AMID persistent political violence in some parts of the country, elective office seekers and other party leaders yesterday appealed to their followers to refrain from acts that can affect the smooth conduct of the April polls, which begins with National Assembly elections on Saturday. The police have also scaled up their preparations for the polls […]
ALTHOUGH Britain and the United States (U.S.) have expressed concern over the spate of political violence that has rocked some states across the country, South Africa has expressed optimism that Nigeria would hold a successful general election next month. South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Kingsley Mamabolo, who stated this on Monday in an […]
The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has thrown his weight behind the decision of candidates of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) to shun the presidential debate held on Monday. The former FCT minister told LEADERSHIP in Abuja yesterday […]
THE National Council of State, NCS, yesterday rose from a crucial session which lasted over five hours with a resolution that troops be deployed in the streets 48 hours before the elections to forestall any form of violence during voting. When deployed, the military, regular and mobile policemen as well as members of other security […]
The vice-presidential candidate of the United National Party Development, Alhaji Galadima Samari, stunned those present at the debate organised by the Nigeria Election Debate Group for vice presidential candidates of some political parties, in Abuja on Monday as he used an interpreter to convey his message. Samari was among those slated to speak at […]
Niger State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture has denied the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu the usage of the Trade Fair complex for his presidential campaign rally billed for tomorrow in Niger State. The same treatment was meted on Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) presidential candidate, General Muhammed […]
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has raised alarm over the clandestine plot by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP to rig the forthcoming general elections in Edo State. Chairman of the party in the state, Hon Thomas Okosun said the party had uncovered several plots by the PDP to undermine the electoral process and the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has so far refrained frm signing any pact with the Alhaji Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) because of certain demands considered as “unrealistic” that were put forward by the group, investigations have revealed. It was learnt that following the visit by President Jonathan to Ciroma’s house in Abuja in February, […]
The former president of Botswana, Festus Mogae, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to the April polls in Nigeria, Commonwealth secretary-general Kamalesh Sharma has announced. The parliamentary and presidential elections are due to be held on April 2 and 9 respectively. Mr Sharma constituted the Group at the invitation of the Independent National Electoral […]
The Nigerian Elections Debate Group, organisers of next week’s presidential debates, has appealed to the the presidential candidates who have decided to opt out to reconsider their positions. General Muhammadu Buhari (CPC); Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, (ACN); and Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP) had decided to shun the debates scheduled for March 28 – 30 in Abuja […]
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