“I don’t want any courtesy visit, I want to focus on my job” – Edo SSG

Secretary to Edo State Government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, yesterday banned solidarity visits to his office.
He gave the warning sequel to the directive by Governor Adams Oshiomole that appointees should immediately get down to business of governance and stop wasting time.
Ihonvbere in an interview said “My focus now is how to assist our Comrade Governor who has already laid the foundation for development so that we all can take the state to the next level.”
Oshiomhole had noted that the reason for appointing Prof. Ihonvbere’s as SSG, was to help strengthen his cabinet, adding that “the task of a second term is more challenging and we need to do more for our people.”
The SSG stated that he needed to be focused and avoid any distraction saying “I don’t want courtesy visits, no receptions for now to enable me focus and do my job.”
Prof. Ihonvbere contested the governorship primaries of the Peoples’ Democratic Party but switched allegiance to Oshiomole when he lost to General Charles Airhiavbere.
DailyPost

Naeto C accused of allegedly defrauding Abuja-based outfit of N400,000

Abuja-based outfit, F.B.S Entertainment, is accusing the Kini Big Deal hit-maker, Naeto C, of allegedly collecting a total of N400,000 as deposit, following an agreement that he was going to perform at their show, which was scheduled to hold at Cubicle Arena, Maitama Garden, Maitama on the 18th of July, 2012.
Super C as he is fondly called, allegedly defaulted in performing as agreed and also failed to pay back the Four Hundred Thousand Naira (N400,000.00).

Official Press Release Below:
REPORT OF FRAUDULENT OBTAINMENT OF MONEY BY MR NAETO CHIKWE
We write to report the case of obtainment by false pretense committed against our enterprise Fine Boy Swag Entertainment (herein referred to as “Our Company”) by Mr. NAETO CHIKWE.
(A musician by profession who is popularly known as “NAETO C” also herein referred to as “NAETO C”.)
We would like to state that we had discussions with NAETO C over a contract to perform at the show which was scheduled to hold at Cubicle Arena, Maitama Garden, Maitama on 18th of July 2012 by 5:00pm in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria and he agreed to perform at the show.
Our agreement is detailed in a one page contract agreement dated 14th July, 2012 and signed by NAETO C and our enterprise.
Consequently, and as agreed upon discussions with NAETO C, Our Company paid a deposit in the sum of Four hundred thousand Naira (N400, 000.00) into NAETO C’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Account with the account details as follows Account Name: Naeto Chikwe. Acct Number: 01157******.
NAETO C defaulted in performing as agreed in the contract signed, and also failed to pay back the money paid in respect of the contract four hundred thousand Naira (N400,000.00) being the deposit paid in respect of the contract.
His actions as stated above apart from being a breach have also constituted an obtainment by false pretense which constitutes an offence under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We hereby write to inform the general public of the activities constituting a betrayal of trust and serious criminal offence which should be accorded attention by all concerned.
NAETO C’s actions have made Our Company to suffer damages, which among others include loss of good image, business goodwill and withdrawal of contract deals by clients as many clients now see Our Client as being unreliable.
Our discussions with NAETO C to recover the amount paid have been fruitless and have been met with insults.
We have written to EFCC to ensure that justice is done in respect of this matter and also to ensure that NAETO C is brought to book to curb the crime rate in Nigeria.
We will be available for further consultations in respect of this matter as the claims are not in any way frivolous.
Yours faithfully,
Muhammad Nura.
FOR: FINE BOY SWAG ENTERTAINMENT.
DailyPost

I don’t have any plan to contest for presidency in 2015 – David Mark

Contrary to the news making the rounds that President of the Senate and the Okpokpowulu of Idomaland, Senator David Aleichenu Bonaventure Mark is nursing ambition towards 2015 presidency, the retired military officer has refuted the rumour, saying that such reports were the handiwork of mischief makers.
Mark in statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday said that the reports of his 2015 presidential ambition were fuelled by his opposition with the aim of creating misunderstanding between him and President Goodluck Jonathan.
The statement reads in part, “Our attention has been drawn to the actions of some mischief makers who are bent on causing disaffection between President Goodluck Jonathan and the President of the Senate, Senator David Mark.
“The trademark of this group is to consistently announce a presidential ambition or interest on behalf of the President of the Senate.
“For this set of mischief makers, the premises of the National Assembly is either flooded with “Mark for President’ forms or distinguished senators are forming groups to canvass the said presidential interest. Nothing can be farther from the truth.”
“It is imperative to state and emphatically too, that Senator Mark and President Jonathan are on the same page in the onerous task of providing democratic dividends for Nigerianns” But it would be recalled that the League of Idoma Professors and middle belt youths recently anointed the senator to take the mantle of leadership from president Jonathan.
DailyPost

Star Wars in Aso Rock: Diezani Alison-Madueke meets President Jonathan over Okonjo-Iweala

by Akan Ido
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has officially notified President Goodluck Jonathan, of the country the country faces in terms of acute fuel shortage if the Federal Government fails to pay the N1.13 trillion subsidy funds owed the corporation.
The NNPC, supported by the petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, reportedly brought this grim forecast to the president’s notice at a recent engagement.
The NNPC reportedly made it clear that it can only guaranty a smooth flow of petroleum supply in the country if the money owed it by the FG is paid.
The finance minister and co-ordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is said to be reluctant in releasing the said money.
“Yes, we have made a presentation to the president. We are waiting for his response because it (payment of the subsidy claim) is very imperative for our capacity to import fuel,” a source said.
The corporation has remained the only importer of fuel since the controversy  over the payment of subsidy claims to importers commenced. Oil marketers have refused to import the product because the government has  declined  to pay some claims which the government  described as  spurious.
The NNPC’s acting group general manager, public affairs , Fidel Pepple, was not available to speak on the said meeting with Jonathan. Calls to his telephone were reportedly not answered.
Okonjo-Iweala’s senior special assistant on communications, Paul Nwabuikwu, did not pick his calls either. He also did not respond to a text message to his mobile phone on why the ministry had not paid the  subsidy claims.
Meanwhile, the executive secretary of the Jetty and Petroleum Tank Farm Owners group (JEPTFON), Enoch Kenawa, said during a telephone interview that the N971bn budget for subsidy in the 2013 fiscal year is not enough to guaranty unhindered supply of fuel products through the year.
He said, “It (N971bn) will not be adequate. What the government is doing is putting Nigerians in double jeopardy. They said they are subsidizing fuel, yet people can’t see the products to buy and where they have fuel, people still pay very high to get it.
“The N971bn for fuel subsidy can never be adequate. At 35 million litres of fuel consumption per day, the money can’t be enough.”
YNaija.com

NNPC N1.2 trillion Subsidy Claim: Diezani calls on Jonathan to caution Okonjo-Iweala

President Goodluck Jonathan has been alerted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to a looming acute fuel shortage, should the FG fail to pay the N1.13trn subsidy owed to NNPC.
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke led a delegation who reportedly made this known to Jonathan at a recent meeting. The delegation included some top management staff and the group Managing Director, Mr. Andrew Yakubu.
It was learnt that the team told the President that the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had failed to pay the debt, which has hinged its capacity to continue the importation of fuel on the payment of the debt that had accumulated over the months. The team advised that the president get the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to pay the debt to avoid serious fuel shortage in the country.
The team further informed the president that they fear that very soon fuel might disappear from filling stations across the country if it continues this way.
They also informed the President that they fear that the N971bn subsidy provision in the 2013 budget is seen as hideously insufficient.
According to a source at the NNPC who spoke in confidence, when asked said, “Yes, we have made a presentation to the President. We are waiting for his response because it (payment of the subsidy claim) is very imperative for our capacity to import fuel,”
The team resorted to requesting a meeting with the President when they could not get the Okonjo-Iweala pay the subsidy claim.
The NNPC has remained the sole importer of fuel into the country since the problem with importers began, the oil marketers refused to import fuel since the government refused to pay for some of their claims.
The Jetty and Petroleum Tank Farm owners as well as the oil marketers operating under them have also faulted the N971bn budgeted for the subsidy in the 2013 fiscal year, saying that the amount would not be enough to supply the product over the stipulated period.
In a phone interview, the Executive Secretary, JEPTFON, Mr. Enoch Kenawa, had this to say, “It (N971bn) will not be adequate. What the government is doing is putting Nigerians in double jeopardy. They said they are subsidising fuel, yet people can’t see the products to buy and where they have fuel, people still pay very high to get it.
“The N971bn for fuel subsidy can never be adequate. At 35 million litres of fuel consumption per day, the money can’t be enough.”
He said the N971bn, was too small that the government should have been talking N1.2trn and N1.5trn, with the population and demand ratio.
“If they want to remove, let them remove it (subsidy) instead of what they are doing right now. Based on the demand, the amount that would be reasonable for fuel subsidy should be between N1.2trn and N1.5trn,” Kenawa added.
He said the fuel scarcity experiencing in the country now is because of the N888bn voted for subsidy this year, which was grossly inadequate.
BusinessNews

Private jet: “I can’t be talking about such matter at this level” – Pastor Oritsejafor

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday declined comment over the insinuations that President Goodluck Jonathan bought a private jet for him as a gift to mark the 40th anniversary of his call to service.
The General Overseer of the Later Rain Bible Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, also called for a bloody revolution to deal with some clerics, who have acquired expensive private jets. Oritsejafor, in a telephone interview with National Mirror, yesterday, however, said that he was not ready to glorify his critics with a reply.
National Mirror recalls that Oritsejafor joined the elite league of Nigerian clerics, who own private jets on Saturday, November 10, 2012 when his church, Word of Life Bible Church, announced a gift of a Bombardier Jet in honour of the flamboyant cleric, who marked 40th anniversary of his call to evangelism.
Jonathan was on hand at the church’s headquarters in Warri, Delta State, when the announcement of the multimillion dollar gift was made by the leaders of the church. The plane, valued at over $40million, according to reports, is a Canadian-made Bombadier Jet with US registration number N431CB.
The reports further indicated that the jet was manufactured in 1994 and hitherto owned by two individuals in the United States. It was gathered that the plane was used in New Jersey by CR BARD IN of Murry Hill, New Jersy, before it was listed for sale in July 2012.
Bakare stirred controversy over the jet when he called for a bloody revolution because some religious leaders have acquired private jets. The controversial cleric said that a bloody revolution that would consume religious leaders, who acquired private jets, would soon break out in the country and called on their congregations to challenge the clerics to explain to them where and how they raised the money to procure such expensive jets.
Already, CAN has cleared Oritsejafor, describing the critics of Oritsejafor as “evil minds.” But the Oritsejafor, who was contacted by National Mirror yesterday to speak on the lingering controversy over his private jet, said he was not ready to take issues with his critics. “I have no comment. I can’t be talking about such matter at this level. Please leave me alone over that matter. I can’t glorify anybody with a comment over such matter,” he said.
 DailyPost

Long journey to India for cancer treatment killed May Nzeribe – Doctor

inShare1

 by Rachel Ogbu

A cancer specialist and national co-ordinator, National Cancer Prevention Programme, NCPP, Dr. Kin Egwuonu said the late advertising practitioner, May Nzeribe died from complications resulting from a long journey to India and not from cancer itself.
After analysis, Egwuonu revealed that Nzeribe suffered from thrombosis of the veins, often described as “economy class syndrome” for airplane, car, or train travel, which causes blood clots to form in the veins. This was the fatal medical problem triggered by his prolonged sitting during the airplane journey to India, where he went to seek treatment.
He said Nzeribe did not die as a direct result of the prostate cancer which he had battled for years; rather, he died from multiple organ failure as a result of the long trip.
“He went for cancer treatment but ended up with a bigger problem. When somebody is having cancer, the blood thickens and clots easily and because of this complication from the long flight, he developed multiple organ failure. This is why it is not very okay for people that are not very well to undertake such a long journey.

“The complications from the long flight was so severe that specialists at the Indian hospital  where he went for cancer treatment could not even treat him anymore. They took him to the Intensive Care Unit and the Indian doctors wanted to bring him back to Nigeria, but he died there.”
YNaija.com