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Nigeria vs France will be an epic match.

Our performance at the 2014 WC was as a result of financial issues.

Now, its time to show France who is the king of d black nations.

Note: Permutation only works if Nigeria can beat or draw Argentina with the hop that Iceland loses, draws or win with a slim margin and France beats Denmark.

I hear

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Thanks to Ahmed musa for keeping my ticket intact.

Obviously, only football unites Nigerians.
Come see the way one Aboki embraced one omo nna for here. I swear, ur heart will melt-melter-meltest.

Who has rohr's number should pls tell him to bring in iwobi. There is no connection between the midfielders and the strikers. No creativity. Musa isn't the solution. He can't turn, he can't dribble. Pls abeg, make una tell am before my ticket cut.

Aye mi temi bami.

Who has rohr's number should pls tell him to bring in iwobi. There is no connection between the midfielders and the strikers. No creativity. Musa isn't the solution. He can't turn, he can't dribble. Pls abeg, make una tell am before my ticket cut.

Aye mi temi bami.

Who has rohr's number should pls tell him to bring in iwobi. There is no connection between the midfielders and the strikers. No creativity. Musa isn't the solution. He can't turn, he can't dribble. Pls abeg, make una tell am before my ticket cut.

Aye mi temi bami.


Special apology to Ahmed musa..
You're a life saver.

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Who has rohr's number should pls tell him to bring in iwobi. There is no connection between the midfielders and the strikers. No creativity. Musa isn't the solution. He can't turn, he can't dribble. Pls abeg, make una tell am before my ticket cut.

Aye mi temi bami.

Those pistols looks cool tho.

I think we need to abolish gun control too in Nigeria for the reasons stated below.

* For personal security and defence against thieves, hoodlums and above all SARS officials.
* Politicians won't just come to our doorsteps to spew trash. Once they know they've messed up, they dare not come to the neighborhood. If they do, the road to heaven will be quicker.
* For quick retaliation against cheating spouse.

My humble submission.

Jamariwolff:
That lady is really beautiful wow. Perfectly skinny and hot.

Do you mean any lady that's fair in complexion is beautiful?

Era of skinny girls don pass.. Na chubby be d definition of sexy now.

The hustle for FTC is real. Those above me no get joy at all. Maka why na?

Anyways, aside those goals, the game isn't as interesting as expected. Two average sides. Russia has the upper hand as a host nation. Any decent team will beat Russia.

If every death is the will of God, what about suicide?

The hustle is real.

FYI, stealing, hacking or any form of criminal activity isn't laziness..

It takes an intelligent and a sound mind to perform all those stuffs.

To be honest, it is hard to make it in Nigeria without cutting corners.

I thought it was autojosh again.

Even tho I'm not a ritualist but from what I could figure, the ritual was performed on behalf of a toddler / Young child. As it shown, the requirements was to bring stuffs that are used by young children.

It happens. He's commendable for not demanding for cows, tithes and whatever.

when God called their parents, it wasn't a conference call. he sidelined the children.

The governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, on saturday demanded that more oil blocs be given to the oil-producing areas because they are “the ancestral properties of Niger Delta.” He also called on the multinational oil colonies to heed the directive by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to relocate to the Niger Delta which produces the crude
oil.

Mr. Dickson threw the challenge during the foundation laying ceremony of Aziken Petroleum Refinery Project at Obunagha Gbarian, Yenagoa. The event was witnessed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The refinery takes off in 2019. “We need more of this investment for our people to be part of it. At anytime I have opportunity as a governor of a federating unit, I will use the opportunity to commend President Muhammadu Buhari and tell him that we need more of this,” he said. “We are talking of ownership of oil blocks because that is a legitimate demand. We are yet to see the
demands by the Federal Government that oil companies should relocate to the Niger Delta. “I don’t know of any business which justifies pipelines crisis crossing several areas for building refineries while they haven’t built refineries from the source of crude oil.

“In all the all-producing areas around the world, the activities of those companies are located where the resources come from. We must examine our own conduct and what we do. We are waiting for the oil blocks, what the Nigerian government sits down and calls oil blocks are in fact and in truth the ancestral properties of the Niger Delta.

“They are pieces of our ancestral properties given away at our expenses. We are not saying others should not be included. But if we are not included, it will be wrong.”

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/259035-oil-blocks-ancestral-properties-niger-delta-gov-dickson.html

let's see how things unfold. Meanwhile, get your PVC

Doubts and anxiety now envelop an appreciable number of Nigerians that the
2019 general elections may have already been rigged.
This follows recent revelations in Kano and Katsina States, where underage
voters were allegedly seen brandishing their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and
voting in the just concluded local government elections in Kano State and the by-
election in Katsina State last week.
The process later turned in the results for the ruling All Progressives Congress
(APC) in both states, raising the questions as to how children as young as 8 and
12 years, could have access to the PVCs reserved only for people from 18 years
and above, according to the electoral laws.
This concern has already prompted the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to issue a public statement. Although it acknowledged the
pictures of the underage voters, the commission tried to exonerate itself from
the anomaly, saying, “As far as we can ascertain, they (the pictures) relate to a
local government election conducted at the weekend (in Kano).
“While the Commission remains resolute in our commitment to sanitise the
nation’s electoral process and deliver free, fair and credible elections, we cannot
be held directly or vicariously liable for a process outside our legal purview.”
INEC’s director of publicity and voter education, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, admitted
recently that officials out of fear for their lives and threats by community
members register underage voters, but assured that the commission had a
mechanism through which it removed the ineligibles from the voter register even
after they found their way into the register.
So far, the total number of registered voters across the country is 73,944,312,
according to INEC. The North-West geopolitical zone leads with a total of
18,505,984 voters.
The South-West zone, which comprises Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Oyo
states, trails with a total number of 14,626,800 registered voters, while the
South-East, with the lowest number of states, has 8,293,093 registered voters.
The main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has castigated
the INEC and blamed it for complicity and instigating voting by minors.
The PDP says Nigerians have lost confidence in the INEC for attempting to cover
its complicity in the widespread impunity recorded in last Saturday’s Kano local
council elections, particularly the documented massive underage voting that
characterised the exercise.
The party says it was INEC that registered the minors as voters in the first place
and as such should not in any way attempt to exonerate itself of involvement in
the electoral fraud, simply because it did not directly conduct the elections.
PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on
Wednesday, said the press release by INEC, wherein it tried to exonerate itself
from culpability in the participation of minors in Kano election, clearly showed
that INEC under Mahmood Yakubu was completely unreliable and cannot be
trusted.
“We ask: Who is fooling who? Is it not INEC that registered the minors and
issued them with Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) to participate in elections as
clearly documented in the Kano council election? Can INEC truly acquit itself as
the original culprit who set the stage for the eventual participation of the minors
and overall rigging of the elections?
“By resorting to lame excuses and trying to exonerate itself at a time it should be
taking decisive steps to protect the sanctity of its sensitive materials such as the
PVC, this INEC has shown that it cannot be relied upon as a responsible and
trustworthy electoral umpire.
“Indeed, if this INEC was serious about the sanctity of sensitive electoral
materials, by now, it should have ordered the immediate review of its voter
register in Kano and Katsina states, fishing out and prosecuting those who
registered the minors and clean up the electoral system in the affected states.
“Viewed alongside series of numerous other irregularities being allowed by INEC
to favor the ruling APC, including alleged conspiracy with APC-controlled security
operatives to intimidate opposition members and manipulate elections as
witnessed in the last Saturday’s Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency
“Supplementary election in Katsina state, any reasonable person will decode that
INEC, as presently constituted, has serious questions to answer, especially as we
approach the 2019 general elections.”
In Kano election debacle last weekend, reports were rife about polling officials
waiting in vain for sensitive materials to be supplied by officials of the State
Electoral Commission which, as is now obvious, was a deliberate arrangement to
disenfranchise genuine voters and rig the poll. Nigerians are now more afraid
that this sly move could be replicated all over the federation to frustrate eligible
voters and deny them their rights across the federation.
Nigerians are also struck by the fear that the porous borders especially around
the northern axis have allegedly become transit routes through which devious
politicians now make way for aliens from countries such as Chad, Niger, Mali,
Guinea and Senegal to infiltrate the country to register and vote in elections.
This situation has been on for decades but it is worsening in recent times and the
failure and sometimes the alleged complicity of the immigration officials who
allowed these aliens into the country compound not just the electoral fraud but
even pose a serious security threat to the country.
Responding to this development, the Executive Director of Civil Society
Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, told
BusinessDay on Friday that the issue of underage voting in Kano last week was
unfortunate and shameful saying “I think what happened is a shame and if it is
going to be replicated in 2019, then we are in trouble.”
Although he exonerated the INEC, he blamed the state government saying “I am
sure that what happened was a result of intimidation and violence perpetrated by
the governor of Kano State against his opponents.
INEC has been calling on Nigerians to register and Nigerians have to respond to
that call.
“There was no proper procedure that was followed in the conduct of that
election in Kano and not only in Kano but in Lagos and Delta in previous local
elections. The issue is that they did not even use any PVCs, young children were
just seen thump printing the ballot papers. So, all I can say is that there was no
election in Kano. We rather blame the state government. I think it’s the
desperation and lack of transparency that characterized the process.”
The Head Research Policy and Advocacy or Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth
and Advancement, Samson Itodo, told BusinessDay on Friday, “There is
complicity on the part of the registration officials no doubts but the critical
problem is actually the community conspiracy. The communities actually
conspired and enforced it on the officials to register under age persons. And this
is driven by a particular philosophy that communities do have and it has to do
with the nature of Nigeria’s political economy that confers access to resources
based on state power.
“State power determines access to resources, therefore the number of
registered voters you are able to have in your community will determine the
access to resources that the community will benefit. Politics is a game of
numbers and because of that people devise different strategies and means to
ensure that they get the figures behind them and that is something that we really
need to resolve.”
He added that there are instances where registration officials have been
intimidated and threatened by the communities and if they officials do not
register these under age voters, they will probably be lynched.
He however, noted that the problem of underage voters and even registration by
foreigners could be addressed by the officials. “When the registration officials
register people under duress they have the duty and responsibility to ensure that
when they go back to consolidate on the data they take out all those people who
by mere observation you can tell they have not attained the age of 18. This
brings to the fore the need for a consolidated national identity database, which
we currently don’t have because of infrastructural deficit and that is just
incompetence.
“This under age voting and the alleged voting by foreigners can undermine the
integrity of the process and we have an opportunity in the ongoing continuous
voter registration to ensure that we expose all those communities who are
encouraging this type of behaviour and to also deal with INEC officials who are
compromised to register under aged children and aliens and prosecute them
because it is an electoral offence,” he said.
The provisions of the Electoral Act provide the opportunity to interrogate the
voter register before it is finalised on the eve of General Elections. According to
the electoral law the register, including pictures of registrants, is displayed at
registration centres and polling units nationwide for claims and objections. The
purpose is for the register to be assessed by citizens so that ineligibles such as
underage, aliens etc are eliminated.
It has been discovered that most Nigerians do not pay attention, neither do they
check the register and raise the necessary objections to help INEC clean up the
register. This laxity therefore is another albatross because once the register is
finalised, it requires a legal process to expunge the names of voters from the
register. It becomes even more difficult where there is community complicity,
which has become very rampant.

Innocent Odoh, Abuja

https://www.businessdayonline.com/underage-alien-voters-fuel-fear-2019-elections-already-rigged/

instead of tackling issues, some persons are arguing about the true age. I was 11yrs old when I was in ss1 and I wasn't even the youngest in my class.

moreover, what stops a parent giving his/ her child school fees. If he's in ss1 then he's sensible enuf to differentiate between right and wrong.

all in all, I blame d parent cos from the storyline, he wasn't handled well.

laca, auba, mesut, mhiki.. what a rush.

so, the gods don de drink bourn vita?

na wa.

2019elections pool : Kano state supreme lord battle

like for kwankwaso share for ganduje

Ekiti360:
Comprising majorly of people who live in the South-West, the Yorubas originated from Ile-Ife in Osun state. While the majority of the Yorubas live in western Nigeria, there are also substantial indigenous Yoruba communities in Benin, Ghana, Togo, the Caribbean, Cuba, Jamaica, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago among others. Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Akure, Osogbo, Ado-Ekiti, Ilorin, Sango Otta, Ife are the most popular Yoruba cities in Nigeria. Want to find out the culture and lifestyle of these cities, read on.

10 Most Popular Yoruba Cities in Nigeria

1. Lagos

Being the commercial hub of West Africa, Lagos is the most popular Yoruba destination in Nigeria. It is also home to other tribes in the country that seeks for greener pastures as there is a good blend of people from other cultural backgrounds. With popular streets such as Bode Thomas, Allen Avenue, Isaac John, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Adeola Odeku and a host of others, the city boasts of most of the elegant buildings in the country. A teeming increase in its resident has made the city a very competitive and boisterous one. Creativity, innovation, and excellence are the main core of the city as it aims to rank as the best megacity in the country.

Living in Lagos is great. Although, many residents complain about the standard of living in the city without considering some exceptional reasons why living in Nigeria’s most productive state is a blessing. A lot of business opportunities, fun spots and unique local foods that will make you want to live in this city.

Many of the popular Yoruba culture and respect seems to have ebbed away with modernization in this city as the need to be seen as a civilized person has taken the front seat. Although the Eyo masquerade festival is still celebrated by the true indigenes of the city.

2. Ibadan

Aptly described by J.P. Clark as a running splash of rust and gold-flung and scattered among seven hills like broken china in the sun, Ibadan is the third largest city in Africa comprising mainly of the Yorubas.

Communal living is not so much displayed in this city although, the adjoining towns close to it still do. Ibadan is known for its food delicacy – Amala (yam flour) with gbegiri or ewedu soup.

Housing, feeding, and transportation in Ibadan are cheaper than that of other major cities in Nigeria; making it one of the best places to live in the country.

Taking a family vacation to the city, here are some fun hangout spots in Ibadan: Ventura shopping mall, University of Ibadan Zoo, Trans Wonderland Amusement Park, Ibadan Recreational Club, Game World among others

3. Abeokuta

Translated to mean ‘under the rock’, Abeokuta is the largest city and state capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria. The city lies below the popular Olumo rock and is home to several caves and shrines.

Usually held in Abeokuta, The Ake Arts and Book Festival founded by Nigerian author Lola Shoneyin was named after The Ake, the traditional residence of the Alake. It is an annual literary, cultural, and art event that takes place in the city. Irrespective of modernization, the people of Abeokuta still hold their culture and traditions so dearly.

Home to Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author, Wole Soyinka, has a breathtaking beautiful scenery with hills and valleys. Kuto, Owu and Olumo rock are very popular areas in Abeokuta. Transportation in Abeokuta is major via taxi cabs with rates that are not so expensive. For a popular city, the absence of cinemas and malls may not be very encouraging to outgoing tourists. However, there are several cool hangout places, fun spots, and clubs.

Living in Abeokuta is affordable and easy as it is not a congested place. So you don’t have to worry about traffic and a high standard of living.

4. Ijebu Ode

Ijebu ode , the second largest city in Ogun state after Abeokuta, is the home to the Yoruba ethnic group who speak the Ijebu dialect of Yoruba. Migration, civilization and inter-tribal marriages have made the general Yoruba language popular among folks as opposed to the local dialect.

The city is the trade center for farming regions where yam, cassava, grain, tobacco, and cotton are grown. It is a popular myth among Yorubas that the Ijebu people are stingy and not liberal. The Ijebus are known for having a very active social life as they often throwing one party or the other.

5. Akure

Akure is a major city in Ondo State. Originally included in what is now Ekiti, the city is predominantly occupied by Yorubas who speak various dialects of the language. The city boasts of a good number of the educated elites in the country which led to its being classified as been educationally advanced.

A great need to preserve the cultural heritage of the Akure people led to its historical monuments being housed in the palace of the traditional ruler commonly called the Deji of Akure. Showcasing the colourful and energetic cultural display of the city, the Egungun Festival is a popular one used in entertaining people.

Most of the luxury hotels and restaurants found in Ondo state are specifically situated in Akure.

6. Osogbo

Popular destinations in Osun state are Osogbo , Ilesa, Ile-Ife. Ideal Nest Hotel and Suites, Zenababs Half Moon Resort, Regina Suites, KrisCourt Hotel are the best places for tourists to stay in Osun. If you haven’t visited the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Olumirin Waterfalls, and Erin Ijesha as well as the Nike Art Centre, then your tour in the city is incomplete.

Celebrated in honour of Osun (the goddess of fertility, protector of children and mothers), the Osun-Osogbo festival is a popular cultural celebration in the city which attracts curious tourists from all over the world.

Worship of traditional deities is still very much revered in this city. It is not unusual to see a traditional shrine in residential areas.

Living in Osogbo is cheap and affordable. Rents, fees, and cost of acquiring items are kept at the minimum in this city.

7. Ile-Ife

Located in the present-day Osun, Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria. The origin of the Yoruba race, culture, tradition and language can be traced to Ile-Ife. Meaning the Land of Expansion, Ile-Ife has road networks to Ede, Ondo, Ilesha and Ibadan.

Highly revered among the Yoruba and the nation at large, The Ooni of Ife is the traditional head in Ile-Ife. Being the origin and source of the Yoruba religion and tradition, the city holds dearly a large chunk of the culture and traditions. An important event in the ancient town holds annually is the Olojo Festival.

Important places in Ile-Ife are University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ife Museum of Antiquities, Opa Oranmiyan, Okemogun Shrine, Oduduwa Palace, Zoological Gardens and Odua Shrine.

8. Sango Otta

Sango Ota , the home of the Awori ethnic group is a popular city located in Ogun state. A good number of the residents of Sango Otta have their workplace in Lagos as the city is a stone throw to Lagos.

The same kind of lifestyle seen in Lagos is also reflected in Ota. Compared to Lagos, the Yoruba culture and tradition are still very much practised here. Sango, Ota, Atan, Agbara, Ifo and Arigbajo are the most popular locations in the city.

Most of the houses here are new and the usually have large living rooms. Rental fees here are also very affordable.

9. Ado Ekiti

Surrounded by hills and rocks, Ado Ekiti is a city in south-west Nigeria, the state capital, and headquarters of the Ekiti State.

Unlike other indigenous Yoruba cities, Christianity and Islam are the main religions practiced with only a few traditional worshippers in the city. One of the features that make the people of Ado-Ekiti unique is their tendency for communal living and practice of the monarchical system of government while still embracing modernization.

In contemporary times, western education had been the vogue throughout Ekiti. Ado-Ekiti took the lead with the number of educational institutions. The progress made in Western education, cultivation of food crop and of economic trees, as well as the establishment of commercial ventures, brought great profit to Ado-Ekiti. Various commercial enterprises operate in Ado Ekiti. The city is the trade centre for a farming region where yams, cassava, grain, and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also grown for weaving.

With a stadium capacity of 10,000 and a third division professional football league team, sporting activities are encouraged in the city.

The city is known for Pounded yam and Egusi as its local delicacy.

10. Ilorin

Otherwise known as the City of Lawyers, Ilorin is the largest city and the official capital of Kwara State.

Although the city retains a strong Islamic influence from the northern incursions, Christianity is now widely practised in the city due to the significant immigration of people from other parts of Kwara State and other parts of Nigeria into the city. Peace and harmony are the unique features of the city as it is a conference of cultures, populated by Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Fulani, Nupe, Baruba, other Nigerians and foreign nationals

The popularly practised profession in Ilorin is the legal profession as the majority of the top legal professionals in Nigeria either practised in Ilorin or have an affiliation with the city.

Having hosted several national handball competitions, the city accommodates the only standard baseball court in West Africa. A 20,000-capacity stadium and two Premier League professional football teams (the Kwara United Football Club and Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club) shows the abundance of interest in the world of sports. Esie museum, Mungo Park Cenotaph, Pategi Beach, Owu Falls, the Emir’s Palace along others are the must-see sites for anyone touring the state.

Endowed with adequate vast and rich agricultural land for both road and exportable cash crops, the commercial life of the city is quite impressive. Cheap rates for transportation, housing, consumables with little or no crime, makes living in Ilorin attractive.

http://ekitidefender.com/10-popular-yoruba-cities-nigeria/

its shows u didn't do your homework well. ijebuode is one of the smallest cities in Ogun State in land mass

sarrki, what's your take on this? hope you're still maintaining the promise of been neutral henceforth. Amaechi don de park load already oo

Elections are more celebrated in Nigeria than infrastructural or technological development. what a country we live in.

Hopefully, together we'll make things right. let's vote wisely.

The minister of transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday said that 2019
general election will be All Progressives Congress, APC’S last battle, saying that if
APC loses in the election, they will come back and rest.


“The 2019 elections, especially the governorship, are our last battle. If we win, we
will take over Rivers State. If we lose in the election, we will go home and rest,”
Amaechi said.
He made the call during a reception organised for him as grand patron of Ikwerre
Youth Movement (IYM) in Rivers state on Saturday.
Amaechi who was a former governor of Rivers state advised that nobody should
challenge the outcome of the election nor fight, noting that President Muhammadu
Buhari has promised to ensure a peaceful election devoid of any electoral
malpractices.
In his words “The 2019 elections, especially the governorship, are our last battle. If
we win, we will take over Rivers State. If we lose in the election, we will go home and
rest.
“We will not impose any candidate. Anybody who will go for any position, like
chairmanship, should go for primaries. Anybody who wins will be the party’s
candidate.
“The President said that there would be no rigging during the 2019 elections. It is to
our advantage.
“Go and register to be eligible to vote and to put the candidates of your choice in
power.
“As Ikwerre people, we must give out the power to other ethnic nationalities. But we
will be in a position to take it back at any time. Your future is in your hands” he finally
said.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/2019-election-last-battle-lose-well-come-back-rest-amaechi/

There are quite a few things to expect as the country approaches the 2019 General
Elections.

So, while Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose became the first aspirant to officially
declare intention to run » for the position of Nigeria's president in 2019 on Thursday,
September 28, 2017, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) , Professor Mahmood Yakubu , was in another part of Abuja announcing the
timetable for the 2019 General Elections. »
INEC appears to be excited for the season as the commission already started a
countdown on its website, indicating that the election is getting closer by the day.
Even though many of us are hoping to survive 2018 before the feverish scramble for
the country's political offices kicks off next year, it might have sneaked up on us
already.
We all know what happens now, but in case you haven't gotten the memo yet, here are
five things to expect as the 2019 elections are only days away:

1. Aspirants attack adverts
The attack ads against President Muhammadu Buhari in the run up to the 2015
presidential elections were pretty rough, weren't they?
The most controversial one against him was an AIT documentary that was eventually
withdrawn over the furore it caused with its alleged inaccuracy and the mention of the
president's deceased daughter, Zulaiha Buhari, who reportedly suffered from a sickle
cell disease.
The president's two-year long tenure has pretty much armed his opponents with a
wealth of ammunition to lob at him to discredit a reelection bid.
He has not officially confirmed if he'll be seeking reelection in 2019, something his own
minister has already exploited to cause him embarrassment, but it's still widely
expected to happen.
When it does, the president's health situation is sure to be a topic to come up a lot
especially since he's spent more days for medical treatment outside the country this
year than he's spent inside it.
Nigerians should brace for that ugliness.

2. Lack of XX chromosomes
When Professor Remi Sonaiya 's name appeared on the ballot paper for the 2015
presidential elections, it was an unprecedented development.
The 62-year-old educationalist won only 0.05% of the total votes cast with her 13,076
votes a far cry from the 15,424,921 that paved the way for President Buhari.
Although it'd be a misguided exaggeration to say she lost the election solely because
she's a woman, it was a very notable factor in her overall performance at the polls.
That she lacked political experience for the office surely didn't help, but the dismissive
response to her presence offers a telling insight into the fate of women in Nigerian
politics, most especially for elective positions.
More of that is expected for the 2019 elections, sadly, as women continue to be held
back by a broken system.

3. The shadow of Donald Trump
He might be thousands of miles across mountains and seas away, but the shadow of
United States president, Donald Trump, is going to loom largely on Nigeria's
presidential campaign come next year.
Governor Fayose has stirred that hornet's nest already, comparing his chances of
winning the election to America's Tweeter-in-Chief on his Twitter account yesterday.
In a lot of ways, he's right to compare himself to Trump as they're both aggressive
populists who pander to base instincts with an inflated sense of their own
achievements, but that's where it ends.
While others won't necessarily co-opt Trump's image to act brand new, they will most
certainly use a phrase he's helped make very popular: FAKE NEWS!
Donald Trump might not be Nigerian, but with the way his name is expected to come up
a lot during Nigeria's election season, he might as well throw his red hat in the ring and
Make Nigeria Great...for...the first time(?).

4. Bigotry Olympics
Speaking of base instincts, deep ethnic sentiment is an iconic feature of election season in Nigeria.
During Fayose's declaration ceremony, former Osun state gubernatorial
candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, said he's supporting the Ekiti governor's bid
because he's a Yoruba man first before being a Nigerian.
That disturbingly normalised sentiment is going to echo loudly across all different
sections of the country as each region will see ethnicity first before actual candidate's
competence, and some of it will devolve into dangerous professions of bigotry that's a
national treasure at this point.
In the end, nobody wins when the tribes feud.
Well, except the innocent politicians who definitely will not manipulate that discourse to
help themselves. (They will.)

5. Ridiculous campaign slogans
"Change The Change"
"Here Comes The Only Saviour"
"Together We Can Make Nigeria Work Again"
"The Last Bus Stop"

If you already think this is going to be too much for your mental health, start looking for
a rock to crawl under because it's going to be a bumpy months ahead.

tell me its a joke. pls.