Nigerian Election 2015: Defining a Nation
February 7, 2015 These are exciting times. Nigeria goes to the polls this month in what could be the most significant elections ever in Africa’s most populous nation. More than that, the election could prove as, or even more, important to the continent’s development as Ghana’s 2008 election or South Africa’s historic 1994 poll. For
Nigeria’s elections in the shadow of Boko Haram
February 5, 2015 In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali looks at how the election in Nigeria can proceed in the shadow of the Boko Haram insurgency. With presidential polls on 14 February, it is clear that some of the potential voters residing in the troubled north-east of Nigeria will not
Are Nigeria’s Aspirations As Regional Power Threatened In Elections?
February 3, 2015 National elections have been flashpoints for upheaval in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, and it faces another major challenge Feb. 14 as the country holds its fifth elections since the end of the military rule in 1999. More than 68 million of the country’s 178-million-plus are registered to vote, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission
Nigeria elections: Blast hit Jonathan rally in Gombe
February 2, 2015 A bomb has exploded outside a stadium in the Nigerian city of Gombe, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a campaign rally there. At least three people were killed and 18 others were wounded in the blast, hospital sources said. Mr Jonathan is standing for re-election on 14 February against former military
Buhari was never stoned in Lagos – APC
January 31, 2015 The All Progressives Congress has denied a report by the immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, that the party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was pelted with stones. Obanikoro had issued a statement condemning the purported stoning of Buhari on the Lagos Island where he and other APC
Nigeria oil rebels warn of unrest unless Jonathan re-elected
January 30, 2015 Yenagoa (Nigeria) (AFP) – Kennedy Tonjo-West is unhappy at the way Nigeria’s main opposition party and northern politicians have been criticising President Goodluck Jonathan’s record in the run-up to next month’s election. “We are not happy with the constant attacks on the person of Jonathan in the north and if they don’t
Nigeria’s Upcoming Elections Could Turn Into ‘Valentine’s Day Massacre’ for Christians
January 30, 2015 As if Nigeria hasn’t seen enough violence lately, experts are warning that elections being held next month may trigger even more bloodshed. The country, which is divided nearly equally between Muslims and Christians, will head to the polls on Feb. 14 to choose from a number of presidential candidates. The main contenders,
Will Nigeria Remain As One After Most Divisive Election In Feb.?
January 23, 2015 As Nigeria approaches its most divisive and closely fought election since the end of military rule in 1999, its leaders are having to reassure voters that Africa’s most populous nation will remain in one piece. The Feb. 14 vote pitting President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian popular in his southern oil-producing Niger Delta
How Much Will Nigerian Political Campaigns Cost?
January 23, 2015 Falling oil prices don’t appear to be affecting campaign financing in Nigeria ahead of the country’s upcoming elections, scheduled for Feb. 14, Deji Badmus reports in this CCTV video. The leading political parties, the All Progressive Congress and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party have raised huge amounts of money from party members and supporters to fund their campaigns, according
Nigeria: Time For More International Community Attention And Action – By Johnnie Carson
With less than a month to go before its national elections, Nigeria is awash with serious problems which are not likely to go away soon. Africa’s largest and most important country is going through an extraordinarily difficult and dangerous period that could over the next two months see the already high level of violence spike