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The All Progressives Congress, Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that if he comes out succesfull, he would make sure the constitution is abided by strictly. Buhari who also said he is now “a converted democrat”, made this pledge during his address to Interactive Session with the Nigerian Press Organisation, NPO in Abuja. Tuesday 17th March 2015. Muhammadu Buhari Buhari assured the nation that he would adhere to the Nigerian constitution and he also talked about the controversial Decree 4 promulgated in 1984 while he was military Head of State. He said: “I cannot change the past but I can change the present and future. Dictatorship goes with military which made possible decree four.

The Federal Government has announced the reduction in electricity tariff by half. Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Sam Amadi, who made the announcement in Abuja today March 17th, said after a review of the tariffs being paid by Nigerians, the commission agreed to slash it by half. The reduction takes effect from the end of March.

President Goodluck Jonathan; Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and heads of all security agencies are currently locked in a crucial meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Jega is expected to brief the meeting of the Security Council on the latest in the commission’s preparation for the forthcoming general elections.

Pope Francis on Tuesday hailed the bravery of Nigerian priests who have stood strong in the face of Boko Haram violence and worked to build bridges with the Muslim community. “How can we fail to remember the priests, religious men and women, missionaries and catechists (lay teachers) who, despite untold sacrifices, never abandoned their flock, but remained at their service,” the Argentinian pope said in an open letter.

The Confederation of African Football has ordered Nigeria representative s, Dolphins FC to remain in Tunis until a decision is taken on their contentious CAF Confederation Cup first round, first leg affair with Tunisian giants Club Africain. In a mail received from the Deputy Director (CAF Competitions), Khaled Nassar on Monday evening, CAF instructed that the Garden City boys stay put in the Tunisian capital until a decision by the Confederation is communicated to the NFF.

FILE PHOTO: Emmanuel Emenike of FC Spartak Moscow The poor form of Emmanuel Emenike at this Turkish club may have cost him his place in the Super Eagles set-up as he was overlooked in the list of 28 players selected by ‘interim Super Eagles Coach, Daniel Amokachi, for the two friendly games ahead of the national team against Bolivia and South Africa.

The hunk has been dating the superstar for five months but was seen getting close to a mystery brunette during spring break Patrick and the mystery brunette Patrick Schwarzenegger has DENIED cheating on girlfriend Miley Cyrus after being spotted getting cosy with his pal. The 21-year-old hunk, who has been dating the Wrecking Ball singer for about five months, was photographed in a clinch with the bikini clad girl in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during spring break. Arnold Schwarzenegger's son was seen with his arms wrapped around the beauty, who he revealed was his friend's girlfriend, and the pair gaze into each other's eyes before dancing together and strolling arm-in-arm.

Brave Harnaam Kaur no longer tries to get rid of her facial hair and is proud of having a fully-grown beard which she started growing at 11 A bearded woman who endured years of bullying and almost attempted suicide has spoken about her new-found body confidence. Harnaam Kaur, 24, of Berkshire suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome and first started growing a thick facial hair at the age of just 11. She tried to wax, bleach and shave the hair which had also started coming through on her chest and arms but finally decided to stop after being baptised as a Sikh, a religion which forbids the cutting of body hair.

Kaduna State Governor, Ramalan Yero, has rubbished a claim by his main challenger in next month’s election, Nasir El-Rufai, that Kaduna children will be offered free education if Mr. El Rufai wins. His spokesperson, Ahmed Maiyaki, said the APC gubernatorial candidate’s free education campaign was deceitful. At the first quarter press briefing on Monday in Kaduna, Maiyaki said Mr. El-Rufai’s promise on education cannot be realistic because the APC candidate does not believe in Nigeria’s educational system since all his children are studying abroad.

Nigerian music diva and Mavin Records first lady, Tiwa Savage, who recently performed at a concert in Uganda, has not stopped marvelling many music enthusiasts in Nigeria. Tiwa Savage is presently pregnant, but she has not allowed that to stop her from thrilling her fans, who are still surprised at her level of energy on stage with her current condition. Reacting to the issue, the sexy singer explained that she is born to entertain her fans and stressed that her pregnancy will not stop her from doing what she likes doing.

PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO yesterday took a swipe at the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, rtd, saying President Goodluck Jonathan has successfully fought corruption, just as it stressed that Buhari cannot give what he does not have.

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Adamu Mu’azu, popularly called “Game Changer” and his Deputy, Chief Uche Secondus are currently at loggerhead over $200 Million (Two Hundred Million Dollars) bribe from several aspirants seeking the party’s ticket. Mu’azu, the former Governor of Bauchi State, who took over the helms of affairs of the PDP from Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, allegedly collected $200 Million from several aspirants seeking the Party’s ticket and did not share with his Deputy.

Ex-Ivory Coast first lady Simone Gbagbo has appealed the 20-year term she got for her role in post-election violence that killed over 3,000 people, her lawyer announced Monday. Simeone-Gbagbo “We lodged an appeal in the highest court,” said defence counsel Habiba Toure. “The procedure is irregular and must be nullified.” In a surprise decision prosecutors, who had argued Gbagbo should be given 10 years behind bars for her part in the bloody 2010-2011 unrest, announced that they too had lodged an appeal.

David Mark Senate President, David Mark has expressed worries over the massacre of members of his constituents in Agatu local government area of Benue state even as he tasked security operatives to leave no stone unturned as they go about fishing out the assassins and bringing them to justice. Scores of indigenes of Egba community in Agatu local government area of Benue state were ambushed and murdered in cold blood by the assailants believed to be Fulani herdsmen in the wee hours of Monday.

An armoured tank Foreign mercenaries paid $400 daily by FG With global arms sales surging, Canadian companies have joined the booming business by selling armoured vehicles to Nigeria and Cameroun for their fight against Boko Haram, a new study says. According to South Africa's The Globe and Mail newspaper, Canada is among a growing group of countries selling arms to the West African nations to help their military campaign to recapture territory from the radical Islamist militia in northeastern Nigeria, according to the report yesterday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Six years after the erstwhile Managing Director of the defunct Oceanic Bank, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru, was removed and later convicted for alleged diversion of shareholders’ funds, the last appears not to have been had over the N150 billion that she reportedly forfeited in assets and cash following her conviction for fraud by a court of law. THISDAY learnt at the weekend that the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti-corruption had summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) along with other relevant stakeholders to appear before it over a petition alleging irregularities in the execution of the failed banks’ consolidation.

Dick Advocaat is expected to take over Sunderland for the rest of the season following Gus Poyet’s sacking. Reports suggest ex-Netherlands coach Advocaat, 67, has flown to Sunderland and will be appointed on Tuesday. Dutch journalist Arno Vermeulen told BBC Radio 5 live he had spoken to Advocaat and was “99% certain” his countryman would become boss for the final nine games.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has again advocated dialogue with the insurgent group, Boko Haram, saying the group has legitimate grievances despite its brutal five-year campaign that has killed more than 15,000 people, with hundreds of thousands displaced. The former president said Nigeria should not rule out talking to the terrorist group which recently pledged allegiance to Islamic State (ISIS) – but he said that should only happen after a sustained military campaign.

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 Justice James Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sacked the Ibinabo Fiberisima-led executive of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). The judge in a judgment declared the election that brought Ibinabo-led AGN executive into office as null and void and of no effect whatsoever. The court held that the election was conducted against a clear order of court that parties should maintain status quo.

The mother and her two children left the Netherlands and are believed to be in the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa is northern Syria A Chechen woman living in the Netherlands has taken her two young children against their father's will to join Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, Dutch prosecutors say. The mother, a boy aged eight and a seven-year-old girl are believed to have travelled using false passports. The divorced father, a Dutchman, had warned the authorities of their imminent departure.

Yitzhak Herzog (l) and PM Benjamin Netanyahu (r) have each warned voters against a coalition led by the other Polls have opened in Israel in what is expected to be a close contest between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party and a centre-left alliance. The centre-left Zionist Union promises to repair relations with Palestinians and the international community. Mr Netanyahu, whose party has trailed in opinion polls, vowed on Monday not to allow the creation of a Palestinian state if he wins a fourth term.

Pakistan is believed to have one of the highest numbers of death row prisoners in the world Pakistan has hanged 12 convicts, the largest number of people executed on the same day since the country lifted a moratorium on executions. The men were terrorists, murderers or guilty of "heinous crimes", an interior ministry spokesman said. At least 27 convicts have been executed since the moratorium was lifted, most of them militants, Reuters reported.

Nigerian government troops also recaptured the town of Goniri in Yobe state, the military says Nigeria's military says it has retaken the north-eastern town of Bama from the Islamist military group Boko Haram. A large number of militants were killed and a "mopping up" operation is continuing in the second largest town in Borno state, it said. Boko Haram was reportedly also ousted from Goniri, its last base in neighbouring Yobe state. The group recently swore allegiance to the Islamic State militants based in Syria and Iraq.

Israeli voters will choose one of the 25 electoral lists contesting for the 20th Knesset. Here are the main contenders Israeli voters will choose from 25 electoral lists.[AP]

The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has denied allegations that he is under pressure to resign. “I have a job to do and it would be a disservice to Nigerians for me to resign,” Jega told a town hall meeting in Abuja on Monday. He also gave assurance that voters whose fingerprints might not be recognised by card readers would be allowed to vote after they must have filled incident forms. The INEC boss said that protests and calls by some groups for his resignation would not deter him and his team from delivering free and fair elections to Nigerians.

( Shutterstock ) Washington - An American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit has been downgraded to critical condition at the National Institutes of Health, doctors said on Monday. The agency said in a statement that the patient's status was changed from serious condition. He is being treated at the National Institutes of Health's hospital near Washington.

Chelsea supporters are a “disgrace” for criticising Cesc Fabregas after Sunday’s Premier League draw with Southampton, according to Jose Mourinho’s son. An error-strewn performance from Fabregas prompted groans of exasperation on several occasions as the Blues laboured to a draw at Stamford Bridge, with many more venting their frustration with the Spaniard on social media.

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has explained the reason for his unusual interest in Nigeria’s entertainment industry. The president, who gave the hint during an interactive season with the Showbiz stakeholders on Sunday night in Lagos, explained that lately he has noticed that the entertainment industry, like sports, is not just a unifying factor for the nation but is fill with great potentials which if invested more in is capable of boosting the Nigeria’s tourism sector.

Popular Nollywood diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde doesn’t support the cinema ban imposed on much-talked about American movie, ’50 Shades of Grey’ by the National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB). The movie was banned a few weeks ago for having erotic scenes. In an interview with HipTV’s Trending, the actress and mother of four said: “I don’t agree that the level of nudity and erotic scenes in the movie ought to be.”