Month: November 2018
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2019 : Buhari testing the microphone in Kano
By Ibrahim Ibrahim Kano, the political headquarters of Northern Nigeria was agog yesterday in a fanfare atmosphere. The occasion? Over 5,000 members of the Kwankwasiyya movement decamped from the PDP to join the APC. This is just another in a series of defection we have witnessed in the Country since the beginning of this year.…
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Buratai’s Soothing Balm And The Courage To Fight On
By Sunday Ochai I am charmed by the courage, mien and resilience of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of Nigeria’s counter-insurgency operations, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai. The burden of leadership is quite hefty. Some Nigerians appear to be very angry at the b murder of some soldiers at Metele, in Guzamala…
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PDP, IPOB, Boko Haram, all three acting a script to disrupt 2019 Elections— Group
A group, Patriotic Front of Nigeria has accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of working with terrorists and separatist groups to disrupt the 2019 General Elections, saying that this strategy marks a new low for even the former ruling party, which it will seek to compel the courts to ban should it persists in undermining…
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FAROOQ KPEROGI AND HIS HERD OF SATANIC MOURNERS
By David Onmeje As a social commentator, there are some people I have regards for, and there are also some I do not have considerations for. The reasons are simple. There is a group that believes that the pen is mightier than that sword and are circumspect in their writings. The other group of people…
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2019: Atiku’s Misadventure, Buhari’s Ride To Success
By Okanga Agila The struggle of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to mount the horse as the country’s President has been legendary and sustained. Since 2003, when he deputized former President Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ), the ambition to lead Nigeria has refused to quench like a candle in the wind. When the main opposition…
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Kwara PDP Debunks Confusion In Its Fold
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has said that there is no confusion in the party over the outcome of the recent House of Representatives bye – election in the state. The party insisted that the bye-election into Irepodun/Isin/Oke- Ero/ Ekiti federal constituency was a charade and as such…
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Boko Haram: Atiku, PDP should stop mocking our fallen heroes over attacks, group warns
…insists past government worsened insecurity situation A civil society group, the Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism in Nigeria (CATE) has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to quit playing politics with fallen national heroes. Ahead of the 2019 elections, the opposition appears hell bent on dragging the ruling party…
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N6.5 Billion Ilorin Water Project Inaugurated
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state government has successfully completed the execution of the Ilorin water distribution network at a whopping cost of N6.5 billion. Disclosing this on Thursday in Ilorin, the state capital, at the inauguration of the metropolis’ water network project, Governor Abdulfatal Ahmed said the project was partly funded with a…
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2019: North Central Youths back Buhari, vow to mobilize 10 millions votes
The North Central Youth Congress (NCYC) has vowed to mobilize over 10 millions votes for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. The youth group said President Buhari remained the best option for Nigeria in 2019 considering his laudable achievements across the length across the nation. National President of the group, Comrade Unekwu Adejo…
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Boko Haram: Senate under fire for adjourning plenary
The Nigerian Senate has been critizsed for hurriedly adjourning its plenary to Tuesday, November 27, 2018 over the alleged killing 44 soldiers in a recent attack by Boko Haram terrorists. Recall that the motion to suspend the plenary was moved by Senate President Bukola Saraki and seconded by the Minority Leader. The Middle Belt Conscience…