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Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 24, 2012 – Democracy ensures peaceful transfer of power because it recognizes the people as the ultimate repository of power. And as such, power is derived solely from the will of the people. Democracy does not guarantee the election of good leaders. However, it empowers the people […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was under attack yesterday over his comment that “there are more rogues and armed robbers in the State Assemblies and the National Assembly”. Obasanjo spoke on Tuesday at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Academy for Entrepreneur Studies Nigeria (AES) at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos. Former […]
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Legislature, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Senate
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
By OKEY NDIRIBE, Henry Umoru, Inalegwu Shaibu & EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA —THE Senate, yesterday, dared former President Olusegun Obasanjo to be courageous and name the rogues and armed robbers in the National Assembly. According to the Senate, if the former Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP could, in the spirit […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Presidency, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75)
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
May 24, 2012 by Akinwale Aboluwade, Ibadan Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has said dialogue and force are the only available options to tackle the Boko Haram menace in the land. After declaring open the Education Summit organised by the Oyo State Government in Ibadan on Wednesday, Gowon, who is the National Coordinator […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
FORMER president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said insecurity in the country is giving us a bad image and has begun to adversely affect flow of investment into the country. The former president made the disclosure, while presenting a paper, entitled: “Governance and Security,” in a national symposium organised by the Jigawa State government, in commemoration […]
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Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Nasir El-Rufai, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, May 20th, 2012
By Nasir El-Rufai | NNP | May 20, 2012 – In pursuance of the primary objective of saving our great nation from total collapse, I, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari of the Nigerian army have, after due consultation amongst the services of the armed forces, been formally invested with the authority of the Head of the Federal […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
First Republic Minister of Information and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, speaks with SYLVESTER IDOWU recently on sundry issues, including 2015 presidency and the probability of President Goodluck Jonathan seeking another four-year tenure. Excerpts: Clark Do you support the call for a Sovereign National Conference(SNC) now? No, I don’t. People do not know the meaning […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
There was a twist at a ministerial platform programme in Abuja, on Friday, as one of the participants accused an unnamed Principal Secretary to President Goodluck Jonathan of demanding N5 million before he (the participant) could be allowed to meet the President. Saturday Tribune, which was at the National Press Centre, venue of the programme, […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
AS the war of words involving the Presidency and a former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, ahead 2015 rages, Arewa Youth Forum for Peace and Unity has described Buhari’s recent statement concerning 2015 as uncalled for. Also, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Engineer Muhammed Abba-Gana and chairman, National Council for […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, said on Thursday that only Jonathan could authorise the inclusion of Itsekiri youths in the amnesty programme for ex-Niger Delta militants. Itsekiri youths, under the aegis of the Itsekiri Youths National Council, have been protesting their exclusion from the programme by the Federal […]
