Interim Government Is Illegal - FG

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke says there is no provision for interim national government in the nation’s constitution.

The Minister stated this in a statement in reaction to calls by some Nigerians for an interim national government.

He said framers of the nineteen ninety nine constitution did not envisage the establishment of an Interim National Government to pilot the affairs of the nation.

INEC Was Forced To Cancel Poll - Buhari

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari says the Independent National Electoral Commission should not be blamed for the poll shift since it was forced to postpone the February general elections.

He told a news conference in Abuja that the decision has strengthened the party's resolve and commitment to rescue the country from the current economic and social collapse.

Muhammadu Buhari appealed to Nigerians to remain calm in spite of the postponement. 

May 29th Handover Date Remains Sacrosanct - President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that the May twenty-nine handover date remains sacrosanct as it is the terminal date of his first term in office.

The president in a statement by his spokesman, Reuben Abati, said the adjustment by the INEC should be accepted by Nigerians as necessary decision to ensure that Nigerians are not disenfranchised.

He called for support from the international community and civil society organisations, adding that this is not a time to trade blames or make statements that may overheat the polity, but a time to show understanding and support the electoral commission to conduct successful elections.

Sensational Ivory Coast Wins 2015 AFCON

The Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire have won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations’ final after defeating the Black Stars of Ghana 9-8 on penalties in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

The two West African countries had played goalless in both regulation and extra times and had to settle the match through penalties.

Elephants goal tender Barry Copa became the hero of the Ivorian team, saving Stars goalkeeper Razak’s penalty kick while scoring his against the Ghana keeper for the last kick.

The Elephants equally defeated the Black Stars in 1992 in Senegal to win their first competition.

USA Condemns Election's Postponement

The United States has condemned the postponement of the general elections by the INEC.

Secretary of State John Kerry in a statement said the U.S is deeply disappointed by the decision to postpone Nigeria’s presidential election, which had been scheduled for February fourteen.

He said the international community will be watching closely as the federal government prepares for elections on the newly scheduled dates.

Also, the United Kingdom says the decision by INEC to delay the presidential election because of the security situation was a cause for concern.

British Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond said in a statement that it was vital that the elections were kept on track and held as soon as possible in accordance with international norms.

VP Records Signs Patoranking

Nigerian dancehall super star Patoranking has a record deal with with VP Records' distribution arm, VPAL Music.

VPAL Music will release his debut album.

He is the first African dancehall artist to sign under the world’s largest reggae outfit.

VP Records has produced top Jamaican dancehall superstars like Sean Paul, Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Lady Saw, Mavado, Busy Signal  among others.

2015 Grammy Awards Winners

Album of the Year:
Morning Phase, Beck
Beyonce, Beyoncé
In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
GIRL, Pharrell
X, Ed Sheeran

Record of the Year:
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor

Song of the Year:
“Stay With Me” (Darkchild version), Sam Smith
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“Take Me To Church,” Hozier

Best New Artist:
Sam Smith
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Say Something,” A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“Sky Full Of Stars,” Coldplay
“Bang Bang,” Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse,” Katy Perry feat. Juicy J

Best Pop Vocal Album: 
In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
Bangerz, Miley Cyrus
My Everything, Ariana Grande
Prism, Katy Perry
X, Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Solo Performance: 
“Happy (Live),” Pharrell Williams
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version), Sam Smith
“All of Me” (Live), John Legend
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Cheek To Cheek, Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
Nostalgia, Annie Lennox
Night Songs, Barry Manilow
Sending You a Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis
Parnters, Barbra Streisand

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
GIRL, Pharrell Williams
Sail Out, Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
X, Chris Brown
Mali Is…, Mali Music

Best Rap Performance
“i,” Kendrick Lamar
“3005,” Childish Gambino
“0 To 100/ The Catch Up,” Drake
“Rap God,” Eminem
“All I Need Is You,” Lecrae

Best Rap Album:
The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem
Because The Internet, Childish Gambino
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa
Oxymoron, Schoolboy Q
Nobody’s Smiling, Common

Best Rap Song:
“i,” Kendrick Lamar
“Anaconda,” Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2,” Kanye West
“We Dem Boyz,” Wiz Khalifa
“O To 100/The Catch Up,” Drake

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“The Monster,” Eminem feat. Rihanna
“Majik,” Common feat. Jhené Aiko, Blak
“Tuesday,” I Love Makonnen feat. Drake
“Studio,” Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid
“Bound 2,” Kanye West & Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Performance:
“Drunk In Love,” Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
“New Flame,” Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross
“It’s Your World,” Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly
“Like This,” Ledisi
“Good Kisser,” Usher

Best R&B Song:
“Drunk In Love,” Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
“Good Kisser,” Usher
“New Flame,” Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross
“The Worst,” Jhené Aiko
“Options (Wolfjames Version),” Luke James

Best Alternative Music Album:
St. Vincent, St. Vincent
This Is All Yours, Alt-J
Reflektor, Arcade Fire
Melophobia, Cage The Elephant
Lazaretto, Jack White

Best Rock Song:
“Ain’t It Fun,” Paramore
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Fever,” Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto,” Jack White

Best Rock Album:
Morning Phase, Beck
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Turn Blue, The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Songs of Innocence, U2

Best Rock Performance:
“Lazaretto,” Jack White
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Do I Wanna Know?,” Arctic Monkeys
“Fever,” Black Keys

Best Dance Recording:
“Rather Be,” Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
“Never Say Never,” Basement Jaxx feat. ETML
“F For You,” Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige
“I Got You,” Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones
“Faded,” Zhu

Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Syro, Aphex Twin
While (1<2), Deadmau5
Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon
Do It Again, Royskopp & Robyn
Damage Control, Mat Zo

Best Reggae Album:
Fly Rasta, Ziggy Marley
Back On The Controls, Lee “Scratch” Perry
Full Frequency, Sean Paul
Out of Many, One Music, Shaggy
The Reggae Power, Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
Amid The Noise And The Hassle, Soja

Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical):
“All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix), Tijs Michiel Verwest
“Falling Out (Ming Remix),” MING
“Pompeii (Audien Remix),” Audien
“The Rising (Eddie Amador Remix),” Eddie Amador
“Smile (Kaskade Remix),” Ryan Raddon
“Waves (Robin Schulez Remix),” Robin Shulz

Best Music Video:
“Happy,” Pharrell
“We Exist,” Arcade Fire
“Turn Down For What,” DJ Snake featuring Lil Jon
“Chandelier,” Sia
“The Golden Age,” Woodkid feat. Max Richter

Best Country Album:
Platinum, Miranda Lambert
Riser, Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders, Eric Church
12 Stories, Brandy Clark
The Way I’m Livin’, Lee Ann Womack

Best Surround Sound Album:
Beyoncé, Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Frozen, Various Artists
American Hustle, Various Artists
Get On Up: The James Brown Story, James Brown
Guardians Of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Various Artists
Wolf Of Wall Street, Various Artists

Best Song Written for Visual Media:
“Let It Go,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
“Everything Is Awesome!!!,” Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone, songwriters (Tegan And Sara Featuring The Lonely Island)
“I See Fire,” Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
“The Moon Song,” Spike Jonze & Karen O, songwriters (Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
“Daft Punk,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Max Martin
“Bang Bang” (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
“Break Free” (Ariana Grande feat. Zedd)
“Dark Horse” (Katy Perry feat. Juicy J)
“Problem” (Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea)
“Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift)
“Unconditionally” (Katy Perry)

CREDIT:

http://www.mtv.com/news/2072410/2015-grammy-winners-list/