We’re ready for polls – INEC

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, reiterated its readiness for the forthcoming general elections even as strong pressures were brought on its National Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega by contending forces at the National Council of State, NCS, to shift the polls by six weeks.
Jega, who, insisted on holding the election as scheduled was, however, countered by service chiefs present at the meeting who, according to sources, told him that they could not guarantee security for the election.
At the end of the meeting, the commission was told to go and conduct its responsibility within its legal framework. The commission is meeting tomorrow to review the developments, sources said.

Solemnity of All Souls :Bishop Ezeokafor Charges Christians to Pray for Souls in Purgatory

By Abuchi Onwumelu
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Ezeokafor has called on Christians all the world to use the period of the solemnity of All Souls celebration to pray for those purgatory saying that any prayers said by an individual to a particular soul has its own blessings.

Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this  shortly after the solemnity of All Saints /Souls Mass held at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Awka, enjoined Christians to pray for the fallen saints of God, who were opportune of being able to enter heaven but still caught in the bridge between heaven and hell known as purgatory

His words, 'Well today is a very important day in the life of Catholic Church word wide which started precisely yesterday, when the Church celebrated the solemnity of All Saints that is all that have lived in this life and have really done well in human reckoning and they are really counted among the saints.

There are many Saints that are not in the book of divine saints, it’s only those who show something extra-ordinary, something we can count and say yes.

Council Of State Insist On February 2015 Election

The National Council of States meeting called to discuss issues about the the nation’s security challenges and the forthcoming elections has ended.At the end of the eight-hour meeting, members insisted the general elections must proceed as scheduled, reporters were told.Members also agreed that elections could be postponed in troubled zones — areas ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency.Nigerians had watched out for the outcome of the meeting all day giving the alleged plot by government to force INEC to shift the elections.More details about the outcome of the meeting to come later.
President Goodluck Jonathan presided over the Council of State meeting, where national issues bordering on the nation’s security and the elections were deliberated upon.

VICTOR UMEH A SENATOR NDIGBO MUST ENDEVOUR TO HAVE

Indeed time is now at hand. Ndigbo must once again be reminded of doing the needful. The primary elections of all parties are over with exception to that of Anambra PDP that shall and always be resolved in the court of law. But before this time, that is the election proper, Ndigbo needs to be reminded of the hard fact that 2015 is a very crucial year for Igbo survival. It is of necessity to inform Ndigbo that owing to the precarious nature of things especially as concerns the politics of Nigeria, we do not for any reason need to dare gamble with the forthcoming election especially as regards electing candidates, particularly, candidates of bold conscience.

FORMER GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA EXTOLS THE VIRTUES OF MRS. OBIANO ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

The former governor of Anambra State, Dame Virgy Etiaba has extolled the virtues of the wife of the governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, for steadfastly working in support of her husband governor Obiano for the good of Anambra State. Dame Etiaba made the commendation at Anaedo Social Club field during the campaign tour of Nnewi North LGA on February 2, 2015.‎ The statement of the former governor was echoed by others at Nnewi South, Ihiala and Ekwusigo Local governments campaign for candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state.

Delta Serves Starbucks® Coffee In-Flight Worldwide

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) this month began brewing Starbucks coffee on board all of its flights around the world. The move continues Delta's effort to partner with high-quality, like-minded brands in an effort to enhance the overall traveling experience for customers. With the expanded partnership, Delta and its Delta Connection partners will serve Starbucks coffee on more than 5,000 flights per day. 

2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS: HOPE RISES ON APGA CANDIDATES

In one of his many seminal essays on Nigeria, Chinua Achebe poignantly observed that “Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.” Indeed since Nigeria began its current democratic experience, one of the most crucial tests we have had to face is the quest for a responsible and astute leadership – a leadership that represents the best the country has to offer in the management of the affairs of men.

Wole Soyinka: No One Should Vote For Jonathan-He Has Shown A Total Failure In Leadership

 

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, declared on Thursday that no one should vote for the continuation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s government, saying that there has been a total failure in leadership.
He said he has sixty reasons not to vote for the Jonathan regime.
“I will not vote and I will not encourage ‎anyone to vote for the continuation of this government, simply because your colleagues numbering over two hundred were kidnapped, ” Soyinka told students at the 2015 edition of Vision of the Child (VOTC), a yearly programme inaugurated in 2012.
He said the Chibok girls kidnapped on 14 April of last year were sent on a mission to acquire an education, but ended up being kidnapped.
“And the government of this nation failed to show leadership.‎ So anyone who says after that event that I will vote or cast my vote or encourage anyone to vote for this regime must be living in Sambisa forest,” Soyinka said, referring to a forest in Borno State where the Chibok girls are believed to be held by Boko Haram.

Anaocha LGA Pledges Support For Ekwunife Senatorial Ambition

The member representing Anaocha, Njikoka/Dunkofia Federal constituency Honourable Uche Ekwunife, has solicited the support of traditional rulers to mobilize the electorates to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) ahead of february general elections

She stated this in her campaign tour to the palaces of the traditional rulers of Neni kingdom, Adazi Enu, Ichida Kingdom, and Agulu-Ezigbo in  Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra state, stressed  the need for traditional rulers  to lead the sensitization  project by  informing their  people through holding regular town hall meetings and using other notable means of passing the message in the language the electorates would understand.

How Uche Ekwunife And Her Convoy Run From Anambra Breaches Of Peace Law

A melodrama reminiscent of Nollywood theatrics ensued over the weekend along Onitsha-Awka end of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway by Nawfia, when the political campaign convoy of Mrs. Ekwunife ran for cover to avoid possible arrest for illegal campaign and breach of the peace in Anambra State.

Ekwunife’s convoy which was en-route Awka after campaign stops in near-by towns turned and ran on citing heavy presence of security personnel by the Nawfia axis on the Expressway.

The event which took place along the busy Onitsha-Awka end of the busy Expressway drew the attention of the villagers who suddenly noticed many cars in the Ekwunife convoy making a quick U-turn and running back to Awkuzu while one of the cars carrying Mrs. Ekwunife veered into the near-by village route to avoid detection on citing the blockade of the road by security personnel trying to quell an altercation by some Nawfia residents laying claims to the parcel of land where the burrow pit is located.