Nigeria President Could Lose Close National Vote

The UK-based Economist magazine has endorsed a former military, Muhammadu Buhari, to emerge Nigeria’s president ahead of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. In a scorching editorial for its February 7 print edition, the paper criticised Mr. Jonathan’s administration as corrupt and utterly inept, and lambasted Mr. Buhari as a former dictator with blood on his hands. The…

Nigeria is considering postponing its Feb. 14 national elections by two months following a meeting of the Council of State called by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move has provoked an outcry from opposition politicians ahead of the tight presidential election. The military — which has ruled Nigeria for much…

The Council of State, after a marathon meeting that began at about 11:30 am and ended at about 7:30pm yesterday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to proceed with its assignment of conducting the 2015 general elections scheduled to begin on February 14, 2015. The development was sequel to the insistence of the electoral body…