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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Font size: Senator Ibikunle Amosun candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has been declared winner of the April 26th gubernatorial election in Ogun State by Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC returning officer for Ogun State, Professor Balogun said Amosun won with 377,489 votes to beat Adetunji Olurin of PDP who polled 188,698 […]
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Abia, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Gov. Theodore Orji of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the governorship election in Abia State by Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). He polled 641,158 votes to defeat APGA candidate Ufumbo who got 49,421 votes. wp_posts
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Anambra, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

New Nigerian Politics that confirm that ex Anambra Governor Dr. Chris Ngige has defeated Prof. Dora Akunyili in a NASS election re-vote in Anambra Central senatorial district. Details of Ngige’s win are still coming in but an electoral officer who spoke to NNP stated that the people voted enmass for the former governor much out […]
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Ekiti, Elections 2011, Enugu, Lagos, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN has won the governorship election in Lagos in a landslide victory with Gov. Babatunde Fashola polling about 85% of the votes cast in yesterday’s election. The big win of the day for the ACN comes from Ogun state, while it looks set to clinch the Oyo state governorship poll where […]
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Elections 2011, Kano, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
MOST corps members engaged for the ongoing elections in Kano, on Tuesday, during the governorship and House of Assembly elections tactically withdrew their service from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), while the few one who took courage to appear at their polling units appeared in hijab to disguise themselves. There was a general apathy […]
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Africa & World Politics
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
CATHOLIC priest Father Marko Mnkandla has told of how he was stripped in the presence of two female police officers following his arrest two weeks ago. The Lupane clergyman had been arrested for allegedly holding a political rally disguised as church service for Gukurahundi survivors and victims without the consent of the police. Mnkandla was […]
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Africa & World Politics
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
THE British media has criticised an invitation extended to Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Friday’s Royal Wedding, as it was revealed the country’s two most recent Prime Ministers were SNUBBED. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown will not be among the 1,900 invited dignitaries filling the Westminster Abbey in London, but Gabriel Machinga will be at the wedding […]
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Africa & World Politics
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Kizza Besigye, on Wednesday morning appeared before Nakasongola Magistrate’s Court for bail application. Besigye has appeared before Magistrate, Justine Atukwasa, who refused to entertain pleas by Besigye’s lawyers for a bail application last week. The Magistrate however adjourned the case to 2 PM after she was informed that Besigye […]
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Africa & World Politics
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
THE Government yesterday started the second phase of the registration exercise for issuing national identity cards (IDs). Under this phase, a total of 10.5 million Ugandans who are already on the voters’ list will have their bio-data updated. They are expected to get their IDs in the next two years. Vice-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya was […]
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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
THE gubernatorial and state House of Assembly elections in Rivers State were held peacefully, on Tuesday, even as the turnout was also encouraging. Reports from the 23 local government areas of the state indicated that the elections were conducted in a free and fair manner, save for a few number of places, where reports of […]