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Photo #5 – Presidential Elections 2011: Voters at Maraba, Abuja – April 16

Posted by admin Photos Saturday, April 16th, 2011

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Photo #4 – Presidential Elections 2011: Jonathan Votes in His Home State – April 16

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Jonathan sweeps S-West, Buhari Leads in 7 Northern States

* Buhari leading in Katsina, Kaduna, Borno, Kano, Niger, Sokoto, Borno * Sambo, Ribadu, Shekarau crash at home * Govs, Ministers deliver for President By Emma Aziken, Clifford Ndujihe, Oladimeji Ayomide, Charles Kumolu, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Peter Duru, Dapo Akinrefon, Daniel Idonor, Emma Amaize and Wale Mosadomi. President Goodluck Jonathan, the presidential candidate of the Peoples […]

Aliens caught with cards as INEC apologises for arrest of observers

Posted by admin Elections 2011, INEC Politics Saturday, April 16th, 2011

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed regret for the arrest of duly accredited election observers during the presidential election on Saturday. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Kayode Idowu, said in a statement in Abuja on Saturday that the Commission received reports that “persons suspected to be partisan agents parading as […]

Presidential poll: ECOWAS chief observer laud use of NYSC members

Posted by admin Elections 2011 Saturday, April 16th, 2011

The ECOWAS Chief Observer, Prof. Amos Sawyer, has commended the use of NYSC members as officials in the current general elections. Sawyer, in Abuja on Saturday, said that the corps members had displayed a commendable high level of patriotism in handling the national assignment. “I think they have displayed a high level of patriotism in […]

Anambra North Senatorial dispute: Supreme Court dismisses Emordi’s appeal

Posted by admin Anambra, Elections 2011, State News, Sunny Chris Okenwa Saturday, April 16th, 2011

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by Senator Joy Emordi challenging the decision of the Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal which voided her election as a senator and declared Alphonsus Igbeke as the senator for Anambra North Senatorial District. In a judgment delivered by Justice Afolabi Fabiyi, the apex […]

Elechi Raises Alarm over Plot to Kill Him

Posted by admin Ebonyi, State News Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State By Christopher Isiguzo in Enugu Ahead of the April 26 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Ebonyi State, the state governor, Martin Elechi Friday raised the alarm over an alleged plan to assassinate him to clear coast for the opposition to win election in the state. Elechi alleged […]

LP, PDP sweep votes for Jonathan in Ondo

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Labour Party (LP), Ondo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Saturday, April 16th, 2011

REPORTS across Ondo state Saturday showed that the joining of forces by the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party swept the election for President Goodluck Jonathan who led comfortably in the election. Results pasted in different units across the state as at the time of filling in this reports showed that President Jonathan was […]

Buhari clearing the north, Goodluck clearing the south

Posted by admin Elections 2011 Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Buhari clearing the north, while Goodluck clearing the south..but The CPC winning margin in the north is higher than the PDP winning margin in the south-west. no results from south east and south south yet. Kano. PU19/31/01/010 PDP-70 ANPP-52 ACN-1 CPC-474, Invalid 3 Kaduna Kaduna Capital School, Kaduna. PDP-163 ACN-6 ANPP-1 CPC-441 Sokoto PU33/16/06/009 ACN 2, ANPP […]

Enugu: Jonathan leads in Enugu

Posted by admin Anambra, Elections 2011, State News Saturday, April 16th, 2011

CHIEFTAINS and stalwarts of PDP in Enugu state virtually delivered votes from various polling centres within their electoral wards to President Goodluck Jonathan in Saturday’s presidential poll. Results released at the polling centres where the party chieftains voted last night indicated that Jonathan won convincingly with some delivering 100 percent of the votes to PDP. […]