Tag: 2019
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Desmond Elliot, Mercy Aigbe, Iyabo Ojo, others endorse Buhari for 2019
A cross section of popular Nigerian entertainers on Wednesday were guests at the launch of a President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 campaign platform, Together Nigeria in Abuja. The event had Buhari, his wife, Aisha, wife of the vice president, Dolapo Osinbajo and the governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and other government dignitaries in attendance.…
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Vote for credible candidates, Obasanjo tells Nigerians
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday urged Nigerians to vote for credible candidates who will drive growth and development. Obasanjo, who spoke at the 27th annual Owu National Convention held in Iwo, Osun, said credible leadership would promote good governance. The former president, who said he would not campaign…
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FG plans N8.9tn budget for 2019
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja approved the 2019 Executive Budget Proposals of N8.73 trillion to be presented to the National Assembly for approval. The amount is an increase of N305.86bn over the original estimates of N8.61tn presented to the legislature on November 7, 2017 by…
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2019: Tinubu attacks PDP, says party not qualified to lead Nigeria
Former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on TUesday said the PEoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not qualified to lead Nigeria. He urged Nigerians to prevent the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, from coming back to power having left the country in ruins…
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2019: Benue voters will resist rigging, intimidation – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has said that the people of the state have resolved to “resist any form of intimidation and rigging during the 2019 general elections”. Ortom stated this on Sunday in Jos, while answering questions from newsmen, shortly after a special Church service. ”We hear that people are scheming to win elections…
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BREAKING! CAF withdraws AFCON 2019 hosting rights from Cameroon
There are reports that Confederation of African Football (CAF) has withdrawn the hosting of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from Cameroon. It was learnt that the decision was taken at the CAF Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting held in Accra, Ghana on Friday. It was gathered that the decision was taken after a report…
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Detained activist, Deji Adeyanju to remain in prison till 2019
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has been remanded by the Nigerian Police for protesting against the security outfit. Adeyanju, who was arrested on Wednesday by the police, was summarily arraigned alongside Daniel Abobama and Boma Williams at Karshi Magistrate Court, Federal Capital Territory, shortly after his arrest. The police arrested the Kogi-born activist at about…
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Rivers, N’East, problematic areas of 2019 elections – Abdulsalami
The National Peace Committee has identified Rivers State and some states in the North-East as problematic areas areas of the 2019 general elections. The committee, which met with Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in Abuja yesterday, however, promised to intervene in the areas and ensure peaceful conduct of the…
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2019: Dickson, Clark raise alarm, say security agencies now extension of APC
Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, and the Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, have raised the alarm over the increasing abuse of security agencies by the ruling political party, the All Progressives Congress, and the Federal Government. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei,…
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2019: NANS threatens to vote out Buhari over ASUU strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened to vote against President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 if he refuses to meet up with the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union. NANS Spokesman Azeez Adeyemi, spoke to journalists in Abeokuta yesterday after a peaceful protest over…