‘Jonathan is Nigeria’s best candidate’- PDP

                                          ….. declares tomorrow in 6 world cities

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says tomorrow’s declaration by President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 presidential election is an immeasurable boost on the collective aspiration of millions of members of the party for the greatness of Nigeria through the continuity of the quiet, all sector transformation of the nation.

The PDP said “the champion, the best of them all is on the stage”, inviting the opposition to a free, fair and non-violent contest.

A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, Monday, said the unanimous endorsement of the President for a second term by the party, “a decision anchored firmly on the overriding necessity for an unmitigated protection of the national interest against the backdrop of sectional and selfish machinations squirming from the ranks of opposition, “is a case for a total support from all Nigerians and friends of Nigeria.

It further said the acceptance of the offer made to him by the party after weeks of wide consultation and deep thought for national service, culminating in tomorrow’s declaration, is a significant fresh assurance of better days ahead from a President who does more and talks less.

The statement added that the PDP was proud that the efforts of the President have been complemented at the state level by the brilliance of the PDP state governors whose dedication to the improvement of the lots of the people has proved beyond all doubts, the merits of democracy as the best form of government.

It said the sterling performance of PDP governors abound in all PDP states citing Akwa Ibom and Jigawa states, where Governors Godswill Obot Akpabio and Sule Lamido respectively have turned hitherto insignificant spots on the map of Nigeria into national and international destinations.

“Again, we state, we are the best. We hold the best and we represent the best.”

Though the president is expected to mount the rostrum at the Eagle Square tomorrow, he is expected to replicate the declaration is about six major cities across the world.

 

Prostitute charged to court over N300,000 theft

An alleged sex worker, Chinyere Anuforo, who lives in Ogba area of Ikeja, is standing trial on a charge of stealing.

The Prosecutor, ASP Eranus Nnamonu, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 3 at Botife Guest House, Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja.

According to him, Anuforo stole the money and a Nokia mobile phone valued at N2, 500 property of Mr Chuks Ogbonnaya.

According to Nnamonu, the accused and Ogbonnaya had gone to the hotel to enjoy themselves.

“In the process, the woman stole the man’s N300, 000 and a mobile phone handset.’’

The offence, he said, contravened Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety in like sum.

The accused, if found guilty, may be sentenced to three years imprisonment.

60 feared killed Potiskum as bomb blast hit school assembly

No fewer than 60 students are believed to have died in a bomb blast that ripped through a school in northeast Nigeria on Monday, as students gathered for morning assembly before classes began.

In a bomb blast believed to have been detonated by a suicide bomber who had come in as a student, the incident happened at the Government Comprehensive Senior Science Secondary School in Potiskum, Yobe state, as students waited to hear the principal’s daily address.

 “The students had gathered for the morning assembly when something exploded in their midst with a thunderous sound at exactly 7:50 am (0650 GMT),” said one teacher, who asked not to be identified.

“The explosion has affected many students but I can’t say how many because we are now evacuating the victims to the hospital which is just 100 metres (yards) away,” the teacher added, sobbing.

A medic at the Potiskum General Hospital where the victims were taken said scores of students had been admitted.

“We are still receiving casualties from the school which is a stone’s throw from here,” the medic said.

“Our priority now is to save the injured, so we have not started a headcount of the victims.”

A local resident, Adamu Alkassim, said there was confusion in and around the school but the scene was a mass of abandoned footwear and blood.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but Boko Haram militants are likely to be the prime suspects.

Military Helicopter Crashes In Yola

At the Damare Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Gire local government area of Adamawa State, there was heightened tension in Yola as a military helicopter allegedly carrying ammunitions crashed.

The five white men who were on board the ill-fated helicopter sustained varying degrees of injuries and were hurriedly evacuated by Ambulances belonging to the Nigeria Air force, eyewitness account said.

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Nelson Mandela laid to rest in a blaze of glory: Goodbye Tata. Sleep well

Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela ached to come home as his remains were laid to rest in his childhood village yesterday, Sunday, 15 December 2013 in a blaze of glory. 

Funeral and burial ended 10 days of mourning for South Africa's first black president as more than 4,000 people gathered at Mandela's funeral service in a tent in the Qunu hills. According to his family, they believed his spirit was now at home.

The funeral was a final chance for those who knew him best to say goodbye.

Mandela's daughter Maki said her father had always been a country boy at heart, and wanted to return to his remote farm in the Eastern Cape, one of South Africa's most rural areas.

"Even when my father was in jail, he had the fondest memories of Qunu," she said. "And he really wanted to die here."