2015 Presidency: It’s Buhari Vs Jonathan Again

WITH 3,430 votes, former Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), yesterday, trounced his four opponents to emerge the 2015 presidential candidate of the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
His main challenger, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, got 954 votes to come third behind Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who scored 974 votes. The other contenders, Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha and Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah got 624 votes and 10 votes respectively.
In line with the pre-convention agreement reached by the five aspirants, Atiku has conceded defeat and congratulated Buhari on his victory, saying, “my word is my bond, I am committed to the success of the APC in 2015 polls.”
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, also congratulated Buhari and hailed Atiku and the other presidential aspirants for their sportsmanly conduct.
With the development, there will be a repeat contest between General Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan, who is flying the flag of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2015 election.

Photo: Police arrest 13yr old girl wearing explosives-packed vest in Kano

This 13 year old girl wearing an explosives-packed vest was arrested in Kano state yesterday December 11th. The girl was arrested after she and a male accomplice walked into a clinic seeking medical treatment. Suspicious hospital staff alerted police who immediately arrested the two.

On searching her, Police discovered explosives hidden under her hijab. The police later revealed that the young girl was from Bauchi and was part of the 'suicide team' that attacked a market in Kano on Wednesday Dec. 10th.

Photos News:How UNIZIK Delegation Were Received BY Chinese Govt. For Confucius Global Conference Held In China

Team Of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University who visited this year Confucius Institute 9th Global Conference held recently in China were hosted to an avenue which served as an exhibition to promote African culture and intellectual excellence being applauded by the Chinese government.

The delegation led by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor J.E Ahaneku met with the president of the Xiamen Universty of China for bilateral talks to improve university education in the university as well  as stressed the need to enhance cultural  promotion of the two institutions for free flow and fluent speaking of Chinese language not only in the state, but should be extended to the entire country.

100 Nigerians deported from Norway, others

Over one hundred Nigerians were deported yesterday from four Scandinavian countries for immigration and related offences.
The deportees were sent from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
They were flown into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, aboard a chartered aircraft that took off from Oslo, the capital of Finland, en route Madrid, Spain.
The aircraft arrived in Lagos about 6.50am and taxied to the cargo wing of the airport, where the deportees were handed over to security agents for documentation.
After disembarking from the aircraft, the deportees were escorted by security personnel to the palace gate entrance of the cargo terminal.
It was gathered that they were deported from their Finland’s deportation camp after they failed to secure asylum.

Okorocha for governor

A few hours after losing his bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha last night picked the governorship ticket.
He was nominated in absentia as he was in Lagos where the party’s national convention was held.
Okorocha’s son-in-law and Commissioner for Lands and Urban Planning, Chief Uche Nwosu, who was said to have been adopted as the governorship candidate, announced his withdrawal from the race.

Court jails two pastors 7 years for stealing N32million

Justice F. O Ohwo of Delta State High Court, Warri, Delta State, on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, convicted and sentenced Pastor Glory Okeoghene Abrefera and Reverend Vincent Okpogu to seven (7) years imprisonment each for stealing depositors' funds amounting to N32million ( Thirty- Two Million Naira only).The two clergymen were nabbed after deceiving unsuspecting members of the public into investing in Mustard Seed Micro Investment Limited, a wonder bank, and defrauded them of their hard-earned money.

While delivering judgment today, Justice Ohwo convicted the accused persons on all of the nine count charges preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC.They were sentenced to seven years imprisonment on each count. The sentence is to run concurrently.

Photos: Haier Thermocool Endorses Nigeria Super Model As Product Ambassador For Multi Millions Naira Deal

 Haier Thermocool international has endorsed a Nigerian super model, Miracle Obiora a.k.a. miracle yayo as their new brand ambassador for year 2014-2015 season.

He was selected among a keenly contested modeling event that produced him as the new face of Haier Thermocool Refrigerator, Air Conditional and other brand products of the company, with the sign up fee that runs into multi millions of naira deal.

Elders want election of Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s leaders accelerated

Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that all was not well with the foremost apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, as the body’s Council of Elders, set up a seven-member electoral committee to organise a general election of the body as soon as possible, claiming the leadership appeared not to be in a hurry to hold election.The elders said the tenure of the present executive led by Chief Garry Enwo Igariwey, would expire on January 7, 2015.The Council directed that the executive to be inaugurated in January 2015 should as a matter of priority appoint a recognised firm of auditors to audit the Accounts of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

Chairman of the Election Committee is Dr. Eze Agbogu(Anambra)

Uti Nwachukwu Threatens To Divorce Future Wife Because Of Twitter

A Nigerian internationally recognized model, artise and film director, Uti Nwachukwu is well known to be a very daring and quite an outspoken celebrity. The Delta State Born BBA Star, has also revealed that he could also be a very jealous husband to his future wife. Uti made this known via his recent tweet. He wrote: " When I get married, if my wife spends 3 /4 of her day on Twitter, she will go and marry with her handle oh. Chai! I neva see." Continue...

Uti has been romantically linked with starlet Beverly Naya, then recently Seun Oni otherwise known as ‘Saeon. It was alleged that the romance between the two began two years back when they met on the set of the video for Saeon’s song titled ‘Boogie down’ in 2012.

Double bombing rocks Jos, 13-year-old with suicide vest held

At least 31 people were killed in a double bombing in the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, while a 13-year-old girl in an explosives vest was arrested in the northern city of Kano.

The blasts in Jos happened at a makeshift market near the Terminus bus station, which had been set up after a twin car bomb attack in May that left at least 118 people dead.

Mohammed Abdulsalam, coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the city, said the scene of the attack was a densely populated area.

“The bodies recovered so far are 31 but rescue workers are at the scene and the figures may change,” added Pam Ayuba, spokesman for the Plateau state governor Jonah Jang.

The city, which is the capital of Plateau, lies in Nigeria’s “Middle Belt” where the mainly Muslim north meets the mostly Christian south.