Edeson Online News: 02/01/15

Sunday 1 February 2015

POLITICS: INEC Extends Deadline For Collection Of Permanent Voters Card To Sunday February 8

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Sunday, February 8, a statement by Kayode Idowu, the spokesperson for the INEC Chairman, has said. “This supersedes the earlier deadline of Saturday, 31st January 2015, and is intended to give registered voters yet to collect their PVCs the opportunity to do so in readiness for the February 2015 general elections,” the statement said. Mr. Idowu added, “INEC hereby calls on duly registered persons not to delay in going to collect their cards

Iran has announced today that it would assist Nigeria in the fight against the Islamist group, Boko Haram, as part of its contribution for global peace. The country’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Amir Hossein Abdollohian, made the announcement while addressing the press on Saturday on the sideline of the ongoing 24th Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa. “Boko Haram in Nigeria and Al-Shabaab in the Horn of Africa are similar with Al-Qaeda and ISIS in parts of the Middle East using similar methods of operations to

The Yaba College of Technology, Yabatech Lagos, has directed its full-time and part-time students to proceed on a 22-day holidays to enable them exercise their civic rights during next month’s general elections. This is contained in a bulletin signed by Mr Charles Oni, Head, Public Relations Unit of the college. The holidays would start from Feb. 11 and end on March 4. Enjoyment galore

A percentage of the crowd that turn up at election campaign rallies held by political parties for the forthcoming general elections is rented; investigations bySUNDAY PUNCH has shown. Each of those contracted for the rallies are paid between N500 and N5,000.It was learnt that the amount paid depends on the profile of the event, the distance of the venue and the calibre of people engaged. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the major opposition party, All Progressives Congress, as well as other parties has been making claims, especially on social media, that the huge crowd that turn

Nigerian voters will have an opportunity to assess those seeking their mandate to administer the affairs of the country as presidential debate has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 3 as part of the build-up to the February 14 elections. The debate, initiated by and ARISE Television and Channels, and THISDAY and Guardian Newspapers Limited on behalf the Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), is scheduled to hold at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC governor) while on a campaign visit to Tai Solarin University Of Education, Ijebu-ode on Thursday, 29th January was attacked by some angry students of the State-owned university who appeared not to have forgiven him over his numerous attempts to initially scrap the institution. On his arrival to the institution, TASUED students on campus who became aware of his presence immediately trooped out in large numbers. Initially, it appeared to the Governor and his campaign team the students had gathered to cheer them. There was a wind of change when some students hurriedly

According to PM News Jehovah Witnesses have been asked not to collect voters card, nor vote or contest in the forthcoming elections because it is satanic and contrary to God’s commandment. According to some of them, they have been banned from participating in the electoral process because they are still waiting for the kingdom of God that is yet to be established on earth, which is the ultimate.