Accomplished singer, Uche is in town as a judge for the Houston Idol 2019
Uche, an accomplished singer, dancer, actor and model from Sugarland, TX is joined by ABC13 morning anchor Samica Knight, and George (The Morning Bull) of The Bull 100.3 to preside as judges, the Sing For The Houston Idol. The event is being held today at Main Event in Humble, TX.. According to the hosts, ABC 13, Houston, “Five lucky winners will receive a Silver Ticket to audition for the executive producers of American Idol at a judge city, for a chance to be the next Maddie Poppe or Laine Hardy!”
UCHé pronounced (oo-chay) is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and model who commands the stage with a bold fiery persona colored with an edgy style laced with influences from the late great music legends David Bowie and Prince. He has opened for Pop Star ‘Demi Lovato’ and Grammy nominated rapper, ’B.o.B.’ Standing six feet five inches tall, at first sight one may not believe that UCHé would be agile and nimble enough to deliver the energetic “leave it all on the stage” performances that he delivers during his live show.
Eminent Nigerians applaud ex-VP over victory
From left: Govs. Sam Ortom of Benue; Patrick Okowa of elta; PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus and others at the National Convention of PDP in Port Harcourt on Saturday . With him are other National Executive Committee members of the party.
The social media yesterday went agog following the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Eminent Nigerians, especially members of the opposition have continued to congratulate him for clinching the party’s ticket to contest against President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s presidential election.
Senate President Bukola Saraki in his verified twitter handle @bukolasaraki said: “We always knew that only one candidate would emerge. On behalf of all the aspirants, I want to assure Atiku Abubakar that we will work with him to ensure that come 2019, he emerges as Nigeria’s next President.
“I congratulate our presidential candidate, Atiku for your victory. You have stayed on course over the years and truly, you deserve this victory.”
Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, noted that the task ahead is to unite with other aspirants to work towards the success of the party in the 2019 elections.
He said: “Congratulations to Atiku on his emergence as the official PDP presidential candidate. I am hopeful that come February 2019, PDP will lead Nigeria to the transformation that we so dearly desire as citizens of this great country.”
Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, assured that they would support Atiku for the party’s victory in 2019.
He said: “Congratulations to Atiku on his emergence as the flag bearer of our great party. We are united under one umbrella and we will work assiduously for our party’s victory in 2019.”
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike said, “I want to congratulate Atiku for emerging victorious in the PDP Convention. You have not missed an opportunity to prove how much of a unifier you are. The Rivers State government and its entire people shall throw our weight behind you.”
Festus Keyamo said, “We welcome Atiku Abubakar to the 2019 campaign trail. Nigerians would now decide between a candidate with a history full of credibility crises, damning reports of corruption home, abroad and another candidate with an unblemished record in public service.”
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, while congratulating Atiku, however called on President Buhari’s wife to defect to the PDP.
State Dems pledge to fight Trump immigration order
Donald Trump. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on immigration.
Democratic legislators and attorneys general are promising swift pushback against two executive orders President Trump signed Wednesday aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration.One of the orders, which Trump signed during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would put at risk federal grants to cities and counties that act as “sanctuary cities” — jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal authorities’ requests to hold some suspects while their immigration status is checked.
Another order would allow the DHS to begin construction of a wall along the southern border with Mexico. Trump also laid out plans to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents and 10,000 immigration officers. The two orders, fulfilling Trump’s campaign pledges to crack down on both legal and illegal immigration, drew swift condemnation from Democratic-led states with significant immigrant populations. Several attorneys general pledged to sue the administration over what they called illegal acts.
“The president lacks the constitutional authority to cut off funding to states and cities simply because they have lawfully acted to protect immigrant families,” said Eric Schneiderman (D), New York’s attorney general.
Schneiderman’s office last week issued legal guidance to local governments in New York that laid out their rights to refuse immigration warrants issued by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection agencies.
In California, Attorney General Xavier BecerraXavier Becerra — sworn in to office just days ago — said his office would defend two state laws that allow local jurisdictions to ignore federal immigration orders. “Executive orders do not change existing law. Executive orders cannot contradict existing law. And executive orders can be challenged for violating constitutional and legal standards in their enforcement,” Becerra said in a statement.
California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) said the state legislature would rely on its new legal counsel, former Attorney General Eric HolderEric H. Holder to guard against what Rendon called an overly vague order. “The language is so broad that mass deportations are likely without real due process,” Rendon said. “Our agricultural industry and other economic sectors, businesses large and small, depend on an immigrant workforce. If those businesses suffer, the national economy will suffer too, and that’s all on Trump.”
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) said Trump’s order “raises significant legal issues that my office will be investigating closely.” The early pledges of action from Democratic legislators and legal officers presages what is likely to be a concerted effort by blue states to tie the Trump administration up in court. Democratic officials have said they will fight the Trump administration on everything from immigration to climate change to repealing the Affordable Care Act, another key element of the president’s agenda.
“You could call us a bulwark against Trumpism. You could call us a beacon of light in darkness. You could call us a sanctuary for a variety of people who might be otherwise victims of instability that comes out of the White House,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said in a recent interview. “I think all of those things fit. We do intend to work in concert as much as we can.”
