Aregbesola Exposes How PDP Rigged Ekiti Election

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.

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.”

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.

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Brutus the giant crocodile attacks shark in Australia

Tourists in northern Australia have been left stunned by two fierce animals going head-to-head -- a massive saltwater crocodile wrestling with a bull shark in its jaws.

Andrew Paice was on an hour-long wildlife cruise on the Adelaide River with his partner and seven-year-old daughter on Tuesday when they spotted something unusual on the riverbank.

Earlier they had watched as crocodiles, including the huge 5.5-metre (18-feet) male known as Brutus, leapt out of the water to eat a piece of buffalo meat held out on a pole to them.

"It was on the way back to the jetty, we went past Brutus again, he was up on the bank," Paice told AFP from Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory on Wednesday.

Obanikoro will Responsibl​e For Any Death Of APC Members In Osun- Aregbesola

The Governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday evening said should anything happen to any member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun ahead of the August 9 election, the Minister of State, Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, should be held responsible.

The governor, at the launch of the students’ smart identity card at Salvation Army Middle School in Alekuwodo noted that it is on good authority that Obanikoro in conjunction with the Police Affairs Minister, Mr. Jelil Adesiyan have instructed security personnel to shoot and kill two of APC members.

He charged security agents to play by the rules, saying with what happened at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park Monday morning, where people who were supposed to campaign for APC were turned back by security agents while same security agents allowed People’s Democratic Party (PDP) campaign in Alekuwodo in Osogbo.

Aregbesola questioned what Musiliu Obanikoro is doing in Osun; noting that members of APC have been told to be law-abiding but with the recent provocation, people when pushed to the wall will react.‎

He said, “How could a party like the PDP be this desperate, Obanikoro with Jelili Adesiyan told the security agents that by the time two members of the APC are shot at and killed by the police, other members will learn from it, and with that the stiff resistance of APC will be destroyed.

Adeyeye blasts APC for saying Fayose’s victory was a stolen mandate

Minister of State for Works, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, yesterday faulted a recent statement credited to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, that the mandate given to the governor-elect of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose was a stolen mandate.

Adeyeye rubbished the threat by the APC national chairman that the party would form a parallel government should the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, rig the 2015 presidential election.

In a statement in Ado Ekiti , the Minister said, “It amounts to hatred for Nigeria as a nation and insult on Ekiti people for anyone to claim that the mandate freely given to Ayodele Fayose by the people of Ekiti State in the June 21 governorship election was a stolen one.

”Nigerians must begin to take note of what the APC intends to do in 2015 because it will definitely lose the presidential and other elections scandalously.
”By their attitude, any election they did not win is rigged.

We are Ready For osun Governoship Election- Jega

pmnewsnigeria - National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday said all was set for the Osun gubernatorial election slated for Saturday.

Jega announced this at a stakeholders’ forum organised by the commission ahead of the poll in Osogbo. “We have prepared adequately and meticulously to ensure that the election is free, fair and credible.
“We have paid a lot of attention to the training of our staff and ad hoc staff to use and we will protect members of the National Youth Service Corps we normally use.

“We have put measures in place to protect lives and property and to ensure that voters exercise their franchise in a peaceful environment,” he said.

The INEC chairman said the commission would ensure that ballot papers for the election had been serially printed to ensure they were not in another state.
According to him, INEC has also customised result sheets at every polling unit so that no politician can use them to produce unauthorised results.

PDP, APC guilty of ‘stomach infrastructure’ in Osun, Says Socialist Party

The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has accused the frontrunners in the 9 August governorship election in Osun state of ‘stomach infrastructure’ type of campaign.

The party claims that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are inducing voters with money, rice, milk and kerosene, a phenomenon known in Nigeria as ‘stomach infrastructure’.

“This ridiculous act of inducing poor voters with basic things like rice, milk, kerosene, etc, now referred to as Stomach Infrastructure has again underscored the low level governance in this country,” SPN said in a statement signed by Alfred Adegoke Kola Ibrahim, the party’s secretary in Osun.
SPN said it was worried that the two main parties associated with “this unwholesome act – APC and PDP – are both ruling political parties at the state and federal levels.”

“These same political parties have introduced anti-poor policies that deny the same mass of people the right to better living conditions without depending on handouts from politicians.

Tunde & Wunmi Obe (T.W.O) Debutes New Video-Wedding Day

Iconic music couple, Tunde and Wunmi Obe (T.W.O.), have released the video for their song –Wedding Day.

Two years after dropping their last single, the duo releases the song from their upcoming album “T.W.O Plus” and it features Teniim. 

Watch & Enjoy

The video which was directed by Clarence Peters and produced by Bayo Joseph of Bjay Productions, is a song of love and an advice on the institution of marriage which highlights and promotes Nigeria’s rich culture through a vibrant display of traditional costumes. channelstv

No More Election Manipulation in Nigeria – Pres. Jonathan at U.S-African Leaders Summit

President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said the days when a few politicians could hijack voting materials and manipulate the outcome of elections to their personal advantage were over in Nigeria.

He stated this on Monday in Washington DC at a meeting with Nigerian professionals in the United States on the sidelines of the ongoing
U.S.-African Leaders Summit.

Jonathan, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, says he remains committed to credible elections in the country come 2015.

He said: “The era when a few politicians, acting in concert with their hirelings and thugs to snatch voters cards, ballot papers and other electoral materials, is gone for good in Nigeria.

Osun 2014: 4 days to D-Day, Oyinlola, 10,000 others defect to APC

Oyinlola, a former National Secretary of the PDP, over the weekend had granted media interviews indicating that he would soon leave the PDP.

He had also written to the presidency on his intention to defect to APC since the party had lost confidence in his leadership.

The former governor had served as the national secretary of the ruling party until a court ruled that he was not properly elected, forcing him to step down.

Shortly after his removal by the court, a crisis soon broke out in the party leading him to join a faction that described itself as the “New PDP”.

Even when the Appeal Court ordered his reinstatement as the national secretary of the party, PDP ignored the court order and suspended him, citing anti-party activities.

Reacting to his defection to APC yesterday, the Osun State Secretary of the party, Prince Gboyega Famodun, said Oyinlola’s defection was a big plus not only to the party, but for the people of the state.
Alongside Oyinlola were over 10,000 followers from all the 30 local government areas of the state, including the area office, Modakeke.
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Al- Makura appears before panel, dismisses allegations

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Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has dismissed as spurious and unfounded the 16-count allegations of misconduct levelled against him by the state House of Assembly.

His lawyers also urged the panel to “enter a notice of dismissal of the impeachment notice served on the governor for wants of proof” of the allegations.

Al- Makura, who appeared on Monday before the seven-man panel constituted by the state Chief Judge, Suleiman Dikko, said appearing in person before the panel was to set the records straight and in line with his deep respect for the rule of law and the constitution of the Country.

The governor, who made his way into the premises of the state ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and headed straight into the Conference Hall of the building at about 10am amidst tight security, looked calm and unperturbed.

As soon as he was introduced to make his defense, Almakura told the investigative panel headed by Yusuf Shehu Usman that he had done nothing wrong in the course of discharging his responsibility as the governor of the state. He noted that up till the time of his appearing before the panel he was yet to be served any notice by the House of Assembly.

Al- Makura said: “I must state, Mr. Chairman, and panel members that making this appearance in person and for the records, I want to say I was not served any notice by the House of Assembly. I am appearing in response to the hearing notice served on me by the panel and my appearance is to defend myself and clear my name against these spurious and unfounded allegations made against me.

“I intend to defend myself during the proceedings by my representatives who will carry on. I have already prepared my defense and I have been informed by my counsel that it has been prepared and filed accordingly.”

He also hinted that those who preferred allegations against him and accused him of misconduct not only erred in the ways and manner they pursued their goals but violated the constitution of the country, stressing that at the proper time he would challenge them in Court for the violation of the constitution.

“What this panel is doing today is a call to duty in compliance with the constitution of Nigeria. The activities and result of this panel’s proceeding will determine the wellbeing of the state. I pray that God guides the panel to do what is right for the people of the state, the constitution and the country,” the governor stated.

However, shortly after the governor’s remarks, his counsel led by U. N Udechukwu (SAN) pleaded with the panel to allow the governor take his leave in order to attend to other matters concerning the state.

Lagos Doctor Who Treated Liberian Sawyer Tests Positive To Ebola Virus

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu  said on Monday said doctor who treated the Liberian man that died few days ago of Ebola Virus has tested positive to the Virus, . 

Late Patrick Sawyer flew in to Lagos en-route a trip to Calabar for an official assignment but fell ill in the aircraft.

Onyebuchi, also said that eight persons that had first degree contact with the Liberian before he got to the hospital had also been quarantined and are under strict observation.

Osun Guber: PDP Plans to Rig Ten L/G - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has identified ten  local governments in Osun state, where it alleged the People Democratic Party  plans to massively rig the August 9th governorship election.

Following its allegation that PDP may try to influence election  officials,  APC said that its agents will not sign any false results of the August 9th election emanating from compromised returning officer.

The alleged flash points include  Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ife South, Olurunda, Iwo, Ifelodun, Osogbo, Odo Otin and Aiyedade.

In a statement issued  on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly told the security agencies that he wants victory for his party at all costs, adding that such admonition  will definitely shape their perception of the election as a do-or-die affair. (thisdaylive)
 

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