#achik

[dreamtydraw]

*sigh* Françoise is kinda too pretty for me not drawing her in months… look at heeeeeeer

[dialaiya]

Ey double post ‼️‼️‼️

Dropping the fanarts I did for @dreamtydraw 's games

Achik is the best.

[knightowl-studios]

From the finale of Sybal Heim, an art-based RPG, and a follow-up to this piece.

There were a few sketches for the finale I made, this being the other one that made it to completion. I mentioned in the Discord I envision this happening right after the "main" piece, wherein the simulacrum of his old Sybal is able to help him fully to his feet for Dramatic Eye Contact. (and then after managing to hold it together long enough for the point to get across, he probably starts crying properly bc Lightkeeper hugs hitting a lil too stronk rn...)

Pairs with this literature [CW for non-graphic description of combat violence, trauma, and death]

Sybal Heim and the inky Constable "look" + facial symbols belong to Anna Earley, Achik and the Silken Lightkeeper belong to myself.

[dreamtydraw]

Achiiiiiiiik !!!! ( i’m always shocked to learn some of you actually played Tulipe- )

IT’S SO CUTEEEEE !!!! Thank you ehheeheehehehe !

*lay down on your ask box* soo…. Wanna doodle an oc of mine ? Just asking… you ca pick your fav….

DREAMTY HELLO

I couldn't really choose who to sketch (I have... many favourites...), so I spinned a roulette lmao

When you want to pet your beloved dog but then someone crashes at your door... Maybe literally

[metaphore-s]

Achik Kerib 1988

Sergei Parajanov

[metropolitanhermit]

Chuck Achike. 

[ainews]

In 1499, an alluring, powerful troll creature was found in vicinity of the city of Achik in what is now Turkmenistan. This magical troll had led to one of the most disastrous events to befall the city and its inhabitants, leading to a lieing from which the city has never recovered.

The Achikans were a proud, noble people. It was said that they were loyal to their faith and their king and all lived in harmony. That is, until the arrival of the troll.

The mysterious creature had a strong charm and a power that mesmerized everyone in Achik. It's allure lured people in and before they knew it, they had been consumed by its abilities. Soon, Achik was devoid of any sense of morality or justice, as the population succumbed to the evil being's influence.

Those in power, particularly the king and his court, were unable to stop the spread of the lieing and chaos that had descended upon the city. The troll had caused division among the people, with some believing it was a god while others saw it as a monster, and this caused unrest and panic among the citizens.

The Achikans finally managed to capture and imprison the troll but not before it had caused untold destruction and loss of life. The city never fully recovered from the lieing, and while it still stands today, it has not seen the same peace and prosperity that it enjoyed before the troll's appearance.

The story of the Achikans and their alluring troll serves as a valuable lesson in the power of magical creatures and their potential for disaster. With the right conditions, they can cause destruction, chaos, and misery on a massive scale. The story reminds us to remain vigilant, to not be fooled by appearances or alluring speech, and to watch out for any signs of evil in our midst.

[fortunetellersdilettante]

I took your counsel and came to ruin Leave me to myself, leave me to myself I took your counsel and came to ruin Leave me to myself, leave me to myself

Oh I was made to live without you But I'm never gonna understand, never understand Oh I was born to live without you But I'm never gonna understand, never understand

Hold me in your everlasting arms Looked up, full of fear, trapped beneath a chandelier that's going down

I thought it over and drew the curtain Leave me to myself, leave me to myself I hummed the "Dies Irae" as you played the Hallelujah Leave me to my cell, me to my cell

If you'd been made to serve a master You'd be frightened by the open hand, frightened by the hand Could I be made to serve a master? Well, I'm never gonna understand, never understand

Hold me in your everlasting arms Looked up, full of fear, trapped beneath a chandelier that's going down Hold me in your everlasting arms Looked up, full of fear, trapped beneath a chandelier that's going down

Мен сенин к��ңешиңди кабыл алып, ойрон болуп калдым Мени өзүмө калтыр, өзүмө калтыр Мен сенин кеңешиңди кабыл алып, ойрон болуп калдым Мени өзүмө калтыр, өзүмө калтыр О, мен сенсиз жашаганга жарактуу болдум Бирок мен эч качан түшүнбөйм, эч качан түшүнбөйм О, мен сенсиз жашоо үчүн төрөлгөм Бирок мен эч качан түшүнбөйм, эч качан түшүнбөйм Мени түбөлүктүү кучагыңда кармап тур Башын көтөрүп, корккондуктан, түшүп бараткан люстранын астында камалып калдым Ойлонуп көрүп, көшөгөнү тарттым Мени өзүмө калтыр, өзүмө калтыр Мен "Dies Irae" ырын сиз Аллилуйяны ойноп жатканда ырдадым Мени камерама калтыр, мени камерама калтыр Эгер сиз кожоюнга кызмат кылууга жаратылсаңыз Ачык колуңуздан коркуп калмаксыңар, колуңуздан коркуп калмаксыңар Мени кожоюнга кызмат кылууга мажбур кылышы мүмкүнбү? Мен эч качан түшүнбөйм, эч качан түшүнбөйм Мени түбөлүктүү кучагыңда кармап тур Башын көтөрүп, корккондуктан, түшүп бараткан люстранын астында камалып калдым Мени түбөлүктүү кучагыңда кармап тур Башын көтөрүп, корккондуктан, түшүп бараткан люстранын астында камалып калдым

maine senin keneshindi kabyl alyp, oiron bolup kaldym meni uzumo kaltyr, uzumo kaltyr maine senin keneshindi kabyl alyp, oiron bolup kaldym meni uzumo kaltyr, uzumo kaltyr o, maine saincise zhashaganga zharaktuu boldum birok maine ecs kachan tushunbuym, ecs kachan tushunbuym o, maine saincise zhashoo uchun torolgom birok maine ecs kachan tushunbuym, ecs kachan tushunbuym meni tuboluktuu kuchagynda karmap tur bashyn kotorup, korkkonduktan, tushup baratkan lustranin astinda kamalyp kaldym oilonup korup, kushugunu tarttym meni uzumo kaltyr, uzumo kaltyr maine "Dies Irae" yrin siz alliluyan oinop zhatkanda irdadym meni camerama kaltyr, meni camerama kaltyr eger siz kozhoyunga kyzmat kiluuga zharatylsanyz achik kolunuzdan korkup kalmaksynar, kolunuzdan korkup kalmaksynar meni kozhoyunga kyzmat kiluuga mazbur kylysh mumkunbu? maine ecs kachan tushunbuym, ecs kachan tushunbuym meni tuboluktuu kuchagynda karmap tur bashyn kotorup, korkkonduktan, tushup baratkan lustranin astinda kamalyp kaldym meni tuboluktuu kuchagynda karmap tur bashyn kotorup, korkkonduktan, tushup baratkan lustranin astinda kamalyp kaldym

Ek het jou raad gevolg en verwoes Laat my aan myself oor, laat my aan myself oor Ek het jou raad gevolg en verwoes Laat my aan myself oor, laat my aan myself oor O, ek is gemaak om sonder jou te lewe Maar ek gaan nooit verstaan nie, nooit verstaan nie O, ek is gebore om sonder jou te lewe Maar ek gaan nooit verstaan nie, nooit verstaan nie Hou my in jou ewige arms Kyk op, vol vrees, vasgevang onder 'n kandelaar wat afgaan Ek het daaroor nagedink en die gordyn getrek Laat my aan myself oor, laat my aan myself oor Ek neurie die "Dies Irae" terwyl jy die Hallelujah gespeel het Laat my aan my sel, ek aan my sel As jy gemaak is om 'n meester te dien Jy sal bang wees vir die oop hand, bang vir die hand Kan ek gemaak word om 'n meester te dien? Wel, ek gaan nooit verstaan nie, nooit verstaan nie Hou my in jou ewige arms Kyk op, vol vrees, vasgevang onder 'n kandelaar wat afgaan Hou my in jou ewige arms Kyk op, vol vrees, vasgevang onder 'n kandelaar wat afgaan

Mora këshillën tënde dhe erdha në rrënim Më lër për vete, më lër për vete. Mora këshillën tënde dhe erdha në rrënim Më lër për vete, më lër për vete. Oh, unë jam bërë për të jetuar pa ty Por unë kurrë nuk do të kuptoj, kurrë nuk do të kuptoj Unë kam lindur për të jetuar pa ty Por unë kurrë nuk do të kuptoj, kurrë nuk do të kuptoj Më mbaj në krahët e tu të përjetshëm Shikuar lart, plot frikë, bllokuar nën një lustër që po bie poshtë E mendova dhe vizatova perden Më lër për vete, më lër për vete. Unë e përzjeva "Dies Irae" ndërsa ti luaje Hallelujah Më lër në qelinë time, unë në qelinë time. Nëse do të ishe bërë për t'i shërbyer një mjeshtri Do të frikësoheshe nga dora e hapur, do të frikësoheshe nga dora A mund të më bëjnë për t'i shërbyer një mjeshtri? E pra, unë kurrë nuk do të kuptoj, kurrë nuk do të kuptoj Më mbaj në krahët e tu të përjetshëm Shikuar lart, plot frikë, bllokuar nën një lustër që po bie poshtë Më mbaj në krahët e tu të përjetshëm Shikuar lart, plot frikë, bllokuar nën një lustër që po bie poshtë

ምክርህን ተቀብዬ አጠፋሁ ለራሴ ተወኝ ለራሴ ምክርህን ተቀብዬ አጠፋሁ ለራሴ ተወኝ ለራሴ ኦ ያለ አንተ እንድኖር ተፈልጌ እኔ ግን መቼም አልገባኝም ኦ ያለ አንተ ልኖር ነው የተወለድኩት እኔ ግን መቼም አልገባኝም በዘላለም ክንፈ ህዝብህ ያዝ ወደ ላይ ተመለከተ, በፍርሃት ተሞልቶ, ወደ ታች እየወረደ ሻሸመኔ ስር ተጠምዶ አሰብኩት መጋረጃውን ለራሴ ተወኝ ለራሴ ሃሌ ሉያ ስትጫወት "አይራ ሞተ" የሚለውን አጫውተኝ ወደ ታሰርኩበት ክፍሌ ተወኝ ጌታን እንድታገለግል ብትደረግ በተከፈተው እጅ ትፈራለህ፣ በእጁም ትፈራለህ ጌታ እንድሆን ማድረግ እችል ይሆን? ኧረ መቼም አልገባኝም በዘላለም ክንፈ ህዝብህ ያዝ ወደ ላይ ተመለከተ, በፍርሃት ተሞልቶ, ወደ ታች እየወረደ ሻሸመኔ ስር ተጠምዶ በዘላለም ክንፈ ህዝብህ ያዝ ወደ ላይ ተመለከተ, በፍርሃት ተሞልቶ, ወደ ታች እየወረደ ሻሸመኔ ስር ተጠምዶ

أخذت مشورتك وجئت إلى الخراب اتركني لنفسي ، اتركني لنفسي أخذت مشورتك وجئت إلى الخراب اتركني لنفسي ، اتركني لنفسي أوه لقد خلقت لأعيش بدونك لكنني لن أفهم أبدا ، لن أفهم أبدا أوه لقد ولدت لأعيش بدونك لكنني لن أفهم أبدا ، لن أفهم أبدا احملني بين ذراعيك الأبدية نظرت إلى الأعلى ، مليئة بالخوف ، محاصرة تحت ثريا تنزل فكرت في الأمر ورسمت الستار اتركني لنفسي ، اتركني لنفسي أنا أزعج "Dies Irae" وأنت تلعب سبحان الله اتركوني إلى زنزانتي، أنا إلى زنزانتي إذا كنت قد صنعت لخدمة سيد ستكون خائفا من اليد المفتوحة ، خائفا من اليد هل يمكن أن أكون خادما للسيد؟ حسنا ، لن أفهم أبدا ، لن أفهم أبدا احملني بين ذراعيك الأبدية نظرت إلى الأعلى ، مليئة بالخوف ، محاصرة تحت ثريا تنزل احملني بين ذراعيك الأبدية نظرت إلى الأعلى ، مليئة بالخوف ، محاصرة تحت ثريا تنزل

akhthat mashortak wajhit elly al-kharab etrekney lanfesi ، etrekney lanfesi akhthat mashortak wajhit elly al-kharab etrekney lanfesi ، etrekney lanfesi aue luqud khalkat al-aysha bodonk laknani linh afaham abda ، linh afaham abda aue luqud waldt al-aysha bodonk laknani linh afaham abda ، linh afaham abda ahmalni ben draaik abdea nazart elly al-ali ، molia balkhov ، mahassera tahat theria tenzel fekrat fe al-amar worsmett as-sattar etrekney lanfesi ، etrekney lanfesi anne azaaj "Dies Irae" want talab sabhan allah atracouni elly zenzantep anne elly zenzante edha kent qud sanat lakhdama sayyed sitkoun khaifa min alied al-meftuha ، khaifa min alied hull yamakn an andre khadma lelcidep hasna ، linh afaham abda ، linh afaham abda ahmalni ben draaik abdea nazart elly al-ali ، molia balkhov ، mahassera tahat theria tenzel ahmalni ben draaik abdea nazart elly al-ali ، molia balkhov ، mahassera tahat theria tenzel

Ես ընդունեցի քո խորհուրդն ու եկա քանդելու Ինձ թողեք ինձ, թողեք ինձ ինքս Ես ընդունեցի քո խորհուրդն ու եկա քանդելու Ինձ թողեք ինձ, թողեք ինձ ինքս Օհ, ես ստեղծված էի ապրելու առանց քեզ Բայց ես երբեք չեմ հասկանա, երբեք չեմ հասկանա Օհ, ես ծնվել եմ առանց քեզ ապրելու Բայց ես երբեք չեմ հասկանա, երբեք չեմ հասկանա Ինձ պահիր քո հավիտենական գրկում Վեր նայեց, վախով լի, փակված մի շանդելի տակ, որ իջնում է Ես մտածեցի եւ նկարեցի վարագույրը, Ինձ թողեք ինձ, թողեք ինձ ինքս Ես «Dies Irae»-ն խոնարհեցի, երբ դու խաղում էիր «Հալելույա»-ն Ինձ թողեք իմ խցում, ես՝ իմ խցում Եթե ձեզ սարքել են տիրոջը ծառայելու համար, Դու կվախենայիր բաց ձեռքից, կվախենայիր ձեռքից Կարո՞ղ է ինձ ստեղծել տիրոջը ծառայելու համար։ Դե, ես երբեք չեմ հասկանա, երբեք չեմ հասկանա Ինձ պահիր քո հավիտենական գրկում Վեր նայեց, վախով լի, փակված մի շանդելի տակ, որ իջնում է Ինձ պահիր քո հավիտենական գրկում Վեր նայեց, վախով լի, փակված մի շանդելի տակ, որ իջնում է

মই তোমাৰ পৰামৰ্শ লৈ ধ্বংসলৈ আহিছিলো মোক নিজৰ ওপৰত এৰি দিয়ক, মোক নিজৰ ওপৰত এৰি দিয়ক মই তোমাৰ পৰামৰ্শ লৈ ধ্বংসলৈ আহিছিলো মোক নিজৰ ওপৰত এৰি দিয়ক, মোক নিজৰ ওপৰত এৰি দিয়ক ওহ মোক তোমাৰ অবিহনে জীয়াই থাকিবলৈ বাধ্য কৰাহৈছিল কিন্তু মই কেতিয়াও বুজিব নোৱাৰো, কেতিয়াও বুজি নাপাওঁ ওহ মই তোমাৰ অবিহনে জীয়াই থাকিবলৈ জন্মগ্ৰহণ কৰিছিলোঁ কিন্তু মই কেতিয়াও বুজিব নোৱাৰো, কেতিয়াও বুজি নাপাওঁ মোক আপোনাৰ চিৰস্থায়ী বাহুত ধৰি ৰাখক ওপৰলৈ চালে, ভয়ত ভৰি আছে, তললৈ যোৱা এটা ঝাড়বাতিৰ তলত আৱদ্ধ হৈ আছে মই এইটো ভাবিছিলো আৰু পৰ্দাখন আঁকিছিলো মোক নিজৰ ওপৰত এৰি দিয়ক, মোক নিজৰ ওপৰত এৰি দিয়ক আপুনি হাল্লেলুয়াহ বজাই থাকোতে মই "ডাইজ ইৰে" গুণগুণাইছিলো মোক মোৰ চেললৈ এৰি দিয়ক, ম���ক মোৰ চেললৈ যদি আপোনাক এজন মাষ্টাৰসেৱা কৰিবলৈ বাধ্য কৰা হৈছিল আপুনি খোলা হাতৰ দ্বাৰা ভয় খাব, হাতৰ দ্বাৰা ভয় খাব মোক এজন মাষ্টাৰৰ সেৱা কৰিবলৈ বাধ্য কৰিব পাৰিবনে? ঠিক আছে, মই কেতিয়াও বুজিব নোৱাৰো, কেতিয়াও বুজি নাপাওঁ মোক আপোনাৰ চিৰস্থায়ী বাহুত ধৰি ৰাখক ওপৰলৈ চালে, ভয়ত ভৰি আছে, তললৈ যোৱা এটা ঝাড়বাতিৰ তলত আৱদ্ধ হৈ আছে মোক আপোনাৰ চিৰস্থায়ী বাহুত ধৰি ৰাখক ওপৰলৈ চালে, ভয়ত ভৰি আছে, তললৈ যোৱা এটা ঝাড়বাতিৰ তলত আৱদ্ধ হৈ আছে

mai tomar paramarsha lai dhongsoloi ahishilo mok nijar oparatra aery diok, mok nijar oparatra aery diok mai tomar paramarsha lai dhongsoloi ahishilo mok nijar oparatra aery diok, mok nijar oparatra aery diok oh mok tomar abihan jia thakiblai vadhya karahaisil kintu mai ketiao bujib nowaro, ketiao buji napaon oh mai tomar abihan jia thakiblai janmagrahan korichilo kintu mai ketiao bujib nowaro, ketiao buji napaon mok aponar chirastha vahut dhari rakhak oparlai chale, bhayat bhari ash, talalai yowa atta jharbati talat awaddha hai ash mai aito bhabishilo aaru pardakhan ankishilo mok nijar oparatra aery diok, mok nijar oparatra aery diok apuni halleluah boja thakote mai "dies ire" gungunaishilo mok more chellai aery diok, mok more chellai yadi aponak ejan mastersewa karival vadhya kara haishil apuni khola hatar dwara bhay khaab, hatar dwara bhay khaab mok ejan master sewa karival vadhya karib pariban? thick ash, mai ketiao bujib nowaro, ketiao buji napaon mok aponar chirastha vahut dhari rakhak oparlai chale, bhayat bhari ash, talalai yowa atta jharbati talat awaddha hai ash mok aponar chirastha vahut dhari rakhak oparlai chale, bhayat bhari ash, talalai yowa atta jharbati talat awaddha hai ash

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Mike Ikoku Reveals Why Gov. Uzodinma is bitter towards him

Following the recent demolition of his facilities, The Chairman of All Season Hotel, Owerri, Imo State, Mike Ikoku, sepaks out on why the state government is after his business in Owerri, Imo State. There were reports on social media that your hotel was partially demolished by the Imo State Government. Could you tell us what happened? My experience with the government of Imo State started sometime in 2021. When this government came into power, as an investor in the state for over 30 years, I have been supported by all governments that have come into Imo State. I diversified from confectionary to hospitality, in the year 2003 because I opened All Season on January 14, 2003, which is exactly 20 years today. All the successive governments had always supported my business because I came in and changed the face of tourism in the South-East and people started coming back home to invest. Most people now discovered that the South-East is a potential ground for tourism and I made it possible. So every government that has come supported me to make sure that the state reaps the benefit of tourism. Being the pioneer, they have centred the development of tourism around me because I put my experience in the development of tourism in the state. I started my first business in Imo State in 1993. I came in 1993 to set up the biggest confectionary factory in the South -East. At the time, we were producing over 100 bags of flour daily which we distributed within the eastern states. The factory was in a town called Umukahi Orji. The factory is still there but the management changed. When I diversified, I handed it over to my immediate younger brother and they are still producing today. That is to tell you that I am not a new person in Imo. When I came in as a young man, most of the people pursuing me were still in secondary schools but I took my time to build my business because I was from a very poor home. My father was a teacher and my mother a petty trader. My father lost his printing press during the civil war in Port Harcourt that was when he advised me to set up my business in my hometown to avoid what happened to him. I was about 23 to 25 years old when I started a business. How did you go into hospitality? It is a great question. During the military regime of Colonel Zubairu Tanko or so, there was an uprising in Owerri called the Otokoto uprising which rendered the town impotent. Many people left Imo and businesses in Imo died. So when Governor Achike Udenwa came into power, he came to Lagos to solicit support from Imo entrepreneurs for them to come back home and invest because there was no economic activity in Imo and the business environment was dead. I listened to him and that was how I decided to come back home and invest. At the conference, I met him and told him about my interest in tourism and hospitality. He said that I am smart enough to understand that Imo is a hub of South-East and that tourism is going to thrive there. So I requested that the government support me with the enabling environment and infrastructure to invest. The governor then promised me land. I called him a week later and met him. He asked me to make a choice of location and upon inquiry and feasibility study, I settled for the new Owerri which was a farm land with only Concord hotel existing in that place. When I noticed that that place would be a good area for my business, I, then, informed the governor that I had seen a place that he could give me. He approved my application one month after and that is where All Seasons is still today. It took me two years to do construction until I opened the hotel in 2003. From then on, I changed the face of hospitality and tourism. It was a very big success. Ikedi Ohakim came in after Achike left and toed the line of Achike Ndenwa and gave me all the support that I needed so that tourism was booming. Ikedi made me the chairman of the Imo State Tourism Corporation throughout his tenure. When Governor Ikedi visited the business premises and saw the number of cars that plied the road, he supported me by dualizing the road to ease traffic. Also, there was a land close to my business that was initially allocated to the Bank of Commerce and Industry in 1982 and 2007 but was not developed. When Ikedihoha saw that I needed to expand my business further, he asked me to apply for the land. The governor then revoked the land because of my application and the Bank of Industry was notified of the revocation. The land was then allocated to All Season with an offer letter. That area is the only commercial district in the environment. After we fulfilled all the necessary conditions, the government issued us a Certificate of Occupancy and we were asked to put up a structure worth N20m but what we had there was about N1.2bn. So, I have the legal right and position on land and we pay all our dues when due. I wonder why they have to disturb my business When Governor Hope Uzodinma emerged, I started supporting him because I wanted peace for the land and my business also requires peace to prosper. We were enthusiastic that Hope knew what he was coming to do. I even floated an organization called Hopism-where governance meets the people which I single-handedly funded. Because the Governor was battling with legitimacy issues when he started, the people were aggrieved so I used that organization to reach out to the less privileged in the state and those who were not happy. At a time I started seeing the handwriting on the wall. I stand with the people. When the governor’s style of government was becoming foreign to the Imo people they started complaining. I approached him to look into the complaints; because the people were not getting the desired infrastructure and good governance. When it became obvious that the government had derailed from what I was thinking, I worked away from the government and started advocating for good governance and peace in the state. I joined the people and started searching for good governance. I have two of the most listened-to radio stations in Imo State. Box FM and Busy body FM. One of the stations, Busy Body FM was set up to protect the Igbo language from extinction. I was shocked that this was the first time that a government would be coming after me since I started business in Imo State. Was there any prior notice before the demolition? They just gave seven days’ notice and came there with caterpillars to destroy the place. That time was when I was appointed chairman of the campaign council of the PDP governorship candidate. The reply the state had when I was announced as PDP campaign chairman was pulling down my fence to intimidate me. When I was informed about the demolition, I drove to the hotel and was amazed to see crowds mix of the Nigerian Army, Civil Defense, Police, and thugs. I told my staff to allow the destroyers to do whatever they came to do but no one should engage them in a fight to avoid loss of life. The moment I drove off from the premises, they started the demolition. The construction of the place cost me over N400m and they destroyed everything. They beat up my staff with iron including women. Two weeks before the election, my staff called me that the same people visited the place and asked us to pull down the place within 28 days. They made it the property of the Bank of Industry. We went to court and filed the case showing all the documents of the land. We also approached the court for an injunction to prevent them from destroying the place within 28 days. But on December 1, they went to that section of my business to destroy the place; that is part of my business that is most profitable. Is it in any way politically motivated? No, it is not. It is the governor who will answer that because he used to be a very good friend. If I am a bad man today, was I a bad man when I supported him? Just a few years ago I was the one who set up an organization to ease up the rejection of the people towards him when he was battling with legitimacy issues. Was I a bad man then? I walked away when I saw that my vision and that of the people of Imo State were not what the governor had. It is not a crime to walk away because we are not in a one-party system. The state government revenue agencies came to two of my business outlets the Havana Cinema and Mimi Entertainment Centre shortly after the COVID-19 and ENDSARS protest, in 2021, and they gave us a tax bill of N130m to pay consumption tax. That was the first time we were hearing about consumption tax in Imo State. We were used to Value Added Tax. Before I could act, they came and closed down the place. As if it was not enough, I opened my cinema, Havana Cinema in August 2021 and started commercial operations in December 2021. They came and gave me a consumption tax of N35m to pay from January to December 2021 when the cinema had not started business activities. I complained about the lockdown that affected our business and they insisted I must pay so I headed to court. Despite the court case, the government came to my business premises without a court bailiff to arrest my staff and seal off the business. They locked up my staff and they had to pay money to get bailed. I told my staff that the case of fundamental human rights is still in court. I am also challenging them for double taxation because we cannot pay VAT and consumption tax. Sometime in August this year, because of the inflow of customers and to protect my customers’ vehicles from car hackers and thieves, I wrote a letter to the government to lease the green verge, an open space for me to develop and fence with wire mesh. We wrote the government and we secured approval to lease the Green Verge for 40 years and approval to build wire mesh to fence the place. We have the entire document; we paid all the government levies. We lease from both the Ministry of Land and ENTRACO. What they are doing to me is total witch-hunting and not government policies. There was another green verge in front of Mimi place where criminals and prostitutes operate, they gave me a condition to fence and beautify the place too, and maintain it on behalf of the government which I consented to. I reached out to the owner of Everyday Supermarket to make his contribution because the place was close to his supermarket. He agreed and we both joined hands and built the place for N21m. Aside from speaking to the press, have you raised this concern elsewhere? Yes. I have taken the matter to court. The only thing I can do is cry out to the media and the court. What are your concerns right now? My concerns now are not about me. It is about other smaller business enterprises in the state that are facing the same hostile situation. As I speak to you, businesses in Imo are not making a profit because of insecurity in the state. Businesses in the state are petty businesses so we depend on the inflow of people just like Lasvegas that depend on gambling, Owerri depends on hotels and entertainment but you can only go for entertainment, hospitality, and tourism where there is peace. Within the last three years, I have never made a profit in any of those businesses and the one that broke our heart is the increase in the prices of diesel and petrol which has made it more difficult for us to operate. I believe I will make more profit by closing the place but I cannot because of the people who are working for me there; at least there was a time when they were making profit for me so I cannot throw them out now. I have businesses in Lagos and the government in Lagos is not hostile to me. I make money in Lagos State and invest in Imo yet the government wants me to close the business down, that is witch-hunting. If Mike Ikoku who is a top-rated investor and a stakeholder in the state is being maltreated that means the small-scale businesses are all dead. I am not speaking for myself; I am speaking for the small businesses. Original interview from PUNCH Read the full article

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Storie delle Olimpiadi: Giovanni Parisi, da Voghera alla gloria

Un ragazzo che, partendo dalla provincia pavese, ha lasciato un segno nel mondo dello sport internazionale… Giovanni Parisi nacque il 2 dicembre 1967 a Vibo Valentia in Calabria, prima di trasferirsi con la famiglia a Voghera, dove cominciò ad interessarsi fin da adolescente al mondo della boxe,  in cui per i suoi colpi velocissimi ebbe il soprannome di Flash. Il giovane pugliese rappresentò l'Italia ai Giochi olimpici estivi di Seul 1988 dove vinse la medaglia d'oro nella categoria dei pesi piuma, infatti batté il cinese di Taiwan Lu Chih-Hsiung con verdetto unanime ai punti, il sovietico Mekhak Ghazaryan per ferita al secondo round, l'israeliano Ya'acov Shmuel ancora con verdetto ai punti, il marocchino Abdelhak Achik per knock-out tecnico al primo round e, in finale, il rumeno Daniel Dumitrescu con un micidiale KO al primo round. Parisi esordì tra i professionisti il 15 febbraio 1989, a Vibo Valentia, battendo per KO al terzo round lo statunitense Kenny Brown, al limite dei pesi leggeri. Il 25 settembre 1992, a Voghera, Giovanni diventò per la prima volta campione mondiale WBO dei leggeri battendo Javier Altamirano, poi difese il titolo due volte, battendo ai punti il temibile britannico Michael Ayers, Campione Internazionale WBC e con alle spalle una serie di 12 vittorie prima del limite negli ultimi 13 match. Parisi rinunciò poi alla cintura mondiale per passare ai superleggeri e tentare l'avventura americana, infatti l'8 aprile 1995 sfidò a Las Vegas il fuoriclasse messicano Julio César Chávez, uno dei più forti pugili di sempre, per la corona mondiale WBC. Nonostante i pronostici che lo vedevano sconfitto prima del limite, l'italiano si batté contro il più esperto avversario sino al suono della campana finale,  per perdere soltanto ai punti. Tornato in Europa, Parisi riconquistò nel 1996 la corona mondiale WBO, adesso nei superleggeri, sconfiggendo al Palalido di Milano il portoricano Ramon Fuentes e un anno dopo combatté contro Nigel Wenton a Vibo Valentia. Giovanni mantenne il titolo per due anni passando per cinque difese, fino alla sconfitta con Carlos Gonzales a Pesaro nel 1998 e due anni più tardi, nel 2000, tentò la conquista della corona mondiale nei welter ma perse contro il portoricano Daniel Santos. A causa di un infortunio alla mano Parisi rimase per circa due anni lontano dallo sport, tornando a combattere nel 2003 contro Louis Mimoune, poi lasciò la boxe nell'agosto 2006. Flash nella sua carriera ha avuto ben 41 incontri vinti (29 per ko), 5 sconfitte e un pareggio, oltre  un oro olimpico e due mondiali vinti in altrettante categorie. Giovanni Parisi morì il 25 marzo 2009  in un incidente stradale sulla tangenziale di Voghera, dopo che la sua auto, una BMW M6, si scontrò frontalmente con un furgone. Dopo la sua scomparsa, gli venne intitolato lo stadio di Voghera e il 7 maggio 2016 venne inaugurato vicino alla Voghera Boxe un monumento in sua memoria, realizzato dallo scultore pavese Antonio De Paoli. Read the full article

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TULIPE IS OUT !

Features:

8 endings ( 2 good, 2 bad and 4 neutral )

13k of text

genderless mc

 my tears

a queer vampire guy

a dog

Synopsis:

Cursed by your friend, you seek to find a vampire to break the curse tonight. Encountering a mysterious man at a club, you face choices about how far you'll go and how you wish to spend the night with him. This queer tale explores themes of asexuality and the longing for platonic connections, with subtext about vampirism.

dudes you can't imagine how happy I am to finaly release it !

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By • Olalekan Fagbade PDP leaders, bigwigs shun Atiku’s media conference In what appeared a crack in their ranks, prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not attend Thursday’s world press conference called by the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Not a single member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), including the PDP Acting National Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum attended the event. Also, none of the party’s 13 serving governors or its members in the two chambers of the National Assembly showed up. Explaining his absence at the event, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said he was not around at the time of the event. When asked why other members of the NWC did not attend, Ologunagba who spoke on the telephone, said he was not in the position to speak for other members. The PDP chairman, Damagum, was yet to react to the development as of the time of filing this report. Curiously, none of the NWC members showed up in their offices at the party’s national secretariat. Among those who were expected at the event but who did not show up was the PDP vice presidential candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. A few PDP chieftains who attended the conference included the suspended PDP national chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, and a former chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. Others were a former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi; a former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka; a former Imo State Governor, Achike Udenwa; a former PDP National Secretary, Senator Ben Obi; and a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki who walked in at the close of the event. #bigwigsshunAtikusmediaconference #PDPleaders

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Scene from the finale of an art-based RPG I'm in called Sybal Heim. My character Achik refuses a direct order to move, with help from an unexpected, achingly-welcome friend.

Everyone depicted here....has had a very long month, and an even longer morning.

Accompanying literature [CW for brief description of combat violence, trauma, and death]

Sybal Heim and Mr. Big Inky Guy Basileus belong to Anna Earley, Achik and the Silken Lightkeeper belong to myself.

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CBSE Adhyaywar Solved Papers (2023-2011) - Hindi Achik Class 12

“CBSE CHAPTERWISE SOLVED PAPERS CLASS 12” which has been designed as per the latest syllabus & rationalized NCERT. Formulated in a chapterwise manner, this book covers all Previous Years’ Question Papers from 2023-2011, arranging questions as per marks & map-based questions in descending order. In each chapter, Trend Analysis, Value Points, Other Similar Questions, and Hints are provided to get a clear understanding of each concept. Besides this, 3 sample papers & CBSE Latest Sample Paper at the end of the book make it a complete self-study material for class 12th student.

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