Gboyega Aribisogan, the Minority leader of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has accused the State Governor, Ayodele Fayose of plotting to kill him.

Addressing a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Tuesday, Aribisogan, who was suspended for 180 days claimed that Fayose was plotting to kill him in order to deny his constituency’s permanent representation at the State House of Assembly.

He claimed that the governor had drafted one Tajudeen Olagunju also known as Alhaji to the Assembly Complex to attack him if he shows up.

Aribisogan alleged that part of Fayose’s plot to assassinate him was the setting up of a committee headed by Hon. Dele Fajemilehin representing Gbonyin local government, which was to lure him to the Governor’s office under the pretense of inviting me to a committee meeting, in order for Olagunju to attack him and escape to the Governor’s residence in Magodo GRA, Lagos.”

According to Aribisogan, “I welcome you all to this briefing. Let me use this opportunity to thank you for your immeasurable support for our great party, the All Progressive Party (APC). I also thank you for standing by us always.

“I also want to personally thank you for your support for me since the beginning of my ordeals in the hands of Governor Fayose and the leadership of Ekiti State House of Assembly.

“You will recall that I have been having a running battle with the leadership of Ekiti State House of Assembly since October 7, 2016 over the illegal 180 sitting days suspension handed down on me and Ikole constituency 1.

“You are also aware of my official resumption on June 8, 2017 after nine months of denying my constituency the needed representation in Assembly.

“You will also recall that I said the House leadership led by Rt Hon. Kola Oluwawole had continued to violate the Standing order of the House which says no member of the House can be suspended beyond 14 legislative days.

“Gentlemen of the press, you are aware of my defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on account of the division and fictionalisation of the PDP to the All Progressive Congress on June 27,2017.

“Since I left the PDP, Governor Ayo Fayose in connivance with Rt Hon, Kola Oluwawole have been plotting to kill me and deny my constituency permanently from being represented in state Assembly.

“As I address you, the Governor has drafted his killer squad led by one Tajudeen Olagunju a.k.a Alhaji to the Assembly Complex. These hoodlums with guns and dangerous weapons, have been detailed by the governor and Pastor Oluwawole to attack me and my constituents anytime we move near the Assembly complex.

“Part of the plot of the governor to silence me was the setting up of a Committee headed by Hon Dele Fajemilehin representing Gbonyin local government to lure me to the Governor’s office under the pretence of inviting me to a committee meeting, so that Tajudeen Olagunju can easily attack me and escape to Governor’s residence in Magodo GRA, Lagos.

“When they discovered that the plot had leaked, the Speaker quickly dissolved the Committee and planned to set up another one that will be used to carry out the dastardly act.”

However, Governor Fayose’s spokesperson, Lere Olayinka has dismissed the allegation. Olayinka maintained that Aribisogan is not the Minority Leader of the State House of Assembly.

“To start with, Aribisogan is not the Minority Leader of the Ekiti State House of Assembly; also the state government will not descend so low to responding to a man like Aribisogan,” he said.

https://polinomynews./2017/07/13/fayose-wants-to-finish-me-ekiti-lawmaker-alleges/

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On Wednesday, Mr. Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to the president announced that the Federal Government has released the sum of N1.6billion as intervention funds for 16 states ravaged by flood.

The states include Akwaibom, Kebbi, Enugu, Abia, Oyo, Plateau, Edo, Bayelsa, Kwara among others.

The money is expected to be taken from the ecological funds and released directly to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) immediately.

The development is coming days after states across the country witnessed massive flooding as a result of a downpour that went on for days.

The flood led to loss of several lives and property in states such as Niger and Lagos.

Osinbajo on Monday, visited the site of the collapsed Mokwa-Jebba Bridge in Niger State for an on-the-spot assessment, after which he stated that the government had commenced work to make the roads passable again in about two weeks time.

https://polinomynews./2017/07/12/fg-releases-n1-6bn-intervention-fund-for-states-ravaged-by-flood/

The source of the story is even enough to let someone know it is not true. Dear Seun, please come and move this to comedy section.
Ibaka gist ko, humming bird gist ni

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, today, swore in the newly elected senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Ademola Adeleke, to replace the late Isiaka Adeleke, who died on April 23.

With Adeleke sworn in, he has now increased the number of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, caucus in the Upper House to 42.

The oath of office was administered on him by the Clerk of the Senate, Mr Nelson Ayewoh, during plenary.

Currently, there are 108 senators in the Senate, instead of 109 with All Progressives Congress, APC, having 65 members. There is one vacant seat, following the nullification of the election of Senator Uche Ekwunife, formerly representing Anambra Central on the platform of PDP.

Ademola is a younger brother to the late Isiaka.

Meanwhile, all members of the PDP Senate caucus jubilated openly at the Senate chamber immediately Adeleke was sworn in, especially as he moved to join them on the minority seats.

While congratulating the lawmaker, Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, said: “I want to tell Nigerians that God loves them. The giant is awake. The development is an indication that Nigeria is going to move forward. I congratulate you. There is no winner, no vanquished.”

https://polinomynews./2017/07/12/adeleke-sworn-in-gets-applause-from-pdp-senators-increase-pdp-senate-caucus-to-42/

The management of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, OSBC, have suspended two of its workers, Kunle Makanjuola and Gbadebo Adepoju, for calling the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, names on a Whatsapp group.

Both men belong to a group on Instant Messaging app, Whatsapp, called You and I that was created by one of their colleagues, Sola Ajala.

Gbadebo Adepoju who is a Deputy Director at the Marketing Department in the corporation left a comment in the group saying

“Drama in Osun as State Government under the leadership of Rauf Aregbesola begins the payment of June salary at exactly 1:00am of Osun West Senatorial Bye-election day. Local and state civil servants from Osun West senatorial district, please don’t be deceived by the alert. The alert is your entitlements not a gift. You worked for it, even though you deserved more. Don’t because you get your half salary unexpected behind usual schedule and give your vote to APC. They are full of deceit. Vote for liberation, Vote Ademola Adeleke, Vote for PDP. A vote for Ademola Adeleke is a vote for the beginning of liberation of our dear state from boundage of half salary”.

Kunle Makanjuola responded:

‘Oloriburuku governor, oloriburuku’

After his comment, Kunle was called out by some of his colleagues. Realizing he had made a huge mistake, he reportedly removed himself from the group and destroyed his sim card. He claimed he was never in the group. However, his comments were munched and sent to the management by his other colleagues.

Both men were on Monday summarily suspended indefinitely. Another worker in the broadcasting station, Folakemi Alonge who made an uncomplimentary statement in the group was only issued a query.

The power sector is said to have recorded a loss of about N1.43 billion to constraints associated with grid and gas in one day (June 17, 2017), according to statistics released by the Presidential Advisory Power Team (PAPT) overseen by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo.
Credible sources reports that the constraints involved 1,724 mega watts (MW) for gas while line constraints involved a total of 1,252.1MW of which, 1,078.5MW had high frequency constraints.

The implications included shortage of electricity supplies to end users, frustration of businesses and decline of revenue generation to the sector.

The average power sent out was 2,786MWh/hour (down by 687/h) against 3,474MWh/hour sent out on June 16, 2017.

Also, the peak was 3,948 MW noticeably lower than 3,960MW generated on June 16, and this was due to the loss of Distribution Companies (DisCOs) feeders arising from heavy rainfall leading to frequency management reduction in generation output across the grid.

Source: https://polinomynews./2017/06/21/power-sector-lose-n1-43-billion-in-one-day-to-production-and-distribution-constraints/

Good morning Boss, please help design a logo for Dumacs Initiative. Preferred colour: Light Blue and White. Motto: Your need is our goal.

Faddd:
You see, this is what we are talking about. Judas Melaye could not even give it a trial, he knows where he belongs

Is it the same Dino Melaye representing Kogi West.
#google_is_your_friend

babyfaceafrica:
he is a senator!!

Dino Melaye is the senator representing Kogi West

babyfaceafrica:
if I hear say dino dey the list!...he knows the party will not pick him.....everybody have learnt their lesson,never pick a judas!!!

The last time I checked, Dino Melaye is at the House of Representatives

Ghandi12:
Chai! Where is Dino

Are you looking for the same Dino Melaye in House of Representatives

Good morning team_nairaland. Wishing you a wonderful day ahead. Please I want to use this medium to source for your help (academically) on this project topic: EFFECT OF FINANCIAL CRISIS AND IT'S IMPLICATION ON EXTERNAL DEBT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA (1984-2014). it's "table of contents, data, model specification and references will also be of great help.
Thanks in anticipation and God bless you.
All forms of information are requested.

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Hope this will make front page as soon as possible. Nigerians need to read this, not just t+the struggling ones' but everybody.

Before opening this post I thought it was worth reading. Never knew I would jux end up wasting my m.b on this funny post.
Mr SiriusBlack, Social Media is a public platform. Blaming Linda for posting the Military personnels tweets on her blog is just lyk blaming Nairaland for putting your post on Front page.
#nobody_cares_about_ur_opinion

Devaluation! Devaluation!! Devaluation!!!
How did it all start? The price of crude oil fell in the international market and Nigeria being an economy that relies solely on crude oil as its major source of revenue has to bear the brunt of the decrease in the price of its black gold by witnessing a sharp decline in its revenue. The excess crude account was as its all time low due to mismanagement by the fiscal authorities, they were not prudent in times of surplus & we needed money to run the economy and also we needed our external reserve to service our currency so as to boost its value.
The problem however started when there was no reserve to service our currency in the foreign exchange market, this will lead to d depreciation of the Naira(#) against the Dollar($) since the price of naira is being determined by the forces of the market, naira started depreciating at a galloping rate, imports rising, cost of production rising, our country in soup, where do we run to for help ?.
This was where the monetary authorities stepped in through the meeting held by the monetary policy committee of the CBN, the price of naira was determined exogenously by the monetary authorities. It was pegged at $1 to N165..... Oooh lala, there is hope at last, the price has been determined outside of the market, what a relief.
To ensure smooth running of the financial system, the rate of interest was also fixed at 13%. Everything looked bright again, there is hope. But alas, this was not to continue for long since the market forces is stronger than any monetary authorities, the fiscal unit started drawing down on our reserves, We had to pay for it by an increasing level of depreciation....... For the first time, naira rose to an all time highest rate of $1 to N194!!!!! ......... Trouble booting............
The fiscal authorities had to rise to the occassion, and this is where the real problem began.
How? Why? Austerity measures was introduced by the fiscal authorities so as to save the economy from falling like a sack of garri. Taxes was increased on luxurious goods and services consumed by the rich, this however will not affect them since they are the ones that still influences the policy makers. Just like the case of the person playing the piper also dictating the tune, so that one no concern us. How does this affect the common man like you and me?. Do we all know that according to the 2015 budget, Value Added Tax has been increased to 5%?. Someone will murmur wetin be my own. Yes, wetin be your own, but you have to bear it in mind that VAT is an indirect tax that you and I pay, I mean everyone irrespective of age, creed or tribal affiliation. And we pay VAT by dinning with the dreaded monster called inflation. Oooooooooh, i hear you say how?, VAT denotes an increase in the producers cost of production, and we all know who bears the final brunt of this, Of course it is you the consumer. You buy a lot of things everyday, so, you can't escape it. This is where we will all begin to suffer the negative effects of fall in price of crude oil.[color=#006600][/color]

[color=#006600][/color]thanks Bro

All of us have things that we fear to a
certain extent , whether it is spider or
high places but in the end of the day
we know how to manage these fears
and don’t let them be a source of a
social embracement in our lives ,
However some people are not
fortunate to suffer from some types of
impractical phobias that cause their
daily lives to be on hold , it can be
irritating if you are suffering phobia of
something you have to deal with
everyday , or something that is not
commonly feared by normal people
which might cause some sort of
embracement in your life and stand in
the way of your socializing , discover
the Ten Most Impractical Phobias In
The World below .
10- Arachibutyrophobia
Arachibutyrophobia is a fear of peanut
butter and when we speak about
Arachibutyrophobic people we are not
including those who are allergic to
peanuts , literally some people are
afraid of the sticky texture of the
peanut butter to stick in the roofs of
their mouths and cause chocking , the
sufferers are able to consume peanut
butter in small amounts .
9- Bibliophobia .
Bibliophobia is the fear of books ,
many of us still have the old fashioned
books that we had years ago and we
are cherishing them as they present
some type of a comfort for us , but for
those who suffer from this phobia
even a small idea of reading a book
will cause them to have a panic
attack , the symptoms start with
heavy breathing and sweating .
8- Carnophobia .
Carnophobia is fear of meat , and
when we mention Carnophibic we
don’t mean the regular vegetarian
people that avoid meats due to a
health of ethical reasons but we
actually are speaking about people
that will freak out and panic when
they see a piece of pork , veal or
chicken , the symptoms start with dry
mouth and throat developing to
heavily sweating and then panic
attack .
7- Phobophobia .
Phobophobia is just fear of having a
phobia , so imagine that just
wondering whether you are having
some sort of phobia or not can
develop to become a phobia in itself
and cause despair and irritations .
6- Nomophobia .
Nomophobia is a fear of having no
access to a mobile phone which
present in our present world in big
numbers , just the idea of losing
connection with friends , family or the
internet world can cause people to
freak out .
5- Spectrophobia .
Spectrophobia is fear of mirrors , the
sufferers are not able to look at their
reflections in mirrors or glass at all as
they think that whatever is going to
be reflected in the mirror is an evil
soul that is chasing them .
4- Heliophobia .
Heliophobia is fear of the sun light ,
specialists assume that Heliophobia is
actually caused by an inner sensitivity
of light and mainly people that are
sensitive to light are the ones that
suffer from this type of phobia the
most .
3- Interphobia .
Interphobia is fear of internet ,
although you can find people that are
having ubnormal fears of passing a
day without logging into the social
media apps and websites on the other
hands you find people that will lose
their mind if they see a website
loading or internet open .
2- Decidophobia .
Decidophobia is the fear of making a
decision , all of us make many choices
throughout our daily lives however the
case with Decidophobic people is
abnormal disability to make any type
of choice even the minor ones , the
fear can be caused by worrying about
the consequences of the choice or
making a wrong choice , those people
usually suffer from being in public and
are always looking for other’s help .
1- Scopophobia .
Scopophobia is the fear of being
stared at , yes it can be very
unpleasing to being stared at but for
the sufferers of this phobia they can
have a panic attack because of
someone looking at them , the phobia
is usually caused by an inner lake of
self confidence .

New Year resolutions are taken
seriously by some, ridiculed by others
and mostly unattainable by many.
Whether you wish to lose weight, quit
smoking, start exercising or adopt any
other step towards your health, you
must set accomplishable goals.
Health must be on top of the New
Year’s resolutions list, if we want to
live to see other years comfortably and
happily. Hence, have a look at the
following executable steps that you
can take to really become healthier in
2015 and not just wish you had
behaved differently.
10. Surround Yourself with Good
Company .
Birds of a feather flock together. If you
want to change your “feathers” then
choose the friends who encourage you
to do so. Stay away from heavy
smokers, alcoholics or friends who love
to eat junk food at least until you get
rid of these habits. Instead, surround
yourself with those who appreciate the
changes you want to make and
provide good influence.
9. Learn from Success Stories .
Setting unrealistic goals is usually
caused by doing a plan by oneself
without benefiting from the
experience of others. By reading about
success stories of someone who quit a
bad habit or accomplished a great
goal, you can set a clearer plan.
8. Eliminate Triggers of Bad
Habits .
If you have unhealthy snacks lying all
over the house, then you are only
inviting yourself to eat them. Replace
them with fruits, vegetables and
green tea. A bad habit is usually
triggered by boredom, so make
yourself busy by getting involved in a
simple activity like reading.
7. Have Patience .
Nothing worth having comes easy.
Good results come with time and
excellent results come with a lot of
hard work. Remember to start with
your getting healthy plan as soon as
possible because the older you
become, the slower you will get
results.
6. Don’t Starve Yourself .
Binge eating is mostly a result of an
attempt to go through a period of
time with eating nothing. A healthier
approach towards diet would include
taking a little snack between meals to
stay full. However, remember to keep
that snack a healthy one like a cup of
yogurt or some unsalted nuts.
5. Use Every Chance to Move .
Imagine the amount of gadgets that
will show up in 2015 to make our lives
“easier”. Make relying on technology a
chance to move. For instance, keep
the cell phone charger away from the
place you sit so you have to walk a
distance to it. Change the TV channels
without a remote control. Make
jogging a part of your family outing.
4. Little Things Matter .
Remember to keep yourself hydrated
because the moment you feel thirsty
means that there is something wrong.
Drinking enough water keeps you full,
detoxifies your body and provides you
with radiant skin. Moreover, try your
best to sleep no less than 7 hours in
order to face the hardships of life fully
recharged.
3. Find Someone to Join You to
Your Goal .
Having someone wanting to reach the
same goal has lots of benefits. First of
all, you will hold each other
accountable for every step on the
way. Secondly, you will be able to
celebrate your accomplishments
together. Your good habit mate can
be a family member, a friend or even
someone from a support group as long
as he/she is determined.
2. Don’t Send Yourself on a Guilt
Trip .
Occasions like a best friend birthday or
a family gathering at a holiday may
cause you to overeat or drink too
much. If that happens, leave what
happened and move on your plan
without being too hard on yourself.
Slipping on occasion is not the end of
the world.
1. You Made Here, You Need to
Cheer .
Appreciate every little step you take
on the journey to a better you. Just
reading this article means that you are
considering the matter. Take a look at
everyday achievements no matter
how little they are, and celebrate
them.
Source: inminutes.com/10-executable-steps-for-healthier-2015/

Many people participate in some
behaviors that may affect their sleep.
All those thoughts aren’t entirely true.
You have to follow the latest research
and examine sleeping habits more
closely for yourself. Read on to clear all
your misconceptions about sleep.
7. Books, Television and Laptop
are Good Tools to Sleep
Many people believe that they can’t
sleep without TV and they consider it
a good way to sleep. They think that
they are sleeping during a TV show,
but unfortunately they stay awake all
the night. Try to turn off the TV during
the sleep of your partner who believes
in this fallacy. As soon as you turn it
off TV he or she wakes up and
screams at you. The sound and light
of the TV prevent sleep. Reading in
bed is also wrong because you will
need light which prevents your sleep.
Experts recommend us to go to bed
when we want sleep only and do the
other things outside the bedroom.
6. Moving to Your Side Stops
Snoring
A long time ago our grandparents
believed that rolling over stops
snoring. At present time many people
take this misconception from their
parents and grandparents. They still
do it without doing research about the
factual reasons. If you read or listened
to experts you will know the truth.
Truth says there are several reasons
that cause snoring as interrupting the
airflow in the nose, narrow nasal
broken up passages, alcohol and
allergies.
5. Believing in Counting Sheep
If you suffer from insomnia or worry,
and are awake all night, don’t believe
who tells you to count up to a
hundred sheep. According to an
Oxford University study of insomniacs,
counting sheep doesn’t make you
sleep, but it delays it and makes you
more stressed. Try another way as
imagining a relaxing view. It is the
fastest way to sleep. Some people
tried this way and fall asleep in a few
minutes.
4. You Can Complete Your Lost
Sleep Hours on the Weekend
Most people exhaust themselves in
work and sleep a few hours. They
believe that they can make up the lost
sleep time on the weekend. Experts
made researches on a few individuals.
They made them sleep a few hours
within the weekdays, then they slept
more hours on the weekend. They
found that they became relaxed and
their tiredness reduced, but it’s not
according to the recovery sleep. Other
researchers found that scarcity of
sleep causes heart disease, overweight
and other diseases. It also stresses you
out.
3. Insomnia Is Usually Caused by
Stress
Stress is surely a reason for lack of
sleep. Yet, it isn’t the only cause for
insomnia. Alternative reasons include
physical pain, sleep apnea,
psychological strain and many others.
Insomnia is quite a familiar case that
needs to be treated if it lasts longer
than three weeks either by medicine,
cognitive relaxation techniques or by
treating any underlying illnesses.
2. Sleep Apnea is Seen Only with Old
Aged and Overweight Individuals
A lot of us assume that constructive
sleep apnea affects only the obese and
older people. Although these are in
fact considered risk factors, perfectly
fit youngsters might suffer from sleep
apnea as well. A person may possibly
have OSA without even knowing it, it
is required to check with your doctor
even if you haven’t suspected the
occurrence of the condition.
1. Older People Require Less
Sleep
The assumption that old people need
less sleep is a widespread misplaced
thought. Because old people seem to
spend less hours sleeping, people
think that’s what they require.
However, disorders such as
hypertension, diabetes,
atherosclerosis, and Alzheimer’s might
be the cause of sleep deprivation in
older people.
Source: inminutes.com/7-common-misconceptions-that-influence-sleep/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Postcron.com&fb_ref=Default&fb_source=message

Owning your own fashion business can get pretty chaotic. In the wake of all the chaos, your financial goals can get lost. That’s why at the start of this New Year, it is imperative that you set financial goals for yourself to not only improve but push your brand to new lengths.
We are going to talk about simple actions that can help improve your brand’s financial health for the rest of the year.

1. Set Up Specific Financial Goals
You want to write and plan out specific financial goals for your business. Do you want your revenue to reach $20,000 by August? Do you want enough to buy a studio?  Don’t be afraid to make BIG goals but remember to always map out gradual steps of how you are going to achieve them.  Whatever your financial visions are…write it out, map it out, and try as hard as you can to stick to your plan.
Create a Spending Plan and Track It
Many people are spending more than they earn. When you own your own business and are not receiving additional financing, this can get quite difficult. It is important to create a spending plan so you can view and decide how you are spending your income. It is astonishing how much you will realize when you map out every dollar you spend and where; it can clarify where you can cut spending. The key here is staying on track of it. Don’t do it one month then skip the next three, the more you are looking at your finances, the better you will handle your cash.

2. Carefully Allocate Any Additional Income
The holiday season may be an exceptionally prosperous one for you this year. Whatever it is, if you find yourself with additional business income, don’t go and spend it all in one place. Try to put some aside to save, some to put into your business, and some to buy yourself a nice little gift (shoes always seem to do the trick, for me). This will rid you of any guilt that you may feel you’ve overspent and it will also be helping your business’ financial health.

3. Improve Your Credit
If your credit is suffering, it’s time to find new ways to get your score back up. If you ever decide to look for additional financing for your brand, this will be crucial. Not to mention even when you want to apply for a personal credit card, this will also be crucial. Make sure you’re paying your bills on time and not overcharging more than you can chew.

4. Make It a Priority to Pay Off Debt
Nothing hurts more than feeling like you’re swimming in debt. To avoid that, make sure your spending plan incorporates allocation to debt repayments. The steadier and sooner you pay off the debt, the quicker you will have more free income to start new projects. It also improves your credit history. Keeping in mind big goals, such a brick-and-mortar store, studio, or overseas sourcing trip will push you to stay on track.

5. Save, Save, Save
We can never ever stress this enough and it’s pretty much self-explanatory. Calculate an amount that you want to save per week or per month and make sure you always put that amount away before you do anything else with your income.  When the numbers start growing, you’ll be happy you did.

6. It’s Okay to Say No
Weekend parties? Expensive group dinners? It’s okay to tell your friends no, that you can’t go. It’s safe to say, going out can rack up some high bills that—if you want to invest in your business – aren’t too helpful. Even if you try to convince yourself that you will go out and not spend that much money, unless you have superperson will power, you will most likely throw more cash than you expected. Don’t feel bad about saying NO, your friends will understand and in the long run, it will help your business grow.

7. Give Back in a Non-Financial Way
You may feel because your finances are bootstrapped you can’t give back to the community—false. There are many non-financial ways to give back. Volunteering, donating clothes or toys to a shelter, mentoring a child in need are just some of the ways you can give and not worry about the money you’re spending.

8. Treat Youself Well
Rewarding yourself with something makes all the hard work seem worth it. It doesn’t have to be a large financially-straining reward. It can be as simple as a short meal with friends where you order snacks and soft-drinks. Pick something you really love and treat yourself

[quote author=PassingShot post=29155999]This exercise is an attempt to picture how the next presidential election will be won and lost.

It is based on the following factors and assumptions:

Agree with you but...... Totally disagree wif Kogi, Rivers and Imi