Dickson is a deceitful, dictatorial and wasteful Governor – Sylva

 

 Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the party’s candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship election, has described the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Governor Seriake Dickson, as the most deceitful, dictatorial and wasteful governor the state has ever had.

Sylva, who was reacting to Dickson’s world press conference on Monday where the governor referred to him as a violent politician, spoke through Chief Nathan Egba, the Director of Media and Publicity, Sylva-Igiri Campaign Organisation.

The State Governor had during the press conference said, “The party, the APC, is desperate. Their candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, is desperate. I hear they want to expand their empire across the Atlantic.
“Although Sylva is my friend and brother, I do not like his brand of politics of violence. I will roundly defeat him and the APC again and again.”

Southern Ijaw: Over 5,000 Police Officers to Storm Bayelsa Ahead of Election

Over 5,000 police men have been deployed to Bayelsa state for the conclusion of the Governorship race in Southern Ijaw Local government, this Saturday.The Bayelsa governorship election of December 7, 2015 was declared “inconclusive” by the electoral umpire, with Southern Ijaw votes outstanding.

 

 

 

 Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has reportedly deployed a deputy inspector general of police, an assistant inspector general of police and three police commissioners to the State for the rerun.

 

Police sources had also disclosed on Tuesday that over 5, 000 officers, as well as plain-clothes detectives, surveillance helicopter for aerial patrol, gun boats, speed boats and anti-riot personnel from the Mobile 

Police Unit, will also be on hand in Bayelsa to keep the peace during and after voting.

 

IGP Arase has also placed a curfew in the State. Movement will be restricted to the hours between 6am to 6pm during the voting exercise.

It’s Wrong To Expect Productivity With Poor Welfare – Minister

 

 

The minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that he will continue to place emphasis on the welfare of the ministry’s staff in order to boost their morale and enhance their productivity.

Speaking yesterday during the handing over of two keys of newly-acquired buses to the Joint Staff Union of the ministry in Abuja, the minister said that he is committed to look at the best way to relieve the hardship of workers.

Nigeria 2016-2019: The tasks ahead

 President Muhamadu Buhari may not altogether be a Messiah, but by the grace of our ancestors, he appears destined to lead the long-suffering people of Nigeria out of the desert and the wilderness to a point from where they will be able catch sight of the promised land in the far distance. It will then be up to a generation of young and dynamic patriots to lead our people further forward into a land of sunshine and abundance…

Therefore, one of the first tasks to which Buhari MUST apply himself is to lay strong foundations for the future leadership of Nigeria to operate from in the decades to come. Quite rightly, he has begun by embarking on a through exercise of internal cleansing, whereby the main traitors who have been looting our nation’s wealth on an unprecedented scale for decades now are being flushed out into the open and brought to trial.

$2.1bn arms cash: I never received N1.7bn from Dasuki- Fani-Kayode

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has denied media reports alleging that he received N1.7billion of the controversial arms deal fund from the office of the ex-National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (reted).

Fani-Kayode, who was Director of Media and Publicity, Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation, during the last Presidential election which Jonathan lost to President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement said he read with amusement the allegation made in the media report.

*Fani-Kayode

He said: “I read with amusement the allegation that was made in the media report that I was given 1.7 billion naira cash by President Goodluck Jonathan. This is false. A few hours later they changed their story and said that I received 1.7 billion naira from the office of the former NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. This is also false.

Don't Interfere In Bayelsa Polls - PDP Governors Warn Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), have warned President Muhammadu Buhari and other relevant agencies of government to desist from interfering in the supplementary election scheduled for Bayelsa state.
 
The PDPGF also expressed confidence in the ability of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, to sweep the poll, adding that, his numerous achievements in all sectors of the economy in the state were commendable.
The group, which said the Presidency should ensure a hitch-free exercise, contends that “this is the greatest change the present administration could bequeath to Nigeria.”

Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the chairman of the forum and the governor of Ondo state, issued the warning during a courtesy call on Governor Dickson in government house, Yenogoa, Bayelsa state capital.

Abia Tension: DSS Storms Hon Ubani's Premises

A combined team of soldiers and officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) have invaded the home of a former House of Representatives member, Hon Eziuche Ubani, in search of an alleged stockpile of arms.

Hon Eziuche Ubani’s home was invaded by a combined team of soldiers and men of the DSS.

Speaking with journalists at his Ovom residence in Obingwa local government area, Ubani, a former editor of This Day newspaper who is the current Abia state commissioner for works, said the security officials who came in six Hilux vans, rudely woke him up at about 2am when they smashed their way into his home and turned every thing upside down.

MC Shakara Buys Mercedes Benz Convertible

Nigerian Comedian Kenneth Agberia, popular called MC Shakara has joined the league of celebrities who gifted themselves a car for 2016.

MC Shakara

The comedian just acquired this a convertible ride.
MC Shakara shared pictures of the new ride on his Instagram page and captioned it, “New year gift I got for my self”

We ❤ Date Night! 8 Couples Spotted at Ali Baba’s January 1st Concert

We couldn’t help but notice how the black carpet at the recently held Ali Baba January 1^st Concert was filled with lovebirds who made the night of laughter and jokes a date night.

We’ve put together 8 of our fave couples that we spotted at the event.

Betty & Soni Irabor

Music star dedicates daughter with baby mama, Anna Banner

Singer Flavour dedicates his daughter Sophia in Enugu.

  Chidinma with Flavour's daughter Sophia
(Instagram) 

Over the weekend, contemporary Highlife singer Flavour dedicated his daughter Sophia in Enugu.

His baby mama Anna Banner was also at the dedication ceremony.

Singer Chidinma who is close to Flavour shared a photo of her holding little Sophia on her Instagram yesterday (January 3).

Interesting Perspectives On The Olamide, Don Jazzy 'Beef'

Since the infamous show from Olamide and Don Jazzy at the Headies 2015 awards, fans and critics have weighed on the situation with some praising their reconciliation and others wishing that they had ‘feuded’ for a little longer.

Olamide and Don Jazzy, two artistes that started the drama at the Headies 2015.

It is not news that the distraction started after Mavins singer Reekado Banks won for the next rated category beating Lil Kesh, Kiss Daniel, Korede Bello and Cynthia Morgan to the highly coveted prize.

Headies to ‘address’ destruction of valuables by Olamide’s YBNL

 

In a statement by the
Headies secretariat on Monday, the organisers said the matter would be
“addressed”, as there was “no reason for a disgruntled artiste or party
to destroy valuable properties put in place to give them extra comfort”.

Explaining how the awardees were selected, the secretariat said: “Every
year, the screening team collates all creative materials released in the
 year in review and screens for nomination.

3D-printed moon base could be Mars pit stop

European Space Agency outlines plan to build settlements on the moon by 2030

With all the world’s focus on New Horizons’ mission to Pluto and the possibility of colonising Mars, the moon doesn’t get much of a look in nowadays. “Been there, done that” is a tempting sentiment, but the European Space Agency is giving the moon a second look, with tentative plans to 3D-print “moon villages” that astronauts could stay in for months at a time, as an alternative to the International Space Station, by 2030.

It’s not a far-fetched idea, according to an international symposium hosted last month, entitled “Moon 2020-2030 – A new era of co-ordinated human and robotic exploration”. Robots would be sent to the moon in the early 2020s to construct the basic structures, and astronauts would follow a couple of years later.

Reflections on COP 21: The Paris Agreement

Part I: InSpired about Our Future...and Our Children's Future
Twilight on the Winter Solstice, the sun emit such a rich magnetic glow across our marine sanctuary in Chrystal Cove that it seemed to literally hold back the heavy, ominous, ashen black clouds hovering over the horizon. Running the Cove and watching closely the impending storm; I thought: " How is it that this magic light can both temper such a dark storm, and yet summon the richest colors, render the truest hues from all things painted across the living landscape?"

And so it was in Paris... despite the threat of anomalous and escalating climate change (once perceived as science fiction and now clearly and nearly universally accepted as science fact), a bright light omnipresent throughout COP 21 seemed to ultimately illuminate the best of human nature and inspire an impressive ambience of global cooperation when and where most needed to drive dialogue in the right positive, collective direction.

How much would you weigh if you could stand on the sun? Astronomers discover how to measure the pull of gravity on distant stars

• The technique is called the 'autocorrelation function timescale technique'
• It uses subtle variations in the brightness of distant stars
• Knowing the surface gravity of a star determines how much a person would weigh on that star
• On the sun, an average person would weigh 20 times more than on Earth

Despite having a surface temperature of around 5,505°C (9,941°F) making it impossible to host human life, astronomers have been able to determine how much an average person would weigh if it was actually possible to stand on the sun.

Using a new technique that measures the brightness of such stars, astronomers believe they have discovered a way to measure surface gravity with an accuracy of 4 per cent. 

Using this method, the researchers have confirmed that an average person would weigh 20 times more on the sun than on Earth, but would be 50 times lighter on a typical red giant star.