Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Why I Handle 3 Ministries – Fashola

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Afrrica News

While answering a question at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Babatunde Fashola, minister of works, power, and housing, told anyone not happy about his supervision of three ministries to send their complaints to President Muhammadu Buhari. INFORMATION NIGERIA brings you 3 things he said, you should know,

To merge cost

“Whether I can cope with three ministries or not, let us be clear on this. On the one hand, we have spoken about the cost of running government. And in trying to mitigate or reduce that cost, Mr. President, in his own wisdom, decided to merge three ministries together,” he said.

His duty is supervisory

So, my work really there is supervisory and directional. Today in the ministry of works, and in the ministry of housing, where there are over 4000 personnel, the number is reducing. The ministry of power has barely 800 staff today and the number is reducing as we are gaining traction.

Result so far

“So, it is no longer a government-driven sector, it is now a government-regulated sector driven by private sector. And if you have issues about that, I think you should complain to Mr. President. For me, the privilege is to serve my country in whatever capacity I am designated to.
Two of those ministries have had a natural relationship over years, they were either works and housing, or lands, works and something. In adding power to it, let us remember that essentially the work that is left in power is just to complete the privitisation and complete the transmission grid.
The distribution is now in the hands of companies. All of the work that NEPA (National Electric Power Authority) used to do is now in terms of distributing power is now in the hands of 11 companies. What they used to do in terms of generating power is now in the hands of six companies.
The agency called NERC (National Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) is the regulator of the power sector, in getting licenses issued and so on and so forth. And a statutory company called MBET. All of these institutions are taking positions and evolving.”

Budget Signed By President Buhari Not Padded – Senator Ita Enang

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Afrrica News

As controversy about budget padding rages on, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang has said that the budget signed by the President which is being implemented was not padded.Enang who spoke to newsmen after a meeting with the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja said the All Progressives Congress (APC) was handling the issue as a family affair.

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The senator noted that the budget as assented to by Mr. President is the budget as passed by the National Assembly and that is the budget being executed.

“The budget as assented to by Mr. President is the budget as passed by the National Assembly and that is the budget being executed.
“But as of now, the party is handling it as a domestic issue, and all of us are enjoined not to make public comment on the details because the matter is still under consideration.
“So, that is what we will want to say for now, we will not want to go into the details of it so that we will not breach the ethics of the party, the directives of the party or pre-empt anything or any outcome of the party investigation.”

On if the Presidency was giving the Leadership of the House of Representatives a clean bill over the issue, he said;

“We have made those clarifications and would not want to draw any conclusion. Please let us not go too far by mentioning any office. Let it be that the two of us appeared before the party.
“In all our years of legislative engagement, we are yet to find in the legislative lexicon the word ‘padding’. When the budget is presented before the legislature, the legislature is to consider the budget and pass as they deem fit. So what the legislature pass becomes the appropriation upon accent. Therefore, any word which is yet to crystallize in legislative lexicon, you cannot hear us mention it.”

The former Chairman of the House committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumini Jubrin, had accused Speaker Yakubu Dogara, his deputy and two other principal officers of being the brains behind the budget padding.

Photo: Nigerian Man With 217 ATM Cards At Muscat International Airport, Oman

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Afrrica News

A Nigerian man has been detained at Muscat International Airport, Oman after he allegedly tried to smuggle 217 bank cards.

Royal Oman Police arrested the Nigerian national today, August 9, while attempting to smuggle the cards at the airport.
Oman is an Arab country in the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula…
Source: LIB

paying bride price somewhere in Africa hahahahaha

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Afrrica News

Nigerian man has caused yet another commotion on Facebook after posting a photo of a marriage introduction allegedly taking place in Mbaise, Imo State.

The photo which shows the shocking demand made by the woman’s family has been said to be the reason why many men are running away from getting married.

The huge money some men pay just to get married is so unbelievable an alarming

Handy Pokemon Go cheats and tricks every lazy iPhone and Android player needs

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In POKEMON GO

Image Source: Shutterstock

Pokemon Go is one of the biggest mobile sensations in the world. People are hunting Pokemon left and right, but the game is riddled with bugs that can hinder your overall experience. Add to that the fact that you need to consume battery juice, cellular data, and exercise to win at the game, and you might realize you can’t take advantage of it to the fullest. However, there are plenty cheats, as well as tips and tricks that should help out with the Pokemon daily grind.

We have featured plenty of Pokemon Go cheats, though some of them won’t work any longer – the Pokemon mapping feature to be more specific. That said,Bloomberg collected a few interesting hacks every user can probably take advantage of.

The Poke Ball Thrower, seen in the following image, is a contraption made of a cardboard box and sticky notes to help you launch Pokeballs to perfection. The cheat can come in handy especially considering that a current bug helps Pokemon escape at higher rates than before. Here are instructions on how to make one.

The Pokemon Egg Incubator is a trick the helps you pretend like you’re walking, and it’s required to fool the game into thinking you’re actually out and about. All you have to do is strap the phone to a ceiling fan, and your eggs will hatch.

The Battery Pack Pokedex is a do-it-yourself smartphone case the includes an external battery case. You can build it yourself, but if you’re really lazy, just pick an external battery and put it in your pocket.

The Pokemon bot is something more difficult. Crafty developers created Pokemon Go bots that walk the map for you, collecting items. It’s not clear if it’ll work considering Niantic’s recent moves against map apps, but you can read more about it here.

Finally, there’s a GPS spoofing setup that lets you pretend you’re anywhere in the world. We’ve already covered a similar product that works on jailbroken iPhones, but this one should go with any mobile device. However, you’ll need to invest some $300 in extra equipment to make it work.

New critical flaw makes even the most secure Android devices vulnerable to hacks

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In GOOGLE

Image Source: Zach Epstein, BGR

Security researchers have discovered four serious Qualcomm chip flaws that hackers can take advantage of to gain full access to a person’s smartphone. The issues are yet to be patched on most devices, though Nexus handsets have received some security patches since the issues were first discovered.

Even so, some of the hottest Android devices available in stores, including the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S6, HTC One M9, HTC 10, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Nexus 6 are already vulnerable. Even the BlackBerry DTEK50, touted as the “most secure Android smartphone,” can be hacked using these flaws. In all, over 900 million Android phones could be hacked.

Dubbed Quadrooter and discovered by security researchers at Check Point, the vulnerabilities affect Qualcomm chips, and could let a third party take full control of a device, including access to the camera and microphone.

All hackers would have to do is to fool unsuspecting users into installing a malicious app. The application doesn’t even need to have any special permissions, which malware apps often need when infecting an Android device.

Qualcomm already issued patches for the four undisclosed flaws between April and the end of July, but because of the fragmented state of the Android ecosystem, delivering them to customers is a problem.

Google already issued three patches to its Nexus devices, but one of the vulnerabilities is still at large, and should be fixed only in September. Android device makers have also received the patches, and they may update some of their devices sooner rather than later.

“No-one at this point has a device that’s fully secure,” Check Point’s head of mobility product management Michael Shaulov told ZDNet. “That basically relates to the fact that there is some kind of issue of who fixes what between Qualcomm and Google.”

The firm’s lead mobile security researcher Adam Donnenfeld explained the issues at the Def Con security conference on Sunday. Check Point has a three-month period of private disclosure for newly discovered vulnerabilities, but Qualcomm and its partners failed to fix the issues before it expired.

That doesn’t mean your expensive Android device is now at risk of being infected by malware apps. The same rules still apply to avoid contracting any Android disease. Don’t download apps from shady places, and you should be just fine.

Buhari Relaunches War Against Indiscipline Brigade –

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In violence

Buhari Relaunches War Against Indiscipline Brigade – The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, on Monday, relaunched the War Against Indiscipline, WAI Brigade, in Abuja, saying in this era of insecurity, violence, kidnapping, and other forms of social vices, the role of the Brigade in civil intelligence gathering cannot be over emphasized.

Announcing the development on the occasion of the National and State Commanders meeting of the Community Support Brigade, CSB, also known as WAI, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Dr. Garba Abari said the President Buhari administration has declared the intention to relaunch the Brigade for better performance, as well as to bring its activities to the fore.

Speaking at the meeting, Abari said: “It’s great pleasure that I have the opportunity to meet with the leadership of WAI, for the first time since my assumption of office about two months ago. This meeting is meant to discuss the repositioning of the WAI Brigade in the current dispensation of change.

“I’m not only delighted with this gathering, but excited with you all for keeping faith and working tirelessly to contribute your quota to nation building as volunteers who are not being paid for over 3 decades. So, I salute your patriotic efforts, indeed, Nigeria salutes your patriotism.”

The NOA DG, stated that, “in this era of insecurity, violence, kidnapping and other forms of social vices, the role of the WAI Brigade in civil intelligence gathering cannot be over emphasized. It is in this regard that I call on you to encourage your members across the country to redouble their vigilance in the local governments, wards and their various villages, so that we can contribute our quota towards building a secure society.”

Abari recalled that the WAI Brigade was a brain-child of President Buhari, who as Military Head of State in 1983 established the Brigade, to instill discipline among Nigerians, as well as fight endemic corruption.

“The ills and woes that bedeviled the nation at that time are still very much with us today. That is why, when the National Orientation Agency, NOA, was established in 1983, the War Against Indiscipline, WAI Brigade was automatically drafted to be part and parcel of the Agency to fight against indiscipline, disorderly behaviour in public and private places, disobedience to traffic rules and regulations, disrespect for constituted authorities, filthy environment, bribery, corruption and other social vices,” he said.

The NOA boss disclosed that “The present administration has declared its intention to re-launch the Brigade for better performance and bring its activities to the fore. You as ambassadors of the Agency, must, in your respective communities, local government areas, and states contribute your quota to make the change mantra of this administration a reality. Whenever and wherever you see something, you must say something to save our nation from decline.”

This brand new Pokemon Go map tracker actually works

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In POKEMON GO

Image Source: FastPokeMap

It’s been over a week since Niantic shut down many of the most popular Pokemon Go tracking apps on the internet, including fan favorite Pokevision. According to Niantic, it was necessary to shut down these trackers in order for the company to continue to release the game in new territories, but while many have stayed dead, new trackers have appeared to take their place.

One of those trackers is called FastPokeMap, and although it is far from being as effective as Pokevision, it should get the job done in a pinch.

What’s most fascinating about the tracker (other than the fact that it actually seems to work) is that the developer has been sharing his progress every step of the way on Twitter. He started working on reverse engineering Pokemon Go shortly after the update rolled out, began beta testing his product a few days later, released the beta on August 7th and has been improving it ever since.

One of the primary differences between FastPokeMap and Pokevision is the scan radius. In Pokevision, when you scanned for Pokemon in your area, you’d see a huge area filled with Pokemon. On the other hand, FastPokeMap is slightly more limited, which means you’ll only see creatures basically within walking distance.

There’s no telling how long it will be before FastPokeMap goes the way of the other trackers, but if you’re looking for something to help you find Pokemon in your area (since the game’s nearby feature is still broken), you can give it a shot.

Ultimate Pokemon Go cheat lets you walk anywhere in the game without moving an inch

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In POKEMON GO

Look, we all know that cheating is bad. It goes without saying. But if that doesn’t bother you and you’re sick of seeing all the kids in your neighborhood run around snatching up all the Pokemon while you lazily shovel potato chips into your face, we’ve got just the cheat for you. It lets you use the official Pokemon Go app to play the game just like everyone else uses, but you’ll be able to have your character walk around independently of your actual location. In other words, you won’t even have to stop shoveling those potato chips into your face to catch that rare Pokemon three towns over. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

First things first — there are a few things you should know about this cheat before we go any further.

People have been banned from the game for using hacks to fake their locations, and it’s quite possible that this cheat will get you banned. That said, it’s highly unlikely. Hacks that have gotten people banned simply teleport players from one place to the next, instantly. With this new hack, however, your character actually walks around the game and you control him or her with a joystick instead of magically being teleported from Ohio to Mexico in the blink of an eye.

The next caveat is even more important. In order to utilize this cheat, you’ll need to jailbreak your iPhone. We recently showed you how to jailbreak your iPhone without even having to connect to a computer, so it’s not very difficult to do. Not everyone is comfortable jailbreaking though, and if that’s the case then this hack isn’t for you.

With all that out of the way, you’ll find everything you need in the video below. Walking around without actually moving is just the beginning with this impressive hack. There are plenty more features baked in, including the ability to locate rare Pokemon even before they appear. We’re not suggesting that we condone cheating but if you’re going to cheat, this is clearly the way to do it.

Looking for help with Pokemon Go that doesn’t require a jailbreak or involve such blatant cheating. Check out this brand new Pokemon Go hack that helps you locate Pokestops and gyms

The video walkthrough is embedded below

Voodoo Tactics Won’t Solve Niger Delta Crisis’ – Tompolo Denies Sponsoring Avengers

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Tompolo Denies Sponsoring Avengers

Tompolo Denies Sponsoring Avengers – Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Monday, August 8, 2016, denied sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers, the leading militant group operating in the oil-rich region in southern Nigeria.

A statement issued by Tompolo’s spokesman, Paul Bebenimibo, who is also allegedly named as one of the sponsors of the group, described the report as “voodoo.”

A splitter group of the Niger Delta Avengers, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, had named former President Goodluck Jonathan, Tompolo, Bebenimibo and other prominent individuals as sponsoring the Avengers.

The Niger Delta Avengers has been mounting attacks on major oil production installations in the Niger Delta. The group has succeeded in reducing Nigeria’s daily crude production from 2.2 million barrels a day to less than 600,000 barrels a day.

Bebenimibo, who is also the secretary, Tompolo Foundation, raised the alarm that his life was in danger, saying that he has nothing to do with the militant group.

The statement explained that Tompolo has consistently denied his involvement with the militant group.

It read, “In the same report, my boss, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo was also mentioned as one of the sponsors of the NDA.

“My initial decision was to ignore the said report as a result of the source and the bogus nature of the story; however, in order to set the records straight, I decided to write to dissociate my boss and myself from that wicked and malicious report.”

The statement added, “I wish to advise the Nigerian government to look for better ways to resolve the Niger Delta problem, and not to continue to compound the issue by relying on voodoo means to resolve the issue, like this particular report which could be likened to a voodoo report.

“If a people, that is the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers have claimed to part ways with the Avengers, after destroying almost all the oil facilities in the Niger Delta region, and turn around to claim that they have repented and mentioned some people as sponsors and operatives of the Avengers, then the government and people of this country need to know such people, RNDA, and treat them accordingly, and not the responsible Nigerians they mentioned as sponsors and operatives.”

Major forest fire in Portugal's Madeira islands burns homes

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Weather forecasts

(1 of 4) A firefighter works to stop a fire in Quintela, near Arouca, in the region of Aveiro, northern Portugal, Tuesday Aug. 9 2016. The National Civil Protection Service said some 2,900 firefighters were in action Tuesday fighting dozens of fires. The worst-hit areas were in northern Portugal, where temperatures have exceeded 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) since Saturday.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A major forest fire in Portugal's Madeira Islands forced the evacuation of more than 400 people and left 174 others seeking medical treatment, officials said Tuesday. The wildfire encroaching on the capital Funchal is now under control and cooler temperatures forecast for Wednesday are expected to help put it out, the head of Madeira's regional government, Miguel Albuquerque.Albuquerque told a news conference that most of those needing treatment had inhaled smoke and only one person was severely hurt, with burns. He said at least 27 homes were left uninhabitable on the island off Africa's northwest coast.

Other wildfires have raged for several days on the Portuguese mainland. By Tuesday evening, fire officials said seven major blazes in the countryside were out of control. The National Civil Protection service said just over 4,000 firefighters supported by 26 water-dumping planes and 1,262 vehicles were attending 149 blazes of varying sizes across the country.

The month of August, when temperatures are high, winds blow strongly and woodland is parched, is traditionally the peak time for wildfires in Portugal and other southern European countries. Portuguese officials say fires are often started deliberately and spread quickly because forests are not cleared of dead wood.

Flames licked at homes around Funchal, casting a smoke plume over the downtown, according to video broadcast by cable news channel S.I.C Noticias. Frantic locals used garden hosepipes and buckets of water to keep the flames at bay as wind blew embers across roads.

Fire service officials said Madeira's steep hills and dense woodland made it hard to reach the flames, which were fueled by high winds. Eight Madeira firefighters required medical treatment after inhaling smoke as high winds fueled the blaze. More than 200 patients were evacuated from a small hospital as a precaution, authorities said.

Some of the worst-hit areas were in northern Portugal, where temperatures have exceeded 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in recent days. The region's pine and eucalyptus forests are tinder-dry after a long spell without significant rain.

In the area around Viseu, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of the capital Lisbon, a wildfire forced the closure of a major highway. In nearby Agueda, roads were closed and power lines were cut by wildfires.

In Lisbon, Tuesday was hazy with a smell of smoke caused by wildfires in the surrounding region. Fire chiefs said some of their firefighters were exhausted after trying to put out blazes non-stop since Saturday, the hottest day of the year so far when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit).

Nigerians Will Soon Begin To Die Of Hunger On The Streets, STop Deceiving Us – APC Chieftain Blasts Buhari

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Afrrica News

Nigerians Will Soon Begin To Die Of Hunger – A factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, on Monday came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the president as a total failure.

Mr. Mairiga, who spoke with journalists in Kano, said “from the looks of things President Buhari has betrayed the confidence of the Nigerian masses who voted for him massively into power.”

The president, who was elected on the platform of the APC, assumed office on May 29, 2015.

The factional chairman said it was not an exaggeration that members of many families in the country go to bed without at least one square meal while others had fled their homes because they could no longer provide the basic needs of life for their loved ones.

Mr. Mairiga, who is known for his bluntness, expressed worry that after one year of the Buhari administration in power, there was nothing to show while poverty in the country had reached an unprecedented level.

He lamented that while a bag of rice now sold for N16, 000, prices of other essentials commodities had tripled.

Mr. Mairiga noted with dismay that prices of goods were rising at a time the ordinary man did not have money to make a living.

Another disturbing scenario, according to the factional APC chairman, was that those around the president, including his ministers, had refused to tell him the truth and advice on the reality on ground.

He reminded Mr. Buhari of his campaign promises, stating that he did not like the way the masses were allowed to wallow in destitution and penury.

He said Nigerians were in the worst condition that needed urgent attention.

A butcher carries a pigs head at Smithfield Market in London. Welsh farmers like Rees Roberts, who have 1,000 acres with sheep, cattle and crops, can expect to earn a premium on their meats thanks to a certificate of regional authenticity.

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Small business

(1 of 8) A butcher carries a pigs head at Smithfield Market in London. Welsh farmers like Rees Roberts, who have 1,000 acres with sheep, cattle and crops, can expect to earn a premium on their meats thanks to a certificate of regional authenticity. But that marker of distinction _ the same kind that ensures Champagne can only come from the French region of the same name _ is granted by the European Union and is now at risk after Britain voted to leave the 28-country bloc.

BUILTH WELLS, Wales (AP) — Welsh farmers like Rees Roberts, who has 1,000 acres with sheep, cattle and crops, can expect to earn a premium on their meats thanks to a certificate of regional authenticity. But that marker of distinction — the same kind that ensures Champagne can only come from the French region of the same name — is granted by the European Union and is now at risk after Britain voted to leave the 28-country bloc.

The certificates, of which there are 73 across Britain for goods like Stilton cheese and Melton Mowbray pork pies, not only help farmers earn more but also shape rural communities' identities. Add to that the loss of $3.97 billion in EU subsidies for U.K. farmers, potential new tariffs and fears that agriculture will not be prioritized in trade talks with the EU, and the decision to leave the 28-nation bloc promises to be painful.

"The voters weren't thinking it through," said Roberts, 65, as he discussed the uncertainty with fellow farmers at a fair in the village of Builth Wells. For Welsh farmers, EU membership cushioned against tough times. Sheep flocks have fallen in size by 20 percent since a 1999 peak, while farmers' real annual average incomes have tumbled nearly a third since 2003 to 22,500 pounds, or $29,250, according to government figures. The potential loss of preferential trade with Europe has left Wales rushing to export its lamb and beef to the United States, with the government submitting a 1,000-page proposal to the U.S. Agriculture Department last month ahead of upcoming trade talks in April.

The move was driven in part by concerns that negotiations over the next two years on Britain departing the EU will prioritize London banking jobs, while downplaying the needs of those in the hinterlands without the posh salaries.

"There are many concerns of how influential agriculture will be in these negotiations, both in terms of trade and direct financial support when compared to the powerful sectors such as financial services," said Dai Davies, chairman of the Welsh meat promoter Hybu Cig Cymru.

Davies was at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells— among the largest agricultural fairs in Europe — to listen to farmers' concerns and answer their questions. A sense of seriousness and urgency dominated the mood, despite the sheep shearing contests, food stalls and a folk rendition of Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."

Even though Wales is a net beneficiary of EU support, it voted to leave the EU by 53 percent to 47 percent, a fact that reflects the complexities of global trade. Many people in rural Britain, including Wales, are against the EU because the open borders required by membership challenges their sense of national identity. In some voters' minds, globalization is synonymous with regulations, immigrants and the loss of jobs to low-cost countries in Eastern Europe or China. Those emotions come even though the union also has carved out markets for goods linked to Britain's heritage.

Listening to Davies was Roberts, who said he worries that the terms of foreign trade will change, causing him to lose some access to the EU's 508 million residents. He hopes that the U.K. will settle on a new trade agreement with the EU similar to Norway's. That would give them access to the EU's single market but require the U.K. to keep receiving EU migrants, something many of those voting to leave are against. Some U.K. farmers do depend on migrant labor to pick their produce.

"Accepting the migrants wouldn't be a problem for me," said Roberts. Next to him was John Foulkes, who has a flock of 3,000 and estimates that the protected geographical indicator for Welsh meat adds a 2.6 percent premium to the 80-pound ($104) price he charges for a typical lamb.

The protected status for "West Country Beef and Lamb" is a standard of quality and authenticity — for example, sheep have to get at least 70 percent of their food by foraging the hills of this corner of Britain. Many such markers could no longer be valid internationally, depending on how Britain leaves the EU, since it is the bloc that has enshrined them in international trade deals. To regain them, Britain might need to introduce its own protections and likely has to renegotiate trade deals, not just with the remaining EU countries but also other nations that Britain had deals with through the EU.

Most purveyors of products with EU protected status described the post-Brexit environment as hazy. Some have safety in trademarks that are internationally recognized regardless of EU membership, while others worry about the damage to Britain's brand on the continent and the complex network of trade deals that extend from the EU to Asia and South America.

Stilton cheese enjoys trademark protections dating back as far as 1966 that should ensure its gourmet status, said Billy Kevan, dairy manager at the cheese maker Colston Bassett. He expects cheesemakers to be fine, but said a major unknown is whether European public opinion turns against Stilton as a means of protesting the Brexit vote.

Some British cheesemakers cannot easily sever ties with the continent. One of the leading exporters of the protected Stilton cheese is Tuxford & Tebbutt, which is owned by Arla Foods, a company based in Denmark.

Stilton cheese can only hail from three counties in England, making it a vital industry in those communities. Tuxford & Tebbutt employs 100 people in Melton Mowbray, a town of 25,000 where the local pork pies also enjoy protected status.

Stilton generates $78 million a year for the community, the pork pies another $78 million and an additional $91 million comes to the community through food tourism, said Matthew O'Callaghan, chairman of the United Kingdom Protected Food Names Association.

The Melton Mowbray pork pies could lose their EU protections, O'Callaghan warned, which could expose many of the bakers to cheaper copy-cat competition. "It means that anybody could make a Melton Mowbray Pork Pie, for example in Poland — not use the proper recipe, so make it in hoops, not using cured pork, use less than 30 percent pork, make a cheaper imitation," he said. "Now that's going to cost us jobs."

For Scotch distillers, the big risk is not so much in the trademark but losing trade deals with countries like Colombia, South Africa and South Korea that had been agreed on as part of the EU. David Frost, the president of the Scotch Whisky Association, is a former government official responsible for trade policy and EU issues. He says the British government lacks enough negotiators to swiftly set up new trade deals if Brexit leads to the end of trade agreements with these emerging economies.

And that could hurt one of the few British industries that by its name can't possibly be outsourced overseas, says Frost. "We're rooted in Scotland — and we always will be."

APC Is Like A Barren Woman Impregnated By PDP’ – Raymond Dokpesi

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In the PDP.

Raymond Dokpesi, national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, August 8, 2016, likened the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as a “barren woman,” who got “impregnated” by his party, the PDP.

He said the APC either as Alliance for Democracy, AD, Action Congress, AC, or Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, was unable to win national election in the country before some members of the PDP joined them prior to the 2015 elections.

It can be recalled that some governors, chieftains and leaders of the PDP defected to APC in the build up to the 2015 elections.

Dokpesi, who spoke to party faithfuls in Kaduna, said “the APC is like a barren woman impregnated by the PDP; either as AD,AC or ACN that couldn’t win election until members of PDP joined them.”

He said the APC has chosen to dehumanise and persecute PDP members in a bid to weaken the party and turn Nigerians against it.

He urged party faithfuls to be united and fearless in the face of persecution, stating that PDP remains the only national party that is rooted in every hamlet of the country.

He vowed to return PDP to winning ways by making it the darling of Nigerians when elected as the chairman of the party.

The chairman of PDP Kaduna state, Hassan Hyat, who decorated Dokpesi with a PDP-customized regalia, said from what party leaders and delegates in the state said, it is obvious that the media mogul will get their support.

2,000 APC Members Defect To PDP In Jigawa, Says APC Disappointed Them

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In politics

APC Members Defect To PDP – The Chairman of the Jigawa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Salisu Mahmooda Kuit, yesterday, has announced the defection of about 2,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to his party.

Kuit made the disclosure during a visit to the state by a national chairmanship aspirant of the PDP, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, saying that the new members had never been members of the PDP.

He said that the defectors were members of the ruling APC that defeated the PDP in 2015 governorship election in the state.

He alleged that some of the defectors left the APC in protest because they were promised employment during electioneering campaign, only to be “thrown away after winning election in 2015.”

In his speech, Dokpesi said that he joined the PDP chairmanship race in order to challenge the change that brought the APC government into power.

UK coast guards warn sightseers away from oil rig on beach

By Unknown On August 09, 2016 In Weather forecasts

(1 of 2) The Transocean Winner drilling rig is seen off the coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, after it ran aground in severe weather conditions, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2016. The oil rig, carrying 280 tonnes of diesel, broke free of its tug and ran aground on the remote Scottish beach where it is being monitored by a counter-pollution team. (Andrew Milligan / PA via AP)

LONDON (AP) — Police are warning people to stay away from an oil rig that was blown onto a remote Scottish beach in a storm. The Transocean Winner drilling rig was being towed when it broke free of its tug and ran aground on the Isle of Lewis off Scotland's west coast on Monday.Environmental groups have expressed concern, but coast guards say the risk of pollution is low. Salvage crews are working to recover some 280 tons of diesel on board. Local politicians are calling for an emergency towing vessel to be based in Scotland's Western Isles after reports it took the coast guard 18 hours to reach the rig.

Scottish National Party lawmaker Angus MacNeil says he also wants to know "why this oil rig was being towed in severe winds."

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Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Why I Handle 3 Ministries – Fashola

Budget Signed By President Buhari Not Padded – Senator Ita Enang

Photo: Nigerian Man With 217 ATM Cards At Muscat International Airport, Oman

paying bride price somewhere in Africa hahahahaha

Handy Pokemon Go cheats and tricks every lazy iPhone and Android player needs

New critical flaw makes even the most secure Android devices vulnerable to hacks

Buhari Relaunches War Against Indiscipline Brigade –

This brand new Pokemon Go map tracker actually works

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Tompolo Denies Sponsoring Avengers – Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Monday, August 8, 2016, denied sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers, the leading militant group operating in the oil-rich region in southern Nigeria.

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Nigerians Will Soon Begin To Die Of Hunger On The Streets, STop Deceiving Us – APC Chieftain Blasts Buhari

Nigerians Will Soon Begin To Die Of Hunger – A factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, on Monday came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the president as a total failure.

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APC Is Like A Barren Woman Impregnated By PDP’ – Raymond Dokpesi

Raymond Dokpesi, national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, August 8, 2016, likened the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as a “barren woman,” who got “impregnated” by his party, the PDP.

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