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FG accuses Dasuki of frustrating trial

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ederal Government yesterday accused the embattled former National Security

Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, of deliberate attempt to frustrate his trial of unlawful possession of firearms. At the resumed hearing of the case before Justice

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their Hausa counterparts at Mile 12 market in IkosiKetu, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State yesterday. Properties worth millions of naira, including shops, houses, vehicles, goods and other valuables were set on fire in the bloody clash which started around 9 a.m. Commuters, motorist and passersby took to their heels even as market men and women, hurriedly closed shops as the communal clash escalated. It was gathered that trouble started between the two communities that have had age long relationship on Tuesday, when a commercial motorcycle rider popularly called Okada of the Hausa stock, said to be riding against traffic, knocked down a Yoruba youth causing him bodily harm. This drew the ire of sympathisers, who descended on the motorcycle rider, beating him black and blue. They thereafter formed a surveillance groups to prevent any other rider from further riding against traffic. It was learnt that this development did go down well with the Hausa community, who regrouped yesterday, torching buildings, maiming and killing anyone perceived to be Yoruba. Our correspondent, who ran into the troubled area on his way to Ikorodu, saw three lifeless and headless bodies, a pointer to the fact that the rampaging groups of either community must have decapitated the victims. It was also observed that in spite of the heavy presence of security personnel, some youths in their hundreds were seen around the Mile 12 market and Agiliti Bridge, heavily armed with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons. Some of them, who spoke with our correspondent, said they were there to prevent the advancing Hausa youths, whom they alleged had torched two residential buildings and a primary school. A veteran journalist and Publisher of the Sunrise Magazine, Mr. Gilbert Oboh, who resides some few meters from Ajiliti Bridge expressed shock at the various types of sophisticated weapons he saw with the youths. But a police source said trouble started when some

Yoruba boys attempted to force a Hausa commercial bike rider to take a woman he ran over to the hospital but he refused and started fighting members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, who held him to take responsibility for the injured woman. The source said: “The fight resulted to a free for all as more Hausa boys joined to rescue their tribal man. They used dangerous weapons on one another and the fight lasted for close to three hours before police came. “The irate Hausa boys burnt tyres and caused a huge fire. More Hausa boys were mobilised from nearby communities and they beat up people and vandalised anything they see. The area was like a war zone. “They burnt shops and looted goods and property. Residents and passersby ran helter skelter for safety as the fight spread. We learnt that six men died and three policemen were murdered by the rampaging youth.” Although the parties had stopped fighting at 2 p.m. when our correspondent visited the scene, the men of the Lagos State Fire Ser-

vice were still struggling to extinguish the fire that had gutted many houses and shops. A combined team of security operatives, including soldiers, Rapid Response Squad, RRS, and Civil De-

fense Corps, led by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni brought normalcy to the area. Lagos State Police Spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos confirmed the clash in a statement.

The statement said: “Today 3/3/2016 at about 0900hrs there was a distress call that some groups of people are engaging themselves in a free for all in Agiliti area of Mile 12 Lagos.

“The police command mobilised men from RRS, mobile unit and Area H command to restore normalcy. “The commissioner of Continued on Page 3>>

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show that the Federal Government has violated an order of the court. He argued that the Federal government has obeyed the order of the court and did not stop Dasuki at the airport to prevent him from travelling. “The arrest and rearrest of the applicant is not in respect of any offence or charge before this court. “The applicant has admitted to this fact by supplying the six numbers of other charges filed before a different court and different judges after this suit have been instituted. “Whatever has happened in this court is been obeyed by the Federal government,” he said. The Federal Government also described Dasuki’s application, seeking to quash the charges against him as an attempt to restrain the Attorney General of the Federation from discharging his statutory powers of prosecution. On allegation that

his international passport was being withheld, Okpeseyi submitted that even before the order of court for the release of the document, it was not in possession of the Federal Government. In addition, the prosecution counsel noted that it will be curious on the part of Dasuki to assume that once bail is granted to him, it covers all other offences. While maintaining that the Federal Government has not disobeyed any order, the counsel submitted that Dasuki’s detention has nothing to do with the case pending before the court and so his right to defend himself has not been hampered. On allegation by the accused that his continued detention and disobedience of court order by the Federal government is sending investors away, Okpeseyi argued that to the contrary, what is going on today is a national emergency as investors are being scared away as a

result of insecurity. “Investors are aware that so many lives have been lost and over 3 to 5 million Nigerians have been displaced, some have been killed, maimed and displaced by the activities of the insurgents. “Investors have also seen how money budgeted for the purchase of arms to combat the insurgents have disappeared through the window. “We pray this court to make the country investor friendly by hearing this charge. “The defendant has the right to tell the court what he knows about the charge and not circumvent the trial,” he added. He further described Dasuki’s application as incompetent as it amount to forum shopping. Earlier in his argument, counsel to Dasuki, Joseph Daudu, SAN, urged the court to quash his trial or in the alternative, stay proceedings until the government comply with the order of the court.

He argued that government is in contempt of the order of court by the continued detention of Dasuki and therefore has no moral ground to proceed with his trial. He said: “The effect of his continued incarceration by the Federal Government is that the orders of this court have been disobeyed. “Apart from being in breach of the orders of this court, the effect of his continued incarceration is that how will he be able to defend himself in line with the constitutional provisions under section 36(5) of the 1999 constitution? How will he have time to prepare for his defence from detention? Daudu urged the court to exercise its powers under Section 6(6)(a) of the constitution by making sure that everybody is equal before the law and there is no superior suitor by granting the application. Justice Ademola, after listening to arguments

from both parties, fixed ruling on the application for April 4. It would be recalled that Dasuki had at the last adjourned date prayed the court to stop his trial. He premised his application on the ground that the Federal Government, having been in contempt of three orders of court admitting him to bail, no longer has moral rights to put him on trial. He alleged that the conduct of the Federal Government in this matter has made him not to enjoy his constitutional rights and this must be resisted by the judiciary in the interest of justice and the rule of law. “The worse is that for about seven weeks now; specifically since December 29 last year when Dasuki perfected his bail condition but was rearrested, neither his lawyers nor his family know exactly where he is being detained but only aware that he is in the custody,” his counsel said.

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FG moves to unbundle NNPC into 30 companies Chidi Ugwu Abuja

inister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Group disclosed yesterday that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is to be unbundled into 30 profitmaking companies in the weeks ahead as part of the ongoing transformation of the company. According to a statement signed by Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ohi Alegbe, Dr. Kachikwu, who is also NNPC’s Group Managing Director said the 30 different entities would have separate managing directors. The minister made this disclosure at the 25th Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum in Abuja with the theme: “Technological Advances in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation: Solutions to Global Oil Price Stability.” He stated that NNPC has been moved from a loss position of N160bn to some N3bn by January this year, adding that by year end, the Corporation should start making profit. “For the first time, we are unbundling the subset of NNPC to 30 independent companies with their own Managing Directors. “Titles like Group Executive Directors are going to disappear and in their place you are going to have Chief Executive Officers and they are going to take responsibilities for their titles. “At the end of the day, the CEO of an upstream company must deliver an upstream result,” Dr. Kachikwu stated. He also informed that as part of measures to stabilise crude oil prices, some members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, are scheduled to meet with Russia on 20th March, 2016, in Moscow to fine-tune collaborative strategies. The minister noted that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is focusing on developing the nation’s gas resources in order to boost revenue as part of the diversification policy of the Federal Government. Dr. Kachikwu said the petroleum sector, under his watch, would rapidly review the contracting cycle of projects from two years to six months in the upstream, stressing that efforts are in top gear to review the existing Production Sharing Contracts which is long overdue.

L-R: Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem; Governor Akinwunmi Ambode; Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni and Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, during press briefing on Mile 12 clash in Lagos, yesterday. The minister applauded the National Assembly on moves to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, into law, which he said, would go a long way to promote efficiency in the governance structure of the

industry. He noted that for the Nigerian oil and gas industry to make remarkable progress, there is need for all stakeholders in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors to be

on the same page on cost control, contracting circle, technology and environmental issues. He called on stakeholders to adopt integrated approach towards resolving some of the challenges of

the industry in the country. In his welcome remarks, Chairman of Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE, George Kalu, said the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum this year coincides with 60 years of

oil exploration and production in the country. He added that the low price of crude oil affords Nigeria the opportunity to reduce cost through industry collaboration.

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police in charge of Lagos State Command led the operation to restore peace, right now the police is restoring normalcy to the area while the CP is currently engaging the market and community leaders in peace talk. “Investigation is ongoing to unravel the root cause of the fracas.” Meanwhile, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the immediate closure Mile 12 market and imposed a curfew on four streets in the area as a result of the mayhem. Briefing newsmen at the State House, Ikeja, Ambode imposed restriction of movement on four streets, including Oniyanrin, Maidan, Agiliti 1 and 11. “In order to further restore calm in the community, I have ordered that the Mile 12 market be temporarily shut and urge traders and other stakeholders to eschew violence and be law abiding. Furthermore, I have ordered temporary restriction of movement in four streets-Oniyanrin, Maidan, Agiliti 1 and 11,” he said. The governor said police and other security officials were able to manage the situation. “After their intervention, the dispute appeared

to have subsided. Today (yesterday), I have just been informed that some hoodlums and criminal elements have exploited that dispute to cause a breakdown of law and order in the community. This type of clash does occur from time to time in a multi-ethnic city like Lagos. And the government has always responded appropriately. “The public is thereby assured that we will not shy away from our responsibili-

ties to protect life and property in the state. We will deal decisively with those criminal elements involve in the clash. I have been assured by the commissioner of police and other security agencies at the scene that the situation has been brought under control. “I want to assure residents of Lagos State that the state is home to every ethnic group. No one should give this clash any ethnic colouration. Every

law abiding citizens should go about their businesses,” he said. Owoseni said the restriction would be lifted when normalcy had returned completely, even as he said that no death was recorded during the clash. “I was there personally, I did not witness anyone killed. The situation is calm. The people that were agitating have been cleared off the road. Substantial arrest had been made. We

will ensure that everyone involve in the clash would be arrested and prosecuted. “There was no fire in the market. We are still auditing but I know that we have made substantial arrest; which is well over 50 persons. As at the time I left the scene, there was no fire in the market. But it was within agility where houses were burnt by miscreants. Those miscreants have been cleared off the road,” he stated.

FG realises N2.9trn from TSA –Finance Minister George Oji Abuja

inister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun disclosed yesterday that the Federal Government has so far trapped N2.9trn into the Treasury Single Account, TSA, since the policy was introduced last year by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The minister also revealed that government has opened the TSA up for the public to access. In particular, she urged all contributors to the account to feel free to visit it to confirm that what they declared is what is actually recorded. Adeosun made the disclosure when she and Minister of Budget and National

Planning, Udo Udoma, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele and Accountant General of the Federation and other stakeholders appeared before the National Assembly joint Committee on Appropriate to shed light on some of the issues raised by the lawmakers. Adeosun also disclosed that so far, N117bn has been realised from ghost workers, who were taken out of the Federal Government payrolls. This was as she assured that government would not retrench any worker in the bid to prune down the size of its personnel cost. The minister stated that instead of laying off workers, government is going to use technology to check

fraud and ensure that there is no waste. She regretted that the rate at which personnel cost was growing under the immediate past administration was alarming and promised that the trend would be halted by the present government. The sum of N1.8trn was budget as personnel costs in the 2016 budget appropriation. The lawmakers urged that government should use the N500bn set aside as special intervention fund for the unemployed to address infrastructure shortfalls in the country. They expressed doubt over the ability of government to ensure that the N5,000 is spread across all Nigerians evenly without letting members and rela-

tions of the ruling political parties in the various states be the ones that would benefit from the programme. But Adeosun insisted that the programme is a political commitment that must be honored, even as she assured that in the implementation of the programme, government would consult widely with all the relevant stakeholders to address the fears and concerns raised by the lawmakers. The minister described the low crude oil price in the international market as a blessing because it would make the country to be stronger and better, while issue of diversification of the economy would also be given serious consideration.

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Chairman, Photo Journalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN), Abuja chapter, Mr Yomi Fayose (L), receiving a souvenir from Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, Mr John Kennedy-Opara, during PJAN’S visit to the Commission in Abuja, yesterday.

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How senior lawyers bribe judges –EFCC Wale Igbintade

conomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has discovered a network of Nigerian lawyers that specialise in bribing judges across the country. This is coming as the commission further alleged that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, paid another judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, N5.3 million between June 27, 2012, and December 23, 2014. The commission said it uncovered a “network of collaboration and illicit transfer of funds” among Tarfa, Justice Nganjiwa and Justice Mohammed Yunusa, who the EFCC alleged, Tarfa bribed with N225,000. According to the EFCC, Tarfa paid N5,335,000 to Justice Nganjiwa’s personal account with Fidelity Bank Plc. It said Justice Ngan-

jiwa then transferred N1.6 million to Justice Yunusa through a personal UBA Plc account number 1005055617. EFCC said it discovered that Justice Nganjiwa sent bank details of his company, Awa Ajia Nigeria Limited, to Tarfa, adding that the company was incorporated in 2006, with Access Bank Plc account number 0000971931. The commission said Tarfa was a referee to Awa Ajia’s account, through which money was transferred to Justice Yunusa’s UBA account. These allegations are contained in a counter-affidavit in opposition to a further and better affidavit sworn to by a lawyer, Mohammed Awwal Yunusa, in support of Tarfa’s suit. The lawyer swore that the account number, which the EFCC claimed Tarfa used in bribing Justice Yunusa, belongs to him (the lawyer), not the judge. During yesterday’s hear-

ing, Tarfa’s lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), said the EFCC goofed by asserting that a lawyer’s bank account belongs to a judge. He said the commission ought to admit its mistake when it discovered that it made a “fundamental error.” “They should give in and apologise to the applicant,” Ayorinde said. The senior advocate said the EFCC is making “scandalous” allegations against judges instead of addressing the fundamental rights suit filed by Tarfa. Besides, he said the gift Tarfa admitted giving to Justice Yunusa did not violate the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers. He referred to Rule 3 (f) (2) (i) of the Code, which says in part: “A judicial officer is, however, permitted to accept personal gifts or benefits from relatives or personal friends to such extent and on such occasion as are recognised by custom.”

But EFCC’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu, urged the court to dismiss Tarfa’s suit. He said EFCC did not set out to arrest Tarfa if not that he prevented a federal agency from performing its statutory functions. “We arrested him because he invited us to arrest him. How can you say your arrest was unlawful when you are already facing trial,” Shittu asked, referring to the charge against Tarfa at the Lagos State High Court. He said Tarfa was granted administrative bail the same day he was arrested and could have gone home had he fulfilled the conditions. On the SAN’s vehicle being seized, Shittu said: “That was the vehicle he used in shielding the suspects. The car has become an exhibit which we will tender in court.” Shittu said Tarfa, for about five hours, prevented the EFCC operatives from

arresting his clients when he could have applied for their release on bail or apply to the court to compel the commission to free them. “If he (Tarfa) was not arrested, the EFCC would be sending a message that he is above the law. The law exists for both the rich and the poor,” Shittu said. The EFCC lawyer argued that if anyone should say sorry, it should be Tarfa who should apologise to the commission and Nigerians for preventing a suspects’ arrest. Shittu urged the court to refuse Tarfa’s demand for N2.5 billion damages. “Because he is used to such donations, he wants the court to donate N2.5 billion to him,” Shittu said. In its counter-affidavit, the EFCC said the payment received by Mohammed Awwal is “completely different” from the N225,000 which Tarfa admitted giving to Justice Yunusa. Shittu said by dismissing

Tarfa’s suit, the court would be “sending a clear message that no matter how high or big you are, the law is bigger.” Tarfa sued the EFCC, its chairman, Ibrahim Magu, Moses Awolusi, who arrested Tarfa, and the deputy director of operations of the EFCC, Lagos office, Iliyasu Kwarbai, for allegedly violating his rights after he was arrested for hiding two suspects, Nazaire Sorou Gnanhoue and Modeste Finagnon, both Beninoise, in his Mercedes Benz Sports Utility vehicle, thereby shielding them from arrest. Tarfa demanded N2.5 billion, sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents and their agents from further violating his rights, asked for N20 million as cost of the suit, and sought an apology from the respondents, among others. Justice Mohammed Idris adjourned the case to March 15 for judgment.

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Agatu killings: Senate tasks FG on proliferation of arms …demands retrieval of gazetted grazing routes

enate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to urgently check the proliferation of arms around the country and retrieve them. This followed a motion by Senator Chukwuka Utazi (PDP Enugu North) on the high proliferation of arms in the country and the recurring clashes between herdsmen and farmers in many parts of the country. The red chamber condemned recent killings of farmers in Agatu Lo-

cal Government Area of Benue State. It called on the government to establish ranches and grazing reserves across the country and adopt other strategies to enable herdsmen settle to modern systems of livestock farming. In the motion, which was unanimously adopted by the lawmakers, the Senate also urged states and local governments in the country to also establish ranches for care of cattle.

We’ll soon expose corrupt Nigerians –Reps

...say it is succeeding in its investigative hearings Ubong Ukpong Abuja

ouse of Representatives yesterday, said it was recording great successes in its investigative hearings to expose all those found to be corrupt. At a press briefing by its Committee on Media and Public Affairs, the House said it was satisfied with the pace and pattern its investigative hearings were going. Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Jonathan Gaza, who briefed the media, said the House has lived up to its words and being proactive in this regards. So far, the House of Rep-

resentatives has been investigating the crude oil exchange for refined product Agreement, Oil Swap, Railway contracts award since 2010, recent sack of Vice Chancellors, VCs, of the 12 new universities, among several other petitions, and had recorded startling revelations. Gaza said the House would not relent in its probe efforts as it was in line with its legislative agenda. Speaking on the investigation of Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, Gaza said the investigation has not been dropped as the House was still expecting report on that investigation.

Anti-graft: Group plans 9-million-man march for Buhari Obiora Ifoh Abuja

civil society organisation under the aegis of #IstandWithBuhari, has revealed plans to organise a 9 million-man march by end of this month in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies, particularly its anti-corruption position. The group also called on the Federal Government to ensure that all persons indicted and found guilty in the ongoing anti-corruption war are sent to prison. Addressing a press conference yesterday in Abuja, Head, Media and Publicity of the group, Ibrahim Garba Wala,

said greater collaboration between the citizenry and government will result in greater trust and cooperation among parties for more implementation of government programmes. The organisation believed it became imminent to bring together a group of dedicated Nigerians from all works of life cutting across religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to champion a process where the populace takes steps towards ensuring that the change mantra was realised. CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that Ofonagorom Oluchi Veronica and Oluchi Chinagorom Veronica refer to one and same person. Henceforth wish to be known and addressed as OLUCHI CHINAGOROM VERONICA. All documents reflecting any of the Stated names remain valid and should be treated as one person. Banks and the general public take note.

It advised the Federal Government to retrieve all gazetted grazing reserves in the country, which had been converted to other uses. It mandated its Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on National Security to hold public hearings on the issue. The lawmakers urged cattle owners to ensure that the grazing of their livestock did not infringe

on the rights of farming communities and farmers. Some of the senators, who contributed to the motion, blamed desertification in the north as a major reason for the migration of herdsmen to greener areas. Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, said that threat to farmers was like a threat to about 80 per cent of Nigerian.

He said the solution to the problem had been over-deliberated and that it was time for bold steps to be taken to stop the killings. Barnabas Gemade (APC Benue North-East) said the police were only paying lips service to the constant killing of farmers in Benue State and other parts of the country. He said the police must rise to its responsibility of protecting lives and property as the Army was already being over-

stretched and could not be brought in. Gemade urged that the report of the joint committee set up by the 7th Senate to find solution to the problem be adopted for implementation. Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC Nasarawa West) advocated the retrieval of grazing routes which had been converted to farmlands, saying that the routes, which were in the federal gazettes, should be maintained.

NIS scam: Court grants Abba Moro bail on self-recognition ustice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday admitted bail to former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, on self recognition. Moro was arraigned on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside a

former Director in the ministry, F.O. Alayebami, and former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, on an 11-count charge bordering on complicity in a N676 million immigration recruitment scam. The trial judge, Justice Anwuli Chikere, had at the last sitting of the court, ordered that Moro and his codefendants be remanded at

Kuje Prisons in Abuja pending her decision on their application for bail. Ruling on the former minister’s bail application and that of his co-defendants, Justice Anwuli granted Abba Moro bail on self recognition and granted the two other defendants bail in the sum of N100 million and one surety each, in like sum. The court ruled that the surety to the former di-

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IFEYINWA: Formerly known and addressed as Ifeyinwa Stella Orji now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Ifeyinwa Stella Sunday. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

rector in the ministry, F.O. Alayebami and former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, must be a public servant, not below the rank of a director. CHANGE OF NAME JOMBO: Formerly known and addressed as Jombo Mary Agu now wish to be known and addressed as ELIJAH MARY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

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AGBAJE: I, formerly known and addressed as AGBAJE FOLASHADE SOPHIA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OMOTOLA FOLASHADE SOPHIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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SUNNY: Formerly known and addressed as Sunny Odinakachi Nwankwo now wish to be known and addressed as Sunny Odinakachi Sunday. All former documents remain valid. Omega Power Ministries and general public take note.

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Ambode calls for equity, transparency in N25bn ETF disbursement FRANCIS SUBERU

agos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has called for equity and transparency in the disbursement of N25 billion allotted to Employment Trust Fund, ETF, urging entrepreneurs and artisans to take advantage of the fund. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Alausa, while inaugurating board of the ETF, said the establishment of the Fund marked a turning point in the responsiveness of government to the yearnings of the youths and unemployed people in Lagos State. The governor described the ETF as an instrument designed to galvanise the creative and innovative energies of all Lagosians, adding that the Fund would only be available to Lagosians and residents of the state. He said members of the ETF board were carefully selected based on their track records of professional integrity and selflessness, and therefore charged them to make transparency and accountability their

watchwords. Ambode, who also inaugurated chairman and members of the State Civil Service Commission, urged them to discharge their duties with diligence and integrity. He said the civil service was at the centre of what government does and in Lagos State, the desire of his administration is to ensure that public service exudes the highest grade of professionalism and selflessness in all ramifications. The Chairman of the ETF is Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, while the members are Engineer Dele Martins, Mrs. Bilikis Adebiyi-Abiola, Mr. Otto Orondam, Mrs. Olufunmi Olatunde Daudu, Mr. Tunde BankAnthony, Mr. Michael Popoola Ajayi, Mr. Tunde Durosinmi-Etti and Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi. Mr. Akintunde Oyebode is to serve as the Executive Secretary of the Fund. On the other hand, the State Civil Service Commission is chaired by Mrs. Taiwo Adeyinka Oyemade, while the members are; Mr. Satar Arilesere, Mr. Wasiu Odeyemi, Engineer Oladimeji Oshinowo and Pastor Israel Alagbe.

Truck operators protest imposition of N10, 000 levy by NPA

oalition of Port Dry Cargo Transport Operators on Thursday disrupted activities at the Lagos Port Complex over proposed N10,000 annual truck levy by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. Members of the union rejected the proposed levy, carried placards and barricaded some major roads leading to the port. The placards had inscriptions such as “No to N10,000 per truck per annum”; “Yes to safety minimum standard”; “Enough of levies, fines and all forms of extortions”, and “Dismantle bottlenecks that yield corruption.” Spokesman of the union, Mr Timothy Anosike, said the union totally rejected the N10, 000 levy, adding that members had paid a lot of levies that could not be accounted for.

“Our demonstration is to notify the stakeholders about our position on the proposed N10, 000 levy by the NPA. “If NPA should go ahead with implementation of the levy, members will have no alternative than to boycott operations,’’ Anosike said. According to him, it is not in the interest of the industry for an organisation to take a unilateral decision on levy without consulting those who might be affected. He said as one of the major players in the industry, the union’s position should be respected. Anosike urged NPA to maintain the status quo. An NPA official, who did not want to be named, said the management was still studying the situation and might later come up with a position.

L-R: Elegos of Egosi Kingdom, Kwara State, Oba Daniel Dada; Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi Adeyeye and Olori Comfort Dada during the visit of Egosi to the palace of the Ooni of Ife, yesterday. PHOTO:NAN

New Olubadan gets staff of office today

…markets closed to honour him as Ajimobi declares public holiday K EMI O LAITAN IBADAN

yo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, will today at Mapo Hall arcade in Ibadan, present instruments of office to the 41st Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Olasupo Adetunji. Balogun of Ibadanland, who was born on August 26, 1928, is by the order of ranking to the royal stool, the highest ranked high chief to succeed the late Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana, Odugade I, who died on January 19 this year. Meanwhile, Oyo State Market Leaders Advisory Council has directed that all markets in the 11 local government areas of Ibadanland be shut on Friday, in honour of the coronation ceremony of Adetunji. A statement by Acting President of the Council, Alhaja Mopelade Iyadunni, said the closure of the markets became imperative to accord due honour to the foremost monarch. The advisory council is the umbrella body for traders’ associations across the state, comprising Oyo State Market Men and Women Association, Ibadan Joint Traders Association, Food and Canteen

Workers’ Association, Association of Trades and Artisans, as well as Nigeria Youth Traders Action Council, among others. The statement also called on members of all affiliate associations to join the state government, the Adetunji family, the Olubadan-inCouncil, as well as citizens of Ibadan to celebrate the new monarch. In the meantime, the Oyo State Government has described as misleading and untrue, claims by some corporate organisations that they are sponsoring the coronation of the 41st Olubadan of Ibadanland. Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, made the clarification yesterday while addressing a press conference, in Ibadan. He said the coronation committee headed by the Otun Olubadan, High Chief Lekan Balogun, which also comprised representatives from the Olubadan-inCouncil; Iyalode line and Olubadan designate’s younger brother, Alhaji Ambali Adetunji, is the only recognised body vested with the preparation for the coronation. Layinka, who heads the Media sub-commit-

tee for the coronation, said top government officials, led by a former Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr. Ismael Olalekan Alli, are also on the committee. He said as at yesterday, the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency, which is responsible for giving approvals for hoardings, had not received any application from any corporate organisation to display hoardings in any part of the city in respect of the coronation. He then warned that the law enforcement agencies have been put on the alert to look out for such illegal display of hoardings under the guise of sponsorship of the coronation. In a related development, Governor Abiola Ajimobi, has approved the conversion of the access road passing through the private residence of the Olubadandesignate at Popoyemoja, which will also serves as his palace, to a one way. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Transport, Mr. Oyesola Oyedele, conveyed the governor’s decision at a separate press briefing. He said the decision became necessary to forestall the perennial logjam associated with

the area, considering the expected heavy volume of traffic in the area on Friday and subsequently. Oyedele explained that traffic had been diverted to the adjourning roads, where he said adequate road signs had been mounted, adding that Vehicle Inspection Officers and officials of the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority would be on hand to guide motorists accordingly. He then urged motorists to take note of the new directive, warning that errant drivers would be sanctioned. The governor has also approved today, as a public holiday in the state to commemorate the coronation. The state government in a three paragraphs statement by the Head of Service, Mr. Soji Eniade, urged all civil and public servants in the state, market men and women, artisans and other members of the public to massively turn out at the venue of the ceremony to witness the great and epoch making event. He further added that the governor will appreciate peaceful conduct of members of the public before, during and after the coronation ceremony.

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BENUE STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD MAKURDI UBE INTERVENTION FUND

PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE AND INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR 4TH QUARTER 2011 TO 4TH QUARTER 2015 UBE/SUBEB MATCHING GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION/REHABILITATION OF CLASSROOM BLOCKS, CONDUCT OF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS/DRILLING OF BOREHOLES, CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLY OF TEACHERS’ TABLES AND CHAIRS AND PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF COMPUTERS/PORTAL CONSTRUCTION IN PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

INVITATION FOR PRE QUALIFICATION Benue State Universal Basic Education Board Makurdi hereby invites Expression of Interest (EOI) for pre-qualification and Tender from eligible Bidders for contracts for the construction of classroom blocks, Rehabilitation/Renovation of Classroom blocks, Conduct of Geophysical Surveys/Drilling of Boreholes, Construction and supply of Teachers’ Tables and Chairs, Procurement and Installation of computers/portal for Primary and Junior Secondary schools across the state through 4th Quarter 2011 to 4th Quarter 2015 Matching Grant. The projects are as listed in the table below:-

CONSTRUCTION OF UBE STANDARD BLOCK OF 3-‐CLASSROOMS, OFFICE, STORE AND 3-‐NO. BLOCKS OF VIP TOILETS YEAR 2011 LGA

LOT NO.

NAME OF SCHOOL

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. OGBILOLO AGILA

APA

UBE OPAHA, EDIKWU II

GBOKO

LGEA PRIM. SCH., ABI

GUMA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., TSE-‐JOO

GWER-‐WEST

LGEA PRIM. SCH., MKOVUUR

K/ ALA

LGEA PS AYE-‐TWAR

K/ ALA

LGEA PS WENDE

LOGO

LGEA PS MBADUEM

VANDEIKYA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., UBA USHE

YEAR 2012 10

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. ONYENE-‐EKILE

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. UJEH

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. OGWAFIYE

AGATU

MPS PRIM. SCH., OBAGAJI

AGATU

METHODIS PRIM. SCH., OGWULE ANKPA

AGATU

LGEA PRIM. SCH. OSHIGBUDU

APA

LGEA PRIM. SCH.,OLIJAMU. EDIKWU I

APA

APS IGAH OKPAYA IGAH.

APA

RCM, OLOGBA, IKOBI.

BURUKU

LGEA PRIM. SCH. YARKWAN

BURUKU

LGEA PRIM. SCH. YONATHAN

BURUKU

RCM PRIM. SCH. KER

GBOKO

LGEA PRIM. SCH., YAHIM

GBOKO

LGEA PRIM. SCH., ZEGE

GUMA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., KANSHIO

GUMA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., GWA-‐ADUDU

GUMA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., TSE-‐GWA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets

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53 57

OHIMINI OJU.

58 54

OJU. OHIMINI

OHIMINI

Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, RCM PRIM. SCH., AKPACHAYI Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH., MBAHIME Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, RCM PRIM. SCH., AKPACHAYI Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets NKST PRIM. SCH., DOKI Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction o f S tandard b lock of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH., MBAHIME Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction o f S tandard b lock o f 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH., ANTSEKE Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets NKST PRIM. SCH., DOKI Store a nd 3 No. B lock o f V IP T oilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH., CH., A MNTSEKE BAGE Store a and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets LGEA Store Construction o f S tandard b lock of Construction of Standard block o f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, LGEA BAGE Store LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH., CH., M TSE-‐ALE Store a and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets Construction f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of LGEA PRIM. SCH., TSE-‐ALE Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PS ORAKWA Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction o f S tandard b lock of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PS ORAKWA Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction o f S tandard b lock o f 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PS UKANDE Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PS UKANDE Store a nd 3 No. B lock o f V IP T oilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PS UTENGE Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PS UTENGE Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of Construction f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH., CH., A AGBA GBA Store a and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets LGEA Store Construction f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of LGEA Store a LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH., CH., M MUTA UTA Store and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH., UGBOGWU Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH., UGBOGWU Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH., IGYESE Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH., IGYESE Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH., GUSA Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH., CH., T GUM USA Store a and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets NKST Store Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of Construction f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, ANGLICAN PS RIM. Store NKST PRIM. CH., STCH. UMADA Store a and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets Construction f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of LGEA PS TSE-‐VII Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets ANGLICAN PRIM. SCH. ADA Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction o f S tandard b lock of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PS JANDO Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PS TSE-‐VII Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets LGEA CENTRAL MAKURDI Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PS JANDO Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH. IJAHA Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of Construction f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, LGEA P CRIM. ENTRAL MJAKURDI Store a and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets LGEA SCH. ANKWAKWA Store Construction f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of ST. AUGUSTINE P/SCH., OGEDE-‐ITO (ADIKO) Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH. IJAHA Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH., EBONG ITOGO. Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH. JANKWAKWA Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH. IGWUME Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, ST. AUGUSTINE P/SCH., OGEDE-‐ITO (ADIKO) Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH. UGBAMAKA Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH. CH., IE BONG ITOGO. Store a and nd 3 3No. No. B Block lock o of f V VIP IP T Toilets oilets LGEA POLE OTTO Store Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction LGEA P RIM. S CH.,OHAJA. Store a nd 3 No. B lock o f V IP T oilets LGEA PRIM. SCH. IGWUME Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH.,OTOLI . Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH. UGBAMAKA Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction o f S tandard b lock of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH.,OTOJE ONYAGEDE ICHO. Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA PRIM. SCH. IPOLE OTTO Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH.,IYOKOLO IZZI. Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, Construction of Standard block of 3No Classrooms, Office, LGEA P RIM. S CH.,OHAJA. Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH.,IMA-‐AINU. Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, CH.,EKPONG. LGEA PRIM. SCH.,OTOLI . Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets Construction o of f S Standard tandard b block lock o of f 3 3No No C Classrooms, lassrooms, O Office, ffice, Construction LGEA PRIM. SCH., IKWATA OHUHU Store and 3No. Block of VIP Toilets LGEA PRIM. SCH.,OTOJE ONYAGEDE ICHO. Store and 3No. of VIP Toilets Construction of BSlock tandard block of 3No Classrooms, Office,

OKPOKWU

LGEA PRIM. SCH. EBOYA II

OKPOKWU

LGEA PRIM. SCH. OTTO OKLENYI

OTUKPO.

MPS OBENA-‐ADOKA

OTUKPO.

LGEA EBOLOGBA OTUKPO DIST.

OTUKPO.

LGEA PRIM. SCH., GARKI OTUKPO TOWN.

OTUKPO.

LGEA AKPEGEDE

OTUKPO.

MPS UPU ICHO

OTUKPO.

MPS OKPAMAJU

TARKA

UBE JSS WANNUNE

TARKA

COL. NENGER

GWER

29 30

GWER GWER-‐WEST

GWER

31 30

GWER-‐WEST GWER-‐WEST

31 32

GWER-‐WEST GWER-‐WEST

GWER-‐WEST

K/ ALA

33 34 35

K/ ALA K/ ALA K/ ALA

K/ ALA

36 36

KONSHISHA KONSHISHA

37 37

KONSHISHA KONSHISHA

KONSHISHA

KWANDE

38 39

KONSHISHA KWANDE

KWANDE

40 41

KWANDE KWANDE

42 41

LOGO KWANDE

LOGO

MAKURDI

45 47

MAKURDI MAKURDI

OBI.

OGBADIBO

42 43

47 48

LOGO LOGO LOGO

MAKURDI MAKURDI OBI.

OGBADIBO

49 52

OBI. OGBADIBO

53 50

OHIMINI OGBADIBO

OHIMINI

OJU.

51 52

OGBADIBO OGBADIBO

OJU.

OTUKPO.

LGEA PRIM. SCH., GARKI OTUKPO TOWN.

OTUKPO.

LGEA AKPEGEDE

OTUKPO.

MPS UPU ICHO

OTUKPO.

MPS OKPAMAJU

TARKA

UBE JSS WANNUNE

TARKA

COL. NENGER

TARKA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., PEV

UKUM

LGEA PS MWAR

UKUM

LGEA PS DAUDA

USHONGO

RCM PS TSEEDUM

YEAR 2013 74

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. OKPEJE-‐APA

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. IKPENGBE

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. OJIJE

AGATU

LGEA PRIM. SCH., OLAGABIDU

AGATU

ISLAMIC PRIM. SCH., OGBAULU

AGATU

RCM PRIM. SCH. AKWU

APA

LGEA PRIM. SCH. AKPANIHO, OBA.

APA

LGEA PRIM. SCH.,OIJI ,OIJI.

BURUKU

LGEA PRIM. SCH., USHWA

BURUKU

NKST PRIM. SCH., VONGO

BURUKU

LGEA PRIM. SCH., GWAHEMBA

BURUKU

LGEA PRIM. SCH., GARAGBOHOL

GBOKO

LGEA PRIMARY, GBOKO-‐SOUTH

GBOKO

UBE JSS MKAR

GBOKO

LGEA PRIM. SCH., UYWEV

GUMA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., TYONDUN

GUMA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., AKEJA

GUMA

UBE JSS GBAJIMBA

GWER

UBE JSS SCHOOL, NGYURAN

GWER

RCM PRIM. SCH., KIMBIR

GWER

UBE JSS SCHOOL, ADE

GWER

RCM PRIM. SCH., UTURUGH

GWER-‐WEST

LGEA PRIM. SCH., UNGER

GWER-‐WEST

LGEA PRIM. SCH., TEMA-‐DURA

GWER-‐WEST

LGEA PRIM. SCH., MBAGBERA

K/ ALA

LGEA PRIM. SCH. SORNYI

100

K/ ALA

LGEA PS ATONGO

101

K/ ALA

LGEA PS TAKOR

102

K/ ALA

NKST PRIM. SCH. SAI

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98 99

GWER-‐WEST

LGEA PRIM. SCH., MBAGBERA

K/ ALA

LGEA PRIM. SCH. SORNYI

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100

K/ ALA

LGEA PS ATONGO

101

K/ ALA

LGEA PS TAKOR

102

K/ ALA

NKST PRIM. SCH. SAI

103

KONSHISHA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., LUGA

104

KONSHISHA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., ADI

105

KONSHISHA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., HEMEN

106

KWANDE

LGEA PRIM. SCH., IKYURAV-‐YA

107

KWANDE

NKST PRIM. SCH., KWENTSE

108

KWANDE

RCM PRIM. SCH., MBAGBEGBA

109

LOGO

RCM PS MKU

110

LOGO

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112

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114

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115

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116

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117

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118

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120

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121

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122

OGBADIBO

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123

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124

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125

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126

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128

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129

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130

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LGEA PRIM. SCH. IGBERI

131

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LGEA PRIM.SCH.ODAUBI UGBOJU.

127

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128

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129

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130

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131

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LGEA PRIM.SCH.ODAUBI UGBOJU.

132

OTUKPO.

LGEA P/SCH. ODUDA ICHO UGBOJU.

133

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LGEA PRIM. SCH. ODAUBI UGBOJU

134

TARKA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., SENDE

135

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136

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137

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LGEA PS GBOR

138

UKUM

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139

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LGEA PS GBAYIER

140

UKUM

LGEA PS MBAZAMBER

141

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142

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143

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144

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145

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146

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147

VANDEIKYA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., ABERA

YEAR 2014 148

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. ANEACHENG

149

ADO

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150

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LGEA PRIM. SCH. EKKA -‐ ULAYI

151

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152

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153

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154

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155

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156

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157

BURUKU

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158

BURUKU

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159

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LGEA PRIM. SCH., GUMGUM

160

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161

GUMA

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162

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163

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164

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165

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166

GWER

RCM PRIM. SCH., TSEENEV

167

GWER

NKST PRIM. SCH., KANDEOR

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NPS ABINSI

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TARKA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., APANDE

209

UKUM

RCM PS ATGHEA

210

UKUM

LGEA PS MBAKWER

14 211

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ST FRANCIS SHENGE

212

UKUM

LGEA PS ALABAR UCHA

213

UKUM

LGEA P/S DANPERANI

214

USHONGO

LGEA PS ADIM AKESA

215

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LGEA PS TYOZUA

216

USHONGO

LGEA PS ATOGA

217

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LGEA PS MKPER

218

VANDEIKYA

LGEA PRIMARY, ABUKU MBAKYU

219

VANDEIKYA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., DUGERI

220

VANDEIKYA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., AKPE MBAYONGO

YEAR 2015 221

ADO

LGEA PRIM. SCH. UNWEJE RIJO

222

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RCM PRIM. SCH. AILA EGBA

223

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LGEA PRIM. SCH., UGBA

224

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MPS PRIM. SCH., EGWUMA

225

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RCM PRIM. SCH., OKPAGABI

226

APA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., AIJA AUKE

227

APA

LGEA PRIM. SCH., OLOJO OKWOJIA

228 227

APA

METHODIS PRIM. SCH., IGORO

229 228

APA APA

METHODIS PANDA METHODIS P PRIM. RIM. S SCH., CH., O IGORO

230 229

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231 230

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231 232

BURUKU BURUKU

LGEA LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH. CH. A AWANGE YUGHTSE

232 233

BURUKU GBOKO

LGEA LGEA P PRIM. RIM. S SCH. CH., AAYUGHTSE NUM

233

GBOKO

LGEA PRIM. SCH., ANUM

234

GBOKO

LGEA PRIM. SCH., NAIBO

235

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LGEA PRIM. SCH., AMERA

236

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LGEA PRIM. SCH., AKO-‐IVAAN

234 235 236

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237

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238

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UBE JSS AGASHA

239 239

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240 240

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241

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242

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243 243

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244

GWER-‐WEST

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245

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246

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247

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248

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237 238

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250 251

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251 252

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253 252

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254 253

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255

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255

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249 250

254

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259

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260

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261

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LGEA PRIM. SCH., IGWE ITO

262

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LGEA PRIM. SCH. OBENDA

263

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264

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265

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266

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272

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273

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274

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275

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276

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277

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278

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281

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282

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284

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285

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SUNDAY OLAJIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO BEN MEMULETIWON ACTING DAILY EDITOR GBEMI OLUJOBI SATURDAY EDITOR AYO OLESIN SUNDAY EDITOR DOZIE OKEBALAMA COORDINATOR, EDITORIAL BOARD CALLISTUS OKE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR OBIORA IFOH ABUJA BUREAU CHIEF

Consumer Council’s N10 million fine on AEDC

ith the exception of the National Agency for Foods, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), especially under the leadership of the late Professor Dora Akunyili, the real nemesis of Nigerian consumers is, perhaps, not so much in faltering product or service providers, whether in the electricity, telecommunications, environment, banking, or other sub-sectors, as it is in complacent and conspiratorial regulatory agencies; and a docile civil society-driven consumer movement. Not until quite recently, when it slammed a heavy fine on multinational telecommunications giant, MTN, that got the latter scampering for respite, it may be rightly stated that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that regulates telecoms business in the country was virtually asleep; or was at best barking without biting, while telecoms operators had a field day fleecing subscribers and flouting the rules. Same could be said of the Consumer Protection Council of Nigeria (CPCN), charged with providing speedy redress to consumer-complaints through negotiation, mediation and conciliation; among others. Indeed, we have had cause to accuse the CPCN in the past of protecting virtually nothing except its existence as a Federal Government agency at the expense of the public. A rethink was only contemplated

when, in November 2014, the Council dragged the Nigerian Bottling Company; Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited; and their chief executives to an a Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged violation of product quality standard and criminal breach of the Consumer Protection Act. For the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which regulates the electricity sector, nothing good is in stock for the Nigerian consumer of electricity, as the Commission is hell bent on conniving with non-performing electricity providers that specialise in extorting huge sums of money from Nigerians on monthly basis for electricity neither supplied nor consumed. Under the Commission’s watch, electricity distribution companies (DICOS) hiked their tariff by 45 percent effective from February 1, this year; with the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, as the marketerin-chief of the new tariff regime. Worth mentioning is the fact that the new tariff order was foisted on Nigerians in flagrant disregard of an order by Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos, restraining NERC from going ahead with the new tariff plan originally scheduled to take off on June 1, 2015. Justice Idris, ruling in a case instituted by Lagos lawyer, Toluwani Adebiyi last year to stop NERC from implementing the new tariff, restrained NERC and DICOS from

WE SALUTE THE CPCN AND NEMSA FOR THEIR SINCERITY AND DILIGENCE, THIS TIME; AND IMPLORE

THEM NOT TO RELENT IN RENDERING HONEST SERVICES TO THE NATION AND THE CITIZENRY putting the new tariff into effect pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit. It is against this backdrop that CPCN’s order some days ago that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) should pay the family of a boy, Samuel Ayodele, electrocuted in Abuja N10 million as compensation for the company’s technical lapses and gross negligence, is a welcome development. A statement credited to the Council’s Head of Public Relations, Mr. Abiodun Obimuyiwa, said CPCN visited the scene of the electrocution, conducted on-the -spot interviews with residents of the community and sought the technical opinion of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), before arriving at its conclusion that AEDC’s technical lapses and gross negligence led to Samuel’s death.

ON THIS DAY March 4, 1977 The 1977 Vrancea Earthquake in eastern and southern Europe killed about 1,578 people (1,424 in Bucharest) in Romania and wounded more than 11,300 others. Among the victims was the Romanian actor, Toma Caragiu. The country’s leader, Nicolae Ceauescu suspended his official trip to Nigeria as a result of the tragedy. The earthquake occurred about 21:20 local time and was felt throughout the Balkans.

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March 4, 1980 Nationalist leader, Robert Mugabe, won a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe’s first black prime minister. His political party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) has been the ruling party since independence in 1980, led by Mugabe, first as Prime Minister; and then as President from 1988, after merger with the Zimbabwe African People’s Union.

NEMSA is another Federal Government agency charged with testing and certifying electrical installations, electricity meters, instruments and commercial services in the Nigerian electricity sub-sector. The agency, according to CPCN, was of the technical opinion that the accident occurred as a result of weak or bad low tension network and technical lapses on the part of AEDC. The latter had denied culpability for Samuel’s death; and dismissed the electricity facility in the area the deceased was electrocuted as a substandard, self-help project, whereas the electricity company captured the same substandard facility in its billing system. That’s the kind of frauds Nigerians are putting with for ages. We salute the CPCN and NEMSA for their sincerity and diligence this time; and implore them not to relent in rendering honest services to the nation and the citizenry as prescribed by their mandates. Perhaps more importantly, the CPCN should persevere in ensuring that the N10 million reprieve gets to the deceased’s family. By the same token, we draw the Council’s attention to the case of late Miss Oluchi Anekwe, a University of Lagos (UNILAG) student electrocuted within the institution’s premises last year. The Eko Electricity Distribution Plc, (EKEDP) should be pressurized to pay the compensation it promised the Anekwe family.

x March 4, 2009 The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be so indicted by the ICC. He came to power in 1989 when, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, he led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.

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he Boko Haram stands for a strategy of psychological warfare with powerful ramifications. For decades, terrorist violence has been experienced in different parts of the world at different times. These ugly situations mistakenly have been considered to be beyond the realm of conflict resolution practices such as; peacemaking through negotiations and dialogue. Terrorism was a form of violence that many nations like ours, for example, believed could only be countered through military responses but that is a misconception. Going down memory lane on terrorism record in winning strategic goals such as overthrowing existing government and replacing it with a terrorist leader like Shekau, it raises question as to why terrorism has become the most popular form of political violence since the 19th century. The only answer is that terrorism has demonstrated a low cost, low risk, cost effective and potentially provides good result in winning useful tactical objectives for its members. Another likely explanation for the continued spread of terrorism as a means of struggle is that it has become more sophisticated thus, clever leaders know that although it is unlikely to work as a strategic weapon in isolation, it can be extremely effective as an additional weapon to achieve devastating

short term goals. If one could examine current trends of the BH sect and other terrorist groups worldwide, it may not lead one to conclude that we now confront an entirely new phenomenon of post-modem terrorism in place of the old terrorist movements of the 1960s and 1970s. The domestic naive groups using terror against their own people have been doing so for decades and vice versa. And honestly speaking, all these groups both past and present have peculiar missions and organisational structures with various likeminded links within domestic and international affiliated extensions. It has been widely proven that a late 20th century terrorist groups deny responsibility for their attacks whilst the modern groups accept whenever they strike. For instance, the Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Alshabab and ISIS to mention but just a few, belonging to the modern groups accept responsibilities of attacks, in some instances, they do accept responsibilities even when they were not responsible because such claims are tactical strategies to boost their images and gain popularity of instilling further fear and alarm to wider audience. Realistically, there’s no gainsaying the fact that new terrorism is without any clearly defined form of operation, they are more diffuse and can be carried out by freelancers without link to any group, for example Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev the siblings who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013 in the Unite State. The World Trade Centre bombing was a radical departure from the usual modus operandi generally applied by modern terrorist groups. Therefore, infer-

REALISTICALLY, THERE’S NO GAINSAYING THE FACT THAT NEW TERRORISM IS WITHOUT ANY CLEARLY DEFINED FORM OF OPERATION ences should never be taken from that oneoff total deviation from modern terrorist traditional norm. As a democratic outfit, I’m afraid we may have to deal with both old and new terrorist tactics and weapons simultaneously, and we need to be aware of the continuities in their developments as well as possible lessons from past experience which may help us deal more effectively with BH or any other emerging threats in the future. The experiences derived from modem terrorism such as the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Al-Qaeda or brutally active BH sect shows that there are no simple and/ or particular routes out. This means that many routs out of terrorism exists, depending on the affected nation’s preferred choice of soliciting for lasting solutions. Moreover, some affected democratic nations may decide to go in opposite directions, whilst some may prefer alternative routes out. Whichever route adopted remains irrelevant to the citizens. What we require is peace so that Nigerian citizens will get back their lives, particularly those in the Northeast who have been subjected to refuges status in their own country, a painful situation.

The routes out of terrorism are obviously not mutually exclusive however the most effective strategy lies on multi-pronged approach such as skilfully co-ordinated elements from various available measures. There exist some approaches whereby the terrorist members on their own decide to abandon violence and repent. It should be noted that there is no sound basis that the total eradication of the BH or any other terrorist violence group from democratic society is feasible but can be reduced to a reasonable proportion if properly managed. The offensive approach we adopted over the years is not an option per se. Although, a terrorist campaign can be eradicated on a short term by determined and efficient military action, it goes with heavy cost on the economy, loss of lives of innocent citizens, investment and infrastructural sabotage. The most likely outcome and frequent effect of this strategy is that it will drive most of the terrorist into exile and the possibilities of continuing their campaign from abroad is likely. Some other efficient and attempted approaches includes; dealing with domestic BH sect by use of law enforcement and judicial system because terrorist actions are serious crimes which should be dealt with firmly under the criminal code. Educating members through families, mass media, trade unions, churches, schools and other major social institutions that will succeed in convincing its members that terrorism is both undesirable and counterproductive. Furthermore, concessions to genuinely felt grievances of members may be productive in ending the violence, for instance; considering the success it had on the IRA and ETA’s case scenario.

Practicability of medical confidentiality in Nigeria VICTOR IFEDAYO ADEKEYE

edical Confidentiality is one of the principles of Medical Ethics and it obligates medical practitioners to keep in private information and data obtained and received in the course of treating their patients. The confidentiality duty runs throughout the lifetime of the patient and even after his death. The medical practice is founded on the trust patient have on medical practitioner which allows the disclosure of information about their health with the assurance that this information be kept private. With the absence of this trust, patients will conceal these information on their health thereby denying the medical practitioner vital information on the state of their health which will inevitably lead to the inability of medical practitioners to adhere proper treatment. The integrity of medical practice all over the world is primed on this single trust that patient disclosed information will remain within the ears of the medical personnel. This medical confidentiality obligation is rooted in the Geneva declaration and the Hippocrates oath, thus showing its expediency to the practice of medicine. The Rules of Professional Conduct for Medical and Dental Practitioner, a set of rules to direct, guide and regulate the con-

THE DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY ALSO EXTEND BEYOND THE

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, IT OBLIGATES STAFFS AND EMPLOYER IN A MEDICAL ORGANISATION TO KEEP IN CONFIDE INFORMATION STUMBLED UPON BY THEM duct of Medical Practitioners in Nigeria in its PART B RULE 44 has adopted the medical confidentiality obligation as stated in the Hippocratic declarations and the Geneva oath, it has mandated that medical practitioners must adhere to the confidentiality principle with any breach or unauthorised disclosure of medical information which was obtained in the process of treating patients will attract appropriate sanction. These sanctions include suspension and sometimes revocation of licenses. This rule laid down directions to be followed when medical practitioners are confronted and faced with disclosure of information if such disclosure is not for the purpose of aiding in the treatment of the patient. These guide steps include the need to seek the consent of the patient notwithstanding the nonexistence of any potential

risk of the patient being identified with such information or not, when consent has been so adequately obtained the medical practitioner can disclose and such disclosure should be kept to the minimum possible disclosure needed. The rules also added an interesting point to it, it stated that even after consent has been obtained, and it is expedient that the disclosed information be anonymized where unidentifiable data and information will serve the purpose of disclosure e.g. teaching & seminar purposes. The confidentiality duty outlasts the doctors’ employment, the lifetime of the patients and the relevance of the disclosed information. The duty of confidentiality also extend beyond the medical practitioners, it obligates staffs and employer in a medical organisation to keep in confide information stumbled upon by them. This simply mean that clerks, cleaners, card staffs, document assistance, IT Staffs and anyone who is privileged or is with access to patients information are bound to the confidentiality obligation. A medical practitioner is required to decline any employment that may lead to him breaching confidentiality either of his old patient or new patient. The complexity of the practice of modern medicine has made it practically impossible for a medical practitioner to keep disclosed medical information to himself without disclosing it to other professionals who are to treat the patient too, let me put this in clearer

word, the treatment of a patient in an hospital ranges from different professionals to another with each professionals needing the findings and medical information of the patient from the professional who last treated such patient to administer his own treatment. This obligates the medical professional to disclose every information within his ambit and will be of help in the treatment of the patient. This part has been taken care of by the Rules where it exempts a medical practitioner from liability of wrongful disclosure if such disclosure is made to another medical practitioner in a bid to aid in the treatment of the patient. The exception comes into play in Rule 44 where it provides that disclosure can be made when such disclosure is for the treatment of the patient. Despite the provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct, it is however sad that the practicability of medical confidentiality is at the low. In the Nigeria Medical practice. Medical practitioners especially in Nigeria are nonchalant with the disclosure of information of their patients. To be continued Send your views by mail or sms to PMB 10001, Ikoyi, or our Email: mail@ nationalmirroronline.net mirrorlagos@ yahoo.com or 08164966858 (SMS only). The Editor reserves the right to edit and reject views or photographs. Pseudonyms may be used but must be clearly marked as such.

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Lagos and the menace of open defecation

T EBINO TOPSY at 73

he prolific writer, columnist, politician and former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, OFR, KJW clocked seventy three years few weeks ago. Babatope is an Awoist to the core. He took Awoism as a creed. He is a defender of anything Awolowo. There is no doubt that his devotion to Awolowo principle won for him a lot of enemies amongst the reactionary forces in Nigeria. Babatope could be described as a “stubborn” and “rascally” from childhood. As a son of a clergyman, he followed masquerades and engaged in other pranks. Nonetheless, he was a brilliant student. Babatope’s espouse of socialism and his anti establishment tendencies in later years could be understood in the context of his non conformist background. His activities as a trade unionist at the University of Lagos, editor of the Lagoon Echo when he was a student of the University of Lagos centered on his fight for social justice. A prolific writer, his write up in the Nigerian Tribune, Political Panorama had been used to fight the establishment and the reactionary forces who had “taken Nigeria as an extension of their family compounds” He writes lucidly, he was fearless and always presents his views on any national burning issues without minding whose ox is gored. He is an anti military dictatorship. His tutelage under the sage was a turning point in his life. He imbibed all the principles of Awolowo like selflessness, fearlessness and fortitudes in the face of travails. All these helped him greatly in his struggle for the emancipation of hapless Nigeria from the shackles of local imperialists. But for his anti establishment, Babatope would have acquired wealth like his contemporaries and many of today’s politicians whose confession of Awoism is an avenue to deceive electorate to win power for self aggrandizement. I had a cause to send message to him to stop thinking about death because he has not lived in vain. He did not live for himself only, but for humanity. Therefore, he cannot die. Obviously, many of us have imbibed some of his qualities like devotion to principle, loyalty to friends, fearlessness, bluntness, and selflessness. We will definitely keep the flag flying. Adewuyi Adegbite ayekooto05@gmail.com

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his rather shameful business has continued to stain the image of Lagos as a rising mega city. For, adults the business is often done under the cover of darkness. For children, it is usually done in the open under the surveillance of adults. The name of this terrible business, which happens to be one of the fundamental aspects of sanitation and issues that mirror our underdevelopment as a nation, is open defecation. Open defecation is a practice whereby people defecate in open area not meant for that purpose unmindful of its unhealthy and unhygienic repercussions. Despite all the infrastructure renewal efforts of the Lagos state government, poor sanitation and practice of open defecation remains a hurdle the State must overcome before entering the league of developed cities. From Agege to Apapa, Epe to Badia, Ikorodu to Badagry and other such communities in the state, it is common to see people

on the highways disembarking from their cars to defecate openly along the road. Walking along the railroad tracks even gives one more panoramic view of things as people - male and female engage in mass open defecation. On the streets, behind bushes, in groves of trees, in rivers or streams, inside gutters, dump sites, in motor parks, markets and what have you, people use faeces to litter the environment with impunity. Even some of the fanciest areas are not exempted. In many parts of the state, communities located near the rail track or canals are the guiltiest of open defecation. The question is why is the practice so rampant? A lot is responsible for the menace. A lot of those who indulge in the habit come into Lagos without making any arrangement for a decent accommodation. Just like people travelling abroad without any conceived idea of how they could earn a decent living,

many people see Lagos as the New York of Nigeria. They came to the city and made garages and other open spaces their home, where they sleep and do other things. But not just the homeless defecate openly in Lagos; many residents of populated areas built in the classic ‘face-me-I-face-you’ model are also guilty of this. In many of the poor neighbourhoods in the city, where these houses may be found, poor sanitary condition reigns supreme. Hence, it is not out of place to see houses with more than thirty tenants without or with a single latrine. Many buildings have latrines that are unusable or overfilling and had to be abandoned. in such a situation, people resort to open defecation. Unfortunately, however, it seems only few people appreciate the extent of this problem which could degenerate into an epidemic in the state. It is a fact that many deadly diseases currently ravaging the world are linked to

LAWLESSNESS: Passengers disembarking from BRT on Agege – Oshodi Express way, Lagos. PHOTO: ADEMOLA AKINLABI

Prayer heals nation’s woes

y candid advice to Nigerian politicians is to be fair to all in the provision of the necessary social infrastructures to avoid a situation of not having a nation to rule over. We should be fervent with our prayers for peace in the country and for good leadership. We should be reminded that leadership without consultation is evil. This prayer becomes necessary because it is the only weapon we have to demand God’s intervention in the nation’s affairs. The truth is that the challenges facing the nation are far above what the politicians could address. We must remain resolutely

united in the fight against religious intolerance, immorality, election rigging, injustice, among many others evils. Prayer is the weapon of the oppressed, the poor and the marginalized. Everything happening in the country today indicates that there are so many things wrong and we cannot continue to watch without taking steps. I pray to God to soften the minds of our politicians to jettison their inordinate ambitions for the sake of the masses. Let us with faith believe our prayers are already answered. However, there are disturbing signs of some emerging government policies that ap-

pear oblivious of the peculiar needs of Nigerians. This should be immediately addressed. We must collectively fight against unemployment, poverty, disease, tribalism, moral decadence, drug abuse, rape, religious intolerance, etc. We must be involved in this cause to demonstrate our concern for the welfare and well being of the nation and our people. Prophet Oladipupo Funmilade-Joel (Baba Sekunderin), The Way of Reconciliation Evangelistic Ministries (TWOREM) Int’l, Lagos (08033733470)

open defecation and other such poor sanitary practice. It triggers death, contaminates food, transmits skin diseases, causes respiratory diseases, eye problems, scabies, intestinal parasites resulting in kidney damage, tuberculosis and diarrhea related diseases. A study has claimed that open defecation can cause mental and cognitive stunting among young. Many people seem not to understand that the quality of our lives as human beings is substantially a reflection of the quality of the environment which we inhabit. Many still seem not to comprehend that open defecation creates a host of problems that exceed the merely aesthetic. Beside health implication, open defecation also affects the economy. A 2012 World Bank report reveals that Nigeria loses NGN 455 billion annually due to poor sanitation. This is 1.3 per cent of the national GDP. It should also be understood that an individual produces 200 gram of faeces every day. One can imagine volume of faeces that goes in to the river and those that end up on our source of water and food when there is flood. Worryingly, according to WHO, one gram faeces of an infected person can have up to 10,000,000 viruses, 1,000,000 bacteria and 1000 parasite cyst and 100 parasite eggs. The next question is what should be done? In Lagos, open defecation is against the law. But it is not suffice to simply enact a law and say people should stop defecating in the open without sufficiently changing their mentality. The government needs more campaigns to enlighten the populace about danger of open defecation as a lot of people are still ignorant of the UN supported Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) operational in the state since 2013 which places the burden on communities to take responsibility for the sanitation of their environment. It is also important for agencies saddled with the responsibility of enforcing sanitation laws in Lagos state to be alive to their responsibilities. In other countries like Nepal where only about 46 percent of the population have access to toilets, the people have adopted a name and shame approach where offenders names were pasted in the community centre. This method, though has not stopped the practice, it has nonetheless been effective. Can Lagos borrow this unique model? Diyaolu wrote from Agbado- Ijaiye, Lagos.

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Isiguzo Destiny Belinda Effah elinda Effah is an actress and presenter. She first hit the screen in the 2005 TV series Shallow Waters and was again seen in Next Movie Star, a reality TV show. She is good with her act and beautiful too. She has featured in so many films like: Alan Poza, Lonely Heart, Azonto Babe and numerous others. She has a controversial relationship with her colleague Daniella Okeke and has won different prestigious awards including African Movies Award, Best of Nollywood, Nollywood Movies Awards etc. Lilian Esoro Lilian Esoro Franklin is a Nigerian actress and an erstwhile lover of Ubi Franklin. Esoro is an entrepreneur with a business in Abuja. The Imo State born talent started off her acting career in 2006 with Extended Family. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and has featured in Strive, The Potter, The Next Door Neighbour, Secret Room ,Fool’s Paradise ,The Real Deal , Couple of days, Meet the in-laws and other movies. Akunna Nworgu A graduate of Theatre Arts and a TV presenter with deep rooted talent. She first worked with Ernest Obi in Dear Mother, and since then has become a house hold name in soap operas. She has played significant role in Tales of Eve, Super Story, This Life, Papa Ajasco and Company, Comfort Zone, Centre of Attraction, Married etc and has recently featured in two yet to be released movies

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Coming to Nnewi and Three Wise Men. Akunna is one actress that believes in discipline and hard work and one of those that have deny the existence of chronic sexual harassment in exchange for roles in Nollywood. Ngozi Thompson Igwebuike The ZAFAA Best Indigenous Female Actor nominee, Ngozi showed dexterity in acting in Obi Emelonye’s Onye Ozi and recently was a lead actress in the romantic thriller, Oxford Gardens where she played the role of Munachi, a dying woman diagnosed of Leukaemia and has few days to live. After a dazzling performance where she held firm grip on a lead role, Ngozi has become a darling of Nollywood producers and directors who are looking for raw talents to replace Nollywood inaccessible super

stars. Adesua Etomi Adesua was born in Owerri, but hails from Edo State. She is a beautiful actress with brains too. She was also trained as a professional actress and theatre practitioner in the UK where she studied Physical theatre, Musical theatre and Performing Arts at the City College, Coventry, United Kingdom where she ob-

Daniella Okeke The Lagos Cougars starred actress came to limelight with her role as Joke in the same movie which earned her a nomination as the Best Actress in a Leading Role at both the Movie Academy Awards and Nigeria Entertainment Awards.The curvy actress has always touted her appearance but mostly importantly, her talents as a good actor cannot be doubted. Before Lagos Cougars, she has also starred in Sleek Ladies (2007), and Stronger than Pain (2007). She is in fierce completion with a Nigerian actress who they say can’t also see her eye to eye. She is a growing star in Nollywood and has been courted by ranking media houses through media attentions.

The ZAFAA Best Indigenous Female Actor nominee, Ngozi showed dexterity in acting in Obi Emelonye’s Onye Ozi and recently was a lead actress in the romantic thriller, Oxford Gardens

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tained a triple distinction and also Drama and Performance at the University of Wolverhampton graduating with a 1st class honour. She featured in the MTV series Shuga, and also in Knocking on Heaven’s Door, Brave, Falling, Soldier’s Story, Couple of Days etc. The numerous awards winning beauty is serious with her profession and she’s going places definitely. Maybe because like she said men don’t toast her.

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einrich Böll Foundation and Nsibidi Institute will present the “Open City Lagos” Publication, featuring essays, photographs and interactive experiments that explore the dynamic of openness across a range of attitudes, themes and cities. The event will feature short presentations and panel discussions exploring characteristics and expressions of an “open city”. In line with the publication, the occassion broadens public reflection and discourse on the co-existence of different social groups and the richness of a cultural diversity that comes together to foster growth that is diverse, equitable, creative, sustainable and inclusive. The launch will be followed on March 5 with two workshops and presentations on Public Space & Spatial Literacy: The role of design in situating openness and Beyond Design. Infrastructures for Sustainable Community Development. The event holds from March 4 to March 5, 2016 from 9am to 5pm. Venue is Goethe Institut, Lagos.

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his Friday, the Club hosts Lagos based American author Allyn Gaestel who is exploring one of Africa´s most complex and compelling countries through the lens of women´s health. She is a freelance journalist who covers inequality and the human repercussions of politics. Her 2011 reports exposing power structures and human rights abuses in medicine in India in the Los Angeles Review of Books and The Atlantic were reprinted in the New York Times Op Talk and in an advocacy guide by the White Ribbon Alliance, a leading women´s health advocacy group. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Reuters, The Atlantic, CNN, Al Jazeera,, France 24, among other outlets. Allyn will be discussing her article Fool´s Gold: On Oil and its Discontents. Date is Friday, 4th March 2016 and venue is Goethe-Institut, Lagos, Lagos Island at 2.30pm.

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hat was growing up like under your father, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o? I was born in Evanston Illinois but grew up in Kenya. My father has been very influential in my writing in that it is from him that I learned to love words and what they can do. So you can say that I learned the beauty of writing and also the political agency of words from him. I have joked elsewhere that in the same way some fathers and sons kick a football around, my father and I kick words around – so there is a deeply fulfilling side to being a writer who has a father who is also a writer. I have been writing for as long as I can remember – it just seemed like the thing to do since that is what I saw being done around the house – so you could say, I sort of picked it up in the same way a musician picks up the guitar because it is played around the house. How is your location affecting your writing? Imagination has no borders. Therefore, I am finding myself increasingly writing from both locations. Nairobi Heat, a novel about Ishmael a detective, investigating the murder of a young white woman in Madison, Wisconsin finds that to solve the case he has to go to Kenya. In Kenya, he meets up with his counterpart, O and Muddy, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide and the three of them then embark on a series of adventures across racial and class lines. The sequel tentatively titled, Finding Sahara, takes place in Kenya, Mexico and the US and it finds the trio investigating an assassination and bomb explosion in Kenya in the backdrop of the US war on terror. Nairobi Heat and Finding Sahara are being published by Cassava Republic Press. And Nairobi Heat has been optioned for a movie to be directed by Hollywood film and TV director, Oz Scott. What experiences in Kenya fuels the seeming vibrant literary circle? There is a very determined and generous group of writers who are opening literary doors for younger writers. I am thinking of Angela Wacuka, Binyavanga Wainaina and Billy Kahora over at Kwani? and also Muthoni Garland over at StoryMoja-Hay festivals are prime examples. Both Kwani? and Storymoja have at their heart I believe a goal to see a literary tradition flourish in Kenya especially after the dry years of the Moi dictatorship that exiled writers such as my father and Micere Mugo. Do you write only prose? I also write poetry and political essays in addition to being a literary scholar. Starting in July, I will be an Assistant Professor at Cornell University where I will be teaching African literature. So in the near future, I hope to have a scholarly work out on Amos Tutuola and an English peasant poet, John Clare and their use of the English language. What challenges have you been facing as an African writer abroad? There are challenges that are common for all writers – getting a literary agent, finding a publisher and of course readers but in my case who are interested in Af-

With a string of literary works to his credit, Mukoma Wa Ngugi is one of the enterprising writers of African origin in the United States at the moment. He holds a PHD in English from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, an MA in Creative Writing from Boston University and a BA in English and Political Science from Albright College. In 2009, he was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing and in 2010 for the Penguin Prize for African Writing for his novel manuscript, ‘The First and Second Books of Transition’. In this interview with NGOZI EMEDOLIBE, he shares rare glimpses of his works and life.

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rican literature that is global – so readers who are willing to read about themselves, to see themselves reflected in African characters as well as American characters. Nairobi Heat came out in South Africa in 2009 and in the US in 2011. That has been frustrating - I want to be read

at home. What’s your perception of Nigerian writers? I teach Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel. It is a book that I think captures the senseless and destructives of the neocolonial state – and it does so beautifully. It is the one book that I can

In a picture with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya

‘Waiting for an Angel’, is a book that I think captures the senseless and destructives

– and it does so beautifully. It is the one book that I can say of the neocolonial state

that speaks to my generation growing up in

neocolonial dictatorships.

Ben Okri and his

use of magical realism with an obvious debt to

Amos Tutuola should be read side by side with Garcia Marquez

say that speaks to my generation growing up in neocolonial dictatorships. Ben Okri and his use of magical realism with an obvious debt to Amos Tutuola should be read side by side with Gabrial Garcia Marquez. I have to say that Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe are so much a part of African consciousness that it is hard to think of them as Nigerian writers. What steps should a young African desirous of making it abroad take to be published? In the US at least, you almost always need a literary agent who will present your work to publishers. The best advice I have seen out there is to look at the book jackets of authors you admire, or whom you think you write like and find out who their literary agent is, or visit the author’s website. If a writer is familiar with your work, ask to be introduced to his or her agent. How did you get your first work published? Generally you need an agent, at least here in the US. You submit the novel to the agent who in turn submits it to publishing companies that he or she feels might be interested in your work. If you are lucky, you get an offer, if even luckier you get competing offers. And then it goes from there. For Hurling Words at Consciousness (poetry), I submitted the manuscript directly to Africa World Press but for Nairobi Heat, it was through an agent. So perhaps the first thing is to go to the publishers’ website and check their submission guidelines. Your book ‘Nairobi Heat’ being made into a movie must be big in terms of rewards. Where will the movie be shot? The movie will most likely be shot in Kenya – there are scenes that cannot be replicated elsewhere. It is to be directed by Oz Scott. The screen play by David Abramowitz is finished – he did an excellent job with it. There are bound to be some changes, so it’s a lot like any other form of translation – some things get lost and others get gained. On balance though, I do think his screenplay improves the novel. So now, it is really up to the director What is your impression of Nigerian movies? I have watched some Nollywood movies and I think it’s really good for African cinema to have a popular basis. Popular film keeps the issues alive, be they political or cultural, by presenting them in a medium that is accessible while not talking down to the audience. This is the aspect of popular fiction that appeals to me and one of the reasons I like the detective novel form. I think scholars make a mistake when they take only the high brow seriously. There is however more

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intense writing –Mukoma Wa Ngugi

Book signing duty

In Finland

Mukoma wa Ngugi

With family in 2012 With some members of his family

and more scholarship being done on Nollywood and I would like to see that with African popular fiction. What is life like in a white classroom as a teacher? There is a huge amount of diversity in a single classroom and to cast myself as a black teacher teaching white students would actually make me a poorer teacher. For example, there is gender to account for, there is class, there is sexual orientation, and there is rural and urban, religion and so on. In the black population there is diversity too that goes as far as colourism, light skinned versus dark skinned and class. Even within white people there is diversity of origin, and of class where the elite class looks down upon the poor. So I would rather listen to the students and let the diversity come from them rather me trying to take a stand and then use that stand to inform my teaching. If I did that, I would really be silencing some students at the expense of others. So I don’t necessarily think of myself as a black teacher even though I am obviously black and being black in the United States has political, economic, social and cultural implications. Maybe a better way of putting it is that I am only one other diverse voice in the classroom in concert with many others. How has marriage been? Is she a writer too?

I have been married for five years now though we have been together for ten years. She is a medical doctor specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OB/GYN). She reads most of my work in draft and offers me editorial advice. She is an avid reader with a good understanding of literature and aesthetics and therefore almost always her advice is useful. How did you meet her? I met her in East Lansing Michigan in 2002 when we were both there for an intensive African language summer program. At that time she was learning to play the Balafone and was studying Bambara so that she could go to Mali. I was learning Kiswahili because while I could speak the language, my grammar was very poor, the result of an education system that privileges English over African languages. How many kids do you have? We have only one child who is going to

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be two in June. We don’t know whether she will follow the medical or literary path, or will forge her own way. What other ‘arty things’ do you do? I play the guitar but not professionally. Guitar brings me gently back into the world after intense writing. What is your favourite vacation spot in Africa and why? While I have been to a number of African countries, I can’t say it has ever

While I have been to a number of African countries, I can’t say it has ever been for a vacation. In a way, I am part of that African demographic that needs to do more tourism in

Kenya and Africa

been for a vacation. In a way, I am part of that African demographic that needs to do more tourism in Kenya and Africa. I was in Mauritania for a series of lectures – it is one place I would love to visit with more time – both the desert and the ocean had their own kinds of beauty and I would love to explore them more. How do you unwind? In addition to playing the guitar I love watching live blues and jazz over a cold beer. Recently, I discovered a local blues band in Norwalk, CT band where the violin is the lead instrument. I am looking forward to seeing them again. Do you ever use stimulants to write? No, I don’t use stimulants to write – my imagination in flight is my drug of choice.

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Gospel according to Abudu

A pizzazz of hearty toasts, clings of glasses bearing exotic wines from beyond the shores, interweaves tales of tearful affection, and passionate lust in the Mo Abudu’s anniversary flick, Fifty. Oluwadahunsi Olawale

THEATRE

hese themes and more were brought into concreteness by four friends who are in their fifties and are in the peak of their chosen careersMaria (Omoni Oboli), Tola (Dakore Egbuson), Elizabeth (Iretiola Doyle) and Kate (Nse Ikpe Etim). As good as they may look on the poster of the movie, they all nurse personal problems that either got exposed; or direct their lifestyle and affected others in the process. Well, that’s why it’s a movie- characters and problems in a ‘Tom and Jerry’ race. Elizabeth, a consultant gynecologist is an unapologetic cougar, confident of her actions and readily accepting the consequences that comes with it. Her charac-

Inside ‘Wakaa’

In the spirit of the New Year, I decided to see Bolanle Austen Peter’s production, ‘Wakáá’. Here’s what I feel. Turi Dee

ter seems to be the most mature of the four. For example, justifying herself for divulging the secret about Maria’s pregnancy for Kunle (Wale Ojo), Tola’s

had been advised to arrive at 2pm if I was interested in regular tickets, but as a Naija babe, I turned up at 3pm and viola, regular seats had sold out! Omo, not wanting to come back in the evening, I quickly purchased standard tickets and proceeded into the hall for the musical. The shell hall wore a new look with the introduction of theatre style sitting for VIP and regular guests. Not that this helped in the numbers aspect, but it gave the VIP guests a better view of the stage and appreciation of how theatre styled setting should be. Wakáá the musical a successor to the critically acclaimed SARO is a story of struggle and success. While these productions are from the same stable, asides the cast, these productions take on the Nigerian circumstances in different ways. Written by award-winning script writer of The Meeting and October 1 – Tunde Babalola, Wakáá is a play about the trials and experiences of 4 graduates with varied backgrounds. The story reveals their struggles and challenges, as they attempt to make their way in present day Nigeria and abroad after graduation. Patrick Diabuah, A’rese Emokpae and

Ade Layoye from Saro fame held down the main characters as Tosan, Kike and Ngozi respectively. The new addition to this team, Jolomi Amuka who played Rex was a good addition to the team. As expected, Patrick put up a stellar performance from his baritone voice to his command on the stage. The chemistry between himself and Kike is one I am familiar with and they didn’t disappoint. Kike taking the role of a pampered over indulged lady felt out of place from her Saro role, but she was a dream to watch. That voice as she belted out tunes from Asa, Adele, P-Squared and the rest was melodious and inspiring. Ade Laoye as Ngozi was as controlled as expected and for some reason, I thought she would be the one to get Tosan at the end. While my Nollywood brain might have been at work, it just seems like Ade gets those roles where she portrays a serious person trying to give back and do right in the world and doesn’t ever get the guy. Her performance too was great but some of her costumes felt over the top for a humanitarian. Rex played by Jolomi Amuka was welcome. He was a smooth talker, flowing in and out of his lines and scenes. I liked his exchange with Tosan and with time, he might be the one to watch in Theatre for 2016. Ozzy Agu and Dolapo Oni also joined this production and they brought their A game. Ozzy’s accent felt South African though, but when one looks at the character he portrayed it all seem to fit perfectly. As this was a musical all I can say is I have a new leave of respect for the musical director in the person of Olumide Ogunfowode. A mix of original and Nigerian songs with the use of a live band,

husband and striving to keep up the bond with her daughter, Shade, even after her (Doyle’s) misdemeanor with her (Shade’s) boyfriend proves her maturity. Doyle fitted into the character meticu-

lously, infusing some Yoruba fillers in her conversations, making her ‘high and mightiness’ easy to relate with. And her romance scenes… who would believe? Earlier scenes played by Egbuson

made the production epic, I didn’t like their version of Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’ I am a biased fan like that, however, I did like the way they spun it around and sang in Yoruba. I got goose bumps from the child who sang Dare’s “Pray for me” I swear he can give Dare a run for his money. I’m hoping all the songs from this production will be placed on a cd and sold with the money going into more support for the arts. Choreography, was so on point with acts and dancers moving in sync wouldn’t have expected anything less from the stables of BAP. Costumes were also classic, a mix of bright hues and vibrant colors brought the stage alive. Compared to Saro, Wakáá’ had more than a 100 people and having to create outfits from scratch for a cast of that number is no easy feat. Award winning fashion designer Lanre Da Saliva, was one of the costume designers for the main female characters but as I had mentioned early, the dresses seemed out

of place for Ngozi, the humanitarian. As it relates to set design, I am happy the use of the digital screens has come to stay as this takes care of having to ensure each scene is ably covered with the right props. Production was top notch, don’t think they made use of any equipment by MUSON as lighting and microphones were crystal clear with no glitches. The play was written by Tunde Babalola and his play with misplaced priorities of the graduates, the politics and the love story was well put together and totally in touch with our present realities. I liked the infusion of other plays and movies into the lines and the synergy between music and lines. A bit long, but a masterpiece no doubt. Directing this time was handled by the producer of the play herself Bolanle Austen Peters. If this is her directorial debut, then she put her back into it and did a wonderful job as the scenes both musical and conversation fit well together.

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Call to Worship

On the authority of Anas bin Malik, the servant of the Messenger of Allah, the prophet said: “None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”

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Better days ahead for Nigeria –AbdulLateef L agos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hakeem AbdulLateef has called on Nigerians to be hopeful of better days ahead, stressing that challenges facing the country are not insurmountable. He gave the admonition in a sermon titled; “Be Hopeful” at the Lagos State House of Assembly Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja. He noted that the success of last general election where many were hopeless was an indication that Nigeria is now on the right track. “Allah answers prayers, He accepted our prayers by making the last election a success, when those in government then were reckless to the extent of depleting the nation’s foreign reserve.” He maintained that Nigerians must support those at the helms of affairs at all tiers of government to achieve the much-expected positive change in all sectors. The Commissioner attributed the rise in US Dollars to the increasing rate at which Nigerians patronize foreign products and unwholesome activities of illegal Bureau De Change. “The value of naira can only be strengthened when Nigerians stop their love and patronage for foreign goods. In the olden days, naira has value than foreign currencies because our fathers never cherished foreign products. There is nothing good that happened abroad that cannot happen in Nigeria,” he said. He stressed that Nigeria would experience rapid growth if Nigerians believe and help one another to grow saying that the foreign trips embarked upon by President MuhammaduBuhari is a step in the right direction to reposition Nigeria among the comity of nations. “It is obvious that better days are

ahead with all available indications if Nigerians support the present administration. Be agent of positive change, be hopeful and act hopefully,” he stressed. It was also made known that Lagos State Government will no longer sponsor pilgrims to Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem. He made this declaration while addressing some Muslim faithful in Ikeja-Lagos. He said the fall in the price of oil and the need for the state to invest more in infrastructural development and capacity building necessitated the decision.

“The present economic indications had made it difficult to continue to finance Hajj rites performed by an individual now that about one million naira is required for such sponsorship. It is better to invest such amount in public schools or hospitals for the benefit of Lagos residents and Nigerians at large.” “Individuals intending to visit Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah as well going to Jerusalem should be prepared to bear the economic implications involved, as the state government is resolute about cutting wastages” he stressed.

Sheikh Dhikrullahi Shafii with the Amir of The Muslim Congress, Dr. Luqman AbdurRaheem, welcoming dignitaries at the quarterly public lecture of TMC held in Somolu at the weekend.

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“Islam is a religion of capacity. Whoeverhas the intention of performing Hajj and does not have money to pursue such dream will have the reward of someone that has performed hajj” he added.

MSSN calls JAMB to order

he Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, Lagos State Area Unit, has called on JAMB officials to order regarding treatment meted out to Muslim students atthe Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB. MSSN condemned the recent harassment and delay of Muslim candidates wearing Hijab before accessing some examination centers for the JAMB Computer Based Test (CBT) Examination in Lagos. MSSN Lagos allegedly visited two centres - Shoms International School and Daleware Institute of Technology in Lagos – due to the worrisome attitude of some JAMB officers, who expressed discriminatory act against female Muslim candidates on Hijab. After visiting the centers, Amir (President) of MSSN Lagos, MallamSaheedAshafa, dcondemned the harassments of the female Muslim students and urged government to call those officials to order. Ashafa explained that JAMB breached the constitution of Nigeria, which guaranteed fundamental human right of religion by denying female Muslim candidates from taking the examination. “Why did JAMB fix examination at a time when Muslims were supposed to be observing their Jumaat? JAMB cannot claim ignorance of the fact that Muslims observe their Jumaat prayer between 1pm and 3pm on Fridays. “JAMB should be reminded that the use of Hijab by the female Muslim students is a constitutional right which has been unequivocally affirmed and guaranteed by the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended and international instruments which Nigeria is a party to. We hope that this will stop without chaos. “JAMB must know clearly that the same reason why it cannot fix examination on Sunday (24 hours) and allow people to expose their nakedness makes it un-ideal for it to fix examination during Jumaat time (two hours) and stop those coving their nakedness with Hijab.”

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Ofada vs polished rice

am very sure the heading might sound funny but it is not at all as I observed my little girl always complaining whenever we prepare our homegrown rice popularly called Ofada. Despite the fact that she loves the locust-bean stew, she can still not understand why mummy prefers Ofada to the common polished rice. And I think it is high time we start making our children too appreciate the many benefits inherent in these home-grown products. Apart from boosting our currency and economy, they are healthier than those genetically-modifiedstuff many of us cherish so much. Before this craze for foreign things, when we were growing up, Nigeria’s economy was placed above nations like China, India, Singapore and even Malaysia that took palm oil seed away from here,as a country with numerous potentials to become a true giant of Africa. Unfortunately, we have been unfortunate to had been led by so many clueless rulers who have been so selfish and greedy. As our amiable President of vision is now trying to woo investors back here, there must be

serious policies in place to ensure that foreign firms coming into Nigeria partner with local companies to enhance technology transfer like what is done in other countries. It is not enough to just be spending millions on campaigning for attitudinal change but truly living by example. All Nigerian officials must first lead by example by patronising Made-in-Nigeria goods and be patriotic enough to put aside their ego and self-pride that they are patronizing foreign goods. Not all Nigerian products are inferior in quality; it is more of a psychological thing. Now is the time for that attitudinal change to make our economy grow. With all the noise since, foreign beverages are still being served at official functions while Federal Government officials still drink foreign drinks or eat foreign things, even at home when nobody is there to police you, let us be patriotic enough to make the needed change. Of course we have the advantage of our huge population of over 140 million to boost our economy. Just like I have been doing with my little girl, we all really

need to re-orientate ourselves to value what we have in order to develop a very dynamic economy. We have said it severally that government officials should patronise local hospitals as well as making sure that children of government officials and the rich attend Nigerian schools. As government is working on having stable power supply and other infrastructures, let us be working on our psyche and younger ones on the need to always think Nigerian. We all need to play our part to get out of the mess created by many years of misrule. Many people are still blaming the current leadership while they forget that past leadership failure is at the heart of our current dilemma because I believe if the present leadership have the opportunity of the money at the disposal of past leadership, we will be singing a different tune now. If we truly know the harms in those genetically-modified foreign stuff we are consuming, we will surely cherish and appreciate our home-grown stuff. Let us keep educating our young ones.

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Apart from boosting our currency and economy, they are healthier than those genetically-modified stuff many of us cherish so much.

L-R: Head of the late Alhaji Abdul Azeez Abiola family, Alhaji Muhammad Abiola; best overall of 3rd Abiola Qur’anic recitation competition, Hafiz Quran, Imanbillah Uthman; members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Alhaji Abdullateef Akinsanya and Alhaja Latifat Kukoyi, during the presentation of award to winners of the competition at Ota, in Ogun State.

L-R: Widow of the late Alhaji Abdul Azeez Abiola, Alhaja Zikrah Abiola; member of the family, Alhaja Memunat Muhammad; one of the winners of 3rd Abiola Qur’anic recitation competition, Haafizah Quran Hazeebah Okutimirin and Alhaja Mariam Kekereekun, during the presentation of award to the winners of the competition at Ota in Ogun State.

R: L Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule; Governor’s wife, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, and Mrs Victoria Gowon at the funeral service for Late Dame Obafunmilayo Oluyemisi Johnson, wife of former Lagos State Governor, Rtd Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson, held at the Hoare’s Memorial Methodist Cathedral, Yaba recently.

Ahmadiyya offers free health screening

he Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria trough its youth wing, the MajlisKhuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya held a 2-day free medical program for inhabitants of Rumoukini community in PortHarcourt, Rivers State at the weekend. The program featured free medical consultation to over 400 adults and children including tests for diabetes and hypertension, giving free eye glasses and free consultation to all attendees with advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle. Speaking at the event, Chief Oyineche thanked theJama’at for providing the free health services for the community, noting that the program will help to bridge the gap between Muslims and other members of the various religious groups in the community. Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria,

Dr. Mash-hudAdenreleFashola remarked that there is an urgent need for all religious organisations to assist government in the delivery of qualitative health care services to the poor. He noted that the Jama’atwill continue to provide such program to further help in bridging the gap among various religious organisations in Nigeria and also to assist the poor and indigent members of the community. The free health services which ispart of the activities line up for the celebration of the Ahmadiyya centenary in Nigeria also featured enlightenment visit to secondary schools on dangers of drug abuse and other substances, inter-religious peace conference, friendly football games, launch of Stop the Crime campaign and special prayers for government and people of the state.

Member of the Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, during the free blood donation exercise at the Inter-religious Peace Conference organized by Majlis Khuddam-ulahmadiyya in Port- Hacourt.

‘This is Islam, where are the Muslims?’

he Bodija Estates and Environs Muslim Community, BEEMC, will on Sunday March 6, honour an Assistant Editor-In- Chief with the News Agency of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun with its bi-monthly lecture. The lecture entitled; ``This is Islam, where are the Muslims’’ will be delivered by an Abuja-based Islamic scholar and Publisher of De Minaret International, AbdurRauf Bin Sa’eed (Abumazeeda Khayr). The lecture slated to hold at the

Community Islamic Centre, Housing, Bodija, Ibadan, starting from 11am will be hosted by Balogun to mark his birthday. The lecture, according to the Chairman, BEEMC Lecture Committee, Alhaji Mursiq Siyanbade is to sensitise Muslims to their responsibilities as dictated by Islam. Expected to grace the lecture include the Board of Trustees members of the community, Board of Religious Affairs, community leaders, Muslim youths and other Islamic groups based in Ibadan.

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Daring God, Fearing Buhari

here is the common saying that a tree cannot make a forest; same should be true of our pathological looters of the nation’s treasury. They did not and are not doing it alone. The daily headlines on fresh unearthing of looters are almost giving some individuals a nightmare; blood pressure of some others are increasing. It is now like a match with commoners as spectators, Buhari as the umpire and the looters as the players. Everyone is speedily playing to drop his or her loots at the goal post. While will people fail their conscience? Why will they act against the natural order of the mind? We must begin to look beyond Buhari. We must as a generality develop a resilient determination and resistance to fight corruption. In this case, those who loot are aided by their cohorts. I am still asking myself if they are humans with the volumes of their theft. Our laws have several loopholes; our judgments are technically dragged; our communal sense of responsibility is no more; our sense of shame has become shameless; we now oscillate between corrupt minds and leaders. Every one awaits his opportunity to grab what is available. Corruption will ever remain as long as the minds are not purified. The present war is artificial, should Buhari vacate the seat today, you can guess better what may happen. The probability are likely that if this war on corruption fail or that people who share the mission do not succeed the man Buhari, whose name alone these looters now fear more than God, corruption will reincarnate in a more sophisticated garb. All of them so far are either Muslims or Christians; none has claimed he is an atheist. Whereas, the central belief in the heavenly religions is Godliness, fear of God at all time as there will be accountability after this earthly existence. But we now see men of God stealing the money for the men of God. While looting, where do they place God? They have become faithless by daring God when they loot and fear Buhari because he can send them to jail. All these looters are either fathers or mothers, they have families and

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friends who share and enjoy their loots at the expense of the people who own the resources. Are their children or families not aware of their loots? Are these loots not being spent on them? It is a real moral issue, if it is seen otherwise; the future is not only bleak but looming with ruins. The dire need to focus on building leaders who will see the present challenges and build it better in the future is obligatory. It is a great service to God and humanity. Otherwise, the state of our society and the world at large will be worse than it is presently. Our problem is not resources (human and material), but poor, bad and nonvisionary leadership. If a car is new and the driver is drunk or unskilled, it may cause accident. The problem is the driver and not the car. To save the future from total collapse, we need to build the current youths to be visionary. We need to build them as leaders who think of helping others and not themselves. They should be prepared to feel the pain of the suffering people and be passionate to salvage them. Doing this is not one man or one day task. It primarily involves the home and school. The society through righteous places of worship, seasoned motivators and few good leaders can build visionary leaders. The home is the barometer where every solid foundation for the society is built. The quality training given to a child in this enclave determines how the society will look like. A home where a child is often engaged by the Parents on how to be useful to himself and the society is a good catalyst for building future leaders. This kind of child will grow up to think more of helping others rather than himself. The entire world today is indeed at the cross road. Times are hard and flying away. Man is busy but doing nothing. Resources are ever divinely provided to be more than men that dwell on the earth. In the tiny world of the ants, there exists organization, teamwork and leadership. Does it mean that little ants are more responsible than us? The crumbs we throw away, they collect and keep, they are all tirelessly working for the success of their kingdom, their team spirit is unparallel and their skill to preserve resources leaves one aghast. Why can’t we do something better if truly we are more organized or responsible? The need for visionary leaders who think, work and fear God is a major tool in salvaging our society from collapse. The home, the school and the society at large must join hands to build future visionary leaders. When such leaders emerge, they will harness resources and bring prosperity and peace to the nation and the world at large. Adeniyi, O.Z. (PhD) omotopeadeniyi@gmail.com

They have become faithless by daring God when they loot and fear Buhari because he can send them to jail.

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here are many people who take part in many pointless discussions in the world. Some say needless things to each other jokingly which lead to arguments and discord. Speaking without thinking, needless, pointless things that serve no beneficial purpose and lead only to difficulties and strife. The Holy Qur’an prohibits believers from engaging in such things as serve no purpose and of no benefit. HazratMusleh Maud (ra) mentions in this regard an example that the Promised Messiah (as) used to give. The Holy Quran says: ...And when they pass by anything vain, they pass on with dignity;(25:73) The characteristic of a believer is to bypass pointless discussions without paying attention. The example is given of a woman. That she always is given to such pointless purposeless things, but these days it appears that men also to be found in the same state. For example women inquire about how much certain items cost or where they were prepared from and these are all examples of such useless and pointless talk that are purely worldly discussions that have no beneficial purpose and indeed sometimes can have detrimental impact on the ladies sitting nearby. He says till the woman obtains the whole history of the item she can find no contentment. The Promised Messiah (as) used to recount that a woman had a very beautiful golden ring made but no one paid any attention to it. She became so furious that she set her home on fire and when the people came to ask if anything was salvaged, she said nothing except this ring. A lady came and asked her when had she gotten this ring made, it is indeed very beautiful. The woman said to her had you asked this question earlier what need would there have been for my house to have been set alight. HazratMusleh Maud (ra) is saying that this habit is not specific only to some women but that men suffer from it too. After exchange of salutations, they start inquiring where have you come from where are you going and how much do you earn. Why is this needed? Then giving the example of the western nations, he says we never see one inquiring about salary or education or job status of another. Pointless things are not just those that can lead to harm, anything that has no benefit also falls un-

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Khalifatul Ahmadiyya der the category of things that we should avoid. The Promised Messiah defines such things as being those that produce no harm or benefit. These are the pointless things that a believer is told to avoid. A condition for a believer is that all of their discussions should be purposeful and he should avoid every type of pointless and non-beneficial thing. But if we carry out a survey we will find that a lot of people are indulging in such pointless talk. Huzoor (ab) says he will narrate other important lessons from Promised Messiah (as) narrated by HazratMusleh Maud (ra) The Promised Messiah (as) used to narrate the following story that once a lowly individual was walking around in Lahore and he found a group of individuals engaged in a hue and cry. Upon inquiry, he found out that this was all due to the passing away of King Ranjit Singh. Albeit there were some kings who were oppressive but Ranjit Singh was responsible for establishment of peace. He was peaceful with Muslims to an extent as well. Muslims also served under him. Promised Messiah (as) father also served in a high capacity under his rule. The individual inquired why are people so restless upon his death? He said that even my own father had passed away so where does Maharaja Ranjit Singh figure into things. The lesson that the Promised Messiah used to draw was that those things that are dear to a person are what appear great in their eyes. Albeit Ranjit Singh influenced thousands, this man didn’t care because to him his father who used to lavish care upon him was the one who was important. Even some minor items may seem grand to us due to our need for them but due to lack of our knowledge, we consider great things minor. Even if a child is presented with an expensive diamond, will he really care? We should focus upon respecting our society as a whole, not just within our limited sphere. When an Ahmadi does good in the society it results not only in just his reputation but also of the Jama’at. And thus avenues of propagation are made apparent if we expand our sphere of compassion. The world will come to realize that it is only the true teachings of Islam which can result in true peace. To be continued

L-R: General Secretary Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Alhaji Abbass Iromini; Missionary incharge, Maulvi Abdul Khalique Nuryar; Chief Oyineche of Rumokini; Amir, Dr. Moshood Fashola; Naib Amir, Dr. Abdul Ghaniy Enahoro at the Inter-religious Peace Conferences organize by Majlis khuddamul-ahmadiyya in Port-Hacourt.

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Ayinde Barrister honoured in Lagos

Burna Boy wins One Africa Award

Afolabi Gambari

sun Hall of the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, last Saturday played host to a galaxy of important personalities who converged to honour the late fuji music creator, Dr Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. A group of Barrister’s music lovers under the name The Ayinde Barrister Legacy Group, organised the event tagged BARRY DAY in the memory of the late musician who died on December 16, 2010 at a London Hospital. The group, according to its President, Alhaji Tolani Owolabi, was created in 2012 with a view to providing a forum where Barrister’s fans would share their passion for his music and immortalize his name as a front line musician in Nigeria. BARRY DAY is an annual event, first edition of which held in 2013 at Lagos Sheraton Hotel, while the second edition held at Lagos Airport Hotel in 2014. What could have been the third edition did not hold in 2015 owing to the political tension that heralded the 2015 general elections in the country. The occasion is held in February being the birth month of Barrister who was born on February 9, 1948. A big colorful banner placed at some metres away from the venue was a cynosure of all that passed through the lobby. Some guests and passers-by could not resist the allure of the banner on which Barrister’s image was generously inscribed, that they took time off to take beautiful snap shots with their phone camera. Chairman of the occasion, who is former Lagos State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Prince Ademola Adeniji-Adele, arrived the venue before the event was kick started in a show of honour for Barrister whom he described as a compassionate musician.

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Adenji-Adele while delivering his speech reminiscent on how he engaged Barrister at his wedding and had the musician playing for him free of charge. Accompanied to the event by his politician son, Adeniji-Adele gave kudos to the members of the host group for throwing a challenge to friends and associates of Barrister on the need to properly immortalize Barrister. “When our father, Otunba Osiefa informed me about the group and what they had done so far, I was touched and looking forward to receive them. And when they came to my office and addressed me I was more impressed. “Your attitude is a wake up call to those of us who were close to Alhaji Barrister during his lifetime. We can only wish you many more success in a society where people don’t commit their time and resource into a project unless they are assured of personal gain,” he said. Grand Patron of the group, Otunba Adisa Osiefa expressed his appreciation to Adeniji-Adele for honouring the in-

vite within a short notice. He also commended his early arrival, urging other important personalities to imbibe time consciousness to event. The Aare Alaasa of Ibadanland, Oloye Lekan Alabi who delivered an acclaimed interesting speech, pointed out that Barrister’s place in the anal of history is assured for creating a genre that fuse others brands of African music together to create a distinct identity an fan base. Members of the elite club, appearing in purple over black trousers, were a delight to behold with their comportment and sophistication, which redefined fuji followership. Each member was engaged in a duty within and outside the venue of the event. Presentation of My Memoir, a book written by Barrister’s media consultant, Elder Dayo Odeyemi, was part of the event. Odeyemi, who had in 2001 authored My Fuji, Barrister biography, said his pact with Barrister inspired him to do a follow-up to his earlier work.

paceship Entertainment superstar, Burna Boy, was a big winner at the fifteenth edition of the prestigious Metro FM Awards held in Durban, South Africa over the weekend. The award ceremony, attended by iconic musicians, celebrities and even South Africa’s Sports Minister, Fikile Mbalula, was one of its kinds in recent time. Burna Boy made history on the night as he won the One Africa Award, becoming the first ever winner of the award. The versatile act also won two other awards for his collaboration with AKA on the South African act‘s hit song “Baddest”. He went home with a Best Hit Single award as well as Best Collaboration for the song. Daylight.ng gathered that the award winner has been working non-stop since the release of his sophomore album #OAS (On A Spaceship) last November. Just last week, he got fans buzzing as he released a creative cover to Rihanna’s latest single, “Work”.

At Lisabi Festival in Abeokuta

Lisabi Festival

his year’s edition of Lisabi Festival powered by national operator, Globacom, began on Monday in Abeokuta with “Booming of Guns” on Olumo Rock by hunters. Immediately after the flag-off, Egba women organised a public mobilisation campaign to sensitize and galvanize the people about the importance of the festival. This was followed

by Woro dance and sectional horse riding amongst the men folk. The final ceremony of the traditional Ayo Game competition and the finals of the Secondary School debate and Children social programmes were held on Tuesday at the palace of the Alake of Egbaland. The Planning Committee of the 2016 Lisabi Festival disclosed that the ceremonies contin-

ue on Wednesday with the Inter-School Quiz competition scheduled for the Centenary Hall, Ake, Abeokuta, while the finals of the Lisabi Football Competition will be held at M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta. A Jumat thanksgiving service is scheduled for Friday at the Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta, while the royal banquet in honour of the Alake of Egbaland sponsored exclusively by Globacom takes place at the OK Centre, Abeokuta, the same day. The Planning committee said further that Chief Osundare who was the Nlado of Kemta in his lifetime and one of the six powerful persons in Egbaland had been declared the Hero of the Year 2016 festival. Chief Rasheed Raji, who is Chairman of the Committee announced the choice and noted that the Hero was also in line to be crowned Alake of Egbaland, but that “his commercial interests worked against him.” The annual visit to the Kemta Kobiti homestead of the Hero would take place in the evening of Thursday, 3rd March, 2016. Chairman of the Ogun State Civil Service Commission, Chief (Mrs.) Ronke Folarin, is expected to preside over the Lisabi Festival Seminar with the theme “Creating wealth

through Smalll and Medium Scale Enterprises”. It will be held at the Centenary Hall, Abeokuta, on Thursday morning. Chief Raji explained further that speakers at the Seminar who would come from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB) include Prof. Olufunlayo Adebambo, Prof. Adewale Dipeolu and the Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies at the school, Dr. Olusegun Obadina. The Grand Finale of the Festival holds on Saturday, March 5, at the Ake Palace Grounds, while the ceremonies will be rounded off on Sunday, 6thMarch, with a thanksgiving service at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Ake, Abeokuta. Globacom said it was sponsoring the Festival for the sixth consecutive year to immortalise the legacies of Lisabi Agbongboakala with a view to encouraging the youths to imbibe the virtues of courage, hard work, valour and honesty. Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, while addressing journalists on the festival last week expressed appreciation to Globacom for enriching the Festival and making it rank among the world’s first-class festivals.

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The movie though conveyed its message with lots flamboyance,

strikes balance in communication to a layman with the use of

Pidgin

English

BOOK

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Artman In The House

Balancing culture and history

‘100 Years of Amalgamation; Igbos: What Hope In Nigeria?’ written by Peter Anosike, a journalist, raises some pertinent issues at a crucial stage in Nigeria’s democratic journey. Ngozi Emedolibe

were not convincing enough of a fifty year old. She struggles to fit into Tola’s character and the platitude, ‘money is not my problem but how to spend it’ didn’t help matters at all. But the use of the coinage ‘don’t interrupt me!’ whenever she speaks to her subordinates enlivens her role and makes the character interesting to watch. Maria, a construction executive, has a go-on-with-the-flow, love-sick persona. Oboli, Thunderbolt (Magun) actress’ acting was apt, especially during the debate with Elizabeth. The ‘Silent Night’ scene between her and Chichi, her house-help is also fun. Etim does quite well too playing the party-planner ‘prayer-mantis’ Kate role. The costumes were right and her mien does enough justice to her different moods in the movie. Casting her for this role seems the most perfect because she is known to play emotional roles very well. With all being said, which of these ladies carry the day? None! Rather, Tola’s mother (Tosan Ugbeye) does. One scene… and that was it! From the beginning of the conversation that started by trying to call a truce between Tola and Kunle to her satirical statement at the end after the argument with her daughter shows professionalism and precision in her acting, gesticulation and articulation. Reminds one of a Joke Silva or Taiwo Ajai-Lycett on stage. She simply brings out the best in Egbuson’s prowess. The movie though conveyed its message with lots flamboyance, strikes balance in communication to a layman with the use of Pidgin English, revealing some ‘Nigerian-ness’. One would have expected tons of ‘big grammer’ owing to the ‘rich and mighty’ status of each character, and the panache shown in the overall presentation of the movie. The Biyi Bandele directed flick also displays several cinematic views of the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge, and scenes at the Freedom Park and African Shrine. This is brilliant and very commendable as these monumental attractions haven’t been given attention in most Nollywood movies. Actually, it’s a novelty that should be imbibed by other filmmakers. However, the romance scene between Elizabeth’s toy boy and his lady went too far. Too much skin was shown. While the movie attempts to raise the notch of the Nigerian movie scene as per excellent cinematography, costumes and acting finesse, it might have well succeeded in brewing more ‘skin-showing’ freedom in the industry. ‘Fifty’ could pass as one of Africa’s most flamboyant movies.

hose who judge a book by its cover may probably conclude going by the name of the book, ‘100 Years of Amalgamation; Igbos What Hope In Nigeria?’ that it must be advocating for Igbos pulling out of Nigeria going by the untold hardship Ndigbo have suffered in Nigeria which could only be compared with what the Jews suffered under Adolf Hitler. However, this school of thought would be highly disappointed when they go through the book .The reason being that rather than calling for Igbos to pull out of Nigeria, it is advocating for a strong, united and egalitarian Nigeria. The book is of the view that the marriage between the north and south of Nigeria in 1914 was worth it but like every other human arrangement. it has its challenges. It went further to say that even the union between a husband and wife, union of only two individuals is not free from crisis let alone that of hundreds of ethnic nationalities with different cultures, languages, world views, religions, experiences and social and historical backgrounds. The book also faulted those who claim that the problem with Nigeria lies with its differences and large population. For those who claim that the problem is that the country is too large and should be split into four or five different countries for easy administration, the book replied that California State in the United States of America is almost the same size with Nigeria while it is just one of the 50 states in the United States and another state Texas, in the same United States is bigger than Nigeria. The book went on to remind members of this school of thought that Sir Ahmadu Bello ruled northern Nigeria which comprises today’s 19 states successfully as a single state. Dr Michael Okpara ruled the old Eastern Nigeria which today comprises 10 states successfully as a single state and Chief Obafemi Awolowo ruled the old western Nigeria which is today comprises of about eight states successfully as a single state and that the achievements they were making in one year was by far more than what the current governors are making now that the regions have

been fragmented. For those who saw the country’s huge population as the red button, the book reminds them that China, the most populous country in the world is deriving a lot of strength and benefits from its population because it has turned it into a productive force. “Our problem does not lie in our population, differences or diversities but in the inability of our leaders to creatively manage our differences, diversities and population and turn them into productive force”. On the issue of cessation, the book stated unequivocally that Igbos would never pull out of Nigeria and that no other ethnic group would be allowed to pull out. It said that Igbos pulling out of Nigeria is like a land lord leaving his house for the tenant because archeological findings have shown that Igbos are the earliest settlers in the present geographical space known as Nigeria. The book went on to say that the Igbos settled in the present Nigeria about 5000 years ago, Yoruba 2000 years ago while the Hausa/Fulanis migrated only about 1000 years ago. On the civil war and the issues that led to it, the book claimed that the January 15, 1966 coup was an anti-Igbo coup which was stage managed by forces against Igbo meritorious domination of the political and professional space at that point in time. The book said that if there was any group of people that was supposed to protect the government of the first republic, it was the Igbo because they were dominating the government. “To start with, they claimed that the January 15, 1966 coup, which featured some young Igbo soldiers was an Igbo coup. But they deliberately refused to let the world know that Col. Unegbu, one of the highest ranked Igbo officer and who was in-charge of the armory in Lagos was killed in the coup because he refused to cooperate with the coup plotters. He was killed because he refused to give them the key of the armoury. Let us

Rather than calling for Igbos to pull out of Nigeria, the book is advocating for a strong, united and egalitarian Nigeria

try to reconcile this- An Igbo coup, yet one of the highest ranked Igbo army officers refused to surrender the key of the armoury to the coup plotters. Is there any logic in that? The truth is, if there were people who were supposed to protect the government that was overthrown, it was Igbos because they were clearly dominating the government. They had the President, Senate President as well as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. In fact, Igbos were in complete control of the armed forces, government as well as the entire political space in the country. I am saying it unequivocally that the January 15, 1996 coup was an anti-Igbo coup. Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and his colleagues were manipulated to do a great disservice to the Igbo nation, and it was the guilt when he realized himself that made him to go to fight on the side of the Biafran soldiers to see if he could atone for his sin against the race being mindful of the fact that he had no future in Biafra . Little wonder why, when he died in the battle field, the Nigerian State knowing full well that he was their hero, having used him to destroy the Igbo dominance in the Nigeria political space, carried his body back to Kaduna and honoured him with a full military burial. Since then, Igbos have been battling to come back into reckoning but to no avail. So, the current plight of the Igbos could rightly be placed on the shoulders of Nzeogwu and his manipulators. That is those who would have been the beneficiaries of the coup which of course were not Igbo. I have to say this because a saying has it that if you don’t know where you are coming from you would not know where you are going. Igbos should know where their problems began before they would know how to solve it. If one knows the origin of his problem, it is half-solved. So, for Igbos to come back into reckoning in the country, they have to go back to pre-January 1996 coup and check all the things they were doing that gave them dominance in the nation’s political, social and economic space and start doing them again.

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WILAT celebrates rural women in Kwali community Chidi Ugwu

t was jubilation last weekend in the Ijah Pada village, a community located in Kwali Local Government of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja following donation of 10 bicycles to the women in the community by the Women in Logistics and Transport (WILAT). The group, made up of women in various professions under the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, said the donation was necessary in order to help the women who still practice the age-long tradition of carrying heavy loads on shoulders to markets and other places According to the group, Ijah Pada would be the first community in the FCT to from its donation of bicycles. Speaking during the occasion, the Coordinator of Abuja Chapter of WILAT, Aisha Adamu Minjibir, said community was chosen because they are known to be great farmers and without good road network being in the hinterland. “As part of its Social Responsibilities, WILAT Nigeria identified the Gwari community, where women for cultural/ traditional reasons carry load on the shoulder to markets to be the first to benefit from the project in the country. “We want to assist our fellow women in our own small way, to have a means of transport to move farm produce and livestock from the farms to the market, and also from the farms to their houses for family consumption and storage. “The bicycle can be used for other purposes such as transporting children to schools, and to fetch water which they can carry on the bicycle instead of their shoulder” she said. Minjibir stated that the bicycle projects were adopted at the WILAT Africa Regional Conference Arusha, Tanzania in 2015, adding that more communities would benefit from the gesture across the

Bicycles donated by WILAT to Kwali women

country. A former Minister of Transport, Dr. Kema Chikwe, who is also a trustee of the organisation said the event was one the most fascinating occasion she engaged in as a public officer. She commended the organisers for taking out time to locate the hinterland whose people would better enjoy the benefits of the donation. According to Chikwe, the gesture was unique because it would not only introduce a new culture but also encourage other well-meaning individuals and cor-

porate organisations to come up with social responsibility ideas that would impact positively on the lives of the less privileged. One of the beneficiaries, Alfa Ibrahim expressed gratitude for the WILAT gesture, stressing that in no time the era of carrying heavy loads by the shoulder would gradually fade away in the community. The National Coordinator of WILAT, Aisha Ibrahim expressed optimism that the gesture would provoke actions from the political leaders in the community.

The gesture was unique because it would not only introduce a new culture but also encourage other well-meaning individuals and corporate organisations to come up with social responsibility ideas

According to her, as more women begin to carry their load with the new bicycles, others would be encouraged to even buy not only bicycle but also tricycles known as “Keke Napep” and gradually the stressful habit of carrying loads on the shoulders would be over. The President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Major General Umaru Usman (rtd) described the project as onerous one which would impact on the lives of the women in the community. “Women have been seen to be suffering much carrying loads on the shoulders and it is degrading. The bicycle project can carry twice or even thrice what these women can carry at less effort” he said. The CILT President, who was represented at the event by the Chairman of Abuja chapter, Dr. Yusuf Jack, said apart from the fact that the bicycles are non pollutant; it would be a form of physical exercise for the well being of the women.

Sauka community bemoans water scarcity Marcus Fatunmole

he health of residents of Sauka, a community along Airport Road in the Federal Capital Territory may be at risk considering the source of water now available to them at this time of the year. Health experts say users of unsafe water are vulnerable to diseases such as typhoid, cholera, diarrhea among others. For many residents in Sauka, the source of water is from unprotected well and large river behind the village which is not safe for drinking and they do not hide the fact that they are accustomed to getting water from unsafe sources. They spend most part of their day at the water sources, doing all manners of household chores that are supposed to be done in their homes, thereby polluting the water.

The population of the village began to grow rapidly last year when the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan built walls around all villages along the Airport Road, apparently to shield them from visitors into the nation’s capital. However, if the FCT administration stops demolition of illegal settlements in the city, the settlement such as Sauka may still lack basic infrastructure because of the position of government that settlements that are not approved would not be provided with amenities. At present, the estimated population in Sauka is about 20,000 and the community lacked functional borehole or any other water source from which the community could get clean water which is safe for drinking. The only source of what could be regarded as clean water available in the community is sold by water vendors,

known as “mai ruwa” at cost some of the villagers claim they could not afford. The community has often faced acute water scarcity every dry season. Mothers, children and youths turn to the large river behind the village as their source of water The water in the river is dirty and not safe for drinking yet it is the major source of water for many residents of Sauka as only a few people in the community have boreholes and wells in their homes from which they get clean water. The river which serves as source of water for many residents of Sauka is also where children and many adults in the community come frequently to swim.

Those who could not use the river water resort to trenches, digging ground around the river bank to scoop water. Amina Musa lives in Sauka and fetches water for domestic use from the river. She is a JSS 11 student of Government Secondary School, Gosa, along the Airport Road. She came with a large bowl to fetch water at the river when Inside FCT visited the place. The soft-spoken girl said: “this is where we fetch water and spend most of our evenings. I come here every day to fetch water for my parents. We don’t have well in my house, and my parents said they don’t have money to buy water from water vendors”

The boreholes in the village are not working. The water vendors are really not charging too much, but there is no money to buy water every day here

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As herdsmen become nightmare for FCT residents Doosuur Iwambe

esidents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) particularly those in the Abuja metropolis have raised serious concern on the activities of some Fulani herdsmen which may result in major security issue if not checked by relevant authorities. According to the residents, some daring herdsmen are gradually taking over the FCT like an army of occupation, blocking some major highways with their cattle and sometimes, attack pedestrians, with cow dung littering the roads. The herdsmen block busy routes and force motorists to take alternative roads, and where such alternatives are not available, there are long queues of vehicles waiting for the cattle, which have seemingly become more important than human beings, to cross. It is always a common sight these days to find herds of cattle occupying same roads used by motorists in both the satellite towns and some areas in the city and in some cases; they take over the entire roads. While condemning the activities of the herdsman, Ada Igado who resides close to the Legislative quarters in Apo area of Abuja said such practice should not be allowed in a place like the FCT, where the seat of power is located. “The activities of these herdsmen have become a regular sight within the city centre, as cattle are seen herded around major roads and highways. “I always wonder where the cattle’s usually come from whenever I see them, because things like that should not be in a city much less the nation’s capital,” she said. Francis Usaka who lives in Utako area of Abuja, described the activities of the herdsmen as primitive, saying such practice should be restricted to certain areas outside the city and not right within the city centre.

“Before I go to school, I come here to fetch water with at least two big bowls. And, when I return from school, I return here to fetch more. I am the only girl in the house. My brothers only come to the river to swim. They don’t help me fetch water. But, they wash their own clothes here”, she added. Musa pleaded that government help her community with water to reduce the risk of water-borne disease in the village and alleviate the pains people like her face while searching for water. A mother of four, Janet Nuhu, who come frequently to the river to fetch water told Inside FCT that she brings her utensils to the river three times a week to wash. She said, “I was not glad coming here before but as I kept coming and seeing people from different parts of the village here to do the same thing I was doing, I became comfortable with the place. There is no place you can stay in the village and find the kind of comfort you see here. Many people want to be here because of the pleasant breeze”

Cows on a major highway in Abuja

“Seeing cattle within the city centre portends a picture of a rural community far from development, that’s what I see whenever there are herds of cattle on the streets of the FCT and I wonder what the government is doing about it An Abuja-based lawyer, Cosmas Akighir-Tor expressed concern over what he described as indiscriminate cattle grazing in Abuja. He, however, stressed the need for the FCT administration to create dedicated grazing routes outside the metropolis for the herdsmen. According to Mr. Akighir-Tor “the is-

sue of random cattle grazing in Abuja is really disturbing. The most painful aspect of it is that most of the herdsmen appear not to have regard for the laws of the land that is if they know the laws at all. I witnessed an incident last month when cattle that were grazing on one of the major roads blocked the road for hours” “To my utmost surprise, the man that was in charge of the cows drew out his sword at an impatient taxi driver who attempted to confront him; he was unmoved and unapologetic. “It is like the herdsmen are just in

It is only in Nigeria that you could hear

that cattle stopped flights from landing,

which is strange.

Most of the accidents on

our highways are sometimes caused by cattle trying to cross the road

Source of drinking water in Sauka community

their own world and go wherever they want so long as the place provides grasses for their cattle, not minding who is hurt. Another resident of Nyanya, a satellite town in the FCT, Monica Nura Etibens described her experience with the herdsmen as horrible. She said, “I have a small land around my house where I use to plant corn. It was a very lucrative business for me for years until the arrival of the Fulani herdsmen. “I have stop planting because even if I do, their cattle will eat up everything. We can’t even challenge them because if you do, you are calling for war.”I wonder why people will be so heartless; the irony of it all is that people hardly confront the herdsmen because of the fear that they are always armed with daggers and guns” she said. It was reported last year at Kundu, an Abuja village in Kwali Area Council that an unidentified herdsman allegedly attacked a housewife, Mrs. Eunice Mathew, for resisting a rape attempt. The victim, who sustained major injuries after the incident while narrating her ordeal, said she was returning from the farm when the incident happened. The 28-year-old woman said she was carrying firewood on her head when a man accosted her, demanding to have sex with her but she refused. According to her, the herdsman pushed away the firewood on her head and in the course of her struggle with him, he removed cutlass and stabbed her on the head. “The man asked me to drop the firewood on my head, saying that he wanted to have sex with me but I refused. Before I realized what was happening, he pushed the firewood away and grabbed me. As I was struggling with him, he removed a cutlass and cut me on the head” She said she became unconscious after the attack but later regained consciousness after about an hour and trekked to the village with blood all over her body. Another resident of the FCT, Victor Umeji, said relevant authorities seem to be helpless on how to tackle the situation created by the herdsmen “I stand to be corrected but the authorities to me are helpless about this development that if not controlled, it will degenerate into a big security problem worse than Boko Haram. “I was driving from Bwari to my office in town one morning and on hitting the road, these cows were right on the road and to my greatest surprise, the Police and the Federal Road Safety officials stood aloof watching without doing anything” “It is only in Nigeria that you could hear that cattle stopped flights from landing, which is strange. Most of the accidents on our highways are sometimes caused by cattle trying to cross the road and we can’t continue like this”, he said. There is need for the government to quickly address the situation which has resulted in frequent clashes between the herdsmen and farmers in many states of the country.

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Value of Shares(N)

AGRICULTURE Crop Production OKOMU OIL PALM PLC. PRESCO PLC Crop Production Totals

Symbol OKOMUOIL PRESCO

No. of Deals 6 4 10

Current Price 30.00 34.25

Quantity Traded 19,542 31,300 50,842

Value Traded 591,450.65 1,110,673.00 1,702,123.65

Symbol LIVESTOCK

No. of Deals 13 13

Current Price 1.21

Quantity Traded 334,200 334,200

Value Traded 399,352.00 399,352.00

385,042

2,101,475.65

Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 Livestock/Animal Specialties LIVESTOCK FEEDS PLC. Livestock/Animal Specialties Totals AGRICULTURE Totals CONGLOMERATES Diversified Industries CHELLARAMS PLC. CONGLOMERATES

Activity Summary on Board EQTY Diversified Industries Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION OF NIGERIA PLC U A C N PLC. Diversified Industries Totals

Daily Summary (Equities)

Quantity Traded 500

Value Traded 1,705.00

Symbol TRANSCORP UACN

No. of Deals 117 27 145

Current Price 1.13 20.10

Quantity Traded Page 14,839,387 126,823 14,966,710

Value Traded 117,410,300.06 of 12 2,541,760.13 19,953,765.19

14,966,710

19,953,765.19

Quantity Traded 29,612 29,612

Value Traded 14,806.00 14,806.00

Symbol COSTAIN

No. of Deals 2 2

Current Price 0.50

Symbol JBERGER

No. of Deals 1 1

Current Price 41.50

Quantity Traded 3,207 3,207

Value Traded 139,728.99 139,728.99

Real Estate Development Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 UACN14:36:54.054 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT CO. LIMITED Printed 03/03/2016 Real Estate Development Totals

Symbol UAC-PROP

No. of Deals 7 7

Current Price 5.10

Quantity Traded 15,762 15,762

Value Traded 81,922.25 81,922.25

48,581

236,457.24

Value Traded 944.00 944.00

CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE Totals

Beverages--Non-Alcoholic 7-UP BOTTLING COMP. PLC. Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016

Food Products DANGOTE SUGAR REFINERY PLC FLOUR MILLS NIG. PLC. HONEYWELL FLOUR MILL PLC NASCON ALLIED INDUSTRIES PLC Activity Summary on Board EQTY N NIG. FLOUR MILLS PLC. TIGER BRANDED CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER GOODS PLC U T C NIG. PLC. Beverages--Brewers/Distillers Food Products Totals PLC. CHAMPION BREW.

No. of Deals 1 1

Current Price 0.50

Quantity Traded 1,888 1,888

Symbol CHAMPION GUINNESS INTBREW NB

No. of Deals 2 47 3 104 156

Current Price 2.83 113.00 18.15 98.20

Quantity Traded 15,000 Page 306,219 90,502 4,466,132 4,877,853

Symbol 7UP

No. of Deals 6 6

Current Price 161.50

Quantity Traded 14,933 14,933

Value Traded 2,411,709.50 2,411,709.50

Symbol DANGSUGAR

No. of Deals 54 60 15 6 2 141 2 No. of Deals 2802

Current Price 5.99 17.22 1.41 7.02 6.65 1.65 0.50 Current Price 2.83 113.00 Current Price 18.15 17.20 98.20 715.00

Quantity Traded 2,734,953 332,316 328,800 60,330 1,000 10,884,572 1,120 Quantity Traded 14,343,091 15,000

Value Traded 16,357,108.63 5,801,917.86 457,553.00 442,818.50 6,328.00 19,016,574.33 560.00 Value Traded 42,082,860.32 40,350.00

GUINNESS NIG PLC Food Products--Diversified INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES PLC. CADBURY NIGERIA PLC. NIGERIAN BREW. PLC. NESTLE NIGERIA PLC. Beverages--Brewers/Distillers Totals Food Products--Diversified Totals

306,219 Quantity Traded 90,502 13,907 4,466,132 20,762 4,877,853 34,669

34,589,995.15 Value Traded 1,643,088.20 237,776.22 439,590,046.99 15,236,213.65 475,863,480.34 15,473,989.87

No. of Deals 6 6

Current Price 161.50

Quantity Traded 14,933 Page 14,933

No. of Deals 54 60 15 6 2 141 2 280

Current Price 5.99 17.22 1.41 7.02 6.65 1.65 0.50

No. of Deals 14 34 48

Current Price 17.20 715.00

Symbol VITAFOAM

No. of Deals 32 32

Current Price 4.36

Symbol Symbol PZ VITAFOAM UNILEVER

No. of Deals Current Price No. of Deals Current Price 17 24.10 32 4.36 25 27.50 32 42

Quantity Traded Quantity Traded 203,594 467,644 1,770,770 467,644 1,974,364

Value Traded Value Traded 4,758,886.56 1,903,105.19 48,701,939.01 1,903,105.19 53,460,825.57

No. of Deals Current Price 565 17 24.10 25 27.50 42 Current Price Symbol No. of Deals ACCESS 154 4.36 565 DIAMONDBNK 34 1.54 ETI 16 18.12 FIDELITYBK 53 1.15 Symbol No. of Deals Current Price GUARANTY 308 16.00 ACCESS 154 4.36 SKYEBANK 23 1.00 DIAMONDBNK 34 1.54 STERLNBANK 11 1.70 ETI 16 18.12 UBA 335 3.18 FIDELITYBK 53 1.15 UBN 27 5.30 GUARANTY 308 16.00 UNITYBNK 11 0.63 SKYEBANK 23 1.00 WEMABANK 5 0.88 STERLNBANK 11 1.70 977 UBA 335 3.18 Daily Summary (Equities) UBN 27 5.30 UNITYBNK 11 0.63 Daily Summary (Equities) WEMABANK 5 0.88 977

Quantity Traded 21,714,442 203,594 1,770,770 1,974,364 Quantity Traded

Value Traded 591,196,914.79 4,758,886.56 48,701,939.01 53,460,825.57 Value Traded

8,365,595 21,714,442 2,981,677 2,524,937 8,256,249 Quantity Traded 26,605,793 8,365,595 1,051,187 2,981,677 2,377,000 2,524,937 38,654,355 8,256,249 2,104,241 26,605,793 295,422 1,051,187 73,180 2,377,000 93,289,636 38,654,355 2,104,241 295,422 Page 73,180 93,289,636

35,416,961.81 591,196,914.79 4,425,351.65 45,773,911.18 9,245,581.89 Value Traded 425,691,946.99 35,416,961.81 1,055,062.00 4,425,351.65 4,009,300.00 45,773,911.18 123,267,917.60 9,245,581.89 11,149,762.52 425,691,946.99 186,273.53 1,055,062.00 65,013.80 4,009,300.00 660,287,082.97 123,267,917.60 11,149,762.52 186,273.53 4 of 12 65,013.80 660,287,082.97

Quantity Traded 672,700 Page 213,010 Quantity Traded 100,000 25,083 10,000 543,194 95,500 1,258,892 11,918 58,333 61,005 3,049,635

Value Traded 549,891.00 12 4 198,969.40 of Value Traded 50,000.00 12,541.50 5,000.00 1,062,871.52 47,750.00 943,938.22 5,959.00 29,166.50 30,502.50 2,936,589.64

HONYFLOUR NASCON NNFM TIGERBRANDS UTC Symbol CHAMPION GUINNESS Symbol INTBREW CADBURY NB NESTLE

Beverages--Non-Alcoholic 7-UP BOTTLING COMP. PLC. Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © Beverages--Non-Alcoholic Totals

Symbol 7UP

Food Products DANGOTE SUGAR REFINERY PLC FLOUR MILLS NIG. PLC. HONEYWELL FLOUR MILL PLC NASCON INDUSTRIES PLC Daily Summary as ALLIED of 03/03/2016 N NIG.14:36:54.054 FLOUR MILLS PLC. Printed 03/03/2016 TIGER BRANDED CONSUMER GOODS PLC U T C NIG. PLC. Food Products Totals

Symbol DANGSUGAR FLOURMILL HONYFLOUR NASCON NNFM TIGERBRANDS UTC

Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 Food Products--Diversified

CADBURY NIGERIA PLC. NESTLE NIGERIA PLC. Food Products--Diversified Totals CONSUMER GOODS

Activity Summary on Board EQTY Household Durables VITAFOAM NIG PLC. Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © Activity Summary on Board EQTY Household Durables Totals

CONSUMER GOODS Personal/Household Products Household Durables P Z CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC. VITAFOAM NIG PLC. UNILEVER NIGERIA PLC. Household Durables Totals Personal/Household Products Totals Personal/Household Products CONSUMER GOODS Totals P Z CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC. UNILEVER NIGERIA PLC. FINANCIAL SERVICES Personal/Household Products Totals Banking ACCESS BANK PLC. CONSUMER GOODS Totals DIAMOND BANK PLC ECOBANK TRANSNATIONAL INCORPORATED FINANCIAL SERVICES FIDELITY BANK PLC Banking GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC. ACCESS BANK PLC. SKYE BANK PLC DIAMOND BANK PLC STERLING BANK PLC. ECOBANK TRANSNATIONAL INCORPORATED Daily Summary asBANK of 03/03/2016 UNITED FOR AFRICA PLC FIDELITY BANK PLC Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 UNION BANK NIG.PLC. GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC. UNITY BANK PLC Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 SKYE BANK PLC WEMA BANK PLC. Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 STERLING BANK PLC. Banking Totals UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC UNION BANK NIG.PLC. UNITY BANK PLC Activity Summary on Board EQTY Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © WEMA BANK PLC. Banking Totals FINANCIAL SERVICES Insurance Carriers, Brokers and Services Activity Summary on Board EQTY AIICO INSURANCE PLC. FINANCIAL SERVICES Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © PLC CONTINENTAL REINSURANCE Insurance Carriers, Brokers and Services EQUITY ASSURANCE PLC. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INSURANCE COMPANY PLC LINKAGE ASSURANCE PLC AXAMANSARD INSURANCE PLC MUTUAL BENEFITS ASSURANCE PLC. N.E.M INSURANCE CO (NIG) PLC. NIGER INSURANCE CO. PLC. PRESTIGE ASSURANCE CO. PLC. WAPIC INSURANCE PLC Insurance Carriers, Brokers and Services Totals

47 No. of Deals 3 14 104 34 156 48

Daily Summary (Equities) Symbol CADBURY NESTLE

Daily Summary (Equities)

Symbol PZ UNILEVER

Symbol AIICO CONTINSURE Symbol EQUITYASUR INTENEGINS LINKASSURE MANSARD MBENEFIT NEM NIGERINS PRESTIGE WAPIC

No. of Deals 9 4 No. of Deals 1 1 2 16 1 18 1 1 9 63

Current Price 0.82 0.93 Current Price 0.50 0.50 0.50 1.95 0.50 0.75 0.50 0.50 0.50

Value Traded 40,350.00 12 2 of 34,589,995.15 1,643,088.20 439,590,046.99 475,863,480.34

Quantity Traded 13,907 20,762 34,669

Value Traded 237,776.22 15,236,213.65 15,473,989.87

Quantity Traded 467,644 Page 467,644

No. of Deals 11 11

Current Price 1.07

Quantity Traded 381,167 381,167

Value Traded 408,548.69 408,548.69

Other Financial Institutions AFRICA PRUDENTIAL REGISTRARS PLC CUSTODIAN AND ALLIED PLC FCMB GROUP PLC. STANBIC IBTC HOLDINGS PLC UNITED CAPITAL PLC Other Financial Institutions Totals

Symbol AFRIPRUD CUSTODYINS FCMB STANBIC UCAP

No. of Deals 16 5 265 5 45 336

Current Price 2.98 3.86 0.73 14.15 1.59

Quantity Traded 205,072 162,060 75,615,802 52,861 6,433,217 82,469,012

Value Traded 610,827.84 625,275.71 51,995,373.43 761,362.62 10,228,725.03 64,221,564.63

Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange ©

1,387

Page 179,189,450

Page

No. of Deals 22 15 1 38

SERVICES Automobile/Auto Part Retailers R T BRISCOE PLC. Automobile/Auto Part Retailers Totals

Activity Summary on Board EQTY

Media/Entertainment SERVICES DAAR COMMUNICATIONS PLC Transport-Related Services Media/Entertainment Totals AIRLINE SERVICES AND LOGISTICS PLC Printing/Publishing Activity Summary on Board EQTY COMPANY PLC NIGERIAN AVIATION HANDLING UNIVERSITY PRESS PLC.Totals Transport-Related Services SERVICES Printing/Publishing Totals Transport-Related Services Support and Logistics Transport-Related Services SERVICES AND LOGISTICS PLC CAIRLINE & I LEASING PLC. NIGERIAN AVIATIONTotals HANDLING COMPANY PLC Support and Logistics Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © Transport-Related Services Totals SERVICES Totals Support and Logistics Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 C & I LEASING PLC. PrintedEQTY 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 Board Totals Support and Logistics Totals SERVICES Totals Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 Activity Summary on Board ASeM Board Totals Printed EQTY 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 CONSUMER GOODS Activity FoodSummary Products on Board PREMIUM MCNICHOLS PLC FINANCIAL SERVICES Activity Summary on Board ASeM Food Products Totals Banking ZENITHGOODS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC CONSUMER GOODSTotals CONSUMER Activity Summary Banking Totals on Board PREMIUM Food Products MCNICHOLS PLC Food Products Totals Banking FBN HOLDINGS PLC ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC Other Financial Institutions CONSUMER GOODS Totals Totals Published by The Nigerian Banking TotalsStock Exchange ©

ASeM Board TotalsInstitutions FINANCIAL SERVICES Other Financial

FINANCIAL SERVICES Totals

ASeM Board Totals Other Financial Institutions

INDUSTRIAL GOODS PLC FBN HOLDINGS Building Materials Other Financial Institutions Totals Published by DANGOTE The Nigerian Stock Exchange © CEMENT PLC FINANCIAL Totals Building SERVICES Materials Totals INDUSTRIAL GOODS GOODS Totals INDUSTRIAL Building Materials DANGOTE CEMENT PLC PREMIUM Board Totals Building Materials Totals

Symbol NCR

No. of Deals 1 1

Exchange Traded Fund Equity Activity Totals Name

Exchange Traded Fund LOTUS HALAL EQUITY ETF

Name Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © FUND (ETF) NEWGOLD EXCHANGE TRADED

Exchange TradedETF Fund VETIVA BANKING

Name VETIVA CONSUMER GOODS ETF LOTUS EQUITY VETIVA HALAL GRIFFIN 30 ETFETF VETIVA INDUSTRIAL ETF Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © Exchange Traded Fund Totals

Current Price 10.47

Symbol ASHAKACEM BERGER CAP Daily Summary CCNN PORTPAINT WAPCO

Value of Shares(N)

Quantity Traded 673,017 77,012 20,000 770,029

Value Traded 1,598,717.26 1,837,473.42 19,800.00 3,455,990.68

770,029

3,455,990.68

Quantity Traded 300 300

Value Traded 2,985.00 2,985.00

300

2,985.00

No. of Deals 11 4 9 (Equities) 9 1 69 103

Current Price 24.00 9.30 37.56 9.00 3.36 82.10

Quantity Traded 126,908 13,142 78,071 263,450 5,000 782,102 1,268,673

Value Traded 3,079,971.66 119,428.10 2,928,452.36 2,366,294.00 16,750.00 64,289,798.16 72,800,694.28

No. of Deals 2 2

Current Price 50.00

Quantity Traded 644 644 Page

Symbol BETAGLAS

105

Symbol JAPAULOIL

Value Traded 31,590.00 31,590.00 12 of

1,269,317

72,832,284.28

No. of Deals 1 1

Current Price 0.50

Quantity Traded 10,000 10,000

Value Traded 5,000.00 5,000.00

Symbol OANDO

No. of Deals 148 148

Current Price 3.49

Quantity Traded 7,662,208 7,662,208

Value Traded 26,238,143.25 26,238,143.25

Symbol Symbol CONOIL BETAGLAS ETERNA FO MOBIL MRS TOTAL Symbol JAPAULOIL Symbol SEPLAT Symbol OANDO

No. of Deals No. of Deals 9 2 5 2 45 6 105 3 8 No. of Deals 76 1 No. of Deals 1 26 No. of Deals 148 148

Current Price Current Price 16.56 50.00 1.86 293.23 159.95 47.18 137.75 Current Price 0.50 Current Price 349.52 Current Price 3.49

Quantity Traded Quantity Traded 15,449 644 71,997 644 41,695 9,142 1,269,317 1,362 1,034 Quantity140,679 Traded 10,000 Quantity Traded 10,000 71,693 Quantity Traded 7,662,208 Page 7,662,208

Value Traded Value Traded 263,948.65 31,590.00 134,009.42 31,590.00 11,615,276.15 1,389,218.32 72,832,284.28 61,058.46 144,098.00 Value Traded 13,607,609.00 5,000.00 Value5,000.00 Traded 25,069,728.32 Value Traded 26,238,143.25 12 8 of 26,238,143.25

No. of Deals 9 5 45 6 3 (Equities) 8 76

Current Price 16.56 1.86 293.23 159.95 47.18 137.75

Quantity Traded 15,449 71,997 41,695 9,142 1,362 1,034 140,679

Value Traded 263,948.65 134,009.42 11,615,276.15 1,389,218.32 61,058.46 144,098.00 13,607,609.00

No. of Deals 26 No. of Deals 26

Current Price 349.52 Current Price

Quantity Traded 71,693 Quantity Traded 71,693 Page

Value Traded 25,069,728.32 Value Traded 25,069,728.32 8 of 12

Daily Summary (Equities)

Symbol CONOIL ETERNA FO MOBIL MRS Daily Summary TOTAL

Symbol SEPLAT Symbol

251

7,884,580

64,920,480.57

Symbol RTBRISCOE

No. of Deals 1 1

Current Price 0.50

Quantity Traded 796 796

Value Traded 398.00 398.00

Symbol TANTALIZER

No. of Deals 1 1

Current Price 0.50

Quantity Traded 150,000 150,000

Value Traded 75,000.00 75,000.00

Symbol

No. of Deals 1 1

Current Price 2.87

Quantity Traded 50 50

Value Traded 150.50 150.50

Symbol DAARCOMM Symbol AIRSERVICE Symbol NAHCO UPL

No. of Deals Current Price 1 0.50 No. of Deals1 Current Price 9 2.18 No. of Deals 11 Current Price 4.00 5.70 201 1 No.of ofDeals Deals Current CurrentPrice Price No. No. of Deals 2.18 19 Current Price 0.50 11 4.00 1 20 26 No. of Deals Current Price 1 0.50 2,551 1

Quantity Traded 1,000 Quantity Traded 1,000 135,500 Quantity167,024 Traded 200 302,524 200 QuantityTraded Traded Quantity Quantity135,500 Traded 2,000

Value Traded 500.00 Value Traded 500.00 296,167.00 Value Traded 671,757.04 1,084.00 967,924.04 1,084.00 ValueTraded Traded Value Value Traded 296,167.00 1,000.00

Daily Summary (Equities) IKEJAHOTEL

Daily Summary (Equities)

Symbol Symbol Symbol AIRSERVICE CILEASING NAHCO

Symbol CILEASING

Daily Summary (Equities) Daily Summary (Equities)

167,024 671,757.04 2,000 1,000.00 12 Page 9 967,924.04 of 302,524 456,570 1,046,056.54 Quantity Traded Value Traded 2,000 1,000.00 226,685,021 1,483,600,195.87 2,000 1,000.00

Symbol MCNICHOLS

No. of Deals Current Price 1 1.23 1 Daily Summary (Equities) Symbol No. of Deals Current Price ZENITHBANK 487 11.94 1 487 Current Price Symbol No. of Deals MCNICHOLS 1 1.23 1 Current Price Symbol No. of Deals 1 Symbol No. of Deals FBNH 160 Current Price 3.62 ZENITHBANK 4871 11.94 160 487 647 Symbol No. of Deals1 Current Price FBNH 160 3.62 Symbol No. of Deals 160 Current Price DANGCEM 136 168.00 647 136

456,570

1,046,056.54

226,685,021

1,483,600,195.87

Quantity Traded 35,000 35,000 Quantity Traded 45,795,703 35,000 45,795,703 Quantity Traded

Value Traded 44,100.00 44,100.00 Value Traded 537,658,083.91 44,100.00 537,658,083.91 Value Traded

35,000 Quantity 35,000 Traded 35,000 Quantity Traded 44,439,296 45,795,703 44,439,296 35,000 Page 45,795,703 90,234,999 35,000 Quantity Traded 44,439,296 Quantity Traded 44,439,296 523,930Page

44,100.00 44,100.00 Value Traded 44,100.00 Value Traded 162,287,394.57 537,658,083.91 162,287,394.57 44,100.00 12 10 of 537,658,083.91 699,945,478.48 44,100.00 Value Traded 162,287,394.57 Value Traded 162,287,394.57 10 of 12 85,187,565.50

2,551

Daily Summary (Equities)

90,234,999 523,930

699,945,478.48 85,187,565.50

523,930 Quantity Traded 523,930 90,758,929 523,930

85,187,565.50 Value Traded 85,187,565.50 785,133,043.98 85,187,565.50

3,335

317,478,950

2,268,777,339.85

Daily Summary (ETP)

783

90,758,929

785,133,043.98

Daily Summary (ETP)

3,335

317,478,950

2,268,777,339.85

Symbol DANGCEM

136 No. of Deals 136 783 136

DailyEquity Summary as of Totals 03/03/2016 Activity GOODS Totals Printed INDUSTRIAL 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054

PREMIUM Board Totals

Quantity Traded

Current Price 2.37 24.98 1.00

OIL AND GAS Totals

Hotels/Lodging Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 IKEJA HOTEL PLC Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 Hotels/Lodging Totals

12 5 of 727,853,785.93

Exploration and Production OIL AND GAS PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD SEPLAT Exploration and Production Exploration and Production Totals Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange ©

Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 Hospitality Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 TANTALIZERS PLC Hospitality Totals

Value Traded 1,903,105.19 12 of 1,903,105.19

Symbol NPFMCRFBK

Activity Summary on Board EQTY

Micro-Finance Banks NPF MICROFINANCE BANK PLC Micro-Finance Banks Totals

MOBIL OIL NIG PLC. INDUSTRIAL GOODS Totals MRS OIL NIGERIA PLC. OIL AND GAS TOTAL NIGERIA PLC. Energy Equipment and Services Petroleum and Petroleum Products Distributors Totals JAPAUL OIL & MARITIME SERVICES PLC Exploration and Production Energy Equipment and Services Totals SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD Integrated Oil and Gas Services OANDO PLC Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange © Integrated Oil and Gas Services Totals

FORTE OIL PLC. MOBIL OIL NIG PLC. MRS OIL NIGERIA PLC. TOTAL NIGERIA PLC. Petroleum and Petroleum Products Distributors Totals

Value Traded 2,411,709.50 12 of 2,411,709.50

Value Traded 16,357,108.63 5,801,917.86 457,553.00 442,818.50 6,328.00 19,016,574.33 560.00 42,082,860.32

INDUSTRIAL GOODS Petroleum and Petroleum Products Distributors Packaging/Containers CONOIL PLC BETA GLASS CO PLC. ETERNA PLC. Packaging/Containers Totals FORTE OIL PLC.

Petroleum and Petroleum Products Distributors Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 CONOIL PLC Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 ETERNA PLC.

Quantity Traded 2,734,953 332,316 328,800 60,330 1,000 10,884,572 1,120 14,343,091

ASHAKA CEM PLC BERGER PAINTS PLC CAP PLC CEMENT CO. OF NORTH.NIG. PLC PORTLAND PAINTS & PRODUCTS NIGERIA PLC LAFARGE AFRICA PLC. EQTY Activity Summary on Board Building Materials Totals INDUSTRIAL GOODS Packaging/Containers BETA GLASS CO PLC. Packaging/Containers Totals © Published by The Nigerian Stock Exchange

Integrated Oil and Gas Services OANDO PLC Activity Summary on Board EQTY Integrated Oil and Gas Services Totals

Symbol DUNLOP

FLOURMILL Daily Summary (Equities)

Daily Summary as of GOODS 03/03/2016 INDUSTRIAL Printed 03/03/2016 Building14:36:54.054 Materials

INDUSTRIAL GOODS Totals Daily Summary as of 03/03/2016 OIL AND GAS Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054 Energy Equipment and Services JAPAUL OIL & MARITIME SERVICES PLC Energy Equipment and Services Totals

Daily Summary (Equities)

Beverages--Non-Alcoholic Totals Printed 03/03/2016 14:36:54.054

Quotation(N)

ICT Totals

Current Price 3.58

Infrastructure/Heavy Construction JULIUS BERGER NIG. PLC. Infrastructure/Heavy Construction Totals

CONSUMER GOODS Automobiles/Auto Parts Activity on Board DNSummary TYRE & RUBBER PLCEQTY Automobiles/Auto Parts Totals CONSUMER GOODS Beverages--Brewers/Distillers CHAMPION PLC. Published by The Nigerian BREW. Stock Exchange © GUINNESS NIG PLC INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES PLC. NIGERIAN BREW. PLC. Beverages--Brewers/Distillers Totals

ICT IT Services NCR (NIGERIA) PLC. IT Services Totals

No. of Deals 1

145

No Of Deals Symbol FIDSON GLAXOSMITH MAYBAKER

HEALTHCARE Totals

Symbol CHELLARAM

CONGLOMERATES Totals CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE Building Structure/Completion/Other COSTAIN (W A) PLC. Building Structure/Completion/Other Totals

onname Board EQTY Sector Activity Summary Company HEALTHCARE Pharmaceuticals FIDSON HEALTHCARE PLC GLAXO SMITHKLINE CONSUMER NIG. PLC. MAY & BAKER NIGERIA PLC. Pharmaceuticals Totals

Activity Summary on Board EQTY

Daily Summary (Equities)

Current Price 168.00

136

Symbol LOTUSHAL15 Symbol NEWGOLD VETBANK Symbol VETGOODS LOTUSHAL15 VETGRIF30 VETINDETF

Daily Summary (ETP)

523,930

No. of Deals 1 No. of Deals 1 1 No. of Deals 1 1 3 1 8

Current Price 8.44 Current Price 2,382.00 2.40 Current Price 5.98 8.44 11.42 19.58

Quantity Traded 500 Quantity Traded Page 40 10 Quantity Traded 100 500 1,360 25 Page 2,035

85,187,565.50

Value Traded 4,220.00 Value Traded 12 11 95,280.00 of 24.00 Value Traded 598.00 4,220.00 16,759.70 489.50 11 of 12 117,371.20

ETF Board Totals

2,035

117,371.20

ETP Activity Totals

2,035

117,371.20

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Friday, march 4, 2016

The challenge with every writer is funding –Bitrus

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Benjamin Bitrus has a burning passion for writing. An Indigene of Abuja and a graduate of English Language from the University of Abuja, he devotes his time to writing movie scripts and books. He talks about his aspirations with REGINA OTOKPA in this interview. Excerpts:

hen did you start writing scripts?

I started writing movie scripts in 2011 when I was in my fourth year in school but I had started writing prose in 2009 during my second year in the university. What prompted you to writing prose? My course of study and my cousin Tee Jay Dan a professional writer who started out writing prose just like me, indeed set me on this path. As an undergraduate of English one of my lecturers said it was mandatory for each student to give the institution a child, at least a book. Presently how many books have you written? A few but none has been published yet. Why is that? The general challenge with every writer is funding. I have three manuscripts, fantastic stories that I am sure if they are in the market or with the right publisher they will sell. I cannot rush them, these are my works I will give them time and wait till when I have enough money to publish my novels. I might possibly decide to self-publish or to keep fine tuning them till I get to that standard where a publisher reads them and takes an immediate interest to publishing my works. Generally, how has it been so far? Very fantastic I must say. If I had just started writing scripts without being grounded in prose, I would never have been able to write. Screen writing can be energy sapping but consistency in writing a particular style makes it easier with time. I enjoy writing screen plays, as at then writing prose was more tedious but I am sure it is because I am more used to writing plays. How many short plays and movies have you written? I have written about six short plays and four feature length movies. That makes a total of ten movies but how many of these have been produced? Two short films have been produced, two are under way to be rolled out this year and two others are waiting in the pipeline. As a writer you have to trust your stories, these are stories I trust so much and because I trust them the director read them and made my trust for them valid by willing to produce them. Is Icons and legends the only production outfit you have worked with so far? It is the only production outfit I am working with now. I feel comfortable and I am deeply honoured working with

them, I trust them and the little effort I put into writing they don’t waste time in investing in them. Outside funding what other challenges do you face as a scriptwriter? Writing needs time, I am young I need money and this does not bring money especially on the level I am operating now. It is certain the kind of money I want to generate from writing won’t come now but a young man needs to be patient. If I don’t learn from other people’s experience, if I wait till I learn from my own experience it will be foolish of me so I need patience. Are you in for the long term monetary benefits or passion? If I was in for the money I won’t still be into this. I am in because of the passion, I really love screen writing, it comes from the fact that I think whatever I am doing should be something that touches the lives of the people around me including someone who has read or seen my work. Talking about impacting on the lives of people in society, where do you draw your inspirations from? I am not a street child but my area pass for a ghetto and in a ghetto we see a lot of characters. These character contrasts with the characters we see from the people living in areas that are posh. If I don’t tell my stories from the angle I am coming from, nobody gets to know about me or the people around there. Meanwhile, those in posh areas are busy telling stories about their life styles and as we know the world is so filled with wealthy people but majority are from a poor background. What are you doing to stand out among other writers? It is simple, I just try to be original just the way I see it. Originality in any artistic work has a difference even when others brings out the same work and that is why I will always remain original rather than try to be a second best. What was growing up like for you? Challenging; I grew up in an environment where if you go out and come back without bruises you haven’t gone out and if you go out and nobody beats you before you got home that means your

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parents sent you and you did not over stay the time allotted to you. I attended public schools, my secondary school was in a boarding school and at some point I would sit and cry alone asking myself if my dad was really my dad to have brought me to such a place and dump me. It was challenging but it brought out the beauty in me as a child. Are you saying your experiences as a child was instrumental to the kind of scripts you write? It was very instrumental. Where are you from? I am a Gbagyi boy from Abuja. Have your parents always been in support of your passion to write scripts? Yes, although I wasn’t quite sure about it until when I sent my dad some money during my National Youth Service year.

To every artist not only screen writers, be original, be real, tell the story the way it comes from your heart, if you do that nobody will read it and not feel something unique

He had sent me a text message thereafter in form of a prayer for my books to sell. I was quite shocked because I didn’t tell him I was still into the writing business. I must say, it made me realise I didn’t have to drop writing, my dad has mentioned it and the last thing I would want is to put him to shame. I encouraged myself and promised I would make sure I publish at least one or two of my books even if they don’t sell I will publish and distribute them so a lot of people can read them. Sometimes it is not all about the money. What do you hope to achieve by all of these by the end of the day? To touch lives; I just want to reach out, dip my hands inside people’s heart and give it a soft touch to enrich their lives in a way. What advice do you have for other script writers? To every artist not only screen writers, be original, be real, tell the story the way it comes from your heart, if you do that nobody will read it and not feel something unique.

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tallion NMN, manufacturers and distributors of Nissan vehicles in Nigeria has warned of impending stagnation in the country’s evolving automotive sector unless the Federal Government wholly implements the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) and give deserving operators the latitude to function optimally. Nissan Nigeria Regional Project Director, Mr. Sorin Profir, gave this charge in Lagos at a media engagement to acquaint local automobile journalists of the company’s successive plan of action and Nissan’s accomplishment since 2014, when it rolled out the first Nissan vehicle. Profir counselled the Federal Government to embrace the automotive industry as a viable alternative to oil that is already drably priced. According to him, the automotive industry is a catalyst of growth in most global economies and we can’t continue to depend on oil and remained the reason why Nigeria should explore the inherent opportunities in automotive manufacturing. He said government should immediately implement the auto policy document and restrict gratuitous importation of vehicles that can be locally manufactured while it encourage the establishment of more ancillary industries such as tyre, battery and glass companies to accelerate the inclusion of substantial local contents. Adding it was time Nigeria got its policy direction right, the Nissan regional director said “on no account should the policy document be allowed to be circumvented or discarded for gratuitous reasons as many stakeholders are already waiting for policy direction to enable them kick-start their operations.” Also commenting on the automotive policy, Stallion Nissan Nigeria Motors Plant Head, Mr. Prakash Karat said “the plant hasn’t been stretched to its installed capacity since it began operation in April 2014 but we have produced only 3,050 units of four variants of Nissan vehicles including Nissan Patrol, Almera, NP300 Pick-up trucks and NV350 commuter bus. Stallion Nissan Motors Nigeria plant was inaugurated in April 2014 with three fully equipped assembly lines for SKD (Semiknocked-down) components with an annual installed capacity for 15, 000 vehicles but has only produced 3,050 vehicles as of June

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Automotive sector devt ‘ll help mitigate Nigeria’s revenue gap – Stallion Motors boss …says firm targets 80% local content

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2015. The Stallion NMN vehicle plant like all other conventional manufacturing concerns is driven by the principle of supply and demand and cannot carry inventory beyond particular level, Mr. Karat explained, adding that we work according to marketing requirement. Also as consequence of the current parlous state of the economy, Mr. Karat said: “the Nissan vehicle plant has shrunk its work force to 85 from 131 at inception, but such workers could be recalled soon as the economic down-

turn improves, he remarked. He enjoined customers to be assured of the quality and standard of vehicles produced at the Nissan plant which according to him compares to similar products manufactured in overseas plants. “We are continuing to train and retrain our service technicians in Nissan ever growing technological advancement and we acquaint them extensively in Nissan’s always-changing technology. I am therefore proud to say we have some of the best technicians yet.” The Nissan plant head who

guided the automobile media round the facility at the Volkswagen Estate along Lagos-Badagry Expressway said plans are underway to transform Nissan Motors assembly plant from SKD II to a CKD tooling plant. Meanwhile, the Stallion Group says it plans to achieve 80 per cent Nigerian content in its line of automobiles being assembled in Nigeria. The Manager, Business Development of the company, Mr. Abah Ben, gave the hint when he led a team from the group to visit the Minister of Science and Tech-

nology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, in Abuja. The Nissan arm of the Stallion Group has also said a vibrant automotive sector will serve as a viable alternative to the dwindling oil revenue. Ben hinged the hope of achieving the company’s auto local content target on the operation of the Aladja Steel Rolling Mill, which the company had acquired. He said that the company would explore partnership with the Ministry of Science and Technology to incorporate brake pads produced by one of the agencies of the ministry from local materials to grow the Nigerian content of the vehicles. He also disclosed that the company through the acquisition of former Volkswagen Nigeria had entered into partnership with various auto manufacturers in Japan and Korea, which had started producing vehicles at the Volkswagen yard. Ben said, “We have taken over the old Aladja Steel Company, now Premium Mine and Steel Limited. We are working and hoping that we will cooperate with our international agencies and we will begin to produce Nigerian vehicle parts from that mill. “For now, the paints on our vehicles are local. The leather seats are also produced in Nigeria. They are produced in Sokoto. At the moment, the Nigerian content in the vehicles should be between 17 and 25 per cent.”

NARTO lauds Lagos on streetlights, road projects

he Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO has said commended the Lagos State government on its Operation Light Up Lagos. According to NARTO, the new streetlights being installed by the Lagos State Government will drastically reduce the rate of crimes being committed in the city, especially in the night. Similarly, NARTO says the construction and massive repairs of roads in different parts of the metroplolis will

improve the traffic situation once the projects are completed. The Lagos State Chairman of NARTO, Alhaji Sikiru Kaka, made these observations after his re-election for another four-year term. He commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, “for the provision of basic infrastructure for the betterment of residents of the state,” adding that he had so far demonstrated his determination to uplift the living standards of

the people. Kaka, however, noted that members of the association were experiencing some challenges such as alleged intimidation and harassment by overzealous road traffic management officials, arbitrary imposition of fines and levies, brutality of the motor park touts and area boys. He said his vision was to make the state NARTO excel and to reposition it as a formidable force in the rejuvenation of the state’s economy.

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500,000 visitors to attend Southfield’s 2016 Uyo Motor Show Adejuwon Osunnuyi

rrangements have reached top gear as no fewer than 5,000 visitors are expected to attend the maiden edition of the Uyo International Motor Show holding between June 24 and July 2 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Mr Charles Essien, the Chief Executive Officer, Southfield Technologies, organiser of the event, disclosed this during a media interaction in Lagos recently. According to him, the 10-day event, which is being organised in conjunction with the Le Meridien Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort, is expected to create a platform for automobile franchise dealers as well as its support sector to exhibit their products and services to the teeming number of customers to the show venue. Essien said: ``The Uyo International Motor Show is an event for the sub-region as only products and services that have manufacturers’ considerations for the sub-region shall be on display. `Ìt would bring together automobile brands that are built with tropical considerations and aspects because in the past, they took advantage of us and brought in automobiles from other climes. `Àlso, 400 vehicles backed by the support sector of this allimportant industry, the organiser is expected to register the number of visitors on a daily basis, before the show closes its doors for this year’s edition. `Ìt would also be a chance and a platform for over 500,000 diverse visitors and guests from the sub-region to interact with brand owners, to do business. `Ìn other words, it would integrate the West Africa subregion into the global international automobile calendar, notwithstanding how small the market share is, every market

share is important for the manufacturer. ``It would also pave way for the consideration that the media has a key role to play in the creation of the automobile architecture for the sub-region. To the Southfield boss, the event is expected to be different from similar events from the sub region based on the synergy the company is having with the various stakeholders. According to him, some major reasons for bringing the show to Uyo in spite of the fact that there are other ‘motor shows’ in the West African Sub-region include creating opportunity for true brand marketing whereby each marquee would present its model to the motoring public. Others include, display of proto-types; and offering the opportunity for customers in the West African Sub-region to make input into products that would be sold in the sub region after manufacturer would have reached production level/ stage. Essien added that the motor show would further enable original brand owners create a platform for proper brand marketing and allow customers to hold them accountable on issues regarding warranty. ``We want to ensure that automobile companies do not breach that trust that customers repose in them. ``We need companies to build trust in the buying companies and the public, so they should be communicating with the original brand owners and we expect they would listen. ``We want to be on the driver’s seat to ensure car companies keep their words. ``So, the event would highlight the safety and security aspects of the automobile industry and as such, all the brands will display prototypes of all the vehicles so that visitors can make inputs using the suggestion boxes,’’ he said.

On the economic benefit of motor shows, Essien added that the event would further promote President Muhammadu Buhari’s drive to redirect the country`s revenue from a monolithic economy. `Ìt would bring some positive impact into to the transport and allied industry and the Nigerian economy at large because investors would be attracted from over 45 car brands from America, Europe, and Asia. `Ìf such companies are encouraged to have an assembly plant in Nigeria, for instance, a lot of revenue and employment would be created in different sub-sectors, like tourism and solid minerals. `Ì believe that given the right policy, it would also encourage local content. ``For instance, just as we have most of the platforms constructed for the oil rigs in Texas constructed in Port Harcourt, these automobile companies would be attracted here because of relatively cheap labour,’’ he added. Essien, who is also a motoring journalist, added that the event will also feature the conferment of awards/honours to industry experts, organisations, journalists and brands. ``We would also have an ECOWAS Car of the Year (COTY) award in 10 broad categories, which include mini cars, large cars, executive cars, sport cars.’’ ``The car that wins will be placed on displace within the Le Meridian lobby for a period of one year, until the next winner emerges in 2017.’’ On security, he noted that the venue is a ``well secured place; it is what I will call a closed type of facility. ``So security is rock-solid because visitors and exhibitors would enjoy the same security that customers of the Le Meridien experience, ’’ Essien added.

Logistics, transport confab holds in Lagos

he maiden edition of the annual logistics, transport and port management conference being organised by DU& T Consulting, a Lagos-based consulting firm, has been scheduled to hold on March 15 and 16, 2016. The two-day conference,

scheduled to hold at the Conference Hall of the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos will have as its theme, Improving Transportation, Logistics and Port Service Delivery and Effectiveness in West Africa.

Managing Consultant, DU&T Consulting, John Aderibigbe, said in a statement that the confab would host stakeholders and officials of relevant government agencies in the transport sector in Nigeria and the West African sub-region.

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Kia introduces Android Auto, Apple CarPlay in new models

ia Motors is to introduce Android Auto and Apple CarPlay functionality across its entire European model range over the next 18 months, making the Korean manufacturer’s customers some of the most connected drivers on the road. The all-new Kia Niro hybrid crossover, Optima Plug-in Hybrid and Sportswagon will be available with the latest smartphone-compatible operating systems when they are launched in Europe later this year. Every new model in Kia’s product line-up will feature these technologies in future, as the brand seeks to offer the latest connectivity technology to buyers at all price points. Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer, Kia Motors Europe, said: “In-car connectivity is increasingly important to our buyers, who are young-at-heart and often seek the latest technologies on offer. It makes a great deal of sense to offer full Android and Apple compatibility so our customers can use a wide range of smartphone functions in a safe and seamless way. Kia is integrating these technologies to let drivers maintain their concentration on the road ahead.” The new Niro hybrid crossover will be the first Kia model to feature Android Auto™ (designed to work with Android phones running 5.0 Lollipop or higher). Once the phone is connected to the car via USB, both the Android and Apple systems feature voice control and allow the driver to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road ahead. Android Auto™ will be available on the Niro from the start of European sales in Q3 2016. Android Auto connects to the user’s Android device and lets them access smartphone apps and functions through the incar infotainment system, such as voice-guided Google Maps navigation, hands-free calls and texts and voice recognition. Android Auto™ also lets users stream music from Google Play Music. Apple CarPlay, for iPhone 5 or newer, will be available to Niro buyers by the end of 2016, after the car’s initial launch. Apple CarPlay will enable full Siri voice control to control an iPhone’s various functions and apps, including navigation via

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Apple Maps, calls and text dictation. The system also supports other audio apps, such as music streaming or audiobooks that the user may have downloaded to their iPhone. The system has been designed to minimise distractions, and allow the driver to maintain their focus on the road ahead at all times. The new operating systems are built into a large 7.0- or 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system at the centre of the dashboard. After its initial introduction in the Kia Niro, Android Auto™ and Apple CarPlay™ will be rolled out across every model in Kia’s European product line-up over the next 18 months, starting with the new Kia Optima Plug-in Hybrid and Sportswagon, due to launch later in 2016. Like the Niro, the Optima Plug-in Hybrid will be available with Android Auto™ from launch (during Q4 2016), with Apple CarPlay™ due to follow before year-end. The Optima Sportswagon, which goes on sale during Q4 2016, will be the first Kia model to offer both technologies from launch. Kia expects every model in its range to be available with the integrated smartphone operating systems by the end of 2017. The all-new Kia Optima and Niro – and also the recentlylaunched Sportage crossover – are each available with Kia Connected Service, powered by TomTom®. Kia Connected Services is a new connectivity package offering drivers a wide range of up-to-date information, including live traffic updates*, speed camera locations and alerts*, local point-of-interest search and weather forecasts. In Europe, the system is available to buyers free of charge for seven years after the car’s purchase.

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EFCC arrests Imo officials over diversion of N2bn bailout fund Marcus Fatunmole, Abuja

peratives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested three senior officials of Imo State government for allegedly diverting N2 billion

bailout fund given to the state by the Federal Government. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the fund for states of the federation to enable them pay backlog of salaries to their employees shortly after he assumed

office in May last year. An online medium yesterday named the officials as principal secretary to the state governor, Obi Paschal Chigozie; director of finance, Uzoho Casmir; and treasurer, Iheoma Kenneth. They were ar-

rested last Wednesday. Efforts to confirm the arrest by our correspondent from head, media and publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, yesterday were unsuccessful. His number was not reachable. He did not also reply an e-mail mes-

sage sent to him. According to the report, their arrest followed an investigation into the alleged diversion of the money, which revealed that the cashier had made cash withdrawal of N456.532 million between September

3, 2015, and October 10, 2015, from the Government House account domiciled in Zenith

Bank. However, it was revealed that the amount was given to an aide of the chief of staff to the governor, following approval and directive by the principal secretary to the governor. The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the report stated.

Trailer kills policeman, injures six others in Imo Chris Njoku, Owerri

A Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, addressing the people of Mkpa in Bende LGA as he flaggs off the construction of Mkpa road. With him on the right is his deputy, Rt. Hon. Udeh Oko Chukwu, among other top government functionaries

Imo PCRC tasks IGP on intelligence policing …decries corruption in police force Chris Njoku, Owerri

mo State Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, has charged Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Solomon Arase, to ensure that intelligence but friendly policing is practised by police officers and men for development of the force. Imo State chairman of PCRC, Mr. Chima Chukwunyere, who spoke during a press conference in Owerri, capital of the state, regretted that most policemen are yet to be trained on modern policing. He added that without effective and friendly policing, innocent citizens would continue to be detained wrongly and suffer for offences they did not commit. Chukwunyere noted that there have been many cases where innocent people were detained based on frivolous petitions against them. He said, “This is one

of the principal reasons the Nigeria Police have a bad image. Unless this anomaly and some more are expunged, there is no

headway for the force.” Chukwunyere, who commended the IGP for his campaign on intelligence policing, said the posting of Mr. Taiwo

Lakanu as Commissioner of Police is a blessing. He further maintained that the surest way of curbing corruption was to start the sanity from the top.

policeman attached to Safe Highways Patrol team of the Imo State police command headquarters, Owerri, yesterday, lost his life in a ghastly road accident involving a trailer and a police patrol Hilux truck at Naze, Owerri-Aba road. The accident, which also left about four other policemen in the patrol van critically injured, was said to have occurred at about 5am. The trailer driver and his conductor were also seriously wounded in the crash that happened at the busy Obibiezena Junction. The trailer marked, ‘Lafarge G328,’ and loaded with floor tiles, had after a head-on collision with the police van, rammed into

Umahi declares state of emergency on Lassa fever …30-year-old corps member dies from disease

Aliuna Godwin, Abakaliki

bonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday, following fresh increase in the outbreak of Lassa fever, especially in rural areas of the state, declared a state of emergency on the virus. The governor, who spoke with journalists in Abakaliki through Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ben Odoh, at the end of a meeting of a special committee set up to combat the rampaging disease, revealed preparedness of the state government to fight the scourge. He noted that the disease has so far claimed three lives out of five confirmed cases, adding that the state

has recorded 49 other suspected cases. Prof. Odoh said the state government is building a diagnostic centre in the state to help in speedy response to such cases. “Before now, samples were taken to Edo State for tests, but the governor has directed that we build a centre at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, and work has already started on the building. In fact, work is going on there day and night and it should be ready in three weeks’ time,” said Prof. Odoh. The SSG noted that a sub-committee has been mandated to source and procure all the equipment needed to get the centre up and running immediately

the building is completed. “Another sub-committee, headed by the state’s commissioner for environment has been set up to clear all refuse in the state to ensure that rats which carry the Lassa virus do not breed near residential areas.” According to him, a media sub-committee has been set up for the purpose of carrying out enlightenment campaigns for the people on the disease, using various mass media and even the social media. He re-stated the state government’s resolve to combat the disease and nip it in the bud in no distant time. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umeruruike, said the

three deaths recorded in the state were due to late presentation. “We have had 49 suspected cases successfully treated with the drug of choice, Ribavirin, because we have a strange presentation in Ebonyi State. Most of the patients have clinical diagnoses of Lassa fever but when we do the investigation it comes out negative. “And the interesting thing is that when the drugs are started early, they respond to treatment.” Some members of the committee which is headed by the SSG are the Commissioners for Health, Environment and Information as well as the chief medical director of Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, FETHA.

the premises of Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim, Mount of Mercy, Naze branch, where it smashed the fence. According to eyewitness account, the incident occurred when the trailer, heading towards Aba in Abia State, suddenly ran into another stationary heavy-duty truck loaded with assorted drinks and trying to avoid hitting it head-long, eventually rammed into the police van. The policemen involved in the accident, it was gathered, were returning from a night patrol at the Owerri-Aba highway when the trailer ran into their van. An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the deafening noise of the crash awoke neighbours and other people who rushed to the scene to save the driver of the police vehicle, who was squeezed and trapped in the van. He said the police officer, a sergeant, bled profusely from all parts of his body and died while efforts were on to rescue him from the mangled van. Our correspondent learnt that the driver of the trailer also sustained injuries but did not die, as another police team immediately rushed to the scene and evacuated their colleagues and the vehicles. When contacted, the Imo State police command’s police public relations officer, PPRO, DSP Andrew Enwerem, confirmed the accident but failed to disclose the identity and rank of the police officer who died on the spot. He however disclosed that the casualty was the driver of the police van while three others sustained several degrees of injury.

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Nigeria’s inconsistent rice import policy, catalyst for smuggling –Olam The Federal Government has in the last four years changed parboiled rice rice import policy more than three times thereby making investors in the sub sector and other stakeholders to feel that such a fiscal regime is doing more harm to the economy than good. Head Corporate and Government Relations, Olam Nigeria Limited, largest operator in the nation’s rice value chain, Mr. Ade Adefeko, in this interview with FRANCIS EZEM, says frequent changes of the commodity’s import policy is one of the factors aiding rice smuggling into the country, among other issues.

Late last year the Nigeria Customs reversed the policy on rice imports through the borders. How does this impact on your business and investment projections on the commodity?

The Land borders are very porous. Monitoring all the imports through Land Border is a very uphill task. As per industry reports, the quantity of rice that was discharged in the neighboring ports were much higher than what was declared as imported through land borders. It is not economically viable for Rice to be imported into Benin republic and Niger and pay duties and taxes there and then pay the duty again in Nigeria the transportation cost is also very high as it involves multiple borders. Yet, we can see that rice from Cotonou/Niger routes is coming into Nigeria and so it is not difficult to draw the obvious conclusion about the extent of tariff payment on rice imported through land border into Nigeria. As an expert and a major player, what is your advice to government on how to boost local rice production? The frequent changes in policy are adversely affecting the industry. It is encouraging smuggling from the neighbouring countries which undermines various investments in rice value chain within Nigeria. There is a substantial gap between production and consumption of rice in Nigeria, which was fulfilled being met through legitimate imports earlier and now the same supply gap is being met by smuggled rice from across the borders.

I am aware you have large rice production farm in Benue State. What is your annual production capacity in terms of tonnage? Olam has a 10, 000 hectares of farm land in Rukubi Village, Doma Local Government Area in Nassarawa State. We are currently cultivating 4,400 hectares. Presently, we have a state- of- the- art mill with a capacity to mill 105,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice per annum. We have the requisite infrastructure to double this capacity to 210,000 metric tonnes. This is the largest integrated rice farming and milling project in Africa. Generally, it is believed that your brand of locally produced rice is not sold in Nigeria because you hardly see them in the market. How do you react to this? Our local rice brand is very much sold in Nigeria. It is called MAMA’S PRIDE. It is available in all leading markets in Abuja, Lokoja, Makurdi, Lafia, Aba, Onitsha, Benin City and others. We sell the rice as close to the farm as possible as there are challenges related to transportation, espe-

Adefeko cially in terms of cost and availability. The rice is available in some markets in Lagos as well. What are the major challenges posed to rice production locally and what do you think government should do to address these challenges? There are several challenges and multiple issues to address. One of such challenges in associated with poor yield. Yield has continued to be a major issue in Nigeria because of this, the farmers are not gaining value and hence the acreage under production is not growing. Another issue is the lack of quality seeds and other agro inputs, which inhibit productivity. There is also problem of non availability of basic infrastructure including roads. This makes the movement of goods from the production sites to the final consumers, as transport cost eats deep into the profit. This is not encouraging. We are also grappling with the challenge associated with the nutrition of the soil, which

The reality is that Nigeria needs approximately 2.5 million metric tonnes of rice to cover the gap between demand

consumption and supply production. To add to this, the consumption is increasing year on year, given the annual increase in the

population of the country.

So it would take

quite a while for the country to produce the quantity of rice to meet local demand

invariably affects yield and thus profitability. Also is the lack of irrigation facilities. The Federal Government has to seriously and urgently look into all these aspects of the value chain in the country including those ones that we could not mention in the course of this interview. I learnt that there were some farmer cooperative associations under your company, how far have you impacted on them, especially in terms of growing their businesses? We have an out grower of over 4,000 farmers with our company. These farmers been impacted positively in all aspects of farming and increasing productivity by being associated with us. We also put in place a mechanism through which we buy their produce at market prices and supply them with inputs. We also aid them in the areas of supplying relevant information that they require in growing their businesses in addition to organising training and enlightenment programmes for them, among several other assistance we render to them. Do you think Nigeria should be importing rice at this time, given the vast resources that could enhance massive local rice production? Over the years, experience all over the world suggests that it is hard to legislate on consumer taste and preference. The reality is that Nigeria needs approximately 2.5 million metric tonnes

of rice to cover the gap between demand consumption and supply production. To add to this, the consumption is increasing year on year, given the annual increase in the population of the country. So it would take quite a while for the country to produce the quantity of rice to meet local demand. What is the price range of the brand of rice your company produces locally? The price of our locally produced brand is dictated by the market. In the last few months the price has been in the range of between N7, 500 to N8, 500 per bag of 50 kilogramme. It is believe that Nigerians have appetite for Thailand rice. Do you think that Thailand variety and quality of rice can be produced in Nigeria? Nigeria produces better quality of rice than that imported from Thailand. This is a well known fact. The Multinational rice importers in the country including Olam have been accused of abusing waiver and quotas, through which the government loses huge sums of money annually. What is your take on this? There is a misunderstanding and misrepresentation of facts about this issue. We have approached the courts to put things in order on the matter and so we cannot comment on it.

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FG may restructure Customs’ Board over Minister, CG’s rift STORIES: FRANCIS EZEM

he Federal Government is concluding plans to embark on a major restructuring of the Board of the Nigeria Customs Service as part of measures to

end the lingering supremacy rift between the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Comptroller General of the service Col. Hameed Ali. The duo, it is rumoured, has in the last few weeks been engaging

in a silent but fierce cold war over supremacy issues arising from the interpretation of some sections of the Customs and Excise Management Act CEMA. Competent industry sources hinted that part of the restructur-

From left: The SHI-MCI Project Supervisor, Mr. Piere Van Der Miewe, British Parliamentarian, Hon Stephen Twigg and Executive Director , Business Development of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base LADOL, Mr. Jide Jadesimi at the Floating Production Storage and Offloading FPSO integration project site during a tour of the base by members of the British Parliament in Lagos recently.

British Parliament lauds LADOL on job creation, poverty reduction

he British Parliament has lauded the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base LADOL, over its job creation and poverty reduction, which it said is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Initiative. Chairman of the International Development Select Companies of the Liverpool West Derby, Mr. Stephen Twigg, who led a seven-man delegation of the parliamentarians to the LADOL base in Lagos, said he was impressed with the level of development at the facility, especially given the short period of time. According to him, the creation of over 5,000 direct and 50,000 indirect jobs at the facility complements the United Nations initiative towards reducing poverty and promoting good health across the globe. He charged the Federal Government to adopt measures to create good operating environment for such local companies to flourish so that they could impact positively on not only on the citizens but also on the national economy. Twiggs also commended the LADOL management on Egina FPSO integration project, which he believes would greatly promote skill transfer. While giving insight into the purpose of the visit, he disclosed that it was as part of measures to further strengthen the already existing relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. He also disclosed that the

team, which is billed to visit some schools and institutions in the country, is a committee within the British Parliament charged with promoting good governance, elimination of corruption, promotion of good health through poverty reduction and providing skills for local people through its training institute. He however assured that the UK would continue to maintain her relationship with Nigeria, especially in the areas of providing expertise for corporate bodies in the country. While fielding questions shortly after the tour of the facility, he noted that the government was

aware of the severe economic conditions in Nigeria, which he said could be addressed with the right policies and programmes. On encouraging UK business men to invest in Nigeria, the committee chairman noted that as businessmen, the UK investors has lots of information on target areas to invest depending on prevailing circumstances that influence their investment decisions. The Executive Director of LADOL in charge of business development, Mr. Jide Jadesimi, who conducted the team round the facility, said over $500million has already been invested in the FPSO integration project.

Teekay faces class action lawsuit

eekayScott and Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP has filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court of Connecticut on behalf of investors who purchased Teekay Corporation’s common stock between June 30, 2015 and December 17, 2015, the law firm said. The complaint alleges that during the period, Teekay made false and/or misleading statements with respect to keeping a quarterly dividend of at least USD 0.55 per share adding that the assurances were baseless. In addition, the complaint alleges that the company knew, based on then-present facts, that it could not support future dividend payments in excess of the

said amount adding that the cash flows from the company’s master limited partnerships (MLPs) – Teekay LNG Partners LP and Teekay Offshore Partners LP – could not possibly sustain such high dividends. In conclusion, the law firm claims that Teekay misled the market about the strength of its business and financial condition. On December 16, 2015, Teekay said that its Board of Directors had approved a plan to reduce the company’s quarterly dividend to USD 0.055 per share, down from USD 0.55 per share in the third quarter of 2015, commencing with the fourth quarter of 2015 dividend payable in February 2016. On this news, Teekay’s share price declined 58%.

ing would remove the powers of the Minister of Finance as chairman of the Governing Board of the service, contrary to the provisions of the CEMA, which is the enabling legislation for the service. Under the new dispensation, the current CG, who is not a serving Customs officer would now report and take orders directly from President Muhammandu Buhari not the Minister of Finance, which is in contravention of relevant sections of CEMA. It was however not clear as at the time of filing this report who would head the customs board since the powers of the Minister to that effect has been withdrawn by the presidency. This development might create a vacuum in the scheme of things as well as causing some distortions in import and export trade administration in the country. Stakeholders have however argued that apart from the distortions that would trail this current restructuring would cause to the system, it would also destroy the structure of the service itself, since authority flows from the Minister through the board to the management headed by the CG. “It is enough that the president forced an army officer retired

more than 20 years ago on a professional organisation like the nation’s Customs Administration in the name of fighting corruption, but move towards making the CG report directly to the president would distort so many things in the international trade administration in Nigeria”, a stakeholder who craved anonymity said. According to him, apart from being illegal, the current move would lay a very bad precedence in the system where the CG of the service would report directly to the president of the country, which he insisted was an aberration. He also wondered that situations arise sometimes when the Minister and the CG of Customs need to take decisions on importexport policies, a role that be played by the president would play now, especially given his tight schedule. This stakeholder however insisted that whatever the president would do in the light of the proposed restructuring would remain in the realm of illegality for now, since he needs to amend relevant sections of the CEMA, which spelt out duties and functions of the Minister as the chairman of the board and the CG, who is the Chief Executive officer of the service.

First Polar class cruise ships debut in market

he industry’s first luxury passenger vessels that are purpose-built for waters previously served by robust but ageing expedition ships are coming to market anent entrance into force of the new Polar Code. The new ice-strenghtened ships will be designed and built so as to comply with the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters which will enter into force on 1 January 2017, initially covering ships built after that date. From January 2018, it will apply to all ships bound for latitudes 60° or higher. “Few cruise ships have been strengthened for ice, even these have often been strengthened to the lowest possible ice class. The Polar Code means owners must adopt a more exacting approach, even at the concept stage,” says Markus Aarnio, Chairman of Foreship, design and engineering company specialising in the cruise industry. “New Polar Code requirements for ships include a defined Polar Service Temperature, based on actual temperatures in the intended operational area. Stability considerations need to include ice accretion, which is not always easy in the case of older ships with small stability margins.”

Aarnio says that the concept design also needs to address other hazards posed to mariners, meaning that all equipment, from deck machinery to lifeboats, escapes, firefighting, etc. need to work in low temperatures. “Arctic and Antarctic waters have a number of similarities, but there are also significant differences,” he observes. “There is relatively little multi-year ice in the Antarctic, while Arctic sea ice survives over many summer seasons. This will affect the required ice strengthening, even if most Polar Code cruise ships plan to operate mostly in open water.” Foreship is involved in two landmark polar passenger ship contracts, one for Crystal Cruises and the other for Scenic. Crystal is building the first of a possible three 1,000-passenger, 320m LOA luxury ships at Germany’s Lloyd Werft shipyard that will be ice strengthened to Polar Class. Scenic is building the first ‘Discovery Yacht’ in the world at Uljanik, Croatia. The 165m LOA, 228-passenger ship will operate in Arctic and Antarctic waters, and will be built to Polar Class six approximately equivalent to the Swedish-Finnish ice class 1ASuper specified for most Baltic ferries.

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Telecom subscribers to pay new BPE boss seeks closer ties 9% tax on services Tola Akinmutimi

elecommunication service subscribers are to pay additional tax as soon as a new Bill now being introduced by the National Assembly is enacted into law. The Bill, titled ‘Communication Service Tax Bill (“CST” or the “Bill”) 2015’, seeks to impose, charge and collect Communication Service Tax (CST) and will be levied on service fees payable by users of electronic communication services at 9% and will be borne by the customers. The rate of the CST, which is proposed at 9 per cent of the service charge for the use of communication service charged by service providers, is seen by fiscal experts as amongst other taxes being imposed by government to shore up its revenue base as the whirlwinds in the international oil market continue its depreciative impact on accruable earnings by the country from crude oil exports. According to a ‘Tax Alert’ publication by PricewaterHouseC-

oopers, PwC, Nigeria, by the National Mirror, if the Bill is enacted into law, it will mandate service providers to file monthly tax returns with the FIRS with strict penalties for non-compliance. The categories of communication services liable to the tax include voice calls, SMS, MMS, Data and Pay TV. For instance, Section 2 of the Bill listed the chargeable services to include, Voice calls, SMS, MMS, Pay per View TV stations, data usage from telecommunication services providers and internet service providers. While the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will be responsible for the collection of the tax and its payment together with any interest and penalty into the Federation Account, the Federal Government will be responsible for the administration and management of the funds. The Bill provided that all service providers are to file tax returns and pay the tax due not later than the last working day of the month immediately after the month to which the payment re-

lates. Failure to comply with this provision will attract stiff financial penalties on erring entities. Commenting on some provisions of the CST Bill, PwC noted that the Bill seemed to replicate the Ghana Communication Service Act, adding that the reference in the Bill to National Health Insurance Levy, which is not applicable in Nigeria, shows that Bill was perhaps developed through a direct “cut and paste” approach. Similarly, the tax and financial services consulting outfit observed that although the CST was borne by the users of the electronic communication service, it imposes significant compliance burden and costs on the service providers. It clarified: “Multiple taxation already exists in the information and telecommunications industry such as IT tax on profits, Annual Operator Levy on turnover and VAT on consumption of their services. The introduction of the CST therefore increases the tax burden on both service providers and their customers.

between agency, ICRC

cting Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr. Vincent Onome Akpotaire has solicited closer ties between the Bureau and the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to service the Nigerian economy. A statement by the agency’s Head, Public Communications, Alex Okoh, indicated that Akpotaire said this when he led other management staff of the Bureau on a courtesy visit to the Director-General of ICRC, Mr. Aminu Diko in Abuja. While noting that though the two agencies had distinct roles, the BPE chief pointed out that it was incumbent for the two parastatals to collaborate and synergise for the benefit of the country generally. He decried the notion by some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of a strained relationship between BPE and ICRC, lamenting that this had rubbed off negatively on the mandate of the two agencies, noting that some MDAs

have used such seeming friction to frustrate genuine effort at synergy, thus hurting the national economic growth. The Acting DG said BPE and ICRC must collaborate to privatise all the enterprises that are scheduled in the BPE Act and that all the obstacles militating against the realization of the objective must be tackled. He said as a first step, both agencies should form joint Project Advisory Teams (JPATs) and define roles of agencies and engage the MDAs that interface with both organizations. Earlier, the Director General of the ICRC said that BPE and ICRC were partners, noting that the BPE is the engine room for the Reforms and Privatization programme of the Federal Government. He noted that the activities of the Bureau have given rise to many agencies, including the ICRC. He pledged his organization’s cooperation with the BPE to change the destiny of Nigeria and “not that of individuals”.

Union Bank unveil smart products, upgrades branches Johnson Okanlawon

U L-R: Senior, Manager Consumer Segment, Airtel, Omoyeme Effiong; Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mokhles; Managing Director, Trace Music Star for Nigeria and Anglo-African countries, Sam Onyemelukwe; Manager, Youth Segment, Airtel, Emeka Adigwe at the Press Launch of Airtel Trace Music Star Season 2 in Lagos.

Denmark opens Embassy in Nigeria, eyes investment opportunities

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n order to strengthen its economic and bilateral relations ties with Nigeria, the Danish Government has formally opened its Embassy in Abuja and Consulate in Lagos with a team of investors visiting the country to discuss ways of attracting investments into the economy. The team of investors who visited the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) was led by the Consular General of the newly opened embassy, Mr. Per Christensen. The ambassador stated that his team was willing to invest in a commercially viable interest with Danish equity.

Christensen listed some sectors of the Nigerian economy his country would be establishing partnership with Nigeria to boost as renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, power and agro allied sectors. He harped on the important roles and support of the Commission to help navigate them through the Nigerian market and also match-make them with potential local investors. The Envoy maintained that the Diplomatic mission in Nigeria was established to advise and assist in a number of areas which include, political, consular, commercial, investment, cultural, press, and facilitate business relations and activities between both countries, but however disclosed

that the Danish Government had officially registered its presence in Nigeria since 1984. The 13-man investment delegation was received by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, Ms. Ladi Katagum, who briefed them on the investment climate of the country and the activities of the Commission. The Director Real Sector, Mr. Rueben Kifasi, who stood in for the Ag. Executive Secretary, assured them of support from the Commission since it is its mandate to promote, facilitate and monitor profitable Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, inflows into the Nigeria economy and also provides after care services to already existing investors.

nion Bank Plc has intensified efforts to ensure that its customers enjoy improved services. A statement by the bank explained that it has decided to do away with slow pace and analog way of banking with their simpler and smarter banking products, services and processes. The bank’s Executive Director, Public Sector, Ibrahim Kwargana, who encouraged customers to migrate to mobile banking and online banking with the bank, adding that customers can open a UnionKorrect account with only N5, 000.00 with customers going through little or no stress to get documented. Kwargana, who spoke at the launch of Unionkorrect in Kaduna State, said the bank’s goal was to make banking simpler and smarter for numerous customers across the country. He said: “Restructuring and upgrading of all Union bank branch locations remains a critical piece of the transformation because it ensures that we are in the right loca-

tions and serving the right customers in a functional and professional setting. So far we have refurbished more than 50 branches across the country, putting into consideration, the behavior of our customers towards modern banking”. He stressed that account owners would enjoy numerous benefits plus the opportunity to win big. Making further clarifications on the innovations, the bank’s Head of Retail Banking, Carlos Wanderley said that the bank had a limited number of people participating in the UnionKorrect save small win big promo in each Union Bank branch and that this had dramatically increased the possibility for customers to win the cash prizes”.

He promised that Union bank would continue to launch simple and smart products, to increase the interest of people in bank transactions. The Kaduna State Accountant General, Mr Umar Hassan Waziri who unveiled the new upgraded branch at Ahmadu Bello way said that he was impressed with the new look of the bank.

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Only 3.6m Nigerians use mobile money services –Report Isaiah Erhiawarien

espite sustained campaigns by fiscal and monetary authorities towards a cashless economy and the increase of partnership between mobile network operators and the banks, latest report from Ericsson indicated that of the 180 million Nigerians, only 3.6 million use mobile money services. According to the Ericsson Consumer Insight Report for 2016, which was presented in a video conference from South Africa to the media in Lagos yesterday, most of the financial activities in Nigeria are still cash-based. The report showed that many barriers still existed to the adop-

tion of mobile money services for personal use on mobile phones. Senior Advisor,ConsumerLab and Mobile Financial Services, Patrik Hedlund, reported that most respond said that they have not heard about the possibility to use mobile money on their own phones. He noted that out of the four of the people in the lower socioeconomic groups lack the basic prerequisites such as an ID card and access to a mobile saying that many are not using the service because it is perceived it unnecessary or too complicated. Speaking further, he said that banks are preferred as mobile money services providers noting that mobile operators are the

runner up with higher preference than money remittance agencies, microfinance institutions. Hedlund said that mobile operators were also preferred by lower socioeconomic classes compared to other socioeconomic classes. The report, which compared Nigeria with Ghana, Angola,Uganda and DRC showed that the percentage for mobile money is 30 per cent, 9 per cent, 38 percent, 23 per cent for Ghana, Uganda, and DRC respectively. Hedlund further said that consumers had to make long journeys to reach the location where they can pay their bills saving that “money and taking loans also becomes problematic in unbanked Africa, with many hiding cash in their homes and relying on infor-

L-R: Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Olivier Thiry; presenting souvenirs to Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, during his visit to the Minister in Abuja yesterday.

mal lenders who charge high interest rates. So, mobile money is really beneficial to them – if they can use it.” “Lower income people and the unbanked are the ones who are least involved in the formal financial system, due to factors such as distance to banks, education, and the inability to authenticate their

USA security agency commences audit of Lagos Olusegun Koiki

n agency of the United States of America, USA, Transport Security Administration, TSA, is currently in Nigeria carrying out the security audit of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos in line with its security procedures. A statement issued in Lagos by the General Manager, Public Affairs of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, indicated that a fourman team from TSA came to the country for that purpose. Adurogboye hinted that the team was led by Transportation Security Specialist, TSS, and were in its headquarters on Monday to brief the Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman on the exercise. According to the team, they would in the course of the exercise observe the implementation

he Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has reiterated government’s readiness to continue to work with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in its sustained efforts to achieve economic growth. Udoma was quoted by the Ministry’s Director of Information, Charles Dafe, disclosing this Tuesday in Abuja when the economic think-tank delegation led by Chairman Bukar Abba Kyari, presented the report of the 21st Nigerian Economic Summit held in October last year to him. Udoma commended the group for volunteering their time and efforts consistently over the years for the purposes of achieving economic development in the country. He also appreciated them for not giving up even when some of the Summit recommendations were not given rapid attention, while pointing out that

the impact of the yearly Summit on governance has been most impressive. According to him, some of the policy recommendations that were initially resisted, has now been taken and owned by Government, noting in particular that one of the most important thing taken from last year’s Summit is to diversify the nation’s economy away from oil. While noting that the country cannot grow its economy unless the private sector is encouraged and stimulated, Udoma said that this accounted for why some of their recommendations were already part of government’s policies just as others are being considered for implementation Earlier, the leader of the delegation and Chairman of the board of Directors of NESG while presenting the summary of the 21st summit, said that the theme “Tough Choices: Achieving Competitiveness, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability” was consistent with the NESG’s commitment to continually focus on contemporary issues of public policy, which constrain

improvement and the welfare and well-being of our people. He recalled that the main objective of NES 21 was to examine and facilitate stakeholders’ consensus on the tough choices that needed to be made in order to address the economic situation that the country had found on the heels of commodity price shocks, chart a practical roadmap to achieving competitiveness and inclusive growth in a sustainable way, through measurable outcomes. On the recommendations from the Summit, Bukar listed institutions, infrastructure, legislations, tackling corruption, security, energy, education and skills, health, job creation and MSMEs as the key recommendations that held the thrust for tough choices. The NESG chief expressed the hope that if the Summit’s recommendations were appropriately implemented, all growth poles in the Nigerian economy will unleash their potential for employment generation and economic productivity.

of Aviation Security measures in place at the MMIA and exchange technical expertise in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, Annex 17 and International Aviation Security Standard and best Practices. The statement declared that they would also conduct inspections on the implementation of TSA security procedures of Arik Airlines being the only Nigeria carrier that operates direct flight to US and that of Delta Airline and United Airline, that both currently operate flight in and out of Nigeria. Adurogboye emphasized that the outlined agenda for the fiveday exercise would include the examination of Airport Operations and Standards, Quality Control, Access Control point at the Airport, Measures relating to Aircraft Maintenance, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Cargo, Mailing and Catering.

Osinbajo, Walker, others to speak at The Economist’s Nigeria Summit

FG reiterates support for NESG to grow economy A Tola Akinmutimi

identity,” Hedlund saids. The survey data was collected in July and October 2015 and compiled during face-to-face interviews, each lasting 40 minutes. Interviews were also conducted with experts from the World Bank’s Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

ll is set for this year’s edition of The Economist’s two-day Nigeria Summit slated to kick off next Monday in Lagos. Philip Walker, Regional Manager of The Economist Intelligence Unit, Miguel Melo Azevedo, Head of Investment Banking, Africa, Citi Group among others will join eminent Nigerian businessmen and top government officials—from around the world—to review Nigeria’s current economic situation and provide an overview of the global macro-economic picture, talking through the growth prospects for Nigeria and the region. A release by Africa Press Organisation (APO) on the event themed ‘The Dawn of A New Day’ indicated that this will be taking place at the 11th Annual Nigeria Summit being organised by the events’ arm of the foremost international socioeconomic news magazine, The Economist in Lagos. The event will feature exhibitions, experts’ submissions, panel discussions around the opportunities and challenges that lie at the point where technology, infrastructural development, po-

litical transparency and global partnerships meet. The forum will bring key government ministry officials, industry and business leaders as well as representatives of the Nigerian civil society; together with international investors, economists and academics to discuss and debate Nigeria’s economic direction. It will also examine and review the socio economic challenges that Nigeria is facing in view of her first democratic power transfer and the implication of the global macro-economic forces as being shaped by the ridiculously low global oil prices which is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy. The guest line up and speaker list includes, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group; Danladi Verheijen, Managing Director, Verod; Herbert Wigwe, Managing Director, Access Bank Plc; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah; and The Economist’s Africa Editor, Jonathan Rosenthal, amongst others.

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Abiodun Nejo ADO EKITI

igerians have been assured of victory in the ongoing war being waged by President Muhammadu Buhari against corruption and sabotage. The General Overseer of Word Bible Church, with headquarters in Lagos, Prophet Julius Kumoluyi, while giving the assurance, urged the President to set aside a day of prayer to seek divine intervention in the affairs of the country. Kumoluyi said such day, which would be observed like the environmental sanitation day, would be “a dedicated day for Christians to go to their churches to pray and for Moslems to go to their Mosques to pray. Nobody should be allowed to roam about during the period as divine intervention is needed in the country’s affairs”. The cleric spoke at Igbara Odo in Ekiti State yesterday during the three-day early month revival programme tagged “Ipade Gbogbonise”. He said: “It was Buhari as a military leader that began environmental sanitation day, he should replicate this in the spiritual arena by establishing spiritual sanitation day which other leaders will take a cue from. America has Thanksgiving Day. So, nothing stops Nigeria from setting aside a day to seek divine intervention. “We have to pray for the survival of Nigeria. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Buhari will win in the ongoing anti-corruption war and the battle against saboteurs since he is toeing the path of justice and fairness,” he said. The cleric advocated establishment of separate court to try corrupt politicians, saying: “The essence of the separate court is to expedite the trial of those who siphone the country’s resources and ensure speedy dispensation of justice for those individuals and groups whose activities have inflicted hardship on Nigerians. “However, I agree with the way the Buhari administration is going about the war against corruption. It

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Nigeria’ll win war against corruption, saboteurs —Kumoluyi will take a long time as it has been based on concrete evidence before confronting the looters. The need to get back the stolen funds from them should not be compromised,” the cleric said. Kumoluyi, who said Buhari was preparing a solid future for the country, assured that the present hardship would soon fizzle out, saying: “There is hope for the country. Nigeria will soon have a better life. This is the first time a leader is getting to the roots of the problems of the country”. According to him, successive administrations in the country have not been able to put the country on sound footing because “the leaders don’t want to die, hence no leader has been faithful with the bid to genuinely sanitise Nigeria”. “For now, the country is passing through turbulent period and people are complaining. Nigerians are experiencing sadness which comes before joy. Nigeria is like a 25-storey building that suddenly collapsed. The strategic rebuilding which is ongoing will be gradual”. The cleric also advocated regulation of the broadcast

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eoples Democratic Party, PDP chieftain, Engineer Femi Babalola (Jogor) has said that the new Olubadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji has come to the throne at an auspicious time when Ibadan and indeed the entire Yoruba race need an Oba that will redefine the mega city status of Ibadan. Babalola in a congratulatory message to Oba Adetunji said it was time to actualize the Ibadan State, streamline the Ibadan succession process and reposition Ibadan as the cockpit to drive total economic emancipation of the West.

media to control the visuals and censor the obscenity and immorality being showed on televisions. Kumoluyi said such regulation was necessary to ensure the younger one, who are the leaders of tomorrow were not misled by the culture of nudity, sex and other immoralities and as well criminalities that are the order of the day in the movies and entertainment world.

“Government should regulate the movies and music being aired. The culture of nudity, immorality and criminalities being portrayed is unbearable. The obscene movies and songs are passing wrong messages to the youth who may believe what they see are the right way to go. “Home video, Nollywood and the entertainment industry in Nigeria are head-

ing towards obscenity. The government has to do something about this in aid of Nigerians and the country’s future. Those censoring them are not doing enough,” the cleric said. Kumoluyi, who decried activities of fake clerics, describing such as signs of the end time, appealed to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria

(PFN) to join hands and sanitise Christendom.

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Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari (l) presenting souvenir to the First Lady of the Republic of Turkey, Mrs Amine Erdogan, who visited the Presidential Villa Abuja, yesterday. PHOTO:NAN

Babalola, PDP chieftain charges new Olubadan on Ibadan state

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Buttressing his position, Babalola explained that Ibadan was long due for a state and enjoined the new monarch to request a legislative emergency to achieve that dream which all Yoruba

shared. In this, he called for total contrivance of Yoruba political and traditional institutions to back the Olubadan to achieve the goal. “A situation where all preindependence regional headquarters in Nigeria and even Benin which emerged only in 1963 are now states and Ibadan is not, is to say the least, a slap on the face of the Yoruba nation. And it can no longer be tolerated”, he said. Aside this, the politician said the new monarch should work to restore

Ibadan as driver of modern economy in the West and in fact Nigeria. “As Nigeria enters into non- oil economic era, industrialization, particularly in the agro sector will assume prominence and the West must show leadership for the nation to follow”, he said. In respect of obaship succession in Ibadanland, he said that it was gratifying to note that the system was perfect just as it was coveted by other people and the political class. “The Ibadan succession

pattern is unique in all Yorubaland and Nigeria and the truth is that it fascinates so many people and towns. All Kabiyesi has to do is to follow the initiative of his immediate predecessor and come up with strategy that will ensure that future Olubadan are younger just as Governor Abiola Ajimobi once postulated. Babalola said that Ibadan has entered a new dawn and solicited support of all Yoruba particularly Ibadan sons and daughters for the new king.

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Abia rerun: Police deploy 4,000 personnel Ifeanyi Ashikodi UMUAHIA

ll is now set for the rerun election to be conducted in seven state constituencies of Abia state tomorrow as police has deployed over 4,000 policemen for the monitoring of the election . Addressing political stakeholders and security

personnel at the INEC Headquarters in Umuahia , the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr Sylvester Ezeani said that both sensitive and non- sensitive materials have been received by the commission. According to him, the commission had trained some officials that would participate in the conduct of the rerun elections.

He assured the people that the rerun election in the selected areas would be free, fair and credible. Mr. Ezeani listed areas where the rerun elections would take place to include Abia north senatorial district, Aba north state constituency, Arochukwu and Ikwuano state constituency. Others are Isialangwa south, Osisoma, Umuahia

south and Umunneochi states constituencies. The Resident Electoral Commissioner said that card reader machines would be used in the rerun elections in the affected areas. Also speaking, the commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Habila Joshak stated the over four thousand Policemen would be deployed to various polling units in

the affected areas during the election. He warned that no armed security personnel would be allowed to escort any politician to the polling booth on the day of election. In their separate remarks, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state, Senator Emma Nwaka, his counterparts from All Progressive Grand

Alliance, APGA, Rev Augustine Ehiemere and All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr Donatus Nwankpa said that their parties would abide by the laid down rules in the rerun elections. Among those present at the stakeholders meeting include Service Chiefs and representatives of various political parties expected to participate in the rerun election.

Aspirant in court, seeks fresh council poll in Ekiti Abiodun Nejo ADO EKITI

councillorship aspirant in the December 19, 2015 Local Government election in Ekiti State, Miss Ruth Olubuse, has sued the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP before an Ekiti state High Court, Efon for allegedly fielding an unqualified candidate for the elections. Olubuse said the candidate, who was subsequently declared winner of the election for Efon Ward 06, Miss Aderonke Precious Adekanmi, was not eligible to contest on account of age. The aggrieved aspirant,

who joined the state Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC in the suit, is praying the court to nullify Adekanmi’s victory and order a fresh nomination in preparation for another election in the ward. She is also seeking an order of the court compelling SIEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to her and as well declare the process leading to her nomination as illegal, null and void. Justice Dele Omotoso slated March 16 as the date for beginning of hearing and ordered all parties to make representation for the case to be treated expeditiously.

Group to host Chief of Naval Staff, Head of Service, others Richard Ndoma CALABAR

rrangement has been concluded by the leadership of the Cross River South Progressives Forum, CRISPOF to organize a thanksgiving dinner in honor of illustrious sons and daughters of Cross River state origin for being appointed into the President Muhammadu Buhari`s cabinet. Those to be honoured by the Cross River, socio-political group includes, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibass, Head of service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-ita, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani and the All Progressives Congress, National Vice Chairman South-South, Prince Hilliard Eta for their outstanding services to the country. The group which consists of prominent members of the All Progressives Con-

gress, APC says the dinner is meant to celebrate these great indigenes of Cross River State who have benefitted from the magnanimity of President Muhammadu Buhari. Briefing journalists in Calabar, Chairman of the Group, Bar. Eyo Nsa Ekpo stated that the thanksgiving dinner which is billed for Saturday, 6th of March would also attract dignitaries from within and outside the state. “We are gladdened by the magnanimity of President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing these great sons and daughters of Cross River State into key positions in government . We are organizing a dinner in honor of Cross River State indigenes, using the instrumentality of this era of change under President Buhari who decided to elevate to higher heights our own indigenes in the service of Nigeria”Ekpo Nsa maintained.

L-R: Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation , Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje, Chairman House Committee on Appropriation , Hon Abdulmumini Jubiri, discussing with Accountants General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris during Joint Appropriation Committee meeting with Minister of Budget and Finance and other Stakeholders at National Assembly.

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he Chairman Senate committee on Finance, Senator John Owan Enoh representing Cross Rivers Central senatorial district has urged agencies and parastatals of government to be futuristic in their approach in terms of cost application, management and revenue generation for the government.

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he Academic staff Union of Universities; ASUU has chastised Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo state for rendering its members homeless while carrying out illegal demolition exercise in the state. ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Bauchi Zone, Professor Nanmwa Voncir who made the statement while briefing newsmen said the demolition was arbitrary and meant to suffer ASUU members in spite of their

We must be futuristic —Enoh He said this at a session of senate committee on Finance with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and Department of Petroleum Resources at the senate building yesterday. Enoh said “We should be a little bit mindful of the figures we throw around. Things that were done in the previous years cannot be done this

year. We have a deficit of over N2trillion. We must be futuristic in our approach. We want things that can reduce the cost and still be effective. That is the discourse we want to be having across board”. Responding, the Group Executive Director, Finance & Services, NNPC, Mr Isiaka Abdulrazaq reiterated that the NNPC is working aggres-

sively to reduce the cost of cash call. “This budget cannot be funded due to reduction in cash flow. I do understand the concerns of the senate about keeping the cost down but if you don’t invest, your provisions will continue to drop. We are making serious effort in terms of cost reduction, we can reassure you”., he said.

Demolition: ASUU tackles Oshiomole contribution to the nation development Namwa stressed that the houses accommodating the ASUU has been there since the advent of University of Benin and questioned the rationale behind such heinous demolition exercise targeted only against ASUU. “ I want to draw the attention of Nigerians to how political power has transformed a comrade to a tyrant for demolishing ASUU quarters belonging to University of Be-

nin with the sitting occupants” said Nanmwa According to the zonal coordinator, the demolition exercise is an effort in futility because the matter is before the court saying to add salt to the injury, Oshiomole has reallocated the lands to individuals. Nanmwa wondered while private interest will over run that of the public interest in Nigeria especially by a man who claim to be protecting the working class as an activ-

ist. In the same vein, the ASUU officer maintained that the demolition has traumatized its members and thereby expose them to danger, hatred with the resultant consequence on smooth academic activities in the university The Union therefore urge the Edo state governor to rebuild the properties and return same to the university without any further delay and appeal to President Buhari to call the governor to order.

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Ese Oruru’s abductor’ll be prosecuted —AIG

ssistant InspectorGeneral of Police in charge of Zone I, Kano, Mr Shuaibu Gambo, says abductor of Miss Ese Oruru will be prosecuted. Gambo gave the assurance while addressing a news conference in Kano on Thursday. He said abductor of the girl, popularly known as

Yunusa Yellow, must face the full wrath of the law in order to serve as deterrent to others who might contemplate committing the same crime. “The action of Yunusa is a criminal offence. So, he must be prosecuted in accordance with the law of the land,” he said, adding that all those who played

any role in the mishandling of the case would also be prosecuted as the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, had already ordered a full scale investigation into the matter. He, however, exonerated the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, from complicity in the abduction saga.

“Another aspect of this press briefing is to put on record that the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, had indeed directed that the abducted girl be returned to her parents in Bayelsa, as far back as August 2015. “Information as obtained from my predecessor, AIG Tambari Yabo, confirmed

that his royal highness actually sent a delegation with a letter requesting the police to take back the girl to her parents,” he said. He, however, explained that the delegation in the company of the girl had arrived very late in the evening to the zone, but it was agreed by all parties to bring her back the follow-

ing day to implement the request of the monarch. “Giving the benefit of hindsight, it is evident that there was a failure of communication as the delegation never returned with the girl for transportation to her family and no further report of complaint whatsoever was received in respect of the case,” he said.

NCC raises concern over telecom masts’ health effects Richard Ndoma CALABAR

igerian Communication Commission, NCC, yesterday in Calabar, raised alarm over the negative health implications associated with the emission of Electromagnetic Fields, EMF, radiation that is emitted from telecommunications infrastructure in Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman of the National Communication`s Commission, NCC, Professor. Umar Danbatta, made the remark at a workshop on Electromagnetic Fields Exposure and Health, organised for South-South and South East geo-political zones in Calabar. Danbatta pointed out that the workshop became necessary following outcry by members of the public on the possible negative health hazards of telecommunication equipment. Represented by Engr Ubak Maska, Executive Commissioner, Technical Services in the commission, Danbatta said the workshop would afford them the opportunity to brainstorm with stakeholders and reach an understanding towards addressing the issues. He averred that the NCC, which is a regulatory body of telecommunication operators, should come up with precautionary measures that can bring safety to the people of Nigeria with regards to the erection of telecommunication masts and other equipment. “In recent times, the commission has noticed a steady increase in public concerns regarding the possible negative health effects of EMF radiation emanating from telecommunications equipment/ infrastructure.

“In response to these growing concerns and commitment to public safety, NCC deems it necessary to organise this regional workshop. “Telecommunication has been an integral part of daily life; providing services, ranging from telephony, entertainment, information and learning over a broad range of media. “The NCC ensures strict adherence to guidelines and regulations issued by it to govern all aspect of telecommunication services including the installation of masts, towers and radio frequency exposure limit,’’ he said. He said that in the past 15 years, NCC has witnessed a tremendous growth with a tele-density of 110 per cent and a Gross Domestic Product contribution of 8.5 per cent to Nigeria’s economy. Also speaking at the ceremony, Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, stated that communication has become an integral part of human existence; hence, it has made the world a global village. Ayade who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mrs Tina Agbor, added that NCC was living up

-R: Member, Senate Committee on Niger Delta,Sen Samuel Anyanwu; Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, and Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs Ibim Semenitari, during the Senate Committee’s visit to NDDC in Port Harcourt yesterday. PHOTO:NAN

Bayelsa poll: Dickson to probe civil servants’ role

…sets up 5-man panel

ayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the level of involvement of some career public servants in partisan politics, with a view to saving the civil service of the state from destruction by politicians. Members of the panel include Mr. Renner Tiebiri (chairman), Dr. Enokie Bribena (secretary and legal adviser), Suru Oyarede, Wal-

ton Liverpool and Ebikipah Ebikake as members. A statement issued yesterday in Yenagoa by t Secretary to the State Government, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff said, it has come to the notice of the government that such civil servants were involved in partisan politics in the last December 2015 and January 2016 governorship polls, “where they were used as coordinators of political parties and party agents at vari-

ous levels.” According to him, the state government was aware of plans by a particular political party to use some public servants as witnesses to testify during election petition tribunal. “The action of such public servants, most of whom were card-carrying members of various political parties, was a clear contravention of the extant Public Service Rules, PSR No. 030422 (a-d)

of the 2008 edition”, the SSG stated. The government, he said, would invoke the provisions in the Public Service Rules, PSR 030401 and 030402 and deal decisively with any public servant indicted by the panel. The panel has been empowered to investigate workers in all tiers of the public service, including those in the education sector and the unified local government service.

C’River floats Micro Finance Bank with N100m Richard Ndoma CALABAR

ross River State Executive Council has approved the floating of a micro finance bank incorporated as Cross River State Micro Finance Bank Limited. To this end, the Executive Council also ratified

the release of the sum of N100 million for licensing of the bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Rosemary Archibong, disclosed this to journalists at the end of an emergency meeting of the State Executive Council, presided over by Deputy Governor, Pro-

fessor Ivara Esu, in Calabar. She maintained that the establishment of the Special Purpose Vehicle, SPV, is in line with the vision of the Governor, Ben Ayade’s deliberate policy of pursuing economic growth in the state with the sole aim of making life more meaningful to the citizenry by

aggressively empowering them especially, those who are into small businesses. According to the commissioner; “After due deliberation and consideration, the council approved the release of the sum of N100 million, being Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, requirement for licensing of state’s Micro Finance

Banks.’’ She pointed out that, “With this development, our women and youth entrepreneurs who are desirous of establishing their own businesses can now have unhindered access to fund at a competitive rate even at the remotest part of the state to grow their business and better their lots.”

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SGF shuns Reps’ railway contract probe UBONG UKPONG Abuja

ecretary to the Government of the Federarion, SGF, Engr. Babachir David Lawal, yesterday, shunned House of Representatives’ adhoc committee probing railway contract awards since 2010. Expressing annoyance over his non-representation at the investigative

hearing, chairman of the committee, Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, said the attitude of the SGF is unacceptable to the committee in spite of his letter, which content was withheld from the public as at the time of filing this report. Agbonayinma who had promised to disclose the content, however said the letter was unnecessary as a representative from

Senior police officers now face punishment on corruption charges –AIG Williams Attah, Gombe

ssistant InspectorGeneral, AIG, of Police in charge of zone three, Lawal Tanko, has warned corrupt senior officers to be ready to face the wrath of the law should they be found guilty of any corrupt activity. The newly-posted AIG whose command covers Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba states, stated this yesterday while addressing officers and men of the Gombe State police command during his tour of the command. According to him, a divisional police officer in Lagos State is currently being tried on corruption charges, warning that nobody in the Police Force, however highly placed, would be spared if found wanting. He called on the officers to respect the funda-

mental human rights of the citizens and avoid misusing firearms in their possession. According to him, anyone found wanting would be dismissed and charged to court without delay. Earlier during his remark, the Gombe State Commissioner of Police, Austin Iwar, had said using the United Nations standard of one policeman to 400 people as yardstick, the command is grossly understaffed. He said the case of Gombe is that of one policeman to 581 people, based on the state’s projected population of 2,857,042. He said the command’s strength stands at 2,299 personnel. He however stated that the crime situation in Gombe is within the average level due to the adoption of a proactive policing style well-articulated in crime prevention and community safety strategy.

AEDC explains cause of load shedding, appeals for understanding Chidi Ugwu Abuja

anagement of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has explained the load shedding being experienced in its franchise area, saying that it is as a result of the drop in load allocated to it by the system operator. The company’s explanation is coming on the heels of the recent drop in power supply to its customers in its area of op-

eration, which include the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger states. In a statement signed by its public relations officer, Ahmed Shekarau, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, AEDC stated that with the recent drop in electricity generation occasioned by shortage in gas-to-power plants, the quantum of energy made available to it from the national grid fell far short of what it had been receiving a few months ago.

his office to the hearing would have sufficed. The chairman who said the SGF is not on trial, said the committee needed his office to help the committee’s investigation in view of a report from the Department of State Services, DSS, to it on the manipulation of railway contracts. “This letter was written by the DSS to the SGF. You can see the reason we wanted the SGF - not because he is on trial but because government is a continuum, so that he could throw more light into the situation,” he explained. Agbonayinma who was quite displeased by the

SGF’s attitude to the committee, said they would take the matter up with him as he is the secretary to the government which was also part of. The chairman who implied that the SGF is underrating the House of Representatives and exhibiting arrogance, said: “We are all working together and nobody is above the law,” adding that “if the anti-corruption war is to succeed, all hands must be on deck. He should have sent somebody, at least, his permanent secretary.” The committee had invited the DSS, office of the SGF, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis-

sion, EFCC, former Transport Minister, Isa Bio Ibrahim, and 27 contractors allegedly involved in the misappropriation of N1 trillion railway contracts. Those invited were expected to appear before the committee yesterday, to explain their various roles in the management of monies made available by the Federal Government to revamp the railway sector. The DSS was invited to give a vivid account of the recommendations it made to the SGF concerning how the rail contracts were poorly managed between 2010 and 2014, while the SGF would explain to

the committee what happened to the investigative report submitted to it by the DSS. Ibrahim who took over from Mrs. Diezani AlisonMadueke in 2009 is expected to explain with valid documents as he allegedly signed the contract for the procurement of locomotives through General Electric, GE, valued at about N12.5 billion. The EFCC was also to give the committee a full detail of its findings on the railway contract scam. All the parties, including the contractors invited, were present and testified at the hearing except the SGF.

L-R: Executive Director, Harmony Holdings Ltd., Alhaji Yinka Yahaya (2nd left), Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed (2nd right), Group Managing Director/CEO, Harmony Holdings Ltd., Mr. Tope Daramola (right) and others during the ground breaking of ‘the Hub’ Office Suites and Multi-Use Stall in Ilorin, yesterday.

P/Square still our ambassadors –Glo

ext generation network, Globacom, said it has not disengaged Peter and Paul Okoye, the twin music duo popularly called ‘P/Square’ as its brand ambassadors. The company disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos yesterday, contrary to widespread media speculations, stressing that it had not removed PSquare as its brand ambassadors. Globacom explained that it is in the process of reviewing its contract with its brand ambassadors, and that it is not

true that it has terminated its relationship with any of them. “We have not sacked P/Square or any of our other ambassadors. We are currently in the process of reviewing our contracts with the brand ambassadors,” the statement said. Globacom noted that P/Square has been among its flagship brand ambassadors since 2010, and that it has been a mutually-rewarding relationship between the two parties. “We are proud of the

role Globacom has played in the rapid upward trajectory of the musical career of these incredibly talented twin brothers,” the company said. “Globacom has also played a similar role in the exposure and economic empowerment of all the Nigerian entertainers, and others from neighbouring countries who worked with us as brand ambassadors,” the statement added. “Globacom holds its brand ambassadors in the highest esteem and has a dignified procedure

of managing its relationships with its brand ambassadors. Whenever brand ambassadors are to be engaged or disengaged, we usually follow due process and dignify them by holding constructive discussions with them,” the company statement concluded. The national operator has over the years been the biggest corporate supporter of the entertainment industry; it pioneered the signing of musicians and Nollywood stars as brand ambassadors.

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World News I think the bigger issue is that what Facebook stands for in the world is giving people a voice and spreading ideas and rationalism. –CHAIRMAN, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF FACEBOOK, MARK ZUCKERBERG

Wait for your turn, Mugabe urges successors AFOLABI GAMBARI

WITH AGENCY REPORT

imbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has asked successors in the ruling party to wait at least until he completes his term in office, putting to rest speculation he may step down before his term expires due to advanced age. The veteran leader, who turned 92 on February 21, said those jostling to succeed him should wait until the ruling Zanu-PF’s next elective congress due in 2019. A lavish public birthday party was held in Masvingo Province last Saturday to celebrate his birthday. “Some are talking of successor. Why? I am still there. I did not go into the presidential election for someone to complete my five-year term, which ends in 2018,” Mugabe said.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe He also ruled out the possibility that his wife, Grace, would succeed him, saying the claims were wild exaggera-

tions. “Even in the African culture, leaders left behind chose the successor. A leader is

elected properly by the congress, it is only the congress that chooses the next leader,” he explained, stressing, “The person to lead Zimbabwe must be ideologically clear and untainted by corruption and scandals.” Mugabe also dismissed threats of a grand coalition of opposition parties, saying, “You cannot come together just for the sake of regime change, if that is what they are up to, they are lost”. The nonagenarian has ruled Zimbabwe uninterrupted since 1980 but his ruling party has been rocked by intense infighting in recent years by factions vying to succeed him. Last year, the veteran president fired his deputy of 10 years, Joice Mujuru, from the party and government on allegations of trying to overthrow him.

Somali journalist bags death sentence

Somali military court has sentenced to death a former journalist, Hassan Hanafi, who helped al-Shabab kill five fellow reporters. The court in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, ruled that he should be executed by firing squad. Hanafi, who assisted the Islamist militant group by indentifying possible targets amongst journalists between 2007 and 2011, joined its armed wing after working for Radio Andalus, al-Shabab’s mouthpiece in So-

malia. More than 25 journalists have been murdered in Somalia since 2007, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday. While he was working for alShabab, Hanafi would call up journalists and threaten them with death if they refused to join the militant group, according to reports. Hanafi was arrested by police in 2014 in neighbouring Kenya, where he had fled, and was then transferred to Somalia.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud

N/Korea tests short-range missiles

North Korea Leader Kim Jungun

orth Korea yesterday fired six short-range projectiles that flew 100 to 150 kilometers (about 62 to 93 miles) off the Korean Peninsula, according to a press release from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff. The objects traveled off the peninsula’s east coast and the South Korean military is analyzing the situation, an official from the South Korean Defense Ministry said. The news came one day after the United Nations Security Council voted to impose a broad

array of sanctions against North Korea because of that nation’s recent nuclear test and missile launch, both of which defied current international sanctions. The U.N. resolution that brought about the sanctions aims to cripple the economic factors that fuel North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Among other things, it would ban Pyongyang from exporting most of its natural resources and prohibit the supply of aviation fuel to the country, according to Samantha Power, the U.S.

ambassador to the United Nations. Discussions about new sanctions started after North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb in January, its fourth nuclear test. Pyongyang said last month that it had successfully launched an Earth satellite into orbit via the long-range Kwangmyongsong carrier rocket. The nuclear test and missile launch outraged the Security Council and worried neighboring nations.

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Migrants face harsh times European Council President, Donald Tusk, yesterday warned illegal economic migrants against coming to Europe, as a new push to solve the EU migrant crisis is considered. Tusk, who is visiting Greece and Turkey to try to secure agreement on reducing the flow of migrants travelling west, said illegal economic migrants were risking lives and money for nothing. More than 25, 000 migrants have been left stranded in Greece by a tightening of border controls to the north, raising fears of a humanitarian crisis. A group of migrants blocked a railway line yesterday on the Greek side of the border with Macedonia to protest at the restrictions. The restrictions were imposed after several Balkan countries decided only to allow Syrian and Iraqi migrants across their frontiers. Austria also decided to limit numbers.

Rebels ‘seize children’ in CAR The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel force has abducted 217 people since January in the Central African Republic (CAR), a campaign group has said. Reports said this is nearly double the number of abductions carried out by the LRA last year. The abductees, including 54 children, may have been forced to become soldiers or sex slaves, according to the reports. The LRA appears to be trying to replenish its forces because of military setbacks, the reports also added. It has been hit by a spate of defections, and arrests since foreign forces began pursuing it in 2011. The US deployed 100 special forces to support thousands of African troops searching for LRA commanders. Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for its leader, Joseph Kony, to stand trial for war crimes.

Anger trails plane debris’ find A piece of plane debris found off the coast of Mozambique has renewed hope of solving the mystery of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. A U.S. official said it was likely the wreckage came from MH370, while Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said there was a high possibility the part came from a Boeing 777, the aircraft that disappeared on the doomed flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Malaysia Airlines has yet to comment. But after so many false alarms and theories for the disappearance of the plane, family members of the victims are treating this new report with a great deal of suspicion, and even anger.

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GILBERT : This is to comfirm that Rita Oluchi Oluebube Gilbert and Oluebube Rita Gilbert Orah is one and same person, that henceforth wish to be known and address as Oluebube Rita Gilbert Orah. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as ADEMOLA FLORENCE OLUSIKE ,now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWOLE FLORENCE OLUSIKE .All former documents remain valid, the general public take note.

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I,formerly known as Miss Ayannuga Ayanwunmi Christianah,now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. 0lawoyin Ayanwunmi Christianah. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as ENIKANOLAIYE REGINA , now wish to be known and addressed as OKOHA REGINA ONUELE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SADI ADEBARI, now wish to be known and addressed as SAHEED ADEBARI AYINDE. All former documents remain valid. Diamond Bank, Sterling Bank and general public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME Formerly known and addressed as Iloabanachi Deborah Chika, now wish to be known and addressed as Debby Alex Chika. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

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DASS GRASSROOT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE This is to inform the general public that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mathew Wakili Laslimbo- Chairman 2‎. Yohanna Mantau- Secretary 3.‎Dr. Peter Micheal -member 4. Prince Noah Wadata‎- member 5.Yahaya Dariya‎- member AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.To promote togetherness among members‎. 2. To promote the Economic, Social Status‎ of members 3. To increase and create awareness within locality. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the registrar-general corporate affairs commission, plot 420, tigris crescent, off aguiyi ironsi street, maitama, abuja, within twenty-eight (28) days of this publication.

I formerly known and addressed as OKE FISAYO now wish to be known and addressed as AYOOLA CHRISTIANA ADENIYI. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as SUENU DADA SHERIFAT, now wish to be known and addressed as AJOSE DADA SHERIFAT. All former documents remain valid. First Bank Nig Plc and general public please take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as OSAYANDE AIMUAMWOSA MURPHY, now wish to be known and addressed as OSAYANDE OWENS MURPHY. All former documents remain valid. ECO BANK, FIRST BANK and general public take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss Matemilola Omolade Mujidat, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Arogundade Omolade Mujidat. All former documents remain valid. Federal Teaching Hospital Ido Ekiti and General public should take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as ESHU JANET, now wish to be known and addressed as OBI IKWO JANET. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as Rasheed Bello , now wish to be known and addressed as Tijani Olamilekan Monsuru. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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KADA HANDBALL FOUNDATION. The general public is hereby notified that the above named Association has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for the registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ABUBAKAR AHMED MOHAMMED - CHAIRMAN 2. AYELERO IDAYAT SHADE - SECRETARY 3. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED BALARABE - MEMBER 4. RABIU ADAMU ONAH - MEMBER 5. PAULINE ADAMU IKEL - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Promoting the Development of Handball. Organizing Handball tournaments. Fostering cordial relations between Handball veterans. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: SECRETARY

I, Ajagilegbo Comfort, am the same person as Fagbamila Comfort. All former documents remain valid. SKYE BANK Plc and General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as Mrs. Salawu Folake Risikat, now wish to be known and addressed as Miss Kazeem Folake Risikat. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as Odinaka Obasi, now wish to be known and addressed as Odinaka Obasi Martin. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ILONWA : This is to confirm that Ilonwa Anthony and Mbamalu Chinedu Anthony is one and same person, that henceforth wish to be known and address as ILONWA ANTHONY. All former documents remains valid. General public take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as IFEOMA NAOMI ONUOHA, now wish to be known and addressed as ONUOHA OKORO IFEOMA RUTH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as Ariyo Adeniyi, now wish to be known and addressed as Duyile Adedotun Sunday. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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GRACIOUS REVOLUTION CHRISTIAN CENTRE The general public is hereby notified that the above named church has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja under Part C of the companies and Allied Matters Act No 1 of 1990. The Trustees are: 1. Taiwo Ayodeji Idowu 2. Thomas Kehinde Odukoya 3. Temitope Abosede Oluwagbemi 4. Gladys Orba Idowu 5. Thomas William Ogheneruro

Chairman Secretary Treasurer Member Member

The Aims and Objectives are: 1. To propagate teach and preach the Gospel of Christ 2. To convert and win Souls into God’s family 3. To evangelise the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ 4. To proclaim His Second Coming 5. To publish Christian books, Journals, Magazine Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B 198, Garki, Abuja within 28days of the publication. Signed: SECRETARY

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CHANGE OF NAME Formerly known and addressed as Nchedo Loveline Jolly, now wish to be known and addressed as Chika Jolly. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL NONGOAMO, now wish to be known and addressed as TERKULA .N. DENNIS YAKERA. All former documents remain valid. United Bank for Africa (U.B.A) and general public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known as Miss Ajogo Folasade now to be addressed as Mrs. Peters Folasade Adejoke Bridget. All former documents remain valid, the federal polytechnic ado Ekiti and general public take note.

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Ayodele=I formerly Miss Ayodele Bunmi Busayo now wished to be known and addressed as Mrs Ogidiolu victoria Bunmi,all former document remain valid,wema bank,f.c.m.b and the general public take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME Formerly known and addressed as Olaifa Maria Abosede, now wish to be known and addressed as Adeleke Maria Abosede. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME

Osadipe=I formerly known as Miss Osadipe Oluwayemisi Monisola now wished to be known and addressed as mrs Aderiye Oluwayemisi Monisola, All former document remain valid,Ekiti state University Teaching Hospital and the general public take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that ALIU SUNDAY OLUWANBE is the same person as RICHARD OLUWANBE SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME I EKUNDAYO ADEKUNLE OLUWAGBENGA IS THE SAME AS EKUNDAYO ADEKUNLE GBENGA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

CHANGE OF NAME Formerly known as Udensi Opuruiche Precious now to be addressed as Nkwocha Opuruiche Precious.All former documents remain valid,general public take note

Formerly known and addressed as Rufai Sidikat Oluwaseun now which to be known and addressed as Ajayi Sidikat Oluwaseun all former documents remain valid NYSC and general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as miss Ashenuga Omodele Cecilia now which to be known and addressed as Mrs Junaid Omodele Cecilia all former documents remain valid and general public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I AKINRO DAMILOLA TAIWO is the same person as AKINROMOLA DAMILOLA TAIWO now wish to be known and addressed as AKINRO DAMILOLA TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. Sterling Bank and general public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to inform the general public and authorities concerned that my name was wrongly written as ADEDOYIN ALIMI in baring documentation and the correct name is ADEDOYIN SIDIKAT. All former documents remain valid. Unity banks, G.T.B and general public should take note.

This is to confirm that GANIYU ALABI and GANI MAMUD is the same person bearing the names now want to be addressed as GANIYU ALABI. All former documents remain valid. Access Bank, Diamond Bank and general public take note.

Formerly EWELAMOHUN ABIODU OLABIMPE now OGUNBOYE FUNMILAYO BIMPE. Also my correct date of Birth is 4th February 1983. All former documents remain valid. Authority concern and general public take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME Formerly known as Udom Ndifreke Udo now wish to be addressed as Edet John Udo. All former documents remain valid,general public take note

Formerly known as Uzor Amarachukwu Grace now wish to be addressed as Madu Amarachukwu Grace. All former documents remain valid,general public take note

Formerly known as Ogugua Caroline Egodi now wish to be addressed as Okani Caroline Egodi.All former documents remain valid,general public take note

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NWOBODO: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWOBODO OGECHUKWU CHRISTIANA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NNAJI OGECHUKWU CHRISTIANA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public should please take note.

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ANIEKWU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANIEKWU NKIRU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANICHEBE NKIRU. All former documents remain valid. First Bank of Nigeria Plc and general public should please take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME ARUMA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ARUMA NDIDIAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANUKWE NDIDIAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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ONAH: I, formerly known and addressed as ONAH CANDIDUS KANAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as ONAH CANDIDUS ANAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

EZEMA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEMA CHINASA CLARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONAH CHINASA CLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

CHUDE: I, formerly known and addressed as CHUDE EJIOFOR ANTHONY, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUDE EJIOFOR MARK. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

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ALAGOR: I, formerly known and addressed as MR. ALAGOR IFEANYI SUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as MR. ALAGOR IFEANYI RICHARD. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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EZEONU: I, formerly known and addressed as EZEONU ERNEST CHIZOBA, now wish to be known and addressed as EZEONU CHIZOBA MAXIMUS. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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CHUKWU: I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU BENJAMIN, now wish to be known and addressed as CHINECHEREM BENJAMIN OJEOGBUE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

OZONGWU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OZONGWU EUNICE CHINAKO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWUEZE EUNICE IFEOMA CHINAKO. All former documents remain valid. Banks Local Govt. Service Commission Udi LGA and general public should take note.

OZOUDE: I, formerly known and addressed as EBUKA VICTOR OZOUDE, now wish to be known and addressed as EBUKA VICTOR OKOLIE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

AYO: I, formerly known and addressed as AYO ADAH STEPHEN, now wish to be known and addressed as ADAKOLE ADAH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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CHANGE OF NAME Formerly known and addressed as Miss NKARONYE ESTHER ONYINYECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. BIOSE ESTHER ONYINYECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

CHILOTE: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHILOTE NNENNA LUCY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWU NNENNA LUCY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

This is to confirm and certify that NWEKE NNAEMEKA JUDE and JOEL COKER is one and same person but now wish to be known called and addressed as NWEKE NNAEMEKA JUDE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public should please take note.

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ETIM: I, formerly known and addressed as EFFIONG DANIEL ETIM, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EBENEZER DANIEL ETIM. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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OYEWOLE: I, formerly known and addressed as AGOMOH UBADIRE OYEWOLE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as NNAJI UBADIRE OYEWOLE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

PUBLIC NOTICE

EXCELLENT GOSPEL FOR CHRIST MINISTRY This is to notify the general public that the above named ministry has applied to the corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C of the companies and allied Matter Act No. 1 of 1990. BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE; 1. Pastor Michael Kosoko. (Chairman) 2. Pastor Joseph Bankole. (Secretary) 3. Mrs Victoria Dupe Kosoko. (Member) 4. Mrs Esther Onalaja. (Member) 5. Mrs Toyin Fowode. (Member) Aims and Objectives 1. To preach the word of God all over the world 2. To promote welfare of members 3. To uphold the Tenets of the Christian Faith and Doctrine Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B 198, Garki, Abuja within 28days of the publication. Signed: E.J Coker-Fawoye Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doing Chambers(Legal practice & Consultancy)09032767625,08057982166.

This is to inform the general public that My name NWANKWO GRACE NWORIE, was wrongly written in my Account but now wish to be corrected and addressed as NWANKWO GRACE CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public should please take note.

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OPARA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OPARA CHIOMA PRISCILLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OGU CHIOMA PRISCILLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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EZEKIEL: I, formerly known and addressed as EZEKIEL OLUSANMI ISRAEL, now wish to be known, called and addressed as CLEOPAS ISRAEL EZEKIEL OGINNIN. All former documents remain Valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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AHMED: I, formerly known and addressed as AHMED TIJANI KAZEEM, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AHMED IBRAHIM. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MISS AWODEIN MUJIDAT MOJISOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OWOMOYELA MUJIDAT MOJISOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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OGUNBOWALE AFOLABI FREDRICK SAME PERSON AS FREDRICK AFOLABI SHOFOLA OGUNBOWALE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FREDRICK AFOLABI SHOFOLA O G U N B O WA L E . D O C U M E N T S BEARING FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

FORMERLY MISS OREBOTE LUCIA FOLASHADE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGUNLAJA FOLASHADE LUCIA.GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

Formerly known and addressed as Alamu Azeezat Oluwakemi now which to be known and addressed as Mrs Olajere Azeezat Oluwakemi all former documents remain valid and general public take note.

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This is to confirm that Akapo Jonas Seide is the same person as Lawrence Iyanuoluwa. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Mrs odulana Remilekun Sunmoyatu now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ogunmefun Remilekun Sunmoyatu all former document remain valid general public should take note .

I, Adewumi Abdul-Lateef Ibironke am the same person bearing Adewumi Ibironke Jumoke now,i wish to be known and addressed as ADEWUMI ABDUL-LATEEF IBIRONKE.All documents bearing these names remain valid.Banks and General public take note.

Formerly known as Blessing Emmanuel now wish to be addressed as Nkem Blessing Akuegbulem.All former documents remain valid,general public take note

This is to confirm that Emmanuel Akpan Enang is the same person as Emma Enang. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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ORJI: I, formerly known and addressed as OKANI STANLEY, now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI CHIDIEBERE AUGUSTIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME hat I, EZENWEGBU HENRY, am also known as EZENWEGBU HENRY AMAECHI. That all documents bearing both names are mine and remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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I formerly known and addressed as AROH OKORO PETER CHIDUBEM now wish to be known and addressed as AROH CHIDUBEM PETER. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

Adeyemi Ayodele Abiodun is same person as Adeyemi Ayodele, Adeyemi Oluwakemi A. now which to be known and addressed as Adeyemi Ayodele Abiodun all former documents remain valid and general public take note.

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OGUNTI: Formerly known and addressed as MISS OGUNTI BUKOLA JANET now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADERINKOYE BUKOLA JANET. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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ONYIA: I, formerly known and addressed as ONYIA NGOZI SANDRA, now wish to be known and addressed as OKEKE NGOZI SANDRA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public should please take note.

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ANI : I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NKECHINYERE KATE ANI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NKECHINYERE KATE NNAMANI. All former documents remain valid. Personnel Department Isiuzo Local Govt., and general public should take note.

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ARUNA: I, formerly known and addressed as ARUNA ZAINAB, now wish to be known and addressed as MOHAMMED ZAINAB OWABUMEGBE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as Miss TITILOPE ADENIKE ADEWALE , now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. TITILOPE ADENIKE EJEMBI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

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OKOROAFOR: I, formerly known and addressed as OKOROAFOR AKUJUOBI, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOROAFOR CHRISTOPHER MARK.All forner documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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This is to notify the general public that land certificate no. MO1695 belonging to MR. EMMANUEL ABIMBOLA AKINOSHO got lost and effort to trace it proved abortive. Lagos State Ministry of Lands Services, Lands Registry and general public should take note.

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EDIGIN: I, formerly known and addressed as EUGENE IVIE EDIGIN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SYLVESTER OBHOKHAN ODIANA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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I, NORWAY JOSEPH ALEX is the same person that bearing BOYO ALEX and BOYO ALEX DUWOKUNMOH now wish to be called, and addressed as NORWAY JOSEPH ALEX henceforth. All former documents remain valid. U.B.A PLC, ZENITH BANK PLC and general public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME EGBU :Formerly known as Miss Egbu Ngozi Jane now wish to be known and address as Mrs Okoli Ngozi Jane. All former documents remains valid. General public take note. CHANGE OF NAME

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ABU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MODESTER CHINAKOROM ABU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MODESTER CHINAKOROM UDEH. All former documents remain valid. Godfery Okoye University & Ecumenical Thinkers Corner Emene Enugu and general public should take note.

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OBETTA: I, formerly known and addressed as OBETTA DAVID OSITA, now wish to be known and addressed as OBETTA DAVID SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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EJIH: I, formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL OGABU EJIH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ISAAC ADIKWU ORLANDO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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I formerly MISS AMOO TAIBAT OLUYEMI now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS OLADIIPO TAIBAT OLUYEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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I formerly known as Raimi Amadu Biodun now wish to be known, called and addressed as RAHIMI AMADU OLANREWAJU . All former documents remain valid.First Bank Plc and General public take note.

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ONI: I, formerly known and addressed as ONI IFEOLUWA GOODNESS, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BANKOLE IFEOLUWA GOODNESS. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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Basketball, a game which won’t be fit for people until they set the basket umbilicus-high and return the giraffes to the zoo

Nigeria rises to 62nd 47 in FIFA ranking

–Ogden Nash

‘We can’t force Enyeama, Emenike to play’

Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa

AFCON 2017 qualifier

Siasia names 42 for Egypt clashes ...worries over Kaduna weather

Stories: Joel Ajayi Abuja

uper Eagles interim Coach, Samson Siasia, has unveiled a total of 42 players consisting of 22 home and 20 foreign-based stars that will play against Egypt in two legs Nations Cup qualifiers later this month. Siasia, who was full of optimism at the event, assured Nigerians that come March 25, the Pharaohs of Egypt will fall in Kaduna when the two teams clash. He said the two matches, first in Kaduna on March 25th and the second in Alexandra on March 29, are must win ties.

However, Siasia has identified the very hot Kaduna weather as the greatest challenge facing his team to be made up largely by players

Siasia

coming from wintry Europe. He said, “The area I am very concerned is that most of the players are coming into hot weather from their various clubs “I am looking at the weather in Kaduna; playing in that very hot weather is the greatest problem we have right now “And we don’t have enough time, we have to make sure we win our home game. “So we have decided to leave Abuja to Kaduna on the 21st of March because we want to get used to the weather over there.” Siasia pleaded for the support of Nigerians and the media to make the task at hand achievable. “We will do everything humanly possible to make sure that we emerge victorious in both legs.”

uper Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has explained that the team’s former captain, Vincent Enyeama, has yet to overcome the emotions raised when he fell out with erstwhile Coach Sunday Oliseh and consequently called time on his international career. Answering questions from newsmen in Abuja yesterday, shortly after releasing names of 42 players for camping towards the 2017 two-legged AFCON qualifiers against Egypt, Siasia said Enyeama is still not in the frame of mind to rescind his decision. “I called Enyeama a couple of days ago and I told him I need him to be part of my team and he told me about what happened to him and how he was embarrassed from national team “Emotionally, Enyeama is not ready to play for Nigeria for now and I told him ‘whenever you are ready to play please let me know.” He added, “We want guys that are 100% ready to play; we don’t want a player that is down emotionally and we cannot force him to come and play. “And as for Emmanuel Emunike, I think he ruled himself out. He said he would not play and if he is not ready why would I need to call him?” The list: Home-based professionals Goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars); Olufemi Thomas (Enyimba FC); Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers). Defenders: Kalu Orji Okogbue (Enugu Rangers); Chibuzor Okonkwo (FC IfeanyiUbah); Mathew Etim (Enugu Rangers); Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors); Sincere Seth (Rhapsody FC); Segun Oduduwa (Nath Boys); Chima Akas (Akwa United); Chris Madaki (Kano Pillars); Oke Ogogatewho (Sunshine Stars) Midfielders: Ifeanyi Mathew (Kano Pillars); Usman Mohammed (FC Taraba); Etebo Oghenekaro (Warri Wolves); Yau Hassan (Wikki Tourists); Stanley Dimgba (Warri Wolves) Forwards: Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC); Prince Aggrey (Kano Pillars); Bright Onyedikachi (FC IfeanyiUbah); Chisom Chikatara (Abia Warriors); Godwin Obaje (Wikki Tourists) Foreign-based stars Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa) Defenders: Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); Abdullahi Shehu (Uniao da Madeira, Portugal); Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco, France); Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense FC, Portugal); Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey). Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Azubuike Okechukwu (Yeni Matalyspor, Turkey). Strikers: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (West Ham United, England); Aminu Umar (Osmanlispor FK, Turkey); Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England); Aaron Samuel (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers, USA).

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Oshoala visits HS Media Group, rues Olympic miss

Nigeria rises to 62nd in FIFA ranking N

igeria continued its rise in FIFA ranking when it moved one step up from the 63rd position it occupied in January to 62nd in the latest FIFA ranking released yesterday. In the January rating, Super Eagles moved three places to 63rd position despite their early exit from the 2016 CHAN held in Rwanda. With the latest improvement in which it gained four points from 543 to 547, Nigeria is restored to the top 10 in Africa. Eagles last matches were at the African Nations

are not perfect and things don’t go smoothly for everyone all the time,” Oshoala said. Oshoala believes the new crop of coaches in the Falcons led by former captain, Florence Omagbemi, and assisted by two former skippers, Ann Chiejine and Pepetua Nkwocha, are capable of restoring the team’s image in the continent and moving the senior female national team to greater heights. “We are not going to the Olympics, but we still have the Nations Cup to play this year and we can still go for the trophy and get something for 2016,” the former Liverpool striker said. On the choice of switching from Liverpool to the female Gunners for the new season, Oshoala said, “Well, you know sometimes in life you have to take a step further to make the difference in you. It’s going to be a strong challenge, but I’m ready to make the difference.” Oshoala is also confident that her new relationship with HS Media Group will yield good fruits.

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Stars and FC Robo Warriors with the best four joining the other teams to jostle for honour in the challenge cup. “We at the FA are happy that from the 32 teams that participated in last year’s edition we now have 56 teams, which is a great improvement. It was also discovered that eight out of the registered clubs have neither participated in the state’s FA Cup before or none league club sides and that was why we decided to organise a rookie competition for them with the best four joining other teams for the FA Cup”, said the 1st vice president of Nigeria Football Federation.

56 teams for Lagos FA Cup

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ormer CAF and BBC Women’s Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, paid a courtesy visit to HS Media Group yesterday to build a mutual relationship with the media outfit before the kick-off of the English Women’s Soccer League season on Saturday where she is expected to make her debut for the Arsenal Ladies. Looking agile and smart as usual, Oshoala blamed the low points of her career last season on her injury with the Liverpool Ladies. It was a lay off that cost the young Super Falcons striker a chance of playing in her first Olympics with the failure of the Falcons to qualify for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics and also pushed her out of reckoning for the CAF Women’s Player of the Year award for last season. “It’s a very bad feeling. It could have been my first Olympics for Nigeria. It’s unfortunate that I wasn’t there when the qualifiers were played because I was injured. A lot of key players were absent in the qualifying game as well. Sometimes these things happen in football, we

Championship where they won one match, drew one and lost one before crashing out in the first round. Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying opponents, Egypt, are ranked 53rd with 589 points, up two places from their January position, occupying seventh slot in Africa. Surprisingly, Cape Verde, ranked 31st in the world, are the No.1 team in Africa, followed by Cote d’Ivoire who are ranked 36th in the world. Algeria, Ghana and Tunisia are third, fourth and fifth in Africa. The latest ranking indicates that the top 10 remain unchanged, with Belgium, Argentina and Spain remaining in top three.

total of 56 male and five female teams will participate in this year’s Lagos State FA Cup slated to kickoff on March 5 at the Agege and Onkan Stadia respectively. Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association, Seyi Akinwumi, told National Mirror yesterday during draw for the championship that the competition will start with rookie tournament involving eight teams namely; Great Olympic FC, Trinity House FC, Aric Football Club, Abu FC, Royal Sports FC, Glorious Day Soccer Academy, Apapa Golden

NFF reiterates support for Pitch Awards

he Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reiterated its strong backing for the Nigeria Pitch Awards, as a world press conference that was organised in Lagos on Wednesday heralded the third edition of the Awards, taking place in Kaduna on Friday, March 25. NFF Deputy General Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, who stood in for the General Secretary, said the Federation is proud to be associated with the Nigeria Pitch Awards that “has become a rallying point for all football stakeholders. Our resolve to support the Nigeria Pitch Awards has been further strengthened by the reports and feedbacks which we have received about the conduct of the organizers and their interaction with the football community. “We are proud to state that the process put in place by the organizers has been generally

described as credible and transparent. The organizers have continued to maintain these core principles and this is why the nominees and winners have continued to enjoy public acceptance,” he stated, while calling L-R: Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, NFF Deputy General Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme and Shina Philips discussing at the event, on Wednesday

on all Nigerians to join hands with Matchmakers Consult International Limited to take the Awards to new and enviable heights. In his welcome remarks, Mr. Shina Philips, president of

Matchmakers Consult International Limited, hailed the NFF, the media and all workers in football for their tremendous support over the years. “In spite of challenges, we have remained resolute and fo-

cused on the core values which can sustain any Awards. We have carefully elected to identify and associate ourselves with those organizations and bodies which share our values in order to sustain the life and integrity of the Awards.” Philips also announced that in response to popular demand, organisers have introduced five new categories: . Rashidi Yekini Award (for the highest goalscorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League) . Most Valuable Player (Men) in the Nigeria Professional Football League . Most Valuable Player (Women) in the Nigeria Professional Football League . Corporate Sponsor of Football Award . The Sam Okwaraji Award (for commitment to Nigeria football)

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Uganda: Bliss of blithely sit-tight sore (II)

o further defile a continent, where rude tinkering with the constitution by leaders for no other reason than selfish political and economic gains has largely become the norm, Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, won a fifth term in office last month to extend his 30-year rule. But his closest rival, Kizza Besigye, who was under house arrest when Museveni’s victory was announced, said Uganda just witnessed what must be the most fraudulent electoral process in her history. The next closest challenger, former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, was also under house arrest, reports said. European Union’s (EU) Chief Observer, Eduard Kukan, said the ruling party’s (National Resistance Movement, NRM) “domination of the political landscape distorted the fairness of the campaign”. Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at the head of the Commonwealth election observers’ team, said vote delays and other problems seriously detracted

rsenal goalkeeper, Petr Cech, will miss Saturday’s north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane because of a groin injury. Cech suffered the injury late in his side’s 2-1

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dozieokeama@yahoo.co.uk 08164966858 (SMS only) from the fairness and credibility of the results; while America’s State Department said delays in the delivery of voting materials, reports of pre-checked ballots and vote buying, ongoing blockage of social media sites and excessive use of force by the police, collectively undermined the integrity of the electoral process. Reports are vivid on how Museveni’s ragtag army marched on Kampala in 1986 and seized power after the horrible regimes of Milton Obote and Idi Amin. One writer said he (Museveni) looked every inch like a freedom fighter that had sacrificed the comforts of life. He was hailed for his discipline and determination to steer Uganda out of a polity fraught with ethnic, corrupt and visionless perversions. Effectively in charge in 1986, Museveni spent nine years in power until 1995, when a constitution with a five-year presidential term limit was promulgated. The next year (1996), he won election for the first time as an elected president. He contested for the second and what was constitutionally supposed to be his last term in office in 2001; and won convincingly, too. But midway into his second term, Museveni conspired with the Ugandan parliament and fiddled with the constitution to remove the term limit so he can contest as many times as he pleases. Today, critics say he has become increasingly authoritarian. One of the erroneous impressions some foreign commentators on the sit-tight cancer plaguing Africa have is that what drives

WHICH ONE IS A BETTER COUP, COME TO THINK OF IT? THE ONE STAGED BY OVERZEALOUS SOLDIERS HUNGRY FOR POWER, OR THE ONE PERPETRATED BY GREEDY CIVILIANS? power gluttony on the continent are poor retirement benefits. Anneke Van Woudenberg of the Human Rights Watch (HRW), Africa Division, for example, has been credited as saying retiring as a head of state in Africa doesn’t usually come with a lot of benefits; and that “very few African countries — in fact almost none — have any kind of pension or security scheme for former presidents or heads of state. So out of power means out of money”. Nothing can be farther from the truth if driven by empirical evidence. It would have been better if Van Woudenberg had said some African leaders, whose desire is to part with power only in death, do not bother about pension or security provisioning ahead of their retirement. The same cannot be said of a country like Nigeria, where lavish provisions are in place for both serving and retired leaders. The closest Van Woudenberg came to the truth was her observation that “at the very essence of it is the hunger for continued power”. But that is putting it mildly. At the

root of the sit-tight rot in Africa is feverish greed for authority and prestige not meant to serve the needs of the collective or for advancing the development and greatness of nations on the continent. The craving, which streams from the recesses of the hypocrisy of a great many African leaders, is usually corruption-driven from the womb; and is strictly meant to serve self; and other interests cluttering around self. They eminently manifest through the erection of cult personalities in replacement of strong and firm state institutions that can outlive leaders, stealing of public funds, rent seeking of the most vicious type from the state, as well as lavish and prodigal lifestyle, while all development indices plummet. That their nations are plunged into avoidable civil strife, unspeakable violence, wars and crimes against humanity because of their sit-tight bids are of no consequence to them. Indeed, one honest question African leaders in the African Union (AU); South African Development Community (SADC); East African Community (EAC) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), et cetera, have not shown keen interest in answering sincerely is: why rally against military coups in Africa; but tolerate the subversion of Constitutions by civil African leaders that wish to die in office? Which one is a better coup, come to think of it? The one staged by overzealous soldiers hungry for power, or the one perpetrated by greedy civilians, so to say, who conspired and changed the rules of the game? In truth, however, a coup is a coup. Like President Barack Obama of the United States told the AU at its meeting in Ethiopia in July 2015, Africa’s progress is at risk when leaders refuse to step aside when their terms end. No individual is above the law. When a leader changes the rule midway, it leads to strife. Africa does not need strong men. The continent needs strong institutions. The AU, for instance, whenever it chooses to, can represent one of such strong institutions to reverse the wrongs on the continent. (Concluded)

Sport Extra

Cech to miss Saturday’s London derby home defeat by Swansea on Wednesday after going up for a corner. “He had a little groin problem before the game and I think he struggled a little bit tonight,” Arsenal manag-

er, Arsene Wenger, told BBC Sport. Defender Laurent Koscielny will also miss the derby with a damaged calf. France international, Koscielny, 30, did not

play against Swansea as Arsenal lost for the second successive league game. Former Chelsea keeper, Cech, 33, has played in all 28 Premier League games for Arse-

nal since joining last summer. Arsenal start the derby third in the Premier League table, six points behind leaders Leicester City, with 10 games remaining.

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