AFCON 2015: Ghana Vs E. Guinea, Ivory Coast Vs Congo DR

New Manchester United, Wilfried Bony struck twice as the Elephants of Ivory Coast defeated the FIFA’s number African footballing nation on Sunday.


Bony got a brace in what looked like their best performance so far since the start of the championship on January 17, while AS Roma forward, Gervinho, who missed two games due to the red card he got in his side’s first game returned and scored the third goal while Algeria returned one but was not enough to inspire the North African for a come-back.

Fatal Accident On Lagos-Ibadan Express Way

News just reaching us reveals that, a fatal accident occurred the early hours of today, February 2, 2015, on the Lagos Ibadan express way.

The accident which happened just in front of an Access bank on the Lagos-Ibadan express way was said to have been caused by a lorry which collided with some commercial vehicles. An heavy traffic immediately followed suit.

Accident on Lagos-Ibadan express way

No casualty has been recorded as it the time this report got to us, but we’ll keep you updated as more details unfold.

President Jonathan Believes He will Do Better From 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan has been reported by the Osun Defender saying elected presidents do better in their second tenure in office because it is devoid of the usual election distraction. 

President Goodluck Jonathan

Speaking in Kaduna State, when he was received by traditional rulers in the state led by the Emir of Zauzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, at the General Hassan Katsina House, Jonathan was reported to have told the traditional rulers that he was with them to receive their blessing as he vied for a second term.
He promised that if elected, he would be able to consolidate on his transformation agenda. He pledged to bring more development to Kaduna State and the nation in general.

We Are Investigating Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, Boyloaf's Threat - Police IG

 The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba has said that the threats made by some Niger Delta militants are being taken seriously and under investigation.

Police IGP, Suleiman Abba.

Mr Abba revealed this during the inauguration of some operational vehicles for police by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja.

OPINION: Who Stands For The Youth Between GEJ And GMB?

Ahead of next month’s presidential elections in Nigeria, a renowned political commentator, Oche Joseph Otorkpa, has explained why it would favour Nigerian youths to cast their votes for incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress.
According to Otorkpa, who is the publisher of Tsuntsu Hausa newspaper, prior to President Jonathan’s era, thousands of young and qualified Nigerians have consistently found it difficult to secure admission into Nigerian universities, lack of slots and over population forced many schools to turn back very qualified young Nigerians, a situation Jonathan considered unacceptable.
In a bid to correct this anomaly,the President swung into action and constructed 12 brand new Universities from scratch sweeping thousands of young Nigerians into various degree programmes in the process.

Oche Joseph Otorkpa

He also explained how the incumbent President placed food on the tables of many young people who became beneficiaries of employment from these new universities as academic and non academic staff.
Below is the full text of the opinion piece:

Inmates Scale Prison Walls With Bedsheets

What usually would sound as the unthinkable happened on February 2, 2015, Monday, in Meerut in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, when scores of inmates staged a mass jailbreak from an Indian young offenders detention centre by using their bedsheets.
It was gathered that the inmates tied their bedsheets together and then scaled down the walls of the three-storey building.
According to the city’s superintendent of police Om Prakash, a total of 91 inmates, including several convicted murderers, managed to flee the facility in Meerut overnight.
It was however gathered that 35 of the fleeing inmates have since been recaptured.
“They removed an iron grille from a window at the back of the building while police were guarding the front,” Prakash told AFP from Meerut.
“This was done so professionally that no one got a whiff,” Prakash added.

It was disclosed that those still on the run included inmates convicted of crimes such as murder, rape, theft and banditry.
Prakash added that all the inmates are aged under 18.

Northern Group Condemns Buhari’s Endorsement By Elders

A group, Concerned Northern Youths Forum (CNYF), has condemned the reported endorsement of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) by Northern Elders Forum (NEF).

General Muhammadu Buhari

CNYF National Chairman, AlKasim Charanchi, while addressing press conference in Bauchi at the weekend, said the group throw its weight behind the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan, ThisDay reports.