The apex northern socio-political organization, the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, on Sunday in Kaduna State described the shift in dates of the February general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission as disappointing in spite of earlier assurances of adequate cover during the polls by security agencies in the country. The Forum, however, urged Nigerians to be prayerful and desist from act that could jeopardise the nation’s democracy. It also noted that intimidation, threat and arm-twisting by individual or groups would not be in the interest of democracy in the country. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad…
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The Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, on Tuesday said the Federal Government will start grounding private jets registered in foreign numbers, but operate commercial operations in the country to the chagrin of several Nigerian airlines. The new policy, which had been effected last Thursday, also affects Nigerian registered private jets that engage in “hire and reward”. This came as the government has mandated all airlines operating in the country to henceforth have Nigerian pilots in their cockpits, as a way of helping to close some gaps in the system and provide jobs for about 500 Nigerian pilots who are…
From Left: Peter Bowe, President and CEO of Ellicott Dredges, LLCC.J. Chike Muonagolu, Chairman and CEO Of Richbon Nigerian LimitedPaul Quinn, Vice President, Sales, Ellicott Dredges, LLCMs. Assumpta Muonagolu, Managing Director of Richbon Nigerian LimitedEmeka Mbadugha, COO, Muonagolu, Chairman and CEO Of Richbon Nigerian Limited after signing a contract Executive Chairman of Richbon Group, Chief CJ Muonagolu has promised to create about 5,000 new jobs through his automobile assembly, which is to be located in Anambra state. Muonagolu said this, while speaking in an interview, after the signing ceremony of a $40 million (N7.8 billion) agreement with the Anambra state…
The General Muhammadu Buhari Volunteers’ Group has warned of an implosion should President Goodluck Jonathan win reelection. The group called on Nigerians who had yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards to do so and ensure that the Peoples Democratic Party is voted out of power in the forthcoming general elections. The group also described the shifting of elections to March 28, 2015 as a ploy by the PDP-led federal government to perfect its rigging plan. The FCT Coordinator of the group, Mr. Fidel Obi, said this during a sensitisation rally in Karu, outskirts of Abuja on Sunday. According to…
Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the only viable political party that would guarantee the sustenance of democracy dividends in Nigeria. Speaking during the campaign rally of the PDP in Enugu North local government area of the state at the weekend, Chime said that in spite of the postponement of the general elections, the PDP will win the elections both at the state and national levels, having delivered on its promises through his four-point agenda at the state level and the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan at the national level. The…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship candidate in the August 9, 2014 election, Iyiola Omisore, on Sunday, expressed his resolve to seek redress at the Court of Appeal, following the victory of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola at the election tribunal last Friday. Omisore had petitioned the tribunal to challenge the result of the election in 17 local government areas, but his petition was dismissed on Friday for lack of evidence through the tribunal’s verdict, while Aregbesola’s victory was upheld. But, in a personally signed press statement, made available to newsmen on Sunday, he maintained that regardless of the tribunal’s judgment, which…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), have promised to work for crisis-free elections in Rivers State. The governorship candidate of the PDP, Nyesom Wike, and his counterpart in the APC, Dakuku Peterside, gave the assurance, weekend, during a meeting with the newly appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, Zone 6, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin. Ogunsakin said he called a meeting of political stakeholders in the state to agree on peaceful elections, adding that the Police were ready to effectively police the state during the elections. “I have a mandate from the Inspector General of Police, Mr…
Although elections have been postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that the May 29 handover date remains sacrosanct. In a statement by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, the president said that the adjustment by INEC should be accepted by Nigerians as a way of ensuring they are not disenfranchised in the coming elections. “This is not a time to trade blames or make statements that may overheat the polity, but a time to show understanding and support the electoral commission to conduct the elections…
Joshua Dariye The gunmen that kidnapped the father of former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye have asked for a $10 million ransom. Dariye Dafweng was kidnapped in his Mushere village, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau, on Saturday. “We have just confirmed that the kidnappers dropped a letter in which they asked for N10 million dollars,” Maj. Gen. Dave Enetie, Commander of the Special task Force (STF), charged with maintaining security in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Enetie said that the kidnappers also left telephone numbers to facilitate contacts with the family of their victim.…
The wife of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has called on Nigerians to accept the postponement of the nation’s general elections in good faith. Mrs Buhari made the call on Sunday in Gusau, Zamfara State, while addressing women groups over the change. Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, who was represented by his wife, Hajiya Asma’u Yari, called on women not to be discouraged but be more resolute and remain committed to the party. She said Nigerians should realise the importance attached to the coming general elections. They should therefore not be discouraged by any change…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen Muhammadu Buhari has decried that the independence of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has been “gravely compromised” by the postponement of the February elections. “Although INEC acted within its constitutional powers, it is clear that it has been boxed into a situation where it has had to bow to pressure. Thus, the independence of INEC has been gravely compromised,” Muhammadu Buhari told a news conference in Abuja. The electoral body had on Saturday announced that the general elections earlier stated for February 14 and 28 had been postponed by six weeks,…
The Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Ayoade Adeseun on Saturday, said President Goodluck Jonathan has performed very well and therefore deserves another chance. He gave the remarks while receiving the “Senator of the Year Award’’ from Oyo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Ibadan. According to him, President Jonathan’s achievements include cashless economy, aviation, road construction and transportation. These and others have been fairly reported by his media team, Adeseun added. “Jonathan has achieved more in the last four years than his predecessors,” the Senator claimed. “A person does not have to be a saint to…
The father of Joshua Dariye, a former governor of Plateau State, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. The octogenarian was taken from his residence at his village, Mushere, Bokkos local government area, on Saturday night, after firing shots to scare residents of the area. The Plateau State Police Command confirmed the incident. “At about 8pm on Saturday, armed men numbering about nine invaded the compound shooting sporadically and took the man away,” spokesperson of the Command, DSP Abuh Emmanuel told Vanguard in Jos. “We do not know the identities of the elements…
The Borno Government on Sunday threatened to revoke road projects which contractors performed badly. The Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Usman Zannah, made the threat while inspecting some roads and drainage projects in Maiduguri. Zannah expressed sadness that some contractors had abandoned their project sites after receiving huge amounts of money from the government. “Some contractors handling roads and drainage projects decided to abandon the sites, after collecting mobilisation funds from government while others performed at a very slow pace. “This attitude must stop henceforth, enough is enough”, he said. Zannah, however, expressed satisfaction with the level of work at the…
The Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Muktar Yero, on Sunday, said the postponement of the February general elections was in the best interest of Nigerians and the country. Yero made the remark through his Director of Media, Mr Ahmad Maiyaki in Kaduna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Yero said the postponement would enable more eligible voters to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote for the candidates of their choice. The governor described voting in an election as the right of all Nigerians of voting age as provided for in the 1999 Constitution. He said…
Residents and officials in Nigeria’s northern Borno state have expressed their disappointment after the electoral commission announced it would postpone elections until March 28, six weeks later than planned. Attahiru Jega, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said late on Saturday that security chiefs advised a postponement as troops would not be available because of operations against the armed group in the north – especially in Borno state. “If the security of personnel, voters, election observers and election material cannot be guaranteed, the lives of innocent young men and women and the prospect of free, fair and…
The leadership of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has denied receiving N5 billion as gratification to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for the rescheduled presidential election. Addressing a press conference in Enugu at the weekend, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey, said the allegation that they received bribe from the presidency was baseless. Igariwey noted that the interest of Ndigbo would be more protected if President Jonathan was reelected, adding that it was only Jonathan that would implement the report of the national conference that supported, among other things, the creation of nine states in each of the…
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The All Progressives Congress senators in the National Assembly on Sunday flayed the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the February 14 and 28 elections. A statement by the group’s spokesperson, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, described the development as a “teleguided plot” by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to derail democracy. Ojudu said, “What we are seeing is a desperate and jittery response to the imminent defeat of the PDP. The postponement has shown the helplessness of INEC in the face of a malicious cabal bent on destroying the fabric of democracy”. The APC senators argued that the…
Former Minister of police affairs and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe State, Adamu Maina Waziri, has said that he would ensure that the abandoned middle class and the youth group in the state are given topmost attention, if elected. Waziri, who spoke in Damaturu, the state capital, at a rally organised in honour of President Goodluck Jonathan and other candidates of the PDP, said he weeps every time he sees “Yobe’s middle class and young minds roaming about without hope and assured future”. According to the serial governorship contender, Yobe has the potential of growth…