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The police are still holding former Director-General of the State Security Service Lawal Daura without charges 37 days after he was first taken into custody following his dismissal by then-Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.


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The Ekiti state house of assembly has approved the N10 billion supplementary budget presented by Ayodele Fayose, governor of the state.





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The Accord Party has expelled the former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, over alleged anti-party activities, which the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party said had caused chaos and anarchy in the party.


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Rice farmers Association of Nigeria, Tuesday presented a cheque of N56.8 million to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole as part of their contributions for the re-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari.

source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/12/another-group-donates-n56-8m-to-buharis-campaign/

A former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Adejare Bello, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.


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The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has officially declared to run for Orlu zone senatorial seat in 2019.

He made the declaration over the weekend, while responding to the call by Orlu Zone Political Leaders who visited him at the Government House, Owerri, urging him to contest for the position.


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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has stressed that the Ekiti State Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi lacked the financial strength to buy votes during the concluded governorship election.


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Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister for Information and Culture, has said the All Progressives Congress, would win the 2019 general elections as there is no viable opposition to the party.

The minister stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Benin on Saturday, where he chaired the wedding of the son of Edo Commissioner for Budget and Economy Planning, Hajia Mariam Abubakar.

source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/08/2019-pdp-is-not-opposition-it-is-a-section-of-the-media-our-opposition-says-lai-mohammed/

A successful businessman and the elder brother of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Deji Adeleke, and Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi led other chieftains of the party to solicit votes for Senator Ademola Adeleke on Friday.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/07/osun-2018-davidos-father-deji-adeleke-ogunbiyi-lead-pdp-campaign/

Senator Suleiman Uthman Hunkuyi, who represents Kaduna North Senatorial District has formally joined the governorship race of the state.

Hunkuyi is to challenge incunmbent Governor Nasir E-lrufai of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/07/kaduna-guber-hunkuyi-decalres-to-unseat-el-rufai-in-2019/

Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has picked a member representing Egbado South and Ipokia Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade as his preferred candidate to fly the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for 2019 governorship election the state.

source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/06/2109-governor-amosun-picks-adekunle-akinlade-as-anointed-successor/

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has told the Federal Special Anti Robbery Square, FSARS across the country to respect people’s rights or risk being sanctioned.

Idris who said membership of FSARS was voluntary asked those who felt they could not cope with the reforms in the unit to opt out.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/06/igp-to-fsars-detaine-suspect-beyond-48-hours-risk-dismissal/

A presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has listed what he considers corruption cases in the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Mr Abubakar, who defected from the governing All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party stated this in response to a statement by the presidency.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/06/atiku-tackles-buhari-again-say-president-is-power-drunk/

Legislative aides to members of the National Assembly have threatened to shut down the federal legislature if their unpaid allowances totalling N5.8bn are not paid before the 25th September, 2018, resumption date.



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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, has written to MTN Nigeria demanding a payment of $2 billion in tax arrears.

The “arrears” cover import duties, VAT and withholding taxes on foreign imports/payments, according to the AGF.




source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/04/fg-demands-2bn-tax-arrears-from-mtn/

A former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has said he would run for the officer of Nigerian president on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/04/2019-donald-duke-dumps-pdp-to-sdp-to-contest-for-president/

Godswill Akpabio, former senate minority leader, has commended the current administration’s efforts in fighting Boko Haram insurgents.

He said unlike the era of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when insurgents “moved around freely”, they are no longer in control of any territory in the north-east.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/04/boko-haram-operated-freely-under-jonathan-and-pdp-watch-says-akpabio/

Nollywood actor turned politician, Yul Edochie, a presidential aspirant for 2019 general election has vowed to defeat the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari if the election is free and fair.



source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/03/2019-yul-edochie-vows-to-defeat-buhari-in-a-free-and-fair-election/

Boko Haram insurgents in camouflage military uniform attacked a Nigerian Army camp in Borno State on Thursday, killing at least one officer and 30 soldiers while two officers and 17 soldiers were seriously wounded.



source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/09/01/boko-haram-raids-army-base-in-borno-31-soldiers-killed-19-wounded/

Ahead of Osun State governorship election scheduled to hold on September 22, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has suffered another setback as three of the state’s lawmakers defected to Action Democratic Party (ADP) on Saturday.


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President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Beijing Saturday to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding September 3 – 4, 2018.

During the 6-day official visit of the Nigerian President, he is expected to join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping to witness the signing of an agreement on the National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11) between Galaxy Backbone Limited and Huawei Technologies Limited (HUAWEI) at the cost of US $328 million facility provided by the Chinese EXIM Bank.


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It was learnt that barely any last minute change in the proposed nomination fees for nomination forms, President Muhammadu Buhari may have to cough out a whopping N55 million to obtain the nomination form for the presidential contest of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/31/apc-hikes-nomination-fees-buhari-to-cough-out-n55-million/

Convicted former Governor of Delta state, James Ibori is planning to dump the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/31/james-ibori-plans-to-dump-pdp-to-apc-says-pdp-jailed-him-apc-sets-him-free/

A former governor of Cross River State Donald Duke has said he will not criminalise same-sex relationships if he becomes Nigeria’s president in 2019.

Duke, a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, was the governor of Cross River between 1999 and 2007.


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Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the abducted 119 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to save her from captivity.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/27/leah-sharibu-speaks-from-captive-den-begs-buhari-to-pity-her/

Senator Smart Adeyemi’s wife, Yemisi, has passed on.

Adeyemi represented Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate until 2015.

Yemi’s death was announced on Saturday by Coordinator of Smart Adeyemi Vanguard, Barrister Labaran.

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The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge, which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test, would be reopened by 5pm on Sunday (today).

source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/26/third-mainland-bridge-repair-finished-reopen-on-sunday/

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that its website has been cloned.

Yekini Nabena, APC National Publicity Secretary, raised the alarm in a statement on Sunday.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/26/apc-raises-alarm-over-clone-website-accuses-opposition-party/

The Senator representing Anambra Central senatorial zone, Chief Victor Umeh has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige of dropping the name of President Muhammadu Buhari to deceive the people of the state.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/25/2019-ngige-using-buharis-name-to-deceive-people-victor-umeh/

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, are currently in a closed-door meeting at the Government House, Asaba.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/25/2019-saraki-storms-delta-state-in-closed-door-meeting-with-okowa/

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party will on Saturday (today) decide on when to commence the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms to its members who are interested in contesting elective offices in 2019.

source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/25/pdp-to-hold-meeting-today-to-decide-sales-of-nomination-form/

The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has declared his intention to contest election for the Senate in 2019.

Mr Okechukwu, in a statement on Tuesday, said he would run on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent the Enugu West Senatorial District.


source and more http://kaakakinews.com/2018/08/21/von-dg-osita-okechukwu-declares-to-unseat-ike-ekweremadu-in-senate/