₦airaland Forum

southsouthking:
RSVP is a french word Répondez s’il vous plaît, which means please Respond.

It is “respond if you please”. Not please respond.

INEC ad-gov staff as part of their training should be told that they will lose all their allowances for any altered or mutilated EC8 form.


This will cause them to count and recount and take extra care when recording votes on the EC8 form.

This is a reflection of the sloppiness of the products of our school system. Most of them are corpses. Truth must be said. No surprise most of them don’t get good jobs. Too much sloppiness, anyhowness, lack of thoroughness and attention to fine details.

Don’t deceive yourself. While PDP is no doubt the no2 party, PDP is dead.

Fayose predicted this 3 years ago. He said PDP will win local elections but as a national force they are gone!

All PDP has done is win a local election. If PDP is going to stage a comeback, it certainly won’t be for 2027.


Everybody has that dumb cousin who lives in an alternate universe and always says daft things or outright lies. For example he has a story of how he once travelled from Lagos to Ibadan in 10 minutes…..that’s Olawepo Hashim.

blamingthedevil:
Northerners would rather allow Tinubu have his extra four year and bring back power to the north 2031 than support a Gringory.

There is No pathway for Gringory.


https://x.com/HAHayatu/status/2025847886970298592

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure this out. I have been saying this on Nairaland for at least 2 years.

Sccarrr:
This is hilarious sha....una no call am to order when he dey cause carnage 😏

Foolish elders!

When we say, having 30 governors is not joke, they say a governor has only 1 vote.

Wike is the governor of FCT, he didn’t vote because he is registered in Rivers, yet he delivered a landslide and never before victory for APC.

If you like continue to listen to clowns. All noise and no strategy.


6 chairmanship elections in FCT. Obi only campaigned for the one with an ibo woman as vice chairman ignoring the indigenes and the other 5 councils.

We will all learn this politics by force.

Toh!

sms4sure:
I said it and I will continue saying it, that This Tinubu is Politics himself, you now join Wike with his Agbero style politics, the result now becomes politics invasion. Even when Buhari was President, no APC on ground in Abuja. Nobody willing to vote APC, but now things has changed. The work of Tinubu( intelligent style politics ) + Wike (Agbero style politics). I doff my hat for them.

It really is unfair to refer to Wike’s politics as Agebro politics. It totally obscures the reality that he is a master of politics, structure and grassroots mobilization.

Agbero politics is usually associated with violence. Ironically that was the politics that characterized the Obasanjo era.

If understanding and connecting with the grassroots is what you call agbero politics then you are basically insulting the masses.

Wike is a master of politics because he understands the game. Second only to the Jagaban himself. I have been saying this for a while now that like him or not, when it comes to politics in Nigeria, after Tinubu it is Wike. No one even comes close.

People also seem to forget that apart from understanding the game…one thing that separates Tinubu and Wike from others is that they actually deliver in governance on things that matter to the masses.

A few weeks ago, I posted this.

casualobserver:
When it comes to politics Wike is no2 and the natural heir to Tinubu certainly in the south if not nationally. You don’t have to like him.

avalancheMedia:
The numbers are coming in and they are telling a story the ruling party may not want to hear.

Across multiple polling units in Gwarinpa Ward of the Abuja Municipal Area Council, the African Democratic Congress is dominating the scoreboard in Saturday's FCT Area Council Elections, with official INEC result sheets showing ADC pulling far ahead of the All Progressives Congress in each location declared so far.

At Citec Mbora Estate, ADC collected 29 votes against APC's four. At Mbora Citec Gate, ADC pushed even harder, bagging 32 votes while APC managed only 10. At the Opposite Catholic Church polling unit in Life Camp, ADC again edged out the ruling party, winning 5 votes to APC's 2.

Across those units alone, ADC has accumulated 66 votes to APC's 16, a margin that reflects a pattern too consistent to dismiss.

The results, captured on stamped and signed INEC Form EC 8A sheets dated February 21, 2026, represent official figures certified by presiding officers on ground.

Voter turnout remained low across the units, with many registered voters staying away, a trend that observers have linked to the movement restriction directive issued ahead of the election. Despite the thin numbers, the direction of the votes is clear in Gwarinpa.

With results still being collated across other wards and polling units, the race is far from over. But based on what the sheets are showing, ADC's Moses Paul is off to a strong start in his bid to unseat the ruling party in AMAC.

Source:
https://avalanchemediablog.com/article.html?slug=breaking-adc-sweeps-gwarinpa-polling-units-builds-commanding-lead-over-apc-in-amac

Funny that an Hour and a half after you posted this signed and stamped form EC8 it has not appeared on the IREV portal.

Results from PU 39-44 are all on IREV except this altered PU 42. It’s only this your PU 42 with results for ADC clearly altered from 10 to 32 that strangely isn’t there 1+1/2 hrs later.

Looks like Uchenna tried to alter the result and it was cancelled!

Cc: fergie001

TolkowskyCut:
What if you find out that you are actually sterile and can never father your own biological child?

So be it! If you must have a child, go and adopt a child that is not a product of deception. Personally, I would never adopt to replace a lack of biological children. I could adopt because I already have mine….not in place of mine.


Once you accept that child, you are telling that woman she can do and undo and nothing will happen. God help the man who gives a woman that much power over him. As men, our logical minds would lead us to believe she would be so grateful but women are not wired that way. Women forget what you did yesterday, only today matters. Women push boundaries, they can’t help themselves, that’s why your boundaries must be firm with a woman. To a woman, this makes her she see you as weak and that she has control over you. If you can’t leave a woman because she deceived you into raising another man’s child as yours , tell me what is there she could possibly do that you can’t forgive? That is where you hand her a license to do and undo.

The mistake men make is they seek the affection of women and do foolish things in the hope of securing it. They try to buy affection through material things and pandering to her. Women are incapable of love, I repeat, women are incapable of love. Fact check me, nowhere in the Bible does it mention a woman’s love for her husband because even God knows they are incapable. What a man needs from a woman is respect. You lose that respect the moment you pander to her. How does you accepting the ultimate product of disrespect make her respect you? The moment a woman knows she can disrespect you and get away with it, you are gone! Women only respect men who don’t tolerate disrespect.

Be careful with women, they can make you do things that you know is wrong and they know is wrong but the minute you acquiesce, they lose respect for you and throw it back in your face because you have shown you are a weak man and women don’t respect weak men!

It’s one thing to raise another man’s child full knowledge upfront, it’s another to be deceived into it.

To buy into the emotional “bond with the child” gaslighting is to be fooled twice. He is not your child what foolish bond….bond of deception?

Cut your losses and move on. Don’t be gaslighted, there is no courage or bravery in accepting deception. Pain is the fee we accept for living a life as a man, take your pain with grace and dignity and move on!

FxMasterz:
In my little experience in life, I have come to understand that Cleverness, Intelligences and Wisdom are all different things. You can have one and not have the others, and still put yourself in trouble. El Rufai is intelligent but lacks wisdom.

Yes it is recognized that there are different types of intelligence

Emotional, analytical, social, contextual, fluid, creative etc and possessing one doesn’t mean you posses the others.

It is the reason you should not automatically listen to experts outside their area of expertise which is something we do in Nigeria. For example a genius in music does not mean your genius in music transfers into politics or makes you a spokesman for current affairs. It is also a reason “technocrats” and “academics” generally make bad politicians.

Let me see…I know you are investigating me, I am an intelligent man and I leave incriminating evidence for you at my residence.

Then again I suppose, they have to dot the Is and cross the Ts. You never know some intelligent people can act very dumb…..like going on TV and saying they bugged the NSA’s phone.

PDPGuy:
Wow. I bet the governors will do everything in their power to pressure the NASS, or lobby Tinubu to send an amendment bill to NASS for them to add an indirect primary provision in the Act.

I really don’t see how the governors would fold their arms and watch one of their most powerful leverages be taken away just like that.

Not going to happen.

The era of governors going to senate to retire and continuous turnover of new faces particularly in the senate is over. The senate in particular is supposed to be a place of experienced, learned and wise people with institutional memory not a continuous conveyor belt of new faces.

As they say, if e reach your turn as a senator or rep and you get the chance to pass a law that removes the stranglehold of governors over you and a president that will sign the law, if you like don’t pass the law.

Hopefully this paves the way for better quality of individuals in the senate and house because they no longer need to rely on endorsement and hand picking by governors. If your people like you, you will win the ticket. If you do well, you will if someone more popular than you emerges, he will win. So it puts pressure on you to perform.

PDPGuy:
Also, the same 2026 Electoral Act permits parties to choose their candidates via consensus. So, Atiku could as well rain the $$ on the ADC EXCO to declare him as the party’s consensus candidate

What qualifies as consensus is strictly defined by law under the 2026 electoral act. For a candidate to emerge by consensus, it means either he is the only candidate or other candidates must sign a letter withdrawing and endorsing the consensus candidate.

Once 1 candidate refuses to withdraw, you cannot have a consensus candidate and it automatically goes to direct primaries.


BTW this also whittles down the power of governors in determining who becomes senator etc. if you are truly popular amongst the party faithful in your district, no governor can stop you getting the ticket. I think this is progress. I know a governor in the SW who likely won’t be going to the senate.

Never heard of him.

What a joke!

sinorte:
​I was at the store recently and picked up some Agege-styled bread. What caught my eye wasn't just the softness, but a clear 'Best Before' date printed on the packaging.

​It seems this is the standard in the Western world, and it got me thinking about our bread industry back home in Nigeria.

​My Questions for the House:
​1. Safety vs. Tradition: Most of us buy bread in nylon bags without any reliable info. We rely on "pressing" the bread to check for freshness. Isn't it time we moved past this and demanded proper labeling?

​2. The "Chemical" Factor: Do you think some bakers avoid dates because they use preservatives to keep the bread soft for weeks? A date would force them to be more honest about their ingredients.

​3. NAFDAC's Role: Why is it that many of our local staples get away without these basic consumer protections?

​I know our "street" bread is legendary, but shouldn't we be evolving? Or do you think adding dates will just increase the price of a loaf for no reason?

​Let’s discuss. Have you ever bought bread in Nigeria that actually had an expiry date? Or are we just "living by faith" with our breakfast?

I get really irritated and sad when we I read or hear “like western countries”. Make an argument because it is the right argument to make back it up with facts but that like western countries just belies an inferiority complex. For example, most of the food in America for example is bad, unnatural/ infested with chemicals, best before or no best before. 99% of our problems in this country is always trying to be like others and not appreciating or developing what we are.
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Bread is very simple, organic bread should become mouldy after about 5 days left out in the open. If it doesn’t they are putting something in your bread. Secondly avoid breads with funny flavored smells, and other ingredients like “butter” or flavorings. To start with no bakery in Nigeria can afford to bake with butter. What they call butter is margarine and margarine is refined vegetable oil.

I am not against labeling. Bread is very simple: yeast, flour, water and salt. Once it starts to contain anything other than that, you should avoid. You can tell from the smell, taste or how long it lasts if things have been added. There seems to be a trend for alll manner of funny smelling so called flavoured bread. Even the smell of the fresh loaf is nauseating to me.

I lived abroad for decades, looking forward to coming back home to eat natural foods as nature intended only to get back to see we have “tried to be like the west” and infested almost all our foods with chemicals. No wonder so many are getting cancer! You don’t need best before for bread. Even in the UK if you keep bread for 5 days it will develop mould talk less Nigeria with 90% humidity. If it doesn’t stop buying that brand. That’s the surest sign it is infested with chemicals.

lawani:
The main reason Obi will find it difficult to win in an ethnic voting is because his base is small.
Winning any kind of primaries effortlessly is an indication of electoral value.

Who said he is winning any primaries effortlessly? You people should also learn to critically analyze situations without using emotive language. The minute you start using emotive language, then you are consciously or unconsciously introducing your bias into your analysis.

Secondly, read and understand. That the chances of you clinching the ticket rises from 0 to 35% does not suggest he will win or that his win if he does will be effortless. All it means is that with the new law his chances have increased where previously he had none.


That said, in the event he wins the primaries, Obi Cannot win a presidential election against Tinubu. He can’t win a presidential election full stop.

1) Northern//Ibo history
2) If Nigeria is to elect an Ibo president, he is the wrong type of Ibo. He doesn’t sell in the North. Some people are just unelectable.
3) his history of disloyalty, abandonment and not keeping to agreements and the fact that he is not restricted to 1 term.
4) he needs a strong Northern figure as his vice. The 2 people that could have been possible vps have been more or less damaged by recent events. Kwakwanso declared a sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. and ElRufai’s recent travails.

The new law simply opens a window for Obi in the primaries by overwhelming ADC with Obidient registrations. Where previously he had no chance. However in the event he wins, the majority of core ADC members will work against him or cut a deal with Tinubu. Just listen to some of the comments from core ADC members, it is an uneasy alliance, there is already a them v us mentality. ADC members do not like Obi or the Obidients, they are only fraternizing with him for SE votes but not at the expense of him becoming president.

lawani:
Why? If Obi can convince delegates to vote for him at the primaries why can't he win the general elections? If you can win primaries without being aided then you stand a good chance of winning the elections.

Technical correction: In direct primaries, there are no delegates. It is the registered party members that vote.



In this day and age, I don’t believe I need to explain to anyone why Obi can’t win a head to head against Tinubu. To do so would be going back to retake introduction to Nigerian politics 101 course.

otipoju:
Obi will be vice to Atiku who will probably do one term and at this stage just want to achieve his aim of being a president in this lifetime.

I don’t think many understand the impact of the new electoral act on Atiku. Indirect primaries have been abolished. It is now 1 man 1 vote. The days of delegates and dollar rain are over. This is a serious injury to Atiku.

Obi’s chances of clinching the ADC ticket just shot up from 0% to 35%. That’s the good news for Obidients.

The bad news is: if Obi gets the ticket, it’s a guaranteed landslide victory for Tinubu.

OlujobaSamuel:
We don over abuse the word *spotted*
People go pose for camera, same person wey pose for camera or his crew go post the picture, still put spotted.
Spotted is for something unusual or difficult to sight, no be to dey post yourself and still dey put spotted.
Tinubu spotted in his office receiving Dangote, when na Dangote or Tinubu p.a go still post the picture
Obi spotted on a plane when one of his boys or himself is the one doing the posting and camera pose
Atiku spotted in his farm, shey na random person see am for his farm or who sighted him
Make Una rest abeg

It’s an AI generate image. Dele Farotimi said in December.

“I will neither work nor vote for the Obi of 2023. That version of leadership, however well intentioned, is no longer sufficient for the scale of Nigeria’s crisis.”
First, let us clear the noise. Responding to a question on X does not require writing an epistle or turning a comment into a manifesto. Not every opinion is a declaration of war. Sometimes, it is just an answer to a question. Nothing more.
I am not a politician. I supported Peter Obi in the 2023 election cycle. That election is over. Support during an election does not translate into permanent allegiance. I am not beholden to Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, or any other politician. Democracy does not run on emotional captivity.“

Nastrademus:
And I'm sure he smiled even more when signing the bill

Get a life! The more you espouse hatred, the more the man soars!

Nastrademus:
This Man is an enemy of this nation, see the smile on his face while signing the rigging permit called law

That’s a stock photo. If you bothered to look well and or were an informed person, you would easily know that is not the bill he is signing.

I am sorry! Something is fishy here.

This is what I know:

1: I wasn’t aware UI had offered law as a subject. In those days if you wanted to study law in the SW you went to Ife or Unilag. Unilag only offering law at the time as a second degree. I don’t know anyone who studied law at UI.
2: The top tier universities with the best law programs then were Ife, Unilag etc and I don’t know of anyone who graduated with a first class in law. It is such a notoriously tough subject to get a 1st class. Maybe you will see 3 in 10yrs talk less graduating that many in one set.
3: even Cambridge university in the Uk statistically o KT produces an average of 17% 1st class graduates in a class. So a law school graduating 40% of the class as 1st class is highly suspicious.
4: the argument that they had a high cut off mark for admission is invalid. The cut off mark for law in the best universities has always very high. They still don’t graduate with 40% 1st class.
5: that it is making the news shows it is an abnormally.

If this is how they dish out 1st class then I am suspicious of a law degree from UI.

angelboy01:
You guys no dey tire, Obi already said he will be on ballot. Shalaye everyday on top wetin you no know. Nawa o.

Atiku does not have the money he used to have, he also has no governors. He needs a VP who can pump money into the campaign.

ElSudani:
Don't be fooled by these people. We don't know the context of what he said. That was a tiny snippet of video, let them produce the full video.
These Obidients are very very dishonest.

I saw the interview. That’s not what he said. He was specifically talking about the SE voters and He said Obidients will not vote for APC or Tinubu.

Thedon22:
This is one way to minimize corruption. Not by bullying people, and using army to beat and arrest . Tinubu knows how to diplomatically fight corruption without making noise not by way of noisemakers and old barbaric means. Tinubu did it in Lagos. Advantage of having a first class accountant as president instead of a 3r class philosophy graduate.

He removed the 2 biggest avenues for corruption just like that! Forex roundtripping and fuel subsidy.

valentineuwakwe:
At 65 yrs is mallam Ribadu stil young? By the year 2031 when he is being taunted to be next president, how old will he be then?
So where is the younger version comparison btw him n El Rufai...
This man just won talk

When you groom a “young” person, it does not mean you hand over the reigns to him immediately. You mentor him over years in preparation for the job ahead. It does not mean he will get the job as a young man. The truth is there is no young person on the scene right now equipped to run a country like Nigeria.

When you start a graduate trainee program and you are identified as a promising talent by your employers, it may take you another 20-30yrs before you become the MD but all your training, mentoring secondments, postings and assignments will be towards that goal because you have been identified as a bright prospect.

This clown masquerading as a Monarch says Tinubu should send Kanu to Kenya or UK.

He says he is an Ambassador and a Dr. I don’t know if his Doctorate is earned or bought but if he is truly was an ambassador, he should know.

1: Kenya is a sovereign state, Nigeria has no power to send him there.

2: Kanu by virtue of being a convicted terrorist has automatically lost his British Citizenship so which Uk is he talking about?

3: They may both be secessionists but igboho wasn’t involved in or convicted of terrorism. Kanu wasn’t convicted as a secessionist but as a terrorist. So they are not the same.

Noise makers. Emotional unstrategic people.

You are launching village boy movement that can’t scale outside the SE. you are wasting the energies you should use to cultivate new supporters outside the SE on voters who are already for you.

The city boy movement is national, your village boy movement is restricted to the SE. is it Akure or Kaduna, or Kano or Ilorin, Sokoto or Katsina that you can carry this your village boy movement to? Those are the votes Obi needs not Sae votes. So if you are wasting your energies defending SE votes then Tinubu has already defeated you by keeping you busy where he wants you busy. Leaving you little resources to get the votes you actually need.


What a bunch of clowns!