Tag: boycott
Zimbabwe urges boycott of EU Summit over First Lady travel ban
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will not attend a European Union-Africa summit next week if his wife is denied a visa…
Teachers boycott Gov. Oshiomhole’s competency test
JEHTRO IBILEKE/Benin Fewer than two hundred school teachers in Edo state, in southern Nigeria, participated in Saturday’s controversial competency test…
Obasanjo, Buhari snub council meeting, PDP govs taunt Nyako
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari were conspicuously absent at the meeting…
APC calls Anambra council poll a charade
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra has described the conduct of Saturday’s local government elections in the state as…
Anambra election: Residents ignore movement restriction
The restriction of movement imposed by the police and INEC during the ongoing Anambra supplementary governorship election was not effective…
Labour Party boycotts Anambra partial poll
The National Chairman of Nigeria’s Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, on Monday announced the decision of the party to boycott…
Emerhor wins APC Senate nomination for Delta Central
Mr O’Tega Emerhor, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the forthcoming by-election into the Delta Central Senatorial…
Amaechi’s loyalists snub PDP convention
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Loyalists of Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, have announced a boycott of the 31 August national convention of…
Andy Uba, 3 other aspirants absent at PDP rally
Cracks in Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East Zone, made some of the governorship aspirants in Anambra state…
Low turnout for Ivory Coast local polls
Ivorians turned out in low numbers for local elections Sunday seen as a test of stability in the country amid…
Nigerian Premier League: Referees Threaten Boycott
The much awaited Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, which kicks off tomorrow across various centres in the country may be…
Plateau State: Journalists black out government
Journalists in a restive state in central Nigeria said Monday they would halt coverage of government activities in protest at…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Elections: Corps Members Threaten To Stop Work In Ogun
Corps members posted to conduct the governorship and state assembly elections in Ijebu East Local government area, Tuesday morning threatened…
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Opposition Parties In Akwa Ibom Threaten To Boycott Election
Four opposition political parties in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria, have threatened to boycott the presidential, governorship and House of…
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ANPP To Boycott Presidential Election
Members of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in Kogi state have threatened to boycott Saturday’s presidential election if the…