Nightmare as Arik plane was hit by bird… 69 passengers in midair panic.

A passenger with the Arik Air flight No W3 596 who sat by the engine side of the aircraft when the bird strike occurred on Sunday described her ordeal claiming she was already saying the last prayer.

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Official Gubernatorial election results

The official gubernatorial election result can be viewed here as INEC works its magic to complete pending result from other states.

“Free and fair election?, This is just the beginning”, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonaathan has thanked all Nigerians for their commitment to the sustenance of democracy in the country and most especially for the enthusiasm they have shown in the current elections.

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

United States, Britain congratulate Jonathan and commend Nigeria’s successful presidential election

The United States of America has congratulated President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on his election as the president -elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the message sent by America’s secretry of state, Hillary Clinton,the US said it wishes well the president-elect in meeting the many challenges facing Nigeria and in providing the good governance [...]

Wole Soyinka: Those forgotten crimes of General Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari – need one remind anyone – was one of the generals who treated a Commission of Enquiry, the Oputa Panel, with unconcealed disdain. Like Babangida and Abdusalami, he refused to put in appearance even though complaints that were tabled against him involved a career of gross abuses of power and blatant assault on the fundamental human rights of the Nigerian citizenry.

“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.”

Nigeria Election 2011: “No reports of rigging”, says European Union

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, on Monday, reacted to the allegation by

the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, that the last Saturday’s presidential election in the country was rigged and that “sophisticated rigging system” was deployed to perpetrate electoral malpractices during the polls.