Monday, 9 February 2015

APC Urges Nigerians To Be Calm -John Odigie-Oyegun

APC Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun has urged Nigerians to calm down and embrace peace shortly after the INEC chairman, Mr Jega announced the postponement of the general elections late yesterday evening. Odigie says though it is a major setback for democracy, nothing can stop the change that is about to be happened, he said. Read the press statement below.

” The All Progressives Congress, APC has just heard over the news media that The Independent NationalElectoral Commission (INEC) has decided to postpone the elections by six weeks on the strength of a letter by the security chiefs that they cannot provide security for the elections nationwide because of the commitment of its resources to fight insurgency in the north eastern part of the country. Continue...

Positive Change Is Around Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo Tell Women

The wives of APC’s presidential aspirant and vice, Mrs Aisha Buhari and Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo have thanked Owerri APC women for supporting the party at large and also told them a positive change is around the corner. While speaking to them at the South East zonal APC’s women’s convention yesterday in Owerri, Mrs Buhari also encouraged the women to go out in their numbers to obtain their PVC’s because it is the only way the needed change can come. 

“Positive change is on the way, but you can only enjoy this change if you collect your permanent voters’ cards and vote for APC candidates in all the upcoming elections.

“Do not be swayed by cheap incentives from politicians who

Let’s Introduce Pidgin English In Our Schools- Tuface Explain

2Face Idibia has suggested that Pidgin English be introduced in Nigerian schools to aid communication and transfer knowledge to kids in rural areas who use Pidgin English as their second language.

The Afro-pop icon gave this opinion at the MTV Base #ChooseOrLose Roundtable which will premiere this Friday.

  “For me, they can gather some linguistic professors and let them package pidgin English properly,” he said, acknowledging that this may be the most effective way of tackling the education deficit in parts of the country with a language barrier.

Sunday, 8 February 2015

INEC Shifts Elections To March And April

The Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Mr Jega has addressed the press this evening, few minutes ago precisely, where he made it known that even though INEC was prepared for the elections, they have no choice than to postpone it due to security reasons. While he spoke, the commission’s official twitter handle also tweeted all what he said at the press briefing you see in the photo above. SEE all the tweets after the cut.