Tag: boycott
NBA Boycott: Partial compliance at FHC Abuja
The Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) order to lawyers to boycott courts nationwide from Tuesday, Jan. 29, was partially complied with…
Turkey will boycott U.S. electronic products – Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would boycott electronic products from the U.S., which has imposed sanctions and…
PDP considers boycotting 2019 elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday in Abuja, said it was consulting on whether or not to participate in…
2019 elections: Women should boycott if denied opportunity to contest – Activist
Hajiya Aisha Muhammed, Assistant Secretary, Women Mentoring and Leadership Forum said women in the country should consider boycotting the 2019 elections…
APGA to boycott LG elections in Nasarawa – National Secretary
Mr Labaran Maku, the National Secretary, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), says the party will boycott the May 26 local…
2018 FIFA World Cup: ‘British threats to boycott tournament hurt ties, sport’
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday that British threats to boycott the 2018 FIFA World Cup would damage ties with…
Petroleum tanker drivers threaten to boycott bad roads
Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repairs important roads…
Minister directs information managers to boycott hate speeches
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has directed government information managers to “boycott any medium that engages in…
Boycott gay marriages, Pope Francis tells Catholics
Public officials who are Catholic should not be obliged to celebrate gay marriages or civil unions, Pope Francis said on…
Importers boycott Intels facilities
The management of Integrated Logistics Limited (INTELS) is currently grappling with massive boycott of its facilities by Nigerian importers and…
Nigerians Support Buhari’s Decision To Boycott Debate
Eromosele Ebhomele Top Nigerian analysts on Friday supported the decision of Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress,…
World’s top coaches reject the Russia 2018 World Cup boycott
Coaches from some of the world’s top teams have played down chances of a sporting boycott of Vladimir Putin’s showpiece…
Ebola: NUT calls for boycott of school restart
The head of Nigeria’s main teachers union called on Tuesday for a boycott of next week’s re-opening of schools, saying…
Referees boycott Nigeria league over governance crisis
Referees were on Wednesday directed not to take charge of matches in Nigeria’s top flight in protest at the crisis…
Lawyers Boycott Courts Over Quarrel With Police
The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Katsina State branch, Mr. Murtala Kassim, said on Tuesday that members of the branch…
Zimbabwe urges boycott of EU Summit over First Lady travel ban
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will not attend a European Union-Africa summit next week if his wife is denied a visa…
Teachers boycott Gov. Oshiomhole’s competency test
JEHTRO IBILEKE/Benin Fewer than two hundred school teachers in Edo state, in southern Nigeria, participated in Saturday’s controversial competency test…
Obasanjo, Buhari snub council meeting, PDP govs taunt Nyako
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari were conspicuously absent at the meeting…
APC calls Anambra council poll a charade
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra has described the conduct of Saturday’s local government elections in the state as…
Anambra election: Residents ignore movement restriction
The restriction of movement imposed by the police and INEC during the ongoing Anambra supplementary governorship election was not effective…
Labour Party boycotts Anambra partial poll
The National Chairman of Nigeria’s Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, on Monday announced the decision of the party to boycott…
Emerhor wins APC Senate nomination for Delta Central
Mr O’Tega Emerhor, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the forthcoming by-election into the Delta Central Senatorial…
Amaechi’s loyalists snub PDP convention
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Loyalists of Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, have announced a boycott of the 31 August national convention of…
Andy Uba, 3 other aspirants absent at PDP rally
Cracks in Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East Zone, made some of the governorship aspirants in Anambra state…
Low turnout for Ivory Coast local polls
Ivorians turned out in low numbers for local elections Sunday seen as a test of stability in the country amid…
Nigerian Premier League: Referees Threaten Boycott
The much awaited Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, which kicks off tomorrow across various centres in the country may be…
Plateau State: Journalists black out government
Journalists in a restive state in central Nigeria said Monday they would halt coverage of government activities in protest at…
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Elections: Corps Members Threaten To Stop Work In Ogun
Corps members posted to conduct the governorship and state assembly elections in Ijebu East Local government area, Tuesday morning threatened…
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Opposition Parties In Akwa Ibom Threaten To Boycott Election
Four opposition political parties in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria, have threatened to boycott the presidential, governorship and House of…
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ANPP To Boycott Presidential Election
Members of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in Kogi state have threatened to boycott Saturday’s presidential election if the…