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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it would not indulge in cheap campaign propaganda ahead of the February general elections.

The Director-General of the party's Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said this at a news conference in Abuja.

Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, re-emphasised that the party would rather base its campaign on ideas and issues.

He said that ideas and issues were important to Nigerians, while showcasing its verifiable achievements across the country to the electorate.

He said that the party, in the course of its electioneering, would raise fundamental questions on the personalities of party flag bearers, especially that of the opposition APC.

Such questions, he said, would bother around past reco ... Read more »
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Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano state on Wednesday said that supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan are scared of campaigning in the state because of the President's gross incompetence and failure; DAILY POST reports. 

Addressing a delegation from Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state at the Government House , Kwankwaso said, ''It is clear that Jonathan’s men in Kano are afraid to campaign for him because they have nothing to show. We have been saying that this regime is a total failure and a disaster for Nigeria. This is why, despite our ties with the PDP, we decided to abandon the party for the APC.

''What Nigeria needs now is a strong leader that would correct all these mess that Nigeria is going through. The APC is providing this leader in the person of Ge ... Read more »
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Speaking at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, President Jonathan has stated that the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) tried to assassinate him in the October 1, 2010 bombing in Eagle Square, Abuja. 

He said this in reaction to the group's recent endorsement of his opponent for the February elections, General Muhammadu Buhari. 

The October 1, 2010 bombing resulted in 12 deaths and 17 injuries.

President Jonathan said: 

“I saw a headline in one of the newspapers, saying MEND dumps Jonathan, did you see it?” he asked. 

“The leader of MEND is Henry Okah, Okah is in prison in South Africa, not even in Nigeria, where they could have said I influenced it. He is in prison because he wanted to assassinate me b ... Read more »
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The Oba of Lagos, Oba Railwan Akiolu, on Thursday said that President Goodluck Jonathan should not be blamed for the problems of Nigeria.

Akiolu said this while receiving Jonathan at his palace in Lagos.

He said that many of the problems in the country predated the Jonathan administration.

The President was in the Lagos State for the flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) presidential campaign at the Tafawa Balewa Square.

He was in the Oba’s palace to pay homage to him and seek his blessings before going to the campaign venue.
Akiolu said that fighting corruption was the responsibility of every Nigerian.

''What will be, will be; God Almighty will give the best person the opportunity to lead this country ... Read more »
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A 5-year-old girl died after being thrown from a bridge into Tampa Bay early Thursday and her father is facing first-degree murder charges, St. Petersburg police say.
The incident occurred just after midnight, according to MyFoxTampaBay. The girl was pulled from the water and Tampa Police spokeswoman Yolanda Fernandez told The Associated Press rescuers who found the girl tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at a local hospital 2:44 a.m. Thursday.
John Nicholas Jonchuck's daughter, Phoebe, fell about 60 feet over the Sunshine Skyway bridge into the bay, St. Petersburg police Chief Anthony Holloway said at a news conferenc ... Read more »
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British actor Khan Bonfils, who went by Kan, died Wednesday in London while preparing for an upcoming production of “Dante’s Inferno.” He was 42.
Paramedics and members of the Craft Theatre Company in East London were unable to revive Bonfils after he collapsed in rehearsal, according to the Daily Mail. A cause of death has not yet been announced.
“Kan collapsed during a rehearsal and the directo ... Read more »
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