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Zoning: Court Decides Jonathan, Atiku’s Fate Monday

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Raw Politics Friday, January 7th, 2011

Justice Isha Bello of an Abuja High Court yesterday set aside Monday to rule on a suit brought before him to bar President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the presidential election on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ambassador Yahaya Kwande, Hon. Dubem Onyia and Alhaji Lawal Kaita, all card-carrying members of the PDP who […]

Jonathan demands explanation for death

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency Friday, January 7th, 2011

Worried by the spate of violence and killings in the country, the Governor of Niger state, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has tasked Nigerians over their personal security, saying “there is need for everybody to be security conscious.” He also disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan called him on the phone, demanding explanations for the circumstances that led […]

Buhari’s Candidacy Challenged in Court

Posted by admin Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The euphoria of the successful conclusion of the national convention of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has hardly died down when the former publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Dennis Aghanya, went to court seeking to annul the process leading to the election of new national officers of the party. After two days of […]

Goodluck Jonathan: Might is Right?

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Tochukwu Ezukanma Thursday, January 6th, 2011

By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – Jan 6, 2011 – The refrain of one of John Lennon’s songs goes: imagine there is no country; and no religion too; nothing to kill for or die for; you may say, I am a dreamer; etc. Yes, of course, he was a dreamer. We can all imagine that […]

Obasanjo threatens to quit PDP

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Thursday, January 6th, 2011

AFTER several months of absence from the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday stormed the place with a mission, asking the leadership of the party to either urgently resolve the crisis rocking the South West zone or be prepared to witness exodus of members including himself. Meanwhile, former Vice President, […]

Presidency: Nobody can stop me –Jonathan

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Thursday, January 6th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has told an Abuja High Court that any attempt to stop him from contesting the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would amount to an infringement on his fundamental rights under the constitution. He made the submission as the court has fixed Monday January 10 […]

Obasanjo, Lar, others protest at PDP headquarters

Posted by admin National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07) Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and some notable leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party were at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday over the crises trailing the ongoing primaries of the party. The other PDP leaders that were at the party’s headquarters in Abuja included governors Sullivan Chime (Enugu) and Adebayo Alao-Akala (Oyo) as well […]

CPC Ratifies Buhari as Presidential Flagbearer

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023) Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday night formally endorsed the former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate for the 2011 general elections. In his acceptance speech shortly after his ratification, Buhari said he decided to dump his former party, the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) because of the unprincipled behaviour […]

Presidency Denies Receiving N3bn Donation

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Dr. Akilu Indabawa, has denied as fabrications aimed at ridiculing his principal the reported donation of N500 million each by six governors. The lie in the publication, he claimed, stemmed from the report that he wrote a letter acknowledging receipt of the donations, insisting that no […]

Presidency debunks Atiku’s claims on economy

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

THE Presidency yesterday reacted to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s characterization of the Nigerian economy as sick and bankrupt, describing him as “desperate and ignorant of the workings of the economy.” In a response to the letter he wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan on the 2011 budget, a top presidential aide said yesterday: “Atiku has […]