President Jonathan appoints new Comptroller General of Prisons

A new Comptroller General of Prisons, Dr. Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu has been appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan. Until his new appointment, Ekpendu was Deputy Controller General (Administration). A native of Ibeku, Okwuato in Mbaise Local Government area of Imo State, Ekpendu has served in various capacities in the Nigerian Prison Service as Deputy Commandant, Prisons Training College, Lagos, Officer-in-Charge of Umuahia, Officer in charge of Owerri Prisons, and Deputy Controller of Prisons Training, Prisons Headquarters 1999 among several other top postings.

A graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ekpendu, an alumni of the Prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, is a doctorate degree holder.

Why PDP Governors Prostrate For Obasanjo To Support Goodluck Jonathan's Re-election Bid[Photo]

More than seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors this morning arrived the Abeokuta, Ogun State, hilltop residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to persuade him to work for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election.
Two of the governors, Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, arrived Obasanjo’s residence at 12.55 p.m. and swiftly moved into the house without any banters with journalists who were there.

Why Nigerian Ladies Worry Over Scarcity Of Real Men

The recent alarm raised by the Catholic Women Organisation that husbands would become scarce in Nigeria in 2023 may just be right as P.M.NEWS can confirm that many Nigerian spinsters are currently witnessing the no-husband syndrome. Within the last few weeks, some of the ladies who spoke with our correspondent reported serious apprehension, pressure and a total lack of peace as the consequence of their inability to get married.One of the ladies, who preferred to be simply called Titi said she had taken the issue of marriage as a do-or-die affair due to “internal pressure” but that as much as she had tried, frustration had often been the result.

Nigeria Will Not Survive If Jonathan Remains President, says Nda-Isaiah

An All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, has stated that Nigeria will not survive if President Goodluck Jonathan is allowed another four years in office.
According to Nida-Isaiah ,who made this known in Minna, Niger State, during the APC governorship primaries, the APC has a divine responsibility to win the 2015 general election to save the nation from further decay.
“If President Jonathan is allowed to rule for another four years, Nigeria will not be able to survive it again.
“The country cannot survive another four years of incompetent administration.
“APC has a divine responsibility to win the 2015 elections. Even if it be by default or an act of omission or by anything we do on our path to make Goodluck Jonathan continue, even if we allow him to rig, Nigeria will not be the same again for the four years he will rule.

Fayose Wants Obasanjo Suspended, Says PDP Govs. Visit To Him Unnecessary

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the visit of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today, to former President Olusegun Obasanjo as unwarranted, unnecessary and uncalled for.

The governor said PDP as a party must stop condoning indiscipline, saying; “nobody should be treated as being bigger than the party.” He added that Obasanjo who does not appreciate others deserve no respect,

adding that “no amount of mudslinging from him will stop President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection.”
The governor said visiting Obasanjo to plead with him to rescind his decision not to participate in the party’s activities was capable of encouraging other members of the party to openly disrespect the office of

President and Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces of Nigeria as being done by Obasanjo.Governor Fayose, who called for immediate suspension of the former president from the PDP, said; “A man who has refused to respect the office of the President of Nigeria that he once occupied does not also deserve respect from anyone.”

Ambode, Bola Tinubu’s Candidate, Wins In Lagos As 10 Candidates Abandon APC Primary

Akinwunmi Ambode, the candidate handpicked by All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Bola Tinubu, has won the Lagos State gubernatorial primary.
As many as 10 of the candidates vying for the opportunity left the venue angrily, and it is unclear if the large-scale disaffection that compelled them to take that action will precipitate further crisis within the APC in Lagos that might lead to the party losing the key state. Although, the primary elections had just been officially concluded with vote counting starting about now, Mr. Ambode is projected to win with a landslide.

Nigeria Police To Restore Speaker Tambuwal's Security

Police authorities are set to reinstate the security details of the Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, weeks after it was withdrawn in the wake of his defection from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
A source at the Nigeria police headquarters in Abuja indicate that the police will hinge its decision on the emergence of Tambuwal as the governorship candidate for the APC in the forthcoming general election.

Barr. Kenneth Okonkwo Backs Out From Contesting For House of Reps

Barrister Kenneth Okonkwo backs out of PDP primary as the state chapter of the PDP jettisons zoning in Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency.Following the Nsukka/ Igbo-Eze South stakeholders meeting at the Governor’s lodge on the 3rd of December, 2014 where the Governor openly endorsed the former chairman of the party, Vitta Abah who is from Nsukka East in contradiction to the zoning arrangement which ought to zone the House of Reps ticket to Nsukka West.Barr. kenneth Okonkwo (Andy) who is from Nsukka West has withdrawn from the PDP primary election.Talking to Diamond Celebrities, the talented actor disclosed the reason for his action. “Am insisting that the zoning arrangement be maintained or I will not participate in the primaries”He thanks all his fans, friends and family for their support during his campaign.

Okorocha kicks off cleanliness, beautification competition in 637 communities

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, kicked-off the cleanliness and beautification competition among the 637 communities in the state, to revive the culture of village and community sanitation exercise.
It is also to be used to re-awaken the consciousness of keeping a clean and healthy environment in the rural communities.

2015: Opposition could kill Jonathan to take over govt — Clark

IJAW leader and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has expressed fears over President Goodluck Jonathan’s safety, preparatory to the 2015 presidential election, saying the opposition politicians could go all out to kill the president in order to be in power.
The elder statesman said recent statements from the party’s chieftains were worrisome, suggesting that they would stop at nothing to harm the president to get to the seat of power.
Clark said this yesterday, in Abuja, at a conference organised by a group under the aegis of Peoples Democratic Party Ward2Ward Initiative.
He alleged that the opposition politicians in the APC were celebrating the heightening of insecurity in the North East, with the belief that such development would not only degenerate into anarchy but make the president and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-led administration unpopular so that their dream of winning the hearts of Nigerian electorate to get into power in the forth coming elections could be realized.