Tag: APC
Femi Aribisala: Jonathan will win the 2015 elections by a landslide
by Femi Aribisala Therefore, the election will go as usual according to plan. Goodluck Jonathan will not only win in 2015, he will do so by a “moonslide.” The Constitution…
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Opinion: The Muslim/Musim ticket is actually a good option for the APC
by Obinna Akukwe With a militarized Muslim population, the nation will likely boil again as it did under during June 12, if INEC chief, Prof Attahiru Jega declares Jonathan the…
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Femi Aribisala: There is nothing progressive about the APC
by Femi Aribisala Sometimes in Nigeria to be progressive is regarded as meaning to be against corruption. Can the APC be said to be an anti-corruption party? The answer is…
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Cheta Nwanze: Sacking the entire police force won’t be such a bad idea
by Cheta Nwanze A few minutes ago, a bomb went off at the Municipal Bus Terminal in Nyanya, Abuja. There have been many casualties. May God rest the dead. Sometime…
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Opinion: Femi Fani Kayode’s APC ‘exit’ is good riddance to bad rubbish
by Lanre Oguntoyinbo I wish you goodluck in you new found ‘darkness’ club and I pray you and Doyin Okupe give a good defence to a good leader; Goodluck Jonathan.…
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Cheta Nwanze: Yesterday I slept with NEPA… and she was good
by Cheta Nwanze I'd have made a comment about the toothless bulldog, but the last time I did, not a few, err, toothless bulldogs sent an awful lot of barks in…
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Opinion: Femi Fani Kayode and the ‘Igi Woroko’ theory
by Tomiwa Ilori What Fani-Kayode speaks is not the truth, they are interests masquerading as principles. While at it, what actually gives him the conclusive impression that APC is fielding…
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Dele Momodu: Beyond the Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket
by Dele Momodu Those who genuinely love APC must speak up now. Many people are not speaking out for fear of ex-communication but we know the views mostly expressed…
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Akin Osuntokun: The nuisance value of a Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket
by Akin Osuntokun It is provocative and fraught with the danger of lending its platform, wittingly or not, to sectarian bigotry, chauvinism and conflagration. One of the novelties of the…
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Cholera outbreak claims 54 lives in Bauchi, APC says Nigeria harbors largest population of poor people & other important news you need to know today
by Oge Okonkwo File photo Cholera outbreak claims 54 lives in Bauchi Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Sani Malami, on Thursday said cholera outbreak recorded across the state in the last two months,…
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Abimbola Adelakun: What a Muslim/Muslim ticket will do for Nigeria in 2015
by Abimbola Adelakun Does the pair of Buhari-Tinubu (if they ever emerge candidates) represent the change Nigeria needs or not? That’s the germane question. Are they better prospects than the…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: The strange dream of a Muslim/Muslim Presidential ticket (Part 2)
by Femi Fani-Kayode If speaking that truth will cost me, then so be it. At least, I will sleep very well at night with a clear conscience knowing that I…
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Jude Egbas: Why the APC’s choice of presidential candidate matters
by Jude Egbas There are swirling rumours of a Buhari/Tinubu pairing already for the Presidential and Vice Presidential tickets respectively. Nothing will eviscerate the confidence of the people in the…
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Opinion: APC’s dream of a new Nigeria and the nightmares to come
by Showunmi Rex However, APC, should understand that a naked person cannot promise people clothes. The stakes are high now and there will be tougher hurdles on the route. Few…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: The strange dream of a Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket (Part 1)
by Femi Fani-Kayode Presenting a Muslim/Muslim ticket for the 2015 Presidential election ticket, no matter how cleverly rationalised, defended or justified in the pursuit of an ideal or in the…
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Dele Momodu: Why are we so difficult?
by Dele Momodu The trouble now is that it has become virtually difficult if not impossible to identify anyone who can drive us to our destination in this season of…
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Opinion: Nasir el-Rufai, Femi Fani-Kayode and the religious card
by Oche Otorkpa The religious rumble between Mr. Femi Fani Kayode and Mallam Nasiru Elrufai both former members of the PDP and now chieftains of the All Progressive Congress (APC)…
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Opinion: APC, PDP and their endless verbal rockets
by Garba Shehu As the party with the largest number of states and seats in the federal parliament under its control, the PDP and its may communicators must come to…
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Opinion: But really, is Sen. Saraki a threat to Jonathan?
by Lawrence Okerinsola As earlier said, from recent gestures since defection, it is not difficult to assume Jonathan is politically worried about Saraki's defection, one of one hundred and nine…
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Opinion: But wait, must we support this PDP government?
by Aminu Yusuf Roni We all know what it takes to oppose the PDP: to say things as they were, done! That is so easy, certainly easier than calling APC,…
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Femi Aribisala: The surprising merger of the PDP and the APC
by Femi Aribisala There can be no doubt that the principal beneficiary of this PDP/APC merger is President Goodluck Jonathan. Contrary to all expectations, it seems the man’s good luck…
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Simon Kolawole: Religion and politics in Nigeria
by Simon Kolawole There is something I want to keep hammering on: Nigeria is bigger than PDP and APC. Do you know how many parties we have seen in this…
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Dele Momodu: The anatomy of PDP and APC (Part 2)
Dele Momodu The President’s inability to deal concretely with the grave security threats and everyday carnage may turn out to be his major albatross. The spate of killings and magnitude…
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Opinion: Neither the present thieves or thieves-in-waiting are worthy of your votes
by Korede Oludiran We need not be told that the APC is not our messiah. Going by their body language, they are primarily out to get power from PDP. That…
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Reno Omokri: On Progressives and Pro-aggressives
by Reno Omokri Said Governor Oshiomhole, “what the Edo election has confirmed is that when the President and Commander-in-Chief puts the country first and conducts himself as a statesman, not…
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APC declares fasting, prayer against Rivers PDP guber candidate, El-Rufai takes swipe at delegates’ age at the Confab & other important news you should know today
by Oge Okonkwo APC declares fasting, prayer against Rivers’ PDP guber candidate The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called for a 7-day fasting and prayer session against the Peoples Democratic Party PDP…
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Opinion: Buhari is Jonathan’s worst nightmare ahead of 2015
by Daniel Ojeh It implies that ceteris paribus , Buhari has assurance of up to 24 million votes already ahead of his likely contenders should he contest in 2015. Call…
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Opinion: The tragedy of partisan politics in Nigeria
by Femi Owolabi Unconfirmed sources reported that Atiku had given N1b each to the ACN branches across the states of the federation. Yes, that is N36b! I was an ACN…
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Opinion: OOU ASUU strike – In defence of common sense
by Ogunjimi Taiwo The sad thing is that the same students that are victims of government’s irresponsibility will be the same ones running around supporting APC when the same APC’s…
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Opinion: Why young people will embrace APC in 2015
by Aver Angweh The APC therefore is the most promising political party in the world right now with its strong features of reconciliation of the good, the bad and the…
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