Saturday, 14 February 2015

BOKO HARAM SENDS WARNING LETTER TO GOMBE STATE, WARNS THEM AGAINST VOTING

Earlier today, hundreds of Boko Haram Islamists were said to have invaded the city of Gombe, firing heavy guns. However, AFP reports that some of the locals made it known that the insurgents threw leaflets at them. Leaflets with writings that suggest that they should not vote, come the March and April elections.

REVELATION!!! FOUR PDP GOVERNORS IN SECRET ALLIANCE WITH APC

Vanguard reports that the presidency is in a fix concerning four of its governors who are working secretly for the opposition party. This came to the notice of the president when some of the activities of these four governors were reviewed and checked.
It was made known that even the campaign strategies of these four governors in their states are all geared towards bringing the opposition party to power, which clearly indicates that the Peoples Democratic party will lose in the four states come March and April.

According to an authoritative source, both President Jonathan and the PDP are angry about this new development, which they are calling an act of betrayal.The party does not, however, know how to deal with the four governors for hiding under the umbrella of the PDP to work for the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress. The constitution does not allow them to be dealt with since they are still in the party.

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised that the nation’s security forces would completely wipe out members of the violent Boko Haram sect from Adamawa and Yobe states before the March 28 and April 11 rescheduled dates of general elections.

Jonathan made the promise on Friday during a cocktail he organised for members of the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have clashed at a peace meeting organized by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 11, Mr. Ikemefuna Okoye in Osun State.
The peace accord which was meant to ensure that violence-free elections hold in the state, had in attendance leaders of various political parties.

At the meeting, the AIG appealed to politicians and other residents in the state to assist the police and other security agencies to ensure a violence-free poll in the state.
Things however fell apart when the two parties expressed sharp disagreements over members of which political party were responsible for the series of attacks on the opponents in the state.
Leader of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Timothy Owoeye, accused a PDP leader of sponsoring thugs to attack the APC members and detaining them at his residence in Obokun Local Government Area of the state.

A 20-year-old Christian woman narrated an emotional story of her meeting 24 Chibok girls, abducted April 14, 2014, by Boko Haram militants. She assures they are alive.

Monica Sunday said she had been held together with 24 Chibok girls for 3 days last November.
Speaking with UK’s Channel 4 correspondent, the woman said that the children were not harmed but were forced to cook for the militants. Monica who tried to support the girls added that they were tearful and wanted to come back home.
Monica was kidnapped from Kiva in the course of a dire Boko Haram attack. She has recently arrived to a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) located near Abuja.

See extracts from her speech below:

The APC says Federal Government’s security agencies have bugged the mobile phones of former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Senator Bukola Saraki.
The party added that the telephones of its National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had also been bugged by the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government.

The APC said this in a statement by Mohammed and published by Punch on Thursday:

BAR MANAGER SETS EMPLOYEE ABLAZE FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING N1,500

The Ogun State Police Command is presently searching for a bar manager, Mr. Bidemi Shittu, who allegedly poured petrol on his 13-year-old attendant, Ezekiel Emmanuel, and set him ablaze. It was gathered that the manager took the action because the teenager reportedly stole N1,500 from him.

The incident happened in the Akoka area of Ibafo, Ogun State, on Monday, February 9.

The runaway suspect, Bidemi, who is married with children, was the manager of Golden Fingers Bar in the area, while Emmanuel was one of his attendants. Bidemi, who had accused Emmanuel of theft on Sunday, allegedly tied the teenager’s hands and feet in a room in his bar till Monday, waiting for him to admit the offence.It was gathered that on Monday, at about 11.30pm, Bidemi brought Emmanuel out to the front of the bar, poured petrol on the boy and set fire on him.

APC PLANS TO RIG LAGOS GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION-PDP

Press Release -

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been charged with grand plans to rig the 2015 polls in Lagos State.

Making this accusation in Lagos, the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, said it had unearthed plans to use the ad hoc staff, including teachers and civil staff, employed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to swing the polls in its favour.

In a Press Statement released today, the Director of Media and Publicity to Mr. Jimi Agbaje, FELIX OBOAGWINA,

Revealed: What Jega, Buhari, Babangida, Jonathan and Fashola Actually Said in Council of State Meeting on Election Shift

HOW IMO GOV.OKOROCHA LIED TO NIGERIANS

Before the Council of State meeting, the position of the president, and that of the ruling party, PDP, was that the elections should be postponed. The argument was that by virtue of Section 132 (2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, there was time to make adjustment. The Section provides that “an election to the said office (presidency) shall be held on a date not earlier than one hundred and fifty days and not later than thirty days before the expiration of the term of the last holder of that office.” That was the subtext to the Council of State meeting.

SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACKS MARKET IN BORNO STATE

File Photo: Scene of an explosion in Maiduguri on November 25, 2014

A deadly explosion from a female siucide bomber went off in a crowded market in Biu, the largest town in Southern Borno state, has killed many and left several others injured.
The witnesses said injured persons and corpses were being evacuated to hospital at the time of this report.
Another witness, Abdullahi Biu, who is also a member of the Civilian-JTF said “We cannot say how many people got killed here because they are many. And so many people are also injured.”.
He said the hospital in Biu has run short of blood to administer on injured ones who he said “lost too much blood”.
“We are trying to mobilise people to go and volunteer as blood donors in the hospital. There are lots of bodies, some shredded beyond recognition,” he said.

"AMBODE IS MENTALLY UNSTABLE TO RULE LAGOS" GROUP INSISTS......'I’M OF SOUND MIND AND BODY'- AMBODE

......... CALLS FOR DISQUALIFICATION OF AMBODE OVER ALLEGATIONS OF MENTAL DISORDER

In a rather bizarre twist to the 2015 general election narrative, a group named the Greater Lagos Alliance has called for the disqualification of the Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives' Congress, APC, Akinwunmi Ambode. The group, which claims to be non-partisan, predicated its call on the recent discovery that Ambode allegedly has a history of mental illness. This is contained in a statement signed by the group's president, Dr Lanre Adeoye, and made available to our correspondent.

The PDP Governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has promised to pull down the Lekki/Epe toll gates, if elected as the State Governor in the forthcoming governorship election. Jimi made the promise at a peaceful protest, tagged March for freedom, organised by Freedom Group in Lekki. According to him, the toll gates will all be pulled down soon as he gets into office.

He said;

Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke, OPEC president has contributed her share to the GEJ 2015 campaign by distributing bags of rice She calls it a transformation for a better Nigeria.

Have you collected yours?...lol

INCREDIBLE! WOMAN HIRES THUG TO DEAL WITH HER EX-LOVER

32 year old Janet Effiong has been arrested for reportedly sending an armed robber after her boyfriend for cheating on her.
Janet was arrested alongside a robbery suspect, Femi Talabi on Airport Road, near Ajao Estate, in Isolo area of Lagos by policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad.

Janet, who owns a restaurant in the Victoria Garden City (VGC) area of Lekki, hired Talabi, for N20,000 to attack her ex-lover, identified as Murphy.Talabi had reportedly agreed to get two more men, and had collected N10, 000 as advance payment from Janet.

The presidential media chat last night. Photo Credit: Reuben Abati

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday held a media chat with select journalists to discuss among other things, insecurity in the North-East, the economy, elections, corruption, and other challenges being faced by Nigeria as a nation.
The journalists on the panel were Ibanga Isine of Premium Times, Adesuwa Onyenokwe of Today’s Woman Magazine (TW), Deji Badmus of China Central Television (CCTV) & Ibrahim Sheme of Blue Print Newspaper.
Read below:

Ayodele Fayose, the Ekiti State Governor advised Nigerians not to fall for the antics of former President Olusegun Obasanjo for allegedly endorsing the presidential candidature of Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari for the 2015 elections.
Fayose called Obasanjo’s declaration of support for Buhari a political somersault and a suicidal mission. The governor in a statement asked Nigerians to ignore Obasanjo because of his antecedent as a man who has penchant for deceiving people for his own political gains.

According to him:

General Buhari spoke on various issues in an interview with CNN. He also expressed uttmost pleasure with Obasanjo's support for him, saying;

“I am happy about it. It means more supporters and more confidence for those still sitting on the fence. He’s well respected. No serious issue can happen (in Nigeria) without people seeking his opinion and listening to it.”

The Defence Headquarters has noted the palpable tension being generated in certain quarters with regards to the roles of the Nigerian military in the ongoing political activities and recent developments especially in relation to the electioneering programmes in the country.

Accordingly, it has become necessary to reassure all citizens that the Armed Forces of Nigeria remains committed to its duty in working to ensure the sustenance of peace, law, order and stability in the country before, during and after the forthcoming elections. It is also important to reassure Nigerians that the military will while working with all security agencies and stake holders in the process, remain professional, apolitical and non-partisan in all operations or activities related to this crucial exercise.

Tonbra Alamiesiegha's 7 Month Old Marriage Crashes.....Wife Caught Pants Down With Lover in Hotel Room

Tonbra Alamiesiegha (the son of former governor Alamiesiegha) and his wife of seven months Chikodi Stella Ononiwu have parted ways under circumstances that will shock you because the drama that ensued looked like it was culled from a detective movie.

According to what Insiders and what happened,they say Tonbra's wife Chikodi began dating one Ernest a married Banker who also lives in Abuja and over time
they both exchanged love text messages which could be referred to as 'sex -text'.The pair exchanged messages telling each other how they couldn't wait to be together again after every session of passionate meeting at their hide out.

By Femi Aribisala

IF Nigeria is a nation of laws and of the rule of law, the presidential candidacy of Muhammadu Buhari should end this week. The reason is well-known to all. Buhari swore an oath on his INEC application that his credentials are with the military. This turned out to be a lie.

The military has come out to deny that it has Buhari’s credentials. That means Buhari committed perjury instead of fulfilling INEC requirements. For this reason, he must be disqualified from contesting the presidential election.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday assured Nigerians and the world at large that he would inaugurate the next president if he lost the 2015 presidential election. Jonathan, who gave the assurance at a media chat in Abuja, dismissed the insinuation in some quarters that he would not hand over to the winner of the election, come May 29.

N83M SCAM: COURT REFUSES PRISONS ACCOUNTANT, ESU- NTE'S BID TO QUASH CHARGE

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Tuesday, February 15, 2015 dismissed the application by Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte, Head, Capital Accounts Unit, Nigerian Prisons Service, seeking to quash the 6-count charge of stealing, abuse of office and money laundering brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Esu- Nte, who was arraigned on November 14, 2014, is alleged to have abused her office by stealing over N83 million of prisons funds with which she acquired exotic cars and property across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), though she was on a monthly salary of N121, 460 as a level 14 officer.

EFCC PRESS RELEASE

As part of its plan of engaging workers in both the public and private sectors to embrace the fight against economic and financial crimes and all forms of corruption, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 organized a one day interactive session for Committee Secretariat Staff of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P.

In his keynote address, Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the EFCC who was represented by Osita Nwajah, deputy director, Public Affairs, said the essence of the programme was to “take the anti-graft campaign to the workplace and encourage workers to have a buy-in, as the EFCC alone cannot fight and win the war against corruption in Nigeria.”

The Comptroller General of Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang, OFR, mni has announced the seizure of some Voter’s and National Identity Cards from some foreigners in a renewed crackdown on irregular migrants across the country ahead of the forthcoming general elections.

The breakdown is as follows:
(a) Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) recovered from irregular migrants….191
(b) Temporary Voter’s Cards seized…………………………….57
(c) Old National Identity Cards recovered…………………………..367
(d) Old Temporary ID Card slips recovered……………………………11
(e) New National Identity Cards……………………………………………..68
(f) BirthCertificates……………………………………………………………. 10
(g) Gada LG Community Tax C………………………………………………...6
(h) NIS Registration Certificates……………………………………………..3
(i) Driver’s License………………………………………………………….2
(j) Nigerian Army Identity Card for occupants in the Barracks …………..…1
(k) Primary school certificate…………………………………………..……..1
(l) Data page of Nigeria Passport…………………………………………….1

·Fashola urges voters to maintain resolve to save Nigeria from imminent destruction

·Says this is the time for Nigerians to demonstrate that power is really in their hands

Vital endorsements Tuesday came the way of the Governorship and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos as the Party’s Campaign Train made a stopover at the General Meeting of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Ejigbo and the Auto Spareparts Sellers at Ladipo in the Oshodi Isolo Local Government Area.
The endorsements came just as Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, advocated dispassionate voting among Nigerians during the forthcoming General Elections in the country saying the issue at stake has gone beyond partisan politics to involve a move to save Nigeria from imminent destruction.

Kwara State Security Council has called on the police to prosecute all pending cases of thuggery to halt increasing incidence of political thuggery in the State.

The council at its meeting headed by the state governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed expressed concern that increase of political violence as the general elections approach has created serious security challenges in the State.

Addressing journalists after the council’s meeting, the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Shola Gold said the council also resolved that other targeted measures to check the political related violence should be implemented by security outfits and the state government.

The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has restated its commitment to the implementation of the SNEPCO-operated Bonga South West/Aparo (BSWA) project, denying recent reports that it has stopped the development due to the slump in oil price. “We can confirm that we are currently progressing the tender for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts to support the project,” said Managing Director, SNEPCo, Tony Attah.

“Although, the process has encountered some delays, we are optimistic for a final investment decision in the 2015/16 timeframe under the right conditions.”

Alhaji Kayode Fashola, a man alleged to be the uncle of Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola has been accused of beating up his wife.

The report was posted on Facebook by one Rachel Adenuga, who claims to be a close friend of Alhaji Fashola’s second wife. Rachel posted a photo of the man as well as that of the supposedly battered wife. She claimed her friend was almost beaten to death on suspicion of infidelity.

Below is her message:

Dr. Doyin Okupe, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan and a die hard supporter of the PDP aired his mind on facebook. He described politics on social media as "Political Masturbation". This comment of his did not go on well with facebook users and they btook their time to lash back the words. Below are some facebook comments

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has publicly expressed support for the electioneering campaign of Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Cable reports

Speaking at the launch of My Watch in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, Obasanjo, condemned the postponement of the election. he said.

“The circumstances Buhari will be working under if he wins the election are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature – he knows that,” he said. “It’s a question of leadership – political and military. “He’s smart enough. He’s educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?”

READ THE LEGAL EXPLANATION TO JEGA'S RESIGNATION

Possible resignation of the incumbent INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and his replacement with Prof. Nazim Mimiko has been a topic of heated discussion in the past few days. Many Nigerians consider this to be a “political trick” that Goodluck Jonathan uses to ensure his reelection, along with the elections’ postponement.

However, Prof. Jega’s resignation may have legal grounds. Nigerian lawyer, blogger, African Herald Express contributor Aloy Ejimakor, via his Facebook page, gives some explanation as to why Jega’s possible resignation in March would not breach any Nigerian law.

The Yoruba socio-political group, in a statement issued on Monday, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to reciprocate the patriotism shown by Nigerians by resigning from office. The statement said Nigerians had made sacrifices without a commensurate effort from the leadership, as if citizens signed a master-slave contract with their leaders.

The statement signed by Kunle Famoriyo, the group’s publicity secretary, reads in full:

The lawmakers of the House of Representatives vowed to prevent the sack of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Attahiru Jega.

After Jega’s announcement of the elections postponement on February 7, rumours started circulating that the federal government were plotting to remove Jega from his current position.
It was alleged that Jonathan was not happy with Jega’s post-announcement speech, feeling that the speech had negatively affected the credibility of the presidency and of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The gubernatorial candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, and All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, on Monday February 9, signed a peace pact during an electoral security round-table convened by the United States Embassy in Lagos, committing them to non-violence before, during and after the elections.

Ambode pledged;
“I do hereby pledge on behalf of myself and my supporters to promote peaceful participation in the 2015 elections and beyond. I do further pledge to accept the outcome of the Lagos State elections, whatever it may be and to seek redress for any perceived injustice through legal and legitimate channels,”

The United States Consult General in Lagos has said that Nigeria will not split in spite of her current socio-political problems.
Speaking in Lagos at a press conference on the premiere of the movie, Selma the US ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James F. Entwistle dismissed the widely rumoured insinuations that the American government had predicted that Nigeria would split anytime from year 2015.
In his remark, Mr. Entwistle said Nigeria is not different from all other countries in the world with various degrees of challenges but that would not make them split. He noted that his country, the United States has had her fair share of political challenges and that did not make her split.
The ambassador said Nigeria is a strong country that has not shown any sign of disintegration. He queried why people predict doom for the country rather than work towards its strength. ‘Do you want Nigeria to break up?’ he asked.

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