Crisis delays Eagles N1.44bn World Cup money

The leadership tussle began soon after the country’s exit at the hands of France in Brazil 2014.

Amadu also said they are very much aware of the $3.8 million advanced to them by the federal government to offset the appearance fee for the players at Brazil and are obliged to refund it once they get the money.

Obasanjo frowns at insurance firm’s refusal to settle claims

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

Obasanjo was reacting to the refusal by an insurance company to pay claims on the burnt property of one of his adopted daughters Mrs Morenike Oladunni-Omorodion.

The former president who refused to disclose the identity of the insurer also said that the company has been doing everything possible to avoid paying the claims.

Omorodion’s property got burnt in the month of July and up to the time of going to the press, nothing has been done to assuage the loss and inconvenience.

Speaking to Vanguard, Omorodion said that she has lost confidence in insurance in Nigeria adding that since the incident occurred, the insurance firm has been insensitive to her plight.

She said,

2015: Buhari raises funds on facebook

Former Head of State and All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, General Muhammadu Buhari, has gone to social media to raise funds for his presidential campaign.

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PLOT TO RIG 2015 ELECTIONS: Jega goes tough, arrests two INEC staff

Jega

Weekend Vanguard gathered that the arrest was carried out with the involvement of eagle-eyed operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, and the Police in Kano, Kano State.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Kano State also confirmed the arrest yesterday.

The arrest was said to have been effected at a Polling Unit, PU, in the Kabo area of Kano.

The two arrested individuals have, however, been granted bail.

In fact, Weekend Vanguard gathered from a very competent source that when the Director General of the DSS, Ekpeyong Ita, got wind of the development, he was said to have alerted Jega.

The INEC. Chairman, in his response, confirmed the arrest.

He was also said to have assured that the replacement for the two staff involved was already on. He confirmed that the arrested persons were not of the National Youth Service Corp. Shockingly, the INEC Chairman disclosed that the individuals were students who were being used to complement the manpower shortage of corp members.

He insisted that the offenders would be prosecuted. Observers are however, of the view that INEC needn’t launch into its now moribund voyage of adding 30000 Polling Units which were controversially allocated, giving the North massive advantage over the South, when it was aware that it had a manpower challenge.

And whereas INEC suspended the allocation of the controversial additional PUs last Tuesday, inside sources disclosed to Weekend Vanguard that some Commissioners in the electoral body were still bent on carrying out an agenda that would accord the North massive voting advantage – read details of this new plot in Sunday Vanguard tomorrow

 

Rivers 2015: Advise Wike to withdraw, aspirant tells PDP leadership

Nyesom Wike

Addressing a press conference, in Abuja, Mr. Atamuno said that Mr. wike’s withdrawal would be the only thing that would save PDP and ensure victory in next year’s general election, in the state.

He insisted that the former minister’s participation would undermine the governorship primaries, a situation that would lead to protest votes against the PDP at the governorship election.

Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVC: How INEC failed Nigerians

It was the third phase of distribution of PVC and thirteen states were involved in the exercise which began on Friday, 7th November and ended on Sunday, 9th November 2014.

The states were Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Rivers.

This exercise had earlier been conducted in twenty one states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Phases I and II.

The exercise involved voters cross-checking their names in the displayed Voters’ Register and collecting permanent voters cards in exchange for the old ones.

When the exercise failed in Lagos, residents took to the streets to protest, storming the Lagos office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to vent their spleen. The Lagos exercise was scheduled to hold in Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako- Ijaiye, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Mushin and Ojo while it was postponed in Alimosho, Amuwo Odofin, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Oshodi- Isolo, Somolu, Surulere and Eti-Osa from Nov. 28 to Nov. 30.

Tales of woe

Despite declaring a public holiday in Lagos to enable workers obtain the permanent voter’s cards in the areas INEC approved, tales of woe were everywhere as voters lamented their predicament.