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Ohaneze Ndigbo endorses Jonathan for second tenure

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Thursday, February 5th, 2015

The Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the second tenure in office. The President-General of the group, Chief Garry Igariwey, made the assertion on Tuesday in Umuahia, while briefing Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia, and the chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum. The briefing was on the outcome […]

Chadian soldiers kill 200 Boko Haram terrorists

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

ABUJA — Chadian soldiers have killed more than 200 Boko Haram terrorists as the soldiers recaptured Nigerian town of Gamboru after the Islamist terrorist group attacked a military base in Cameroon and were chased into north-eastern Nigeria. In the encounter, according to Chad’s military chief in a statement, nine Chadian soldiers were killed and 21 […]

Whitney Houston’s daughter ‘fighting for life’

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late singing legend Whitney Houston, was fighting for her life Monday after she was pulled unconscious from a bathtub over the weekend, her family said. The 21-year-old’s husband and a friend found her non-responsive in the bathtub of her home near Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday in an incident with […]

I support Jonathan because he believes in Nigeria’s unity — IBB

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

’How Boko Haram can be defeated • Explains why he has not re-married In this interview, former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, clarifies his position on his statement suggesting that he is in support of the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan. Babangida also speaks on the murder of Dele Giwa in 1986, […]

Why we need military presence at polling centres —Jega (Is it war or elections?)

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Election 2015, Elections, INEC Politics, Latest Politics Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, adduced reasons armed military men should be allowed to mount sentry around polling centres during the forthcoming general elections. Speaking at a dialogue session the commission held with Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, accredited observers and political parties […]

Postponing elections’ll be disastrous —NAIG

Posted by admin INEC Politics, Latest Politics Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

By Daniel Gumm WARRI—THE National Association of Itsekiri Graduates, NAIG, has warned that it “will be more disastrous to postpone the February 2015 polls,” than to go ahead with same, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to redouble its efforts in the distribution of permanent voter cards, PVCs, especially in the coastal communities. […]

Picture: Nigeria’s Ambassador to Singapore advise Nigerian women on indecent dressing

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

Amb. (Mrs) Rajis Okpara, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Singapore has advised Nigerian women to dress decently so that they can be addressed properly. Okpara, who gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja in an interview with newsmen stressed the need for women to dress decently. She said that the adage `the way you dress will determine […]

Serena ends Indian Wells boycott

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

Top-ranked Serena Williams, coming off her 19th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open, said Wednesday she will end a 14-year boycott of the Indian Wells WTA tournament. Williams, in a essay written for Time magazine, related happier times at the event, her feelings over racial insults she heard after a controversial 2001 appearance […]

I-G orders special security for INEC officials, materials

Posted by admin Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, Nigerian Police Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has directed the Special Protection and Counter Terrorism Units of the force to provide special security for INEC officials during and after the forthcoming elections. The directive is contained in a statement issued by Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Police Public Relations Officer in Abuja on Tuesday. The statement […]

On Nigerian Elections and “Christians” – By Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Election 2015, Elections, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists Monday, February 2nd, 2015

By Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | Feb. 2, 2015 – I am deeply concerned that at this time of political campaign, as it usually happens, the word “Christian” is loosely used in reference to certain candidates for elective offices in Nigeria. The church stands the risk of being used for very indecent […]