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Tunde Fagbenle: Lessons to learn from Sanusi’s removal
by Tunde Fagbenle Back home and to the issue, SLS had continually poked his fingers into the eye of the government he belongs to and dug his finger into the…
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Pat Utomi: APC and the myth of sameness
by Pat Utomi There are, in one orientation, or tendency in APC, people like myself who are more interested in principles, systems, values and institutions that shape human progress. Our…
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President Jonathan’s Chief of Staff, Mike Ogiadhome, resigns from office
by Oge Okonkwo The resignation of the Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan, Mike Ogiadhome, has been confirmed by the presidency. The exit of Ogiadhome was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the President…
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Lai Mohammed: The Presidency and its dubious self appraisal
by Lai Mohammed This latest outburst of the President may have been necessitated by the unrelenting barrage of criticisms from the main opposition All Progressives Congress, his own Peoples Democratic…
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Opinion: Why we might never see an Igbo President
by Azuka Onwuka When a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction would come and how he would emerge, nobody can foretell. But then, if the Igbo have suffered any marginalisation in…
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Opinion: Facebook, Nigerian Presidency and freedom of speech
by Adeolu Ademoyo When critical essays become “unreachable” on Facebook without any explanations, it may amount to vicariously doing the bidding of the Nigerian presidency –either knowingly or unknowingly. Inadvertently,…
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Okey Ikechukwu: Those who call 1914 a mistake are mixing things up badly
by Okey Ikechukwu No one cried foul over Awo’s politics in the South West before he engineered Zik’s ouster using ethnic solidarity. Before then he was aware of himself as…
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Mass defection: 27 out of 30 PDP lawmakers decamp to APC in Sokoto
by Oke Efagene A majority of members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lawmakers said…
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PDP crisis: VP Namadi Sambo’s job threatened by mass defection
by Akintomiwa Agbaje As preparations for the 2015 elections gather momentum, the mass exodus of members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) threatenn the job of Vice President, Namadi Sambo.…
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The Goodluck Implosion: How this Presidency went from favourite to unpopular in 3 years (YNaija Long Read)
by Wole Olabanji On April 7, 2013, twenty-five months after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan and crippled the Fukushima power plant, a skiff which was part of the…
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Opinion: How Nigeria’s imperial Presidency was created
by Adeolu Ademoyo Some Nigerians have read ethnicity to the call that President Jonathan owes Nigerians and the world- who are concerned with increased terrorism and threat to security in…
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Opinion: End game for the Jonathan Presidency
by Lekan Sote After denying some of the allegations, disclosing some positive actions he has taken, and spattered some of his own mud, he tells Obasanjo: “… You have done…
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Why I met with APC leaders – OBJ explains
by 'Jola Sotubo The leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun. Those present at the meeting include…
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PDP crisis: Panic in Aso Rock as APC meets with OBJ today
by 'Jola Sotubo The bid to win more political stakeholders over to the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues today as leaders of the APC are set to meet with former…
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Sonala Olumhense: A shell-shocked Presidency finally replies Obasanjo
by Sonala Olumhense The same goes for corruption. Only the Americans are fighting corruption more than me, and I will continue to fight it. That is why you do not…
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Don’t spend nation’s resources on PDP states- APC warns President Jonathan
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The President, Goodluck Jonathan received a warning message from the All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday that he shouldn’t try to spend the nation’s resources on the Peoples…
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Presidency shared N36 billion to states for Jonathan’s re-election – APC
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Lai Mohammed States that will not support President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election bid come 2015 will be financially punished, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged. Lai Mohammed, the party's Interim…
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No surprises here: Presidency intervenes in Asari Dokubo’s arrest
by Oge Okonkwo President Goodluck Jonathan is said to have intervened in the arrest of Muhajeed Dokubo-Asari by the government of the Republic of Benin which happened yesterday. According to newsmen, the…
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Ochereome Nnanna: Decisive factors in the Anambra election
by Ochereome Nnanna They are calling for fresh elections. But on the other hand, Nwoye’s party, the PDP, APGA and 16 other registered political parties which participated have extolled the…
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The PDP will win in 2015 and Nigeria will break up – Primate Ayodele reveals
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The General Overseer of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Babatunde Ayodele, speaks in a compelling interveiw on issues that affect Nigeria: Nigeria and the elections come…
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“It is fictional, malicious, hate-driven & scurrilous distortion of facts”: Presidency decries SaharaReporters’ story on Jonathan’s illness in London (READ)
by Akan Ido The Presidency today denied reports by sections of the online media that President Goodluck Jonathan who took ill while on an investment drive in London, United Kingdom…
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Count us out: APC rejects Anambra supplementary election, accuse INEC of working with the PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected Friday’s announcement by INEC to hold supplementary election in Anambra State on Nov. 30th. “We will not be a party to what is…
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You’d have been nothing without the PDP – Presidency tells aggrieved govs
by 'Jola Sotubo The already torn veil of peace within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) seems about ready to be ripped apart as there is still no hint of any…
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Stop peddling lies, Nigeria does not have 100million destitutes – Presidency tells World Bank
by Isi Esene The Presidency is clearly not amused by claims allegedly made by the World Bank Country Director, Marie-Francois Marie-Nelly on the number of destitutes in the country. In…
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PDP crisis: Presidency reportedly holding behind-the-scenes talks with aggrieved governors [DETAILS]
by Adeola Balogun According to emerging reports, peace talks between the Presidency and the 7 governor members of the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might not…
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PDP crisis: Amaechi is free to leave the party – Presidency
by Adeola Balogun Following a statement credited to Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State in which he reportedly said that the final decision on his defecting from or staying with…
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Opinion: Charity does not begin in Russia
by Josef Omorotionmwan Today’s piece takes us to faraway Moscow, Russia, where on the eve of Nigeria’s 53rd Independence Anniversary, some 16 Niger Delta students went on rampage at the Nigerian…
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Femi Aribisala: Why Jonathan must run for a second-term
by Femi Aribisala President Jonathan is at the height of his powers. He is not a lame-duck. He can run for a second term. That gives him enough time to…
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“SaharaReporters must have been counting tourists”: Presidency denies reports that Jonathan travelled with 600-man delegation
by Isi Esene The Presidency has denied reports that the President Goodluck Jonathan, who is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly is in the United States…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
“Are you gay…?”: Facebook fans lash out at Femi Fani-Kayode over anti-gay law comment
by Oge Okonkwo Its no news that the former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode is used to speaking his mind on social media especially about the government of Goodluck Jonathan. Fani-Kayode…
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