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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared Musiliu Obanikoro as unfit to be a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in view of what it called “the prominent role” he played in the Ekiti state election scandal which was recently exposed by Captain Sagir Koli. The students made their position known yesterday during a protest they staged in Ikeja, the Lagos state capital. READ ALSO: 2015: Jonathan Versus Buhari On Nigerian Youth Led by the NANS Vice President (External Affairs) Ogunkuade Oluwatosin, the students called on Obanikoro to take perpetual leave of politics and leadership aspirations in Nigeria, saying his actions have not only destroyed the fabric of democracy but also eroded the hopes of Nigerian students that the ideal of democracy will ever be celebrated in the country. The students during the protest Oluwatosin reading the students resolution during the protest The students chanting solidarity songs to press home th...

Jungle justice can be defined as the capital punishment meted out by individuals without any legal authority on a suspected individual. This form of justice has occurred frequently in Africa where people still believe in the old method of taking justice into their own hands, for sometimes petty crimes. Everyday only in Nigeria, someone is killed by jungle justice, the nation is said to have the  highest rate in Africa. On October 5, 2012 four promising students of University of Port Harcourt, Chiadika Biringa, Lloyde Toku Mike, Tekena Elkanah and Ugonna Obuzor, all first sons of their parents were killed without any justification on accusation of being cultists and thieves. ALUU 4 These young men had their bright future snapped from them by blood hungry men. The murder of these young men might have gone unsolved if not for the mass public outcry. READ ALSO:  Killing Of ABU Professor Mistaken For B’Haram: Atiku Challen...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign organisation on Wednesday urged the South-West to ignore President Goodluck Jonathan’s repeated promises to implement the National Conference report. This was contained in a statement by the director of media and publicity of the campaign, Malam Garba Shehu. READ ALSO:  Why Goodluck Jonathan Is Unpopular In South West – APC The APC campaign said the president’s promises contained nothing that amounts to the zone’s collective interest. According to the organisation, whilst it was not indisposed to any group supporting any candidate for the forthcoming general elections, it considered it important to state that a recent purported endorsement of Jonathan by former Confab conferees from the South-West was predicated on spurious and utterly dishonest reasons. It noted that the points of the Yoruba agenda that could have favoured the South-West, in­cluding regional autonomy, restructuring, devolution of power ...

 Wuse Zone 6 Senior Magistrates court, Abuja yesterday said that the criminal case brought against Nigerian boxer, Bash Ali, and four other accused persons will hold on April 2. Bash Ali has was jailed alongside Gabriel Ikyowe ; Timothy Ugbede; Daniel Otoski and Jones Ebele. Bash Ali Bash has however met all the demands for bail but has refused to leave jail. They were arraigned on Febraury 19th on a six count charge of joint act of abetment, criminal trespass, and obstruction in public way. READ ALSO:  Read What Buhari Campaigners Urged The South-West To Do To Jonathan They were also charge with criminal trespass, causing obstruction in public way, wrongful restraint and criminal intimidation. Prosecuting officer, Sgt. Bulus Samuel said that these charges contravened the provisions of sections 79, 85, 348, 194, 256, and 397(b) of the Penal Code. The accused persons have all pleaded not guilty to the charges. They were granted ...

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday flagged off the second section of the Enugu-PortHarcourt Expressway. According to Punch, the 41.4 kilometer road was awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) at the cost of N34, 047, 096, 919.17 with a completion period of 30 months. READ ALSO : Elections 2015: Meet The Man Who Has Been A Thorn In The Flesh Of The APC (PHOTOS) President Jonathan who was represented at the flagging off of the road by the Minister for Works, Chief Mike Onolememen, said the gesture was a demonstration of his avowed commitment to the development of road infrastructure in the country in line with the transformation agenda of his administration. He noted that the Enugu-Port Harcourt dual carriage way is an important North-South arterial highway route connecting so many important cities in the country. Jonathan said the highway constructed over 70 years ago was begging for total rehabilitation following enormous pres...

Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka was hosted on Tuesday, 3rd March by the leadership of Chatham House’s Africa Programme, including the Head of the programme, Dr. Alex Vines. Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka Minister Chidoka met with Chatham House to discuss President Goodluck Jonathan’s full commitment to democracy, peace, and security in Nigeria. He also emphasized the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) strong history of upholding democratic principles. READ ALSO:   How Much Did You Pay Chatham House To Initiate Poll Shift – APC To FG Chidoka insisted that every effort must be made to replicate the same model of free and fair election that the world witnessed with President Jonathan’s 2011 victory. “The discussion with Chatham House was very positive,” said Mr. Chidoka . “We reviewed the facts at hand leading up to the presidential election in Nigeria . The Nigerian people are being given...

Nigeria’s former President, who has been recently in the news over his quit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), predicts the outcome of the upcoming presidential elections. Olusegun Obasanjo Many lamented over OBJ’s decision to leave the ruling party after years of service. Several times the country ex leader blasted President Goodluck Jonathan over his performance in the office. At the same time he noted the good things about the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. It was even alleged more that once that Obasanjo openly endorsed the former military Head of State . Speaking in Kenya last month during his autobiography presentation, he praised Buhari calling him “smart enough”, “educated enough” and “experienced enough”. However, soon the former PDP politician debunked reports about endorsing GMB saying that he would simply be guided by “track of records” while deciding who to support. According to ...

The Federal Government today had a closed door meeting with parents and relatives of abducted Chibok school girls, where it tabled plans to get the girls released from Boko Haram captivity. Recall that over 200 girls were abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, on April 14, 2014 by the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram. READ ALSO: Nigerian Chiefs Leaked Chibok Operation Details To BH? In a press statement made available to Punch by the Special Adviser to Minister of State for Power (Hon. Mohammed Wakil), Olawale Rasheed, it was disclosed that, at the meeting in Maiduguri this morning, the federal government, through its representative, told the parents how far it had gone in securing the release of the school girls from captivity. READ ALSO: Boko Haram Releases 158 Abductees It will be recalled that in a just concluded interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT), President Goodluck Jonathan revealed that the abducted chibok g...

Word on the streets of Owerri, the Imo State capital, is that Governor Rochas Okorocha has depleted the state’s finances in his failed bid to emerge presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC) and subsequent financial contributions to the party’s eventual candidate, Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign. Naij.com commentator on Political Issues, Chidi Okoye , has analysed how it is possible that Okorocha could, albeit unintentionally, be campaigning against Buhari. Hitherto hugely popular in the state, Governor Rochas Okorocha, who rode on the wings of this trend to defeat the then incumbent, Ikedi Ohakim, in 2011, is fast losing the love of his people as a result of recent happenings. On February 26, hundreds of contractors in the state protested alleged non-payment of over N180 billion owed them by the state government. The jobs being owed for, according to the protesters, who formed an association known as Unpaid Imo Contractors, ranged from road constructio...

Editor’s note: Following the film aired on African Independent Television (AIT) Emeka Umeagbalasi hold an investigation of buildings worth billions of naira located within and beyond Lagos State supposedly acquired and owned illicitly by referenced former Lagos Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the editorial policy of Naij.com. Story highlights: The Nigeria’s biggest landlord Beyond the threat of lawsuit Are these properties exist in the country and in areas they are said to be located? Is Tinubu Mr. Clean or not? (Elombah) – The attention of leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law has been drawn to a lawsuit threat letter (for libel) addressed to the Management of Daar Communications Limited; owners of the AIT by solicitors of one Mr. Tinubu Ahmed over the former’s recent airing of a documentary alleging that the latter illicitly acqui...

First Lady Patience Jonathan has made series of headlines recently; mostly for highly provocative statements that have aroused mixed reactions from the listening public. It is therefore, not a surprise, that Nigerians are starting to get a little bit uncomfortable with quite a few of her outbursts. Naij.com commenter on political issues, Chidi Okoye has expressed that it is time Nigerians did something about her actions which he believes might be detrimental to Nigeria growth. Critics have rightly expressed outrage at some of the hate comments Patience Jonathan has made this campaign season and several calls to have her prosecuted have been made. Last Friday, taking a dig at her husband’s main challenger and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) , Muhammadu Buhari, at the Benue State edition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Campaign Rally held at the IBB Square, Makurdi, the first lady said that “ a child that is still crawling at a...

The Nigerian army has reacted to the alleged frustration of neighboring troops who are part of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency. Maj-Gen Chris Olukolade Channels Television on Wednesday reported that the reaction was conveyed by the spokesman of the Defense Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade. READ ALSO : Military Counter Boko Haram Attack On Konduga Major Olukolade, who denied the report, explained that the current wave of events in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeastern part of the country was conceived and being driven by the Nigerian Military. He also cleared the air that the Nigerian Military enjoys the backing of the reinvigorated MNJTF with troops from Chad, Cameroon and Niger. The military spokesman said such claims were geared towards causing a rift between the Nigerian Military and its Allied Forces, which could be detrimental to the operations as well as re...

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has shifted his meeting with resident electoral commissioners (RECs) to Wednesday, March 11. INEC Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega The meeting, which was initially scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 4, was to enable the commissioners to give the chairman feedback on the distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards and other preparations for the elections. READ ALSO:   Anxiety Trails Jega’s Meeting With The RECs  It was understood that on March 12, the INEC would finalise preparations for the March 28 and April 11 general elections. The meeting was reportedly shifted to enable the commissioners to give Jega the results of card readers’ testing on Saturday. There were fears at the INEC on Monday that some pro-government commissioners might pass a vote of no confidence in the INEC chairman at the meeting , initially scheduled for Wednesday, March 4. Advertisement T...

In a just concluded interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT), President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that the abducted chibok girl are alive. The President said that Boko Haram insurgents have not killed the over 200 schoolgirls abducted from Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno state. Featuring on an AIT programme tagged Kakaaki, the president said: “The good story is that they’ve not been killed”. READ ALSO: Boko Haram Releases 158 Abductees He continued: “They are still alive because when terrorists kill they display. But we can’t just move in with artilleries and clear the place because they may use them as shields, so we are working with the global best practices”. Advertisement The president also promised that Adamawa and Yobe states would be completely liberated from the terrorist group before next week. READ ALSO: Nigerian Chiefs Leaked Chibok Operation Details To BH? However, he admitted that his government initially underestimated th...

When one that is expected to uphold the law is found less of it, the situation becomes appalling! A Policeman was spotted at Odo-Eran, Cele bus-stop in Surulere, Lagos this morning obviously drunk! According to Linda Ikeji, the Policeman was seen very early this morning at about 8:30am drunk to the point that he could not stand or walk without being supported. READ ALSO: Drunken Lagos Mobile Policeman Dips Woman In Mud, Hits Another One See some photos below: This is not the first time Policemen will be in the news for negative reasons. Recall that just few months ago, a police officer in Lagos, identified as Aurthur Okeke with ID. No.453255 assaulted a heavily pregnant woman. READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/396694-photos-policeman-spotted-drunk.html

The controversial governor, who is known for throwing tantrums at senior members of the Peoples Democratic Party, is up to something new. The governor and director of the Buhari/Osinbajo presidential campaign was spotted trying to make a woman’s hair. READ ALSO: SEE The Photo Of Osinbajo’s Alleged Poor Father And What He Has To Say About It From the photo, it was obvious that the governor, who has a great sense of humour, decided to continue the woman’s hair as the other woman looked on in bewilderment. Is this another campaign strategy or was the 49-year-old governor just exhibiting his playful side. See the photo below: READ ALSO : How 9-Yr-Old School Girl Did The Unexpected To Buhari, Osinbajo And Fashola Few Days Ago Whether it is a campaign strategy and the governor was just trying to relax away from the political brouhaha around him, we think he has really shown that, whatever a woman can do, a man can do better! Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been th...