I want my son’s corpse – says 62-year-old mother of slain corps member

A survivor of the recent mayhem that killed several corps members in the North narrates how she escaped death by the whiskers as mourning parents and relations of victims call on the National Youth Service Corps to release the bodies of their children in this report by SEGUN OLUGBILE

When Seun Adewumi completed his degree programme at the Olabisi Onabanjo University , Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, his dream was to take care of his 62-year-old mother, a retired cleaner of the Judicial Service Commission, Lagos State . 

With enthusiasm, he gladly received his posting to Bauchi State for the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps Scheme with the hope that he would get a good job after his service year and move his mother from the uncompleted building she lives in, at Agbado, an outskirt of Lagos , to a more decent apartment. 

Buhari barred from Niger State

The Police in Niger State, yesterday, barred the presidential candidate of the CPC, Muhammadu Buhari from entering Suleja in Niger State. Government also, yesterday, held the leadership of CPC responsible for the mayhem amid fears by parents whose children & wards are involved in the NYSC scheme in the North. 

General Buhari was scheduled to pay condolence visit to victims of the last bomb blast in the area yesterday. - Vanguard

CBN governor, Lamido Sanusi, placed on Time's 100 Most Influential People

The story of Nigeria's first half-century of Independence is a tale of wasted potential: sub-Saharan Africa's most populous country, home to its biggest oil riches, impoverished by thieving autocrats. A key reason a new Nigeria no longer seems fanciful is Central Bank governor Lamido Sanusi.

Photo of the day: Fela and Seun Kuti

Vintage photo. Father and son in the 80's.Seun didn't change much.

Source: lindaikeji

Rioters lock in 50 NYSC members, set building on fire

THEY never knew that evil was on the way. All was calm in the neighbourhood, although the news had been broken that rioters were on the rampage in the city.

Suddenly, it got noisy and rowdy outside the building where no fewer than 50 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members huddled together, feeling safe, away from the madness that had seized the city by the throat.

Angry youths protesting the results of the presidential election stormed the Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF) Secretariat in the heart of Minna, the Niger State capital.

They forcibly locked the Corps members in and set the building on fire.

I didn’t know success would come this fast –D'banj

D'banj He is one of the young Nigerian contemporary artistes that have become very successful at doing music. But Afro- pop singer, D’banj, has said that although he dreamt of being a force to reckon with, he never thought he would hit the success height so quickly. The hit-maker said this much during an interview session with an American entertainment television, BET, which was aired recently. The Koko Master disclosed the fact that his mind is always channelled towards the positive lane boosted his career success. 

“It crossed my mind that I would be successful. I dreamt about it. But obviously not this fast. I don’t know why I had the drive. I’m a very positive person and I think that has also helped. And I believe in myself. That’s the three things that have kept me going.” After dropping several hits over the years that have made him popular among music lovers, D’banj’s fans may be surprised to know that he is not always at ease whenever he is getting ready to release an album. Based on his wanting to please his fans, he is always scared about how they would receive his album.

Nigerian election victory sparks riots: report

TABJ – April 18 – Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan is set to take back Nigeria's presidency in a landslide, prompting riots in the northern cities of Kano and Kaduna, the BBC is reporting.
Jonathan raked in around 22 million votes, easily surpassing the 12 million garnered by former military leader Muhammadu Buhari, who draws the bulk of his support from Nigeria's north.
Jonathan was granted the presidency last year after the death of then-president Umaru Yar'Adua, under whom Jonathan served as vice-president. Jonathan is set to become Nigeria's first elected president from the oil-rich Niger Delta, the BBC said.

Goodluck Jonathan declared winner of Nigeria 2011 Presidential Election

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is the president-elect only awaiting official confirmation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday, going by the results that were

announced Sunday by the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In total, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled  22,496,157; Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) 12,214,529; All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) 917,365; and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) 2,088,791. The total valid votes are  37,716,842 out of 73 million registered voters, representing about 50 per cent voter turn-out.

Video Evidence Of Election Fraud In South-South Nigeria

Results of National Assembly Election 2011 in Nigeria

The details and Results of 2011 Election – Result Score Cards for Senatorial and House of Representatives Seats

ANAMBRA: APGA/ACN
BORNO: PDP
DELTA: DPP
ENUGU: PDP
IMO: APGA
KADUNA: CPC/PDP
KWARA: ACN
LAGOS: ACN
OGUN: ACN
ONDO: LABOUR
OSUN: ACN
OYO: ACN
RIVERS: PDP

NUMBER OF SENATORIAL SEATS BY PARTIES

ACN: 34
CPC: 23
PDP: 10
APGA: 9
LP: 8
ANPP: 6

NUMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE SEATS BY PARTIES

CPC: 83
ACN: 72
PDP: 31
LP: 14
APGA: 11

Below are additional results of Saturday’s Senate and House of Representatives elections as announced by INEC returning officers: