₦airaland Forum

saddik: PRESS STATEMENT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the application by three political parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) – to merge into one, to be known as the All Progressives Congress.

On considering the application, the Commission found that the applicant-parties have met all statutory requirements for the merger, and has accordingly granted their request.

Consequently, the Commission has approved the withdrawal of the individual certificates of the applicant-parties, and the issuance of a single certificate to the All Progressives Congress.

Abdullahi A. Kaugama
Secretary to the Commission

Sincere 9gerian: The unregistered APC has finally been registered by INEC

THE convoy of President
Goodluck Jonathan, was on
Monday, involved in an auto
crash, leaving 14 persons
injured.

Brazilian Evangelical Pastor,
Valdeci Sobrino Picanto, has been
arrested for deceiving several
people that his joystick was
blessed and that he had to
release the sacred milk therein in
order to "evangelize"

An American tourist was
allegedly stabbed to death by
three Thai musicians after he
refused to stop singing at a bar
in a popular tourist resort, police
said Wednesday.
Bobby Ray Carter, 51, died after
he was stabbed twice in the
chest while his son Adam, 27,
suffered a stab wound to his
arm, during a fight with
members of the house band
from the Longhorn Saloon early
Wednesday at Ao Nang beach in
Krabi.
Police said the three musicians
were arrested at the scene and
confessed to stabbing the
Americans.
Carter had joined the musicians
on stage for a singalong, but a
row broke out when he refused
to stop singing as the band took
a break.
On its website the Longhorn
Saloon advertises “jam with the
band” as one of its attractions,
along with “good music,
funfunfun and friendly staff”.
“He and his son quarrelled with
all three musicians because he
wouldn’t stop singing despite
the musicians taking a break,”
said Lieutenant Colonel Attapong
Seanjaiwuth of Krabi tourist
police.
“He then demanded the money
he had already given as a tip
back. But the real fight broke out
outside of that pub. He was
stabbed twice and died while on
the way to local hospital.”
Thailand has come under
scrutiny in recent months over its
treatment of foreign tourists,
who are a mainstay of the
economy.
Tourists have registered a series
of complaints with authorities
over their treatment ranging
from jet ski scams, drink spiking,
robbery, assault and even police
extortion.
A dozen European ambassadors
recently raised the issue with
local authorities on a visit to the
resort island of Phuket — where
a 59-year-old Australian woman
was killed in June 2012 in a
robbery.
Earlier in July an American man
was slashed to death by a taxi
driver in Bangkok after an
apparent argument over the fare.
A record 22 million foreigners
visited Thailand last year.
Although most did not encounter
any serious problems, diplomats
say tougher action is needed to
ensure their protection. AFP

boofydon: u need help man! Serious one

taharqa2: Agbaya....

Onlytruth: Nwokem I am not anti-Ngige; I am anti-ACN and all its well known "baggage" from across the Niger.

Onwa Anambra state is maintaining a deafening silence, while his party man Fashola is deporting Igbo from Lagos.
If I throw in the fact that he has done next to nothing to improve Anambra lot as a senator, my anger starts to tip over.
Eze or not I am still entitled to my opinion, and will be damned to ever abandon it.

taharqa2: What is this one saying now??

boofydon: guy is a role model! he shud live as such!! If i were in his position i would hav don great and mighty things for the people! I wont leave him alone until i force him to change his ways

Temptee101: ...and dis reminds me of Aziza and that Governor(name witheld). May der souls rest in peace.

aurenflani: A certain general in maiduguri comes to mind. Be fair bro.

Iroakazi
denied that she poured kerosene
on the little
girl's body and set her ablaze.
According to her, she was in the
sitting room
when she heard a loud cry and
rushed out only to
see the girl on fire and called on
people to help
put out the fire.

Yungwizzzy: calabar 's still eat people in this 21st century?

The bombings were described as
an "attack against Nigeria" by the
Governor, who urged the
residents of Kano to assist the
Government and security
agencies in providing valuable
information regarding terrorist
activities, and also to continue to
be vigilant.

That place is not for me, I have
been through hell and back.
I was abused emotionally and
verbally. Really, I felt we could
work things out when the
trouble started two months
after the marriage.
But I made up my mind and
shut the door of the marriage
at him when the trouble was
coming to me too much.

Ibadan – A 40-year-old man,
Kenneth Ekeh, was on Tuesday
sentenced by an Ibadan
Magistrates’ Court sitting at
Iyaganku to 15 years
imprisonment over N210,000
fraud.
Magistrate Kehinde Omotosho
convicted Ekeh of three charges
including obtaining money under
false pretence and stealing.
Omotosho did not give the
convict option of fine.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Sunday
Ojeleye, said that the defendant
was arraigned on a five-count
charge which included
obtaining money under false
pretence and stealing.
Ojeleye said that Ekeh specialises
in stealing gas cylinders and
defrauding people, adding that
he was arrested on Nov. 11,
2011.
The prosecutor told the court
that the offences contravened
sections 419 and 390 (9) of the
Criminal Code Cap 38 Vol. II Laws
of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
The defendant had pleaded not
guilty to the charges.
Satisfied with the evidence
before her, Omotoso sentenced
Ekeh to five years imprisonment
with hard labour for each of the
three charges, adding that the
sentence would run
concurrently. (NAN)