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Squeaky bum time: Atiku to declare presidential ambition this month

by Isi Esene Reports reaching us say that Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is seriously considering declaring his presidential ambition on September 24, 2014. Atiku who was former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s second in command is said to be eyeing several locations in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to make the formal declaration. Some of these... Read More

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Debo Adejugbe: The trials of Nuhu Ribadu (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The major drawback of a bi-monthly column is that so many events you intend on trashing out would have passed by while you write, rewrite – when others have expressed your thoughts – or shelve the whole point of the subject totally if it has lost its juicy value to a column.... Read More

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Femi Aribisala: INEC is aiding the APC, and the North

by Femi Aribisala In my article on the recent election in Osun State, provocatively titled “How APC Lost the Osun Election;” I was lavish in praising the INEC. I said: “Attahiru Jega is by far Nigeria’s best public-servant. He is yet again, the real winner of the Osun election; and he is doing a fantastic... Read More

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Ismaeel Ahmed: APC Youths will salvage Nigeria (Y! PolicyHub)

by Ismaeel Ahmed It goes without saying that Nigeria’s current democracy differs greatly from many of our Western counterparts. Any student or observer of politics can easily identify the fact that we have adopted a democratic system that is styled after the United States, but is influenced holistically by our diverse cultures and our history... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Blame GEJ if Ebola destroys Nigeria

by Ibrahim Shorunke The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians to hold President Goodluck Jonathan responsible if the Ebola Virus Disease spreads more than it has done in the country. In a press release issued on Sunday in Lagos, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, accused the president of endangering the... Read More

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August 29, 2014

If you came after the election, you will be fired – Ekiti PDP tells Fayemi recruits

The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the incoming Ayo Fayose Administration will not recognise all appointments and recruitments made by the Governor Kayode Fayemi Administration after the June 21 governorship election in the state. The party claimed that the Fayemi Administration has acted callously and primitively as no... Read More

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August 28, 2014

Opinion: The Lynching of Nuhu Ribadu by the ‘progressives’

by Chris Ngwodo Nuhu Ribadu’s defection from the All Progressive Congress to the ruling People’s Democratic Party has been greeted with savage personal attacks that have condemned him as a perfidious and opportunistic turncoat. By joining the PDP, the former anti-corruption czar is said to have betrayed his principles. Ribadu, it appears, is being held... Read More

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August 27, 2014

For The Records: This is what Tom Ikimi said about Tinubu & the APC

by Tom Ikimi 1. Following my widely publicized statement made in the aftermath of the 13th June 2014 All Progressives Congress APC National Convention I took time off to reflect on the state of the party, the emerging re-configuration of the general political Structure in the country, and the visionary effects on the state of... Read More

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August 27, 2014

“I withdraw my membership” || APC in rocky waters as Tom Ikimi says goodbye

by Kolapo Olapoju Chief Tom Ikimi, one of the founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced his withdrawal from the major opposition political party. He released a statement dated, Wednesday, 27 August, saying that henceforth, he will no longer be a member of APC. Ikimi, who was overlooked for the post of the... Read More

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August 26, 2014

Opinion: Nasir el-Rufai, you are very wrong

by Fodio Ahmed Dear El-rufai, has politics or hatred for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to which your party, the APC is also not a better alternative grown above your normal religious sense of reasoning ? In his own words Nasir Ahmad El-rufai said “THE ACCIDENTAL PUBLIC SERVANT is a fitting description of someone who... Read More

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August 26, 2014

“We will sack PDP in Abia!” | “You are not a Messiah!” || Governors Okorocha and Orji throw verbal punches [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Abia State governor, Theodore Orji, has emphatically declared that major opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot win a single polling booth in his state in the 2015 general election. Orji was responding to a recent statement by Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, who said APC would take over Abia in the... Read More

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August 26, 2014

Tension eases in Yobe as lawmakers deny plot to impeach Gaidam

by Abubakar Sadiq The decision of Yobe State lawmakers not to go ahead with alleged plot to remove the state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has diffused tension in the state, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced. After weeks of rumoured scheming, members of the state House of Assembly finally denied reports,... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Second coming! Murtala Nyako says he’ll be back as Adamawa governor

by Kolapo Olapoju Former Adamawa Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) says he’s confident of returning to his post because the lawmakers did not follow due process before his sacking. Nyako has filed an appeal at the Appeal Court against his impeachment, saying that he has valid reasons to prove that he was unfairly evicted from... Read More

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August 24, 2014

They are stealing our old acronyms – APC raises the alarm over new parties

by Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over a plan by unscrupulous and apparently-hired hands to relaunch the acronym battle against the party by seeking to register three new parties that bear the acronyms of the same parties that merged to become the APC. Party spokesman, Lai Mohammed, said on... Read More

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Gimba Kakanda: The trials of Nuhu Ribadu

by Gimba Kakanda The days of wild rumours running up to, and castigations following, Nuhu Ribadu’s defection to the ruling party are further confirmations of the man’s high place in the political conscience of the nation. That his supporters would be disappointed at such an unpopular political scheme is a backlash he must have foreseen,... Read More

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Another one! Olusegun Mimiko to formally dump Labour Party for PDP [DETAILS]

by Azubuike Azikiwe Reports have it that Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko is in the final stages of decamping from the Labour Party (LP) to make a long-awaited return to his first home, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According the Ondo State commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, the governor has met with his party’s... Read More

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Salihu Tanko-Yakassai: Mu’azu is the game changer for the PDP (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko-Yakassai When I hear the name People’s Democratic Party, the first thing that comes to my mind is SCANDAL! They seem to have mastered the art of scandals, from one to the other, day in day out! If it is not in their executive officer’s utterances, it is in each and every action... Read More

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Dele Momodu: Nuhu Ribadu and the rest of us

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, it has been a week of serious fireworks and heavy bombardment against one of our own on social media. The brouhaha erupted over what should have been a simple migration of Nuhu Ribadu from his erstwhile political Party, APC, to PDP, a Party most of his fans turned attackers consider... Read More

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August 22, 2014

Alert the firefighters! Team Ribadu is on fire [LOOK]

by Kolapo Olapoju Former EFCC Chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, recently finalized his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and it seems some supporters are not happy with him. Ribadu, who has signified his intention to run for the office of Governor of Adamawa state, has been subjected... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Nuhu Ribadu says he did not mean to hurt anyone with his defection (READ)

by James Sambo Following his defection from All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and reports that he insulted President Goodluck Jonathan and some other politicians, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has released a statement on his Facebook page clarifying the situation and stating his position. Ribadu says he did not mean to hurt anyone... Read More

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Oba of Lagos threatens to open can of worms, but only after 2015 elections

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, says he knows those responsible for the woes of Nigeria, and he will expose such persons after the 2015 general elections. He said this on Monday, 18 August, in Lagos, at the public presentation of “Corruption and Human Rights Law in Africa”, a book by Dr... Read More

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Perry Brimah: Nuhu Ribadu, you mean nothing to us now!

by Perry Brimah In 2007/2008 I purchased a website domain for Nuhu Ribadu. I did not personally know him nor he, me. I still am in no way personally connected to him, yet from then till this year I maintained a website for him. The website some may have come across was: NuhuRibaduTrust.com, NRT (Expired... Read More

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Femi Aribisala: #BringBackOurGirls is a tool by the North against Jonathan

by Femi Aribisala The only way the APC can redeem its perception as a janjaweed party is by putting forward a South-South man as its presidential candidate in 2015. The Northern Elders Forum, the apostles of “the North is born to rule”, finally played their joker. They maintained that if the government does not #Bring... Read More

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Opinion: Defection – Ribadu acted against his conscience

by Amir Abdulazeez I no longer have any problem whatsoever with defections, re-defections and counter-defections of Nigerian politicians from one political party to another. The only reason why I am having a little problem with the issue now is because it involves Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. I have had three major encounters with Ribadu. Although I have... Read More

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August 18, 2014

Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal set to defect to APC [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of the house of representatives, is reportedly set to jump ship from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and hop aboard the train of All Progressives Congress in the coming weeks. According to sources, his defection is to prepare him for the 2015 presidential election as... Read More

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August 18, 2014

“APC is not better than PDP but…” Ribadu gives 7 reasons why he switched from APC to PDP

by S’ola Filani The former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, chairman, who spoke through his spokesman, Mr. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, gave reasons for the defection while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Ribadu insisted that APC was not better than the PDP. “There is no difference between the PDP and... Read More

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August 17, 2014

Opinion: Ribadu is not a saint, but he is welcome to the PDP

by Raymond Inkabi 53 year old, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is no saint. But he is one man that has defied the arena, soaked in it’s sands, dared the gods, lost good fights and won good fights. He is one to be feared. Adamawa state is one state that has undergone stark economic backwardness and political disorientation for a... Read More

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August 16, 2014

See you in court – APC breathes fire at Marilyn Ogar

by Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what it called a thinly-veiled attempt by the Directorate of Security Service (DSS) to link the party with the insurgent group Boko Haram, without providing a shred of evidence to support the allegation. In a press release issued by party spokesman, Lai Mohammed, the APC... Read More