The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 16th February 2019
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 16/02/19
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target=_blank>BREAKING: Uncertainty hangs over presidential election as INEC summons emergency meeting
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu has summoned an emergency meeting over contending issues challenging the Commission’s plan to hold the presidential and nation assembly elections on Saturday. INEC is said to be in a dillema over the widespread logistics problems being experienced by the Commission across the states. A number
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target=_blank>Activists call for violence free election in Ebonyi
Less than 12hrs for the commencement of the Presidential Election in every part of Nigeria, a Human Rights Advocacy Organization, called for a violence-free election in Ebonyi state. Addressing the group, when visited Ebonyi state Government House Abakaliki, the Chief of Staff, applauded the group for taking the bold step to sensitised the people on
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target=_blank>INEC yet to commence distribution of election materials in Taraba
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC is yet to commence distribution of election materials to electoral officers to conduct the presidential and national assembly election across the sixteen local government areas of Taraba state. A visit by Tribune Online at INEC office located opposite ministry of agriculture in Jalingo at about 7:30 pm revealed that
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target=_blank>Security operatives conduct show of force in Kaduna
Security operatives in Kaduna on Friday conducted a show of force in Kaduna metropolis and environs for the conduct of peaceful elections. The security agencies involved in the show of force were 1 Division Garrison of Nigeria Army , Nigerian Air Force, the Nigerian Police, NSCDC, DSS, and FRSC. The Brigade Commander 1 Division Garrison
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target=_blank>Shiites: ‘Because our 8 million members will vote against Buhari, FG has ordered our arrest at polling centres’
THE Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites, on Friday, alleged that because the Federal Government was aware that its eight million members would vote against President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidency had resolved to use security operatives to harass and detain any person suspected to be a member of the movement in order
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target=_blank>2019 polls: INEC working for PDP in Rivers —Amaechi
Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is working for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) interest in the 2019 polls in Rivers. He spoke with select journalists in his country home in Port Harcourt on Thursday in reaction to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers’ allegation that he is planning to disrupt
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target=_blank>PDP accuses INEC of hoarding Presidential, Senatorial election result sheets
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday raised the alarm that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was hoarding the presidential and senatorial elections result sheets for undisclosed reasons. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the party also alleged that its agents were
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target=_blank>Kaduna PDP alleges use of security operatives to terrorise electorate
Ahead of today’s Presidential and National and State Assemblies elections, the Kaduna State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Felix Hassan Hyat has condemned the use of security operatives to intimidate electorate in the state. The PDP chairman also accused Governor, Mallam Nasir El—Rufai of allegedly currying favour from some observers who are in
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target=_blank>Shun violence, don’t sell your vote, Olamijuwon tells youths
Young and dynamic, Hammed Solomon Olamijuwon has urged youths across the country to vote massively for young and vibrant candidates into respective position that would represent their interest in different level of government in tomorrow’s elections and the subsequent ones. Olamijuwon made this statement in Ibadan, just as he charged Nigerian youth to be active
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Presidential, NASS elections: Sensitive materials yet to arrive Bauchi
BARELY few hours to the conduct of the first round of the election in the 2019 general elections with the presidential and National Assembly elections sensitive election materials are yet to arrive Bauchi INEC office. Checks by Tribune Online at the INEC office in Bauchi revealed that the sensitive materials which include ballot papers and […]
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