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Obasanjo dealt with me, but there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics – Tinubu

A former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday admitted former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, re-shaped his life positively. Mr. Tinubu, who is a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, stated this at Mr. Obasanjo’s 78th birthday lecture held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Mr. Obasanjo caught Mr. Tinubu unawares […]

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Patience Jonathan is right; Buhari is brain-dead — Jonathan campaign

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has risen in defence of the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, who described the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari as “brain-dead.” Mrs. Jonathan spoke Wednesday at the PDP Women Presidential Campaign Rally in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, alleging that Mr. Buhari’s brain was dead. […]

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Court orders INEC to register Young Democratic Party

With about three weeks to the commencement of the 2015 general elections, a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately register the Young Democratic Party ‎as political party. Justice Ahmed Mohammed made the order in his judgment on the suit filed by the party, challenging its denial of […]

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I’ll return to Otuoke if I lose, Nigeria is not my father’s estate – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he will return to his Otuoke home in Bayelsa State, if by default, he loses the March 28 presidential election. Jonathan, who said Nigeria is not his father’s estate, was however optimistic that he “will not lose the election.” “If by default somebody wins the election, of course, I […]

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No party can beat PDP, even if 10 political parties come together… Jonathan boasts!

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday boasted that despite the intimidation being mounted against members of the ruling party by opposition parties, no political party can beat the Peoples Democratic Party in the coming election. He said those who had not done anything had been intimidating the ruling party because the party had not been marketing […]

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Groups promise Jonathan 7million votes!

A coalition of registered groups working for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to deliver seven million votes for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 28 Presidential election. To achieve the goal, the coalition which comprises of over 40 registered groups under the Goodluck Support Groups (GSG), held a public rally […]

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“Buhari is a child crawling at 72, he has nothing to offer” – Patience Jonathan

Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has likened the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, to a crawling baby that has nothing to offer the nation. She made the remark at the Benue State edition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Campaign Rally held at the IBB Square, Makurdi, on Friday. According to […]

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PDP dissociates self from Ekiti rigging scandal; Fayose, Obanikoro, Omisore others on their own

The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has distanced itself from the ongoing controversy over the Ekiti rigging tape in which some senior members of the party were heard planning how to rig the governorship election held in the state on June 16 last year. In the recording, Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose; a […]

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Tinubu Plans To Become President Of Nigeria Through ‘The Back Door’ If APC Wins – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation says it has uncovered a plan by the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, to assume the position of president of  Nigeria through the back door. The Director of Media and publicity, Femi Fani-Kayode, while speaking to reporters  in Abuja on Friday also alleged […]

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I take responsibility for my actions as a dictator — Buhari

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has said that he takes full responsibility for whatever happened under his watch as a military dictator in Nigeria between 1983 to 1985. He made this known during his appearance at the Chatham House Thursday morning to discuss Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in […]

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Why my husband should be re-elected – Patience Jonathan

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan yesterday gave rea­sons why President Goodluck Jonathan deserves to be re-elected for a second term. The First Lady, who was in Ikom, Cross River State, in continuation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), na­tionwide Women’s rally to solicit votes for her husband, said President Jonathan has performed well to […]

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PDP again dissociates self from Fayose’s attack on Buhari

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that it will not be drawn into the ongoing controversy regarding the visit of former head of state and candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, to the United Kingdom. Mr. Buhari’s campaign office had stated that the former head of state was in the […]

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“I don’t know where this comes from, I’m not on social media” – Obasanjo

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he does not have any official account on any social media network. He said this in Abeokuta on Monday. The former President was reacting to a twitter account, @newsvergeonline, which had posted a tweet on Sunday, claiming that Obasanjo had described the Director of Media and Publicity of […]

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“I’m hale and hearty, I’m Not in Any London Hospital” – Buhari

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday dismissed  reports that he visited  a London hospital to attend to his health, saying:  ‘I’m hale and hearty’. Buhari was reacting to the allegation by Governor Ayo Fayose that the APC presidential candidate was being attended to in a London hospital. […]

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Amaechi wore one ‘cloth’ for 3 days – Femi Fani-Kayode

The spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State is not on the same intellectual level with him. Fani-Kayode stated this during an interview with Channels TV adding that he knew Amaechi when the latter used to wear one outfit for three […]

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Jonathan tackles Obasanjo: ‘Your utterances ridiculing Nigeria, scaring investors’

President Goodluck Jonathan has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of ridiculing Nigeria before the international community and of scaring investors away from the country by his consistent criticism of his administration. In an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Mr. Jonathan said Mr. Obasanjo, by his utterances, was creating the impression that Nigeria is a country […]

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I will not rest until there is steady power supply — Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the provision of stable electricity in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of Unit 4 and Unit 6 of the Egbin thermal plant in Lagos, Saturday, Mr. Jonathan said he would not rest until Nigerians begin to enjoy steady power supply. “For government, there is no […]

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