PDP’s Desperation to Win Both Ekiti, Osun Elections

Who will advise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take it easy in its desperation to coast home victory in the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and the state of Osun, even as it’s glaring that all the factors on ground are in favour of the incumbent governors of these two states?

Chibok Girls Release: ‘Jonathan never had any plan to visit Chibok’ – Abati

President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has debunked news that the President made plans to pay a visit to Chibok this Friday.
Abati made these declarations in response to news making rounds that President Jonathan would be visiting Chibok, the town where the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls took place, after which he would head for Paris the same day.

Suspected Explosives Scared Lagos Residents

Residents and traders along the ever-busy Nnamdi Azikiwe Street at Idumota on Lagos Island, Lagos State were thrown into panic on Thursday following the discovery of three strange objects suspected to be explosives.
The objects, which resembled fireworks, but bigger, were reportedly detected in the area at around 8am by some residents.

Why Ohakim House Was Bombed? - Source

The Imo State Government has condemned the burning of the residential building of former Governor Ikedi Ohakim in Owerri on Wednesday night by unknown persons.
Governor Rochas Okorocha condemned the act in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Sam Onwuemedo, in Owerri on Thursday.

Nyanya Bomb: Blast Mastermind Found In Sudan

The alleged mastermind of the April 14 Nyanya bomb blast, Aminu Sadik Ogwuche, has escaped to Sudan.
Following this development, Interpol has issued a red alert for the search and arrest of the suspect, who was once arrested on suspicion of terrorism but released upon pressure from his father and the human rights community.

CBN orders banks to destroy cards trapped in ATMs

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed Deposit Money Banks to henceforth destroy Automated Teller Machine cards trapped in their ATM terminals.

The CBN also gave banks 24 hours to reverse debit entries arising from failed transaction attributable to system-related issues.

Was John Campbell right about Nigeria?

Sometime in November 2010, a former United States ambassador to Nigeria (May 2004-July 2007), Mr. John Campbell wrote a book titled, Nigeria: Dancing on the brink.  The issues highlighted in the book drew a lot of attention and generated enormous controversies both within Nigeria and around the world. I was then based at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington DC as Africa Policy Scholar. Many Nigerians especially government officials were critical of the positions canvassed by the former ambassador in his book and some reprimanded him publicly for what they thought was an undue exaggeration and misrepresentation of the issues. Many politicians called for his head accusing him of predicting the break-up of our country. As usual, many politicians dismissed him as a misguided prophet of doom who should be ignored by anyone who wished Nigeria well.

REVEALED: Obasanjo Didn't Win 1999 Presidential Election – Okurounmu

A member of the National Conference Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government, Senator Femi Okurounmu, on Tuesday informed members of the Committee that former President Olusegun Obasanjo did not win the 1999 presidential election.
Okurounmu alleged that Obasanjo was merely “anointed” to become the president by some power brokers in the country.

PHOTONEWS: Anambra Government Declares Three Days Prayer For Chibok Girls Release

The wife of Anambra state governor, Chief Mrs. Ebele Obiano has urged Anambrarians to set aside three days fasting and prayers for the speedy release of the abducted Government Secondary School  girls Chibok , in Borno state. 

She stated this at a forum held in her country home Aguleri , by concerned  citizens, requesting  the state of the girls in the den of their captor and as well calling on government to hasten  their effort for the quick release of the girls.

DSS Parads Five-Man Gang Terrorist Suspects

The Nigeria secret police today paraded a five man gang they claimed  carried out the first bombing of Nyanya bus station that killed at least 75 people on April 14 2014.