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Atiku begins ‘People’s Policy’ issue based campaign as Buhari unveils ‘Next Level’

Following the ban lifted on presidential and senatorial campaigns by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), two star players on the 2019 presidential election seem to be running neck-to-neck but with differences on approaches. The two leads, President Muhammadu Buhari…

Just in: Buhari endorses N30,000 NMW as fears of fuel price hike deepen

Nigerian Labour Movement (NLM) and millions of Nigerian workers who had been keeping vigil on the final figure for the new minimum wage can now heave a sigh of relief as President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday endorsed N30,000 as the new…

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Yola billboard climber arrested after assurance that Atiku will address poverty

A Yola, the Adamawa State capital, identified as Lawal Faro who climbed a 40-meter-high billboard in protest of Nigeria becoming the poverty capital of Nigeria has been convinced to come down and arrested by combined team of security operatives. While…

Crossfire of claims between APC and Atiku Campaign group

Shortly after the confirmation of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) flag bearer in 2019 presidential election, the Acting National Publicity Secretary of All progressive Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena wrote as follows: APC congratulates Atiku…

Latest US Report on Buhari administration may swing elites’ votes in 2019

Coming at a time many analysts felt its ripe, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) weekend released a report that suggests that the current government of President Muhammadu Buhari has failed most Nigerians in terms of meeting their expectations…

Reno Omokri gives insights on facts showing more complicity in Buhari’s corruption war

Ahead of 2019 general elections, leading critic of President Muhammadu Buhari style of governance and corruption war who doubles as a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Reno Omokri, has released facts that cast doubts on current fight against…

More groups raise concerns over 2019 as Arewa youths tell Buhari, Atiku to leave scene

Rising from its two-day summit in Kaduna, a Coalition of Arewa youths has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar not to contest the 2019 presidential election based on the fact that their productive years have…

2019: Hameed Ali’s outburst that Buhari at over 70 shouldn’t contest again means a lot

The sincere remarks by Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, on Tuesday that if he were President Muhammadu Buhari, he would not contest 2019 election having passed the age of 70, has raised salient issues bordering on…

Jerking up 2018 budget oil benchmark can backfire on sustained drop in price—Experts

Many financial analysts have started picking holes on the increasing of the 2018 oil benchmark from $45 to $51, saying the galloping oil price should not be allowed to deceive government budgetary plans because the indices favouring it do not…

Banker sees implementation of only 40 to 50% of capital votes in 2018 budget

For the delays associated with the presentation and passage of the 2018 budget, a former Managing Director of Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Rislanudeen Mohammed, has argued that the Federal Government might not be able to fully implement the capital component…