President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday morning reaffirmed his confidence in winning the presidential election. Buhari told newsmen shortly after voting at Kofar Baru, Sarkin Yara “A” ward in Daura, his home town, that he would win the election and congratulated himself. Clad in a light blue `Babbar Riga’, the president was accompanied by his wife, […]
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We are looking up to you, ECOWAS tells Nigeria on elections
‘We begged you to talk to us when we were being killed’ — and other reactions to Buhari’s broadcast
President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation on Thursday, appealing to citizens to turn out en masse for Saturday’s elections. Reeling out the achievements of his government, the president asked the
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Nigeria must do better in global competitiveness –Oby Ezekwesili
Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Obiageli Ezekwesili has reacted to the recently released Global Competitiveness report, which ranks Nigeria 115th out of 140 profiled countries. Ezekwesili, who is a former vice president of the World Bank for Africa, said on Saturday that Nigeria’s move from its previous position of 125 was […]
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APC adopts direct primaries for presidential candidate
John Alechenu, Abuja The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday adopted the direct primary method for the selection of its presidential candidate, while states will be allowed to choose which of the methods best suits their peculiarities. The party however said that states willing to use the direct primary method should […] …
I have not defected from PDP, says Atiku
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he is still in the Peoples Democratic Party, urging his followers to disregard a rumor that he has defected to another party. Atiku, who defected from PDP to the All Progressives Congress in 2014, but returned to the PDP early this year, asked his […] …
No other presidential aspirant in PDP has my pedigree —Makarfi
A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Sunday said that no other presidential aspirant in PDP has his pedigree, affirming confidence that he will pick the party ticket for the 2019 election. Makarfi made the declaration at an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that […] …
I’ll join presidential race if compelled to –Abacha’s chief security officer, al-Mustapha
Hamza al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, says he will join the presidential race if prevailed upon by Nigerians to do so. Al-Mustapha gave the indication Wednesday in Kaduna in an interview shortly after a meeting with United Christian Leaders Eagle Eye Forum, which backed him to join […] …
Make Nigeria better if you’re elected president in 2019, Obasanjo tells Bafarawa
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, to pursue his dream of making Nigeria better if elected president in 2019. Bafarawa is one of the presidential hopefuls on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election. Obasanjo also said that no amount of threats […] …