Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alongside other top party members have rejoiced with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for surviving an helicopter crash in Kogi State. Others who rejoiced with Osinbajo are Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose. […]
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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Africa is insisting that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the February 16 presidential election. On Friday, EIU Africa said the margin of victory is getting narrower as the election approaches, but Atiku and his political party will win the historic election. “#NigeriaDecides2019 […]
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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to resuscitate the three seaports in Delta, if elected. He made the pledge in his address to the people of Delta during the PDP presidential rally on Thursday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. He said “I want to commend the […]
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Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu rejected a court ruling on Sunday that his rival won a presidential election, declaring himself president in a move that could stoke further unrest. “The constitutional court has just confirmed that it serves a dictatorial regime … by validating false results, (and enabling) a constitutional coup d’etat,” he said in […]
Continue ReadingCameroon’s President Paul Biya, in power for almost 36 years, was sworn into office for seven more years on Tuesday, after winning October’s election in a landslide. The 85-year old, one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders, won the October presidential poll for the seventh time, in spite his questionable record that includes corruption and human rights […]
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Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation and director-general of the reelection campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the president will accept the outcome of the 2019 elections. Speaking when he received a delegation from the European Union (EU), Amaechi said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would adhere strictly to the electoral laws in the forthcoming elections. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disappointed in the Nigerian media for failing to highlight the progress of his administration in the agricultural sector. Buhari said this at a dinner he hosted for young political appointees at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The president said under him, agriculture had become so attractive that those […]
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says 40 percent of his cabinet will be made up of women and youths. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar also said his policy document for Nigeria, if he wins the 2019 election, is ready. “Nigeria under Buhari is now the world HQ for extreme poverty. If we […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Rebecca Sharibu, mother of Leah, that his administration is doing its best to release the kidnapped girl from Boko Haram custody. Buhari gave the assurance when he called Rebbecca on Wednesday, according to Garba Shehu, his spokesman. Leah was among the 119 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe […]
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A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says the current administration is the worst since the civil war. Abubakar, who was vice president from 1999 to 2007, said this on Sunday at a media chat organised under the aegis of The United Nigeria Group (TUNG) in Abuja. Listing […]
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