[YNaija2019] Beware, they will come to you with restructuring, but do they mean it?

by Usman Alabi It is easier to campaign on an issue than to see it through when presented with the opportunity to do so, ask the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party with a 101 failed promises. Even they promised to restructure, but Nigerians still await the fulfilment of that promise more than two... Read More

YNaija2019

2019, Politics, restructuring

October 2, 2017

Atiku denies using bags of rice for 2019 campaign

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has disclaimed a company producing bags of rice with what seemed like campaign posters, used as brand designs. Although, the name of the company is yet unknown, the brand designs features the face of Atiku, with a campaign message. In a tweet by his media office on Monday, Atiku... Read More

The News Blog

2019, atiku abubakar, bags of rice, campaign

September 30, 2017

Dele Momodu: How President Buhari should prepare for 2019 elections

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me say exciting times are here again. You may ask what is so exciting about this period with our myriad of problems? Please, allow me to put it this way. Politicians are like students while the voters are their teachers. Every now and then the chickens come home to... Read More

Opinion

2019, Dele Momodu, INEC, Nigeria's future, opinion, peter ayodele fayose, Politics, president buhari, presidential elections

September 14, 2017

When should we expect Fayose’s plan for IPOB?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The floor is now open for Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, to convince Nigerians that he can indeed take Buhari’s seat as he has claimed. By officially unveiling a campaign poster for 2019, Fayose has now the duty to start making the right arguments about his competence, ability and integrity... Read More

Story of the day

2019, Ayodele Fayose, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Presidency

September 14, 2017

2019: Fayose is already teasing the North for support

by Alexander O. Onukwue The first campaign poster posted on twitter with which Fayose officially announced his 2019 aspirations goes with a Hausa/Muslim message “Shugaban Naijeriya Insha Allah”. Fayose wears a cap that bears a resemblance to that worn by President Muhammadu Buhari in his official portrait, perhaps as an indication of his claim that... Read More

Story of the day

2019, Ayodele Fayose, north, Presidency

September 14, 2017

Is Fayose declaring for 2019 to ward off Atiku?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It could be that Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has announced his aspiration to run for the Presidency under the PDP in order to ward off Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. There has been much conversation over the past two weeks about the interest of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in running... Read More

Story of the day

2019, atiku abubakar, Ayodele Fayose, Presidency

September 14, 2017

It’s official: Fayose wants to be Nigeria’s president in 2019

by Alexander O. Onukwue Ekiti state Governor, Peter Ayo Fayose has officially declared his intention to be President of Nigeria, come 2019. Fayose becomes the first person to openly declare intention for the race for 2019, doing so at a time when President Muhammadu Buhari’s future for a second term has been discouraged by one... Read More

Story of the day

2019, Ayodele Fayose, election, Politics, president

September 12, 2017

2019: Could Soyinka be sowing seeds for an unknown candidate?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It is hardly a secret that Professor Wole Soyinka was pleased with the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan by Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 elections. The Nobel Laureate was not dry with stinging words about the former administration, raising issues about corruption and inefficiency of Governance severally. In Buhari’s reign, though,... Read More

Story of the day

2019, candidate, election, Professor Wole Soyinka

September 12, 2017

YNaija Editorial: Forget Buhari and Nnamdi Kanu, remember there’s only one thing that matters

There’s a chance that you have noticed – amidst everything else that has been happening – that we have been a little bit aloof. And it must be understandable to you. Think about it. Hurricanes, floods, time travel (and not the Elon Musk kind) back to a past filled with avoidable mistakes and a looming... Read More

Thinking Through

2019, Atiku, Buhari, IPOB, Jummai Alhassan, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, YNaija Editorial

September 9, 2017

Only ill-health will stop Buhari from contesting in 2019 – Amosun

Ogun State governor, Ibikunke Amodun has said only ill- health will stop President Muhammadu Buhari from seeking re-election in 2019. The governor stated this in Abeokuta shortly after attending a book launch put together to mark the one year anniversary of the death of renowned educationist, Chief Lamidi Sofenwa. Amosun said the President has done... Read More

The News Blog

2019, Contest, Ibikunle Amosun, ill-health, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 8, 2017

APC governors, ministers want Buhari to contest in 2019 – El-Rufai

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said governors and ministers under the All Progressives Congress (APC) want President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 presidential election. El-Rufa’i said this while speaking with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. He said the governors and... Read More

The News Blog

2019, APC, Contest, governors, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 8, 2017

[The Activism Blog] GLEEHD Foundation encourages Nigerian youth to take active part in politics

The Governance, Leadership, Economic, Environmental and Human Development (GLEEHD) Foundation on Thursday, September 07, 2017 held its first edition of Nigeria Emerging Political Leaders Forum in Surulere, Lagos. The summit with the theme, “2019 Elections and youth Participation in political leadership in Nigeria: Prospects and strategies for young leaders” had an array of speakers who unanimously... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

2019, GLEEHD foundation, participation, Politics

September 7, 2017

Buhari promised not to contest in 2019 – Alhassan

Minister of Women Affairs, Alhassan Jummai has said President Muhammadu Buhari promised not to seek re-election in 2019. The minister said this in an interview with Reuters. According to her, Buhari told the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he would only spend a term. “In 2014/2015 he said he was going to... Read More

The News Blog

2019, Alhassan Jummai, Contest, President Muhammadu Buhari

Aisha Alhassan Minsiter of women affairs

September 6, 2017

I will support Atiku, if Buhari contests in 2019 – Alhassan

Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan has said she would support Vice President Atiku Abubakar if he contests for the Presidency in 2019. A video of the minister campaigning for Atiku had gone viral on the internet. In an interview with the BBC Hausa, Alhassan said Atiku has always been her godfather and would choose... Read More

The News Blog

2019, Alhassan Jummai, APC, atiku abubakar, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 2, 2017

I am not interested in the Presidency…my passion is business – Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has denied reports that he is planning to run for Presidency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019. In an interview with Daily Times, the businessman said he was not contacted to be the opposition party’s candidate in 2019 as widely reported. According to him, his... Read More

The News Blog

2019, aliko dangote, Business, Presidency

August 18, 2017

Saraki’s visit: How often did Buhari’s thoughts skip 2019

by Alexander O. Onukwue For all the maligning attributes that are credited to Senator Bukola Saraki and the National Assembly, there are no illusions as to his dedication to the causes he believes in. Under his leadership, the 8 th Senate has made achievements according to the promises it made in 2015. From OpenNASS to... Read More

Story of the day

2019, Bukola Saraki, London visit., Presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari

August 10, 2017

By the numbers: How important is Anambra to the APC for 2019?

by Alexander O. Onukwue As the Anambra elections are on the way, the APC, like any ambitious ruling party wishing to strengthen its hold on the nation, are making plans to win the state. While responding to remarks credited to the APC Chairman, John Oyegun, Obiano noted that “Anambra is crucial to their [APC] plot... Read More

Story of the day

2019, anambra, APC, election, numbers

July 30, 2017

Sagay should contest in 2019 or remain silent – Senate

The Senate has asked the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay to go back to the classroom if he is overwhelmed by the National assignment given to him. The upper chamber said this while reacting to a statement credited to Sagay, stating that the 8th Senate as the worst in the... Read More

The News Blog

2019, Constitution amendment, Contest, Itse Sagay, senate

July 30, 2017

IPOB will send Okorocha out of the govt house in 2019 – Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said the group will sack Rochas Okorocha as governor of Imo State. Kanu, who spoke in Owerri on Friday, insisted that there would be no election in Anambra State in November and in the other four South-East states in 2019. He added that “restructuring... Read More

The News Blog

2019, govt house, Imo, IPOB, Rochas Okorocha

July 25, 2017

I Tick You: How does Atiku perform on the millennial’s checklist?

by Alexander O. Onukwue There is no official ‘Millenial’s Checklist’ by which every potential candidate for the Presidency in Nigeria is screened. Beside the requirement for a School Certificate and the approved age of 40, nobody is considered too old or too crude to run. But if the evidence of the last 10 years is... Read More

Story of the day

2019, atiku abubakar, Checklist, Millennials, Politics

July 17, 2017

Has Fayose launched his 2019 presidential campaign?

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose may have launched his 2019 Presidential Campaign. Fayose had boasted that he would become Nigeria’s next president and would defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. “I have penchant for taking powers; that one in Buhari’s hand, I will take it. I’m going straight to that villa. I’m the next president,”... Read More

The News Blog

2019, Ayodele Fayose, PDP, president, Presidential campaign

July 16, 2017

Google names of PDP members and see what comes up | APC tells Nigerians

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for boasting of taking back power in 2019. APC national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi in a statement on Sunday said the brand of the PDP has been greatly damaged. Abdullahi said there are only few men in the PDP “whose faces do not... Read More

The News Blog

2019, APC, Bolaji Abdullahi, PDP, Power, President Muhammadu Buhari

July 13, 2017

On your marks: 2019 is close and Makarfi is already behind schedule

by Alexander O. Onukwue There are approximately twenty months between now and the next general elections in 2019, and Ahmed Makarfi, the now authenticated PDP Chairman, is already behind schedule. The internal problems of the party has left it without a proper structure over the past two years, causing factions and disgruntlement amongst members, some... Read More

Story of the day

2019, Ahmed Makarfi, APC, election, PDP, Politics

July 10, 2017

The Activism Blog: We are paying very close attention to The Alternative. You should too

First launched in 2014 and suspended for three years, The Alternative – a Twitter-based handle seeking to sensitise younger Nigerian voters about the stakes in the next elections. It resumed operations in June this year, and already speaks smart digital engagement strategy. And more importantly, it is raising important questions. Like this one: https://twitter.com/alternativeng/status/877469441696690176 And... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

2019, leaders, nigeria, Politics, The Activism Blog, The Alternative

July 4, 2017

‘Ex-PDP ministers to field presidential candidates’

Peoples Democratic Party former Ministers Forum on Monday resolved to field one of its members as the party’s presidential candidate in 2019, Punch reports. The decision was taken after the former ministers met under the aegis of PDP Ministers’ Forum in Abuja. They also boasted that President Muhammadu Buhari would be defeated if he contested... Read More

The News Blog

2019, Ex-PDP ministers, PDP, Presidency, presidential candidate

June 23, 2017

Opinion: 2019 and the legend of Buhari on wheelchair

by Emmanuel Ugwu Considering President Muhammadu Buhari’s struggle in the health stakes and an unremitting debilitating disease which has kept him out of his office and country indefinitely, should the 74 year old be on the ballot in 2019? In an ideal world, this is a non-question. The proposition carries the unmistakable undertones of callousness and mischief.... Read More

Opinion

2019, Buhari's health, nigeria, North divisions, opinion, Politics

June 21, 2017

Opinion: Yahaya Bello – Not entirely good, not entirely bad

by Isa Eneye Mubarak After all is said and done, the biggest political blunder we the people of Kogi can possibly do is voting Governor Yahaya Bello (GYB) out in 2019. Our Pioneers were not so intelligent, the first political blunder was during the creation of Kogi, and when the creation of LGs came. They committed... Read More

Opinion

2019, Governance, Kogi, opinion, Politics, Yahaya Bello

June 15, 2017

[YNaija 2019]: It is settled: Nigerians don’t want old men for the presidency any more

by Mark Amaza Today, polling firm NOIPolls released the results of a nationwide survey it conducted together with BusinessDay Media that revealed that majority of Nigerians (64% of their respondents) are in favour of Nigeria’s next president being between 40-50. This is not surprising as the recent election of 39-year old Emmanuel Macron as the... Read More

YNaija2019

2019, election, NOI Polls, old men, Presidency

June 13, 2017

Igbo must produce president in 2019 – Ohanaeze youth

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council on Tuesday, said the Igbos must produce the country’s President in 2019. The group said this in a communiqué signed by its General Secretary, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, after a meeting in Enugu. The youths said agitation for Biafra would take an unprecedented turn if an Igbo President does not emerge... Read More

The News Blog

2019, Biafr, igbo, Ohanaeze, president, youth

May 17, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: It looks like Hon. Jibrin has launched his 2019 campaign

No one knows what he could possibly be running for. But the suspended lawmaker is sure to gun for the governorship seat in Kano state. Before you dub us preposterous, we have a number of proofs to support our suspicions. Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, who was at the centre of the infamous budget padding scandal, was... Read More

The Legislative Blog

2019, campaign, governorship, hon jibrin, House of Reps, Suspension

[YNaija2019] Beware, they will come to you with restructuring, but do they mean it?

Atiku denies using bags of rice for 2019 campaign

Dele Momodu: How President Buhari should prepare for 2019 elections

When should we expect Fayose’s plan for IPOB?

2019: Fayose is already teasing the North for support

Is Fayose declaring for 2019 to ward off Atiku?

It’s official: Fayose wants to be Nigeria’s president in 2019

2019: Could Soyinka be sowing seeds for an unknown candidate?

YNaija Editorial: Forget Buhari and Nnamdi Kanu, remember there’s only one thing that matters

Only ill-health will stop Buhari from contesting in 2019 – Amosun

APC governors, ministers want Buhari to contest in 2019 – El-Rufai

[The Activism Blog] GLEEHD Foundation encourages Nigerian youth to take active part in politics

Buhari promised not to contest in 2019 – Alhassan

I will support Atiku, if Buhari contests in 2019 – Alhassan

I am not interested in the Presidency…my passion is business – Dangote

Saraki’s visit: How often did Buhari’s thoughts skip 2019

By the numbers: How important is Anambra to the APC for 2019?

Sagay should contest in 2019 or remain silent – Senate

IPOB will send Okorocha out of the govt house in 2019 – Nnamdi Kanu

I Tick You: How does Atiku perform on the millennial’s checklist?

Has Fayose launched his 2019 presidential campaign?

Google names of PDP members and see what comes up | APC tells Nigerians

On your marks: 2019 is close and Makarfi is already behind schedule

The Activism Blog: We are paying very close attention to The Alternative. You should too

‘Ex-PDP ministers to field presidential candidates’

Opinion: 2019 and the legend of Buhari on wheelchair

Opinion: Yahaya Bello – Not entirely good, not entirely bad

[YNaija 2019]: It is settled: Nigerians don’t want old men for the presidency any more

Igbo must produce president in 2019 – Ohanaeze youth

[The Legislative Blog]: It looks like Hon. Jibrin has launched his 2019 campaign

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