World's best chef Benoit Violier dies aged 44

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="This file photo taken on May 15, 2012 shows Benoit Violier, chef of the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Crissier near Lausanne, Switzerland" height="245" src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/5106/production/_88024702_88024701.jpg" width="400" /></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Chef Benoit Violier, whose Swiss restaurant was named the best in the world in December, has been found dead at his home.<br /><br />Mr Violier, 44, ran the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Crissier, near the city of Lausanne.<br /><br />It earned three Michelin stars and came top in France's La Liste ranking of the world's 1,000 best eateries.<br /><br />Swiss police said Mr Violier, who was born in France, is believed to have killed himself.<br /><br />The Swiss news website 24 Heures said (in French) that Mr Violier had been due to attend the launch of the new Michelin guide in Paris on Monday.<a name="more"></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="French Swiss Chef Benoit Violier of the restaurant Hotel de Ville in Crissier, Switzerland, poses with his trophy for the best restaurant of the World during the award ceremony of " src="http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/13D00/production/_88025118_26398bcf-3506-49d2-88a5-2949b61487b5.jpg" /></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />His death comes some six months after that of Philippe Rochat, his mentor and predecessor at the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville.<br /><br />Having worked at the restaurant since 1996, Mr Violier took it over along with his wife Brigitte in 2012, before obtaining Swiss nationality.<br /><br />A keen hunter, he was known for signature dishes including game and produced a weighty book on game meat last year.</span><br /><br />Accepting the French award, given by France's foreign ministry as an alternative to the World's Best 50 Restaurants prize, he said it was an "exceptional" honour.<br /><br />Swiss chef Fredy Girardet, who also received three Michelin stars, told 24 Heures that he was "dumbfounded" by the news.<br /><br />"He was a brilliant man," he said. "Such talent, and an amazing capacity for work. He was so kind, with so many qualities. He gave the impression of being perfect."<br /><br />French chef Pierre Gagnaire tweeted: "My thoughts go out to Benoit Violier's family. Very sad news about an extremely talented chef."

World's best chef Benoit Violier dies aged 44

Chef Benoit Violier, whose Swiss restaurant was named the best in the world in December, has been found dead at his home. Mr Violier, 44, ra...

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Metuh’s torn statement linked Jonathan to N400m

<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="288" src="http://www.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/National-Publicity-Secretary-Peoples-Democratic-Party-Mr.-Olisa-Metuh-appearing-for-his-trial-at-the-Federal-High-Court-in-Abuja...-on-Tuesday.jpg" width="400" /></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />Details have emerged about what the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, allegedly wrote in the torn statement which he made under caution while in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on January 5.<br /><br />The statements of the operatives who were said to have witnessed the incident and the “incidence record book” which gives details of the occurrence were part of the documents filed along with the charges of destruction of evidence preferred against him by the EFCC before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja.<a name="more"></a><br />The court papers obtained by our correspondent on Sunday indicate that five operatives of the commission witnessed the incident which was said to have happened on January 5, 2016, the day the PDP spokesperson was arrested.<br /><br />Metuh allegedly tore his statement on January 5, 2016 while being investigated for an alleged fraudulent receipt of N400m from the Office of the National Security Adviser and money laundering allegation involving a separate sum of $2m.<br /><br />The court documents indicate that the pieces of the torn statement have been kept with the commission’s exhibit keeper.<br /><br />The entry number 049 in the incident duty log which was recorded at 4.30pm by an EFCC detective, Junaid Sa’id, on January 5, 2016, reads, “Destruction OF Written Statement: I have booked the incident of tearing into pieces of statement by Mr. Olisa Metuh, who was given his statement to endorse after volunteering his statement and he decided to tear into pieces the third page of his four-page statement.<br /><br />“The torn statement has however been registered with the Exhibit Keeper. Entry made by Det. Junaid Sa’id.”<br /><br />The document gives the timeline and details of how Metuh’s arrest was effected at about 10.55am in his residence at Prince and Princess Estate in Gudu, Abuja, on January 5, up till when he allegedly tore part of the statement at about.4.25pm on the same day.<br /><br />It also indicates that Metuh had stated in the part of the torn statement that the account in which the N400m was paid was requested for by former President Goodluck Jonathan, for payments to be made to settle some debts owed by the PDP.<br /><br />It reads in part, “12.30 hours: Mr. Metuh Olisa began to volunteer his statement under words of caution.<br /><br />“15.30 hours: Mr. Metuh Olisa concluded his statement which was of four pages. I passed the statements to the team leader, CSP Ibrahim Musa, to read over and endorse accordingly but in the process of reading and after endorsing pages one and two, he swiftly tore into pieces page three of his statement which read that former President Jonathan had asked him to make available, account details owed by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, and the debts owed him personally and some media houses.<br /><br />“He further stated that he gave the account details of Destra Investments Ltd. to the President and thereafter he received the payment of N400m into his company’s accounts which he used for specific assignments given to him by the President of which he was not willing to disclose for what purpose.<br /><br />“I thereafter refused to give him page four of his statement for endorsement because I did not want him to tear it as well. This incidence (sic) happened in the presence of the following officers: Mr. Ibrahim Musa, Mr. Wetkas Michael, Mr. Bello Umar, Ms. Ibrahim, who were all carrying out their various assignments.<br /><br />“16.30 hours: The torn page of the statement which is in pieces was registered with the exhibit keeper and the incident recorded in the incidence record book of the commission.”</span><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>PUNCH</i></span></div>

Metuh’s torn statement linked Jonathan to N400m

Details have emerged about what the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, allegedly wrote in the torn s...

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Happy New Month People

<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="250" src="http://peacebenwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/HAPPY-FEBRUARY.png" width="400" /></div><div>May this new month bring good tidings and may may we have every cause to celebrate. Welcome to the month of February, the month of double double blessings.</div>

Happy New Month People

May this new month bring good tidings and may may we have every cause to celebrate. Welcome to the month of February, the month of double do...

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