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Governor Fashola collected his PVC at Polling Unit, Ward G3 Unit E002, State Junior Grammar School, Itolo Street, Surulere, Lagos today February 8. The Lagos state governor had previously complained (read here ) about not getting his PVC.  

According to Joe Igbokwe, the fear of the All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate is the beginning of wisdom. Joe Igbokwe who is a writer, and principal officer at the Lagos State Infrastructure, Maintenance And Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA in this opinion piece has talked on the detailed travails of Buhari. How the retired General tried all he could from 2003 to 2007 to 2011 all to no avail but in 2015, he gained popularity with Nigerians. Read the opinion piece below: The fear of candidate Buhari is now the beginning of wisdom in Nigeria today. Buhari was no serious contender in the eyes of ordinary Nigerians in the contest for the Presidency in 2003, 2007, 2011 but in 2015 Buhari has become a serious issue, a volcano, an avatar, a hurricane, a force and a thunder to reckon with. The event that changed everything was when General Buhari was nominated as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in a 48-hour non-stop event at...

Normalcy has returned to the Lekki tow gate, after the ugly incident that led to the withdrawal of mobile policemen posted to guard the area and ensure compliance by Mbu Friday, last week. Mbu’s convoy, consisting of six cars and an armoured personnel carrier, sought to transit through the Ikoyi-Lekki toll plaza on Lane 8. On reaching the toll point, some of the police orderlies escorting the convoy allegedly ran up and informed the LCC official on duty and the mobile policemen standing by that the AIG was in the convoy. The LCC official was said to have retorted: “Who is the AIG? He should follow procedure and pay the toll.” Mbu, who was said to have overheard the remark, felt insulted by the effrontery of the LCC toll plaza staff. To make matters worse, the five mobile policemen attached to the plaza were also said to have engaged the orderlies escorting the convoy in an altercation. Their conduct was said to have enraged the AIG, who then ordered that ...

In the wake of the announced postponement of the February 14 general elections,  T.B. Joshua  has released a video online as evidence that he predicted the shift of the upcoming elections. The  Synagogue Church of All Nations  ( SCOAN ) founder had purportedly predicted the election postponement on February 9, 2014 among other prophesies. The two minute twenty-five seconds clip uploaded on SCOAN's YouTube channel,  Emmanuel TV  shows prophet Joshua telling the congregation :  “What I am seeing is heavy. I am seeing rain – the cloud is darker. The fulfillment of 2015 – pray for it.” “Is that not the time of elections? Democracy is sweet – pray that your democracy would not be rubbished,”  he continued. Joshua added,  “I am seeing disagreement at the end of the day and that disagreement can result to anything. Nigeria, these are the challenges you are going to face – challenges of disagreement… They will want to fight; we...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari has called on all Nigerians to remain calm following Saturday’s postponement of the general elections from February to March and April. Mr. Buhari just addressed a world Press conference at his campaign office in Abuja, saying he shared the pain and frustration of Nigerians over the shift. He said although he considers the shift of the election a fraudulent attempt to subvert Nigeria’s democratic process, Nigerians should not be tempted into taking action that will further endanger the country. He however maintained that the new dates fixed by INEC must be sacrosanct. ” Before us there is Nigeria, and long after we are gone there will be Nigeria,” Mr. Buhari said. Details shortly

Johannesburg - South African police said Sunday they have discovered the frozen corpses of four newborn babies in freezers at a house in the southern city of Mthatha. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Saturday and made the grim discovery of the infants estimated to be aged between just one and two months. "The babies were found in two freezers," police spokesman Mzukisi Fatyela told AFP. Police are looking for the owner of the house, a woman, who was away in Johannesburg at the time of the search. Investigations have been launched and the bodies have been sent for post mortems. Mthatha is one of the main towns in Eastern Cape province and lies near Qunu, the final resting place of former president Nelson Mandela.

Youths for Greater Nigeria, YGN, on Friday February 6th held a peaceful protest at the Indonesian Embassy in Victoria Island, following the  execution  of two Nigerians and incarceration of 12 more. The group said they felt the need to voice out the concern of those remaining inmates and families that have their sons waiting for the same fate. An official of the embassy received a letter of appeal from the group to the Indonesian government. In attendance were mothers, siblings and the Nigerian community living in Indonesia. Continue to see more pics from the march and names of those waiting on death row. The group say they hoping for either Prisons exchange or lowering the sentence to life.

Maxxandra Ford of Tampa, Florida set a record on January 29 by giving birth to a healthy baby boy weighing 14 pounds and one ounce. This makes her son, named  Avery Denton, one of the largest ever born in the state’s history Ford, who has a 1-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter already, claims that she didn’t even realize she was expecting until about 35 weeks into her pregnancy. She said she initially just thought she was gaining weight last fall for other reasons. After going to a doctor in her third trimester, she finally learned that she was about to become a mother of three - or more. She said she assumed she would be having twins, considering how large she was growing. Local news anchor Kerry Klecic posted a photo of little Avery on Twitter, showing a happy and sleeping infant looking perfectly calm and happy. According to Dr. Vincent Iannelli, a pediatrics expert, the average birth weight for babies born in the U.S. is 7 pounds, 7.5 oun...

Here are exclusive pics of Governor Rochas Okorocha's newly built Imo state house Worship Chapel. APC presidential candidate, Gen. Buhari, Amaechi and others were at the chapel recently to address the congregation of over 3000 worshipers. More photos below

Someone who was almost swindled by a Nigerian, showed the Genevieve magazine Editor the fake passport in his identity being used to deceive unsuspecting people. 

The US Government has expressed disappointment over the postponement of Nigeria's general election which was announced last night by INEC chairman, Prof. Jega. Below is a statement by the US Secretary of State John Kerry posted on the US Department of State website The United States is deeply disappointed by the decision to postpone Nigeria’s presidential election, which had been scheduled for February 14. Political interference with the Independent National Electoral Commission is unacceptable, and it is critical that the government not use security concerns as a pretext for impeding the democratic process. The international community will be watching closely as the Nigerian government prepares for elections on the newly scheduled dates. The United States underscores the importance of ensuring that there are no further delays. As I reaffirmed when I visited Lagos last month, we support a free, transparent, and credible electoral process in Nigeria and renew ...

This is one of the private jets that the APC has been using for their campaign rallies all over the country.  Photo credit: Tolu Jinadu Images

All in cos the election was shifted

In this interview sent exclusively to LIB, Nkiru Sylvanus opens up about her relationship with Oge Okoye's ex-husband, Stanley Duru, who she' rumoured to be marrying. Nkiru denies everything... What's your reaction to the report making the rounds that you are getting married? Now ok, first I've been married on the internet for more than three times! They first got me married in 2008, then they got me married again in 2011 and now, they are getting me married again in 2014/2015. I'm beginning to ask, why do they like to get me married? If I were married in 2008 and again married in 2011, why again should I be getting married again in 2015? That means they were all lies. It's all rumours. Some people will report this stuff like they know you, when they only see you on TV. It's just like Governor Okorocha whom many are saying all sorts of false reports against lately. Some of this people have not been to Imo state in the last six years, bu...