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A 30-year old first class graduate of Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Moses Murtala Aminu, has been shot dead by a policeman.
•Murtala: Shot dead by a policeman

•Murtala: Shot dead by a policeman

The victim had left his 67, Ahmadu Ahijo Street, Narayi-Highcost family residence last week Sunday full of life for a party at Barnawa , Kaduna, but could not return home as he was killed by a police constable.

His friend and eyewitness told P.M.NEWS this morning that the police constable identified as Alex Okpe was beating up his girlfriend outside the venue of the party and when Murtala tried to intervene, he got angry and pulled out his gun from his jeans trousers and fired straight into his heart.

According to an eyewitness who spoke to P.M.NEWS under anonymity, after Murtala was shod dead, the police constable then fired again in the air twice to scare the people around and escaped on his motorcycle.

Moses Andrew, a friend who was with Muri, as he was popularly called, at the Time Out Lounge party venue in Barnawa, narrated that there was pandemonium after Muri was shot and Okpe, the policeman, had escaped .

“We were confused while trying to revive Muri, when a guy informed us that he knows a friend to Okpe’s girlfriend that had left the party for a club called X-One at Barnawa,” Andrew said.

According to him, they quickly moved to X-One and fortunately met her there.

“We picked the lady who identified the policeman who killed Muri as Alex Okpe, and that he serves at Kakuri Police Station but deployed to guard Nigerian Brewries Plc.,” Andrew added.

P.M.NEWS learnt that the killer policeman was later tracked down and arrested by officers from Barnawa Police Division after the case was reported there.

Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Femi Adenaike, who confirmed the incident to P.M.NEWS, said it was true Alex Okpe was arrested and during interrogation confessed to have killed Murtala Aminu at a party venue.

Adenaike said Okpe claimed in his statement that he fired at Muri in “self defence” when he and his friends were trying fight him over his girlfriend.

He said the police didn’t send Okpe to Barnawa at that time and if he is found guilty, he would be dismissed and taken to court for trial.

“The suspect is in the cell and we have commenced investigation. And if he is found guilty, we will give him an in-house trial and summary dismissal so that he can face the law for homicide,” the state police boss said.

Adenaike urged the family of the deceased to remain calm as the police are doing everything possible to investigate the case and ensure justice is done.

The blind father of the late Muritala, Mohammed Jimoh, told journalists at press conference at their High-Cost residence that as a Muslim he’s taught to accept the death of his son and bread winner as an act of God.

But he said if his son had to die, it should not be in the hands of a policeman who should have been responsible for protecting him.

“Yes my son , a first class economist for that matter and our hope, is dead, but I want justice done in this case,” Aminu said.

Until Murtala Aminu’s death, he was the youth leader, Catholic Holy Family Church, Barnawa.

He also owned a shawamar and roasted fish outlet at Narayi-Highcost.


http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/10/04/first-class-graduate-shot-dead-by-cop/

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Strong indications have emerged that the owners of the successive companies of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have embarked on serious lobbying of the Federal Government to allow them increase electricity tariff as soon as possible.

Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi, who confirmed the latest development, said that NERC had been contending with pressure from the new owners of PHCN assets, adding that one of such demands was for the increase in electricity tariff.

According to Amadi, who was represented by the Secretary to NERC, Mrs. Ada Ozoemena, at World Stage Power expo recently in Lagos, the investors based their demand on the assumptions made by the commission in the Multi-Year Tariffs (MYTO), which they said was inaccurate.

He said: “The new investors are already asking for an increase in tariffs and they have some reasons, which are valid. They have told us that the assumptions that went into the MYTO were inaccurate. Of course, we used 40 to 50 per cent loss in transmission. So, they are asking for increase in tariff. We have been holding roundtable discussions with them.”

Amadi stated that as a commission, NERC had told the investors that any tariff increase for now would be suicidal, stressing that the agency was still defending the last increase in tariff.

He added: “But we have been talking to them, telling them that they have to take over these companies first; they have to try and be seen to have done something before we can even hold discussions on another tariff increase. So, that is where we still are.” He stated that NERC and the investors were also trying to sort out the accounting issues of the successor companies.

NERC boss stressed: “The energy has been paid for to the PHCN companies. So, these new owners that are coming in want to make sure they get their money. But I have been told it is an accounting process.”

The current electricity tariff shows that low income earners, who live in the rural areas, pay below N6/Kwh, while the middle income consumers pay between N11 and N12/Kwh. Consumers living in high brow areas of the country such as Maitama, Asokoro in Abuja, Ikoyi and Banana Island in Lagos, who are grouped as R3 and R4, pay as much as N23.71/kwh.

Meanwhile, there are indications that the Federal Government has now resolved labour related issues which appeared to be a clog in the wheel of government’s resolve to privatize the power sector.

Permanent Secretary, Power Ministry, Dr. Godknows Igali, who broke the news yesterday in Abuja, said the implementation committee has resolved all contending issues and promised that before the end of this week; at least over 38,000 workers of the old public utility would have had their payments effected.

He blamed the few hiccups experienced in the course of the exercise on the large number of people involved, adding that government had enough fund for the process, but careful in ensuring that money was not paid into wrong accounts.

Igali commended labour for show of patriotism, just as he said that of the entire 47,000 staff, 45, 366 persons have so far been captured, promising that the remaining persons would be done after the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation had finalised its processes.

Also speaking at the end of the negotiation, Mr. Jonah Otunla, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) said his office was always ready to pay all outstanding payments after all due processes had been met.

He reiterated the resolve of government to honour all obligations to PHCN workers. Comrade Joe Ajaero who spoke on behalf of the union blamed government for sending wrong signals as to what led to the stoppage of payment which had commenced earlier.

He noted that, on the part of labour, the hope was that, in two weeks, government should have completed the process as it doesn’t expect the process to be indefinite. He commended government for providing solutions to issues agitating the minds of the unions, but was quick to admit the need for biometric capture of all workers before payment.

He urged all members of the unions nationwide to suspend their planned action and protest, as this would give room for the workers to watch if government would still be committed to ensuring prompt payment of entitlements to its members


http://www.mydailynewswatchng.com/2013/10/03/phcn-new-owners-push-tariff-increase/

Poor management of your household finances can place a strain on your marriage or relationship.

One sticky subject that arises for couples who have just begun living together is how to split their household expenses. Experts say to avoid any problem, there is the need to sit down with your partner and have a sincere discussion about how your household expenses will be paid.

Marriage counsellors say it is important to carry your spouse along when making financial decisions in a family. The ability to save is vital, but involving your family in the process is more beneficial. Financial security in a family, according to experts, doesn’t come easy, but requires adequate planning and strict adherence to saving. This, however, can only be meticulously achieved when you involve your spouse in the management of your family finances.

The experts say in most situations, there is an individual in the family who likes doing all that pertains to numbers and payments. This fellow pays the bills, manages the spending or cash flow, looks for great deals and works on spreadsheets, leaving his or her spouse out of the activities. But experts note that even though this individual is doing all of these things, there is still another money manager in the family. “No one person can do all the money arithmetic in a home, you have to involve your spouse and you will be surprised at his or her input,” says a marriage counsellor, Mrs. Felicia Sanyaolu.

She notes that your spouse might not be as involved in the day-to-day management of your family’s finances, and explains that this is because in many cases, your spouse doesn’t have the knowledge of how much money is in the family’s bank account. Experts note that most times, the spouse just knows how much he or she can spend on entertainment or clothes for the month and maybe a few other budget categories at his or her disposal.

According to experts, this is a dangerous approach to family finances. “No one knows what might happen to the breadwinner of the family and if something costly happens to him or her, what will the spouse do?” Sanyaolu asks. She further considers how the spouse steps in and manages everything if something drastic happens to the breadwinner. Experts, therefore, say it is important for both spouses to manage their resources as this has great benefits. Below are simple steps on how you can involve your spouse in financial decision making:

Budget money together

This is very important in a home, experts say. They note that spouses should budget their money together each month as this will boost their savings and trim unnecessary expenses when shrewdly done. Even though you have fixed spending in place, there are still planning decisions to be made each month for discretionary spending, marriage counsellors say. One thing you must understand is that your spouse doesn’t have to be necessarily involved in the day-to-day finances at the level of detail as you may have, but should have knowledge of the resources and how they’re being used. When this is done, he or she will appreciate it if undertaken for mutually gainful reasons.

Review expenses together occasionally

According to experts, it is also important you review expenses incurred by the family occasionally. This could be on a weekly or biweekly basis. Professionals say while the monthly meeting is important, so is a weekly meeting about money. They note that all that this requires is a review of spending for the major budget categories and a discussion around new significant expenses needed for the month. It could be seen as a status meeting for both spouses. You may not know how much you are saving for your family by doing this until your spouse is not around. If you want to take it to the next step, you can write down the balances of the major budget categories for your spouse so he or she knows the overall state of the spending plan. “This also has a way of unifying the family, especially the couples,” Sanyaolu adds.

Switch bill-paying duties

Let your spouse pay some of the bills. If your spouse is not usually the one who pays the bill, allow him or her to give it a try for some time, but be willing to offer help if necessary. Experts say this will give your spouse a better understanding and appreciation of how important it is to be involved in the decision making process of your family’s finances. Allow your spouse to pay some of the monthly bills, but don’t overload the person who doesn’t normally do this work for the family. You may give him or her a few key bills to manage, as this is a great way to involve the person and for your spouse to feel fulfilled being a good financial steward that contributes to the family.

Do the calculation together

This should not be left to one person. Engage your spouse in the maths. Allow him or her to try and calculate how the family would thrive on a limited sum for a week or month. If your spouse still can’t see the importance of his or her participation in the financial decision making, sit down together and look at your budget or create a budget if there is none. When the numbers are right there in front of your eyes, it’s easier to be involved in the family finances. He or she will be forced to make inputs, provided you are both in good terms at the time of working on the family budget.

The murder conviction of a prisoner who has spent 41 years in solitary confinement has been overturned by a judge in the US state of Louisiana. What is it like being kept in total or near total isolation?

Herman Wallace worked out, read Black Panther literature and fought the system. This week "the Muhammad Ali of the criminal justice system" was released.

Wallace was in a nursing clinic at Hunt Correctional Centre in St Gabriel, Louisiana, on Tuesday morning when he heard the news - and was understandably sceptical.

"I said, 'Herman, you are a free man,'" says Carine Williams, one of his lawyers. A judge had reversed his 1974 conviction for murder.

"He said, 'No, I'm not. I know where I am,'" she says. He looked around the room at the prison.

On that day in the clinic - he has liver cancer - he maintained his composure. It is a survival skill that he has honed over decades in prison.

He was serving a sentence for armed robbery in Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. He and another inmate, Albert Woodfox, were convicted in the stabbing death of a prison guard, Brent Miller, in April 1972.
Herman Wallace in a hospital bed Wallace was released - and taken to a hospital

Wallace and Woodfox were placed in isolation - Wallace was first in Angola and later in St Gabriel. It is a punishment that "devours victims incessantly and unmercifully", according to Alexis de Tocqueville, the author of Democracy in America.

It remains part of the prison system. More than 81,000 prisoners are held in solitary confinement in the US, said Senator Richard Durbin in a June 2012 hearing on the subject, citing a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Some prisoners are placed in solitary confinement because they have assaulted or killed another inmate or a guard. Others are held there because they are gang members - and are considered dangerous.

Prisoners in solitary confinement are held in their cells on "average 23 hours a day", according to Craig Haney, a University of California professor who testified at the June 2012 hearing.

"Prisoners go for years - in some cases for decades - never touching another human being with affection," he said. "The emptiness and idleness that pervade most solitary confinement units are profound and enveloping."
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Craig Haney University of California

Some prisoners in solitary confinement commit suicide. Others hurt themselves. One man in New Mexico, said Haney, "used a makeshift needle and thread from his pillowcase to sew his mouth completely shut".

Last summer 30,000 California prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest against solitary confinement. State lawmakers said they would examine the issue - and the strike was cancelled. Years ago, inmates at the Angola prison were disturbed at the way that Wallace and others were treated in their isolated cells.

Wilbert Rideau, who was an Angola inmate at the time, says: "We knew there was a place called CCR", an acronym that stood for Close Custody - Restricted, the place where Wallace and others were held.

"We just didn't know how long they were in there," says Rideau.

Rideau, the editor of a prison magazine called The Angolite, did some research. He discovered Wallace had been isolated for more than 15 years. The Angolite published a feature about him and others in solitary confinement, says Rideau.
Small wooden structure of a house Wallace created this for a film called Herman's House

Until that point, Wallace and the other men in solitary confinement were basically "unknown to the world", says Rideau, the author of a memoir, In The Place of Justice. Wallace told one of his lawyers, George Kendall, that "this is the cruellest thing one man can do to another".

Wallace's friend Woodfox, who is still in solitary confinement, helped him fight the loneliness. "He told him, 'Remember our motto: always far apart but never not together'," Williams says.

In a six-by-nine-feet cell - just under three metres by two - Wallace stayed in shape by lifting weights that he constructed out of old newspapers. For a film entitled Herman's House, Wallace created a dream house he would someday live in. He read material about the Black Panther Party, a 1960s revolutionary group - and anything else he could get his hands on, and kept up with current events.

"I would say, 'What's going on in the Middle East?' and he would say, 'OK, which country do you want to talk about?'" says Kendall.

Wallace replied to letters - he got a steady stream of mail - and worked on his appeal. "This man is the Muhammad Ali of the criminal justice system. He just would not quit," Williams says.

By many accounts, the evidence against him and the other inmate was weak. They did not leave fingerprints at the place where Miller was killed, for instance. Even Miller's widow, Teenie Verret, said she had doubts about the case against them - and hoped they would be treated fairly.
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"If they did not do this, I think they need to be out," she said on NBC Nightly News in March 2008.

In recent weeks, Wallace has begun to feel increasingly weak. When Kendall visited him in the medical clinic, he noticed a three-inch stack of letters on a food tray.

"He said, 'I need to write them back.' He felt very bad about that," says Kendall.

On Tuesday evening, Williams rode with Wallace in an ambulance to the edge of the prison grounds. It pulled up to a stop sign. She told him she was going to get out - and would see him later that evening.

"I'm like, 'Are you all right?' He said, 'I'm good. Just get me out of here.'"

He was taken to an emergency room at LSU Interim Hospital in New Orleans. By that time he could barely talk. "You could see him struggling," says Williams. "Every word was precious."

He had something he wanted to say, though. "He said, 'I'm free'", she recalls. "He said it again three or four times."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24360660

A German-Nigerian woman has discovered she is the granddaughter of Nazi Amon Goeth - also known as the ‘Butcher of Plaszow’ concentration camp.

Author Jennifer Teege, who was adopted shortly after birth, stumbled on her shocking family secret after coming across a book about the brutal Nazi commander written by her birth mother Monika Goeth.

A vicious sadist who enjoyed torturing captives and was even dismissed by the Nazis for his particularly barbaric treatment and punishment of prisoners, Amon Goeth’s horrific story came to international attention after British actor Ralph Fiennes played him in the Oscar winning 1993 film Schindler’s List.

Although she noticed that she shared Amon Goeth’s surname upon watching the film, Ms Teege simply assumed it was a coincidence as she had never been told who her grandfather was.

After reading her mother’s book and subsequently digging into her family history however, Ms Teege quickly realised that the notoriously cruel commander - who was executed for his war crimes in 1946 while still pledging support to the Nazi cause - was, in fact, her grandfather.

In her own book detailing her discovery, Ms Teege says: “It was like the carpet was ripped out beneath my feet… I had to go and lie down on a bench. I called my husband and told him I couldn't drive and needed to be picked up.”

Elsewhere in ‘Amon: My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me’, Ms Teege reveals that she was born in 1970 after Amon’s daughter Monika had a ‘fling’ with a Nigerian man.

Although she was adopted by a wealthy couple in Munich shortly after her birth, Ms Teege always kept in contact with the Goeth family, even being visited by her grandmother Ruth - Amon Goeth’s widow and former secretary.

Sadly she has recently lost contact with her birth mother - now known as Monika Hertwig - who Ms Teege says has always been “unable to cope with her own history”.

Ms Hertwig previously gave an emotional interview to Israeli television in which she stood outside Amon Goeth’s former home, declared herself “tormented” by his memory, and condemned him for shooting “women with babies in their arms from this balcony”.

Ms Teege added that she understood her birth mother had only meant to protect her by keeping her in the dark about who her grandfather was.

She added that Ms Hertwig must have known only too well how much of an impact a relation who famously “killed for fun” can have on a person.

Since finding out she was related to Amon Goeth, Ms Teege says she has visited the ruins of Plaszow concentration camp, and also seen the house her grandfather had lived in.



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/my-nazi-grandfather-would-have-shot-me-nigerian-woman-discovers-she-is-granddaughter-of-schindlers-list-butcher-of-plaszow-amon-goeth-8849023.html

German Machine!!!!!!

Some robbery suspects engaged in a war of words on Thursday at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters.

The suspects, who were recently arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, traded blame over who caused their arrest.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects, Fatai Balogun, Wale Oluwatosin and Gbenga Olusanya, were arrested shortly after robbing a family in the Iju, Ishaga area of the state.

Police authorities said after the robbery, the suspects shared the loot and went their separate ways.

Oluwatosin was, however, spotted while hiding his gun at the backyard of his house.

An eyewitness was said to have reported to the police and Oluwatosin was arrested. It was learnt that through his confessional statement, the police apprehended his colleagues.

One of the suspects, Balogun, who claimed to be a barber, said he regretted following Oluwatosin for the robbery.

He said, “He (Oluwatosin) is a very stupid boy. He is just 20-years-old and I see him like a younger brother because we grew up in the same area. Some days ago, he told me that there was a man in the area drove a nice car and he had studied the man’s movements.

“We got guns and when it was midnight, we stormed the house. We stole about N500,000 and I felt this was enough, but Oluwatosin was not satisfied. He stole CDs, laptops, seven mobile phones, video games and other items that we did not need.

“Carrying such things around at night could draw suspicion to us and I told him this but he was too stubborn. As I predicted, he was the one that caused our arrest. He is stupid.”

Another suspect, Olusanya, said he was not an armed robber but a smuggler. He said he knew the gang but had only followed them for one operation.

He said, “I followed them for a robbery some months ago but we did not succeed. On that particular operation, we met policemen on the road and decided to turn back. However, the driver was drunk and we had an accident.

“We had to snatch another car which we used to escape. After the unsuccessful robbery, I went back to my smuggling business because I felt those guys were not serious armed robbers. They were too clumsy.”

Oluwatosin, who is the youngest among the suspects, said he went into robbery so he could impress the suspects.

He said the suspects usually gave him N7, 000 as an informant but he wanted to make more money which made him to lead the operation.

He said, “I knew Balogun was an armed robber and I looked up to him. He used to give me N7,000 as an informant, but I felt I could do more. I did not know I would get caught after my first robbery.”

Deputy Police Public Rleations Officer, Damasus Ozoani, said the suspects would soon be charged to court



http://www.punchng.com/metro/stupid-colleague-caused-our-arrest-suspect/

Cucumbers are number four most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be one of the best foods for your overall health, often referred to as a super food. Pick a handful of firm, dark green cucumbers and drop them into your shopping cart. Congratulations! You have just bought yourself stuff full of good health.

Cucumber rehydrates body

If you are too busy to drink enough water, eat the cool cucumber, which is 90 percent water. It will cheerfully compensate your water lost.

Cucumber fights heat inside and out

Eating cucumber will get your body relief from heartburn. Apply cucumber on your skin and you will get relief from sunburn.

Cucumber eliminates toxins

All that water in cucumber acts as a virtual broom, sweeping waste products out of your body. With regular eating, cucumber is known to dissolve kidney stones.

Cucumber replenishes daily vitamins

Cucumbers have most of the vitamins the body needs in a single day. A B and C, which boost your immune system keep you radiant and give you energy. Make it more powerful by juicing cucumber with spinach and carrot. Don’t forget to leave the skin on because it contains a good amount of vitamin C, about 12 percent of the daily recommended allowance.

Cucumber supplies skin friendly minerals

Cucumber is high in potassium, magnesium and silicon. That is why spas abound cucumber based treatments.

Cucumber aids in digestion and weight loss

Due to its high water and low calorie content, cucumber is an ideal source for people who are looking for weight loss. Use cucumbers in your soups and salads. If it is not your favorite snack you can crunchy cucumber sticks with creamy low fat yogurt dip. Chewing cucumber gives your jaws a good workout and the fiber in it is great for digestion. Daily consumption of cucumbers can be regarded as an aid for chronic constipation.

Cucumber revives the eyes

Placing a chilled slice of cucumber over puffy eyes is a clichéd beauty visual but it really can help reduce under-eye bags and puffiness due to its anti inflammatory properties.

Cucumber fights cancers

Cucumber is known to contain secoisolariciresinol, lariciresinol and pinoresinol. The three lignans have a strong connection with reduced risk of several cancer types, including ovarian, breast, prostate and uterine cancer.

Cucumber cures diabetes, reduces cholesterol and controls blood pressure

Cucumber juice contains a hormone which is needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin which is widely spread to be beneficial to diabetic patients. Researchers have found that a compound called sterols in cucumbers can help decrease levels of cholesterol. Cucumbers contain a lot of fiber, potassium and magnesium. These nutrients work effectively for regulating blood pressure. That is why cucumber is good for treating both high blood pressure and low blood pressure.

Cucumber refreshes the mouth

Cucumber juice heals and refreshes diseased gums. Get a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for a half minute, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing unpleasant breath.

Cucumber smoothes hair and nails

The wonder mineral Silica in cucumber makes your hair and nails shinier and stronger. The sulfur and silica in cucumbers help to stimulate your hair growth.

Cucumber promotes joint health, relieves arthritis and gout pain

As cucumber is an excellent source of silica it promotes joint health by strengthening the connective tissues. When mixed with carrot juice, cucumber can relieve gout and arthritis pain by lowering levels of the uric acid.

Cucumber cures hangover

To avoid a morning headache or hangover you can eat a few cucumber slices before going to sleep. Cucumbers contain enough B vitamins, sugar and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients and reducing the severity of both hangover and headache.

Cucumber keeps kidneys in shape

Cucumber lowers uric acid levels in your body and though keeping the kidneys healthy.

Dear Son,

I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons...... 

1. Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early. 

2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will. 

3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot of unnecessary heartaches. Remember the following as you go through life.... 

1. Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I. To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a real friend. 

2. Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy life. 

3. Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling could fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness. Don't over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love. 

4. A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags! 

5. I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, either would I financially support your whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor. 

6. You honour your words, but don't expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don't expect people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles. 

7. I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never strike any prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch! 
.8 No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life. 

Always affectionately yours father

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"My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.

If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say: “You said the same thing a minute ago”... Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep.

When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be mad and don’t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl?

When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way... remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with life’s issues every day... the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.

If I occasionally lose track of what we’re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I can’t, don’t be nervous, impatient or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you.

And when my old, tired legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked.

When those days come, don’t feel sad... just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love.

I’ll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared. With a big smile and the huge love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, I love you... my darling daughter."

- Unknown

‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ host Frank Edoho is still legally married to estranged wife, Katherine, who told NET last week that the pair should never have become husband and wife. Katherine Obiang, who has three kids for the TV host spoke to our correspondent in a compelling interview how the 7-year old marriage should never have been and how the couple should have rather stayed friends.

Do you miss being on the television?

I had an amazing time on the then television but I don’t really miss it. My boss (at Nigerian Info FM) recently told me we will be going television soon, so I just might be going back to television. It doesn’t look like I have a choice.

Why did you sacrifice the television for the radio?

Television is more natural for me than radio but I soon became tired of the constant harassment it brought my way and then I had reached a point at NTA where nothing really excited me anymore. I wanted new things and to an extent, the bureaucracy there (NTA) didn’t have plans for that. Again, there was too much attention from the press, I couldn’t go anywhere without being recognized, it is still the case now though. Television was an intrinsic part of me but radio was a place to hibernate for me and it allowed me to be more vocal and impact more through my words as against the many distractions on the television.

What would you have been if you weren’t a broadcaster?

I would have studied Theatre Arts but my mother convinced me it was a profession for ‘no-gooders’. I did not understand then but I saw it as normal for parents to want their children to chart a professional course of life. I studied Accounting in the end but I would have been a Theatre Arts practitioner or perhaps Medicine because my father is a surgeon and I wanted to help people live a better life but I just could not pass Chemistry.

Let us into your background.

I’m Cameroonian. My dad is from Cameroun, my mom is from the Efik tribe in Nigeria, but somehow, we have been living there and here. My mom was a Head of Department in a tertiary institution, it was natural that we lived in Nigeria. I have no sister but brothers as siblings and even my aunt had only boys as kids, so I grew up among boys. I had different influences. We travelled a lot and to an extent, the experience helped shape who I am and how I see things. It was generally an OK childhood.

Having spent over ten years in the media, what is the big picture for Kathrine?

I would like to own my own talk show and get people to talk and share experiences in a different way from what we see here. A platform where I can talk with people and help them laugh even as we share their problems. I want to bring on board all sorts of personalities; the serious minded or light-hearted people and it would be on TV.

How did you start your journey in Nigerian media?

It was during my one-year internship. I was working with the account section of a radio station and one day, the programme manager called me and asked me to read something for him, after which he asked if I had thought of doing something on radio. I gasped but because I am always up for a challenge, I said yes when he asked if I was interested. I used to script everything I said so I can sound interesting and gradually, I grew into it.

How are your kids?

They are great.

And how are they taking the whole divorce issue?

We are not really divorced. It’s still a work-in-progress kind of thing but we are taking it well. When its time for him to see the children, he does and when its time to return them, he does. On my part, I have carried the children along and make them understand they are not stained because of it. I wouldn’t want them to develop a complex because of it. We didn’t design for these things to happen but they do. Its like people who have lost their parents, they didn’t plan for it but they have to move on. I watch them and I think they are doing pretty okay especially because we talk about it every time there is a reason to.

You mentioned that you aren’t really divorced. Does that suggest possibility of reconciliation?

No, it doesn’t. We just started the process but there isn’t any hope for reconciliation. We know we would always be in each other’s lives because of the children, so we have to be civil. When the children are getting married for example, we have to hide our differences and make it work.

What if he (Frank) came back, would you consider it?

No. Three years have gone by. It will be a whole entire process of knowing somebody all over again and I don’t have the energy to do that. We’ve let it burn and I don’t think he will do that.

Do you sometimes miss him?

He had such a great sense of humor. I don’t know if he still does. His sense of music too, being a radio presenter, and we used to exchange thoughts on things regarding that, but otherwise, I don’t miss him in that nostalgic way of…It’s a part of my life I have come to terms with. I am a solution oriented person. He was part of my life for more than 10 years (dated for four years and got married for 7 years).

Looking back at everything, do you wish you never got separated?

No, I think Frank and I should not have gotten married in the first place. We should just have been friends because he was an awesome friend. While I was dating someone else and he had to go back to his country, he (Frank) was there all through and I had known him all the while he was in the University of Calabar and we started our career together. I think we shouldn’t have pushed it to marriage and just stayed as friends.

Any regrets about that?

No. I have three lovely kids to show for it and of course, every thing happens for a reason and a purpose. They can only make us better or stronger people and it has done so for me. I have grown from what went wrong.

What is usually the cause of the fight?

I think it impatience, anger and not knowing how to deal with issue in the now, so you react before you think. It goes like, ‘huh, how dare you say this to me…is that what you will say?’ I can’t remember any one in particular, it has been long now, I have moved on and it’s not a thing that can happen to me again but I always say no matter what, a man should not raise his hands on a woman. A woman should also not goad a man too much. It takes nothing from the man who walks away because once he hits a woman, he starts to think it is justifiable. Unfortunately, we are in a society where we have friends that will give you thumbs up for doing that. A man should be calmer and not react on the now.

Are you making efforts to ensure that your son isn’t wrongly influenced by this?

I have a son and I talk to him all the time. I let him know he must be there to protect his sister. They should look at him and feel safe with him and he knows that. The girls also push him and I caution them, so it’s a balance.

Were you hit by the rumors of his recent marriage?

I didn’t want to believe he was because we are still married (legally). We are not divorced, so I didn’t see how that was possible and didn’t loose sleep over it. I’m not asking him not to go on with his life but things should be done properly. We are separated for three years and now in the divorce process. If he found happiness and love, then I’m happy for him.

Will you be trying your hands on marriage again?

You just never know.

If you would, what kind of man would he be?

You come to a point in your life where you can’t afford to do things out of adrenaline but with great thought. It would be a more mature person, someone who is calm and has a fine sense of how life should be. Someone who is mature, wise and seen life and the ways of the world and knows what he is doing at every time.

When you think about all that has happened, does it bring tears to your eyes?

No, I feel a sense of disappointment instead especially now when the children come home with questions that I need a man to answer, if he (their father) were around. For example, someone to be there for my son at a time when he is writing his common entrance examination. It’s a feeling of disappointment, but you know, we have to rise above them and you go on.

What was your reaction the very first time it happened?

I’m like these things happen in marriages but we think of reconciliation and getting families involved. It is your first trial in marriage and nobody gives a guideline about how things are going to be.

Apart from being part of the Project Alert, what other steps have you taken to help women who are battling with domestic violence?

I talk to them but in the end, I let them know, the decision is theirs. A friend of mine was involved in this and after we talk, she will go back to him. No matter what platform there is, it rests on the individual. It is what I have arrived at. I still share my story when I have the chance to.

What inspired the set up of your media outfit, 2PM?

I wanted something different and unique and 2PM media was born. A small representation of what I do and all the things I can do.

What else do you do apart from being an OAP and actress?

I emcee events, sell fabrics and do a little bit of everything.

After you stumbled on your first script, you seem to be doing well. Are you considering dumping radio for movies?

I don’t think so, I think I will just try to blend it the best way I can. I don’t know which way this road is leading me to but I am flowing with it for now. I can’t say what I will do or not.

Having spent over 10 years as a practitioner in the Nigerian media, how would rate the sector?

I think we don’t have good broadcasters still. People are overlooking the part of professionalism and thinking that because an individual has an accent or speaks well, he or she is qualified to be a broadcaster. On the good side however, everything is digitalized unlike before. I feel if we can slow down and do things properly, the world is our oyster.

http://thenet.ng/2013/08/net-exclusive-frank-edoho-and-i-should-not-have-married/

A four-year-old British boy caught up in the Kenya mall massacre showed astonishing bravery by confronting a marauding gunman who ended up begging for his forgiveness, UK Daily Mail reports.

Elliot Prior, from Windsor, Berkshire, told one of the terrorists that he was a 'very bad man' as he protected his mother, Amber, who had been shot in the leg, and six-year-old sister Amelie. Incredibly, the attacker took pity on the family and bizarrely handed the children Mars bars before telling them: 'Please forgive me, we are not monsters.'
His story emerged as sporadic gunfire continued to ring out from inside the mall early today as Kenyan security forces battled Al Qaeda-linked terrorists into a fourth day.

Despite Kenyan police assurances that they had taken control of the building, a security expert with contacts inside the mall said at least 10 hostages were still being held by a band of attackers, possibly as many as 13.

4 year old Elliot and his sister Amelie hold Mars bars next to a dead body outside the Westgate mall after being given the chocolate by a gunman who spared their lives.

Kenya's foreign minister Amina Mohamed said 'two or three' Americans and one British woman were among those who attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi.

His mother, Amber, told of her family’s terrifying escape from Al Shabaab terrorists who butchered 62 people in the Nairobi shopping centre.

The film producer had been queuing to buy milk in Nairobi's Westgate Shopping Centre when the militants struck.

She hid under a cold meat counter in the Nakumatt supermarket for an hour-and-a-half with her children beneath her before terrorists finally found them and shot her in the thigh.

Killings: The fate of the hostages remained unclear this morning despite earlier statements from police saying most of those held had been rescued

Elliot's uncle, Alex Coutts, told The Sun: 'They had a lucky escape. The terrorists said if any of the kids were alive in the supermarket they could leave. 'Amber made the decision to stand up and say "yes".'

'Then Elliot started arguing with them and called them bad men. He was very brave.'

After discovering the advertising producer was of French origin, the men began to plead with her and claimed that the Muslim faith ‘was not a bad one’.‘He told me I had to change my religion to Islam and said “do you forgive us? Do you forgive us?’, the mother told The Independent.
‘Naturally, I was going to say whatever they wanted and they let us go’.

Bizarrely, the terrorists handed the children Mars bars before they fled with two other children, including a 12-year-old boy who had at first refused to leave his dead mother.

The fate of 20 others who had taken refuge under the meat counter is unknown.
The family’s escape is particularly astonishing in light of the indiscriminate slaughter of men, women and children throughout the mall after Al Shabaab launched their assault on Saturday.

The Police Command in the FCT have begun investigation into the alleged theft of N6.8 million from the ATM of a bank at Jabi District, Abuja, on Saturday.


DSP Altine Daniel, the command’s spokesperson, who disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the theft.

He said that the 27-year-old suspect (name withheld), allegedly broke into the ATM belonging to one of the old generation banks and stole the money.

Daniel, however, said that the amount that was stolen was recovered “intact” from the suspect after he was arrested in the premises of the bank.

“On Sept. 21, at about 10 a.m., some staff of the bank came to report at our office at Utako that their ATM had problem.

“When our men moved to the scene and started looking for clues and anything that will assist them in their investigation, they noticed that the CCTV monitor room had been tampered with.

“After a thorough search, they also noticed that the door of the toilet in the room was locked from within and when they opened it, they found somebody seated.

“The suspect was picked up and taken to the station where he confessed to the crime,” she said.

Daniel said the suspect claimed to have learned the act of opening safe from the “youtube” (Internet) and thereafter, bought some tools, including screw driver and pliers, to carry out the act.

She alleged that the suspect removed N6.87 million from the ATM and packed them in bags before his arrest.

“Investigations into the case has started and we are trying to find out if he acted alone or he has some accomplices,” she said.



http://www.nigerianeye.com/2013/09/man-breaks-into-atm-in-abuja-bank.html

Former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo said yesterday that jettisoning of coins denomination is a mistake.

Speaking on a Channels television programme monitored in Lagos, Soludo said he was confident that some day, the nation would realize the need to get back to the usage of coins re-denomination since it has become a major medium of exchange in most developed countries.
Re-introduction of coins as the medium of exchange was one of the last projects the former governor was pursuing before the expiration of his term at CBN. “The main reason why people don’t use coins or accept it is because it does not meet one of the principle characteristics of medium of exchange. It must be portable and it must have value. If it has value, then people will carry it. We had the coins of N1, 50kobo which later changed. You needed a trolley to effect any transaction because it’s huge. We realized that but at the same time people travel abroad and have coins all over them,” he said.
Soludo said it was not that Nigerians do not like to use coin but it has no value. “Is not that they don’t like coins, nobody will throw away one pound coins because the one pound coin has got value and that was why we put up the concept of re-denomination,” he said.
He said under the re-denomination of our currencies, CBN under his management planned to have six re-denominated coins. ”We planned to have six re-denomination coins and four notes. If it has value, people will carry it. So, it is work in progress, I’m confident that some day we will get back to re-denomination,” he said.

http://dailytrust.info/index.php/business/5596-discarding-coins-denomination-is-a-mistake-soludo

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It is gradually becoming a crime owning a vehicle in this country

The Nigeria Police Force  will from September  16, change the process of vehicle registration from the analogue Central Motor Registry to a digital Biometric Central Motor Registration   system.The BCMR is a technological means of attaching automobile owner’s personal data to his  vehicle for proper identification and protection.The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba,  explained at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, that the new system was part of efforts in repositioning the police to effectively tackle crimes and terror.Under the system, hand-held machine would be used to verify the particulars of vehicles, rather than manual checking.“To effectively combat terrorism, prevent crimes, apprehend and prosecute offenders, the force will from September  16, change the registration process of vehicles from the old analogue CMR to new digital BCMR system,” Mba said.He added that “the decision informing the introduction of the BCMR is against the backdrop of contemporary security challenges bordering on terrorism, high incidence of car theft, kidnapping and other crimes.’’Mba said that the system was designed for forensic analysis where fingerprints could be matched or verified against registered fingerprints collected during the registration.He stressed that the database would be made available to other sister security agencies.“We are going to make the database open to our sister agencies. If for example other security organisations want to carry investigation and they needed to get information from our database, we will make the information available to them,’’  the News Agency of Nigeria quoted the FPRO  as saying.According to him,   the new system is capable of capturing 20 million fingerprints per second, an equivalent of two million people at 10 prints per person.“As a store of information, it will provide a one-stop forensic base for all manner of investigations which will greatly enhance policing in tracking missing cars and preventing crimes,’’ he said.He added that the BCMR could grab still images from Close Circuit Television being installed in cities in the country and the footages could be used to apprehend suspected criminals, thereby enhancing personal and national safety and security.Mba said that registration under the BCMR could be done at designated banks, online and police commands across the nation.He said that motorists were expected to pay N3,500 to register their vehicles under the system, while owners of tricycles  and motorcycles  would pay N1,500  for the registration.Responding to questions, the spokesman said that the BCMR was not a duplication of the registration being done by the FRSC but complementing the commission.According to him, substantial equipment had been procured for the system as personnel have been adequately trained to man it.On the deadline for the registration, Mba said that no time frame would be given for now.“We will  not give a deadline for compliance,” he stated , adding that   the police had begun aggressive sensitisation on the need for motorists to migrate from the analogue CMR to the BCMR. “First of all, we want to encourage new car owners to register their vehicles under the new BCMR, instead of the CMR. We are also encouraging old car owners to migrate to BCMR not just for national security but for the safety of their vehicles,’’ Mba advised.When contacted, the FRSC spokesman,  Jonas Agwu, said  he just heard of the police decision  for the first time.The FRSC had  last year introduced a new number plate, which it said was attached to individual vehicles and their owners.According to the Corps Marshal, Mr. Osita Chidoka, the introduction of the new number plate was also to enhance a comprehensive database for all vehicles in the country.By implication, it was meant to guide against car theft and other criminal activities that could be perpetrated using vehicles.The corps had given end of September as deadline for the procurement of new vehicle  number plates.


http://www.punchng.com/news/terrorismtheft-police-introduce-biometric-vehicle-registration/

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