2019 elections

A former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, says he will contest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019. Mr Makarfi, immediate past national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Sunday. According to...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State and the 2019 general election will be better than the previous polls conducted by the commission. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Abdulganiy...

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, national leaders of the Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) have said they are in a real battle to dislodge President Muhammadu Buhari and take over the nation’s leadership. Daily Trust reports that the leaders of the party took oath of office barefooted at...

The immediate past senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi on Thursday, said the zeal to work with President Muhammadu Buhari, because of his integrity was a major factor he planned to return to the Senate. He also said although he had not finally decided on the next...

Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) on Thursday said if elected into power in 2019, it would construct perimeter fence around Nigeria and change the name of the country and the currency. Acting National Chairman of the Party, Dr Olusegun Ijagbemi, stated this at a news conference in … Read...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mathias Aliu, has said the policies of the party are transforming the lives of Nigerians across the country. Aliu, aide to Abuja Municipal Area Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷...

Paul Arkwright, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that the United Kingdom will continue to support the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria as is being spearheaded by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). “We are pleased to see how the EFCC operates, and we … Read...

A Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Emmanuel Ikechukwu, has declared his intention to run for the office of the President in 2019. Declaring his intention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Ikechukwu disclosed that his mission was to rescue the nation from ‘economic doldrums.”...

The Chairman of Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Walid Jibrin, has said that there is no plan by the party to change its symbol, the umbrella. He also said that the party’s slogan, “Power to … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music &...

FORMER Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo to be cautious and mindful of their utterances so that the country would not be set on fire. Kingsley Moghalu Moghalu, a presidential...

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday denied reports that key leaders of the party had endorsed one of its presidential aspirants as candidate for the 2019 elections. Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2JAMG0u Get More Nigeria Political News

A cheiftan of the Yoruba social cultural association, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief Moshood Abiola, however, told the President that … Read more via The...

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, in this interview with GBENRO ADEOYE and other journalists, speaks on 2019 elections and on the executive bill on water resources sent to the Senate, among others Some people believe that without a strong political coalition or merger of opposition parties...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s hope of continuing in office beyond 2019 would be put to test in the months ahead following the imminent defection of former members of the PDP, which teamed up with the All Progressives Congress, APC to effect a change in government in … Read more via Vanguard...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the national honour proposed to be conferred on late Moshood Abiola, by President Muhammadu Buhari, reeks of hypocrisy and political desperation ahead of 2019 presidential election. The announcement was made on Wednesday night in honour of Mr Abiola...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday revealed why he met with Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the next round of elections in Nigeria. Buhari disclosed that he met with Yakubu over the need for the commission to emphasize on...

Nigeria’s economy is far more fragile today and economic growth severely constrained leading business managers and investors were told in Lagos yesterday. Africa’s largest economy existed a devastating economic recession last year but growth data have been unimpressive and with elections...

Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, has called on Nigerians to demand that the President and governors publicly disclose their running cost. The senator, who made this call while speaking on Roadmap to 2019, a Channels television programme, said his...

The Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Victor Giadom, has stated that the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, must be voted out in 2019, to move the state forward. Giadom, a former Rivers commissioner for Works, spoke yesterday at the playground …...