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I bought them at Everyday supermarket here in Port Harcourt

Hello all,

We have to be at alerts. Fake Duracell batteries on sell in Nigeria. It's has demand my TV remote control, now it's my clock.

Alkaline batteries doesn't bring out acid.

Thank you so much for your response.

Hello Nairalander,
Have got a question and I need all your help.
At a check point today, a policeman requested for car tinted medical document.
Please is they any such document?

Guys help with this puzzle game.Match Red and black accordingly.

illicit:
just saw it now.

it might be or not be some sort of toy

It's soft and when I asked my kids they don't know about it. So it's not their toys

rannyw:
Take a closer picture of it so people can see it well and educate u about it. Your pics are not visible

Please find attached pictures at close range.
Thanks.

illicit:
is it camouflaged

camouflaged for what please?

Pictures at close range.

Hello Nairalander, please I'm in need of your assistance to identify this stuff ( Crystal egg like object) I saw in the back of my house. It was one, this morning I notice it's now four.
For the safety of my kids.
I will appreciate all your help, attached herewith pictures.

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China signaled that it’s planning to officially ban the eating of dogs after the species was omitted from a list of animals approved for human consumption.

The Ministry of Agriculture published a draft version of the list on Wednesday, which lays out what animals will be allowed to be bred for meat, fur and medical use, and includes species such as deer, ostriches and foxes. The ministry is seeking public feedback on the draft list until May 8, it said.


In its statement, the ministry specifically noted the omission of dogs, saying that public concern about the issue and a growing awareness of animal protection had contributed to the species being left off. Cats were also omitted, though that was not specifically addressed by the ministry.

China Spends $29 Billion a Year Pampering Its Pets

The eating of dogs has become an increasingly controversial issue in China as pet ownership has surged. It has been further brought to the fore by the coronavirus, which was first identified in patients linked to market in the city of Wuhan where non-traditional animals were sold for food.


Chinese authorities in February banned the sale of wild animals in response to suspicions that the virus had jumped to humans through a species at the Wuhan market. That ban caused confusion, however, because it lacked a clear classification of what animals the prohibition applied to. The list published by the agriculture ministry this week was intended to clarify that definition.

Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-04-09/china-moves-toward-ban-on-eating-of-dogs-citing-public-concern

Seriously? Are Nigerian politicians from Nigeria?

I never knew Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure was in such bad state – SGF


The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has decried the poor state of Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure.

Mr Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, said he realised how bad it was, after he was appointed to head the team. He made this known during a meeting with the leadership of the national assembly on Thursday.

“I can tell you for sure, I never knew that our entire healthcare infrastructure was in the state in which it is. Until I was appointed to do this work,” he said.

While he noted that the pandemic has provided the opportunity to examine the state of the national health care systems which is in dire need of reforms and funding, he said the weaknesses in Nigeria’s health systems became more glaring given the way more established health systems in Europe and America collapsed under pressure.

He, however, assured that there are plans to lay a legacy foundation for the immediate, medium and long-term development of the health system in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic across the country.

To this end, he said, the taskforce has proposed to utilise the resources being mobilised in a “strategic manner.” This includes:

Direct development and delivery of critical infrastructure to states by donors; direct procurement and delivery of personal protective equipment and other critical equipment by donors; deployment of rapid response teams to states for capacity building and support; and expansion of the testing capacity in the country.

Mr Mustapha added that for transparency and accountability, the taskforce will not be directly involved in the collection and disbursement of the cash donations for COVID-19.

“The Accountant General of the Federation has already published the account details for collection through some commercial banks and also provided the modalities for its utilisation. All the main COVID-19 accounts shall be domiciled in the Central Bank of Nigeria.

“However, all non-cash donations shall be duly received by the PTF, acknowledged, documented and appropriately deployed,” he said.


Tasks for national assembly

Mr Mustapha further explained that Nigeria, like the rest of the world, is at war against a dangerous enemy and all hands must be on deck to successfully prosecute the war.

To this end, he charged the national assembly to:

• Develop a legislative framework to prepare Nigeria for any future pandemic;


• Develop a legislative framework for reforming and transforming Nigeria’s healthcare systems;

• Strengthen the legislative framework for economic growth through domestic manufacturing;

• Deepen the legislative oversight during this pandemic and beyond;

• Pass legislations that will further ease the ability of the executive to cushion the impact of the economic decline and

• Be part of community mobilization and enlightenment efforts.

While applauding the taskforce for the work done so far, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, advised the team to have a better coordination of the donations received from public-spirited individuals, corporate bodies and Institutions to avoid duplications or the relevant bodies working at cross purposes.

Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate
“First of all, you are supposed to be the custodian of all the challenges that we face as far as COVID-19 is concerned. If any state has a challenge, I am sure there is a proper structure and route for reporting, so that you take down the situation and take the necessary steps.

“I believe that we face one critical challenge today in our fight against COVID-19. We have donations made by various organisations, corporate bodies and so on but it is my candid opinion that there is no coordination.

“The Corporate Nigera, as I was told as at yesterday (Wednesday), has gathered N22 billion; the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), I was told had 28 million dollars; CBN and the banks, I don’t know how much they have. The National Assembly, the ministers and so many individuals and Institutions have also made donations,” he said.

NNPC Towers: P&ID and the Petroleum ministry signed the contract here
He also suggested that donations should go to just one common platform as against multiple accounts.

“I believe we must have a central body and not the PTF nor the corporate groups should receive and manage the funds but based on what the constitution provides for.

“Where everybody is just collecting and spending, I think it will lead us in a very bad shape. When people contribute their funds, they want to see such funds properly utilised. They want to see efficiency. They want to see transparency. They want to see accountability and of course, probity in what the funds are used for.

“There could be duplication, working across purposes. At the end of the day, there will certainly be inefficiency in the application of such resources. But this meeting is going to give us opportunity to discuss this and the way forward.”

The meeting, he said, is aimed at ensuring that performance is improved and service delivery is effective and efficient.


President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the distribution of stimulus package to the most vulnerable during the lockdown. He had also ordered that impounded rice be distributed across the 36 states to cushion the effect of the pandemic.

The ministry of humanitarian affairs has since announced the distribution of the first tranche of five billion naira.

The number of confirmed cases in the country has been on the increase. As of 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, the NCDC announced a total of 288 cases including seven deaths.


Source:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/387036-i-never-knew-nigerias-healthcare-infrastructure-was-in-such-bad-state-sgf.html

RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, said his administration had set in motion a process for the distribution of foods to residents of the state following the sit-at-home directive to check the spread of coronavirus.

Wike, who disclosed this in Port Harcourt on Sunday after inspecting the state food bank, said a state committee would soon be set up to implement the distribution of the foodstuffs.

“We are going to set up a committee for the distribution of the foodstuffs meant to serve as palliative for Rivers people,” he said.


Wike warned against the politicisation of the fight against coronavirus, saying all stakeholders must make sacrifices.

“We say to our people, this is not a time to play politics. Nobody should play politics with the lives of people. Everybody has to make sacrifices to make sure everyone stays alive,” he said.

“For now, we are not 100 per cent ready, but we are about 90 per cent ready. Luckily for us, we have no serious cases. The confirmed case is doing very well. They have sent her samples and it came out negative. The final sample has been sent and we are expecting the results.”


Wike identified some of the food items at the state food bank as rice, garri, beans, noodles, yam, palm oil and salt, adding that they would be distributed to the less privileged in all the 23 local government areas of the state.

On the monitoring of compliance by churches, the governor said the task force was happy with the level of cooperation from the churches.

Wike also inspected the progress of work at the State Isolation/Treatment Centre under construction.

Source:
https://punchng.com/wike-announces-food-delivery-to-rivers-residents/?amp=1

donbachi:
What is in for them?...u 4get sey our politicians na cats wey no dey kill rat 4 him owner.

Nairaland wouldn't move this to front page

The time for Nigerians Politician to SHARE FOOD.
With the stay at home and lockdown in all states.
To stop the spread of Coronavirus.

Im a victim. U.S don’t want Nigerian but their money, I am doing very well with good in come, a CEO of a company and I am married for about 7 years. I applied to attend in course in U.S. but I was denial under section 214b because I don’t have strong ties, the only thing I saw was because I don’t have a child. It’s quite sad. and I believe people using agency will pay money for doing noting.
U.S. is not welcoming Nigerians, go to countries like Uk for your program. all counties have bad eggs including U.S.

Well, it happened. You didn't ever think it would, but it did. Your ex is getting married before you.

1.You can go to their wedding and show off how fabulous you're doing
He left me without any justifiable reason. I was totally depressed but I have moved on. I will definitely attend his wedding to meet the woman he is marrying.
Tip: Wear your best apparel and preferably in white paired with white stilettos. Invest in your looks; spend more on your makeup, hairstyle and shop for the best clutch.

Steal the show and show off how happy, confident and gorgeous you look after he left you painfully.

2.Weddings are a great place to meet someone
People find love at different places and you might never know where you will meet your soulmate. Thinking about the kind of people who will attend the wedding, I will go and try my luck.

Tip: Be the first on the dance after the couple’s first dance and invite your potential boyfriend to dance with you.

This is your only shot and should the world you are the best and you deserve better. Dance off all the pain he caused and be the center of attention.

3.Sing for him
Our parents didn’t support your union so we just had to separate on mutual grounds. But we are still friends and I am very happy for him so I wouldn’t miss his wedding.

Tip: The most romantic thing you can do is to sing his favorite song for him. Wherever he hears that song, he will remember the moments you spent together and cherish your friendship.



4.Celebrate your ex-turned best friend on his wedding day
We broke up because was always busy with work. After a year later, we meet a supermarket, exchanged contacts and we are good friends now. I helped him with his wedding preparation so of course, I am attending the event.

Tip: What better way to support them than to be there on their special day? Still look the best version of yourself and be a supportive friend at the same time. Women are true multitaskers in this way.

5. Weddings are fun and you deserve a night out!
Tip: Let's face it: weddings can be a blast. Grab your bestie and make it a girls' night out. Who says your plus one needs to be a significant other? And who says that you need to find someone new right after a breakup? All you need is you. You are amazing. You are strong. You are enough.

This divorce story is going to shock you!
In the Nigerian society, divorce cases are plenty but some of them are shocking to say the very least. This divorce story you about to read is probably the most shocking thing you will read.
The Twitter handle Jaruma Magazine, tweeted a divorce story from a woman who identifies herself as Sadiya Lawal on Friday, March 16, 2018.
The lady question narrates how she fell in love with her ex-husband at first sight. Her story started off as fairy tale but quickly descended into a horror story.
"MY NAME IS SADIYA LAWAL. I AM 29 YEARS OLD. I AM FROM BAUCHI STATE. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY DIVORCE DIARIES WITH YOU.
For me, it was love at first and Hamisu was the one.
I met my husband when I was a Corper. I was serving in Abuja at the time. It was a beautiful time in my life and I quickly fell in love with the tall handsome charming stranger I met at Dunes Centre. His name was Hamisu Mohammed. It was love at first sight.
I was at the restaurant when he walked towards the aisles. Our eyes met for a moment and that was it. It felt like electricity and my heart was almost beating out of my chest when he smiled and started walking towards me.
I tried to look away but his pull was too magnetic and I found myself smiling back at him.
‘Hello lady, you look like you are having a good time’ he said and my heart stopped for a minute as all my senses concentrated on listening to him.
I just kept smiling like a fool as he kept smiling back. I don’t even remember what my reply was. We ended up sitting down and talking for like 3 hours that day. The rest, as they say, is history.
A year after that fateful meeting we got married. It was a most beautiful day that I will cherish forever. I was so in love with him, he was everything.
As any typical northern girl, I excitedly prepared for my wedding night with a lot of gyaran jiki and Kayan Mata.
The weeks before my wedding were filled with all sorts of skin treatments, consumption of aphrodisiacs and vaginal steaming all in anticipation of the big night. I looked forward to consummating our love on that special night.
On that special night, when all the glitz and glam of the wedding was done, it was just the two of us. I was so nervous and excited but Hamisu did not look interested. We talked for a while and then he fell asleep.
Yes! My husband fell asleep on our first night. I did not know what do, whether to wake him up or to allow him sleep. I couldn’t hold myself I had to wake him up.
‘Honey, I don’t think we should be sleeping tonight. It is our first night, it is the Sunnah....’
He cut me off with a kiss and we made out for a while; then he told me he couldn’t do anything that night because he was so tired from the activities of the wedding. Fair enough... so we slept off.
Two weeks later we were still sleeping together...that is we were only sleeping. At this point, I became fed up. No matter how hard I tried to get him in the mood my husband did not seem interested in making me a woman. He would rather go to sleep.
Three months after my wedding and I was still a virgin. My husband was not interested in that part of our marriage though he was a wonderful husband in other areas.
He was very supportive of my career, he took care of me, he cooked and cleaned up after himself, he made me laugh, he was affectionate but that was the end of it... after a while, I gave up trying.
There were a lot of rumours swirling around our social circles about my husband and his sexual preferences, but every single time he assured me he was working on being a lover I would cherish... eventually he always said.
The months were followed by a year then 2 years then 3 years and still our marriage remained unconsummated. I did not know what to do next. Friends told me to try and get his attention, to be uninhibited to be sexy blah blah blah.
I was sick and tired of hearing it was up to me to get my own husband to fulfil my marital rights. I was reaching my breaking point.
It all became worse with the pressure and questions from our families about why we had not had children yet. How could we have children when we were living like roommates instead of husband and wife?
I confronted him and he told me he had been molested as a boy and he was working on being sexual for me. My heart went out to him and I left it at that, I prayed for him every day, to overcome his experience.
One day I went to work and suddenly my period came so I had to rush back home to clean up; as I lived just fifteen minutes away from my office. I walked into my living room to find my husband being sodomised by another man who was on top of him.
He had sweat beads on his face and his eyes were closed. They did not hear me open the door; neither did they notice me standing directly opposite them. Hamisu opened his eyes. He looked at me and I looked at him.
He pushed the man off him and that is when I recognised who he was. The man that was sodomising my husband was my father.
What the hell was my father doing here? With my husband?
I ran to the kitchen and took my largest knife. The rage inside me was like red hot lava in a volcano and it was threatening to erupt and consume all of us. The betrayal! He would not touch me but he could sleep with my father!
I was confused about my father, No maybe my mind was playing tricks on me... my father was gone by the time I returned from the kitchen.
Hamisu was naked and struggling to wear his trousers when I stabbed him, I missed and a chase ensued. I wanted to send him to hell where he belonged.
Finally, I got his hand; the knife sliced through skin and flesh and came out with blood spraying everywhere staining the white carpet. He groaned in pain: Sadiya!
I raised the knife again; I wanted to stab him in his heart, just like he had done to me. I wanted to damage him with all the rage inside me.
He was begging me and I was charging towards him to finish him off when I tripped and fell; the knife slipped away from my hand and in that moment the powerlessness of my situation hit me.
What could I really do? Who would even believe me? What type of daughter would I be to accuse my father of homosexuality? How could I face my mother with the news that my father and my husband were lovers? Inna Lillahi what could I really do in this situation.
I broke down; I just crouched and broke down in tears, the blood from my period further staining my white carpet... I did not care, let the carpet stain I thought- as I watched it turn a dirty red colour...
He crawled towards me, ‘Sadiya I am sorry’ was all he kept saying. I had so many things I wanted to say to him but I just could not open my mouth. It was as if the weight in my heart had pulled my mouth shut. I heard him talk.
He said he had always been a bottom (other men did it to him), since his days in secondary school. He said a senior boy had taught him and somehow it had become his habit. He said he preferred that to being with a woman.
‘I really do love you Sadiya, just not in that way you know! When we met you accepted me, without any questions. I love you but I just could not be a lover to you. And I saw that you liked being married to me. I always assumed you knew...
This was a mistake, it will never happen again. Your father is the senior boy who first molested me back in secondary school. I had not seen him since secondary school until the day I went to greet him before we got married. We rekindled our relationship and... .’
I slapped his dirty mouth. How dare he? Three years in a sex less marriage and he had the audacity to tell me he assumed I knew?
Why would a woman assume her husband was a perverted homosexual pig? Why? Why did he marry me? He just used me to kill the rumours ko? Shege tsinnanne!
He continued to talk but I went to the bathroom and cleaned myself up."
You can continue reading the story from the tweet below
Leading LGBT rights activist Bisi Alimi has reacted to the sad divorce story.

Homophobia in Nigeria[/b]
Homophobia is rampant in Nigerian society. On Thursday, August 3, 2017, a magistrate court arraigned 42 suspected homosexuals who were arrested at a hotel located at Owode Onirin.
Among the accused were 12 minors who appeared before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court, while the remaining offenders had hearings at the Yaba Magistrate Court.
A court statement confirmed that the group were on July 29, 2017, caught in the act of homosexuality, punishable under the Lagos State criminal law.

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These 42 men were caught in the act of homosexuality at a Lagos (Instagram)
“On or about 29th July, 2017, at Vintage Hotel, No. 999 Ikorodu Road/Toyin Close, Weigh Bridge, Owode Onirin, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did engage in gay activities by permitting male persons to have canal knowledge of themselves against the order of nature and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”
The presiding judge, Chief Magistrate Adewale Ojo granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 following their not-guilty plea.

https://www-thecable-ng.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.thecable.ng/insider-oil-expatriates-hijacked-business-empire-nigerian-owner/amp

Expatriates who were brought on board, in 2002, to manage the fast-growing West African Ventures (WAV), a Nigerian company providing offshore engineering services, have allegedly conspired to hijack the business from its owner.

Jacques Roomans, a Nigerian citizen of Dutch heritage and founder of WAV, had hired Fraser Moore, Stephen Assiter, Graham Pennycook and other expatriates to oversee WAV and Sea Trucks Group (STG) businesses in Nigeria and West Africa.

The business was largely managed by Moore who served as the chief operating officer/managing director for many years. And in March 2013, the expats, led by Fraser, persuaded Roomans to take a bond for $575 million ostensibly for the growth of his business.

THE CONSPIRACY

According to documents seen by TheCable, the interest on the $575 million bond was 9% per annum and was paid without default from March 2013 to October 2016, with $120 million earlier paid by Roomans to reduce the face value of the bond to $456 million — and the business continued to run.

In February 2016, however, following a lull in the business, Roomans consolidated STG and WAV. But in a police report seen by TheCable, Roomans alleged that Moore, in connivance with the other expatriates wanted, by all means, to take over the businesses from him.

Following the refusal of Roomans to accede to Moore’s request to be appointed as the chief executive officer, he left the company. He, however, allegedly remained behind the scene, pushing the other expatriates to encourage Roomans to transfer his shares in STG to Anglo Saxon Trust (AST), a trust company.


Fraser Moore, the man allegedly behind the plot

One of the expatriates, Peter de Ruiter, then organised the transfer of the STG shares to AST, a company incorporated in Jersey.

Immediately the expats succeeded in transferring the shares to AST, they all resigned from the board and the company.

Upon their exit, Roomans, who still wanted to see his business continue, constituted a new management team to run the affairs of STG and WAV.

Graeme Pennycook and Per Schøyen were then appointed to head the new management.

Again, Moore reportedly led other expats who had left to start instigating the bond holders and AST, the appointed trustees to put pressure on Roomans, despite the fact that the company was regularly paying its interest and there were no issues.

Bowing to the pressures, Roomans, with Pennycook and Schøyen, agreed to meet the bond holders in London in July 2016. At the meeting, it was decided that the bond holders would nominate a representative to the board.

Curiously, Peter de Ruiter, who was one of the expats who left in May 2016, emerged as the acting advisor to AST — a glaring conflict of interest having earlier introduced Roomans to the trustees.

In discussions for bond holder nominations, Moore was presented as a nominee and Roomans would not agree with his nomination. He left the discussions for Pennycook to proceed on his behalf.

In another twist, Pennycook, in October 2016, without authorisation from Roomans, allegedly stopped the payment of the interest on the bond, which gave rise to a possible event of default on the bond. Pennycook, reportedly without Rooman’s consent, took this decision and then stated that Roomans had “agreed” to a change in the board, which would include his removal along with his wife.

Eventually on December 1, 2016, AST who were trustees of Roomans and were expected to protect his interest, removed him from the board without authorisation or confirmation from him but rather from Pennycook.

All these were done in the name of the bond introduced by Moore and the other expats in what would appear to be a clear grand conspiracy.

Moore and Assiter would eventually emerge as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of the hijacked STG. Pennycook and Schøyen, the managing director and deputy director who oversaw the removal of Roomans from his company, were immediately recruited by Moore as “consultants”.

Roomans, in the police report, explained that Moore used this opportunity to take over the funds in the offshore bank accounts with substantial balances taken out of WAV’s operations in Nigeria.

ATTEMPT TO STEAL VESSEL

The conspirators did not stop there. On April 1, 2017, they employed the services of one Ikioda, a retired naval admiral, who tried to forcefully take one of WAV’s vessels, Jascon 55, out of Nigeria. The Nigerian navy, however, promptly intervened and stopped the attempted theft.


Jascon 25… one of the vessels allegedly moved by the expats

Another curious development was that STG was working through one Iyke Ejizu.

In The Guardian newspaper publication of April 4, 2016, however, Ejizu had already been disclaimed by WAV and STG, this when Roomans was in full control of both companies. According to Roomans, this development revealed that Moore and Ejizu had been working closely to steal the company.

Having failed to remove Jascon 55, the pair of Ejizu and Ikioda then embarked on a more violent effort to forcefully take out WAV vessel Jascon 30 on April 12, 2017. This time around, it got so violent that the Nigerian crew of WAV and STG were all locked up and their phones taken from them. Again, for the intervention of the Nigerian navy, the move was frustrated.

THEFT OF DOCUMENTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Arie Smits, another key player, was employed by WAV in December 2015 as general manger. As part of the contract, he had agreed to obligations of confidentiality and further signed specific confidentiality agreement. But when Roomans suspected that Smits was working closely with Pennycook against the interest of WAV, his appointment was terminated on January 26, 2017.

Smits acknowledged the termination and handed over some things, but he did not hand over documents that listed all he was handling at the time, Roomans alleged. It later emerged that prior to Smits leaving, he had collected details of all on-going WAV contracts. He also, reportedly, wiped the memory of his laptop and encrypted some information.

Immediately Smits was disengaged from WAV, he was employed by the other conspirators and they started to seek information from his former subordinates in WAV, as well as WAV’s customers including the international oil companies (IOCs).

Smits subsequently came into Nigeria, claiming to be representing STG. But STG has never operated in Nigeria, because there is a subsisting non-competition and non-circumvention agreement which stops STG from conducting any sort of business in Nigeria or West Africa. In fact, while Roomans was fully in control of both STG and WAV, all contracts in Nigeria were undertaken by WAV only.

Smits, it was alleged, had come into Nigeria using the information he obtained while he was in the employ of WAV.

LIQUIDATION OF STG AND ESTABLISHMENT OF TELFORD OFFSHORE

In 2002, Roomans incorporated STG as the umbrella for his international companies, and while WAV is responsible for the businesses in Nigeria and West Africa, STG is responsible for the rest of the world.

Upon Rooman’s realisation of the untoward role of AST, his supposed trustees, he took steps to replace the trustees and regain control of his company.

But the new STG board headed by Tom Ehret immediately initiated the process of placing STG in liquidation, to allegedly block the chances of Roomans taking back control of his company.

Already, this group led by Moore, Tom Ehret and Iyke Ejizu, their Nigerian partners, after the orchestrated removal of Roomans, had set up Telford Offshore, and purportedly moved the four most valuable ships in Rooman’s business, namely Jascon 25, Jascon 28, Jascon 31 and Jascon 34 which Moore had renamed Telford 25, Telford 28, Telford 31 and Telford 34.


Renamed Telford 25

STG, in a press statement, announced that its vessels, Jascons 25, 28, 31 and 34, had been transferred to a new owner by bondholder appointed receivers. STG also transferred shares in associated operating companies. Interestingly, however, STG, in the statement, noted that the underlying operating/asset owning companies (the “subsidiaries”) are not subject to insolvency proceedings.

“Telford Offshore, a new name in the global oil and gas industry, officially lanches today after acquiring four DP3 multi-purpose vessels from Sea Trucks Group following its liquidation,” the newly formed company said in a statement released, February 14, 2018, the day it launched.

The new company, headquartered in Dubai, said it would focus on areas where the vessels and company project have demonstrated capabilities, and these include west Africa.

Moore is listed as the chief executive officer of this new company, and Ehret, chairman of the board.


Ehret, Telford Offshore board chairman

An insider who is in the know told TheCable that this move shows the desperation of Moore whom, with his group, already had plans to hijack the assets which include vessels as well as the company of Roomans.

“Moore and his group had perfected their act using the bond issue which they instigated, and the phony advice to Roomans to move his shareholding to a trust which they surreptitiously took over and then orchestrated liquidation of STG, using their network in British Virgin Islands as legal cover for their unethical move,” the insider said.

In May, 2017, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands had placed STG under provisional liquidation, and Chad Griffin and Ian Morton were appointed as joint provisional liquidators of the company.

In October, 2017, WAV, in a statement, condemned the fraudulent moves by the STG headed by Ehret. WAV described this as dishonest moves by former expatriate employees in STG to illegally take over some assets of WAV and steal the business from its Nigerian owner.

“Former expartriate employees of STG and WAV formed a cabal within the system to edge out the original owner through a complex business arrangement with other third parties,” the statement read, adding that “this was surreptitiously pepetrated while the cabal members were still in the employment of STG and WAV.”

WAV and STG while under a common ownership and control had shared common bank accounts, and at the time, WAV alleged that the cabals had taken over the monies in the STG’s foreign accounts, preventing WAV from paying Nigerian contractors and employees from monies earned from Nigerian operations.

MAINTAIN STATUS-QUO, COURT ORDERS

In a suit filed by WAV against the liquidators on June 20, 2017, WAV had applied for an order of interim injunction restraining the liquidators from taking any steps or undertaking any business.

The case, with suit number FHC/L/CS/968/2017, was presided over by Chuka Austine Obiozor, a justice of the federal high court in Lagos. And after the consideration of the application, the court ordered that the parties maintain status-quo pending further order.


An order for all parties to maintain status quo

Similarly, in another case, with suit number FHC/L/CS/1114/2017, filed on July 17, 2017, Obizor, again, ordered the parties to maintain status-quo pending further order on the matter.

WAV believes that maintaining status-quo means the company would continue to operate the OOIM vessels fleet in Nigeria without any interference. STG and its affiliates and all third parties can only bid for, offer or engage in the provision of the DP3 vessels in Nigeria and West Africa through WAV or with WAV’s express and written consent.

Also, construction and accommodation vessels, Jascons 25, 28, 31 and 34, following the court orders, are to be controlled by WAV, but these vessels, Moore had already taken and renamed for Telford Offshore, this in clear violation of the court orders.

Roomans, who came to Nigeria in 1968, started with Roomans Insurance Brokers, an insurance business and subsequently floated his marine charter business in 1977, when he incorporated STG. He grew his company, incorporating other companies in the business of offshore engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and vessel charter services. In 1995, he established WAV as the umbrella for all his Nigerian businesses.

EDITOR’S NOTE: All efforts to reach Moore and Telford management in the last one week were abortive as calls placed to the company’s headquarters in Dubai were not answered, and an email sent by TheCable did not get a response.

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