New INEC Chairman Nominated
Current INEC boss Prof Attahiru Jega will exit the stage for a new INEC boss; And Prof Nazim Olufemi Mimiko has been 'nominated' as the new INEC Chairman. The 'supposedly'...
Another poll delay’ll amount to a coup – Buhari
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has warned that further postponement of the March 28 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission will...
Nigeria Parties kick as plot to sack Jega thickens
The plot to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, is gathering momentum, The PUNCHinvestigations have revealed. Jega’s tenure ends on June 30 but his...
Poll Postponement Unsettles Currency, Equity Markets
The naira and equity markets are expected to weaken further following the postponement of the general election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), analysts said on Monday. Confirming their...
I’ll Defeat Regional Force, Says Shekau in New Video
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has vowed in one of the three new videos released on Sunday that the terror group would defeat a regional force fighting the extremists in...
Dasuki: There Will be No Further Shift of Elections
Nigeria’s general election will not be postponed past March 28, National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), said on Monday, after he successfully lobbied for a poll delay because...
NIGERIA: INEC Extends Deadline for Collection of PVCs to March 8
As part of the consequences of the rescheduling of the 2015 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the collection of...
NIGERIA: FG to Embark on Fresh Immigration Recruitment Exercise
The federal government has concluded arrangements to conduct a new recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), almost a year after the previously botched exercise led to the loss...
NIGERIA: Do you support calls for INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega to be removed?
With the failure of INEC to deliver on its promises to hold elections this month, many have called for the removal of the body's chairman. Do you support this...
NIGERIA: Ebonyi Alleges Freezing of Local Council Accounts
The Ebonyi State Government has accused some prominent politicians based in Abuja of orchestrating a grand design to scuttle the smooth running of governance in the state in order to...