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Atiku congratulates Buhari, hails Jonathan

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(Nigeria) Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari, APC presidential candidate on his victory in Saturday’s poll.

Oshiomhole declares holiday to celebrate Buhari

(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State,  has declared a work-free day in the state for tomorrow, April 1, 2015, to celebrate the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in Saturday’s presidential election.

S. African court finds Mandela's grandson guilty of assault

Nelson Mandela's eldest grandson and current member of parliament, Mandla Mandela, was convicted of assault by a regional court on Tuesday.

Court refuses Ferguson police shooting suspect lower bond

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A Missouri judge has refused to reduce the bond of a man accused of shooting two police officers during a rally in Ferguson.

Rivers APC congratulates Buhari

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(Nigeria) The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated the party’s presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), for defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in last weekend’s presidential election.

Buhari's victory a new dawn for Nigeria ----Oshiomhole

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(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has congratulated the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2015 general elections, General Muhammadu Buhari, on his victory and emergence as President-elect, saying the victory represents a new dawn in the nation’s polity.

APC allegations in Rivers polls lack merit---Jega

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(Nigeria) The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said that there was no substance in the petition by the All Progressives Congress, APC, seeking the cancellation and rescheduling of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State.

Iraqi forces liberate Tikrit from ISIS

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday announced the security forces freed Salahudin's provincial capital city of Tikrit from the Islamic State, IS, militants after days of heavy clashes with the extremist militants.

Fayose calls Buhari a dogged fighter

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(Nigeria) Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has appealed to all  Nigerians to accept the outcome of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly election held on Saturday  in good faith.

Nigerian polls beyond failure of card reader

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By Emeka Umeagbalasi The three fundamental problems bedeviling the policies and actions of the Nigerian pubic office holders including academics in contemporary times are pride, inferiority complex and shamelessness on the part of their formulators and executors. 

PDP kick against INEC probe of Rivers poll, accuses Jega of bias

(Nigeria) Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has protested the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to investigate the petition by the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, against last Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State.

Landmines kill 42 children in Donetsk, Luhansk

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At least 42 children have been killed and 109 injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in east Ukraine since March last year, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.

IS kill 40 in attack on Syrian village

Islamic State fighters on Tuesday killed over 40 people, mostly civilians, in an attack on a central Syrian village, opposition activists and Syrian state TV said.

APC appeals to members, supporters to remain peaceful

(Nigeria) The All Progressives Congress, APC, has appealed to all its members and supporters across Nigeria to remain calm and peaceful, and to resist all acts of provocation as they await the results of the presidential elections.