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Election 2015, Elections, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday cleared the air on alleged plans to prolong his tenure, saying if the result of the March 28 presidential election does not favour him, he will hand over to whoever that wins. Jonathan, in a live media chat apparently organised to douse the tension generated by the postponement of the […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
The Campaign Organisation of President Goodluck Jonathan has described the endorsement of the Presidential candidate of the rival All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as unfortunate. It nevertheless said that the former President should know that he has only one vote. The campaign organisation was reacting to the […]
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Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Religion
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has told Christian clerics that he will not Islamise the nation. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, Buhari said this during a meeting with Catholic bishops at the Pope John Paul Centre in […]
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Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, INEC Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said he does not have any plan to embark on terminal leave. This was contrary to unsubstantiated report that Jega would proceed on a forced terminal leave on March 1. But Jega’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kayode Idowu, denied this saying his boss […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says soldiers have placed him under surveillance for the past three days. Tinubu, in a statement on Tuesday by his Media Office, claimed that the soldiers numbering 30 were first noticed in a truck close to his Ikoyi, Lagos residence around 11pm […]
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Lagos, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party and President Goodluck Jonathan had failed to deliver on promises made to Nigerians and as such, there was no reason to trust them. Fashola, who spoke during the All Progressives Congress campaign rally in the Oshodi-Isolo […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
By Julia Payne ABUJA (Reuters) – It is a “disgrace” for Nigeria that its neighbors have been more successful in battle against its Boko Haram insurgency than its own army, opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari said in an interview a week before the election. Troops from neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon, all much smaller and […]
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General Politics, INEC Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
INEC Postpones February 2015 Polls Written by Ehichioya Ezomon, Kamal Tayo Oropo (Lagos), Ikenna Onyekwelu and Ezeocha Nzeh (Abuja) Jega advertisement There Are Unresolved Issues, Says Jega ‘Poll Shift Within The Legal Window’ AFTER a stormy meeting with the chairmen and secretaries of the 28 […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
Nigerian soldiers have recaptured Gwoza, a town in northeastern Borno state, from members of the Boko Haram sect. A top security source who confirmed the development to TheCable said that Baga and Marte, also in the state, have been recaptured by a combined team of Nigerian and Chadian soldiers. Kukawa, another Borno town, […]
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Headlines
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
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