by Isi Esene The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has strongly condemned the persistent campaign of calumny against the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the attempt to use ethno-religious sentiments to destroy the budding party as a cheap shot that has fallen flat on the faces of the purveyors of falsehood. In a statement issued... Read More

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June 29, 2013

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Abimbola Adelakun: Lagos belongs to the Tinubus

by Abimbola Adelakun If the post of Iyaloja gets ceded to another Tinubu, people will murmur and live with it… Lagosians are sophisticated people and when they have had enough, they will do the needful. “This new development portends great danger for our democracy and indeed Lagos integrity. We are thus calling on the Lagos State Governor,... Read More

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May 31, 2013

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Reno Omokri: The ACN should provide their own marking scheme or face the truth

by Reno Omokri Mr. Mohammed may also want to accuse the President of bribing the World Bank to release its statement released this month indicating that poverty has reduced in Nigeria from 64.2% to 62.6%. Having read the ACN and Mr. Lai Mohammed’s predictable statement stating that Nigerians need no marking scheme to score the... Read More

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May 16, 2013

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If you say GEJ has no original thinking, where is your own? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze While simultaneously failing to give us an alternative solution to the #BokoHaram menace, Uncle Lai said that the Prez’s decision lacked “original thinking”. Late Prof. Achebe was a candid man. Candid enough to reject at least two Nigerian national honours in his life because, well, because the system here’s quite broke and... Read More

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May 9, 2013

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Forget the nonsense, only one governor will decamp from PDP

by Demola Rewaju PDP is not a party you decamp from even if you lose national relevance because most of the governor would prefer to wield power over their home-state than determine who becomes president in 2015. Between this morning and the 2015 election, there are roughly 693 days and at Politicus we believe... Read More

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May 5, 2013

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Call it a tsunami: Amaechi, Aliyu, Lamido, and 7 other PDP governors are “on their way to APC”

by Ogunyemi Bukola If reports available to us are anything to go by, no fewer than 10 serving governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party may be on their way out of the ruling party to join APC. A key member of the merger committee, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised... Read More

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May 4, 2013

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Mind your business and leave Oshiomole alone – ACN warns PDP

by Ogunyemi Bukola In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against further attacks on Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. Reacting to claims that Oshiomole used the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, to... Read More

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April 18, 2013

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Lagos stands still – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze The ACN itself, does not have a stellar record when it comes to traffic management in Lagos as the charade that happened during Jagaban’s last birthday bash screams from the rooftops. Please someone tell me that ACN parrot, Lai Mohammed did not threaten the Prez? Snap me out of the nightmare, he... Read More

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April 17, 2013

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Is this a ridiculous letter? ACN tells GEJ to move around Lagos by helicopter (READ)

by Hauwa Gambo The president, Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to visit Lagos on Thursday, 18 April – and its key opposition mouthpiece, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is having none of it. Understandably, since the party’s National Convention holds same day at the Onikan Stadium. To this extent, the party has written an open... Read More

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April 15, 2013

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Worsening cases of oil theft put Nigeria’s economy in jeopardy – ACN calls on FG to act

by Isi Esene The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has called on the Federal Government to curb the rising incident of oil theft in the Niger Delta region so as to prevent an eventual crippling of the economy. The ACN, through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, warned that the gains realised by the Niger... Read More

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April 11, 2013

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Jonathan needs to stop this gutter language – ACN resumes catfight

by Akan Ido The Action Congress of Nigeria has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to step down from his position if the rigours of steering the ship of the nation has become overwhelming for him. The ACN, through its national publicity secretary, Lai Mohammed said this while reacting to a statement credited to Doyin Okupe, an... Read More

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January 30, 2013

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Ife Adebayo: Economic development: Access to Free Basic Education is non-negotiable (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo Come 2015, we must vote in a government that is serious about education, a government with laid down plans and procedures for implementing workable policies in the education sector. The most common definition of literacy defines literacy rate as the number of adults aged 15 and over that can read and write.... Read More

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January 20, 2013

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2015 elections: Buhari can’t win, the merger won’t work – Presidency; He’s a major threat to PDP’s misrule – CPC

by Akan Ido The presidency has responded to a statement attributed to former president Muhammadu Buhari hinting that he might change his mind by deciding to again contest the 2015 elections after the proposed opposition merger has been concluded. Buhari had said this in Abuja on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Congress for Progressive... Read More

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November 22, 2012

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Our brother (Meni) battled with liver disease, will be buried on December 7 – President Jonathan’s family

by Isi Esene The remains of Chief Meni Innocent Jonathan, President Goodluck Jonathan’s younger brother, who died on Tuesday at the National Hospital, will be buried on December 7. This was disclosed by the head of the Esosi family, Nitabai Inegite, who spoke with reporters after a family meeting that ended about 6.30pm yesterday in... Read More

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September 26, 2012

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‘This president is a trainee president’ – Again, the ACN hits Jonathan

by Stanley Azuakola The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has once again come out to strongly criticise Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, calling him a “leader in training.” The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, listed the president’s offence this time as his alleged poor response to the multiple challenges that the country’s currently facing. The... Read More

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September 6, 2012

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“Stop treating Doyin Okupe with kid-gloves – prosecute him,” ACN tells EFCC

by Isi Esene The national publicity secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Lai Mohammed has described the non-performance of the N2.3 billion contract awarded to presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe’s company, Value Trust Limited, by the Benue State Government as an “official endorsement of corruption”. While speaking with newsmen today in Abeokuta, the... Read More

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July 29, 2012

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The sins of the son: “Resign now,” ACN tells PDP chairman

by Stanley Azuakola What we read somewhere in the good book was that “the sins of the fathers would be visited on the children…” Apparently, the Action Congress of Nigeria takes objection to that saying. To them, it should be the reverse, especially when the ‘father’ is the face of their archrival, the People’s Democratic... Read More

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April 5, 2012

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ACN refuses to back down – Accuses President of “the worst form of crudity”

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) called for President Goodluck Jonathan to be impeached by the National Assembly over what it referred to as the “soliciting of bribes” over the church donated by a government contractor to the president’s community. The Presidency immediately retorted, ridiculing the party and referring to the... Read More

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“Stop raising ethno-religious sentiments” – ACN condemns campaign of calumny against APC

Abimbola Adelakun: Lagos belongs to the Tinubus

Reno Omokri: The ACN should provide their own marking scheme or face the truth

If you say GEJ has no original thinking, where is your own? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

Forget the nonsense, only one governor will decamp from PDP

Call it a tsunami: Amaechi, Aliyu, Lamido, and 7 other PDP governors are “on their way to APC”

Mind your business and leave Oshiomole alone – ACN warns PDP

Lagos stands still – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

Is this a ridiculous letter? ACN tells GEJ to move around Lagos by helicopter (READ)

Worsening cases of oil theft put Nigeria’s economy in jeopardy – ACN calls on FG to act

Jonathan needs to stop this gutter language – ACN resumes catfight

Ife Adebayo: Economic development: Access to Free Basic Education is non-negotiable (Y! Politico)

2015 elections: Buhari can’t win, the merger won’t work – Presidency; He’s a major threat to PDP’s misrule – CPC

Our brother (Meni) battled with liver disease, will be buried on December 7 – President Jonathan’s family

‘This president is a trainee president’ – Again, the ACN hits Jonathan

“Stop treating Doyin Okupe with kid-gloves – prosecute him,” ACN tells EFCC

The sins of the son: “Resign now,” ACN tells PDP chairman

ACN refuses to back down – Accuses President of “the worst form of crudity”

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