Nigeria: CDD Report – Matters Arising From Voting Phase of Nigeria 2015 Presidential, National Assembly Elections

  Introduction Several polling units across the country opened later than scheduled. The delay was occasioned by the late arrival of election officials and materials; this caused a lot of anxiety among voters as well as an overlap of procedures in many polling units including those in Abuja. However, the conduct of voters in response […]

Nigeria election: Counting under way after close poll

Counting is underway in Nigeria’s presidential election, with the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. The election commission (Inec) said it hoped to announce the winner on Monday. The UN has praised the poll despite technical hitches, protests and violence linked to Boko Haram. Voting spilled into a […]

Oshiomhole expresses shock as soldiers block INEC officials

Oshiomhole expresses shock as soldiers block INEC officials Our Reporter Saturday, March 28, 2015 Oshiomhole expresses shock as soldiers block INEC officials advertisement     <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> FROM TONY OSAUZO, BENIN Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has expressed shock and anger over reports that soldiers were restricting and stopping […]

Card reader mess • Large turnout, big frustration • INEC reverts to manual accreditation, extends voting till today

Apparently overwhelmed by the complaints and criticisms that trailed yesterday’s use of card readers for the presidential election, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has admitted the shortcomings. The INEC boss has equally extended voting to today (Sunday) to enable Nigerians who could not be accredited yesterday exercise their […]

Election 2015: Early results

Early Results Our Reporter Saturday, March 28, 2015 Early Results advertisement     <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> Alausa Ikeja Ward 0045, Sunday Adigun (Tinubu’s polling booth) President: APC -180, PDP-55 Senator: APC – 181, PDP- 53 Rep: APC-178, PDP-53 Alausa Ward C, 004 President: APC-85, PDP-30. Senator: APC-81, PDP-31. Rep: APC -27, […]

Customs promotes 2065 senior officers (For excellence in extortion?)

THE national headquarter of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announced the promotion of 2065 senior officers who participated in the 2014 promotion exercise. Breakdown of the promotion list indicates that 48 Deputy-Comptrollers were promoted to the rank of Comptroller, 81 Assistant-Comptrollers  were promoted to Deputy-Comptrollers, while 112 Chief Superintendents of Customs were promoted to Assistant Comptrollers. […]

In picture: Man arrested for using monkeys, snakes for robbery

The suspect The police in Lagos State have arrested a 27-year-old robbery suspect, Mohammed Nafiu, who specialised in using monkeys and snakes to dispossess people of their money and valuables. One of the monkeys was also arrested and is presently in police custody. Nafiu told the police that apart from the conventional tool (gun) used […]

Last minute rush, cash withdrawal in Jos, PH, Ilorin

Queues of bank customers at ATM service points on Aba Road, Port Harcourt… on Friday. | credits: Stanley Ogidi Nigerians across the country besieged commercial banks on Friday to make last minute cash withdrawals ahead of today’s presidential and parliamentary elections. In Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, residents flooded Automated Teller Machine points across the […]

I got born again before I joined Nollywood –Zack Orji

Zack Orji No matter all the love scenes he has played in the movies, veteran movie actor, Zack Orji said he is born again and in fact, had been a strong Christian even before he joined the movie industry in Nigeria. Not many people know him as an ordained minister of God but in a […]

INEC suspends election in Delta community over insecurity

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended election in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State after the police said they could not guarantee security in the area. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Anidi Ikowak, said in Agbor that some stakeholders in the area did not allow electoral officers to move voting materials to polling […]

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