The Presidency, weekend, raised the alarm over threat to 2019 general elections by National Assembly and appealed to the lawmakers to urgently reconvene to deliberate on the request of President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue and other pending matters before them. According to the Presidency, also in danger is the supplementary budget to fund the […]
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Rivers State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Felix Obuah, has said the gale of high profile defections from All Progressives Congress, APC, has brightened the chances of PDP’s victory in 2019. Obuah said their departure has put APC in disarray, stressing that the development has confirmed the unwavering position of PDP that APC […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the interest of all Nigerians in 2019 is to sack the failed APC Federal Government and elect a PDP-led Federal Government that will drive positive change. This is as PDP Presidential aspirant and Former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki declared that Nigeria needs an […]
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AS the 2019 elections draw nearer, Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday, urged the media to play prominent roles towards enthroning a credible leader that will take Nigeria out of the socio-economic and political doldrums. Dr. Doyin Abiola, the wife of late Chief M.K.O Abiola, charged Nigerians not to allow […]
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Former Anambra governor and now Labour and Productivity Minister, Chris Ngige said on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti that no gang up would stop President Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Ngige said that the gang up against the President by some leaders would fail ahead of next year election, noting that he has brought sanity to the […]
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After the acquittal of the Senate President Bukola Saraki of false assets declaration charges by the Supreme Court, a chieftain of the Accord Party and former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has urged Saraki to take advantage of his increasing popularity and vie for the 2019 presidential election. Okupe gave the advice while speaking on […]
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Two hundred and twenty one (221) days to the 2019 presidential election, foot soldiers of the Muhammadu Buhari campaign are in desperate search for funds to prosecute the election, correspondent has learnt. The desperation of the campaigners may have been compounded by verbal instructions by the presidency not to use public funds for campaigns. Meanwhile, […]
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Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday urged Nigeria youths to live up to expectation of ensuring credible election in 2019. Yakubu, who spoke during INEC Campus Outreach at University of Lagos, said the Nigerian youths had a major role to play in determining the outcome of 2019 general election as they […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, said it was committed to conducting a free, credible and all-inclusive election come 2019 General Election. INEC chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, gave the assurance at a one-day national consultation with key stakeholders on importance of women in politics organised by Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) in […]
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he United Kingdom, United States of America and European Union, in collaboration with no fewer than 19 developed nations, have lauded Nigeria for sustaining the ideals of democracy since the country returned to participatory governance in 1999. The countries’ applause for Nigeria was contained in a special joint statement released on their behalf by the […]
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The poor and disadvantaged Nigerians remain the bedrock of support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, the presidency revealed yesterday as it emerged that ministers are expected to go on a media circuit tomorrow to defend the achievements of the administration. Senior Special Assistant, to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in a […]
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Mr Ahmed Buhari, the initiator of Ahmed Buhari Youth Movement, says his interest in vying for the office of the president of Nigeria is informed by the need to have a generational change in the leadership of the country. Buhari, who is a geologist by training, stated this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in […]
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