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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned against a military takeover following any issues that might arise from the 2015 general elections. Chief Obasanjo gave the warning today while receiving APC South West women led by Mrs Aisha Buhari. "I do hope we will get things more right. A lot of rumors are flying around, I think we have gone away from the rumor of Interim Government because that is not in our constitution. I hope we will soon go away from the rumour of handing over to the military because the military is not meant to run affairs of a nation in terms of running government.” he said

APC Chairman in Gombe Local Government, Alh. Ibrahim Musa pictured above, was attacked by armed youths alleged to be PDP members at his home this evening. According to reports, Alhaji Musa was one of the party officials that received Gen Buhari in Bauchi state today. On his way home after the campaign rally, he said he met some youths who were fighting and intervened. He said after mediating, he went home to rest only to be attacked by one of the youths at his home.

One will begin to wonder why he is thanking God, some of his twitter follower asked him all sorts of question, but he decided not to respond. Well sooner or later we will know why he twitted this. Below are some of the tweets people directed to him

Africans being racially profiled on African soil. Apparently there's a Chinese Restaurant in Nairobi Kenya that turns back black people once its 5pm, saying they dont trust blacks once it's dark. But other nationalities can simply walk in and exceptions are made if an African is accompanied by someone of another nationality. Kenyans are outraged by this. You can read the story  here .

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has again warned voters not to remain at the polling centers after casting their votes on Saturday. In a report by CHANNELS TV , Mr Abba, on Tuesday told a gathering in Abuja, in very clear terms, that the security operatives expect everyone to vote and go. The IGP made the pronouncement during the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC stakeholders’ meeting. This view had been opposed by the political parties and INEC. INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, had repeatedly maintained that voters could stay and protect their votes after casting their ballot as long as they conduct themselves in such a way that they do not run foul of the Electoral Act. The IGP, however, insists that voters should not wait after the voting exercise because there is high possibility of committing electoral offense if they stay back. He also added that each polling unit would have at least two or three policemen to protect vo

A 16 year old boy has recounted how he escaped after his parents were slaughtered by Boko Haram while he watched..Babagana who was captured by the deadly group crept out of the Boko Haram hideout after three days of being locked there.. He walked through the forest for hours before he found help.He told  Daily Beast “I didn’t leave with anything,“When the chance came to escape, I only had my pants on. I ran almost naked.” Boko Haram militants invaded the rural town of Gamboru in Borno State, burnt down houses and demanded that the local children be handed over to them. Parents who objected were killed, and a couple of children were forcefully taken. “They asked me about my parents,They then killed them in front of me.” “That is how Boko Haram operates. They first take out your parents so you have no one else to fall back to.They killed people for no reason,I just couldn’t stand the horror. It made me terribly scared.”  Although he was only with the militants fo

A press statement from PDP Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode said yesterday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has told yet another lie about speculated the disqualification of the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari from the March 28 election. Fani-Kayode in a swift reaction to Mohammed on the issue said, “Lai Mohammed has told yet another dirty lie. What on earth is our business with Buhari's court case? “We know that he does not have a certificate and that he was not eligible to contest but we have moved on from there and we are ready to meet him in the field. The truth is that the APC are suffering from all manner of paranoia and they have lost touch with reality.   “They are the proverbial conspiracy theorists who are so consumed by their own morbid fears that they sleep in their wardrobes and under

According to twitter user with Brilla FM Mighty George, his car and about 20 others were vandalised today around National stadium, Surulere where the PDP rally is holding  ..This happened in broad daylight.. So sad! Tweets below

Read the press statement from the Nigeria Police Force below... As part of efforts to ensure adequate security in the forthcoming general elections across all the Federation on Saturday 28th March, 2015 and 11th April, 2015, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, CFR, NPM, NPOM, mni has ordered the restriction on vehicular movements as follows: (i) Saturday 28th March, 2015, 8.00am – 5.00pm only.  (ii) Saturday 11th April, 2015 8.00am – 5.00pm only This total restriction of movements order  applies to all ,  except for Ambulances, Fire service trucks and others on essential duties. Consequently, travellers and citizens who intend to use roads on these days and hours are advised to plan alternative times for their travelling. While expressing his regrets over the inconveniences that road users and the general public may encounter as a result of this restriction, the IGP appeals for the understanding and cooperation of the entire citizenry,

A twetter user tweeted this some moments ago about soldiers sizing PVCs, she did not state the reason for their action. 

The consolidated suit seeking to disqualify the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress,  Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has been adjourned to Wednesday. The judgment on the suit, praying the court to disqualify Buhari from the presidential race for various allegations surrounding his certificate,  had earlier been fixed for Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the the Nigerian Communications Commission and five others to pay the All Progressives Congress N500m for unlawfully shutting down the party’s presidential campaign fund-raising platform. Apart from NCC, the other judgment debtors are Etisalat, MTN Nigeria Limited, Globacom Limited, Airtel Nigeria Limited and Visafone Communications Limited. Justice Ibrahim Buba gave the order on Tuesday in Lagos.

This is Tijani, Davido's hot bodyguard whom he introduced while wishing him a happy birthday today.

A suit seeking to disqualify Buhari was adjourned to Wednesday. Read APC's press statement below The All Progressives Congress has warned against any orchestrated, last-minute disqualification of its presidential candidate, Gen. Buhari, in order to pave the way for an easy victory for President Jonathan or even another postponement of the elections "If it is true, as it is being widely speculated across the country, that the Jonathan Administration has procured a judgement to disqualify the APC Presidential Candidate  on Wednesday , when the Federal High Court in Abuja is expected to rule on the issue, then it portends a great danger for our country,'' the party warned in a statement issued in Abuja  on Tuesday  by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. It said, in addition to other reasons, the six-week postponement of the elections may have been used by those who never wanted the polls to hold in the first instance to shop for such a

The Defense Headquarters just released these photos of a suspected male terrorist who disguised as woman in Hijab. He was arrested by troops on his way to a market in KwayaKusar in Borno state today March 24th. 

He shared the photo of his new SUV on instagram. Big congrats to him...

Just before noon on February 14, 2015, the President addressed the world press. It was well-attended with journalists from countries like Haiti, the Comoro Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Belize, Papua New Guinea and Iceland.  How I ended up at Aso Rock is a gist for another day. For now, however, may I just tell you that I was an invited guest -- waiting in the north-by-northwest corner of the refurbished media room when the press conference was taking place.  I listened to the President as he made promises. For instance, he promised to end corruption in the oil sector by 2019. He promised to create 25 new federating states and build 15 new universities. He promised to build new prisons for petty criminals.  He also promised to invent new technologies to eradicate stealing and abuse of power. Furthermore, he promised to build Atlantis before the end of 2015.  Two of the most notable promises he made was to (a) end the ruthlessness of the Fulani herdsmen; and (b) t

Gunmen dressed in military uniform killed a relative of the Rivers state Commissioner for Power, Mr Austin Wokocha at the commissioner's home in Okposi Onelga community in Rivers state yesterday Monday March 23rd. According to Channels TV, the gunmen attacked the homes of the Commissioner and that of an APC Chieftain in the community on Monday night. A fight which lasted into the early hours of Tuesday morning broke out between the gunmen and some APC supporters in the party chieftains house, leading to the death of the young man, Samson Orike. The Rivers State Police said the crisis was between two political parties.

Ten executive members of APC in Adamawa state defected to PDP this morning March 24th. The APC members said they were moving over to PDP so as to give support to the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Their defection was announced at Adamawa PDP Secretariat by the publicity secretary of the APC, Padio Phineas.

An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline carrying 142 passengers and 6 crew crashed in southern France this morning. The airbus A320 was flying from Barcelona, Spain to Duesseldorf, Germany when it disappeared from radar in the Alpes de Hautes Provence after sending a distress signal at 10.47am local time. Everyone on board is feared dead after debris from the plane was found scattered over a wild area near Barcelonnette hours later. The cause of the crash is yet unknown but it's most likely the weather. The plane disappeared from radar in the Alpes de Hautes Provence (above) in the southern French Alps  French President Francois Hollande said "There were 148 people on board. The conditions of the accident, which have not yet been clarified, lead us to think there are no survivors." He said there was likely to be a significant number of Germans on the flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. He added: &q