The All Progress Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot prevent its candidates being put through the corruption and integrity test. The APC stated this in a statement by its publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, on Thursday. The party was reacting to a statement by spokesperson of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, in which he […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the endorsement of his opponent by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying he would not be distracted, and that the duo would both lose together. Obasanjo had earlier on Thursday endorsed Atiku Abubakar for next year’s presidential election. President Buhari’s reaction to the development was contained in a statement by […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday endorsed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the forthcoming 2019 presidential election. He told the entourage of the former Vice President, his former deputy, including PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus; Bishop David Oyedepo; Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah; Islamic […]
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Ten weeks after the National Assembly embarked on its annual break, the two legislative chambers, Tuesday, reconvened. But contrary to expectations that the maiden session will be rowdy, there was calm throughout the 45-minute and 16-minute sessions in the Senate and House of Representatives respectively. This is contrary to threats issued by the All Progressives […]
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By Oladipo Oluwole As we approach the 2019 general election, the number of presidential aspirants from all the existing political parties keeps surging. In essence, there is the need for vital information, enlightenment, analysis and engagement, devoid of ethno-religious and political sentiments in the choice of our president, for the survival of our present/future generations […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for 2019, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, has said his emergence is causing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a lot of distress. Atiku, who is also a former vice president, in a statement by his campaign office, said accusations by the APC that he is desperate is borne out […]
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By Mike Ozekhome For over three weeks, Nigerians waited with bated breath (Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice”), suspended animation and cryogenics as to who would be the presidential candidate of the PDP. The APC’s presidential candidate, sitting President Muhammadu Buhari, had been known for over six months. I had predicted long ago, even before he indicated […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors Wednesday said that they were not jittery over the emergence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the main opposition candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s presidential election. Atiku was elected by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its standard bearer during the party’s national convention in […]
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The Muhammadu Buhari administration is stepping up the regulations on money laundering and tax evasion by releasing a new Executive Order number eight, tagged Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS). The new Executive Order (008) takes effect from Monday, October 8, 2018, the day it was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, says the Senior Special […]
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The Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Chaired by the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has pledged their support for efforts aimed at eradicating the Osu caste system in the state. The royal fathers made the declaration at a consultative meeting with the Initiative for the Eradication of Traditional and Cultural Stigmatization in our Society, […]
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