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The NFF president has been directed to support the Cameroonian despite his intention to vote for Madagascar's Ahmad

In a new twist ahead of the Caf elections that will take place on Thursday, March 16, in Addis Ababa, the Nigerian government has ordered its delegation to vote for incumbent Issa Hayatou despite its previous choice of challenger Ahmad of Madagascar.

According to an AFP report, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo asked NFF chief Amaju Pinnick to support the Cameroonian who is seeking to extend his 29-year reign at the top of African football for diplomatic reasons.


Cameroon’s government had backed the Nigerian effort to quash the terrorist group Boko Haram that created an enclave in the border area of both countries and Chad. A multinational force was needed to dislodge the group that held more than two hundred school girls captive.

Pinnick, who is also contesting for a place on the Caf Executive Committee, has been in the forefront of a campaign to stop Hayatou from continuing in office, with Ahmad the beneficiary.

However, the Nigerian government has now taken a position for Hayatou, as the NFF delegation arrived in Addis Ababa on Monday to intensify campaigns.

“There is an existing joint relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon and most recently both countries collaborated in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency,” said an unnamed high ranking member of the Nigerian government quoted by the AFP in Abuja.

“We can’t afford to jeopardize this relationship.

“Pinnick has therefore been ordered to cast his vote for Hayatou even if every other country failed to do so, as Nigeria does not owe Madagascar anything.”

This election is the most hotly contested since Hayatou became president in 1988. It is seen as a shift towards to a more progressive and forward-minded organization by the young Turks who want to bring an end to the 70-year-old’s time at the helm of Caf.



Ahmad has gotten the backing of the 14-member Council of Southern African Football Associations and several other FA chiefs across the continent.

"We have to follow the path of the rest of the world, as Africa cannot afford to be left behind. I believe that Africa is ready for change. This is the first time in the history of (Hayatou's) Caf that there is a real and possible challenge to the leadership," Liberia FA chief Musa Bility told the BBC on Monday.

It is also believed that Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who met several African chiefs in Harare, Zimbabwe, last month, and his secretary general Fatma Samoura are in favour of a change.

Pinnick told CNN in February that there were problems between Infantino and Hayatou since the latter’s decision to support Sheikh Salman of Bahrain during the Fifa elections in 2016.

This order exposes the lack of autonomy of many African football federations. But since Article 18.1 of the Caf Statutes declare that the elections shall be secret ballot, it is left to see if Pinnick will follow his government’s order or hold onto his convictions.

Kenya FA boss Nick Mwendwa, who failed to declare his choice, told Goal: “It is a secret ballot. People should only wait to see results after elections.”

www.goal.com/enza/amp/news/4563/main/2017/03/13/33604762/caf-election-nigeria-government-orders-pinnick-to-vote-for

The is a complete lie from the pit of hell on osun


Here is workers protest December laat year.


The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Osun has called on the state government to pay workers the outstanding balance of the half salaries they have been receiving since July 2015. The call was made in a press statement signed by the state chairman of NLC, Mr Jacob Adekomi and made available to newsmen in Osogbo.

According to statement, the government owes workers on salary Grade Level 08 and above as well as pensioners, the balance of half salaries paid to them over a period of 18 months.

It commended Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of the state for paying the salaries of workers in the state up till November and urged him to fulfil his promise to pay the balance of the half salaries for the 18 months. Aregbosola “We do not doubt that the governor is a man of his words and he will attend to the balance of the outstanding amount of the salaries of officers on salary Grade Level 08 as well as the pensioners.

“The outgoing year has been challenging for the workers in the state in the face of the grim and unfriendly economic situation due to the economic recession. “The development is no doubt sufficient to trigger industrial crises, but the perseverance and understanding of workers, and trust in their leadership in the state, kept the ship of movement afloat in spite of raging storm,’’

the statement said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that state government paid three months salary arrears that covered October to November on Dec. 21, from the Paris loan’s refund to the state. This is made up of full salary for workers on salary Grade Levels 01 – 07 and 75 per cent to workers on salary Grade Levels 08 and above.

The NLC is, however, asking for the balance of all the incomplete salary paid to workers on salary Grade Level 08 and above and pensioners in the state since July 2015.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/osun-workers-demand-payment-outstanding-salary

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts of local governments in the state.

He has also directed the suspension of the payments of salaries and allowances of the local council chairmen, councilors and political appointees.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that councils were informed of the development on Thursday.

Chairman of the Ondo State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, (ALGON), Bayo Alarapon, confirmed the development.

Mr. Alarapon, who is the Chairman of the Akure South Local Government, said the council chairmen were yet to decide on what steps to take on the matter.

“We have not really gone into the matter, but we are already into it and whatever we decide later, we will let the world know,” he said.

All the chairmen and councilors of the 18 local councils are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, elected in an election held in April 2016.

The council officials have a high court judgment in their favour restraining the new governor from dissolving them with respect to their subsisting tenures.

Efforts to get a response from the office of the governor were unfruitful, because the newly-appointed Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, was yet to fully assume duties as the governor’s spokesman.

www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/225693-ondo-governor-akeredolu-freezes-lg-council-accounts.html

Passengers stranded, lack access to ATM, PoS, BDC

Air passengers plying the Kaduna International Airport (KIA) are facing fresh hurdles as airlines operating at the aerodrome are insisting on only cash transaction.

The newly refurbished airport, which also serves as an alternative to the closed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, is currentlyoperat without Automated Teller Machines (ATM), Point of Sale (PoS) and Bureau de Change (BDC) outlets to serve international passengers especially.

Some passengers without cash to buy tickets or prior booking arrangements are left stranded at the airport. The development is coming at a time the Federal Government is working to ensure a seamless transition, as the airport is the only route to connect the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which is the seat of the government. Besides, the cash-only syndrome runs contrary to the cashless policy of the economy.


The Guardian learnt that a family of six was among those stranded at the weekend and unable to travel.A traveller, Samson Akinsiku said it was shocking to find airlines rejecting debit cards, and saying there was no PoS.
“There are three of the airlines heading to Lagos almost at the same time, which is good anyway. To buy ticket became the problem. The first said its PoS was not working, the other two said they did not even have at all. And this is supposed to be an international airport?

“I didn’t know how big the shit was until I asked for an ATM and they said there was none around, except if I go to town some 10 to 20kilomatres away,” he said.

Another traveller, Emmanuel, also expressed concerns on services rendered by airlines officials at the airport, who insisted on closing the counter by 4:00 p.m.

Emmanuel, who travelled by rail from Abuja yesterday to catch a Lagos flight, was shocked to find the airline’s counter closed by 4:30p.m. When he insisted on flying, since the aircraft was still on ground and seats available, he was given a bill of N28,000 instead of N16,000 promo fare. Emmanuel got a hand-written boarding pass in exchange for the N28,000.

When asked why the airline had no PoS and the counter closed early, an Arik Air official said it was the norm around there.“That is how we operate here. We don’t use PoS. You either bring your money or forget it,” the official fired back.

The Communications Manager for Dana Air, Kingsley Ezenwa said the development was unusual and they were doing everything possible to go cashless in Kaduna by today or tomorrow.

“We have been on this for a while. But it is the banks that kept delaying us. We pushed them all through last week to put the necessary things in place. We know its importance to making passengers have seamless travel experience and we will stop at nothing to have the PoS option working. If not tomorrow (today), then Tuesday latest,” he said.

The Spokesperson of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Henrietta Yakubu, also confirmed that the banks were in the process of beginning operations at the airport, to support transactions, whether cash or cashless.

Yakubu assured that the likes of Zenith, Guaranteed Trust Bank (GTB) and First Bank were due to begin operations and open ATM facilities this week.
It was also learnt yesterday that the Nigeria International Trade and Investment Conference (NITIC) 2017 scheduled to hold this month in Abuja has been postponed.

The organisers, Africa International Trade and Development Trust, said the postponement was due to ongoing repairs on the runway of the Abuja airport.

The conference with the theme “Multiple Frontiers: Moving Away From Oil” is aimed at bringing local and international stakeholders together to discuss international trade and investment in the non-oil sector, focusing on agribusiness, manufacturing and financial services.

The event endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development initially scheduled to hold this month at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja would now take place in June at the same venue.

The spokesperson for the organisers, Sand Mba Kalu said: “Efforts to convince registered participants and embassies to use the Kaduna International Airport were not successful. We have talked to several of them but they seemed not interested in coming through Kaduna airport. So, the only option was to postpone the event to June when renovation work at the Abuja airport runway would have been completed.”

Meanwhile, the United Nations Aviation School Project has commenced the training of all Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel in Nigeria.The training, The Guardian learnt, is to effectively mitigate the threat posed to civil aviation by terrorist organisations around the world. It will also provide a key element for a robust national aviation security policy to meet global standards in infrastructure, safety and security.

The initiative would enhance the capacity within the UN system to help interested member states to implement the multiple dimension of countering terrorism.

The 120-day event tagged: ‘’Train the Trainer’’ is simultaneously ongoing in Lagos and Abuja.The UN-initiated programme comprises 34 aviation security personnel from both Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). While NCAA has four, FAAN which provides security surveillance at all the airports has 30 participants.

The Spokesperson of the NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, confirmed that a total of 25 countries were considered and Nigeria was chosen for the pilot training.

http://m.guardian.ng/news/airlines-at-kaduna-airport-insist-on-cash-payment/

jamislaw:
is it ELRufai that bought house and car for Daniela okeke too? Common use your brain,
Even Daniela has not come out to debunk the allegation.

You are even her building manager and vehicle dealer with vehicle inspection officer for her.

Continue your work hooo. Pele

jamislaw:
sharap, is it ELRufai that have been bleeping those girls?

I dont know that you are now working at the Hell-Rufai Media Centre.

[quote author=babilicious post=54525608][/quote]Very interesting

1. Is she from kaduna state
2. Is Apostle sulaiman living in kaduna
3. Is sulaiman from kaduna

Hell-Rufai Media Centre keep opening the gate of Hell-lies

seunmsg:
I read it and conveniently interpret it to mean that the lady in question is scared of Suleiman and his ability to mobilise for her arrest. Don't forget that the first lady to come out openly was arrested by police acting on the instructions of Suleiman. If El-Rufai is behind this, he would normally not want Kaduna state or his name associated with the story at all. So, look beyond the conspiracy theory and address the issue.

So IGP, DSS can not give protection again.

Her own state governor, commisioner of Police cannot give her protection.

So she have to go to kaduna to seek for State protection.


Please tell me another story

Cc: Lalasticlala

So everybody seeking for Kaduna protection now must have something to say about sulaiman.

Its turning to childish play

seunmsg:
Some people can keep denying the obvious but the truth is very constant and in this case, we already have a consistent pattern. In the days ahead, I expect more ladies to come forward with their stories.

When the allegations against Bill Cosby started, he denied vigorously until more and more ladies came forward with their stories and he could no longer deny again. Suleiman will also get to that level where he will no longer be able to deny or blame Buhari and El-Rufai for the allegations.

STATE PROTECTION
Ms. Esther turned down PREMIUM TIMES’ request to produce her photograph – or her real identity – saying she wants to first seek the protection of the Kaduna State Government from Mr. Suleman and “his team of magicians.”


Did you read this part. Hell-Rufai wasting tax payers money unnecessarily

STATE PROTECTION
Ms. Esther turned down PREMIUM TIMES’ request to produce her photograph – or her real identity – saying she wants to first seek the protection of the Kaduna State Government from Mr. Suleman and “his team of magicians.”

Kaduna Media Centre at work

STATE PROTECTION
Ms. Esther turned down PREMIUM TIMES’ request to produce her photograph – or her real identity – saying she wants to first seek the protection of the Kaduna State Government from Mr. Suleman and “his team of magicians.”

Hell-rufai Media Centre this is getting childish

6. https://www.nairaland.com/3678578/queen-esther-usher-apostle-suleman

7. https://www.nairaland.com/3678412/only-god-apostle-sulemans-wife

Cc: lalasticlala, Myd44

BERNIMOORE:
they want to make scapegoat of anyone that boldly confronts them(APC) so that Nigerians will not have an alternative party to choose except them

One Party System!!!!!!! Ko le work.

No wonder Oshiomole the Life Pension Gomina keep ranting on Air and abusing everybody just because he want to seek for favour from PMB

Ajibel:
NL is after traffic and the number of unique visitors determines what NL can charge for ad rates.

Any hot topic always make fp regularly. Dont single out Apostle's case except you are being mischievous or you are new here on NL.

And yea, I mentioned the mods because they are the ones who push threads to fp. So give them a break. Let em do the job they volunteered to do.

What happen to verification of facts.

Just any topic about Apostle sulaiman, just at the click of submit, its already on front page (whether right or wrong)

This does not look healthy

Whatever their aim is, still it will not,

1. Make people forget that Nigeria is currently bleeding
2. People are getting tired of all this ding-dung noise just on one man.
3. Dollar keeps rising everyday.

Its very surprising how they keep creating thread on Sulaiman this, Sulaiman that.

What are they trying to achieve.

So much noise

comos:
engineerboat, I quite appreciate your effort informing us of the proceedings.

when are they going to recount the entire ballot paper casted during the vote ?

Tnk You.

The recounting will be after the defense of all the respondents

This marks thr end of todays sittings.

Tribunal resumed back on wednesday 15th March 2016 when the 3rd Respondent (APC) is expected to call in more witness to defend the election of Governor Obeseki Godwin.

Counsel to the 3rd respondent raised a
motion that their case be adjourned till
Wednesday 15th of March 2017.

In his ruling the judge, adjourned the sitting to resume on the 15th day of March 2017.

The 4th witness Mr. Daniel Ogudo, a
businessman from Ekpoma in Esan West
LGA, he is been cross examined with exhibit
PO 4(1,6,7,8 ).

Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) asked the witness if he
Was there when results of unit 5 ward 4 was
entered into form EC8A, the witness
responded by saying l wasn't there.

Would you be surprised that in the entire
Ward PDP is only challenging result in unit 5,
Yes or No? He said am surprised.

Kemi - Do you agree with me that PDP won
and defeated your party in your ward
resoundingly.

His answer was No

but when He read paragraph 16 of his deposition, it Was stated that PDP won in his ward resoundingly.

The judge discharges the witness.

The 3rd witness Mr. Francis Akpedi (3RW12)
a public servant from Agenebode in Etsako
East LGA, he is to be cross examined with
exhibit PO 4(44).

Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) ,asked the witness to
confirm exhibits PO 45-54(ECBA), PO 4(41
50) and PO 3G, please confirm these are the
results of all the units in ward 2 in your LGA,
is it the results entered into form EC8A to
ECBB to ECBC, yes or no, the witness said
Yes.

Kemi - The actual used ballot papers in your
entire ward is 29,901 while the total returned
votes is 31,914, where is the difference of
2013 ballot papers?
He replied, I don't know.

The 2nd witness Mr. Maliki Fatai (3RW11) a
businessman and politician from Igarra in
Akoko-Edo LGA, he is to be cross examined
with exhibit PO 4(2).

A. Oyeyepo (SAN) counsel to the 2nd
respondent told the witness to be showed
exhibit PO 197(9) item 756, that is you on the
voters register the counsel asked he
answered Yes,
Was your name ticked, Yes,

was it ticked to the left or right? To the left
and not to the right he replied.

Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) asked the witness if he
still stands by paragraphs 12,13,15,17,18 of
your deposition, the witness answered, I will
haye to see the document,

Kemi - I suggest to you that the actual ballot
papers used in ward 2 was 3,894 and not
4,161 declared by INEC, I don't know he said.

Kemi - The actual used ballot papers in your
entire ward is 40,199 while the total returned
Votes is 39,630, where is 569 ballot papers?
He replied, I don't know about those figures.

the 1st witneess Mr. Oladele Ebenezer (3RW10) a farmer from Ibilo in Akoko-Edo LGA, he is to be cross examined
with exhibit PO 4(4).

During cross examination by Onyinye
Anuwonye counsel to INEC, the deponent
affirmed that the entire process of
accreditation and voting was done properly
as reported by his polling unit agent under
his supervision as the ward collation agent
and also that there was no omplain of
improper and lack of accreditation and over
voting.

In addition, when it was time for A. Oyeyeo
(SAN) counsel to the 2nd respondent to
Cross examine, he was given the voters
register used in his polling unit to confirm if
there was any tickings besides his name he
answered that he can only see just one
ticking to the right.

Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), gives the witness
exhibits PO 4(4), PO S(1) to confirm why the
total ballot papers used is 5,052 while the
total votes returned is 4,985 leaving
unexplained 67 ballot papers unaccounted
for.

This question was vehemently objected by A. Akintola (SAN) but after a brief debate between Kemi Pinheiro and A. Akintola (SAN), the judge in a short ruling said the witness already wrote in paragraph 73 of his deposition that he confirmed that all the results are correct and accounted for, so counsel to the petitioner can Cross examine the witness concerning his earlier statement in his deposition.

Back to my question, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) said ,but in his response the witness affirmed that the result is correct.

After much delay and deliberations coupled with network issues,

We are back again on the edo state governorship election tribunal.

Good afternoon

S.L Akintola (SAN), informed the court that they have exhausted their witnesses list for today,so he prays the court adjourns sitting till tomorrow.

The judge just adjourned sitting till tomorrow 10th March 2017.

The 9th witness, Mr.Charles E.Osagiator, a businessman and politician, Oredo LGA, he is to be cross examined with exhibit PO 4(78).

In the course of quizzing the witness, he said he isn't surprised that his party didn't train him with any INEC document and that he isn't bothered.

The 8th witness, Mr.Enogheghase Johnson, a farmer from Agbonmwonba Village, he is to be cross examined with exhibit PO 4(78).

During cross examination, the witness was asked if he isn't surprised that his party didn't train him with any INEC document for example, the INEC 2016 manual his response was that he isn't surprised at all.

Asked if he used the INEC voters register to produce his deposition, he answered Kemi Penheiro (SAN) added, so your statements in paragraphs 13,16 & 17 of your deposition wasn't based on any INEC manual or Voters register?

But before he could answer, his counsel raised an objection that the witness be shown his deposition so as to identify those paragraphs, Kemi Penheiro (SAN) did by asking the witness to read out those paragraphs to the hearing of the court, after he executed that task, he was referred back to that same last question and he said "It was based on INEC documents" this answer threw the court into great laughter.

Sorry for delay since.

Na network hooo

The 6th witness (3RWO6), Mr. Omoruyi
Eboehi Samuel from Ovia South-west LGA.
Did your party train you with any INEC
document?

Witness - No.

Your party trained you that accreditation is
important?
Witness- Yes Sir,
Are you a staff of INEC?
Witness - No sir,
Kemi - So can you tell if there was any
complain to the INEC official present at your
poling unit?
Witness -I was there and lI saw everything
that happened.
Please answer my question Kemi Penheiro
(SAN) went further to ask, he said I don't
know my Lord.

Kemi - Did your party train you on ticking on
the voters register, in accordance with INEC
manual 2016?

Witness - No I wasn't.

Kemi - Did you observe any tickings in your unit

Witness - I observed.
Kemi - Please show the witness exhibit PO
271 (1) item 794, page 51, Confirm that there
IS ticking on your left side of the voters
register of your p paragraph?
Witness - No Sir.

The 5th witness (2RWO5), Mr. Osadolor
Odumamwen, resides at 7 Uwa street off
Mission road, Iguobazuwwa, Ovia South-west
LGA, he is a businessman and farmer.

Kemi Penheiro- Were you present in all units,
he said No.

So you didn't observe any tickings in the
Voters register in unit 18 and 19?
Witness - I didn't observe them because I
didn't go to those units.

Kemi -But in your paragraph 17 of your
deposition you said there was nothing like
Over voting, do you still stand by that
statement?

Witness - Yes.

Kemi - Did you observe the voters register?

Witness - No sir, am not an INEC official.
Kemi Penheiro - Did you witness the INEC
polling unit officer ticking the voters register?

Witness - Yes.

Kemi - Show him exhibit PO 269(1), please
confirm that on the left of your paragraph,
item 736, page 47, if there are tickings to the
Jeft?

Witness - No ticking

When the Srd witness (3RWW02) was asked
what was his name he said Nigeria Edo state
,when asked again he said he was Sunday
Eguasa , a clergyman from ward 10, Ikpoba
Okha LGA.
Kemi Penheiro (SAN) - Which polling unit did
you vote?
Witness - Ward 10. Unit 10

You know accreditation is very important?

Witness- Yes sir.

When asked when he signed his written
deposition, he said he signed on the 6th of
November 2016, which was a Sunday.

Kemi - Did you visit units 16-307

Witness - No l didn't

Kemi - So because you didnt visit those units,
you don't know what transpired there?

Witness - I don't know.