So also has the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, confirmed Oyedepo’s position on his presence at the reconciliation, which many have tagged as an endorsement of Abubakar’s 2019 presidential bid The Founder of Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, …
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Dangote Cement Plc on Monday unveiled a new brand of its product known as the Dangote BlocMaster, a 42.5 grade cement. The Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Joseph Makoju, said the new product had been formulated to make a difference in the construction industry. “We identified an opportunity …
Read More »2019 Presidency: How Buhari plans to rig election using INEC staff, Amina Zakari – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, not to “succumb to pressure by the Presidency, to return Mrs. Amina Zakari as Director of Operations.” PDP alleged that Nigerians were aware of the “pressure from the Buhari …
Read More »Buhari not in charge, Nigeria being run through proxies, says Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is not running the affairs of the country, stressing that it is unacceptable for the country to be “run through proxies”. The former speaker of the house of representatives said “it will be suicidal” for the president to …
Read More »Saraki named Atiku’s Presidential Campaign Council DG
…As Tambuwal, Wike, Fayose, others named Zonal Coordinators By Anthony Ogbonna Senate President, Dr, Bukola Saraki has been named the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In a confirmation to THISDAY, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, …
Read More »Why cost of elections in Nigeria keeps increasing — INEC
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it would seek ways to reduce the cost of elections in the country. According to the commission, the increasing cost of elections in the country is partly due to security and logistical reasons. At a validation workshop on the study of the cost …
Read More »2019: Buhari divine choice of God … — group
A political pressure group, Buhari/Osinbajo Mandate Group, BOMG, vowed yesterday that no amount of unnecessary distraction from the opposition can stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s from winning his re-election bid in the 2019 presidential poll. The National Coordinator, BOMG, Ali Baba Mohammed said in a statement issued in Abuja, that, the …
Read More »Kogi East Senate: APC, Echocho enlist thugs to harass electorates during election
Fresh information at our disposals has revealed that the Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its senatorial candidate for Kogi East district in the 2019 general elections, Alh. Jibrin Isah Echocho have enlisted thugs to disrupt the forthcoming senatorial election in the zone, this newspaper gathered. …
Read More »BREAKING: Obasanjo endorses Atiku for president
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubaklar for the 2019 presidential election. Mr. Obasanjo spoke when Atiku Abubakar and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party visited him at his Abeokuta home on Thursday. Abubakar, who served as Obasanjo’s deputy between 1999 and 2007, is the presidential candidate of …
Read More »BREAKING: PDP replaces Abba Yusuf with Takai as Kwankwaso threatens to dump party
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday adopted Salihu Takai as Kano governorship candidate, following protests over congress that saw the emergence of Abba Yusuf, an in-law to former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso as candidate. The decision followed Mr Takai’s adoption by 38 local party executives and state party leaders in …
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