The report also states that these PR professionals helped get Atiku on U.S soil on January 17, 2019 and arranged meetings with top U.S lawmakers for the presidential candidate, as part of a series of well orchestrated makeovers of a presidential candidate who has been battling corruption allegations since he left office as Vice President […]
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OurMumuDonDo: Group’s members say Charly Boy remains their leader
Mrs Folake Agunbiade, who is the Knowledge Management and Learning Manager of the group, stated at a press conference in Abuja. Agunbiade described as baseless, trending reports in social media, that Charly Boy had been relieved of his position as the group’s leader because of an alleged financial misdeed. “In this wise, the management of Ourmumudondo […]
APC’s Lalong wins Plateau Governorship Election
Incumbent Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has bagged another term in office after winning the supplementary election held on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Lalong, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 595,582 votes, while Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 546,813 votes, according to the Independent […]
Canada says Nigeria’s 2019 elections ‘credible’, congratulates Buhari
Canada’s High Commission in Nigeria has certified Nigeria’s 2019 general elections to be credible, despite admitting that it was also plagued by logistical challenges, irregularities and violence. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 23, and conducted Governorship and State House of Assembly elections two weeks later on […]
7 states exempted from Saturday’s governorship polls
The affected states, Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo and Osun, will not be participating because their governorship elections held at different times or off season. This was mainly due to court judgments that nullified the election of their governors at different times in the past. However, the State Houses of Assembly elections will be […]
List of front-line Governorship candidates contesting election across the States
Nigeria will conduct governorship elections on Saturday March 9, 2019 in 29 States of the federation. Here are the front-line candidates in all the states where the elections will hold, except for states where candidates of political parties have been excluded because of litigation. Delta State Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (PDP) Great Ovedje Ogboru (APC) Abia […]
APC suspends Amosun, Okorocha for anti-party activities
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended both Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, and Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha, for anti-party activities. The Adams Oshiomhole-led committee reached its decision during a meeting in Abuja on Friday, March 1, 2019, and has forwarded a recommendation to the party’s national executive committee […]
INEC postpones announcement of results to Monday
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has moved the collation of election results to Monday, February 25, 2019, by 11:00 am. The presidential and national assembly elections held on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Election marred by violence Reports from several polling booths across the nation shows that violence was the […]
NYSC says INEC has promised to improve safety and welfare of corps members
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to improve the safety and welfare provisions of corps members that would be deployed as ad hoc staff for the general elections. In a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the […]
PDP has bought secret cameras to record APC’s rigging plans, Melaye boasts
Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West – PDP) has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken deliberate steps to foil any attempts to rig the 2019 general elections. While speaking during the PDP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, Melaye said the opposition party has bought secret cameras to record […]