INEC Declares Governorship Election in Taraba Inconclusive

Aisha Alhassan & Darius Ishaku

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the governorship election in Taraba inconclusive.

Mohammed Kyari, INEC Returning Officer for the election, made the announcement on Monday in Jalingo.

I Will Rescue Chibok Girls If They Are Still Alive -- Buhari

Nigeria’s President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has said he will help rescue Chibok girls if they are still alive. Buhari who released a statement today to mark the first year anniversary of their sudden disappearance, is exactly a year today, 14th of April, said Boko Haram will never be tolerated in his Government.

He also promised that even though the sect. says western education is evil, he is ready to send the children in boko haram affected areas to school especially the young girls, so that they can have a sense of belonging, he said.

Find his statement after the cut.

PDP Governorship Candidate Removes Transformer Donated To Community After He Lost

It was a shock find for the Sabo community in Ibadan, Oyo State capital in the early hours of Sunday as they woke up in the morning only to see a Transformer donated to the community few days ago by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin, being carted away by some aides of the former Senate Leader.

Buhari Will Reduce Petrol To N40 Per Litre — David-West

Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tamunoemi David-West, said that Nigerians should expect sharp drop in petrol price from the current N87 to about N40 per litre, saying, “the president-elect, Gen. Mohammed Buhari, will reduce the fuel pump price to N40 per litre.”


In a telephone interview with Vanguard, the former minister argued that Nigeria produces millions of barrels of crude oil daily, and if properly harnessed will boost the performance of the industry.

Remembering Chibok Girls - one year after they were kidnapped

Today April 14th marks the one year anniversary since the abduction of Chibok Girls. On the night of April 14th, early Tuesday April 15th, over 200 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, by Boko Haram militants.

 

The kidnap sparked international condemnation and outrage which gave birth to the famous hashtag, #bringbackourgirls. But 365 days later, our girls haven't been found.

 

219 children have been selected by BBOG group to represent the girls that were kidnapped. They will lead a procession to the Ministry of Education in Abuja this morning

Is there's something going on with P-Square? See what Paul Okoye is posting on instagram

Choi! All these drama on social media today. Hehe. This one may not be that much of a drama sha but when one twin goes on instagram to say he wrote, produced and performed most of the hit songs from their album, hmmmm judge for yourselves

Anyway, Paul Okoye posted some things on instagram today which he tagged #mybest40songsofp2. He said he's bringing the behind the scenes of his best 40 songs of P-Square and the brains behind the success of each song. And he made sure to let us know that he wrote & produced most of P-Square's  hit songs. Looks to me like there's something going on with these two again. Paul wrote;

Desmond Elliot Wins Lagos State House of Assembly Elections

Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot has won the Lagos State House of Assembly elections!

Wole Soyinka Slams Rivers Polls

Professor Wole Soyinka has slammed the presidential and governorship elections in Rivers state.

Speaking to Channels on Sunday afternoon, he said

     “If you talk about democracy, I am afraid, we are still below 40 per cent.There is no question in my mind that what happened in Rivers State during the presidential and assembly elections are, well, complete atrocious and the finger points definitely at the kind of middle character that I am talking about.”
    “Elections are supposed to enable us to avoid response in violence to mis-governance; you know, you wait when you are dissatisfied or your rights have been abused; citizens wait for that moment when they can exercise their voice and then some bunch of criminals calling themselves governors, calling themselves generals, calling themselves ministers, conspire to thwart the will of the people,”

Photos From Peter Okoye's Multi-million Naira Beverage Company

Talk about being a boss and growing your empire! Psquare Peter Okoye, it has been revealed, guys, is currently building a multi-million naira beverage and bottling company in Lagos.

Jimi Agbaje Declares Why He Won't Be Running For Lagos Governor Again

Jimi Agbaje says he would not be running for governor of Lagos state again. He says having lost the first and the second time, he would be seeking other ways to be of service to people of the state.


“If I have run once and I have run twice and I don’t get my way to be Governor, then I will find
another way to be of service to the people” he told Channels TV