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Action Congress of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom, Elections 2011, Party Politics, State News
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A Federal High Court yestersday admitted to bail the gubernatorial candidate of he Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Akwa Ibom State, Senator John James Akpan Udoedehe. He has been under police custody since March 25 when he was arraigned by the police on a four-count charge bothering on treason. Justice Adamu Bello in his […]
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Elections 2011, Nigerian Police
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Twenty three thousand police officers and men, in addition to other sister security agencies have been mobilised by the Nigerian Police to ensure the security of lives and property as well as to ensure successful, credible, free and fair 2011 polls in the South Eastern states. This was stated by the Deputy Inspector General of […]
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Elections 2011, Latest Politics, South-East
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
THE Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, raised an alarm, alerting people to the alleged plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to forment trouble and rig the April elections in the state. The governor, who urged the people to be vigilant, also enjoined them to vote and protect their votes from marauders. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Elections 2011, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – March 30, 2011 – Are you the Nigerian better off today than you were 12 years ago? As Nigerians go to the polls in April 2011 to choose their representatives in government, this should be the question on their mind. Nigeria has made in the past 12 […]
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Elections 2011, National Politics
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
The National Council of State (NCS) Tuesday rose from a five-hour meeting and asked the Federal Government to deploy military, riot police, the regular police and other security agencies in the streets across the country, 48 hours before the general election which begins on April 2. This is to give impetus to the directive of […]
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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
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 […]
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Africa & World Politics, Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
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 […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Elections 2011, National Politics, Party Politics
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
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 […]
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Elections 2011, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
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 […]
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Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
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 […]
