Tag Archives: Politics

Breaking: Gbenga Daniel quits politics, resigns from PDP

Former Governor of Ogun State and PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s campaign director, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has decided to quit partisan politics and has resigned from PDP He made this surprise intimation in a letter to the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, dated March 14, 2019, According to him, he has decided to quit partisan politics based ...

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Dragging our military into politics will have dire consequences, Osun monarch warns

The Olowu of Kuta in Osun, Oba Hammed Adekunle, has warned those he described as ‘unscrupulous’ politicians to stop politicising the military. Oba Adekunle, in a statement made on Wednesday in Osogbo said dragging military into politics would have dire consequences on national stability and cohesion. The monarch, who maintained that the army represents symbols of national unity , said ...

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Stop smearing Osinbajo’s name to achieve cheap political gain- Group warns opposition

A group, Coalition for Peaceful Election, on Wednesday cautioned politicians against casting aspersions on the integrity and patriotic strides of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Mr Sylvester Ayodele, the Executive Director of the group, made the plea in a statement issued in Lagos. Ayodele spoke against the backdrop of some allegations aimed at smearing the character of Osinbajo in ...

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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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Campaign: Shun hate speech, violence, desperation, international community urges Nigerian politicians

Some countries in the international community have called for transparent campaigns and also urged the electorate to exercise their democratic right by vote. The countries made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. They comprise the European Union delegation to Nigeria, France, Germany, UK, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, ...

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2019: Atiku’s support group kicks off campaign

The Anambra chapter of Street to Street Initiative, a support group for Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections, has kicked off its campaign in the state. Shedrack Anakwue, Director of the group, said during the event in Awka on Sunday, that the group decided to flag off its local government campaign tour to awaken the ...

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Why Nigerian youths must take active part in politics- INEC Chairman

Mohmood Yakubu, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says for the country’s democracy to advance, Nigerian youths must be fully involved in politics. Yakubu stated this in Nsukka on Tuesday during the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) campus outreach tagged “Youths Votes Count” held at University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He said young people had the capacity, energy ...

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2019 Poll: INEC is working on new technological innovations to curb malpractices, says official

Toba Ayeni, System Analyst, Department of ICT/Voters’ Registry, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ado-Ekiti, says the commission is working on new technologies to guarantee the conduct of credible elections in 2019. Ayeni, in a telephone interview with journalists, on Thursday, said that the technological innovations being adopted by the commission would drastically reduce indices of electoral malpractices. He said that ...

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Nigerian Army constitutes Special Court Martial to try personnel involved in partisan politics

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has announced the constitution of a Special Court Martial to try Personnel involved in partisan politics as the country approaches the 2019 general elections. Buratai made the announcement on Tuesday, while declaring open the 2ndand 3rd quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference. He enjoined the General Officers Commanding and Field Commanders to ensure that ...

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Buhari arrives Osogbo for APC Governorship mega rally

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday arrived in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to participate in the mega campaign organised to give support to the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, ahead of Saturday’s election. This was made known by the personal assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, through his Twitter handle, @bashirahmaad. He tweeted, “President Muhammadu ...

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