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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Friday, February 4th, 2011
A Federal Court sitting in Abeokuta aborted yesterday, moves by the Governor Gbenga Daniel faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognizing the candidates of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo group in the recently concluded primaries of the party. The Daniel faction with Prince Gboyega […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
IF given the mandate to lead Nigeria in the next four years, President Goodluck Jonathan has promised not to let Nigerians down. The president vowed that he was prepared to stake his reputation to ensure a drastic change in the conduct of government’s business in Nigeria within a short time, starting with the conduct of […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
IBADAN, Oyo State capital, will again reaffirm its important place in the history of the country, as President Goodluck Jonathan is set to visit the city on Tuesday to kick off his nationwide presidential campaign ahead of the April 2011 election. President Jonathan, Nigerian Tribune gathered, is billed to officially start his campaign for president […]
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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 […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to rescind the recent decision by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), to withdraw the case file of the Minister of State for Health, Sulaiman Bello, accused by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission of N11.2m fraud. In […]
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General Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
More facts emerged in Abuja on Tuesday on how the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and President Goodluck Jonathan worked hand-in-hand to ensure that former President Olusegun Obasanjo triumphed in the political battled in Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that while Jonathan needed the support of the Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga […]
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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 […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, January 31st, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has no ambition to stay in office beyond 2015, assuring Nigerians in Diaspora that while he will not contest the 2015 election, he will ensure that this year’s election is free and fair. The President promised that if voted in for the next four years, he would ensure significant […]
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General Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Former Head of State, General Muhamadu Buhari (rtd.), has said the forthcoming general election will be a watershed in the annals of Nigeria’s history, saying Nigerians are determined more than ever to take their destiny in their own hands by electing their choice of leaders. Burahi who is the presidential candidate of the Congress for […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Latest Politics, Presidency
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
FORMER Military President Ibrahim Babangida yesterday condemned last Friday killing of the Borno State Candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, Engr. Fannami Modu Gubio and six others, just as he said that the act which “is barbaric and frightening calls for worry by all in the country.” In a statement signed yesterday in […]
