Politics – Viva Naija

BREAKING NEWS: Atiku resigns from APC

Terry — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:20:02 +0000

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned his membership of the APC this morning in a statement. He hereby resigned from the All Progressives Congress while he take time to ponder his future according to the report on Vanguard. As reported in Vanguard, alleging a draconian clampdown of democracy in the All Progressives Congress, APC, […]

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Group Set to Organise 1 Million Man March for Buhari

Terry — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:01:40 +0000

A coalition of Northern civil society groups has announced plans to organise a One million man march in support of President Muhammadu Buhari. Premium Times reports that the coalition had a meeting in Kaduna on Thursday, November 23 where it also declared support for the fight against corruption of the administration. It also described the […]

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#AnambraDebates: Nna, Nne, Osita Chidoka or Oseloka Obaze, who did it for you?

Sayo — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:24:07 +0000

The gubernatorial election in Anambra state is fast approaching and #AnambraDebates, a gubernatorial debate organized by Channels TV to give the candidates a common platform to wield their wits against each other, is trending both offline and online. Why? Well, for once in a long while, the reason why #AnambraDebates is trending is not because […]

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Bring back history lessons in Nigerian schools: no future if we do not acknowledge the past!

mazi abe — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:29:24 +0000

Yesterday, the people of Israel celebrated 100 years of the Balfour Declaration. The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government during World War I, announcing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a minority Jewish population. It heralded the creation […]

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Kachikwu’s House in Abuja Catches fire

Terry — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:11:37 +0000

The private residence of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, caught fire on Sunday evening, TheCablereports. The report: The fire started in his bedroom as a result of a suspected electrical fault to the air conditioners, sources in the know said. “Kachikwu was not at home when it happened, but thankfully the fire service […]

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VIDEO: Should Prof. Yemi Osinbajo be our next President? Watch him speak at the Financial Times Africa Summit

Sayo — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:20:43 +0000

Come oh dear people, who nominated Professor Yemi Osinbajo for Vice-Presidency again? Jagaban right? Well, ain’t surprised, those Jagaban’s eyes aren’t there for nothing, they see (and spot talent) binocularly. I strongly believe and I’ve reiterated via different articles that Nigeria’s issues need a long-term, well thought-out solution steeped in introspection and aimed at (re-educating) […]

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Catalonia referendum should prove to Africa that the West plays dirty

Bucky Hassan — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 11:08:04 +0000

Western nations must not be the sole barometer by which Africa judges herself. The violence in Spain with the Catalonia referendum, and the resultant response – or lack thereof – from external nations and bodies further highlights this. The tumultuous events in Spain this weekend, and the silence of the EU, the UN the USA, and most […]

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Appeal Court demands Dasuki appearance at Metuh’s court case

Damilola J. Oladeji — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 19:23:10 +0000

It’s been how many years now since we started with the “Dasuki scam trial“? Just like all the typical kangaroo trials we have for rich criminals, the case has almost all but expired. Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), was facing a 47-count charge before three different courts and judges in Abuja. The […]

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Nigerians fault new Awolowo statue-Why is he seated?

Terry — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:13:53 +0000

Recently the Lagos state government unveiled a 20-feet statue of the Premier of the former Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo in Ikeja. However Nigerians has expressed disappointment at the way the image was moulded, some said it distort it sage. According to Punch, the new statue of the first Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, […]

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Angela Merkel wins 4th term as chancellor of Germany

Rachel — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:23:17 +0000

This is excellent news for Germany’s liberal leanings as Angela Merkel wins her fourth term as chancellor. According to Vox, Angela Merkel just walked into her fourth term as chancellor of Germany. Her party, the Christian Democrats (CDU), picked up 32.5 percent of the votes in Sunday’s election, according to the first exit polls issued at 6 […]

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