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1United1: You are wrong! Amachi played a vital role in ending militancy in Rivers State?

What vital role my friend? If he did then the Govs of Bayelsa, Delta and Akwa Ibom all played vital roles and not just Amaechi...!!!

If my memory serves me right, i thought it was the FG's amnesty program that reduced militancy in the ND which also included RS. Why is Gov. Amaechi saying he dealt with Militancy in two months? What RS experienced prior to his Supreme Court victory were politically motivated cult wars btw him and his cousin Omehia.

Considering the kind of personality of Gov. Amaechi, PDP in Rivers State would have long been dead and buried after the decamping to APC from PDP by the Gov. Nyesom Wike's doggedness was what kept and still keeps the voice of PDP in Rivers State. Morally speaking (which i also believe may be the game plan of PDP in RS) Wike may eventually not contest the gubernatorial election but the leadership of the party in the state will always remain under his control...!!! Gov. Amaechi knowing who Wike is, knows very well that if he can buy everyone to his side, Wike is one rugged man in politics that believes in a course and stakes his life for it. Even though we don't like the idea of Wike contesting, lets give him the kudos for not keeping quiet when everyone else kept quiet.

Reality has finally hit them to their faces, the rug has been pulled off their feet...!!! FG should go a step further by evacuating them from their govt. residency quarters asap and Doctors strike will become history in Nigeria...!!!

Child abuse...!!! She should be charged to Court

Have met one of the Johnbosco's in Port Harcourt, quite a good-looking young man who says he works in his dad's company...!!! My candid opinion, 'That you or your dad needs an advice online to contest an election shows you don't need an advice. What you need at the mean time is to go to the ants, learn its ways and be wise...!!!

Op are you trying to tell us that man was born in 1844? Pls lemme know when you have another joke...!!!

adeowo84: see me see troublems o(trouble+problem), na by force...dat king shold be dethrone faaasst!

dethrone by who? The same Gov. Amaechi he is fighting for?

Please can someone update me with the current state govt allowee for corpers that Govt Amaechi is lamenting over? In my time in the Seat of the Caliphate it was N5k from State and N15k from Federal...!!! If Gov. Amaechi is complaining about the monies RS pays the Corper and feels that only Federal Allowee should be paid then these Corpers should all have their Primary Assignments done in Federal Govt. Agencies within these respective states. Afterall, the states govts. benefits more than the FG in the scheme so what's the big deal sharing the responsibilities? No pain, no gain...!!! Gov. Amaechi should pls grow up...!!!

So what does it now mean when they say someone is under surveillance and has been quarantined if that same person can escape and travel a long distance without being detected....!!!

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mr Danladi Irmiya Kifasi as the new Head of Service of the Federation as Mallam Bukar Goni Aji retires.

This is contained in a tweet posted by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Kifasi, the new Head of Service of the Federation was, until this appointment, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.





http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-appoints-kifasi-new-head-of-service/

BY GBENGA OLARINOYE OSOGBO
Barely 24 hours after INEC declared the APC candidate in the Saturday’s governorship election, Governor Rauf Aregbesola winner, the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Osun state and its candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore have expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the last Governorship election in the state.

To this end, both the PDP and Omisore have declared that they would challenge the result of the election before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

The Governorship candidate of the party, Senator Omisore has said that the outcome of the election did not
reflect the wishes of the people of the state, hence his resolve to challenge it before the Elections Petition Tribunal.

The state chairman of the party, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa in a statement issued in Osogbo Monday said the PDP would challenge the results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

More details soon
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/osun-election-omisore-pdp-head-tribunal/

A new faction has emerged in the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, who claimed to be the authentic leadership of the party in the state.

The faction led by Alhaji Hussaini Isa Mairiga, has a one time gubernatorial aspirant, Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad Kyabo as deputy chairman, Alhaji Bashir Kore, vice chairman, North, and Engineer Abdulkadir Sulaiman, vice chairman, Central and Alhaji Lawan Nayaya Fagge as secretary.

In a statement, the chairman of the faction, Alhaji Hussaini Mairiga said Hajiya Sadiya Abdullahi Bachirawa is the women leader while Tasiu Baliya will be the legal adviser and Abbas A. Abbas is the public relations officer.

He said the new leadership reflects a better representation of the people’s will, adding that APC being a mega party should include all the legacy parties.


http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/kano-apc-splits-new-faction-emerges.87884/

Thank God the so called king did not prescribe crude oil or petrol bath for the cure of ebola, many Nigerians would have blown up NNPC's pipelines and bath themselves to their early graves.

4q: Just in ..... The final result .....1. ATAKUMOSA EAST APC= 768 PDP = 422 LP=13 2. ATAKUMOSA WEST APC= 2486 PDP= 1689 LP=17 3. AYEDAADE APC: 3715 PDP=3548 LP=91 4. AYEDIRE APC= 614 PDP= 450 LP=50 5. BOLUWADURO APC=3327 PDP=3241 LP= 28 6. BORIPE APC=1686 PDP=1485 LP=35 7. EDE NORTH APC=4176 PDP=2817 LP=26 8. EDE SOUTH APC=127 PDP =163 LP= 0 9. EGBEDORE APC=1135 PDP=887 LP= 3 10. EJIGBO APC=992 PDP=492 LP= 28 11. IFE CENTRAL APC= 2169 PDP=4964 LP=55 12. IFE EAST APC=889 PDP=755 LP=11 13. IFE NORTH APC=1658 PDP=2137 LP=87 14. IFE SOUTH APC= 1923 PDP= 2117 LP=29 15. IFEDAYO APC=1837 PDP=1833 LP=36 16. IFELODUN APC=1378 PDP=1134 LP=14 17. ILA APC= 4996 PDP=3695 LP=41 18. ILESA EAST APC=4347 PDP=586 LP=8 19. ILESA WEST APC= 4443 PDP=1745 LP=52 20. IREPODUN APC=6057 PDP=4066 LP=161 21. IREWOLE APC=3364 PDP=1844 LP=43 22. ISOKAN APC=722 PDP=782 LP=6 23. IWO APC=2565 PDP=1884 LP=258 24. OBOKUN APC= 1940 PDP=1706 LP=20 25.ODO-OTIN APC=2329
PDP=2841 LP=205 26. OLA-OLUWA APC=287 PDP=59 LP=45 27. OLORUNDA APC= 3173 PDP= 1082 LP= 25 28. ORIADE APC=4960 PDP=4264 LP=73 29. OROLU APC=3022 PDP=2480 LP=160 30. OSOGBO APC=11367 PDP=3043 LP=254 If u v calculator ... I think u can anounce d result ooooooooo....

Red - APC Blue - PDP

So they want to occupy the world alone abi? The blood of their innocent victims will continue to cry to God and judgment for them is certain....!!!

Please where is Gov. Amaechi? Did he not go to Osun State like he attempted to during Ekiti elections?

Have you ever wondered if you and the guy you just started dating will make it long term? Or are you about to get married, and wish you could really predict if it will last? Do you ever wonder if you and your wife's relationship is as happy as it can be? What do you think accounts for those who seem madly in love, versus couples who don't make it or seem miserable together?

Most of us can think of all sorts of elements that might make a happy couple. But there's one key factor that almost everyone overlooks: Emotional Intelligence (EI). In fact, a new research meta-analysis shows a significant association between Emotional Intelligence and relationship satisfaction. This means that couples with high Emotional Intelligence tend to be happier in their love life together. This finding was true for both men and women.

What is Emotional Intelligence, exactly? Your level of EI is defined by how effectively you perceive and relate to your emotions. With high EI, there are four main components at play:

Emotional Awareness: You're consciously aware of your own emotions, and are able to monitor and understand your own feelings. Rather than push your emotions away, you experience and examine them.

Regulating Emotions: You have the ability to manage your emotions, such as being able to calm down quickly or self soothe when you're upset. Emotions don't overwhelm you, even the more difficult emotions such as fear, sadness, anxiety or anger.

Harnessing Emotions: You're able to harness your emotions in a helpful way: to achieve goals, solve problems or generally better your situation.

Highly Perceptive: You're sensitive to the feelings of others. You're able to tune into how others are feeling, and are engaged in the process of listening, showing empathy, and attending to other's emotional states.

We know that couples where both people have high levels of Emotional Intelligence are closer, are more committed to one another, and are more satisfied in their relationships. But what is it about EI that is so helpful? The study authors suggest that being able to manage your own emotions, understand your partners' emotions and behave in emotionally competent ways, all contribute to a happy love life. They also suggest that you likely model good emotional skills when you're high in EI, and these skills may rub off on you partner, benefiting you both.

Increasing Emotional Intelligence

What if you have a feeling that your Emotion Intelligence is slightly lacking in refinement? Worry not. Like any skill, emotional intelligence is something you can learn, practice and improve. Couples counseling with a focus on emotional intelligence is an excellent way to develop these abilities together.

Another simple way to increase your emotional intelligence right away is to begin emotion labeling. To do this, simply pick three times a day (possibly at mealtimes, to make it easier to remember) and take stock of your emotional state. Label your emotions right in that moment. "I'm feeling frustrated." Then label why you might feel that way. "I'm feeling frustrated because I'd wanted to leave work by 5PM but there's no way I'm leaving here until 7PM with this workload." Lastly, label the intensity of your emotion on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being high intensity and 1 being low intensity. "I'm frustrated at about a level 6." As you begin to practice this type of emotional mindfulness, you'll find that you can more easily identify your own emotions and intensity throughout the day on a consistent basis.

So if you're single and looking, be sure to pay attention to your date's level of emotional awareness to see if you're on the same page. If you're about to walk down the isle, consider pre-marital counseling to asses your EI as a couple and how you can help improve it together. And if you're struggling to understand why you're having problems in your current relationship, consider Emotional Intelligence as a factor that's worth looking at more closely.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannon-kellogg-psy-d/the-surprising-key-elemen_b_5660460.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

The Russian military has admitted they have flown in that area. They told ITAR-TASS, "all flights were scheduled in advance and were made in strict compliance with the international rules of using airspace without trespassing the borders of other countries."

Russian nuclear bombers were spotted flying near Alaska this week. The bombers were escorted by fighter jets, floating just outside of U.S. and Canadian airspace. This is the second such sighting since June, sparking the attention of American military jets.

Major Beth Smith, of the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), has said "Over the past week, NORAD has visually identified Russian aircraft operating in and around the U.S. air defense identification zones." There have been about 16 Russian forays in the Alaskan and north Canadian area in the last 10 days.

It is not entirely uncommon to see Russian planes in this airspace, however, the increased number of such planes seems to be triggering some concern amongst the aviation military community, particularly given the increased tension in Ukraine. Smith referred to this number of forays as "a spike in activity."

Smith noted that these were training missions, though a spy plane and anti-submarine plane were spotted among the bombers. However, another defense official told the Washington Free Beacon they believe this is more than just a training flight. The official stated "[Russian strategic nuclear forces appear to be] trying to test our air defense reactions, or our command and control systems. These are not just training missions."


http://news.yahoo.com/russian-nuclear-bombers-keep-roaming-closer-u-airspace-145055700.html

A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday turned down the request by erstwhile Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission from conducting the governorship bye-election in the state.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola ruling on Ngilari’s ex-parte motion, however, ordered that INEC be put on notice to defend the substantive suit.

The judge after listening to the plaintiff’s counsel, Mr. Festus Keyamo, who moved two ex-parte applications, granted his prayer for substituted service through publication in the national newspaper.

The judge also granted leave to the plaintiff to serve the court processes on the defendants outside Abuja.

He then fixed Tuesday for hearing of the motion on notice containing similar prayer of injunction.

Ngilari had on Wednesday filed the suit seeking among other prayers, an order compelling his swearing in as the governor of Adamawa State following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako.

The former deputy governor who denied resigning from office urged the court to declare as nullity his letter of resignation dated July 14 and addressed to the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly.

In his suit, marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/545/14, the plaintiff argued that his resignation was in breach of the provisions of sections 306(1), (2) and (5) of the 1999 Constitution since it was addressed to the Speaker and not the governor as “strictly” provided for in the Constitution.

According to his lawyer, the constitution provides that a Deputy Governor who intends to resign from office is “strictly” required by the provisions of the constitution to send his resignation letter to the governor and not the Speaker of the House of Assembly as his client did.

The defendants in the suit are the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, the House itself, Ahmadu Fintiri, who was sued as an individual and as the Acting Governor of the state, Nyako and the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The plaintiff is asking the court to nullify the declaration of his office vacant on the account of his resignation letter dated July 14 and also the subsequent swearing in of Fintiri as the acting governor on July 15.

He is also seeking an injunction restraining the INEC from conducting election for the office of the governor of the state.

He argued that based on his alleged illegal resignation he was the one who ought to have been rightfully sworn in as governor after Nyako was removed.

Ngilari stated in a supporting affidavit, that “I did not submit any letter of resignation to the 5th defendant (governor) or any other person other than the 1st defendant (the Speaker).

“I only submitted a purported letter of resignation (exhibit A), to the 1st defendant but I never intended to comply with the strict provisions of sections 306 (1), (2) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution by submitting it to the 5th defendant (the Governor).

“I never intended exhibit A (the letter) to be any subject of debate or resolution by the 2nd defendant (House of Assembly), but a private correspondence between myself and the 1st defendant, hence it was marked ‘secret’.

“That exhibit A was only submitted to the 1st defendant with the intention of discussing the contents with him privately at a more convenient time to alert him at a possible action I may take at a later date because of certain political developments in Adamawa State, hence I did not submit it to the 5th defendant (as Governor of Adamawa State) as strictly stipulated by section 306(1), (2) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution.

“That I was therefore shocked to see that my letter was read and acted upon by the entire members of the 2nd defendant when it was never addressed to them.”

The plaintiff’s prayers read in part, “An order of this Honorable Court directing the Chief Judge of Adamawa State (or Acting Chief Judge, as the case may be) or the President of the Customary Court of Appeal to swear in Barr. Bala James Nggilari (the Plaintiff) as the substantive Governor of Adamawa State.”



http://www.punchng.com/news/court-rejects-ngilaris-request-to-halt-adamawa-gov-election/

NIGERIA PRESIDENT SAYS APPROVES 1.9 BILLION NAIRA ($11.6 MLN) EMERGENCY FUNDS TO FIGHT EBOLA




http://af.reuters.com/article/nigeriaNews/idAFL6N0QE4UH20140808

FG advises Nigerians to disregard claim that bathing in hot water with salt can cure or check spread of Ebola disease.



http://www.punchng.com/news/hot-water-with-salt-cant-cure-ebola-fg/

Got a phone call from my dear mom at about 4:30am this morning. I jumped out of my bed thinking there was an emergency only for her to announce the warm water and salt therapy against ebola...!!! I quietly advised her to go back to sleep and stop worrying about false alarms but she wouldn't until i promised i was going to do it. She claimed the instruction was from Prophet T.B Joshua. Few minutes later the cleaner in my office also called to say the same thing. i immediately switched off my phone cos i knew so many others that cared somuch about me would soon run my battery out with calls...!!! Anyway, to cut long story short, i took the warm water and salt bath not because it made any sense medically speaking but because i wanted to keep my promise. Period...!!!

Op i think its not the fear of Ebola, its lack of money in the society...!!! Our politicians are hoarding the money for election moves while the citizens are broke...!!!

Handing over politics to comedians cos our politicians have become comedians themselves...!!!

The Minority Leader, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr. Tanko Maikatako, has said President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts to amicably settle the dispute between the lawmakers and Governor Umaru Al-Makura were rejected.

“The President’s efforts toward peace were not successful due to selfishness among the lawmakers,” Maikatako, a member of the All Progressives Congress, who represents Lafia Central Constituency, told the News Agency of Nigeria, on Wednesday in Lafia.

According to him, Jonathan had appealed to the lawmakers to opt for dialogue rather than impeaching Al-Makura, but that the legislators insisted on removing the governor.

“The President met with us and appealed to us to go back and meet with the governor to iron out the issues, but the members refused,” he said.

Maikatako said he was very surprised at that development.

“We don’t know why it happened that way. If the President himself, the PDP leader in the country, appeals to his colleagues to return to Nasarawa, meet the governor to iron out issues, they should have come back,” he opined.

Maikatako frowned on the attitude of his 20 colleagues, declaring that their insistence on ignoring Jonathan’s peace offer snowballed into the political crisis.

“Their resolve to go ahead with the impeachment of Gov. Umaru Al-Makura was selfishly motivated,” said Maikatako, who claimed that the lawmakers did not have an iota of evidence to substantiate their claims against Al-Makura.

“They abandoned all the allegations they levelled against the governor; that means that the allegations were baseless. One can therefore conclude that the panel did its job.

“As it is, the lawmakers must come back. That was what Mr President advised them to do; they must meet the governor and iron out the issues.”

He appealed to his colleagues to return back to the state to tackle issues that were beneficial and had direct bearing on the lives of the electorate “instead of looking for ‘every trick’ to oust the governor”.

“It is not too late for us to achieve much for our people. Let the law makers come back so that we can continue our work.

“There are lots of executive bills that are of immense benefit to the electorate. We resumed yesterday (Tuesday), but they are nowhere to be found,” he said.

NAN reports that the investigative panel set up by the Chief Judge, Justice Umaru Dikko, to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled against Al-Makura, on Tuesday, dismissed the allegations for lack of evidence as the lawmakers refused to appear to substantiate their claims.


http://www.punchng.com/news/nasarawa-lawmakers-shun-jonathan-peace-moves-minority-leader/

eyeview: This pastor has decided to do what over 120million nigerians and their leaders have refused to do and instead of encouragement to go ahead and our prayers for him to do this seemingly impossible task,we are insulting him,his tribe,his faith and even his God? Some even wishing him even ebola,I don't get it,instead of wishing death to the abductors,people are wishing death to the man who even wants to dare a divine rescue?What has gone wrong with you people's psyche? Why so much hatred especially when its in the name of God? Had that man been a wizard declaring to enter zambisa forest,you people will hail him instead.
God have mercy on us all.

Exactly what i was thinking...!!!

Reminds me of young David in Bible days when he volunteered to fight giant Goliath whom everyone in Israel dreaded. What is happening to this Godless generation? When the witches and wizards said they will capture the BH leader, some of the commentators above praised them