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Ahmed Musa Leads CSKA Epic Comeback Victory In 10-goal Thriller

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Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow battled back from 3-0 down in the first 15 minutes to defeat Mordovia Saransk 6-4 on Sunday in a match which saw both sides finish with 10 men.

CSKA stay five points ahead of city rivals Lokomotiv in second place.

Reigning champions Zenit St Petersburg, who extended their winless streak to three matches following a 1-1 draw with Amkar Perm, sit third, three points further back.

Mordovia forward Yevgeny Lutsenko put his team 1-0 up in the first minute when he blocked CSKA ‘keeper Igor Akinfeyev’s attempt to clear the ball and then sent the rebound into an unguarded net.

In the 13th minute, CSKA’s Brazilian winger Mario Fernandes was red-carded for a professional foul on Mordovia skipper Ruslan Mukhametshin.

Mordovia made CSKA pay as Vladimir Rykov scored with a powerful freekick from the edge of the box.

Mukhametshin made it 3-0 two minutes later sweeping the ball home off a cross by Yannick Djalo.

But after the interval CSKA upped the tempo and substitute forward Kirill Panchenko reduced the arrears five minutes into the second half.

In the 55th minute, Djalo was also sent off for a second bookable offence as Mordovia were also reduced to 10 players.

The visitors levelled through Zoran Tosic and Seydou Doumbia, who scored one apiece in the space of a minute.

In the 68th minute, Lutsenko put Mordovia 4-3 up firing the ball into the net from the corner of the six-yard box but Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa levelled again with 10 minutes to go.

With five minutes left, Musa scored his second to put CSKA into the lead, while Doumbia rounded off the scoring with two minutes remaining, also with his second.

“It’s the first time in my career that my team won a match from three goals down,” CSKA manager Leonid Slutsky said.

“This match was a great occasion for football lovers. It will go down in history.

“We botched up the beginning of the match but luckily we managed to score a very important early goal after the break, which changed the course of the game completely.”

Zenit also got off to a lively start through centre forward Artem Dzyuba who opened the scoring in the 10th minute when he converted a cross from Hulk.

In the 33rd minute Zenit were awarded a penalty after Alexander Anyukov was brought down in the area.

But goalkeeper Alexander Selikhov parried Hulk’s spotkick for a corner.

Amkar levelled in the 66th minute when Norwegian forward Chuma Anene scored at the second opportunity after Zenit keeper Yury Lodygin could only parry his initial shot.

In the late game, Lokomotiv Moscow beat promoted Samara 2-0.

Skipper Vedran Corluka put Lokomotov into the lead the 54th minute with Senegalese striker Baye Oumar Niasse adding the second with three minutes remaining.


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Samsung Raises Bar In Home Experience With Activ Dualwash

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Samsung Activ Dualwash
While technology evolves,Samsung has continued to excite consumers with something new particularly at the upper end of its ‘washing machine line-up’.

This development has earned Samsung a reputation in the Nigerian market for its wide range of top quality home appliances and hand-held devices, including, smartphones and Ultra High Definition televisions.

This year, the company has again raised the bar in home experience with the introduction of more traditional and professionally-inspired Activ dualwash, with smart built-in sink, water jet, magic filter and dispenser, with a warranty of 10 years.

Understanding consumer constraints in washing, the Activ dualwash cares for not only the clothes, but also the homemaker.

The product, a first of its kind with a built-in sink is designed to elevate the everyday home experience for consumers, making laundry at home easier and even providing health benefits.

The Activ dualwash is a result of years of research to improve the time and energy spent doing laundry.

Unique attraction

The Activ dualwash is uniquely and innovatively designed with a built-in sink with water jet and a gentle scrubbing surface. This all-in-one solution saves time, reduces effort and avoids mess by enabling consumers to presoak, scrub and auto wash the entire wash process in the washing machine, instead of having to spread the process over multiple locations, giving users more time to do other important things.

Benefits

The Activ dualwash system comes with a dedicated sink that provides a convenient space to soak and/or hand-wash delicate items and comfortably pre-treat heavily stained areas of clothes before starting a normal wash cycle. The water jet, which starts and stops at the push of a button, provides access to water, thus allowing for easy soaking and scrubbing. Once that is done, the laundry and water can easily be poured into the machine by simply lifting the sink. This drops the items into the tub below for a spotless wash that completes the effortless, all-in-one washing process.

Magic dispenser

The magic dispenser eliminates residual detergent on fabric, leaving users with clean and fresh clothes. It achieves this by creating a powerful water vortex that dissolves detergent and disperses it completely, thoroughly and evenly before the wash cycle starts. Washing has never been better!

Magic filter

The Magic Filter is a long and wide filter, located at the tub’s water level. It takes care of the details that make clothes look fresh and clean. It keeps unwelcome specks off whites and darks by gathering lint, fluff and particles, so you can look good without having to inspect and tidy the little things. It does all this while protecting your drain from getting clogged.

Wobble technology

The product utilises Samsung’s revolutionary Wobble technology, which helps to protect delicate fabrics from friction damage without compromising the washing performance. State-of-the-art wobble pulsators generate a dynamic, multi-directional washing flow that prevents tangles, twists and knots while thoroughly cleaning your clothes with increased washing power that requires less water consumption. Ironing has been made easy for users as the fabric comes out with less tangling.

Rear control panel

Located at the back of the machine, the Rear Control Panel provides better visibility and ease of use while also being protected from water splashes during hand and pre-washing. The panel’s dual cluster design clearly separates the control buttons so that they are much simpler to learn and use.

With the Smart Check automatic error-monitoring system, there is absolutely no need to refer to paper manuals any more as it can detect and diagnose problems, using a smartphone app.

Design

The Samsung Activ dualwash is uniquely designed, with a naturally rounded and elegant curves, an LED display, a strong and durable tempered glass door and a smart functionality with remote monitoring system.

Bottom-line

The Samsung Activ dualwash washing machine is synonymous with innovation and sleek design, making it the first and the best digital washing technology available without compromising on style.

Not only does it deliver incredible speed and accuracy through advanced washing features, it is durable, works smart and users can trust it.

The Activ dualwash has been engineered to offer superior washing experience while maximizing simplicity and ensuring that users are just one click away from seamless laundry – definitely a must-have for the homemaker concerned with optimising her time.

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Buhari Is A Liar And Has Deceived You — Shekau

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Shekau-Boko Haram Sect Leader
Nigeria’s military on Saturday claimed further gains in its counter-offensive against Boko Haram, but the group’s shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed the talk of success as “lies”.

Army spokesman Sani Usman said troops destroyed more rebel enclaves and camps in the restive state of Borno, which has been worst hit by the six-year Islamist insurgency.

“The fight against the terrorists in the northeast is gaining successful momentum, with most of the camps falling to the Federal might,” he said in a statement.

A total of 62 people were rescued from around the town of Gwoza, which last year Boko Haram declared the headquarters of its caliphate but which it lost control of in March.

Some 77 men, women and children, most of them “haggard, dejected and obviously malnourished”, also arrived in the town of Bama on Saturday, Usman said.

One man picked up said he had his right hand cut off by militants in their Sambisa Forest stronghold in Borno last year, he said, adding that eight Boko Haram suspects surrendered to troops.

Nigeria’s military has claimed a series of successes against Boko Haram recently and on Friday said it had rescued 90 people and dislodged Boko Haram from two villages near Gwoza.

President Muhammadu Buhari in early August gave his new military commanders three months to defeat Boko Haram, after six years of violence, at least 15,000 dead and more than two million homeless.

Audio message

Shekau has not been seen on video since February and until an audio message last month had not spoken since March, when he proclaimed Boko Haram’s allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

His absence sparked fresh rumours about whether he was still alive or had been deposed as leader, with other videos this year fronted by an unknown rebel under the name Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).

Shekau said in a 25-minute recording in Hausa and Arabic via social media: “They (the military) lied that they have confiscated our arms, that we have been chased out of our territories, that we are in disarray.

“We are alive, I am alive, this is my voice, more audible than it was before. This is Shekau.”

He added: “Buhari is a liar and has deceived you. The army spokesman is also lying. He and his footsoldiers always run helter-skelter whenever we come face to face with them…

“Buhari, you once claimed that you will crush us in three months. How can you crush us?”

Shekau directly refers to IS group leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, to whom he says he is “loyal and subservient”.

He also namechecks IS spokesman Abu-Mohammed al-Adnani and sends “greetings to the faithful in Yemen”, where there is also an IS “affiliate”.

There was no indication of where or when the recording was made but it appears to have have been in recent days.

Shekau talks of Buhari’s “deal with Hollande”, referring to the Nigerian president’s three-day visit to Paris earlier this week, which included talks with his French counterpart Francois Hollande.

He also dismissed as untrue Buhari’s comments about “our brethren in prison”.

Buhari this week said the Nigerian authorities were talking to Boko Haram prisoners in their custody and could offer them amnesty if the group hands over more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last year.



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Ighalo Now Leading Scorer In 2015

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Odion Ighalo - Watford Striker
Odion Ighalo
Odion Ighalo was quick to highlight the vital role played by fellow front-man Troy Deeney for both of his goals against Newcastle United.

“Troy’s assisted me for three of the four goals I’ve scored this season,” pointed out Ighalo.

“But we didn’t only click now, since last season we played together up-front in the Championship and we were playing well and working hard together then.

“I’m so happy that we’re still working hard together, he’s a great striker and I know he’s going to score goals in this league because he’s an amazing guy and an amazing striker.

“He works hard for the team and he gives all his best any time he’s on the pitch. I’m really pleased, and I’m always happy to play with him.”

Ighalo has now scored 20 goals since the start of 2015, more than any other player in England, and he was pleased to reflect on the latest two when reflecting after the final whistle.

“For the first goal I had a little bit of space and I had to shoot the ball under the legs of the defender, so the keeper could not see,” he said.

“The second one was a great pass from Troy and I made the run behind the defender. I watched the keeper coming out and I knew I had to beat the keeper to one side and slot it in.

“I’m happy not only for my goals, but also for the all-round performance of the team. We really worked hard from the first minute to the last minute, and we really want to keep pushing like this.

“Today’s game is now gone, all we are thinking about is Crystal Palace in the next game, so we want to focus and keep on going.”

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What Clothes To Wear When Clinching A Contract

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Just when you thought you’d heard all there is to hear on the dating scene, another rib cracking tale rears its interesting head! I recently fulfilled a promise to call on an old acquaintance in his office and was amused to find him virtually breathing fire from his nostrils when I was finally ushered into his office by his secretary.

That was after a bewildered lady had beaten a hasty retreat from his office. Henry is the projects director of a manufacturing company. The head office consisted of a sky scrapper and he was on the 10th floor.

“Stupid cow”, he spat, as he waved me to a seat opposite him. He’d always been an emotional man and I was dying to know what was responsible for this current outburst. “So, what’s it this time?”, I asked, trying to hide my amusement. “Can you believe how stupid some women could be?” He wasn’t expecting an answer, so I didn’t offer one.

“You saw that woman who just left my office? She is one of the contractors we use for refurbishing jobs in our numerous offices from time to time.

The types that call themselves ‘interior decorators’ and then farm the contracts they get on to more competent hands. Most of them come in through the recommendations of our executive chairman and I couldn’t really say no.

“Anyway, she brought some funny looking thank you presents to my office some weeks back and I offered to give her lunch. She’s not a bad looking woman afterall. She wanted to know where lunch would be, and I told her I would send for good food so we could have lunch in my office to save time. You would think a worldly wise woman like her wouldn’t actually expect me to lay a banquet for her here in my office! That I had more things on my mind than grub!

“You can then imagine how shocked I was when she came in wearing that stupid get up you just saw her in. I mean, how impractical can you get?

A woman in her forties, coming for an office lunch-date dressed in a pair of trousers! Did she think I was going to rape her?” “What exactly were you expecting her to wear?” I wanted to know. “If a man in my position offers a woman lunch in the office, he expects her to wear a top and wrapper or free skirt suit with no knickers! That way, by the time your nosey secretary buzzes you to announce a visitor, you need to know she would be off your lap in a flash without her searching frantically for her knickers!

“I’ve had a few mishaps in the past where such knickers had been forgotten because we were in such a hurry after being disturbed only for them to be found by my staff some few days later”. Shouldn’t you have hinted that your date should dress appropriately for the type of ‘lunch’ you meant to offer her?” I teased him. “Don’t be ridiculous”, he spat. “At her age and with the type of job she does, she should be prepared for eventualities. A few weeks back, this youth corper I just met, came to my office for the first time.

“Unfortunately, the lifts weren’t working and by the time she got to my office, she was a bit breathless and sweaty in spite of the skimpy dress she had on. I joked that she must realise she shouldn’t be wearing warm undergarments in the heat. She laughed and said she never wore any except the bra once in a while. I arched my brow in disbelief and she cheekily got up and let fly her skirt! My eyes were virtually on stalk as I gaped at her ‘goodies?’ “I dashed to the door of my office with the speed of light and turned the key. In minutes, it was all over and by the time my witch of a secretary, who you never find when you really need something, came to find out if my visitor wanted any form of refreshment, it was all over. It was with great pleasure that I gave her more than the money she asked for. I also ordered her an impressive take away meal as a bonus!”

There’s no pleasing some of these men! But I see some of the points the poor man was making. He obviously reckoned without the wiles of some adulterers who constantly scheme to find ways of letting their rival the ‘madam’ herself, know of their existence. They hope to wipe the smug smile off the wife’s face once she realises her husband is infallible.

It would be interesting to find out how the discovery of a pair of knickers found in a stuffed corner of the car, is explained away by a blustering husband. Did one of the ‘passengers’ he was trying to be nice to by giving her a lift leave them behind? Or were they madam’s? What about compact powders, dodgy love notes and even ladies’ perfumes – not to talk of lipsticks?

“You have to be a step ahead of trouble makers like that”, fumed Henry.

“That’s why I told that female visitor off in no uncertain terms. She still has work to bid for here. When next she comes wearing some stupid gears, that’s the end of her. Only last month, another female visitor called with a girlfriend in tow. I was impatient with her as I tersely informed her that I had an urgent meeting to attend. Next time she called, I warned, she should do so alone – not come with a chaperon as if she was still in the secondary school!”

Being my mischievous self, I asked him what would happen if it were the man that was inappropriately dressed? You can’t really have a quicky in your full native gear with the strings of your trousers tightly knotted around your loin, can you?: “There you go being silly”, he scowled. “No matter what a guy has on, the Y-front is a winner any day for getting the job done. Have you ever discovered any Y-fronts at the scene of any crime?”

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Truemessenger: Tackling Spam SMS Menace To Make SIM Smarter

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Truemessenger App from Truecaller
The penetration of mobile instant messaging platforms such as Whatsapp, Black Berry Messenger (BBM), Palmchat, 2go, among others in Nigeria’s social media ecosystem has no doubt increased appreciably.

But despite this deep penetration, Short Message Service (SMS), also known as ‘text message’ and the oldest instant messaging platform, still remains relevant.

Reasons: While the other instant messaging platforms run only on smart phones and are internet-enabled, SMS requires no internet and as such it runs on both smart and non-smart phones.

While smart phone usage in Nigeria is on the increase by April, 2015, global Personal Computer (PC) firm, Lenovo revealed that the Smartphone penetration in Nigeria had reached the 30 percent mark, thus making Nigeria one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world, with Android being the most widely used operating system in Nigeria.

Data available from StatCounter appears to support Lenovo’s finding. According to the data, Android usage increased by about 19 per cent within a year from 10.95% in August 2013 to 29.94% in August 2014; and it is still growing.

Similarly, statistics from the Monthly Subscriber Data of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country’s telecom regulatory authority, puts Nigeria’s tele-density at 100.59 per cent as of the end of January 2015, with active lines/phone numbers on the telecommunications operators’ networks reaching 140,822,483 and 146 million as at April 2015.

With such a massive subscription base, coupled with the increasing usage of Android smart phones, and directive by the NCC that all mobile network operators should charge a flat rate of N4 per SMS to other Nigerian networks, one can conclude that SMS no doubt, a viable and effective medium for reaching a large number of Nigerians with various messages at a cheap rate.

However available statistics show that, spam messages account for 15 per cent of all SMS messages sent globally, representing 1.2 trillion spam messages each year.

The implication of this is that vast majority of mobile subscribers, most of who fall within the category of smart phone users, are now at the mercies of marketing outfits and even fraudsters who reach out to their targets via the SMS.

This development has continued to worry both the subscribers and the regulatory agencies. Every second for instance, mobile subscribers in Nigeria are bombarded with text messages that are of little or no interest to them from their network provider.

Thus spam SMS has become a matter of serious concern to subscribers looking for possible solution to get a way with it.

But with the latest app from Truecaller, a leading search technology company, there are positive signals that telecoms subscriber will have a relief .

In what seems like a response to these yearnings, recently launched Truemessenger, a revolutionary app which aims to take care of spam and make the SMS experience smarter and more social.

Speaking about the new App and its unique functions, Alan Mamedi, CEO& Co-founder of Truecaller explained that the introduction was necessitated by the urgent need to tackle the menace which spam messages have become to mobile network subscribers not just in Nigeria but all over the world.

Mamedi said, “We are at a crossroads of sorts, in terms of spam messages we receive on our mobile phones, and despite the evolution of services in other areas, little has been done to curb the number of spam messages we receive on a daily basis. Truemessenger aims to attacks this problem head-on by using a combined power of our global community with information from your own personal networks so you’ll never again have to worry about anonymous numbers.”

One of the unique features of the Truemessenger App is its ability to filter and block spam SMS by tapping into a vibrant community of more than 150 million members who help protect one another from annoying intrusions.

Explaining how the App functions, Mamedi said that Truemessenger organizes the inbox, puts a name to a number, and seamlessly blocks and filters spam SMS messages. It automatically checks incoming messages against the user’s contact list for pre-existing contact information and adds the name of the sender instead of showing the phone number. Thus mobile phone users now have the option of avoiding messages from unwanted numbers and contacts.

Another unique feature of the Truemessenger app is its ability to enable mobile phone users to establish SMS spam rules, a function that was only available on the email and filters spam out of inbox or totally block it thereby keeping the inbox clean. It also has the ability to pull information from social networks and automatically assigns photos, nicknames and other contact information to incoming text messages.

Interested mobile users can now download the Truemessenger on their Android, the only platform where it can run at the moment, from the Google App store for free. According to the owners Truemessenger is complementary to the Truecaller and Truedialer apps. But while the Truedialer is available for free on Android and Windows Phone, the Truecaller can be downloaded for free on popular platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Tizen and Nokia feature phones.


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No Muslim Should Be US President – Carson

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Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said Sunday no Muslim should be president of the United States, adding a new twist to a controversy roiling the party’s White House nominating race.

In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Carson, a retired brain surgeon who often refers to his own deep Christian faith, was asked whether a president’s religion should matter.

“I guess it depends on what that faith is. If it’s inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter. But if it fits within the realm of America and consistent with the constitution, no problem,” he said.

Asked whether he believes Islam is consistent with the US constitution, he responded: “No, I don’t. I do not.”

“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that,” he added

The issue abruptly surfaced in recent days when Republican frontrunner Donald Trump let pass unchallenged a questioner’s assertion that US President Barack Obama was a Muslim.

Trump later said he was not “morally obligated” to defend Obama against the man’s unfounded claim, but his handling of the incident drew fire from Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, the White House and some Republican rivals of the billionaire real estate mogul.

Carson, who slipped to third among Republican presidential contenders in opinion polls Sunday after running second to Trump for weeks, said he believed Obama was born in the United States and is a Christian.

His remarks predictably sparked ire from Democrats.

Senator Bernie Sanders, a presidential hopeful, said on the campaign trail in New Hampshire that he was “disappointed” in Carson, who is black.

“It took us too long to overcome the prejudice against electing a Catholic or an African-American president. People should be elected to office based on their ideas, not their religion or the color of their skin,” Sanders said.

Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a congresswoman from Florida, said it was “hard to understand what’s so difficult about supporting an American citizen’s right to run for president.”

“Of course a Muslim, or any other American citizen, can run for president, end of story. To think otherwise is not only harmful to our political process, but it elevates and validates discrimination in this country,” she said, calling for an apology.


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Netherlands To Collaborate With FG On Niger Delta Development

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President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd)
Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd)
The Kingdom of Netherlands has expressed interest to collaborate with Federal Government in development of Niger Delta region.

The Kingdom of Netherlands’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Groffen stated this on Monday when he visited the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) in Abuja.

The Ambassador also expressed the readiness of the Kingdom of Netherlands to join hands with other development partners in cleansing the Ogoni land and other polluted areas of the Niger Delta.

Mr. Groffen said his country was gratified with the recent smooth transition of power in Nigeria and had decided to partner Nigeria in every possible areas of collaboration to actualize peace and development of the country, particularly in the oil rich region of Nigeria.

He said Nigeria remains a dependable economic partner to Netherlands and as such stands to enjoy the support of Netherlands in restoring the much needed peace in the oil region.

‘‘We are happy with the smooth transition of power in Nigeria. We see Nigeria as a country of endless potentials. We are committed to collaborating with this Office to restoring peace in the Niger delta region.

‘‘Beyond that, we are going to attract companies that will bring development to Nigeria that is why we are here to seek possible areas of collaboration with the Amnesty Office.

‘‘Nigeria is an economic partner for us. We will see what we can do to ensure success of that plan. We will seek possible ways to collaborate with government.
‘‘We have good relationship with our host communities through our Ditch companies operating Nigeria. We will be involved in cleaning up the Ogoni land as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility. We will also look into training some ex-agitators at Netherlands Institute of Conflict resolution.’’

Responding, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) said the Office is more concerned on how best to reintegrate ex-agitators to be gainfully employed.’’

‘‘We will come up with integrated plans for other development partners to support what we are doing. We are formulating different amnesty plan to achieve sustainable reintegration plan for ex-agitators.’’

He further appealed to the envoy to bring their experience to bear in Niger Delta by replicating the Multi-country demobilization and reintegration programme (MDRP model for PAP delegates for sustainable reintegration that will drive peace and development in Nigeria.

Earlier in a presentation by the Post Training and Engagement Unit of the Amnesty Programme, the office said 30,000 delegates have so far been shortlisted and documented for implementation of unique empowerment programmes for the beneficiaries of the programme and out of which, 17,000 have been trained on various skills and empowerment programmes. Out of this number, 822 are women.

He appealed to the Netherland ambassador to buy into the new development plans by engaging some of the trained youths to become self-reliant and relevant in securing the oil facilities in the region.

It also sought the cooperation of the Netherlands to consider training the youths of other skill building areas as: divers, drillers, pipeline welders and fabricators, power generation and other technical training.

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Nigeria’s World Trade Centre Opens Next Year

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A World Trade Centre complex is expected to open to the public in Abuja early next year after the completion of the first phase of construction.

The development will join a network of 323 locations in 89 countries, started in 1970 with the inauguration of the first World Trade Centre in New York City. Funded by local and foreign financial institutions, as well as private investors, to the tune of ₦200 billion, or just over $1 billion, the WTC Abuja will be the largest mixed-use development in West Africa.

Global network

A report by CNN recalled that WTC Abuja has been under development since 2010, on a lot spanning over six million square feet in the Central Business Area of the capital. The location offers easy access to the city centre and the airport, with a dual-carriage highway surrounding the site and a new light rail system currently under construction. For business tenants, though, the most important connections will be those with the global network of 750,000 entrepreneurs that make up the World Trade Centres Association (WTCA).

“One of the missions of WTC Abuja is to improve trade relations between Nigeria and the rest of the world. For example, it will enable international businesses to make investments in our community. Ties will be forged between government agencies, non-governmental organizations and international corporations, and the additional business that is captured within the walls of the World Trade Center will provide tax revenues to government which can be used to improve the welfare of the people,” Vinay Mahtani, CEO of the site’s developer, Lagos-based Churchgate Group said.

Construction challenges

Initially projected to open in 2013, the WTC Abuja has gone through various design phases, and construction itself hasn’t been free of challenges. “For example certain areas of the project have had to be redesigned as we repositioned ourselves in order meet the ever-changing consumer and market needs. We have also faced logistical issues such as congestion in the ports, which has meant our building materials arrived at site behind schedule,” said Mahtani.

Construction is now nearing the end of the first phase, which comprises the residential and commercial towers. The former will offer luxury apartments with modern amenities, while the latter will accommodate businesses of various sizes, with offices ranging from 100 to 1,440 square meters. The buildings, at 24-storeys each, are set to define Abuja’s skyline: the Commercial Tower is the tallest office building in the nation’s capital, while the Residential Tower is the tallest residential building in Nigeria. Future phases include the construction of a shopping mall and a 37-storey hotel, which will be among the tallest skyscrapers in the continent.

Upsides and downsides

Nigeria, which has attracted the largest amount of foreign investment capital in sub-Saharan Africa since 2007, is set to gain international prestige from the development: “There is no doubt that Abuja and Lagos will benefit tremendously from high end commercial and residential real estates,” Adekunle Salau, Ernst & Young Advisory Leader for West Africa, told CNN. “My expectation is that if this is executed to plan, Abuja will be able to host world class conferences and compete favourably with Johannesburg and Cape town for international events.

It may also moderate the cost of hotels and rents in Abuja, but more importantly it should add significantly to the economic development of the capital, creating employment in the service and retail sectors. The downside is that it can also be artificially priced, thereby continuing to heat up the already high cost of Abuja properties and secondly, the amenities may not be developed to the quality expected from the WTA brand,” Salau said.


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Okonjo-Iweala To Join US Investment Bank

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Former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has announced she will be joining US investment bank Lazard’s sovereign advice division.

She has also been appointed chair-elect of the board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates.

The new portfolios follow her second stint as Nigeria’s finance minister, which ended in May after the Jonathan led government was voted out of office.

“The two appointments I’m going to undertake embody a continuation of what I’ve tried to do in my career”, she said.

“My work at Gavi will help me continue my work in strengthening institutions and building systems” to improve the health of children through immunisation, she said. At Lazard, she said, she would advise countries on structuring their finances and dealing with debt issues.

Ms Okonjo-Iweala has spent the past three decades working on fiscal management and governance systems in Africa through 25 years at the World Bank, most recently as a managing director, and twice as finance minister in what is now the continent’s biggest economy.

Recall that she was sharply criticised by the press for not speaking out more vociferously about the alleged corrupt practices of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

Ms Okonjo-Iweala has argued that her work on transparency and anti-corruption as finance minister under both Mr Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo has been unfairly “brushed aside”.


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Phase3 To Increase Investment On Infrastructure For Network Services

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Independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider, Phase3 Telecom has said it will deepen investment on infrastructure to extend its reach, increase efficiency, scale up resilience and adaptability for efficient network services while offering solutions that will amplify the operations of its clients across the West African sub-region.

The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Stanley Jegede said the firm will continue invest on robust network to enable the firm extend its reach as the IT world migrates to the new era of internet of things (IoT).

“As more clients that ride on Phase3 network take advantage of the Internet of Things to deliver efficiency in their areas of business; it is very important for us to continue to extend reach as well as adopt the best technology and resource to make our network more secure, resilient and adaptive. Without this, the network will be largely exposed to incessant point of failure with fatal impact on the client and huge cost in millions on downtime.”, he said.

Jegede added that the focus of Phase3 in the coming months; is not just to drive a network infrastructure that connects people but to be the frontrunner in scaling a network that helps grow economies and effectively support technological innovations that expand the world and make it better in all sectors.

This is essential to accelerating the social development, growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and productivity the sub-region has been clamoring for.

The firm which is set to mark its 12th year anniversary next month, said because of its capacity to deliver homegrown solutions deliver significant long term value and as part of its wider West Africa roll out plan to deliver regional connectivity through a single network, it has commenced the deployment of a 228 km long aerial fiber optic infrastructure from Kano to Gazaoua in the Republic of Niger, a landlocked country that borders six other countries of Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya and Mali.

The project is under the Niger-Nigeria fiber-optic cable project being facilitated by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) through the extension of the Backbone Transmission Infrastructure Programme (BTRAIN) programme.

Being an indigenous firm, Phase 3 has been at the forefront of increasing backbone infrastructure that will boost digital market viability and minimise the challenges of accessibility and reliability across sectors and layered connectivity needs.


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200 Boko Haram Members Surrender To Military In Banki

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The Nigerian Army has said that more than 200 insurgents have surrendered to the military following the capture of the strategic town of Banki along the nation’s border with Cameroun on Thursday.

Banki is famous as the centre of a growing international trade between Nigeria, Cameroun and other countries of the Central Africa.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a short text message that the insurgents surrendered to the troops in Banki on Sallah day.

“Over 200 Boko Haram terrorists have just surrendered to our troops in Banki.” He said

The Acting Army Spokesman, who described the development as unprecedented, said that the insurgents had run out of ammunition and other logistics and were in disarray.

He attributed the victory and its fallout to a renewed vigour on the part of the military, the government and the citizenry in the fight against the terrorists.

He said, “I can tell you that the figure is more than 200 and this is quite unprecedented. This is in line with what we have been saying that the Boko Haram terrorists have run out of ammunition and other logistic supplies.”

Usman had said in a late night statement on Thursday that the troops who captured Banki also destroyed seven Boko Haram camps, in addition to detonating seven Explosive Devices in the town.

Speaking to journalists in Maiduguri on Friday at an interactive session, the Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole (Peace is a Must) in the North East, Maj.-Gen. Yusha’u Mahmud Abubakar, confirmed the development.

He said most of the areas that were hitherto in the hands of the insurgents can now be occupied by members of the public.

Abubakar said, “We have started sending our engineers to repair all the destroyed bridges. Already our engineers have started reconstructing the destroyed bridges along Gamboru-Ngala- Maiduguri, Gombi- Garkida- Biu Roads among others and very soon, the menace of Boko Haram will be over.

“But this can never be achieved without the full cooperation of the media and the general public.”

The Army chief further revealed that a major disaster was averted in Maiduguri during the Sallah as a suspected terrorist, who had allegedly planned to plant a bomb in a mosque, was apprehended on the eve of Eid-el-Kabir.

He said the suspect was undergoing interrogation and helping the security agencies with vital information that would assist in arresting those responsible for Sunday’s multiple attacks on Maiduguri, in which 54 persons were confirmed dead.


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Boko Haram: Prominent Northerners Engage Marabouts To Frustrate Soldiers – Army

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The Nigerian Army has raised the alarm that some prominent indigenes from the North-East are planning to subvert the on-going campaign against Boko Haram insurgency.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in an electronic mail on Friday that the individuals and political groups were engrossed in looking for ways to reverse the gains of the war against the terror gang.

Usman alleged that those involved in the mischief were engaging marabouts, non-government organisations and others to frustrate the operation.

He said the Army was aware of the evil plan and would not tolerate the antics of those behind the plot, warning that the military would not hesitate to deal with them.

Usman said, “The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public and send a very strong warning to some prominent individuals and political groups who hail from Borno State in particular and North-East generally, that there is information of plans by some highly placed individuals and political groups to scuttle the fight against terrorism and insurgency in this country.

“The unscrupulous individuals and their cohorts are determined to reverse the gains made and scuttle our efforts of achieving the Presidential directive to defeat Boko Haram terrorists within three months. They are enlisting the services of some non-governmental organisations in this grand design.

“It has come to our knowledge that they are employing every means to see that our operation does not succeed in order for them to continue to enjoy certain benefits.

“It has been revealed that they are employing the services of marabouts and other unethical means in order to frustrate our efforts and the operations in addition to campaign of calumny.

“We are aware of their clandestine meetings and other diabolical efforts to achieve their nefarious aims. This would not be tolerated.

“Therefore, such individuals and groups should be warned in unmistakable terms that anyone found would be dealt with accordingly.”

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Fear Of Arrest: Politicians Lobby CCB To Rectify Declaration Forms

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There are indications that politicians in the country have begun to lobby the Code of Conduct Bureau in a bid to amend some of the information in the asset declaration forms that they had earlier submitted.

It was learnt that the development is because of fear of arrest as this is coming in the light of the ongoing trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged false declaration of assets.

Investigation by Saturday Punch showed that state CCB offices have become busier following Saraki’s ordeal at the CCT, but sources told our correspondents that it was too late for politicians to change the information they had earlier given to the bureau.

For instance, sources in the CCB office in Delta State disclosed that some politicians, including senators and members of the House of Representatives, have been lobbying officials of the bureau to grant them permission to amend the asset declaration forms they had submitted.

According to the source, politicians in the state had until now taken the exercise for granted, believing that they could never be prosecuted over it.

The source said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption stance and the trial of Saraki at the CCT seemed to have jolted the politicians.

Confirming that politicians have begun lobbying CCB officials, the source, who did not want to be named, added that officials of the bureau have recently had to take their security more seriously as a result of the fresh attention drawn to it by Saraki’s prosecution.

The source said, “The Saraki trial has caused politicians to become jittery. They have been gripped by fear of arrest because of the recent political events and some of them have been secretly visiting our offices to lobby some of us. They include senators and members of the House of Representatives.

“Some of the politicians that have been coming are highly placed. Before now, they took everything for granted, knowing that they are in the same party with the government at the centre. With the recent developments, many of them are now rushing to amend the information given on their asset declaration forms.

“They say there might be errors in their forms and that they are willing to make the necessary adjustments.”

Our correspondents also learnt that politicians in Ondo State have been approaching officials of CCB to assist them in amending the forms they had submitted to the bureau.

One of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, informed one of our correspondents that some politicians in the state, who were believed to have lied about their assets in the disclosure forms, have been pleading with officials of the bureau to allow them to review their information.

He said, “Some of them have been coming to us to amend some information on their forms, but there is nothing we can do about their request, because the forms had already been forwarded to Abuja and there is no way we can retrieve them again, at least from our own end here. I don’t know of any other means.”

The source, however, denied that officials of the bureau have been conniving with politicians to cover up for those who declared false assets, saying, “That is criminal, everybody is now very careful. This is an era of change and nobody wants to play with his job again.”

But a source at the CCB office in Enugu admitted to one of our correspondents that politicians sometimes want to review information they submitted in their forms, attributing it to their ignorance.

He said nobody is allowed to review information already put in such asset declaration forms.

He, however, regretted the possibility of some officials of the bureau conniving with politicians to make illegal amendments in the forms.

“Anything is possible,” he said, adding that “It is also possible that some staff of the bureau would conspire with politicians” to rectify completed assets declaration forms.

In the same vein, he revealed that, most times, officials of the CCB assist politicians in filling their asset declaration forms.

He said the CCB usually works with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, disclosing that the bureau recently aided the anti-graft agency by making the asset declaration form of a former governor of the state available for corruption charges.

The official said, “The CCB is usually involved in the investigation of corruption cases, particularly those involving elected public office holders.

“I know for a fact that when the EFCC brought charges against a former governor of this state (Enugu), we made input in the investigation because the assets declared at the beginning of the tenure were taken into consideration before the case was filed.”

In Rivers State, an official of the CCB, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the issue, however, described efforts by politicians to lobby the bureau’s officials as a waste of time.

The source also said that once asset declaration forms were filled and submitted by politicians, it would be criminal for any official of the CCB to allow an amendment to the document.

Explaining that the filled forms were always sent to the CCB headquarters in Abuja after submission by politicians, the official insisted that such forms would not be returned even if they were still in the state.

The source said, “We have their (politicians) slips and completed forms, which have already been sent to the CCB in Abuja. Since the politicians had already sworn to oaths that whatever they filled in the forms as their assets is correct, they cannot come for amendments.

“It (amending or altering asset declaration) is not right; it is not possible and it is a criminal offence. It is not possible for any of us here to be involved in anything like that.”

The Ekiti State Director, CCB, Mr. Akinfolarin Feyisola, said there has been no lobbying of officials of the bureau by politicians in the state, adding that any official found wanting would be prosecuted.

He said, “We don’t have such cases here. The state office does not have the power to investigate and verify assets declared by anyone, except with the authorisation of the Federal Commissioner.”

A source at the CCB office in Osogbo told one of our correspondents on Friday that asset declaration forms filled by political office holders in Osun State had since been submitted to Abuja.

He said there was no way any politician could return to the state office to ‘rectify’ any falsehood in the asset declaration forms already submitted to them.

The State Director of the CCB in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Ime Obot, disclosed that when public officials in the state declare their assets, his office lacks the power to work on the contents or even view them.

According to him, as soon as a public official declares his assets in the form, which is enclosed in a sealed envelope, the agency’s duty in Uyo is to forward same to its headquarters in Abuja for further actions.

On politicians lobbying some workers of the agency to manipulate the contents of the documents in their favour, Obot said such situation does not exist in the state since his office does not have power over asset declaration.

Meanwhile, the Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau, Sam Saba, said he was not aware that politicians had started lobbying officials of the agency to rectify their asset declaration forms.

He said this in a text message in response to inquiries made by our correspondent in Osogbo on Friday.

Saba said, “As a matter of fact, verification of assets and liabilities of governors, lawmakers and others is a shared responsibility between the headquarters and state offices.

“Teams to verify are drawn up at the headquarters including staff from respective states. The teams are headed by Federal Commissioners on a zonal arrangement.

“I am not aware that politicians have been lobbying officials of the CCB to block loopholes in the forms filled that are already in its custody. Such requests have not reached our Abuja office.”

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Omotola’s Dressing Unfit For Mother Of Four – Funke Adesiyan

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Actress Funke Adesiyan has said she has no regret criticising fellow actress, Omotola Jalade, for wearing a cropped top to a public event recently.

Funke, who was angry at those who criticised her buddy and colleague, Bimbo Thomas, who posted a picture where she wore a swimsuit on the social media, said it was irrational of the people who made nasty comments concerning what Bimbo wore.

“I stand by what I said. People should stop being hypocritical. I don’t see anything wrong with anybody wearing a swimsuit at a beach; do you expect the person to wear agbada? Omotola is my senior colleague whom I respect a lot. She is pretty and very strong. But this is my opinion. If people want to criticise somebody for wearing a swimsuit to a beach, they might as well criticise Omotola, a mother of four, for wearing a cropped top to a public event. It is my opinion. I didn’t intend to insult her person or personality, I just expressed an opinion,” Funke said.

Funke Adesiyan
Funke Adesiyan
On whether she didn’t care if Omotola felt bad that she called her out on social media, Funke said, “She has not told me that she feels bad about what I wrote. I don’t see why anybody should cry more than the bereaved. It wasn’t out of malice that I said what I said and of course, I am not jealous of her. I can never be jealous of anybody.”

Funke insisted she wasn’t defending Bimbo because she is her friend but because, “I can’t stand injustice. You don’t have to be my friend for me to speak up for you.”




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What Will You Do If Your Spouse Is Addicted To Sex?

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Psychologists and marriage counsellors often claim that lack of good sex moments could lead to divorce. They also note that if there is no sexual intimacy in marriage, it could make the ‘wanting partner’ cheat on the other. But what if a spouse now keeps demanding for sex often? Some Nigerians spoke with Saturday Punch on the issue.




She has to think of something else - Teju Akinrinola

Since it’s one of my matrimonial duties to have sex with her, I don’t have a choice than to satisfy her. I cannot ignore her when she approaches me for it. However, addiction is a disease and I will help her by communicating to her that sexual addiction can ruin our lives. Talking to her is the best way to handle the situation. I’ll let her know she needs to focus her mind on how to develop herself intellectually instead of thinking about sex every time. If she’s unemployed, I’ll buy her literatures that will keep her busy and keep her mind off sex.

Too much sex can damage the brain - Segun Banjo

As pleasant as sex is, it is not food that should be consumed every day. Too much of everything is bad. I don’t like the idea of having sex every day as if our lives depend on it. There are other things in marriage that should engage one’s mind, not sex alone. I will let her understand my view on this issue and hopefully, she should agree with me. The bottom line is: sex is good, but too much of it can damage the brain.

I must satisfy her - Mark Ogudu

It is even better that she is the one demanding for it. Assuming I’m the one who keeps demanding for sex in such manner, she may think I’m promiscuous. She may also think I’m not considerate. But now that she is the one asking for it, I will satisfy her. If sex will make her not to look elsewhere and be fulfilled maritally, I must not disappoint her. She is my wife and so there’s nothing wrong with this issue.

I pray God should give her a job - Babarinsa Olusola

It’s only an unemployed woman that will like sex to the point of addiction. Extremity of anything is a disease and I will not allow that in my home. An average career woman in Lagos, who wakes up around 4am in order to beat the traffic, thinking of how to go about her job for the day, and coming home late in the night, will not have the time to think of sex every time. It’s not too good a lifestyle, but there must be balance in everything one does. I will pray that God should also provide my wife a job that will make her think less of sex.

I’ll give it to her - Williams Amosun

I know some men who complain of their wives’ addiction to their careers, thereby giving them little or no opportunity of having romantic moments together. I don’t want such a woman. I would rather prefer a wife who demands sex often from me to the one who I have to beg before we can have sex. So if my wife always wants sex, I must be ready to give it to her. In fact, I will be glad. Moments with one’s wife in bed are to be desired by every man.

Women cheat when there’s no sex - Abiori Marie

I can’t cheat on my husband, but many women cheat when their husbands don’t give them sex. There are some men that have money – they have virtually everything they want in the home, except romance. That’s when you hear of such women sleeping with their houseboys or drivers, which is quite a familiar experience. This shows they want sex, not just money and power. I want a balanced lifestyle, which includes a good sex life.

It’s good to please my husband - Akanbi Yetunde

No chance should be given for my husband to be tempted by other women outside there. One thing is, if I begin cautioning him and not making myself available for him, he may start to look elsewhere. Meanwhile, there are so many ladies that can be described as roaring lions looking for men to devour. If I restrain myself, they could jump at him. They would give him gladly and I will be the one to suffer in the long run. Hence, I will not hesitate to have sex with my husband anytime he wants. For Christ’s sake, he’s my husband!

Sex alone doesn’t keep a home - Adebola Rachael

To me, a man who views me like a friend rather than as a sex companion is a great man. Such is the type of man that can keep a home better. Contrary to the popular belief that sex is the ultimate in marriage, companionship is. If sex were, cases of divorce among couples would be minimal. Experiences of many women have shown that there are other things they want in their lives apart from sex. Personally, I want love, happiness and friendship from my husband.

There should be time for everything - Sarah Alabi

For everything, one must have a schedule. There should be a timetable for sex in the home to avoid addiction. Addiction is not a good thing. As much as sex is a good experience, it shouldn’t take a toll on other aspects of the home. There are moments couples should spend together discussing their plans and the future, not having sex. When we think of sex and engage in it every time, it will lead to failure in other areas of our lives.

I want a friend, not a sex companion - Ojo Oluwafunmilayo

Some men would think sex is so much important than any other thing in marriage, but it is a fallacy. Sex, in itself, does not give fulfillment. Of course, it is one of the forces that bind couples together, but that doesn’t mean we should not be disciplined. Friendship is what I desire from my husband. It pleases me more than sex.

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Buhari’s Anti-corruption War: Business Slows Down For Charter Airlines

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Charter airlines operating in Nigeria have been losing at least half a billion naira monthly since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power and started his anti-corruption crusade, findings by Saturday Punch have shown.

In the last four months, investigation reveal that 10 charter airlines have lost a combined revenue of $10.395m (₦2.048bn).

Subsequently, some of the charter airlines, which used to enjoy the robust patronage of serving and non-serving top government officials, cronies and contractors, are now at the verge of closing shops following a sharp drop in business turnovers.

Sources in the charter airline sub-sector of the country’s aviation industry disclosed to our correspondent under the condition of anonymity that Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign had made most of their clients to boycott flying charter jets.

It was further learnt that serving governors, politicians, immediate past ministers, ex-presidential advisers, top government contractors including subsidy scheme beneficiaries and top civil servants, who used to charter airlines, had all stopped flying private jets.

Findings also revealed that associates of these serving and non-serving government officials, and their associates and family members, both close and distant, had also stopped renting private jets, a usual practice in the past.

A director in one of the aviation agencies who is close to charter jet operators at the Lagos airport, said, “Immediately Buhari took over, charter jet business started witnessing a gradual decline. But it became very worse when Buhari started the anti-corruption crusade.

“The fear of probe by the new government made most of our clients to run away. You know most of our clients are serving and non-serving top government officials, top government contractors and subsidy scheme beneficiaries.”

The CEO of one of the top local charter companies, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, also confirmed the development.

He said most operators were already returning some of the planes they leased from foreign leasing companies following the development.

He said, “The charter businesses have all been affected so badly, I used to do an average of 50 hours in a month. And this is the average for most of us the main operators. Now, I hardly do 10 hours in a month, it’s that bad.”

“I do about 60 hours per month at my peak, and about 43 hours per month at periods before the emergence of the new administration,” he added.

According to him, the condition has made some operators to return planes leased from foreign leasing companies in South Africa and United States back to them.

“Many of us (charter airlines) could not afford lease rentals (fees operators pay on planes to their owners) anymore because businesses are down, I mean virtually down completely.

“The law allows us to lease aircraft that because Nigeria has domesticated the Cape Town Convention. That was even the reason they released the planes to Nigerian operators in the first place.”

Following the downturn in business, he said each operator had returned between one and four aircraft to their owners overseas depending on the number of planes they leased from them.

Findings by our correspondent show that there are about 10 licensed charter airlines operators in Nigeria.

These are Austria-based Vistajets, United Kingdom-based Hanger 8 Aviation, Top Brass Aviation, Skyjet Airlines, Jed Air, Overland Airways, SkyPower Express, Arik Air, King Air and Associated Airlines.

However, there are still a number of charter flights operated by some helicopter companies which also have one or two private jets for charter in their fleet.

Also, there are still a number of companies which do charter under the licences of some of the licensed charter operators.

Further findings from government agencies and chief executive officers of some charter airlines showed that each of the main operators made an average of 50 hours per month before Buhari took over and began the anti-corruption crusade.

Specifically, charter airline operations ranged from 35 to 65 hours per month before the advent of the Buhari administration. This may come from an average of about three or four flights per week with each flight lasting for about two to three hours on the average.

According to the CEOs, the charter airlines charge between $5,000 and $8,000 per hour for the flights or services.

However, businesses have become so bad that most operators do between five hours and 20 hours a month, according to some CEOs who spoke to our correspondent under the condition of anonymity.

Using an average fee of $6,500 per hour and an average of 50 hours per month for each operator, It means that the 10 licensed charter airlines were generating a revenue of $3.25m (₦640.25m) every month before the emergence of Buhari.

However, with the downturn in business, it means using an average of 10 hours per month for each operator, the 10 licensed operators are now making approximately $650,000 (₦128.05m) every month.

This means that the charter airlines are losing about $2.6m (₦512m) in revenue every month with the sharp decline in their business.

This means that between May and September, charter airlines have lost about $10.4m (₦2.048bn) in revenue.

The development has made some charter airlines to begin sacking some of their employees.

It was authoritatively gathered that Vistajets had sacked some of its employees in the aftermath of the sharp drop in its business.

Early last year, it was reported that the immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Alison Madueke, allegedly flew Vistajets for several months and accumulated huge sums of bills that could almost reach half of the amount a private jet is sold.

Vistajets, which parades some of the best upscale and almost brand new Bombardier jets in its fleets, enjoys perhaps the best patronage prior to the downturn in the charter business market.

The Austria-based charter airlines, which used to have about five private jets deployed in Nigeria during the peak of business, had reduced it to just two with only one being in active service, according to a government official close to the company.

The official said a number of workers were laid off after the company redeployed some of its aircraft to other African countries.

The Vistajets’ representative in Nigeria, Mr. Kola Aluko, could not be reached for comments. Calls and text messages sent to his telephone line did not go through.

The CEO of Skypower Express, one of the charter airlines, Capt. Joji Muhammed, said the downturn in the charter business market could be linked to several factors including the downturn in the economy and the fact that elections were over.

Joji, who confirmed that some operators had returned their aircraft overseas, said when planes were no more in use due to low business, it was normal that they would be taken away.

An aviation industry analyst and Chief Executive Officer, Group Captain John Ojikutu (retd), said Buhari needed to investigate those who had used government funds and corrupt money to fly or buy private jets.

He said it was obvious that most of the people who used to fly private jets got the money through corrupt means.

“All the government contractors, ex-government officials must all be investigated; they have stopped because a new government that is interested in seeing how people spend money is in power.”

Industry watcher and CEO, Finum Aviation, an aviation consultancy firm, Mr. Sheri Kyari, said, “People who used to display wealth are no more doing so because they don’t know what will happen next. This is why the charter business market is down. Except there is an economic boom, the charter market may not recover too soon.”

It was also learnt that some top government officials and beneficiaries of oil subsidy scheme who bought private jets were selling them for fear of being probed.

Some who did not sell them were said to be hiding them in foreign countries. It was gathered that those who leased private jets directly from foreign companies for their private flying had returned them.

An aviation industry analyst and member of the Aviation Round Table, an industry pressure group, Mr. Olumide Ohunayo, said the growth and boom the charter airline sub-sector experienced before the emergence of Buhari was funded by stolen and excess government funds.

He said, “Things have not been done properly in the charter airline sector. For instance, a lot of the operators are not paying taxes. We have some people also offering illegal charter services. You saw how the NCAA recently impounded two foreign planes for doing illegal charter services in Nigeria. Now, a new sheriff is in town and the fear of the new sheriff has slowed down activities in that sector.

“We have come to the time when everybody has to account for their actions and inactions. Before now, you see ministers and top government officials flying private jets and forcing government agencies to foot the bill. That is no longer happening now because all the top civil servants are afraid of Buhari’s probe.”

Ohunayo further explained that. “We used to see a situation where some top government people, their family members or cronies will charter private jet to Dubai or South Africa on a Friday to relax and come back on a Monday. That can no longer happen again so the sector must experience the lull. People must account for things and the fear of probe is making many people to run away now even though they still have the money.”

Industry watcher and former Assistant General Secretary, Airlines Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Tukur Muhammed, said many top Nigerians with links in government who used to fly private jets now fly business class in commercial planes. He noted that the development had made commercial airlines to be making good revenue in their premium classes.

Muhammed said, “People are being forced to change their lifestyles. Come and see the business class cabin of First Nation, Aero contractor and other airlines on the Lagos-Abuja route now, you see the big names that used to fly charter jets there. The fear of Buhari has made everyone to change their lifestyles. I think it is good for the country. However, people who stole money must account for it.

“For the charter airline market, we will start facing the reality now. Private jet is not for everyone. It is for those few who can afford it, and not those who stole government money.”

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Pro-Lawan Senators Move To Impeach Saraki

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Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki
Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki
There were indications on Friday that members of the Senate Unity Forum had started wooing senators loyal to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.

Saturday Punch gathered that the move was part of fresh efforts to change the leadership of the Senate.

The group comprises senators, who were opposed to the emergence of Saraki as senate president.

It was learnt that the SUF members, who contacted the pro-Saraki senators, hinged their argument on the ongoing trial of the Senate President at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

It was gathered that the group might have succeeded in securing the support of 12 pro-Saraki senators, mainly the Peoples Democratic Party members.

Investigations showed that the anti-Saraki group sought the support of the senate president’s loyalists because it had become obvious that the senate president could not be removed without the support of some senators that were sympathetic to him.

At the inauguration of the Senate on June 6, 57 out of 109 senators were reported to have voted for Saraki.

However, members of the SUF, who were supporting Senator Ahmed Lawan were at a meeting with the party leaders when the election was held.

Investigations revealed that some of the senators who supported Lawan’s bid had allegedly met with some All Progressives Congress leaders on the need to remove Saraki.

It was gathered that they started meeting with the leaders shortly after the Senate went on recess.

Specifically, a member of the group, who spoke with our correspondents on conditions of anonymity, explained that series of meetings had been held with APC leaders like Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and Chief Bisi Akande.

A member of the group from the South-West geopolitical zone, who also craved anonymity, confirmed to one of our correspondents that the SUF members had started reaching out to their colleagues who had joined the camp of Saraki.

He expressed optimism that the group would be able to muster enough support from other senators to get the required 73 members needed to oust the senate president.

He said, “We know that getting the required figure to carry out an impeachment at the moment would be a herculean task but honestly we hope to achieve it very soon. Already there has been a serious move to get our former party members who are with Saraki now back to our camp.

“I can also confirm to you that we have the support of about 12 Peoples Democratic Party senators who are ready to support any move against Saraki. Don’t forget that some ranking PDP senators are still aggrieved over the emergence of freshers as their principal officers.”

Further checks by one of our correspondents also revealed that some of the APC leaders who met with the SUF members had asked the anti – Saraki senators to work on some influential PDP senators who could get their colleagues to support their course.

A source said, “I am not in Abuja now, we shall resume on Monday. I don’t have specific information at the moment but what I can assure you of is that our leaders have said that it is fight to finish.

“We learnt that the like minds senators are already working on some of their supporters in the PDP camp to reject the ministerial list by refusing to screen them but we are also ready for them. I won’t disclose our strategy for now.”

One of our correspondents further learnt that the SUF were also working on a political solution to execute its agenda since it would be difficult for its members to dangle financial inducements to their colleagues because of the anti – corruption posture of the Buhari administration.

One of them confided in one of our correspondents that Saraki might want to save his face from the impending embarrassment at the end of the CCT trial by opting to step aside.

He said, “We know that he might want to give conditions like a settlement of his CCT case out of court, withdrawing of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charges against his wife and an end to his former manager’s trial for alleged fraud at the Société Générale Bank. We could help him in this regard to have a soft landing and avoid disgrace. “

Senate spokesperson, who is also a die-hard supporter of Saraki, Senator Dino Melaye, did not pick his call when contacted for comments on Thursday

Also efforts to get reaction of the SUF’s spokesperson, Senator Kabiru Marafa, did not succeed as calls to his mobile telephone did not go through.

Also some senators contacted across the two camps, declined official comments but a PDP senator from the South-South geopolitical zone, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “We are watching events as they unfold. I won’t say more than that.”

The source explained off the record that since the trial of the senate president centered on corrupt enrichment as a public officer, the SUF would appeal to the conscience of Nigerians and the international community to prevail on Saraki to step aside and clear himself of the allegations preferred against him by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Part of the strategy, the source added, would include sponsoring of a motion by a member of the group to draw the attention of the red chamber to the trial of Saraki and plead with him to safe himself from unnecessary distraction by stepping aside for adequate concentration at the tribunal.

He said, “Nigerians should not see the on-going trial of the senate president as a witch-hunt, rather, they should rather try and find out whether it was true that he included a multi – million dollar property he bought in 2006 as part of his assets as of 2003.

“We should stop playing politics with everything in this country. The mantra of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is anti – corruption and it will not be proper to have a morally deficient person presiding over the affairs of the legislature being a critical arm of government.

“The prosecution counsel had promised to shock Nigerians with the revelations of witnesses who had testified against the senate president at the CCT. The implication of this is that all the charges were not fabricated or invented to spite him. He should therefore go and face his trial. “

Attempts to get the reactions of the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed as well as that of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, were unsuccessful.

The National Chairman of the party could not be reached as calls to his mobile telephone indicated that it was switched off.

Repeated calls to the mobile telephone numbers of Mohammed and Tinubu’s Spokesperson, Mr. Sunday Dare, were neither picked nor returned.

A response to text messages sent to them was still being awaited as of the time of filing this report at 8:45pm.

A pro-Saraki senator confided in one of our correspondents that the seat of the Senate President was not threatened because the Code of Conduct Tribunal had no jurisdiction to try Senator Bukola Saraki for any criminal offence.

He said, “The idea that members of the SUF are reaching out to pro-Saraki senators in the senate does not arise because majority of the members of the upper chamber had freely elected their presiding officers and would not be in a hurry to remove them because of any politically motivated trial by a tribunal which lacks jurisdiction to do so.

“Nobody can impeach or arrest the Senate President, and the lawyers are there to argue out the competence or otherwise of the CCT to try the case preferred against him. More than 80 senators had signed a document with which they unanimously passed a vote of confidence on their president.

“No senator had approached any of us on any issue of impeachment because they know the answer already. They cannot get 73 senators to impeach the Senate President. They are playing games and we are also ready for them. “

Attempts to speak with Senators Dino Melaye, Eyinnaya Abaribe, Hope Uzodinma, James Manager, Mao Ohuabunwa, Ali Ndume, and Bala Ibn Na’Allah, to get their views on the development failed as they neither picked their calls not react to text messages sent to them.

The phone of the Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, was also switched off when one of our correspondents dialed his number on Friday evening.

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Lagos Police Station Where No Motorist Can Be Innocent

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It was a public holiday they all looked forward to. And as the weeks faded into days, they prepared themselves, packed their bags, prepared enough edible items that could last them for the duration of their journey.

Fortunately for the Ayanfes, the holiday was a Thursday, which marked the beginning of a long weekend, hence, they converted their trip from mere family treat to a vacation, which was to run from Thursday to Sunday. They had their plans well laid out and they had really prepared for it, both psychologically and financially.

Eventually, the day they had all been waiting for came. At about 10am, they left their house in Orisunbare, in Shasha, Akowonjo Local Government Area of Lagos State, and were heading to a resort centre in Osun State. With a slow music in the background, the Ayanfes traded comic banters, cracked jokes and revelled in the loving atmosphere.

They all appeared to be in a good mood, having been deprived of such a quality family time in the past because of work. While the man, Gbenga, took the position of the driver, his wife, Esther, sat beside him while their two children rolled from one side to the other on the back seat, playing and wishing they could get to their destination in less than no time.

But that joyful moment was soon cut short when they were stopped by some policemen from the Shasha police station in Afonka Sreet, at an illegal checkpoint along the Shasha – Orisunbare Road. It was an unpleasant experience that they would likely not forget in a hurry. Not only did they spend their vacation at the police station, they went back home with pockets of frustration and anger.

According to Mr. Ayanfe, what started as a friendly chat between them and the policemen soon snowballed into an argument. He explained that one of the policemen walked up to the car and asked for everything he could possibly ask for, which he produced. Trouble started when he was asked to produce the receipt of his number plate.

“I gave him everything he wanted but I was surprised when he asked me to produce the receipt of my number plate. I felt it was a joke, so I even teased him, saying ‘Oga how do you want me to get the receipt of a number plate that I have been using for years?’ Besides, there is no special receipt for number plate. It comes with other documents from the Road Safety office. But he got angry. In fact, he slammed the butt of his gun on my bonnet and said I should come out. At that point, my little girl started crying, because of the way they held their guns.

“My brother, it was like a dream. For God’s sake, where was I to get the receipt of my number plate? It was even the old number plate which I had been using since I bought the car about three years earlier. I didn’t know what to say. One of his colleagues came around and asked what was happening. I was shocked when he told the other man that I was rude to him and that I said he didn’t know his job. I was shocked. My brother, I was lost. I screamed, and reminded him he was lying against me. I was even trying to explain to the other policeman but he told him to take me to the station.”

Still confused and not knowing what to do, Ayanfe recalled that he brought out his identity card to show that he is a responsible citizen, but his explanations fell into their deaf ears. Knowing the journey ahead of him, he said he came out of the vehicle and requested to meet their boss, who was seated in a blue van with no number plate.

He said his surprise took a new dimension when the boss said he should go and clear himself with those he had problem with or they should go to the station to settle it.

“At that point, I knew there was trouble because I have always known that police station is the worst place to go to in Nigeria. They make people miserable there because it’s their terrain.

“In spite of all the persuasion, they insisted that we should go to the station. So, one of them ordered my wife to go and sit at the back while he would sit in front. Initially, she objected, but this policeman said he would deal with her if she didn’t oblige. I had to plead with her to go and sit at the back, because they were brandishing their guns as if they were ready to shoot. So, we went to their station at Afonka.”

Ayanfe explained that their ordeal in the hands of the policemen at Afonka, Shasha, took a turn for the worst when they got to the station and they deflated the car tyres and he was told to write a statement on why he was driving a “stolen car.”

If not for the intervention of Ayanfe’s friend, a lawyer, whom he had to call to rescue him, he said he could have spent the night at the station, even though he left the place around 6pm. “They delayed us and told us to either produce the receipt or stay till someone would come and bail us,” he explained.

Not only did the Ayanfes miss their anticipated vacation, they went back home deflated, sad and discomfited.

Ayanfe’s story is just a brief reflection of what residents of Shasha, Egbeda and Ikotun areas of Alimosho Local Government said the policemen from the Afonka police station have been subjecting motorists and okada riders in these areas to.

Some residents pointed out that instead of harassing innocent victims to make money, these policemen should rather invest their energies in tackling the numerous criminal activities in the area. Some of them even pointed out that a policeman in the division had been tagged ‘I’ll shoot you’ because he was always threatening to shoot anybody who disobeys his orders or tries to claim to know his or her rights.

Some road users who spoke to our correspondent maintained that the policemen from the Afonka division had become “notorious and brazen” in the way they harass citizens, especially motorists and okada riders.

A commercial driver, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of being harassed, lamented that there was a limit to the extent to which people in the area could defend their basic rights because of the way the policemen brandish their guns and threaten people.

They added that they would rather go through the suffering, delays and even part with money than lose their lives, considering the increasing rate of accidental discharge or extra-judicial killings by policemen.

The Ayanfes could have missed a vacation for falling into the trap of the Shasha policemen, but beyond the appointment that Mrs. Nwaoji Beatrice missed occasioned by her encounter with these policemen, she got a query and three days suspension from her boss at her place of work.

Beatrice recalled that she was to join her boss for a meeting with some guests somewhere on Lagos Island, hence, she said she left her house early enough and headed for the Island. According to her, the appointment was slated for 12pm, but because of traffic congestion and any unforeseen issues, she left the house around 9am.

She said, “It was an all-important meeting, so I left my house at Idimu around 9am. I knew I would not be late even if there was traffic. But when I got to Egbeda, I met these policemen. They were about five. They all raised up their guns and told me to pull over. I was scared. It was a narrow road, and there was a little space to my left, so I just had to quickly swerve, because it was close to a corner and I didn’t see them on time.

“While I was trying to pull over carefully so as not to end up in the gutter, one of them shouted at me to answer them before they would deal with me. I was surprised they were that hostile. When he came to me, he said, ‘madam wetin dey worry you na. You no wan park abi, you think say na play we dey play here? I was surprised at such a foul language.

“I challenged him to talk to me with respect but the situation got even worse. He asked for my papers, which I gave him. And then he asked for my driving licence, I gave him the photocopy that I had. He rejected it and said he needed to see the original.”

Beatrice explained that in spite of her pleas and the explanation that she had a meeting Lagos Island, he insisted on seeing the original licence. She added that the policeman, assisted by some of his colleagues, told her to either go back home or call someone to bring it for her.

“I was confused and I knew there was no time to waste. Then, he told me we should go to the station if I was undecided. He told me to open the door but I refused. But when he pointed his gun at me, I had to open it. He said I should settle but I had just ₦5,250 on me. I offered him ₦4,000 but he said he would collect not less than ₦10,000. I didn’t have that kind of money to waste and I didn’t even have it at that time, so I had to call someone at Ikotun to go to my house, meet my house help and bring the licence for me.

“It took some time before the person brought it, so, I left there around 11am. I called my boss but he didn’t pick. Eventually, I was late to the meeting and my boss didn’t take it lightly with me.”

These and many more examples give an insight into the activities of what has become a norm in the Nigeria Police. While armed robbers, cultists, land grabbers and ritualists perpetrate their criminal activities and put the people under intense fear, those who are paid to protect them seem to have added theirs to the whole debacle.

Mr. Niran Komolafe would not mind sharing how he spent several hours at this same Afonka police station for claiming his rights. It was on a Friday evening while he and his wife were on their way to a programme. Akomolafe said the policemen stopped them somewhere in Shasha and because he didn’t feel safe, more so that the policemen wore sweaters, covering their names and identity numbers, he was reluctant to stop.

Due to his reluctance, he said one of the policemen pointed his hand to his head, indicating that something must be wrong with his head.

“The signal was that my head is not correct, which he didn’t hide. I took an exception to being insulted. So, I stopped, pulled over and asked what he meant by that. He asked if I wanted to beat him. He then said he would deal with me. So, he asked for my proof of ownership, and I challenged him to lift his sweater so I could see his name and number. He flared up and called me names. He wanted to open the rear door so he could enter my car, but I locked the door. My wife even tried to talk to me but he told her to shut her mouth, saying, “in their village, women don’t talk when men are talking.” And these are people with guns.

“It was getting late, so I called one of my friends in the Force who wanted to talk to him but he refused to take the phone from me. Eventually, they took me to their station at Afonka, where they delayed me for about two hours before one of their senior officers asked for my proof of ownership of the car, which I showed him, and told me to go.

“I even tried the number of the Divisional Police Officer written on the board but the number was not available. Sometimes, I wonder if the police hierarchy has lost a firm grip of its men, because they would even tell you that if you like you could call the Inspector General of Police and that nothing would happen.”

These and many other frustrations are what Nigerians, especially motorists go through in the hands of policemen who are paid to protect lives and security on daily basis. Motorists and okada riders in the area confided in Saturday Punch that they sometimes live under the fear of harassment by these officers. And because of the killings by policemen here and there, they said they could not challenge them or claim to be acting on their rights.

“One of them even told me that ‘who tell you say you get right. C’mmon, start the engine and drive to the station,’” a motorist who operates in the Shasha and Akowonjo area told our correspondent.

The motorist added, “I was once their victim. They stopped me and asked for everything you can imagine. Eventually, they said I didn’t have the reflective sticker. And I had but it has bleached. I had to part with some money so they wouldn’t take me to their station, because that would be the worst.”

Also, an okada rider said that going to their station was the worst thing that could happen to anybody because of their brutality.

When our correspondent visited the police station during the week, it was not a fancy site to behold. In fact, it looked like a den, filled with fierce-looking policemen. While some roamed about with their guns on their shoulders, some sat under the tree, all looking very intimidating.

There were some persons hanging around the station, standing in their twos and threes, all wearing a sad look, while some others sat inside a makeshift waiting room in the premises. Findings showed that unlawful arrests and detention are few of the activities that go on in the station.

At intervals, some people would come in a bid to bail their relatives, and while some would go back home happy, others would go back frustrated. In fact, when our correspondent entered the station, the way some complainants were being attended to by the officers on duty gave some impression of their hostility.

Our correspondent gathered from a source that one of those in the cell was being detained because his motorcycle, which was on hire purchase, was stolen, and that he had since been detained even when the owner said he had forgiven him.

The source said, “In fact, the boy who rides the okada came to report the case at the station by himself that the motorcycle was stolen, but he ended up being locked up. When the owner of the motorcycle was called, he said he wasn’t interested in any case and that he had let go. The owner even promised to buy another one but the police are saying that the family of the boy should come and bail him. The money is what the family of the boy is looking for at the moment. If he had known the owner would forgive him, he wouldn’t have gone to the police to report.”

Notably, this kind of experience is what obtains in many other locations and police divisions across the country. While policemen are paid from taxpayers’ money to protect their lives and properties, findings showed that some of these men have swapped this national assignment with something else, geared towards putting citizens under pressure, intimidation and fear.

In some other climes, the appearance of a policeman or the patrol vehicle gives comfort and a sense of cover to residents, but in Nigeria, especially in recent times, some people have said that sighting policemen unsettles them and puts them under fear of imminent brutality or attack.

“It is either they drive you off the road with their rickety vehicles and sirens, or they extort, harass and intimidate you, or they take you to their station and come up with false allegations, not to even talk of the scourge of accidental discharge,” a resident of Shasha told our correspondent.

Even though the IGP, Mr. Solomon Arase, has banned checkpoints on roads, the policemen seem to have converted the stop and search strategy to a money-making venture and a golden opportunity to harass people. From Gowon, Pen Cinema, to Ikeja, these are very evident, as observed by our correspondent.

When confronted with the allegations of activities of the men in his division, the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Sirajo Salisu, who was initially reluctant to comment on the issue “because only the PPRO talks to the press,” said anyone who was being harassed by any of the policemen from his division should call him to complain.

He explained that he had just been transferred to the station and that since he came he had been making efforts to ensure there was discipline.

He pointed out that it was not impossible for some other officers from different formations to operate within his jurisdiction without his knowledge.

“Anyone who is being harassed should copy my number on the board and call me. I’m always available. The Police Public Relations Officer is in charge of matters relating to the press. He will speak to you,” he added.

Also, the PPRO, Lagos State Command, Mr. Joe Offor, said he would investigate the matter and get back to our correspondent which he had yet to do as of press time.

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Why Women’s Breasts Are Getting Bigger – Study

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Breast, a soft (rounded) protruding organ on the upper front of a woman’s body, is no doubt an important part of the female anatomy, not only for producing milk needed to feed a new born baby, although that can be enormous, its high-end advantage during sexual activities and the role it plays in the attractiveness of a woman cannot be overemphasized.

Notably, men have theirs, but it is not (always) as sizeable as those of women, and many men lust after these organs, oft making some to skip their breaths, lose concentration or even change focus on sighting them, and for most of them, the bigger, the better.

Call it an instant attention grabber for men and you may not be far from the truth. It excites them and remains a huge delight for them but it also delights its owners; women, making them feel good and sometimes enhancing their comparative advantage. And suffice it to say that it aptly qualifies as one of the most cherished (by women) and most loved (by men) parts of the female body. Such is its importance to both sexes.

Even though big breasts could be a blessing or burden for women, as big breasts have been found to have the likelihood of affecting posture and causing chronic back pain, regardless, more women seem to crave for it now than ever before.

However, it is not uncommon these days to see that women, including young girls, are becoming increasingly endowed in that region. In fact, in those days, girls used to wear vest until they approached 18 but now, bras have taken the centre stage, not just for decoration but because there is indeed something to cover, which underscores the fact that girls and women are getting bigger in that region.

Many have attributed women’s bust increase to the fact that many more women are going under the knife for breast enlargement, which has made it difficult to know which one is natural or artificial, but far from that, lifestyle and diet have been found to play a major role in bust size.

This is independent of heredity and the fact that women experience some natural variation in their breast size usually during their period (menstruation) and pregnancy period (pre and post).

An emeritus surgeon, Prof. Michael Baum, who is also an expert in breast cancer, explained that one good reason why more women are getting increased bust size is increased fat consumption, but a nutritionist, Jane Clarke told Daily Mail that people are eating more of wrong food and that all the calories people consume end up on the hips and breasts coupled with the fact that more women are now taking too much of alcohol which is highly calorific.

Another nutritionist, Dr. Marilyn Glenville, also opined that beyond fat, increase in the breast tissue levels has also been responsible for the increase in breast size. “So, we have to look at what stimulates breast tissue growth, and that is oestrogen, the female sex hormone. Oestrogen is what changes our body shape during puberty,” she added.

Glenville explained that there is a strong link between increased oestrogen levels and bigger breasts, adding that there are some breast-enhancing supplements that have made their way into some of the food people consume, making such food items have oestrogenic properties, which have impacted on their breast size. She argued further that a large chunk of the milk consumed by humans come from pregnant cows, thus the milk would be flooded with oestrogen.

She said, “It makes sense to look at the ways in which our exposure to all types of oestrogen, the hormone our own bodies produce and oestrogenic chemicals we come into contact with, has changed over the years.

“Girls today reach puberty earlier than ever before, and are going on to have fewer ¬ children and breastfeeding for less time. As a result, we have far more periods than our ancestors would have had and we are exposed to more monthly surges of oestrogen, which stimulates ovulation and is also responsible for the increasing breast sizes.”

Meanwhile, a previous study, led by Dr. Karin Michels, from Harvard Medical School, had explained that young girls of nowadays are reaching puberty at an earlier age because of consumption of sugary drinks. Thus, when these girls reach puberty, they begin to show the signs, evident in their breasts and butts.

Michels said, “Our study adds to increasing concern about the widespread consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks among children and adolescents. Our study suggests that age of first menstruation (menarche) occurred earlier among girls with the highest consumption of drinks sweetened with added sugar. These findings are important in the context of earlier puberty onset among girls.”

Going by Glenville’s explanation, the fact that more girls reach puberty exposes them to more oestrogen from their young age, which tends to have its own effect on their anatomy, especially their breasts.

One other explanation for the rising size of boobs, according to experts, is the use of contraceptive pills. In a report on softpedia.com, a consultant endocrinologist, Prof. Pierre-Marc Bouloux, was quoted as saying, “There is a tendency for the pill to stimulate breast growth. However, modern versions of the pill contain far less estrogen than their older counterparts.”

Bouloux explained that there are some other products that come as consumable items, like some chewing gum, which have some oestrogenic properties that could enhance breast size, adding that certain chemicals in polluted water and industrial wastes could mimic oestrogen and produce the same boob-boosting factor in the women.

But, in the words of Dr. Joanna Scurr, a breast biomechanics expert and principal lecturer in biomechanics at the University of Portsmouth, breast sizes are increasing because of the higher proportion of fats in them, adding that junk food, tinned food, canned drinks, and plastic bottles could also be responsible, due to the xenoestrogen.

Therefore, the increase in breast sizes in recent times could be placed down to increased fat consumption by women, rising levels of breast tissue, eating junks and fatty meals, drinking sugary drinks and use of contraceptive pills, more so because breast tissue has been found to be extremely sensitive to hormones. These are independent of hereditary, menstruation and pregnancy/breastfeeding.

Commenting on the study, a medical practitioner, Dr. Rotimi Adesanya, explained that apart from increase in fat diets, use of family planning drugs are some of the things responsible for the increasing breast sizes.

He said, “The increase is due to increase in fats because breast is made of fatty tissues. So, if the fat is much in the body, definitely, the one in the breast will be much as well. So, the level of fat a person eats is an indirect proportion of the person’s breasts size. For some, it runs in the family, and for people that tend to be obese or big in size, they also tend to have a large breast.

“Also, use of hormonal drugs, such as contraceptive pills, could increase breast size. Diet is also a very important factor. The fatty diets include sugary drinks, margarines, etc., and too much of oil is not very good, and that is why we advise people to take more of fruits and vegetables.”

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