THE perceived sins of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against northern leaders during his first term in office played a major part in the decision of the region to turn away from him in spite of the Mallam Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) to prop him up as the region’s consensus candidate of […]
When some party stalwarts summoned an emergency meeting at the residence of Senate President, David Alechenu Mark, and rose from the meeting after about two hours, it was clear the battle line had been drawn. The meeting had just one agenda: how to floor Atiku. It was resolved at the meeting to beat Atiku Abubakar, […]
Right from day the Action Congress (AC) transformed to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), leaders have never pretended that they want to present a credible northerner as its presidential candidate. The leadership looked for credible leaders from the North that could match the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the general election. Therefore, the leaders […]
The agents of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar refused to sign the final results of the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, which ended in Abuja on Friday. The final result of the primaries showed that President Goodluck Jonathan won with 2,736, while Abubakar had 805. The third aspirant, Dr. Sarah Jubril, got only one […]
The Action Congress of Nigeria on Friday declared the result of its governorship primaries in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following the level of insecurity in Bayelsa State. The party had declared a former Commissioner for Housing, Chief Ayakeme Whisky, the winner of the governorship primaries, having defeated three other aspirants. Whisky, who […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday morning scaled the first major hurdle in his bid to contest the April presidential election, as he beat his opponents, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Dr. Sarah Jibril, for the Peoples Democratic Party ticket. As at 4:15am when THE PUNCH went to bed, Jonathan was in a comfortable lead with 2162 […]
AT last the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has adopted former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as its consensus presidential candidate for the April 2011 polls. Ribadu emerged form the CAN special congress yesterday in Lagos, a day after the Democratic Party (PDP) picked President Goodluck Jonathan as its standard bearer […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan early this morning emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, defeating former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Mrs Sarah Jibril at the party’s national convention, which took place at the Eagle Square in Abuja. The build-up to the election suggested that it would be a keenly contested primary but it turned […]
Asaba: The Sexual Predators’ Paradise! By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Jan 13, 2011 – After my last article on Great Ogboru and his quest to become the Governor of Delta State last week I received a ‘petition’ from a reader, a man of God based in Delta State (names withheld). The Reverend […]
Daughter of late Chief MKO Abiola and an aspirant for Ogun Central Senatorial District in Ogun State, Mrs.Lola Abiola-Edewor, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of orchestrating the political feud with his daughter, Iyabo Bello-Obasanjo, who is also seeking re-election for the same seat under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In an interview she granted […]
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