There was a bigger turnout in many parts of Plateau State for Saturday’s presidential election with most logistic problems experienced during the National Assembly elections taken care of. Although the arrest of about 28 members of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) who were observing the election generated some anxiety, the election was peaceful in the […]
WARRI- THE 10 election observers of the Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, who were held hostage by youths of some communities in Delta State, during Saturday’s presidential poll, were handed over to the police at the Koko Police Station, Koko in Warri North local government area of Delta state . Delta state coordinator of TMG, Oghenejabor […]
President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday swept the two polling stations at the presidential Villa defeating his closest rival, the Congress For Progressive Change with more than half of the votes cast. In one of the polling stations which is less than one hundred meters from the Pilot gate of the presidential Villa, president Jonathan polled 630 […]
In some of the results released at polling centres in Ibadan, President Goodluck Jonathan did won. At ward 9, unit 10, Mokola area of Ibadan PDP scored 219, ACN 65,CPC 33. Meanwhile, low turn-out of voters was recorded in virtually all polling centres in Oyo State during the presidential election. Except in Sabo area of […]
Jonathan Vows to Leave Power if Defeated President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians and the international community that he will leave power if defeated in the Presidential election which held Saturday across the country. He spoke immediately after casting his vote at 12.35pm Saturday, saying that though he was in the contest to […]
Burkina Faso’s president has dissolved his government after members of his presidential guard went on an overnight rampage in the capital Ouagadougou. Blaise Compaore named a new army chief and fired the head of his presidential guard after the unrest – apparently in protest against unpaid allowances. Mr Compaore, in power since 1987, had sought […]
Tunisian authorities say they want to try former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on 18 different charges, including voluntary manslaughter and drug-trafficking. Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said the charges were among 44 to be made against Mr Ben Ali, his family and some former ministers. An international warrant for Mr Ben Ali’s arrest is […]
By Muhammad Ajah, NNP – April 16, 2011 – Any electoral officer (EO) found to have manipulated results in favour of any of the political parties in the forthcoming general elections would be prosecuted, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega recently proclaimed It gives one a sign of relief and […]
By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP – April 16, 2011 – Portugal will require about 80 billion Euros from leading European financial institutions, in its bid to bail-out its crumbling economy. Hopes have crystallized that the facility could be granted in May, 2011. On April 15, 2011, the European Central Bank raised its interest rates […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the Yeye Oodua, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo and the entire Awolowo family over the demise of one of her children, Otunba Ayo Soyode. The president made a phone call to Chief (Mrs.) Awolowo at about 9.08 p.m on Thursday. By Friday afternoon, a delegation of ministers was already in […]
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