09:47:00


Unidentified gunmen attacked Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, Kayode Opeifa's home at the Agege area of Lagos in the early hours of today March 28th. One person was injured.

The gunmen, believed to be political thugs, attacked other places in Agege this morning, including Agege Local Government building where council staff were holding a meeting ahead of today's election. Then they proceeded to the INEC office in Agege before they drove to Opeifa's home and shot at his building and the vehicles around his home. Thankfully, they didn't target human beings, just property, though one person was injured in the attack.

Right pic is a car that was shot at outside Opeifa's home. Centre is Opeifa's building shot at and right is the commissioner himself.

09:03:00

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in Jigawa state has announced the postponement of election in seven out of eleven federal constituencies. According to the resident electoral commissioner in the state, Alhaji Halliru Aliyu Tambawel, the postponement was as a result of lack of sensitive materials including ballot papers and results sheets from the Central Bank of Nigeria to be used for the elections.

He said the federal constituencies where there would be a postponement includes Dutse/Kiyawa, Ringim/ Taura, HadeJia/Kafin Hausa/Auyo, and Jahun Miga federal Constituencies of Jigawa state, others include Gumel/Maigatari/Sule tankarkar/ Gagarawa, Kaugama/Malam-madori and Gwaram Federal constituencies.

08:24:00


INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega says that results from tomorrow's general election will be announced 48 hours after the elections have been concluded. So expect results on Monday March 30. He said this during a joint press briefing with the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi in Abuja today March 27th.
“For the 2015 elections, we should be able to declare results nationally within 48 hours. Our aim is to im‎prove upon our performance in 2011,” he said


11:43:00

  I hope we all get this message?




Look at them laughing at the meeting organized to sign a peace treaty for the 2015 Elections this morning

This is how Politicians are.....
They raise dust...
They make noise....
They plot people against each other...

But at the end of the day, when all the noise is over, they meet and laugh and crack jokes!

On Saturday March 28,2015, please cast your vote and do not let anyone use you to cause unrest or to end another persons life.BE WISE.

11:19:00

Pilot Andreas Lubitz might have been suffering a personal crisis at the time of the fatal Germanwings crash, it was claimed last night. Reports from Germany suggested the 28-year-old was struggling to cope after a failed relationship when he deliberately ploughed the Airbus A320 into the mountainside, killing his 149 passengers.

The theory emerged just hours after police investigating the disaster announced they had made a 'significant discovery' during a four-hour search of Lubitz's flat, which he is said to have shared with a girlfriend. Officers refused to reveal details of the potential breakthrough but insisted it was not a suicide note. 

09:48:00


The Director General of Governor Yuguda Campaign Organisation in Bauchi state, Alhaji Mai’auduga has revealed that over N230 million from the presidency meant to support Bauchi PDP campaign for President Jonathan in the state has gone missing. Alhaji Mai'auduga revealed this while speaking to newsmen in Bauchi yesterday March 25th
"The State Campaign Council had already setup a committee headed by Governor Isa Yuguda to find the missing funds and whoever is guilty of the dubious act of diverting the missing funds will face the disciplinary action by the Party. The money was released to the State campaign council in two batches, one N80 million and N150million . They were diverted by prominent persons in the party and we requested the Governor to investigate and find the missing funds” he said

16:34:00


The consolidated suit filed by a group of lawyers challenging the eligibility of APC Presidential candidate, Gen Buhari has been adjourned to April 22nd. The case which was to be heard yesterday March 24th was adjourned to today and on getting to the Federal High Court in Abuja this morning, the presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola adjourned the case to April 22nd after dismissing applications by two intended parties to join the suit as defendants.

16:12:00

Story according to urban website - Crazy Days and Nights.
For the first time I can remember, the two lost their cool in public where at least four other diners and a couple of waiters in a private room witnessed them having a blowout fight. Granted this intel only comes from two people who were in the room but once tabloids and wallets start digging perhaps they can get the waiters to spill.
The two were at dinner and had just had appetizers brought to the table.
A bodyguard was in one corner of the room seated at a table looking around but mostly looking at his phone. Beyonce started speaking louder and louder and Jay tried to get her to be quiet while looking around. The bodyguard started watching the scene and stopped looking at his phone but did not get up.

16:09:00

Press statement from the Nigeria Police Force...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, CFR, NPM, NPOM, mni has ordered that on no account should uniformed private/government security agencies and voluntary organisations such as Boys Scout, Vigilante Group, Boys Brigade, Peace Ambassador, Man’O War etc, be seen in uniform within 300metres of a Polling unit. Again, the Police High Command has restated the restriction of vehicular movement during the general elections on 28th March, 2015 and 11th April, 2015, respectively.
The restriction will be from 8.00am to 5.00pm on both election days. While warning politicians and VIPs not to go to polling units on the day of the election with armed orderlies, the IGP said the use of siren, revolving lights, tinted glasses by unauthorised citizens would not be allowed.

09:14:00

An Israeli magician stuns shoppers in Tel Aviv by appearing to float above a street, with just his hand touching the wall. Puzzled onlookers tried to work out how Hezi Dean was managing to levitate for five hours on Sunday. After he was lowered by a small crane he said he was glad to be driving home in a car and not an ambulance. Watch the video after the cut...

09:01:00

10 days after the Defence Headquarters announced the recapture of Damasak town in Borno state from Boko Haram, members of the sect group is reported to have struck the town again, this time kidnapping over 400 women and children.

According to a resident of the town, Souleymane Ali, who spoke with Reuters, the sect members killed about 50 people before abducting the women and children during the recent attack.

“They took 506 young women and children (in Damasak). They killed about 50 of them before leaving. We don’t know if they killed others after leaving, but they took the rest with them.”he said
The Defence Headquarters has not made any official confirming or denouncin the report.

08:45:00

Some residents of Abuja are leaving the city before Saturday's election. Guess the uncertainty is scaring some people. No one knows if it will be peaceful or not. This photo was taken at Peace Transport in Abuja early this morning, with many travelers going to the East. Many buses had already taken off and most buses were filled up as at 7am this morning. See more photos after the cut..

16:11:00





Read full text of Mr. Obama’s Message to the Nigerian People below:
“Hello.  Today, I want to speak directly to you—the people of Nigeria.
Nigeria is a great nation and you can be proud of the progress you’ve made.  Together, you won your independence, emerged from military rule, and
strengthened democratic institutions.  You’ve strived to overcome division and to turn Nigeria’s diversity into a source of strength.  You’ve worked hard to improve the lives of your families and to build the largest economy in Africa.

16:07:00

With an eclectic performance in Rome, the capital city of Italy, Nigerian music star Yemi Alade officially ended her European tour which has been on for a while now.

She left the crowd spellbound with her great performance and they in turn took one of the biggest selfies ever with her.


13:37:00

An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline carrying 142 passengers and 6 crew crashed in southern France this morning. The airbus A320 was flying from Barcelona, Spain to Duesseldorf, Germany when it disappeared from radar in the Alpes de Hautes Provence after sending a distress signal at 10.47am local time.

Everyone on board is feared dead after debris from the plane was found scattered over a wild area near Barcelonnette hours later. The cause of the crash is not yet known.

13:30:00

Former stripper and Tyga's baby mama, Blac Chyna enjoyed dinner out at a restaurant in West Hollywood, California last night March 22 with friends and she stepped out in a sheer dress without wearing a bra. She used her hair to cover her nipples. See more photos after the cut..

11:00:00

30 year old Rebecca Darnell attended her older sister's wedding and looked really happy to be there. In fact, friends said she was the 'life and soul of the wedding party' as head bridesmaid. She'd helped organize people and dragged many people onto the dance floor, so imagine their shock when they heard she'd hanged herself just hours after the wedding, still wearing her bridesmaid's dress.
"She was the life and soul. She got everybody up and dancing, which is no mean feat. She was getting everyone involved." her father David told a coroner yesterday.

10:39:00



Gov. Amaechi's Heart-touching comments on his Deputy's defection to PDP

"I would have remained in PDP, if I knew my deputy would betray me"

" Though I saw it coming, but I never believed it. Our movement to APC was a collective decision and Tele was even the one who seconded the motion for us to defect to the APC. So is unthinkable that he would return to the PDP"

"This whole fight is about you ( APC members ). Not me! I can't be governor again. Like I keep saying, the world is aware of my fight with the President. And so many countries will grant me asylum and the President can't arrest me. So it's about you people. If I knew Tele was going to betray me and make peace with Wike, I wouldn't have left the PDP."

"I will encourage you to remain steadfast and expect the worst, because some commissioners will soon join him or will remain with us to sabotage our efforts. And how do you go to elections with a divided house and political moles? I'm learning people "

--Gov. Rotimi Amaechi

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