France's richest man plans escape

 

The 63 year old billionaire France's richest nan, Bernard Arnault, who is worth £30 billion, is planning to escape to Belgium in order to avoid the 75 per cent tax rate. He has applied for Belgian nationality. The French government is planning a 75 per cent tax rate on those who earn over 1 million Euros per year. The new tax rate, which is a marked increase from the previous rate of 48 percent, is expected to be implemented by 2013.

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Ministers have said that the tax will be temporary, and is part of a plan to balance France's books by 2017.

As many wealthy French citizens bemoan the hike, wealthy Americans are doing the same to a proposed Obama tax hike from 35 percent to 40 percent currently being deliberated in Congress.

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A fan lifts up President Obama,aww! talking of being a fan!

CPC lawyer killed by heavy rainstorm in Niger state

Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Barr. Joseph Kolo, 40yrs of age was killed after a tree fell on his car while waiting under a tree during heavy rainstorm that lasted for hours.

The unfortunate incident happened on his way back from work on Thursday afternoon,September 6^th.

May his soul rest in peace.

Did you remember a similar event that happened last year too, but luckily for the owner of the car he was not inside.

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Aw! imagine, starting your mber month like this, d owner of this car parked to get some groceries from a popular busy super market, for some strange reason this car spent d night at the parking lot, unfortunately, it rained heavily that night and the tree fell right on d car……….the worse part, is that cars parked are at the owners’ risk……this was in early October,2011,in Lagos.


This brings us to the question of the day, why is MBER months most accident prone?

Football star fed a model dismembered body to his pet rottweilers' who had his love child

According to report the football star did not only torture her but also fed her dismembered body to his pet rottweilers'

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Eliza Samudio a model is believed to have met Bruno at a party held by another footballer. The married Brazilian goalkeeper (Bruno Fernandes de Souza, 27), who is accused of murdering mistress Eliza Samudio.

 Prosecutors allegedly said that he killed the 25-year-old after she claimed her baby was his.

And he did this with loud music playing to drown out model's screams as she was tortured.

She later presented a report (right) on her hand in the photo below to police against the footballer, claiming he had made her pregnant

She went missing months after she posed for these photographs to show the early signs of her pregnancy.

 However, the Brazilian goalkeeper has maintained his innocence throughout the case, claiming he has a 'clear conscience'

Suspending Dana Air licence was wrong – FG

The Federal Government on Friday admitted that the suspension of the Operating Licence of Dana Airlines immediately an aircraft belonging to the airline crashed on June 3 was against global aviation practices.
 
The FG said the best it could have done then was to isolate the particular aircraft involved in the crash and carry out the necessary investigations.

Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, gave the explanation on a Channels TV breakfast programme.
 
She was reacting to the strong condemnations from the family members of the victims of the crash, after the FG restored the airline's operating licence on Wednesday.

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The FG had suspended Dana's licence on June 5, 2012, two days after its Abuja-Lagos flight 0992 crashed into residential and commercial buildings in Iju-Ishaga, on the outskirts of Lagos, killing 153 passengers and crew on board.

 But on Wednesday, the FG lifted the suspension, saying it was satisfied with the air-worthiness of the airline after a rigorous technical, operational and financial audit. The decision, however, attracted criticisms from those affected.

The victims of the crash, claim that their agony has been worsened by the fact that the government restored the licence even when investigations into the crash are yet to be completed and the remains of some of the deceased are yet to be buried. To them, Dana Air, which they accused of negligence, should not be allowed to fly any of its aircraft in the Nigerian airspace. But Oduah explained on Friday that it was against best practices to ground an airline because of a crash.

 She explained that what was allowed in the aviation sector was to segregate an aircraft and conduct an audit. She said the decision to restore Dana's licence was taken with a sense of responsibility, adding, "a firm cannot be indicted until the results of investigation are released." She said, "Rather than indict it (Dana), the result clearly showed that the airline is one of the best in the country today." She, however, added that the lifting of the suspension did not translate to the fact that the airline would return to the air immediately. She explained that the airline must still undergo the process of recertification. She said, "There is no perfect firm or organisation and that is why we started with institutional reform starting from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

 "Dana is not a perfect company by any means just like any other firm. "Dana's manuals, log book and administrative policies are all in compliance with the NCAA rules and regulations. We're satisfied that thorough investigation was carried out and that was why we said they can go back to work." When probed further, the minister said the government would not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions once the final result was released and the airline found culpable.

She said once completed, the report, being a public document, would be widely publicised for every concerned individual and group to access. When asked to give an insight into the cause of the crash since she claimed the preliminary report was out, the minister said the remote cause was "very technical." "I don't know the cause of the accident but I know what is not the cause.

The accident was not due to NCAA's lack of responsibility and it was not due to Dana not doing what they ought to do," she explained. Oduah added that despite the clean bill of health, the FG was still strengthening the NCAA to ensure it performed better. The minister expressed surprise that relatives of some of the victims of the crash were yet to receive their compensation because she had held meetings with the airline and the insurance firm on the issue.

 Meanwhile, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, has said that organised labour did not have anything against the restoration of Dana's licence. He said there was nothing wrong if the decision was based on the findings by engineers and technicians, who found the aircraft airworthy.

Fashola declines Oba’s chieftaincy title

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola on Saturday politely declined the honour of a chieftaincy title from a royal father, Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abidun Idowu Oniru.

He, however, received the award of excellence conferred on him by the monarch who was celebrating his 75th birthday and 18th coronation anniversary. 

While expressing his appreciation to Oba Oniru for honouring him, Fashola said the task of governance required absolute focus and would want the chieftaincy title to wait for now.

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He said, “Kabiyesi and his chiefs can continue to lead us, let them deal with all those traditional and chieftaincy issues. At the appropriate time, we will come and join them, but for now, leave us in our suits, booths, overalls and helmets, because this agbada is not good for clearing refuse and tarring the roads.”

On the award for excellence, Fashola said it was not for him; rather he dedicated it to all the civil servants in the state who he said were responsible for the giant strides of his administration. Fashola said “This award does not belong to me; it belongs to all the public servants in Lagos State who do the great work that is responsible for the progress in the state.” While acknowledging the mornach’s exemplary leadership and support for his administration and his predecessors, the governor expressed his gratitude to the Oniru on behalf of members of the state executive council.

 He confessed that when the state Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure, Prince Segun Oniru, informed him of the event, and told him that the Kabiyesi wanted to present him with something, he had made it clear that he would not attend the event if what the Kabiyesi wanted to present to him was going to be a chieftaincy title, but that Oniru had assured him that that would not be the case. Former Lagos State governor and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Senator Bola Tinubu was also conferred with an award of excellence.

 But Tinubu was not present as he had travelled to the United States. Other dignitaries at the occasion included the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Oba Abdulfatai Aromire Ojora, Oba Tijani Akinloye, Chief GOK Ajayi, (SAN), former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sunday Adewusi, chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, as well as all the white cap chiefs.

Today: Armed robbers kill two policemen, seven others in Lagos

Armed robbers went on the rampage this afternoon in Lagos and killed several people including two policemen inside their patrol vehicle.

The robbers, said to be six men and two women, drove round parts of the city in a Prado and Armada and shot the policemen inside their patrol vehicle, killing them instantly.

The policemen were part of a team of security agents that chased the robbers but were outgunned and killed near Guinness brewery in Ikeja.

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The hoodlums attacked currency changers at Agege, killing four persons and injuring two of them who tried to resist the invasion. They also carted away two bags of currencies.
 A stray bullet shot by the robbers also hit a six-year old girl in the eye and her grandmother on the forehead while they were watching TV in their home at 15, Alfa-Nla, Agege.

A stray bullet also hit a parked Volvo ambulance with registratyion number HL 355 AAA belonging to Motolani Medical Centre, and shattered the rear windscreen. The robbers began their raid on the city at about 10.35a.m from Ifako-Gbagada and drove through Oshodi to Mile 2 and Agege.

 The state Police Command spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, also did not speak on the incident when our reporter put a call across to her this afternoon.

Atlanta 96' Gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa Gives Birth to Triplets

After a long wait for the friut of the womb, Nigeria’s first ever Olympic gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa (MON) has put to bed a set of triplets. The 41 years old police officer was delivered of the bundles of joy, last week.
The triplets, two boys and a girl, are in a good state of health and so is Chioma.

 Accomplished athlete and police woman who happens to be a Divisional Police Officer and her husband, Howell Chidera. Wow! Congratulations!