Tag: APC
Joe Igbokwe: #EkitiElections – The Police Commissioner and MOPOL chief should be sacked now
by Joe Igbokwe Now, it seems to me that PDP and their gang are bent on crashing this hard earned democracy and damn the consequences. These characters are ready to…
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William Wallis: 2015 Elections – Jonathan is still the man to beat despite criticisms
by William Wallis Mr. Jonathan has yet to make explicit whether he will contest the election. But several new appointments and the defection to the opposition of many of his…
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BREAKING: 2 people killed as female suicide bomber strikes in Gombe
File photo by Isi Esene Reports coming in from Gombe indicate that two people have died after a female suicide bomber detonated a bomb along Biu Road. According to TheCable sources:…
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Ado Bayero was the poster-Emir for what is progressive – Tinubu
by Zara Mustapha The death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero has been described as a sad loss and the departure of one of the builders of the…
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It gets worse: Soldiers seize copies of The Nation newspapers
File photo by Akan Ido In a situation reminiscent of the Sani Abacha days when journalists were hounded and newspaper houses shut, reports coming in from the South-south offices of…
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Opinion: Tom Ikimi and the politics of deceit
by Alfred Atoyebi Morgan It was no surprise that he became the man that the Abacha Junta leaned on to help launder the pariah image of Nigeria on the internationally,…
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Opinion: Fashola, APC and LASU school fees hikes
by Sodiq Adewunmi Sanni This LASU fee hike is a daylight robbery on all Lagosian, it is a deliberate attempt to deny the masses the opportunity to join the upper…
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Opinion: APC, South East and the 2015 election
by Diana-Abasi Alphonsus Udoh But it is appalling that a Presidential or Vice Presidential material can not be found in a region which has produced bright and competent minds like Professor…
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Opinion: What does Osoba really want?
by Ibidapo Emmaneul As the national leader of the then ACN, Osoba easily deferred to the Asiwaju as his leader, of course a hungry tummy doesn't argue with whosoever bears…
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How the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents – Borno govt.
by Akan Ido The Borno State government has given its account of what transpired on the night of April 14, 2014 when members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect attacked…
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Reno Omokri: From battleground to common ground
by Reno Omokri The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a party founded on this premise. Those who are enemies of president and the PDP gathered together to form a party…
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Jonathan-led FG has abdicated its responsibility to Nigerians – APC
by Akan Ido The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan-led Federal Government of abdicating its responsibility to Nigerian citizens with the statement attributed to the President that those…
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Bayo Oluwasanmi: Dear Mr. Abati, Nigeria is on robot pilot
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Mr. Jonathan’s aloofness and sluggishness to swiftly react to Chibok is a thoughtless hubris and open road to miscalculation and geopolitical disaster. Add this to Reuben…
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Opinion: The king’s speech and PDP’s selective amnesia
by Olumide Agoro The problem of the PDP, and a few of their sponsored elements within the Lagos APC, is they are totally undemocratic and deeply resentful of the freedom…
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Opinion: Fashola’s successor – Before we crucify Oba Akiolu
by Alfred Lawson Akiolu's love for Lagos must have driven him to want the best qualified man for Lagos, even though what he announced publicly ought to have been left…
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Joe Igbokwe: What do APC, Nigerian leaders stand for (A rejoinder)
by Joe Igbokwe Okey have you seen the manifesto of APC? Have you read it? Do you think APC and PDP are same of the same? Read: Okey Ndibe: What…
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Okey Ndibe: What do APC, Nigerian leaders stand for?
by Okey Ndibe Yet, the APC’s initial temptation was to make political capital out of the unfolding crisis. The All Progressives Congress (APC) is now frequently called Nigeria’s main opposition…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: Boko Haram, Jonathan and the Northern elders
by Femi Fani-Kayode It is another that said, only a few weeks ago, that our country ‘’would burn’’ if Jonathan or any other southerner contests for the Presidential election in…
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Opinion: APC & the amalgamation of progressive corruption
by Wokinda SaresihnIn this case then, are we safe to conclude once again that there are no permanent enemies in politics with the myriad cross carpeting of these politicians (the…
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Femi Aribisala: It’s decision time for the South west
by Femi Aribisala From experience, the South-West has learnt to survive without political power at the centre. How then can the same Bola Tinubu who schemed Mulikat Akande, a Yoruba…
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Nigeria’s problem is not poverty – Jonathan explains
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, faulted the World Bank report which placed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the world, saying “the nation is not poor.’’…
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Opinion: 2015 is Nigeria’s last chance to get it right
by Amir Abdulazeez Nigerians must consider 2015 to be their last chance to bring any change. Change must not necessarily be by voting in APC or voting out PDP.…
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Demola Rewaju: Letter from the teenage me to the present me
by Demola Rewaju I’m proud of you in many ways but I’m disappointed you’re no longer a progressive and you’ve taken your politics even worse by supporting of all parties PDP. …
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Obasanjo claims Ribadu made enemies for him, APC opposes extension of emergency rule in the North-east & other important news you should know today
by Oge Okonkwo Obasanjo claims Ribadu made enemies for him Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo spoke about how the efforts by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Opinion: Understanding Oyo politics and Ajimobi’s fate in 2015
by Abass Adetunji Ethnicity plays a part in the state’s politics as well as the country’s, especially considering the alleged lopsidedness of the Akala regime in favour of the Ogbomosho…
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APC tells Jonathan to cancel rallies, parties until abducted girls are rescued, Security meeting condemns Nyako & other important news you should know today
by Oge Okonkwo APC tells Jonathan to cancel rallies, parties until kidnapped girls are found President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cancel the political rally…
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Hannatu Musawa: APC has dashed the hopes of many Nigerians
by Hannatu Musawa However, it is with a heavy heart that many of us who had such high hopes for the APC have had, to a certain extent, those hopes…
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Japheth Omojuwa: Government blackmail and delusions of free press
by Japheth Omojuwa We all sleep and wake thinking and assuming we have a free press but that is a delusion we must jostle ourselves out of immediately. There is…
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Collins Uma: We will not infringe upon Nyako’s rights to associate with pigs (Y! FrontPage)
by Collins Uma The PDP, through the non-existent Wendell Simlin and its spokesperson, Olisa Metuh, started this mudslinging. We have a choice to join them in that gutter or not.…
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APC blasts Kema Chikwe over comments on abducted girls, Ex-Kwara governor dies & other important news you should know today
by Zara Mustapha #BringBackOurGirls: APC blasts Kema Chikwe over comments A statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lai Mohammed,…
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