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AKPABIO ENJOYS SLIM WIN IN IKOT EKPENE LGA, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET HIM BACK TO ABUJA


PRESIDENTIAL
APC 10343
PDP 12461
SENATE
APC 12228
PDP 10712
HOUSE OF REPS
APC 10042
PDP 12647
Up Next, Essien Udim - the only remaining local government in akpabio's senatorial district.

IGINI INTERVENES IN ESSIEN UDIM


The Election results of Essien Udim LGA have finally been moved to the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Collation Centre.



It took the direct intervention of the State REC, Mr Mike Igini for that to happen.


According to 3 party agents, PDP have won in 5 wards, APC in 3 wards in Essien Udim, 3 wards are cancelled due to election material snatching. Final collation ongoing now.


The battle has been lost and won.

FRANCIS CHARLES UDUYOK WINS IKOT ABASI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTION.

Francis Uduyok(PDP)- 31,465
Bernard Udoh(APC)- 11,026

This is the home constituency of the one chance APC governorship candidate, Nsima Ekere

AKPABIO LOSES IN ETINAN, YES, IN ETINAN, HE ALSO WENT THERE TO LOOK FOR TROUBLE!

Final collation results for Etinan Federal Constituency:

PDP44,830
APC 15,800.

Congratulations Rt. Hon.Barr. Onofiok Luke
No man should play God.

dokie:
Bros are these results pure?

As reported by the SSA to the governor on information on updates on election colation. Stay cool Akwa ibom is PDP

LGAs that Senator Akpabio has lost so far

He has 10 LGA in his senatorial district

As at currently, he has lost in:
1.Ukanafun 2.OrukAnam 3.Abak 4.Etim Ekpo 5.Obot Akara 6.Ika 7.Ini 8.Ikono

AKPABIO LOSES IN IKONO AND INI.

Senate elections in Ini: APC- 5897 PDP- 13302
Senate elections in Ikono: PDP 7951 APC 3083

SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULT UKANAFUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
PDP 25,952 APC 14,452 SOURCE: INEC UKANAFUN.

FEBRUARY 2019 COLLATION RESULTS FROM EASTERN OBOLO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
PRESIDENTIAL APC- 1,406 votes PDP- 8,890 votes
SENATE APC- 1,360 votes PDP- 9,267 votes
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE: APC- 1,109 votes PDP-9,130 votes

ENGR CHRIS EKPEYONG AKA UKARAKPA WON IN HIS LGA, OBOT AKARA
PRESIDENTIAL PDP 12,250 APC 6,177
SENATE PDP. 13,184 APC. 6,229
HOUSE OF REPS PDP. 12,434 APC. 6,265 #OnlyGod

AKPABIO REJECTED IN UKANAFUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULT
PDP 25,952 APC 14,452 SOURCE: INEC UKANAFUN LGA.

It is over finally, Essien Udim results for the Presidential Election are out


Total number of accredited voters in Essien Udim is 14,467,


APC 7,766
PDP - 5,987


The National Assembly Elections will be announced in Ikot Ekpene LGA in accordance with the law. The officials are now moving over to the raffia city.

IGINI TO THE RESCUE IN ESSIEN UDIM:


For Akpabio, it is no way to rig. REC for Akwa Ibom State Mike Igini acting on intelligence report is heading to Essien Udim on a rescue mission of the Essien Udim EO and other Electoral officers.

The REC is accompanied by unfriendly and stern looking Army personnel, Police and DSS. Other Security agencies are in the team also. Godswill Akpabio and his team of trouble makers have definitely meet their match.


If you are a thug for Akpabio or you know any, just tell them to flee. Igini is not smiling. The EO and other electoral officers in Essien Udim including the result sheets and other electoral materials must be unhurt.

NO MAN SHOULD AND CAN PLAY GOD


AKPABIO WILL NOT RETURN TO THE SENATE.
THIS IS HOW ETIM EKPO PEOPLE DECIDED ON THAT

PDP 33,520
APC 10,784
Source: INEC, Etim Ekpo LGA

A Nigerian lawmaker of the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC ) , Abu Ibrahim , has vowed to cooperate with other lawmakers to work against the re -election of Senate president Bukola Saraki.
Saraki left the ruling party in July 2018 and returned to the opposition People ’s Democratic Party ( PDP ) . Saraki was accused of using his position Senate president to work against the progress of president Muhammadu Buhari ’s administration .


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Senator Ibrahim , who is representing Katsina South Senatorial district in the Senate , said Saraki ’s removal and absence from the National Assembly would ensure Buhari consolidates on his first term when re -elected to office .
“I’ m sure of that . I ’m definitely sure he ( Saraki ) will not come back as Senate president. If he ’s lucky , he gets his seat because we would work against him until he losses ,” Ibrahim said during a visit to Daily Trust newspaper .
“Quote me , we would do everything possible to see that he losses his seat … It is not even the issue of becoming the Senate president . It’s a challenge I ’m giving him .”
Ibrahim is one of the Senators that will not return to the Senate after the 2019 elections but said he was sure Saraki would not be the presiding officer in the National Assembly after the elections .
“Once the new one ( Senator ) comes in , it will have nothing to do with the other one – Maybe 30 or 40 per cent ( of senators) would come back, so there would be new leadership ; Saraki will not be the president ,” Ibrahim said .
Ibrahim said the amount of turnout at Buhari ’s re -election campaigns was an indication that the president would get a second term.
He also expressed confidence in Buhari to continue in his administration ’s fight against corruption , growing the economy and addressing security challenges.


Source: Guardian.ng

Unless the gap in infrastructure in the nation ’s telecommunication sector is bridged, subscribers may suffer inadequate and poorer services this year.
The Guardian ’s investigation showed that infrastructural gap in the sector remains one of the major challenges stalling the expansion of services to hinterlands and maintenance of those in the urban centres .


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It was learnt that the operators would need about $ 100 billion in 2019 and the next two years for a massive turnaround of facilities and installation of new equipment in the industry .
The telecoms sector , which added 25 million new subscribers to the network last year, finished 2018 with 172 million active subscribers , but poor quality of service characterised by drop calls, depletion of credits , improper billing systems , slow data services , among others , has remained a hallmark of the industry .
Indeed , earlier in 2018, subscribers in the country registered over 13 ,880 complaints against the Mobile Network Operators ( MNOs ) over poor services .
MTN , being the largest operator in terms of market share and subscription bases in Nigeria , got the highest complaints of 6 ,120 ( 44 per cent) against it. Airtel was second , with 3 ,143 ( 23 per cent) registered abuses against it. National operator , Globacom , came third with 2, 885 ( 21 per cent) of the complaints, while 9 Mobile got 1 ,705 complaints, representing 12 per cent.
The report revealed that subscribers complained bitterly of over billing . Billing issues accounted for 7 , 046 ( 51 per cent ) , followed by Value Added Service issues with 1 , 897 ( 14 per cent); SMS issues , 1 , 104 ( 8 per cent); and Call set -up challenges, 1, 189 ( 9 per cent) .
The billing -related complaints include deductions from activation of unsolicited VAS and telecom promotions and products ; over deduction ( inaccurate charges ); charges for unsuccessful calls and undelivered SMS; and charges for caller ring back tune not downloaded , among others .
The 1022 complaints against poor data services represented seven per cent; unsuccessful DND request got 298 complaints ( two per cent); recharge card challenges recorded 454 complaints ( three per cent); SIM- related issues got 429 complaints ( three per cent); while sales promotion claims recorded 199 ( one per cent ) of all the complaints.
In 2018, the NCC revealed that about 195 access gaps still existed in Nigeria and were preventing about 40 million Nigerians from accessing the basic telephony services .
According to a telecoms expert , Kehinde Aluko, these challenges may persist if the infrastructure is not upgraded and deployed adequately .
As it is , the industry is still short of some basic facilities , including Base Transceiver Stations ( BTS); metropolitan fibre cables ; spectrum ; and efficient power system . Insecurity and vandalism are also threats to robust telecommunications services in Nigeria .
The Guardian checks showed that there are currently 37 ,000 BTS , yet for efficient service delivery , the industry actually needs about 70 , 000 towers . For stronger 4 G signal , operators would need to increase the BTS from the current 7000 to about 12 ,000 .
Though Nigeria attained 31 .5 per cent broadband target against the 30 per cent set for 2018 , there is still a shortfall of 82 ,000 km of fibre network needed to achieve a nationwide broadband . Only 38 ,000 kilometers have been covered so far .
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC) , Prof . Umar Danbatta , who revealed that about $70 billion has been invested in the sector , noted that nationwide deployment of broadband could only be effective when the shortfall in fibre network is met.
Erratic power supply remains another major challenge faced by operators . Most service providers run more than two power -generating sets at their BTS sites .
It was learnt that telecommunications towers in the country consume about 1.4 million litres of diesel to power BTS that make it possible for Nigerians to use GSM to make and receive calls daily . The Guardian also learnt that a co -located tower , which houses three to five base stations , uses 27 KVA generator to supply power while a tower that houses a single base station uses 15 KVA generator . A 27 KVA generator consumes three litres of diesel per hour , depending on the age of such generator .
A tower operator , who preferred anonymity , told The Guardian that towers run on generators on an average of 18 hours a day .
“This means that the 20 ,000 co - located towers in the country , each of which uses 27 KVA generator , consume some 1.2 million litres ( about N 264 million ) of diesel a day , while towers that house single base station which are 5, 000 in number , consume 200 ,000 litres of diesel a day , bringing the total consumption by generators deployed in towers around the country to 1 .4 m litres ( about N308 million ) per day ,” he stated .
On the challenge of electricity supply in the ICT sector , the Managing Director of Rack Centre , Ayotunde Coker, said for improved data centre operations , the country would need to generate over 45 ,000 mw of power .
Coker, who noted that efficient power system is critical to making Nigeria work , said the data centre sub -sector of the economy needs as much as 45 ,000 mw power capacity. Checks by The Guardian showed that the country is about 40 ,000 mw short of that capacity, as output fluctuates around 4,500 mw and 5, 000 mw capacity.
The President , Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria ( ATCON ) , Olusola Teniola , said the industry would need to work and ensure that spectrum usage ( TV White space , 700 MHz , 800 MHz , among others) is optimised to support bandwidth hungry wireless applications and in support of last mile access.

Source: guardian Ng

Wreckage from the plane which disappeared with Cardiff City's Emiliano Sala and pilot on board has been found in the English Channel.


It follows a search by two ships off Guernsey on Sunday.



David Mearns, on behalf of the Sala's family, confirmed the wreckage was located by his ship earlier. Teams from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) have now moved into location at the site to recover the aircraft.



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"The families of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson have been notified by police," Mr Mearns said.
"Tonight our sole thoughts are with the families and friends of Emiliano and David."


Mr Mearns had been coordinating a privately-funded search, after £324,000 was raised in an online appeal. Working jointly with the AAIB, his ship and another search vessel, the Geo Ocean III, began searching four square mile area of the channel 24 nautical miles north of Guernsey on Sunday morning.


The AAIB ship has remained at the site where the missing Piper plane was located, to deploy an underwater search vehicle to make visual confirmation.



A recovery operation will then get under way. Officials at the AAIB said they expected to give an update on the operation on Monday morning.

Source: bbc.co.uk

Music is undeniably one of the foremost thing Nigeria is known for in the African community.

Music is a source of consolation to a troubled soul. It plays the entertainment role in concerts and ceremonies. Music is an indispensable part of a Nigerian man's device. Without even being told, one could see the 'key' role music plays in any society and the need for integrating good music in such community.

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Music is in it'self, apart from the fun of listening to it a business. As businesses goes, the ability to succeed or even scale through is exactly the opposite of being easy. Upcoming musicians in Nigeria(which are more than tens of thousand) can appropriately tell the tale of the slippery surface of music.

Before dreaming of being successful in music, it is neccessary to dream of making a good music. In the virtual sense, sometimes music that can be termed 'a not too good' ones do come out popular. This happenings are always minor since people would always stake their pockets on quality things.

First step to being successful in Music - Writing good music

√ Have a title first : Think and summarize your song in your mind and create a suitable subject for your work. In writing the title, you should try to make it as brief as possible. Titles portrays your entire music so there's need to start sweating for a presentable subject. Know the trends around town, then set your music's tune to it. A good title is usually in a sentence form.
√ What message is your music trying to pass? : Your music will pass on some specific information.What are the questions your music will answer? Find them out and work with them.
√ Have a good song structure : Get a suitable structure for your song. will it be solo - chorus or otherwise. many other hit songs do something a bit different.
√ Make melody in the lyrics : Choose and write down your favorite lines of the song. You can practice playing with the chords and melody until you find something you like. It’ll also be of a great help if you record the songs while playing them.
√ Now Connect your choruses and verses : If the choruses + verses relation makes sense get a friend or relation to listen to your new song. Then if your friend likes it, then it goes to show that the music might be a hit. Proceed to the studio to record your new song!


Recording a music in the studio doesn't make you successful in music in any way.There are other thing you Have to put in place to strenghten your grip on music.

Firstly, always believe in yourself, exhalts yourself and believe that you have a place in music. Also, try to build a network with other musicians. Connect with as many individuals as possible, knowing that relationships can drive your music career more than anything else.

Don't wait for record labels as time have changed. The internet being open to everybody gives you the privilege to upload your songs and videos. You can post your new songs to Itunes, Youtube , and Soundcloud.

Don't underrate yourself, be aware of companies you can work with. Business owners are working with music artists now. They want talented artists that will work as their brand ambassadors and also advertise their products through their music. As a new artist, be versatile and adapt wisely. Don't giveup!

Source: https://www.xtremeloaded.com/11860/the-a-z-of-starting-a-super-successful-music-career

Jurgen Klopp defends Mohamed Salah's diving claims of late saying the player himself knows it is unacceptable.


The German tactician responded to claims that the current Premier League top goalscorer is a cheat after being awarded controversial penalties in recent games.


During the Reds' last game against Crystal Palace, Salah went down too easily which summed up the Egyptian is making the most of such situations after getting penalties against Newcastle, Arsenal and Brighton since Christmas.


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And when asked if Klopp had spoken to the striker about the claims, he responded with rare animation: "You have a player in the back [of you], you are there, you feel something, do you have to go down? Probably not.


“I don’t have to speak to players about obvious things. He knows that. Don’t go down in situations like that. “All the penalties against him were penalties, but people handle it like it was halfway diving. It was not. We don’t need blood for a foul in football. That’s all I will say about it.



“No, I didn’t speak to him about it. This is the first situation where he went down without (penalty), and you speak about all the other situations as well. The other situations, there was nothing to talk about. It is a penalty. Done. If that is the first, then why would we talk then?



“Did anyone talk to [Leicester striker] Jamie Vardy, when everybody saw? I watched the game [against Southampton in January]. That was proper — he jumped. Is Jamie a bad person because of that? “I don’t say now he is a diver. That is another situation."


The ex-Dortmund boss admitted Salah went down too easily against Palace but the former Roma player did not appeal as the referee waved play on. But in other three games, the decisions has been looked more clear-cut and the referee was forced to award a spot-kick to Salah who made the fouls look more obvious. It has been 20 months since Liverpool were given a penalty by the referee since the alleged Salah's antics began.


And their closest Premier League rivals Manchester City have produced a dossier showing how Salah got rewarded and Raheem Sterling does not get the same.


Jurgen Klopp says he did not speak to Mohamed Salah following his dive against Crystal Palace as Liverpool’s star striker knew he had done wrong.


“There are other situations that are much more obvious that we don’t talk about, and nobody is talking about because it’s not City, it’s not United, it’s not Liverpool, it’s not Arsenal or it’s not Chelsea," said the German. "All the others can do it from time to time and nobody really talks about it. That’s all fine.”

source: naija.ng

Having babies has been the problems of many homes - situation that might tear down young homes. Children do act as mediator between the father and the mother and sometimes become the link to their stay together.



Some couples might face difficulty in getting babies - especially the inability of the woman to be pregnant. Suggested medication to trigger hormones in the woman's womb help to some extent. There's one substance present in Guava called ' folate' by scientists. They found out that folate is important to female fertility by boosting hormones responsible for foetus formation.



In a fertility study, the group of women who took the highest amount of folate daily experienced up to a 20 percent increase in successful births compared with the other groups. One cup of guava juice is said to contain 20 percent of your daily folate requirements. There are other compound most of which we had listed that aid the hormones necessary for fertility. Nutrients like vitamins C, calcium, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin E, and magnesium, Vitamin B9 all help pregnancy and they are present in guava leaves and fruit.



Culled from https://www.xtremeloaded.com/13015/guava-leaves-fruit-effect-on-fertility-pregnancy-amp-sperm-count

Atleast he might perform?? Who knows