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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, June 30th, 2014
Oyegun-APCStates why APC conceded victory in Ekiti THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, said it would be difficult for Nigeria to survive another four years under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if things continue the way they are in the country. Speaking to journalists in Benin City Sunday, […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Party Politics
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
Bola Tinubu is standing on the horns of a dilemma. He became the godfather of the APC out of burning personal ambition to seek greener political pastures for himself in Abuja. The APC calculus is to present a Northern presidential and Southern vice-presidential ticket against the PDP’s Jonathan/Sambo ticket in the 2015 presidential election. If […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics
Thursday, June 19th, 2014
The estranged pioneer member of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Tom Ikimi, on Wednesday attributed his grouse with the party to the tyrannical approach to leadership by some of the leaders of the APC, including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He said before Tinubu singlehandedly chose the former Edo State governor, John Odigie-Oyegun, he had threatened “fire […]
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General Politics, Kano, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, June 9th, 2014
The Buhari Vanguard has blamed President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party for the Kano riots that greeted the declaration of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new emir of the ancient city. Chairman of the group, Jasper Azuatalam, said this in Abuja on Monday. Azuatalam said it was apparent that the PDP-led government had […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Boko Haram, Headlines, Party Politics
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent statement on violence in the country, including the Boko Haram attacks, has stirred controversy among socio-ethnic groups and prominent Nigerians. The groups and individuals, in separate interviews with Saturday PUNCH, disagreed with the President that some people are behind the violence aimed at bringing down his government. Jonathan, had at a […]
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Headlines, Kano, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso The Peoples Democratic Party has said the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwanso, is not fit to govern at any level. Speaking on behalf of the party at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Wale Oladipo, said it was fortunate that Kwakwanso could […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Party Politics
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
The battle for the control of the structure of the opposition All Progressives Congress appears to have taken a dramatic twist. This followed an unprecedented decision by the Rochas Okorocha-led Progressive Governors Forum, to install the Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko and Senator Chris Ngige as chairman and secretary of the National Convention Planning Committee. […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Party Politics
Sunday, May 4th, 2014
The Women Wing of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has joined other women across the country to demand that the Federal Government expedite action in effecting the release of the over 200 secondary school girls from Chibok, Borno State abducted by Boko Haram. It lamented the “slow and lethargic response of the Jonathan-led […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Party Politics
Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha A former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Onyeagucha, has stated that the All Progressives Congress will not field Muslim-Muslim candidates for 2015 presidential election. Onyeagucha, who was the chairman of the party’s state congress committee in Enugu, dismissed reports that the APC was planning to field two […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Loyalists of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Peoples Democratic Party have dumped the ruling party for the All Progressives Congress. Saturday PUNCH learnt on Wednesday that the former President’s supporters, particularly those in the South-West, left the PDP because they felt that they had been sidelined. It was learnt […]
