By Chinyere Ogbonna, Nigeria – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria. INEC, Professor AttahiruJega, will today meet with all Resident Electoral Officers and Directors of the commission for a crucial meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. This is part of INEC’s efforts at ensuring hitch free polls. In a statement in Abuja, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the commission, Mr. KayodeIdowu, reiterated INEC’s readiness to conduct free, fair and credible polls in spite of the use of ballot papers in some states, before the National Assembly election was postponed last Saturday. Mr. Idowu... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 5th 2011 |
By Chinyere Ogbonna, Nigeria – The National Assembly election in Nigeria earlier scheduled to hold last Saturday and later aborted, has again been shifted to April sixteen, 2011. The shift has affected the time table for the general elections in the country. Yesterday the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the country announced the rescheduling of 2011 National Assembly election ( Senate and the House of Representatives) from April second to April fourth due to late arrival of some sensitive election materials such as the result sheets. Since the announcement, the INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega has been meeting with... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, April 3rd 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – The National Assembly election in Nigeria scheduled for Saturday was postponed following late arrival of sensitive election materials. The Chairman of the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor AttahiruJega, who announced the postponement of the the election in an international news conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Saturday, said the election will hold on Monday the fourth of April 2011. Professor Jega who apologized to Nigerians for the postponement, reiterated INEC’s determination to conduct a free,fair and credible elections accepted responsibility for the delay in the dispatch of election materials. Meanwhile, mixed reactions have... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, April 3rd 2011 |
By Own Correspondent with Support from Nigeriafilms.com – Nollywood actor, Ramsey Nouah has revealed that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and thus enjoyed all the luxuries of childhood, however that silver spoon later turned into a wooden spoon. Ramsey Nouah started acting in 1990 but shot to fame through the movie Silent Night released in 1991.Since bursting onto the Nollywood scene, he has starred in over 60 movies including; Under the Sky, You Must Obey, Rip-Off, The London Boy, Dangerous Twins, Last Wedding and Break Up. The star actor speaking in interview with Nigeriafilms.com said,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, April 2nd 2011 |
IGBO SUPERIORITY FEELING IS A DANGER TO HER NEIGHBOURS Click here for Part 1 By Ozodi Thomas Osuji – It is apparent to any one with eyes to see that many Igbos would like to believe that they are superior to their Nigerian neighbours. They assume that they are superior to their neighbours. This belief in their superiority is strange considering that virtually all their neighbours were politically more advanced than them before the white man came to their world; their neighbours attained feudal social-political organizations: they had kings governing their entire ethnic group whereas Igbos were at the rudimentary... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 28th 2011 |
