Tourism in Kerala

Kerala, a state situated on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. Named as one of the ten paradises of the worldby the National Geographic Traveler,[1] Kerala is famous especially for its ecotourism initiatives.[2] Its unique culture and traditions, coupled with its varied demography, has made Kerala one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Growing at a rate of 13.31%, the tourism industry is a major contributor to the state's economy.[3]

Until the early 1980s, Kerala was a relatively unknown destination, with most tourism circuits concentrated around the north of the country. Aggressive marketing campaigns launched by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation—the government agency that oversees tourism prospects of the state—laid the foundation for the growth of the tourism industry. In the decades that followed, Kerala Tourism was able to transform itself into one of the niche holiday destinations in India. The tag line Kerala- God's Own Country was adopted in its tourism promotions and became a global superbrand. Kerala is regarded as one of the destinations with the highest brand recall.[4] In 2010, Kerala attracted 0.66 million foreign tourist arrivals.[5]

Kerala is an established tourist destination for both Indians and non-Indians alike. Kerala is popular for her beaches, backwaters, mountain ranges and wildlife sanctuaries. The city ofKochi ranks first in the total number of international and domestic tourists in Kerala.[6][7] Other popular attractions in the state include the beaches at Kovalam, Cherai and Varkala; backwater tourism and lake resorts around Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom and Alapuzha; hill stations and resorts at Munnar, Wayanad, Nelliampathi, Vagamon and Ponmudi; and national parks and wildlife sanctuaries at Periyar and Eravikulam National Park. The "backwaters" region—an extensive network of interlocking rivers, lakes, and canals that centre on Alleppey, Kumarakom, and Punnamada—also see heavy tourist traffic. Heritage sites, such as the Padmanabhapuram Palace, Hill Palace, Mattancherry Palace are also visited. The city of Kochi ranks first in the total number of international and domestic tourist arrivals in Kerala

Major Attractions


Beaches

Varkala beach

Flanked on the western coast by the Arabian Sea, Kerala has a long coastline of 580 km (360 mi); all of which is virtually dotted with sandy beaches.

Kovalam beach near Thiruvananthapuram was among the first beaches in Kerala to attract tourists. Rediscovered by back-packers and tan-seekers in the sixties and followed by hordes of hippies in the seventies, Kovalam is today the most visited beach in the state.

Other popularly visited beaches in the state include those at Alappuzha Beach, Nattika beach[Thrissur], Vadanappilly beach[Thrissur], Cherai Beach, Kappad, Marari beach, Fort Kochiand Varkala. The Muzhappilangad Beach beach at Kannur is the only drive-in beach in India.

Backwaters

A house boat on the backwaters nearAlleppey in Kerala

The backwaters in Kerala are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast).Houseboat or Kettuvalam rides in the backwaters are a major tourist attraction. Backwater tourism is centered mostly around Alappuzhakollam and Kumarakom. Boat races held during festival seasons are also a major tourist attraction in the backwater regions.

The backwater network includes large lakes such as the Vembanad Lake being the largest among them, linked by 1500 km of canals, both man-made and natural and fed by several rivers, and extending virtually the entire length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western Ghats range.

Celebrity Interview of the Week

   To some people only the males are in the business of Disc Jockey 

but the reverse is the case here, as we introduce to you Sexy DJ      Trish. She shares with us her experiences in the business

 Let us meet you 

Am Udeachu Tricia C and i am popularly known as  Sexy dj Trish.Am a Nigeria, I hail from Anambra state 

Educational Background

I attended Disciplined Nursery school Enugu.Zik’s Avenue primary School Enugu,Girls Grammer School Enugu and finally Institute of Management and Technology Enugu,where I studied Science Laboratory Technology 

 Tell us what you do for a living

I disc jock for a living and also a corper right now,serving in bwari Area council Abuja.Serving my father’s land.Naija 4 life 

. How long have you been in the profession

I ve been a disc jockey for 3yrs 

 Tell us your Hobbies 

I love reading good novels both fiction and non fiction .I also love swimming and finally I love listening to good music because without music am so lost 

. What have been the Challenges so far

My challenges are people trying to put me down.Some say why Disc jockeying why not do other stuffs that women do. But I strive on because I love my job. It makes me so happy,I just come alive anytime am on DJ set and on stage 

. How do you relax

Relax mostly by chilling with my sibblings watching movie together or goin swimming together and also chilling out with my friends 

. Do you have any regret been a DJ

No regrets because I have passion for my job 

. How do you cope with your Male fans 

They are cool they are my fans I love my fans both males and females Hugs 

. What is your source of inspiration

My source of inspiration are strong women of subtance I look up to them and also my family  inspires me too and most importantly Word of God keeps me strong and going 

 Where do we hope to find you in couple of years to come

Hope to be bigger than I am now, Nationaly and internationaly 

 What advice do you have for upcoming Dj's

My advice is to be strong and have passion for your job.Money wil surely come.With determination and prayer success is a must. 

 Last message for your fans 

I love you all and God will continue blessing you and making yall bigger because without your believe,trust and support in me I wouldn’t be where I am.And there will be more spicey and sexy spinning coing from  

your girl Sexy Dj Trish follow on twitter  

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'BASKETBALL WIVES' STAR Sues Over Slap Fight -- I'm Soooo Traumatized!!!

Basketball Wives" star Jennifer Williams is finally fighting back after being slapped in the face by her reality show nemesis Nia Crooks ... with a big, fat, stinging lawsuit.


TMZ broke the story ... Williams filed a police report after the January 21 incident, in which she claims Crooks delivered an "open hand" slap to the left side of her face during a group outing to a race track in Florida.


The incident was caught on tape by the "Basketball Wives" crew and aired last week. During the melee, Crooks threatened Williams right before the attack ... saying, "Do I need to slap you in the face to wake you up?"


Williams replied, "I wish you would." She got her wish.


Williams has now followed up with a civil suit in NY ... going after Nia's ass for assault and battery. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Jennifer claims she suffered serious injuries in the attack ... as well as "mental shock, mental anguish and psychological trauma”


Williams is demanding Nia fork over a massive check for all of her medical expenses and other damages.


Calls to Crooks have not been returned.

Army parades 62-year-old fake colonel

The Nigerian Army, 2nd Division on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State, paraded 62- year-old dismissed Corporal Adeleke Johnson, for claiming to be a serving colonel.

The suspect was also accused of duping some unsuspecting youths by organising fake recruitment exercise into the Army.

Adeleke, who was paraded along with the youth, confessed that he was dismissed from the Army in 1981 for selling the command’s diesel in Lagos without authorisation. The suspect was wearing a fake Army vest when he was paraded.

The fake colonel, who allegedly assured the youth that he could secure admission for them (24 youths) into the Army School, was said to have collected about N2m from his victims.

The victims (both males and females), comprising university graduates, undergraduates and artisans are from Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states. Their ages are between 17 and 29.

While addressing journalists on Tuesday, the General Officer Commanding the division, Maj. Gen. Muhammed Abubakar, said a Good Samaritan alerted the command about the suspect’s activities.

According to the GOC, Adeleke had visited the command and was given the compliments of a senior officer, but unknown to them, he was a dismissed soldier.

Abubakar said, “He allegedly told the unsuspecting parents that he would train their children in the Nigerian Army Intelligence College, Tego Barracks, Lagos.

“To corroborate his mischievous acts, Adeleke connived with some printers to print fake admission letters, produce T.shirts and track suits with 2 Division mascot (Tiger) and the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps logos printed on them and sold them to the victims.”

This, according to him, is to convince the victims of the authenticity of his scheme.

“It was also found out that he was involved in a syndicate that extorted money from innocent members of the public,” Abubakar added.

Adeleke, who said that he hailed from Okuku in the Odo Otin Local Government area of Osun State, said he was an auto mechanic in the Army before he was dismissed.

He stated that he bought the military kits from Lagos to dupe his victims.

The father of three said he carried out his “business” all alone without involving anybody else. He said, “I feel bad for myself. I was doing it to survive but now this is the end of the road for me.”

Among his victims are a 200-Level student of the Ogun State University, Folakemi Alase; and 29-year-old Niyi Alomoge, who said after being trained to jog in Ipetu Ijesa, they were lodged in a hotel in Ibadan.

The GOC said the Nigerian Army recruitment, which was always done through wide publicity, usually held only once in a year. He appealed to the public to quickly report fraudulent activities they notice d in their areas to the security agencies.

The GOC said Adeleke would be handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.

New World Bank president emerges today

The high wire politics, lobbying and deal-making for the election of the new World Bank president ends today as the Board of the Bretton Woods institution meets to pick its new helmsman, just as Mo Ibrahim Foundation has warned the United States to relax its stranglehold on the bank and allow a merit-based election process.

Today’s election is a straight battle between Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the U.S. nominee, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American health expert, who appears almost certain to secure the post.
The third candidate, Jose Antonio Ocampo, a former Colombian Finance minister, withdrew on Friday to brighten Mrs Okonjo-Iweala’s chances of clinching the plum job.

And with the board of the bank meeting today, Ocampo said he hoped emerging-market nations would rally behind the Nigerian Finance Minister in a race that he said had turned highly political. Ocampo, who was nominated by Brazil, said his candidacy had been ‘handicapped’ by a lack of support from his own country. Colombia said last month it was focusing on a bid for the presidency of the International Labour Organization (ILO), where it had a greater chance of success.

“It is clear that the process is shifting from a strict merit-based competition, in which my candidacy stood on strong grounds, into a more political-oriented exercise,” he said in a statement.“In this process, I stand on weaker grounds due to the lack of open support from the government of my home country, Colombia,” he added.
Okonjo-Iweala thanked Ocampo and said his presence had helped to further a shared goal of an open selection process. “I am proud that Dr. Ocampo and I have helped make history by changing the way that World Bank presidential elections are contested,” she said in a statement.

Although his decision to leave the race does not mean all the developing countries will support Okonjo-Iweala when the World Bank board tries to find consensus in today’s meeting on a successor to Robert Zoellick, who is departing in June. Read more  http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/businessnews/2012/apr/16/bussines-16-04-2012-002.html

Girl in detention for four years over phone theft

The case of Blessing Effiong, a 20-year-old inmate awaiting trial at the female section of Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, perhaps typifies the injustice suffered by the poor in the Nigerian society.

The Akwa-Ibom indigene, who was interviewed by the Attorney-General of the state, Mr. Ade Ipaye, and representatives of the Office of the Public Defender, during a visit to the prisons to evaluate the number of awaiting trial persons there, narrated in detail how she had been incarcerated since the age of 16 because she could not afford the services of a lawyer.

She said, “In 2008, I bought a Starcomms phone for N10,000 in order to start a business centre. A few days later, a man called me and said the phone was stolen from him. I told the man I didn’t know it was stolen. We had an agreement that I should return the phone and he would refund my money.

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Daniel faces fresh fraud charges in Abeokuta today

Former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, will be re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for 38 counts of abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds before Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje of the State High Court, Abeokuta on Monday (today).

Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that the decision to re-arraign Daniel followed the request granted by Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Tokunbo Olopade, to the EFCC to prefer information against Daniel.

A notice by the Chief Judge read, “I hereby give my consent to the Federal Government of Nigeria to prefer information against the above-named accused person.”

The spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, had aid, “The EFCC had through its counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, filed an application for leave to prefer an information under section 340 (2) (b) of the criminal procedure laws of Ogun State 2006, charge No. EFCC/01/2012, Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Otunba Justus Olugbenga Daniel.”

The notice, which was said to have been dated March 30, 2012 and signed by the Chief Judge, had given the FG the go-ahead to arraign the former governor Read More

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DON JAZZY RESPONDS TO LEAKED E-MAILS

Hit producer Michael ‘Don Jazzy’ Collins has responded to the leaked e-mail correspondence between himself and former Mo’Hits label partner D’banj.Read More

Seyi Law joins the League of Married Men

Award-winning standup comedian Oluwaseyitan Aletile aka Seyi Law is enjoying marital bliss without bating an eyelid. The love-throb comedian's marriage to his heartthrob, Ebere Cham was a year old last month. The upwardly mobile comedian is so enthusiastic about having children because he wants to be a better father than his dad..Read More

How Ella won Miss Idoma crown

After several attempts to win the Miss Idoma title, beautiful Miss Berela Mercy Ella was finally was recently crowned the Most Beautiful Girl in Idomaland in a keenly contested race. In a recent chat, the down to earth graduate of English Language from Benue State University, Makurdi said being a queen is a wonderful experience but at the same time tasking.




love the attention I receive in public places and from some prominent Nigerians, I love waving and smiling to a cheering crowd and so on, but the task is great because the people especially the youth are expecting something tangible from me. So, I do more of thinking than partying.”







On how she emerged winner, the Ogobia-Otukpo-born explained. “I won because something in me told me I was going to win this time. Honestly, it was a tough contest because all of us were as beautiful as the other.







But the reason why I won is that I was outstanding in all my outings and above all, it was God who made it possible for me through the prayers of my lovely Mother and my friends.




Initially my dad was never in support. He saw modeling, dancing and music as jobs for those who are not responsible but that perception latter changed after my emergence.”




Gap tooth Ella promised to make the Idoma women proud with her crown.Read More

Midnight fire kills siblings in Abeokuta

A midnight fire at Ago Ika area of Abeokuta razed a six-room bungalow, killing two children of the same parents.


They were 12-year-old Lateef Akinwunmi and his five-year-old sister, Jumoke Akinwunmi.


Our correspondent learnt that the two siblings were burnt to death when a candle, allegedly lit by their mother, sparked off fire as the children were fast asleep in their room.


Sources told our correspondent that the children died because help could not reach them as firefighters found it difficult to get to the slum their home is located.


An occupant of the house said, “We suddenly saw smoke oozing out from the house but before we could rescue the children, the fire got worse, razed the house and burnt them to death. Their mother was even helpless.”


Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident.


He said, “We are aware of the incident. By the time the fire service officials arrived, the two children had been suffocated. The parents insisted that the police should release the corpses of the children to them. We did that and they have already buried them.”


Meanwhile, barely 48 hours to the installation of the new Olu of Ilaro, three people were seriously injured when the wall of the popular Igbo Aje Market in the Yewa South Local Government town collapsed on Thursday.


The injured persons identified as Ismaila Salau, Sulaiman Onipede and Saliu Oseni were rushed to the State Hospital in Ilaro for treatment.


The three traders rescued from the rubble of the collapsed market wall at around 12.30pm belong to the butchers’ association in the market.


They were said to have been busy attending to their customers in the market when the wall collapsed on them.


Several other persons also sustained varying degrees of injuries but the incident sparked off protest from some market men and women who demonstrated at the secretariat complex of Yewa South Local Government.

NDLEA intercepts Mozambique-bound 25.4kg ephedrine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has foiled attempt by a 52-year-old man to export 25.4kg of powdery substances that tested positive to ephedrine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.


A statement by the spokesman for the agency, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, on Thursday stated that the drug was bound for Mozambique and was to be exported through the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company area of the MMIA.


The statement said, “The suspect Philip Anazodo, is an auto parts dealer at Trade Fair Complex, Lagos.


“He allegedly packed the drug in the soles of sandals meant for export but, the cargo was detected through a painstaking effort of men of the agency.”


The airport commander of the NDLEA, Mr. Hamza Umar, said the drug was carefully packed to avoid suspicion.


According to Umar, the plan was to send the drug as unaccompanied cargo to Mozambique.


“But we apprehended the consignor. The drug was hidden inside the soles of 11 pairs of sandals,

Celebrity Interview

This week we welcome Naija fast rising Model African Prince.Sit back, relax and enjoy the Interview

Let us meet you 

My names are Prince Chidiebere Ukaegbu, Am a Nigerian, from Imo State, the only child of my parents.

Educational Background 

 I went to premier nusery school in Abia State, Center Maria primary school, in Abia state, my secondary school was at Baptist grammar school agbowa Lagos State, then I proceed to Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) were I studied Electrical Electronics Engineering. 

What led you into Modeling? 

The passion

How long have you been Modeling now? 

5 years now.

What have been your Challenges so far? 

Wow!!!, Trying to manage my time for other things because am a Business entrepreneur.

What your area of Specialization in Modeling?

 I love run way and adverts.

How do you Cope with your female fans?

 Wow!, I love my female fans and I have good relationship with them.

What should we be expecting from you in the nearest future? 

Going international to compete with International models.

How has it been working with other Models? 

It has been fun and we learn from each other

What was your experience in the last fashion Show? 

 It was wonderful, I enjoy what I do, I got more cloths than order models, smile.

What do you have to say to upcoming Models ? 

Be Educated because modeling is a serious business, work hard and  believe in your self.

Your last message for your fans?

 I  love my fans so much, without them, I won't be were I am today, they should keep supporting me and I will not disapoint them.

For more Info pls contact 08063126785. 

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Nigeria police Inspector Sets Wife on fire

What would make a man empty a gallon of fuel on his wife in the kitchen without regard for his 18-month-old son by the woman? That was the question on the lips of stunned patients and visitors at the Leverage Hospital, Igbo-Elerin, Okokomaiko, a suburb of Lagos State, where the doctor and his retinue of nurses are battling to save the life of a woman whose husband, a police inspector, set ablaze on Friday after a squabble.

The victim, Augustina, hails from Anambra State while her husband, Wasiu Jimoh, is from Kwara State. With burns all over her body, fluid mixed with human fat dripped ike a fountain from her face down her chest to her fingertips. Writhing in pains, the medics, Dr Bayo and the nurses, battled to give Augustina some relief as her peeling skin glued her to the hospital bed. The doctor said she had suffered second-degree burns.

Initially, she hardly uttered a word except some feeble words expressing regrets over a marriage that has gone sour barely two years after it was contracted.

How it started

The residents of 7 Tunde Lawal Street, Okokomaiko, woke up on Friday to witness a more dangerous fight between the couple said to be notorious for constantly quarreling. According to Augustina, trouble started on Thursday when she reported to the husband that a certain lady sent her an irritating text massage warning her to leave Wasiu alone, claiming that the police officer was her man. The victim, who claimed that her husband had the habit of keeping relationship with other women, said Inspector Jimoh flared up and started beating her. On Friday morning, he reportedly told her that since she was stubborn, he was going to deal with her.

She also claimed that he had constantly quarrelled with her over her demand for feeding money, adding that he frequently assaults her on the slightest provocation.According to the victim, as he was pounding her, a neighbor came to her rescue and facilitated her escape to another neighbour’s kitchen, who was cooking at that time, only for the husband to rush in and emptied a gallon of fuel upon her by the fire place. But police officer, said to be serving at the Ifako Police Station, Bariga, told the doctor that it was his wife that was bearing the keg of fuel in her hand as she made her escape into the neighbour’s kitchen. Unfortunately, he explained, the fuel exploded upon her leaving the whole place on fire.

Scared neighbours

When our correspondent visited the couple’s residence, neighbors talked about the incident in hushed tones as if all were mindful of an uncertain fate that might befall them if they said anything. Sunday Sun gathered that the victim was the fifth woman in the officer’s home, as four other women that lived with him had ran away for their dear lives. A reliable source disclosed that his first wife escaped when she realized that the man was like a time bomb that could explode on her. She is said to be presently living abroad. It was gathered that until Augustina came, no woman could live with Jimoh. But the victim, according to a close associate of the husband, believed she could change the man for good.

Augustina’s shocker

Asked if she would return to the marriage after her ordeal, Augustina reluctantly told our correspondent that she would wait for her family’s decision. According to her, she cannot give a definite response until she had heard from her family and that her mind was not made up.

Our correspondent also gathered that when the incident happened, the woman ran to her Pentecostal church pastor to show him what was left of her burnt skin before the pastor instructed her to proceed to the hospital for medical intervention. Her decision to rush to her pastor, it was explained, was because the man of God had been advising her to pray that the man could change since there is no situation too difficult for God to handle. The woman has however appealed for assistance from government and non-governmental organizations. The police officer was arrested on Friday but it was gathered that he had been granted conditional bail at press time.

Riot at Federal Polytechnic Oko Anambra, after Masquerade Kills two Student

Two students were yesterday feared dead after masquerades in Oko community allegedly attacked students of the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra state in their hostels outside the campus.

However, students of the school, Monday morning took to the streets to protest the alleged killing. According to an eyewitness, the masquerades attacked the students in their off-campus hostels also called ‘lodges’ located in the community.The source who pleaded anonymity said, two students died in the attack while many others were injured.

Confirming the incident in a telephone interview, the Rector of institution, Professor Godwin Onu said there was a clash between students and youths after the masquerades’ attack but stated that no death has been reported so far.

He disclosed that the School Management and the leaders of the community are leaving no stone unturned in order to calm the situation, adding that Mobile policemen from Awka and soldiers from Onitsha have been deployed to the area to maintain law and order.

According to him, “seven students sustained varying degrees of injury and they have been treated and discharged.”

On the alleged setting ablaze, the home of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, the Rector described it as untrue. “I spoke with the Igwe of this community now and he said nothing of such happened”.

Anambra Masquerade (Ijele)

Boko Haram Kills Two in Maiduguri

Some Memebers of the Boko Haram sect

From Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri

Two persons including a cleric and a cobbler were on Thursday night shot dead by the notorious Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, Borno State.

On the same day in another incident in the town, a suspected member of the Islamic sect was killed by the men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) during a shootout.

It was gathered that some Boko Haram men had attacked the JTF troops around Gwange within the metropolis few minutes to the com

mencement of the 7pm curfew on Thursday night and subsequently met their Waterloo as the military were prepared.
Sources revealed that the sect suspected the slain cleric and cobbler to be informants of the Department of Security Services (DSSS).

Police Public Relations Officer, Samuel Tizhe, an assistant superintendent confirmed the killings of the Islamic cleric and the cobbler. He said the police have since cordoned off the area, adding that “investigation into the killings have since commenced.”

He said: “It is true the two persons were killed last night by suspected Boko Haram members. One is a cobbler while the second is an Islamic scholar. We have commenced investigations into the killings and we call on good spirited individuals to avail us useful information to track down the sect members.”

In another development a deafening sound from an explosion was heard in the city at about 7.15am yesterday. Sources said the explosive went off around Gwange 4 Primary School, same area where the JTF engaged the sect in a gun battle on Thurday.

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Tension in Ojukwu’s family over property

Members of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu family may be setting for a showdown over the sharing formula of the ex-Biafran warlord’s property, THE PUNCH learnt on Tuesday.

A prominent member of the Ojukwu family, who did not want his nahttp://www.punchng.com/news/tension-in-ojukwus-family-over-property/me in print, said, “About two weeks after the burial of Ezeigbo Gburugburu, family members are already forming groups against one another on how they can benefit from the property he (Ojukwu) left behind.

“This is very disturbing because it has led to accusations and counter-accusations and then the hatred that was already in the family is even getting worse by the day.

“Some of them felt that they were left out of the burial plans while the others ran the show with the aim of being close to the President and ensure that they benefit from the seat of power after the burial.”

Debe, the eldest son of the deceased, had a fortnight ago told our correspondent that the problem in the family before the death of his father had to do with the large estate his grandfather left behind.

He had alleged, “There have been litigation over the estate my grandfather left behind and other members of my family felt they were going to use the litigation to blackmail me.

“That is why when they (family members) wanted to see President Goodluck Jonathan over the burial plans, they decided to be hostile towards me and ensured that I was not part of the team that visited the President.

“Due to my nature, I decided not to allow the hostility impede the burial activities of my father, a man I still respect so much even in death.”

Debe, however, promised on Tuesday to speak “soon”, where he would “unveil the true details surrounding the crisis in the family”.

Meanwhile, the GRA, Enugu residence of the Igbo leader looked abandoned as no family member was around when our correspondent visited.

Some of the domestic servants, who were seen at the gate, said they suspected trouble might be brewing having observed the consistent visits by friends and associates of Ojukwu, Prof. Okwu Okwu, who have been coming to settle differences among family members

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UTI Sets to launch shoe Line-by Push

The 2010 Big Brother Africa(BBA) winner,Uti Nwachukwu is about to launch his own shoe line. And speculations have it that he is loving the Design as seen on his facebook page. See Pictures below.

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