NIS to deport illegal immigrants before elections

                                                                 Some immigration officers at a parade

The Nigeria Immigration Service, Akwa Ibom State Command, has said it will repatriate all illegal immigrants from the state before 2015 general elections.

The state NIS Controller, Abdullahi Garba, told journalists in Uyo, on Thursday, that that 10 foreigners had returned 10 Permanent Voter Cards to the command and they had been handed over to the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state.

He revealed that the command had mapped out flashpoints within the 31 local government areas of the state for mop up exercise and subsequent repatriation of illegal immigrants before the forthcoming elections.

Don’t sell your PVCs, Akande tells Lagosians

                                                                   Chief Ayo Akande

A leader of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Chief Ayo Akande, has advised Lagosians not to sell their Permanent Voter Cards.

Akande, according to a statement, made the call on Wednesday during a road campaign organised by the Ambode support group in the Lagos-West senatorial district.

He also called on Lagosians to vote for the APC governorship candidate in the state, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, because he has better antecedents than all his opponents.

The APC leader, who led the campaign rally round the senatorial district, said Ambode’s wealth of experience as a seasoned administrator in the state placed him at a vantage position to continue “the APC legacy of service in Lagos State.”
He said the APC is the only political party in Nigeria that believes strongly in the protection of the rights and privilege of the ordinary man with a view to taking them out of poverty, injustice and oppression.

Jonathan in closed-door meeting with Ogun monarchs

                                                                          President Goodluck Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday met behind closed-doors with some traditional rulers in Ogun State.

The meeting is believed to be in continuation of his consultation in the South-West ahead of the rescheduled March 28 presidential election.

The brief parley was held inside one of the offices at the Olorunsogo II Power Station in Ogun State.

Jonathan met with them shortly after inaugurating the 750MW power plant built under the Nigerian Integrated Power Project.

The about 20 traditional rulers were led by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, who is also the Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Traditional Rulers.

Others at the meeting included the Akarigbo of Remo, Oba Michael Sonariwo; and the Olowu of Owu, Oba Dosunmu.

Buhari receiving treatment in UK, Fayose alleges

                                                               Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday alleged that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who travelled to the United Kingdom for a supposed working visit, is in a London hospital.

According to him, Buhari is being treated at a hospital located at Cavendish Street, Cavendish Square, W2 London West End, London.

The governor said this had vindicated his earlier stand that Buhari was sick and lacked the required capacity to rule Nigeria.

Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor described the claim by the APC that Buhari would give a talk at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London as a “deceit taken too far.”

Elections: CAN denies N7bn bribery allegation

                                                          CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

The Christian Association of Nigeria has denied the allegation that its leaders were offered N7bn by the Presidency to campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election.

The association also called on security agencies to investigate the Voice of Northern Christian Movement and its Executive Director, Mr. Musa Dikwa, for making the allegation.

The association also linked the allegation to those using different Christian organisations to perpetrate fraud.

In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake, the association said the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), had fallen into wrong hands, “because his endorsement for the March 28 general election by Northern Christian Leaders Eagle-Eye Forum led by one Aminchi Habu was fraudulent.”