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Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said he gave ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo N100m to run his campaign in 1999. He said he gave another N100m to the Peoples Democratic Party prior to the 1999 elections. The former governor said this as ‘Guest of the Week’ on a Kaduna-based Liberty FM radio programme on Saturday. He said, “I ...

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Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu yesterday said Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State is confused for accusing the Constitution Review Committee of a hidden agenda to create a state for the South East. He asked the governor to withdraw the statement. Ekweremadu who doubles as Chairman of the Committee said the governor ought to know that no individual can amend ...

By The Nation THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be risking the peoples’ revolt unless it drops the idea of mobilising financial institutions against states under the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), all in an attempt to arrest development in those states, the ACN has warned. According to the ACN, the PDP is plotting to stifle development in states ...

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze President Goodluck Jonathan has told Nigerians that they should be able to utilise the power of the voter card to get rid of bad leaders in government, saying that it was with this in mind that his administration decided to sanitise the electoral process to ensure that the wish of the people prevailed at elections. Speaking ...