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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has rescheduled the 2015 elections to March 28 and April 11, following advice from security chiefs in the country. Jega said the electoral body is ready to go ahead with the polls but the boko haram insurgency in the country neccessiated the postponement. He said, the Presidential and …

The Police in Enugu State have arrested one Abuchi Afam, over his alleged involvement in the gruesome murder of a serving magistrate in the State. The deceased magistrate was murdered on September 01, 2014 by gunmen in front of his residence at Trans-Ekuli, Enugu. According to a press statement made available to DAILY POST by the spokesman of the Enugu …

The University of British Columbia Okanagan, is now offering Cristiano Ronaldo’s fans a chance to take a course on the Real Madrid forward. It will be a fourth-year sociology module on the footballer, who has a massive fan base and influence on global society. “Sociology is nothing if not the delving into the processes of structuring identities and experiences and …

Nigerians may have to wait much longer into the night to know if the 2015 general elections will hold as scheduled or they will be postponed, as the Resident Electoral Commissioners who rejected the idea of the postponement may have soft pedalled by giving commission’s chairman, Prof. Atahiru Jega, two conditions to be met before they support a shift in …

Nigeria’s knife-edge presidential elections were thrown into increasing doubt on Saturday, as the country’s electoral commission met to discuss a minimum six-week delay to voting. Lawmakers who attended the meeting at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the talks about postponement came after a recommendation from national security advisor Sambo Dasuki. PDM party chairman Bashir Yusuf said Dasuki had …

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State , 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, 2014 after the death of , Alhaji Ado Bayero, on June 6, 2014. At the ceremony held at the newly constructed Coronation Hall at the Government …

Coalition of Concerned Nigerians, a social-human rights group based in Jos on Saturday staged protest at INEC headquarters Abuja demanding that the elections be held as scheduled on Feb. 14 and 28. The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions condemning plan to shift the polls. Some of the inscriptions read: `No to election postponement,’ `INEC Commissioners: Nigerians are watching,’ `We …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that in spite of the commendable and patriot decision by the National Council of State that the 2015 general elections must go on as scheduled, proponents of election shift have not given up on their desperation to scuttle the elections. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, …

A South-East group, Njiko Igbo Forum (NIF), on Saturday slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC over what it called shabby preparations ahead of the general elections. The group in statement signed by its President, Rev. Okechukwu Obioha said Jega and all the members of the electoral commission should “hide their faces in shame and apologize to Nigerians for their …

President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday night made a surprise visit to the monthly prayer meeting of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Redemption camp, Ogun State. President Jonathan, who received a warm welcome by the worshippers was invited to the podium around 9.30pm by one of the senior pastors in the church, Pastor Aboaba. President Jonathan thanked the worshippers …