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BVAS Configuration: INEC Imputing Wrong Figures – Dino Melaye Raises Alarm

Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has made a new allegation against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He accused INEC, of imputing wrong figures while transferring results to the backend server.
Melaye, a spokesperson to the presidential candidate of the PDP in the just concluded February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, disclosed this in a post via his Twitter handle on Monday.
He said his party would expose any wrong imputation and change in figures by the commission as it transfers election results to the backend server.
Recall that the Electoral Commission recently obtained order from the Court to allow it reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, for the March 18 gubernatorial election.
However, the former lawmaker said they would shock INEC and its ICT department.
 
“INEC is doing the wrong thing, wrong imputation going on. We will expose any wrong imputation and figures changing as upload and backend transfer is going on. We will shock INEC and the ICT department. Jail loading for many,” he tweeted.
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CBN Directs Banks To Dispense And Receive Old N200, N500 And N1000 Notes

Following the Naira scarcity in the country and the Supreme court order, declaring the old N500 and N1000 as legal tender till Dec 31, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria has now directed commercial banks to dispense and receive old naira notes.

A statement by the acting Director, CBN Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, says the apex bank gave the directive at a Bankers’ Committee meeting held on Sunday.

Banks have now been authorised to dispense and receive the old Naira notes.

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“I broke the generational curse in my family for being the first millionaire” – Crayon says

According to the 22-year-old singer, God has blessed him so much that he has broken a generational curse in his family, adding that he is the first millionaire in his mum and dad’s lineage.

Sharing his testimony on Twitter, he wrote;

“I’M LIVING TESTIMONIES OF GOD! I’M THE FIRST STAR IN MY FAMILY! BOTH FROM MY MUM’S AND MY DAD’S! GENERATIONS, BEFORE ME NOBODY HAS BEEN THIS SUCCESSFUL IN MY FAMILY!

I’M THE FIRST MILLIONAIRE IN MY FAMILY! GOD RAISED ME TO BREAK THAT GENERATIONAL CURSE! I AM “THE ONE”

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Don’t chase clout with my name – Mandy Kiss denies all allegations from Salo

Popular influencer and slay queen, Mandy Kiss has denied all allegations leveled against her by Salo during an Instagram live session.

Earlier today, Salo revealed during a live Instagram session while weeping that Mandy Kiss has ruined his life, adding that he has not been getting credit alerts after he got involved with the slay Queen in an intimate way multiple times.

In a rebuttal, Mandy Kiss has dragged Salo on her Instagram page placing curses on him. She has denied every allegation leveled against her by Salo. She has also warned Salo to desist from using her name to chase clout.

“Sallo I understand the face you wanna trend but this time around you messed with the wrong fellow! Cos I won’t take it easy with you. Do not use my name to chase clout!!!… Don’t stain my name, Salo. Stop being stupid. Are you tryna chase people away from me?? Salo, you are a terrible liar”.

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BREAKING: JAMB Postpones 2023 Mock UTME Over Gubernatorial Polls

The 2023 Mock-UTME scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2023, has been postponed to Thursday, March 30, 2023.

The shift in date is partly owing to the change in the date for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 11, 2023, but now moved to March 18, 2023, the examination board said in a statement on Monday afternoon.

“Candidates, who registered early and indicated their willingness to take the Mock-UTME, would be notified as to when to print their Mock-UTME notification slip, which would contain their centres and other details”.

The mock UTME is an optional examination introduced by the JAMB to provide an opportunity for candidates to have hands-on experience with the system as well as afford the board an opportunity to ascertain its readiness and that of its partners for the main UTME, which is scheduled to hold between April 29 to May 12, 2023.

“The Board also wants to use this opportunity to announce that this year’s UTME would witness some groundbreaking innovations aimed at addressing observed infractions and centre failures.

“For instance, in the new regime, if there is a delay of up to one hour before the commencement of a particular session, that session stands cancelled and would be rescheduled along with the candidates.

“By the same token, no examination can be started one hour after the scheduled commencement time. The session will be scheduled for any vacant or available slot,” JAMB said in the statement.

Meanwhile, no fewer than 168,748 registered for the 2023 mock UTME out of the over 1.5 million prospective candidates for this year’s UTME according to official statistics provided by JAMB.

According to the official breakdown, a total of 2,200 students will sit for the mock in Abia state; Adamawa, 1,264; Akwa-Ibom, 3,981; Anambra, 6,104; Bauchi 1,572; Bayelsa 847; Benue 1,349; Borno 1,234; Cross-Rivers 1,750; Delta 7,409; Ebonyi 1,499; Edo 4,416; Ekiti 3,273; Enugu 4,443; FCT 14,863; Gombe 723; Imo 3,987; Jigawa 261; Kaduna 6,850; Kano 3,072; Katsina 1,088; Kebbi 697; Kogi 1,924; Kwara 6,544; Lagos 28,340; Nasarawa 3,332; Niger 2,491; Ogun 10,922; Ondo 4,743; Osun 7,131; Oyo 14,732.

Others are Plateau with 3,284; Rivers 9,469; Sokoto 967; Taraba 622; Yobe 1,047 and Zamfara with 318 candidates.

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Since I have Iinked up with Mandy Kiss, I’ve not received credit alert, she has destroyed me” – Influencer, Salo cries Out

Popular Influencer Salo aka “what happen to Virgin” cries out in pains as he reveals that ever since he linked up with the number 1 Olosho in Nigeria Mandy kiss,

He has been having strings of Badluck in life and he has not received one single credit Alert in his Bank account since then, accuses her of bringing ijebu jazz with her to spoil his success and glory

In an IG live video, Salo who used to be close to Mandy Kiss stated that he slept with her multiple times and since then, things haven’t been moving smoothly for him.

Salo who expressed himself in Yoruba language added that Mandy Kiss has destroyed his life. Lamenting over the hardship he is currently battling, Salo avowed that he has not received a credit alert ever since he went linked up with Mandy.

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Osun Tribunal: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement on Adeleke’s Appeal

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has given an update on the Osun State governorship appeal filed by Governor Ademola Adeleke.
The court on Monday reserved judgement on the appeal.
The appeal filed by Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party is against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun State.
The three-member panel of justices led by Justice M.F. Shuaibu began sitting on the appeal at about 10am.While Adeleke is the appellant, Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress are 1st and 2nd respondents in the appeal marked: CA/AK/EPT/GOV/01/2023.
The Independent National Electoral Commission and the PDP are also joined as 3rd respondent and 4th respondents respectively.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had on January  27, voided the July 16, 2022, election that produced Adeleke of PDP as the elected governor.
INEC had declared Adeleke the winner of the election after polling a total of 403,371 votes. He was said to have won in 17 of the 30 local government areas in the state.
But the panel led by Justice Terste Kume, in its judgment, invalidated the election and declared Mr Gboyega Oyetola of APC as the valid winner of the poll.
The tribunal directed INEC to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke and his deputy, Kola Adewusi, both of whom had been sworn in.
It, however, directed that the Certificate of Return should instead be issued to Oyetola.
Justice Kume held that the governorship election was not held in compliance with Nigeria’s Electoral Act. The tribunal also held that the governorship election was characterised by over-voting. It said after deducting the excessive votes, the figure Oyetola polled at the election was 314, 921.
The tribunal, thus, ordered that Oyetola should be returned as governor of Osun State.
NAN reports that INEC, in its earlier results, said Oyetola won in 13 LGAs with 375,027 votes in the July 16, 2022 governorship election.
Fifteen candidates contested for the poll which was keenly contested between Adeleke and Oyetola.
In his petition, Oyetola, the immediate-past governor of the state, had alleged that the election was characterised by over-voting in 749 polling units.
He also argued that Adeleke forged the academic credentials he submitted to NEC to contest for the election.
The tribunal had commenced sitting in August 2022, a few weeks after the governorship election. Oyetola and the APC were petitioners in the case with Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and Akin Olujimi, SAN, as their lead counsels.
INEC was the 1st defendant, Adeleke the 2nd defendant and PDP as 3rd defendant.
The hearing was still ongoing as at the time of filing the report.
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Oscars: Rihanna Shows Off Growing Baby Bump

35-year-old Barbadian singer/ songwriter, Rihanna showed off her growing baby bump as she walked the champagne carpet at the 2023 Oscars.

The pregnant star shocked fans when she revealed her second pregnancy at the Super Bowl last month, just months on from welcoming her first child into the world with beau, A$AP Rocky.

Rihanna, whose song Lift Me Up is up for an Oscar, revolutionised maternity style when expecting her first child last year, and the mega star is continuing to rock some iconic looks with her second pregnancy.

Taking to the champagne carpet outside the Dolby Theatre, the mum-of-one rocked an Alaïa ensemble, composed of a dark brown leather bra and maxi skirt set layered over a matching sheer mesh turtleneck top.

The Umbrella singer completed her look with Moussaieff High Jewellery and strappy heels giving her height a boost.

She kept her makeup simple, with a red lip and subtle touches to her eyes, and wore her black hair off her face in a casual spiky up-do.

Rihanna’s second pregnancy became public knowledge last month, as she performed the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February.

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INEC Denies Refusing Aggrieved Political Parties Access To Election Materials

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed allegations that it disobeyed the Appeal Court order to allow aggrieved political parties to inspect election materials.

INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, made the clarification, when he appeared as a guest on Arise TV on Sunday.

Okoye advised lawyers of the aggrieved parties, to channel their request appropriately, so that, “the issues can be handled expeditiously.”

He added that INEC, at the national level, does not conduct elections, but rather elections are conducted at the state and local government level.

The INEC Commissioner also stated that the commission will direct the parties to the appropriate place where they will find the materials they want.

He said, “The commission will not deliberately or flagrantly disobey the order of a properly constituted court of law, and in this case, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Court of Appeal.

“I think that what the parties involved in this election should do, is to send lawyers who understand the trajectory of the electoral process and request for some of these materials.

“If you are requesting to scan ballot papers used during the election, ballot papers are not in the headquarters of INEC.

“Some of these ballot papers are still in our local government offices and so the proper place to scan them will be at our local government offices.”

Okoye said INEC is only resetting the BVAS, to recognize the new date for the forthcoming election.

He explained that the BVAS will not allow itself to reconfigure until all the data in it has been uploaded to the commission’s server.

Okoye ruled out the possibility of INEC allowing individuals to witness the reconfiguring of the BVAS, saying the device contains sensitive information of biometrics of other individuals.

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FG Reappoints UCH CMD For Another Four Years

President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the reappointment of Jesse Otegbayo to serve another four-year term as the Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Buhari had approved the appointment of Otegbayo as the CMD in January 2019.
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Monday in Ibadan, the state capital.
Ehanire had also handed over his letter of reappointment to him at the board room of the teaching hospital in Ibadan.
It will be recalled that Otegbayo took over from Temitope Alonge, who completed his tenure as the CMD.
He hails from Otan-Ile in Obokun Local Government in Ijesaland, Osun State. He graduated from the University of Ibadan College of Medicine in 1989.

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