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LOL! Governor Fashola Dancing Shoki at APC Campaign Rally Today (Photos)

Governor Fashola pictured dancing during a campaign rally at Oworonshoki today…

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Obi of Onitsha, President Jonathan reconcile Gov Obiano with ex-Gov Peter Obi (Photos)

The Obi of Onitsha Igwe Alfred Achebe, weekend, during a visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to his palace, reconciled incumbent governor of the state Willie Obiano, and the immediate past governor of the state Mr. Peter Obi. Responding to President Jonathan’s speech when he visited his palace as part of his campaign rally to the […]

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I’m fit, PDP is desperate, says Buhari

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has denied media reports that he is terminally ill. But shortly after he made the denial in Abuja on Sunday, the Peoples Democratic Party challenged him to take a brisk walk or jog round a stadium if, indeed, he was hale and […]

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Buhari must come clean on his health status, PDP insists

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to clear the air on issues surrounding his health. Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, made the call at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Fani-Kayode […]

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We’ve been buying, selling votes since 1960, Jonathan admits

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that there had not been any free and fair elections in the country since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, as what had been happening since then was that people have been “buying and selling votes.” Jonathan, however asked Nigerians especially the youths not to allow anybody to buy their votes during […]

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APC congratulates Jonathan over Maiduguri visit; wants president in Chibok too

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan for finally finding the courage to visit Maiduguri, Borno State, to pep up the gallant troops battling the Boko Haram insurgency, but said the President has more trips to make to Chibok, Buni Yadi and Potiskum, among others. In a statement issued in Makurdi on […]

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Real reason Jonathan visited Maiduguri yesterday (Photos)

Contrary to claims by the Presidency that President Goodluck Jonathan made a surprise visit to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Thursday out of genuine concern to identify with troops and displaced people, insiders in the president’s campaign have told Premium Times the journey was packaged to prepare the ground for Mr. Jonathan’s campaign in the […]

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Buhari and Jonathan hug and hold hands, this morning in Abuja (Photos)

President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari in a warm embrace at the 2015 Election Sensitization Workshop on Non-Violence in Abuja this morning, organized by the Office of the National Security Adviser and SA to Mr. President on inter-party affairs.  

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INEC publishes names of 14 presidential candidates

The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published names of 14 presidential candidates for the 2015 general elections. Details of the names were released on the Commission’s website on Tuesday, showing that one presidential candidate and four vice presidential candidates are females. The candidates are Sen. Tunde Anifowose-Kelani as the presidential candidate of Accord Alliance […]

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Jonathan failed, not his generation, I refuse to be part of the generation the President is referring to – Fashola

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said President Goodluck Jonathan’s comment that his generation had failed Nigerians was personal to him. He told the President to accept responsibility for his failure to address the challenges confronting the nation. Fashola spoke at a town hall meeting organised by the State Ministry of Transportation […]

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Days after attending Jonathan’s niece’s wedding, Obasanjo insists President has failed Nigeria

A few days after he attended the wedding ceremony of President Goodluck Jonathan’s niece, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he would not compromise on his criticism of the president, insisting that he (Jonathan) has failed in his performance. Mr. Obasanjo showed up at the wedding ceremony of Mr. Jonathan’s niece in Abuja five days […]

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Jonathan, Buhari Won’t Be President In 2015

An Enugu- based Prophet Anthony Nwoko has predicted that neither President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party nor his opponent, Gen. Muhammad Buhari of the All Progressives Congress(APC) would be president after next month’s election. It would be recalled that Nwoko, who briefed newsmen in Enugu yesterday on the state of the nation, […]

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Jonathan pledges 2 million jobs annually if re-elected

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised two million jobs yearly if re-elected into office. Mr. Jonathan spoke Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State, were he met supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the February 14 election. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, quoted the president as saying he will generate jobs for the teeming […]

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Jonathan to Buhari: Call Your Supporters to Order

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation has called on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, to call his supporters to order and ensure a violence-free election. Director of Media and Publicity of the organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja […]

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Buhari belongs to the medieval age, can’t even remember his own phone number – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday during a rally in Enugu said that the All Progressives Congress candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), cannot remember his own mobile phone number. Jonathan, whose unscripted address was mostly a response to previous statements made by Buhari, accused the APC presidential candidate of deceiving Nigerians by promising to revive the […]

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Nigerian Prostitutes endorse Buhari, declare 3 days of free sex if he wins

Commercial sex workers in the country under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes, NANP, have thrown their weight behind the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. NANP said it would declare a-three day free sex across the country if president Jonathan eventually loses the seat to Gen. Muhammadu […]

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Lagos Igbo Youth Movement Leader says over 300,000 Igbo youths are ready to work for Jonathan and PDP

The Igbo Youth Movement Lagos branch are out to support Goodluck Jonathan and the entire PDP in this year’s election. The new president Prince Oliver Ukeachu told Diamond Celebrities in Lagos that they are ready to work and support the PDP in the quest for a better Nigeria as they still have faith that PDP […]

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Fashola lambasts Jonathan over speech at Lagos PDP rally

The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has dismissed the speech presented by President Goodluck Jonathan at the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaign, in Lagos on Wednesday, saying it had become obvious that the president could no longer rule the country. Speaking in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Thursday during […]

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