#NigeriaDecides: Police Restricts Movement 8am – 5pm On Staurday
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in the 36 states of Nigeria for the final lap of the 2015 general election. The police had also restricted vehicular movement during the past presidential…
Nigerian Court Stops Multichoice’s DSTV, GO TV Subscription Fees Hike
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has granted an order of interim injunction restraining Multichoice from enforcing an increase in the cost of its different classes of pay TV, DSTV and GO TV until the determination of…
#NigeriaDecides: Video Confirms Oba of Lagos Threatened Igbo Residents in Lagos With Death [WATCH]
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu’s statement that Igbos resident in Lagos State must vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akinwumi Ambode, or they will die in the lagoon within seven days has been confirmed…
Boko Haram: Detained Aljazeera Journalists Freed By Nigerian Army
Two Aljazeera journalists, who have been detained in Maiduguri, Borno State of Nigeria for over a week after being accused of “loitering” around areas of military operations, have been released on orders of the Nigerian military. Ahmed Idris and Ali…
How PVC Distribution Manipulation Caused Jonathan’s Defeat
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, Senator Gyang Pwajok has blamed President Goodluck Jonathan’s loss at the March 28 Presidential election on what he described as politics of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) distribution by…
MEND Hails Buhari’s Victory
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has commended the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on his victory in the 2015 presidential elections, saying Nigerians made the right choice. Vanguard quoted the the group in a statement…
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…
#NigeriaDecides: Police Arrest INEC Officials, Party Agents in Sokoto Over Electoral Offences
The Nigerian Police have arrested six suspected electoral offenders including officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), party agents in Sokoto State. Zone 10 Police Command, comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states said it arrested the six suspects over…
#NigeriaDecides: Underage Voting, Malfunctioning Card Readers Characterise Polls
As Nigerians vote today, there reports of underage voting in parts of northern Nigeria, even as the card readers deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) malfunctions in parts of the country. Some citizens on the social media accuse…
Saturday Elections: Protect Each Other, Oritsejafor Urges Christians, Muslims
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ayo Oritsejafor, has admonished Nigerians to eschew violence as the Africa’s largest democracy goes to poll Saturday. Oritsejafor, Friday, in a statement, stressed the need for citizens irrespective of “their religious, ethnic and…
#Nigeria2015: Group Condemns Hate, Blackmail Campaign By Politicians
A Muslim rights group chided politicians for engaging in hate speeches, blackmail and violence, even leading to death, in the build up to Saturday’s presidential election. The body, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), in a statement by its Director, Professor Ishaq…
