Today’s Daily Brief: Atiku picks nomination form, Kwankwaso predicts 2 more defections from PDP, Kashamu opens up on OBJ, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 13, 2014. Gov. Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State said on Monday that two governors in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would soon defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kwankwaso said this when he paid a courtesy visit on his Kwara counterpart, Abdulfatah Ahmed. Kwankwaso was in... Read More

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October 12, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Soyinka wants ‘Ekiti mystery’ corrected, Wike calls Rivers monorail a death trap, Saraki will not run for president, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 12, 2014. The disagreement between the Minister of State for the Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, took a fresh turn on Sunday when he (Wike) declared that Amaechi’s government has failed. Wike, who made this declaration on Sunday at... Read More

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October 11, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: TAN accused of using rented crowd, Thugs invade Edo Assembly quarters, APC gets another presidential aspirant, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 11, 2014. The Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, a group passionately campaigning for a second term for Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, has been hit by allegation of fraud, with some members of the group accusing it of staging a crowd in support of the president and... Read More

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October 10, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Ngilari swears-in new acting CJ, 2 Edo lawmakers arraigned for assault, PDP panel says it can’t be compromised, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 10, 2014. Governor Bala Ngillari of Adamawa State on Friday swore-in Justice Ishaya Banu as the new Acting Chief Judge of the state. Ngillari said the Judiciary arm of government remained the only system that had continued to maintain its integrity as it strives to strengthen... Read More

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October 9, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Labour shuns Mimiko’s gesture, Tight security for Fayose’s swearing-in, PDP warns against endorsement of candidates, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 9, 2014. The two Labour Centres in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have kicked against the reported plan by the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, to host the Labour Party’s convention in Akure on Saturday. The leadership of the... Read More

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October 8, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: ‘Fintiri refuses to vacate Govt. House’, Atiku reacts to Adamawa court ruling, PDP also wades in, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 8, 2014. Former Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Mr. Umar Fintiri, has said he has appealed against the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the former Deputy Governor of the state, Bala Ngilari, to be sworn in as the substantive governor. Fintiri,... Read More

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October 7, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Fayose identifies the real troublemakers, APC expects ‘fresh insurrection’ in Ekiti, CNPP chairman defects to the PDP, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has faulted the opinion of the Lagos-based legal practitioner, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) that some people are planning to relocate from the state after the inauguration of the governor-elect In the statement made available to newsmen by his... Read More

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October 6, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Atiku tells FG to make presidency less attractive, Wike says he can’t be intimidated, APC’s ready to protect Adamawa votes, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 6, 2014. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to take necessary steps to make governance at the centre less attractive to politicians. Atiku stated this in Ado-Ekiti when he inaugurated the Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe General Hospital built by the outgoing Ekiti... Read More

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October 5, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: PDP calls APC out over Ebola, Labour Party says Mimiko’s on his own, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 5, 2014. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have responded to calls made by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop trying to take credit for the containment of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria. The APC had released a statement yesterday saying the Ebola Virus... Read More

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October 4, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Saraki wants Gov. Ahmed back, Peter Obi speaks on wasteful spending, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 4, 2014. Immediate past governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has blamed high cost of governance in Nigeria to the inability of government officials to curb wasteful expenditure that do not contribute to economic growth and wellbeing of the citizens. Speaking at the World Bank... 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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September 30, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari declares presidential ambition, Ex-militants vow to sponsor Dickson, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, 30 September, 2014. Former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said he would contest the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said he decided to run because the Peoples Democratic Party-led federal administrations from 1999 till date were purposeless and... Read More

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September 29, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Oshiomhole says Ikimi can’t help PDP in Edo, Youth groups support Buhari, and more

We deliver your news brief for Monday, 29 September, 2014. The Peoples Democratic Party’s leaders in Edo on Monday said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s credibility gave him party’s endorsement for the second term. The Edo PDP Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, in an interview in Benin, said “nobody is contesting President Jonathan’s second endorsement. “PDP... Read More

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