Nigeria Breaking News Today Saturday, September 29 2018

This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Saturday, September 29 2018

Osun Rerun: Stop Threatening And Let’s Meet In Court – APC Tells PDP

The APC Campaign Council for the Osun governorship election has told the Peoples Democratic Party to stop issuing threats and take full advantage of the democratic process if it has any issue with the rerun election result.

In a statement issued in Osogbo, the Chairman of the Council’s Media Committee, Alhaji Lai Mohammed expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the supplementary election .

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Just In : PDP To Hold National Convention In Port Harcourt

The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has resolved to hold its National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Naija News Understands.

The decision was taken at the NEC meeting which just ended at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja on Friday.

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Osun Re-run: Democracy Is Now Dead – Fayose Reacts

‘Again the will of the People has been perverted’, says Governor Ayodele Fayoseof Ekiti State  who will not be left out in expressing his opinion over the turn out of yesterdays Governorship rerun election in Osun State.

Naija News reported INEC yesterday announced that the All Progressive Congress candidate, Gboyega Oyetola is the overall winner.

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Anambra APC presidential primaries Records Massive turnout

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential primary conducted in the 21 local government areas of Anambra went peaceful in the areas, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

The Chairman of the party in Aguata Local Government, Mr Paul-Chuks Umenduka, told NAN at Achina, his community, that the direct primary election was peaceful.

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President Buhari Honoured in New York

President Muhammadu Buhari‘s effort in his fight against corruption seems to be paying off, as the State of New Jersey and City of Philadelphia gave him special citations in New York on Friday.

This development was contained in a press statement made available to Naija News by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

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Breaking News: Two military aircrafts crash in Abuja

Two military plane crashed at a hilly suburb of Abuja.  The plane crashed and bursted into flames at a location close to Kubwa expressway.

Naija News learnt the crash involving two Nigerian Air Force jets happened on Friday in Abuja during a rehearsals for the 58th Independence Day Celebrations.

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