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Wednesday, 19 December 2018 05:41

Sanwo-Olu’s visit to Lagos Anglican Diocese

Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Lagos APC governorship candidate, with The Lord Bishop of Lagos Anglican Diocese, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Humphrey Olumakaiye and his wife, Prof. Mrs Funke Olumakaiye during Confirmation Service and Episcopal Visitation yesterday in St. Andrew's Church, Okepopo, Lagos Island.

Monday, 17 December 2018 02:53

Four killed as Ganduje flags off re-election campaign

Four persons were reportedly killed in a week as Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduge flagged off his reelection campaign in Bichi and Rano local government areas of the state. Mr Ganduje, who is involved in a bribery scandal, is candidate of All Progressives Congress. He officially kick-started the campaign on December 9, in Bichi where a violent clash between rival youth groups of his supporters led to the death of one person At the event, the governor presented the party flags to candidates running for various political offices in Kano North senatorial district. Aminu Fagge, a political associate of the…

Sunday, 16 December 2018 03:55

Fayose to Buhari: Since you admitted to have failed, resign and go home

For admitting that the economy of the country was in bad shape and that Nigerians should tighten their belts, immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has told President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and save Nigerians the agony of “continuous rule by a clueless president”. Fayose, who spoke on Saturday, through his Media Aide, Mr Lere Olayinka, said "in saner climes, a leader, who admitted that he has failed and passed vote of no confidence on himself won't be seeking re-election, he will rather excuse himself and quietly return home." He likened Mr Buhari to a football coach,…

Sunday, 16 December 2018 03:53

Rep members not returning to House in 2019

Ahead of 2019 general elections, at least 50 per cent of the 360 House of Representatives members of the eighth assembly will not return to the ninth assembly next year. A review by PREMIUM TIMES shows that many of these lawmakers either lost the primary elections that were recently concluded or have moved to seek different elective positions. This newspaper published a similar list of non-returning senators. Below are some of the House members who are certainly not returning in 2019 for various reasons. ABIA In Abia, the member representing Bende federal constituency, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje, is not returning to the…

Saturday, 15 December 2018 04:58

2019: US warns of looming violence in Nigeria

United States Government has expressed fear that Nigeria’s general elections scheduled for 2019 are likely to be characterised by violence. It said the conduct of the elections could have significant consequences for the democratic trajectory of Nigeria, West Africa, and the entire continent. The US however said the public disturbance that the elections would cause might not be “large-scale nationwide conflict” but “localised violence.” US Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of African Affairs, Mr Tibor Nagy, disclosed this in his presentation during US Congress hearing on Nigeria’s forthcoming elections in Washington DC on Thursday. President of the Senate, Mr…

Saturday, 15 December 2018 04:45

Donald Duke reacts to court judgement removing him as SDP presidential candidate

Presidential Candidate of Social Democratic Party, (SDP), Mr Donald Duke, says he will appeal the judgement removing him as the party’s presidential flag bearer. Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday declared Mr Jerry Gana, a former Minister of Information, as presidential candidate of SDP. Duke had been declared as presidential candidate of the party after the primary election held in October 2018 in which Gana was also an aspirant. However, Gana had instituted a case against the result in court, basing his case on the zoning and rotation formula of the party. Giving his ruling, Mr Hussein Baba-Yusuf…

Saturday, 15 December 2018 04:43

Oyo PDP guber candidate unveils running mate

Daniel Agbolade Ahead of 2019 general elections, gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, Friday in Ibadan unveiled Mr. Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan, as his running mate. State Chairman of the party, Mr. Kunmi Mustapha, who did the unveiling at the inauguration of the gubernatorial campaign committee of the party, said the decision to pick Olaniyan was arrived at after consultations with party's stakeholders and elders. Present at the event are former Minister of Sports, Mr. Taoheed Adedoja, former Chief of Staff in the state, Mr. Saka Balogun, Mrs. Bosede Adedibu and Mr. Sunday Ogunlade.…

Thursday, 13 December 2018 02:13

Rivers APC will field no candidates in 2019 elections, Appeal court rules

A Special Appeal Panel set up by President of Court of Appeal, Mrs Zainab Bulkachuwa, to handle the protracted legal tussle in Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has struck out an appeal by factional chairman of the party, Mr Flag-Amachree Ojukaiye. The panel, headed by Mr Abubakar Yahaya, delivered the judgement on Wednesday at Port-Harcourt division of the Court of Appeal. The court also upheld the earlier high court judgment that APC in Rivers State has no ward, local government and state executives. Delivering his judgement, the judge said the appeal against the High Court judgement…

Thursday, 13 December 2018 02:11

UK’s May wins no-confidence vote by MPs unhappy over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a political crisis over her Brexit deal Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of party and country. But the margin of victory — 200 votes to 117 — leaves May a weakened leader who has lost the support of a big chunk of her party over her handling of Britain’s exit from the European Union. It also came at a steep price as she promised not to run for re-election in 2022. Britain’s Brexit problem, meanwhile, remains unsolved as May seeks changes to her EU divorce…

Wednesday, 12 December 2018 04:55

How we’ll deliver clean elections without new electoral bill — INEC

Irrespective of President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has worked out strategies to deliver a free, fair and credible election in 2019, using enhanced smart card readers. Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill had incorporated card reader for the purpose of giving legal backup to the technology adopted in authenticating Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, of those eligible to vote. The absence of the card reader in the Electoral Act became an issue when the Supreme Court dismissed contentions against the election of some governors on the basis that the card readers deployed were…

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Wednesday, 12 December 2018 04:47

Akala vows to declare emergency in education, health sectors in Oyo

Daniel Agbolade Former governor of Oyo State and gubernatorial candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP) , Mr. Adebayo Alao-Akala, Tuesday said if elected as governor he would declare state of emergencies in education and health sectors in the state. He said this in Ibadan while addressing his supporters at the official launch of his campaign and inauguration of his campaign team. He said the state-owned tertiary institutions that include Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso and The Polytechnic, Ibadan, are in deplorable situations, assuring that they will be rescued and their status in the comity of educationational institutions in…

Tuesday, 11 December 2018 05:12

TraderMoni: Dogara accuses Buhari of vote buying

Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has condemned distribution of cash to Nigerians by the federal government very close to the general elections. Dogara stated this on Monday during a public hearing organised by National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Political Parties Matters on Vote-buying and Improving the Electoral Processes in Nigeria. He said no matter how noble the intent may be, such endeavours amount to vote buying and inducement, and can be considered corruption. President of Senate, Mr Bukola Saraki, had made a similar allegation, accusing the federal government of using the TraderMoni programme as a…

Tuesday, 11 December 2018 05:10

We’ve devised means against vote buying - INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced a new measure on ballot paper handling at polling units to check vote buying in 2019 general elections. Its Chairman, Mr Mahmud Yakubu, disclosed this at a public hearing on ‘Vote Buying and Improving Electoral Processes in Nigeria’, conducted by National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC in Abuja on Monday. Yakubu said in 2019 polls, ballot papers would be handed to voters rolled up before they proceed to polling booths to cast their votes. He explained that voters, in turn, must also roll up and flatten the ballot papers before leaving the polling…

Tuesday, 11 December 2018 05:04

CAN to Nigerians: Don’t vote for desperate politicians

President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mr Samson Ayokunle, on Monday urged Nigerians to avoid desperate politicians by voting only credible candidates in 2019. Ayokunle made the remarks while briefing journalists after a meeting with representatives of 14 presidential candidates in Abuja, on their plans for Nigerians and the church. He said that the church decided to reach out to stakeholders and presidential candidates to ask them their credentials for aspiring to the highest position in the country. According to him, the church cannot keep quiet in this situation because the church can only prosper when a nation prospers.…

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