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Nigeria:
Is Jonathan Taking an Authoritarian Turn?
ThinkAfricaPress, 7 January 2014
In the face of growing challenges to his authority, President Jonathan appears to be increasingly intolerant of "treasonous" criticism. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria's Ruling Party Faces Political Challenges in 2014
VOA, 1 January 2014
Nigeria saw a major political shake-up in 2013 with the opposition coming together and governors and parliament members defecting in droves from the ruling party. Analysts see… Read more »
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Nigeria:
PDP Denies Members Defection to APC in Kaduna
Vanguard, 2 January 2014
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday denied the rumours making the rounds that over 1, 200 of its members, including its executives had defected to the All Progressives… Read more »
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Nigeria:
APC to Assume House Leadership Soon
Vanguard, 2 January 2014
There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress, APC, may, on resumption from recess of the House of Representatives on January 13, 2014, assume the leadership of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
1,200 PDP Chieftains Defect to APC in Kaduna
Leadership, 1 January 2014
Vice President Namadi Sambo's move to save his job was yesterday truncated following the defection of about 1, 200 chieftains of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from his… Read more »
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Nigeria:
As PDP Becomes Opposition in Kwara
Daily Trust, 2 January 2014
There is tension in Kwara over the recent defection of new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) members to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Our correspondent explores the unfolding… Read more »
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Nigeria:
PDP Defectors Would Return Soon - Bamanga
Daily Trust, 2 January 2014
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur yesterday expressed hope that prominent members of the party that left for other parties would soon… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Measures in Place for PDP Defectors to Return, Says Tukur
Vanguard, 2 January 2014
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said the party and the Presidency have put in place measures to ensure that members of the party that… Read more »
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Nigeria:
PDP Moves to Keep Majority in Senate
Vanguard, 2 January 2014
The aspiration by the All Progressives Congress, APC to take control of the leadership of the National Assembly is to be stoutly resisted in the Senate. It emerged, yesterday, that… Read more »
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Nigeria:
APC Says Ready to Rescue Nigeria
Daily Trust, 1 January 2014
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised Nigerians to make the necessary sacrifices in order to rescue the country from the clutches of the people who were determined to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
1,200 PDP Members in Sambo's Council Defect to APC
This Day, 1 January 2014
About 1,200 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where Vice-President Namadi Sambo comes from, Tuesday defected… Read more »
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Nigeria:
More PDP Members Defect to APC in VP's Constituency
Daily Trust, 1 January 2014
No less than1,200 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna North Local Government yesterday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abe - I Will Soon Join APC
This Day, 1 January 2014
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Magnus Abe, has said he would soon join the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that there was no provision… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Saraki Dares the Odds, Defects to APC
This Day, 1 January 2014
Former Governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central in the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday took the lead among senators itching to defect to the All Progressives… Read more »
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Nigeria:
I'll Soon Join APC - Abe
Vanguard, 1 January 2014
Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Magnus Abe, has said he will soon join All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting that there was no provision in the… Read more »