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Romance / Re: THREAD For Those Who Have More Than One Partner -What Are Your Plans 4 VAL ? by blemon44(m): 12:57am On Feb 11, 2015 |
i'm going to satisfy all my partners |
Politics / Re: Before Voting Buhari: 20 Things History Teaches Us! by blemon44(m): 12:56am On Feb 11, 2015 |
@op who do you want us to vote for |
Business / Re: Am Highly Pained That Things Are Not Working In This Country, We Have Government by blemon44(m): 12:51am On Feb 11, 2015 |
If you are Highly pained that things are not working in this country then do something about it dont seat down and fold your hands |
Politics / Re: BREAKING NEWS: Jega Has Already Drafted His Resignation Letter by blemon44(m): 12:50am On Feb 11, 2015 |
he has already made enough money why won't he resign he has nothing to loose 1 Like |
Sports / Re: Vote Not Fight! Super Eagles Player Onazi Urges Nigerians Towards Elections by blemon44(m): 12:47am On Feb 11, 2015 |
i'm not going to be brainwashed i'll vote the right person someone that will take Nigeria forward i'll vote GEJ |
Sports / Re: Vote Not Fight! Super Eagles Player Onazi Urges Nigerians Towards Elections by blemon44(m): 12:45am On Feb 11, 2015 |
interesting ilovemycountrytoo |
Politics / Inside Story: Brains Behind Election Postponement by blemon44(m): 1:16am On Feb 10, 2015 |
[b]Pressure mounted by President Goodluck Jonathan’s loyalists and service chiefs on the Independent National Electoral Commission led to the postponement of the 2015 general elections, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The polls were billed for February 14 (presidential and National Assembly) and February 28 (governorship and House of Assembly). Jonathan, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, is contesting against retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress and 12 other candidates at the presidential poll. Those who pushed for the postponement, despite the opposition from the All Progressives Congress and many Nigerians, include the Presidency; the Peoples Democratic Party Jonathan’s loyalists; the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki; the Chiefs of Defence, Army, Naval and Air Staff, among others. Two weeks ago, Dasuki, while speaking at a forum at the Chatham House in London, asked INEC to postpone the elections, saying the shift would allow for proper preparations and distribution of PVCs by the electoral body. In an apparent reaction to Dasuki’s call, the United States had on January 25, 2015, advised Nigeria against postponing the elections. The US Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, gave the advice after he met with Jonathan and Buhari. Kerry urged the Federal Government not to postpone the elections as canvassed by Dasuki. However, the military chiefs wrote to Jega, informing him of the security implication of holding the elections in February as earlier scheduled. This, it was learnt, what part of what influenced shifting of the polls. Before the INEC chairman announced the new dates for the elections, the commission had insisted that the presidential and National Assembly elections be held on February 14, while the governorship and states House of Assembly election be held two weeks later. Jega, however, changed the dates of the elections at a press conference he addressed at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Saturday. He repeatedly held the NSA and security chiefs responsible for the shift. The press conference came up after he met with representatives of all registered political parties. Jega was said to have on Saturday told the leaders of the parties, his officers and the civil society groups that the commission was ready for the election as planned, but that he was worried because of the claim by the security agencies that they would not be able to protect members of the staff of the commission and the electorates. Sixteen political parties led by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party were said to have favoured the shifting of the elections, while nine others led by the opposition All Progressives Congress were against the move. Jega also had a marathon meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners of all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. At the meetings, Jega was said to have told the attendees that he had received a letter from service chiefs advising that he should postpone the general elections on the grounds that the security agencies were engaged in a renewed battle against insurgency in the North-East. This, they claimed, would require their full concentration. In the letter, it was gathered that the security agencies were demanding a rescheduling of elections by, at least, six weeks. He also told the leaders of the political parties and the Resident Electoral Commissioners that he received a letter on Wednesday from the NSA, informing him that it would be difficult for the security agencies to protect the electorates during the election. The Council of State had on Thursday rose from a seven-hour meeting, advising the INEC to conduct the elections. Jega was quoted to have told the council that the commission was ready for the conduct of the election but the military chiefs were quoted to have said they could not guarantee the security of electoral officers, materials and the electorate should the commission go ahead with the earlier schedule. Same Thursday, Jonathan’s supporters under the aegis of the Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly led by Ijaw leader and ex-Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, called for the postponement of the polls. The group, at a press conference, pressed further by asking for the sacking Chairman, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and his arrest for allegedly conniving with some northerners to manipulate the presidential election against Jonathan. Those in attendance included a former Vice-President, Alex Ekwueme, ex-Minister of Information, Walter Ofonagoro; ex-Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife; Peoples Democratic Party’s National Vice-Chairman (South-South), Dr. Cairo Ojugboh, and the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee of the recently held national confab, Senator Femi Okurounmu, among others. Okurounmu, who read a prepared speech jointly signed by him, Clark and Ekwueme on behalf of the group, said the alleged connivance with the Northern Elders Forum was responsible for the near 100 per cent collection of Permanent Voter Cards in the North. The PDP has also repeatedly called for a shift of the polls in the past two weeks. An INEC National Commissioner, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH under anonymity after the Saturday meetings, said it was better for the commission to shift the elections in order to protect the integrity of their outcome and those that would take part in the conduct of the elections. He said, “You needed to be at the meeting and see the mood of Jega. He was not happy because his integrity was at stake and because these same service chiefs had earlier given their words that they were ready. “Now, if he didn’t listen to their advice, these same security agencies could create scenes (problems) for the elections. They could sabotage the distribution of sensitive materials. “Apart from that, they could also refuse to provide security for those involved in the elections and could also sabotage the movement of sensitive materials.” The source said almost everyone in the country was aware that the PDP-led Federal Government was not ready for the elections. “If the Federal Government that is funding the security agencies and appointed their heads is not ready for elections, how do you compel their heads who are all appointees of the same government to say they are ready,” another INEC National Commissioner asked.[/b]
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Education / Re: Why Are Doctors And Professors Rare In Nigerian Polytechnics? by blemon44(m): 11:30pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
wunmi590: so you have friends in all the polytechnics |
Education / Re: Why Are Doctors And Professors Rare In Nigerian Polytechnics? by blemon44(m): 11:16pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
@op have you been to all the Polytechnics in Nigeria 1 Like |
Education / Re: OAU Takes The First Position In Bamidele Aturu Inaugural Debate by blemon44(m): 7:36pm On Feb 08, 2015 |
Interesting |
Nairaland / General / Re: INEC Officially Shifts Nigeria’s Election Date To March 28 And April 11 by blemon44(m): 11:39pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
This is very good so that Goodluck can do the necesary thing GEJTILL2019 123 Likes 16 Shares |
Politics / Re: Nigerian Journalists Struggle For Fried Chicken At Inec Office (Photo) by blemon44(m): 11:20pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
chaii lmao |
Celebrities / Re: Who's Your Favourite Gospel Nigerian Artists? by blemon44(m): 12:42am On Feb 04, 2015 |
mine is maheeda |
Nairaland / General / Re: Try these if you Think You Are Intelligent by blemon44(m): 12:34am On Feb 04, 2015 |
is this for nursery school children or what |
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Cambridge United: FA Cup (3 - 0) On 3rd February 2015 by blemon44(m): 8:29pm On Feb 03, 2015 |
I'm a chelsea fan but i support manU to win tonight's match 1 Like |
Celebrities / Re: Ramsey Noah, Joseph Benjamin, Others Step Out For Goodluck Jonathan [photos] by blemon44(m): 8:14pm On Feb 03, 2015 |
just look at the colour, so beautiful GEJ really got taste 16 Likes |
Politics / Re: ‘civilian JTF Members To Be Enlisted Into Military’ by blemon44(m): 8:06pm On Feb 03, 2015 |
thats great but they should undergo military training 12 Likes |
Celebrities / Re: 'I Have Not Had Sex For 8 Years Now' - Comedienne Mandy Says (pictured) by blemon44(m): 8:06pm On Feb 03, 2015 |
this one is talking about 8 years i have not had sex for the past one hundred years 3 Likes |
Crime / Re: Police Officer’s Wife Arrested For Robbery by blemon44(m): 8:01pm On Feb 03, 2015 |
she and her husband should be probed 1 Like |
Sports / Breaking News!!! Manchester United Set To Sign Nigerian Wonderkid!!! by blemon44(m): 10:01pm On Feb 02, 2015 |
Manchester united are planning on signing Nigerian sensation Gold Smith they really want to finalise the deal before transfer window closes this night.
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Politics / Re: Nigeria President 'narrowly Avoids Deadly Bomb by blemon44(m): 6:29pm On Feb 02, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: Nigeria President 'narrowly Avoids Deadly Bomb by blemon44(m): 6:11pm On Feb 02, 2015 |
apc is a failure party 1 Like |
Politics / Nigeria President 'narrowly Avoids Deadly Bomb by blemon44(m): 6:06pm On Feb 02, 2015 |
[b]Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, narrowly avoided a deadly bomb at a re-election campaign rally in the city of Gombe on Monday. A bomb exploded in a car park 200 yards outside a stadium just three minutes after Nigeria's president left, witnesses said, wounding 18. There was no claim of responsibility for Sunday's attacks but the city has been hit by suspected Boko Haram militants in the past and suspicion was likely to fall on the Islamist group. Initial reports suggested the blast came from a car bomb, but rescue workers and health officials later said two female suicide bombers were suspected of being behind the attack. "We have evacuated two bodies of females we believe were suicide bombers behind the blast," said a rescue worker, a comment backed by a medical source at Gombe State Specialist Hospital. Mohammed Bolari, who was at the rally in the northeastern city, said the explosion happened at 3.10pm (2.10pm GMT), just three minutes after Mr Jonathan's departure. A local reporter who asked not to be named said: "The president had just passed the parking lot and we were trailing behind his convoy when the explosion happened... just 100 metres from the bus we were driving in." Mr Jonathan had been speaking to supporters of his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as part of his bid for re-election at polls in two weeks' time. His appearance in the city came just a day after two blasts in the city, including one that targeted a military checkpoint. At least five people were killed. Bolari said of the latest blast: "It is difficult to say how many people were affected because of the confused struggle by the huge crowd leaving the venue to escape for fear of another blast." The local reporter said that the explosion led to unrest in the city, with crowds of angry youths attacking anyone seen with any PDP signs. "They were shouting and denouncing the president's visit which they blamed for the attack," he added. "We had a difficult time passing through these crowds. At one point a crowd threw stones at our vehicle. Some reporters sustained cuts from smashed window screens."[/b] |
Politics / Re: 10 Reasons Why Nigerian Youths Should Not Vote For Gen Buhari by blemon44(m): 12:39am On Feb 02, 2015 |
We already know all the reasons that will make us to vote against buhari 5 Likes |
Politics / Re: Military Captures Armoured Vehicles, Artillery Guns Overnight (pic) by blemon44(m): 10:00pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Kratos007: i'm sure that you are the one that has not eaten because buhari is a complete and a total failure sealed and signed from heaven |
Politics / Re: Why Afenifere Adopted Jonathan – Pa Ayo Adebanjo by blemon44(m): 9:52pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Because he knows he is the only man who can change Nigeria and take Nigeria forward 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Business / Our Big Bet For The Future! by blemon44(m): 8:58pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Forty years ago, Bill and his childhood friend Paul Allen bet that software and personal computers would change the way people around the world worked and played. This bet wasn't exactly a wager. It was an opportunity to make computers personal and empower people through the magic of software. Some people thought they were nuts. But the bet turned out well. |
Politics / Re: 2015 Elections: February Polls Should Not Hold — Balarabe Musa by blemon44(m): 8:41pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
look at who is talking who are you to say what will happen |
Sports / Re: Ivory Coast Vs Algeria: AFCON 2015 (3 - 1) ON 1st February 2015 by blemon44(m): 8:40pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
all this arab people must go we dont need them |
Politics / Re: ISIS Terrorists Stones A Woman To Death For Adultery. But God Intervened by blemon44(m): 8:18pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
this is pure evil but the love of Jesus christ saved her |
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