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All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), Elections 2011, General Politics, Kano, Party Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
The Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau has emerged the Presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) for the April general election. The Chairman of the ANPP convention committee, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, while clearing the air on the contravention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline, said the party had been […]
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Elections 2011, General Politics
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Friday endorsed former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, as its presidential candidate for the April general elections. Ribadu emerged the party’s candidate after the other two presidential aspirants, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and Mallam Seidu Malami, agreed to step down for him. The […]
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Elections 2011
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Wife of the former governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, (Left, With Beyonce, Middle) has denied reports that other candidates were compelled by her husband to step down for her in order to secure the senatorial ticket of the Action Congress of Nigeria. Mrs. Tinubu on Wednesday clinched the ACN ticket to contest […]
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Elections 2011, General Politics, Raw Politics
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday described their screening by the Peoples Democratic Party Screening Panel as ‘rigorous and comprehensive’ The two men and the only female PDP presidential aspirant Sarah Jibril, were at the party’s headquarters in Abuja where they answered questions from the Alhaji Aminu Wali-led committee shortly after […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines
Sunday, January 9th, 2011
Anxiety over the possible outcome of the general elections scheduled for April has continued to heighten among the elite, the general populace, and international community following the negative developments attending the congresses and primaries of the leading political parties. THISDAY checks indicate that deep-seated fear that the election may witness widespread violence or be marred […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023)
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday night formally endorsed the former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate for the 2011 general elections. In his acceptance speech shortly after his ratification, Buhari said he decided to dump his former party, the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) because of the unprincipled behaviour […]
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Elections 2011, State News, Zamfara
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Zamfara State Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi last weekend declared his intention to seek re-election in this year’s gubernatorial polls. Imam Imam reports The in-thing in the political environment in Zamfara State in the last few months is to gauge how many people attended any given political rally. Political parties and aspirants to various political offices […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Party Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Erstwhile Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari was Tuesday adopted as the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, at its national convention. Buhari was adopted as the presidential candidate of the party by popular proclamation at the convention as there was no opposition against him at the end of nomination. The unanimous […]
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Elections 2011
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
AHEAD of tomorrow’s sealing of the alliance between the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the ACN presidential aspirant, Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday denied recent media reports insinuating that the two parties had adopted Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as their flag-bearer. A statement by Ribadu’s Presidential Campaign Organisation quoted the former Economic and […]
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Articles, Columnists, Elections 2011, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Jan. 1, 2011 – As the PDP primaries draw near, it may be worth reviewing some of the campaign strategies deployed by the two main candidates for the PDP ticket – President Goodluck Jonathan and Atiku Abubakar. How have these Campaigns sought to market their principals? How do […]
