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AFCON 2015: Côte d’Ivoire crowned African champions

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Ivory coast have won the 2015 African  Cup of Nation, beating the black stars of Ghana 9-8 on penalty shoot- out. Big congrat to them.

Will The Postponement Of Election Affect May 29? Read What Jonathan Has To Say

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Following the postponement of 2015 elections, President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that come what may, May 29 will not be violated. Quite a lot of people are thinking that with the adjustment in the dates of the general elections, President Jonathan might want to boycott May 29 which is the official terminal date for his ongoing tenure. The Nation reports that the president in a statement by the Dr. Reuben Abati made it known that shifting forward the February polls will not in any way prolong his tenure. In his words, ” May 29 is, has been, and will remain sacrosanct.” President Jonathan also admonish everyone concerned to take the adjustment of election dates in good faith. He said the electoral body has a responsibility to conduct credible elections in which every Nigerian of voting age is afforded the opportunity to exercise their civic right without any form of hindrance according to him. He implored that instead of shifting blames or making...

Elections: See press statement made by GMB

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Press statement from APC presidential candidate Gen. Buhari on the election postponement... We Must Remain Calm But Resolute Following the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) to postpone the 2015 general elections by six weeks, I wish to appeal for utmost restraint and calm by all Nigerians, especially the teeming supporters of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). This postponement, which comes on the heels of  the bogey of the National Security Adviser that half of the registered voters were being disenfranchised was exposed as a crude and fraudulent attempt to subvert the electoral process. The PDP administration has now engineered a postponement using the threat that security will not be guaranteed across the length and breadth  of Nigeria because of military engagement in some states in the North East. It  is important to note that although INEC acted within its constitutional powers, it is clear that it has been...

Elections May Be Shifted To March 28 & April 11

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There are strong indications that the presidential and National Assembly elections originally scheduled for 14 February may have been shifted to March 28 while the governorship and states houses of assembly elections earlier fixed for 28 February will now hold on 11 April. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is expected to make a formal announcement of the changes later today. DETAILS LATER.

D’banj debunks Reports that Amber Rose Walked Out Of His Party

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Dbanj invited American video vixen, Amber Rose to host his 10th year anniversary party. However, his fans, particularly those who went because of Amber Rose didn’t like the fact that the superstar just spent 7 minutes on stage. Neither did she entertain them with her famous dance moves which she usually puts up on Instagram. Reports also claim that Amber Rose angrily walked off the stage. Dbanj has however debunked such reports through his publicist, Bukky Karibi-Whyte, who issued the statement below: ‘My Dear Media Friends that attended our event. I am sending this email to clear the air on some stories that circulated regarding Amber Rose leaving D’banj’s Party. ‘Please be advised that Amber Rose DID NOT storm out of the venue as indicated by some blogs. She arrived in Nigeria that same evening.from another show in Amsterdam (5.50pm), went straight to her hotel, and then.eventually came as D’banj’s date to the party. ‘Amber Rose...

Prof. Soyinka: Don’t Vote For Pres. Jonathan, He Has Been A Total Failure

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Soyinka on Thursday declared that no one should vote for President Goodluck Jonathan, as his leadership has been a complete failure, according to Sahara Reporters. He reportedly made this declaration at the 2015 edition of Vision of the Child (VOTC) event in Lagos, a yearly programme inaugurated in 2012. Soyinka said to the students present: “I will not vote and I will not encourage anyone to vote for the continuation of this government, simply because your colleagues numbering over two hundred were kidnapped. And the government of this nation failed to show leadership. So anyone who says after that event that I will vote or cast my vote or encourage anyone to vote for this regime must be living in Sambisa forest… There has been a failure of leadership. Our children whom you represent today have been betrayed… After that dereliction of duty, after that failure of leadership, after that betrayal for our future, for anyone to think or to put words ...

Protest in Abuja Over Postponement of 2015 Poll

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There were protests in Abuja on Thursday over the allegations that there was plan to shift the 2015 general elections while manipulating INEC. The protest according to report was organised by National Consensus Movement, a civic group. They commenced the protest from  the Unity Fountain, Maitama, with protesters marching in the directions of Eagle Square, a premium event centre in the nation’s capital. But as they filed past the Federal Secretariat, the protesters were blocked by officers of the Nigeria police. Not deterred, the protesters went on chanting, ” Election must hold, Election must hold.” The placard-carrying protesters said it was hard for anyone to believe that after heating up the polity, the government could resort to an attempt to postpone the already planned election. Some of the various placards read: “Nigerians say no to postponement, we want election”, “Democracy must survive.”, “Our vote of confidence t...

PDP Tells Amaechi to go for Confession for Accusing the Party of Bribing Pastors

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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party said it did not offer a bribe of N6bn to some Christian leaders for the purpose of helping President Goodluck Jonathan to win the February 14 presidential election. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday,slamming Amaechi, who is also the Governor of Rivers State for his allegation Metuh said, “Pastors are revered people and to bring their character into .disrepute is a sin before God. We do not think anybody, let alone somebody who is a Christian, can make such a statement. “We challenge the Director General of the APC to name such pastors and where the money is coming from. “This attack is capable of bringing Christians and Muslims into a major disagreement and major dispute. If truly the person who issued this statement is a Catholic as he said, we are asking him to go for confession.” Amaechi said “Some pastors coll...

NECO releases Nov/Dec 2014 SSCE result

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National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the Nov/Dec 2014 SSCE results with remarkable departure from the past results recorded in the past years. Registrar/ Chief Executive of the Council, Professor Promise Okpala who announced the result in Minna yesterday said 52.94% of the candidates had Credit in English and 55.37% in Mathematics which is a tremendous improvement from the past years. The Registrar said, out of 63,445 that registered for the examinations, 61,386 eventually sat for the examinations with 30.57% recording Credits and above. A breakdown of results recorded in the core subjects shows that out of 53, 848 who sat for Biology 26,947 obtained pass with Credit which represents 50.04%. Also, out of 28,250 Candidates who sat for Chemistry,14,858 passed with Credit representing 51.62%, while 28,222 sat for Physics with 57 pass at Credit level which represents 0.20%. Similarly, 1,753 sat for Further Mathematics while 395 passed at Credit level representing22.53...

Wanted!: P-Diddy Wanted By The Police

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Diddy is been accused of allegedly punching a fan in the face at a nightclub in Arizona and disappeared before the cops arrived Diddy a.k.a Puff Daddy is wanted by the Scottsdale Police for allegedly punching a guy at a Super Bowl party in a nightclub in Arizona, Saturday January 31. In a leaked video from the party, the victim called Steven Donaldson seems to be the one who provocked the music star. But according to Donaldson, Diddy was slated to host a nightclub party Saturday evening, but didn’t show until 1:15 am. Then when he got there, he only hung out in VIP and rarely got onstage. Donaldson got pissed because he’d paid $100 to see Diddy . So he decided to confront the star. In the video obtained by TMZ, Donaldson is overheard rebuking Diddy multiple times before they end up face to face. Donaldson claims that’s when Diddy punched him in the face, although the video ends when Diddy is about throwing the punch. Donaldson also now claims he ...