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They're looking for ways to run with poor masses morning

Why I love 2Baba... He would never indulge in all these show-offs

Rolling and flattening of ballot papers would cause the thumb print to smear the paper and invalidate the vote.... These people get sense so? Except they intend using a highly ink soluble ballot paper or quick to dry ink which I doubt

adebuk47:
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said it had discovered new methods to be used by some politicians to buy votes in the forthcoming general elections.

Speaking at an interactive session with traditional rulers in in Osun State, the INEC National Commissioner, Mr Festus Okoye, however warned that any politicians caught buying votes or engaging in acts that could have negative effects on the elections would be punished.

Okoye, who was represented by the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Segun Agbaje, said the commission had been informed that some people were inducing voters to release their PVCs or Voter Identification Numbers.

He said the intention behind the moves was to either stop the owners of the cards from voting or to attempt using the VIN to hack into the commission’s website and preload card readers ahead of the elections.

He said, “We have introduced a partial ban on the use of mobile phones and other photographic devices by voters while in the voting cubicles. Also, we are introducing the rolling and flattening of ballot papers by voters before casting them into the ballot boxes.

“However, new methods of vote-buying are being devised. We have received credible information that some partisan actors are now buying PVCs from voters or financially inducing them to collect the Voter Identification Numbers on their PVCs. In some instances, telephone numbers and details of bank accounts of voters have been collected.”

He however assured the public that the commission would work with the security agents to deal with the violators of electoral laws.

Agbaje said anyone found guilty of buying votes would pay either a fine of N1m or be sentenced to one year in prison, adding that multiple registration, impersonation and being in possession of more than one PVC would attract N1m fine or a 12-month jail term or both.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, urged royal fathers in the state to ensure that there was peace before and during the elections in their areas.
source:

https://punchng.com/inec-uncovers-new-methods-of-vote-buying/

Ordinary consensus election they can't come together to win, na PDP/APC den wan win?

luckysmills:
Presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, finally opens up on why he walked out of PACT and why he has a problem with Fela Durotoye and Oby Ezekwesili.

Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has explained why he walked out of a consensus election in August of 2018, preferring to pursue his presidential ambition with renewed vigour instead.

On Thursday, August 30, 2018, 18 presidential aspirants under the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT) umbrella, organised a vote among themselves to settle for a consensus candidate ahead of the 2019 elections.

At the end of a two-staged voting process, Fela Durotoye of the Alliance for a New Nigeria (ANN), was declared winner.

Soon after the vote however, Moghalu pulled out of the coalition, citing “overwhelming outpouring of support for my candidacy from all parts of Nigeria.”

Moghalu also said “PACT did not produce a true consensus candidate” because “only seven aspirants participated in the final voting out of the original 18 aspirants, mainly because many of the aspirants had withdrawn from the process.”

Fela Durotoye, ANN presidential candidate, was declared winner of PACT election in August 2018 (Fela Durotoye) Fela Durotoye, ANN presidential candidate, was declared winner of PACT election in August 2018 (Fela Durotoye) Fela Durotoye, ANN presidential candidate, was declared winner of PACT election in August 2018 (Fela Durotoye)
In this exclusive piece sent to Pulse, Moghalu says PACT was put together by persons who had colluded among themselves to assassinate his presidential ambition.

Moghalu's words are reproduced below, unedited:

PACT was a political assassination attempt, a conspiracy by powerful forces to terminate my candidacy for the Office of the President. I was lucky to have survived that ambush and by God’s mercy waxing even stronger since then. My one regret and apology is to my followers and supporters for the gaffe of being lured into a process that was bursting with insincerity.

The one thing that was not made known to the general public is that the forces behind the outcome of PACT were worried about the emergence of a strong, competent and truly independent alternative candidate (me) that will ultimately challenge the status quo in 2019. Today, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and my candidacy are indisputably the alternative in Nigerian politics. We will go on to defeat both the APC and the PDP in next month’s election.

Now let me be clear and for the avoidance of any doubt why I walked away from PACT. The process was basically not transparent, and the first rule in any contest of that nature is that there must be a level playing field. In this case there wasn’t. When I arrived at the venue of the poll on the fateful morning, to my utter surprise, was confronted with the presence and participation of Oby Ezekwesili as the “referee” for the polling. Nothing was explained. Who invited her? There were two other “observers”. Why was I as a participant not informed and my prior agreement sought?

Clearly, something was up, there was an “inside game” going on. Also a small clique, made up mainly of members of the ANN party, where running the show driving it to a pre-determined bus stop and keeping others in the dark.

Oby Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of ACPN, mediated the PACT election (Pulse) Oby Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of ACPN, mediated the PACT election (Pulse) Oby Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of ACPN, mediated the PACT election (Pulse)
I started getting uneasy with what was going on. After the first round of voting, Fela Durotoye, myself and another candidate were tied. The process was conducted through a supposedly secret ballot. However, the three of us who were tied were asked to leave the room for the second round of voting. Why? We all were in the room for the first “secret” ballot. If the second ballot was also a supposedly transparent secret ballot, why were we asked to leave the room? Were there winks, nods, and other kinds of communication or discussion that took place behind my back? We will never know.

So in retrospect, it became clear that something was seriously wrong with the whole process. Even some of the PACT “insiders” later admitted on the record in interviews with the media that there were many errors in the whole process. As a matter of principle I simply had to move on. Moreover, clause 13 of the PACT agreement made it clear that any member of PACT could leave the group in line with his or her constitutional right to freedom of political association.

Given these irregularities I exercised my right by the contract. I stood by an agreed clause in the agreement as the circumstances warranted it. Why is this a crime? Some parties that signed on to the PDP-led CUPP alliance left the group after its presidential candidate emerged and they disagreed on valid grounds, mainly the lack of respect, transparency and agreed process in selecting the candidate. No one crucified them.

I do understand that those who criticize me over the PACT episode either do not know the full story and the facts, or they are simply being simplistic. Some may be using double standards or are simply prejudiced or self-serving, or all of the above. Meanwhile, the referee of the PACT immediately thereafter entered the field as a player in the last minute, trying to score more goals than all the other players. This of course raised more ethical questions than answers and further showed the whole thing as a farce.

When I realized that PACT was a charade I simply quit and as mentioned already still on the grounds of what was agreed and signed in the contract. As we all know even in real elections, candidates can reject the results and go to court at the END of the whole process if they believe they have legal or principled grounds to do so.

Here’s something else. Why did PACT collapse like a pack of cards after I left the group? Why did they not uphold Fela’s Durotoye’s victory and continue without me? Must Kingsley Moghalu be a member of PACT? The answer is that in reality the so-called outcome had no credibility and it was clear to many and without my participation that credibility was hard to create.

It is very interesting that Fela Durotoye, the supposed “consensus candidate” found it necessary to participate in a subsequent and separate attempt organized by another group of citizens to select a consensus alternative candidate. I was heavily lobbied to attend the preliminary meeting even though I was extremely reluctant. So I attended the meeting out of respect to most Nigerians who really needed us to all work together.

However, it became obvious again that this attempt was not heading towards a fair outcome as many questions went unanswered. Once I decided and declined participation, the whole process collapsed again. So I came to understand clearly that I was the 800-pound gorilla in the room, and that these PACT-like arrangements were simply set-ups to eliminate my candidacy in a clever manner. The question is: Whose interests are served by such an outcome? Certainly not those of our poor and suffering masses that need good governance and an end to their generational cycles of poverty.

I am evidently the most prepared and popular alternative candidate. The YPP has a structure on the ground across the 36 states in addition to my own infrastructure, the Kingsley Moghalu Support Organization (KIMSO) and the Kingsley Moghalu Volunteer Force (KMVF) and Youth for Kingsley (Y4K) across 30 states. I sat down and wrote a proper book, Build, Innovate and Grow (BIG): My Vision for Our Country, before announcing my candidacy for President in February 2018. So I am well prepared, I came out early and boldly, and we have covered a lot of ground across the country, North and South, and have strong following across the country. We have also invested a lot of resources in building all this infrastructure.

Moreover, I have far more relevant experience and a compelling vision than any candidate for the presidency in Nigeria today. The presidency of Nigeria is not moi-moi, as we will say! You have to have gravitas and a track record of performance of leadership in public institutions, economic management, and international relations and diplomacy because these are the responsibilities of the President. The fact that you are young is good but not enough. You must in addition be prepared and competent. So if the alternatives truly want to come together and select a candidate with a real chance to defeat the status quo, my humble opinion is that and objectively speaking, I am the man for the job.

We have done the work on ground, and gone across the country, have they? We have over 300 candidates down the ballot – 16 for governorships, 22 for Senate, 55 for House of Reps, and over 200 for House of Assembly. We are serious about winning. We will contest the presidency because we are prepared, competent and ready! This is seen in most of the polls where we consistently outperform most of these candidates and in some polls even the APC and PDP, including the national polling for “The Candidates” town hall in which we- I and my running mate Umma Getso - featured on NTA on January 9 and the polling for the presidential candidates’ debate on January 19.

I believe that if the process was transparent and sincere and a consensus candidate of PACT emerged, the effort would not have died. I would have deployed experienced leadership and my convening influence to cure its defects, bringing more candidates and political parties under its tent, and thereby giving it more legitimacy. Unfortunately, both the process and outcome of PACT were its undoing.

I believe our youth should be leaders of today and not tomorrow, and my candidacy represents their best interest. It is important that young people do not make the same mistake we made in 2015, voting just on the basis of sentiment, or anybody but Buhari in 2019. We should be more discerning about what the job of the President requires and the candidate best placed to both win and perform well. I am that candidate.

I am willing to work with all the other candidates in the minority parties and I do believe we can all come together but we need to do this ourselves and I strongly believe we can.

*Kingsley Moghalu is the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party and a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/kingsley-moghalu-opens-up-on-pact-oby-ezekwesili-fela-durotoye/28tbpvl

Politicians ....they haff forgotten Senator of the Aje ku Iya Constituency Dino Melaye

tendingNews:
Nigerians have reacted to videos of Senate President Bukola Saraki dancing at Atiku's campaigns in Ekiti and Ondo states.

Dele Momodu shared these videos of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki dancing at Atiku Abubakar's campaigns in Ekiti and Ondo and the videos got Nigerians talking.

That of Ekiti, Saraki was dancing with Ayo Fayose while in that of Ondo, Saraki was leading the crowd in a song, while jumping up and showing his moves.

Watch the videos here and see how Nigerians reacted....

See more...

Source: http://www..com/2019/01/saraki-and-fayose-dance-as-atiku.html?m=1

See job! Lek say nor bi him be the APC governor wen been owe them money

Ray97:
APC IS THE ONE OWING YOU SALARIES, NOT ME - ORTOM TELLS CIVIL SERVANTS

Benue state Governor and Governorship flagbearerof the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Ortom has asked civil servants in the state to hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) responsible for their unpaid wages, while exonerating himself.

The governor who spoke through the spokesman of his re-election campaign, Mr Bemgba Iortyom was responding to a press statement from the Presidency wherein he was berated for non-payment of salaries to workers in the state despite receiving enough funds from the Federal Government.

Ortom said regular payment of salaries was hampered by his fromer party, the APC, noting that ever since he crossed over to the PDP, salaries have been paid regularly.

"On President Buhari's media handlers' barbed reference to the issue of non payment of salaries by the Ortom administration, they perhaps failed to understand that Benue people have since come to terms with the fact that it is the APC as a political platform which hampered the regular payment of workers wages.

"This fact is buttressed by the uninterrupted payment of workers wages by Gov. Ortom since his crossing over to the PDP which boasts the requisite institutional focus and discipline to ensure delivery of good governance by public office holders under its sponsorship." He said.

Benue state civil servants are owed 5 months wages, local government staff and teachers 9-11 months, while pensioners are owed for upwards of 24 months.


http://www.benuenews.ng/in-benue-apc-is-the-one-owing-you-salaries-not-me-ortom-tells-civil-servants/

Don't these people have any better thing to do or bargain with than oil? The world is moving on without them and their oil. Countries have existed without and did not die.

I see no scam here naaau. The guy asked for N40K his benefactor sent him N45K albeit mistakenly sending N450k Mistake was from the benefactor though the begger messed up big time refusing to return the excess which could have improved relationship with his benefactor #ShortSighted people

MrGist:
Popular Nigerian Singer King Bernard, scammed 450k by a fan/instagram begger.

See screenshots below...

Gist from Gistmore - http://gistmore.com/nigerian-singer-king-bernard-scammed-450k-by-a-fan-instagram-begger

Avoid anything Equity Funds .....it goes down with share prices!

dharpzee:
Why dont you guys try Meristem Money Market Fund or Equity Market Fund. You can withdraw your funds after 30days (Money Market fund). call me on 08178192374, if you need further info.

They're very dubious and can over quote the rates to you. I fear them and thats why I jejely go for money market funds investments or dabble into Farmcrowdy

Gavrelino123:
Thanks bro
I know the terrains of primary Markets Excellently in GTBANK....... But Secondary market is a problem....My Account officers always claim they have non available.....and if you go to other Branches,like in Festac,they will show you the available rates from 10:00am in the morning....but they will still scan your instructions to your account officers and tell you to call them;hence,you're stuck with your account officers....!
The last time i reported this case to ikoyi branch,they sent her a querry & she called me saying that they could sack her for this.....I had to go back and calm the management down....The other of my account officer is always on the road....i have never met her in the office....Very difficult ladies.....
Primary market is more open,they can't hide anything ,so it always go smoothly...But Secondary market is in the hands of one's account officer in GTBANK..

Sorry about that. I hope no fatality or anything that would require much capital expense. I would advise you be patient and see out the tenor ....90 days is roughly 3 months. During the wait period, you can look at renting cars for family use or Uber I also think buying a new car when the other party is insisting on going to court, make smack on insensitivity on your part. Above all pray for God's guidance.

Barrytone:
Thanks, we had an accident by December and they insisted on going to court. We are in court now and my wife deserves a car to move the kids around. I have been investing for awhile. I have met my first target although the first milestone was originally marked for October this year but I surpassed it by October. Am breaking the norm because I over deprive myself to break even earlier than planned. Tampering on finances wouldn't make me miss next milestone by August 2022.

I love this! Nice one sis.

ndidigood:
ur old car nko?
buying a car and maintaing it is as liability except u truly need it.l like me l HV a certain amount my money will get to b4 eyeing any car,once it get to that l will get myself a luxurious car,now m focusing on growing my wealth without distraction.
We HV one car and l careless BC m working hard,strategizing how to achieve my goal in shortest possible time.in order to get the best without struggling so much after buying.

People ...so I was watching Daddy Freeze's visit to Linda Ikeji on Youtube where both went on a drive in her new Bentley Mulsane and during the discussions that ensued, Linda could be heard saying aside her Banana island Mansion, she doesn't own or believe in owning landed properties because if you buy one in say Lekki for hundreds of millions, and you rent it out, the money you realize from it is barely above what she makes in a day so why invest.

My question is why would anyone invest in a depreciating asset in favour of one that can appreciate over the years? What she doesn't understand is that the rent she would be collecting is not to repay the investment made but rather some sort of dividend/interest on the investment yearly while the value of the property appreciates over time. I'm sadden that no one seem to be pointing this out to her.

With posh cars ....you risk bashing it in seconds, getting it stolen, mechanical issues and so on. You don't get paid driving it but rather you spend money driving it (repairs, maintenance, fueling and insurance etc). BTW she's looking at buying the latest Mercedes Benz Maverick

Like they say ...its her money and she can do whatever she likes with it but many are looking up to her as role model, she needs to guide them buh ....people wee now say this is bad belle, make i stay in my own lane.

People ....what are your takes on this - Landed Properties or Posh Cars? Lets stay woke this 2019!!!

Her ex did not give her the scholarship, rather he helped register her for it. I would advise she goes for the US scholarship than go to Poland. US offers her better opportunities than Poland buh you know we girls when we land US, we begin face new life so I pity the husband-in-waiting

Valerie47:
So she should leave her husband cause of the scholarship given to her by a supposedly jealous ex that wants her marriage to end, why didn't he give her the scholarship when she was single, marriage is not something you walk it and walk out when its convenient for you.

Looks more like pressure was exerted on the phone's screen. Did you lie or press too much body weight on it?

Lavoca:
I'm having this screen issue on my redmi 5 plus, I hope it is not a hardware problem?

Glo Oga Sim

ewizard1:
3k - 17gb , please how? I get 7.2gb for N2500

Buh how can a girl be raped in a car naaaaau? Ayaaaam still wondering o!

Exactly! This was my thoughts back then when someone was saying soon RN5 would be old for anyone to buy and should instead go for the latest

New model or old model o..... they all do the same thing - browse the internet or make calls

macbeyland:
At the end of the day, you will realize that the venture of changing phones per new model release is nothing more than a waste of precious resources.

It's a race you CANNOT win. Buy what meets your needs and rest until it goes bad or stolen.

Most times, we buy phones for nothing more than a show of affluence.

People wen dey use note 4x still dey use gcam, still dey browse internet, still dey nairaland, just as people wen don dey use Redmi note 8.

The thoughts of carrying multiple phones about sends chill down your spine talkless of carrying a mifi or dongle. How do you power or charge a dongle/mifi to serve data to your phone? Even if it is laptop sef... How do you keep it running when you're on the move?

mikeycharles:
Nigerians and awuff, if you love the 4g speed why not get a wifi dongle or a device that support hotspot creation and use it to connect your phone and don't compromise your choice of enjoying a wonderful phone just because of GLO 4G.

When you frighten people with all of these, you still expect them to patronize you?

Cheap data bundle is the clue. With 3k you can get data up to 17gb

mikeycharles:
Why do people insist on buying devices that support the Glo 4g band, it's becoming annoying and almost sounding like a gimmick. Immediately a device is mentioned, you will hear people asking "does it support GLO 4G", some of these people don't even use a GLO network but have this constant obsession with GLO's 4G band.
What are Tecno and Infinix users complaining about speed when y'all make use of mediatek processors clocked at 1.3GHz, for the love of God shut up and stop making silly banters about GLO 4G speeds when your devices can't even open Snapchat. y'all better stick to facebook lite and surfing nairaland and other mobile friendly sites.
I really love GLO but geez they're not the benchmark for network selection in Nigeria.

Police waiting for doctors to confirm him dead before they would loosen the nooze round his neck? Wtf.... I thought they should have loosen it and rush the guy to the hospital and see if he can be revived this country taya me shaaaa

What they should have done from day one. Now they will be putting pressure on people

When he wins now, we nor go see hin brake light again

True to your name!

enemyofprogress:
Na second hand manual car wey no even fine him give out and person no go hear word again mtcheeeeeeeeew

Na we de do ourselves for this country naaa! So Falz needs to be protected at all cost because he is better than all other 200 million Nigerians exposed to dangers of poor governance? That's too shallow of MI shaaaa! Falz has a higher probability of survival than any other Nigerian out there #MumuTalk

midehcreeb:
Falz Needs To Be Protected At All Cost! – Rapper MI reveals on social media

Nigerian Rapper, falz the badguy latest single talk has drawn nation wide attention and many already feel he might be targeted by politicians.

Ace rapper MI Abaga has also reacted to the music via twitter.

According to MI, Falz needs to be protected at all cost. “Falz needs to be protected at all at all all all cost people!” He wrote emphatically.


Falz has continued to make himself a mouthpiece of the people against social injustice and political matters so much that he has been referred to as the Fela of our time.

https://www./2019/01/protect-falz-at-all-cost-rapper-mi-cries-out.html

That's what they ought to have done initially instead of taking it afar I hope they would allow collections during weekends

Ok thanks

christejames:
Nnamdi Azikiwe's Stadium Enugu

Which stadium is this please?

spyder880:
I am in the stadium now

We de here .....you are using Second Space on RN5 joooooor

Happy Weekend guys!

Protein0:
where these theorists sef?

noobody:
Bursted again

On what grounds is your friend inviting you? What role would s/he play during your visit? Would you be staying with your friend at any point in time during the visit? You would need to state this as part of your application submission.

You need to prepare a budget of how much you would be spending during the trip for you and your child (include your husband if traveling with you).

I would advise that you be patient till the end of the year by which time your husband must have clocked a year at work. BTW you need a bank statement of at least 6 months. Your husband just started work in November after a year out of work ....this is just 3 months of work and salary.

You would need a constant inflow of funds in your account for six months (to show a stead flow of income) amounting to about N2Million so that based on your budget, you would have enough left to fall back to after the trip.

wumi247:
Good evening gurus in the house and @ justwise. Happy new year. 2019 will favour us all as we apply for visa this year in Jesus name. Amen.

Please, I need your assistance. I and my child applied for 6months Visa in November 2018,got a denial in December 2018 .the ECO said how can I spend 26 times more of my income, as a civil servant although I submitted letter from my mutual funds but their concerns was i don't have a enough balance in my salary and other accounts i submitted .
My questions are
1) how long can i wait before i can apply for another ?because am thinking we should apply in February as a family. (Me,hubby and child)

2) Can my husband apply with us now and be the sole sponsor of the trip although he just started work in November after almost a year of out of job

3) how much can I leave in my account and how much can my husband have in his own account too?

4) do I need to get new letter and statement of account from my mutual fund,mind you the money belong to my husband and we have taken part of the money.

5) while filling the form last time I click I don't know anyone in UK which is not true. I have friends and inlaws in the UK but I didn't want to use any of them that was why I booked hotel. But I want a friend to send me letter of invitation . Can it fly?
Thank you

They couldn't even afford money for fuel/diesel for generator hence opening the curtains wide so sunlight and air can stream in lemmme comman be going joooooor

Amagite2:
Millionaire blogger, Linda Ikeji's younger sister, fashion entrepreneur, Laura Ikeji is truly making money off Instagram and also living off and showing off her bedroom life on social media.

The mother of one shared these intimate bedroom pictures saying her husband, Ogbonna Kanu got her something special.

"When he gifts u something special ��� choi, Okwa nabania ���" she wrote.

https://www.amagitesblog.com/2019/01/laura-ikeji-shares-intimate-pictures-with-her-husband.html