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Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said if there is a need to declare a public holiday for the residents to collect their Permanent Voter Card, he will not hesitate to do so. The governor said this on Monday at Ajebo in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state during his re- election campaign tour. From the sources in the state Independent National Electoral Commission, less than 50 per cent of the registered residents have collected their PVC. He said when eventually the long-awaited PVCs were brought in from Abuja to the state, and if it appeared many residents wouldn’t get them before the February 8 deadline given by INEC, he might declare a public holiday. He said, “We will declare public holiday to allow our people obtain their cards when we see the sign that INEC is ready. “We can’t just declare holiday when the cards are not ready. We are doing everything to sensitise our people on the importance of the cards; that is the first stage to election.”

A man who was hell-bent on getting arrested, walked into a police station, dropped his pants and started masturbating in front of stunned cops. According to Dailymail,Ruhan Karjohn, 31, from Hartford Connecticut initially went into the police station at 1pm on Sunday and asked cops if there were any warrants out for his arrest. He was told there were none and he left. But a short time later he returned to the lobby of the police department and announced that he wanted to go to jail. In a bizarre series of events, police said Karjohn then dropped his pants and began to masturbate. According to a police report: 'Citizens in the lobby observed this and ran from the area in shock.' Karjohn then got his wish and was arrested and sent to jail. He has been charged with public indecency and a breach of peace.

Four plaintiffs have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the postponement of the general elections scheduled for February 14 and 28 till when all eligible voters have their Permanent Voter Card. The plaintiffs who claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission had yet to issue them their PVC, are Asogo Torkuma Venatius, Ola Solomon Oluwasanmi, Sunday Attah and Philip Agbese. Insisting that INEC was under statutory obligation to provide them with the PVC, they are also asking the court to order the use of Temporary Voters Card for those who are unable to collect their PVC. They argued that should the election be allowed to go on, “millions of eligible voters stand the risk of being disenfranchised.” Their counsel, Mr. Amobi Nzelu, who filed their suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/DW/2015, joined the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Bello Adoke, as the first and second defendants respectively. In the plai

Reading have completed the signing of former Everton striker Yakubu, the club have confirmed. The 32-year-old will wear the number 20 shirt at the Madejski Stadium and manager Steve Clarke has hailed the signing. “An experienced goalscorer, Yakubu brings a fantastic scoring record to this club and his addition will complement the strikers we’ve already got at Reading and help us to improve as a team in latter stages of the season,” he told the club’s official website. “I know all about him as a player and I have heard very good reports about him as a personality in the dressing room. He is no-risk signing for us and I look forward to him scoring goals for Reading football club.” The Nigerian striker, who most recently turned out for Qatari side Al Rayyan, has signed a deal until the end of the season with the Championship club, who are currently 16th in the league. Yakubu could make his Reading debut against Wolves this weekend.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has declared that the advert he placed in which he raised doubts about the health status of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), was neither a death wish nor laced with sinister motives. Fayose clarified that his reason for taking the step was to prevent a recurrence of constitutional crisis, which the sudden demise of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had created in the country. He, however, reiterated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the February 14 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan, will win the election convincingly. The Governor stated this in Ado Ekiti on Saturday while playing host to a team of American diplomats in his office led by the United States Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. Jeffrey Hawkins. Fayose said the state witnessed a peaceful poll last year during the governorship election, expressing confidence that the sta

In its efforts to ensure free and fair elections and one that is violence free even after the exercise, the federal government will today decide whether schools, both private and public should be in session or go on break. This has come as a result of several outcries from students, parents and other stakeholders in the sector who have been calling on the federal government to see the need to shut down schools, at least for two weeks as recent developments within the country have clearly shown that schools are targets for the aggrieved. The minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau who disclosed this at the weekend during a dinner with media executives and the Education Correspondents of Nigeria (ECAN) said “As far as the federal government and the Ministry of Education are concerned, nobody has made a statement concerning the closure of schools.” “However, we are aware that there are agitations and conflicting views with some stating that schools should be closed and

Justin Timberlake is going to be a dad. The pop superstar and his wife, actress Jessica Biel, are expecting their first child. Timberlake, who turns 34 today, confirmed rumors by posting an Instagram photo of him kissing Biel’s pregnant belly in the snow. “Thank you EVERYONE for the Bday wishes!” said JT . “This year, I’m getting the GREATEST GIFT EVER. CAN’T WAIT. # BoyOrGirl # YouNeverKnow # WeDontEvenKnow # WeAreTakingBets .”

Passengers who were stranded at the Nnamdi Azikwe International on Friday, January 30 shut down activities as they protested over the incessant flight delays. According to Premium Times, the passengers who were scheduled to travel to Ibadan by Arik Air were left stranded for hours by the airline. To show their grievances, the angry passengers shut down operations at the airport as they blocked the boarding gate of the airport and did not allow Arik and other airlines to board passengers to other destinations. Speaking to Premium Times, a civil social activist and one of the stranded passengers, Saka Waheed, said that the aborted flight was originally schedule for 3.25pm but as at 9:30pm, they were still at the airport. “Later, they came to tell us it had been changed to 4p.m. By 4 o’clock, they said flight would be 7pm. When it was 7, we were directed to enter a bus to take us to the tarmac so that we could board the plane and leave for Ibadan. Although we entered the

Below are some photos at D’banj’s 10th Anniversary Celebration .

Saudi Arabia on Sunday beheaded a convicted murderer, bringing to five the number of people executed since new King Salman took office, continuing the kingdom’s use of the harshest punishment. Abdelrahman al-Jahni, a Saudi, was convicted of shooting another man dead during a dispute, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The sentence was carried out in the holy city of Medina. According to an AFP tally, Jahni is the latest of 17 locals and foreigners to be executed this year. Five have been beheaded since King Salman took office on January 23 after the death of his predecessor Abdullah. The interior ministry says the death penalty in such cases reflects the government’s commitment to “maintaining security, realising justice”. But the kingdom has faced constant international criticism over its human rights record, including the use of the death penalty. Under Abdullah, the number of executions jumped from 27 in 2010 to around 80 a