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The Hon. Member representing Dunukofia constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly and the chief WHIP of the House, Barr. Lawrence Ezeudu has expressed confidence that he will be re-elected come March 2019 in the State Assemblies elections. He made this known during a strategic meeting held with L.G.A Executive members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at Ifit- Dunu , Dunukofia L.G.A. The lawmaker who used the opportunity to thank members of the Party for their support during his first tenure, tasked them to work harder in their various capacities to ensure that the Party retains the seat in the forthcoming elections. Barr. Ezeudu while promising to pay greater attention to manpower development and empowerment in his second tenure, however regretted that some forces within the party are trying to frustrate his resolve to continue to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of dunukofia through needless court cases and other antics. He

Governor Ibikunle Amosun has accused the ruling party of planning to rig the governorship election in the state. The governor who is contesting a senatorial seat under the party, however said any plot to rig the election will be resisted. Ibikunle Amosun revealed that there is a grand plan by his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), to rig the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state, warning that such plot will fail. He said this in reaction to the position he took by fielding his preferred candidate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade on the platform of a different political party, the Allied People's Movement (APM) in protest against his own party, the APC which he accused of rigging the gubernatorial primary election. The development has pitched the governor against the national leadership of the APC, although he is running for the senatorial seat in the same party. Speaking on Monday, January 27 at the church service held on the occasion marking the 60th birthday

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, said on Wednesday that anti-open grazing laws in some states would be reviewed for compatibility with the Nigerian Constitution. The former vice president said at a town hall Wednesday night that the Nigerian Constitution guarantees free movement of citizens, and suggested that herders should not be an exception. Mr Abubakar said if the governments through extension services could educate herders, the income the latter would generate from beef and milk would be higher. Mr Abubakar’s proposal could conflict with the position of Benue, Taraba and Ekiti states, where strict anti-open grazing routes have been in enforcement since 2016. The states have said they would not back down on the law, despite repeated warnings by President Muhammadu Buhari that the law was antagonistic towards the predominantly Fulani herders. Mr Abubakar, a Fulani, is also widely believed to own large investment in livestock.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Mr. Peter Obi Wednesday frontally fought off allegations of corruption bringing to light the candidate’s personal role in the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Atiku and Obi taking their slot in the live television session series, Meet the candidates, hosted by ace broadcaster, Kadera Ahmed in a robust exchange gave further insights into their programmes for the country giving lucid examples from their personal experiences in government and private life. The session which was severally spiced with hot exchange between the moderator and the two candidates saw Atiku and Obi repeatedly enunciating how they would make Nigeria work again. Atiku The moderator, Ahmed who came in feisty challenged Atiku on his perception on corruption asking him whether his setting up of a company while still in service was not an act of corruption. Atiku strongly rebuffed th

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Yobe State says it has identified 24 inaccessible areas with security challenges where elections will not hold. Ahmad Makama, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, stated this at a stakeholders interactive session on Wednesday in Damaturu. He said security operatives had confirmed some communities in Gujba, Gulani and Giedam with security challenges that were inaccessible and not conducive for election. Makama said the commission was liaising with the communities for a more accessible alternative polling units to cast their votes. “We are determined to ensure that every eligible voter exercises his franchise, and are therefore collaborating with all political parties and stakeholders for a generally acceptable alternative polling units so that no one will cry foul,” he said. According to the commissioner, 69,000 Permanent voters card had not been claimed in the state. (NAN)

he Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), African Independent Television (AIT), Channels TV and Television Continental (TVC) were sanctioned for allowing hate speeches by politicians from both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to be aired on their networks, the Director General of NBC, Malam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu said during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Malam Modibbo Kawu, who didn’t mention what sanctions against the media houses were, said the letters to the affected organisations notifying them about the sanction were awaiting delivery in his office. He said the four stations failed to shut out chieftains of both parties who wilfully engaged in hate speeches during their political campaigns. He said: ‘’Broadcasters have huge responsibility of protecting and guiding our democracy; and we have a very huge responsibility of ensuring that we don’t promote violence or anything that can lead to it. “We ha

The National Christian Elders Forum on Wednesday protested against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as an Islamic agenda. The organisation called on Nigerians to mobilise themselves to resist the Islamists in the country. The NCEF said the President’s decision to suspend Onnoghen was a “judicial coup.” What was surprising, it said, remained the apparent unwillingness of Christians and other Nigerians to understand the core problem of the country. Members of the group include Lt.Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), Solomon Asemota (SAN), Prof. Joseph Otubu, Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro (retd.), Dr Kate Okpareke, Dr Ayo Abifarin, Gen. Zamani Lekwot (retd.), Elder Moses Ihonde, Elder Nat Okoro and Elder Matthew Owojaiye. Others are Justice Kalajine Anigbogu (retd.), Elder Shyngle Wigwe, a former Deputy Inspector-General of Police, L. Dabup, Sir John W. Bagu, Dr Saleh Hussaini, Elder Mike Orobator, Jus

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he gave a loan of N300million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from privatisation proceeds to commence activities when the anti-graft agency was set up. He also said one of the ways to tackle corruption is to reduce the personal relationship between individuals in the public and private sectors. He stated this on Wednesday night when he featured on ‘The Candidates’, a presidential town hall co-production between Daria Media and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), with support from the MacArthur Foundation and anchored by Kadaria Ahmed. Speaking on how he hopes to fight corruption, Atiku stressed that he would embrace prevention measures as well as punitive measures. His words: “There is need for us to go by the adage of the English saying, which states ‘Prevention is better than cure’. We can keep it going side by side — punitive measures and prevention measures — an

A 12-man Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) team has met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on how to resolve the row over Justice Onnoghen’s suspension. The session at the Presidential Villa was to seek a “soft landing” for the CJN, who is expected to resign in what a source described as a “win-win” situation. There is a six-point terms of resolution to be delivered to Justice Onnoghen through his confidants, relatives and friends, who will be expected to persuade him to quit. According to sources close to the talks, the NBA team, led by its National President Paul Usoro (SAN) and two former Presidents met with Osinbajo on Sunday night till the wee hours of Monday in a frank session. Also at the meeting were senior lawyers, including ex-NBA President A, B. Mahmood (SAN), Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) and others. A source in NBA, who spoke in confidence, said: “I am aware that 12 of our leaders met with the Vice President, who is a senior member of the bar, on how to find a lasting

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has insisted on its earlier decision to bar the ruling All Progressives Congress APC from fielding candidates for state and federal elections in Zamfara state. The commission which had earlier said it would release the final list of governorship and state assembly candidates on Thursday however stated this late Wednesday in a statement by Festus Okoye, one of its National Commissioners and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. The statement reads: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today, 30th January 2019 and among other things approved the final list of candidates for the Governorship State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections scheduled to hold on 2nd March 2019. On the whole, there are 1, 066 candidates for the Governorship elections, 14, 583 for the State Assembly elections and 806 for the FCT Area Council elections broken down into 105 Chairmanship candidates and 701 Councillorship can

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has disclosed that the board has so far registered 869,709 candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which has been scheduled to hold in March. This information was contained in the weekly bulletin from the office of the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. According to the break down, Lagos State recorded the highest number of registered candidates, with 111,102 candidates, Kaduna State was second with 59,261 candidates and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had 43,390 registered candidates. Oyo State has 41,128 candidates; Benue, 36,080; Nasarawa, 35,940; Rivers, 35,749, and Ogun State, 32,702 candidates. The three states with the lowest registration are Jigawa, with 6,784 candidates; Sokoto, 4,881 candidates and Zamfara, 2,427 candidates. The JAMB 2019 UTME Registration commenced January 10th, 2019 and is expected to end February 21st, 2019.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday said he could vouch for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reposition the country. Obasanjo made the statement in Lagos while speaking at the 2019 Island Club Quarterly Business Lecture. Abubakar had earlier delivered his lecture themed: “My vision to get Nigeria Working again”. Obasanjo, in his remark said he believed that Atiku had the experience, the capacity and passion to move the country forward. He said Nigerians should no longer find his support for the former vice president strange going by what he said or wrote about him in the past. He reiterated that he stood firmly by whatever he said in the past about Atiku and indeed President Buhari. He, however, said the PDP candidate had demonstrated what was expected of a committed and sincere leader by owing up to his past mistakes and showing remorse. Obasanjo added that Atiku had not only apologised to his political party and the nation

Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has said any sane person who hears his voice will stand still. He made this known while berating the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for undermining his influence in the state. Speaking during the APC presidential campaign rally in the state, Okorocha expressed his displeasure with the emergence of Hope Uzodinma as the APC governorship candidate in the state. The Governor however praised President Buhari for his strides in the fight against corruption, infrastructural development, as well efforts at “making life better for the common man”. He said; “My names are Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha and I was the founding father of APC in Imo State and I’m the only governor [with that position] in the whole South-East region. History must be made right. As it stands today, those that challenged us, those that came with Army, Police and SSS, and now sitting boldly as the owners of the party. Let me say to you, that is iber

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu of inducing civil societies organisations (CSOs) with the sum of N300 million. Frank, in a statement claimed that the monies were doled out to the CSO’s as part of the grand design by INEC to rig the general election for the APC. While warning Yakubu not to set the country ablaze, he demanded for separate accreditation of voters on Election Day with the figures recorded, announced and issued to political parties’ agent before voting. Frank, who is an ally of the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, urged Yakubu to disclose the source of the N300 millions he allegedly shared to the CSPs and some political parties for them to support his plot to impose rigging plan on them. Frank expressed confidence that there would be a repeat of the defeat of the ruling party in the Democratic Repub

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has said that he has no regrets relating well with President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor said this in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, in Awka, the capital, on Friday. Obiano stated that the good relationship between the Federal Government, led by the All Progressives Congress and Anambra State Government, controlled by the All Progressives Grand Alliance, had “contributed in no small measure to the unrivalled social harmony in the state which has made Anambra one of the most competitive states in the country.” He said, “Not only do we have excellent relations with all state governments in Nigeria, we also enjoy warm relations with all political parties and their members, including candidates in the 2019 general elections. “We don’t discriminate in this state and this is visible in our administration as it is made up of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, the A

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, his wives and the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus on Friday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over the relegation of women to the kitchen or the bedroom which the President famously referred to as the ‘other room’ in one of his interviews. They all spoke in Abuja during the Women Conferences with the theme “Call for Action.” While Atiku promised to give women more than 35 percent in his government and would not be put in the other room, his wives said their husband, Atiku didn’t put them in the other room, but give them free hand and allowed them to do their businesses. Atiku said: “We have no fear of handing over the country to you. In my three decades of politics, the most consistent voters in the Nigeria political process are women. I have practically seen it, if I stand as a candidate and I turn my back to look at the lines that are supporting me, the women lines are always t

Senate President Bukola Saraki has raised the alarm, alleging threat to his safety and that of the members of his immediate family in Ilorin, Kwara State. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Friday, Saraki fingered thugs allegedly sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the police as instigators. Saraki, who is the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, described the alleged conspiracy against him by the thugs and the police as sinister, uncivilised and unfortunate. He said: “I call you today to bring to your attention the sad development in my home state, Kwara State, and the role of the security agencies in giving cover to people who are unleashing violence on our people because they are surprised and cannot understand how and why the people continue to give massive and overwhelming support to the PDP across the state. “Also Yesterday (Thursday), these same APC thugs shielded by policemen went to my family quart

AS Monaco have announced the signing of midfielder Cesc Fabregas from Chelsea. The 31-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the French club until 2021. Fabregas told Monaco’s official website: “It is a great pleasure to join AS Monaco, a new project for me. “The group is of quality with young players and a young coach. “I’m here to help the team, I'm looking forward to starting, we have a great match to play in Marseille on Sunday. I am very excited." In a Farewell statement, Chelsea wrote: "We thank Cesc for his wonderful service and wish him the very best of luck for the next chapter in what has been a fantastic career. "There is no doubt Fabregas’s place in the Chelsea history books is assured given his achievements over the past four-and-a-half seasons. "Big goals and outstanding moments of quality, all backed up by the ultimate aim, which is to be part of a successful, trophy-winning team. "Fabregas, who scored 22 goals f

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has at just concluded 2019 PDP National Women’s Conference, where he reiterated his position to increase women inclusion in politics and governance. There, he called on women across the nation to come out in large numbers on February 16th to vote for a #BetterNigeria.

14 soldiers killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists, on December 24, 2018, were, on Friday, buried, amidst tears, by the Nigerian army in Kaduna State. The deceased who were on escort duty, were ambushed on their way back to Kaduna by the terrorists on Damaturu-Maiduguri road.

Talo Skibo , MC Oluomo, Koko Zaria, Hamburger, Esi Oluwo, Kunle Poly, Owoseni, Nayam, Mamok Reasearch these names. They are thugs, not just your average thugs, though. They are millionaires. Why are they millionares? Because they can supply thugs for violence. Esi oluwo is dead. Hamburger is dead. Both from Oshodi. Esi Oluwo died in 2015, he decamped to PDP and APC lost in almost ALL elections in oshodi. Tinubu called him and bribed him to return to APC. The day he returned to APC, he was stabbed reportedly at an APC RALLY and he died. Hamburger was killed at the Oshodi APC primaries in 2017. Go to youtube. Aides of Both Oluwo and Hamburger said on camera that Mc Oluomo supervised the killings. They said they were there and were eye witnesses. MC Oluomo was declared wanted by the Police. He ran away, came back later and started walking freely with Mobile Police escorts. The common thing about all these people is they call themselves ASIWAJU boys. They all claim to have meetin

Masked Policemen reportedly stormed the Police Hospital, Area 1,where Dino Melaye was admitted and whisked him away. Benny Umoren @BennyUmoren shared new photos of Dino Melaye lying in the floor and wrote: "The @PoliceNG after whisking @dino_melaye out of the hospital they decided to dump him somewhere, this is a Senator of the federal republic, his only crime - he is a member of the @OfficialPDPNig and criticizes @MBuhari incompetence and thievery. This is unacceptable." Also, Seun Okin of Channels TV shared new photos of Senator Dino Melaye and reports: " Just In: Senator Dino Melaye taken from Police Clinic to DSS Medical Centre Abuja after disagreement over his fitness to face trial, Police say they have warrant to detain the Kogi lawmaker for 14days." See more photos of where Senator Dino Melaye was dumped by police..

Olagunsoye Oyinlola, chairman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), says President Muhammadu Buhari should allow Bola Tinubu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), contest the president election. Addressing journalists at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, Oyinlola said Buhari would go down in history as the first president to hire a proxy in a presidential contest. He said Buhari must debate against other presidential candidates and “account for his stewardship to Nigerians”. “President Buhari has indeed said senator Bola Tinubu would do the campaigns on his behalf. We hope he was misquoted. Otherwise, Nigerians should simply ask him to step back from the contest and let his party put Tinubu forward as its candidate,” he said. “Buhari would go down as the first candidate in history to hire a proxy in a presidential contest. He is the one contesting, he should not be afraid to be the one to interface directly with Nigerians. “We urge N

NIMC Charging 15,000 Naira For Modification Of Date Of Birth? I made a mistake during the process of my National Identity card registration, and when I got to their head quarter in Abuja they charged me 15,000 Naira for the modification while on the website it was stated for 500 Naira only, is this an act of extortion or is something wrong with their system? The government should enlighten us the more or check their system properly, their are lots of people that made mistakes during the process of the registration and needs to modify it, how are they suppose to be serving the masses with such extortion, I'm speaking for the masses

Masked persons suspected to be policemen have reportedly stormed the Police Clinic in Garki, Abuja, whisking away embattled Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye. He was believed to have been taken to Lokoja, Kogi State, for interrogation over the alleged shooting of one Sgt. Danjuma Aliu by suspected political thugs. A close associate of the Kogi senator confirmed this to our Correspondent. Our correspondent learnt that the evacuation of the lawmaker was carried out around 2:15 pm Friday in commando style. Melaye, who has been having a running battle with the Force, was rushed to the clinic for medical attention after he slumped last Friday. Before he was moved to the clinic after slumping, the lawmaker had barricaded himself in his house in Maitama, Abuja, for eight days, vowing never to give himself up for arrest. The Force PPRO at Force Headquarters, Abuja, Jimoh Moshood, promised to get back to our reporter when he was called for confirmation of the news.

1. Buhari said he was unanimously nominated unopposed. That is a lie. There are several court cases, from multiple @OfficialAPCNg candidates, challenging and opposing his nomination because they were unconstitutional shut out of the process #PMBCampaignInaugurationLies 2--Buhari lied that he regained all territories, whereas our soldiers are falling, due to lack of weapons and ineptitude from the commanders that are appointed based on nepotism. Boko Haram are still capturing towns. Bags and 5 other towns in Borno #PMBCampaignInaugurationLies 3-@MBuhari said “corruption is no longer condoned and is no longer seen as normal for public office holders.” Big LIE. Buhari went to Paris and praised @GovUmarGanduje, AFTER he was caught on camera receiving bribes. He received Babachir at @AsoRock #PMBCampaignInaugurationLies 4-President @MBuhari said “Our economy has become a prudently managed enterprise. Our resources are now working for us”. LIES. We had our worst economic crisis ever

The Independent National Electoral Commission has raised the alarm that some politicians have been buying up Permanent Voter Cards or inducing voters financially to collect the Voter Identification Numbers . The chairman of INEC , Prof . Mahmood Yakubu, raised the alarm on Monday during its quarterly consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja, where he presented the 2019 voter register and electoral guidelines to the parties . He said , “A new method of vote -buying is being devised . We have received credible information that some partisan actors are now going round buying up PVCs from voters or financially inducing them to collect the VINs on their PVCs. “ In some instances, telephone numbers and details of bank accounts of voters have been collected . By collecting the PVCs, their intention may be to deprive the voters of voting since no one can vote without the PVC. By collecting their phone numbers and bank details , the intention is to induce voters by electron

It was an electrifying atmosphere in Awka the Anambra State capital, as the PDP family in the State officially welcomed  the Vice presidential candidate of the party, Mr. Peter Obi to the state. Members of the party from all the wards and LGAs in the State, thronged out in their numbers, singing and jubilating as they showed solidarity with the choice of peter obi as the vice presidential candidate. The event which began with an interdenomination service led by the Anglican Bishop of Awka, Bishop Alexander Ibezim, also saw stalwarts of other political parties defect to the PDP. Prominent amongst whom are: the gubernatorial candidate of the PPA in the last gubernatorial elections in the state, Mr. Godwin Ezeimo, a major stakeholder in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Mr. Hygas Igwebuike and Yul Edochie who resigned his position as a Senior Special Assistant in the State to join the party. In his homily, Bishop Ibezim said the country has retrogressed as a result of gr

The government of Gabon declared that it was in control after an attempted coup by army rebels Monday and that it had arrested most of those involved. “Calm has returned, the situation is under control,” government spokesman Guy-Bertrand Mapangou told AFP. Only hours earlier, soldiers burst into state radio and called on the people to “rise up,” an apparent bid to oust ailing President Ali Bongo, who is out of the country. Of the five who did this, according to Mapangou, “four have been arrested and one is on the run.”