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AFENIFERE, a Yoruba socio political Organisation last night endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for second term in office. Publicity Secretary of the Organisation Yinka Odumakin said this in Akure while briefing newsmen after a meeting President Jonathan held with the leaders of the Organisation. The meeting took place at the residence of the National Chairman of the Organisation, Chief Reuben Fasoranti …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared that 42,779,339 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been distributed. This figure is out of the 68 million cards billed to be distributed to eligible voters. The commission had on January 7 disclosed that 38 million cards had been distributed. INEC said that while 26 million PVCs were yet to be collected, the …

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, yesterday, justified its action for shutting down the controversial All Progressive Congress, APC SMS platform for fund raising, saying that the action of the mobile network operators in running a political advertisement for the APC wasn’t in compliance with the provisions of the NCC guidelines on the use of shot Codes in Nigeria. The Director …

The crisis rocking the Ohaneze Ndigbo may have assumed a dangerous dimension as explosion has rocked its National Headquarters located at No. 7 Parks Avenue G.R.A Enugu, destroying some parts of the building. This came few hours after the caretaker committee chairman of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Ralph Obioha, constituted a panel to probe the Chief Enwo Igariwey led-exco. The …

A gang of attackers has beheaded a 90-year-old community leader, Goodluck Uwumahongie, at Aruogba village in Oredo local government area of Edo State over land squabble. The attackers who were said to have shot their victim before decapitating him, made away with the head of the deceased. Late Uwumahongie was murdered at Irhirhi village where he fled to with his …

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (Ret), yesterday, insisted that his academic certificates were submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which were duly acknowledged by the Legal Department of the commission, wondering why people were still making issues of it. Speaking in Abuja, when the Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM, formally adopted him as …

The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Julius A. Okojie (OON), has admonished private universities operating from their temporary sites in the country to relocate to the permanent sites. Speaking at the Redeemer’s University 6th Convocation Ceremony held on Thursday, 8th January, 2015, the NUC scribe commended the efforts of the institution for moving to its permanent site in …

FOLLOWING irreconcilable differences between Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammmed following the governor’s claim that the minister hired thugs that stoned the president’s convoy in Bauchi last Thursda. A group under the aegis, Northern Alliance Group has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately sack the Minister. …

Few hours after a faction of its parent body endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, (Ohanaeze Youth Council) has accused him of being insincere to the South-East region. In a statement, the Ohanaeze Youth Council said it was displeased with Jonathan’s insincere and shabby handling of issues affecting Ndigbo, despite the support given …

The activists, who identified themselves as tax payers and eligible voters in Nigeria, told the court that they were also social crusaders committed to ensuring obedience to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with a duty to report crime and ensure prosecution of offenders. Buhari faces 14 years jail term if convicted on the basis of the allegation. …