A
wealthy man who had only one daughter. When the daughter was of marriage age,
the father sent news around town that all the eligible young men should come to
compete in a test which would determine who was fit to marry his daughter. On
that set day, all the able-bodied young men came out.
Some
came with paper and biro and others with cutlasses and swords. The rich man
took them to his swimming pool and addressed the men: “ Any of you who can swim
from one end of this swimming pool to the other would marry my daughter. In
addition, I‘ll give him 15 million naira, a car and a house so they can start
life well. I shall be waiting to meet my son-in-law at the other side. Good luck!”
As the young men, all very excited at the prospect of winning, started taking
off their shirts, a helicopter came over the pool and dropped snakes and
crocodiles into the pool. Immediately all the men turned back and started
wearing their shirts again. Disappointed, some of them said ”make the man go
marry him pikin jur” All of a sudden, they heard a splash in the pool.
Everybody watched in amazement as one gentleman struggled his way across,
avoiding the snakes and crocodiles. Finally, he made it to the other side. The
rich man could not believe it. He asked the young man to name anything he wanted
but the man was still panting uncontrollably. Finally, he got himself and made
a request saying ” make una show me the person wey push me inside this pool”
Moral:
You don’t know what you are capable of doing, until you are PUSHED!!. You can
still make the most out of the rest of the YEAR!
If we fall in love because someone makes us laugh, what
happens when we no longer find them funny?
If we fall in love because someone is beautiful or handsome,
what happens when the beauty fades away?
If we fall in love because someone can provide for
us, what happens when they lose their wealth?
Love is beyond laughter, beauty and wealth...those
are just physical...if you intend loving someone, be sure to accept the
'challenge' called 'change'.
A guy has been admiring his neighbour's wife. The
neighbour's wife always give him this seductive smile whenever they greet each
other. The guy didn't know how to approach the lady to tell her of his desires
cos she's married. So One day the lady herself approached the guy alone in his
apartment. ...
GUY: hi.
LADY: Hi
GUY: Is everything alright?
LADY: Yes. Just need little help from u (Smiling seductively.
GUY: wow! Anything 4 the angel.
LADY: I...I...I...jus t dont know how to say dis. I'll be so
ashamed of myself if I ask and you say no.
GUY: oh my lady. U dont have to. I am ready to do anything 4 u.
LADY: U know, it's been over 3 weeks since my husband travelled... :
GUY: Yes! Yes! Yes!
LADY: And even when he's around, he has some... (pause for a while) he has some
disabilities...
GUY: Oh poor you... You must have been going through hell!
LADY: I know u'll be stronger than him...
GUY: Sure.
LADY: Can u help me?
GUY: Wow! Now? Sure, I'm ready if you are ready.
LADY: oh thanks goodness! that's why I came to u. Can u help me carry our deep
freezer from our kitchen to the next street for repairs?
Entertainment
company MComm, in
partnership with Sony Music Entertainment,
has announced plans to release Usher’s
new album, ‘Looking 4 Myself’ in
Nigeria.
Speaking on
the partnership, the CEO of Mcomm, Chidi Okeke
expressed delight in the relationship between both companies, saying it will
afford Nigeria the opportunity to be the first West African country to have an
official international release of the album.
‘We believe this will form a foundation for
potential future strategic alliances with Sony Music, he said.
The album,
which will be available from Friday, June 29, 2012, will be sold in Lagos,
Abuja, Port- Harcourt, Enugu, and Ibadan, at designated album stores and retail
outlets nationwide.
Meanwhile,
the Grammy award winning musician, has described the album which is his
seventh, as a record that will give people ‘an experience.’
Nigerian pop
star D’banj has scored
many feats in his career; from receiving international awards to collaborating
with international acts and eventually signing up with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music.
The
31-year-old is keeping the trend going as he has now joined the select list of
Nigerian acts that have their videos on the international music video website VEVO.
VEVO offers
music videos from three of the ‘big four’ major record labels: Universal Music Group, Sony Music
Entertainment, and EMI.
The videos on VEVO are syndicated across the web, with Google and VEVO sharing
the advertising revenue.
D’banj
joined VEVO on January 28, 2012 with his star-studded ‘Oliver’ video uploaded on March
19.
Other
Nigerian acts on VEVO include Asa,
and Nneka
Tempers
flared on Tuesday as some victims of Dana Air plane crash of June 3 in
Iju-Isaga area of Lagos, rejected the N200,000 cheque offered each of them by
the airline.
Although not
all the victims were present at the Ayobo relief camp, the majority who turned
up rejected the cheques on the grounds that the amount was ridiculous.
Officials of
Dana had insisted that the money was not a compensation, but meant to ease the
problem of accommodation of victims, whose apartments were destroyed.
A victim,
Daniel Omowunmi, whose duplex, warehouse and vehicle were destroyed at the
crash site, directed his anger at the airline officials, saying “this is a
crooked move. It is rubbish.”
His own
cheque was for the sum of N500, 000 because of the magnitude of his loss.
Omowunmi, a
pastor, said, “The way you are doing this is crooked and unacceptable. For your
information, I was living in a duplex before and I cannot get a duplex for N500,
000 in Lagos.
“So, what is
the money you are offering me for? As I am talking to you, my aged mother is
still in the hospital because of the incident. This is an insult to us.”
A lawyer,
Mr. Gbenga Odetola, who said he was representing about 20 of the victims,
declined the offer on behalf of his clients.
Odetola said
the categorisation made, according to how the victims were affected, by the
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, was not enough to take care of the
problem.
He said, “We
are questioning the parameters for the catergorisation. What of those victims
whose properties were vandalised by street urchins and looters? The list of the
victims is not exhaustive at all.
“Apart from
that, we wrote Dana a letter, they did not reply. Instead, they decided to call
my clients to come for cheques.”
But LASEMA
General Manager, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, whose agency coordinated the
programme, said the categorisation was done by his office according to
international standards.
He said it
did not affect any legal step the victims might want to take.
Oke-Osanyintolu
said, “LASEMA came into the issue because our concern was not just about
disaster management but also rehabilitation of victims.
“This list
is just the first step, focusing on the occupants of the building in the impact
zone.”
The list
LASEMA compiled after its assessment contained names under the categorisation;
severely affected, moderately affected and mildly affected.
The
airlines’ Head of Corporate Communication, Mr. Tony Usidame, said, “We are
doing this to let the victims know that they are not alone at this critical
time.
“When the
time of compensation comes, we will duly take care of them. But right now, we
are doing this as a first step towards easing the accommodation problems the
victims are facing.
“We quite
understand that many of them feel strongly about what we are giving them today.
We understand and respect their choices.”
However,
when the officials wanted to leave the camp, a drama ensued when a victim,
Adebayo Bidemi, whose lawyer, Odetola, had earlier rejected the cheque on her
behalf, ran after them to get her cheque.
Bidemi said
the situation was not clearly explained to her before.
“Please I
need my cheque. They did not explain all the details about the money to me
before. I got my accommodation through my own sweat. I think I have the right
to change my mind,” she said.
Some of the
victims, who collected the cheques, Odika Daniel and Emeka Okafor, said they
collected theirs because they were making arrangement for accommodation.
Both of them
said they were living temporarily with friends but would be waiting for more
compensation as they lost all their properties in the crash.
Exactly one month after Dana Air Flight 992 crashed in
Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, killing 163 people, the company yesterday began interim
insurance payment to victims’ families. Nine families were given $30,000
each, as they were the ones that scaled the legal verification of documentation
and next of kin status. The nine families are part of the 68 that have
completed their insurance compensation documentation. But there was drama when
the company released cheques to those victims whose property were destroyed on
the ground.
Though it was interim payment, the beneficiaries said it fell short of their
expectations. The disbursement of the $270,000 cheques to the nine families
took place as the deadline given to the airline by the National Assembly
expired yesterday. Dana Air’s spokesman Tony Usidamen, told Daily Sun that four
of its staff have also completed and returned the insurance claim forms.
He urged other families to complete their claim forms as same will be
taken to the chambers of Yomi Oshikoya & Co, for verification since it was
the firm appointed by the insurers in Lagos to vet the forms before advance
payment formalities are concluded.
“As of Tuesday, July 3, 2012, the airline had received completed insurance
forms for 68 of the victims, four of which are our staff. They have been
submitted for verification. Dana Air is fully aware of the mandatory
requirement by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), for interim benefits to be paid to
the families of the victims within 30 days of the accident.
Dana Air’s lead underwriter in Nigeria today, issued cheques for interim
benefits to nine claimants, following legal verification of documentation and
next of kin status. The company is in contact with all other families who have
submitted relevant documents to Dana Air’s Crisis Management Centre (CMC) in
Lagos and Abuja, and has advised that they come forward to the chambers of Yomi
Oshikoya & Co, appointed by the insurers in Lagos in order to conclude
advance payment formalities.
“We are aware and perfectly understand and respect that most of the next of kin
or legal representatives who submitted documents or are yet to visit the CMC
and submit documentations to us, are still observing the customary mourning
period. Advance payment claims will be concluded on a case by case basis as and
when claimants find it convenient to come forward. The airline will continue to
provide these services until all claims have been addressed and settled.
Dana Air appreciates that the statutory payments cannot compensate for any of
the precious lives lost in the accident, but we hope that it will lessen the
pains of the families knowing that they are not alone in these extremely
difficult times. Dana Air is maintaining contact with all the families, and
will continue to offer all necessary assistance to them,” he said.
On the delay in retrieving the bodies, Mr. Usiedamen said: “Dana Air shares in
the pains of the affected families and continues to offer every form of
assistance required by the hospital management and overseas laboratory to
ensure that the process is completed as soon as possible, so that the families
can lay their loved ones to rest. As per update from the Chief Medical Director
of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), on Monday, July 2, 2012,
more DNA samples have been collected and will be sent to the UK for testing
shortly”, he noted.
Meanwhile, it was drama yesterday in Lagos when Dana Air attempted to
distribute cheques as interim compensation to the affected Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) adversely affected by the crash.
Former occupants of the five buildings destroyed in the wake of the disaster
who felt insulted by the said interim compensation kicked over what they called
“procedural matter.” Daily Sun learnt that the airplane’s management had
prepared N500, 000 for one of the victims, Mr. Daniel Omowunmi, N100, 000, each
to two occupants of the boys’ quarters and N200, 000 each to six families in
the block of flats.
The management had offered what it termed ‘interim’ compensation to cater for
the temporary accommodation of 38 IDPs that were officially recorded by the
Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA) pending the full payment of the
compensation by the insurance company. The airline, which was almost
overwhelmed, assured that the company would soon pay the comprehensive package
of the compensation.
The entire exercise took another dimension when one of the lawyers to the
victims, Mr. Gbenga Oguntade, rejected the cheques on behalf of his clients,
saying that the enumeration did not capture some of the victims and the
property destroyed by the crash. He said one of the dead victims who went to
the house on 7, Olaniyi Street to watch a football match on that fateful
Sunday, was not on the list.
According to him, “As I’m speaking with you I have about 10 clients that have
no roofs over their heads. If they decamp them now, where will they go? Are
they sending them to go and be sleeping under the bridge? So, insurance package
covers all that.
“ We are not saying that they are responsible to the whole world. In the
immediate vicinity where the incident happened, so many roofs were destroyed,
the roofs were caving in”. Addressing journalists after the meeting, Mr.
Usidemen said the exercise was part of the effort to rehabilitate the displaced
residents, having initially given them relief materials. He said Dana Air had
planned to offer them accommodation but the displaced residents demanded for
money to enable them rent accommodation of their choice.
“So, we are here in honour of that decision taken and we have just presented
cheques for accommodation, to them. This is by no means the compensation in a
situation like this. Our insurance company is working out the extent of damage
and adequate insurance would be paid. “ This is just an effort to give interim
relief before the actual comprehensive compensation, a temporary relief effort,
we have been working in conjunction with LASEMA and the families. We will
continue to be with them and assist them, “he added.
Reacting to the rejection of the cheques by some of the displaced residents,
Usidemen said:“On the rejection, I wish to stress that this is by no means
compensation. We are aware that many people were affected in various manners
but surely, they would be compensated adequately.”
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