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How you?
How was your day?[quote author=Maria-Goretti][/quote]

I'll do that right away! [quote author=Maria-Goretti]oh yeah, what you waiting for?
Order away, sweetie..[/quote]Really?

Tell me more

spikes C:

I was hired to stay at home
This life no get photocopy abeg

I'm good, thanks.

ikekings1: Howdy bro?

Hi Ikechukwu.

ikekings1: Lol.. Who be agboro? I go change am for you oooo!!!

Hey Spako, how was Anambra election? I was told you were hired to...

Never mind

spikes C:

Don't give me that face, granma

Mondisweets:

You're right, I rarely come to romance section this days, but I'm always around.

I've checked, nice collection and beautifully made beads you've got. Hope I can order for mine [quote author=Maria-Goretti]lol, I hear you and I dont see you aound?

Post service year is tight for now as par yuletide period.

And beading buisnes just got hot....check out my diary for my newest products[/quote]

Granma, how are you?

Mondisweets: Heeeeelllloooooooo

I've been around like forever.

How is your post service year, hope it's good with you?

Lest I forget, how is your bead business going?[quote author=Maria-Goretti]Hey honeypie, being decades.......where you been?


Btw, Maria is fine, thank God.....and thanks for asking.[/quote]

Hey Maria, how you?[quote author=Maria-Goretti][/quote]

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[b]“The best things in life are free” is an oft-quote term, but is it true? We certainly think so, especially if you consider the 42 amazingly simple, beautiful, and absolutely free things below. Each one of them will definitely bring a smile to your face and those around you. After all, what’s better than improving your day and making someone else’s day while you’re at it? Not much! The best part is, they won’t cost you a dime.

1. Calling up an old friend. You know you’ve been meaning to, and they’d love to hear from you.

2. Finally going for that run you’ve been promising yourself. It’s going to feel so good afterward, even if the process is a little painful.

3. Hand-writing a note to someone you love. Snail mail is a dying art, and they’ll love receiving it!

4. Making cookies from ingredients you already have in the pantry. It’s fun to get creative. Why not throw a few extra spices in there?

5. Finally hanging up those pictures in your house. It always makes me happy to cross something off the “to do” list.

6. Reading a good book. Because life’s too short not to.

7. Hugging your kids. They won’t be kids forever, and once they turn into teenagers, they might not be the hugging type.

8. Finding a pen in the house that actually works well. And perhaps throwing out the ones that don’t.

9. Taking your dog on a walk. They deserve your love and attention and will be exhausted afterward!

10. Helping someone less fortunate than you. We’re so much luckier than we realize.

11. Allowing yourself to browse Pinterest for an hour. Yes that’s right—guilt free.

12. Organizing your desk so it looks beautiful again. It’s so much easier to work and pay the bills when everything is neat.

13. Watching a funny movie that you’ve seen a million times. Laughter is good for the soul.

14. Wishing your friends Happy Birthday on Facebook. Because it makes them feel special.

15. Doing a cartwheel. Because it reminds you of your younger days.

16. Daydreaming about vacations you want to take someday. Having goals makes working hard worthwhile.

17. Taking the day off from work. You’ve earned it.

18. Taking a walk in the park. Try to notice the beauty around you.

19. Going for a long drive with the one you love. It’s nice just to get out of the house!

20. Looking at old pictures from when you were a kid. Remember when life was simpler?

21. Seeing a rainbow. It’s such a fun and unique treat.

22. Taking your time when making dinner. We’re always so rushed.

23. Sending your mom a text that says, “I love you.” She’ll love the unexpected gesture.

24. Throwing a baseball with your kids. They’ll remember it forever.

25. Taking a hot bubble bath. Because you work too hard not to.

26. Telling one other person of your big goal. We need accountability in order to make our dreams come true.

27. Kissing your significant other. Does this really need an explanation?

28. Spending an hour painting your nails. Because you’ll feel so beautiful when they’re all done!

29. Eating lunch outside on the porch. It’s more enjoyable than sitting at the kitchen table.

30. Getting rid of clutter that’s weighing you down. Take it further and donate it to a good cause.

31. Doing 5 real pushups. Because you totally know you can.

32. Playing dress up with your daughter. It’s fun to be a princess for an hour.

33. Walk around the mall. Not to shop—just to get out the house and check out new trends.

34. Watching your wedding video. Because it’s beautiful to remember how your story started.

35. Fill up a few water balloons. And throw them at your kids when they’re not looking.

36. Jump rope. Because you haven’t done it since grade school, and it’s awesome exercise.

37. Take a nap. Even if it’s just for 30 minutes.

38. Pick flowers from the yard. They are just as beautiful as expensive creations from the florist.

39. Recycle. It’s a gift to the Earth and will make you feel good too.

40. Dress up and take silly pictures with your friends. Why not?

41. Eat a piece of your favorite candy without counting the calories. It can’t be that bad, right?

42. Write down what you’re grateful for. After all, you’ve been granted another day to live.

So, what are you waiting for? It’s time to get out there and start smiling. Now that you know it’s free, nothing should hold you back.[/b]


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You're welcome my sister, have a lovely night rest.

biafranqueen: I agree with you but I can assure you that the purchase order was put through months ago, it takes time to ship and put together, your right this is an issue that needs to be looked into regardless they should get one dealer and buy in bulk it would decrease the price dramatically! I appreciate your maturity in this discussion goodnight!

In asmuch as I would support any public official's safety to be paramount, I also think it should be done in the proper ways, those cars were not budgeted for by the National Assembly and it was highly inflated in my opinion.

biafranqueen: you gotta love google ;Dhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200401090354.html her life was almost taken her driver killed best believe she did
http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?lang=en&id=463
Would you blame her or MAN for demanding she receive one ?
http://allafrica.com/stories/200401070088.html
Even a deputy Governor was attacked and 11 people killed from some state I am not even sure of this is the reality of our country, the real issue is why haven't are leaders done more, yet even US presidents have been blasted don't forget the Pope incident. It's too bad that billions have to be spent to go and pray in another country, ( imagine how much that security cost to spend a week walking around a foreign country eating cake and visiting tourist attractions) when the prayer would have been just as effective in Aso rock where it is really needed but that's another thread sorry for that could not help myself.

Minna — The coordinator of coalition for Atiku 2007 in Niger State, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa has called on the Federal Government to provide the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) Dr. Dora Akunyili with a bullet proof car and adequate security.

Reacting to the recent attack on the NAFDAC boss, Vatsa told THISDAY in Minna, Niger State that one of the bullet proof cars used for both COJA and the Commonwealth Summit should be given to Akunyili, in the face of the of attacks on her.

Everything still boils down to common sense which is not common anyway, the public outcry you are witnessing is due to the crashes involved before the purchase of those bullet-proof cars (common sense would have prevailed that this is not the right time to buy those cars); I can bet you, had it been there were no crashes, it wouldn't have generated this so called 'public outcry' we are witnessing today.

Napoleondegreat: Our problem with you and all other yorubas in this issue is the apparent selectivity in trying to fight corruption. How can you justify the current public outcry emanating from the yoruba over this issue since it is on record that when ffk made 78% of employment in the aviation sector from his state such outcry was'nt heard anywhere Even the 20billion naira fraud against ffk did not attract the attention of the so called human right lawyer femi falana may be because ffk is a fellow yoruba. In a nut shell we are actually not supporting ms odua if she is found guilty but we are questioning the morality of yoruba and their saintly posturing in this 'crucify odua' struggle. Why do you want the head of another man's son caught stealing and your son was earlier caught you did'nt demand his head. Am amazed finding out from this case that most yorubas honestly think that justice should be one sided. Finally let me conclude that what some yorubas are accusing the pro oduah Igbos of in this bmw saga was actually started and nutured by yorubas themselves.

She's not guilty yet until proven otherwise, so I won't bother myself with her corruption allegations again, but my major concerns is the amount
of money budgeted for those cars, again, I expect the House of Reps to do a thorough job in unraveling the truth.

To your question of her being entitled to a bullet proof cars; I ask, does Dora Akunyili owned a bullet proof car(s), taking note that the ministry she presides over then is twice more dangerous to the Aviation Ministry Oduah is over-seeing now?

biafranqueen: I think you get it I want to know why this did not bother you in 2011 when 1 car was bought for 300 million just one I am not bringing ethnicity into it I searched for prices on this vehicle just to be sure of what I am saying and the price is about 100 million to 175 million each. Are you saying that Nigerian leaders should not be afraid of being smoked? What is the corruption I don't get your point. The money y was not even paid all at once the price includes interest, shipping and handling and the buyers 20% commission (which is freaking low in used car sells, because my husband exports cars) I will say it again interest over 36 months so a rate wll be charged probable between 10% to 20% a month the bank is holding the pink slips. Should she not have bullet proof car, help me out Did you think she as using the car in her village or that she put the whole money in her account. None of them are angels but lets get the issue clear! Should the FG investigate the 3 Toyota's for Lagos government as well or just the cheaper case??

And your point is? Can't we put sentiments apart and tackle the issues at hand for now, for not speaking out then (according to you) doesn't make it right or acceptable by any means whatsoever. I've said it severally, we should not colour this in the garment of ethnicity, rather we should come together and fight this monster called corruption.

biafranqueen: why no such outrage in 2011 when three toyotas were reported to cost 300 million, I am curious to why you think now all the attention but 600 million was spent and no one tripped? http://nigeriafilms.com/news/12969/4/

Part of the transformation agenda http://ireporterstv.co/ir_fullvideo/boarding-a-plane-or-a-molue-bus-arik-air-nigeria-mayhem/

Oh, because FFK stole Billons, so it should continue (it's your turn to do same mentality, right?) and if I may ask, who's losing from this blind looting of our common wealth if not you and I (or do they give you any share from their loots?).

For your information, I've never supported FFk and I'll never support anyone that will loot our common wealth irrespective of where thay are from, because corruption knows no ethnicity, class, religion or gender.

naijaking1: Who the bleeping heeell are you
You could be anything or anybody, you could be working for punch or shahara reporter, with a single agenda. You know it.
'Mr. sanitize the aviation sector', where were you when FFK was filling up every position with 78% of his Ogun people. Where were you, punch, and the fo..ol.ls at shaharareport when FFK made 20B naira disappear into thin air in the ministry, I say where where your corrupt, nepotic, and tribalistic sanitizing self!!!

You are wrong, my friend. They offer domestic flights; for now, they fly Lagos-Abuja-Enugu-Yola and Porthacourt daily.

For more, you can visit their site http://www.medviewairline.com

Blu Malam: This report is very questionable.

Med View airlines solely airlifts muslim pilgrims, amongst which pregnant/nursing mothers are not found as they are forbidden to go on pilgrimage. Therefore the 'nursing mother' angle invalidates the story completely. Correct me if i'm wrong.

What should I be honest about if I may ask?

naijaking1: Or be honest for once!

Hehehe, cut me some slack, please! I call a spade it's name, am I the Punch Newspaper or Sahara Reporters that wrote the news and articles
I shared?

All am interested in is for the aviation sector to be sanitized and not an individual (regardless of ethnicity he/she hails from) that will
use a cash-strapped agency for their selfish purpose(s). Sanity must return if you like it or not.

naijaking1: So, you're one of those creepy characters who troll the website pursuing very hidden agendas for your paymasters. I just looked at your profile, and out of the 5 or 6 topics you have started, 4 are just about Stellah Oduah. You have been unmasked, you forsaken masquarade! Nobody should taken you seriously any more.

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I am more than speechless, it's getting boring already, the place needs 'fresh air', cos it's hot to handle for some people already.[quote author=#80million]*speechless*[/quote]

This is long overdue! The National Assembly should commence the probe with immediate effect and if found guilty, all her assets
should be seized.

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Embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah


President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally succumbed to public pressure to move against the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, who is currently being probed over the N255m bulletproof cars bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

The development came to the fore with the last-minute decision to stop Oduah from signing the much-publicised Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Israel.

The ceremony was given by Presidency officials as the main purpose of her inclusion in the President’s entourage to Israel for this year’s Christian pilgrimage.

In her stead, Minister of State I, Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government while the Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister, Mr. Zeer Elkin, signed on behalf of the Israeli government.

Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, after releasing a photograph on Monday on the signing ceremony, issued a statement in which he confirmed that Onwuliri signed on behalf of the government.

Abati did not however explain why Oduah was not allowed to sign the agreement despite the fact that the photograph released by her aides showed that she was present at the event.

The President had come under criticisms for allowing the minister to be on his entourage at a time he set up a three-member panel to investigate the purchase of the cars.

A top Presidency source on the entourage of the President in Israel told our correspondent on the telephone that the decision to stop Oduah from signing the agreement was taken shortly after Jonathan arrived in Israel.

That same reason, he added, informed the decision of the President’s aides to keep the minister away from the President since their arrival in the country.

The Special Adviser on Media to Oduah, Mr. Joe Obi, had on October 22 said in statement that the minister travelled to Israel to sign the pact. Two days after, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mr. George Ossi, told the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that Oduah could not appear before it because she “was leading the Nigerian delegation to Israel to sign the BASA.”

A former Minister of Aviation, Mr.Femi Fani-Kayode, who shed light on the development, said Jonathan must have prevented her from signing the BASA because of the situation she was in.

He said, “BASA is supposed to be signed by the aviation minister or she could delegate it to the permanent secretary in the ministry. The agreement has nothing to do with the Foreign Affairs Ministry. I signed quite a few during my tenure.”

• Oduah, NCAA chiefs risk five years in jail

Before Abati’s statement, the House Committee on Public Procurement had said in Abuja that Oduah, and officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority risked five-year jail term if found guilty of breaching procurement regulations in the purchase of the bulletproof cars.

The committee Chairman, Ms Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, who accused the minister of shunning 12 invitations previously extended to her by the committee, explained that the Public Procurement Act clearly spelt out the penalty for any breach.

Section 58 (5) of the Act states, “Any persons, who, while carrying out his duties as an officer of the Bureau or any procuring entity who contravenes any provision of this Act, commits an offence and is liable to a conviction of cumulative punishment of (a) a term of imprisonment of not less than five calendar years without any option of fines and (b) summary dismissal from government services.

Okoya-Thomas dismissed the explanation by the NCAA that the cars were procured through a lease agreement and pointed out that no government official or agency could claim to be ignorant of the provisions of the Act.

According to her, what is important is that since public money was involved, its spending must follow legal procedure.

She added, “Argument about lease purchase does not hold as long as they are going to pay with public funds and to say that the NCAA is within the threshold makes it look like splitting the budget, which is another case on its own under the Procurement law.

“Our committee has the responsibility to oversight BPP and since the core objective of public procurement is to ascertain value for money, we have been having issues with the Ministry of Aviation and agencies under it for sometime now.

“It may interest you to know that we have issued out not less than 12 invitations to the Minister of Aviation, but she has not deemed it fit to respond even for once.

“She has always been giving us one excuse or the other. Apart from the fact that there are issues on the rehabilitation of airports around the country over issues of value for money, which Nigerians are not getting, if she had taken her time to honour our invitation, maybe she would have been able to avoid this issue of threshold.

“What these heads of agencies don’t realise is that when we send out letters like that, it is not to intimidate them but to rub minds and enlighten them on the nitty-gritty of the provisions of procurement laws.

“If she had been honouring our invitations, by now a lot of things would have been known to her and she would not have found herself in this situation.”

• Minister now to appear before Reps Wednesday

Earlier on Monday, the House Committee on Aviation, which is investigating the car scandal, said the minister would no longer appear before it on Tuesday (today) as earlier scheduled.

The committee , headed by Mrs. Nkiruka Onyejeocha, abruptly put off the hearing through a statement on Monday, claiming that it was to give all the stakeholders the opportunity to prepare their documents.

The panel had adjourned hearing on Thursday last week till today.

However, findings indicated that the committee came under pressure to postpone the hearing after Oduah reportedly made “a passionate appeal” to be allowed to appear on Wednesday.

She was said to have explained that she was still in Israel where she had gone to sign the BASA with Israel.

Sources close to the committee confided in The PUNCH that a representative of the embattled minister “begged for her to be allowed to appear on Wednesday instead of Tuesday.”

One of the sources added, “What we hear is that she made appeals.

“She is still in Israel and it is not clear what time the agreement will be signed today (Monday) for her to fly down to Nigeria on Tuesday to attend the hearing.

“Since her appearance is the main issue left before the committee, the members also considered that it was wise to give her till Wednesday to appear.”

The new twist is different from the tough stance the committee took on Thursday when Onyejeocha ruled that “the minister must appear unfailingly on Tuesday; wether she is in Nigeria or not.”

The committee, through its Clerk, Mr. Abubakar Chana, said the postponement was to give all stakeholders the opportunity to put their documents in order and make detailed presentations.

Part of the statement reads, “This is to notify all stakeholders and the general public that the Public Hearing of the House Committee on Aviation on the purchase of two BMW cars by the NCAA earlier slated for Tuesday, October 29, 2013 has been postponed to Wednesday, October 30, 2013.

“This is to allow ample time for the invited agencies to put their documents together…”

The committee wrote a separate letter to Oduah on Monday, which confirmed that the postponement of the hearing was to give her some grace.

The letter by Chana indicated that the committee received a letter from the minister on Monday explaining why she was unable to attend the hearing.

The committee complained that her non-appearance was delaying the investigation, adding that it was forced to reschedule the hearing till Wednesday.

It warned that failure to attend tomorrow’ session would leave the committee with no option but “to enforce the appropriate laws and apply necessary sanctions.”

The letter reads in part, “I am further directed to inform you that your inability to appear before the committee has become a serious constraint to the committee, as the House of Representatives has mandated the committee to submit its report within one week.

“More so, the committee has been utterly gracious for postponing the hearing to Wednesday, October 30, 2013.

“It is the directive of the House that you should appear on the rescheduled date.”

• We didn’t appropriate funds for controversial cars

Also in Abuja, the Senate said it did not appropriate funds to the NCAA for the purchace of bulletproof vehicles for Oduah.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodima, made the clarification at a public hearing where the managements of the NCAA and the National Aviation Management Authority defended their roles in the Associated Airlines plane crash in Lagos on October 3.

Uzodima noted that findings by the committee indicated that the NCAA appeared to have lost its freedom to the Ministry of Aviation.

He also expressed surprise when the NCAA Director-General, Captain Fola Akinkuotu, could not justify the purchase of the bulletproof cars on the grounds that the transaction was concluded before he assumed office.

• Quit, S’East, S’South professionals tell minister

Earlier on Monday, the South-East and South-South Professionals Forum had called on Oduah to step aside in the face of mounting protests over her role in the purchase of the bulletproof cars.

It expressed disappointment over the scandal rocking the Aviation industry which is under Oduah’s watch.

The forum’s President , Emeka Ugwu-Oju, spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting organised to marshal their position on the national dialogue in Benin, Edo State.

Ugwu-Oju said, “We are not saying she is guilty but for what has happened in the ministry under her watch, it is clear the ministry could afford such money for some frivolous purposes. It is a wrong thing to do and somebody has to take responsibility.

“We are of the view that the current minister of aviation should go. She is going not because she is found culpable but we are looking at the overall picture of values.

“The honourable thing for her to do is to step aside and go.”

• NDF says probe panel a ruse

In Minna, Niger State, a pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Forum, said the committee set up by Jonathan to probe the scandal lacked the courage to carry out the assignment.

The group described the committee as a ploy to shield and provide a safe landing for the Aviation minister.

Its position was contained in a statement by its National Co-ordinator, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa, and Secretary, Eze Kalu.

In the statement issued after its 47th Congress in Minna, the group said it believed that the committee would not do a thorough investigation because of fear of ridiculing the Executive arm of government.

The forum, which wants an independent panel to probe the purchase of the cars, advised that the minister and the Principal Officers of the NCAA be suspended immediately.

The statement added, “ We doubt if the Presidency has the courage to really probe Oduah.

“It is on record that the so-much touted fight against corruption by this administration is a ruse. Its penchant to cover the ‘sins’ of some sacred cows is legendary. If this administration could pardon Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and sweep the House of Representatives bribery scam under the carpet, one should not expect anything positive from the latest panel.


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