“Governor Obiano’s Enforcement of Demolition Stemmed kidnapping”

Effective enforcement of the Demolition Law by the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has stemmed incidents of kidnapping in the state. This assessment was made by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Joseph Agugoesi, on February 26, 2015 when he led a detachment of Police and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives to execute the demolition of two bungalows used as kidnap den in Azigbo, Nnewi South Local Government Area.

Winner of Diamond Bank TVC Remix Competition Signs Deal with Major Bangz

Solitude, winner of the just concluded Diamond Bank #youneedanewbank theme song remix competition has signed a record deal with Major Bangz, producer of the hit tracks “Alobam” and  “Shoki,” as part of his reward for winning the competition. #youneedanewbank is a brand campaign by leading retail bank, Diamond Bank PLC, aimed at promoting the bank as the new model for customer-focused banking in Nigeria.  

The competition which was in two phases – a dance and remix competition – required contestants to send in video entries of original dance or song remix of the TVC campaign while the public voted for their favourite videos. Entries with the highest number of votes emerged winners and their owners were rewarded with a cash prize of N250,000 for the dance competition and N1.5 million naira and a record deal with Major Bangz in the remix category. Four runners-up were rewarded with cash prizes of N150,000 each.

DOCTORS DECLARED ME FIT, BUHARI SAYS IN LONDON

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in London that he was certified fit by his doctors to run for the office of the president.
Buhari was speaking at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House in London, United Kingdom.
"I am fit. My doctors have declared me fit. I am going back home for the final phase of the campaign to win the elections," he said.
Buhari said he often laughed whenever he hears stories that he was either bedridden or dead. "I just laughed when I hear some people wishing me dead or saying I was dead," he said.
On poll shift, Buhari said "we are grateful to the international community for openly insisting on free and fair elections."

GMB’S OPPONENTS, LOYALISTS STORM CHATAM HOUSE

 

The speech of Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) on Thursday was preceded by demonstrations from two sets of people – one in support of his presidential ambition, the other against it. Those opposed to Buhari, comprising mainly young men, carried placards which read: “Buhari belongs to the past”, “The past can’t belong to our children today”, “A dictator hiding behind a pastor cannot be a democrat”. They all wore branded shirts with the inscription, “DIASPORA SAY NO TO TYRANTS”.

PDP DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT CHANGE BECAUSE WE AREN’T BUS CONDUCTORS THAT ASK FOR CHANGE – FIRST LADY

Nigeria First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has charged women in the country to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stressing that any woman who votes for All Progressives Congress, APC, is an enemy of herself.
Dame Jonathan, at Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, at the PDP Women for Change Initiative Presidential Rally in the state, while applauding the benevolence of the PDP administration to women in the country, cited the Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria, YouWin and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SUREP, as some of the empowerment programmes the President Jonathan administration was using to empower women and youths in the country.

PHOTO NEWS: PRESIDENT JONATHAN DONS MILITARY UNIFORM AS HE VISITS BAGA, MUBI

President Jonathan today visited in Mubi, Adamawa State and Baga, Borno State where he met with the troops who are fighting Boko Haram. He applauded the troops for recapturing territories formerly held by insurgents. He said that he and all Nigerians were very proud of the bravery, competence and patriotism with which they were now undertaking operations to expel the insurgents from all parts of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa state.

NIGERIAN MATHS GENIUS ESTHER OKADE STARTS UNIVERSITY DEGREE, AGED TEN

She's a big fan of Disney's Frozen, and loves playing with her dolls.
But Esther Okade is also a university undergraduate after starting a degree at the age of ten.
Esther, one of the UK's youngest university students, is studying for a maths degree with the Open University.
She enrolled three weeks ago and is already top of the class, scoring 100 per cent on a recent test.
Esther, from Walsall, in the West Midlands, isn't the only member of her family with a talent for numbers - her six-year-old brother Isaiah is already taking an A-level in maths.
Her mother, Efe, said applying to the university was "an interesting process because of her age."
She said: "We even had to talk to the Vice Chancellor.
"After they interviewed her they realised that this has been her idea from the beginning.
"From the age of seven Esther has wanted to go to university.
"But I was afraid it was too soon. "She would say, 'Mum, when am I starting?', and go on and on and on.

Fleeing Boko Haram Calls For Ceasefire

Members of the Islamist terror group, Boko Haram that are running away from the fire-power Nigerian Troops are calling for ceasefire and immediate stop to hostilities. The group that has lost almost all their camps in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa are distributing flyers in Potiskum and Yobe areas in Adamawa state asking for ceasefire as they are fleeing for safety. The $1Billion request from President Jonathan was delayed by the House of Representative for nearly 5 Months and Nigerians lost over 148 soldiers using war equipment used during the Biafran war. In the last three weeks, the war planes, attack Helicopters, armoured vehicles with Night vision, Body armour for thearmy

CHATTAM HOUSE CONFIRMS BUHARI’S SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT

The Royal Institute of International Affairs, better known as Chattam House, has confirmed that presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), will be speaking at its event billed for Thursday in London.
This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Directorate of Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu.
A post on the website of Chattam House on Monday stated that Buhari, who is on a working visit to the United Kingdom, would speak on the topic ‘Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria’s Transition’.

MBADINUJU, DUMPS PDP FOR APC

Former Governor of Anambra State, Chinwoke Mbadinuju, on Monday in Abuja defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
The former governor, who could not hide his anger at the alleged shoddy treatment he and his supporters were subjected to by the PDP, said he was confident that Nigeria would fare better under an APC administration with Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) at the helm of affairs.
At a press conference to announce his defection in Abuja, the former said the Boko Haram menace was part of God’s judgment on Nigeria for embracing injustice instead of promoting justice and fairness.