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PDP lost 2015 elections because we didn't present a northern candidate - Makarfi - Senator Ahmed Makarfi has said PDP lost 2015 presidential election because the party did not present a northern candidate - He also said the the party became non-challant towards the people's complain and that contributed to the loss of the elections Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Friday, February 24 said the party would have won the 2015 presidential election if it had presented a northern candidate. Daily Posts reports that Makarfi listed reasons PDP lost 2015 election as: 1) PDP stopped interacting with the people, a situation he said the opposition capitalized on. 2) Markafi also said imposition of candidates was partly responsible for the failure and warned that all the crisis in the party and must be resolved. PDP lost 2015 elections because we didn't present...

Nigerians fight back in South Africa, confront protesters with guns Following several attacks on Nigerians by South Africans, Nigerians in South Africa have allegedly taken up arms to defend themselves against xenophobic attacks currently going on in the Country. The ongoing alleged xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by South African has reportedly taken a new turn on Friday, February 24. Reports from South Africa claimed that Nigerians have taken up arms in self defense against protesters who are reportedly marching against the continuous stay of Nigerians in the country. Nigerians fight back in South Africa, confront protesters with guns The protesters believe that the foreigners are taking over their jobs and business opportunities. South Africa based pastor and former Nigerian Footballer pastor Idah Peterside reports that there was a stand-off in Pretoria, South Africa a...

Man presents girlfriend with a bouquet of roses made with thousands of cash (photos) Love is in the air! A man in China has presented his lady with a very shocking and surprising gift. He presented her with a bouquet of roses made with thousands of cash. The romantic man who is from Changchun area of China presented his girlfriend with a bouquet of roses made up of bank notes in a total of 10,000 yuan (N457, 800). Man presents girlfriend with a bouquet of roses made of thousands of cash It was gathered that the man went into a flower shop with a bag of 10,000 yuan on Monday, February 13 and asked the owner of the shop to make him a bouquet of roses using the notes. He told the owner of the shop that he wanted to give his girlfriend the right start to the year. ...

World condemns Leicester Thai owners for sacking Ranieri Leicester City's decision to sack former manager Claudio Ranieri on Thursday, February, 23, 2017 has generated lots of reactions from cross section of the sporting fraternity. Last season, the Foxes took the Premier League title by 10 points but have won just five top-flight games this season, and could become the first defending champions to be relegated since 1938. Former Leicester City striker Gary Lineker Leicester City have lost their past five League matches and are the only side in the top four English divisions without a League goal in 2017. Former City's striker Gary Lineker has now joined the bandwagon of people who have condemned the club's Thai owners for them to have sacked the 65-year-old Italian football manager. "It is very sad, it is inexplicable to me. It's inexplicable to a lot football fans who love the game because the manager has done so much f...

BREAKING: FG sacks all 9 directors in NCAA The Federal Government has sacked all the nine directors of the nine directorates in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The development is see as connected to the hard knocks the various key players in the sector recently slammed on the regulatory body in over the unstable state of the aviation sector particularly as it affected Arik Air and other airlines, Tribune reports. The Federal Government has taken over the management of Arik Airways and announced lifeline to help keep the distressed company afloat. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) explained that the government’s decision is in line with its desire to sanitize in the country’s aviation sector to prevent a major catastrophe in the country. Recall that in late December 2016, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority announced it had fined Arik Air N6m over its passengers’ complaints of delay and inabilit...

   Sanitation in Plateau State        By; Patrickmelo Darong                 In preparation to the forth coming sanitation exercise, the Commissioner for Environment and Solid Mineral Development, Plateau State, Abdullahi Garba Abbas said the State Government is doing everything possible to ensure a clean and safe environment for the people of the state as he charged them to cooperate with government in that regard.              

Allegations against me made 'no sense' - Senate President Bukola Saraki - The Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the charges leveled against him by the federal government made no sense - At his re-arraignment on Thursday before Justice Danladi Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Saraki made his plea stating that all allegations in charges against were frivolous - The Senate President said his trial is politically motivated and the allegations 'made no sense' The Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the charges leveled against him by the federal government made no sense. At his re-arraignment on Thursday before Justice Danladi Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Saraki made his plea stating that all allegations in charges against were frivolous. The Senate President said his trial is politically motivated and the allegations 'made no sense' . However, despite his pronouncement, the prosecution witness Samuel Madojemu...