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Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), All People Grand Alliance (APGA), American Politics, CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Headlines, Labour Party (LP), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Emman Oviokpare, Ben Agande & Henry Umoru LAGOS—The quick resolution of Tuesday’s presidential election in the United States, last night, sparked off quarel among the three leading parties in Nigeria, with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and opposition parties accusing one another of bad manners. Reacting to the quick […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Ondo, Party Politics, State News
Friday, October 26th, 2012
BY Dayo Johnson AKURE — FOUR leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ondo State have been arrested and detained at the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, Akure, for allegedly absconding with the money meant for governorship election of the party in the state. Sources within the party said the suspects after collecting the […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Party Politics, Raw Politics
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has strongly condemned the lynching of four students of the University of Port Harcourt by an obviously deranged mob, saying such a barbaric act ”debases our humanity and strips us all of our dignity”. In a statement in Lagos, its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said all those […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru CALABAR—REACTIONS are still trailing the refusal of the Federal Government to appeal against the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling against the ceding of Bakassi, as Cross River State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of speaking from both sides of his mouth. In a […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics, State News
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
The Mimiko Campaign Organisation (MCO), Saturday, alleged the plan by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to bring Tokyo, the factional leader of the Oyo State National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) into Ondo state ahead of the gubernatorial election slated for October 20. In a statement by the MCO’s Director of Publicity and Media […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The Action Congress of Nigeria has criticised the decision by the Presidency to blame the inaccurate claim on Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts, contained in the President’s 52nd Independence anniversary speech, on the media. It described the defence as “a product of poor thinking,” saying it is “worse than the original gaffe.” This was contained in a […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The Action Congress of Nigeria has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to apologise to Nigerians for misleading them on the alleged positive rating given to the country by the global anti-corruption body, Transparency International. In a statement by the ACN National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, the party said the President should tender the […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics, State News
Friday, September 21st, 2012
AHEAD of the October 20, governorship election in Ondo State, the Olusegun Mimiko Campaign Organisation,MCO, has accused the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN of planning to rig the exercise in collaboration with some staff of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria, INEC. It also called on the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega to monitor […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics
Sunday, September 16th, 2012
Two Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) leaders in Akoko, Ondo North Senatorial District, Olugbenga Omole and Barry Obamehinti (aka (Beri-Bonje), at the weekend alleged that some notable leaders of the ruling Labour Party (LP) were threatening to intimidate them for working against their party. It was learnt that Omole, who is a regular discussant on […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Oyo, State News
Saturday, September 15th, 2012
In this report, AKINWALE ABOLUWADE evaluates the political relevance of former Governor Rasidi Ladoja of Oyo State in the light of the crisis generated in the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria in the state as a result of the truce its leaders entered into with the Accord Party That Oyo State is the nexus of […]