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Abia re-run: Caskets litter Aba to instil fear in voters

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA—ABA residents woke up yesterday to meet caskets on some major streets in the commercial city, with warnings inscribed on them that if the people failed to vote for an Ngwa governor they would be killed. This is coming 48 hours to the supplementary elections scheduled by INEC to decide the inconclusive governorship […]

Nigerian based in Germany kidnapped in Aba

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

advertisement By Eric Ugbor ABA-GUNMEN, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted a Germany-based Nige-rian, Mr. Roland Nwigwe, in Aba, Abia State. The incident, it was gathered, occurred at Nwigwe Avenue, around Faulks Road, at about 7.50pm on Monday, while the victim was entering his compound. Unconfirmed report has it that […]

I don’t need your praise, Tinubu tells Kashamu

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rejected the praises showered on him by Ogun-East senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu. Kashamu, who is the Chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, had last week, described Tinubu as his role model and the architect of […]

We are not miracle doers – Buhari tell a Nigerians

Posted by admin Headlines, Presidency Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians not to expect miracles from his administration. Buhari further urged citizens to exercise patience with his government as the damage of 16 years could not be repaired overnight. “We are trying to dampen the high expectations, there is no way we can perform miracles because the damage took 16 […]

Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria should consider sending troops to South Africa to protect its citizens

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

South Africans have said they cannot guarantee that there will not be xenophobic attacks in the country again. On Wednesday, President Jacob Zuma convened a stakeholders’ meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, to discuss the country’s migration policy and how various sectors can work with the government “to promote orderly migration and good relations between citizens […]

Enugu APC: How Ibekaku Changed Party’s fortunes

Posted by admin Columnists, Enugu, Headlines, State News, Walter Duru Monday, April 20th, 2015

By Walter Duru | NNP | April 20, 2015 – Since the return of Democracy in Nigeria in 1999, Enugu state, one of the five states of the South Eastern part of Nigeria has been in the firm control of the Peoples Democratic Party-PDP. In fact, Enugu is one of the major strongholds of the […]

Press Release: Mrs. Udensi lied over Rivers elections – Peterside campaign outfit

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Monday, April 20th, 2015

Mrs. Udensi lied over Rivers elections – Peterside campaign outfit Recent views expressed on Africa Independent Television, AIT, by Mrs. Eno Udensi, President of a South African-based Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, that elections in Rivers State were free and fair, have been dismissed and described as an afterthought from a biased observer. Mrs. Udensi, who, also, […]

‘Scrap N100bn foreign scholarships’

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, April 19th, 2015

Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) The Commonwealth Youth Council has urged the President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to abolish foreign scholarships in the country after he assumes office on May 29. In a statement issued by the CYC chairperson, Ahmed Adamu, in London on Saturday, the council said close to N100bn is spent […]

Police probe 104 over electoral fraud

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, April 19th, 2015

The Rivers State Police Command said it had started the investigation of 104 suspects arrested during the general elections of March 28 and April 11. The suspects were said to be involved in about 41 cases of election malpractices and other offences against the country. The command explained that the suspects were arrested during the […]

My plea for forgiveness not cowardice –Fayose (Fayose is still talking)

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Sunday, April 19th, 2015

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose | credits: Allwell Okpi The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said his asking for forgiveness should not be taken for cowardice by his opponents, saying his tenure in office will be determined by God. He said he took the step to seek a genuine reconciliation with the […]