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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerians to rise up and save the country’s democracy. Obasanjo also said that he has doubts that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will be impartial during the 2019 general elections. The former President made this known while speaking to newsmen in Ogun state on Sunday, January 20, […]
The governor made the promise at the launch of the APC 2019 Presidential campaign in the state on Friday in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President secured more than 1.1 million votes in the 2015 presidential election. He explained that in 2015, three states of Kaduna, Katsina and Kano all […]
While most people thought a businessman Michael Asiwaju has died after an alleged suicide, a person who identifies as his brother Dapo Asiwaju announces that he is still alive but only in coma. Before commiting suicide on Saturday, January 12, 2019, a wealthy businessman Michael Asiwaju revealed that the lady who accused him of raping […]
The Federal Government has denied allegations leveled against it by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). The CUPP had earlier alleged that the presidency had finalised plans to arrest the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnogehn. The organisation told newsmen that the Federal Government has been pressuring members of the National Judicial Commission […]
Melaye was asked to produce three sureties, one of whom is the clerk of the National Assembly. The clerk is saddled with the responsibility of producing Melaye when he is scheduled for arraignment. A High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West district in the National Assembly. […]
The traditional rulers made the appeal at the INEC interactive session with traditional rulers on the commission’s preparation for polls in Lagos. The monarchs urged INEC to strengthen security in order to meet up with the challenge of whopping number of political parties and voters. Oba Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos and Chairman, Lagos […]
“We have requested each university for a specified number of academic staff as contained in my letter to the vice chancellors. Staff who are card carrying members or have participated in partisan politics should not be nominated. Similarly, those who may not be involved in partisan political activities but are known to have obvious political […]
Ahead of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria and other countries across the world, social media giant, Facebook has announced an extension of some of its political advertising rules and tools to curb the spread of fake news and foreign interference. Facebook has, in recent times, been criticised for being pivotal to the spread of […]
“I am warning senior lawyers to be very careful with respect to charges. You must ensure that the litigant is paying you from his or pocket. The moment you allow a Governor or President of the country or anybody for that matter to dip his or her hand to public treasury, you might run into […]
Ayokunle gave the advice at the 2nd General Assembly of the Inter-faith Dialogue Forum for Peace, with the theme, ‘‘General Elections and National Security: The Role of Inter-faith Communities’’ in Abuja on Wednesday. ‘‘I also want to appeal to politicians not to set the nation on fire because of their personal ambition at the expense […]