Following the Supreme Court�s reinstatement of Chief Joshua Chibi Dariye as Governor of Plateau State, the embattled governor declared yesterday that he will resume work on Monday. The Supreme Court judgement is an affirmation of the ruling of the Court … read more
Controversy is brewing in Rivers State over the conduct of last Saturday�s election into the Okrika/Ogu Bolo Federal Constituency and Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 1 by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Beyond the low turnout of voters, which greeted the … read more
Police in the FCT have warned that they will not allow protests against the rigging of the elections during this week�s May Day celebrations. FCT police Commissioner, Lawrence Alobi, said he will not hesitate to use the powers conferred on … read more
The President- elect, Alhaji Umar Musa Yar Adua will next week embark on multi-nation tour to solicit support for his administration. Already prominent members of the opposition parties have intensified pressure to block foreign recognition for the Yar Adua administration … read more
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