Beyoncé made headlines with her beautiful performance of the gospel classic “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, and now the singer is sharing moving footage from behind the scenes as she prepped for the big night. In the video, which is titled “The Voices,” Beyoncé sheds light on the motivation behind her spiritual…
Security concerns relating to the continued fight against the Boko Haram terrorist group have led to a delay in Nigeria’s upcoming election, which is now set for March 28. Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress opposition party, who briefly ruled the country in the 1980s after a military coup, has urged calm to his followers in his quest to…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday urged residents of the state, especially the party’s supporters, to remain calm and avoid violence, following the postponement of the general elections. Ambode gave the advice while addressing supporters at the campaign rally of the APC in Alimosho…
Nigeria’s elections will not be postponed past March 28, National Security Advisor (NSA) Sambo Dasuki told AFP in an interview Monday, saying that Boko Haram fighters who forced the delay would be defeated within the coming six weeks. “Those dates will not be shifted again,” Dasuki said when asked if the polls, which had been…
Following the rescheduling of the 2015 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has once again extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards by registered voters. The commission in a statement signed by its Secretary, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, said collection of the cards will continue for four more weeks until March 8th, 2015. …
And the elections were postponed. Ghosts of the predicted came alive. The usual culprits were willing tools; elements in the military, political leaders who abused the commonwealth and traditional apologists who profit from abusive public authority. What was more ridiculous than the lack of Grace of bringing a people to ridicule in the eyes of…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje on Monday called on his supporters to eschew violence ahead of the coming general election. Agbaje spoke at the PDP rallies in Mushin and Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governorship candidates in the…