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Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised that the Federal Government will closely monitor the disbursement of the N5.7 billion which it recently approved for victims of the 2011 post- election violence in nine states to ensure fairness and equity. Speaking at a meeting with leaders and representatives of the Middle Belt Forum, President Jonathan said that […]
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Elections 2011, Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Friday, June 1st, 2012
NO fewer than 45 persons have been arraigned for post-presidential election violence that swept across some northern states. Kaduna State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jonathan Adamu, said on Thursday the 45 persons were among the 380 arrested by the police in connection with the crisis. He added that the police were still investigating […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – The Supreme Court, yesterday, fixed December 28 to deliver its judgment on an appeal lodged before it by the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, seeking to sack President Goodluck Jonathan from office. Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who led six other justices of the apex court that presided […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
The Presidential Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja yesterday validated the election of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as president, throwing out the petition of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) seeking the nullification of his victory. But CPC insists the president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not celebrate yet. It’s National Chairman Prince Tony Momoh has […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Judiciary, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The Supreme Court yesterday struck out the twin interlocutory appeals filed by President Goodluck Jonathan and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the decision of the Presidential Election Tribunal, which allowed the filing of the petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Sunday May 8, 2011. […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Top Stories
Monday, October 31st, 2011
THE Supreme Court will today decide whether to strike out the appeals filed by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a ruling delivered by the presidential election petitions tribunal on July 14, which held that the petition filed on a Sunday by the Congress for […]
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Elections 2011, Kaduna, State News
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday urged the Election Petition tribunal sitting in Kaduna to dismiss the case brought against him by the governorship candidate of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Haruna Sa’eed Kajuru. Kajuru on the other hand also urged the tribunal to uphold all his prayers and […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to open his defence today at the presidential election tribunal in the petition brought by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), which challenged his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the April 16 presidential election. This is after the electoral body had closed its […]
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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), would today close its defence in the petition lodged by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) before the Presidential Election Tribunal against the declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the April 16 election. In the said petition, the petitioner was seeking […]
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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, September 26th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday urged the Presidential Election Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), challenging the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] and to uphold the poll’s result as credible, free and fair. INEC made the submissions yesterday as the […]
