Former United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright yesterday had a breakfast meeting with President Olusegun Obasanjo where she reportedly expressed strong disappointment with the conduct and outcome of the April general elections. The meeting came on the heels of … read more
Election monitors from Nigeria and abroad have condemned last Saturday’s presidential election as a “charade”. Here, Emma Ezeazu from the Alliance for Credible Elections recounts his experience. I was one of the roving monitors from the Transition Monitoring Group that … read more
An explosion rocked a popular hotel in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Council, Delta State, on Sunday night. The number of casualties in the incident, which occurred at 7.15pm, could not be ascertained as at press time. Policemen from the Delta … read more
The bodies of two of the three naval officers who died in last week�s naval helicopter crash at Enyiogugu Mbaise near the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri were yesterday flown to Lagos, in preparedness for their burial. Similarly, the … read more
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