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We won’t leave the PDP – Tambuwal, Amaechi insists

by Isi Esene Aminu Tambuwal, the speaker of the House of Representatives has dispelled rumours that he was on his way out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said this yesterday in Edo state while speaking with newsmen who wanted to know the reason behind his political flirtation with the opposition. President Goodluck Jonathan... Read More

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Michael Orodare: Adopting the Jagaban model of ‘Familitocracy’ (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The story of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is enough for Emperor Jagaban to learn from, one day the Grande Armee will be utterly damaged and the mighty will fall. “Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.” – Mwai Kibaki, former Kenyan... Read More

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“State pardon rubbishes efforts at fighting corruption” – Nuhu Ribadu berates FG

by Isi Esene The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has offered reasons as to why corruption persists in the Nigerian polity, citing impunity and lack of political will to fight the menace of corruption as the major obstacles. Ribadu, who was the presidential candidate of the Action... Read More

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“Stop raising ethno-religious sentiments” – ACN condemns campaign of calumny against APC

by Isi Esene The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has strongly condemned the persistent campaign of calumny against the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the attempt to use ethno-religious sentiments to destroy the budding party as a cheap shot that has fallen flat on the faces of the purveyors of falsehood. In a statement issued... Read More

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Northern governors may form new party ahead of 2015

by Rachel Ogbu There are indications that governors from the north and other senior politicians in the region, may form a new political party, new reports suggests. On Friday, a source speaking to the Punch said the creation of a new political party was part of the three options considered by northern political leaders as... Read More

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Amaechi visits Tinubu in Lagos, urged Nigerians to protect their votes (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday visited the former governor of Lagos state and the leader of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Tinubu, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Abibat Mogaji. While on the visit, Amaechi urged Nigerians to protect their votes after every election with a view... Read More

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Chido Onumah: Still on Jonathan, opposition and 2015

by Chido Onumah The point being made here which was the gist of my article is that Nigerian voters are not as “sophisticated” as Igbokwe assumes, notwithstanding the grinding poverty… I would be deluding myself if I imagined that my article last week, “2015: Who will defeat Jonathan?” would not elicit the kind of “violent”... Read More

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Gbenga Olorunpomi: Oyo state, 2 jesters and their knight in shining armour (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi However, I congratulate the sophisticated people of Oyo for seeing the light, kicking out the colony of clowns in the PDP and voting ACN’s way the last time they got the chance. Ajumobi was the right choice in 2011. Nigeria has more than its fair share of unserious politicians. Scratch that; we... Read More

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Who wears the crown? Bisi Akande, Tom Ikimi battle for APC chairmanship

by Isi Esene The National Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Bisi Akande is currently in a battle against Chief Tom Ikimi to clinch the chairmanship position of the yet to be registered All Progressives Congress (APC). This follows the ceding of the position of the interim national chairman of the APC... Read More

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Fashola is a propagandist that cannot showcase any tangible development – Lagos PDP over Maku (READ)

by Idoreyin Sampson Fireworks! And dare we say we love it… okay, kinda. Apparently, the Information Minister has hit a nerve in the Lagos government with his comments at the opening of the 2013 Ministerial Platform. Labaran Maku said that Lagos is “running on federal infrastructure” and all that the governor had to do was environmental... Read More

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NGF crisis: We won’t allow anyone to annul the election – Gov. Fayemi insists

by Akan Ido The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi recently spoke with the Punch Newspapers on his victory at the Supreme Court over former governor Olusegun Oni, the controversy surrounding the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and other issues. Read excerpts from the interview below: Some of you have refused to associate with the Governor Jonah Jang-led... Read More

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NGF crisis: “We see a growing pattern of a lying presidency” – ACN slams Jonathan

by Akan Ido The controversy trailing the chairmanship election of the Nigeria Governors Forum which saw Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state beating his Plateau state counterpart, Jonah Jang continues to rage on. The Action Congress of Nigeria today released a statement through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed condemning President Goodluck Jonathan for throwing... Read More

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Reno Omokri: The ACN should provide their own marking scheme or face the truth

by Reno Omokri Mr. Mohammed may also want to accuse the President of bribing the World Bank to release its statement released this month indicating that poverty has reduced in Nigeria from 64.2% to 62.6%. Having read the ACN and Mr. Lai Mohammed’s predictable statement stating that Nigerians need no marking scheme to score the... Read More

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If you say GEJ has no original thinking, where is your own? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze While simultaneously failing to give us an alternative solution to the #BokoHaram menace, Uncle Lai said that the Prez’s decision lacked “original thinking”. Late Prof. Achebe was a candid man. Candid enough to reject at least two Nigerian national honours in his life because, well, because the system here’s quite broke and... Read More

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Let the people say #Gbam: “Those opposed to State of Emergency must bring out concrete solutions” – Femi Falana

by Isi Esene Fiery lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana has thrown his support for the institution of a state of emergency in the three northern states, Adamawa, Yobe and Borno, by President Goodluck Jonathan. The declaration of a state of emergency, according to the FG will enable security forces face the campaign of... Read More

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Bola Tinubu: State of emergency – President Jonathan’s ploy to subvert constitutional democracy

by Bola Tinubu If development is about the people, all measures put in place for the sustenance and maintenance of the super-structure of the society must take into cognisance local contents. It is now abundantly clear that President Jonathan has finally bared his fangs confirming what was widely speculated. By declaring a state of emergency... Read More

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The lesson I want Jonathan to learn – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze When 103 women tell you that N1million is not their problem, and that they want the full entitlements of their dead husbands, better find the money. Chris Huhne was the UK’s Minister of State for Energy as recently as 2012. Okay, they call them “Secretary” out there, but you know what I’m... Read More

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We need a state of emergency – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Given what has happened in Lafia, I find it quite sickening that the ACN, and other assorted groups are attempting to play politics with the situation. The harsh reality is that the situation in the North should have been declared an emergency a long time ago, because that is what it is.... Read More

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“Anarchy is knocking on the door” – Buhari warns at party convention

by Isi Esene The leader of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) yesterday accused the People s Democratic Party led federal government of a lack of capacity to handle the security crisis in the country. Buhari said this at the special national convention of the party convened as part of the requirements for... Read More

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Michael Orodare: Ondo Tribunal – A social revolution (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Just as I’m looking forward to a day INEC will conduct an election that will never be contested by any party at the tribunal, so also I’m looking forward to a day a free and credible election like we had in Ondo state last year… If you are a lover of Nollywood and... Read More

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Fashola, you’re next: PDP wants EFCC to probe the governor over N23 billion Security Trust Fund

by Ogunyemi Bukola The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the activities of Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola’s administration for what it described as “massive corruption”. This was made known on Sunday after a church service to mark the birthday of... Read More

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Low blow: “Does Lai Mohammed know the meaning of the word ‘despotism’?” – Presidency fires back

by Isi Esene The presidency has come out all guns blazing against allegations of high-handedness leveled against President Goodluck Jonathan by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). In a statement released Sunday evening by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the Federal Government that the president is “descending into... Read More

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Mind your business and leave Oshiomole alone – ACN warns PDP

by Ogunyemi Bukola In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against further attacks on Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. Reacting to claims that Oshiomole used the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, to... Read More

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Ondo election: We shall challenge it at the Appeal Court – ACN, PDP kick against judgement

by Ogunyemi Bukola The two main opposition political parties in Ondo State have vowed to take their case against the election of Governor Olusegun Mimiko to the Court of Appeal in the wake of the judgment delivered by the Ondo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Rotimi Akeredolu of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and Chief... Read More

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Opinion: When governors sneeze…

by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed “It is certainly more agreeable to have power to give than to receive.” – Winston Churchill An amusing report in one of the dailies last week claimed that PDP governors are demanding N46b worth of projects for their states for voting for President Jonathan in 2015. Apparently, the new leadership of the PDP... Read More

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The government just gave me a slap – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze I am not totally against a government looking at its citizens’ emails… I think it is a collective slap on the faces of my (former) colleagues that something like this would be outsourced… The writer’s block is a documented problem that affects (once in a while) all those who have decided to write... Read More

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“A potent weapon against civil rights”: ACN criticises FG for $40m Internet surveillance contract

by Rachel Ogbu The Action Congress of Nigeria has criticised the government’s allocation of a $40m Internet surveillance contract calling it an assault on the Nigerian civil rights. In a statement, the ACN in Lagos on Sunday said the government had not denied the report since it was published, therefore it was safe to submit... Read More

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Shameful: Edo ACN lawmaker arrested with pump action rifle during LG polls (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene Honourable Abdulrazak Momoh, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly representing Etsako West 1 Constituency of the state was apprehended on Saturday by security agents for being in possession of a pump-action rifle during the Local Government elections. Momoh, a member of the Action Congress of Nigeria and a former... Read More

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Opinion: Bola Tinubu and the speech that may be his ‘Barack Obama 2004’ moment

by Mayowa Salami I must start by confessing that I am a sucker for good speeches. The fact that we don’t have many speeches that can be considered good, deep, and propelled by deep thinking and vision in Nigeria is a sad commentary on the conviction of our leaders to inspire citizens. As a U.S Illinois... Read More

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Expensive sh-t — and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Baba Suwe must have a lot of faith to still go back to the same judiciary which has proven time and again, that it has no bite to support its bark. Imagine being deprived of your liberty, for three weeks, and in those three weeks, being made to do your business in... Read More

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