Leadership Newspapers News Today Tuesday 19th February 2019

Leadership Newspapers News Today Tuesday 19th February 2019

Nigeria Leadership Newspapers News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 19/02/19

target=_blank>Polls Shift: Jonathan Sues For Peace, Urges Voters To Resist Vote Buying

Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday tasked Nigerians to embrace peace and shun violence ahead of the rescheduled general elections. Jonathan, who was in Bayelsa, his home state at the weekend for the polls earlier scheduled for Feb. 16 and March 2 but postponed by one week to Feb. 23 and March 9, called
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target=_blank>Facebook Broke Rules, Should Be Regulated – UK Lawmakers

Facebook intentionally breached data privacy and competition law and should, along with other big tech companies, be subjected to a new regulator to protect democracy and citizens’ rights, British lawmakers said on Monday. In a damning report that singled out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for what it said was a failure of leadership and personal
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target=_blank>BREAKING: INEC Okays Political Campaigns

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lifted the ban on presidential and the national assembly elections campaigns. The commission asked all political parties to continue with the campaigns until 24 hours to the polls on Saturday. INEC National Commissioner in charge of information and voters education, Barr Festus Okoye said in a statement shortly
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target=_blank>Suspected Arsonists Set 5 Houses On Fire In Osun

Suspected arsonists on Sunday night set five houses on fire at Igangan in Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun. The News Agency of Nigerians (NAN) reports that the hoodlums, who attacked the community at about 8.pm, also destroyed property worth millions of naira. The assailants were also said to have shot one Miss Rukayat Balogun at Iwara
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target=_blank>Lagos To Open Social Register For Poor, Vulnerable

Lagos State Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB), Mr. Olusegun Banjo has inaugurated the State Operations Cooperating Unit (SOCU), as part of efforts geared towards creating a Single Social Register that would lead to fund transfer to the poor and vulnerable segment of the society in the state. Banjo explained during the inauguration that
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target=_blank>Kaduna PDP Gubernatorial Candidate Condemns Kajuru Killings

Kaduna State Gubernatorial Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Honorable Isa Mohammed Ashiru has condemned the killings in Kajuru local government Area of the state. The guber hopeful in a statement issued and made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Monday said, “It is with an absolute shock that I received the news, broken by the
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target=_blank>Elections: Oyo Declares Feb 25, March 11 As Public Holiday For Schools

Following the rescheduling of general elections to February 23 and March 9, Oyo State government has declared Monday, February 25 and Monday, March 11 as public holidays for public and private schools in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Ibironke Fatoki, in a statement issued in Ibadan on Monday,
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target=_blank>NANS Denies Plan To Protest Against Election Postponement

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has denied any plan to embark on protest over the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. The President, NANS, Danielson Bamidele Akpan in a statement issued on Monday said NANS did clearly condemned the postponement of the elections just
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target=_blank>Police Fortify Ekiti CBN, Assure Of Peaceful Polls

The Ekiti State police command on Monday said they have fortified the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ado Ekiti branch where the recalled election materials for last Saturday’s rescheduled polls were being kept. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Asuquo Amba , who made the disclosure said the deployment of more security men
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2019 Polls: Aero, Arik Slash Fares To Encourage Voters

Nigerian carriers, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have introduced promo fares to help Nigerians who wish to travel to go and vote during the 2019 General Elections. The airlines made the announcement in separate statements issued by their spokespersons on Monday in Lagos. It was gathered that Nigerians are set to go to […]
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