March 2015 - Welcome To The Temple

Nigeria Rapper Ice-Prince poses With Jay Z, New music together soon? (See photo)

Nigeria Rapper Ice-Prince poses With Jay Z, New music together soon? (See photo)

Nigeria Rapper Ice-Prince poses With Jay Z, New music together soon? (See photo)

what is cooking? is Iceprince bringing JayZ on his next jam? lets keep our arms crossed

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15:24

BREAKING NEWS: Pres. Goodluck Jonathan Congratulate Buhari for Victory

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeA0uh4bZ2C8xO2Mn3hyphenhyphenninTKDw-HA4urt5hftn-S4m7gL4ltGvfOznPL9IRtp8NGke9r87MyD7_XI66RT0geFCDrpJ8q2QjkBvIf3v-9oXgmqQRBBX5YDAf4-tnjUw_0pB89gO4wngo/s1600/index-737133.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132452394751141218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeA0uh4bZ2C8xO2Mn3hyphenhyphenninTKDw-HA4urt5hftn-S4m7gL4ltGvfOznPL9IRtp8NGke9r87MyD7_XI66RT0geFCDrpJ8q2QjkBvIf3v-9oXgmqQRBBX5YDAf4-tnjUw_0pB89gO4wngo/s320/index-737133.jpeg" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RMpNWIqEdjpxakG9gT6d4D0Cd3Lh6sgHePzS55Dl3xC_LH1u7yB5KQh2W1lXioTQfJCFzwqxUqbWrCGQLqdpriODrqlnPhbpEP6RZaSyCT2T4vc70XrFfAjZquUM62T92RWc4QKzskQ/s1600/IMG_20150331_182527-740316.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132452405524340002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RMpNWIqEdjpxakG9gT6d4D0Cd3Lh6sgHePzS55Dl3xC_LH1u7yB5KQh2W1lXioTQfJCFzwqxUqbWrCGQLqdpriODrqlnPhbpEP6RZaSyCT2T4vc70XrFfAjZquUM62T92RWc4QKzskQ/s320/IMG_20150331_182527-740316.JPG" /></a></p>President Goodluck reportedly congratulate succesor Buhari.

BREAKING NEWS: Pres. Goodluck Jonathan Congratulate Buhari for Victory

BREAKING NEWS: Pres. Goodluck Jonathan Congratulate Buhari for Victory

President Goodluck reportedly congratulate succesor Buhari.

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10:27

Quote of the day: See What JEGA said to Mr. Orubebe #NigeriaDecides

Quote of the day: See What JEGA said to Mr. Orubebe #NigeriaDecides

Quote of the day: See What JEGA said to Mr. Orubebe #NigeriaDecides

Let us all learn in times of hard times

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05:37

See Cossy Orjiakor B00b Without Bra (photo)

<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Controversial actress cum singer, Cossy Orjiakor, who seems to derive pleasure from flaunting her God-given gifts in the open, is at it again. This time, she is in the news as a result of her daring presence in the just concluded</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Halloween</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">held in Lagos recently.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: right; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 310px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cossy.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="Cossy" class="wp-image-442913 size-full" height="285" pagespeed_url_hash="1938319854" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/300x285xCossy.jpg.pagespeed.ic.o-FhcEQkuo.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cossy</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The sexy actress, who went to the event bra less, told <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Matinee</span>why she chose not to wear bra to the event. Hear her, "Actually, a friend of mine and her husband invited me to the event and I decided to go with one of my craziest costumes which I have not worn for a long time.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The top has a very tiny hock in the chest and if I should wear bra, my bra will be exposed. So, I decided to show my boobs instead of my bra. I think people would prefer to see the boobs instead of bra. You, which one will you prefer to see?" she asked our reporter.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"The funny thing is that, the very first time I stepped out bra less, I got pips freaking out. Everybody wanted to have pictures with me. Then I got bitten by the Egyptian vampire, these boobs are simply amazing, bra less in Halloween" she added.</p>

See Cossy Orjiakor B00b Without Bra (photo)

See Cossy Orjiakor B00b Without Bra (photo)

Controversial actress cum singer, Cossy Orjiakor, who seems to derive pleasure from flaunting her God-given gifts in the open, is at it agai...

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23:25

INEC’s Results Confirm Buhari’s March To Villa

<div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The imminence of a change of baton at the presidency, yesterday, dawned on President Goodluck Jonathan and his associates, forcing them to meet repeatedly and discuss the likelihood of losing their coveted offices.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The scripting of the statement of change was also confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as it commenced the release of the results from the states.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In all results of the presidential election in 19 states released by INEC, in terms of numerical strength, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate led by 8,520, 436 votes against the 6,488,210 votes recorded by President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Progressives Party (PDP).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Buhari also led in 10 states, to Jonathan's 9. Final results are expected to be collated and released today.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">LEADERSHIP had exclusively reported in its yesterday's edition that Buhari had won the two majority geo-political zones of North West and South West.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">INEC collation officers in the states also confirmed our reports that Buhari polled higher than his arch-rival, President Jonathan, in the North East while the two candidates shared the North Central.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Similarly, the announced presidential poll results further corroborated LEADERSHIP's report that the incumbent president clinched the South-South and the South East zones.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The collating officers, made up of vice chancellors of federal universities, recorded that in Kano State, APC polled ‎1, 903, 999 while PDP got 215, 779</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Jigawa State, APC polled 885,988 while PDP got 142,904, while in Katsina State, APC got 1,345,441‎ while PDP got 98,937. In Kwara State, APC polled 302,146 against PDP's 132,602. Buhari also beat Jonathan in Kaduna with a total votes of 1,127760 to Jonathan's 484, 085.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">However, in ‎Anambra State, APC was beaten 17, 926 to PDP's 660, 762. Buhari also lost in Abia to Jonathan with the latter scoring 368, 303 to the former's 13, 394. In Imo, PDP won by a wide margin of 559,185 to APC's 133,253.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The other released results include:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ekiti: PDP – 176, 446;   APC – 120, 331;</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Enugu: PDP – 553,003; APC – 14,157 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">FCT: PDP – 157,195 votes; APC – 146,399 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kogi: PDP – 149,987 votes;   APC – 264,851 votes</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Plateau: PDP 549, 615; APC – 429, 140</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nasarawa: PDP – 273,460 votes;     APC – 236,838 votes</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ogun: PDP – 207,950 votes; APC – 308,290 votes</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ondo: PDP – 251,368 votes ;     APC – 299,889 votes</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Osun: PDP – 249,929 votes ;     APC: – 383,603</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Oyo: PDP – 303,376 votes;       APC – 528,620</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Akwa Ibom: PDP – 963,304 votes; APC – 58,411</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The agent of the APC, Sen. Olorunimbe Mamora, complained about the APC votes in Enugu State, saying that it was supposed to be 22, 690 instead of the 14, 157 declared by the state collation officer.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The INEC chairman, however, called for an open audit of the process, which revealed that the figures were correct.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">However the PDP agent, who was given an opportunity to speak said, "What he (Mamora) presented is what they have been posting on social media."</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But Jega cut him short, saying, "We told everybody yesterday that posting such results is illegal.‎"</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">LEADERSHIP watched as staffers and their dazed principals discussed the outcome of the polls in many of the states.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The usual boisterous atmosphere which characterize Aso Rock on working days when workers go about their duties gave way to a mood of anxiety and uncertainty.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">While the permanent workers waited with bated breath, some of the political appointees looked forlorn as results trickled in.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Many staffers at the villa were busy with their calculators, doing arithmetic with the collated figures when INEC released the first round of results.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A dishevelled President Jonathan, who received international observers who came to present the election monitoring report to , maintained a calm disposition as he welcomed the visitors to Aso Villa.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jonathan had a closed-door meeting with some former African leaders who led international foreign observers who monitored Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The former African leaders and international observes, led by former president of Ghana John Kuffour (ECOWAS mission) and his Malawian counterpart Bakili Muluzi (Commonwealth mission) said they were in Aso Rock to present the report of their assignment in Nigeria to Jonathan.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Others in the delegation included former Liberian President Amos Sawyer, who is leading the African Union Election Observer Mission, and the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Ambassador Aisha Laraba Abdullahi.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">They observers lauded the president for the transparent and peaceful conduct of the 2015 general elections.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">After the meeting, Kuffour who spoke to journalists, said they were at the villa to thank the president and Vice President Namadi Sambo, for a job well done, before some of them would leave the country to give interim reports to the world bodies that sent them "because it is under their watch that this peaceful, transparent, credible elections have been happening and it is natural they be congratulated for the work done so far."</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He said the success of the polls was not only a good omen to Nigeria as a country, but to the entire West African region and to the African continent as a whole.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Noting, however, that the exercise was not yet over until all the elections are conducted and the results collated and announced peacefully, he appealed to all Nigerians to continue in the manner they have conducted themselves so far to ensure that everything about the process ends well.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">‎"We have been in the country with our groups observing all over the country; now we have come to a point where, from what we have seen that the elections have been peaceful, transparent and credible up to yesterday," he said.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The former president appealed to Nigeria to continue in this mood throughout the entire process, so that at the end of the day the people of Nigeria will be satisfied with themselves – that they used the process to get the government they wanted.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Senate: Mark, Kwankwaso, Akpabio Win Senatorial seats</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">…..As Aliyu, Dakingari, Suswan Lose</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senate President David Mark of the ruling PDP won the Benue South Senatorial district election, defeating Daniel Onje of the APC for his fifth term in the Senate.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Governors Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Jonah Jang (Plateau), Musa Kwankwaso (Kano) Theodore Orji (Abia) and Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto) also won their senatorial seats in their states.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">However, there were upsets as Governors Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Saidu Dakingari (Kebbi) Gabriel Suswan (Benue) lost their senatorial bids in their states.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Meanwhile, some notable senators suffered shocking defeats in their return bids to the Senate. For instance, Hayatu Gwarzo (Kano, PDP) who has been in the Upper House since 1999, same for Deputy Senate Leader Abdul Ningi (Bauchi, PDP). Senators Zaynab Kure (Niger PDP), Chris Ngige (Anambra, APC) and Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna) also suffered defeats.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kano</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kwankwaso (APC) won Kano Central senatorial seat, beating the incumbent, Senator Basheer Lado. He polled 758,383 to Lado's 205,809.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Kano North, Senator Hayatu Gwarzo's 16-year reign in the Senate came to an end as he was defeated.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senator Kabiru Gaya retained his seat in Kano South Senatorial zone.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Plateau</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It was a clean sweep for the PDP in the state as Governor Jonah Jang emerged winner in the Plateau North senatorial district while Jeremiah Useni won the Plateau South Senatorial zone, with the incumbent, Joshua Dariye, retaining his seat of Plateau central zone.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">FCT</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Incumbent senator, Phillip Aduda, retained his seat with 151,737 of the votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kaduna</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Former two term governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (PDP) lost his Kaduna North senatorial seat in the presidential and National Assembly election to his former commissioner of finance, Alhaji Suleiman Othman Hukunyi of the APC.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hukunyi defeated Makarfi who has been in the Senate since 2007 with 447,919 votes to 136,197.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Comrade Shehu Sani of APC also won the Kaduna Central Senatorial seat after defeating Senator Mohammed Mukhtar Aruwa of the PDP with 468,964 votes to 168,241.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Southern Kaduna senatorial seat, Mr Danjuma Laah of the PDP defeated APC's Ishaku Shekarau to emerge winner with 259,239 votes to 119,022.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bayelsa</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Bayelsa, the PDP swept all the three senatorial zones as Senator George Sekibo, Olaka Johnson Nwogu and Hon Osinakachukwu won for Rivers East, South East and Rivers West respectively</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Anambra</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Anambra State, PDP candidate, Iyom Uche Ekwunife, won the Central senatorial zone, beating incumbent Senator Chris Ngige, while former aviation minister, Stella Odua, won the Anambra North Senatorial zone, while the incumbent senator, Andy Uba, retained his seat in the South senatorial zone.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bauchi</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Bauchi, APC candidate, Isa Hamman Misau, unseated the Senate Leader Abdul Ningi of the PDP in his bid to return to the Senate. Misau scored 208, 741 votes while Senator Ningi scored 57, 172 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The results of the Bauchi North Senatorial District showed that Senator Nazif Gamawa defeated Alhaji Faruq Mustapha of the PDP to secure the Senate seat.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">While declaring the result in Azare, headquarters of the district yesterday, the INEC collation officer, Dr Muhammed Adamu, said Nazif polled 197, 919 votes to beat Mustapha who scored 97, 047.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Abia</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senate chairman, Committee on information, Eyinnaya Abaribe, retained his seat at the Abia South senatorial zone while the incumbent governor Theodeore Orji won in Abia Central. Both are PDP men.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lagos</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC) is set to win the Lagos Central senatorial district as she was having a comfortable lead ahead of her opponent, Ade Dosunmu of PDP at the time of going to press.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kebbi</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Kebbi, APC won all senatorial seats as former FCT minister, Senator Adamu Aliero, won in Kebbi Central, scoring 216 084 to beat Abubakar Malam of the PDP who polled 68,772. In Kebbi North, Dr Yahya Abdullahi of the APC scored 139,197 to defeat the incumbent governor, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari of the PDP, who got 70,148 votes. In Kebbi South, Hon Bala Ibn Na'Allah of the APC defeated PDP's Sadiq Yalwa.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Osun</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The APC swept the three senatorial seats in Osun State. The result signed and made available to newsmen in Osogbo yesterday by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, indicated that Senator Babajide Omoworare emerged the senator-elect for Osun East with 101,352 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Prince Francis Fadahunsi, who got 99,166.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For Osun West, Prof Sola Adeyeye of APC scored 137,379 to floor the PDP candidate, Chief Oluwole Aina, who polled 82,529, while Senator Adetunji Adeleke of APC scored 133,009 votes to beat the PDP candidate, Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, who had 79,296 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Akwa Ibom</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Governor Godwill Akpabio won his Senate seat for Akwa Ibom North East after he polled 422,009 to defeat APC's Inibehe Okorie, who secured 15,152 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ogun</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Buruji Kashamu, chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the PDP, defeated incumbent Senator Gbenga Kaka for Ogun by polling 99,540 to Kaka's 12, 972.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sokoto</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Governor Aliyu Wammako (APC) defeated incumbent Senator Ahmed Maccido (PDP) in Sokoto Central with a total of 225, 642 to the senator's 65,692 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Imo</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">PDP had a clean sweep in Imo as incumbent Senator Hope Uzodimma, representing Imo West, was declared winner with 154, 604 votes to defeat his closest rival, Osita Izunaso of the APC, who scored 70, 843 votes. Athan Achonu of the PDP also won in Imo North, while Samdaddy Anyanwu of the PDP won the Imo East.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Enugu</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The deputy president of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the PDP was declared winner of the Enugu West senatorial seat, having polled 120,075 out of the 123,286 valid votes cast.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Niger</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There were major upsets in Niger as David Umaru with 257,831 votes defeated Governor Babangida Aliyu who polled 82,094 votes for Niger East senatorial zone.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Similarly, in Niger South, incumbent senator, Zaynab Kure, lost to General Garba Mohammed (APC) while for Niger North, the APC retained its seat as Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi defeated Halidu Abba of the PDP with 170,901 votes to 73,368.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nasarawa</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">APC won two senatorial seats in Nasarawa State.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The incumbent senator, Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of the state who represents Nasarawa West, secured a return ticket to the Senate after polling 92, 804 votes to defeat former House of Representatives member, Ahmed Wadada, who scored 88, 214.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In a dramatic twist, however, Senator Sulaiman Adokwe (PDP), representing Nasarawa South, was defeated by a new entrant, Salihu Egyebola (APC), after he scored 91,760 to his opponent's 95,781.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Benue</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Governor Gabriel Suswam has lost the Benue North East senatorial seat to the incumbent Senator Barnabas Gemade, who scored 140, 715 to the governor's 118, 603 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A total of five candidates contested the election on various political platforms but Gemade, a former chairman of the ruling PDP, emerged winner.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Reps: Mulikat, Farouk Lawan fail in return bids as Gbajabiamila, Ogor, others stage comeback</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the House of Representatives, notable federal lawmakers suffered shocking defeats in the recently conducted National Assembly election, as disclosed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Leading the pack is the House majority leader, Hon. Mulikat Akande-Adeola (Oyo/ PDP), and one of the longest serving House members, Hon. Farouk Lawan (Kano/PDP), who is currently facing trial for the oil subsidy bribery scandal.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">However, there were successful return bids. The House minority leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos/APC) and the House deputy leader, Hon. Leo Ogor (Delta/PDP) won their elections.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">House spokesman, Hon. Zakari Mohammed (Kwara/APC), Pally Iriase (Edo/APC) and Hon. Yakub Dogara (Bauchi/APC) also retained their seats.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Abia</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Aba North/South federal constituency, newcomer Ossy Prestige of APGA defeated the incumbent Hon Uzor Azubuike of the PDP, who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Public Petitions.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kwara</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Zakari Mohammed (APC), got re-elected. He scored 32,505 votes to beat PDP's Abubakar Othman who polled 12,353 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bauchi</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hon Binta Bello (PDP/Kaltungo/Shongom) was re-elected. She polled 34,161 votes to defeat APC candidate, Abishak Andirya, who got 23,684.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lagos</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">INEC Returning Officer for Surulere 1 Federal Constituency, Prof Ngozi Osarenren, declared Gbajabiamila winner, having scored 21,715 votes as against 14,550 votes scored by his opponent, Tony Ashikodi of the PDP.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">APC candidate, Babajimi Benson, also won the seat for Ikorodu federal constituency with 48,789.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Edo</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Philip Shaibu of the APC was declared winner of Estako federal constituency with 42,019 votes. He beat the PDP candidate, Abbas Braimoh, who got 29,964 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Owan federal constituency, Pally Iriase of APC scored 26,606 votes to retain his seat, while in Akoko Edo federal constituency, the APC candidate, Peter Aphatasin, was re-elected with 19,006 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Osun</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Also, out of the nine federal constituencies in Osun State, APC won seven seats while PDP won the remaining two.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Irepodun/Olorunda/Osogbo/Orolu federal constituency, Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun of the APC won with 73,678 votes. In Obokun/Oriade, Bisayo Oke (PDP) won 22,102 votes. In Ede North/South/Egbedore/Ejigbo, Mojeed Alabi (APC) won with 52,029 votes. In Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan, Hon. Ayo Omidiran (APC) was re-elected with 36,538 votes. In Ife Central/North/South/East, Albert Adeogun (PDP) defeated the incumbent, Hon. Makinde Rotimi (APC) with 51,341 votes to 41,062.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila, Olufemi Fakeye (APC) won with 19,281 votes, while in Odo-Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe, Adeyinka Ajayi (APC) defeated his opponent with 39,145 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">At Atakumosa East/West/Ilesa East/West, Ajibola Famurewa (APC) also won with 38,133 votes, while in Ayedire/Iwo/Ola-Oluwa, Akintayo Gafaru (APC) defeated his opponent, Ajani Tajudeen of the PDP, with 32,742 votes to 23,115.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Katsina</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Muntari Dandutse of the APC won the Funtua/Dandume federal constituency by defeating the PDP candidate, Hon. Abdulaziz Bega.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Meanwhile, APC is said to have convincingly won all the remaining federal constituencies in the state.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://leadership.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Presidential-results.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;"><img alt="Presidential-results" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-421938" height="300" scale="0" src="http://leadership.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Presidential-results-235x300.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="235"></a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Presidential election result collation postponed to Tuesday</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Just as the presidential election results were being collated at the national collation centre, Abuja, collation of results from different local government areas of Borno State at the state capital, Maiduguri, was postponed as results were still being expected from five local government areas.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The exercise was on Sunday evening suspended to continue on Monday after results from 16 local government areas of Borno State – mostly those conducted at the IDP camps – were collated.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Today, six more local government results of the presidential election were collated with the candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) polling the majority votes with a wide margin.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The results of the National Assembly elections for the state were also made available to the press, with the APC clearing all the seats with a wide margin.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The results declared by the local government returning officers for the six councils yesterday are: Konduga – APC polled 17,150 votes, PDP – 538; Mongumeri – APC 6,742 votes, PDP 495; Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) – APC 155,817 votes, PDP 6671; in Kwaya Kusar, APC 17,134, PDP 1,214; in Bayo local government, APC 17,137 votes, PDP 190; for Jere local government, APC 61, 212 votes, PDP 1,918.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For the National Assembly elections, the APC polled to victory at the Borno Central Senatorial District with 240, 280 votes while the PDP got only 23,110 votes. The result returned the incumbent, Ahmed Zannah, as the senator-elect.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the Borno North Senatorial district, the APC won with 43,723 votes to PDP's 6,295.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Going by the result, Abubakar Kyari, the former chief of staff to Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, is the senator-elect.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Collation was still ongoing for Borno South Senatorial District at the time of filing this report.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For the House of Reps, APC won in all the federal constituencies so far declared. These are MMC with APC polling 137,129 votes and PDP 12,978. For Kukawa, Guzamala, Mobbar, Abadam federal constituency, the APC polled 14, 516 votes, while PDP got 1,283. For Monguno, Nganzai, Marte federal constituency, the APC won with 12, 094 to PDP's 1,586 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the Dikwa, Mafa, Konduga Federal Constituency contest, the APC won with 23, 683 to 3,700 for the PDP.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The ruling APC won the Kaga, Gubio, Magumeri Federal Constituency with 16,440 votes to PDP's 2,919 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In Bama, Ngala, Kala-Balge Federal Constituency, the APC scored 14,436 to beat the incumbent PDP which scored 3,477 votes.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Borno State, the presidential collation centre was closed for the day at about 6pm with the collation officials asking parties to return the next day at 9am when it is expected that the results of the five remaining LGAs might have arrived.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Buhari wins Niger by landslide, GEJ gets 17%</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Presidential Candidate of All Progressive Congress General Muhammadu Buhari has defeated the presidential candidate of the PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan in Niger State by scoring 657,678 votes as against Jonathan's 149.222.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the results released midnight by INEC in the state, 933,607 voters were accredited to vote but 844 683 valid votes were cast while 29 polling units results were canceled.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The results indicated that of the 1, 995 679 registered voters in the state, only 933, 607 came out for accreditation showing that 50 per cent of voters did not come out to vote.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The results showed that the APC scored 77.8 per cent of the total vote cast while the PDP only got 17.6 per cent of the total vote cast, and by inference Jonathan could not scored the required 25 per cent of the votes.</p></div>

INEC’s Results Confirm Buhari’s March To Villa

INEC’s Results Confirm Buhari’s March To Villa

The imminence of a change of baton at the presidency, yesterday, dawned on President Goodluck Jonathan and his associates, forcing them to m...

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23:21

INEC suspends result collation in Delta Central

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyrUBX3MaQbMs7Mnlwh4W3Y0PXiDJB0sYl5iPnXnsEBYWDXUmcV_CO24raR7vsiAtV4ukZxf1mhsW8H8j8vgQkT7-W_6RGaynq-enPabeCi02zwLrjeHuXDzvARv4jo10J4PieWLJfyU/s1600/Inec3-781512.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132279499136105746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyrUBX3MaQbMs7Mnlwh4W3Y0PXiDJB0sYl5iPnXnsEBYWDXUmcV_CO24raR7vsiAtV4ukZxf1mhsW8H8j8vgQkT7-W_6RGaynq-enPabeCi02zwLrjeHuXDzvARv4jo10J4PieWLJfyU/s320/Inec3-781512.jpg" /></a></p><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif;"><br name="BB10" caretmarkerset="INVALID" class="markedForCaretMarkerRemoval"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday suspended collation of results of the National Assembly elections held in Delta Central senatorial district on Saturday.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Announcing the suspension, the Returning Officer of the senatorial district, Prof Greg Okagbare, said it was occasioned by protests against the exercise, noting that "Some people are not satisfied with the results that we are collating.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"I have decided to stay action on the collation till I get further directive because they said there is need for them to seek clarification and look at the basic information that led to the final figures we are collating."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Meanwhile, Delta State Labour Party governorship candidate, Chief Great Ogboru, has raised alarm over what he termed the circulation of fake result sheets for the Delta State governorship election scheduled to hold on April 11.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Speaking at his Abraka residence in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state, Chief Ogboru described the circulation of the result sheets as a shock to him and his party.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">He said: "It was a big shock for us when we found out that materials for the governorship election are already in the state and possibly tampered with. Personally, we do not know who is culpable, between INEC and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"When we went to CBN to sort out materials for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, we noticed that the seal for the package of the governorship result sheet was broken.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"Though we have made a formal protest to INEC, we are calling for fresh result sheets to be sent to Delta State."</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> Source: Vanguard</p>

INEC suspends result collation in Delta Central

INEC suspends result collation in Delta Central

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday suspended collation of results of the National Assembly elections held in Del...

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23:16

Photos: Protest in Enugu state over election result announcement

Photos: Protest in Enugu state over election result announcement

Photos: Protest in Enugu state over election result announcement

Aggrieved members of the APC took to the streets in Enugu this evening to protest the outcome of the presidential election in the state. ...

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12:30

Nigerian Musician, Terry G clocks 29 today

Nigerian Musician, Terry G clocks 29 today

Nigerian Musician, Terry G clocks 29 today

just is morning Terry G shared photo of him on his social media account stating his age. We wish him long life

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23:53

New Music: B Red – Money | Aye Po ft. Skales & Runtown || @B_RedHKN

<span style="color: grey;">Following the success of his last single – ‘<b>TWERK</b>‘ which
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New Music: B Red – Money | Aye Po ft. Skales & Runtown || @B_RedHKN

New Music: B Red – Money | Aye Po ft. Skales & Runtown || @B_RedHKN

Following the success of his last single – ‘ TWERK ‘ which featured Davido; The ‘ladies man’ signed to HKN Music is here with two new stel...

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11:25

NEW VIDEO: Yemi Alade – “Temperature” ft. DiL || @Yemialadee

<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Hit Alert!!! <strong>Effyzzie Music Group</strong> presents the music video for <strong>“Temperature”</strong> which serves as the fifth single off <strong>Yemi Alade</strong>‘s critical and commercial successful debut album <strong>“King Of Queens”</strong>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">The viral love preaching number features the track’s producer, R&B singer <strong>DiL</strong>. The visuals was shot in London and was directed by<strong> Ovie <b>Etseyatse</b></strong> and co-directed by <strong>Taiye Aliyu</strong>.</span><br />

<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><strong>Yemi Alade</strong> decided
 to release the music video on the 13th of March to celebrate her 
birthday and launched a singing contest on Instagram where fans get to 
win an iPhone 6 and go on a dinner with the diva.</span><br />

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NEW VIDEO: Yemi Alade – “Temperature” ft. DiL || @Yemialadee

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11:12

History Made! Dbanj, Donjazzy and Wande Coal Performed together again

History Made! Dbanj, Donjazzy and Wande Coal Performed together again

History Made! Dbanj, Donjazzy and Wande Coal Performed together again

this happened yesterday at Prince Aremo's birthday where the three ex-mohit brothers got invited to entertain together. How we wish they...

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19:04

S.African president fights back over corruption charges

<div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">South African President Jacob Zuma fought back in parliament Wednesday against demands that he repay millions of dollars spent on his private residence — saying he "never took a penny".</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><div class="viewport" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="overview" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">Against a background of previously chaotic scenes in parliament over the issue, Zuma took head-on the question of when he would "pay back the money" — a now popular chant both inside and outside the national assembly.</p><div id="attachment_371378" class="wp-caption alignright" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; float: right; width: 422px;"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/africa-owes-a-debt-of-gratitude-to-achebe-zuma/zuma-alone/" rel="attachment wp-att-371378" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="*President Zuma" class="size-full wp-image-371378" height="250" src="http://cdn2.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/412x250xZuma-alone.jpg.pagespeed.ic.xklXQKB0Mq.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="412"></a><p class="wp-caption-text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">*President Zuma</p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Never have I thought when I would pay back the money," Zuma said.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">He noted that he did not know how much of the $24 million spent on "security upgrades" at his rural home in Nkandla in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province he might be required to repay.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">"That needs determination by those authorised to do so," he said, adding that he had "never dodged" the question.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, the country's ombudswoman, found that Zuma and his family had "unduly benefited" from the work on his home, which included a swimming pool and cattle kraal, and recommended that he repay some of the money.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">Under public pressure, Zuma then appointed the minister of police to determine how much he should repay.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">The minister, who is a Zuma appointee, has not yet made a recommendation.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">The amount of $24 million would buy several of South Africa's most luxurious homes in the economic capital Johannesburg or on the scenic Cape coast.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">Architects and contractors have been accused of inflating costs by Zuma's supporters, while critics say he could not have been unaware of what was happening at his own home.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zuma also denied that he had interfered with police and prosecuting authorities to ensure there were no further investigations into 700 other corruption charges against him, which were dropped shortly before he became president in 2009.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zuma was prevented from answering questions for almost an hour as opposition lawmakers fought to have a full explanation of his position on the Nkandla scandal</p></div></div></div>

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If I am Re-Elected, Nigeria Will Have No More Terrorists —Jonathan speaks

<div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">President Goodluck Jonathan has reassured Nigerians that he will not relent until every inch of Nigerian territory is retaken from Boko Haram and insurgency is defeated in the country. He boasted that never again shall Nigerian territory be occupied by terrorists.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Jonatroop.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(15, 142, 241);"><img alt="Jonatroop" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-497199" height="364" src="http://cdn1.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/489x364xJonatroop.jpg.pagespeed.ic.LxoBxjGspK.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; max-width: 100%; height: auto;" width="489"></a>He made this promise on his Facebook Page, noting that Nigerians are grateful to the military for their gallantry in confronting and rolling back terrorists and enemies of the state. He promised to continue to support them by ensuring they have the best training and equipment as well as enhanced conditions of service.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"I am daily updated about the war on terror and the progress being consistently made by the Nigerian military. Let me say that I am proud of the valour displayed by the officers and men of our security services. As the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, I commend our military for their gallantry in confronting and rolling back terrorists and enemies of Nigeria. This is only the beginning. Just as I assured our troops when I visited them at the front and all Nigerians during my last Presidential Media Chat, we will not relent until every inch of Nigerian territory is retaken and the insurgency is defeated. Never again shall Nigerian territory be occupied by terrorists! We remain grateful to our troops and we will continue to support them by ensuring they have the best training and equipment as well as enhanced conditions of service. God bless Nigeria and I invite all Nigerians to join me in saying ‪#‎VictoryForNigeria. GEJ" he posted.‎ </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></p>

If I am Re-Elected, Nigeria Will Have No More Terrorists —Jonathan speaks

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Read Dele Momodu's open letter to Nigeria's First Lady

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Pendulum by Dele Momodu, published on today's Thisday Newspaper. Read below...<br />
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 Your Excellency please let me start by emphasising the fact that this 
is my very first letter to you since destiny elevated you and your 
husband to the highest positions in Nigeria. It may be the last before 
your tenure expires on May 29, 2015, and another begins with you or 
someone else in the saddle. Despite all the controversies engulfing you 
and your husband, I had resisted the temptation of writing you in the 
past for several, if not many, reasons. Kindly permit me to expatiate a 
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 I’m a great admirer of strong, confident and energetic women who cannot
 be bullied by the galaxy of male chauvinists that litter the political 
landscape of Africa. As someone who was brought up by my amazing mum, 
Omo Arotiwebiojo, an unlettered woman and petty trader, I knew what it 
took to survive in a particularly difficult terrain. Indeed, whilst some
 have impugned you for your so-called lack of command of the English 
language, I have remained partial to you because, like most of us, 
English is not your first language, and your contributions have enriched
 our home-grown lexicon! I can therefore imagine what you and our dear 
beloved President must have gone through together, in thunder, 
lightning, rain and sunshine. The hurly-burly of life must have thrown 
you hither and thither when there was no one else around to share in 
your secret pain and anguish. But it must have pleased God in His 
infinite mercy to raise you and your husband up, like Jesus did to a 
dead Lazarus, as original examples of uncommon transformation.<br />
 I must say, Ma, that I have a soft spot for you for other reasons. I 
was told on good authority that you were a more formidable politician 
and mobiliser of people and resources than your husband. A few of your 
friends often regale how you have been a solid pillar and a rock of 
Gibraltar behind the love of your life, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe 
Jonathan. It is said that you’re willing to sacrifice your all for his 
sake and he has also reciprocated by according you humongous respect and
 granting you such vast powers that make onlookers see you as a de facto
 President in your own right. To God be the glory.<br />
 I vividly recollect your relationship with the former First Lady, Hajia
 Turai Yar’Adua. You gave her tremendous respect and your taciturnity 
was legendary. Not much was heard from you at that time and not many, 
except probably Bayelsans, ever suspected that you had so much buried 
inside your heart and that you were only waiting for the opportune time 
to vomit them. Even in the days of tribulations when the cabal held sway
 and grabbed our nation by the jugular, you and your husband handled the
 volatile situation with maturity and remarkable equanimity. Some of us 
were ready to fight your battle, and risked our lives, because we saw 
you as the underdogs who must be rescued from the fangs of the political
 hyenas. We were further emboldened by the facts of your husband’s 
man-in-the-street story, a fairy-tale of sorts about a man from the 
Otuoke manger who had no shoes. We were not just titillated but 
fascinated by such flashes of inspiration.</blockquote>
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Against all odds, your husband became the substantive President and 
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria after the demise of 
President Yar’Adua. Nigerians were happy about the smooth transition of 
power and they even boasted that for the first time we had not just 
another graduate but a PhD holder as President. Sooner than later, as 
time sped by, it was time for your husband to run his own race. 
Nigerians from all walks of life queued behind him and he won without 
much ado. The goodwill he garnered was awesomely massive and the people 
were very expectant about the “fresh air” promised by him. Of course, to
 whom much is given, much is expected.</blockquote>
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 It is nearly four years since that momentous occasion and it is time 
for a re-examination and re-election. But what should have been a simple
 walk-over for your sweetheart seems to have developed k-leg. While your
 husband and those close to him would want us to believe he is Nigeria’s
 best President ever, many Nigerians feel he has under-performed and 
would want to try someone else. I have seen you and your husband waka up
 and down this nation campaigning like no man’s business. Many have 
likened the exercise to a student engaging in last minute agberu 
(memorising) after failing to do so all along.  This is the crux of my 
epistle to you today.</blockquote>
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 I have read and heard so much about you as a very powerful First Lady. I
 know that when you are at that level, not many people can tell you the 
gospel truth. No one wants to offend those in power. But I have decided 
to tell you the bitter reality once and for all. I’m not writing out of 
any malice, since none can exist between us. But for the sake of 
posterity, which I know beckons as always; the fact must be told to you.
 The summary of what I’m about to say is that you and your husband have 
frittered away most of your goodwill. Had you retained your humility in 
power, may be you could have avoided this commotion and conundrum of 
trying to achieve in two months what you couldn’t in about five years. 
You would probably have avoided the tragedy of trying to manipulate the 
electoral process, buying more time and doing a catch-up on lost 
grounds.</blockquote>
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 If the actuality must be told Ma, the whole trouble started the day you
 publicly ridiculed the Governor of your home state. It was reported 
that you yanked a microphone out of his hands and lambasted him like a 
recalcitrant school boy. In order not to cause mayhem right there, the 
Governor was said to have left you to your tantrums and went home 
quietly like a penitent student. That day, you sowed the seed of discord
 that would later germinate and snowball into a consuming fire. Though 
the Governor and your husband like true gentlemen chose to carry on 
their damaged relationship as if all was well, but the worst was on the 
way.</blockquote>
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 The battle for the soul and control of your state would later spread to
 Abuja where your husband began to see the Governor as an enemy who must
 be cut down to size. In the process of trying to achieve that dream, 
more Governors joined the fray and in a jiffy, the centre could no 
longer hold. I do not want to go into some obvious details as I’m sure 
you know about the intrigues of power more than me. But I must give one 
more example of how you laid the foundation for today’s grand alliance 
against your husband.</blockquote>
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 Let me put it this way. Never in the history of Nigeria have I read of a
 First Lady responding to criticisms in the frontal manner you attacked 
Professor Wole Soyinka over an issue that you could easily have ignored.
 That singular act of unrestrained combativeness was one of your worst 
public relations gaffes. Wole Soyinka is one of those global icons that 
you can’t take on and win. If for nothing, here was a man who at about 
76 years of age trekked under the scorching sun of Abuja to defend the 
rights of your husband when many of the acolytes around you today were 
nowhere to be found. You were not supposed to repay such selfless 
gestures with verbal blows. That was when you finally lost me and I’m 
sure many others.</blockquote>
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 Let me remind you that virtually all Nigerian leaders have been 
disparaged at one time or the other. It is one of the heavy prices to 
pay in compensation for the privileges of leadership. Just imagine how 
much some of us attacked President Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Ernest 
Shonekan, General Sani Abacha and others over the June 12 crisis. None 
of their wives ever hit back at the critics no matter the degree of 
provocation. In fact, they acted perfectly normal and even tried to 
build bridges of friendship instead of bombing the castle. I remember 
with fond memories, Dr (Mrs) Maryam Ndidi Babangida, who remained 
graceful to the very end. Mrs Maryam Abacha endured the most blistering 
attacks against her husband in life and death. She has since reconciled 
with many of her husband’s vociferous enemies. Hajia Turai Yar’Adua was 
subjected to virulent criticism by many, and I confess I was one of her 
knockers in the dying throes of the cabal, but she wisely kept her own 
counsel and declined to join issues with anyone. When it dawn on her 
that the battle was lost and won, she packed her baggage out of Aso Rock
 without as much as a whimper.</blockquote>
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 If Justice Fati Abubakar was a selfish woman and a poor adviser to her 
husband, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, she would have insisted that they
 should not quit power within the one year he promised to hand over to a
 democratically-elected President. That government had more than enough 
resources to buy the ubiquitous array of mercenaries but General 
Abubakar chose to go in peace and not in pieces. It was such a rarity in
 Africa and till this day the General is still enjoying a standing 
ovation for his vision.</blockquote>
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 I must also mention specifically Mrs Stella Obasanjo, whose husband has
 always had a running battle with the media and yet she maintained 
steady media frenzy in her own kingdom. She was everyone’s friend and 
continues to be fondly remembered even in death. I recollect one 
occasion when we travelled to Beverley Hills, USA, with her, and her 
simplicity just wowed everyone. She made sure we jumped in the cars and 
buses and headed out to a night club owned by Don Cornelius. She was so 
down to earth. On her last trip to Ghana before her unfortunate death, I
 had gone to pay her a visit at M-Plaza hotel where she and President 
Obasanjo stayed. Despite my frosty relationship with her husband, we sat
 in one corner chatting away as the President attended to his own 
visitors. She never got involved in our endless battles with Baba. I 
have cited these examples to show that you and your husband are not 
alone in the barrage of criticisms and attacks. You must rise up way 
above such pedestal. But sadly, you have not been able to allow any 
comment pass you by, no matter how mundane.</blockquote>
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 I decided to write this open letter after the spate of vocal terror you
 deployed in the last few days against your husband’s opponents. In case
 some praise-singers told you lies that what you did was right, I wish 
to assure you that you’ve done almost irreparable damage to your 
husband’s presidential campaign. I will now proceed to paraphrase about 
three of those satanic verses that escaped from your tongue this week 
alone, but not in any particular order.</blockquote>
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 The first shocker was when you said before a crowd that those shouting 
the mantra of Change are not serious and that as a matter of fact they 
should be stoned anywhere they shout Change! I thought it was a joke 
until the video went viral. The next one was when you spoke 
dispassionately about how your husband should be praised and thanked for
 improving the welfare of the menacing Almajiri kids in Northern Nigeria
 but you then went astray by insensitively and inconsiderately saying 
that the Northerners are fond of bearing children with reckless abandon 
and throwing them on the streets to fend for themselves. You went 
further to say such things don’t happen in the part of Nigeria you come 
from. I think that wasn’t very nice or tactful.</blockquote>
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 The last straw for me was when you declared matter-of-factly that your 
husband’s main challenger, Major General Muhammadu Buhari should not be 
voted in because he is “brain dead”, according to you. That was 
extremely malevolent and sinister, to say the least. It is not an 
elegant language to be used by any lady not to mention the First Lady 
and certainly not about a former Head of State of the same country that 
you are governing and from whose citizens you are seeking a second term 
in office. However, I believe that this may have been an innocent quip. 
Whilst some may be willing to forgive such naivety, it is essential for 
you to quickly assure Nigerians that you meant no harm and that despite 
the ill-feeling and bitterness that politics and electioneering may 
engender you wish no evil to any man least of all your husband’s leading
 rival and contender. There is nothing wrong in admitting your mistake 
of commission or omission. It is actually a sign of strength.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
 In conclusion, I think you need to offer urgent apologies for those 
unguarded, unbecoming statements and try to be more circumspect in the 
future. One of your best appellations that I love most sincerely is that
 of Mama Peace. Please, don’t change it to Mama War …!</blockquote>
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 May God continue to bless you and yours.</div>
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