Jide Oparinde

Banker, administrator, event planner, phone photographer and Manchester United citizen ♥️

[Jide Oparinde @LegendCapella]

@LegendCapella I am not YORUBA But
I am YORÙBÁ 1ST
I am YORUBA RONÚ
I am BATIFIED
I am EWÉDÚ

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

Eye opening.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

Happy birthday Kongi 🖤

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

Welcoming our new recruit 🤝

[Senator Shehu Sani @ShehuSani]

Happy 92nd Birthday to Our @NobelPrize laureate Professor Wole Soyinka.

[Jide Oparinde @LegendCapella]

@PoojaMedia Thank God for good health

[POOJA!!! @PoojaMedia]

Prof. Wole Soyinka is 92 years today.

A blessing to Nigeria & by extension, the world.

Pooja Respects ❤️🇳🇬

[Barry Jhay @barryback07]

I put my whole heart and soul into this project, but "Motide" holds a completely different kind of weight for me.

My album "BarryStar Vol.2" is finally out everywhere.

Turn the volume up and tap here to lock into the vibe!

[Dr Dípò Awójídé @OgbeniDipo]

Happy 92nd birthday to Professor Wole Soyinka, GCON, Nigeria’s only Nobel Prize Winner, our greatest playwright, poet, essayist, activist, literary icon, global superstar ❤️👑🥳🎉💙.

[Femi Ote$ @realFemiOtedola]

Throwback Thursday. 21 years ago today (in 2005) then Governor of Lagos State, @officialABAT, chaired the Sir Michael Otedola Scholarship Scheme Award Ceremony. Today His Excellency now serves as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In the ceremony I donated N200,000,000 (two hundred million naira only) to the scholarship scheme founded by my late father in 1987, continuing our family’s commitment to investing in the education.

True wealth is not measured by what we keep, but by the lives we change 🕊️ … F.Ote💲

[POOJA!!! @PoojaMedia]

For this knockout phase, I'm doing Atlanta (England vs. DR Congo) to Miami (Argentina vs. Cape Verde) to New York (Brazil vs. ??) & back to Atlanta (?? vs. ??).

Round of 32 to Round of 32 to Round of 16 to Round of 16. CRAZY!!!

Flight tickets + accommodation + Feeding = N2.5M

I will definitely return to Lagos to start selling Akara with these expenses. 😭😂

[David de Gea @D_DeGea]

For life ❤️

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

I have today signed the NIMC Act 2026 into law.

For nearly twenty years, Nigeria’s identity system operated under a law written for a different era. That era is over.

This new Act gives our nation a modern, secure and digital identity framework fit for the Nigeria we are building, a Nigeria on the path to becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

Subsidy Removal, you are against it.

Students Loan, you attack it.

Coastal Road, you talk down on it.

Tax Reform, you say it’s anti-poor.

Local Government autonomy, you say it’s a scam.

State Police, you still don’t support it.

What exactly do you want?

[Jide Oparinde @LegendCapella]

@Didi_WalsonJack Good morning, ma.
Please, Ma, we need your intervention on the ongoing COMPRO Online registration. I'm currently having issues with my registration; I've made payment but can't continue the registration because I didn't receive the mail to continue...

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

The oldest player EVER to score a brace at the World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo. 🇵🇹💥

[Dr Dípò Awójídé @OgbeniDipo]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) has approved the appointment of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe (@profogundipe) as Chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). Solid appointment 👏🏽💙👏🏽.

[Boniface to the world @Vbonifacefan22]

Don't give up. Every great success story was once a season of struggle. The obstacles you're facing today are preparing you for the strength you'll need tomorrow. Keep moving forward, one step at a time. Your breakthrough may be closer than you think.
"When you feel like quitting, remember why you started." 💪✨

[Elelu Ayoola @EleluAyoola]

My Experience as an INEC Ad Hoc Staff in the Ekiti Election

A few people have asked me, "From your own perspective, was the election free and fair?"

Based on what I witnessed firsthand as one of the INEC ad hoc staff, my answer is yes, it was free and fair.

There was no rigging that I observed. There were no fights, no violence, and no atmosphere of fear. People moved around freely, and the entire process went smoothly.

One concern I noticed was the issue of vote-buying by some political actors. However, it is important to separate that from INEC's responsibility. If individuals choose to sell their votes, that is a societal challenge that we as citizens must address. From my observation, INEC put measures in place to ensure that the electoral process itself was transparent and credible.

One thing that particularly impressed me was how INEC made the voting process easier for registered voters. Many people believe that if they do not have their PVC with them, they cannot vote. However, at each polling unit, INEC printed and pasted the names of all registered voters on the wall for easy access.

This meant that a voter could simply go to the list, locate their name, and write down the last six digits of their PVC number. They would then proceed to the accreditation point, provide those six digits, and the BVAS would retrieve their details for verification. Once successfully accredited, they could proceed to vote.

I found this to be a very thoughtful innovation because it reduced the frustration of people who may have misplaced their PVC or forgotten to bring it along. As long as they were duly registered and their details could be verified, they were able to participate in the electoral process.

Another commendable aspect was the role of BVAS in preventing irregularities. The device electronically records the number of accredited voters. Therefore, if the number of votes counted exceeds the number of accredited voters captured by the BVAS, it is immediately identified as over-voting. This significantly reduces opportunities for manipulation and helps protect the integrity of the election.

I also observed that political parties and their agents understood the consequences of violence. Everyone knew that any polling unit affected by violence could have its results canceled. As a result, there was a conscious effort to maintain peace throughout the exercise.

Perhaps the most inspiring part of the day was the unity among the people at my polling unit. We had supporters and agents from APC, PDP, and ADC, yet they related like family. Even when we reminded them to remain peaceful, they simply laughed and said, "We are families; we cannot fight because of politics."

And they truly meant it.

Throughout the exercise, they joked with one another, played together, and maintained a friendly atmosphere. Even after the results were announced and APC emerged victorious in that polling unit, there was no hostility. They continued to laugh, tease one another, and go about their activities peacefully.

That experience reminded me of the kind of democracy we should strive for as a nation.

Politics should never make enemies out of family members, friends, neighbors, or community members. Political parties will come and go, but our relationships and our shared humanity should remain.

My experience gave me hope that peaceful elections are possible when institutions do their jobs and citizens choose peace over conflict.

Before we are members of any political party, we are first families, neighbors, and fellow Nigerians.

© Ritaro Peace.

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