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State mobilises 100,000 supporters for ex-Head of State Deputy Gov: Kano will deliver five million votes to presidential candidate Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt and Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano As the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 14 election, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), commences his campaign in Port Harcourt, an official of the Rivers State government has said the state has mobilised not less than 100,000 supporters for the event. The event is scheduled to hold at the 40, 000-capacity Adokiye Amieseimaka Stadium, Igwuritali-Ali in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. The Director of Mobilisation for the rally, Chief Tony Okocha, who disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, expressed happiness that Buhari decided to commence his campaign in the state. Okocha explained that the Director General of the Buhari campaign organisation and Rivers State Governor, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, is the chi...

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assured Nigerians that all corrupt politicians will end up in jail once he is elected into power. Buhari, who gave the assurance on Tuesday during the APC rally and the presentation of the party’s flag to Umana Umana as its governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State in Uyo, said he would block all loopholes through which money was being siphoned out of the country. “When we come into power, anyone who steals Nigeria’s money will end up in Kirikiri Maximum Prisons. We are going to make sure that Nigeria’s wealth belongs only to Nigerians,” he said. He decried the nation’s over-dependence on oil, saying the country would not have faced the current economic downturn if the country had invested in agriculture. According to Buhari, Nigeria used to export tin and columbite, but all of a sudden stopped producing and exporting these minerals with the hope that the country has oil. On t...

The Independent National Electoral Commission will not distribute the Permanent Voter Card in 15 out of the 25 local government areas in Borno State owing to the activities of the terror sect, Boko Haram, which had captured the 15 affected councils. Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Tukur Sa’ad, who spoke in Maiduguri on Tuesday, said the commission would distribute the PVC, starting on Friday, and carry out the Continuous Voter Registration in 12 local government areas in the state. The affected councils, according to him, include Bama, Askira/Uba, Gwoza, Konduga, Chibok, Damboa, Dikwa, Ngala, Abadam, Marte, Mafa, Kukawa and Kala/Balge. “Since we cannot guarantee the security of INEC and other ad hoc staff in the continuous voter registration and distribution of PVC, the commission is to distribute them in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Jere, Biu, Monguno, Gubio, Magumeri, Mobbar, Kwaya/Kusar, Bayo, Nganzai, Guzamala and Shani councils,” he added. The ...

It's been a turbulent start to 2015 for leading Spanish club Barcelona as it sacked director of football Andoni Zubizarreta, while Carles Puyol decided to step down from his assistant sporting director role. Zubizarreta's dismissal follows Sunday's disappointing 1-0 La Liga defeat to Real Sociedad and the news last Tuesday that  the club had lost its appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS)   following the decision to ban it from being able to sign new players over the next 12 months. A former goalkeeper for the club, Zubizarreta had been responsible for Barcelona's transfer business since returning to the Camp Nou in July 2010. "The FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has decided to terminate as of today the contract of the Club's Director of Football, Andoni Zubizarreta,"  an official Barcelona statement read . "The President, in the name of the Club, thanks Andoni Zubizarreta for his contribution, dedication ...

The condition of a health worker battling Ebola in London has stabilized, but she remains in critical condition, Britain's health secretary told lawmakers Monday. On December 29, Pauline Cafferkey, 39, of Glasgow, Scotland, became the first person to be diagnosed with the virus on UK soil, after returning from Sierra Leone the day before. On Saturday, the London hospital where she is being treated said that her condition had deteriorated over two days to critical. In a statement to the British House of Commons Monday, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt commended Cafferkey and 69 other National Health Service volunteers who had spent Christmas in Sierra Leone for "the exceptional bravery and compassion they showed in joining the battle against Ebola." He said the doctor leading the team caring for Cafferkey at the Royal Free had updated him on her condition Monday morning. "As has been reported, Pauline's condition has deteriorated to a critical ...

An avalanche in Austria claimed the lives of two promising young ski racers Monday, the U.S. Ski Team said. Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, were among a group of six athletes skiing at an Austrian resort. The four others managed to ski out of the slide, the team said  on its website . "Ronnie and Bryce were both outstanding ski racers who were passionate about their sport," U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association President and CEO Tiger Shaw said in a statement. Berlack, from Franconia, New Hampshire, had been named to the U.S. Ski Team's Development Team. Astle, from Sandy, Utah, had been invited to train with the development team.

I n Australia, a woman against her husband on the social networking site Facebook was difficult for false allegations.  Local woman convicted in court on defamation half twelve thousand dollars (about quarter to eight million) in fines. Imposed a defamation case report of a woman's Facebook post Robin Griyu wrote on December 12, after 18 years, I finally withstand domestic violence and Pratadnha Dabrovski Miró was different. "  Miró school teacher by profession, was challenged in court on the charges of Robin.  The West Australian District Court ruled in favor of Miro.  The judge rejected the arguments of Robin credible witness, he refused to budge.  Miró to court over the falsely accused her of defamation Robin fined $ 12,500. The wife was suspicious  , according to reports, the husband said his wife Miro raises his finger was on the character.  Beyond doubt that my wife had an affair with someone walks, which was much debate about the two o...