Month: April 2011
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
National Assembly Election Postponed To Saturday 9 April
The National Assembly election which was rescheduled from Saturday, 2 April to Monday, 4 April will now take place on…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Postponed Elections: NHRC Asks Jega To Resign
The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria in a statement today asked Jega to resign, accusing him of incompetence and…
Rivers State Governor Tells Voters Not To Despair
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged Rivers people not to be discouraged by the postponement of…
Nigerian Lawyer Abducted
Unidentified gunmen have abducted Emmanuel Deeyah,a member representing Khana/Gokana, Federal Constituency in the oil rich Rivers State of Nigeria.. He…
Poll: Jonathan’s Campaign Group Shocked
The PDP Presidential Campaign Council has expressed shock and consternation the circumstances leading to the postponement of the National Assembly…
ANPP Candidate Slams INEC Over Logistics Fiasco
Nigerians have continued to express concern over the sudden cancellation of Saturday’s National Assembly election by the Independent National Electoral…
POLLS: Shema, Aturu Task INEC To Sit Up
Katsina State Governor, Barrister Ibrahim Shema, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to sit up and address the…
Elections 2011, Headlines, Metro, News, Politics
Tinubu, Fashola, Others Angry Over Cancellation Of Polls
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, incumbent Governor, Babatunde Fashola and other Nigerians were very angry with the…
Action Congress Wants Parliamentary Elections Postponed Till Next Saturday
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected Monday as the new date for the National Assembly election, which was…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Jonathan, Gowon, Tinubu Praise Jega For His Courage
Former Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for his courage…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Mimiko Reacts To National Assembly Poll Postponement
Few minutes after the postponement of the National Assembly poll was announced by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, the…
Nigeria’s Poll Day Tragedy: Many Feared Killed in Fuel Tanker Fire
A fuel tanker has overturned at an army checkpoint near the Bauchi state border with Plateau state in central Nigeria,…
Ribadu: I Have Not Stepped Down for Buhari
Presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Malam Nuhu Ribadu has debunked reports that he has stepped down for…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Nigeria Postpones Polls Till Monday
Logistics problems have forced Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission to postpone the National Assembly elections till Monday. INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru…
INEC Messes Up Ekiti Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed indefinitely voting in Ekiti Central Senatorial District. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr.…
INEC Cancels Elections in Edo, Delta, Abuja, others
Elections have been cancelled in Edo, Delta states and Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, the election umpire, the Independent National Electoral…
Poll Problems Also In Plateau State
The inability of Independent Electoral Commission, INEC to provide ballot papers for electoral officers across the 17 local government of…
INEC In Logistics Fiasco
INEC officials have failed to arrive at polling stations in Eti-Osa in Lagos state and in most towns in Ijebu…
PDP Candidate In Ghastly Accident
The governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Alhaji Jibrin Isa was on Thursday involved in…
Goodluck Nigeria
As individuals dedicated to the progress and development of our dear country, I am sure all Nigerians can attest to…
5 Arrested With Guns In Ekiti
Five youths have been arrested with guns in Ekiti Southwest Nigeria. Sources told P.M.NEWS that they were nabbed by the…
Fashola Urges Lagosians To Shun Violence During Election
With less than 24 hours to the first set of elections in the April 2011 polls, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde…
Apprehension In Ibadan Ahead Of Election
Following the declaration of public holiday today by the Oyo State Government in preparation for elections commencing tomorrow nationwide, activities…
Fashola Queries The Shuffling Of Police Officers In Meeting With EU Mission
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola( SAN) on Friday received members of the European Union Observation Mission in Nigeria 2011…
Polls: Armed men arrested in Ondo State
Less than twenty 24 hours to the National Assembly elections, four men, suspected to be thugs working for the Peoples…
More Cops, Soldiers Drafted To Jos
In response to the alarm raised by the police and state government Friday, a reinforcement of heavily armed soldiers and…
ACN Condemns Police Manhandling Of Akpanudoedehe
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as barbaric and strongly condemnable the manhandling of its governorship candidate in…
