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OSUN ELECTION UPDATE:
@pmnewsnigeria is reporting that former governor of Osun State, Isiaka Adeleke, could not vote as he fled from his home to avoid being arrested by security operatives. ‪#‎OsunDecides‬
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econity: wen did AIT became APC station.
Defeat can cause so many things eh.
Even loss of fact.

Loss of memory. Hay fever. Ebola invasion of brains

Fani-Kayode congratulates Aregbesola for defeating Omisore “convincingly”

August 10, 2014Press Release
Femi Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode
For the last two weeks I have been in the field in Osun state campaigning for my friend, brother and kinsman and my party’s candidate in the governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore. It has been a gruelling yet wonderful experience and I am very proud to have been part of the team and so deeply involved.
It is now 7.00a.m. in the morning and the final results of those elections have just been formally announced by INEC. They are as follows. Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the APC polled 394,684 votes whilst Senator Iyiola Omisore of the PDP polled 292,747 votes. It is clear from the foregoing that Aregbesola has not only won but he has also won convincingly.
I hereby congratulate him and his party on their victory. I commend INEC for conducting a free and fair election in which there was no rigging. I commend the security agencies for maintaining law and order and ensuring that no-one was killed or maimed.
I salute the courage of my friends and colleagues in the PDP in Osun state for putting up a good fight. I thank my kinsmen and the good people of my district, zone and hometown Ile-Ife particularly for standing by the PDP in this election and delivering virtually all the votes in their four local government areas to our son and candidate Senator Iyiola Omisore.
This is democracy and the will of the people must be respected. You win some and you lose some yet the struggle continues. Though we lost this one we are not deterred. As a matter of fact the battle has just started and we are deeply encouraged and touched by the massive suppport that we received from many quarters.
We shall continue to proudly fly the flag of the PDP and we shall continue to work and fight for a better Nigeria. God bless the good people of Osun state. God bless Nigeria.

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felifeli: Idi0t , Some of those houses have been built before my grandfather was born and when your grandfathers were still covering their bodies with banana leaf

I think you nail it!

People who have been walking about naked or in palm-fronds cannot be boasting of newer clothes over those who have piles of 'worn-out' clothes. I believe this is the lot of benin and yoruba peoples. These two peoples have ancient civilization in their kitty unlike those whose forest habitats are now being turned to real human enclaves. Thanks to modern nation -Nigeria.

[b]Boko Haram takes over Gwoza, new Emir’s whereabouts unknown

August 6, 2014Ola' Audu
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau
The immediate past emir, Mr. Timta’s father, was killed on May 30 by the Boko Haram sect.
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One of the largest towns in Borno state, Gwoza, is now totally under the control of the extremist Boko Haram sect, residents and a security official have said.
Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen, dressed in military uniforms, in the wee hours of Wednesday, invaded the rocky border town while riding on different types of armoured vehicles and trucks, residents said.
They initially attempted an attack on the town on Tuesday but were said to have been repelled. But on Wednesday, at about 4:00 a.m., the insurgents mobilised and launched a major offensive, residents said.
Witnesses, who telephoned journalists from Gwoza, said the gunmen first dislodged soldiers guarding the town, took over some of their arms before attacking fleeing residents.
As usual, members of the Gwoza community had to turn to the rocky mountains for refuge.
A resident of Gwoza who spoke to journalists from his mountainous hideout, using weak signals from Cameroon’s major national carrier, ‘Orange’, said: “ Most of us are up in the mountains, many may have been killed, but from our height here we could see the Boko Haram people driving some armoured tanks with iron wheel towards the direction of the Emir’s palace.”
“I lost a friend with whom we were fleeing when a bullet hit him from behind. We are scared, we don’t know what will become of us by night fall because the entire town is now taken over by the terrorists,” said the caller who would not mention his name for fear of being targeted.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the new Emir of Gwoza, Muhammed Timta, escaped to an unknown destination, even as fears mounted amongst residents that he could have been captured by the insurgents.
The immediate past emir, Mr. Timta’s father, was killed on May 30 by the Boko Haram insurgents.
Some parts of Gwoza, especially behind the rocky mountain that borders Cameroon had been taken over by Boko Haram, who sacked the residents and hoisted their flags in June.
The military is yet to comment on the recent takeover of the town by the insurgents, but had vowed to dislodge them from the town after the June attack.
A top source at the Borno State Police Command, however, confirmed that the police was aware of the attack and the ongoing occupation of Gwoza by the insurgents.
The source, who sought anonymity as he was not permitted to speak to journalists, said: “We have received signals from Bama that Gwoza is under attack, but we could not give details now because the Commissioner of Police himself is out of town.”
Apart from the attack on Gwoza, gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, also attacked and used explosives to bomb a bridge near Garkida Village of Hawul Local Government Area.
The bridge is located near the spot where the late Emir of Gwoza was attacked and killed in May when he was travelling alongside two other emirs to attend the burial of the late Emir of Gombe.
Attacks on Borno communities by the Boko Haram sect have continued despite the state of emergency imposed on the state last year.
The insurgents are said to have killed over 13,000 people since 2009.
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Washington restated his call for more international collaboration to defeat the Boko Haram sect and other such groups across Africa and the world.
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Can somebody confirm that the Liberian woman-president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf shunned US conference just because of ebola!
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wordcat: But the American doctor is stil alive. How come this Nigerian doctor died so quickly?

Because Gej is in US!

[color=#990000]Nigerian nurse dies of Ebola
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A Nigerian nurse who treated Patrick Sawyer has died from Ebola virus, the government has confirmed.
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nora544: I know since a long time that adeboye is a fraudster and a liar!!!!!!!!!!

He is a business man who want that his company is working and all in the name to be a real christian!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is clear that using more than three Interjection/Exclamatory marks (!!!) in a sentence is a sign of extreme lunacy.

Force Vs. Force: How two military officers died…just because of girlfriend
There was confusion on Sunday morning after two military officers, identified as Hilary and Sheu Abdullahi, died after a brutal clash.
How Nigerian Military Arrested 14 Key Members Of Boko Sect In Maiduguri
Nigerian soldiers
Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened at a popular night club on Pen Crescent, Apapa area of Lagos.
The PUNCH learnt from a reliable source that Hilary, a corporal in the Nigerian Army, had gone to the club with his girlfriend who was donned in a military outfit.
The source said, “The bouncers at the club stopped the lady and challenged her, asking if she was a soldier. But Hilary asked why they would question his girlfriend in his presence.
“Abdullahi, a naval officer, who was equally at the club with his girlfriend, came out to intervene. After listening to the bouncers, he told Hilary it was wrong for his girlfriend to wear a military uniform when she was not one. That was how Hilary left the bouncers and decided to tackle Abdullahi.”
Another source told our correspondent that the fight began after Abdullahi slapped the soldier’s girlfriend for disrespecting him.
He said, “The soldier was angry and went after the naval officer. He stabbed him with a jackknife and he died on the spot.”
Our correspondent gathered that Abdullahi’s colleagues, after getting wind of the situation, mobilised to the scene.
It was learnt that in retaliation, the men pounced on Hilary, and beat him to a pulp.
The affray was said to have escalated after the soldier gave up in their hands.
A resident was said to have made a distress call to policemen at the Apapa Police Division who arrived the scene on time to prevent further bloodshed.
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Lelma Kolle, while confirming the incident, said the police made two arrests at the scene.
He said, “Yes, the incident happened. Actually, two people died. We received a distress call from someone that there was a situation at the club and we instantly rushed to the scene. We were able to bring the situation under control and prevent further loss of lives. It was just unfortunate that by the time we got there, the two officers had died. But the police arrested two military officers in connection with the incident.”
He added that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, and the corpses of the slain officers, deposited in the mortuary.
The Army Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Omale Ochagwuba, said he was at a programme and would appreciate if our correspondent could visit his office.
The Command Information Officer of the Western Naval Command, Lieutenant Commander Way Olabisi, said he would get back to our correspondent on the incident.
Culled from: THEPUNCH

EXPOSED: How PDP rigged Ekiti election using electronic ballot papers with a rigging device…Haba!!!
The governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has hit the nail on the head on Tuesday by exposing the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) rigging method in Ekiti State governorship election.
Ekiti Poll: The New Lessons
Ekiti Poll

He stated that there are strong suspicions that the PDP used scientific rigging in Ekiti by using suspected electronic ballot papers with a rigging device and therefore educated people on how to prevent such trend in Osun.
Aregbesola stated this at the final mega rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at Osogbo City Stadium in Osogbo, the state capital on Tuesday.”
[b]He said: “If it is true or not, God has exposed how they rigged Ekiti election, and the secret is very simple. What to do is that when you touch the ink, ensure that the ink is not in excess and exercise patience before you thumbprint the space, which has the symbol of a broom and also allow it to dry before putting it inside the box.
“For those of you who are literate enough, write down the serial number of the ballot paper and use your phone to take its picture. This is a top secret, as I am saying it, they are getting shocked that the secret has been exposed.
“They are pretending with their utterances that they want free and fair election. It is a lie. Their intention is to rig. What we suspect that they did was that there are two tiny wires inside the ballot paper, therefore, they instructed the people to fold the ballot paper vertically since they don’t want the wires to cut. The secret is that people should refold the paper at the top and down before thumb-printing the APC logo,” Aregbesola said.[/b]
The governor added that he deliberately kept the secret till now with a view to making it too late to try anything funny.
He stressed that the development so far witnessed in the state is the foundation, promising that before the end of this year, his administration would complete the various model schools that will accommodate 100,000 pupils in the elementary, middle, and high schools.
The governor also promised to dualise Osogbo-Ilesa road, Ogbomoso-Osogbo road, passing through Ifon Ilobu and Iwo-Osogbo.
He said his administration in the last three and a half years has redefined governance in the state through unprecedented projects and provision of social services in all sectors of governance. Aregbesola said there is no justification to vote for PDP in Osun, challenging the opposition to point at a single project that indicates the presence of the Federal Government in the state.
“This is their 15th year in power; they started Ilesa to Osogbo road, they did not complete it; they started Ogbomoso to Osogbo, it remains uncompleted. They are fraudsters and liars. He therefore, urged the people not to fear and admonished the security agencies to do their jobs [color=#000099][/color]in accordance with the laid-down rules and procedure to guarantee the rights of the people to vote without intimidation.
By Kehinde Ayantunji
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barcanista: Rauf is The People's Man

No Vacancy In Osogbo Govt. House

APC!!!

Change

[b]BREAKING: Nasarawa Impeachment fails as panel dismisses all charges against ‎Governor Al-Makura

August 5, 2014Muhammad Ahmad
Tanko Al-Makura, governor of nasarawa state
Tanko Al-Makura, governor of nasarawa state
The lawmakers had vowed not to appear before the panel.
The seven-member panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Umaru Al-Makura has dismissed all the charges.
The panel dismissed the charges after concluding its work and listening to the counsel to the Assembly on Tuesday morning.
The State Assembly had on Monday declared the inauguration of the panel by the State Chief Judge, Suleiman Dikko, as unconstitutional saying it would stay away from the probe.
But on Tuesday, the Assembly made a u-turn, and sent a legal team led by Ocha Ulegede to represent it before the panel.
The other members of the Assembly’s legal team were John Mathew, P. A. Daffi, Steven Idikwu, Ache Obande and Abraham Aruta.
The legal team arrived at the venue of the sitting around 8.45 a.m. and took the seats marked for the state assembly.
The legal team said the panel was breaching the Nigerian constitution.
Mr. Ulegede then presented a protest letter written by the legislators and argued that some members of the panel were also members of a political party and that their appointments negated the provision of Section 188 in the composition of the panel.
He said that the provision did not give the Chief Judge absolute power to appoint members of the panel.
Mr. Ulegede also said the provision stated that panel members must not belong to any political party, be a government appointee or be a person with questionable character.
The legal team said the panel had no right to set guidelines for the conduct of the sitting.
“Section 188 of the constitution spelt out clearly how the panel should be composed. They are three fundamental issues among which is that member of the panel cannot be a card carrying member of a political party. They cannot hold government appointment and that the panel does not have the power to set the rules of proceeding guiding the sitting”.
The legislators’ legal team said two members of the seven-member panel, Abdu Usman and Mohammed Keana, are members of the Peoples Democratic Part, PDP.
The legal team also said Joel Galadima is on the payroll of the state government.
Mr. Ulegede told the panel that the house does not recognize the panel and then requested to leave the premises.
After the panel heard the protest of the counsel to the State Assembly, it went on a brief recess.
When it resumed from the recess, the panel, which had listened to Mr. Al-Makura on Monday, dismissed the 16 charges against the governor.
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Firefire: In those good OLD DAYS! Not anymore

You mean when the EFCC was still sleeping?

[color=#990000]Why I Respect Aregbesola And Detest Jonathan For The Way He Has Treated The Yorubas – Femi Fani-Kayode
Jonathan, Aregbesola and the Yoruba nation
Jonathan, Aregbesola and the Yoruba nation
“…Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is not only a personal friend, but he is also a man that I have always had immense respect for. Rauf was one of those that manned the ramparts in those difficult days and risked all to fight for the interests of our people and to restore our dignity, our glory and our self-respect. Unlike others, he did not compromise and do dirty deals behind closed doors with the military but instead he stood firm with an iron will and a strong resolve to face the challenge of that day and fight a good fight.
For this alone and for his marvelous works in Osun state as governor in the last three years, history and posterity will be very kind to him. I say this because never in the history of our country has the Yoruba suffered so much shame, marginalisation, humiliation, insults, contempt, aggression and disgrace as they have under the present dispensation and under the auspices of the Federal Government of President Goodluck Jonathan.
They have literally brought us to our knees and deprived and denied us, with relish, of our rightful place in
the scheme of things in the Nigerian contraption. Under this government we do not have any positions in the top twenty key positions in this country. We cannot get jobs for our teeming youths or the kind of opportunities that are freely given to others. Our businessmen cannot get a fair share of government patronage and that which they already had and that they acquired before the advent of Goodluck is being whittled down and taken away from them.
“Worst still, the President has flippantly referred to our people as “rascals” on a number of occasions. Things have never been this bad for our people at the Federal level. I am constrained to say that I have nothing but contempt for the way that the Federal government is presently being run and I have no qualms about criticising the performance. The truth is that this government is fast living up to it’s reputation of being utterly clueless and manifestly dishonest.”
“Worse still their incompetence, whether it is to do with the handling of security matters or the economy has no bounds and knows no end. Jonathan has betrayed the goodwill of the Yoruba. The man doesn’t seem to have a clue about anything. First, he has no clue about governance – it appears as if he does not even have any slightest idea of what he wants to do. He never thought of becoming President and what he would do as President. He was just talking of transformation and I don’t even think he knows the meaning of transformation. The man is just being pushed around everywhere and to anywhere.”
- Chief Femi Fani-Kayode
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[b]These are the comments credited to PDP members:
PDP Mega Rally In Osun State:
Anenih is PDP Conscience and father of our Party~PDP National Secretary
Osun State is only state that is using "State of Osun" hence Osun people's are suffering~ Biodun Olujimi.
APC is a Boko Haram Party~Fani Kayode.
Let me speak English hence APC will not say Fayose cannot speak good English~Ayo Fayose.
Let me speak yoruba hence APC will not say or accuse me that l cannot speak Yoruba ~ Dimeji Bankole
It is time to repeat what we did in Ekiti few weeks ago~Tony Anenih
Omisore was in prison when he was voted as Senator and GOD released him. Now, God has release Omisore to be Governor~ Tony Anenih
Omisore is one of the best Electrical Engineer in Nigeria because he had executed many project especially Political Project~ Namadi Sambo
Bismillah Rahman Raheem, Glory be to GOD for this Mamonth Crowd. Osun is PDP ,PDP is Osun~Adamu Muazu(PDP National Chairman)
l thank all of you for staying long here. Osun will be birthday gift for My Deputy.~President Jonathan
I will not bore you with our project in South west as we have distributed flyers so that you can view it.~President Jonathan
Omisore is a grassroot person because he is different from those who stay on hilltop.~President Jonathan
Osun will be properly Policed.~President Jonathan.
We promise you that we will work with Omisore to develop Osun.~President Jonathan.
Bring Omisore to us and l will develop you.~President Jonathan.
I assure you that l will win Osun.~Omisore
Show your voters card~ Omisore
Tee So Ju Eee~ Omisore 4 Gov.
SIMPLY AMAZING, THANK GOD FOR A SUCCESSFUL RALLY!!!

The OSUN PDP Mega Rally of today was fantastic.

The President, Vice President, National Chairman of the PDP and all the big wigs of the Party from all over the country graced the event. All the Osun State leaders of the Party were present and the Programme was successful.

The crowd was mammoth and ecstatic. The enthusiasm was overwhelming and convincing. And the message was loud and clear: Aregbesola's tenure is over!!!
The crowd outside the stadium was much more than the one inside but they all have just same message; vote Aregbesola out next Saturday.

Since the beginning of the week there has been an influx of "returnee PDP members" who once strayed to the APC, but having seen the hand writing of defeat on the wall, have been coming back to take positions in the PDP campaign train.
This is indeed a movement of the masses in the direction of the PDP. Victory looks so so so sure with one man one vote.

The occasion was for Senator Omisore to say thank you and not to start making fresh promises. He had in the last one month visited every community and ward in the State and had made all the pledges and promises to them. He had educated them extensively on the various shortcomings of the Aregbesola's regime and why it must be voted against.

Without the spoken word, the people understood his body movement. They have rejected Aregbesola and no magic, no miracle, could avert this impending doom for the APC.

We congratulate all the citizens and residents of Osun State for this change of government that will be ratified on August 9, 2014.
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I quote someone from online comment on this news in TRIBUNE, enjoy it...;

"Omisore up till now, has over flogged the reasons why Osun people should reject Aregbesola, but in my opinion, he has failed to tell us why same Osun people should accept him. In other words, I’d never read anywhere or heard him or his campaign people speak of the things he wants to do once elected to the covet office. All I’ve read and heard so far were knocks & jeers for Aregbesola’s programs on roads, education and other welfare of Osun people from his quarters.

Where is Omisore’s manifesto if he has any? What are the visions of his mission in the
government house of Osun State if commissioned by the people? These questions are fundamental and begging for an urgent answer as the clock tick towards Aug. 9; otherwise removing Aregbeshola as a mere intrinsic act or only just for the purpose, without a viable alternative for a pragmatic re-engineering and robust rejuvenation of the state’s resources towards socio-political and economic transformation of its people will only amount to cutting our nose to spite our face."

IF THIS IS TRUE, IT CONFIRMS THAT AREGBESOLA HAS DONE HIS LEVEL BEST. HE WILL NOT STEAL MONEY FROM BENIN REPUBLIC TO PAY SALARIES. GET ALL THE SALARIES, SEE NO PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. IT IS PAINFUL (DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURES), BUT "NO PAINS, NO GAINS".
STOMACHSTRUCTURES ALSO HAVE ITS OWN PAINS; IT ENDS AND INCREASES OFF-LOADING OF SOAK-AWAY. IT LASTS FOR EVERY 24 HOURS!

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lekkie073: Arrangee masitas ooooooo

Your Brain (Gej) is making U-turn from this your well-worn path you goons have been describing as scam. Are you people robots that you refuse to let go the poison sold to you in your system.

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jakiedudu: As far as my Family and I are concern, APC = supporters of APC.

Long when the brain has made a u-turn and regretted an action, alas the mouth is still ranting. Your brain (Metuh) says it's an error and it's a way of destruction to your survival, you still insist. Are you metuh(brain)LESS?

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patrickmuf: If you want him to proffer solutions, then vote him/his party in...

SMART RESPONSE. BUT CAN HE UNDERSTAND IT?

Smoker's widow awarded $23 bn in punitive damages in Florida

© AFP
Text by FRANCE 24
Latest update : 2014-07-20
A Florida jury has awarded the widow of a chain smoker who died of lung cancer punitive damages of more than 23 billion dollars in her lawsuit against the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the second-biggest cigarette maker in the United States.

The judgment, returned on Friday night, was the largest in Florida history in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a single plaintiff, according to Ryan Julison, a spokesman for the woman’s lawyer, Chris Chestnut.

Cynthia Robinson sued the cigarette maker in 2008 over the death of her husband, Michael Johnson.

Johnson, a hotel shuttle bus driver who died of lung cancer in 1996 at age 36, smoked one to three packets a day for more 20 years, starting at age 13, Chestnut said.

"He couldn't quit. He was smoking the day he died," the lawyer told Reuters on Saturday.

During the four-week trial, lawyers for Robinson argued that R.J. Reynolds was negligent in informing consumers of the dangers of consuming tobacco and this led to Johnson contracting lung cancer from smoking cigarettes.

After 11 hours of jury deliberations, the jury returned a verdict granting compensatory damages of 7.3 million dollars (5.4 million Euros) to the widow and the couple's child, and 9.6 million dollars to Johnson's son from a previous relationship.

The same jury deliberated for another seven hours before deciding to award Robinson the additional sum of 23.6 billion dollars in punitive damages, according to the verdict forms.

R.J. Reynolds plan to appeal the court decision and verdict, vice president and assistant general counsel J. Jeffery Raborn said.

The landmark award was "far beyond the realm of reasonableness and fairness," he charged in a statement.

‘Grossly excessive’

Reynolds is "confident that the court will follow the law and not allow this runaway verdict to stand," Raborn added, calling the damages "grossly excessive and impermissible under state and constitutional law."

Chestnut countered, "This wasn't a runaway jury, it was a courageous one."

Robinson's lawsuit originally was part of a large class-action litigation known as the "Engle case," filed in 1994 against tobacco companies.

A jury in that case returned a verdict in 2000 in favour of the plaintiffs awarding 145 billion dollars in punitive damages, which at the time was the largest such judgment in US history.

That award, however, was tossed out in 2006 by the Florida Supreme Court, which decertified the class, agreeing with a lower court that the group was too disparate and each smoker smoked for different reasons.

But the court said the plaintiffs could file lawsuits individually. Robinson was one of them.

The Florida high court also let stand the jury's findings that cigarettes are defective, dangerous and cause disease, and that Big Tobacco was negligent, meaning those issues did not have to be re-litigated in future lawsuits.

Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of premature death in the United States, killing nearly half a million Americans each year, health experts say.

Some 18 percent of Americans now smoke, down from 42 percent in the 1960s.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP and REUTERS)

Date created : 2014-07-20