Nigeria faces a test of its young democracy on Saturday when it holds state elections the government has promised will break with a past of rigging and violence. At stake are 36 governors’ posts and hundreds of state legislators’ seats. … read more
by JOHN GHAZVINIAN On April 14, citizens of Africa’s most populous country will go to the polls to elect state governors. One week later they’ll also elect their senators, representatives and a new president. If all goes smoothly, it will … read more
THREE Nigerians kidnapped by militants in Kuluoma 1, Southern Ijaw Local Council, Bayelsa State have been released. The state police command has also arrested the leader of the captors identified as Mr. Elliot Lawrence. The hostages, who are workers of … read more
IJAW communities in the Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta State, yesterday, threatened to halt operations of the Chevron Nigeria Limited in their area. The latest development, which suggest that the face-off between the communities and the company was not yet over … read more
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