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Alhaji Ibrahim Masari has resigned as the placeholder running mate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Masari tendered his resignation in a letter to the party on Sunday. “This is to inform our esteemed party leaders under our able President Muhammadu Buhari, teeming party members and the great people of Nigeria, of the outcome of a crucial discussion I just had with the flag-bearer of our great party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” “Recall that I had the singular honour and privilege of being nominated as the running-mate to Asiwaju Tinubu last…

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has wedded Nana Hadiza, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari. A source confirmed to TheCable that the wedding took place on Friday at a private Nikkai ceremony held at the villa. Nana Hadiza, aged 41, is Buhari’s third daughter with his first wife, Safinatu. Hadiza was married to Abdulrahman Mamman Kurfi with whom she had six children before their divorce. With this marriage, Hadiza becomes the third wife of the minister — after Aisha and Fatima. Meanwhile, Umar Gwandu, Malami’s spokesperson, did not respond to an enquiry about the wedding. Malami was appointed as…

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called on Nigerians to hold the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, responsible for any harm that befalls him. He made the call in a series of tweets on Friday. Omokri, who is one of the top campaigners for the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, had come under attack from Obi’s supporters for criticising the former Anambra governor. Reacting to the attack, he stated that Obi’s supporters, who are identified as Obidients, are organised cyber bullies. “The threats are too much. My life is at risk.…

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday said presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has agreed to pick a Muslim vice-presidential candidate. According to Channels, he made the comment during a gathering of about 100 clerics at the Kano state government house as part of activities to mark Eid El Kabir. “We have advised him to pick a Muslim deputy and he has agreed,” Mr Ganduje said. “A Muslim-Muslim ticket is a reality. It is not something new in Nigeria.” Mr Ganduje asked the clerics to pray for Tinubu to emerge as Nigeria’s president come 2023.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned emergency National Security Council meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, some cabinet Ministers and all security and service chiefs in attendance. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that others attending the security meeting include Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, was represented at the meeting. NAN reliably learnt that the meeting would deliberate on nation’s security challenges occasioned by the recent attacks on Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, by suspected terrorists where high profile…

Two policemen have been reportedly arrested over their possible complicity in the attack on the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday night during which 64 high-profile terrorists and more than 260 other hardened criminals were set free. A reliable source within the nation’s intelligence and security circles confided in Leadership Friday yesterday that the two policemen were linked to the escaped terrorists following a telephone conversation between one of the policemen with escaped terrorists. The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “Two police operatives have been arrested after their communication with some of the escapees was…

A socio-political group, under the aegis of Abia North Peace Foundation, ANPF, has lambasted Senator Mao Ohuabunwa for attempting to use insecurity in Abia State to score cheap political points. The group said Ohuabunwa's attempt to campaign with insecurity in Abia North is shameful knowing that he achieved nothing for the twelve years he spent at the national assembly. The group while reacting to Ohuabunwa's attack on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, accused him of over heating the polity ahead of the 2023 general elections. Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, the group's National Coordinator in a statement on Thursday evening urged Ohuabunwa to…

Anambra State Governor, Prof CharlesChukwuma Soludo has confirmed that government forces were responsible for the demolition of the church of popular Pastor Chukwuemeka Odumeje. Soludo in a press release signed on his behalf by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime said Odumeje failed to comply with the government directive to remove the illegal structure he built on a waterway. The press release with the title: Anambra State Government begins demolition of illegal structures in Fegge, was made available to newsmen in Awka on Thursday. It read: “Following the expiration of the more than two weeks notice beginning from April…