Nigerian troops kill 8 militants in raid

dailytimesPK 08-FEB-12

Nigeria police chief tarnished over 2001 violence (AP)

news 26-JAN-12

Nigeria makes Boko Haram arrests

bbc 24-JAN-12

Nigeria fails to reach deal to end strikes

cnn 15-JAN-12

Day 4: Labour vs FG: Who blinks first ..as strike rages

vanguardngr 12-JAN-12

Sectarian strife roils Nigeria amid strike

latimes 10-JAN-12

Nigerian state under curfew after violence against Christians

cnn 08-JAN-12

Nigeria: Bombs Target Soccer Fans

allafrica 11-DEC-11

How To Make Nigeria, Africa Great

ngrguardiannews 11-DEC-11

National identity management system the way forward

vanguardngr 21-NOV-11

My Story, By Gov. Sylva

vanguardngr 20-NOV-11

Chinua Achebe refuses Nigerian national honour

guardian 14-NOV-11

Police: 3 bombs explode in northeast Nigeria

AP 04-NOV-11

Activists hail nuclear plant protest

independent 03-OCT-11

E-mail warns of bombs in Nigerian capital

reuters 28-SEP-11

Nigeria sets $160,000 bounty on U.N. bomb suspect

alertnet 19-SEP-11

Accused Nigerian bombers are junior: government official (Reuters)

news 17-SEP-11

Sirleaf-Johnson Of Liberia: Why I Am Running For Second Term At 72

guardiannewsngr 11-SEP-11

Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala - Wikileaks Fictional

allafrica 11-SEP-11

Nigeria: Wikileaks - Aondoakaa Wrote Election Judgement, After Yar'Adua Offered $57 Million Bribe

allafrica 09-SEP-11

Libya and African leaders

vanguardngr 06-SEP-11

Report: Nigeria's antigraft agency ineffective (AP)

news 25-AUG-11

Nigeria: Obasanjo, Atiku Killed Privatisation - Chigbue

allafrica 16-AUG-11

Outspoken Former Nigerian Minister Detained

voanews 02-JUL-11

Nation draws blood for a good cause

chinadaily 14-JUN-11

Jonathan, Buhari In Early Lead

ngrguardiannews 17-APR-11

Nigeria to vote in crucial presidential poll

aljazeera 16-APR-11

Kufuor meets Goodluck Jonathan

ghanaweb 15-APR-11

Economy, Development Central to Nigerian Voters’ Concerns

voanews 14-APR-11

Economic Issues Key in Nigerian Presidential Vote

voanews 13-APR-11

Shocks of N’Assembly polls

ngrguardiannews 11-APR-11

Nigeria ruling party loses more ground in poll

ibtimes 11-APR-11

Counting underway in Nigeria

euronews 10-APR-11

How ready is INEC for the polls?

vanguardngr 26-MAR-11

Zimbabwe local mine ownership rules not yet set: PM

ibtimes 10-MAR-11

Nigeria: We Will Capture Lagos - Jonathan, Obasanjo

allafrica 02-MAR-11

Nigeria: Freedom of Information Bill - Jonathan Disowns Abba-Aji

allafrica 02-MAR-11

Ivory Coast: post-independence timeline

telegraph 18-FEB-11

Nigeria's Jonathan seeks one term

bbc 01-FEB-11

Jonathan wins Nigeria party primary

aljazeera 14-JAN-11

Nigeria: Confusion As Court Order Forces Nwodo Out of PDP Convention

allafrica 14-JAN-11

How Ogun PDP elected two guber candidates

vanguardngr 10-JAN-11

Former Nigerian President in Ivory Coast to Mediate Political Crisis

voanews 09-JAN-11

Britain, Canada Reject Expulsion Orders Against Diplomats in Ivory Coast

bignewsnetwork 08-JAN-11

South Africa: Guinea's New President Sworn in

allafrica 22-DEC-10

Thailand offers to generate 6000mw electricity for Nigeria

ngrguardiannews 16-DEC-10

Jonathan Restates Commitment To Conduct Free, Fair Polls

ngrguardiannews 11-DEC-10

WikiLeaks’ disclosures on Nigeria

ngrguardiannews 10-DEC-10

Dick Cheney faces charges in Nigeria

cnn 08-DEC-10

Dick Cheney to face charges in bribery scandal says Nigeria official

dailymail 03-DEC-10

Nigerian Presidential, Parliamentary Polls Set for April

voanews 24-NOV-10

Adisa: In Atiku Abubakar they trust

ngrguardiannews 24-NOV-10

Nigeria: It's Atiku V Jonathan

allafrica 23-NOV-10

Nigerian Militants Say Fighters Surrendered

voanews 22-NOV-10

Nigerian Army Says Gang Leader, 51 Delta Militants Arrested

globalsecurity 21-NOV-10

Uduaghan’s exit sabbatical, says Reyenieju

vanguardngr 11-NOV-10

Drama as man attacks Obasanjo at Lagos airport

vanguardngr 09-NOV-10

Nigeria: Halliburton - Obasanjo's Aide, Bodunde, Arraigned

allafrica 14-OCT-10

FG moves to halt indiscriminate borrowing

vanguardngr 14-OCT-10

Nigeria bombing suspects named

bbc 04-OCT-10

Hague condemns Nigerian car bombings as tolls rises to 12

dailymail 02-OCT-10

Talks to free hijack children as troops patrol (AFP)

news 30-SEP-10

Atiku accuses Jonathan of polarizing the nation

vanguardngr 22-SEP-10

UN sends crisis team to Nigeria after lead deaths (AP)

news 21-SEP-10

Nigeria election commission to seek poll delay

reuters 19-SEP-10

Nigeria: Jonathan Promises Stable Electricity by 2012 - FG Hikes Tariff

allafrica 27-AUG-10

Nigeria: The Country May Be Broke in 10 Years - IBB - Denies Killing Dele Giwa

allafrica 16-AUG-10

Peoples Democratic Party or Peoples Doublespeak Party? Jonathan And The Janus Of Zoning

vanguardngr 14-AUG-10

...Scene From Obubra

ngrguardiannews 08-AUG-10

Nigeria: Metu, Egwero Surrender in Nairobi

allafrica 03-AUG-10

Latest News : Sudan army: 300 rebels, 75 troops killed in Darfur

tehrantimes 18-JUL-10

‘How they govern Nigeria’

ngrguardiannews 15-JUL-10

2011: We can win without zoning, say Northern leaders

vanguardngr 21-JUN-10

2011: Why I won’t declare my intention now – Jonathan

vanguardngr 20-JUN-10

FG revokes N59bn 2nd Niger Bridge contract

vanguardngr 17-JUN-10

No candidates found for $5m leadership prize

guardian 13-JUN-10

Nigeria: PDP Chair - Nwodo's Cross and Hurdles

allafrica 07-JUN-10

Nigeria: Ruling Party to End Choosing Candidates by Region?

allafrica 22-MAY-10

$12.4bn oil windfall: FG to verify Okigbo’s Panel Report

vanguardngr 21-MAY-10

Ogbulafor’s Successor: Stalemate as PDP BOT, NEC Meet

thisdayonline 21-MAY-10

Nigeria's ruling party chairman resigns: State radio

reuters 14-MAY-10

The passing of President Yar'Adua

ngrguardiannews 10-MAY-10

Abacha son in Swiss appeal

bbc 10-MAY-10

Nigeria's shaky balance of power takes a hit as new president is sworn in

latimes 07-MAY-10

Nigeria swears in new president

aljazeera 06-MAY-10

Jonathan should not run for President, says Falae

ngrguardiannews 03-MAY-10

The Politics of Iwu’s Sack

vanguardngr 02-MAY-10

Nigeria: Youths Can Rule Country, Says Obasanjo

allafrica 01-MAY-10

'National Assembly Has No Right To Empower Jonathan As Acting President'

ngrguardiannews 01-MAY-10

INEC: Beyond Maurice Iwu

ngrguardiannews 30-APR-10

Nigeria fires elections chief

aljazeera 28-APR-10

Nigeria's acting president urges unity in ruling party (Reuters)

news 27-APR-10

Nigeria party leader is charged

bbc 26-APR-10

Youth groups, others pooh-pooh Babangida

guardiannewsngr 19-APR-10

Jonathan seeks U.S., World Bank help on power crisis

guardiannewsngr 14-APR-10

Acting leader of Nigeria tries to reassure skeptics (McClatchy Newspapers)

news 13-APR-10

New attacks in Troubled Nigerian hot spot

MailGuardian 12-APR-10

Critics fear allies of Nigeria's ailing leader interfering (AFP)

news 10-APR-10

Nigerian acting leader names female oil minister (AFP)

news 06-APR-10

Akunyili, seven others make list as ministerial screening begins Monday

guardiannewsngr 25-MAR-10

PM greets Namibian counterpart on Independence Day

Infopak 22-MAR-10

Gaddafi comment sparks major row with Nigeria

kuwaittimes 20-MAR-10

Cabinet Nigeria needs, by leaders

ngrguardiannews 19-MAR-10

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan dissolves cabinet

euronews 18-MAR-10

Nigeria is falling apart, says Nobel prize-winning author

independent 16-MAR-10

Competing Political Rallies in Togo

voanews 13-MAR-10

Yar'Adua - Let's Have Some Peace

africaFM 11-MAR-10

Nigeria urged to restore order after massacre

channel4news 09-MAR-10

FG Explains Delay in Repair of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

thisdayonline 08-MAR-10

Nigerian president returns home

irishtimes 25-FEB-10

Nigeria deputy remains in charge

bbc 24-FEB-10

No Military Manoeuvres Allowed

ngrguardiannews 21-FEB-10

Tide moves against Yar’Adua’s men

vanguardngr 14-FEB-10

Nigeria power transfer 'is need political tonic'

MailGuardian 12-FEB-10

Nigerian deputy to act as president

aljazeera 09-FEB-10

Nigeria: Yar'Adua - We Either Resolve Or Dissolve, Ministers Threaten

allafrica 08-FEB-10

76 Days Of President's Absence: Democracy Awaits Decision Tuesday

ngrguardiannews 07-FEB-10

Nigeria's Anambra state vote begins

aljazeera 06-FEB-10

Ill Nigeria leader 'to step back'

bbc 05-FEB-10

Yar'Adua Not Bound To Handover, Court Rules

ngrguardiannews 30-JAN-10

[said:]: This country cannot continue to wobble along like a stalked and wounded lion, walking to its death. We have immense resources— there were 37.2 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Nigeria as of 2011 ranking the country as the largest producer of oil in Africa and the 11th largest in the world, yet, there is no respite in the search for sustainable development of the nation.

vanguardngr 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Even though it is a big challenge... it is not one that... shakes Nigeria to its foundation,

nation 24-JAN-12

[-said]: Even though it is a big challenge… it is not one that… shakes Nigeria to its foundation,

vanguardngr 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Even though it is a big challenge to the Nigerian people and its government, it is not one that... shakes Nigeria to its foundation,

thisdayonline 23-JAN-12

[-added]: If we want to develop, we must change our consumption habits. We must consume what is our own, what is around us in Africa. In this way, we will be able to make progress,

reliefWeb 19-JAN-12

[-said]: liberalisation

afriquejet 19-DEC-11

[ said]: We played our role, we followed the constitution and then those who are there [successors] you support them. That doesn’t mean that when they do wrong, you cannot make them [aware of it],

voanews 19-DEC-11

[ said]: I believe Africa is in the process of making progress,

voanews 19-DEC-11

[ said]: It will be wrong of any executive leader to bend the constitution to suit his own purpose,

voanews 19-DEC-11

[ stated]: As I watch you grow over the years, I also see you maturing in thinking, actions, reactions and character. You are today a different man from what you were at the beginning of my second Presidential Campaign for the president in 2003. I am happy to note that all through these years, you have sustained my attestation to your credibility, resourcefulness, versatility, industry, deep thinking, integrity and competence, even to the admiration of your peers, who hold you in high esteem,

guardiannewsngr 18-DEC-11

[ said]: Such is the objective of the AAS whose headquarters we are inaugurating in Nairobi today,

standardmedia 16-DEC-11

[-urges]: Those Africans that are held in retention camps in Italy's Lampedusa, waiting for deportation, do not hold Master's Degree in Finance or Ph.D in Physics. They only constitute cheap labour which Europe rejects because it already has in excess.

allafrica 16-DEC-11

[-said]: I know Wada. He is my son. He will surely perform beyond expectations, because he will not want to betray the confidence the voters gave to him. Moreover, he will want to surpass the achievements recorded by the out going governor, who has also done tremendously well,

vanguardngr 08-DEC-11

[-said]: We are working towards that. We cannot compromise indiscipline and I have been saying this often and often,

vanguardngr 08-DEC-11

[said:]: It doesn’t matter which way you look at it today. People are now talking of Arab Spring. And some people will say, is Egypt not developing? On economic scale, after South Africa, it is Egypt in Africa. Has Libya not got resources?

ngrguardiannews 06-DEC-11

[-said]: Arab Spring

ngrguardiannews 06-DEC-11

[replied:]: No, I think Atiku destroyed the trust within the first three years of our working together.

guardiannewsngr 02-DEC-11

[said:]: My number two (Atiku Abubakar), even said to me once that ‘you have given me too much to do.’ I didn’t complain when I was the number two, but my own number two complained that I was giving him too much to do. But I knew that he had never had any experience of even running a local government and one of the reasons was that if this man will have the opportunity to succeed me, he needs to be exposed. And my thinking was exposure, initially domestically and later on, externally.

guardiannewsngr 02-DEC-11

[-replied]: So the trust wasn’t there?

guardiannewsngr 02-DEC-11

[said:]: It is with deep sadness that I received the news of the demise of my friend and colleague. He and I were sub-lieutnants in the army at Nigeria’s independence in 1960. In a way, his death marks the end of an era in Nigeria.

vanguardngr 29-NOV-11

[-said this]: on the Nigerian civil war which in itself was a culmination of actions and reactions.

guardiannewsngr 29-NOV-11

[said:]: It is with deep sadness that I received the news of the demise of my friend and colleague. He and I were sub-lieutnants in the army at Nigeria's independence in 1960. In a way, his death marks the end of an era in Nigeria.

allafrica 29-NOV-11

[-said]: An employer of labour, a philanthropist, Alex’s selfless services to the country and exemplary leadership will be greatly missed by his community, local government area, state, the nation in general and his family

ngrguardiannews 24-NOV-11

[-stated]: Agriculture should be treated as a business and until we take agriculture as a business in Africa, our unemployment problem would continue to stare at us in the face,

ngrguardiannews 24-NOV-11

[-said]: While Europe is wobbling and fumbling-thank God for that-America since 2008 has not come out of economic recession. I doubt if it will not affect Obama's second tenure.

allafrica 20-NOV-11

[-urge]: Be agent of value change. Imbibe values of hard work and respect for seniors and elders and stop passing the buck

allafrica 02-NOV-11

[said:]: it must be the concern of all of us. It is my own concern as a Nigerian because without security in the country then there isn’t much we can do. So there is need for peace and security for development and progress to be made

vanguardngr 05-OCT-11

[-said]: Is the newspaper (name withheld) well? Are those who manage it well? Are they sane because that must be lies. I have not written to the president since his inauguration. I think probably I wrote to him last year on honours and awards for some Nigerians. So, if any paper has written that, it’s a figment of its imagination and I will refer them to my lawyers,

guardiannewsngr 05-OCT-11

[-said that]: Indeed, marking the 60th anniversary of your mother’s transition is sorrow tinged with the appreciation of mercies of God demonstrated in the life of your mother. We praise God for his eminent descendants who are keeping her memory alive and honoured throughout our land and beyond.

vanguardngr 04-OCT-11

[said:]: Africa needs greater integration to match itself with the rest of the world.

allafrica 28-SEP-11

[said:]: Many African countries are responsive to positive advice from the private sector on what the private sector needs to do business in Africa and to move the African economy forward into the mainstream of the global economy

allafrica 28-SEP-11

[also declared that:]: Lagos, being the nation's economic capital, deserved full attention and support from the Federal Government

allafrica 21-SEP-11

[said:]: This is a personal initiative.

vanguardngr 18-SEP-11

[said:]: Those who misbehaved last year, if you say we should forgive them totally, they will do worse things next year. But those who have shown remorse should be allowed back into the party. But there are some that what they did was so bad that by the grace of God, I will never be in the same party with them for the rest of my life

allafrica 05-SEP-11

[-said]: The speakership of the House of Representatives, which the constitution of the party zoned to the South-West, is our legitimate right that we must fight for,

allafrica 05-SEP-11

[stated:]: Some of them behave badly. Their behaviour was terrible. I will never be in the same party with them

guardiannewsngr 05-SEP-11

[-said]: Most of all, the motherhood spirit she possesses. In fact, I must confess that by her attitude, I feel like I am still learning in some aspects of life,

allafrica 03-SEP-11

[said:]: It is obligatory for leaders to respect their people and create an enabling atmosphere for good governance, but the NATO intervention in the conflict in Libya is wrong because it will take a long time to address the damages caused.

allafrica 30-AUG-11

[said:]: I want to underline the situation that will signal red alert for us in Africa. I am worried, I am apprehensive about unemployment in our continent that it has not been taken as seriously as it should be. I give example of my own country, Nigeria where we have about 120 tertiary institutions. When I was growing up, there was only one university in Nigeria. Today, when you include the polytechnics to the tertiary institutions, we have over 200 institutions of learning. Each institution graduates about 3,000 s

allafrica 22-AUG-11

[-added that]: As at 1999, we met 1,500 mega watts before we took it up to 4,000 mega watts. What we started they are now allowing it to go on. I believe if they continue with the programme that we left, in another two years, we will get to 10,000.

onlinenigeria 21-AUG-11

[ reported that]: Obasanjo replies, says Babangida ran worse regime

afriquejet 20-AUG-11

[said:]: Normally, when I read these things I don’t believe them. Yesterday (Wednesday) when somebody phoned me and said this was said, I said I didn’t believe it. He said check on all the papers (newspapers) and I said get me all the papers and they got me the papers, and I read them.

ngrguardiannews 19-AUG-11

[explained that:]: as elected President, I built Papalanto, Omotosho and other plants and I started five independent power stations which were stopped for two and a half years.

ngrguardiannews 19-AUG-11

[-said]: For instance, he talked about our energy. When I was the military Head of State, I built Jebba Dam; built Shiroro Dam. I prepared the foundation of Egbin thermal plant, which President Shehu Shagari completed and commissioned. That time the money we were making was not up to the money Babangida made annually in his eight years and yet we built two dams. 'It is important to know that power is the driving force for development and for any developing country. But since the building of Egbin power plant, until

allafrica 19-AUG-11

[-added]: I also read where he said in his time, he gave the dividends of democracy and at the same time he regretted. When I read that, well I said Babangida should be pitied and shown sympathy rather than anger or condemnation because the old saying says a fool at 40 is a fool forever and I would say a regret at 70 is regret too late. Well, a regret at 70 is a regret to the grave...

allafrica 19-AUG-11

[said:]: I blocked the sale of Nigeria Airways, not that I attempted to block the sale of Nigeria Airways. When I was military head of state, Nigeria Airways had 32 aircraft, by the time I came back as elected president of Nigeria, Nigeria Airways had only one aircraft.

vanguardngr 19-AUG-11

[described:]: The visiting President as friend, brother, confidant and colleague.

ngrguardiannews 11-AUG-11

[said:]: the Colonial borders dividing us must be dismantled to give boost to African unity.

vanguardngr 10-AUG-11

[ said]: Charles Taylor was planning to settle down peacefully. He even talked of emulating me by becoming a farmer,

allafrica 07-AUG-11

[-told]: Put him in a cage? It is not proper. He deserves a better treatment. This is not good for the image of Africa,

afriquejet 05-AUG-11

[said:]: Mr. President it is that policy that brought me up as President in 1999, and brought President Yar`Adua up in 2007 and you up in 2011. It has given us some element of predictability, stability and order,

vanguardngr 27-JUL-11

[said yesterday:]: I have heard unsubstantiated report, either at the Party or Government hierarchy, that the Party’s performance in the Southwest zone was the reason. To such lose and uninformed talk, I will point out that when in 2003, I was the Party’s candidate for the Presidency, the South-West was in a worse situation than it is today in electoral result terms of 1999. And in 2007, when President Yar`Adua was a candidate, the North-West had control of two out of seven States as the electoral results of 2003 reflecte

vanguardngr 27-JUL-11

[said:]: let me express concern about breaches of the BPP Act. Breaches without sanctions are a sure way to kill the reforms and make the law useless because a law is as good as its observance by all.

afriquejet 26-JUL-11

[said:]: You may not necessarily know the reasons for their actions but you should find out why they are doing what they are doing. We need intelligence approach along with people who will find out what is happening both internally and externally. Also, fish out the people behind the scene and how do they become a menace to the society.

allafrica 08-JUL-11

[adding:]: It is not only about technical expertise but also about having those who know how to put across difficult policies.

allafrica 08-JUL-11

[ says]: When you put the growth in GDP terms it looks good, but if you look at poverty reduction we are still very poor,

ipsnews 07-JUL-11

[ says]: The growth in Africa did not come by accident,

ipsnews 07-JUL-11

[-said]: And that will make nonsense of the highest of any economic growth.

allafrica 29-JUN-11

[ said]: We are not creating 100, 000 jobs every year,[*]and that is a tinderbox on which we are all sitting, and the fuse can be ignited anytime.

allafrica 24-JUN-11

[said:]: You are absolutely right about corruption as the cankerworm that has militated against our development and does not allow us to develop as fast as we ought to be. When we came out of the civil war, oil was discovered but the oil became a doom rather than a boom for us because nobody wanted to do anything as we were torn between agriculture, industry and oil. Nobody wanted to do anything because we were thinking oil, sleeping oil and were almost drinking oil. It was that bad.

allafrica 16-JUN-11

[-stated]: I have not seen that will of persistency and consistency in Nigeria because the people that are involved in corruption in Nigeria are strongly entrenched and unless you are ready to confront them at the point of even giving your life for it then you will give in and when you give in that is the end of it,

allafrica 16-JUN-11

[said:]: I believe this is why the world financial organisation as opposed to World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, regulate the trillions that move around every day

allafrica 16-JUN-11

[said:]: In Nigeria, if you say we are growing, how much has it affected jobs, how many children have gone to school, how does it affect maternal mortality? It is only when we have this that I can say we are growing economically and there is social justice.

allafrica 16-JUN-11

[said:]: It is a red alert for us in Africa. I am worried, I am apprehensive about the unemployment on our continent which we are not taking as seriously as it should be.

allafrica 16-JUN-11

[said:]: I have met quite a lot of leaders around the world in my short period of life. I believe they are few that have such ambition. In Africa without meaning to embarrass anybody, I can list probably two or three. In Europe, maybe one or two, in Asia, I see two or three but I will not name anyone so that I will not cause diplomatic chaos.

allafrica 16-JUN-11

[-said]: We have all heard what my brother from Yemen has said about the situation in the Arab countries and North Africa. I want to underline the situation that will signal red alert for us in Africa. I am worried , I am apprehensive about unemployment in our continent that it has not been taken as seriously as it should be. I give example of my own continent in Nigeria where we have about 120 tertiary institutions. When I was growing up, there was only one university in Nigeria. Today when you include the polytech

allafrica 15-JUN-11

[-noted]: Each sector is treading upward. Be it telecom, banking, retail or construction. The resurgence has come about in spite of the fact that most African countries are still facing serious challenges such as poverty, disease, and high infant and maternal mortality,

afriquejet 20-MAY-11

[-told]: Therefore any leader building a team that will work with him must be extremely careful because there are so many things to balance,

vanguardngr 06-MAY-11

[said:]: you know in this particular voting unit, the first, second and the third, it has been peaceful, orderly and of course the turnout has been more or less in line with average national turnout throughout the country.

vanguardngr 26-APR-11

[-said]: It is a phenomenon that must be condemned. That is part of our democratic process that is new,

afriquejet 10-APR-11

[said:]: You can’t say everything is a laughing matter the way I said ‘I dey laugh o’ because it is a serious matter now. This one is serious in the sense that we must learn from the mistakes of the past. It is not something that should be trivialized. It is also serious in that the bombing in Suleja is a phenomenon that should be condemned in a democratic culture.

vanguardngr 09-APR-11

[said:]: You can’t say everything is a laughing matter the way I said ‘I dey laugh o’ because it is a serious matter now. This one is serious in the sense that we must learn from the mistakes of the past. It is not something that should be trivialized. CPSI-Violence_vandalism Ecology Negative HighPositive HighNegative ManMadeDisasters Nigeria Positive Technology TerroristAttack ANMCountries AUPanorama <entities count=

vanguardngr 09-APR-11

[said:]: finding the solutions is what we are doing here. First, having a feel of Bells University of Technology and also coming together from across the Ailanthic, rub minds together to solve the problems.

vanguardngr 07-APR-11

[-said]: Zoning and rotation is alive in PDP,

allafrica 30-MAR-11

[-stated that]: PDP should be commended for being the only political party that enshrined zoning and rotation in its constitution. PDP encourages stability and we shall continue to promote that.

allafrica 27-MAR-11

[stated:]: We (Southwest) have tasted what it is to be in the opposition and we have decided that never again shall we be in the opposition. We have resolved to be in the mainstream politics.

ngrguardiannews 13-MAR-11

[-said]: Whatever we may say, the reason Bode went to prison should be condemned by everybody and I have condemned it. He did not go to prison for political offence. If he had been sent to prison for political offence, then he comes back and all his political associates may get round him. PDP as a party must dissociate itself from celebrating criminality,

allafrica 09-MAR-11

[said:]: He(George) sent a passionate message to me from prison, urging me to attend a family church thanksgiving …(but) I found that the atmosphere was more than a family affair

vanguardngr 09-MAR-11

[added:]: As a party that is trying to form a government in Lagos State; as a party that formed government at the national level and in at least 27 states, we would be celebrating criminality because whatever we may say, the reason Bode went to prison should be condemned by everybody.

allafrica 06-MAR-11

[said:]: Whichever one, I think it is not good. I went to a campaign and I sang; how can I vote and you steal my vote and you will expect me to accept that.

allafrica 06-MAR-11

[-noted]: Akpabio will soon turn Akwa Ibom to a paradise using the flyovers and all forms of transportation including roads, airport, Independent Power Plant and gas processing industry, among others. Railway will soon come. The truth is that the governor is not only doing things that will benefit the state alone but other states also. I feel proud about what you have done in the last four years

allafrica 02-MAR-11

[-noted]: Akpabio will soon turn Akwa Ibom to a paradise, using the flyovers and all forms of transportation including roads, airport, Independent Power Plant and gas processing industry, among others. Railway will soon come. The truth is that the governor is not only doing things that benefit the state alone but other states. I feel proud what you have done in the last four years

allafrica 01-MAR-11

[-said that]: Strategic positioning of postgraduate education in Nigeria,

ngrguardiannews 01-MAR-11

[said:]: With the political history of our country, the unity will be strengthened if a person from the minority group from South_South is given a chance. With the things happening, we have been proved right.

vanguardngr 09-FEB-11

Tinubu [-added]: What legacy has Obasanjo left for this country? Look at the petroleum issue; I can show you papers on this when we start discussions on the petroleum subsidies. What did he do? He left that problem. What has he done on electricity? He left that legacy of failure till now. What has he done in privatisation? He left the litany of corruption. It was Obasanjo that made us give another vocabulary in transparency. He said that you can be transparent corruptly. We note transparent corruption in Transcorp and so ma

allafrica 10-DEC-11

Jonathan [-said]: The Plateau issue is not caused by religion, but religion is the fire that increases the problem. We are working on how to end it. During the time of President Olusegun Obasanjo, a state of emergency was declared, but it did not solve the problem. For there to be peace in Jos, the people must agree that they want peace,

newswatchngr 23-SEP-11

Fani Kayode [said:]: The press statement that I issued on August 22, 2011, concerning the face off between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen Ibrahim Babangida has been completely misconstrued and misunderstood by virtually all and sundry.

allafrica 25-AUG-11

Babangida [-said]: We do not want to believe that he (Obasanjo) truly said that, but if it is true that he did say that, Nigerians know who the greatest (sic) fool is,

onlinenigeria 21-AUG-11

Babangida [-said]: There is a book comparing my eight years in office and the eight years of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, anyone can compare and contrast. The difference is clear,

allafrica 18-AUG-11

David-West [said:]: look, Obasanjo should shut up if he has nothing to say because he has no locus standi to make such remarks. By the way, who is he that he should ask the Speaker to resign? When he was in office, did he not do worse things? He never respected the zoning formula; as far as I’m concerned, Obasanjo should shut up his mouth.

vanguardngr 28-JUL-11

Tinubu [-declared]: Ribadu, who was not close to me because he was in the camp of Obasanjo, did not humiliate me. So, If you are corrupt, you are corrupt and you should not join politics. I want all Nigerians to support Ribadu in his quest to become the next president for the betterment of our country

afriquejet 18-FEB-11

Jonathan [said:]: The South-West zone is very important and cosmopolitan. Almost 50 per cent of the population in Lagos is not from the zone and Ogun. We have our challenges in the South-West but we are on top of the situation. We will resolve our political differences, Lagos is the commercial hub of this country and we must take it over. We must also take Ekiti and Osun states. The entire South-West must be for PDP. The President identified electricity supply as a necessary ingredient to turn the economy around and assured

ngrguardiannews 09-FEB-11