The Big 5: Kwankwaso boycotts APC convention, nPDP to APC: Our agitations are not over and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso boycotted Saturday’s national convention of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Senator representing Kano Central opted instead to meet with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who is a leading contender for the Presidential ticket of the PDP... Read More

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July 1, 2015

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Buhari is being fed with lies by APC leaders – Baraje

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Kawu Baraje, claims that President Muhammadu Buhari is being fed with lies, by some members of the party. The comments was in reaction to a letter written by Bisi Akande, in which the APC chieftain stated that the rebellion and crisis in the senate is being viewed in the south-west as a northern... Read More

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April 24, 2015

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These are the members of Buhari’s Inauguration Planning Committee

by James Sambo The composition of the Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee for the inauguration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has been made known. The committee is co-chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; and a former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timpre Sylva. On Thursday, April 23, at the... Read More

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February 24, 2015

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The PDP didn’t just call Obasanjo senile, did it?

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the theatrical exit of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo from the Peoples Democratic Party, the ruling party has taken a swipe at him, saying anyone that has attained his age, may not necessarily know what he’s doing. Obasanjo, while announcing his exit from the party, had asked the Chairman of the PDP... Read More

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November 10, 2013

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OBJ to the rescue: Ex-President moves to reconcile Tukur, Oyinlola

by ‘Jola Sotubo In an attempt to stem the current crisis which has torn apart the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), party stalwart and former President Olusegun Obasanjo is set to intensify efforts to engender peace. According to reports, Chief Obasanjo has embarked on peace efforts aimed at reconciling the National Chairman of the PDP,... Read More

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November 4, 2013

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How police DPO disrupted G-7 governors’ meeting in Abuja (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got a bit worse yesterday as a crucial meeting involving the critical stakeholders of the breakaway Kawu Baraje-led faction was disrupted by the Asokoro Divisional Police Officer, CSP Nnanna Ama. The meeting which was held at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro District was... Read More

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September 10, 2013

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Drama as court refuses to order re-opening of ‘new PDP’ secretariat

Another major blow hit the Kawu Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday. It failed in its attempt to get its national secretariat re-opened as a Lagos High Court in Ikeja declined its prayer. The office was sealed off at the weekend on “order from above”. Mr. Justice Ganiyu Safari declined to order... Read More

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September 7, 2013

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PDP crisis: Drama in Abuja as OBJ’s peace move fails

by Akan Ido The peace meeting organised yesterday by a select group of the Peoples Democratic Party elders to look for a lasting solution to the crisis bedevilling the party is yet to make a breakthrough. Reports say both factions of the party, the Bamanga Tukur group and that of Kawu Baraje stuck to... Read More

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September 6, 2013

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PDP crisis: Why we want Tukur out – Kwankwaso, Aliyu reveal

Two of the ‘rebel’ governors in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano and Babangida Aliyu, yesterday, opened up on the crisis in the party, saying their agitation is ultimately aimed at purifying the party and saving it from self-destruction. Speaking to stakeholders in Kano, Kwankwaso accused the Bamanga Tukur-led leadership of... Read More

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September 3, 2013

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Opinion: The media needs to stop this foolishness, Bamanga Tukur is not a ‘factional chairman’

Uche Imagwe Announcements cannot be enough to confer legitimacy on political actors. What that leads to is confusion and anarchy, and the result can distort the media’s responsibility to the public. The job of politicians is to play politics, but the job of the media is to accurately interpret the politics in the most factual... Read More

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September 3, 2013

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PDP crises: “I belong to the Kawu Baraje faction and we are on course” – Amaechi declares

Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi said yesterday that he belongs to the faction of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje. Amaechi spoke to reporters in Port Harcourt shortly after arriving from Abuja. Speaking on the pulling out of some PDP governors and Stakeholders at the weekend’s PDP mini convention in... Read More

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The Big 5: Kwankwaso boycotts APC convention, nPDP to APC: Our agitations are not over and other stories

Buhari is being fed with lies by APC leaders – Baraje

These are the members of Buhari’s Inauguration Planning Committee

The PDP didn’t just call Obasanjo senile, did it?

OBJ to the rescue: Ex-President moves to reconcile Tukur, Oyinlola

How police DPO disrupted G-7 governors’ meeting in Abuja (PHOTOS)

Drama as court refuses to order re-opening of ‘new PDP’ secretariat

PDP crisis: Drama in Abuja as OBJ’s peace move fails

PDP crisis: Why we want Tukur out – Kwankwaso, Aliyu reveal

Opinion: The media needs to stop this foolishness, Bamanga Tukur is not a ‘factional chairman’

PDP crises: “I belong to the Kawu Baraje faction and we are on course” – Amaechi declares

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