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U.S.: Minnesota governor declares October 6 as Wizkid day

Award winning Artist, Wizkid, has been honoured in the United States by the governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton. Dayton, declared Oct, 6 every year as Wizkid day. Sold out again tonight!! #MadeinLagos Minnesota !! ❤️❤️ love u guys!! ❤️❤️❤️??? — Wizkid (@wizkidayo) October 7, 2018 According to the proclamation on his tweeter handle @wizkid, the […]

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Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate

Thank you for choosing me, says Atiku Abubakar

Following his victory at the elective convention held by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to decide who becomes its flag bearer for the coming 2019 Presidential election, Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has, on Sunday, thanked delegates and the PDP for choosing him. Atiku emerged the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, […]

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Nigeria’s Buhari to face political heavyweight in re-election bid

How Atiku Abubakar, 72 won PDP’s presidential ticket

At the end of the count of the votes at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar polled 1,532 To bet 11 other contestants. His closet rival, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state scored 693 votes. Atiku, a native of a Fulani village of Jada in Adamawa state, […]

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Photos: Buhari hosts Xplicit Dancers to Breakfast after convention

    Buhari caption on twitter reads… These very talented young men and women, Xplicit Dancers, entertained us last night at the APC National Convention. This morning I hosted them to breakfast at the State House. I‘m impressed by the way they are combining their immense creative talent with the pursuit of education. These very […]

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Result of PDP Presidential primary as Atiku emerge winner

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday emerged the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP for the 2019 presidential election. He came top ahead of 11 other aspirants at the end of the party’s presidential nomination convention. He polled about 1,500 more than the combined votes of all the other aspirants. He was followed […]

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2019 Election: Buhari says, He will not disappoint Nigerians if re-elected

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nigerians that he will not disappoint them if he is re-elected as President in 2019. He gave the assurance after being declared as the APC presidential candidate at the party’s National Presidential Convention which ended in the early hours of Sunday at […]

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Former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar and presidential aspirant speaks to delegates during the primaries of the ruling People's Democratic Party in the federal capital Abuja January 13, 2011. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Atiku wins PDP’s Presidential primary election- Agents

The Chief Agent of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has confirmed that his candidate has won the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said even before the count of the votes that , “I have not doubt that Atiku Abubakar has worn the primary”. Also Senator Ben Bruce, another […]

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In Stockholm, Soyinka draws ovation over Kofi Annan

African literary statesman, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday, in Stockholm, Sweden, earned prolonged applause when he dedicated his keynote address at the ‘Nobel Teachers Summit’ to the memory of the late former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr Kofi Annan. The year’s Nobel Teachers Summit in Stockholm is themed around the inculcation of human rights in […]

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Buhari’s full speech at APC’s convention

Acceptance speech by President Muhammadu Buhari at APC Special Convention in Abuja. 6th October, 2018 PROTOCOLS: I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Chairman and members of the Convention Committee for planning and conducting this convention. The same appreciation goes to the chairmen of National and State Executive Committees of our party. Thank […]

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2019 Election: People’s will must be respected to avoid crisis – Bode George

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, has cautioned political leaders in the country not to subvert the will of the people in the forthcoming general elections to avoid crisis. George, who hinted that he was gradually withdrawing from active politics, cautioned his political party leadership and members […]

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2019 Election: Voters tasked on voting their conscience

The electorate have been tasked to vote their conscience in order to see their desired candidates emerged. Speaking, Ngozi Iwere, Director of Community Life Project, (CLP) responsible for grass root governance and election monitoring across Africa said: “ The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has worked assiduously to clean up the electoral process by blocking […]

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Bukola Saraki gestures during an interview with Reuters at his office in Ilorin November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

PDPConventionPHC: Saraki vows to unite Nigeria, grow economy

President of the Senate and one of the contenders in the ongoing elective National Convention of the major opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Bukola Saraki has promised that he would unite the country and grow Nigeria’s economy if given the mandate to become the President of Nigeria. Saraki gave the […]

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