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Nigeria Wades Through a Historic Election

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

Explosion Rocks Port Harcourt Polling Area

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

Soldiers Nab 51 Over Election Malpractices

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

Atiku calls for poll re-run

One of the three leading contenders in the race for Nigeria’s presidency called Sunday for the election to be re-run after widespread chaos with ballot papers and charges of voter fraud. “I have already rejected the elections,” Vice President Atiku … read more

Delays overshadow Nigerian poll

Officials are scrambling to get ballot papers to 120,000 polling stations in time, as Nigerians prepare to vote in landmark presidential elections. The voting papers did not arrive from South Africa until Friday evening. Correspondents said it was hard to … read more

Truck bomb fails ahead of Nigerian vote

A truck bomb aimed at electoral commission headquarters ran into obstructions and failed to explode hours before the start of Nigeria’s presidential vote, the national police chief said Saturday. Police Inspector General Sunday Ehindero said that the attacker pointed the … read more