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A stitch in time saves nine. u know. he is a sharp guy

dont misconceive his moves, just be prayerful and vigilant. be more committed to your work. please.

thank God ooooo, dem no carry you go station u 4 hear wen. but i pity n sympathize with u bro. thats why i dont do kids. beware fellas

she should be cautious as marriage is not a usual game its a life contract. your friend should be sure of what and who she wants for her to be happy tommorrow.

i don't think physical features or egunje are criterias for measuring love. she should shine her mind

depends on the quality of your product services, your targeted customers and your budget for the shop. otherwise theren s market it every where

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Latest report reaching P.M. News this afternoon showed that the Action Congress (AC) has swept the governorship and House of Assembly polls in Lagos State. The results of yesterday’s election showed that the state governorship candidate under the platform of AC, Barrister Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has won the election, while the party has also won 37 House of Assembly seats.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP ) is trailing AC in a distant second place, having captured only Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council. The margin of victory here was a few hundred votes. Action Congress has won in 12 local government areas of the state, out of the 13 results so far released at the local government headquarters and authenticated by INEC at the time of going to press this afternoon. The results showed that Fashola won between 55-60 per cent of the votes cast in many local councils and about 70 per cent in Alimosho and Mushin where the PDP had hoped to upstage the Action Congress.

P.M.News also learnt that the AC candidate won about 60 per cent of the votes declared in Shomolu local council. The result of the governorship election on Lagos Island shows AC garnered 27,181 votes, while PDP got 10,153 votes and DPA got 2,651 votes. The highlight of the election on the Island was that the PDP again lost in Chief Bode George’s ward as it happened in 2003 and 1999. In the Mainland, the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro was beaten in his ward in Ebute-Meta, losing 150 votes to Fashola’s 1000 votes plus in the polling booth in front of his former house on Jebba Street. .

AC’s candidate, Fashola victory also had a landslide victory in Alimosho council area with 61,457 votes as against PDP’s Musiliu Obanikoro, who got 32,015 votes.

It was another landslide victory for Fashola in Mushin where he got 61,683. Obanikoro got 21,719 votes and DPA’s Jimi Agbaje got 5 ,393 votes.

AC also had a clean sweep of the governorship election in Agege where the party’s candidate got 37,168 votes as against the 18,230 votes garnered by the PDP candidate.

Results from Oshodi, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Epe and other local governments also placed AC in the lead in the governorship elections. PDP is placed a distant second while DPA is third.

Up till press time, political observers were in a quandary as to why INEC has not released the result of the Lagos election. The frequent visits of the PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George to the commission’s headquarters in Onike more than three times since midnight have triggered concerns, as to whether the PDP was trying to exert pressure on INEC to tamper with the results already declared in all the councils in the state.

The concern is coming amid the clearing of the Lagos poll by local and international observers as free and fair.

Said a concerned politician in the state:”If no hanky-panky is done, Fashola’s victory is assured. But we learnt Bode George has been making frantic efforts to get Obasanjo to put pressure on INEC to either withhold the result or cancel it. He is doing all these after he found that all the efforts by the party to rig the polls have failed.”

Latest report reaching P.M. News this afternoon showed that the Action Congress (AC) has swept the governorship and House of Assembly polls in Lagos State. The results of yesterday’s election showed that the state governorship candidate under the platform of AC, Barrister Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has won the election, while the party has also won 37 House of Assembly seats.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP ) is trailing AC in a distant second place, having captured only Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Council. The margin of victory here was a few hundred votes. Action Congress has won in 12 local government areas of the state, out of the 13 results so far released at the local government headquarters and authenticated by INEC at the time of going to press this afternoon. The results showed that Fashola won between 55-60 per cent of the votes cast in many local councils and about 70 per cent in Alimosho and Mushin where the PDP had hoped to upstage the Action Congress.

P.M.News also learnt that the AC candidate won about 60 per cent of the votes declared in Shomolu local council. The result of the governorship election on Lagos Island shows AC garnered 27,181 votes, while PDP got 10,153 votes and DPA got 2,651 votes. The highlight of the election on the Island was that the PDP again lost in Chief Bode George’s ward as it happened in 2003 and 1999. In the Mainland, the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro was beaten in his ward in Ebute-Meta, losing 150 votes to Fashola’s 1000 votes plus in the polling booth in front of his former house on Jebba Street. .

AC’s candidate, Fashola victory also had a landslide victory in Alimosho council area with 61,457 votes as against PDP’s Musiliu Obanikoro, who got 32,015 votes.

It was another landslide victory for Fashola in Mushin where he got 61,683. Obanikoro got 21,719 votes and DPA’s Jimi Agbaje got 5 ,393 votes.

AC also had a clean sweep of the governorship election in Agege where the party’s candidate got 37,168 votes as against the 18,230 votes garnered by the PDP candidate.

Results from Oshodi, Apapa, Eti-Osa, Epe and other local governments also placed AC in the lead in the governorship elections. PDP is placed a distant second while DPA is third.

Up till press time, political observers were in a quandary as to why INEC has not released the result of the Lagos election. The frequent visits of the PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George to the commission’s headquarters in Onike more than three times since midnight have triggered concerns, as to whether the PDP was trying to exert pressure on INEC to tamper with the results already declared in all the councils in the state.

The concern is coming amid the clearing of the Lagos poll by local and international observers as free and fair.

Said a concerned politician in the state:”If no hanky-panky is done, Fashola’s victory is assured. But we learnt Bode George has been making frantic efforts to get Obasanjo to put pressure on INEC to either withhold the result or cancel it. He is doing all these after he found that all the efforts by the party to rig the polls have failed.”

Adedibu defeated at Molete Ward

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The first inkling that the People's Democratic Party (PDP), president Obasanjo's ruling party might have lost heavily in the South West has emerged with the first election results showing than the ANPP candidate was leading in Oyo State. First results announced officially in Ibadan South local government area shows ANPP leading with 10,414 votes followed dismally by PDP with 3,287, The AC trailed with 724 votes.
Unconfirmed reports reaching Saharareporters indicates that the Labour Party won in Ondo State, while the AC won Lagos and Ekiti States respectively. Results from Ogun State shows that it is still too close to call, but the PDP was said to be losing the state. There are no official results available as of the time of filing these reports,
MORE TO COME,

when power is not genuine you cannot win! its very interesting to see intimidators put to shame. how i wish Atiku can contest the election next week when we can really see how democratic their power is



Adedibu defeated at Molete Ward

Last View on Sun 15th April, 2007
Last Modified on Sat 14th April, 2007 11:19:33 pm
Author: Admin Sahara


The first inkling that the People's Democratic Party (PDP), president Obasanjo's ruling party might have lost heavily in the South West has emerged with the first election results showing than the ANPP candidate was leading in Oyo State. First results announced officially in Ibadan South local government area shows ANPP leading with 10,414 votes followed dismally by PDP with 3,287, The AC trailed with 724 votes.
Unconfirmed reports reaching Saharareporters indicates that the Labour Party won in Ondo State, while the AC won Lagos and Ekiti States respectively. Results from Ogun State shows that it is still too close to call, but the PDP was said to be losing the state. There are no official results available as of the time of filing these reports,
MORE TO COME,

lets just wait and see if a dog will be declared winner over lion in the then of lions! lets wait and see their abracadabra. we go talk

well, im not surprised by this thread. PDP has promised to do or die, there by preparing results of every states weeks before elections. how do you expect KORo to win? you cannot have a smooth ride to glory when you dont deserve it. all known PDP leaders lost their constituencies to AC just the same way they did in 2003. for KORO to win this election it will take the silencing of all voices, the arm twisting of all officials, the blindfolding of all observers and millions more guns.well we will keep our fingers crossed.

Obasanjo spends N12b on police patrol vehicles
Abuja — The Presidential committee on Police equipment, weekend displayed the first batch of about 25, 000 “patrol vehicles” to be presented , Vanguard


u cant trust these people

Afikuyomi Steps Down For Fashola

14.04.2007

The All Nigeria People Party (ANPP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Sen. Tokunboh Afikuyomi on Thursday formally stepped down for the AC candidate, Mr Babatunde Fashola.

The chairmen of both parties, Chief Henry Ajomale and Adetunji Oyebolu made the disclosure at the Alausa secretariat, during a news conference.

They said they decided to close ranks to be able to control the development of the state, adding “It is a new dawn to for the two giant parties to collaborate’’.

Ajomale pointed out that no conditions were attached to the alliance, which was not restricted to winning the governorship election, but extended to the presidential election.

Oyebolu, the ANPP chairman, disclosed that the collaboration was informed by the exigency of the moment.

“All progressive minded people must come together to stop the PDP from bringing more hardship to Nigerians.

“What ANPP has done is a sacrifice to protect our nascent democracy, the development of Lagos and Nigeria as a whole,” he said.

its a pity we have shifted away from real issue. what mattered was that they nigerians arrested for fraud abroad, what are its causes, what can we do to stop or bring it to bear?

this is as a result of POVERTY, JOBLESSNESS, BAD INFLUENCE, BAD LEADERSHIP AND POOR ORIENTATION. by the way this crimes are more perpetrated by guys abroad and most of them come here to dupe.

Only God can reshape Nigeria.

please fellows, dont blame any tribe or yourself for this.

If u guys understand politics very well you should know that these jeeps are purchased to compensate themselves for their retirement benefits, mark my words, these jeeps will end up at the backyards of OBJ's men just the way COJA cars did. COJA cars were sold @ 50% to who knows who. Now can some1 tell me how much was paid to lease these jeeps to coscharis, when was it paid and who handles the reselling?


i wonder why they cant use this opportunity to acquire good permanent vehicles for the police? i hope their new guns will not be collected and resold to the public too?

Naija!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

few days to election the police withdrew tinubu's ADC and CSO signaling some kind of threat. some report says they were invited and some says they were arrested. na wa o


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Its a sheer laziness and lack of patience that is making people shy away from teaching your wife how to drive.remember the stress you gave your teacher when you started? my friend taught me how to drive 11yrs ago and i taught my wife a year after, it was a tug of war but we succeeded, now she drives like a racer that if im in her car i always have my heart in my mouth. so fellas if you cant teach your wife how to drive, you cant teach her anything and you cant tolerate her. meaning you are unfit to be a husband.
Seun please start learning how to drive now in case you win the upcoming 9 series BMW

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OBJ has with his blind brawl with Atiku made him the most popular man in Nigeria now. Atiku has publicly killed third term agenda of OBJ and he is publicly retalliating. we know Atiku is not bigger than Nigeria but his smell alone send shivers down the spine of OBJ. its a matter of time for OBJ.

Ribadu has been promoted rapidly to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and may replace Ehindero. If this happens how do you think his performance will be like.

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raibadu has retained his job and got promoted, meaning no room for rogues in power!


http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=75267

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its apparently disheartening to see neighbours, communities and friends that have lived in harmony for years turning daggers at each other over election that they wont directly or indirectly benefit from after the elections. on the island where i come from has currently been turned into war zone in the replica of liberia or somalia with gun totting boys shooting sporadically at themselves for immaterial and selfish interest. i wonder whose statement is responsible for this, is OBJ's "do or die" or Koro's "KOSI kORO KOSIBO" or Fasholas "EKO O NI BAJE" i suspect these pay offs have a little to do with it. now casualties is increasing days to election.i wonder what will happen on election day.

i think this should attract disqualification!

i beg you to advise anyone you know that stays on the island to beware.

its quite gentlemanly of Afikuyomi to come back home to his mentor,friend and leader to form alliance. this is great news and i expect others to follow suit and come backhome to their origin of stardom.

afikuyomi i doff my cap

if english language is an official language for this forum i would have recommended a strict adherence. be that as it may, we should be constructive in our submissions even if we are going to mix it with pidgin or mother tongue.

its of essence to know that there is a lot observation to be considered in peoples staments irrespective of language. the fun is its contextual meaning and its mode. i knw big companies that relates in pidgin, like parley how far?, ol boy work dey o, wetin dey? and all that stuff. what i mean is we shoulb more constructive in our atatements and be modest. i must also state here that the way some of us attack fellow nairalanders when they reply to others mistakes or wrong submissions. this kills the spirit of interraction in some people thus making fellows to withdraw.

i think we should be more concerned about constructive statements i n our submissions, i beleive we are all understand good english of communication and can or may juice up our posts with either pidgin or mother tongue as we wish to drive home our points.

i can comunite in any form and still make sense

nairaland is the best of all forums ive known and more people should be encouraged to enlist and remain a contributor,participant. we could also benefit a lot from peoples mistake.

your friend's courage remains your strenght

cheers

spot the difference!
WHAT do America 's Vice President Dick Cheney and his Nigerian counterpart, Abubakar Atiku have in common? Power play and controversy.

Once upon a time, there was Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney, the imperial arrowhead of Halliburton, the international conglomerate known for salacious greed, cut-backs and kickbacks both inside and outside the oil industry. To bring the memory home, Halliburton is the same company being probed by the French in connection with the massive $180 million bribery scheme in Nigeria?

To refresh your memory, Halliburton has a very scandalous resume: the $61 million contract overcharge in Iraq ; the $2.7 billion suspicious billing for another Iraq contract; and the $17.7 million in "unsupported" and another $14.9 million unreasonable contract claims all of which Halliburton has been found guilty. Did I hear you say deep-throat and corrupt-enrichment? That is the story of Halliburton; the company's whose immediate chief executive is now America 's vice-president. Yet, I strongly disagree with those who say Iraq war was created to benefit Halliburton. It does sound a very persuasive argument though.

If Halliburton is the 'Thief of Baghdad", Dick Cheney is seen in Washington as the self-indulgent, arrogant and unrepentant one-man mafia who masterminded the manipulation of intelligence reports that plunged America into a controversial war. Yet this was a man that was almost written off after a serious heart problems lead to two hospitalisations in the early months of coming to power. And when he accidentally shot his hunting partner in the face, it is no surprise that Dick Cheney's vision and judgment have been called to question, repeatedly.

Nigeria 's own Atiku justifiably rode to power in honour of the Yar'Adua's political machinery and those concocted alliances that spin President Olusegun Obasanjo to Aso Rock. Ever since, Atiku has become the most photographed, the loudest, the most scrutinised and certainly the most powerful of all Nigeria 's vice-presidents in history. In America , Atiku is the masked man behind congressman, William Jefferson 'money-in-the cooler' saga. The $100,000 bribe story is headline grabber for those writing on high-level corruption in Nigeria . The biggest news of course is Atiku's link with the PTDF infamy. If reports are anything to go by, Atiku is spendthrift, perhaps corrupt but certainly an opportunist who wields his power and position to advance personal interest and enrich cronies.

Ironically, both Atiku and Cheney have held on to power despite the acrimony surrounding their offices and their smeared resumes. This is the new discourse among political scientists and scholars. It is an unfamiliar trend of history when a president begins to feel uncomfortable about the same person he has personally chosen to help manage the country. Public polls say Cheney has become an inconvenient partner for George W. Bush in the White House. And if you asked Obasanjo to make one wish, just one wish, it'll probably be to make Atiku disappear, somehow, somewhat. So what happens when buddies become burdens and partners become problems?

President George W. Bush presidency is in tatters. New approval rate is down to 29 per cent. This is certainly not the legacy the Bush dynasty was hoping for in their second encampment in Washington . Forget the braggadocio; Bush would privately admit that the Iraq war was a peculiar mess he would be better off without it and my very own unauthorised biography on Bush insinuates that Cheney was part of the reason why Bush's regime is in disarray. The plot to go after Baghdad oil was simply untidy. But the president has avoided the controversy and the pressure to get rid of his deputy as the mastermind of this ill-conceived, ill-prepared and poorly managed war. He would not be drawn into any conversation about how much of a liability Cheney is to his presidency nor will he openly admonish his deputy despite the pressure. Smart play by a man who realises that he cannot afford an open conflict with his very powerful deputy in addition to other burdens of his presidency.

It is not so with Obasanjo. In Nigeria. It is an open war, the president against his own deputy. It is the perfect picture of a house divided among itself. "Ogun Abele" (civil war) inflicts the worst damage on a people's psyche. I hate to refer their fiendish relationship as the fight of two elephants. No. That is paying tribute to a needless chaos in Aso Rock. Obasanjo and Atiku are simply poised for MAD behaviour or better known as mutually assured destruction meaning - "if one side (either the U.S. or USSR) launched a nuclear first strike, the response of the attacked party would involve a nuclear response of equal or greater scope, " This is the principle that guided Bush from openly lambasting Cheney.

Obasanjo/Atiku's feud is the stuff tragic heroes are made of. Nigeria 's eight-year experiment as a maturing democracy is ending as a political silliness. Like Cheney, Atiku's image has been tarnished by the PTDF scandal but Obasanjo has bungled the whole issue with his meddlesomeness. And now, the vice-president is wearing his alleged vices like scarlet letters. He is emboldened the more as if the allegations do not matter. Mind you, Atiku has never pleaded his innocence of the alleged corruption. His attitude and that of his supporters seem to suggest "so what?"

The table now seems turned against Obasanjo himself but the absurdity of the whole issue paints the picture of a nation of jesters. One day, hopefully, Obasanjo would admit that he is a tactless ruler. His glorious resume as the only Nigerian to rule the country twice will be heavily punctuated with his derailed obsession and a primitive ego of search and destroy.


Idowu, a former deputy editor of Thisday, lives in Washington, D.C, United States


http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/editorial_opinion/article02

i think hes also a bully, he has succesuly bullied his way tru the primaries and wants to do same for general elections. na by force? whats the meaning of KOSI KORO KOSIBO? i wonder where he would have been without Tinubu that brought all Lagos candidates into limelight of politics. well such is life

my staff and couple of friends. i will like to meet a serious and focused persons. man or woman

its cool, everything starts with friendship. and good friends loves always. prov; 17:17