News Desk Thursday, Feb 28, 2008
3 feared dead as PDP, AC supporters clash
Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and those of the Action Congress (AC) yesterday clashed in Yola with about three persons feared dead.
Five other supporters of the AC were reported dead in a road crash while travelling from Madasali to Yola to solidarise with the party’s governorship candidate, Alhaji Ibrahim Bapetal. MORE>>>
Kenya rivals agree to share power, deal faces legal challenge
KENYAN President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have signed an agreement to end the country's post-election crisis. At a ceremony in Nairobi, the two men put their signatures to a power-sharing deal brokered by UN ex-head Kofi Annan. MORE>>>
Controversy trails PDP state congresses
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had a taste of what may happen at the party’s National Convention scheduled for next weekend when controversy, complaints and condemnation trailed Thursday’s state congresses nationwide.
In some states, parrelel executive councils emerged. MORE>>>
FG proposes law to prosecute sitting govs
THE Federal Government on Thursday said it had sent a bill to the National Assembly seeking constitutional powers to commence prosecution of corrupt governors while still in office. MORE>>>
Fake results: Jail INEC officials for life - Nnamani
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has advocated the amendment of the 2006 electoral law to ensure life jail or a minimum of 20 years imprisonment for electoral officials who declare phantom results after elections. MORE>>>
Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and those of the Action Congress (AC) yesterday clashed in Yola with about three persons feared dead.
Five other supporters of the AC were reported dead in a road crash while travelling from Madasali to Yola to solidarise with the party’s governorship candidate, Alhaji Ibrahim Bapetal. MORE>>>
Kenya rivals agree to share power, deal faces legal challenge
KENYAN President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have signed an agreement to end the country's post-election crisis. At a ceremony in Nairobi, the two men put their signatures to a power-sharing deal brokered by UN ex-head Kofi Annan. MORE>>>
Controversy trails PDP state congresses
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had a taste of what may happen at the party’s National Convention scheduled for next weekend when controversy, complaints and condemnation trailed Thursday’s state congresses nationwide.
In some states, parrelel executive councils emerged. MORE>>>
FG proposes law to prosecute sitting govs
THE Federal Government on Thursday said it had sent a bill to the National Assembly seeking constitutional powers to commence prosecution of corrupt governors while still in office. MORE>>>
Fake results: Jail INEC officials for life - Nnamani
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has advocated the amendment of the 2006 electoral law to ensure life jail or a minimum of 20 years imprisonment for electoral officials who declare phantom results after elections. MORE>>>
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