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Ms. Oteh made the allegation after the investigative probe had leveled accusations against her for spending N30 million in hotel bills. Chairman of the House of Representatives Capital Market Committee, Hon. Hembe, had the demanded to know why the SEC boss had spent 8 months at the Hilton Hotel in Abuja following her appointment in 2010, instead of the 28 days allowed by law.
However, in the course of the public hearing, when given a chance to speak, Oteh made a counter-accusation of her own, alleging that Hembe had requested a whopping N44 million from her to aid the investigation of the capital market crash.
She said the lawmaker had request N39 million at first and had later made the request for an additional N5 million only a week before the investigative probe.
The SEC boss claimed that she had turned down Hembe's request, a man whose credibility she had questioned often in the course of the probe, adding that perhaps her failure to pay up accounted for the committee's hostile attitude towards her.
Oteh repeated called it unfair for the committee to take up the line of questioning they did with her, insulted that they had asked to see her qualifications, and describing the proceedings as a "Kangaroo court".
She also counter-accused that Hembe had requested her organisation pay for a business class ticket to travel to the Dominican Republic for a conference, but says she later discovered he had not attended the conference.
"He did not travel and never returned the money," she said.
In the crossfire of accusations, House Majority whip, Isiaka Bawa, stepped in to intervene and return the probe to focus.
Bawa said: "The House leadership is very aware of the ugly development in the proceedings of the public hearing. So, they asked me to come and see how both parties can be appealed to in order to ensure a peaceful conduct of the public hearing. We should all put aside our personal differences and look at Nigeria."
To which the SEC boss responded that Hembe, who she claims harbours biases toward the SEC, would be ill fit to objectively investigate it.
She said: "This has been a Kangaroo court. Not even in Idi Amin's Uganda did we have this type of public hearing. You implied that as a regulator, that by having people on secondment from the private sector, it could undermine the capacity of the regulatory functions of the commission.
"In asking the SEC to contribute N39 million for this public hearing, don't you think that you are undermining your capacity to carry out your duties?
"You think that if Hon Emeka Ihedioha, the Deputy Speaker of this House, being the nephew to Prof. Ndi-Okereke Onyuike, and having his wife work in the Abuja office of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, do you think he will be compromising his capacity to carry out his duties?
"I do not think that it is appropriate for you to have gathered information from the SEC and without even asking us to verify that information, to respond to that issue and that you already made the judgment that you made yesterday; we are trying to build a democracy".
Hembe requested officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to take note of the weighty allegations, but failed to address the N44 million scandal.
"The public is also watching. If what I am doing is because of the fact that I have collected money from SEC to go on overseas trip to study and I didn't go which is why I am doing what I am doing, the public will take note.
"But if it is the wish of members of the committee that I respond to the issues, I will go ahead and respond to the issues. I will respond to the issues as much as I can".
Hembe described Oteh's counter-accusations as "a ploy to distract us from achieving the main objectives of this public hearing".
"The issue of corruption or no corruption should be put aside. They are here and they will write their report. I think we should concentrate on the major issue here. Let's see how we can forge ahead with the hearing and achieve something before the end of the day.
"I want to say something as the Chairman of this Committee. I will Chair this committee to the end of this public hearing. I want to say firmly, in support of what you have said, that it's on the issues of bias or corruption that the Committee invited the EFCC and the ICPC.
"Strong issues of corruption have been made against me. Strong issues of corruption have been made against the committee. So, it is our hope that you will investigate me deeply and investigate the committee too. I give the permission for that and that is my ruling. We will proceed with the business of the committee".


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When I saw the trailer for He Named Me Malala, I immediately teared up. I expected watching the feature film itself, therefore, to similarly involve waterworks. He Named Me Malala was not just an emotional experience, however, but also an inspiring one that offered unprecedented insight into the full humanity of this young leader.
For those not familiar with her story, Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for girls' education and the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize. Malala began her activist journey at just 11 years old, when she wrote a BBC column about the struggle girls face to get an education under Taliban rule. She incredibly survived an assassination attempt and continued to advocate for women worldwide, even publishing a book about her work.

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It blamed its decision on South Korea joining a US-led initiative to search ships for nuclear weapons.
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If you're moving houses, expanding family size, or simply looking for a new place to call home, likelihood is you will want to make you are getting the best deal. It can be quite tricky to navigate the façade that some real estate agents put up to suss out where the true bargains are. When visiting show homes in Canada, you need to make it a point to speak to community figures, neighbours in the vicinity and those that have inhabited the region for several years to get a true feel for the community you are contemplating moving into.
What Else Should I Consider?
Crime rates are another prime factor to consider for the neighbourhood as are the closest police stations, hospitals, dentists, and local markets for fresh produce and vegetables. After all, in Calgary new homes are constantly being constructed, designed, completed and put on the market for purchase by new home buyers. However, do speak to the previous owners of the home and their experience living there. In particular, enquire about the amount of appreciation or depreciation in the value of the home in the past 20 years. Also, make sure you are aware of the reason why the previous owners are selling and assess whether this is an acceptable reason to you.
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Beach clean up on Bunaken
26OCT12: 4 instructors (Brendon, Liz, Mesak and Dion) spent an hour collecting marine debris with 2 guides (Rian and Ronald) and a guest (Roland) on 26th October. We collected 45kg of trash, mainly comprising plastic bottles, diapers, aqua cups and polystyrene pieces. We also noticed lots of broken glass fragments which could become a major hazard for people walking the beach, plus an unusual amount of crockery. Several china plates in decent state were retrieved from the mangroves - we cannot imagine the force of water it took to carry them there!
The sad thing, however, is yet again many karung (rice) sacks and items of clothing which have become bound by the mangrove roots - some pieces were just too bogged down to retrieve. This shows how important cleaning the beach is on a regular basis since items like these quickly become part of the mangrove system, and who knows how this may affect their growth long term. We were the only people cleaning the beach despite the village starting weekly cleaning sessions. We hope if we continue then others can learn from our examples.


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The living without Erik Karlsson era began as expected, as the Sens dropped an ugly affair to the Leafs 3-0 in the first installment of th2 2013 Battle Of Ontario. You wouldn't have liked Ottawa's odds heading into the game, considering all their injuries that forced 3 new players to make their NHL debut at the ACC, but it was a painful game to watch and a reminder of how lucky we were to watch EK65 every night. We managed to outshoot Toronto 34-28 somehow, but the shots were anything but threatening. In fact we had 2 separate 3 on 1's, where Zack Smith and Andre Benoit both missed the net. Welcome to reality Sens fans. Back at it Monday at 1pm in Jersey.
Other thoughts from the game:
- Craig Anderson continued his solid play stopping 26 of 28. The 2 he allowed were anything but his fault, especially the 2nd from Bozak that was directed from his skate from 10 feet away.
- Eric Gryba's debut was the best of the bunch. He made several solid plays and has the most potential of the new guys to me. Grant and Dziurynski looked every bit of the AHL guys they really are.
- Da Costa on the other hand looked fairly solid. Had a lot of jump to his legs tonight.
- Alfie sure is snakebitten, hitting the post for the 4th or 5th time this year already. He has to be frustrated how this year is playing out for him.
- Gonchar lead the Sens with 27mins played, then Turris with 22.
- All you need to know about the Sens predicament this year is newly activated Mike Lundin played almost 19 minutes.
- The Sens cannot generate any offense right now. They have no been shutout by 2 backup netminders this year. The other 2 were Dan Ellis and Al Montoya. Add Scrivens to that list now.
- The powerplay is pathetic. O-4 tonight and on an ugly 0-22 stretch.
No one wins the night.
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Tracking a Tropical Wave With Potential to Develop
The Atlantic Hurricane season is beginning to get a little more active.
Meteorologists are tracking a tropical wave that has been given a high chance of developing into a tropical system over the next five days. The National Hurricane Center reports the shower and thunderstorm activity is located 850 miles west southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
It has a 30 percent chance of formation, which is considered a medium chance, over the next 48 hours. If it does develop it will be called Bertha.


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Almost a year and half after her divorce from NBAer Tony Parker was finalized, Eva Longoria is finally revealing some details about their split. The once-lovey dovey couple fell apart when Longoria says she found hundreds of text messages to another woman on Parker's cellphone.
On Lifetime's new show, The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet, Longoria revealed in last night's episode that at the time of her public split she was confused, hurt and bruised.
When Parker's deceit had been exposed, Longoria found herself wondering " 'Am I not sexy enough? Am I not pretty enough? Am I not smart enough?'" she admits.
But, she quickly changed her thinking and put things back into perspective. "In so many of those questions, I immediately stopped and go, 'No, don't start doing that.' Because you can get stuck in that cycle and you can carry on to other things."
During the interview, Longoria also picks apart the notion that infidelity is somehow the wronged party's fault.
"Society usually thinks there's something wrong with the woman. 'Oh, he cheated on her, so she must not have been sexually satisfying him. She must have been a ball and chain!' ... Why did he have to have a reason to cheat that had do with me?"
Longoria dated the younger brother of Penelope Cruz, Eduardo, for about a year, and insists that despite her broken marriage and subsequent divorce, she's not "a baggage person."
"I'm actually really good about -- that was him, that was that. I am so secure in who I am. I really am, and I'm not conceited, I just go, 'Wow - OK, so that's the life you want to live.' It wasn't about who he chose."
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Will Ferrell Brings "The Campaign" Down Under
Sporting an unusually clean-cut coif, Will Ferrell attended the Australian premiere of "The Campaign" today in Sydney (August 5).
The comedy giant wore a black blazer, black shirt, and blue jeans to the event. Noticeably absent, was costar Zach Galifianakis.
When asked by Sky News what is his favorite thing to do in Australia, the 45-year-old "Anchorman" star joked about doing the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb, after hours. "I know it well enough now that I'll just go up there on my own, take a bottle of wine, shoot off some flares til the police come and then scamper off into the darkness."
Back in the U.S. earlier this month, the "Old School" actor and his "Hangover" partner were doing promotional interviews when one reporter had an unusual request. The costars were asked to do a reading of the bestselling salacious novel "Fifty Shades of Grey."
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I also like chocolate, but not nutella.
I travel for work time to time, but still have the bug to travel and see new places when I'm not working as well.
I'm also on a mission to attend a game at every Major League Baseball park... I'm more than 2/3 done.
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From: "Jackie Lock" <>
Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] salvesen
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:01 +0200
Hi Eileen,
Many thanks for your reply. I have looked again at the last will of Louis
Leon Walter-Girout, and he signs as Leon Walter, of Empangeni, Zululand,
Butcher. This was dated March 1913. He was married in 1910. At the time of
his marriage he was a farmer in Empangeni, and between 1910 and 1915 when he
died, he went into partnership with Salvesen (being Salvesen & Walters).
According to his grandson, he then bought out Salvesen and owned the
butchery on his own. He probably did not own it for long on his own.
After he died, his wife put the business in the hands of a solicitor and
finally she only received a total of £500 as a result of outstanding amounts
which were never paid by his creditors.
Is there no reference to a Walter in your book?
Kind regards
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