Atiku group declares support for Jonathan’s presidency

The candidature of Jonathan/Sambo received a boost when a group of Atiku loyalists declared their support for the president ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election. The group, Atiku Progressive Forum (APF), with a numerical strength of over three million members across the country, said it decided to support Jonathan/Sambo candidacy ahead of other presidential candidates based […]

Appeal court decides tenure of 5 Govs today

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, will today, decide the fate of five sitting Governors of Kogi, Adamawa, Sokoto, Bayelsa and Cross River states, with regards to whether or not they should vacate their respective offices on the 29th of next month. The appellate court which will today deliver judgment on the appeal […]

SSS nab 7 over electoral offences in Abia

A CHIEFTAIN of the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, and candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in last Saturday’s NASS elections, Mr. Nnamdi Orji, yesterday alleged that seven ward chairmen and coordinators of the party were arrested last Friday by operative of state security service, SSS, in a meeting in one of their leader’s house in Ihechiowa, […]

Police order restriction of movement from 10pm today

Barely 48 hours to the Presidential election across the country, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Abubakar Ringim, has said that the restriction of movement for Saturday, April 16, Presidential election will commence from today 10pm to 6am. The restriction, according to the police, will resume from  8am to 6pm on Saturday, April 16 within […]

Mark to EU: Don’t interfere in our elections

Senate President, David Mark, has warned the European Union, EU, and other international observers monitoring the 2011 general polls in the country not to interfere in the electoral process. Sen Mark, who gave the warning while meeting with Head of the EU observation mission and former Prime Minister of Slovenia, Mr. Aloysius Peterle, stressed that […]

Presidential poll: Vote candidate of your choice, Jonathan tells Nigerians

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged Nigerians to turn-out en-masse during tomorrow’s presidential and subsequent elections to vote for candidates of their choice. President Jonathan spoke when Mr. John Kuffuor, former Ghanaian President and leader of African Union Election Observation Mission to the Nigerian Presidential Elections, visited him at State House. He said: “I thank Nigerians […]

Jega suspends top officials over illegal substitution of candidates’ names

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has made good his promise not to spare any official of the Commission found to have compromised himself in the course of duties. Consequently, he has descended on the legal department of the Commission and suspended some top officials for allegedly changing illegally, names of […]

Ngige, Akunyili: Gunmen after Anene, invade UNIZIK

The Anambra Central Senatorial election drama took a worrisome dimension on Tuesday as unknown gunmen invaded Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, allegedly in search the Returning Officer in the election, Mr. Alex Anene. Anene had on Monday announced the result of the election he collated and declared the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Dr. Chris […]

Ogun guber : I won’t step down –Olurin

Ogun State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Adetunji Olurin yesterday foreclosed stepping down for his kinsman, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN). He spoke against the backdrop of the outcome of a meeting of Yewa-Awori youths on Wednesday in Ilaro which urged the duo […]

Anambra REC, others face INEC probe in Abuja

Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof Chukwuemeka Onukaogu, led other Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials from the state to face the panel probing the Anambra Central senatorial election stalemate at the Abuja headquarters of the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, had on Wednesday announced that the commission was instituting a panel to […]

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