Tag: 2015 general elections
PDP chiefs slams APC, Buhari at conference to rebuild party
The bigwigs of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on gathered on Thursday in Abuja for a conference designed to fashion a…
Court Dismisses Agbaje’s Petition Against Ambode
Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, western Nigeria, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed…
PDP Leaders Meet Over Mu’azu
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, today to decide the fate of its…
Plot To Unseat Lagos APC Chairman Thickens
Jamiu Yisa There is a grand plot to remove the Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives…
APC Sacks Chieftains Over Diversion Of Campaign Funds
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, has expelled three chieftains of the party in the…
Let There Be Peace
The final phase of the 2015 general elections ended last Saturday, 11 April, with the conduct of the governorship election…
Let There Be Reconciliation
As the election of General Muhammadu Buhari as president of Nigeria ushers in a new era of governance on 29…
Victory For The Nigerian Electorate
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Democracy is all about the people-their dreams and desires, their aims and aspirations as well as…
2015 Polls: Oritsejafor Tasks Christians, Muslims
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that 2015 general elections which kicks…
Online Election Monitoring Platform Launched
A Lagos-based company, Vision Web Technologies, has launched an online platform to enable Nigerians monitor and report proceedings during the…
INEC, Party Agents Inspect Ballot Papers, Card Readers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and agents of political parties have been invited to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital,…
Kudos To Attahiru Jega
By Odunayo Joseph Going by the preparations already put in place by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the…
I’m Neither A Cultist Nor An Armed Robber —Aeroland
Jamiu Yisa The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District in the coming general elections, Segun Adewale,…
Media Owners Say Election Must Hold
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, has insisted that the general elections must hold as rescheduled by the Independent…
T.B Joshua: Election Result Will Shock Nigerians
Simon Ateba Nigerian cleric, Prophet T.B. Joshua, has said that the outcome of this year’s general elections will shock Nigerians.…
Nigeria Descending Into Fascism —APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm at the seemingly-targeted killing of its members and supporters in Rivers…
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Which Is Worse: Postponement Of The Election Or Fuel Scarcity?
On Saturday, 7 February, Nigerians woke up to the shocking news about the postponment of the general elections, initially scheduled…
The Plot To Scuttle 2015 Polls
Barely two weeks after the sudden postponement of the 2015 general elections from February to March and April, there has…
Protest In Ogun Over PVCs
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Members of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Ogun State chapter on Monday staged a…
Outrage As Jega Worsens Election Uncertainties
Jamiu Yisa Outrage has continued to trail the statement by Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru…
Security Implications And INEC In 2015 General Elections
By Gabriel A. Ajayi Shortly, serial elections will be conducted in Nigeria to select a President, Governors for some states,…
55 Killed In Pre-Election Violence
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, 55 persons have been killed in political violence across 22 states of the federation,…
Parties Woo Voters With Customised Phones
Jamiu Yisa As the clock ticks towards next month’s general elections, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and opposition All…
Coup Against Nigerian Voters
The sudden postponement on Saturday of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, due to security concerns…
Election Splits Nollywood
Funsho Arogundade As the forthcoming 2015 general elections in Nigeria inch closer, a deep wedge has been driven into the…
2015 Elections: 4 Brigade Gets New Commander
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the February 2015 general elections, the Army high Command has appointed Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye as Commander…
Certificate Controversy: APC Prezy Candidate Opens Up
Damilare Okunola & Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano A Lagos lawyer, Benjamin Umudjoro, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, does not…
2015 Presidency: Between The South-East, Jonathan And Buhari
By Abuchi Anueyiagu As the 2015 general elections of Nigeria draw closer, it has become necessary at this point in…
2015 Campaign: A Spiteful Or Issue-Based Campaign?
By Eneruvie Enakoko The campaign for the 2015 general elections has mostly been divisive and spiteful but the Nigerian people…
Election Violence: PDP, APC Supporters Spill Blood
Jamiu Yisa & Eromosele Ebhomele Despite the pledges made by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party,…