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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC has postponed the National Assembly elections across the country till Monday, April 4th, 2011. In a televised address, Mr Jega , blamed the postponement on ‘ unprecedented late arrival of results sheets’. He however apologised to Nigerians for the problems. Before the postponement was announced, the elections had started, Saturday […]
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Nigerian Police, Top Stories
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
BARELY 24 hours to the commencement of the 2011 general elections beginning with the National Assembly elections, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Mohammed Ringim, yesterday dropped a bombshell by removing and redeploying all the commissioners of police in the 36 States and Abuja.he redeployment of police commissioners was followed by the deployment of the […]
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Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Top Stories
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Nigerians who will file out today to cast their ballots have the backing of the Independent National Electoral Commission to stay back after voting and peacefully monitor the exercise, if they so desire. They are also free to go to the polling centres with their cell-phones. Some state electoral commissioners who spoke with SATURDAY […]
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
A female Nigerian pastor who brought children from her country to work as slaves for her in the United Kingdom has been jailed for 11 years, the Mail of London reports. Lucy Adeniji, 45, forced her victims to toil for up to 21 hours a day – washing, cooking, cleaning her five-bedroom home and caring […]
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Elections 2011, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
THE National Council of State, NCS, yesterday rose from a crucial session which lasted over five hours with a resolution that troops be deployed in the streets 48 hours before the elections to forestall any form of violence during voting. When deployed, the military, regular and mobile policemen as well as members of other security […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he would participate in the presidential debate being organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group on Wednesday (today). He also expressed his desire to have the other candidates, who have decided to boycott the event, join him in the debate. The President spoke through a statement from his spokesman, […]
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
One of the three presidential jets ordered by the Federal Government last year has arrived the country. Sources close to Aso Rock told our correspondent that the jet, a Falcon 7X, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from France a week ago. The aircraft which was manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France cost […]
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Niger Delta, Top Stories
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that he had never sponsored or aided the activities of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) or any other militant group in the oil rich region in whatever guise. Special Assistant to Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Timi Frank who spoke on behalf of the former Vice […]
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
A five-man lobby group to stave-off the rising incidents of violence between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and that of other political parties particularly the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has been raised by President Goodluck Jonathan. This comes as President Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to […]
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Elections 2011, Top Stories
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
AS the general election draws near, officers and men of the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Nigeria Police have taken over the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. According to checks by the Nigerian Tribune, the ATS personnel, armed to the teeth, were stationed at strategic positions within and around […]
