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The plaintiff, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2/2014 raised two questions for the court’s determination and sought for four reliefs. |
The PDP wanted the court to determine whether, in view of the mandatory provision of Section 68(1)(g) of the Constitution, and in view of the pendency of an earlier suit by the defecting law makers, they (the defecting legislators) can participate in any proceedings to remove the House’ principal officers. |
The party equally wanted the court to determine whether, in view of the provision of Section 68(1)(g) of the Constitution and the pending suit by the defecting legislators, they (the defecting law makers) can lawfully alter the composition or constitution of the House’s leadership. |
He maintained that most of the issues as resolved and adopted by the Assembly “will not fly at the National Conference in Abuja, they are in the Nigerian context, dead on arrival, and as such will not get across the Lokoja end of the River Niger on its way to Abuja for consideration†he stated. |
Ajulo said he spoke as “Citizen Olukayode Ajulo a Yoruba from the South West of Nigeria who has in the past 25 years lived in the North, (North East, North West and North Central) and the South (South South and South East) and whose inalienable right to speak out is guaranteed by our extant Constitution as amended an... |
He stated that the Yorubas need not hide behind one finger while our body is exposed to all. |
“Yorubas and other ethnic nationalities need to understand the modalities of the Conference before throwing punches as resolutions can only be arrived at by consensus or by 75 per cent majority within a national platform. |
Lovers of Peugeot vehicles, particularly those who desire the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) version, now have Peugeot 4008 to put in their collection. |
The Peugeot 4008 is an SUV with on-road and off-road capabilities. Peugeot was known more with the production of sedans and estates and not the SUV. The auto maker had the 404, 504 and 505 sedans and estates. They were in a class of their own during their time. They were preferred models of car buyers in the ‘70s and ‘... |
Peugeot has taken advantage of the current trend in the automobile industry whereby Sport Utility Vehicles have become the way forward to launch itself into the SUV category. |
The launch of the 4008 into the market marks yet another beginning for Peugeot in the automobile world especially at a time when even luxury automakers are veering into SUV production. Even Bentley has come up with Bentaya, and Jaguar launched F-Pace, Porsche did theirs and Audi introduced many SUVs. |
Only an unserious car maker would ignore this car segment and Peugeot has cashed into this segment with the 4008. |
Having established itself as one of the leading automobile makers in the world, Peugeot has brought its many years of experience to bear in the new 4008 sport utility vehicle. The 4008 adopts a clearly distinctive style. |
It asserts a personality with audacious lines and a genuine all-terrain attitude that is both expressive and dynamic. Compact and solid, the Peugeot 4008 is an off-road vehicle with a strong personality. It combines outstanding handling with comfort. The versatility according to Peugeot was achieved through a high qual... |
Distributed in Nigeria by PAN Nigeria with head offfice in Kaduna and a network of branches and after-sales facilities nation-wide, the 4008 is masterfully crafted to take any tough task. The 4×4 mode of the 4008 overcomes every terrain when the need arises while the two-wheel drive is at home with dry tarmac road. In ... |
Interestingly, the 4008 is available with a 2.0 litre engine which delivers 150 brake-horse power. Here, the user has the advantage of fuel economy and at the same time, a powerful engine. This engine is marched with a continuously variable automatic transmission, CVT, combined with steering wheel paddle-shift controls... |
The adventurous personality of the 4008 comes hand-in-hand with an interior that is enhanced by the quality of the trim and the materials used such as chrome. Other details like the LED lighting on the side of the glass panoramic roof contribute to the perceive quality of the interior. |
The 4008 is fitted with efficient and practical equipment, devised for occupants’ pleasures, safety and driving comfort. For instance, with the 4008, the traditional key has been replaced by an electronic recognition system that simplifies using the 4008. With the identifier still in your pocket or hand-bag, you can ac... |
The vehicle can be locked again simply by pressing the button on the front door handle or boot as you leave. There is generous legroom and headroom for all occupants. |
The 4008 also offers occupants comforts worthy of the finest saloon cars: numerous storage comportments, automatic air conditioning, a refrigerated glove box, electric windows, quality sound system etc. |
Peogeot didn’t leave anything out in ensuring safety in the new 4008. The 4008 uses an ESP that incorporate traction control and hill assist functions. The car is also fitted with automatic light illumination based on the exterior level, with fog lights built into the front bumper, Xenon headlamps combined with headlam... |
The 4008 is fitted with seven air bags, ISOFIX, as well as front and rear audio park assist system. The customer can choose from a variety of interior trims. The 301, 508, Partner and 3008 are other Peugeot models complementing the 4008 on Nigerian roads. |
Tila Tequila‘s attempt to make sure she is the focus of every story about the passing of Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson has taken a surreal turn, with the silicon-inflated reality star claiming that she plans to adopt Casey’s adopted daughter Ava. |
That’s odd, because just a week ago Tila said that Casey’s last wish had been to smear Casey’s former friend who’d charged the heiress with burglary. Also, Tila didn’t know about Casey’s death until after it was reported online, so — unless she’s hearing voices from the grave (which is possible, considering who we’re t... |
Kazakhstan-born Ava was adopted by Casey in 2007. Casey’s mother was subsequently given custody of the little girl when it was determined that the heiress was unable to properly care for a child. |
Tune in to Wednesday’s show for more of “Extra’s” interview with Tila Tequila. |
Forget "Ben-Hur," never mind "The Ten Commandments" and count out "King of Kings." When Catherine Hardwicke, 51, set out to direct "The Nativity Story," she wanted nothing to do with the style in which past filmmakers have brought biblical stories to the big screen. |
"Hollywood epics in the traditional sense don't interest me in the slightest," she said during a recent visit to San Francisco to promote her film, which opens Friday in Bay Area theaters. |
What she hoped to achieve was "to bring the story of Mary and Joseph, and the birth of Jesus Christ, back down to earth and get into the heart and soul of the participants. I call it the nitty-gritty view, depicting a devoted man trying to protect his pregnant wife while both are on a desperate journey. Hungry, cold, e... |
To Hardwicke that's humanizing a story usually told in an almost "fairy-tale-like fashion." |
Hardwicke said she had been inspired on her first read of the script by Mike Rich ("Finding Forrester," "The Rookie"), who based his narrative spin on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and who wrote it in a moment of depression/passion after his father's death. |
With Keisha Castle-Hughes ("Whale Rider") as a long-suffering Mary and Oscar Isaac (a relative unknown) as the driven Joseph, Hardwicke shot her down-to-earth footage in such remote locations as Nazareth Village in Israel, the small town of Matera in southern Italy, and Ourzazate, Morocco, where a "first century" look ... |
The single theme the former movie production designer stressed was "intimacy." |
"I even tried to shoot the landscape shots with the characters often in close-up, and had the camera handheld to capture that feeling of being there. I wanted a truthful feeling, not scripture or dogma, or spectacle. In Clint Eastwood's 'Flags of Our Fathers,' he went for an extreme depiction of reality in filming the ... |
Accompanying Hardwicke to the Ritz-Carlton hotel was Tehran-born actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, 54, who since making "House of Sand and Fog" in 2003 (for which she was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal opposite Ben Kingsley) has become the first Iranian to make the crossover into mainstream Hollywood cinema and TV.... |
"When I set out to play Elizabeth," Aghdashloo said, "I was reminded of my grandmother, a woman who started taking me to the bazaar when I was 5 to buy soap, rice and chocolate, and who gave gifts to the people and who prayed for happiness for all, and who taught me to appreciate my spiritual side. So I imagined Elizab... |
The irony that a Muslim should be playing a Jew did not escape Aghdashloo's notice when she first read the script. |
"But what difference does it make what you are? As long as you believe in what a character stands for, and you capture that on film, isn't that the important thing?" |
Aghdashloo fled Iran during the 1978 Islamic revolution and, despite film stardom in her home country, struggled for years before her new-career breakthrough in 2003. Since then she has played a member of a Muslim terrorist cell on "24" (she defended her role despite criticism from her native community) and played Dr. ... |
Attitude and spirituality -- those were the qualities Aghdashloo projected to Hardwicke during their first reading of the script. |
"They are things I am about, as was my grandmother," said the actress, who portrayed a character named Charlie on TV's short-lived "Smith." |
"At this moment, the world is full of strife, tension, wars and the threat of more wars," she said. "And with Christmas coming soon, I hope this movie allows viewers to take a moment and reflect back on the deeper meaning of our holiday. Because Christmas came from an experience that we sometimes take for granted or fo... |
THE NATIVITY STORY (PG) opens Friday in Bay Area theaters. |
By Dave Newman on Feb 10, 2019 at 7:34 a.m. |
The coaches on the New Richmond wrestling team consider the WIAA Division 1 regional tournament as one of the biggest days of the Tigers’ season. |
The Tigers wrestled like it was that important too. The Tigers advanced nine wrestlers through Saturday’s Division 1 regional meet at Chippewa Falls. They will compete at the Division 1 sectional meet next Saturday at Menomonie in hopes of qualifying for the WIAA state meet. |
Three Tigers earned regional championships on Saturday: Jake Laventure, Brandon Dennis and Noah Henning. Tyler Dennis advances as a second place finisher and Ryan Muller advances after taking third place. Finishing fourth at the regional for the Tigers were Braeden Gefeke, Quentin Hayes, Devon Denison and Cayden Hennin... |
Laventure and Gefeke are the only two seniors the Tigers had competing and they both benefited from a decision the Tiger coaches made. The coaches bumped Gefeke, Laventure and Muller up a weight class. This was done because the coaches didn’t think the competition was as strong if they moved up a weight, and their deci... |
The Tigers had to make things happen on the mat. It started with Laventure. Laventure (27-12) earned pins in the first two rounds at 195. In the finals he faced top-seeded Sam Thompson of Menomonie (32-7). Laventure wrestled a smart tactical match. The first period was scoreless. Laventure chose down for the second per... |
“Jake wrestled the best match he has all year, probably in his career,” said Tiger coach Jeff Swanson. |
Laventure’s opening opponent at the sectional meet will be Rhinelander junior Connor Lund (11-6). |
Brandon Dennis was sick at the Middle Border Conference meet a week ago, but he looked fully healthy at the regional. Dennis (29-9) overpowered his two opening foes at 132 pounds. He also had to knock off the top seed, River Falls’ Miles Longdorf (31-10). There wasn’t a question of who deserved the title. Dennis was st... |
Dennis will draw D.C. Everest sophomore Freddy Lehrke in the opening round at sectionals. Lehrke (31-9) is highly ranked but had an off day Saturday, resulting in a fourth place finish at the Merrill regional. |
Noah Henning was a second seed at 113, just like Dennis and Laventure. He also thoroughly dominated his first two matches to face the top seed. Henning (18-16) was also the better wrestler in the finals, defeating James Hampton (21-12) of River Falls 12-6. |
“He was really wrestling aggressively and did a lot of nice things. He opened up more every match,” Swanson said. |
Henning’s opening draw at sectionals is Rhinelander sophomore Hugh Wiese (14-21). |
Tyler Dennis (25-12) wrestled very well to win his first two matches in the 138-pound bracket. In the finals he met one of the premier wrestlers in the area, Hudson’s Logan Hatch and lost by technical fall. |
“The Hatch kid is the real deal,” was Swanson’s comment. |
Dennis will start action at the sectional by facing Wisconsin Rapids junior Zac Hamel (36-10). |
Muller opened action at 220 pounds by pinning his opponent from Eau Claire North in 56 seconds. In the semifinals Muller was pinned in 5:06 by Menomonie’s Girard Jones. Muller (16-14) bounced back to pin Hudson’s Shao Yang in the third place match in 1:48. |
Muller’s opening draw at the sectional meet will be Wisconsin Rapids senior Layne Kalate (26-12). |
Cayden Henning opened action at 126 pounds with a pin, but then was defeated in two close matches. Needing a win in the fourth place match to advance, Henning opened up his moves and beat Menomonie’s Blane Keyes by a technical fall, 17-0. |
Henning draws the champion from the Merrill regional, Marshfield sophomore Gabe Pugh (32-4) in the opening round at sectionals. |
Denison advanced at 145 pounds. He opened action with a 12-5 win, then was pinned in his next two matches. He secured his spot at the sectional by pinning Menomonie’s Cole Larson. Denison (8-11) will face Wyler Lubeck of Wisconsin Rapids (40-3) in the opener at sectionals. |
Hayes opened action at 152 pounds by pinning Hudson’s Brody Pronschinske, but was pinned in his next two matches. Hayes (13-12) pinned Menomonie’s Caleb Macke in the fourth place bout. Hayes draws Marshfield’s Nolan Hertel (37-1) in the opening round at sectionals. |
Gefeke (20-20) opened the regional meet by getting a major decision in the opening round of the 182-pound bracket. He then was defeated in his next two matches, locking him into fourth place. Gefeke’s opening draw at sectionals is Marshfield’s Bentley Schwanebeck-Ost (38-1). |
Only two wrestlers in each weight class at the Division 1 sectional meet advance to the state meet. Wrestlers who are defeated in the opening round are eliminated. |
King David repented. Obama will not. |
King David impregnated Uriah's wife. Then, David ordered that Uriah be killed to cover up his sin. When confronted about his evil by the prophet of God, David fessed-up, repented and begged God to forgive him. We are all capable of evil. Though King David was a flawed human being, by repenting, David displayed humility... |
Unfortunately, King Obama has neither. Thus, making him undeserving of our forgiveness for his Administration's deplorable behavior regarding Benghazi and the Boston bombing. |
From the day Obama declared his bid for the Oval Office, who he was inside as a human being did not matter to millions. Black voters only cared that Obama was black. Guilty-white voters only cared that Obama was black. Liberal voters only cared that Obama was liberal and black. |
Only a remnant of blacks and conservatives considered silly things such as Obama's agenda and character. And for that, they were persecuted, called racists. |
But folks, character always matters. Ignoring this undeniable truth always eventually comes back to bite you in the derriere. Barack Hussein Obama told us who he was back when he was an Illinois senator; a man willing to put himself and lust for political power above protecting innocent life. |
In a recent speech at a Planned Parenthood gala, Obama reaffirmed his loyalty and attacked those who criticize or oppose abortion. PP kills 4000 babies a day, a disproportionate high percentage are black. http://bit.ly/VrRGcJ As babies die, Obama's favor with racist abortionists and radial feminists continues to rise. |
There are numerous examples of Obama's "all-about-me" politics. But for the sake of time, let's fast-forward to Benghazi. |
Remarkably, protecting Obama supersedes protecting the lives of the American people, yes even more important than national security. |
Upon the capture of the Boston bomber, the questions all Americans wanted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to answer was is he a part of a group and are more attacks scheduled? The Obama Administration ran to mirandize and lawyer-up Dzhokhar, ending any opportunity to interrogate him. |
Think about that folks, protecting Obama's claim that the war on terror is over overrides national security and the lives of Americans. Character always matters folks. Obama and company's cover-ups confirm that this man is severely character deficient; unworthy of his role as leader of the free world. |
America and the world deserves better. |
Andrew Ledvina used to be a data scientist at Facebook. He recently made the mistake of talking to a reporter about that, notably telling a WSJ reporter that when he was there from 2012 to 2014, there was no internal review board that might have had qualms about Facebook's now infamous emotion manipulation study, that ... |
1. The Facebook emotion manipulation study didn't get vetted before it was run on users, but it likely did get vetted by Facebook's PR and legal team before it went into a scholarly journal; they apparently didn't think it would make people angry and result in a reported investigation in Europe and legal complaint with... |
Ledvina: "While I was at Facebook, there was no institutional review board that scrutinized the decision to run an experiment for internal purposes. Once someone had a result that they decided they wanted to submit for publication to a journal, there definitely was a back and forth with PR and legal over what could be ... |
2. If you're on Facebook, you have definitely been a test subject at some point. |
Ledvina: "Experiments are run on every user at some point in their tenure on the site..." |
3. But you may have been a test subject in a very boring experiment. |
4. This ex-employee of Facebook still doesn't understand why people are upset that Facebook researchers tried to see if they could upset people. |
Ledvina: "The fundamental purpose of most people at Facebook working on data is to influence and alter people's moods and behaviour. They are doing it all the time to make you like stories more, to click on more ads, to spend more time on the site. This is just how a website works, everyone does this and everyone knows... |
5. Facebook researchers forget that what they're doing has an effect on the real live people that use Facebook. |
Ledvina: "Every data scientist at Facebook that I have ever interacted with has been deeply passionate about making the lives of people using Facebook better, but with the pragmatic understanding that sometimes you need to hurt the experience for a small number of users to help make things better for 1+ billion others.... |
Ledvina expressed surprise that the experiment playing with the emotional content of users' News Feeds was getting so much play in the press while other Facebook research has been ignored. He pointed to an event last year, where Facebook researchers and academic researchers got together to talk about work done to see h... |
I went ahead and watched the hours of presentations archived by Facebook from the "Compassion Research Day." There were a couple of key differences from the January 2012 manipulation study. First, none of the work done by the researchers aimed to make people feel worse. Secondly, the research on people's behavior was f... |
One of the videos about "new tools to understand people" doesn't have a presenter talking about trying to influence people's emotional state in a negative way and then measure it by monitoring their status updates. "We asked users, 'What are you trying to do? Why did you click that button?'" says the presenter. "We lea... |
This is a transparent way of "running tests" on users, presenting them with questions and asking them for feedback, a rather traditional approach to experimentation. Another presenter talked about measuring emotion by asking people to put "emoticon" faces on their status updates. Okay, Facebook users may not have reali... |
In trying to see how teens deal with stuff they don't like on the site, Facebook proactively asked the youngish ones how they felt when they flagged something they didn't like. That's a far more aboveboard approach than the one taken by the Facebook data scientist in the 2012 emotion study. The researchers were trying ... |
Ledvina is pessimistic about the 'hubbub' over the study leading to any change at Facebook, though he makes very clear that he is an ex-employee who knows little about the inner workings at Facebook now. "The only thing I see changing from this is not whether similar experiments will be run, but rather [whether they wi... |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Justin Blackmon‘s latest violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy will cost him money — maybe lots of it. |
The league suspended Blackmon on Tuesday for the first four games of the 2013 season for his second violation in less than a year. He will not get paid for the four-week hiatus. Maybe more importantly, the suspension triggers language in his contract that voids future guarantees. |
Now, the Jaguars could cut him without having to pay about $10 million that remains on a four-year, $18.5 million contract. |
It’s Blackmon’s third substance-related incident in less than three years. He was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge in Texas in 2010 after officers caught him speeding on a suburban Dallas highway. The charge was later reduced to an underage alcohol possession charge. A little more than a month after the Jaguars tra... |
That arrest landed him the NFL’s substance-abuse program. |
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