THE 2015 TRACKLIST: SDP picks candidate to tackle Amosun | Presidency replies Tinubu | Akpabio picks form for Senate | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. SDP picks candidate to tackle Amosun. Vanguard Location! Location! Location! Gov Jang tells Plateau gov’norship aspirants. Leadership Presidency fires back at Tinubu. Vanguard Lawmakers cry out for money. Vanguard Gov Akpabio picks up form for... Read More

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November 5, 2014

Opinion: How @AsiwajuTinubu made @SpeakerTambuwal

by Ikechukwu Orji Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the decidedly non trivial distinction of mentoring and supporting able minds for political positions. He has gone about this role un-intimidated because he believes that Nigeria’s problem is starkly a question of moral and political courage. He desires to see a smarter government. He wants us to have... Read More

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November 4, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Tambuwal – Tinubu has sold the Yoruba into Hausa/Fulani slavery

by Femi Aribisala The first is that as Bola Tinubu and the ACN betrayed the Yorubas with the election of Tambuwal of Sokoto as Speaker of the House, so also are they determined to sell Yorubas into slavery again by their current alliance with the North-West and the Sokoto Caliphate through the APC. Nigerians voted... Read More

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October 30, 2014

SPOTTED: @APCNigeria leader, @AsiwajuTinubu returns from UK trip

by Akan Ido Bola Tinubu, the leader of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned to the country after a trip to the United Kingdom. The former Lagos State Governor who has been rumoured to be nursing a debilitating illness reportedly arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja today. Tinubu, who was spotted with... Read More

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October 25, 2014

@ToniKan11: Ambrose – Will Tinubu get it right like he did with Fashola?

by Toni Kan “I take this declaration to be the next Governor of Lagos very seriously. As we all embrace change let us enrol for action.” Akinwunmi Ambode So, my son says to me, “Daddy, do you know Ambode?” I said yes. “His son is in my class and he says his father will be... Read More

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October 14, 2014

@MrAyedee: @AsiwajuTinubu and wife were drug Lords in the USA

by Aye Dee While the world was protesting against Shell Oil and the Abacha Administration for the pollution of the Niger Delta and the hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Bola Tinubu secretly owned and operated a Shell Oil Station in Washington DC. This is despite the fact that he was a part of NADECO and was... Read More

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October 13, 2014

@simonchairman: Careless utterances – @AsiwajuTinubu should be called to order

by Simon Utsu My average Nigerian brethren are quick to forget. That is the reason why I love inundating them seasonally with the Infamous words (that are now on granite) of Buhari, “The baboons and the dogs will be soaked in blood in 2015 Insha Allah if elections are rigged”. I also want to remind... Read More

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October 13, 2014

It gets real: Ex-VP, @Atiku picks @APCNigeria nomination form in Abuja

by Isi Esene The quest to take over from President Goodluck Jonathan is gradually taking shape as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar purchases his nomination form. Atiku who is one of the frontrunners in next year’s presidential elections will have to slug it out with ex-Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to fly the All... Read More

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October 4, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Tinubu says why he met with OBJ | Northern leaders score GEJ low | Who is afraid of Mimiko? | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today Northern leaders score GEJ low Nation Why I met with OBJ – Tinubu Leadership Let’s be our brothers’ keepers, Mark tells Nigerians Nation PDP’s Mu’azu has a tough job ahead Leadership PDP talks about making sacrifices... Read More

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October 3, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Tinubu, Mark visit OBJ separately, GEJ almost declares re-election bid, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 3, 2014. President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that national interest would override any personal ambition or sectional agenda in his decision to seek re-election in 2015 or not. Jonathan, who stated this in his Eid-El-Kabir message to Muslim faithful in the country, called on all... Read More

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October 1, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: APC slams INEC over illegal campaigners | INEC reacts with a threat | Nyako is still fighting to return | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today Text of 2014 Independence Day Broadcast Nation Tinubu has scores to settle with Jonathan Premium Times Buhari wants you to know this Vanguard Jonathan, Governor move against Senators, Reps Leadership APC slams INEC over illegal... Read More

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September 26, 2014

Real recognize real: Davido’s billionaire dad meets with APC leader, Bola Tinubu

by Akan Ido Both influential men met today at the memorial ceremony organized for late Bunmi Adedayo, the Executive Director of Tastee Fried Chicken. The APC leader was visibly in a sombre mood as he was captured on camera exchanging pleasantries with billionaire businessman, David Adeleke, who happens to be the father of hit-making music superstar, Davido. They... Read More

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September 23, 2014

Femi Aribisala: #2015- For APC to win, it must be delivered from Tinubu

by Femi Aribisala To be truly progressive, the APC must not just talk progressivism, it must walk progressivism. The fact that Nigeria is a country with some 350 ethnic groups makes it imperative that we must always be politically mindful of ethnic, religious and regional considerations. Failure to do this on the idealistic grounds that... Read More

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September 23, 2014

It’s official! Ex-VP, Atiku Abubakar drops 2015 campaign video (WATCH)

by Isi Esene With less than six months to the 2015 presidential elections the political turf is finally opening up with the official release of former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar’s campaign video. The former VP who is no-doubt a front-runner in the race to be the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer in next year’s election has released a... Read More

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September 19, 2014

What sickness? @AsiwajuTinubu says he’s fit as a fiddle as he returns home in style

by S’ola Filani Former Lagos state governor who was rumoured to have suffered a stroke and lying helpless in a UK hospital, returned to Nigeria late last night. He made sure there was enough press to witness his gallant entry into Nigeria. Speaking on his arrival Thursday night at the Executive landing strip, Murtala Mohammed... Read More

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August 27, 2014

For The Records: This is what Tom Ikimi said about Tinubu & the APC

by Tom Ikimi 1. Following my widely publicized statement made in the aftermath of the 13th June 2014 All Progressives Congress APC National Convention I took time off to reflect on the state of the party, the emerging re-configuration of the general political Structure in the country, and the visionary effects on the state of... Read More

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August 9, 2014

#OsunDecides: 10 things you SHOULD know about Lai Mohammed’s arrest (READ)

by Isi Esene After its embarrassing loss to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Ayo Fayose in Ekiti, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is apparently throwing all it has into the Osun gubernatorial elections where the incumbent governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola meets stiff opposition from the formidable Sen. Iyiola Omisore. The Party, in a last ditch... Read More

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July 17, 2014

Bunmi Olaniyan: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu – A study in leadership (Y! FrontPage)

by Bunmi Olaniyan I hope Asiwaju will tell those inconsequential yokels waxing idiotic lyrics in these very words without editing “if you don’t believe I am deserving of all these awards and accolades ask Baba Akande:Ask Lai Mohammed:Ask APC members especially the youth who have seen and felt my generousity Teach the people how to... Read More

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July 15, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Why the APC is likely to lose Lagos in 2015

by Femi Aribisala While Fashola has been busy tarring roads, building fanciful tolled bridges and planting grass and flowers; he has ignored the need of the people for basic things of life like food, shelter and gainful employment. Just think how many votes can be harvested in Lagos by telling commuters an incoming PDP... Read More

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July 11, 2014

Michael Orodare: The crumbling empire of Emperor Jagaban (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The great Emperor Jagaban and the tiny god of Southwest Nigeria, who rose to become a commanding force in Nigerian politics through public acceptance and sympathy,intoxicated by populism, wealth and power, is now witnessing what economists describe as the law of diminishing return. “They say I’m a godfather and I pick candidates,... Read More

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July 10, 2014

Rudolf Okonkwo: The trouble with Bola Tinubu and co

by Rudolf Okonkwo The pedigree of Tinubu, Okorocha and their likes are troubling enough that a descent society would not hang its hopes on their types. From their upbringing, educational accomplishment, to their source of wealth, these men would be too ashamed to be in public life if Nigeria were a sane society. At exactly... Read More

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July 8, 2014

Sunday Dare: The beginning and end of Femi Aribisala’s fiction

by Sunday Dare Aribisala is so obsessed with his animus toward Asiwaju Tinubu that Aribisala cannot see or think straight. Thus, his writing is crooked READ: (Femi Aribisala: The beginning of the end of the Bola Tinubu Dynasty] READ: (Gbenga Olorunpomi: History will be on Bola Tinubu’s side) READ: (Sunday Dare: Tinubu’s records trumps his... Read More

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July 7, 2014

Opinion: The agonies of Bola Tinubu’s defenders

by Remi Oyeyemi The sycophantic image makers of ABBAT LLC are still trying their best to camouflage all these antics as “progressivism” and fool the people of the Southwest that ABAT LLC is still the best alternative in the circumstances. What made the task tougher for them lately included the carousal of the destroyers of... Read More

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July 5, 2014

Gbenga Olorunpomi: History will be on Bola Tinubu’s side

by Gbenga Olorunpomi Only recently did Asiwaju begin to get the accolade he truly deserves, the most notable being THISDAY pronouncing him their “2013 man of the year” and describing him as “The man who re-built the Nigerian opposition.” I wonder if people know what it took for that to happened and it is time... Read More

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July 5, 2014

Sunday Dare: Tinubu’s records trumps his detractors

by Sunday Dare Of course, Shaka’s right to write whatever he feels like writing cannot be begrudged. However, he must reckon with the fact that there is a wide gulf between responsible journalism and malicious fiction. Reading Shaka Momodu’s diatribe against former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu entitled ‘The Flawed Progressive’ in a ThisDay opinion column recently... Read More

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July 5, 2014

Opinion: Why the conspiracy against Tinubu will fail

by Kehinde Bamigbetan As Chief Press Secretary, I got used to a ritual.Asiwaju would invite me into his office and the first question would be: what are people saying?He always made sure he stood on the popular side. First, my prejudice: I am committed to the promotion, elevation and celebration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Just... Read More

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July 1, 2014

Femi Aribisala: The beginning of the end of the Bola Tinubu dynasty

by Femi Aribisala Speaking of himself in the third person, Tinubu declared: “Nobody, no one under the sun, under the United Nations Human Rights Charter, can stop Bola Tinubu’s ambition.” King Nebuchadnezzar gloried in his kingdom and declared: “Is this not magnificent Babylon, which I have built as a royal capital by my mighty power... Read More

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June 28, 2014

Opinion: Femi Aribisala walks the fine line between anarchist and a columnist

by Folorunsho Ogunrotimi Why is it that when we see an opportunity to move this country forward people like you rise to stifle it? I was astounded and full of dismay after reading your short sighted article on a Muslim /Muslim ticket and your total condemnation without thinking for one moment of the people of... Read More

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June 26, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: #EkitiDecided – And the winner is… Fayemi

by Olusegun Adeniyi Yet, the only way our democracy can grow is if people begin to understand that for every electoral contest, there must be a winner as well as a loser. Although I have told the story before, I do not think of anything better which speaks to a time like this. In March... Read More

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June 24, 2014

Femi Aribisala: A Muslim/Muslim Presidential disaster for the APC

by Femi Aribisala Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. The APC plan for a Muslim/Muslim ticket in this day and age in Nigeria is nothing short of madness. It will not fly. It will not only be rejected outright by Nigerians, it will tear the APC apart. Bola Tinubu... Read More

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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: SDP picks candidate to tackle Amosun | Presidency replies Tinubu | Akpabio picks form for Senate | More stories

Opinion: How @AsiwajuTinubu made @SpeakerTambuwal

Femi Aribisala: Tambuwal – Tinubu has sold the Yoruba into Hausa/Fulani slavery

SPOTTED: @APCNigeria leader, @AsiwajuTinubu returns from UK trip

@ToniKan11: Ambrose – Will Tinubu get it right like he did with Fashola?

@MrAyedee: @AsiwajuTinubu and wife were drug Lords in the USA

@simonchairman: Careless utterances – @AsiwajuTinubu should be called to order

It gets real: Ex-VP, @Atiku picks @APCNigeria nomination form in Abuja

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Tinubu says why he met with OBJ | Northern leaders score GEJ low | Who is afraid of Mimiko? | More stories

Today’s Daily Brief: Tinubu, Mark visit OBJ separately, GEJ almost declares re-election bid, and more

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: APC slams INEC over illegal campaigners | INEC reacts with a threat | Nyako is still fighting to return | More stories

Real recognize real: Davido’s billionaire dad meets with APC leader, Bola Tinubu

Femi Aribisala: #2015- For APC to win, it must be delivered from Tinubu

It’s official! Ex-VP, Atiku Abubakar drops 2015 campaign video (WATCH)

What sickness? @AsiwajuTinubu says he’s fit as a fiddle as he returns home in style

For The Records: This is what Tom Ikimi said about Tinubu & the APC

#OsunDecides: 10 things you SHOULD know about Lai Mohammed’s arrest (READ)

Bunmi Olaniyan: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu – A study in leadership (Y! FrontPage)

Femi Aribisala: Why the APC is likely to lose Lagos in 2015

Michael Orodare: The crumbling empire of Emperor Jagaban (Y! Politico)

Rudolf Okonkwo: The trouble with Bola Tinubu and co

Sunday Dare: The beginning and end of Femi Aribisala’s fiction

Opinion: The agonies of Bola Tinubu’s defenders

Gbenga Olorunpomi: History will be on Bola Tinubu’s side

Sunday Dare: Tinubu’s records trumps his detractors

Opinion: Why the conspiracy against Tinubu will fail

Femi Aribisala: The beginning of the end of the Bola Tinubu dynasty

Opinion: Femi Aribisala walks the fine line between anarchist and a columnist

Olusegun Adeniyi: #EkitiDecided – And the winner is… Fayemi

Femi Aribisala: A Muslim/Muslim Presidential disaster for the APC

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