2007 New Zealand police raids, Arrests and court cases, Trial
In court the prosecution said the four defendants were the ringleaders of the organised criminal group which trained for months to take military action against civilian targets in their cause for an independent Tūhoe nation, with Tame Iti as leader. The defence team in response sought to place the activities into their context of tikanga, political activism and the historical grievances held by Tuhoe against the Crown. The defence team also pointed out that no terrorist attacks had actually occurred. In March 2012, the cost to the taxpayer of the criminal proceedings, including legal aid and prosecution costs, was estimated to be well over NZ$6 million already.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Arrests and court cases, Trial
The trial took six weeks. On the more serious charges of belonging to an organised criminal group, the jury was unable to agree, and the Crown decided not to pursue a retrial. Each of the defendants was found guilty of several charges of unlawful possession of firearms, and one charge of unlawful possession of a restricted weapon (Molotov cocktails). Iti and another defendant, Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara, were both sentenced to two and a half years' jail, while the other two defendants were both sentenced to nine months of home detention. All four defendants appealed their convictions and sentences. On 23 April 2013 the appeals were dismissed by the Supreme Court.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions
The governing Labour Party and its ministers, including Police Minister Annette King, asked MPs to remain calm about the issue, and to wait until details were exposed in the courts. Prime Minister Helen Clark, who was also the minister in charge of the Security Intelligence Service (SIS), at first distanced herself from the raids, and refused to comment on SIS involvement. Later, while the case was before Solicitor-General to consider appropriate charges, she told media that those arrested "at the very least" had been training with firearms and napalm. National Party leader John Key told media he was briefed by SIS staff days before the raids occurred.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions
The Māori Party condemned the raids, with Te Ururoa Flavell, the MP for Waiariki, criticising the police for putting a community in his electorate "under siege," referring to the roadblocks imposed in Ruatoki. Co -leader Pita Sharples said the actions had violated the trust that has been developing between Maori and Pākehā and had set race relations back by a century. The Green Party was also critical, with co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons saying the raids traumatised the local population.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions
The party later joined protests in Auckland to pressure the government to withdraw the Terrorism Suppression Act and called for those arrested to be released on bail. MP Keith Locke told TVNZ that the party would continue to protest until those held in custody are released. By contrast, New Zealand First MP Ron Mark stated that the police should be congratulated, and suggested a link between criminal gangs and the "suspected terrorist groups." He called for the anti-terrorism laws to be expanded to "outlaw criminal organisations such as gangs once and for all".


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions
In early November 2007, Howard Broad, the Police Commissioner, admitted that the raids had damaged relations between police and Tūhoe. He said that police regretted "the hurt and stress caused to the community of Ruatoki and we will seek an appropriate way to repair the damage done to police-Maori relations". He did not, however, issue a general apology.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Media and public response
Political commentators took different views on the raids, with intelligence agencies researcher and journalist Nicky Hager suggesting the raids may have been the result of the increased police and SIS staffing and resources aimed at anti-terrorism since 2001. Veteran activist John Minto criticised the police for the move, claiming that their actions provoked a "climate of fear and repression" while liberal commentator and blogger Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury, sided with the police, saying that in his dealings with the activist community he had become concerned with the actions of "some clowns."


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Media and public response
New Zealand Herald columnist Matt McCarten saw the raids as being over the top; "Some of the young people I know who were arrested are actually vegans who don't even believe in killing animals, let alone human beings. When you get the police searching homes of environmental activists trying to save snails on the West Coast, you know that things have got really silly." McCarten also stated that New Zealanders should be more worried about the country joining the US database of terrorist suspects, and "the creeping powers of our secret police."


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Media and public response
However the "From the Left" columnist for The Dominion Post, Chris Trotter, reacted differently, saying "it wasn't the actions of the police that provoked my fury, but of those who'd forced their hand". He said he had always been proud of left-wing activists in New Zealand for their "steadfast refusal to either initiate violence, or respond to the violence initiated against [them]", and that the use of armed force without first exhausting democratic means was "supreme arrogance". When left-wing musician Don Franks wrote a protest song about the raids, "Safer Community Blues", he referenced Trotter's reaction with the lyrics "The political climate's getting hotter / Got to watch out for the pigs and the pigs' Trotter".


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Media and public response
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, which represented over 350,000 workers, called for the repeal of the Terrorism Suppression Act. CTU President Helen Kelly said that the use of the Act "is unhelpful and is having the effect of making all political groups nervous about how this law is being and could be used." University of Canterbury academic and social justice campaigner David Small told bFM that the raids were draconian and probably illegal. Former inspector in charge of the Auckland police criminal intelligence Ross Meurant called the raids "extreme and excessive" and claimed the police were guilty of "self-hype and self-justification."


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Media and public response
An independent survey taken in early November showed 48% of respondents wanted to wait and see what evidence the police had before they made a judgment on the raids, while 36% said they were already satisfied with the way the police reacted and 13% thought the police over-reacted. However, 41% of Māori respondents said the police had over-reacted. The sample size was 750 people.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Protests
A series of protests took place in the days after the raids, with hundreds of people gathering outside court buildings to protest during bail hearings. On 16 October, supporters of Tame Iti protested at the Rotorua District Court, and peace and environmental protesters gathered in Christchurch's Cathedral Square chanted and held signs such as "Protest is not terrorism" and "Arrest me. I'm protesting, I must be a terrorist". Indigenous rights protesters also rallied outside the New Zealand Consulate in Melbourne to condemn the raids. Another protest occurred on 17 October outside the Wellington District Court. On 19 October 2007 up to a thousand people joined a peaceful hikoi in Whakatāne to protest the fact that children had been caught up in the raids. One Māori elder speaking at the protest called for the overturning of the Terrorism Suppression Act.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Protests
The following day hundreds of protesters took to the streets across New Zealand, targeting local police stations. Protesters demanded the government withdraw the Terrorism Suppression Act and called for immediate bail for those arrested in the raids. Global Peace and Justice Auckland spokesperson Mike Treen said a "Darth Vader police force in para-military uniforms has been terrorising whole communities" and called for a national day of action the following week. On 25 October 2007, when Iti and two other defendants appeared in the Rotorua District Court, hundreds of people protested causing police to close off streets around the Rotorua Courthouse. There were protests on 27 October 2007 in 13 cities around New Zealand, and around the world including Australia, England and the United States.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Protests
On 3 November 2007, a demonstration involving about 150 people took place outside a Labour Party conference. Some protesters wearing orange boiler suits had chained themselves together with gags in their mouths and a word such as "terrorist", "Māori" or "anarchist" on their backs. Others held placards with the slogans "State terrorists kidnapped our friends" and "Free political prisoners". Len Richards, a Labour Party delegate allegedly struck a protester in the face with a megaphone, though he claimed "there was no violence" despite TV3 showing footage of the incident.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Protests
According to the Workers Party, the protester was one of their members. Three men were arrested at the protest: the first was attempting to break the police line and enter the conference venue, the second was pulled off the top of a police van and a third was arrested from within the crowd. Security personnel at the venue had been significantly increased from the previous day.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Reactions, Protests
A hikoi protesting the raids and the Terrorism Suppression Act left the Bay of Plenty on 12 November 2007. The hikoi collected signatures for a petition that it presented to Parliament when it arrived in Wellington two days later. On 13 November a group of concerned individuals placed an advertisement in The Dominion Post urging the government to withdraw the terrorism legislation and the Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill. Signatories to the advertisement included Green Party leader Jeanette Fitzsimons and National Distribution Union leader Laila Harre.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
Auckland lawyer Peter Williams, engaged by representatives of Ngāi Tūhoe, examined whether charges could be brought against police for the raids and whether there was a case for charges of wrongful imprisonment. Williams wrote to Police Commissioner Howard Broad, seeking compensation and a restoration of mana, but on 14 December 2007 announced he had received no reply and would represent thirty members of Tūhoe in a class action against the police. He said his clients sought Broad's resignation. Ultimately, no legal action was brought, although he filed a complaint with the IPCA which included eighteen accounts from residents.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
A documentary critical of the raids, Operation 8: Deep in the Forest, was directed by Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones and screened around New Zealand as part of the World Cinema Showcase film festival in 2011. A review for The Dominion Post called it a "terrific piece of New Zealand film-making", and said: "Whether or not anyone in the Ureweras was actually planning murder and mayhem is for the court to decide. Having seen Operation 8, you will seriously doubt it." The New Zealand Herald gave the movie a five out of five rating, saying "this clear-eyed, involving film stands on its own merits and deserves to be seen and debated". It was nominated for Best Arts/Festival/Feature Documentary at the 2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
In March 2013, Tūhoe and the Crown signed a deed of settlement, settling the tribe's Waitangi Tribunal claims. Under the settlement, the Crown acknowledged and apologised for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles, agreed a historical account of the relationship between the Crown and Tūhoe, agreed to create a new legal identity and governance for the area of Te Urewera, and a financial redress package of NZ$170 million.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
In May 2013, the IPCA published its report of its findings and recommendations following the investigation of complaints by individuals and organisations about police actions during the raids, particularly relating to road blocks and the execution of search warrants. The IPCA concluded that although the planning and preparation for the execution of search warrants was largely in accordance with policy, the planning and preparation for the establishment of road blocks in Ruatoki and Tāneatua was "deficient" and a number of aspects of the police raids were "contrary to law and unreasonable".


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
A spokesperson for Ngāi Tūhoe said the report was "fair", "well-presented" and "respectful". He disagreed however with some findings, and felt the report did not sufficiently address the distress that had been caused to the local community: "I though it should have said something very, very wrong happened ... and the lives of many people will never be the same again." The police spokesman for the Labour Party, Kris Faafoi, acknowledged that innocent people had been "unnecessarily frightened and intimidated", and supported the idea of an annual review to measure the implementation of the IPCA's recommendations.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
Prime Minister John Key, who had been opposition leader at the time of the raids, said that the police failures were "a serious matter in terms of the stress that they put on those communities", but highlighted that it was a "significant operation, people were charged and went to jail". The police said that they had already made changes to practices; for example Armed Offenders Squad operations now included an assessment of potential adverse effects to communities, and there had been changes to the police policy for dealing with children and vulnerable people during searches.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
In 2014 the Police Commissioner Mike Bush formally apologised to the Ruatoki community and Ngāi Tūhoe for police actions during the raids. He acknowledged that the mana of the Tūhoe people had been damaged. Although he said the operation was necessary, he accepted that police actions were unlawful and that innocent people and young people had been treated with disrespect. Tamati Kruger, a spokesperson for Ngāi Tūhoe, said that most Tūhoe people accepted the apology, and it was a "really good start" to rebuilding relationships between Tūhoe and the police.


2007 New Zealand police raids, Aftermath and formal apology
In 2017, on the ten year anniversary of the raids, Kruger said: "As a community, as a tribal community, we have got over it and that we are pleased with the fact that we were part of a solution of rebuilding the relationship. All the system could do was criminalise and adjudicate blame and guilt. That is all the justice system can do and that is what it was built to do. It was not built to repair relationships. The justice systems are not in the business of love and care. People and communities are, so only they can do that."


2007 New Zealand rugby league season
The 2007 New Zealand rugby league season was the 100th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the eighth season of the Bartercard Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The Auckland Lions won the Cup by defeating Harbour League 28-4 in the Grand Final.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand national rugby league team played one test match in New Zealand, losing to Australia. They then embarked on the 2007 All Golds Tour to celebrate the centenary of international rugby league. The touring squad was coached by Gary Kemble and included: Louis Anderson, captain Roy Asotasi, Luke Covell, Greg Eastwood, David Faiumu, Dene Halatau, Shontayne Hape, Lance Hohaia, Krisnan Inu, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Epalahame Lauaki, Thomas Leuluai, Jeff Lima, Simon Mannering, Steve Matai, Fuifui Moimoi, Sam Perrett, Frank Pritchard, Sam Rapira, Ben Roberts, Jeremy Smith, Jeremy Smith, Chase Stanley, Clinton Toopi, Taniela Tuiaki, Tame Tupou and Paul Whatuira. In addition Nigel Vagana, Clinton Toopi, Stacey Jones, Ruben Wiki, Steve Price, Ali Lauitiiti, David Kidwell, Jason Cayless and Awen Guttenbeil played for the All Golds in a celebration match. Wayne Bennett coached the All Golds side.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Earlier in the year the Kiwis had lost the ANZAC Test 6-30. Jake Webster, Manu Vatuvei, Benji Marshall, Nathan Cayless, Sonny Bill Williams, Tony Puletua, David Fa'alogo and Iosia Soliola played in the ANZAC Test but did not tour at the end of the year.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The amateur Irish Wolfhounds toured New Zealand in May–June, defeating Bay of Plenty but losing to Whangarei Marists and Auckland Marists. They were coached by ex-pat Tony Benson.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
The Hawke's Bay defeated Gisborne Tairawhiti 58-6 on 15 September 2007. Canterbury B then defeated the Hawke's Bay to win the Rugby League Cup. The Hawke's Bay Unicorns included Elijah Niko.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Bartercard Cup
The 2007 season was the eighth and final season of the Bartercard Cup run by the New Zealand Rugby League. From 2008 onwards the NZRL was to revert to a more traditional provincial competition. There were no major team changes however the Tamaki Leopards were renamed the Tamaki Titans and the Auckland Lions also fielded a team in the NSWRL Premier League. As a result, less players from the New Zealand Warriors featured in the Bartercard Cup.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Bartercard Cup
A Saturday double header took place each weekend with one game screened live on Māori Television and the other one delayed on a Sunday. This replaced 2006's Monday Night Football, a move welcomed by Canterbury Bulls head coach Brent Stuart. The double header was held at either Mt Smart Stadium or North Harbour Stadium each weekend. There was only one Split Round (Round Eight over Queens Birthday Weekend) which meant the Grand Final was played in September.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Bartercard Cup, The Playoffs
The Bartercard Cup used the Page-McIntyre system in 2007. In the major semi-final at Waitemata Stadium, between the Auckland Lions and Harbour League the scores were tied at 40 all after normal time and 2 further periods of extra time. The game proceeded to go on for another 17 minutes and 16 seconds before Auckland finally scored the winning try. NZRL management believed that no game of rugby league has ever lasted that long, or at least certainly in modern times.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Provincial tour
Auckland conducted a Queen's Birthday weekend tour of the South Island. The team was coached by Sam Panapa. The team defeated a West Coast Invitational XIII 26-20 and Canterbury 28-24.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, South Island Zone Competition
The Southland Rams, Canterbury B, West Coast and Otago played a four team tournament in September and October.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Club Competition
The Wainuiomata Lions defeated the Papakura Sea Eagles 48-26 in the Grand Final of the National Club Competition. Wainuiomata defeated Manurewa 40-18 in a semi final while Papakura defeated Kaiapoi 48-22.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The New Zealand Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition. They finished 4th out of 16 teams before losing to North Queensland in the Semi Finals.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions
The Auckland Lions competed in the NSWRL Premier League and finished 10th out of 13 teams.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Manurewa Marlins won the Fox Memorial trophy, defeating the Papakura Sea Eagles 28-20 in extra time in the grand final. Papakura had finished the season as minor premiers. Richmond won the Stormont Shield.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Northcote Tigers won the Sharman Cup (Division Two) while Ponsonby won the Phelan Shield (Division Three).


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Wainuiomata Lions were coached by John Lomax. David Lomax stepped in as caretaker coach when his brother was unavailable.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
The Wellington Rugby League board was given full control of its own competition on 1 April after being "in review" by the New Zealand Rugby League since January 2003.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Taniwharau Rugby League Club were the Waicoa Bay minor premiers and went on to win the grand final, defeating Turangawaewae. Taniwharau went through the season undefeated.


2007 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Kia Ora Warriors defeated the Waitara Bears 29-20 in the Western Alliance grand final.


2007 Newcastle Knights season
The 2007 Newcastle Knights season was the 20th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing second-last.


2007 Newcastle Knights season, Season summary
2007 was a year of turmoil for the Newcastle Knights club both on and off the field. After making a promising start to the season with victories over contenders such as the Canterbury Bulldogs - the club and rugby league world was rocked by the shock retirement of Andrew Johns. The departure of their captain and most influential player had an obvious effect on the team, and although they managed to stay in touch with the top eight until the last third of the season, their season was irreparably damaged by his absence. In addition to this - the Knights endured the worst injury toll in the 2007 season - fielding thirty seven players in first grade by season's end.


2007 Newcastle Knights season, Season summary
The club also struggled off-field, with Brian Smith's decision to release loyal clubmen such as Clint Newton (who subsequently won a grand final with the Melbourne Storm; which was later stripped due to salary cap breaches), Kirk Reynoldson, and Josh Perry (who subsequently played in Manly's 2008 premiership) meeting with displeasure from the Sydney media and some sections of the Newcastle support base. Newton's defection to Melbourne and Reynoldson's threats of legal action over the club refusing to play him in the fifteen games required to trigger his fourth contract year saw the club's reputation dragged through the mud.


2007 Newcastle Knights season, Season summary
The Daily Telegraph campaigned strongly for the sacking of Smith whilst Bluetongue owner John Singleton also threatened legal action after the releases lead to a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign being cancelled. To cap it all off, Andrew Johns again made the press late in the season after being arrested for ecstasy possession in the United Kingdom and confessing to having been a drug addict for the entirety of his playing career.


2007 Newcastle Knights season, Season summary
Despite these pressures, the Knights managed to avoid a second wooden spoon in three years - offloading the dreaded piece of 'silverware' to the Penrith Panthers with a last round victory over the Wests Tigers.


2007 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
Elections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
The 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9, 2007 to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Campaign
The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal, and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected. Polls during the campaign showed the Conservatives reaching up to 73 per cent of voter support, leading some commentators to speculate that the party could in fact win every seat in the House of Assembly — a feat accomplished only twice before in Canadian history, in Prince Edward Island in the 1935 election and in New Brunswick in the 1987 election.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Campaign
On election day, the Progressive Conservatives did win ten more seats than they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, and won just under 70 per cent of the popular vote, the highest popular vote share ever attained by a party in the province. However, they did not sweep all 48 seats in the legislature though their support was higher than the 1935 PEI election and the 1987 New Brunswick election. Three Liberal incumbents, as well as New Democratic Party leader Lorraine Michael, successfully held their seats. Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans and Bonavista South
On October 1, 2007, Gerry Tobin, Liberal candidate in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans, was found dead in his home. As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007. The Progressive Conservatives won the special election, bringing their total number of seats in the legislature to 44.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans and Bonavista South
Subsequently, Clayton Hobbs, Liberal candidate in the riding of Bonavista South, dropped out of the race, citing health reasons; consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Results by riding, Central Newfoundland
$Shelley officially resigned on July 12, 2007. However, a by-election was not held to fill the seat prior to the general election call.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Results by riding, Central Newfoundland
‡Tobin died on October 1; the election in this district was deferred until November 6. See "Special election" section below.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Results by riding, Central Newfoundland
^Clayton Hobbs withdrew for health reasons on October 5; as the only remaining candidate, incumbent Roger Fitzgerald was immediately declared re-elected.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Results by riding, Deferred election
Due to the death of Liberal candidate Gerry Tobin on October 1, the election in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans was delayed. The deferred election for this riding took place on November 6, 2007.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, Results by riding, Deferred election
The new Liberal candidate, John Woodrow, withdrew from the race on November 3 after it was revealed that he had previously made false allegations of bribery against MHA Beaton Tulk in 1998, but then revived his campaign on November 5 after learning that it was too late to actually remove his name from the ballot.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections
Five provincial by-elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007, following vacancies in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Three took place on February 8, and two took place on February 13.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections
In addition, one special election took place on November 6, 2007, following the death of a candidate during the general election campaign in October.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections, Humber Valley
At first, it was announced that Darryl Kelly, the PC candidate, had won the election by a margin of twelve votes; however, it turned out that this was a mistake and that Dwight Ball, the Liberal candidate, had won by a margin of eighteen votes instead. Turnout was 62 per cent. Due to the close result of the by-election (which turned out to have been won by a margin of only nine votes in the official result), a judicial recount was ordered for March 1–2, 2007, which resulted in a reduction of Ball's lead to seven votes.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections, Humber Valley
In the general election on October 9, however, Kelly defeated Ball by a 254-vote margin.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections, Labrador West
The NDP campaign suffered a number of mishaps, most notably the decision of their presumed candidate Karen Oldford to run for the Liberals instead, and the president of the United Steelworkers union local at Wabush Mines choosing to endorse the Labrador Party instead of the NDP.


2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections, Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
During the general election campaign, Liberal candidate Gerry Tobin died on October 1. As a result, the election was deferred in this district from October 9 to November 6. The new Liberal candidate, John Woodrow, withdrew from the race on November 3 after it was revealed that he had previously made false allegations of bribery against MHA Beaton Tulk in 1998, but then revived his campaign on November 5 after learning that it was too late to actually remove his name from the ballot.


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International
The 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International was a professional men's tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour in Adelaide, Australia, held from 1 January to 7 January 2007. Novak Djokovic won the title, an ATP International Series level tournament.


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International
This was the first tournament of the season (alongside Viña del Mar, Delray Beach, Buenos Aires and Las Vegas) that implemented a 24-player Round Robin tournament for the singles competition, as part of the round-robin trials proposed during this season.


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International, Finals, Doubles
Wesley Moodie /  Todd Perry defeated  Novak Djokovic /  Radek Štěpánek, 6–4, 3–6, [15–13]


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Doubles
Wesley Moodie and Todd Perry won the title, defeating Novak Djokovic and Radek Štěpánek 6–4, 3–6, [15–13] in the final.


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles
Florent Serra was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the Round Robin competition.


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles
Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Chris Guccione 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 in the final.


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles, Elimination round
Prior to the Round Robin and after the completion of the Qualifying draws, the 16 players with the lowest tier in the tournament (4 qualifiers, 3 wild cards and 9 based on ATP Rankings) competed in the Elimination Round in order to get one of the 8 last spots into the Round Robin competition. Winners in this round entered as Main Entrants.


2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles, Elimination round
RR-LL: Vassallo Argüello entered the Round Robin competition as Lucky Loser.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge
The 2007 Nextel Open and Nextel All-Star Challenge was a professional auto race held on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. Native Carolinian and former NBA superstar Michael Jordan was the grand marshal of the event.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, Race and qualifying format, All-Star Challenge
The race is unique to its "All-Star Game" format, much like those in the other North American major "stick and ball" sports (baseball, football, basketball and hockey). Only race winners (either drivers or teams) in the 2006 and the first eleven races of the 2007 seasons, plus former Winston/Nextel Cup Champions and All-Star event winners from the past decade (covering the span between 1997 and 2006) automatically qualify for the main event. A description on how the race was  reformatted for the 2007 running can be found here.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, Race and qualifying format, All-Star Challenge
The race also awards no points as it is an exhibition race, meaning drivers can take greater risks than they normally would do in a regular event. In addition, on restarts of the race after caution flags, the cars line up in a double file restart, akin to the start of a regulation race.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, Race and qualifying format, All-Star Challenge
Qualifying for this event is abnormal to the standards of NASCAR. Those entered for the main event take three timed qualifying laps (instead of the usual two laps used in all sanctioned oval races), but they must take a required pit stop for four tires after either the first or second lap, coming in at the pit road speed (in the case of LMS, 45 miles per hour), but come out at full throttle.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, Race and qualifying format, All-Star Challenge
This puts a premium on the pit crew teams to be fast like regular pit stops, and to even out the field, pit box No. 22 is used for all qualifiers. Infractions will also incur time penalties. Also starting in 2007, the selection of the pit boxes used by teams were made after the annual Pit Crew Challenge event to be held three days earlier at Charlotte Bobcats Arena, won by the Ryan Newman No. 12 team. In the qualifying, Matt Kenseth won the pole. Kevin Harvick was bumper-to-bumper with Jimmie Johnson coming to the start/finish line to win the race.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, Race and qualifying format, Nextel Open
All other drivers or teams that are in the Nextel Cup Top 50 owners or drivers points that do not automatically qualify for the All-Star Challenge are entered into a 40-lap, two-half event called the Nextel Open. Only the top two drivers, plus one additional driver on the lead lap that is voted in by fans on the world wide web via Sprint/Nextel's web site, their customers and attendees of the race, join the elite field. Standard qualifying rules applied for those in this event, which saw Carl Edwards win "P-1" (a/k./a the pole position), edging fellow Roush-Fenway teammate David Ragan. The Nextel Open was won by Martin Truex, Jr.. Johnny Sauter finished second.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, Race and qualifying format, Kobalt Tools Crew Chief Race
Before the All-Star Challenge, a new preliminary race was held between Nextel Cup crew chiefs—the Kobalt Tools Crew Chief Race. The race comprised eighteen crew chiefs driving small Legends Thunder Roadster cars on the quarter-mile oval in front of the main track's grandstand, and was televised in the United States on Speed. NASCAR on ESPN color commentator and former crew chief, Andy Petree won the main event, earning a $10,000 donation for any charity of his choice. The charities he decided to donate the race winnings to were Motor Racing Outreach and Mud Creek Baptist Church.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, List of 2007 qualifiers
The following drivers qualified after they won at least one race in the 2006 or 2007 seasons, in order of their qualifying win:


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, List of 2007 qualifiers
The following drivers qualified as a result of driving a car that won a race in 2006 with a different driver:


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, List of 2007 qualifiers
The following drivers qualified as a result of being a former Nextel Cup champion (since 1997):


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, List of 2007 qualifiers
The following drivers qualified as a result of being a former winner of the Nextel All-Star Challenge (since 1997):


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, The Open
Martin Truex, Jr. won the Nextel Open, which was the first win for him of any kind in a Nextel Cup race. Johnny Sauter edged out Carl Edwards for the second transfer spot on offer in this race.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, The Open
The 40-lap race was stopped four times due to caution, including a 10-car incident halfway through lap 1 in which, among other things, the hoods of the cars driven by David Gilliland and Juan Pablo Montoya collided into each other.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, The Open
As mentioned above, Kenny Wallace won the fan vote, partly a credit to a large get out the vote campaign mounted by Speed Channel, where he works as an analyst.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, The Challenge
Kevin Harvick passed Jeff Burton at the start of the fourth and final segment and never looked back to win the main event race for the first time in his career. Harvick won $1,031,539 for the victory, the largest amount ever for an all-star race winner. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Mark Martin was third.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, The Challenge
Burton had inherited the lead from Matt Kenseth, who was sent to the tail end of the longest line due to speeding on pit road during the break between segments three and four. (During this break, teams had to at least visit the pits, but no service was required. Kenseth decided on the visit.) Kenseth had also won the first segment. Kyle Busch was first at the end of the second segment.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, The Challenge
It was the fourth win for Richard Childress Racing, after three wins by Dale Earnhardt.


2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, The Challenge
This race was also notable for a crash brothers Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch were involved. They touched entering turn 1 with 18 laps to go, sending both into the wall rear-first. In the Speed Channel interview, Kurt joked that he would not "be eating Kellogg's anytime soon," referring to the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet's sponsor.


2007 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2007 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Thomas. They played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–4 in Southland play to finish tied for fourth place.


2007 Nicky Rackard Cup
The 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup began in June 2007. It was the third time this element of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was played. Both Roscommon and Armagh easily progressed to the final in Croke Park, averaging winning margins of 23 and 14 points respectively in the early rounds. In a tense final, the Rossies ran out two-point winners, substitute Gary Fallon scoring the crucial goal.


2007 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
The 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 11 August 2007 to determine the winners of the 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup, the 3rd season of the Nicky Rackard Cup, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams. The final was contested by Roscommon of Connacht and Armagh of Ulster, with Roscommon winning by 1-12 to 0-13.


2007 Niger State gubernatorial election
The 2007 Niger State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Niger State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu won the election, defeating David Umaru of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Niger State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 12 candidates contested in the election. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating David Umaru from the All Nigeria Peoples Party. The number of registered voters was 1,551,903.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State
The 2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Asa/Ilorin West
PDP candidate Suleiman Nimota O won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Baruten/Kaiama
PDP candidate Maimunat Adaji won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Edu/Moro/Patigi
PDP candidate Aliyu Ahman-Pategi won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-ero
PDP candidate Makanjuola G.P won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Ilorin East/South
PDP candidate Abdul-Wahab Oladimeji Isa won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun
PDP candidate Kolawole A Yusuf won the election, defeating other party candidates.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory
The 2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Federal Capital Territory was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, Abaji/Gwagwalada/Kwali/Kuje
Party candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Isah Egah Dobi won the election.


2007 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, Amac/Bwari
Party candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. ANPP candidate Austen Peters-Pam Amanda Iyabode won the election.


2007 Nigerian Senate election in the Federal Capital Territory
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Federal Capital Territory was held on April 21, 2007, to elect member of the Nigerian Senate to represent Federal Capital Territory. Usman Jibrin Wowo representing FCT Senatorial District won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate election in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, FCT Senatorial District
The election was won by Usman Jibrin Wowo of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Abia State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Abia State. Nkechi J Nwaogu representing Abia Central and Eyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia South won on the platform of People's Democratic Party while Uche Chukwumerije representing Abia North won on the platform of the Progressive Peoples Alliance.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia Central
The election was won by Nkechi Nwaogu of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia South
The election was won by Eyinnaya Abaribe of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia Central
The election was won by Uche Chukwumerije of the Progressive Peoples Alliance.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Adamawa State. Jibrin Muhammad Aminu representing Adamawa Central, Grace Folashade Bent representing Adamawa South and Mohammed Mana representing Adamawa North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa Central
The election was won by Jibril Aminu of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa South
The election was won by Grace  Folashade Bent of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa North
The election was won by Mohammed Mana of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Akwa Ibom State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Akwa Ibom State. Effiong Dickson Bob representing Akwa-Ibom North East, Erne Ufot Ekaette representing Akwa-Ibom South and Aloysious Akan Etok representing Akwa-Ibom North-West all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa-Ibom North East
The election was won by Effiong Dickson Bob of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa-Ibom South
The election was won by Erne Ufot Ekaette of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa-Ibom North West
The election was won by Aloysious Akan Etok of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Anambra State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Anambra State. Annie Okonkwo representing Anambra Central, Ikechukwu Obiorah representing Anambra South and Joy Emodi representing Anambra North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State, Results, Anambra Central
The election was won by Annie Okonkwo of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State, Results, Anambra South
The election was won by Joy Emodi of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State, Results, Anambra North
The election was won by Ikechukwu Obiorah of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Bauchi State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Bauchi State. Mohammed A. Muhammed representing Bauchi Central and Bala Mohammed representing Bauchi South won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Sulaiman Mohammed Nazif representing Bauchi North won on the platform of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State, Results, Bauchi Central
The election was won by Mohammed A. Muhammed of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State, Results, Bauchi South
The election was won by Bala Mohammed of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State, Results, Bauchi North
The election was won by Sulaiman Mohammed Nazif of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Bayelsa State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Bayelsa State. Heineken Lokpobiri representing Bayelsa West, Emmanuel Paulker representing Bayelsa Central and Nimi Barigha-Amange representing Bayelsa East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State, Results, Bayelsa West
The election was won by Heineken Lokpobiri of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State, Results, Bayelsa Central
The election was won by Emmanuel Paulker of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State, Results, Bayelsa East
The election was won by Nimi Barigha-Amange of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Benue State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Benue State. David Mark representing Benue South, George Akume representing Benue North-West and Joseph Akaagerger representing Benue North-East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State, Results, Benue South
The election was won by David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State, Results, Benue North-West
The election was won by George Akume of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State, Results, Benue North-East
The election was won by Joseph Akaagerger of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Borno State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Borno State. Omar Hambagda representing Borno South, Maina Maaji Lawan representing Borno North and Kaka Mallam Yale representing Borno Central all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State, Results, Borno South
The election was won by Omar Hambagda of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State, Results, Borno North
The election was won by Maina Maaji Lawan of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State, Results, Borno Central
The election was won by Kaka Mallam Yale of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Cross River State. Victor Ndoma-Egba representing Cross River Central, Bassey Ewa-Henshaw representing Cross River South and Gregory Ngaji representing Cross River North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State, Results, Cross River Central
The election was won by Victor Ndoma-Egba of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State, Results, Cross River South
The election was won by Bassey Ewa-Henshaw of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State, Results, Cross River North
The election was won by Gregory Ngaji of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Delta State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Delta State. James Manager representing Delta South and Adego Erhiawarie Eferakeya representing Delta Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Patrick Osakwe representing Delta North won on the platform of the Accord.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State, Results, Delta South
The election was won by James Manager of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State, Results, Delta Central
The election was won by Adego Erhiawarie Eferakeya of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State, Results, Delta North
The election was won by Patrick Osakwe of the Accord.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Ebonyi State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ebonyi State. Julius Ucha representing Ebonyi Central, Anyimchukwu Ude representing Ebonyi South and Anthony Agbo representing Ebonyi North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi Central
The election was won by Julius Ucha of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi South
The election was won by Anyimchukwu Ude of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi North
The election was won by Anthony Agbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Edo State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Edo State. Odion Ugbesia representing Edo Central, Yisa Braimoh representing Edo North and Ehigie Edobor Uzamere representing Edo South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State, Results, Edo Central
The election was won by Odion Ugbesia of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State, Results, Edo North
The election was won by Yisa Braimoh of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State, Results, Edo South
The election was won by Ehigie Edobor Uzamere of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ekiti State. Sylvester Ayodele Arise representing Ekiti North, Adefemi Kila representing Ekiti Central and Sola Akinyede representing Ekiti South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti North
The election was won by Sylvester Ayodele Arise of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti Central
The election was won by Adefemi Kila of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti South
The election was won by Sola Akinyede of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Enugu State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Enugu State. Chimaroke Nnamani representing Enugu East, Ayogu Eze representing Enugu North and Ike Ekweremadu representing Enugu West all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State, Results, Enugu East
The election was won by Chimaroke Nnamani of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State, Results, Enugu North
The election was won by Ayogu Eze of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State, Results, Enugu West
The election was won by Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Kawu Peto Dukku representing Gombe North, Tawar Umbi Wada representing Gombe South and Audu Idris Umar representing Gombe Central all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe North
The election was won by Kawu Peto Dukku of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe South
The election was won by Tawar Umbi Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe Central
The election was won by Audu Idris Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Imo State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Imo State. Chris Anyanwu representing Imo East, Osita Izunaso representing Imo West and Sylvester Anyanwu representing Imo North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State, Results, Imo East
The election was won by Chris Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State, Results, Imo West
The election was won by Osita Izunaso of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State, Results, Imo North
The election was won by Sylvester Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Jigawa State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Jigawa State. Abdulaziz Usman representing Jigawa North-East, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki representing Jigawa North-West and Mujitaba Mohammed Mallam representing Jigawa South-West all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa North-East
The election was won by Abdulaziz Usman of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa North-West
The election was won by Ibrahim Saminu Turaki of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa South-West
The election was won by Mujitaba Mohammed Mallam of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kaduna State. Mohammed Kabir Jibril representing Kaduna Central, Caleb Zagi representing Kaduna South and Ahmed Makarfi representing Kaduna North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna Central
The election was won by Mohammed Kabir Jibril of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna South
The election was won by Caleb Zagi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna North
The election was won by Ahmed Makarfi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kano State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kano State. Aminu Sule Garo representing Kano North, Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya representing Kano South and Mohammed Adamu Bello representing Kano Central all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano North
The election was won by Aminu Sule Garo of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano South
The election was won by Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano Central
The election was won by Mohammed Adamu Bello of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Katsina State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Katsina State. Ibrahim M. Ida representing Katsina Central, Mahmud Kanti Bello representing Katsina North and Garba Yakubu Lado representing Katsina South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina Central
The election was won by Ibrahim M. Ida of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina North
The election was won by Mahmud Kanti Bello of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina South
The election was won by Garba Yakubu Lado of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kebbi State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kebbi State. Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central, Abubakar Tanko Ayuba representing Kebbi South and Umaru Argungu representing Kebbi North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi Central
The election was won by Adamu Aliero of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi South
The election was won by Abubakar Tanko Ayuba of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi North
The election was won by Umaru Argungu of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Succession
Adamu Aliero was later appointed Minister of FCT in 2008, and he was succeeded by Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kogi State. Nicholas Ugbane representing Kogi East and Smart Adeyemi representing Kogi West won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Otaru Salihu Ohize representing Kogi Central won on the platform of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi East
The election was won by Nicholas Ugbane of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi West
The election was won by Smart Adeyemi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi Central
The election was won by Otaru Salihu Ohize of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Simon Ajibola representing Kwara South, Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki representing Kwara Central and Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa representing Kwara North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara South
The election was won by Simon Ajibola of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara Central
The election was won by Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara North
The election was won by Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State. Munirudeen Adekunle Muse representing Lagos Central, Adeleke Mamora representing Lagos East and Ganiyu Solomon representing Lagos West all won on the platform of the Action Congress


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos Central
The election was won by Munirudeen Adekunle Muse of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos East
The election was won by Adeleke Mamora of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos West
The election was won by Ganiyu Solomon of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Nasarawa State. Suleiman Adokwe representing Nasarawa South and Abubakar Sodangi representing Nasarawa West won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Patricia Akwashiki representing Nasarawa North won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa South
The election was won by Suleiman Adokwe of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa West
The election was won by Abubakar Sodangi of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa North
The election was won by Patricia Akwashiki of the All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Patricia Akwashiki.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Niger State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Niger State. Dahiru Awaisu Kuta representing Niger East, Zainab Abdulkadir Kure representing Niger South and Nuhu Aliyu Labbo representing Niger North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger East
The election was won by Dahiru Awaisu Kuta of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger South
The election was won by Zainab Abdulkadir Kure of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger North
The election was won by Nuhu Aliyu Labbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Ogun State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ogun State. Iyabo Obasanjo representing Ogun Central and Ramoni Mustapha representing Ogun East won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Felix Bajomo representing Ogun West won on the platform of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun Central
The election was won by Iyabo Obasanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Lagos East
The election was won by Ramoni Mustapha of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun West
The election was won by Felix Bajomo of the Action Congress.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ondo State. Gbenga Ogunniya representing Ondo Central, Bode Olajumoke representing Ondo North and Hosea Ehinlanwo representing Ondo South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo Central
The election was won by Gbenga Ogunniya of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo North
The election was won by Bode Olajumoke of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo South
The election was won by Hosea Ehinlanwo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Osun State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Osun State. Simeon Oduoye representing Osun Central, Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke representing Osun West and Iyiola Omisore representing Osun East all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun Central
The election was won by Simeon Oduoye of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun West
The election was won by Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun East
The election was won by Iyiola Omisore of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Oyo State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Oyo State. Teslim Kolawole Folarin representing Oyo Central, Kamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu representing Oyo South and Andrew Abidemi Babalola representing Oyo North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo Central
The election was won by Teslim Kolawole Folarin of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo South
The election was won by Kamorudeen Adedibu of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo North
The election was won by Andrew Abidemi Babalola of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Plateau State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Plateau State. Satty Davies Gogwim representing Plateau Central, John Nanzip Shagaya representing Plateau South and Gyang Dalyop Datong representing Plateau North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau Central
The election was won by Satty Davies Gogwim of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau South
The election was won by John Nanzip Shagaya of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau North
The election was won by Gyang Dalyop Datong of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. George Thompson Sekibo representing Rivers East, Wilson Asinobi Ake representing Rivers West and Lee Maeba representing Rivers South East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers East
The election was won by George Thompson Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers West
The election was won by Wilson Asinobi Ake of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers South East
The election was won by Lee Maeba of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Sokoto State. Umaru Dahiru representing Sokoto South, Ahmed Muhammad Maccido representing Sokoto North and Abubakar Umar Gada representing Sokoto East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto South
The election was won by Umaru Dahiru of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto North
The election was won by Ahmed Muhammad Maccido of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto East
The election was won by Abubakar Umar Gada of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Taraba State. Dahiru  Bako representing Taraba Central, Joel Danlami Ikenya representing Taraba South and Anthony George Manzo representing Taraba North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba Central
The election was won by Dahiru Bako of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba South
The election was won by Joel Danlami Ikenya of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba North
The election was won by Anthony George Manzo of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria).


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North and Bukar Ibrahim representing Yobe East won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Adamu Garba Talba representing Yobe South won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe North
The election was won by Ahmad Lawan of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe East
The election was won by Bukar Ibrahim of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe South
The election was won by Adamu Garba Talba of the Peoples Democratic Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Hassan Muhammed Gusau representing Zamfara Central, Sahabi Alhaji Yaú representing Zamfara North and Ahmad Sani Yerima representing Zamfara West all won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara Central
The election was won by Hassan Muhammed Gusau of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara West
The election was won by Ahmad Sani Yerima of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara North
The election was won by Sahabi Alhaji Yaú of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.


2007 Nigerian general election
General elections were held in Nigeria on 21 April 2007 to elect the President and National Assembly. Governorship and State Assembly elections had been held on 14 April.


2007 Nigerian general election
Umaru Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) won the highly controversial presidential election, and was sworn in on 29 May. Election observers from the European Union described the elections as "the worst they had ever seen anywhere in the world", with "rampant vote rigging, violence, theft of ballot boxes and intimidation."


2007 Nigerian general election, Background
On 16 May 2006 the Nigerian Senate voted to block a constitutional amendment which would have allowed its president to serve more than two terms in office. President Olusegun Obasanjo thus could not pursue a third term. Additionally he was unsupported by Atiku Abubakar, his vice-president. Presidential candidates were announced in late December 2006, and 50,000 assault rifles were ordered to help the military maintain order during the election. Umaru Yar'Adua  was the candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), and the opposition All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) featured Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku Abubakar, the current Vice-President, announced on 25 November 2006 that he would contest the election, and he subsequently became the presidential candidate of the Action Congress in December.


2007 Nigerian general election, Candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Abubakar ineligible to run due to fraud charges. A High Court had ruled that the commission could not disqualify candidates, but INEC claimed that the constitution barred candidates from running if indicted. Another superior court, the Court of Appeal, ruled in favour of the Electoral Commission by saying that it has powers to disqualify candidates. Abubakar attempted to get on the ballot via court challenge. In a case that came before the apex court, the court ruled that INEC has no constitutional powers to disqualify any candidates for the election, clearing the way for Abubakar to run. The Supreme Court, the country's highest judicial body, confirmed this ruling and reaffirmed Abubakar's candidacy.


2007 Nigerian general election, Candidates
Adebayo Adefarati, the candidate of the small Alliance for Democracy, died shortly before the election on 29 March 2007. This raised the possibility of the election being delayed, as the law provides for a delay under the circumstances if requested by the party that had nominated the candidate; however, a spokesman for INEC said that the election would not be delayed. He said that the party could nominate a replacement candidate.


2007 Nigerian general election, Conduct
The Nigerian military killed at least 25 suspected Islamic militants on 18 April, while battling extremists who attacked a police station on 17 April in Kano, days before the election. Shortly before voting began on 21 April, there was an alleged attempt in Bayelsa State to kill Goodluck Jonathan, who is the PDP vice-presidential candidate and the governor of the state, as well as a failed attempt to destroy INEC headquarters in Abuja with a truck bomb.


2007 Nigerian general election, Conduct
Following the gubernatorial and state assembly elections on 14 April, 18 political parties including those of Abubakar and Buhari, demanded on 17 April that the presidential election be postponed, that INEC be disbanded, and that the earlier elections be annulled; otherwise, they said that they would consider boycotting the presidential election. On 19 April, however, both Buhari's ANPP and Abubakar's Action Congress said that they would not boycott the election.


2007 Nigerian general election, Conduct
The 60 million presidential election ballot papers were kept in South Africa to prevent tampering. However, last-minute changes to add Abubakar to the list caused problems in distribution of ballots as papers did not arrive from South Africa until Friday evening. The reprinted papers were not serially numbered as was intended.


2007 Nigerian general election, Conduct, Observers
Following the presidential election, groups monitoring the election gave it a dismal assessment. Chief European Union observer Max van den Berg reported that the handling of the polls had "fallen far short" of basic international standards, and that "the process cannot be considered to be credible", citing "poor election organisation, lack of transparency, significant evidence of fraud, voter disenfranchisement, violence and bias." They described the election as "the worst they had ever seen anywhere in the world", with "rampant vote rigging, violence, theft of ballot boxes and intimidation". One group of observers said that at one polling station in Yenagoa, in the oil-rich south, where 500 people were registered to vote, more than 2,000 votes were counted.


2007 Nigerian general election, Conduct, Observers
Felix Alaba Job, head of the Catholic Bishops Conference, cited massive fraud and disorganisation, including result sheets being passed around to politicians who simply filled in numbers as they chose while bribed returning electoral officers looked away.


2007 Nigerian general election, Results, President
Official figures on voter turnout were not released but the turnout was estimated at 57.5 percent of 61.5 million registered voters.


2007 Nigerian general election, Results, President
The first results to be released, from Rivers State, showed a large majority for Yar'Adua. On April 23, Yar'Adua was declared the winner by INEC, which said that he had received 70% of the vote (24,638,063 votes). Buhari was in second place with 18% of the vote (6,605,299 votes), while Abubakar was placed third with about 7% (2,637,848 votes). Both Buhari and Abubakar rejected the results. The opposition candidates believe the election was rigged in Yar'Adua's favor.


2007 Nigerian general election, Results, President
Outgoing president Olusegun Obasanjo stated in a televised address that the election "could not be described as perfect".


2007 Nigerian general election, Results, President
Results, announced by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Maurice Iwu, were: The results did not disclose the total votes scored in the states or the percentages of the scores by the presidential candidates.


2007 Nigerian general election, Results, State elections
After the death of Chief M.K.O Abiola, the ruling PDP won 26 of the 32 states, according to INEC, including Kaduna State and Katsina State, where the results were contested by the local population; the election will have to be rerun in Imo State and Enugu State due to complications. By the last count, Obasanjo's PDP party had won 29 of 33 states so far declared, with Human Rights Watch describing the vote-rigging as "shameless".


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, Domestic
Ikimi and Amusu, the representatives of the AC and the ANPP  at the INEC Collation Centre in Abuja, denounced the results announced by the INEC Chairman. According to Ikimi, "In states like Edo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Akwa Ibom etc., we know that the elections did not start even as late as 5 pm. The results collated showed that over 80 percent of the votes being counted in favour of the PDP and they are totally flawed. In most of the states, only the Resident Electoral Commissioners and the PDP Agents signed the results. We have been here since yesterday (Sunday) to observe this collation and we only collated eleven states and the INEC Chairman just rushed down to declare the results and declare Umaru Yar’Adua as the winner."


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, Domestic
According to Ikimi, "The result sheets we viewed so far was not signed by any of our agents at the state level. They were only signed by Resident Electoral Commissioners and only the PDP agents."


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, Domestic
Also, Admiral Lanre Amusu who represented the ANPP at the INEC collation centre concurred what Chief Tom Ikimi said. "I am in total agreement with what Chief Ikimi has just said. Only results from 13 states and they were collated and signed by the Resident Electoral Commissioners in the States and the PDP Agents. Our agents did not sign these results."


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, Domestic
The national chairman of the Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA), Chief Olu Falae, with leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Action Congress (AC), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), National Advance Party (NAP) and the National Democratic Party (NDP), has called for the setting up of an Interim National Government to conduct credible elections in the country. Falae explained that the country needed an ING to guard against the emergence of the military on the political scene.


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, Domestic
The Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation claimed that the INEC deliberately left 70 percent of the ballot papers in a warehouse in Johannesburg, South Africa. They claimed that the contractors could have freighted the entire 200-ton consignment into the country three days before the election (Thursday) but the INEC told them to bring only 30 percent of the ballot papers.


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, Domestic
Nigeria's Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said the West should deny entry visas to election commissioner Maurice Iwu for his "complicity in the fraudulent elections." He said he has heard of the financial prudence and moral uprightness of Yar'Adua. "I wish he [Yar'Adua] would carry his decency even further by publicly renouncing this poisoned chalice to say: 'I'm not a receiver of stolen goods'."


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, International
A spokesman for the United States Department of State said it was "deeply troubled" by election polls, calling them "flawed", and said it hoped the political parties would resolve any differences over the election through peaceful, constitutional means.


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, International
"Nigeria has once again failed to rise to the occasion.... Size isn't enough.... It is a failed giant," said prominent Ghanaian economist Nii Moi Thompson. He compared its elections to those of Liberia in 2005, saying, "Even Liberia, which is coming out of war, had more credible elections than Nigeria."


2007 Nigerian general election, Reactions, International
"There is the saying: 'How goes Nigeria, so goes the rest of Africa', to have this widespread abuse of the democratic initiative certainly doesn't do Africa any good," said Scott Baker, a professor at Champlain College in the US city of Burlington, Vermont. "How can Nigeria sit at the meetings of the African Union African Peer Review Mechanism or ECOWAS and talk about other people's elections?" he asked.


2007 Nigerian general election, Aftermath
In July 2008, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko was declared the lawful winner of the election by the Election Petition Tribunal thereby nullifying the election of PDP candidate, Dr Olusegun Agagu.


2007 Nigerian general election, Aftermath
Buhari and Abubakar filed petitions to have the results of the presidential election invalidated due to alleged fraud, but on February 26, 2008 a court rejected the petitions. Buhari and Abubakar said that they would appeal to the Supreme Court.


2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 58th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.


2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season, Climax Series
Climax Series was firstly introduced in this season. It was inspired by the playoff system introduced by Pacific League between 2004 and 2006, in which the top three teams of the league will play in a stepladder knockout to decide the team to play in the Japan Series. The system was a success when Pacific League's teams won all the Japan Series since the introduction of such system. This is also the Central League's first participation in playoff system since 1949.


2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season, Climax Series
Climax Series does not affect the team's standings, nor individual's record in the Regular Season.


2007 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change".


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Announcement
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on 12 October 2007. It stated that responses to indications of future climate changes must follow the precautionary principle, and that extensive changes would damage living standards, leading to likelihood of wars and violent conflicts. It paid tribute to the work of the IPCC:


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Announcement
Through the scientific reports it has issued over the past two decades, the IPCC has created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming. Thousands of scientists and officials from over one hundred countries have collaborated to achieve greater certainty as to the scale of the warming.


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Announcement
It said that "Al Gore has for a long time been one of the world's leading environmentalist politicians", and described him as "probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted." In conclusion, it said the Nobel Committee was "seeking to contribute to a sharper focus on the processes and decisions that appear to be necessary to protect the world’s future climate, and thereby to reduce the threat to the security of mankind. Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man’s control."


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Announcement
The award was given immediate publicity: an Associated Press article published by USA Today on 12 October 2007 and headlined "Gore, scientists share Nobel Peace Prize" quoted Pachauri as saying "All the scientists that have contributed to the work of the IPCC are the Nobel laureates who have been recognized and acknowledged by the Nobel Prize Committee". He added that "they should feel deeply encouraged and inspired. It is their contribution which has been recognized", and said "I only happen to be a functionary that essentially oversees the process."


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Announcement
On the same day, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory listed its scientists who had contributed to the IPCC's work, and said that Pachauri had sent a letter to lead authors of the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report saying that he had "been stunned in a pleasant way with the news of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for the IPCC. This makes each of you a Nobel Laureate and it is my privilege to acknowledge this honour on your behalf". The letter went on to say that "The fact that the IPCC has earned the recognition that this award embodies, is really a tribute to your knowledge, hard work and application."


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Presentation
In Oslo on 10 December 2007, the presentation was made with a speech by Ole Danbolt Mjøs as Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and followed by Nobel Lectures given by Rajendra K. Pachauri, representing the IPCC, and Al Gore. In his lecture, Pachauri thanked those contributing to the IPCC:


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Presentation
I pay tribute to the thousands of experts and scientists who have contributed to the work of the Panel over almost two decades of exciting evolution and service to humanity.


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, IPCC certificates
The IPCC presented scientists who had "contributed substantially to the preparation of IPCC reports" with personalized certificates for "contributing to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC". The certificates, which name the individual and feature a reproduction of the Nobel Peace Prize diploma, were sent to "coordinating lead authors, lead authors, review editors, bureau members, staff of the technical support units and staff of the secretariat from the IPCC's inception in 1988 until the award of the prize in 2007."


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, IPCC certificates
In a statement of 29 October 2012 the IPCC clarified that the "prize was awarded to the IPCC as an organisation, and not to any individual involved with the IPCC. Thus it is incorrect to refer to any IPCC official, or scientist who worked on IPCC reports, as a Nobel laureate or Nobel Prize winner.


2007 Nobel Peace Prize, IPCC certificates
It would be correct to describe a scientist who was involved with AR4 or earlier IPCC reports in this way: 'X contributed to the reports of the IPCC, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.'" It stated that it had not sent the certificates to "contributing authors, expert reviewers and focal points."


2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
The 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Nordea Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 30 July until 5 August 2007.


2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska won the singles title and it was also her first career title. The tournament's doubles competition was won by Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual.


2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Finals, Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues /  Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated  Chan Chin-wei /  Tetiana Luzhanska, 6–1, 5–7, [10–6]


2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles
Eva Birnerová and Jarmila Gajdošová are the defending champions but only Eva Birnerová participated this year.


2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles
Eva Birnerová partnered Caroline Wozniacki, but they lost in quarterfinals to Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual.


2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles
Zheng Jie was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.


2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska won in the final 6–1, 6–1, against Vera Dushevina.


2007 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 2007 Nordic Figure Skating Championships was held from February 8th through 11th, 2007 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across three levels: senior (Olympic-level), junior, and novice.


2007 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships 2007 took place in Planica, Slovenia and Tarvisio, Italy from 12 March to 18 March 2007. It was the 30th Junior World Championships and the 2nd Under-23 World Championships in nordic skiing. Cross-country skiing and nordic combined events were held in Tarvisio, while the ski jumping events were held in Planica.


2007 Nordic Trophy
The 2007 Nordic Trophy was an ice hockey tournament played between August 9, 2007, and September 8, 2007. The final weekend was played in Helsinki, Finland, at the Helsinki Ice Hall. Oulun Kärpät won the final over Frölunda HC.


2007 Nordic Trophy, Individual honours
After every game in the Nordic Trophy, three players get Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors called RBK Nordic Stars. The player who has collected most stars prior to the final round is awarded the RBK Nordic Star Award as the tournaments MVP. Awards are also presented to best defenceman, forward, and goaltender, voted by the directors of the Nordic Trophy.


2007 Norfolk State Spartans football team
The 2007 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans were led by third-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in MEAC play.


2007 North Alabama Lions football team
The 2007 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mark Hudspeth in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a conference mark of 7–1, tying for second place in the GSC. The qualified for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat GSC champion Delta State in the second round before falling to conference foe and eventual national champion  Valdosta State in the quarterfinals.


2007 North America 4
The 2007 North America 4 was the second North America 4 rugby tournament. Each of the four teams played each other five times in round-robin play.


2007 North American SuperLiga
The 2007 SuperLiga, the inaugural edition of the SuperLiga competition, was held from July 24 to August 29, 2007. The eight clubs participating in the 2007 tournament were chosen by invitation.


2007 North American SuperLiga
All games of the tournament were carried live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish), and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).


2007 North American SuperLiga, Qualification
The eight teams in the inaugural 2007 edition were selected on an invitation-only basis.


2007 North American SuperLiga, Group stage
There were two groups of four teams. Each group contained two clubs from each league with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.


2007 North American Under 21 World Qualifier
The 2007 North American Under 21 World Qualifier motorcycle speedway competition took place on 24 August in Auburn, California. The champion was Ricky Wells.


2007 North American heat wave
The 2007 North American heat wave started at the end of July and lasted into the first weeks of August. It was associated with severe drought over regions of the southeastern United States and parts of the Great Lakes region.


2007 North American heat wave, History
The major heat wave of 2007 lasted from 3 to 25 August across eastern United States, while a second wave hit the Midwest and California in October.


2007 North American heat wave, History
Temperatures surpassed 100 °F (37.8 °C) as far north as Kansas City, MO and St. Louis, MO. Dew points reached the mid-region of 70 °F (21.1 °C), creating heat index values of 108 or more in much of the affected areas. The  accompanying high-pressure systems caused drought conditions, especially in areas that were already experiencing drought conditions, such as northern Alabama. It caused drought conditions in  the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. The drought decreased soil moisture to below 98-99% of normal levels.


2007 North American heat wave, History
August 2007 turned out to be one of the 20 warmest Augusts for the United States since 1895.


2007 North American heat wave, History
A heat-wave forecast was issued in June 2007 for the Columbus, Ohio area. In Indiana, heat advisories were issued after at least four days of 90 °F (32.2 °C) days in early August. In Evansville, Indiana, August had the highest average temperature recorded until that time, 96 °F (35.6 °C), surpassed in 2012. Indianapolis had a 14-day streak of temperatures of 90 °F (32.2 °C) or higher. Paducah, Kentucky had 28 straight days of 90 °F-plus temperatures, a record broken in 2010.


2007 North American heat wave, History
North Carolina experienced temperatures over 100 °F (37.8 °C). In Charlotte, a record high of "104 °F (40.0 °C) degrees [was] set on 10 August 2007," that lasted until August 2012. Ten years later, the National Weather Service labeled the August 2007  heat wave one of the "Historic Heat Waves in the Carolinas." "Temperatures soared well into the 90s and 100s°F across almost all of North and South Carolina for three solid weeks, with all-time records for heat tied or broken in a number of locations," the NWS reported.


2007 North American heat wave, History
Record temperatures were recorded in Rocky Mount, NC, at 106 °F (41.1 °C), Hamlet, NC at 108 °F (42.2 °C), Charlotte at 104 °F (40.0 °C), and Raleigh at 105 °F (40.6 °C). The heat index "exceeded 120°F across portions of the North Carolina coastal plain." Local utilities Tennessee Valley Authority and Progress Energy Carolinas recorded the highest energy usage ever, due to air conditioning use.


2007 North American heat wave, History
The Piedmont region experienced high temperatures, while Eastern North Carolina experienced low temperatures.


2007 North American heat wave, History
A new heat island was identified in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania through monitoring hourly temperatures from 27 May to 19 September 2007.


2007 North American heat wave, History
In California, "a record summer heat wave" dried out tinder and led to dry conditions and fires in October 2007, causing one death and thousands of people to be evacuated. Ultimately, a disaster declaration was made by President George W. Bush. 25 people in California died that year from heat-related causes.


2007 North American heat wave, Impact
A total of 105 deaths in 2007 were blamed on the heat that year in the United States, including the deaths from the heat wave. During the heat wave itself, more than 50 deaths were reported, in addition to cases of heat exhaustion and heat Stroke. Most deaths (51%) occurred among those over 60 years of age  and people who could not afford air conditioning due to their cost.


2007 North American heat wave, Impact
During the Chicago Marathon in October, temperatures hit a record 88 °F (31.1 °C), causing dozens of hospitalizations and one death. In 2007, a total of 39 deaths were counted due to the heat from four adjoining states, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky.


2007 North American heat wave, Impact
In Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Medical Society issued a health warning about the dangers and treatment of heat stroke.