Fellow Citizens, On Saturday, February 16, 2019, you will, once again, be called upon to choose the leaders who will pilot the affairs of our great nation for the next four years. This is a constitutional right which should be freely exercised by all eligible voters. 2. I wish therefore to start by assuring all Nigerians that this Government ... Read More »
I am shocked by the Attorney General’s letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the above subject. INEC is an independent institution and should not take directives from the Attorney General of the Federation or the Federal Government. If there is a need for the postponement of the Zamfara state elections, the proper person to request the ... Read More »
Ahead of the February 16, 2019 general elections, the state Government of Osun has declared tomorrow, Friday, February 15, a public holiday. The holiday was declared to allow eligible electorate to prepare and participate in the coming Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections. It is understandable that some of the voters in the civil service and public engagement will need ... Read More »
Lagos, Nigeria: Monday, February11, 2019 About 56,000 students jostled to cross the Stage One hurdle as the qualifying examination of the 2019 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz Show, sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited,held across designated centres nationwide on Saturday, February 9, 2019. This year’s figure represents a 27.2 percent increase over the ... Read More »
A U.S.-based Nigerian group, “Better Nigeria USA” has adopted President Muhammadu Buhari for second term come Feb. 16 poll. This is contained in a press statement signed by the group’s Chairman, Dr. Salewa Ola and made available to newsmen on Thursday by the group’s Secretary General, Chief Titus Amadi. “Better Nigeria USA (BNU) is a cohesive network of Nigerian professionals ... Read More »
In their usual desperation to delay justice, Senator Buruji Kashamu has met a brick wall in the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta today over attempt to secure a contempt of court order against Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu. The Court ruled against the motion moved by Senator Kashamu through his counsel, Ms Ifeoma Esom, to order that Hon. Adebutu be slammed for ... Read More »
The police in Kano on Thursday impounded 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballot papers in Sabon Gari area of Kano. Credible security sources told DAILY NIGERIAN that the ballots have already been thumb-printed on the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC box. The sacks are being transported to the command headquarters for further investigations. Details later… Read More »
The Police authorities have deployed three Commissioners of Police in Ogun state to ensure peaceful elections. The Police have also cleared the air over the rumoured removal of the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, saying, he remains the Commissioner of Police. The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of elections duties, Jubril Yakubu disclosed this on Thursday during a ... Read More »
February 14, 2019 Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has reacted to the directive by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone elections in Zamfara State so that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will field candidates for the 2019 elections. He described Malami’s directive as ... Read More »
There’s is a message-filled saying in Yoruba, my beautiful and rich language. It espouses thus: “The real thief isn’t the individual, who physically stole from a place, but the one who took for safe-keeping, the stolen goods from the thief.” In less than 24 hours to the end of campaigns for the presidential and national assembly elections this Saturday, ... Read More »
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