Bayelsa Poll: Gov. Dickson In Clear Lead, Wins 4 LGs In 5 Declared, See Results

The incumbent Gov. Seriake Dickson is currently leading in results of five local government declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Bayelsa State governorship election. He has already polled a total vote of 81,929.

Dickson is closely being pursued by the All Progressives Congress, APC, standard bearer and immediate past governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, who got 56,514 votes.

So far, results from 28 polling units in the five councils were canceled due to electoral skirmishes, over-voting, malfunctioning card readers and violence.

While Dickson won in four of the five councils, Sylva had the upper hand in the battle for Brass, his local council. The councils that Dickson won were Sagbama, Yenagoa, Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma.

Official announcement of the results will continues today at 10 am. The remaining councils are Ogbia, Nembe and Southern Ijaw.

This came as the PDP alleged, yesterday, that the APC perpetrated violence in Southern Ijaw area of the state and was plotting to manipulate the outcome of the exercise to its favour.

Dickson wins in Sagbama, Yenagoa, Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma

In Sagbama Local Council, which has 14 wards and where Governor Dickson hails from, the PDP had the upper hand.

Out of the 35,647 valid votes, the PDP got 28,934, the APC scored 5,382 while the PDM got 406 votes.

According to the Collation Officer, Mr. Perekeme Bertola, a lecturer at the Niger Delta University, NDU, results from six polling units at Asamabiri were cancelled due to alleged malfunctioning card reader and electoral violence.

Total registered voters in the council stands at 84,550; accredited voters are 36,892 and 726 votes were voided

Dickson also won in Yenagoa, the state capital with 24,258  votes while Sylva got 14,563 votes. The PDM polled 451 votes.

However, results from 16 polling units were cancelled due to snatching of election materials, violence and intimidation of electoral personnel, according to the Collation Officer, Mr Victor Torupele, a lecturer at NDU.

Total registered voters in the council is135,025; Valid votes, 40,041; void votes 1710; accredited voters 44,751 and  total votes cast 41,751.

For Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Council, the results are: PDP, 7,619; Apc, 6,896 and PDM, 137 as announced by the Returning Officer, Mr Aniekwe James, senior staff of Federal University Otuoke.

Sylva wins Brass

Sylva carried the day in his Local Council, Brass, carting away 21,755 votes compared to Dickson’s 6,516. The PDM had 222 votes.

The Acting chairman of the state PDP, Serena Dokubo-Spiff is also from Brass, which has 10 wards.

According to the Collation Officer, Dr D Tambo, results from six units in ward 1 were cancelled due to alleged electoral skirmishes and over voting.

Total registered voters in the council is 55,923 of which 30,397 voters were accredited. Total valid votes is 28,616 and 592 votes voided.

The ruling PDP won the tough battle for Ekeremor Local Council, which has 12 wards. Ekeremor is the local government area of the Minister of State for Agriculture and Director General of the Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri as well as Fred Agbedi, the Director General of the Restoration Campaign Organisation of the PDP candidate.

Breakdown of the votes scored by the political parties, according to the Collation officer, Dr. Johnson Dagana  of the  Open University of Nigeria, Yenagoa Study Centre are as follows: PDP, 14,602; APC 7,918; ACPN 7;  ADC 5; APA 35;  APGA 8; CPP 3; DPC 5; DPP 9; NP 4; MPP 1; NNPP 4; PDC 3; PDM 44; PPA 15; and UPP 1.

Total registered voters is 82,783 out of which 24,667 were accredited voters. Total valid votes recorded was 22,664 and 634 votes voided.

Delay is plot to rig — PDP

The PDP, yesterday, protested the delay in releasing the official result of the governorship election in seven out of the eight local councils of Bayelsa State.

The PDP alleged that the APC was planning to upturn its victory at the polls.

This came as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) Mr. Moses Siasia, said the exercise was fraught with irregularities, especially financial inducement and illegal thumb printing of ballot papers.

Siasia called for the disqualification of parties and candidates allegedly involved in such irregularities.

Also, two commissioners of police, Brigade Commander, Battalion Commander and a Deputy Commander of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), were yesterday deployed to Southern Ijaw Local Council to ensure the safety of lives and property.

State Chairman of the PDP, Chief David Serena Dokubo-Spiff; the National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dr.Cairo Ojougbo and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Senator Foster Ogola, at a briefing in Yenagoa said the delay in the declaration of results was part of the plot to rig the exercise in favour of the APC.

According to Dokubo-Spiff, investigation by the PDP showed that the processes of planned manipulation had commenced.

He also accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mr. Barito Pagih of partisanship.

He declared that the National Working Committee and State Executive Committee of the PDP had resolved to resist any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the poll.

His words: “We have our results and it shows clearly that we have won seven out of the eight local government councils. Instead of staying here in Yenagoa and monitor the election, the APC standard bearer is in Abuja having meetings with some officials of the Federal Government on how to manipulate the poll. Enough is enough. We will no longer tolerate the effrontery of the APC.

“Our party wants to register our concern about the conduct of the election in Southern Ijaw. In spite of the fact that the security of lives have not been adequately taken care of, the INEC went on.

“For emphasis, the orgy of violence, perpetrated by the APC thugs in the full glare of security agents resulted in the loss of lives of Bayelsa people. They shot dead five persons in their desperation for power.

“The majority of the indigenes of Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw and other communities, are still taking refuge in the forests and swamps as a result of the heavy gunfire.”

He also claimed to have escaped unhurt in the hands of armed thugs during the exercise  in Twon Brass, Brass Local Government Area.

Disqualify parties involved in electoral irregularities—Siaisia

On his part, Siasia in a statement by his media aide Mr. Michael Abimboye, said: “No election took place in Bayelsa State. It was political bazaar. INEC should immediately look into this and commence disqualification of political parties involved in the financial inducement and other electoral irregularities.

“I am also using this opportunity to call on the security agencies to do something about it immediately. I don’t believe that with the level of commitment we got from the INEC Chairman, this kind of irregularities took place.

“I saw some government officials with large number of PVCs on election day. What where they doing with such a large number of PVCs? For government officials to have large number of PVCs, then the election cannot stand.

“Security agencies should do their own investigation and bring such persons to book because I believe they contravened the Electoral Act. We must ensure that such kind of people are taught the lessons of their lives.”

Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hashimu Argugun, at media briefing in Yenagoa, described as untrue the claim that some persons lost their lives in Oporoma.

He said: “The report that some people were killed cannot be confirmed as corpses of the purported dead persons cannot be traced and their particulars could not be obtained from any source.

“Information at my disposal is that there was no death in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.”

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Messi was the catalyst for Barcelona’s impressive run to three titles last season (the Champions League, La Liga and the Spanish Cup) and will be the standout favourite ahead of Ronaldo. The Portugal international might have finished the season without a trophy, but his individual talent shone out as he was La Liga’s highest scorer with 48 goals, and has notched up a

More Controversy As Faleke Picks Late Audu's Son As Running Mate

MR. JAMES ABIODUN FALEKE

The controversies surrounding the Kogi State gubernatorial election just took new dimension as Mr. James Faleke, the running mate to the Late Abubakar Audu has just picked the first son of the deceased, Mohammed Audu as his running mate for the December 5th rerun in Kogi.

According to reported monitored on Television Continental, TVC, the leadership of APC and Mr. James Abiodun Faleke and his self-appointed running mate, Mohammed Audu  are said to be in a crucial meeting in Abuja, after which the APC will make official pronouncement of the party stance.

Kogi: Why I Can't Be Deputy To Bello - Faleke Blow Hot, Audu's Son Too As APC Peace Moves Crumble

ABIODUN FALEKE

The Peace moves by All Progressives Congress, APC to amicably resolve the internal crisis rocking the party in Kogi State over the choice of Mr. Yahaya Bello following the death of Prince Abubakar Audu had crumbled, Punch News reported.

Mr. James Abiodun Faleke who was running mate to Late Audu was also reported to have been maintained by the party as the deputy to the new party

Bayelsa Guber Poll: Youths Begin PDP Burial Rite In Jonathan's LG

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A staunch member of Prince Audu’s Campaign Organisation who attended a late night meeting with Alhaji Bello on Friday told our reporters that the

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THE UNTOLD: The Misery Death That Killed My Father; 'The Poison', His Last Wish - Abubakar Audu's Son

LATE ABUBAKAR AUDU

Mustapha Audu, the sixth son of the late All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu has given details of how the Kogi legend passed on, soon after the elections were held, declaring that it was unthinkable to hang on to the illusion that his father was killed by anyone.

Audu passed on last Sun­day, shortly before the Inde­pendent National Electoral Commission announced the outcome of the election in which

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David Mark Breaks Silence, Reacts On His Election NULLIFICATION

SEN. DAVID MARK

Senator David Mark of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, whose election was yesterday nullified by Appeal court has called on his constituents, supporters and his party faithful to remain law abiding and calm over the court verdict.

The Benue State Election Appeal Tri­bunal yesterday ordered a re-run of Benue South Senato­rial election after it nullified the election which had been earlier upheld by the election tribunal.

Daniel Onjeh of the All Pro­gressive Congress (APC) had appealed the ruling of the tribunal on the basis

Wada, PDP Heads To Court Over Kogi Polls

Cap. Idris Wada, Kogi State Governor

Captain Idris Wada and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has resolved to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and probably the Attorney Genera of the Federation to court over order to the ruling All Progressives Congress to make fresh replacement with the dead Prince Abubakar Audu following in inconclusive election result.

The opposition party prefers a fresh poll.

According to The Nation, a source close to Governor Idris Wada said the PDP candidate will go to court because INEC cannot take a decision on a constitutional issue outside the court.

The PDP and Governor Wada last night concluded plans to head for court.

An aide of the governorsaid: “In the days ahead, there will be a lot of legal fireworks because the issue at hand is purely a constitutional matter. What INEC ought to have done was to approach the court for the interpretation of the situation at hand. Instead, INEC has decided to usurp the powers of the court.

“By the decision of INEC, the electoral body is saying that the votes cast for the late  Prince Abubakar Audu were still valid in death. That is a strange phenomenon when even if a party in a court dies, the case becomes dead.

“We will not accept INEC’s position at all, we will instead go to court for a declaration on this constitutional crisis.

The source added: “We will be asking for the interpretation of three issues: These are:

the validity of the votes cast for the late Abubakar Audu;
whether or not the timeline for primaries and substitution of candidates have not elapsed;
whether or not a fresh governorship election is the proper thing in this peculiar circumstance.

PDP Kicks Over APC's Primary To Replace Dead Audu

Late Prince Abubakar Audu

Fresh legal and political firestorm in Kogi State has ensued following the resolved of the winning and ruling All Progressives Congress, APC planned Primary Election to replace late Prince Abubakar Audu after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, invited the party to forward a replacement in the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election.

The INEC decision followed a pronouncement to that effect by the Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami. While the APC welcomed the decision, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP demanded Malami’s resignation as it described the decision as an affront to democracy laced with mines to torpedo the democratic choice of the people in Kogi State.

The PDP has, however, asked the AGF to immediately resign from office over his position on the inconclusive governorship election in Kogi State.

The former ruling party also called on INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to resign from office for what it described as his inability to exert the autonomy of the commission in the face of the confusion created by Audu’s death.

The party said the position of the minister compelled INEC to arrive at what it described as an unconstitutional decision to allow the APC to substitute its candidate for the proposed supplementary governorship election.

PDP said this in its reaction to the decision of INEC to allow the APC to replace Audu with a fresh candidate and also to fix December 5 for the conduct of the supplementary election.

A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Tuesday, said the opposition party had summoned an emergency national caucus meeting of the PDP to deliberate on the matter.

He said, “The party is shocked that INEC, a supposedly independent electoral umpire, could allow itself to succumb to the antics of the APC by following the unlawful directive of an obviously partisan AGF to substitute a candidate in the middle of the ballot process.

“We are all aware that the two legal documents guiding INEC in the conduct of elections – the Constitution and the Electoral Act – have provisions for electoral exigencies as well as empower the electoral body to fully take responsibility for any of its actions or inaction without undue interference from any quarters whatsoever.

“We are therefore at a loss as to which sections of these two relevant laws INEC and the AGF relied on in arriving at their bizarre decision to substitute a dead candidate in an ongoing election even after the timeline for such has elapsed under all the rules.

“INEC, as a statutory body, has the full complements of technical hands in its legal department to advise it appropriately and we wonder why it had to wait for directives from the AGF, an external party, if not for partisan and subjective interest.”

Metuh added that the PDP had “rejected in its entirety this brazen move by the APC and INEC to circumvent the laws and ambush the yet-to-be concluded election by introducing a practice that is completely alien to the constitution and the electoral act.’’

He added, “The clear implication of this action of the AGF and INEC is that the APC would be fielding two different governorship candidates in the ongoing Kogi election, meaning that INEC would be transferring votes cast for the late Prince Abubakar Audu to another candidate, scenarios that have no place in the constitution of the land.”

Metuh alleged that INEC under the leadership of Yakubu had shown itself as partisan, morally bankrupt and obviously incapable of conducting a credible election within the ambit of the laws.

He said the PDP was demanding the immediate resignation of the INEC chairman, alleging further that the nation’s democracy could not afford to be left in the hands of an electoral umpire that he believed could not exert its independence and the sanctity of the electoral process.

Late Audu's Replacement: APC To Conduct Fresh Primary

Late Prince Abubakar Audu

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has declared it will conduct fresh primary election in it's bid to replace Prince Abubakar Audu who died at the verge of victory 2 days ago.

The Party Chairman, Mr. John Odigie-Oyegun in a statement issued on the party stance said , said the decision to hold a fresh primary was taken after the APC received a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) asking it to replace Audu. 

“It’s in the public space already, that the chief law officer of the republic has made his views know on how things should develop from this stage on,” he said.

 “He has made a pronouncement to the effect that all that is required is for the APC to go through the processes of providing a substitute to our late candidate with the implication being that thereafter the supplementary elections to conclude the process of electing a new governor of Kogi state will begin to be put in place so as a party we going to proceed with process organising primary to provide a substitute candidate, Abubakar Audu. “We are going to go into executive session now, to know the nature of the primary.”

Audu’s death had sparked debate among lawyers and public commentators, with some suggesting that Abidoun Faleke, the deceased’s running mate, should be given the ticket of the party. 

“Kogi situation fits more into section 181(1) of the 1999 constitution (as amended) and as such James Abiodun Faleke automatically becomes the governorship candidate of the APC. As a result the joint ticket of Audu/Faleke has acquired some votes already. 

James Abiodun Faleke is as much entitled to those votes already counted as much as the late Abubakar Audu. He has a right to cling to those votes going into the supplementary election,” 

Festus Keyamo, a notable Nigerian lawyer, had argued. But with the new development all the controversies have been put to rest. Though Oyegun did not disclose the date for the exercise, it is expected to be this week since INEC has scheduled the supplementary election for December 5. INEC declared Saturday’s election inconclusive because the number of cancelled votes was higher than the margin between the two leading candidates. 

Audu, who was leading the election, secured 240,867 votes, ahead of Idris Wada, incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 199,514 votes. The difference between them was 41,353 votes, while a total of 49,953 votes were voided in the election as a result of irregularities.

Gov. Wada Sacks 15 LG Chairmen For Defecting To APC

Gov. Idris Wada of Kogi State

The ousting Kogi State governor, Idris Wada has sacked all 15 local government Chairmen in the state who defected to the ruling All progressives Congress, APC, shortly before Saturday's election.

The sack which is contained in a statement issued in Lokoja and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr James Adedoyin in Lokoja.

The statement cited section 20 sub section ( 1) and section 36 sub section 1 (d) of Kogi State Local Government Law 2000 as amended to back the action.

It explained that the sacked chairmen can no longer remain in office having decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) that sponsored them.

Some of the affected council chairmen include that of Lokoja, Ogori-Magongo, Idah, Adavi, Ankpa, Okehi, Bassa, Yagba East, Yagba West and Okene among others.

They defected to the APC during the grand finale of its governorship campaign held in Lokoja on Nov. 18.

The statement warned the sacked council chairmen to stay away from offices, directing the vice chairmen or the council leaders to take over the affairs of the affected councils as may be appropriate.

The governor said the handing and taking over should be completed by Wednesday Nov. 25, the statement said.

One of the grounds for their defection was the refusal of Wada to implement a decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Oct 29 that nullified the removal of the elected chairmen from office.

They were removed from office based on the order of a Kogi State High Court sitting in Koton Karfe which ruled that the election of May 4, 2013 which brought them into office was faulty.

Relying on the judgment, Kogi State Government asked the chairmen and councillors to vacate office but the affected officials approached the Appeal Court which set aside the ruling and declared that they resume immediately.

Kogi state government refused to give effect to the ruling until Nov. 23.

APC To Replace Late Audu, Supplementary Election Date FIXED

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The INEC, returning officer for the election, Prof. Emmanuel Kucha of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, had announced Audu as

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According to The Nation, the All Progressives

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Oh Allah,
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I have always said that the social media is a crazy place where irresponsible journalism is the norm. You don’t believe me? Just start a rumour on your wall and see how many people will share and even claim they were physically present when your rumour happened.

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The NWC in a statement signed by the

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Fashola, Fayemi DROPPED from Buhari Ministerial list, GOS, Segun Oni in

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According to the report, Fashola and Feyemi both from Southwest who played prominent roles in

Oyinbo Princess: Why I love Nigeria

Daily Trust - Growing comedy sensation, Oyinbo Princess, in this interview with Weekend Magazine speaks on how she is making headway in the competitive Nigerian comedy scene as well her love for Pidgin English. Excerpts:
 

Weekend Magazine: Can you give us an insight into your background?
Oyinbo Princess: I was born in England and both of

EXPECT CHANGE FROM JUNE 1ST - PRESIDENT-ELEC-BUHARI

General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President-elect, has said Nigerians should expect change from June 1 this year, noting that his administration and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will live up to its

PM News - A video has surfaced of Nigerian Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua warning South Africans in July 2013 of a ‘youth revolt’ in their nation which would result in deaths of ‘certain people’.

The video clip, uploaded to Joshua’s popular YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, claims the controversial cleric prophesied about the violent xenophobic attacks spreading across South Africa on Sunday 28th July 2013.
“In the nation, South Africa, we should help them in prayer because I am seeing youth revolt,” the clip

Orekoya Kidnapping – Watch The Nanny’s Confession On Video

It is no longer news that the children kidnapped have returned home. What is news now is the fact that the maid has been caught by the police and she has confessed to her crime.

Part of what she said is written below:

Jesus Christ!
Her real name is Funmilayo Adeyemi
Her husband, her brother in law and his wife,  her mother in law, and her four kids were all involved in the Orekoya Kidnapping?

Well that is what she is saying in this confessional video.



Looks like family business…..

How I plan to rule Nigeria - Buhari explains to the youths

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Nigerians more than before have come to realise there challenges with the present leadership of the country from economic to border relations, health and safety, security, food and control, education to mention a few. Before May 28th the political campaign rallies for two heavy weight party candidates were one of Nigerians most competitive ever. From social media attacked coming from both

Video: Oba Akiolu Death Threat To Igbo In Lagos; Vote Ambode or Drown In Lagoon

An exclusive video footage of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu issuing death threats to the Igbo community in Lagos if they refuse to vote for his anointed candidate, the APC’s Akinwumi Ambode in the

Raw Audio of President Jonathan Calls To Congratulate Buhari

Shocking Video exposes INEC officials colluding with PDP to rig elections in Akawa Ibom

Shocking Video exposes INEC officials colluding with PDP to rig elections in Akawa Ibom http://www.newspunch.org/?p=19427

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Breakin News: Jonathan Buhari in secret meeting at Abuja

President Goodluck Jonathan and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari, are at presently in a closed door meeting in Abuja, Daily Post discloses

It was gathered that the meeting is holding at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in the nation’s capital.

Jonathan, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the March 28 presidential election, had during the week promised international election

'Holy Mountain' Where men and women have sex to obtain 'good luck'

Could it be called on of the world’s most bizarre and best kept secrets of Indonesia?

Indonesia which is the world’s largest Muslim majority country, has thousands of Indonesian pilgrims who travel to the Gunung Kemukus, otherwise known as ‘Sex Mountain’ in Central Java, to have sex with strangers as part of a religious ritual.

Dateline video journalist, Patrick Abboud, whose story is set to show on SBS, got to uncover the incredible life

Buhari escapes disqualification as court adjourns eligibility suit

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has put paid to speculations that the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, might be barred from participating in Saturday’s presidential election.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola Wednesday morning adjourned the eligibility suit seeking to stop Mr. Buhari till April 22 and 23 for hearing, meaning there is no more obstacle on the APC candidate’s path.

The hearing will come up about a month after the election.

Hunger, major reason OPC is actually fighting Tinubu, APC - Gani Adams

The National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Gani Adams, said his group is opposed to a former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress, because Mr. Tinubu instructed governors of the South-West states not to deal with or empower the OPC.

Mr. Adams said this at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday in reaction to reports that his organization plans to disrupt the forthcoming general elections.

He said while Mr. Tinubu plotted to

Intense Panic In PDP Over ‘APC's Purported Video That Expose Jonathan Administration's Evil

...complains ‘video is foreign made’
PDP threatens military coup consequence
PDP complains ‘video is foreign financed’
PDP complains ‘video’ will successfully incite the people to hate Jonathan
PDP complains ‘video’ will cause military coup if Jonathan should somehow win
PDP complains ‘video’ will shame Jonathan and his appointees and

How I escaped marrying a Boko Haram fighter

This story, told by Ladi Apagu to Chika Oduah from St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Yola, has been edited for length. It is the second in a two-part series on women who escaped Boko Haram captivity. In the first part, three women, including Apugu, describe their imprisonment at and escapes from a house in Gulak. YOLA, Nigeria — Boko Haram entered Sabon Gari village about 7 p.m. We heard gunshots. The shots sounded like thunder, so the children were jumping and smiling and singing, “Let the rain come, let the rain come.” But I realized it was not thunder.

APC Youth Leader loses palm as explosion rocks Benue, see photo

In a bid to save one Hon. John Dyegh, when an explosive was thrown to his house, an All Progressives Congress, APC youth leader in Gboko, Benue State, Mr Dekera got his hand exploded and torn apart, Idoma Voice posted

With just six days to the general election, Mr Dekera has lost his

Fresh plot to disrupts S'west election, makes it inconclusive hatched; OPC fully equipped to unleash havoc

Elections are likely to be inconclusive in the Southwest, the All Progressives Congress (APC) warned yesterday.

The party spoke of a plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and President Goodluck Jonathan’s supporters to make Saturday’s  elections inconclusive, having realised that they cannot deliver the zone to the PDP as they have promised.

In a statement issued yesterday in Lagos by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the

Revealed: Wike pays Jonathan’s wife N199m monthly

Rivers State Governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, of giving $1m (N199m) monthly to the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

Amaechi, who spoke on Saturday at a praise and worship session organised by the Ikwerre Youth Movement and Ikwerre Women Forum at Isiokpo, headquarters of the Ikwerre Local

Days To Election: PDP national chairman, Mu'azu flees to Dubai?

Strong indications emerged Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu has fled the country to Dubai and may remain in self exile until after the presidential election.

Sources in the intelligence and security circles revealed that the embattled chairman  had become increasingly disenchanted with the abusive  manner the Presidential Campaign of Goodluck Jonathan is being prosecuted and the seeming failure to rein in some of the

BREAKING: Gov. Akpabio collapses, rushed to UK Hospital

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwill Akpabio reportedly collapsed yesterday at a function in the state and reportedly rushed to an undisclosed hospital in the United Kingdom, newspunch.org has exclusively learnt.

This is following the defection of former governor of the State, Victor Obong Attah from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the opposition All Progressives Congress.

Since the governor's collapse, his close

Jonathan vs Buhari - How They Stand in 36 States, FCT

With the presidential election just around the corner, The PUNCH correspondents write that the battle, which is a straight one between President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, may spring some surprises

As Nigerians, nay the world, await the March 28 presidential election and while the 10 competing political parties put finishing touches to their strategies, the actual contest, political watchers have submitted, is between the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the

Buhari's Town Youth Watch Off Jonathan, PDP members foot step from Daura with soap, water and broom

President Goodluck Jonathan took his presidential campaign to Daura, Katsina State, the home town of All Progressives Congress presidential candidates, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, where he, the president was conferred with a chieftaincy title.

Immediately the president left, some irate youths took to the street to wash the

President Jonathan admits he is not in charge in this video

In his famous BBC interview, where he expressed optimism that he would win this weekend’s presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan also made an admission: he is not in charge of the military and he could not speak for them.

President Jonathan surely forgot that he is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian armed forces.

His admission of powerlessness followed the interviewer’s barrage of questions on what the government used the yearly $5 billion security