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Opinion: The possible flashpoints in the 2015 elections

by Emmanuel Onwubiko Akwa-Ibom State is one of the flashpoints that if not checked could witness serious post-election conflict not just between political divides but even within the ruling Party…

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Opinion: President Jonathan and the contentious single term pact

by Idowu Babajide Though members of The New PDP have insisted that GEJ signed an Agreement stating that he won’t run in 2015, it is noteworthy that the purported agreement…

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Tonnie Iredia: 2015 – Who says Nigeria cannot break?

by Tonnie Iredia Although President Jonathan has said several times that it is premature and distractive to get involved in electioneering until next year, the nation is already broken into…

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2015: To run or not to run? Where does President Jonathan stand?

by 'Jola Sotubo In the news yesterday was an official statement issued by the Presidency that President Goodluck Jonathan did not sign a single-term agreement with any individual or group.…

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Opinion: Of Ango Abdullahi’s Born to Rule Mentality

by Remi Oyeyemi Of all the above three variables, the South is more favoured than the North. It is only in Nigeria that the Sahara Desert is more populated than…

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Eric Osagie: Can this APC kill our pains?

by Eric Osagie However, for many Nigerians, who do not belong to any political party, the nagging questions have been: Can they?  Can this APC kill our pains, cure our…

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Opinion: Jonathan’s visit to Obasanjo – The tête-à-tête

by Gbenga Omotoso I simply suggested a carrot-and-stick approach. Is that not what you’re doing now? Nobody can gag me o; tell them that I, Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo Baba Iyabo,…

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2015: Why power must return to the North – Northern Elders’ Forum

by Rachel Ogbu Prof. Ango Abdullahi (Photo: Punch) “The North is determined and is insistent that the leadership of  this  country will rotate  to it in 2015," spokesman for Northern…

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2015 elections may end up like NGF poll – Amaechi warns

by Rachel Ogbu Rivers State Governor  Rotimi Amaechi has said that the 2015 elections  may end up like the Nigeria Governors’ Forum crisis. “Let me put it on record that…

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#ThisShouldConcernYou: Call for political writers with analytical skills

We are one of Nigeria's biggest and best gathering points for information on the Internet. We are a top 50 website in Nigeria, and we are looking to take the…

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Opinion: As 2015 beckons – lessons from the blunders of 1959, 1979 and 1999

by Tunji Ariyomo The Nigerian people have been pushed to the wall. The level of poverty and insecurity in the land is unprecedented despite unmatched income from crude oil and…

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Opinion: The Jonathan/Obasanjo feud and its implications for 2015

by Theophilus Ilevbare President Jonathan is fighting the battle of his political soul as he now seem to have reneged on the promise he made to Nigerians that he won’t…

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“We won’t campaign if we don’t deliver now”- More sweet words from the PDP

by Lekan Olanrewaju By now, everyone is bored with all the talk about President Jonathan's rumoured plans to contest in the 2015 election; what with the President spewing venom at those he termed as…

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Stanley Azuakola: “When Hares roar like Lions”

Photo credit: National Democratic Institute by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians have needs; they will remember whoever (whatsoever) meets those needs. When hares roar like lions, it can only mean one thing:…

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