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2019 Election: Nigerians – Torn Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, By Fisayo Soyombo

February 17, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

There is something baffling about the fascination of Nigerians with the lesser of two figurative evils. In fact, the twin-devil concept is popular in Nigeria beyond politics, as exemplified by the widely-applied saying: “The devil you know is better than the angel you don’t.” In 2015, Nigerians went to the polls torn between the devil […]

Saraki’s speech touches Buhari govt, CJN Onnoghen, 2019 election as Senate resumes

January 16, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has advised the President Muhammadu Buhari government to respect other arms of government, honour separation of powers as spelt out in the constitution. While referencing the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Senate President warned that any onslaught against the judiciary will […]

APC confident that Buhari will win 2019 election – Oshiomhole

December 28, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said that his party is confident of winning the 2019 election because Nigerians are not ready to give the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a second chance. The APC chairman stated this on Thursday in an interview with State House correspondents at the […]

London-based magazine, The Economist, says Buhari will win 2019 election

December 4, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

London-based magazine, The Economist has reported that President Muhammadu Buhari will win next year’s presidential election and that the opposition coalition may collapse before the general election. But Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar yesterday said the forecast of the London-based magazine failed to meet the attributes of objectivity, balance and fairness. According to The Economist in […]

US Institute predicts violence in many Nigerian states over 2019 election

September 28, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

United States Institute for Peace and the International Republican Institute have predicted that there would be violence in Lagos, Rivers, Anambra, Adamawa, Ekiti, Plateau, Kano and Kaduna States during the 2019 general elections. This prediction was made in a report co-sponsored by Fund for Peace, Middle East and Africa Centre and other international organisations. It […]

I’m not scared of free, fair elections in 2019 – Buhari

September 3, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that the 2019 polls, under his watch, are free, fair and credible. Addressing a gathering of Nigerians on Sunday in Beijing, the President said that as a beneficiary of free and fair elections, he is not afraid of a credible process in 2019. Buhari also […]