Monthly Archives: December 2018

Aisha Buhari: Presidency warns PDP not to use Buhari’s family issue to campaign

The Presidency on Wednesday day in Abuja advised the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against making President Muhammadu Buhari’s family an issue in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who gave the advice in an interaction with State House correspondents, said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would ...

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2019: There will be no electoral violence in Rivers, says APC chieftain

There will be no electoral violence in Rivers in 2019 general elections, Tonye Princewill, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has said. Princewill, who said this in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, advised residents of the state to erase their minds from wrong perception in some quarters in the area of ...

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Presidency warns Nigerians to be wary of PDP lies

The Presidency has advised Nigerians to be wary about what comes out from the opposition, especially the Peoples Democratic Party, so as not to be misled into voting for a party that sees nothing wrong with corruption. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity gave the advice when he reacted to allegations levelled against ...

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Atiku would have been arrested, jailed by now in a system that works- PMBCO

Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Director of Strategic Communications, President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation(PMBCO) says Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s latest adventure seeking to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in matters of integrity with President Muhammadu Buhari is a political suicide mission. Keyamo stated this while reacting to a statement credited to Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, disputing the assertion by ...

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CAN endorses Bauchi Governor for second term

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bauchi state chapter has endorsed the state governor, Muhammed Abubakar for re-election next year. The Christian body declare their stand on Wednesday through its Chairman, Rev. Joshua Maina when the Christian Communities of the state paid Christmas visit to the state governor. Maina said: “The essence of Christmas is to worship God Almighty and ...

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My campaign is self-funded, i don’t rely on any godfather- Lagos AD Governorship candidate

Owolabi Salis, governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State, on Tuesday said that his campaign was self funded. He also said that “no godfather was behind his quest for the governorship seat of Lagos”, adding that he funded his campaign from his retirement savings from the United States. Salis, a chartered accountant and lawyer, had in ...

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Fayemi appoints Coordinating Directors to head Local Governments

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Tuesday announced the appointment of top civil servants as the Coordinating Directors for the 16 local government areas in the state. This was coming barely a week after the State House of Assembly placed all the elected council chairmen in the state on indefinite suspension. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Yinka ...

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2019: My campaign will focus on economy, security, corruption- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says his re-election campaign will focus on the scorecard of his administration in the key areas of security, economy and the fight against corruption. He said at a Christmas Homage by residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), led by the Minister, Mohammed Bello, that these three overarching issues were still as relevant to the country as ...

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Kwara 2019: Don’t turn Ilorin to a battle ground, union warns politicians

Usman Abdulazeez, National President, Ilorin Emirate Descendants’ Progressive Union (IEDPU), has urged political gladiators in the state not to turn Ilorin to battle ground during 2019 general elections. Abdulazeez, who gave the advice on Tuesday in Ilorin at the National Conference of the union, said what the people of Iloron yearned for was a peaceful co-existence. ‘’As the 2019 general ...

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2019 Poll: JNI urges politicians, other stakeholders to conduct themselves, shun hostile speeches

The Jigawa branch of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has pleaded with all stakeholders to conduct their activities before, during and after the 2019 general elections in a peaceful manner. The group made the plea in a statement signed by its Secretary, Malam Muhammad Babangida, which was made available to journalists in Dutse on Tuesday. “In view of that, JNI is ...

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