Tambuwal, Ambode, others win APC governorship ticket

FOR the All Progressives Congress the 2015 contests got underway on Thursday with state chapters electing their governorship candidates.

The APC governorship candidates for the 2015 polls, as they emerged on Thursday, include Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and public administrator, Akinwunmi Abode(Lagos); a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna); and second-term-seeking governors, Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun); Abdulfattah Ahmed (Kwara) and Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo).

Why We Cancelled US Training For Soldiers – FG

The federal government yesterday said the training of Nigerian soldiers by the US was cancelled due to some logistical components needed for the training which the US failed to provide.It said that the US instead relied on Nigerian military equipment which is currently in use in the troubled states in the north east.

The coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, who stated this when he briefed journalists in Abuja said Nigerian soldiers had concluded two phases of the training out of the three phases before the cancellation.

“The training that is being mentioned were supposed to be in three phases, two phases have been concluded, the next phase requires some logistical components and I don’t think it’s wise to take equipment from the field and keep them in Jaji for training when our soldiers are out there needing the equipment.

World's fattest man, Keith Martin is dead

A Brit who was officially the fattest man in the world has died, it emerged today. Martin - who weighed an astonishing 70 stone at his heaviest - died from pneumonia following a lengthy battle with his weight.

His death at the age of 44 came just eight months after Keith had undergone a successful gastric sleeve which removed three-quarters of his stomach.Speaking today, the surgeon who tried to save his life with life-changing weight-loss surgery is calling for the government to swiftly impose a fast-food tax.Unemployed Keith admitted much of the weight had come from eating huge amounts of super-cheap fast food.

Ganduje Wins Kano APC Gubernatorial Primaries

Kano State Deputy Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Monday emerged winner of the APC gubernatorial ticket in the state.
Dr. Ganduje scored a total of 5,588 votes of the total votes cast, defeating the only other aspirant, Brig. Gen. Jafaru Isa (rtd.) who got 126 votes.
Two other contenders, Rep. Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila and Alhaji Usman Alhaji stepped down for Ganduje shortly after the primary elections commenced at Sani Abacha Indoor stadium in Kano City.
Announcing the result after the election, electoral officer Bello Ayuba disclosed that having has satisfied all the party and INEC conditions, Dr. Ganduje was duly elected.

ABACHA VISITS JONATHAN, SAYS APC WILL LOSE KANO

A gubernatorial aspirant of the People's Democratic Party in Kano State and son of former Head of State Sani Abacha, Mohammed Abacha, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will lose the 2015 general elections in the state.
Abacha said this in an interview with State House journalists on Friday after a two-hour closed door meeting he had with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
He said despite the defection of Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso to the APC, the PDP remains the dominant party in Kano State.

President Jonathan appoints new Comptroller General of Prisons

A new Comptroller General of Prisons, Dr. Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu has been appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan. Until his new appointment, Ekpendu was Deputy Controller General (Administration). A native of Ibeku, Okwuato in Mbaise Local Government area of Imo State, Ekpendu has served in various capacities in the Nigerian Prison Service as Deputy Commandant, Prisons Training College, Lagos, Officer-in-Charge of Umuahia, Officer in charge of Owerri Prisons, and Deputy Controller of Prisons Training, Prisons Headquarters 1999 among several other top postings.

A graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ekpendu, an alumni of the Prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, is a doctorate degree holder.

Why PDP Governors Prostrate For Obasanjo To Support Goodluck Jonathan's Re-election Bid[Photo]

More than seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors this morning arrived the Abeokuta, Ogun State, hilltop residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to persuade him to work for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election.
Two of the governors, Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, arrived Obasanjo’s residence at 12.55 p.m. and swiftly moved into the house without any banters with journalists who were there.

Why Nigerian Ladies Worry Over Scarcity Of Real Men

The recent alarm raised by the Catholic Women Organisation that husbands would become scarce in Nigeria in 2023 may just be right as P.M.NEWS can confirm that many Nigerian spinsters are currently witnessing the no-husband syndrome. Within the last few weeks, some of the ladies who spoke with our correspondent reported serious apprehension, pressure and a total lack of peace as the consequence of their inability to get married.One of the ladies, who preferred to be simply called Titi said she had taken the issue of marriage as a do-or-die affair due to “internal pressure” but that as much as she had tried, frustration had often been the result.

Nigeria Will Not Survive If Jonathan Remains President, says Nda-Isaiah

An All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, has stated that Nigeria will not survive if President Goodluck Jonathan is allowed another four years in office.
According to Nida-Isaiah ,who made this known in Minna, Niger State, during the APC governorship primaries, the APC has a divine responsibility to win the 2015 general election to save the nation from further decay.
“If President Jonathan is allowed to rule for another four years, Nigeria will not be able to survive it again.
“The country cannot survive another four years of incompetent administration.
“APC has a divine responsibility to win the 2015 elections. Even if it be by default or an act of omission or by anything we do on our path to make Goodluck Jonathan continue, even if we allow him to rig, Nigeria will not be the same again for the four years he will rule.

Fayose Wants Obasanjo Suspended, Says PDP Govs. Visit To Him Unnecessary

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the visit of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today, to former President Olusegun Obasanjo as unwarranted, unnecessary and uncalled for.

The governor said PDP as a party must stop condoning indiscipline, saying; “nobody should be treated as being bigger than the party.” He added that Obasanjo who does not appreciate others deserve no respect,

adding that “no amount of mudslinging from him will stop President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection.”
The governor said visiting Obasanjo to plead with him to rescind his decision not to participate in the party’s activities was capable of encouraging other members of the party to openly disrespect the office of

President and Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces of Nigeria as being done by Obasanjo.Governor Fayose, who called for immediate suspension of the former president from the PDP, said; “A man who has refused to respect the office of the President of Nigeria that he once occupied does not also deserve respect from anyone.”