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A group of young Nigerians on Thursday stormed the state council meeting in Aso villa, Abuja to protest against the alleged plan to postpone the general elections. The elections are expected to commence on February 14. The youths and social media activists, who were led by Barrister Solomon Dalung, marched from the popular Unity fountain to Aso Villa. Most of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, reiterated its readiness for the forthcoming general elections even as strong pressures were brought on its National Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega by contending forces at the National Council of State, NCS, to shift the polls by six weeks. Jega, who, insisted on holding the election as scheduled was, however, countered by service chiefs …

Goodluck Jonathan has dumped his erstwhile close friend and business associate , Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor in favor of the President of Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, as the arrow head of support for his re-election battle among Nigerian Christians. Bishop Oyedepo was among the prominent pastors who attended a meeting last month in Abuja with President Jonathan …

The Council State after its Thursday meeting which lasted for over seven hours has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to go ahead and ensure that the 2015 elections hold as scheduled, despite several concerns raised at the meeting. Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meting, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State disclosed that INEC …

The Federal Government said it had uncovered plans by some unscrupulous Nigerians to hijack and hand over Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to female suicide bombers to cause havoc in the February elections. Mr Mike Omeri, Coordinator, National Information Centre, who disclosed this on Thursday while giving update on the security situation in the country, therefore, called on the people to …

In a bid to mitigate the impact of declining crude oil price in the global market, ‎the federal government has placed an embargo on all international travels as well as foreign training with immediate effect until further notice. ‎The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, who disclosed this in a Circular titled “Restrictions on Foreign Trainings and …

The much talked about Council of State meeting is currently ongoing with some past presidents and current Governors in attendance to deliberate on the forthcoming general elections and other important national issues. Following the move by some Nigerians that the February elections be postponed, reports say the main agendum of the meeting is on the said postponement. Those at the …

Another twist has been added to the ongoing presidential campaigns for the February 14 presidential elections, as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, yesterday accused President Goodluck Jonathan as the first and only Nigerian leader to have attended a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Countries, IOC. Osinbajo disclosed this at an …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may be keeping a close tab on five of its governors over suspicion that they may be working underground to boost the presidential aspiration of General Mohammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the February 14 presidential contest, New Telegraph reports. Quoting a top party official, the report indicates that the governors are …

All is now set for the Council of state meeting set to hold at the State House, Abuja on Thursday. Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has confirmed that he will attend the meeting. Amaechi has not attended the meeting since he fell apart with President Goodluck Jonathan. However, Amaechi at his twitter handle wrote, “I will attend the Council of …