Friday, 1 May 2015

Newspaper Review Today, May 1 2015.

 Jonathan Questions Buhari’s Victory
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday picked holes in the results of the March 28 presidential election, saying “the Peoples Democratic Party couldn’t have got those kinds of scores” it had in some places. Read More From Punch

Jonathan, Shekarau shun UNILAG convocationThe two also did not send representatives to the occasion.
The University of Lagos convocation ended on Thursday with President Goodluck Jonathan and his education minister, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, shunning the three-day event.
The two also did not send representatives to the occasion. Read More FromPunch
Speakership: Dogara to reject APC zoning
One of the key contenders for the speakership of the 8th House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, gave indications on Thursday that he might not toe the zoning arrangement of the All Progressives Congress if it would not guarantee “fairness and justice.'' Dogara, who is from Bauchi State (North-East) is considered the main Read More From Punch
 Robbery pays better in Kogi –Suspect
A suspect has revealed that armed robbery pays better in Kogi than in Lagos State.
Akinropo Ogunsina, 32 and his native doctor accomplice, Jimoh Akeem, are being interrogated at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command. “I was working in a Chinese company before I was sacked.  I bought a motorcycle for commercial. Read More From Sun
Court restrains Amaechi’s commission of enquiryA Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an interim order restraining the recently constituted Commission of Enquiry on Political Killings in Rivers State from going ahead with its activities. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state filed the suit. Read More From The Sun
I’m pained by Jonathan’s defeat — Ifeanyi Ubah
National Coordinator of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah in this interview barres  his mind on the outcome of the 2015 general elections among other issues.
To what extent was TAN significant during the electioneering period? Read More From Vanguard
I became blind after drinking ogogoro, by Ode-Irele survivor
Ibadan—One of the survivors of the Ode-Irele methanol poisoning, Mr. Olorunwa Jero, yesterday, recounted his ordeal in the throes of death. Ode-Irele-neurotoxcity-mediJero, a father of six, who is a vulcaniser, narrated: “By the time I was brought here, I had gone blind. I could not identify my wife, I could not identify anything. I did not even know when I arrived here. “But I thank God and the management and staff of University College Hospital, UCH, for bailing me out. I can see all of you here clearly. I can even identify the clothes each one of you is putting on.” Read More From Vanguard
President-elect condemns killing of Nigerien soldiers
THE President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of 10 soldiers from Niger Republic by the Boko Haram terrorists. In a statement in Abuja yesterday by his media team, the President-elect said he was deeply saddened that soldiers from other African countries that came to help Nigeria to fight terrorism were targeted and killed by the terrorists. According to him, Nigeria could never forget the sacrifices of soldiers from other African countries, mainly Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic, who are part of the African Union Multinational Joint Military Task Force. Read More From The Nation
Woman Loses Home, Other Gifts to Wife of ex-Clippers owner
The billionaire wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling got her revenge against a woman he secretly showered with gifts and whose recording of his racially offensive rant cost him ownership of the team. Shelly Sterling’s victory Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court will force V. Stiviano to surrender a $1.8 million duplex and return $800,000 lavished on her in cash handouts and several luxury cars, including a Ferrari, during a shadowy relationship. Read More From Thisday

 


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