2015 Elections
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Rights groups call for Abia INEC officials’ redeployment
Following the declaration of the Abia Governorship election inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a new date chosen for a re-run, Civil Society Organisations in the state have called for the redeployment of some INEC staff they described as corrupt. In a statement signed by Leonard Onyemeri of Justice Development Peace and Commission (JDPC); Comrade Nelson Nnanna…
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Presidential race: Civil servants scared of voting for Buhari
Civil servants across the country are cautioning Nigerians to refrain from voting for APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), if they do not want a repeat of the gale of retrenchments that trailed his first sojourn as Head of State between 1984 and 1985. Their fears are based on Buhari’s antecedents in relieving government workers of their jobs without…
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Finally, Jonathan declares interest in 2015 election
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday finally declared interest in contesting the 2015 presidential election. He told Peoples Democratic Party leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline. He has also set up a presidential declaration committee saddled with the responsibility of coming up with a formal programme for his declaration.…
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Africa
2015: Anioma Leaders rally behind President Jonathan, present Ndudi Elumelu, 2 others for Delta Governorship
A high-level delegation of ‎Anioma people of DeltaState led by the Asagba of Asaba, Professor Chike Edozien Wednesday, last week, had a closed door meeting with President Jonathan at the State House, Abuja. Though, the details of the meeting was not disclosed, sources informed this paper that it was to express the support of the Anioma people for the…
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