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The Nigeria Police Force on Monday made
a U-turn on its earlier warning to voters to
stay away from polling centres after
exercising their civic duty on days of
elections.
The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman
Abba, had on Thursday said there was no
need for voters to stay back after casting
their votes because two or three policemen
would be stationed at every polling unit to
guard their votes.
“Cast your votes and go and cool down. If
you remain there, there is a likelihood that
you will commit an offence,’’ he had said.
But the Chairman, Independent National
Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, the All
Progressives Congress, the Peoples
Democratic Party and others faulted the
warning, saying there was no aspect of
the electoral law that prohibited voters
from stay behind to monitor ballot
counting.
“As many of the voters may wish to
remain to see the actual counting of the
votes after voting has ended,” Jega had
stated.
However, the Force Public Relations Officer,
Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a telephone
interview with one of our correspondents,
said that people could stay behind as long
as they maintained the peace, and obeyed
the electoral guidelines.
“Anybody who commits any offence
against the Electoral Act would be dealt
with in line with the law. Voters are free to
stay behind if they chose to,” Ojukwu
stated.
Credit:www.punchng.com/news/police-make-a-u-turn-say-voters-can-protect-votes/

she just die like that??tufiakwa..
i was down for several days but i took panadol n got well.
i have walked tru the most dangerous valley of the shadow of death but here i am today,hale and hearty.
Yes they set many traps for me but i wasn't caught by any of them.
.i gv credit to the maker of heaven and earth..he who thinks well of me all the time.Im alive today cos he liveth.baba oshe
hit**like** if God has bn faithful to you since the beginning of dis year.

LAGOS — Christopher Ezekiel, who is currently being investigated by the Lagos State Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba over the death of his facebook lover, Adekemi Faboro, has revealed how she died.

Recounting the incident that led to the victim’s death, the father of two said this was actually the second time he was visiting her house in Lagos.
He said: “I met her online sometime between September and October 2014 on facebook and we began to chat. Early this year she came to Sagamu to visit me and she spent two days with me. She actually came on Friday and went back to Lagos on Saturday.

“I have an apartment where I work in Sagamu but my wife and children live in another apartment in Ibadan. I came to see her in Lagos around first week of March where I spent the weekend with her. This was the second time I visited her.
“On that fateful evening, we went out, spent quality time together and later retired to her apartment and slept.

‘’At about midnight, she began to complain about headache and then she started coughing. She coughed for a long while. It was when the coughing persisted that I had to go and knock on her next neighbours’ door to help me locate a nearby hospital, since I am not familiar with Lagos terrain.
“So with the help of her neighbours, we went to a nearby private hospital (names withheld). After examining her condition, she was referred to the general hospital. At this time, her condition was getting worse, yet I did all I could to get her to the hospital.

“With the assistance of her neighbours, we made it to Ifako General Hospital in Ogba. By the time they began to attend to her, she had ed on. I am not in any way responsible for her death.”
Ezekiel was arrested over the death of his facebook lover, Adekemi, who died during his visit to her apartment at 5, Folorunsho Street, off Ajayi Road, Ogba.

It was learned that the suspect’s wife who works with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in Ibadan, was at the State Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, last Wednesday to see her husband.

Confirming the incident, Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said autopsy would soon be conducted to determine the actual cause of the victim’s death as investigation continues.



source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/how-my-facebook-lover-died-suspect/

there is God oh

interesting

na wash

Gunmen on Friday picked up the Emir of
Bukukuyum in Zamfara State from his
palace.
His whereabouts as of Saturday morning
remains unknown.
Commissioner for Information in the state,
Ibrahim Magaji, confirmed the emir’s
abduction.
Details later…
credit: www.punchng.com/news/gunmen-kidnap-zamfara-emir-from-palace/

colour riot

AISHAT Buhari, wife of the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has
told President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife,
Patience, not to have the fear of going to
jail if Buhari emerged winner in the
forthcoming March 28 presidential poll.
The APC presidential candidate’s wife, who
said the country had long suffered bad
governance, said her husband would not
have time to witchhunt anybody.
Aishat, who spoke on Thursday in Benin,
the Edo State capital, where she interacted
with women in the state, was reacting to
statements credited to Patience that Buhari
would jail women if elected as President.
“For those that are campaigning, saying
that he (Buhari) is coming to jail Nigerians,
I don’t know what their fear is.
“But they shouldn’t be afraid because we
are all yearning for change.
“The insecurity in the country, the very
poor healthcare system, lack of education
and other basic necessities that people are
lacking, I believe Nigerians need somebody
like General Muhammadu Buhari now.
“Already, they have painted him black,
using religion.
“I’m happy today that Nigerians realise
that they use religion as a cover to loot
Nigeria,” Aishat said.
She added, “In each zone of the country,
we have peculiar problems; our problems
differ. For me, in this zone, girl-child
trafficking should be considered (as) one of
our problems, though I know that there is
unemployment. Unemployment is a major
factor that contributes to brain-drain and
also the girl-child trafficking.
“Buhari is a leader. He was a leader; he
led Nigeria some decades ago and he is
coming back now to sanitise the system.”
While urging women to uphold and not sell
their Permanent Voter Cards but to use
them to vote for a new Nigeria, she
however assured the people that her
husband’s istration would uphold the
development of the girl-child, if elected.
“I am here today to say that when my
husband is elected into the office of the
President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, all these are going to be history.
The insecurity, girl-child trafficking,
suffering of the widows in the South-East
will; all of them will come to an end.”
There must be a cultural design to
accommodate the widows; a design that
will make the girl-child to be comfortable
wherever she is in this country.
“The collection of PVCs is also important.
Don’t ever sell it; it is like selling your
future again. When you sell it for N5, 000,
you won’t see N5, 000 till after four
years, which is too bad for you. Get your
PVC, vote for the APC. Vote for freedom,
good education, good healthcare, good
road and all the basic necessities should
be given to you. Thank you, so much for
waiting in the sun for hours to see me; I
love you all,” Mrs. Buhari said.
Also speaking, Governor Oshiomhole
stressed that the party desired to deliver
quality development and achieve success
in the various sectors of the country,
especially in the area education and job
creation, as it had done in the state. He
noted that the party was known for
“workable projects” rather than “symbolic
projects.”[i]AISHAT Buhari, wife of the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has
told President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife,
Patience, not to have the fear of going to
jail if Buhari emerged winner in the
forthcoming March 28 presidential poll.
The APC presidential candidate’s wife, who
said the country had long suffered bad
governance, said her husband would not
have time to witchhunt anybody.
Aishat, who spoke on Thursday in Benin,
the Edo State capital, where she interacted
with women in the state, was reacting to
statements credited to Patience that Buhari
would jail women if elected as President.
“For those that are campaigning, saying
that he (Buhari) is coming to jail Nigerians,
I don’t know what their fear is.
“But they shouldn’t be afraid because we
are all yearning for change.
“The insecurity in the country, the very
poor healthcare system, lack of education
and other basic necessities that people are
lacking, I believe Nigerians need somebody
like General Muhammadu Buhari now.
“Already, they have painted him black,
using religion.
“I’m happy today that Nigerians realise
that they use religion as a cover to loot
Nigeria,” Aishat said.
She added, “In each zone of the country,
we have peculiar problems; our problems
differ. For me, in this zone, girl-child
trafficking should be considered (as) one of
our problems, though I know that there is
unemployment. Unemployment is a major
factor that contributes to brain-drain and
also the girl-child trafficking.
“Buhari is a leader. He was a leader; he
led Nigeria some decades ago and he is
coming back now to sanitise the system.”
While urging women to uphold and not sell
their Permanent Voter Cards but to use
them to vote for a new Nigeria, she
however assured the people that her
husband’s istration would uphold the
development of the girl-child, if elected.
“I am here today to say that when my
husband is elected into the office of the
President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, all these are going to be history.
The insecurity, girl-child trafficking,
suffering of the widows in the South-East
will; all of them will come to an end.”
There must be a cultural design to
accommodate the widows; a design that
will make the girl-child to be comfortable
wherever she is in this country.
“The collection of PVCs is also important.
Don’t ever sell it; it is like selling your
future again. When you sell it for N5, 000,
you won’t see N5, 000 till after four
years, which is too bad for you. Get your
PVC, vote for the APC. Vote for freedom,
good education, good healthcare, good
road and all the basic necessities should
be given to you. Thank you, so much for
waiting in the sun for hours to see me; I
love you all,” Mrs. Buhari said.
Also speaking, Governor Oshiomhole
stressed that the party desired to deliver
quality development and achieve success
in the various sectors of the country,
especially in the area education and job
creation, as it had done in the state. He
noted that the party was known for
“workable projects” rather than “symbolic
projects.”[/i]AISHAT Buhari, wife of the presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has
told President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife,
Patience, not to have the fear of going to
jail if Buhari emerged winner in the
forthcoming March 28 presidential poll.
The APC presidential candidate’s wife, who
said the country had long suffered bad
governance, said her husband would not
have time to witchhunt anybody.
Aishat, who spoke on Thursday in Benin,
the Edo State capital, where she interacted
with women in the state, was reacting to
statements credited to Patience that Buhari
would jail women if elected as President.
“For those that are campaigning, saying
that he (Buhari) is coming to jail Nigerians,
I don’t know what their fear is.
“But they shouldn’t be afraid because we
are all yearning for change.
“The insecurity in the country, the very
poor healthcare system, lack of education
and other basic necessities that people are
lacking, I believe Nigerians need somebody
like General Muhammadu Buhari now.
“Already, they have painted him black,
using religion.
“I’m happy today that Nigerians realise
that they use religion as a cover to loot
Nigeria,” Aishat said.
She added, “In each zone of the country,
we have peculiar problems; our problems
differ. For me, in this zone, girl-child
trafficking should be considered (as) one of
our problems, though I know that there is
unemployment. Unemployment is a major
factor that contributes to brain-drain and
also the girl-child trafficking.
“Buhari is a leader. He was a leader; he
led Nigeria some decades ago and he is
coming back now to sanitise the system.”
While urging women to uphold and not sell
their Permanent Voter Cards but to use
them to vote for a new Nigeria, she
however assured the people that her
husband’s istration would uphold the
development of the girl-child, if elected.
“I am here today to say that when my
husband is elected into the office of the
President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, all these are going to be history.
The insecurity, girl-child trafficking,
suffering of the widows in the South-East
will; all of them will come to an end.”
There must be a cultural design to
accommodate the widows; a design that
will make the girl-child to be comfortable
wherever she is in this country.
“The collection of PVCs is also important.
Don’t ever sell it; it is like selling your
future again. When you sell it for N5, 000,
you won’t see N5, 000 till after four
years, which is too bad for you. Get your
PVC, vote for the APC. Vote for freedom,
good education, good healthcare, good
road and all the basic necessities should
be given to you. Thank you, so much for
waiting in the sun for hours to see me; I
love you all,” Mrs. Buhari said.
Also speaking, Governor Oshiomhole
stressed that the party desired to deliver
quality development and achieve success
in the various sectors of the country,
especially in the area education and job
creation, as it had done in the state. He
noted that the party was known for
“workable projects” rather than “symbolic
projects.”

ebiagtales:


Hmm...the US actually wanted to help us fight BH but Mr. Clueless was indecisive and too busy stealing billions of dollars. So guy before you talk, think carefully.

clueless??i don't think he is as clueless as u guys see him..

size40:

U don't have common sense. u don't need their approval. But when little problems befalls ur country Nigeria, they will run to USA seeking all manners of help and assistance. Nigeria, our country is a moral burden if u don't know. The world's resources is going down everyday. so no country want to waste both human and material resources in settling an avoidable crisis like this one being created by GEJ and PDP because of power. That's why they keep warning GEJ.

its obvious ur quoting me from a beer parlour.

share the money oldie..if u had done that in gud time those who are of ur sons age wudnt have descended on u..,those guys are the main ers of the party.some of them are willing to to die just to see pdp win the election.

we don't need their approval nor their comment. period.. we aint a puppet state anymore in the hands of the imperialist. we know what is best for us..
where was the US govt when boko haram were inflicting untold suffering and grieve on us?
Where was the US govt when we wanted sophisticated weapons to defeat bk?
No pick dat kind call again mr johnathan

Microsoft Nigeria on Wednesday
announced July 14, 2015 as the expiry date
for its Windows Server 2003 Operating
System, which powers over 35 million
payment cards, popularly known as
Automated Teller Machine cards, currently
in circulation in the country.
The development puts the over 35 million
cards issued by Deposit Money Banks in
the country at risk of hacking by Internet
fraudsters.
The Managing Director and Country
Manager, Microsoft Nigeria, Mr. Kabelo
Makwane, who stated this at a press
conference on Wednesday announcing the
company’s end-of- for the WS
2003 operating system, which has been in
existence for 12 years, however, said the
American company was already in
discussion with Nigerian banks and other
organisations using the OS over the
development.
According to him, talks are also on with
payment card companies like Visa and
MasterCard, which own the cards.
“We will formally end for Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. We
will no longer provide security updates,
technical updates and patches for the
Windows Server 2003,” Makwane said.
The Group Director, Microsoft Cloud and
Enterprise Business, Microsoft Nigeria, Mr.
Yomi Alarape, said the company was
already advising Nigerian banks and
discussions were currently ongoing on how
the lenders would migrate to the Windows
2012 or Microsoft Cloud platform within the
shortest possible time.
Alarape, who stressed that Microsoft would
not postpone the July 14 expiry date, noted
that the WS 2003 operating system had
exceeded its five-year normal product life
cycle and an extended life cycle of five
years.
He pointed out that the operating system
had been around for 12 years, exceeding
the normal 10-year life cycle.
According to the expert, it is expedient for
Nigerian banks and other affected
organisations, including government
agencies, to migrate as soon as possible
because it takes an average of 60 to 150
days for moderately large organisation to
migrate from the WS 2003 to the latest
operating systems.
“Just last year, 20 critical security updates
were released by Microsoft for s of the
WS 2003 operating system. There is no
safe haven for Window Server 2003. There
is no way we can escape the challenges.
The best thing is to migrate as soon as
possible,” Alarape added.
Apart from the risks of being hit by
hackers, the expert said banks that failed
to migrate before the July 14 date ran the
risk of being fined by the Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standards, the
global body that regulates banks and
other companies that deal with payment
cards.
He said, “Banks that deal with payment
cards issued by Visa and MasterCard may
not be compliant with the Pillar 6.2 of the
PCIDSS. Also, in of competiveness,
they may not be able to progress much.
“This actually provides opportunity for the
banks and other companies using WS
2003 to have a rethink about the way
they are doing their business because it
bothers on compliance, security, costs,
competiveness and other issues.”
The Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft
Nigeria, Mr. Olayinka Oni, said the
company would engage with the Central
bank of Nigeria and the banks in order to
facilitate discussions that would help the
banks to comply ahead of the July 14
deadline.
He said meetings were also going on to
help governmental organisations using WS
2003 to comply with the deadline.
“We have learnt our lessons from Window
XP. Stakeholders said the industry was not
well sensitised enough to its expiration last
year. This time, we are taking our time to
engage the high-risk areas. This is why
we are engaging the stakeholders and our
customers,” Oni said.
Findings by correspondent revealed that
none of the 20 banks in the country had
migrated to the new platform barely 116
days to the expiration date.
The mobile telephone number of the
Chairman, Committee of E-Banking Heads,
the umbrella body of heads of electronic
banking and card-related issued in banks,
Mr. Tunde Kuponiyi, was switched off
when our correspondent put a call through
to him. A text message sent to the same
number did not also deliver.
The Vice Chairman, CeBIH, Mr. Dele
Adeyinka, said the banks were already in
discussion with Microsoft and the CBN to
facilitate their migration from WS 2003
before the July 14 deadline.
Although the WS 2003 expiration date is
close, he expressed hope that all the
banks would beat the deadline.
Adeyinka said banks knew the implications
of non-compliance and none of them
would like to take such a risk.
“Banks that issue cards are PCIDSS-
certified. This certification is renewed every
year. Any bank that fails to migrate will
risk not getting its PCIDSS certification
renewed. So, no bank will want to do
that,” he said.
Credit:www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/software-upgrade-35-million-atm-cards-at-risk/

gud news

I have never witnessed an election of this nature before in Nigeria.i think we are gradually getting there..congrats apc on the commissioning of ur radio station..
newscasters make una no broadcast wetin go cos another hell fire for nigeria.abeg show some professional ethics..
.#neveragain..
..no political affiliation.just a patriotic Nigerian.
Either PDP or APC is free to lead the nation.continuity or change is desirable but we need not move backwards..#neverAgain#

StealthyMe:
You don't get my point do you? And i can totally understand...its the GEJ euphoric sensation that has clouded your judgement.
What i simply meant was,seeing the recent success of the army,wouldn't it have been better if this had come earlier and innocent lives had been saved. My guess is you haven't lost any loved one to this BH dilemma.
Why this is coming now is not because the president cares for the people,its cos he needs their votes. I am not an avid er of any party...lest you crucify me,i am just a concerned citizen.
After lives had been wasted,with our president turning a blind eye and dancing away,suddenly election day draws nigh and he needs our votes,he decides to go on a BH rampage ( something that should have been done earlier).
It just doesn't work that way...At all bros! Nigerians are the wiser for it

what a tot provoking comment.i guess u read politics in school.lol.ur opponent's comment is only shaped by his undying love for the incumbent govt.He had better learn to always read n grasp the meaning of any comment before jumping into conclusion.

Fashola wl do sth soon.He is not that dumb as his enemies think.
but workers in the health sector are too demanding these days oh.thank goodness we have some private hospitals and native doctors around to fill in the gap.. health is wealth.

loomer:



Them ready go sch?

the goodluck istration is seeing to that. at least we can now boast of a number of almajiri schools in the north.The introduction of free feeding programme has also gone along way at encouraging northerners to send their wards to school.
Violence is both a psychological and physical phenomenon.if people are tot au to value human life,au to sheath their swords,embrace dialogue in the face of misunderstanding they r likely to avoid using violence to settle scores.

morever,the curriculum of almajiri system of islamic education as practised in the north shud be reviewed and made to suit current trends.military action wl not totally eradicate terrorism as it is more of a psychological phenomenon than it seems..The ministry of national orientation shud organize grassroot sensitization programmes on the dangers of militancy..

jreyez:
Lord have mercy...


and listen to this cool rap song by me...
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nzeobi:
My idoma brothers stand up and protect yourselves from these terrorist. RIP to the dead.
Govt please ban nomadic system of animal rearing else this madness will continue

yeah!banning the nomadic cattle rearing system wl go a long way at keeping it checked.
Government shud also make basic education compulsory in the northern region..Illiteracy sucks.those guys kill for fun cos they don't know the value of human life. wud an educated man kill himself and others by arming himself with explosive just becos someone promised him sum unseen virgins in heaven?

samuelson06:


Na so we come see am nah

no be so abeg. there are few words without their efik or ibibio interpretations or versions..
horse ....enang mbakara
cow...enang
lion leopard...ekpe
tiger...anawuri ekpe
#proudlyakwacross#

PrettyEmy:


Thanks dear..

@Akbee, I did not neglect Efik o, am ibibio, so u won't blame me
And my Mum is Efik(calabar), so I love them

U can add the Efik ones u know

okay then

PrettyEmy:
Make me follow represent my tribe

GOAT = EBOT
CATTLE = UFENE
COW = ENANG
HORSE = ENANG
RAT = EKPU/EKU
SQUIRREL = AYIOD
DOG = EWA/EBUA
CAT = ANWA
SHEEP = ERUNG
PIG = EDI
LION = EKPE
LEOPARD AND TIGER = EKPE
ELEPHANTS = ENIN
MONKEY = EBUK
CHIMPANZEE = IDOIK
SNAIL = EKWONG
SNAKE = UDUK IKOT
LIZARDS = AKPOK
CROCODILE = AFIOM
FROG = IQUOD
CHICKEN = UNEN
DUCK = AWOWO
TURTLE = IKID/IKUT
VULTURE = UTERE
EAGLE = EKAMBA INUEN
ANT = AKPA ISONG
EARTH WORM = UTUNG
COCKROACHES = MFEM
HOUSE FLY = NSUNG
MOSQUITO = ABONG
BEE = AKWOK
CRAB = ISOBO
MILLIPID = ETIM
RABBIT = EKPU MBAKARA
MOUSE = EKPU/EKU
OWL = NKID IKID
WOOD PECKER = EBU NKAKAD
FISH = IYAK

Calabarian/Akwa ibomite u can add yours o

some of the local names u have given aint correct...its evident that u only paid attention to the ibibio version while neglecting the efik versions.
for instance
Squirrel...shuda bn oyiot/ayiod
sheep--erong/erung etc

PrettyEmy:


What do u call what?

isantim

but dat isnt a school bus.its rather a privately owned tricycle.They are probably his kids or that of his neighbours i wonder which school wud allow its pupils to come to school in such thing.

but dat isnt a school.itsrather a privately owned tricycle.i wonder which school wud allow its pupils to come to school in such thing

martyns303:


My God, that was very wrong of you. Emotion is one of the most difficult thing to control. Have you ever felt hopeless, frustrated, bitter, depressed and see no reason to live for? You don't know her story or pain, so don't seat at your comfort and call people names. You don't know what people have to go through.

we have only heard that her guy dumped her, we don't know for how many years they have dated, the plans they have made, the sacrifice she had made, the pains and joy she had.

If you have never felt real pain to the point where you have thought about ending your life, then you have no idea what pain is.

For all those going through hard times, please talk to someone.

Not everyone we see with a smile is doing alright.

nice comment.it seems ur a well trained psychologist...
one of the major reasons why people tk their own life is that they dont no what tomorow wl bring to them.im in that same shoe too.i have known no happiness for the past few weeks.i think alot.this is the most critical time in my life.i just need someone to tok to.someone that can assure me that its gonna be alrite soon.i do lack a forsight of the future.i think the word depression best suits my condition.God is alive.i nd more signs.

interesting

Profcamsey:
is that all you have ?














Jonathan has done good. buhari will do better. a like for change 2015

with my glo bbm plan i can get 3g for a whole month.speed isnt a problem.it seems mtn is capitalizing on its cheap popularity.