Tag: 2019
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Buhari, Osinbajo, APC governors meet over election postponement
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over an emergency meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that those in attendance included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole.…
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Check out nominees list for 2019 Grammy Awards
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the Grammy Awards, which will be holding on Sunday in Los Angeles. Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with eight, followed by Canada’s Drake at seven. Folk rocker Brandi Carlile is the most-nominated female artist with six nods: – Album of the Year –…
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2019: Abdulsalami warns politicians over election violence
A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), on Thursday urged key political actors in Nigeria, particularly those seeking elective positions to do everything possible to ensure peace in the forthcoming general elections because “Nigeria is not a stranger to electoral violence.” He threw the challenge at the one-day peace conference organised by the…
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All you need to know about Nigeria Immigration Service Recruitment 2019
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has started its recruitment for 2019 with Nigerians applying for various positions. This recruitment was announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on its recruitment portal According to the NIS, the 2019 recruitment is opened to civilians with serving military or paramilitary personnel sponsored by any of the Services of…
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Buhari plotting with APC, INEC to rig 2019 election – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC of hiring collation officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC with an aim to alter results of the 2019 Presidential Election. Obasanjo’s comments were contained in a statement issued at a press conference in his Abeokuta residence on Sunday.…
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UBA appreciates customers, promises enhanced service delivery in 2019
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has promised its customers that it will continually strive through innovative ways to enhance its service delivery. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, said this in a new year message to customers of the bank yesterday. Uzoka said: “It is another year…
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We will not be distracted by 2019 general election – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday, declared that it would not be distracted by the 2019 elections in its struggle to revitalise public varsities. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Prof. Yakub Mahmood, had said that the planned ASUU strike might…
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2019: All PVCs ready for collection – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has printed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for all new registered voters between 2017 and 2018 and they are ready for collection. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja after the swearing-in of the new Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony. Yakubu also…
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2019: PDP has no alternative governance agenda – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is amazing that two months into the 2019 general elections,the Peoples Democratic Patty (PDP) is still not presenting any alternative governance agenda to Nigerians. Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary, made the observation in a statement in Abuja. “Sadly, the main opposition party appears at a loss…
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No diaspora or out-of-country voting in 2019 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there will be no Diaspora or Out-of-Country voting for Nigerians in the 2019 general election. INEC gave the clarification in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, on Thursday in Abuja. Okoye said that INEC attention had been…