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Nigeria:
Foreign Observers Score Election High
Leadership, 19 April 2011
The three major international observers, in separate preliminary press conferences, yesterday scored the conduct of the last Saturday presidential election across the country high.… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Declared Winner of Presidential Poll
This Day, 18 April 2011
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Monday evening declared President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the winner of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rioting in North, Buhari Rejects Results
allAfrica, 18 April 2011
Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan was declared the winner of Nigeria's election on Monday as tensions began rising across the vast northern half of the country, which had… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Takes Unbeatable Lead, Riots in North
RFI, 18 April 2011
Goodluck Jonathan had an unbeatable lead in Nigeria's presidential election, according to results from the majority of states Monday. Riots broke out in the north of the country… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Indefinite Curfew Imposed on Kano
Vanguard, 18 April 2011
An indefinite curfew has been imposed on the North West state of Kano over rising cases of violence. The curfew according to reports, may not be unconnected to the announced… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Polls - NLC, Stakeholders Laud INEC
This Day, 18 April 2011
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended Nigerians for the peaceful, orderly and all-inclusive conduct of last Saturday's presidential elections. Read more »
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West Africa:
Poll Was Fair, Say Ecowas Observers
Vanguard, 18 April 2011
ECOWAS Observation Mission, Sunday, in Abuja, said the Presidential election met the criteria of fairness and transparency and commended INEC for its leadership and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Youths Launch Violent Protests In Three States
Leadership, 18 April 2011
Violence erupted yesterday in three states in the north, namely, Adamawa, Gombe and Katsina with youths taking to the streets in protest, after presidential election results were… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Five Killed, Houses Burnt in Bauchi, Yola, Jalingo
This Day, 18 April 2011
The emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan as winner of the presidential election in Adamawa, Taraba and parts of Bauchi States, Sunday sparked violence in Yola, Bali and Bauchi… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ten Feared Killed in Bauchi, One in Katsina
Independent (Lagos), 17 April 2011
Former military Governor of Kaduna State, Abubakar Umar, expressed delight on Sunday that Nigerians have disappointed those who thought they could not conduct free and fair… Read more »