Jega will be sacked if I see reason why he must go —Jonathan

The presidential media chat held on Wednesday night where President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed that he was not consulted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before it shifted the dates of the general elections even as he claimed the body was not totally prepared for the polls.

President Jonathan, who affirmed his unwavering commitment to the sustenance of smooth transfer of power on May 29 irrespective of the outcome of the presidential election, also reaffirmed readiness of the military to suppress the Boko Haram insurgency within the six-week window requested by the military.

Why I Am Giving My Support To Buhari — Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised alarm about the postponement of presidential elections and has publicly endorsed Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign to unseat Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

Obasanjo was in Nairobi to launch a 1,500-page autobiography highly critical of Jonathan, a former protégé whose ascent to the presidency he helped to engineer. The book has been banned in Nigeria pending libel hearings brought by an ally of the president.

“The signs are not auspicious” in the wake of the six-week postponement of the general election, said Gen Obasanjo, who remains an influential, if contentious, figure at home. “I don’t know whether a script is being played,”

the Financial Times of London reported.

Boko Haram fights back, explosion kills many in Borno

Whenever this Boko Haram guys say they will attack, just know that they will do it. That is how porous our dear country has become in the hands of these heartless terrorists. Six weeks is counting!

As you read this, a deadly explosion from a bomb that went off in a crowded market in Biu, the largest town in Southern Borno state, has killed many innocent Nigerians, an eyewitness confirmed.

The witnesses said injured persons and corpses were being evacuated to hospital in their numbers.

Thursday is market day in Biu, so you can imagine the level of casualty.

Do not die for a mediocre performer - Obasanjo to Nigerians

At the launch of his book, My Watch, in London today, former President Olusegun Obasanjo urged Nigerians not to die for a mediocre performer, and said he maintains the statement credited to him of his endorsement of APC presidential candidate, Gen Buhari. 

"What I said and I maintain that and I will say it again and I will do it. When the time comes for me to vote, I will consider the track record of all the candidates that are contesting and I will assess and based on my assessment for who I believe have the best track record to perform the job of the Nigerian president, then he will have my vote and if anybody should know what the job of the Nigerian president requires, I should know. 

Young man allegedly murdered by police in Calabar

The family of a young man named Stanley Etim who worked at a popular supermarket called Sparks in Calabar is accusing the police in the state of killing him. According to a family source, Stanley had had an issue with a girl who was allegedly connected with a police man. Three officers of the Calabar police force showed up in a private vehicle last week Thursday to arrest him at the supermarket and took him away. They said they were arresting and charging him with armed robbery.