Tag: Tom Ikimi
Edo election: Obaseki’s victory not the peoples’ choice – Tom Ikimi
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi,has claimed that the Edo sate governorship result was manipulated to favour the All Progressives Congress. In an interview with Punch on Thursday, Ikimi…
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We hear Tom Ikimi is trying to go back to the APC
by Kolapo Olapoju It is rather rare in saner climes to see politicians of different ideologies defecting from one party to another, but where party ideologies are hardly defined…
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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Lai Mohammed is on Ikimi’s case | TAN is not campaigning for GEJ | Amaechi is ready to leave | More stories
As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today Lai Mohammed stays on Ikimi's case Punch Sorry GEJ, you…
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Today’s Daily Brief: Oshiomhole says Ikimi can’t help PDP in Edo, Youth groups support Buhari, and more
We deliver your news brief for Monday, 29 September, 2014. The Peoples Democratic Party’s leaders in Edo on Monday said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s credibility gave him party’s endorsement…
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Sunday Dare: Olisa Metuh is a broken megaphone
by Sunday Dare Poor Olisa Metuh. In him, we see a man who derives perverse enjoyment in publicly demonstrating that he occupies a position that is much too big for…
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I will join the PDP where I have friends – Ikimi
by Isi Esene Tom Ikimi, erstwhile leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has made clear his intention to join the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after dumping the opposition…
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Theophilus Ilevbare: Ikimi, Ribadu and politics of defection
by Theophilus Ilevbare In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the…
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Bola Tinubu: Ikimi, you are a bad man with a bad past
by Bola Tinubu I ordinarily would not have responded to Tom Ikimi's lengthy chronicle of falsehoods, cheap blackmail and abuse. My only reason for this response is that I know…
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For The Records: This is what Tom Ikimi said about Tinubu & the APC
by Tom Ikimi 1. Following my widely publicized statement made in the aftermath of the 13th June 2014 All Progressives Congress APC National Convention I took time off to reflect…
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Femi Aribisala: A Muslim/Muslim Presidential disaster for the APC
by Femi Aribisala Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. The APC plan for a Muslim/Muslim ticket in this day and age in Nigeria is…
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Opinion: Between Tom Ikimi and APC Chairmanship – This cap does not fit
by Adekunle Omobaba At 68, he was a divorcee and he had this to say: “I don’t have a wife now and I am not in a hurry to find a…
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Opinion: Tom Ikimi and the politics of deceit
by Alfred Atoyebi Morgan It was no surprise that he became the man that the Abacha Junta leaned on to help launder the pariah image of Nigeria on the internationally,…
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10 things you SHOULD know from Pres. Jonathan’s open letter to OBJ
by Oge Okonkwo The much awaited reply from President Jonathan in response to ex-president Obasanjo's letter written to him over a fortnight ago has arrived and its open letter for…
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“Dear Obasanjo, your argument is baseless…”: President Jonathan replies OBJ’s open letter and it’s game on (READ)
by Isi Esene After a long wait presumably to consult with his advisers on how best to tackle his frosty relationship with ex-Presiddent Olusegun Obasanjo, incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan has…
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Opinion: Jonathan and the Ministers of Rome
by Emma Okocha Ashiru, wearing the signature bow-tie strings of Bolaji Akinyemi, did not understand the main planks of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy. Unable to advise the Presidency on the repercussions…
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Opinion: Important questions the APC must answer
by Ndukwe Onuoha It is because of this fact that many ‘chieftains’ of the APC are actually former PDP members. Vocal opposition politicians... all have their roots in the PDP.…
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Pius Adesanmi: APC – Memo to a new party
by Pius Adesanmi Why is Tom Ikimi, a former Chairman of the National Republican Convention who subsequently helped General Sani Abacha to rape the potential of Nigeria, so ideologically comfortable…
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Who wears the crown? Bisi Akande, Tom Ikimi battle for APC chairmanship
by Isi Esene The National Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Bisi Akande is currently in a battle against Chief Tom Ikimi to clinch the chairmanship position…
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Nasir El-Rufai: 2015: The Naked dancers and the two year marathon
by Nasir El-Rufai As all parties gear up towards 2015, we need to ask: Is President Jonathan capable of participating in the election without deliberately dividing the country along…
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It’s APC, y’all! ACN, CPC, two others form All Progressive Congress
by Akan Ido The plan to form a mega party with the strength and capability to give the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a run for its money in upcoming elections…
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