Tag: General Elections
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Boko Haram planning to launch attack before general elections in Nigeria – US warns
The United States of America has warned of an impeding attack by members of the Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa. In a statement published on Friday, January 18, 2019, on its official website in Nigeria, the US said the insurgents had threatened to attack public places. The US said although it did not have…
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ASUU Strike: NANS threatens to boycott general elections
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to boycott the 2019 general elections should the Federal Government fail to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The chairman of the Abuja chapter of NANS, Mojeed Omolaja, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday at a one-day conference organised by Online…
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‘Politicians stockpiling arms ahead of general elections’
The Director-General of National Taskforce on Small Arms, Light and Chemical Weapons, Dr Emmanuel Okereke, on Tuesday, alleged that some politicians had been stockpiling ammunition ahead of general elections. Okereke, who made the allegation in Abuja at a news conference, said the stockpiling of ammunition by desperate politicians was due to the porous nature of…
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2019: Augoye rolls out drums for Atiku, Okowa, other PDP candidates
Delta State Commissioner for Works, James Augoye has said Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will make Nigeria work again. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Augoye stated this on Sunday during campaign drumming support for various PDP candidates in the 2019 General Elections in Ughoton, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. While…
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2019: Who is the Nigerian billionaire behind the 2015 general elections?
As events unfold for 2019 general elections to hold in Nigeria, it becomes imperative to consider certain dealings that came to play in events leading up to the 2015 general elections in the country. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, confessional statements emerged of how a Nigerian billionaire supported ex-President Goodluck Jonathan…
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2019: ECOWAS charges INEC on credible polls
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) to conduct credible, free and fair elections in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports General Francis Behanzin made the charge when he led an ECOWAS delegation on a courtesy visit to the…
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INEC deadline: Delta APC at risk of missing out in 2019 elections
It appears the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta state is at risk of missing deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) for the submission of forms CF001 and CF002 for candidates vying for Senate and House of Representatives positions. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports INEC form CF001 is affidavit in support of personal particulars…
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Breaking: Ben Murray-Bruce writes PDP, dumps senatorial ambition
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, representing Bayelsa east senatorial district in the National Assembly, has announced withdrawal from the race to represent his constituency in the 2019 general elections. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Bruce announced his withdrawal on Monday in a letter he addressed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the letter, TNG gathered that Bruce…
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2019: #NotTooYoungToRun campaigners condemn Saraki’s declaration
Champions of the #NotTooYoungToRun campaign have condemned Senate President Bukola Saraki for usurping a platform designed for young aspirants to dialogue with party leadership to advance his personal political ambition. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Saraki on Thursday had a meeting with young politicians and aspirants who are interested in running for public office in 2019 under…