Daily Brief

Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari boasts, APC divided, and more

President Muhammadu Buhari still reiterates on his commitment to kill corruption, he pledges that his administration would kill corruption. Buhari, who said this on Monday at the AU summit, the government is determined to secure the country, manage the economy, create employment and fight corruption. Apparently, the crisis in the All Progressive Congress (APC) is... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: APC divided, Buhari confused, and more

So still on the NASS issue, it’s like everything is working against Femi Gbajabiamila as some major stakeholders in the All Progressive Congress (APC) are opposing him from emerging as house majority leader. Gbajabiamila who lost the position of speaker of the house to Yakubu Dogara, career seems to be on the balance, because as... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari after Amnesty International report, Camouflage uniform banned, and more

Illegal immigration, trafficking is something most countries have been battling to eradicate as it congest certain countries. In the wake of this Nigeria, Spain are considering signing a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) joint efforts to fight document fraud and more broadly, human trafficking this effect. Nation After elections and all, 5 weeks of scrutiny, the Ahmed Joda... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: APC & PDP clash on Saraki, Presidential villa fight, and more

On the issue of Boko Haram, neighboring countries have been offering support to help curb the insurgents. Buhari, who met with Heads of state and government meeting of Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin in Abuja, said that Nigeria should lead the regional war against Boko Haram. He when a proposal for a six-month rotating command between... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari, Osinbajo will publicly declare their assets, Gbajabiamila wins APC primaries, Monguno emerges deputy, and more

President Muhammadu Buhari, says his assets and those of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will be released to the public, immediately after the completion of their verification by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Buhari hopes that this process will be completed before the expiry of the 100-day deadline within which they promised to publicly declare their assets,... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Ambode tells motorists not to attack LASTMA officials, Union kicks against conversion of colleges of education to varsities, and more

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday praised Chad for joining the fight against Boko Haram, saying further cooperation was essential in the future. The 72-year-old met Chad’s President Idriss Deby in the capital, N’Djamena, after a visit Wednesday to Niger, which is also part of a four-nation coalition tackling the Islamist militants. Buhari, who took office... Read More

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January 14, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: Forget Goodluck, Buhari is Nigeria’s best luck | GEJ, 13 others sign undertaking | 906,024 Edo voters get PVC, and more

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said his administration will do everything to free Nigeria from the cycle of corruption, unemployment and insecurity. Buhari said this on Wednesday at the presidential campaign of the APC held at the Osogbo City Stadium. The rally, which was billed to hold... Read More

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January 13, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: OBJ says Buhari didn’t steal PTF fund, INEC registers 68 million voters, Explosion kills 3 in Gombe, and more

An explosion has hit Gombe with at least three people feared dead, residents have said. The blast occurred in Kasuwan Mata area of the town, a witness said. A resident of the town, Ahmed Hamza, told PREMIUM TIMES the explosion killed three people and injured several others. “The explosion obviously targeted an (anti-Kalare) office which... Read More

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January 6, 2015

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ vows to win February elections, Onaiyekan wants Mbaka sanctioned, Mu’azu hates ‘use and dump’ politics, and more

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan, has called for sanctions against a Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, who publicly urged Nigerians to vote President Goodluck Jonathan out. Mr. Onaiyekan was quoted by Thisday newspaper as saying that based on the rules of the church, Reverend Father Mbaka, who heads the Adoration Ministry congregation in Enugu,... Read More

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December 24, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Soyinka says OBJ is a liar, 3000 Lagos APC members defect to PDP, Kumuyi orders church members to get voter cards, and more

3, 000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Justice Group Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos. The group was led by Chief David Abidakun, who explained that they are leaving the APC in Lagos and the south west. He said “We are not counting the number... Read More

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December 4, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: PDP govs meet with OBJ, Atiku’s says he has reconciled with Baba, PDP suspends Bamanga Tukur, and more

Incumbent governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to run for the second term in the governorship primary conducted in Abeokuta. His deputy, Mr. Segun Adesegun, also declared his governorship ambition on Thursday on the platform of the Social Democratic Party. In the primary, which... Read More

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December 2, 2014

The Daily Brief: First Lady denies choosing PDP candidates, Lagos APC gov aspirants want direct primaries, Ondo APC holds peaceful primaries, and more

Former Minister of State for Education and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, has dismissed as untrue, allegations by 16 aggrieved governorship aspirants of the party that he was behind the initial disqualification of some of them from the race by the South-South zone... Read More

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November 24, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari submits nomination form, Orji Kalu withdraws from senatorial race, PDP aspirants blame Wike for their woes, and more

Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Monday submitted his presidential nomination form at the All Progressive Congress national secretariat in Abuja, saying it was unfortunate that insecurity has been allowed to prevail in the country. Buhari, who spoke with journalists after submitting his form to the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John... Read More

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November 21, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: David Mark says why he visited the Green Chamber, Fani-Kayode wants Amaechi tried, Presidency summons IGP over NASS fracas, and more

The Senate President, David Mark, on Friday provided insights into his visit to the Green Chamber of the House of Representatives in the heat of the commotion in the National Assembly on Thursday. Already, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Kola Ologbondiyan, Speaker Aminu... Read More

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November 19, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ dissolves declaration committee, Tukur vows to preside over PDP convention, PDP stakeholders want Mu’azu sacked, and more

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday dissolved the Presidential Declaration Committee with a plea to all PDP aspirants to shun do-or-die tendencies during party primaries and the general elections. Jonathan spoke when he hosted members of the committee to a luncheon at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president said that the world... Read More

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November 17, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Omisore calls first witness at Osun tribunal, Adamawa APC endorse Atiku, Presidency says GEJ’s not pursuing anti-Itsekiri agenda, and more

The Alliance for Democracy, AD, has criticized Nigeria’s leading political parties for charging exorbitant rates for nomination forms into public offices. The presidential nomination form of the main opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, is the highest at N27.5 million, followed by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s, at N22 million. A former head of state,... Read More

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November 16, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Gov. Dickson insists Bayelsa PDP isn’t divided, Party Leader says only APGA can win Lagos for GEJ, Emeka Wogu is still running for gov. in Abia, and more

The immediate past Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, has said he is still in the Abia governorship race contrary to speculations in certain quarters that he has given up his ambition as a result of an alleged truce among aspirants of Ukwa-Ngwa extraction to produce a consensus candidate. Wogu, who made the... Read More

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November 15, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Fayose vows to prosecute Aderiye’s killers, 20 PDP lawmakers threaten to defect in Katsina, INEC tasks journalists on ethical standards, and more

The deputy chairman of the Jigawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Aminu Jahun, has urged the party’s national headquarters to sanction all the senators seeking automatic tickets. Mr. Jahun told PREMIUM TIMES in Kano that Senators hell-bent on obtaining automatic tickets had nothing to show for their years in office and that... Read More

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November 14, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Atiku and Tinubu meet with OBJ in Ogun, Tambuwal accepts presidential nomination form, Court dismisses Chime’s suit against Guardian newspaper, and more

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has accepted the APC presidential nomination form purchased for him by some members of the House and “broad-based associates.” The presentation took place at his Maitama residence in Abuja. Tambuwal said he would continue with consultation and give a final position soonest. Punch The Court of... Read More

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November 13, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Tambuwal picks APC nomination form, Plateau gov aspirant dies, Police accuse APC agent of snatching ballot box in Ekiti, and more

The South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed outrage over the claim by a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, that the zone would support President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid to enable him complete the second Niger Bridge. Mr. Nnamani, who spoke for the South East members of the People Democratic... Read More

Aminu Tambuwal, APC, Ayedun Ekiti, Daily Brief, Imam Imam, Ken Nnamani, nigeria, PDP, Politics

November 7, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ reconciles with PDP Senators, IGP insists Tambuwal is ‘an ordinary citizen’, Saraki says GEJ can’t challenge PDP govs, and more

The Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, on Friday argued that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has ceased to be a member of the House by virtue of his defection to another party and is no longer... Read More

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November 6, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: APC is shocked by Osoba’s defection, Aspirants sue PDP over primaries, Ikuforiji rallies Lagosians for PVC, and more

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shock over the defection of some of its members in Ogun State to another party, but said the defection will not affect the overall chances of the party in the forthcoming polls In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,... Read More

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October 27, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Wike challenges Amaechi to a debate on corruption, Sen. Mark gets emotional as constituents purchase nomination form for him, Bashir Tofa says APC will in 2015, and more

We deliver your news brief for Monday, October 27, 2014. The former Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Monday, challenged the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, to a debate on corruption. Wike, who accused Amaechi of being corrupt, vowed that the governor must account for any fraudulent act while in... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ finally declares to run again, Fayose to pay workers before political appointees, APC vows to capture Delta, and more

We deliver your news brief for Thursday, October 23, 2014. After much anticipation from several quarters, President Goodluck Jonathan has declared his interest in seeking a second term in office by contesting the 2015 presidential election. He made the declaration at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja on Thursday, 23 October, while also telling the Peoples... Read More

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October 20, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Tambuwal says he’s still in the PDP, Kashamu says he’s not wanted in the US, Obanikoro says Lagos is under political bondage, and more

We deliver your news brief for Monday, October 20, 2014. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has not defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, his Special Adviser, Imam Imam, said in a statement on Monday. He however confirmed that the Speaker attended a political meeting... Read More

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October 18, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Lagos Speaker joins governorship race, Fayose sacks 35 LG Chairmen, APC Northern stakeholders meet to strategize, and more

We deliver your news brief for Saturday, October 18, 2014. Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Saturday picked an Expression of Interest form of his party, declaring his intention to run for the Lagos State Governorship seat. Ikuforiji, who picked the form at the All Progressives Congress state secretariat in Ikeja,... Read More

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October 17, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: IBB’s son joins Niger gov race, Presidential taskforce chairman joins Rivers gov race, PDP govs meeting with Mu’azu ends in deadlock, and more

We deliver your news brief for Friday, October 17, 2014. Mohammed Babangida, son of former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, may have joined the Niger State governorship race to contest the 2015 governorship poll in the state. This is contrary to speculation that the son of the former military ruler had backed down on... Read More

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October 16, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Ekiti workers suspend strike for Fayose, Amaechi says PDP lacks credible candidates, Kwankwaso is glad to be out of the party, and more

We deliver your news brief for Thursday, October 16, 2014. The governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Thursday said he was happy he left the Peoples Democracy Party, PDP. He was addressing lawmakers of his new party, All Progressives Congress, at the House of Representatives in Abuja, Thursday, after visiting its Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal.... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari says APC will win this time, PDP fires right back, Ex-Ekiti governors commend Fayemi, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 15, 2014. A former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, formally declared his intention to contest the 2015 presidential election and warned against any form of rigging by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the 2015 elections. He also lamented the state of the nation... Read More

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October 14, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Fintiri returns as Adamawa Speaker, Group offer to buy Buhari APC nomination form, Northern Elders oppose GEJ, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 14, 2014. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asserted that any Nigerian who decides to vote for PDP in the 2015 elections could be seen as one of those conniving with the party to sell the rights of Northern Nigerian people. To this end, the forum said... Read More

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