President Muhammadu Buhari has won a second term to remain in the Presidential Villa till 2023
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Votes won by all 73 presidential candidates in 2019 election

President Muhammadu Buhari is the winner of the 2019 presidential election, according to the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In an election that had a total of 73 candidates, Buhari won 15,191,847 of the total votes cast while his closest opponent, Atiku Abubakar, gained 11,262,978 votes, an astonishing victory margin of 3,928,869 votes. Felix Nicholas of the […]

Election day [US news and world report
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Journey to February 16: An Election Day essential guide to staying indoors

You’ve voted, so what next? Presidential elections are tomorrow, February 16, where the whole of Nigeria decides who will be in power for the next 4 years. While that might be nerve-wracking for many, we still have to get through the elections. Rules, dos and don’ts have been put in place to ensure smooth running […]

INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has requested additional security for the commission ahead of the 2019 general elections
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Gunmen in military uniform attack INEC officials in Benue

Men dressed in military uniform attacked officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benue State just days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections. While addressing the media on Thursday, February 14, 2019, the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, said the attack on the commission’s vehicle happened late on Wednesday, February […]

National

Peter Obi explains his obsession with the name ‘China’

After the vice presidential debate of December 14, 2018, Peter Obi who is Atiku Abubakar’s running mate ahead of the presidential vote of February 16, 2019, was the butt of jokes from the APC fan base for the number of times he mentioned China on the podium. The memes and GIFS soon followed and Obi […]

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Oby Ezekwesili launches scholarship programme for young Nigerian women

According to Vanguard, the beneficiaries of the scholarship will study at Nexford, an American university. Ezekwesili made this known is a post on Twitter on Friday, January 11, 2019. The ACPN presidential candidate also revealed that she recently joined the university’s Global Advisory Board. Speaking on the latest development, the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) […]

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Amaechi Spills The Beans But Some Nigerians Still Support Buhari? By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Nigerians have tons of knowledge about how Nigeria should be, but everything, I mean everything, in Nigeria remains more dysfunctional, chaotic, and ungovernable. Yet, Nigerians nominate bad leaders as presidential candidates The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. – Edmund Burke Political history of Nigeria for […]

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President Buhari to inaugurate APC Presidential Campaign Council

This information is contained in a statement issued by Mr Festus Keyamu, Director,Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, in Abuja on Saturday. Keyamu, who is also the official spokesperson of the Council, revealed that the event would take place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, at 10:00a.m. He said those expected at the ceremony were the persons earlier […]

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Buhari Temporarily ‘Reunites’ With Tambuwal

Buhari visited Sokoto on Sunday to pay a condolence visit to Shagari’s family. During the visit to Sokoto, Buhari and Tambuwal were pictured together engaged in a conversation. For the first time in a while after their political separation, President Muhammadu Buhari and Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State, were pictured together as they paid […]

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Why Can’t You Flag Off Your Presidential Campaign In Zamfara Or Borno? Fayose Asks Buhari

Ayodele Fayose, immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, has queried President Muhammadu Buhari on the decision to flag off the campaign for his reelection in Akwa Ibom. He also accused the President of making “only phone calls” to the state, which has been the hotbed of killings in recent times. According to Fayose, Buhari should […]