THE political icon of Kwara State, Dr Olusola Saraki has publicly declared his intention to quit the ruling People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) ahead of the 2011 general elections.He however failed to mention the exact party he would lead his numerous supporters to during the elections. Speaking with reporters yesterday in his Ilorin country home, Saraki, […]
President Goodluck Jonathan in his New Year message to the nation said that stable power supply, employment generation, security, national infrastructure, education and healthcare would dominate his agenda in 2011 In his own message, Senate President David Mark bemoaned the incessant cases of sectarian crisis which have claimed thousands of lives across the nation but […]
The ongoing election of delegates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the selection of its candidates in the 2011 elections has run into hitch in some states of the federation. Investigation by the Nigerian Tribune on Thursday, revealed that aggrieved aspirants across the states of the federation had been bombarding the national secretariat […]
Preparations for 2011 general elections started yesterday on a scary note in Ogun State as a presidential campaign bus of President Goodluck Jonathan allocated for the state was allegedly seized with some arms and ammunition. The bus, said to have been allocated to the Government Liaison Officer in Ijebu North Local Government, was as at […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission is seeking an additional N45.39bn for capital and recurrent expenditure in 2011. This amount is contained in the 2011 budget forwarded by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly for approval. Earlier, the commission had received N87bn for the purchase of Direct Data Capturing Machines for voter registration and related […]
AS 2011 general election draws near, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has warned political gladiators to be mindful of actions capable of sabotaging the efforts of his commission to bequeath to the nation credible elections. Professor Jega gave the warning on Thursday, when he paid a working visit […]
Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, has emerged the sole candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2011 gubernatorial election in the state. This followed the screening of aspirants for the party’s gubernatorial primaries across the country which held at the party’s zonal headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. At the exercise which […]
AN overhaul of the national security structure and arrangement to check lapses at elections have been initiated by the Federal Government. The new framework makes security agencies in the states the nucleus of planning and conducting elections in the country. In essence, rather than a single, top-down plan often developed in Abuja, the present approach […]
THE 2011 general election may have started experiencing hiccups amid plans to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the elections based on the timetable it released some weeks ago. Indications to this effect emerged on Monday, following a motion filed in an Abuja Federal High Court by some political parties, led by […]
The Federal Government has ordered that all cargoes arriving the nation’s airports must henceforth be taken to cargo sheds within 30 minutes on arrival. The order followed the theft of 20 Direct Data Capturing machines at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, a few weeks ago. The stolen DDC machines were part of the 132, […]
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