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Panic in Enugu over bomb explosions

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Saturday, March 28th, 2015

Bomb explosions in one of the designated polling units in Enugu, early on Saturday morning, has thrown residents, including prospective voters, and Independent National Electoral Commission officials, into panic. The incident occurred at WTC Primary School Polling Unit 1 in New Layout, where voting is billed to take place in the presidential and national assembly […]

Unknown group hacks INEC website

Posted by admin Headlines, INEC Politics Saturday, March 28th, 2015

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s website, inecnigeria.org, has been hacked by an unknown group. On the website, the group, which displayed an election cartoon of President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, identified itself as the Nigerian Cyber Army. The INEC in its Twitter handle, @INECNIGERIA, confirmed the hacking, adding that it was working to […]

Bomb explosion rocks Anambra polling station

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Saturday, March 28th, 2015

Less than an hour that a bomb exploded at a polling unit in Enugu, a similar incident has occurred in Awka, Anambra State. The Anambra explosion took place at Atom a polling unit at Umuokpara Primary School, Awka ward one. -Punch wp_posts

Ex-Liberia President Charles Taylor to stay in UK prison

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, March 27th, 2015

Taylor was transferred to the UK in 2013 CHARLES TAYLOR TRIAL Charles Taylor: Preacher, warlord, president 26 September 2013 Q&A: Trying Charles Taylor 26 September 2013 The charges against Charles Taylor 8 February 2011 Image gallery In pictures: Charles Taylor’s rebellions 26 September 2013 Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has been ordered to serve the […]

Lokoja-Abuja road blocked as Abuja residents leave in droves (once again, is it war or elections?)

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Nasarawa, State News Friday, March 27th, 2015

The Lokoja-Abuja Expressway was on Friday at a standstill for many hours as voters make their way from the Federal Capital Territory to various parts of the country for the March 28 poll. The Lokoja end of the road, our correspondent observed, was blocked for more than 10 hours with men of the Federal Road […]

Elections: Don’t announce fake results, APC warns

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, March 27th, 2015

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned those who may be planning to thwart the will of the people, by announcing cooked up result of Saturday’s general elections and then unleashing armed troops against those who may protest the fake result, to desist from such an anti-democratic and anarchic plot. In a statement in Lagos, […]

Emir urges politicians to accept election results in good faith

Posted by admin Headlines, Nasarawa, State News Friday, March 27th, 2015

The Emir of Wamba in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Musa Nagogo, on Thursday urged politicians to accept the outcome of the March 28 and April 11 elections in good faith. Nagogo made the call during an interview with newsmen at Wamba Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. “Leadership as an act of God; God gives power to […]

Edo Prostitutes’ comment: Activists berate Aisha Buhari

Posted by admin Election 2015, Headlines Friday, March 27th, 2015

advertisement Concerned Nigerian gender activists have called on the women of Edo State to forgive the unguarded comments credited to Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the APC Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari. Mrs. Buhari had in a campaign rally for her husband’s presidential bid in Edo State over the weekend, […]

Military deploys fighter jets, attack helicopters in Gwoza

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, March 26th, 2015

A coordinated attack is set to be carried out by the military to liberate Gwoza, Borno State, from Boko Haram captivity as the defence authorities have deployed four attack helicopters and two air force fighter jets to flush out the terrorists in the areas. A reliable source in the military told our correspondent on Thursday […]

Manslaughter: Germanwings co-pilot “intentionally” crashed plane

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, March 26th, 2015

Andreas Lubitz, the 28-year-old co-pilot who a French prosecutor has said appeared to fly Germanwings Flight 9525 intentionally into the French Alps, was a member of a German flying club that said he joined the group as a youth to “fulfill his dream of flying.” In a news conference Thursday, the French prosecutor in charge […]