Okowa: Seeking Enhanced Citizens’ Welfare Via Legislative Agenda

When Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State assumed office on May 29, 2015, he outlined a five-point agenda encapsulated in the acronym SMART. These include strategic wealth creation projects and provision of jobs for all Deltans, meaningful peace building platforms aimed at political and social harmony and agricultural reforms and accelerated industrialization, relevant health and education policies and transformed environment through urban renewal aimed at driving an inclusive economic growth policy that works for all Deltans.

In order to hit the ground running and driving the initial process of governance and commitment to the people of Delta State, the governor forwarded four executive bills to the Delta State House of Assembly within his 100 Days in office for consideration and speedy legislative actions. These bills are the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency Bill, 2015, Delta State Technical and Vocational Education Board Bill, 2015, Delta State DESOPADEC (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Delta State Contributory Health Commission Bill, 2015.
Essentially, the state legislature under the watch of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya, has given bearings to the consideration of these people-oriented bills aimed at SMART agenda of prosperity for all Deltans. Of the four bills presented to the House, three have been passed and assented to by the governor and one, the Delta State Contributory Health Commission Bill, 2015 which is at the committee stage is awaiting further consideration of the House.

In essence, the consideration and passage of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency and the Governing Board Bill, 2015, is charged to formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the state capital territory; conceive, plan and implement, in accordance with set rules and regulations, projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the state capital territory. It is also charged to prepare master plans and schemes designed to promote the physical development of the state capital territory as well as tackle ecological and environmental problems.

Furthermore, the passage of the Delta State Technical and Vocational Education Board Bill, 2015, is apt and timely. Its policy is well conceived by the present administration. The objectives include stimulating and encouraging pre-vocation and general technical education in schools not as a basis for creating early technological awareness, but also to provide suitable orientation for further education and training in technology and provide direct practical skills for earning a living. It is also to inculcate in the people of Delta State the attitude of respect for, and appreciation of the role of technical and vocation education in society.
According to the policy, the intending Board to be established will manage technical and vocational colleges and centres across the state and will also implement all policies on technical and vocational education formulated by the State Ministry of Education and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The board will also ensure that courses of instruction given in the technical colleges and vocational centres conform to the state policy on technical and vocational education and satisfy the prescribed requirements and standards of the National Board for Technical Education.

Subsequently, the amendment of the law of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) was to make it more effective in delivering on its mandate to the people of Delta State. The financial situation of the country and the state has made it necessary for prudent and judicious utilization of resources which has made it imperative for the laws setting up the DESOPADEC to be amended to make it effective and productive. It was observed that the era where projects would be sited without adding value to the lives of the people is over. It is these backdrops that gave strength to the law by restructuring the Board and Management in line with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) model through an amendment bill.

In addition, the state legislature has also given bearings to the policy thrust of the Okowa administration through the consideration of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission Bill, 2015, already at its committee stage. The main thrust of the executive bill are to regulate, supervise, implement and ensure effective administration of the Delta State Contributory health sector through the commission. It is also to ensure that every resident of Delta State has good access to health care services. Essentially, the bill is conceived to ensure that every resident of Delta State have good access to health care services; ensure that all residents of Delta State have financial protection, physical access to quality and affordable health care services and protect families from the financial hardship of huge medical services.
Accordingly, the essence of the proposed bill are to limit the rise in the cost of healthcare services; ensure equitable distribution of health care costs across different income groups; maintain high standard of health care delivery services within the scheme; ensure efficiency in health care services delivery; improve and harness private sector participation in the provision of health care services and ensure appropriate patronage at all levels of the health care delivery system.

The proposed bill is to ensure the availability of alternative sources of funding to the health sector for improved services and in cases where residents do not have available medical and other health services to take such measures as are necessary to plan, organize and develop medical and other health services commensurate with the needs of the residents. The bill is also designed to take care of the weak, aged and physically challenged and people in the rural areas that have been denied affordable healthcare.

Therefore, there is gain-saying the fact that the ‘SMART” agenda of the Okowa administration is entrusted with total commitment to the building and consolidation of a state in which there shall be more employment opportunities, a flourishing agriculture and agribusiness sector, effective health and education systems, renewed urban infrastructure and enhance security and peace to bolster economic growth and development of the state. The policy is aimed at sustaining and deepening the policy of less dependency on oil and lay a solid foundation for socio-economic growth and infrastructural development the state. This was why it was designed to create jobs, generate and sustain businesses, stabilize families and communities within a framework of equity, fairness and justice and also put great emphasis on enhancing the revenue generating capacity by ensuring that all eligible taxable adults and organizations are brought within the tax net and all leakages blocked without necessarily creating further hardship in the family economy. This is the sure way that will give Deltans the needed development.

Luckily, the harmonious working relationship that existed between the state legislature and the executive, specifically in relation to consideration and passage of people-oriented bills, has no doubt, complemented the policy thrust of the Okowa administration in the past 100 Days in office. This complementary role has given bearing to the composition of the members of the Third DESOPADEC Board, the appointment of a Director-General to head the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency Board as well as the engagements of youths into its six entrepreneurship and empowerment scheme including the Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP), of which about 1,600 youths are already undergoing various skills and vocational trades at Soghai Delta – Amukpe.

Other programmes of the scheme, including the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programmes (YAGEP); Production and Processing Support Programme (PPSP); Tractorisation; Extension of Loans; and Development of Agro-industries are germane to the realization of the Okowa SMART Agenda aimed at taking prosperity to the door step of all Deltans. The objectives of these programmes are geared towards enhancing the living standard of the people and designed to take the youths off the streets by learning the various skill acquisitions and vocational trades to care for themselves and improve on the socio-economic development of the state.

Within the period, the Sixth Assembly, headed by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya, screened and confirmed the appointments of 12 commissioner nominees as Commissioners and members of the State Executive Council (SEC), 14 nominees as Board members of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) and a Director-General of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency as sent by His Excellency, the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa in record time. The inauguration of these appointees has enabled the government hit the ground running within the first 100 Days in office in ensuring that it delivers on its policy thrust anchored on sustainable governance of the state.

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Okowa: Hope For Asaba International Airport

THE Asaba International Airport is one project that was received with fanfare and great expectations. But, for sometime, the government of Delta State has taken a lot of bashing because of the state of the airport, to the extent that the Federal Government downgraded it, to accommodate only Dash 8-Q 400 aircrafts or its equivalent.

This is an airport that has recorded between March, 2011 and December, 2011 not less than 10,606 flights, with 188,156 passengers arriving and 178,545 departing, playing host to Boeing 737 and other planes. There is no doubt, that, the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa will be having sleepless nights to ensure that the airport is fully functional again. On resumption of duty as the governor of the oil-rich Delta

State, the first point of call of the governor was inspecting the multi-billion naira project and at that occasion, he re-assured the people that the project would not be abandoned. And at the ground-breaking ceremony of a multi-billion naira Shopping Mall in Asaba, the governor re-echoed his commitment towards making the Asaba International Airport, not only functional to full capacity, but, upgraded to have a cargo section.

As a follow up to efforts towards speedy upgrade of the airport, members of the Delta State Executive Council paid an inspection visit to the airport where they were received by the Project Director for the Airport, Hon. Austin Ayemidejor. Hon. Ayemidejor knew everything about the airport and understands its challenges as he eloquently briefed the commissioners about the state of the airport, especially, what led to its downgrade by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and the way forward. The airport has an imposing edifice as terminal building but the commissioners were specific, they were not interested in the physical structure, they were interested in the 3.4 km runway and 1.5 km taxiway. They took a walk round, pointing out cracked portions of the taxiway and frowning at the level of job done by the contractors handling the project. Of course, the contractors cum consultants handling the project – ULO Construction Company, Levant Construction Company, CCC Construction Company, China Geology Cooperation (C.G.C), among others were there during the inspection visit and some of them offered their professional advice.

From the taxiway, buses were provided which, took the commissioners, the contractors, journalists, including yours sincerely through the runway, where a critical analysis of the project was done as the commissioners who were on fact-finding mission asked probing questions. Some of the commissioners who were on the factfinding mission include the Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye; the Commissioner for Water sources, Chief Fidelis Tilije; that of Basic and Secondary Education Ministry, Hon. Chiedu Ebie; Commissioner for Energy, Barr. Newworld Safugha; Commissioner in charge of Directorate of Science and Technology, Mr. Joyce Overa; that of Economic Planning, Mr. Kingsley Emu and his Ministry of Transport counterpart, Mr. Vincent Uduaghan.

They saw but, they were cautious of the fact that journalists were in their midst. Naturally, questions were asked and the Commissioner for Works, Chief Augoye had the responsibility of talking to Journalists. To him, appropriate measures were being taken to ensure that the airport does not only accommodate small aircrafts, but, upgraded to accommodate bigger aircrafts in the likes of Boeing 747 in the nearest future.

“It is feasible to complete this project within the next six months, we are here on an on-the-spot-assessment, this inspection will enable us see what we can do for contractors to speed up the level of work being done. We are not going to compromise on quality, we have also said that only competent contractors who have track record of quality job delivery would be patronized by this administration, we are confident that Deltans will get the best because, they deserve the best,” the commissioner said.

The importance of the Asaba International Airport, to the socio-economic development of Delta State and neighbouring states cannot be over emphasised. Apart from the fast and reliable movement of goods and services, the airport project has given a boost to tourism. This is because, travelers, who are on transit stay in Asaba. One cannot also rule out the fact that a lot of persons have been employed either directly or indirectly as a result of the airport, while the state government’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) will certainly get a boost as a result of the airport. Governor Okowa, deserves kudos for strongly believing that the airport has come to stay. It is the people’s expectations that the state executive council will do the needful to ensure that the six-month period for the completion of the upgrade is not a mirage. Deltans are watching, air travellers are praying and of course, it is possible.

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Okowa’s Offer Of Olive Branch To Guber Opponents

IN every contest, there must be a winner and a loser. In the first place, that is why it is called a contest. Nigerians are football loving people and most times, they accept the defeat of their favourite teams with the hope of preparing better for future tournaments.

Though, politics is supposed to be a more brotherly game; where the contestants know their individual weaknesses and strengths, only few individuals like the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, will be remembered for being galant in defeat. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had not declared current President Muhammadu Buhari winner of the Presidential election when Jonathan put a call to him, congratulating him on emerging victorious. That call, to say the least, prepared Buhari for what he is doing in the country today. Otherwise, there would have been an atmosphere of uncertainty if former President Jonathan and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had dragged him to court.

In Delta State, Chief James Ibori had a smooth sail into Government House, Asaba in 1999 as his main rival in that year’s election, Chief Moses Kragha, a gentle man per excellence who was the candidate of the All Peoples Party (APP) quietly conceded defeat to Chief Ibori and his PDP, despite a clear lead in Delta Central by the APP.

However, since 2003, Delta State has not had a gubernatorial contest where the losers accepted defeat and agreed to work with the winners in the interest of the state they intended to govern. Most of us know that challenging gubernatorial electoral victories in the tribunal, court or whatever name it is called polarizes the populace. This is because, supporters of the perceived loser will always be a clog in the wheel of progress; believing that the victory of the winner would be upturned while the supporters of the winner will view the supporters of the losers as enemies, who do not want their progress. And knowing the nature of our dear state, the greatest loser of course is Delta State whose progress becomes stunted as a result of distractions.

Opponents to Governor Okowa in the last elections should as a matter of patriotism, jettison challenging the electoral victory. Is it an ego issue or that they believe they must govern the state at all cost? Do they want to govern the state because they want to serve the people, or expand their business empires? These and other questions that are better not voiced are very important for the people to know where they are going.

Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa cannot be said to be a man who is not prepared for the act of governance. From the vibrancy he put into his electoral campaigns to the reassuring the address of hope he delivered on May 29, during his inauguration, it was clear to any discerning mind, including critics, that this man knows his onion and was prepared for governance.

Against the expectations of many, his cabinet has been constituted and other appointments made without discrimination of any kind. He has proven that he is the governor of Delta State, not a sectional Governor.

Is Governor Okowa working for Deltans? Of course, Yes! What then, will those who are at the tribunal going to offer that Governor Okowa is not offering Deltans? No man is an island and, as an African, Governor Okowa is aware that a tree does not make a forest, neither is he working as if it is a winner-takes-all situation. So, the opponents have a lot of avenue to offer ideas on how to make the state a better place for all.

Governor Okowa, last weekend, stated that he was ready to work with Deltans including those in opposition, noting that Deltans who had divergent views as a result of the elections should know that the elections are over and should live in unity and peace for a progressive and prosperous Delta State.

According to him, “one thing we must realize, is that after the elections, we remain brothers and sisters, whatever the party you belong to; it is time for us to work together. Let us build Delta State together; the elections are over. I want to appeal to all, it is time for us to build Delta together, we are open to criticism, we are open to suggestion, we may not know it all, but one thing that I know is that we must be united, it is time for us to love ourselves, it is time for us to build the Delta State of our dream,”

It is only a godly, peaceful, humble man who desires a peaceful environment for prosperity to thrive that can make such statements. Democracy provides for opposition and Governor Okowa made it clear that he was not ready to gag the opposition. It is worthy to however, state that for a progressive state, it should not be an arm chair opposition or opposition that will bring the state to ridicule; but opposition that will be working for a progressive state, letting the government know where it is going wrong and proffering workable solutions.

Governor Okowa who was speaking during a thanksgiving service in honour of HRM Murphy Urugbezi, Ogwara I, the Ovie of Ellu Kingdom at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ellu, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State used the occasion to thank Deltans for choosing him to govern them.

According to him, “this is an opportunity to say thank you to the people of Isoko nation, the people of Isoko North and Isoko South, the traditional rulers and their subjects, I am governor today because the people of Delta State came to say that I should be Governor, I got full support from both the traditional rulers and their subjects in the three senatorial districts, especially the people of Isoko North and Isoko South, we will continue to manage the resources of Delta State for the common good of the people, it is the promise we made.”

Those who took Governor Okowa to the tribunal are Deltans who may mean well for the state; and they still have the opportunity to proffer ideas on the way forward without being the governor. We look forward to a situation where Governor Okowa and those who battle him in the last elections will collectively, address a press conference and say, “despite all that you have heard, seen, or perceived, we are Deltans and we are united for a progressive, prosperous Delta State.” It is possible!

Delta is too blessed to be poor; abundant water resources, rich soil, endowed with oil and gas, and well educated and enlightened people who have excelled in different fields of endeavour. The time to build is now; it will start by you thinking positive and avoid the pull him down syndrome. Again, God bless Delta State where you hardly need fertilizer to grow your crops.

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7 SHOCKING Things You Never Knew About Lesbian Sex

A lesbian decided to answer some questions a lot of people ask about lesbian sex.

Read her article below:

People often feel comfortable asking me questions about lesbian sex. As a sex positive person and porn mogul, I think it's really important to have discussions about lesbian sex. Some lesbians are really annoyed to have to field these types of questions, but I feel that having an open mind and an open ear helps to make people outside of the gay community understand us better.

So, get ready to be schooled! I promise it's the most fun learning you'll have all day.


1. Question: What exactly do you two do?

Answer: The ways we have sex are as varied as straight couples. I'd argue that the sex we have is actually better, because there's not the looming issue of a hard-on and how the hard-on will be serviced. Women are also capable of multiple orgasms, so there is little to no recovery time. We have oral sex, anal sex, penetrative sex and everything in between.


2. Question: Is one of you "the man"?

Answer: This question is always hilarious to me, because it shows how deeply ingrained strict gender roles are. Sometimes there are more masculine women or queer folks who like to be in control, but not always. It all comes down to personal preference, honestly. And not just that one of us is always "a top" and the other "a bottom"... we often switch roles, sometimes during the middle of the same sex session.


3. Question: Is it easier since you're both women and know instinctively what the other likes?

Answer: God, I wish. No, no and no. Just like hetero people, it takes us gay ladies a while to figure out what we like. I had absolutely no idea what the hell I was doing for a good year or so after I started sleeping with women. It wasn't until I met my first girlfriend that I really started to understand how profoundly mind-blowing sex with a woman can be.


4. Question: Do you always use a strap-on?

Answer: No. Again, it depends on the couple, but for me, it's a sort of "special occasion" thing. I also really like to receive anal sex, so I like to have a strap-on penetrate me there, because it feels nice. Some women or queer folks like to incorporate strap-on sex more regularly. Sometimes we role-play and take on a more masculine character, and, for other people, a masculine role feels generally more comfortable for them.

5. Question: If you like women, why would you have sex with a girl who looks like a boy? Why not just date a man?

Answer: Because men are men. As a lesbian, I'm attracted to the parts and mind of a woman. Men don't have boobs (well, they do, but they are not developed). I have a very hard time connecting on an emotional level with men. I can have friends that are dudes, but falling in love was tough, because I just don't relate to men in the same way. We don't "click." Also, even with more masculine looking men or queer folks, there is still a feeling of difference from the norm, and that feels right for many of us.


6. Question: If I want to kiss a girl, does that make me a lesbian?

Answer: Not necessarily. Our culture places way too much importance on labels. Maybe you are gay, maybe you aren't. I hope we get to the point in history where it no longer matters. Something like 80% of straight women have lesbian fantasies, so you're in good company.


7. Question: I saw that movie "Blue is the Warmest Color". Is that really how you girls have sex?

 Answer: I've been getting this question a lot lately. The answer is yes and no. Lots of lesbians are pissed off about the portrayal of lesbian sex. Some say that the sex is too "porn-ish" and an example of the "male fantasy of lesbian sex". I thought the movie was hot. For me, it was an accurate representation. I like rough sex. I like anal. I can go on and on for a long time. I didn't understand all the hoopla about it being fake. Apparently a lot of women are having different sex than I do.

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PICTURE: New Dinosaur Species Identified

A remarkable fossil find has led to the discovery of something quite unexpected: Not just a new species of dinosaur, but a whole new genus.

On Monday, researchers in Spain unveiled two armored dinosaur skeletons excavated from a coal mine in Teruel, a town in the northern part of the country. The specimens initially appeared to belong to a subspecies of armored dinosaur in the Ankylosauria group, but the researchers soon realized they were looking at something entirely different.

The scientists described their research in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One, dubbing the previously unknown species Europelta carbonensis.

Like other large lizardlike dinosaurs in the nodosauridae family, Europelta was a plant-eater and was covered in scaly dermal plates. But Europelta's unique features, such as a recurved back of the head and strongly arched pelvis, distinguish it from other nodosaurids.
Researchers estimate that Europelta was at least 15 feet long, weighed about two tons, and thrived between 113 million and 110 million years ago during the Cretaceous period, making it the oldest nodosaurid discovered in Europe.

Before the nodosaurid ankylosaurs, their ancestors -- polacanthid ankylosaurs -- were the main armored dinosaurs in both Europe and North America until they became extinct around 118 million years ago. It was shortly after that time that nodosaurids appeared on both continents.

Yet it seems the European nodosaurids differed slightly from those in North America.
"The biggest point of significance is that, where the very spiny polacanthid ankylosaurs are the main armored dinosaurs in the both Europe and North America until about 118 million years ago, by 113 million years ago nodosaurid ankylosaurs have completely replaced them on both continents, yet are represented by distinctly different subfamilies on both continents," paleontologist Dr. James Kirkland, of the Utah Geological Survey, told The Huffington Post in an email.

What does this have to do with the new discovery? Since Europelta is closely related to other nodosaurs in Europe that thrived after it went extinct, the new finding suggests that Europe had become isolated from North America around 110 million years ago. If true, that suggests the widely held belief that the separation took place about 80 million years ago may be a bit off.

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Cybercriminals create advanced computer virus which can steal money from any bank account in any country

 

A team of Russian cybercriminals have created a computer virus so sophisticated it can steal the money from any bank account in any country.Called the Neverquest Trojan, it lies hidden on malicious websites or infected computers and can steal the usernames and passwords for people’s online banking accounts.

Once it has access to these accounts it can empty them completely and is so advanced, security experts are warning that traditional antivirus software isn't enough to keep users protected.This is because the Trojan has been designed to contain ‘just about every possible trick’ known to hackers to avoid being caught and disabled

According to security firm Kaspersky Lab, Neverquest has already made ‘several thousand attempts’ to infect computers and is targeting some of the world’s biggest banks and investment companies.

A total of 28 major websites are under threat and Fidelity Investments is the main target

 

Once a computer is infected, Neverquest can record the usernames and passwords to online bank accounts and this information is then sent to anonymous hackers who can then use these to details to gain access to the accounts

 

After gaining access to a user’s account, cybercriminals make transactions and transfer money from the user to their own accounts or - to keep the trail from leading directly to them - to the accounts of other victims.

 

Kaspersky Lab also said that protection against threats such as Neverquest requires more than ‘just standard antivirus’ and advises customers to be extra vigilant to make sure they only access official sites and don’t store passwords in cookies, or on their computers. Browsers should be kept up to date, too.

Source: DailyMail

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100m Nigerians Don't Have Toilet's - UNICEF & FG

The country’s worsening sanitary situation was brought to fore on Monday in Abuja.

A situation that had been blamed for the spread of diseases in Nigeria. UNICEF said about 100 million Nigerians lacked access to sanitary toilets.

Collaborating this, the Federal Government noted that as many as 2,771 cases of cholera epidemics was reported this year with 124 deaths, a situation also blamed on bad sanitary conditions in the country.

Speaking first at the celebration of World Toilets Day, UNICEF Chief Sanitary, Water and Hygiene Officer, Kannan Nadar, described the situation as very critical.

He said, “Nigeria has about 100 million people without access to toilets, this is worrisome, as it is possible for everyone to own toilet. It doesn’t cost much.

“Sanitation and toilets are fundamental human rights. Since it is possible for everyone to own toilet, it is not justified for people to die of diseases related infections due to open defecation.”

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Blue Band kicks off National Growth Challenge

Leading Margarine Spread, Blue Band, from the stable of Unilever Nigeria’s food brands, in a bid to encourage proper growth among children through optimal nutrition has announced the start of the Blue Band National Growth Challenge in Nigeria. The objective is to draw attention again to school age nutrition and emphasize the role of adequate nutrition for growth amongst school children.

The Growth Challenge, done in partnership with the Children of Africa organization and in collaboration with the State Primary Education Boards, Ministries of Health and the Nutrition Society of Nigeria will be carried out across 400 primary schools in Lagos and Enugu states.

L-R: Nutrition and Health Manager, Unilever Nigeria, Mr. Victor Ajieroh; President, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Professor Ngozi Nnam, represented by Lagos State Nutrition Officer, Dr. Abimbola Ajayi; Enugu State Nutrition Officer, Mrs. Henrietta Ugwu; and Tea and Spreads Category Manager, Unilever Nigeria, Ms. Vivian Ihaza; at a Press Conference organized by Blue Band Margarine to announce the commencement of the Blue Band National Growth Challenge.

L-R: Nutrition and Health Manager, Unilever Nigeria, Mr. Victor Ajieroh and President, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Professor Ngozi Nnam, represented by Lagos State Nutrition Officer, Dr. Abimbola Ajayi at a Press Conference organized by Blue Band Margarine to announce the commencement of the Blue Band National Growth Challenge.

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Johnnie Walker brings Formula One Race Car Caparo to Nigeria

Formula 1 race cars called the Johnnie Walker ‘Caparo’ are parked at the Ikeja mall and the Palms Lekki. If you are at either of the malls in Ikeja or the Island, try taking a picture with the car and tweet it to #imnotdriving #stepup2vip. Johnnie Walker is planning big things in a couple of weeks with style and race cars, with a major artiste headlining the show. Will keep you all posted as the gist come in.

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At $52million, This Is Now The World's Most Expensive Car (PHOTO)

A 1964 Ferrari 250 GTO in February 2012, became the most expensive car ever sold, fetching a whopping $32 million.

Then, just a few months later, a 1962 GTO, built for the legendary Sir Stirling Moss, broke that record selling for $35 million.

But in the world of Ferraris, GTOs, and incredibly affluent, a $35 million GTO is now a relative steal. That's because a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO has just sold for $52 million according to Bloomberg, snatching the record as the latest "most expensive car ever sold".

It's only been a handful of months since the sale of the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider, becoming the second most expensive car ever to sell at auction, amassing $27.5 million - slotting below Fangio's $29.6 million Mercedes W196 Grand Prix winning car.

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MY STORY: "I Would Do Anything To Have Sex With My Father Again"

I didn’t cry. It was painful what he did, but I didn’t cry. He said it was okay.

I didn’t cry the second time either. I liked it. He was gentler. He told me it was our secret, our special thing, and no one should know about it.

I went to him the third time it happened, it was raining and the thunders scared me. We did it again, I enjoyed it. We began to do it more often, and each time I enjoyed it more.

I was twelve that first time, and a happy child, happier than any other child I knew. I doubt if any other child had so much love. I was my father’s lover and he was mine. Everything was perfect.

And then, on my twentieth birthday, the unthinkable happened.

My father broke up with me. Just like that. He said it wasn’t right, what we do, and that we must stop. End of matter. It felt like a full stop at the end of an epitaph. It was too sudden.

I had no warning, no premonition. The break up was like death. I had taken the week off from school just to be with the only man in my life, the best man I ever knew, or so I thought. I thought my birthday would have ended sensually, like all the others. It was usually the best birthday present he gave me, a passionate night of love making right out of a romance novel.

It had been a while. My higher education had taken me away. And I sorely missed my beloved father. I went home that day with thoughts of my father obscuring all other thoughts. I arrived late in the evening. He wasn’t home yet. I made myself as adorable as he liked. It was not hard. My allure had never needed much artificial furnishings; a touch here and a touch there, and I would be set to win any beauty contest. That evening I was at my best.

All my preparations and quivering anticipation was to have ended in bliss, the kind only my father could give me.

Instead, I got the shock of my life. That terrible day, I knew exactly how the Deer must feel when the hunter’s bullet crashes through its heart. I learnt how it must feel to be shot out of the sky.

I had hoped he didn’t mean it, that this was just another punishment, but the way he said it convinced me it was final. I knew my father; I knew the look on his face. It was the same look he had when he shot Dragon our Alsatian. This was not like before when he would refuse to touch me because I misbehaved. My father had never hit me or scolded me; his punishments were usually more severe and silent. He would simply refuse to touch me for days on end. Such days were hell for me. I could barely survive without him. When he was pleased with me, he really would take his time and give me much pleasure that I never knew was possible.

I was a very well behaved child; I had all the proper manners for a proper lady. Thanks to my father.

But this was no punishment. This was a cessation. This was my death. I tried to make him see reason, to convince him that we were to be forever. I told him of our joys, our laughs and how love couldn’t be any better. I begged him not to kill his beloved and only child.

The man was like a stone.

It is true what they say. Men are beasts; unfeeling beasts.

How could he end something so wonderful, something so perfect? He said he still loved me, but I didn’t believe him, I couldn’t believe that. He couldn’t even look me in the eye when he said it. There must have been a reason, but I didn’t care for whatever it was. I knew it wasn’t about right or wrong, there is no love that can be wrong, especially the kind we had. It was beautiful; we were one, my father and I. Our love transcended that of a father and his daughter. It was the stuff of heaven. No, His reason wasn’t religious, not at all, my father wasn’t that sentimental. I was his sole religion, he worshiped me.

There was no one else either, I knew that much. My mother died while birthing me. Ever since, I had been my father’s heartbeat. And he was my breath. I never missed my mother. I never knew her, never would meet her. I would, perhaps, have liked to know her, but somehow I thank God she wasn’t with us. It would have been awkward. I don’t think I could have shared my father with any one.

My father gave no reason for killing me. He couldn’t explain why we could no longer have what we had. There was nothing I didn’t think, there was no thought I didn’t wish to explain his decision by. Something, perhaps, must have happened to his hormones. I couldn’t believe this was my perfect father. I couldn’t believe my day could ever become so dark.

He only said he was doing it for me, that it was for the best, my best. How could I have ever believed the man loved me? He even looked sad that day, so sorrowful and tired. In better times and in our previous world, I would have taken him in my arms as I was wont, and work my magic on him. Over the years I had learnt his special recipe. I was the only one who knew his mix. I had never asked him, but I sensed that even my mother didn’t take him to the heights I took him.

But his words belied the sorrow on his features. He had said the break up words so casually, so matter of factly, as if he had thought it through and found it a simple matter. There should be a special kind of voice and words for pronouncements of that nature, something equal and suitably terrible. The normalcy and casualness of his words were a negation. It was like mockery. I didn’t know I could ever stop being what I was to him; I had never thought our relationship would end. But end it did, and in so shocking a manner. Good things shouldn’t end that abruptly. Relationships don’t die at once. Death is not a casual occurrence.

The most painful part of it was that I didn’t die. I felt like dying. I wanted to die. But I didn’t know how to go about it. I should have killed him too; I should have hurt him too. He looked like he was hurting, but I should have made sure. It is too painful to feel the pain of death and yet be alive. There is no pain worse than the pain of death.

And then, the man wanted us to be Father and Daughter, just father and daughter. I couldn’t understand why he would want to reduce our love to something merely biological and normal. Why on earth couldn’t he see that I could never be happy as just his daughter, and that I could never be remotely happy with any other arrangement? We were happy, I made him happy. Why do some people reject their own happiness?

For a long time I had believed my father loved me. On my twentiethbirthday, I knew the truth. That day was my awakening to the heartlessness of men, and the absurdity of love. That day, I grew up, I grew old and I died.

It was the last day I spoke or saw my father. He killed me, so I made sure I remained dead to him. I became a living dead, dead inside and alive only in looks.

As I left him that evening, I looked back a lot of times. He didn’t recant, he didn’t rethink. He watched me leave. The tears were streaming from both our eyelids. I could feel his sorrow; it was thick enough to touch. The feeling was apt; death had occurred.

The man came for me twice, later. But he came as a father coming for his daughter. He should have come for me as a soul for its soul mate, like breath for air, like the dying for life. That was what we were; romance and its love.

He came, just that twice. I waited for him too, but he never came again. I gave up.

I made a new resolve. Men would learn from me, the very hard way. I have what they want. My beauty is the glaring kind that every body agrees with. But my heart would be a different matter. I knew most men wouldn’t resist me; they can’t be as tough as my father, my looks were not enough for that man to change his mind and do the right thing, the best thing.

It wasn’t easy. It took a while before I could stand the touch of any other man, but vengeance helped me detach my body from myself.

I would forever be grateful for my looks; it was my ultimate shield. It helped me survive and helped my resolve. I set off on a mission, to hurt as I had been hurt. I soon became very successful. I brought both boys and men to their knees. I killed them and still left them alive. I remember the families that fought themselves over me, the brothers that would never forgive each other, the scandalized churches and governments, the suicides, the bankruptcies. There is a lot a body can do when it is rightly motivated.

My father didn’t know what he unleashed.

Payback is a beautiful side of nature. There is no payback as sweet and profound as when it’s total and final, like death. No man recovered that encountered me.

But vengeance was not so much fun. I didn’t feel any lasting relief. Hurting men didn’t make me feel much better; it was a constant reminder to my own heartbreak. But I couldn’t stop. Sometimes I wondered what the whole point was. I could never lose the pangs I had for my father’s touch. Payback did not completely fill the chasm that my father dug in me. I doubt if anything ever would.

I would have easily given everything up for things to get back to what it was.

I lived like someone on a mission, and I wanted to be free from the service, but I just couldn’t. In moments of weakness, I would always think about what my father and I had. Thinking about our perfect love brought me tears and gave me joy. At such moments, I would really try to feel and have fun, I would let my guard down to see if I would be alive again. It was no use. No other man was like my father. No one even came close. No one was able to get me right, something was always missing. With my dad it was perfect, he knew just what I wanted, and how. No two people were ever in sync as my father and I was. No other man could bring me alive.

The last time I had pleasure was with my father.

This many years have past, since I lost my beloved father. And more recently the world lost him too. I just left his grave side. I have never been able to understand why I keep visiting his grave, despite the distance, despite all. And each time, I always leave with an exhausting longing, a fiery desire, and an intense craving.

I would do anything; anything, just to have sex with my father again.

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Nigeria @ 53: Tottering On The Edge Of Disaster!

As Nigeria performs the ritual of celebrating the country as it marks 53-years as an independent nation and a member of the international community, without the usual pomp and fanfare that has been associated with such celebrations, this time would have added insult to our collective injury, the journey to democracy and nationhoodhas been tortuous.

The country is in dire straits. At the time of departure of our colonial masters, Nigeria was considered to be one of the emerging great nations of the world, like the proverbial child of great promise.

After a civil war, military rule and now, democracy, with greedy and self-serving elite as leaders, the country has continued to slide deeper into underdevelopment despite the advantages which oil wealth conferred on us. Let’s not be deceived by the ruse of a sombre celebration, typical of our government, it is a decoy, meant to pave way for a more elaborate, yet misguided, multi-billion naira celebration in 2014 to mark the centennial anniversary.

The trouble with Nigeria, title of late Chinua Achebe’s book, gives a fitting and explicit description of the state of the nation. “Nigeria is not a great country. It is one of the most disorderly nations in the world. It is one of the most corrupt, insensitive, inefficient places under the sun. It is one of the most expensive countries and one of those that give least value for money. It is dirty, callous, noisy, ostentatious, dishonest and vulgar.

In short, it is among the most unpleasant places on earth.” Add to that, a country of “kleptomaniacs,” whose insatiable quest for power have put a country of great potential and promise on an almost irreversible track of imminent implosion. Those who had predicted 2015 as the tipping point may not be far off the mark considering the fraud being perpetrated in the name of governance and the fact that we’ve been on the wobbly part for too long. Something has to give.

Nothing else captures the picture of the sorry state of our nation at a time like this. We celebrate independence, at a time when insecurity in varied forms like terrorism, kidnapping and armed robbery are at an all time high. Government says the economy is growing when factories are either shutting down or functioning far below installed capacity; they are winning the war against corruption but indicted persons in monumental frauds like the fuel subsidy scam are cosseting with their co-travelers in corridors of power.

Misrule and its resultant poverty are traced to the rise in religious extremists in northern Nigeria. Boko Haram have crippled the economy of the north and sent thousands of innocent Nigerians to their early graves, the latest, been the massacre of about 50 students of College of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe State, while they slept in their dormitory.

It is unfortunate, that a country that offered so much in hope and possibilities for its citizens at independence has today become a land of suffering, insecurity and near hopelessness, teeming youth unemployment, poor electricity supply, incessant ethno-religious crises, no thanks to rudderless and bumbling leaders who have failed to lead a well-endowed nation to harness the talents of its vibrant, energetic and resilient people.

We can spend the next few hours cataloguing the problems of the country and we would still not scratch the surface. Rather than fully maximise the country’s potentials for mutually assured prosperity, a ‘privileged’ few have hoodwinked the Nigerian people. The result is what we have today; a country exhibiting all the characteristics of a failed state.

The problem of Nigeria is the ruling elite and the failure of leadership. There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything therein but the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the challenge of nation building. Unarguably, those who started the Nigerian project, the likes of Sir Ahmadu Bello, Nnamdi Azikwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and others had good intentions before it was hijacked by rogues and rascals donning the garb of leaders.

The strong grip of rapacious, thieving and vacillating class of people masquerading as leaders have turned a promising country to the poster child of corruption and underdevelopment. While it will be unfair to blame the current leadership of the country for all the woes of the country, post-independence, truth is, the present administration has proved as incompetent and visionless as its predecessors in its fickle efforts to take Nigeria out of the doldrums.

The Goodluck Jonathan government has shown little or no seriousness in moving the country forward. Over three years since the mantle of leadership fell on him, first as acting president and in 2011, elected president, the country’s future have never been this bleak. Fourteen years after the People’s Democratic Party ushered in the present democratic dispensation, the people have been left to gnash their teeth and rue lost opportunities.

The nation is forlorn. Nigerians must turn deaf ears to the rhetoric that celebrate growth without visible development. Federal ministers at every opportunity, pontificate about job-creating-projects without jobs. Infrastructural deficit has become the opportunity cost of corruption, negatively impacting on our socio-economic development. The current cost of governance is the highest in the nation’s history. Recurrent expenditure gulps about 76% of our yearly national budget, leaving very little for the execution of capital projects.

We must reverse the high cost of running our federal system of government comprising over 40-members of cabinet and 469 members of our National Assembly, if we are to tell a better story of the next 47-years of our independence. Some have advocated a switch to the presidential system of government . At the milestone of five decades and three years, we must do away with tyrannical tendencies that engender impunity, disregard for the rule of law and the fundamental rights of Nigerians.

We are afforded another opportunity to define for ourselves, what the value of development means to us as a country and if we have developed at the pace of our peers – Singapore, Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia. Successive leaders have failed to build on the development framework of federalism with all its essential features as given to us by our heroes past who struggled for our independence.

There are many figures in the public domain about how much our leaders have siphoned from the country since independence. From Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), we learnt that the amount is “more than six times the total sum that went into rebuilding Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War via the famous European Recovery Programme. The ERP programme was $13billion. The political class and the ruling elite must take the blame for the abyss the country finds itself.

We must as a matter of urgency begin to build a nation of our dreams. We cannot continue to taxi but take off! From this tipping point we dangerously totter, the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference, that will allow Nigerians from all walks of life have a say on how they want to be governed and suggest solutions to the country’s myriad of problems, in my opinion, is the first step towards national recovery.

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How Aba Women Riot Divided Igboland

How Aba Women Riot Divide IgbolandPerhaps, this year’s new yam festival in Obowu, one of the largest communities in Igbo heartland, was the grandest. The festival which began on August 16 with an intellectual feast ended on the 17th with the new yam cut and eaten by all in the large square.

New yam festival is important to the Igbo. It celebrates their lives. They use it as a thanksgiving to God for a good harvest, and for articulating their people’s lives and realities.

Held at Otoko Obowu, the two-day event organized by the Obowo Development Association (ODA Federated), a socio-cultural umbrella body of all Obowu citizens in Imo state and elsewhere, was attended by the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha represented by Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Mrs Victoria Mbakwe, wife of the late charismatic governor of old Imo state, Sam Mbakwe, members of the National Assembly such as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, Senator Matthew Nwagwu, Prof. Chudi Uwazurike, immediate past senator of the Okigwe zone, Chief. SN Anyanwu, former secretary to the Imo state government, Chris Okewulonu, Celestine Ngaobiwu, Deacon Okafor, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, SSG to the Imo government, political leaders, scholars, monarchs, hundreds of cultural and political groups, among many others.

But what caught the attention of the over 5000 delegates to the venue was the event’s lecture topic: Igbo identity crises. This did not only point at the reason why denials of origins and identity problems persist in Igboland, it explained in detail how the well known Aba Women’s Riots split Obowu and Igboland.

The topic was timely, coinciding with the Igbo women’s national meetings known as August meetings. August Meetings are held in all Igbo towns and villages by the women for the development of their land. Incidentally, late Chief Sam Mbakwe’s wife, Victoria, leads the women of Obowu in that capability. And she was present.

Two scholars were picked to talk on this topic. Prince Keke C. Chima of Ihitte, a former Permanent Secretary and Prof. Chidi Osuagwu of Obowu of the Federal university of technology were asked to discuss the Ikenga and Ihitte Factors in the Archeology of Obowu Cultural Displays, Iwaji by Autonomous Communities.

The Igbo identity crisis started in 1929, Osuagwu began. The British had just introduced the warrant chief system to enhance their colonial administration in Eastern Nigeria. In the North and West, the monarchs made the system work. But the East had no monarchy with such overwhelming powers as in the other two. They therefore created warrant chiefs for that purpose. This is the root of the presence of many traditional rulers and autonomous communities in Igboland, with their attendant boundary and chieftaincy violence as Chima noted.

This was what led to one of the biggest protests against colonial rule, The Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 in Nigeria and the British Empire in general.

But the Aba Women’s Riot played a major role in the Igbo identity crisis, he alleged. The revolt began when a woman named Nwanyereuwa confronted one Mark Emereuwa, a census official in Oloko, in Bende area controlled by a Warrant chief, Okugo on taxation. The women there mobilised nearly 10,000 women who protested at the office of Warrants across Igboland, Calabar and Opobo. During the two months “war” at least 25,000 Igbo women were involved in protests against British officials. About 50 were killed.

The policy was dropped. But the set up panels in Eastern Nigeria on the cause of the riots. Assistant District Officer NAPG Mackenzie studied Obowu. With maps, historical details and Igbo philosophy, Osuagwu identified three reasons why the Obowu clans split. The first was the demand for a separate court by the Ihitte chiefs in order to have more warrant-chiefs. The next was the struggle to fill the warrant chief stool of Onwunali Obasi of Amuzi deposed by the women. The process polarized support along the sub-clan lines,” Hence the vehemence with which Ihitte demanded a separate court three years later.”

The third, Osuagwu said, was the banditry of the Obowu against colonialism. The people, in reaction to Britain’s punitive measures, attacked government establishments, bringing embarrassment to Obowu youth abroad. Then, the Methodist Church established a Bookshop at Umuahia, and this news stirred the region. But an Ihitte-Obowu young man went into the Bookshop and stole some. The Zik Group of Newspapers carried the story, saying the man could not read and did not know what to do with the books. This story embarrassed Obowu youth, who were jeered at, in the colonial townships. They decided to act.

“Obowu youth decided that Ikenga-Obowu should excise Obowu from the name and answer Ikenga; Ihitte was to do same and answer Ihitte. In desperation, Obowu youth had decided to abolish their proper names and answer adjectives.

Richard Onyeneho, of Umuariam, led the youth to inform Ikenga-Obowu of the new development in clan nomenclature, while David Epeagba led the youth to inform Ihitte-Obowu. The warrant-chiefs having created the framework for an easy-sale in Ihitte, the idea was adopted. It failed in Ikenga because of the intervention of a patriot Obowu people had better come to know better; Biringa Odiotu of Umunachi Obowu,” Osuagwu told the perplexed gathering.

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Healthy Foods Every Woman Must Eat

While eating healthy is essential for both the sexes, men and women have different dietary requirements. Here are some foods that every woman must include in her diet...

Salmon

Not only is salmon rich in iron, which is usually lacking in women, but it is also full of omega-3 fatty acids, known to improve your mood. Experts say that omega-3 helps treat depression and prevent mood swings.

Spinach

While this might not be a much-loved food, spinach is packed with a host of vitamins, minerals and high amounts of magnesium. And magnesium is known to help reduce the physical symptoms of PMS like swelling, breast tenderness, bloating and weight gain.

Walnuts

Experts say that walnuts have omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and phytosterols — all important in reducing the risk of breast cancer. The high omega-3 content also helps bone health, arthritis and depression. Walnuts also comprise nutrients like calcium, magnesium and folic acid.

Milk

Calcium deficiency is one of the major health concerns that affects women worldwide. Milk is an absolute must for women at any age. A great source of calcium, milk, when combined with vitamin D, is one of the best ways to keep osteoporosis at bay. Milk is also helpful in preventing symptoms of the dreaded PMS.

Tomatoes

A carotenoid that is essential for good health is lycopene, which is a pigment found in tomatoes. And several studies have said that lycopene can help prevent breast cancer. Apart from this, there is also evidence that suggests that it reduces the risk of heart disease.

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PHOTO: 52-year-Old Woman Arrested For Stealing Turkey

The Police in Lagos State have arrested a 52-year-old woman,  Rebecca Aina, for allegedly stealing and killing a live turkey, belonging to the traditional leader of Ilaje community in the state, Chief kayode Aiyetiwa, while a manhunt has begun to arrest her husband and two others, who are on the run.


The woman had been arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrate Court, presided over by Mrs O. Awope, the Chief Magistrate of the court, who granted her a bail of N50, 000, with a reliable surety, who is gainfully employed. The magistrate also ordered that she should be remanded at Kirikiri Prison, pending her meeting of the bail condition.

Crime&Security gathered that the woman was arrested after the area commander in charge of Area H, Ogudu, called for the transfer of the case from Pedro and Bariga  police stations, where  the suspects and the community leaders had reported their cases.

Meanwhile the woman, who initially denied stealing the turkey, insisting that she bought it in Ikorodu area of the state, has confessed to the police that she did not buy it.

A police source, while speaking with Crime&Security, narrated that: “On August 24, the woman and her family and two of her husband’s friends, who are now at large, stole and killed a live turkey belonging to the Baale.”

He continued that, “the Baale told us that when he got to their apartment, they confessed and begged him to temper justice with mercy and promised to come and see him three days later. They did not see him, but when the man returned to their apartment, they went to make a report of assault against him.”

Crime&Security gathered that when the community head saw the sudden change of attitude from them, he reported at the Bariga Police Station.

While the Police at Pedro where the woman was reported, was prosecuting a case of assault against the Baale and his aide, the Police at Bariga were investigating a case of theft.

The case was eventually reported at the Ogudu area command and both parties were invited. Upon interrogation, Mrs Aina, denied stealing the turkey and lied that she bought it in Ikorodu and even expressed her readiness to take the police to where she bought it.

It was however, a mild drama as the alleged seller of the turkey denied selling turkey to the woman. The seller even stated that the last time that she sold live turkey was during the last yuletide period.

Mrs Aina reportedly confessed to the police that she did not actually buy the turkey and was arraigned on four count charges which are; conspiring to commit felony, stealing, giving false information to the Police  that her husband was in the hospital and giving false information that she actually bought the turkey, which are all punishable under criminal code laws of Lagos State.

The woman pleaded not guilty and was granted bail by the presiding magistrate.

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Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga & Femi Otedola On Forbes List Of World's Richest People

Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Femi Otedola and few others have made the Forbes list of the richest people in the world. 


Forbes also reviewed the top 21 richest Nigerians based on the value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company’s brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.

Despite the harsh terrain and business challenges involved with starting a business in Nigeria; the successful entrepreneurs listed below held their ground and fought their way to the top. In a country with a population of over 160 million inhabitants and millions of businesses; these 20 entrepreneurs diligently carved their names in the sands of time.

Check out the list below.

1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote – founder of Dangote Group, Richest man in Africa and Richest black man in the world

2. Mike Adenuga –    Conoil, Equatorial Trust Bank, Globacom

3. Femi Otedola – ZENON Oil and Gas

4. Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group

5. Cosmos Maduka – Coscharis Group

6. Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Flee

7. Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone

8. Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank

9. Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria

10. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata – MRS Group

11. Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group

12. Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group

13. Dele Fajemirokun – Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards etc.

14. Chief Cletus Ibeto – Ibeto Group

15. Raymond Dokpesi – Daar Communication, AIT,

16. Tony Ezenna – Orange Group

17. Chief Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies

18. Ifeanyi Ubah – Capital oil and gas

19. Leo Stan Ekeh – Zinox Computer

20. Fola Adeola – GTBank

21. Chief Ade Ojo –  Elizade Motors Nig LTD, Distributor of Toyota cars

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Arik Stowaway Teenager Returns to Benin

 

Mrs. Evelyn Ohikhena, the mother of Daniel Ohikhena, the teenager who stowed away on an Arik flight from Benin to Lagos, has confirmed the return of her son to Benin.

Mrs. Ohikhena confirmed this to the newsmen on September 3, 2013, Tuesday. Reportedly, she got a call from an MTN line earlier this morning and was invited to Benin state Ministry of Women of Affairs.

“I went to the office and was told that my child has been taken to the Directorate of State Services (SSS). I went there and saw Daniel.

“But they (SSS) did not allow me to touch or greet him, but he was looking good.

Mrs. Ohikhena also added that after a short session with the SSS, she was asked her to go and wait at the Ministry of Women Affairs.

It would be recalled that on August 24, 2013, Saturday, Daniel stowaway on a Lagos bound Arik aircraft from Benin.

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Teenage boy who hid inside the ARIK aircraft tyre still in detention; Family pleads for his release

Miss Sonia Oikhena, elder sister of the 13-year old Nigerian stowaway boy (Daniel Oikhena, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) II)who flew from Benin to Lagos inside the wheel compartment of an aircraft, has appealed for his release from custody.

During a press conference in Benin on Saturday,Sonia said family members were worried that Daniel was still in detention eight days after the dramatic event.

Picture Of The Arik Air Plane Tyre Where Stowaway Teenager From Benin To Lagos Hid

She urged the Federal Government to order the security agencies to release the youngster to his family.
She expressed concern that there had been no contact with the family by those holding Daniel.

“The only contact the family had with the security agents was when the SSS in Benin invited their mother for questioning.’’

This, she stressed, had placed the family in a difficult situation over the issue.

“There has been no word from the security agencies as to where the boy was being detained or his state of health.

“We are worried and do not know where my brother is and his present health condition after flying in such a risky position.

“My brother should not be held culpable over the security lapses at the airport.

“If there had been tight security at the airport, he wouldn’t have succeeded in taking that risk of flying through the wheel of an aircraft.”

On his part, Desmond, (9), the immediate younger brother, appealed for his brother’s release “because he acted out of ignorance.’’

Desmond said he was not however surprised when the news came to them last Sunday that Daniel was in Lagos.

Desmond said his brother got the idea of hiding inside the wheel of an aircraft from foreign movies he often watched.

“Daniel has been telling us about plans to travel to America by hiding inside the wheel compartment of an aircraft.

“We slept in the same room the night before the incident and we were surprised when he woke up so early.

“He packed his school bag, removed the books and replaced them with some of his clothes and hung his rosary on his neck.

“He quietly walked out without anybody knowing his destination. When my mother started looking for him, I told her to go to the airport to search for him based on what he has been telling us.

“I want my brother released to us. We are missing him and want him back home. My family is not happy over the continued detention of our brother.

“He is just a child and must have acted out of ignorance; he needs brotherly love and guidance.

“We are appealing to those responsible for his detention to please consider us because we have no money to fight any case”, the Desmond pleaded.

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Sample Picture Of The Arik Air Plane Tyre Where Stowaway Teenager From Benin To Lagos Hid

 
15 years old Daniel Ihekina was able to hide in Arik Air's undercarriage (that looks like this) on a flight from Benin to Lagos.

He managed to evade security at Benin City Airport, and survived the 45-minute Arik Air flight despite the plane reaching an altitude of 21,000 feet, sitting in this kind of place.

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Ese Walters lips were soft & succulent,my weakness arose"-Pastor Biodun of COZA

In this Un-edited interview with Chris Ihidero Pastor Biodun opens up on Ese Walter.

Good morning, Man of God. Thank you for finally speaking on this issue sir.’
‘Welcome my brother, you are blessed. It is you I must thank for being very open-minded about this whole nonissue. I read your column last week and I must confess Nigeria is lucky to have people like you who still use their brain cells. The Lord be praised.’

‘Hallelujah. So, where do we start from?’
‘Let us start from the beginning. Praise the lord.’


‘Hallelujah. So, what was on your mind when you invited her to the terrace of your hotel suite?’

‘That’s not the beginning. It all started when I saw her in the congregation while preaching one Sunday; she was very vibratory, especially when taken over by the spirit doing praise and worship.

Praise the lord. The spirit ministered to me that she would be useful in Pastoral Care. That was why I invited her to the unit. And she was very useful. Praise the lord.’

‘Hallelujah. By ‘very useful’ you are talking about your affair with her, right?’

‘No, we didn’t have an affair; we had an understanding. Praise the lord.

‘Really? Explain to me how that works, sir.’
‘Praise the lord. She understood that I am a Man of God with a weakness. I understood that she was a believer with an equal weakness. She understood that I was a married man; I understood that she was a willing woman. She understood that I could make her no promises of forevermore; I understood that she understood that by associating with me I would introduce her to a level of grace she was previously unaware of.'

‘Is this also the kind of understanding you had with others that led to your suspension in Ilorin and the 130 women you have slept with?’

‘Lie! Big lie! One hundred and thirty?!!! Haba, how could one man have done that, even with a never seen before level of grace? They just want to give my dog a bad name just to hang it. 120, I may accept, but 130? Never. When it is not as if I have a spare mobile pe*'is that I charge with car charger.

People should fear God when saying some things o. Praise the lord.’

‘Let’s return to her story. So, what were your intentions when you invited her to your hotel suite?’

‘Special deliverance, I swear. God sees my heart. I had heard some uncomplimentary stuff about her and had caught her looking at me somehow during Pastoral Care Unit meetings, so I knew I had to intercede for her to retain God’s glory in her life. Praise the lord. Even when I asked her to come to the terrace it was so we could get cool breeze during the deliverance. All was well until she sat on my laps.’

‘What happened when she sat on your laps after you invited her to do so?’

‘My weakness arose.  And when we kissed…my brother, do you eat seedless grapes? That’s what her tongue tasted like, soft and succulent. What was I to do? You people don’t know how hard it is to pastor a Pentecostal church in Nigeria, especially in this Abuja! You are there teaching the word of God and what do you have before you? Gorgeous women with sly smiles; with breasts, big and small, chiseled upon their chests like those old wood carvings; lips like cherries; eyes speaking to your soul, telling you their desires. Ah, until you have walked in my shoes you are not qualified to judge me.
Praise the lord.’

‘Is it true you had sex with her everyday for seven days?’

‘Zachariah 10. It’s a level of grace you can’t understand.’

Ask the Lord for rain in the spring for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain so every field becomes a lush pasture.’

‘You know your bible. Praise the lord.’

‘Hallelujah. And what styles and positions were employed?’
‘One does not talk about such things but suffice to say we were quite experimental, you know, those things one doesn’t ask from a wife. Praise the lord.’

‘ So I’m free to assume missionary wasn’t top of the list?’
‘God forbid. Praise the lord. In fact, it was because of experimentation that we had our first quarrel.’

‘Really? What happened?’
‘She wanted me to use my silk ties to tie one of her legs to the door knob and the other to the window…I thought that was too much of a spread so I declined and she took offence. It was during round 4 on Day 7. Praise the lord.’

‘You know sir, each time you say ‘Praise the lord’, what I hear is Praise the Rod. It seems to me that you spend more time doing the rod’s work than you do doing the lord’s work.’

‘Who died and made you judge? Don’t make proclamation about me if you don’t want the wrath of God. I’m a man of God, remember? Praise the lord.’

‘Is this also why you’ve refused to explain yourself to your congregation?’
‘They don’t need any explanation. They know me.‘We would have to end this interview on this note sir. Thanks again for your time.

By the way, I don’t know your middle name?’
‘It’s Roderick.’
‘Say what?’
‘Roderick.’

‘RODerick? Perfect.

‘Praise the Lord.’

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