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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections has re-affirmed his commitment to restructuring if elected on Feb. 16. Atiku gave the assurance while addressing thousands of party faithful at a presidential rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Monday. The PDP presidential candidate who […]

There may be more trouble for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, as the National Judicial Council (NJC) said it had received a fresh petition against him from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement, the Director of Information, NJC, Mr. Soji Oye, said the new petition from the […]

A dress rehearsal of what is likely to happen in the general elections in Ogun played out Monday as the Presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was hurriedly brought to a close by the party. This was due to actions of some of the aggrieved party supporters at the MKO Abiola Stadium venue […]

Col. Sagir Musa has been appointed as acting Director Army Public Relations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musa replaces Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, who voluntarily retired from the service on Thursday. Until the appointment, Musa was the spokesman of 82 Division, Enugu. NAN also reports that Musa’s appointment is contained in a new […]

The Head of the European Union delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West Africa States, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, has said the EU delegation’s mission to Nigeria is not to select a leader for the country in the February 16, elections. Karlsen made the comment, Friday, during a courtesy visit to Governor Seriake Dickson […]

Officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State yesterday protested against an alleged plan to arrest former governor and party chieftain, Senator Ahmed Makarfi and others after one of their campaign directors, Ben Bako, was arrested and whisked away by security operatives to Abuja. Bako who is director of the media committee of […]

Former US President Bill Clinton has been scheduled to meet with major contenders in Nigeria’s presidential elections to negotiate a peace deal amidst the unfolding political mudslinging and tension in the countdown to the election. Facilitated by the Kofi Annan Foundation, Clinton will meet President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), […]

The Lamido Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo-Mustafa, the powerful monarch of the home state of PDP Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, has endorsed his rival, President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term, urging Nigerians to give Buhari more time to actualize his dream for the country. “Mr. President there is no doubt that much has been achieved […]

Most Christians in Enugu on Sunday boycotted Church services for the collection of their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) collection centers. Some of the electorate told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu that they took the action as Monday would be their last opportunity to collect the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all political parties participating in the forthcoming general elections to complete the processes for the submission of the names of their polling agents by Monday. Feb. 11. INEC gave the directive in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education […]

Less than a week to the 2019 presidential election, the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Qua’an Pan LGA, Plateau State was gutted by fire on Saturday. Osaretin Imahiyereobo, Plateau State INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, in a statement, confirmed the disaster. “The INEC office is completely burnt with […]

Nigerian media practitioners rose from a two-day meeting in Abuja on Saturday with the declaration of Feb. 14 as the National Media Peace Day. Practitioners from the print, broadcast and the new media signed the declaration, read by the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Christopher Isiguzo, and geared toward promoting violence-free 2019 […]