THERE are strong indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may cancel elections in seven states due to alleged monumental fraud in last Saturday�s polls. Nigerian Tribune findings showed that the commission had confirmed records of malpractices and irregularities … read more
Opposition parties joined forces Wednesday to call for a postponement of the presidential vote scheduled for this weekend, as fighting broke out between troops and suspected Islamists in northern Nigeria. The gunfire erupted in the town of Kano near an … read more
Some 25 Islamic militants have been killed in an offensive near the city of Kano in Nigeria’s north, the army says. Militants held an area after attacking a police station on Tuesday. Nine Islamists have been captured, as well as … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday blamed the police and other security agencies for the widespread irregularities that characterised the April 14 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. INEC�s National Commissioner in charge of Publicity, Mr. Phillip Umeadi … read more
Officials of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) are encouraged by the commitment of Nigerians to the democratic process but have raised concerns about the elections on 14 April. On Monday, the EUOEM urged the Independent National Electoral … read more
The Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has raised the alarm that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in last Saturday�s election in the state, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, plans to instigate violence in the state following his defeat … read more
NIGERIA�S crude oil output dropped by 100,000 barrels per day (b/d) in March moving from 2.250 million barrels per day in February to 2.150 barrels per day, an indication that revenue receipts to the state was also impacted by the … read more
A group of domestic observers has rejected the results of the gubernatorial elections in ten states, which were released by the Indepe-ndent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying that the conduct of the elections was anything but free and fair. The … read more
Voting on April 14 in key Nigerian states including Rivers and Anambra was so marred by fraud, intimidation and violence that the results in at least those states should be canceled and the polls re-run, Human Rights Watch said today. … read more
NIGER Delta militants in Nigeria’s oil and gas basin, have rejected the April 14 polls, claiming that it was the worst elections in the history of Black Africa. Their spokesperson Cynthia Whyte, in a wired statement to SCOOP on Monday … read more