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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Francis Ewherido I get amused while passing through some neighbourhoods. I see bare-bodied young men walking in the streets, parading their well-chiseled bodies. I always say to myself, I hope these guys are also building their mental muscles. I do not know what goes on in their minds that make them walk the streets in daylight half naked, but I hope they are not fixated on the illusory assumption of the kind of man women want. In our teenage years, we were misled into the same illusion: Tall, handsome, muscle-bound with six ridges (albs), etc. As I grew older, especially when I became an undergraduate, I got confused because I saw “ugly” lecturers and professors, some of whom were barely five feet, married to tall, stunning beauties. Then the inquisition started, how come these short men are marrying tall, beautiful women. How do “ugly” men attract beautiful women? Then the scales fell off my eyes. Women might DESIRE tall men, muscled men, charming and hands...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Dr. Ugoji Egbuji Nigerians say: “Like father, like son.” Igbos will say, whatever a snake births must be long. When NEPA was unbundled and privatized, the government promised an end to darkness. These new electricity companies haven’t just continued in NEPA’s dark ways. They have taken to the superciliousness and poor work ethics of public institutions that characterised NEPA. They can’t pretend not to be private companies. NEPA could give no power and yet conjure bills. Eko Distribution can’t do that, it’s fraud. NEPA didn’t need meters. It preferred what it called estimated billing. Eko Distribution can’t live that lifestyle, Nigeria is their Animal Farm. The distribution companies came to sell electricity. And you would think that they would at least come with meters. Three years after, they have no meters. Customers willing to pay for meters can’t get meters. These companies sit in their offices and cook bills which customers must pay. Yet these companies...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …as Oborevwori pledges open door policy By Festus Ahon ASABA—Delta State House of Assembly has lifted the three months suspension it slammed on its former Speaker, Chief Monday Igbuya and the embattled Majority Leader of the House, Mr Tim Owhefere. It will be recalled that the House had two weeks ago, sacked Igbuya and also removed Owhefere as Majority Leader. But the state leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, wrote a letter to the House,  reappointing Owhefere as Leader of the legislative arm. Welcoming members to plenary, after the impeachment of the former Speaker, the new Speaker, Mr Sheriff Oborevwori said, “Today marks the return to legislative business after the event of the past weeks that resulted in my emergence as Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly. “Colleagues, I want to specially appreciate you for the confidence reposed in me at a time when, as an arm of government, we felt that a new leadership was needed to move this very...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Egufe Yafugborhi WARRI—Local government workers yesterday, vowed to ground government activities in Delta State  if at the end of its ongoing statewide protest, government fails to settle over 12 months of unpaid salaries. The workers, under the state chapter of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, issued the threat after the council’s protest train marched through major streets of Warri, in Warri South Local Government Area, which hosted the protest. Activities at the usually busy Warri South Council secretariat were grounded as the council boss, Mofe Edema and other political officeholders of the council disappeared at the sight of the angry protesters, who stormed the secretariat. Delta NULGE Treasurer, Ogberetine Obatare, who spoke on the occasion said, “We are protesting from council to council to draw public and relevant authorities’ attention to the untold hardship our members are passing through over mounting salaries arrears. “...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Government of the United Kingdom yesterday, deported 35 Nigerians for allegedly committing immigration-related offences in the country. The deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 5.50am yesterday. The deportees, comprising 30 males and five females, were brought back aboard a chartered Titanic Airways aircraft with registration Number: G-POWO. The spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development. The deportees were received by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP and the Police. Also on ground to receive them were officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. It was gathered that the deportees were profiled by the immigration authorities and were each given some stipend to facilitate their transportation to their respective states. The British authorities had on March 3...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, will no longer accept physical submission of new applications for registration in six state offices, according to Mr. Bello Mahmud, the Registrar-General of the Commission. Speaking  at a news conference, Mahmud listed the six offices in which only online applications now apply to include Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja. He said: “Customers processing new registration in these locations shall directly complete the application forms and other relevant information and pay the registration fee as well as Stamp Duty on the Company Registration Portal.” “Customers can upload all necessary documents through the Commission’s upload interface. These services can be accessed on: http://www.cac.gov.ng and http://ift.tt/2q7Mm3E The Registrar-General explained that the move to go fully online is to guarantee uninterrupted availability of services and ensure efficient service delivery to customers. “The onlin...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Gab Ejuwa Emmanuel Sakpakpa, National President of Urhobo Youths in Europe, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State over the appointment of Olorogun Okiemute Oviri as Senior Special Adviser, Community Liaison. Sakpakpa, in a chat yesterday, said so far, the governor’s appointments had cut across ethnic, boundaries and religious lines, appealing to Okwagbe and Urhobo people to give the governor their total support to enable him provide dividends of democracy to the people. Sakpakpa said: “Oviri has distinguished himself considering what he has done personally for the people of the state. Oviri had through various political pressure groups shown love for the people by providing education for indigent pupils and pro-Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaigns in restoring the party’s confidence in the people.” Pledging the preparedness of Urhobo Youths in Europe to partner the Okowa-led administration, Sakpakpa urged Chief Oviri to see his appointment...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Lawani Mikairu lagos—The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ,NCAA, yesterday warned all irate and belligerent passengers that attack airline officials to desist forthwith or face criminal charges as the authority will not allow any airline official to be ridiculed publicly or endangered. According to Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA. This warning became necessary due to preponderance of reports from some of the nation’s airports detailing brutal attacks on officials of airlines. Adurogboye said “ These attacks are embarrassing and discourteous to such affected officials. The authority undoubtedly recognises that the operating airlines must at all times uphold the conditions of carriage and contract on each passenger’s ticket. “This means all passengers are conferred with inalienable rights when they are travelling by air. According to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs 2015 Part 19),it prescribes minimum rights for ai...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Itel Mobile Nigeria, manufacturer of mobile phones as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, reached out to the students and pupils of Motherland Group of schools, Ile-Ife, Osun State. In his welcome address, Mr. Oke Umurhohwo, who is the Marketing Communications Manager, Itel Mobile Nigeria told the excited youths that the need to support education and to encourage pupils and students to learn were some of the reasons for coming all the way from Lagos to put smiles on their faces. “Itel Mobile Nigeria supports education and we encourage youths to learn because education to Itel Nigeria Mobile is very paramount. Our believe is that promotion of CSR will boost the morale of the students and also allow the parents to save money. We don’t  give condition or priorities before reaching out to those we believe are in need of it” Oke said In her own address, the proprietress of Motherland Group of Schools, Mrs. Abosede Onabanjo, who was full of smiles a...