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Nigeria: Marabouts And Prophets

April 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, reputed for his no-nonsense fearless views, was a guest speaker at a recent education summit in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, last week Monday. According to some reports gleaned online he had decried the … read more »

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Nigeria: Ask El rufai about the Pentascope scandal, says Atiku Abubakar

April 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Since the publication of the Accidental Public Servant, a book by and on the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el Rufai, there has been no love lost between the fire breathing nemesis of Abuja law breaing … read more »

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2015: Jonathan can’t be PDP’s sole candidate, says Atiku

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has vowed to resist any attempt to foist President Goodluck Jonathan on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the sole candidate in 2015. Atiku, who has declared his intention to seek the PDP ticket ahead … read more »

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Nigeria: Injustice ! How Babangida, Abacha, Obasanjo, Shared Nigeria’s Oil Blocks

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The process of sharing Nigeria’s oil block national cake is as fraudulent now as when Ibrahim Babangida started the process of discretionary allocation of oil blocks to indigenous firms. Discretionary allocation of oil blocks entails that a president can reward … read more »

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Internal democracy: Atiku lashes out at PDP, ACN, others

March 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

AS the countdown to the 2015 polls gathers momentum, former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and other political parties for lack of internal democracy. In … read more »

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Nigeria: As Jonathan and Buhari eat their words blatantly

February 20, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Kelechi Jeff Eme I am appalled at the U-turn embarked upon by His Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. Mohammadu Buhari on 2015 presidential election. What manner of leaders do we really have in Nigeria? Do they take us as … read more »

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Nigeria: El rufai got it wrong; Obasanjo is a criminal

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Eze Eluchie Obasanjo made four huge mistakes in office – El-Rufai: Will someone tell this character that what he is referring to as ‘huge mistakes in his Presidency’ regarding Obasanjo’s misrule of Nigeria are actually criminal acts punishable under … read more »

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Nigeria: Bombshell from El-Rufai

February 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

by Olusegun Adeniyi I may not know all the issues in my book on the Yar’Adua years that rankled President Olusegun Obasanjo after reading it but I at least know one because he voiced it openly in the presence of … read more »

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Nigeria: The Truth No One Would Tell Jonathan

January 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Writing about President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) and 2015 is a tempting but difficult exercise because one could, unknowingly, end up promoting something he is unaware of or a cause that is not radically an alternative to GEJ. And because … read more »

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Nigeria: Atiku Exposes Obasanjo’s Corruption

January 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

by Ogbuefi blogs Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in a forthcoming book entitled ‘Atiku Media Office: The Wars, The Victories’, alleges that former President Olusegun Obasanjo heavily enriched himself as Nigeria’s President between 1999 to 2007. Atiku who was Obasanjo’s deputy until the two fell … read more »

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President Jonathan would need to look beyond Goodluck to salvage Nigeria

December 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Godwin Ijediogor, ngrguardiannews RUNNING a heterogeneous society, like Nigeria, has been challenging to even the most prepared hands, let alone one that got there by design and default. And for Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, it obviously has been more so … read more »

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Nigeria Crawling and Wobbling At 52

October 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Daily Trust “Do not swim in shallow waters if you do not want your back to show.” Malawian Proverb. The meticulously-planned 50th Independence Anniversary of our nation was blasted into infamy two years by criminal elements … read more »

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I’m eligible to contest presidency in 2015 —Atiku I’m too young to quit politics -Buhari

May 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

FORMER vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has said that he is eligible to contest for the presidency in 2015. Just as former head of state, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari at Silverbird Television award ceremony said he would not quit politics. Abubakar, in a … read more »

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Nigeria: IBB, Abdulsalam, Atiku, others should apologise

March 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KADUNA — Arewa Youths Forum,AYF, yesterday, demanded an apology from all their leaders who have ruled the country at one time or the other for neglecting the region while they were in power. This was the outcome of an emergency … read more »

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Wikileaks Nigeria: IBB’s role in Obasanjo, Atiku’s fight

September 5, 2011 by benim

FORMER Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), allegedly lured former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar into a political battle with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo prior to the 2007 general election, the United States diplomatic mission in Nigeria was quoted to have reported in … read more »

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Nigeria President suspends campaign over Rivers tragedy

February 14, 2011 by benim

The campaign team of the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan has decided to put off his state campaign for two days, in honour of those who died during the South-South Zone campaign in Port Harcourt on Saturday. At the sports stadium … read more »

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Images from Nigeria rally stampede

February 13, 2011 by benim

A man is helped onto a truck after a stampede in Port Harcourt in this video frame grab taken February 12, 2011. At least 11 people were trampled to death on Saturday in the stampede at an election campaign rally … read more »

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11 confirmed dead in Nigeria election rally stampede – Nigerian Police

February 13, 2011 by benim

A stampede at a campaign rally for Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan in the oil-producing Niger Delta region has killed at least 11 people and injured 29 others. The incident occurred in the oil city of Port Harcourt after Mr Jonathan … read more »

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Several feared killed in Nigeria election stampede

February 12, 2011 by benim

Several people were feared to have been killed on Saturday in a stampede at an election campaign rally for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in the oil city of Port Harcourt, witnesses said. Thousands of ruling party supporters crowded into a … read more »

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Nigeria clashes over poll arrest

February 9, 2011 by benim

There have been clashes between police and opposition protesters in Lafia in north-central Nasarawa state. Witnesses say police fired tear gas and shot in the air to disperse the crowds who were burning tyres in the streets. The unrest follows … read more »

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Why Nigeria’s North South Distinction Is Important

February 7, 2011 by benim

Apologists for the Nigerian political system often accuse outside observers of viewing the country’s North and South as monolithic blocks. With more than 150 million people, at least 250 different ethnic groups, and Christian and Muslim populations roughly equal in … read more »

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Nigeria: Arewa decides North’s future tomorrow

January 24, 2011 by benim

The North is set to decide the way forward, following the defeat of its consensus candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries. The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) is meeting tomorrow in Kaduna to review the PDP … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Election: North considers who to back against Jonathan

January 23, 2011 by benim

Ahead of general elections in April, northern political leaders have the task of backing   a strong presidential candidate from the region to run against President Goodluck Jonathan. This was part of decisions reached at a strategic meeting last week … read more »

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Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan Gets the PDP Nomination, How?

January 21, 2011 by benim

Bribery and intimidation likely helped Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan achieve his overwhelming defeat of former vice president Atiku Abubakar for the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential nomination. As a sitting president, Jonathan had access to unlimited amounts of money … read more »

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Nigeria’s Abubakar won’t challenge Jonathan in court

January 19, 2011 by benim

The defeated candidate in Nigeria’s ruling party presidential primaries, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will not go to court to challenge the outcome of the polls, his campaign spokesman said on Wednesday. Abubakar was defeated heavily by President Goodluck Jonathan … read more »

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Backlash over Nigerian leader’s presidential run

January 18, 2011 by benim

KANO, Nigeria — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s primary victory has led to protests and anger in parts of the country’s mainly Muslim north, the first signs of a backlash to his controversial nomination. Jonathan, a southern Christian, easily won the … read more »

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Behind the scenes report on Nigeria ruling party primaries

January 16, 2011 by benim

This is an exclusive report on how the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, leadership ensured that the presidential primaries of the party remained very transparent. What, however, was not factored into the scenario by some state governors and delegates was how … read more »

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Nigeria: IBB congratulates Jonathan

January 15, 2011 by benim

FORMER presidential aspirant, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Friday congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan for defeating ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to win the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party. Babangida, who personally signed a statement, urged Jonathan to be magnanimous in victory. … read more »

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Nigeria’s President wins ruling party primaries

January 14, 2011 by benim

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday won the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential primaries. His victory came after a spirited contest with former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and veteran aspirant, Sarah Jubril. Tunde Adeniran, the Chief Returning Officer of the party who … read more »

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Nigeria: Ruling party votes for primary candidate

January 13, 2011 by benim

Delegates of Nigeria’s ruling party began voting Thursday night to pick its presidential candidate, choosing between honoring a power-sharing agreement by selecting a Muslim or endorsing the oil-rich nation’s current Christian leader. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar hammered President Goodluck … read more »

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