BREAKING: Jos on ‘fire’ as gunmen kill 9 family members, 4 others

There has been pandemonium in the city of Jos, the Plateau State capital and environs following the killings of 13 persons on Thursday by yet to be identified persons along the road to the Rukuba Military Barracks, Jos.

DAILY POST gathered that among those killed were nine members of a family and one said to have been shot by soldiers.

The gunmen were said to have invaded the Rukuba road, at about 8 pm, shooting at random.

It was further gathered that the gunmen carried out their operation unhindered and left without intervention.

When DAILYPOST visited the community, the community was enveloped with grief and anger.

Also angry youths who said the security men could not stop the perpetrators from the attacks, destroyed a police station at Gada Biyu area, linking to Rukuba road where the incident occurred.

Schools especially private ones had to hurriedly close and messages were sent to parents to come and pick their wards.

Confirming the attacks but could not give the casualty figure, the Plateau State Police Command through its Spokesman, DSP Mathias Terna Tyopev, said, “On the 27/09/2018 being Thursday at about 22:05 hours, the Plateau State Police Command Control Room in Jos received a distress call to the effect that there were sporadic gunshots at Rukuba Road, opposite Kowa Hotel, Jos.

Tyopev said, “The Command after receiving the report mobilised patrol teams immediately to the scene of the crime.

He, however, said, “The unknown gunmen who took advantage of the ongoing rain in the area to attack residents were forced to run from the scene by the combined superior gunfire of the Police and the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH).

According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, “Some people who reside close to the hills were rescued while some persons lost their lives as a result of the attack and some others sustained gunshot injuries and were rushed to Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos and are currently receiving treatment.

“The combined security is out to contain the situation in Jos. As such, members of the public are to remain calm and law abiding.

”Meanwhile, patrol of the area is being intensified and investigation in the crime has commenced.”

EPL: Pogba’s agent sets date to decide player’s future at Manchester United

Paul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, is set to hold showdown talks with Manchester United in November.
The France midfielder’s relationship with Jose Mourinho has broken down significantly in recent months and tensions have risen between the pair once again this week.
Following United’s draw with Wolves, the manager stripped Pogba of the vice-captaincy and Sky Sports’ cameras captured a tense exchange between both men at the club’s training ground on Wednesday morning.
The Red Devils were determined to keep hold of Pogba during the summer transfer window amid interest from Barcelona, but the club are now increasingly resigned to losing the World Cup winner.
According to The Guardian, Raiola wants to meet United in November, to discuss whether Pogba will be allowed to leave in January or next summer.
Raiola will wait until November, in case Mourinho is sacked in the next few weeks.
Pogba is tied into a deal at Old Trafford until the summer of 2021.

EPL: Hazard speaks on being compared with Messi, Ronaldo

Chelsea forward, Eden Hazard, has admitted it feels good to hear that he’s among the world’s very best players, SportsMail reports.
However, Hazard insisted he is more concerned with trying to win silverware, than achieve any specific goal tally.
The Belgium captain has been in fine form for Chelsea this season; scoring five times in their opening six Premier League matches.
He also netted a stunning late winner in Wednesday’s 2-1 Carabao Cup third round victory at Liverpool.
Chelsea assistant boss Gianfranco Zola said that goal, which Hazard has described as “special”, proves the 27-year-old is one of the world’s finest players.
When Blues midfielder, Ross Barkley was recently asked about Hazard and the level of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, he said he believed his team-mate was currently the best in the world.
When he was asked how he felt about comments like that, Hazard said: “It is good. I try to do what I can do when I am on the pitch. I am the same player as two years ago, three years ago.
“At the moment, I am just scoring goals, so that is why everyone is talking for me to be in the top three. It is a pleasure to be there. I just want to keep going.”

Osun rerun: US, EU, UK speak, reveal what happened during election

The missions of the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom have given their appraisals of the governorship rerun election in Osun State.
The missions, who were on the ground to monitor the exercise on Thursday, said they have received reports incidents of harassment and intimidation of voters during the exercise.
Reading the missions’ joint report on the election, the US Consul General, John F. Bray, said, “The missions of the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom observed voting at polling stations in Osun today (Thursday).
“We witnessed what appeared to be incidents of interference and intimidation of voters and have reports of harassment of party monitors, journalists and domestic observers.
“We are very concerned by these reports and we will be checking with stakeholders to determine the facts. We call on all stakeholders to remain calm.”

2019: What God showed me concerning Nigeria, another civil war – Olumba Olumba

Founder of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, BCS, Olumba Olumba Obu, has revealed what God showed him concerning Nigeria and another civil war in the country.

Olumba, who spoke in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa, ahead of the centenary celebration of manifestation of the order, Olumba Obu, said God told him there will not be another civil war in the country.

He said the centenary torch which would be lighted in Yenagoa would herald peace, prosperity and development to Bayelsa State.
He said that when the torch was lighted in Port Harcourt, Rivers State it halted the bloodletting that would have occurred during the local government elections.

“The plan of God as far as Nigeria is concerned is a mystery only known to him. I cannot tell you whether there would be crisis or not or whether Nigerians would kill themselves.
“One thing that he, however, made clear is that Nigeria would not experience a Civil War.

“During the Orkar Coup, he said that was going to be the last military coup in Nigeria and that there would never be a successful coup in Nigeria.

“He told us to go to Port Harcourt; Rivers State to light the torch and that there would be no crisis.

“On the 2019, our father is not a pastor, a general overseer or prophet who starts predicting what would happen or who would win.

“What is going to be come of Nigeria in 2019 is best known to God and he has not made it known to any of us.”

APC disqualifies another Buhari’s minister, Mama Taraba from governorship primaries

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified another minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet from participating in the forthcoming governorship primaries of the party.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, also known as Mama Taraba, was disqualified from seeking to govern Taraba State on the platform of the APC by the screening committee of the party, NAN reports.

DAILY POST noted this on the list released by spokesperson of the APC, Yekini Nabena, which contained the names of all aspirants cleared to participate in the primary election slated for this Saturday.

Unlike the disqualification of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo
Shittu, who was denied clearance on the grounds that he did participate on the mandatory NYSC service program, Mama Taraba’s case was different.
No reason was given by the screening committee for the failure to clear Mrs Alhassan.

However, it is believed in some quarters that her disqualification was not unconnected to the video that trended last year, which showed Mama Taraba pledging her loyalty to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in any case he decides to contest the 2019 presidency against incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari.

Abubakar was in the APC before defecting to the opposition PDP and is one of the presidential aspirants in the party.

The leadership of the party had also recently replaced members of the State Working Committee of Taraba State with a new caretaker committee.

Most of those removed were loyal to Mrs Alhassan, who was the party’s governorship flag bearer in 2015.

Osun rerun: INEC declares APC candidate, Oyetola winner

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday morning declared Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of the Osun State governorship election.

The State Returning Officer of the contest, Prof. Joseph Adeola Afuwape, made the declaration after reeling out scores of all the 48 candidates that participated in the election one after the other.

He said, “Oyetola, having satisfied the provision of law, by polling the highest votes in the contest is now declared winner of the gubernatorial election held on September 22, 27 in Osun State.

DAILY POST earlier reported that the APC had won the supplementary election held on Thursday in six polling units out of the seven units in which election was conducted across four local governments of Orolu, Ife South, Ife North, and Osogbo.

1. IFE NORTH OYERE.
APC126
PDP 002

2. IFE SOUTH
OLODE
APC 283
PDP 015

ALUTI ERIN
APC 172
PDP 021

3.IFON OROLU
KAJOLA.
APC 111
PDP 003

GBOGBO.
APC 041
PDP 064

IDIYA
APC. 128
PDP 055

4.OSOGBO
APC. 299
PDP. 165

RE-RUN TOTAL
APC. 1,160
PDP. 325

FINAL RESULT
APC. 255,505
PDP. 255,023

In a swift reaction, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described the supplementary election as a broad day robbery and the most brazen assault on democracy in the history of the state.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the Chairman of the party, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, the copy which was made available to newsmen in Osogbo.

Adagunodo accused the ruling APC of conniving with security personnel to manipulate the electoral process, vowed to resist it in due course.

He explained that thousands of eligible voters were chased away from their homes in Orolu, Ife North and Ife South Local Governments in the early hours of Thursday .

“Scores of our supporters in those local governments were shot and matchetted on their way to polling centres and in the full glare of security men. Hundreds of people holding PVCs from other polling units were accredited and allowed to vote in Osogbo and Ife South Local Governments.

” PDP agent in Olode was axed and abducted at about 7am today. Media men and election observers were denied access in several polling units. By the time access was granted to journalists at about 11am, ballot boxes had been stuffed by APC agents acting in connivance with INEC officials.

“It is regrettable that election in 7 polling units could not be freely and fairly concluded by the Independent National Electoral commission.

“We reject any returns of results from this sham and call on the INEC authorities in Abuja to direct that the so called supplementary election result collation be put on hold now.

“We equally invite leaders of thought in Nigeria and the International community to rise up now to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from being ruined.

“We also call on all members and supporters of our party to resist any attempt to foist a concocted election results on the people of Osun using all legal means at their disposal”.

Indian government legalises adultery

India’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women, making adultery legal in India.
The more than century-old law prescribed that any man who slept with a married woman without her husband’s permission had committed adultery, a crime carrying a five-year prison term in the conservative country.
A petitioner had challenged the court to strike down the law, describing it as arbitrary and discriminatory against women.
“Thinking of adultery from a point of view of criminality is a retrograde step,” unanimously declared the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court.
Women could not file a complaint under the archaic law nor be held liable for adultery themselves, making it solely the realm of men.
The court said it deprived women of dignity and individual choice and “gives license to the husband to use women as a chattel”.
“It disregards the s3xual autonomy which every woman possesses and denies agency to a woman in a matrimonial tie,” said Supreme Court Justice D. Y. ChChandrachud

"She is subjugated to the will of her spouse."

It was the second time this month the court overturned Victorian-era laws governing the s3xual choices of India’s 1.25 billion citizens.
Earlier this month, the court struck a ban on gay s3x introduced by British rulers in 1861.
The bench argued that Section 377 had become “a weapon for harassment” of homos3xuals and “history owes an apology to the members of this community and their families”.
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On adultery, government lawyers argued it should remain a crime as it threatens the institution of marriage, and caused harm to children and families.
But in its ruling, the court said extramarital affairs — while still a valid ground for divorce — were a private matter between adults.
In 1954, the court upheld adultery as a crime arguing “it is commonly accepted that it is the man who is the seducer and not the woman”.
But in their ruling on Thursday, the judges said this narrative no longer applied, noting also that Britain did away with its own laws penalising adultery long ago.
“Man being the seducer and women being the victim no longer exits. Equality is the governing principle of a system. Husband is not the master of the wife,” the verdict added.

OSUN DECIDES 2018 Osun rerun: NBA observers arrested at Orolu

Three members of the Nigerian Bar Association Observer group have been arrested by policemen at Ifon on their way to monitor the rerun election in some of the polling units in Orolu Local Government Area.
One of the lawyers , Mrs Abibat Oriekun, told our correspondent that policemen stopped the car she and her colleagues were travelling in and arrested them even after they showed police their INEC accreditation pass.
Oriekun, who said she had spent 23 years at the bar said the policemen shouted at them .
She said they met one commissioner of police, Ali Janga, who she claimed asked them to be taken to the INEC office .
Oriekun said , ” Luckily , we saw Festus Okoye , who came to collect materials and he identified us as observers and we were released. ”

Osun election: Adeleke cries out, reveals what is happening in state right now

The Governorship candidate under the flagship of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the ongoing rerun election in seven units in the state as a ‘coup.‘
Adeleke, who spoke with Punch on Thursday said that supporters of the PDP were being denied access to ballot papers in the governorship rerun election.
“What is happening in Osun State now is not an election. What we have is a coup. That is what we are witnessing now.
“Our supporters are being harassed and are not allowed to vote at all. Let the whole world know that this is not democracy, ” he said.
DAILY POST had earlier reported that Ademola Adeleke of the PDP led the race in last Saturday’s election with 254,698 votes, 353 votes more than Oyetola.
The margin was, however, less than the 3,498 votes in the polling units where votes were cancelled.
Consequently, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joseph Afuape,
declared the poll inconclusive.

HEALTH IS WEALTH: 10 Deadly Everyday Habits Which Damage Your Kidneys Beyond Repair

In the body system, there are some particular organs that are to be treated with much care. Our kidneys are two of the most important organs in our bodies, which is why our priority should be maintaining their perfect healthy and function.

These two organs helps perform crucial tasks for our body, such as filter our blood, eliminate toxins, produce hormones, absorb minerals, produce urine, neutralize acid and so much more. It is easy to say that they play essential roles in our body’s biggest functions, and if they aren’t taken well care of, they will suffer some serious health conditions.
Believe it or not, simple everyday habits we do without thinking can be deadly and cause damage to our kidneys that years of therapy and healing won’t be able to fix, which is why we decided to make a list of those habits, and help you stop them right now!

1. Not Drinking Enough Water

The first and most common mistake almost everyone makes sometimes is not drinking enough water. Since most of our body is made up of water, we must drink at least 8 glasses of it on a daily basis so our kidneys can properly filter blood, eliminate toxins and waste from our bodies.

2. Too Much Salt

Consuming too much salt from your diet can cause high blood pressure and put lots of stress on the kidneys. While salt is an important mineral for our overall health, consuming it in excessive dosage can cause serious problems.

3. Holding It In

Resisting the urge to urinate because you might be occupied or busy at the moment is a mistake many people make. This pressure gets placed directly on the kidneys and in most cases, leads to kidney stones, kidney failure, kidney disease or incontinence.

4. Too Much Sugar

Just like salt, consuming too much sugar will also put its fair share of strain and pressure on the kidneys. According to research, people who consumed 2 or more sugary drinks per day end up having protein in their urine, which means the kidneys aren’t working like they should be.

5. Mineral and Vitamin Deficiencies

Consuming a diet poor in essential vitamins and mineral can lead to a whole list of health conditions, such as kidney stones and kidney disease. Therefore, add more fruits, vegetables, and homemade meals to your diet.

6. Excessive Amounts of Animal Protein

A diet rich in meats, especially red meat, can cause buildup of lots of processed protein in the body, which as a result can increase the metabolic load on the kidneys. This can cause your kidneys to overwork, and such consistent stress can lead to kidney damage and dysfunction.

7. Lack of Sleep

As we all know, sleep is one of the most important things we do in order to heal and recharge our body and mind. Sleep deficiency on the other hand damages the bones, causes stress and kidney problems.

8. Caffeine Consumption

When it comes to caffeine, the effects are similar to the ones caused by salt. It can raise blood pressure, place a lot of stress on the kidneys, and cause damage over time.

9. Intake of Painkillers

When most people experience any type of pain, they immediately turn for the painkillers as a temporary solution. However, these painkillers have effects on the body which can be lethal. They cause extra tension on the kidneys and cause lots of damage. Therefore, turn to natural remedies for help.

10. Alcohol Abuse

While a glass of wine or a drink every now and then isn’t so harmful, drinking alcohol commonly can cause a lot of harm to the body, especially on the kidneys. It overworks them big time and usually leads to kidney damage and disease later on.

SOURCE
healthy-holistic-living.com

Buhari claims victory in war against corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government was committed to winning the war against corruption in Nigeria.

Buhari said this in New York at the African Union High-Level Dialogue with the theme: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.’’

Buhari commended African leaders for the honour bestowed on him to champion the course of fighting corruption in Africa in 2018 and beyond.

The president, however, urged African leaders to also remain committed to the fight against corruption to ensure rapid development of the continent.
According to Buhari, Africa loses about 50 billion dollars to illicit financial flow annually.

“Illicit financial flow out of the continent has become a major concern because of the scale of its negative effects on economic development and governance agenda.

“Some of the effects of corruption include draining of foreign exchange reserves, reduction of tax revenue collection, poor investment inflow and escalation of poverty,” he said.

He said that efforts were being made by African leaders to checkmate the illicit financial flow from the continent
Buhari said that one of the measures necessary if Africa was to make headway in the fight against corruption, was to evolve laws and policies which encourage transparent financial transactions.

He said that another measure was to ensure implementation of measures that would mitigate the incentive that facilitate the illegal outflow of funds from the continent.

Osun rerun: Why I signed alliance with APC for Thursday rerun -Omisore

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore,has explained why he decided to form an alliance with the All Progressives Congress,APC ahead of Thursday Osun State rerun election.
Omisore who had been visited by PDP and APC leaders for an alliance on Wednesday finally announced his decision to join APC.

On why he signed alliance with APC, Omisore in a letter he personally signed on Wednesday, titled: ‘Formation of Coalition Government and Rerun of Governorship Election on Thursday 27th September, 2018, on Osun State,” said his decision to form an alliance with the APC was because of its readiness to adopt and implement SDP’s programme.

The letter reads, “Our decision to form a coalition government is based on a party that is ready to work with SDP to adopt and implement the core values of our party which is social justice, equity and good governance.

“The PDP and APC parties have approached us for coalition based on our performance and grassroots network, especially in the seven units earmarked for rerun.

“Our core values and philosophies as indicated in our SDP manifestos, ‘Restoration Agenda,’ have all been presented to the APC and PDP representatives who have approached us for support and formation of a coalition government.

“The core party’s programmes include:
“Professionalism and Performance in the Public Sector,” which by interpretation, “Workers must be motivated and trained; Payment of the accumulated salaries; Pensions and arrears within the first three months of the administration; to be followed by payment of full salary to all categories of workers.

“Revamping of Education Sector; Equity in Access to Services across Osun State; Local Content and Innovation in the Investment and Development of the state; Focus on robust and Effective security of all and sundry.

“Restoration and uplifting the condition of service Obas and Chiefs in the state.

“For the ‘Restoration Agenda’ to be effectively implemented, SDP, Osun State would ensure that her core values are considered and incorporated into the development agenda of a party of choice for a meaningful coalition.

“In this regard, we have forwarded our proposals for coalition government to the PDP representatives headed by the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and the APC high-powered delegation by Dr Kayode Fayemi, the newly elected governor of Ekiti State.

” The APC had since come back to accept all the conditions proposed to them by us to form a coalition government, while the PDP party is yet to respond.

“We have therefore as a party, SDP, accepted to support the APC for victory in the rerun election tomorrow and therefore form a coalition government.”

Osun rerun: Live Updates, Results and Situation Report

Today, voters will storm some polling units in Orolu, Ife South, Ife North and Osogbo LGAs of Osun State to determine who will lead the state for another four years.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had ordered for a rerun after it declared the last Saturday’s governorship election inconclusive.
According to the Returning Officer, Joseph Fuwape, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled about 254,698 ahead of Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who garnered 254,345 votes.
Afuwape said since the number of cancelled votes, 3,498, exceeded the difference between the two leading parties (353), no winner could be declared, hence his decision to declare the election inconclusive.
Today, the political destiny of the state is in the hand of the people of Olode, in Ife South Local Government, Orolu, Alekuwodo in Osogbo, Oyere, in Ife South and others.
In a couple of hours, the people of the state will know who will be their governor between a federal government backed-Gboyega Oyetola or David Adeleke, aka, Davido-backed Ademola Adeleke.

Osun decides: Omisore tells his supporters who to vote during rerun

Ahead of the Thursday’s governorship rerun, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Osun State governorship election, Iyiola Omisore on Wednesday told his supporters to vote any political party that believes in what the SDP stands for.
DAILY POST reported that Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led the race on Saturday with 254,698 votes, 353 votes more than Oyetola.
The margin was, however, less than the 3,498 votes in the polling units where voting was cancelled.
Consequently, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joseph Afuape, declared the poll inconclusive.
Since INEC declared the saturday governorship election inconclusive, top members of the APC and PDP have been having series of meeting, seeking for Omisore’s support.
However, Omisore in a statement on Wednesday by his media aide, Jide Fakorede, said he would “not negotiate for personal gains and abandon my people.
The statement reads, “After over 72 hours of pressure on him by both the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that what is paramount to him is the practice of true democracy in Osun State,”
“Omisore firmly states that he will never renege on his promise of good governance, accountability and human dignity in Osun state.
“Osun state has always been a stellar example of democracy where the people have consistently and freely expressed their franchise to determine who governs them.
“This should remain so. Osun people have shown that it is not business as usual. It is a positive deviation from what was hitherto the norm.
“I am telling my people that they should go with any political party that believes in what we in the SDP stand for: good governance, social justice and accountability. I have already detailed how we planned to restore Osun to the path of good governance through the five thematic pillars in the manifesto I shared during the electioneering. I will not negotiate for personal gains and abandon my people.
“My alliance is with the people of Osun state irrespective of the political party they belong. I want my people to be treated with the dignity they deserve. I desire that they have a government that will be accountable to them. I want them to experience the good governance the founding fathers of this state envisaged. I have told the parties that have solicited for my support to approach the electorates and ask for their mandate as I have assured them that I will not coerce them for political or social power. It is because I have kept my promise that has made me enjoyed their unalloyed support all these years.
“As highlighted in SDP manifestos, the five thematic pillars the SDP had hoped to implement to improve governance, eliminate financial reckless and reposition the economy of Osun state include: economic management and accountability; professionalism and performance; equity in access to service; local content and innovation and security.”
“It is the right and democratic freedom of people to choose of their own free will. Their votes should not be coerced by money, vote buying, intimidation in form of militarisation, and political and social power,” he added.
“Their voices of demand for good governance, accountability and human dignity should continue to be heard as well as salaries paid. All these are what I stand for and which the SDP had promised the people all through our electioneering campaigns. They are still paramount to me as we collectively chart the way forward for the governorship elections rerun in Osun state.”

New minimum wage: NLC insists on strike as meeting with FG ends in deadlock

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on its planned strike, as the
meeting with the Federal Government has ended in a deadlock.
The meeting was sequel to the declaration by the union to commence an indefinite strike starting from Wednesday midnight.
NLC President had on Wednesday, directed all labour unions and civil society groups, to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike, after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued on September 12.
According to the NLC, the decision to embark on the strike action followed the refusal of the Federal Government to reconvene the Tripartite Committee on a new National Minimum Wage.
NLC is demanding an upward review of the current N18,000 minimum wage to N56,000.

Osun rerun: Adeleke writes EU, US, cries out over threat to his life

The undeclared winner of last Saturday’s Osun governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has written to diplomatic missions in Nigeria, raising alarm over threats to his life and a clampdown on his supporters, ahead of Thursday supplementary polls.

In the letter already depatched to diplomatic missions and made available to DAILY POST, Adeleke catalogued the many infractions in the last Saturday polls.

They included the refusal of INEC to declare him the winner in line with the constitution, the killing and maiming of his supporters, the arrest of key leaders on trumped up charges and the manipulations of the electoral process.

“I am constrained to write this letter to intimate you, our diplomatic partners and friends of despotic happenings in Osun governorship polls which I won but for which I was not declared the winner. My life is under threat and leaders of my party are under siege before and after Saturday main polls.

“During the campaigns, we were subjected to countless attacks. I escaped about four assassination attempts. Our campaign vehicles were severallly attacked and our rallies disrupted. We went through the pre-election process under constant onslaught from political thugs and merchants of violence.

“Despite the violence prone climate, I still won the election. On live television, our votes were removed and protestations for re-addition of the votes were rejected. Votes for the ruling party were jerked up and again the electoral umpire refused to correct the arithmetical errors. After all the manipulations which saw about 4000 votes removed from my total votes, I still won by close to 400 votes.

“In a brazen assault on democracy, the returning officer in open breach of the constitution refused to declare me the winner even after fulfilling constitutional stipulations. The officer erroneously justified declaration of the election as inconclusive based on violence in seven out of about 3000 voting units across the state. It was a travesty of justice that is under challenge in court of law.

“Not satisfied with that rape of democracy, the ruling, APC immediately launched a coordinated manipulation agenda to rig the Thursday supplementary polls. Voters register of affected areas are been doctored; unclaimed voters cards are been shared out; massive vote buying are ongoing;and my supporters are been hounded. Democracy is clearly under threats.

“The agenda of the ruling party is to ensure that votes do not count. The target is to thwart the will of the people. The APC is out to subvert the will of the people ,an action that will have deeply negative impact on the sanctity of the electoral process ahead of 2019 polls,” Adeleke said in the letter.

He then called on the international community “to prevail on President Muhammad Buhari to allow votes to count by restoring my mandate”, adding “We count on you to mount pressure on the ruling party to restore people’s mandate in Osun state.

“We make this request because Osun state is the cradle of Yoruba people. Denying them their inalienable right to pick their governor is a potent threat to democratic sustainability in Nigeria. Our nascent democracy has been under intense pressure and it is not in our collective interest to deepen the national stress index.
“We seek your intervention to prevent another rigging underway in Osun state. I am the holder of the sacred mandate of Osun people. We need the international community to assist Nigeria to make votes count,” he said.
The letter was sent to European Union, United States and several diplomatic missions in Nigeria and the United Nations.

Buhari under fire for withdrawing Paris Club refund from Benue

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Benue State, yesterday expressed shock over the alleged withdrawal of the final tranche of the Paris Club refund earlier paid to the state government.
Governor Samuel Ortom had last Thursday confirmed the receipt of N 14.9bn Paris Club refund.

Also on Monday, the governor directed the state Ministry of Finance to commence the payment of workers’ salary arrears and allowances to pensioners.
But in a new twist, the federal government allegedly recalled the Paris Club refund for yet-to-be disclosed reason.

In a chat with the media yesterday in Makurdi, the state Chairman of the NLC, Godwin Anya, said; “I don’t know the reason for the recall of the Paris Club loan refund.

“Everybody has been expecting to be paid because the governor on Monday directed the payment of salary arrears.

“I don’t know the reason for that nonsense; I don’t know where this country is heading to.”

Meanwhile, the convener of the Middle Belt Movement for Justice and Peace, Joe Bukka, yesterday, also described the decision of the Federal Government to recall the Paris Club refunds paid to Benue and four other states as “the height of impunity, executive recklessness and a witch – hunt against ordinary Nigerians.”

Speaking also in Makurdi, Bukka insisted that the Federal Government had embarked on a systematic witch-hunt of some state governments probably for political reasons at the detriment of the ordinary Nigerian and civil servants.

He said: “In the first place, it is not the responsibility of the Federal Government to monitor how states disburse and utilise their funds. Moreover, the Paris Club refund was only warehoused by the Federal Government on behalf of the states; it is not a gratification or loan.

“So, the Federal Government lacks the powers to recall the money, which belongs to the state from the onset. As far as we are concerned, this is the height of impunity, executive recklessness and a witch – hunt against the ordinary Nigerians who were expecting to get the backlog of their salaries from the fund.

“We just wonder if this Federal Government has the interest of the ordinary people at heart. Just take for instance a state like Benue that has over time been contending with socio-economic and security challenges as a result of the lingering herdsmen killings, and you want to treacherously sit on their legitimate funds.

“No doubt, this directive will cause collateral damage to the socio- economic life of the government and people of the affected states. Hence, it should be reversed without further delay because even if the states fail to transparently appropriate the funds, they would have the people to contend with.

“The Federal Government must realise that this move will deepen the animosity of the people of the states like Benue towards the APC-led Federal Government because they will be hurt the more and obviously unhappy.”

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

This simplified version of the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been created especially for young people.

1. We Are All Born Free & Equal: We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in the same way.

2. Don’t Discriminate: These rights belong to everybody, whatever our differences.

3. The Right to Life: We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.

4. No Slavery: Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot make anyone our slave.

5. No Torture: Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us.

6. You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go: I am a person just like you!

7. We’re All Equal Before the Law: The law is the same for everyone. It must
treat us all fairly.

8. Your Human Rights Are Protected by Law: We can all ask for the law to help us when we are not treated fairly.

9. No Unfair Detainment: Nobody has the right to put us in prison without good reason and keep us there, or to send us away from our country.

10. The Right to Trial: If we are put on trial this should be in public. The people who try us should not let anyone tell them what to do.

11. We’re Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty: Nobody should be blamed for doing something until it is proven. When people say we did a bad thing we have the right to show it is not true.

12. The Right to Privacy: Nobody should try to harm our good name. Nobody has the right to come into our home, open our letters, or bother us or our family without a good reason.

13. Freedom to Move: We all have the right to go where we want in our own country and to travel as we wish.

14. The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live: If we are frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we all have the right to run away to another country to be safe.

15. Right to a Nationality: We all have the right to belong to a country.

16. Marriage and Family: Every grown-up has the right to marry and have a family if they want to. Men and women have the same rights when they are married, and when they are separated.

17. The Right to Your Own Things: Everyone has the right to own things or share them. Nobody should take our things from us without a good reason.

18. Freedom of Thought: We all have the right to believe in what we want to believe, to have a religion, or to change it if we want.

19. Freedom of Expression: We all have the right to make up our own minds, to think what we like, to say what we think, and to share our ideas with other people.

20. The Right to Public Assembly: We all have the right to meet our friends and to work together in peace to defend our rights. Nobody can make us join a group if we don’t want to.

21. The Right to Democracy: We all have the right to take part in the government of our country. Every grown-up should be allowed to choose their own leaders.

22. Social Security: We all have the right to affordable housing, medicine, education, and childcare, enough money to live on and medical help if we are ill or old.

23. Workers’ Rights: Every grown-up has the right to do a job, to a fair wage for their work, and to join a trade union.

24. The Right to Play: We all have the right to rest from work and to relax.

25. Food and Shelter for All: We all have the right to a good life. Mothers and children, people who are old, unemployed or disabled, and all people have the right to be cared for.

26. The Right to Education: Education is a right. Primary school should be free. We should learn about the United Nations and how to get on with others. Our parents can choose what we learn.

27. Copyright: Copyright is a special law that protects one’s own artistic creations and writings; others cannot make copies without permission. We all have the right to our own way of life and to enjoy the good things that art, science and learning bring.
28. A Fair and Free World: There must be proper order so we can all enjoy rights and freedoms in our own country and all over the world.

29. Responsibility: We have a duty to other people, and we should protect their rights and freedoms.

30. No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights.

Former WBC welterweight champ Victor Ortiz charged with rape

Former welterweight boxing champion Victor Ortiz-- who was scheduled to fight this weekend-- was charged Monday for allegedly raping a woman earlier this year,The Ventura County Star reported .

Authorities issued a warrant for Ortiz’s arrest on Monday following a months-long investigation. In late March, a woman contacted the Oxnard Police Department alleging that Ortiz had sexually assaulted her, according to Ventura County Superior Court records.
Oxnard is about an hours’ drive north of Los Angeles.
Police said Ortiz, who lives in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Tarzana, turned himself in to Ventura County Sheriffs on Tuesday afternoon.
Ortiz has acted in movies including "The Expendables 3" and TV shows including "Ray Donovan." He competed on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2013.
Ortiz faces charges of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and forcible digital penetration when he appears in court on Oct. 10.
The Ventura County Sheriff's website shows that Ortiz posted $100,000 bail and was released. It could not immediately be determined whether he has an attorney.
The 31-year-old held the WBC welterweight belt in 2011 before losing it to Floyd Mayweather Jr. He has a 32-6-3 record with 25 knockouts and is scheduled to face John Molina on Saturday in a 10-round bout in Ontario, California.

Grassley says he 'is not going to silence' Ford, vows key Kavanaugh hearing will proceed before possible vote

Tension builds ahead of high-stakes Kavanaugh hearing
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford are scheduled to testify under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill.

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Tuesday rejected the requests from Democrats to delay a key hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused the federal judge of sexual assault during a party when they were in high school, are due to testify before the committee on Thursday. Kavanaugh has denied Ford's allegations.
In a letter to ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Grassley wrote: "I am not going to silence Dr. Ford after I promised and assured her that I would provide her a safe, comfortable, and dignified opportunity to testify ... There is no reason to delay the hearing any further."
Grassley added that any further delay would be unfair to both Ford and Kavanaugh, whom Grassley said "has asked the Committee repeatedly for the chance to testify as soon as possible ... We can no longer stand in the way of him presenting his testimony before the Committee."
Feinstein had asked for the hearing to be delayed after the New Yorker magazine published claims by Deborah Ramirez, a Yale classmate of Kavanaugh who says he exposed himself to her while drunk at a college party in the 1980s. Kavanaugh has denied that allegation as well.
Feinstein also asked that the committee refer Ramirez's allegations to the FBI along with Ford's claims.
Also Tuesday, the committee announced that it had tentatively rescheduled a vote on Kavanaugh's nomination for Friday morning. Grassley took to Twitter to add that the hearing was added to the committee's schedule as required by it rules.
"After [hearing] Dr Ford & Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony- if we‘re ready to vote, we will vote," he tweeted. "If we aren't ready, we won't."
In a statement, Feinstein said the committee's action in scheduling a vote was "outrageous."

"First Republicans demanded Dr. Blasey Ford testify immediately. Now Republicans don’t even need to hear her before they move ahead with a vote," she said. "It's clear to me that Republicans don’t want this to be a fair process."
In response, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Fox News' "The Story" that Grassley had "bent over backwards to be fair" to both Ford and Kavanaugh.
"Dr. Ford is being abused as much as anybody else," Graham told Martha MacCallum. "She’s been a victim of this as much as Kavanaugh has."
Graham added that Kavanaugh "is not Bill Cosby. He is not [Harvey] Weinstein. He's lived a good life. This is an allegation 35 years old that’s unverified and I’m not going to ruin his life based on that. Show me something credible, they’ve yet to do it."
Fox News has been told Grassley and Feinstein are expected to give opening statements to kick off Thursday's hearing, followed by Christine Blasey Ford, who would speak with no time limit.
That would be followed by a round of five-minute questioning periods for each senator, who could turn over questioning to other counsel. The process would repeat for Kavanaugh.
Fox News has learned that Judiciary Committee staffers interviewed Kavanaugh by phone about the Ramirez allegations on Tuesday. A source familiar with the call told Fox News that Republican staffers led the interview, while Democratic aides listened without asking any questions. Another source told Fox News that Democratic staffers were told about the call with Kavanaugh 15 minutes before it took place, giving them no time to prepare.
The allegations by Ford, who went public with her claims Sept. 16, have caused cracks in what initially appeared to be a smooth path to confirmation for Kavanaugh. Multiple Republican senators have told Fox News that they want to hear Ford's testimony before deciding which way to vote on Kavanaugh's nomination.
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a key undecided Republican, told reporters she will be "glued to the television" during Thursday's hearing.
However, GOP lawmakers sounded more bullish about Kavanaugh's chances on Tuesday, with some discussing keeping the Senate in session this weekend so that they can begin the process of confirming Kavanaugh right away.
"I go into the hearings with very positive feelings about him, and I hope Thursday goes well," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., told reporters.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats Monday of mistreating Kavanaugh using "vague, unsubstantiated and uncorroborated allegations of 30-plus-year-old misconduct" that were "nowhere near grounds to nullify someone's career or destroy their good name."
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., retorted that McConnell owed Ford an apology for asserting that the Democrats' use of the women's accusations was a smear campaign. Schumer said McConnell's comment "demeans many, many women."
A successful committee vote is not necessary to advance Kavanaugh's nomination to the full Senate. Current Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received no recommendation from the Judiciary Committee in 1991, but was still confirmed by the Senate. Conversely, Robert Bork received an unfavorable recognition from the committee in 1987, though his nomination was rejected by the full Senate.

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Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News

Buhari a noisemaker, he has failed Nigerians – Atiku declares in Ibadan

Former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have done nothing since 2015 when they came to power except noise making.
Atiku made this declaration when he visited members and delegates of Oyo State ahead of the forthcoming presidential primary election of the party.
The former Vice President, who was welcomed to the Oke-Ado PDP state secretariat by one of the gubernatorial aspirants of the party, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Senator Ayo Adeseun, former Deputy governor, Alhaji Azeem Gbolarumi and Dr. Saka Balogun, urged members of the party to put their differences aside but forge ahead for the unity of the party.
DAILY POST reports that other members of the state’s PDP that welcomed Atiku who was accompanied by Director General of his campaign team, Otunba Gbega Daniel, included Chief Robert Koleoso, Senator Hosea Ayoola, Elder Wole Oyelese, Chief Jacob Adetoro and Hon. Muraina Ajibola.
Atiku while wooing Oyo delegates ahead of the presidential primary, urged members of the PDP to work for the interest of the party at all times for them to reclaim the state and the Federal government.

He added that he was surprised to see that Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC), that promised change have changed Nigeria to worse.
He said, “Buhari and the APC have done nothing except noise making. Buhari is just making noise. The APC is making noise.
“They promised change but they have failed. They promised change in 2015 but they have changed the country for the worse.
Atiku, while speaking further, described Oyo State as the political headquarters of the South West region, which should not be toyed with.
He said, “The people of Oyo state, Oyo is the political headquarters of South West.
“So, let us work together. Let us work for the unity of the party, by the grace of God, we will have PDP in government in 2019 in Oyo state and Nigeria. You will have PDP as your governor in 2019”.

NLC declares indefinite strike over minimum wage from Wednesday

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has declared an indefinite warning strike from Wednesday, to press the federal government to implement a new minimum wage for workers.
Its sister labour group, the Trade Union Congress, had earlier on Tuesday announced that it would begin strike from the early hours of Thursday, following the federal government’s failure to honour its ultimatum on the new minimum wage.
Last Thursday, the NLC resolved to commence an indefinite nationwide strike, after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum given to the FG which will elapse Wednesday.
In a press statement signed by the NLC General Secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson, the congress resolved that the strike commences in the midnight of Wednesday.
“Representatives of organized labour, after due consultation and meetings, have therefore agreed that all unions and our Civil society allies should embark on a warning strike from midnight of Wednesday, 26th September, 2018.
“All affiliates and state councils are therefore expected to mobilize their members nationwide to ensure total compliance.
“The nationwide warning strike will remain in force until further directives are conveyed,” the statement said.

Osun rerun: We will resist any form of conspiracy against Adeleke – Kwankwaso warns INEC

The lawmaker representing Kano Central Senatorial District and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic, PDP, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to be fair in the conduct of the Thursday’s rerun election in Osun State.
The presidential aspirant warned that any form of conspiracy against Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP would be resisted.
Kwankwaso in a statement by his Media Aide, Binta Spikin said, “It is important that we stay strong and stand by Senator Adeleke and our great party, PDP, on Thursday.
“Let me also make this clear that we will resist any form of conspiracy against our candidate.
“I am calling on INEC to be just, fair and transparent.”
Recall that INEC declared Osun election inconclusive after difference between the two leading parties, the PDP and the All Progressives Congress, was lower than the number of the votes cancelled.
Adeleke of PDP from the collation of all the results from the 30 council areas of the state, had 254,698 while the candidate of APC, Gboyega Oyetola, polled 254,345.

FIFA award: Samuel Eto’o reveals greatest player of all time

Samuel Eto’o, former Cameroon and Barcelona forward, has said his old team-mate, Lionel Messi, is the greatest player of all time.
He said this in reaction to Messi’s inclusion in the FIFPro World XI on Monday despite missing out on being in the top three for FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award.
Real Madrid and Croatia star Luka Modric claimed the main prize, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah.
Regardless, Eto’o, who played alongside Messi at Barca from 2004-09, told BeIN SPORTs that the Argentina star was the greatest of all-time.
“Leo, for us, will always be the best player in the world ever,” he said.
“The human beings have to choose and they chose those three players, who have done well this year too.
“But for people like me and others, it doesn’t change the fact that Leo is the best player in the world ever.”
Messi has won nine La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns among numerous other trophies at Barca, while he is a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or.
However, the superstar and his long-time rival Ronaldo drew fierce criticism for their decision to skip out on the awards event.

Osun rerun: Details of Saraki’s meeting with Adeleke revealed

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has revealed what he told the Osun governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, when they met on Monday.
According to Saraki, he assured the lawmaker that the party remains undeterred and determined, to ensure he becomes the next Governor of the state.
“I visited the Governorship candidate of our party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in Ede today to commend him and his supporters for their resilience and to let him know that we remain undeterred and determined to ensure that he becomes the next Governor of Osun State. #OsunDecides2018,” the Senate President tweeted via his verified account.
Saraki’s visit to Adeleke, comes after he met with Senator Iyiola Omisore, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), ahead of this week’s rerun.

Osun decides: Adeleke finally breaks silence on inconclusive election

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the inconclusive governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has thanked electorate in the state for their kind support in Saturday’s governorship poll.
Adeleke led the race with 254,698 votes, 353 votes more than that of Gboyega Oyetola of the APC.
The margin was, however, less than the 3,498 votes in the polling units where voting were cancelled.
Consequently, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joseph Afuape,
declared the poll inconclusive.
But, Adeleke in a statement he personally signed on Sunday; said he was honoured to have won considerable votes across all local governments of the state despite the “blackmail” during electioneering campaign.
He, however, appealed to the people to rededicate themselves to the ‘struggle, adding that ‘the tyrants can be forced to submit to the will of the people.
The statement reads, “I sent my appreciation through this medium to Osun voters who find me worthy of their votes. Your votes humbled me and further strengthen my resolve to truly serve our people.
“Despite all the blackmails and persecution, you stand by me, you voted for me and you defended your votes. You adopted me as the rallying point of the redemption movement. Words cannot express the depth of my appreciation.
“We will get to the promised land. It started well and it will end in praise to our dear God. Let us rededicate ourselves to the struggle. You have proved that with determination, the most powerful tyrant can be forced to submit to the will of the people. I appreciate you all.”

2019: Why it will be unfortunate for Nigerians to vote Buhari again – Tambuwal

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that Nigeria no longer needs a President like Muhammadu Buhari.
Tambuwal, who is one of the 13 presidential aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described President Buhari as an analogue leader who lacks the required capacity to rule 21st century Nigeria.
The Governor noted that it would be unfortunate for the country to vote Buhari for a second term.
Governor Tambuwal said this in Akure, the Ondo State capital, when he met some delegates of the PDP ahead of the October presidential primary of the party.
He said, “He (Buhari) is not digitally compliant to run a complex country like Nigeria with ethnic and cultural diversities and Nigerians cannot afford to cope with an analogue President like Buhari.
“It is obvious that this government is analogue and in this 21st century, we need a government that is being headed by somebody that understands issues of today, 21st century.”
Tambuwal alleged further that the South-West and other southern regions of the country were being marginalised by the Buhari administration, noting that the development had led to distrust among the ethnic nationalities in the country.
“I know what Nigerians need. I have the experience to run a complex country like Nigeria. I will use my good offices to distribute appointments and projects to all sections of the country.
“I will liaise with the National Assembly to reach the grass roots; I will use the identified needs of the people to prepare the budget.
“You do not sit in your office and assume what the people need,” the presidential aspirant stated.

2019 elections: APC announces new date for presidential primaries

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that its Presidential Primaries will now hold on Sept. 27 as against the earlier announced date of Sept. 25.
The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Nabena stated that duly registered party members were to collect their permanent membership cards from their various wards.
The statement reads, “The presidential direct primary election earlier scheduled for Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 will now hold on Thursday, September 27th, 2018.
“Duly registered party members are to collect their permanent membership cards from their respective wards.”

Osun election: Atiku begs Omisore to join forces with PDP, Adeleke

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the Osun State governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore, to join Peoples Democratic Party in the re-run election.
This followed the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday that there will be a rerun on Thursday, Sept. 27 after it declared the poll ‘inconclusive’
Omisore is the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the election in which the candidate of the PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, came first with 254, 698 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, came second with 254,345 voters.

Atiku while predicting victory for the PDP ahead of Thursday’s rerun, called on Omisore to remember when PDP believed in him in 2014.
The Wazirin Adamawa wrote on his Twitter page: “I am confident PDP will win in Osun, no matter the ulterior motive of APC. I call on Senator Omisore to remember the PDP, which believed in him and gave him its ticket in 2014.
“I urge him to join with all who want to deliver Osun from negative change and support Adeleke.”

Osun election: Tinubu, Aregbesola, APC’s political reign for ‘burial’ Thursday – Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, on Sunday said the final result of the Osun State governorship election was the beginning of the funeral rites of Bola Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The former Minister said Tinubu, alongside the outgoing governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola’s political reign will be defeated entirely at the rerun on Thursday, September 27.
Fani-Kayode wrote on his Twitter page: “The result of the Osun State election is the beginning of the political funeral rites of: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Rauf Aregbesola and the APC.
“The final burial will be on Thursday 27th September 2018 when the @OfficialPDPNig’s Demola Adeleke reclaims his stolen mandate.”
Meanwhile, INEC announced that the rerun of the Osun governorship election, which it earlier declared “inconclusive”, will now hold on Thursday, September 27, 2018.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Ademola Adeleke led with a total votes of 254, 698 while Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, however polled a total of 254,345 to come second in the keenly contested election.

Buhari’s minister, Shittu says he couldn’t afford N22.5m for APC forms, speaks on NYSC controversy

The Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu on Saturday declared that contrary to insinuation that he was rich as a Minister under President Muhammadu Buhari, he could not afford to pay the N22.5m All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial forms.
Shittu, who insisted that there was no way he could afford to pay the gubernatorial nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling APC pegged at N22.5m, added that he could not purchase the forms until those who believed in him came to his aid to buy the forms.
The APC chieftain, who is a gubernatorial aspirant under APC in Oyo state, made these revelations while speaking with journalists in Ibadan, the state capital, on Saturday.

Shittu, while responding to a question on the exorbitant fees charged by the party, said he was a poor man and there was no way he could pay such a ‘huge money’.
Shittu who purchased the forms through two of his aides, Saheed Oladele, Head of Adebayo Shittu Strategy Committee and Malik Aderogba, Head of Special Tasks for Adebayo Shittu’s Campaign Organization penultimate Monday said that he can’t have such money to buy the forms.
He said, “It is inconceivable that I can have such money to buy the nomination form.
“Those very close to me knew this fact. That I cannot on my own put down N22.5million. As a minister under President Muhammadu Buhari, there was no way I could pay such money. This is not a PDP government and you cant have money like those under the PDP. I earn less than a million naira a month and there are people who depend on me for survival”.
The minister insisted that it was those people who believed in him that bought the forms for him.
He added, “It was those who believe that the best thing to happen to Oyo State is for Adebayo Shittu to become Governor that paid for the form. I thank God for the opportunities I have had in life and the greatest being the Minister.”
Shittu, while speaking on the next Saturday’s gubernatorial primary election in the state, declared that all registered members of the APC in the state would vote.
He insisted on the direct primary option and appealed to all the party members to prepare head on for it on Saturday.
He added that, “I never pretended I did service. For me, and undoubtedly too, serving in the Oyo State House of Assembly at the time was on a higher service to my fatherland. And the matter was taken to the court and it was thrown out. Late Chief Bola Ige was my counsel then.”

Osun election: PDP outlines ways APC is rigging election, saying ruling party sharing N20,000 to voters

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged attempts by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to disenfranchise voters in the ongoing Osun state election.
The party also claimed that the ruling party was already sharing money to voters at ward 8, unit 3 Ota Efun in Olorunda local government.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the claims in a series of tweets on Saturday.

“My attention has also been drawn to attempts to disenfranchise voters in @OfficialPDPNig strongholds by distributing malfunctioning card readers between 8am-12pm.They also seek to deploy intimidation tactics to scare voters, hijack boxes and indulge in massive vote buying between 12-4pm.,” he tweeted.
“We are totally at a loss as to why @OfficialAPCNg Governors will leave their respective states to invade Osun state on the eve of Election Day.
“The plot is to rig the elections in favour of the APC candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, who is apparently very unpopular in the state.

“Breaking!@OfficialAPCNg agents are currently sharing money at ward 8, unit 3 Ota Efun in Olorunda local government.
“They are sharing N20,000 each to voters. #OsunDecides2018 #OsunDecides @PoliceNG take note urgently @inecnigeria.
“At Unit 3 and 6, the strongholds of PDP in Ward 5, Ifelodun LG, the card readers have not been able to clear a single voter till this hour 10:03am.”

10 Most Inspirational Women In History Who Changed The World

Nowadays, there are already a lot of campaigns, organisation and individuals who claim to fight for femininity and equality. However, there has been these few brave and strong women who have already been making a difference long before. This week in 10MostToday, we bring you the 10 Most Inspirational Women In History Who Changed The World.

Florence Nightingale
1820–1910

Nurse. Her dedication to her profession as well as to her co-patriots gave a whole new meaning to the nursing profession. She has saved a lot of soldier’s life during the Crimean War and made a big change to other nurses’ outlook. To her, nursing is not a job but a devotion.

Famous Quote: “Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.”


Marie Curie 1867–1934

Scientist/ Inventor. She played a huge part in developing the first x-ray machine which we all know is one of the most useful medical machines. Marie Curie’s birth name is Marya Sklodowska. She is Polish and is the first female who was awarded the Nobel Prize.

Famous Quote: “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”

Mother Teresa 1910–1997

Nun. To put simply, Mother Theresa is selflessness personified. She had dedicated her whole life helping the poor and the most unfortunate people. She was also awarded a well deserved Nobel prize in 1979 for her lifelong charity missions.

Famous Quote: “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”

Clara Barton 1821-1912

Educator. Became a teacher at an early age, she wanted to share the gift of education hence she founded a public school in NJ. She also founded the American Red Cross after she was able to work with International Red Cross during the civil war. Like the rest of the inspirational women in this article, she had also dedicated her life helping others.

Famous Quote: “The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.”

Marilyn Monroe 1926–1962

Actress. An intelligent woman, she broke the “dumb blonde” stereotyping in Hollywood. Not only this, she also a very influential advocate of the civil rights. She showed the world how skin color shouldn’t be a deterrent to equal privilege.

Famous Quote: “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

Helen Keller 1880–1968

Author. She has proven that disabilities couldn’t deter someone with the right attitude and outlook. Keller is the first blind and deaf who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. She is also a lifelong advocate of people with disabilities.

Famous Quote: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”

Amelia Earhart

Pilot. Earhart is the first female pilot who was able to fly across the Atlantic. Her bravery has become an inspiration to a lot of women to dare do what used to be considered “male jobs”.

Famous Quote: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”

Emmeline Pankhurst

1858-1Activist. She is well known for her passionate fight for women’s right. She is the founder of “The Women’s Social and Political Union”

Famous Quote: “Justice and judgment lie often a world apart.”

Katherine Hepburn 1907- 2003

Actress. An award-winning actress, you can imagine how influential she can be especially to her fans. Her portrayal of strong-willed characters and even her personal choices gave a whole new meaning to “women wearing pants”.

Famous Quote: “If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”

Cleopatra

Pharaoh. Quite famous for her beauty and how she used it in protecting her empire from Roman invaders. Some may not approve of her methods but the fact will remain that she did what she had to do to protect her country.


Famous Quote: “I will not be triumphed over.”