Popular musician and actor, Olubankole Wellington will run for the position of House of Representatives in the 2019 presidential election. Wellington, popularly known as Banky W made this public Saturday night when he was declared as the flagbearer of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) for Eti-Osa Federal House Of Representatives. BREAKING: @BankyW throws his hat... Read More

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October 26, 2018

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#YNaijaPolitico: The mindset of Nigerians during elections is unfortunately attached to ‘money’ | ACPN candidate, Atolusi Damilola says

Unlike some years back when young politicians could not do more than be party members, the Not Too Young To Run Bill has opened doors for younger people to run for offices – thanks to President Muhammadu Buhari.

2019: Saraki joins the line of Presidential declarations that comes with controversy

On Thursday, August 30, 2018, Senate President, Bukola Saraki declared his intention to run for the Office of the President in the forthcoming 2019 elections at the first edition of the Public Dialogue Series with Political Parties on Youth Candidacy and Party Primaries.

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January 24, 2018

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[YNaija2019] Is the Red Card Movement the alternative to the PDP/APC duopoly?

In 2015, Nigerians were eventually presented with a formidable alternative to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and without haste, latched onto it.

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January 14, 2018

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[YNaija2019] Be not deceived, everything Buhari does this year is geared towards re-election

The Benue massacre perhaps has the potential of becoming President Muhammadu Buhari’s undoing as the Chibok girls abduction did to his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.

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December 9, 2017

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[YNaija2019] Atiku is only interested in the Party that can hand him the ticket #PDPConvention2017

by Usman Alabi The 2019 political transfer window opened with the movement of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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September 2, 2017

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[YNaija 2019] Should Nnamdi Kanu contest for president?

by Usman Alabi Perhaps the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu should run for the office of the President in 2019. It would be interesting to have someone with such a gargantuan support base run for election.

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August 19, 2017

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[YNaija 2019] What to expect from your ideal candidate

by Usman Alabi What do you expect from your ideal candidate in 2019, especially given the present state of the polity? It is not possible that electorates do not have certain expectations that they hope to see in their ideal candidate for an election, not exactly in terms of competencies and capacities alone, but also... Read More

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July 21, 2017

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[YNaija 2019]: This 32-year-old Muslim running for governor in America may be a model for young Nigerians

by Usman Alabi “I’m relatively young, I’m relatively brown, and I’m relatively Muslim. And so to a lot of people those would be disqualifying. But I also know that I’m a physician in a state that has suffered one of the single worst man-made public health disasters in recent memory…

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Abul el-Sayed, election, Governor, Politics, YNaija 2019

July 16, 2017

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[YNaija 2019] Matters arising from the Senate amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended

by Samson Itodo The Nigerian Senate has received encomiums for providing national leadership in the timely and progressive conclusion of its amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010. It took the Senate one year to conclude its amendment process and submit a 27 clauses amendment to the electoral act.

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July 7, 2017

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[YNaija 2019]: Getting ready for Nigeria’s first Democracy Generation

by Mark Amaza In less than two years time, the fifth General Elections of our Fourth Republic will take place but with one marked difference: it will be the first elections in which those born after 1999 will be eligible. This means that by then, we would have had a generation of Nigerians that never... Read More

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June 25, 2017

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[YNaija2019]: 5 things INEC needs to get right before the next elections

by Mark Amaza It is almost 20 months to the 2019 General Elections with elections into the Office of the President, 30 governorship seats and hundreds of legislative seats at the state and federal levels.

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June 23, 2017

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YNaija2019: Maybe you should take Ayodele Fayose-for-President seriously?

by Mark Amaza On the third anniversary of his victory in the 2014 gubernatorial elections, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose held a rally at the…

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June 12, 2017

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Ready, set… launching YNaija 2019 – because the citizen is always right

It’s barely two years since Muhammadu Buhari defeated then incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan at the polls to emerge Nigeria’s president. Since that time, as we have struggled through debate, consequence and the natural effects of two strong parties in Nigeria’s politics, a grudging consensus seems to have emerged: Nigeria’s best are not yet running for... Read More

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Banky W emerges House of Reps. candidate in Lagos

#YNaijaPolitico: The mindset of Nigerians during elections is unfortunately attached to ‘money’ | ACPN candidate, Atolusi Damilola says

2019: Saraki joins the line of Presidential declarations that comes with controversy

[YNaija2019] Is the Red Card Movement the alternative to the PDP/APC duopoly?

[YNaija2019] Be not deceived, everything Buhari does this year is geared towards re-election

[YNaija2019] Atiku is only interested in the Party that can hand him the ticket #PDPConvention2017

[YNaija 2019] Should Nnamdi Kanu contest for president?

[YNaija 2019] What to expect from your ideal candidate

[YNaija 2019]: This 32-year-old Muslim running for governor in America may be a model for young Nigerians

[YNaija 2019] Matters arising from the Senate amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 as amended

[YNaija 2019] This short Twitter conversation captures the real issue for 2019

[YNaija 2019]: Getting ready for Nigeria’s first Democracy Generation

[YNaija2019]: 5 things INEC needs to get right before the next elections

YNaija2019: Maybe you should take Ayodele Fayose-for-President seriously?

Ready, set… launching YNaija 2019 – because the citizen is always right

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