NigeriaDecides: Live! Updates from Across the States
17:17: NigeriaDecides: Voting has ended at most polling units across the country and collation is now underway. Results from polling units are updated below. Readers must note that only INEC has…
2015 Elections
6,050 Candidates Contesting in April 11 Guber, House of Assembly Polls
*No election in 7 states, FCT Abuja Six thousand and fifty 6,050 candidates are contesting the governorship and state House of Assembly positions across the country scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday,…
Alleged Coup-Mongering: Presidency Replies Obasanjo
By Samuel Ogundipe The presidency finds the “false claims and allegations reportedly made against President Goodluck Jonathan by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Abeokuta very odious and repugnant.” Reacting…
President Jonathan to Get ₦50,000 as Court Dismisses Eligibility Lawsuit
By Samuel Ogundipe An eligibility lawsuit seeking to disqualify President Goodluck E. Jonathan from pRticipating in the upcoming elections has been dismissed by the Federal High Court, Abuja. The ruling…
Buhari Condems Polls Shift, Urges Supporters to Remain Calm
By Samuel Ogundipe Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the upcoming general elections, has condemned the postponement of the 2015 polls by the…
Tinubu Condemns Poll Shift, Warns Army Against Partisan Politics
By Samuel Ogundipe Former Lagos State governor and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has condemned the postponement of the 2015 general election by the Independent…
BREAKING: INEC Announces New Dates for General Elections
By Samuel Ogundipe Standing on Section 26 (1) of the Electoral Act (as amended), the Independent National Electoral Commissioner has finally bowed to pressure from several quarters, including the presidency,…
INEC Divided as Fate of February Dates for Elections Gets Dicier
By Samuel Ogundipe The meetings between the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, and all the 37 Resident Electoral Commissioners from the 36 states and the…
Thugs Vandalise APC, PDP Posters in Osun
By Tunde Oyekola Political activities in Osun State are fast assuming dangerous dimensions as hoodlums believed to be loyal to the two leading political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and…
Ladoja Promises Ibarapaland Tertiary Institutions, Banks
Governorship candidate of the Accord Party in next month’s general election, Rashidi Ladoja has promised the establishment of tertiary institutions in Ibarapaland just as he assured them of standard microfinance…
