Lawmakers vow to fight poll shift JANUARY 24, 2015 Members of the National Assembly on Friday kicked against the call by the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), that the February 14 general elections should be shifted to give the Independent National Electoral Commission time to distribute over 30 million outstanding permanent voter cards. The lawmakers said the postponement of the elections would… [Read More…] PDP wants justice ministry to sue Buhari for perjury JANUARY 24, 2015 The Peoples Democratic Party has said it is not satisfied with the credentials of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, and has threatened to contest the authenticity of his academic results. A top party official, who spoke with Saturday PUNCH on Thursday, said the ruling party would investigate Buhari’s statement of results… [Read More…] Oil slump: Dollar now sells for N208 JANUARY 24, 2015 The naira on Friday crashed against the United States dollar from 191 to 208 at the parallel market, otherwise known as the black market. The dollar sold for between N205 and N208 on the streets of Lagos, Abuja and other major cities in the country. The currency had exchange for between N188 and N191 on… [Read More…] Jonathan to campaign in Borno today JANUARY 24, 2015 Two weeks after visiting the Boko Haram insurgency- ridden Maiduguri, Borno State, President Goodluck Jonathan will again visit the state to campaign for next month’s election. His previous visit was to the soldiers serving in the state in commemoration with the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The President had severely been criticised in recent times for not… [Read More…] I fulfilled my 2011 campaign promises –Jonathan JANUARY 24, 2015 President Goodluck Jonathan Friday said he had fulfilled the promises he made to Nigerians during his 2011 campaign. He said this while inaugurating a five- seater air-conditioned passenger inter-city rail transport system that will link Makurdi, Benue State with Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Jonathan, who was represented by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, said the country had witnessed transformation,… [Read More…] DHQ restores website after hackers’ attack JANUARY 24, 2015 The Nigerian Defence Headquarters on Friday regained control of its website hours after unidentified hackers took control of the platform, defenceinfo.mil.ng and defaced it. Tweets were posted on a twitter handle, @imamsadiq123, claiming responsibility for the cyber attack. The DHQ provided no information on the identity of the hackers. Saturday PUNCH noticed that tweets on… [Read More…] Nigeria doesn’t need UN to fight Boko Haram - Dasuki JANUARY 24, 2015 National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has told the British Broadcasting Corporation on Friday that Nigeria does not need the assistance of the United Nations and even the African Union to tackle the Boko Haram terrorist group. The NSA said Nigeria and its neighbours were in a “good shape” to take on the insurgents. But he… [Read More…] We regret voting Jonathan in 2011 –Middle Belt JANUARY 24, 2015 The people of the Middle Belt said they regretted voting for President Goodluck Jonathn during the 2011 general elections. They said that in spite of their support for the President, they had nothing to show for it. The Middle Belt people, however, said despite their disappointment, they would still vote for him again in the… [Read More…] INEC recovers 983 stolen PVCs in Edo JANUARY 24, 2015 The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday announced that it had recovered a total of 983 Permanent Voter Cards snatched during the distribution exercise in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Mike Igini, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ forum held at the National Orientation Agency office in Benin,… [Read More…] Jonathan reads riot act to rice importers JANUARY 24, 2015 President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday read the Riot Act to rice importers in the country, saying all those owing import duties must pay, no matter how highly placed. He said under no circumstance would he allow rice importers to hold the nation to ransom. “Nigeria our dear country will not be held hostage by rice… [Read More…] Gombe Governor escapes death, 14 supporters die JANUARY 24, 2015 No fewer than 14 persons died on Thursday evening in Gombe State when a vehicle crashed into the convoy of the Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo. The procession was returning from the presidential rally of the Peoples Democratic Party in nearby Bauchi State when the tragedy occurred. According to TheCable, an online news platform, the vehicle which… [Read More…] UNICEF decries attack on Nigerian children JANUARY 24, 2015 An executive director with the United Nations Children’s Fund, Mr. Anthony Lake, has raised the alarm on Boko Haram attacks targeting students and teachers in schools in northern Nigeria. Lake said between 2013 and now, more than 200 teachers and 300 students had been killed in terrorist attacks in the north, while at least 338… [Read More…]
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