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MrKong:
i must say, I quite enjoyed the way ex NIMASA boss was whisked away and his theatrics..."i will not go anywhere!...I am not going anywhere!" And the way that mobile police held him by his trouser, the man was practically limping on a toe

When I thought the action has finished, the ex boss showed admirable resilience,for someone who's suppose to be on the next flight for a very serious hailment, by blocking the door with both his hands and leg...if not for the timely intervention of that our mobile police hero who seemed to be expertise in grab and drag, the man would probably have taken to his heels at the slightest of opportunities.

And to that basket mouth of a man, it's not against the law to be rearrested or brought in for questioning over fresh allegations even after bail

Its not hailment. Its 'ailment'.

Logise:
Early returns from yesterday’s governorship election in Kogi State seemed to be Early returns from yesterday’s governorship election in Kogi State seemed to be in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer, Prince Abubakar Audu.

Audu, according to unofficial figures from different parts of the state, appeared to have won in most of the local government areas in the Kogi West Senatorial District.

These are Yagba East, Mopa-Moro and Ijumu while incumbent Governor Idris Wada won in Yagba West and Kabba-Bunu.

Audu was also leading in six of the nine local government areas in Kogi East where he and Wada come from.

In Kogi Central the Labour Party candidate, Dr. Philip Salawu won in Okehi LG while Wada won in most of the LGs in the zone although with slight margins.

The state resident electoral commissioner, Hassaa Pai announced late last night that collation of results from the local government areas would commence at 6am today.

The PDP was all jitters soon after the close of voting in the election yesterday with its flag bearer alleging that the poll was programmed to deny him a second term.

Wada said there was a plot to rig the election and alter the people’s will.

A visibly irked Wada told reporters after casting his vote at about 3.40pm that he should not have been treated so shabbily in his own unit where a card reader malfunctioned and accreditation continued beyond 1pm.

He complained bitterly about the delay, but did not name those he suspected of engineering the plot.

Wada arrived at his polling unit at about 3.30pm, but had to wait in his car for 10 minutes before voting.

When he arrived, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials were still stamping the ballot papers. He was the first to vote.

After voting, he said: “quite unfortunately, from what I’ve seen here, there seems to be a deliberate attempt to frustrate all this mass of people who have come out here to exercise their civic responsibility.

“I’m not happy at the slow pace. Why are we voting at this time? There were incidence forms, they should have started using them earlier.

“We kept waiting after accreditation to start voting. It’s wrong the way they’re going about it, signing the ballot papers now, which should have been done earlier.

“They have no excuse. Nobody has given any credible excuse for the slow pace of work here. This is why people are insinuating that there is a deliberate attempt to deny many people of an opportunity to vote, which is wrong. There is no need for that. Let’s have a process which is credible, then everybody will go home, whatever happens.”

Wada said state-wide, he received reports of ballot boxes snatching in some local government areas and some wards such as Ogodo and Iyano, as well as stuffing of ballot boxes with thumb printed ballot papers.

“All this are going to be documented and pursued with INEC, because after all the voter education and all that, it will be sad for our country when such things are allowed to happen. It should be a free and fair competition and I don’t know why people are doing this.

“Some individuals have been mentioned. We’ll pursue it with INEC at the appropriate time. There are issues of fake soldiers, fake policemen intimidating people at the voting point. These are completely unnecessary.

“What is the point of having periods of campaign to convince voters to vote for you if some devious people go about planning to bring in fake soldiers, fake policemen to disrupt the process? It’s unfortunate,” he said.

According to the governor, who did not name names, the plot was hatc?hed in Kogi rather than Abuja.

“I’m not suspecting the involvement of the Federal Government. This is a local arrangement here in Kogi State.

“What is next is that we’ll wait, collate all the reports and whatever result is declared we’ll have our position after that,” he said.

On the turnout, he said: “It has been very impressive. People are very enthusiastic. And this is where the frustration sets in. This is why we need an expeditious process for people to where the frustration sets in. This is why we need an expeditious process for people to discharge their responsibilities and go home. That’s how it should be.”

Accreditation of voters began on time in various polling units in Kogi East Senatorial Zone. At Government Secondary School, Anyigba, voters queued up to get accredited.

There was heightened security presence on the roads, with police officers and soldiers mounting several road blocks and conducting searches on motorists, even those conveying journalists.

However, there were several reports of card readers malfunctioning in some units, including Wada’s in Odu Ogboyaga market in Dikena LGA.

Due to the malfunctioning card reader and lack of incidence forms, accreditation continued in Wada’s unit until about 2pm. However, accreditation was over on time in some other polling units visited.

In Ita-Aja 1 polling unit, Anyigba, Dekina, less than 10 persons were left on the queue for accreditation before 1pm. The situation was calm. Voters said the card reader did not malfunction, with a Polling Officer confirming that all the card readers were working well.

Due to shortage of incidence forms in some polling units, officials had to resort to using papers to enter voters’ details.

In Unit 012, Anyigba, the polling officer complained of biometric authentication failure for many voters, adding that there was just one incident form.

At Odu-Ogbaloto unit, Ward 1, in Dekina, a PDP leader, Patrick Shaibu, said the only problem was that of malfunctioning card readers.

In some units, electoral officers had to use detergents and sanitisers to clean fingers, as card readers failed to recognise some.

The incidence forms for those who failed biometric accreditation were used up in some units, with electoral officers resorting to writing on papers.

A Polling Officer said an order was been given to “get a sheet of paper for those whose fingerprints can not be authenticated.”

Wada arrived his unit by 11.20am for accreditation, but it was not a smooth process for him. The Card Reader failed to verify his Permanent Voter Card. He was not accredited until about 20 minutes after his arrival. Several attempts to make the card reader work failed.

The presiding officer, in a shaky voice, said: “His Excellency needs an incidence form.”

A furious Wada said: “How can that happen?”

His wife, Halima, could not find her name on the register and also had to fill an incidence form.

Wada said he was troubled by the reports he received earlier in the day. According to him, despite the heavy deployment of police and soldiers, there were still incidences of thuggery.

Asked if he was confident of victory despite the challenges he observed, he said: “By the grace of God if it’s free and fair I’ll win.”

On the alleged acts of thuggery, he said: “It is good the whole place is being militarised. That will prevent thuggery but thugs are still operating!?”

On his wife Halima’s name not found on the voters’ register, Wada said:? “My wife’s card was recognised and her name is on the register, but they did not find her name on the sheets they’re using. So, she had to fill an incidence form.

“The incidences I’m hearing about are troubling. I will not rush to judgment. I just hope the authorities are listening and will take immediate action, because this election is a litmus test on Nigeria’s democracy.

“There is a lot of enthusiasm. People want to exercise their civil rights and responsibilities. It is the opportunity to do so that is being denied many of them by the failure of this equipment. It’s mind-boggling that in a single election in our country in one day, card readers are disappointing us. Something needs to be done.

“There was a failure of the card reader. How can that happen? In a single election, one day in the whole of Nigeria? How can we have card reader incidents? INEC said they were providing backups. There were so many people here who are going to be completely disenfranchised. This

There was a failure of the card reader. How can that happen? In a single election, one day in the whole of Nigeria? How can we have card reader incidents? INEC said they were providing backups. There were so many people here who are going to be completely disenfranchised. This is wrong!

“They said they have few incidence forms and there is no photocopy machine here! So, how are people going to vote?

“It seems to be a deliberate attempt to frustrate the whole process. I am going to call the REC (Resident Electoral Commissioner) now when I leave here, and I hope that they can do something about it.

“Most Nigerians were looking forward to this election. Before I came here, I believed that the whole process was free and fair, with the massive security.”

Deputy Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Nnamdi Nwiyi, debunked reports of a security lockdown of Dekina.

According to him, there was an incident in a polling unit which led to protests. He said it resulted in the INEC officials leaving, making it impossible for accreditation to begin.

Nwiyi said only one unit was affected, and that it did not amount to a serious security issu?e. He said electoral officers addressed the problem.

He said: “Security officials will not be caught napping. So far, I’ll say that it has been generally orderly. Everything has been peaceful but we’ll not rest on our oars. We have to be extra-vigilant and more cautious to ensure there will be no embarrassment to Nigerians and Kogi people.

“I received the report about a lockdown. It was Ward 003 or 004 in Dekina. We heard the indigenes were having issues and the electoral officials had to take the materials back to their office. It was a message I got from security and intelligence reports. But I believe INEC would be able to sort it out. Apart from that, our men have been giving us positive news from the field.”

On allegations of thuggery, Nwini said: “If he (Wada) mentioned specific names I’m sure security would have been beefed up in those places.”

Urging voters to remain law-abiding, he said: “I think Nigeria should be getting more mature by now with our experience with elections. The issue is that the awareness is now high.? Voter apathy has been removed. However, politicians and the National Orientation Agency still have a lot of work to do on issues of orderly conduct during elections.

“It is only when people have trust in the result that we can get it right. But so far, I’ll give a pass-mark to what I’ve seen on the field.”

Wada’s wife Halima said the huge turnout of women was an indication of how much they love her and the governor.

“Our people love us. That’s why they’re coming out. I’m always among them. So once they see me they’re happy to be with me. We’ve done our homework and our people have accepted us, so why won’t they allow them to vote?” she said.


http://thenationonlineng.net/kogi-wada-kicks-as-early-results-favour-audu/

I quickly scrolled to see the newspaper bearing the news. Ah.. TINUBU's THE NATION NEWSPAPER.

The most deceptive media outlet since Nigeria became independent.

HopeAtHand:
Where do they have oil on land in Aks...imagine a state with about 100% offshore oil talking about siting a refinery..are we looking for a refinery that will triple cost of production at this time??

Akwa Ibom governor should go and sit down..

Obviously you are one of the ethnically blinded naysaying mob whose recalcitrance has held this country hostage since 1914. Before spewing your hogwash, did you imagine that its considerably cheaper to pipe crude from say Total's Amenam, Ofon or Edikan fields to Akwa Ibom which is barely 60 km away than laying those pipelines on ground to wherever you wish to build those refineries in your Bayelsa or Rivers? Oh.. I get it. You felt refineries are built to sit on wellheads. Lol.

Google the distance between most Mobil and Total fields to Akwa Ibom land before you type this ignorant diddle next time.

holyFRED:
My question iss this: How does this affect an average Nigerian?

You see those dignitaries there,only them kids can go to these hospitals so what is the point?

OP pls post better stuffs or better still,modify the topic to read 'Launching of world class hospitals for rich kids'
Sounds better

Some idiots be quoting me and saying trash.

Now let me ask you,can a 'poor woman' have access to these facilities?
Can a currently jobless nurse with a 2.2 certificate work here as a nurse?

My answer is NO

Some Nigerians don't just want to upgrade their thinking faculty.

Rather than employ a doctor with a 2.2 in this 'world class' hospital as the OP called it,i bet you they would employ a doctor with 1st class(who already has a job) and pay him based on hours.

We shouldn't be too naive to think at times and for those who quoted me and said trash because Seun created the quote button,i don't know what to say to you all.

I'm still waiting for that time when we would have money to buy our own food rather than hope on the government to give us food.

So you'd rather wish he doesnt build it because you ignorantly think its going to be for the 'rich'. Ok, lets say it is, that invariably means you've become the icon of poverty in your generation and wont ever be able to visit there. Why do you hate yourself this much? Why do you despise and question progress? Repent. You are a very wicked person and it shows in the very words you type. Repent. And I really mean it.

I feel like Isaac Newton with this discovery... The Zero Naira Data Plan = 100GB

Life just got good with Glo... Unlimited.
Wow!

Can I get a Share and Sell password reset? Been trying to call Customer Care since yesterday and its been my most frustrating experience this year. Please do a reset on this line 08034243551

They said I've purchased the plan. OK o, checked data, no data. Checked credit balance, money still intact.

Smh.

Retarded OP

Redo the elections in Rivers a thousand times, the APC won't win a kitchen stool. Yup... We dislike them that much.

Good judgements.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has congratulated six Federal Lawmakers from the state whose elections were upheld by the tribunal on Monday.

A statement signed by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant ( Media ) to Governor Wike described the tribunal’s judgement as a confirmation of the overwhelming mandate the Federal Lawmakers received from their constituents on March 28.

The governor said that the confirmation of the electoral victories of the lawmakers is further challenge for them to be more committed in their service to their constituents, Rivers State and the country.

dailypost.ng/2015/10/12/tribunal-judgements-governor-wike-congratulates-rivers-federal-lawmakers/

After killing the Afonja and capturing Ilorin, Fulani now kidnaps Yoruba patriarchs for fun.

Cowardice is a curse.

Witches and wizards hating NOI since 2003... and they are quite plenty here.
Enemies of progress.

Meanwhile, herdsmen kill MI's kinsmen in Plateau and Taraba everyday.
Strange.

From Fashola to Amaechi to Saraki... These APC politicians are so dirty.

olaolulazio:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/igbo-yoruba-clash-over-leadership-at-lagos-market/

This is what you read when a reporter writes in Yoruba and translates to English.

So this news was carried in the Nation Newspaper, the most biased and sectional paper in Nigeria presently? I will pass.

But before I do... Good for Saraki. For biting the PDP hands that fed him.

Alika!

You don't even understand what you copied and pasted. Na people like una dey copy people name join for WAEC. Psst!

madridguy:
GEJ what do you have to say about Diezani K. Alison-Madueke, Dasuki, Stella Oduah and other criminals ?

Na you prosecute or judge them? World class dolt.

Fake news. Just like everything that comes from APC.

The tendency for more Edo girls to sell sex is Ngozi Okonjo Iweala's fault.
- Oshiomole

Eberex:
Why didn't u define each App and what they do

I didn't for lack of time. But let me rush through a description for each.

1. Flashshare - Shares huge files over a WiFi Direct network... almost like Bluetooth with x10 speeds.

2. Flipboard - Read more than a thousand magazines and news sites in the world. Brilliant and amazing UI and design.

3. Office Mobile - MS Office for mobile. You get MS Word, Excel and others. I don't need my PC to type and edit articles.

4. Musixmatch - Music player which downloads lyrics, edits song titles, downloads Album art etc.

5. Google Translate - Translator. I don't have to bother about what my co-gamers in Romania and Brazil are trying to say.

6. Tubemate - Download YouTube and other videos with the click of a button. Google sanctioned app, because they dont allow download of YouTube videos. Download this app from Android Freeware Marketplace, not available on Playstore.

7. Dumpster - A recycle bin for phones. Never mistakenly lose a photo, app or song forever. Just go to Dumpster, you will find that precious pic there.

8. Mobdro - Watch over 2000 Premium Cable TV channels for free and this includes all the DSTv channels and some Italian and Spanish porn channels.

9. Snapseed - Something better than Photoshop. On Android.

10. Songily - Song download app. No ads. No hassles. Almost every released song can be found there.

1. Flashshare 2. Flipboard 3. Office Mobile 4. Musixmatch 5. Google Translate 6. Tubemate 7. Dumpster 8. Mobdro 9. Songily 10. Snapseed
If you want to be wowed, download these..

Almighty Aso Rock... viewed with my left eye.

searching4love:
[size=13pt]THIS IS WHY GEJ SHOULD BE PROBED AND SENTENCED TO LIFE JAIL. HE WASTED OUR RESOURCES AND OUR OIL MONEY ON IRRELEVANCIES. CORRUPTION THRIVED UNDER HIS WATCH AND MASSIVE FRAUDS. IT AFFECTED THE COUNTRY SO MUCH THAT MANY STATES CANT PAY SALARIES. MANY PENSIONERS STARVED TO DEATH DUE TO GEJ'S WASTAGE. HE MUST BE PROBED. WE SOUTH WESTERNERS WILL NOT FORGIVE BUHARI IF HE LETS GEJ WALKS FREE AFTER LOOTING ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM OUR OIL SALES [/size]

Our Oil sales. South West get oil wey go full one barrel?

You need sense. Plenty of it.

OBJ is hurting. GEJ certainly outshone him as a democrat. And that's quite painful.

El Rufai has over 40 houses and 90 billion in assets. Let him show us an image of one of his buildings and explain how he came about such stupendous wealth.

Until then, whatever this slowpoke says is to heard as the ravings of a crass hypocrite.

Rilwayne001:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/2253966_dashsense_jpeg81abf3acb54aa60dd6e866dd892c1fce

What is he doing with all these expensive cars? [img]http://3.bp..com/-oOOxSmH2_fo/VatgLVdGkNI/AAAAAAAAA5A/sIK3n1shI9M/s320/car.jpg[/img]

Ask APCs Dino Melaye what he's doing with his. Ask Nasir El Rufai what he needs 90 billion and 40 houses for. When you are done, come back here with your report.

Lol... Yoruba boy. Its not HAY or NAY. Its AY or NAY.

Excellent info

Bigger Barracuda.. Yea