Pres. Jonathan pledges to raise $1billion for Boko Haram victims

by Panshak Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to raise $1 billion or over one million Boko Haram victims. Jonathan says the Federal Government would raise the said figure, to support the people who have been displaced and affected by insurgency in the country. He made the commitment on Saturday, January 24, while paying a... Read More

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January 25, 2015

“They were not APC members”: Gov. Yuguda says PDP members attacked GEJ

by Panshak Ibrahim Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda, says contrary to the belief that members of the opposition, All Progressives Congress, were responsible for the attack on the campaign team of President Goodluck Jonathan, – it was actually carried out by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Yuguda made the disclosure, while speaking on a BBC Hausa... Read More

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January 25, 2015

“Tables turned for Emir of Kano, Naira goes digging for gold” – See our Winners and Losers of the week

by Kolapo Olapoju Winners & Losers is a roundup of the week’s major happenings, where we spotlight the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of the news cycle. As always, you can agree or disagree.. THE WINNERS All Progressives Congress The major opposition party seems to be working overtime to lose the label of ‘opposition’. In recent months,... Read More

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January 25, 2015

PDP behind attack on Jonathan – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. PDP behind attack on Jonathan. The opposition, All Progressives Congress, says the recent back-to-back attacks on President Jonathan’s campaign rally… was sponsored by his own party. “Information is now in the public domain that these attacks were self inflicted, with the aim of demonizing the APC and instigating retaliatory attacks in the southern... Read More

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January 25, 2015

Niger Delta mililtant leaders met this weekend and here’s what they decided

by Iyobosa Omoregie Several Niger Delta militants leaders have threatened to unleash violence on the country if President Goodluck Jonathan fails to win the February 14 presidential election. The former militants met on Friday, January 23, in Government House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, at a meeting which was attended by all the former militant leaders and... Read More

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January 25, 2015

Don’t worry, my husband won’t scrap office of First Lady if… – Mrs. Buhari

by Panshak Ibrahim Aisha Buhari, the wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, says her husband will rule the country with the rule of the law if elected President, and as such, will not tamper with the office of the ‘First Lady,’ provided it is constitutional. While speaking to... Read More

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January 24, 2015

Guess who just decamped from GEJ’s campaign team to APC

by Kolapo Olapoju A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bayelsa Presidential Campaign Committee, Senator Felix Oboro, has unexpectedly defected from the party to the opposition, All Progressives Congress. Oboro, a former Ambassador of Nigeria to Venezuela, was formally welcomed into the APC on Friday, January 23, at an event which had in attendance, former... Read More

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January 24, 2015

‘The opposition must stop this desperation’ – David Mark condemns attack on GEJ

by Panshak Ibrahim While condemning the back-to-back attacks on President Goodluck Jonathan and the campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senate President, Senator David Mark, has warned against turning the elections into a battle. According to Mark, election is not a do or die affair, and as such, politicians should be allowed to... Read More

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January 23, 2015

‘Nobody has monopoly of violence’ || Fayose defends GEJ in 5 fiery quotes

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the back-to-back attacks on President Jonathan’s campaigns, Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, against future recurrence. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, he issued a riot act, in 5 must-read quotes. 1. “We will no longer... Read More

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January 23, 2015

We hear GEJ wants to postpone the election by 6 months

by Kolapo Olapoju According to SaharaReporters, President Goodluck Jonathan, is actively working on moves to have the general elections postponed. On Thursday, January 22, the National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, had called for postponement of the elections, while speaking at a Chattam House lecture in London, saying that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was... Read More

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January 23, 2015

Leke Alder summarizes the 2015 elections in 7 tweets

by Damilola Jagun Brand Consultant and Principal of Alder Consulting, Leke Alder, has in 7 tweets, stated the factors that will determine the voting pattern of Nigerians at the presidential election, on February 14. Below are tweets from the brand expert, as he compares both candidates, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)... Read More

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January 23, 2015

Jonathan also heads to Ghana – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Ijebu state as campaign promise. Osinubi Adewale is using the creation of “Ijebu state” as a campaign line, to woo people to vote for him. The smart politician, who seeks to represent the Ijebu Central Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, says the creation of the Ijebu state is priority number... Read More

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January 23, 2015

Rivers PDP reports Amaechi to Police, wants him interrogated

by Azubuike Azikiwe Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has been reported to the police by the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. On Thursday, January 22, the PDP reportedly alerted the police and other security agencies over an alleged threat by Amaechi to mobilise people against President Goodluck Jonathan’s state rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka... Read More

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January 22, 2015

Jonathan is the best candidate to move the nation forward – David Mark

by Iyobosa Omoregie According to the Senate President, David Mark, President Goodluck Jonathan is the best man to move the nation forward. Mark made the comments at the zonal campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Oturkpo, Benue State, on Thursday, January 22, saying: “Jonathan remains the best that can move the nation forward.”... Read More

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January 22, 2015

#CampaignDiary: Thugs invade Jonathan’s Bauchi rally || Bomb scare reported at Buhari’s Sokoto rally

by Panshak Ibrahim On Thursday, January 22, there were hitches at the respective presidential campaigns of President Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. The candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), were in Buchi and Sokoto, respectively. The venue of APC presidential campaign rally in Sokoto state was reportedly changed following a... Read More

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January 22, 2015

‘We will end terrorism very soon,’ Jonathan assures

by James Sambo President Goodluck Jonathan says the terror reign of Boko Haram insurgents have diverted the attention of people from his administration’s numerous achievements. Jonathan made the statement on Thursday, January 22, during a courtesy visit to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwan Adamu, during the presidential rally of the Peoples Democratic Party. The... Read More

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January 22, 2015

Everybody plots against APC – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. The power of the powers-that-be. Anyone planning to go on Silverbird Television to criticise President Jonathan should have a rethink. Recently, Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo was on the TV station, and in the course of spewing unflattering words about the president, the programme was yanked off. Silverbird has, however, blamed “technical hitches”... Read More

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January 22, 2015

There’ll be equal & opposite reaction – Asari Dokubo blows hot over attack on GEJ’s convoy

by Iyobosa Omoregie Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, has vowed to respond appropriately to the recent attack on the President’s convoy in Katsina State. On Tuesday, January 20, political thugs believed to be supporters of the All Progressives Congress, had hurled stones at the convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina state during his... Read More

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January 21, 2015

My father does not support any candidate – Shehu Shagari’s son declares

by James Sambo The family of erstwhile president, Shehu Shagari, has released a statement refuting recent reports that his father endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan. According to one of the sons, Muhammad Bala Shagari, the reports are “nothing but a blatant lie”, owing to the fact that the former leader is not affiliated to any political party... Read More

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January 21, 2015

Another youth group wants Patience Jonathan to stay away from Bayelsa

by Iyobosa Omoregie Another youth group from Bayelsa State, has issued a warning to the wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, against visiting the state with President Goodluck Jonathan, during the Peoples Democratic Party presidential rally on February 5. A few days ago, a group called ‘Bayelsa Youth Vanguard’, had warned the first lady against... Read More

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January 21, 2015

Thugs hurl stones at Pres. Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina

by James Sambo On Tuesday, January 20, political thugs attacked the convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina state during his re-election campaign. The shameful incident reportedly occured when Jonathan, alongside Vice President Namadi Sambo; the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu; Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state, and others, paid a courtesy... Read More

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January 20, 2015

“GEJ is very scared of Osinbajo” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Fayose, the APC ambusher. The opposition party is wary of Ayo Fayose… for he may be planning to ambush Buhari’s convoys. The APC alleged that Fayose had already hired members of Oodua Peoples Congress to attack the convoys on their way to the rally as Peoples Democratic Party did in Rivers State.‎ “They are... Read More

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January 20, 2015

Why Gov. Fayose goes the whole nine yards in support of GEJ (READ)

by Temitope Onitiju Ayo Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti State, has expressed his determination to work hard towards the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14 presidential elections. According to the governor, his “loyalty” to the president is a determinant factor in his willingness to see the president emerge victorious in the polls. Fayose... Read More

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January 20, 2015

#AnotherAngu: Jonathan’s tactics stopped Boko Haram from taking over Nigeria – PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju According to the Peoples Democratic Party, Nigerians should be grateful to President Goodluck Jonathan, whose tactics prevented Boko Haram insurgents from taking over half of the country. The ruling party stated that if not for the president’s actions and dexterity in the fight against insurgency, the terrorist sect would have captured a... Read More

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January 20, 2015

Asari-Dokubo’s wife is boiling hot – Read what she just posted on Facebook

by Kolapo Olapoju The wife of ex-militant leader, Asari-Dokubo, has taken to Facebook to harp on a supposed conspiracy against President Goodluck Jonathan. According to Hajia Mujahidat Daba Dokubo-Asari, the South-west region is in league with the North to “truncate” the developmental efforts of the president. Echoing the sentiments of her husband, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, she... Read More

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January 20, 2015

“If I truly hate the North, will I build 10 universities for them?” – GEJ is very angry

by James Sambo President Goodluck Jonathan has denied loathing the Northern part of Nigeria, saying that people claiming that he dislikes the region, are nothing but liars. The President, in defence of his love for the region, listed out the achievements of his administration in the educational and agricultural sectors. While speaking in the PDP’s campaign... Read More

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January 20, 2015

No time: I look forward to my day in court — Fani-Kayode replies Keyamo

by Kolapo Olapoju The Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the recent comments of Festus Keyamo, who stated that the former minister was not qualified to be in the President Jonathan Goodluck’s campaign team because of his lingering court case. Keyamo, who is... Read More

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January 19, 2015

“Well fed corp members cannot rig elections” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Buhari: ‘I am fine’. PDP: ‘No Sir, you’re sick’. Muhammadu Buhari insists he is fine and healthy… but PDP is adamant that the man is ill. Yet again, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has called on Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), to clear the air on... Read More

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January 19, 2015

PDP intends to whip up hatred against Buhari – APC

by James Sambo The Buhari Campaign Organisation has stated that desperation and fear of losing the elections has resulted in the personal attack of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). The BCO admonished the ruling party to focus on key issues, rather than engage in the... Read More

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January 19, 2015

President Jonathan is working out in the gym in this campaign video – no, seriously! (WATCH)

by Damilola Jagun It is electioneering season and all sorts of political adverts have been springing up. In a new poltical campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan, he is seen working out in the gym. Watch video below:

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Niger Delta mililtant leaders met this weekend and here’s what they decided

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‘Nobody has monopoly of violence’ || Fayose defends GEJ in 5 fiery quotes

We hear GEJ wants to postpone the election by 6 months

Leke Alder summarizes the 2015 elections in 7 tweets

Jonathan also heads to Ghana – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

Rivers PDP reports Amaechi to Police, wants him interrogated

Jonathan is the best candidate to move the nation forward – David Mark

#CampaignDiary: Thugs invade Jonathan’s Bauchi rally || Bomb scare reported at Buhari’s Sokoto rally

‘We will end terrorism very soon,’ Jonathan assures

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There’ll be equal & opposite reaction – Asari Dokubo blows hot over attack on GEJ’s convoy

My father does not support any candidate – Shehu Shagari’s son declares

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Thugs hurl stones at Pres. Jonathan’s convoy in Katsina

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