Tag: opposition
This statement shows the PDP is still not interested in being a responsible opposition
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the Federal Government is building more prisons to lock up its members ...
“I am not Buhari’s enemy, criticism is good for democracy” – Fayose
The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose has said President Muhammadu Buhari criticism by him or any other person, are acts to strengthen democracy and, ...
Ghosts voted for the opposition | South African President Zuma says
South President Jacob Zuma has said his party, the African National Congress (ANC) lost the elections in the Western Cape ...
“The Judiciary has saved Nigeria’s Democracy” | Insiders speak on Makarfi’s Supreme Court victory
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared Senator Ahmed Makarfi led National Caretaker Committee as the authentic leader of the PDP, ...
[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki shuts down claims he betrayed the APC with a perfect analogy
“No, you can’t put that blame on me” was essentially the message Senate President Bukola Saraki was trying to pass ...
[The Legislative Blog]: How South African lawmakers denounced President Zuma as “rotten to the core” (WATCH)
We’ve had more than a fair share of brawls in Nigeria’s National Assembly in the past but we are yet ...
Opposition plotting against me – Peter Obi
A former Governor of Anambra, Peter Obi has accused detractors of plotting to pit him against President Muhammadu Buhari. In ...
APC plotting to kick me out of office – Fayose
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to remove him from office ...
APC to Fayose: You lied! Many of our members have been harassed
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State on Tuesday said Governor Ayodele Fayose’s claim that no member of the ...
Gov. Dickson ‘orders arrest’ of opposition loyalist over Facebook comments
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Wednesday allegedly ordered the arrest of a loyalist of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jonah ...
APC desperate to kill opposition parties – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) does not want opposition and as such, ...
Sheriff, Makarfi, PDP governors may clash over reopening of party office
Even though reconcilatory moves are reportedly being made by the warring factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Ali ...
How Fayose, Obanikoro’s sons diverted $15bn – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claims to have found a connection between the Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose and ...
China loan stunt: DSS to (possibly) arrest 5 of Fayose’s aides
Spokesperson to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, Lere Olayinka has dared the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest ...
Fayose’s mouthpiece makes some serious allegations
Spokesperson to Ayodele Fayose, Governor of Ekiti state, Lere Olayinka has made some pretty bold allegations against the Attorney General ...
Nigeria is going through her worst moment under Buhari – PDP
As the rate of militancy increases in the Niger Delta, the Ogun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on ...
Saraki’s detained aide finally released by DSS
An aide to the Bukola Saraki, the Senate President has been released from the custody of the Department of State ...
‘PDP suffers from electoral defeat syndrome’ | ‘APC is divided’ – Okupe, the analyst
Former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, on Monday, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is going through ...
‘We can’t form an opposition within the same government, same party’ – Dogara
Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said the National Assembly is supposed to be in collaboration ...
Opposition lawmakers release tear gas canisters inside Kosovo’s Parliament (WATCH)
Opposition lawmakers in Kosovo, on Friday, released multiple canisters of tear gas in the chamber of the country’s Parliament. The ...
Buhari’s main opposition is ‘corruption’, not PDP – SGF
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, says the main opposition to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is ...
5 arrested while planning attack on Jonathan’s house in Bayelsa
Bayelsa state police has apprehended five people for plotting to attack the house of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Yenagoa. The suspects- Asupha Emeka, ...
Opinion: Nigeria needs an opposition party, not PDP
There is a vacancy form for opposition that the remnant PDP is finding extremely difficult to fill. Just like the ...
There’s still a party called PDP, but ‘we are the past’ – Olisa Metuh
Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the responsible and mature opposition party, was recently interviewed by Vanguard. During the sit-down, the Peoples ...
Akpabio and 48 more PDP senators declare support for Buhari
Contrary to acting as an opposition party, 49 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators have declared their support for President Muhammadu Buhari. While ...
Exclusive: Buhari reacts to rumours of election postponement
by Isi Esene The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has reacted to speculations ...
@MichaelOrodare: Is Nigeria’s opposition on the way to the cemetery? (Y! Politico)
by Michael Orodare A friend asked me recently, “are you sure there is going to be an election in 2015?” ...
Reno Omokri: Why President Jonathan does not respond to insults
by Reno Omokri When President Jonathan does not respond to their insults, it does not mean that he is timid. ...
Opinion: I met Lai Mohammed last week, here’s what he told me
by Showunmi Rex In truth, meeting him dispelled so many prejudices I had about the path the Nigerian opposition treads. In ...
Opinion: The opposition APC and its concept of change
by Raymond Inkabi Thus, it appears the APC do not want to merely criticize the entire system, nor itself too, ...
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- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]