Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has called on politicians to desist from acts capable of truncating the electoral process. Speaking on Thursday in Makurdi, during a meeting of stakeholders convened by INEC, Jega said the scale of violence that was recorded in Benue during the Presidential and National Assembly polls was regrettable. “The scale of destruction witnessed in Benue during the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections was incomparable with anything in any part of the country. “The commission lost over 200 card readers and two of our offices were burnt down with…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Police have deployed special forces to Rivers State ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections in the state. According to a statement issued by the Force Spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Thursday in Abuja, 32 Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), four Units of Counter terrorism Units (CTU) and four Units of Special Protection Units (SPU), six Crack Teams of Detectives from Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) and complements of Intelligence officers have been sent to Rivers. The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has deployed six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police to coordinate police activities in the six…
Davido might have a busy schedule with himlm juggling his final year exams, project, and the release of his sophomore album. The ever busy pop star however won’t allow his tight schedule stop him from rolling with the high and mighty of the Nigerian society. Davido has hung out with top billionaires Femi Otedola, and Aliko Dangote within the last few months. Now the HKN singer has been spotted with former Governor of Lagos state, and APC chieftain Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The star who has performed at various APC rallies posted a picture of him with the highly influential Nigerian politician popularly known…
Gov. Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday reiterated his administration’s commitment to continue placing high premium on execution of development programmes, to enhance the people’s wellbeing. Al-Makura stated this at a meeting with prominent indigenes of the state. The meeting, held at the instance of the governor, was also attended by Sen. George Akume from Benue. According to him, the administration will be fair to everybody and ensure speedy transformation in terms of human and infrastructure development. “This administration is on a rescue mission to save the people and enable the citizens to enjoy the much-needed dividends of democracy”, he said.…
Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has described former minister and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Barrister Nyesom Wike, as a thug, who can betray his mother for money. Amaechi made this assertion during his campaign for the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag bearer in the April 11 governorship election, Dr. Dakuku Peterside. “Wike loves and worships money; he can betray his mother for money – nothing more, nothing less”, Amaechi said. “PDP is afraid to come out for an election; they are used to writing results and the era of writing results is coming…
AIG BALA HASSAN Mr Bala Hassan, Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of zone 10, Sokoto, said on Thursday that about 18,000 security personnel had been mobilised to three states for the April 11 elections. Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto that the states were Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara. The AIG said that the deployment was to ensure peaceful and successful conduct of the governorship and state assembly elections in those states. Hassan said the security officers drawn from the police, state security services, immigration, customs and civil defense, would provide security during the polls. He said…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said he was deeply saddened to receive news of the death of his Special Adviser on Research, Documentation and Strategy, Mr. Oronto Douglas. Douglas died in the early hours of today at the State House Clinic, Abuja after a protracted battle with cancer. President Jonathan in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, described the deceased as a worthy and shining example for Nigerian youths. Mr. Jonathan said the late Douglas would be specifically remembered for his passion for work and outstanding commitment to duties. The president extended his…
Dear incoming Governor, Our State has come to a crossroad, and now we have the power to change the political landscape of Niger State. As I have said time and time again, if we elect you to be our governor, there are several things we would like you to do to ensure that our needs are met day in and day out across the state. First of all, propose new laws that will invest more tax in our public schools, not only to meet the needs of today, but to encourage developing minds for the future. Such new funding would…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide Thursday described the death of Oronto Douglas, Special Adviser on Research, Documentation and Strategy to President Goodluck Jonathan, as a big blow to Ijaw nation. A statement issued by the IYC spokesperson, Comrade Eric Omare, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, said Mr. Douglas passed on when his services are needed by Ijaw nation, the Niger Delta and Nigeria in general. He said: “As a founding member of the IYC and member of the collegiate leadership, Oronto was central to the conceptualization of the historic Kaiama Declaration and formation of the IYC in 1998. “As…
Residents of Gidan Waya, a community in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State and its environs, were under siege on Wednesday as thousands of soldiers surrounded the community following the killing of an army colonel. Few weeks ago, there was a clash between some army personnel and some unknown youths, which led to the killing of six people. According to LEADERSHIP, the siege on Gidan Waya, a community hosting the Kaduna State College of Education, was as a result of the killing of the two military men, whose weapons were also taken away by unknown gunmen. A resident, who…
Karrueche and her hot bod strutted the streets of LA yesterday as it’s been said that Chris Brown is attempting to win her back .A source told Hollywoodlife that Chris texted Karrueche saying in all capital letters, ‘Yes, I only want to be with you and only you. I’m yours forever, bae. Me, you and Royalty. Can you accept me and my daughter?’ Chris has been ‘blowing up her phone and her friend’s phones, but [Karrueche]’s radio silent with him,’ according to TMZ. ‘He’s been so frustrated he’s turned to social media, complimenting her for all to seeChris is telling…
A former Governor of Gombe State, Mohammed Danjuma Goje, has called on the people of the state to come out en masse on Saturday and vote the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the state cannot afford to be in the minority or opposition. His call came barely 48-hours after Minority Leader of the State House of Assembly and about 50 aides of Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state for APC. Goje, who is presently the Senator representing Gombe Central, spoke at his Gombe residence briefly after he returned from Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area, were…
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, yesterday accused the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu, who was reported to have ordered Igbos in the nation’s commercial capital to vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, or else they will die in the lagoon, of acting a shock preview of what the government-in-waiting would do when it takes over the reins of leadership of the country May 29. Muazu said that he was disturbed that the incoming administration of the APC refused to immediately comment on the attack of non-indigenes…
The President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was in Adamawa, Bauchi and Gombe States yesterday in continuation of his “thank you” tour of states across the country. He reiterated his resolve to lead a transparent administration, saying he would not allow plundering of government treasury or bending of rules to favour his family, friends or cronies. Speaking at a meeting of All Progressives Congress stakeholders in Yola, Mr. Buhari said the fact that his wife hails from Adamawa State would not translate to an undue advantage to the state from the federal government. “I am your in law but when…
The legal adviser of the outlawed Ombatse militia group in Nasarawa State, Zamani Allumaga, has joined the All Progressives Congress. Mr. Allumaga, who contested and lost the Nasarawa North senatorial district election on the platform of Labour Party, claimed that the Ombatse group was deceived into war by their political leaders for selfish reasons. The militia group came into national reckoning in 2003 when it ambushed and killed 85 security operatives comprising policemen and DSS agents in Alakyo village of Nasarawa State. Although Mr. Allumaga was one of the indigenes indicted by the Justice Joseph Gbadeyan-led commission of inquiry into…
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has decried the introduction of ethnicity and religious issues into the nation’s politics. He frowned at the trend while addressing teeming members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, who embarked on solidarity walk for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in the Lagos metropolis before converging on the state government, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja on Tuesday. He said, “Those who introduce it didn’t mean well for this country”, lamenting that the intention of the proponent of the idea was to disrupt the country’s democracy rather than improve it. Fashola…
House Chairman Committee on Finance Honourable, Jibrin Abdulmumin has declared that if elected Speaker, he will make public the running cost of representatives in Nigeria. Jibrin Abdulmumin made this assertion while speaking at a press brief where he declared his bid to run for election as the 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives. “The government has to cut down the cost of governance. I believe the cost of governance is part of the president elects mandate, and this is mine as well.” While speaking to journalists, Hon. Jibrin said the recent election was a significant milestone in Nigeria’s…
Dear Lagosians, the momentum that this campaign has built over the last couple of weeks is a clear indication that CHANGE is surely coming to Lagos. Irrespective of your gender, economic status, religion or tribe, together, we all can make history this coming Saturday and help write the next great chapter in Lagos’ Story. Lagos, our freedom from corruption and nepotism is now and this is our time to stand up and be counted. Come Saturday, April 11, 2015, I encourage each and everyone one of you to come out and VOTE. And after you vote, DEFEND IT against those…
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has said that all those involved in the brutal killing of supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state during the electioneering period will face the full weight of the law. He gave the assurance on Tuesday when he paid a condolence visit on the families of late Chief Christopher Adube in Obirikom, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of the state. Adube, alongside three of his children, his yonger brother, lyke Ikechukwu and his two gatemen were shot dead last Friday in his Obrikom residence while his two other children, who sustained…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Austin Okojie, has warned supervisory presiding officers for Saturday elections in the state not to give the polls materials to politicians. Mr. Okojie gave the warning on Wednesday in Uyo at an interactive session with the SPOs handling the governorship and House Assembly elections in the state. He said that there were allegations of irregularities and misbehaviour by the electoral officers in the March 28 presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. According to him, there are allegations that result sheets were taken to houses of politicians instead of handing it over…