by Adekoya Boladale Beyond the pettiness and propaganda, the outcome of the election no matter how transparent and fair it appears will never be accepted by either party. If there is one thing political events in the past few days has taught us about the up-coming general election in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria,... Read More

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February 12, 2015

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Opinion: Fellow Nigerians, let me tell you about a trick called APC

by Daniel Sampson A wise man once said… “Look before you leap”, to Nigerian, especially our youths and ‘unwise grey-hairs’, I rephrase… “Think before you talk”. Knowledge and information strengthens the mind against the vulnerability of ignorance, thus with great effort, I overcome my restrained from joining issues as presented in our Mass Media, especially... Read More

All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari

February 12, 2015

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Toks Ero: Why Buhari won’t get my vote

by Toks Ero Buhari’s antecedents and persona represent everything that is antithetical to democratic practice, not just at this time, but to the very foundation of our democracy. It gives me great joy and satisfaction that many Nigerians are increasingly becoming politically conscious. Current trends in the Nigerian polity especially as it relates to the... Read More

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February 12, 2015

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Isyaku Ibrahim: Why I support Muhammadu Buhari for President

by Isyaku Ibrahim As I watch the painful disintegration of the PDP, my mind was observing with keen interest , the seeming transformation of General Muhammadu Buhari from a Military dictator to a born again democrat. Long before I became a founding member and chief financier of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), I had... Read More

APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan

February 11, 2015

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Femi Aribisala: The end of Buhari’s presidential candidacy

by Femi Aribisala If we are going to deal with corruption, we must not fail to deal with the likes of Buhari, who are contemptuous of the laws of the land. Buhari’s false affidavit is corruption. If Nigeria is a nation of laws and of the rule of law, the presidential candidacy of Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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February 10, 2015

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Opinion: Nigeria needs change and so does Lagos

by Tope Adesipo A vote for Buhari is a vote for positive change but also a vote for Agbaje in Lagos is also for positive change and for sustaining the freedom and democratic aspirations of Lagosians so that feudalism and monarchy is not surreptitiously substituted for our democratic constitution in substance, if not in form.... Read More

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February 7, 2015

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#YNaija2015Blog: APC’s Gbenga Olorunpomi writes on Jonathan’s chances in the elections

by Gbenga Olorunpomi Any president that takes 19 days to respond to the kidnapping of over 200 girls and never took the time to visit their parents ought to be loathed. Any man who chooses to stand side-by-side with crooks, killers and militants does a great disservice to the Green-White-Green. I never gave President Goodluck... Read More

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February 7, 2015

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Olusegun Adeniyi: 2015 elections – This is the time to choose

by Olusegun Adeniyi I am quite aware that religion and politics have so intertwined in Nigeria that there is hardly any public official who does not openly identify with one and no Government House in Nigeria is complete without either a Church or a Mosque, or in some instances both. While I have no problem... Read More

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February 5, 2015

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Gimba Kakanda: Dear partisan critics, Nuhu Ribadu deserves a fair chance

by Gimba Kakanda And, thus, I understood that partisan sentiment, like religious, is an indoctrination hard to overcome, and for some it’s an obvious loss of the ability to be rational and even less obnoxious in political analyses, debates and interactions. The biggest fraud we may witness in the forthcoming elections may be the foreseen... Read More

Adamawa State, General Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, Murtala Nyako

February 2, 2015

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Opinion: This is why Buhari must debate Pres. Jonathan

by Ogundana Michael But the truth is, whether or not those allegations are genuine, General Buhari should debate because it is just the right thing to do. Permit me to use this medium to wish you all a Happy New Month. February 2015 has been declared the month of change. This is a certainty and... Read More

General Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan

January 1, 2015

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Opinion: 2015 – Sentiments will only leave us with no choice

by Ogundana Michael Rotimi Season`s greetings to all and sundry. It`s a season of love and a time for sober reflections. A time to come together as one, to stay together and to work together for a better nation. My sympathy goes to the citizens of Chibok community in North-Eastern part of Nigeria, most especially... Read More

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December 28, 2014

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Buhari doesn’t care about you – PDP chieftain tells Christians

by James Sambo Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has advised Christian communities across Nigeria, to avoid being carried away by General Muhammadu Buhari’s recent romance with the faith. According to him, Buhari’s desperation to get elected as president is behind his “overture to the... Read More

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December 22, 2014

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No right thinking person will wish to see GEJ re-elected – Buhari

by James Sambo The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has declared that no normal Nigerian would wish to have president Goodluck Jonathan as the nation’s leader for the next four years. According to Buhari, re-electing Jonathan in 2015 is tantamount to having the problems and issues affecting... Read More

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December 15, 2014

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@WaziriAdio: Is this the Buhari moment?

by Waziri Adio “This generation of Nigerians, and indeed future generations, have no country other than Nigeria. We shall remain here and salvage it together.”—Buhari, 1984. “We seek a new Nigeria. It starts with us. It starts today… Nigeria is our home. Let us now turn it into the great nation we know it can... Read More

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December 12, 2014

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Opinion: Buhari victory and Atiku’s concession-A good omen for Nigerian democracy

by Wumi Akintide President Jonathan has forfeited his claim to running in 2015 because he has failed, and failed woefully, in my opinion. If Professor Jega does his job as he is supposed to do it, I cannot see a pathway to a Jonathan victory in 2015. Why is change the only constant in nature... Read More

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December 11, 2014

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#APCdecides: How Buhari won the APC presidential primaries

by Godwin Akanfe Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) has won the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) The erstwhile head of state defeated- former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwanso and the publisher of the Leadership Newspaper, Sam Nda-Isaiah – to win the opposition party’s... Read More

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December 10, 2014

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This is how the @apcnigeria primaries will go

by Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress, APC will start their two day presidential primaries, today, 10 December, 2014. For the five candidates vying for the party’s ticket, the prize is the opportunity of taking on President Goodluck Jonathan in February’s presidential elections. The APC’s spokesman, Lai Mohammed, told YNaija that the convention will hold... Read More

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November 25, 2014

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@Deboadejugbe: It is time to test Buharism; whatever that is (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Back in 2010, I was one of the many Buhari “believers” who consistently argued in favour of the former military Head-of-state. My reasons then were clear enough: we needed change at all cost! We had to get rid of Mr Jonathan who was busy trying to make his candidacy acceptable by every... Read More

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November 19, 2014

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Rotimi Fashakin: Dear @APCNigeria, we need GMB to defeat Jonathan in 2015

by Rotimi Fashakin Arguably, the choice of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the February 2015 election has generated more interest than that of the PDP in the run to the 2011 Presidential election. Quite understandably so because the sordid picture of governance in the last six years has created a... Read More

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November 9, 2014

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Opinion: @BuhariGMB can make Nigeria great again

by Adeleke Otunuga Some caveat ab initio: I have no direct affiliation with any of the individuals whose names will appear in this write-up. Neither do I have any relationship with the parties they represent, or which represent them. I am therefore not an official mouthpiece for any of them. I am a Christian and... Read More

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November 6, 2014

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Resign now or we’ll sweep you out – @AsiwajuTinubu has some harsh words for Jonathan

by Kolapo Olapoju As thousands of supporters, leaders and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress gathered at the Metropolitan square, Ilorin, for the public declaration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for second term in office, leaders of the party had nothing but unflattering words for President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling party. The party’s presidential aspirants,... Read More

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October 25, 2014

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Opinion: Buhari and @ApcNigeria’s lack of ideology

by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu By 2015, Nigeria will be facing another presidential election which shall be the fifth to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The year 2015 is long awaited not only because it is a presidential election year but it has also been long awaited because it is a year predicted... Read More

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October 8, 2014

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@Phlowz: Buhari is not the solution to Nigeria’s problems

by Olusola Babalola As a middle class Nigerian, I have as a matter of fact seen and experienced events that were and are still incomprehensible for a child of my age while I was growing, memories of events that will probably still hunt me in my next life even if I don’t come as a... Read More

@phlowz, APC, Atiku, babalola oj, General Muhammadu Buhari, opinion, ynaija

September 28, 2014

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@PiusAdesanmi to @APCNigeria: 27 million naira for forms is madness!

by Pius Adesanmi If you are in your thirties and above and anybody is deceiving you that the just and fair Nigeria we are struggling for will happen in your life time, please do not deceive yourself. Struggling for the dreamable, refusing to relinquish the imaginable, hanging on stubbornly to the possible, as some of... Read More

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July 27, 2014

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Bomb Averted: Relief in Kano as the Police prevent yet another blast

by Mayowa Aboah The police in Kano have averted another bomb blast in the city. The State Police Commisioner who confirmed the situation said Police operatives discovered of a car – Peugeot 406 with registration number AA 513 ZAK – loaded with explosives at Shiek Isyaku Rabiu mosque, Goron Dutse.Bomb experts were dispatched to the scene... Read More

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February 19, 2014

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Opinion: The vindication of Buhari by Guardian Newspaper

by Obla Okoi It is unfortunate that the Guardian newspaper that is supposedly the flagship of journalism allowed people like Dr. Reuben Abati to use it to attempt to paint General Buhari as a villian. It is clear that Dr. Abati merely used his column in the Guardian newspaper to ingratiate himself to President Jonathan... Read More

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September 26, 2013

Opinion: The dire implications of Nigeria’s politics of money

by Muhammed Bello Muhammed You will agree with me that as it is today only a person who has money can contest except very few people like General Muhammadu Buhari. I will start this piece by giving a brief story on the kind of DEMOCRACY I expected. I started reading newspapers daily as far back... Read More

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August 10, 2013

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Dele Momodu: The sermon from Chief Anthony Anenih

by Dele Momodu There are too many people in the PDP who are too set in their perfidious ways. If they would hearken to that sermon, the fire burning all over Nigeria would be instantly doused. Fellow Nigerians, please join me in congratulating one of our latest octogenarians, Chief Anthony Akhakon Anenih, who turned 80,... Read More

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November 8, 2012

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“But, you campaigned for violence in 2010” – Okupe replies Buhari, denies FG’s involvement with Boko Haram

by Rachel Ogbu There’s been a lot of back and forth talk on whether General Muhammadu Buhari would agree to be the mediator between the Federal Government the Boko Haram sect. Recently, special assistant to the president on public affairs, reacted to Buhari’s claim that he doesn’t know the agenda of Boko Haram and any... Read More

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February 15, 2012

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Report: General Buhari evicted by landlord for inability to pay rent

Photo credit: Sahara reporters By Seyi Lawal Former Head of State and one time minister of oil resources, General Muhammadu Buhari, (rtd) has been ejected from his Abuja residence following his inability to pay the N20 million rent demanded by his landlord, Newsdiary Online, a news portal has disclosed. According to reports monitored by... Read More

General Muhammadu Buhari, Rent

Opinion: Dear Nigerians, it’s time to consider a unity government

Opinion: Fellow Nigerians, let me tell you about a trick called APC

Toks Ero: Why Buhari won’t get my vote

Isyaku Ibrahim: Why I support Muhammadu Buhari for President

Femi Aribisala: The end of Buhari’s presidential candidacy

Opinion: Nigeria needs change and so does Lagos

#YNaija2015Blog: APC’s Gbenga Olorunpomi writes on Jonathan’s chances in the elections

Olusegun Adeniyi: 2015 elections – This is the time to choose

Gimba Kakanda: Dear partisan critics, Nuhu Ribadu deserves a fair chance

Opinion: This is why Buhari must debate Pres. Jonathan

Opinion: 2015 – Sentiments will only leave us with no choice

Buhari doesn’t care about you – PDP chieftain tells Christians

No right thinking person will wish to see GEJ re-elected – Buhari

@WaziriAdio: Is this the Buhari moment?

Opinion: Buhari victory and Atiku’s concession-A good omen for Nigerian democracy

#APCdecides: How Buhari won the APC presidential primaries

This is how the @apcnigeria primaries will go

@Deboadejugbe: It is time to test Buharism; whatever that is (Y! Politico)

Rotimi Fashakin: Dear @APCNigeria, we need GMB to defeat Jonathan in 2015

Opinion: @BuhariGMB can make Nigeria great again

Resign now or we’ll sweep you out – @AsiwajuTinubu has some harsh words for Jonathan

Opinion: Buhari and @ApcNigeria’s lack of ideology

@Phlowz: Buhari is not the solution to Nigeria’s problems

@PiusAdesanmi to @APCNigeria: 27 million naira for forms is madness!

Bomb Averted: Relief in Kano as the Police prevent yet another blast

Opinion: The vindication of Buhari by Guardian Newspaper

Opinion: The dire implications of Nigeria’s politics of money

Dele Momodu: The sermon from Chief Anthony Anenih

“But, you campaigned for violence in 2010” – Okupe replies Buhari, denies FG’s involvement with Boko Haram

Report: General Buhari evicted by landlord for inability to pay rent

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