The independent national electoral commission (INEC) has assured all validly registered voter that they will get there own permanent voter card (PVC) to enable all registered voter to vote come 2015. INEC chairman professor Attahiru Jega on Thursday gave the assurance when he played host at the commission's head office to special representative of united nations [...]
‘Atiku is sure of victory if primaries hold today’
With the present looks of things, we can boast at least of 60percent delegates support across the country, giving us absolute confidence that we can achieve an outright win if the elections were to hold today. Atiku Campaign Organization boasts! Spokesman of the organization, Garba Shehu was highly optimistic on this when he announced in an interview yesterday that the [...]
Forget winning Edo, Oshiomhole tells Jonathan
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan would not get up to five percent of votes in the state at the 2015 presidential election because he had not justified the over 95 percent he got in 2011. The governor spoke with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital as part of activities marking the 6th year anniversary of his [...]
Tambuwal: Why I abandoned my presidential ambitions
Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of Representatives on Tuesday withdrew from the contest for the opposition All Progressives Congress 2015 presidential ticket, citing the need to maintain unity among party members ahead of the general elections. Some friends and colleagues of the Speaker had on Friday the 14 November 2014 bought and presented the Expression of Interest and [...]
Crowd of APC Members Defect to APGA in Anambra
It was a turn of event in Awka Anambra state at the weekend as large number of All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Anambra State, led by the party's former State Chairman, Chief Amechi Obidike, defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Receiving the crowd of APC Willie Obiano assured them of room for all. According to him, they are wholeheartedly [...]
INEC to sanction any presidential aspirant that spend above N1bn on campaign
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had taken measures to track campaign expenditure incurred by political parties as it lifted ban on election campaigns. The electoral body said it will sanction presidential aspirants that spend above N1billion on campaign. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Kayode Idowu, on Monday in Abuja stated this [...]
Atiku rules out consensus for presidential candidate under APC
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is contesting for presidency under APC has ruled out determining the party presidency flag bearer by consensus. NAN report that Atiku told newsmen in Bauchi on Sunday that it was too late to select a candidate among the aspirants, by consensus. "It is too late for the party of holding a consensus forum for its presidential aspirants but rather, it [...]
INEC extend voters registration in Lagos, Ogun and other state
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Ogun and Lagos by two days. The extensions were announced separately by the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in the two states. In Lagos, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, the Lagos State REC told NAN that the extension was to enable the commission to register more [...]
2015 polls: Gani Dauda finally dumps LP for APC
The 2015 general election has given defection a common place in the Nigerian politics. Party members seeking political offices or trying to retain their offices have been jumping from one party to the other. Labour isn't exempted. After weeks of public speculation about his next move, Gani Dauda, a federal legislator from Ondo state, has officially dumped the Labour Party (LP) [...]
PDP will win 30 States – Gov Akapbio
Governor Goodswill Akapbio of Akwa ibom State on Tuesday in Abuja boasted that PDP would win at least 30 of states in the 36 states in the federation come 2015 and also dubbing the opposition as lacking plans for Nigeria, accusing them of sponsoring instability in the country. “Many of them are fighting selfish wars; many of them are coming out because of their personal [...]
Police plan to shut down Abuja over Jonathan’s declaration tomorrow
(Sahara reporters) The Nigeria police plans to shut down most parts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Tuesday for President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of his intention to seek reelection. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the public relations officer of the Nigerian police, revealed the plan in a statement released in Abuja today. Mr. Ojukwu disclosed that all roads around Eagle Square, the [...]
INEC reacts to criticism over permanent voters card registration
(Sahara Reporters) The Independent National Electoral Commission has responded to criticisms of the ongoing third phase of the distribution of the permanent voter cards. It denied conspiring with any group and assured the public of its commitment towards ensuring that every properly registered voter get their permanent voter card for the 2015 general election. In a statement [...]
Kano shut markets, offices over voters registration card
Vanguard KANO – Major markets and offices within Kano metropolis were shut by Government Friday to enable residents obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC). The measure was in line with the work free day declared by Government Thursday to ginger awareness and full participation by city dwellers for the important electoral exercise. However there was no restrictions of both [...]
Friday 7th November has been declared public holiday by the Lagos State Government
The Lagos state governor has announced to the public that Friday, November 7 as a work free day for public workers in the state. The governor made the announcement yesterday November 5 2014 in other to enable workers in the state to collect their permanent voter cards (pvc) in preparation for the coming general election in the country. Fashola statement below. November 7th [...]
2015 presidential elections: Appeal court reserves ruling on Jonathan
The court of appeal in Abuja, yesterday reserved its ruling on the suit to disqualify pressident Goodluck Jonathan from contesting in the 2015 presidential election. A three man panel of justices which was chaired by Justice Abubakar Yahaya adjourned the matter even when the legal counsel of people's democratic party PDP Mr Victor Kwon was seeking the dismissal of the case, [...]
And D1too! Contesting for Ogun State house of assembly
Popular entertainment business guru and co-founder of primetime entertainment, Dayo Olumide Adeneye has also joined the race for political post in the 2015 general election in Ogun State. He is contesting for the house of assembly, Odogbolu Constituency of Ogun state. Find below, the press release made available to the public via Linda Ikeji's Blog History was made last [...]
Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration speech at the Eagles Square [15 Oct, 2014]
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at the Eagles Square Abuja, former military head of state Muhammadu Buhari formally declared his interest to contest for the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria. Below is his speech at the declaration - First I would like, Mr Chairman, if I may, pay tribute to Nigerians as a whole who are enduring all sorts of hardships and deprivations on a [...]
Former Ghanaian President John Kufuor visits All Progressives Congress (APC)
LEADERSHIP - Former Ghanaian President John Kufuor, who is Head of the ECOWAS fact-finding mission to Nigeria, was at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. Kufuor said he was at the APC office to gauge the `feelings’ of the party ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country. He said the mission had visited other related bodies but had to [...]
Buhari Campaign Organisation Replies Jonathan
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the attitude of the People’s Democratic Party- led Federal Government on the chances of being defeated by the opposition party as vague and unrealistic. The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, who reacted Thursday to a statement credited to President Goodluck Jonathan’s [...]