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Operatives of the De partment of State Security and armed military personnel invaded the membership data centre of the All Progressives Con gress (APC) at Number 10, Bola Ajibola Street, off Allen Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos in the early hours of yesterday.

In what the party described as a “gestapo-like operation”, the security officials said to be numbering about 50 blocked the two major street entrances to the APC data centre, pulled down the gates and spent over two hours ransacking and van dalizing the office.

“More than a dozen comput ers were destroyed. The server was also vandalized along with other equipment in the build ing,” witnesses said.

Twenty five data agents working in the centre dur ing the invasion were arrested alongside three security guards.

Narrating his experience to newsmen, one of the security guards on duty, Mr. Oladele Adepitan, who said his mobile phone had been confiscated, spoke on the operation: “They came in several vehicles about 5.45am, stormed the place, turned everything upside down before they whisked away the staff.” According to Adepitan, he was spared to take care of the compound after their de parture.

While briefing the press at the scene, Lagos State Public ity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, who was accom panied by the state Vice Chair man, Chief Funso Ologunde, condemned the action, which they described as, “The worst political brigandage since 1999,” stressing that, “It shows the level of PDP despration to­wards 2015.”

The APC chieftains, who predicted the PDP’s sound de feat across Nigeria next year, however, assured the parents of the arrested staff of their safety in the hands of the security per sonnel, adding that, “our law yers are already in Shangisha office of the DSS to secure their release.”

Similarly, in a statement is sued in Ijebu-Ode on Saturday by its National Publicity Sec retary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the APC strongly condemned the invasion, calling it perhaps the worst political scandal in Nigeria’s history. The party said the invasion could only be likened to the Watergate Scandal that led to the resigna tion of US President, Richard Nixon in 1974, as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Com mittee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the attempted cover-up of its in volvement by the Republican Nixon Administration.

It, therefore, called for an independent inquiry to fish out those who ordered the needless and unprovoked attack on the office of the APC and ensure that they face very serious con sequences, irrespective of their status.

“Saturday’s attack is another one in the string of attacks and illegal actions of the PDP-led administration. The attack was unwarranted and unjustifiable. To attack one of the offices of the opposition party, APC, where legitimate operations of the party were being under­taken is an act of fascism and totalitarianism. To the point of brigandage, the invasion of the APC centre is an assault on the APC and its entire membership across the country. It must not go unpunished,” APC said

The party said though it had been tipped off about an im pending attack on the ‘secret warehouse’ of our leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, “we dismissed such plan because there was no ‘secret warehouse’ anywhere and also because we never imagined that the government will attack the offices of an opposition party in a constitu tional democracy. Obviously we under-estimated the des­peration of the Jonathan Ad ministration and its worsening proclivity to impunity.”

Giving details of the inva sion, the APC said in the early hours of Saturday morning, a combined team of men of the DSS and OP-MESA stormed the Bola Ajibola Data centre belonging to the APC in the Ikeja area of Lagos and ar rested 25 APC data agents and three security guards.

“In what was a gestapo-like operation, the APC mem bership data centre located at Number 10, Bola Ajibola Street, off Allen Avenue in Ike ja, came under siege between the hours of 5:30 am and 7:30 am on Saturday. An operation of terror and brigandage was unleashed on a legitimate oper ation of a leading national par ty. They came without a search warrant for the premises. Over 50 security operatives drafted from Abuja operations blocked the two major street entrances to the APC data entry centre, pulled down the gates and spent over 2 hours ransacking and vandalizing the centre.

“More than a dozen comput ers were destroyed. The server was also vandalized along with other equipments in the build ing. Just like the Watergate scandal in the USA, the state-sponsored security operatives apparently acting at the behest of the ruling PDP government turned the office upside down, and pulled out and vandalized everything in sight.

“If the PDP-led government and the security agents had done due diligence and acted professionally, they would have known that the APC data centre is a legitimate opera tion and the staff are Nigerian youths who were left jobless by the Jonathan government. Apart from the Lagos centre, the operation is decentralized and similar centres are func tional in about six different lo cations around the country.

“They chose to believe the lie that it was a warehouse be longing to one of the national leaders of the party where dan gerous weapons were being kept, when in fact it is a centre for entering the data provided by the millions of Nigerians who registered as members of the party during its member ship registration exercise,” the party said. It described the invasion as another act of im punity, now a trademark of the Jonathan-led presidency, which is being edged on by the hawks in the PDP. APC called the in vasion of its offices an attempt to suppress the opposition, get details of its membership with the intention of using it to rig the 2015 elections and also to destroy the spirit of democracy.

“When in Oct. 6th, 2013 we issued a statement alerting Nigerians that the Jonathan Administration was using Riv ers State as a testing ground for creeping fascism ahead of the 2015 elections, some said we were raising a false alarm.

“Well, here we are. In the past five months, the PDP-led government has stepped up its acts of impunity and ter ror against the leaders of the APC and all non-PDP actors. Elected officers, who are not PDP members, have had their rights repeatedly violated by the police and other security operatives. Never before has an elected government been so scared of the opposition to the point of shutting it down.

“Now that they have over reached themselves by attack ing the offices of the main op position party and destroying part of its membership data base, can the PDP-led govern ment still claim to be operating under the rule of law? Can the government sincerely tell the world it is now ready for a free and fair elections in 2015? This is one impunity too many, and we will not allow it to be swept under the carpet,” the party vowed

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kossydiba:
My dad told me dat y it's been done lyk dis is bcuz it's d plan of INEC 2 easily ridge d election their own way, cuz many will be deprived of d right 2 vote

Lol. Ridge the election how? Have u forgotten that once u vote. U have to wait @ ur polling boot and make sure they count the votes there b4 leaving. So hw is the ridging going to happen?

Olaolufred:
ARE YOU IN LAGOS?

IF SO, THANKS FOR THIS CONFIRMATION.

IT WILL PAIN ME IF I AM DENIED THE ONLY RIGHT I HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST EBELLEI UNLIKE I DID FOR HIM IN 2011.

Yea am in lagos. Ur welcum

Olaolufred:
INEC DID NOT SHOW UP AT ALL BETWEEN 7-9TH, NOVEMBER.
THEY CAME ON WEDNESDAY, 12TH TO PASTE THE DATA SHEETS.
I CHECKED ON SATURDAY 15TH AND SAW MY NAME.
I ASKED PEOPLE WHO RECIDES IN THE COMPOUND WHERE THE CENTRE IS IF THEY LEFT ANY INFO.
I WAS TOLD THEY WILL SHOW UP BETWEEN 27-29th of November.
I BELIEVE MY VOTE IS MY POWER TO CHOOSE WHO MY LEADER IS.

28-30th of November.

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PenSniper:
I didnt register in 2011 or thereafter. i want to register now but for days running the crowd is so much it hasnt been possible. From observations many people may be deprived of the PVC in my area- Igbo Olomu in Ikorodu West LG of Lagos. Its simply chaotic such that many people have given up hope of obtaining the card.

The registration closed yesterday and of course many pipo couldn't register. I left my center around 6:30pm. 4pm is the closing time but I had to stay back cuz of d crowd yet to be registered. If u have not registered yet. I think u av to wait for nxt 4 yrs.

arinola8587:
No list was posted in my area and on checking my temporary card at the polling unit,I was told they are yet to print our pvc at where I registered.someone told me to send a short sms to a number which I did and a mssg was sent to me back showing my name and other details.do u think I should re register again or go to the local government in which I registered earlier to go ask for my pvc.

Go to the LG in which u registered. They will tell u when it will be distributed @d center u registered.
Do not re-register double registration leads to invalid registration.

Justiceotuya:
ok bro thanks. Please i registered in zaria, now i reside in abuja, how can i get the card?

Someone in Zaria can get it for u. All the person needs is to reference for u. And provide a valid ID.

myhoodlink:
Good explanation. Thanks and keep the good work up.

Ur welcum bro.

Bro. Not to wori too much. Am 1 of the inec officials conducting the reg (Via NYSC). If u hav misplaced the formal one used in 2011. As long as ur photo appeared on the wall @d boot where u registered. If they hav distributed the PVC in that boot. Urs is dia. Only that u nid just ur passport to obtain the PVC. After filling a form.


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By Daniel Ketchum, an eHow Contributing Writer
The tradition of honoring birthdays has its roots in sources as diverse as pagan beliefs, ancient Greek texts and German children's celebrations of the 1700s. Just as various cultures celebrate birthdays differently -- the Chinese tradition of eating long noodles and breaking open the Mexican birthday pinata -- people from around the world put their own linguistic spins on this special day. In Jamaican Rastafarian culture and derivations of the Patois language, “earthstrong” refers to your date of birth.

The Development of a Language

Earthstrong and other Rasta-influenced words come from a long linguistic history. Rastafarians between the 1950s and 1990s developed their own version of the English dialect Jamaican Creole or Patwa, a language that chiefly developed from the interaction of British colonists and African slaves in the 17th century. The Rastafarians' language is known as "Iyaric," and, as Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds explains in his Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language, the language developed in the "spirit of self-determination."

Earthstrong In Use

As a term for birthday, earthstrong -- pronounced “urt-strang” -- focuses on the Iyaric principles of empowerment through words and sounds. While the word “birthday” is literal, referring to the day of your birth, earthstrong alludes to the concept of cultivating a stronger connection with the earth each passing year, where earth means the international community. According to Reynolds' the words “birthstrong” and “earthday” can stand in for earthstrong. Earthstrong may be used much like “birthday” in phrases such as “happy earthstrong, breda,” meaning “brother” or "happy earthstrong, sista,” for the informal “sister.”

More to Know

Earthstrong is not the only Iyaric word that refers to the concept of earth. In fact, earthstrong itself is an “earthical” word, meaning it deals with the power within the earth. Similarly, the term “earthforce” references the mystical or almighty presence of God. Both “earthquake” and “earthwine” play on the natural properties of earth; the first refers to the concept of damnation, while the second simply means water, especially that of a well or spring.

Other Uses

The 1 Love Earthstrong Festival, a California-based Reggae music concert and celebration of the Caribbean lifestyle, takes its name from the Iyaric word. The festival that originated in 2011 features Jamaican food, art and music.

Tips & Warnings

References

CBS Minnesota WCCO: Good Question: How Did Birthday Traditions Start?
Mental Floss: Seven Birthday Traditions from Around the World
University of Essex: Jamaican Creole Morphology and Syntax
Jabari: Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language: Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds
The Trinidad Guardian: A Rastafari Dictionary
Carnegie Mellon University: Religions and Cultures of Africa and the Americas
KCRW: Third Annual Earth Strong Festival 2014
Mixtecs, Zapotecs and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico: Arthur A. Joyce




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Can't read all this now

A strict father has called out and disgraced her 10 years old daughter on Facebook for lying about her age... In the photo posted on his Facebook user name Kevin, were photos of his daughter wearing a customized T-shirt with mockery words  “I AM 10 YEARS OLD” on the front and “5th GRADER” on the back, leaving a message to explain reasons behind his action. In his post on Facebook, Kevin wrote....
“since my beautiful daughter Janiya wants to be grown and lie about her age. Saying she is 14,15,16,&18 years old. She claims to be in love and going out with a boyfriend which is completely against my rules!!!” I uncovered she has been doing this for quite some time.

She also has snuck and obtained social media accounts, also against my rule!!!. Here are the consequences behind her actions. An age define shirt. Yes people she is 5'9 & 10 years old.

Think of a time when you were bullied or someone else was bullied. Knowing what you know now, and using the resources provided, describe how you might have do it over again.
What did you think, what did you do, how did it impact you and/or others.
Not more than 2 pages please. so it wont be too long.

Obafemi Martins, , has three sons from three different women. He got his first son, Itunuoluwa, from a lady he dated while playing in Italy.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, October 20, 2014 arraigned one Abubakar Abdullahi before Justice Dije Aboki of Kano State High Court on one count charge of criminal breach of trust.

The accused, who is the manager of Maisabulu Bureau de Change, Kano, had sometime in April, 2013 upon the instruction of his employer, Alhaji Kabiru Maisabulu, the managing director of Maisabulu Bureau de Change purchased the sum of 50,000 United States dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria on behalf of one Bello Sani Yakassai of Misau Bureau de Change but, converted the said sum for his personal use.

The count reads:

“That you Abubakar Abdullahi being the manager of Maisabulu Bureau de Change sometime in April 2013 in Kano within the judicial division of the High Court of Justice of Kano being entrusted with certain property to wit: the sum of $50,000.00 equivalent to the sum of N7,780,000.00 given to you by Ahaji Kabiru Maisabulu for onward transmission to Bello Sani Yakassai committed criminal breach of trust in respect thereof and that you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 314 of the Penal Code”

The accused pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
Based on his plea, Justice Aboki ordered that the accused be remanded in EFCC custody pending the hearing of the bail application and adjourned the matter to November 4, 2014.

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kpachara anya gi ooo!....Lol....am in Suarez mood

bia. I will ban u for life. Not for months this time. Anu na ta Anu.