Rotimi Amaechi, director-general of President Muhammadu Buhari reelection campaign, says the opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP) is broke and hungry. Amaechi, who is also the minister of transport, said this at a political rally organised to receive 18 prominent PDP members in Bauchi who had defected to APC. The minister said the PDP has the […]
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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the “attempt to force” Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), out of office has a negative meaning. He said this in response to the charges filed against Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Ibraheem Al-Hassan, head of press and public relations […]
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The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Saturday said the restructuring of Nigeria was important for the country to rise above its challenges and stay on the path of progress. Adams made the statement in Lagos at the installation of 21 Aare Onakakanfo chiefs –in-council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
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Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, has accused northern elders of being silent in the face of the insecurity in the region. Mr. Dogara said sooner than later, if things continue this way, we are no longer going to have a country. The speaker said while the elders in Borno and other northern […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at a conference organised by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Africa on fake news recalled how fake news nearly caused a ‘rift’ in his marriage. The one-day conference on Wednesday, which marks the beginning of ‘BBC’s 50-day election conference plan’, held at the Transcorp Hotels in Abuja. At the conference, Mr […]
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We have just received excerpts of the judgements delivered by Hon. Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt in two separate suits. One was filed by Senator Magnus Abe and 49 others seeking the court to declare them candidates of the APC in 2019 General Election in Rivers State, and another filed by […]
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Six members of the Ogun State Executive Council have resigned their appointments to contest for various elective positions in the forthcoming general elections. Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mrs. Ronke Sokefun, also resigned her position as Chairman, Board of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Also the commissioner for Agriculture Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo tendered her […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, inaugurate the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 General Elections. This information is contained in a statement issued by Festus Keyamu, Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, in Abuja on Saturday. Mr Keyamu said the event would take place at the International Conference Centre, […]
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Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has tasked women and youths of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to ensure victory for the party in the forthcoming Presidential election. She made the call on Saturday during the launch of the APC Zonal Campaign Rally for the North-West held in Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano. […]
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Amina Zakari, a national commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied being a blood relation of President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with BBC, Zakari said she is not Buhari’s cousin nor niece. Her appointment to head the INEC committee on collation centre has generated controversy. The PDP had alleged she is […]
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