Obasanjo loses his polling unit to Buhari

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari, has defeated the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the polling unit of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, on Saturday.

Reports have it that APC gathered 87 votes in the presidential election while its main opposition party PDP  secured 18 votes.

Ballot Box Snatchers Kill Three Voters, Injure Two In Delta

It was learnt that the suspected hoodlums emerged from an unknown place and started shooting sporadically to scare away voters and election officers and agents. Three persons were killed and two others sustained gunshot injuries following shooting from suspected ballot box snatchers.

The incident took place at Amope in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday during accreditation and voting at some units.

It was learnt that the suspected hoodlums emerged from an unknown place and started shooting sporadically to scare away voters and election officers and agents.

As they released a volley of gunshots on some units on old Eku Road, Amope, two voters died instantly and one other person gave up the ghost at a hospital where he was rushed to.

The few security personnel manning the units ran away on hearing staccato of gunshots.

However, the hoodlums’ attempt to snatch the ballot boxes was thwarted by the quick arrival of some soldiers monitoring the polls.

They (hoodlums) reportedly succeeded in escaping from the scene.

PDP Wins Peter Obi's Polling Unit With Wide Margin

Peter Obi

South-east business mogul, Peter Obi has been able to win his polling unit for Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has emerged victorious in the polling unit of party's Vice Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi.

PDP won in PU 019, Umudimakasi Square, Agulu, Anambra where Obi voted.

PDP polled in 258 votes, while the APC polled in 1 vote.

#NigeriaDecides: Woman stabbed with a bottle during fight at polling unit In Osun State

A woman has been stabbed at a polling station in Osun state, following an altercation with another lady. The incident took place at the Lagere area of Ile-Ife in Osun.

The lady was reportedly stabbed by another voter while on the queue. A fight had ensued over who was and wasn’t on the said queue. In the course of the squabble, the victim was stabbed in the face with a bottle.

#NigeriaDecides: President Buhari wins his polling unit in Daura

President Buhari has won his own polling unit in Daura, Katsina State.

President Buhari, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, polled 523 votes to beat the Peoples Democratic Party, which scored 3 votes.

FFK quotes Osinbajo as saying he was locked out of the meeting Pres. Buhari had with Northern governors and security chiefs

As he shared on his twitter handle this morning. Recall that President Buhari had a closed door meeting with all the service chiefs, IGP Adamu Mohammed and some of the Northern state governors on Tuesday February 19th.

See what a jealous ex-wife did to her ex-husband's current lover

According to hausa news platform, Gulmayuwa, the lady pictured above was attacked with a razor blade by her lover's ex-wife. The place where the incident happened was however not stated.

LeBron James hoping to return from groin injury for Thursday's game against the Clippers

Lakers forward LeBron James could be back as soon as Thursday’s game against the Clippers. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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The Los Angeles Lakers’ prolonged downward spiral may soon be coming to an end. Anthony Davis wants a trade with the Lakers an early favorite to land him, and now LeBron James could be back as soon as Thursday.

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times’ Tania Ganguli, the Lakers are optimistic that their superstar will return to the court in three days when they face off against the Los Angeles Clippers in a key game with playoff implications.

James has been out with a groin injury since he left the team’s Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors in the second quarter. Since that game, the Lakers have gone 6-10 and fallen from the No. 4 seed in the West to two games out of the eight seed.

James’ availability has been a bit of a mystery lately with his agent, Rich Paul, claiming that he would have been playing two weeks ago if it were the playoffs. Now, he will potentially suit up on the 31st if his body can hold up well during practice. Groin injuries are notoriously hard to come back from because they can easily aggravated.

The Lakers had already been readying for James’ return as he had his first full-contact practice on Saturday since suffering the injury. James even took part in a scrimmage on Monday and put up shots after practice.

Technically, head coach Luke Walton, who remains on the hot seat, has not ruled James out for Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, but that seems unlikely. But considering how the Lakers’ young players have fared without him, a return against the No. 8 seed Clippers will be crucial to improve upon their playoff odds, which FiveThirtyEight puts at 25 percent.

Controversial man of God, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, has visited President Buhari in Abuja.

Father Mbaka and President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, at the State House, Abuja.

 

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mbaka, who came into the villa in a private maroon BMW car, was accompanied by a lady.

 

The outcome of the meeting between the president and Mbaka, which lasted about 35 minutes, was unknown at the time of filing this report.

 

Mbaka, who did not speak to newsmen after the meeting, was once quoted as saying that “President Buhari is change, but former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is `bureau de change’.’

 

Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the forthcoming general elections.

 

Mbaka was also recently quoted in the social media as calling on Buhari to effect changes in his leadership style to cushion the hardships experienced by citizens.

“So let the will of God be done in Nigeria. It is like what I have been saying Buhari change or you will be changed,’’ he said while addressing members of his Adoration Ministry.

 

However, Mbaka, during one of his sermons, predicted electoral victory for the president in the forthcoming general elections as he did in 2015.

 

(NAN)

Savers Club encourages good savings culture among Nigerians with #yourfirstmillion campaign

SaversClub, a savings product of Casafina Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited, committed to empowering and liberating people through the discipline of saving consistently, launched with an awareness campaign tagged #YourFirstMillion. The campaign was designed as a competition to spark conversations and create awareness on the importance of saving towards life goals.

The campaign was conceptualised based on the insight that many Nigerians associate their first milestone into wealth at the first time they make a Million Naira and SaversClub aims to help more Nigerians reach this goal by providing easy, convenient ways to save with attractive interest rates.

The remarkably successful competition, which saw entries from several young Nigerians, ran through the first week of November 2018. Of the 10 lucky winners in the #YourFirstMillion campaign; Onyeabor Christy, Ngozi Opara, Daniel Ogbadu and Eji Felix emerged as the first four winners of the star prize in the first batch of the competition. Winners were awarded their prizes at a Casafina press conference which held in December at the prestigious Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.

The winners expressed gratitude to SaversClub for creating opportunities to reward and empower people through the #YourFirstMillion campaign.

Speaking on the competition in an interview, Ngozi Opara, as represented by her mother, Mrs Opara, urged members of the public who do not have a good saving culture to cultivate it, learn to invest and set their priorities right.

With the understanding of the ever pressing need to promote healthy financial habits among Nigerians, the launch of SaversClub by Casafina, aims to make tremendous impact, as it sets to distinguish itself by delivering exceptional services, while enhancing the growth and achievement of the personal and business aspirations of its customers and at the same time, promoting an enduring savings culture and improving financial inclusion.

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Up to 17% interest on your savings.

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Drama as lady accuses Twitter slay king of owing her friend money and flaunting for the gram with her possessions

A lady took to Twitter to accuse a popular Twitter slay king of owing her friend money and refusing to pay. Another Twitter user then reached out to the young man in question to get his side of the story.

Ginika said Somto Cody Akanegbu and her friend Cindy Nwachukwu were dating and he scammed her during the relationship and has refused to pay back till date.

She tweeted:

@Somto_FRB you’ve been playing and scamming my friend and I will not let you rest until you pay her the money you owe. You didn’t want to handle this issue privately, so make we take it public.

She went on to accuse Somto of being in the relationship just for her friend's money. She accused him of using her friend's Louis Vuitton purse to pose for clout on social media. She added that her friend paid for his bodybuilding while they were together. Then they went to Disney on a date and Somto claimed his card wasn't working, so her friend paid after he promised to pay back. But he has refused to refund her what he owes her, which in total is $425.

She wrote:

You went to Universal Studios and claimed your card wasn’t working, so Cindy payed for both of you. You said you would pay her back, but when she asks for the money you owe, you either change the topic or don’t respond. Then she pays for your bodybuilding. This totaling in $425

As the drama intensified on Twitter, another Twitter user reached out to Somto to hear his side of the story and he shared their chat on Twitter.

According to screenshots of the chat shared online, Somto revealed that Cindy bought him "Spider man" (believed to be a Toyota Camry) of her own free will and he never asked for it. He shared screenshots of their chat as proof.

He was then asked about the $200 he was allegedly owing her and he explained that they were at Disney in August 2018 and his card didn't work, so she paid. He said he paid her back some of what he owed but didn't pay back the rest because "Na man go dey sort bill 100% everytime?"

He, however, promised to pay back what he owes Cindy following the Twitter backlash.

Meanwhile, social media users have taken to the platform to argue and take sides. Some wondered why Ginika had to bring the issue online when the friend involved chose to handle it quietly off social media.

Some also wondered why a woman who could buy her man a "Spider Toyota Camry?" would be bothered about $200 which he is still owing her.

And there were those who called Somto out for his "Na man go dey sort bill 100% everytime?" reply and said he should have told the lady earlier if he didn't plan to pay, rather than collect her money and refuse to pay back.

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Love In The Air! Richard Mofe-Damijo Celebrates Wife's Birthday With Heartwarming Words (Photos)

RMD and his wife

Veteran Nigerian movie star, Richard Mofe-Damijo has celebrated his wife's birthday with some really exciting words for her.

The veteran actor, whom fans now fondly call RMD, has once again shown the woman off online this time to celebrate her birthday.

RMD took to his Instagram page to pen down some really heartwarming words for his wife as well as share these beautiful photos of her.

RMD shared this photo of his wife on Instagram

He wrote: "Happy birthday Abike. Your birthdays have always been special. Took me like 3 years or so to get the date right. 

"And now Over 22 years later, my heart still skips a beat once it's January. I do remember now but still struggling with getting the right present without you saying... they cheated you... 

"but see how far we have come sweetie. I even get to post your picture(s) today. More than 3 or 4 If I want right? you rock baby. 

"God bless and keep you for us all. Enjoy!

Djokovic wins 7th Australian Open title

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic beat Spanish Rafael Nadal to clinch his third consecutive Grand Slam and record seventh Australian Open title at the 2019 edition.

The world number one outclassed the number two in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 three straight sets to claim his 15th Grand Slam title.

Djokovic made nine unforced errors and Nadal 28. The Serb’s converted five of eight break points and only had to save one break point.

Djokovic seventh Australian Open title has put him first ahead of Roy Emerson and Roger Federer for the most men’s singles titles of all time.

He has now won nine of his 11 meetings against Nadal.

The 31-year old, who returned to the men’s game after a two-year absence, won Wimbledon and the US Open back-to-back to go above Pete Sampras.

He is two behind Nadal and five behind Roger Federer.

Djokovic has the eighth-most career match wins in the Open Era- 845 total number of wins before Sunday’s final in Melbourne Park.

The Serbian went home with the $4.1million prize money.