Nigeria is too important to be toyed with – APC raises alarm over new plot to further postpone elections

“Jonathan’s government can never get anything right” – APC rebukes GEJ for fuel scarcity, epileptic electricity

by James Sambo The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPO), has criticised President Goodluck Jonathan over the emergence of fuel scarcity and long queues in various parts of Lagos and Abuja, as well as other parts of the country. The opposition party’s campaign organisation also chastised the Jonathan government over the recent reduction in the hours... Read More

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Free Buhari from Tinubu and APC cabal – 5 things we learnt from Fayose’s latest tirade

by Kolapo Olapoju Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has beckoned on Nigerians and Northern leaders to save the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhamadu Buhari (retd.), from the hold of the party’s National leader, Bola Tinubu, and his cabal in the APC. The governor, who has been a vocal critic of Buhari, says... Read More

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‘They whipped us with cutlasses’: Nasarawa youth accuse soldiers of torture

by Ranti Joseph Some residents of Yelwa Bassa in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Sunday have accused solders of using machete to inflict injuries on them for allegedly defacing campaign billboards of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The four victims, Idris Tanimu, Mohammed Umar, Idris Ibrahim and Anas Abubakar, who are between... Read More

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PDP plans to freeze Tinubu, Amaechi’s bank accounts – APC makes serious claims

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, has revealed an alleged plot by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party to derail the APC campaign by freezing the accounts of party leaders, Bola Tinubu and Rotimi Amaechi. In a statement released on Saturday, February 28, by the Director Media and Publicity of... Read More

‘We stand by our claims’ – PDP insists Tinubu wants to benefit from Buhari’s death

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party has issued a statement after the All Progressives Congress refuted its claim that the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, has an arrangement in place for Vice Presidential candidate of the party, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to step down for him, if elected. The APC had responded saying... Read More

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Jude Egbas: And then they wished Buhari dead

by Jude Egbas It was sad to read young Nigerians prattle on social media about Buhari’s health at a time of grave insecurity and a sinking economy. No, we have to raise the bar. In the last couple of weeks, our moral compass and value system has sunk to the lowest depths imaginable on the... Read More

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Is there any arrangement between you and Jega? – PDP asks APC

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to explain to Nigerians, the arrangement it has with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega. The ruling party wondered why the opposition party is anxious and apprehensive over the alleged plot to remove Jega from his... Read More

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Abdulrahman Leme: Pres. Jonathan has tried his best but it’s not good enough

by Abdulrahman Leme The only way Nigeria will reclaim its lost glory in Africa and the world at large is by ensuring a successful common sense revolution has taken place. The 2015 election in Nigeria is seen by many as a make or mar election, and arguably the most crucial one since Nigeria’s independence. Over... Read More

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Gombe gov’s aide assaulted after tearing his PDP membership card (Viewer Discretion)

by Kemisola Filani Abdullahi Muhammad, the Senior Special Adviser on Security to Gombe State governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, who recently tore his PDP membership card after Nigeria’s former president and PDP party founder, Olusegun Obasanjo publicly did the same, has allegedly been attacked. Here is SSA Abdullahi Muhammad’s account of his ordeal in the hands of... Read More

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“Sickening and outlandish” – How APC described PDP’s claim of Tinubu’s plot to be President

by Damilola Jagun The All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of trying to take attention from the success of the party’s presidential candidate during his appearance at Chatham House, by insinuating that the National leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, is scheming to become President through the backdoor. The APC described the... Read More

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Awolowo didn’t have experience but he was qualified – Jimi Agbaje replies APC

by Kolapo Olapoju The Lagos governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, has responded to the All Progressives Congress party’s criticism that he is not experienced enough to govern a complex state like Lagos. Agbaje said that several great leaders of the world such as Abraham Lincoln and Obafemi Awolowo, lacked the prerequisite... Read More

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Your blackmail won’t stop Buhari || APC is undaunted by Fayose’s accusations

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, says the series of blackmail by Governor Ayodele Fayose against its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, will not hinder the “course of change sweeping across the country”. According to the opposition party, the antics of Fayose will not deter Buhari from emerging victorious at the presidential... Read More

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Dele Momodu: Standing before you is a truly transfigured General Buhari

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, miracles shall never end. That is the only way to describe the incredible story of Major General Muhammadu Buhari at this auspicious moment. No one could have envisaged or foretold the huge drama being enacted before our very eyes. It was not as if his popularity and cult-followership was ever... Read More

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Femi Gbajabiamila apologises over row with Ihedioha

by Ranti Joseph The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, apologised to the House for accusing the Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha, of being biased during the previous day’s session. Gbajabiamila, who is also the leader of the All Progressive Congress Caucus in the lower legislative chamber, had on Wednesday... Read More

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“Lagos is too complex for an intern” – Ambode just took a major dig at Agbaje

by Kolapo Olapoju The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has taken a dig at Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate. According to Ambode, the PDP candidate is an intern who who lacks the necessary experience to govern a complex state like Lagos. He uttered the comments on... Read More

It’s nothing personal… but Fayose will continue to attack Buhari

by Kolapo Olapoju Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, says he has nothing personal against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), while stating that he will continue to attack him. Fayose said he owed nobody any apology for what he described as the ‘hypocrisy’ of the APC leaders... Read More

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APC was formed to install a northerner as president – Edwin Clark has a theory

by Iyobosa Omoregie Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Edwin Clark, says the primary objective of the formation of the All Progressives Congress, APC was to foist on the country, a northerner as president. The Ijaw leader made the comments on Thursday, February 26, while receiving the Yoruba Youth Council, Worldwide at... Read More

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‘They hate the card reader’ – Oshiomhole likens PDP to armed robbers

by Azubuike Azikiwe Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loathes Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), and therefore is averse to its use in the forthcoming election. The governor also accused the ruling party of being petrified by the use of PVC because it would expose their alleged rigging... Read More

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We are not bus conductors that ask for change – 5 quotes from Patience Jonathan’s speech in Delta

by Iyobosa Omoregie Patience Jonathan had nothing but unflattering words for the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), and she even managed to delve into ‘wordplay’ territory as she attempted to ridicule the ‘change’ slogan of the party. The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, on Thursday, February 26, sought to rally support for her husband, President... Read More

10 key takeaways from Muhammadu Buhari’s Chatham House speech (READ)

by Isi Esene The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) was at the Chatham House on Thursday morning to discuss Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria’s Transition. The event which was chaired by former British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir Richard Gozney had many Nigerians in attendance including... Read More

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For the record: Full text of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at Chatham House in London

by Akan Ido The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) appeared at the Chatham House on Thursday morning to discuss Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria’s Transition. The event which was chaired by former British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir Richard Gozney had many Nigerians in attendance including... Read More

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We will be tough on terrorism and its root causes || Buhari declares at Chatham House in London

by Isi Esene The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) appeared at the Chatham House on Thursday morning to discuss Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria’s Transition. The event which was chaired by former British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir Richard Gozney had many Nigerians in attendance including... Read More

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It’s a lie, I didn’t rent a crowd to harass Buhari in London – Fani-Kayode

by Damilola Jagun Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party, of the Presidential Campaign Organisation, has refuted claims that he has contracted a crowd to jeer the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) during his presentation at the Chatham House, London. Buhari is... Read More

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