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“We will deal decisively with all sponsors of violence. I have given the security services clear directives in this regard. We will show that violence in any form will no longer be tolerated before, during and after the elections.” With these belated but reassuring words, President Muhammadu Buhari signified the determination of the Federal Government to ensure that the rerun legislative polls in Rivers State billed for tomorrow will be conduct free, fair and safe manner. We want to see these words matched with concrete action during these rerun elections in which many State House of Assembly, Senate and House of Representatives posts rendered vacant at the Election and Appeal Tribunals will be contested for by registered political parties. In readiness for the elections, the Nigerian Police have sent the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 6, Mr Baba Bolanta, to take charge in addition to three Commissioners of Police already drafted. The Police have also mobilised 6,000 regulars as well as 16 units of the Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) who will join men and women of the Rivers State Police Command to provide security. The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Commission (NSCDC) have also deployed 2,000 personnel. These and other underground security and military officials were mustered in view of the tension and violence that pervaded the run up to, and during, the 2015 general elections as well as the build-up to the current rerun. The 2015 elections in the state were overshadowed by unprecedented spates of killings. For instance, a fact finding mission led by the former Chairman of the Nigerian Commission on Human Rights (NCHR), Prof Chidi Odinkalu, disclosed that 97 people were killed between November 2014 and April 2015. While the All Progressives Congress. APC alleged that 32 of its members have already been killed since the date for the rerun polls was fixed, Governor Nyesom Wike, who launched a special security programme recently, however, insisted that those killed were cult members who died during clashes between rival gangs. We call on all stakeholders, especially Governor Wike and the leader of the APC in the state, Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, to stop their sabre-rattling and lead by example. All political parties must cooperate with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies for the elections to succeed. We urge the INEC and security agencies to do their jobs professionally and not see themselves as agents of vested political interests so as not to encourage anyone to resort to “self-help” and compromise the safety of voters, electoral officials and innocent citizens. The Rivers rerun polls must be free, fair, credible and peaceful

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/621635/

Abeg where Asari dey? I'm sure not in Nigeria.

No snake here.... just passing by....

These days love no blind again o
Love dey speak english

God can still use your "mess up" for miracle in someone's life. Remember you a vessel in His hands.
Your ways are not His ways. Stop worrying and let God do what He has started with u.
Thank Him for the mistakes.
Like Paul says, "I have not come to entice you with words..."

Thank God she is alive. May God heal and perfect her healing.

By Bunmi Sofola

When Bukky’s husband died suddenly of a heart attack in his early 60s, she was inconsolable. They’d been inseparable over the decades and the obituary she put in the papers would draw tears from a sadist’s eyes. She cut a pitiable figure as her husband laid in state in the beautiful expensive casket she had insisted be bought. As sympathizers filed past the corpse, a little boy of about ten stood rooted to the spot, gazing with the morbid fascination children have for the dead The widow was now curious. “Whose child is that’
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She wanted to know thinking he might be a relative’s child. Nobody offered an answer in spite of the fact she could be heard loud and clear. That really made her suspicious. She then asked one of her daughters to find out who the little boy was. The daughter shrugged and told her mother they would discuss the matter later. That she knew who the boy was.

She quickly forgot her grief and comported herself. Were people laughing at her show of deep bereavement, knowing of the little boy’s presence and probably her mother’s? Or do they feel sorry for her? Talk about the wife being the last to know! But did that make her departed husband any less the wonderful husband and father she remembered him to be?

“That’s hardly the point, is it?” She said heatedly a few weeks after the funeral. “He succeeded in deceiving me over the years. Things like this happen all of the time for heaven’s sake. Everyone has their skeletons rattling in the cupboard and I would have preferred my late husband to tell me about the existence of a child rather than find out in this cruel way. I mean you can imagine how desperate the boy’s mother would have been for her little son to pay his last respect to his father.

“She’d carefully dressed him up in his best suit and the boy had obviously been schooled not to utter a word. He just stared. I will never forget that scene as long as I live. It is sad that we were married for so long without my husband trusting me enough to tell me of the existence of a lover with whom he had a child who was as precious to him as my children.”

Wouldn’t it have saved a lot of people unnecessary heartaches if Buki’s husband had come clean about his other child before he died? And poor Buki’s daughter was so afraid to tell her mum about her half-brother for fear of what? Some years back, I was with a relation when she had this male visitor who looked a bit apologetic as he was ushered in. He’d obviously discussed money matters with her as she presented him with a fat envelope. His gratitude was touching, refusing the offered refreshments, he bolted out of the door. “That was my half-brother” Wemi, my relative told me, “but my mum knows nothing about him, and I will be the last person to tell her.’

Apparently, Wemi’s mum is the type who has a tight control over her husband. He’d promised her when they got married that he would never take a second wife. But did that mean he would never have children by other women? Wemi was just 15 when her half-brother was born. “My dad never acknowledge him publicly for fear mum would leave him,” she said . “As a matter of fact, it was the lad who came to introduce himself to me when he got admission into a polytechnic and his mother couldn’t afford the fees. He was a spitting image of my dad too and I promised to see him through his higher education. Since then, he’d always been there for me whenever I want anything done – unlike my full siblings.

“When I asked dad about him, he looked a bit frightened. He pleaded I shouldn’t tell my mum but when I told him that I’d already agreed to see the poor lad through school, he was so pathetically grateful that I felt sorry for him. Why was he hiding the child? What about the poor boy’s mother? I later learnt she hadn’t married well and her three other children weren’t better off than my half-brother. A little financial help from dad from time to time would have made a lot of difference. The thing is dad had been in trouble with the law once and it was mum’s family that bailed him out. But that doesn’t mean he has to be grateful to her for the rest of his life.”

Wemi’s dad finally kicked the bucket early this year and the truth was out when the obituary came out with the man’s name as the third child. He’s done well at school and has a very good businesses selling cell phones and SIM cards to various outlets all over the place. “Mum pretended to be shocked at first,” Wemi said. “But I had this feeling she knew all along about this man (you can hardly call him a boy now!). He formally met mum before the funeral and on the day of the funeral reception, his table was impressive. It was with pride that I poached choice wine and food from his wife who showed me more respect than my siblings and their partners! I was proud of the difference I made in his life.

“I wish dad were alive to see how well turned out his secret son had been.

He knew he was doing well, but he would never guess it was well enough to almost outshine his other ‘legitimate’ children. Nobody gives a damn these days how you have your child or with whom as long as that child is not delinquent!”

Thankfully, as far as the law goes now, there’s no ‘illegitimate’ child as long as such child is acknowledged by its dad. This will surely bring some sanity to inheritance law and the right of the ‘other’ child

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/the-daughter-who-took-financial-responsibility-for-her-dads-love-child/

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eddykisses1:
Shaiba, if na ur hundred dollar wetin u go do?

Nothing.
Killing the rat wont bring back the parts that were eating off.
Work for another on and this time keep it safe

So sad. Feel sad for the children more. Hope they make it in life.

RIP

The argument must have been over the years and was never resolved.

Happy Birthday Princess.

Lovely and great kid you have there.

Give her the space she needs means u respect her wish. U can reply by encouraging her on her new decision and that u r there for her if she needs to talk. Explain in a few words how she will be missed by you pointing those unique things about her (such as smile, how she pronounces certain words). Wish her well.

While you are waiting I think its time you also look inwards. What do you want in life and how you can achieve this. Get busy, give yourself some me time. Its not going to be easy but try.

We do a lot of crazy things when in love and our emotions don't let us see things clearly. The heart wants what the heart wants even that which is worse for it.

Short cut to the finish line

Awesome!!!
I just love it.

here to read comments. curious too

this is not justifiable. The rat saw food and human being saw a hundred dollar bill
Different view, different priority.

Redomi:
Please this is a serious issue

Have u tried reporting to the police? He should have parents, friends, brothers, sisters, some other relatives that u could extract information from. Places he visits could also help, or major parks around the area.

Its quite unfortunate and the time is short. I suggest that while searching for him, Mr Akinkuotu should try to have a second plan to see his wedding through. The money must have been spent already or stolen from the young man in question

I pray this guy is caught on time

Sorry o OP

the picture plenty... make I ask Dasuki, e fit sabi am

I wonder why Wayne's friends didn't tell him he looks like u
U r unique and nice just the way u r, don't need anyone telling u otherwise.

You look like You

Police is your friend

If I lie see the expression of the policeman

Reiyvinn:
Madam nobody is selling anybody "out"

she will just eat his cucumber and pay him for it c'est fini!

If you no gree, him go help you gree.

Mtcheww you no know wetin N398 Million be shey?


check my signature jare.

Thank you.
like I said I am worth more than this.
I am an original and I still say NO
check my signature

hybridtm:
U too dey lie joor...even for 5k..u go gree..na u dem wan smash

How old are you?

I don't sell out people who mean so much to me. I'm one with few friends and I keep them.
I got to go back to work now. I'm worth more than this amount.
Money is good but it isn't everything

No

MzPecs:
Fake news!

So the poster was there when everything happened?

Abi o
It seems he knows more to this issue.

she has been planning it a long time ago. Else how would she have known it was the head that need the knife.

A toddler bites her tip, she probably screams, maybe spank the child, drops the child and the only thing she could think of in the midst of pain is a big knife to cut the head of a toddler.

I ts either she is insane or has planned it before now.

BTW where the papa?

End time rat

Use the 15k to buy a conscience then ask yourself if this was your sister how would you advise her

I have a few of them I found in my late grandma's stuff.
I think its cool

I wish you a very happy birthday.

U can smell a lie and scam a mile away

Just met some one on BB and bang!! wants to buy apple phones and such and ship them to me in Nigeria

Quietly take a filled out a teller of the account they sent u (don't pay any money) and send a snap shot ask him to refund your money.
So u r even. He sent snap shot of phone and u send snap shot of money, shekina

On a serious note we have to be careful especially this season.
Be wise

Creepy!!!!