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OPC leader, Gani Adams wants you to believe he isn’t supporting GEJ because of ‘pipeline contract’

by Damilola Jagun The National Coordinator, Oodua Peoples Congress, Gani Adams, has revealed the reasons for his endorsement and support of President Goodluck Jonathan. Adams revealed to Punch newspapers on Wednesday, March 18, that his support for the President wasn’t solely dependent on the N9bn pipeline contract recently secured from the Federal Government. He insisted that his major reason... Read More

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“OPC is not for somebody’s personal interests” – Ekiti OPC have several grudges against Gani Adams

by Kolapo Olapoju Oodua Peoples Congress’ members in Ekiti State have revealed that they swore an oath not to attend the recent protest organised against the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, in Lagos, on Monday, March 16. The rally against Jega was organised by the OPC National Coordinator, Gani Adams, who has... Read More

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February 24, 2015

4 years of Buhari will be 4 years of nightmares – OPC founder predicts doom

by Kolapo Olapoju Founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) Dr. Frederick Fasehun, says Nigeria will experience four nightmarish years if the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, is victorious at the forthcoming polls. While receiving the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, at... Read More

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February 23, 2015

6 million OPC members will vote for Jonathan – Gani Adams makes a bold declaration

by Kolapo Olapoju The National Co-ordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Gani Adams, has assured President Goodluck Jonathan that six million members of the group will vote for him at the presidential election of March. He said the OPC members reached the conclusion at their National Co-ordinating Council meeting, after evaluating and comparing the... Read More

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February 19, 2015

Opinion: How to make Nigeria the winner in the upcoming elections

by Abdulrahman Dambazau How can Nigeria be the winner when the vast majority of people live in perpetual fear? Freedom from fear is not only a fundamental right in human security, but it also compliments the freedom from want. The theme “2015 Elections: How to make Nigeria the Winner” appears simple, but I found it... Read More

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Opinion: Jonathan and the growing militia threats in Nigeria

by Zainab Okino How can the Jonathan-led government in clear conscience preside over a huge killing field called Nigeria and still have the boldness to seek for re-election? Everyday, hundreds of people are killed across the country. The killings are attributed to the rising threat of militia groups in Nigeria. Described by the United Nations as ‘increasingly... Read More

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Opinion: I should have been a militant

by Muhammed Jimoh Unlike a more taciturn and media shy Tompolo, Asari is a boisterous, media celebrity and a regular guest at Aso Rock- the seat of Nigeria government. I doubt if any of our graduates receives the kind of attention Asari receives in the media. While Asari is a self-confessed drop out, Topmolo managed... Read More

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December 12, 2013

Lagos court frees alleged killer of police officer

by Oke Efagene A Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere yesterday has discharged and acquitted a policeman, Sunday Okafor, who was arraigned for manslaughter. The presiding judge, Olabisi Akinlade, said that Okafor’s acquittal was due to the shoddy police investigation on the case. The accused, who was alleged to have shot one Abubakar Sulieman to... Read More

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Opinion: The Nigerian Immigration and its climate of corruption

by Osita Abana I hope that officials who can play a part in cleaning the ‘augean stables’ at the immigration office and other government departments read this piece and take positive action to correct the appalling state of affairs in these offices. Almost every time I inform a colleague or relative of my plan to... Read More

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Al-Mustapha did not kill Kudirat, he was a victim – Frederick Fasehun, OPC founder

by Akan Ido Dr. Frederick Fasheun, the founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress was recently seen accompanying Major Hamza al-Mustapha, the former CSO to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha to the ancient city of Kano after his release from prison. Hamza al-Mustapha was on trial for several years over his alleged complicity... Read More

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4 OPC members arraigned for murder in Lagos (Viewers Discretion)

by Isi Esene The Lagos State Police Command yesterday arraigned four suspects at the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly torturing one Sulaiman Jimoh, 27, to death. The four men who are said to be members of the Oodua People’s Congress were accused of flogging the victim with sticks and electric wires for allegedly stealing... Read More

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Phone theft: OPC tortures man to death right before his mother

by Rachel Ogbu The pan-Yoruba group, Oodua People’s Congress has been accused of torturing a man to death after he was arrested for stealing a BlackBerry phone and an undisclosed amount of money in Ijora Badia, Lagos. Mother of 27-year-old Sulaimon Jimoh claimed to have witnessed the incident. She reportedly said the OPC men tortured... Read More

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Have you met the Nasarawa swimming team? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze ….the Land Use Act means is that we really own nothing except possibly the building which sits atop a given plot, and which can be pulled down at any time. That there is a huge disconnect between we, the people, and they, the leaders, is bleeding obvious in this land of ours.... Read More

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Opinion: The poor masses should leave the rich alone

by Tunji Adegboyega Whatever our rich do, the poor protest: From generators to private aircraft. Now, it is bullet-proof vehicles. What is it? I used to think it is only our students that do not rest, be they of the UI of Ibadan, or UI of Lagos, or UI of Ife, Kano or what have you! But... Read More

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Okey Ndibe: Nigria is a nation at war with its people

by Okey Ndibe Nigeria has actually been in a state of war for several years now, but there appears a conspiracy to conceal that fact. Nigeria is crashing all around us and tottering towards a failed state. Yet, the custodians and squanderers of the country’s oil wealth in Abuja and elsewhere keep behaving as if... Read More

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Resource control: “Fasehun and I must share pipeline security contract” – OPC Gani Adams

by Isi Esene In this Punch Newspapers interview, the leader of a faction of the Oodua Peoples Congress, a Pan-Yoruba group, speaks on oil pipeline vandalisation, his relationship with OPC founder, Dr. Frederick Fasheun, and his family. Read excerpts of the interview below: Now that kidnapping is taking place in the South-West, which is the... Read More

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January 15, 2013

The gospel according to Sultan Abubakar – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Truth is this, dialogue, truthfully and honestly, amongst ourselves, is what will solve our country’s problems. “Quid est veritas?” — Pontious Pilate For too long a lot of people in the space that constitutes Southern Nigeria have believed that there is a “Northern Agenda for domination”, and a plan to “dip the Holy... Read More

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November 12, 2012

‘One Million Boys’: How a group of robbers (and rapists) terrorize Lagos (freely)

by Akan Ido A group of miscreants numbering about 40, have turned the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos into their cesspit of crime and unruly behaviour. Residents of the area say, the boys who labeled themselves the ‘One Million Boys‘ are said to be in the habit of robbing homes of valuables in the wee... Read More

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August 18, 2012

TICKER: Bricklayer banished for sexually molesting 14-year-old daughter for 7 years

A 45-year old bricklayer, Elijah Olusesi who has been having sex with his 14-year old daughter (name withheld) since she was seven, has been apprehended by members of O’odua Peoples Congress, OPC. He was caught by the OPC members who had laid ambush for him at Adeosun Street, Adiyan, a remote community in Ifo Local... Read More

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Stay out of the south-west, OPC warns Boko Haram

by Tolu Orekoya The rumblings of a possible Boko Haram insurgence into the southern half of the country has created widespread fear as many question wbat cities might be possible targets.The Oodua People’s Congress has taken the offensive warning the Islamist sect to stay away from the south-west of the country In a report by the Punch newspaper, Founder and President... Read More

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“Tinubu did not give me N10m to kill Gani Adams:” Wale Adedayo releases statement

by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Chief Press Secretary to Otunba Gbenga Danie, Wale Adedayo, has released a statement regarding allegations that he was paid by former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to have OPC leader Gani Adams killed. The statement reads: Contrary to pleas from a number of senior cadres and some respected Yoruba Leaders... Read More

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