Guber election: Still dicey as many candidates control in areas of influence

The picture of the winner of the gubernatorial poll in Oyo state was still unclear late Tuesday as the candidates of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Accord Party (AP) were leading in their respective areas of influence.

Governorship election Updates: get reports, tit-bits and results from here

The governorship and state Assembly elections are going on across the country. There has been no major disturbance except little or minor skirmishes in some states. here are some on the spot views as the election has been proceeding:

April 26 Election Updates: Get names of candidates and on the spot reports here

n 24 out of 36 states of our country, today, Nigerian voters will go out to elect governors and members of the state houses of Assembly

“Retirement not in my political dictionary”, says Babangida

Nigeria’s former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has debunked claims that he has retired from active politics. Gen Ibrahim Babangida on the presidential Election Day Saturday April 16 had announced that he was finalyl withdrawing from active politics,

ACN/CPC: Why the romance crumbled and PDP GEJ rose again to be president-elect

The refusal of Tunde Bakare, the vice presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), to sign a postdated letter of resignation, has been largely blamed for the collapse of the alliance talks between the CPC and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). NEXT has obtained an exclusive copy of the contentious letter. Had Mr Bakare signed the letter, dated June 7, 2011, the clergyman would have been under compulsion to step down as vice president after eight days in the post if his party had won the last presidential election

Carnage:Candid visual of the home of VP Sambo’s secretary Dr Baba Adamu before and after it was burnt down

Photos (before and after) of Dr Baba J Adamu’s house that was burnt down
by miscreants in Kaduna after the Presidential election on April 16, 2011.

The Muslim man who risked his life to safe his Christian neighbours

As the rampaging youth pursued the woman into the street, men dragged their wives and children inside and locked their doors. The rioters finally caught up with the screaming woman and began to beat her; they tore up her clothes and pushed her to the ground.

“I have a big task ahead, lets do it together”, pleads Jonathan in Easter message

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to people in the country to renounce violence and unite in the interest of peace and development, saying that the renewal of his mandate leaves him with a huge responsibility over which he cannot afford to fail.

Nigeria election2011:” We don’t need another war”, says President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan came frankly warning Nigerians that the nation should avoid another civil war, recounting that the current violence which was triggered by his winning the nation’s presidential race brought the memory of events which led to the civil that started in 1967 and ravaged the country for four years.

He reminded that

“Neither Buhari nor IBB nor Obasanjo nor Atiku will be part of the new Nigeria says Pastor Bakare in Sep, 2006

“Neither Buhari nor IBB nor Obasanjo nor Atiku will be part of the new Nigeria. They are part of the old that has decayed and is still decaying. The new is coming forth. It is the counsel of the Lord that shall stand in this nation. Until the sons of turmoil destroy themselves, this nation will not know peace.”