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Monday, 21 January 2019 04:59

Boko Haram stronger than ever before under Buhari – Obasanjo

A former president, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Sunday that Boko Haram insurgents have become stronger than ever. Obasanjo, a retired military general, made this known in a lengthy statement he issued on Sunday. In the statement, Obasanjo accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not only failing in all aspects of governance but also plotting to rig the coming election. The former president said Mr Buhari’s alleged desperation to remain in power despite his mental and physical incapacitation, reminds him of the era of a former military dictator, Mr Sani Abacha. Calling on Nigerians to resist any plot to rig the…

Monday, 21 January 2019 04:58

INEC primed to rig elections for Buhari, APC - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday expressed doubt over neutrality of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the forthcoming general elections. Mr Obasanjo, who helped President Muhammadu Buhari to defeat the then incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, parted ways with Mr Buhari whom he has repeatedly attacked as having performed poorly in office. Obasanjo is backing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Mr Atiku Abubakar, in the February 16 election. “I personally have serious doubt about the present INEC’s integrity, impartiality and competence to conduct a fair, free and credible election,” the former president said in a press…

Monday, 21 January 2019 04:57

Presidency replies Obasanjo, accuses him of jealousy, lying

Presidency has said that the sixteen-page letter the former president, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari and released Sunday afternoon is the “last push by desperate politicians” who can’t handle the president politically and have resorted to subterfuge. “Our first message to the former President is that he needs a good doctor for good treatment and to say to him, “get well soon”, the presidency said in a statement by spokesperson of Mr Buhari, Mr Garba Shehu. Shehu said as repeatedly said of him, since he left office in 1979, Obasanjo never let every succeeding leader of the…

Monday, 21 January 2019 04:56

APC to Obasanjo: You’ll realise you’re not God after Feb 16

All Progressives Congress (APC) says that former President, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo is being haunted by what he did while in office, especially with regards to the conduct of elections. Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, National Publicity Secretary of APC, stated this at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. He was reacting to allegations by Obasanjo that APC-led Federal Government had concluded plans with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the coming elections. “For eight years of Obasanjo in office, all the elections he held, infact, government policies were determined by whatever mood he found himself. “All the institutions of government…

Monday, 21 January 2019 04:53

Nigerians attack Buhari, Atiku for shunning presidential debate

What has dominated national discourse after Saturday’s presidential debate is not the performance of candidates that participated but mainly absence of the two main contenders in the February 16 election. President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Atiku Abubakar, were absent from the presidential debate. Some attendees described their absence as the height of disregard for Nigerians. Fela Durotoye, Atiku Abubakar, Oby Ezekwesili, Muhammadu Buhari and Kingsley Moghalu are the five candidates invited to take part in the debate. While Mr Buhari failed to attend because “of…

Sunday, 20 January 2019 04:14

I withdrew from debate because Buhari was absent - Atiku

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Atiku Abubakar, has said he was at the venue of the presidential debates which held yesterday in Abuja. He, however, said he declined to participate because President Muhammadu Buhari was absent. Abubakar said he returned from the U.S. because he wanted to take part in the debate, but since the president was a no show, he had no reason to proceed. Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, Mr Kingsley Moghalu, and Mr Fela Durotoye are the only three presidential candidates who participated in the debate at Transcorp Hilton Hotel. Abubakar said in a tweet that the…

Sunday, 20 January 2019 04:13

Why Buhari was absent at debate - Keyamo

President Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming presidential election, failed to attend Saturday’s presidential debate because of his strict schedule, his campaign team has said. The debate was organised by Nigeria Election Debate Group and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria. Mr Buhari and candidate of the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Atiku Abubakar, abstained from the debate attended by three other candidates. Abubakar was at the venue of the event but left after learning Buhari had chosen to stay away. Buhari’s campaign spokesperson, Mr Festus Keyamo, in a statement said out…

Sunday, 20 January 2019 04:11

Ezekwesili, Durotoye, Moghalu slam Atiku, Buhari for shunning debate

The three Presidential candidates who attended the debate organised by Nigeria Elections Debate Group and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, on Saturday took turns lambasting President Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party for shunning the debate. A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Kingsley Moghalu of Young Progressives Party; a former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili of Allied Peoples Congress of Nigeria; and motivational speaker, Mr. Fela Durotoye of Alliance for New Nigeria, described Buhari and Atiku as old men who lacked the ability to answer questions. Moderator,…

Sunday, 20 January 2019 04:08

Crowd overwhelms Buhari’s security at Jos campaign rally

A large crowd overwhelmed security at the venue of President Muhammadu Buhari’s election campaign in Jos on Saturday, forcing the president to leave the venue without giving a speech. After arriving Rwang Pam stadium, it took the president almost 30 minutes to reach his seat as security personnel pushed back crowd and struggled to make way. Later, the crowd, believed to be mostly supporters of All Progressives Congress, surged toward the podium while some climbed the top of vehicles in the entourage of Mr Buhari. As security personnel battled unsuccessfully to push the crowd back, Buhari left the venue of…

Sunday, 20 January 2019 04:08

Crowd overwhelms Buhari’s security at Jos campaign rally

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Friday, 18 January 2019 05:09

Concerns over Buhari’s mental fitness as president again commits blunders at rally

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday made some embarrassing blunders in his remarks in Warri, Delta State when he presented his party’s flag to Mr Great Ogboru, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state. Mr Buhari was in Delta State to campaign for re-election. Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of APC, gave APC flag to Buhari for the president to hand over to Ogboru, as governorship candidate and leader of the party’s electioneering campaign in the state. “I am handing over this flag of honour to our presidential candidate,” Buhari said erroneously, as he was about to perform the brief…

Friday, 18 January 2019 05:08

I’ll privatise NNPC, even if they’ll kill me – Atiku

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday reiterated his plan to privatise Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) if elected on February 16. Mr Abubakar also promised to double the size of the Nigerian economy. Reuters reported Wednesday that Mr Abubakar, a businessman who served as vice president to former president Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007, said he would double the size of Nigeria’s economy to $900 billion by 2025. The former vice president said this at a meeting with business leaders in Lagos. “I am committed to privatising NNPC,” Abubakar was quoted as saying.…

Friday, 18 January 2019 05:05

Once you join APC, your sins are forgiven - Oshiomhole

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, urged members of opposition parties to join APC so that their sins could be forgiven. He spoke at APC rally in Benin, Edo State capital, on Thursday while receiving some members of Peoples Democratic Party into APC during the rally. He said, “We have some PDP defectors. They are, Henry Tenebe, Iluobe….Iluobe means I have done something wrong. Yes, once you join APC, your sins are forgiven.” Oshiomhole advised the people to vote for the President and all APC candidates at the polls. Punch

Friday, 18 January 2019 05:01

Facebook announces measures to check fake news in Nigeria’s elections

In order to curb the spread of fake news during the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, Facebook has said only advertisers located in Nigeria would be allowed to run political advertisements on the social media site, says a news report published by Reuters. It has become an unwholesome practice, globally, to see groups with vested interests try to influence elections in different countries, through fake news targeting potential voters. There were reports last year of how a London-based data mining and analytic firm, SCL, which is the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, tried to rig the 2015 Nigerian presidential election…

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