Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC will not permit anyone to collect the permanent voters’ cards, PVCs on behalf of anybody, however closely related such persons may be to one another. According to him, anyone who is found to have done this would be deemed to have committed criminal offence.…
NIS Recruitment Tragedy: Families of Deceased get N75 million, Employment letters
The Federal government, on Friday, presented the total sum of N75 million and employment letters to relations of those who lost their lives in the botched immigration recruitment exercise held, March last year. This came in fulfillment of the promise President Goodluck Jonathan made earlier that members of families of the victims who died in…
American Bodies Deny Supporting Election Postponement in Nigeria
While the Nigerian Presidency is still battling to redeem its image from the telephone conversation row with the Moroccan government, members of an American pre-election mission have disputed claims by two Nigerian security chiefs that their delegation endorsed the postponement of elections from February 14 to March 28. The mild tussle reportedly ensued last Wednesday…
Sierra Leone’s Vice President Seeks US Asylum
Samuel Sam-Sumana, Sierra Leone’s vice-President, has sought political asylum at the US embassy in the capital after soldiers surrounded his house. Sam-Sumana said his wife had fled the residence but it is unclear if they are inside the embassy. The move comes a week after his expulsion from the ruling party. Two weeks ago, Sam-Sumana said…
70-year-old Nun Raped In India
A Nun in her 70s has been gang-raped by a group of bandits when she tried to prevent them from robbing a Christian missionary school in eastern India. According to the Police, the nun who has since been hospitalised was in serious condition after the attack, which was committed by seven or eight men at…
Bomb Blasts Hit Pakistan Churches
At least 10 persons have been killed in a twin blast near two churches in a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday. Local officials said at least 50 people were reportedly hurt in the explosions at the Catholic church and Christ Church in the city’s Youhanabad area. Violent protests erupted after…
APC Accuses Jonathan of Trying to Scuttle Elections
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Goodluck Jonathan administration of sponsoring ethnic militias to foment trouble before, during and after the forthcoming general elections. The APC alleged that the N9 billion recently paid out to some ex-militants and ethnic militias was aimed at mobilizing them to scuttle the polls. In a statement issued…
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Kogi Governor
The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by James Ocholi, governorship candidate of the now defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in the December 3, 2011 election in Kogi State. Through the lawsuit, Ocholi sought an order to sack Idris Wada, the state governor, who won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Chelsea Will Win Premier League – Mourinho
Jose Mourinho, Chelsea manager, on Friday said his club would win the Premier League. This reassurance comes after criticisms that greeted the club’s exit from the Champions League. Paris St-Germain, PSG, knocked the Blues out of the Champions League in midweek but the team still dictates proceedings in the Premier League with five points clear…
Mile 12 Market Resumes After Early Morning Fire
Trading has resumed at the popular Mile 12 market Ketu, Lagos, barely hours after a deadly inferno engulfed the market in the early hours of Friday. Sympathetic sellers and buyers were seen returning to the market for their daily commercial activities. The fire claimed lives of three persons in the market and also affected shops…
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