Gunmen disrupt elections in Gombe, kill 7, injure 5
Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram yesterday disrupted what started as peaceful elections in Gombe state, killing seven persons and injuring five at different locations across the Northern...
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PRESIDENTIAL POLL: INEC ANNOUNCES WINNER TODAY
The winner of last Saturday’s presidential election may be announced today by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Hint that the results of the presidential and National Assembly...
View ArticleTroops arrest terrorists in 20 trucks near Bauchi
Military troops, supported by two fighter jets, yesterday reportedly intercepted Boko Haram terrorists travelling in 20 pick-up trucks at Dungulbe village, seven kilometres from Bauchi city. According...
View ArticleGov Aliyu loses to APC’s Umaru
Niger State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Senatorial candidate, Muazu Babangida Aliyu has suffered humiliating defeat by the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate David Umaru in the...
View ArticleInsurgents’ attack: Bauchi imposes curfew on 3 LGs
Following the attack by gunmen in some parts of Bauchi State, the state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in three local government areas of the state. In a statement signed by Alhaji Abdu Ilelah...
View ArticleAPC wins Lagos Island federal constituency
All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates for Lagos Island Federal Constituencies 1 and 2 in Lagos State were yesterday declared winners of the Saturday’s Federal House of Representatives elections by...
View ArticleFashanu extols Dame Patience Jonathan’s virtue
Ex-football star, John Fashanu has extolled the virtues of the wife of Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan for her role during the presidential campaign, saying that she has introduced a new...
View ArticleKwara APC, PDP reject card reader for guber poll
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, who is also the APC candidate for the House of Representatives slot for Ilorin West/Asa federal constituency, Honourable Razak Atunwa, and the PDP senatorial...
View ArticleNSE calls for e-voting in Nigeria
Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, has called for full deployment of electronic voting system in the conduct of subsequent elections in the country. President of the Society, Engr. Ademola Olorunfemi...
View ArticleFG lauds military’s victory over Boko Haram
Refers government has commended the military forces for their bravery and victory of an enemy of state, Boko Haram terror group. The FG also commended the electorate for huge turn out during the...
View ArticleGov Aregbesola commends INEC over card reader
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the successful use of the card reader for the 2015 general election. The governor made...
View ArticleMonarch, six APC members killed as gunmen sack Rivers village
A traditional ruler and prominent member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, whose name was simply given as Chief Adube, and six other members of the party have been killed by gunmen who invaded...
View ArticleImeachment: Fayose to Ekiti APC lawmakers; Stop acting like jesters
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised the All Progressives Congress members of the state House of Assembly to stop acting like jesters. Fayose said the script being acted by the APC is...
View ArticlePDP seeks probe of bribery, abduction allegations against Labour Party
Barely few days to the Governorship and State Assemblies elections, the Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, wants the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abba to...
View ArticleAs Plateau prepares for April 11
After the painful experience of the last presidential election where their party lost, supporters of the PDP in Plateau State have vowed that they would stand by the party on April 11, writes GOLOK...
View ArticleSecurity and election matters in Kogi
In this analysis, our Correspondent in Kogi State, LABARAN TIJANI, takes a look at the issues of security as they relate to free, fair and violence-free elections in the state. The dateline was 28th of...
View ArticleExpert sets economic, political agenda for President-elect
Financial expert and management consultant, Dr Boniface Chizea has urged the President-elect, General Muhamadu Buhahi (rtd), to make the development of the economy a key priority of his administration....
View ArticlePDP will rise again –Mu’azu
In reference to its loss in the Saturday’s presidential election to its main challenger, the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said it is not down. Rather, the PDP...
View ArticleInterbank rates ease on increasing liquidity
Nigeria’s overnight lending rates fell to an average of 9.6 percent on Thursday from 12.5 percent last week, after the central bank retired some matured treasury bills, increasing liquidity in the...
View Article2015 Governorship polls: Anxiety amid permutations
Okechukwu Jombo writes that the Gubernatorial elections coming this Saturday will be that of individuals against themselves and not between political parties The 2015 presidential election has come and...
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