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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 […]
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Elections 2011, Kwara, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
THE political icon of Kwara State, Dr Olusola Saraki has publicly declared his intention to quit the ruling People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) ahead of the 2011 general elections.He however failed to mention the exact party he would lead his numerous supporters to during the elections. Speaking with reporters yesterday in his Ilorin country home, Saraki, […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines
Saturday, January 1st, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan in his New Year message to the nation said that stable power supply, employment generation, security, national infrastructure, education and healthcare would dominate his agenda in 2011 In his own message, Senate President David Mark bemoaned the incessant cases of sectarian crisis which have claimed thousands of lives across the nation but […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
The ongoing election of delegates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the selection of its candidates in the 2011 elections has run into hitch in some states of the federation. Investigation by the Nigerian Tribune on Thursday, revealed that aggrieved aspirants across the states of the federation had been bombarding the national secretariat […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines, Presidency
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Preparations for 2011 general elections started yesterday on a scary note in Ogun State as a presidential campaign bus of President Goodluck Jonathan allocated for the state was allegedly seized with some arms and ammunition. The bus, said to have been allocated to the Government Liaison Officer in Ijebu North Local Government, was as at […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
The Independent National Electoral Commission is seeking an additional N45.39bn for capital and recurrent expenditure in 2011. This amount is contained in the 2011 budget forwarded by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly for approval. Earlier, the commission had received N87bn for the purchase of Direct Data Capturing Machines for voter registration and related […]
