U.S Calls For Release Of Uganda's Opposition Leader

The United States called for the release of Uganda’s opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, who has been under house arrest since Friday, before President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of a presidential election marred by widespread irregularities.

Mr. Museveni won last week’s vote with more than 60 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission; Mr. Besigye had 35 percent.

“We call for his immediate release and the restoration of access to all social media sites,” the State Department said Saturday evening. “Delays in the delivery of voting materials, reports of pre-checked ballots and vote buying” and “excessive use of force by police” had undermined the vote, it said.

“The Ugandan people deserved better.”

Mr. Besigye was arrested Friday after the police stormed his party’s headquarters. He was there tallying votes, which his party said included wins at polling sites in Uganda’s north, in Kampala and in other areas of the country. The election ran smoothly around the countryside, according to electoral observers, but not in Kampala, the capital, where opposition parties get much of their support. Voting there started up to seven hours late because the ballot papers were not available.

Mr. Besigye rejected the electoral commission’s results.

On Sunday, access to social networking sites remained blocked. Equally critical, mobile-money services — the equivalent of using a debit card — also remained blocked.

Both Mr. Besigye, as well as another candidate, Amama Mbabazi, the second-most popular challenger, and until recently the prime minister, remained under effective house arrest. Gen. Katumba Wamala was also said to be under scrutiny, after results showed Mr. Museveni had not performed well at the polls at army barracks. A Uganda army spokesman said soldiers were “free to choose anyone they want.”

“Democracy is on trial,” Mr. Besigye said on Twitter, through a virtual private network.

Everything seemed so different last weekend. In elegant dress and sharp suits, the country’s elite rubbed shoulders and cameras followed candidates on the red carpet, as Ugandans watched their president publicly debate politics for the first time. There were several sharp exchanges, but the historic moment was heralded as metamorphic.

Since then, Mr. Besigye has been arrested four times, and at least two people have been killed and over 20 injured in rioting that the authorities have combated using tear gas and clubs.

“The state can do even more,” President Museveni said, in response to clampdowns on communication. “People who think the state is something to joke, that is just a test.” He also hinted he would be ready to work with Mr. Besigye and Mr. Mbabazi if they returned to his governing party, a sign that mediation from foreign powers could become effective.

As night fell on Sunday, so did the veil on communications, and underneath lay the silenced remains of Thursday’s anguish.

“I wll never vote ag’n,” read a Twitter post from one voter who wrote that Mr. Besigye had 1,256 votes compared with 628 votes for Mr. Museveni at his polling site when the results were tallied Thursday. But the commission had said Mr. Museveni garnered 827 votes and Mr. Besigye 260.

One screenshot posted to Twitter of results suggested that Mr. Museveni had earned 760 votes, compared with just two votes for Mr. Besigye, at a polling station with only 437 registered voters.

A video posted online showed voters at one polling site seemingly voting on torn rips of school notebook paper.

“Voice stolen thru ballot stuffing & cheating,” read a Twitter post from Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Mr. Besigye, a political force herself, and the executive director of the charity Oxfam International.

According To MTO..Lil Wayne got himself a New chick....you wont believe who she is...

According to MTO Lil Wayne is now with a new chick . . . and they're ready to go PUBLIC WITH IT. According to TOP MTO snitches, Wayne has gotten back together with EX-Wife TOYA CARTER.

Toya and lil were married 16 years ago, and the two have a daughter together named Reginae. In all these years, Toya and Wayne have always remained good friends. Now we're told,Lil Wayne is looking to rekindle their romance.

We're told that Toya is still a bit NERVOUS about getting back together with her ex, but she's WILLING to give him a chance.

Chris Brown is the real dude....He's photo'd in His House with Five girls of different race..

Chris Brown's bedroom looked like the UNited Nations yesterday. He had a Black girl, two Latinas, a White girl, and a Native American. He wanted to make sure that all his bases were covered...i kinda like this dude..

KEENUPDATES EXCLUSIVE .. .. ..WIZKID AGREES LINDA IKEJI IS SUFFERING FROM POVERTY MENTALITY.. DON'T MESS WITH WIZKID

Linda Ikeji has been in the news in the past few days after she took on fans for calling her bags fake.

A female entrepreneur, Ifedayo Agoro has come for top Blogger, Linda Ikeji over recent controversy surrounding her purchase of ‘fake’ Hermes bags.

See the full post below…

When Linda Ikeji bought a huge house in the luxury Banana Island, most people were happy for her and wished for such to happen to them too. In fact, I sent her an email congratulating her and hoping I can write for her blog someday.

The Hermes bags that has led to a controversy on social media. Photo: Linda Ikeji/Instagram

Yesterday, Linda Ikeji showed off two Hermes Birkin bags on her Instagram page as new acquisitions. Before anyone could say jack, internet trolls had sent the bag to Hermes for Authentication. Hermes came back and confirmed the bags are fake.

I do not believe she knew the bags were fake, so I’ll give her a pass for that. What shocked me was the way she went all out to defend herself, like her life depended on it…

– “I can afford to buy a N500million house but can’t afford a $14k bag? B**ch pls!”

– “This lovely bag cost me more than these haters cars cost and they want to come and disgrace me online? Lol. Lailai”

– “The side of the bag. Oh and I’m snapping from my banana island mansion(insert LMAO emoji) love this life

– “….can someone cc Hermes with the new images? These people can’t come and disgrace me here. Lol”

– “Too rich to buy fake…”

All of the above quotes are some of the words she used to defend her purchase of a fake bag

From someone who people admired and prayed about, she has come from 100-0 in my eyes. I see the desperation to fit in, the pride that comes from wealth but is skin deep, the class that’s lacking and a huge ego that is blinding.

A major symptom of poverty mentality is money and material fixation. Sometimes, no matter how far away from poverty one runs, some people still need an open brain surgery to expunge the poverty mentality.

If you have decided that your car, purse, wardrobe or jewelry are the most valuable things you own, then the quality of your life is based solely on these things. If someone takes them away from you, what would the state of your mind be?

This article first appeared on the author’s Facebook timeline and on her Instagram page (@diaryofanaijagirl).

Rickey Tarfa sues MTN, EFCC, others for N5b

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on February 5 arrested Tarfa and confiscated his two mobile phones and his Mercedez Benz SUV with Registration No. KJA 700 CG on the allegation that Tarfa hid two alleged suspects of economic and financial crimes in his car to prevent their arrest





Embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, has filed a fresh fundamental rights enforcement suit against telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, for the alleged violation of his right to privacy.
Tarfa is seeking a court declaration that his right to privacy was violated when the call records/log on his phone with mobile number 08034600000 was allegedly accessed without his authority and made available to Sahara Reporters and other online news media without any reasonable cause or a lawful court order.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on February 5 arrested Tarfa and confiscated his two mobile phones and his Mercedez Benz SUV with Registration No. KJA 700 CG on the allegation that Tarfa hid two alleged suspects of economic and financial crimes in his car to prevent their arrest.
Joined as respondents in Tarfa’s second fundamental rights enforcement suit  are the EFCC; its Chairman, Ibrahim Magu; Rashidatou Abdou; and Femi Falana (SAN).
He is urging the court to order the respondents to pay him N5 billion for the alleged violation of his rights.

Niger election: Voters choose president in tense polls

Voters in Niger are going to the polls under tight security in presidential and parliamentary elections.
President Mahamadou Issoufou is hoping to secure a second term in the impoverished West African nation.
His main rival, Hama Amadou, is currently behind bars accused of trafficking babies, a charge he strongly denies.
The run-up to the vote has been marred by accusations of repression and a row over identification documents.
The authorities have announced that roughly 1.5 million people without ID papers will be able to cast their ballots by having witnesses vouch for them, in a move that was condemned by opposition leaders.
Niger is rich in natural resources, including uranium and oil, but is one of the poorest countries on earth, ranking last in the UN Human Development Index.

Trump Slams Germany's Merkel: Calls Her A 'Catastrophic Leader'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is a "catastrophic leader" who will be "out if they don't have a revolution," GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday, while discussing her allowing Muslim refugees to enter her country.

"You know, what Merkel has done is incredible, it's actually mind boggling," Trump told Breitbart executive chairman Stephen K. Bannon on his Sirius XM Patriot Channel program. "When you look at Europe, I have friends that live in Germany, they're leaving. I have friends that are leaving Germany because of what's happened."
It's not just Germany, but all of Europe that is a "total disaster" because of immigration policies that allow thousands of unvetted people to enter its nations.

"You look at what's going on in Brussels and Sweden and all of these countries, it's a total disaster," said Trump. "The world is a different place. I don't know what people are thinking, but the world is a different place."
And Syrian refugees, he said are "totally unvetted and nobody knows where they come from."

"You look at the lines where you have so many young strong men, very few women and children by comparison, and you say, what's going on here? Why aren't they back fighting for their country?" said Trump. "We have a real problem. The world is going crazy."

The problems in Europe show the need for building a wall along the southern border of the United States and for temporarily banning Muslims from coming in if they are not already citizens or legal residents, Trump said.

"My immigration policy is necessary if we're going to have a country," he told Bannon.