Ballot papers were stolen and voters intimidated when Nigeria re-staged polls for hundreds of state and federal legislators’ seats on Saturday after elections widely condemned as fraudulent. The April 14 and 21 polls delivered a landslide victory for the People’s … read more
Nigerian woman reported to have “married” four women last weekend in Kano State has denied the allegations. Aunty Maiduguri told the BBC the reports of her wedding were false, and that she was not a lesbian. She had gone to … read more
As voters across the country cry foul over April 21 presidential and National Assembly poll, Saturday Sun has made a stunning discovery at Nnewi North local government area, Anambra State where an eye-bulging quantity of INEC election materials were dumped … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta have condemned President Olusegun Obasanjo�s utterances on the controversial elections and registered their decision to reject the results by planning attacks in the oil region.�It�s unfortunate that President Obasanjo would publicly agree that the elections … read more
(AFP) – Nigeria is currently losing 600,000 barrels of oil per day in the oil rich Niger Delta as a result of the activities of militants in the region, oil officials said here. “The country is losing 600,000 barrels of … read more
Former colonial power Britain denounced “outright rigging” in Nigerian elections, but urged the opposition to stick to the constitution in seeking redress. The electoral commission gave the ruling party candidate, Umaru Yar’Adua, a landslide victory in Saturday’s poll, but the … read more
Two riot policemen attached to the Rivers State Police Command and five gunmen were killed on Friday morning in Port Harcourt in a failed attempt by suspected militants to abduct two expatriates. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Felix Ogbaudu, … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will today conduct bye-elections in 26 states. In Imo State where the cancelled gubernatorial poll will hold, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume who was expelled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been affirmed by a … read more
Reuters) – Nigeria’s president-elect, Umaru Yar’Adua, intends to tackle violence in the oil-producing Niger Delta by initiating dialogue with militants when he assumes office after disputed elections, he told Reuters on Thursday. Yar’Adua said he would get to work immediately … read more
The Presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), yesterday in Abuja asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Federal Government to conduct a fresh presidential polls. Buhari spoke to THISDAY on a … read more