Nigeria president sacks police chief ahead of handover

April 21, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Source: Yahoo News

Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday fired the country’s police chief, a surprise move less than six weeks before leaving office that raised questions of a political motive.

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Nigeria Elections 2015: Goodluck Jonathan Denies Spending Over $10 Billion To Win Votes

April 21, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has denied spending two trillion Nigerian naira (more than $10 billion) to win votes for his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the recent general elections after a Nigerian newspaper accused the outgoing president of doling … Read More

Exclusive: How Nigeria’s ‘smooth’ election nearly went wrong

April 17, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Source: REUTERS

(Reuters) – As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message to an independent voting monitor, warning of an imminent threat to the electoral process.

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Flashback #Video: Interview with Aisha Buhari, Wife of the APC Presidential candidate

April 17, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Interview with Aisha Buhari, Wife of the APC Presidential candidate

Courtesy TV Continental —— Enjoy

‘…..We have to play politics with morality, with integrity and capacity; not violence…….” – Aisha Buhari

“I will prefer to be called the wife of … Read More

Video: Soyinka speaks on Nigeria’s political landscape

April 15, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Nigerian playwright, poet and thought leader Wole Soyinka, is a powerful voice in the country’s social-political space. CNBC Africa sat down with the Nobel laureate to find out his views on Nigeria’s new president, Boko Haram’s presence in the country … Read More

Military Will Liberate Sambisa Forest Before May 29 – NSA Dasuki

April 14, 2015 | konknaijaboy

On the anniversary of the abduction of over 200 secondary school girls from Chibok secondary school in Borno State, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has given assurance that the Federal Government would make every effort to ensure … Read More