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    Politics Obasanjo Meets Kwankwaso, Duke, Agbakoba, 35 Parties In Lagos - Punch Newspapers

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo; the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and some political parties have been meeting as part of moves to strategise for the 2019 elections, The PUNCH has learnt. In one of such meetings, which held at Protea Hotel, located at 42/44...
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    Politics Electoral Act: Saraki, Dogara React To Buhari’s Refusal To Sign Bill - Daily Post Nigeria

    Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have jointly reacted to withholding of assent by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Recall that Buhari on Tuesday turned down the amended Electoral Act bill in letters addressed to Saraki and...
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    Politics Again 300 APC Members Dump Party For NNPP In Bauchi - Daily Post Nigeria

    About 300 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bauchi State have again defected to New Nigerian People’s Party NNPP chairman Bogoro LGA branch in Bauchi State, Mr Andrew Simon received the decampees in Boi Ward. READ MORE HERE
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    Politics Buhari skips order of elections in talks with Saraki, Dogara – The Nation Nigeria

    There were indications last night that the order of the 2019 general election was not one of the issues President Muhammadu Buhari discussed with the Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other leaders of the National Assembly at a meeting they held …...
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    Politics Senate To Write CJN Over Court Judgment Stopping Electoral Act Amendment - Punch Newspapers

    The Senate has resolved to write the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to expressed their reservations about the judgment by a Federal High Court stopping the National Assembly from overriding President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the amended Electoral Act. READ MORE...
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    Politics Banned From America, Atiku Sells Controversial $2.95 million U.S. Home - Premium Times

    A luxury mansion co-owned by a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and his fourth wife, Jennifer Douglas, in the posh neighbourhood of Potomac, Maryland, United States, has been auctioned. The property gained international notoriety in 2005 after it was searched by the Federal Bureau of...
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    Politics Buhari, Jonathan at ‘war’ over Dapchi schoolgirls – Vanguard News

    PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Yobe State, said his administration’s prompt response to the abduction of 110 students of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, was a clear departure from what he described as “the insensitivity of the past administration” that couldn’t do anything...
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    Politics Benue Killings: I Rebuked IGP Quietly - Buhari - Daily Trust

    President Muhammadu Buhari said he quietly reprimanded the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the killings in Benue State. Buhari said this at the Government House Makurdi yesterday during a town-hall meeting with leaders of various groups in the state. Presidential spokesman...
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    Politics Plateau Governor Misled Buhari To Inaugurate Bridge Built By GEJ" - Sports Minister - The Cable

    Solomon Dalung, minister of youth and sports, has accused Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state, of misleading President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate a bridge which was completed by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari paid a two-day working visit to Plateau last week – his first since he...
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    Shehu Sani: Why I revealed how much we earn as senators – TODAY.NG

    Shehu Sani, the Nigerian senator who revealed that he and his colleagues receive N13.5 million as running cost monthly, has explained why he exposed his colleagues. Mr. Sani in an interview with BBC said the payment is a ‘moral issue.’ “I decided to burst it open. Read more via TODAY.NG –...
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    Politics Senate Confirms Members Receive N13.5m Monthly, Separate From Salaries - Premium Times

    The Senate has formally confirmed that its members receive N13.5 million monthly as running cost. Premium Times reported how a Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, confirmed the amount, which was hitherto kept from the public. The money is illegal as it is not approved by the Revenue Mobilisation...
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    Politics N13.5M Monthly Allowance: Lawmakers Angry, Plot Against Shehu Sani - Premium Times

    The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has angered a number of his colleagues for lifting the veil on the N13.5million illegal allowances members of the upper legislative chambers receive each month in addition to their legitimate salaries and allowances. Some lawmakers who spoke...
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    Politics 2019: How We Will Pick Presidential Candidate — Northern Leaders - Vanguard News

    NORTHERN leaders declared, yesterday, that their support for who flies the country’s forthcoming presidential flag from the region will be based on consensus after assessment of all the candidates of Northern extraction adopted by the various political parties. To this end, they inaugurated...
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    Metro Despite Double Rejection By The Senate, Osinbajo Says Magu Right Man For The Job - Ladun Liadi

    Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, remains the best man for the job despite the rejection of his nomination by the Senate twice. Osinbajo said this in an interview he granted some journalists in Lagos...
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    Politics Senate condemns Yahaya Bello, Nigeria police over attack on Kogi senator - Punch Newspaper

    The Senate on Wednesday condemned Governor Yahaya Bello and the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly allowing the disruption of an empowerment programme organised by the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Ahmed Ogembe. READ MORE HERE
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    Politics Nigerian politicians, including my father, are liars – The Sun News

    Prof Adedibu, eldest son of late strongman of Ibadan politics The death of Chief Lamidi Ariyibi Adedibu a decade ago has indeed eclipsed political merchandising and thuggery in Ibadan; a legacy of the acclaimed strongman of Ibadan politics. But only few people knew that he left behind Read...
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    Politics Whoever Picks Fayose As Running-mate Endangers His Life – Kashamu – Tori News

    Kashamu has discredited Governor Fayose as a possible running-mate to any future presidential candidate ahead of 2019. Read more via Tori News – http://ift.tt/2nOX0Zf -- Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics BUHARI IS NIGERIA’S PROBLEM –AYOADEBANJO – The Sun News

    ELDER statesman and one of the leading voices in the South West zone, Chief Ayo Adebanjo is afraid that Nigeria may break up if she is not restructured soon. He also expresses doubts on the possibility of holding the 2019 general elections under the nation’s present structure. In this … via...
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    Politics [VIDEO] Watch The Heated Argument Between Abba Kyari And Oyo-Ita, As Osinbajo Mediates

    A heated discussion was observed on Wednesday between two of President Muhammadu Buhari’s aides before the Federal Executive Council meeting commenced. The argument occurred between the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari; and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred...
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    Politics Crisis Hits APC As 17 Governors Plot Oyegun's Fall [See Names]

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) is facing a crisis, with 17 Governors plotting to remove John Odigie-Oyegun as the National Chairman. The Governors are reportedly angry, that Oyegun has been running the party with only seven of their colleagues. They are expected to table their grievances...
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