₦airaland Forum

Anybody coming for Umrah and needs a cheap hotel in Makkah for the last 10days of Ramadan can contact me

Yap

Why will he name a mosque after himself?

Tonylyte:
OK, Chinese man.

Thanks, American man

Makinde accedes to MURIC’s call, removes name from Mosque

The Muslim Rights Concern has expressed satisfaction and appreciation to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for removing his name from the signboard of Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan.

The Islamic rights organisation gave the kudos to Makinde in a statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola.

According to the statement, the Governor gave orders for the removal of his name on Sunday following the demand by MURIC, which criticised him for naming the mosque after himself.


Akintola said in the statement in the early hours of Monday: “Reports reaching MURIC’s Lagos headquarters say Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has removed his name from the signboard of Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan. The governor gave orders for the removal yesterday, Sunday 12th March, 2023 after MURIC criticized the governor for inscribing his name on the rebuilt mosque


“It will be recalled that Adogba Central Mosque was demolished by the Makinde administration in 2020 despite our protestations. The governor promised to rebuild it and it was recently rebuilt. But the governor renamed the mosque after himself and MURIC asked him to remove his name.

“We advised him to delete his name and leave the mosque’s original name there before the fast approaching gubernatorial election of Saturday, 18th March, 2023 in order to avoid protest vote from Muslims in the state. The state branch of MURIC has confirmed that the governor’s name has been removed from the inscription on the mosque which now reads ‘Adogba Central Mosque’. This was done yesterday, Sunday, 11th March, 2023.


“According to a newspaper report, the removal of the name was carried out by some workers led by the governor’s media aide, Oriyomi Hamzat, the owner of Agidigbo FM

“We appreciate Governor Seyi Makinde for complying with MURIC’s advice. MURIC may be radical but it is rational. We affirm that we are not confrontational or militant. Neither are we unnecessarily difficult to relate with once the relationship is based on mutual respect and once no attempt is made to trample on Allah-given fundamental rights of Muslims. We believe that the adherents of different religions can peacefully coexist in this country and work together towards making Nigeria great.

“May Allah continue to protect and bless Governor Seyi Makinde. We are satisfied with the removal of his name from the mosque. No more bitter feelings, no more distrust. MURIC will continue to pursue cordial relations with both government and private institutions in Nigeria as long as they continue to give Muslims their rights and dues and as long as they allow their actions to be guided by the principles of equity, fairness and justice.”

https://theeagleonline.com.ng/makinde-accedes-to-murics-call-removes-name-from-mosque/

Tonylyte:
Taking over what? U just jump in and throw random words thinking u are making sense?

Oga Ade.
This is ur link

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/13/after-years-of-isolation-xi-jinping-china-looks-to-dominate-world-stage

Why he dey pain u like this? U be American?

Laggafin:
At all .. u know say red wine too cost for market now bawo

Even US is afraid of China.

Laggafin:
Speakfor urself alone before u cause wahala for chinko people

se you dey wine me ni?

SReporters:
America remains the World's Greatest Superpower until China takes over

China is already taking over. It is gradually controlling the Middle East and Asian continent. Africa is in its bag already.

Jostoman:
Make those wicked country go sit down somewhere

God bless United State of America and other country that always stand against oppresor.

what!!! Who is the oppressor and who are the oppressed?

Who cares about this. When China is already taking over

Anybody coming for Umrah and needs a cheap hotel in Makkah for the last 10days of Ramadan can contact me.

China to the world

EvangDrGeo:
What experience did Tinubu have when he became governor of Lagos State?

He was a senator

After years of isolation, Xi’s China looks to dominate world stage

President expected to visit Iran and to meet Vladimir Putin soon as he aims to build ties abroad

In Xi Jinping’s closing speech at China’s annual parliamentary meeting on Monday, his message was clear: China is back. Speaking to nearly 3,000 delegates in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi, newly anointed as president for a precedent-busting third term, said: “After a century of struggle, our national humiliation has been erased … the Chinese nation’s great revival is on an irreversible path.”

The speech comes as Xi is trying to position himself as a global statesman, leading a China that is ready to dominate the world stage. After three years of isolation caused by the zero-Covid policy, Chinese diplomats and Xi himself are jetting across borders to participate in international summits once again.

On Friday, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced a Chinese-brokered deal to restore diplomatic relations, seven years after the relationship was severed. In a joint statement, the Saudi and Iranian governments thanked China for sponsoring and hosting the talks. Chinese diplomats have been working the Middle East circuit for several weeks and Xi is expected to visit Iran soon.

On Saturday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said: “China pursues no selfish interest whatsoever in the Middle East … China always believes that the future of the Middle East should always be in the hands of the countries in the region.”

US officials brushed off the notion that the deal represented a blow to US influence in the Middle East. But that is how it was portrayed in China. Wang Yiwei, the director of the Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University of China, said the deal “proves that Chinese medicine can solve problems that western medicine cannot solve”.


Stability in the region serves China’s interests. About half of China’s crude oil imports come from the Middle East, and on a visit to Saudi Arabia last year Xi vowed to buy more. Energy security is increasingly important to Beijing as it looks to become more resilient to international sanctions in the event of a conflict with Taiwan.

Xi’s ambitions for Taiwan were another key theme of Monday’s speech. China regards the self-governing island as a renegade province that needs to be reunited with the mainland. Xi has not ruled out the use of force to achieve that aim.

On Monday, he said China “should actively oppose the external forces and secessionist activities of Taiwan independence” and “unswervingly advance the cause of national rejuvenation and reunification”.

He promised to build China’s military into a “great wall of steel”. China’s defence budget will increase by 7.2% in 2023, compared with a general public expenditure increase of 5.7%.

Analysts are watching for signs that China is preparing its military to be ready for an invasion of Taiwan. According to the CIA, Xi has told the army to be ready for an invasion by 2027, although some fear that the date could come sooner. The outcome of next year’s presidential election in Taiwan may be an influencing factor: if the pro-independence DPP wins and declares formal independence from China, that could provoke a reaction from Beijing.

In Monday’s speech, Xi also stressed the importance of self-sufficiency in science and technology. Last week, the Netherlands joined a US plan to restrict the export of semiconductor-making technology, a move aimed at slowing China’s military and technological advances.

On Sunday, Li Shangfu was appointed as China’s new defence minister. Li has been on a US sanctions list since 2018 for engaging with individuals linked to Russia’s defence sector. Li’s appointment will make military dialogue between the US and China – which has been paused since the then US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taiwan in August – even harder.

Li’s links with Russia are another sign that Xi wants to protect the Sino-Russian relationship. Xi’s support for Vladimir Putin during the war in Ukraine has been evident, although China claims to be neutral and denied US claims that it was considering sending lethal arms to Russia. Last month, China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met Putin in Moscow and said the Sino-Russian relationship was “never dictated by any third parties”.

Xi is also expected to visit Putin. On Monday, Reuters reported that the visit, which would be Xi’s most high-profile diplomatic meeting in months, could happen as soon as next week.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/13/after-years-of-isolation-xi-jinping-china-looks-to-dominate-world-stage

Lagos is not for try and error. Let's vote an experienced person.

Going by this definition, can we say Feb 25 election was free and fair?

This is the way to go. Na shame no allow sàràkí greet Tinubu

A free and fair election is defined by political scientist Robert Dahl as an election in which "coercion is comparatively uncommon". A free and fair election involves political freedoms and fair processes leading up to the vote, a fair count of eligible voters who cast a ballot (including such aspects as electoral fraud or voter suppression), and acceptance of election results by all parties. [/b]An election may partially meet international standards for free and fair elections, or may meet some standards but not others.[1]

[b]A study published in 2016 of elections in 169 countries over the period 1975 to 2011 estimated that only about half of elections were free and fair.[2] The study evaluated ten dimensions of the conduct of elections:[2]

legal framework (whether there was a constitutional right of citizens to vote and seek office, whether elections were held at regular intervals, and whether election-related laws were not changed immediately before an election)
electoral management (whether gerrymandering occurred and whether election management bodies, if they existed, were independent, impartial, and accountable);
electoral rights (whether citizens were generally able to vote on the basis of equal suffrage and access);
voter registers (whether they were accurate, current, and open to voters for easy and effective voter registration);
ballot access (whether candidates had in practice a right to compete in the election, with rejections of candidate applications being based on "internationally recognizable and acceptable norms" and with no candidate receiving more than 75% of the votes (an signal of malpractice or election boycotts);
campaign process (whether elections were carried out without violence, intimidation, bribery (vote buying), use of government resources to advantage the incumbent, or a "massive financial advantages" for the incumbent;
media access (whether freedom of speech was protected and whether the ruling party was disproportionately benefited by government-owned media;
voting process (whether elections were conducted by secret ballot on a one person, one vote basis, with adequate security to protect voters and protection against ballot box stuffing, multiple voting, destruction of valid ballots, and other forms of manipulation;
role of officials (whether the election was administered with adequately trained personnel, free from campaigning or intimidation at polling places, and with the ability of international election observers and party representatives to observe polling places; and
counting of votes (whether votes were tabulated transparently and free of fraud or tampering)[2]
The 2016 study found that election quality decreased over time, primarily due to unfair election processes prior to election day.[2] This was attributable to more non-democratic regimes holding elections over time; these elections sought to legitimize the regime's rule without incurring the risk of the regime actually losing power.[2] Increased election observation over the period may have also led to more flawed elections being tallied.[2]

The presence of election monitors and constraints on executive power increases the probability of a free and fair election by 31 percentage points.[2] The presence of election monitors, however, may be an endogenous variable because democracies are more likely to invite election observers than non-democratic regimes.[2]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_fair_election

IGoComotYaTeeth:
Thunder will fire you there idiot, no be only free and fair.

This election was pure selection, Inec disregarded the people that went out to vote.

How? The only argument is not using BVAS, otherwise, were people disenfranchised? No.

Mind you, next time, you can argue your point without raining curses or abuse.

Well, every reasonable person knew he didn't write that except the gullible ones.

sevo:
What kind of double standard message is this?? Speaking from both sides of his mouth in the same sentence

The message is clear and straight forward. He said the election was not perfect but it was free and fair.

“World history has no instances of perfect elections. Like all other democratic nations, we set out to conduct free, fair, and credible elections. This we did.

Why did you make it sound as if he admitted they conducted a shabby election? The man said the election was free, fair and credible but not perfect. Throughout the world, there has never been any instance of perfect election but February 25 election was free and fair.

LikeAking:
In tech that's a small money..

You can take that money in less than 6 months from NL..

6 months even too much..

Hmm hmm!!!

ArcSEMPECJ:
To understand the words of Peter Obi, is not a day's job bro.....keep on trying ..

Oh oh!!! I actually feel if he is who you think he is, he should speak in a way that every Nigerian will understand.

AyakaDunukofia:
It's a statement laced with legal reasoning. It may be well above your understanding. IF THE COURT ACCEPTS THAT THE PROCESS WAS FLAWED, THE OUTCOME BECOMES, BY DEFAULT, FLAWED.

It seems you are the only one with common sense here. The bearer of the statement has even stylishly correct himself on twitter

Where is EFCC?

1x2x3:
You no smart oo. If somebody send another person to come insult you, I bet the right person to face is who insulted you directly not who sent him.

INEC should bring their legal team to defend the results they uploaded, that's not Tinubu's business and if they can't defend it, then the election will be voided.

let's just wait and see how events unfold

Abass07:
Studies have shown that doubling condom does not give additional protection

Yap

Aldebaran:
Yeye man

Obi don tire

I observe same thing here.

“I’m not challenging who they declared, I’m not challenging whatever the outcome, I’m challenging the process.”

This guy is conceding already. Reality is getting dawned on him.

This is the way to go. We can't be held back because of someone's personal political gain. This govt doesn't have any respect for the court of law. People are suffering, yet the yeye Emefiele insisted he has not directed banks to collect old note and he bankrolled his brother in Lagos so that he can win Lagos election.