Abduljelili Tafawa Balewa And Supporters Denied Presidential Nomination Form As They Storm PDP National Secretariat

A member of the PDP from Bauchi state, Abduljelili Tafawa Balewa who was at the party’s headquarters to pick his presidential nomination form, said he was denied.

Asornists set Rivers PDP secretariat on fire

PORT HARCOURT – A part of the Rivers state secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was gutted by fire in the early hours of Friday.

Vanguard gathered that the timely intervention of those around saved the building from being consumed by the fire. A source said the fire was even put out before arrival of fire fighters from the state. It could not be confirmed if documents were destroyed.

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Özil posts an injury update picture of him wearing a knee brace

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Özil has posted an injury update on his Facebook page to show fans how hard he’s battling to recover and regain full fitness.

The World Cup winning Germany international can be seen in a picture doing sit-ups while raising his damaged knee which is currently wrapped in bandages and a brace.

He included the message: “no, this is neither a red carpet nor a magic carpet. it is just the place where I’m working for my comeback. #dailyroutine”

Sell Forms To Anyone Who Wants To Contest Against Me – Umeh

 

Chief Victor Umeh, the National chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has directed that nomination forms should be sold to candidates who wished to contest against him.

Umeh said this on Thursday in Awka shortly after picking the nomination form for Anambra Central Senatorial District.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that there were impressions that Umeh had been handed ole ticket to contest for senate by the party in the zone.

Osun Tribunal Rules On Omisore’s Petition Monday

The newly constituted Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal led by Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime has fixed Monday for ruling on the request by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and its

governorship candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore that the tribunal should not determine the competence of their petition at the pre-hearing stage.

Festus Keyamo Petitions SSS, IGP Over Threat To Kill Him By Tompolo

Popular lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has written a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the State Security Services, over an alleged threat to his life by Mr. Government Ekpemupolo (Alias Tompolo).

Protesters Storm Burkina Faso Parliament

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Protesters stormed Burkina Faso's parliament Thursday, dragging furniture and computers onto the street and setting the main chamber ablaze, in the most significant challenge to the president's rule during his 27 years in power.

The protesters' goal was to block a vote in parliament that would have increased term limits and allowed President Blaise Compaore to run for a fifth time. And they succeeded, at least for now as the prime minister's office issued a statement saying it was canceling the vote.

Mechanic allegedly abducts, rapes 13-yr-old girl for 5 days

LOKOJA— A Lokoja senior magistrate’s court has remanded a 28-year-old mechanic, Abdulkadir Salihu, in prison custody for allegedly abducting and raping a teenage girl for five days.

Mrs Joyce Abdulmalik of Lokoja Senior Magistrate Court 1 gave the order, yesterday, in her ruling on arraignment of the accused in Lokoja.

Gov Uduaghan declares for Senate

ASABA – DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan , has declared for Senate.

He submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Delta South Senatorial district at the Peoples Democratic Party State Headquarters Asaba, Thursday.

Man, 28, bags 7 months in prison for stealing ram

An Upper Area Court sitting in Zuba, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Shamsudeen Usman, to seven months imprisonment for stealing a ram.

Police withdraw Tambuwal’s security detail

The Acting- Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the withdrawal of security detail attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal.

Jonathan collects PDP nomination form

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday collected the presidential nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He collected the form at the party’s national headquarters, Wadata Plaza in Abuja.
He was accompanied by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, some state governors and other party officials.

APC amends constitution

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday at the Old Parade Ground in Abuja ratified nine amendments to its constitution.

Boko Haram kills three, sets police station ablaze in Borno

MAIDUGURI— Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram terrorists on Monday invaded Kukawa town, the headquarters of Kukawa local government area of Borno State, setting ablaze the Kukawa police station, government lodge and other public buildings in the town and over 250 vehicles.

Nigeria given friday deadline to avoid seven-month ban

Nigeria have been given until Friday to overturn a recent court ruling that voided its football elections or Fifa will ban them until May 2015.

In a letter sent to the Nigerian Football Federation on Tuesday, Fifa said their directive must be met by midday, 31 October.

$9.3m deal: Secret FG Panel clears Oritsejafor, Dokubo Asari

A high-powered special team put together to unravel the mystery behind alleged involvement of the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pasto Ayo Oritsejafor and Alhaji Asari Dokubo in the botched $9.3 million arms deal in South Africa has cleared both men of any complicity in the matter.

Gwoza Attack: 30 policemen still missing – IGP

THE Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr Suleiman Abba, said yesterday that “about 30” policemen were still missing, more than two months after Boko Haram terrorists attacked their training facility in Gwoza, Borno state.

The police boss who contradicted his earlier statement that about 20 policemen remained accounted for while speaking with state house correspondents said that one of the policemen that went missing had returned to his base.

Zambian President Michael Sata Dies In London Aged 77

Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government says.

President Sata, who was being treated in the UK, died in London's King Edward VII hospital on Tuesday night.

Crisis tears Anambra PDP apart

Uba, Eze, Metuh lead factions
•Aspirants threaten to withdraw from primaries

There is crisis in Anambra State  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the emergence of three factions.

A source said aspirants for the Senate and the House of Representatives have threatened to drop their ambitions if by tomorrow the crisis is not resolved.

The factions are led by Chief Chris Uba, oil mogul Prince Arthur Eze and National Publicity Secretary Chief Olisa Metuh.

Wike Hits Back At Amaechi

Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has on behalf of members of the party in the state apologized to President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience for what he tagged the unwarranted insults heaped on him by Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

Kwankwaso officially declares presidential bid

Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday formally declared his 2015 presidential bid.

The development brings to three the All Progressives Congress presidential hopefuls seeking the party’s nomination for next February presidential election in the country.

The duo of former head of state, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar, had earlier announced their bid to wrest power from President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party next year.

APC will hold its primaries in December 2.

Tambuwal Formally Announces His Defection To APC, house Adjourns to Dec.3

Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Tuesday, in the House, formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Interesting: Babies can recognise fear in your eyes

Infants subconsciously read expressions by looking at the whites of the eyeball, Infants can read human expressions by looking at the whites of the eyes - or sclerae - in split seconds, according to a new study,A pair of fearful eyes has larger whites than eyes showing other emotions,Happy expressions show the smallest amount of white, for example,Experts conducted EEG (electroencephalography) tests on babies,they found out infants react more to fear than happiness based on people's eyes. 

PM David Cameron Attacker 'I only brushed into PM before being attacked by half a dozen coppers in suits'

The jogger who bumped into David Cameron causing a major security alert has claimed he was "assaulted" by police.

Dean Farley, 28, almost ran into the Prime Minister on his way to a local gym.

University Of Austin, Texas To Offer Course On Beyonce & Rihanna

Rihanna & Beyoonce

 

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Rihanna & Beyoonce

Courses on celebrities have long been offered in universities, and now University of Austin, Texas is introducing a new one.

Osun Election Tribunal: Omisore (PDP) Receives More Valid Votes(Hope for Nigeria)

 

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The proceeding at Osun election has indicted that the likelihood of Osun state having a new chief executive in the next few weeks is very high.

The tribunal's manual inspection and re-counting of ballot papers used for the election exposed that over one hundred thousand invalid votes were dumped in favour of Governor Aregbesola in almost all the Local authorities in the states.

PDP Dissolves Ondo Exco, Constitutes Caretaker Committee

 

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced the dissolution of the Ondo State Executive Committee of the party. By this announcement, all structures of the party at the ward, local government and state levels stand dissolved.

FIFA Gives Nigeria Monday As Deadline Or Face Suspension

For the umpteenth time this, FIFA, has given Nigeria Monday (today) as deadline to avoid suspension from international football.

On Saturday in Windhoek, Namibia, CAF President Issa Hayatou told Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Tammy Danagogo in clear terms that the world was fed up with Nigeria’s incorrigibility in the area of football administration.

Hayatou’s said, “I had to plead passionately with FIFA President, Mr. Sepp Blatter not to take action on Nigeria on Friday, because Nigeria was in the final of the African Women Championship and a ban on your country would have been bad for the competition and our sponsors. We all heard the news of the court ruling on Thursday, and the football world is angry with Nigeria. That is the truth.

Meet the man who tamed Nigeria's most lawless city

Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos, has transformed the city - and helped halt the spread of Ebola in Nigeria

He famously claims to be "just doing his job". But in a land where politicians are known for doing anything but, that alone has been enough to make Babatunde Fashola, boss of the vast Nigerian city of Lagos, a very popular man.

Confounding the image of Nigerian leaders as corrupt and incompetent, the 51-year-old governor has won near-celebrity status for transforming west Africa's biggest city, cleaning up its crime-ridden slums and declaring war on corrupt police and civil servants.

2015: Ex-Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu To Contest For Senate

Former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu is set to contest for Abia North Senatorial District seat in the upper chambers come 2015 election, this is Contrary to in­sinuations that former Abia State Governor is not in the race for Abia North Senatorial District seat, his campaign organisation has said there is no truth in this.

25-Year Old Woman Murders Husband In His Sleep

A 25-year-old wife, Blessing Onyibe Nwogbagami has been arrested by the Ebonyi State Police Command for killing her husband with a machete while he was asleep.

The woman was said to have hacked her husband, Mr Onwe Nwogbagami to death on October 13, 2014, after a quarrel.

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Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo killed while trying to protect girlfriend

Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead by intruders when trying to protect his girlfriend during a robbery at her home near Johannesburg, officials said on Monday.

Transparency International Rank Nigeria as 31st Most Corrupt Nation

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 released by the Transparency International, which shows that corruption remains a global phenomenon, rates 15 countries while Nigeria now ranks 31 among the most corrupt nations.

APC RALLY :Stop This Political Rascality And Blackmail -Presidency Warns Amaechi

Governor Rotimi Amaechi took his obnoxious willingness to denigrate the highest office in the land in a reckless bid to advance his selfish political interests to a new level of irresponsible and rascally behaviour yesterday in Port Harcourt with his totally false and baseless vituperation against President Jonathan, the First Lady and the Federal Government. 

DEFECTION: Aminu Tambuwal Lobbies Reps Against Impeachment.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, is making moves to ensure members of the House of Representatives will not impeach him when he finally defects from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

Super Falcons Win 9th African Women Championship

Super Falcons Win 9th African Women Championship. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/AqSJb/~3/OpVb7Bdp-Jo/super-falcons-win-9th-african-women.html

Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona: Luis Suarez debut ends in defeat as Lionel Messi is beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo and Co in El Clasico

Real Madrid ended Barcelona's unbeaten start to the La Liga season with an emphatic 3-1 victory at the Bernabeu in the first El Clasico of the season on Saturday.

Iran hangs woman for murder of 'her attempted rapist'

Iran has executed Reyhaneh Jabbari for killing a man she says had tried to rape her despite an international campaign calling for a reprieve.

APC MEGA RALLY: PDP has turned corruption into an industry – Amaechi

Governor Rotimi Amaechi has assured that his party, All Progressive Congress (APC) will superintend the exit of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at both state and federal level because the PDP led government has turned corruption to an industry.

EPL: Arsenal down Sunderland 2-0 at Stadium of light

Alexis Sanchez scored a brace - including Arsenal's 1,500th Premier League goal - to give the Gunners a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon.

Ebola outbreak: Cases pass 10,000, WHO reports

The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths, the World Health Organization says in its latest report.

Only 27 of the cases have occurred outside the three worst-hit countries, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. 

Those three countries account for all but 10 of the fatalities.

Obama gives Ebola survivor Nina Pham a bear hug at the White House

US President Barack Obama gives a hug to Dallas nurse Nina Pham in the Oval Office of the White House

A bear hug is worth a thousand words? President Barack Obama embraced Ebola survivor Nina Pham in the Oval Office on Friday, shortly after the 26-year-old Dallas nurse was discharged from the National Institutes of Health.

Gunmen kidnap Nigeria oil minister's sister: police

Port Harcourt (Nigeria) (AFP) - The sister of Nigeria's powerful petroleum minister has been kidnapped in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, police said Friday, in the latest abduction targeting a prominent political family.

Osio Agama, whose sister Diezani Alison-Madueke leads Africa's largest oil industry, was seized at gunpoint as she approached her car on Tuesday night, Rivers state police spokesman Ahmad Muhammad said.

Ojukwu knew Obi would dump APGA – Obiano’s aide

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FORMER Governor Peter Obi’s recent defection from All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is still causing ripples, with Governor Willie Obiano’s senior special assistant on inter party affairs, Chief Ben Obi saying yesterday that the late Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu knew that the former governor would dump APGA.

Amaechi: The Man, His Feats, ‘Sins’ And Tribulations: An Insider’s Account

 

It was Marvin Harris that stated that, “I don’t see how you can write anything of value if you don’t offend someone,” while Edward Abbey said: “How could anything non-controversial be of intellectual interest to grown-ups?” Based on these submissions, I hereby dare to correct the misconception in some quarters about the politics of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and how he became the rallying point of opposition to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – a party of which he was one of the founding fathers but which inexplicably turned round to make life unbearable for him. This attempt is aimed at exposing the intrigues and the politics of this misunderstood leader and some of his actions that led to his present exalted position in the politics of Nigeria.

LAGOS 2015: AMBODE DECLARES “CONTINUING THE PROGRESS, SECURING THE FUTURE”

One of those angling to secure the ticket of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC, in order to fly the party’s flag in next year’s governorship election in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, today formally declared his ambition before thousands of supporters.The governorship aspirant, believed to be enjoying the backing of Senator Bola Tinubu, took to the Onikan Stadium in Lagos to declare that he has resolved to offer genuine leadership which will be accountable with all the principles of good governance.
Read his full address to Lagosians below.

Boko Haram says Chibok girls would surely be released on Monday

 

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Self acclaimed secretary General of Boko Haram, Mallam Danladi Ahmadu have said that the group’s cases fire agreement with the Federal Government is very much on course.

Ahmadu disclosed that the final meeting between the group and the Federal Government to finally seal the ceasefire agreement has been scheduled for Monday in Ndjamana, Chad and to be supervised by the Chadian leader, Idris Derby.