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(CNN) I didn't want to ask the question. I could already guess the pain behind the answer. "Do you think your husband is dead?" Her mouth twists, contorting her young face, tears welling in her already reddened eyes. "I don't know... I pray to God to give him another chance," she finally manages to stutter. Her sadness is heavy and blankets both of us. She tells me she has three children, and they last saw their father four months ago when he went back to his army unit on the front line in Nigeria's battle with the radical Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. Satellite images show devastation of Boko Haram attacks, rights groups say His friends last saw him bloodied and shooting as Boko Haram fighters advanced and they all fled. If all this wasn't trauma enough, the young woman says the army has deserted her, too. "They didn't tell me anything, they still haven't told me what happened and they didn't pay me anyth

Deji Adeyanju is working directly under Doyin Okupe and we all know who Doyin is to the President. He is the Spokesperson of President Goodluck Jonathan, our very President that issued License to 2 Militants that supplied arms under their personal company. Deji made a tweets and linked it with Doyin Okupe's twitter handle revealing a hidden plot against GEJ's failure in the February elections. Emphasizing that Military will take over if General Buhari wins the forth coming elections.

Apparently miffed by the activities of various groups promoting the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan and other candidates, Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson has banned the activities of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN and other groups in the state. A statement signed by Daniel Iwariso-Markson, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, claimed that the groups were only brewing crisis in Bayelsa. “Those claiming to be campaigning for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan but are instead engaged in promoting subversive activities and inciting crisis and division within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state will have to move their activities elsewhere,” it said. Dickson, at a meeting with PDP flag bearers at the party secretariat in Yenagoa, said the party is the only recognized political structure saddled with the responsibility of leading Jonathan’s campaign in the state. He expressed worry at the activities of TAN, which according to him, d

If by now, you have read at least two, three or more of the several prophecies for 2015 from the different Nigerian men of God, then you are probably as confused as we are. These men of God hear from the same God but they come up with slightly different visions for Nigeria this year Their prophecies revolved around the Nigerian economy, Ebola, the upcoming general election, Aso Rock intrigues, the entertainment industry, death, death and more death. Kick starting the trend is the highly respected General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God who revealed his at the cross over night. He revealed that the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease, which has killed over 7,000 people so far, will finally die, he however warned that God said the world should pray against “massive calamities, massive earthquakes and strong hurricanes and typhoons.” On the February elections, he said “Unfortunately, because it is election year, I can’t tell you all that God told me abou

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday said that the Mr Babatunde Fashola administration had performed better than his. Tinubu, the immediate past Governor of Lagos, spoke in Ikeja at the flag-off of the party’s campaign for the forthcoming general elections in the state. He said that the Fashola administration had performed tremendously well in the last eight years. “In the year 2007, I handed over to one young man, brought him to you and said he would perform better. “A man with sound brain and sound mind; that person is Babatunde Fashola. He did not disgrace us. “I thank God for eight years of excellent performance, unbroken promises, sound experience and constructive government,” Tinubu said. He said that Fashola had performed well in construction of roads and school buildings, employment of youths and healthcare delivery, among others things. Tinubu urged Lagos residents to vote en masse f

Buhari A Most Distinguished International Fellow”- US War College Commandant "Buhari A Most Distinguished International Fellow”-US War College Commandant Letter To The Nigerian Army In 1980 Reveals Following widespread smear campaigns against the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), over his education, training and qualifications, SaharaReporters has unearthed a letter written by the United States Army War College, Pennsylvania praising Buhari’s intelligence and brilliance throughout his stint as a fellow at the prestigious military academy. The letter obtained from a source within the Nigerian military shows that Buhari attended and graduated from the College with the Class of 1980 on June 9 of that year. In a letter dated 13 June 1980 and addressed to then Chief of Defense Staff, General Alani Akinrinade, the Commandant of the War College, Major-General DeWitt C. Smith Jr described Buhari as “a most dis

A group of concerned youths in Bayelsa State under the auspices of Bayelsa Youth Vanguard has threatened to disrupt the re-election rally of President Goodluck Jonathan slated for 5 February in Yenagoa, the state capital, if the wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan attended. The organisation therefore warned her not to accompany her husband for the presidential campaign. Bayelsa is the home state of President Jonathan, adding that, they will not allow her divide the state like she did Rivers state. The warning, the group said, was sequel to what it described as attempts by the First Lady to destabilise and fuel needless crisis and political tension in the state. The spokesperson of BYV, Precious Ebi Johnson, in a statement on Wednesday said the the First Lady would not be allowed to come to the state “unless she retraced her steps or otherwise we will mobilise against the president’s rally.” “We are constrained to issue this statement bearing this impor

AHEAD of the general elections in February, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed the confidence that Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, will defeat President Goodluck Jonathan. Amaechi also said that the APC in Rivers State would win in the governorship, state and National Assembly elections. The governor, who spoke on Wednesday at the APC rally at Abua Central in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state, described Rivers as a satellite Nigeria, adding that the people of the state had always dictated the voting pattern of other Nigerians. Represented at the event by his deputy, Mr. Tele Ikuru, the governor recalled how Rivers had been following the voting pattern of other parts of the country since 1962 to date, adding that 2015 would not be different. He said, “Rivers State is a satellite Nigeria. Whatever happens in Rivers State is what will happen in Nigeria. In 1962,

1985, Three young men , Lawal Ojuolape (30), Bernard Ogedengbe (29) and Bartholomew Owoh (26) were taken to bar-beach. Those days that was the place where condemned criminals faced the firing squad. What was the offence of these three young men you might ask?.They had been found guilty of drug trafficking. Death penalty for drug traffickers was a decree that the Buhari/Idiagbon military junta introduced after they had seized power from Shagari. There was public outcry,people pleaded for their lives to be spared. International organisations jointly called for the halt in their execution but to no avail. Buhari insisted that discipline must be instilled! death was the way? That faithful morning they were led with their hands and legs bound. Eye witnesses say when they were tied to the spot in which they were to be shot,the three of them started singing. They sang a religious song that made the excited onlookers cry. As the bullets ripped through their body,hitting vital organs and thei

President Jonathan & General Buhari at 2015 Elections Sensitization Workshop on Non-Violence in Abuja this morning.

A Lady Beheaded And Dropped In A Lagoon in Lagos. Just saw this body on my way to work, this incident must have happened late hours of yesterday. I believe the politicians are at it again. I don't want to say that runs girls are the most vulnerable ones, we are all at risk. Lets be careful and be vigilante. This incident happened at the lagoon around Alaska estate axis Lagos. Rip to the dead Source: nairaland

Former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has opened up on why he is backing General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sylva, who was speaking in an interactive session with Bayelsans monitored on a radio station, Royal FM based in Yenagoa, said he was working for Buhari in 2015 because Jonathan had failed the Niger Delta people. While noting that he had disowned Jonathan as his brother, he pointed out that the Jonathan Presidency had dashed the hopes of the Niger Delta people. He said the decision to support General Buhari was based on convictions and the need for change in the polity. Sylva stated that he was ready to work for his newly found political friends in the APC than to work for President Jonathan who plotted his downfall from office. His words: “What has Bayelsa gained from the Presidency? Where is the federal project in the state that is

Ex-president dismisses PTF probe report The desperate battle to secure former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid may have collapsed, The Nationlearnt yesterday. Dr. Jonathan and Chief Obasanjo met for about one hour on Monday night at the former president’s Abeokuta home. The President requested for Obasanjo’s support. “It’s too late; I’m sorry,” Obasanjo reportedly told Jonathan. A source close to the meeting told our reporter on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the media. At the meeting were two Christian leaders – Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners’ Chapel – who attended at Obasanjo’s request. None of those at the meeting spoke about it, but it was learnt that it was brief because Obasanjo insisted that for him, it was too late to back Jonathan. The former president has been a virulent critic of the Jonathan administration,

ABEOKUTA – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Tuesday, said the report of the probe panel he set up when he held sway as the country’s president did not indict the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen . Muhammadu Buhari of corruption during his tenure as the Petroleum Trust Fund boss. Obasanjo however, said the probe panel discovered that, the Buhari-led PTF was inconsistent in its policies, saying other probe attempts on the activities of the former Head of state ‘was immaterial’. The former President stated this while paying host to Buhari who visited him at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta before his campaign rally at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta. Buhari was accompanied by his running mate, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, the party national Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, national leader of the party and former governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Bernaba

Why human rights will remain endangered in Africa and Nigeria Emeka Umeagbalasi .. December 2014 marked the 66 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights commonly called “UDHR”. The 2014 slogan of the United Nations was Human Rights 365; meaning that every day is world human rights day. Despite this memorable event of December 2014, human rights will still face big challenges in Africa and Nigeria in 2015. This is chiefly due to prevalence of dictatorship and tyranny in Africa and expected turbulent general elections holding in Nigeria in February. Historical Foundations of Human Rights: The recorded journey to human rights dates back to about 304 AD with the recognition of religious rights or right to freedom of religion by then monarchic authorities in Europe. The issue of human rights again appeared in the famous Fourteen-Point Program of then President Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America; a recommendation he made for the formation of the League of Nations, wh

Buhari Can’t Be President Because He’s Not Computer Literate – Mimiko The South West zonal coordinator of President Goodluck Campaign Organisation, Olusegun Mimiko, on Monday, said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, cannot be president of the country because he is a computer illiterate. Addressing supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Mr. Mimiko, who is also the governor of Ondo State, said Nigerians were looking for a well-educated president who would drive development in the country. “ They don’t belong to this generation. Some of them cannot even click a computer yet they want to be president in Nigeria in 21st century. We say no. we say no, I don’t have much to say. We want a 21st century compliant president,” he said as the crowd cheered. ....... http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/174818-buhari-cant-pr

Defection: Agagu, Olabintan Lead Thousands Of PDP Members Into APC In Ondo by Obiagelli(f): 4:57pm Mr. Femi Agagu, the former Chief of Staff and younger brother to late Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr. Femi Agagu defected alongside the former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Victor Olabimtan. The duo defected this morning with thousands of supports from the Peoples Democratic (PDP) including past state executives members who served under the administration of the late Olusegun Agagu. A correspodent of Saharareporters who is at the venue of the defection reports that thousands of aggreived PDP members in the state Including key loyal aides of Governor Olusegun Mimiko defected to the APC. At the ongoing event, on Oyemekun road, venue and state secretariat of the APC, supporters filled the storey building to capacity. http://saharareporters.com/2015/01/13/defection-agagu-olabintan-leads-t

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday appealed to former President Olusegun Obasanjo to back the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan in next month’s general elections. The PDP said Obasanjo’s support was imperative because it was crucial for the president’s victory in the February 14 poll. Obasanjo, who had engaged in war of words with the President in recent times, has since last year formally withdrawn active participation in the affairs of the ruling PDP. The former president was, however, absent from the MKO Abiola Stadium venue of yesterday’s President Jonathan’s campaign in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, did not also attend the rally. Earlier, journalists who had besieged Obasanjo’s Hilltop Presidential Mansion in Abeokuta to await the planned visit by Jonathan to the former president’s residence were disappointed when the event did not hold. Reporters who had kept vig

By Bunmi Awoyemi, Ph.D DON'T BELIEVE THE FLIP-FLOPPING NIGERIAN ARMY SPOKESMAN - BRIGADIER GENERAL OLUKOLADE I saw in the news this morning that the Military spokesman Brigadier General Olukolade denied that 2000 people were slaughtered overnight in Baga, Borno State as reported a week ago by the BBC and CNN based on eye witness reports. Instead he stated that ONLY 150 people actually died. He had to wait for one week to make this denial after his Commander-in-chief released a condolence message within 24 hours of a terror attack in France killing 23 French citizens empathizing with the French President and the French people. His Commander-in-Chief had issued a gag order against media houses threatening to cancel their broadcast licenses if they reported the story. The same Brigadier Olukololade said he had rescued the Chibok girls only for him to retract his fake press release? The same man said the government knows where the girls are being held but 8 months after the governmen

Who Will Call Nigeria “Christian Leaders” to Order By Igho Hakeem Ohwojeheri We read this morning that the prelate of Methodist Church, Samuel Uche, yesterday in the present of President Jonathan accused Fulani and Kanuri ethnic nationalities of being behind Boko Haram with the sole aim of seizing power and Islamising the country. I could not help but feel “wan kei” that a Bishop of such statute could have vomited such level of foolishness in the present of our President. Very tragic and unfortunate. Imagine that during Yar’Adua reign, that a top Muslim leader stood before Yar’Adua and claimed that Igbo and Ijaw ethnic groups where behind the Niger Delta insurgency in other to seize power and Christianise the country. Imagine the uproar and condemnation such comment would have elicited from Christian communities (home and abroad) and Muslims who would fall over themselves in condemning the President and the maker of such comment. Its a known fact that Boko Haram insurgency started

Dutse—Jigawa State Governor of Sule Lamido has said that the cabals surrounding the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammad Buhari would not allow him win next month’s general elections in the country. Lamido said that the ‘’cabals are capitalizing on Buhari’s so call popularity to seek elective positions,’’ saying, however, that ‘’Buhari cannot get the mandate of Nigerians’’ at the polls. The governor spoke while addressing a large crowd of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, supporters in Magatari town in the state during a political rally in the area, Sunday, “Frankly, even my party, the PDP has agreed that General Buhari is an incorruptible person but those sounding him are selfish, they are misleading him on the present realities in the country,’’ he said. Describing the “cabals as dangerous elements,’’ Lamido said that those deceiving Buhari were the former members of the PDP who dumped the party and moved clo

BOMBS AND VIOLENT ATTACKS ACROSS NIGERIA AS ELECTION CAMPAIGN BEGINS Abdulrazaq O Hamzat Its not up to a week that the electioneering campaign officially took off in Nigeria, but several violent attacks have been reported. From Rivers state to Ondo, Gombe, Jos, Abuja, Abia State and other places, reports of bombing and violent attacks is being recorded on a daily basis. It all started in Rivers State when the All Progressive congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari flag-off his presidential campaign in Rivers state, several APC members were attacked and shot on their way to the campaign. According to reports, No fewer than seven supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) were shot by suspected political thugs who ambushed them on their way to the flag-off ceremony of the presidential campaign, held at the Chief Adokiye Amieyesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt. It was gathered that, the vehicle carrying some APC supporters from Kana Local Government Area ran int

Ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign visit to Ebonyi State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Hon Sylvester Igwe, has said that over 50 per cent of members of the party in the state, including citizens of the state would not vote for the re-election of President Jonathan in the forthcoming February 14 presidential election following what he described as the president’s inability to curb the activities of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, as well as his failure to ensure the release of the abducted Chibok girls. In an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP in Abakaliki, the state capital, Hon Igwe claimed that the people of Ebonyi State and the nation in general are tired of President Jonathan’s lackadaisical attitude towards the continued killing of innocent Christians and Igbos in the North, and the non-prosecution of corrupt officials in his cabinet. He said the development of the country would be made possible if leaders found to be corrupt