Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), continues to lead incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a comfortable margin, even as controversial election results from Rivers and Akwa Ibom states were added to the national tally, giving a boost to Mr. Jonathan. Election observers as well as Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State had declared that last Saturday’s elections in the state turned into a fiasco, marked by intimidation and shootings of APC members and widespread manipulation by security agents. Even so, the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state declared that Mr. Jonathan polled more than … Continue reading Buhari Leads With 3 Million Votes After Controversial Results From Rivers, Akwa Ibom Give Jonathan A Boost

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru & Jude Opara ABUJA — Erstwhile Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) was last night sustaining his lead over President Goodluck Jonathan in the declared results of the presidential elections released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, last night. President Jonathan has, however, protested results declared from Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi States, alleging malpractices. Jonathan’s protest articulated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was, however, followed by another statement late last night in which it claimed it was not perturbed by the results from the … Continue reading Presidential Election: Buhari leads, PDP kicks

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections nationwide. General Buhari said the hiccups experienced in few states over the card readers were not enough to cast aspersions on the election. Fielding questions from Journalists in his house in Daura, Katsina State, General Buhari said reports made available to him by his observers indicated that the election had been generally peaceful. Remain Calm General Buhari commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for extending the exercise in some polling units till tomorrow. The APC Presidential … Continue reading

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the poor working condition of the card readers in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country could have been avoided, if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had listened to advice from well meaning Nigerians and organizations, including the PDP, regarding the use of the card readers. National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Saturday, said the last minute resort to manual accreditation by INEC clearly shows the failure of the system. “The unfortunate development is a vindication of our earlier position that as good as the idea of card readers … Continue reading Manual Accreditation Evidence Of Card Reader Failure – PDP

There was drama in Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber today as the Senate President, David Mark, carefully orchestrated the confirmation of Musiliu Obanikoro as Nigeria’s minister of state for defense.  The nominee had given up the same position to run in the party primaries for governor of Lagos State. Mr. Obanikoro’s confirmation had previously been held up on three occasions as up to 40 Senators rejected his candidacy over his involvement in the rigging of last year’s gubernatorial poll in Ekiti. A rigging meeting on the eve of the election featured some of the principal characters in the plot, including Obanikoro, … Continue reading David Mark Stages Fraudulent Confirmation For Obanikoro As APC Senators Reject Him, Walk Out Of the Senate

Seven out of the fifteen members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly that signed the motion for impeachment of Governor Martin Elechi, have dissociated themselves from the process. Addressing a press conference in Enugu yesterday, the lawmakers, who described themselves as members of the Integrity Group disclosed that they decided to tow the path of reason. They stressed that the impeachment of the Governor barely two months to the end of his tenure served no useful purpose. Reading the text of the address titled, “A time to seek peace and ensure it”, the Minority Leader of the House, Hon. … Continue reading GOVERNOR ELECHI’S IMPEACHMENT DRAMA