You must explain looting of N11tn oil fund -PDP tells Buhari

Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to explain N11 trillion allegedly looted by some interests in the All Progressives Congress (APC) during his administration. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan said, Nigerians did not deserve another four years of sufferings under the Buhari […]

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Nigeria’s 2019 first Vice Presidential debate (Full Video)

Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has organised the first political debate for the coming 2019 general elections and this time, five vice presidential candidates participated. #2019Debate. Thanks to NEDG, BON, Channels TV, Youtube for this opportunity. Watch video below: https://youtu.be/_x83URSBUpE?t=5

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Why Northern Elders will not support Buhari -Junaid Mohammed

Fiery critic and Second Republic Reps member, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, Friday, confirmed that Northern Elders actually adopted a resolution, to reject President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in the 2019, because of his failure to meet the basic demand of the region. Mohammed, however, insisted that the north did not choose Atiku, as the candidate it would […]

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There ‘ll be 2 governors in Lagos if Sanwo-Olu wins 2019 election -Jimi Agbaje

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has claimed that the state will be having two governors if Babajide Sanwo-Olu wins next year’s election. Writing on his verified Twitter page on Wednesday morning, Agbaje claimed that Sanwo-Olu’s running mate, Obafemi Hamzat, will be the second Governor. Agbaje wrote: “Hamzat, […]

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Senator Melaye criticises Buhari in his new hit songs (Video)

Nigerian Senator from Kogi, Dino Melaye has released two hit songs against the ruling party APC and president Buhari. In a video shared on his Instagram page, Dino first asked his followers to vote out President Buhari before singing in Yoruba as he criticised the Buhari-led government. Watch him singing one of his new tracks below: […]

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Credible and transparent 2019 elections: What stakeholders must do -Saraki

Nigerian Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has stated that all stakeholders should demonstrate the fact that a credible and transparent election was better and more important to the country than who wins the 2019 election. The lawmaker spoke at the opening of the public hearing by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral […]

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Buhari’s persistent refusal to sign Electoral Bill is to scuttle 2019 elections -PDP

A statement by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday, said President Buhari’s repeated refusal to sign amendments passed to check rigging in the election, “raises issues of his sincerity of purpose and has the capacity to trigger political unrest and violence, which can, in turn, truncate our hard-earned democracy.” The statement reads: […]

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Buhari withholds assent to Electoral Amendment Bill again

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari turned down the Electoral Act Amendment Bill again. Enang was disclosed by Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang. He spoke with State House correspondents on Friday but refused to state Buhari’s reasons. Enang said, the Bill was returned to the National Assembly. This is about […]

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If you are above 70 years, leave Nigerian politics for young ones -Abdulsalami

The last Nigerian military Head of State so far, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has advised politicians who are above 70 years to retire from politics and give way to younger ones for the progress of the country. Speaking on Thursday at Arewa House Kaduna as chairman of the presentation and launching of the book, ”Yakowa: A […]

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Without Amosun, Okorocha, APC will win Ogun, Imo -Oshiomhole says

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress’ (APC) efforts to reconcile members aggrieved over its recently conducted primary elections may have hit the rocks, findings have shown, even as the National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, called off the bluff of Governors Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha of Ogun and Imo States respectively yesterday, saying the party would […]

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PDP says Ladi Adebutu is its 2019 Ogun State governorship candidate

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clarifies that Ladi Adebutu is its candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Ogun state. This declaration puts to rest all controversies, uncertainties and misgivings regarding the authentic governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun state. Ladi Adebutu was duly elected as the PDP candidate in the primary conducted by the […]

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Lagos State commissioner dumps APC, endorses Jimi Agbaje

Lagos state commissioner for energy and mineral resources, Mr Wale Oluwo, has quit the All Progressive Congress (APC), vowing to work for Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next governorship election. A source in the party told TheCable that Oluwo has reached out to the camp of Agbaje ahead of […]

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Tinubu refuses to lead Buhari’s national campaign

National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has rejected an appeal to him by the party to lead the national campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential elections across the states of the federation, Daily Independent has learnt. According to a credible source in the party, Tinubu, who has […]

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Catholic Church stops Mbaka, others from publicly endorsing Nigerian politicians

The upper echelon of the Catholic Church in Nigeria has barred priests and sundry religious leaders from publicly endorsing politicians as the 2019 general election approaches. In a statement signed on Tuesday, by Most Reverend Augustine Akabueze, President and Most Reverend Camillus Umoh, Secretary respectively of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the Church […]

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Mammoth crowd greet Atiku’s campaign kickoff in Sokoto (Photos)

Peoples Democratic party (PDP) presidential candidate, Mr. Atiku Abubakar kicked off his campaign today in Sokoto state. The former vice president, who would be locking horns with the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential election, was welcomed by a huge cheering crowd. Atiku, who has pledged to get Nigeria working, if he wins […]

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Ogun State: 26 House of Assembly APC candidates decamp to APM

26 House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, have defected to the Allied People’s Movement (APM), on Monday. The defectors include two serving commissioners, Mr Dayo Adeneye (Information and Strategy) and Mrs Modupe Mujota (Education, Science and Technology) who were candidates of the Assembly for Odogbolu and Abeokuta South […]

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Intra-party crisis in Southwest APC may affect Buhari’s 2019 chances

Re-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari in South-west states is not really in good shape as a result of unresolved disputes arising from the primary elections conducted in the states by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), THISDAY can report. As aggrieved aspirants continue to defect from the APC to other political parties to […]

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Gov Wike to resign as Atiku’s zonal campaign director

In what may upset PDP, a reliable source close to Rivers state governor informed Saturday Sun, Friday night, that Nyesom Wike’s letter of resignation as Atiku’s campaign coordinator for the south south was ready and may be submitted today, Saturday, to the party. PDP had in October named Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as Director-General of […]

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Akpabio composes his own political song (Video)

Nigerian politician, Senator Godswill Akpabio who decamped from PDP to APC recently has composed his own political song titled: “Transformation”. “There is something that attracted me into APC, Transformation” 2ce “Transformation! APC! Transformation, APC! There is something that attracted me into APC Transformation………..” “There is something that attracted me into APC, Transformation” You can see governor […]

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Amosun’s preferred candidate, Akinlade, 2 Reps dump APC

Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun’s preferred candidate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade and  two more members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress [APC]. APC’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also suffered loss after another lawmaker of its fold abandoned the party. Other lawmakers who made the move are […]

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