by Garba Shehu To achieve their dream, one of two things must happen: either that the sitting President, Dr. Jonathan does the right thing by staying out of the race… or they take away the ruling party from him, in which case he does not have a platform on which to contest. A thinker, Bhaghwad... Read More

2015, Bamanga Tukur, Goodluck Jonathan, PDP

January 15, 2013

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Okey Ndibe: It’s quarter past time for Nigeria

by Okey Ndibe As currently structured, Nigeria is rigged in favor of the most determined rigger. Last week, Tunji Fagbenle, one of Nigeria’s finest columnists, alerted his readers to the fact that President Goodluck Jonathan and the operators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had commenced campaigns for the 2015 presidential polls. Mr. Jonathan’s aides... Read More

2015, elections, Goodluck Jonathan, Okey Ndibe, PDP

January 13, 2013

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Atom Lim: Opposition merger talks: What’s in it for the ANPP’s Shekarau? (Y! Politico)

by Atom Lim Shekarau is not someone to come to the table expecting nothing. So what could be in it for this teacher who has managed to maintain stability in the party that Buhari abandoned? Recently, Ibrahim Shekarau has been speaking confidently on the proposed merger of political parties north and south of the Niger.... Read More

2015, acn, ANPP, Atom Lim, bola tinubu, Ibrahim Shekarau, merger, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, PDP, Politics, Y! Politico

January 12, 2013

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Tanko Yakasai: The politics of disunity will lead us nowhere (Y! Politico)

by Tanko Yakasai When governments become an organized conspiracy to perpetuate ignorance and poverty among its people that have natural fault lines such as Nigeria, then the common outcome will be a catastrophic disunity and polarization that we are witnessing today. There are so many ills bedeviling Nigeria, right from day one to this very... Read More

2015, CPC, ignorance, kano, nigeria, occupy nigeria, PDP, Politics, Religion, Tanko Yakasai, Unity, Y! Politico

January 4, 2013

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“Excessive spending causes political violence” – IFES Country Director

by Emmanuel Okubenji The Country Director for the International Federation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Mr Charles Lasham, has attributed excessive spending during electioneering campaigns as one of the causes of political violence in Nigeria. Lasham said this earlier today in Abuja. He also said that the practice had also resulted in loss of lives, destruction... Read More

2015, Charles Lasham, IFES, INEC

December 22, 2012

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Photo of the Day: Here lies the grave of the ACN?

by Akan Ido We don’t know which (political) cemetery this is, but is the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) really dead and buried? If it is, will it rise again in the next elections? Flesh and blood cannot reveal that to us, only the spirit of the 2015 general elections can, until then, we wait... Read More

2015, acn, elections, PDP

December 16, 2012

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Opinion: Pray Obasanjo does not endorse you – A rejoinder

by Demola Rewaju To be certain, OBJ is neither God nor a god but to say he is a political pariah is far from the truth. The man has his own failings but as those who have worked with him will testify, he is a great friend to those who are friendly to him but... Read More

2015, Nigerian Presidential politics, olusegun obasanjo

December 15, 2012

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Opinion: Pray that Obasanjo does not endorse you

by Iyobasa Uwugiaren For those who don’t know, many cases abound – which point to the notorious fact that Obasanjo derives joy from destroying his friends. From the south-west geo-political zone, I am very sure the families of assassinated Chief Bola Ige, late Sunday Afolabi, an Owo high chief, Chief Fasawe, Chief Bode Geoge and others,... Read More

2015, Nigerian Presidential politics, olusegun obasanjo

December 15, 2012

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Jonathan may not be president beyond 2015 – Dokubo-Asari

Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteers Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan may not rule beyond 2015. Dokubo-Asari based his statement on the facts that the President had lost the support of his political stronghold-South/East and South/South, going by the result of the 2011 presidential election. The Ijaw activist had... Read More

2015, Asari Dokubo, dokubo-asari, jonathan

December 9, 2012

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Report: Northern governors jostle to take Jonathan’s job

by Akan Ido The political battle for the 2015 general elections promises to be a keenly fought one as leaders from the northern part of the country have commenced their serach for a candidate to take over from President Goodluck Jonathan when his tenure ends. The candidates currently being considered are mainly second term governors... Read More

2015, Ahmed Makarfi, elections, Goodluck Jonathan, Namadi Sambo

December 8, 2012

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Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

by Dele Moomodu Your Excellency, please permit me to commiserate with you on the unfortunate and untimely death of your dearly beloved brother. I sincerely join other Nigerians in mourning what must have been a sad loss for you and your family in particular. As you travel back home to your tranquil village to pay... Read More

2015, Dele Momodu, elections, Goodluck Jonathan, jacob zuma, Otuoke

November 28, 2012

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Opinion: Baba Obasanjo must be careful

by Demola Rewaju This time, Baba is walking where angels fear to tread yet with the confidence of a trapeze artist. From his body language and posturing in recent times, I’d suspected it all along but was never sure until a major newspaper, not known for frivolities carried the headline yesterday that OBJ was moving... Read More

2015, 2015 presidency contest., jonathan, nigeria, Obasanjo, Politics, Presidency

November 8, 2012

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#2ndTermChant: “Jonathan is not a show man, or a principality” – Doyin Okupe

by Isi Esene There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan might run for a second term in 2015 as Doyin Okupe, the senior special assistant to the president on public affairs, said the president’s transparent leadership and concrete performance is enough to persuade Nigerians to seek his return. According to him, although the president has... Read More

2015, boko haram, Doyin Okupe, elections, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria

September 19, 2012

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“The January subsidy protests were sponsored and stage-managed” – President Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the January fuel subsidy protests were not carried out by ordinary Nigerians who wanted to express their opposition to a government policy saying the protests were stage-managed by a class of Nigerians who wanted to maintain a status quo of corruption in the petroleum sector. Jonathan... Read More

2015, boko haram, brazil, election, fuel subsidy, Goodluck Jonathan, Independence anniversary, January, lagos, Media, nigeria, protest, stage-managed, summit, terrorism

September 17, 2012

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Sure and Steady: President Jonathan releases 155-page book on his achievements (Download book)

by Stanley Azuakola The president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, had an announcement for all those already filling the airwaves with talks of 2015: Stop distracting me because I’m busy being president. Jonathan said that he is presently preoccupied with serious governance and would not want talks of an election which is still three years away,... Read More

2015, Documentation and Strategy, Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Research, oronto douglas, President Jonathan, Sure and Steady

July 18, 2012

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“Be ready for a surprise in 2015” – ACN talks tough, as usual

by Adeniyi Abdul Opposition party Action Congress of Nigeria has once again promised nothing less than victory at the 2015 Presidential polls. National treasurer of the party, Chief Kenneth Kobani in a recent statement pointed to the recent victory of the party in Edo state as a sign of it’s popularity, and warned other parties... Read More

2015, acn, elections, nigeria, PDP

May 18, 2012

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Obasanjo couldn’t do it, so how can you? Galadima dares GEJ to arrest Buhari

by Lekan Olanrewaju As former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari raised alarm over President Goodluck Jonathan’s alleged plan to arrest and hang him, his party has once again come to his defence, this time daring the President to, to put it one way, ‘do his worst’. Commenting on the drama yesterday, close political associate... Read More

2015, Buhari, CPC, elections, galadima, jonathan, Obasanjo

May 17, 2012

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Segun Dada: General Buhari spoke my mind

by Segun Dada “Except there is justice in the conduct of the elections, blood will flow because there will be bloodshed between the dogs and the baboons.” This is the statement reportedly made by General Buhari on Monday, the very words that is causing a lot of commotion and chaos. General Muhammad Buhari was also... Read More

2015, boko haram, Buhari, elections, GEJ, General, Goodluck Jonathan, Mohammed, Muhummadu, PDP

Opinion: If Bamanga Tukur sinks, so will President Jonathan

Okey Ndibe: It’s quarter past time for Nigeria

Atom Lim: Opposition merger talks: What’s in it for the ANPP’s Shekarau? (Y! Politico)

Tanko Yakasai: The politics of disunity will lead us nowhere (Y! Politico)

“Excessive spending causes political violence” – IFES Country Director

Photo of the Day: Here lies the grave of the ACN?

Opinion: Pray Obasanjo does not endorse you – A rejoinder

Opinion: Pray that Obasanjo does not endorse you

Jonathan may not be president beyond 2015 – Dokubo-Asari

Report: Northern governors jostle to take Jonathan’s job

Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

Opinion: Baba Obasanjo must be careful

#2ndTermChant: “Jonathan is not a show man, or a principality” – Doyin Okupe

“The January subsidy protests were sponsored and stage-managed” – President Jonathan

Sure and Steady: President Jonathan releases 155-page book on his achievements (Download book)

“Be ready for a surprise in 2015” – ACN talks tough, as usual

Obasanjo couldn’t do it, so how can you? Galadima dares GEJ to arrest Buhari

Segun Dada: General Buhari spoke my mind

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