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“In politics, women are more reliable than men” — Obasanjo

Former President,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that women in politics are more reliable than their male counterparts. Obasanjo said this yesterday, when some national executives and members of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, visited him at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, where he was presented with Father of the Nation award. The former […]

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Jonathan’s visit to Burkina Faso sparks ferocity

President Goodluck Jonathan’s one-day visit to Burkina Faso was severely criticised on Wednesday by Nigerians who felt it was misplaced and illogical. The President, in company with a few other African leaders, had gone to settle the political crisis rocking the West African nation. But many Nigerians kicked against the trip, arguing that he should […]

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Chief Victor Umeh & 140 others obtain Anambra APGA nomination forms

Chief Mike Kwentoh, the Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, has said not less than 141 nomination forms had been sold by the party since it commenced  sales on Oct. 27. Kwentoh told  the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview on Monday that the forms were sold to candidates vying for elective positions […]

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60 APC Reps form human shield around Speaker

Following the withdrawal of the security details attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, 60 All Progressives Congress members of the House now move around with him to serve as security for the Speaker. The 60 Reps have been accompanying Tambuwal around Abuja to protect him against potential security threats. […]

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Speaker fights back, sues FG, six others

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has approached a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stop the Peoples Democratic Party and six others from removing him from office. This came on the heels of his historic defection from the ruling PDP to the All Progressives Congress during the week. The Speaker, who […]

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Muma Gee obtains PDP Intent and Nomination Form (Photos)

2015 Elections will surely be a race only the strong will come out stronger as our darling Chief (Mrs) Gift Eke ( Muma Gee) join the political race as requested by her people to represent them. Muma gee took further step to actualize her political ambition to represent her people by picking the nomination form […]

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Jonathan, Sanusi settle rift (Photos)

The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Thursday visited President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock and allegedly apologised to his host for all his actions and inactions that strained their relationship. The relationship between the two became strained when the President suspended Sanusi as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Since his […]

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Youths donate N2m to Jonathan for nomination form

Some youths under the aegis of Northern Youth Forum on Saturday donated N2m to President Goodluck Jonathan to purchase his presidential nomination form. The Coordinator of the forum, Engr Bello Bichi, announced the donation at a rally in support of President Jonathan in Kano State. He said the decision to donate the money was borne […]

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Governor Fayose swears in Judge who headed his impeachment panel 

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose yesterday stunned the people of the state when he swore in as a judge of the state the man who in 2006 headed his impeachment panel. Fayose equally announced the promotion of an official of the state Ministry of Justice,Mr Lawrence Ojo who signed his warrant of arrest papers […]

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I have accepted the offer to contest, I will run – Jonathan

Less than 24 hours after an ultimatum from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to him and others to purchase nomination forms within seven days, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday swiftly moved to formalise his re-election process with the constitution of a declaration committee. A highly placed presidency source disclosed yesterday that the president would also pick […]

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Jonathan gets one-week ultimatum to declare for presidency

Ahead of the formal declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan for his re-election bid for the 2015 Presidential election, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday gave the President and other aspirants vying for various elective positions,  one week ultimatum to purchase their expression of interest and nomination forms, saying the party cannot […]

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Jim Iyke Also Joins Politics…

Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke has also joined politics. He is now a member of newly registered Young Democratic Party as its Director General in the Diaspora. According to Dailyindependent , Jim Iyke  explained the vision of the party; He said: “We just want to say enough is enough. It is time power and our policies shift hands to fresher […]

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APGA has derailed, Now an empty shell without an inner core of shared values – Peter Obi

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi decried yesterday the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), describing it as a derailed party. He was reacting to the expression of disappointment by Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the late Biafran warlord, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojokwu, over his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ex-governor, who noted that Mrs. Ojukwu’s […]

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Fayose sacks 35 LG Chairmen, Secretaries, dissolves all boards

Ekiti Government on Saturday announced the dissolution of the 35 local government areas including Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) caretaker administrations. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, made available in Ado-Ekiti. According to the statement, all the 35 council chairmen along with […]

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Your criticisms are baseless, Jonathan tells Buhari

The Presidency on Thursday took a swipe at a former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over his scathing criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration while declaring his interest in the 2015 Presidential election on Wednesday. Buhari had while declaring his bid for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on […]

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Seven ministers quit, apologise to Jonathan

The political tempo in seven states is expected to rise as their ministers have quit the Federal Executive Council. The seven who have indicated interest in vying for governorship positions in their respective states include Labaran Maku (Information); Onyebuchi Chukwu (Health); Emeka Wogu (Labour) and Musiliu Obanikoro (Minister of State, Defence). The others are   Nyesom […]

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Nollywood Actor, Barrister Kenneth Okonkwo Running For House Of Representatives Seat

Actor/Barrister Kenneth Okonkwo is running for House of Representative in the 2015 upcoming election under PDP. The handsome/hardworking actor has now joined stars like Kate Henshaw, Desmond Elliot, Julius Agwu and Dan D’Humourous and others It’s nice to see fresh blood coming out in this new election. We believe that Nigeria needs educated and people with vision […]

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I left APGA Because Of Jonathan – Peter Obi

Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has ex­plained that his defection from All Pro­gressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not because of any grouse against his former party. Speaking with journalists during an interactive session with Igbo group in Lagos State, Obi said: “There is nothing wrong with APGA […]

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