Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning:
1. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has again cried out to Nigerians and international community over an alleged plan by the PDP to further shift the March elections. The party in a release issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, called for a global sanction on whoever that is involved in this plot.
2. Nine members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly have disclosed that they will stand by the embattled Governor of the State, Martin Elechi, despite their colleagues’ decision to have the governor impeached. They have also argued that 15 of the 24 members of the House that signed the impeachment notice do not make up two-third of the House that is required for an impeachment.
3. The Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan was fully ready for the March elections, saying that it was wrong for anyone to have a contrary view regarding Mr. Jonathan’s preparedness. would be foolhardy of anyone to say the President Jonathan was not ready for the elections. He also debunked the APC’s claim that PDP was planning to further shift the date of the elections.
4. Nigeria is witnessing yet another tough time as fuel scarcity has now hit major cities and towns in the country. Reports from Abuja and other major cities in the country show that the product is currently not available at many filling stations, creating chaotic moment for motorists.
5. The youth wing of leading Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has praised the Nigerian military for its present victory against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. The National President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro showered accolade on the military on behalf of the group.
6. The British government has claimed that it was not ready to reveal what it found about the whereabouts of the abducted Chibok girls as such revelation will affect its relationship with Nigeria and other allies. This is coming after a UK-based group, Security in Africa, wrote to the British Ministry of Defence asking for details on the Chibok girls.
7. The #BringBackOurGirls campaign group yesterday, while commending military’s victories against Boko Haram insurgents requested that journalists be properly engaged in the activities of the military for better and trusted information, saying that the news coming solely from the military on its victory needs to be verified.
8. Technical Committee Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, while responding to Stephen Keshi’s outburst over the new deal offered him by the football authority which he claimed was a “slave contract”, has asked Keshi to back out if he is not comfortable with the deal.
9. The Nigerian military has sounded yet another warning, asking members of the public to remain vigilant as the Boko Haram insurgents have resolved to attacking soft targets. The military disclosed that the aim of the attack was to divert attention from the main war zone to places like markets and recreation centres.
10. The National Human Rights Commission and some groups under the auspices of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room have termed the Ekiti rigging allegation a serious one that must be investigated without delays. They arrived at the decision after a recent meeting where they discussed the said allegation.
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