Former Governor of Cross River State and Presidential candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Donald Duke has explained why the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will fail if elected president in 2019.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with some State Governors in the State House over the lingering issue of new minimum wage. Governors at the meeting include Governors of Zamfara, Lagos, Kaduna and Enugu, while the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige was also in attendance.

Following the Leaked audio credited to Senate President Bukola Saraki where-in he claimed to have spent billions of Naira during the 2015 general elections, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal has nominated Alhaji Manir Dan’iya as his deputy following the resignation of Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu on Nov. 13. Tambuwal made the nomination known on Wednesday in a letter to the State House of Assembly. The letter was read at plenary by the Speaker, Alhaji Salihu Maidaji.

President Muhammadu Buhari has slated today between 5pm and 8pm to unveil what his presidential campaign council called “the next level” to Nigerians at the presidential Villa Abuja. Festus Keyamo, Director, Strategic Communications for the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, said the ‘Next Level’ is one of two documents the president will present today ahead of full blown campaign.

The United Progressive Party (UPP), has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate in the forthcoming 2019 presidential elections. The National Chairman of the Party, Chief Chekwas Okorie made the assertion while speaking with State House correspondents after leading a South-East group to a closed-door meeting with Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.