Tag Archives: People’s Democratic Party (Nigeria)

Nigerian Christians and Muslims seek calm

September 2, 2011 by benim

Christian and Muslim leaders have appealed for calm in central Nigeria’s Jos city after more than 40 people were reportedly killed in clashes on Thursday. Jos’s Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama told the BBC the two groups should hold talks to … read more »

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Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan wins 2011 Election with a score of 62%

April 17, 2011 by benim

IndepthNigeria calls the presidential election in favour of President Goodluck Jonathan with a score of 62%. With the result so far released by the Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan has won the presidential election held … read more »

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New Hope for Nigeria

April 15, 2011 by benim

On a visit to Nigeria eight years ago, Felix Ekundayo spotted what he thought was the perfect business opportunity. Ekundayo knew sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest oil fields lay in the vast southern swamps of the Niger Delta. As an engineer, he … read more »

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Nigerian party picks former Military ruler ‘Buhari’ as presidential candidate

January 4, 2011 by benim

ABUJA — A Nigerian opposition party on Tuesday chose former military dictator General Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate for presidential polls in April. Buhari, the candidate the for Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), ruled Nigeria with an iron hand when … read more »

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Nigeria: North places IBB, Saraki on standby- Fears Atiku may be disqualified

December 15, 2010 by benim

NOTWITHSTAN-DING the announcement of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as consensus candidate of the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF), political leaders of the North are said to have placed former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida and the Kwara State governor, Dr … read more »

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Former Nigeria Military ruler ‘Buhari’ declares bid for presidency

December 10, 2010 by benim

Former Nigerian military ruler Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared his candidacy for presidential elections in April, pledging to clamp down on corruption and review the country’s privatisation plans. Buhari’s reputation as a disciplinarian and a popular perception that he is … read more »

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Nigeria: Atiku and the divided house of PDP

November 29, 2010 by benim

IT’S been a week since former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, emerged the consensus candidate of the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) led by Adamu Ciroma who has been in the vanguard of the call for a president of Northern extraction … read more »

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