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15m apart on my mind. your advise will be appreciated. thanks

12 plots fenced already. construction of brooder: pegging begins. 30mx10m. also for the layers pen we are also using the same dimension. we will Al's be using semi automated cage system in our pen. any advise on what should be the distance between the brooding pen and the layers pen?

since the former governor of anambra state, peter obi handed most of the public schools back to their original owners I.e the missionaries, those schools are perform better. we urge govt to do the needful in other states especially in the southwest region of Nigeria. thanks

President Muhammad Buhari has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the activities of the former service chiefs which reportedly led to the diversion and embezzlement to the tune of about N1 trillion meant for procurement of arms and ammunitions. A statement from the Presidency sheds light into the report of a committee inaugurated by President Muhammad Buhari to investigate the ex-top brass. According to details in the report, the committee uncovered how the former Chief of Defence Staff, AVM Alex Badeh, and his colleagues including several Air Vice Marshal’s and Major Generals supervised the procurement of substandard military equipment such as fighter jets and helicopters. Already the EFCC has begun to seize properties running into billions of Naira from the former top brass. Press statement from the Presidency… One of the recommendations of the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to carry out further investigation into the misconduct established against the following retired and serving officers of the Nigerian Air Force and Nigerian Army: (1)​Air Chief Marshal AS Badeh (Rtd) (2)​Air Marshal MD Umar (Rtd) (3)​Air Marshal​ AN Amosu (Rtd) (4)​ Maj-​Gen. ER Chioba (Rtd) (5)​AVM​​ IA​ Balogun (Rtd) (6)​AVM AG​ Tsakr (Rtd) (7)​AVM​​ AG​ Idowu (Rtd) (​AVM AM Mamu (9)​AVM OT Oguntoyinbo (10)​AVM T Omenyi (11)​AVM JB Adigun (12)​AVM​​ RA Ojuawo (13)​AVM ​​JA Kayode-Beckley (12)​Air Cdre SA Yushau (Rtd) (13)​Air Cdre AO Ogunjobi (14)​Air Cdre​ GMD Gwani (15)​Air Cdre SO Makinde (16)​Air Cdre AY Lassa​ (16)​Col ​​N Ashinze (17)​Lt Col. MS Dasuki (Rtd) Following the submission of the audit committee’s second interim report, President Buhari has directed the EFCC to investigate the roles of the officers and the following companies and their directors in fundamental breaches associated with the procurements by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). (1)​Messrs Societe D’ Equipments Internationaux (2) Himma Aboubakar (3)​Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Limited (4)​Messrs Syrius Technologies (5) Dr Theresa A. Ittu (6)​Sky Experts Nig Ltd (7)Omenyi Ifeanyi Tony (​Huzee Nig Ltd (9)​GAT Techno Dynamics Ltd (10) Gbujie Peter Obie (11) Onuri Samuel Ugochukwu (12)​Spacewebs Interservices Ltd (13)Oguntoyinbo Tayo (14) Oguntoyinbo Funmi. (15) Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd (16)Chief Jacobs Bola (17)​Mono Marine Corporation Nig Ltd (18)​Geonel Intergrated Services Ltd (20)Sachi Felicia (20) Mudaki Polycarp (21)Wolfgang Reinl. Read more at http://www.theheraldng.com/see- how-former-service-chiefs-stole-n1-trillion-as- buhari-orders-probe/#Yt1JEKKo36W6075i.99 The breaches identified by the Audit Committee include non-specification of procurement costs, absence of contract agreements, award of contracts beyond authorised thresholds, transfer of public funds for unidentified purposes and general non- adherence to provisions of the Public Procurement Act. Furthermore, the procurement processes were arbitrarily carried out and generally characterized by irregularities and fraud. In many cases, the procured items failed to meet the purposes they were procured for, especially the counter insurgency efforts in the North East. A major procurement activity undertaken by ONSA for NAF was that concerning the contracts awarded to Societe D’ Equipment Internationaux (SEI) Nig Ltd. Between January 2014 and February 2015, NAF awarded 10 contracts totalling Nine Hundred and Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand, Six Hundred and Ninety US Dollars ($930,500,690.00) to SEI Nig Ltd. Letters of award and End User Certificates for all the contracts issued by NAF and ONSA respectively did not reflect the contract sums. Rather, these were only found in the vendor’s invoices, all dated 19 March 2015. Additionally, some of the award letters contained misleading delivery dates suggesting fraudulent intent in the award process. The observed discrepancies are in clear contravention of extant procurement regulations. The SEI contracts included procurement of two used Mi-24V Helicopters instead of the recommended Mi-35M series at the cost of One Hundred and Thirty Six Million, Nine Hundred and Forty Four Thousand US Dollars ($136,944,000.00). However, it was confirmed that the helicopters were excessively priced and not operationally air worthy at the time of delivery. A brand new unit of such helicopters goes for about Thirty Million US Dollars ($30m). Furthermore, the helicopters were delivered without rotor blades and upgrade accessories. Additionally, the helicopters were undergoing upgrade while being deployed for operation in the North East without proper documentation. It was further established that as at date, only one of the helicopters is in service while the other crashed and claimed the lives of two NAF personnel. The Committee established that ONSA also funded the procurement of 4 used Alpha-Jets for the NAF at the cost of Seven Million, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand US Dollars ($7,180,000.00). However, it was confirmed that only 2 of the Alpha-Jet aircraft were ferried to Nigeria after cannibalization of engines from NAF fleet. This is contrary to the written assertion of the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal AN Amosu to the former NSA that all the 4 procured Alpha-Jets aircraft were delivered to the NAF. The non-militarisation of the Alpha-Jets made them unsuitable for deployment to the North East and they are currently deployed only for training at NAF Kainji. Furthermore, the procurement of the Alpha-Jets was contrary to the recommendation of the assessment team. The Committee found that the conduct of Air Marshal Amosu was deliberately misleading and unpatriotic. The contract for the procurement of 36D6 Low Level Air Defence Radar for the NAF was awarded to GAT Techno Dynamics Ltd in April 2014 at the cost of Thirty Three Million US Dollars ($33m) and was funded by ONSA. The Committee established that the radars were excessively priced as a complete set of such radars (comprising 6 radars including the Control Centre) goes for Six Million US Dollars ($6m) averagely. The Committee observed that the radars were delivered without the vital component of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) that distinguishes between own and adversary aircraft, which has significantly degraded the operational capabilities of the NAF in the North East. It was further observed that the sum of Three Million, Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($3.3m) was fraudulently included in the contract agreement as VAT and With Holding Tax and subsequently paid into the bank accounts of Spacewebs Interservices Ltd and Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd. The Committee further established that Two Million US Dollars ($2m) from the proceeds was transferred to Mono Marine Corporation Nig Ltd, which is jointly owned by principal characters in this deal. The Committee opined that the infractions of extant regulations by these companies were clearly intended to defraud. It was established that between September 2009 and May 2015, the NAF expended about Fifteen Billion Naira (N15bn) on the maintenance of its Alpha-Jets, C-130H aircraft and Mi-24V/35P helicopters. Out of this amount, Four Billion, Four Hundred and Two Million, Six Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira, Forty One Kobo (N4,402,687,569.41) was paid out for contracts not executed. It was also observed that in carrying out these maintenance activities, contracts worth over Two Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira (N2.5bn) were awarded to Syrius Technologies, a Ukrainian company that was not registered in Nigeria. Regrettably, in spite of these expenditures, the status of NAF fleet remained operationally appalling as only 3 Alpha-Jets, 2 C-130H and one each of Mi-24V and Mi-35P were serviceable as at 28 May 15. In October 2013, NAF awarded contracts to DICON for the supply of weapons and ammunition at the cost of Five Hundred and Ninety Nine Million, One Hundred and Eighteen Thousand Naira (N599,118,000.00). However, only 2 of the 7 items contracted were delivered to NAF while the outstanding 5 items remained undelivered despite repeated requests to DICON. The Committee also found that the delivered ammunition were about 40 years old, thereby casting doubts on their shelf life. The failure of DICON to fully execute the contract and the delivery of aged ammunition diminished the capacity of the NAF in North East operation. The Committe uncovered insider dealings by military officers in procurement activities undertaken by ONSA and the NAF. The officers were found to have misused or abused their offices for personal gains by influencing award of contracts to private companies in which they have substantial interests. For instance, an officer serving in the ONSA used his office to secure 2 contracts for his company, Geonel Integrated Services Ltd, for the protection of 20 Dams and Presidential Air Fleet security at the cost of Six Billion, Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N6,250,000,000.00) and Five Million US Dollars ($5m) respectively. Furthermore, some NAF officers used their companies to collect VAT and With Holding Tax that were never remitted to FIRS while another officer was found to have cross transferred about Five Hundred Million Naira (N500m) between a NAF company, Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Limited, SkyExperts Nig Ltd and Huzee Nig Ltd, companies in which he had personal interests. It would be recalled that in its First Interim Report, the Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment established that the sum of Six Hundred and Forty Three Billion Naira (N643bn) and Two Billion, One Hundred Million US Dollars ($2.1bn) interventions were received for defence procurements by DHQ and the Services between 2007 and 2015. In continuation of its assignment, the Committee has so far established that the nation spent about Twenty Nine Billion Naira (N29bn) and Two Billion US Dollars ($2bn) on NAF procurement activities alone. Some properties have already been seized from Badeh. (Courtesy: New Nigeria Agenda)

how many of this spray tube will cover 1 hectare of land and what is the cost? thanks.

how much is it per roll and how many can cover 1 hectare?

email cost details to felixakomolafe@gmail.com

@ Jethro, where can I get the dwarf pawpaw seed? thanks

are you saying if there is an accident on the road, will the victims be made to pay for the ambulance that convene them to the hospital?

A tenant of our just died at Gani fawehinmi diagnostic center and after taking the body to state hospital morgue in ondo town using the diagnostic center ambulance, we were then asked to pay for the ambulance used. please do we need to pay for such service?

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please send me the tutorial too: felixakomolafe@gmail.com. Thanks

Please add me. 08142752973 felix

Everything dried up mates.

The new government is trying. In Akure by this morning most fuel station that sold petrol for N100 yesterday are now selling N87 this morning. Good move.

@ozycy thks and God bless

@ proudmom38 It will be easy for you Ijn amen congrats in advance.

@ doubledouble and Jennifer89 thks and God bless am really grateful.

Hello house am 23weeks pregnant and d baby is in a breech position.pls what can I do to correct the postion

Governor olusegun mimiko of Ondo state has put a ban to the operation of okada riders within the state capital akure. This was because of the protest by the commercial motocyclist following the government rules concerning their plate numbers. They were told to change from blue to red plate number, change to new numbers and the they must collect the plate number for Ondo state and not for another state. The cost of motocycle plate number is between 10k-15k in the state while in Lagos and other star, it s less than 9k. The okada riders damaged the followers planted by the state government on the major roads in Akure and the estimated cost of planting and maintenace for the past 4 yrs was put at 17million. So now they have to pay for the damages and the masses are really feeling the pain because okada is the most widely use means of transportation within the state capital. And Mr governor insisted that they must register their bike before any operation in the state which must be done with the newly introduced CARD IGBEAYO . The said igbeayo card was free before but now you have to pay N2k to have the state owned identity cases that qualifies you and you children to use state facilities such has hospital treatment, state schools and so on.

pls do I need to add any supplements with pregnarecare plus as a pregnant woman

Pls ouse what other supplements to i need to take with pregnacare plus thks

For fertilizer. use greenworld nutriplant organic fertilizer. It is water soluble meaning you just add 1 liter of the fertilizer to 2000 liters of water. for more info, ccall 08142752973

@crystalf, sorry for the late reply. You can apply to palm plants. The ingredients are peptides, chelate, and multiple small molecules of amino acids. Can deliver to you. Thanks
@heywhy4u, ayedun area in akure. Thanks

@preferredagric, the fertilizer cost N5500 for non distributor and N4200 for distributor. To qualify as distributor, u have to register with N2500 and anything you buy will be sold to you at distributor price and you can also sell to friends and make retail profit too . Thanks

Thanks mate using d farm as my practical farm. Still learning more about the plant. Thanks

@soloxam thank you. The seed I planted is murano the one I bought from your office at ibadan. I will buy the copper oxide and use to see the result. Thank you

Nigeria police need to be trained on how to carry out investigation. So the whole house was not combed by the police all this while.

Pix of the the cucumber

@ jethto, titanic2, neduzz, Watering has been adequate, no insectides or pesticides used and about soil infection, that may be another factor cause I noticed the pumpkin leaves nearby are like that ooo. Thanks

Cucumber farmer, my sample cucumber at my backyard is changing colors and the leaves are drying. Pls what s the cause and solution to these? U need your opinion. Thanks

Cucumber farmer, my sample cucumber at my backyard is changing colors and the leaves are drying. Pls what s the cause and solution to these? U need your opinion. Thanks