Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), cannot stop him from contesting the presidential elections. Speaking at the closing rally of the Action Congress (AC), in Yola, Atiku said: “Don’t listen to insinuations making … read more
WITH just 11 days to the April elections, the general mood at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), headquarters in Abuja, on whose shoulders the task of ushering Nigeria into her first ever civil to civil rule, seems upbeat as … read more
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo declared a public holiday for Thursday and Friday, delaying a Supreme Court hearing of a case on whether Vice President Atiku Abubakar can stand in next week’s election. Abubakar’s spokesman said the holiday was a “pre-emptive … read more
The embattled Vice Presi-dent and Action Congress Presidential flag bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated his determination to contest the forthcoming Presidential election in spite of his disqualification by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Atiku told a mammoth crowd … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said two British firms will manage the transmission of the results from the Presidential, Governorship, National and State Assembly elections slated for April 14 and 21. The British companies are Gilat and WITNESS. … read more
AN OFFSHORE union leader has called on all British oil companies including oil rigs to pull out of the volatile Niger Delta region owing to the rising level of disruption to oil and gas exploration and production activities in area. … read more
Yenagoa�Against the back drop of the upsurge in youth militancy in the troubled Niger Delta, security has been reinforced around expatriate construction workers operating in Bayelsa State. The security beef up, it was gathered, might not be unconnected with the … read more
AS political violence intensifies in Nigeria, two front-runners have emerged in the country’s elections that will take place this month. The election on April 21 is being hailed as a landmark because it will be the first democratic transition between … read more
In his quest for a stronger alliance against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 21 presidential election, former Head of State and presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), General Muhammadu Buhari, has invited presidential candidates … read more
A coalition of militants under the aegis of �Coalition of Niger Delta Forces� have issued the Federal Government with 72 hours ultimatum to withdraw all military personnel from the Niger Delta, release Alhaji Asari Dokubo and Raphael Uwazurike or they … read more