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Nigeria: Four States Atiku Claims Were 'Stolen' From Him During 2019 Polls
By Kunle Sanni An opposition presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, claims he won in four of the states that the electoral commission, INEC, declared were won by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Abubakar stated this in his "state to state computation" contained in his electoral petition filed earlier this week. The states Mr Abubakar is laying claim to are Kogi, Kaduna, Gombe and Niger.
Nigeria: Atiku's Election Petition Against Buhari's Victory
By Akin Oyewobi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) computer server shows that Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the February 23 election with about 1.6 million votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari, the opposition candidate claims. This is contained in the petition filed on Monday by the PDP and Mr Abubakar, to challenge the victory of Mr Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nigeria Records Trade Surplus of N1.44 Trillion in Q4 - NBS
Nigeria recorded a favourable trade balance of N1.44 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2018, being 125.5 per cent higher than the record of the third quarter of the year. The Foreign Trade in Goods Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday, showed that during the fourth quarter of 2018, Nigeria's total merchandise trade stood at N8.61 trillion, down from N9.11 trillion recorded in the third quarter by N460.96 billion or 5.1 per cent.
Nigeria: Gas Explosion - Bayelsa Residents Flee, Seek FG's Intervention
Residents of Jalungo, Fatuo, Kalablomi as well as Nembe creek 1, 2 and 3 communities have deserted the area following the Friday's gas explosion in Nembe Creek Trunk. Aiteo Exploration Ltd, operator of the 97 kilometer Nembe Creek Trunk Line had earlier shut the Nembe Creek Trunk Line for emergency repairs following the detection of a leakage earlier in the year.
Nigeria: Rep-Elect Assures Constituents On Good Representation
The House of Representatives member-elect for AMAC/Bwari federal constituency, Micah Jiba, has assured his constituents of good representation in the National Assembly. The former chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), while addressing journalists, said he was not going to the House of Representatives for his personal interest but to protect the interest of the people of AMAC and Bwari area council.
Nigeria: Why Mega City Development Projects in Nigeria Linger
While the completion of many multi-billion naira high-end city development projects in Nigeria continue to be awaited years after construction started, a number of similar projects elsewhere are set to open this year, Daily Trust reports. For instance, after six years of construction, the highly anticipated Raffles City Chongqing project in China, is set to be opened this year.
Nigeria: 9th National Assembly... Dogara Moves to Retain Speaker's Seat
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara is making frantic moves to retain his seat when the 9th National Assembly will be inaugurated in June this year, Daily Trust has learnt. Dogara's moves, it was learnt, are coming despite the fact that he is now a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP, so far, has a little over 100 reps-elect against the 220 seats of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nigeria: Governorship Polls - CODE Urges INEC to Decentralize Operations
The Connected Development (CODE), an accredited local observer for this year's General Elections, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to decentralize its activities to ensure the success of the March 9 governorship and states house of assembly elections. The Head of Mission, Election Observation Team of the organisation, Hamzat B.
Nigeria: 580 Young Scientists to Participate Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
About 580 young scientists from 88 countries across the world will participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting scheduled to take place in Germany between June 30 and July 5 this year. The meeting, according to a press statement signed by Gero von der Stein, Head of Communications, will also be attended by 42 Nobel Laureates across the world.
Nigeria: NIPR Congratulates Buhari On Re-Election
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. The Chairman of Governing Council, Malam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo in a statement made available to Daily Trust on Sunday, also congratulated Nigerians on the successful conclusion of the 2019 Presidential Election. "We are pleased to note that for the first time in Nigeria, 73 candidates contested for the coveted Office of the President Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Nigeria: NSCIA, JNI Congratulate Buhari On Reelection
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and the Jama'tu Nasril Islam (JNI), have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his reelection victory. The two organisations issued the their congratulatory messages in separate statements all in the name of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar who is the head of the two bodies.
Nigeria: Alleged Certificate Forgery - Bindow Knows Fate Today
An FCT High Court in Apo has fixed today for judgment in a suit seeking the disqualification of Adamawa State Governor, Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow, from the forthcoming governorship election, over alleged certificate forgery. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi fixed March 1 for the judgment after counsels to all parties in the suit argued and adopted their respective briefs for and against the suit.
Nigeria: The Need for a Progressive 9th Assembly
opinion By Uwais Abdulrahman The Presidential and National Assembly elections were held on Saturday 23rd February 2019 and it witnessed a large turn out of eligible Nigerian voters committed to exercising their franchise in electing their President and representatives for National Assembly positions.
Nigeria: Buhari's Second Term - What Legacy for Nigeria?
opinion The victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the just concluded February 23, 2019 elections has without any doubt guaranteed that Buhari will continue as president for another term. While many have continued to send congratulatory messages to the president, which ofcourse is not wrong, however, very few have bothered to look at or remind Buhari about what being president has been for him.
Nigeria: Abia NDE Coordinator Tasks Youth On Skills Acquisition
The Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Abia, Mrs Buchi Ojei, has urged youths to embrace skills acquisition as a viable option to white collar jobs. Ojei gave the advice on Friday at the closing ceremony of the NDE Cosmetology training programme held at Asaga, Ohafia, Abia. She said certificate qualification had failed the country, adding that the best was to embrace skills that could make one self-reliant and employer of labour.
Nigeria: 330 Nigerians Return From Libya
Three hundred and thirty Nigerians are expected to be flown back from the Libyan capital, Tripoli to Lagos yesterday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with the Nigerian Embassy in Libya will be spearheading the repatriation of the migrants back home.
Nigeria: PDP Holds Caucus Meeting Today
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its expanded caucus meeting today at its National Secretariat in Abuja. The party's National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan disclosed this in a statement tagged 'special announcement in Abuja yesterday. The meeting is scheduled to start at 12noon.
Nigeria: NIMC Begins Enrolment of Nigerians in South Africa
The enrolment of Nigerian adults and children in South Africa into the National Identity Database (NIDB) for the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) will commence on Wednesday, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said. The flag off of the diaspora enrolment in South Africa is in collaboration with a licensed partner, Messrs. Thebez Global Resources Limited (TGR), a statement from NIMC said yesterday.
Atiku Keeps Promise on Challenging Nigeria Election Results
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Nigeria: Nvbf Sends Coaches for High Performance Training in Kenya
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) plans to send two national coaches on a High Performance Seminar in Kenya ahead of the forthcoming World U-19 Junior Volleyball Championship in Tunisia. The coaches, Sani Musa Mohammed and Adeniyi Adekalu were chosen by the federation owing to their performances in qualifying for the world championship, where they came tops at the Africa U-19 Volleyball Youth Games in Algiers in 2018.
Nigeria: Two Flights of 326 Libyan Returnees Arrive
Two batches of 326 returnees from Libya arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in the early hours of today and late night on Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) through its Coordinator for Lagos Territorial office, Idris Muhammed received the voluntary returnees on arrival in two different flights at the Cargo Wing of MMIA, Ikeja.
Nigeria: Why Buhari Was Re-Elected - Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has highlighted some of the reasons that got President Muhammadu Buhari reelected in the February 23 presidential elections. He said the president's victory is a confirmation of the fact that ordinary Nigerians appreciate the pro-people policies of the present administration which the government in the past four years is doing more with fewer resources.
Nigeria: 64 Senators, 151 Reps Fail to Return to National Assembly
No fewer than 64 serving senators and 151 members of the House of Representatives will not be in the 9th National Assembly in June when it will be inaugurated, according to Daily Trust findings. Only 45 senators and about 209 members are returning to the federal legislature, according to the results of the elections released so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Fifteen of the newly elected senators are former state governors.
Cameroon, Don't Throw Out Refugees
editorial In a move that lacks both humanitarian passion and good neighbourliness, forty thousand residents of Rann, Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State who fled to Goura in Cameroon last month due to incessant Boko Haram attacks were sent back home two days ago.
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