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MEND Congratulates General Buhari

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'>THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on his victory in the 2015 presidential elections, saying Nigerians made the right choice.<br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1xxOhg5" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ift.tt/1xxOhg5" width="294"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The group in a statement by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, said, “The Nigerian people have spoken and elected General Mohammadu Buhari to be the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” adding, “In doing so, we have not only made the right choice of a new leadership, we have also reaffirmed the strength of our democracy.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“President-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari’s message of hope, freedom and opportunity resonates with our group, as it does with the Nigerian people.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />In these difficult times, with the economic crisis and security challenges, we are confident that under your leadership, Nigeria will once again regain its peace and unity,” the group asserted.‎<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />MEND also lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for his outstanding show of statesmanship “in conceding defeat and setting precedence as the first ever incumbent Nigerian President to be defeated and concede defeat, without any interference.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

MEND Congratulates General Buhari

MEND Congratulates General Buhari

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on his v...

#Nigeriadecides- JOINT STATEMENT BY US SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY AND UK FOREIGN SECRETARY PHILIP HAMMOND

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'>Our governments welcome the largely peaceful vote on March 28. The Nigerian people have shown a commendable determination to register their vote and choose their leaders.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />So far, we have seen no evidence of systemic manipulation of the process. But there are disturbing indications that the collation process—where the votes are finally counted—may be subject to deliberate political interference. This would contravene the letter and spirit of the Abuja Accord, to which both major parties committed themselves.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom would be very concerned by any attempts to undermine the independence of the Electoral Commission (INEC), or its Chairman, Prof. Jega; or in any way distort the expressed will of the Nigerian people.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

#Nigeriadecides- JOINT STATEMENT BY US SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY AND UK FOREIGN SECRETARY PHILIP HAMMOND

#Nigeriadecides- JOINT STATEMENT BY US SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY AND UK FOREIGN SECRETARY PHILIP HAMMOND

Our governments welcome the largely peaceful vote on March 28. The Nigerian people have shown a commendable determination to register their ...

Man beats wife to Pulp over Elections results

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'>A commercial motorcyclist, Raphael (surname withheld), yesterday, allegedly beat his wife, Bose, to a pulp over disagreement on the outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the couple, who live in Igangu area of Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government area of Kwara State are members of different political parties.<br/><br /><br/><br />According to reports, the result of the elections, which was widely believed to favour a particular party in the area, was said to have created frosty relationship between the husband and wife.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Trouble started between the couple when Bose, in the course of celebrating her party’s victory in the House of Representatives and the Senatorial elections in the area, made unpleasant gestures toward Abiodun.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />This was said to have angered Abiodun, who immediately pounced on Bose and inflicted injuries on her.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It took the intervention of neighbours and some commercial motorcyclists in the area to save the situation from degenerating further.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />An eyewitness, Sikiru Adewale, a commercial motorcyclist, told NAN that Abiodun accused his wife of not being sympathetic to the failure of his party.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Adewale said Abiodun was not happy with Bose’s attitude because she was always the major beneficiary of his party’s numerous largesse to the family.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I think the husband was not happy with the way his wife reacted to the outcome of the election results in the area, even when she has benefited immensely from her husband’s party’s largesse.’’ (NAN)<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

Man beats wife to Pulp over Elections results

Man beats wife to Pulp over Elections results

A commercial motorcyclist, Raphael (surname withheld), yesterday, allegedly beat his wife, Bose, to a pulp over disagreement on the outcome ...

5 dead in knife attack in Japan

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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;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'><img src="http://ift.tt/1wiR0Jv"/> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><div><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><br/> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Five people died from knife wounds in a small town in Japan’s west Monday morning, with police apprehending the suspect shortly after the attacks.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />National news agency Kyodo reported that the stabbing frenzy occurred at two houses on <a id="more" name="more"> </a>Awaji island, Hyogo prefecture, at around 7 a.m. (2200GMT).<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Tatsuhiko Hirano, was arrested after police discovered him wearing bloodstained clothes near the scene, close to where he resides.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />According to Hyogo police, Hirano had admitted to the stabbings, but refused to speak until he was represented by a lawyer.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The agency cited locals as saying that the population of the small town where the attacks took place mostly consisted of long-term residents familiar with one another.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

5 dead in knife attack in Japan

5 dead in knife attack in Japan

Five people died from knife wounds in a small town in Japan’s west Monday morning, with police apprehending the suspect shortly after...

"I Have Nothing Else To Say To Soludo" - Okonjo-Iweala

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><img src="http://ift.tt/1yFNPHy"/><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 />The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday said she would no longer reply the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo, over claims that that N30 trillion was stolen under her watch.<br/> </span><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><span style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'>Okonjo-Iweala said this while responding to questions on a radio programme on Raypower.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She, however, advised Nigerians not to be deceived by the misinformation by some politicians in the country.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />When asked to comment on the alleged missing N30 trillion, the finance minister said: “This is part of the packaged lies that Nigerians must avoid. I don’t want to enter into that debate, we have answered him (Soludo) and I don’t want to join issues with him because you don’t join issues when things don’t make any sense.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />She explained that the forensic report on the alleged unremitted oil revenue by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that was submitted to the presidency by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on Monday was never under her ministry, contrary to the insinuations by some members of the public.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“There is a lot of misinformation that is being put out and it is sad for me. I have not been controlling the audit, it is the Auditor General. Nigerians have been misinformed. They left out the fact that the Auditor-General was in charge of the report.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I was only interviewed for it and there was no way I could be in charge, but some people decided to paint it as if I was in charge of the report and that is very unfortunate.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It is part of the packaging and misinformation in this politics, and it has to stop because Nigerians cannot be continuously deceived,” the minister said.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Responding to a question on if the country is broke, Okonjo-Iweala reiterated that 2015 is going to be a “very tough year,” adding that: “This question of the economy is broke has been going on for four years now.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“People in the opposition have tried to package this and they have been saying this because they just wish the economy will be broke because they want to get Nigerians alarmed.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“They want to make them feel hopeless about the economy. But Nigerians cannot be deceived. All these three years that they have been saying that the country is broke, has the economy not been running?<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Now they saw that oil prices are falling and they are holding on to that. I have been very clear in saying that it is going to be a difficult year for the country, but this is something we can manage.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Continuing, she said: “The other story going around is that we are not able to pay salary. In December, the reason why salary took so long was because the payroll system we are using actually locked out some agencies when they tried to pay more people that are not in the system. The system locked out 14 agencies and we had to restore them for payment manually.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“I want to make one thing clear, because of the fall in oil price and the drop in quantity, less has been coming to the coffers.”</span><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

"I Have Nothing Else To Say To Soludo" - Okonjo-Iweala

"I Have Nothing Else To Say To Soludo" - Okonjo-Iweala

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday said she would no longer reply the fo...

AU hails Zambia’s successful election

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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/1Cu4UZF" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://ift.tt/1Cu4UZF" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, congratulated the people of Zambia for organizing an exemplary, successful and peaceful election.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The chairperson is gratified with the violence-free election in Zambia, which sets the pace for the remaining 17 elections planned to take place on our continent in 2015, said an AU statement on Monday.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The chairperson congratulated the Zambian Independent Electoral Commission for conducting the peaceful poll which has resulted in the election of Edgar Lungu, of the ruling Patriotic Front, as the new president of Zambia.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The chairperson congratulated Lungu for his victory, and wishes him a successful tenure in office.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Lungu’s mandate runs until elections in 2016, completing the remainder of late President Micahel Sata’s term following his death in October 2014.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The chairperson enjoined the newly elected president to continue to nurture unity and development in the interest of the people of Zambia.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Dlamini-Zuma praised Zambians for responding to her call, and those of other leaders made during late President Sata’s funeral, for a peaceful and smooth transition, according to the statement.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />(Xinhua)<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via nigerianeye</div><br /></div>

AU hails Zambia’s successful election

AU hails Zambia’s successful election

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, congratulated the people of Zambia for organizing an exemplary, ...

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