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• 'It's Disservice to Nigeria If PDP Returns to Power in 2019'
  [Guardian] Deputy governorship candidate of Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has said it would be a disservice to Nigeria if the electorate return Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in 2019.
  
  
• Drama Over APC, PDP Population in Senate
  [Daily Trust] A mild drama ensued, yesterday, between Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan over the composition of political parties in the Red Chamber.
  
  
• Afcon's Marketability Threatened By Hosting Turmoil
  [Guardian] When the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced an increase in teams from 16 to 24 for its flagship Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in 2017, the idea was to grow its revenues.
  
  
• Where's the Devil in the Electoral Bill?
  [Vanguard] Exaggeration is the most common strain of fever at election period. Politicians make voters - and the general public - believe that the world might end on ballot day, when in fact what they are playing for is their own survival.
  
  
• 71 Reps Move to Revert to Parliamentary System of Govt As Bill Passes 1st Reading
  [Vanguard] Abuja -THE House of Representatives, yesterday, moved to change Nigeria's Presidential system to parliamentary system to save cost of governance, with a bill to that effect scaling first reading.
  
  
• Saraki, Ben Bruce, Others in U.S. to Attend Launch of Trump's Africa Strategy
  [Vanguard] Abuja -Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has left Nigeria to attend the launch of United States of America President, Donald J. Trump's, Strategy for Africa, which was unveiled to the public yesterday, (Thursday, December 13, 2018).
  
  
• The President and His Wife
  [This Day] There is hardly any significant individual who supported the emergence of President Mohammadu Buhari and has not found cause to regret the decision and express disappointment at his stewardship. For those of us who did not and warned on the kind of President he would turn out to be, we have been vindicated over and over again. In addition to my vocational obligation as a student of Nigerian politics, I was compelled by the circumstances of a recent political pedigree to cultivate a unique understanding of
  
  
• Aisha Buhari's Akwa Ibom Visit Sparks Row Over Senator's Vehicles
  [Premium Times] The Akwa Ibom state government has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of "hijacking" the planned visit of the first lady, Aisha Buhari, to the state.
  
  
• Nama Commences Flight Calibration of Navigational Aids
  [This Day] The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said it has commenced a routine calibration of navigational facilities in 24 airports across the country.
  
  
• Buhari's Government Hasn't Spent a Penny On Refineries - Kachikwu
  [Daily Trust] Minister of State for Petroleum Resource, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu yesterday said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has not spent a dime on the country's four refineries, an achievement not many have paid attention to.
  
  
• Zuma Films Festival - Homevida Trains Policymakers
  [This Day] The Nigerian Film Integrity Awards (Homevida), with support from Google, held a policy makers training and panel discussion recently held in Abuja, themed: "promoting safety across online platforms through established control measures, people sensitisation and self-regulation".
  
  
• No Provision for Voting By IDPs Abroad in 2019, Says INEC
  [Guardian] Enugu and Abuja -No provision for internally displaced persons (IDPs) abroad to vote in next year's general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed.
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Retains 95,000 Quota for Nigeria Pilgrims
  [Guardian] Kano -The Saudi Arabian authorities have approved 95,000 slots for Nigerian pilgrims for the 2019 hajj.
  
  
• Maritime Stakeholders Decry Sector's Poor Contribution to GDP
  [This Day] A lecturer at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Dr Frank Ojadi and other stakeholders in the maritime industry have bemoaned the non-capturing of the maritime sector in the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) describing it as worrisome and disturbing.
  
  
• Linda Ikeji Reveals Identity of Son's Father
  [Premium Times] Popular Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, has finally released photos of her three-month-old son and confirmed that a socialite, Sholaye Jeremi, is his father.