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July 15, 2017

Opinion: Sorry, but PDP never ‘won’ Osun-West Senatorial election

by Festus Ogun   Let me begin this piece by congratulating Senator Ademola Adeleke on his victory. As the saying goes, the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. The emergence of Senator Ademola Adeleke is in fact worth more than the more criticised dance. It was a triumphant entry into the National Assembly. The... Read More
Opinion
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July 15, 2017

Buhari is a mistake as president – Reno Omokri

The spokesman to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has asked Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, Babatunde Fashola to stop making excuses and do his job. Taking to Twitter, Omokri wrote that before the All Progressives Congress (APC) came into power, Fashola had promised stable electricity, if only the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is... Read More
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July 14, 2017

“The Judiciary has saved Nigeria’s Democracy” | Insiders speak on Makarfi’s Supreme Court victory

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared Senator Ahmed Makarfi led National Caretaker Committee as the authentic leader of the PDP, thus putting an end to the 18-month leadership crisis that has engulfed the party. Insiders believe that these would go a long way to benefit the country’s democracy by providing quality opposition to the ruling... Read More
Thinking Through
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July 13, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. “The Anaconda and the Python once ruled the Forest” | Shehu Sani continues his animal analogies Senator Shehu Sani has continued his use of animal analogies to describe “political happenings” within the Presidency. 2. President Trump promises dirt on Clinton in a speech next week President... Read More
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July 13, 2017

President Buhari writes Bisi Akande over the death of his wife

The Presidency on Thursday said ailing Muhammadu Buhari had written and called Bisi Akande, on the telephone to commiserate with him on the death of his wife, Omowunmi. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The President’s message reads, “I received the... Read More
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July 13, 2017

On your marks: 2019 is close and Makarfi is already behind schedule

by Alexander O. Onukwue There are approximately twenty months between now and the next general elections in 2019, and Ahmed Makarfi, the now authenticated PDP Chairman, is already behind schedule. The internal problems of the party has left it without a proper structure over the past two years, causing factions and disgruntlement amongst members, some... Read More
Story of the day
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July 12, 2017

Despite the court ruling, PDP will remain in “diaspora” – Lawan

Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday said that the ruling by the Supreme Court was an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government believed in separation of powers. He claimed that most court rulings during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan were written in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lawan, a member of the All Progressives... Read More
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PDP
July 12, 2017

Court’s ruling on the PDP has no consequence for our party – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, says that the party is not threatened by whoever becomes the PDP leader. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to Supreme Court judgment on the PDP leadership crisis which declared Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic chairman of the party, Punch reports. Abdullahi... Read More
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July 12, 2017

APC Chieftain urges PDP to rename the party

A Chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Girei, has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to rename the party. Girei, who represented Adamawa Central in the Senate, between 1999 and 2003, said renaming PDP was necessary because the last administration and the leadership crisis “spoiled” the party’s name. In a statement made available... Read More
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July 12, 2017

“My only sadness is that Adeleke is not an APC member” – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed sadness that newly sworn-in Senator Ademola Adeleke got elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Senate president made this known on Wednesday shortly after he had sworn-in Adeleke as the senator representing Osun West. Adeleke had defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to run... Read More
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July 12, 2017

Osun by-election: Did the APC underestimate the Adelekes?

by Usman Alabi The recent by-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun West Senatorial district had the younger brother of the deceased Senator Isiaka Adeleke, Ademola Adeleke clinching the senatorial seat after defeating the APC candidate, Mudashiru Hussain. However, the rumble in the jungle that led to the Adeleke family retaining the Senatorial... Read More
Thinking Through
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July 11, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. RUSSIAN LAWYER WHO DONALD TRUMP JR. MET WITH SAYS HE WANTED DNC INFO ‘SO BADLY’ On Tuesday, the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the 2016 presidential election said it appeared that the president’s son and others at the meeting were “longing”... Read More
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July 11, 2017

APC’s Hussain congratulates Adeleke, says he respects the people’s choice

Senator Mudashiru Hussain, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated the winner of the Osun West by-election, Ademola Adeleke. In a statement signed by him, the Hussain said, “the people have made a choice and as a democrat, I respect their choice.” He added, “the outcome of the election no doubt was... Read More
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July 11, 2017

God might be responsible for Nigeria’s economic situation – APC

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun has said that God might be responsible for Nigeria’s present economic downturn, so drastic measures will be taken to reverse the situation. Odigie-Oyegun made this statement when Change Agents Foundation (CAF), an APC support group led by its Director-General, Felix Felix paid him a courtesy... Read More
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July 9, 2017

My victory, new dawn in Nigeria’s democracy – Adeleke

Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate in the Saturday’s Osun West Senatorial District by-election, has described his victory as a new dawn for democracy. Adeleke said, at a news conference on Sunday in Ede, that his electoral victory was “a pointer that PDP will be victorious in the 2018 governorship election in the... Read More
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July 9, 2017

The Activism Blog: Will Osori be returning to the board of OSIWA?

This just occurred to us yesterday as Ayisha Osori spoke about her experiences in the 2015 elections, where she first was with the People’s Democratic Party and then, over to the All Progressives Congress. She spoke at Enough is Enough Nigeria’s #PartyPolitics101 event. She had an impressive career in her past as an activist, including as... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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July 9, 2017

PDP’s Adeleke shocks APC in Senatorial election

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of the by-election in Osun West Senatorial District. Adeleke polled a total of 97,480 votes to defeat Mudashiru Hussain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who secured 66,116 votes. Announcing the result of the election in Iwo, Baritor Kpagih, INEC residential electoral commissioner for the... Read More
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July 7, 2017

Why I defected to APC – Former gov., Elechi

The former governor of Ebonyi, Martin Elechi has listed reasons why he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “The Party (PDP) got bedevilled by impunity, corruption, lack of respect for democracy, insensitivity to public opinion”, the former governor said on Thursday night when he led his loyalists and... Read More
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July 4, 2017

We dumped Hussain in 2015 to save late Adeleke’s political career – Aregbesola

Governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola has stated the reason the All Progressive Congress (APC) decided to return Senator Mudasiru Hussain to the Senate after the death of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke. Daily Trust reports that he explained how the APC withdrew the Senate ticket from Husain in 2015 to rescue late Senator Isiaka Adeleke from... Read More
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July 4, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. SENATE CONDEMNS OSINBAJO’S COMMENTS ON APPOINTMENTS, ASKS HIM TO OBEY THE CONSTITUTION Members of the Nigerian Senate have called for the suspension of consideration and confirmation of appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari over a comment credited to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. 2. REPS SUMMON FASHOLA OVER COMMENTS ON BUDGET... Read More
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