Egypt Sentences 3 Al-Jazeera Journalists

An Egyptian Court on Monday morning sentenced three AlJazeera journalists to jail.
The court found Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed guilty of reporting false news and associating with the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Aljazeera had denied the allegations and the world has accused Egyptian authorities of simply clamping down on media freedom.

Igbo Leaders Warn Boko Haram Insurgents

Pan Igbo socio-political organisation, Obigbo, has warned Boko Haram insurgents and their financiers that the South East is a no go region, saying that, any attack on Ndigbo on Igbo soil would be considered crossing the rubicon.
It also said that Ndigbo would not be part of any activity that will disintegrate Nigeria, adding that the Igbo would not watch while her people were killed in Igbo- land.

Fayemi Recovering From Election Shock

The election in Ekiti has come and gone. Most Nigerians including those on the winning and losing side have both had surprises, pleasant and unpleasant. At the point of penning this, the "winner and losers" already know their fate. The declared winner governor-elect Peter Ayo Fayose has accepted victory with magnanimity and the major loser in the electoral contest, the incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi of the APC has also accepted defeat gallantly and gracefully.

Dickson Denies Receiving N40 Billion From Jonathan For Projects

In what appears to be signs of a rift between Gov. Seriake Dickson, and President Jonathan, the Bayelsa Executive Council has resolved to embark on a publicity blitz to deny the allusion that the ongoing projects across the state were being carried out by President Jonathan.
Worried by growing concerns by the disclosure that President Jonathan had released in excess of N40 billion to fund most of the ongoing projects, for which the Dickson administration is claiming credit, the state government publicly denied that Jonathan had no hand in the projects.

We Are Under Seige–--El-Rufai

Nigerians have been called upon to ensure that the best of hands are ruling them, in order not to be destroyed by both political and economic corruption.
Making the appeal in Lagos yesterday was the former Federal Capital Territory, FCT, minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, while delivering a lecture on ‘Corruption and the Challenge of Good Governance’ at the national discourse, organised by The Companion.
According to him, the country is in great danger because corruption stifles good governance, as resources that should go towards improving public good end up in private pockets or are unaccounted for.

I Will Take Over From Aregbeshola In 49 Days Time--- Omisore

Barely 24 hours after the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose ,won the state election, another governorship candidate of the party in the August 9 election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has declared that he was prepared to take over the reign of power in the state.

EKITI APC ‘GATHERING EVIDENCE’ FOR TRIBUNAL

Despite Governor Kayode Fayemi’s acceptance of defeat in the June 21 Ekiti gubernatorial poll, TheCable understands that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is pushing for Ayo Fayose’s victory to be challenged in court. Fayemi lost the election to Fayose, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by a wide margin and promptly made a concession speech ─ considered rare for a Nigerian politician. The election was generally seen to be free and fair ─ although not without

Breaking News: Another Bomb blast Rocks Kano School

Scores were feared dead Monday afternoon at the premises of Kano School of Health Technology located along Gida Murtala–B UK Road.

AFTERMATH EKITI ELECTION: AREGBESOLA, OYEGUN, TINUBU VISIT OYINLOLA

SOME national leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, visited former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, at his Okuku residence, apparently in connection with the August 9 governorship election in the state.
The team was led by the new national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and the national leader of the party and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, with Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, also in the team.

EKITI ELECTION: DISPLAY OF POLITICAL MATURITY - Orji Uzor Kalu congratulates Fayose, commends Jega

A former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has congratulated, Ekiti State governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s governorship election in the state.