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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All
Progressives Congress has suspended the Minister
of Nigeria Delta Affairs from the party.


The NWC also suspended the Director General of the
Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu.



PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how the NWC
suspended two sitting governors, Rochas Okorocha
of Imo and Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun.

All the four people suspended are diehard supporters
of President Muhammadu Buhari but have worked at
cross purposes with their party in state elections.
The NWC announced the suspension on Friday after
its meeting in Abuja.

“The NWC has also taken a decision to recommend
the expulsion of the suspended individuals to the
National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party,”
the party’s spokesperson, Lanre Isa-Onilu said in a
statement.


BELOW IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE STATEMENT


Anti-Party: APC NWC Suspends Amosun, Okorocha,
Usani, Okechukwu

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the
Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and the
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha for
anti-party activities.

Also suspended by the APC NWC over anti-party
activities are the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,
Pastor Usani Uguru Usani and the Director-General
of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita
Okechukwu.

This decision was reached on Friday at a meeting
of the Party’s NWC, presided by the National
Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the APC
National Secretariat.

The NWC has also taken a decision to recommend
the expulsion of the suspended individuals to the
National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party.
The NWC would also issue a query to the Governor
of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu over his glaring
anti-party activities, which greatly affected the
fortunes of our candidates in the recently-conducted
Presidential and National Assembly elections in the
state.

Recall that the NWC had earlier written to the
suspended governors on their anti-party activities,
and several other steps were taken to ensure they
desist from taking actions that are inimical to the
interests of our party and candidates. Notably, these
individuals have not shown any remorse and have
actually stepped up their actions.

The party reviewed the serial anti-party activities of
the concerned individuals before and during the last
Presidential and National Assembly elections in their
respective states and resolved to enforce party
discipline in line with our constitution.

The NWC noted how the suspended members have
continued to campaign openly for other parties and
candidates that are unknown to our great party, even
while they have constituted themselves as
opposition to APC candidates in their respective
states.

Importantly, the NWC is closely monitoring the
activities of our members across the country, and
particularly, in the states these suspended members
belong to. We wish to reiterate that any member of
our party who takes any action solely or in line with
the directives of the suspended members to
undermine our party’s candidates in the coming
governorship and House of Assembly elections
would face disciplinary actions.

We wish to congratulate our members nationwide
for the victories we recorded across the country in
the last elections and particularly, the renewal of
our party’s mandate for President Muhammadu to
continue to pilot the affairs of this country for
another four years. This could not have happened if
not for the hardwork and commitment of our
members. We therefore urge all our members to
unite and work ever harder to ensure victory for our
candidates across the states in the coming
governorship and House of Assembly elections.
Consequently, the NWC calls on our members to
disregard directives and actions of the suspended
individuals as APC would continue to live by the
dictate of our constitution.


SIGNED:

Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)


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Romanie-Jade Tulloch, a 20-year-old self-taught
makeup artist from Nottingham, in the UK,


combines her love of makeup and art to create
mind-blowing optical illusions on her face.

Romanie has always been into makeup, but she
only started focusing on it two years ago, in the
hopes of becoming a freelance makeup artist. She
never studied professional makeup, preferring
instead to hone her skills by watching online
tutorials and experimenting with various cosmetics.
Having studied fine arts for two years in college,


she naturally drifted from conventional makeup to
painting artistic optical illusions on her face and
posting her best work on Instagram. Before she
knew it, she had hundreds of thousands of
followers on the popular social network.


“I didn’t study makeup, but I was home educated by
my mum, and then I studied for a fine art extended
diploma at NCN college,” Romanie-Jade Tulloch told
English newspaper Metro, last year. “I feel like
these things really helped me focus on growing my
art and different techniques, which funnily enough
still helps me when I’m doing my makeup illusions.”
The self-taught artist mostly relies on small
paintbrushes and professional makeup products you
can find in pretty much any cosmetics store, and
spends between three and five hours on a single
artwork.

Romanie’s impressive makeup art has blown up on
Instagram, and in less than two years, she has
amassed a following of over 300,000 people. She
also posts makeup tutorials on her YouTube
channel.

Romanie-Jade Tulloch is just one of the expert
makeup artist who use Instagram to share their
mind-blowing optical illusions with the world. In the
past, we’ve featured many other such talented
individuals, like Mimi Choi, Luca Luce, Dain Yoon or
Monika Fal�ik.

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https://www.tori.ng/news/117383/meet-romaniejade-the-lady-whose-incredible-facial.html

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A Nigerian man, Engr. Sule has shared a shocking experience of how his niece returned home from school on Wednesday, with deep cuts on her mouth and face.


The parents of the little girl are making frantic effort to unveil what really happened.


Engineer Sule wrote:

''My niece came back from school yesterday with
strange cuts and markings. The class teacher or
proprietor hasn't given any explaination till now. We
can't pay huge fees and not get value. I'm headed
for the police station."

See photos below:

https://www.tori.ng/news/117330/man-left-in-shock-after-his-niece-returned-home-fr.html

Mynd44 lalasticlala

Chaos has erupted in Rivers State after the result
for the presidential election was declared on
Tuesday evening.


Enefiok Essien, the state collation officer, declared
the results, three days after the collation exercise
started in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The collation exercise ended in chaos as agents of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) protested the
deletion of the controversial Emohua Local
Government Area (LGA) results.

Out of the 23 LGAs in the state, Atiku Abubakar of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 14, while
President Muhammadu Buhari won three, after
Emohua LGA was removed.

Elections in some areas were also cancelled as a
result of electoral malpractices and violence.
According to the figures released by INEC, valid
votes were 642,165; rejected votes were 24,420,
and total votes cast were 666,585.

APC polled 150,710 votes while PDP secured its win
with 473,971.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/02/26/breaking-chaos-rivers-inec-declares-presidential-election-result

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saraki is the loser in all the election

So far, 18 States submitted their results out of 37 States Abuja included. Buhari APC got 9,117,461. Atiku PDP got 4,586,067 Difference: 4,528,394 IF YOU ARE STILL DOUBTING BUHARI’S VICTORY, THEN CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BECAUSE YOU’RE SICK. # iStandWithBuhari firmly to the NEXT LEVEL.

So far, 18 States submitted their results out of 37
States Abuja included.
Buhari APC got 9,117,461.
Atiku PDP got 4,586,067
Difference: 4,528,394
IF YOU ARE STILL DOUBTING BUHARI’S VICTORY,
THEN CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BECAUSE YOU’RE
SICK.
# iStandWithBuhari firmly to the NEXT LEVEL.

The Sweetest thing about this election is that Pmb have succeeded in making obj political endorsement irrelevant, brings down the wings of kwankwaso,, End the political career of a certain brain box in ilorin and prove to Atiku that genuine love is greater than the one you bought with money.... Atikooted aka chop make I chop fc, how market??

Superman7:
Shut up. Don't say what you don't know.

you think I don't know Plateau people

# NigeriaDecide2019
After SE results we will attack with 4-3-3 formation

Four defenders: Kaduna (RB) Bauchi(CB) Katsina (CB)
Jigawa (LB)

Midfielders: Gombe (RCM) Sokoto (CDM) Zamfara
(LCM)

Attackers: Kebbi (ARW) Kano (Messi) Borno (CR7)

Keeper: Yobe (Manuel Neuer)

Richdad50:
Most Northern beggars and destitutes will have it rough in the next four years. The inhabitants of cities will hardly offer arms moving forward

#Richdad

as if you are better than them

Plateau people can drink for Atiku

Pastor; You will get married this year in Jesus name.

Me; Oh, I have two lovely kids and a wonderful husband

Pastor; I mean you will be married to Jesus this year.

Me;

(If you're atikulated hit like )

That is how they won the elections on Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest etc.

NEXT LEVEL ALL THE WAY!!!

The legal team of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned an emergency meeting for Tuesday, TheCable understands.
Coming on the heels of the rejection of the presidential election result by the main opposition party, the meeting is expected to discuss the next line of action.
The notice of meeting was sent by Kabir Turaki, former minister of special duties who unsuccessfully sought the presidential ticket of the PDP for the 2019 election.
The meeting, which will hold at the Legacy House, Abuja, is expected to start at 4pm.
Turaki, a senior advocate, told invitees to “appear in person” as there will be “no representation please”. “The legal works are about to begin,” a senior PDP official told TheCable.
The outcomes of all the previous elections, bar 2015, were challenged in court, although Olu Falae withdrew his case against President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999 after the intervention of prominent Nigerians.
President Buhari challenged all the previous elections he lost — in 2003, 2007 and 2011.

In 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan took the unprecedented step of conceding while the final result was yet to be announced.

https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-pdp-legal-team-summons-emergency-meeting/amp

# NigeriaDecide2019

After SE results we will attack with 4-3-3 formation
Four defenders: Kaduna (RB) Bauchi(CB) Katsina (CB) Jigawa (LB)
Midfielders: Gombe (RCM) Sokoto (CDM) Zamfara (LCM)
Attackers: Kebbi (ARW) Kano (Messi) Borno (CR7)

Keeper: Yobe (Manuel Neuer)

keep shut

as expected

Both teams believe strongly that they have the lead and it is certain that whoever loses would be unlikely to accept the results with the conviction with which both teams push the narrative that they are in the lead.
With the declaration of the Independent National Electoral Commission that the results would be declared in a not too distant future, one can reasonably begin to fear that something is going wrong or is about to. The collation is taking so much time and the toll of violence is rising. In 2015, we already knew who the next President was by Sunday afternoon.

It is not impressive that the elections so far have not reflected free and fair with some areas having experienced blood letting with deaths recorded, massive explosions, electoral disruptions, tribalist threats, burnt ballots and other such irregularities which have marred the ballot with the Senatorial candidate of a registered party even excluded from the ballot paper in Lagos state.
As it is clear now, two options are taking a home run towards the Presidency and they are the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari and his closest rival Atiku Abubakar. Their supporters have insisted that they are both winning in an election where there can be only one winner. Both teams believe strongly that they have the lead and it is certain that whoever loses would be unlikely to accept the results with the conviction with which both teams push the narrative that they are in the lead.

Right from the start of the electioneering, the groundwork of contestable and unacceptable result was laid with the early morning postponement on February 16, 2019. That postponement already created enough issues for whoever loses to base his faith upon that it was not a free and fair election with the complained low voter turnout yesterday being one of the complains linked to the postponement or the proliferation of sensitive materials which may have been used in polling units where there was disruption.

What we should call into question at this particular time is if Nigeria is Winning. What substantial change does the devil or the deep blue sea represent for the Nigerian state? Is any of the two choices the correct outcome for Nigeria?
What do we see in the next 4 years? Will aged Buhari take us to the Next Level? Will Atiku Get Nigeria Working while also making his friends rich? What substantial change can occur between 2019 and 2023 if either of the two candidates emerge? Atiku is Winning, Buhari is Winning. Nigeria may not be winning.
Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa writes from Obafemi Awolowo University. He is a Law Student. A Civil Rights Activist. A Public Policy and Economic Analyst. A public commentator, Legal opinion contributor and Opinion essayist with several reputable print and online media such as Premium Times (Campus Reporter), Sahara reporters, Lawyard.NG and several other outlets. He can be reached on

koyetolu@gmail.com. Twitter @Koye_tolu Linked In Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa

why whining?

fake

what da hell

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has won
with wide margin the senatorial elections results in
Ideato South Local Government Area (LGA) of the
state.


Running under the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Mr Okorocha who is from Ogboko, a village in the
LGA, scored 24, 102 votes to beat his closest
challenger, Jones Onyeriri of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).


Mr Onyeriri, a member of the House of
Representative polled a paltry 3108 votes. He was
closely followed by the candidate of the All
Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and a former
senator of the district, Osita Izunaso, who polled
2801 votes.

In the presidential polls, Muhammadu Buhari also
scored 20,663 votes in the LGA to beat Atiku
Abubakar, candidate of the PDP who polled 8,844
votes.

Action Alliance won the House of Representatives in
the LGA with 22,231 votes against the APC and PDP
who scored 5534 and 2266 respectively.
By this result, the outgoing governor has won one
of the 12 local governments in his Imo West (Orlu)
zone.

Other results from the zone are currently being
collated and summed up at the INEC office in Orlu
LGA amidst tight security and tension.

The governor is angling to replace Hope Uzodinma,
the senator of Imo West who, in turn, is angling to
replace Mr Okorocha in the governorship race
coming up on March 9, in what is considered the
first test of his political foray.

While Mr Okorocha is hoping to deliver the district
for President Buhari, he is also rooting for his son-
in-law, Uche Nwosu, candidate of the AA in the
upcoming governorship elections.

Mr Okorocha, while casting his vote earlier
Saturday, confirmed incidents of ballot box
snatching in some polling units in the state.
There were also several reported cases of invasion
and harassment by thugs mostly because there were
inadequate security personnel at polling centres
within the district.

Shortly before the governor’s arrival, PREMIUM
TIMES reported a journalist, duly accredited to cover
the polls, was harassed and briefly detained by the
thugs in Mr Okorocha’s polling unit 10:14 am. This
happened in the watching eyes of two female police
personnel at the centre.

Even when the journalist reported the matter to the
nearby Ogboko area command, he was further
advised by the police to “stay away from the area”.
The Imo West zone is famed to have produced most
of the notable names from the state.

Apart from being the largest senatorial district made
up of 12 LGAs, Imo west has since 1999 retained
the governorship seat of the state for 16 years
through Achike Udenwa (1999 – 2007) and now Mr
Okorocha (2011 – 2019) who governed two terms
each.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-east/315774-buhari-wins-in-okorochas-local-government-area.html

Buba Galadima, a political ally of Atiku Abubakar, the
presidential candidate of Nigeria’s main opposition in
Saturday’s presidential election, was arrested on
Sunday, his Peoples Democratic Party has said.
Specifics of the development were still unclear as
of press time, but the party’s spokesperson, Kola
Ologbondiyan, told PREMIUM TIMES it occurred in
Abuja.



“He was accosted on the road and arrested,” Mr
Ologbonyan said, adding that he was still making
efforts to obtain further details.

A host of opposition voices online quickly pointed at
the State Security Service as the agency responsible
for Mr Galadima’s arrest, and demanded his
immediate release.

A spokesperson for the SSS told PREMIUM TIMES
he could not immediately confirm or deny claims of
Mr Galadima’s arrest.

The news comes barely a few hours after a
spokesperson for President Muhammadu Buhari’s
campaign asked security agencies to arrest Mr
Galadima, who has been amongst the most vocal
spokespersons for the opposition.

Festus Keyamo accused Mr Galadima of recording a
video announcing Mr Abubakar winner of the
Saturday’s polls.

Mr Keyamo did not attach evidence of the purported
recording in his statement, which was published
Sunday afternoon in the media.

Also on Sunday afternoon, some PDP elements
released a statement, saying there was a credible
plot to arrest the party’s leaders and clampdown on
party loyalists running its election situation room in
Abuja.

Two persons who had been at the situation room
told PREMIUM TIMES they had evacuated following
news of Mr Galadima’s arrest.

It was yet unclear whether the arrest, which
PREMIUM TIMES has not independently confirmed,
was at the instance of Mr Keyamo’s statement.
Mr Abubakar is the main challenger to Mr Buhari in
the presidential poll, whose close results were still
being collated across the country.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/315765-nigerian-opposition-leader-buba-galadima-arrested.html

The party said Atiku who is its presidential candidate, is “in clear lead both in spread and total number of votes cast”.

The party made the call in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its spokesman, on Sunday afternoon, when collation is still ongoing at ward level in some states.
According to the PDP, “intelligence available to us is that INEC is delaying the announcement of results following directives by the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC), which are bent on altering the figures from the polling centers and allocate fictitious figures for President Muhammadu Buhari, particularly in northern states.”
It alleged that results are no more being transmitted, claiming “this is to enable the APC to inflate figures from six designated states.”
“We call on international observers and election monitors to insist on a transparent process of transmission of results and the monitoring thereof,” the party said.
“We already have reports of how APC governors in the northern states have been making desperate effort to tamper with the results of the elections in their respective states with the view to award conjured votes to President Buhari.”
It said Nigerians are monitoring the results as delivered at the polling centers and “any attempt to alter any figure will be faced with vehement resistance.”
The party added: “The INEC chairman should therefore extricate himself from the rejected APC and be on the side of the people, by immediately announcing the results as already delivered at the polling units and declare, the people’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the winner.

“Anything short of this is not acceptable to Nigerians, who had already expressed their wishes and aspiration at the polls.”

https://www.thecable.ng/pdp-to-inec-declare-atiku-winner-now/amp

That's better, now I can sleep for some few hours and not following all these fake results cycling around

haha, prediction my ass
that was just a wide guess.

the tension is very high

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has said that he would
accept the result of the presidential election even if
it did not go the way of the party.



The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Tinubu spoke with journalists after voting at Polling
Unit 047, Ward 3, Ikeja at 11:20am.

He said that the will of the electorate must be
respected, adding that as a true democrat, free and
fair elections must be protected.


Tinubu was, however, upbeat about his party’s
chances of winning the elections.

“If my party is voted out in this election, I will
accept it because it is the people’s verdict, that is
their decision. Any democrat that cannot accept a
result from a free and fair election is not worthy of
that name.

“As a true democrat, you must be able to accept
the results of a free and fair election.

“My hope and determination of my party is that we
are winning this election because we have the
support of the masses and if you look at our rallies,
it is an indication of our party’s popularity that we
are the populace.

“We are not talking about the elites or those that
are rich, but the poor masses, farmers, traders,
artisans and the common man who seek for
continuity,” he said.


Tinubu, however, rated the conduct of the elections
as successful so far, adding that though elections
were expensive, yet it remained the best way of
choosing leaders.


“The election has been successful so far, so good.
It has demonstrated the resilience of the people and
like the President has said; we have chosen the
best way in a difficult way.

“Democracy is the toughest way of selecting a
leader but the best system. With resilience of the
people and strong determination we are getting
there,” Tinubu said.


https://www.legit.ng/1223747-if-apc-voted-ill-accept-peoples-verdict-tinubu.html