By Banji Ayoola The Buhari Osinbajo Continuity Group (BOCOG), has criticised the pan Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, for endorsing the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, presidential candidate in tomorrow’s election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In a statement issued in Abuja by its Director of Communications, Mr. Steve Otaloro, and sent to The Radiance, the group said the endorsement […]
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The United Nations has sued for calm and patience in Nigeria ahead of the elections. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, commended “Nigerians for a pre-election period that had been largely, peaceful and participatory”. Chambas, who is also Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel […]
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Friday confirmed the death of 66 people in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Among the victims were 22 children and 12 women, while four wounded persons were rescued alive, the government stated. The time and the incident leading to the massacres were, however, not explained in the […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he has not fled Nigeria, contrary to a social media report that he had traveled out of the county ahead of the presidential election scheduled for Saturday. Obasanjo spoke with newsmen at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, describing the Social media post as “fake news. The former president was […]
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When Prof Attahiru Jega announced the official results of the 2015 presidential election, majority of Nigerians jubilated. Not convinced, many skeptics imagined what could happen should the then incumbent government refuse to accept the outcome. A national uproar was possible but, thankfully, it did not materialise. President Goodluck Jonathan graciously conceded, passed the baton to […]
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Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, centre, and opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, right, stand for a group photo with other candidates after signing an electoral peace accord at a conference centre in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 13, 2019. Nigeria is due to hold general elections on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) As Nigeria’s elections […]
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Renewed bargain-hunting on some blue-chip companies, especially Unilever and Dangote cement, aided transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), causing market capitalisation to increase by N14 billion. Specifically, at the close of trading yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) was up by 39.76 absolute points, representing an increase of 0.12 per cent to close at […]
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A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to put his integrity to work by being faithful to his promise to ensure free, fair and credible Presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday. He said the President must also demonstrate his strong resolve […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed that nobody will unseat him after Saturday’s presidential election. Buhari, who was elected president in 2015 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is running for another four years in office. In an interview published on CNN Africa’s Instagram page, he declared that he is confident of […]
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Enugu residents have engaged in panic purchase of food items ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, February 16 Visit to markets in the metropolis shows that the rush was noticed mainly in the major markets. At the Ogbete Main Market, people were mostly rushing for perishable food items such as meat, […]
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