Today’s Daily Brief: PDP tells APC to focus on the campaign, Boko Haram ‘abducts 18 female soldiers in Borno’, APC commiserates with GEJ over sister’s death, and more

‘Seun Onigbinde profiles Omobola Johnson: Call her the Renaissance Woman (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by ‘Seun Onigbinde Either at the tech space of Co-Creation Hub or in the elevator of Queen Elizabeth II Center in Central London, my encounters with Omobola Johnson fix her in my memory as a consummate technocrat bereft with a healthy disdain for the complexities woven around the image and carriage of public officers. Johnson,... Read More

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Japheth Omojuwa profiles Babatunde Raji Fashola: There is something about this man (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by Japheth Omojuwa The giant of Lagos politics, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would love to be credited with many successes, but except he succeeds in helping Nigeria get a president who’d save the country from its present ailing condition, Bola Tinubu’s greatest success can be summed up in two words “’Tunde Fashola.” On whether Governor Fashola... Read More

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu profiles Mo Abudu: With Mo, what you see is what you get (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu In 2006, I had only been out of the Big Brother Nigeria house for a few days, when a couple of amazing women called to say that they wanted to host some of their favorite housemates to a dinner. They didn’t want it to just be an avenue for people to come eat... Read More

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Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Adamu Muazu: The PDP chairman is a game changer (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by Tolu Ogunlesi Adamu Muazu knows what it’s like to fall out of favour with the powers-that-be, after having himself once been among them. He spent the time between mid-2008 and late 2010 in exile, having fled an attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to bring him to justice following accusations he had... Read More

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Opinion: This is how party politics works in Nigeria, and this is why you should not complain

by Isqil Najim If you are neutral in matter of party politics, you can have no complaint if thugs and crooks decide your destiny This is a story of party primaries. This is why and how many idle men and women will never emerge from the shadow of criticism they perch. And why we... Read More

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December 27, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: GEJ visits IBB in Minna, Maku vows to rescue Nasarawa citizens, Murtala’s son is Takai’s running mate in Kano, and more

President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday visited former President Ibrahim Babangida in Minna in what the President said was to appreciate the former military President and consult with him after his recent medical trip abroad. Gen. Babangida who emerged from the closed door meeting with Jonathan urged all Nigerians, who mean well for the country, to support... Read More

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December 27, 2014

Pastor Chris Okotie struggles to prove GEJ’s declaration is occultic (READ)

by Anike Jacobs Pastor cum politician, Chris Okotie says he is certain that the incumbent president of Nigeria is occultic and he can prove it. Citing GEJ’s presidential declaration on the eleventh of November, 2014 in his piece titled “2015 and our crony democracy” which was posted on his Facebook page hours ago, Okotie stated... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Dame Patience says GEJ has done well, APC is just deceiving Nigerians – Mimiko, Army sends politicians a message, and more

The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, on Friday urged Nigerian women not to vote for any politician who would not carry the womenfolk along in his or her administration. Mrs. Jonathan said this in her address at a civic reception organised in her honour by the Ohuhu clan, her maternal home in Umuahia North Local Government... Read More

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Opinion: Lagos governor – Is this the Jimi Agbaje we trust?

by Tope Adesipo If winning elections were based on understanding issues and presenting workable solutions as well as having a solid blueprint for the development of Lagos, then Agbaje would have won the 2007 polls as analysts opine that he ran the best campaign during the electioneering. The major political parties in Lagos, the ruling... Read More

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Toks Ero: Buhari vs Jonathan – Now that our choices have been narrowed

by Toks Ero I saw a Buhari that seemed to have no more than a pedestrian grasp of the issues that a presidential candidate should be able to debate and argue intelligently. Who will win next year’s Presidential election and assume the position of President come May 29, 2015 is no doubt the most important... Read More

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Opinion: The essence of Christmas is reaching out to others

by Kingsley Ahanonu Nothing is new about this period, some might reason and so, it does no worth the revving excitements. It’s another of the many periods we’ve so become used to, hence to which nothing is so spectacular to experience that we’ve not? The whole space is sizzling, everyone seems radiating with excitement. An impressing presence is wobbling,... Read More

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December 24, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Soyinka says OBJ is a liar, 3000 Lagos APC members defect to PDP, Kumuyi orders church members to get voter cards, and more

3, 000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Justice Group Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos. The group was led by Chief David Abidakun, who explained that they are leaving the APC in Lagos and the south west. He said “We are not counting the number... Read More

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December 24, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Buhari will run Boko Haram out of town, says Amaechi | Tambuwal gets running mate in Sokoto | PDP says they didn’t rig Obanikoro out | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. Amaechi is sure Buhari will run Boko Haram out of town. Leadership PDP’s Nasko now has a running mate in Niger. Leadership APC’s Tambuwal too. Premium Times APC/PDP lawmakers are still on the matter... Read More

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December 24, 2014

Opinion: Dear PDP, Buhari is not a semi-illiterate

by Dr. M. K. Hassan General Muhammadu Buhari has the kind of military strategic education and experience to deal a decisive blow on Boko Haram and end the insecurity challenges facing Nigeria. Buhari is the only army officer with the opportunity to command 3 out of 4 Nigeria’s army divisions as a GOC. I was... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: VP Sambo says FG is determined to transform Nigeria, Buhari meets campaign volunteers, Okowa gets more endorsements in Delta, and more

The Delta Political Vanguard for Okowa, Ughelli South Chapter, yesterday, in Okpare-Olomu, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, has declared its support for Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2015 general elections. The group, made up of all PDP members also vowed to deliver all PDP... Read More

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Take down your campaign banners, Sokoto state warns politicians

by Panshak Ibrahim Politicians and political parties in Sokoto state have every reason to be worried… A task force in the state has given political parties an ultimatum of 1-week to remove their posters from public buildings in the state. According to the Sokoto State Task Force on Beautification and Removal of Illegal Structures,... Read More

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Abba Moro, Aminu Tambuwal & 8 other Nigerians who should have resigned in 2014

by Wilfred Okiche Honour is not a character that is usually associated with the political class but the 10 people on this list have, according to observers, breached the public trust and abused the privileges that accompany the offices they hold. From big spending, private jet setting ministers, to hate spewing advisers, coaches who don’t... Read More

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