Nigerian Ruling Party Set-Backs in Early Polls
Despite logistical confusion at some polling sites and bombings and violence in at least three states, Nigerians turned out in large numbers to vote for National Assembly representatives and senators, and there were reports of upsets in a number of areas.
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Nigeria: Ruling Party Loses in Early Polls
Daily Independent, 10 April 2011
Bloody violent attacks, tight security and average turn out were major characteristics of Saturday's parliamentary poll which took place in designated areas nationwide in a ... read more »
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Nigeria: PDP Wins Majority of Declared Seats
Leadership, 11 April 2011
The results of last Saturday's National Assembly polls released so far indicate several upsets. The total results have not been tabulated, but the ruling Peoples Democratic Party ... read more »
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Nigeria: Bloody Election in Borno, Kebbi, Delta, Osun, Ogun
Leadership, 10 April 2011
Despite the heavy presence of security operatives in the major streets of Borno State, a bomb blast rocked a polling unit at Unguwar Doki of Maiduguri metropolis and injured more ... read more »
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Nigeria: Enthusiastic Voters Hope for Fair Outcome (guest blog)
allAfrica.com, 10 April 2011
In this central Nigerian city with a history of inter-communal strife, the delayed kick-off of Nigeria's three-week long elections process was greeted by long lines of ... read more »
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Nigeria: Inec Expresses Delight Over Large Turnout of Voters
Vanguard, 10 April 2011
The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Plateau and Nasarawa States, Dr Abdulkadir Oniyangi, has expressed delight over the massive turnout of voters for Saturday's ... read more »
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Nigeria: House Speaker Among Prominent Candidates Defeated in Saturday Voting
This Day, 10 April 2011
Results of the Saturday's National Assembly polls have started trickling in with major casualties being recorded. read more »
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Nigeria: Bombers Blight Legislative Polls
This Day, 9 April 2011
Barely a month after a bomb blast rocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Niger East senatorial campaign flag-off killing 10 and injuring many others in Suleja, Niger State, ... read more »
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Nigeria: Bombers Target Elections in Two States
Vanguard, 9 April 2011
Preparation for today's National Assembly election got bloody yesterday after a bomb went off at the Suleja, Niger State office of INEC killing 25 people, some of whom were ... read more »
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Nigeria: Bomb Blasts Rock Niger, Kaduna States
Daily Champion, 9 April 2011
No fewer than 21 people mostly National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were leared killed yesterday in two ... read more »
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Nigeria: Ten Killed in Bauchi State
This Day, 9 April 2011
No fewer than ten persons were feared killed in Bar Arewa village in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State when the village was attacked by yet unidentified men at about ... read more »
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Nigeria: Voting Finally to Get Under Way
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 8 April 2011
Following logistical delays, voting will finally get underway across most of Nigeria on 9 April marking the fourth elections to be held in Africa's most populous nation since it ... read more »
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Nigeria: Voting Delayed Again in Some Areas
This Day, 8 April 2011
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, Thursday postponed Senate and House of Representatives elections in 15 senatorial districts ... read more »
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Nigeria: Ruling Party May Lose Clear Majority
This Day, 9 April 2011
After last week's botched election, Nigeria's festival of democracy finally begins Saturday as the rescheduled National Assembly polls hold across the country, except in 15 ... read more »
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MY VIEWS ON THE WIDE VOTER REGISTRATION IS THE NIGERIANS WANT A STRONG AND CORRUPT FREE GOVERNMENT OPNE THATS NOT ADVISED BY THE OIL COMPAMPANIES AND ONE THATS NOT JUS TALKING BOUT DIS AN DAT BUT TRULY INTERESTED IN THE WELFARE OF ALL THE PEOPLE ONE GOVERNMENT THAT WA TS TO SHARE THE WEALTH WITH THE PEOPEL NOT WITH THE OIL COMPANIES BUT WITH THE PEOPLE . THIS VOTER MANDATE WHICH WAS WHEN THE PEOPLE IN THEIR NUMBERS DECIDEDTO VOTE; THAT WAS A MESSAGE TO THE OIL COMPANIES WHICH NOW KNOWS THEIR TIME IS UP . THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY SMART THEY WANT YOU TO BE DISCOURAGED THEY WANT TO FRIGHTEN YOUN FROM VOTING THOIS THE BLACK MAN TIME THIS IS YOUR CONTITNENT AND THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY IN CREATION THAT AFRICANS SHOULD BE SUFFERING WHILE THE WEST LIVES OF THE SUFFERING OF THE P[EOPLE THEY CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT AND ARE SO GREEDY THEY ALSO WANT TO GOVERN . THESE BEHAVIOURS MUST BE ABORTTED . WE CAN NOT AS AFRICANS BE SUBJECTED TO MISERY WHICH IS NOT AN ORDAIN OF GOD THE CREATOR HE DID NOT DECREE THE DESTINY OF THE NIGERIAN TO THAT OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING; NO! NOT ALL.
YOUR VOTE WILL; REVOLUTIONISE THE WAY BUSINES IS DONE IN YOUR COUNMTRY THERE WONT BE ABLE TO SUBDUE THE YOUNG AND NEW FACES TO THE AFRICAN EMPOWERMENT; THIS VOTE IS AFTRICAS REDEMPTION , THE PEOPLE WANT PROGRESS ; ALL NIGERIANS LIVING IN URBAN AREAS SHOULD HAVE TOILETS ELECTRICITY PAVED ROADS FREE HOSPITALS AND ALL,CHILDREN MUST HAVE FREE EDUCATION. THE DEUCATIONAL SYSTEM SHOULD BE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION BASEWD ON SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS THESE TWO GREAT ELEMENTS PROIVIDE SCIENTIST ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTURES . THE HIGH INTENSITY OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT ON THE ENTIRE CIVILIZATION OF AFRICA AND ITS WIDE DFIASPORA NEEDS LEADERS TO ADDRESS THE EARLY INTERVENTION IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH NUTTUREING STRENGTHS OF CARE SECURITY AND PRIDE AND A MORALL CONVICTION IN ETHICS AND OBSERVATION OF THE CREATOR. THESE PRINCIPLES ARE EASILY FASCILITATED. ONCE THESE ARE PART AND PARCEL OF EARLY DEVELOPMENT WITH STRONG MORALL TEACHERS WHO HAVE THE CONVICTIONS TO EMPOWER THESE CHILDREN TO TAKE AFRICA THE CONTITNET TO THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD ORDER .
THE VOTE IN NIGERIA IS NOT FOR WHITES TO DETERMIN IF THERE WAS A GOOD ELECTION THEY ARE S TILL DELUDED INTO THINKING THEY ARE BRINGING CHANGE AND THEY ARE " THEY ARE THE PROBLEM MISS INTERFERENCE " THEY DONT STOP THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN AFRICANS HAVE DECIDED THAT THE WAY FORWARD IS THRU THEIR VOTE THEY WILL USE IT TO FASCILITATE GOOD GFOVERNANCE AND TRANS PARENCY; THIS VOTER REVOLUTION IS NO DIFFERENT TO CAIRO EXCEPT THE MECHANISM IS IN PLACE TO RESTORE THE GOVERMENT THEY WANT; NIGERIANS WILL NEVER ACCEPT A MILITARY EGIME EMPOWERED BY WESTERN OLIGARCHS OR TYRANTS WHO ARE IMPERVIOUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE AFRICAN MAN AND WOMAN. "
THIS IS A TIME OF THE ALLMIGHTY AND THE FREE RIGHTS OF HUMANITY WHO WERE THE DOWNTRODDEN" HUMAN ENDEAVOURS SUPERCEDE ANY AMBIGUOUS IDEOLOGY OF THE PERVERSION OF BLACK PRIDE AND FREE AND WIZE" POWER TO THE VOTERS MAY" OUR ALLMIGHTY" WITH HIS WISENESSPROTECT ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO EXCERCISE THEIR EMPOWERED RIGHT TO BECOME A PART OF" THEIR" DESTINY THEIR GUIDING LIGHT." MAN WANTS TO BE HIS OWN M AN NOT TO BE SOME INDISCRIPT PART OF NUMERICAL IDEOLOGIES OF SOME WARPED MINDS . " MAN IS THE DETERMIONER OF HIS FATE THESE ARE NOT HE RIGHTS FOR OTHERS TO MANIPULATE AND DESEMINATE AS THOUGH MAN WAS NOT MAN" MAN WILL BE THE GUIDE OF HIS AND HER DESTINIES " MORE POWER TOP THE VOTER"
BEING FREE"
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