Tag: Saturday
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NiMet predicts thunderstoms, rains for Saturday
The Nigeria Meteorology Agency (NiMet), has predicted thunderstorms and rains for Saturday. NiMet’s weather outlook on Friday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy to cloudy condition over the Northern states with day and night temperatures of 31 to 40 degree Celsius and 19 to 24 degree Celsius respectively. “For central states, partly cloudy to cloudy morning…
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Shi’ites to embark on nationwide trek Saturday
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites have disclosed plans to embark on their annual nationwide Arba’een symbolic trek on Saturday. The IMN however assured the symbolic trek will be peaceful and devoid of any attempt to disrupt the right of safe passage to other road users, adding there would…
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Mugabe’s family announces burial in his hometown on Saturday
A battle over where former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe should be laid to rest took another unexpected turn on Thursday, with a family spokesman saying that he would be buried at the weekend in his rural hometown of Kutama. Mugabe, who died at the age of 95 in Singapore on Sept. 6, was both revered…
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Buhari jets to Chad Saturday for CEN-SAD meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday for N’Djamena, Chad to participate in the Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed the movement in a statement in Abuja on Friday.…
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Saturday polls: Three killed, electoral materials hijacked by PDP thugs – Rivers APC
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday alleged that some gunmen allegedly working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shot dead three of its members in the state during the ongoing presidential and national assembly polls. The party alleged that the violence was carried out at Asarama, Andoni Local Government…
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‘Over 1m dead Nigerians will vote on Saturday’
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has alleged that over 1,050,051 dead voters will vote during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. According to him, the voter register contains the data of dead people. Secondus spoke at the National Executive Committee meeting of the PDP in Abuja on Tuesday. He…
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Postponement: Fate of ex-Congolese president awaits you next Saturday, CUPP tells Buhari
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Saturday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for blaming the Independent Natiaonal Electoral Commission (INEC) for positioning the elections. The coalition insisted that President Buhari was part of reasons for the unfortunate postponement. It described President Buhari as dishonourable and a desperate despot afraid of losing to the opposition.…
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BREAKING: Why we waited till Saturday to postpone 2019 elections — INEC Chairman
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu on Saturday explained why the commission under his leadership waited till the early hours of the election day to postpone the elections. Recall that the commission had earlier fixed Saturday, February 16 for the Presidential and National Assembly elections and March 2nd for the Governorship…
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18 out of 91 political parties not fielding candidates in Saturday’s presidential poll [Full List]
Eighteen (18) out of the 91 registered political parties will not be fielding presidential candidates in Saturday’s elections. These parties are: Congress of Patriots (COP) Alternative Party of Nigeria (APN) Legacy Party of Nigeria (LPN) Modern Democratic Party (MDP) Movement for The Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD) New Generation Party (NGP) New Progressives Movement…
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Tinubu boasts of sending his ‘friend’ Atiku, running mate Obi into retirement on Saturday
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, said on Thursday in Lagos that the APC would send the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, into retirement on Saturday for the good of Nigeria. Tinubu said this in a statement by his Media Officer, Tunde Rahman. ”This election…