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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Ogun, State News
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, said that the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, was not the ideal governor for Ogun State because his performance would not be different from that of Governor Gbenga Daniel. Obasanjo and Daniel belonged to the ruling People Democratic Party in the state. However, […]
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Elections 2011, Governors
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Elections into 24 out of the 36 governorship seats and that of the 34 state Houses of Assembly started on Tuesday with tight security across the nation. The governorship poll did not take place in 12 states. In 10 of the states, the governors are yet to complete either their first or second tenure in […]
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Bayelsa, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
The Bayelsa State Police Command has deployed gun boats in flash points in the state to forestall violence in the State House of Assembly elections. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba, made this disclosure while parading seven suspects, who were arrested with arms and ammunition in Yenagoa, the state capital. He explained that the […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Party Politics
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has raised alarm over the harassment and intimidation of its members by the governors in the northern part of the country under the guide of security. According to a letter sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), signed by CPC Chairman, Prince Tony Momoh, the party said the […]
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Elections 2011, Enugu, Governors, Lagos, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Ogun, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Mrs Atanda casting her vote at Methodist Pry School Orile Agege Local Government Area , Lagos State during the Governorship elections on Tuesday. PHOTO; Kehinde Gbadamosi Low voter turn out, violence mar polls, Akala, Shema struggling, Akpabio, Amaechi, Aliyu leading GOVERNORS Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, and Sullivan Chime of Enugu […]
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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
The Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Ayo Adakeja, yesterday in Ibadan expressed his regret for accepting to server in the state, this was even as he and other chieftains of security agencies warned trouble makers plotting to cause crisis in today’s elections to steer clear or face the full wrath of the law. Mr. Adakeja […]
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Elections 2011, Governors, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Plateau, State News, Women Politics
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
AS the governorship election holds today, the contest in Plateau State promises to be interesting because of the recent crises in the state, Jude Owuamanam writes All eyes are on Plateau as the state gets set to make history today (Tuesday) as three political gladiators jostle for the Rayfield Government House. The incumbent Governor Jonah […]
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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Political activities reached an unprecedented climax in Oyo State on Monday ahead of the governorship election billed for Tuesday (today). Leaders of the leading political parties in the state: the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Accord Party went into high-powered closed-door sessions for last minute fine-tuning of strategies. The […]
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Armed Forces, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp)
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
There were indications on Monday that soldiers would join policemen in escorting election materials and National Youth Corps members to the 120,000 polling units across the country for today’s governorship and state assembly elections. A top source in the Independent National Electoral Commission said many state governors had approached the Army high command to assist […]
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Borno, Delta, Elections 2011, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Early morning bomb explosions on Tuesday in the Borno State capital, Maiduguri, and Burutu in Delta State created panic, forcing many voters to stay away from the governorship and House of Assembly elections. The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the explosions in London Ciki and Baga Road in Maiduguri took place simultaneously around 5.40am. […]
