AFCON 2015: Côte d’Ivoire crowned African champions
Ivory coast have won the 2015 African Cup of Nation, beating the black stars of Ghana 9-8 on penalty shoot- out. Big congrat to them.
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Will The Postponement Of Election Affect May 29? Read What Jonathan Has To Say
Following the postponement of 2015 elections, President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that come what may, May 29 will not be violated. Quite a lot of people are thinking that with the adjustment in the dates of the general elections, President Jonathan might want to boycott May 29 which is the official terminal date for his ongoing tenure. The Nation reports that the president in a statement by the Dr. Reuben Abati made it known that shifting forward the February polls will not in any way prolong his tenure. In his words, ” May 29 is, has been, and will remain sacrosanct.” President Jonathan also admonish everyone concerned to take the adjustment of election dates in good faith. He said the electoral body has a responsibility to conduct credible elections in which every Nigerian of voting age is afforded the opportunity to exercise their civic right without any form of hindrance according to him. He implored that instead of shifting blames or making...
Elections: See press statement made by GMB
Press statement from APC presidential candidate Gen. Buhari on the election postponement... We Must Remain Calm But Resolute Following the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) to postpone the 2015 general elections by six weeks, I wish to appeal for utmost restraint and calm by all Nigerians, especially the teeming supporters of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). This postponement, which comes on the heels of the bogey of the National Security Adviser that half of the registered voters were being disenfranchised was exposed as a crude and fraudulent attempt to subvert the electoral process. The PDP administration has now engineered a postponement using the threat that security will not be guaranteed across the length and breadth of Nigeria because of military engagement in some states in the North East. It is important to note that although INEC acted within its constitutional powers, it is clear that it has been...