No fewer that 25 ballot boxes were reported to have been snatched away from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials by political thugs in the presidential/senatorial elections in Niger State. Daily Champion reliably gathered that the thugs perpetrated the act … read more
Reuters) — Ruling party candidate Umaru Yar’Adua looked set to win Nigeria’s disputed presidential poll on Monday, early results showed, but monitors condemned the vote as a failure and a setback for democracy in Africa. International and local observers said … read more
EU observers Monday challenged the credibility of Nigeria’s elections, as early results showed ruling party candidate Umar Yar’Adua leading his presidential rivals after polls that left 200 dead. Amid mounting opposition calls for the cancellation of state, parliamentary and presidential … read more
The White House said on Monday that it was “deeply troubled” by deadly clashes and alleged irregularities that afflicted Nigeria’s elections and urged all sides to refrain from violence. “We are deeply troubled by what we saw over the weekend,” … read more
At least 11 people, including an Assistant Commi-ssioner of Police, eight other policemen as well as two other people were killed in Nasarawa and Oyo states at the weekend in two incidences relating to yesterday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls. … read more
Violence and widespread disruption have marred presidential and parliamentary elections being held in Nigeria. Many of the 120,000 polling stations failed to open for hours and polling was extended in many places beyond the official closing time. There were a … read more
Nigeria muddled through a historic election yesterday despite all the logistical problems and voters� nightmares that attended the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Some of the problems in respect of logistics were said to be as a result of the … read more
WHAT looked like explosives from dynamites and gunshots were used by suspected militants to scare away potential voters in the Marine Base Area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday. Other irregularities, which characterised the voting, included hijacking, late arrival of … read more
No fewer than 51 persons, including four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a fake mobile policeman, were yesterday arrested by soldiers from the 2nd Mechanised Division, Odogbo, even as the polls witnessed a poor turn-out of … read more
Monitors on Sunday slammed Nigeria’s election as a failure, but the government said criticism of the poll was intended to make way for a coup. The vote on Saturday in Africa’s most populous nation was marred by violence, fraud and … read more