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Will Dean be a liability in 2006? Perhaps at the margin. But 2006 will be a referendum on the economy, the war on terrorism, and the situation in Iraq — not a referendum on Howard Dean.
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|2006-08-24, 15:13
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
the "Currently Playing" thread.
Alright little bobos, I thought we gamers would want to post abit about the games we're currently working on I wanted to make it an RPG thread but that could probably be too narrow a subject field. So just bold the title of the game you're playing and talk a little about it if you wish.
I'm actually playing Final Fantasy Tactics for the original Playstation now , and I'm finding it to have an awesome plot. It's quite enjoyable playing it too, despite some flaws. The battles take incredibly long, random enemies everywhere are match-levelled to your strongest character. So far I've put 21 hours into it and am halfway through the game.. I'm more interested in the plot than anything else, but I haven't used a strategy guide yet because I power-levelled my characters and am breezing through the regular plot.
It has a wonderful story, maybe overly dense for a game, but one which is to be expected from Yasumi Matsuno (Vagrant Story, Orge Battle, FFXII). It's still one of the best plots I've experienced in an RPG so far though. Loving it
Apart from that I did abit of Star Ocean 3 but found it rather horrible : o I am new to the series and the battle system is really complicated at first sight. The pace of the game in the first 2 hours is awfully slow, and so far the plot fails to intrigue, along with the annoying character animations/voice-acting which aren't to my taste. So I've decided to put it away since I can't spare too much time on games..
So what are you guys working on now?
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|2006-08-24, 15:47
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Thread Killer
Join Date: Feb 2006
Currently working on:
Suikoden II - just recently got into the Suikoden series, and I want to play them in order. Beat Suikoden earlier in the summer. Tons of variety in terms of characters, but I hate getting stuck with really crappy guys like Freed Y.
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness - I sort of put this one on hold awhile back, so I've gone back to play it again.
Megaman X Collection - Mainly for nostalgia reasons, as I've already beaten all the games on the disk when they were releaseed individually (except for the bad racing game). Still have 5 and 6 to beat, and if I feel like it, 4 using X.
Megaman X8 - Another game that I dropped a long time ago, but am replaying again. Not as good or as fluid as the older games.
Vampire Saviour - The best fighting game that rarely anybody plays. I play this just to burn time. If I don't feel like this, I'll dab into the Street Fighter world, usually Alpha 3.
FFTactics is easily my favourite FF game on the PSX. Just incredibly fun. Once you get used to the battle system of Star Ocean: Til the End of Time, it's not bad, except that the AI is incredibly stupid and so will get your uncontrolled characters killed over and over again.
|2006-08-24, 16:45
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- Sin Episodes: Episode One Fun use of Physics in a pseudo-futuristic world.
- World of Warcraft Duh... one of the most well put together MMORPGs yet. Content is lacking, but the engine, flexability, features & combat system keep me playing.
- EVE Online Fun little MMO, a tad slow but really nice graphics.
|2006-08-24, 17:16
|Link #5
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Edinburgh
Currently it's a Tales of... fest for me, playing both Tales of Destiny II and Tales of the Abyss.
Destiny II is great fun, with a good battle system. The 2D is well done to me. It's freaking hard though, alot harder than any of the other Tales games I've played. The battle system is just too geared towards magic damage, whilst the player is focused on physical attacks. I wonder how much of the remake of Destiny I will resemble it's sequel.
Abyss is easily one of my favourite games, despite not knowing much Japanese. The battles are great fun and are possibly my favourite in an RPG. The designs are great, the voice over is amazing, with Anise and Jade being the best sounding. The dungeons can get alittle annoying with some puzzles, but that's almost a standard feature of any jRPG. Currently on the third playthrough and maybe onto the fourth soon
I've got quite the backlog sitting around, which currently includes Tales of Legendia, Atelier Iris, Zwei!! and Sakura Taisen V. I may also actually try to finish Kingdom Hearts at some point, if I didn't dislike it so much
|2006-08-24, 18:44
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Join Date: May 2004
Is SH3 that bad, though? I'm wanting to play a solid, story-driven but not-too-taxing (read: random-battle-rich) RPG but I think I've run out of good games in my possession. Just sitting and waiting for Okami, .hack and FFXII..
|2006-08-24, 20:16
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Anyway, currently playing a nice mix of games, including Xanadu Next, which is a PC action RPG by Falcom mostly mouse-controlled with some simple but effective music, decent difficulty and fair character customisation. Not the best game ever, but plenty of fun. Also Langrisser II for the megadrive, which is a great strategy RPG that's really old but lasts pretty well in terms of gameplay. No towns or anything, just money you accumulate between battles to spend hiring troops for each of your generals or spending on weapons and armour, and finally Lunar : Silver Star Story Complete for the playstation, which I should've played years ago but finally am. Simple and not altogether fun battles but a reasonable difficulty level, good music and a great script = fun classic RPG.
|2006-08-24, 20:19
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Aria Company
Join Date: Nov 2003
As for what I'm playing now, I just started another mmorpg, flyff. There's a link in the anime mmorpg suggestions thread. Apart from that, nothing really.
I haven't been playing console games lately, as my ps2 died a while ago. I have 3 or 4 games sitting on my shelf that I haven't been able to play, and about 7 more I'd like to pick up...
|2006-08-24, 20:30
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|2006-08-24, 20:42
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As for Lunar: SSS, I don't even remember whether I completed the game. I think I reached the final dungeon and didn't feel spurred on to complete it.. regardless, it is quite a classic RPG. There is nothing inventive or innovative in it when you play as a modern gamer, but I suspect it was quite great in its time and that RPGs thereafter did take it as a prototype, lending its elements to build on.
For some reason, I still have a great liking for reasonably high-resolution 2D RPGs (Chrono Trigger is an exception despite being low-res). Perhaps the pixel art reflects an anime style more than anything else, and I'm hopeful that some future games will continue to utilize pixel art! : O It's painstaking work, but I really like its aesthetic presentation.
I got through the battles in the first two hours fine, but somehow felt unsatisfied. Perhaps one day I'll pick it up again.. I reallllly like parts of its music though. The one I love most is the save game theme (?). It's like elevator music, but oh so good..
|2006-08-24, 20:54
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Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
I just ended a 7 hour SRW Alpha 3 session, its my 5th newgame+ round. I'm on chapter 57 now and my total number of turns till the end of this stage will be 224 turns. My target is completing this newgame+ round under 250 turns.
After completing this round I'll still have to go on a 6th round to finally complete the mecha collection and fully completing the game(All mechs and characters collected/unlocked, all stages cleared, all bonus stages finished).
My first play was with Kusuha, 2nd Cobray (Hard Mode), 3rd Selena (Special Mode), 4th Touma (Special Mode), 5th(this round) Kusuha (Special Mode), 6th(next round) Cobray (Special Mode).
Something extra, you may want to read if you're a SRW Alpha 3 player, its a post of mine on HF forum's 'What's the best accomplishment you've ever done in a video game?' thread. My greatest achievement for Alpha 3, 1387 kills in 7 turns, chapter 53:
|2006-08-24, 21:11
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I think everything Lunar stands for really lies in execution to be honest, I don't think it was even innovative for its time. Still, it's got many a genuinely funny moment, the music's great and it's got a very classic feel to it, so I like it Probably not as much as people who played it years ago though, I always feel like I'm missing something when they talk about it Maybe I'm just not far enough in. As for art, anything works for me so long as it's not cel-shading. God I hate cel-shading
The SO3 tutorial is useless though. Seriously, I just skimmed through it, learned basically nothing and picked it up later by way of 'ooo this makes me do a cool aerial flip, I'll use that more'. Sakuraba's music tends to be better liked by people who haven't played most of the games he's composed for, because he doesn't vary his style much. Still, I loved SO3's stuff, especially one of the battle themes at the very end of the first disc. Shame they only used that track, what, twice? Oh well...
|2006-08-24, 21:20
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Join Date: May 2004
I'm well aware of the link between Suikoden II and Suikoden I.. I've completed the first game, and my brother completed the second (but I didn't sit through with him so I don't know the plot at all). However, I played and completed Suiko I when I was about 13 years old.. so I'm betting I won't remember much of it
Cel shading isn't that bad I think some games pull it off remarkably well. Look out for Rogue Galaxy.. that one could work.
|2006-08-24, 21:37
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In all fairness Rogue Galaxy doesn't look that bad (though I had to look it up because I've never heard of it) because they still seem to have put quite a bit of detail in to it. A lot of the time it just seems to be used as some way to make the game look 'different' when little to no effort's actually been put in. Ever played Tales of Symphonia? The opening video's a beautiful anime-styled cutscene then it just seems to drop and drop. Oh well, hopefully the PS3/Wii generation will bring in something else.
|2006-08-24, 23:36
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Planet uLTraCarL Inc
Just played some Mushihimesama
Digicam ran out of memory, but I got to level 5, 2nd form of the last boss.
My highest score so far 197,492,548
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Morning Five: 03.07.11 EditionPosted by jstevrtc on March 7th, 2011
One of the great stories of this season has been the return of St. John's to the center of the national hoops stage, there's no doubt about it. They said goodbye to ten players during their Senior Night festivities on Saturday, and this article from the New York Post uses exclusive testimonials from each of those ten departing fellows to illustrate why, as writer Lenn Robbins puts it, "there might never have been a more emotional, more meaningful Senior Night in St. John's basketball history."
The day that Washington State's Klay Thompson was charged with possession of marijuana, his father (and former Laker) Mychal Thompson was scheduled to substitute for Max Kellerman on a Los Angeles sports radio show. Not only did Thompson keep his hosting commitment, he openly addressed and answered questions about the topic of his son's mistake with straightforward, honest talk. An interesting summary, this, from T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times.
Jim Les played for Bradley in college, and was hired as the Braves' head coach in 2002. He had BU in the Sweet 16 as recently as 2006. He's posted a 154-140 mark at the school. During one three year stretch, his teams won at least 21 games a season. It wasn't enough. The school relieved Les of his coaching duties on Sunday, two days after the Braves lost in their second game of the MVC Tournament to Wichita State.
Hey, Notre Dame backers — how proud of your team are you? Few pre-season prognosticators predicted a year like this for you, and zero predicted that you'd be in the running for a 1-seed in the Tournament. The Chicago Tribune gives the Irish their props and discusses what they have to do to lock up a #1.
Where do you stand on the Brandon Davies/BYU drama? Well, we now know where Tim Tebow (a name we never thought would appear on this site) and Amare Stoudemire stand: they're behind Davies and want him to play. Stoudemire leaves NO doubt where he stands (wow, Amare!) but we especially loved the end of Tebow's comments: "I don't know. I don't even know the situation, but I just always think about giving people a second chance. Maybe he deserves one, but I don't know the situation." Gotcha. Thanks, man.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Yale women's swimming and diving team won its final regular season meet on Saturday, traveling to Providence, R.I., to defeat Brown by a score of 156-144. Following the come-from-behind victory over the Bears, the Bulldogs can look ahead towards the Ivy League Championship meet in two weeks.
The day started off with the 400-yard medley relay. Yale's "A" team of Michelle Chintanaphol, MacKenzie Franklin, Sydney Hirschi and Ali Stephens-Pickeral finished second in a time of 3:50.47.
Eva Fabian took first place in the 1000-yard freestyle, an event she has dominating this year, touching in 10:04.07. Casey Lincoln was third in 10:10.08.
Fabian's win was followed by the 200-yard freestyle. Kina Zhou finished second in 1:50.61, followed by Franklin in third with a 1:52.47 and Anna Wujciak in fourth with a 1:53.15.
The 100-yard backstroke was the next event. Chintanaphol continued Yale's string of second-place finishes, touching in 58.13 seconds. Olivia Jameson was fourth in 58.71.
Up next was the 100-yard breaststroke. Stephens-Pickeral was third in 1:06.24. Angela Lee was fifth in 1:08.34 and Yale captain Chelsea Dunlap was sixth in 1:09.31.
Hirschi picked up Yale's first win in a while in the 200-yard butterfly, pacing the field in a time of 2:01.27. Isla Hutchinson-Maddox finished second in 2:02.17 to help the Bulldogs go one-two.
Zhou has been excellent in the sprint freestyle events this season and turned in another stellar performance today, winning the 50-yard free in 23.61 seconds. She also finished first in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 50.35. Franklin was second in 52.07.
Chintanaphol finished second in the 200-yard backstroke, posting a time of 2:02.83. Jameson was third 2:03.18.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, Stephens-Pickeral was second in a 2:21.39, followed by Lee in third with a 2:24.45.
Fabian won again in the 500-yard freestyle, touching first in a time of 4:55.33. Jameson was third in 5:02.09, just ahead of Lincoln in 5:02.29.
Hirschi doubled up in the butterfly events, winning the 100-yard butterfly n 55.54 seconds. Hutchinson-Maddox was fourth in 57.04 seconds, followed by Kasey Mann in fifth with 57.47.
In the next event, the 200-yard IM, Chintanaphol was third in a time of 2:08.00. Emma Smith was right behind her in fourth in 2:08.24.
The final swimming event on the day was the 400-yard freestyle relay. Yale's all-freshman "A" relay team of Franklin, Hirschi, Zhou and Wujciak finished in first in 3:25.36.
Freshman Lilybet MacRae has dominated the diving events all season and continued that trend this afternoon, finishing first in both events. In the one-meter event, she scored a 308.63, forty points clear of second place. Olivia Grinker and Kelly Sherman tied in third with matching scores of 256.27. In the three-meter, MacRae scored even higher, posting a 311.10. Sherman was third in a 259.05 and Grinker was fifth in 243.76.
Robert J.H. Kiphuth Head Coach Jim Henry was pleased with his team's performance, saying, "It was a great meet between two teams who raced tough in every event. I am proud that the team found a way to win again despite being behind early in the meet. We gained needed experience in the pool that we will be at our best 12 days from now at the Ivy Championships."
The Bulldogs are off for the next two weeks until they return to Providence for the 2014 Ivy League Championship meet, which takes place from Feb. 20 to Feb 22.
Report filed by Lyon Van Voorhis '15, Yale Sports Publicity


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Press Release : News of missing Girls Unfounded – Anambra State College of Education , Umunze .
The management of the of Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State has denied rumours that 16 female students of its secondary arm, Demonstration Secondary School have been declared missing.
Rumours had spread through the state of the invasion of the school by hoodlums, causing commotion in the hostel, while students scampered to safety, after which about 16 of the girls were said to have gone missing.
But a press release by Mr Sam Otti, public relations officer of the institution described the rumours as outright false.
He, however, confirmed that the school was invaded by some hoodlums, whose intent was to steal beverages from students of the college, but were quickly confronted, causing confusion in the hostel.
The release reads, "The attention of the management has been drawn to a widespread rumour of 16 female students missing from her secondary school arm, Demonstration Secondary School, Eziagu, following a burglary incident on Saturday night.
"The Management was alerted of an unfortunate incident where some hoodlums scaled the tall perimeter fence into the school premises and made their way into the hostels purposely to steal students' beverages.
"The hoodlums were confronted by a porter and other staff on duty, who alerted the college security. The porter was injured in the process and is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.
"The commotion from the students in their hostels and efforts of the security men on duty forced the miscreants to escape from the scene."
It stated that the DPO, Umunze police division and the monarch of the community have been alerted of the unfortunate incident, and the management of the institution has visited the school and ordered the College Chief Security Officer to reinforce security within the school premises, while more security officers have been deployed to the school for round-the-clock patrol.
The release further stated that, "Management reassures the students and their parents of high safety standard of the school, while assuring them that they will work closely with all the relevant security agencies to unmask the identities of these hoodlums and bring them to book."
The institution also appealed to social media commentators to demonstrate responsibility in their reportage and ensure that the public get only the true version of events.
Additional Report contributed by Joe Chukindi
Anambra government reaffirms the state government's commitment on N30,000 new minimum wage
The Anambra Head of Service, Mr Harry Udu, has reaffirmed the state government's commitment towards implementing the new minimum wage as promised.
The head of service made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Friday.
He said the implementation would help motivate civil servants in the state to perform their duties optimally.
Udu said Gov Willie Obiano had given matching orders to the Internally Generated Revenue agencies to redouble efforts in raising extra N1.4 billion that would ensure that the promise was kept.
He said that Obiano's pledge in his address to civil servants during the electioneering period to be the first to pay the wage once approved was not a political statement.
"Gov Obiano remains irrevocably committed to fulfilling the promise of being the first governor that will pay the new wage once approved," he said.
Udu said that the governor had read the riot act to all its revenue agencies and pointed out the importance of maintaining its standards.
"Government is focused on making arrangements to move to the new minimum wage without having challenges in the legacy of the governor.
"Efforts are being made to get additional revenue to sustain the practice of workers receiving salaries on 25th of every month." Udu said
The head of service said the directive on the financial implication of the N30,000 minimum wage and other options being considered were being handled, so as to have a seamless transition.
Udu said that since the Nigerian Senate had approved the wage increase, efforts are on top gear to ensure that the promise was actualised, once President Muhammadu Buhari gave assent to the bill.
He said that the Salary and Wages Commission would issue a circular on its implementation indication chart, the grading.
"Once all those processes were done, then the promise will be achieved after due calculations," he said.
I influenced 2019 elections – Tinubu admits
Sen. Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, says his moral authority plays a role in his ability to influence elections.
He also said that other tools that helped him influence elections were his skills as a veteran politician and dedication to campaigning and mobilising his own party members.
Tinubu said this on Friday in Lagos while responding to an advertorial in the media, alleging that he met with the INEC Chairman to influence the Sokoto State governorship rerun election in favour of the APC.
Our attention has been drawn to a partisan advertorial in the March 21 edition of Daily Trust, entitled – 'Inconclusive Gubernatorial Election: Sokoto People Warn Tinubu, Oshiomole, Yari, Bagudu and others'.
"The advertorial, placed by an organisation called the Sokoto State Coalition of PDP Supporters, bears the logo of PDP National Youth League and is signed by one Engr. Haruna Usman Shagari.
"The advert made baseless allegations against myself, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, Chairman of APC, Sen. Adamu Aliero and Gov. Abdul'Aziz Yari of Zamfara.
"It falsely alleges that I, along with the others, met the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in order to influence the Sokoto State gubernatorial rerun election in favour of the APC.
"These allegations by a contrived PDP organ are desperate untruths without a basis in fact. But they are entirely in line with the delusional reactions of PDP to their loss in the presidential elections," he said.
Tinubu said that he had Always been at the forefront of the struggle for electoral reform which culminated in the establishment of the Uwais Commission by late President Umaru Yar'adua.
"A prominent member of that panel, Prof Attahiru Jega later became the INEC Chairman and was able to implement the far-reaching reforms that have enabled us to have the free and fair elections that we witnessed in 2015 and now in 2019.
"If I were such a prominent supporter of electoral reforms, why wilI I now be among those trying to subvert democracy?
"My only tools for influencing elections are my moral authority, my skills as a veteran politician, and dedication to campaigning and mobilising my own party members, " he said.
Tinubu urged the PDP in Sokoto state to desist from using his name to defraud the people or as a way to gain sympathy.
"With respect to Sokoto, former Gov. Aliyu Wamakko is a popular figure and leader who has the respect of the people of the state.
"It is also clear that the APC candidate is more qualified and more committed to the welfare of the people than his PDP opponent.
"By his panicked responses, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has shown his sheer desperation, fears that his political career is crumbling. If he loses this election, he has lost everything.
"Thus there is no untruth he will not tell and no tactic too extreme in order to hold on to his seat. However, he should not use my name to defraud the people or as a way to gain sympathy.
"Instead, Tambuwal should face the consequences of his own actions. It is Tambuwal, who has caused his own predicament. The people know that Tambuwal has sacrificed their interests to advance his own.
"He can try whatever propaganda and untruths he wants, but in the end, the people will render the verdict that his selfish and unproductive record deserves, " tinubu said.
European Union Congratulates President Buhari on Re-election
The European Union has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and expressed willingness to work with his government.
In a letter dated March 22, 2019 and jointly signed by Donald Tusk for the European Council and Jean-Claude Juncker for the European Commission, the Union said:
"On behalf of the European Union, we would like to congratulate you on your re-election as the President of Nigeria.
"We look forward to your leadership in strengthening democracy and uniting the country in line with the principles and spirit of the 2019 Abuja Peace Accord, and the EU is willing to work with your government to follow up on the recommendations of our Election Observation Mission."
The European Union also reiterated Nigeria's important position in world affairs and the Union especially.
"What happens in Nigeria matters to the rest of the world, including to Europe. Your commitment to an inclusive government offers an opportunity to take Nigeria forward in a way that meets your objectives of strengthening the economy, fighting corruption and improving security.
"The European Union has always partnered with Nigeria and its people. We look forward to continued and increased cooperation on bilateral and international matters," the statement said.
The Union wished President Buhari more success in promoting peace and prosperity for all Nigerians as he enters the new mandate.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
March 23, 2019
Nigeria's political transfer window is open
The prospect of four years in the political wilderness appears to be too much for some members of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Gbenga Daniel, the former governor of Ogun State who was head of Atiku Abubakar's presidential campaign, is one. On 14 March he quit active politics saying he was going to focus on "rejuvenating his nonprofit".
*Three days later, a throng of his supporters "protested", pleading with him to rethink the move and instead lead them into the fold of the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC).
Daniel, in a grand gesture, says he has no choice but to "listen to his supporters".
All of this is just a roundabout way of joining the APC and supporting his old friend Dapo Abiodun, the governor-elect of Ogun.
*It's the political equivalent of rescinding your signed contract in order to leave a football club on a Bosman transfer.
But it also speaks of a damaging rift within the PDP, financed to a large extent by Nyesom Wike, governor of the disputed Rivers State. Wike had pushed hard for the national chairman position in the PDP to be given to a member from his own region, the oil-rich South-South.
*"It appears the PDP is now bent on self-destruction. It has obviously allowed money moguls to dictate its thematic largeness. The party has lost its soul," said Bode George in 2017, when he was pushed out of the national chairman race by Wike's machinations.
Some might choke on their coffee to see references to the soul in the backscratch today/backstab tomorrow of Nigerian politics. Let's just pause for a moment for a glance at the convoluted politics of Ogun State:
*The two factions of the PDP in Ogun State held parallel primaries producing two candidates.
*The courts – and later the Independent National Electoral Commission – favoured one of them, Buruji Kashamu, a former drug lord indicted by a grand jury in the American state of Illinois in 1998, who had earlier been expelled by the party leadership.
*Daniel and a section of the party decided instead to back the APC's Dapo Abiodun.
*By contrast, the outgoing APC governor blatantly refused to support Abiodun, preferring to throw his weight behind his godson, Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied People's Movement.
All clear?
Defection winds blowing
In the following days, there could be more dramatic episodes and the question is not if but when the gale of defections begins to the APC. The newcomers would surely include politicians already nursing ambitions for 2023, or eager to get into the good books of President Muhammadu Buhari and escape the hammer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), like these guys for a start.
*All eyes will be on Rabiu Kwankwaso now. Like the former Senate president Bukola Saraki, who defected to the PDP before the election but lost his seat, Kwankwaso lost his bid to return to the Senate by proxy as his preferred candidate, the PDP's Aliyu Sani-Madawakingini, was defeated at the polls.
*While Saraki's political godson Abdulrazaq Atunwa lost his bid for governor in their home state of Kwara, Kwankwaso's in-law Abba Yusuf is on the verge of an upset in Kano, where the APC governor Abdullahi Ganduje was involved in a bribe scandal. If he wins the seat, Yusuf and his Kwankwasiyya political movement could most likely be courted across party lines.
*Members of the "third force" parties could also be slowly making their way back to either the PDP or APC in the days before the 12 June inauguration and angling for cabinet posts and positions heading federal agencies. Some of them adopted either Buhari or Atiku ahead of the polls and could now formally jump ship.
Smile Train CEO Lauds Mrs Obiano for helping Children with mouth deformity
By emeka ozumba
The President/Chief Executive of Smile Train, Susannah Shafer has commended the Wife of Governor of Anambra State and founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ), Dr. (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano (Osodieme) for her immense contributions, and selfless services through her NGO to cleft care, by facilitating corrective surgeries for children with congenital birth defect of cleft lip or palate in Anambra State, Nigeria.
Ms Shafer made the commendation on the 18th of March 2019 during a global partner meeting with the CAFÉ team led by Dr. Mrs. Obiano at the corporate headquarters of Smile Train, 633 Third Avenue, New York, United States of America.
She acknowledged CAFÉ's successful collaboration with Smile Train in Nigeria for five years stressing that the meeting with Osodieme is the first of its kind with a partner organization at their headquarters. According to Shafer; "it is incredible, what you are doing in the area of the welfare of women and children is amazing."
The Chief Executive of Smile Train explained that the work of the organization is empowerment; raising of funding for awareness about cleft deformity and channelling the funds and resources to local medical professionals in partner hospitals so that children in the communities can benefit through life saving surgeries.
Shafer further stated that it is important to Smile Train that they have not just the medical provision but government support of the initiative in local communities. She pledged the organization's support through awareness grant to partner hospitals to boost campaign identifying and locating cleft lip/palate patients especially in hard to reach communities.
In her reaction, Dr. Mrs. Obiano thanked Ms Shafer for the technical support of the Smile Train team which has seen CAFÉ facilitating over one hundred free corrective surgeries performed on beneficiaries in Anambra State. She noted that the meeting has been rewarding because it has not only cemented the ongoing partnership between the two organizations but has yielded the additional benefit of funding through the local hospital for more awareness creation.
Mrs. Obiano stated that one of the ways CAFÉ fights trafficking in persons is through other initiatives like the Skills training and empowerment of over 4,400 women in the following areas: Tailoring and Fashion design, Soap making, Bakery and Confectionery, Hair dressing and Beauty Therapy, and Interior Decoration, Telephone and Computer repairs, Community Health Assistant Services as one way of encouraging their financial independence.
Osodieme, who was made the Smile Train Goodwill Ambassador in 2018 was accompanied to the meeting by the Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Rita Mmaduagwu, Member representing Onitsha South-2 Anambra State Constituency, Hon Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche, Member Representing Idemmili North Constituency in Anambra State Constituency, Hon Nkolika Mmegbuanaeze, Commissioner for Women & Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, and Chairperson of National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Anambra State, Lady Oby Obodozie.
Smile Train is an international organization focused on empowering local medical professionals to provide free cleft lip and/or palate surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally; while CAFÉ is the NGO of wife of the governor distinct from the Anambra State. CAFÉ's vision is to be a beacon of sustainable empowerment for indigent women and widows, youths, the physically challenged and the less privileged.
Full Text : Senate Approves N30, 000 as National Minimum Wage
The Senate at its plenary session on Tuesday, 19 March 2019, approved N30, 000 (Thirty Thousand Naira) as the National Minimum Wage following adoption of its Ad-hoc Committee's report.
Presenting the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on the National Minimum Wage Bill, Sen. Francis Alimikhena (APC: Edo) summarized the objective of the Bill as prescribing a legal framework for the review of the National Minimum Wage. He then stated the highlights of the Bill as follows:
Establishment of a Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage by President Muhammad Buhari with equal representation from the Federal and State Governments, organized labour and the private sector with a secretariat domiciled in the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
Composition of the Tripartite Committee which shall comprise of a Chairman, Secretary, Representative of the Government and Head of the Civil Service with other members such as the Ministers of Labour and Employment; Finance; Budget and National Planning; Representatives of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission; Governors from each of the 6 Geo-political Zones; National Labour Congress; Trade Union Congress; etc.
An empowered Tripartite Committee with relevant officers of the civil service that can enforce implementation of the National Minimum Wage, employers obligations as well as to monitor compliance and penalties for offenders.
Sen. Alimikhena further noted that the Ad-hoc Committee had deliberated exhaustively on the Bill before requesting Senate's approval on the recommendations below:
That the sum of N30,000 be approved as the new National Minimum Wage;
That the fine prescribed for non-compliance for record keeping of employees shall not exceed N75,000;
That the Federal Government should develop procedures that will lead to a review of the Revenue Sharing Formula in order to enhance the capabilities of States towards the implementation of the new minimum wage; and
That the Ministers of Finance; and Budget and National Planning should present to the National Assembly, the amount required for the new minimum wage for inclusion in the 2019 Budget.
It would be recalled that the Senate at its sitting of Thursday, 24 January 2019 had announced receipt of the New Minimum Wage (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2019 (transmitted to the National Assembly) from President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Anambra GDP increases to N4.2trn in five years — Obiano
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, says the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the state increased from N3 trillion to N4.2 trillion in the last five years.
Obiano made this known in a message to mark the first year of his second tenure in office.
He appreciated the people of Anambra for their support for his administration and promised not to rest on his oars but do more for posterity.
The governor pledged to expand the state's economic base in the next three years.
Obiano also applauded performance of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the March 9, House of Assembly election, adding that it was an endorsement of his achievements in all sectors of the state's economy in the past five years.
He said some of his administration's policies had received international commendation.
"I have been able to change the fortunes of the state better than we met it within my five years in office.
"I appreciate Anambra people for supporting me, irrespective of political affiliations and inclinations. The GDP of the state has increased from N3 trillion to N4.2 trillion in the last five years.
"Forbes Magazine USA recently recommended the state government's Community Choose your Project Initiative as a model for the development of Africa,'' the governor said.
Obiano enjoined his commissioners and other aides to brace up for more effective service delivery as he would not condone complacency in the remaining days of his government.
He added that those found wanting risked losing their jobs.
According to him, the state government has attracted international recognitions for the development of the state.
The governor assured people of the state that he would continue to remain focused and would not hesitate to replace anybody not performing in his cabinet.
Obiano's Five Years of Exceptional Performance
By James Eze (email@example.com)
In five successive years, Anambra State has come under a dazzling shower of light. You may take this literally or figuratively. It means the same. Yes; in five years, Anambra's motto –'Light of the Nation' has moved from a wishful slogan to a lived experience. You are Light of the Nation if you sent five secondary school girls to a technovation contest at the Silicon Valley in the US and they shoved aside countries like the US, Spain, China, Turkey and Uzbekistan to clinch the Gold Medal. Fact!
You are Light of the Nation if you are the home state of the Great Zik, the Great Achebe, the Great Ekwueme and of course the Great Ikemba. Another fact!
And well…you are Light of the Nation if almost all the nooks and crannies of your state are properly lit up at night with shiny LED streetlights.
So, when Governor Willie Obiano assumed office on March 17, 2014, he accepted full responsibility to ensure that the Light of Anambra State would shine even brighter under his watch. And so far, he has kept his promise. And this is how he did it. He began by selecting specific focus areas where his impact was needed most. The first and the most important of these areas is security. Governor Obiano understood quite clearly that as governor, he is the chief security officer of the state.
However, before Willie Obiano assumed leadership as governor, Anambra was a place nobody travelled to in a hurry. In fact, it was a place where most people travelled at their own risk. Kidnapping, violent armed robbery, child trafficking, ritual murders and all manner of crime was rife in the state. But Governor Obiano served them a memo when he organized a security summit and got a top Israeli security expert to facilitate it. What emerged from the summit is the famous Obiano security blueprint which has become a milestone in the evolution of the New Anambra State. A passionate implementation of the Blueprint led to the formation of Operation Kpochapu, a joint task force on security, the building of security tents, donation of hundreds of security trucks, the seizure and demolition of buildings used by kidnappers as holding cells for their victims, donation of a gunboat to the Nigerian Navy and the occasional aerial surveillance by police helicopters. The immediate outcome of this is that Anambra State has become Nigeria's safest state and a fascinating haven for investors.
Governor Obiano also showed his brilliance in his interpretation of what matters to the people of Anambra State. Since the state came into existence twenty eight years ago, its capital had looked like a local government headquarters. Unlike the capitals of other states that were created the same year, Awka didn't seem to be in a hurry to shrug off its dour rural looks. Successive administrations didn't consider the building of a befitting capital a priority. For a famously proud people, Awka was a regrettable chink in the armour of Ndi Anambra. Then came Obiano and the story changed. Awka has since assumed the status of one of the fastest developing state capitals with a 24 hour lifestyle and dazzling street lights that never blink through the night. And what's more, Anambra's many billionaires now look at Awka as a highly attractive destination for investment and leisure.
The story is not different in agriculture. No one who is familiar with Anambra State before Obiano would ever have thought that the state could rise to a position of recognition and honour in agriculture. For although there were pockets of subsistence farming in parts of Ayamelum Local Government Area, agriculture never seemed the likely sector for a serious investment. That was until Obiano came along. He made Agriculture a top priority of his administration and signed some important MoUs with some quality investors. Today, rice production in Anambra State has climbed from 80, 000 metric tons to 345,000 metric tons. The state is also doing well in cassava, yam and maize production. Mechanized farming is in full swing in Anambra as big investors swoop down to take full advantage of the state's fertile land and the conducive environment for investment. But even more important is that Anambra has become one of the leading agricultural states in the country today.
And by the way, even Obiano's fiercest critic will find it hard to fault some of his out- of-the-box thinking which has added a new meaning to our understanding of democracy. For instance, Obiano's Community Choose-your-Project initiative which allows every community in the state to select a project that is close to its heart for the government to build for it at the cost of N20m is a new concept in governance. Development scholars have widely described it as a revolutionary model of participatory democracy that brings government closer to the grassroots. By choosing what is best for them, the people are given a sense of direct involvement in what matters to them. This model eliminates the scenario of the all-knowing-government which sits at the headquarters and whimsically decides what the rural folks want. It also removes the chances of wasting money on expensive projects which the intended beneficiaries have no need for. This initiative has been adapted by many state governments across Nigeria.
Obiano's passionate interest in education calls for a serious inquiry. It is interesting how public schools in Anambra State have become models of excellence under his watch, producing school children who have held their ground in international competitions across the world. Five years under his spell, Anambra school children have represented Nigeria twice in World School Debate Championships and won the Bronze Medal, Anambra has won the Best Teacher of the Year back to back and has maintained a consistent position among the top-three states in external examinations in the country. But the biggest achievement in education remains the Gold Medal won by the girls from Regina Celi Secondary School Onitsha at the World Technovation Fair in San Francisco, USA in August 2018. It was a historic moment that drew attention to the untapped possibilities in this part of the world which a visionary funding of education can uncover.
In the end, what we encounter in Obiano's five years of brilliance is multi-faceted. Yes, we see the roads and bridges, the sprawling rice farms and giant rice mills and of course the air-tight security arrangement that has attracted commendation from far and near. But we also see a visionary investment in education and a creative bottom-up development model that is fast transforming the landscape. And quite frankly, it is hard to deny that Governor Willie has had an impact these past five years!
AWKA:The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano hosts the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria.
Gov. Willie Obiano, on March 19th, 2019, received the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zou Pingjian at the Governor's Lodge, Awka, Anambra State.
Snippets on issues canvassed are;
~ The need to building a consular office in in Anambra to ease Visa applications for ndi Anambra.
~ Technological and cultural exchange programmes
~ Enhancing business ties and promoting relationships.
INDEED, Anambra Under Obiano is steadily moving forward.
Harrison Madubueze
Awka, Anambra State.
Details soon.
Harrison Madubueze
Awka, Anambra State.
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How Many Wacky Museums Does One Island Need?
There is a museum boom on in the South Korean tourist destination of Jeju, but some people wonder if this town is big enough for all of them. WSJ's Alex Frangos reports.
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... I ... the question Cheney peers ... Greek mythology and sex have in common ... they're all part of NBC improvement J Jewell ... South Korean tourist spot in the sea between China and Japan ... and some people here aren't happy about that ... young tool ... I heard there about eighty to one hundred and I think there's some problem and ... it's time to improve them qualitatively to come ... in the US ... juju is known for its tasty seafood in craggy coastline ... it also has one of the highest concentrations museums in the world ... competition is fierce ... there's three museums about teddy bears ... prevent sex ... into the sea shells with more to come ... the chief government loans and tax incentives for the museum but ... it's part of an effort to lure Chinese tourists who don't need a visa to come here ... but it's also settled feuds among museum owners ... who accuse each other of running lean museums cutting deals ... for operators ... sorry been honing his family opening African art museum eight years ago ... he thinks the competition for Chinese tourists is got now and ... then it is a bit on the Obama Commission ... we said the UN Commission ended ... up ... other miners are worried the copycat sworn in on business ... Mr. Shih will ingredient ... in them there's a plan to build a large scale theme park near here called mythology historic Park ... since Greek mythology is so famous they will included ... we'll have to wait to see if they're opening will get competition for content ... for The Wall Street Journal ... this is Alex Frangos in judging South Korea ...