Adeboye’s Son Shares Election Poll Declaring GEJ Winner

As Nigerian elections are fast approaching, lots of unexpected happenings have been recorded so far.

Unexpected happenings like political parties opposing each other with uncountable grievous allegations, unscrupulous online election polls, religious leaders meddling into politics with various seemingly real and ‘not-so-real’ revelations and predictions and many more. However, we are not here to talk about that.

Ex-LG Boss Leads 6400 PDP Supporters To APC In Sokoto

Latest reports indicate that no fewer than 6400 supporters of the People Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto State, northern Nigeria, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday.
According to PM NEWS report online, the defecting PDP members were led to the opposition party by a former chairman of Tambuwal local government area, Alhaji Maiakwa Magaji.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed that Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto was on hand to welcome the defectors during his gubernatorial campaign in the area.

Governor Wamakko

It was gathered that the incumbent governor advised the supporters to ensure that they collect their Permanent Voters Card to enable them vote in next month’s general election.

North Korea leader 'to visit Russia'

Kim Jong-un accepts invitation from the Kremlin to attend Word War II memorial in Moscow, South Korean media reports.

North Korea and Russia have been looking to boost ties [Reuters]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has confirmed he will attend celebrations in Russia in May marking the Soviet victory over Germany in World War II, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, citing a Kremlin spokesman.

Rights group: Israeli bombing of Gaza homes was policy

Report by Israeli rights group B'Tselem accuses Israel of deliberately bombing Gaza homes while occupants were inside.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza remain homeless since Israel destroyed their homes last summer [Reuters]

An Israeli rights group has criticised the government for what it called a deliberate policy of launching air strikes on homes that killed hundreds of civilians during last year's Gaza war.

Passengers Miss Flight As Jonathan Arrives Abuja

The road to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja, was blocked to allow smooth passage for President Goodluck Jonathan and his entourage and caused many passengers travelling to various destinations across the country early yesterday morning to miss their flights. 

According to Daily Trust, the blockage resulted in a traffic logjam on both sections of the road, as passengers hurrying to catch morning flights were held up for over two hours.

Jordan 'ready to swap' inmate for pilot held by ISIL

Efforts to free Jordanian pilot and Japanese journalist comes after ISIL threatens to kill the two within 24 hours.

About 200 relatives of captured Jordanian pilot protested outside the prime minister's office in Amman [AP]

Rights group: Israeli bombing of Gaza homes was policy

Report by Israeli rights group B'Tselem accuses Israel of deliberately bombing Gaza homes while occupants were inside.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza remain homeless since Israel destroyed their homes last summer [Reuters]

An Israeli rights group has criticised the government for what it called a deliberate policy of launching air strikes on homes that killed hundreds of civilians during last year's Gaza war.