Year: 2011
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…
Apathy In Ogbomosho Ahead Of Polls
Residents of the ancient town of Ogbomosho seem unprepared and unenthusiastic about tomorrow’s and subsequent elections that will hold in…
Nigerian League Suspended For Elections
The wish of Nigerian players, club officials and referees, who want to take active part in the National Assembly elections…
CPC Unveils Candidates For Assembly Election In Ogun State
Barely twenty four hours to the National Assembly election, Congress for Progressive Party (CPC) has unveiled its candidates that will…
Plateau Police Raises Alarm, 350K Deployed For Polls
The Police in Plateau State have raised an alarm over plans by some individuals and groups to invade Jos and…
Hours To Election Day: 2 Bombs Sent To Buhari
Barely 24 hours to the National Assembly election, two bombs have been sent to the presidential candidate of the Congress…
Ivory Coast: Fighters Storm Gbagbo’s Palace
Troops supporting the UN-recognised president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, appear poised for a final push to oust his rival,…
Pot Belly Causes Blindness, Say Scientists
Piling on the pounds in middle age could significantly raise a man’s risk of blindness later in life, a study…
Sagay: What We Expect At The Polls
Ahead of tomorrow’s election, constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay has expressed apprehension over the polls as a result of the…
The Front Runners For Lagos Senate Race
It’s Election Day in Lagos and the rest of Nigeria tomorrow. As expected the Action Congress, in dominance of the…
Oshiomhole In Door To Door Campaign
Edo state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole took the campaign for votes in the forthcoming elections to the doorsteps of the…