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Sam Omatseye: One year of Governor Ambode in Lagos

by Sam Omatseye Lagos has always been a place of small beginnings. A small port town, a puny army, a humble royalty, a seeming patch of land, straggles of settlers. During the Yoruba Wars, it snorted under the shadows of valiant horsemen and kabooms of gunfire exchanges. But it has not taken its smallness with... Read More

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Like Faleke, Wada fails to unseat Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello

Former Governor of Kogi state, Idris Wada, has lost his petition challenging the election of Governor Yahaya Bello at the state election tribunal. Wada, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, lost the December 2015 governorship election to Bello, the candidate of the All Progress Congress. He subsequently filed a petition before the Kogi State... Read More

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PDP: Secondus hands over to Makarfi

After weeks of controversy that has divided the party, the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, on Tuesday, handed over to the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee. Speaking at the handover, Secondus said the PDP is one and strong, saying that the party is working at ensuring that leaders are produced... Read More

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Ekiti workers now steal ‘yams, garri, tomatoes, pepper and parcels of eba’

The Ekiti state All Progressive Congress on Sunday, slammed the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for making a joke out of the plight of workers in the state. Fayose had declared that he was embarking on a solidarity strike with state workers who are on strike over the non-payment of five months salary. According to statement... Read More

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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

Here are the top five stories that drove the conversation today 1) Police arrest two in the murder of Igbo traders The Kano state police command, on Saturday, announced that it has arrested two persons involved in the mob action against 75 years old Igbo trader in Kano. 2) President Buhari is sick An online... Read More

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Mamman Daura and President Buhari

A Mamman Daura-led cabal has turned Buhari into a prisoner – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, through its Twitter page, has alleged that a cabal around the president is “trying to plunge Nigeria into serious crisis.” The party claims that Mamman Daura, a nephew of President Buhari, is the head of the alleged cabal. After the then General Muhammadu Buhari took over power from the democratically elected... Read More

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PDP sponsoring Niger Delta Avengers – APC

The Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group responsible for the recent attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta, are being sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party, claims the All Progressives Congress. The South South zone of the APC, in a meeting held in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday, said it has become obvious... Read More

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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 Friday, lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government for losing control of governance. This was contained in a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary in the state party, Malik Olamilekan Ibitoye. The party accused the President... Read More

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Why son of PDP chieftain accused of murder, walked free

An Akwa Ibom state High Court, on Thursday, acquitted the son of Albert Ukpanah, a dead Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Odudu Ukpanah, of murder. The charges against the accused, according to the presiding judge, Justice Ezekiel Enang, could not be proven, hence, why the court discharged and acquitted him. The thirty-three year of Odudu was... Read More

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Morning Devotion: Defections in PDP, the police is not your friend & artists and contracts

Joachim MacEbong discusses the current defection of PDP members to the ruling party APC, Police not exactly being one’s friend contrary to popular belief and the problem with artistes wanting to leave before their contracts expires. Take a listen. https://soundcloud.com/ynaijaonline/morning-devotion-episode-17

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Ali Modu Sheriff is in denial – Here’s why

It would appear that sacked National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party is still at the denial stage of loss and grief as he has refused to accept his removal and move on. The embattled former chairman has informed a federal high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, that he is still the national... Read More

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Accounts of Fani-Kayode’s ‘Jonathan campaign colleagues’, frozen by EFCC

As part of an investigation into the Goodluck Jonathan 2015 presidential campaign funds, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen two bank accounts co-owned by former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, and former Imo State Governor, Achike Undenwa According to the Punch, who spoke to a source privy to... Read More

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Jude Ndukwe: Travel ban on Wike, Fayose and other expensive jokes

By Jude Ndukwe When news broke out late last week that President Muhammadu Buhari had allegedly placed travel ban on two governors of the opposition party, PDP, in the persons of governors Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, an already unsettled nation became even more distressed. If the report is... Read More

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2 Fulani herdsmen charged with murder, to ‘remain in prison till September’

Two Fulani herdsmen suspected to be behind the May 20 attack on Oke Ado, Ikole Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State, were on Wednesday, remanded in jail by a Chief Magistrate’s court in Ado Ekiti. According to Vanguard, the suspects, Usman Salihu (50) and Abubakar Auta C52) were arraigned before the court on charges... Read More

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‘Sabbatical is over’ | PDP BoT takes over party leadership

Faced with several court cases and a deepening internal crisis, the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, took over the leadership of the party, basically sacking the Interim National Caretaker Committee led by former Governor Ahmed Makarfi. This was disclosed by the chairman of the BoT, Walid Jibrin, who... Read More

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Jonathan welcomed ‘back home’ with #GEJWhileYouWereAway

Amidst reports that he had gone on exile owing to his relatively protracted stay outside Nigeria, former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned to the country. Main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made this known in a tweet put out on Wednesday. The hero of our democracy is back home. pic.twitter.com/6JW9UHHoG7 — PDP Nigeria... Read More

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The era of defections are here again – See who just crossed over

For a minute, politicians stopped defecting. It appeared they were satisfied with their political parties, but that has now changed. Defection season is here, folks and the forerunners are Tony Nwoye, from Anambra east and west constituency, and Emmanuel Udende, from Benue state. The two members of the house of representatives, who were elected on the platform... Read More

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American judge on a ‘rescue mission’ to save Ondo state

No, it’s not a marvel movie. This is real story. Dele Alade, a Nigerian-born United States of American judge, has expressed his intention to contest the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election. Mr Alade aims to rescue the South Western by vying on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Alade declared that he joined the... Read More

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Deji Adeyanju: How President Buhari ruined Nigeria in just 1 year (Y! Politico)

“The economy has gone out of Buhari’s control.” – Lai Mohammed, May 29th, 2016 on ChannelsTV The Buhari administration has been an abysmal failure in its one year in office. Having inherited the largest economy in Africa, along with the number 1 destination for foreign investment on the continent, the administration has proceeded to run a number... Read More

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Fayose’s aide resigns, says he can’t continue to ‘pretend’

Citing ‘basic developmental issues and the economic situation of Ekiti state’, the Special Assistant on Parliamentary Matters to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Samuel Ajibola, has resigned. In his letter of resignation dated May 28, Ajibola said he can no longer pretend over the issues affecting the state. “I humbly write this to formally notify you that I... Read More

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Opinion: Who voted for Muhammadu Buhari?

By Ikechukwu Amaechi Voting on March 28, 2015 for the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, was almost a badge of honour. At polling booths, voters proudly flaunted their thump-printed ballot papers to prove that they were worthy ambassadors of the “change movement”. Today, perhaps, the real measure of how... Read More

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Pius Adesanmi: The tasks ahead for President Buhari

On May 29, 2016, I found it expedient to buy a VIP ticket and watch two unfortunate extremities struggle to overreach, over-exert, and out-shout each other to exhaustion. On the one hand were the inconsolable losers of a bygone corrupt and derelict era for whom the idea that there is anything, anything at all, that... Read More

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PDP is coming back to life… poco a poco

After weeks of internal tussle occasioned by leadership crisis, the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was on Tuesday reopened by the Nigerian Police. The secretariat was closed on May 22 – two days after the national convention of the PDP in Port Harcourt, which culminated in the ouster of Ali Modu-Sheriff as... Read More

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Demola Rewaju: If Jonathan had won in 2015? A reflection… (Y! Politico)

By Demola Rewaju This piece is an email response I sent to one of my twitter friends who asked me the title as a question. I said that the answer required deep thought on my part and the response wasn’t stuff for twitter DM. She then suggested I make it public to commemorate May 29. Enjoy.... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Here are the top five stories you should track today. 1) Gbaramatu monarch raises alarm The Nigerian military, on Saturday, invaded the Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri, Delta State. According to the traditional ruler of the Kingdom, residents of the community have fled, some are missing while he has been under house arrest. 2) Buhari... Read More

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Secret account, lavish living and other sins of Fayose… according to the APC

The Ekiti state All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, lambasted the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose for plunging the state into needless crisis, saying that Fayose’s governance was “an unconscionable and mindless treatment of Ekiti workers while Fayose enjoys lavish life”. This was contained in a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the state APC,... Read More

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How N900m was ‘found hidden’ in account of Jonathan’s close aide

A whooping N900m has been recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission- from Waripamowei Dudafa, a kinsman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Dudafa, a former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to Jonathan, was arrested on April 18 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The former presidential aide and Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, Jonathan’s ex... Read More

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How Femi Adesina became public enemy number one in 10 quotes

Quite a number of concerned Nigerians are still befuddled at how the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has managed to still keep his job after a year full of inciting, careless and seemingly unguarded statements on social media. The presidential aide has at different times been at the... Read More

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PDP Governors back Makarfi

Following the crisis generated by the removal of Ali Modu-Sheriff as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governors of the party, on Saturday, disclosed their support for the caretaker committee headed by Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi. According to The Leadership, this was disclosed by the Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, when he paid... Read More

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‘Sheriff is our friend, but he’s on his own’ – PDP Chieftains

Nine members of the recently sacked National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have distanced themselves from the law suit instituted by the former National Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, against the PDP’s National Caretaker Chairman, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi. According to a former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus,... Read More

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