IPC Decries Attacks on Journalists During National Elections, Calls for Al Jazeera Journalists Release
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has condemned the various incidents of attacks on journalists by security operatives and political thugs during last weekend’s presidential and national assembly elections. IPC said its monitoring of media coverage of the elections revealed…
Why I Didn’t Cancel Rivers Polls Result – Jega
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given reason why the commission won’t cancel presidential polls result from River State after it received a petition from the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Sunday seeking the cancellation of…
#NigeriaDecides: APC Loses Six Rep Seats In Lagos
The All Progressives Congress has lost five House of Representatives seats to the Peoples Democratic Party and a seat to the Accord Party in Lagos, metronaija reports. Investigations by Metronaija’s correspondent showed that most of the reps lost in Igbo-…
How PDP’s Ekwunife Defeated APC’s Ngige, APGA’s Umeh To Clinched Senate Seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Hon. Uche Ekwunife of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the Anambra Central Senatorial District poll conducted on Saturday. Declaring the result on Monday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, the Returning…
PDP Not Perturbed By Results From The North West
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is unperturbed by the results of the elections so far released by INEC from the northwest zone, which is the stronghold of the APC and home of its presidential candidate. PDP notes that INEC is yet to release results from the…
INEC Sets Up Three-man Committee To Probe Rivers Election
Following complaints from the opposition All Progressives Congress over alleged malpractices in the presidential and national assembly elections held last Saturday. The committee which is constituted by top management personnel of INEC, has the mandate to determine the genuineness or…
Jonathan Leads As INEC Begins Declaration of Presidential Election Results
From the result declared so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan leads that of the main rival, General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with…
#NIGERIADECIDES: LIVE UPDATE On Election Results
The Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to announce results of the March 28, 2015 Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The INEC boss, Professor Attahiru Jega and state Collating Officers are set to begin the announcement in Abuja,…
Dangote Cement Commences Senegal, Cameroun Operations, Posts N159bn Profit
Dangote Cement records significant strides in its African expansion project with the company’s new plants commencement of operations in Senegal and Cameroun, the company said. This Day reports that Dangote Cement plants in Ethiopia and Zambia are expected to start…
PDP Berates APC Over False Alert On Security Agencies
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has noted yet another false alert by the APC claiming that the Federal Government was trying to use security agencies to alter the results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The APC, in its…
Nigeria’s Presidential Elections Free, Fair – ECOWAS
The ECOWAS Observer Mission, EOM, has declared that Saturday’s Presidential election is acceptable and meets the criteria of being free and transparent. The declaration was made by the mission’s head and former President of Ghana, John Kuffour, in Abuja on…
