Opinion: How opposition parties helped Mimiko win Ondo poll

by Sam Fatoyinbo The weapons that the oppositions used before and during the election were outright lies; half-truths; character assassinations; display of money; false propaganda; imposition of candidate(s); personality-based campaigns rather than issue-based ones among others. The just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State has added another dimension to the democratic dispensation in Nigeria. The election... Read More

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October 29, 2012

Ribadu report: ANPP demands apology from PDP

by Isi Esene The All Nigeria Peoples Party has described the People Democratic Party-led government as corrupt while responding to the leaked report of the Petroleum Revenues Task Force chaired by Nuhu Ribadu. The ANPP demanded an apology from the PDP government for the “decade-old daylight robbery of the whole federation.” The party said it... Read More

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October 26, 2012

Hauwa Gambo: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, you have a message (YNaija FrontPage)

In the South-West which it dominates, the ACN has ambled along with juvenile irredentism (Rauf Aregbesola, Osun) arrogant elitism (Babatunde Fashola, Lagos), oblivious inaction (Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun), wanton profligacy (Abiola Ajimobi, Oyo); redeemed only by flashes of brilliance (Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti). One of the distinct tragedies of our politics is that a succession of leaders... Read More

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October 26, 2012

Report: Taraba governor may be flown out of the country, as Aviation ministry details crash

by Isi Esene Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State who was yesterday reported to have been involved in a plane crash is still in a “critical condition”. Suntai and five other passengers survived the crash but have been receiving emergency care. According to a statement by Joe Obi, the special assistant to the minister of... Read More

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October 23, 2012

What’s Okorocha’s obsession with seats? Imo governor now plans to unseat Speaker

by Rachel Ogbu Speculations abound on the reported rift between the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the state’s House of Assembly speaker, Benjamin Uwajumogu. Reports that the governor may be nursing plans to remove him from his seat went mainstream earlier today when it was learnt that the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) is... Read More

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October 19, 2012

MIA: Case against Jonathan’s ‘undeclared’ 2015 ambition stalled as judge fails to show up

by Stanley Azuakola Followers of the court case instituted by a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Cyracus Njoku, seeking to prevent President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2015 presidential election were left disappointed today. Today was supposed to be judgement day for the suit, and reports say the verdict was ready. In spite of the verdict... Read More

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October 7, 2012

Opinion: Ambitious youth on a sinking ship

by Victor Olojo Political parties are the main mechanism for the organization of government and the key channels for maintaining democratic accountability, none of these values seem to be on the plane of the PDP. Decades ago, gender and women issues were on the front burner of global development agenda. Today it is relatively inappropriate... Read More

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September 24, 2012

YNaija Editorial: Dear Anyim, Arik Airline is not the PDP

It’s not every time that a week as terribly confusing as the last comes along. This board has struggled to make sense of exactly what just happened in the aviation sector – the irrascible Arik airline at its centre – and, frankly, we have failed. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Aviation chaired by Hope... Read More

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September 24, 2012

N5000 note reversal: Even the PDP is happy, says publicity secretary

by Stanley Azuakola Maybe one of the good things about the majority protest against CBN’s proposed new N5000 note was that the president did not think it was stage-managed, unlike some other protests in the past. Even the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is happy that the president reversed himself and the party has commended President... Read More

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September 17, 2012

Opinion: Politicus – Tinubu and the parable of Haman

by Demola Rewaju When analysts say that all the AD governors were deceived by Chief Obasanjo in 2003, they forget that it was Bola Tinubu who forced the hand of Pa Adesanya’s Afenifere into supporting the general’s second term ambition. One of the most politically fascinating stories in the Bible (the holy book of Christians)... Read More

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September 15, 2012

#GoldTicketGate: “Who are they to question me?” Tinubu lashes back at the PDP

by Isi Esene The former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu maintained that he was invited by the US Democratic Party for the recently concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina. He said this in Lagos on his arrival from a foreign trip. According to the leader of the opposition Action... Read More

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September 14, 2012

Oshimhole’s aide murder: Court orders police to pay Ugolor N5m for unlawful detention

by Akan Ido Judge Esther Edigin of the Edo State High Court today ordered the police to pay David Ugolor a sum of N5m for damages caused him by his unlawful detention. The judge had on August 16 given an order compelling the police to release Ugolor, an order which was ignored. Ugolor had been... Read More

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September 13, 2012

Watch out here we come! PDP chairman promises to win back lost states

by Isi Esene The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is going back to the roots in preparation for the 2015 general elections promising to take back states it lost to the opposition. This was disclosed by the national chairman of the Party, Bamanga Tukur, who also revealed that plans are underway to hold a crucial session... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Opinion: Someone needs to call Tinubu out on this lie

by Stanley Azuakola Tinubu told a lie. His party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is expectedly standing firmly by his side, defending him, but what they really should do is count their losses, pray that the public loses interest quickly, and move on. Tinubu is a donor and supporter of the United States’ Democratic... Read More

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September 11, 2012

“Delusory frenzy, desperate manoeuvring, reprehensible” – PDP lambasts Tinubu over U.S Democratic convention “fraud”

by Stanley Azuakola The National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is used to taking potshots at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but certainly not receiving them. So he finds himself in an uncomfortable position this week, being on the receiving end of a PDP lashing over his attendance... Read More

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September 6, 2012

“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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September 4, 2012

3rd phase of FG’s Amnesty Programme: Ex-agitators and informants admitted

by Isi Esene The number of Niger Delta Amnesty beneficiaries is set to swell to 30,000 with the admittance of 3,642 more ex-agitators to the 26,368 who were part of the first and second phases of the programme initiated by former president, Umar Musa Yar’Adua. This new development was revealed by the secial adviser to... Read More

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September 3, 2012

“We pray Buhari runs again in 2015” – PDP releases another statement blasting Buhari

by Stanley Azuakola For a while, we have not been entertained by the habitual exchange of words between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) or Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to be precise. Since the two parties enjoy hurling personal attacks at each other, (see examples here, here, here and here),... Read More

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August 31, 2012

“He doesn’t even know the difference between children and youth” – Oshiomhole blasts Airhiavbare

By Stanley Azuakola If we didn’t follow the Edo gubernatorial elections as closely as we did, we might have thought that the election season in that state is still on. The war of words currently ongoing between the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole and the PDP candidate in that election, Charles Airhiavbare, is reminiscent of... Read More

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August 26, 2012

Benue police arrest men with large cache of arms

by Isi Esene Vigilant policemen in Okpokwu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State yesterday arrested fifteen suspects and impounded a vehicle reportedly loaded with weapons belonging to a Peoples’ Democratic Party local government chairmanship aspirant in the party’s rescheduled ward congress. The PDP ward congress has been postponed several times due to the tension... Read More

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August 22, 2012

Opinion: In defence of PDP

by Akin Osuntokun It is not fashionable to hold brief for the Peoples Democratic People (PDP). It is a vocation that is guaranteed a hostile reception by a phalanx of active Nigeria public intelligentsia complemented by the impression that the party itself believes it does not need anybody’s advocacy or does not deserve it or both.... Read More

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August 10, 2012

“We hereby put Nigerians on notice…” – PDP is tired of being blamed for everyone’s problems

by Adeniyi Abdul The People’s Democratic Party is no stranger to criticism but what’s new is the party has now been blamed for the problems of other political parties. Leader of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, accused the PDP of sponsoring the current leadership... Read More

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August 4, 2012

Here we go again: PDP to challenge Edo governorship election result

by Stanley Azuakola Just when we were about to cheer that no party was going to contest the results of the Edo State gubernatorial election in which Governor Adams Oshiomhole emerged victorious, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has crashed the party. The PDP filed its protest at the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal, barely two... Read More

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July 30, 2012

My son is on his own – Alao-Arisekola

by Isi Esene Just like the Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur before him, businessman, Azeez Alao-Arisekola has disassociated himself from allegations surrounding his son’s alleged subsidy funds misappropriation. Alao-Arisekola told reporters that his son is an adult who is capable of answering to his actions and the case should be treated as such.... Read More

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July 29, 2012

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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July 29, 2012

Resign, for your own good – ACN advices PDP chairman

by Adeniyi Abdul The Action Congress of Nigeria has once again fired words in the direction of the PDP but this time they’re not so vicious. Not obviously, anyway. Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has been advised by the ACN to resign immediately, to avoid embarrassment in the public eye. Tukur’s... Read More

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July 29, 2012

Even the Bishops are angry: “Nigeria is not for PDP alone!”

by Hauwa Gambo “Our politicians should know that this country belongs to all of us and not for PDP alone,” Anglican Bishop of the Kubwa Diocese, Rt. Rev. Duke Akamisoko charged in Abuja on Friday. “We are all stakeholders in this country. Some of us are more Nigerians than them.” He was speaking during the... Read More

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July 29, 2012

“Irresponsible”, “Unacceptable”, “Frightening”: Jonathan’s kinsmen accuse PDP of wanting to remove him

by Hauwa Gambo Touch not the anointed son of Ijaw Land. It’s a message Dr. Sam Jaja, deputy national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), obviously hadn’t heard before his reported statements indicating that House of Representatives members are justified in seeking to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan. According to him, while briefing journalists on... Read More

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July 28, 2012

Candidates emerge in Ondo governorship election

by Isi Esene The October 20 gubernatorial contest in Ondo State is gradually taking shape as the three major contending parties have chosen their election flag-bearers. The major political parties in the state namely; The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) had Governor Olusegun Mimiko, Chief... Read More

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July 28, 2012

Open Letter: PDP youth vow to take Nigeria to the promised land

by Stanley Azuakola Youths in the Peoples Democratic Party under the aegis of the ‘PDP Youth Circuit’ have written a public letter to youths in other political parties as well as “Social Network Political Activists (SNEPA).” Their message was simple: “We have already decided where we want our country to go. We will take our... Read More

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Opinion: How opposition parties helped Mimiko win Ondo poll

Ribadu report: ANPP demands apology from PDP

Hauwa Gambo: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, you have a message (YNaija FrontPage)

Report: Taraba governor may be flown out of the country, as Aviation ministry details crash

What’s Okorocha’s obsession with seats? Imo governor now plans to unseat Speaker

MIA: Case against Jonathan’s ‘undeclared’ 2015 ambition stalled as judge fails to show up

Opinion: Ambitious youth on a sinking ship

YNaija Editorial: Dear Anyim, Arik Airline is not the PDP

N5000 note reversal: Even the PDP is happy, says publicity secretary

Opinion: Politicus – Tinubu and the parable of Haman

#GoldTicketGate: “Who are they to question me?” Tinubu lashes back at the PDP

Oshimhole’s aide murder: Court orders police to pay Ugolor N5m for unlawful detention

Watch out here we come! PDP chairman promises to win back lost states

Opinion: Someone needs to call Tinubu out on this lie

“Delusory frenzy, desperate manoeuvring, reprehensible” – PDP lambasts Tinubu over U.S Democratic convention “fraud”

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

3rd phase of FG’s Amnesty Programme: Ex-agitators and informants admitted

“We pray Buhari runs again in 2015” – PDP releases another statement blasting Buhari

“He doesn’t even know the difference between children and youth” – Oshiomhole blasts Airhiavbare

Benue police arrest men with large cache of arms

Opinion: In defence of PDP

“We hereby put Nigerians on notice…” – PDP is tired of being blamed for everyone’s problems

Here we go again: PDP to challenge Edo governorship election result

My son is on his own – Alao-Arisekola

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

Resign, for your own good – ACN advices PDP chairman

Even the Bishops are angry: “Nigeria is not for PDP alone!”

“Irresponsible”, “Unacceptable”, “Frightening”: Jonathan’s kinsmen accuse PDP of wanting to remove him

Candidates emerge in Ondo governorship election

Open Letter: PDP youth vow to take Nigeria to the promised land

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