Author: Peter Tuketu
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What if it is an Osinbajo vs Obi or Amaechi/Tinubu vs Atiku race? – By Mideno Bayagbon
It is the week of primaries across the two major political parties, nationwide. Already, candidates are beginning to emerge for all the roles that need filling up in May 2023. States Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives, and Senate candidates, except in places where exigencies led to the postponement of the primaries, are now known. …
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Are you not ashamed to be called a Nigerian? – By Mideno Bayagbon
I had wanted to write about the perfidy represented by the trio of the disgraceful Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele’s conduct; the unbelievable mumu-ishness of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; and the shamelessness of Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige. But a late night discussion with a friend, whose medical condition kept…
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My N100m presidential nomination form – I don get alert – By Mideno Bayagbon
I am happy to report that I have joined the gang of Nigerian big-boiz politicians, (at least in my dreams), who get nebulous pretender groups, unknown associations and persons to go to the secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, purportedly to buy expression of interest and nomination forms for them. The pretence is,…
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Obasanjo’s k-leg visits APC as Fulanis plot 2023 dark horse – By Mideno Bayagbon
For those who thought it was a settled matter in the All Progressives Congress (APC), that its presidential flag bearer would come from the South, in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election, a rude awakening greeted them last week. Two new, but related twists, surfaced sending shock waves into the camps of aspirants. The two events…
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Aisha Buhari, N100m nomination forms and our mumu of the week – By Mideno Bayagbon
The summons when it came was urgent. It was novel, so it rang all the curiosity bells. And one of the presidential aspirants, invited on short notice, to the bounteous Ramadan (Iftar) fast breaking with Aisha Buhari, was heard muttering: Nothing wey Musa, the gateman, no go see for gate for this country!
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Yemi Osinbajo mans up and Tinubu’s camp is furious and afraid – By Mideno Bayagbon
What an interesting and exciting week this young week is turning out to be. It opened with a lot of exciting promises on the political turf. And the star so far has been the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, grabbing all the headlines in both the traditional media and on the social media platforms. for the…
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2023: Of Buhari, Governors and Aso Rock as major Corruption enablers – By Mideno Bayagbon
In all of this, it is clear that Governors are the major enablers of corruption in Nigeria. In APC, there is the added fact that Aso Rock handlers are the chiefest enablers of corruption in the land today. That accounts for who they are backing to replace President Buhari. They want the sweet lollipop of…
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PDP ‘OWNERS’ FIGHT ATIKU, SARAKI, KWANKWASO – By Mideno Bayagbon
The fight over who controls the party machinery and where and to whom the party’s presidential flag should go, is generating intense heat in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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For Tinubu, What A Bad Week Last Week Was! …And The Igbos Are Coming
Is He Saying Buhari Is A Terrorist And Other Stories
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Aquariavwodo, Gbagi, Augoye Sweat As DC23 Prunes Guber Aspirants to Three
Aquariavwodo, Gbagi, Augoye Sweat As DC23 Prunes Guber Aspirants to Three