Full INEC Press Statement on Election

   

Last night being the 7^th of February 2015, INEC chairman Attahiru Jega announced the postponement of the 2015 general elections. Below is the full statement he gave to the press... 

Ladies and Gentlemen, We invited you here today to make known the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the timetable for the 2015 general elections. Let me state from the outset that the Commission’s position was reached after carefully weighing the suggestions from briefings held with different stakeholders in the electoral process. 

The conduct of elections in a country like Nigeria is invariably a collective venture that involves not just the Election Management Body (EMB), but also a diverse range of stakeholders, notably security agencies, political parties and their candidates, voters, as well as interest groups, such as the civil society organizations and the media.To guarantee successful conduct of elections, there are things that are wholly the responsibility of the EMB. But there are other things critical for the success of elections, which fall outside the control of the EMB. Continue reading after the cut....

INEC Postponed February 2015 General Election. {Official}

             

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced a shift in the 2015 general election earlier scheduled for February 14 and 28. See the Official statement below after the cut....

Redeemed Church Pastor, Adeboye Changes Profile Picture To Jonathan, Cover Photo To Osinbajo {PHOTOS}

General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has updated his Profile picture and Cover photo of his official Facebook account with the photos President Goodluck Jonathan and professor Yemi Osinbajo. See more PHOTO after the cut....

17 parties demand poll shift at meeting with INEC

Seventeen out of the 28 registered political parties have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to shift the conduct of the general elections scheduled for February 14 and 28.

The parties canvassed the position at a consultative meeting with INEC, which ended a few hours ago at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

INEC had on Friday announced that it would hold consultative meetings with all relevant bodies, including the political parties, civil society organisations and the resident electoral commissioners.

A source at the meeting told PREMIUM TIMES that leaders of 12 others, including the leading opposition party, All Progressives Congress, stoutly opposed their colleagues who were demanding the shift of the election.

"The Transformation has Headed South not West "The difference between APC nand PDP" Gov. Fashola

               

Lagos state governor, Babatunde fashola while Speaking during an APC meeting with organized private sector at Marina, Lagos, today February 2nd, told his audience the difference between APC & PDP, is that “the transformation agenda has headed south not west”

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Woman Vomits Live Snake During Deliverance

There was a miraculous experience yesterday at the Sons Manifestation Ministries, located at Magami area of Jalingo, when a 32-year-old woman, Mrs Grace Benjamin vomited a live python snake and other items during deliverance in the church.

Mrs Grace, who confessed after her deliverance, told the church congregation that she has been a member of the marine kingdom for over 15 years.

She added that under the sea were they operate, she was given the title of the queen of the kingdom due to the rules she always played.

U.S Oil Resumes Strike.

Oil workers in the U.S. began the largest national strike since 1980 on Sunday, after failing to agree on new labor contracts.

The United Steelworkers Union (USW) called for about 3,800 employees to strike in nine sites across the country, affecting plants that account for 10% of the total U.S. refining capacity

Court in Egypt upholds death sentences against 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters over police killings in 2013

Court in Egypt upholds death sentences against 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters over police killings in 2013

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Gen Buhari Declines Presidential debate organized Channels TV, Arise TV and NPAN

                   

APC Presidential candidate Gen. Buhari has declined the invitation to attend a presidential debate organized by Channels TV in conjunction with the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN and Arise TV, which was supposed to hold tomorrow February 3rd.

Speaking on Channels TV this morning, the APC Director of strategy, Dele Alake, said Buhari will not be attending the debate because their party believes some media organizations have been compromised. He said that they can not vouch for the independence of some organizers of the debate but refused to he disclose those that he claims have been compromised.

If President Goodluck Lose: Niger Delta Militants Receives MASSOB, OPC Backing.

                              

The Niger Delta militant has received a boost from other ethnic pressure group should Goodluck Jonathan loses the february 14 presidential election which is scheduled to hold in space of two weeks from now

Remember that former Commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Victor-Ben Ebikabowei, aka Boyloaf; leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari; and Government Ekpudomenowei, aka Tompolo, the militants had threatened unrest if the President loses his second term bid.

The Ohanaeze Ndi’gbo argued that what the militants meant was that if the election is not fair and credible and Jonathan loses, they will reject the result. This, the Igbo group said, “is a right position to take.”

"If Europeans Will Accept to be Tried in an African Court, We will also Accept to go to ICC." - Robert Mugabe

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Mugabes quotes!

"If Europeans will accept to be tried in an African court, we will also accept to go to ICC." - Robert Mugabe #AUSummit2015

Oh God! What is John Kerry Wearing with Suit ?

United State Secretary of State John Kerry wearing what in his legs? see more Photos after the cut....

Nkeiru Sylvanus is Getting Married To Oge Okoye's Ex-Husband?

When news about Nollywood star, Nkiru Sylvanus allegedly getting married to Oge Okoye’s former husband hit the AIR, most people were shocked while some weren’t surprised as scandals and the Nigerian movie industry are like bread and stew. Both actresses in the love triangle have so far kept mum on the issue until Saturday Beats contacted Nkiru Sylvanus on chat, Nkeiru who chose to be evasive and said “ I am not married.”

When reminded that the news in town was that she was getting married, the actress responded, 

“Every single woman is about to get married.”

When asked if she was getting married to Oge Okoye’s ex, Nkiru said,

 “Call Oge and ask her.”

Mercy Johnson and Baby Purity Swims Together

                  

Mercy Johnson and her baby purity taking a swim, says they are losing weight swimming... see more Photos after the cut....

Nigerian Army arrest officers for loosing commands to Boko Haram

                

The Nigerian Army high command has ordered the arrest of its commander of the Barga axis of its fighting force that caved into the hands of Boko Haram recently.

The officer Brigadier General Ransome Kuti who has been in the military hospital recuperating from his wound was flown to Abuja along side other senior officers to answer for his humiliating loss of Barga town to the insurgents recently.

The other officers flown with him to face the wrath of the high command in what military sources described as military offenses were the commander of Mongonu another Brigadier General who was also recuperating at the military hospital.

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Buhari Was stoned at APC Lagos Presidential Rally - Obanikoro

He released a statement through his Special Adviser (Media Strategy) Ohimai Amaize.

Immediate past Minister of State for Defence and former PDP Lagos gubernatorial aspirant, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on Friday chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) over denials that its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari was stoned in Lagos while making his way to the APC Lagos presidential rally.

Senator Obanikoro had condemned the stoning of General Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos on Friday after the news of his stoning broke via online news media platforms and went viral across the social media.

Goodluck Leads Buhari in The Latest "Online Poll" Conducted by USA Guardian news.

The publisher (Anthony Ogbo) at Guardian News INC writes this evening

PLEASE…..WE WELCOME MORE HACKERS
 One Hundred and Fifteen (115) hacking attempts within three days on the Guardian Website over one election poll? Well another poll is being conducted – this time on “The Candidates and Women Voters.”
..while we welcome more hackers, we must remind them that this is THE GUARDIAN not AIT!!! 
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Murtala Foundation Offers Buhari Fresh Opportunity To Debate With Jonathan

                         

Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), withdrew from the presidential debate organised by Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) on Thursday citing bias for President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has now presented both men with another opportunity to face off.

Announcing Buhari’s withdrawal, Garba Shehu, directorate of media and publicity of the APC presidential campaign organisation, explained that the boycott was due to the “unhidden bias and campaign of calumny by some key organisers of the programme, against the corporate political interest of the party (APC) and its candidates”. Shehu argued that the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) powered debate was fraught with fundamental errors from the outset, by wearing the toga of government control, especially being composed mainly of agencies and allies of the incumbent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration. “A salutary inspection of the composition of NEGD brings into focus the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), National Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Africa Independent Television (AIT, owned by a PDP chieftain),” he said.

ISIS To Obama: 'We Will Cut Off Your Head In The White House'

                           

The video shows ISIS militants standing in the streets of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, following an artillery barrage on the city by Kurdish Peshmerga forces. In front of the militants is seated a Kurdish soldier who is executed at the end of the video. 

Prior to the Kurdish soldiers execution, the ISIS executioner delivered a message in Kurdish which was subtitled into Arabic in the video. 

Reasons Why Buhari will not participate in BON "presidential debate" - APC

                        

......says organisers are agents of Goodluck.

APC says it's presidential candidate Gen Buhari will not be participating in the presidential debate being organized by the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria BON and the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) .

In a statement released today January 29th by Garna Shehu, the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), they said Buhari will not be participating in the debate as the composition of those organizing the debate was mainly of agents of Goodluck. 
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