PDP Leaders threaten to INEC over withheld election result

Aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party leaders  from Michika/Madagali Federal constituency in Adamawa state have threatened to invade the  Adamawa state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission if it fails to announce the result of the federal constituency within 48 hours.

The PDP leaders, led by  Francis Zaman, who was the PDP collating agent of Pallam/ Kojoti ward, vowed to remain at the INEC office till the results are announced.

“If nothing is done about the results in the next two days, the REC should prepare to host us in his office until our demands are met,” the PDP leader said, speaking on behalf of other leaders of the party.

The group, speaking to journalists in Yola, said it was compelled to issue the threat because almost one week after the election held, the results were yet to be released despite the fact that the election was peaceful and hitch free.

They argued that there is no justification for INEC to refuse to announce the overall result as the results of 25 of the 26 wards in the constituency have been duly collated and announced with the exception of Pallam/Kojiti ward.

The PDP leaders alleged that the result for Pallam/Kojiti ward was snatched by the APC candidate, Umaru Duhu, and others.

They said there is no way the result of Pallam/Kojiti ward would change the overall result considering the difference in votes between the leading candidate, Adamu Kamale and Umar Duhu whose scores in the collated results are 9,357 and 6,777 votes respectively.

The protesters said the Nigerian Police had also provided duplicate copies of the missing result of the said ward and that they therefore could not see any reason for the refusal of INEC to announce the result.

But in a swift reactions, the APC candidate, Umar Duhu, dismissed the allegations that he engaged in any shady practice saying the allegations were false, baseless and could not stand the test of scrutiny.

He noted  that the group was sponsored by his opponent, Adamu Kamale, in other to deceive Adamawa  people. Mr. Duhu said he has a reputation of being a peace maker and could not descend so low to snatch a ballot box.

“I want to put it on record that all my life, I have been a peaceful person. I am not a thug and cannot be one.  

“I was never at any ward collation centre on the day of the election. Therefore, I take exception to the exaggeration that I masterminded the snatching of the election materials for Pallam Kwajiti Ward,” he said

Mr. Duhu said unlike his opponents who are only complaining about the result of one ward, his complaint is beyond one ward.

“We are in position of several other evidence capable of rendering the whole exercise a nullity.

 “The evidence are so monumental that when the whole world sees, they will be convinced that, Hon. Adamu Kamale did not merit even half of the votes he claimed to have scored.

“I am happy INEC is on top of the whole issues surrounding the so-called March 28 Presidential and National Assembly Elections,” he said.

Buhari's Daughter Nerver Married From Anambra As Romored

It has confirmed that no biological daughter of Muhammad Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is married to a man from Anambra State or any of the southeast states.

According to Sahara Reporters, Rumors have been circulating on the Internet that one of Mr. Buhari’s daughters is married to a man who hails from Anambra State, and had converted to Christianity. But two close members of the presidential candidate’s family told a correspondent of SaharaReporters that the rumors are false.

“Buhari has never claimed that any of his daughters was married to an Anambra man,” one of the two family sources said. The source added, however, that Mr. Buhari, a former military head of state, had raised or helped raise numerous children from members of his extended family. He said that some of those Mr. Buhari helped to raise had grown up and taken spouses from different parts of Nigeria.

Photos: Speaker Tambuwal enters National Assembly building with security bridge

House of Reps Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, entered the National Assembly Complex this morning Dec. 16th for the first time since the drama at the Assembly ground last month where he and some members of the House were locked out of the building by police.
The House members will be resuming their legislative duties today after they adjourned on Nov. 20th following the fence jumping incident. Another pic after the cut...

Talibans Unleash Mayhem In A Pakistan Primary School Kill 80 Students This Morning

Islamic terror group, the Taliban, around 10 this morning launched a deadly attack on a military-run primary school in Northwestern city of Peshawar in Pakistan, killing 100 people, 80 of them children, according to the BBC. They are also reportedly holding over 100 children hostage. Over 500 students have so far been evacuated.

According to reports, the militants stormed the school's auditorium this morning where the students were learning first aid training from the military and started shooting.

According to one of the teachers who survived the attack, as soon the militants started shooting, the students ran into their class rooms in panic but the militants pursued them & shot them at close range 

One of the students, Abdullah Jamal who sustained a gunshot injury on his leg, said that he was with a group of 8th, 9th and 10th graders who were getting first-aid instructions and training with a team of Pakistani army medics when the shooting started. 

"Then I saw children falling down who were crying and screaming. I also fell down. I learned later that I have got a bullet," he said, speaking from his hospital bed. "All the children had bullet wounds. All the children were bleeding," Jamal said.

The Pakistani police have since condoned off the area and is working to bring the situation under control. Blood donations have also been called for for injured victims.

Meanwhile Taliban spokesman Mohammed Khurasani in a telephone interview to Pakistan media, claimed responsibility for the attack stating that six suicide bombers had carried out the attack in revenge for the killings of Taliban members at the hands of Pakistani authorities.

Photo credit: Reuters/AP

Photos from the fire incident at Balogun market this morning

There was a fire incident at Balogun market this morning which started from an uncompleted building where people sell stuff. Fire fighters have since put out he fire.

 

Motorcycle stolen in 1967 is found in 2013

In February of 1967, a 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 motorcycle was stolen from a man's backyard in Omaha, Nebraska. More than 45 years later, that same bike was found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at a Los Angeles port.

The bike had been on its way to Yokohama, Japan when authorities from Customs decided to take a closer look, the Orange County Register reported. Upon seeing that bike's vehicle identification number (VIN) matched a bike that was reported stolen way back when, agents seized the bike.

The bike, estimated to be worth around $9,000, was then sent to California Highway Patrol who tracked down the owner, now 72 and still living in Nebraska.

Via the OC Register:

Lou Koven, special agent for the National Insurance Crime Bureau, who was in charge of finding the owner, said the owner was in disbelief and shock when contacted about the motorcycle, which had an estimated value of $9,000. When it was stolen, the bike was worth $300.

"He thought I was scamming him," Koven said. "But then the police contacted him, and then he started believing."

Los Angeles Weekly reports that this type of find isn't as rare as one might think. Todd C. Owen, CBP director of field operations in Los Angeles, said that CBP agents have recently intercepted two other vehicles stolen at least 20 years ago.

Via  L.A. Weekly:

"CBP officers and their law enforcement counterparts check many outbound vehicles on a regular basis. Their success in recovering stolen vehicles is remarkable. A few have nice stories like this one.

Omaha.com spoke with the bike's owner, Donald R. Devault, who explained that the bike used to look a lot different. "Back then it was baby blue and it looked like a little toy chopper," he said.

He told the paper that he's looking forward to the reunion. “I’m going to ask her, ‘Where have you been?’ I bet there’s a lot stories she could tell me,” he told Omaha.com. “I wish she could talk because a lot’s happened in 46 years.”

Goldie's Candlelight Procession Holds Tomorrow

A candlelight procession will be held in memory of Goldie tomorrow being Friday 1st March 2013 at 6pm. Friends and family will converge at Parkview Estate gate in Ikoyi and then proceed to walk through Osborne road through to Awolowo way, Barracks then back to Parkview. Come with a candle stand if you can. Dress Code: Black. The MIC band will lead the procession.

UNILAG name change: Jonathan makes u-turn, the name UNILAG remains

President Goodluck Jonathan has reversed the change of name of the University of Lagos which he renamed Moshood Abiola University in a broadcast to mark the 2012 Democracy Day.

Chairman, Governing Council of University of Lagos, Professor Jerry Gana disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during his inauguration alongside three others by the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai


The name change had been the subject of litigation and protests from students and alumni of the institution while a court recently ruled that the change was illegal.

Gana who hailed President Jonathan for retaining the name of the institution. said the president had upheld the Constitution by reversing the change of name of the university.
“This is a pointer to the fact that the current administration is committed to entrenching democracy and justice in the country.’’

Pastor nabbed over alleged rape of 12-yr-old housemaid

Members of the outlawed Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, in Abeokuta, yesterday, arrested a Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, pastor for allegedly raping a 12-year old housemaid.

Vanguard gathered that the pastor, who was an interpreter with the church committed the crime in his home at 6, Shamusideen, Oke-Sokori area of the town while his wife was away.
Luck,  however, ran against the randy pastor when the girl reported the incident to her parents, which prompted his arrest.

Nigerian Embassy Denies Goldie's Husband Visa

The late Nigerian singer Goldie Harvey's husband, Andrew Harvey who planned to visit Nigeria over the weekend for the burial ceremony of his late wife has been denied a visa.

According to a source in London, the Malaysia-based engineer was denied a visa by the Nigerian High Commission in London two days ago.

Mr. Harvey's visa application was refused for ineligibility.

However, the British Engineer who got married to the late former Big Brother StarGame housemate in 2005, plans to re-apply at a different embassy in a bid to make it in time for the funeral. 

REVEALED! Richard Mofe Damijo Embezzled 50 Million Naira – EFCC

Popular actor, Richard Mofe Damijo is allegedly in some money mess – he has been accused of embezzling N50million


The acting General Manager of Delta State Tourism Board, Philo Nkem Ajufo, has been detained by the EFCC in Abuja for conniving with her boss, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD is the commissioner in charge of the ministry), to embezzle N50 million from the state Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
It was learned that Mr. Mofe Damijo issued a check to the tourism board in the name of its acting GM, Ms. Ajufo. She in turn reportedly deposited the sum into her First Bank private account with account number (3006131619) operated under her name, Nkem Philo Ajufo…(she and Mr. Mofe Damijo subsequently shared the money.)

An EFCC source who confirmed Ms. Ajufo’s arrest said “As we talk, the Delta State Tourism GM, one Mrs. Nkem Ajufo, is been held in our headquarters here in Abuja over her involvement in the N50 million fraud. Her boss, Mr. Richard Mofe Damijo, is not left out….”
Meanwhile, Mr. Mofe Damijo has denied knowledge of the money during the budget defense exercise but he is yet to appear before the EFCC,
 Saharareporters reports.

The Nigerian Federal Government withdraws operating license of Dana Airlines

The Federal Government this afternoon withdrew the operating license of Dana Airlines following the crash that left over 160 dead two days ago. Good one, FG! Now, let them start making some arrests. You don't play with people's lives!

Bomb blast at the Murtala Muhammed international airport

There has been stories of a bomb blast at the MMIA Lagos but the Aviation minister ,Princess Stella Oduah  has  denied  that  there was no bomb blast but a fails alarm .

Please note that there was no bomb at MMIA, rather it was an unattended passenger bag. The noise heard was from the equipments used by the AntiBomb Squad,” she tweeted.

“There was an unattended bag left in the E finger of MMIA by a passenger arriving on a flight from the UK. The bag contained personal effects.

“The NCAA will be issuing a statement shortly on the noise heard at MMIA. Again, please note that there was no bomb.”

Culled from Daily post