FORMER Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, said, Saturday, that the postponement of the National Assembly elections by the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega never came to him as a surprise due to the short time available to the commission in preparing for the elections.

The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC has postponed the National Assembly elections across the country till Monday, April 4th, 2011.

The die is cast. A chapter in the history book of Nigeria’s political development has been opened for today, April 2 2011. After much controversy and doubt, great expectation and equally palpable fear of the unknown, Nigeria is set to once again test her will as a democratic nation.

Jonathan is among scores of top government officials and politicians who have shifted base to their home towns with a view to “delivering their political roots” to their different parties.

There will be an accreditation to verify that everyone who presents a voter’s card is on the voters’ register. accreditation will take place from 8 am to 12 pm.

BARELY 24 hours to the commencement of the 2011 general elections beginning with the National Assembly elections, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Mohammed Ringim, yesterday dropped a bombshell by removing and redeploying all the commissioners of police in the 36 States and Abuja.

EMBATTLED Governor Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State Thursday threw caution to the winds and classified the governorship candidate of his ruling Peoples Democratic Party [PDP]; Chief Adetunji Olurin as a mad man for saying he would send him to jail.

WITH less than 48 hours to the National Assembly election in the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, Thursday in Benin, warned all persons who may have perfected plans to foment trouble during the April polls to have a rethink, saying that it would be an unnecessary venture.

OPPOSITION political parties in the country, yesterday, rejected the decision of the Federal Government to deploy soldiers for the 2011 general elections.

The Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP, Prof Pat Utomi, Wednesday, formally bowed out of the 2011 presidential race, endorsing Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigerian Peoples Party ANPP.

-THE Presidency has said that President Goodluck Jonathan is ready to avail himself of the invitation extended to him by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group to participate in the Presidential Debate to be held tonight.

THE National Council of State, NCS, yesterday rose from a crucial session which lasted over five hours with a resolution that troops be deployed in the streets 48 hours before the elections to forestall any form of violence during voting.

DELTA State Police Commissioner, Mamman Tsafe, Tuesday, paraded a native doctor, his 15-year-old daughter and four others for allegedly kidnapping two children of the chairman of Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association in Delta State.

GOVERNORS of the thirty-six states of the country under the aegis, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF rose from a meeting in the early hours of today and express worry over the spate of electoral violence across the country ahead of next month’s elections

AHEAD of the general elections which begins with the National Assembly, Saturday, the Police High Command, yesterday, commenced the deployment of 600 patrol vans, armoured personnel carriers, bomb detonation vans and anti-terrorist equipment in all commands and Abuja with a view to ensuring security during and after the elections.