Sunday, November 15, 2015

Latin America SITREP November 14th, 2015 by Jack

Increasingly, left-wing commentators are writing pieces that are not only critical of the ‘Pink Tide’, but that point to its reversal. Personally, I think we should remember that the Right has not won an election against a Left incumbent this century. Elections in Argentina (later this month) and Venezuela (early next month) may change that.
Contents:
Upcoming Elections: Venezuela Mid-term, Second Round Argentina
Election Results: Belize
News: El Salvador: FMLN National Congress and Ecuador: Correa v Opposition
Analysis: The defeat of the (US’s) FTAA and the emergence of the (Cuba-Venezuela) ALBA-TCP
Elections/News:

Looking at the fever chart

by Dagmar Henn

What is the state of this republic? In former times, the German left observed every development critically; listening to them you could feel the country’s pulse and had a distinct view on bourgeois democracy. Meanwhile they seem to have lost that ability and are satisfied, as long as their headlined sound nice.

Sometimes you need to abstract from the mere content and scrutinize the form of an event to understand the objectives behind it or to conclude what it stands for. Something that seems to be reasonable at first view can in fact mean something completely different.

Friday, November 13, 2015

Baltimore City School teacher charged with rape of teen


A Baltimore City School teacher has been charged with second-degree rape, after investigators say he had sex with a 15-year-old girl in his Parkville home.
Police responded to an area hospital for a sex offense report on the afternoon of November 10. The victim was examined at the hospital and interviewed by detectives.

Child trafficking syndicate arrested in Delta by SARS

Suspected child traffickers recently arrested by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) at the Delta State police command said they engage in the business to assist pregnant girls including married couples who don’t have children.

SARS rescued five children suspected to have been sold by members of the group who operate within Delta, Anambra, Cross River, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers state.
The suspects said:

NDLEA Uncovers Drug Cartel In Enugu Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has uncovered a suspected drug trafficking cartel at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu.

This is contained in a statement issued by the agency’s spokesperson in Lagos, Mr Mitchel Ofoyeju, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

According to the statement, two officers of the agency, Daniel Goska and Ndubuisi Ughor, who are indicted and currently at large, have been summarily dismissed and declared wanted.

Nigeria Does Not Want MTN “to Die” From $5.2bn Fine-Communications Minister


Nigeria does not want MTN to quit the country because of a $5.2 billion fine imposed last month, its new communications minister said, suggesting the African mobile phone giant may have found a sympathetic ear in its bid to reduce the penalty.

The deadline for paying falls on Monday with little clarity as to whether the South Africa-listed company can, or will, pay the fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission for failing to cut off 5.2 million unregistered SIM cards.

Buhari Decorates 3 Injured Soldiers With Purple Heart Medal (Photos)

Our beloved Nigerian President , Muhammadu Buhari Visited the IDPS Camp Today In Yola Adamawa state Nigeria Today and he did something Great.


What Wike Told Buhari For Sustenance Of Peace In Niger Delta


Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the amnesty programme for the sake of enduring peace in the Niger Delta region.
Speaking when he received in audience, Brigadier-General Paul Boroh, the Presidential Adviser/Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday, Governor Wike said the sustenance of the programme will further enhance peace, stabilise the economy and generate empowerment.
“It is important to note that the peace we enjoy today in the Niger Delta is largely due to the Programme.

PDP To Amaechi: Your Ministry A Waste To Rivers People

A mixed reaction has greeted the appointment of the former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as the minister for Transportation in the cabinet of President Mohammadu Buhari.
Buhari inaugurated his condensed cabinet on Wednesday amidst wide range condemnation after an inexplicable delay for more than five months after the inauguration of his government on May this year.

REPORT: 19 Nigerian States ARE INCAPABLE Of Meeting Their Recurrent Obligations.


Nineteen Nigerian states are not in a position to meet their recurrent obligations, a comprehensive report by data-simplifying, civic organisation, BudgIT, has revealed.
Osun, which, for months, has been hurt by series of protests over non-payment of workers’ salaries, placed last on the table of states’ fiscal sustainability, followed by Plateau and ogun states. Lagos, Rivers and Delta led the chart.
Titled ‘State of States’ report, the report ranked all 36 states considering the size of their Internally-Generated revenue (IGR), derivation and Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) receipts to cover their recurrent costs.

Civil Servants Have Suffered Under Dickson, Says Sylva.


Timipire Sylva, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5 governorship election of Bayelsa state, says some of the policies of Seriake Dickson, governor of the state, have had negative impact on Bayelsa workers.

Speaking through his campaign organisation, Sylva said his main challenger in the election intends keeping the people of the state “perpetual poverty” read a statement signed by Nathan Egba, director of media and publicity in Sylva’s campaign organisation.

PDP Conference: I’ m Not Fighting Secondus-Led NWC - Fayose


Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has clarified that his absence at the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Conference held in Abuja on Thursday should not be misinterpreted to mean that he is at loggerheads with Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee.
Fayose said he is solidly behind the NWC in its strides to reposition the party and return its winning streak that makes the party the darling to all Nigerians.

PDP Still Suffering From Hangover Of Defeat – APC


The All Progressives Congress has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party of defeat-induced impatience.
The National Secretary of the APC, Mai Bala Buni, who said this in Abuja on Thursday, added that the APC-led Federal Government did not pick miscreants as ministers.
He said the leaders of opposition political parties especially the PDP; had grown increasingly impatient because they had yet to overcome the hangover of electoral defeat.
Bala Buni said this in response to a statement by the PDP, which stated that Buhari’s newly-inaugurated cabinet did not inspire confidence.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Police did not kill pro-biafran protesters - Nigerian police

Read the press statement below...
The attention of the Nigeria Police Force High Command has been drawn to several false posts on Facebook and other social media, accusing Police of shooting, maiming and even killing members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who have taken their protests to streets, markets and other public places in some eastern states of Nigeria, infringing on the rights and freedom of innocent citizens who were ordinarily going about their lawful businesses.
Despite provocation, the Police have maintained and managed the situation with high sense of responsibility and professionalism.

Did Russia just “gently” threaten the USA?

News Nigeria
Interesting stuff today.  A major Russian TV channel just aired a report about Putin meeting with his top military commanders.  I don’t have the time to translate what Putin said word for word, but basically he said that the USA had refused every single Russian offer to negotiate about the US anti-missile system in Europe and that while the US had initially promised that the real target of this system was Iran, now that the Iranian nuclear issue had been solved, the US was still deploying the system.  Putin added that the US was clearly attempting to change the world’s military balance.  And then the Russian footage showed this: See the photo after the jump

IGP Blames Corruption In The Police On Fear Of Future


The inspector general of police (IGP), Solomon Arase, said yesterday in Sokoto that the police now have zero tolerance for corruption. He, however, added that corruption in the police is borne out of fear of the future. The IGP who was on a familiarisation tour of the Sokoto Police Command said, “In dealing with corruption, it has to be a carrot and stick approach. I don’t want to start accusing my men that they are corrupt. But corruption is borne out of the fear of the future.

5 things Fashola guarantees to do that will turn things Around for Good !


 


 


It’s no more news that immediate past Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola has been appointed Nigeria’s minister of power, works and housing.  Some have depicted the position given to Fashola who without a doubt pivot the fortune of Lagos state while he was governor as the defacto VP. Some depicted Fashola’s position in Buhari’s organization as Buhari’s major change agent.


Here are 5 things he guaranteed to do to turn the fortune of the recently combined service around.



Fashola was received with applause by workers at the Federal Secretariat at 3.15 pm on Wednesday, November 11 and was ushered intothe workplace by Mrs Grace Papka, the Director responsible for Human Resources of the ministry.


Nigerians have likewise reacted to Fashola’s portfolio expressing that the previous governor is a three-in-one individual, and in a related improvement, the new minister was received by his new workers with cheers when he resumed for work.



#Fashola

Top 10 Funny Things That You Can Look up on Google


Google has dependably been a brand that has demonstrated a ton of personality. They have attempted to appear as something else at all times, state of mind has offered them some assistance with becoming the kings of their domain.


The organization has likewise attempted to project the way that it is happy and has a decent comical inclination. You tend to arbitrarily go over a lot of such cases when you utilize their services, for example, Google maps and decipher. Here is a rundown of 10 clever and fascinating things that you can type into Google to make them connect with results. :-)



1) Anagram


On the off chance that you seek “Anagram” in Google, it really utilizes the ‘did you mean’ highlight to make a joke. The pursuit really demonstrates the expression ‘did you mean: nag a ram’, which is really a re-arranged word of the word anagram  word.


2) Elgoog


In the event that you write in the word ‘Elgoog’, which is “Google” in reverse, you are coordinated to a page where all of “Google” is really mirrored.

3) Google Doodles



Look for ‘Google Doodles’ to locate a  big library of doodles that Google has made throughout the years to commend different events.


4) Funnygoogle


On the off chance that you scan for the word ‘Funnygoogle’, the first result takes you to a page where you can change the logo of the Google program to anything you need.

5) Do A Barrel Roll


Want Google to do some amusing things? Take a stab at tying ‘Do a barrel roll’. Google’s screen really begins moving around for you.


6) Different Language Searches


Google really has a page for you to seek in distinctive dialects. This incorporates dialects, for example, ‘Pig Latin’ and ‘Klingon’.

7) Completely Wrong


In the event that you do a Google picture search of the phrase ‘Completely wrong’, most of the indexed lists will include pictures of Mitt Romney, the applicant who lost the 2012 races.


8) Fluffiest Kitten In The World


The web loves cats and Google is not special case. Simply google the sentence ‘Fluffiest kitten in the world’ and treat yourself to some kitty goodness.

9) Pv Zk Bschk Zk Kkkkkkk



In the event that you go to Google make an interpretation of and attempt to translate the sentence ‘Pv Zk Bschk Zk Kkkkkkk’ from English, Google really transforms into a beat boxing machine.


10) Zerg Rush


In the event that you write in ‘Zerg Rush’ into Google, it transforms into a smaller than normal amusement that pays tribute to an expression that started from the internet diversion ‘Starcraft’. The screen gets besieged by falling O’s and you have to tap on them to dispose of them before they take control over the entire screen.


 



#Comedy, #Jokes

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Kuwayres air base liberated by Syrian forces!

Finally!

Today the Syrian forces have liberated the Kuwayres airbase.  This is the first operational-level victory for the Syrian armed forces!  RT reports:

Elite Syrian army units have broken the siege of Kweires airbase, following weeks of intense fighting against Islamic State and other jihadist forces. The base, which opens up routes for offensives against Raqqa and Aleppo, had been encircled for nearly two years.
“We, the heroes of Kweires, are now celebrating this victory with our brothers,” a soldier told Syrian state television.

Kemi Adeosun, New Minister Of Finance

By KIKELOMO IWAJOMO

 President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs. Kemi Adeosun as the Minister of Finance. Adeosun succeeds Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who is the immediate past Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Before her new appointment, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun was the Honourable State Commissioner for Finance in Ogun State. An investment banker and accountant with over 23 years experience gained in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, Kemi Adeosun is an Economics graduate and a member of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales, as well as Nigeria.

Five-year-old Girl Accuses Father’s Colleagues Of Rape


A five-year-old girl has accused five of her father’s colleagues of rape. The victim, it was learnt, was allegedly raped alongside her three-year-old sister.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the victims and their father, Ayodele Ekundayo, who is a driver at a cement factory, lived in the same compound with the suspects who all work in the same company.



It was learnt that the company, which is located in the Fagba area of Lagos State, provided accommodation for its employees.

Buhari's Big Ministerial Appointment Mistake

With the history of poor, erratic and unsteady power supply associated with past governments, even Maitama residents would be anticipating the APC trademark 'Change' to sweep across the ministry of power and somehow or anyhow solve the problem of nonexistent power supply in most parts of the country.

Union Faults Aviation Ministry Merger


The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Wednesday faulted the scrapping of the Ministry of Aviation by the Federal Government. The Assistant General-Secretary of NUATE, Mr. Olayinka Abioye, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

What's The Difference Between A Minister, Minister Of State and Perm Secretary?

NP folks, Please What's the Difference Between a Minister, Minister of State and Permanent secretary? Who has more discretionary power (Superior) between a Minister and Minister of State?

How To Register A Business In Nigeria

There are thousands of Businesses being set up every day in Nigeria by individuals, companies and associations. Setting up a business is the first step towards being an entrepreneur and owning a highly successful venture. Setting up a business requires that you follow these steps.