GOV FAYOSE STRUGGLES TO JUSTIFY STATEMENTS ABOUT AISHA BUHARI AS SHE FINALLY ARRIVES IN US

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has changed his tune about his allegation that US law enforcement authorities had indicted Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, for her alleged involvement in a financial scam. Mr. Fayose had once stated that Mrs. Buhari could not dare to step foot in the US, asserting that she would be arrested.

However, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in the US a few days ago, apparently forcing Mr. Fayose to soft pedal on his unsubstantiated claim that US authorities were seeking to arrest and prosecute her. Mrs. Buhari is in the US to participate in a series of meetings in the Washington, DC area, including a function at the United States Institute of Peace and another event with Nigerian groups.

It was evidently observed that l Gov Fayose’s newfound reluctance to sustain his allegations in a conversation with the governor’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka.

 Governor Fayose had alleged several times that Mrs. Buhari would dare not visit the US because she was involved in the William J. Jefferson scandal, a bribery scandal that ended the political career of one of Louisiana’s Democratic members of Congress. Former Congressman Jefferson is currently serving a 13-year sentence after he was convicted in US court for charges that included accepting bribes from Nigerian officials.

Without adducing any evidence, Mr. Fayose had publicly contended that Nigeria’s First Lady was the woman who facilitated fraudulent and corrupt transactions in the United States with Mr. Jefferson. However, media investigations and reports by SaharaReporters and the New York Times provided photographic and other evidence that the woman involved in the Jefferson case was not the wife of Nigeria’s president. The woman named in the Jefferson case is an entirely different Aisha Buhari who is still living in the United States. An investigation revealed that Gov Fayose once had his visa to the US revoked by the American Embassy in Abuja as a result of the governor’s alleged involvement in corrupt practices and sponsorship of violence against his political opponents.

Mrs. Buhari has indicated that she plans to sue Mr. Fayose for defamation on account of his repeated statements.

I HAVE NO PERSONAL PROBLEM WITH AMAECHI, HE WAS MY BOSS DAYS GOV WIKE

Wike disclosed this at the 12 All Nigeria Editors Conference holding in Port Harcourt.

However, Wike explained that he and the Minister of Transportation differed politically because they belonged to different parties.

"There is nothing personal. We differ politically because we belong to different political politics". "We want peace in the state and it is my desire to ensure that the state is peaceful,” he said.

Gov Wike also said that former president Goodluck Jonathan did something special to ensure peace in the country by conceding defeat during the 2015 general election. "Jonathan should be commended for this single act. People should emulate this move to ensure peace in the country," the governor said.

According to Gov Wike, Amaechi was his boss as governor and they had good times serving the state. "We should make sacrifices for peace. The state must move on. We only differ politically and that should not be to the level that will destroy the state,” he said.

Gov Wike also stressed the need for peace and unity in the country, urging Nigerians not to compromise that stand. (NAN)

WHY GREECE ALWAYS LEADS THE PARADE OF ATHLETES AT THE OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY AND HOW THE REST OF THE ORDER IS DETERMINED

Greek sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou led the parade of athletes at the Rio Olympics.Getty Images

The 2016 Summer Olympics officially kicked off on Friday night with the opening ceremony in Rio.

As has become tradition, the ceremony starts with a celebration of the host country, followed by the parade of athletes. And once again, Greece was the first country introduced due to their historical importance to the games.

The order of the parade of nations at every Olympics is as follows.

Greece comes in first - this is due to their role in the origin of the Olympics.The host nation comes in last- in 2016, this is Brazil, obviously.The rest of the nations are ordered alphabetically by the language of the host nation - As a result of this,Afghanistan was the first nation after Greece, followed by South Africa (África do Sul in Portuguese). Zambia will be the 207th and final nation before the host nation, Brazil.

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US PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL DONALD TRUMP SLIDES IN POLLS AFTER A BRUTAL WEEK.

Capping off perhaps the worst week of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a new wave of national polls show Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton gaining a significantly wider lead over her Republican rival.

The latest numbers are accompanied by a few caveats, however, not least of all is the fact that they arrive in the dead of summer and on the heels of Clinton’s historic presidential nomination at last week’s Democratic National Convention.

Still, Clinton’s sudden surge seems to reflect more than a simple post-convention boost.

Not only are her numbers rising, but the polls also show a major recent drop in support for Trump amid a cacophony of controversy that includes ongoing feuds with the Gold Star parents of a fallen Muslim American soldier as well as members of the GOP’s top brass, reports of chaos and frustration within both Trump’s campaign and his party, and a growing listof prominent Republicans publicly defecting to the Clinton camp.

A McClatchy/Marist poll released Thursday put Clinton at a 15-point lead over Trump, with the chasm between the candidates growing from a tight 42-39 last month to 48-33.

In addition to welcoming a new wave of fans from within Clinton’s own party, the pollster noted that she has also seen a recent surge in support from white voters and men — “two constituencies crucial to a Republican victory,” the firm wrote.

Other polls showed Clinton expanding her advantage by slightly more modest — though still significant — margins.

According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday, the former secretary of state has almost doubled herlead over Trump since last month, a mere 5 points before both party conventions to a more substantial 9 this week.

In terms of demographics, the NBC/WSJ poll found Clinton beating Trump by wide margins with women (51-35), young voters (46-34), white voters with a college degree (47-40), and all non-white voters (69-17). By far the starkest contrast in support was seen among African-American voters, only 1 percent of whom favored Trump compared with 91 percent for Clinton. And among the groups that did favor the Republican nominee in the poll, his advantage over Clinton was much smaller.

Hillary Clinton gives two thumbs up at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

When paired with their respective running mates, the same poll found that 47 percent of registered voters favor Clinton and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine while 38 percent support the GOP ticket with Trump and running mate Mike Pence.

Similarly, a Fox News poll released Wednesday found 49 percent of voters supported a Clinton-Kaine ticket while 39 percent were in favor of Republicans Trump and Pence.

Clinton also appears to be making strides at the state level.

On Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published the results of a poll that showed Clinton taking the lead over Trump in Georgia, a state that has voted forevery Republican presidential nominee since 1996. Though relatively narrow, Clinton’s 44-40 percent lead over Trump in Georgia this week showed a significant change since May, when the last AJC pollfound Trump beating Clinton 45-41.

“Georgia still isn’t directly in Clinton’s crosshairs, and her campaign has yet to declare Georgia a battleground state,” the AJC noted. “But a common strain from the Democratic and Republican conventions was that Georgia has the chance to turn blue for the first time since Bill Clinton’s 1992 win over President George H.W. Bush.”

RAILING COLLAPSES AT RAP CONCERT; AT LEAST 10 PERSONS HURT

                      SNOOP DOGG

Rap icon, Snoop Dogg arrived at the LA Premiere of "Coach Snoop" at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles. Authorities say multiple people have been hurt after a railing collapsed during an outdoor concert by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in southern New Jersey. 

At least 10 people have been hurt after a railing collapsed during an outdoor concert by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in southern New Jersey.

Report says the partitioning separating concertgoers from the stage at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, collapsed, causing people to fall onto the concrete below. It happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Camden County officials have confirmed to journalists that 10 to 15 people were hurt and five were taken to hospitals. Their conditions weren't known and the number of those injured could increase.

The railing, was separating a sloping lawn from a covered portion of the concert hall. The lawn is several feet above a concrete walkway.

Concertgoer Katie Colbridge says the concert, which was about halfway finished, stopped abruptly when the accident happened.

The show was later canceled.

I NEVER PROMISED BETTER POWER SUPPLY — FASHOLA

The minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has denied making promises of improved power supply.

The former governor of Lagos state this while speaking in an interview with Channels television.

Fashola said that his plans did not consider vandalization of pipelines because he was always focused on power generation.

“Let us be careful when you claim that I made promises because I am ever so conscious of the things that I say and I believe that if I recollect correctly, it was when I was unveiling my ministries, probably sometime late December last year, and it is unlike me to make promises on things I don’t control,” he said.

“If you check the words I used, I shared with you our plans if it worked and where we will be. Those promises don’t factor in vandalisation. You know when they teach you how to generate power in school, they don’t teach you how to deal with vandalisation.

“When they teach you how to do banking, they don’t teach you about round-tripping so those are the assumptions that things would remain normal. There is no nation in the world that wants electricity that vandalizes the assets that produce electricity; it doesn’t make any sense.

“I can control what my team does, I can promise you what my team efforts will produce but I can’t control behaviour that is counterproductive. Those pipelines are national assets; they were built with our common wealth, the people whose territories it passes are custodians of it.

“Let us assume that the people who are also custodians of Jebba, Kainji and Shiroro dams go to break them down because they are angry, then who gets power?”

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APPLY FOR UNIPORT PART-TIME DEGREE ADMISSION FORM – 2016/17

University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT part-time degree admission form for the 2016/2017 academic session is now on sale.

Authorities of the College of Continuing Education, University of Port Harcourt  (UNIPORT) is inviting suitably qualified candidates to apply for their 2016/2017 academic session part-time degree programmes admission.

N/B: All registration must be done with correct email addresses and phone numbers. Please ensure that your data are correctly processed for correspondences and timely feedback.

UNIPORT PART-TIME ADMISSION – AVAILABLE PROGRAMMES.

The following programmes will be on offer during the session:

Part-Time Degree in the Faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences & Information Technology, and Management Sciences.

UNIPORT DEGREE PROGRAMMES.

1. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

B.A. Degree Programmes in History and Diplomatic Studies, English Studies, Philosophy, Religious & Cultural Studies and Linguistics & Communication Studies.

2. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

B.Sc. Degree Programmes in Economics, Public Administration and Sociology (Community Development & Social Welfare) .

3.FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

B.Sc. Degree Programmes in Accounting, Finance & Banking, Management and Marketing.

4. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

B.Sc. Degree Programme in Computer Science.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO UNIPORT PART-TIME DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Holders of WAEC/SSCE, GCE ‘O’ Level or their equivalent with credit passes in 5 relevant subjects,(including English & Mathematics) who have worked for not less than 4 years in relevant fields of application are eligible to apply.

The following subjects: Book Keeping, Business Studies, Typewriting, Secretarial Studies, Shorthand, Social Studies and Health Science are not acceptable.

1a) For a Degree in History and Diplomatic Studies, a candidate must have five credit passes which must include English Language, History or Government and any other Three subjects from: Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry Physics, Agric. Sc, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography and Commerce.

1b) For a Degree Programme in English Studies, candidates must have five credit passes, which must include English Language, Literature in English and any other three subjects from: History or Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agric. Science, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography and Commerce.

1c) For a Degree in Linguistics and Communication Studies, a candidate must have five credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from Literature in English, History or Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics Biology, Chemistry, Agric. Science, Physics, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography and Commerce.

1d) For a Degree in Philosophy, a candidate must have five credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Economics. Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agric. Sc, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, History or Government, Commerce and Geography. At least a Pass in either Maths, a Science subject or Literature in English is required.

1e) For a Degree in Religious and Cultural Studies, a candidate must have five credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from Literature in English, History or Government, CRK/IRK, Economics. a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, and Commerce, Geography, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Agric. Science.

2. For a Degree Programme in the Faculty of Social Sciences, candidates must have five credit passes, including English Language, two of which must be Social Science subjects, (Economics, Geography, Government or History) and credit in any other two Arts subjects.

2a) However, candidates for the B.Sc. in Public Administration, are expected mandatorily to have credit passes in English Language, Government or History, Economics and any other two subjects from: Geography, Commerce, Literature in English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Agric. Science and Mathematics or at least a pass in Mathematics, if Mathematics is not inclusive of the five credit passes.

2b) For a Degree Programme in Economics, candidates are expected to have 5 credit passes, including English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government/History/Geography and any other subject from Commerce, CRK/IRK, Literature in English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Agric. Science.

2c) For a Degree Programme in Sociology (Community Development and Social Welfare), candidates must have 5 credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from: Economics, Commerce, Government/History Geography, CRK/IRK, Mathematics or at least a pass in Mathematics, if Mathematics is not inclusive of the five credit passes.

3. For a Degree Programme in the Faculty of Management Sciences, candidate must have five credit passes, in WAEC/SSCE, GCE ‘O’ Level which must include English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any other two subjects from: Government or History, Geography, Commerce, Accounting, Literature in English, CRK/IRK Science subjects- Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Agric. Sc.

3a For a Degree Programme in Management, candidates must have five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two from Government/ History ,Geography, Commerce, Accounting. Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject -Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

3b For a Degree Programme in Marketing candidates must have five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two from Government/Hostory Geography, Commerce, Accounting, Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject – Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

3c For a Degree Programme in Accounting candidates must have five credits passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two from Government/History Geography, Commerce, Accounting, Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject- Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

3d For a Degree Programme in Finance and Banking candidates must have five O’Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two from Government/History Geography, Commerce, Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject – Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

4. For a Degree Programme in Computer Science, candidates must have five credit passes, which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

NOTE: ONLY ‘O’ LEVEL IN WAEC (SSCE/GCE), NABTEB AND NECO Certificates are acceptable for registration.

i. TC II is not acceptable
ii. The sets of names stated by candidates in their Application Forms must be consistent with the names on their credentials. Inconsistency in names may lead to disqualification.
iii. Candidates with O/Level Examination Results from 2010 backwards must present their Original Certificates and not Statement of Results or Result Slips.

UNIPORT PART-TIME DEGREE ADMISSION – SCREENING OF APPLICANTS.

All candidates who have applied for admission into the various Degree Programmes of the College will be required to undergo a Computer – Based Test (CBT), at a date to be announced later.

UNIPORT PART-TIME DEGREE ADMISSION – METHOD OF APPLICATION.

i. Application for the various Programmes is on-line. Log on towww.uniport.edu.ng and click on Application Procedure in CCE, then follow the instructions.
ii. Application Forms can be obtained on-line on payment of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000.00) only excluding Bank charges at designated Banks nationwide.
iii. The names on candidates O’Level certificate(s) must be the same as what is filled on-line.
iv. Change of name is not allowed once a candidate is admitted.
v. Candidates must ensure that they have the requisite qualifications for the intended course.
vi. Candidates should report to the Examinations and Records Unit, CCE, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, with photocopies of their credentials for collection of Brochure.

DESIGNATED BANKS are:

i. Uniport – Choba Micro-Finance Bank
ii. United Bank for Africa (UBA)
iii. First Bank PLC
iv. Fidelity Bank PLC

Materials required for the Screening Exercise:

Candidates must come along with the Photo Card printed on-line and payment receipt to the Venue of the CBT.

For further information contact:

Phone: 08146701346 or 08133985579 (between 9.00 a.m. and 3 p.m. on week days only).

For Technical support contact:ccesupport@uniport.edu.ng.

CLOSING DATE: The sale of Forms will close on Wednesday , 31sthAugust, 2016.

MGT Team.

HEAVY EXPLOSION ROCKS SPDC TRUNK LINE IN DELTA STATE.

ger Report reaching our news desk have it that Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) also known as freedom fighters, have again attacked a major crude pipeline exports trunk line close to Odimodi community in Delta State. It was reported that the trunk line, Trans-Ramos, belongs to Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC.

 Confirming the incident, a resident of the community , Endoro New-world, said: “The incident occurred at 1a.m., with the intensity of the blast shaking apartments in the community amidst a huge ball of fire.

 “ SPDC’s surveillance team who visited the  site of the blast confirmed the attack.

MIKEL OBI OFFICIALLY CHANGES HIS NAME

In attempting to clarify his actual name, the Chelsea veteran has just made everyone very, very confused even the more. 

Jon Obi Mikel has been called many things by Chelsea fans during his decade at Stamford Bridge… many of which are far too rude, reports UK Mirror. Mikel However, while he may have gotten used to the abusive slurs hurled his way by a section of the Stamford Bridge support, it seems the Nigerian midfielder has finally had enough of people getting his actual name wrong. That is why the Chelsea stalwart who was born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna (the son of Michael Obi) in 1987,  but due to a mistake in 2003 changed things for the midfielder. He has just officially changed his name… to Mikel John Obi. For starters, it turns out that he was never actually called ‘Mikel’. The Guus Hiddink favourite was born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna – ‘Mikel’ only became a thing when the Nigerian FA mistakenly used Mikel instead of Michael on his submission form during the registration process for the 2003 Fifa Under-17 World Championships. So much so, that despite the fact it’s not actually his name, he’s been happy to be called John Obi Mikel ever since he joined Chelsea in 2006. It seems, he has now officially changed his name to… Mikel John Obi.