Patience Jonathan is “an incredibly crude woman” || This is how APC views our First Lady

by Panshak Ibrahim The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has described the First Lady, Patience Jonathan as “an incredibly crude woman.” The comment was in reaction to the statement of Patience Jonathan, who described the APC Presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as brain dead and too old to lead Nigeria, at a... Read More

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March 4, 2015

Shaka Momodu: Jonathan was right to call Obasanjo a motor park tout

by Shaka Momodu I have since learned that in Nigeria, it is foolish to develop emotional attachment to our so called “heroes” and “statesmen”, whose sense of right and wrong is interpreted from their own flawed prism. “I don’t think it’s good for the country to have a former president undermine a current president; I think... Read More

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March 4, 2015

APC has a talent for noise making… – Abati’s gloves are finally off

by Kolapo Olapoju The Presidency has rubbished some of the recent claims of the All Progressives Congress saying that the party is especially gifted in the art of noise-making and deception. The Special Adviser to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati, stated that allegations of the APC were baseless, meaningless and false, adding that the party... Read More

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March 4, 2015

We’ll guard against human rights abuses in war against Boko Haram – GEJ

by Panshak Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has asserted that the Nigerian military would try as much as possible to avoid human rights abuses against civilians in the ongoing operation against Boko Haram. Jonathan gave the reassurance on Tuesday, March 3, while receiving the new South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Noh Kyu-Duk. The president stated that:... Read More

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March 4, 2015

House of Reps warns Pres. Jonathan against sacking Jega

by James Sambo The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government to against initiating moves to remove the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega. The House also cautioned against tinkering the election ‘arrangements;, pointing out that changing the election plans either by further extending the dates or removing Jega would only lead... Read More

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March 3, 2015

It looks like we’ll win 90 percent of votes || Akpabio has seen a vision

by Azubuike Azikiwe Governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, has boasted that the party’s presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, would win over 90 per cent of the votes cast across the country. Akpabio made the declaration on Monday, March 2, while speaking to State House correspondents at the end of a meeting with Jonathan and... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Boko Haram didn’t start with me but we’ll defeat them || Pres. Jonathan pledges on Al-Jazeera (WATCH)

by Kolapo Olapoju President Goodluck Jonathan, has pledged to defeat Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Jonathan refuted insinuations that he mishandled the menace of the insurgents, while also denying claims that the recent string of victories by the military against the sect, was to curry political goodwill. Jonathan was... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Opinion: Does the Ndigbo agenda match the realities of elections 2015?

by Ugo Okeke It is heartbreaking that we the Igbos have become politically irrelevant and directionless. No one is interested in articulating an agenda that will move the zone forward. I visited my ancestral home, Ufuma in Anambra state this past weekend, and once again realised that a lot of Igbos haven’t moved past the... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Opinion: Nigeria’s democracy needs a stable APC to grow

by Ralph Egbu If you prod the scholars in the political science departments in our universities about what this development portends, many are likely to say it is a positive development, in that a quiet but bloodless revolution is breeding underneath, which has great potentials to positively alter our nation’s political equation for the best.... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Ayo Sogunro: And so, folks, I went to #MeetThePresident…

by Ayo Sogunro “There’s no hypocrisy in PDP”, someone else would confirm to me later, “People just do what they want and everyone is happy” There is something fundamentally wrong with my car. Some two weeks ago, while navigating my way to the Fashola organized “Valentine Dinner with Buhari”, I knocked off my front bumper. This... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan’s campaign and the N80 million mess in Ebonyi

by Eze Onyekpere TAN is in violation of Section 91 (9) of the Electoral Act which states that “No individual or other entity shall donate more than (N1,000,000) to any candidate” Laws are made to guide human conduct. They are to be obeyed voluntarily or at the pain of punishment; hence, the positivist definition of... Read More

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March 3, 2015

They didn’t give me any money || Edo CAN Chairman speaks on N7billion bribery allegation

by Iyobosa Omoregie The Edo state Chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria, Bishop Peter Imasuen, has distanced himself from the N7billion bribe allegedly paid CAN at the national level by President Goodluck Jonathan. Imasuen, a Bishop of Benin Diocese of the Anglican Communion, denied his involvement on Monday, March 2, in Benin, while reacting... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Who is unbalanced, the misfit or he who hires him? || Tinubu comes for GEJ, Fani-Kayode

by Kolapo Olapoju APC National leader, Bola Tinubu, has described spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has the worst and the most outspoken of the PDP lot. He said this in a statement by his media aide, Sunday Dare, pointing out that Fani-Kayode returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, in order to... Read More

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March 2, 2015

Pres. Jonathan is responsible for his poor advisers – APC insists

by James Sambo The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) says President Goodluck Jonathan should blame himself for the poor quality of aides and advisers that he has had since he was Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State. The APC campaign stated that the admission by Jonathan is a self-indictment and a revelation of the quality of person... Read More

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March 2, 2015

Perhaps Fani-Kayode has relapsed into drugs abuse – APC is concerned

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed serious concern about the mental state of the spokesperson of the PDP Campaign Organization, Femi Fani-Kayode. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, in Dubai on Monday, March 2, the opposition party said it does not wish Fani-Kayode ill health as he recently claimed, saying: “No, we... Read More

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March 2, 2015

Jonathan cannot win even if he empties the treasury – APC senator

by Kolapo Olapoju Senator Babajide Omoworare, representing Osun East Senatorial District on the platform of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that President Goodluck Jonathan will not win the forthcoming presidential election in spite bribing influential Nigerians to support his re-election. Omoworare made the allegations on Monday, March 2, at a press conference... Read More

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March 2, 2015

We believe Tinubu is working with OBJ to deny North of Presidency – Arewa Youth group

The Arewa Youth Integrity Forum (AYIF) has backed the claims made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign organisation that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is critically ill and not healthy enough to be President. The group also verified the allegations accusing the APC leader,... Read More

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March 2, 2015

Opinion: Who should the Igbos vote for?

by Onyeike Agomuo It is a fact that unless in a divided Nigeria, no Igbo man or woman would become President of Nigeria immediately after Jonathan finishes in 2019. There are many questions now agitating the Igbo nation that require intelligence. Mark you, intelligence does not belong only to those who may have gone through... Read More

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March 2, 2015

APC spent N5 billion for their ‘arrangee’ Chatham House event – PDP explains in 10 points

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) spent N5 billion for the appearance of its Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) at the Chatham House in London last Thursday. While describing the event as a ‘jamboree and monumental failure’, the PDP said it... Read More

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March 2, 2015

Opinion: Buhari is a better Christian than Jonathan

by Ikechukwu Orji Jonathan has refused to go after those who are squandering our patrimony. Corruption is rampant and he is pretending that all is well. You cannot be a follower of Christ and allow evil to run rampant around you. It was Mahatma Gandhi who said he admired Christ not Christians. I guess he... Read More

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March 2, 2015

Jonathan is ready to challenge Buhari – PDP campaign organisation declares

by James Sambo The Peoples Democratic Party has declared the readiness of its candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, to lock horns with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on March 28 for the presidential election. The APC had cited unpreparedness of Jonathan and the PDP as the moitivating factor behind... Read More

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March 2, 2015

Simon Kolawole: Dear Jonathan & Buhari, what plans do you have to tackle corruption?

by Simon Kolawole In my opinion, neither Jonathan nor Buhari has told us in concrete, practical terms how these strands of corruption will be decisively tackled at all tiers of government. Jonathan is even in a more difficult position having been president since 2010. Whatever he promises about fighting corruption will bounce back immediately, like... Read More

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March 1, 2015

Jonathan is leading Nigeria like Hitler, Gbagbo – Civil society group says GEJ could start civil war

by Kolapo Olapoju An Osun based civil society group, the Osun Progressives Left, believes that President Goodluck Jonathan is leading Nigeria the same way Adolf Hitler and Laurent Gbagbo lorded over Germany and Ivory Coast, respectively. The group warned the president against further postponement of the general elections, the involvement of the military in the... Read More

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March 1, 2015

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

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress (APC) claims that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, are pushing for a further postponement of the 2015 general elections. The opposition party stated that the PDP plans to manipulate the elections by forcing out Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of... Read More

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March 1, 2015

“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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March 1, 2015

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

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February 28, 2015

Egghead Odewale: Election postponement – When logic is illogical

by Egghead Odewale Those who want to hide their mass behind one finger can continue to wager their lucks but the illogicalities of their actions, nay intentions, are not lost on those of us who are patriotic and ready to move the nation truly forward. Preparations for the coming General Elections have now reached fever-pitch... Read More

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February 27, 2015

We will bring peace and security to Nigeria – GEJ assures

by Iyobosa Omoregie President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that his administration would restore peace and security to every part of the country. The President gave the assurance on Friday, February 27, during a courtesy visit on the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien at his palace in Asaba, Delta State. Jonathan stated... Read More

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February 27, 2015

“When Ebola hit Lagos, did he come?” – Fashola lists GEJ’s ‘sins’ against Lagosians

by Kolapo Olapoju Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, is unimpressed with President Goodluck Jonathan on many levels, and the latest reason is over his recent visits to the state. Fashola accused Jonathan of sharing dollars during his five-day visit to Lagos, adding that he was being deceived by the state leaders of the Peoples Democratic... Read More

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Patience Jonathan is “an incredibly crude woman” || This is how APC views our First Lady

Shaka Momodu: Jonathan was right to call Obasanjo a motor park tout

APC has a talent for noise making… – Abati’s gloves are finally off

We’ll guard against human rights abuses in war against Boko Haram – GEJ

House of Reps warns Pres. Jonathan against sacking Jega

It looks like we’ll win 90 percent of votes || Akpabio has seen a vision

Boko Haram didn’t start with me but we’ll defeat them || Pres. Jonathan pledges on Al-Jazeera (WATCH)

Opinion: Does the Ndigbo agenda match the realities of elections 2015?

Opinion: Nigeria’s democracy needs a stable APC to grow

Ayo Sogunro: And so, folks, I went to #MeetThePresident…

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan’s campaign and the N80 million mess in Ebonyi

They didn’t give me any money || Edo CAN Chairman speaks on N7billion bribery allegation

Who is unbalanced, the misfit or he who hires him? || Tinubu comes for GEJ, Fani-Kayode

Pres. Jonathan is responsible for his poor advisers – APC insists

Perhaps Fani-Kayode has relapsed into drugs abuse – APC is concerned

Jonathan cannot win even if he empties the treasury – APC senator

We believe Tinubu is working with OBJ to deny North of Presidency – Arewa Youth group

Opinion: Who should the Igbos vote for?

APC spent N5 billion for their ‘arrangee’ Chatham House event – PDP explains in 10 points

Opinion: Buhari is a better Christian than Jonathan

Jonathan is ready to challenge Buhari – PDP campaign organisation declares

Simon Kolawole: Dear Jonathan & Buhari, what plans do you have to tackle corruption?

Jonathan is leading Nigeria like Hitler, Gbagbo – Civil society group says GEJ could start civil war

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

“You leave me greatly strengthened and deeply inspired” – Read GEJ’s tribute for Pastor Adeboye at 73

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

Egghead Odewale: Election postponement – When logic is illogical

We will bring peace and security to Nigeria – GEJ assures

“When Ebola hit Lagos, did he come?” – Fashola lists GEJ’s ‘sins’ against Lagosians

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