Opinion: Turning point – The rise and rise of General Buhari

by Seun Fakuade The unprecedented rise of Muhammadu Buhari, whose incorruptibility and integrity remains unquestionable, is not only an indictment of the failure of leadership under Goodluck Jonathan but a validation of the visionless leadership that has remained elusive of the present administration. Indeed, the rise of the son of Daura is a reminder of... Read More

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March 25, 2015

GEJ’s dollars create confusion in Osun between monarchs and subjects

by Kolapo Olapoju The dollars allegedly shared by President Goodluck Jonathan, during his trip to Osun state, is causing acrimony and distrust between the monarchs in the state and their subjects. According to the Osun state traditional rulers, their subjects are daily making demands for their share of the President’s dollars. The monarchs lamented this... Read More

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March 25, 2015

With APC, ‘we can only move from bad to better’ – Patience Jonathan may have just taken a swipe at her husband

by Kolapo Olapoju First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has warned that voting for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, will only see Nigeria ‘move from bad to better’. According to the wife of the president, if elected, Buhari would only build prisons, instead of schools. Patience Jonathan made the utterance at a... Read More

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March 25, 2015

‘He should be sacked before it’s too late’ || At the 11th hour, Ohaneze still wants Jega out

by Azubuike Azikiwe Despite the election being days away, the Ohaneze Youth Council has called for the removal of INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, with immediate effect. The group, which is the apex socio-political and cultural umbrella body of the youths of the Igbo people, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the Chairman of... Read More

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March 24, 2015

Opinion: In this election, we cannot afford to sit on the fence

by Yinka Adeosun Promises and lies are the cheapest commodities of this era. With the rising proportion of deceit in the land, objectivity has been sent on vacation. A community of the deceived is also growing by the day. Interrogation and introspection are in a state of dormancy as party devotees continue to spread... Read More

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March 24, 2015

Gimba Kakanda: Why you shouldn’t mock Patience Jonathan’s speech impediment

by Gimba Kakanda “They are looking for fight, they are looking for war… That is why they went and take expired drugs.” As if the campaign trails that have had the handlers of the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan furiously against the emergence of retired General Muhammadu Buhari as the leading opposition candidate were not exciting... Read More

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March 24, 2015

Opinion: Still undecided? Here’s what I’d like you to know about #Elections2015

by Eloho Omame Undecided isn’t good enough. Millions of us are counting on you. Please spend the next few days deciding whom you will vote for and be bold enough to see it through. Your vote is important, your vote is strategic and it would be silly not to use it. If you’ll bear with... Read More

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March 24, 2015

Atedo Peterside: Tales of the unexpected at NNPC and CBN

by Atedo Peterside Wake up on any day of your choice and accuse NNPC of failing to remit 100% of what is due to the Federation Account and you will be right – the worst that can happen is that you may be incorrect on the scale/magnitude. A foreign correspondent first called my attention to... Read More

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March 24, 2015

Peaceful Patience has a thing for ‘expired drugs and Ebola’ – 6 things we learnt from her speech yesterday

by Kolapo Olapoju Wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, spoke in Onitsha on Monday, March 23, at a Peoples Democratic Party rally. During the course of her address, she directed her vitriol to the opposition party, All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, From her animated speech, we managed to grasp 6 things:... Read More

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March 24, 2015

Femi Aribisala: 101 cogent reasons why Jonathan must be re-elected

by Femi Aribisala WHERE two or three Nigerians are gathered, you can be sure we are busy running down our country. Nigerians like to bad-mouth Nigeria. This has played well into the narrative of the APC, which has used the social media to promote a false and prejudicial perspective of Nigeria under the Goodluck Jonathan... Read More

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March 24, 2015

If GEJ couldn’t do it in 6 years, he’ll do it in 4 – ‘eradication of oil sector corruption’

by James Sambo Goodluck Jonathan has been president for the past 6-years but has failed eradicate corruption in the oil sector, but if you vote for him, believe it- he will wipe out the scourge completely from the sector in the next 4-years. If you can believe that, your faith will move more than mountains.... Read More

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March 24, 2015

“APC plans military intervention and assassinations” || Fani-Kayode has watched a ‘video’ we may never see

by Kolapo Olapoju For the sake of our sanity and that of all Nigerians, henceforth, anyone with an allegation, claim or accusation, should back it up with proof/evidence, else, shut up and take a back seat. The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has watched a video, which he says... Read More

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March 23, 2015

A court has ruled against use of soldiers during elections… but will FG adhere?

by Damilola Jagun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has barred the deployment of soldiers for elections in Nigeria. Justice Ibrahim Buba on Monday, March 23, held that “It is unconstitutional for the Federal Government to deploy military for the supervision of election purposes without the approval of the National Assembly.” The suit was... Read More

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March 23, 2015

GEJ won’t be too pleased with this presidential election projection (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Recently, Punch newspapers released a projection of the result of the presidential election of March 28. From the projections, the APC candidate, Muhammadu Buhari has a clear advantage over the PDP candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan. While Buhari is projected to win 15 states, Jonathan is projected to take 14 states. However, the... Read More

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March 23, 2015

Jonathan stole N1 trillion to fund election campaign – APC makes a bold claim

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organization, APCPCO has alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan, stole N1 trillion from the government purse to fund his election campaigns. While addressing a press conference in Abuja on Monday, March 23, the APCPCO said that after spending 6 years in office, Jonathan’s legacies should be speaking for him.... Read More

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March 23, 2015

APC should praise GEJ for awarding pipeline contract to OPC – Gani Adams

Kolapo Olapoju Dear APC, President Goodluck Jonathan deserves your praise- for approving a pipeline contract to the Oodua Peoples Congress. According to the National Coordinator of the Yoruba group, Gani Adams, members of the All Progressives Congress should be grateful to the President for granting the OPC the opportunity to protect pipelines across the South-West.... Read More

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March 23, 2015

For fear of his life, Father Mbaka shuts down Adoration ground… till after elections

by Azubuike Azikiwe After alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan and first lady, Patience Jonathan, were after his life, controversial Catholic Priest, Reverend Fr. Ejike Mbaka has reportedly shut down his church, Adoration Ministries in Enugu. On Friday, March 20, Mbaka suspended his weekly crusade until after the general elections due to alleged threat to life.... Read More

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March 22, 2015

Opinion: Jonathan, his mercenaries and ethnic militias

by Adeolu Ademoyo The Nigerian people and democracy loving friends of Nigerian people in the global community must resist a rogue state and its ethnic militia and para-military ground units that are bent on truncating Nigerian democracy Some seemingly disconnected events show the desperation of President Jonathan in the 2015 elections. It is a... Read More

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March 22, 2015

Opinion: Endorsement of the President by ‘Afenifere parcel of rogues’ is endorsing evil

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Aristotle’s definition of man as a rational animal has recently taken quite a beating. Our capacity for rational thought emerges in the most fundamental aspects of life. If you doubt the power of reason, consider the lives of those who have less of it. In the advanced and civilized societies, we take... Read More

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March 22, 2015

Opinion: Why Jonathan will win the 2015 presidential election

by Nnaemeka Oruh It is the height of conceit for one to believe that his own choice is informed by patriotism while that of another is informed by something else. Two things are certain about this article; it will not be published by Sahara Reporters( they have proven to be a completely anti-Jonathan media... Read More

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March 22, 2015

Opinion: President Jonathan smells defeat, isn’t democracy Interesting?

by Ogundana Rotimi The wisdom of the people recognizes that it’s intolerable for one man to be in power cluelessly, not knowing what to do, how to do it and who to do it. Regardless of who’s heading the government, when they’ve been doing it for so long and fails to get it right, they... Read More

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March 22, 2015

Did Buhari’s people really wash their roads after GEJ’s visit? (LOOK)

by Panshak Ibrahim On Saturday, President Goodluck Jonathan went to campaign in Daura, Katsina state, which happens to be the hometown of his main opponent, Muhammadu Buhari. Following his visit, a photo surfaced on Instagram, depicting residents washing their roads with water. According to ‘Sheeedah’, who shared the picture on Instagram, “That is Daura, the... Read More

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March 22, 2015

GEJ vows to arrest, prosecute people talking about Interim National Government

by James Sambo On Saturday, March 21, President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to take action against those peddling the news that his government was planning an Interim National Government. Jonathan made the statement when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar. The President said his government should not be... Read More

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March 21, 2015

Red alert! EFCC has been ordered to arrest Tinubu – APC shares another ‘intrigue’

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress, has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party and the presidency have put a plan in place to arrest its national leader, Bola Tinubu and other chieftains, using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A statement released by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Lai Mohammed, claimed that the... Read More

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March 21, 2015

‘Whatever goes wrong, I take responsibility’ – GEJ talks to BBC about election, Chibok girls and Boko Haram (WATCH)

by Damilola Jagun President Goodluck Jonathan has taken responsibility for the menace of Boko Haram in Nigeria. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation on Friday, March 20, the President said: “Whatever goes wrong, I accept. Whatever goes right, I take the glory. Whenever I hear that somebody dies in Nigeria. I feel pain... Read More

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March 21, 2015

OPC leader, Gani Adams wants you to believe he isn’t supporting GEJ because of ‘pipeline contract’

by Damilola Jagun The National Coordinator, Oodua Peoples Congress, Gani Adams, has revealed the reasons for his endorsement and support of President Goodluck Jonathan. Adams revealed to Punch newspapers on Wednesday, March 18, that his support for the President wasn’t solely dependent on the N9bn pipeline contract recently secured from the Federal Government. He insisted that his major reason... Read More

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March 20, 2015

Oh no, he didn’t! Mr Aye Dee compares abducted Chibok girls to his father’s missing goat (WATCH)

by Kolapo Olapoju Pro-Jonathan apologist, Mr Aye Dee has compared the abducted Chibok girls to his father’s goat that went missing when he was a child. Aye Dee made the shocking comparison during a sit-down with Kayode Ogundamisi in a political chat on his Politricks show. Watch video below:

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March 20, 2015

Femi Aribisala: Jonathan’s strategy against corruption is far more effective

by Femi Aribisala All those who have been deceived into believing that Buhari will just become president and begin to lock up corrupt politicians left, right and centre are dreaming. In the unlikely event that Buhari becomes president, he will neither have the power to do so, nor the inclination to do so. One month... Read More

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March 20, 2015

Japheth Omojuwa: There’s no rational argument to vote this man as President

by Japheth Omojuwa People who say, “President Goodluck Jonathan has done nothing!” are not being truthful, but those who take it literally are even more guilty. Jonathan has done something. In November 2013, I travelled into Nigeria and wrote about the mess that was the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on this column. Sixteen months later,... Read More

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March 20, 2015

Opinion: Dear Niger Deltans, Jonathan does not have the capacity to be better

by Sabella Abidde President Jonathan did not create many of the problems we now face. But under his watch, things have worsened. In addition, newer problems have germinated. If you belong to any of the ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, it is in your best interest and the interest of those... Read More

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Opinion: Turning point – The rise and rise of General Buhari

GEJ’s dollars create confusion in Osun between monarchs and subjects

With APC, ‘we can only move from bad to better’ – Patience Jonathan may have just taken a swipe at her husband

‘He should be sacked before it’s too late’ || At the 11th hour, Ohaneze still wants Jega out

Opinion: In this election, we cannot afford to sit on the fence

Gimba Kakanda: Why you shouldn’t mock Patience Jonathan’s speech impediment

Opinion: Still undecided? Here’s what I’d like you to know about #Elections2015

Atedo Peterside: Tales of the unexpected at NNPC and CBN

Peaceful Patience has a thing for ‘expired drugs and Ebola’ – 6 things we learnt from her speech yesterday

Femi Aribisala: 101 cogent reasons why Jonathan must be re-elected

If GEJ couldn’t do it in 6 years, he’ll do it in 4 – ‘eradication of oil sector corruption’

“APC plans military intervention and assassinations” || Fani-Kayode has watched a ‘video’ we may never see

A court has ruled against use of soldiers during elections… but will FG adhere?

GEJ won’t be too pleased with this presidential election projection (LOOK)

Jonathan stole N1 trillion to fund election campaign – APC makes a bold claim

APC should praise GEJ for awarding pipeline contract to OPC – Gani Adams

For fear of his life, Father Mbaka shuts down Adoration ground… till after elections

Opinion: Jonathan, his mercenaries and ethnic militias

Opinion: Endorsement of the President by ‘Afenifere parcel of rogues’ is endorsing evil

Opinion: Why Jonathan will win the 2015 presidential election

Opinion: President Jonathan smells defeat, isn’t democracy Interesting?

Did Buhari’s people really wash their roads after GEJ’s visit? (LOOK)

GEJ vows to arrest, prosecute people talking about Interim National Government

Red alert! EFCC has been ordered to arrest Tinubu – APC shares another ‘intrigue’

‘Whatever goes wrong, I take responsibility’ – GEJ talks to BBC about election, Chibok girls and Boko Haram (WATCH)

OPC leader, Gani Adams wants you to believe he isn’t supporting GEJ because of ‘pipeline contract’

Oh no, he didn’t! Mr Aye Dee compares abducted Chibok girls to his father’s missing goat (WATCH)

Femi Aribisala: Jonathan’s strategy against corruption is far more effective

Japheth Omojuwa: There’s no rational argument to vote this man as President

Opinion: Dear Niger Deltans, Jonathan does not have the capacity to be better

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