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January 13, 2013

Atom Lim: Opposition merger talks: What’s in it for the ANPP’s Shekarau? (Y! Politico)

by Atom Lim Shekarau is not someone to come to the table expecting nothing. So what could be in it for this teacher who has managed to maintain stability in…

January 7, 2013

The ‘failure’ of #OccupyNigeria, and where we can go from here (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo Chude Jideonwo I am very proud of what Nigerians achieved this time last year, when we came together to fight an unreasonable government policy of fuel subsidy…

November 15, 2012

A ‘five-year’ battle: How Sen. Olusola Saraki died of cancer

by Isi Esene More details have emerged on how the godfather of Kwara politics, Senator Olusola Saraki died early Wednesday morning. Saraki was reportedly hale and hearty this morning and…

November 12, 2012

Opinion: Lam Adesina’s place in political history

by Demola Rewaju Nothing can however diminish the greatness of Alhaji Lamidi Adesina or erode his achievements. Incidentally, I was making my way from Kwara to Lagos through Oyo state…

November 11, 2012

Senate launches war against ambitious school children… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s senate may soon pass a contentious bill which would make it illegal for school children from poor homes to aspire to be governors. Senators argued that…

October 31, 2012

Opinion: How opposition parties helped Mimiko win Ondo poll

by Sam Fatoyinbo The weapons that the oppositions used before and during the election were outright lies; half-truths; character assassinations; display of money; false propaganda; imposition of candidate(s); personality-based campaigns…

October 26, 2012

Segun Adeniyi: Insured by the Mafia

Today, there are too numerous homicide cases that remain unresolved, and given our collective amnesia as a nation, the criminals in our midst also know this so they continue to…

October 26, 2012

Hauwa Gambo: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, you have a message (YNaija FrontPage)

In the South-West which it dominates, the ACN has ambled along with juvenile irredentism (Rauf Aregbesola, Osun) arrogant elitism (Babatunde Fashola, Lagos), oblivious inaction (Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun), wanton profligacy (Abiola…

October 7, 2012

Confusion in ACN: Lai Mohammed responds to allegations that party collected N16 billion to sell out Ribadu

by Stanley Azuakola The issue is refusing to go away. That the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the predominant party in the South West, was so badly beaten by the…

October 5, 2012

Ouch! Tribunal declares PDP winner of council poll in Tinubu’s backyard

by Stanley Azuakola It was one of the most controversial results from last year's Lagos State local council elections. The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Babajide Obanikoro was coasting to victory…

September 19, 2012

‘It is time to scrap the Senate’ – Senator Bola Tinubu

by Stanley Azuakola Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) leader, Bola Tinubu, used to be member of the Senate. Presently, his wife, Remi Rinubu is a senator representing Lagos State. Yet, Tinubu…

September 17, 2012

Opinion: Politicus – Tinubu and the parable of Haman

by Demola Rewaju When analysts say that all the AD governors were deceived by Chief Obasanjo in 2003, they forget that it was Bola Tinubu who forced the hand of…

September 15, 2012

#GoldTicketGate: “Who are they to question me?” Tinubu lashes back at the PDP

by Isi Esene The former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu maintained that he was invited by the US Democratic Party for the recently concluded Democratic National Convention…

September 12, 2012

Opinion: Someone needs to call Tinubu out on this lie

by Stanley Azuakola Tinubu told a lie. His party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is expectedly standing firmly by his side, defending him, but what they really should do…

September 11, 2012

“Delusory frenzy, desperate manoeuvring, reprehensible” – PDP lambasts Tinubu over U.S Democratic convention “fraud”

by Stanley Azuakola The National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is used to taking potshots at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but certainly…

September 9, 2012

No thanks: Fashola rejects chieftancy title from the Oniru of Lagos

by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday politely declined receiving a chieftancy title from the Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru. He, however,…

September 8, 2012

“Obama did not personally invite ACN leaders, they came on their own” – US Democratic Party sources

by Isi Esene Contrary to reports last week that the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama personally invited some members of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria,…

September 7, 2012

Report: IBB, Abdulsalami, Tinubu bid for unbundled PHCN companies

by Akan Ido Thisday newspaper has an interesting story today which, if true, means that Nigerians are about to see some of its most powerful men and former leaders, get…

September 3, 2012

#NaijaTeamObama? Tinubu, Fayemi to attend US Democratic Party convention

by Stanley Azuakola The US presidential election season is heating up. The Republican party held its convention last week in Tampa, Florida where the position of Mitt Romney as the…

August 26, 2012

Photo of the Day: Sen. Bola Tinubu takes a bow

by Isi Esene See photo of the de-facto leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) bow to the founder and leader of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mohammed…

August 10, 2012

Bola Tinubu: Atta Mills walked the walk of a democrat

by Bola Tinubu Sadness descended on Ghana and the rest of Africa on the sudden passing of President John Atta Mills. Much was said of this great man and all…

July 6, 2012

You’re on your own – PDP tells Mimiko

by Isi Esene Oil and water don't mix, and so the PDP has denied reports suggesting a working alliance with the Ondo State Labour Party (LP) governor, Olusegun Mimiko, with a view to defeating…

June 24, 2012

“Kangaroo election” – Ondo ACN aspirants kick against (s)election of Akeredolu

by Stanley Azuakola Once again, the tradition of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in shunning democratic primaries in favour of hand-picking candidates is causing ripples within the party. In Ondo State,…

June 8, 2012

The ACN, CPC courtship continues, as Tinubu visits Buhari in Kaduna

by Stanley Azuakola Opposition parties in Nigeria are constantly berated for waiting until it’s too close to Election Day before they attempt to join forces. There are signs however that…

May 31, 2012

Storm is Over: Lagos State doctors reinstated

Thanks to the intervention of the leadership of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)( especially the party’s leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu), the saga over the sack of Lagos doctors may have…

April 1, 2012

Photo of the Day: The brand new Bola Ahmed Tinubu Park!

by Seyi Lawal So, in case you missed it, as part of the activities marking the 60th birthday of the 'Lion of Bourdillion', Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, an eponymous park…

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