2023 Elections
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Barely one week to the forthcoming presidential election, a spokesperson for Tinubu, Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, has insisted that his principal deserves the support of President Muhammadu Buhari. The statement is contained in a post via his Twitter handle on Saturday. Onanuga noted that Tinubu campaigned vigorously for Buhari during the 2015 presidential…
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Human rights activist and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has described the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the most corrupt federal government agency in Nigeria. Prof. Odinkalu, who is recently the senior team manager for the Africa Program of Open Society Justice Initiative, claimed that everybody in INEC,…
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Presidency on Friday, said there are no plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his tenure beyond May 29, 2023, or install an interim government. A statement signed by Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, noted this on Friday. 2. A former Minister of Finance, Dr Idika…
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Nigeria faces strong economic headwinds in the wake of the coronavirus and the war in Ukraine. To compound difficulties, the Central Bank of Nigeria has dismally implemented a demonetization policy, causing an acute cash crisis just weeks before our elections. Ordinary Nigerians are struggling to buy food and other basics. The central bank’s governor must…
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A mad man attacks a glassman and steals his mirror “Ha-ha, I’m a badass jazzman,” he tells the mirror Awed opera audience raved and razzed at his savage art The ragged jazzman was once a crown prince in no man’s land who used to smile, rile, and cry to melancholic chimes No man in that…
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All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kashim Shettima, has identified why Northerners should not vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Shettima said Northerners should ditch Atiku for opposing the Islamic legal system in the North. He made the call while speaking with APC faithful at the party’s local government…
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The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said a traditional ruler, one Baale in Eti-Osa community will be invited for questioning following a disturbing viral audio threatening residents who may not vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC in the forthcoming election. An 11-minute audio of a meeting held earlier in the week, by some…
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Former Abia Senator, Adolphus Wabara has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to release Nnamdi Kanu if he assumes office as the next President. Nnamdi Kanu was captured in Kenya, east Africa and bundled into Nigeria over a year ago and the leader of the proscribed…
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One of the spokespersons for the Tinubu, Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has claimed his presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has no ruling-party advantage in the forthcoming election. Keyamo also said the opposition should be prepared to accept defeat in good faith. His statement was contained in a post on his verified Twitter handle on…
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Claim 1Claim: Labour Party presidential candidate claimed that apart from Venezuela, Nigeria is the only OPEC nation not meeting its Quota. Verification: Latest data obtained from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows that from September to December 2022, none of the OPEC member countries met its production quota. The OPEC member countries are…
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Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has described how politics in Nigeria affects economic development. Obasanjo in a keynote address tagged ‘Respecting the principles of democracy’ at the international conference on ‘Deepening democratic culture and institutions’, which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, January 26, lamented that political campaigns in Nigeria have been…
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Famous Nigerian music artiste, Peter Okoye of the P-Square group has called on Nigerians to retire failed politicians and take back the country. The Music singer also said it’s a shame that politicians don’t have regard for Nigerians. He disclosed this in a post via his verified Twitter handle. Okoye advised Nigerians to ensure they…
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Elder statesman and leader of Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, affirmed that the passion Nigerians have for Peter Obi of Labour Party is incomparable to that of other candidates. Adebanjo made the claim while fielding questions on Arise Television’s State of the Nation news programme on Thursday. He reiterated that it…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied planning to scuttle Nigeria’s 2023 elections. Some publications claim he wrote to the United Kingdom to back off the polls and allow Nigerians to decide the outcome. Obasanjo allegedly warned the UK authorities against interference, adding that it will not be business as usual. The former Head of State…
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The official campaign for the 2023 election has started and this is the right time for every Nigerian voter to take one minute and ponder on these points: No face cap 🧢 can cover your hunger for 4 years. No campaign T-shirt can protect you from insecurity for 4 years. That 5kg of rice cannot…
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In the midst of the current economic crisis, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the 28 governors of states who are stepping down on May 29 or seeking reelection have amassed roughly N5.8 trillion in sub-national debt. The Debt Management Office’s examination of the sub-national debt reports served as the basis for the…
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