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The United Nations’ Chief, Turkey Prime Minister and other world leaders on Saturday congratulated the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, over his election victory on March 28. This is contained in a statement by the Director Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement said the UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki Moon, and Turkish …

Alhaji Minkaila Abdullahi, the Resident Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Kano state, is dead. Abdullahi died along with his wife and two children in the early hours of Friday following an outbreak of fire in his official residence on Kashim Road, Nasarawa GRA, Kano. The INEC Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Alhaji Lawal Garba, confirmed the incident to our …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria- By Ola Airenakho Benin City, the capital of Edo State was, Wednesday, thrown into jubilation as faithful and supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state, led by Governor Adams Oshiomhole, rolled out their drums and held a procession to celebrate the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 Presidential Polls. Starting from …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has declared that he is not interested in another term when his current tenure expires in June. Jega was appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010 to replace Prof Maurice Iwu. Speaking in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Hausa) Thursday night, Jega …

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Wednesday congratulated Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of the President-elect on her husband’s victory during the Saturday’s presidential election. In a three-paragraph statement by her media aide, Ayo Adewuyi, Mrs. Jonathan appealed to Nigerian women to support Hajia Buhari in order to succeed in her new assignment. The statement read, “The First Lady Dame …

By Alltimepost.com ABUJA – Following Nigeria’s Last Saturday successful Presidential and National Assembly elections, culminating in retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress as the nation’s new president-elect, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has reminded the former Military ruler of his promise to fight corruption in the country. The executive Director of the organization, …

ABEOKUTA – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari over his victory at the Saturday presidential polls. Obasanjo in his congratulatory message he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta shortly after Buhari was declared winner of the election, said his government must reposition some national institutions such as Military, security power among others …

President Goodluck Jonathan has told his supporters and the Peoples Democratic Party to be celebrating rather than mourning because he has kept his word of ensuring a free and fair election. In a message to the nation conceding defeat, President Jonathan reiterated that his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. The statement reads: “Fellow Nigerians, I thank …

Mohammed, yesterday sounded the alarm over plot by some desperate politicians to use the judiciary to truncate the nation’s democracy. He, however, assured Nigerians that the judicial arm of government under his watch would not succumb to the manipulation of politicians to truncate democracy in the country. The CJN was speaking in Abuja at the swearing-in of Justice Ishaq Bello …

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the just-concluded elections, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has expressed gratitude to Nigerians for voting him and his party to steer the ship of state for the next four years. Buhari said this in an interim message of gratitude to Nigerians in Abuja, on Tuesday. This was contained in a statement signed …