Saturday, 7 February 2015

NigerianEye: “OFFICIAL: 2015 General Elections Postponed to March 28 and April 11 2015 - Jega” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “OFFICIAL: 2015 General Elections Postponed to March 28 and April 11 2015 - Jega” plus 29 more


OFFICIAL: 2015 General Elections Postponed to March 28 and April 11 2015 - Jega

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:41 PM PST

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, finally addressed Journalists at about 11 pm Saturday night, confirming the postponement of the elections as...

Read full text of Prof Jega’s statement on election postponement

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:41 PM PST

STATEMENT ON THE TIMETABLE FOR 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS BY THE CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROFESSOR ATTAHIRU M. JEGA, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FEBRUARY 07th,...

February 14 poll shift is a setback for Nigeria’s democracy - APC

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:41 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has just heard over the news media that The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to postpone the elections by six weeks on the strength of...

How we were used to rig elections - Nigerian Army Captain who leaked Ekiti poll tape, Sagir Koli reveals

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:43 PM PST

A Nigerian Army Captain, who leaked the audio evidence of how some top officials of the Federal Government and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, used the Nigerian Army and other security agencies to...

Boko Haram planned to attack the whole of Nigeria – Jonathan

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:42 PM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said various attacks by Boko Haram in Abuja were planned to extend to parts of the country with the intention of bringing down the nation. He stated this when...

PDP welcomes postponement of elections

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:40 PM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) has welcomed the postponement of elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on...

Nigerian youths ask Boko Haram leader, Abu Shekau seven important questions

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:37 PM PST

Following the unceasing bloodletting in the North East by radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram, some Nigerian youths gathered in Lagos last week to navigate a way out of the in-surgency. The youth...

Why we need to support Jonathan - Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:29 PM PST

Nollywood leading actress, Rita Dominic has broken away from her normal routine of acting to romance politics in the heat of the around-the-corner presidential election. In a letter she wrote to her...

Several insurgents killed in Borno, as army foils another attempt to take over Damboa

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:27 PM PST

Scores of suspected members of Boko Haram were, yesterday, killed by troops of the Nigerian Army when they attempted to attack Damboa town, the headquarters of Damboa local government area of Borno...

#BringBackOurGirls 300 DAYS LATER: Malala calls for global action to free Chibok schoolgirls

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:23 PM PST

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday called for global support to help release more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as they marked 300 days as hostages. "As we mark...

Shifting elections, putting democracy at gunpoint - Tinubu

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:16 PM PST

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the postponement of the February general elections as democracy at gun point, adding that Nigeria's...

Name pastors that collected N6 Billion bribe - Christins urge Amaechi

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:13 PM PST

The Northern State Christian Elders Forum has asked the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to name the church leaders that collected the sum of N6bn to support the Peoples Democratic Party. The...

Nigeria to track planes every 15 minutes

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:09 PM PST

Nigeria and other countries belonging to the International Civil Aviation Organisation have agreed to adopt a 15-minute aircraft tracking standard to increase the level of air travel. The...

Northern leaders, groups reject election postponement

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:07 PM PST

Prominent northern groups and individuals on Friday opposed calls for the postponement of the forthcoming general elections while they also vowed to resist any attempt by the Federal Government to...

Postponement of elections: Oby Ezekwesili suspects foul play

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 03:14 PM PST

The former Minister of Education and a lead critic of the Goodluck Jonathan's administration, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed fear about the postponement of the 2015 polls, suggesting a foul play....

INEC set to shift elections to March 28, April 11

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 02:55 PM PST

Fresh reports reaching NigerianEye reveals that the presidential and National Assembly elections originally scheduled for 14 February may have been rescheduled to March 28 while the governorship and...

Jonathan Shuns Emir Of Kano’s Coronation

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 01:13 PM PST

Nigeria's president, Goodluck Jonathan did not attend the coronation of Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, northwest Nigeria. The Presidency...

PDP keeps dribbling me, 17 years after designing its umbrella logo – Gbenga Amobonye

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 12:59 PM PST

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, in one of the on-going campaign rallies for this year's general elections, told on excited crowd that the party will continue to do well...

Pastor Poju Oyemade, weds in grand style

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 03:21 PM PST

Pastor Poju Oyemade of the Covenant Christian Centre tied the knots with his bride, Toyin Fajuyigbe, at a colourful and well-attended ceremony at the Covenant Christian Centre, Iganmu Lagos on...

Nigerian Elections postponed - AP

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:20 AM PST

There is no official confirmation or announcement yet, but  according to the Associated Press(AP). Nigeria's electoral commission will postpone Feb. 14 presidential and legislative...

Atlético Madrid trash rivals Real Madrid 4-0

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:57 AM PST

Defending Liga champions,  Atletico Madrid thrashed league leaders and city rivals Real Madrid 4-0 in Los Blancos' heaviest defeat since losing 5-0 to Barcelona in 2010. Tiago and Saul Niguez...

Anxiety in Nigeria, as INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega is to speak on elections 5pm today

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 02:41 PM PST

There is anxiety in the country as Nigerians wait for the Independent National Electoral Commission to speak on whether it will go ahead with its earlier timetable or pick new dates for the...

Kaduna College shut as fire engulfs female hostel

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:23 AM PST

Authorities of Shehu Idris College of Health Science Technology, Makarfi, Kaduna State, have shut its main campus following a fire outbreak in the female hostel. NAN learnt that the fire destroyed...

Musiliu Obanikoro Calls For The Resignation Of Prof. Jega

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 08:11 AM PST

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro called for the resignation of Jega via Twitter live on Classic FM 97.3. See tweets below

President Jonathan extends RCCG church visit to The Lord's Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministry

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 01:26 PM PST

Less than 24 hours after visiting RCCG, President Jonathan on Saturday visited another church – The Lord's Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministry of Pastor Lazarus Muoka – in Lagos in the continuation...

Governor Kwankwaso presents staff of office to Emir Sanusi

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 07:47 AM PST

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Rabi'u Kwankwaso, on Saturday presented the staff of office to the 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. Sanusi was appointed the 14th Emir of Kano on June 8,...

I don’t need your support, Jonathan tells Economist magazine

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 07:47 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed an editorial by the UK-based magazine, Economist, in which the paper endorsed Muhammadu Buhari, his chief rival in February 14 election.In its piece, the...

16,600 children lost parents to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone – UNICEF

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 07:46 AM PST

No fewer than 16,600 children are registered as having lost one or both parents, or primary care-givers to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone so far, the United Nations Children's Fund,...

Police impound arms-laden vehicle in Kwara

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 07:43 AM PST

The Police Command in Kwara State on Friday night arrested a truck conveying ammunition at Kosubosu, a border town in Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The vehicle, with number plate Lagos...

Amaechi Threatens Mass Protest Against Poll Shift

Posted: 07 Feb 2015 07:40 AM PST

The director general of Buhari campaign organization and Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has threatened mass action if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decides today...

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