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Rivers Election Tribunal relocates to Abuja for security reasons

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1E5scs8" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://ift.tt/1E5scs8" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Rivers Election Petition Tribunal has relocated to Abuja for security reasons.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />This was contained in a statement made available to NAN on Wednesday in Abuja.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement was issued and signed by Mrs Deborah Musa, the Secretary of the tribunal.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement said that the relocation was approved by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement said Justice Ishaq Bello, the acting Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, approved the FCT High Court, Apo, as the secretariat and trial court for the tribunal.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Rivers Election Tribunal relocates to Abuja for security reasons

Rivers Election Tribunal relocates to Abuja for security reasons

The Rivers Election Petition Tribunal has relocated to Abuja for security reasons. This was contained in a statement made available to NAN...

NEW VIDEO: Olamide – Falila Ketan

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1N8fmuM" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://ift.tt/1N8fmuM" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“For his first video of the year, YBNL boss, Olamide premieres the pictorials for another song off his recent “Street O.T” album. The “Falila Ketan” video was directed by Unlimited L.A and features appearances from the YBNL squad. With some subtly obscene scenes and little comedy to spice things up, the video shows the award-winning rapper flirting with several big-booty chics, and also features cameo from actress Eniola Badmus and pop duo Skuki.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Check it out.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='' frameborder='0' height='415' src='http://ift.tt/1DJjNa2' width='660'> </iframe><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

NEW VIDEO: Olamide – Falila Ketan

NEW VIDEO: Olamide – Falila Ketan

“For his first video of the year, YBNL boss, Olamide premieres the pictorials for another song off his recent “Street O.T” album. The “Fal...

Adamawa PDP Unite In Support Of Ribadu

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><img height="400" src="http://ift.tt/17tPKb3" width="372"/><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Adamawa State, has declared full support for the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, after reconciling aggrieved party members.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Following several meetings of reconciliation, the state chapter of the party on Monday announced support for all candidates contesting elections on its platform.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br />The meeting, which was presided by Governor James Ngilari, had most of the aggrieved members in attendance.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />While addressing the gathering, Mr. Ngilari pledged his support for all the party’s candidates including Mr. Ribadu.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“l have never supported any other governorship candidate except Nuhu Ribadu, I have never worked for anybody and will never work for anybody but for Ribadu,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Also speaking, the state chairman of the party, Joel Madaki, said “we disagree to agree, we had differences but now it is over, we will work together to ensure victory for our party at all levels”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In his address, the flag bearer of the party, Mr. Ribadu, thanked all and promised to operate an all-inclusive government.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He urged the people to bury their differences and work for the victory of the party at all levels.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Members who contested the party’s governorship ticket attended the meeting.</span><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Adamawa PDP Unite In Support Of Ribadu

Adamawa PDP Unite In Support Of Ribadu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Adamawa State, has declared full support for the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, after r...

SDP adopts Jonathan as presidential candidate

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1yGLkon" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="http://ift.tt/1yGLkon" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: inherit;'><b><br/> </b> </span> <span style='font-family: inherit;'><b><br/> </b> </span><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'><b>The Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Tuesday in Abuja endorsed the candidature of President Goodluck Jonathan in the Feb. 14 presidential election.</b> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>The National Publicity of SDP, Abdul Isiaq, said this at a news conference in Abuja.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>He said that the party reached the decision following the report of a committee set up by its National Executive Committee on adoption of presidential candidates.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the National Chairman of the party, Chief Olu Falae, had hinted of the party’s decision to adopt a presidential candidate.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>He said that the development followed the inability of the party to produce its own candidate for the office.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Mr. Isiaq said the committee, in the report presented to the National Chairman of SDP, observed that of all the presidential candidates, only that of the PDP formally requested the party’s support.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>He said that the committee also observed that PDP had also accepted the SDP’s required conditions to warrant the party’s support.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Mr. Isiaq said that part of the conditions was that PDP would faithfully implement the 2014 National Conference report as a basis for restructuring Nigeria.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Others, he added, were adoption of policy of zero tolerance for corruption and intensification of efforts to defeat insurgency in the North East, among others.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>“Based on the foregoing observations, the committee has unanimously recommended that SDP should endorse and support the candidature of Jonathan.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>“This is to enable him to complete the restructuring of the polity based on the report of the National Conference 2014.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>`”The party has accepted these recommendations and hereby directed all its supporters and members throughout Nigeria to vote for Jonathan’’, Isiaq said.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Mr. Isiaq, who was also the Chairman of the committee, however, stressed that the support was limited strictly to the presidential election.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>According to him, it does not extend to any other elections, adding that the SDP has candidates for other elections.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>“SDP is determined to contest and win all the elections for which it has sponsored candidates throughout Nigeria and thereby become the credible alternative which it aspires to be.’’</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

SDP adopts Jonathan as presidential candidate

SDP adopts Jonathan as presidential candidate

The Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Tuesday in Abuja endorsed the candidature of President Goodluck Jonathan in the Feb. 14 preside...

Jonathan takes election campaign to Niger Delta

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1zXryKo" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://ift.tt/1zXryKo" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday took his re-election campaign to the Niger Delta, knowing that victory in the key region will help to determine overall victory in next month’s vote.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The head of state, who is looking for a second, four-year term, was in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, which is controlled by the opposition and is seen as a pivotal election battleground.<br/><br /><br/><br />Rivers was run by Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until the defection of its governor Rotimi Amaechi in late 2013 to the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It has since been a flashpoint for violence between supporters of the two parties, with long-standing complaints from Amaechi about a personal campaign against him by the government in Abuja.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Last Saturday, unknown gunmen stormed and bombed the site of a planned APC rally outside Port Harcourt in a sign of rising tensions and fears of a repeat of widespread violence that hit polls in 2011.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />There was a heavy presence of armed police and soldiers at the PDP rally venue before Jonathan’s arrival.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />As a southerner and Christian from neighbouring Bayelsa state, he would ordinarily be expected to count on widespread support from his kinsmen.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />But apparent momentum for the APC on the campaign trail — and predictions that the party could even seize power — has given added importance to control of the major urban centre.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Rivers State information commissioner Ibim Semenitari said the APC was “not worried” about the PDP challenge, even though Jonathan was from the Delta.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It won’t change anything to their favour,” she told AFP.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We know we have the people, goodwill and track record of performance on our side and these will be determining factors in the election.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We have the required numbers of voters that will sustain us in power.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />APC chairman for the state, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, also said he was confident of victory in the February 14 presidential and parliamentary polls, as well as the governorship and state assembly vote two weeks later.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Rivers state, with Port Harcourt as capital, is strategic because it is the hub of the country’s oil and gas sector,” he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“President Jonathan won massively in the state in 2011 but he has lost that goodwill because of poor performance in office. The people are clamouring for a change which is the APC is ready to bring about.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Jonathan takes election campaign to Niger Delta

Jonathan takes election campaign to Niger Delta

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday took his re-election campaign to the Niger Delta, knowing that victory in the key region will h...

Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe to be buried Feb 3

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1zXrydC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://ift.tt/1zXrydC" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b>The Actors Guild of Nigeria has released the programme of activities to honour the late Nollywood thespian, Muna Obiekwe, who died on Jan.18 from a kidney related ailment.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In a statement released and signed by AGN’s President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, it was disclosed that the remains of the light skinned actor would be laid to rest on Tuesday, Feb.3.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The programme would commence with a candlelight procession which will be held in Lagos on Feb.1.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The meeting point for the procession is the Alhaji-Masha Roundabout in Suru lere at 4pm and would terminate at the popular O’jez Restaurant inside the premises of National Stadium Lagos.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He will be buried at Umudioka, Anambra State, and several celebrities from the showbiz circle are expected to be at the event to pay their last respects to their departed colleague.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />(NAN)<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe to be buried Feb 3

Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe to be buried Feb 3

The Actors Guild of Nigeria has released the programme of activities to honour the late Nollywood thespian, Muna Obiekwe, who died on Jan....

Time to Disgrace the Self-Appointed Godfather of the South-West - Femi Aribisala

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1CTshKy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://ift.tt/1CTshKy" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span> <span style='font-family: inherit;'><br/> </span><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>There is a harrowing story told by Adekoya Boladale, which needs to be brought to the attention of Nigerians, especially the people of the South-West. In the middle of the night of 4th January, 1984, heavily armed men of the Strike Force of the Nigerian army invaded the Lagos home of Chief Olu Awotesu, the Minister of State for Agriculture. This military operation had one design, to put the minister under arrest.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>However, Chief Awotesu was not at home, having gone to his home-town in Iperu, Ogun State. On meeting his absence, the soldiers descended on his family. His wife was dragged from the bedroom upstairs through the staircase to the ground floor, where she was kicked and beaten by the men in khaki. Her assailants laughed at her while she screamed and begged for mercy.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>The children were not spared either. They were also slapped and tortured in the bid to determine the precise whereabouts of their father. This ordeal apparently went on for over three hours. When Chief Awotesu returned from Iperu to Lagos and learnt that he was now a wanted man, he drove straight to Dodan Barracks, then the seat of government in Nigeria, to give himself up.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>He was not only arrested, he was detained without trial for nearly two years. It was while in detention that he learnt about the ordeal his family had been put through by men of the Special Forces. Chief Awotesu was only released in 1985, even though the government found no evidence of any crime against him.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><strong style='border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>South-West is not for sale</span> </strong> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>The man responsible for this injustice is Muhammadu Buhari. He is now running for president and wants our votes. Paradoxically, a number of the kinsmen of the late Chief Awotesu are now charged with selling his candidacy to us in the South-West; and yet Buhari himself has never found it necessary to apologise to us for the human rights violations his regime inflicted on us.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>A unique opportunity was given to him by the institution of the Truth and Reconciliation panel under Justice Chukwudifu Oputa in 1999. However, Buhari showed his contempt for us by refusing to appear before the panel. Why then should people in the South-West give this same man their votes in 2015?</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>The fault is not Buhari’s. The fault is that of the traitors now charged with white-washing his image. These people are obviously contemptuous of their Yoruba kith and kin. They have told Buhari that all he needs is a bit of cosmetic surgery. He should change from wearing an agbada to wearing a suit. He should choose a Christian Yoruba pastor as his running mate, and even attend a thanksgiving service in Lagos where he pretends to sing Christian praise songs. He should then mouth a few inane words about “change” and “anti-corruption” and all will be forgotten.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Somebody is being fooled but it is not the Yorubas. It does not matter how many curious onlookers are paid to come to Buhari’s campaign rallies in the South-West; the Yorubas will ultimately not succumb to this hogwash. Buhari has been rejected in the South-West three times. He will be rejected yet again. Out of over 4.7 million votes cast in the six states of the South West in 2011, Buhari could only get 321,609. That is less than 7 percent. Nevertheless, some Yoruba bigwigs in the APC have gone ahead to strike a deal with Buhari on the grounds that they will deliver the South West to him in the coming election. It is not going to happen.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><strong style='border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Charlatans</span> </strong> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>In the first place, who made these charlatans spokesmen for the South-West? Who mortgaged South-West Yoruba interests to the political ambitions of Bola Tinubu and his henchmen? As a matter of fact, the 2015 presidential election provides a unique opportunity for the people of the South-West to break off the political shackles of Bola Tinubu by rejecting his new-found ally of Muhammadu Buhari. If for no other reason than the refusal of the Yorubas to be sold into slavery, Buhari must be rejected outright in the South-West and the APC must be kicked out of Lagos State.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>With all the noise currently being made about Buhari’s candidacy, one important point is often overlooked: Buhari is not even well-liked by his own people. A lot is made of the 12 million votes he obtained from the North in 2011, conveniently forgetting that Goodluck Jonathan also obtained a sizeable 8 million votes from the same North. Indeed, in 2011, Goodluck Jonathan won 428,392 votes in Buhari’s home-state of Katsina; to Buhari’s 1,163,919. That means Jonathan won 37% of the votes in Buhari’s backyard. Compare that to the situation in Jonathan’s home state of Bayelsa. Jonathan won 584,811 votes; while Buhari obtained a miserable 691 votes. That gives Buhari a measly 0.11% of Jonathan’s votes.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>It is also instructive that in the primary election for the APC presidential candidate, Northern delagates did not vote for Buhari. Instead, they gave their votes to Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and former vice-president Atiku Abubakar. Delegates from Buhari’s North-West voted for Kwankwaso, while those from the North-East voted for Atiku. Buhari’s delegate votes came primarily from the South-West, as well as from the South-East and the South-South. However, in 2011, out of over 38 million votes cast in the entire country, Buhari could only obtain 391,933 from the entire South-West, South-East and the South-South put together; that is 1.03% of the votes.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>In short, Buhari was imposed on the North as the APC presidential candidate by delegates controlled by Tinubu. It was out of gratitude for this that Buhari gave Tinubu the sole responsibility for choosing his vice-presidential running-mate. Tinubu’s first instinct, of course, was to reserve the vice-presidency for himself. But the political pressures against a Muslim/Muslim APC ticket, led him to concede it to his political surrogate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><strong style='border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Buhari’s crimes</span> </strong> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>It is contemptuous of Tinubu and his Yoruba acolytes in APC to presume that they can deliver the South-West to Buhari in the 2015 presidential election, in spite of Buhari’s antecedents. Of all the people they could form an alliance with, Buhari is by far the least acceptable to the Yorubas. In over 30 years of being a fixture of Nigerian politics, Buhari has been decidedly and unapologetically anti-Yorubas and anti-South-West. It is a matter of public record that Buhari has never done anything for us. On the contrary; he has done so many things against us.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>When he assumed power in 1984, he established a 16 member Supreme Military Council (SMC) to rule the country. In spite of the fact that the Yorubas are the largest ethnic group in the country; larger according to every statistical index than the Hausas and the Fulanis; Buhari could only find room for one solitary token Yoruba man: Brigadier Ola Oni. Buhari’s SMC had 11 Northerners to 5 Southerners.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Buhari locked up South-West politicians like Bisi Onabanjo and Michael Ajasin even though no case was found against them. Even after they were discharged and acquitted by the kangaroo courts he set up, he still kept them locked up and refused to release them. He pressured a judge to jail Fela Anikulapo Kuti for failing to declare foreign –exchange he had legitimately procured for the up-keep of his band on a foreign trip, while allowing the Emir of Gwandu to smuggle back into the country 53 suitcases during the currency-change exercise.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>He did not just brutalise Chief Awotesu and his family. He did the same to Tai Solarin, who was denied medication for his asthmatic condition while in Buhari’s gulag; Ayo Oyewumi, who became blind in Buhari’s detention; and Busari Adelakun, who died of chronic ulcer, complications developed in Buhari’s jail. Buhari even seized Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s passport for no just cause, and thereby denied the old man visits to his doctors at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, USA during the years when he ruled Nigeria.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>He frustrated Lagos’ attempt to build a metro-rail system and, as PTF chairman, he discriminated blatantly against the South-West. It is pathetic that, rather than insist he should apologise for these and other infractions, the Yoruba politicians that have decided to pitch their tent with Buhari are now trying to pull the wool over our eyes by trying to give him a cosmetic political makeover. It is just not going to wash.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><strong style='border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Tinubu’s agenda</span> </strong> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>The question needs to be asked: what is in it for Bola Tinubu and his henchmen? Don’t buy the hype. While Muhammadu Buhari and the APC lieutenants are busy making suitable noises about fighting corruption at the federal level, the godfather of Lagos State is busy trying to replicate at the federal level structures similar to the ones he has used to milk Lagos State dry.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Running for the PDP ticket for governor of Lagos State, Musiliu Obanikoro noted that the cost of governance in Lagos State has gone up astronomically: “because every business transaction must factor the emperor of Bourdillon into it. That has become a burden on our families. Lagos belongs to all of us, we are going to put an end to an era where Lagos belongs to one man.”</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>This godfather has yet to occupy a federal position, yet his holdings are in the tens of billions because he has the finances of Lagos State in his pocket. He is now gunning to replicate this at the federal level by proclaiming himself the presidential kingmaker. To do this, he intends to enslave the Yorubas to a North-West cabal that insists it is its divine right to rule Nigeria.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.3125px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;'><span style='font-family: inherit;'>Quite apart from the fact that the godfather himself is deluded in thinking that Buhari will be a docile Fashola replica as president; or in assuming that those clamoring for power in the North will have any consideration for him once they use him as a ladder to get to power; he is equally deluded in thinking the Yorubas are fools who will readily mortgage their future in order to instal Bola Tinubu as the godfather of Nigeria.</span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Time to Disgrace the Self-Appointed Godfather of the South-West - Femi Aribisala

Time to Disgrace the Self-Appointed Godfather of the South-West - Femi Aribisala

There is a harrowing story told by Adekoya Boladale, which needs to be brought to the attention of Nigerians, especially the people of ...

FG's so-called fuel price reduction, show of deceit - APC

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1Bt0eEv" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://ift.tt/1Bt0eEv" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b>The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Federal Government of making a show out of deceit by its so-called fuel price reduction, saying a 10.3 per cent slash in the price of petrol (from 97 to 87 Naira) is a mere tokenism at a time the price of crude oil has crashed by about 60 per cent.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In a statement, Monday, in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the pump price of a litre of fuel should not be more than 70 Naira, meaning that at 87 Naira per litre, the government is forcing Nigerians to subsidize the massive corruption in the oil sector by 17 Naira for every litre of fuel.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />”When crude oil was selling at 100 dollars per barrel, the landing cost of PMS without subsidy was 125 Naira per litre. Now that the oil price has crash to about 44 dollars per barrel, landing cost without subsidy is about 65 Naira per litre. The same goes for diesel which should not sell for more than 90 Naira per litre,” it said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />APC said while governments of countries which are not as economically endowed as Nigeria have reduced the pump price of fuel as far back as early January 2015, Nigeria that is the world’s sixth largest producer of oil is just announcing a price slash that is far below those countries.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />”Early this year, Zambia slashed the price of petrol by 23 per cent while Tanzania reduced the pump price of the product by 16%. In the US, which until recently was importing crude oil from Nigeria, the price of fuel has fallen for 113 consecutive days as of Jan. 16. Therefore, the 10.3% price slash in Nigeria is too meagre too late,” the party said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It said the real reasons that the Nigerian government has delayed slashing the price of imported petroleum products following the crash in crude oil prices are the massive corruption in the oil sector and lack of political will on the part of the country’s leadership.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />”With Nigeria depending on importation of petroleum products to meet about 90% of its domestic consumption, the country is relying heavily on term contracts entered into with petroleum product trading companies to meet its domestic demand. It is possible that the petroleum products pricing formulas embedded in these contracts, which generally run for up to 1-1/2 and in some cases 2 years, have not anticipated these low prices.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />”Therefore, unless the government moves to renegotiate the contracts now, it may not reap the full benefits of the decline in petroleum prices. But here is the catch: Since the government and its agents have skimmed off huge ‘commissions’ from the firms with which the term contracts were signed, it could not possibly go back and renegotiate those contracts or go into new forward contracts that will reflect the current reduction in crude oil prices.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />”It takes a strong willed, determined and transparent leadership to immediately call in the petroleum products contracts for re-negotiation, as this will represent a huge blow on corruption in the sector since clearly ‘commissions’ would have been paid by petroleum product traders on the existing contracts. This explains the token reduction in fuel price, which the government must have hoped will fool an unsuspecting public, especially a few weeks to elections,” APC said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The party also wondered why the PDP-led federal government had to wait for a widely-publicized call from the APC Presidential Candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, and some other concerned Nigerians before doing what the government of other countries in Africa and elsewhere around the world have already done: slash the price of petroleum products commensurate with the fall in crude oil prices.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It called on the PDP federal government to immediately slash the price of petrol to 70 Naira per litre and the prices of diesel and kerosene to nothing more than 90 Naira per litre each way, and stop stealing from Nigerians who have been pauperized by its bad record of governance since 1999.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

FG's so-called fuel price reduction, show of deceit - APC

FG's so-called fuel price reduction, show of deceit - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Federal Government of making a show out of deceit by its so-called fuel price reductio...

El-Rufai, Fashola now campaigning for Jonathan – PDP

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1AvGc6S" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://ift.tt/1AvGc6S" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b><br/> </b> <b>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insinuated that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kaduna state governorship candidate, Malam Nasir El-Rufai are campaigning for President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the presidential election slated for 14 February.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In a statement issued by Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) he said they were campaigning against General Muhammadu Buhari because they were both recorded to have urged voters to elect a younger president.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement said it recalled that El-Rufai, a former APC Interim Deputy National Secretary and a Buhari supporter, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, had described him as: “perpetually unelectable”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />El-Rufai, it recalled, said he was 25 years old when Buhari was Head of State and wondered why he would not allow younger generation as symbolised in President Goodluck Jonathan, to have a shot at the position.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“El-Rufai had also called on young Nigerians to take their future into their hands and ensure that they voted for a new generation of leaders,” Metuh said in a statement.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Similarly, he also stated that Fashola has urged voters to do same. “Lagos State Gov. Babatunde Fashola has not hidden his preference for a younger, more educated and articulate President who is able to connect with the current generation of citizens as embodied in President Goodluck Jonathan.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It recalled that Fashola had earlier said that: “If you put an old man there, he cannot do it. If you call him in the night, he may not pick your calls.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement wondered “who better fits into this picture than Buhari who could not remember the name of his running mate at his campaign rally in Owerri.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It added that Buhari also nearly fell while trying to climb the stage in Calabar during the ACP rally in Cross River.<br/><br /><br/><br />“In spite of his later attempt to remedy the situation, deep inside his heart, Fashola harbours an aversion to a Buhari presidency as evidenced in his earlier statements,” the statement said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It quoted Fashola as having said that: “When 40-year olds are now leading nations and our 40-year olds can’t even get to the Senate, they can’t even become governors.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“We cannot point to success in other countries and refuse to do what those people are doing to get things right.”<br/><br /><br/><br />This, it said, like many Nigerians put it, was a coded way of saying Buhari was too old to be the President of the Nigeria.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement added that the PDP was however, not surprised at the double standard being displayed by APC leaders, describing such as “one of their stocks-in-trade”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

El-Rufai, Fashola now campaigning for Jonathan – PDP

El-Rufai, Fashola now campaigning for Jonathan – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insinuated that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kad...

Buhari promises to tackle Boko Haram, if elected

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/15nCVxX" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://ift.tt/15nCVxX" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><b><br/> </b> <b>Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), said if elected, his administration would address the issue of Boko Haram insurgency to ensure security in the country Buhari stated this on Saturday at the township square, Lafia, during his campaign rally in the Nassarawa state capital.</b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The fundamental challenges facing this country now are insecurity and the problem of economy– which are worsened by corruption. l pledge to tackle insecurity in the North-East caused by the Boko Haram sect.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I assure you that we are going to finally assemble a competent team of Nigerians to efficiently manage the country. I am appealing to you; the damage done to this country is great.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The level of unemployment, level of insecurity is intolerable. The journey has begun. It will take time, it will take patience, it will take support from you to make sure that we succeed.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“My administration will be poised to serve the people of this country judiciously, through improved healthcare delivery system, and quality education, to enable the citizens enjoy the dividends of democracy,’’ Buhari said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said that his administration would provide good roads and other infrastructure.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The APC presidential candidate, who noted that Nigeria was endowed with natural solid minerals, said his administration would articulate a plan to reposition the country’s mineral sector, which would enhance mining activities in the Nassarawa state.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said that mineral exploration was “a veritable tool for economic transformation” as it would create employment opportunities and diversify the means of income for the state, so that it would not be waiting for revenue from oil to develop.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to him, if given the mandate, his administration will also place high premium on the execution of developmental programmes to enhance the well-being of the populace.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />While advising other candidates not to see the race as a do-or-die affair, he said, “I have no reason to see the presidential ambition as a war, because I am not fighting for myself but the interest of the people of this country”.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In his remarks, Buhari’s running mate, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, urged Nigerians to vote for the party’s presidential candidate as well as its gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Umaru Al-makura.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Osibajo also appealed to them to protect their votes. (NAN)<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Buhari promises to tackle Boko Haram, if elected

Buhari promises to tackle Boko Haram, if elected

Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), said if elected, his administration would...

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1xU87jZ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://ift.tt/1xU87jZ" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Transsexuals, transvestites and others thought to have what Russia considers to be “sexual disorders” have been barred from driving in the country for “medical reasons” under new road safety regulations.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The new regulations have been criticised by rights activists, who see them as unconstitutional and likely to exacerbate an already hostile climate for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Russia.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The new Russian rules banning people from driving because of their gender identity are ridiculous and unlawful,” Nils Muiznieks, human rights commissioner for the Council of Europe, said in a message posted to Facebook on Friday. He urged Russia “to immediately amend the rules to remove this ban.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The government resolution, dated December 29 and signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, lists numerous medical conditions, including “mental and behavioural disorders” defined by the World Health Organisation, that the government believes disqualify a person for a driving license.<br/><br /><br/><br />The resolution does not claim WHO endorsement for the new driving restrictions.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“That is certainly not the intent of WHO’s classifications,” said Shekhar Saxena, director of WHO’s mental health department. He said they were meant to lead to more reliable diagnosis, so “for example, when someone is diagnosed with a disease in Germany, they would get the same diagnosis in France.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><i>(Al Jazeera)</i><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Russia says transsexuals are unfit to drive

Russia says transsexuals are unfit to drive

Transsexuals, transvestites and others thought to have what Russia considers to be “sexual disorders” have been barred from driving in the...

Kano destroys 326,151 beer bottles

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1A2E0mZ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://ift.tt/1A2E0mZ" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Kano State Hisba Board said it has destroyed 326,151 bottles of beer out of the 363, 853 it confiscated from members of the public in the past three years.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />This was contained in a statement in Kano on Saturday by the officer in charge of operation at the board, Alhaji Sani Nasidi.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement noted that the destruction of the illegal commodity was carried out in three phases within the period under review.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“In the first phase 42, 000 bottles were destroyed while in the second and third phases, 40,000 and 244,151 bottles were destroyed respectively,’’ the statement said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement indicated that there were a total of 197, 173 bottles of beer that were yet to be destroyed by the board.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“These remaining bottles of beer are being kept at some of the local government areas where they were impounded and they would be destroyed at a later date.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />‘’But the other bottles of beer were destroyed at Hawan Kalibawa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state,’’ he said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement explained that the special operations were carried out in collaboration with the eight LGAs that made up the Kano metropolis.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The statement, which commended other security agencies in the state for their support and cooperation with the board, called on them to maintain the tempo.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Kano destroys 326,151 beer bottles

Kano destroys 326,151 beer bottles

The Kano State Hisba Board said it has destroyed 326,151 bottles of beer out of the 363, 853 it confiscated from members of the public in ...

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