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I am banker’s nightmare - Ori Adeyemo Ori Adeyemo is the Managing Consultant of Forensic Consulting. He has garnered relevant work experience spanning over 20 years with over 13 years in financial forensic practice. It was his petition to the National Assembly on November 12, 2007 over the unethical malpractices of the Nigerian banking industry that led to the probe of the banks in June 2008 by the House of Representatives. His October 14 2008 petition to the Minister of Finance led to the reinstatement of the uniform accounting year-end for all banks in the country effective December 31, 2009 after it had been shifted and later cancelled by the erstwhile CBN Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo in August 2008. He is a social commentator on the need for an urgent and practical reform in the Nigerian banking sector. Sola Bodunrin-Sanusi recently spoke to our correspondent in his Ikeja, Lagso office on the Nigerian banking industry and other issues. Excerpts…

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orensic Accounting is one profession that is not really known. Where is the borderline between auditing and forensic accounting? There is a very strong, clear-cut distiction between the two. With auditing, there are standards; what I mean by standards is that there are procedures for doing the job and in reporting it, but in forensic accounting, there is no standard and there cannot be any. Basically, what forensic accounting is all about is investigation. What an auditor will believe, a forensic accountant is trained not to believe anything. Even if you talk on and on convincingly, a forensic accountant will not believe you until he’s able to prove to himself that you’re correct. A forensic accountant employs all manners of skills, which are outside accounting and more into law, technology and ICT. Even native intelligence is required in carrying out his job

Native intelligence? Does that mean you have to employ the services of a soothsayer to help unravel an accounting problem or you need to be trained as one? No, I don’t mean that kind of native intelligence. What I mean is that you have to be street-wise in this kind of accounting; my style of accounting is novel, and you are always on the attacking side. It is brash; at times I call it ‘agbero’ accounting just to achieve a good result. But for an auditor, there are rules and procedures either in doing the job or reporting it. In forensic accounting, it is like; ‘based on my investigation from the documents before me, these people said that they bought this car for N10million and

I went to the market and found out that a brand new one goes for N8miliion’. An auditor would ordinarily take the N10million invoice you gave to him and accept it, whereas a forensic accountant goes beyond sighting of the invoice; he does in-depth investigation to confirm every issue in the transaction. So, it’s a different ball game; forensic accounting is a relatively new concept and as a forensic accountant, you must have it at the back of your mind that 90% of the job you take will end up in court - either civil or criminal. I should have about 400 cases in court against banks with over N150billion recoverable against them. I understand the nature of the banking practice in Nigeria because it is packaged to annihilate the customers’ interest and business. That is the essence of banking in Nigeria. There’s an interest to defraud the customer. After manipulating the customers’ accounts against the basic fundamental terms and conditions of the purported contracts, they begin to act unilaterally, thereby building spurious debts against customers by playing on the ignorance of the customers. These same banks will begin to use the instrumentality of coercion, extortion, police, EFCC and even court, to force the customer to submission. What is the CBN doing about this, or is it not aware of

these practices by the banks? It is the commercial banks that are regulating the Central Bank of Nigeria and not the Central Bank regulating the commercial banks. I will give you an example. Last year, the CBN came out with a programme, they said they wanted to review the guidelines to bank charges and what they wrote was that they met with relevant stakeholders and based on that, they came up with the purported revived guidelines to bank charges and the exclusion draft. When I saw the exclusion draft, I wrote a petition to the presidency, I wrote a similar petition to the Attorney General of the Federation; wrote to many people telling them it’s all lies and that I was not consulted and as the nemesis of the bank, because I represent the bankable Nigerians, I have over 400 cases in court against banks and if the CBN is going to consult with any consultant, I should be the person. What if the CBN decided to consult another persons and not you? What is the antecedent of that other person? Are you then saying that you are the most vocal forensic accountant in the country today? My sister, let’s go down memory lane. Do you know why? In 2007, when Nigerian banks were celebrating super profits,

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I wrote a petition to late President Yar’Adua saying `look, don’t mind these banks, all of them are dead banks, probe them now before they begin to go under one by one`. I told him that they(banks) will go under and when they are going under, they will go with the capital market. It was based on my petition that the House of Representative conducted a probe of the banking industry in June 2008. I was a consultant to the House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency headed by Hon. Ogbuefi Ozongbachi. But the question now is: what happened thereafter in 2009 when Sanusi came? Sanusi came and told us that the banks were not healthy! Then he sacked nine managing directors and what happened? Do you know the current senate president, Senator David Mark wrote to me saying if he had known, he would have listened to me. Go to my website, the letter is there. Are you aware that the Nigerian banks practice a uniform accounting year end, all of them? It was as a result of my petition to late President Yar’Adua. And what happened then? Former governor of CBN governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo came out to say that the uniform accounting year-end will start in December 2008, that was in January 2008, and he came out to say that it had been postponed till December 31, 2009; that all the banks in Nigeria will close their books at the same time. I then wrote a petition to Soludo, I told him,`look, I know you are trying to deceive Nigerians because there is no basis for him to shift the uniform accounting year end from December 31 2008 to 2009. Because, one, you were the same person who said the banks should merge through consolidation and we all know that your consolidation was fraudulent. You told us after the purported consolidation that we now have mega banks each with minimum deposit of N25billion and they can do large scale ticket transactions, why are you now telling Nigerians that the reason you are shifting the date is because of business interest rate as well as utilization of funds. Since you said the banks are now so big not minding the fact that they have gone to the capital markets several times to do IPOs and deceive Nigerians and said ‘it is your bank, come and put your money - 419 IPOs`. I said `secondly, in respect of your interest rate hiking, why should the banks hike interest rate? Why did you remove that of the former governor of CBN, Chief Joseph Sanusi?` When Soludo received my petition, do you know what he did? He came and said he was cancelling outright. I said fine, if that is how you want it. Immediately, I petitioned President Yar’Adua and he told the former minister of finance, Muktar in January 2009 and said the Federal Executive Council met and said uniform accounting year-end must start and the banks came together and said ‘yes’. After the recapitalization project, are Nigerian banks still healthy? There’s none, and if there’s any healthy one,

I will tell you the truth. Are you aware that since 2009, Sanusi has guaranteed inter-bank placements in Nigeria? The implication is that the banks need no due diligence when they are lending money to one another. This is so because any money a bank lends to another one is believed that it is lending it to the Federal Government. So, they don’t need to fear. Now, I’m also aware that the purported inter-bank guarantee is the exclusive responsibility of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation. It is only the NDIC that has the statutory power to do interbank. What inspired you to this kind of fearless advocacy? I had an inquisitive mind even as a child. I have been a non-conformist all my life. I am from Opopoyeosa in Ibadan, Oyo state, and if you know Ibadan very well, our area is known for breeding and producing thugs. It is only by the grace of God that I got educated, so getting into a messy fight isn’t new to me. When I am on a case, I make sure I get to the bottom of it, whatever it takes to unravel the mystery involved. Nature has trained me for what I am doing now. What were your working experiences before floating your own company? I graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, in 1987 with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering (Computer Technology option) and became an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN) in 1996. It was after my graduation, while working, that I started picking interest in accounting. I then studied for ICAN and came out successful. I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995 and an Associate in 1996. I started Forensic Accounting by the side in 1997 and on a full time basis in January 2006. I had worked with Pastor Ituah Ighodalo’s accounting firm - Woodgate, among others. How do you find time to relax? I relax on my job; when I’m handling a case, I catch my fun. How do you cope with the home front when you travel pursing your clients’ cases? My wife is there to do that. But as a man you have a role to play in the home as well as your wife, what happens to your role as a father in the home? I have an able wife who stands in for me any time I am needed and I am not available and again before leaving for work, I would have fulfilled all righteousness as a man. So who is this able woman that keeps the home front going when you are not there? Because of the nature of my job, I try as much as possible not to put my family in the public eye. It is for security purpose.

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My husband thought I’ll jump up and say ‘yes’ when he proposed – Victoria Ekhomu Victoria Ekhomu is not just a married woman but also one of the leading and foremost security experts who has attained the highest position in the civil security business. She is Regional Vice President, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), the world`s largest security body in West, Central and North Africa, a position she assumed after her husband vacated it. Right now, Victoria is the Managing Director of TransWorld Security, a company she co-runs with her husband. For Victoria Omonigho Ekhomu, meeting her husband Ona With her adventurous spirit roaring to hit Lagos at the time, she was prevailed upon to stay put in the old Bendel State, so she could attract a man from that area. Today, she is happier for her obedience, as she met Ona Ekhomu, who was on a visit to his mum from the United States of America. And as they say, the rest is histoty. Sola Bodunrin-Sanusi was in her

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We started the business in the US as Trans-World Consulting, my husband had the vision and I joined him. In the cause of his consulting in Nigeria,

he had a client in the northern part of Nigeria who he installed security apparatus for their bank, they needed a telemetry system and so he came back to the US to get the equipment and he was able to attend to their needs. It wasn’t the normal security

system, It was an advanced application and some executives were asking for other solutions to their security needs and for one of the top companies, he was able to help them install a central monitoring system. Meanwhile, I was in America working and also doing my masters degree. When he has jobs like that, I back him up. In America, we worked together but you know here in Nigeria we call it her husband’s job because in America, it is very common to have husband and wife work together. As soon as I

him in Nigeria. On my return to Nigeria, I listed the company on the yellow pages, which immediately elicited requests from clients that needed the system. I recall that I sold the to a white lady. At a stage, we felt we needed to use Trans-world security to sell security devices because with Trans-world consultant, we can`t advertise it, so I said there was a need to have Trans-world security, a arm that deals in security and my husband agreed with me. With that, I got business cards laid out for Trans-world security and anywhere I went, I dropped our busniess card. I remember that I was on the high table with a bank executive and I gave him my card and he said `so you deal in security, come and install security systems in my bank`. I did it for their headquarters as well as all their branches to their satisfaction. That was how we started from monitoring system to CCTV and burglar alert. We also trained people under the consult-

ing arm and when it became larger we broke it into school of management. So it’s been metamorphosing since we began.

He is the Chairman and I am the Managing Director. We work together, Would you say you have chosen the best profession for yourself? I have not been able to do any other job. Like I said, I have a passion for it; doing security job is like doing God’s job. when, in the course of your work, you save lives and people come back to tell you how you saved their lives, you feel on top of the world, because that compliment is worth more than millions to me.

Not initially, but I have in the course of doing this job. I have acquired the profession. When I started, I didn’t have any security training, I have my masters from the university of Pitts

sity of Lagos, which sort of gave me the right foundation. I have attended a lot of courses in security; I have risen from being a secretary in AFISS - Nigeria chapter to programme chairman

sistant chapter chairman from there to chapter chairman and later I became assistant regional vice president, that is West and Central Africa. I also

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“Not initially, but I have in the course of doing this job. I have acquired the security profession. When I started, I didn’t have any security training, I have my masters from the university from the University of Lagos which sort of gives me the right foundation. I have attended a lot of courses in security, I have risen from being a secretary in AFISS - Nigeria chapter to programme chairman then to assistant chapter chairman from there to chapter chairman and from there, I became assistant regional vice president, that is West and Central Africa. I also rose to the position of regional vice president and presently, I am regional vice president for West, Central and Northern Africa, the highest position anybody in security business can attain in this region�

were selling me off, they told him everything about me. ! " Yes, although I had a Yoruba boyfriend, my parents preferred that I married a man from my place. So he knew that he was standing on a good ground, but I was oblivious of all these till they told me the story. Interestingly, a phone rang in our house one day and they called me that the call was for me. I got to the phone and he said his name was Ona, and he said ‘come across the road to see me’. I asked ‘who are you? Who do you think you are?’ I just banged the phone on him because I was upset. How can someone call me and say I should meet him outside, I was very, very upset, my cousin just said ok, it’s mama’s son across the road, he just came back from US and I said `and so what? What has that got to do with me? He knew that that style didn’t work so he tried some other means. He said he was said doing PhD dissertation and he was doing something regarding the youth corps, so he would

then. So he started telling me about himself and we then became friends. After a short while, he went back to the US. When he left, his mother came and said she wanted to go and see my parents, and that was how it started. We became friends before we started dating, which was deliberate for me because it afforded me the opportunity to know who he was, his character and all that, so I already knew who he was before we went to the next level.

rose to the position of regional vice president and currently, I am regional vice president for West, Central and Northern Africa - the highest position anybody in security business can attain in this region. youth service in Kaduna, which I didwith News Agency of Nigeria(NAN). After that, they gave me a job to work with them and I decided to work in Lagos. But prior to my starting the job, a relation of mine was about obtaining his masters degree from Temple University and they were doing it in Nigeria, so my mother implored me to go for the graduation ceremony. It happened around the time I was to start work, so I had to request that they give me some days off before I started, which they did. I went with my mum to Edo State, and my mother’s relations took interest in where Vicky was going to work? Who is she getting married to? And my mum was like `o, she has this Yoruba boyfriend. this and that and that I was going to be working with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos` and they said `no, we can’t have our beautiful daughter like this and dash her out to a Yoruba man` so, they said I must stay back in Bendel. They said it is where you live that you marry; that if I stay in Lagos, I will end up marring a Yoruba man. I moved in with my paternal uncle, my maternal uncle wanted me to stay with her but my mum insisted I stayed with my paternal uncle for proper monitoring. I didn’t argue, and I didn’t get upset either; I just tagged

We got married a year after we met.

along. At that time, this my husband happened to be on a visit from America and staying in his mother’s house, which was directly opposite my uncle’s. You know, asthey say, sometimes God doesn’t come down to help you. He uses people and if you are diligent and obedient, things will fall into place for you. Though he was also visiting his mum, he said he used to see this lady with afro. I used to

comb afro, so he saw me across and he was like, ‘who is that?’ Meanwhile, while he was asking all his questions, his junior sister who was a friend of my uncle’s daughter, was also conniving to connect us. (general laughter). They went as far as giving him my photograph, and he started asking questions about me and they told him she had a Yoruba boyfriend but her parents said no; that they

# We thank God; God has been good to us, the union has come with happiness, children, prosperity and I have also grown career-wise. So God has been faithful. $

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drink, he didn’t even touch drinks, and I thought if he is principled not to touch drinks, that means the peer pressure will be limited. Like I always tell people, my love doesn’t wear sun shade.

My husband thought I’ll jump up and say ‘yes’ when he proposed but I surprised him because on the day he proposed, I didn’t give him an answer immediately;

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‘yes’. He later confessed that the wait was like hell for him. % $ This is our 32nd year; we thank God for the children. I even have a grandson. " ! # also have to be prayerful because I know I used to be very prayerful. I used to pray to God to give me my own husband; I didn’t want another person’s husband. I used to pray that God should give me my own husband that I will love and he will love me back; not just see a rich man. You see, I was very beautiful and people were coming with all sorts of material propositions to me, but I had to turn to God for guidance because if I had placed material things as my priority, my

wanted a man that I will love; a man that is ambitious and educated, and then we will take it up from there. Someone I will look up to, I didn’t want someone I will look down on because people could be wealthy and you still look down on them. When you discuss with him, you discover that he is empty, no brain. I wanted somebody that is brainier than me, so that when we discuss,

$ to know what you want. At times people get infatuated, you just see someone and you jump in there, he could be a drunkard; how are you going

“The fact that he doesn’t drink, he doesn’t take any alcohol because most men do. He is principled and he is not running after friends so much. He believes in hard work, infact, he works too much. Instead of socializing, he is working. I am not saying he doesn’t socialize, he does and most times, my husband doesn’t go out without going with me. Most men are all over the place and we don’t know who their wives are. You are supposed to be companions and not just husband and wife, keep each other company and then age gracefully together as friends and you have things in common�

to change him? He will come home and beat you up. After beating you, he will tell you sorry when his eyes are clear. There are wife beaters all over the place. Even before you get married, he is slapping

% problem with him. There are some little things that will give you these warnings. If you want it, then go, but if you don’t, it’s time to pull out. Like mine, one thing I saw was that he was too principled; he didn’t

There is no marriage without ups and downs, that is why they say for better for worse. Even God knows that there will be worse part and there will be good part. In my own case, we were friends before we became lovers and we agreed to be honest to each other. If I feel something, I will tell him this is the way I feel. You have to know your husband, to know how to tell him; know the kind of person he is. Some are temperamental; some you tell and they take it to another level. You might tell him and he is like, ‘o, is that what you felt? Sorry. At times, as people get older, they change, not because they want to but the society we are living has a way of changing people so you need to work that out. There should also be the determination from both parties to make the marriage work. If there is no determination, there are many %

& committed to each other, no matter how they try to pull you apart, you will come back together. # & ' We haven’t got to that level in Nigeria but that’s common overseas where they have investigation companies. Nigeria hasn`t really allowed for investigation companies. We have an investigation department. Before we hire people, we investigate them and that includes the veracity of whatever information they give us, as well as conduct a background vetting for them. Nigeria hasn’t gotten to where we track cheating husbands or wives. ' The fact that he doesn’t drink; he doesn’t take any alcohol because most men do. He is principled and he is not running after friends so much. He believes in hard work, infact, he works too much. Instead of socializing, he is working. I am not saying he doesn’t socialize, he does and most times my husband doesn’t go out without me. Most men are all over the place and we don’t know who their wives are. You are supposed to be companions and not just husband and wife; keep each other company and then age gracefully together as friends and you have things in common. ' Oh! My husband can cook very well. Before I met him, you know when people live in the states, they do all sorts of work and in the course of his study, he said he was a chef so he cooks very well. He even garnishes his foods better than me. In those days, it used to be nice breakfast in bed. I don’t get that anymore! That was when we were in the U.S, you know when family members come in, he had to stop.

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WITH DELE ABERUAGBA (LIVE IN LONDON)

Nigerian girl commits suicide in UK

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er name is May Brown, she is a 19 year old Nigerian who resides in the UK. Global Trends learnt that it is the belief of the UK & * her marriage to a white man isn’t real and so they want her

+ that funny, and believe if she gets deported, she would be killed in Nigeria. Instead, she decided to take her own life. Her suicide note reads: “I am deeply sorry that I had to go this way, without even saying

goodbye. “The UK immigration

They’ve pushed me too far this time and I can’t take the pain anymore. I don’t want a life or a future you won’t be part of. I love you so much, more than life itself and can’t endure the agony of not being with you. Please forgive me for ending it this way. It’s better to die with my dignity than be subjected ! in Nigeria. She said in a note to her husband; “If they send me back to Nigeria, they are signing my death warrant; they will cut my life short because I will be killed�. I have found peace with Michael, he gave me a reason to live. I have got a family here and we don’t claim any +

! I am studying to become a barrister, we have not harmed anybody�. We however learnt that May Brown is currently in a coma after attempting suicide. May who is a student of Public Affairs at Weymouth College moved to the UK three years ago. She met her husband, Michael Brown a year ago and they got married in December 2012, she applied for asylum in the UK. However, her request was denied.

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igeria’s hip hop sensation, P Square (Paul Okoye), has reportedly abandoned the mother of his second baby in a London hospital where the woman recently gave birth to the entertainer’s baby. A few

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new born baby in Atlanta, P Square who is also known as P2 had another baby delivered for him in a London hospital by a former beauty pageant contestant. However, this time, P Square has refused to claim paternal responsibility for the baby boy, according to a media report. Global Trends learnt that the new baby’s mother is Elshama Benson Igbanoi, a 19-year-old and former Miss Plateau State. Our sources disclosed that she gave birth at the Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital on Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS. Our sources said the new mother had been in touch with P2, but he had not been forthcoming beyond telling her that he plans to arrive in London for a DNA test to ascertain paternity. Another source said Elshama’s family had contacted Paul Okoye’s father and aunt

P-Square’s Paul Okoye abandons son’s mum in London hospital to persuade the musician to accept responsibility for his baby. Ms. Elshama insists that she never slept with any man except for P2, adding that she lost her virginity to him when she was 17 years old. We also learnt that the London hospital where she gave birth has not received any payments. “The hospital has been harassing both Elshama and her mother to pay hospital bills of over ÂŁ5,000 that have been incurred,â€? said one source. The baby boy has been named Michelle Paul Okoye. In a twist to the story, a source close to the former beauty queen said Ms. Elshama was a close friend to Anita, the other woman who gave birth to another baby for P2 a few weeks ago in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kanye West’s $750,000 Lamborghini Crushed by Kim’s electric gate

Ghanaian actor John Dumelo’s alleged wife speaks

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woman named Harrina Alexandria Dembele claimed a few weeks back that she’s the legal wife of Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo. Harrina is a US based model, actress and nurse and actually released a marriage secret marriage. Harrina said they got married March 11th 2013 in Virginia, USA. John is said to have denied the reports, describing it as ridiculous. He said: ! " was getting married to one actress. Last year, they said I was married with 1 kid. I’m sure in 2 years they will say I’m the newest grandfather in town�. When asked about ! John explained that there is but it was used as props for a marriage scene in a new documentary he is currently shooting at different locations in different countries all over the world. Harrina is saying something totally different.

Just few days after Kanye hit his head on a pole, his Lamborghini worth $750,000 (N13m) was trapped by Kim’s electric gate as the car was being

delivered at Kim’s house by a driver, according to reports. He sure hasn’t had the most successful of months.

Chris Brown’s private jet makes emergency landing

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arlier this week, Global Trends was told Chris who split from on and off girlfriend Rihanna - was involved in a terrifying incident when the plane in which he was smoke shortly after taking off from Burbank airport in California on Monday. A source had told a top web that the 24-year-old singer’s Gulfstream 3 jet left Burbank for Teterboro, New Jersey so he could attend the Met Gala in

Manhattan on Monday night. Everyone on board began to notice roughly seven to eight # $ " was a lot of smoke‌ everywhere.� The pilot immediately turned the jet around and made an emergency landing back at Burbank airport. Sources praised the pilot for staying calm despite his passengers being scared. Chris boarded another plane just an hour later and was too

late to attend the Met

Gala but was spotted smiling as he arrived at the after-party. The singer recently declared girls as possible� after girlfriend, Rihanna . He

$ "% solo, at the end of the day, she’s already doing her thing, and she’s on the road ‌ there’s always going to be love, but I’m just going to do me. I’m a grown man.�

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LifeStyle State. My major strength is my wife because she has been very cooperative and supportive. One of my greatest achievements was being able to persuade my wife to marry me, because she has been supportive. Imagine me leaving home very early without even setting eyes on my children, and when I get back at night, they would have gone to bed. Even Saturdays are not left out. Our family is already used to that, and I really appreciate them for their understanding.

We never banned okada, we only restricted their movements – Hon Segun Olulade Hon. Segun Olulade is one of the articulate members of the Lagos State House of Assembly. He is also the House Committee Chairman on Information, Strategy and Publicity, and one of the few young members in the House. The light-skinned politician, who got inspired into politics by a handshake he got from the former Governor of Lagos state, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, shared his life experience in politics with OLAIDE SOTUNDE. Read on... JOURNEY INTO POLITICS y foray into politics started in 1979. My parents were also into politics in Lagos. Back then, we had UPN, NPN and other political parties in 1979. My mother was the woman leader of her party so they held their party meetings in our house. By virtue of that, I started picking interest. In 1981, Alhaji Jakande, the then Governor of Lagos State came into our school and luckily, I was assigned to welcome him into the school so I received a handshake from him! That handshake inspired me to go into politics, considering what he was able to do in just 4 became fully interested in politics. June 12, 1993 issue was also a turning point for me because I was involved in the struggle. I was one of the boys on the

agree with the annulment. I became the youth leader of AD in 1998. I worked with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinuibu and we went round to mobilise youths and

competition in 2007, but was asked by the party to step down for a subordinate while I was later considered for the position. As a habit then, I loved attending the Lagos State House of Assembly sittings; I wasn’t even nursing the ambition of getting fully involved, I was only interested in watching the representatives argue, debate, make contributions and pass laws.

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You see, I think we are fortunate in Lagos State; we have never had such rancour in the legislative arm of our government. Don’t have the notion that violence is only peculiar to politics in Nigeria, it happens all over the world, the legislative arm of government is a place where you have people express their views because that is the core part

of governance, that is where everything that happens in the state is being cooked. I am here today to represent my people from Epe. % I have been involved in various forms of businesses. After my secondary education, I had to wait for eight years before going to the university; not because I wasn’t brilliant enough but

! a reasonable source of living to cater for myself and my education. I come from a humble family so I had to do any type of legitimate job that came my way. I was once a bus conductor, a gardener, a bookshop clerk and all sorts but I thank God I came out with something I can be proud of. I attended Lagos State University where I studied Economics and came out with a second class upper. % pany and was the National Secretary of the Waste Managers Association of Nigeria before I ventured into politics. Due to my full involvement and tight political schedule, my business is now being run by capable and well-motivated professionals. In the past, I believed that politicking wasn’t a big task but it became a different story when I got fully involved. It involves a lot of research, committee !

! making, monitoring the constituency we represent and a whole lot which takes a lot of our time. I resume in my 6 by 10pm every day. I even come to work on Saturdays and public holidays if I have matters to attend to. It is very tasking, not what people think it is, because many feel we are here to enjoy. If you are serving in Lagos State under the leadership of Governor Babatunde

OKADA BAN I disagree with that. We never banned Okada, we only restricted their movements. We have over 10,000 roads in Lagos and we only restricted their movement in about 700 roads; not even up to 1/10th of roads in Lagos. We only restricted them from the major roads for the safety of lives and properties. Go Since that restriction, accidents on Lagos roads have dropped. Even the armed robbery rate has gone down drastically. Just last year, a medical doctor’s life was wasted; Somebody just came down from an okada, crossed to the other side of the road and shot the doctor; crossed back to mount the okada and zoom off. The okada riders are now more vigilant; they know their colleagues and if they see a strange okada rider in their territory, they question him. Do you know the number of people who lost their phones and other valuables to boys who pretend to hawk on the road? Many children who are supposed to be in school are not there because their parents sent them to hawk. It is the responsibility of the government to protect the lives and properties of its people. Why can’t the bread sellers and other hawkers put their goods in front of their houses and sell there if they can’t afford to rent shops? Must they hawk on the streets and major roads? Like I said earlier, I am from a humble background; I remember back then, if we wanted to buy beans, we would have to go down the street to Mama Aina’s house. People will come to you to buy goods if they know the goods you sell are nice. We have so many businesses that actually started from the living rooms and today, they are mega businesses. The coca-cola brand of this world started from the dining room. FUTURE PLANS IN POLITICS My plans are in the hands of God. God has a way of directing me and when the time comes, He will direct me to the right path. The most important thing is that I am a very ambitious person, and I believe God has the ultimate say.

Raji Fashola, there is no time for enjoyment or lazing around because you will always have a big task starring at you; you have a target and you must deliver on time. You don’t have any excuse for not performing. Lagos State is a state of excellence so we strive to excel in everything we do. Even the judiciary said they want to start working on Saturdays now, which to me shows the kind of state we are running and it is not like other states. You can’t compare the economy of Lagos State to some countries in Africa; we have a very big economy, so there is no resting or excuse for non-performance. HOMEFRONT I must say with all sense of responsibility; I give kudos to every immediate family member and spouse of politi <

FASHION & STYLE @ sion I am attending at a particular time. We are always in Agbada on our sitting days and if you are not wearing Agbada, your Buba has to go beyond your knee. It’s about branding ourselves. In the Lagos State House of Assembly, we portray charisma and carriage. If I am wearing native, you can never see me without a cap. I don’t go for designer lar designers. I see what I like, pick it up and pay for it. My most cherished material possession is my house! I love operating in a nice environment. SUCCESS SECRET IN POLITICS If you want to excel in politics, education is the key; you must develop a character that will showcase a positive personality. If you have that, it will attract people to you. You must have a mentor and you must also be a free giver. If you are not a giver, you are just wasting your time because you cannot excel politically if you are not kindhearted.

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Events of the week COSON`s Music Foundation `Wetin lawyers dey do sef` L

agos Chamber of Commerce & Industry [LCCI] recently made a pubic presentation of prospectus of the November 2013 Lagos International Trade Fair at the Banquet Hall, LCCI Conference & Exhibition Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.

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head of its 6th annual lecture and presentation of scholarships to indigent students of the Wilson Badejo Foundation, a media chat was held at the UNILAG Conference Center, Lagos.

L-R: President, LCCI, Mr.Goodie Ibru, Deputy President, LCCI, Mr.Remi Bello, Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, Mr. Babatunde Ruwase and Director – General LCCI, Mt Yusuf Muda

L-R: Founder/Chairman, Rev Wilson Badejo, scholarship beneficiaries, Mrs Adetutu Ojoola and Mr Abraham Agbonaye with Vice Chairman, Rev Mrs Yinka Badejo

L- R: Consul General, Germany Embassy, Mr.Walter Driesch, Deputy President, LCCI, Mr.Remi Bello, Mr.Goodie Ibru and Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, Mr. Babatunde Ruwase. Photos: Godwin Irekhe

L-R: Member, Dr Bayo Oladipo, Executive Secretary, Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Kemabonta, scholarship beneficiary, Mr Abraham Agbonaye, Vice Chairman, Rev Mrs Yinka

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he Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) recently organised a two day workshop with the theme: `Rule of law, the bedrock for sustainable democracy and development` at the City Hall, Lagos.

L-R: Former President, NBA, Mr Joseph Daudu, Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Walter Omoghen and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice (Mrs)Mariam Aloma Mukhtar.

L-R: National President of NBA, Mr Okey Wali (SAN), Chief Judge of Lagos State, Hon Justice Ayo Phillips and Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice C.C. Nweze Photos: Godwin Irekhe

Photos: Godwin Irekhe

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n celebration of his golden jubilee anniversary, Vice Chairman, Oshodi/ Isolo Local Government Area, Hon. Daisi Oso organized a lecture with the theme ”Town Planning as Catalyst for a Sustainable Local Government Development in Nigeria; Practitioners` Perspective “ at NECA House, Lagos.

Past President, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Mr.Moses Ajayi, Vice Chairman, Yaba LCDA, Hon. (Mrs). Bola Olumegbon and Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Mr Makinde Ogunleye.

Celebrant, Hon. Daisi Oso surrounded by friends, relatives and well wishers while cutting the birthday cake. Photos: Godwin Irekhe

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Fashion&Style

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Lifestyle

Celeb style

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This guy is simply elegant and stylish. You can’t seem to get enough of his irresistible and classy dress sense. Check him out.

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ong, beautiful eyelashes can make your eyes stand out. However, wearing too much mascara can give you the dreaded tarantula look. It’s best to work on making your own lashes long, full and thick so that your eyes are noticed with or without eye makeup. There are several inexpensive methods for enhancing eyelash growth. The methods are quick and simple, and it’s likely you have all you need in your kitchen or medicine cabinet. STEP 1 Apply olive oil or castor oil to your eyelashes before bed. Use a clean mascara brush to apply the oil as if it were mascara. Rub the oil between you don’t have a mascara brush. Avoid

STEP 2 Use petroleum jelly on your eyelashes. Wash off any mascara or eyeliner before you apply it. Use a clean mascara brush to put the petroleum jelly on, or use thing in the morning, using mild soap and water. getting the oil in your eyes. If you miss and get some in the eyes, rinse them thoroughly and repeatedly with the morning with a gentle soap and water or with eye makeup remover.

STEP 3 Take glycerin or an egg white and mix it with castor oil. This will strengthen and lengthen your lashes. If you use the egg or glycerin do so in a very small amount, such as two drops from an eye dropper mixed into 1/2 tsp. of oil. You

only need enough to coat your mascara STEP 4 Let air get to your lashes. Use mascara and eyeliners less frequently. This is one of

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LifeStyle

ETIQUETTE with Sola Bodunrin Sanusi olubod4@yahoo.com

GETTING IT RIGHT WITH YOUR

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ost times when we dine out on dates or at times business lunch time and a table is set before us, we get confused on how we handle our cutleries. Even some our regular ‘owambe’ parties have step up their menu- menu table to a standard dinning out one. How do you not mess up a business lunch break with business partners or a dinner with your future in-laws? Check out our tips on getting your eating utensils right. Both Continental and American style are accepted in cutlery etiquette. The difference is that the American style of using utensils has a zigzag sort of manner, leaving one utensil on the plate and switching hands to pick up the fork when putting the food in the mouth. The Continental style eats with both utensils in hand until the meal is finished. For countries that have western dining, Continental style is usually followed. Both methods are acceptable in these countries. Cutlery will differ according to what is served. For instance, if there is pudding, a set of pudding utensils, a pudding spoon and fork will be set on the table. Some fine dining restaurants seem to have a specific cutlery for everything. If in doubt, do not be shy to ask the waiter.

your thumb against the side of the handle. Two Utensils. Using two utensils as opposed to one is preferred because food is easier to manipulate. In formal dining, two utensils are used for the appetizer course, main course, salad course, dessert course, and fruit course. Finished with a Course. When you are through with each course: 1. Place the knife and fork parallel with the handles in the four o’clock position on the right rim of the plate; 2. The tips rest in the well of the plate in the ten o’clock position; 3. The blade of your knife should face inward; 4. The fork tines may be either up or down. 5. This position signals to the server that you’re finished. It also decreases the chance that the utensils could fall to the floor when the plates are cleared.

HANDLING CUTLERIES: CONTINENTAL STYLE & AMERICAN STYLE For right-handed dinners Continental Style Hold your fork in your left hand, tines downward.

Continental Style1. The fork is laid on the side of the plate with the tines downward and the handle in the eight o’clock position. 2. The knife handle is laid in the four o’clock position. 3. If space permits, the tines are rested over the blade of the knife.

Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate. Extend your index finger along the top of the blade. the most effective lash care techniques. When you do wear makeup on your eyes, minimize the time. Wash it off as soon as you return home, for example. STEP 5 Cure the dandruff on your hair. Conditions that lead to dandruff have a bad effect on your eyelashes too. Manage your stress and avoid unhealthy eating habits. Both can trigger dandruff and weaken hair health STEP 6 Eat a nutritious, well-balanced diet. Make sure you get plenty of protein-rich foods. Choose foods with vitamins A, C and E like orange and yellow vegetables, citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables. Eat whole grains for their biotin, inositol and B vitamins. Ensure you get

your minerals and essential fatty acids. Eat green peppers for boron, dairy products for calcium and iodine, lean red meats for iron, chickpeas for magnesium, green veggies for manganese, bran and broccoli for selenium, whole grains for silica, legumes and nuts for sulfur and red meats and whole grains for zinc. Eat salmon !" acids. THINGS YOU’LL NEED OLIVE OR CASTOR OIL Clean mascara brush Petroleum jelly Egg white Glycerin Balanced died and healthy living.

Use your fork to spear and lift food to your mouth. If your knife is not needed, it remains on the table. American Style Hold your fork like a pencil, with the shank extended between your thumb and index and middle fingers. Your fourth and fifth fingers rest in your hand. For leverage, the index finger is extended along the back of the fork, as far from the tines as possible. Hold the knife with the handle cupped in the palm of your left hand, along with your third, fourth, and fifth fingers. Place your second finger on the back of the blade. Hold

Excusing Yourself at a Table When you need to go to the restroom, simply say “Excuse me, please; I’ll be right back�. Temporary Placement During a Conversation. For temporary placement of the fork and knife in conversation:

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Tripping.. Nonhle Thema, 3 24-year-old baby Bolton

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Peter James

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Can you introduce yourself? My name is PETER ABAYOMI ELUKANLO, a musician. I sing gospel - gospel music while my stage name is PETER JAMES a.k.a. d – psalmist. I was born into a family of seven and I am the Administration at Lewisham College, London. Tell us about your music career? I started singing as a teenager in a church called `All Nations Gospel Assembly` at Mushin – Oloosa, Lagos. I was also part of the choir at CAC, Ile Ayo, Ejigbo, also in Lagos. With a passion for music, I continued my singing career at RCCG Victory Center, Oxford, United Kingdom, where I was a drummer and singer as well. I released an album in 2007 titled `HIS LOVE`, which was marketed only in the UK, and of course, it is still selling. With the to sing at various events in England. In February last year, Last I decided to bring my music home to Nigeria and since then, I have been spreading my gospel – gospel music across the country. Expatiate on your gospel-juju music.? I do any type of gospel music, especially the praise-worship lyrics because I am more into the American style of gospel music. ! " ! " # $ Ass a musician, which of the musical instruments do you play? A I play drums and a bit of the Keyboard Are A re you based in Nigeria now or you intend going back to the Uk? % ' * still travel abroad to honour shows and social engagements as well as sort out one or two personal business issues. Apart A part from music, what else are you into? I am also into immigration/tourism facilitation consultancy. My + " 4 ' ! 5 * + " 4 ' ! 5 * ! 89 4 ' ! < ! ! 89 4 ' ! < ! facilitating legal and enabling documents for students, tourists and what have you. What are your hobbies? I love football. I am an Arsenal fan; I also like traveling and cooking. Cooking? For a man? Yes! Cooking is not meant for women only! Thank you for your time? My pleasure bro.

I can act nude, says actress Uche Ogbodo

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ensational actress, Uche Ogbodo is ready to damn all consequence and act nude if given the opportunity. In a recent chat with the actress, she disclosed that she can act nude if that’s what’s required of her. “I can do anything in acting. There is no limit to what I can do on stage as an actress because I’m a professional actress and I don’t care because that role I am playing is touching somebody somewhere. If you give me a nude role that has something to teach people, and does not affect any culture and tradition, I will do it. That is why I am an actress. I don’t care what people might say or think about me�, she said.

Nollywood actress Moyo Lawal loses mum

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EO, Digital Interactive Media, Sola Fajobi has every reason to be happy right now. Having waited for years, God finally answered his prayer with the arrival of a baby girl recently. In celebration, the `Next Movie Star` creator hosted friends, relatives and business associates to a lavish party in Lagos. The party, according to some person that attended, attracted virtually all the who-is-who in the society.

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retty actress, Moyo Lawal is bereaved. Moyo lost her mum last sunday afternoon, and has since been buried at the Vaults and Gardens private cemetery, Ikoyi. Learnt the woman who died at the age of 52 was already planning to celebrate her 53rd birthday party come July.

Lagos Sunburn urn Yacht Yach ht si sighted igh hted d iin n London

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he controversial Sunburn Yacht brought to Lagos by former Senator Tokuboh Afikuyomi and financed by Diamond Bank Plc recently disappeared from the Marina waterfront in Lagos under unclear circumstances. Since its ‘disappearance’, neither the bank nor its promoter - Lone Seed - has explained where the yacht sailed to. But it can now be revealed that the ‘missing’ boat has found its way back to river Thames in London where it originally came from. The boat was reporedly sighted last week at Dockland, London, perhaps waiting for ‘God-knows-who’. It would be recalled that the boat was brought in pretence that Lagos State government had huge investment in the deal until Governor Fashola publicly disowned the yacht. The deal was later taken to court by Diamond Bank seeking order to retrieve the boat from Lone Seed, a company allegedly owned by Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi. For several months, the boat was docked at Apapa Naval dockyard where it went for refurbishment while for the bank, it was a business gone sour as the boat tipped to change the face of

ormer Channel O VJ, Nonhle Thema is getting ready to marry the father of her six-months-old daughter, Arthur Bolton, who at 24, is eight years her junior. The beautiful South African and good looking Englishman got engaged in March, four months after welcoming a daughter, Star Phoenix Ivy Zima. The couple who live together with their child in a posh area in Johannesburg, have been dating since 2010 and are planning to wed in the next few weeks.

Soul singer Bez hoo daughter Bolatito

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Lagos tourism ended up disgracing it.

Kemi Olunloyo hospitalized over asthma

Kemi Olunloyo, daughter of former governor of Oyo state, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, has been hospitalized following what was described as asthma attack. Report says she reacted to some roses on Mother’s Day which triggered the attack. Doctors say she is responding to treatment. Kemi confirmed that she’s had asthma since she was two years old.

lternative soul singer, Bez Idakula, and his fiancee, Bolatito Ladoja are getting married next month. I gathered exclusively from a source close to the couple that their traditional wedding will hold in June in Lagos, while their white wedding will hold later in the year in Italy; tagged `Another destination wedding`. Bez and Bolatito got engaged May 1st after dating for few years. Bola is a banker with FCMB and also the daughter of ex-governor of Oyo state, Rasheed Ladoja. Nonhle Thema 32 set to wed her 24 year old baby daddy, Arthur Bolton Former Channel O VJ, Nonhle Thema is getting ready to marry the father of her six months old daughter, Arthur Bolton, who at 24, is eight years her junior. The beautiful South African and good looking Englishman got engaged in March, four months after welcoming a daughter, Star Phoenix Ivy Zima. The couple who live

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Tayo Mustapha

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32, set to wed her ’s dad Arthur

Tinubu, takes ACN chieftains to America for daughter’s graduation

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bibat Tinubu, youngest daughter of frontline politician and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, graduated recently from Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Her dad, mom, elder sister as well as major ACN chieftains were there to support her at the graduation ceremony. Mostly among the ACN delegation were members of the Lagos State House Assembly, members of ACN, Lagos State Executive council and other

Wizkid shows off his new ride - 2013 Porsche Panamera Ayo Balogun popularly known as `Wizkid` is really having the best time of his life. Learnt the hip-hop sensation just acquired a 2013 Porsche Panamera S at a staggering sum of money, which must have set him back by at least N20 million. Besides this latest addition, the young dude, reputed for his addition for ‘wonders on wheels’, already has in his garage, top of the range automobiles. He is also known to be madly in love with his girlfriend Tania Omotayo, as the young man is believed to have invested heavily on the young lady; no wonder Tania often refers to wizkid as `my everyrhing`!

My daughter`s father is single and yummy – Omawunmi

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gainst rumours of paternity controversy over ace female singing sensation Omawunmi`s baby, she has debunked the story insisting that her baby`s father is alive and kicking but would prefer to keep his identity from the public. Asked why? Omawunmi said “that was the agreement we had and I am not ready to break it. They should just leave me and my baby alone and face their own issues. My baby`s father is alive, single and yummy”. Stories are still flying around over the baby`s paternity with fingers being pointed at a certain governor from the southern state of Nigeria.

welcomes own baby

Kakadu berths in Lagos

oks Ladoja`s

“Kakadu the Musical” is an exciting, inspirational and moving experience that takes its name from the famous Lagos night club of the sixties, which gave birth to an era of wonderful music and the distinctive social life that followed the birth of a young nation. Set against the background of a newly independent Nigeria “brimming with hope, dreams and expectations”, characters like the Manager of Kakadu, Lugard da Rocha, fondly called “Lord Lugard” takes us on a spectacular musical expedition that delves into the human stories that connect and weave through Kakadu, the club and the dream it represents. With the unforgettable music of the sixties and seventies intricately woven into the dialogue, we travel through this journey guided by a rich and diverse choral arrangement. Through the “lens” of the music, we experience the passage of time, and follow the memorable and easily recognizable characters through their aspirations and relationships, the pain and loss of friendship, and ultimately the conflicts presented by the factors that led to the civil war. Guided by the music and dance we experience the erosion of innocence in the famed city of Lagos, and the triumph of hope over despair and defeat. The dance is sensational and complements an exciting blend of music that produces an amazing and unforgettable theatrical experience complete with multi-media presentations of slices of history. “Kakadu the Musical” is one seamless weave of music, drama and dance, never before done or performed like this in Nigeria.

Genevive Nnaji buys house in Lekki?

I together with their child in a posh area in Johannesburg, have been dating since 2010 and are planning to wed in the next few weeks.

nformation reaching us indicate that star actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has just bought a mansion in the exclusive neighbourhood Lekki Peninsula in Lagos. According to our source, the sprawling mansion is valued at over N100 million. Located at Lekki Phase1, the imposing edifice boasts of a car park, a swimming pool, well equipped gym, bar, terrace, and boys-quarters at the rear.

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NSCDC`s Obafaye ak aka ka ``oga oga @ the top` resumes in Oyo state Mr. Shem Obafaye, the former Lagos State Commandant of NSCDC, who made the “My Oga at the top” mantra a phenomenon, has finally resumed in his new office as Oyo State Commandant of the NSCDC. Obafaye, who was replaced by Mr. Adesuyi Clement from Oyo State Command after his now famous interview on Channels Television breakfast programme ‘Sunrise’ daily about two months ago, was during the period without a portfolio until last week when he was asked to replace Adesuyi officially. Obafaye, while resuming duty at his new post, promised to discharge his duties with every sense of responsibility. “I am determined to serve in Oyo State and I know God will help me,” he said.

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My kitchen

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Yamarita! Laide Sotunde

YAMARITA RECIPE A tuber of Yam Eggs Groundnut Oil Flour Sugar/honey (optional) Seasoning Salt to taste STEP 1 Peel and slice Yam. (Slice in the form you see in this picture here) Rinse and pour into a pot Add salt to taste, water and sugar(optional) Boil yam till its tender Pour boiled yam into a sieve to drain excess water STEP 2 Break a reasonable number of eggs in a bowl big enough for your cooked yam Add salt and seasoning to the egg and beat till fluffy Add flour to the egg and beat again. The thin layer of flour makes sure that the egg mixture stays on the yam slice longer, especially in the oil when frying.(don’t add a lot of flour, we don’t need a very

thick mixture, 2 levelled table spoons for 5 big eggs should be okay) Pick each boiled yam, dip in honey (optional) sock into egg mixture, bring it out and

Yamarita is a meal many enjoy very much. This simple yam dish is easy to prepare and delicious to eat. Enjoy‌. fry (Ensure your groundnut oil is hot enough to fry) Turn all sides and ensure you don’t end up with a burnt piece (remember eggs get fried fast in hot oil)

Remove when it turns golden yellow (not brown) Serve with stew, pepper sauce or ketchup and enjoy! Give me a feed back after the delicious meal

Delicious yummicious shrimp This simple shrimp dish is outstanding. Serve this over rice or with a salad. Shrimp is packed with protein, low in calories, and cooks in minutes which is great when you need a quick delicious meal.

salt and blended pepper. When the shrimp is cooked on one side, turn over. SautĂŠ for another minute or two until shrimp is well

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fried, careful not to overcook. Remove from heat. Toss with fresh basil. Serve hot

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