Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has described as fake news, reports that he had fled the country few days to the Presidential election in which he is rooting for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obasanjo who spoke with newsmen at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, described the Social media post as “fake news,” wondering why he would fail to carry out his civic responsibility as a Nigerian.
APC, PDP End All Forms Of Political Campaigns
Political parties in the country have to wind up campaigns less than 24 hours to the 2019 general elections. This is as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) have closed all forms of campaigns for the February 16, 2019, Presidential election in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
Nobody's Political Ambition Is Worth Your Blood, Jonathan Tells Nigerians
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned Nigerians to shun violence before, during or after Saturday's presidential election, as the ambition of no politician is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. Jonathan made the call on Thursday in a statement he personally signed.
Appeal Court Upholds APC Primaries In Zamfara, Directs INEC To Accept Candidates
The Appeal Court sitting in Sokoto on Wednesday dismissed the appeal challenging the judgment of the lower court which upheld the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state.
Full Text: President Buhari's Pre-Election Speech To The Nation
The President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR) on Thursday delivered a Pre-Election speech ahead of the forthcoming election on the 16th of February, 2019. The full text reads thus;
Buhari To Address The Nation By 7pm
Three (3) days to the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari will be making a national broadcast by 7 pm with a repeat at broadcast by 9 pm.
Niger Delta Ex-Militants Endorse Buhari
Ex-militants in the Niger Delta region on Wednesday endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of Saturday's election. According to The Cable, the position was taken at the end of a workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital.