Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) has been issued his Certificate of Return as President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Attahiru Jega on Tuesday in Abuja. Attahiru Jega said that he presented the Certificate of Return to the President and Vice…

Various interest groups have expressed concern over the increasing spate of violent protests in the Northern parts of Nigeria, saying that such protests were predetermined plots to instigate a military coup. The Ijaw National Congress (INC) in a statement by its Acting…

Politically sponsored and unwarranted riots have allegedly broken out in parts of Northern Nigeria over last Saturday’s Presidential election which found Goodluck Jonathan of the oil wealthy region winning in his home South South, South West and South East but securing the…

CANDIDATES AND PARTIES: PDP – Goodluck Jonathan (People’s Democratic Party) ACN – Nuhu Ribadu (Action Congress of Nigeria) ANPP – Ibrahim Shekarau (All Nigeria Peoples Party) CPC – Muhammadu Buhari (Congress for Progressive Change) STATES PDP ACN ANPP CPC Abia 1, 175,…

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has delivered his home unit and ward to President Goodluck Jonathan as PDP sweeps the votes in the area. Official results showed that PDP cleared almost 100% of the votes in Unit 1 Ward 6, Abigborodo….

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has in less than 12 days to the governorship election, administered judgement on the one-year tenure extension for five serving Nigerian governors and upheld the ruling by a lower court which had barred the Independent National…

Delta state government has presented 50 Mazda pickup patrol vans, 1,000 bullet proof vests and 900 Helmet to security agencies in the state for effective service and improved security in the state during and after polls. The governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan who…

A new twist has evolved in the ensuing battle among candidates in their bid to secure the peoples mandate in the just concluded National Assembly elections in Delta state following the allegation by the Returning Officer for Ika Federal Constituency, Dr. Godwin…

FORMER Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Pius  Ewherodo, has defeated the incumbent Senator representing the Delta Central Senatorial District, Prof Adegor Eferakeya, to clinch the senatorial seat at the National Assembly. He also defeated former deputy state chairman…

By Kola Ogundipe: The Nigerian Constitution guarantees the right to life and the right to respect the dignity of the person including the right not to be subjected to torture. International conventions ratified by Nigeria, including the International Covenant on Civil and…