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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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February 15, 2015

5 things we learnt from the Presidency’s response to OBJ

by Kolapo Olapoju The Presidency has reacted to the statement of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan, is planning to win the presidential election by ‘hook or by crook;. A statement released by the Special Adviser to the President, Reuben Abati, described the statement as “false claims and allegations”, which are... Read More

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February 9, 2015

PDP group dumps Pres. Jonathan for Buhari

by Andem Effiong One of the numerous political interest groups campaigning for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election, Mass Movement for Goodluck, has said it would hencefort use its structures to work for the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammed Buhari. The group which was formally received into the APC fold by the party’s... Read More

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January 29, 2015

How Buhari’s supporters rigged AIT poll – Daar Communications

by Kolapo Olapoju Reacting to widespread accusation of bias, the management of Daar Communications owners of African Independent Television (AIT), has issued a release claiming that supporters of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, rigged its online presidential poll. On Tuesday, January 27, while Buhari was in the clear lead of 71%... Read More

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January 27, 2015

Kayode Fayemi: Buhari vs Jonathan – Beyond the elections

by Kayode Fayemi We commend Professor Chukwuma Soludo’s for his insightful and incisive article published in the Vanguard and Nation Newspapers of January 26th under the above title. We agree with Professor Soludo that if the political parties, including ours, must justify the overwhelming enthusiasm of Nigerians about the 2015 elections we must remain focused... 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 3, 2015

Top 10 quotes from Rev. Fr. Mbaka’s tirade against GEJ (READ)

by Azubuike Azikiwe Rev. Father. Ejike Mbaka, the founder of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, is awfully displeased with President Goodluck Jonathan. Only two months ago, the cleric annointed First Lady, Patience Jonathan, and prophesied that her husband would win his re-election in February. However, he seems to have had a change of heart, going by his... Read More

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January 3, 2015

Jonathan is a good man but he cannot lead Nigeria – Rev. Fr. Mbaka goes rogue (WATCH)

by Azubuike Azikiwe Less than two months after anointing First Lady, Patience Jonathan, Enugu Diocesan priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has implored Ndigbo and every good Nigerians to vote out President Goodluck Jonathan, in favour of his opponent, General Muhammad Buhari. During the crossover service into the new year at the Catholic Adoration Centre,... Read More

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January 2, 2015

“It is too late in the day for President Jonathan” – APC says GEJ’s time is up

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Nigerians to vote out President Goodluck Jonathan at the presidential election on February 14, because he lacks the capacity to solve the problems bedeviling the nation. The party issued a statement through its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Lagos on Friday, January... Read More

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December 29, 2014

Election violence: Jonathan and Buhari should caution their supporters – Sule Lamido

by James Sambo Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and Major General Muhammadu Buhari, of inciting Nigerians to violence, by their electioneering actions and inaction. According to Lamido, the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, are directly and/or indirectly encouraging their supporters to make... Read More

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December 29, 2014

Meet Prof. Comfort Sonaiya, the only woman running for President in 2015

by Kolapo Olapoju In the 2015 presidential election, ten candidates will be contesting for the presidency… including a woman. Prof. Comfort Oluremi Sonaiya, a former lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, is the sole representative of the female gender among the male-dominated candidates. Sonaiya will be contesting under the umbrella of KOWA party,... Read More

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December 28, 2014

“In whatever way, Jonathan will win” – Asari Dokubo calls presidential election a walkover

by Azubuike Azikiwe Asari Dokubo, the leader of the Niger Delta People’s Salvation and Volunteer Front (NDSVF), believes that President Goodluck Jonathan, will be victorius at the 2015 Presidential election. The former militant leader spoke at the burial ceremony of his grandmother, Late Princess Preba Abigail Prince Ekineh, declared that it is not possible for... Read More

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November 25, 2014

Opinion: 2015- @PdpNigeria should forget Akwa-Ibom State

by Inibehe Effiong I know countless people from Akwa Ibom State that will never vote for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in 2015. Most of them cannot declare their stance publicly for fear of being haunted, maligned and insulted by the ever abusive pro-Jonathan attack dogs. Apart from the indisputible fact that there is practically no federal... Read More

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September 6, 2014

By fire by force! Goodluck Jonathan must run for presidency again – SSCEC

by Laila Ibrahim The South-South Chiefs and Elders Council (SSCEC) International, have threatened to arrest President Goodluck Jonathan if he fails to declare his interest to run for a second term in 2015. The group made this known yesterday in Abuja, during the endorsement of the President for a second term in office. Executive Chairman... Read More

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August 18, 2014

Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal set to defect to APC [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of the house of representatives, is reportedly set to jump ship from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and hop aboard the train of All Progressives Congress in the coming weeks. According to sources, his defection is to prepare him for the 2015 presidential election as... Read More

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January 19, 2013

Dele Momodu: A bitter pill for the Nigerian opposition

by Dele Momodu It has become pertinent for members of the Nigerian opposition to put their act together for once and hopefully get us out of the unmitigated disaster heaped on us by a narcoleptic leadership. Fellow Nigerians, there is no doubt that the race for the 2015 general elections has started in earnest in... Read More

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November 24, 2012

Temie Giwa: The Nigerian political opposition’s poison (YNaija FrontPage)

The opposition’s strategy is to steal the Sout-West and the North from PDP by presenting a northern favorite through CPC and a South-Western winner through the ACN. The plan seems foolproof and might work in the end but there are a few holes in this strategy. The fight for the presidency has begun with the... Read More

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November 7, 2012

Good health and God’s blessings: President Jonathan congratulates Obama on his re-election

by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has sent congratulatory messages to President Barrack Obama on his success in winning re-election in yesterday’s presidential elections in the United States. The message read: On behalf of the Federal Government and the people of Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan heartily President Jonathan welcomes President Obama’s victory in an intensely... Read More

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November 6, 2012

TICKER: Is Maurice Iwu in America? Voting machine caught changing Obama votes to Romney (WATCH)

A Pennsylvania electronic voting machine has been taken out of service after being captured on video changing a vote for President Obama into one for Mitt Romney, NBC News has confirmed. The video was first posted on Youtube by user “centralpavoter.” It shows a voter’s finger repeatedly pressing the button for Obama, but a check... Read More

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September 4, 2012

From the Magazine: 10 Questions with Pat Utomi

Director, Centre for Applied Economics, Lagos Business School WHY DID you decide to contest in the presidential elections? All of my life, I have struggled to walk my talk. I have tried very hard to do what I preach. In Nigeria, it is too easy for people to complain and hope that other people solve... Read More

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