Tony Anenih

November 10, 2018

Oshiomhole is on his way to becoming Nigeria’s most powerful party administrator ever and here’s how we know

While the name, Adams Oshiomhole or more recently Osho Baba is not new on the country’s political terrain, the recent developments may have revealed a lot more than majority of Nigerians ever knew about the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). More so, if reports in the last few days indicating that... Read More

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November 3, 2018

Ganduje dismisses the 4 clips showing him ‘rousingly’ collecting dollars; President Buhari receives an attestation to his ‘lost’ WAEC certificate | Other top stories of the week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. After killing one of the two aid workers with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Hauwa Amina Liman, members of a factional Boko Haram sect, ISWAP, who kidnapped Leah Sharibu, demanded N100 billion ransom for her release. A diplomatic source who spoke with them, claiming to... Read More

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October 29, 2018

The Big 5: It’s an insult to criticise Buhari over his certificate – Former Defence Chief; PDP cautions INEC against yielding to pressure | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Elder statesman and former Minister of Works and Housing, Chief Tony Anenih on Sunday died at an Abuja hospital where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment at the age of 85. President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences to the Anenih family on the death of its... Read More

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October 28, 2018

Just In: Tony Anenih is dead

A former Minister of Works and Housing, Tony Anenih is dead, aged 85. Anenih died on Sunday evening at an Abuja hospital where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. His death was confirmed by his son who said the family would release a statement later tonight.

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PDP chieftain, Tony Anenih loses son

Eugene Anenih, son of the Peoples’ Democratic Party ( PDP) chieftain, Chief Tony Anenih, has, reportedly slumped and died at a Lagos club on Saturday. Eugene was, until his death, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nova Finance & Securities Limited. He was formerly the Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury Operations at A and... Read More

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February 24, 2017

PDP: Why I met Anenih – Sheriff

by Dolapo Adelana The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff says he visited former chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Chief Tony Anenih to seek counsel. Sheriff made the disclosure on Friday while addressing journalists after he held a closed door meeting with Anenih. He said, “If there... Read More

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February 24, 2017

PDP crisis: Sheriff, Anenih in closed door meeting

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff is currently in a closed-door meeting with former Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, ‎Chief Tony Anenih. Sheriff arrived Anenih’s Abuja residence at 10:49am. He was accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh and former political adviser to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting may not... Read More

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February 14, 2017

PDP should forget presidency until after Buhari’s tenure – Anenih

A former board of trustees’ chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Anenih has said the party should forget about the presidency until President Muhammadu Buhari finishes his tenure. He said this when the leadership of the Jerry Gana strategy review and inter-party affairs committee visited him in Abuja. Anenih said the party must... Read More

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January 23, 2017

Anenih has this message for those spreading rumours on Buhari’s death (READ)

A former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has condemned those spreading rumours in the media that President Muhammadu Buhari had died. Anenih, who stated this on Sunday in Abuja, said the report was the handiwork of those who only did not wish Buhari well, but who also did not... Read More

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December 4, 2016

MKO Abiola’s refusal to listen to me cost him his life – Anenih

Former minister for Works Chief Tony Anenih said winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 election Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola would still be alive had he listened to his advice. Anenih started this in his recently released autobiography, ‘My Life and Nigerian Politics’, said he advised Abiola against declaring himself president but he refused.... Read More

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November 30, 2016

June 12: Anenih betrayed Abiola – Kokori

Former General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) Chief Frank Kokori, says Chief Tony Anenih betrayed Moshood Abiola and the June 12 struggle. According to The Vanguard, Kokori said this in a phone interview while reacting to Anenih’s statement in his autobiography entitled, ‘My Life and Nigeria Politics’ that he (Anenih) advised... Read More

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November 29, 2016

How Babangida rejected Abiola’s plea to be President for one day – Anenih

Chief Tony Anenih has revealed how winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola pleaded with former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babaginda to let him be President for one day. Anenih, who was the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the platform under Abiola contested at that... Read More

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November 28, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Why Buhari jailed me for 18 months – Anenih | Denial of killings by military cowardice – IPOB

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. How Buhari jailed me for 18 months – Anenih – YNaija Army council approves 8 division in Sokoto – YNaija Millions of illegal voters cost me the popular vote – Donald Trump – YNaija Denial of killings by military cowardice – IPOB – YNaija Agbaje died in LUTH,... Read More

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November 28, 2016

How Buhari jailed me for 18 months – Anenih

A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, has revealed how he was jailed for 18 months by the military administration of Muhammadu Buhari between March 1984 and August 1985, The Punch reports. Anenih, who said this in his biography titled, ‘My Life and Nigerian Politics’ which was launched in Abuja... Read More

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November 27, 2016

I stopped Atiku from becoming President – Anenih

Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustee, Tony Anenih has said he stopped former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar from becoming a President. Anenih said this in his book titled ‘My Life and Nigerian Politics,’ which was presented in Abuja following his retirement on Saturday. Anenih said Atiku wanted to become the... Read More

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September 15, 2016

Anenih led delegation that offered to sell PDP senate ticket to me – Daniel

A former governor of Ogun State Otunba Gbenga Daniel says he was offered the Senate ticket of the PDP in the state for a price, according to Premium Times. Daniel said the ticket was offered to him in his house in Sagamu by a “presidential delegation of the PDP, led by Tony Anenih”. The former governor made the disclosure Wednesday at... Read More

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August 29, 2016

Campaign funds: EFCC receives email from Falae linking GEJ to N100million

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has been linked to a hundred million naira campaign fund giving to a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae prior to the 2015 election. According to The Punch a source in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Falae submitted an email correspondence between him and former Chairman of the... Read More

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August 24, 2016

‘Falae got N100m GEJ campaign funds and kept N40m for himself’

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, may soon be charged for money laundering by the EFCC for allegedly receiving N100m from the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation during the build-up to the 2015 general elections. According to reports, the N100 million was withdrawn from the account of the Office of the... Read More

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Don’t get involved in plot to impeach Buhari | Anenih warns PDP senators

Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, has warned members of the party in the National Assembly not to get involved in the plot to impeach President Buhari. He stated this in a four-page letter to Makarfi, which was dated July 15, 2016. In the letter, which... Read More

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Opinion: Of corruption and the Jonathan alibi

By Usama Dandare Without mincing words, Nigeria is fantastically corrupt, corrupt in the sense that the country has the highest costs of corruption in the comity of other similarly corrupt-ridden nations: this is because in Nigeria, corruption doesn’t only exists as an act but widely accepted as a norm and a way of life. Studies... Read More

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‘I’m alive, God will call me when it’s time’ – Anenih

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees chairman, Tony Anenih is alive and well. On Wednesday morning, it was rumoured that the veteran politician had died, however, Vanguard reached out to him and he rubbished the reports of his demise. Anenih was quoted to have said: “I am alive. I am well. The hospital they are... Read More

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‘I have forgiven Adams Oshiomhole’ – Anenih

Former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih, has ‘forgiven’ Adams Oshiomhole; his ‘political son’ and the Edo State Governor. A statement released on Monday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Peter Okhiria, quoted Anenih to have spoken during the 10th anniversary of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Uromi, in Esan North-East... Read More

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January 22, 2016

‘I feel ashamed over Dasukigate connection’ | Olu Falae speaks out on N100m received from Anenih

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party and former Secretary to the Federal Government, Olu Falae, says he feels ashamed to be associated with a former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), over the diverted $2.1bn arms funds. Falae- who was accused of receiving N100 million from the former chairman, Board of Trustees,... Read More

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January 17, 2016

Jonathan gave my ‘account details’ to Dasuki – Anenih

Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, says former President Goodluck Jonathan instructed former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), to transfer the sum of N260m to his account. Anenih’s revealed this in a letter recently written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The PDP chieftain... Read More

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January 13, 2016

‘Can you fight one person and say you’re fighting corruption?’ | Tanko Yakasai asks a salient question

Elder statesman and northern political heavyweight, Dr Tanko Yakasai, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is not fighting a war against corruption. Yakasai was reportedly implicated by Tony Anenih for receiving N63 million from the N250million he allegedly received from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Yakasai described the anti-corruption efforts of the federal government as... Read More

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January 11, 2016

#Dasukigate: Olu Falae never informed us of N100m received from Anenih – SDP

The Social Democratic Party, in Ogun state says its National Chairman, Olu Falae, never disclosed that he collected N100million from the former Chairman Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih. The party said it never received any money from Falae, contrary to his claims of distributing the money to state chapters of... Read More

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January 9, 2016

Ladoja confirms receipt of N100m #Dasukigate funds from Anenih [DETAILS]

Senator Rashidi Ladoja received N100m from the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, ahead of the last general elections. Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), is alleged to have funded the accounts of some PDP leaders to mobilise support for Jonathan’s re-election. The funds used... Read More

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January 7, 2016

#Dasukigate: N400m found in account of army officer, 9 northern politicians to be quizzed

In furtherance of the investigation into the $2.1 billion alleged arms funds diversion, N400m may have been traced to the account of a serving army officer. The account of the officer, who was involved in the procurement of arms during the last administration, is being investigated by operatives of the EFCC. A senior operative of... Read More

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The new BoT Chairman of PDP is not President Jonathan

by James Sambo The speculations that President Goodluck Jonathan may take over as the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, turned out to be wrong. Instead, a former Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello, has emerged as the acting Chairman of the BoT of the party. Bello replaces Tony Anenih who resigned... Read More

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Mu’azu, Anenih may have resigned but the rest of us are going nowhere – Acting Chairman PDP

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, insists that members of the National Working Committee (NWC), would not resign. In spite of calls for the members of the NWC to step down, Secondus said there’s no reason for any of the remaining members to resign. He stated them... Read More

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