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Nigeria: President should stop to appoint INEC’s Chairman – Group

November 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kwali – Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, the Chairman of Partners for Electoral Reform, an NGO, has called for the removal of the authority vested in the President to appoint INEC’s Chairman and Commissioners. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that … read more »

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Nigeria President suspends campaign over Rivers tragedy

February 14, 2011 by benim

The campaign team of the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan has decided to put off his state campaign for two days, in honour of those who died during the South-South Zone campaign in Port Harcourt on Saturday. At the sports stadium … read more »

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Images from Nigeria rally stampede

February 13, 2011 by benim

A man is helped onto a truck after a stampede in Port Harcourt in this video frame grab taken February 12, 2011. At least 11 people were trampled to death on Saturday in the stampede at an election campaign rally … read more »

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11 confirmed dead in Nigeria election rally stampede – Nigerian Police

February 13, 2011 by benim

A stampede at a campaign rally for Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan in the oil-producing Niger Delta region has killed at least 11 people and injured 29 others. The incident occurred in the oil city of Port Harcourt after Mr Jonathan … read more »

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Several feared killed in Nigeria election stampede

February 12, 2011 by benim

Several people were feared to have been killed on Saturday in a stampede at an election campaign rally for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in the oil city of Port Harcourt, witnesses said. Thousands of ruling party supporters crowded into a … read more »

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Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan Gets the PDP Nomination, How?

January 21, 2011 by benim

Bribery and intimidation likely helped Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan achieve his overwhelming defeat of former vice president Atiku Abubakar for the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential nomination. As a sitting president, Jonathan had access to unlimited amounts of money … read more »

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Nigeria Politicians urge INEC to address registration lapses

January 19, 2011 by benim

The governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to address all the lapses in the ongoing voter registration to ensure the achievement of the aims of discarding the old register. Speaking at the … read more »

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Nigeria: Northern group seeks extension of registration

January 16, 2011 by benim

The Arewa Citizens Action for Change yesterday called on the Independent Electoral Commission to extend the voter registration exercise by three additional weeks. Yahaya Mohammed, the assistant secretary general of the group, told journalists over the weekend that the extension … read more »

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Who is the next Nigerian President?

January 16, 2011 by benim

The picture is getting clearer – four front runners have emerged in the race for presidency, although there are more candidates representing the smaller parties. President Goodluck Jonathan is carrying the flag of the ruling party, PDP, after defeating Alhaji … read more »

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Behind the scenes report on Nigeria ruling party primaries

January 16, 2011 by benim

This is an exclusive report on how the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, leadership ensured that the presidential primaries of the party remained very transparent. What, however, was not factored into the scenario by some state governors and delegates was how … read more »

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Nigeria registers voters ahead of key April vote

January 15, 2011 by benim

LAGOS — Nigeria began a two-week programme Saturday to register millions of voters ahead of April landmark elections in Africa’s most populous country with a history of electoral fraud and violence. “The exercise has taken off smoothly nationwide. Materials have … read more »

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Nigeria’s President wins ruling party primaries

January 14, 2011 by benim

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday won the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential primaries. His victory came after a spirited contest with former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and veteran aspirant, Sarah Jubril. Tunde Adeniran, the Chief Returning Officer of the party who … read more »

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Nigeria: Ruling party votes for primary candidate

January 13, 2011 by benim

Delegates of Nigeria’s ruling party began voting Thursday night to pick its presidential candidate, choosing between honoring a power-sharing agreement by selecting a Muslim or endorsing the oil-rich nation’s current Christian leader. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar hammered President Goodluck … read more »

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Risks for Nigerian oil go beyond elections

January 13, 2011 by benim

Clashes between political gangs rather than attacks on oil facilities are the greatest threat to Nigeria’s Niger Delta ahead of April elections and the long-term security of its oil output depends on much more than who wins. President Goodluck Jonathan … read more »

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Nigeria: Atiku or Jonathan as ruling party pick presidential candidate

January 13, 2011 by benim

ABUJA — Nigeria’s ruling party picks a presidential candidate Thursday for April’s landmark elections amid a surge in violence and divisions between the mainly Muslim north and predominately Christian south. President Goodluck Jonathan, thrust into office in May after the … read more »

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Nigerian ruling party set to endorse Jonathan

January 12, 2011 by benim

If Nigeria’s election form-book holds, the identity of the next ruler of sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest oil producer will be unveiled late on Thursday night. In the three presidential polls since the military handed control back to civilians in 1999, the … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Elections: Jonathan, Atiku fight dirty

January 11, 2011 by benim

More intrigues were deployed yesterday in the desperate battle for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket. The Presidential Screening Panel received two petitions against President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Members of the panel are: Alhaji Aminu Wali(Chairman); … read more »

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Nigeria: Drama as PDP screens presidential aspirants

January 11, 2011 by benim

President Goodluck Jonathan was yesterday screened by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Screening Committee in Abuja. Others screened are ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Mrs. Sarah Jibril. The fourth aspirant, Alhaji Aminu Sani Dutsinma, however boycotted the screening, citing … read more »

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Nigeria Incumbent Jonathan Favored to Win Primary Nod

January 11, 2011 by benim

LAGOS, Nigeria—Thousands of delegates from across Nigeria are set to cast their votes in the ruling party’s presidential primary, kicking off a contest to run Africa’s most populous nation and one of its fastest-growing economies. The People’s Democratic Party primary, … read more »

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Nigerian president signs amended constitution

January 10, 2011 by benim

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed an amended constitution on Monday, cementing the legal framework for presidential, parliamentary and state governorship elections in April. Parliament initially passed an amendment last July bringing polls forward to January, but then passed a second … read more »

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Nigeria court rejects challenge to Jonathan poll bid

January 10, 2011 by benim

A Nigerian court on Monday threw out a suit brought by three members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to try to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting primaries on Thursday. “The originating summons is hereby dismissed because it … read more »

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Nigeria: Activists calls for disqualification of former vice president

January 10, 2011 by benim

A pressure group, the Coalition for Political Awareness and Change, has called on the People’s Democratic Party to consider the anti-graft cases against the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, when holding the party’s screening of its presidential aspirants. The group, … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Elections: Atiku kicks as calls for disqualification mount

January 10, 2011 by benim

FORMER Vice-President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar yesterday launched a battle against calls for his disqualification. The National Coalition for Greater Nigeria (NCGN), Coalition for Political Awareness and Change (CPAC) and the National Vanguard for Democracy … read more »

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Nigeria: Jonathan, Atiku appear before PDP screening panel

January 9, 2011 by benim

ABUJA- THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will today Screen its Presidential aspirants to get the party’s flagbearer for the April Presidential election. Those to appear before the Ambassador  Aminu  Wali led 10 –member  Screening Committee are President  Goodluck  Jonathan, former  … read more »

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Nigeria: Court set to determine Jonathan’s fate

January 7, 2011 by benim

NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo Thursday told an Abuja High Court why President Goodluck Jonathan must be allowed to contest under the party’s platform. He said denying Jonathan the chance is tantamount to taking … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Elections: Jonathan and Atiku lock horns over economy

January 6, 2011 by benim

The two main rivals in Nigeria’s ruling party have locked horns over the country’s dwindling oil savings and the state of its public finances, putting the economy back in the spotlight a week ahead of the primaries. President Goodluck Jonathan’s … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Election: Atiku vs Jonathan

January 3, 2011 by benim

The two combatants for the presidential ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, go head-to-head at the primary election slated for January 13, 2011 at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Abubakar, who was … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Election: Jonathan and Atiku in presidential debate

December 31, 2010 by benim

President Goodluck Jonathan has accepted to engage his main opponent for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in a political debate. Though he said this must be done at the instance of the party, he … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Election: Atiku’s allies ask court to stop Jonathan

December 21, 2010 by benim

JUST as we exclusively reported on Thursday, December 16, that some leaders of the North operating under the aegis of Northern Patriots had concluded plans to use the court to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2011 presidential election, … read more »

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Nigeria: Court decision on Constitutional Amendment unsettles 2011 polls

November 9, 2010 by benim

Later today, the National Assembly will transmit a clean copy of the second amendment to the 1999 constitution to the state Houses of Assembly for their assent. However, whether both the initial amendment and this will achieve their aims remain … read more »

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