Presidential poll: Ban Ki-Moon congratulates Buhari
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has congratulated President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections. Ban in a statement issued on Tuesday night in New York, said he had spoken to Jonathan and Buhari on the outcome of the polls as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Buhari’s victory has rescued Nigeria —Aregbesola
OSOGBO—The Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, described the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), as the best thing to happen to a country that has endured 16 years of misrule at the centre.
Lagos begins issuance of new taxi licences
LAGOS—The Lagos State Government, yesterday, presented provisional taxi licenses allocation letters and badges to taxi operators in the state.
Lagos PDP calls for cancellation of presidential election results
LAGOS—THE Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cancel results of the presidential elections for Lagos State just as it accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of manipulating the exercise.
KOWA’s Sonaiya cangratulates Buhari, says expectations of Nigerians high
Prof. Remi Sonaiya of KOWA Party on Tuesday congratulated Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on his victory in the presidential election, and reminded him that the expectations of Nigerians were very high.
APC petition: Why we didn’t cancel Rivers election — Jega
ABUJA—CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, explained that the decision of the commission not to heed the petition of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by cancelling or rescheduling the presidential election in Rivers State was because the petition lacked merit.
Buhari’s men: Those who’ll shape the new govt.
The Muhammadu Buhari administration is expected to be shaped by some Nigerians who in the recent past helped to project the president-elect into the formidable political phenomenon he turned into.
Soldiers deployed as fear of electoral violence keeps Nigerians indoors
For the second day running, Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory stayed indoors for most of the day, fearing possible outbreak of electoral violence over the results of the Presidential elections.
Five buildings razed in Calabar fire
CALABAR—No fewer than five buildings on Asuquo Abasi Street, Calabar, Cross Rivers State were, yesterday, razed by fire, destroying property worth millions of naira.
Gen. Buhari and sports
When the history of President Goodluck Jonathan is written, a lot of chapters will be dedicated to his numerous achievements in sports. It was during his regime that Nigeria won her first Africa Cup of Nations in 19 years, remarkably, outside the shores of the country. Before then, Nigeria won the trophy in 1980 and the last triumph in Tunisia ‘ 94 among others.
There is nothing wrong with Nigeria or Nigerians!
We have all heard, time and time again that Nigerians are bad, greedy, selfish people, people who stand for nothing and believe in nothing. We’ve all heard the saying “black man, black heart”, a testimony to our self-loathing, inherited from our colonial past.
