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9 PDP Governors Voted For Amaechi–Sule Lamido

9 PDP Governors Voted For Amaechi–Sule Lamido

June 19th, 2013 at 09:06 am
Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido has provided more insight into the politics that ensued on the afternoon of June 4–a date that has now played its part in...

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Debo Adejugbe: The Silliness Of The Gay Debate

Debo Adejugbe: The Silliness Of The Gay Debate

June 18th, 2013 at 07:06 am
Candid Reflections I don’t intend to bore you with facts, arguments, summations or pseudo-baked irreverence as to why “gayism’ is good or bad. It is not my intention...

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I Am Still Running Things–Bamanga Tukur Says Resignation Rumours Were Wide Off The Mark

I Am Still Running Things–Bamanga Tukur Says Resignation Rumours Were Wide Off The Mark

June 18th, 2013 at 08:06 pm
Emerging from a closed door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan and some members of the National Working Committee, the embattled chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga...

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Bimbo Daramola: Mama, Thank You For Giving Us Bola Ahmed Tinubu (A Tribute)

Bimbo Daramola: Mama, Thank You For Giving Us Bola Ahmed Tinubu (A Tribute)

June 17th, 2013 at 02:06 pm
A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ALHAJA DR. ABIBAT MOGAJI By Hon BIMBO DARAMOLA The news of the passage of Mama Abibat Mogaji, the respected Iyaloja of Lagos and mother of our Leader,...

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WEIRD? Will Smith Kisses Son, Jaden, On The Lips

WEIRD? Will Smith Kisses Son, Jaden, On The Lips

June 15th, 2013 at 07:06 am
Will Smith has sparked controversy after footage emerged online of him kissing his teenage son, Jaden, on the lips. The father-son acting duo were promoting their new film...

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9 PDP Governors Voted For Amaechi–Sule Lamido
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9 PDP Governors Voted For Amaechi–Sule Lamido

Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido has provided more insight into the politics that ensued on the afternoon of June 4–a date that has now played its part in polarising the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). Alhaji Lamido was a guest of the Hausa Service Program of the Voice of America. “I also voted for Amaechi. [...]

Published by on June 19th, 2013 at 09:06 am
‘I Have No Presidential Ambition At The Moment, But..’ Aminu Tambuwal Keeps Us Guessing
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‘I Have No Presidential Ambition At The Moment, But..’ Aminu Tambuwal Keeps Us Guessing

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal was coy on his rumoured Presidential ambition as he interacted with pressmen yesterday in Lagos after delivering a quarterly business lecture of the Island Club. His lecture was on the topic: “The legislature and the growth of democracy”. Quizzed on his Presidential ambition (if any), Tambuwal said: [...]

Published by on June 19th, 2013 at 08:06 am
I Am Still Running Things–Bamanga Tukur Says Resignation Rumours Were Wide Off The Mark
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I Am Still Running Things–Bamanga Tukur Says Resignation Rumours Were Wide Off The Mark

Emerging from a closed door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan and some members of the National Working Committee, the embattled chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur told pressmen that rumours making the rounds that he would be forced to resign, were premature and mischievous. “It is not true that I am resigning. Resign for [...]

Published by on June 18th, 2013 at 08:06 pm
‘Corruption Is Not Nigeria’s Only Problem’–El-Rufai
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‘Corruption Is Not Nigeria’s Only Problem’–El-Rufai

In this exclusive interview, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory and member of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai sheds some more light on his views on Federalism, Nigeria’s corruption malaise, the country’s bicameral legislature and His Personal Political Ideology. Excerpts…. What is your political ideology – are you a Marxist [...]

Published by on June 18th, 2013 at 10:06 am
Theophilus Ilevbare: Okada Ban And The Insensitivity Of State Governors
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Theophilus Ilevbare: Okada Ban And The Insensitivity Of State Governors

Theophilus Ilevbare: “We have okada too in Rwanda. It is a lucrative business. A good number of people are doing okada business in Rwanda. But their activities are well-regulated. There are rules and regulations that define the limit of their operation.” “We also organise them into groups, such as association of owners and association of [...]

Published by on June 18th, 2013 at 07:06 am
Debo Adejugbe: The Silliness Of The Gay Debate
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Debo Adejugbe: The Silliness Of The Gay Debate

Candid Reflections I don’t intend to bore you with facts, arguments, summations or pseudo-baked irreverence as to why “gayism’ is good or bad. It is not my intention to tell you, like many others who tend to swing to the “defense” or “advocacy” for our “gay friends”, that “Though I’m not gay but I totally [...]

Published by on June 18th, 2013 at 07:06 am
BOILING POINT: PDP’s Tukur, Other NWC Members To Resign
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BOILING POINT: PDP’s Tukur, Other NWC Members To Resign

The conflict rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have finally reached its boiling point with the recommendation by a Pius Anyim panel that Bamanga Tukur, the party’s national chairman, and his National Working Committee (NWC) members, resign. If Tukur resigns, the indications are strong that a former governor of Bauchi State Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu [...]

Published by on June 18th, 2013 at 07:06 am
DON’T DARE! Jonathan Must Get Second Term, Says Edwin Clark
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DON’T DARE! Jonathan Must Get Second Term, Says Edwin Clark

Ijaw elder Chief Edwin Clark said yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan must get second term like his civilian predecessors. Clark said this when he led elders from the South-south and Middle-belt, under the umbrella of the Congress for Equality and Change to the State House, Abuja yesterday. He addressed Villa correspondents after the close-door meeting [...]

Published by on June 18th, 2013 at 06:06 am
Bimbo Daramola: Mama, Thank You For Giving Us Bola Ahmed Tinubu (A Tribute)
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Bimbo Daramola: Mama, Thank You For Giving Us Bola Ahmed Tinubu (A Tribute)

A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ALHAJA DR. ABIBAT MOGAJI By Hon BIMBO DARAMOLA The news of the passage of Mama Abibat Mogaji, the respected Iyaloja of Lagos and mother of our Leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s mother, was heartbreaking. While it can be rightly said that the death of Mama is what we Yorubas refer [...]

Published by on June 17th, 2013 at 02:06 pm
Stop Impersonating Me…I Am Still The Boss– Amaechi Tells Jang To Back-Off
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Stop Impersonating Me…I Am Still The Boss– Amaechi Tells Jang To Back-Off

And here we were thinking this drama was about to peter out naturally. Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State who oversees a faction of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) had issued out a circular calling for a meeting of all Governors’ in his capacity as Chairman of the forum. According to the circular, the proposed [...]

Published by on June 17th, 2013 at 11:06 am
Jaye Gaskia: 10 Reasons Why We Must Build Alternative Political Platforms From Those Of The Elite
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Jaye Gaskia: 10 Reasons Why We Must Build Alternative Political Platforms From Those Of The Elite

BY JAYE GASKIA 1. The ruling political elites have been in power over the last 52 years, and they have ruled only in their own greedy interests. They were not making any mistakes; they have not been foolish or stupid; they have simply ruled and governed in their own interests. 2. Under their cumulative watch, [...]

Published by on June 17th, 2013 at 08:06 am
Jude Egbas: For The PDP, When It Rains It Pours
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Jude Egbas: For The PDP, When It Rains It Pours

Beehive Not even the most ardent of subscribers to the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) warped value system would pretend that all is well with ‘Africa’s biggest umbrella’ at the moment. To be fair, the PDP has pretended to be everything but a totem of sound values and good governance since a collection of strange bed-fellows [...]

Published by on June 17th, 2013 at 07:06 am
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