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Nigeria:
Avengers Adopts Atiku, Threatens to Crumble Economy If Buhari Rigs Poll
Vanguard, 14 February 2019
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has warned that if President Muhammadu Buhari rigs his way back to office, it would once again cripple the country's economy. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Candidates, Electorate's Health Suffers As Campaigns Intensify Ahead of Polls
Guardian, 14 February 2019
The elections are here again. On Saturday, February 16, 2019, Nigerians will choose whether to reelect President Muhammadu Buhari or to vote him out with their Permanent Voters… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Buhari or Atiku Is Nigeria's Next President
Vanguard, 10 February 2019
Whether you are a supporter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, or All Progressives Congress, APC, or not, you must deal with the reality that either of their candidates will be your… Read more »
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Nigeria:
PDM Adopts Atiku Presidential Candidate
This Day, 10 February 2019
The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) Saturday adopted the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as its candidate in next Saturday's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
6 Days to Decision Time, How Nigerians May Vote
This Day, 10 February 2019
Six days to the presidential election, which holds this weekend, some of the hitherto fluid extrapolations have finally paved the way for more distinct pictures on the state of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
2019 Polls By the Numbers
Vanguard, 10 February 2019
Clearly, in the history of Nigeria, the 2019 general elections will enjoy the benefit of the compliment of parading the highest figures and statistics. Read more »
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Nigeria:
2019 Elections - Show Your Medical Report, Health Experts Task Candidates
Guardian, 10 February 2019
Given the arduous demands of the Office of the President and governors, and the action instituted before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, by a human rights group, Centre for… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari vs Atiku - Matters That Matter
This Day, 10 February 2019
When Globacom, the Nigerian telecommunications giant, unveiled Anthony Joshua as its brand ambassador a couple of weeks ago, something delighted me. Even though I know that the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Next Level of Railway Hoaxes - Akin Osuntokun
Vanguard, 10 February 2019
Spokesman, Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Akin Osuntokun, has described the Buhari presidential campaign document as the "Next Level of Railway Hoaxes", saying the document… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fears of Foreign Interference and Intervention in Nigeria's 2019 Presidential Elections - Quo Vadis?
This Day, 10 February 2019
One critical issue retained national attention in the past one week in Nigeria: the question of interference and intervention, which was raised during the two-hour Tuesday Live… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Missed Deadline - INEC Threatens to Bar Polling Agents From Saturday's Elections
Vanguard, 10 February 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has threatened to bar some political parties from fielding polling agents in Saturday's elections over their inability to meet… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari vs Atiku - the Groundswell Favouring the Articulated and Business-Minded
This Day, 10 February 2019
With positive local and international polls' predictions as well as the groundswell of endorsements by all the socio-political groups in favour of the presidential candidate of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
I Am On Rescue Mission to Save Nigeria, Says Atiku
This Day, 7 February 2019
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he is on a rescue mission to save Nigeria from sinking further. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Vote Me, I Won't Change, Buhari Tells Nigerians
Vanguard, 7 February 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, promised to remain steadfast in delivering effective leadership, if re-elected in the February 16 presidential election. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Polling Firm, Which Predicted Buhari's 2015 Victory, Predicts 2019 Defeat
Vanguard, 5 February 2019
Williams and Associates, the United States-based polling firm hired by Goodluck Jonathan administration ahead of the 2015 presidential election but predicted victory for Muhammadu… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fear Grips Opposition Parties Ahead of Polls
Leadership, 6 February 2019
With less than two weeks to the conduct of the 2019 general elections, some political parties participating in the election seem to be pessimistic about the integrity of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Elections - What's At Stake?
RFI, 5 February 2019
Nigerians are preparing for a presidential election on 16 February. With campaigning underway, violence is already playing a role in an election where the two top contenders,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Only Seek Second Term, Not Third, Like Some People - Buhari
This Day, 6 February 2019
In an apparent reference to former president Olusegun Obasanjo, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday said that he was only seeking a second term in office and not a third term as… Read more »
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Nigeria:
North-East Nigeria Displacement Crisis Continues Amid 'Increased Sophistication' of Attackers, Warns UN
UN News, 5 February 2019
An upsurge in violent attacks in crisis-riven north-east Nigeria has displaced nearly 60,000 people in the last three months, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Are Seeking a Second Term, Some Tried Looking for More - Buhari
Vanguard, 5 February 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, In a veiled attack on former president Olusegun Obasanjo, who he said sought for more terms in office contrary to the provisions of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigerian Elections - Bill Clinton to Meet Buhari, Atiku
Premium Times, 5 February 2019
A former President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, is reportedly planning to visit Nigeria ahead of the February 16 presidential election. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Sirleaf-Johnson Arrives in Nigeria, to Visit Polls Stakeholders
Guardian, 6 February 2019
Ahead of the February 16, 2019 general elections, head of the Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Corruption Difficult to Fight in Country Like Nigeria - Buhari
Guardian, 5 February 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday confirmed that fighting corruption in a nation like Nigeria is a difficult task. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Campaign Promises - I Have Not Betrayed Nigerians - Buhari
Leadership, 6 February 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday undertook a self-appraisal of his administration since he assumed office on May 29, 2015 and concluded that he had delivered on all his… Read more »
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Nigeria:
I Have Not Betrayed Nigerians in My Electioneering Promises - Buhari
Leadership, 5 February 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured Nigerians that his government will continue to deliver on its electioneering campaign promises, saying he has not betrayed people in… Read more »