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Abia, Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News
Friday, February 8th, 2019
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, a civil society organisation, “Selfless Project’’ has concluded its opinion poll in Isiukwuato, Ummuneochi, Bende, Arochukwu and Ohafia local government areas of Abia state. According to information gathered from its research, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr. Orji Kalu had the highest score of 55% followed by the candidate […]
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Ekiti, Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Ondo, State News
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
President Muhammdu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday arrived in Akure, the Ondo State capital, amidst heavy security on a campaign visit to Ondo and Ekiti states for the 2019 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari and Vice President started their campaign from Ekiti to seek re-election to […]
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Ekiti, Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with Ekiti Obas to support his re-election bid for sustainable peace in Ekiti State and Nigeria at large. President Buhari said he has not betrayed the country on the promises he made in 2015 to secure the nation, fight corruption and boost the economy with diversification […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The Ogun State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, has raised the alarm over what he termed “clandestine and well-orchestrated plan” by the opposition political parties in the state, to manipulate the results of the March 2 governorship election. Isiaka, who declined to mention the parties involved […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, INEC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, NNP News, Party Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, January 24th, 2019
Breaking News: Written by NNP Staff Reporter Abuja, Nigeria: News reaching New Nigerian Politics states that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the withdrawal of the presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Oby Ezekwesili. Citing the Electoral Act, INEC stated that a candidate can only withdraw from the race […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics
Sunday, January 20th, 2019
he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it believes elections will be conducted in all 36 states of the country with the help of the military. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chief press secretary to the INEC Chairman, said this in an interview with Punch newspaper. The commission said the Nigerian Air Force helped during the continuous voter […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, January 20th, 2019
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has walked out of the presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations Nigeria (BON) for candidates of five of the parties participating in the 2019 presidential election. Fela Durotoye of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Oby […]
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Articles, Columnists, Elections, Elections 2019, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 17th, 2019
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | January 17, 2019 – 2019: Opposition versus state institutions Jideofor Adibe By the time Nigeria conducts its elections in February and March next year, it will be almost 20 years since its current experiment with liberal democracy – the longest period the country has been under […]
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Elections 2019, National Politics
Thursday, January 17th, 2019
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has cleared the former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor-Kalu and 15 other candidates to contest next month’s Abia North senatorial election. In the 2019 general elections, the final list of the presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives candidates released by the electoral umpire, the […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, December 26th, 2018
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Monday last week, officially endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, saying that the duo were prepared for the campaign and ready to take on the task of moving the State to greater heights. […]
