Political News Across The Nation

Presidency urges credible election

Kelechi Ibegbu | Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
As the February 6, 2010 Anambra State Governorship Election draws nearer, the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Political Matters), Senator Polycarp Nwite, has reiterated the resolve of President Umaru Yar’Adua, to ensure that the election h...

Election riggers will be disappointed

Adimike George | Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Advanced Party (NAP) in the February 6 governorship election in Anambra State, Mrs. Njideka Anyadike has warned that those who are relying on rigging and violence to have their way in the poll will be disappo...

Anxiety over alleged plans to rig poll

Adimike George | Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Concerns are mounting over alleged intent of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) to manipulate the February 6, 2010 Anambra State governorship polls.

The Archbishop emeritus of Onitsha Ecclestiacal province comprisin...

Electoral reforms and CODER’s unfinished business

Emmanuel Oladesu | Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Is electoral reform still possible in Nigeria this year? Many people believe that the critical task can be accomplished if the National Assembly has a patriotic and burning desire to make history. There are also skeptics who doubt the capacity of the...

Abia 2011: Parties draw plans for battle ahead

Ugochukwu Eke | Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Thief Benjamin Kalu, founder of BenKalu Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Abia State, may be nursing a dream to become the next member to represent the Bende Federal Constituency in 2011. He first contested the House of Repre...

DMO offers N75b bonds

John Ofikhenua | Monday, January 25th, 2010
The Debt Management Office (DMO) last week resumed its monthly bond auctions, offering a total of N75 billion FGN bonds, made up of N20billion for the three-year tenor, N25billion for the 10-year tenor and N30billion for the 20-year tenor.

Reps reject mass retirement of NSE directors

Onyedi Ojiabor | Monday, January 25th, 2010
The House of Representatives Committee on the Capital Market has opposed the planned mass retirement of the management team of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) without proper succession plan.

A letter by Committee Chairman, Hon. Ahmed...

Ekwunife to empower youths

Kelechi Ibegbu | Monday, January 25th, 2010
Anambra State Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) governorship candidate for the February 6, 2010, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, has promised to empower the youths if elected into office.

The Ekwunife Campaign Organization through its spokesman, ...

South-East PDP mobilises for Soludo for Soludo

Emmanuel Oladesu | Monday, January 25th, 2010
South-East Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Chief Olisa Metu, has said that the party will win the February 6 governorship election in Anambra State because its candidate, Prof Charles Soludo, is the best among the contenders.

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PDP, National Assembly erred over Yar’Adua’

Olukorede Yishau | Monday, January 25th, 2010
Prof. Eskor Toyo, human rights activist and emeritus professor of the University of Calabar, was one of those in the fore front of the battle against colonial and military rule. For some time now, he has been quiet. Toyo, an octogenarian, broke his s...


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