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Aftermath of Ekiti guber poll:

North jittery over PDP’s victory Saminu Ibrahim, Abuja

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L-R: Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University (CU), Professor Charles K. Ayo; the Chancellor, Dr. David Oyedepo; Vice-President (Education), Living Faith Church World Wide, Pastor (Mrs.) Faith Oyedepo and Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Sarah Alade(Keynote Speaker), during the University’s Nineth convocation ceremony held in the campus chapel, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State‌yesterday. PHOTO: ABIODUN OMOTOSHO

ertain that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a veritable platform to win the Presidency next year, top politicians in the North are reportedly worried over the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at last week’s governorship election in Ekiti State. Saturday Newswatch gathered that the clamour for the Presidency in 2015 culminated in the PDP crisis, as the struggle to reclaim power from the South, coupled with other contending interests, brought division to the party. Failure to agree on power returning to the North, it was gathered, resulted in the defection by the G-5 governors from the PDP to the APC. Governors Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), left the PDP to where they believe they will actualise their ambition. First, they formed an interim organisation called the >>Continued on Page 2

We’ll punish Abuja bombers, sponsors – Jonathan alive,� Jonathan consoled him. According to Tesso, who spoke in Pidgin English: �Na recharge card I dey sell for Banex Plaza. I no get job. See what I am going through. Since yesterday I can’t I can’t go and steal; na recharge card I dey sell sir. If people can

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sponsors of Wednesday’s The President spoke when he visited the scene of the blast at EMAB Plaza in Wuse II. The police said 21 persons died while 17 were injured in the explosion. He was accompanied on the visit by the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu Continue on Page 3

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that since leaving school, he has been unemployed; but instead of stealing, he kept himself busy by hawking recharge cards. The victim, who however could not express himself in correct English, begged to be assist as President Jonathan urged him to thank God for sparing his life in the incident: “We are happy you are alive. Thank God you are

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ne of the victims of the Abuja EMAB Plaza shopping mall bomb blast, Mr. Solomon Tesso, yesterday, confronted President Goodluck Jonathan with a request for job, in paid employment. Prior to the blast that landed him in the hospital, Tesso was vending mobile phone recharge cards. Sounding emotional on his hospital bed, Tesso lamented

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Aftermath of Ekiti guber poll: North jittery over PDP’s victory Continued from Page 1 into the APC. A top politician from the North, who did not however want his name in Saturday Newswatch that the thinking among the defectors was that, with the success of the APC in the South West, and the support of the North, particularly the North West, the APC stood a good stead to snatch victory in next year’s presidential election. Moreover, following the emergence of a South South politician, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, as the National Chairman at the maiden National Convention of the APC, the North thought it had perfectly positioned itself to grab the party’s presidential ticket. And with the presidential ticket sure to be in the kitty, the region

felt victory was assured. But with the victory of the PDP last week in Ekiti State, top politicians in the North believe that the party leadership has more work to do, to turn around its fortunes, if it hopes to win next year’s presidential election. As the North was savouring the success of the National Convention and following the euphoria of the decision to concede Chairman to the South South region, came the Ekiti governorship election, there were high expectations as it was con after the merger parties metamorphosed into the APC. Thus, the North is reportedly shocked by the outcome of the Ekiti State governorship election. The result, sources said, has

Northern support strong, Obas not against us –– APC sent fresh signals to the region ahead of next year’s general elections. The outcome of the Ekiti poll has necessitated series of nocturnal meetings among stakeholders in the North. Top politicians in the region are said to be worried that if the APC platform is not immediately overhauled to garner massive votes, their ambition of wining next year’s presidential election may be a mere pipe dream. According to a northern chieftain of the APC at a disturbing aspect is that our allies in the North are even getting more worried !" election since the merger is a loss, not in any other place but in Ekiti State, in the South West.

# because the permutation before now was to garner bulk votes in the South West and North West for us to ease out the PDP in 2015, but all that appears to be changing in the face of recent developments.� Continuing, the politi $ % & by what happened in Ekiti State where the party lost in almost all the wards, not to talk of local governments; it is very strange and we are confounded by the development. We are not resting; as we intend to get to the root of what actually transpired in Ekiti State.� Beyond that, the source prominent traditional rulers played crucial roles in their respective domains a few days to the elec-

tion. Their grouse is that they felt slighted by the remarks of some of our leaders. We have decided to set up a committee to visit the traditional rulers so that they can halt the planned onslaught against our party.� Meanwhile, the poaching game of the PDP is another source of worry in the North, as speculations of a probable defection by ' * +' / became public. The defection by former governors Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and Ibrahim Shekarau to the PDP is said to have further divided the North. Sources, however, added that in the midst of all these, a prominent northerner and top member of the APC is said to be undaunted by PDP’s victory in Ekiti. He is reportedly oiling his political machinery in the hope of clinching

the party’s ticket, and to slug it out with the PDP’s standard bearer next year. But reacting to the situation, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, 3 * said the Ekiti State governorship election has not dampened the morale of its allies from the North. 4 $ 6 you that on the contrary, the outcome of the Ekiti election has only strengthened the resolve of our supporters in the entire country, especially our supporters in the North. 6 harassment of our supporters and over militarization that skewed the election in PDP’s favour and not the anger of any Oba. To think otherwise is to give credibility to PDP’s propaganda and blackmail,� he asserted.

Troops kill 50 terror suspects in Borno hideout raid

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he Defence Headquarters announced yesterday that more than 50 suspected terrorists died during a raid on a makeshift camp used by terrorists in Miyanti and Bulungu, both in Borno State. In a statement posted on its Website, the Defence Headquarters said 53 terrorists died in the encounter, while the L-R: Businessman, Chief Adekunle Ojora; brother to the late Arisekola Alao, Alhaji Abu Alao; Chief (Mrs.) troops lost two of their Ojuolape Ojora and Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, during their condolence visit to the Arisekola Alao’s family in Ibadan...yesterday. PHOTO: NAN tained injuries. The statement said that a dump used for storing Toyota Hilux trucks, and ! " destroyed in the raid. It also said that 15 ri# $$ Cyril Mbah, Abuja ture Studies (NILS) at the the Economic Community ammunitions were cap + / ) Defence Headquarters. = ! > of West African States (ECO- tured by the troops. (CDS), Air Chief MarIt said that the CDS laud- accredited by the National WAS) parliament under the “In a separate encounshal Alex Badeh, said ) - = 8 auspices of NILS CAP. ter around Duguri, near yesterday that the military ments of the institute under Hamalai, according to the Hamalai said the pro- the Nigeria–Niger borwould cooperate with other its Director-General, Dr. statement, said NILS also gramme would address ca- der, troops of the Multistakeholders to tackle inse- Ladi Hamalai. ? pacity building and bring national Joint Task Force curity in the country. Badeh, in the statement, major stakeholders together stormed a terrorists’ Badeh pledged that the assured the Director-GenThe statement quoted Ha- at both national and sub- hideout in a raid. synergy would also be ex- eral that the military would %& tended to the West African partner with the institute the institute is working to According to Hamalai, $' # sub-region to ensure the through its Department of - the programme would de- pose machine guns, 25 ! 8 9 ! < cies to encompass all major liberate on ways and means hand grenades and IED Badeh’s position was conHamalai had earlier told stakeholders in the polity. ! - making materials.� tained in a statement issued the CDS that the institute The director-general, es and threat to democracy The statement said a in Abuja by the Director of " " + in the sub-region. suspected gun runner Defence Information, Maj- human and information re- Headquarters to participate The statement said the was apprehended and Gen. Chris Olukolade. sources to facilitate legisla- in the programme tagged - was being interrogated in The statement quoted “Parliamentary Security ! - connection with the seiBadeh as dropping the inShe said the mandate Summit.� sion between the principal zures. " also include building capacThe programme, she said ) + It continued that the a delegation from the Na- ! ! was designed by the insti- Headquarters and the man- suspect was arrested durtional Institute of Legisla- programmes that are cer- tute in collaboration with agement of the institute. ing a ‘cordon and search’

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operation by troops. The statement said 15 other suspects were being detained in Abuja after a raid that led to the ! # pistols, swords and other weapons. It said that military operations to track armed gangs would be sustained On Wednesday’s blast in Abuja, the statement ( were seized from two suspects who were be ed the bombing of Emab Shopping Plaza in Wuse. “Bystanders at the scene of the explosion alerted soldiers on patrol to the two suspects who " ) power bike. The soldiers # pects and shot at one who ) " bag, while the rider escaped through the crowd. %& from the suspect was lat package of IED and other accessories. The statement said the accessories included stop clock, mobile phones and other materials used for ) ( The suspect who was shot later, according to the statement, died in a hospital while yelling: ``people will die! people will die!!’’.

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Cover We’ll punish Abuja bombers, sponsors – Jonathan Continued from Page 1 cials. He was briefed by the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of Zone 7, Mr. Suleiman Abba. Jonathan said: “The per @ who are directly involved and those who sponsored them will surely be brought K " % ( ! K He continued: “Some Ni

ing of how to contribute to @ " ! their families and train their children. Others are busy timidate them and destroy their property. It is one of the ! of our nation but surely we will get over it. “Some other countries have passed through such cloud before and they were @ ! were able to sail through. “We share the pains of the people who have been direct ! ) @ families but we will surely pass through this ugly phase ! K The President pleaded with Nigerians to continue to bear the pains and inconveniences resulting from stringent security measures that would continue to come up while the situation lasted. “I will use this opportunity to continue to plead with our citizens that under such situation, security operatives " " ) options that sometimes will create some inconveniences for us.

“Instead of condemning them, let us bear with them. We all bear some pains, from the highest to the least because as the President, I may not be able to go everywhere I would have loved to. “Instead of shouting and insulting the security operatives, let’s give them maxi @ relevant information. “All countries that face ) @ citizens give maximum cooperation to the security operatives and help them to contain and control the situation. We will surely get over K The President said he had just arrived from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea where he = Q Summit of Heads of State and Government when he was informed of the blast. He expressed sadness that the incident occurred on the same day that Nigerians were celebrating the Super Eagles and praying for them to defeat Argentina. His words: “We are all mourning. I remember that on that day we had a football match to play and all Nigerians were celebrating the Eagles, hoping they are going " @ % " @ " when I got down in Malabo that I got the information. Surely, we will get through K The President also visited the Maitama General Hospital to commiserate with some of the injured victims of the blast. He was received on arrival and briefed by the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr (Mrs.) Adetoun Adetimehin.

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Boy, 10, saves Kano from multiple bomb attacks Ted Odogwu, Kano Bureau Chief

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10-year-old-boy (name withheld), yesterday, rescued the ancient city of Kano from what could have been a devastating multiple bomb explosion following his timely information to the police on his suspi ! & ! & Mosque in Sauna, Fafuga, + U " later discovered to be primed with high calibre Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). V " ? ) police promptly rushed to the scene with its Explosive X + ers, screened the vehicle and evacuated residents of the area. > " strange discovery at the Bompai Police Command yesterday, the State Commissioner of Police, Aderele Shinaba, said if the high calibre IEDs were allowed to explode, the

) " astating. Thus, he commended the cooperation of the residents for the prompt information, leading to the discovery of the bombs. Similar bombs ! / Hygiene in the ancient city Said the police commissioner: ‘’We appreciate the cooperation of the good people of Kano and plead with them to continue to disclose valuable information to the police, to avert impending K “the police will not disclose any information or identities K According to the police boss, when the high calibre bomb was difused, the vibra Y[ tres radius from the scene. Shianaba said the bomb peddlers might have been targeting worshippers at the Jumat Mosque, but failed in their deadly mission.

Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (right) who represented President Goodluck Jonathan, presenting a trophy to the captain of the winning side, Zenith Bank’s Elephant Girls. He is being helped by Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu and Tijani Umar, NBBF President.

U.S urges INEC to address challenges ahead 2015 polls Adewale Giwa, Washington DC

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= / \=/ ] urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to put its house in order ahead of the Y[$^ A statement made available to journalists by the + ! / =/ / + 9 rie Harf in Washington DC ! international community is anxiously waiting to see how Nigeria would con-

duct next year’s general elections. The statement, however, commended INEC for conducting what it described as a free and fair election last / ! _ State governorship contest. While commending the winner of the election, Mr. Ayo Fayose, Ms. Harf said: % " " August 9 Osun State gubernatorial election and the national elections in Febru ! Y[$^ _

the Nigerian public and the international community that INEC, the security forces, and the political parties have the capacity to conduct themselves in a manner that strengthens Nigeria’s democracy and gives political voice to its population. “No doubt, all eyes will be on Nigeria in the coming general elections and that is why INEC has to put all machineries in place to conduct free polls. We gath = / _ !

and international observers who monitored the elec _ " and that security forces col ) ! viding a safe environment free of major incidents. We congratulate Mr. Fayose on his election, and commend Governor Kayode Fayemi for graciously accepting the results. We urge all parties to accept the outcome as representing the will of _ Q K statement concluded.

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FCT Minister extols late Bisalla’s qualities

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L-R: Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr Benjamin Dikki; Chairman of the occasion, Malam Yunus Usman and President, Just Friends Club of Nigeria (JFCN), Mr Jerome Green-Amakere, at the Annual Lecture of JFCN in Abuja yesterday. PHOTO: NAN

Niger Delta youths to pay for Jonathan’s nomination form Amaka Agbu, P/Harcourt

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ouths in the nine states of the Niger Delta region have agreed to purchase the presidential nomination form for President Goodluck Jonathan for the race to clinch the nation’s number one seat in 2015. The youths who operate under the aegis of the Niger Delta Youths Leaders Council have also vowed to compel the President to unfold, without further delay, his plans for the presidential race in 2015. The Youth Council which is a coalition of all the youth movements and student

unions in the Niger Delta said that their decision was informed by the love they have for the President, and to demonstrate their solidarity for him. Interim Chairman of the Council, Mr. Ebis Orubebe, who led the youth leaders during a courtesy visit to Mr. George Turnah, Special  9 to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), announced that the Niger Delta youths would on July 16, stage a one million man march in Abuja for Jonathan. Mr. Orubebe explained that

on the rally day, all the states would mobilise 1 million Niger Delta youths to match, and show the world that the youths were supportive of the President in spite of the security challenges and distractions he faced. The Council chairman said: “Time has come for us as youth leaders to tell this country what we have seen in Jonathan’s administration, especially the distractions, and to say that we are no longer comfortable with it. “Our bothers in the North have decided to distract Mr. President so that he would not give this country the needed

leadership that is expected of him. Therefore, our youths have come to say that enough of Boko Haram and enough of these distractions. The Niger Delta youths have come together to say no to these, and that we will do anything humanly possible to protect the President. “The youths of this region have turned up en masse to ensure that the second tenure of President Jonathan is safeguarded by us. Nobody, no amount of intimidation can stop the youths of this country from this region from supporting Mr. President,� he declared.

Fuel subsidy fraud: Court throws out Tukur, Ochonogor’s applications Francis Iwuchukwu

Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja High Court, yesterday rejected an application instituted by two oil marketers, Mahmud Tukur and Alex Ochonogor,

asking the court to quash the N1.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud charge made against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). / ! a ruling declared that the application was premature.

Justice Lateef-Akapo declared that some of the issues raised by their counsel, Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), particularly the ! charge against the defendants, could be raised after the prosecution closes its case.

According to the judge, “It is the law that the court cannot delve into substantive issues at the interlocutory stage. Section 260 (2) of the ACJL provides that an objection to ! of evidence shall not be raised until the closure of the prosecution’s case. “The provision is a mandatory requirement a statement, expressed which renders the application GIABA’s appreciation premature.� to the Ad-hoc group The marketers and their on Membership for company, Eterna Plc, it would recommending Nigeria be recalled are standing trial for membership of the alongside another marketer, FATF. Abdullahi Alao. The antiHe noted that Nigeria graft agency had stated that plays a major role in the the defendants obtained the ) } > fund from the Petroleum been one of the regional Support Fund for a purported champions mentoring importation of 80.3 million other member states litres of premium motor spirit. in the development of In moving his application, their AML/CFT systems. Oyetibo had stressed that According to him, Nigeria the proof of evidence did not is the largest contributor ) to the budget of ECOWAS, against them. The senior the parent body from lawyer also maintained that which GIABA derives its the criminal charge against his budget, thus facilitating clients was an abuse of court ) process, and they should be GIABA. discharged.

FATF to admit Nigeria,three other countries Nankpah Bwakan

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" Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) and other agencies saddle with the responsibility of

! ! the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Adhoc group, yesterday recommended that Nigeria and three other countries FATF membership. The ad-hoc group, in its report presented yesterday at the FATF plenary which held between June 25 27 2014 in Paris, recommended four countries; Nigeria Israel,

Malaysia and Saudi Arabia for the FATF membership. With this development, Nigeria would be the only membership candidate from Africa recommended based on the size of its economy, extent of implementation of antimoney laundry measures, involvement in GIABA work and high political commitment to advancing the implementation of AML/CFT regime of acceptable international standard. The Director General of Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Mr. Adama Coulibaly, in

he Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday described the death of Mallam Suleiman Bisalla, the Managing Editor, New Telegraph Newspaper, as shocking and unfortunate. The minister described late Bisalla as an outstanding journalist, who practised the profession in line with its guiding ethics and principles. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr. Nosike Ogbuenyi, the Special Assistant on Media to the FCT Minister. The minister, according to the statement said that there were several outstanding valuable quality lessons to learn from the life of Bisalla. He listed the quality to include, humility, hard work, honesty and integrity, which he said were his guiding principles. ``For The late Suleiman Bisalla that I know, I can

! " a professional journalist, who always stood for the truth and objectivity in the discharge of his duties. ``The editor certainly left positive imprints, which will make his memory to endure for many years to come; the late Bisalla did not die in vain. ``His dedication to the unity and peace of the country will surely triumph over the dark activities of his killers. ``Those who killed Bisalla ! # ! cannot kill his spirit,’’ he said. The minister urged younger generation of journalists to emulate his sterling qualities by shunning blackmail and sensationalism. He prayed that Allah grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss, and expressed his condolences to the ) New Telegraph Newspaper.

FIDA tasks traditional rulers on protection of widows’rights

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he International Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA) has urged traditional rulers to uphold customs, norms and beliefs that would promote widows’ rights. The FIDA Secretary in Bayelsa State, Mrs. Linda Lawrence, told the newsmen in Yenagoa that abolishing cultures that stigmatised widows would engender their peace and progress. “We must do away with discrimination against widows in the society; the

community heads need to promote widows’ rights. “We do not like women being subjected to customs that are not in line with their wellbeing,� she said. On violence against women, Lawrence appealed to all Nigerians to support women, and erase their fears. Mr. Tonye Ayama, } X 9 ! ~ ) Bayelsa State, also decried violence against women in communities in Nigeria.

UPP condemns Abuja bomb blast Eric Elezuo

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he United Progressive Party condemns in strong terms Wednesday bomb blast at Emab Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja that killed over 20 people and wounded many others, describing it as sadism of the worst order. The condemnation was contained in a statement released by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Ogbuehi Dike. “It is inconceivable that the Boko Haram insurgents could be so brazen and audacious in killing innocent Nigerians at the centre of Abuja despite international military action against them. %& " call to security agents to crush the menace of these heartless insurgents, otherwise nobody will be safe in Nigeria. An integrity of Nigeria, and must be resisted,� the statement read.

The statement also urged ! out the perpetrators of the and bring them to book while calling on Nigerians to support the Federal }

against terrorism. It also mandated government at all levels to discharge their responsibilities to the citizens as security and welfare of the people are the primary purpose of government as crafted in section 14(2) b of the 1999 constitution as amended. The statement further condoles with the families Nigerian Union of Journalists which lost the Managing Editor, New Telegraph Newspaper, Suleiman Bisalla. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this dastardly act. May God console and ) by the bomb blast,� it said.

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SPECIAL REPORT ON INSURANCE AWARENESS DAY Today, the whole of humanity unites to celebrate Insurance Awareness Day. This annual event provides the opportunity for Insurance practitioners to critically examine the state of the industry, determine the level of progress made and identify challenges confronting it. It is a time to audit all activities which revolve around insurance practice, with the aim of proffering appropriate remedies. The formulators of this year’s theme, ‘accelerating the return to profitability growth: keeping pace with emerging markets’ no doubt, had Nigeria in mind. Ours is a vast and emerging market, which stands to benefit immensely from the outcome of such intellectual adventure. Nigeria, with a population of more than 160m people is under insured. The reasons range from cynicism, illiteracy, poverty, superstition, to sheer carelessness. What do you tell a man who thinks taking a life policy is invitation to death? Or a family of five that survives

on less than a dollar per day? And the religious fanatic who believes that nothing on earth can terminate his life because he has a father in heaven? Our economic climate recently witnessed merger & acquisition which threw up the market, though one needs to admit the fact that we are better for it. The Insurance sector is stronger and capable of taking on big businesses as some banks have substantial investments in them. The nation has become an investment destination with funds arriving in droves from foreign lands. The multiplier effect is better imagined as employment is created thereby improving the standard of living of Nigerians. Consequently, there is extra money which will likely encourage saving and investment. Insurance has to tap into this market.

AIICO INSURANCE: 50 years on, as vibrant as ever A

IICO Insurance PLC, the largest Life Insurer in Nigeria has become a house hold name among Nigerians. Having strategically positioned itself in the minds of its numer and value addition, the company has operated as expert life insurer in Nigeria for more than 50 years. AIICO, today is a popular name to reckon with even among Nigerian children whose parents have arranged for one education plan or the other. AIICO insurance , with over 50 years experience in Nigerian insurance market, is leveraging on its support by the giant American International Insurance (AIG) to corner the largest market share of Nigerian life business to itself. Its efforts in this regard is aided by its large net and 4000 agents. A Financial services company, AIICO insurance prides itself in the use of a team of experienced professionals and risk management specialists who design bespoke solutions that cater to the versatility of its clients. AIICO insurance is also a major underwriter for General Insurance business. ! " has been rated high among the top three for general insurance business. Speaking on the performance of the company’s various units among its contemporaries the Managing Director, Mr Edwin Igbiti has this to say ‘’Our Travel Insurance unit is currently the market leader in the industry. We offer a wide range of products and services in General Insurance for Retail and Institutional customers. Our solid global support enables us provide ents. No doubt, the company’s strength lies in the careful selection of young but vibrant and tested hand led by a corporate guru Edwin Igbiti as the managing Director. He is supported by a crop of like minded young men and women with track record in their various endeavours among whom are Mr. Jide Orimolade, Executive Director, Technical, Mr. Phil Maduagwu, head, corporate services, Mr. Ba # $ " " Mr. Sola Ajayi, head, retail business division, Mr. Donald Kanu, company secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Agugoh, head, brand and corporate communications among other staff. AIICO Insurance Plc. commenced operations in 1963, and became a public liability company in 1989. In 1990, it got listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Driven by four major rare qualities of Stability, Strength, Security and Trust over the years the company advantageously plays in all classes of Life Assurance, and non life insurance business where it displays high sense of responsibility in keeping its promises to its customers. The company said the singular objective of its Claims management process is to guarantee its numerous customers a prompt and friendly claims settlement experience.

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Personal Insurance , travel insurance, life insurance, home insurance, Annuity, credit life insurance,motor insurance including third party and comprehensive insurance. Indeed, AIICO insurance offers fully comprehensive, cost effective, motor vehicle insurance that cover all risks related to owning and driving a vehicle. Its motor policies are all scalable, which means that you can structure your cover to best suit your own unique requirements. In addition t o these, the company offers Savings & Investments line of business including legacy Assurance plan and annuity and executive personal pension plan(EPP) The AIICO Insurance Executive Personal Pension Plan is an investment plan with guaranteed interest rates, designed to protect you 7 will protect your loved ones in the event of your untimely death. The plan is available to anyone ;< 7 = > ment age clause, which enables the insured to retire at any time between the age of 50 and 65, provided that the policy has been in place for at least 10 years. 7 * compound interest rates, which are annually reviewed according to rates payable by the top Tax deductible premium payments > Annual statements showing accumulated profit Sizeable in-built life cover in the event of death within the early years of the investment policy Early cash in clause in the event of serious illness or permanent disability.

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Nigeria Re: Core Reinsurer driven by Professionalism and experience

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head count of Reinsurance companies in West African sub- region which have repositioned insurance underwriters to stand the test of time in the face of huge claims coming their way as a result of insecurity situation in the sub-region with out Nigeria Reinsuance corporation popularly known as Nigeria Re is incomplete. 7 ? + on with in insurance environment in west Af have stood the test of time. Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, established {|ŒŒ = of reinsurance premium from the country is currently well positioned to act as back bone and lender of last resort to insurance underwriters within and outside Nigeria. play this role even after federal Government’s divestment from the company. The company said it is taking advantage of mergers and acquisition in the industry and insurance awareness campaign going on in different parts of the country to grow its clientel base higher than ever despite the competition in the market. Occupying a frontline position among the ex " company is currently on wide spread strategic repositioning, leveraging on Information Technology to automate all its processes. This has already begun to have considerable positive impact on both the top and bottom line of its business as displayed in its balance sheet. The Corporation’s shareholders’ fund now stands at N10, 834,149,000. From the N1, 500,000 take off capital granted the Corporation by the Federal Government it has today an authorized share capital of N4, 500,000,000 at 50k each with an issued and fully paid up capital of N3, 071,105,000 at 50k. Nigeria Re’s Managing Director Mrs Isioma * " & success,said that the corporation’s survival in the marketplace was due to its dedication to professionalism. According to her,professionalism and the company’s responsiveness in everything it does is behind the success story of the company. " …? + = reinsurer company in the country . The company, priding itself in its premium position, has been able to retain its crop of insurance professionals with wealth of experience which it inherited as government reinsurer. Nigeria Re is leveraging on this to succeed and make impacts in the market. ‘’These are things that are assisting us to make the right impact and I believe that is what has kept us in business, despite the challenges we have been facing’’, said Mrs Chukwuma.� Nigeria Re was fully owned by federal Government until December 2002, when in line with the privatization policy of the Federal Government, its 51 per cent equity was acquired by Reinsurance Acquisition Group - the Management buyout vehicle, while the Government retained

Dr. (Chief) Amos Akingba, Chairman

Chukwuma, MD, Nigeria Re

49% interest. The former stake was later taken over by Barr. (Dr) Jimoh Ibrahim (OFR) who has since become the core investor. Speaking to Daily Newswatch, Mrs. Isioma Chukwuma , the Managing Director and Chief Š> [*Š ] * the recent mergers and acquisitions in insurance industry has created lots of opportunities for Nigeria Re. She added that this has created opportunities for growth, and acquisition, adding , for now; we are just trying to stabilise. “So, we are looking at long term opportunities that we can take advantage of, to increase our business volume and be able to stamp our feet in re-insurance market’’, she stated.. Moreover, she added that a lot of insurance awareness is being created, not only by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), but by various insurance companies in their own various ways, through

insurance awareness programmes, advertisement and developmental programmes, that are intended to raise insurance penetration rate. This, she said, would in the long run, expand market opportunities for Nigeria Reinsurance to explore, as this will improve insurance consumption of Nigerians. According to her, Nigeria Re survival in the marketplace was due to its dedication to professionalism and its responsiveness in everything it does. According to her, “Nigeria Re is a lead = professionals with wealth of experience to succeed and make impacts in the market. These are things that are assisting us to make the right impact and I believe that is what has kept us in business, despite the challenges we have been facing.� Comparing reinsurance market in Nigeria to other markets, she noted that it is unfortunate, insurance penetration and acceptance in the country is still very low. “Because of this, the market has not really developed to where it ought to be. The opportunities are there, but because of low insurance awareness and penetration, our rate of growth is not as much as we expected it to be, when compared to other countries of the world’’.. . ‘’All the programmes and policies of NAICOM which are aimed at creating this development will yield better result in the near future, Chukwuma stressed. With the implementation of the No Premium No Cover rule, recently made compulsory for all operators by the regulator, she said the industry should be able to realise a N1 trillion benchmark. To her, “If everything is in place and everything is working out as it ought to be, we should be able to achieve, if not near, but something closer to the target that has been set for us.�

“Nigeria Re is a 1 insurer company in the country; it was one of the lished and we have a crop of professionals with wealth of experience to succeed and make impacts in the market.�

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Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation wishes all her clients and Nigerians

HAPPY INSURANCE AWARENESS DAY Insurance Awareness Day is set aside to awaken the insurance consciousness in you. It reminds you of the need to take up an insurance policy or policies today if you don’t have any. Placing your risks with an insurer gives you the peace of mind you need to carry on with your business. Having an insurance policy guarantees that when the risk occurs, the insurer is there to help cushion the effect of your loss. Do you have an insurance policy? Why don’t you visit an insurance company today? Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation is there to provide the needed cover for your insurance company.

Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation Contact: Reinsurance House 46, Marina PMB 12766, Lagos Nigeria Tel: 07098111676 contact@nigeriare.com www.nigeriare.com

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In Nigeria Re‌ New Possibilities are taking shape

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South East

Police constable to die by hanging Kenneth Ofoma, Enugu

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n Enugu High Court has sentenced a Police constable, Justin Ekeozor, to death by hanging. “May God forgive your soul,� the judge added. Justice L. O. Okereke while deciding a case of murder of a fellow police 8 Onwuegbuta, on February 17, 2012, ruled yesterday that the accused is guilty as charged. Okereke in his judgement noted that the plea by Ekeozor that he shot the deceased in self defence was

not tenable as he did not receive order from his senior ! " shoot before doing so. Okereke further ruled that the accused could not establish evidence of provocation that prompted the shooting, noting that he shot and killed Onwuegbuta in an unlawful presumption that he was an armed robber. He insisted that the killing of the deceased was an unlawful act contrary to Criminal Code 231, Law of Enugu State. Earlier, the Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs. Ngozi Avah, an assistant chief legal

deceased was intentionally killed by the accused, arguing that there was no " ! " be asked to stop at that hour (9.45pm), by his colleagues and all he could do was to run away and pull a gun. She maintained that even after he was shot, the gun he allegedly pulled out was still intact on his waste instead of being tossed to the ground. She argued that the evidence given by the " " with the accused at the time of the incident showed he never gave order for the shooting.

Avah said that even if the accused wanted to shoot at a criminal, he should have shot his leg instead of twice on the nape. Meanwhile, the Defence Counsel, Mr. B. C. Nwobodo, argued that the accused pulled the trigger in self defence, adding that the judgement would be contested at the Appeal Court. " 8 Onwuegbuta who served at Uwani Police Station met his death along Aku Street, also in Uwani Enugu, on his way home after a night duty on the ill-fated day.

Adichie tasks Igbo nation on values, culture Emma Mgbeahurike, Owerri

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iterary icon, Chimamanda Adichie, has tasked the people of Anambra State to go back in history to retrieve and renew the values of conscience, integrity, community and consensus building that were the hallmark of the people of the state. Adichie, who spoke in a lecture delivered at the Women Development Centre, Awka, the state capital, during the celebration of Governor Willie Obiano’s 100 days % " we, Ndi Anambra till our fertile soil with strength, let us also be sure that " ) our fathers or mothers,� apparently referring to the abandonment of values for material gains. Counselling the elites, Adichie, who drew from her literary background said,

“let us disagree and agree to disagree, but let us do so, not as separate fractious

each other constantly, but as people who ultimately

† community for everyone, a / K Adichie decried the inordinate quest for stating that there was a time people’s source of wealth was queried, but these days nobody cares about people’s source of wealth; rather " " " one is wealthy. Asking, “Have we " people now overly familiar with falsehood? Are we now allergic to truth? Should we not continue to have a metaphorical washing of tongue as a guiding principle? Should we not have a society where willfully telling lies that cause harm to others will have real consequences?�

‘Obi uplifted library services in Nigeria’ Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha

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ormer Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has bagged the coveted Golden Merit Award by the Nigerian Library The remains of Justice Chukwudifu Oputa arriving Imo State High Court, Owerri, for a Special High Court Session in his Association (NLS) for honour‌recently. uplifting library services in Nigeria. Presenting the award yesterday in Enugu, the National President of the Association, Mr. Abdulsalami Rilwanu, said the NLA had not to the wind, and turned the presented it to anyone church service into a political over the years because Emma Mgbeahurike, Owerri of Representatives, Rt. Hon. from the governor. theater that saw him acting nobody in authority had _ / The intervention of the or playing out the script he made conscious and ishop Mathew Uche Chukwumerije, former presiding Priest and Catholic drafted in Abuja with some ) Kukah has called on Q Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, " library services in Nigeria Nigerians to stand governors, Peter Obi and Bishop Mathew Hassan remained cowed by the before Obi’s government. up in defense of justice and X He stated that the Kukah, could not mitigate overwhelming popularity of equity. According to him, Others were Governors his anger as he insisted that Governor Rochas Okorocha.â€? association could have the late Justice Chikwudifu < X \ ] ~ no politician would take ‰ honoured Obi while in Oputa was obsessed with the Obiano (Anambra), Theodore advantage of his father’s State governor had worked concept of justice and equity Orji (Abia) and Senator Chris burial to score “cheap political together with Mr. Charly Boy and insistence that it be during his life time. “Oputa, Ngige, among others. point.â€? both when the late Justice was before he died, was worried Meanwhile there was Thereafter, the fuming sick, until the time he died, about the quality of Nigerian anxiety at the event when the / 8 _( and the preparation for the lawyers and judges because eldest son of the deceased, stormed out of the church burial which also encouraged he believed in the judiciary Charles Oputa (aka Charley in the company of his the state governor to make as the hope of the nation Boy) daringly denied commissioners and security and common man. Today, aides, and was besieged at and also organised a special his legacies are beyond his State Governor, Chief Rochas the gate by angry supporters, day of tribute for the late Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha immediate family.â€? Okorocha from using his who berated Charley Boy for Justice at the expense of the Kukah, Catholic Bishop father’s burial as political humiliating the governor. orried by state government with Charly of Sokoto Diocese, made this arena. the spate of Reacting on the incident, Boy also present with other remark while presenting a activities of Charley Boy who wore a sad / members of the family. sermon at the burial of Justice look all through the funeral stressed that the government “This is why the sudden land speculators in Oputa held at Sacred Heart ! takes exception to the ugly change of character of Charly Otoko Community, Church, Oguta. from all walks of life, got up scenario that played out at Boy at the church service, in " Š He recognised the qualities ! / the funeral church service for which case, he insisted that Local Government and character of the late Judge governor, Owelle Rochas the late Justice Chikwudifu the governor would not talk Area, Anambra State, of the Supreme Court, and Okorocha, was called to make Oputa, at the Sacred Heart as protocol demanded could the chairman of the % his speech, shortly after the Catholic Church, Oguta. not be understood, except that community, Chief Jonas a son like Charley Boy by a Secretary to the Government A statement by the Senior he was acting out the script Nwankwo, yesterday man of late Justice Oputa’s of the Federation, Anyim Special Assistant to the handed over to him by some vowed to expose them reputation, is a measure of the Pius Anyim, who represented Governor (Media), Hon. Sam of the gubernatorial aspirants and their cohorts. greatness of the late jurist. â€? President Goodluck Jonathan, Onwuemeodo states thus, from the state who might have Fielding questions Dignitaries who graced the %

! ! from newsmen, the occasion include the Minister President’s condolence the son of the late Justice, Mr. ovation that greeted the community leader of Labour, Emeka Wogu, message, and forcefully Charles Emeka Oputa, aka, governor by the crowd when lamented that the youths Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, snatched the microphone Charly Boy threw caution " and some elders often Deputy Speaker of the House

Bishop calls on Nigerians to stand up for justice, equity

...as Charly Boy bars Okorocha ,Ihedioha,from making speeches at father’s burial

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His said, “Obi was unanimously chosen for the honour for his ) the growth and development of library services in the state. Before him, in both the old and new Anambra, no governor visited or built any library since 1966, when the then Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu built the Onitsha Library.� On some of achievements that fetched him the honour, Rilwanu said he did not only initiated and acquired land, but completed the Prof. Kenneth Dike Library at Awka, and renovated the Onitsha Library which were the only e-libraries in the SouthEast.

Community vows to resist land speculators

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connive to seize land from real owners, and would subsequently sell such land to prospective buyers without the consent of the owners. To avoid bloody clash, he advised them to turn over a new leaf, explaining that land grabbing was against the law. He however, expressed satisfaction with Governor Willie Obiano’s establishment of Joint Taskforce to rid the state of crime, declaring support for the governor over the menace of land grabbing.

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News

South West

guild seeks end PDP kicks against creation Medical to infant mortality P of new LGs in Ekiti

Raphael Adeyanju, Ado Ekiti

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he Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has kicked against the plan by the outgoing administration of Governor Kayode Fayemi to create 18 new additional local government councils in the state. The party described the creation of the councils as diversionary and a deliberate action to create confusion and instability for the incoming government of Dr. Peter Ayodele Fayose. In a statement issued and signed by the State Publicity

Secretary of the party, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, the party said that the creation of the new local councils by a government that is obviously leaving very soon smacks of hypocrisy and betrayal. “This latest action is a ploy to give the incoming administration a hard start. This is unacceptable. The incoming government of the PDP will review the exercise, and take appropriate steps to curtail this reckless show of shame,� it stated. It further stated that “a government that said it had many redundant workers

resident, Resource Centre for Medical Law, Research and Development, Mr. Laolu at the local government ) " ‹+‹ Osanyin, has called for councils few months ago is and the people of the state, intensive health education so now desperately recruiting but added that steps will be as to reduce the unfortunate workers just to increase taken in the next few days to infant and adult mortality rate. curtail the ‘recklessness and While delivering his paper government, and create undemocratic’ actions of the titled “Disciplinary Action problem for the incoming outgoing government. Against Doctors (Ethics or government.� “We understand that the Sentiments) as well as on Oluwawole said the party governor is yet to recover Drug Presentation� at the has uncovered many plots from the shock of his loss of 2014 General Meeting of the of the drowning regime of power in the just concluded Medical Guild, an association All Progressives Congress election. We believe that this of the Lagos State Government (APC) to create landmines latest action was borne out of Employed Doctors, held at and booby traps for the in- frustration and hopelessness. the Mosquitoes Research coming administration, and We only hope that he will Centre (MRC) auditorium, State University that the party is also aware soon recover from the Lagos of the clandestine moves hangover and face the reality Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, of the governor to cause of a loss of power through Lagos, said there is need for close co-operation with other the ballot.� stakeholders to create a very meaningful, constructive and positive road map, to ! ! the prevailing scourge of increased mortality rate, ravaging the sector. “There is need to promptly ! # ( and over burden on the general hospitals and other tertiary health institutions nationwide

which are ill-equipped. Though the public health care centres are being improved gradually, especially at each local government areas nationwide, yet there is need for meaningful expansion of Public Health Care Delivery Service,� he said. Dr. E. M. Okoturo who spoke on ‘The Roles of Doctors, Patients and Employers in the Health Care Delivery Service,’ reminded medical ) need to be very cautious of any activities that might have legal implications or cause a patients’ untimely death. He therefore, urged the

! to the health care sector of the economy, by increasing the expected votes to measure with the present global demand to promptly arrest the ! ! In his welcome address, the chairman of the Medical Guild, Dr. Biyi Kufo, said there is need for improved medical facilities and good, stable and enabling working environment.

Sunshine School celebrates mothers Tunde Busari L-R: Head Teacher, Mrs Oloyede; Retiree of Alimoso Local Government Area, Mrs. Victoria Odewole; the celebrant and Head teacher, Ifelodun Primary School, Agege, Mrs Monsurat Ajoke Olukolu and Head Teacher, Orile Agege Primary School, Agege, Mrs. Sidikat Folasade Oladeji at the retirement ceremony of Mrs. Olukolu after 35 years of active service

Third Mainland Bridge safe, undergoing maintenance –Official

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he Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr. Godwin Eke, has allayed fears over safety of the Third Mainland Bridge, saying it was safe, stable and undergoing routine maintenance. Eke gave the assurance yesterday, saying that there was no problem with the expansion joints which he said had earlier been repaired. The controller said that contract for repair of the abutment of the bridge was awarded in 2012,

adding that the contract was ongoing. He said that the bridge’s abutment was being reinforced because of erosion which was wearing its foundation, while some roller bearings would also be replaced on the bridge. “The Third Mainland Bridge is safe and sound, and the repair of the abutment is ongoing,’’ he said. The controller recalled that the contract for the ‘Rehabilitation of Lagos Ring Road Abutment and Approach Ramp to the

Third Mainland Bridge’ was awarded to Messrs Borini Poroni on Dec. 17, 2012, and said the scope of work included protection of the bridge from erosion around the Lagos Ring Road. He added that the work was to replace some roller bearings and remove bad portions as well as resurfacing it using hydro demolition technique. Eke also explained that the method to be used would not involve total closure of the bridge, but partial closure to

tackle the problem span by span. “We discovered that the foundation of the bridge on the abutment side was being eroded daily. One of the scopes of work is to protect the abutment against erosion, and then we are to strengthen the abutment column by ! concrete,� he said. He said the work would be done through the use of hydro demolition technique and concrete jacking.

Businessman petitions CJN,alleges injustice A Olusakin Babalola, Ibadan

businessman, Dapo Davies, has petitioned the Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, urging her to investigate the circumstances leading to an order granted by a judge of an Ibadan High Court in a case involving him against AG Leventis and one Grace Adeliyi. His plea was contained in a petition dated June 23, 2014, titled “Case of Misconduct against a judge in the Oyo State judiciary in the suit 1/23/20. In the petition to the CJN,

Davies stated that both parties dispute over a property, out of court. Davies said that while the case was still pending before the court, the defendants instituted another action at the state’s Magistrates Court and that following this, he (the petitioner) on April 29, Y[$Œ ! injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with the business premises, " " " ( June 30, 2014 for hearing. He said that what surprised

him was that “on the morning $‘ Y[$Œ " ) of the Oyo State High Court in company of some people who started demolishing my property and carting away the racks meant for the display of my wares. The " ) by them, thereby denying me entry into the premises as " ! on hold. %= ’ ! ) informed me that they came to enforce a court order. When they gave me a copy of the order, I discovered that a judge had granted an Ex Parte Order restraining me from doing the very

things for which I rented the these happened when my motion for injunction before the same Judge slated for June 30, 2014 was yet to be taken,� he alleged. The businessman further alleged that the defendants had colluded with the trial Judge to frustrate his case because a day before the order, ‘the defendants had boasted to me that they had procured an order. I did not take this serious until the last event unfolded.’ The petitioner appealed to the CJN to investigate the circumstances leading to the granting of the order.

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he maiden edition of Sunshine Schools, Magboro ‘Mothers Day’ was held in the school premises amid commendation to the management of the school. Initiated by the Parents’ Teachers Forum, the event " " ! mothers, teachers, guests and administrators of the school. Highlights of the day were lectures by the duo of Mrs. Omolara Odukoya, who spoke on the topic: ‘Who is a Mother;’ and Mrs. Funmi Oyediran on How to become a Successful Entrepreneur through Small and Medium Scale Enterprise.

Odukoya taught the audience how to make air freshener at minimal cost to earn extra income, describing qualities needed to become a total mother. She tasked mothers to be dutiful wives, homemakers, prayer warriors and loving inlaws. & used the event to pray for the family and the nation while ! " ) the release of the kidnapped Chibok girls. 8 9 Day anniversary cake was anchored by Mrs. Jaiyeola and Omowunmi Olorunfemi, while mothers went home with gift items.

Lagos to pay N1.78bn to 354 retirees under CPS Abiodun Awogbemi he Lagos State g o v e r n m e n t has concluded arrangement to pay the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) retirement bond to another batch of workers who retired from the Lagos State Public Service. The new arrangement was disclosed in a statement issued by the DirectorGeneral, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mr. Rotimi Adekunle Hussain, who emphasised that the < > 8 presentation ceremony is the second and concluding tranche of the 11th batch. Hussain added that 354 retirees will be receiving a total sum of N1, 786,667,297.09k being their accrued rights for past service to the state prior to the commencement of

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the Contributory Pension Scheme in April, 2007. He recalled that 437 retirees majorly drawn from the local government areas and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) were earlier paid a sum of N1, 723,737,915.59K during the $$ in April, this year. The LASPEC boss revealed " receive their retirement bond on June 30, 2014 at the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) Hall in the Central Business District of Ikeja. Hussian further said that his Commission has also scheduled another preretirement seminar for about 1, 200 workers, who will be retiring from the Lagos State Public Service between July and December, 2014. According to him, the seminar would come up on July 2, 2014 at Alausa, Ikeja.

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NSE Daily Summary (Equities) at 27/06/2014

ASI hits 42,000 landmark, YTD up 2.08% Abiodun Awogbemi

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ransactions at the equities market of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended the week on a positive note, as the All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.10 per cent to close at 42,187.64 basis points, compared with a depreciation of 0.61 per cent recorded previously, while market capitalisation equally hit close to N14 trillion to close at N13.929 trillion as against the N13.580 trillion recorded last week. Finally, the Yearto-Date (YTD) stance of the benchmark index regained a positive posture of 2.09 per cent this week in contrast to the 0.48 per cent recorded last Symbol

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week. The index and market capitalisation recorded 2.57per cent growth each while market breadth remained positive on Monday and Tuesday, but reversed to a negative position on Wednesday and Thursday while closing positive on Friday. The week started on a positive note as the Index sustained a northward movement from Monday to Wednesday, while shedding 61 points on Thursday and closed the week with 110 points on daily return. The performance indicators remained resilient and north bound.

Transaction level in terms of volume of trades grew, compared with last week’s level of trade. Activity levels of the market, in terms of volume traded increased by 89 per cent as 2.89 billion shares valued at N30.03 billion were exchanged in a higher number of deals of 30,207, compared with the 1.53 billion shares valued at N20.08 billion exchanged in 26,364.00 deals last week respectively. & (propelled by banking stocks) and the conglomerates as led by Transcorp Plc dominated trades volume by 47 per cent and 32 per cent respectively, to close as the most active sectors during the week under review.

GAINERS: TOP-5 STOCK

CLOSE

GAIN

CHANGE %

1,050.00

1,098.90

48.90

GUINNESS

189.21

200.00

10.79

DANGCEM

235.00

240.00

5.00

UNILEVER

50.00

52.40

2.40

NB

170.02

172.00

1.98

NESTLE

LOSERS: TOP-5 STOCK

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GAIN

CHANGE %

FO

225.64

206.30

-19.34

CONOIL

67.80

65.40

-2.40

CHAMPION

10.70

10.17

-0.53

CCNN

11.60

11.14

-0.46

TOTAL

171.50

171.05

-0.45

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Value

Opening Price

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93.00 1.36 0.93 1.71 9.61 3.25 1.44 0.84 2.45 29.00 9.00 16.59 5.76 81.89 40.00 6.90 11.60 10.70 0.54 67.80 1.07 1.30 0.59 3.65 1.88 5.00 235.00 8.10 9.40 6.35 1.11 0.50 0.50 4.55 16.32 2.21 2.40 15.60 4.14 2.03 3.06 78.00 225.64 65.00 0.50 28.90 189.21

93.00 1.30 0.96 1.71 9.70 3.35 1.44 0.84 2.45 29.70 9.00 16.59 5.76 81.89 40.00 6.80 11.17 10.17 0.52 65.40 1.09 1.36 0.59 3.60 1.83 5.00 240.00 8.10 9.47 6.30 1.11 0.50 0.50 4.77 16.24 2.21 2.40 15.62 4.20 2.07 3.10 78.00 206.30 65.00 0.50 30.00 200.00

93.00 1.30 0.92 1.71 9.57 3.25 1.44 0.84 2.45 28.99 9.00 16.59 5.76 81.89 40.00 6.56 11.14 10.17 0.52 61.19 1.09 1.32 0.59 3.55 1.83 5.00 234.78 8.10 9.40 6.20 1.11 0.50 0.50 4.33 15.45 2.21 2.40 15.60 4.13 2.01 2.95 78.00 206.30 65.00 0.50 28.90 200.00

93.00 1.30 0.94 1.71 9.70 3.25 1.44 0.84 2.45 29.00 9.00 16.59 5.76 81.89 40.00 6.56 11.14 10.17 0.52 65.40 1.09 1.35 0.59 3.60 1.83 5.00 240.00 8.10 9.40 6.30 1.11 0.50 0.50 4.77 16.24 2.21 2.40 15.60 4.20 2.04 3.10 78.00 206.30 65.00 0.50 29.02 200.00

0.00 -0.06 0.01 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.34 -0.46 -0.53 -0.02 -2.40 0.02 0.05 0.00 -0.05 -0.05 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 -0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.04 0.00 -19.34 0.00 0.00 0.12 10.79

0.00 -4.41 1.08 0.00 0.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.93 -3.97 -4.95 -3.70 -3.54 1.87 3.85 0.00 -1.37 -2.66 0.00 2.13 0.00 0.00 -0.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.84 -0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.45 0.49 1.31 0.00 -8.57 0.00 0.00 0.42 5.70

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1,544 2,500,460 7,264,420 11,000 17,336,361 1,574,667 101,820 1,304,884 39,420 2,436,384 109,887 9,917 500 263,084 104,719 868,836 641,682 249,457 3,522,655 413,096 499,500 743,700 109,487 808,187 138,670 900 327,548 76,969 2,743,538 4,586,357 103,137 11,699 20,000 2,530,729 2,933,880 500 13,595 136,302,928 833,714 9,825,045 1,010,466 178,056 940,244 65,875 194,900 10,780,664 95,976

146,783.09 3,250,598.00 6,814,035.50 17,930.00 166,398,096.00 5,130,647.00 140,439.55 1,096,942.62 97,588.00 71,141,024.00 961,152.00 164,622.20 2,750.00 20,629,346.00 4,170,401.00 5,741,385.50 7,171,421.50 2,538,848.75 1,832,779.50 26,360,780.00 544,455.00 997,956.25 62,602.46 2,889,335.00 254,341.95 4,680.00 77,164,304.00 622,127.69 25,925,736.00 28,541,044.00 119,527.55 5,849.50 10,000.00 11,825,886.00 46,735,056.00 1,105.00 31,268.50 2,126,414,592.00 3,460,704.25 20,010,970.00 3,040,793.75 13,759,221.00 194,560,448.00 4,247,988.00 97,450.00 314,404,480.00 19,096,668.00

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NSE Daily Summary (Equities) at 27/06/2014 Symbol

HONYFLOUR IKEJAHOTEL INFINITY INTBREW INTENEGINS JAPAULOIL JBERGER JOHNHOLT LASACO LEARNAFRCA LENNARDS LIVESTOCK MANSARD MAYBAKER MBENEFIT MOBIL MRS MULTITREX MULTIVERSE NAHCO NASCON NB NCR NEIMETH NEM NESTLE NIGERINS NNFM NPFMCRFBK OANDO OASISINS OKOMUOIL OMATEK PHARMDEKO PORTPAINT PRESCO PRESTIGE PZ REDSTAREX RESORTSAL ROYALEX RTBRISCOE SEPLAT SKYEBANK STANBIC STDINSURE STERLNBANK TANTALIZER TOTAL TRANSCORP TRANSEXPR UAC-PROP UACN UBA UBCAP UBN UNILEVER UNIONDAC UNITYBNK UPL UTC VITAFOAM WAPCO WAPIC WEMABANK ZENITHBANK

Opening Price

4.02 0.86 1.61 26.03 0.51 0.69 76.45 1.15 0.50 1.57 3.31 3.10 2.50 1.76 0.52 131.00 70.00 0.50 0.50 4.97 11.28 170.02 15.20 1.21 0.84 1050.00 0.50 19.75 0.85 27.43 0.51 33.90 0.50 1.50 4.90 36.00 0.54 35.00 4.93 0.50 0.55 1.03 675.10 3.27 26.00 0.50 2.30 0.50 171.50 4.73 2.07 18.00 61.30 7.91 2.33 10.00 50.00 0.50 0.50 4.35 0.52 4.44 111.00 0.77 0.95 25.00

High

4.02 0.86 1.61 26.70 0.50 0.66 76.45 1.15 0.50 1.57 3.15 3.19 2.50 1.78 0.54 131.00 70.00 0.50 0.50 5.00 11.40 174.50 15.20 1.26 0.86 1098.90 0.50 19.75 0.85 27.36 0.53 33.90 0.50 1.50 5.14 36.00 0.55 36.00 5.17 0.50 0.55 1.03 675.10 3.39 26.00 0.50 2.35 0.50 171.05 4.74 2.07 17.60 62.06 7.91 2.38 10.00 52.40 0.50 0.50 4.47 0.50 4.44 111.40 0.80 0.98 25.30

Low

4.00 0.82 1.61 26.70 0.50 0.66 76.45 1.15 0.50 1.57 3.15 3.05 2.50 1.78 0.52 131.00 70.00 0.50 0.50 4.95 11.38 171.00 15.20 1.26 0.85 1053.00 0.50 19.75 0.85 25.00 0.50 33.90 0.50 1.50 5.14 36.00 0.53 36.00 5.00 0.50 0.53 0.98 675.10 3.29 26.00 0.50 2.30 0.50 171.05 4.52 2.07 17.60 62.06 7.80 2.33 9.97 51.00 0.50 0.50 4.22 0.50 4.44 111.00 0.74 0.94 24.73

Closing Price Change (+)

4.02 0.83 1.61 26.70 0.50 0.66 76.45 1.15 0.50 1.57 3.15 3.10 2.50 1.78 0.54 131.00 70.00 0.50 0.50 4.99 11.40 172.00 15.20 1.26 0.85 1098.90 0.50 19.75 0.85 27.36 0.53 33.90 0.50 1.50 5.14 36.00 0.53 36.00 5.17 0.50 0.53 1.03 675.10 3.30 26.00 0.50 2.30 0.50 171.05 4.74 2.07 17.60 62.06 7.81 2.34 9.97 52.40 0.50 0.50 4.47 0.50 4.44 111.40 0.80 0.98 25.00

0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.67 -0.01 -0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.16 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.12 1.98 0.00 0.05 0.01 48.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.00 -0.01 1.00 0.24 0.00 -0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.45 0.01 0.00 -0.40 0.76 -0.10 0.01 -0.03 2.40 0.00 0.00 0.12 -0.02 0.00 0.40 0.03 0.03 0.00

% Price Change

0.00 -3.49 0.00 2.57 -1.96 -4.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.83 0.00 0.00 1.14 3.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 1.06 1.16 0.00 4.13 1.19 4.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.26 3.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.90 0.00 -1.85 2.86 4.87 0.00 -3.64 0.00 0.00 0.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.26 0.21 0.00 -2.22 1.24 -1.26 0.43 -0.30 4.80 0.00 0.00 2.76 -3.85 0.00 0.36 3.90 3.16 0.00

Trades

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Volume

867,980 327,500 40,000 401,677 907,853 10,516,256 65,220 144 9,694,490 877,067 51,000 1,112,940 29,950 326,330 751,017 42,381 24,336 500,000 105,000 1,158,526 465,292 888,530 10 284,823 1,218,524 323,951 22,826 22,696 57,212 21,155,782 6,414,539 235,602 1,000 1,000 254,430 65,450 311,333 278,480 1,300,748 20 302,438 786,014 18,801 4,626,334 1,838,772 5,500 915,838 50 41,719 20,236,040 190,297 134,411 209,475 8,295,588 4,684,333 586,874 240,323 400 148,000 282,356 156,520 183,350 104,152 28,564,563 1,617,902 11,326,817

Value

3,482,015.00 274,870.00 64,400.00 10,722,406.00 453,970.22 6,940,729.00 4,792,678.50 158.40 4,847,245.00 1,378,335.25 160,650.00 3,439,301.50 75,174.50 576,490.38 402,028.84 5,610,939.50 1,618,344.00 250,000.00 52,500.00 5,771,530.00 5,285,577.00 152,605,920.00 159.60 354,935.84 1,036,608.62 346,811,808.00 11,413.00 426,003.91 48,413.84 571,841,536.00 3,214,105.50 7,744,211.00 500.00 1,500.00 1,305,593.00 2,380,691.50 167,881.50 9,830,226.00 6,695,867.00 10.00 165,271.52 790,458.56 12,947,034.00 15,329,809.00 47,804,588.00 2,750.00 2,120,960.75 25.00 7,144,506.50 95,511,304.00 391,687.50 2,381,513.50 13,017,792.00 65,187,024.00 10,982,934.00 5,862,537.50 12,416,600.00 200.00 74,000.00 1,251,002.00 78,260.00 774,697.00 11,570,573.00 21,891,726.00 1,531,322.75 282,339,008.00

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Politics How Ekiti governorship election was won and lost

Raphael Adeyanju (Ado Ekiti) with Agency reports

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Ekiti Government House has been " & fought by three determined political gladiators - the incumbent governor U ! V ! " # of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former governor, Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele representing the Labour Party, (LP) was won by Fayose (PDP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Fayose the winner of the election, having polled 203,090 against Fayemi’s 120,433; while Bamidele scored 18,135 to come third. Š_8 “ Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Isaac Azuzu declared: “Ayodele Peter V ! ’ of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and hereby returned elected.� Fayemi instantly conceded defeat and congratulated the winner, saying, “I am a democrat and the will of the people is the basis of democracy. If it is the will of the people, we do not have a choice than to respect their will, and to do everything to ensure that we deepen this democracy not just for Ekiti but also for Nigeria.� Many political analysts and commentators expressed surprise and disappointment that the trophy did not go the way of the incumbent who has won

several awards for good governance, with the chairman of the state APC, Chief Jide " ( " for the electorate to reward all the good deeds of Fayemi. During an interview with Saturday Newswatch, Awe had said Fayemi transformed Ekiti State within a spate of three years. “Look at our public schools; can you see any dilapidated school in Ekiti? They have been renovated. This government has constructed many roads as well as provided many social infrastructure for our people,� he listed. But keen observers of the political developments during the build up to the election are not likely to be surprised by the outcome of the election. The throng of crowd that usually trooped out at the campaign rally of the PDP gubernatorial candidate should have convinced his opponents of the popularity of the man his followers fondly referred as ‘Oshokomole.’ However, the people were often dismissed as rented crowd. Many factors contributed to the success of Fayose as well as the failure of Fayemi. V ! " success to the masses as he was quoted to have stated that “I owe my victory to God and the common man in Ekiti. It will be impossible for me to come back eight years after I had left the government without their supports,� adding that since his removal in 2006, he had remained with the people, “They never asked me for money; all they asked from me is how to improve on their well being,� he recalled. Saturday Newswatch learnt that Fayose has long established a reputation of being

" them as it would be recalled that during his ! such as stopping by the road side to by and eat roasted corn as well as enter local joint popularly called bukateria for lunch with the common man. Fayose as a governor would ride Okada (commercial motorcycle) like a common @ ! ) and pay triple price of the cost of the items to the traders. A legal luminary and founder of the only private university in the state, Chief Afe Babalola, in a congratulatory message to ? " Fayose is very popular among the youth. He said: “I observed that your electoral ! ! number of youths most of whom were unemployed and unemployable who are

" " " ) education, particularly at the tertiary level of education.� V ! ! downtrodden members of the society; he " ceremonies as well as distribute money to the needy. Mrs. Yemi Oyeniyi, a mother of twins who resides at Oke Iyinmi, Ado Ekiti, told Saturday Newswatch of how Fayose once stopped his convoy to carry one of her twins and gave the children N5,000.00. “The children are now grown up, and I am happy to vote for Fayose today. Only " ’ @ ! would have repaid him today,� Oyeniyi said.

Outgoing Governor Fayemi on the other

" ) intellectual arrogance. He is regarded " " the common man. Many of Fayemi’s supporters are members of the elite class that praise urbane disposition. Unfortunately, this virtue is interpreted as a sign of aloofness by the voting masses. Some of the commissioners and special aides of the governors are people who are not close to the grassroots. Majority of them were based in foreign lands. These people could not mobilise their kinsmen in the rural areas to serve the political aspiration of their principal. No wonder they lost their polling units to the opposition. It was expected that if Fayose could draw support base from the army of the unemployed youths, Okada riders, artisans and market women, Fayemi would cultivate the friendship of the civil servants whose level of education will make them understand his good intention. Governor Fayemi alienated his government from the civil servants because of some of his policies. Lecturers of the state university (Ekiti State University - EKSU) have on various occasions accused him of underfunding the institution even, after he had merged the University of Technology, Ifaki Ekiti and the University of Education, Ikere Ekiti with (EKSU). The merger of the three existing universities was considered unnecessary as it did not translate to improvement in the funding of the only one left. Continued on Page 16

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Ekiti guber poll & spirit of spor tsmanship Continued from Page 15

The lecturers also complained of outrageous tax imposed on them by the government. Fayemi is not also the favourite of the students of the state-owned higher institutions as they also complained of high tuition fees. The government of Fayemi made enemies of primary and secondary school teachers with the introduction of Teachers’ Development Needs Assessment (TDNA). The government had a " who protested that the test was meant to sack or demote them. Another factor that likely reduced the popularity of the government was the perception of the populace that the APCcontrolled government was the one sponsoring violence against the opposition. Many political rallies of the LP and the PDP were violently disrupted by thugs allegedly sponsored by the ruling party. The defection of Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele to the LP however exposed the weakness of the APC’s inability to manage internal crisis. The LP governorship that came third in the election could not

the party under which banner he contested has not been able to establish strong structure that can translate to electoral victory but, it serves as spoiler for the APC in the election. Senator Babafemi Ojudu, representing Ekiti Central / + the APC made some mistakes, urging his party men to see their defeat in the just-concluded governorship election as an opportunity to rebuild the party that would subscribe to ideas and ideals. He advised: “We have to reorganise our party. Mistakes have been made; lessons have also been learnt. It appears that a few of us who are leaders seem to be miles ahead of our people. It is time for us to build a party that will subscribe to our vision,� A former member of the APC who decamped to the PDP few weeks to the election, Sina Awelewa, described the victory of Fayose as a revolution by the people against a government that neglected them, saying, “The landslide victory recorded by the PDP last Saturday has vindicated my position that the APC was not serving the interests of Ekiti people. Fayose is more acceptable to Ekiti people than Fayemi and that was made manifest in the defeat of Fayemi, even in his own local council.� Meanwhile, the result announced by Prof. I Asusu, showed that Fayose led in all the 16 local government areas of the state. Observers insist that the Ekiti governorship election was issuebased, stressing that several people initially felt that the election might be characterised by violence due to the vigorous electioneering of the candidates. The cynics were, however, proved wrong as the election

was, perhaps, the most peaceful in recent times and it is worthy to note that the two leading defeated candidates, Fayemi and Bamidele, immediately accepted defeat. Prior to the election, President Goodluck Jonathan and the national leaders of the APC were in Ekiti to campaign for the candidates of their parties. The President had predicted at a campaign rally in Ado-Ekiti on May 22 that Fayose would win. President Jonathan, who noted that Ekiti was renowned for its large number of professors, pledged that Fayose would restore the glory of the state. “Ekiti State is known to be the nucleus of eggheads in Nigeria. We believe that every family here

“So education is the key and we are happy that the PDP government is bringing back those things that you know very well. I was in Ekiti State last when we came for the inauguration of Segun Oni’s campaign and since then, I have not come to the state to inaugurate any project. We will work with Fayose to bring development to this state,� he had said. In his campaign, Fayose had recounted his achievements as governor between 2003 and 2006, stressing that his administration constructed all the dual carriage roads in the state; the Adetiloye Hall and refurbished the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, among other landmark projects. Arguing that the state’s " Fayose said: “Ekiti was brought from number 35 in education ranking in 2003 to number seven by the time I was leaving in 2006. Today, Ekiti is back to 34thposition in education. They (the APC government) have failed to employ you; school fees are too high. I will revive education in Ekiti and reduce school fees.’’ However, Fayemi, had boasted in one of his campaign rallies that he was far ahead of his opponents. “The advantage I am having is that I am running on record; there are people who will promise heaven and earth but I can tell you what I have done in education, and how I have banished poverty among the elderly. I can tell you what I have done in infrastructure; how we have transformed Ikogosi Warm Spring into an international tourist centre; how we have empowered our women; how we have revived our industries. “These are the records I want those who are coming to challenge. We have a responsibility to make poverty history and the APC is the party of a new Nigeria. In Ekiti State, we don’t want somebody who sits somewhere and expects people from outside to install him in power. If you think that the coming election in June is meant for Fayemi, you are wrong. “This election is about our freedom, social security for our aged, respect for our elders, respect for our traditional rulers, peace and prosperity for our teachers and we are not coming

Jega, INEC boss

Gov Fayemi back to sack people,’’ Fayemi had added. As emphasised by the governor, Ekiti people took their destiny in their own hands, and Fayose garnered the majority of the people’s vote. Even the endorsement of Fayemi by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) could not turn the table in his favour, as the electorate failed to heed NLC president, Abdulwaheed Omar’s calls, soliciting support for the governor. Omar once said that Fayemi performed well and deserved a second term, adding that ``we hope that the governor will invite us for a tea party after the June 21 election, by the special grace of God. ``We believe the election will be free and non-violent if the powers that be allow the people to freely make their choice,’’ he added. The NLC president warned those he perceived as “external K ! meddle in the June 21 polls, stressing that the electorate must be free to make their choice. Observers insist that all the reservations expressed on the governorship election were aptly addressed in a pragmatic way, as the election turned out to be very peaceful and orderly. For instance, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) introduced an innovation designed to check rigging and electoral fraud. The commission used ballot " ) ) ( ( " serial numbers for each of the 16 local government areas of the state.

Fayose, Gov. Elect

Bamidele, LP candidate The INEC chairman, Prof. ( stakeholders before the election that the new initiative was for anyone to smuggle electoral materials across the borders of local government areas. The initiative worked perfectly as there was no single incident of ballot box snatching during the election. The security arrangements

If, indeed, this is the will of Ekiti people, I stand in deference to your will. If the result of the election is an expression of the voice of our people, we must all heed your voice. I have just spoken with my brother, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, congratulating him on his victory

put in place for the election were unparalleled, as there was heavy security presence across the state, with stern-looking personnel drawn from the military, police, NSCDC, NDLEA and Department of State Security on duty. ASP Victor Babayemi, the ‹ ‹ < X in Ekiti State, said more than $Y [[[ were deployed for the exercise, in " Y• ) Besides, the NSCDC deployed 15,000 personnel across the state for the election. Also, a surveillance vehicle equipped with camera patrolled strategic areas to monitor the people’s movements. Babayemi said the heavy security presence in the state during the election was in the interest of the residents. As elaborate security arrangements were put in place, with potential avenues of rigging the election blocked as well, it was, therefore, not surprising that the Ekiti governorship election was free, fair and devoid of any form of violence. Even before the election’s result was released, the governor commended INEC for introducing innovations which would eliminate delays in the voting process and eradicate irregularities during elections. Fayemi gave the commendation after voting at the Ojilolo Ward 1 Polling Unit in Isan-Ekiti. He commended INEC for the ! and materials, adding that he got information that they arrived at various polling units across the state before 9am. Immediately after the release of the election result, Bamidele, the LP candidate thanked the people of the state for their support. Bamidele said in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday that the election result was a true # Q " He commended INEC and all the security agencies involved in the electoral process for their roles. Besides, the governor, in a broadcast, accepted defeat and underscored the need for all the stakeholders to join hands to develop the state. ``If, indeed, this is the will of Ekiti people, I stand in deference to your will. If the result of the election is an expression of the voice of our people, we must all heed your voice. I have just spoken with my brother, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, congratulating him on his victory. ``In a few hours from now, I would be meeting the governorelect to discuss the future of our dear state and how we can work together to institute a smooth transition programme,’’ he said. At a meeting with the governorelect, Fayemi restated that he would not challenge the outcome of the election. ``I will not challenge the results of the election because I am not Continued on Page 17

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Politics

Nyako, lawmakers’ faceoff: Matters arising Owolabi Adenusi, Yola

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he unfolding political event in Adamawa State has expectedly heated the state’s polity as a result of power tussle between the legislative and executive arms of the government, occasioned by the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) state congresses. Saturday Newswatch gathered that the clog in the wheel of the state polity is the alleged mistrust among the major players. For example, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Ahmadu Fintri and his colleagues were denied the state chairman of the party by Governor Murtala Nyako. The preferred candidate of the Speaker was the former secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. P.P. Elisha. Although, Saturday Newswatch gathered that the fear of hijacking the party structure prevented Nyako from allowing the lawmakers to have their way. But, the lawmakers later found an opportunity to take their # Saturday Newswatch also learnt that since the conclusion of the APC congresses, it has been one crisis after the other between the lawmakers and the executive as they were always at daggersdrawn. Before the congresses, the legislators had passed a vote of Š! ? administration for its transparency. However, the sudden change – ! lawmakers alleged that the same government they praised a while " misconduct, and are now seeking to impeach him and his deputy, Bala Ngillari. Saturday Newswatch gathered that the House of Assembly which approached a Yola High Court to determine if Nyako and his deputy could be given a substitute impeachment notice was told by the court that the process was illegal. Consequently, they set aside the directive of the court by publishing the impeachment notice on some national dailies, believing that they have served the notice. However, a former lawmaker in the state, Hon. Mijinyawa Umar Kugama, had earlier against the legislators following !Q court order stopping them from publishing the impeachment notice in newspapers. The threat came at the time a group known as Adamawa Concerned Citizens had petitioned the Speaker of the National Assembly to take over the state Assembly over its disregard of the court order. According to a three-page petition sent to the Speaker, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and signed by James Musa, the group referred to a news item headlined, ‘War Drums in Adamawa State’ said to have been published in one of the dailies on May 28, 2014. The petition, a copy of which was given to Saturday Newswatch,

Gov Nyako relied on the publication which alleged that the lawmakers were ! Nyako. The petitioners, therefore, urged the federal lawmakers to urgently takeover the legislative functions in Adamawa to forestall breakdown of law and order. The petition states in parts: “As can be inferred from the publication, there were strong speculations that the Adamawa State House of Assembly had mobilised with a view to impeach Governor Nyako, having been ! ! in the Niger Delta. “Unfolding events have eventually proved these speculations to be potentially true as the Adamawa House of Assembly has eventually issued a ) ! “Now, Hon. Speaker Sir, while the constitution has provided that no organ of government, including our hallowed courts can interfere in such proceedings, it is also open knowledge that the courts have successfully reversed both concluded and ongoing cases of impeachment base on procedural irregularities, including one such governor here in the state. “We are also certain, Hon. Speaker, that you will agree that no irregularity can be more grave and unacceptable than the acceptance of money by legislators either to pass legislations (no " ] worst, to remove an elected governor.� Meanwhile, Kugama has argued that the desperation of the legislators amount to a mockery of the principle of the separation of powers, advising them to sheath their swords for peace and progress. Despite the political hiccup against Nyako, the governor can still be liken to a cat with nine lives as he is scaling through the purported impeachment notice on him. Saturday Newswatch gathered ! ) a major setback following the intervention of some prominent Northern leaders who include traditional rulers that brokered peace between the lawmakers and the governor on Sunday night when13 of the lawmakers in It was learnt that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the former Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) boss, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu equally ordered their loyalists in the House to shelve the impeachment idea.

Depty Gov. Ngilari

Speaker Fintri Investigation revealed impeachment was later shifted from Yola to Abuja where Nyako and other actors allegedly met to resolve the crises. Commenting on the alleged renege of the 13 lawmakers, the director of press to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Comrade Solomon Kumangar said, “I am not aware that any member has backed out from the move but you should ask those making the insinuation to mention the names of those who backed out. It is apparent that people are ignorant about House resolutions because whenever resolutions are passed no one can infringe on them as they are irreversible,� he stated. However, Kugama who is now an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain has advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to allow his reputation to be dented by some political elite in the state PDP hierarchy, alleging that the Presidency is fuelling the crises in the state, especially the ongoing plot to remove Nyako and his deputy. Kugama who was reacting to claims by the secretary of PDP, Barrister A.T. Shehu that the

We are also certain, Hon. Speaker, that you will agree that no irregularity can be more grave and unacceptable than the acceptance of money by legislators either to pass legislations (no matter how desirable) or much worst, to remove an elected governor

bigwigs in the state PDP with the backing of the presidency ordered the lawmakers to impeach Nyako, alleged that the Abuja-based Adamawa politicians spoiling for war in the state don’t want peace " ‰ words: “Those Adamawa senior citizens based in Abuja with their " for political relevance.� But a source close to Ngilari told Saturday Newswatch that the monies for which he was accused were not collected by him, adding that though the Ministry 8 the Commissioner for Commerce should rather be invited for questioning on how the money was used. However, a chieftain of the PDP in the state, Dr. Umar Ardo, in a press statement, said the removal of Nyako and his deputy from " ! end the maladministration which has destroyed the state. Ardo who was speaking on behalf of Adamawa State PDP Stakeholders and Elders Forum said it is the major anticipation of the people that impeachment notice is served on Nyako and Ngillari. “The Nyako/Ngillari administration deserves to be removed because it destroyed Adamawa State. For over seven years of reign, it brought the state to its knees economically, politically, infrastructurally and security wise. It has exacerbated social and political tensions in the state through its deliberate policies of creating ethnic and religious # ) K statement signed by Ardo reads. The group also added that the Nyako led administration in the state was responsible for enthroning the “culture of impunity, unconstitutionality, lawlessness, corruption, nepotism, favouritism, discrimination and self-service in governance.� According to the statement which blamed the PDP National ~ 8 emergence of the governor in 2011alonside other governors following the party’s directive, noted that “no people of good standing should tolerate such a leadership for a day, if they can help it. “I support their impeachment because they ought not even to

! Y[[' " impeachment notice was served the governor.� “In fact, the main reason I objected the party’s directives that all PDP governors be returned unopposed in 2011, including Nyako, in return for their support for the President was a wrong decision. I argued then that the party should treat candidates on their individual merits and states @ Š! was no good for the party and that he will turn out to be a liability both to the state and the party,� Ardo said. Continued on Page 82

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@ elections must not be seen as a ? ? ) QQ The governor stressed that Fayose’s victory had strengthened and deepened democracy in Ekiti State and the country at large. ``Elections, by its nature, generate tension and hot exchange of words but to me, once the whole exercise is over, all those involved should take the outcome with calmness and stop all acrimonies. “It is my belief that we must will make us avoid activities which can threaten our peaceful coexistence. We must also avoid the bad loser syndrome,’’ Fayemi said. Fayose, who reciprocated the spirit of sportsmanship exhibited by his two major opponents, pledged to work with them, stressing, however, that he owed his victory to God and his relationship with the masses. ``I owe my victory to God and the common man in Ekiti. It would have been virtually impossible for me to come back, eight years after I left government, without their support,’’ he said. The governor-elect recalled that in his three-and-a-half-year administration between 2003 and 2006, he strove to touch the lives of the ordinary people. Fayose noted that the people’s support for him, eight years # degree of their goodwill towards him. He pledged that his administration would not abandon those projects that are yet to be completed by the Fayemi-administration. ``As leaders, we must learn how to embrace continuity because playing politics with the people’s lives can destroy any country, but love can keep us together forever as a nation,’’ he said. Election observers, who commended INEC’s service delivery in the Ekiti election, urged the commission to put in place similar arrangements for the August 9 governorship election in Osun. Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, the president of Women Arise, a nongovernmental organisation, said INEC had greatly improved on its performance. “INEC must not, however, rest @ the nation’s electoral process. “After the Osun election, we have a bigger challenge, which is the 2015 general elections, and we expect the best from the commission,� she added. All the same, analysts urge Nigerian politicians to learn from the spirit of sportsmanship exhibited by the major contestants in the Ekiti governorship election. They also want INEC to replicate the feats it recorded in the conduct of the election in all the coming elections in the country, underscoring the need for fair and transparent elections all the way through.

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Why Jonathan should return in 2015 – Onuesoke Sunny Onuesoke was a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007. He is also the country’s Director, Networking for Good Governance (N4GG). In this interview with SYLVESTER IDOWU, he speaks on insecurity in Nigeria and why Nigerians should vote President Goodluck Jonathan again. Excerpts:

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ould you brief us about what N4GG entails? N4GG carries out its mandate through the Global Communication System (GSM) technology alerts and the mainstream media to disseminate information to the masses in rural, urban or in the Diaspora on the activities of government. I initiated it few years ago and its objectives are to commend and improve governmental administration by seeking opinions from the masses and relating them to the administrative system. I got the idea from a former South African President, the late Nelson Mandela, who used it to

election in South Africa after he was released from prison. To start )

academics both from within and in the Diaspora, together. After brainstorming, we designed a test of reference, the purpose and the vision of the organisation. The idea behind it is to monitor good governance as well as enlighten and equip the masses through the social and electronic media. The organisation is not a Š ) @ directors is headed by a French activist, while a black American, Michael Egi, a staunch lover of Martin Luther King, is a key sponsor of the organisation in America. ŠŒ}} ( geopolitical zones of Nigeria with its headquarters located in ~ + / & equipped with the state-of-the-art facilitates, including a computer system linked to Internet for collation and immediate dissemination of information to the masses. The equipment is manned by specialists made up $— ) Y— •[ members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). We send $[ /9/ masses every day. Our support for the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is because it encourages transparency. We encourage any government that is transparent. We decided to support the President Jonathan’s government because of its transparency, transformational agenda, and a posture of accountability, touching the people with every form of infrastructural projects. President Goodluck Jonathan government is on track with its transformational agenda. I score his achievements 75 per cent. He has tried in the area of electricity. The best economy booster in the world is electricity and that is what the President is working on. Saboteurs who do

not want him to succeed and who are jealous of his antecedents are trying to destroy his achievements. When we see a leader that is transparent, we give him media, moral and value support. It is not only in Nigeria that we support good governance. We are doing so to the President Jacob Zuma’s government in South Africa. We partner with some American political opinion poll groups. We do it in Ghana. We are everywhere in Africa. We are trans-national. We are in support of the current leaders because we think what they are doing is real. If President Barack Obama is doing a good thing in America, we come up with our support. We send GSM alerts to get people acquainted because we found out that it is not everybody ) ! " So what we did was that we decided to break down our information spread to the barest minimum so that everyone in the rural area could be acquainted " }/9 ( the activities of good governance. N4GG will establish a radio which would go on air soon. Why do you think President Jonathan should be re-elected? President Jonathan deserves another term because he has ( ! " it in terms of infrastructural development? Is it stability of the polity? Roads are being constructed daily. Look at the Benin-Ore-Lagos road. It had been a nightmare for motorists but the President Jonathan’s (  drive smoothly on that road now. } Š @ constructed there too. Is it the EastWest road? Substantial success has been recorded there too. Let’s @ ! been renovated and looking very impressive. In the power sector, he has successfully privatised it and very soon electricity will be stable in the country. This ) " scale enterprises and the cost of running industries will come down. When you talk of political stability, President Jonathan has conducted the freest elections in the country. Our foreign policy under the present administration ( / re-elected and that is why we are campaigning for him. But he has not being able to manage the insecurity problem confronting the nation. I am talking about the Boko Haram insurgency. I would not want to comment on such issues because Boko Haram

Onuesoke is a bunch of mad idiots. I have been seeking the cooperation of Š ( > Haram from the country. It has nothing to do with the Islamisation !@ some northern elite. If they say it is not a northern agenda, they should come out and prove to the world that it is not their agenda and make sure it comes to an end. Sometimes, I wonder if we have governors, senators, and House of Representatives members from that area. They are supposed to be at the forefront prosecuting members of the Boko Haram because you cannot say those of us from the South South, South East and South West should migrate from here to the North in a bid to put a stop to the Boko Haram menace. Majority of members of the Boko Haram group are @ ! were all bred and brought up there. They have brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, friends, wives, husbands, houses and families there. & ! from the North. So, you want

President Jonathan deserves another term because he has performed excellently well. Is it in terms of infrastructural development? Is it stability of the polity? Roads are being constructed daily. Look at the BeninOre-Lagos road. It had been a nightmare for motorists but the President Jonathan’s it

those of us from the South who have lesser number of persons !

> Haram. It’s not going to work. Boko Haram members are a bundle of yoyos and outcasts because if they are Nigerians, they should have seen that maiming their fellow countrymen is never " !

not a way to protest because he that kills by the sword must surely die by it. But I must assure you that it won’t be long before they will be apprehended by the security agents. Nigerians should back President Jonathan in the struggle to end the scourge in the country. The scourge of violence, deaths, wicked practices and atrocities being perpetrated against the Nigerian state and its people by the terrorists is a war on humanity. So, to win the war against terrorism, all Nigerians, especially those in the northern states, irrespective of religious, be united against Boko Haram. The President, as an individual, cannot stop the carnage without ) Š Some schools of thought have positioned that the present insecurity in the country is as a result of the weakness on the part of President Jonathan. How comfortable are you on this? Those saying that want the President to crush innocent Š

Boko Haram before he can be seen as a smart President. Members of > ‰ Š @ kidnapped girls are also Nigerians, and so who do you want him to crush? It will be uncivilised for Mr. President if he decides to use full military power to crush members of the Boko Haram, not minding that they are still holding our girls hostage. Jonathan is the most intelligent president Nigeria has ever had. He is someone who looks at issues critically before taking decision. The Boko Haram problem is something only northern elite can resolve. They want the President to crush them so that at the end they will say it is genocide, like what one of our presidents did to the Odi community in present Bayelsa State. Do you see President Jonathan as

the last President of the country as predicted in some quarters? I am not seeing him as the last president of Nigeria. I am not a fan of disintegration of Š @ Q for just one singular reason - not necessarily because we have inter-marriages or been together for a very long time - but because of the population. Population is a source of power, growth and a major tool in determining the gross domestic product. Most of the things happening in the North are caused by lack of education. Most of those who indulge in @ ! need Western education to be ) " good and bad. There is no way a normal human being will go ~ @ unheard of. The Islamic religion came from Saudi Arabia, yet majority of the people residing are graduates who were tutored in Western education. You don’t want Western education yet you watch television, use cell phones and other gadgets. I think what the North needs is real Western education that will purge them of the terrorism syndrome. A lot of persons condemned the botched visit of the President to Chibok. What is your take on this? I am not privileged to know what went wrong that made him to cancel the trip but I must tell you that the President has a

( It may be the decision of the V _( 8 him to cancel the visit. Must President Jonathan visit Chibok before leaders in the North resolve the Boko Haram problem? Persons who are against Western ? ! ( ‹ Jonathan to visit such a place without proper security measures. The problem will never be solved by his visit to Chibok because there is nothing special about it. So, if he aborts the visit, there is nothing wrong about it. Nobody should castigate him for it because he has reasons for his actions. On that very day I was told he had an emergency meeting in France, which was of more importance than the visit to Chibok. The meeting was also part of measures to woo foreign assistance for the release of the girls. So, I think the visit to France was of more importance. The involvement of the United States of America, United Kingdom, France and other countries in the

> ‰ ) Chibok school girls is a welcome development. The involvement of "

Boko Haram would bring an end to terrorism in Nigeria. Assuming you have an opportunity to be at the ongoing national confab, what would you have projected for Niger Deltans? I couldn’t have been there for only Niger Delta but the whole country. I don’t regret not being at the confab. A lot of persons thought I would be there. I don’t regret it because those selected by the governor ’ ( & ! Continued on Page 81

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lthough child marriage is against the law in many countries including Nigeria as international treaties forbid the practice, it is estimated that about 51 million girls are forced into early marriages yearly worldwide. Quite often, in most African countries, parents of child brides are driven by factors such as pressure to conform to age old traditions like preservation of chastity and economic considerations to give out their young daughters in marriage. It is not uncommon also in poor developing countries, ! ! ) ! In Nigeria, the marriageable age varies from one region to the other. For instance, in the North West and North East regions, 14 years is considered as the average age for marriage while in the North -Central region, marriage could be contracted between 2nd and 3rd menstruation, whereas in the Southern part it varies from between 16 to 18 years. Child marriage invariably leads to early sexual contact and subsequently pregnancy at a time when the young girl is not adequately physically developed to permit the passage of a baby with relative ease. & ) ! and psychological trauma. But the most

) ! “ ? " " " opening between the uterus and the bladder time to develop before the process of conception. between two organs in the body. Therefore, apart from the common form of opening ( vesico ] " the vagina and the rectum called recto- vagina " \ ] " ? " an opening between the vagina and the small ? " ! ! " develops. In the longer term, there is a need for a holistic approach to address both the direct and indirect including female genital mutilation and child marriages. It is only government resolutions that can stem the tide of this disease. Government should therefore, come to our aid and promulgate laws against child marriage. Bilikis Bakare, Alausa, Ikeja

Battling Nigeria’s crippling defeatism By Okwy Ada

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" ! ! determined to win‌but we had told ourselves ! ! " " lost.â€? Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace Last week, a friend of mine and his friends were involved in a discussion when an argument ensued between one of my friend’s friends and another person. Eyewitness account said the issue was minor. Later that day, the Police invaded my friend’s hostel apartment in his absence, and made away with some items, asking him to come for them at the station. It turned out that my friend, whose name incidentally is Sam, and his friends were named in a case brought by the man his friend had an altercation with. When Sam and his friends got to the station, the Police, without asking for their statements, even as only one of them had the problem with the accuser, stripped and beat them up. Afterwards, they were made to enter a horribly dirty pool of water and bathe in it. And did I mention that they were all students - except their accuser? 9  ! " my kitchen, with my Starking glass cooker when I decided to step out and get something. Then a terribly deafening sound shook the house. I ran back to the kitchen and ! & " everywhere‌I was thoroughly unnerved. How do these scenarios tie into the topic at hand? In the / ? chancellor of his school (who wasn’t around) and go on to meet the police boss and also move to contact a lawyer but he was ‘advised’ to let sleeping dogs lie- forget the assault, humiliation, terror, body harm and general injustice against him, and just move on. He was ‘advised’ by these ‘well meaning folks’ that this was the way of the Police and he should just get away from them. On my own end, I knew I couldn’t sue China so I went to the place I bought the cooker and guess what? I was told- “it happensâ€?. It

›  adult had been there or if a child had been there and got horribly injured, then I should buy another weapon and move on because it happens? No. Injustices happen because we let them happen. It has become a norm on Nigerian roads for policemen to holdup !Q

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drivers. The policemen have become terrorists: breaking down doors, publicly beating up civilians, shooting at will, taking money in broad daylight-they carry guns and they " ! " Š talks about it but Nigeria does nothing about it. Nigeria is a nation of defeatist. We’re all about eternal forbearance; a nation of hopers waiting for ‘the beautiful ones’ to be born. We get smacked around by unjust laws. ~ ~ about the louts that hike the cost of transportation by taking money from drivers who in turn charge more from us to recoup the money. We are accepting of fast food joints that give us meals prepared anyhow while taking a lot of money from us. In our homes, we pay money to the local government for “television and radio use notices (what does that even mean)’. We pay exorbitant light bills that we know not how those who have never entered our homes to see what we actually use, who do not read our meters and who give us light only when the month is about to end present to

us. We do not make noise when we contribute money for the repair of our streets and ‘it disappears’. We are very accepting. No one wants to be the troublemaker and so, injustice becomes the status quo. And this is the land that our sons and daughters will be born into and they in turn will await the birth of ‘the beautiful ones’-those who in the events of protests, bullets " ) " ) nostrils, and whose voices will ring through the corridors of power - probably. The Nigerians of today want to talk fashion and celebrities and sex and machismo and football. And then pepper the talks with politics, corruption, oppression, injustice etc - all from within the comforts of their homes and keypads. But defeatists die too. Maybe not today but death must happen. But while we still live today, maybe‌just maybe we can quit the talks and for once, act.

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he Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, (NACCIMA) has canvassed for the creation of high tech, high-value, innovative, noncommodity items which can be )

) sector operators in a manner that would stimulate non-oil sector activities, enhance prosperity of business and citizens and improve balance of payment position of the economy. The President of the association, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who made the call during the 54th annual conference of the body held at Abeokuta, Ogun State, said that despite series of reforms to improve the economic conditions and business competitiveness in Nigeria, the country still trails smaller African countries like Ghana, Cameroun and Kenya in global competitiveness. According to him, the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) index of 2012-2013 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), indicated that Nigeria ranked 115th out of 144 countries assessed, behind Ghana, Kenya, Cameroun which ranked at 103rd, 106th and 112th positions respectively. He said one of the hurdles that the country need to scale to achieve of the country by Nigerians. “We say every awkward or undesirable occurrence happen “only in Nigeria.� We habitually dismiss whatever progress we make; we expect so much from the country, but we are not disposed to " we have achieved because we are Nigerians.� The president stated that in spite of its low rating, Nigeria still has a number of strengths on which to build on her competitiveness, including its relatively large market which provides its companies with opportunities for economies of scale as well as sophisticated regional standard with some cluster development companies to promote its non-oil export products. While speaking on the theme of the conference, ‘Improving Nigeria’s Competitiveness in the Global Market; Panacea for Growth and Development of the Non-oil Export,� Badaru said it was apt, considering ) ! at all levels in respect of various ongoing policies and programmes directed at growing and developing national economy through the promotion and improvement of Nigeria’s competitiveness in the global market place to diversify the economy from a mono-product oil sector to the promotion of non-oil exports.

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While examining the implication of the new policy on the economy, a Maritime Economist and Executive Director of ABN Consults, Mr. Harrison Agada, advised the Federal Government to halt implementation of the hike so as to save the masses from further hardship. He said contrary to claims by senior

the import duty hike will place the cost of vehicles beyond the reach of about 90 percent of Nigerians, increase the cost of transportation by at least 50 percent and # ! Agada said: “I believe the new automotive policy will be bedeviled by several problems. First, there is a huge gap between demand and local capacity. Local production capacity of automobiles by all the assembly plants in the country today stands at a pathetic 45, 000 units per annum while demand stands at 800,000 units per annum. “Secondly, the price of locally-made vehicles is way out of the reach of average Nigerians, and this is mostly as a result of the collapse of public infrastructure including power supply. To show their displeasure as well as reduce their imports by 50 percent, and this may eventually shot up the price of the available vehicles in the country. According to Mr. Alphonsus Eze, the —[ ) imported vehicles will lead to loss of jobs for most young people who are making their daily bread from the sales of vehicles. He said the high cost of clearing which resulted in a corresponding increase in prices of vehicles has been responsible for the lesser number of vehicles coming through the ports as against the higher number being smuggled into the country through the borders. %‹ !

) smugglers in connivance with the Customs ! passed through illegal route to the country thereby depriving the country of revenue. Mr. Eze said the policy was anti people, " ) He said, “The widely paraded Nissan made-in-Nigeria car by President Goodluck Jonathan was assembled outside the country and presented to him to show the people. “No Nigerian will believe that the vehicle was made in Nigeria, they did not say assembled, but made-in-Nigeria. It is a gimmick.� > " ) the cheapest car at Berger auto dealer base costs N500, 000. Now, with the current 35 percent increase, the cheapest car is expected to be cost about N700, 000. Mr. Eze said there is a lull in the market now as the number of cars coming into the country has dwindled and people are no more patronising them like before, because only few people can buy “tear rubber� vehicle. He advised the government to carry out proper investigation instead of listening to hearsay, and liaise with the real stakeholders and not people who are out to thwart

) according to him, the few assembly plants in the country will monopolise the situation. “The government should have waited till our iron smelting plant and other related plants are in full operation, where vehicle manufacturers can source their raw materials for production. The President of the Berger Car Dealers Association, Mr. Metche Nnadiekwe, said the ! " ! ) ! He called on the government to postpone " ) on vehicles to allow the local assembly plants

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The implementation of the 70 percent tariff on imported vehicles will lead to loss of jobs for most young people who are making their daily bread from the sales of vehicle that would meet local demand. The President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents, Mr. Lucky Amiwero, in his own opinion said, “I expect the government to have ensured that Ajaokuta steel was up and running before ever launching this policy; after all, steel is needed for manufacturing cars and other accessories. “This is a harsh policy for a low income ! ! " ) economy. The government should go over the policy again; they should determine what can be imported and cannot be imported. If indeed they want to encourage local car manufacturing, then, some of the car parts like headlamps and windscreens can be made in Nigeria. How many cars can the local industries make to meet demand? All ~ ) ) !

smuggling.� Chairman, Progressive Auto dealers Association of Nigeria, Comrade Chinedu Ukaatu, who is also a member of the Nigeria 8 / 8 8 said that until the environment is made friendly, local automobile production in Nigeria will remain a mirage. He stated that the Federal Government never wanted to ban importation of Tokunbo vehicles; but some people are misinterpreting

the issue. They quoted the government out of context. “What the Federal Government is trying to do is encourage local production and with time, if it is encouraged, the prices of vehicles will be cheap. If you can get a brand new car say for N800, 000, why will anybody want to buy Tokunbo? Automatically, that will discourage importation of fairly used cars. ‰ " " ) will encourage corruption among Customs " start looking for short cuts. Before now, the " ) down so that government will generate more revenue. What government should focus on is standardisation. Let them set a standard that 15 years old cars or more will not be ! ) & " ) end users. %Š ) " now. By the time you bring in your own imported cars through approved routes, and !

) in his from Cotonou, people will patronize him because Nigerians prefer anything cheap. So, it will encourage smuggling. What we need now is to maintain a particular standard; when we say 10 or 15, we should " ) ’ ! low, it will encourage Nigerians to buy locally made cars. There is nobody who does not like new things. You won’t see a brand new shirt in the market and go for ‘tokunbo’; the same is applicable to new cars. When the government makes the environment conducive, put necessary measures in place )@ ! Q tell somebody to go and buy a brand new car. He called on the government to revamp the Ajaokuta Steel Company to function to optimal level. How many car manufacturing companies do we have in Nigeria? If the government can revamp the Peugeot and Volkswagen assembly plants and make them functional, " Q ) of a new vehicle and ‘tokunbo’ vehicle. Competition will be healthier as it happened in the telecom industry Chief Osita Chukwu, National Coordinator of Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNIFFIEC), on his part, said the policy is completely anti-masses.

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Business & Economy

Massive failure trails BPE’s privatised enterprises Much as the Federal Government had invested N1.6 trillion to create 600 public enterprises in all sectors of the economy, there was no corresponding returns on investment to the nation’s economy, hence the need to privatise them. JOHNMARK UKOKO reports.

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he Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, recently declared that the Federal Government, over the years, invested a whooping N1.6 trillion to create 600 public enterprises in all sectors of the nation’s economy before they were privatized. However, not much corresponding returns have been added to the nation’s economy. The BPE boss disclosed that most companies before they were privatized were drain pipes through which government’s lean resources, which would have been channeled to other useful ventures were wasted. Dikki made this claims during a presentation to members of the IBB International Golf Club and Country Club, Abuja, titled “The Nigerian Reforms and Privatisation Policy, Processes, Gains, Challenges and Prospects�. The BPE boss disclosed that all the Federal Government enterprises were able to create 500,000 jobs over the years, yet had over 5,000 boards seats, adding that a substantial part of non performing debts owed the London and Paris clubs were loans incurred by these public enterprises which also owed salaries and left huge pension liabilities amounting to over N2 trillion for the Federal Government to pay. Dikki said, “The public enterprises gulped over $3 billion, about N480 billion, annually in subventions and subsidies, even as tax deductions " tax authorities, and no dividends received, despite their monopoly status in many sectors.� He further added that the twin policies of government direct investment in Nigeria’s economy, economy did not produce the desired economic results, as these enterprises could hardly break even, and consequently became a huge burden on government’s budget. In his words, “Nigeria’s economy experienced declining growth, increased unemployment, galloping #

! worsening balance of payments, debilitating debt burden and K The BPE boss stressed that massive failure of the government’s enterprises and government’s displeasure with its enterprises led government from 1960 to 1984, to conduct several studies which revealed that the enterprises were monopoly powers, depending

Dikki Benjamin, BPE DG

heavily on the government’s treasury, having defective capital structure ) interference. Dikki added that the failure of government’s enterprises to deliver %& 8 Commercialisation and Privatisation (TCPC) in 1988, which later metamorphosed into the current Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), with a mandate to bring in private investors to and exclude government from direct businesses. He listed the gains of privitisation as the utilisation of the proceeds for other socio-economic objectives, non-allocation from the treasury to privatised enterprises, payments of corporate tax and heavy investments by the new owners. However, stakeholders have said ) between the enterprises when it was supervised by the government and now that it has been privatized, 14 years after. Nigerians who spoke to Saturday

Enterprises and government’s displeasure with its enterprises led government from 1960 to 1984, to conduct several studies which revealed that the enterprises #! misusing monopoly powers, depending heavily on the government’s treasury, having defective capital structure and suffering incessant political interference

Newswatch are in the agreement that that the conditions of most of the so Â&#x; " before they were sold by BPE. They claimed that most of them were simply handed over friends, saying that was the reason their conditions are worse than before. A source, Mr. Achike Chude, in an interview with Saturday Newswatch, said that succeeding government and " failure of many public enterprises. Chude said that government Q interference in the day-to-day running of the government’s enterprises led to their poor performance, adding that many " " " ! rendered led to their demise. & " ) analyst and commentator, disclosed that most of the privatised enterprises

they were handed over to the private investors, while some have even shut down their plants for years now. “Government and BPE are quick to tell the world that public enterprises were privatised because of the failure Q expectation. The government and BPE have continued to keep mute on the massive failure of the so expected results many years after. It’s an open secret that government enterprises only to buy them back as scrabs.� he stressed. He alleged that BPE’s were compromised in selling the enterprises to investors who were not competent, adding that most of the ! controversies. He stressed that only few public enterprises have been turned around by their new owners. In his words, “Most of the " ) today. The famous Daily Times, Ajaokuta Steel Complex, Delta Continued on Page 74

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Business & Economy

Aftermath of rebasing: Stakeholders propose focal points The recent rebasing of Nigeria’s economy made her the biggest economy in Africa and the 26th in the world. While economic analysts are at loggerheads regarding its effect on the people’s living standard, the country remains one of the poorest nations in the world. JOHNMARK UKOKO examines the next step following the rebasing.

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he National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)’s recent release which showed that Nigeria is currently the largest economy in Africa and the 26th biggest economy in the world was widely celebrated by some, and criticized by others. However, economic analysts and other informed Nigerians have been giving useful tips to the government on how the new for Nigerians, in spite of the high percentage of unemployment, reduction of the purchasing power and abject poverty. Some of these issues and others were the ! $‘ Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors, which took place in Kaduna. The seminar with the theme “Rebasing of Nigeria’s Economy and Implications for 2020� ( bankers and media educators among others professionals. 9 " ( ) " to be done by the government and people if the results of the GDP Rebasing will translate to any positive development for the country. Speaking at the occasion, Engr. Oluwatoyin A. Jokosenumi, who presented a paper titled, “GDP Rebasing and implication for 2020,� Nigerians and the country, the government

! ( @ Banking, Mortgaging institution, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Pension, Engr. Jokosenumi, who works at the Central > Š \8>Š] Q ! rebasing, the local banks capacities must be enhanced to enable them support other sectors of the country’s economy. He stressed that with the latest rebasing, many investors who will require long term credit lines will troop to the country, adding " ( ! ahead. According to him, “we are happy Nigeria is now the biggest economy in Africa. For the status to make meaning to Nigerians, foreign create jobs for our people. The local banks must be strong enough to support the long term investors.� He also charged the insurance sector to take its rightful position in the economy, adding that in other climes, insurance companies control the economy. & ( companies in other countries own banks and investments in other sectors of the economy of their host countries, and called on Nigeria insurance companies to emulate such. The ( ! ( create jobs for Nigerians while appealing to

CBN Governor, Emefele

Nigerians to embrace insurance services. In his words, “The local insurance companies must create products for all Nigerians. If Nigeria must develop, we have to emulate other countries that take insurance services very seriously. In the United Kingdom, United States of America (USA) and many other countries of the world, you cannot buy or marry if you are not insured. Nigerians must embrace insurance products so the sector could play its crucial role in the country’s economy. “It’s high time Nigerians learnt to insure their lives, property and everything that is important to them. A strong and buoyant insurance sector is a big asset to the country’s economy. “Strong insurance companies abroad own banks and other investments in many sectors of the economy, unlike here where the reverse is the case. If we all embrace insurance " ! citizens.� He also stated that the country’s leaders have to reform the Pension sector to enable three per cent of government’s workers who currently participate in the scheme. He lamented that some corrupt and greedy

in workers’ pension placed in their care. ‰ Y[$Y country’s Pension Funds had over N30 trillion ! funds are afraid of investing the funds in long term projects for fear of recovering the funds. �It is sad that some people in their right senses could steal workers pension funds in their custody, as was seen in Oyo, Rivers Federal Capital Territory and other places. We must encourage more Nigerians to join in the scheme, as in other countries, where almost all the workers participate. The more Nigerians in the scheme, the more money there will be in the funds, which could be invested in various projects that would create employments for more Nigerians,� he stressed. & 8>ŠQ !

! !Q mortgage institution because of the multitude of employments the sector has the capacity to generate. He stressed that the country is in dire need of houses, as many Nigerians are without a roof over their heads. He added that a functional mortgage institution would enable many Nigerians to own their houses, as well as provide millions ! )

Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-iweala

We are happy Nigeria is now the biggest economy in Africa. For the status to make meaning to Nigerians, foreign and local investors have to #! jobs for our people. The local banks must be strong enough to support the long term investors “A functional mortgage institution has the capacity to provide millions of jobs for engineers, builders, architects, surveyors, artisans such as, carpenters, welders, bricklayers, plumbers etc. Apart from the jobs opportunities, many others will set up shops to sell building and construction materials across the country. 9 _ } X Consultant, Statistics Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), also appealed to government to assist Nigerians have access to land, and make land registration less cumbersome. ‰ ! Š

! have prevented many businessmen/women Q facilities. X ) more Nigerians own their houses, if the }+‹ < " ! to Nigerians. He postulated that the country needs an agency that will oversee land, and procedures to acquisition of land X %Š countries which have their lands in public domain where it could be easily accessed by

anybody. Many rich Nigerians have bought and built houses in places like Dubai, South Africa and Latin America, without having to visit the place. He lamented that many rich Nigerians own houses in countries where there are no shortages of houses, as against the home country where more than 20 million citizens do not have a roof over their heads. & 8>ŠQ % purpose vehicle industrial centers� which will be assigned the task of assisting artisans to grow their business to enable them get bank loan or over draft and other services required employ Nigerians. He added that such centres when establish and well funded will provide great opportunities for unemployed and young artisans to stay away from crime and any form of criminality, which has been a serious challenge to the country in the recent years. Presenting the keynote address at the occasion, Governor of Central Bank of Š 9 } " _ the theme of the seminar which is “Rebasing of Nigeria’s Economy and implications for 2020� is instructive because of its relevance to building a safe, sound and globally ! " an inclusive growth and development in the economy. _ " " ! bank’s Director of Research, Charles Mordi, said that GDP Rebasing is the only way to determine how the country’s economy was faring in comparison to the economies of other countries. “ A key indicator in determining the pace of growth of any economy, however, remains its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is the ! !

" a time,� he stressed. & 8>Š $‘ years since the last rebasing was carried out, the country has recorded tremendous growth in the telecommunication, information technology and the distributive trade sectors of the economy, adding that it would $‘‘‘ addition to changes in the country’s price $‘ ! ‰ " ! 9

Daniels, in an interview with Saturday Newswatch, said although GDP Rebasing was a welcome development, the current government lacks the political will to implement the economic variables to make the country’s rating as the 26th biggest economy of the world impactful in the lives of its citizens. Daniels, who is the Principal Partner of Crystal Services, disclosed that despite the fact that the country has the biggest economy in Africa, Nigeria is the 5th poorest nation in the world, with millions of its citizens living in abject poverty, and unemployed. In his words, “Nigeria does not lack beautiful ideas. Our problem over the years is how to implement the beautiful ideas Š ‰ " ! $^[ be generating between 3000 and 4000 mega " ! $^ ! despite having invested huge amount of money in various power projects. The analysts stated that any economic paper growth that does not translate to an improvement of lives of Nigerians is meaningless to the masses. He opined that it is an irony that many serious investors and multinational companies were relocating out of the country to places where their GDP is far smaller, adding that as long as the country remain crisis and insurgency prone, serious investors would turn their back on Nigeria. According to him, “it is sad to see Nigerian ! economic-less endowed African countries. Our youths are all over such the places doing dirty jobs to eke out a living. As the biggest economy in Africa, and one of the biggest in the world, Nigerians ought to be witnessing foreign and local investors trooping in to set ! investors as is the case today.

June 28, 2014

World Cup Quarterfinals

Brazil, Chile clash in Belo Horizonte Tiger pleased with post-injury form >>Pg.32

Mourinho promises improved Chelsea >>Pg.28

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Brazil, Chile clash in Belo Horizonte

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re-tournament favourites, Brazil will be hoping to Â’ ? at their home World Cup today when they take on Chile in Belo Horizonte. The host nation came through Group A unbeaten, although were held to a draw by Mexico, and have no players suspended for the knockout stage. Luiz Felipe Scolari has reported no new injuries for the round of 16, but has insisted that the side will have to improve to beat the South American

rivals. Brazil currently boast the tournament’s joint top scorer, with Neymar having found the back of the net four times so far, leaving him level with Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Chile proved the surprise package in Group B, progressing as runners-up behind the Netherlands in place of defending champions / " third. Like their opponents, Chile kept a clean disciplinary record

during their group games to ensure that they have a full squad available to face Brazil. So far, no leading goal scorer has emerged for Chile, with Jean Beausejour, Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Valdivia among those on the score sheet so far. Possible starting lineups: Brazil: Cesar, Alves, Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Paulinho, Ramires, Gustavo, Oscar, Fred, Neymar. Chile: Bravo, Jara, Silva, Medel, Mena, Aranguiz, Diaz, Isla, Vidal, Vargas, Sanchez

Musa thrilled scoring against Argentina

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corer of Nigeria’s two goals in the last group match against Argentina, Ahmed Musa, has expressed joy over his performance in the match. Speaking with Newswatch sports at the match that saw the Super Eagles loss 3-2, Musa said that the performance will go a long way to improve his career and will remain indelible throughout his life. “For me it is a very great achievement for my career time I am appearing in a world cup and scoring my " Argentina side that parade most of the best players in the World is not easy,� He maintained that their mind set when they came out for the match against Argentina was to go for a win, but lamented that they were not able to achieve what they set out to in the match. ‘I was thinking we were

going to win the game but sometimes football changes. But we are going to go back to talk to ourselves to know where we made mistakes so as to know how to correct them when we face France. He stated that they are

quite aware of what the French team is capable of doing declaring that they are also as good as the Argentine. “We know they also good like Argentina but we are going to work very hard to see that we achieve something in the

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outh American rivals, Colombia and Uruguay will ) ’ ? " ! play in the round of 16 on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. Colombia has not lost a match since they were beaten by their opponents during qualifying for this tournament last year. Jose Pekerman rested many of his starters in against Japan, but James Rodriguez, Mario Yepes and Carlos Carbonero are all in line for a return at the weekend. Yepes was carrying a hamstring problem earlier in the week, but it is expected that resting the other night will have helped him recover. Jackson Martinez may hold onto his sport in the starting line-up after 4-1 win over Japan. Meanwhile, Uruguay will be without star striker Luis Suarez following his ban for a bite on Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini earlier this week. His absence could see a recall for Diego Forlan, who featured in the team’s opening match of

Colombia and Uruguay face off in Rio

the tournament against Costa Rica while Suarez was recovering from knee surgery. Uruguay otherwise have no fresh injury concerns or suspensions for the match. Possible starting lineups: Colombia: Ospina,

Zuniga, Armero, Sanchez, Zapata, Yepes, Cuadrado, Aguilar, Gutierrez, Rodriguez, Ibarbo Uruguay: Muslera, Caceres, Lugano, Godin, Pereira, Gargano, Arevalo, Rodriguez, Forlan, Stuani, Cavani.

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s the Super Eagles get set to take on France in the second round of the on gong FIFA World cup in Brazil, captain of the side, Joseph Yobo has stated that the team have so much

" extent that they are now ready to take on any team in the World cup. Yobo declared this while speaking with Newswatch sports following the 3-2 loss to group leaders, Argentina last Wednesday. He said it is painful that they lost the match but stressed that they actually deserved to qualify to the next round because they gave their very all and had so prepared well. “Glory be to God and that also show that all the hard work is not in vain, we have worked so hard as a team, it’s not just me because I would not have done anything without the team, we worked so hard andwe deserved to qualify to the next round. “I think our performance in the second half was ) " " " " " bit reserved thinking we just needed a point but in the second half we came out to win the game. “We were disappointed that we did not win the game because we gave everything in the match. We wanted to win which shows that if we go all out of the games. It is a knock out and we have to give everything and try and win the game. It is not going ! !

good side. “But now is the point that we are not scared of anybody, we going into the

" try to win because at this

point if you don’t win you are out of the tournament. For both side it is going to ! exciting.

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Enyeama hints at retirement

Youngsters need to grow up, says Wilshere

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spirit and he believes that Nigeria can cause upset because in football anything can happen. “With due respect, France will always be the favourite in this clash. But I know the French team, so we are going to work on them and see what we can get. Why should I be afraid of them? If they score two goals and we score three, we win. That is football. I tell you the truth, we are not afraid of anybody. We want to enjoy our game and see how it goes. Enyeam said he didn’t feel bad that the Argentine football prodigy, Lionel Messi eventually broke a clean slate he has held against him since South Africa 2010 edition, where he ! ) the petit striker to put a goal past him in the post. “I don’t feel bad. I feel elated that we

’ next round of this competition and I am savouring it. That Messi scored against me means nothing. I am not a wall. I am only a human being,� he responded as he headed into Eagles’ waiting bus.

rsenal’s Jack Wilshere admits that “time is running out� for England’s youngsters to make their mark following a disappointing World Cup campaign. Wilshere was one of many players who made up a youthful squad at the tournament but they were eliminated with one group game remaining ) elimination since 1958. The 22-year-old has ) the young players in the side, with the Arsenal himself, Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Luke Shaw to start proving their worth as the next generation of players for the national side. “It’s easy for me to stand here and say: ‘We’re young, we can go forward. But if you look at Germany, a team like that, they’ve got young players who are delivering now,� Wilshere said. “Time is running out for us to say we’re young any more. I’m 22, only Ross, Luke [Shaw] and Raheem are young players. They showed in this tournament what they can do, but in the next tournament we really have to deliver. “It is a nice group of young players and hopefully we can stick together, learn from this tournament, take all this it up. This is the worst

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feeling.� Wilshere maintained that England have no one else to blame but themselves for their poor showing in Brazil, although he conceded the hot and humid conditions in the country may have ) “What excuses are we going to use?� he said. “We prepared well. We’re just disappointed. It’s all a bit raw. When we get back to England we’ll wake up every day and think: ‘What if this, what if that?’

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’ ? QQ X ! said. Musa Maiwada, a tailor in Utako market, said the Eagles shocked their fans with their performance against Argentina, and urged them to ``keep the spirit high’’. ``Eagles really shocked a lot of fans on Wednesday. I am very happy with what I saw during their match, even though they lost. ``At least, Argentina has seen a world-class team in Nigeria. If the Eagles continue like this, no team will underrate them and they will go far at the World

Cup,’’ Maiwada said. Onyekachi Emere, a businessman at Zuba market, expressed amazement at the Eagles performance, saying he was happy with what the players did. ``I am very happy with what the Eagles did, because I had thought that Argentina will beat them 5-0, but they proved me wrong. ``The whole team tried, ranging from the defenders to > ( goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to stop the last goal by Argentina,’’ he said.

uper Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, who has been having a rave reviews here in the World Cup, has hinted that he will call it quits soon as the mundial is over, so as to concentrate on club career. Enyeama made this disclosure shortly after Nigeria succumbed to " Argentine maestro, Lionel Messi in group

F last match in Porto Alegre. The FC Lille

" questions from Journalists and receiving accolades when he said that he will soon announce his retirement; but kept the date a closely guarded secret. He said he owed all he has achieved in his football career to God, but that very soon he will have to leave the scene for younger ones

who will take over from him. On Nigeria’s second stage match against France, the goalkeeper said he will use his vast knowledge of the French team to help Nigeria in the match; adding that he was not afraid to be meeting the les Bleus at this stage of the game because any team that survived the group stage deserves its onions. He however said

“The weather always plays a part. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not an excuse for European teams, but naturally I think it will help one of the South American teams win it. It does play a part, but it’s not an excuse. They are good footballers too, the way they press without the ball, the way they keep the ball. We could learn from them.�

Saudi, UAE’re biggest Gulf spenders at FIFAWorld Cup Football fans express happiness with Eagles in spite of loss to Argentina

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isa Inc., the leader in global payments, has released the Visa Everywhere Travel Report for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which analyzes travel data and cross border spend on all Visa products, including credit, debit and prepaid payment cards. During the four-day opening period of the tournament (June 12 - June 15, 2014), Visa found that GCC visitors spent more than $500,000 on their Visa accounts – with the UAE and Saudi Arabia making up 70 percent of the total during the four-day ((June 12 - June 15) opening period of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The Visa Everywhere Travel Report for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which analyzes travel data and cross border spend on all Visa products, including credit, debit and prepaid payment cards, said the expenditure s ? over the same four-day period in 2013, and 47 percent

more when compared to the opening four-day period of the Confederations Cup (June 15 –June, 18 2013). & of the FIFA World Cup – " and understanding of the convenience of electronic payment platforms – has combined to see the enormous increase in card usage from

the GCC region. The GCC spending was part of a total spending of $27 million from global visitors to Brazil during the 4-day opening period of the tournament. Visitors from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom, France, and Mexico represented the largest overall tourist spend in Brazil during the four-day period.

cross-section of football fans in Abuja on Thursday praised the Super Eagles’ performance in their 2-3 loss to Argentina in their Group F match in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian ’ " points into the Round of 16 to who have nine points. They had earlier played a goalless draw with Iran on June 16 and won 1-0 against BosniaHerzegovina on June 21, in performances largely criticised by many football enthusiasts. Ofoegbu Onyema, a hair stylist, was very happy with the ! " time the team played with all seriousness. ŒŒ& the Eagles played with all seriousness. I am very happy with the way they played, even though they lost. ``If they continue like this, I am sure they would reach the

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Sports/EURO League

Ancelotti to appoint Cannavaro as new assistant C

Fernando completes Man City switch M

anchester City FC have completed the signing of defensive V from FC Porto. A fee of ₏15m has been widely reported, though City have not revealed the amount they have paid or length of contract the 26-yearold has agreed. The Brazilian – yet to be capped by his country – becomes the Citizens’ second signing of the summer, following the arrival of France rightback Bacary Sagna. Speaking to the City

website, Fernando, who will wear the No6 shirt vacated by Joleon œ † % delighted that the deal has been done and that 8 ! ! am looking forward to meeting my team-mates and helping City defend the title. % ! ( time to be part of this cannot wait to play in the Premier League. ! ! stay with Porto. Now ! " ! am looking forward to

many happy years in Manchester.� Fernando moved to Porto from his homeland in 2007 and ! seven-year spell with the Dragons, winning four league titles and two Portuguese Cups, as well as lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy in 2011. He amassed 34 UEFA Champions League appearances during his time at the club, reaching ’ ? 2008/09, when Porto were eliminated by City’s rivals Manchester United FC.

wants to appoint former Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro as his new assistant, in place of Zinedine Zidane. " midweek that Zidane was to take over at Real Madrid Castilla, stepping down as one Q Paul Clement remains in his position but has also been linked with taking 8 Q " Marca reports that " replacement for Zidane. He wasn’t taken by surprise at Zidane’s move to Castilla and has been laying the groundwork for his replacement, identifying Cannavaro Cannavaro is considered the best option as he knows Madrid, having spent

three years at the club, and is felt to have a similar kind of charisma to Zidane, that of the successful former player. Cannavaro have a lot of history, back to their time together at Parma in the mid1990s, with Cannavaro then considered an (

the Coach. Cannavaro wants to become a Coach in his own right and the chance to work could help in that regard. He is currently " ? in the UAE, where he ended his playing career and later became an ambassador and adviser.

Mourinho promises improved Chelsea

Tottenham lead chase for Emenike signature

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purs are leading the chase for Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike ahead of Man City and Everton, according to the + ! _( The 27-year-old currently plays for Fenerbahce, and the pacy forward scored 12 goals and made nine assists in 28 appearances last season. Liverpool and Chelsea were linked with the striker recently, but both clubs are looking at other targets this summer. New Spurs manager

9 ‹ believed to be targeting a striker this summer, and you can’t really blame him. Roberto Soldado came in for £30 million and looked so terrible. Just the worst. ‰ ( the league all season, and has been linked with an embarrassing return to Spain. Emmanuel Adebayor should be one of the very best strikers around. He’s got all the tools – he’s quick, strong, skilful, powerful in

& to actually show those talents consistently, and on his bad days Spurs might as well be playing with ten players. Emenike is a mobile forward who stretches defences, and he’d be an ideal target for Christian Eriksen’s through balls. He’d cost about £10 million, but Spurs will need to move quick – Everton want him as a Lukaku replacement, and we’re not sure why City need another striker, but they’re after him as well.

anager Jose Mourinho has promised that Chelsea will improve ( to inspire the club to more Premier League glory. Mourinho returned to Chelsea for a second stint last year, but was unable to win his third league title at Stamford Bridge. Portuguese boss watched Manchester City crowned day of the season as 8 points adrift in third. 9 (

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( %Š ( " ! ! more so,� Mourinho 8 Q website. % " 8 " ! the other teams will " again be the kind of league where you don’t know if you’re going to ( % to think and feel and say " " % ! " ! people live football in this country.� Mourinho is not

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that the club needs to rebuild following ! 8 Q ( ( Frank Lampard. % " the process that made Chelsea a force in the back with the dream ! ( decade,� he added. % $[ ! and great moments, this is a moment to rebuild again, because teams don’t last for ever. Clubs ! the same club you have to build another team. %& Q " " doing, and for sure the results will come.�

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Sports/EURO League Shaqiri hat-trick leaves Bayern in dilemma

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hen Swiss international striker, Xherdan Shaqiri joined Bayern Munich in the summer of 2012, he looked to be a long-term replacement for Franck Ribery or Arjen Robben. The plan appeared /" would get an increasingly prevalent role in the team as the longstanding starting duo advanced in years before ultimately taking a ª However, as events have unfolded, Shaqiri has had a 9 Now approaching 23 years of age, he’s yet to nail down a starting role and was only used sparingly even as a substitute in 2013-14, the 9 }  and Thiago Alcantara having added competition to an already star-studded lineup. Frustrated by his situation, Shaqiri gave a refreshingly candid interview with Swiss source 20 Minuten at season’s end. % Q Q " Q ! and need to develop myself,�

% " ! games from the beginning and not just in the Bundesliga when everything is already decided.� Shorty after his interview,

Kicker (in German) claimed Âœ ) > ! Shaqiri. Last week, Daily 9 claiming the Premier League side were set to bid ÂŁ16 million (â‚Ź20 million) for the Shaqiri’s stock took a sharp rise on Wednesday as

! /"  to the World Cup knockout rounds, scoring all three goals in his country’s 3-0 win over Honduras. After not ’ ) games against Ecuador and France, he had an explosion of form in what was a do-ordie match for the Swiss. Bayern are now left in a tricky situation. Shaqiri is under contract until 2016 but quite evidently will not accept another season spent warming the bench. Robben is (and has for some time been) in the form of his life, but will turn 31 years of age midway through next season. The 31-yearold Ribery had a drop in form towards the end of the 2013-14 campaign, but even without him in the starting lineup, Bayern have }  & 9 competing for one starting spot.

Real R Madrid cash in on Garay move

eal Madrid have received â‚Ź7.5m > Q _Â&#x; Â’ Garay to Zenit St. Petersburg, it has been reported. } ! > ~ ! Russia in a â‚Ź15m deal but Madrid still held 50% of the centre-back’s rights. That means they receive half of the } ! > â‚Ź5.5m in 2011. ‰ > " expire next year and Garay had also 9 United and Bayern Munich, according to AS report. Garay is currently representing Argentina at the World Cup and has helped the South Americans out of the group stage.

Juve up bid for Morata

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Valbuena set for Sevilla move

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athieu Valbuena could be set for a ₏5m move to Sevilla, according to reports from across Europe. AS cite claims by France Football that say Los Rojiblancos are leading the chase for the Marseille man, currently representing France at the World Cup. V Š are also in the running with Marseille looking to sell to bolster their coffers. Marseille recently appointed former Athletic Bilbao Coach Marcelo Bielsa but Valbuena looks to be on the move before Bielsa is settled in. Sporting director Monchi confirmed in an interview with the Seville Press that Valbuena is a player on the club’s shortlist but declined to say much more about a potential move for the 29-year-old.

uventus have raised their bid for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata to â‚Ź20m, according to reports in ! / Âœ } Â&#x;Â&#x; dello Sport as saying Morata remains the top priority of the Serie A champions, although he is also wanted by Arsenal and Wolfsburg. Madrid haven’t softened in their

insistence that a Morata transfer contains a clause that allows them to re-sign the cantera product, in the manner of Dani Carvajal’s move to Bayer Leverkusen and subsequent return. Morata is said to want to go to Juve and if that is what happens, Madrid will move for a striker to cover their options in case of injury or poor form.

‘Magic’Hazard will get even better, says Mourinho

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helsea manager Jose Mourinho is pleased to have seen the “magic� Eden Hazard voted the club’s Player of the

Year. ‰ > Q " ? # and “artist’s touch�, the Portuguese is looking " Y�?! ? in 2014-15. “Obviously the fans enjoy and respect people like Gary Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta, John Terry - people that are so stable during the season and do an incredible job for the team - but people like Eden bring the magic and win matches in one action,� said Mourinho on Chelsea’s season-review DVD. %& ! # Q the football. “At the same time, he was not just that. He had a big evolution and he scored more goals than before. His work-rate for the team improved a lot too so, for a player like him, he deserved it and the fact he was recognised by the fans gives him for sure more appetite

for the next season to be even K Mourinho returned to Chelsea for a second stint last summer but was unable to win his third league title at Stamford Bridge, the Blues four points adrift of Manchester City in third. He is adamant, however, ! " campaign to come, despite acknowledging: “Next season " ! ! more so. % " 8 " ! " will again be the kind of league where you don’t know if you’re

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Sports/News what it takes to Nigeria can take Eagles’ve beat France, says Onigbinde out France –Kanu A former Super Eagles Head Coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, says the team has what it takes to defeat France at the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Onigbinde made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday. The Super Eagles would lock horns with Les Blues of France in the round of 16 on June 30. The former FIFA and CAF instructor said the Eagles handlers were

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ormer Super Eagles’ captain, Nwankwo Kanu, who has been on the entourage of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to every Nigeria’s game here in this tournament, watched Š Argentina to a standstill until when they conceded a late winner in Porto Alegre and thereafter returned a verdict that Nigeria will triumph over France in the next game. Kanu told Daily Newswatch sports exclusively that Nigeria were becoming a dangerous team to come against as the players continue to improve with every game they have played in this competition; as such he was optimistic that the African Champions can take out France in the knock-out stage. “I know that we can beat France. If we play the way the Eagles did against

Argentina -- layback, defend ?? " " beat them. We know France ? team. They like to come at you en mass. But with our players improving as the competition progresses, we can beat any team now. “Even the French team will be warry of our players too because we have equally fast-pace players -- (Emmanuel) Emenike,

(Ahmed) Musa, (Victor) Moses. We will be ready for " the end of the day, Nigeria will triumph,�he added. ‘Papilo’ as he is fondly known and called in his active football days, stole the show at the Estadio Beira Rio -- Porto Alegre as soon as he arrived the venue of Nigeria/Argentina match with some NFf entourage. As soon as one of the

Argentina fan recognised his towering height and shouted ‘Kanuuuuuu’, a horde of Journalists trooping into the stadium crowded him and his entourage for interviews, photo, autographs and what have you. It took the help of some Nigerians who were also surging into the stadium, to smuggle the lanky player into the VIP lounge.

That was the best game of Musa’s career– Siasia Martins Odiete

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ormer Super Eagles Chief Coach, Samson Siasia has singled out Ahmed Musa for praise for his sterling performance in Nigeria’s 3-2 loss to Argentina in the last group match of the ongoing World Cup in Brazil. Speaking with Newswatch sports in Port Alegre, Brazil, Siasia noted that Musa’s two goals show was the best he has ever seen from the player since making his international debut. He stressed that the performance may have come as a surprise to many Nigerians and to Musa

himself. “His performance was a surprise to many of us and I believe that he must also have surprised himself with the performance. It was indeed a great

performance from him,� Siasia said. He said that much as he was really impressed with the performance of Musa, the rest of the players also deserve some praise. He

stressed that they put up €   ‚  €  €  very unfortunate to have lost the match because of the ingenuity of their wizard, Lionel Messi. He noted that the good thing is that despite the loss, the team progressed to the next round of the World cup, saying that it is for them now to improve on their performance against France in the second round of the World cup billed to hold in Brazilia on Monday. “Thank God they € ‚     round which is the most important thing, the next thing is for them to go and prepare well against France when the meet in

result from the encounter. ``I think the technical crew has what it takes to deliver; nobody knows the plans of the crew against the French. ŒŒ& ! ! against the Argentines although they lost the game but secured a place in the round of 16. ``I believe that they won’t fail us to the next round if they persist. The team should do its best to make Nigeria proud,’’ Onigbinde said.

Eagles‘ve shamed critics, Eguavoen blasts Victor Enyinnaya

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igeria exinternational, Augustine Eguavoen says the transformation of the Super Eagles started with their epic last Group F game against the dreaded Lionel Messi led Argentina by keeping them on their toes despite the 2-3 defeat. Eguavoen described the resilient spirit that propelled the Eagles to take on their counterparts as the moving force that earned them respect after the encounter that left no dull moments. The crew and the boys prepared roundly for the encounter. It is great signal that Eagles have arrived. ‘Eagles showed great depth and it brought into the players as they never left room for any laxity. It remains a great performance. We will take it from there and get right all the lope holes discovered. The last group match was the build up for the game against another highly rated

side, France. Don’t take anything away from seeing another great game from both sides. It will be more dreaded, he said. According to him, the signal is already with us on the kind of exchange to expect from the teams. The fever is already in both camps many days before the round of 16 game. No doubt, it will live up to its billing. Eagles must up their game accordingly. The technical crew knew what to do in this crucial round of the summit and must not leave any stone unturned. As the going gets tougher, the boys would get going. It will be highly cautious, technical and tactical game with occasional break outs but more of " witnessed, he envisaged. The ex-Enyimba coach advised the players to ensure they spread to the next level and never to give too much respect to France as they did against Argentina. “One obvious thing is the team is shaping up, playing themselves into reckoning. There is steady progression in the side and by the time the stage will be set against France, the hen will be home to roost,� he said.

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SPORTS/AFFAIRS Mr Ibu: I want to be buried at Stamford bridge

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ollywood actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu says

! Chelsea that he would like to be buried at the club’s playing ground called Stamford Bridge. “Yes of course, Blue is the colour of my blood. It runs in my blood stream. I will remain a Chelsea fan until I die. I ! ) Chelsea as a football team. I love Chelsea so much that I don’t care if I am buried at the Stamford Bridge,� he enthused. “My daughter was born in Ghana and was named Chelsea by my wife immediately after her birth. My wife already had on the back of her mind that whenever she delivers and the baby happens to be a girl, her name must be Chelsea. That goes a long way to show the deep love I have for Chelsea.� He added that apart from Chelsea, he was a diehard Inter Milan and Real Madrid FC fan. “I fell in love with Inter Milan and Real Madrid when the Special One (Jose Mourinho) joined them few years ago. I support them despite the fact that he is no more there.�

Mikel unveils wedding plans with niece of Chelsea Osaze completes FESTAC mansion owner, Roman Abramovich S N igerian girls nursing the ambition of going to the altar with John Mikel Obi should forget about it as we can reveal on good authority that he is no longer “single and searching�. The 26-year-old who is currently in Brazil with the Super Eagles not too long ago took to his Facebook page and shared photos of his Russian girlfriend, Olga Diyachenko, believed to be niece of billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Further enquiries however revealed that Mikel who was rumoured to be in a

relationship with a certain Delta Soap beauty queen " " " his new “Juliet� in no distant time. “Mikel and Olga actually met at a public function in London early last year and ever since then they have been like Romeo and Juliet. They are planning big and hopefully the cat may be let out of the bag after the World Cup. We are happy for him,� a family source told Newswatch Sports. God forbid! My sons will never play for NigeriaAiyenugba vows Out of favour Super Eagles

goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba has vowed that he will never allow his two sons(Joshua and Daniel)to star for Nigeria as goalkeepers aftermath his sad experience with the national team. The Bnei Yehuda of Israel safe hand who was heavily criticized for conceding two quick goals in a 2012 African 8 Š ’ against Guinea in 2011 which cost Nigeria a place in the biannual championship, has not been called up by Nigeria since then and he " experience he would not like his kids to go through.

toke k City Ci forward, f d Osaze Odemwingie is set to lease out his multi-million naira Festac mansion after it was recently completed. According to Bright Â&#x; of Odemwingie, he spared nothing to erect the palatial house which is located at Festac Extension(Amuwo X ] Š " " Sports further gathered that the house was a master piece as the interior decoration and other items were imported from Europe. “You won’t believe the building commenced only about three months agoâ€?,

began Okonzua. “It’s a very big house. It comprise of four block # twin duplex. By God’s

# " soon be rented out by the agents in charge�. Odemwingie owns an eye popping mansion in Paris, France, another one on Fulham Road in London, a mini estate in GRA Benin City as well as a palatial home at the highbrow Etete GRA in Benin City. ‰ home at Victoria Garden City(VGC), Lekki where he used to base whenever he is

would’ve been a Daughter’s Nollywood Ipastor –Enyeama debut thrills Aghahowa S F ormer Super Eagles goal machine, Julius Aghahowa has heaped praises on his 11-year-old daughter, Isabelle after she recently made her Nollywood debut playing the role of identical twins separated at birth and given to " ) in Uche Jombo’s “Unconditional�. Isabelle played the dual role of Dakore’s daughter and Uche Jombo’s daughter in the movie. In his reaction, Aghahowa said he was proud of his daughter and wished her well in her new endeavour. “What else can I say. I am proud of Isabelle. She is an intelligent and multi-talented child. If

she continues to bring down her head and keep on learning the sky will be her limit�, Aghahowa predicted. Meanwhile, the erstwhile Shaktar Donetsk striker has added an oil and gas company to his fast

" in Nigeria and England. This much was disclosed by his closest pal, Friday Kujah during a chat with Newswatch Sports .�I am happy for Julius Aghahowa. He has been doing marvelously well since he retired from playing football to become a businessman. ‰ # and gas company and so far he has not done badly in the business, Kujah noted.

uper Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has revealed to Newswatch

sports that he would have been a pastor if he had not been a professional footballer. “I am a religious and God fearing person. I think if the opportunity had come I would have devoted more time in serving God.I still thank God in what I am doing and I don’t have any regret about it,� the Lille of France goalie said in a recent interview he granted Newswatch Sports. When asked why he was the automatic choice to lead the Super Eagles prayer sessions prior to every every crucial game, the ex Enyimba captain continued“, It’s not really that, anybody could have done that as well. It’s " joy in doing. I was brought up in a Christian family, so praying is an inbuilt thing. It has been part and parcel of me since I was born. You can well say it’s a gift from God.�

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Tiger pleased with post-injury form

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iger Woods was " practice round before returning to competition after a three-month injury ! )

Wednesday he is still rusty “Generally it feels good,� Woods said. “I hit some loose shots today but I also hit some really good ones.

Back feels great which is a really good sign.� Woods played a morning pro-am round ahead of this week’s $6.5-million US PGA National at Congressional

Country Club. The former world number one has not played a competitive round since March 9 following back surgery to ease a pinched nerve, but hopes to test his game at this event, which he won in 2009 and 2012, ahead of next month’s British Open. % ! really manage my way around this golf course,� Woods said. “This golf course is playing tough. The guys aren’t going to go really low here. “Just got to keep it in front of me and obviously put the ball in the right spots on these greens because if you’re in the wrong spots, it’s an unfortunately tough task to make birdies.� Woods, a 14-time major winner chasing the all-time record of 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, has not won a major title since the 2008 US Open. ‰ " last year, leaving him three shy of matching Sam Snead’s all-time record of 82 PGA victories.

Haas on familiar turf at Congressional ...as he prepares to defend title

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ill Haas H returns to Congressional Country Club for the Quicken Loans National as the defending champion, but as much fun as it is to recall last year’s victory, it’s not what he’ll be dwelling on this week. “I’m a big believer in ! ) rear-view mirror, good and bad,� said Haas. “But

iit was ffun to relive li those h moments for sure.� Haas won the event " ? 5-under 66 in 2013, but shot 1-under during his practice round on Wednesday. “The game changes weekly I think, daily even,� said Haas. “You can shoot 63 and feel so good and wake up the next day and you don’t feel like you

can make a par. You have it, from being a part of it and holding the trophy, but you also understand that you have got to go out there and play well, Q The golf ball, we always say, it doesn’t know who’s

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9 ! ’ K Haas had a good round Wednesday morning but bogeyed two par-4 holes — one on each end of the course. His experience here will provide a boost once the competition begins. He particularly mentioned the 11th hole at Congressional that gave him trouble last year.

Perry aims to defend title at ‘Senior Players’

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enny Perry spent more than three decades futilely chasing the biggest prizes in golf. Now he can’t seem to stop winning them, on the Champions Tour at least. The 53-year-old returns to Fox Chapel for the Senior Players Championship this week, looking to defend the title he won a year

ago, when he overcame a series of near misses in major tournaments with a command performance. Perry shot 19-under Y•$ ) V 8 + )! Waldorf by two shots last June, stringing together three near perfect rounds that ended 30 years of frustration and took the )

% ! K ‹ ! ~ ! % ! ! " ! # " open.� The player who claims he was “snakebit� while famously falling short at the 1996 PGA Championship and 2009 Masters now has three major titles under his belt after adding the 2013 U.S. Senior Open last July and the Regions Tradition last month. “My whole career has always been based on streaks,� Perry said. “When I got hot on the PGA Tour, I won multiple times and a lot of times. It’s just funny how my game is. It runs in cycles and it just happened all of a sudden.� Perry knows his game well enough to know when one of the streaks is coming. It’s hard to tell ‰ ) 9 8 & in May, though it was more of a workmanlike triumph than one of the shotmaking clinics Perry puts on when things are going well. / ‹ ! Q " ‰ sank a 20-footer to take the lead for good at Shoal 8 " Credit a sense of calmness that comes with the ! )

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Kogi to develop golf and tourism haven

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he Kogi State Government on Wednesday 8 Occupancy of 367 plots on Mount Pati in Lokoja to allow for its development to a world class tourist site. The Special Adviser to Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Media and Strategy, Mr. Jacob Edi, made the disclosure while " œ on the outcome of the governor’s recent working visit to the U.S. “The decision to develop the hilltop to a tourist haven was a fallout of series of meetings between the government and some private investors in the U.S.,� Edi said. He added that the mountain’s location was too strategic to be allowed to fall into individual hands for residential purposes. “The all year round good climate and the unusual vegetation the mountain was naturally endowed with had made it compelling for government

to convert it to a world standard tourist site,� he said. The media aide said the American investors who had earlier visited the site for a feasibility study had agreed to fund the project 100 per cent. He said the tourism project which would be executed between this year and 2016, would create many jobs and also enhance the government’s internally generated revenue. Edi also disclosed that the preliminary design of the project was ready, saying that it would have chalets, a golf course, volleyball and basketball pitches among others.

McIlroy’s Irish girlfriend linked to reality TV show

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op Reality TV show, ‘I’m A Celebrity’ is MONTHS away from returning to American screens but it seems that bosses are already working on their line-up, and stunning Irish star Nadia Forde, has become one of the new run. The hit ITV jungle based reality TV show is known for it’s all star line-up, which always includes at least one or two models, with big boobs and fabulous bikini bodies. Well, that’s the only reason male viewers tune in on a nightly basis. This year’s eye candy could come courtesy of Rory McIlroy’s rumoured new girlfriend Nadia, who has apparently been dubbed ‘Ireland’s Sweetheart’, though people have no idea why.

A source close to the Â&#x;Â&#x; ! told The Daily Star that her management team are in “advanced talksâ€? with producers about her heading down under this November, after they became aware of her following her appearance in FHM magazine’s 100 Sexiest Women In The World list earlier in the year. Forde was playing her cards close to her chest " asked for a comment on the rumours she simply said: “I’ve had loads of conversations about TV ) Q ! ! more.â€? But a TV insider said: “Nadia is perfect for the jungle. Viewers would love to hear her spill the beans about Rory. “And she’ll have that

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Why I felt intimidated when I saw other girls –Collete Nwadike

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Rendezvous

My life as mother, movie maker, Bukky Wright, no doubt, has weathered the storm in Nollywood h history, and is still waxing stronger. She revealed stro ro a bit of her h personality in this encounter with TOPE en encou ou OLUKOLE. OLU UKO OLE How Ho w w would ould y you describe growing descr cribe e your growi up? Loving Lo oving g aand memorable. mem moraable. How into How did you get in the aacting ctin ng business? think God. I thi hink it is the will of G And it iiss al also got lso God to havee g this far with lot wiith lo ot of challenges. s. What motivated moti tivateed you to start?? Passion How hass it b been een on the job?? Interesting Interestin ng and an nd fantastic. Who is B Bukky ukk ky Wright? She is a Go God down od fearing dow wn to earth mother motther and writer as well well as producer p odu pr ucer and and actress. What Wha at i s

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Rendezvous

actress – Bukky Wright

fashion and style to you? It comes naturally What is your favourite piece of clothing? I wear everything that suits me depending on occasion Who is your favourite designer? BWright What would you not be caught wearing any day? Anything that will not suit me. What is the most expensive fashion item ever bought? Jewelleries. Your favourite food Eba and vegetable though, I don’t eat it often anymore Honesty for turn ) ) you How do ree spend your free time? S l e e p i n g , es, watching movies, pts writing scripts me and spending time n. with my children. te Your favourite h o l i d a y destination o There is no particular place Person mostt n interested in meeting? Barack Obama. What about a business leader you would love to meet?

Oprah Winfrey. Favourite past times Spending time with my children. What do you like best about what you do? Making other people happy. Who is your mentor? ! industry. Do you have any style icon? Yes, Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Collins. What are your day-to-day responsibilities? My work and My Family Where is your hometown? Lagos Island and OkeIjehun hu un in Abeokuta. Educational B.Sc Economics. on onomics s. What is your y most ost notable nottable milestone? ilestone? I’m still working very orking hard rd What’s your philosophy of hilosophy life? e? Be yourself yoursellf and be good od to others. othe hers. Your best st

practical advice If you want to win a race, never mind opposition. At age 5, what did you want to be when you grow up? At age 5, you can never tell what you want to be. What of when you were 10? At age 10, I was still young to be ambitious. When you were 21 did you lose hope or continued with your dream? At age 21, I believed que sera sera; what would be would be. What is your view about the industry? Still Sti same old story. We need eed to do more mo and government governm vernment should sho also help elp us.

Jokes Apart Surgery Aftermath Akpos opened his eyes after a surgical operation and breathed “Thank God it’s over� A man on the other side of his bed said, “don’t be so sure, they left an injection in my belly and had to open it again�. Another patient added, “Same with me " " K Almost immediately, the doctor who did the operation stormed in and asked, “Has anyone seen my wrist watch?� Akpos fainted. Pastor hates drinking hard A preacher said, “If I had all the beer in the world. I’d take it and throw it into the river� And the congregation cried, “Amen� “And if I had all the wine in the world. I’d take it and throw it in the river�. And the congregation cried “Amen� “And if I had all the whiskey and rum in the world. I’d take it all and throw it in the river� Again the congregation cried “Amen� The preacher sat down. The deacon then stood up and said: For our closing hymn. Let’s turn to page 126 of our hymn books and sing. “We shall drink from that river. The congregation screamed Hallelujah. Alcohol A doctor was giving speech on alcohol. Doctor: People you know alcohol kills slowly. Akpos: Who told you we are in a hurry. Would you remarry? A woman was married to a golfer. One day she asked, “If I were to die, would you remarry?� After some thought, the man replied, “Yes, I‘ve been very happy in this marriage and I would want to be this happy again�. The wife asked, “Would you give your new wife my car?� “Yes�, he replied. “That’s a good car and it runs well�. “Well, would you live in this house? “Yes, it is a lovely house and you have decorated it beautifully, I’ve always loved it here�. “Well, would you give her my golf clubs?� “No�, why not? “She is left handed�. How to escape police Akpos was being chased by two men for one of his numerous crimes. Akpos ran into the forest and the men and the men followed him. Akpos got into the forest and climbed a tree. The two men got to the tree where Akpos was and did not know where he ran to. Angrily, one of the men retorted: “This boy has escaped again�, His colleague replied: “I know Akpos, if I call his name thrice, he’ll answer! Akpos laughed from the tree and said to the men: “If you like call my name from now till next year, I no go answer you, you think say Akpos of before�? Sleeping with a patient Doctor Joe had slept with one of his patients and had felt guilty all day long. Š " about it, he couldn’t. The guilt and sense of betrayal was overwhelming but every once in a while he’d hear that soothing voice, within himself, trying to reassure him, “Joe don’t worry about it. You aren’t " patients and you won’t be the last. And you’re single, let it go�. Invariably the other voice would bring him back to reality: “Joe, you’re a vet!�

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How my guy feels when I play romantic Bukola Fag Fagbuyi is an up and coming actress who w desires to stamp her feet in the sands of the make-believe indu industry. She spoke to TOPE O OLUKOLE about the steps she is i taking and a few things that make her tick. Excerpts: How long have you been in the industry? About 10 years. And why have y not been you co consistent? T This is because )

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movie roles – Fagbuyi Bukola support have been a great source of inspiration to us. Does your boyfriend have any qualms with your career? Not really, but sometimes some people will come up with funny ideas and stories. For instance, they will say, ‘your girlfriend is into acting, don’t you think they will take her away from you or she will k the way every become wild.’ I think relationship works depends on the people involved, and I as been thank God that he has ‰ ‰ ‰ oblem doesn’t have any problem with that. So he doesn’t get lay jealous when you play romantic roles? That goes with lovee s. when you are jealous. But you don’t have too nd be too possessive, and I don’t think he is tooo g possessive. The thing n is that I have not been playing bad roles likee the type of romantic ng roles you are thinking about. All my roles have been positive roles. I interpret my ld, roles the way I should, and he knows that what I do is makebelieve. Which of your movies are you emotionally I will say Apesan; it’s a movie I love so much. I appreciate what the producer did, and for him to

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just pick me to play a lead role in that movie, I am very grateful to him. How many movies have you done so far? For both lead and supporting roles; it’s over 40. I have done Apesan; Obakeye, Idiatupa, Oko Obirin, Owo nwa mi, Asenti Edumare, Lapaje Gold, Aremo Iteh, Mufuolosha Oko and my own movie, Sekun Ola. What’s the movie all about? It’s about

parents and their children, and how to radiate love around the family. It talks about how children should behave and what parents should teach their children. Basically, it’s about the society and relationships in the society. How did you raise funds for the movie? Apart from acting, I also sell things like children and babies wears. My parents also helped me to source funds. I had to stop everything I was doing to concentrate on the movie. It’s a multi-million naira movie. Who were the major casts? I have Muyiwa Ademola, > X 8 Saheed Balogun, Dupe Jaiyesimi, Aderopoko, Kemi Afolabi, Ariyike Akiyionju, Laito Ogunbule, Shade Olomu, Kunle Afod and Dayo Amusa.

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ctress Ruth Kadiri, a holder of OND from Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) and B.Sc from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) spoke to Icampus Newspaper on how she survived relationship proposal from a female lecturer. Below is the full story. Gone are the days when all female students get in school are lesson notes, course works, partying, learning some disciplines, a few guys and male lecturers asking them out; add a female lecturer trying to get between their legs to the long list of University experience, if in doubt ask fast-rising actress, Ruth Kadiri. The Nollywood actress and scriptwriter, who studied Business Administration and Mass Communication at the Yaba College of Technology and University of Lagos (UNILAG) respectively, revealed in an exclusive interview with www. icampusng.com, that a female lecturer asked (wooed) her out while she was studying in UNILAG. According to her, although the lecturer (names is withheld) was not extreme about it, she made it clear what she wanted. Asked how she managed to cope, the sexy actress said: ‘’I became friends with her daughter and that was the way out for me.’’ Ruth, who condemned lesbianism, said she cannot imagine dating a fellow woman as it is immoral and ungodly. Asked who is her ideal man and if she can date a poor guy, Ruth replied: ‘‘I have dated a poor guy before, even when I was broke, although I wasn’t really broke. Money is not a factor; a guy who has certain qualities should be able to feed his family.’’ Speaking further on the kind of guy she could date, Ruth said: ‘‘There was a time I broke up with a guy, he thought I broke up with him because he was broke, but I broke up with him because he couldn’t handle being broke; that’s another factor that break up marriages and people don’t understand. When you see a guy who has money, he is a jolly good fellow, he meets all your needs, but have you thought about how the guy will handle being broke? Have you thought about % # $ maturity? We need to know that when there is no money, you cannot die from being broke.’’ ' # relationship, which she honestly prays leads to marriage. Ruth, also known as Puchu, has featured in several movies including Heart of a Fighter, Sincerity and recently released Uche Jombo’s movie, entitled Unconditional.

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he African Union Commission, AUC, has endorsed the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, by throwing its social and # continental awards project that seeks to reward African music talents and promote the cultural heritage of the continent. 9 ! �[ Y[$Œ by the AUC’s Commissioner for Social ) + / U to the CEO/Executive Producer, AFRIMA, 9 9 + = 8 V< 9 ‘on such a powerful initiative’ for the + U described AFRIMA as a tool to “promote further African Music and ensure its contribution for the development of the continent’s cultural and creative industries sector�. All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is a continental showpiece conceptualised to communicate the rich musical and cultural heritage of Africa from an indigenous perspective. The award is telling the African story with Africa’s voice and positioning the continent’s creative industries for global competitiveness through the various activities on the awards event calendar. “These are the kind of initiatives the AU is interested in being associated with as they contribute to the integration of our beloved continent. I therefore express our support to the initiative and look forward to working with you in this continent" K U This support follows on the heels of series of engagements over the years and the discussions between members of the 8 V< 9 =

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continent or abroad are eligible to enter ! �Y " Some events to happen in the AFRIMA project include: V< 9 “ \X Y$?YŒ] open festival-style concert by African and international artistes with cultural exhibitions and carnival displays by participating countries from around the world. The Africa Music Summit (October Y�?YŒ] " panelists for the African music industry to engage and deliberate on how the industry can be nurtured and packaged " ! }+‹ the continent. The Theme is “Reviving the Business of Music in Africa�. & Y[$Œ 9 " " produce a star-studded, world-class event in Nigeria on Saturday, October Y^ " 'Œ $[‘ stations around the world.

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eneral Manager, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji has served notice that COSON is launching a comprehensive action Â&#x; individuals that blatantly ignore their obligation to pay for the deployment of music in their businesses or in 9 Chukwuji, the comprehensive action known as ‘Operation No Hiding ‹ Q " the infringer is hiding, he will be smoked out and made to bear heavy consequences for the infringement of intellectual property. Mr. Chukwuji who was speaking before leaving Lagos for Algiers where he is representing COSON at 8 the Confederation of International Societies of Authors & Composers (CISAC), said that COSON is ! using musical works or sound

recordings in Nigeria in a commercial ! meeting the required obligations. Said Chukwuji, “I can clearly state here that COSON will take decisive " " get full compensation for the works of all our members. No defaulting " ! " ! Hotels and similar establishments that constantly defy the law and have gone ahead to abuse the rights of " it tough from us from now. We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that our members get the deserved rewards for their labour. “It has come to our notice that some major hotels around the country have decided to evade their obligations to the music industry in spite of being heavy consumers of music. It is even worrisome because some of these hotels are international brands which adhere to copyright laws in other countries where they operate but totally ignore the same obligation

in Nigeria because they perceive Nigeria to be a country where the law # " ’ They are wrong. ‘While COSON remits copyright royalties to the home countries of some of these hotel brands for their works used in Nigeria, they choose to exploit our members’ works without appropriate compensation. COSON will not tolerate this. “I therefore call on all users of music around the country to show respect for the intellectual property of an industry that has contributed immensely to the growth of the Nigerian economy. While a good number of music users are taking up the culture of paying royalties, a few others are still playing around and I want to assure them that ! " ! ! With ‘Operation No Hiding Place’ there will be no hiding place for any copyright infringer. COSON " ! " ! massively for trying to play games with us.

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he African online television service, PanaTV has signed an exclusive deal with Soda Pictures, acquiring the rights to subscription VOD for one of year, Half of a Yellow Sun. The deal makes ‹ &“ ( ! its platform in the UK. And in a deal concluded with monterey media, PanaTV has secured nonexclusive rights to stream Half of a Yellow Sun in the US along with a limited shared exclusive pre-window. The movie will be available for VOD in the US from June 29th and in the UK from August 2014. Says Mandy Roger, PanaTV’s Head of Content: “This demonstrates that we seek

’ ! " @ ( ’ ! and content on PanaTV this year.� “We are delighted that Half of a Yellow Sun will be streaming on PanaTV, and connect with audiences,� says Louise Rae, Head of Home Entertainment at Soda Pictures. Half of a Yellow Sun is a love story that follows sisters, Olanna (Thandie Newton)

and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose), who are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. Upon returning to a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria after their expensive English education, the " " ! ) Olanna shocks her family by going to live with her lover, the “revolutionary professor� Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his devoted houseboy Ugwu (John Boyega), ! ! " Š @ U ! businesswoman when she takes over the family’s interests, and surprises even herself when she falls in love with Richard (Joseph Mawle), an English writer. Preoccupied by their romantic entanglements, and a betrayal between the sisters, the events of their life seem to loom larger than politics. However, they become caught up in the events of the Nigerian civil war, in which the lgbo people fought an impassioned struggle to establish Biafra as an independent republic, ending in chilling violence which shocked the entire world. ! A sweeping romantic drama, HALF OF A YELLOW SUN takes the sisters and their lovers on a journey through the war which is powerful, intensely emotional and, as the response of readers around the world has shown, a story which can touch everyone’s

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It is easy to conclude that the life of a beautiful utiful young lady like Collete Nwadike revolves around und exotic make-up kits, expensive jewelry and shiny hiny accessories, trendy wears, Gucci shoes, striking king holiday spots in South America or France, fastt automobiles and luxurious toys and gadgetss but but when presented with the facts of her life and persona, ersona, er IQ and interests, the true picture of her passion n leaps to the fore. Today, Nwadike wears the crown of Miss Tourism ourism Nigeria 2014 and occupies the seat of Personal ersonal Assistant to the Anambra State Government ent on Tourism. Indeed not many would argue that quite a number of Nigerian ladies would sell their dignity gnity to

queen and nother in Anambra as the Governor’s aide. ’s aid de. For Nwadike, this did not come on a platter of gold goold d and in this interview, the gorgeous beauty queen queeen relived one of her darkest moments in life; where ere she s was confronted with the dilemma of losing herr lifee or sending a young lady and a man to an early grave. ravee. She also opened up on how she emerged Miss Tourism ouriism

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o who is Collete Nwadike? How would you describe yourself? Collete Nwadike is a very humble person. She is a graduate of Nnamdi Azikwe University. She studied English Language and Literature. I hail from Anambra State and I am 23 years old. = % $ 7 % 7 > $ Language and Literature? Was it one of those cases where you got your parents/guardians $ * # * ! ! in English Language and Literature for the " Q " second time. My interest in English is really in literature. I love reading books and that was one of the reasons I went for literature as a course. I’m really interested in Nigerian literature. I studied Literature in school as well and I remember I read a whole lot of books. Like how many books have you read in the last one year? In the last one year, I would say they are up to 60. 60? Wow! That’s a lot. Like how long does it take you to read a book – like a 200-page book for instance? If I concentrate solely on that book, then I y should be done with it in 3 days. Š " Q ! ! & Q ¯ Š " Q ! ! n; how h did all that come about? to the crown; It began with my passion pas as a child. As a child, I had alwa ways beauty always quee ueens in their queens tiaras and g gorg eous gorgeous

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dresses. I really wanted to be that girl someday. I got into the university and that was " ! participated in the Miss NASELL (National Association of Students of English Language , and Literature). I contested and that was my " ! was in 2010. Unfortunately, I didn’t even make it to the top 3 but I still didn’t stop. I went ahead to contest for Miss UNIZIK and looked forward to becoming the university queen but I still didn’t make it so I felt it was time to try something out of the school competitions so I went for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant but (smiles) I didn’t even make it through the auditions. I made it through the Port Harcourt audition but stopped in Lagos. As such, I didn’t make it to the house and that pulled me down. It really weighed me down and made me feel as if I wasn’t good enough or was I too young? What really went wrong? I couldn’t pick that out but it didn’t stop me so I still went for Miss Earth Š V well in camp though I didn’t emerge one of the V 9 _ " " in Lekki in Lagos and the event was held at ‘Incubator.’ Like I said, I didn’t make it as a runner up but I was recognized and awarded Miss Earth Photogenic. In 2012, I went for the Miss Global Nigeria pageant but I still didn’t come out tops. At that point, I asked myself: ‘Is it that I don’t know what they are doing or I wasn’t good enough?’ I asked myself questions and then I got a lot of comments from people especially very negative ones that would have made me give up but that was when my mum actually started encouraging me and urging me to keep trying. She reminded me that this was what I had always wanted and motivated idea of me leaving school to go and camp for a week or more. She was not comfortable with that idea but at that point, she was okay with it. It was at that point that I realized I couldn’t stop especially whenever I realized I had the support of my mum. I contested for the Most Beautiful } I emerged Second Runner Up in 2013 and I said to myself,

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‘This is close to winning.’ But I told myself that I didn’t want close to winning. I wanted to win. I wanted to be a queen and this year, I was the pageant (Miss Tourism Nigeria) on the internet. My mind spoke to me about it and I looked it up on Google and I saw everything I needed to know about Miss Tourism Nigeria and I realized it was really worth giving a shot. I got the form and I started in Owerri where I auditioned and out of the multitude of girls at " ! and I said to myself, ‘Wow! This is really a good sign. This crown is mine. I am going to win this.’ I was representing Anambra State " ~ and saw the very beautiful and self-assuring girls; 26 of them who had been selected from all over Nigeria to represent each state, I was like, ‘Are you really sure you’re going to be the winner?’ They were all really beautiful and I @ !  Q They were all ready and most of the girls were really intelligent. We had a lot of quiz in camp. We also had debates and a whole lot of other cerebral activities that tested the intelligence. It got down to May 17, which was the day the event for scheduled for and the event was held < ! } ~ appearances and I didn’t do badly. I actually did very well and I was encouraged and I eventually got down to the top 5. I was the ’ ( ) balance but I said to myself, ‘Collete, this is not ! & ! — You can’t get nervous here.’ I think I handled it well and got a standing ovation for answering my question. Do you remember the question? Yes! Very well. What was the question? If you were given the chance to live life again, what would that be? My answer went thus: ‘If I was given the opportunity to live life again, I would simply be me because whoever you are, wherever you are and whatever you

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do, there’s something in this world that only you can do. There’s a space in this world that ! ! & " " will miss you when you are not there. So, I would still be me if I am given the opportunity to live life again.’ So many expected me to say I would come as Michelle Obama or Agbani Darego but I simply chose to be me and to an ( " No doubt! So, at what point were you declared winner? After we all answered out questions, they runner up and then it came down to the winner. I was there with three other girls and I must say that among the three other girls, I was like, ‘Okay! Let’s see how it goes’ and then I heard ‘Miss Tourism Nigeria 2014, Miss Anambra. I felt as though I hadn’t heard that properly and it had to be said again. I was overwhelmed, happy and excited. Do you know this feeling of when your heart is " !› & ! I simply broke down and it I couldn’t hold myself together so much that I had to be taken backstage. I got very emotional because this was something I had always wanted for so many years. I was so excited. = % * you won? That was my mum. She was the one who actually called me. My siblings were there but she couldn’t make it. My siblings had already told her so when I went backstage and was handed my phone, her call came in, she was screaming in excitement. You went through a whole lot and the thing about life is to learn from experiences. What would you say you learnt from these past experiences that formed you into who you are today? ‹ ( ) has actually shaped me. I learnt a lot from these pageants. They groomed me, taught " " ! poise and taught me so much. In some camps, they were strict and others were friendly

! ! prepared me for this. I don’t think I would have done this well if I hadn’t gone through all rainings. Beauty pageants assess the previous trainings. r, personality, beauty and every your character, cause a beauty queen has to be part of you because a role model. Itt is a big responsibility. d What other success factors and ould you isolate life lessons would ing from yourr besides learning riences? previous experiences? w to That would be how handle failure and how to sm because handle criticism I got a whole lot of them; ends. They y even from friends. e, “Colletee would tell me, ‌ Aren’t and pageants‌ you tired? It taught me how to persevere and how to work hard y time I because every went for a pageant, I always had too start all over again. What is your $ person? y I would say my ! !

n l me as every normal girl but you’ll know I have a really wonderful personality when you get to know me. / 3 7 % % 8 – What pet projects would you be working on as a queen? ’ Q " ) " ! ! " " ! of the reasons I was made Special Adviser (SA) on Tourism to the Anambra State Governor. Before you go on, when precisely were you appointed Special Adviser to the governor? That was on June 9, 2014. That happened aafter a courtesy visit to the governor of my sstate, which I represented. During the courtesy v visit, he asked me so many questions. I must ssay that he is a very intelligent man and asked m me very acute questions that bordered around ttest of intelligence. I remember he asked me, ‘‘What do you think made you win this?’ There w was an article I wrote on the Obunike Cave. It w was on a wonderful tourist site in Anambra SState and has been approved by the United N Nations as a world heritage site. When I gave h him a rundown of what was contained in my eessay, he asked me what I know about tourism iin Anambra State, he was impressed with my k knowledge of tourism in the state especially tthe late, the museum and others. He then ssaid, ‘I have no doubt that you are capable of h handling the post and I’m making you my SSpecial Adviser on Tourism.’ Incidentally, he " " " " #

) ~ " m make it a 5-star standard tourist site; where we w will have the kids section, the waterfall, retain tthe natural feel of the place and adding some m many made touch to it. That is my long term V ! iit would be on the girl child education and I w will be building libraries especially for the girl sschools all over Nigeria. Building a library d does not necessarily mean erecting a structure; w we intend to distribute laptops, books and

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educational materials to existing libraries. 9! " Â&#x; a youth mentoring conference, which would have about 3,000 to 5,000 youths. I will be working with secondary schools and tertiary institutions. It will not be restricted to students alone. Rather, it will be for youths all over Nigeria. I intend to use this to shape the youths and their mentality towards good leadership. We will also teach them how to be creative and fend for themselves by acquiring skills. We will have people coming in from all over the world to share their experiences with the youths. I will also be working on tourism in Nigeria – I will have information about every tourist destination in Nigeria on my website ‘misstourismnigeria.com’ and ‘misstourismnigeria.org’ Is the website running yet? Yes but we haven’t commenced uploading content on it. A whole lot of dreams have died in Nigeria % * % % % 8 I am working with the Anambra State

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How Kefee’s death devastated Samod Biobaku Samod.biobaku@mydailynewswatchng.com

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hile the Nigerian entertainment community, friends, associates and family mourned the recent demise of the ‘Branama Queen,’ Kefee (born Irikefe Obareki), a silent war was ignited between & ! producer and performing artiste, K-Solo over the singer’s death. It all began shortly after the news of Kefee’s " ( this was instantly followed by a mourning period for everyone who had ever come across her in person or through her music. Given their status as celebrity artistes, a good number of her colleagues in the music industry had their reactions to her death trending across social media platforms. The artiste on her hit single, ‘Kokoroko,’ Timaya spared no time in reacting to the shocking demise of the singer. Timaya had gone online to state how much he would miss Kefee and how sad it was to lose her to the cold embrace of death. Timaya described Kefee as a friend, a sister, a colleague and a strong woman and noted that her working with her on the song ‘Kokoroko’ was a blessing. “We will miss her so much,� he said. What struck many as surprising was K-Solo’s reaction to what Timaya had said. U?/ ! Timaya was not in a position to send out such an emotional message and lashed out at him by asking where he (Timaya) was when Kefee marked her birthday. He accused Timaya of not using her picture on his Instagram page, Blackberry messenger or anywhere visible. Things went from bad to worse when

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K-Solo described Timaya’s message as being hypocritical by describing her as a sister and great colleague after her demise. “When she was alive, did you upload her picture on Instagram or mention her on your Blackberry Messenger (BBM) status update or display picture? Now that she is gone, you upload her picture on Instagram saying RIP. Worldly people – Do you consider yourself a true friend or business friend? Did you wish her a Happy Birthday on Instgram? I don’t have any issue with you brother but let’s speak the truth for once. When she was alive, did you have her picture on your Instagram or even on your phone? I’m not judging you though...� In his reaction to this, Timaya said, “Boys tell stories about men, but men tell stories about their success. Keep talking while I am working...� How far this will stretch remains to be seen. Meanwhile, in his reaction to Kefee’s death, K-Solo said, “Kefee was a wonderful singer. I

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Wizkid’s album in July 2014. As a teaser to the release, the singer recently dropped a new single featuring awardwinning Nigerian rapper, Phyno titled ‘Bombay.’ V crossed and await the arrival of another musical video soon before the album drops.

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ospel act, De Priest has stepped in with a fresh single and he titles this one ‘Halleluyah.’ De Priest’s personality connects him to a wide range of listeners, thus making his forthcoming album an anticipated piece in the Gospel genre. De Priest’s groovy touch on this single also reels in a touch of appeal for

the younger generation. The track was produced by Wale Babz and was taken )  8  Blessings.’ & ( July/August 2014. The singer, songwriter, author, cinematographer and lecturer has assured his teeming fans that his best is yet to come.

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Timaya, K-Solo produced her Kokoroko song. I will miss her so much. Whenever she sings, the vocal just drops and she can’t even phantom how great her voice dexterity was. I can’t hold back these tears. I used to call her Irekef.� Prior to her death, celebrities within and outside Nigeria as well as other prominent personalities had reached out to the Kefee with prayers and also urged Nigerians and well wishers around the world to remember her in prayers. Some of those who had sent out such prayers and requests include her husband, Teddy Don-Momoh, Weird MC, Timi Dakolo, Eva Alordiah, Dele Momodu, Maheeda, Susan Peters, DJ Lambogini, Waje, Ruggedman, Omawumi, Don Pedro Okojie, Dayo Amusa, Charles Novia, Becca, Darey, Yung6ix, Jaywon, Toni Payne, Sammie Okposo, Nikki Laoye, Buchi, Jahdiel, Linda Ikeji, Alec Godwin, Toyin Ibitoye, Ayo Shonaiya, Mercy Johnson, Sasha and Funke Akindele. Kefee’s death brings to mind the sad passing of Nigerian singer, Goldie who died on Valentine’s Day in 2013 after collapsing. The late music star slumped shortly after arriving from Los Angeles, US where ^^ } ! " ceremony. The cause of her death was initially uncertain before autopsy reports revealed that the late pop singer died from

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complications of hypertension. & ! ) Y[$ÂŒ " ° } passed on March 28 due to complications from Multiple sclerosis. Kefee was been married twice. In 2004, she married her record label boss and mentor Alec Godwin, before divorcing him and marrying ace radio presenter, Teddy in 2012. Aside music, Kefee is genuine a lover of foods and owned a restaurant called ‘Branama Kitchen’ in Lagos. In an emotion laden voice, EME act, Skales said, “I still don’t understand why such things happen to good people. She was too good to me. I am grateful for all she did for me. God knows best. May her soul rest in peace.â€? Legendary highlife king, Sunny Neji described her death as painful and couldn’t conceal his shock. “This is a huge loss in the music industry. For a young and vibrant artiste like Kefee to die just like that is really painful. In fact, I am still in a shock.â€? Also commenting on Kefee’s demise, Nigerian singer and compere, Alariwo of Africa described it as “really shocking, disappointing and devastating. When I heard about Kefee’s death..., I was in a shock for about four hours. This is because it is a big blow to the industry for a lively and vibrant singer like Kefee to be lost to death.â€? One artiste who was really touched by Kefee’s exit was African China and he shared K ssome of his moments with her. “Honestly, it’s a sad one because she was more than a friend tto me. I could remember the last time I visited her restaurant located in Maryland, Lagos, h tto eat starch and banga soup. After having a good meal, I posed for shots with her. I was g

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2Sec caught in Sex On The Beach igeria’s emerging new pop sensation twins, 2Sec serves another single titled, ‘Sex On The beach,’ featuring Nigeria’s Rap heavyweights, Vector and Godwon. The track was produced by Kuk Beats and ‘Sex On The Beach’ is that ‘feel good’ combination of Afro Pop and Rap " " !

surprised to hear that she is dead. We even talked about doing collaboration soon. It’s really sad because I had a mission yet to be accomplished with her.â€? On her Instagram page, singer and brand ambassador, Sasha P said, “Now you are looking at heaven‌..Teach us Lord to number our days. Rest In Peace Kefee, God knows best.â€? Female singer, Lami Philips also expressed her grief when she said, “I don’t understand why this has to happen. May God grant her eternal rest, and comfort those she left behind.â€?

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CHORUS: Joy Comes (In the morning) Joy Comes (don’t give in) Joy Comes (He will be with you) Joy Comes (Just keep it in mind that) Joy Comes (Yes, it will) Joy Comes (Ohh) Joy Comes (Yeah) Joy Comes VERSE 2: Š " ! Q

Just for a minute Let me encourage you Trials come to make you strong It’s for a while It won’t last long So keep your eyes Up to the hills Keep on praying He’s seen your tears God will take all your pains away BRIDGE: Though weeping may endure for a night (for a night) n Though weeping may endure for a night (For a night) CHORUS: Joy Comes (It will) Joy Comes (I know that He’s gonna make a way) Joy Comes (Just hold on, don’t) Joy Comes (Give up, no) Joy Comes (He?s gonna work it out for you yeah yeah) Joy Comes (In the morning light) Joy Comes (In the morning time) Eh‌‌ OUTRO: Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah ah

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strength and that’s what I’ve done for the last 10 years, and people can call it typecast, but I pigeonholed myself and I put myself in that box for saying no to everything else that came on my plate.â€? 4. Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Aniston isn’t likely to complain about a lack of roles or money in the bank, but there’s no doubt that the part of Rachel } ´ ! television series Friends — has had an # ! Q ) " 2004. Often playing the role of the hopeless / Q & X Came Polly, The Break-Up, Marley & Me, He’s Just Not That Into You, Love Happens, and The Switch all display the character that Aniston has become best known for. In recent years, Aniston has shied away from < ? ~ the hit summer comedy We’re the Millers. Considering that Aniston has previously " & } } Q has talent — she just needs the right part.

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} the awkward English romantic lead in a seemingly endless list of rom coms dating back to the early 1990s. Four Weddings and a V Š 9 Š ‰ > Jones’s Diary and its sequel, and Love Actually " " } ! the familiar trope. > } " his tendency to slide back into the part that he made famous. In particular, About a Boy \Y[[Y] } Will Freeman – a character that almost works Q " } ! ! ‹ by critics for the performance, About a Boy } 6. Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman is by far the most talented aactor on this list, but his inclusion shows tthat even the greatest actors can sometimes bbecome victims of typecasting. Whether it’s SSe7en, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption, the Dark Knight trilogy, or R Million Dollar Baby, Freeman has a tendency M tto take on roles in which he plays a wise, bbenevolent character who often serves as a moral compass. m Of course, there’s a reason for that — he’s rreally, really good at it. Since typecasting tends tto have a negative connotation, it might seem sstrange to include Freeman on this list, but tthere’s no doubt the actor tends to gravitate

his post contains spoilers for A / /" } & %& Children.� Seriously, turn back now if you haven’t read the books. A lot of non-book readers were " } &

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toward similar roles over and over again, though he does not have the kind of limited body of work that often follows career character & V ! an onscreen chameleon. But he is really great at what he does.

including a tease on Instagram from walking spoiler-alert Lena Headey, showrunners D.B. Weiss and David > ) œ ! / though the character appears in the epilogue to A Storm of Swords. Judging &" !Q a list like Arya’s. Culled from VULTURE

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fter weeks of anticipation, baby Future makes his big debut. The son of Ciara and V public via his mama’s Instagram page. On Father’s Day (June 15), the songstress shared a photo of her son for the world to see. “Hey Dad a.k.a Big @Future. Baby Future Loves You. #HappyFathersDay,â€? CiCi wrote. Baby Future, who arrived last month, looked all kinds of adorable, rocking a jersey with his name on it. Ciara also added a lengthy love note to the ‘Move That Dope’ rapper, along with a photo of ! !Q “From The Moment Baby Future Arrived, He Was Holding Your Hand So Tight, He Knew You Were Dad. Seeing That Melted My Heart‌ When I Look At Him, I See You Shining Through, And That’s One Of The Most Beautiful Things Ever! You Are Truly One Of The Realist, Most Caring, Hard Working, Loving Dads In The World, and I’m So Proud Of You. I Love You. Happy Fathers Day @Future.â€? That image was likely taken on the day the baby was born. Unlike many other celebrity parents, Ciara and Future chose to use social media to unveil a photo of their son versus selling the story to a magazine or media outlet. When he was 9 ! $‘ 8 bundle of joy, giving fans a sneak peek of her son’s chubby arm and tiny hands. Culled from THEBOOMBOX

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" working as a production assistant on CBS’s ? _( ! prominent Obama donor Steven Spielberg. The show stars Halle Berry as an astronaut returning from a year alone in space, whose experiences somehow “change the course of human history.� A source close to the production said that Malia “helped with computer shop alignments and the director also let her slate a take.� Meanwhile, Sasha Obama continues ) parents. Culled VULTURE

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n unsurprising familial reports of the day, Iggy Azalea comes from a family of odd ducks. Her father, Brendan Kelly, is a writer and selfdescribed comic Iggy Azalea artist. He’s penned a number of children’s book parodies, with titles like: The Runt Who Said Cunt and The Perfect Poo. Azalea has previously described her dad as her “art coach� to Complex: “My dad was a comic artist. He doesn’t draw cartoons anymore. Now he lives in the rainforest, does oil paintings, and meditates and shit. But he always made me read books and he’s a lot of the reason why I have so many people around me " ) ‰ me look at [art] as a teenager. He would give me books and he would give me quizzes. We were talking the other night at dinner about [the artist] Robert Crumb. He would always tell me, ‘Look at Q  œ ~ ! he’s trying to say?’ In other words — like many great musicians before her — Iggy has emerged from a childhood of artistic training, carefully coached by the acclaimed author of a book about impeccable doodies. Culled from NYMAG

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o m e Nigerian celebrities have been known to snob fans and journalists at events when they are being approached. Celebrities all over the world are loved and seen as icons b because they depict peace and love. Contrary to what is obtainable among some Nigerian # * # $ # * # # # $ fa fans, the people who made them. % $ $ $ $ * $ $ di disrespectful to journalist is something entertainment pundits se as bizarre. see One question urgently begging for an answer is: who made th popular? Without the media, they are infact non-existent. then A fan could see his favourite celebrity and want to greet him/ Z $ % % * ca came to ask for a favour. Some claim that the celebrities in this category include but no limited to Genevieve Nnaji, Dbanj, Rita Dominic, Fathia not Ba Balogun, Jim Iyke, Emeka Ike, Tonto Dikeh etc. Entertainment critics believe that fame is not for sale, but when it comes, it should be a blessing instead of a curse. Remember, that media that raised you can also bring you down.

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Special Report Curbing road crashes through teacher-child education

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oad crashes the world over account for 1.24 million deaths annually and 50 million injuries according to reports made available by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). & crashes as leading cause of death for children and young people aged 10 years to 24 years. To stem the casualty rate from road crashes, especially among children, the FRSC in partnership with the Nigerian Road Safety Partnership (NRSP), recently in Abuja organised a training programme for teachers on road safety. A retired Deputy Corps Marshal and the project manager for the partnership, Mr Babagana Ibrahim, said the training was aimed at equipping teachers to be road safety vanguards. ``The Nigerian Road Safety Partnership is teaming up with the FRSC to achieve a drastic reduction in QQ Ibrahim said the approach was conceived to build capacity among understand the philosophy of safety on the road. ``We chose Garki as a community, what we are doing now is to identify " ) the prime stakeholders are the educationists. ``We nominated two teachers from each school in Garki, strengthened their understanding of road safety and they in turn can impart what they

QQ said. He said the training to be extended to traders, resident associations and the entire Garki community would be replicated in other communities in the territory and the country. Ibrahim urged Nigerians to learn ! crashes, noting that 95 per cent of road crashes could be avoided if rules were obeyed. FRSC Corps Commander, Faustina Alegbe, who delivered a lecture, said learning to be safe on the road is a lifelong process that must be started at pre-school level. She said that pre-school level was an ideal time to introduce the children to the language of road safety. Assistant Corps Commander of the FRSC, Mr Maurice Okoye, stressed the need for drivers to be conversant with Highway Code. He said that for any crash to occur,

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rules have been violated. ``An average driver takes about 15 decisions in every kilometre of urban driving and one out of these decisions is likely to be wrong. ``People make mistakes, people ) speed, take alcohol, get fatigued, get distracted and have bad eye sights. ``Sometimes, vehicles are not road worthy (brakes, steering, tyres, lights), vehicles are not used as designed, roads are not safely designed or maintained and sometimes the weather or environment is unsafe,� he said. Okoye, who also spoke on the importance of seat belts, urged drivers

Being ejected from the vehicle increases the risk of being seriously injured or killed which is why the seat belt is very important

to always put on their seat belts, and to insist their passengers do same. He said that a vehicle may come to a stop in a crash, but the ``contents in the vehicle keep on moving at the same speed at which the vehicle had been travelling. ``The contents become missiles, travelling in the same direction the vehicle had been moving, and a driver or passenger will be thrown into the structure of the vehicle, or ejected out of the vehicle. ``Being ejected from the vehicle increases the risk of being seriously injured or killed which is why the seat belt is very important. ``In fact, the seat belt is said to have saved 69,000 lives between 2006 and 2010,� he said. Assistant Corps Commander of the FRSC, Mr Emmanuel Dung, said although they are called ``accidents,� road crashes do not just happen, but are caused. While educating the teachers on the right uses of the road, he said that ``if we do the right things on the road, the road will be safer. ``Doing the right things on the road starts with knowing what causes ! )

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parked cars, crossing at junctions, " " Q One of the participants, Deborah Ohene, who teaches at the Junior Secondary School Area 11, Garki, commended the FRSC and the Nigerian Road Safety Partnership for organising the training programme for teachers. She suggested that road safety should be taught in school in order to increase road safety awareness. Stakeholders want the Nigerian Road Safety Partnership to sustain the collaboration with the FRSC for the training of teachers in road safety. They also urged the government to properly fund the FRSC to enable the commission to deliver on its mandate. !" "#

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Special Report Illegal road blocks undermine transportation business –NURTW

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any reasons have been adduced by adherents of female genital mutilation, one of which is to check masturbation among " # and rigid devoid of masculine texture. Among other things, the practice may be traditionally considered necessary to raise a girl properly, and to prepare her for adulthood and marriage. It is believed that the practice preserves a girl or woman’s virginity or restrains sexual desire, thereby preventing sexual behaviour that is considered immoral or inappropriate. According to the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), in the 29 countries with the highest prevalence rate, over 125 million girls and women have been subjected to FGM. Female genital mutilation (FGM), " by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.� FGM is practised as a cultural ritual by ethnic groups in 27 countries in sub-Saharan and Northeast Africa, and to a lesser extent in Asia, the Middle East and within immigrant communities elsewhere. It is typically carried out, with or without anaesthesia, by a traditional circumciser using a knife or razor. The age of the girls varies from weeks after birth to puberty; in half the countries for " " Y[$� " The practice involves one or more of several procedures, which vary according to the ethnic group. They include removal of all or part of the clitoris and clitoral hood; all or part of the clitoris and inner labia; and in its most severe form, all or part of the inner and outer labia and the closure of the vagina. In this last procedure, which the WHO calls Type III FGM, a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual blood, and the vagina is opened up for intercourse and & ) the procedure, but can include recurrent infections, chronic pain, cysts, inability to get pregnant, complications during childbirth and fatal bleeding. & necessitated the United Nations to react through its out-going High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navi Pillay. Ms Pillay called for ) ! Female Genital Mutilation (FMG), calling it a form of gender-based discrimination and violence that must be eradicated. She said FMG must be eradicated if women, girls and communities are to thrive. ``This harmful and degrading practice is not based on any valid premise,� Pillay said at a high-level panel held in Geneva by the UN Human Rights Council on

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identifying good practices to combat FGM. A UN statement said that the practice, which is recognised globally as a violation of the human rights of girls " and causes severe pain and has several immediate and long-term health consequences. Pillay noted that ``FGM generates profoundly damaging, irreversible and life-long physical damage and increases the risk of neonatal death for babies born to women who have survived it. According to her, FGM is not only a form of gender-based discrimination and violence, it represents a way to exercise control over women and perpetuates harmful gender roles. Around 125 million women and girls in Africa and the Middle East have undergone FGM. Over eight million have experienced Type III, which is most common in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan. The practice is an ethnic marker, rooted in gender inequality, ideas about purity, modesty women’s sexuality. It is supported by both women and men in countries that practise it, particularly by the women, who see it as a source of honour and authority, and an essential part of raising a daughter well. FGM has been outlawed in most of the countries in which it occurs, but the laws are poorly enforced. There has been ) $‘—[ Y[$Y the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to take all necessary steps to end it. The opposition is not without its critics, particularly among anthropologists. Female genitals are regarded within communities that practise FGM as dirty and ugly; physicians Miriam Martinelli and Jaume Enric OllÊ-Goig write that the preference is for women’s genitalia to be %# ! K & + people of Mali believe that the clitoris confers masculinity on a girl and the foreskin of a boy makes him feminine, V}9 ) clearly between the genders. There are also various myths about the clitoris: that it will keep on growing, will harm a baby

if it comes into contact with the baby’s head, and can make men impotent. A more practical reason for FGM’s continuance is that the circumcisers rely to some extent on the practice for their sustenance. Amongst practitioners, the most often cited reason for FGM is that it promotes ! ! almost guarantees monogamy because of the pain associated with sex and the ! without being discovered. According to a philosopher, Martha Nussbaum, uncircumcised women are seen as highly sexualised, in that the practice presupposes women to be “whorish and childish.� The primary sexual concerns vary between communities. Rahman and Toubia write that the focus in Egypt, Sudan and Somalia is on curbing premarital sex, whereas in Kenya and Uganda the purpose is to reduce a woman’s sexual desire so that her husband can more easily take several wives. In both cases, they argue, the aim is to serve the interests of male sexuality. Continued on page 67

The health effects depend on the procedure, but can include recurrent infections, chronic pain, cysts, inability to get pregnant, complications during childbirth and fatal bleeding

he National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has frowned at illegal roadblocks on the highways in the guise of collecting taxes, saying it undermined transportation business in the country. Alhaji Najeem Yasin made this known in Abuja at a combined meeting of the Central Working 8 Š Executive Council (NEC) of the union. ``Illegal road blocks on our highways under the guise of collecting taxes and levies remained a great cause for concern in the transportation business. ``These illegal acts are carried out in outright contravention of a law (section 2(2) of Taxies and Levies Act, Cap 12 laws of the Š Y[[Œ QQ said. Yasin said that the section stated that ``no person, including a tax authority shall mount a road block in any part of the federation for the purpose of collecting any tax or levy’’. He said that this disregard for the law had caused the lives of many members of the union. Yasin said that the recent accident caused by a so called road block which occurred along Anyigba-Lokoja road on January 27, claimed the lives of three of the union’s members. He recalled that it was caused by some agents of the Kogi State government and that it led to multiple accidents involving three heavy trucks. Yasin said that the accident resulted in serious damage to vehicles and severe injury to nine of the union members. ``The most annoying and reprehensive part of these exploitations is the fact that these agents impose arbitrary taxes and sometimes issue illegal receipts to road users and force them to pay the levies. ``They sometimes even get violent in their bid to collect such illegal taxes,’’ Yasin said. He therefore called for the urgent intervention of the Federal Government to address the menace, which he said # " He said that the illegal road blocks amounted to harassment and persecution of innocent road users and passengers. ``Such road blocks could lead to a breakdown of law and order and could result in avoidable deaths,’’ the NURTW Boss said.

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Eradicating scourge of genital mutilation Continued from page 66

X ! practitioners, according to UNICEF in Y[$� ! marriageability, preservation of virginity/reduction of female sexual desire, male sexual pleasure and ’ said by several sources to enhance male sexual pleasure; report has it that men ! ) " Q Practitioners also believe that the circumcision rituals are joyful occasions that reinforce community values and ethnic boundaries, and the procedure as an essential element in raising a girl. Information about the prevalence of V}9 $‘'‘ a series of Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Y[$� =Š 8_V —[ ! that FGM is concentrated in 27 African countries, as well as in Yemen and Iraqi U $Y^ " and girls in those countries have been ) According to UNICEF, the top rates / \" ‘' " ) ] } \‘• ] + \‘� ] _ ! \‘$ ] _ \'‘ ] 9 \'‘ ] / œ \'' ] / \'' ] } \—• ] > V \—• ] _ \—Œ ] 9 \•‘ ] œ \•• ] } ?> \^[ ] _ ! V !? " $^ " ( V}9 " living in Egypt, Ethiopia and northern / Y[[' were in Nigeria. Most of the women

Association calls on government to establish fire station in mareket

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he Chairman, Bodija Corn Millers Association, Bodija Market, Ibadan, Mr Wasiu Atanda, has called on Oyo State } service station inside the market. Atanda made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) " ! some shops in the market on Tuesday. He said shop owners lost property worth about N23 million in the incident. The chairman said there was the need " to ensure rapid and early intervention of the men of the service during emergency. ``There is a land at a place called Kara " " and, even, the people living around the community,’’ he said. ``The distance between government the " long: we are appealing to the government to come to our aid soon.’’ & " Œ �[ destroyed shops belonging to the millers, hairdressers, fashion designers and hot drink sellers.

Women protesting against female genital mutilation

experience Types I and II. Type III is predominant in Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan, and in areas of Eritrea and Ethiopia near those countries. USAID Y[['

million women in Africa over the age of $^ " " &! Nigeria, due to its large population, has the highest absolute number of female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide, accounting for about ?Â’ $$^²$Â?[ million circumcised women in the world. The national prevalence rate V}9 ÂŒ$ž " Evidence abound that the prevalence of FGM is declining. The ongoing drive to eradicate FGM is tackled by the World Health Organisation, United Nations International Children Emergency Fund, Federation of International Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO), African Union, The Economic Commission for Africa, and many women organisations. However, there is no Federal law banning FGM in Nigeria. There is therefore need to eradicate FGM in Nigeria. Education of the general public at all levels with emphasis on the

dangers and undesirability of FGM is paramount. FGM is recognised worldwide as a fundamental violation of the human

" # deep-rooted inequality between the sexes and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. It involves violation of rights of the children and violation of a person’s right to health, security, and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruelty, inhuman, or degrading treatment, and the right to life when the procedure results in death. Furthermore, girls usually undergo the practice without their informed consent, depriving them of the opportunity to make independent decision about their bodies. Ms Pillay also said that at the national level, several states have adopted legislation and policies to end FGM and where laws have been accompanied by culturally sensitive education and public awareness outreach, the practice has reduced. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has estimated that globally, the prevalence of

V}9 ! ^ " Y[[^ Y[$[ UNICEF said if current trends ! �[ were at risk of undergoing this practice over the next decade. $‘‘Œ Š Œ— ~ ‰ ! resolve to eliminate FGM. Steps taken so far to achieve this include establishment of a multi-sectarian technical working group on harmful traditional practices (HTPs), conduct of various studies and national surveys on HTPs, launching of a regional plan of action, and formulation of a national policy and plan of action, which was approved by the Federal Executive Council for the elimination of FGM in Nigeria. " ) should be made to join in the crusade to say “NO� to FGM anywhere it is practiced among our people. It is crude, dangerous, wicked and unhealthy. FGM is not required by any religion and there " " have been mutilated are more faithful " " undergone the procedure. It is very clear from FGM.

It involves violation of rights of the children and violation of a person’s right to health, security, and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruelty Female genital mutilation in progress

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Culture

The Ologidi acknowledging a performance

Showcasing Ogidi’s treasure

The 2014 edition of the new yam festival among the Ogidi people of Kogi State left a lasting impression in the minds of the numerous guests that witnessed it. TUNDE BUSARI reports.

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n a few years ahead, the premises of Ogidi Community Hall which yearly hosts the celebration of the New Yam Festival in the community, will practically guests that witnessed the 2014 edition held last Saturday. At the event, members of the organising crowd, to prevent a break down of order. ! ) " " the show, which started behind schedule, ended on a promising note with a strong indication of another successful edition in 2015. This assurance is more evident in everyone leaving the venue with a bright face, having been treated to varieties of ! ) from within and outside the state. Though it was a predominantly Yoruba event, the performance of the Igunnuko from Bida, Niger State, gave it a broader outlook, which really impressed many, especially those " Saturday Newswatch gathered that the two Igunnuko masqurades, which put up a spectacular show, were part of the delegation of the Etsu of Nupe, who, according to Tunde Ipinminsho, National President of Ogidi Development Union (ODU), could

! + ) " colourful aso ebi atire took turns to dance and parade before the Ologidi of Ogidi, Oba

Rabiu Oladimeji Sule, and other dignitaries. Each group did all it could to outdo the other, but under a complete peaceful atmosphere. The Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria, Mr Michael Arion, who sat close to the Yeye Oba of Ogidi, Chief Nike Okundaye, directly opposite to the Ologidi’s pavilion, had fun, as he watched the women not only in amazement, but also with keen interest. This much he expressed when he, against expectation, rose from his seat and joined the entourage of Yeyeoba in a dance amidst heavy druming. The drummers, all in red Ankara, displayed dexterity in their art as the Yeye Oba and her troop danced to the traditional tune. The performance by a group of young and old hunters was perfect, and at a point, sent " " " ) ‰ " demonstration as no case of accident was recorded. Shortly after, it was time for callisthenic display. This performance by a galaxy of youngsters-male and female-was indeed an innovation, which could have provided more reason dignitaries would be eager to always witness the event, the space constraint, however, restricted the full expression of their art. Š " " they thrilled the audience in their white

The Alayemore and representative of Etsu of Nupe

branded T-shirt over jeans trousers. The Ologidi, who had the full complement ! " " in the midst of his two Oloris. Clutching his horsetail with which he expressed his excitement, Oba Oladimeji Sule branded the festival a celebration as well as appreciation of what he called God’s miracle to his farming populace. The monarch said no one deserves the credit of turning a small piece of yam to many tubers other than God. “Can any other person deserve such gratitude than God? After nine months, the yam is harvested and the whole town is eating pounded yam. That is what the occasion is all about. It is the joy in the people that we are witnessing in all the cultural shows,� Oba Oladimeji Sule said, thanking all his guests for honouring him and his people. One of his notable guests is the Alayemore

of Ido-Osun, Oba Adeeremi Adedapo, who arrived the event in the middle of the proceeding. The Alayemore is a regular the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade. His arrival amid heavy royal drum caught ! ! " the Ooni. “Coming to Ogidi every year to celebrate with our people is a statement that the Yoruba will always identify with one another regardless of location. We do go to Benin Republic and even in the Diaspora where our kiths and kins domicile. I appreciate the kind of commitment with which Ogidi people organised this beautiful event,� Oba Adedapo, a member of the ongoing National Confab, said. Unarguably, Ipinmisho can be regarded Continued on page 69

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Showcasing Ogidi’s treasure Continued from page 68

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HELLO, YOUNG SCHOLARS! IT’S ANOTHER EDITION OF YOUR KIDDIES’ WORLD, RELAX AND HAVE A SPLENDID MOMENT WITH ME. YOU ARE WELCOME!

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y the time Denzel the donkey had grown into an old donkey, he was wiser than he had been when he was a young thing. Every day his master, the farmer, heaped heavy loads on his back, and he was glad when night fell. Then he could enjoy his supper before a good night’s sleep. One day, when he was staggering under a heavier load than usual, the farmer came racing up.

“Run for it,� he said. There are soldiers coming over the hill. They are going to capture the farm.� Denzel thought for a moment. “If they do,� he asked, “do you think they’ll make me carry heavier loads than this one?� The farmer didn’t really know what Denzel was talking about, but he said: “I shouldn’t think so.� “Right,� answered Denzel. “Then I shall stay here. Things couldn’t be any worse whoever was running the farm!�

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under the table when no-one was looking. She kept very quiet until suddenly a big dollop of food fell next to her. She gobbled it up without thinking. Then she let out a big bowl and rushed outside, holding her tummy with one paw. The family was eating a very hot curry for supper!

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International Business

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Empowerment should also be mentioned. Working in Norway means that you have to take responsibility and initiative. Both the society and the work place are based on trust. Given trust, the Norwegian workforce is seen as productive, competent and motivated. Finally, as a manager, you must be aware of the cultural characteristics. You are not expected to give orders, but more act as a coach or facilitator. Remember to involve people in decisions and see yourself as the Â’  # the openness as a tool to achieve results and not a threat. / Š " ! is easily done through the The Brønnøysund Register Centre. The form “coordinated register K for registration in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities, the Register of Business Enterprises, The Value Added Tax Register and the Foundation Register. This form also collects basic data for Nav Aa Register (The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisations employer employee register), the Statistics Norway’s Register of Companies and Business Enterprises, the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority and The Corporate Taxation Data Register. The Norwegian corporate tax system is transparent and should Â’ ! & ( # ( of 27% that applies to the sum addition you should be aware of the VAT rates and the employer’s contribution to the National / $ÂŒ $ ž " " ) depending on localization. Š

opportunities have been opened up for private sector participation, and Norwegian businessmen are invited to take advantage of the opportunities, as both countries are already cooperating at global scenes like the United Nations. The country though do not have an embassy X ) Norway through its embassy in Sweden. However, by knowing the ) would understand what not to do when visiting Norway, and why. Norwegians are known to appear aloof to strangers, and they have a reputation for being shy and reserved. However, it is only by appearance, and ! " Š " ! ! " ! ! won’t have any problems at all. Mainly, there are ten actions and topics that are best avoided in Norway: $ Š ’ Š " ! service charge will always ! common courtesy, however, to round up your bill to the next ^ $[ ŠXU �— ^' Œ[ ŠXU $[ž considered generous, but leave $^ž ! Q " ) 2. Don’t try to haggle _ ! ( tag, so unless the item is damaged trying to bargain over the price with a vendor will only

Â&#x;Â&#x; U ! haggling skills for second hand car salesman. 3. Don’t expect to pull your suitcase Most of the sidewalks in cities by the sea are covered in coarse of pulling your wheeled suitcase behind you into an obstacle Â’

more couples are living together without any legal arrangement, so don’t simply assume that same vein, don’t assume that two friends of the same sex are " ! & open-minded country. Don’t criticize lifestyle choices. 6. Don’t drink and drive This might seem like overstating the obvious, as this is illegal in any country, but Norway enforces very strict laws for drunk drivers. A single beer can put you over the limit, which can result in a small fortune in 7. Don’t criticize U yourself. Criticism of anyone’s system is frowned upon. Criticizing the hefty sales tax can come across as uninformed (there are reasons for it). The same holds true to the practice of whale hunting, a topic that can get environmentalists hot under the collar. Eating whale meat is Š " completely natural. Norway is considered an advanced culture of peace and progress - after all, this country is a sponsor and that nearly all sidewalks in host of the Nobel Prize. Š " ! 8. Don’t compare them to the into them; the end result is a rest of Scandinavia broken suitcase and a sprained Enough said. Norway is an } " )? entity on its own, and even if ! it shares close proximity to its backpack. 4. Keep your hands to yourself neighbours, Norwegians tend to & keep to themselves. 9. Don’t act like a hooligan in public in Norway, unless You’ve procured an invite, so you are a really close friend or it’s time to look at Norwegian a member of the family - and ’ V Q even then, touching is kept to a late. Don’t be early. Be on time, minimum. A hearty handshake in greeting is expected, but a kiss even if it means that you have to drive around the block a is not. 5. Don’t make assumptions on couple of times. When it comes to dining, Norwegians hardly marital status or lifestyle ever eat with their hands. Even Š " ! sandwiches are eaten with its neighbouring countries, utensils. Dinners are usually a ’ ! ) ! to starting a family. More and want to be considered to be

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norm to stay behind and help the host to clean up. And last but not least, don’t trash your hotel room. 10. Don’t wear shoes indoors Once you’ve made a few friends during your travels, chances are that you will be invited over for a visit. Norwegians tend to remove their shoes before entering a house, so wear clean socks. Only keep your shoes on if the host suggests it. Norwegians view themselves as ‘egalitarian’ and their culture is based on mutual respect and interdependence. They do not ) " achievements, and they have simple tastes. The Jante Law ! but is still found in many places in Denmark and Norway. The Jante Law as a concept was created by author Aksel Sandemose and it stated: Âą You shall not think you are special. Âą You shall not believe you are smarter than others. Âą You shall not believe you are wiser than others. Âą You shall not behave as if ! Âą You shall not believe that you know more than others. Âą You shall not believe that ! ( than others. Âą You shall not laugh at others. Âą You shall not believe that others care about you. Âą You shall not believe that you can teach others anything. ! Š " ! law is no longer considered in cheek, but its basics survive. Â’ clear idea of what is expected of them as travellers in Norway.

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Beyond the Bar Becoming chairman of Ikeja NBA is my greatest achievement —Farounbi Ayodele Olalere

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hough young and has just spent over 20 years at the Bar, it goes beyond dispute that Barrister Yinka Oyeniyi Farounbi has achieved success in his few years as a legal practitioner. That he is respected and loved by his colleagues is evident in his emergence as the new chairman of Nigeria’s most vibrant branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja - popularly known as the ‘Tiger ‘ branch. Farounbi took over last month from Monday Onyekachi Ubani after a keenly contested election. His emergence did not come as a surprise to many. He had been in the thick of the day-to-day running of the branch and has devoted his time and energy to its progress. Apart from his devotion, his gentle character also endears him to his colleagues, many of who saw him as a worthy successor to Ubani. At his swearing-in ceremony, many of the colleagues extolled his virtues as a free-minded man who bears no grudges against anyone as well as his accommodating nature. Having the opportunity to lead the branch is not a mean achievement for him because he would now be counted among prominent and successful lawyers who have held such a position in the past. However, not many know that Farounbi’s road to prominence in the profession was not was laid with gold. At his chamber in Fadeyi, Lagos, the father of three who spoke with Saturday Newswatch, displayed his sense of humility when asked how he felt emerging as leader of the Ikeja branch. “I do not feel so much excited except that I give God the glory that I was able to win the election. There is no much excitement. It is a call to duty " the responsibility to lead the branch and I hope with God, I would be able to achieve much,� he said. Though, the out-gone executive of the branch performed well during its tenure, Farounbi said he is not overwhelmed by its achievements and expressed his ability to surpass the Ubani-led administration. “He (Ubani) is not the only one that has done a lot for the bar. His

predecessors also did a lot for it. It " ! ) What was achieved 10 years ago is not what is achieved now. Whatever achievement one records today will not be what will be achieved in the next three years. Saying he has done so much for the bar would be doing injustice to others who had occupied that post and also did much for it,� he said. He added: “For instance, the secretariat of the branch: the land for it was secured during the reign of a particular chairman of the bar. He was able to renovate the bungalow the branch bought at that time and converted it into a secretariat. The building is so strong that more storeys can be built on it. So, it is just for one to get there and do your own part and go. Government is a continuous thing; it is not an isolated thing. I agree he has done his best but we are going to do our best too. The slogan for our election was ‘taking the Bar to a greater height.’ “As a leader, one of the things that will be used to measure your performance is what you were able how you left it. If your performances do not measure up to those of your predecessor, then you are regarded as a failure. We don’t intend to be a failure; so we will take the Bar to a greater height so that whoever takes " & executive has challenged us and we are going to take the challenge " scorecard is looked into, we could be commended.� Farounbi was called to the bar over 20 years ago, and like every other lawyer, he has faced many challenges. They range from low income to having to ‘jump’ from one molue into another while still learning the trade. He explained: “Though I have spent over 20 years at the Bar, there are also people who have spent 50 years in the profession. However, since I started, there have been lots of challenges; but at the same time, every profession has its own challenges. What makes the " ) " you do perfectly today in a particular case may not be what you can also do well in another case. The fact may ! " that it is not the case after studying it very well. It is in law that you have a lot of uncertainty because what was law yesterday may not be law today.� He explained further: “When you

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We don’t intend to be a failure; so we will take the Bar to a greater height so that whoever takes after me will also do better. The last executive has challenged us and we are going to take the challenge and perform better so that when the scorecard is looked into, we could be commended

are a practising lawyer, you can’t make your money quick. It has to be gradual. When I started, I was not born with any spoon, talk less of golden or wooden spoon. It was very rough. “Transportation, salary, allowances were problems for me. I had to wake up as early as 4am, carry my gown and jump inside molue to work. There were cases you put a lot into but you

! & lots of lawyers that are just working ! their hard work. It is because clients most times refuse to pay which makes ! "! breakthrough. Even senior lawyers " " to collect their professional fees. But since law is the profession one has chosen, there is nothing one can do about it and that is why we are doing it.â€? V Q ! " palatable; he was nervous like every other young lawyer. He recounts the experience: “The ! ! in a court, it was before Justice Roselyn Omotoso, who was the former Chief Judge of Lagos State. & ! " argue an interim injunction. The judge invited me to do the argument in her chamber. That was in 1994 and I was able to argue it. The point is that there is no way you will not be nervous ! ! a young lawyer but if you have a principal who prepare you well, it " Q Â

nervous but when you realise you have no choice than to do it, you will do it. Judges too also study lawyers. If they notice that you are new, they will accommodate you, guide you and put you through.� His interest in law dates back to when he was in secondary school, precisely when he was in Form 3. Though he had wanted to become a mechanical engineer, his lack of the knowledge of physics put paid to that Continued on page 78

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Fawehinmi, G.O.K, my role models —Farounbi

Barrister Farounbi Bolatito Farounbi Continued from page 77

dream. “The interest started from when I was in Form 3. Initially, I had wanted to study mechanical engineering but ! " were unfortunate not to have teachers for chemistry and physics. So, that physics. When I noticed that, I made up my mind that I was going to study law instead. So I took the decision right from my secondary school days,� he said. He was also impressed by the likes of prominent senior lawyers like Afe Babalola, G.O.K. Ajayi and others who have made their marks in the profession. His words: “There were so many lawyers that were my role models. When we were growing up in the late 70s, we heard names like G. O.K. Ajayi, Richard Akinjide, Chief Afe Babalola and Alao Aka Bashorun. When I came into practice, I began to admire Chief Akin Olujimi and Chief Gani Fawehinmi. I have a lot of respect for Chief Akinjimi because of the depth in his practice. I also admire Justice Kekere-Ekun and Justice Dolapo Akinsanya. Justice Akinsanya understands the plight of younger lawyers. Most times, she turns herself into a lecturer in the court, lecturing young lawyers.� In spite of his age, Farounbi is a lover of football; in fact he still plays the game. He also loves to view the " He sees his emergence as chairman of the Ikeja branch as a real achievement. With election for the national president of the NBA coming up next month, Farounbi pledges the support of the branch for one of its member who is vying for the post. He said: “I have not been to a night club before because I don’t have time or colleagues and I engage in regular ( ! " myself. I view the television a lot and

love football. I used to play when I was in school and I still play it because my boots in my car. ‰ %V ! leading a branch like the Ikeja’s. If you are the chairman of the Ikeja branch, you are the toast of everybody, not because of your personality, but because of what the branch stands for over the years. Ikeja has been in the forefront over the years. After the 1992 debacle in Port Harcourt " ) > " branch that resuscitated the NBA. We have been at the forefront in making sure the association moves forward. Ikeja will always be critical of policies that are anti-people whether within the association or in government. Ikeja will never be afraid,� he assured. He spoke further: “We are supporting him (the member contesting for the NBA presidency) because we want Ikeja to produce the next president of the association. As dynamic as Ikeja is, we have not produced the president of the Bar. We are going to get the presidency by supporting our member who is contesting. He is a former chairman of the branch.� Farounbi hopes that two of his children would take after him in the

not interested in becoming one. “I don’t like to impose anything on them but if they don’t want to become lawyers, so be it. My daughter and ! @ ! not looking in that direction. He met his wife, Bolatito, a bank %9! wife is not a lawyer; she is banker. We met in the course of the job. I was doing a certain job for the bank where she worked and in the process, one thing led to another and we got married.�

Family, NGO demand justice for slain Festac businessman

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arely three months after the gruesome murder of Mr. Oyoma Edewor who was allegedly shot by a police sergeant, Godwin Otene, at Festac, Lagos, a human rights organisation, Know Your Right Initiative (KnoRights), has accused the police of trying to shield the sergeant from prosecution. It would be recalled that Oyoma was, on May 10, 2014 at about 10pm allegedly shot by the sergeant at Third Gate, Alakija, Festac Town. His Jeep was said to have broken down at the gate and he immediately contacted a towing van to tow the car for him, while he and his brother sat inside the car. The report further stated that as the towing van was moving, the deceased and his brother noticed that there was a police van with armed policemen chasing them from behind. With the driver of the vehicle not knowing what was happening, he became frightened and ran into the bush while Edewor and his brother remained in the car since, to them, there was nothing to fear as they had no skeleton in their cupboard. The police were alleged to have dragged them out of the car and allegedly ordered them to sit on the ground. The two brothers obeyed but kept shouting that they were not thieves as alleged by the police. Unfortunately, one of the policemen, / } " X Area ‘E’ police station threw caution to the wind and shot Oyoma at close range. The Area ‘E’ commander had claimed that the accused sergeant was not supposed to be on duty on the day the incident took place and ordered his arrest. However, in a petition dated June 12, 2014 and addressed to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the National Human Rights Commission, the human right organisation is accusing the police of shielding the accused from prosecution. “In a very strong and unequivocal term, KnowRights condemn the overzealousness and extra judicial killing of Mr. Godwin Edewor by Sergeant Otene. Section 33 (3) of the 199 constitution gives every person the right to life. The constitution further stated that no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life except in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal ) " guilty,� it stated. The organisation lamented the delay in charging the accused to court and urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to wade into ’ justice. “KnoRights is requesting the

Inspector General of Police to intervene by urgently charging the case to court for murder and robbery since the Area ‘E’ commander has said the accused was not supposed to be on duty on the day of the incident. Since Otene has been in police custody for weeks and the family of Mr. Oyoma Edewor put U <

it would not be a case of ‘unknown soldier’ or the Agege Pen Cinema D.P.O., Olusegun Fabunmi, who killed an armless and defenceless protester at Ogba during the fuel subsidy rally,� it further stated. When contacted, counsel to the family of the deceased, Barrister Terry Badmus Adeniyi told Saturday Newswatch that the police authority claimed that the accused is undergoing orderly trial and would soon be charged to court. “The police told us they are conducting orderly trial on him and would let us know the outcome of the trial. But if we wait and nothing comes out of the so-called " " the Inspector General of Police in Abuja.� Since the death of the young man, family members of the deceased are yet to get over his sudden death. Senior sister to the deceased, Mrs. Emeokpere Omo also told Saturday Newswatch that though the deceased has been buried, the family is yet to come to terms with his death and demanded that justice be done by charging the accused to court. “His death is a great loss because we will never get over it. It is an everlasting wound that would be hard to heal. He was a young man full of ambition and had great plans for himself though he was not married. The policeman cut short his life. We want justice; we want the policeman to be prosecuted because it seems the police are protecting him. We are urging the IGP to wade Q death would not be in vain.�

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Politics

Kano 2015: APC’ll repeat LG election feat – Kwankwaso’s aide Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye is the Director of Press and Public Relations to the governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The governor’s imagemaker was until his appointment, weekend Editor of the defunct Triumph Newspaper. He is also the former president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors as well as an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). He spoke to our Kano Bureau Chief, TED ODOGWU, revealing the challenges confronting the governor in his efforts to deliver dividends of democracy to residents of the State.

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hat are the challenges Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been contending with in his commitment to delivering dividends of democracy across the 44 local government areas of the state? Well, his most daunting challenge is time - within which to complete the numerous human-oriented projects he initiated. His goal is to achieve so much within a short time - that does not seem to be in his favour. He is very ambitious in

U place than he met it. I am also happy that you have been in the pyramid ancient city of Kano for quite some time to appreciate the

Q ) Kano into a mega city. For example, if you have listened to

) ! " realise that he has tall dreams, aimed at piloting Kano to another level of development. However, his basic challenge for now is time - much of which he needs to complete the numerous projects he initiated. However, his focus at this point is the completion of projects as 90 per cent of this year’s budget is dedicated to the completion of ongoing projects. However, his mindset for now is to as much as possible complete all the ongoing projects he initiated, while also making sure that an appreciable progress is recorded on inherited ones, so that by the time the next government comes on board, it would complete them. ] $ ! * $ his promise to complete all the projects he initiated in 2011 when he mounted the saddle of leadership in Kano? You should acknowledge the fact that government is a continuous process and therefore it is not possible to complete certain projects it started at a particular period. You should also recognise the fact that all succeeding administrations inherited projects but the idea is to endeavour to complete them as much as possible. For example, Governor Kwankwaso met with all the contractors who are handling the projects on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. He also met with all the local government chairmen on $' Y[$Œ /

Dantiye is that it is not a one-man project, " as he is determined to complete the projects, there are other

The outcome of the last local government elections is a signal that all the forthcoming election results would follow the same pattern

interplaying variables. During the governor’s meeting with contractors, he mandated them to ensure the completion of the projects on schedule, suggesting to them the need to run on shift basis so as to complete the projects on schedule. However, his mission is to complete all the projects he initiated on schedule. But the major #! the N7 billion Wuji-wuji road, the local government complexes and the sports complex will all be completed before the expiration of his tenure in 2015. He has however given the contractors a marching order, and mandated those that are foot

) V ( #! construction at Kofar Nasarawa has been sub-contracted to small scale contractors, as one contractor lacks the ability to complete his projects on schedule. It is not debatable that Kwankwaso is a performing governor as he marches his words " another Kwankwaso after 2015 to continue from where the present one stops? Governor Kwankwaso has said it several times that as he is presently Continued on Page 82

Emerging trend in Adamawa politics immediate past national vice chairman of the PDP, North damawa State is _ Â&#x; 8 + undoubtedly one of the key Suleiman, military governor of old states in the country that ‹ / } ! U \ ] parades who-is-who in national former military governor of Plateau politics. The state has probably State, Gen. Haladu Hananiya (rtd), produced more political elite than V < most states of the federation, both Safety Corps, Senator Grace Jackson ! Benz, Dr. Idi Hong, former Minister independence, it had such heavy / ‰ weights as the Minister of Defence, Modibbo, former PDP governorship 9 < aspirant and Chief Medan Teneke, + 9 one-time PDP factional leader, of Northern Cameroons. Within the who addressed a world press military it had produced Chiefs of X ! Š ! V ? 8, 2012 where stakeholders were General of Police, and Comptrolleragainst the retention of the party’s Generals of Customs, Immigration, state exco headed by Kugama. Since Prisons, etc. The state also parades then politics in the state has taken a intellectuals like Profs. Iya dramatic turn. 8 Political analysts in the state many others. It is also the state of credited this meeting as a strategic pre-emptive strike against the ills of “ ‹ Governor Nyako, his factional PDP Bamanga Tukur, former national state exco, then led by his kinsman, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Kugama. The options were made Party (PDP). The list is inexhaustible. very clear to Tukur and the NWC The only states that may challenge - either to go with the stakeholders " ! Š! < Ogun and Niger. having the stakeholders against him, It is therefore not a small feat > " to venture into the politics of the days later, the NWC dissolved the # state exco and appointed a nineThis may well be the case with 9 Š! ! = + 8 Š / ) long-time PDP administrator from current governor of the state. In the Yobe State. past two years, the political tides Kugama and his dissolved team in the state have swiftly changed went to the state High Court to against the governor. The trend challenge Tukur and the NWC’s started during the PDP congresses decision. However, the case was of March 2012 that ushered in the struck out for lack of jurisdiction, & describing it as a mere internal It was during the process that ) ! ! some PDP stakeholders, led by Dr. By this, Damagun organised = ! Q congresses in the state culminating arch opponent, realising that the in the emergence of the current exco congresses were not going on led by Chief Joel Madaki. Since then as stipulated by law, mobilised nothing has remained the same and confronted the Independent for the party and the government National Electoral Commission " / \ Š_8]Q < _ eventually forced Nyako to the 8 \<_8] defunct New Peoples Democratic with evidence. Based on this, the ‹ ! \ ‹+‹] commission cancelled the process ‹ 8 \ ‹8] and ordered the PDP in the state To all intents and purposes, to repeat the exercise. The party the long drawn out struggle was refused and the commission listed initiated and sustained almost " " " ! ! + " PDP executive council (exco) With Y[['

Š_8Q " ! " ‹+‹ praying it to declare the exco in the } Š! state as illegal and order the party’s been in and out of several courts Š ~ 8

! (NWC) to conduct a fresh congress. the judiciary to get the Kugama-led Political pundits in the state exco dissolved. believe that Bamanga was willing to < ! negotiate with Nyako to retain the exco on the basis that the governor state that stood his ground against ‰ " & the Kugama-led exco and the state Bamanga’s son for governorship administration, he went all through Y[$^ & to the Supreme Court, trying to get justice in the entrenchment key political heavyweights of of internal democracy in the party structure and in the party Wilberforce Juta, former civilian

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2015: Politics of Elechi’s successor and zoning controversy Kenneth Ofoma, Abakaliki

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lthough many assume that power will shift to Ebonyi South senatorial zone at the end of Governor Martin Elechi’s second term in 2015, events in recent time are beginning to raise doubts about the genuine concern of some political actors or blocs in actualising that dream. One of the most recent incidents creating ripples now is the rumoured declaration of the senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial zone, Igwe Nwagu to contest the governorship of the state. Before his purported declaration, there was apprehension that Senator Chris Nwankwo, Ebonyi North and other politicians from that zone were warming up too to take over from Governor Elechi. However, while it is believed that Elechi may have prevailed on Senator Nwankwo and others from that zone within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to soft pedal, the rumour of Senator Nwagu’s latest venture is – Senator Nwagu was alleged to have called a meeting of his political acolytes in his ward where he told them that he would contest the governorship position in 2015. He was reported to have boasted that he has never contested any political position and lost in his political history; " ! win the next governorship election. This development has sent shivers in the spine of politicians from Ebonyi South Senatorial zone of the state. The main reason is because Nwagu happens to hail from Ezza clan, one of the most populous clans in the state. Many indigenes of the clan are known to be harbouring sentiments of being marginalised by the present administration. Although, how far Senator Nwagu, who is also the chairman of Senate 8 ‹ ) would go in his project is also a subject of debate considering the fact that he may also have his own political baggage. Many people from his Ezza clan still remember his alleged statement during the run up to the 2011 general elections ) " not the appropriate time for Ezza people to produce a governor. In the 2011 general elections, another Ezza man, Senator Julius Ucha contested the governorship under the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). And many people viewed the alleged comment by Igwe Nwagu his fellow Ezza man. So, the

people of Ezza clan may ask him whether Ezza people have now matured to produce the governor of the state simply because he is the one contesting. Before now, Governor Elechi was known to have thrown his "

" zoning policy that power will devolve to the South Senatorial zone after him. For this reason there has been plethora of guber aspirants from the zone jostling for the juicy position. Elechi has severally repeated openly that he would support power to shift to the South after him. The people of the South zone are hopefully waiting for their brothers in the Central and North senatorial zones to oblige them the opportunity to since the creation of Ebonyi State in 1996. There appears " for power rotation among the major power blocs in the state, especially the three senatorial districts. There are equally some politicians that question such arrangements and therefore insist that the contest should be left open at all times. It is noteworthy that those who struggled for Ebonyi State’s creation agreed on a “Charter of Equity�. It " " how power should rotate among the two major blocs that formed Ebonyi State at creation in 1996. The two and old Abakaliki. & former Imo and Abia axis while the old Abakaliki came from former Anambra/Enugu axis. The agreement, according to political gladiators from the state, was that if one bloc produces the state capital, the other bloc should produce the state. It was an agreement which unfortunately was not signed. And so, the old Abakaliki bloc which had population advantage and two senatorial zones (Ebonyi North and Ebonyi central senatorial districts) as against one senatorial (Ebonyi South senatorial district) of the old state capital at Abakaliki elected governor of the new state in 1999 (Dr. Sam Egwu). The people of Ebonyi South senatorial district have been crying of marginalisation ever since. The North senatorial district " through Dr. Egwu who was on the saddle from 1999 to 2007. The incumbent governor, Chief Elechi, from the Central senatorial district took over

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Sen Chris Nwankwo from Dr. Egwu in 2007 and will complete his second term in 2015. There is apprehension as to whether power will actually go to Ebonyi South Senatorial district, otherwise known as Â&#x; } Elechi, especially in the light of interests being shown on his seat by the likes of Nwagu (Central zone) and Nwankwo (North zone). Side by side with concerns for the zoning policy is also the qualities of the would-be successor to Governor Elechi. Only recently, Governor Elechi gave an insight into the ( Â’ " his would-be successor must

Charter of Equity�. It was a written agreement on how power should rotate among the two major blocs that formed Ebonyi State at creation in 1996. The two major blocs are

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Sen Igwe Nwagu possess. He declared that his successor in 2015 would be a person who must have political comportment in dealing and tolerating the opposition and its activities in the state. Elechi made this known during a special church service to mark this year’s 2014 Esther celebration held at the Government House Chaplain, Abakaliki. He noted that a particular person has been recommended for him to be his successor but that he would not support the person because he cannot tolerate opposition. “Someone approached me sometime last year for reason of making a particular person to be my successor in 2015 and I said to him, well it is for the electorate to choose but if you ask me I will not support that person. “Reason is that he cannot tolerate opposition; here, they oppose wrongly; they don’t make constructive oppositional statements; they are all out to condemn and destroy but in spite of that we must tolerate the opposition,� he stated. The governor, therefore called on individuals to develop such a forgiving spirit as seen among the nation of Israel, adding that “from the present state such is the universal remedy to make Š ! ! the 100 years as one united independent country.� %~ ) @ we can get to a place higher than that if we can forgive and tolerant one another and focus on the future, and this message

goes to us the political class,� he advised. For a long time, the people of the South Senatorial zone have been building hope, based on their reading of the governor’s body movement and public declarations. That was why early enough, as far back as 2008, the name of some politicians from the zone started popping up as governorship hopefuls. The names include; the Deputy Governor, Chief Dave Umahi, the former Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Paul Okorie (who was dropped a couple of months ago in circumstances described as political intrigues by some analysts), the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu; Chief + Š" " expert and currently a director in the Bank of Industries and Senator Sonni Ogbuoji, currently representing Ebonyi South in the Senate. Others are the Commissioner for Finance, Timothy Odaa, the member representing Š ¥/ federal constituency, Chief Christopher Omo Isu and 8 Š Local Government Area, Anthony Eko (Jr). Former deputy governor, Prof Chigozie Ogbu, is not left out of the permutations. All of them are from the South senatorial district. The most recent was the rumour that the Secretary to the Federal Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim is also eyeing the position. But those close to him have dismissed the rumour. There are also speculations that the people of Izzi and Ezza clans have vowed that as major ethnic groups in the state, they will not allow minority groups to occupy the seat of power again when they have not tested it since the creation of the state. They recalled that Dr. Egwu, though from Ebonyi North senatorial zone came from a minority area, Ohaukwu; while Chief Elechi is from Ikwo in central senatorial zone; but Ikwo is regarded as junior to Izzi and Ezza clans in the old Abakaliki bloc. The people of Izzi and Ezza clans are reported to have met and resolved that since they are the largest ethnic groups in the state, they have to produce the governor respectively before another group irrespective of the zonal arrangement. Permutations regarding the governorship of the state are expected to change in months to come when other parties, particularly the All Progressives Congress are expected to join the fray.

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Lawmaker’s compassion for female party members Peter Dada, Akure

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hough Ondo State is not within her Federal Constituency, as a leader in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a woman holding a topmost elective position among all the women of the party both in the South West and the entire country, Hon. Mulikat Adeola-Akande decided to extend her hands of benevolence to fellow women in the party in Ondo State. Adeola-Akande, the Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, representing Ogbomoso North South/Orire Federal Constituency, few days ago, distributed some cash to 100 women in Ondo and Ekiti states. At the Rubby’s Court, Akure, the Ondo State capital, the venue of the event, it was merriment galore for hundreds of party women, who were all in red and " $' local government areas of the state. They were singing various songs to praise the benefactor for her unprecedented gesture. Prior to the event, a similar programme had taken place in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State where some members of party faithful got cash rewards. On the motive of the gesture, Adeola-Akande said it was meant to appreciate and encourage the women of the party in the South West because of their contribution towards the development of the PDP. She disclosed that a similar programme had also been held for party women in Oyo and Osun states while others would take place in Ogun and Lagos states before the end of the year. According to her, as the 2015 general election approaches, there is need for women, as mothers of the nation to be encouraged because of the good work they have been doing in not letting the party down, adding that, even though the party is currently not in power in most of the South West states, the women have been steadfast and loyal. She said: “I think there is every reason for me to do it because I think the women deserve it. Also, we need to strategise towards 2015; we need to get ourselves togeth-

er, so that it will be easy for " government provides at the various states and central levels. “The turnout is very impressive today; our women need to have leadership; they need someone to take them to the Promised Land. I observe that women have been left behind in politics in this country. You can see that it is only men that are all over the place, jostling for one position or the other; we don’t really see the women coming together or a woman bringing women together like this. “If I have the capacity to empower everybody in one day, I will do so. But there " ! am still going to do more. Remember that some women have been able to get something; some have got board appointments; so if you have something, build on it so that others can emulate you. If I have the capacity to do it for everybody, why not? Next time, it may not be money but some other things that will be inspiring. That is why " ( the right candidate, especially women, for the forthcoming elections.� While urging credible women to come out and join of the country’s democracy, she told them to support and encourage any woman aspiring to any political position. So doing, according to her, is the only way to increase the number of women in positions of authority in the country. She noted that if there were more women in power, there " and inspiring packages for women of the party, adding that women have all it takes to rule like their male counterparts. Unfortunately, ! have phobia for politics; but with encouragement and supports from fellow party women, more women would come out to vie for elective positions in the forthcoming elections. Expressing concern over how the limited number of women in the House of Rep ) tion of women in the House, especially when debating women issues, the Majority Leaders said it had always women’s arguments to scale through as they don’t enjoy overwhelming supports of their male colleagues. Her words: “That is why we

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are calling on credible women to join us in the Assembly. We always have that problem. If it is an issue that are national in nature, we don’t have problems; but when it is an issue about women, there is always a problem because very few men cooperate with us. Apart from men who are gender sensitive, majority of men don’t want to talk about women issues. “For example, when we were discussing constitution amendment, many of them came out with a lot of objec " we are up to half of the members of the House, we will need to strategise and order ourselves so that the women

If I have the capacity to empower everybody in one day, I will do so. But there is time and I am still going to do more

" when we do that it will be fair for us.“ While calling on women to support the second term aspiration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Hon. AdeolaAkande, posited that the support of the women would go a long way in ensuring that Mr. President comes back to power in 2015. Acknowledging the inclusion of woman in the Jonathan’s administration, the PDP leader, posited that if the President is voted into of every tendency that woman would achieve more than what they have achieved in the area of appointments and other goodies in governance. According to her, “we women need to support and pray for our President so that he can win in the forthcoming election because during many women and I am very sure that in his second term he would do more for us.� Urging the women to continue to work for the party, the lawmaker assured that in 2015, the PDP would win back all the states it had lost to the opposition parties in the 2011 election. Appreciating the benefactor Ondo State Woman Leader of the PDP, Mrs. Esther Ebiwonjumi, said the female party supporters and members had never experienced such a gesture from a party leader, who is a woman and member of another constituency. She vowed that the women in the state would work harder for the PDP to win the forthcoming general election and also to return to power in the Sunshine state.

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among the best brains from the South South geopolitical zone. I couldn’t have negotiated anything more than the practice & was the major reason I wanted to contest for a position at the Š ! federalism where the central is weak and states pay taxes to the central is my ideal. There should be regional autonomy where the police, military and others currently being controlled at the national level are controlled at the regional level. I pray that the confab adopts that in its report. We really need a true federalism because if you are a true politician, you can discover yourself from there. It is only then most of these states will discover their hidden natural resources; there will be developmental strides and competition among the states or regions. There are valuable minerals in the North like uranium and others. Our focus is just on oil, it is going to ! & " ! appreciate the ‘Delta Beyond Oil’ programme initiated by my governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. It will reduce the state’s overdependence on oil. What is your comment on the decision of the northerners at the confab to reduce derivation percentage accruing to oilproducing states? Anyone who is advocating the reduction of the derivation percentage accruing to the oil-producing states is a fool. Enough percentage must be " " to the oil-producing states; it’s not negotiable. What the North needs now is not how the derivation percentage of oil-producing states could be reduced but how majority of the illiterate northerners can acquire education, and I know that will go a long way in curbing insecurity in the North. Education brings about orientation of the illiterate. If you are educated, ! " ? We need people that can create wealth not employment. We need to industrialise the country and not how to produce unproductive civil service. It is the industrialisation of the country " employment. What are the plans of N4GG for future? There are plans to establish a television station that will run 24

! ! ! project, but volunteers are also helping. Donations keep coming from volunteers and technocrats. We have a lot of guys who volunteer to give us fund to monitor good governance so as to get the people informed. We have got a lot of sponsors from all over the place. We do not know how the funds come. People just come and provide computers, T-shirts, billboards and other amenities. But the question is that we do not know what is making us thick and great. It is an evolutionary process.

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Kano 2015: APC’ll repeat LG election feat – Kwankwaso’s aide Continued from Page79

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Monarchy Being pastor prepared me for palace job – Olu of Ilaro The Olu of Ilaro and the paramount ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Gbadewolu Olugbenle, since he ascended the throne of his forefathers choice with his contribution to his kingdom and the nation. He is a member of the national confab in Abuja where he is making his mark as a true voice of Ogun State. During an interview with TUNDE BUSARI, the amiable monarch describes his ascension as an act of God. Excerpts:

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our emergence as the Olu of Ilaro shocked many who knew you as a pastor. How did you do it? Let me say it takes the grace of God to be here. It is God’s doing. It is by providence. It is a proof that if God says ‘yes’ no one says ‘no’. I am happy, very happy that God shows himself as the ultimate decider of man’s fate in life. He creates us anyway. Some people might want to play God but in the end they would realise that, that is how far they can go. They cannot be God. They are not God. You sound truly philosophical. Is it because you are a pastor? The good thing about it is that my being a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God really prepared me for this position of the paramount ruler of Yewaland under which there are many other traditional rulers. We are talking of traditional rulers, some of who are far older than me. Yet they are under me. You then begin to ask " ! ! " # Š ÂŻ ~ " › ~ # than God’s design? Have I told you that I had never ever met Governor Ibikunle Amosun before I was announced? That is the truth that further emphasises that it was a job God himself had perfectly done. It goes beyond human comprehension. If I were a politician, I don’t think I would have enjoyed the massive support recorded after my announcement. The whole town rose in joy. It is not how wealthy or connected but how God wants it. I must not forget to tell you that even my becoming a pastor was by providence. It was not my making at all. So, when I was in active ministry, God was preparing me for this position. But during the contest, did you have cause to be apprehensive that you might not get it? Throughout the period of three years, may be someone else was afraid, but I was positive all through. I held on to my God who I believe would not forsake me when Q ( ! other thing with worshipping him. I do all

he says man should do not only as a pastor but as a human being. This gave me the ! & ! have every cause to praise him for standing by me throughout the period. It is good to have God and believe strongly in him " }

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} " It is not possible and it will never happen. God will always prove to us that he is God, our one and only creator, who also created the entire universe. God knew that all eyes were on him. He knew people were waiting for what he would do. And he did it because he has promised me that he would not leave me. But all that happened during the time have been consigned to dustbin of history. We are now one united ! " How did your coronation day look like? The day of course is not just another day. It was an historic day that brought the people of this town and beyond together in an open place. The crowd was large and unprecedented. People were happy that they have a youth they can easily connect Oba Kehinde Gbadewolu Olugbenle with as their traditional ruler. I think this itself drew so many people to the town. & ! ) " the day. How did you feel when Governor ^# I have said it that it is the work God himself had perfected. So, I was conscious of the whole thing happening on the day, ( " " not allow me to have a clear view. When could not read it. I raised it up and waved " " ) " } " " me. If you see the crown I wore, you will notice that there is a cross inscribed on it, emphasising my assurance that God is with me at all time. At the national confab, you made an earthbreaking speech, showing you as a blunt monarch. What informed the speech? Was the speech the position of the traditional rulers? V I am one of the nominees by the Ogun State government. That is saying that I am not one of the representatives of the traditional rulers at the confab. The governor just called me one day and told me that I would be representing Ogun West Senatorial district at the confab. Š " † ( ? ! " ! was a message derived from my conviction " Š " the current sorry state. It is a message that really touches the progress or otherwise of this nation. My Bible as a Christian and a pastor tells me that “if the foundation be destroyed what can the righteous do?� The ( been destroyed by our leaders and rulers. That is the political and military class and I am surprised that our former rulers are not here as a group to discuss the problem they have led this nation into. They are not

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Š Š = + V † %8 wound only truth can heal it.� We need to " ! conscience of our leaders and our nation Š " Q " to go the way of other conferences. There is an Igbo adage that says don’t ignore a " @ #! follows the corpse to the grave.� X the people. The governors have abused the œ = $‘—' " on them. But let the power for compulsory acquisition well spelt out be retained by the governor with provision for adequate compensation to the owners. In other " œ = $‘—' removed. Are the traditional rulers really relevant at the confab? Which kind of question is this? That is what we are talking about. How can such a question occur when the reality says ! Š "

› _ ~ Š and South, there are traditional rulers performing their roles as royal fathers to their subjects. Why do politicians still come the grassroots? That is where they are

" & > down to think about the foundation of the ! $‘$Œ = the right things are done, we remain on a faulty foundation. Can you imagine that no traditional ruler is a member of the religion › How did you build your career? ! ! after which I studied Estate Management at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. $‘‘[ = ! " 9 of Science in Housing Development and Management. I did my youth service => " Olawore & Co and became the managing $‘‘' ! ! have never abandoned my profession to try my hands in another. I have been so faithful to the profession and the profession is rewarding to me. I don’t think there is any other profession I can enjoy as the one that has brought me good name and ( $ 8 Of course, the stool is a demanding ! " ! name, at least to show the world that I have a professional background before I ascended the throne. People still call me to seek professional advice and consultation ! ) " pleasure to keep my brain working. With your experience so far, is it possible for an Oba to have only one wife? & " " X must have more than one wife. I think it all depends on individual preference. As far as I am concerned I am okay with my wife as my Bible tells me.

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( start to a wonderful night. For the men who dislike foreplay, slowly dabbing each other dry with the towel ! ! Wear The Right Thing When you enter the bedroom wear something racy instead of going in V ! Q ? gorgeous nightwear. Sadly, there isn’t much a man can wear that can instantly turn on any girl, so ask your girl what she likes on you. When it comes to women, intimacy is always ‘made to order’. It’s also a technique to start slow rather than just pouncing on each other instantly and ! Â&#x; what happened. A good quickie may be perfect at times, but not every time though. A man loves to undress a woman or watch her undressing before his eyes. ~ ) !Q shirt before the performance to reach for the sky. Focus on your Partner There are a few things that you might want to consider before following these steps. Women are usually physically and mentally focused during sex. Men are physically present, but not mentally. It could be that men are thinking about work, the football game, another woman, etc. Whatever it is, don’t get distracted. Give your Spouse your body and soul. Your spouse obviously needs your presence and doesn’t want you to just lie beside him/her in bed. Your emotional involvement is the most ! Q ! there, thinking about all the other possible things that you are missing out on, then you don’t deserve the intimacy. Kiss to Kindle There is nothing more exciting than a long, sensual kiss. It is seductive and intimate. Proper kissing requires proper pressure and moves. Kissing can start from anywhere, anytime, even before you reach the bedroom. If you really want to get in the right mood, kiss your partner’s face. To be continued next week To be continued next week

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n marriage, there is the general belief that love is everything. That may be true considering that love gets you on the road to a healthy marriage. It can get and keep you in the game and help to keep you on the road but love is not enough for a healthy marriage. Marriages are a test of emotional and life skills. This is why even those marriages that are based on love are a continual struggle, and often fall apart. The following is a list of various, interrelated emotional and life skills that are necessary for a healthy marriage. Some innate qualities are needed for a healthy marriage apart from love. These include ability to know and name your emotions at any given time; the ability to communicate emotions verbally and directly; ability to manage the full range of your emotions without acting destructively toward yourself or others; understanding what helps you to manage emotions and seeking those supports when necessary. Others include the ability to tolerate a lack of connection to your partner sometimes; being able to disconnect from other people; being emotionally present for a loved one even when you are unable ! ( ) _( ! can also laugh at yourself, and see how your actions can sometimes ! ) @ apologise and take responsibility for " ! ! ) @ being able to communicate verbally,

directly, gently and respectfully to " ) ! negatively. Do not despair if you are not good at some of these skills. A marriage fuelled by love has an excellent chance at health if you and your ! working on developing competency in these areas. If you truly want a healthy marriage, however, take responsibility to evaluate what you need to work on and get whatever support you need to improve your skills. Someone once said: “Good relationships don’t just happen; they take time, patience and two people who truly want to be together.� Folashade Williams said: “My husband and I were going through a " ! like a pivotal time in our relationship. People say that marriage isn’t easy, and you have your ups and downs. We have been together for several years; we had been campus lovers and were each other’s best friends. During this time, we had several issues going on in our life, one of which was my husband " ) ? as a result. Our relationship was in a bad place, and we were being tested. We were not spending any quality time together, nor were we going out together as a couple (my husband didn’t want to face anyone, including friends and family). We didn’t feel like each other’s friends, let alone the lovers and best friends we had grown to be. We were always

" After a lot of heartache and many

" Â&#x; " could no longer go on like this.â€? She recalled that they had to !Â&#x;

themselves several questions. They also made a commitment to start ) ! “We hoped that with a new perspective and our mutual love and respect for each other, we could start working together, and make the change we so desperately needed. ~ and behaviour would salvage our marriage.� According to a marriage counsellor and psychologist, Mrs. Philo Ulokhian, who is also a lecturer at the Osun State University, four elements are very critical in any relationship, and would save a dying marriage, as well as make it stronger for the future. One is communication. “It is funny how, as human beings, we withdraw from each other when there is a sign of trouble or misunderstanding. Couples should decide to consciously work on their communication. They should express how they feel rather than blaming a situation on the other person.� It is also important to show appreciation towards each other. Felix and Joyce Ojo began to feel a lot of resentment towards each other after being married for just four years. “We decided to put in place a daily appreciation diary. Keeping a personal gratitude journal is a great asset; it makes you focus on the positive in your life, and leads to happiness. Keeping a gratitude diary as a couple had the same us to focus on the positives of the day, and not just the negative events or what the other person did or didn’t say. It made us appreciate the other person, and see them for the person we fell in love with. “It helped to hear Joyce say thank

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Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved a 30-yearold marriage between Adenike and Qodri Oyawale over neglect of children’s education by the husband. The presiding president, Mr. Henric Agbaje, held that there was no reason to force the couple to live together since they had been staying separately for many years. ŒŒ/ ) " Adenike and Oyawale are irreconcilable, I put an end to the union between both of you,’’ the judge said. Agbaje ordered Adenike to always " X! " children. Adenike had told the court that her husband had failed to provide for the children’s education. ``Despite the fact that my husband is a teacher, the highest form of education he gave any of our children is secondary school education. Since 1984, he had the means, but wasn’t just willing to educate them. I have always wanted my children to be welleducated so as to be successful in life,� Adenike said. Oyawale told the court that Adenike had denied him access to the children since she left his house.

you, though we were being thanked for doing our expected roles-me, for going to work full time and my wife, for taking over the home duties. We didn’t feel like we were being taken for granted�, Felix explained. < ( that quality time as a couple is very pivotal if a romantic union must survive. Ulokhian says that couples should learn to get out of the house, and spend time together away from all the issues of everyday life; taking the step back and just being with each other. “It’s important to set some time aside to just be a couple; spend quality time together regularly, but especially during hard times. It doesn’t need to be expensive; it could just be a walk.� The saying ‘do unto others what you would have them do to you’ comes into play here. Show love as your spouse wants to receive it. “We both still loved each other, but didn’t really feel that we were loved,� said Uduak John of her 10-year-old marriage to Ohimia. How your partner receives your love is important. You can’t assume the other person knows that you love them. “I feel loved when my husband spends quality time with me, ) listen. My husband, on the other

! people giving him compliments and positive statements. Knowing this, " ) " love in ways that we knew would make each other feel loved on a regular basis,� Uduak said. Applying these simple techniques, couples of all ages can face the challenges life throws at them together.

Forever in love...

Court ends marriage over hubby’s waywardness

A They say love conquers all, and that all you need is love, but solid relationships need more than that. They require being there for each other, showing support, feeling loved, being grateful that you are sharing your lives together, and above all, showing your appreciation every day.

“I feel loved when my husband spends quality time with me, making the effort to talk to me and listen Samod & wife, Helen, after their traditional wedding.... recently.

30-year-old marriage crashes over neglect

n Ilorin Area Court has dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Bose Abiona and her husband Akin over the husband’s waywardness. The Presiding Judge, Mr Yusuf Abdulkareem, in his judgment, dissolved the marriage and issued a Bose, 30, a resident of Sango Area, Ilorin, had asked the court to dissolve her marriage to her husband for his waywardness. She told the court that Abiona was ) and kept lying to her that the ladies were just friends. ``My husband prefers his external girlfriends than me because he always buys recharge cards for them,’’ Bose claimed. The petitioner also alleged that her husband preferred spending much of his time with his concubines outside and would abandon her at home. She said the marriage was contracted in 2010 and had yet to produce any child. Bose, who urged the court to dissolve the marriage, said: ``my husband respects her external ladies more than me his housewife, and I cannot )  marriage’�. The respondent did not oppose the petition, but urged the court to grant Bose’s application. ``I wish her well as she prefers to go and try another man since I am not trustworthy,’’ he said, and urged the court to grant the prayer without any claim.

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Amina Brai Omoike amina.omoike@mydailynewswatchng.com Tel: 0708-737-6877

Can couples go clubbing together? In most long-term relationships, there is the tendency to want to do everything together. Although some there is power in togetherness. Does this extend to social activities such as clubbing and partying? AMINA BRAI OMOIKE found out.

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y partner and I go clubbing together all the time; sometimes with friends, sometimes just the two of us. We both loved clubbing before we got married so why should that change? When we are both really stressed out with life, clubbing helps us de-stress ( - Nene  " ! › " Q ! it with my boyfriend Michelle  Q Sometimes me and my fiance would for dinner and sit and have some " cuddle. To be honest, we preferred to stay at home and sit and cuddle or something then go out clubbing together - Aisha Before we got married,

my then fiance and I went clubbing once. It was about a year after going out together on mine and my Q ! ~ up a bit separated from the rest of the group but we both had a really good time, for the odd occasion Olaitan

( ! friends have planned to go out clubbing, bring your ! Â Q have to be all over each ( if you have single friends ! " Q - Vicky ! I find it strange when couples go to a nightclub together; not in a group. I usually associate nightclubs with places for singles - or a place to go with your mates - Abieyuwa

Bridal tips: Achieving a beautiful smile

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Soulmate

With Amina Brai Omoike amina.omoike@mydailynewswatchng.com Tel: 0708-737-6877

How do I fix a love triangle?

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have a boyfriend of a year. He is really wild and fun, but also a former cheat and sort of careless. But he loves me, and I love him too. I also recently got in a relationship with another guy who is the complete opposite. He is loving and caring and

& ! out about each other, and they both want me to decide. The only problem with the new guy is that he is not physically my type, but everything else is perfect. I am so lost I have no idea what to do. Please help! Oma, Surulere Oma, Most people with love triangles in their past say their loved ones did not turn out becomes too much, you start to wonder if in fact your loved one is your “intended important to you - looks or character. Remember that good looks would fade away. Physical looks don’t last forever. Beauty is transient, but character is what you would have to live with if you eventually get married. Be wise!

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! " ?! ? daughter whom he insists must X # !@

) bigger place which I keep asking him to do. We have been together for just over a year, but this has not happened until recently. The bed is also really small, and )

‰ ! is normal. I am uncomfortable with this. Is it normal for a 5 year old to sleep with her dad and his new girlfriend? It doesn’t feel right to me, but I am

" ! ! who has a problem with it. Can you help? Fidelia, Port Harcourt

Fidelia, You say this sleeping arrangement is a new development. Well, in my opinion, this is a ridiculous arrangement, and you shouldn’t have moved in until he rented a bigger apartment. Or was moving it your idea? The way it sounds, he won’t rent a bigger place or & / ( he is understandably more concerned about her comfort than yours. Besides, where is her

3 ( # ) $ * ' ( * ( ( sleeping with multiple people is acceptable. The ( $ # teaching her all the wrong things. I think you ) ( bigger place or you might opt to start sleeping in the living room!

Olu, 40, needs a sugar mummy for a relationship. Call: 07054106265 Tunji, 45, public servant living in Ibadan needs a serious-minded woman aged between 35 and 40 who is gainfully employed (could be a single mother) for friendship. Call: 07081431259, 08055200269 Ade, 38, employed, from Lagos State wants a slim, presentable Muslim lady of average height with good character and ready for serious relationship. Age could be between 25 and 33 years of age. Call: 08156023964 David from Kogi State, average height, is in serious need of a lady for a strong relationship that can lead to marriage. She must be 18 to 45 years of age. Call: 08179675371 (whatsapp), 08172854614 I am Femi, 35 years old and a native of Kwara State, based in Osun. I am in need of someone who will love me for who I am, care for me and wipe " ! ! ! down at the moment. This is not a onenight stand, but a companion to share my life with. Call: 07060467330

Should I call him first?

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YÂ? X a wedding with my cousin over the weekend. While he was having fun with all his friends, I was just stuck in a corner to myself. Anyway, I got talking with a cute older guy and we exchanged numbers. He hinted that he would like to see me again. I really enjoyed his company and I would also like to stay friends with him. Should I call

› X " move? Evbu, Benin

Michael, 36, 5.5 feet tall, AA genotype, blood group A+, handsome, smart, from Akure in Ondo State, virgin, graduate, civil servant needs a virgin graduate; fair, slender, working-class (preferably medical worker, banker, lawyer or civil servant, etc), bornagain, God-fearing sister of 20 to 26 years with good character (preferably from Akure in Ondo State or SouthWest) for marriage, latest this year. Call: 07053335926

Evbu, " # $ % & & that says: ‘hi, I had fun talking with you at the wedding on Saturday’. When a man likes a girl, '( ( ( $ )

' $ ( ) $ ( * it is not like he is shy or anything like that. There is usually a three to four day rule however; a time frame of more than one week ruins the momentum. There will be too much time between meetings for things to develop naturally. You want to be able to # ( ( present in person, and rather soon. If he contacts you and suggests that you two should together again over the weekend; that’s reasonable enough. Time is of the essence. If the connection and # ( ( $ + soon too. So don’t become all worried and barrage '

I am Temi from Kogi State, aged 30 and living in Ogun State. I am average height and seriously needs a workingclass lady or nurse for a serious relationship that can lead to marriage. She must be aged 18 to 29 years, and must be good looking from any part of the country. Call: 08179675371, 08180855252

He’s married but I’m still in love with him I worked with this guy about 10 years ago, and there was always something there between us, but we couldn’t do anything about it as he had a girlfriend. We used to go out behind her back and see each other, but nothing ever happened. Then we lost contact. Last December, we bumped into each other again, and all # ‰ " honest with me and told me he was now married to this girl. However, one thing led to another and we realised we are very much in love. For a month now, we have been stealing every minute together. Last week, his wife called me wanting to know what was going on. The following day, I got a ( ! " alone. I haven’t heard from him since. I don’t know what to do, because I really do love him. Nneka, Lagos

Dating Calls

Nneka, People only change when they want to (and when they get uncomfortable enough to), not because they should, or because they are hurting you, or because it’s the right thing to do or whatever. $ $ ( scared to leave, he will still be a coward even if he’s with you one $ #

you too. It’s all about him, and how he handles his relationships. 7 # $ 8 ( ( (( would leave his wife for you, you will still likely not be happy with him because he would likely do the same thing to you. Take care $ $

$ ( $ Every relationship you ever have is really about you. There are too many great (and very single) guys out there waiting to be loved by you. Good luck!

Do you have a relationship or emotional issue to share or seek advice on? Contact the number above (SMS only).

Dr. Femi, male, 38, single, works with National Hospital, Abuja and needs a God-fearing lady between the ages of 32 to 37 for wife. Call: 08152288957 Joseph; male, 26, undergraduate, writer, principled and ambitious, needs friendly and intelligent friends. Call: 07031262179 Ralph, male, 39, Christian, Genotype AA, businessman based in Lagos, ! ! between 30 and 38 years old as wife. She must be a graduate and gainfully employed. She can come from any tribe. Call: 07080083202, 08034062881 Chris, 25, student, needs a sugar mummy for a relationship. Call: 07068893543

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Way of Life Beer pubs, endowed babes and customers

Ladies catching fun

By Ajibade Alabi

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n the times past, ownership of beer parlours was the exclusive preserve of the illiterates and lower class citizens in the society,

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who also employed semiilliterates to as sales girls. Today, however, the story has changed as they are no longer called parlours, but joints, and only ladies with extreme sex appeal in terms of tantalising " #

" in these joints. AJIBADE ALABI writes on the latest > " “Omoge�, owns one of the best and well equipped joints in the Lagos area. The state of the art equipment in

customers to it; however, sales are unexpectedly low. Even during ‘seasons’ when joints are heavily patronised, her sales remain low. Meanwhile, her friend,  " “Oloju Ede�, whose joint is not half equipped or beautiful compared to

" business and a lot of money. > approached her friend "

success despite the fact her joint does not boast of the ’ After a session with her > ! by their posters. She came to the realisation that certain / was bluntly told that if she " business, she must change her way of operation. At Yetunde’s place, lots of ladies employed as sales girl. They were not ordinary ladies; certain criteria ’ ! "

 Q % K This is showcased by one of the girls there. Her name is Juliet. She has a beautiful face, complimented by a sexy shape that could tempt even the most disciplined

who had proposed to relax " ! " preferred brand with plate of assorted pepper soup, to go beyond his limit. Her " and seductively swing their " "

# ! exposed boobs. And for a man who loves anything " he realised what happened. And in contrast to Yetunde’s policy of employing young, fresh, beautiful and sexily shaped > Q were of average age, mostly mothers who even come to " " consequently, they don t & a mess of a popular beer advertisement which says  Âœ !Q because in Lagos nowadays, it is not only the beer that ! too, are eager to see, not ! ! !  Q + entirely new in the Lagos metropolis, but they are gaining more prominence, # of the young ladies who the promoters of the ! customers. This points to a new way forward in

business activities in the ! ) especially those who cannot " !Q Major street corners have become a beehive of activities, especially on " of the cool night. On the vast anterior spaces, corporately dressed men and women display the latest stateof-the-art cars beside the joints. At nightfall, these areas metamorphose into something else, as some of the service girls do the unbelievable with their customers. This does not ! proprietors are smiling to " ! Every sort of joint with ! spots, and food vendors, all compete for patronage, but ! " by those who have in their fold beautiful, well curved " And their customers are typically not the usual party " # ! chasers. They are a blend of journalists, technocrats, top

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Way of Life civil and public servants, businessmen, and the young upwardly mobile; the type described with the street % K ‰ incidents of lost cell phones and body adornments are ( ‰ < managing director of “Taste ‰ K " opens 24 hours every day with its peak periods at " ^ $[ ‰ when she employed ladies who can best be described %" K ‘arresting’ any man that has She also says that apart % ! " K pomo (animal hide), smoked " soup, point and kill and of course, the ever-cool beer & are asu barbeque (a type of goat meat suya), Nkwobi " ! “We have quite a sizable number of bankers and other professionals who apart from drinking, engage in very serious business & ! ! people who try to avoid ? ~ have respectable members 8 " Some use our joint to reunite " K ‰

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her numerous customers she has concluded arrangement to introduce new items into %~ " introduce something new now like ‘Eko and Efor’ (pap and vegetable) to further ~ ladies going seductively sexy and additional menu added to the list, wives have

> ‰ " % ! I am also a married woman; the men should not be tied ! " 9 are always men; they will " ! K ~ " " ‰ she alone knows what she meant! Diamond is another joint located on the Ipaja axis; • �[ every day, and sometimes runs through the night till the early hours of the next ! & the big boys of the area and ! captivated by the stand, the dim lights and the spiralling V " # himself, the encircled and woolly music envelops him " " Live bands perform every V !

& # like bees to honey, and the guys make a mince meat % K equivalent of the “Taste ‰ K

Â&#x; " Adekola , popularly %/ (! > !K " is the owner of the joint says the girls, who are undeniably tempting as well as sugar mummies bring her customers as men of ages and status stroll ! / weekends are always her “We slaughter them at the ! reason we are spending our hard earned ‘dough’ every K 9 ! " the customers said in pigeon _ And to all the madams at home; do you know where your husbands spend their weekend-nigh

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/ have landed in hot water after being caught sipping vodka and watching a pornographic video - allegedly of one of them having sex with her boyfriend ? ‰ ? in Grade 8 - were caught by a school monitor last week, news of the incident went viral on social " " &" V ? 8 ‰ V >

" % " V K “Unfortunately, we have silly girls " V &" >! ^ �[ ! !Q " K Child specialists have warned that the trend of younger children being exposed to pornography, and subsequently exploring their sexuality, is becoming commonplace because of the proliferation of cellphones and a lack of gate-keeping measures by technologically naive The four girls have reportedly farewells or valedictory services, and V 9 8 every year, for the rest of their school They have also been put on / ! have been banned from participating According to Collegiate pupils and their parents, the girls smuggled in a mixture of condensed milk and vodka ?" & ! week, and sat drinking and watching a video clip of one of the girls having ( " ! > ! " ! monitor, who alerted a teacher, who >

“The girls were taken to the Q " were called in and the parents then " K " & ! school that anything untoward had occurred was the announcement of a ban on all liquids being brought onto > Q ) " was repealed a day later, said pupils Biggs said yesterday that she had % K The school released a statement that read: “On October 26 it was reported to the Grade 8 head by one of the pupils that alcohol was allegedly consumed on the school property prior to the beginning of the school day and some girls were viewing ! “A meeting was immediately " ) parents where they were advised that ) ( ( ! After consultation with all relevant stakeholders and having regard to ) Q examinations, a decision was taken " ! in accordance with the school’s ! K

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Ogoni contractors threaten showdown with Shell over termination deadline ! X

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goni surveillance contractors, under the aegis of Oil œ 8 Association of Nigeria \XVœ8 ] " to resist Shell Petroleum + 8 ! \/‹+8]Q ! the end of this month. The contractors said Shell

" given a directive that their " needed after June 30. But the National President XVœ8 ‹ > ! ! ‹ ‰ said Shell should think of

other options of resolving the " mere threat to terminate their contract. Pastor Bebe said no " / facilities after June 30 because the lands in Ogoni belong to individuals and not communities. ‰ landlords in Ogoni, the " ! to ensure that Shell does not use and dump them. “The contractors Shell is ! ! " ! X / " ! our people. Some of us even

" ! ! ! Š " ! " K he said. ‰ † %& ! that after June 30, our service " " " enough to tell them their ‰ " / " " landlords and give them to ! the name of forming a cluster K ‰ % ! ! " ! instigate crisis among Ogoni people so as to divert the X Q =Š_‹ > "

" June 30. Reacting to the issue, Shell General Manager, Sustainable Development 8 ! < 9 Š X ! " " 8 > + \8>+] of surveillance contractors is to give communities more ! oil theft along the Trans Niger ‹ \&Š‹] X %&

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Ocean surge: Bayelsa undertakes study on environmental protection Uchenna Nwafor, Yenagoa

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" ! engulfed Koluama ! / " œ } > ! / the state government is to undertake a technical ! line of the state, and seek " ! " national and international " providing protection for the ) & " at the 41st session of the / _( 8 meeting in Government ‰  > " ! 8 _ 9 Wills, said that based on the report of the technical !

" " national and international stakeholders to tackle the

environmental problem. According to Mr. Wills, the council expressed concern over the ocean surge that is ravaging Koluama and resolved !

Q plan for the protection of coastal communities. ‰ government agencies " U other communities that are ) ! that the koluama situation ! ( environmental degradation confronting the people of the state. ‰ " † %~ " Koluama and undertake technical studies of the > ! " ~ " undertake those studies and then based on the report, " " national and international " " K

Insecurity:Uduaghan advocates ‘KnowYour Neighbour’campaign Sylvester Idowu, Asaba

D Journalists covering the African Union summit at Sipopo Conference Centre, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, protest the imprisonment in Egypt of Al Jazeera journalists; Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed... yesterday.

Navy to acquire hydrographic survey vessel --CNS T Sylvester Idowu, Warri

Š Š ! ’ ! ! enhance its data generation ) " " ! ! & 8 Š / ) Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, ! !

in Warri, during the 2014 ~ ‰! ! + ! celebration held at Wellington ‰ ‰! ! maritime defence and ! ! " of manoeuvre for search and rescue operations and naval operations. " " ! V

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Oshiomhole woos S/African investor ThankGod Ofoelue, Benin City

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overnor Adams X _ / has told the Board of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm < \Š VX<] South African investor to look in _ / investment of $200 million in the cultivation and production of oil palm on 100,000 hectares of land. / ! ! " he hosted the NIFOR Board ! / œ 9 Oshiomhole said the state has adequate land reserves and other infrastructure to meet the demands of the investors.

Responding to Senator 9 Q / " plough $200 million in the agric _ _ > _ is the safest in the entire nation, and her people are hospitable. According to him, other agro-companies that have investments in the state are ! " ! have asked for more land for expansion. ‰ Š VX< > members that government is " for the Institute if it applies for it. Oshiomhole noted that government had cause to revoke reserved land from

" " " ? ? farmers and collecting rent on same. ‰ Š VX<

Q " _ / 9 " > ! " } ‰ to introduce themselves to the governor, and solicit the

Q to acquire 5,000 hectares of farmland to provide over 2,500 direct and indirect jobs for Š ! of the state.

‰ " " ! Š ! ! ! ! and it is seeking the Federal _( 8 \V_8]Q approval to upgrade the ‰! 8 of the service to National ‰! 8 \Š‰8] ) Š‰8 Š " for direct funding under a separate budget head for

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< ‰ 8 < his commitment to politics of development and providing dividends of ! the state. Governor Amaechi made " ! ! " " ‹ ‰ International Airport, X " The governor said that numerous projects ( !

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Benue: Improper planning caused teachers’ strike –Shuluwa Godwin Akor, Makurdi

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), chieftain in Benue State, Chief Abu King Shuluwa, has blamed the ongoing strike by primary school teachers on lack of proper planning. Chief Shuluwa told newsmen during an interview that the eightmonth strike was ‘unfortunate’, adding that it was caused by lack of experience and wrong advice given to the governor by some overzealous bureaucrats. He said the implementation of

the N18, 000 minimum wage was faulty, alleging that it was meant for those who were earning less than N18,000. “I advise the governor to go back to the drawing board, admit that an error was made and ensure that the salaries of civil servants who are earning too much are reviewed; the governor should always seek counsel from wise people on issues like this,� he maintained. The former member of the Federal Revenue Mobilization,

Fiscal and Allocation Commission also frowned at the huge debt of over N8 billion owed pensioners in the state and urged the governor to source for funds and clear the debt. “Owing pensioners is not good because it borders on their welfare and those of their family members; the governor got his priorities wrong from the outset,

embarking on other projects,� Shuluwa noted.

On the recent N11 billion loan the governor acquired from the capital market, Shuluwa said elders were not consulted, stressing that lack of consultation may have caused many setbacks in the running of the state government. On security challenges in the country, he accused the President of being behind the Boko Haram insurgency in the North, which is being used to destabilise the ambition in 2015.

Court convicts 25 drivers for driving while drunk

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ederal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said at least 25 drivers were convicted for alcohol-induced ) V 8 Territory (FCT) between January and June this year by its mobile court. FCT Sector Commander of the corps, Susan Ajenge, " an occasion organised by the Nigeria Road Safety Partnership (NRSP) on Safety Rally for Business Community at Area 2 Shopping Complex, Abuja, said various other punishments were meted out

to other erring drivers. “In the Federal Capital city, it has been observed that most crashes recorded are alcohol induced as many people are fond of driving to drinking joints and after taking so much alcohol, they still drive themselves home with their sense of judgment grossly impaired by alcohol. Such drivers only get home by a stroke of luck,� she said. Ajenge, who warned drivers against such acts, pointed out that besides engaging in several public enlightenment campaigns at motor parks, on radio, TV, at churches and mosques, the corps has already begun intensive

operations and enforcement to ensure that it arrests every driver who drinks while driving. She said though excessive as the highest causes of road ! to bad road network, drivers caught for alcohol-induced ) " The Project Manager of NRSP, Babagana Ibrahim, said the objective of the programme was to educate and enlighten the community towards reducing the rate of road crashes in the FCT. He said the organisation decided to choose the traders as a focal point because they

are also stakeholders among many. “We feel that they have strong membership and by reaching out to them, they will, in turn, carry the message, propagate and then we can achieve dissemination of the information,� he said. Chairman, Area 2 Shopping Centre, Fortune Onovo, described the workshop as an eye-opener. “Majority of us came here unaware of how to use Nigerian roads. But from the lecture and the questions asked, it shows that some of us are beginning to be aware of how best to use the roads,� he said.

Foreigner, four others killed in Bauchi-Gombe auto crash between Tsohuwar Gwaram village and Lebanese and Alkaleri town in Bauchi State. It involved seven persons were people in both the yesterday killed while two Volkswagon Golf car and others sustained serious the Sharon bus. According to him, “all injuries in an auto crash along the Bauchi-Gombe the seven persons involved in the accident were men. federal highway. The crash was said Four of them, including to have involved seven the Lebanese were inside persons near Alkaleri the Sharon bus while the Local Government Area other three were inside the in Bauchi State, when two Volkswagen Golf car.� He added that, “the sum cars including a Maroun Volkswagen Golf and of N605,730 was found on an Ash Sharon bus with the body of the Lebanese registration numbers man and was taken to ALK123XA and JJN542AA the FRSC Alkaleri unit command.� had a head-on collision. Adamu said that when Commander of the Federal Road Safety V</8 Commission (FRSC), Alkaleri received the Bauchi-Alkeleri unit, information, they went to the scene of the crash and the incident, saying the conveyed all the victims accident occurred in the of the crash to the General afternoon around 12.30pm Hospital in the local government.

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ice Chancellor of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Laplai, Professor Ibrahim Kolo has called on universities in the country to emulate world class universities as they tend to generate funds internally rather than depend on government. According to him, world class universities do not depend on government funding but on donations from the public especially their alumni associations. Stating this at a retreat Â&#x; ) and council members of the institution, Kolo advised management of universities to look beyond government funding and try to work towards establishing strategic fundraising activities for

the development of critical areas of their institutions. He stressed that universities need to draw strategic plans for at least ! key into the plans. The Vice Chancellor explained that the appraisal of the university had —^ implementation, adding that the management was working hard towards making the university to be among the best universities. “Our appraisal of our strategic plan in the past four years has shown that " —^ we have laid the foundation for building the best citadel of learning at IBBU. We have seen the critical role the raising of funds plays in the development of universities “, he said.

Aspirant promises ministry of traditional rulers Godwin Akor, Makurdi

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housewife, Aminat Idris, of Ipata area of Ilorin, Kwara State, has sought a court relief to divorce her husband, Mustafa Idris, alleging that he is irresponsible and lazy. The 39-year-old woman prayed an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her six-year-old marriage to Idris over alleged failure to take care of her and

their children. The petitioner told the court that her husband preferred " his friends rather than struggle for the survival of his family. ``My husband enjoys discussing football and politics under the tree with his friends " transform his life,’’ she said.

Aminat said that she married Idris in 2008, adding that the marriage produced two children. She further told the court that she was solely responsible for the up-keep of their children. She prayed the court to dissolve the marriage, saying she could no longer cope with

a ``lazy and irresponsible man’’. The defendant objected to the prayer of his wife, saying he was still interested in the relationship. ``I am still in search of a QQ ``since I quit my former job due to frustration, my wife keeps insulting me every day.’’

ubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Terhemen Tarzor, said if given the mandate, he would set up a Ministry for Traditional Rulers before embarking on projects in the rural areas. Tarzor told newsmen in a chat that he would make traditional rulers very important in his administration because they know the problems of the people. He said projects would be established in the districts through district heads, explaining that his administration would be grassroots-oriented. “Unlike councillors holders, traditional rulers

rule their domain for many years; so, they can monitor projects located within their domain; if there is any problem, they will report such to government,� he noted. Tarzor said he would also establish football academies in the three senatorial districts, emphasizing that such institutions would absorb many of the youths and expose them to the outside world. In order to discourage over-dependence on federal allocation, the former speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly said small scale processing plants would be established for the processing of oranges, mangoes, tomatoes, oil palm fruits, yam, soya bean, groundnut and sesame seed.

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Abuja church feeds 5000 persons Sunday Cyril Mbah, Abuja.

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he Garden of Love and Deliverance Ministries, Masaka, near Abuja, is set to treat residents of Abuja and environs to a feast of the multitude on Sunday as the worship centre re-enacts the miracle performed by Jesus Christ about two thousand years ago. Disclosing this to newsmen at the church premises during the week, its general overseer, Prophet Sunday Balogun, said the church has made provisions for 5,000 persons, especially families of the less privileged members of the society and the destitute. He said the annual feast

of feeding the multitude, which will be hosted at the church premises, has been planned to complement the weekly Sunday service, and would be opened to everyone who desires the gift of the prophet. Balogun stated that the mass feeding programme will start early in the morning and end in the evening, saying that the church usually reenacts the feast annually in remembrance of the miracles that Prophets Elisha and Elijah as well as Jesus Christ performed during their lifetimes. He recalled while reading from the Holy Bible that Jesus fed the multitude ! " that Prophets Elisha and Elijah also performed the same miracles at separate

occasions. He appealed to members of the public to refrain connotations to the annual feast and pleaded that participants will equally blessings which follow the feeding of a crowd by a prophet. The prophet appealed to Nigerians to exercise restraint in their criticism of the military as it continues ! northeast assuring that the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls would surely be released by their abductors at a date ordained by God alone. Prophet Balogun, who is also a school administrator, expressed concern about the closure of primary and secondary schools in the

northeast, pointing out that Â&#x; " ! " other parts of the country educationally even when the Boko Haram challenge ! He called for fervent prayers for the country to enable the nation overcome its current security challenges appealing to other religious bodies to make it a point of duty to pray constantly for the country and its leaders. Members of the church, who spoke to newsmen many people look forward to the day of the feast of the multitude as many people who are not members of the church are given the opportunity to share love, food and drinks with the # } Âœ and Deliverance Ministries.

Pastor releases Muslim inmates from Kaduna prison

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astor Yohanna Buru, leader and founder of Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation, yesterday secured the release of six inmates from the Kaduna central prisons. Buru said the gesture would enable the inmates, who were Muslims, undertake the Ramadan fast with their families. He noted that the month of Ramadan is a sacred one for Muslims, during which they devote time and resources to the service of Allah and pray for favours. Buru noted that some inmates languishing in prisons across the country " ! ! ) but were in jail due to lapses in the nation’s judicial system. He said such people need help regardless of their adding that such gesture would foster peace and unity in the country. “The issue of religious ) " and Christianity in Nigeria must be down-played to allow for unity and peace in the country,� the pastor admonished.

He promised that he would secure the release of more inmates before the Sallah period. Buru said the NGO would rehabilitate the inmates to reintegrate them into the society. Also, an Islamic cleric, Mallam Salisu Maibarota, commended the pastor for the good gesture and called on other religious leaders to emulate him. Maibarota urged the ex-inmates to be of good behaviour and pray for the peace of Nigeria during the Ramadan. Ibrahim Audu, one of the freed inmates thanked the pastor and prayed God to reward him. Audu said he was a bus conductor and was in prison for trying to assist an accident victim. “Our car had an accident and I picked a phone of one of the victims, after two days his family called to collect the phone but said it was two phones I picked, and that was how I came into prison,� he said. He said he had learned much in the prisons and promised to be of good behaviour.

Mass transfer of principals looms in Kaduna schools Baba Negedu, Kaduna

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Bauchi State chairman on Polio immunisation and Emir of Dass, Alhaji Usman Bilyaminu, immunising a child during vaccination of children against polio in Bauchi yesterday. Photo:NAN

Kano initiates students exchange programme with 17 southern states – Kwankwaso Ted Odogwu, Kano Bureau Chief

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ano State government has begun discussion with the governments of 17 southern states of the federation on how to commence a students’ exchange programme with a view to enhancing national unity and brotherhood, the state governor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has revealed. The move, he further explained, “is aimed at fostering unity among Nigerians, promoting religious understanding,

as well as exposing youths to diverse cultures, environments and socioeconomic activities.� Kwankwaso, who made the revelation while receiving his Edo State counterpart, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who visited him at the Government House, Kano, yesterday, said the idea is still on the drawing board but that if accepted by the 17 states, would go a long way in ensuring peaceful coexistence and tolerance. “Irrespective of our ) " to live together as one if we want our country to

prosper,� he stressed. He explained that under the proposal, each of the 17 southern states would send 20 youths to secondary schools in Kano, while Kano would in return send equal number to each of the states, adding that details of the arrangement would be publicised as soon as all the parties involved reach an agreement on the proposal. However, Kwankwaso praised Governor X governor to respond to the proposal which further proves his detribalised disposition that has seen him always making concerted

) ! among Nigerians. Responding, the Edo State governor expressed happiness that Kwankwaso is a symbol of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dream in embarking on developmental projects that would stand the test of time and impact on the lives of the people positively. He said the investment of the Kwankwaso administration in education is exciting, noting that at the moment, there are about 400 students sponsored by the government of Kano State, pursuing various degree programmes in private universities in Edo State.

he state’s Commissioner for Education, Mallam Ibrahim Ali, said he has already given instruction to the permanent secretary in the ministry to embark on mass transfer of the principals and teachers in the state. Speaking during an interactive meeting with public school principals at the Government College, Kaduna, Ali said when principals spends more than ! becomes a ‘landlord’, adding that “this most times make ! function properly.� He cautioned some of the principals who he said are now using their personal accounts to collect enrolment and school fees from students. Ali said: “Some principals now collect school fees with their own accounts rather than generate revenue for government. We will not tolerate this. Those already reported will be investigated and if found guilty shall go to jail,� Ali warned them not to allow what one of them did recently when a female principal collected enrolment money meant for the National Examination Council (NECO) exam from about 72 students and in the process prevented them from writing the May/June exams. “We have to intervene for them to be included in the November/December exams

which NECO has accepted but those children will have to stay at home than necessary,� he explained. He urged them to improve on their performance as promotion henceforth shall be based purely on performance and how much each principal is able to generate; discipline and monitoring of student’ progress and monitoring of ! teachers etc. Ali told the principals to expect his surprise visit any anytime, adding that “I am looking forward to demoting some principals who will fail in their duties. With this, I am saying that to be forewarned is to be fore-armed. “When you do wrong, your vice will immediately take over from you and you will face the consequence. “ He instructed all principals in the state to commence the process of requesting for the credentials of their teachers On school security, he urged them to be prompt in calling DSS as soon as they notice anything unusual in their vicinity and or any security concern. Ali hinted that seminar on security is the way for schools saying “Director of DSS, police and NSCDC will be on ground to address the seminar�. Also speaking, the special adviser to the state governor on education Hon. Mathew Gwarza, stated that what is important to the government at this point is the performance of the students.

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Surveillance Nigerian clerics’‘romance’with crime Signs of the endtime which scriptures prophesied may have started manifesting going by the nefarious activities of supposed men of God, who are now turning people away from the house of God. TUNDE BUSARI reports

But the truth of the matter is that the higher the population, the higher the crime rate

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SportsUpdate Mikel ready for France challenge

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We’re focused on beating France, saysYobo

John Mikel Obi says they are already thinking about the the clash against France in the Round of 16 at EstĂĄdio Nacional ManĂŠ Garrincha in Brasilia on Monday. Nigeria, who reached the last 16 despite the 3-2 loss to Argentina, played well and can take a lot of positives out of the game. Mikel, who has had a rather quiet World Cup by his standards,

says that they are all happy and are already thinking about Monday’s opponents, France. “We are very happy and now we will see how the next phase goes. “We played very well against Argentina and we are happy for that. “Our thinking is very positive and we are already focusing on the next match against France,� Mikel told reporters.

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igeria captain Joseph Yobo says the Super Eagles have put their bonus row aside and will concentrate on the task of beating France on Monday. Players skipped training on Thursday as they demanded payment of their appearance pp

bonus for progressing to the second round of the FIFA World Cup. The squad had agreed a graduated percentage payment for each stage, and the players wanted reaching the round of 16, paid. Yobo says the players have resolved to the

issue behind them and focus on football. “We are here to play for our country,� he told U X)Š “I can tell you as team captain that the team will travel to Brasilia today and we will train, and play against France.� The squad are

scheduled to depart from Campinas at 2PM local time (6PM Nigeria time), and Yobo insists there will be no further issues. “We will be on that plane. And we will train today.� Mikel ready for France challenge

Fabiyi remains Abia Warriors player – Club mgt

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helsea have reportedly made ï$•? ) for Nigeria international and Fenerbahce striker, Emmanuel Emenike. According to Turkish newspaper Fanatik, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is a big fan of Emenike’s, and after watching him at the World Cup, has decided to try and get him in the club books. Emenike, who has helped Nigeria reach the last 16 of the World Cup,

...warns clubs to keep off player

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lo Premier League side, Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia has declared that goalkeeper Emmanuel Fabiyi remains Abia Warriors player and asked all teams romancing with his services to steer clear. In a statement signed by the club’s Media X " X ~ that the former Bayelsa United goaltender could not return to camp after a two-week break, granted the players by the technical crew following the conclusion league. The club observed that Fabiyi, who is still under contract with Abia Warriors until the end of the season, has with a rival team from the South-West

part of the country and warned of the obvious consequences of fraternizing with a player who is still under a valid contract with another club. In his reaction, the Secretary of Abia Warriors FC, Mr. Oliver Ndife said that Fabiyi, who only joined the club at the end of last season, has not handed in any transfer request neither did he discuss orally with the management or technical crew of his purported movement to another club side. Mr. Ndife wondered why the player should even contemplate moving to another club when his contract with Abia Warriors was yet to elapse, pointing out that a player under contract must be cleared by his present club before he contemplates

Chelsea make ÂŁ16m offer for Emenike

moving to another side. The club’s scribe therefore called on the League Management Company (LMC) to call the Benin Republic

international goalkeeper to order by not granting him any clearance to play for another club so as not to bring the league into disrepute.

has had a good season for Fenerbahce, scoring 12 goals with nine assists. He moved to Fenerbahce last year from Spartak Moscow, and the Turkish club will be happy to make some quick cash if the move happens. Emenike has always wanted to play in the Premiership. “I have always dreamed of playing in England, and if I get the opportunity to play I wouldn’t turn it down,� he said in a previous interview.

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igeria president Goodluck Jonathan on Friday intervened to end the Super Eagles bonus disagreement. Jonathan called into the team camp and personally assured them that their money would be paid, with Sports Minister Tamuno Danagogo „ @ … with the payment. On Thursday the players boycotted training,

demanding payment of part of their agreed appearance fee for the tournam @

that Jonathan has personally spoken to the players. “The President called them this morning to assure them that the sports minister is coming in with their money,� a top 99 X &]/Nigeria.com on Friday.

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occer’s world governing body, FIFA, has lifted a ban from taking part in any football-related activity imposed on Franz Beckenbauer. This came after he had failed to answer questions about alleged corruption. The management company that looks after > Q ) MHM, said in as statement issued on Friday that FIFA had lifted the 90-day ban imposed on him earlier in June. There was no immediate con " governing body itself. FIFA had imposed the ban on June 13, saying “Der Kaiser� had failed to cooperate with investigators looking into allegations that Qatar paid bribes in order win secure votes in its bid to

host the 2022 World Cup - a bid that it won. A few days later, Beckenbauer complied with the request to answer chief investigator Michael Garcia’s questions. “For your information: The FIFA ethics commission this afternoon received the answers of Franz Beckenbauer to all their questions via mail and fax,â€? Beckenbauer’s manager Marcus ‰ð# statement posted on the micro-blogging website &" $‘ The dispute with FIFA after the 68-year-old former national team star and coach had initially refused to respond to Garcia’s questions, say ! understanding the text because they were in “legal English.â€?

Sagna: I needed a change

Sundowns heading to Nigeria

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outh Africa Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions, Mamelodi Sundowns will be heading to Nigeria for a pre-season camp. Before the beginning of last season, The Brazilians spent a few weeks preparing in Ghana, while they went to Zambia during the December/January mid-season break. According to Sundowns communications co-ordinator Thulani Thuswa, moving around the continent will help + " new season.

“We want to move around the continent so we can be familiar with football cultures around the continent,� & " U X) “Last year we were in Ghana and now we are going to an ! > " " heading to Limpopo where we will spend a week.� & " Brazilians have captured Bongi Ntuli and Siyanda Zwane from Golden Arrows on long-term deals. “Yes, we can ! ?! K

Suarez ban is harsh – Chiellini

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iorgio Chiellini believes Luis Suarez has been harshly punished by FIFA, even though the Liverpool striker bit the defender in Italy’s decisive loss against Uruguay. Suarez was slapped with a ban of nine international matches and four months of football-related activity by FIFA following the incident. Chiellini and Italy were eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup after defeats against Costa Rica and Uruguay and the Juventus centre-back only remains angry about the early tour-

nament exit. Chiellini wrote in a blog on Sportlobster.com: “Now inside me there are no feelings of joy, revenge or anger against Suarez for an incident, which happened on the pitch and is done. “There only remains the anger and the disappointment about the match. At the moment, my only thought is for Luis and his family, because they will ! “I have always unequivocally considered the disciplinary interventions by the competent bodies, but at the same time I believe the proposed formula is excessive.

ew Manchester City { @ Sagna has revealed that his decision to move to ! Â… a need for change, and not money. The French full-back quit Arsenal at the end of the season after the Gunners

/ worth ÂŁ90,000 (R1.6 million) a week, compared to the ÂŁ150,000 (R2.7 million)a-week he will now be earning at the Etihad. Yet Sagna was quick to squash reports saying he made the move merely for

> “First of all, I want to clear something up,� said the 31-year-old. “I keep reading many things about me, about my salary and > @ 6" not. “I stayed six or seven years with the same salary > 6 " for the money. Personally, I just wanted a change. “I wanted a boost in my career and I think it was the right time to do it. It was a < > “For me, Arsenal is my " > 6 " club that made me grow as a player and as a man so it was not easy at all. @ 6 more time - I just needed a

change.� Sagna will be com + Argentinean right-back Pablo Zabaleta for a spot in * " eleven, yet he is up for the challenge. 6 < place, I will have to work really hard because I like to

j > 6 < and I will have to make my space because they already have a good right back in Zabaleta. “I will just need to give the maximum just as I always did at Arsenal.� Sagna is excited to link up with Ivorian international Yaya Toure, who he hopes will stay in Manchester despite rumours linking him elsewhere. # [ the world,� said the Frenchman. “He is such a great player, he brings a lot of qualities to Man City Of course I would be delighted to play " * ! 6 " < < > j Sagna is currently on duty with his national team " 969 % ! 3 @ preparing for their Last 16 clash against African champions Nigeria.

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ast Sunday, I felt proud of this nation in a way I had never felt for a long time, and I gave thanks to God. Something unusual had happened; something I had hoped and prayed would happen in our nation, but which seemed impossible. In fact, two things happened that gladdened my heart to no end. As a matter of fact, three pleasant things happened that Sunday morning. After the Super Eagles had scored a 29th minute goal in the match against BosniaHerzegovina, we hoped that many more > # without more goals. By the time the second half was halfway through, I lost it. I could no longer trust that my heart would not fail as a result of anxiety. These Bosnia guys were mesmerizing and threatening to equalise, and the Eagles were acting as if they were afraid to kick the ball into " > 6 / #˜ and went to sleep encouraged by the fact that I had an early morning assignment in Church next day, and it was already past midnight. So I prayed, and went to bed. I asked God to give us victory and had the conviction that He would oblige. When I got to Church, I asked my neighbour if he knew how the match ended. He said 1-0, and I bent over and thanked God. That immediately enlivened my mood. I had a most enjoyable worship, grateful that among many things God did for me in the week, He granted my petition, and I believe that of many prayerful Nigerians that we should win that match to keep our hopes alive in the ongoing World Cup football competition in Brazil. As it turned out, " % cups (16 years). On Wednesday, Nigeria improved in its game - though we lost to Argentina - and moved on to be among the 16 teams that would go into the knock out phase. Not a mean feat for Nigeria, being one of only two African teams that survived > On my way to Church, I glanced at the newspaper headlines at the vendors’ stand, and I saw “Fayose wins Ekiti� and “Fayose in early lead.� I really did not think much about that; my mind and eyes were on the Nigeria-Bosnia match result. But when I came out of the Church, I decided to pick up the newspapers to read the stories. I could not believe what I was reading. Fayose won in all the 16 local governments! How could this happen in an ‘APC state’? I told myself: Ekiti would soon burn. There was no way Fayemi and his party would accept that. My mind immediately went to what happened in 1983 between Ajasin (Unity Party of Nigeria) and Omoboriowo (National Party of Nigeria) in Ondo State, and my heart skipped a beat! Not that it was impossible for PDP to win Ekiti State neat and clear, but our contemporary political experience has conditioned us to believe that it is practically impossible to defeat an incumbent governor or an incumbent President. A sitting state governor does not only ensure that his party wins all the local governments in the state, and possibly all elective positions, but can never lose an election. The only way you can remove a sitting state governor who is constitutionally eligible to do a second term is by impeachment or ‘judicial coup’.

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Ekiti Guber Poll: INEC raises game as Fayemi redeems political class Not even by death! Because if he dies, his deputy who belongs to the same party will take over, and he remains in power in the spirit! So you can see why I became apprehensive. Something unusual had happened. As it turned out, some things that were unusual actually happened. First, INEC provided materials to most of the pooling centres in full, and on time. Polls started in most of the centres at 8am. Unusual! Second, most voters found their names on the Voters Register in the right places, and so could cast their votes without hassle or become disenfranchised as we have seen repeatedly, which reached the peak in the Anambra governorship election of November 16 last year. Unusual! # absconding with electoral materials or indulging in electoral malpractices. Unusual! Fourth, we did not hear nor see security

tices. To be sincere, when the military and Police ‘besieged’ Ekiti State in the way they did, many feared that they would constitute a hindrance to free and fair election. As it turned out, our fears were misplaced and for once, they acted in such professional manner that promoted the credibility of the election. Unusual! For once, INEC raised its game and seemed to have learnt lessons from its

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past mistakes. I am told that they even introduced innovations, which included polling booths or local governments, mak < or voting box snatchers to be in business. I have always insisted that if the powers that be wanted free and fair elections, it was within their ability to do so. So, President Jonathan’s promise to the Ekiti electorate of ‘one man, one vote, one woman one vote and one youth, one vote’ was not just a campaign talk. It was a promise kept. Kudos to Mr. President; kudos to INEC; kudos to the security forces! As I got home from Church that afternoon, I turned on my TV set and heard and saw what I had never heard or seen in my life in political Nigeria. There was Dr. John Kayode Fayemi (JKF) delivering one of the most memorable speeches I have ever heard from a Nigerian political leader. He accepted that he lost the election to his brother, Peter Ayo Fayose! He said he had called his brother, Fayose to congratulate him. He said he would be meeting with the Governorelect on Monday (the next day) to discuss peaceful transition, hand over and how they will work together to sustain the development of Ekiti State. Then the clincher: “Elec < < / often see brother rising against his brother. < < and regardless of which way we voted

For once, INEC raised its game and seemed to have learnt lessons from its past mistakes. I am told that they even introduced innovations, which included ballot papers ! to the polling booths or local governments, ˆ # voting card merchants or voting box snatchers to be in business on Saturday, we must remember that we are all sons and daughters of Ekiti State. Ekiti is ours to build.� I could not stop my eyes from misting. Can this be true? Was I dreaming or what? Is this possible in Nigeria? Can this come from an APC incumbent governor? Did he consult his party leaders before this quick ‘surrender’? Could the otherwise ‘belligerent’ APC leaders accept ’ These were questions running through my mind as I tried to come to terms with this unusual, but eminently gratifying development. In all the political history of Nigeria that I remember, it has never happened. No politician ever accepts that he lost an election. They would always claim they were rigged out. If they did not blame the government in power, they would blame the electoral umpire, the Police or even the electorate for accepting bribes to vote for their opponents. And Fayemi could easily have found somebody to blame, and many Nigerians would have sympathized with him. The unusual security cordon of Ekiti State was perfect opportunity to blame the Federal Government or PDP. He could have raised a false cry (as many did in the past) that he had been rigged out, and then there would have been demonstrations, „ bloodletting. By choosing to quickly accept defeat followed by that historic broadcast, even when the elections were not perfect (because they would never be), JKF has placed his name on the golden page of Nigeria’s history. He has demonstrated the highest level of political maturity that Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Chief Obafemi Awolowo would be jealous of. He has demonstrated that genre of ‘Politics without bitterness’ that Alhaji Ibrahim Waziri preached when he was alive, but never experienced. He has shown such love to the people of Ekiti State that Jesus Christ would be pleased with. He has shown that politics can be honourable. In short, he has redeemed the political class in Nigeria.

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