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Isime Esene October 18, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: PDP govs battle Senators for 2015 | APC gets ready to touch up its Constitution | Someone’s not telling the truth about Ekiti debt profile | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. Someone's not telling the truth about Ekiti debt profile. Nation…

Isime Esene 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…

June 24, 2014

Femi Falana: The President cannot sack governors

by Femi Falana, SAN It is high time the attention of Nigerians are drawn to Sections 180,188 and 189 of the Constitution, which provide that an elected Governor can only…

June 8, 2014

Simon Kolawole: Governors and their juicy pensions

by Simon Kolawole The first is that governors and their deputies are, without any questions, enjoying too much at our expense. To add insult to injury, they carry this enjoyment…

June 5, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: Clark, Adoke and Presidential powers

by Olusegun Adeniyi So for Clark and fellow travellers to suggest that President Jonathan can suspend three governors from office in one fell swoop is not only to carry mischief…

March 29, 2014

2 governors will die before 2015 ends – Soul E prophesies again

by Zara Mustapha It appears singer, Soul E is not backing down anytime soon on his new vocation of supernaturally seeing beyond the now. The singer turned born-again prophet received…

March 5, 2014

Who rocked the ‘galala’ dance better, Fashola or Peter Obi? (LOOK)

by Adeola Balogun The recent 'deportation' from Lagos of some citizens of Anambra ruffled many feathers around the country especially those of the deportees' kinsmen. However, it seems that the…

February 28, 2014

Bukola Saraki: Jonathan must prove to Nigerians he can defeat Boko Haram

by Bukola Saraki The first, leadership, lies squarely in the hands of the President. President Jonathan says the situation will improve but this isn’t instilling confidence in the rest of…

January 21, 2014

Opinion: The wider implications of Nigeria’s anti-gay law

by Jaye Gaskia But there are even much wider implications for this law. It means that dissidents, who are involved in legitimate opposition to corruption, impunity in governance, reckless killing…

January 17, 2014

Tunde ‘Leye: The anti-Gay Law is popular, yet wrong

by Tunde Leye I do not agree with being gay. I have been approached by men for romantic dalliances thrice in my life and I refused each offer in disgust…

January 2, 2014

It gets worse: Another 2,300 PDP members decamp to APC in Kaduna

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The list of 'defectors' never stops this time with a record breaking exodus again in Kaduna involving 2,300 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The decamping…

December 26, 2013

Opinion: End game for the Jonathan Presidency

by Lekan Sote After denying some of the allegations, disclosing some positive actions he has taken, and spattered some of his own mud, he tells Obasanjo: “… You have done…

December 25, 2013

Opinion: Neither the PDP nor the APC are Nigeria’s problem

by Enenim Ubon APC,PDP or any other party is NOT Nigeria's problem, the individuals therein are. We should “look(well) before we leap” and avoid taking sides blindly. Nigeria's return to…

December 21, 2013

REPORT: APC set to woo Obasanjo today

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to woo the amiable former Head of State today to canvass for support. According to investigations, the planned template for…

December 19, 2013

PDP begs Tambuwal to sack 37 defecting House of Reps members

The Peoples Democratic Party has appealed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, to help sack the 37 members of the House who defected from the ruling party to the…

December 17, 2013

Governors gather support for plan to impeach Jonathan

by 'Jola Sotubo The movement for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan has begun to gain momentum as some governors are said to have thrown their support behind it. Governor…

December 9, 2013

Defecting governors maintain stance, turndown president’s overtures

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Sokoto State governor, Governor Aliyu Wamakko has insisted that his defection along with the five other governors from the People's Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC) is…

December 9, 2013

PDP crisis: Bamanga Tukur may be shown the way out

It has emerged that the embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur may be on his way out as governors elected on the party’s platform…

December 4, 2013

G5 Governors: Tambuwal meets with Buhari, Tinubu, others

by Adeola Balogun Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday had a meeting with the governors who crossed over to join them from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

December 4, 2013

Hakeem Baba-Ahmad: ASUU strike – Mr. President, please look closely, you have no last card to play

by Hakeem Baba-Ahmad There is evidence around that President Goodluck Jonathan is toughing up his mien. He is not heeding the caution that you stop digging when you are in…

December 1, 2013

Amanze Obi: At last, the G-7 governors step out

by Amanze Obi No doubt, the Baraje group within the PDP tried its hands on relevance outside the umbrella of the original PDP but it failed severally. That was why…

November 21, 2013

Reps move to legalize foreign accounts for president, govs, others

by Adeola Balogun The Nigerian House of Representatives is preparing to pass a law which will allow the president, the vice president and state governors among others to legally run…

November 17, 2013

“Completely false” – Okonjo-Iweala responds to “missing N50bn Excess Crude” money (TWEET)

by Chi Ibe Yesterday, Governor Rotimi Amaechi was on fire at the Governor's Forum Retreat in Sokoto. With all guns blazing, he also hit the President's right hand woman, coordinating…

November 15, 2013

3 pastors, 3 governors: See the new list of top 10 private jet owners in Nigeria

by Chi Ibe The good guys at Encomium have put up their list of the 'top 10 private jet owners in Nigeria' - mostly by number of jets as well…

November 14, 2013

Opinion: Death of Festus Iyayi- When does the sacrifice to the Nigerian Government end?

by Ogaga Ifowodo Given the immediate circumstances of this tragic event, I call on the Kogi State Attorney-General to bring charges against the offending driver for manslaughter. I am stunned…

November 7, 2013

Opinion: Why the APC should be wary of G-7 governors

by Ado Umar Muhammed As for the dialogue with the president, I wonder why the governors are still unable to see the writing on the wall. The PDP leadership and…

October 25, 2013

Dimgba Igwe: Stella Oduah should spare GEJ and tender her resignation

by Dimgba Igwe In the face of the prevailing national outrage, can Ms Oduah save Jonathan the misery of sacking her by sending in her letter of voluntary exit? That’s…

September 27, 2013

Opinion: A critical assessment of the EFCC journey so far

by Segun Dada Ever since, the corruption trials have not gone beyond the plea stage, some for as long as six years after first arraignment in court. Many ex-government office…

September 20, 2013

Opinion: The right to contest – GEJ and the Constitution

by Babayola Toungo If Goodluck Jonathan and his horde of Gulaks have honour (though I doubt they have) he shouldn’t contemplate contesting, constitutional right or not for the simple fact…

September 18, 2013

Opinion: The totalitarian tendencies of my president

by Olu W. Onemola On the flip side, what will it mean for us if our President does not get what he wants? If such a time were ever to…

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