Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the time-table for the remaining activities towards the 2019 general elections. The details of activities announced are for Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State House of Assembly elections across all political parties. See the complete details as announced by INEC below: Commencement of Campaign by Political Parties: • 18th November 2018: Presidential and National Assembly • 1st December 2018: Governorship and State House of Assembly Last Day of Submission of Forms CF001 and CF002 at INEC HQ (For All Elections): • 18th October 2018: Presidential and National Assembly • 2nd November 2018:…
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A human rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has declared that the killing of Hauwa Leman, an health aid worker with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) by the Boko Haram sect, had shown General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as a failed democratically elected President leading a failed government in Nigeria. The group also maintained that the unjust murder of Leman by the sect, had confirmed that President Buhari lacked capacity to protect the lives and property of the Nigeria citizens as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended),…
The Nigerian Senate, today passed a resolution calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the excessive ATM card maintenance charges being deducted from customers. This resolution came as part of a motion on the illicit and excessive bank charges on customers accounts, sponsored by Senator Olugbenga Ashafa (Lagos East, APC). The Senate also called on commercial banks operating in the country to configure their machines to dispense up to N40,000 per withdrawal pending the outcome of the investigation by the Senate committees tasked with investigating the excessive and illicit bank charges. Speaking on the Motion, the President…
The Smartphone war is never-ending. Top brands like Google, Apple, Samsung, and One Plus are working hard to retain their market. In every two months release their new model, including brands like Vivo, Xiaomi, and few others. Moto, Xiaomi, One Plus have already released their models in the first half of 2018. As we enter into the second half of 2018, there is a huge expectation from these brands to release some great models. Till now we have witnessed how these brands work on creating new designs and now you will experience some advanced features that will make the Smartphone…
Aftermath of Hon (Dr) Ladi Adebutu’s emergence on September 27, 2018, as the gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State for 2019 general elections, the expectations of the people have increased tremendously. They are eager for a change of government in the state. They are hopeful for a return of PDP to power. They are impatient for the return of buoyant economy as exemplified during PDP glorious era of Otunba Gbenga Daniel. They desire a quality living away from the current agonising period of retrogression and poverty of the APC government without human face. From Yewa North…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 7, Ogere Remo of Ogun State has commissioned a new secretariat on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The commissioning was done by the PDP Vice Chairman of Ikenne Local Government and supported by other notable party leaders. With the commissioning of the new secretariat sets the stage for the journey towards the actualisation of the electoral victory of the party in the 2019 general elections. With the large turnout of party members, the occasion also marked the conscious determination of party faithful to be part of the success story in 2019. Speaking at the…
A human rights activist and Convener, Save Lagos Group (SLG), Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop de-marketing the Presidential hopeful of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON over unfounded allegations of corruption, saying that unfounded allegations against political opponents would just overheating the polity unnecessarily. He also urged President Buhari and his party (APC) to believe in politics without bitterness by also believing that formidable and virile opposition is one of ingredients, democracy based its survival in any clime. In a…
A Lagos based civil rights group, Save Lagos Group (SLG) has disclosed that the emergence of the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the Presidential candidate of the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was the best option and better alternative for the Nigeria masses in the 2019 Presidential election. The group also maintained that Atiku’s victory at the just concluded Presidential primary of the PDP had rekindled the hope of the Nigeria masses to choose between the old order of General Muhammadu (rtd ) regime and new order of democrat Alhaji Atiku’s restructuring regime.…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum congratulates Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 Presidential Election. The election of Atiku from a keenly contested primary election in what is generally seen as a free and fair process is a breath of fresh air to the democratic project in Nigeria which appeared threatened by manipulation of processes in intra-party conduct and general elections. It is never too early to remind the Presidential candidate of the clear commitment to the fundamental issue of restructuring he has made overtime and…
…as Gbenga Daniel, Seriake Dickson, Peter Obi, Okonjo Iweala, Nyesom Wike and Ayodele Fayose makes VP list. Following the landslide victory of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, GCON as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), information available to us reveal that the jostling for who will be his running mate has reached fever-pitch. According to sources close to Atiku, he has referred the question of who will be his running mate to the party elders to decide. This, many believe, would serve to heal any wounds that may have arisen from his landslide victory over Governor Aminu Tambuwal who…