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Accept defeat, PDP urges Atiku, others

Posted by admin National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on all its members who lost at its national convention and primaries to concede defeat and cooperate with those that emerged victorious. It said with the conclusion of the submission of candidates names to the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday, those who lost in […]

CBN: Banks No Longer Threat to Economy

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), National Politics Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Tuesday that the banking system no longer posed any systemic risks to the nation’s economy as a result of the ongoing reforms in the industry. Also, the apex bank said it expects four of the six rescued banks to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will lead […]

OBJ’ll Be Irrelevant After 2011 Elections – Balogun

Posted by admin National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

The chairman of Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo would be absolutely irrelevant in Nigerian politics after the 2011 elections.This was the view of Senator Lekan Balogun, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and leader of a coalition against Alao Akala’s second term […]

I Have No Link With Obasanjo – Ribadu

Posted by admin National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Monday, January 31st, 2011

Presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday cried out that he had no link with former President Olusegun Obasanjo again. He made the response while responding to an allegation that he was OBJ’s stooge on facebook. Ribadu, through his campaign group said it was a malicious way of hacking […]

I don’t need your votes, Akunyili tells fake drug dealers

Posted by admin National Politics, Top Stories Sunday, January 30th, 2011

FORMER Minister of Information and Communications and senatorial candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for Anambra Central in the April 2011 election, Professor Dora Akunyili, has said that fake drug dealers who are allegedly threatening to deny her their votes during the forthcoming election for her role as the Director-General of the National Agency […]

Fresh troubles for Igbinedion over N25b fraud

Posted by admin Edo, National Politics, State News Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Fresh troubles await former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has prepared over 100 fresh charges against him. The new charges border on a fresh case of N25b fraud and the former governor may be dragged to court on Monday (tomorrow). Already, a manhunt has been declared for Igbinedion, […]

Retrial Tribunal Sacks Osun Speaker, Stops Omisore From Rerun Primaries

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics, Osun, State News Saturday, January 29th, 2011

THE senatorial ambition of Senator Iyiola Omisore, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation may have suffered a setback as the Electoral Appeal Panel set up by the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disqualified him from the re-run senatorial race in Osun State. Also, a retrial Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has nullified […]

Why Ribadu Will Not Step Down For Buhari

Posted by admin National Politics, Party Politics Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Former chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Abuja chapter, Sunny Moniedafe is the head of logistics and protocol of the Nuhu Ribadu Campaign Organization. In this interview with Chibuzo Ukaibe he gives reasons why Ribadu cannot step down for Gen .Buhari which may lead to the collapse of the current ACN/CPC alliance talks. […]

ANPP/ACN Alliance: Ribadu Under Pressure To Step Down

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), National Politics, Party Politics Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Alh. Nuhu Ribadu, the ACN presidential candidate is under pressure to resign ahead of the deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for substitution and presentation of candidates for the 2011 general elections by the various political parties. The contact committee of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, and the leadership of the […]

How I was rigged out —Atiku

Posted by admin National Politics Friday, January 28th, 2011

Long before the actual conduct of the PDP presidential primary on January 13, 2011, the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation had raised several alarms concerning the apparent lack of openness and fairness in the entire primary process as well as the unwillingness of the leadership of the party to provide a level playing field to all […]