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The Department of State Services has warned those behind the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra to have a rethink or be prepared to face the consequences of their action.   According to the service, it is prepared to maintain adequate security across Nigeria, saying it will not allow any person or group to obstruct the freedom of law-abiding citizens. Spokesperson for the DSS, Peter Afunnaya, said this in a telephone interview with Punch, in Abuja, on Friday.   He was reacting to the May 30 sit-at-home order given by the IPOB in the South-East. Afunnaya said, “The service will not condone people taking the law into their hands and obstructing the freedom of others. The constitution is clear on the fundamental human rights of people and no person should deliberately infringe on the rights of anyone outside the laws of the land.   “The service in the line of its mandate will ensure that adequate security is maintained in all parts of the country and...

he battle to stop the Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha from going to the Senate took another dimension on Saturday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was ordered not to issue a Certificate of Return to him as a senator-elect for Imo West.   The order was made by a High Court sitting in Owerri. The court, in a suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate for Imo West Hon Jones Onyeriri against the INEC, ordered that the status quo be maintained until the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.   The presiding judge, Justice E.F. Njemanze, adjourned the case till June 5 2019, for hearing.

An Indian politician broke down in tears after he saw that he got only 5 votes following an election. Neetu Shuttern Wala stood independently as he contested for the Jalandhar seat in Punjab. When the votes were counted, he claimed to have gotten only 5 votes and he broke down in tears, not because of his loss but because it appeared his family members didn't vote for him. Neetu had 9 family members eligible to vote so he was distraught when he saw only 5 votes, making him believe he didn't even get his family's vote. In a trending video, Neetu is seen granting an interview but he was too emotional to go on and he broke down in tears while expressing his disappointment with his family. "I have a family of nine people but I still got only fie votes," he said crying. But it appears Neetu got carried away by his emotions way too early because the final counting revealed that he got a total of 856 votes. According to the official website of th...

Britain’s Prime Minister  Theresa May  has said she’ll step down from her position and as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7. She said this on Friday at a press conference in front of 10 Downing Street. May said she’s resigning after she’s tried, three times, to make Brexit a reality. “Ever since I first stepped through the door behind me as prime minister I have striven to make the United Kingdom a country that works not just for the privileged few but for everyone, and to honor the result of the referendum,” May said. She added: “I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back this deal. Sadly, I have not been able — I tried three times.” “I believe it was right to persevere….it is now clear to me that it is in the best interest of the country for a new PM to lead that effort,” May said. May held back tears throughout the speech and was visibly tearful as she concluded her speech.

A Federal House of Representatives elect Garba Muhammad Butalawa, representing Kura, Madobi and Garun Mallam in Kano, has died. The Nation gathered that the Late Garba contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He died at the Prime Clinic, Lamido Crescent on Saturday at around 2:30pm, his personal driver, Balarabe Shehu Butalawa confirmed this to The Nation. The House of Reps elect died after a protracted illness.

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Kano State Police Commissioner, Muhammad Wakili of actively assisting the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to rig the governorship election in Kano state. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja that the Police Commissioner withdrew Kano state commissioner’s orderlies. “It is on record how the Kano State Police Commissioner actively assisted the opposition PDP to rig inside Kano city with the deployment of police security for Rabiu Kwankwaso loyalists while state commissioner’s orderlies were withdrawn,” he said. He added that Kano remains an APC state and that the party is confident of winning the supplementary election in the state. “The APC’s visible achievements in Kano state under Governor Abdullahi Ganduje are enough to give the party an emphatic victory in the rerun election. Again, the rerun will be mostly in APC-controlled rural areas and Nasa...

The Election Petition Tribunal for the February 23rd presidential election has granted access to President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inspect the materials used for the elections.   President Buhari and the APC had applied in separate motions for ex parte orders to be granted to them to inspect the materials.   The applications were made in preparation of its defence team against expected petitions to be filed by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the outcome of the election.   Earlier on March 6, 2019, the tribunal, led by Justice Abdu Aboki, granted same order to PDP to inspect the election materials. In the ruling issued on Thursday, the tribunal granted Buhari and APC permission to inspect the electoral materials and obtain certified copies of the documents from INEC.

Adams Oshiomole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, is elated over the defeat of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in the Kwara Central Senatorial District which held last Saturday February 23rd. Saraki lost his seat to APC's Ibrahim Oloriegbe. Speaking to state house correspondents yesterday February 27th, Oshiomole who has been at loggerheads with Saraki over the controversial way he emerged senate president, said Saraki's defeat is a welcomed development, adding that residents of Kwara state have buried Saraki and his political career. “As much as we want to be magnanimous in victory, there are a couple of things that have happened that show that the Nigerian people know how to reward those who are extremely arrogant. People who came to the Senate with less than 100,000 votes, and began to hold the country to ransom; their own people have recalled them home. “While we were saying that we would impeach them, their people said they would rather bu...

Former presidential candidate of the  Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili  has released a statement responding to allegations made by her party against her and its subsequent endorsement of  President Muhammadu Buhari . Ezekwesili who withdrew from the race to build a coalition to defeat both the APC and the PDP, said that she had to “swiftly depart” from the party, upon realising “the divergence of values and vision with the leadership of the party”. The party had accused Ezekwesili of entering the race to negotiate for the position of Minister of Finance in the ruling government. The party also directed that she returns its properties as well as donations made to her campaign. Ezekwesili said there’s no iota of truth in the party’s statement, adding that she’ll hold a world press conference upon her return to the country after the Albert Einstein Genius100 Visionaries meeting she’s attending in Mexico. Her statement, titled: “No ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Ambassadors’ executives in Abuja as a grassroots mobilisation group for the re-election of the president. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the chairman of Suleja Local Government, Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje, said the inauguration of the PMB Ambassadors’ executive members, made up of zonal and state coordinators, was to work for the success of the reelection of President Buhari. He said the group was formed by supporters of the president because of his sterling performance within the last three and half years in office. He said Buhari had impacted on the lives of the youth through N-Power and other social intervention programmes, adding that the group’s target was to ensure it mobilised two million votes for the reelection of Buhari come February 16 election. Also speaking, the convener of PMB Ambassadors, Comrade Umar Abdullahi, said the group comprised of passionate, patriotic, young Nigeria...

Former President  Olusegun Obasanjo  has been described as an expired leader by the National Leader of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) ,  Bola Tinubu . The Cable  reports that Tinubu, in a rally in Ramat Square, Maiduguri, Borno State, had asked a crowd of supporters not to believe or trust Obasanjo. He said " You can hear the other expired leaders like Obasanjo, ranting and lying. Don’t believe him, don’t trust him. He is expired. With the sign of senility experienced by our dear brother, Uncle Obasanjo, I think Ota should be enough a retirement place to keep quiet"

Presidential candidate of the  People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ,  Atiku Abubakar has questions to answer when he returns from the U.S, Minister of Information and Culture,  Lai Mohammed  has said. According to  The Guardian , Mohammed said this while briefing State House correspondents on Friday. The decision to question Atiku is “following fresh evidence that he benefitted from slush funds that led to the collapse of Bank PHB,” the minister said “The federal government has paper trail which shows that he benefitted from N156 million. It started from an internal memo dated 13 January 2009 asking that a draft in favour of Atiku Abubakar of N156 million should be raised,” he said. Mohammed added that the government has proof of the account mandate, cheque and account statement showing Atiku as the signatory to the account that received the money. “We want him to stay in the US for as long as he wants but he has to explain to Nigerians when h...

The  People’s Democratic Party (PDP)  presidential candidate  Atiku Abubakar has said he doesn’t believe the 2019 elections will be free and fair. Speaking to the BBC, Atiku said he hasn’t seen any evidence that the present administration is willing to organize a credible election. He gave primary elections of the  All Progressives Congress (APC)  has evidence, saying they “deploy members of the security forces sometimes to harass voters from the opposition.” You can listen to the interview on the  BBC World Service .

Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District  Remi Tinubu  has lamented to the Senate that she doesn’t feel safe in her office. The Cable  reports that Tinubu, speaking before the Senate, revealed that she resumed her office in 2019 to find some “anomalies”. On Wednesday 9th January 2019, my staff upon resumption noticed some anomalies in the organisation and setup of the office prompting an inspection. It was discovered that one HP laptop computer, CCTV camera box, one Smile internet device and copies of the laws of the federation had been carted away. Subsequently, a report was lodged at the police post of the national assembly. I’m requesting two things from the senate, the leadership of the senate and sympathy that the senate is to direct that volumes one to 14 of the laws of the federation and CCTV box carted away be replaced. Also the senate should thoroughly investigate the matter and security arrangement of the national assembly t...

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu Ahead of the 2019 elections, the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  has published the list of all the candidates running on February 16. The February 16 elections will have the presidential, senatorial and house of representatives candidates on the ballot. To ensure that the voting populace are familiar with the people vying to represent them, INEC has shared a list of all the candidates. You can check the list on the  INEC  website.

President Buhari has explained why the country is still experiencing the problem of out-of-school children, known as Almajiri in the North. During a town hall session tonight in Abuja, the President said the state and local governments have not been fulfilling their own part of the bargain.   “Federal Government gives money to state and local governments and they’re the ones who can take care of the Almajiri issue, but because they didn’t do their job, that’s why we still have the issue of Almajiris”the President said. Reports however indicate that more than N67bn earmarked by the Federal Government between 2005 and 2017 for the Universal Basic Education scheme has yet to be accessed.

President Buhari has declared that if he loses the February 16th presidential election, it will not be the first time of him losing elections. President Buhari said this when he spoke at The candidates, a live presidential Town Hall Meeting for the 2019 presidential candidates and their deputies today January 16th. When asked by the moderator, Kadira if he would leave office should he lose in the February 16th 2019 election, President Buhari said he would not be perturbed as it would not be the first time he would be losing an election. ''It won’t be the first time I will lose election. I tried 2003 and I was in Court for 13 months, 2007. I was in court for 18 months in 2011 and went up to the Supreme Court. I sat down and said God Dey. For the fourth time, God and technology helped me'' President Buhari said

We know elections are just over a month away, 32 days, to be precise. It’s necessary to begin learning what's required of you,  how to cast your vote, and such and such. The  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  recently released a step-by-step guide to help, well, guide you on how exactly to cast your vote on election day. The steps are thorough, and they’ll teach you all you need to know. Here they are: Step 1:  Upon arrival at the polling unit, joins the queue and present yourself to the INEC official (APO111) at the polling unit who will determine whether you are at the correct polling unit and check if the photograph on the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) matches your face. If satisfied, he/she will direct you to the next INEC official (APO1). Step 2 : The official (APO1) will request for your PVC to confirm that your card is genuine and your details, using the smart card reader. He/she will ask you to place your finger on the card reader to co...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says its presidential candidate, President Buhari, may choose not to attend the 2019 presidential debate slated for Saturday January 19th if he feels there are other viable options with which he can speak to Nigerians. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said this in an interview with Daily Independent. He said the APC will look at several options through which President Buhari will engage Nigerians, adding that there is no big deal if it believes debate is not one of such means. “What is special about presidential debate? Presidential debate is one of the several platforms for presidential candidates to engage with the public. As a party, we will look at all the options and pick the ones that we can accommodate and those that will be impactful and effective in achieving our goals. We will be the ones to determine that. If presidential debate happens to be one of that, fine. “If it wasn’t, then it is no big dea...

The All Progressives Congress(APC) on Saturday said its official website, apc.com.ng, had been hacked with unauthorised content posted on its pages.   Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary, who disclosed this in a statement, said he had directed for the site to be taken down. “Our attention has just been drawn to the fact that the APC’s official website, apc.com.ng, has been hacked with unauthorised content posted on our pages. I have instructed that the site be taken down. Steps are underway to clean it up, strengthen the security and restore it as soon as possible. We won’t allow desperate people to succeed in their evil plots,” the APC spokesman said.