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Elections 2011, Niger, State News
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
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 […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Elections 2011, Latest Politics, Party Politics
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
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 […]
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Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
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, […]
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Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Friday, March 25th, 2011
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 […]
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Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Friday, March 25th, 2011
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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Bayelsa, Elections 2011, State News
Friday, March 25th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa State is to use helicopters to airlift election materials in the state in the coming electioins. It has also acquired 18 speedboats to aid it in moving men and materials. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Engr. Edwin Nwatalari told political stakeholders at a meeting in Yenagoa that […]
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Elections 2011, National Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2011

The hopes that Nigerians have of seeing a televised debate involving all the leading presidential candidates in the country will have to wait a little longer following the decision of the three frontline opposition candidates to withdraw from the event schedule to take place next Tuesday, March 29 in Abuja. Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress […]
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Elections 2011, Top Stories
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
AS the general election draws near, officers and men of the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Nigeria Police have taken over the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. According to checks by the Nigerian Tribune, the ATS personnel, armed to the teeth, were stationed at strategic positions within and around […]
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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, National Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2011

The national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday stated that political apathy by the citizens was responsible for the emergence of crooked politicians as leaders across the country. He observed that people did not get involved in the electoral process because their votes did not count adding that […]
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Elections 2011
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
AHEAD of the April polls, Nigerians in Italy have cautioned against violence during the exercise. They also stressed the need for the citizens to use the polls to build a new Nigeria. Speaking on behalf of the Nigerian community, the General Secretary of Nigeria Union in Milan, Mr. Ezenwa Nwokoro, called on the electorate to […]