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- A candidate of the APC has decried an alleged destruction of billboards by some members of the PDP in Enugu - The senatorial candidate said PDP will stop her from defeating incumbent Deputy Senate President - According to Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, her supporters were harassed and sent threat messages from the PDP camp Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, Enugu West All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate, has decried the alleged destruction of her campaign billboards in Enugu State. Ibekaku-Nwagwu, who made this known in a statement in Enugu on Thursday, accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state for pulling down the billboards. According to her, no amount of desperation and antics of the PDP will stop her from defeating incumbent Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in 2019. She decried the introduction of violence to the exercise, alleging that her supporters were harassed and sent threat messages from the PDP camp. READ ALSO: Ohanaeze, Afenifere declare ...

- President Buhari hosted a team led by speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Moustapha Cisse Lo, at the State House in Abuja - The president promised that Nigeria will continue to support the sub-regional body - He maintained that his country will expeditiously respond to issues faced by the body President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, December 13, vowed that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that Nigeria will continue to support the sub-regional body. Buhari made this vow when he hosted a team led by speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Moustapha Cisse Lo, at the State House in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by his media adviser, Femi Adesina. The statement read: “With my double caps of being president of Nigeria, and chairman of ECOWAS, it is mandatory for Nigeria to assist the sub-regional body.” READ ALSO: Ohanaeze, Afenifere declare support for move to return to parliamentary govt “We will respond to the issues expeditiously. It is our duty to look after yo...

- A deputy superintendent of police, Murtala-Muhammad Sani, has given a building to Zamfara community - Sani said he donated the outpost for the police as part of his contribution towards improving security in the state - Appreciating Sani's kindness, the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, thanked DSP Sani for the gesture A deputy superintendent of police, Murtala-Muhammad Sani, has donated a police outpost complex to Tsauni community in Gusau local government area of Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the outpost was commissioned by the state commissioner of police, Usman Belel, on Thursday, December 13, in Tsauni community. Legit.ng gathers that Sani, who was ADC to former governor of Kogi, retired Captain Idris Wada, said he donated the building for the police to establish the outpost in the area as part of his contribution to improving security in the state. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda...

The major headlines in mainstream newspapers today, Friday, December 14, are focused on the argument between APC and PDP senators over which party has the highest number of members in the upper legislative chamber, the move by 71 members of the House of Reps to amend the constitution and return Nigeria to a parliamentary system of government, and the comment made by Babatunde Fashola, that the federal government is not to blame for poor electricity supply in the country. Kicking things off, The Nation reports that in the National Assembly, an argument ensued on Thursday, December 13, between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over which of them has the highest number of members in the Senate. According to the publication, a surreptitious move to override President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision not to sign the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 into law ahead of the 2019 general elections was what fueled the argume...

Political activities take the centre stage in Nigeria in 2018 as the country prepares for the 2019 general elections. As the year runs to an end, Legit.ng highlights five major politicians that stirred controversies in 2018. 1. Dino Melaye; for all the endless drama involving him and the police Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West senatorial district, gained unparalleled and national attention when he was in the House of Representatives. He has continued to build on the attention since he was elected to the Senate in 2015. As a senator, some believe he stands as a watchdog for the ruling APC because of his usual anti-APC stance (even before he defected) while many associates his name with brigandage, rascality and unimaginable notoriety. The Kogi state senator is at loggerheads with the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, he has had embarrassing encounters with the Nigerian police and has numerous cases in court. Implicated in a case of unlawful possession of prohibited fire...