SEC DG ACCUSES HOUSE OF DEMANDING #44MILLION NAIRA BRIBE

Battle lines have now been drawn and it's definitely going to be a battle of the titans. It's like it would now be an out out war between the embattled Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission- Ms.Arunma Oteh and members of the National Assembly (House of Representatives) who were supposed to be investigating her for alleged financial malpractices.

Its either her accusation is true and can be verified or it’s a very smart away to help divert attention away from herself. The SEC's DG has come out to say that the House of Representatives members have asked her for a whopping #44Million Naira bribe, the said bribe was supposed to have been paid to the committee investigating her alleged financial recklessness through its chairman- Hernan Hembe. The breakdown of what the #44 Million would have represented is as follows #39 Million Naira- would have been the cost of the ongoing public hearing- meaning she was supposed to bear the cost of her own investigation and the remaining #5 Million would have been for sponsoring of foreign trips to the Dominican Republic for members of the committee and it would have included their estacodes.

Just before this turn of event, the gorgeous Ms. Oteh had been accused of spending money has if it were going out of fashion, over #30 plus Million was alleged said to have been paid on hotel accommodation in just 8 Months, her suite is said to have been at #120,000 per night, that amount plus other expenses incurred at the hotel came up to the alleged 30,510,100 Million Naira. 

How the whole brouhaha would turn out is something we all are eagerly awaiting. Let's see if we would hear of a vehement denial by either the committee members or by the chairman of the committee itself- Mr. Hernan Hembe. 

Arunma Oteh, Female SEC Director General Spent N850,000 On Food In A Day

It was revealed yesterday at the National Assembly probe that the Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission, Ms Arunma Oteh, spent N850,000 on food in one day, in violation of regulations on how chief executives can spend. The House committee probing her said she's compromised her position by engaging in a spending spree in the last one year she's been in office. But no one said anything abut her resigning.

“We have also found out that you have been spending the money of SEC unjustly. You have stayed in Hilton for eight months. On a particular day, you ate N850,000 worth of food and spent over N30 million within the period. We have proof of all these,” said Hon. Herman Hembe.

These were part of the startling revelations made by the committee investigating the "illegal" activities going on with Nigerians hard-earned money in the Stock Market which is supposed to be regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, headed by Ms Arunmah Oteh.

SA film Material makes UK viewers cry

hannesburg - A low-budget movie about a young Muslim man's quest to make it on the Johannesburg comedy circuit is wowing audiences across South Africa, and its powerful portrayal of the clash between youth, tradition and religion may lead to global recognition.

Set in the Muslim Indian enclave of Fordsburg in Africa's "City of Gold", Material charts the tempestuous relationship between Cassim Kaif, played by local stand-up comedianRiaad Moosa, and his ageing father, Ebrahim, whose one dream is for his son to take over the family's struggling fabric shop.

Shot on a shoestring $1m budget, the movie combines moments of heart-wrenching family and personal drama with hilarious snippets of stand-up comedy and everyday life in one of the continent's most cosmopolitan cities.

'Not a Bollywood film'

"The film celebrates the goodness of South Africa's spirit and the legacy of a unique and historical part of this land," said producer Ronnie Apteker, a successful internet entrepreneur whose energies are now dedicated to filmmaking.

"It is not a Bollywood film, but a contemporary Indian story. It is a movie for the whole family, contains no profanity, and should be able to be enjoyed by people of all ages both in South Africa and the rest of the world."

In the past three weeks, box office takings show it holding its own against major Hollywood releases, and it is generating considerable buzz in local media and among a South African public not renowned for its movie-going.

It is also a rare example of a film that explores the plight of the sizeable Indian community, rather than focus on the more well-known struggle of the black majority against the white-minority rule that ended in 1994.

'Everybody cried'

Besides Moosa - a doctor by training - it features a stirring performance by South African-born actor Vincent Ebrahim, better known as the penny-pinching patriarch in award-winning British-Indian comedy show The Kumars at No 42.

Although a rigidly faithful portrayal of the life of Muslim Indians in post-apartheid South Africa, the themes it explores - youth versus conservatism, personal versus family - resonate far and wide, making it a long shot for international box office success.

Cast in the same mould as Bend It Like Beckham, about a female Sikh soccer player in London, and Billy Elliot, about an aspiring boy ballet dancer in a tough northern England town, it has already gone down well at test screenings in London.

"They didn't understand all the jokes, but everybody cried," Moosa told a news conference in Johannesburg on Friday, joking that some audiences may nevertheless struggle with the diverse array of English accents that exist in modern South Africa.

"We might have to enter it in the foreign language category, and subtitle it," he said.

- Reuters

Taking sex (and food) to new heights of sensuality

 SWEETEN YOUR LOVE LIFE

Thanks to the ever-increasing number of popular TV food shows, we have grown to appreciate the aesthetics of a meal almost as much as its flavor. We’ve discovered our chefs are artists as well as cooks and bakers, and their colorful salads and abstract chocolate sculptures are works of art as well as good things to eat.

Incorporate food in your love life, he says, and you'll discover the sublime.

CHOOSE FRESH, NATURAL, ORGANIC FOODS

Sexy food still has the taste nature gave it, and there's no better choice than organic food because it's grown with love. A farmers market is a great place to shop because you can touch and smell the produce.

WATCH OUT FOR FOOD ALLERGIES – EVEN IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO EAT THE FOOD

If you're planning a sensual meal for your lover as a surprise, be aware of any food allergies or sensitivities he or she may have. Also, foods can cause irritation, burning or rashes when placed on the skin if a person has a sensitivity. This can be especially true for certain delicate body parts.

BRING YOUR LOVER ON YOUR FOOD SHOPPING EXCURSION

View it as a bit of sensual foreplay. You can have a lot of fun caressing and gently squeezing the foods and inhaling their aromas. The conversation should be entertaining, too.

TASTE THE SENSUALITY OF THE FOOD WHILE YOU AND YOUR PARTNER EAT

This sounds obvious, but it's not. Seduce your senses by breathing in the aroma of the dish. Close your eyes and inhale slowly so you can analyze and take in the ingredients. Take a small bite, roll the food around your tongue and in your mouth and make small sounds of pleasure. You might feel ridiculous, but it's fun, especially on a romantic date.

"Food and touch are truly the basic ingredients of life. If done properly, they will not only provide pleasure, but also engage and delight the senses," says Simone.

Adds photographer Freedman: "Any food can be beautiful and sensual if it has qualities that appeal to what you and your lover find sexy and enticing."

TAKE A PEACH, FOR EXAMPLE

"Start by looking at its shape and colors," Simone says. "Press it just hard enough to feel the firmness and the touch of velvety skin, just like when you touch the skin of another person. I believe that fruits and vegetables respond to touch by releasing beautiful aromas for us to breathe in."

Simone says his Italian heritage and his culinary fluency heightened his awareness of the sensual similarities between fresh, organic foods and the human body. Like the human body, every food in its natural state has beauty in its lines, shape, color and texture. And like the human body, food gives us exquisite pleasure on a primal level.

"Spend a little time looking for the sensual aspects of food and I guarantee you will become a pro at enjoying the sensual side of life," he says.