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• PDP Wants To Subvert Deltans Will, APC Alleges

  18-02-2019 23:42
  The All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State chapter has claimed that it uncovered the evil machinations of the state branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), towards subverting the will/wishes of Deltans.In a press release made availabl ...
  
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• Trump's 'relentless attack' on FBI prompted memoir by former official: NPR

  18-02-2019 22:21
  Former top FBI official Andrew McCabe decried the "relentless attack" he said U.S. President Donald Trump has launched against the agency, according to released excerpts of an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, to be aired early Monday.
  
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• Presidents Day protests decry Trump's emergency declaration

  18-02-2019 21:08
  Activists in Washington, Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities protested on Monday's Presidents Day holiday against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
  
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• N.C. congressional contest marred by voter fraud scheme: official

  18-02-2019 20:11
  An investigation into a disputed 2018 congressional election in North Carolina has uncovered a "coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme" to influence the vote's outcome, a state election board official said on Monday.
  
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• 2019: Atiku asks court to stop Buhari, security agencies from interfering with polls

  18-02-2019 18:12
  Godwin Tsa, Abuja
  Former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has asked a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for an order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and security agencies from interfering with the 2019 general elections.
  But it is President Muhammadu Buhari ‎and his campaign organisation (Buhari Campaign Organisation) who dragged Atiku Abubakar and his Personal Assistant, Phrank Shaibu, before t
  
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• No need for Shinzo Abe: Trump already nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

  18-02-2019 17:31
  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is not saying whether or not he nominated Donald Trump for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but the question may be moot: the U.S. president has been put forward by others for the prestigious award.
  
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• Amaechi Reveals Secret Pact That Gov Wike Negotiated With APC On President Buhari's Reelection.

  18-02-2019 12:44
  The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that the State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been negotiating with the All Progressives Congress, APC, to help him retain his position while he (Wike) works for President...
  
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• My problems with Wike, Abe and Mrs. Jonathan Rotimi Amaechi

  18-02-2019 11:44
  Hours to Saturday39;s aborted Presidential and National Assembly Elections, Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, spoke in an interview in which he claimed that his successor as governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike lived in fear of him even a ...
  
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• Trump policies unite allies against him at European security forum

  18-02-2019 09:55
  In 2009, then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden came to Munich to "press the reset button" with Russia. A decade later he came again to offer the world better relations, this time with his own country.
  
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• U.S. stands with international community on Nigeria's polls: Embassy

  18-02-2019 09:44
  THE U.S. fully supports the decision of the heads of ECOWAS and other international missions on the postponement of the election in Nigeria, the country's mission in Nigeria says.In a statement in Abuja on Saturday,the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria e ...
  
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• My life in danger, I'm living in darkness: Kogi Deputy Governor

  18-02-2019 09:44
  The Kogi State Deputy Governor, Chief Simon Achuba, has cried out, saying his life is in danger following the withdrawal of his security details by the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Busari Hakeem.Addressing newsmen at his official residence...
  
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• Anyaoku, Adebanjo, Okorie, others lament postponed polls

  18-02-2019 09:38
  Some of the country’s leading elder-statesmen have lamented the postponement of the presidential and senatorial elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC National Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Among the elder statesmen who spoke with  Vanguard  were former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka
  Continue reading Anyaoku, Adebanjo, Okorie, others lament postponed polls at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Just in: Benue APC Chairman shot dead

  18-02-2019 09:37
  The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ohimini local government area,  Mr Boniface Okoloho, is dead.
  Continue reading Just in: Benue APC Chairman shot dead at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Breaking: INEC officials to meet again

  18-02-2019 09:21
  Following the opposition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) ban on electioneering during the one week extension of poll, the commission will meet today to review the restriction.
  Continue reading Breaking: INEC officials to meet again at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Polls: postponement better than inconclusive election – Observer group

  18-02-2019 09:00
  ABUJA—AN election observer group,the   Centre for Transparency Advocacy,CTA,has sued for peace among politicians and interest groups following blame games trailing the last-minute’s postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections,on Saturday.
  Continue reading Polls: postponement better than inconclusive election – Observer group at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• POLLS: Delta PDP, APC trade words over rigging plots

  18-02-2019 08:29
  ASABA- The Peoples Democratic Party,  PDP  and the All Progressives Congress,  APC  in  Delta  State, were at the weekend locked in a war of words over alleged rigging plots against one another in the forthcoming election.
  Continue reading POLLS: Delta PDP, APC trade words over rigging plots at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Exclusion: Rivers APC moves to send Yakubu to prison

  18-02-2019 07:45
  ABUJA: The All Progressives Congress APC in Rivers State has served contempt proceedings on Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to ensure the inclusion of its candidates in the forthcoming elections in the state.
  Continue reading Exclusion: Rivers APC moves to send Yakubu to prison at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• kaduna Killings: Odinkalu, others put El- Rufai to task – Demand apology

  18-02-2019 07:36
  ABUJA- THE Senior Team Manager for the Africa Programme of the Open Society Justice Initiative, OSJI, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, Country Director, Global Rights Nigeria, Abiodun Baiyewu, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, House of Justice, Nigeria, Gloria Ballason, Regional Manager, Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, Hamsatu Allamin and others under the auspices of a   civil society and 2019 general election monitoring group,
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• Polls shift: Buhari apologises, as APC caucus meets

  18-02-2019 06:00
  President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday apologised to Nigerians for the inconveniences suffered on account of the postponement of the polls last Saturday.
  Continue reading Polls shift: Buhari apologises, as APC caucus meets at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Election postponement: INEC, parties at daggers drawn over campaigns

  18-02-2019 05:55
  POLITICAL parties are at daggers drawn with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over resumption of campaigns for the Presidential and National Assembly polls, which the commission postponed last Saturday to February 23.
  Continue reading Election postponement: INEC, parties at daggers drawn over campaigns at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Amaechi: My issues with Wike, Abe and Mrs Jonathan

  18-02-2019 05:55
  Hours to Saturday’s aborted Presidential and National Assembly Elections, Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, spoke in an interview in which he claimed that his successor as governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike lived in fear of him even as he accused the chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu of working in cahoots with Wike to undermine the APC in Rivers State.
  Continue reading Amaechi: My issues with Wike, Abe and Mrs Jonathan at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Japan's PM nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize on U.S. request: Asahi

  18-02-2019 05:53
  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the U.S. government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday.
  
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• U.S. Senator Rubio warns Venezuela's Maduro not to act against opposition

  18-02-2019 05:51
  U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, visiting the Colombia-Venezuela border on Sunday, warned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of severe consequences if he takes action against the country's opposition leader and self-declared president or U.S. citizens.
  
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• APC fires six posers at INEC, denies seeking staggered polls

  18-02-2019 05:15
  ABUJA— The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has issued six queries to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following the postponement of the general elections by the electoral umpire.
  Continue reading APC fires six posers at INEC, denies seeking staggered polls at Vanguard News Nigeria.
  
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• Drama as APC deputy guber candidate reads campaign slogan from Bible

  18-02-2019 03:49
  There was mild drama at a Christ Apostolic Church in Gaa Akanbi, Kwara State, yesterday, when Kayode Alabi, deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), went visiting.
  Alabi, who mounted the pulpit to read the Yoruba version of the Bible, asked the congregation to open to Deuteronomy 3:26 and Numbers 16:17, both of which contained the phrase, “ó tó gé.”
  Ó tó gé, a slogan of the APC in the state, literally means e
  
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• Venezuela denies EU lawmakers entry given 'conspiratorial motives'

  18-02-2019 03:33
  Venezuela denied a group of European Parliament deputies entry into the country on Sunday, arguing they had "conspiratorial motives" for flying to Caracas in the throes of a political crisis.
  
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• INEC must prove it can conduct credible polls, says Olawepo-Hashim

  18-02-2019 03:32
  Ismail Omipidan 
  Presidential candidate of the Peoples Trust (PT), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, speaks on four key zones his party is set to win. He spoke before the re-scheduled presidential election.
  There have been allegations from some parties about lack of readiness for free and fair elections both by INEV and the administration. What are your views concerning these issues?
  I think it is worrying that a number of parties are not comfortable with the preparation and I think the INEC peo
  
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• Nigerians will reject money inducement to return Buhari -Usman

  18-02-2019 03:29
  James Ojo, Abuja
   Adaji Usman is a stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kogi State. He is the Coordinator of the Special Marshals of the Federal Capital Territory, the Volunteer arm of the Road Safety Corps.  A PhD student of Political Science, Usman believes that the APC has done exceedingly well to earn it a second term in office.  
   Why are you highly optimistic of a victory for APC in these elections?
   I am from the Igala tribe from Kogi S
  
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• APC’s quest to retain Oyo

  18-02-2019 03:28
  Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan
   In Oyo State, electorate across the 33 Local Government Areas of the state are eagerly waiting for Saturday, March 2, 2019, to elect a new governor for the pace setter state. But before next month’s governorship contest, the electorate will have to decide this Saturday, whether they want the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominance of the politics of the state to continue or not.
   Although the incumbent governor, Abiola Ajimobi will be completing his second
  
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• Presidential/NASS elections: How Edo people will vote

  18-02-2019 03:26
  Tony Osauzo, Benin
  With barely 24 hours to the presidential and National Assembly elections, political watchers in Edo State are busy forecasting the likely outcome of these elections in the state controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
  To begin an analysis of how voters are likely to vote and which party will emerge victorious, it is necessary to take a  look at what happened in 2015 and some of the factors that influenced the outcome in the only state under the control of the A
  
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• Abacha’s popularity in Kano’ll help APDA -Mohammed

  18-02-2019 03:24
  Samuel Bello, Abuja
  Presidential candidate of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), Alhaji Shittu Mohammed, speaks on how formidable his party is in Kano, Sokoto, Zamfara and other states in the North.
  Do you have a presidential candidate at all because people have not been really seeing your campaign?
  Yes, we have. I am the one. I am here sitting with you.
  When it comes to winning elections, which state do you think you are sure of winning Senate and House of Representatives seats?
  F
  
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• …Oyetola urges calm in Osun

  18-02-2019 02:56
  Gyang Bere, Jos and Wole Balogun, Ado EkitiOsun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has urged citizens to remain calm and peaceful and not lose interest in the electoral process.
  In his reaction to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections last Saturday, the governor implored the people to turn out in a large number on Saturday.
  The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mr. Adeniyi Adesina, said: &ld
  
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• INEC, political parties to blame for polls shift –Falana

  18-02-2019 02:41
  Senior Advocate of Nigeria and rights activist, Femi Falana, has said the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and some political parties should take the blame for the postponement of February 16 presidential and National Assembly elections.
  Falana also slammed INEC on reasons given for the postponement, which he said does not exist  in the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended).
  He stated this in a statement issued in Lagos, yesterday.
  Falana said: “By virtue of section 26 of the Electo
  
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• Buhari’ll be voted out despite election shift –Wike

  18-02-2019 02:38
  Tony John, Port Harcourt 
  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that despite the postponement of the general elections, Nigerians are determined to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari. 
  Speaking during a special anointing service at the Living Faith Kaduna Street, D-Line, Port Harcourt,  yesterday, Wike said the postponement should re-energise the electorate to use their votes to insist that Nigeria must be better.
  He said: “I’m not speaking to you beca
  
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• California tells Trump that lawsuit over border wall is 'imminent'

  18-02-2019 02:33
  California will "imminently" challenge President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to obtain funds for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra said on Sunday.
  
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• PAP: Opposition parties jittery of Buhari’s footprints in Niger Delta –Dokubo

  18-02-2019 02:32
  Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of Amnesty Programme (PAP), Prof. Charles Dokubo, has expressed dismay over unverified posts in the social media, linking him to sponsorship of political thugs ahead of the botched presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for February 16.
  Dokubo, however, noted that the verbal missiles fired at him by opposition elements were expected, considering President Muhammadu Buhari’s rising popularity in the Nige
  
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• Rumours against Kalu: APC chieftain warns Abia PDP

  18-02-2019 02:29
  Okey Sampson, Aba
  A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Abia North, Udo Egwu, has warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia against continuous peddling of rumours against the former governor of the state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu.
  Egwu described the recent rumour allegedly being peddled by PDP members in Abia State, that Kalu, who is also the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Abia North, hoarded sensitive Independent National Electoral Commission
  
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• Postponement: INEC has crippled PDP –Sen Adokwe

  18-02-2019 02:15
  Senator representing Nasarawa South senatorial district under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Solomon Adokwe, said the last minute postponement of the election has crippled and rendered the party broke.
  Senator Adokwe told newsmen, yesterday, in Lafia, that the commission’s action, with regard to the sudden postponement of the election, last Saturday, was  a calculated attempt to make sure the opposition PDP has no funds to mobilise logistics to its members.
  
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• Setback for 2019 budget, minimum wage as Senate shifts resumption

  18-02-2019 01:26
  Fred Itua, Abuja 
  Following a shift of the presidential and National Assembly elections to Saturday, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), resumption of the two chambers of the National Assembly, has been deferred.Lawmakers are now expected to resume on February 26.
  Lawmakers were initially expected to resume tomorrow, having adjourned for the election on January 24, to enable members campaign in their constituencies. 
  The planned emergency plenary summoned by the Se
  
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• Polls postponement: INEC under pressure over suspended campaigns

  18-02-2019 01:25
  Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
  Ahead  of the February 23 rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections, a showdown appears imminent as political parties dare the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over electioneering.
  Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had last Saturday, during an interactive session with stakeholders, in Abuja, where he explained why the polls were postponed, said political parties cannot resume campaigns
  
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• INEC reviews ban on political campaigns today

  18-02-2019 01:22
  Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
  There are strong indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may lift its ban on political campaigns, following the one week postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections.
  INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had, during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, last Saturday, insisted that INEC would not lift the ban on campaign even as he quipped that “it is difficult for any political actor to be silent.”
  Regardless, rea
  
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• PVC contractor is APC member –INEC chair

  18-02-2019 01:13
  This is even as National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu confirmed that one of the candidates of the APC is a contractor with the commission.
  Addressing stakeholders on the reason behind the postponement of the presidential election in Abuja on Saturday, the INEC boss assured that the contractor’s political inclination would not affect the commission.
  The contractor in question is Mohammed Musa, APC’s candidate for the Niger East sena
  
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