Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from November 2008, page 5

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Ondo Awards N4 Billion Road Contracts.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Dayo Johnson CONTRACTS worth N4.25billion have been awarded by the Ondo State Government for the construction and rehabilitation of major roads in the state. Among the roads are the 26km Akungba-Oka-Epinmi-Isua Road...

Akpabio Reads Riot Act to Kidnappers.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Tony Nyong Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has said that henceforth the state would no longer be safe for the business of kidnapping and other criminal activities hitherto experienced in the state. Akpabio...

Oil Operators Panic Over Seeming Northernisation of Energy Industry.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Hector Igbikiowubo SOME operators in Nigeria's oil and gas industry have expressed fear over the possible implications of a seeming northernisation of the oil and gas industry, noting that it could spark further attacks by...

South West, Hub of Hard Drugs, Says NDLEA.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Kolade Larewaju THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has declared the South-West geo-political zone as one of the main hubs of illicit drug cultivation and trafficking in the country. Addressing newmen in...

Discrimination Against HIV/Aids Patients to Attract Jail Term-Aondoakaa.
November 25, 2008... The Federal Government yesterday said that it is planning to criminalize discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS viruses in the country. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Michael Kaase Andoakaa (SAN) who dropped the hint...

Gunmen Kill Bizman in Benue.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Peter Duru Pandemonium broke out in Gwer local government area of Benue State when a group of unknown gunmen stormed the home of a forty year old business at the late hours of the night, shooting him to death while he was fast...

FG Orders NIPSS to Release Ribadu's Certificate.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Ben Agande and Bukola Ojeme PUBLIC sentiments freely expressed in favour of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on his ordeal at last Saturday's graduation of Senior...

Ribadu - Rights Group Berates Security Operatives.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Chioma Obinna and Joy Isei Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has criticised the reported maltreatment of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Nuhu Ribadu by security...

Total, NBC Record High Losses as Bearish Trend Continues.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Michael Eboh THE Bearish trend in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued yesterday as heavy losses on the share prices of majority of the listed equities dragged down the indices used for measuring performance of quoted...

Reps Committee Set to Submit Report on $2.13 Billionn Oil Block Sales Probe.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Luka Binniyat and Tordue Salem The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee investigating the allocation of oil blocks (and its proceeds valued at not less than $2.13 billion) by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) from...

'Revive Rural Allowances for Teachers'.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Festus Ahon A seasoned educationist and retired Permanent Secretary, Post Primary Education Board, PPEB, Mr. Stephen Akpiroroh has called on government to revive rural allowances for teachers as a way of encouraging teachers...

Pepsi's Festival of Youths.
November 25, 2008... The Pepsi Football Academy is making football innovations with its Festival of Youth competition coming up at the Abeokuta Grammar School, in the Ogun State Capital, from November 24_27, 2008. This yearly football initiative is organized...

Yar'Adua's Only Crime.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Emmy Oruh SINCE President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's success at the polls, I have not had the opportunity to congratulate him. In any case, Sabella Abidde has had the foresight to congratulate him way before the elections! So if a...

Country's Debt to World Bank Hits $3.5 Billion - Finance Minister.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Leon Usigbe THE Minister of Finance, Dr. Shamsudeen Imam yesterday allayed fears about borrowing money from international donor agencies saying that sceptics ought to be more concerned with the manner of application of such...

Senate's Public Hearing on Gas Flaring Begins.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken, Inalegwu Shaibu and Leon Usigbe CONCRETE steps to stem gas flaring by oil majors in the country were taken by the Senate yesterday as a public hearing on the Gas Flaring (Prohibition and Punishment) Bill...

Cleric Cautions Yar Adua Over 'Arewa Agenda'.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Tony Edike ANGLICAN Bishop of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday, asked President Umar Musa Yar'Adua to be mindful of the consequences of playing an Arewa Agenda, which has seen only people from the North occupying plum...

Maritime Stakeholders Commend Yar'Adua Over Ministerial Nomination.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Ifeyinwa Obi The maritime sector is agog, following the recent nomination of a Master Mariner, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, for a ministerial appointment. Stakeholders and profe-ssional bodies in the industry have commended...

Ecowas Commission Condemns Attack On President.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Chinyere Amalu The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has condemned in totality recent attack on the Residence of the incumbent President Joao Bernardo Vieira by section of Guinea Bissau army. ...

Abuse of Judicial Powers - CJN Threatens Erring Judges With Sack.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Vanguard Henceforth, any serving judge who engages in judicial rascality or (and) naked abuse of his judicial powers would be shown the way out of the bench, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi,...

Activist Asks Yar'Adua to Give Priority to Security.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Festus Ahon A Warri based Human Rights Activist, Dr Emmanuel Urhobo has called on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to give priority attention to the security of lives and property of Nigerians, while decrying that 1,100 out of the...

Edebiri Joins Calls for Osunbor's Probe.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem THE National Chairman of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Mr Solomon Edebiri has urged Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to probe the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led government in Edo State since 1999 because of...

Open University to Commence On-Line Tutorials, Exams.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Dayo Johnson THE National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is to commence an on-line examination and tutorials for its students like other centres of Universities across the World. Vice Chancellor, Professor Olugbemiro Jegede...

Militants Have Taken Over, Says Community Leader.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize The people of Obontie community in Delta State have alleged that suspected armed militants from Ugbukurusu and Ikersan communities have sacked the villagers from their hometown and occupied the village. The...

Army Won't Relent -Yar' Adua.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Kingsley Omonobi and Patience Ogbodo President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua declared, yesterday, that the Nigerian Army cannot afford to relent in its internal regenerational efforts particularly if it aims to keep pace with current...

Police Nab Three Suspects Over Killing of GKS Pastors, Others.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize THREE of the suspected seven-man robbery gang that raided the God's Kingdom Society (GKS), aka Salem City, along Warri-Sapele Road, Warri, last Friday and killed two pastors and a security guard have been rounded up...

Country Can't Condone Violence-Sultan.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Saad, has said that Nigeria can no longer afford the luxury of fanning, condoning or perpetrating violence in any part of the country and for whatever reason. The...

Group Endorses Kuku As Junior Minister.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize A group known as the Niger Delta Watchdog (NDWD) has urged President Umaru Yar'Adua to appoint the secretary of the Federal Government Committee on Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Niger-Delta, Hon Kingsley Kuku...

JTF Probes Alleged Involvement of Military Men in Bunkering.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize ANXIETY has gripped some officers and men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta following a secret investigation embarked upon by the down-to-earth Commander of the task force, Brigadier General Nanven...

Community Sues Enugu Govt Over Chieftaincy Tussle.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Tony Edike THE disagreement among the people of some communities in Enugu State over the choice of their traditional rulers has continued threatening the peace of the affected communities. One of such communities, the Imufu...

AWC - NFF Calls for Coach Jossy Lad's Head.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Tony Ubani Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Secretary-General, Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba did not mince words after watching the Falcons of Nigeria squeeze into the semi final of the African Women Championship in Equatorial Guinea by...

Award for Multimesh, Plans Cable African Network.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Lucky Fiakpa Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa, Chief Executive Officer of Multimesh Broadcasting and Telecommunications, least thought somebody was giving a thought to his Cable TV operations and two radio stations, he started from a very...

NEITI, ANEEJ Unveil Monitoring Strategy in Niger Delta.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Luka Binniyat ABUJA-The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in partnership with the African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) have unveiled a three-year capacity building strategy...

Financial Crisis - Aids to Africa May Reduce -UNFPA.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Chinyere Amalu The Director of Africa Regional Office of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mr. Bunmi Makinwa has expressed fear that due to the recent global financial crisis experienced by super power countries,...

President Yar'Adua is Dragging Country Backwards - Rev. Okotie.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Sam Eyoboka THIS interview with two-time presidential candidate, Reverend Chris Okotie, was first scheduled for a week earlier but he had to travel to the UK for some urgent assignment. He called from there to apologize for the...

Mixed Feeling Greets Stock Market Rebound.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Peter Egwuatu And Michael Eboh Regulators, operators, shareholders express hope for the sustenance of the market rebound even as some investors still watch from a distance to see how far it could go, Peter Egwuatu and Michael...

Multi-Links Telkom Begins Broadband Internet Services in Lagos.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Emeka Aginam Fixed wireless phone operator, Multi-Links Telkom last week rolled out its broadband EVDO package, an innovative Internet service that would ensure a seamless connection to the worldwide web, to its Lagos customers....

Ican Finds Solace in Firs Act.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Lucky Fiakpa For some time now, there has been a controversy over the right of Chartered Accountants and other eligible professionals to practise Taxation in Nigeria, unhindered. The Institute of Taxation saw the practice of...

Hurray! the Coins Are Back, But.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Les Leba In our article of 7/3/2005, titled "HOW THE N1000 NOTE WILL AFFECT YOUR POCKET", we evaluated the merits and demerits of high currency denominations, and concluded that a combination of an expanding cash surfeit and...

Three Arrested Over Death of 18-Year-Old Girl.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha Three persons have been arrested in connection with the death of an 18-year-old girl in Sagbama, headquarters of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The victim whose name was given as Seiyefa...

Starcomms is Committed to Nitel's Survival -Starcomms MD.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Princewill Ekwujuru Starcomms Plc, the only telecomm company to be listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), has said it is committed to ensure Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) comes out of its present predicament...

Lamido Sacks State Radio's Administrator.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Aliyu Dangida Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido has sacked the sole administrator of the state owned Radio Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC), Alhaji Umar Kyari Madamuwa as he equally approved the appointment of a new Managing...

Jica to Partner Country in Poverty Alleviation.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Henry Umoru The Federal Government has concluded arrangements with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to alleviate poverty and raise the standard of living of the rural populace through a Joint Venture Project tagged...

Group Holds Workshop to Develop Urhobo Language.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Lucky Oji The Urhobo Studies Association, Delta State University Abraka will on 25 and 26, November, 2008 hold a workshop on, Developing the Urhobo Language to Cope with Modern Realities. This was made known through a...

American Firm Sues Ubec, ETF for N6 Billion Over Alleged Contract Breach.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige A United States of America firm operating under the name of Inter-markets USA LLC has sued the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged breach of contract,...

Alcatel-Lucent Becomes Etisalat's Turnkey Network Builder.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Prince Osuagwu Nigeria's Emerging Market Telecom Services Ltd (EMTS), operating as Etisalat Nigeria, last week appointed Alcatel-Lucent as preferred equipment company for the deployment of its new mobile cellular network. ...

The Role of Regulatory Authorities in Security Markets.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Eze Nwagbaraji Corporate Finance & Disclosure The SEC must have the tools to compel public companies to disclose in real time, prudent and truthful financial and material information that should enable the public make informed...

DFIs Now On Their Own.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Babajide Komolafe Government now wants DFIs to break free from the influences of the state and to compete with traditional financial institutions for funding as well as project execution, Babajide Komolafe writes. Left to the...

Mend Calls for Open Re-Trial of Jailed Soldiers.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize Tension over the recent life imprisonment of six soldiers by the General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigeria Army for supplying 7,000 arms of different specifications to the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta...

We Are Ready to Serve More Customers - Masterstroke MD.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Princewill Ekwujuru With a 400 meters per minute flame sealing machine, Masterstroke Packaging Limited, a carton packaging and printing company said it is now adequately positioned to take more customers, even as it seeks to...

Sale of Abuja Houses - FG Recovers N46 Billion From Banks.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Chris Ochayi The directive by President Umaru Yar'Adua to recover proceeds from the sale of Abuja houses has yielded fruitful results as the Federal Government has recovered over N46 billion from 15 banks as all the outstanding...

FG Defends Okah's Secret Trial.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige The Federal Government, at the weekend, defended its quest to prosecute leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, Mr Henry Okah in camera, saying there was nothing wrong with it. It said that...

Why We'll Not Probe N23.8illion Hospital Equipment Contract-Senate.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken The Senate Committee on Health says it is not probing the N23.883 billion equipment rehabilitation contract awarded to VAMED Engineering Nigeria Limited for the equipping of some of the nation's teaching...

Water Scarcity Hits Owerri.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara Parts of Owerri, Imo State capital, have been hit by acute water scarcity, leaving residents at the mercy of shylock borehole owners and water vendors. The water scarcity, which reared its ugly head about six...

Apga Vows to Wrestle Power From Ebonyi PDP.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Dennis Agbo The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi State said it is repositioning the party to wrestle power from the ruling People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 general elections, claiming that the people of...

Huge Losses Threatened by Oil Policy Failure.
November 24, 2008... Byline: Omoh Gabriel and Hector Igbikiowubo OIL investments in excess of $6.2 billion (about N725 billion) are now at risk following indications that the Nigerian content policy of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has...

Country Drawn With Bahrain, Japan, Gibratar, Surinam And Guernsey in WCL.
November 23, 2008... AFTER its successful Participation in the Africa zone 2 of World cricket League, WCL,in Benoni, South Africa. Nigeria senior cricket national team has been drawn with Surinam, Bahrain, Japan, Gibraltar and the host Guernsey in World...

Oshiomhole - Tackling the PDP Dominated House, Igbinedion's Men.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem Two challenges are staring Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, who just came in the saddle, in the face. The challenges are the PDP dominated House that he will have to ultimately work with, and the loyalists...

Discovered N3 Trillion UN-Remitted Fund - My Adversaries Have Ignored My Role - Bankole.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Luka Binniyat SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, has regretted that instead of being praised for unearthing N3 trillion of un-remitted government funds in the coffers of revenue generating agencies,...

Life As a Widow Would Have Been Pleasant But - Mrs Foluke Mudasiru.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Jemi Ekunkunbor When recently Mrs Foluke Mudasiru invited friends to a little get together in remembrance of her late husband, for many like this writer who attended, our expectation was of the usual service of songs and prayers...

Is Gas Revenue Account the Way Forward?
November 23, 2008... Byline: Akoma Chinweoke Last week, the Federal Government opened a separate account called the Gas Revenue Account for the federation, which should be distinct from Crude Oil Revenue Account. Therefore, proceeds from sale of gas would be...

Chinua Achebe - Eagle On the Iroko.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Obi Nwakanma FROM early in the year, scholars of African and world literature rolled out the drums to celebrate the life of Chinua Achebe and his famous novel, Things Fall Apart; the book which the critic Simon Gikandi has...

Murder At Dusk in P-Harcourt As Ihuoma is Assassinated.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Jimitota Onoyume Police in Rivers State are on the trail of those who assassinated Intels general manager while security agents were able to trace a staffer of Shell who was abducted in Port-Harcourt, through a tracking device...

The Way the World Sees Us.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Helen Ovbiagele IF we have been hiding our heads in the sand and pretending that our country and citizens are well-regarded outside our shores, the recent headline in the Vanguard: FG Protests Ill-treatment of Senators in South...

Photojournalists Dazzle At Award Dinner Party.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Ayo Onikoyi It was a joyride evening of fun, merriments and accolades when photojournalists came together under the aegis of their association, Photojournalists Association of Nigeria, last Friday, for an award dinner party at...

CBAAC in Rio ...That Black Race Should Set Forth At Dawn.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Mcphilips Nwachukwiu THE one week talk shop on teaching and propagating African history and culture to the Diaspora and teaching and propagating African history to Africa has come and gone, but the memory, for a long time, will...

Arrest Scarcity of Newsprint, FG Urged.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Gbenga Ariyibi Ado Ekiti-The administration manager of Vanguard Media Limited, Mr. Timothy Etoh, has raised alarm that some newspaper industries and other companies who are in the allied business may soon fold up if the Federal...

Tribute - the Enduring Memories of Orlando Owoh.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Adewuyi Adegbite THE passage of the musical icon Dr. Stephen Olaore Oladipupo Owomoyela , a.k.a Orlando Owoh, few months after the death of other prominent musicians- Evangelist Sony Okosuns, Stephen Osita Osadebe, Elder Steve...

MTN Preaches Change With Sarafina.
November 23, 2008... Byline: Mcphilips Nwachukwu and Tolu Onibokun THE euphoria of joy and change brought about by the victory of Barack Obama, the first African American to emerge president-elect of the United States of America, is still catching on every...

South-South Governors to Adopt Common Strategy to Combat Militancy.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha Worried by the high number of investors closing shops in the Niger Delta, the governors of the South-South zone have unanimously agreed to adopt a common strategy in resolving the challenges of militancy in the...

This Year, It Will Not Go to Sudden Death-Olaitan.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Richard Animam Muyideen Olaitan is one of the best amateur golfers in Ikeja Golf Club. Last year, the young golfer was beaten by another good player, Chris Obije in a sudden death. Both players tied after 18 holes and needed...

Kalu Sues for Quick Abia Guber Polls Verdict.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Emma Ujah The Abia state Coordinator of the Yar'Adua/Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation and staunch supporter of Chief Onyema Ugochukwu governorship bid, Barr. Emelike Kalu, said at the weekend that the people of Abia...

How We Will Phase Out Militancy in Rivers State - Horsfall.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Chioma Gabriel Chief Albert Horsfall, chairman of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission, OMPADEC, a former director of State Security Service, SSS, was the coordinator of the Presidential Council on...

Wife of Rivers Sports Commissioner Kidnapped.
November 22, 2008... Byline: George Onah Wife of the Rivers State Commissioner for Sports Mrs Joy Boma Iyayi was abducted by gunmen in Port Harcourt, yesterday, as she drove from her home to her place of work. Police PRO, Rita Abbey who confirmed the...

Industrial Unrest Brews in Defence Ministry Over Workers' Benefits.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young There are strong indications that a major industrial unrest is brewing between the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Senior Health Workers in the ministry over irregularities on the...

How Uniformed Men, Thieves Plotted the Mt Kua Oil Theft.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize How vessel entered Nigeria With over 120 illegal crude oil refineries destroyed in Delta and Bayelsa states by the JTF since Brigadier-General Rimtip took over as commander of the task force, it came as a surprise...

The Shocking Life Story of Chris Ajilo.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Ogbonna Amadi The name Chris Ajilore may not ring any bell in the music industry of today, but mention the name Chris Ajilo, a few ears may turn. Until his retirement in 2007, as General Manager of the Performing and Mechanical...

Reactors Arrival Spark Off Delta State.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize You will not understand or fully appreciate why the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan is excited about the recent safe arrival of the reactors imported by Chevron Nigeria Limited for its ongoing Escravos Gas...

Falcons in a Battle of Their Lives Against South Africa.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Patrick Omorodion As the Super Falcons play the most crucial game of their life against the Bayana Bayana of South Africa in the ongoing African Women Championship in Equatorial Guinea today, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)...

Mend, JTF in Violent Shoot-Out.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The relative peace of the Bayelsa East senatorial district coastal enclave was again tested yesterday as members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta and the military were locked in violent...

Ogunnu Agog As Gen. Emein Marks 60th Birthday in Style.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Richard Animam The golf facility in Warri precisely the Shell Ogunnu Golf Club, has been quiet for some time. The reason is not the club's inability to host tournaments but their inability to attract the quality of...

Wolves Sign Four Players.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Richard Animam Globacom Premier League side, Warri Wolves FC last week completed the transfer procedures for four new players, as the transfer window ended yesterday. The team which has so far impressed with their performance...

Fifa Agent Tasks Oshiomhole on Sports Development.
November 22, 2008... FIFA agent, Emmanuel Omijeh, who successfully initiated the fundraising activities for the Beijing Olympic football team has congratulated the new Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by calling on him to use sports to develop the...

I See Kids Suffering On African Streets And It Hurts - The Game.
November 22, 2008... Tonight as Abuja plays host to the first ever MTV Afica Music Awards (MAMA), one of the artistes expected to headline the concert will be American rap artiste, Jayceon Terrell Taylor, and the one they call The Game. The heavily tattooed...

Heartland's New Form Excites Anwunta, Agba.
November 22, 2008... Byline: Richard Animam Heartland FC' mid-fielders, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu alias ' Anwunta or Mosquito' and Uche Agba believe the team's new found form is capable of catapulting them to the top at the end of season. The Owerri side...