President Muhammadu Buhari defeated his major challenger, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the polling unit of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. Obasanjo who had openly supported the candidacy of Atiku was however unable to deliver his polling unit for the PDP. While
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The World Anti-Corruption Research Network has asked the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to disallow Atiku Abubakar from contesting in Saturday’s presidential election. The UK-based group in the petition dated February 20, 2019 said it is worried about Atiku’s candidacy which “poses a security risk to the country”. It also wrote a petition […]
Property developers and builders in Edo State have applauded steps taken by the state government to rid the building and construction sector of criminally minded persons who go about swindling stakeholders by disguising as government officials. A cross-section of the stakeholders, in a chat with journalists in Benin City, said steps taken by the state […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering postponing Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Multiple sources close to the electoral commission said the postponement being considered is due to some logistics challenges being faced by the commission in many states. The electoral body is facing difficulty
The Presidential election coming up this weekend is an opportunity for Nigerians to endorse and validate the activities of the Buhari presidency, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo made the observation when members of the Northern Forum of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, announced the endorsement of the Buhari presidential
By Punarimam Fehintola The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disclosed that a total of 4, 694 of the smart card readers were destroyed by fire which occurred at its office in Anambra. The Commission made the disclosure on Tuesday night in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voters Education […]
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