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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said he would like to resign immediately but fears the country would descend into chaos if he did so.

In his first interview since anti-government protests began, he told ABC News he was "fed up" with power.

But he warned that the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood party would fill any power vacuum if he stepped down.




Source: Mubarak: I'm fed up with power

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Power failure in Nigeria may soon become history if foreign investors take over the electricity sector according to the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE).

BPE recently set up privatizing opportunities for potential investors in Lagos, Dubai, London, United States, and Johannesburg.




Source: Nigeria seeks investors for electricity

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Rev. Chris Okotie

Presidential candidate of the Fresh Democratic Party (FDP) and Pastor of the Household of God, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie has said he found it difficult to believe President Goodluck Jonathan's widely reported promise to do just one term in office.

He described the statement credited to the president as 'political rhetoric'.




Source: Why I don't believe Jonathan's promise of one-term __ Okotie

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acquired and started test-running a special software programmed solely for the detection of multiple registration.

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In the early hours of Monday, January 24, 2011, 36-year-old Olukemi Gbelee left her residence at 56, Candos Road, Baruwa, Ipaja, Lagos State in a determined bid to perform a civic responsibility. Like many other Lagosians, who had formed the habit of leaving their homes at dawn for voter registration centres in order to pick tally numbers, she left her Ipaja, Lagos residence at about 4:00am and headed for the registration centre in her neighbourhood.




Source: Voter registration tragedy  Suspected ritual killers abduct 36-year-old woman on her way to registration centre ...remove her eyes, other vital organs

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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would on Monday commence its 2011 presidential campaigns with zonal rallies.



The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Prof Rufai Ahmed Alkali, in a statement in Abuja said the first of such rallies would take place on Monday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, for the North Central Zone.

The rally tagged, 'Join the transformation team,' according to Alkalim, would have President Goodluck Jonathan as special guest of honour while Vice President Namadi Sambo would be guest of honour.

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In compliance with its chairman's pronouncements on the rule of law, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has absolutely resolved to abide by all court orders in respect of political parties' nomination of candidates.




Source: INEC pledges to obey court orders over parties' nominations

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On January 31, INEC called for the list of the candidates of the political parties in the April general elections. However, what should have been a simple exercise is causing upheavals in many states. Group Political Editor BOLADE OMONIJO x-rays the situation in the leading political parties

Source: Unending crises over party primaries

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The closure of primary and secondary schools all over the country for the voter registration exercise to hold has been described as a great loss to this year's academic session, an expert has said.

Source: Expert decries loss of academic session

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Otunba Gbenga Daniel

Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel yesterday vowed to fight to the finish over his list of candidates for the April elections. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's faction in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Daniel's are locked in a bitter feud for supremacy. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the Daniel faction's list of candidates, following a court order secured by the Obasanjo faction. Daniel's choice for governor is Gboyega Isiaka. The Obasanjo faction has former Military Administrator Gen. Tunji Olurin.

Source: Daniel vows to fight Obasanjo till the end