Tag: 2019
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US, UK, others urge Nigeria to ensure peaceful elections
The European Union, EU; United States of America, USA; United Kingdom, UK, and other foreign governments, yesterday, demanded a process that would herald free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections as political parties flagged off political campaigns ahead of the 2019 polls. In a statement by no fewer than 24 countries, including France, Germany, Australia, Austria,…
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2019: No political gang-up can stop Sanwo-Olu – APC
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, said its governorship candidate, Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, would defeat all opponents to win the 2019 election. The Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Abiodun Salami, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to a…
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Buhari vs Atiku: North undecided yet, Arewa youths insist
As permutations continue on the coming major contest for the presidency between incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President, youths in the North say they have yet to take a definite stand on who to support. Malam Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, leader of the Northern Emancipation Network, said this in a statement…
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Former Arsenal coach, Wenger sets 2019 'return' deadline
Arsene Wenger has promised he will be back in football management at the start of 2019, but the Frenchman does not yet know at which club. The 69-year-old veteran boss ended his 22-year reign at Premier League side Arsenal at the end of last season but insisted at the time he was not yet finished…
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2019: APC Senator under attacks for predicting Buhari's loss in Northeast
A serving senator on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bukar Abba Ibrahim on Monday came under heavy attacks for predicting a loss for President Muhammadu Buhari and the party in the Northeast in next year’s elections. His comment does not reflect the reality on ground and he is not speaking for…
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Why Atiku will defeat Buhari in 2019 – The Economist Magazine
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research unit of the Economist Magazine, has predicted that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, will defeat incumbent President Buhari in 2019 presidential election. This EIU made the latest prediction in its country report on Nigeria, dated October 17, which was obtained on Thursday,…
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Buhari group to The Economist: Your prediction unintelligent
The Buhari Media Organisation has described the position of The Economist magazine on the predicted outcome of the 2019 presidential election as unintelligent, noxious and alien as it has no basis in reality. The Economist had predicted that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, would defeat the incumbent, President Muhammadu…
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What South-West stands to gain by returning Buhari to power in 2019 – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, urged the people of South-West to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections to guarantee a return of power to the region in 2023. The minister stated this at a special town hall meeting on infrastructure organised by the Ministry of…
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Buhari cannot rig 2019 election – Arewa Youths
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said President Muhammadu Buhari will not have enough manpower in the police to rig the 2019 general election. The president of the forum, Yerima Shettima said the rigging formula of the current administration as allegedly applied in Ekiti and Osun States, will not work in 2019. He accused…
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President Obasanjo, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar: A reconciliation not an endorsement – Kukah
By Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH I have deliberately made this explanatory note long because I think it is necessary that people make up their minds based on the facts, given my central role in the event. I note that Sheikh Gumi has already told his own side of the story. I feel obliged to state…