Tag: APC
Opinion: But what else does Buhari want?
by Adewale Maja-Pearce Buhari is merely one of the many distractions we allow ourselves in the hope (always hope) that things will somehow get better without our own volition. God…
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Henry Okelue: 8 things to ponder as 2015 draws near
by Henry Okelue Fellow Nigerians... You are innately smart. Let politicians tell us how they will improve our lives when we vote them in, not how Okoro is a threat…
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War of words: Respect your age and don’t be rude – Jonathan fires back at Bisi Akande, APC
by Isi Esene The Presidency has taken exception to statements made by leaders of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) describing it as not only rude, but also false. In…
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Opinion: APC – Still waiting for the Messiah
by Muheez Busari The nation needs no regional party, myopic characters, mendicants foraging for daily bread, usurpers and vendetta boys brigade, old men parading as youth leaders, intellectually bankrupt messiah,…
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Simon Kolawole: Winning the war against terror
by Simon Kolawole How can we contain this religious hate in Nigeria in the face of the Boko Haram insurgency? How can we make sure it doesn’t spread to more…
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2015: Why the PDP will beat APC – Presidency
The Presidency has said that if the newly registered All Progressives Congress picks a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as its presidential candidate, the 2015 election will be…
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Opinion: The government and opposition in a tight environment
by Adisa Adeleye As it is being noted, the political atmosphere has been dominated for a long time by a strong party (ruling with impunity) and a few scattered opposition…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Just send them away
by Olusegun Adeniyi It is rather unfortunate that many otherwise respected people would always see ethnicity in every problem and that is why I hesitate to comment on this issue…
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Opinion: I shed hot tears for Nigeria’s future
by Akan Imoh Our students are at home, our poor lecturers are hungry, yet it is the least of worries for those in power. How can the education of our…
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Opinion: Lessons learnt from the Igbo deportation saga
by Ochereome Nnanna If the Governors’ Forum focused on the right things, Mr Peter Obi of Anambra State would answer the phone when Fashola calls him. Obi would not only…
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“Come and join us”: Bisi Akande extends APC invitation to Jonathan
by Oge Okonkwo The interim national chairman of the APC, Bisi Akande stated in Abuja yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan is welcome to the All Progressives Congress (APC), if he is tired…
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2015 elections: I will run if APC approves – Buhari
by Isi Esene Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) yesterday said he will run on the platform of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC) if fielded. Buhari…
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Eric Osagie: Can this APC kill our pains?
by Eric Osagie However, for many Nigerians, who do not belong to any political party, the nagging questions have been: Can they? Can this APC kill our pains, cure our…
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Opinion: The timely arrival of the APC
by Ahmad B. Kaita One thing that should not be lost people is the fact that APC, just like PDP is going to be a party that will be managed…
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Bola Tinubu goes for knee surgery
by Isi Esene Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of the leaders of the newly registered All Progressives Congress is scheduled to have a knee surgery in the United State of…
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APC remains the best political vehicle – Gov. Okorocha
by Oge Okonkwo Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has said does not regret leaving the party which brought him to power, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for the newly…
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Simon Kolawole: Now that the APC has been registered
by Simon Kolawole With the fusion of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the emergent APC is still less…
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Dele Momodu: Now that the APC has come alive…!
by Dele Momodu But APC should not be over-confident. What binds PDP together is very strong, access to power and money, a surfeit of it for that matter. Fellow Nigerians,…
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Game on: APC leaders visit IBB, hold closed-door meeting
by Isi Esene Members of the newly formed All for Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday visited the former president, General Ibrahim Babangida at his Hilltop mansion in Minna, Niger state. This…
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The Lagos ‘deportation’ controversy is political – Fashola
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Thursday said the ongoing controversy trailing the decision of the government to send some Igbos back to their villages is political. The governor said…
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Pius Adesanmi: APC – Memo to a new party
by Pius Adesanmi Why is Tom Ikimi, a former Chairman of the National Republican Convention who subsequently helped General Sani Abacha to rape the potential of Nigeria, so ideologically comfortable…
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Opinion: Nigerian politicians and the trust factor
by Adefenwa Adeshina The youths need people we can trust not those screaming for change when all they really want is a chance to loot their share of the national…
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APC registration: “Nigeria’s democratic journey has just begun” – Tinubu speaks, pats INEC on the back
by Isi Esene Bola Tinubu, the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the merging opposition parties, has reacted to the registration of the newly formed party,…
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“This is the beginning of the end of misrule” – Nuhu Ribadu reacts to APC’s registration
A chieftain of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has joined other Nigerians in expressing happiness over the emergence of the mega opposition party, even as…
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It’s official: INEC registers APC
by Isi Esene The Independent National Electoral Commission has given a nod for the merger of three leading opposition parties - the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the…
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Opinion: Why INEC should reject APC’s application for registration
by Faruq Abbas In view of the above, I respectfully implore INEC as a law abiding body to refuse the registration of the All Progressive Congress as to do otherwise…
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Acronym war: APC may be forced to change name, CPC reacts
by Rachel Ogbu The Independent National Electoral Commission may suspend the registration of opposition party, All Progressives Congress, new reports say. The reason remains the controversy surrounding the acronym, APC…
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Opinion: Child marriage and the hypocrisy of ‘progressives’
by Adekoya Boladale Who are the Yerimanians? These are men and women... who are psychologically traumatized due to excessive exposure to corruption, overdosed with geometric fraud and enslaved by impurity…
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Opinion: Tambuwal and his 2015 presidential ambition
by Theophilus Ilevbare Tambuwal must not feign ignorance of Speaker predecessors, how they fell eventually to the booby trap the PDP laid patiently in waiting. It is no longer news…
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Why Rochas Okorocha dissolved Imo cabinet
by Akan Ido Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha yesterday announced the dissolution of the state executive council in a bid to inject new blood into his cabinet. The governor sent commissioners…
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