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President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has allayed fears that elections may not hold in some states in Nigeria, giving the assurance that all states, including those in the volatile north-east, will take part in the 2015 elections.

The President gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday morning while delivering his acceptance speech after the Peoples Democratic Party ratified his choice as the party’s presidential candidate in the 2015 election.

He was given the party’s ticket after he polled 2,812 ‘YES’ votes to get the needed support from the 3,073 party’s delegates at the National Convention held at the Eagles Square in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

President Jonathan had earlier been chosen as the sole candidate of the party, a development that did not go down well with some members of the party who had the intention of vying for the ticket.

In his acceptance speech, President Jonathan accepted the nomination as the PDP presidential candidate, assuring his supporters and Nigerians that he will not let them down.

He also announced Vice President Namadi Sambo as his running mate in the election.

“The 2015 elections will hold in all the 36 states of the Federation,” he said.

He observed that the convention of the PDP that brought him as the presidential candidate was held on Human Rights Day and reiterated that no Nigerian would go on exile for holding contrary views under his administration.

The President further enumerated his achievements in the last four years and promised to serve with more humility and firmness when voted into power again.

President Jonathan also emphasised that no one’s political ambition was worth the blood of any Nigerian.

The PDP’s National Convention was held to also ratify the appointment of its national chairman, Mr Adamu Mu’azu and also fill two other positions in the National Working Committee – National Secretary and National …read more      

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria has ratified the choice of President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate in the presidential election that will hold on February 14, 2015.

President Jonathan was ratified at the National Convention of the PDP that was held on Wednesday at the Eagles Square in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He polled 2,812 ‘YES’ votes to get the needed support from the party in a result that was announced in the early hours of Thursday.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria has ratified the choice of President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate in the presidential election that will hold on February 14, 2015.

President Jonathan was ratified at the National Convention of the PDP that was held on Wednesday at the Eagles Square in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He polled 2,812 ‘YES’ votes to get the needed support from the party in a result that was announced in the early hours of Thursday.

President Jonathan had earlier been chosen as the sole candidate of the party, a development that did not go down well with some members of the party who had the intention of vying for the ticket.

The PDP’s National Convention was held to also ratify the appointment of its national chairman, Mr Adamu Mu’azu.

At least 3,073 delegates were at the Eagles Square for the special National Convention of the party.

Mr Adamu Mu’azu assumed the position after the resignation of the last chairman, Mr Bamanga Tukur.

Delegates are expected to gather again on Thursday for the presidential primaries of the party, which is hugely considered as a formality.

State Delegates, led by President Jonathan, cast their votes in a peaceful manner closely monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Two other positions in the National Working Committee of the PDP – National Secretary and National Auditor – are also to be filled through the election.

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An Abuja High Court has found a former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, guilty of contempt, after he defied the court’s order barring him from releasing his autobiography.

Mr Obasanjo released the new book, My Watch, on Tuesday, in Lagos, days after the court order.

The court had ordered that the book launch be put on hold over claims that the three-volume series contained details of a libel case already before the court.
The case involves a drug trafficking allegation made by Mr Obasanjo against Buruji Kasahmu, a leader of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the south-west.

Mr Kashamu had approached the court, requesting for an order stopping the release of the book.

Judge Acted In Error

However, Mr Obasanjo defied the court order and proceeded with the book launch, saying the judge acted in error and deserved to be sanctioned.
The former president also said the book had already been published before the court gave its order.

Justice Valentine Ashi, in a ruling on Wednesday, gave Mr Obasanjo 21 days to demonstrate why he should not be punished for going ahead to publish the book.

The three volume book, My Watch, launched on Tuesday by the former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo, has his image on the cover.

The court also ordered the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) and the Comptroller of Customs to recover all the books from all book stands, sales agents, vendors, the sea and airports and deposit them with the court’s registrar pending the determination of the case.

Mr Ashi said it was immaterial that the book was published before the interim orders were made.

He said Mr Obasanjo should not have published the book in the first place since the Kashamu case was already in court.

“Disregard Of Pendency”

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The United Nations (UN) has reiterated the need for heads of government to promote equal rights.

The UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Dauda Toure, gave the message in Abuja on Wednesday, as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to observe the International Human Rights Day.

At an event organised to mark the Human Rights Day, Mister Toure says arbitrary arrests and detention by government agencies is a gross violation of human rights.

He advised government agencies to respect peoples’ rights at all times.

The Head of the European delegation to Nigeria, Michel Arrion, also called for the abrogation of death penalty just as the US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, appealed for the protection of peoples rights.

For the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Human Rights body, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, the issue of insurgency remained a major rights violation.

The chairman, NHRC Governing council emphasised that the UN General Assembly in 1950 proclaimed December 10 as Human Rights Day to bring to the attention of the peoples of the world the need for rights of individuals to be upheld and respected.

The International Human Rights Day honours and affirms the activities of all persons around the world aimed At bringing to an end discrimination in any shape or Form.

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At least, six persons have been killed in an explosion at the Kano Kantin Kwari Market, one of the busiest locations in Nigeria’s north-western State of Kano.

According to residents near the location, the blast occurred at a place known as “fillin parking” along Ibrahim Taiwo Way, a major intersection leading to the popular Market.

Kantin Kwari textile market is rated the largest market in northern Nigeria, with several thousands of traders from all over Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries doing business there on a daily basis.

Although details of the incident are still being expected, military forces are said to have reached the scene and has condoned off the area.

The spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, Magaji Majiya, confirmed the incident but did not provide details.

The incident is coming less than two weeks after twin explosions occurred at the Kano Central Mosque near the palace of the Emir, killing over 100 people and injuring hundreds of others.

An explosion had occurred at the same market on December 12, 2012, injuring three people.

The Governor of the State is in Lagos state where he had travelled to for the presidential primary election of his party. He is seeking the presidential ticket of his party.

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