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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Top Stories
Monday, April 18th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan was on Monday formally declared winner of Saturday’s presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Out of the 38,209,978 total valid votes, Jonathan polled 22,495,187 votes (58.9 per cent) while his closest rival, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Progressive Change came second with 12,214,853 votes or 31. 98 […]
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Elections 2011
Monday, April 18th, 2011
ABUJA — FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday that the post election protests in some parts of the country were uncalled for, just as he stressed that any form of political violence that involves attacks on public institutions, including places of worship, was dangerous to the stability, unity and peaceful co-existence of Nigeria. In […]
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Elections 2011, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Party Politics, Presidency
Monday, April 18th, 2011
ABUJA – CONGRESS for Progressive Change, CPC, Presidential Candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, called for the cancellation of results of the election saying that computers used in compiling the votes were programmed to rig the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, back to power. Malam Nuhu Ribadu, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Shekarau Buhari’s assertion was backed […]
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Headlines, Sports
Monday, April 18th, 2011
Holders Ghana got off to a bad start at the African Youth Championship (AYC) when they were defeated 2-1 by arch rivals Nigeria on Monday. Innocent Uche Nwafor scored both goals for the Flying Eagles in Group B to secure their first ever win over the Black Satellites. The Enugu Rangers attacker put Nigeria in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Elections 2011
Monday, April 18th, 2011
ECOWAS Observation Mission, Sunday, in Abuja, said the Presidential election met the criteria of fairness and transparency and commended INEC for its leadership and professionalism. Head of the Mission, Prof. Amos Sawyer, in a preliminary declaration on the polls, also commended the Federal Government and stakeholders for ensuring a peaceful and orderly election. He called […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Monday, April 18th, 2011
WARRI – A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart in Delta State, Dr John Akwara, escaped death by the whiskers, at Sapele in Delta State, when some suspected assassins, wearing camouflage army, stormed his hospital at Macpherson Road at about 8.00 p.m to kill him. The suspected assassins, numbering five, besieged the hospital shortly after Dr. […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Presidency
Monday, April 18th, 2011
Why he is Nigeria’s next President IF there were concerns that Nigeria’s presidential election was going to be a cliff_hanger, those concerns evaporated 72 hours to the presidential elections on Saturday, April 16, 2011, with the failed last ditch attempt at rescuing the alliance talks between the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the Congress […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, Deputy Political Editor THE TOTAL SO FAR: Jonathan (PDP) 22million, Buhari (CPC) 10.8million and Ribadu (ACN) 2.2million LAGOS – WITH provisional results from 35 states of the country including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is on his way to retaining presidential power until […]
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Columnists, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, Lagos, Nigeria – April 17, 2011 – It is quite possible that before now not many people have taken time to seriously consider it, but there is no doubt that governing a state in Nigeria has over the years been reduced to one of the most unduly simplified jobs in town, which […]
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Elections 2011
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Latest Presidential Results 17 Apr 2011 Results from 27 states plus Abuja – Jonathan wins 19 out of 27 states and wins Abuja as well! NNP predicts Jonathan as winner of the presidential polls. ABIA Goodluck 1,175,954 Buhari 3,608 Ribadu 4,156 Shekarau 1,455 AKWA IBOM Goodluck 1,165,629 Buhari 5,348 Ribadu 54,148 Shekarau 8,777 ADAMAWA Goodluck […]
