2015 Polls: Vote According to Your Conscience, Fayose Tells Ekiti Workers

Governor Ayodele Fayose

.As APC Raps  Governor Over Stoppage of  Adverts on State media Victor Olakiitan in Ado Ekiti
Governor Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday told the workers  of the State to vote according to their conscience in the March 28 presidential and April 11 State and  National Assembly elections.

30 feared killed in Benue communities by Fulani herders

No fewer than 30 people were feared killed with many sustaining varying degrees of injuries in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, after suspected Fulani herdsmen in their large numbers sacked over 24 communities and villages in the area.

Some of the affected communities included Chembe, Tse-Mue, Tse-Shigbe, Mgbakpa and Oragbai all in Ukemberagya council ward, which is four kilometers away from Anyiin, Governor Gabriel Suswam’s country home.

10 Parties Vow To Resist Jonathan’s Plot To Remove Jega From INEC (Names Of Parties That Are Supporting Jega)

The coalition of progressive political parties, which comprises 10 registered political parties, says it will resist any attempt to change the current composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The political parties are Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), Accord Party (AP), African Peoples Alliance (APA), Kowa Party, Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP), United Progressives Party (UPP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Democratic Congress, Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Peoples Party (DPP). The group was reacting to reports that subterranean plots were underway to remove Attahiru Jega as chairman of INEC. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Bashir Yusuf, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Movement, expressed the group’s disappointment with the decision of INEC to postpone the general election.

2015 polls: Nnamani warns PDP to beware of sabotage

Former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, has decried the antics of fifth columnists within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially in Enugu East Senatorial District, and advised party members to be watchful and not relent until victory is achieved.

Addressing a huge crowd of supporters at the PDP campaign rally held yesterday at the headquarters of Enugu South Local Government Area of the state, Nnamani said PDP members, who left the party and those working against the party from within, could destroy the party if not checked.

11th AJC: Eaglets depart for Niger tomorrow

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to the African Junior Championship billed for Mali will tomorrow depart for the championship with a team of 21 players, 10 officials and an undisclosed number of administrative officials

The team is expected to depart by road from Sokoto for Niamey and the contigents are billed to stay at the Hotel Royale Palace, with their first two matches (against host Niger Republic and Guinea) at the Stade General Seyni Kountche, while the last match (against Zambia) will take place at the Stade Municipal, which has an artificial turf.

Toyin Aimakhu and husband release statement over crashed marriage

Over the weekend, reports of a marriage split between Toyin Aimakhu and her husband Adeniyi Johnson surfaced online. The Nollywood actress and her husband have responded to the allegations, both releasing a statement on their official Instagram accounts. The couple admit that their marriage has been facing the storm but that they are trying hard at keeping it together. According to the couple, ‘every marriage has it’s stormy season and they just experienced their stormy and trying times’. The statement reads below… “With the heart of appreciation and sincerity we write: There’s no fire without smoke.. for every marriage and journey there are moments of storm, that was our stormy and trying times.

Full text of President Jonathan’s statement on John Kerry’s visit

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry paid a visit to Nigeria yesterday, January 25 and met with President Goodluck Jonathan. Kerry also met with the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari for the purpose of ensuring peaceful elections in February. Read the full text of Jonathan’s statement regarding the visit below: