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March 16, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Army chiefs meet on security | APC is obsessed with me, says Fani-Kayode | We know the Lekki robbers, says Police | More stories

As you count down to the March General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. North cannot be deceived by the slogan of change, says Aliyu Leadership Army chiefs meet on security Punch AIG orders withdrawal of policemen from political appointees Leadership Rivers PDP alleges that APC killed their leaders... Read More
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March 16, 2015

How Lamido was pressured to attack Buhari || APC tells a tale

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign team accused Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state of turning himself into a hireling in the hands of President Goodluck Jonathan because he wants to evade the corruption charges the EFCC has filed against his children and government. A statement issued on Sunday by Buhari... Read More
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March 16, 2015

Who collected GEJ’s dollars, if Arewa leaders say they rejected it?

by Damilola Jagun Arewa leaders say they refused hundreds of thousands of dollars that President Goodluck Jonathan offered to them when he visited Lagos state two weeks ago. While receiving Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Lagos on Sunday, hundreds of Arewa leaders said they turned down the President’s largesse. The leaders, who were... Read More
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March 16, 2015

For the freedom of their children, half-naked women protest in Ekiti

by Chinwe Okafor Some angry women in Emure Ekiti have protested against the arrest of over 30 of their children. The youths were reportedly arrested by the police in connection with the alleged attempt to burn the palace of Elemure of Emure Ekiti, Oba Emmanuel Adebayo, who’s a retired Assistant Inspector General of Poilce. According... Read More
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March 16, 2015

Don’t even think about killing Buhari, Tinubu – APC threatens PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress has warned the Peoples Democratic Party and the Federal Government to discard any plot to assassinate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Bola Tinubu. According to the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, the PDP-led government had trained special forces to eliminate the opponents of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election... Read More
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March 16, 2015

Fayemi claims to have evidence of Jonathan’s plan for Interim Government

by Kolapo Olapoju Former Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi says he has evidence that national leader of All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was courted to be part of the Interim National Government by President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Last week, Tinubu had alleged that the Presidency had invited him... Read More
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March 15, 2015

Everyone is talking about #GEJWinsIt – We bring you top 10 tweets

The round table conference which held Sunday, March 15, in Abuja tagged #GEJWinsIt, witnessed discussions about the administration of Goodluck Jonathan and an interactive session of questions and answers. We bring you the top ten tweets from Twitter conversation on #GEJWinsIt With freedom of information signed into law by GEJ, the voice of the voiceless... Read More
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March 15, 2015

My views about Pres. Jonathan has changed || Fani-Kayode wants you to know this

by Ranti Joseph The Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) Femi Fani-Kayode, said he has changed his mind as it relates to President Goodluck Jonathan. He slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for running newspaper advertorials with his renounced and out-dated views about Jonathan, describing the action... Read More
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March 15, 2015

“Fashola’s skewed accusation, Nigerian troops on a winning streak” – See our Winners and Losers of the week

by Kolapo Olapoju Winners & Losers is a roundup of the week’s major happenings, where we spotlight the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of the news cycle. As always, you can agree or disagree..   WINNERS 1. Atiku uncharacteristically, embraces fidelity Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is not exactly known for hanging around a political party whenever... Read More
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March 15, 2015

“Are you ready to go and give your father food in the prison?” – These are our top 7 quotes of the week

by Kolapo Olapoju In no particular order, we present to you our top 7 quotes of the week: 1. “So, let no one say that he has no money to deliver power for the entire country. This is the limit to which the law allows us to do, but we have done this to make... Read More
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March 15, 2015

AIG orders withdrawal of security details from all political appointees

by Ranti Joseph The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in-charge of Zone 6, Tunde Johnson Ogunsakin ordered the Commissioners of Police in-charge of Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Ebonyi and Cross River states to ensure the withdrawal of policemen attached to political appointees in their respective states. He said the order was in line with the directive of... Read More
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March 15, 2015

Abba Moro, the cat with many lives – 7 things he’s been up to in the past 12 months

by Kolapo Olapoju Today, Sunday, March 15, makes it exactly a year since the ill-fated Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment exercise which claimed the lives of about 18 Nigerian youth and left hundreds wounded. Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, for some reason, managed to get away with the gross ineptitude that marked the exercise under his... Read More
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March 15, 2015

Simon Kolawole: ‘Petropathetic’ Syndrome – That’s what Nigeria has been suffering from

by Simon Kolawole Has anything changed today? Have we learnt any lessons? Have we changed our ways? I am sad to report that the petropathetic syndrome has even worsened. You have probably checked your dictionary and could not find the word “petropathetic” anywhere inside. I’ll be honest with you: I made it up. But “petropathetic”... Read More
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March 15, 2015

NIS Recruitment scandal: One year later, justice is still not served

by Esenwa patrick According to Howard Zinn, “there is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people”.Exactly one year ago, 15th of March, 2014, 19 innocent Nigerians in their quest for a better life and to leave behind the burden of unemployment lost their lives in a mass murder tagged the Nigeria... Read More
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March 15, 2015

Opinion: My dear GEJ, of what use are the heavy books in your presidential goody bag?

by Adekoya Boladale As if there isn’t enough salt on my injury, when the waiters started distribution of the heavy goody bag, to my utmost dismay the contents were books, pamphlets and compact disc of the achievements and strides of the Jonathan administration. I hissed. ‘Yahaya, how are you doing?’ I asked. ‘Fine, oga’ he responded.... Read More
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March 15, 2015

How Nigerian soldiers, Civilian JTF battled Boko Haram for Kukawa (WATCH)

by James Sambo A video has surfaced showing Nigerian troops as well as Civilian Joint Task Force in Borno, engaging Boko Haram insurgents in a firefight. The video, whose source is unconfirmed, was taken in the battle that preceded the recapture of Kukawa on March 2. Watch below:
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March 15, 2015

We don’t do race in Nigeria, we do ethnicity… a lot || Chimamanda Adichie speaks exclusively to Vogue

by Chinwe Okafor Chimamanda Adichie spoke exclusively to Vogue recently about a lot of things such as feminism and racism in Nigeria as well as Selma amongst other things. Here are excerpts from topics- Feminism – gender equality – is a cause she cares about passionately. You don’t have to spend long in Nigeria to... Read More
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