Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili has withdrawn from the 2019 Presidential race. A statement released by the former Minister of Education early Thursday, which was also shared in a series of tweets on her Twitter handle, revealed that she stepped down from the race to “focus on... Read More

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January 21, 2019

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#2019Debate Post-Mortem: A golden opportunity missed for Atiku Abubakar

The presidential debate has come and gone but its ripples are yet to settle. The two top contenders failed to participate. While H.E. Atiku Abubakar (PDP presidential candidate) was at the back stage of the venue at Transcorp Hilton, he declined to come on stage because his main challenger President Muhammadu Buhari did not show... Read More

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January 20, 2019

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#2019Debate: APC offer explanations for Buhari’s absence, slams Atiku

The Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has offered explanations for President Muhammadu Buhari‘s absence at the 2019 Presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) on Saturday. In a statement released late Saturday by the spokesperson for the council, Festus Keyamo, the... Read More

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January 19, 2019

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#2019Debate: Atiku apologises to Nigerians, explains ‘die minute’ boycott of debate

The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has apologised to Nigerians over his decision to boycott the 2019 Presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) after arriving the venue of the debate. I arrived the Congress Hall of the Hilton venue... Read More

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December 15, 2018

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#2019Debate: Terragon issues statement on offensive tweet using Guinness handle

Hello readers, my name is Oduntan Odubanjo, the Commercial Director of Terragon Ltd, managers of @GuinnessNGR Twitter handle. I hereby apologise without reserve for the offensive tweet earlier sent in error from the Guinness Nigeria Twitter handle to @Johannxs. This message has absolutely nothing to do with Guinness Nigeria and was not sent or authorized... Read More

#2019Debate: You can’t shut down your shop and be chasing criminals – Peter Obi

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi has berated the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration over its approach to issues of the economy, as it accused it of putting the fight against corruption ahead of pursuing policies that will grow the economy. The former Anambra Governor disclosed this at the presidential debate... Read More

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