My husband is our messiah || 7 fresh quotes from peaceful Patience

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“She’s a village masquerade providing comic relief” – How Patience Jonathan was described by Ekiti APC

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State accused wife of the President, Patience Jonathan of making empty promises to the people without stating logical achievements of her husband in the state. The President’s wife spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, during the rally of the women’s wing of the Peoples Democratic... Read More

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Stop harassing our members – APC tells Police in Jigawa

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the police in the Birniwa council area of Jigawa State to stop the incessant harassment and intimidation of its members in the area, saying the police is a national institution that should always be neutral and non-partisan. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday... Read More

Forget it, Mama Peace can’t be stopped – Here are 5 things she said yesterday

by Kolapo Olapoju Of late, the First Lady has been on a roll, and she’s not about to stop just yet. Patience Jonathan is a woman of many words, intelligent or otherwise, she spews them with careless abandon. While speaking in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, March 16, during the rally of the women’s wing of... Read More

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A certain governor says APC members are being killed everyday in his state

by Chidi Okoye A certain governor, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state, claims that at least one member of the All Progressives Congress, in his state, is being killed on a daily basis. Amaechi accused the Police in the state of being biased, saying that they are being used to arrest and harass members of the APC. The... Read More

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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Chief of Army Staff says Boko Haram can’t humiliate them again | Nigerian troops have reclaimed Bama | PDP plots to sabotage Card Readers, says APC | More stories

As you count down to the March General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. APC claims that victims of PDP attacks are on danger list Punch APC, APGA, PDP trade blames over fake election results sheets in Anambra Vanguard Chief of army staff says Boko Haram can’t humiliate them... Read More

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Who is planning to assassinate Dakuku Peterside? – Amaechi has a theory

by Azubuike Azikiwe Rotimi Amaechi strongly believes that there’s a grand scheme to eliminate Dakuku Peterside, his annointed successor. According to the Rivers state governor, those hired to assassinate the APC governorship candidate in the state, were being “housed and catered for by Nyesom Wike”, who is the PDP governorship candidate in Rivers. Amaechi made... Read More

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Patience Jonathan will be probed by the ICC

by Kolapo Olapoju The International Criminal Court has stated that Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, will be probed. The ICC says it has begun conducting preliminary examinations relating to the situations in Nigeria. The office of the prosecutor disclosed that it received the petition written by Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress,... Read More

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How Buhari and Osinbajo’s wives were attacked in Ilorin

by Panshak Ibrahim On Monday, March 16, ‘a worrisome incident’ occurred as the convoy of Aishat Buhari, wife of Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was attacked by hoodlums, suspected to be political, in Ilorin, Kwara. Mrs Buhari alongside the wife of the vice-presidential candidate, Oludolapo Osinbajo and... Read More

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“PDP has hired an Israeli to jam card readers” – APC makes a new allegation

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has uncovered a plot by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to render card readers ineffective on Election Day. This was contained in a statement in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed. It says this... Read More

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Opinion: Presidential debate, challenging the challenger

by Joe Onwukeme Nigeria is a country where most of our so called politicians don’t have shame, if they do this issue over debate shouldn’t be coming from the presidency. Challengers don’t let things remain the way they are, they are advocates of change and will go the extra mile to see they emerge victorious... Read More

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Ignore APC’s allegations, we’re not sponsoring ethnic militias – PDP

by Ranti Joseph The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) had initially accused the Goodluck Jonathan administration of sponsoring ethnic militias to incite trouble before, during and after the forthcoming general elections. The APC alleged that the N9 billion recently paid out to some ex-militants and ethnic militias was aimed at mobilizing them to scuttle the polls. In... Read More

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Army chiefs meet on security | APC is obsessed with me, says Fani-Kayode | We know the Lekki robbers, says Police | More stories

As you count down to the March General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. North cannot be deceived by the slogan of change, says Aliyu Leadership Army chiefs meet on security Punch AIG orders withdrawal of policemen from political appointees Leadership Rivers PDP alleges that APC killed their leaders... Read More

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APC, elections, jonathan, lamido, Lamido under pressure to attack Buhari says APC

How Lamido was pressured to attack Buhari || APC tells a tale

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign team accused Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state of turning himself into a hireling in the hands of President Goodluck Jonathan because he wants to evade the corruption charges the EFCC has filed against his children and government. A statement issued on Sunday by Buhari... Read More

Don’t even think about killing Buhari, Tinubu – APC threatens PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress has warned the Peoples Democratic Party and the Federal Government to discard any plot to assassinate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Bola Tinubu. According to the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, the PDP-led government had trained special forces to eliminate the opponents of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election... Read More

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My views about Pres. Jonathan has changed || Fani-Kayode wants you to know this

by Ranti Joseph The Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) Femi Fani-Kayode, said he has changed his mind as it relates to President Goodluck Jonathan. He slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for running newspaper advertorials with his renounced and out-dated views about Jonathan, describing the action... Read More

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“Are you ready to go and give your father food in the prison?” – These are our top 7 quotes of the week

by Kolapo Olapoju In no particular order, we present to you our top 7 quotes of the week: 1. “So, let no one say that he has no money to deliver power for the entire country. This is the limit to which the law allows us to do, but we have done this to make... Read More

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Dele Momodu: Why it is hard to envy Gen. Muhammadu Buhari

by Dele Momodu I foresee a landslide that would make it difficult for troublemakers to practise their trade. The Buhari Movement has finally ignited and spreading at the speed of sound. Fellow Nigerians, let me confess that I do not envy General Muhammadu Buhari at this moment. I will explain what I mean very shortly... Read More

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There will be a ‘good funeral’ on March 28… and APC hopes to officiate

by Kolapo Olapoju The opposition party would like nothing better than to bury the Peoples Democratic Party. According to All Progressives Congress, there will be a ‘good funeral’ on March 28, and the party hopes to officiate. The National Chairman of APC, John Odigie-Oyegun made the following utterances on Saturday, March 14, while speaking at... Read More

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So why hasn’t Tinubu been prosecuted if he’s so corrupt?

By Demola Rewaju FACT: The name of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a household one especially for those who know anything about contemporary Nigerian politics. He has managed to carve a niche for himself in the politics of Nigeria as the national leader of the opposition party All Progressives Congress. Even his critics openly and... Read More

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Opinion: To my friends in the dining hall of APC

by Gimba Kakanda Let me start with a reference to the political brotherhood that binds us, and for which we struggle, day in, day out, these past days, to defeat a marked monster. We’ve no disagreement, whatsoever, in our understanding of the Jonathan-led government as a tragically failed one. This realisation is what has instigated... Read More

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Opinion: Crossing the line – Shaka Momodu’s obsession with Tinubu

by Olabisi Afonja A new brand of journalists now parades the media landscape. They are the ones who have exchanged good journalism for quackery and hatchet jobs. They pose as journalists while getting paid huge sums for public relations for their clients. Shaka Momodu of ThisDay newspaper fits this mode of predators and character assassination.... Read More

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As expected, APC is not impressed with GEJ’s compensation of NIS exam victims

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) accused President Goodluck Jonathan of taking political advantage of tragedies that have befallen Nigeria under his watch, saying giving N5million to each family that lost a relative in the Immigration recruitment exercise after one year is not only belated but aimed at soliciting votes. In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday,... Read More

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MASSOB has deviated from its core purpose – APC says

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesman in the South-East, Osita Okechukwu has dismissed the protest by the members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) describing it as self-serving and part of the moves aimed at stopping the INEC from using the card reader for the... Read More

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APC couldn’t resist jumping on Okagbare’s grudge against PDP

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) challenged the ethical justification of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation in an unauthorised use of footage of a Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, as endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan, describing both the president and the PDP as chronic lairs. The reigning African and Commonwealth tracks title... Read More

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APC, Buhari, elections, South-south, south-south will vote massively for Buhari APC chairman assures

South-south will vote massively for Buhari, APC chairman is confident

by Ranti Joseph Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya assured that the people of the South-south geo-political zone of the country would vote massively for the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, on March 28, 2015. He disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday. In... Read More

Edwin Clark questions Buhari’s campaign promises in 5 critical quotes

by Iyobosa Omoregie Ijaw National leader, Edwin Clark, has rubbished the claim by the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) that his fight against corruption would start on May 29, 2015 if he wins the March 28 election. According to Clark, the “APC is not qualified to fight corruption contrary to what... Read More

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‘Probe document was forged’ – EFCC hits back at APC

by Damilola Jagun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has dismissed a claim by the spokesperson for Mohammadu Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation, Shehu Garba, that the commission intends to probe some of the leaders of the opposition. The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwajaren, who spoke at a news conference in Abuja... Read More

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March 13, 2015

Just in case you missed it: All the Photos from an #EveningWithNigeria

by Chinwe Okafor For all those who could not attend the APC organised event tagged ‘An Evening With Nigeria’, here are all the photos from the event-proper. The event was held on Thursday, March 12, at the Intercontinental hotel, in Lagos. Have a fun look: