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Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Anambra: All eyes on Akunyili, Emordi, Ngige, Uba In Anambra State, the outcome of Saturday’s election as it affects Akunyili, Ngige, Senator Joy Emordi and a former governor of the state, Chief Andy Uba, will attract the attention of many people. The candidates for Anambra North include Emordi (APGA); a former minister, John Emeka […]
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Elections 2011, Latest Politics
Friday, April 1st, 2011
T he presidential candidate of the United National Party for Development, Mrs. Ebiti Ndok, may miss the presidential election as she has been remanded in the Maximum Security Prison, Keffi, Nasarawa State, for issuing dud cheques to two hotels in Abuja. The court ordered that she should be remanded till April 19, 2011. Ndok […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to take the fight against corruption to the next level if he wins the April 9 presidential election as he harped on necessity for strengthening the anti-corruption institutions as a means of making them perform more effectively. The president promised never to interfere with the operations of any of the […]
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Delta, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Bank customers in Delta State went through harrowing experiences, on Wednesday, as financial institutions put their offices under lock and key in protest against withdrawal of mobile policemen attached to them. The mobile policemen were withdrawn in response to the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, and the need for their services in […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A week to the general election, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday, gave a strong indication of its readiness to disrupt the electoral process should President Goodluck Jonathan fail to immediately assent the N18,000 national minimum wage. To this end, the NLC, on Tuesday, gave President Jonathan a six-day ultimatum to sign the bill […]
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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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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Results of the coming elections will be announced in 48 hours, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chair Prof. Attahiru Jega said yesterday. He also said that the distribution of ballot papers, which are being kept at the Central Bank of Nigeria, would be tracked to avoid being hijacked by politicians and thugs. Jega, who spoke […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday awarded N10 million damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for sealing off the private home of former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose. EFCC operatives swooped the on the building located in Government Reserved Area (GRA), Iyaganku Quarters, Ibadan on September 29, last year; […]
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Bayelsa, Labour Party (LP), Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Seven persons were feared dead following clashes between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and rival Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa State on Monday. The clash took place in Nembe, the home town of Governor Timipre Sylva. The clash came four days to the Senatorial and House of Representatives elections scheduled for Saturday. THISDAY […]
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Ekiti, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
THE Court of Appeal, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State yesterday adjourned sine die a suit filed before it by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2007 gubernatorial election, Mr. Segun Oni, challenging his ouster from office as governor of the state. According to the court, the report of the panel set up by the National […]