by Nasir El-Rufai The murder of political leaders in 1966 without trying them and finding them guilty of any offence, and affording the assassins immunity and protection from court martial by the indecision of the Ironsi administration ensured that coups would remain a recurring decimal in our polity. In 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan’s New Year... Read More

Buhari, Coup, Idiagbon, Ironsi, Leadership, Murtala, nigeria, Obasanjo

January 18, 2013

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Opinion: Seriously, what exactly does Buhari promise?

by Tara Gambo Throughout the article, Akande continues to state with much conviction, that not only does Buhari have nothing to offer Nigeria, he also has no idea how to go about achieving good governance. It was with a mixture of amazement, deep thought and perplexity that I read the very detailed and pragmatic article... Read More

Buhari, CPC, elections, nigeria

November 29, 2012

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Sad news: Buhari loses first daughter after childbirth

by Hauwa Gambo The first daughter of former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Political Change, Muhammad Buhari, is dead. The sad event happened this evening after she was delivered of a baby in Kaduna. Named Zulai, she was a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University. Confirming the incident, Buhari’s close... Read More

Buhari, childbirth, CPC, zulai

November 5, 2012

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We won’t negotiate under Boko Haram’s conditions – Presidency

by Hauwa Gambo The presidency has made it clear that it is ready to dialogue with violent sect Boko Haram, but not under conditions it set last week, which included going to Saudi Arabia and release of their detained members. According to Special Adviser to the President on Inter-Party Affairs, Senator Ben Obi, speaking at... Read More

Balarabe Musa, ben obi, boko haram, Buhari, condition, Presidency

November 2, 2012

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Leave me out of this – Buhari reacts to mention of name in Boko Haram dialogue

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, leaders of the radical Boko Haram sect indicated their readiness for dialogue and, strangely, named presidential candidate, Muhammad Buhari, as their preferred mediator. Not surprisingly, the General doesn’t appreciate the association and in a statement today, his party, the Congress for Political Change, issued a releease through Rotimi Fashakin, its National... Read More

boko haram, Buhari

June 23, 2012

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Temie Giwa: No good men (YNaija FrontPage)

Nigeria needs no hero. We have no use for the Farouks, the El Rufais or the Buharis. What Nigeria needs is an empowered followership… Consider this: “Every system is perfectly designed to achieve exactly the results that it achieves.” DM Berwick introduced this idea in 1998 and I have been struck by its profound simplicity... Read More

Buhari, el rufai, farouk lawan, ynaija

June 19, 2012

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“Isn’t it evil?” – PDP wonders why Buhari has not apologised to Yoruba people

by Adeniyi Abdul The dust has barely settled from former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari’s latest statement about Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party, but he is clearly not about to stay out of the news as the PDP has once again found an issue to task him on. The South West Zonal publicity Secretary... Read More

acn, Buhari, CPC, elections, nigeria, PDP, Politics

June 17, 2012

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“We are doing nonsense in Nigeria” – Buhari charges again

by Lekan Olanrewaju The last time former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari shared his thoughts on Nigeria it involved something of a prophecy of doom that led to a back and forth about his true feelings about the country with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) slamming him as “bloodthirsty“, the Action Congress of Nigeria... Read More

acn, Buhari, CPC, elections, PDP, Politics

June 11, 2012

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Abdullahi Aborode: A letter to ACN and CPC

Dear Tinubu, Dear Buhari, Dear Party Chieftains, I’m glad to know the two great ‘opposition’ parties have started merger talks to extricate us from the deadly claws of the PDP. It is something that brings hope to me and some of my friends when we think of Nigeria and immediate solutions. But one thing saddens... Read More

abdullahi, aborode, acn, Buhari, CPC, tinunbu

June 1, 2012

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1, 2, 3, 4 time’s the charm? Buhari says he’ll run for president again in 2015

by Seyi Lawal There is no stopping this man. Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has become the first aspirant to publicly declare his interest in the 2015 presidential election, putting an end to speculations on his retirement from active politics. By this declaration, Buhari, who contested in the presidential elections of 2003, 2007 and 2011, goes back on... Read More

Buhari, Featured, Interest, nigeria, Politics, Presidential Poll

May 20, 2012

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Opinion: El-Rufai exposes Buhari – says it’s time for a new generation of leaders

by Abdullahi Aborode This is a message to General Muhammadu Buhari from Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on the 4th of October, 2010 few months before the April 2011 elections. READ BELOW; The attention of Mallam Nassir El-Rufai has been drawn to statements from Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida purporting to be responses to the advice he gave both men to retire. Since,... Read More

Buhari, corruption, el rufai, Leadership, Politics

May 20, 2012

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Sticks and stones? Convoy of INEC boss stoned in Jigawa

by Lekan Olanrewaju The streets of Jigawa aren’t safe if you’re the head of the electoral board of the country. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega learned this the hard way yesterday, when he was the victim of a mob attack while moving through the city of Kazaure. He had been... Read More

Attahiru Jega, Buhari, INEC, Jigawa, police

May 20, 2012

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First Buhari, now Balarabe Musa? CNPP chairman warns of social revolution superior to Arab Spring

by Lekan Olanrewaju The dust is still yet to settle over former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari’s statements, warning of possible “bloodshed” in the country if the 2015 elections are not free and fair, but that hasn’t stopped leader of the Congress of Nigerian Political Parties from delivering a similar warning. Speaking in Kaduna on Friday... Read More

Arab spring, Balarabe Musa, Buhari, CNPP, nigeria

May 19, 2012

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Dele Momodu: The options before Nigeria’s opposition parties

Actions and reactions are always equal and opposite” -Third Law of Motion, Isaac Newton Fellow Nigerians, please let’s start our weekly conversation with a simple Arithmetic since my Maths is a bit suspect. The whole idea is to establish who qualifies to be called proper opposition in Nigeria. In my permutations, I’m reasonably assured that... Read More

acn, Buhari, Dele Momodu, Ego, PDP

May 19, 2012

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“If the president wants to build roads, people will say no!” – 6 top quotes from the PDP publicist’s SaharaReporters interview

by Stanley Azuakola People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Olisah Metuh showed today that he isn’t afraid to swim with the sharks as he sat for an interview with radical online news outlet, Sahara Reporters. Conventionally, officials of the government and PDP stay away from granting interviews to online media so Metuh, the lawyer... Read More

abacha, Buhari, libya, metuh, PDP

May 18, 2012

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Thisday vs Punch: Who is lying on Buhari and Northern Governors?

by Stanley Azuakola Same event; same characters; two media houses; different, opposing narratives… who is lying? Depending on the daily you read this morning, your understanding of what happened at yesterday’s meeting of the Northern Governors Forum held in Kaduna might be different from that of your next door neighbour. That’s because both the Thisday... Read More

Buhari, governors, jonathan, northern, PDP, punch, ThisDay

May 18, 2012

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Obasanjo couldn’t do it, so how can you? Galadima dares GEJ to arrest Buhari

by Lekan Olanrewaju As former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari raised alarm over President Goodluck Jonathan’s alleged plan to arrest and hang him, his party has once again come to his defence, this time daring the President to, to put it one way, ‘do his worst’. Commenting on the drama yesterday, close political associate... Read More

2015, Buhari, CPC, elections, galadima, jonathan, Obasanjo

May 17, 2012

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Segun Dada: General Buhari spoke my mind

by Segun Dada “Except there is justice in the conduct of the elections, blood will flow because there will be bloodshed between the dogs and the baboons.” This is the statement reportedly made by General Buhari on Monday, the very words that is causing a lot of commotion and chaos. General Muhammad Buhari was also... Read More

2015, boko haram, Buhari, elections, GEJ, General, Goodluck Jonathan, Mohammed, Muhummadu, PDP

May 17, 2012

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Leave him alone! – ACN slams PDP over Buhari criticism

by Lekan Olanrewaju We just knew that it was too good to be true, that is, the silence of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) over the recent war-of-words between General Muhammadu Buhari and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Yesterday, the ACN chimed in on the issue, and without mincing words, the ACN threw its support behind... Read More

acn, Buhari, PDP

May 16, 2012

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YNaija Editorial: It’s time for Buhari to pass the mic

The real tragedy of course is this: the only three viable options for national leadership are the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). On the side of the PDP, its national leader President Goodluck Jonathan continues to underwhelm, and on the part of the... Read More

2015. acn, bloodshed, Buhari, CPC, PDP

May 16, 2012

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“We appreciate your frustration”- PDP shows Buhari some love

by Lekan Olanrewaju The words of General Muhammadu Buhari seem to have hit quite a few nerves. Yesterday, he received a retort to his statement about President Jonathan “leading the biggest Boko Haram” from Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Reuben Abati who promptly advised him to visit the zoo. Now, the People’s Democratic Party has expressed its... Read More

Buhari, GEJ, jonathan, PDP

May 16, 2012

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They are planning to hang me: Buhari speaks up again

by Lekan Olanrewaju As if being told to visit the zoo wasn’t bad enough, former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari may now be in danger of being arrested. Well, if we’re to believe his own suspicions, that is. Speaking through Buba Galadima, the National Secretary for his party, the CPC, in an interview yesterday, he stated that he was... Read More

Buhari, CPC, GEJ, jonathan, PDP, reuben abati

May 15, 2012

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Jonathan’s government is “the biggest Boko Haram” – Buhari

by Hauwa Gambo The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) can call him frustrated all they want, but perennial candidate for president General Muhammadu Buhari will not be shutting up anytime soon. Speaking yesterday in Kaduna when members of his party (Congress for Progressive Change) visited, Buhari not only predicted crisis in the next election, but... Read More

boko haram, Buhari, FG, jonathan

April 27, 2012

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Abimbola Adelakun’s take on Buhari’s imminent revolution

From the Punch online …there has to be something about the black skin that makes us act against our own selves. It prompted a friend to ask, ‘Are we children of a racist God?’ The patchy response of the People’s Democratic Party to Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s forecast of a looming revolution was predictable; nobody... Read More

Buhari, nigeria, Revolution

April 22, 2012

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You are frustrated – PDP tells Buhari

by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Head of State, and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC in the April 2011 elections, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, has spoken out against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. Buhari, who recently announced he would be recontesting in the 2015 presidential elections, delivered something of a prophecy of doom, warning... Read More

Buhari, CPC, PDP

Nasir el-Rufai: In search of leadership: Roots of historical crisis

Opinion: Seriously, what exactly does Buhari promise?

Sad news: Buhari loses first daughter after childbirth

We won’t negotiate under Boko Haram’s conditions – Presidency

Leave me out of this – Buhari reacts to mention of name in Boko Haram dialogue

Temie Giwa: No good men (YNaija FrontPage)

“Isn’t it evil?” – PDP wonders why Buhari has not apologised to Yoruba people

“We are doing nonsense in Nigeria” – Buhari charges again

Abdullahi Aborode: A letter to ACN and CPC

1, 2, 3, 4 time’s the charm? Buhari says he’ll run for president again in 2015

Opinion: El-Rufai exposes Buhari – says it’s time for a new generation of leaders

Sticks and stones? Convoy of INEC boss stoned in Jigawa

First Buhari, now Balarabe Musa? CNPP chairman warns of social revolution superior to Arab Spring

Dele Momodu: The options before Nigeria’s opposition parties

“If the president wants to build roads, people will say no!” – 6 top quotes from the PDP publicist’s SaharaReporters interview

Thisday vs Punch: Who is lying on Buhari and Northern Governors?

Obasanjo couldn’t do it, so how can you? Galadima dares GEJ to arrest Buhari

Segun Dada: General Buhari spoke my mind

Leave him alone! – ACN slams PDP over Buhari criticism

YNaija Editorial: It’s time for Buhari to pass the mic

“We appreciate your frustration”- PDP shows Buhari some love

They are planning to hang me: Buhari speaks up again

Jonathan’s government is “the biggest Boko Haram” – Buhari

Abimbola Adelakun’s take on Buhari’s imminent revolution

You are frustrated – PDP tells Buhari

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