Thousands demand Mubarak’s ouster in new Egyptian protests
CAIRO, Egypt -- Tens of thousands of Egyptians broke curfew Saturday to march in Cairo and other major cities in a clear message to U.S.-allied president Hosni Mubarak that nothing...
Shell denies oil spill allegation
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), on Tuesday, denied the allegation, which was credited to Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth International, that it was not...
Nigeria: Ribadu vows to demystify PDP
The Action Congress of Nigeria presidential flagbearer,Nuhu Ribadu has at the weekend obtained his voters registration card. Mr Ribadu, who blamed the People’s Democratic Party for the difficulty being encountered...
A Closer look at the Nigerian presidential election candidates
ABUJA Jan 20 (Codewit.com) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will face at least three opponents from the mostly Muslim north in elections in April, according to the results of primaries...
Why I want to govern Niger State- Bala Adamu Kuta
Bala Adamu Kuta is a member of the House of Representatives representing Shiroro constituency of Niger State. He has spent almost four years in the lower chamber but has refused...
Nigeria: Atiku Abubakar won’t challenge Jonathan in court
ABUJA (Reuters) - The defeated candidate in Nigeria's ruling party presidential primaries, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will not go to court to challenge the outcome of the polls, his...
Q&A: Why Nigeria’s presidential primaries matter
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan will contest April's election despite a challenge to his nomination from within his own party at the oil-rich African country's American-style presidential primaries. Former vice president...
Nigeria’s ruling party (PDP) to choose its candidate
ABUJA, Nigeria – Paramilitary police and soldiers swarmed Nigeria's capital Thursday ahead of the ruling party's convention, where delegates will pick the candidate expected to become the next leader of...
The Role of Traditional Rulers in an Emerging Democratic Nigeria
I bring you greetings from fellow Nigerians living in the diaspora, I believe that I speak the mind of every Nigerian living in the diaspora who would wish that the...
2011: The emergence of two party politics?
There is much talk going at the moment amongst the political class of coalitions, alliances and mergers. The general consensus seems to be that the election machine of the PDP...