YABATECH declares 22-day holiday for elections

The Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has directed its full-time
and part-time students to proceed on a 22-day holiday to enable
them to exercise their civic rights during next month’s general
elections.
This was contained in a bulletin by Head, Public Relations Unit of
the college, Mr Charles Oni.
According to the bulletin, the holiday will start from February 11 and
end on March 4.
It also stated that hostels and lecture theatres would be under lock and key throughout the period.
The bulletin quoted the Rector of the college, Dr Margaret Ladipo, as
appealing to the students to comport themselves during the holiday.
Mixed reactions, however, trailed the announcement, as some students said the holiday would disrupt the second semester academic calendar.
Others commended the management for being safety conscious and
allowing students, who are not residents in Lagos to travel for the
elections.
Miss Ronke Adeyemi, a National Diploma, Science and Laboratory
Technology part-time student, told the News Agency of Nigeria , that
it was a good decision.
“It is a good decision and I am happy with it. It is very risky for us
to stay on campus during the elections because anything can
happen.
“I will use the period to read and prepare for my test because as
soon as we resume in March, we are starting our test,’’ she said.
Another student, who pleaded anonymity, said the holidays was too
long and would deny the students the opportunity to receive enough
lectures and prepare for examinations.
The National Diploma Textile Technology student said the holiday
should be reduced to 10 days in the interest of the students.

source- punchng.com

Poor turnout as Jonathan takes campaign to Kaduna

A half-filled stadium marked the presidential campaign rally of
President Goodluck Jonathan at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium,
Kaduna, as the President rounded off his re-election campaign in
the North-West zone of the country on Saturday.
The 25,000 capacity stadium was half filled as many supporters
shunned the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate’s
rally.
A visibly angry deputy governor of the state, Amb. Nuhu Bajoga,
was spotted by our correspondent at the rally, complaining bitterly
to members of the local organising committee at the main bowl of
the stadium.
He reportedly told the committee to “go and bring the crowd.”
It was gathered that the ‘welfare package” for supporters were
allegedly diverted by some unnamed officials of the local organising
committee.
Curiously, a section of the stadium, rather than praising the
president, started singing “sai Buhari,” a situation that forced
security operatives to chase the disgruntled supporters out of the
stadium.
The president, who arrived the stadium at about 1.30pm, went round
the scanty stadium, before taking his seat.
In his speech, Jonathan said Kaduna was one of the major
beneficiaries of the Federal Government and as such, it was payback
time for the people of the state to re-elect him in the February 14
election.
He said the state was the focus of the Federal Government in the
next four years if elected.
He added that the collapsed textile mills in the state would be
revived, so as to create jobs for the teeming youths in the state.
Jonathan noted that the state must work with the party for the
development of the state.
Vice President Namadi Sambo had earlier, in his speech, said the
people of the state appreciated the gesture of the president for his
(Sambo) choice as his running mate in the February poll.
He described the president as patriotic and detribalised and
therefore urged the people of the state to vote the party in all the
elections.
Sambo said the president loved the people of the region, pointing out
that the president was determined to bring back the collapse
industry in Kaduna State through the establishment of the 215-
megawatt Kudendan Power Plant in the state.
Also, Senate President David Mark said Kaduna was important to
the party, as according to him, if the state leads, other parts of the
North would follow in the forthcoming election.

source- punchng.com

Pics- Buhari, Osibanjo locks down Kwara

Present Hon. Anime Dabiri-Erewa, Adebola Williams with wife of Kwara
state governor, Toyin Saraki

Welcome Lil Baddo

Olamide and fiancee, Bukunmi welcome their bouncing baby boy today, Saturday 30th January, 2015.
Olamide took to IG and posted a pic of the baby boy, congrats bro

Rappper Jhybo releases fresh promo pics

Fresh rapper, Jhybo in conjunction with Lima music storm into 2015 with some fresh pictures.
What do you think of the hair, yay or nay?

Celebrities show-off adorable kids

2015 is surely kids year with our celebrities showing off their cute kids.
9ice with Maya and Miya, Mercy Johnson with Purity, Agwu's daughter Zahra and Flavour's baby mama Sandra Okagbue with their daughter.

2015 election- Buhari, Osibanjo storm Kwara today for campaign

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari, his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and
APC national leaders will today storm Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,
in continuation of the party’s presidential campaign rally.
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, called on
residents to come out in their large number to welcome Buhari and
other APC chieftains at Metropolitan Park in Ilorin.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba,
the governor asked the residents to join the “train of change.”
He said the next presidential election was not about individuals,
religious belief or ethnicity, but about the destiny of all Nigerians.
Ahmed said the election was about eradicating poverty, ensuring
safety of lives and property and providing sustainable jobs for the
nation’s teaming youths.

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Celebrity guess- Awwww, who is this cute chubby boy?

You're right! That's davido when he was a kid, cute ain't he?

No petition on ex-militant war threat- Police

The police have said they are still studying the threat by some ex-
militants to declare war against the nation, if President Goodluck
Jonathan does not win the forthcoming presidential election.
The Force stated that it would take appropriate action at the right
time.
Some ex-militants, including Mujahideen Dokubo-Asari, Tompolo
and Boyloaf, had threatened to wage war against the nation if
Jonathan loses the presidential election in February, after a meeting
between Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State; the Special
Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr. Kingsley Kuku and the
ex-warlords in Yenagoa last week.
Former Defence Minister, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, had called
for the arrest of the ex-militants for constituting a threat to the
peace of the nation.
But when asked what on Friday what the police planned to do about
the threat, the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojuwku,
explained that the police were studying the situation and would take
appropriate steps.
When prodded further on why the ex-militants had not been
summoned or cautioned, Ojukwu said there was no report before the
police on the threat.
He said, “We have not taken action because there is no report or
complaint before the police; no one has lodged a complaint on the
issue, but we are studying the situation and would take the
necessary step at the right time.”
The Federal Government had on Thursday condemned the
inflammatory statement by the warlords, saying there was no basis
for the beating of war drums by the ex-militants.
Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, described the threat by the warlords
as reprehensible, stressing that Jonathan had said he would
concede defeat if he lost the presidential election.
Moro said, “It is reprehensible for people to threaten this country
with mayhem and violence should their candidate lose the elections.
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan, has not left anybody in doubt as to his preparedness to
conduct a free, fair, credible and transparent election.
“Mr. President has said that in the unlikely event of his losing the
election, in the course of this exercise, that he is straight man
enough, he was democratic enough to concede defeat.
“And so if Mr President himself, who is the main contestant in this
election, who is the President of this country, who is the leader of
the PDP, has come out to say that he was going to ensure free and
fair elections, where the choice of Nigerians would be respected, I
do not see where statements from the supporters of either Mr.
President or any other political parties for that matter should derail
the course of this democratic movement.”

source- punchng.com

Africa agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An African Union official says
African leaders have agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the Boko
Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria.
The head of the African Union's Peace and Security Council, Samil
Chergui, said Saturday the move came after the council urged heads
of state to endorse the deployment of troops from five West African
countries to fight the terror group.
African leaders who are members of the 54-nation African Union are
meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for a two-day summit
that ends Saturday.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon earlier said he support the AU's
move to send a force to fight Boko Haram. Boko Haram is increasing
its attacks as Nigeria prepares for Feb. 14 elections. Thousands have
been killed in the 5-year insurgency.

Congrats, Serena beats Sharapova to claim another Austrian Open title

Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title, continued her
unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals and extended her decade-
long domination of Maria Sharapova with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win on
Saturday.
After celebrating prematurely on her third match point, letting her
racket go after serving what she thought was an ace but learning
that it was a let, top-ranked Williams took a deep breath and fired
another ace — her 15th of the set and 18th of the match — to seal
it.
This time, the celebration was real. She jumped around like a little
child, bouncing up and down, before shaking hands with Sharapova
at the net.

Cute little Agwu shows off model poses

Comedian's wife, took to IG to post pictures of their 5 year old daughter having fun...... #thegalhasgotswag

Nigerian Army General, others arrested over Baga attack

More than 10 senior Nigerian Army officers, including a Brigadier-
General have been arrested and are telling the military hierarchy
what they know about the Baga attack by the insurgent group, Boko
Haram.
According to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General
Chris Olukolade, the senior army officers are being investigated for
allegedly shirking their responsibilities during the attack by the
militants.
Those arrested are Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, his
Chief of Staff Lt. Colonel G.A Suru. Others are the Commanding
Officer of 134 and 174 battalions, Lt. Colonel Haruna and a certain
Major aliyu.
The two Nigerian Army battalions are under the Multi-National Task
Joint Task Force in Baga, attacked by the insurgents. Speaking on
the arrest, General Olukolade said that the arrested officers were
being investigated because at the time of the attack on the
multinational headquarters in Baga, Brigadier-General Ransome-
Kuti and his men were fully in charge of the military formation.
He said it was disappointing that the attack on Baga was not
repelled by both battalions, despite having the necessary weapons
to carry out the necessary operations. On January 3, 2015,
suspected members of Boko Haram attacked the base of the
Multinational Task Force in Baga, Borno State, dislodging the
soldiers there. Reports say the troops were warned to be on alert
following intelligence reports that terrorists would strike between
January 22 and January 25.
Eyewitnesses said that the attack started around 5am when
residents started hearing gunshots as the insurgents tried to gain
entrance into the MNJTF premises. Many civilians living in the
barracks were said to have been killed during the attack.

Source: Channels TV

123 Boko Haram militants killed in Cameroon

Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants were killed when the
Islamist group attacked a Chadian army contingent in northern
Cameroon, the Chadian military said.
Twelve soldiers were wounded in the attacks staged by the Islamists
on Thursday and Friday near the border town of Fotokol, according
to a military statement read out on national television.
Chad sent a convoy of troops and military vehicles into
neighbouring Cameroon on January 17 to deal with the growing
threat Boko Haram poses in the region.
“The enemy was repelled by our defensive forces,” the general
staff’s statement said, adding that the troops had “routed” the
Islamists in the second attack.
The soldiers were killed by improvised explosive devices, the
statement said.
A senior Cameroonian security source said the Chadian troops were
deployed to the town, which sits opposite a Nigerian town under
Boko Haram control and is also close to the border with Chad, on
Wednesday.
Boko Haram frequently stages attacks on Fotokol from their base in
the Nigerian town of Gamboru, which is just 500 metres (yards)
away.
Chad has called on countries in the region to form a broad coalition
in the fight against the Islamist group. The country has already
deployed its army along its borders as well as sending the
additional contingent to Cameroon.
Chad’s president Idriss Deby has also expressed intentions of taking
back the strategic Nigerian town of Baga from Boko Haram, situated
on Lake Chad.
The African Union called on Friday for a regional five-nation force
of 7,500 troops to defeat the “horrendous” rise of Boko Haram.
“Terrorism, in particular the brutality of Boko Haram against our
people, (is) a threat to our collective safety, security and
development. This has now spread to the region beyond Nigeria and
requires a collective, effective and decisive response,” AU
commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a speech
opening the summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders that Boko
Haram was “a clear danger to national, regional and international
peace and security”.
The group’s uprising has become a regional crisis, with the four
directly affected countries — Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria —
agreeing along with Benin to boost cooperation to contain the threat
and to form a Multinational Joint Task Force.
More than 13,000 people have been killed and more than one
million made homeless by Boko Haram violence since 2009.

Obanikoro insists Buhari was stoned at APC rally in Lagos

He released a statement through his Special Adviser (Media
Strategy) Ohimai Amaize
Immediate past Minister of State for Defence and former PDP
Lagos gubernatorial aspirant, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on
Friday chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) over denials
that its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari
was stoned in Lagos while making his way to the APC Lagos
presidential rally.
Senator Obanikoro had condemned the stoning of General
Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos on Friday after the news of his
stoning broke via online news media platforms and went viral
across the social media.
The APC on Friday through its spokesperson, Lai Mohammed denied
the report stating that General Buhari was not stoned but rather
received cheers from bystanders.
However, Senator Obanikoro in a statement on Friday issued by
Ohimai Amaize, his Special Adviser on Media Strategy, noted that
the APC’s denial of Buhari’s stoning in Lagos was not only pointless
and futile but also does not give the APC any advantage.
“When things go wrong, we must acknowledge and condemn it in
order to forestall any future occurrences.
“Senator Obanikoro, based on eyewitness accounts is aware of the
stoning incident at Idumagbo area of Isale-Eko, Lagos State and the
fact that a woman was injured in the ensuing fracas after General
Buhari's security detail had to shoot into the air to dispel the irate
mob”, the statement noted.
Signed
Ohimai Amaize
Special Adviser (Media Strategy) to Senator Musiliu Obanikoro
30/01/2015

Shoki ahhh, Fashola dancing at APC rally

Gov Fashola dancing shoki at APC rally in Lagos, lol

Buhari was never stoned in Lagos- APC

Press release from APC regarding the alleged stoning of Buhari at
his Lagos rally today...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the concocted
story by former Minister of State for Defence Musiliu Obanikoro
that the party's presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari, was pelted with stone during the party's rally in Lagos,
saying a lie has never worn a bolder face.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Gen. Buhari and
other top leaders of the APC rode in a open bus from the Palace of
the Oba of Lagos to the Teslim Balogun Stadium venue of the rally,
to great cheers from Lagosians who lined the route.
''Not once was he pelted with stone during the almost two-hour ride.
It is obvious that those who were paid by Mr. Obanikoro to stone the
General failed to deliver. We therefore urge him to seek a refund of
whatever money he paid to his hired hands to pelt Gen. Buhari with
stones,'' it said.
APC said Obanikoro's statement on an imaginary attack on Gen.
Buhari in Lagos must be his own way of saying 'thank you' to his
masters for nominating him as Minister on Friday, as his reward for
ceding the gubernatorial ticket he claimed to have won to Jimi
Agbaje.
The party thanked the good people of Lagos for turning out in
unprecedented numbers to welcome Gen. Buhari to Lagos, saying
the Centre of Excellence has never witnessed such a huge and
cheery crowd.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Lagos, Jan. 30th 2015

Al-makura, journalist s escape death in governor's envoy

The Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-Makura, on Thursday night
escaped death when some youths ambushed his convoy at
Mararaba Gurku in Karu Local Government Area of the state.
Reports gathered that the attack took place when the
governor was coming back from an installation ceremony in Gurku,
where he presented a staff of office to the Emir of Gurku, Jibrin
Waziri, as second class chief.
Scores were reportedly injured during the incident and were taken to
an undisclosed hospital for fear of being attacked by the miscreants
in the area.
Confirming the attack, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Ugochukwu Theodore, said that the rear windscreen of the press
crew bus in the governor’s convoy was smashed by the protesting
youths.
The police image maker stated that the police were able to bring the
situation under control and that no arrest had been made yet.
He said investigation was still ongoing as of the time of filing this
report.

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Violence- 47 die in Taraba, Benue fresh violence

People have been killed in fresh violence in Taraba and Benue
states.
Many other people were also injured in the attack.
In Taraba State, 27 were killed a fresh violence at Nwonko village in
Wukari Local Government Area of the state, while 20 were killed in
Benue State.
It was gathered the attack began at the early hours of
the day leading to destruction of farmlands and other property worth
several millions of naira.
The member representing Wukari Constituency in the state House of
Assembly, Daniel Gani, said most of the victims were women and
children.
He said “At the beginning, we thought the attackers were Boko
Haram insurgents from Maiduguri because of their large numbers.
But we discovered later that they were Fulani herdsmen.”
The police spokesperson, Mr. Joseph Kwaji, confirmed the incident,
but said nine people were killed.
Also, gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded Anyiin in
Logo Local Government Area of Benue State and killed 20 persons.
A resident, who identified himself as Kume, said 20 bodies were
counted after the attack.
But the local government chairman, Mr. Kester Kyenge, said that 15
bodies were seen of the time of the last count.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. John Bako,
confirmed the attack, but said five bodies had been discovered so
far while a search is ongoing for the others.
A lawyer and activist, Sonia Ajoko, condemned the attack and urged
the state government to assist the injured victims.

-punchng.com

2015 elections- `I sacrificed my presidential ambition for Buhari', Tinubu says

Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday said
he sacrificed his presidential ambition for the All Progressives
Congress candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari.
Tinubu stated this while addressing a crowd of APC supporters at
the party’s presidential rally in Lagos.
He said Nigeria was facing an economic crisis and an internal war
and needed a person with Buhari’s experience because of the
General’s reputation of anti-corruption and military warfare.
Tinubu said, “People define patriotism as putting the country first
but this is what the ‘Poverty Development Party’ refuses to
understand. We chose Buhari not because Bola Tinubu is not
interested in the Presidency. I am capable, competent, qualified,
younger and richer but there comes a time that people must make
sacrifices for their nation.
“I prayed that Nigeria would get better and we would not need a
man like him (Buhari). But today, we are in a great crisis; we face a
lot of challenges. When South Africa was in a great dilemma and
was about to disintegrate, they called Nelson Mandela of 74 years
old.
“He used his wisdom to save his country. When the United States
was in economic depression, they called 73-year-old Ronald Reagan
because he was frugal and incorruptible.
“When America was faced with depression and war, they called a
retired General, Dwight Eisenhower, to rescue the country and the
country was returned on a path of success. “When France was faced
with war and economic depression, they called a retired General,
Charles De Gaul, to rescue the country.
Tinubu added that whether Buhari presented a certificate or not, he
was still qualified to rule the country.
“So what do we need now? Buhari. This is the time for us. General
Buhari, whether you are qualified or not qualified, we are calling you
to come and rescue us in Nigeria,” he said.
Also speaking at the rally, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde
Fashola, said President Goodluck Jonathan had done nothing for the
people of the state despite the fact that the President got over 1.2
million votes from the state in 2011.
He said every project that the Federal Government was supposed to
have assisted Lagos in executing had been frustrated by the
Jonathan administration.
He, therefore, asked the people of the state to vote for the APC at all
levels.
Buhari, who was the last person to speak at the rally, said the
failure of the PDP-led Federal Government was unprecedented in the
history of Nigeria.
Buhari said, “We all know what we have gone through in the past 16
years under the PDP. The APC has identified three core problems
that must be tackled immediately. First is insecurity, two is the
destruction of the economy and three is corruption.
“But whatever we have to do, we will have to secure Nigeria first.
What is happening in the North-East where hundreds of people are
being killed is unacceptable. We known that the Nigeria Police and
the Nigerian Army are capable of bringing peace and stability into
the country but they just need good leadership.”

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Obanikoro, 6 others make ministerial list

Former Minister of state Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, who resigned
his position in October 2014 to pursue his governorship ambition in
Lagos state which he lost, and six others have been nominated to
be Ministers by President Jonathan. A list of the seven nominees
was sent to the senate earlier today for screening and confirmation.
Kenneth Kobani from Rivers state and Patricia Akwashiki from
Nasarawa state also made the list.

-lindaikeji.blogspot.com

Actress involved in car crash

Wife of Nollywood actor, Jide kosoko, Henrietta Kosoko, was
involved in accident along Sagamu Abeokuta road this afternoon.
She was traveling in her grey color SUV when her car veered off the
road and hit a standing PHCN pole. Residents came to her rescue
and and rushed her to the hospital.
"She's been taken to Lajoro Hospital in Abeokuta. God took total
control".

Suicide- Man jumps off Third Mainland bridge

A man, identified as Okechukwu Ezeigbo, has drowned in the Lagoon
after taking a dive from the top of the Third Mainland Bridge on
Thursday.
The Imo State indigene was said to be among several passengers in
a commercial bus heading towards Obalende, on the Lagos Island
area of Lagos State, when the incident happened
The victim suddenly asked the driver of the
bus to stop and before anyone could realise what was going on, he
hurriedly put off his shoes and took a dive into the Lagoon.
Some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,
who later arrived at the scene, were said to have sought the help of
fishermen in the area, who brought the victim out. But he was
already dead.
A LASTMA official, who pleaded anonymity, said, “The incident
happened around 9am. We got an alert that somebody had fallen
into the Lagoon.
“He was in a commercial bus and then jumped down and dived into
the river. Nobody knows the reason for his action.
“Motorists began to park their vehicles on the road and that created
a gridlock.
“We quickly moved in and asked people to clear their vehicles from
the road.
“Some fishermen then brought him and we handed over the body to
the Adekunle Police Station. There was nothing with which we could
identify him.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu,
confirmed the incident, adding that the police had contacted his
relatives.
Nwosu added that preliminary investigation showed that the victim
had mental problem and had been taken to a church located along
the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,for prayers before he escaped.
He said, “The relatives said they did not know how he left the place
and joined a public transport. The police have recovered the corpse
and deposited in a morgue”

-punchng.com

ATM Robbery- Police kill ATM robber

The Delta State Police Command on Friday said a suspected armed
robber, who along with three of his colleagues, forced a victim to
withdraw money for them at gunpoint at an ATM point, has died as
a result of injuries he sustained in a gun duel with the police.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Celestina Kalu, said
the deceased, Mudiaga Ajuwe, and his gang, had forced one Oyeh
Happy at Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area, to an ATM
machine where they compelled him to withdraw the sum of N27,000
for them from his account.
She said the victim had immediately afterwards alerted a nearby
police patrol team from Agbarho Division, which gave the robbers a
chase.
“The patrol men pursued the armed robbers. On sighting the
policemen, the hoodlums opened fire on them. In the process, one of
the hoodlums, identified as Mudiaga Ajuwe, was shot and arrested
while others escaped.
“However, the injured suspect died on the way to the hospital. Items
recovered from the deceased include one cut to size single barrel
gun with four cartridges,” the PPRO said.
She added that the police were on the trail of the fleeing criminals.

2015 Election- Jonathan in Calabar for PDP campaign

President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Calabar, the capital of
Cross River State for the Peoples Democratic Party presidential
campaign.
The president, whose Nigerian Airforce 001 aircraft touched down at
about 11am, was received at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport
by chieftains of the PDP led by Governor Liyel Imoke, Senate Leader,
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, governorship candidate of the PDP in
the state, Prof. Ben Ayade, as well as the NDDC representative in
the state, Mr. Paul Adah.
Others on the president’s entourage were his wife, Mrs, Patience
Jonathan, Vice-President Nnamadi Sambo, National Chairman of the
PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’Azu, Bayelsa State Governor Seriake
Dickson, Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio, Delta State
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and former Anambra State
Governor Peter Obi.
He immediately proceeded to unveil the 6.8 kilometre airbye
byepass which was named after him.
The President is presently at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar to
address a mammoth crowd of party loyalists that had gathered
since 7am.

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Buhari finds Amaechi trying to put on his APC sunglasses hilarious

This man can laugh sha........

What is Flavour trying to tell us

Are we finally seeing Flavour's daughter with Sandra Okagbue? The
high life singer, who's been very discreet about his daughter who
was born in September 2014, posted this pic on his instagram page

Mugabe named new AU chairman

90 year old Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has been named
the new Chairman of the African Union. He took over from
Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at a ceremony
which held at the Union's secretariat in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia this
morning.
Well, what do you think?

Presidency, PDP planning to scuttle polls- APC

Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has
raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Peoples Democratic
Party and the President Jonathan-led government, to scuttle the
2015 general elections.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Media and
Publicity of the campaign, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, on
Thursday.
Shehu disclosed that the APC had it on good authority that the
kernel of the plan was to use the subterfuge of the frivolous
litigation by some people to get a court pronouncement to disqualify
the APC candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
According to him, the PDP was seeking to build a case to the effect
that Buhari lied under oath in saying that the military had his
certificate, whereas the military had denied being in possession of
the document.
Shehu revealed that the counter-arguments by the APC’s
candidate’s counsel would not matter because a particular Federal
High judge had been prepared to do the hatchet job.
The APC noted that it was the PDP’s calculation that this wicked
pronouncement of disqualification of the APC candidate would
precipitate spontaneous violent protests across the country.
Shehu said this scenario would then make President Goodluck
Jonathan, the PDP candidate in the 2015 general election, to declare
a six-month state of emergency across the land.
He alleged that the three-week long strike by the Judiciary Staff
Union of Nigeria was embarked upon on the prodding of the PDP-
led Federal Government as a way to stymie any higher court from
upturning the lower court pronouncement which ruled on President
Jonathan’s eligibility to contest the February 14 election.
Similarly, the APC campaign organisation said the same trade union
had been encouraged to open the court to allow for this court
pronouncement in disqualifying Buhari from contesting the election.
The APC campaign organisation said, “We are aware of the intense
desperation of the PDP-led Federal Government of Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan in desiring to retain political power at all costs despite his
and his party’s overwhelming rejection by the Nigerian people,
ahead of the 2015 general elections.
“We have brought this wicked plot of the PDP-led government to
the attention of Nigerians, from whom any government derives its
legitimacy. Nigeria cannot be thrown into chaos because of the
selfish and callous desire of a tiny cabal to goad the Nigerian
people into its destructive path.
“The governance of the Nigerian people by any person or group of
persons must have the assent of the Nigerian people.”
The APC campaign organisation called on the international
community to prevail on this obviously agitated Presidency not to
plunge the Nigerian state into avoidable and intractable crisis.
But in response, the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation
slammed the APC for allegedly whipping up sentiments and inciting
violence ahead of the scheduled February 14 and 28 general
elections.
The Director of Media and Publicity of the PDPPCO, Chief Femi
Fani-Kayode, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
He also alleged that the APC’s penchant for propaganda and threat
of violence was mind-boggling.
Fani-Kayode said there was no iota of truth in the claims by the
opposition that the PDP and the Presidency were planning to impose
a state of emergency and postpone the elections.
He said, “We are not, at all, surprised about the false alarm raised
by the APC that the PDP-controlled Federal Government is planning
to declare a six-month state of emergency across the land. It is
characteristic of the opposition to make spurious allegations in the
build-up to the scheduled February general elections.
“The APC’s penchant for propaganda and threat of violence is
mind-boggling. The narrative weaved together by the opposition
party is disingenuous and it shows how desperate it has become in
its impossible bid to dislodge the PDP-controlled Federal
Government.
“It is clear that the APC now knows full well that a crushing defeat
awaits it at the February 14 presidential election; otherwise why
would it embark on this flight of illusion about a purported plot by
the PDP to precipitate violence prelude to the declaration of a state
of emergency?
“We state categorically that the PDP is ready for the February 14
presidential election and all subsequent elections; and is therefore
not a party to any imagined ploy to postpone or cancel the
election.”

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PDP steals N100 from every litre of kerosene-Oshiomhole

Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday accused the Peoples
Democratic Party-led Federal Government of duping Nigerians by
selling kerosene N150 per litre instead of N50.
Oshiomhole, who said this while receiving defectors from the PDP to
the All Progressives Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital, also
said that Nigerians had been suffering since the PDP assumed
power 16 years ago.
This, he said, was because of the PDP’s dedication “to preserve the
privileges of the few.”
Oshiomhole said the Federal Government had been doing this by not
allowing the masses to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources
bestowed on the country by God through shady subsidy deals on
petroleum products.
The governor said, “The man who has a shop must close by 6 pm.
If he operates beyond 6pm, he must put on a generator, and buy
petrol or diesel. For 16 years, the PDP can’t give us light. But if
they leave us in peace even in the dark, it will be bad enough but for
them, that is not bad enough.”
“From Otuoke to Benin City, to Lagos, to Ekpoma, to Iyahmo, to
Sokoto, kerosene is now between N150 and N160 per litre. For every
N150 you spend in buying a litre of kerosene, the PDP steals N100
because in the books of the NNPC, they have it on records that
kerosene is N50 per litre.”
Oshiomhole also commended the quality of the defectors, who he
described as knowledgeable.
He said, “Today is not just the fact of the huge number in this hall
but it is also about the quality of the brains that have now join us;
and in a world that is knowledge-driven, it is only the party that can
parade the best brains that can drive the sustainable change that
Nigeria is currently battling with in order to bail our country from its
present political quagmire.”
The governor also likened the ruling party to “an impotent man.”

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Okoyes head to Anambra to bury dad

The Okoyes will be burying their dad, who passed away in November
2014, this weekend in Anambra state. Peter and Lola pictured
already in the state...
Also, Lola, Ifeoma and Anita

Boy attacked by dogs returns from India

Omonigho Abraham, the four year old boy who was attacked by dogs
in the Igando area of Lagos State, has returned into the country from
an India medical trip.
Omonigho returned into Nigeria on Thursday in company with his
father, Odia, and mother, Helen, who went with him on the trip.
The boy was attacked by two dogs on October 7, 2014 in their house on Adegboyega Street, Akesan
Estate.
Omonigho was playing with his two
brothers, Osemudiamen and Bobby, when the dogs, owned by their
landlord, pursued them.
While the others escaped because they were older, the dogs
reportedly bite off the scalp of the victim and dragged him around.
It was said policemen and residents who came around could not
rescue him until his mother arrived at the scene and fought off the
dogs.
His stay at the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, was marred by complaints of
neglect and at a point, his father raised the alarm that Omonigho’s
condition had worsened.
In December, Odia announced that the Delta State Government and
a non-governmental organisation, Global Initiative for Peace, Love
and Care had concluded plans to fly him to India.
An alternative plan by the Lagos State Government was turned down
by the victim’s family, who said the India travel plan had been
concluded.
The four-year-old departed for India on November 28, 2014 despite
concerns by the Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Mr. Jide Idris,
that his condition was delicate and needed special attention.
While they were still in India, the mother said there were improvements in
her son’s condition.
She added that the family would be arriving Lagos on Thursday.
We learnt from his father, Odia, on Thursday that the
family finally arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
around 2pm.
He said, “We touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport around 2pm. We are on our way home now.
“The doctors in India have completed their job. My boy is back to
normal. I thank God that everything is okay.”
He appreciated the efforts of the Delta State Government, the NGO
and the media for the attention given to his son.
He also acknowledged the support of the Lagos State Government
during his admission in LASUTH.

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