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Jonathan manipulated PDP to get ticket — Waku

Posted by admin General Politics, Top Stories Friday, January 21st, 2011

Senator Joseph Kennedy Waku is a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who represented Benue North/West senatorial district between 1999 and 2003 in the Senate. In this thought-provoking interview with Saturday Sun, Waku takes a look at the just-concluded primary elections of the PDP and concluded that President Goodluck Jonathan stole victory at […]

RCCG honours for Texas Police … a leaf to borrow

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines Thursday, January 20th, 2011

RECENTLY, in the United States of America, an event took place in Houston, Texas, which triggered thoughts as to whether such a laudable programme could not be replicated here in Nigeria. It was the period when Americans were preparing for their yearly thanksgiving and the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Texas Zone 9, thought […]

Kano Gov. Shekarau Wins ANPP Presidential Ticket

Posted by admin 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 […]

ACN Picks Ribadu To Battle Jonathan

Posted by admin 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 […]

PDP Panel clears Jonathan, Atiku, Jibril

Posted by admin 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 […]

Jumbo Pay Saga: CBN, NNPC, 29 Others Hide Budgets

Posted by admin General Politics, National Politics Sunday, December 19th, 2010

BENEATH the standing ovation and backslapping that took place last Wednesday, at the joint sitting of the National Assembly (NASS), as President Goodluck Jonathan presented the 2011 Appropriation Bill, was audible humming by senators and members of the House of Representatives. And if the air around the presentation is properly interpreted, and the snippets issuing […]

Why Nigeria Underperform – Utomi

Posted by admin General Politics, National Politics Sunday, December 19th, 2010

DECEMBER 2 was a remarkable day in many ways. It was national day in Dubai, and around the world many waited with bated breath for FIFA to announce those triumphant in the sweepstakes of the would be host of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals. As for me I sat for hours inside an […]