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UPDATE: Supreme Court Dismisses Eligibility Suit, Clears Path For Jonathan To Seek Reelection

SAN FRANCISCO, December 16, (THEWILL) –  The Supreme Court has struck down a suit seeking to bar President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting in the February 14, 2015 Presidential election. The suit was filed by a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic...

A Million Displaced Nigerians Unable To Vote Unless Law Changed: INEC

More than a million Nigerians displaced by an Islamist insurgency in the northeast may not be able to vote in the Feb. 14 presidential election unless the law is changed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday. Africa's...

2015: Court reserves ruling on Jonathan’s eligibility

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An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday reserved ruling until Jan. 12 in a suit filed by Olatoye Wahab and Adejumo Ajegbe, seeking to disqualify President Goodluck Jonathan from seeking re-election. Justice Ahmed Mohammed reserved the ruling after listening to...

Rights Group Calls For ICC Probe Of Nigerian Presidential Candidate

A Nigerian human rights group on Monday asked the International Criminal Court to bring charges against Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari for post-election violence in 2011. The Northern Coalition for Democracy and Justice said in a statement Buhari should face...

Again, Yobe Reviews Curfew In Damaturu

SAN FRANCISCO, December 15, (THEWILL) – The Yobe State Government has again reviewed the curfew imposed on Damaturu, the state capital. The state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, Monday, directed that the curfew imposed on the state capital after the Boko Haram...

Buhari Condemns Kano, Jos Bombings,Says Terrorism Will Never Prevail

BEVERLY HILLS, December 14, (THEWILL) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general election, General Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the recent Boko Haram attacks in Kano and Jos, saying terrorism will not prevail...

Presidential Running Mate: APC Says Choice Will Be Subjected To Best Democratic Ideals

BEVERLY HILLS, December 14, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Sunday assured Nigerians that the choice of its presidential running mate will be made within the context of the best democratic ideals, just like that of its presidential...

Regional Security: President Jonathan Meets ECOWAS Leaders In Abuja Monday

BEVERLY HILLS, December 14, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan will Monday in Abuja host the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government which will, among other things, deliberate on the current political and...

Rivers Governorship: Princewill Dumps PDP, Picks Labour Party’s Ticket

BEVERLY HILLS, December 13, (THEWILL) – A chieftain of the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Tonye Princewill, has finally dumped the party. Princewill who gave a hint of his next political move last week following the lingering crisis...

‘Nigerian Politicians Are Selfish, Lack Fear Of God’-Adejare Adegbenro

Being a relative of a great politician is a big burden in itself. The burden is bigger and more profound if you are now the grandson of two great politicians whose activities while alive contributed to the growth and...