Nigeria’s Latest and Current Articles & News from Sahara Reporters (April 2011 Diet)

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   By Joe Igbokwe           The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has rejected alleged moves by INEC to shift the coming National Assembly election in Lagos State and few other states. The party sees this as just one of the desperate moves with which the PDP wants to steal the state and says that the people of Lagos will not accept this ludicrous change, no matter what informed it.

Source: Lagos ACN Rejects Move To Conduct Election in Lagos on Separate Date

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                 By SaharaReporters, New York           Powerful Nigerians close to President Jonathan are pushing for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega.  They are using last Saturday’s botched parliamentary elections as a convenient peg, and are mobilizing members of the National Assembly to return to Abuja to carry out a speedy trial and removal of Jega from office.

Source: Powerful Nigerians Want Jega Removed

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   By Moses E. Ochonu           Nuhu Ribadu, presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) likes to claim that he personifies the alternative to President Goodluck Jonathan; that he represents everything that the PDP’s Jonathan is not. But even the most cursory scrutiny of his political character and recent biography suggests otherwise.

Source: The Tragedy Of Nuhu Ribadu

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   By Nnaziri Ihejirika           Sub-Saharan African leaders have continually shown undue deference to people with lighter skin than theirs, and in this day and age we see that trend continuing. Recent events in Ivory Coast and North Africa have only underlined this bold statement.

Source: Which African Union?

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   By Taiwo Adisa           In a piece with the above headline posted on the Sahara Reporters website on Tuesday, April 5, Tony Eluemunor commented on the lead story of the Nigerian Tribune of the same day with the headline: “FG uncovers plot to derail elections.”

Source: Rejoinder:  Interim Government? A sinister Plan Appears Afoot

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   By  Dr. Wumi Akintide.           The whole world is watching and the stakes in the coming elections are pretty high if by any chance Professor Jega in collusion with the PDP and President Jonathan allows himself to be used to decimate the aspirations of Nigeria to freely choose their leaders in the next 4 years. The prognosis for a happy outcome to these elections is not looking good at all, given what we knew yesterday and what we may yet come to know today, tomorrow and day after.

Source: Nigeria Should Multiply By 10 Or 20 The Devastation Currently Facing Ivorycoast, Libya And Yemen, If The 2011 Elections Are Rigged Again By The Pdp Or Bungled By Attahiru Jega

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   By Jude Egbas           My first reaction to Prof Attahiru Jega’s (he is the Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral body) cancellation of last weekend’s parliamentary polls was to scream in disgust the words: ‘here we go again!’ To say it is excruciating being a Nigerian would be stating the obvious.

Source: Nigeria: Keeping The Faith

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                 By SaharaReporters, New York           The bizarre plot to keep the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN gubernatorial candidate of Akwa Ibom, John Akpanudoedehe out of circulation and out of the governorship contest played out today before the Chief Magistrate, Edet obot in uyo.

Source: Akpabio Law: Akwa Ibom Magistrate Judge Remands Akpanudoedehe In Prison For 14 Days

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                 By SaharaReporters, New York           Maryland -based Nigerian lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, who is accused of defrauding the Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC of $1.5 million in United States tax refunds arising from a real estate transaction in which he represented the embassy, has now also been charged with failing to declare his assets.

Source: Maryland Lawyer, Ugwuonye, Charged With Failing To Declare His Assets

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                                                                                                        Goodluck Jonathan's campaign managers today assembled some news editors

At the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja and doled out N200,000 each in N500 denominations; to go with the cash is a Samsung Galaxy Tab and a pack of lapels.

The largesse was doled out to the editors from room 804 of the hotel at about 2pm today 6th April 2011.

Source: GEJ's News/ Editorial Tools For Reporters