News Updates Across Africa And Beyond: 01/06/14

Monday, 6 January 2014

25 Political Parties Listed For Anambra LG Poll

No fewer than 25 political parties will participate in the Anambra Local Council poll slated for Jan. 11.
The Acting Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr Sylvester Okonkwo, disclosed

There appears to be a major crack in northern solidarity against President Goodluck Jonathan's supposed ambition to contest the 2015 elections as over 50 top politicians including former governors, ministers and

In terms of power politics, this year promises to be action packed. Already, the main actors have been working some political permutations. How these will endure is what most sideline spectators will be looking forward to in the months ahead. It can only get more exciting as the nation inches towards the next general

The former House of Rep member shared photos of his new girlfriend on his Facebook page and wrote - "New beginning, I am very happy".

In what appears to be an election campaign statement to rebut those who say his government has failed, President Jonathan has in a New Year message to Nigerians rolled out a list of his “achievements” in the past

Exposed: This Highly Placed Senator’s Wife Is A Lesbian- How She Sources Her Fun

The gist making rounds is about the lifestyle of a senate top shot’s wife and why she encourages young girls to flock around her. According to the gist, the Rivers born Senate top shot’s wife whose husband is from

The 2nd of February was a memorable one in the Nigerian Political calendar as it marked the emergence of the All Progressive Congress also known as the APC. This marked the first time in the Nigerian political

The governor was on his way to receive Nigeria’s vice president who visited Edo on a private visit.
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday in Benin debunked rumours that he was being hospitalised

When you talk of political sagacity you can count on him, when you talk of a political mediator and a fence builder you can always count on him! You can never catch him in the act of dragging words with anybody

Rail as a means of transportation in Nigeria is gradually being resuscitated by the President Jonathan administration after failed attempts by successive governments. In this piece,

I advocate that an igbo man has to be the next sultan, this is coming on the heel of Igbo contribution to the greastest expansion of islam since usmma dan fodio.

That the SS/SE rigged the 2011 elections for Jonathan is not in doubt. However, prior to the 2011 elections, the North had so much confidence that Jega would do the right thing. But alas, Jega aided and abetted the

The Federal Government has so far evacuated 1,277 Nigerians stranded in crisis-torn Central African Republic, CAR. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, which disclosed this in Abuja

The season of letter writing may not be over in Nigeria yet as elder statesman and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark joined the fray to excoriate former President

THEWILL: You have been very vocal lately in dismissing and trashing the then federal military government’s post-civil war efforts at the 3 Rs: Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Rehabilitation. What don’t you agree with?

Anytime I think about the scenario, I laugh and just shake my head. It was Christmas week and I went visiting my Uncle who stays in Ibadan.

Bank may not open tomorrow...
Customers may be frustrated as First Bank Nigeria
PLC, Uyo may not open tomorrow following a

From NSP President:

Controversy trailing the recent news on President Goodluck Jonathan has jolted the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapists (NSP) into warning the government not to heat the already burning fire in the health sector.

The Presidency on Sunday said President Goodluck Jonathan was favourably disposed to mending fences with former President Olusegun.

Governor Sullivan Chime has come under fire from the All Progressives Congress, APC, for stating that the party had no place in Enugu State.

BEIJING (AFP) – Fourteen people, some of them children, were killed and 10 injured in a stampede that broke out as food was being distributed at a mosque in China’s Ningxia region, state media reported Monday.

OPEN LETTER TO T. A. ORJI
Your Excellency,
This letter should not come to you as a surprise. You
are used to this kind of open letters.

IN the past few weeks, key federal officials have made pronouncements suggesting that, at long last, the Nigerian state has come to terms with the dynamics of Boko Haram terrorism. From security chiefs to the

List of 10 Noise Makers To Watch Out For In 2014

Aliyu Banbangida

The billboard and roundabout Governor will continue sitting on the fence with his nPDP and will up the ante in his double rhetoric in trying to distant himself from the PDP and also the APC but will sooner or later change his stances as soon as he says anything out of the ordinary.

In preparation for the 2015 general elections, the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has began its search is for the party’s vice presidential candidate right.

For four years, she was known to wander the street of Badejo Kalesanwo, Oduduwa Community, in Mushin Local Government Area Lagos State.

The title of this thread will come as a rude shock to a lot of people considering the fact that i'm neither a sycophant nor a paid agent of Jonathan and what i'm about to say here is not necessarily related to

While the country [Nigeria] grapple with the oily grips from the quibble between a political godfather and a political godson, little is made of the actual behind the scene factors that led to the crack in the formerly rosy

Breaking News: Rivers High Court bombed, set ablaze

Breaking News: Rivers High Court bombed, set ablaze

06/01/2014

A High Court in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, has been bombed and set ablaze by yet-to-be identified persons.

Edo state Police Commissioner, Funso Adebanjo paraded 42 suspects, including robbers and other criminals among who was one Zenab Agbontine who allegedly axed her husband to death was also

ABOUT 65 houses were razed, yesterday, rendering
many homeless with others injured as People’s

After in depth study and research, without any form of prejudice I believe its high time to legalise MARIJUANA / CANNABIS in NIGERIA.

At last, the defection train has hit President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state of Bayelsa with some aides of Governor Seriake Dickson dumping the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress.

She calls herself Heather Uboh.
Heather Uboh, along with at least 20 other aliases, and cops across the United States say this Nigerian

The nigerian television authority(nta) is a disgrace to our nation. Considering all the money pumped into it, it has esceedingly poor programing, lack of creativity,etc.

Instant noodles are a fast, cheap and easy to cook food for the man on the go but do you know they can kill you. Here we take a look at the top 10 reasons why we should avoid these sweet temptations.

The Presidency has finally moved against the National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as it is now certain that it is shopping for his replacement.

Police in Louisiana say a 17-year-old boy shot and killed his mother and returned home several times over the next two days to feed two younger half-siblings, telling them their mother was ill and not to disturb her.

Rouble looms if Jonathan runs – Primate Ayodele
•Says Jega’ll let Nigerians down
By Olajire Ishola
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Ifeanyi Ararume Returns To PDP With Supporters

Three years after he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defecting to the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a frontline politician in Imo State and former senator,

The All Progressives Congress has set up committees to handle the registration of its members in each state of the federation.

45-year-old Brian Taylor has a bizzare addiction to petrol and has been caught
severally at fuel stations attempting to get high on gasoline.

Jose Mourinho was left to reflect on a job well done after this afternoon's 2-0 victory at Derby in the FA Cup.

Photos of Aguleri Town Masquerade Festival 2014 In Anambra

I was in Aguleri yesterday as part of delegation that went to send New Year wishes to the governor-in waiting Dr. Willy Obiano. I was stormed with myriads of masquerades that took over the entire town.

It's really pathetic to listen to the tales of homeless people in Abuja.Some complain bitterly of how scarce it is to get affordable homes here in the heart of the North.Such Irony!As my aunt drove me around this

Five policemen, serving in Imo State police command, including the armourer of New Owerri police division, are now in detention over how one of the AK-47 rifles officially issued for guard duties, ended up in the hands of dare devil kidnappers operating in the state.

Founder of the Evangelical Church of Yahweh, Lagos, Primate Theophilus Olabayo, has once again predicted that the country would experience more crises this year, warning President Jonathan not to contest the 2015 presidential election.

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