Thursday, 22 January 2015
Board (JAMB) has recently announced that the date for the 2015 UTME Computer Based Test (CBT) will be on Wednesday, 4th of March, 2015.
This was announced by Mr. Fabian
Benjamin, the JAMB PRO.
will be writing the CBT nationwide.
Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council
in the North-West, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has
advised his Jigawa State counterpart, Governor Sule
Lamido, to respect his age by guarding his public
utterances as it regards politics in the country.
The Jigawa governor was reported to have said in
Sokoto on Monday that some governors who benefited
from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have now
become betrayers of the party following their defection
to APC.
During his media briefing yesterday, Gen. Buhari
mentioned two prominent Nigerians he went to school
with, former president of the Court of Appeal, Justice
Umaru Abdullahi and former inspector-general of
police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie. The two men have
spoken to the media confirming that they indeed went
to school together.
In an exclusive interview with Leadership, Alhaji
Coomasie said they & about 5 prominent Nigerians
attended the same school.
Coomasie said Buhari was the head boy and loved to
play football during their days in school. He mentioned
the former PCA Justice Abdullahi; Gen Shehu Musa
Yar’Adua; the late Grand Khadi Halilu, and a Second
Republic senator Abdul Ali as some of their classmates.
Coomassie said:
“While we were in school, Buhari was the head boy. He
loves playing football. We were all close friends in
school. After we finished secondary school, General
Buhari decided to join the military, I joined the police
and Justice Abdullahi decided to go to the university.”
“I, the late Shehu Yar’Adua, the late Halilu, a Grand
Khadi in Katsina, Senator Abdul Ali, a Senator in the
2nd Republic and several other attended the same
school”
On his part, Justice Abdullahi described Buhari as a
brilliant student when they were in school, saying he
was Buhari’s classmate from primary to secondary
school, saying:
“I, Buhari and some others had the best results during
our final examinations in secondary school back then.
He was a very brilliant student in school, no doubt; we
attended the same school from primary to secondary
school.”
Ex-Niger Delta militant, Asari-Dokubo has vowed to
retaliate the attack carried out by some hoodlums on
President Jonathan’s convoy during his campaign rally
in Katsina state yesterday Jan. 20th. At a press
conference in Abuja today Asari-Dokubo said for every
action, there will be an opposite and equal reaction. He
called on the Igbos in the north to come home, saying
failure to do so and they’ll have themselves to blame.
He said Shekau is a man like himself and that he does
not have the monopoly to kill or destroy
“There is an established pattern of pre and post-
election violence in the north. In the 50s when late
Awolowo was campaigning in the north, he went with
helicopters and he was mocked. People said he was
flying over the houses and peeping at their wives.
That has continued and everywhere in the country,
people say leave them alone. We don’t want any
trouble. But I think the game has changed. The rules of
the game have changed. “For every action, there will be
an opposite and equal reaction. I knew that the signing
of the accord was useless and that the president
subjected himself to sign such an accord… for me, it
was out of place for a president and commander in
chief of the armed forces of a country. But the
president is a humble person. He does things that even
marvel some of us and make us sometimes to be very
angry. To be frank, I was very angry on that day they
were signing it.
The president has sworn to protect the lives of every
Nigerian. So, why would he after taking a constitutional
oath subject himself to another oath? So what
happened in Katsina is not a surprise. But don’t be
surprised. We are putting the world on notice that they
have started first. When we reply, let no body talk
because we are going to reply. We did not sign any
accord with them. They did not sign. They are talking
about election violence now because they know that
other people will respond. Before, they had the
monopoly of violence, so nobody cared who died. Our
lives were not valuable and they had all the latitude to
wreck havoc and did what they liked. But the game has
changed. Be bold enough to tell them that game has
changed.
If they slice our throat, we are going to slice your
throat. They stoned the president, you will hear from
us. That’s the answer. My concern is what happens
after the election because we know they will do what
they are known to do every time. But this time, they will
cry. So all Igbo people who are there, if you don’t come
back home and you want to continue to be there and
something happens to you, there is nobody to be
blamed. If you have a child who is a youth corper and
you allow him to be there, you will not hold anybody
responsible.” He said
He maintained his position that in next month’s
election, saying President Jonathan will win
“There is no way Goodluck will not win the election. We
will win them and we know they are preparing for
violence in consonance with some foreign powers.
When they do that, we will respond disproportionately.
We will respond. That’s what we are going to do. If you
hit me with a stick, I am going to hit you with iron. I am
not speaking in riddles. I am speaking in plain
language. My English may not be very good. I am
speaking in my own street language. We are going
respond disproportionately and we are unapologetic.
The people who are in Katsina who did not hold their
children should also know that I will not hold my
children. I assure you, nothing will happen anywhere if
they do not initiate violence. Did we ask them to stone
the president yesterday? Do you want us to fold our
arms so that they will kill him? Let them stop the
violence. When they do, we will stop. A situation where
Shekau will stand and say Niger Delta we are coming
for you. Goodluck I am coming for you. You are a man
and I am a man. We are going to look at each other
eyeball to eyeball. You can shoot and I can shot. You
can kill and I can kill. You can destroy and I can
destroy. The question is not for me. It is for Buhari, el-
Rufai, Shekau. They are the people you have to direct
this question to. Go and ask Buhari why he allowed his
people to stone the president and commander-in-chief
in Katsina. There must be balance of terror. One person
does not have the prerogative to kill, maim and
destroy.” he said.
Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, has
denied reports that he begged a former military
president, General Ibrahim Babangida, to convince his
deputy, Ahmed Musa Ibeto and others, who recently
defected to the All Progressives Congress, to return to
the Peoples Democratic Party.
The governor dismissed the reports yesterday when the
Federation of Advocates for Fair, Credible and Peaceful
Election led by elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai,
paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Minna.
Aliyu said it was not unusual to see politicians
decamping during electioneering periods, adding that
those who defected had the right to do so.
“They said I went to IBB over those who defected. I
have passed the stage of begging anybody. Every
politician is free to decide on which party he wants to
belong to. Let me however plead that nobody should
victimize anybody for the political decision they made.
“I have no reason to hate my deputy over his decision
to move to the opposition party. We have had a good
working relationship since 2007 and it will remain so
even after we leave government in May. By now people
have made up their minds on the party they will cast
their votes for. We must therefore accept the results of
the forthcoming elections. Do not be annoyed with your
brother based on his new found political interest. Power
belongs to God and He chooses whom to give”, Aliyu
said.
He also called on politicians not to discriminate or
victimize, insisting that politics must be approached
without bitterness, and fighting within and outside party
platforms should be discouraged.
The Obanema of Opume Kingdom in Bayelsa State,
HRH King A. J. Turner has cautioned Nigerians to think
twice before they ‘chase’ President Goodluck Jonathan
out of office in the February 14 presidential elections on
the grounds of his tribe or religion, because they might
end up regretting their actions later.
The monarch, who gave the warning when he played
host to a pro-democracy group, United Summit Friends
Development Association (USFDA) in his Abuja
residence yesterday, said, “Nigerians will regret if they
chase President Goodluck Jonathan out of office. They
should vote him in next month’s presidential election for
continuity of development.
“But if they must chase Jonathan out of office, it
shouldn’t be because of sentiments. It is quite a
challenging time for Mr President and I will always
support any cause that will promote President
Jonathan’s re-election. I thank you for finding me
worthy to be your grand patron. I can’t promise that I
can take you to see Mr President at this time. If he
returns as president, there will be enough time for you
to see him so that he will thank you for your
contributions. Every deed will be rewarded”, King Turner
said.
Speaking earlier, the chairman of the central working
committee of USFDA, Rt Hon Jerome P. Isangedighi,
thanked King Turner for the warm reception accorded
the association in spite of his tight schedule.
He said as part of USFDA’s contributions to President
Jonathan’s re-election, the association would embark
on grassroots campaign to the 774 local governments
to sensitise Nigerians on the need to return Jonathan as
president in the February poll.
HRH King Turner, was later decorated with the regalia
of the association and president with the certificate of
the Grand Patron of United Summit Friends
Development Association.