Not quite a presidential debate for Nigeria
Updated 1653 GMT (0053 HKT) February 12, 2015
Pres. candidate: Nigeria or corruption, only one can win
Pres. candidate: Nigeria or corruption, only one can win 08:52
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Nigeria's presidential candidates fight for voters on all media -- except live presidential debates
Major issues many Nigerians want addressed include: security, the economy, corruption and electricity
Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari blames government for military setbacks against Boko Haram
Huge campaign rallies, posters plastered across the country, and expensive advertising and social media strategies -- Nigeria's two main presidential candidates are fighting for voters across all mediums, except one: There will be no live presidential debates in this election.
But on Wednesday evening, many Nigerians got the closest to seeing their two main choices fight it out over the airwaves. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan addressed the country by one of his irregular "media chats" broadcast on NTA (the National Television Authority), and his challenger Muhammadu Buhari spoke to Christian Mba at Ndubest's.
Nigerians want security during upcoming elections
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"In six weeks, serious advances will be made but I'm not saying we will wipe out Boko Haram," said President Jonathan when asked a question about one of the most pressing issues for many Nigerians -- national security.
In recent months, the Islamic militant group Boko Haram has made significant territorial gains in northeast Nigeria, but a recent offensive by Nigeria and neighboring countries, Chad and Niger, hopes to roll back these advances.
However, on Amanpour, the opposition candidate Buhari dismissed such claims and blamed the government for repeated military setbacks: "The misappropriation of resources provided by the government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram."
Apostles Suleiman pays girls N400,000 per night - Otobo
The Omega Fire Ministries, yesterday, denied that the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Johnson Suleman had a hands in the arrest and detention of Canada-based Nigerian Miss Stephanie Otobo by the police last Friday, March 3, 2017. But Stephanie Otobo in a new video obatined by Saharareportes alleged that Apostle Johnson Suleman wanetd her dead and that he pays the sum of four hunderd thasuand naira to any lady he sleeps with. Otobo said that she had an affair with Apostle John Suleman and he tried to kill her. Stephanie Otobo yesterday also released a series of raunchy screenshots of her videocam chats with Apostle Suleman as evidence to support her claims of a raunchy relationship with him.
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