Thisday Newspaper News Today Saturday 9th March 2019
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Thisday Newspaper News Today 09/03/19
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target=_blank>Fierce Battle in 19 States As Nigeria Elects Governors
•29 governors, 991 members of Houses of Assembly to emerge • INEC: Logistics challenges resolved •Conduct yourself within the ambit of the law, military warns politicians • US, British envoys canvass for peaceful polls in Rivers •INEC office in Akwa Ibom bombed •CAN demands free, fair, credible poll By Ahamefula Ogbu, Benneth Oghifo, Ernest
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target=_blank>Buhari Celebrates Osinbajo at 62, Says He’s a Very Dependable Deputy
He has diligently championed the values of setting the foundation for the peace, progress, stability of Nigeria By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday showered encomiums on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, describing him as a dependable deputy with whom he shared a very special bond. Buhari, who eulogised Osinbajo on yesterday’s occasion of his
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target=_blank>Buhari Engages Olanipekun, 8 Other SANs, to Battle Atiku at Tribunal
By Benneth Oghifo President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), to lead the team that will defend his mandate at the Presidential Election Tribunal. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second in the February 23 presidential poll had
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target=_blank>Army Probes CCTV Footage of Soldiers Invading Rivers’ Commissioner’s Residence
By Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Nigerian Army said it has launched a forensic investigation into a CCTV footage circulating on social media, showing soldiers invading the residence of the Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Hon Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja. A statement issued last night said the army would conduct an investigation to ascertain the validity of the claims
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target=_blank>IPAC Tasks INEC, Security on Credible Assembly Poll in Ekiti
By Victor Ogunje in Abuja Coalition of political parties in Ekiti State, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to up their games for the conduct of credible House of Assembly elections in Ekiti on Saturday. The coalition, under the banner of Inter-party Advisory Commuter (IPAC), applauded the two agencies for working
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target=_blank>Anambra Govt, Obi Spat over Meeting in Agulu
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, was yesterday allegedly stopped by Anambra State Government from holding a meeting in Agulu. The news which first was taken as a rumour was confirmed when the people of the town, already seated for the meeting at 1p.m. were asked by the President
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target=_blank>INEC Dispatches Voting Materials to Six FCT Area Councils
By Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dispatched all the necessary voting materials central to the success of the FCT Area Councils election to the concerned six area councils. THISDAY gathered last night that the materials which arrived Abuja on Thursday, had been dispatched to the six councils. FCT INEC head office
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target=_blank> Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Disqualification of Wike over Alleged Forgery
By Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the March 9, 2019 governorship election. The suit was dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to provide credible evidence of forgery
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target=_blank>Suspected Gunmen Attack APC Assembly Candidate in Ekiti
By Victor Ogunje in Abuja An All Progressives Congress (APC) House of assembly candidate in Ekiti State, Mr. Adeyemi Ajibade, has escaped being killed in his home town, Osun Ekiti, Moba Local government on Thursday night, by unknown hoodlums. Ajibade,who is seeking to represent Moba Constituency 1 in the Saturday’s election narrowly escaped death from the assailants , who stormed his residence at a about 11:58p.m.
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Bauchi Police Debunks Reports of Plans to Arrest PDP Guber Candidate in the State
By Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi Bauchi State Police Command has debunked the allegations by the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that there is a grand plan to arrest and place its gubernatorial candidate, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir under house arrest till after the gubernatorial and State Assembly elections coming up today. The State Commissioner of […]
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