Boko Haram bombs Gombe park

Despite the ceasefire agreement entered with the Nigeria government boko haram does not see it good as to stop bombings.the sect has just bombed a major motor park in Gombe state early this morning 31st,October 2014.Gombe state which has always been the most peaceful state in the northeast has by this now begin experiencing bombings and other carnage unleashed by the terror group Three suspects have been arrested in connection with an early morning bomb explosion at the Gombe Motor Park which left an unconfirmed number of persons dead and several others injured. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kudu Nma, told newsmen in Gombe that a vehicle with an inscription “Yobe Line’’ was reported to have brought the suspected bombers to the park. “A vehicle which was suspected to have carried the bombers who came in with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) was recovered. “Unfortunately for the terrorists, they were caught when they were about to run away,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the explosion had gone off around 9.30 a.m. at the park, leaving many dead and several others with various degrees of injuries. The explosion had occurred at a time when many passengers were at the park boarding vehicles to various destinations. NAN reports that there was pandemonium around the area immediately after the incident as hundreds of youths from different directions descended on the park. They threw stones at security personnel and other rescue workers who were evacuating corpses and the injured. The security operatives had to shoot into the air to disperse the rampaging youths. The bodies of the victims were later conveyed to the Gombe Specialist Hospital, while those injured were also taken to other hospitals for treatment. At the Specialist Hospital, a mortuary attendant who pleaded for anonymity said 23 corpses were deposited there. Meanwhile, the park and the surrounding area have been cordoned off while normalcy has been restored. Also, many residents of the city have been visiting the hospital, trying to check if their relatives were among the victims.

Jonathan picks PDP Presidential Form

Now the issue whether president Jonathan Goodluck will consider seeking re-election has just been settled as the president just picked the PDP presidential nomination form yesterday 30th ,October 2014 to beat the deadline set by the ruling party for picking the forms.President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja assured Nigerians that he would continue to work with them to move the country forward.

He gave the assurance at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Headquarters after picking the party`s nomination and expression of interest forms to recontest the presidency in 2015. The president said that no matter how strong a president was across the world, he was only an individual that on his own, could do nothing. “You alone cannot change the society. For you to succeed, you work with people; so if you are succeeding that means we have a team that is working to transform this country. “So I will work with all Nigerians to make sure that we move our country to the next level,’’ the president said. He stressed that the days of saying that Nigeria was a potential great country was over, adding that, “Nigeria is a great country’’. This, he said, was demonstrated in the way the country collectively handled the Ebola case with the whole world being happy with Nigeria. President Jonathan, however, added that it was time for all hands to be on deck to move the country to the desired level in the years to come. He thanked Nigerians generally and reassured that his administration would not let the people down. The president also expressed gratitude to the PDP leadership for giving him the right of first refusal. “First let me thank God for today and Nigerians that are here today for this brief ceremony. “Let me thank the leadership and all members of our party for believing in me and for giving me the right of first refusal. “I could have still picked the forms if they did not give me, but giving me the right of first refusal has attracted more people that ordinarily it would have had,’’ the president said. He specifically thanked the PDP national chairman and members of the party`s National Executive Committee (NEC) for unanimously endorsing the decision of its other organs that adopted him as the party`s sole candidate for the 2015 presidential election. The president also thanked the PDP Governors Forum for providing the N22 million for purchasing the nomination and expression of interest forms for the election. He further thanked members of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) and other Nigerians for their contributions towards the purchase of the forms. “I remain most grateful for their gesture and I thank them for believing first in this country, secondly for believing in the PDP because they know that this form is for the PDP ticket and lastly, for believing in me,’’ he said. Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, the PDP National Chairman, however, expressed happiness at the occasion, adding that President Jonathan had made history by coming to pick the forms himself. He, however, announced that the party leadership had decided to give automatic tickets to state governors running for second term, who had performed creditably well, to re-contest their position in 2015. According to him, the governors will be given the right of first refusal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Jonathan was accompanied by members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and PDP governors, led by Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum. Mr Richard Lamai, a senatorial aspirant from Edo North Senatorial District, had however, called on Nigerians to support the second term bid of President Jonathan to enable him to continue his transformation agenda

Gulder Ultimate Search[GUS] 2014 winner emergees

the 2014 edition of gulder ultimate search has just ended with 24-year-old Chinedu Ubachukwu has emerged winner of this year’s edition of Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS). The reality TV show, which ended last night was the 11th edition. Ubachukwu along with 13 others were in the Aguleri jungle in Anambra State for 26 days in contest on who becomes the ultimate winner. Ubachukwu a Petroleum and Gas Engineering grduate from the University of Port Harcourt,who hails from Anambra State, edged out co-finalists, Emmanuel Afolabi and Nne Cosy Joe, to discover the mythical General’s Helmet, a symbol of this year’s search, aptly tagged The Mission.

Ubachukwu who discovered the General’s helmet, was congratulated by Chidi Mokeme, the anchor of the show, saying: “After 26 murderous days in the Aguleri jungle, after days and nights of pain and sorrow, thinking about the unknown, nursing your wounds with sweats and blood, it is you, Chinedu who made it here. It is you who has carved your name in history. It is you who has earned the bragging rights; it is you who has made it into the elite league of extraordinary warriors. By the powers conferred on me by the Council of Elders, I now pronounce you Last Man Standing.” As vowed by Nigerian Breweries Plc,organisers of the show, Ubachukwu,automatically qualified for the grand prize of N10 million and a brand new Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). “My expectation is very high. I’m from Anambra and my village is actually a few distance away from Aguleri. So, I just have to win this one, else I don’t know if I will be able to go home for Christmas, if I don’t win it,” he had said before the show commenced.

President jonathan receives AWC Trophy from Falcons

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday welcomed the Super Falcons who just won the African Women Championship. The president also fixed an official reception for November 5. The Nigerian players beat their Cameroon counterparts 2-0 in the final game that was played last Saturday in Windoek, Namibia. That win made it a record seventh time win for the Falcons. Speaking while receiving the female champions at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, the president said that discipline had brought the female footballers this far. He thanked them for making the country proud. “You have shown skill and consummate discipline with which you have made your country proud,” Mr. Jonathan said. The president and said while the male team had been doing well but were distracted by “internal crisis”. In his speech, the Minister of Sports, Tamuno Danagogo lauded the President’s efforts in the sports sector.well a spectacular reception for the team has been arranged for them on november 5

Eve Esin as the new face of Nollywood

Eve Esin a new actress that just emergerd and quickly dazzled the nigerian movie scene with her entertaining traits and characters.Eve Esin has acted along many big names in the nigerian movie industry and she wishes to extend thanks to her producer Solo Amaco for making that easy for her .she has featured in many thrilling nollywood films.she says that the dream to become an actress has always been with her since she was a child and is now realistic.According to the multitalented actress, she actually began with church drama and later found herself studying it as a course.she says she did her first acting job while in final year and returned to the screen after youth service according to her she is from Oron in Akwa Ibom state and studied theater arts at the university of calabar.she says every role comes with challenges pecujliar to it but is doing to interpret these well .she is the second in a family of two children.she says that the movie Innocent Pain has been her best movie where she played the role of a yoruba woman as the most challenging since her adventure into the movie industry.this is because she says she does not speak yoruba and that movie got her watching a lot of yoruba movies and that she has to learn not only how to speak yoruba words but also to pronounce them.my currently she is now Eve Esin is working on a movie project

Jonathan given ultimatum by PDP to declare for re election

In order to make things clear before the deadline set by the party's National Working Committee(NWC) the ruling party has asked president Jonathan Goodl

uck to declare if he wishes to bid for re election or not President Goodluck Jonathan has for long kept mum on whether he would run for re-election in 2015, but now he has been given a deadline by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to make a formal declaration. According to the national leadership of the PDP, the President and other aspirants vying for elective positions must within the next one week purchase their expression of interest and nomination forms, as the party cannot go for a national convention to ratify someone who has not indicated interest to contest. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh told journalists at the party’s national secretariat on Wednesday that the October 30 closing date for the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms will not be extended by a minute. The time, according to him for closing of the form sale on the day, is 6pm. “The NWC today decided that the issue of the closing date for the collection of the nomination forms cannot be extended. It will not be extended. No party member can obtain forms for our congress and convention 2014 after the deadline, the last date is 30th of October and it will not be extended,” said Metuh. The PDP had last month adopted Jonathan as a consensus candidate for the 2015 presidential election. The president is therefore expected to formally declare his interest in standing for re-election in 2015 before the end of the ultimatum given by the party.