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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Party Politics
Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Barring any last minute change of plans, the running mate to the Presidential candidate of the Congress of Progressive Change (CPC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, would emerge tomorrow. Since Buhari emerged flag bearer of his party, the choice of the person to be his running mate had been a subject of controversy as several names were […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Atiku Abubakar has through his campaign organization, petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the outcome of the last presidential primary election of the party where President Goodluck Jonathan emerged the winner. In the petition dated January 20 and signed by the Director-General of the campaign organisation Senator Ben Obi, the Atiku group said […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics
Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party may have finally spurned former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s efforts to influence his daughter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello’s return to the Senate. On Thursday, the PDP gave out the Independent National Electoral Commission’s forms to some winners of the primaries conducted by the Governor Gbenga Daniel-led faction of the party […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Party Politics
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
T he proposed alliance between the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has collapsed, THISDAY can report today. This followed the inability of both parties to reach a final agreement on common candidacy for the presidential poll. ACN leaders, including Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, are pushing for the party’s […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Party Politics
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
There were strong indications last night that alliance talks between the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) would be sealed in the next few days.While the parties seem to be moving towards a deal that could concede the presidential ticket to former military head of state, General Muhammadu […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Sokoto, State News
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Sokoto State deputy governor, Muktari Shagari, has said that the PDP must, within the confines of the law, win the 2011 elections. He told LAWAL SABO IBRAHIM in Abuja why he believes so. He also spoke on his relationship with his boss as well as other national issues. The PDP presidential primary election has come […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
After due consultation with major stakeholders over its rescheduled primaries, the leadership of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party yesterday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of interfering in its intra- party business. The party said that it would still go ahead with its rescheduled primaries in some states of the federation, insisting that it is […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
For getting only one vote during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election, a defeated aspirant during the contest, Mrs Sarah Jibril, has alleged foul play and has gone to the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from parading himself as winner of the election. The Director-General of the Sarah […]