One of mercy’s major sponsor at the BBNaija 2019 show, Cubana Chief Priest, has revealed that he owes Mercy, five mouth watering endorsement deals when she leaves the house.
Mercy on Monday escaped nomination for possible eviction after she smartly decided on buying herself the immunity to see her through to the finals
Cubana revealed this through the social media, that whether Mercy wins the competition or not, he has five fat deals waiting for her.
The Bauchi State police command said it had killed two suspected kidnappers/ armed robbers, destroyed their camp and recovered series of exhibits in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement Wednesday, signed by its spokesperson, DSP Kamal Abubakar, command said the criminals were killed on Tuesday during an operation aimed at checking the menace of hoodlums in the State.
“On Sept. 24, based on credible intelligence, the Command’s team attached to Operation Puff Adder, in collaboration with Danga security volunteers, trailed some kidnap/armed robbery suspects to their camp in Gali forest, in the said LGA.
“On sighting the Police team, the suspects engaged them in a gun duel but were successfully overpowered.
“Two of the suspects were gunned down, while the rest were believed to have escaped with bullets wounds.
“The suspects were taken to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital for treatment but were later certified dead by medical doctor,’’ the command said.
The command also said exhibits recovered during the operation included two AK-47 rifles, 11 rounds of live ammunition and four motorcycles.
It said that the case was under investigation and assured the public that it would not rest in the ongoing operation to rid the state of all forms of crimes.
The command urged the public to provide useful information to the Police and other security agencies on criminals and their hideouts in the State.
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Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has boasted that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the November 16 governorship poll in the state by landslide.
The governor alleged that the inability of the APC to produce a validly-nominated candidate boosted the chances of the PDP at the forthcoming election.
A statement signed on Wednesday by Dickson’s Chief Press Secretary, Fidelis Soriwei, said the governor spoke while inaugurating five new special advisers in Government House, Yenagoa.
Dickson said no amount of propaganda, intimidation and financial inducement would stop majority of the people from voting for the PDP.
He, however, said despite the traumatic post primary election crisis facing the main opposition in the state, his party would prepare very well for the coming poll.
He said: “We are, preparing the ground to usher in the next administration, and make no mistake, the next administration is going to be a PDP-led administration in our state. Make no mistake, the Ijaw nation has no room for APC, this state is a PDP home.
“We are the only party that has a validly-nominated candidate for the election. Mark my words validly nominated candidates, that’s what the law requires and the person must be qualified. As we speak, the other side, the APC, does not have a validly nominated candidate”.
Dickson, who congratulated the new special advisers, described their appointments as a recognition of the important contributions they made in their previous assignments.
He urged them to join other members of the Restoration Government to mobilize more support for right causes that would promote the continued stability, peace and development of the state.
The Governor assured that more young people would be appointed into positions of trust in the coming days as part of efforts aimed at rewarding loyalty, dedication and hard work.
He said: “This swearing-in is just a tip of the iceberg. By tomorrow or next, more young people who have already been identified across the various local government areas and other stakeholders would be brought in as our way of broadening the base of our restoration government. It is also our way of identifying young people who need to be given responsibility.
“I implore You all to continue to do what you have been doing, mobilizing support and laying the foundation for a great and prosperous Bayelsa that we have all stood by the last 8 years. By tomorrow or before the end of the week a number of them that were identified will be brought in to be involved.”
The special advisers are the former Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Sagbama Local Government Council, Michael Magbisa, and his Yenagoa counterpart, Austin Sambo.
Others include the former Caretaker Committee Chairman of Kolokuma/Opokuma, Tolumoye Bikikoro, Pius Andabai-Wareyai and Ebilade Ekerefe.
A former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Elizabeth Ativie has denied report that she was kidnapped on Tuesday’s night.
A report that went viral claimed Ativie was abducted while going home at Irhirhi road in Benin City.
Hon Ativie who spoke to our reporter from the United States placed a curse on the purveyors of the story.
Ativie said she has received hundreds of calls about the incident.
According to her, “My brother I am in New York. I was not kidnapped. It is the family of those carrying the rumours that will be kidnapped.
“How could they wish people evil? I am not in kidnappers den. I am here talking.”
Irate commercial motorcycle operators otherwise known as ‘Okada’ have set ablaze residential buildings and other property, including the NTA station in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.
They carried out the destruction during a violent protest against the alleged killing of their colleague by operatives of the State Anti Robbery Squad(SARS) on Tuesday.
For several hours, human and vehicular movements were disrupted while the rampaging riders torched and vandalised property, including several vehicles belonging to government.
Our correspondent learnt that the protest erupted as a result of the massive clampdown on the activities of commercial motorcyclists and the insistence by the police to wholesomely implement government directive stopping their operation in Uyo.
It was also learnt the Police went to the NTA station to make announcement that the ban was still in force when the angry bike operators trailed them and set part of the station ablaze.
Enobong Peter Ukpe, a tricycle operator along the Goodluck Jonathan Boulevard, where the incident took place, told journalists that the deceased was shot dead by the SARS men trying to enforce the ban on commercial motorcycle operations on the Uyo metropolis.
“He (the deceased had resisted the Police who tried to seize his motorcycle for violating the ban on motorcycle operations in the Uyo,” he said.
Effiong Usen, a motorcyclist from the neigbouring Ibiono Local Ibom Local Government Area, said the protest became necessary due to incessant harassment by the Police.
The Mbierebe axis extending to the Godswill Akpabio international stadium has been locked down with businesses at a standstill.
The rioting cyclists battled armed security agents, pelting stones and other dangerous objects at any official government vehicles.
It was learnt the SARS’ men who killed the motorcyclist took his remains in their van to the state Headquarters at Ikot Akpanabia for onward transmission to the mortuary.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Odiko Macdon, who described the incident as “unfortunate”, decried what he called the non-compliant attitude of the motorcycle operators since the ban was announced.
He warned motorcycle operators to carry out their transport operations within the confines of the free areas and avoid straying into the restricted zones as directed by the state government.
Macdon also announced the re-imposition of the ban on motorcycle operations between 6:00 am and 6:00pm in Eket Local Government Area following the resurgence of violent crimes in the area.
Imagine not knowing how to spell the state you come from.
But that was what played at the Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’.
Housemates were tasked by Biggie to celebrate themselves by painting the walls with unique and memorable designs of their choice.
Tacha, a self-acclaimed Port Harcourt first daughter, then designed the wall but she missed out on the ‘o and u’ in the oil-rich city.
She also missed the ‘h’ after “g” in daughter, forcing fans to launch scathing attacks against her.
Elozonam took a look at Tacha’s painting on the wall and wondered if Tacha’s spelling of ‘Port Harcourt’ was correct.
When he turned to Seyi to ask, Seyi quickly told him he was asking the wrong person.
When they looked at her spelling of ‘daughter’, they burst into laughter at how letter ‘h’ was positioned.
In what they termed ‘creative save’ these two had a good laugh about Tacha’s spelling.
The Pepper Dem Housemates are in the business of catching cruise with one another.
There are many misconceptions about mobile device batteries, with some causing people to do outrageous things in the name of maintaining their device battery. Here are four common misconceptions about mobile device batteries.
Don’t use your device while it’s charging
Using a device while it charges is very unlikely to have a negative impact on your device. It has virtually no impact on the quality of charge the battery of your device gets, unless of course you’re using a low quality knock off charger (in that case, the bad charger is the one most likely to negatively impact the quality of charge your device’s battery gets).
Turning off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS will prolong battery life
The only time these services drain your battery is when they are in use. Having your Bluetooth turned on when you’re not using a Bluetooth device, or having your Wi-Fi on when you’re not accessing the network or surfing the net, is hardly going to drain your battery. It just pulls an insignificant amount of energy from your device, which isn’t enough to drain it over the course of the day. One of the things that does help in prolonging your device battery is reducing your screen’s brightness.
Surfing the net will drain your battery faster than anything
This isn’t the complete truth. Though surfing the net can, in fact, drain your battery over time especially if your internet activity involves watching online videos or doing graphic-intensive activities, gaming is actually what drains your device battery faster than anything else. The graphic engine for most games is a massive ‘energy drainer’ and if you play games on your device a lot, it’s advisable to dim the screen of your device.
You should always charge your device till it is full before using it the first time
When mobile phones and devices were still using NiMH and NiCd batteries, it was necessary to fully charge them before first using them (this was known as the memory effect). Modern batteries are Li-ion and actually perform better when they are not fully discharged (though you should avoid letting them deplete completely). As a result, the best percentage for your device battery is between 50 to 80 percent (which is considered the sweet spot for your battery’s charge cycle that helps to avoid high number of charge cycles, which can over time degrade battery performance). Most new devices are sold with battery percentages within this range, so it’s unnecessary to charge it till it’s full.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday received the official final results of last week’s general election, which produced no decisive winner.
The centrist Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz finished with a one-seat lead, taking 33 of the parliament’s 120 seats.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party gained one more seat than the preliminary results showed, finishing with 32 seats, after six ballot boxes were disqualified over voter fraud.
In the wider picture of who is more likely to be tapped to form a government, the numbers of seats in the party alliances backing each candidate remained the same, with Netanyahu holding a one-seat edge.
This is because the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, which backs Netanyahu, finished with one less seat than the preliminary results had given it.
Overall, 55 lawmakers from the right-wing and religious bloc have endorsed Netanyahu and 54 from parties in the centre-left bloc have backed Gantz.
Neither candidate is backed by enough lawmakers to form a government, which would need the support of at least 61 members.
Rivlin was set later Wednesday to hold his second meeting this week with both Netanyahu and Gantz and may announce his decision of whom he has chosen to try to build a coalition.
Since the current situation shows a stalemate between the two sides, Rivlin has been pushing the pair to reach an agreement to form a unity government that would include both of their parties.
Blue and White has repeatedly said it will not sit in a government led by Netanyahu, who faces indictments over corruption charges.
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The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday urged the State Government to adopt the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in preparing the 2020 budget.
The Chairman , House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Alhaji Malami Muhammad (PDP- Sokoto South II) made the call while briefing newsmen shortly after the committees’ inauguration .
Muhammad said that the system of the state budget preparation has become archaic in the global financial standard.
He said there is the need to modernise budget preparation to ease presentation and subsequent passage by the House.
“It is high time that we change our copy and paste attitude in the system of budget preparation. We cannot be changing figures every year in appropriation.
“We need keep pace with innovation in budget preparation to achieve the aim of modern government, especially in the financial engagement.
“As such, we charge the ministries responsible to be IPSAS compliant in the 2020 budget preparation and beyond to ease presentation and scrutiny by members,” he said.
The state’s Commissioner for Finance Alhaji Abdussamad Dasuki, restated the government commitment to ensure the best standard in budget preparation.
“We will utilise our experience in ensuring the best financial standard in Sokoto state for the overall development of the people,” Dasuki said.
Also, Alhaji Shehu Kakale, state’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, expressed further commitment to aid government desire in financial standard.
According to Kakale, government will continue to explore ways that will aid budget preparation and implementation for overall development of the society.
The ceremony was attended by officials of the state’s Ministry of Budget and Economic planning and the Finance Ministry.
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D’Tigress captain, Adaora Elonu, is in cloud nine after being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) when her Spar CityLift Girona (league champion) defeated Perfumerías Avenida (Copa champion) 82-80 points to lift the Spanish Super Cup at the Fontajau last weekend.
Elonu, who led her national team to their 2019 FIBA Afrobasket for Women in Senegal, nailed 23 points to help the club also known as Uni Girona Club de Basquet start 2019/20 season with a trophy, the second DIA League Super Cup in its history.
“I am very happy and happy. It has been a tough game. I feel very grateful to be able to start the season winning a title at home,” the power forward said.
Coach of the Catalan team, Eric Surís commended the players and fans for standing behind the team to ensure they begin the season with a trophy.
“With the pavilion full, everything is easier. We are very happy and satisfied. We have made a good preseason. We are very happy to lift this Super Cup and start with a title. But this has only just begun. We were just at the end, but we have managed to manage the last minutes. In the end anyone could win. The Avenue, as always, has fought the 40 minutes,” he said.
Spar Citylift Girona grabbed a 20-12 comfortable lead early in the game but Avenida replied with a massive 27-19 surge.
In the third quarter Girona once again pulled the lead back with a 24-19 run and managed to keep the victory.