Sahara Reporters: Latest and Current Articles & News [March ‘11 Diet]

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                 By Adetokunbo Mumuni           Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to “reinstate Dr Uriah Angulu as Acting Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) without further delay.”

Source: SERAP Asks  Jonathan To Reinstate Acting ICPC Chairman

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                                                                                                        Angry youths in the opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) reportedly visited their anger on Akwa Ibom state capital in Uyo in response to attacks on the ACN candidate, Akpan Udoedeghe.

Source: Photonews: Akwa Ibom Mayhem

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                 By Mohammed Keita/CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator           Last week, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh participated in a rare meeting with select members of the West African nation's press corps. Jammeh spoke in favor of access to public information.

Source: Jammeh To News Media: I Set Limits On Press Freedom

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   By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu           Unknown to many, Corruption and  policies of marginalisation which in its most malevolent form such as the  Nigerian variant,  denies people the most basic infrastructure and opportunity to thrive, constitute a subtle form of genocide which not only dehumanises  the people but quietly kills millions annually.

Source: United Nations Intervention-Why Corruption and Marginalisation Should Be Designated Crimes against Humanity

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   By Nuhu Ribadu           It is also time to re-evaluate the dedication, competence, integrity, and vision of the people who are asking for our votes in the elections. Our level of development and enlightenment has gone beyond the stage where everything was permissible, including the very dubious but prevalent practice of rigging people into office.

Source: A New Nigeria Is Possible! By Nuhu Ribadu

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                 By SaharaReporters, New York           Three presidential candidates have pulled out of a televised debate scheduled for March 29 2011 according to a press statement signed by spokespersons of the campaign organizations of Shekarau for Nigeria, Buhari Campaign Organization and Ribadu Presidential Campaign Team.

Source: BREAKING NEWS: Ribadu, Buhari And Shekarau Pull Out Of Jonathan's  TV Debate

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   By Joe Igbokwe           I write to join millions of Nigerians that have been following Nduka Obaigbena and his Thisday since the paper came into existence in the heat of the annulment of elections in 1993 to condemn the fake 2011 elections opinion poll released on Monday March 21st 2011.

Source: Nduka, Thisday Work Against The Growth Of  Democracy In Nigeria

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   By Taiwo Allimi           The attention of the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) has been drawn to a statement entitled: “Our Position on President Jonathan’s Refusal to Participate in Presidential Debate organized by NN24” and signed by Sule Yale Sule, Deputy Director, Communications, Shekarau for Nigeria, Yinka Odumakin, Spokesman for General Mohammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Modibbo, Director, Media and Communications, Ribadu Presidential Campaign Team which mistakenly gave the impression that Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG) is synonymous  with the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON), the umbrella body of the publicly and privately owned radio and television stations in the country.

Source: Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) Press On The Boycott Of Presidential Debate

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                 By SaharaReporters, New York           SaharaReporters has exclusively obtained the list of judges selected to handle election petition cases in the aftermath of Nigeria’s general elections scheduled to hold next month.

Source: Exclusive List Of Judges For Election Petitions Tribunals

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                           By SaharaReporters, New York           Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has been identified as the one of the key persons involved in the conspiracy that led to the removal of the former Acting Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Uriah Angulu, on Tuesday, March 22, by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the appointment of the new Acting Chairman, Dr. Rosemary Abang-Wushishi.

Source: Jonathan's Wife Responsible For Appointment Of New ICPC Acting Chairman, Abang-Wushishi, A Former PDP Senatorial Aspirant