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Irregularities and Violence Mar Nigerian Elections
UPDATE:The stakes are high: this election could see Nigeria's first fully democratic transition of power." Police inspector general Sunday Ehindero told state television that a preliminary tally showed 21 dead,...
Which Wife is First Lady?
When I first read this, I thought, does it matter how many First Ladies there are? If polygamy is recognized in Nigeria, shouldn't that also apply to the titles of officials' wives? There's more to it than that,...Tony Blair seeks early meeting with Yar'Adua
"British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, has said he looked forward to "an early meeting" with the President-elect, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in order "to begin our discussion on future co-operation." Blair in a letter to President Olusegun Obasanjo said the British Government will...
Nigeria poll fiasco's SA link
As the massive irregularities in the Nigerian presidential poll come into focus, it has emerged that South African companies were asked at the eleventh hour to print ballot papers that often did not reach polling stations in time.A local printer says it declined a request...Nigerian Opposition Seeks Power in Numbers
As the ruling party seeks to legitimize the results of the election, opposition leaders are consolidating to express their discontent, with the threat of public demonstrations looming. "The runner-up in Nigeria's presidential elections convened a meeting with other opposition...Call for Street Protests in Nigeria over Election Results
Remember in Lord of the Rings, when that big red demon falls into the pit, and Gandalf is clinging to the edge of the chasm? Then the demon's whip whips up and grabs Gandalf's ankle, pulling him down? ... Yeah. The election fiasco in Nigeria is not over yet, regardless...
IRI, Nigerian Candidates Reject Election Results
UPDATE: this just in via email from egoigwe:"Nigeria's presidential and regional elections fell below international standards and levels set in previous polls in the country, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on...
Nigeria President's Son in Mega Fraud
"The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), the Ministry of Solid Minerals and Steel Development and other government agencies are set to give away the multi- billion dollar Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited to an Indian...
Cleric killed in Nigeria mosque
A prominent Islamic cleric has been shot dead inside a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.
Ustaz Ja'afar Adam and one of his followers were killed at dawn prayers.
He was once a key member of the Kano State government
but has fallen out with the governor. The... PRESS RELEASE- Re:The Arrest and Detention of Friday John Abba | NSpace
PRESS RELEASEThe Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Kaduna State branch is deeply disturbed by the inexplicable and unjustified detention of one of its executive officers, Mr Friday John Abba. The above mentioned has been kept incommunicado, without access to legal...
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