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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Ekiti, Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose and his deputy, Kolapo Olusola, have raced to a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the 19 All Progressives Congress members of the state House of Assembly from impeaching them. But they met a brick wall as the judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, turned down […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, April 4th, 2015
By Chidi Chima 48 Comments In his inauguration speech as president on May 6, 2010, following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, President Goodluck Jonathan had promised to reform the electoral process, and he went about it by appointing a respected university teacher and activist, Attahiru Jega, a professor of political […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) French President Francois Hollande spoke with President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on the telephone on Thursday and invited him to Paris for discussions on the expansion of trade between France and Nigeria. A statement by the French Embassy in Abuja said the French leader congratulated Buhari on his success and noted the peaceful […]
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Africa & World Politics, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
British Prime Minister, David Cameron The UK Prime Minister,David Cameron, has released a statement congratulating the President-elect, Maj. Gen Buhari(retd.) on his victory at the presidential election. Cameron, in a statement on www.gov.uk Wednesday said,”I send my warmest congratulations to General Buhari on being elected as Nigeria’s next President. “This election has been a credit to the Nigerian […]
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American Politics, Election 2015, Elections, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
President Barack Obama | credits: guardianlv.com United States President,Barrack Obama, on Wednesday, commended President Goodluck Jonathan and the President-elect, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), for their public commitments to non-violence during their campaigns. Obama, in a statement said President Jonathan placed Nigeria’s interests first by conceding defeat while congratulating Buhari on his victory. “I look forward to working with […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: File photo IF President Goodluck Jonathan was afraid of the outcome of the just concluded presidential election, he never showed it. Before the election was held, he had started giving conditions on the type of people he wanted to dominate the forthcoming Eighth National Assembly “I would want […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Sultan of Sokoto, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
Jubilant crowd in Minna, Niger State | credits: Simon Ejembi Wild jubilation erupted across Nigeria on Tuesday following the victory of the All Progressives Congress candidate in the March 28 presidential election, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The 72-year-old Katsina-born former Head of State defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in an epic electoral battle, […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
Muazu The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will challenge the outcome of the March 28 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, through its Chairman and Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday morning, declared Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election. The PDP through […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Latest Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
Nigerian presidential poll has been won by Muhammadu Buhari, in the country’s first election victory by the opposition. His opponent, Goodluck Jonathan, has conceded defeat and called Gen Buhari to congratulate him on his victory. Gen Buhari was ahead of Mr Jonathan by at least three million votes. Observers have generally praised the election but […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Top Stories
Monday, March 30th, 2015
Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is cruising comfortably to victory in last Saturday’s presidential elections, according to official results released so far by collation centers of the Independent National Electoral Commission across Nigeria. Of more than 50 percent of the polling units reported, Mr. Buhari has received more than […]
