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APC Gets Court's Nod To Continue Fund Raising On Telecoms Network

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<b>The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday secured an interim injunction overruling the ban on its fund-raising scheme via telecommunication networks pending the determination of a substantive suit.</b></div>
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An ex-parte application brought by APC counsel, Muiz Banire, on the issue was granted by Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos, the <b>NAN</b> reports.</div>
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The National Communication Commission, NCC, had stopped the telecommunications service providers from allowing APC to use the 35350 SMS code to raise funds for its presidential campaign.</div>
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Mr. Buba, on Wednesday, ordered that the 2nd to 6th defendants - Etisalat Nigeria, MTN Nig. Ltd, Globacom Ltd, Airtel Nig. and Visafone Communications Ltd - should immediately reactivate the applicant’s presidential campaign fund-raising SMS scheme.</div>
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The judge also granted the applicant the leave to serve the respondents the originating summons and other processes outside the court’s jurisdiction.</div>
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Mr. Buba adjourned till February 4, to hear the substantive suit.</div>
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The APC in the substantive suit had urged the court to award ₦25 billion damages against the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, for allegedly prohibiting its presidential campaign fund-raising scheme.</div>
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Also joined in the suit are Etisalat Nigeria, MTN Nig. Ltd, Globacom Ltd, Airtel Nig. and Visafone Communications Ltd.</div>
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In a 16-paragragh affidavit deposed to by one Ademola Sodiq, the APC accused the NCC of instructing the 2nd to 6th respondents to discontinue an SMS platform it created for donations for its presidential campaign.</div>
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According to Mr. Sodiq, the participatory fund-raising strategy was for members of the public to contribute ₦100 to the APC’s presidential campaign fund each time they send APC as an SMS to 35350.</div>
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Mr. Sodiq explained that the party’s strategy was borne out of its commitment to raise fund for its presidential campaign in a "transparent and accountable manner".</div>
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The deponent said that within few hours of launching the strategy on January 20, the party received a total of 5,400 SMS before the NCC directed the telecommunications service providers to discontinue the scheme.</div>
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Mr. Sodiq said that shortly after the APC announced its participatory fund-raising strategy on January 20, the first respondent immediately wrote a letter to the second respondent to stop it.</div>
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He said that the NCC warned the networks to avoid running political advertisement/promotions that would portray them as being partisan.</div>
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According to Mr. Sodiq, since the purported directive, members, supporters and other Nigerians, who intend to donate to the presidential campaign of the applicant, had been incapacitated.</div>
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He said that the action of the 1st respondent had consequently adversely affected the plaintiff’s financial capacity to effectively prosecute its presidential campaign.</div>
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Mr. Sodiq said that by banning the APC presidential campaign fund-raising scheme, the NCC contravened Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution.</div>
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He also said that the action was a violation of Articles 9 (1) (2) and 19 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.</div>
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The APC counsel, Mr. Kola Awodein (SAN), urged the court to declare the NCC’s directive as "unconstitutional, illegal, null, void and of no effect".</div>
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He argued that the NCC acted beyond its powers when it gave such directive against the provisions of Sections 39 and 42 of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution.</div>

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Jonathan Committed Political Errors On Amaechi, Obasanjo - IBB

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<b>There were reports former Military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) endorsed President Jonathan for re-election ahead of the 2015 presidential polls, when the latter paid him a visit at his Minna Hilltop mansion. </b></div>
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<b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/ibb-thanks-apc-for-honouring-his.html">IBB of course later endorsed President Jonathan’s main challenger, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari</a>. </b>But IBB has since cleared the air:</div>
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<i>"The President came here to ask for my support. I had only 15 minutes prior notice before his arrival. When he came, I took him to my bedroom and had a chat with him. When he left his people said I have endorsed him. What am I supposed to do, deny it? No. For me, that is not a problem because I am a leader and what I say or don’t say will give mileage to any party. </i></div>
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<i>"When he came here I told him that he made two political mistakes: first was to lose Rotimi, the Governor of Rivers State. When the crisis was going on, Governor Rotimi was here to pay me a visit. I confronted him and he spoke to me very honestly. Despite the problems, he was not ready to leave the PDP then. </i></div>
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<i>"Gen. Obasanjo, myself and a few others intervened in the matter as leaders of the party but the president did not foresee the current situation and didn’t take our advice seriously. Rotimi is one young man I like so much for his honesty. He is very bold and always committed to his conviction. </i></div>
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<i>"I told president Jonathan that the second mistake he made was to call Obasanjo a motor park tout. What an insult! That was wrong and the beginning of his problems. How many times had he seen Obasanjo insult Gowon? I told him that supporting him would mean to endorse the insult on Gen Obasanjo. I won’t. I advised him to go make peace with Governor Rotimi and Gen. Obasanjo. I told him it is almost getting late. I said to him, you must visit Obasanjo to apologize to him. I don’t think that the outcome was favourable because it was already late. </i></div>
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<i>"A lot of persons have been calling me to raise concern that the President would use the military to rig the election and I say to them that it is not likely. There is esprit de corps. Most of the soldiers you see today are boys to our boys. President Jonathan has no option than to allow the election hold and to declare the winner. I advised him on this. Several other persons, both local and international, have also advised him on the consequences of using soldiers to influence the election. I am sure, he won’t."</i> Rtd. Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida said.</div>

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I Was Pushed Out Of PDP Because I'm Christian - Maku

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<b>The Campaign Organisation of former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, says its attention has been drawn to repeated accusations by some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who continuously portray the governorship candidate of the All Progress Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Labaran Maku as an ingrate for dumping the PDP to pursue his ambition in APGA.</b></div>
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A statement on Wednesday signed by Zakari Edego, Director Publicity, Maku Campaign Organisation observed that the accusations have amounted to blackmailing President Goodluck Jonathan of allegedly sponsoring Mr. Maku to contest the governorship of Nasarawa State on the platform of APGA.</div>
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Last week at the PDP rally in Keffi to flag off the campaign of Alhaji Yusuf Agabi, the Senate President, David Mark, accused Mr. Maku of being ungrateful because he left the PDP to emerge as the governorship candidate of APGA in Nasarawa State.</div>
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<b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/maku-is-liar-ingrate-pdp.html">On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, various speakers at the presidential campaign in Lafia repeated the same accusations</a></b>.</div>
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Maku said while he has high respect for Senator Mark and Dr. Ahmadu Ali and wishes not to join issues with them, he finds it especially curious that Senator Mark has remained mute over the defection in his own native Benue State of Former Minister of State for Trade and Investment Dr. Sam Ortom and former PDP National Chairman Senator Barnabas Gemade who have gone all the way to the opposition APC to contest for the governorship and senatorial positions respectively.</div>
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"Why has Senator Mark not condemned these defections from his native Benue State? Why the undue attention on Mr. Maku and Nasarawa State?", it quipped.</div>
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“The import of these attacks on the APGA governorship candidate clearly shows that there is panic in the PDP in Nasarawa State following the emergence of Mr. Maku as the Flag bearer of APGA.</div>
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"The truth of the matter is that Mr. Maku never told anyone even while contesting for the governorship ticket in the PDP that the president was behind him, neither did he suggest to anyone when he decamped to APGA that President Jonathan supported his decision.</div>
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"The PDP primaries were marred by irregularities including the change of delegates' list and the manipulation of religion to impose Alhaji Yusuf Agabi as candidate. Some delegates' lives were openly threatened at the ill-fated PDP primaries at Nasarawa town if they ever voted for Mr. Maku.</div>
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"Before Mr. Maku left the PDP, he followed the due process to seek redress over the highly bungled governorship primaries including petitioning the PDP Governorship Primaries Appeal Panel under the chairmanship of the National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu on the irregularities and other anti-democratic activities that led to the imposition of Alhaji Yusuf Agabi as the candidate of the PDP.</div>
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"However, the Appeal Panel neither acknowledged nor invited Mr. Maku to defend the appeal he filed against the conduct of the governorship primary election.</div>
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"Since loyalty is crucial in party politics, why was Mr. Maku, a loyal party member and leader of the party in Nasarawa state for four years schemed out of the PDP primaries on the basis of religion?</div>
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"Another pertinent question to ask is why scheme out a loyal party member who stood by the party and defended its policies and programmes at the state and national level for many years only to turn around to use his loyalty against him?</div>
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"The real issue in Nasarawa state is that some people within and outside the state believe that no Christian should ever be governor of Nasarawa state. Therefore, Mr. Maku is being persecuted purely for religious reasons.</div>
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"The attacks on him are orchestrated to sustain the status quo in Nasarawa, which is already leading to destruction of the state by insurgents and mercenaries. This development portends danger to the future unity and development of Nasarawa state and our dear country.</div>
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"Mr. Maku’ s well considered decision to leave PDP for APGA was actually intended to bring out the real hidden issues that have continued to undermine the unity and development of Nasarawa State.</div>
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"In doing so, he is fully aware that he will be blackmailed and maligned because he ever dared to challenge the status quo by those who want a divided state.</div>
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"It is equally curious how some of the PDP chieftains openly expressed their anger because Mr. Maku is campaigning for the president in Nasarawa State even though his new party, the APGA, has adopted Mr. President as its own presidential candidate because of his sterling leadership qualities and many achievements in office.</div>
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"The Maku Campaign Organisation views the sustained attack against the APGA candidate as a desperate measure by some leaders of the PDP to distract him from campaigning to defeat their candidate and the incumbent in the upcoming governorship elections as Mr. Maku is experienced enough in politics to know there is no way a sitting president will support him in an opposition party against his own party.</div>
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"We therefore urge our teeming supporters to disregard all insinuations and threats and sustain the tempo of the campaign for Mr. Labaran Maku and Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to emerge as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governor of Nasarawa State in this year’s general elections."</div>

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[Photo News]: Jonathan Pulls Massive Crowd In Ondo

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<b>The turnout at the PDP presidential rally today in Akure was very impressive as many residents and party faithful came out in large numbers to listen to President Goodluck Jonathan who is a seeking a re-election in February.</b></div>
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Danjuma Calls For The Arrest Of Asari-Dokubo, Tompolo, Boyloaf

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<b>A former Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma, has demanded the immediate arrest of some former Niger Delta militants for threatening to plunge the country into war if President Goodluck Jonathan is not re-elected in the February 14 election.</b></div>
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He stated this on Wednesday in Kano during the commissioning of the multibillion naira <i><b>Kwakwasiya City</b></i>, one of the three mega cities built by the administration of Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso.</div>
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The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari; Victor Ben Ebikabowei, aka, <i>Boy Loaf</i>; Government Ekpudomenowei, aka, <i>Tompolo</i>; and other militants had last Saturday vowed to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan, wins the February presidential election.</div>
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The former militant leaders and their followers, who spoke at a meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, <b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/we-are-going-to-wargo-and-fortify.html">threatened to unleash violence on the country and take back Niger Delta oil should the president lose the election</a></b>.</div>
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They also said any attempt to dethrone Mr. Jonathan would be seen as a direct attack on the Ijaw nation.</div>
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Neither the Federal Government nor the president, who is also Ijaw as the militant leaders, has so far reacted to the threat.</div>
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Describing the statements as "reckless", Mr. Danjuma, a retired army general and former Chief of Army Staff, who fought in the Nigerian civil war, said the threats by the militants were not only against national unity but also capable of plunging the country into war.</div>
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He asked the security agencies and the government to immediately arrest them.</div>
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"You should arrest Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, Boyloaf and other Niger Delta militants for making reckless statements, which in any way does not mean keeping Nigeria as one entity and creating war situation", he said.</div>
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Rep. West-Idahosa Leads 5,000 PDP Defectors To APC In Edo

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<b>The gale of defection hitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the nation on Wednesday swept through Edo State with the defection of the National President of <i>Goodluck-for-Transformation </i>and Edo State Women Coordinator of <i>Goodluck Campaign Organisation </i>Chief (Mrs) Evelyn Igbafe and over 5,000 others who dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).</b></div>
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Among other notable members from the PDP who abandoned the 'umbrella' for the 'broom' in the state were three-time member of the House of Representatives and Senatorial aspirant of the PDP in Edo South, <b>Hon Ehiogie West-Idahosa</b> and a former Commissioner in the old Bendel State and a founding member of the PDP, <b>Hon. Roland Ehigiamusoe</b>.</div>
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Chief (Mrs) Igbafe who was received to the APC by Governor Adams Oshiomhole, said she was merely on sabbatical before, but she is now fully back to the party where her heart truly belongs.</div>
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"I am back here, to my home. I have gone on sabbaticals, but I am now back home."</div>
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She disclosed to the Governor that many people are disenchanted with the PDP and "are on their way to the APC".</div>
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To former national leader and founding member of the PDP, Hon. Roland Ehigiamusoe, the party is a sinking ship which is under the grip of a single man.</div>
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"I have been a member of the PDP right from inception when it was formed on August 30, 1998. I have been there since and I have witnessed a lot of things.</div>
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"I am not surprised today that the PDP is sinking and sinking very fast because for quite a long time, it has been working for self-destruction. There are a lot of injustices in that party. That is why over two years now, I have been working behind the scene for the All Progressive Congress because of the great things that the governor has been doing and has done for us.</div>
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"Many of you think that the greatest thing that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has done for us is tarring roads, building schools and infrastructure. Yes, that has been a revolution, very unique but the greatest thing he did for us was to free all of us from one man's prison. We have all been in one man’s prison in Uromi since that 1998 and he came and in a wonderful way freed all of us," he said.</div>
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He further disclosed to the governor that, "I have been a gubernatorial aspirant, I have participated in many activities in the party and I found that there was nothing we could do unless you are given the opportunity by one man and so when you came with the <i>one man, one vote</i>, you freed all of us from the prison at Uromi, so I want to say thank you our Comrade Governor."</div>
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On his part, three-time member of the House of Representatives, Hon Ehiogie West-Idahosa, said he joined the APC to propagate the message of 'Change'.</div>
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"We went for a race, we lost not just the race, we lost a human being and we feel very pained that had we been here in APC, our safety would have been guaranteed.</div>
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"Many said to me: 'West, are you sure you can make it there? Are you sure that you are in the right place?' Today, my position is clear. We are all supporters of change and for me, I believe in those values you represent, you (Oshiomhole) want water, light, good schools, good roads and the best standard of living for our people. Everything you want for our people is to add value to life and as far as we are concerned, we are here to support you and to mobilize the people to join you in pursuing the mandate of 2015 and after that mandate, Change will come to the nation," Idahosa said.</div>
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Receiving the defectors, Governor Oshiomhole said, ‎"when, I saw the number of people here, I wondered if there is anybody of note that is left under the umbrella that is now severely tattered. I want to join my chairman in expressing my joy at the opportunity of being able to receive you back to the house that I believe is traditionally yours.</div>
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"I have argued this at the beginning and I will like to repeat it that I am convinced as our democracy matures, there are two forces in most democracy - the conservative forces that is dedicated to preserve the privileges of the few and the progressive forces that want an egalitarian society, a country that offers hope and opportunity to all its citizens and the political environment in which people can realize their potentials even if they do not have god fathers.</div>
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"Today is not just the fact of the huge number in this hall but it is also about the quality of the brains that have now joined us and in a world that is knowledge-driven, it is only the party that can parade the best brains that can drive the sustainable change that Nigeria is currently battling with in order to bail our people from its present political quagmire."</div>
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Oshiomhole added that: "I think the main issues are clear now to many of our people and I have had several platforms to canvass these issues in the past few weeks. In this hall and outside, there are people who are not even members of any political party who cannot understand how and why 16 years of PDP federal government, Nigeria is still in the dark.</div>
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"The man who has a shop must close by 6:00 p.m. If he operates beyond 6:00 p.m., he must put on a generator, and buy petrol or diesel. For 16 years, PDP can’t give us light. But if they were to leave us in peace even in the dark, it will be bad enough but for them, that is not bad enough.</div>
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"Every day, people are protesting across Edo against PDP-approved policies where people who are in the dark for months are asked to pay what they call fixed charge without fixed light because even from the poor, they must extort money.</div>
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"Nigeria has been reduced to a Banana Republic as if there is no government in the land. People have no one to complain to because these economic vultures that are feasting and sucking the blood of the poor have protection in Abuja."</div>

Rep. West-Idahosa Leads 5,000 PDP Defectors To APC In Edo

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Issues-Based Campaigning: Practice What You Preach, PDP Tells APC

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<b>The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as laughable and diversionary, the recent statement by the All Progressives Congress, APC, "wherein it made a failed attempt to launder its poor image by trying to tutor on issue-based campaign, which it has blatantly refused to practice".</b></div>
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The PDP noted that while it has been showcasing its numerous achievements in all the sectors of national life, the APC has on the other hand dwelt on propaganda, political mudslinging and empty promises to the people.</div>
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"It is indeed public knowledge that the PDP campaigns, press releases and utterances of our officials have always focused on issues that promote the development, unity and prosperity of our dear nation. This cannot be said of the APC which dwells on abuses, promoting of violence and posting of lies, ostensibly due to its lack of manifesto".</div>
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The PDP noted that in keeping with its ideology and strict adherence to democratic tenets and good conduct, it has based its campaigns on record of verifiable achievements and roadmap for a more prosperous future in line with the visions of its founding fathers.</div>
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"For instance in the last four weeks, our press statements and rallies have focused on profiling the performance of our administration, showcasing to Nigerians with facts and figures, the achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan in key sectors of the economy, including education where we have ensured greater access to quality learning through special interventions such as the Back To School programme, the Almajiri system of education, establishment of new universities and a host of other programmes; in transport, where we have revived the railways and the inland waterways as well as the massive investments in road infrastructure and power.</div>
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"Also, we have been outlining our performance in health and agriculture, where we have achieved increased life expectancy and reduction in food import; in economy, where we have become the largest in African and the third fastest growing in the world with Nigerian private enterprises thriving in all sectors. This is in addition to our effort in ensuring the stability of our nation through strict adherence to the rule of law and guaranteed personal freedom, which Nigerians now enjoy.</div>
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"Similarly, President Jonathan has also focused on his achievements and laudable plans for the future to the admiration of majority of citizens who have also endorsed him for re-election. This is also the case in the campaigns of all other candidates of our great party across board.</div>
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"On the other hand, APC press statements and those of their leaders have always been laced with bitterness, insults and inciting comments, symptomatic of frustrated and disgruntled elements desperate for power.</div>
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"Nigerians have been witnesses to the stage antics and insults that have characterized APC rallies. Their messages have been those of hate, threats to peace and unity in addition to unleashing of thugs on innocent Nigerians.</div>
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"In all these, the PDP has refused to be distracted but rather maintained the high moral ground in our determination to ensure a united, peaceful and prosperous nation.</div>
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"The APC has failed to articulate any manifesto to back up its much orchestrated change slogan. They have failed to show in concrete terms how they intend to actualize the empty promises they have been making, thinking Nigerians will not see through their hollowness," it said.</div>
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The PDP therefore charged the APC to rather purge itself, heed the advice of Nigerians and the international community and change its politics of bitterness and desperation.</div>

Issues-Based Campaigning: Practice What You Preach, PDP Tells APC

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I'm Not Surprised At PDP's Attacks On Me - Buhari

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<b>The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the February 14 presidential election, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said he was not surprised at attacks on his person by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party leaders.</b></div>
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He also said that Nigeria could not afford another four years under a PDP-led government.</div>
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He explained that a party which had failed to deliver on promises it had been making to Nigerians for almost 16 years, would have nothing new to offer if given another four years.</div>
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Buhari said this while receiving in audience a delegation of members of the <b>Peoples Democratic Movement</b> who were in his office to adopt him as their candidate for the 2015 presidential election.</div>
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According to him, whether or not the Nigerian elite is willing to admit it, the 2015 elections represent a watershed in the nation’s political history, reports the <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/attacks-on-my-person-not-surprising-buhari/">Punch</a></b>.</div>
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He said, "What you have said summarises the problems of this country. You have looked carefully and found out that this year, 2015, whichever way politicians and the elite look at it, is another time or watershed in our political system.</div>
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"If we get it wrong this time, and allow the PDP to go again for the next four years, this country is going to be in trouble. Right now, with the unfortunate event of crumbling oil price, the economy is really in a mess. Coupled with insecurity, it is only a country like Nigeria that can survive and get out of this situation we are in. A lot of countries will just disappear either from the map or from the political equation of nation states. But Nigerians are so resilient to the extent that there are international personalities who could not understand why Nigeria still exists.</div>
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"There was a former UN Secretary General who said that if he retires, he will go to Nigeria because, according to him, what is happening to Nigeria, no other country can go through it and survive."</div>
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Buhari added, "The 16 years of the PDP has been hell. Remember that we use to have Nigeria Airways, Nigeria Railways, Nigeria Shipping Line. Try and find out how much we have spent on power in the last 16 years from the vast resources we accumulate over that period because the price of oil went up to 142 dollars per barrel.</div>
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"What did we do with that money? We said that we paid debts with billions of Naira. If that amount was put into infrastructure such as power, roads, railways, farming etc, the amount of job it will create would be enormous. Today, some of our youths have become danger to the society because of lack of jobs. I hope the elite will properly document these 16 years as presenting the worst leadership this country has ever witnessed."</div>
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Buhari noted that for Nigeria to develop, there must be a conscious effort to plan for the youths who, he said, constituted 65 per cent of the nation’s population.</div>
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He also said that the decision of his opponents to resort to personal attacks did not come to him as a surprise because "this is Nigeria".</div>
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The candidate said, "I am not surprised. This is Nigeria, if people are serious about this (certificate) issue; they ought to have listened to the legal adviser of INEC.</div>
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"This is the fourth time, I’ll run for this office and INEC by law have got those documents. They (INEC) said they have got them. Anybody who has any different idea should go to court. They are now in court, let them remain there."</div>
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Buhari also commended the PDM for coming out to join him in his quest to rescue Nigeria.</div>
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He told the delegation that he was delighted that the political family which former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was leading had formally declared support for him.</div>
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He revealed that he had tried to get them on board through Atiku who he described as "your senior colleague, the Turakin Adamawa."</div>
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Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Bashir Ibrahim, who is also the national chairman of the party, said the delegation took the decision to support Buhari at a National Executive Committee meeting.</div>
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He said, "The NEC of our party, at its meeting of January 22, 2015 noted that the party has no presidential candidate for the election of February 14. It considered and accepted the need to support a candidate in order to save Nigeria for imminent collapse and give it a new lease of life."</div>
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Meanwhile, the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation has alerted the nation’s security agencies of a plot to use thugs to embarrass Buhari.</div>
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According to the APC campaign, the plot is aimed at disrupting the campaign rally of its candidate scheduled to hold in Taraba State on Wednesday (today).</div>
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It was signed by its Director, Mallam Garba Shehu. He said the APC Campaign got wind of a plan to use thugs to throw stones and sachets of water at the Buhari team when it visits the state.</div>

I'm Not Surprised At PDP's Attacks On Me - Buhari

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[Photo News] Jonathan Meets Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu, Others

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<b>President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, January 25, attended an interactive session with Nigerian business leaders in Lagos.</b></div>
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Some of those present at the meeting include Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote; billionaires, Tony Elumelu and Femi Otedola and former Governor of Adamawa State, Peter Obi among others.</div>
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Jonathan met with the businessmen after a previous meeting with the US Secretary of State, John Kerry.</div>
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President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, January 25, attended an interactive session with Nigerian business leaders in Lagos. Some of...

Oshoala Scores In Debut For Liverpool Ladies

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<b>Super Falcons striking sensation and African Female Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala has expressed delight after leading new club, Liverpool to a resounding 4-1 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.</b></div>
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The talented former <b>Rivers Angels</b> player, who signed for <b>Liverpool Ladies</b> last Friday, played her first game for her new team on Sunday against the West Midlands club. Asisat scored a goal and assisted another in the entertaining game that ended 4-1 in favour of Liverpool ladies. </div>
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The delighted 20-year-old versatile striker took to twitter and Instagram yesterday to share the good news to her teeming followers.</div>
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Shout out to all my Loyal Fans, thank you for your support. I love you all........<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash">#LFC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YNWA?src=hash">#YNWA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SUPERZEE?src=hash">#SUPERZEE</a> <a href="http://t.co/h1sS2OgnBj">http://t.co/h1sS2OgnBj</a><br />
— asisat oshoala (@asisato1) <a href="https://twitter.com/asisato1/status/559205885696675840">January 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Great win and team work today. 4-1 victory over Aston Villa Ladies. I thank Allah for giving me a Goal… <a href="http://t.co/XkNnxzEowI">http://t.co/XkNnxzEowI</a><br />
— asisat oshoala (@asisato1) <a href="https://twitter.com/asisato1/status/559405297786445824">January 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
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The explosive 20-year-old forward joins Matt Beard’s title winning side from Nigerian Women’s Championship.</div>
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She was one of the stars of last year’s U-20 World Cup in Canada, finishing as the tournament’s top goalscorer as Nigeria finished runners-up to Germany before guiding Nigeria to a record 8th African Women Championship in Namibia in November and was named the best female player on the African continent earlier this month.</div>
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<b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/good-news-asisat-oshoala-signs-for.html">The player joins Liverpool</a></b> off the back of winning the double with former side Rivers Angels.</div>

Oshoala Scores In Debut For Liverpool Ladies

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Soludo's Tenure As CBN Governor, A Disaster - Okonjo-Iweala

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<b>The Federal Government on Wednesday described the five year tenure of Prof Chukuwma Soludo as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria as a failure and a disaster to the banking sector.</b></div>
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Soludo who was the apex bank governor between May 2004 and May 2009, had on Monday written <b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/opinion-buhari-vs-jonathan-beyond.html">an article where he claimed that the Nigerian economy under President Goodluck Jonathan had performed woefully</a></b>.</div>
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But the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala while reacting through a statement issued by her Special Adviser Communications, Mr Paul Nwabuikwu said Soludo through his article has committed what she described as "intellectual harakiri".</div>
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The Minister noted that not only was the article littered with abusive and unbecoming language, it shows Soludo, whom she described as an "embittered loser in the Nigerian political space", can get so derailed by misquoting economic facts and maliciously turning statistics on their head to justify a hatchet job, the <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/soludos-tenure-as-cbn-gov-a-disaster-fg/">Punch</a></b> reports.</div>

Soludo's Tenure As CBN Governor, A Disaster - Okonjo-Iweala

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Nigeria Blocking Foreign Journalists From Covering Elections

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<b>Some foreign journalists looking to cover Nigeria's forthcoming elections have claimed that the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs is frustrating their attempts to procure a visa in time for the polls due on February 14.</b></div>
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On February 14, Nigeria will hold presidential, Senate and House of Representatives elections, while on February 28, voters will elect State Governors and members of their State Houses of Assembly. </div>
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To ensure the polls are free and fair, the European Union is sending 90 election observers to Nigeria, while the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is sending a 250-member strong team.</div>
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However, some foreign journalists say they are finding it difficult to obtain visas. Geoffrey York, an Africa correspondent for <b>The Globe and Mail</b>, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has claimed that foreign journalists are being blocked from getting visas to cover the elections by the foreign ministry.</div>
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Mr York said: "At Nigeria's information ministry, bored officials show no interest in helping journalists enter and are demanding security clearance from intelligence. Nigeria allowed many foreign journalists to cover #BringBackOurGirls last year but is now blocking at least 40 journalists from covering the election."</div>
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Despite the problems journalists are facing, the European Union Election Observation Mission has been in Nigeria since November 2014 and observed the various party primaries and other aspects of the electoral process. ECOWAS too already has a team on the ground having sent a 12-member Long-Term Election Observation Mission on January 22.</div>

Nigeria Blocking Foreign Journalists From Covering Elections

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Weird!!! Morgue Attendant Confesses He Has Sex With Female Corpses

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Sharkur Lucas says he was forced to having sex with corpses because of his inability to get a woman of his own.</div>
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"Sometimes if I want to ask a lady out, she will be afraid of me once she hears that I’m a mortuary man and turn me down. But when I’m in the mortuary sometimes, I will see a fresh female corpse and I will satisfy myself", Sharkur Lucas said.</div>
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"The ladies sometimes say because I work in the mortuary, I will kill them if they accept my proposal. I have not done it once but many many times. Currently I don’t have a wife and since I was born, I haven’t had sex with a fine girl", Lucas told <b>Adom TV</b>.</div>
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"Working with dead bodies is a talent that God gave me. I’m with the dead bodies every time, everyday and it is as if I’m with another person", the morgue attendant said.</div>

Weird!!! Morgue Attendant Confesses He Has Sex With Female Corpses

A Ghanaian morgue attendant has confessed to sleeping with female corpses to satisfy his libido. Sharkur Lucas says he was forced t...

Maku Is A Liar, An Ingrate - PDP

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<b>President Goodluck Jonathan; President of the Senate, David Mark; and a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Ali, on Tuesday lashed out at a former Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, for dumping the PDP for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).</b></div>
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While Jonathan described Maku’s action as anti-party, Mark said the former minister was a liar while Ali described him as an ingrate.</div>
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They spoke at the Lafia Township Stadium during the PDP presidential rally.</div>
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Jonathan said there was no truth in the former minister’s claim that he (the President) encouraged him to join APGA.</div>
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The President said he could not be involved in anti-party activities.</div>
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Jonathan said he did not at any time have any discussion with him. He said he did not encourage Maku to join another party.</div>
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He said the PDP did not encourage anti-party activities and he, as the leader, would never flout the party’s rules and regulations.</div>
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Mark, on his part, said Maku had to apologise and retrace his steps before he could be accepted back to the party.</div>
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"Don’t be deceived by any son of yours that says he has been put in another party to run for the governorship. Mr. President is the PDP from top to bottom," he said.</div>
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The Senate President said the North Central was solidly behind the President and would vote for him because he had brought democratic dividends to bear on the region.</div>
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Ali also described Maku as an ingrate, saying that despite using the platform of the party to rise to stardom, he jumped the ship because of greed.</div>
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He said the President had never asked anybody to join any party to canvass votes for him. He said Maku’s intention was to smear the image of Jonathan and portray him as a religious bigot.</div>
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He accused Maku of dropping the name of the President in his bid to realise his ambition, which he insisted would never happen because he lacked the required integrity.</div>
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Ali said Maku’s people now treat him with disdain because he did not portray leadership qualities.</div>
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Also at the rally, Jonathan said the person that would succeed him would be younger than him.</div>
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The President said that he was close to 60 years, adding that a younger person would succeed.</div>
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"Obasanjo was president at 70, Yar’Adua at 60 and me, close to 60. So, the next president must be younger than I", Jonathan said.</div>

Maku Is A Liar, An Ingrate - PDP

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Late Usman Jibrin Family Disclaims Anti-Buhari Documentary

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<b>The family of late Group Captain Usman Jibrin has declared as untrue the statement in an anti-General Muhammadu Buhari documentary currently running on national TV stations , which claimed that the late captain had described Muhammadu Buhari as corrupt.</b></div>
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A statement signed by Alhaji Imran Jibrin, Alhaji Marwan Jibrin and Simwal Jibrin for the Jibrin family said: "We want to unequivocally state that it is 100% untrue, misleading and totally unfair to the memory of our father".</div>
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The release read in part: <i>"The attention of the Late Group Captain Usman Jibrin family has been drawn to a mischievous advertorial running on some national dailies,notably Punch Newspapers,and some TV stations like AIT, quoting our late father as calling General Muhammadu Buhari as corrupt.</i></div>
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<i>"Our late father lived a simple, non partisan and scandal free life, he was a statesman and nationalist.</i></div>
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<i>"He was a father to all and maintained a cordial relationship with General Muhammadu Buhari from when they were young officers until his death a few years ago."</i></div>
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According to the <b><a href="http://dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/45445-late-usman-jibrin-family-disowns-anti-buhari-documentary">Daily Trust</a></b>, the family said it served the disclaimer <i>"as a cease and desist notice to all the desperate people trying to drag his name into politics.</i></div>
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<i>"If this lie continues, we will be left with no option but to instruct our lawyers to institute a legal action against any newspaper or TV station using our Father's name to promote their devilish agenda."</i></div>

Late Usman Jibrin Family Disclaims Anti-Buhari Documentary

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Fani-Kayode Denies Manipulating Cambridge E-Mail

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<b>Femi Fani-Kayode, the spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, has denied the allegation that he manipulated a document from Cambridge University to justify his claim that that General Muhammadu Buhari’s West African School Certificate’s statement of result was forged.</b></div>
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In a statement Tuesday, by his Special Assistant, Sufuyan Ojeifo, Mr. Fani-Kayode said the allegation against him were baseless and unfounded.</div>
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Read full statement below.</div>
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<b>PRESS STATEMENT</b></div>
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<b>Buhari Certificate Saga: Allegation of document manipulation against Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is indicative of desperation by the opposition</b></div>
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The attention of the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has been drawn to some media reports alleging that he manipulated a document from Cambridge University to justify his claim that that General Muhammadu Buhari’s West African School Certificate’s statement of result was forged.</div>
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Chief Fani-Kayode wishes to state clearly that he never issued a statement signed by him in his capacity as spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign neither did he address a press conference nor briefing where he referred to the Cambridge document in question.  He also did not validate the content of the said document on any occasion.</div>
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As far as he is concerned, he, as a person, does not know of the existence of the said Cambridge e-mail document and what the content is all about. He never commented on the content of the document and therefore how that translated into forgery beats the imagination. To be clear, he has not been in touch with Cambridge to request for any information in respect of the issue in question.</div>
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What he has done, especially during his last press conference on General Buhari’s published statement of result was to make assertions to the effect that the statement of result was forged and illegally procured; and had called on the police to track down the masterminds of the forgery.</div>
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For the record, it is important to state that the media report on which the allegation of manipulation against Chief Femi Fani-Kayode was grounded happens to be the <b>THISDAY</b> news report of Monday, January 26, 2015 with the headline <i>"Certificate Saga: Hausa Language Was Not Offered in 1961, says Report"</i>.</div>
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<b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/buharis-certificate-how-fani-kayode.html">READ ALSO: Buhari's Certificate: How Fani-Kayode "Forged" My Friend's Email - By Suraj Oyewole</a></b></div>
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The news report was apparently muddled up in its facts and presentation in paragraph 13 wherein it said that Chief Fani-Kayode "<i>CLAIMED that he came across an e-mail dated Thursday, January, 2015 from the institution’s (Cambridge) Archives Delivery Service Officer, Jacky Emerson, to one Sodiq Alabi who requested confirmation if the examination body offered Hausa Language in the 1961 West African Examination it organized.</i>"</div>
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It is hereby categorically stated that there is no such press statement anywhere in the whole wide world signed by Chief Fani-Kayode wherein he made any such claim.</div>
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The other references to Chief Fani-Kayode in the <i>THISDAY</i> news report were a recall or tie-back of all that he said at his press conference in Abuja last Thursday on the forged statement of result purported to be General Buhari’s.</div>
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The allegation of manipulation against Chief Fani-Kayode is, therefore, indicative of desperation by the opposition who should have spoken to the issue of whether or not General Buhari has a certificate or not.</div>
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<b>Sufuyan Ojeifo</b></div>
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Media Consultant/Special Assistant to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode</div>

Fani-Kayode Denies Manipulating Cambridge E-Mail

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Vote Out Amosun!, Ex-Governor Osoba Urges Ijebus

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<b>A former Governor of Ogun State and National Leader of Social Democratic Party, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has described the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, as a sectional governor.</b></div>
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He said this on Tuesday in Ago Iwoye, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state, at a meeting with a cross-section of traditional chiefs, community and party supporters.</div>
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Osoba, while decrying the absence of substantial government presence in the area, alleged that Amosun had concentrated his projects in Abeokuta and its environs to the detriment of other towns in the state.</div>
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He said, "The governor (Amosun) is the governor of Abeokuta. That is where most of the projects are situated, while other areas in the state are left out."</div>
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The former governor accused Amosun of abandoning the Ago-Iwoye bridge which was initiated by his (Osoba) administration and concentrated on building bridges at Sapon, Itoku and Iyana Mortuary, all in the state capital.</div>
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Osoba inaugurated some projects executed by the Senator, representing Ogun East, Adegbebnga Kaka, the <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/osoba-asks-ijebu-to-vote-out-amosun/">Punch</a></b> reports.</div>
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These include a staff room at Ago Iwoye Secondary School and a hall at Itamerin Comprehensive High School.</div>
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The ex-governor berated the state governor for the manner he allegedly treated his deputy, Mr. Segun Adesegun.</div>
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He noted that this was not only a slap on the Deputy Governor, but a slap to the people of Ijebuland, which he said, Adesegun represents.</div>
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He said, "We gave Adesegun as Amosun's deputy because of his experience as commissioner for works under my administration.</div>
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"We had expected that the governor would tap from Adesegun’s wealth of experience in governance but the governor chose otherwise and started constructing bridges where there is no water.</div>
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"Amosun really dealt with Adesegun; he maltreated him. Ijebu people should not see the insult meted out to Adesegun as that of Adesegun alone. They should see it as a collective insult.</div>
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"Therefore, it is time for Ijebu people to fight back with their votes. I’m begging you to stop the maltreatment of the Ijebus with your votes.</div>
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"It is time to defend yourselves. This is not 1999 election, when you voted for your kinsman, (Jubril) Martins Kuye‎, against me. You must show Amosun with your votes come February 28, 2015; all of you must come out en-masse and pay Amosun back."</div>

Vote Out Amosun!, Ex-Governor Osoba Urges Ijebus

A former Governor of Ogun State and National Leader of Social Democratic Party, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has described the state governor,...