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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), INEC Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that the conduct of Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections was better than those of the presidential and National Assembly polls. Before he gave the order, after collecting his Certificate of Return at INEC’s Electoral Institute in Abuja, the President suspended the Minister […]
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Latest Politics, Ministries, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Barely 24 hours after he was declared winner of the 2011 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday suspended the Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (retd.). A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboro, said Iheanacho‘s ‘personal and official conduct‘ had led to lapses in the […]
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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Top Stories
Monday, April 18th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan was on Monday formally declared winner of Saturday’s presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Out of the 38,209,978 total valid votes, Jonathan polled 22,495,187 votes (58.9 per cent) while his closest rival, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Progressive Change came second with 12,214,853 votes or 31. 98 […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, Deputy Political Editor THE TOTAL SO FAR: Jonathan (PDP) 22million, Buhari (CPC) 10.8million and Ribadu (ACN) 2.2million LAGOS – WITH provisional results from 35 states of the country including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is on his way to retaining presidential power until […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, April 17th, 2011
THISDAY calls the presidential election in favour of President Goodluck Jonathan with a score of 60% – From ThisDay wp_posts
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Borno, Elections 2011, Nigerian Police, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
The Nigeria Police have arrested four persons who threw an improvised explosive device at a police patrol convoy in the Borno State capital, Maiduguri on Saturday morning. The police said in a statement that the suspects were arrested at Galadima Junction in Lamisula area of the state capital around 8.30am. INEC and the National Emergency […]
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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Top Stories
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Polling is under way in Nigeria’s presidential election, amid hopes of the freest and fairest vote there in two decades. Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan cast his ballot in his home state of Bayelsa in the oil-rich Niger Delta. His main challenge is expected to come from Muhammadu Buhari, an ex-military leader popular in the north. Before […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Ex-governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, has been extradited from Dubai to the United Kingdom. Online medium, Saharareporters, said Ibori was extradited on Friday by the Interpol. The report said Ibori had tried to escape extradition through ‘a series of complex legal manipulations.’ It said the former governor was re-arrested on Thursday night in […]
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Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross River, Governors, Kogi, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories
Friday, April 15th, 2011
The Court of Appeal Friday upheld the verdict of a Federal High Court barring the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from conducting governorship election in Kogi, Cross River, Sokoto, Adamawa and Bayelsa next week. The appellate court which dismissed the consolidated appeal lodged before it by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as substantially lacking […]
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Anambra, Elections 2011, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
The Anambra Central Senatorial election drama took a worrisome dimension on Tuesday as unknown gunmen invaded Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, allegedly in search the Returning Officer in the election, Mr. Alex Anene. Anene had on Monday announced the result of the election he collated and declared the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Dr. Chris […]
