Court gives INEC ultimatum over suit seeking use of DDC machines
A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, till Monday, to respond to a suit seeking to compel it to rely solely on information contained in all the Direct Data Capturing, DDC, machines that were used during the concluded voters’ registration exercise in the country in accrediting those that will vote in the impending general elections.
Sack IGP now, ACN tells Jonathan
Less than 24 hours to the conduct of the April general polls in the country, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, yesterday asked for immediate sack of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, over what it termed alleged partisan role in the ongoing trial for treason of the ACN’s gubernatorial candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. John Akpan Udoedehe and others.
Polls: Jonathan to win at first ballot- Study
President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would win next weekend’s presidential election on the first ballot, countering expectations of a second round where opposition parties are expecting to field a joint candidate against the President, a study has revealed.
FG records N1.1trn budget deficit in 2010-CBN
THE Central Bank Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said yesterday the Federal Government overspent by N1.1 trillion in 2010.
Siasia: Just 30 per cent
He was huge. The jacket he wore complemented his intimidating frame. His voice continuously soared. He was shouting instructions to the Eagles.
Orji vows to bring killer thugs to book
FOLLOWING reported attacks on a Peoples Democratic Party campaign train at Okon-Aku in Ohafia LGA of Abia State on Monday, which left a PDP supporter, Friday Imahi, dead and several others injured, Governor Theodore Orji has directed all security agencies in the state to immediately swing into action and arrest perpetrators of the act.
