2019 elections

Festus Keyamo, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and spokesperson for President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign organization, has described the oncoming election as “a battle between forces of darkness and light.” He made the comment on his Twitter handle, @fkeyamo, on … Read more via Nigeria...

Malam Muhammad Nalado, National Chairman of Accord Party (AP) says the party will not adopt presidential candidate of any political party in the 2019 general elections. Nalado said this while addressing........... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2I2KClo Get More Nigeria Political News

Two top leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State boycotted the party’s ward congress held on Saturday. The former governor of Kano State and senator representing Kano central, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and the deputy governor of Kano State, Hafiz Abubakar, boycotted the...

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has declared that he will ensure that the incumbent governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi is jailed when he, Shittu, eventually becomes the governor in 2019. Shittu Adebayo … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2K34D84 Get More Nigeria...

As next year’s presidential poll draws nearer, especially with the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking reelection, Nigeria’s political atmosphere has begun to heat up with other gladiators trying to … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for patience, maturity and orderliness as the nation heads into the 2019 elections, saying that from his own experience, he could tell that it is only God who determines winners of elections. Speaking at the All Progressives Party’s (APC) Ward Congress...

The Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone at the National Assembly, Sen Chukwuka Utazi has identified Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Governor of Enugu State, as the best man from the South East to become Nigeria’s President. Senator Utazi, who was speaking at a Civic Reception held in honour...

The Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is no match for his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming Ekiti state governorship poll and the 2019 general elections in the country. He stated this on Saturday in Osogbo, Osun … Read...

Former Nigeria’s minister of education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has called on Nigerian youths not to freely give their votes to any candidates in the 2019 elections. Ezekwesili, who is also an activist was reacting to a recent speech in which Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo commended Nigerian youths...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his quest for second term was not borne out of personal gain. He said his decision to seek re-election was as a result of a deep passion to serve … Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2KEZq7h Get More Nigeria Political News

In its quest to regain power at the centre, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its Contact Committee which it tasked to initiate talks with other political parties willing to align forces with it to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next … Read more via...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained it will not create new polling units because it is too late to do so with the 2019 elections less than 10 months away. The commission’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated on Friday this while responding to a … Read more via...

Kingsley Oriaku is a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and an aspirant to the House of Representatives to represent Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency of Abia State in 2019. In this interview with ONYEANUNA ONYEDIKACHI, he speaks on what prompted his ambition to...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has taken delivery of four million Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for distribution to the electorate registered in 2017. The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Thursday at INEC Campus Outreach on “Youth Votes Count’’...

The Arewa Consultative Youths Movement (ACYM) says it will conduct a mock election for top presidential aspirants from the north part of the country. The youth group said this would ascertain their popularity ahead of the 2019 general elections. Kabiru Yusuf, ACYM president, disclosed this on...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed the speculations that he has made a u-turn in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid for the Presidency, saying he will never support failure. In a press statement … Read more via BusinessDay : News you can trust –...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ) has remained resolute in his determination to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari from office as the permutations for the 2019 elections become clearer even as the former leader is said to be eyeing the National Unity Party (NUP) as the … Read more via...

Nigerians are still waiting for the report of the probe of alleged child voters which sparked nationwide outrage after the Kano State local government elections were concluded on Saturday, February 11, 2018. The 44 local councils were swept by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. An...

The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and Head of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Project Monitoring Team for South-East, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari has kept faith with the major promises he made to the people of the South-East geo-political...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated the importance of debates among candidates running for political offices in 2019. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this while delivering a speech titled, ‘The role of media in the Nigerian electoral process,’ at the 69th...