Why APC Cannot Campaign In Yobe, Borno

The country’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed why it cannot campaign in the two northeastern states of Yobe and Borno.

Senator Chris Ngige

The revelation was made on Wednesday by a leading member of the APC presidential campaign council and the former governor of Anambra state, Senator Chris Ngige, during an interview with journalists at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

PDP Campaign Manager Dead

Austin Ejili, the campaign manager of Stella Ngwu, who is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Uzo-Uwani/Igbo-Ekiti Federal Constituency, has died in an auto crash.

Austin Ejili

The tragedy reportedly occurred along Aku-Nkpologu Road in the course of the campaign in Amagunze, Nkanu East LGA, Enugu State.

Paul Play Slams Etisalat With N200m Lawsuit

Nigerian hip-hop and R ‘n’ B singer, Paul I.K. Dairo, has dragged telecommunications service provider, Etisalat, before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly infringing on his copyright Daily Independent reports.
The multiple award-winning artiste is asking Justice Chukwujeku Aneke to compel Etisalat to pay him N200 million for using his song, Mosorire in its popular reality series, Nigerian Idol, for two consecutive years without seeking his consent.

Paul Play Dairo

Daily Independent reports that , in the suit marked FHC/CS/581/2014 Optima Media Group was made co-defendant.

Mikel Advices Men To Cook Dinner For Their Beloved

Super Eagles football star, John Obi Mikel, has advised all men to follow his example and to cook a delicious dinner for their beloved on Valentine’s Day.

Mikel is planning to cook a delicious dinner for his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.

It would be noted that the footballer has recently injured his knee, therefore, he didn’t take part in Chelsea’s clash with Everton on February 11, 2015.

Chad Kills More Boko Haram, Foils Suicide Bomb Attempt

Chad’s army has said that said it killed 13 fighters from the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Gambaru, Bornu State, while also saying two female suicide bombers attacked the Niger frontier town of Diffa on Wednesday, news agency Reuters reports.

Chadian soldiers hold up their weapons next to tanks and army vehicles ahead of their deployment in Mali, at the town of Gorou, in Niger, 10 km (6.2 miles) from Niamey, January 30, 2013. Photo: REUTERS

Suicide Bomber Detonates Explosive In Potiskum

 
Yobe State capital, Potiskum, was February 11, yesterday, hit by a suicide bombing.
Daily Trust reports that the assaulter ran into an uncompleted building located at the Tsohuwar Kasuwa area, and detonated an explosive device.

Another Religious Clash In Jos Results In 4 Deaths

Horrific news from Jos as it has been gathered that a clash between Christians and Muslims in Babale village of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State resulted in the death of at least 4 people and at least 10 houses burnt. 

Cars, Houses, Churches burnt to death by youths Photo: Daily Times

There has always been religious crises in Jos but recently there has been peace in the area but this was disrupted on Tuesday, when a car that was trying to avoid a ditch ran into a motorcycle and killed the rider and the passengers. The ensuing pandemonium spilled over to yesterday, Wednesday.