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that it will be generating $5.5 billion foreign exchange annually from exports of petroleum products, when the complex is completed. The company said it will also save the country over $7.5billion

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from imports of petroleum products annually. The President/Chief Executive, the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, stated these during the visit of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Continued on page 6

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Justice at last: Police sergeant, 2 others to die for lynching 4 UNIPORT students

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High Court on Monday, sentenced an ex-Police Sergeant, Lucky Orji and two other persons, Ikechukwu Louis Amadi and David Chinasa Ogbada, to death over Continued on page 12

Ex-President Jonathan’s Abuja home burgled 6 01 ƌƑƋƋ ƏƆƐƑƏ Ƈ M Ɛƈ Ƌ ƈƏ ƅ ƏƏƈƆƏè Ɛ ƅ ƐƏ Ƌ Ɔ ƆƌƆ Ɛ Ƈ 7 ƆƔƍ ƐƏƈ ƐƆ Shocking discovery as police uncover 4 Badoo graves in Ikorodu shrine 7

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Expired agric inputs may hinder bumper harvest-Women farmers lament Samuel Luka, Bauchi

ÏÏÏThe Women farmers

in Bauchi State have expressed fears that the distribution of expired agricultural inputs may endanger bumper harvest envisaged under the Anchor Borrowers Programme. The farmers expressed this fear in a communiqué issued at the end of a one day budget tracking meeting of women farmers organised by Fahimta Women and Youth Development Initiative Bauchi, in partnership with Action-aid Nigeria. They also identified late distribution of farm inputs such as high yielding seeds, fertilizers and insecticides as other major factors that frustrate

the effort of the farmers to boost both rain fed and dry season farming in the State. Rifkatu Magaji, a woman farmer from Warji LGA and Rhoda Haruna from Bogoro LGA lamented that some of the seeds distributed in their communities were not high yielding varieties, alleging that crops that were slated for maturity within 3 months might take longer time to mature. Some of the women farmers re-echoed their earlier request for the training and retraining of more extension workers while those already in existence within the communities should be given logistic support to advice farmers on modern farming techniques. Most of the women

farmers complained of delay in the disbursement of loans which was always granted farmers in July as against March/ April. According to Malama Iyaji Shehu from Kwagal in Kirfi Local government area of Bauchi State, ‘women farmers’ group in Kwagal Community had never benefitted from such schemes’. The Executive Director of Fahimta, Hajia Maryam Garba had earlier in her address urged the Bauchi State Ministry of Agriculture to always consider women farmers’ groups in the rural areas while disbursing agric loans. “I want to call on the ministry of agriculture to employ jobless youths in rural areas as exten-

sion workers because this will serve dual purpose of halting unemployment and empowering community members to key into the agricultural scheme of the present federal government”. Hajiya Garba said. Also speaking, the acting director of research and statistics in the Bauchi state Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Ishaya Ayuba advised Bauchi based NGOs not to rely on proposed budgets but to always base their budget analysis on actual amount approved and released. The Director assured the women groups that the state government was in contact with the CBN to address challenges militating against the successful implementation of Anchor Burrowers Scheme.

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Delta monarch warns IPOB against infiltrating domain Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Residents and youths in Somolu area of Lagos on Sunday lamented the increased rate of violence in the area. The Ugoani of Okpanam, HRM Michael Mbanefo Ogbolu, has warned the agitators of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against infiltrating his domain, Okpanam community including seeking an audience with his palace for undisclosed reasons, to stay off Okpanam community, saying that “my people have suffered enough in the hands of the defunct secessionist regime of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War under the watchful eyes of late Chief Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu”. Reacting to the message by one Pastor Ikechukwu Ezechukwu, a pastor of a Pentecostal church in Okpanam, that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB wants to visit his palace to propagate Biafra agenda, the monarch recounted what the people of Okpanam lost in the person of late Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu because of the civil war, stating that despite Nzeogwu’s contributions in Biafra, his efforts were never ap-

preciated by Ojukwu, the warlord of Biafra. He noted that “after Major Nzeogwu’s death, late Dr. Tai Solarin embarked on the educational training of his siblings, family, while Chief Olusegun Obasanjo took care of his mother even till her death, as Obasanjo practically took active part in Mama Elizabeth Nzegwu’s burial without the concern and involvement of Chief Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu or anybody from his family or colleagues in Biafra”. Ugoani stated that Okpanam supports restructuring as most Nigerians are clamoring for it, but do not and will not support violence agitation for the splitting of the country, which will lead to hardship to greater majority of people in the country, adding that the United Nation’s Declaration and Charter on self-determination is very clear, but it did not suggest or support violent agitation or intimidation of innocent people or unwilling communities to join a struggle for the breaking of a sovereign nation, so Biafra agitators should seek to follow the procedures for self-determination legally.

Glo’s Prof Johnbull decries wrong character portrayal uninformed sentiments ÏÏÏPopular TV Drama on based on ethnicity, cultural

Pupils of Beulah Land Academy, Chukuku Community, in Kuje Council, during the 3rd graduation of the school in Abuja… recently.

4,176 youths trained under FADAMA

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About 4,176 unemployed graduates have been trained under the FADAMA Graduate Unemployed Youth Support Enterprise Development in Agriculture (FADAMA GUYS) in 23 states across the nation. The FADAMA National Coordinator, Dr. Tayo Adewumi disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the training of 300 FADAMA GUYS in Minna said that the programme was launched to reduce the level of redundancy in the country as a result of high rate of unemployed youths.

According to him, unemployment amongst the youths has become a worrisome decimal in the nation as youths who graduate from tertiary institutions find themselves without jobs. “Unemployment has become a worrisome trend in the nation and this creates a lot of worries for the youths which in turn lead to suicide, depression and increase in crime rate in the nation.” Adewumi who was represented by the Project Training Officer, Alhaji Goni Malah Bukar said that there are plans to involve more youths and more states in the next

phase of the programme. He stated that the Trainees would be given starter kits according to their business plans urging them to make judicious use of the grants given to them and not to divert it into other personal use. The State FADAMA Coordinator, Engineer Aliyu Usman Kutigi said that three tertiary institutions in Niger state, the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University (IBBUL), Lapai, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna and Niger state College of Agriculture, Mokwa were used as a platforms for the training. He added that the train-

ing were designed to avail the trainees the opportunities of livelihood and self reliance in order to cope with the challenges if the economy being faced in the country urging them to make their contributions to the realisation of the federal government aspiration of job creation and food security. The Niger state Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Kabiru Musa Abbas noted that the programme was in line with the development goal of the state government would go a long way in generating employment in the state.

Series, Professor Johnbull, has decried the widespread incidence of hasty character judgment in the society triggered by ethnic bias and perceived sectional character traits. The executive producer of the sitcom, Globacom, in a press release in Lagos, said it was unfortunate that people were often judged based on the improper behaviour of a few in the community, adding that this coloured judgment had led to cases of disaffection in the society and turned otherwise peaceful communities to ones plagued by “acrimony and mistrust”. According to the telecommunications giant, the problems character judgment and hasty generalisations have created in a multi-cultural society like Nigeria cannot be downplayed. “We are hopeful that after this episode, viewers will learn to judge individuals based on their unique character and not

nuances and geographical locations as every society is peopled by the good, the bad and the ugly and no one is bad because he or she comes from a particular place”, the company added. Viewers will find out why people are often wrongly judged because of their ethnic background, geographical location, and place of birth or profession. Is it fair to prejudge people before getting to know them? What harm is done when people are lumped together under a lone, negative stereotype? Will Samson wriggle out of the stereotype stamped on him owing to the perceived notoriety of people from his Niger Delta origin? These and other questions will receive answers from the TV drama scheduled for NTA Network, NTA International on Channel 251 on DSTV and NTA on StarTimes on Tuesday at 8.30 p.m., with repeat broadcasts at 8.30 p.m. on Friday on the same channels.

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Nigeria may not import petrol as Dangote Refinery ‘ll generate $5.5bn foreign exchange Continued from page 1 National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, to the refinery in Lekki, Lagos state, on Monday. Dangote Group is currently building the world’s largest single line refinery, petrochemical complex; and the world’s second largest Urea Fertiliser plant. The refinery will have the capacity to refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The Petrochemical Plant will produce 780 KTPA Polypropylene, 500 KTPA of Polyethylene, while the Fertiliser project will produce 3.0 million metric tonnes

per annum (MMTPA) of Urea. Dangote said, “In addition, we are also building the largest sub-sea pipeline infrastructure in any country in the world, with a length of 1,100km, to handle 3 billion SCF of gas per day. We also plan to construct a 570 MW power plant in this complex. As a matter of fact, gas from our gas pipeline will augment the natural domestic gas supply; and we estimate an additional 12,000MW of power generation can be added to the grid with the additional gas from our system.” According to him, “We

will be adding value to our economy; as all these projects will be creating about 4,000 direct and 145,000 indirect jobs. We will also save over $7.5b for Nigeria annually, through import substitution and generate an additional $5.5b per annum through exports of the refined petroleum products, fertilizer and petro chemicals. We envisage that these projects, which would cost over $18billion, would be completed in 2019.” Nigeria, one of Africa’s leading oil producers and member of the international cartel, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Coun-

tries, OPEC, relies largely on revenue from petroleum products’ export to run its economy. With the giant move by the Dangote Group, a wholly-private sector initiative, the nation could be saved from some past challenges posed by importation of petroleum products. However, the federal government has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December, 2019. Kachikwu said the government is ready to play its part to ensure that the proj-

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (middle); flanked by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Investigation and Intelligence, Mr. Hyacinth Maidugu (right); President, Copyright Society Nigeria, Chief Tony Okoroji (2nd left) and Prof. Bankole Sodipo of Babcock University, at the inauguration of the Anti-Piracy Committee in Abuja… on Monday.

ect is completed before the scheduled date. The minister explained that the current government had always believed that the private sector holds the ace in industrialisation efforts of the government, noted that that belief has been reinforced by what the Dangote Group is doing. He said: “It is good to say that private sector is the answer to Nigerian’s problems with a project as big as this. The challenge I will give you today is that of time, I see your time for completion is 2019 December but I am sure you will understand my greed if I tell you that the refinery component of this project should come earlier than the set date. “I have made very firm commitment to Nigerians that I must stop the importation of petroleum products by 2019 and I am going to keep to it. It is absolutely important that we do this early and given the feat that we have achieved in terms of speed of construction and I urge you to do all within you to achieve its completion before the due date. “I am sure His Excellency President Buhari will be absolutely enthused if he were to find himself, not only crystalizing the policy position we have taken so far but also coming here

himself to come and open a facility as big as this before the end of his first term. Whatever configurations your engineers have come up with, I urge that they go back to the drawing board and get me my refined products before your said date.” In his response to the government’s challenge, Dangote said he has accepted the challenge and would do all possible to achieve the feat. In this regard, the President of Dangote Group, stated: “On the minister’s challenge, we are going to make it by the grace of God. I am sure the minister will support us to make sure that we meet his challenge. “What the minister is trying to do is the best so far for our country, his own version is that Nigeria should not think of exporting crude, you know the problem we have in Africa is that we only export raw materials, not finished goods, so he is saying that, look, we should all do this by adding value and I pray that even at 2.5million barrels, we should not export much, in terms of the crude, he said. According to him, “We will go back and see what to do to make this happen by fast tracking our processes since the Minister has assured of government’s cooperation and support.”

Ex-President Jonathan’s Abuja home burgled

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ÏÏÏ An Abuja home of the immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has been reportedly burgled by the police officers assigned to guard the house. A report by the Premium Times, an online news medium, monitored in Abuja, the nation’s capital, indicated that the former president’s house was not burgled by known thieves, but by police officers assigned to guard the house. The Nigeria Police, according to the report, have thus arrested three of its officers for stealing items valued at several millions of naira from the Abuja residence of the former president. The items were al-

leged to have been stolen by the officers from the residence located at No. 89, Fourth Avenue in the Gwarimpa district of Abuja. They include sets of furniture, dozens of plasma television sets, refrigerators, air-conditioner units and box-loads of clothes such as designer suits imprinted with the former president’s name, male and female Ijaw traditional attires, lace materials and bowler hats. It was gathered that the three mobile police officers conducted a systematic looting over a period of three months beginning from around March 2016, until they totally stripped the house of all movable items, which they sold piecemeal to dealers at the Panteka second-hand materials

market in Tipper Garage, Gwarimpa. Mr. Jonathan’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, confirmed the theft. He also confirmed that the affected officers have been arrested. According to a security source involved in the investigation, by the time family members of the former president were made aware of the looting early this month, the house had been stripped bare. On getting wind of the arrest of the policemen, two dealers who had been the main recipients of the stolen items were said to have closed down their shops at Panteka market and have since remained at large. Dr Jonathan, according to the report, had lived in the house for about a

year when he was vice president. His mother was said to have assumed residence there after The erstwhile President moved to the Aso Rock Villa upon becoming Acting President in 2010. The report however said that It could not be ascertained when and the reason Dr Jonathan’s mother vacated the residence, leaving it under security guard of the police. Investigations by the online medium revealed that the looting was discovered when a neighbour noticed “severe damage to the house” and called a member of Jonathan’s family to ask whether the house was undergoing renovation. The former president was said to have personally gone to inspect the property after which he

reported the vandalization to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. After a team of officers dispatched to the scene

Jonathan

confirmed the crime, Mr. Idris was said to have ordered the arrest of the three police officers who Continued on page 12

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FG mulls return of National Air carrier

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The federal government is considering reestablishing a national air carrier for the aviation sector. The government also said that and as soon as necessary approvals are given, the deal will be done. An indication to these was given by the Minister of State, Aviation Sector Hadi Sirika when members

of the Joint Aviation Trade Unions and Professional Associations Forum (Head of the different trade union in the aviation sector), visited him in his office in Abuja. Sirika also said the Federal Government has put in place a policy to control the engagement of expatriate in the Aviation Sector, who would operate the airline along with local professionals. Sirika said that the only

areas where expatriates will be engaged will be where there is no licensed Nigerian professionals to handle. He said this policy would help to engage the Nigerian teeming professionals, ‘who do not have jobs’, adding that the government was eager to do what is correct and proper to develop the aviation industry. He said, there is no reason we could not fix aviation now, as he, a seasoned

aviator heads the industry in Nigeria; and three other Nigerians (President, General Secretary and Second Vice President) at the leadership of ICAO Council, the highest aviation body in the world. Concerning Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Sirika said the upgrade of the school was ongoing, stressing its status as a regional centre of excellence and approval of Automated Fire and Smoke Simulator as part of

Shocking discovery as police uncover 4 Badoo graves in Ikorodu shrine Ï ƋƋƆ ƆƗ ƋƆ ƗƆƏ ƏƏƆ ƐƆƗ

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Lagos state police command on Monday uncovered a shrine said to be used for initiation and blood sacrifices by members of the dreaded Badoo cult group in Ikorodu. The shrine, which is located at a large expanse of land surrounded by thick bush in the Agbowa area of Ikorodu, was busted in the early hours of Monday by police men led by the command’s Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations, Mr. Edgal Imohimi, with support from the Inspector General of Police Special Tactical Squad (STS). The owner of the shrine

and the alleged gang leader who identified himself as Alhaji Alaka Aboyomi, led the police team into the shrine where four graves were found in the compound and another one that looked fresh was spotted on a corner in the compound. Preliminary investigations revealed that the police had received a tip off which it acted upon swiftly and arrested the said owner of the shrine who was said to have been evading arrest. Also found in the compound were big-horned figurines and other graven images which happen to be the deities worshipped by members of

the group, baskets, broken eggs, left over sacrifices and metal gongs. There were also inscriptions on the walls of the shrine which had old and very thick blood stains on them. Our correspondent had called the command’s spokesperson, ASP Olarinde FamousCole for more details, but he wasn’t responding to calls. A text message was also sent but as at the time of filing in this report, he was yet to get back to us. This development is coming on the heels of months of attacks by the dreaded gang and the subsequent joint opera-

tion by security forces in the state to clamp down on the activities of the gang. The most recent of their activity was also reported when the gang had on Sunday attacked and murdered a family of four at the Oke Ota, Ilesha area of Ikorodu. Other suspects arrested are the Baale of Ipakodo, a town on the outskirt of Ikorodu and one Junior Christian and Owoyemi Bamidele, both of whom were arrested alongside the shrine owner. A source said the Baale, Alhaji Tijani Awoyemi, was arrested for allowing his domain to be used as a den for ritual shrines.

the upgrade. Sirika added that the construction of a second runway was on course, saying that monies were budgeted for it in the 2017 budget; and that the 2018 budget will also make a provision for the Runway, and is expected to be ready before the expiration of this government’s term in 2019. The Chairman, Joint Aviation Trade Unions and Professional Associations Forum, Barr. Safiyanu Daudu Mohammed, who spoke earlier, said the visit of the Joint Trade Unions was to foster partnership with the government to see how best to fix and move aviation sector forward. The federal government is considering the re-establishment of a national air carrier for the aviation sector and as soon as necessary approvals are given, the deal will be done. Minister of State, Aviation Sector Hadi Sirika disclosed this when members of the Joint Aviation Trade Unions and Professional Associations Forum (Head of the different trade union in the aviation sector) visited him in his office in Abuja. To this end, Sirika also said the federal government has put in place a policy to control the engagement of expatriate in the Aviation Sector. According to the policy, the only areas where expatriates will be engaged will be areas where there is no licensed Nigerian professionals to handle. He said this policy will

help to engage the Nigerian teeming professionals who do not have jobs’, adding that the government was eager to do what is correct and proper to develop the aviation industry. Furthermore, he said, there is no reason why we cannot fix aviation now as he, a seasoned aviator heads the industry in Nigeria and three other Nigerians (President, General Secretary and Second Vice President) at the leadership of ICAO Council, the highest aviation body in the world. Concerning Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Sirika said upgrade of the school was ongoing, stressing its status as a regional Centre of Excellence and approval of Automated Fire and Smoke Simulator as part of the upgrade. Senator Hadi Sirika added that the construction of a second runway was on course as preliminary consultations are on. He said monies were budgeted for it in 2017 budget and that the 2018 budget will also make a provision for the Runway which in government thinking will be ready before the expiration of this government’s term in 2019. The Chairman, Joint Aviation Trade Unions and Professional Associations Forum, Barr. Safiyanu Daudu Mohammed who spoke earlier said the visit of the Joint Trade Unions was to foster partnership with the government to see how best to fix and move aviation sector forward.

8 News Calls for restructuring, resource control took Ibori to jail, says Delta ex SSG Ï ƈƗƆ 01ô insensitivity to Fulani herdsmen’s menace Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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The Former Secretary to the Delta state government, Mr. Ovouzourie Macualay, has said that calls for restructuring and resource control as initiated by the state former governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori took him to jail, revealing that the problem the federal government is currently having with NNPC wouldn’t have been there if it had adopted the principles of resources control. Mr. Macualay who spoke to journalists on Monday in Asaba on the calls for restructuring, state police and the herdsmen’s menace, said: “The issue is that if the federal government had listened to Chief Ibori’s crusade for resource control, we wouldn’t be where we are today. The federal government had a myopic understanding of what resources control was that everything produced in a state, particularly the oil producing states to have a hold on what they produce, for instance, if chevron is exploring in Delta State, Chevron should be accounted to the Delta State Government.” He explained that supervision of explored oil would be easier if it is done within the territory, and the governor knowing the quantum of oil being explored in Delta State, and export chart, adding: “why should when not supervised appropriately, the quantum of oil that is being diverted to illegal sales in this country is more than what is being diverted officially.” Emphasizing that illegal vessels on high sea boom effectively, Mr. Macualay disclosed that the quantum oil government takes away is nothing compared to the quantum “bunkers who engage in refining get on daily basis, adding that restructuring is all about doing some-

thing that will make everybody have a sense of belonging. On the state police, the Former SSG said that the Federal Government was not doing enough to ensure security of lives, especially in the hue and cry of increasing insecurity.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Family of slain Daramola petitions Judge, urges him to disqualify self Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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former World Bank consultant, Dr. Ayodeji Daramola, has petitioned the presiding judge handling his assassination case, Justice Adewale Fowe, urging him to recuse on account of likelihood of bias and perversion of justice. Daramola, who was eyeing governorship seat of Ekiti state before being murdered, was assassinated by gunmen on August 14, 2006 at his Ijan Ekiti country home during Governor Ayodele Fayose’s first term, which fueled suspicion that the then state government allegedly had a hand in the incident. The family, in a letter dated July 28, 2017, signed by one of the deceased’s siblings, Mr. Dare Daramola, and addressed to Justice Fowe

raised strong doubt about the possibility of the judge to handle the matter with fairness on the strength of his alleged conviviality with Governor Fayose. The family raised misgiving about the impartiality of the ailing Justice Fowe in the matter, when Governor Fayose had allegedly sponsored him to South Africa to attend to his degenerating health. Also copied with the petition were the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the Chief Judge of Ekiti state, Justice Ayodeji Daramola. They called the attention of the judge to the fact that Fayose and some of his aides during the first term in office were suspects in the matter as contained in the charge number HAD/2c/2007 and that he is now the governor

under whom the case was being prosecuted. The family hinted that what further raised their apprehension was how the Motion on Notice Number HAD/71cm/2016 between the state government and complainants pursuant to Section 56 of the Ekiti state Criminal Justice Law 2014 was secretly filed by one Barrister Kunle Adetowubo &Co on June 28, 2016 without the knowledge of the family and the chief complainants in the murder case. The petition reads: “Our lack of confidence in your court derived from information at our disposal that you were seriously indisposed and it took the benevolence of Governor Fayose to allegedly sponsor your medical trip to South Africa to take care of your health. “You are to note that the administration of justice is rooted in confidence in the

court of adjudication and we know that in your present health condition and capacity, reasonable and well informed people of Ekiti State are aware of the role Fayose is playing in the sponsorship of your health care in South Africa to ensure that you get well. “We also know that you are yet to get well, raising fears and suspicion that you will continue to enjoy Governor Fayose’s benevolence to sponsor your follow-up trips to take care of your health in South Africa or elsewhere while the trial lasts up to the conclusion of the case. “In this murder trial before your court, the chief suspect is also the chief prosecutor in alliance with the trial judge, your humble self, who has benefited from the benevolence of a suspect in this murder trial through medical trip to South Africa.

Head of United Nations, High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Mr. Gose Camhandula (left), in a handshake with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, during the courtesy visit to the Minister in Abuja… recently.

Okorocha reads riot act to criminals, donates patrol vehicles to police Val Okara, Owerri

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Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has reiterated the determination of his administration to ensure that criminals have no place to hide in the state through maximum security of lives and properties. He equally said that the state government would provide functional vehicles for them for easy and quick penetration of all nooks and crannies of the state by providing secu-

rity gadgets. Okorocha who gave the assurance on Monday when he commissioned 20 patrol vehicles and two motorcycles which he procured and handed over to the state police command in Owerri tagged ‘Government House security.’ He said that the vehicles were specifically meant to beef up security at some specific areas within the Owerri Capital City which is fast becoming a tourist centre and a destination point for visitors and industrialists.

The governor who spoke through the Chief of Staff Government House Owerri Chief Uche Nwosu commended officers and men of the state police command for their relentless efforts to rid the state of undesirable elements, noting that kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and child trafficking have drastically reduced. The state Commissioner of Police Mr. Chris Okey Ezike his remarks, stated that some officers and men of the command were recently trained

abroad on security matters and had acquired special training and knowledge in their profession. Ezike commended Governor Okorocha for his financial magnanimity to the police, stressing that security is gradually becoming expensive Ezike while assuring residents of the state of adequate security called for greater community participation in crime control and prevention, stressing that intelligence gathering is of paramount importance.

P’Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company withholds power in C’River Edem Edem, Calabar Economic, social and political activities in Cross River state brought to standstill as Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) with held power in the state. For a week, Calabar, the Cross River state capital, has been thrown into darkness as PHED denied the residents electricity supply. Investigations conducted by our correspondent revealed that cult and cult related activities including armed robbery and kidnapping strives in the state as a result of darkness and the people are leaving in fear of being victim of such attack or robbery. The outage of electricity according to our findings also affected social, economic and political life of the people. Social gathering such as football, parties, and night vigil can no longer take place. The business men and women that make their leaving from selling of foodstuff, restaurant operators, beer parlous closed down as they complaint of no money to buy fuel to power their generator for those that have. Sadly, political gathering could not hold as usual as politicians ended meetings abruptly for fear of unexpected since there was no electricity. Speaking with our correspondent, a cool store operator who gave his name as Thomas Akpan lamented the outage of electricity in the state capital explaining that the action has caused him untold hardship and losses estimated at several thousands of Naira. “All the fishes and meets as well as drinks I stored for my customers have defrosted and I have to call the owners on phone to come and pick them. Some of them have even spoiled. Tell me what I am going to do. I feed my family, trained my children and pay house rents from the proceeds of this business, but now where should I go to.” Also lamenting, a fish seller at Lagos street markets complained that where she normally put her unsold fish has no electricity for over a week. “The owner of the cool room call me today to come and remove my fish, where will I take them to, the restaurants I supply these fishes are not willing to buy more because of poor patronage” she fumed.

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Anambra Election: BIM dissociates from IPOB position –P10

Lagos APC vs Banire: Igbokwe must retract statement or face sanction – FCT Spokesman–P11

APGA stakeholders in Ogbaru assure Obiano of support Alphonsus Nweze, Awka Members of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State has restated their unflinching support to Gov. Willie Obiano and the Dr. Victor Oye led national leadership. In a meeting at the party ‘s local government secretariat in Atani, the members of Ogbaru APGA Working Committee and party Executive as well as Ward Chairmen, Secretaries, Women leaders and Youth leaders among others from the 16 political Wards of the local government vowed to support Obiano to ensure victory for him in the November 18 governorship election. The well attended meeting was called by the Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Willie Obiano on Political Matters, Hon. Arinzechukwu Awogu and had all the Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants on Political Matters from Ogbaru in attendance. The meeting was called to form skeletal framework for a well coordinated process that will lead to the party’s upcoming governorship primary already slated for August, 15, 2017. It is also according to Awogu to chart a course for party members in the local government in preparation for the

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upcoming primary and the election proper. Arinze said some party members who were confused on the situation in the party were reassured that the party under the leadership of Dr. Victor Oye as the national chairman is very much on a sound footing. The meeting cautioned those hobnobbing with Chief Martins Agbaso, that their actions were viewed as acts of ignorance since they might have been misled but that they must now re-

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trace their steps. The new leadership of Okpoko community led by the President General of the community, Hon. Eddy Emesinwa, stormed the meeting in large number of residents from Okpoko to register their loyalty and readiness to work for the reelection of Gov. Obiano in Okpoko. Hon. Eddy Emesinwa was on Wednesday, 26th of July, 2017 restored as the President General of Okpoko community after an Onitsha High court sacked the

former Caretaker Committee led by Hon. Linus Ezenwanma. Hon. Emesinwa and his new executive were warmly received and assured of Gov. Willie Obiano’s acceptance of their emergence as one who believes in the rule of law. Hon. Eddy Emesinwa and the Okpoko community thanked the governor for all his care for Okpoko people and pledged that they will only reciprocate his good gesture by ensuring that he wins landslide in Okpoko.

Ekiti 2018: Why I won’t abuse Oni, other aspirants –Ojo Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti Following exchange of tirades among the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, a contender for the seat , Mr. Kayode Ojo, has advised members of the party not to engage in internal wrangling that could dim the party’s chances. Ojo lamented that many of the aspirants and their backers have been engaging in media war, particularly on social media platforms, describing this as a dangerous trend that can constitute a clog in the party’s wheel of progress ahead of the poll. The engineer turned politician urged members to see the impending poll as a titanic battle that must be fought with unity of purpose and utmost sacrifices to prevent the APC from being consigned to the opposition for another four years

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after the expiration of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s tenure. He was commenting on the ding-dongs that had dogged the declaration of former Governor Segun Oni for the governorship slot, which seemed to have elicited so much furore within the APC’s political family. In a statement in Ado Ekiti, Ojo described the exchange of tantrums by the aspirants as

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needless and incongruous since the party has promised not to renege on the conduct of free, fair and credible primary. He advised that cashing in on the current gains accruing to the party through Fayose’s depleting popularity due to inability to pay workers among other lapses should be the priority of aspirants, whom he branded as rallying points rather than en-

gaging in brick-batting . “The main reason why I won’t fight former Governor Oni or any other aspirant is that, the party has a rule and the rule says all members with requisite qualification can vie for any elective position. And Oni as a member had not flouted any law for declaring his ambition, it is still legitimate. “Again, the party National Working Committee has not displayed any body language to suggest that the former governor will be imposed. Whatever anybody is saying concerning this is at the realm of insinuation, so why the exchange of verbal war? “As a democrat, one must learn how to tolerate the ambition of others. I have declared my intention and likewise others, so what former Governor Oni did was not an infraction of the constitution. He was only displaying his rights just like every other APC member.

APC suspends LG chapters’ chairmen in Cross River Edem Edem, Calabar The All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River State chapter has suspended some local government chairmen and other executive members for anti party activities. In a statement made available to The Daily Times on Saturday by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Mens Ikpeme, the party disclosed that the affected officers violated the constitution of the party as enshrined in Article 21. Mr Ikpeme said that the party’s decision to suspend the affected party officials was taken at the meeting held on the 27th July, 2017. He listed the names of the suspended officials to include: Chapter Chairman of Ikom LGA, Richard Agbor, Chapter Chairman of Yakurr LGA, Abam Eta, Chapter Chairman of Etung LGA, Amba Bitty and Chapter Chairman of Boki LGA, Osowan Otu and Ex-officio member, Eugenia Takon. While maintaining that the suspension takes immediate effect, he said that Joy Akpan Edward - former State woman leader stands on the subsisting suspension, adding that the State Exco resolved that the next substantive State Chairmen of the party must be a member of the current State Executive. Hear him, “All Progressives Congress Cross River State Exco rose from its meeting on the 27th July, 2017 and resolved that the following state officers be suspended for a breach of article 21” “Chapter Chairman of Ikom, Richard Agbor, Chapter Chairman of Yakurr, Abam Eta, Chapter Chairman of Etung, Amba Bitty and Chapter Chairman of Boki, Osowan Otu and Ex-officio member, Eugenia Takon. The suspension is with immediate effect. Joy Akpan Edward - Former State Woman Leader stands on the subsisting suspension,” he concluded. Meanwhile, the APC has ordered political appointees to remit 10 percent of their salaries to the party with immediate effect. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Mens Ikpeme disclosed this in another statement also made available to The Daily Times on Saturday. He said that the party held its stakeholder meeting on Friday and highlighted the payment of 10 percent remittance to the party and noted that the only party member that has so remitted his 10 percent was Mr Odey Ochicha, who was applauded by party members while others defaulted.

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Stakeholders applaud Kwara APC Congress, say it was peaceful Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the weekend held a congress in Ilorin, the state capital, under what was considered as a peaceful atmosphere. At the congress, which took place at the party Secretariat along Agba Road, Ilorin, three delegates emerged from each of the 16 Local government areas of the state. The delegates emerged through affirmation by other delegates, who were elected from earlier ward and local government congresses of the party. There was tight security at the entrance to the party secretariat as all delegates and officials were screened by security personnel before being allowed entry. The Head of the delegation from the APC national secretariat in Abuja to the congress, Mohammed Bigol, said the event was well organised with impressive turn out of party supporters. He stated that the attendance at the congress was a testimony that the ruling party was doing well in the state. In his opening remarks, the state chairman of the APC,

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Hon. Ishola Balogun- Fulani, said the congress was peaceful and rancour-free, adding that the event went well as planned. He pointed out that the conduct of the congress showed that the ruling party has 90 percent of the voting populace in the state. The congress was well attended by party chieftains and stalwarts including Deputy

Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Matthew Okedare; chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Kamal Fagbemi; Chief of Staff, Government House, Ilorin, Baba Yusuf Abdulwahab; Ambassador-designate, Professor Mohammed Gana Yisa; former Secretary to the state government, Saka Isau (SAN) and members of the state executive council among others.

APC is repositioning for 2019 general elections, says Ebonyi party chairman The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Mr Eze Nwachukwu has said that the party is repositioning ahead of the 2019 general elections. He said that the nationwide state congresses held on Saturday, July 29, across the federation, was part of the processes aimed at repositioning the party for victory. Nwachukwu who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki, said that the 39 party members elected at the congress would vote at the National Delegates’ Convention. “As we approach the 2019 general elections, the party is beginning to reposition itself and to re-strategise its tactics to ensure success in the elections. “The hitch-free state delegate election held on Saturday, July 29 and supervised by Mr Abdulkadir Shehu-Nephantou to select Ebonyi delegates for the August National Delegates’ Convention is an indication of the party’s resolve to put its act in order as we approach the 2019

Anambra Election: BIM dissociates from IPOB position

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election year.¬ “What we are doing as a party in Ebonyi is to make sure that we fully reposition the party in order to wrest power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP),” Nwachukwu said. He urged party chieftains and loyalists to strive to consolidate on the already prevailing peace within the party and assured that the APC was on a mission to rescue the state from bad governance. “We are now one house and must work in accord to sustain the prevailing peace in our

great party. “We have come out of the leadership crisis that threatened the existence of the party and the era of factionalism in the party is now over. “We must strive hard to consolidate the party under my leadership, bearing in mind that our collective goal is to liberate both the people and the state from bad governance,” he said. He said that the 39 elected Ebonyi delegates had a sacred mandate to represent the interest of the state during the national convention. Nwachukwu called on Nigerians and lovers of democracy to continue to support the programme and policies of the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, especially the anti-graft war. “Let me use this medium to appeal to our people and all lovers of democracy to continue with their support for President Buhari’s administration, especially in his war against financial corruption.

The Biafran Independent Movement (BIM) led by Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has disassociated itself from the position of its arch -rival in the Biafra struggle, the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) that there will be no governorship election in Anambra State on November 18, 2017. The leader of BIM in Anambra South Senatorial zone, Chief Arinze Igbani, who stated this in a seminar held for directors, Commissioners and others in the zone, said BIM was not part of the propaganda that there will be no election in Anambra State come November this year. Igbani said “holding election in Anambra State or any part of the South East cannot stop Biafra actualisation. And stopping the election cannot give us Biafra. It is the international community that gives Biafra by recognising us.” In what looked like scathing attack on IPOB, Igbani said some of them do not understand the dynamics of the struggle to

actualise Biafra, saying “if Biafra comes up on the day of the election, even a day after swearing in, then everything about the Government will stop. “Therefore anybody who is trying to make trouble in any part of Igbo land in the name of trying to stop election in any part of Igbo land should have a rethink,” he said. He condemned the increasing harassment and extortion of his members who are Keke and bike operators in Anambra State, calling on the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, and the Inspector-General of Police (IG) to pay their security forces especially the Police to avoid exploiting people who worked hard to earn a living. He said “everywhere in Anambrs State the Police are extorting money from people at gun point. The Police has created more hardship for people by seizing people’s bikes. The movement of goods and people from remote places to Onitsha markets has become increasingly difficult. This has created unemployment and hardship for families.”

Don wants Govts to intensify campaign on national re-orientation The Rector, Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Prof Aminu Ibrahim on Sunday urged the three tiers of government to intensity awareness campaign on national reorientation. Ibrahim made the call in a lecture he presented at the formal handing over of renovated Press Centre to the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Sokoto. NAN reports that the Centre was rehabilitated by Gov. Aminu Tambuwal. He said the campaign should be geared toward institutionalising the revival of country’s traditional creative industries for socio-economic growth of the nation. In the lecture titled, “Towards repositioning creative industries for a sustainable socio-economic development in Nigeria” He explained that Nigeria has potentials in developing traditional creative industries that would facilitate more creativity toward encouraging self reliance so as not to rely on white color jobs. “Such moves will surely engage our teeming youths into various skills and address issues of unemployment to promote development in the country. “Private sectors should en-

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sure that they make proportionate investment in the creative industries by way of funding and related services,” he said. He further called on government at all levels to invest in the education sector to enhance socio-economic activities in the country. “Education has been the foundation for creative skills and services as well as technologies in the society. “There is a need for an overall reorientation and modernisation of the informal sector as the base of economy and the key strategy for both poverty eradication and economic self reliance,” he said. He stressed the need for tertiary institutions to focus on research to ensure economic growth based on reinventing the country’s creative industries to match with the global trends.

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Constitution amendment: Speakers conference lauds NASS The Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly has commended the National Assembly for the successful completion of the first step toward the amendment process of the 1999 Constitution. They noted particularly, that the depth of work done would deepen democracy and improve on the quality of governance at all levels in the country. In a statement by the Conference Chairman, Alhaji Ismaila Kamba, the speakers urged the National Assembly to quickly forward the items approved by both chambers to the states for expeditious deliberations and actions by the 36 States Houses of Assembly. Kamba, who is also the Speaker, Kebbi State House of Assembly, said that since the National Assembly had at different stages of the debates and discussions on the amendment process involved the Conference of Speakers, it should not be difficult for the 36 states legislative houses to vote on the issues

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and revert back to the National Assembly. He praised the ingenuity and innovations introduced in the process by the National Assembly during the voting on the issues put forward by the Joint Committee on Constitution Amendment.

“The Conference of Speakers is happy as the National Assembly separated the issues into different Bills, such that it is easy to vote on different issues in a clear manner. “We will enjoin all our colleagues to borrow a leaf from that in the voting on the amendment to the

Senator to empower constituents with 880 scholarships, school building, others in Yobe Sen. Mohammed Hassan (APCYobe South), on Sunday promised to give N20,000 as scholarship to 880 undergraduates from 44 wards in his constituency. Hassan made this known at an interaction with newsmen in Potiskum after the commissioning of various projects. Hassan, who is the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said the beneficiaries would be selected from students studying in different institutions of higher learning. The lawmaker added that he would also pay the salaries of staff of Mohammed Hassan Arabic and Islamic School in Arikime apart from the provision of uniforms to the students. Hassan pledged to donate N2.5 million for the rehabilitation of Fatahul Rahaman Islamic School in his constituency, in line with his conviction that education is one of the greatest legacies to bequeath to the future generation. “I promised as part of my campaign promise to continue to encourage the younger ones to take the issue of education seriously. “That is why I decided to offer scholarship to 20 students from each of the wards in my constituency. “We have identified the students attending institutions of higher learning and we will be giving N20,000 to each of them.

“It is going to be an annual thing to enable the students pay up for registration in school. “This is one of the ways I feel I should encourage our younger ones to rise to whatever height they wish to without hindrance,” he said. Similarly, the lawmaker pledged N20 million as part of his contribution towards the rehabilitation of the Central Mosque in Potiskum. “I came to Potiskum to among other things, commission a school that I built for the benefit of the people of Arikime community. “I gave the sum of N2.5 million to another school that does not have classrooms. They do not even have a place of their own. So, I decided to give them a token to support them,” he said. Hassan said that besides the projects on ground, plans were underway to construct a centre for remedial studies to support the students with poor results. He decried the level of illiteracy among the people, saying all hands must be on deck to salvage the education sector in the state. “If you look at the educational standard of the people, particularly those from my constituency, you will realise that we are down the ladder. “I, therefore, want to use this opportunity to call on the Federal Government to continue to support all programmes that will uplift the educational standard of the

people. “I also want to call on everyone who has the wherewithal to support the needy in the society,” he said. He commended the National Assembly for earmarking N400 million in the 2017 budget for the take-off of the 80-bed hospital that he constructed. Hassan decried the general misconception by Nigerians that lawmakers were collecting monies for constituency projects with nothing to show for it. “As a representative of the people of Yobe South, for instance, I know what my people want and all I need is to ensure that the project will be of benefit to them and is reflected in the budget. “These projects are domiciled in the respective MDAs and they go through the approval process like other process of approval. “That is why we always put pressure on the Federal Government to continue to make releases so that projects can be implemented. “It doesn’t matter if today as a senator representing this senatorial district, I embark on constituency projects, I expect whoever succeeds me to continue with the project. “Same thing with the executive arm of government, government is continuous and whatever we are doing is for the benefit of our people, because we are to represent them,’’ he said.

constitution. “Same procedure can be used by speakers during voting on other thorny and sensitive issues that may come to our respective chambers in the future. “We are also happy that issues that can help improve governance at all levels, strengthen the judiciary, aid the anti-corruption war of the government, entrench separation of powers, develop the legislature at the state levels and improve on the performance of the local government authorities and many important issues have been taken care of in the constitution amendment. “With this constitution amendment, the National Assembly has prepared the ground for the emergence of a new Nigeria with a more solid democracy. “The Speakers are eager to lead other state legislatures to create a better country. The National Assembly should quickly send the amendment documents to us so that we can play our part, “Kamba said. (NAN)

Lagos APC vs Banire: Igbokwe must retract statement or face sanction – FCT Spokesman Tom Okpe, Abuja The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, Adaji Usman has said Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the party should retract his statement against the party or face sanction. Adaji in a press statement on Monday said Mr. Igbokwe made several false claims about national officers of the party which are in response to National Working Committee of the APC annulling the purported expulsion of Muiz Banire, the party’s Legal Adviser where he alleged that Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary, was not validly elected and so could not speak for the party. Adaji opined that the allegation by Igbokwe is absurd and without basis, as Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was validly elected in line with provisions of the party’s constitution on filling vacancies in the NWC. The statement reads; “As the spokesperson of the APC in the FCT, which is in the North-Central zone, I participated fully in the North-Central Convention through which Mallam Abdullahi was elected as the substantive National Publicity Secretary of the APC. “The election had delegates and key stakeholders from the zone,

including four state governors, and was supervised by relevant bodies saddled with such responsibilities, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).” The FCT party spokesman pointed out that his counterpart in Lagos State has definitely stepped out of his bounds by issuing such a reckless statement attacking a highly-placed and reputable national officer of the party adding, “He should retract this obnoxious statement or face disciplinary actions from the Party. “It is surprising that Igbokwe who attended a workshop in Abuja organised by Mallam Abdullahi in his capacity as the National Publicity Secretary will turn around to cast aspersion on Abdullahi. If he had doubts about his position in the party, on what basis then did he attend the conference in Abuja?” Adaji queried. “The worst aspect is the fact that it was the same Abdullahi who stopped the moves by some state publicity secretaries to remove Igbokwe as chairman of the forum of state publicity secretaries of the APC (CAPS). “Igbokwe’s penchant for insulting party leaders must stop; our job as spokespersons for the state chapters of our great party requires temperance, moderation and decorous use of language,” the qualities which he revealed Igbokwe lacks.

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Justice at last: Police sergeant, 2 others to die for lynching 4 UNIPORT students Continued from page 1 the gruesome lynching of four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State in 2012. The four students were Ugonna Obuzor (19) Tekena Elkanah (23) Lloyd Tokwu Mike (22) and Chiadika Biringa (23). The students were lynched at Umokiri Aluu, a University community on October 5, 2012 for allegedly stealing of mobile handset phones and laptop. Justice Ledan Nyor-

dee, however, discharged and acquitted four other persons; Abiodun Yusuf, Joshua Ikpe, Abang Cyril, and John Ayuwu who were jointly sued with the convicts in the eight counts of conspiracy to felony and murder. In his judgment which lasted for over two hours, Justice Nyordee said that the confessional statements by two of the convicted persons, Chukwu and David aligned with the video evidence played in the court which clearly recorded how they all played roles in murder of the four students.

Justice Nyordee said that their offence was capital and liable to death sentence. He, however, discharged and acquitted Abiodun, Joshua, Cyril, and John, on the grounds that the prosecution failed to prove their direct involvement in the criminal act. Justice Nyordee noted that the circumstances that led to their death at the early hours of the fateful day was most condemnable, stressing that the victims did not consider the insecurity situation in the area before they went out to demand for their money at

a very late hour from one Bright (now at large) who raised the alarm that led to their death. Justice Nyordee further held that, “It is regrettable that that the JTF and Aluu police posts could not combine their intelligence to rescue the victims who were burnt to death after they were paraded round the community naked. “The death of the four young four UNIPORT students showed how cheap human life is being viewed by certain people. The sentence against the convicts should teach everybody that human life should be

respected as the utmost value of God, the creator.” The lawyers to the defendants had earlier pleaded that the court should temper justice with mercy and asked that the court should reduce the punishment of the convict, following 1st convict’s status as a married man with two wives and father of many children. The submissions of the lawyers did not hold water as they were countered by the prosecution. The Director of the State Public Prosecution, Otorubio, also urged the court to discountenance

the submission of the defence, saying that the punishment for murder on conviction was death. “They should consider the victims that were killed, especially one of them who was the only son of his family,” the prosecution stated. Earlier, 12 persons, including the Paramount Ruler of Aluu community, Alhaj, Hassan Welewa, were arraigned for the murder of the four youths but Alhaji Welewa and four others got their charges reduced to negligence to wit felony and were later discharged and acquitted last January.

We need more Tony Elumelus to take our children off the streets –Sultan ÏÏÏ The Sultan of

Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the weekend, commended the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its Founder, Tony O. Elumelu for their contribution to entrepreneurship and creation of jobs for young people in the North. The Sultan made this commendation during a courtesy visit by Tony Elumelu, Chairman of UBA Group and Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, shortly before the National Dialogue Series at the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, where Elumelu gave a speech to university students and civic leaders. The Sultan stated that Elumelu’s intervention, through his Foundation, and entrepreneurship advocacy has created jobs and helped in creating security in the North by keeping idle youths off the streets. “We need more Tony Elumelus. We need more Aliko Dangotes,” he said, adding “We continue to appreciate what you are doing for our youth because when you take these children off the streets, you provide the means for them to live a simple life. In that regard, we have a bit of security”. Tagged “Entrepreneurship: An Antidote to Nigerian Youth Unemployment”, the ensuing event, which was held at the University Campus of the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, was hosted by its Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, who commended Elumelu on his dedication to encouraging entrepreneurship

among the youth. “We have been following your activities. Of recent the activity that caught our eyes is the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme where you set aside $100 million for the next 10 years to ensure that African youth, not only Nigerians but African youth develop Africa,” he said In reply, Elumelu appreciated the university for the opportunity to share his message of Africapitalism with the students. He charged the students to adopt the philosophy, noting that it would help them understand their place in transforming Africa. “To attain long term success, I want you to adopt Africapitalism as a guiding philosophy. I want you to develop a keen sense of awareness that Africa is in dire need of leaders both in the private and public sectors and your ideas can indeed transform the continent,” he said to the students. He further challenged the students to take on entrepreneurship as a means of eradicating poverty and creating more jobs in the society. “Only entrepreneurs can create the millions of jobs we need to power our economy out of poverty,” Elumelu said. He charged them to assume responsibility for developing the African continent, saying: “Nobody but us will develop Africa. Africa’s destiny lies in the hands of all of us, Africans”.

President, Rotary Club of Naraguta Jos, Theresa Eyetan (left), presenting some wheelchairs to the physical challenge children, during her installation ceremony in Jos… recently.

Ex-President Jonathan’s Abuja home burgled Continued from page 1 were still on guard duty at the residence. “They were arrested about two weeks ago,” the police source familiar with the development told Premium Times last Tuesday. A trader at the Panteka market, who confessed to being close to one of the fleeing buyers of the stolen items, told the online news medium that the police officers first brought some items to the market for sale in early 2016. According to the trader, “It all started sometimes around March 2016 when a mobile police sergeant came to Tipper Garage market and brought some items for sale. “ He approached one of the wholesalers to buy them, but the trader said he does not buy items from an unconfirmed owner.

“He identified himself as Sergeant Musa and told the trader that he was one of the security men guarding Jonathan’s private residence at Gwarimpa. He took the trader to follow him to confirm that he was not a thief who had come to sell off stolen properties in the market. “The trader followed him to the residence where he met two other policemen, an inspector and a sergeant. They convinced him that the items were part of gifts to them.” The source said that it was not long before he noticed that the stream of transaction had no end, as the Sergeant Musa continued to invite the trader to the residence to pick up fresh items. LIST OF CLOTHES SAID TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN AND SOLD 1. Niger Delta traditional attires in about 20 Ghana-must-go sacks.

2. Suits, each one with “President Jonathan” inscribed in the inner side, in five big Ghana-must-go sacks. 3. About 10 big Ghana-must-go sacks of women attires made from lace materials sewn in Niger Delta style. 4. More than 10 bundles of Ankara materials, known as Atamfa. 5. About 10 sets of babban riga. 6. One big Ghana-must-go sack containing clothes with PDP logo neatly sewn on each one. 7. About 20 Niger Delta bowler hats. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE ITEMS 1. 36 Plasma televisions. 2. About 25 refrigerators. 3. Five sets of furniture. 4. Two sets of sitting room chairs. 5. Several air conditioner units.

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Reviving Nigeria’s extractive industry

hat Nigeria is undergoing wrenching economic dislocation is no more in doubt. This parlous predicament is as result of years of economic mismanagement and dwindling oil revenue. Because of this, most economic activities are halting with attendant unemployment among Nigerians. Experts posit that the country’s present situation would have been avoided if it had not relied only on oil as its economic mainstay but diversified into agriculture and mining. The monoculture nature of the country’s economy has left it at the whims and mercy of price fluctuations in the world’s crude oil markets. Incidentally, all indicators point to the fact that price of oil would remain depressed for a long time. That is why the call for a revival of the mining and minerals sector should be heeded. Economists, geologists and surveyors agree that Nigeria is blessed with enormous mineral resources such as coal, lignite, barite, marble, clay, tantalite, cassiterite, gold, lead, zinc, dolomite, limestone, kaolin, gypsum, bentonite, uranium, phosphate, iron-ore, feldspar, copper, barites, tin and bauxite. They also posit that these minerals would not only fetch the country bountiful financial returns from their extraction, refining and sales, but also generate hundreds of thousands of jobs for Nigerians. Before the discovery of oil in 1956, the country depended on coal for generating much of its electricity and rail transportation. In addition, products like iron-ore, tin, lead; zinc and bauxites were exported for much needed foreign currency. There was time when Nigeria was the world’s largest exporter of columbite. Today, all that remains are relics of these once mighty industries and a sad reminder of their neglect by successive administrations. For too long, the federal and state governments have ignored well-reasoned calls for the immediate exploitation of solid minerals, which, unlike oil that occurs in a few

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enclaves, are available in commercial quantities in every state. Estimates put Nigeria loses at more than N10 trillion annually in unexploited gold alone. Now, minerals mining accounts for only 0.3 per cent of GDP. Moreover, the domestic mining industry is underdeveloped; leading to the country having to import commodities such as salt or iron sheets and billets that can be produced locally. Paradoxically, most bitumen used in road construction in Nigeria is currently imported. Government’s lack of attention is responsible for the unregulated mining activities and illegal smuggling of the products across the borders by unlicensed miners and artisans. Nigerian Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (NEITI) audit report on solid mineral operation, shows there are six buying centres, nine dredging companies, 11 exporters of solid minerals, 14 medium scale mining companies, 35 commercial quarry, 54 construction quarry, eight quarry for manufacturing, bringing a total of 157 activities in the solid mineral sector of the economy. What the country now needs is a comprehensive mining policy that will facilitate massive private domestic and foreign investment. In economic development, mineral resources are the foundation upon which an industrialised economy is built, and industrialisation is essential if Nigeria is to reduce over-dependence on oil –which, despite the revenue it generates, provides employment for less than six per cent of the country’s labour force. In pursuit of this objective, there is the need to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow states to control their own minerals. The placing of mining on the Exclusive List is responsible for the little or no interest in the development of the sector. The reality of dwindling revenues and the prospect of resource control should be a powerful incentive for states to press for the immediate expansion of mining.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Mathew Kukah

Ibrahim Babangida

Wole Soyinka

“The world can provide for the need of everybody but cannot provide for the greed of everybody.”

“The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.”

“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”

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Cabinet reshuffle: Ugwuanyi nominates three more commissioners Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state on Monday sent the names of three new commissioner nominees to the Enugu State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The commissioner designates are Engr. Aloysius Sunday Ogbodo; Mr. Geoffrey Emeka Ede, and Dr. Fountain Chukwuemeka Ekochin. Ugwanyi also sent the name of Mr. Samuel Okechukwu Ngene, to be cleared as member of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC. Ngene was appointed to replace Mr. Geoffrey Emeka Edeh, former chairman of Enugu North Local Government Area, who has been appointed to be a commissioner. Leader of the House, Hon. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, urged his colleagues

to accept the governor’s letter for the confirmation of the nominees. He however said that their screening and possible confirmation would be done Tuesday. The Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Edward Uchenna Ubosi, who read the governor’s message on the floor of the House, directed the Clerk of the House to inform the nominees to make available 25 copies of their curriculum vitae, CV, before the close of work yesterday or this morning to aid the members in the screening. However, it was gathered that a former commissioner designate, Dr. Donatus Ani, who had been cleared by the House was not given any portfolio because his people of Enugu South Local Government Area are averse to his appointment, hence Ugwuanyi was forced to appoint a replacement.

KWSIEC to conduct council poll within 90 days Kehinde Akinpelu , Ilorin

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Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) on Monday announced the timetable for the conduct of local government election in the 16 local government areas of the state. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital, KWSIEC chairman, Dr Usman Ajidagba said the election will hold within the next 90 days. He said the proclamation of the councils poll was in accordance to the powers conferred on KWSIEC in the third schedule, part II of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended in 2011 particularly paragraph 4 of the schedule and

section 20(1) of the Kwara state local government electoral law , Cap 32 law of the state 2006 as amended by section 20(1) of the Kwara state local government electoral (amended) law, 2013. Ajidagba added, “all political parties, relevant stakeholders and general public to be aware of the commencement of this year’s local government electioneering activities.” He said all arrangements have been put in place to ensure a hitch- free election. The KWSIEC chairman assured stakeholders that the process would be transparent while necessary information about the conduct of the election would be released from time to time.

A cross-section of suspected kidnappers, paraded by the Nigeria Police on Abuja/Kaduna road in Kaduna… on Monday.

Bauchi govt releases 194 prisoners Samuel Luka, Bauchi ÏÏÏThe

Bauchi state government said it has through the Committee on Administration of Justice released about 194 prison inmates who have been awaiting trial for over two years with minor offences. This was contained in a Press release signed by Isiaku Muazu, Secretary to the Committee on Administration of Justice in Bauchi state. The statement added that the Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Judge of Bauchi state,

Justice Rabi Talatu Umar also secured the release of other inmates with old age and ill health. “In exercising its duties, the committee had paid a working visit to prison formations in the state. Accordingly, it released inmates with minor offences, old age, ill health, custody awaiting trials for two (2) years and above and granted bails where necessary on July 26, 2017,” the statement read. The committee said it started its working visit to Misau, Azare, Jama’are and Ningi

prisons while Central prison Bauchi was visited on the July 27, 2017. Muazu who gave the breakdown of the released inmates during the committee’s working visit to the prisons said 28 inmates were released from Bauchi prison, 81 in Azare, 25 in Misau, 28 in Ningi while 32 were pardoned in Jama’are prison. The committee, according to the press statement comprises of Justice Rabi Talatu Umar as Chairperson while Commissioner of Police, Comptroller of Prison, Direc-

tor Public prosecution (DPP) and the Chairman of state branch of NBA are serving as members respectively. Justice Umar, had earlier advised the released inmates to be of good conduct and avoid any act that could bring them back to prison, warning that the law is ever ready to deal decisively with anyone who goes contrary to its provisions. Responding, one of the freed inmates thanked Justice Umar for the love shown them, promising to be of good conduct and prayed God to bless her abundantly.

Police kills four suspected robbers in C’River Edem Edem, Calabar Police in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have shot dead four persons suspected to be armed robbers. One of the deceased was said to have been released from the prison barely two weeks ago, for allegedly robbing an unidentified man and dispossessing him of some valuables. The incident occurred yesterday morning. An eye witness who spoke with Daily Times moments after Police drove away with the bodies of the criminals, said they (robbers) were pur-

sued from “somewhere” where they had robbed a man and were intercepted opposite Government Secondary School, Barracks road where there was an exchange of gunfire. “At about 12.30 pm, we heard gun shots only to discover that a Police vehicle was pursuing some five persons who were driving in a sport utility vehicle. The Police were shooting and the robbers were replying but we later discover that the State Anti-Robbery Squad which pursued them were better prepared” “They killed four of

the robbers, including one person who some people said has just returned from prison, while one was arrested alive” the witness said. He said nobody knew where the robbers were pursued from but that exchange of gunfire was fierce opposite the school. And when the robbers suspected that they were being overpowered, they attempted to run away and this helped the Police to gun them down” “They have just been taken to the Police headquarters and we counted four of them while one

was still breathing as at the time they drove away from here” one Okon Etim who said he lived not too far from the scene said. When contacted the Spokesperson of the state Police command, ASP Irene Ugbo confirmed the incident but said she could not give the number of casualties. “I have just confirmed that some robbers have been intercepted but I cannot give you the casualty figure now. I am in a meeting,” she said when our correspondent called her for confirmation.

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Two die, 10 injured in an electricity tragedy Saka Bolaji - Minna

Convener, Nigerian Patriots Call (NPC), Uche Diala (middle); Co-Convener, Mr. Efe Tony-Williams (left); Chairman, Planning Committee, Mr. Chris Chinedu (2nd left) and other members of the organisation, during the declaration for a United Nigeria, Based on Equity, Truth and Justice in Abuja… recently.

Name cultists, hemp smokers in your areas–Ilorin descendants’ union Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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The Director General of Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Babatunde Irukera, has canvassed for mutual trust between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Council for a healthier relationship in the interest of Nigerian consumers. The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), an umbrella body of all sociocultural organisations in the Ilorin emirate, on Monday, asked members of various communities in the emirate to expose members of suspected secret cult in their areas. The union lamented that over 30 persons have

so far been killed in the last 6 months in various brutal attacks carried out by rival cult groups in various parts of the state. The union also asked the communities to name those involved in sales of liquor in prohibited communities and those involved in smoking of cannabis sativa and other prohibited substances as step towards of eradication Addressing a security stakeholders meeting held at the union’s national secretariat, Ilorin, its national president, Alhaji Abdulhamid Adi, expressed sadness that Ilorin emirate which was hitherto known for peace and harmony has been turned into theatre of

war. ‘‘Level of criminality is getting worrisome within the metropolis .In the last 6 months more that 30 lives were wasted by cultist. ‘‘Notorious areas include Agbo -Oba , Gada, Edun ,Gambari, and Ajikobi .The latest ones about two weeks ago were at Okesuna, Stadium etc’’ ,he said. Adi said the union conveyed the stakeholders meeting to rob minds with stakeholders on how to nip the alarming trend in the bud. As a step toward addressing the menace, the chairman, IEDPU Security Committee, Ambassador Usman Abduazeez, said unless the members

of every community volunteer to purge their areas of crimes the anti-cult war and other prevailing security challenges might be difficult to win. He urged every community to come up with the lists of suspected cult members and criminal in their community for security agencies to act upon. Abdulazeez however warned against taking laws into their hands stressing that they must at all times cat within the confines of the law. The meeting was attended Head of Divisional Police Officers, representatives of Department of State Security Services, vigilante and Metro security initiatives set up by the IEDPU in various communities.

Bello proposes N11b supplementary budget, seeks Assembly approval Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

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a bid to take care of certain areas of economic development that were not previously captured in this year’s budget, the Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has submitted a supplementary budget of N11billion for the 2017 fiscal year to the state House of As-

sembly. In a letter sent to the Assembly seeking its approval of the supplementary budget, the governor stated that it would enable the administration continue in executing its projects and programmes. The governor also said that the supplementary budget will address security is-

sues and other obvious sectors and challenges that are within and outside the current approved budget. The governor had earlier in the year signed N174.8billion appropriation bill into law after it was approved by the state assembly. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon.

Ahmed Imam, after reading the letter before his colleagues, directed the Majority Leader, Hon. Mathew Kolawole, to slate it on the order paper for consideration at the next legislative day. The house is expected to consider the governor’s request when members resume sitting today.

No fewer than two persons were confirmed died just as 10 others were critically injured in an electricity incident that occurred at Agwan Biri area of Minna the Niger state capital. An eyewitness stated that the deceased were electrocuted when they got in contact with home appliances during a surge of power supply. When contacted the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) Ibrahim Audu Hussaini, confirmed the incident to our correspondent in Minna, saying that one of the dead, has been buried. Hussaini added that 10 other people who were injured in the incident were rushed to the hospital, revealing that two of the injured are in critical condition. He told our reporter that 49 houses were affected in incident which he said was suspected to have

been caused by power surge resulting from contact between 33KV line and distribution line in the area. persons died while about 10 others were injured and that 49 houses were affected,” he said. The Head of Public Relations and Media of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Mallam Ahmed Shekarau, also disclosed that the company has sent a fact finding team to the scene of the incident to ascertain its cause. In a text message to journalists over the incident, Shekarau expressed deep sympathy to the families of the deceased and the community, adding that “in the meantime the management of the company expressed deep sympathy to the family of the two deceased and three persons receiving treatment in the hospital” Shakarau noted that the company will issue a detailed statement on the unfortunate incident after the report of the fact finding team.

Uphold ideals of Binis, Oba Ewuare II tells members of Benin Forum Titus Akhigbe, Benin

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The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, has urged the leaders and members of Benin Forum to hold on tenaciously to the original ideals and vision behind the setting up of the forum in 2009 by Oba Erediauwa of blessed memory. Stating this when members of Benin Forum led by its chairman and Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, paid him a courtesy visit in his palace, the monarch said the forum was established among others, to provide an umbrella for other Benin Association at home and abroad. He told members of the forum to always do everything possible to support the Benins like they have always done, in order for them to excel in their field of human endeavours. The Benin monarch also charged affluent Benin indigenes and those in position of authority to always try to offer assistance to their people and help fast tract development in the kingdom. Oba Ewuare II drew the attention of members of Benin Forum to the challenges of boundary disputes as well as the incursion and aggression being exhibited by the Ijaws, especially in

Gelegele area and enjoined them to join forces together to arrest the ugly development. He prayed that God and the ancestors should grant members of the forum the grace, wisdom, strength and resources to achieve the aims and objectives of the Benin Forum. Earlier, the chairman of Benin Forum and the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri said they were in the palace to introduce the Forum and its vision to the Oba of Benin, who is the life patron of the Forum. He said the aim of the Forum is to struggle for the growth of Benin people and the development of the kingdom. Chief Edebiri informed His Royal Majesty that the Forum usually collaborate with the palace and the state government to achieve its vision and mission and pledged the Forum’s readiness to support the vision of Oba Ewuare II in order for the Oba’s reign to be eventful, successful and peaceful. The Benin Forum is social-cultural organization established by Oba Erediauwa in 2009 to provide a rallying point for the Benin’s at home and abroad.

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NCC seeks new strategy to explore 5G networks Stories by Tony Nwakaegho In a bid to boost broadband penetration in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured that in addition to making available spectrum for broadband penetration, it has already put in place a robust strategy to explore same for the benefit of all Nigerians. He said this would also enhance huge possibilities of 5G networks. The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Sunday Dare, gave the assurance in a paper titled: ‘Imagery and National Cohesion in the Age Communication Technology’, which was presented at the Annual Lecture of Mass Communication Students’ Association, University of Lagos. Dare said in the paper presented by NCC’s Head of Online Media and Special Publications, Mr. Omoniyi Ibietan that “The next evolution of mobile broadband is 5G. As the country’s telecom regulator, the NCC, has already put in

SUNDAY DARE , Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder

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place a robust strategy to explore the benefits of 5G networks to all Nigeria.” He underscored that 5G will offer Nigerians the power to be able to use bandwidth to do more with their devices, making them more versatile than ever before. “People using a 5G network will be able to

browse the web, download files and even stream video at blistering speeds,” he stressed. In keeping with the spirit of the National Broadband Plan, which instituted clear processes to make broadband available, accessible and affordable in all nooks and crannies of Nigeria, he added that

NCC has earmarked for commercial broadband, deployment of two slots in the 700MHz band. According to him, other bands that would serve the purpose of broadband deployment are the 800MHz band, also known as the Digital Dividend 1, which has been re-planned and licensed for LTE deployment to support roaming Internet access by cell phones and handheld devices. “The 60GHz unlicensed band will soon be opened up for broadband deployment; the 900MHz E-GSM band has been licensed for LTE deployment; The 2.3GHz band was licensed for LTE deployment; The 2.6GHz band was licensed for broadband wireless; and the 70/80GHz band (E-Band) is also opened up for LTE deployment,” he said. Dare stressed that as the commission plans for the future, it is also addressing current challenges, which explains the declaration of 2017 as the Year of the Nigerian Telecom Consumer. He said that the declaration is a statement of commitment by the commission to back Nigerians all the way, as the citizens tap into the limitless possibilities offered by new communication technologies.

NiRA to host AFRINIC-27 policy meeting in Q4 2017 Nigeria plans to host African Network Information Center (AFRINIC’s) open public policy meetings, in the last quarter of the year. AFRINIC is the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Africa.It hosts two open public policy meetings every year in various locations throughout its service region. Rev’d Sunday Folayan, president, Executive Board of the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA), explained that the AFRINIC meetings provide unique opportunities for Internet-related individuals and organisations to gather and to discuss the policies governing Internet number resource distribution in the

African region. The meetings, he added, would serve as platforms to share technical knowledge, and to attend workshops and tutorials.

Rev’d Sunday Folayan, President, NIRA

The President, therefore, appealed to stakeholders in the Nigerian Domain Name system (DNS) industry to support NiRA to host the 2017 Public Policy Meeting, tagged: AFRINIC-27 in Lagos from 27th November, 2017 to 2nd December , 2017. “The first meeting of each year, he said, “is held during the Africa Internet Summit (AIS). The annual AIS is a regional multi-stakeholder ICT conference, which brings together Africa’s ICT business and technical community to discuss regional and global ICT issues and challenges. The AIS is organised jointly by AFRINIC and AfNOG. An Annual General Meeting (AGM) is also held during the first AFRINIC Meeting of each year. He said,”My appeal is that all NiRA stakeholders should key into the program of activities for the meeting.

Global payment cards record 14bn in 2016, target 17bn in 2022 The number of payment cards is being envisioned to increase worldwide from a total of 14 billion representing 8 per cent in 2016; and the total count targeted to exceed 17 billion by 2022, according to the RBR report, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2022. A key driver of growth is demand in Asia-Pacific, particularly in China, where financial inclusion initiatives account for the lion’s share of the increase, RBR said in a press release. The report attributes much of the recent growth to inroads made by Union Pay. The brand increased its market share to 43 per cent in 2016, extending its lead over Visa and MasterCard. In terms of sheer card numbers, UnionPay has been the largest scheme globally since 2010. By the end of 2016, the payment scheme had 6

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billion cards in circulation, the release said. RBR found that UnionPay, Visa and MasterCard collectively account for 80 per cent of cards worldwide. The remaining 20 per cent are travel and entertainment card schemes (American Express, Diners Club and JCB), Discover and domesticonly bank and private label cards. Currently, UnionPay remains a largely domestic scheme, with less than 1 per cent of its cards issued outside China. However, the scheme continues to expand to new markets, and the adoption of its chip standards in six Asia-Pacific countries hints at plans by UnionPay to step up international growth. At home in China, the scheme eventually will face greater competition. Visa and MasterCard are now awaiting clarification from the Chinese regulator before submitting applications to operate domestically in the country. “UnionPay may struggle to maintain its high global share once the international schemes obtain domestic licences to operate in China,” Daniel Dawson of RBR said in the release. He adds:”It will increasingly look to expand its business abroad to counteract competition in its home market.”

WhatsApp: Over 1bn users recorded daily There are 7.5 billion people on this planet, while WhatsApp says that 13.3 per cent of them are using Whatsapp every day. The news was posted, recently by WhatsApp. According to the messaging app, which is owned by Facebook, other notable stats include: 1.3 billion monthly active users, 55

billion messages sent daily, 4.5 billion photos shared daily, 1 billion videos shared daily and 60 languages supported. Last year, WhatsApp had one billion users a month. It’s catching up with Facebook, which has 2 billion active users a month as of June 27.

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‘Strategic information technology panacea to economic recovery’ Expert in the telecom industry has said that Nigeria’s quick economic recovery lies in strategic information technology implementation schemes. This was the view canvassed by Professor Adesola Aderounmu, President, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Prof. Aderounmu made the remark at the 19th National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), in Abuja, recently, adding that sustainability issues have both local and global dimensions. He said that a world in which poverty, inequalities, environmental threats and human insecurity thrive, threatens the present and the future, technology advances have obviously transformed the world, but very significant divides – societal and digital – remain and are expanding. According to him, the challenges are not new, but innovative IT-oriented

Professor Adesola Aderounmu, president, Nigeria Computer Society models, responses and culture are needed. He said; “Our present economic challenges show clearly that oil is not our future. A strategic IT which focuses on sustainability through local content and other critical elements is the way forward. The

conference will bring the issues of inclusion and sustainability to the front burner. “The Global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a huge agenda. Tackling these huge challenges, using IT innovation, is what this year’s Conference entails. It is an agenda for current and future generations. The goals are ambitious but achievable. The IT community is equal to the task”. According to him, the quest for solutions to the country’s challenges was aptly captured in the Conference, themed, “Information Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development”, envisaging that local players would continue to proffer ways to meet Nigeria’s needs to eradicate poverty, food security and digital inclusion; eHealth, mHealth and Innovation

- sustainable healthcare for all, digital economies: capacity building, startups and youth innovation, amongst others. The 13th International Conference, which is a multi -stakeholder event, brought together stakeholders from the government, industry, academia, the United Nations, multilateral agencies, International organisations, youth groups and civil society, to raise critical issues, debate, exchange information, conduct demos, share innovative ideas and produce clear and actionable recommendations that plot the way forward. “This year, a session was dedicated to examining how new disruptive technologies can help the cause of sustainable development. Following impressive outcomes last year, the Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Platform continues,” the NCS President said.

African startups, Gidi Mobile, Siyavula secure $2.5m grants from Google Google has announced a $50million in Googleorg non-profit grants to help people prepare for the changing nature of work, out of which $20m will be apportioned to Africa. It announced during the Google for Nigeria event in Lagos, that the initial grants of $2.5m to the nonprofit arms of African startups, Gidi Mobile and Siyavula, is to provide free access to learning for 400,000 low-income students in Nigeria and South Africa. Gidi Mobile Ltd is a mobile technology enterprise, which created Gidimo, Africa’s first mobile learning and personal advancement platform, while the Startup is on a mission to inspire and enable Africans to achieve their personal advancement goals. Also, Siyavula is a startup that enables educators create, share, and adapt freely accessible and openly-licensed Open Education Resources (OERs) which are aligned to the South African school Mathematics and Science curricula. Siyavula material can be adapted to ensure cultural relevance or refreshed without incurring costs, unlike the vast majority of material which is under a traditional, restrictive copyright license. , Siyavula in addition to the online, printable resources publishes a range of

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free Mathematics and Science textbooks. Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Google, said in Lagos, “Our charitable arm, Google.org, is committing $20 million over the next five years to nonprofits that are working to improve lives across Africa. “We’re giving $2.5m in initial grants to the nonprofit arms of African startups Gidi Mobile and Siyavula to provide free access to learning for 400,000 lowincome students in South Africa and Nigeria. The grantees will also develop new digital learning materials that will

be free for anyone to use.” He said,”We also want to invite nonprofits from across the continent to share their ideas for how they could impact their community and beyond. So we’re launching a Google.org Impact Challenge in Africa in 2018 to award $5 million in grants.” Pichai disclosed that any eligible nonprofit in Africa can apply, and anyone will be able to help select the best ideas by voting online.

19 Tech Times Airtel bags LCCI’s service excellence in telecom award In recognition of its outstanding service delivery, leading telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria, on Saturday, bagged the Service Excellence in Telecommunication Award at the 2017 Commerce & Industry Awards organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). As part of its core mandate of trade promotion and business & policy advocacy, the LCCI recognizes deserving corporate organizations, public institutions and individuals that have contributed meaningfully to the development of commerce and industry in different sectors of the Nigerian economy on an annual basis. Commenting on the award, Mr. Ahmad Mohkles, chief commercial officer at Airtel Nigeria, dedicated the award to all Airtel Nigeria team and customers that have contributed to the consistent growth of the

company. The Award which comes on the back of Airtel’s recent recognition as the Most Outstanding Customer Centric Telecoms Brand of the Year by Nigeria’s leading Marketing Publication, Marketing Edge highlights the Telco’s commitment to delivering innovative and consumer friendly products to the different segments of telco subscribers in the country. The glamorous event which held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos had in attendance industry thought leaders, brand owners and regulators across Africa. The objective of the Annual Commerce and Industry Award recognizes, promotes and celebrates private and public institutions operating in Nigeria for best business practices, growth through innovations, business sustainability and positive impact on the people and the society at large.

Cisco alerts of ‘destruction of service’ attacks N e t w o rk i n g company, Cisco, has said that the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks and forecasts are potential “destruction of service” (DeOS) attacks. In its 2017 Mid-year Cyber Security Report, Cisco revealed that these DeOS attacks could eliminate organisations’ backups and safety nets required to restore systems and data after an attack. The report provides datadriven industry insights and cyber security trends from the first half of the year, along with actionable recommendations to improve security posture. It is based on data from a vast footprint, amounting to a daily ingest of over 40 billion points of telemetry. According to Cisco, with the advent of the Internet of things (IOT), key industries are bringing more operations online, increasing attack surfaces and the potential scale and impact of these threats.

It indicated that the recent cyber incidents, such as, WannaCry and Nyetya showED the rapid spread and wide impact of attacks that look like traditional ransomware, but are much more destructive. The networking company noted that these events foreshadow what Cisco is calling destruction of service attacks, which can be far more damaging, leaving businesses with no way to recover. The report added that IOT continues to offer new opportunities for cyber criminals, and its security weaknesses, ripe for exploitation, will play a central role in enabling these campaigns with escalating impact. Cisco believes recent IOT botnet activity already suggests some attackers may be laying the foundation for a widereaching, high-impact cyber threat event that could potentially disrupt the Internet.

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Lagos govt evacuates 12,600 tonnes of waste from streets, drains in 10 days Peter Fowoyo

L-R: Acting General Commanding Officer (GCO), 3 Armored Division of Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Benjamin Ahanotu; Eze Nd’Igbo of Jos, Prof. Joseph Obilom and President-General, Igbo Community Association, Jos, Mr. Innocent Asogwa, during a courtesy visit to the GOC in Jos… recently.

Peace Corps of Nigeria reinstate, plan to partner with other security agencies Akam James, Yenagoa

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the recent passage of the harmonised version of the National Peace Corps bill by the Senate, the Bayelsa State chapter commandant, Mr, Micheal Ogbomah, has reinstated plans to continuously dialogue with the various security agencies in the state to ensure lasting peace and a crime free state, noting that a safe and secured society depends on her citizens. The National Assembly had last week passed the harmonised bill of the Nation-

al Peace Corps (NPC) merging the National Unity and peace Corps of Nigeria and Peace Corps of Nigeria into one body. Speaking in Yenagoa, at the weekend during a rally with officers of the corps, Ogbomah assured Bayelsans that as soon as the bill receives presidential assent the corps will swing into action to ensure criminal activities in the state is nip in the bud. He urged youths in the state to desist from acts that are criminal and inimical to the society to attract more development from

government, adding that security agencies and the eye of the law is watching them and anyone caught will be handed to the appropriate quarter for prosecution. He further admonished officers of the corps to remain law abiding and not allow this opportunity swell their heads, noting that their task ahead is quiet enormous and it needs the cooperation of everyone in the state. He disclosed that though the recruitment exercise was over but the office was still open to volunteers from all quarter

who wants to identify with the organisation, adding that the officers will deploy strategies to effectively protect the state through the neighbourhood watch agenda. “The recruitment exercise is over at the moment but the door of our office is open to volunteers that are ready to identify with us, we need everyone to join in the campaign against criminality. We haven’t started the neighbourhood watch as stipulated in the act but as soon as the bill is assented to we will put in our best to securing the state”

Plateau to boost security, equip agencies Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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Plateau State Government has expressed its commitment to provide the necessary facilities to the security agencies in the state to enable them perform their duties effectively. The state Governor, Simon Lalong gave this assurance when the Assistant Commandant General, Nigerian Security

and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Zone H, Osaro Osawiegie paid him a courtesy call at Government House in Jos Monday. The governor who was represented by his Deputy, Professor Sonni Tyoden explained that “NSCDC has done well in the maintenance of peace in the state, hence we will do our best to support the agency as well as

other security agencies by providing needed equipments to compliment their effort”, he said.He however appealed to the corps to give more slots to Plateau indigenes when recruiting personnel into its service. Earlier, Assistant Commandant General Osaro Osanwiegie said he was in the state for a threeday working visit and appreciated the

government and the people of the state for cooperating with the corps in curtailing security challenges. The commandant however commended the governor for donating an office to the NSCDC and appealed for more cooperation from people noting that the corps was always ready to protect the state in line with its mandate.

Efforts by the Lagos State Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Visionscape to clear the state of debris has yielded a positive result as over 12,600 metric tonnes of waste from over 80 locations across the state have been cleared within 10 days. The clean up of refuse dumps all over the State began last month in an exercise tagged ‘Operation Deep Clean’. Visionscape has been clearing up black spots - illegal waste dump sites. Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare in a statement affirmed the government’s resolve to rid the state of refuse heaps and solicited the support of all residents for the soon-to-be fully launched Cleaner Lagos Initiative. “Since the exercise began, over 80 locations across the State have been covered and we are building momentum in spite of the heavy rainfall this season. We are building a new culture of waste management in Lagos State. We are optimistic that all communities in Lagos State will see overall benefits of this drive to put an integrated waste management system in place “, he said. Speaking in an interview, Mrs Abiodun Yusuff, a shop owner in Egbeda area of the state, said the good job being done by the government deserved commendation, adding that the government was silently revolutionizing waste management in the state. She

said the positive impact of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative is being felt in the state. “I was getting worried about the seriousness of the State Government to address waste management because at some point and even in some areas now, you still find heaps of refuse on the road. But I commend the government officials for the good job they did in our area. My only charge to them is that they should not relent but keep on cleaning everywhere and ensure that the state is free of waste,” she said. Following the torrential rain in the state last week, many areas including Akobi Crescent were flooded and overtaken by debris, with people unable to access their streets and homes. Within hours, officials of the Ministry of Environment including the Commissioner were on site and the new waste management partner of the State Government, Visionscape, moved to the area and cleaned it up. Over 80 locations have been cleared up spanning from Abijo along Lekki Expressway in Eti Osa Local Government, Oke Afa Bridge around Oke Afa Bus Stop in Ejigbo, Osapa Junction in Lekki, AworiOniyaya/Balogun Ilawe in Agege, Alabama Suru Market in Ifelodun area, Durbar Road, Mile 2 (Jakande Estates) Amuwo Odofin, Olaogun Street in Ebute Meta Yaba, Roju Avenue in Kosofe/Ojota, Church Bus Stop at Igando Road, Igando Ikotun, St Finbars College in Akoka, Moshood Abiola Model Market in Agege Lagos, among others.

2 die, 8 injured in Ogun road mishap Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

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Two persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus and a multi – coloured Benz truck in area J3 along Ijebu Ode /Benin Expressway in Ogun on Monday. The Public Relations Officer (PRO), Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident. Akinbiyi stated that the Toyota Hiace bus with registration number ENU 994 ZH drove in the direction prohibited by law and in the process one of its rear tyres busted and the bus rammed into the truck which was driving on the right lane. “The accident involved

a white 14 seater Toyota Hiace commercial bus and a multi coloured Benz truck with registration number MUS 727 XX loaded with generating sets. “The Toyota Haice Bus drove in the direction prohibited by traffic law, going through one way and in the process, one of its rear tyres busted and rammed into the truck which was driving on right lane.Seven males and one female were injured including the driver of the bus while two males were dead, ” he said. The TRACE spokesman explained that both the dead and the injured were taken to a private hospital in Ijebu-Ode, while the two vehicles were moved to Ogere Police Station.

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EMETORO OGHENEKEVWE SOLOMON

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CORRECTION OF NAME

MRS. AMESINU CONFIDENCE OSINACHI

MERCY ONYI ANAEME

ADEYEMI EBUNLOMO MARIA

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI DUPE ALIX, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ADEYEMI EBUNLOMO MARIA. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 17TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1953 AND NOT 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1950. THAT ALL THE DOCUMENT BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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AGBAGBUE VICTOR CHIGOZIRIM

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WILLIAMS UZOCHUKWU PRECIOUS

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ABIOLA YIUSUF OLAMIDE

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SLEIMAN EVELYN

ADEBOWALE SAMUEL AKINTUNDE

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JOSEPH MARTINS EFFANG

OGUNDIYA JOHN PRECIOUS

EBHODAGHE EVELYN AKHERE

I formerly known and addressed as OLUGBEMI FOLUSHO SHADE now wish to be known and addressed as ONYENUWE RUTH BALOGUNAYANFE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

EGBO

I, formerly known and addressed as EGBO OKECHUKWU IFEBUCHE, now wish to be known and addressed as OKECHUKWU EGBO. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

EKEZIE I, formerly known and addressed as EKEZIE JERRY, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEUKWU EKEOMA JERRY.All former documents remain valid. Zenith Bank and General public should please take note.

MADU I, formerly known and addressed as MIKE O. MADU, now wish to be known and addressed as MIKE ODERA ISRAEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKONKWO

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKONKWO DORATHY NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EMMANUEL DORATHY NGOZIKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH EFFANG ISELI now wish to be known and addressed as JOSEPH MARTINS EFFANG .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

NGENE I, formerly known and addressed NGENE BETHTEL ONYEDIKACHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as UDEH BETHTEL ONYEDIKACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. NGWU

I, formerly known and addressed as NGWU JANET NWAEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as NGWU JANET EKENMA. My correct date of birth 1st January 1954. All former documents remain valid. Access Banks and General public should please take note. EJIM

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EJIM EVELYN CHINWENDU,now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ENYINNA EVELYN CHINWENDU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGUNDIYA JOHN AYOKUNLE now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNDIYA JOHN PRECIOUS .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. OKORO I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORO CHIKAODILI MIRIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKPALA CHIKAODILI MIRIAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OZOMMA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS DORIS NONYELUM JOY OZOMMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS DORIS NONYEREM IDOWU. All former documents remain valid. Banks, Institutions, Government and General public should please take note.

ONUEGBU I, formerly known and addressed as ANTHONY CHUKWUEMEKA ONUEGBU, now wish to be known and addressed as REV. CANON TONY EMEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

AKPA

UJUNWA

I, formerly known and addressed as AKPA MERCY EBERECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as AKPA EBERECHUKWU CORDELIA. My correct date of date 4th May 1995. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UJUNWA CALISTA ODIMEGWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UJUNWA CALISTA AGWUNOBI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

AWOLOWO CHIDI DAVID

I formerly known and addressed as INEGBENEDION EVELYN AKHERE now wish to be known and addressed as EBHODAGHE EVELYN AKHERE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

MEMUD ABIODUN FEYISARA

I, formerly known and addressed as PATIENCE UDOFIA, but want to add ‘SUNDAY’ to my existing name. That I now wish to be known, called and addressed as PATIENCE UDOFIA SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as BABALOLA ABIODUN FEYISARA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MEMUD ABIODUN FEYISARA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS IHEKWOABA-CHUKWU VIVIAN ONYINYECHI

MRS. OLUSINA SIMBIAT ADEBISI

I formerly known as MISS IHEKWOABA VIVIAN ONYINYECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IHEKWOABACHUKWU VIVIAN ONYINYECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS GBADEBO SIMBIAT ADEBISI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. OLUSINA SIMBIAT ADEBISI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OYELAJA DOLAPO ABIODUN

MRS EGWU OLUCHUKWU CHARITY

I, formerly known and addressed as AWE DOLAPO ABIODUN, now wish to be known and addressed as OYELAJA DOLAPO ABIODUN, due to marriage. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly Miss ONWURAH OLUCHUKWU CHARITY now wants to be known and adressed as MRS EGWU OLUCHUKWU CHARITY.All documents bearing former name remain valid. General public take note.

AGBARAJI EBELE AGATHA

I formerly known and addressed as NWEKE EBELE AGATHA now wish to be known and addressed as AGBARAJI EBELE AGATHA .All former documents and Certificates remain valid. Banks,Immigration,relevant authorities and General public to please take note.

ANI NEBEOLISA FIDELIS

I formerly known and addressed as ANI NEBECHI FIDELIS now wish to be known and addressed as ANI NEBEOLISA FIDELIS .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

BENJAMIN NSEOBONG BLESSING

ELIZABETH ADENIKE BABARINDE

I formerly known and addressed as ETIM NSEOBONG BLESSING now wish to be known and addressed as BENJAMIN NSEOBONG BLESSING .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ELIZABETH BABARINDE now wish to be known and addressed as ELIZABETH ADENIKE BABARINDE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OKAFOR

FREDRICK OKORO OLUWANIFEMI

I, formerly known and addressed as ONYIA DOMINIC CYPRIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYIA DOMINIC CYPRIAN MAGBO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKAFOR JOSEPHINE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONU JOSEPHINE. All former documents remain Valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DAUDA KEHINDE OLUWANIFEMI now wish to be known and addressed as FREDRICK OKORO OLUWANIFEMI .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ANYUBA , formerly known and addressed as PETER ANYUBA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANI TOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed EZE JACOB IFEANYI, now wish to be known and addressed as EDE FRIDAY NNABUGO.All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ONYIA

NWODO

I, formerly known and addressed as NWODO MERCY, now wish to be known and addressed as NWODO EBERE CLEMENTINA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

AKUDIGBO

I, formerly known and addressed as AKUDIGBO JULIET IFEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as EZIEKE JULIET IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

EZE

OBIA I, formerly known and addressed as OBIA SCHOLASTICA .C. and OZOKE GEORGINIA .C., now wish to be known and addressed as OBIA SCHOLASTICA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

ANWURUEBO

MYWAY

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANWURUEBO CHISOM LORITA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWANKWOANI CHISOM LORITA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MYWAY CHRISTIANA UCHENDU,now wish to be known and addressed as MYWAY KALU UCHENDU. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

ONYEBUCHI

EZEA

I, formerly known and addressed as ONYEBUCHI CHINENYE and ONYEBUCHI CHINENYE JACHIMMA, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEBUCHI CHINENYE JACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. First Bank and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEA JUDITH ODINKEMMA,now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CLESTUS JUDITH ODINKEMMA. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and General public should please take note.

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RASAKI SEMIU AKANBI

Formerly known and addressed as RASAQ SEMIU now wish to be known and addressed as RASAKI SEMIU AKANBI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. KINGDAVID ALOBO ABRIBA AWURU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID ALOBO EGBE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KINGDAVID ALOBO ABRIBA AWURU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AMOO ABIOLA ADETOMILOLA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADANRI ABIOLA ADETOMILOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMOO ABIOLA ADETOMILOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. FIRST BANK, GTB, MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE COUNCIL OF NIGERIA AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IBITOYE TOYIN ELIZABETH I formerly known and addressed as UWAJE TOYIN ELIZABETH, now wish to be known and addressed as IBITOYE TOYIN ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note. OLUWAKEMI OLUWATOPE OLOKODE

I formerly known as Kemi Yemisi Olokode wish to be known and addressed as Oluwakemi Oluwatope Olokode .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME That I ADAMU TUNDE USMAN is the same person bearing these names ADAMU USMAN wish to be known and addressed as ADAMU TUNDE USMAN. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

IYOHA ABIEYUWA STEPHANY I formerly known and addressed as NOMA IYOHA ABIEYUWA STEPHANY, now wish to be known and addressed as IYOHA ABIEYUWA STEPHANY, all former documents remain valid General public take note

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm and inform the general public that IKENNA GODWIN EZE IKENNA and EZE IKENNA GODWIN refers to one and the same person. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. OLABANJI TAIWO RAPHEAL

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Olabanji Taiye Sunday NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Olabanji Taiwo Rapheal. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. FIDELITY AND DIAMOND BANK TAKE NOTE. KPURUGBARA CELESTINE BARIDUURA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ATURA CELESTINE BARIDUURA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KPURUGBARA CELESTINE BARIDUURA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MR. OFON UDO EKPENYONG

FATIMO ABEKE ADEKOYA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GANIU FATIMO ADUKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FATIMO ABEKE ADEKOYA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MORKA SAMSON NDUKA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORKA VICTOR I.K. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORKA SAMSON NDUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DOSUMU OLUMIDE EMMANUEL

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JAME ODAFE FESTILS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDISI ODAFE FESTILS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Formerly known and addressed as GIWA OMOTARA OLUMIDE now wish to be known and addressed as DOSUMU OLUMIDE EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHANGE OF NAME & CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

BELLO ICHA TIJANI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OWOEYE FOLASHADE TANWA WRONG DATE OF BIRTH 29/0I/I993 NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AARON FOLASHADE TANWA CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH 29/0I/ I992. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MUTALA SULE

CHIDIEGWU CELESTINA CHIENYENWA

SARAH ADEDOYIN BABATUNDE

DARAMOLA OKIKIOLA SIKIRU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDOYIN ADEPEJU BABATUNDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SARAH ADEDOYIN BABATUNDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDUL SEMIU OLADIMEJI OLANREWA. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DARAMOLA OKIKIOLA SIKIRU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as CHINASAOKWU CELESTINA CHIENYENWA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIDIEGWU CELESTINA CHIENYENWA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

CHRISTANUS OGULEDO

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BELLO ADINOYI ISMAILA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BELLO ICHA TIJANI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known as Musa Sulaiman wish to be known and addressed as Musa Adamu. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ADEWALE BIMBO STELLA I formerly known as Gafaru Bimbo wish to be known and addressed as Adewale Bimbo Stella. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formally known and addressed as Christanus Ogu with the date of birth 22nd of September, 1986 now wish to be known and addressed as Christanus Oguledo with the date of birth 21st of November 1985. All former documents remain valid. The general public should take note.

This is to confirm that I, MICHAEL SEUN ADEMOLA is the same person answering MICHAEL ADEMOLA. Now wish to be known as MICHAEL SEUN ADEMOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

TIJANI RAHMOTALAI ADENIKE

AFOLABI ZAINAB OLAWUNMI

UFERE MONDAY

OKOLI IFEANYI CHRISTOPHER

I formerly known as ADIGUN RAHMOTALAI ADENIKE wish to be known and addressed as TIJANI RAHMOTALAI ADENIKE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as ALADEJOBI ZAINAIB OLAWUNMI wish to be known and addressed as AFOLABI ZAINAB OLAWUNMI. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

CHIMEKA CHINELO IMMANUELA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known as Idi Chinelo Immanuela now wish to be known and addressed as Chimeka Chinelo Immanuela. All former document remain valid, general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

MRS. ISHOLA ADERONKE DEBORAH

AKINYELURE OLUWASEUN JERIMIAH

My name was wrongly written as TYOWASE TERUMGWA ISHMAEL instead of TYOWASE TERUNGWA ISHMAEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS FADIJO ADERONKE DEBORAH, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ISHOLA ADERONKE DEBORAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known called and I’m addressed as AKINYELURE OLUWASEGUN JEREMIAH, now wish to be known called and addressed as AKINYELURE OLUWASEUN JERIMIAH. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

This is to inform the general public especially the people of Ikosi Isheri L. C. D. A, the naming of Arc. Adekunle Areago Avenue, Off Foursquare Gospel Way, Water Side Zone, Magodo Phase 2 Lagos, in my favour, having satisfied all the requirements for same. General Public should take note.

IDISI ODAFE FESTILS

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJAPINWA OLUWASEUN OLUWABUKOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJAPINWA OLUWASEUN BUKOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MUSA ADAMU

PUBLIC NOTICE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that OKOYE NGOZI PRINCESS, OKEYE NGOZI STEPHANA and OKOYE NGOZI STEPHANA refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed asOKOYE NGOZI STEPHANA. But My Nat. I.D Card was wrongly written as “NGOZIKA”. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ODUS ADEJOKE ADETOUN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OGUNBASE ADEJOKE MERCY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EMEH PATRICK CHUKWUDI I formerly known as EMEH GODWIN wish to be known and addressed as EMEH PATRICK CHUKWUDI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MOHAMMED FAZAZI ABDULKADIR

MATHIAS BLESSING YARDA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BLESSING WUNAZI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MATHIAS BLESSING YARDA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OYEFESO ADEYEMI ABAYOMI Formerly known and addressed as OYEFESO ADEYEMI now wish to be known and addressed as OYEFESO ADEYEMI ABAYOMI. AIl former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OJAPINWA OLUWASEUN BUKOLA

Formerly called, known and addressed as Mutala Rafiu but now wishes to be called, known and addressed as Mutala Sule. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note

I formerly known as MOHAMMED ABDULKADIR MOHAMMED wish to be known and addressed as MOHAMMED FAZAZI ABDULKADIR. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

FRITSTH PATIENCE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOHAMMED BELLO PATIENCE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FRITSTH PATIENCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. OGUNBASE ADEJOKE MERCY

I formerly known and addressed as GODWIN UDO EKPENYONG, now wish to be known and addressed as MR. OFON UDO EKPENYONG. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES That I OLUWARANTI OLUSOGA OLUSIJI SHOEWU is the same person bearing these names OLUWARANTI OLUSOGA OLUWASIJI SHOEWU wish to be known and addressed as OLUWARANTI OLUSOGA OLUSIJI SHOEWU. All Documents / Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

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That I Gbagba Lateef Abayomi is the same Person bearing these names Gbagba Lati Abayomi, and corrected Date of Birth is 28|4|1987. All Documents / Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

AYENI ADEKEMI ELIZABETH

I formerly known called and addressed as SANNI ADEKEMI ELIZABETH, now wish to be known and addressed as AYENI ADEKEMI ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

GIRL CHILD & LESS PRIVILEDGE TO AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

This is to inform the general public that the above named initiative has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Perede Syama (Chairman) 2. Ndoboke Doris Nurse-ere (Secretary) 3. Ndoboke Gilead (Treasurer) AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To Reduce Unemployment and Social Vices. 2. To Give the Girl Child and the Less Privellege a Life- Lasting Skill to Gainfully Employ Themselves. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Chairman

I formerly known as Nwafor Sunday E wish to be known and addressed as UFERE MONDAY. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Christian Okafor wish to be known and addressed as OKOLI IFEANYI CHRISTOPHER. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

That I the same person bearing Afolabi Tobiloba Samuel as well as Afolabi Oluwatobi Adekunle That I now wish to maintain Afolabi Oluwatobi Adekunle. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

That I ELDER LADY ALICE ADEBIMPE ABAKE ABEKE SHOEWU JP is the same person bearing these names SHOEWU ALICE ADEBIMPE wish to be known and addressed as ELDER LADY ALICE ADEBIMPE ABAKE ABEKE SHOEWU JP. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

TULUGO SAMUEL I, formerly known and addressed as ODII JOHN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TULUGO SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS UBA ODU OWUMI MONICA

Formally known as Miss Odu Owumi Monica Martha Ebisan, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Uba Odu Owumi Monica. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OBA SANUSI ARAOYE ORPHANAGE HOME This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990. Trustees are : 1.ARAOYE ADEOLA KOLAPO 2.ARAOYE OLUWAKEMI RACHAEL. AIMS: 1.To assist the less priviledged and the poor people in the society. 2.To provide assistance to the orphans by providing shelter and cater for their needs. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Trustees

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JALO GANDU/ CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH

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JUNITA NWENDU.

TOCHI ROSE OLUIGBO

AMARACHI EZE TOCHUKWU

OGU COSMAS CHUKWUNENYE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JUNITA CHINWENDU JOSEPH NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JUNITA NWENDU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYINYE OLUIGBO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOCHI ROSE OLUIGBO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKWEZUOM AMARACHI NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMARACHI EZE TOCHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as, OGU BENEVOLENT CHUKS now wish to be known and addressed as OGU COSMAS CHUKWUNENYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IGWE NJIDEKA VIRGINIA NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS EKPUNOBI NJIDEKA VIVIAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS USMAN GANDU NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JALO GANDU. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 01/01/1987 NOT 30 /01/1976. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS. ADEKUNLE FUNMILAYO ESOHE

ABIODUN ADEKUNLE ISMAILA

MRS. NWACHUKWU JESSICA

MRS. ST. HAROLD JANET TAMUNOKUBIE

OBI JOHN OCHE

ALIEZI CHUKWUEMEKA

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. MARTINS FUNMILAYO ESOHE , now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ADEKUNLE FUNMILAYO ESOHE . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MUSTAPHA ADEKUNLE ISMAILA now wish to be known and addressed as, ABIODUN ADEKUNLE ISMAILA . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ONUOHA JESSICA , now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. NWACHUKWU JESSICA . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ABAKA JANET TAMUNOKUBIE , now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ST. HAROLD JANET TAMUNOKUBIE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OCHE AUGUSTINE OCHEKE now wish to be known and addressed as OBI JOHN OCHE . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ALIEZI CHUKWUEMEKA EMEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as, ALIEZI CHUKWUEMEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

HABAKKUK PETER

ADDITION OF NAME.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

KURANGA GANIYU AFOLABI

MRS MAUREEN GINA ODUSHOGA

I , formerly known and addressed as, HABAKKUK BITRUS, now wish to be known and addressed as HABAKKUK PETER. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, OGONYE DORATHY MICAH, wish to add OGONYE to my name which was formerly DORATHY MICAH I now wish to be known and addressed as .OGONYE DORATHY MICAH. All former documents remain valid. Fidelity Bank Plc and the general public should please take note.

I, AMAKA TESSY IDINOLU AND AMAKA IDINOLU refers to one and same person now wish to be known and addressed as AMAKA TESSY IDINOLU . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, NUKA VICTORIA BARIWALELODA , NUKA VICTORIA AND NUKA VICTORIA BIRAH is one and same person , now wish to be known and addressed as. NUKA VICTORIA BARIWALELODA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as KURANGA ABDUL GANIY now wish to be known and addressed as KURANGA GANIYU AFOLABI .All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MISS MAUREEN GINA SAMSON , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MRS MAUREEN GINA ODUSHOGA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID ,AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

UBAH PEACE KELECHI

AROGUNDADE SAMSON COLE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS UBABUNIKE UCHENNA PEACE , NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS UBAH PEACE KELECHI, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS AROGUNDADE SAMSON KAYODE ,NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS AROGUNDADE SAMSON COLE , ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE .

15 DAYS FROM DATE OF PUBLICATION AUCTION! AUCTION!! AUCTION!!!

An undeveloped land measuring about 944.60sqm situated at plot no 4224 guzape cadastral zone A09. Located behind the Sars office in FCT Abuja. Signed: secretary 08072425777 ARCHIBALD EAGLE CHRISTIAN GRACE ASSEMBLY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. BOARD OF TRUSTEES: I) PASTOR BARIAALA, OSUNDO, VINCENT, -(CHAIRMAN) 2, EVANG MRS BLESSING VINCENT, - VICE CHAIRMAN 3, PASTOR POPNWIN BARIKA, P.R.O 4, PROPHATE , EMMANUEL, B,VINCENT, -SECRETRY, 5, DECONES GLORIA KUDUH. - ,TREASURY , 6, APOSTLE STEPHINE BAZAH, - MEMBERS AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY TUDUNWADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, DAKWA,NIGER STATE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. YUSUF IBRAHIM MUHAMMED - CHAIRMAN 2.NURADDEEN SULEIMAN TSAFE - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. ODEBODE OLUKAYODE ADEFUNSHO -SECRETARY 4.NNAMANI GODWIN- TREASURER 5.IBITOYE OLUWASEYI - P.R.O 6.USMAN ABDULWAHAB -FINANCIAL SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY 07030231600.

AYOOLA OLAMIDE OLUWATOYIN

CHANGE OF NAME

MRS DURU ROSEMARY IHUAKU

I formerly known and address as Ibrahim Olamide Oluwatoyin.now wish to be known and address as . AYOOLA OLAMIDE OLUWATOYIN. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ENYADIKE FRIDAY JOSEPH, now wish to be known and addressed as MR JOSEPH E. F. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, MISS OPARA ROSEMARY IHUAKU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS, MRS DURU ROSEMARY IHUAKU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHRIST LIVE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OBOLO SAMUEL PRESIDENT 2. OSUNTOYE EMILOLA OLUWADAMILOLA -SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO PREACH THE WORDS OF GOD AS IN THE HOLY BIBLE 3. TO EVANGELIZE AND WIN SOULS FOR GOD’S KINGDOM 4. TO HELP THE POOR AND THE NEEDY IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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EKWEOZOR PEACE. ALL EKWEOZOR PEACE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKWEOZOR NWABIANU PEACE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKWEOZOR PEACE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

TRINITY GLORY WATCH WORLDWIDE ASSEMBLY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. APOSTLE AWSON JENEWARI GENERAL OVERSEER 2. PASTOR MRS CHINYERE JENEWARI LAWSON: 3. EVANGELIST RUTH J. LAWSON 4 :EVANGELIST HENRY SAM UMOH 5 :PASTOR SUNNY LEARN NWIADOR. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1 . TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CITY OF THE LORD JESUS FIRE MINISTRY INT’L

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. ADVOCACY FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD, MATERNAL HEALTH AND CHILD PROTECTION. 2. CAMPAIGN FOR INCLUSION AND MAINSTREAM OF VULNERABLE GROUPS IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED. U. P. NJIMOGU.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

THE ROTIMI TUNDE-ANJOUS TRUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. TUNDE-ANJOUS OLUROTIMI OLADIPUPO 2. AKANDE OLUFEMI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE ROTIMI TUNDE-ANJOUS TRUST, INCLUDING PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE, APPRENTICESHIP AND OPPOURTUNITIES FOR AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF LIFE. 2. TO ENCOURAGE THE TEACHING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH GRANTS, AWARDS AND INCENTIVES, TO BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR--GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. KHADIJAT MUSA--SULAIMAN

GABRIEL FERDINAND OBANG ORIM FOUNDATION This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) Hon.ORIM MARTIN OJIE (CHAIRMAN) (2) ORIM PETER OBI (SECRETARY) (3) HON.MRS.JOSEPHIN UKPONG (4) BARR.OBI OGBOAKA (5) DR.THOMAS OGBOAKA (6) MRS.ORIM LUCY UBELONA (7) ORIM DOMINIC ATEB (8) MRS.ESTHER UKWAYI The aim and objectives: (a) To support education of the less privileged children in both primary, secondary and tertiary institution. (b) To empower vulnerable youths through enterprenurial training. (c) To support physically challenged persons and the aged (d) To provide free medical support for the aged and the less priviledged. (e) To provide financial and material support to farmers and widows Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

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UNITED FRIENDS CLUB OF UNITED KINGDOM

LOSS OF CTC CERTIFICATE AND APPLICATION

This is to inform the general public that the above named church has applied to the corporate affairs commission, abuja for registration under part c of the companies and allied matters act, 1990. The trustees are: 1. Adebiyi george osunde - chairman 2. Obaseki alex idi - secretary 3. Larry sammy alari - member 4. Osazee robin - member Aims and objectives: 1. To promote the principles of good government and good citizenship. 2. To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community. 3. To unite the club in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship, and mutual understanding. 4. To encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors. 5. To promote true friendship. Any objection to the proposed registration should be directed to the registrar general of the corporate affairs commission, abuja within 28 days of this publication Signed: barr. Ekpenisi emmanuel 08060035089

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED YOUNG MEN RELIEF SOCIETY WITH RC 7094 AND NBA /21/731. HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR CTC UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990

ROYAL DIADEM CHILDREN EMPOWERMENT

STAR SOLAR OUTREACH

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ENGR OYETAYO BABATUNDE OYEWOLE - CHAIRMAN 2. LOLANG ROSE LANG - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. SERAPHIN ALBERT - GEN SEC 4. NOCK IBRAHIM - GEN SEC 5. LESHI KUNBI BERNICE - TREASURER 6. OYETAYO FOLASADE - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 7. ADEOGUN OLUWATOSIN - SOCIAL/ PUBLICITY 8. BAJEGBO OLUSEGUN - MEMBER 9. AMINU OLANREWAJU - MEMBER 10. OYETADE ELIZABETH - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE SUCCOUR AND OPPORTUNITY TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED THROUGH TRAINING AND WELFARE PROGRAMMS. 2. TO PARENT THE MOTHERLESS AND PROVIDE HOME FOR THE HOMELESS. 3. TO DRAW THE HEART OF THE CHILDREN TOWARDS GOD.T O FEAR AND DO ITS WILL AT ALL TIMES THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPIRIT REJUVENATION, EMPHASISING VOLUNTEER SERVICES CUM THE FAMILY SYSTEM AS KEY AND BASIC NEEDS IN EDUCATION TAKE OFF. 4. TO CARE FOR THE CHILDREN ECONOMICALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, MORALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND SOCIALLY. TO MOTIVATE THEM TO EMBRACE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE 5. TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT ON LEADERSHIP AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP THUS BECOMING RESPONSIBLE PART OF THE FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND NATION AS A WHOLE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ENGR OYETAYO BABATUNDE- CHAIRMAN SERAPHIN ALBERT - GENERAL SECRETARY

(Address; g4a road 24, victoria garden city, lekki-epe expessway, lekki peninsula, lagos nigeria.) The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to corporate affairs commission, abuja for registration under part “c” of the companies and allied matters act, no. 1 Of 1990. Names of trustees: 1. Oluleye adeline folasade- (chairman) 2. Oluleye fopesaye olatunji 3. Oluleye peter olatunde 4. Ojeyinka oladokun moses 5. Oluleye oluwafunke abimbola 6. Oluleye imoleayoyimika modupeoluwa 7. Akinyemi titilayo temitope (secretary) 8. Oluleye oluwatosin titilola 8. Popoola labode Aims/objectives: 1. To empower individuals youth and communities in renewable energy tecnologies regardless of their social, educational and religious backgrounds 2. To create awareness on the benefits of renewable forms of energy like solar, bio-gas, etc. 3. To empower youth, individuals and communities through the provision of information and educational facilities on the efficiency of renewable energy and renewable technologies. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrar general, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 tigris crescent, off aguiyi ironsi street, maitama, p.M.B 198, garki abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed secretary

GRASSROOT EMERGENCY RESPONSE INITIATIVE CAC/T/NO/89058 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR ADDITION OF NAME UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1.CHIEF (MRS) EDITH NONYE MIKE-EJEZIE 2. PRINCE LEKAN FADINA 3. MISS AGATHA MANAFA OGECHUKWU ADDITION OF NAME TO TRUSTEES 1. REAR ADM. GODWIN NDUBUISI KANU (RTD) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS ADDITION OF NAME SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR--GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MAUREEN OKAFOR (ESQ)

THIS CERTIFICATE GONE MISSING ANY OBJECTION TO THIS LOSS OF CERTIFICATE AND APPLICATION OF CTC SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR BAYO OLAWOYIN

FESTAC COLLEGE CLASS ‘97 SET ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EKUNDAYO KAYODE GENESIS 2. OYEGOKE EMMANUEL OLUFEMI 3. OPARA UGOCHI JANE 4. IREOBHUDE VICTOR EDOKPIANE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

HOPE WADDELL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ABUJA

SET-TIME PENTECOSTAL CHAPEL

This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Change Of Trustees, Change Of Name and Amendment of its Constitution under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. FROM: HOPE WADDELL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, ABUJA TO: HOPE WADDELL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. S amuel Nsor - Retained 2. Elder Eteng Eteng - Retained 3. Bassey Akanyung - Removed THE NEWLY APPOINTED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Usen Effiong Uwah 2. Ime Okon Ekpo 3. Prof. Itam Hogan Itam 4. Dr. Bassey Kofi Ikpeme 5. Donald Imoh Ikpe 6. Bassey Effiong Mensah AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION TO REFLECT THE NEW NAME AND ALTERED CLAUSES : 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 11 OF THE CONSTITUTION Any objection to this Application should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. NWAOBA JAMES KANAYO-OLISE. 2. NWAOBA CHOICE LOVETH. 3. OGBUJI THEOPHILUS NWAOBA. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To Preach the Gospel. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

XXXX OTUARO EBIERIN STROKE SURVIVORS FOUNDATION

XXXX JOHN TAIWO AJAYI FOUNDATION

OTU UKET OKA FOUNDATION

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. OTUARO EBIERIN AKPOEBIDIMIYEN. 2. OTUARO KINGSLEY BURUTU.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.AMB AYEDEJI LAWRENCE AYODELE 2.DR (MRS) STELLA OKOLIE 3.PROF ADESOLA S. AJAYI

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.NASIRU HALILU DANU - CHAIRMAN 2.JUSTINA OKA . OBONO-OBLA - SECRETARY 3.KODEYE MATEOLA 4.OBIA KENNETH JAPHET 5.CHIEF OKOI OFEM OBONO-OBLA 6.MAJOR GENERAL (RTD) JONATHAN INDIA GARBA

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To Promote Awareness on Dangers of Stroke and How to Care for them. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE XXXX

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO PROMOTE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS. 2.TO ADVOCATE ACTIVITIES ON PRISON DE-CONGESTION. 3.TO ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURIAL AND SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. XXXX

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THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.WOMEN DEVELOPMENT WITH BIAS ON RURAL WOMEN. XXXX

Second Opportunity Africa Foundation

Lawyers With A Heart Foundation

Fire Of Life Goshen City Miracles Center

CAC/IT/RC/NO. 89464

THE TRUSTEE : 1.SIR BENJAMIN OGBAINI ESQ

THE TRUSTEE : 1.MRS. NAOMI ADERONKE OSAGIEDE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To preach the gospel to all race in every corner of the world

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To advocate, pursue and promote constitutional and human rights, rule of law and justice for all irrespective of ethnicity, nationality, race, colour or creed.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REMOVAL AND ADDITION OF TRUSTEE UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.MASTER SAINT MICHAEL STEWART - REMOVED 2.AKOR CHRIS OWEN - NEWLY APPOINTED

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS

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The wheels of justice must be at liberty, just like the chariot juggernaut, to coast on their course, unbridled by such disingenuous manoeuvres, deliberately programmed to clog their majestic movement. Nweze, JSC. in FRN v. Dairo & 4 Ors. (2015) 1-2 S.C. 30

There’s nothing sacrosanct about Nigeria -Agbakoba Do you think Nigeria is practising federalism? There is no one-sign-status answer for federalism. You can’t say federal state but there are symptoms of where you can apply it, the best place to apply it is where you have diverse views, where you have multi-lingua, multi culture, multi ethnic groups, so we are perfect for that. Federalism will suit Nigeria but the problem is that you can’t point to any of the four stages I have given in which the federal process has been applied? That is the problem. The only period where federalism applied in its best form was the first republic, where you have regional governments with their own constitutions and their own authority. Once that went, Agunyi Ironsi came and introduced decree No 34 of 1966 when he made the country a unitary government, then he was assassinated for doing that. Yakubu Gowon came in and introduced decree No1 of 1966 and created the Federal Republic of Nigeria which is a big lie because we are not a Federal Republic of Nigeria. Then came the various constitutions including the 1999 constitution. All you have to do is go to the schedules of the constitution and you will find 98 heads of power, 68 of those heads, banking, maritime, etc are exclusively for the federal government.The states have no right to put its mouth inside it. The federal government dominates it. Then what about the rest 30? The remaining 30 go like this, federal government tells the states, you can play a role in any of these if we agree so if the federal government passes a law in any of the 30, the states government goes away. That’s why Ahmed Tinubu was frustrated when he started ENRON because electricity is one of them. When any of you asks, why don’t we have power? Go and look at the exclusive list. How can one country has on exclusive list electricity controlled by the federal government? The problem would be that we have no power. We are looking for a federal system that is truly genuine and can deliver Nigeria from this present morass. Some organisations in SouthSouth are saying the implementation of the Sovereign National Conference will settle the agitation for Biafra. Do you think it will? It will not. That is why I also said restructuring will not work. You need to hear what the Itsekiris are saying about the Ijaws or what some of the non Fulanis Northerners are saying about the Fulanis. The cleavage is

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Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is a former president, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In this interview with PETER FOWOYO, Agbakoba speaks about Nigeria’s federalism, conspiracy of the elite, the calls for restructure, and the agitations by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for secession. Besides, Agbakoba, a former president of the Civil Liberty Organization (CLO), noted that the civil society groups have failed in agitating for good governance because, like the traditional and religious societies, it is also fractured. Are you going to force me to be a Nigerian? You see, that is the problem. What is sacrosanct about Nigeria? I want to know. Nothing. What is sacrosanct about Nigeria is our agreement to be part of Nigeria, they are two different things. I am not suggesting that Nigeria should not exist but, to say that nobody should talk about the breaking of Nigeria is wrong. It is a debate and the debate will be on the basis of convincing people that it is in their interest to be part of the Nigerian

process.

AGBAKOBA, SAN deeper than restructuring. The cleavage is a very deep gauge. Restructuring is when you are building a house as an architect, you already had the ground floor but here, there is no ground floor, you cannot go to the first floor, we need to have a conversation in which we find some common merit why we need to be one. Once we’ve done that then we can go ahead to say how? Restructuring is the second question and that is the how, but without the first one, restructuring will transfer the incompetence that is corruption from federal to the regions. There is a suit instituted by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over the issue of self determination at the Federal High Court, Owerri. Do you think the judgment can be enforceable if IPOB wins the case? Technically, why not? It is the judgment of the court. The decision of the court of competent jurisdiction does

not require any assent by the executive. All it can do is to appeal it at the Court of Appeal up to the Supreme Court. But technically speaking, the judgment of the court becomes enforceable against the defendant so if these guys win the case then all they will need to do is to go and enforce it. The Federal Government does not need to give its consent. No matter the age of a nation, it was agreed by the United Nations in section 1 of the African Charter on United Nations and Article 20 of the African Charter and Human Rights Commission that there are certain fundamentals and inalienable rights which is part of you that nobody can take away and one of those rights is the right to want to secede which we called self determination which Nnamdi Kanu and oth-

ers called Biafra. That right is inalienable but there is a procedure to be followed. Like if you want to create state, the procedure of creating a new state is in the constitution. Suppose what Kanu is saying is that South East has only five states, I want to make sure we have six and that sixth states will be CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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B. Vijayalakshmi Because of the above provision the defendant may be some times put to some loss. in Harish Rajaldas Makhija Vs Ravivaswani, SC CA no. 8158 2009 ( arising out of SLP (c) No 28583 of 2008) it is observed by the Supreme court that there is however, a danger of false reports of service. It is required to be adequately guarded against. The courts shall have to be very careful while dealing with a case where orders for deemed service are required to be made on the basis of endorsement of such service or refusal. The High Courts can make appropriate rules and regulations or issue practice directions to ensure that such provisions of service are not abused so as to obtain false endorse-

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called Biafra and he starts gathering signatures, will that be treasonable? He is following the constitution. For me, the best he can be charged with is unlawful assembly and acts capable of breaching the public peace. Those are the things he can be charged with but not treason because Nigeria is a signatory to the United Nations Charter which recognises the right of self determination. I can go today and gather a group of my people and begin the process that we want to go, government cannot react by saying no, you cannot go, we would put you in jail, that is wrong. That is contrary to what the government is a signatory. The legal concept of what Nnamdi Kanu does is not well understood because he himself unhelpfully has presented it in less than legal way. Sections 14 and 42 of the constitution sets out a framework of engagement of all Nigerians as if the framers understood Nigeria very well. There was a time we had ten Yoruba judges at the Supreme Court, nobody cared, those were the good old days, but right now people care. There was a time even in my time as the NBA president the highest number of SANs would come from Anambra and Osun states but people said it was not fair. There was a time we had seven SANs, all Yoruba then Ibos and then they said what about the North. But we said you have nobody, they’ve got nobody. What do we do? We said no,no, no, we’ve got to spread. Look at section 14, it is there. The only way I can feel included is if I see my man in position. When vice president Alex Ekwueme was there, what did I get? Nothing, but my man was there. It is that feeling of inclusion. That is the case I put forward. I don’t understand why, of all the zones, the South East has the least, I don’t understand why that is the case because that is not what section 42 allows. That is the difference between my case and that of Nnamdi Kanu.

ments. In this regard, the High Courts can consider by making a provision for filing of affidavit setting out details of events at the time of refusal of service. For instance, it can be provided that the affidavit of the person effecting service shall state as to who all were present at that time and also that the affidavit shall be in the language known to the deponent. It can also be provided that if an affidavit or any endorsement as to service is found to be false, the deponent can be prosecuted under perjury case. This is one side of the coin putting the defendant to some trouble. But where the plaintiff who comes forward with a memo of refusal of service by defendant, Order V Rule 9 A(4) provides for reissue of summons. But the procedure for reissue of summons is provided under Order 9 Rule 5, according to which if plaintiff can-

not file an application for reissue within 7days from the date return of summons, the case be automatically dismissed and again it at all he wants to open it, he has to file a fresh suit. But practically it is highly impossible to file the application for reissue within 7 days, because sometimes the plaintiff may com e to the notice of return after 7 days, then again he has to go for fresh suit. Previously the period for reissue of summons would be one month, now under the amendment it is considerably reduced to 7 days which is creating practical problems to the plaintiffs in driving him to go for the fresh suit. So it is finally felt that procedural lacunae must be considerably reduced so as to render proper, effective and quick justice to the parties and must be seen that the public confidence among judiciary is not flustered.

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There’s nothing sacrosanct about Nigeria Do you support a call by Nnamdi Kanu for a referendum? Absolutely. Are you going to force me to be a Nigerian? You see, that is the problem. What is sacrosanct about Nigeria? I want to know. Nothing. What is sacrosanct about Nigeria is our agreement to be part of Nigeria, they are two different things. I am not suggesting that Nigeria should not exist but, to say that nobody should talk about the breaking of Nigeria is wrong. It is a debate and the debate will be on the basis of convincing people that it is in their interest to be part of the Nigerian process. In view of the economic hardship in the country, do you think there could be mass protest by Nigerians and civil society groups before 2019 elections? I don’t know but I wish there can be because it will be very sad if this thing continues, it will be very sad if we continue to be fooled and deceived and I use the word deliberately, by the political elite. Let me also let you know that the political elite, because you asked a question which I’m prepared to expand now. I’m trying to expand the political elite to be the business elite. Do you know that 50 Nigerians have 80% of the deposits in the bank? Do you know that 85% of Nigerians have less than five thousand naira? Are you aware that 160 million Nigerians have no jobs? Are you aware as we speak that the United Nations Refugee Agency said we have 7.6million displaced persons in Nigeria? This one shocked me to the bone marrow, in a country of enormous resources and mineral deposits. In the Bakassi area and Borno

state and we all walk around in suits and we don’t have an explosion because the political elite have found a very clever way of blindfolding us including the members of the civil societies. I will be very, very sad to see between now and 2019 there is no change. I don’t see it happening anyway because the country is fractured. You mentioned the Civil society galvanizing to wrestle power from the political elite. The civil society over a decade ago is in comatose, can an organisation which is in comatose wrestle power from the political elite? You are right and that question you asked is the absolute duty of the civil society. I ask, how come in Nigeria you can’t get people to agitate? That is because the civil society is fractured and not only that the civil society is fractured, traditional society is also fractured, religious society is fractured, the only society that is intact is the political elite and they understand this. I can tell you that when political elite are meeting, they speak one language of power, they don’t speak Ibo, Yoruba or Hausa, the language is power, once they understand that is the only thing that can keep them there, somebody can decamp from PDP to APC, from ANPP to AD, from SDP to CPC, it doesn’t matter what party he sustains his interest. That obviously will affect the response of the civil society groups to be influential, but that is not to say we won’t keep on tying. Are you not also one of the political elites? I am not among them. You can count them. If Obasanjo says, hey, people listen. Do you know what’s playing out now? I can tell you. What is playing out now is that the North

is saying Obasanjo has given them two ineffectual presidents and in 2019 there is no way they will accept anything short of an effective Northern president, that is what is playing out and I’m not part of the political elite discussing this. In my house here, I’m entitled to be a rich man, that does not make me an elite. That is a different thing. You’re talking about being a rich or poor man, but when you’re talking about political elite, I don’t belong to any political party, I do not share any political view, those who shared political views are extremely few, namely: Obasanjo, IBB, Atiku, Buhari, Abdulsalam and Tinubu, who was able to bring Buhari over the confluence into the South. Those are the political elite.

Legal book There will be a book launch titled: “Reminiscences: Autobiographical Notes” and “The Way It Is”, Volume 2, on August 17, 2017 at Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos at 10.00am prompt. The two books are written by a renowned Lagos-based senior lawyer, Mr. Chris Akiri, who is also the chairman of the Editorial Board of National Times Newspapers. A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Emmanuel Oghene Egoh, is the chairman of the day’s ceremony, while the chief launcher is a business guru, Mr. Dan Esiekpe; and Dr. Paul Onomuakpokpo from the Guardian Newspapers, is the reviewer.

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Police kill 5 armed robbery suspects in Calabar The Police in Calabar on Monday killed five armed robbery suspects during a gun duet with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The spokesperson of the Police Command in Cross River, ASP Irene Ugbo, who briefed newsmen, said that the suspected robbers attacked and snatched a bag containing some money from a resident in Calabar. Ugbo said that on citing the operatives from SARS, the robbers opened fire and in the process SARS operatives killed five of them at Barracks Road in Calabar. According to her, the quick response of SARS operative is as a

result of the timely information by concerned members of the public. “What happened today, July 31, 2017 is a great achievement to the command. “While on patrol, our men were alerted of a robbery incident in Calabar metropolis. “On receiving this information, our men immediately swung into action and by the grace of God, they were able to gun down five of the suspected robbers in the process of exchanging gunfire. “You can see the five of them lying down here, they are all dead. We recovered from them, the sum of N261,000, three locally made pistols

Presidency has described as “touching and thoughtful,” a message received from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) expressing joy at the news of President Muhammadu Buhari’s recovery from illness. In a statement in Abuja on Monday, Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, confirmed that the President received the goodwill message from CAN

President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle. “The CAN President referred to the news of President Buhari’s recovery from sickness as a ‘rejuvenation of hope’, and congratulated Nigerians on the joy of having their President back soon,” he said. Shehu added that such messages of goodwill from respected religious bodies like CAN meant so much at a time when people with ill intentions were struggling to divide the country along religious

and some live cartridges. “This group of dead robbers had been terrorizing Cross River state, and the police will not relent in its efforts at fighting criminality and all forms of illegality across the state,’’ she said. According to her, the quick response to the incident is part of the command’s frontline agenda in curbing crimes in the state. She urged residents in the state not to relent in giving out timely and useful information to security agencies in the state to help them respond to emergency cases on time.

Court remands suspected motorcycle thief till bail condition is fulfilled

The Modakeke Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Monday remanded in prison a man, Adewale Adeniyi, charged with stealing a motorcycle pending the perfection of his bail condition. Adeniyi, 27, is facing a charge of stealing. The Magistrate, Mrs Risikat Olayemi, had granted the accused N50, 000 bail with one surety in like sum. She said the surety must swear to affidavit of means and must reside within the court’s jurisdiction. In addition, the surety must be a civil servant of not less than Grade lines. Level 05 or the relation He also thanked the CAN for its of the accused. continued prayers for the PresiEarlier, the Prosecutor, dent’s health. “The Presidency looks forward to further collaborations with CAN to ensure that Nigerians of all ethnic and religious groups benefit EKWEOZOR PEACE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND from the policies of the President ADDRESSED AS EKWEOZOR PEACE NOW WISH TO Buhari administration which are NWABIANU BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKWEOZOR PEACE. ALL FORMER aimed at improving the welfare of DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. every single citizen of our great GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. country,” he said.

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White farmers who forced black S. African into a coffin plead not guilty

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two white South African farmers accused of forcing a black man into a coffin on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, assault and attempted murder. Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen, both 28, were making their first court appearance after the Middleburg Magistrate court granted them bail in mid-July. They reiterated their stance that they meant no harm to victim and that they had only acted to deter him from trespassing on their property. The decision to grant

them a $77 (1,000 rand) bail sparked outrage in the court. Their bail came after they had spent eight months in detention. They were arrested after a video that showed them forcing a black South African, Victor Mlotshwa, into a coffin and threatening to burn him, went viral on social media. In the said video, the two are heard threatening to burn their victim. They also told a freightened Mlotshwa that they will drop a snake into the coffin. The video cause outrage in the country where racial tensions are very strong.

The victim told reporters of his ordeal at the hands of the two farmers, stating that they had tied him up for hours and would not listen to him despite repeated pleadings for mercy. “There’s a pathway through the farm to the township where I live and many of us walk through there. I tried to explain to them why I was there and they just kept beating me,” he said. “They threatened to pour petrol on me, I pleaded for mercy and they wouldn’t listen. I have nightmares about that day. It traumatised me,” he added.

Ethiopia tops African consumers of Dangote cement in H1 2016 ÏÏÏEthiopia led Africa in

the consumption of cement manufactured by the Dangote Group according to unaudited results of the company for the period spanning January to June 2017. The East African giant took in a total of 1.1 million metric tons of Dangote Cement with the second African country being Senegal where 0.6 million metric tons of the product was sold. Generally, the Nigeriabased cement producer announced a spike in its sales volume across the continent despite a drop in sales in native Nigeria. The company continues

expansion across the continent with plants in different countries. Dangote Cement’s Chief Executive Officer, Onne van der Weijde is quoted to have said, ‘‘Our PanAfrican operations are growing well and increasing market share. We saw our first sales from Sierra Leone in the first quarter and our new plant in the Republic of Congo will be in production at the end of July, further increasing our footprint across Africa and strengthening our position as its leading manufacturer of cement.” Other records of trade volumes across Africa were 0.6 million metric tons sold in Cameroon,

and 0.5 million tons in Ghana. Also, 0.4 million metric tons of cement was sold in Tanzania and 0.3 million tons in Zambia. The company explained the fall in sales volumes from Nigerian operations putting it down to onset of rains which stalled many construction projects. It fell from 8.8Mt same time last year to 6.9Mt. “Our revenues have continued to grow despite the lower volumes seen in Nigeria, especially because of the recent heavy rains. Our margins have improved significantly, helped by improved efficiencies and a much better fuel mix in Nigeria.

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Philippine intensifies drug war as mayor linked to drugs is killed ÏÏÏA

Philippine mayor accused of involvement in narcotics trafficking was shot dead along with 14 other people in a police raid Sunday the latest official to die in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

Duterte has singled out local officials, policemen and judges as part of a crackdown that has made him popular with many Filipinos but has been condemned by human rights groups and other critics.

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Muslim-majority Sudan declared 39th province of global Anglican Church Bonny Amadi with Agency reports

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head of the global Anglican church, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, has declared Muslim-majority Sudan as the 39th province of the church. The 61-year-old spiritual leader of the Church of England (C of E), said he believed that the

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declaration will mark “a new beginning” for Christians in this predominantly Muslim country. Welby was on an official visit to Sudan over the weekend where he met with the faithful exhorting them to make sure the province worked. e also inaugurated the new leader and first Anglican Archbishop for the country in the

person of Ezekiel Kondo Kumir Kuku. “We welcome him with glee,” Welby said during the ceremony at the All Saints’ Cathedral in Khartoum. Congratulations to my dear brother His Grace Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo, the first Archbishop and Primate of the new province of Sudan! “Christians in Sudan have a responsibility to make this province work and to make it loved by their brothers from abroad who must support it and pray for it,” he added. Since mostly Christian, South Sudan, became independent in 2011, the Anglican Church in Sudan has been administered from Juba. Sudan’s Christian-minority, concentrated mainly in the south of the country, in the region of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, have been long

seen as persecuted with some priests having been arrested and charged among others with undermining the state and espionage. After the secession of the South in 2011, human rights organizations and Christian groups accused the Sudanese authorities of persecuting Christians and even destroying churches in the capital. The Anglican faith unites an estimated 85 million faithful across the world. Anglicanism was born out of a split with the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century after the then Pope’s refusal to grant King Henry VIII of England the annulment of his marriage. Structured like the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church is often seen as halfway between Catholicism and Calvinist Protestantism.

Among those Duterte named was Reynaldo Parojinog, mayor of Ozamiz city on the southern island of Mindanao. He was killed along with his wife, his brother and 12 others in what police described as a dawn raid on his home. “Police were serving a search warrant when the security guards of the mayor fired at them, so our policemen retaliated,” regional spokesman Superintendent Lemuel Gonda told AFP. However Jeffrey Ocang, an aide to the Parojinogs who are an influential political clan, denied there had been any exchange of gunfire and said the mayor’s camp did not fire a shot. Police said none of their officers was hurt apart from one who sustained a minor injury from an explosion. Following the raid police arrested Parojinog’s daughter, the city’s vice-mayor, and said she would face charges. Officers recovered grenades, ammunition and illegal drugs from the Parojinog compound, according to provincial police chief Jaysen De Guzman. Duterte won the presidency last year after promising to kill tens of thousands of criminals to prevent the Philippines from becoming a narco-state. Since he took office, police have reported killing nearly 3,200 people in the drug war. More than 2,000 other people have been killed in drugrelated crimes, according to police data. Rights groups say many of those victims have been killed by vigilante death squads linked to the government, and that Duterte may be overseeing a crime against humanity. In a speech last year Duterte said Parojinog was among mayors involved in the illegal drug trade.

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rsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained why former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu found game time difficult to come by in the final year of his contract with the Gunners. Kanu managed only three starts for the Emirates outfit in the Premier

Wenger explains Kanu’s benching at Arsenal League during the 2003-2004 season, whereas he made 25 appearances in all competitions the previous season. When Wenger was asked why Wiltord and Kanu barely played in the final year of their contracts in 2004, the Frenchman told arsenal.com : Every situation is different. Sometimes you have players who run out of contract because you do not want to extend them. That’s a bit dif-

ferent. ‘’Nobody knows if Sanchez will not extend his contract here. The performance on the day does not depend on the length of the contract. ‘’ Wenger added : ‘’If that was true, you would sign everybody for 20 years and then you would be happy. What is important is that you perform when you go out there. ‘’I would rather have a longer conver-

sation about that because I would like to have a good look back at all the contract that we’ve signed. ‘’I’m not convinced that the length of the contract has any impact on the performance of any player.’’ Nwankwo Kanu was on the books of Arsenal for five and a half years after transferring from Italian powerhouse Inter Milan in 1999.

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Kano Pillars win has given us fresh hope - Ogunbote

benga Ogunbote believes Enyimba’s home win against Kano Pillars has renewed their hope of ending the season among the top three.

‘Expect the best of Robo v Heartland’ - Osahon

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C Robo Queens head coach, Emmanuel Osahon has promised the very best performance from his wards against top-flight newcomers, Heartland Queens as the curtain falls on the first tier league. The Lagos landladies are hosts of the Owerri side in Wednesday’s Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) matchday 14 clash at the Legacy Pitch, National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The Lagos outfit shared the spoils against the NWPL bottom-placed side in the first fixture clash at the Federal Polytechnic ground in Nekede, Owerri. Osahon said his side hope to win convincingly against the visitors, Heartland Queens to further push for a respectable finishing on the final league log. “First and foremost, we have gained experience in the outgoing league we must showcase the improvement with our performance as well as give confidence to our teeming fans that better days are ahead of us in the coming season. “If we win on Wednesday which we will we are sure to move up on the league ladder and our sincerest wish is to move up the ladder. “I assure you will see a better if not the best of FC Robo Queens on Wednesday against the visitors, Heartland Queens. FC Robo Queens are sixth on the seven-team NWPL Group A log on 12 points 11 behind leaders, Bayelsa Queens.

The People’s Elephant relied on a 71st minute Mfon Udoh strike from the penalty spot to acquire maximum points. “We are happy with these important three points and we are certain it will take us closer to our aspiration to end the season in the top three,” Ogunbote told Goal . “It was a tough match and my boys gave everything for it to get the points. “Kano Pillars gave a good account of themselves and from the way they prepared for the game we knew they won’t give up easily. “We will take up the result from here and approach our next away tie with MFM even more serious than this knowing that an away win could change the complexity of the league table.”

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MFM are a real threat to us – Golbe P

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lateau United ’s skipper Elisha Golbe admits the ‘real threat’ to their title ambition are MFM . On Sunday, the Olukoya Boys registered their first away victory, after the restart of the league, against Remo Stars . Austine Ogunye’s second half effort earned the second-placed side a 1-0 win over their South-

west rivals in Sagamu. And Golbe, whose side also won their game against Shooting Stars at the Rwang Pam Stadium warns that the Peace Boys must produce their best in the remaining six matches to end the season as champions. “We didn’t see it coming but we now know that we must take them seriously now if we are to

end this season as league champions,” Golbe told Goal . “We must remain at our best for the remainder of the league season and always rely on ourselves and not others. “It was nice winning again before our fans against Shooting Stars who came to Jos full of optimism that they were going to get a good result after their unbeaten

run. We put a halt to that but MFM are the real threat now,” he acknowledged. “The victory they got at Remo has changed everything but we remain very confident that we can secure the results that will land us our first league title. We will want our destiny right in our own hands and not allow other teams to do it for us.”

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UEFA Women EURO 2017: Top teams crash out

England, Denmark and Austria advanced to the semi-finals of UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 on Sunday, a day on which two historic runs came to an end. After reigning champions Germany had seen their 22-year reign as queens of Europe come to an end in what was the shock result of the day, England then scored their first win over France in normal time in over four decades. Also packing their bags are a Spain side who struggled in front of goal again, while the departing French fell short of the semis once more.

Fulham sign forward Kamara from Amiens Agbo

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lexandre Lacazette says he has entered “a new world” since arriving in the Premier League with Arsenal. The France international joined from Lyon for a fee that could reportedly reach €60million and scored his first home goal for the Gunners during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Sevilla in the Emirates

Cup. Arsenal’s club-record signing turned in a low Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cross as they won the pre-season competition despite the loss on day two, having beaten Benfica 5-2 on Saturday. Lacazette, 26, who also netted on his Arsenal debut against Sydney FC, is relishing the challenge of playing in

Mourinho: Lindelof needs time to settle

ose Mourinho has urged patience with new Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof as he adjusts to the Premier League. The £31 million centre-back has had a mixed start to his Old Trafford career following his summer move from Benfica, but Mourinho says the 23-year-old will get the time he needs to settle in. “It is step by step,” he told a news conference after United’s 3-0 win over Valerenga in Oslo on Sunday. “Benfica is a giant club. “I always think players come from Benfica mentally ready. They are a big club and the responsibility to play for them makes players ready but the Portuguese league is different, different qualities.” Lindelof was expected to form United’s regular centre-half pairing with Eric Bailly next season. Mourinho will be without Bailly for the Super Cup clash with Real Madrid in Macedonia on Aug. 8 while he serves the second game of his European ban. It leaves the United manager with Lindelof, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones as his options at the back.

England and is eager to adapt as quickly as possible. “Everything has changed,” Lacazette said to the Evening Standard. “I felt that I was entering a new world. In terms of the players, the technical staff, the football - everything is different. “That is what I was looking

for. It is I who needs to adapt as soon as possible.” He added: “Everything is different. It is bigger, goes faster, stronger – it’s good. It’s a great league with lots of teams. In my opinion there is no small team. The striker is therefore set to make his competitive debut when Arsenal play Premier League champions Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday, a rematch of May’s FA Cup final.

Robben may make return against Liverpool

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ayern Munich winger Arjen Robben returned to training on Sunday after recovering from a calf injury and could feature against Liverpool in the Audi Cup this week. Robben, 33, missed the Bundesliga champions’ 12-day tour of China and Singapore to continue his recovery from the injury he picked up playing tennis while on holiday. “I’m doing well so far,” Robben told kicker. “I’ve still got almost three weeks until the

opening Bundesliga game. I am making good progress and increasing my training load gradually.” Spain international Thiago Alcantara had to fly home early from the tour with a calf problem but also trained at the weekend and may face Liverpool on Tuesday. Central defender Jerome Boateng also sat out the trip to Asia but has overcome a thigh problem and could play a part in the fourteam tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, Franck Ribery is doubtful after picking up an ankle injury in Thursday’s 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan in Singapore. But Bayern’s longest serving player will “definitely be fit for the Super Cup on Saturday in Dortmund,” coach Carlo Ancelotti told a news conference.

Tax evasion: I have never concealed anything - Ronaldo

ristiano Ronaldo insists he has “never concealed anything” after appearing in court to face accusations he avoided €14.7million in taxes relating to his image rights between 2011 and 2014. The Real Madrid forward, who denies all wrongdoing, changed plans to address the press on the steps of the court in Pozuelo de Alarcon - the Madrid suburb where he lives - but later issued a statement.

Ronaldo is accused of creating a “business structure” in 2010 to conceal his earnings, a claim which has also been strenuously denied by his agents, Gestifute. “The Spanish Treasury knows in detail all my income, because we gave it to them,” Ronaldo said in the statement. “I have never concealed anything, nor did I intend to evade taxes. “I always do my tax returns voluntarily, because I think we

all have to declare and pay taxes according to our income. Those who know me, know what I ask my advisors: to have everything up to date and properly paid, because I do not want problems. If Ronaldo’s case is sent to trial and he is ultimately found guilty, the Gestha union of experts at Spain’s Inland Revenue has said he could face a fine of “at least €28m” and a prison sentence of three-and-a-half years.

Fulham have signed forward Aboubakar Kamara from Amiens for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old has penned a four-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, at Craven Cottage. He becomes manager Slavisa Jokanovic’s sixth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Marcelo Djalo, Ibrahima Cisse, Lucas Piazon, Oliver Norwood and Tomas Kalas at the Sky Bet Championship club. “I am delighted to have completed my transfer to Fulham today. Fulham is a club with a fantastic history and tradition, and I’m looking forward to bringing my qualities to help the team and achieve success,” Kamara said.

SAFA probes FNB deadly incident

According to SAFA president Danny Jordaan, the organisation will investigate the FNB Stadium incident where two fans lost their lives. Jordaan has promised that a “full investigation” into the stampede that caused the death of two spectators and injured scores of others during the Soweto derby will take place. The match saw Kaizer Chiefs take on Orlando Pirates in the Carling Black Label Champions Cup clash on Saturday. It is reported that the stampede at the FNB Stadium occurred at one of the gates, but details are still sketchy for now.

I never said I am retiring - Cassano

Antonio Cassano has confirmed he intends to play on, seemingly performing a U-turn on his retirement for the third time in three weeks, as the bizarre saga of the veteran striker’s short-term future continues. The former Italy international signed for Serie A side Verona on July 10 but eight days later told club officials he wanted to retire, only to change his mind hours later. However, the 35-year-old, whose former teams include Real Madrid, AC Milan and Inter, is now seeking fresh opportunities and will also consider offers from outside of Serie A, with top-flight club Genoa and Serie B side Virtus Entella among the teams reportedly interested.

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (middle); his deputy, Sir Ude Okochukwu (3rd left); Chairman of the Committee on revitalisation of moribund industries in the state, Amb. Empire Kanu (3rd right) and other members of committee after her inauguration in Umuahia, the state capital...recently

Windstorm:NYSC sends distress call to Ikpeazu

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of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs. Francesca Ifon, at the weekend, sent a distress call to the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to take urgent action and save members of the NYSC deployed to the state from the danger posed by windstorm at their permanent orientation camp located at Umunna in Bende Local Government Area. Mrs. Ifon made this appeal during the opening/swearing ceremony of 2017 Batch ‘A’ Stream II orientation course for 2,120 corps members deployed to Abia State, stating that the threat of windstorm was greatly endangering the lives of corps members. Citing a particular incident when a great windstorm uprooted the canopies during the closing ceremony of 2017 Batch ‘A’ Stream I orientation course, she said “But for the intervention of the Almighty, this camp would have recorded an ugly incident,” adding that the frightening incident occurred just as the governor’s address was being de-

livered by the Deputy Governor. “May I therefore appeal at this juncture that something urgent be done to avert further danger to the lives of corps members and our guests during official ceremonies,” the state coordinator said and expressed the Corps’ appreciation for the “wonderful support” that Abia State government has given to the scheme, especially cash donations to augment the feeding of corps members and donation of a 100KVA power generating set, emphasising on the urgent need to tackle the threat of windstorm. She pleaded with Governor Ikpeazu to consider the “urgent need” to rehabilitate the female hostel and reconstruct the parade pavilion in view of the fact that “we are now experiencing heavy downpour and thunderstorm”. Responding, Governor Ikpeazu, represented by his Deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, assured that his administration “is resolutely committed to the welfare of the scheme and the provision of enabling environment for corps members to thrive”, assuring that apart from solving the

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power problem in that orientation camp with the provision of the 100KVA generator, “we are also determined to renovate some damaged structures in the camp and do more within the limits of available resources”.

Ikpeazu assured the corps members that a lot of opportunities abound in their host state waiting to be tapped hence they should endeavour to acquire any skill of their choice during their service year.

Abia NLC assures workers over Paris club refund ÏÏÏ Congress (NLC) Abia State before now, the state government chapter, Comrade Uchenna Obigwe, on Monday, assured workers in the state that government had dedicated the entire tranche of the recently released Paris Club refund for payment of salaries and pension arrears alone, even as he expressed worry that the money would not be enough for the purpose. Obinigwe revealed this to The Abia Times in his office in Umuahia while reacting over the Paris Club refund and the state of Abia workers. Speaking with newsmen in his office, he noted that the committee constituted by the state government with Labour inclusive had met and had taken note of the actual indebtedness of salaries and pension arrears in order to guide the committee as to know how far the money can go before disbursement. The Labour leader disclosed that

told workers that they were expecting the sum of about N13 to N14 billion as part of Abia share from the Paris Club refund and that it would be used to clear all outstanding arrears but unfortunately what came into the state coffers was N5.7 billion, making it practically impossible for government to keep it promises of clearing all arrears. Comrade Obigwe appreciated the Federal Government for not attaching the second tranche of the money to any infrastructural projects while he urged both the state and Federal Government to ameliorate the sufferings of workers particularly Abia workers where he said both salaries and pension arrears are in a high magnitude. He lauded the resilience of workers in the state, adding that despite the low level of payment, they have remained dedicated to their job.

one thousand, five hundred and seventy-five (151, 575) permanent voters cards (PVCs) are stilling lying uncollected in Abia State, says the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Joseph Ilo.Dr. Iloh said from April when the voters’ registration exercise began, a total of 27, 285 people have been registered, which he said was not encouraging, lamenting over the level of apathy in the on-going continuous voters registration exercise, while urging the people of the state to go and register and ensure that they get their PVCs. Lamenting over the lackadaisical attitude of prospective voters in collecting their permanent voters cards (PVCs), Iloh said he would want to have eligible voting strength of Abia State to be not less than two million from the present figure of above one million, pointing out that what he saw in the Local Government Areas he has so far visited was not very encouraging. To this end, the commission, he said, would engage the services of town criers to carry the message down to the rural grassroots where farmers don’t have time to listen to radios and read newspapers. Six new registration centres, he said, has been created in the state but said the commission would improve on the registration and to bring the centres up to 23, naming the new centres created to be in Aba North and Aba South; Obingwa, Isiala Ngwa South, Umunneochi and Ohafia council areas. He directed all the Electoral Officers (EOs) in the 17 council areas of the state to “reach out to traditional rulers, religious leaders, executives of Christian Association of Nigeria, town union CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

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State government has conMinister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelama, has explained why he was in Aba at the weekend. Speaking while in the area, the minister said he was in Abia State as part of his on-going industry tour, stating that the Federal Government is committed to bringing policies that foster industrialisation in the country. Enelama explained that industrialisation and diversification of the economy remains the focus of the present administration headed by President Buhari, adding that his visit to Abia State was an opportunity to check the vision that the state has for industrialisation. The Federal Government, he said, is committed to making life easier for investors doing business in the country as it is committed to providing investors with the right business environment, pointing out that it is im-

portant that the economic agenda of the country in the South East is addressed. He appreciated the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and his team for helping the industrialisation policy of the Federal Government, noting that the Governor has remained clear on his commitment. The Minister said that his visit to the state has reinforced Federal Government commitment to working with Abia State and promised to support a Chinese owned steel company, Inner Galaxy Company located at Ukwa West with incentives. Earlier, Group Managing Director of Inner Galaxy Steel Company, Mr. Andi Lu, described the Minister’s visit as an encouragement to investors and appreciated the federal and Abia State for their continued support and appealed for support from the Federal Government by way of tax holidays and financial assistance from the Bank of Industry.

Lack of fund erodes professionalism in movie industry - Uchechukwu ÏÏÏInadequate

funding in the movie industry has left several professional roles being played by the production team to a handful of people. This has led to about forty percent of films produced in Nigeria to be substandard. An upcoming film actor, Okorafor Uchechukwu, disclosed this in Umuahia, regretting that a situation where one person is shouldered with the responsibility of scripting, directing and producing of a movie cannot to be said to be a holistic approach to a well-made movie, anywhere in the world. “Funding is the real reason why most film companies use one person to script, direct, produce and edit a film, but it is not the same case elsewhere in the

world, especially in Bollywood and Hollywood that we are aiming to surpass. The money is not really out there to run the cost of production of films. “Piracy has also worsened the issue as majority of the films we see in the market are pirated, meaning that the original producers and marketers do not share in the proceeds of such works. This is unfair as it doesn’t promote the industry”, he said. Uchechukwu, who began acting when he joined his secondary school theater club a couple of years ago, however, gave kudos to Nollywood for the content of most of its films, which he said, are far better than the films from neighbouring Ghana, adding “most of the content of their films are not good enough for young minds”.

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leaders, traders’ unions, NGOs as well as youth and women organisations to mobilise and encourage their subjects and members who have not registered to do so”. The commissioner, who also had a town hall meeting on Thursday with political parties and stakeholders, tasked political parties to make it mandatory for their members to attend meeting with their PVCs as a way of encouraging them to register as “there are many of them who are not registered,” stating that lack of political awareness was one of

the causes of the apathy in the registration exercise. While appealing to Aba traders to make out time to register, Iloh announced that the commission has commenced the display of the temporary voter register of all those so far captured in the on-going exercise, stating that the display would last for seven days and urged people who had registered to endeavour to collect their PVCs, warning also that “it is an electoral offence to register twice and defaulters will be sanctioned and their names deleted from the voter register”.

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moves by the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to the Federal Government, which is hinged on the success and development of the Ariaria International market as the economic hub of the country, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osibajo through the office of the Minister for Power, has directed that Ariaria International Market be provided with a 24/7 power supply. Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency, Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi, who led a powerful delegation to Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ACCIMA) to interact with leadership of the chamber and clusters in Ariaria Market recently, said that the Agency has a mandate to provide power to the market. She explained that the Agency was in Abia State to do a forensic study on major interest areas that will enable easy take off of the project which is Ariaria focused.

She said that Abia State Governor is so passionate about the project and had gone ahead to make strong cases for electrification of the market which according to the Governor will be a big relieve to Aba manufacturers and other SMEs owing to the fact that power has hindered ease of doing business in Ariaria. Power is needed to power the automated machines manufacturers are bringing in, hence the need to find independent solution to the issue of power in the market. According to the agency, some key focus of their visit bothers on rate of power consumption in Ariaria market and the mode of payment either through associations or prepaid meters, number of shops, traders and the cost for alternative power which the market has been using considering that the Federal Government must provide a cheaper alternative, the number of working hours and the possibility of extension if 24/7 hour power is provided and the safety of the market through provision of Streetlights. The Agency came with a technical team whose work was to go from

shop to shop to collect data that will enable them provide adequate power as well as an expansion plan of the project to accommodate subsequent growth of the market. Speaking during the occasion, President, Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ACCIMA), Sir Emma Nwakpadolu, thanked the Acting President and the Power Minister for their plans towards the market, praising the state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, for his passion for his people. Speaking during the event, the leadership of various clusters in Ariaria international market, agreed to assist the Agency with any information that is required to kick-start the project. Also speaking on the part of Abia State Government, Mr. Chinenye Nwogu, thanked the market leaders and manufacturers for their cooperation. He noted that their commitment will continue to motivate the Government towards attracting more projects to the market and urged them to continue to work hard and support Governor Ikpeazu’s vision for Aba economy.

Representative of Abia State government, Mr. Chinenye Nwogu (first left) and other government officials when the Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency, Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi, and her team visited the Ariaria International market recently.

Foundation takes science practice to Abia primary school ÏÏÏPresident-General of Ahuwa

As a way of arousing interest in the study of sciences in primary schools in Abia State, a non-governmental organisation, Charles Nzechi Foundation, last Wednesday, took science practical lessons to the door step of Umuoriehi/Amankwo Primary School. This occasion was tagged, “Science for Experiments to School Children: Early Stage Approach, and targeted for primary school pupils, especially aged between 6 – 12 years, and illustrated by Early Experitech, United Kingdom based organisation. This, the foundation said, was part of the principles of the foun-

dation which includes education assistance to schools in the state. Speaking during the occasion, founder of the organisation, Charles Nzechi, said education assistance to schools in the country especially in Abia State is one of the four cardinal principles of the foundation, stating that it is intention to give back to the society, especially the young ones who are the leaders of tomorrow. Nzechi, who was represented by his Project Director, Adaku Omidosu, said his foundation targets education intervention in such schools, especially in the rural areas and “to partner with them to bring experiments to the

door step of the children”. “All we did was a visible science. This is a pilot project for us to roll it out in all primary schools in Abia”, he said, noting that the school children were visibly excited over the experiments they took part in, including the teachers. Speaking during the occasion, the Headmistress of the school, Ugwudi Christy Chilaka expressed appreciation to Charles Nzechi and the foundation for the “wonderful” gesture, stating that the experiments have shown the pupils that sciences are not fearful courses, but a day-to-day activities in practice.

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Members of Charles Nzechi Foundation with teachers of Umuoriehi/Amankwo Primary School Abia State when the foundation visited the school to introduce pupils to science practical lessons..recently

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corrupt practices intensifies, the National Anti-corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC) has assured politicians, top civil servants and other vulnerable Abians in position of authority that the agency’s primary assignment in Abia State was not intended to witch-hunt them, but to stamp out corruption in the society. The State coordinator of the organisation, Rev. (Dr.) Blessed Amalambu, made this known newsmen in Umuahia, assuring

that the NAVC is in existence to make sacrifices in order to ensure that the country is out of its corruption mood. The agency, he said, was introduced with the aim of collaborating with the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) during the period under review, pointing out that Abia State came first on the list of 36 states in the federation that was applauded for commitment towards shunning corruption among others and hoped to sustain the tempo. Dr. Amalambu, who listed funding and utility vehicles as

major challenges confronting the organisation in the state, urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to brace up as his team will soon swing into action after necessary formalities have been concluded. The State coordinator, who solicited assistance of media to enable it succeed, enjoined all and sundry to join hands together with NAVC to stamp out corruption as well as say no to it, acknowledging the fact that the task before them was enormous, while reiterating its determination to set the pace for the society to change its attitude on corruption.

Pharmacists’ council seals 397 medicine shops in Abia ÏÏÏFor various offences inimical

to laid down rules, the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), on Friday, sealed a total of three hundred and ninety seven (397) medicine stores in Abia State. Speaking with newsmen in Umuahia on PCN activities in the state, the Deputy Director (enforcement) of PCN, Stephen Esumobi, said the sealed stores are made up thirty seven (37) pharmacies, three hundred and sixty patent medicine stores while twenty seven (27) other premises were issued with compliance directives for offences such as poor documentation, failure to display lines among others. Esumobi, who said they were in the state to ensure that the rules governing the pharmacists operations are complied with by their members, disclosed that their mandate was to ensure rational distribution and dispensing of medicines that are safe, effective and of good quality to the general public, stressing that certain conditions of PCN must

be met before a pharmaceutical facility operates. While explaining that the first thing to apply for is the location approval, as not every location is suitable for such business, he said that after that, the place must be provided with the required structure such as storage system to protect the drugs, stating “When the location is approved, necessary structures will be put in place for inspection to ensure that the right storage environment is in place to preserve the pharmacological and pharmacokinetic integrity of the medicines”. Esumobi further disclosed that during their inspection in Abia State, they “found out that many pharmacists operate without fulfilling minimum requirements for registration while others failed to renew their licenses to operate such premises. “Some of these pharmacists store products in environments where the quality, safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical products cannot be guaranteed which in

turn expose the public to serious danger. “Others on the other hand do not have the pre-requisite knowledge to handle the highly ethical drugs in their facilities, the PCN is therefore determined to reverse the ugly trend and improve on the level of pharmaceutical services delivery to Abia people,” he added. He maintained that what they have seen in Abia State is not different from what obtains in other states, “but the environmental storage system is so bad especially in Aba that if not checked could cause problems for the public”. He explained that most of the drugs they saw stored in such bad environments ended up making the drugs to be degraded even when their expiration date has not reached. Esumobi therefore used the forum to advise members of the public to always purchase their medicines from licenced pharmacies and simple household remedies from licenced patent and propriety medicine vendors.

Senator Theodore Orji on sale and consumption in Nigeria of anti-malaria drugs banned by European Union, the Senate has directed its committee on Health to investigate and report back for urgent action. According to a social critic, Don Norman Obinna, Sen. Orji representing Abia Central had in his presentation at the floor of the Senate, noted that recently the European Union banned the sale and consumption of 42 antimalaria drugs in all countries within the European Union. Sen. Orji, who listed the names of the drugs, however noted that regrettably these banned drugs are still sold in Nigeria to unsuspecting members of the public thereby endangering their lives. This motion therefore led to the resolution of the Senate to mandate its Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) led by Sen. Olarewaju, APC, Ogun Central, to urgently carry out a holistic investigation into the matter and report back to the Senate for further action to save the lives of Nigerians. The names of the 42 banned anti-malaria drugs as listed by Sen. Orji are Alaxin 60mg tablet (dihydroartémisinine)B/8; Alaxin oral suspension (dihydro-

artémisinine) FL/80ml; Amodiaquine 200mg compressed B/1000; Amodiaquine 200mg compressed B/1000; Arinate 100mg tablet (artésunate) B/6; Arinate 50mg tablet (artésunate) B/6; Arsumax 50mg tablet (artésunate) B/12; Artemax 60mg tablet (dihydroartémisinine) B/8; Artémédine 40mg capsule (artemether) B/12; Artémédine 50mg tablet (artemether) B/12; and Artenam 50mg tablet (artemether) B/14. “Also on the list are Artenam 60mg tablet (artemether) B/8; Artésiane 300mg child powder oral suspension (artemether) FL/38g; Artésunate 100mg compressed B/120; Artésunate 50mg tablet B/120; Artexin 60mg tablet (dihydroartémisinine) B/8; Camoquin 200mg tablet (amodiaquine) B/9; Camoquin 200mg tablet (amodiaquine) B/25 blisters; and others. Camoquin 200mg tablet (amodiaquine) B/55 blisters; Camoquin 200mg tablet (amodiquine) B/24; Camoquin 600 mg tablet (amodiaquine) B/3; Camoquin oral suspension 50mg/ 5ml (amodiaquine) FL/60ml; Cotecxin oral suspension (dihydroartémisinine) FL/80ml; Cotecxin 60mg tablet (dihydroartémisinine) B/8; Daraprim tablet (pyriméthamine) B/30; and Falcinil 50mg tablet.

Methodist Archbishop tasks new presbyter on Christian tenets ÏÏÏThe

Methodist Archbishop of Umuahia Diocese, Most Rev. (Dr.) Chibuzo Raphael Opoko, recently inducted a new Presbyter with a charge for him to look after concerns of Christ to earn confidence of the Christians that he was truly called by God. Handing down the advice to the new Presbyter, Very Rev. Aaron Akabuokwu, at the Wesley Cathedral Circuit of the Diocese, Crowder Street, Umuahia, the Archbishop told the inductee that he was called to share in the ministry of Christ and of the whole Church. He encouraged him to teach accurately the tenets Baptism and Holy Communion according to the Methodist faith, to lead the people of God in worship and prayer as paramount and to exercise his pastoral supervision of people entrusted under his care as a task to be accomplished, while urging him to live to the expectation of his divine call. Speaking during the occasion, the 2017, the Men’s Fellowship father-of-the-year of the church and Executive Secretary of Ikwuano Local Government Area, Elder Prince Kingsley Uwankume, noted the expectation of Methodist members are high from the new ordained presbyter and expressed his desire that the clergy will achieve success in his new eleva-

tion. According to him, the new presbyter should be guided and rallied around by all to enable him to succeed and thanked Archbishop Opoko for taking Methodist Church to the next level. Also speaking, Chairman, Organising committee, Elder Emeka Nwosu, revealed what he called the secrets of success witnessed in Methodist Church during period under review as God’s handwork, advising the new presbyter to remain focused in transformation and accept criticism from all angles as according to him only the creator is a perfect being, assuring the congregation that Very Rev. Akabuokwu will record tremendous success in the course of his work as a minister. Another notable father and member in the church, Sir Royal Obi Ukaigwe, underscored the need for the clergy to live above board, observing that within the short period of stay of the inductee in the diocese, lots of achievements have recorded, disclosing that those who left the church in the past have returned since his assumption of office. He described his presence in the Methodist Diocese of Umuahia as blessing to all and sundry and urged him to continue to remain focused.

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Ibeku PG celebrates wife’s survival ÏÏÏIt was a gathering of joy and thanksgiving last Sunday as the high and mighty in Ibeku land joined their President General, Princewill Ukaegbu, in Ossah Ibeku, to celebrate his wife, Elizabeth Machiadighikwe, over her survival from a life-threatening sickness. The event, which started with a church service at the All Saints Methodist Church, Eziama Ossah in Umuahia North LGA, saw also the convergence of Ibeku youths, past and present officers of Ibeku Egwu Asaa Development (IEADA) Association and its women wing. Others included past and present political associates, traditional rulers from Ibeku land and beyond, in-laws and friends even from beyond the state. Addressing the congregation during the occasion, the Methodist Bishop of Umuahia East, Rt. Rev Godfrey Agupusi, said “Man is not God. All we need is the hand of God”. The Bishop said that since Lady Elizabeth was delivered, “whatever is in God’s hands is divinely sacred. No power and principalities can snatch it from Him”. Speaking with newsmen later, he expressed his excitement that God has honoured them by bringing her back to life after she was confirmed dead by “science” and enjoined all to acknowledge God’s omnipotence and surrender to Him for divine security. According to Hon. Grace Uche, God had delivered her from death and given her life and thanked

God for the grace He had shown to their daughter, while the publisher of the Rising Sun Newspaper, Joshua Ogbonna, said “it is the Lord’s doing as she went to the land of the dead and came back to rejoin the living”. An elder statesman, Paul Nmeregini, described the survival of Elizabeth as “the hand of God upon the family” and advised them to hold unto God, as a former Chairman of Ohafia LGA, Hon Uche Ogboso, said that it was God that gave her life and has therefore shown mercy to the family. In his speech while thanking God, the chief celebrant, Sir Princewill Ukaegbu, told the congregation that God delivered his wife from the clutches of death using the doctors and men of God, thanking all for their prayers, especially those who came to stand by them at the hospital. According to him, he believed in God before, but believes in Him more now, stating, “The best thing is that the devil has been defeated”. Though tears did not allow the wife, Elizabeth Machiadighikwe Ukaegbu, to express her feelings, she recalled that all the time, her husband had slept in his car at the hospital to look over her, praying God to bless him. Speaking with newsmen later, Elizabeth Machiadighikwe Ukaegbu thanked God for His mercies, pleading with Him to continue with His good work in her family and that of others that need His help.

CSOs condemn NASS over shutting down restructuring ÏÏÏ The Eastern Consultative As-

sembly (ECA) and other civil society organisations (CSOs) at the weekend condemned the action of the National Assembly members in shutting down the clamour for restructuring. The other CSOs that participated in the meeting includes South East Elders Union, South East Christian Network, Igbo Women Assembly, Igbo Traders Association, Igbo Youth Movement, Igbo Union, South East/ South South Youth Assembly and Ofuobi Cultural Association. In a communiqué after an emergency meeting attended by representatives of eight other civil society organisations that was titled “Enugu Declaration” and endorsed by their representatives the CSOs, they regretted the failure of the National Assembly to approve devolution of power to states in the just concluded constitutional amendment and vowed to embark on civil disobedience in the continued struggle for true federalism. “If genuine processes towards restructuring Nigeria are not embarked upon by the Federal Government on or before the 1st of October 2017, our people will find it extremely difficult to continue to participate in the Nigerian project” they vowed, de-

claring “We will no longer vote in any election whatsoever until Nigeria is restructured”, They described their stand as “the demand, desire and decision of the masses of Eastern Nigeria”. While noting “the desperate attempts by enemies of equity and justice to sustain by all means this evil unitary structure that has visited untold hardship, misery and disequilibrium on our land”, the CSOs declared as “enemies of the people” those struggling to resist the desirable change that will save Nigeria, and grant every zone a sense of belonging, adding that their action “is provocative”. The groups therefore declared: “We are now left with no other choice than to embark on civil disobedience and passive resistance, (and) accordingly, our people will no longer participate in their unitary Nigeria events henceforth”. They said they have “consulted widely amongst our people, in order to build lasting and binding consensus, before taking final decision, since the spirited but shocking attempts of those fiercely opposed to returning Nigeria back to regional arrangement through a peaceful restructuring process” have persisted.

Dentists inaugurate state executive, decry existence of quacks in Abia Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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tion, Abia State branch says for every four core practicing dentist in the state, there are twenty others out there as quacks. Patron of the association, HRM Eze (Dr.) Eugene Ndimele, revealed this during the inaugural ceremony of the association’s chapter held in Umuahia recently, stating that this represents an average of 80 percent quacks in the industry in the state. Speaking with newsmen after the occasion, Eze (Dr.) Ndimele, who is also a retired dentist, attributed the existence of quacks in the state to government who is supposed to checkmate the practice of dentistry through relevant agencies at their disposals.

Eze Ndimele regretted that the association has no constitutional powers to put an end to this dangerous practice, stating that only Medical and Dentist Council of Nigeria can, through proper enlightenment programme, eliminate the ugly trend. Speaking earlier while inaugurating the state chapter, the National President, Nigerian Dental Association, Dr. Bode Ijarogbe, noted activities of quacks in the profession as worrisome and called for urgent measures to stem the tide as quickly as possible. Dr. Ijarogbe while congratulating the pioneer executive of the body in the state, charged them to be united and be vigilant in order to fish out quacks and those portraying dental profession in bad light. He reminded them that their inauguration was not a ceremonial

exercise but to general well-being of the society and for a solution to prevent other health related cases. He appreciated their commitment to ensure that the profession does not go into extinct in the state despite non-existence of executives for the body during the period under review. In his remarks shortly after his inauguration, the state chairman, Dr. Innocent Iwegbu, noted that since 1998, efforts to establish the state chapter could not come to fruition until the occasion. He also decried the flourishing of quackery in dental practice in the state and vowed to expose quacks among their midst, assuring the National president that the era of quacks in Abia State was over. He promised to collaborate with relevant authorities to achieve the desired goals.

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, presenting keys to cars procured for judges in Abia State to the State Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, in Umuahia, recently, as other judges (behind); Deputy Governor, Sir Udeh Okochukwu (1st left) and Chief Emmna Nwabuko, Principal Secretary to the Governor watch with admiration.

Abia Poly set to introduce Mass Communication department …as Ag. Rector offsets bills up to December 2016

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concluded plans to introduce the department of Mass Communication. This was as even the acting Rector of the institution, Prof. Ezionye Friday Eboh, says he has cleared the salary arrears of the staff up to December, 2016. Prof. Ezionye Friday Eboh broke this cheering news at the weekend while interacting with journalists in his office, disclosing that the management of the school is on the matter. He said: “If we get what we are asking from TETfund (Tertiary Education Trust Fund), by 2017/2018 academic year, we will introduce the course”. While noting that introducing the course is capital intensive, he said, “If you start anything, start it well. The stage is set for MASSCOM in the school”. The acting Rector told newsmen that the institution is just recovering from a number of challenges

and thanked God for bringing the school this far. The acting Rector who said he came on seat seven months ago with the school gates under lock and key, thanked God that “by His divine grace”, the three industrial unions in the school called off their strikes barely three days he started work as the Rector, stating “since then, the school has been peaceful”. “We have seen the ugly days and a progressive match to recovery. The ugly days are over. We are on a journey to the Promised Land, but all we know is that we have left Egypt and will not go back”. He used the opportunity to commend the press in the state as one that has been free, fair and unbiased, and one that has been making conscious effort to enthrone professionalism in the profession. He sued for the support of the press to enable the school get to where it is going, and promised that the school will partner with the

state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist to realise the state council secretariat in Umuahia. He regretted that it is only the Abia Council of the NUJ in the country that has no secretariat by still staying in a rented apartment. Also speaking, Registrar of the school, Chief (Mrs.) Comfort Nwabughuogu, added that the present management is committed to the transformation of the institution as according to her every financial transaction is being made through bank to avoid misappropriation just as admission and checking of results and others are now online to discourage time wastage. She disclosed that apart from tackling indiscipline among students, the administration of Prof. Eboh is working tirelessly to address the issue of internal revenue generation (IGR) of the school to boost income and thereby move away from over dependence on government grants.

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Enelamah elected vice chairperson, Africa, WTO Ganiyu Obaaro Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, has been elected the ViceChairperson representing Africa, for the 11th World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) Ministerial Conference Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, has been elected the Vice-Chairperson representing Africa, for the 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference Nigeria’s election was decided at the meeting of the WTO General Council on July 26th. The General Council acts on behalf of the Ministerial Conference on all WTO affairs. It meets as the Dispute Settlement and Trade Policy Review Body to oversee procedures for settling disputes between members and to analyse members’ trade policies. According to a statement by the ministry,”The Ministerial Conference, which meets every two years, is the topmost decision-making body of the WTO. It brings together members of the organisation, all of which are countries or customs unions and can take decisions on matters under any of the multilateral trade agreements.” This election is viewed as an important recognition of Nigeria’s CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

Joy Ekeke The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if some industrial issues, especially antilabour practices by some employers in the oil and gas industry were not addressed within 21

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FirstBank offers customers secure, convenient money transfer Adesola Afolabi First Bank of Nigeria Limited has again raised its financial services’ bar, following its latest product offering to promote convenience and support the lifestyles of its customers. The bank, through the years, has demonstrated an understanding of its customers’ modern lives, wants, and needs as part of its drive to become the trusted partner providing

bespoke and accessible banking offerings to its teeming customers. One of many of such banking offerings by FirstBank is the money transfer services available nationwide, which provide for customers an alternative transaction channel that is safe, convenient and a flexible all year round. These bank says, “these services are also available at weekends, as well as, on public holidays at some dedicated branches.”

According to the bank, in a statement,”With Western Union, customers can conveniently receive money from abroad and send money from Nigeria to over 200 countries and territories Worldwide and recipients can receive funds straight to their accounts. With the outbound Western Union Service, Customers can now send funds directly to bank accounts outside Nigeria with the new Account Payment Network CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

9mobile empowers SMEs with market access …as FG commends initiative By Tony Nwakaegho

L-R: Oluwakemi Adewunmi, Zonal Business Coordinator, South-West, South-South, and Abuja/ North Region, Agent Banking, Heritage Bank; Ogundayini Godwin, MD of High Rise Business Centre, Corner Shop, Onyeka Umeadi, Agent Banking Zonal Business Coordinator for Lagos Region/South East and Adebayo Odumosu, Experience Centre Manager, Broad Street, Lagos, at the Heritage Bank’s launching of an agent banking corner shop in Simawa community behind Redeemed Convention Camp, Ogun State...yesterday

Oil workers’ planned strike may cripple economy ..as NUPENG, PENGASSAN give 21-day notice over anti-labour practices

days. President, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, Comrade Igwe Achese, gave an indication of a possible fuel scarcity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, after the union National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja, should the warning strike not headed. He said the union, after its NEC meeting, has taken a decision to stop fuel supply to Abuja and its environs. According to him, NUPENG

has resolved to shut down supply of petroleum products to Abuja in the next 24 days unless the Federal Government prevails on the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) to pay the entitlements of workers of Sea wolf, who were disengaged since 2013 after AMCON took over the company. He pointed out that the union had issued a directive to petroleum tanker drivers, and all its members in the oil sector to appear in all-red outfit in preparation for the planned industrial action in Abuja.

He said: “For four years, we have been discussing the issue of redundancy or closure of the company called Sea wolf, which AMCON, as a federal agency, took over in 2013. He said,“It is very unfortunate to state here that workers of the company have not been paid. AMCON has refused to pay these workers their terminal benefits since 2013. Therefore, the union, in a very strong revolution, is requesting the government to prevail on AMCON to pay the workers. We have written series of CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

Nigeria’s latest entrant into the telecommunications industry, 9mobile, in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University has bolstered the growth of local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by hosting budding entrepreneurs in Abuja and adjoining states at the 17th edition of the company’s Market Access Forum in Abuja. Market Access Forum is a quarterly business networking and empowerment platform for young entrepreneurs to interact with large corporations in order to share knowledge and strategies that can stimulate business growth. The theme for the forum was, “Access to Sustainable Market for SMEs, Challenges and Opportunities.” Speaking at the forum, Director, Enterprise Segment, 9mobile, Eric Uwaoma, said market access is one of many ways 9mobile supports start-ups and encourages Nigerians to pursue their business goals. “9mobile Market Access enables budding entrepreneurs to gain the requisite knowledge by bringing them in contact with other entrepreneurs to share knowledge and ideas for running successful businesses.” He said,”Through an array of innovative enterprise solutions and platforms such as SME Arena, MoreBusiness 2.0, Millionaire Hunt, KwikCash, 9mobile Prize for Innovation and 9mobile Prize for Literature amongst others, 9mobile has also been and will continue to be at the forefront of promoting the growth of SMEs.”

Business News B2 Diamond Bank maintains stable growth, as H1 profit Azubike Nnadozie In its H1 2017 financial results released on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos, Diamond Bank Plc showcased strong growth in core financial parameters surpassing analysts’ projections for the period. The interim report and accounts for the Bank’s operations for the first six months of the business year obtained by our correspondent, show significant growth in all key financial parameters as profit before tax surged year-on-year by 2.8 per cent to N10.8 billion, this followed the leapfrogging of gross income over total expenses during the period under review. Most significantly and against industry expectations, the Bank’s gross earnings jumped by 16.1 per cent over the previous year to N114.1 billion while interest income also increased astronomically by 31.5 per cent to N89.1 billion, reflecting the success of the management’s strategic efforts targeted at improving and boosting this income line. Although the impairment charge increased mildly by 6.9 per cent, which is in tandem with the Bank’s continuation of prudent provisioning, its total asset grew by 0.8 per cent year-on-year to N2.065 trillion, making Diamond Bank one of the top six biggest banks in the country. Despite the fact that loans to customers shrunk by 1.8 per cent from N1.4 trillion to N1.3 trillion, reflecting the cautious optimism employed by the management to manage and stabilise risk assets as the economy waddles through and out of recession, the Bank’s retail customers grew exponentially with over 6 million Diamond Y’ello customers opening accounts in the last two years.

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(APN) recently added to the Western Union Service.” Another money transfer service provided by FirstBank for its customers is MoneyGram. With this service, users can now receive money from loved ones abroad or send to them from Nigeria. FirstBank is the leading agent bank for MoneyGram in Nigeria and has been recognised for its increased transaction volume among other agent locations. The Bank also offers the RIA money transfer service with which customers can receive money from loved ones abroad directly into their accounts in Naira. RIA money transfer service also offers the option of cash pick up at over 750 FirstBank branches nationwide.

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AMCON MD becomes IoD’s Fellow Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Kuru has been admitted as a Fellow, Institute of Directors (IoD) at the institute’s 2017 5th biennial presidential lecture in Lagos. The topic of this year’s lecture, which was delivered by the Chairman of Nigerians Breweries Plc, Chief Kola Jamodu CFR, is “The role of corporate leaders in accelerated economic revival of Nigeria today.” Speaking at the event, which was also attended by the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, the President and Chairman of

Council, Institute of Directors, Mr. Samuel Yemi Akeju said the IoD is very meticulous in the selection of top corporate players that are admitted as Fellows, which is the apex on the scale of the three categories of the membership for which Kuru eminently qualified for admission. He said the institute has watched Kuru’s stewardship over the years in the different firms he has led and have seen track records of outstanding leadership criteria without blemish, which was why Kuru’s membership as a Fellow of IoD was unanimously approved by the council when it came up for discussion. Kuru, ac-

cording to a citation is a career banker with professional experience spanning over three decades across investment banking, risk management, operations, human capital management and marketing amongst others. Prior to his appointment as the Chief Executive of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) by the Presidency on August of 2015, Kuru served as the Managing Director/CEO of erstwhile Enterprise Bank Limited. His ingenuity at turning the then beleaguered bank around and returning it to profitability earned him the famous name in the financial sector as the turn-around-agent.

Confronted with a herculean task at AMCON whose total debt obligation of N4.6 trillion represents 75 per cent of the 2016 national budget; 26 per cent of the 2016 total national debt, and 5 per cent of the country’s nominal gross domestic product in 2016; Kuru who is driven by result hit the ground running. Expectedly some farreaching changes he introduced at the Corporation increased the Elumelu tempo of recoveries and strategically refocused AMCON on value enhanced exit of its portfolios, which encompasses continued negotiations and resolution of loans through cash recoveries, asset forfeitures via negotiation.

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L-R: Acting Directorate Head, Lagos and West, Keystone Bank Ltd., Simpson Eimiakhena; Chief Compliance Officer, Joyce Obi; Divisional Head, Bankwide Operations, Uchenna Okwodu and Acting Managing Director/CEO, Hafiz Bakare, during the launch of the bank’s *533# USSD Code in Lagos…yesterday

Intelics set to transform information landscape Esther Taiwo An Information management services provider, Intelics Solutions has inaugurated its formal operations of wide range of automated and rule-based business processes in Lagos. According to Managing Director, Mr. Segun Lawal, Intelics Business Process Services, is bringing a complete transfer of technology from India into Nigeria as the information management company which was established in 2016 represents complete transformation of information landscape in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration, Lawal said that, “Intelics Solutions Nigeria Ltd is a joint venture between India’s leading business processing service provider and one of the largest Information Management services provider globally, Writer Business Services Ltd and IAL Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s oldest

and largest Move Management company.” He said “Information technology enabled Services has become the back bone and a key element in economic development of any knowledge based economy. Knowledge driven innovation is now recognized as a decisive factor in the competitiveness of nations in the Africa’s largest and most vibrant economy Nigeria has taken bold steps in this direction. Also, with our coming into the Information Technology sector of the country, we are bringing to the market data integrity which ensures a completely secured data network. Nigerian business service providers are knowledgeable, financially savvy and with tough benchmarks for service quality. Therefore, Intelics Solutions will deliver to these very expectations and play a positive role in data governance in Nigeria.’’ He stressed further that, “Intel-

ics’s capabilities span the entire lifecycle of your data with Enterprise Content Management services that include business process services, secure storage services, cloud and data services and digital Solutions. Their Information Management Center in Lagos is Africa’s largest and best in class with latest fire detection and protection systems ranging from humidity, temperature and dust control, 24/7 security, water hydrant and gas based suppression systems, CCTV surveillance, ISO certified information security standards, etc.” On his part, Managing Partner, Intelics Solutions, Mr. Dayle de Souza added, “Intelics Solutions is uniquely placed to serve the needs of Nigeria, Africa’s growth engine. Sectors spanning from banking and financial services, insurance, Federal Government, telecom, manufacturing and healthcare can now avail worldclass offerings from Intelics.”

letters to the security agencies, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Department of State Services and others over the issue.” He said, AMCON, instead of paying the affected workers, “took the matter to court’ and we have since then been are faced with series of adjournment since 2013.” He said,“We, therefore, have no choice than to write an open letter to the Acting President to take all necessary measures to address the issue of Sea wolf. However, we have issued notice to the government in the letter that we wrote that failure to address this problem, the National Executive Council, NEC, in session, has taken a decision that within two weeks within which if the issue is not addressed, NUPENG will withdraw our services into Abuja and around its environment. The union leader said,“At this point we are also directing all our PTD, workers across the entire country to begin to wear red, and tanker drivers to carry this on their trucks in readiness for this struggle; it is the responsibility of government to make sure that workers in the companies that they took over are paid their terminal benefits.” However, PENGASSAN said in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Comrade Fortune Obi, that the 21-day ultimatum giving to stakeholders in the oil and gas industry, was necessary, due to persistent anti-labour practices by the management of some companies in the sector. Also, the association, therefore, called on the relevant stakeholders to address issues of concern affecting its members within the stipulated days to avert the consequences of its next line of action.

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n ƈƐƕ Ɗè 9 ƍ ƏƐ ƆƏ Ɔƌƍ ƓƆƏƌƆ Ɛ The Chief Executive Officer, Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Tomi Somefun, said the success of the partnership with BoI is a testament to the fact that despite the difficulties of accessing credits by this segment of the market. Following the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Industry (BoI), Unity Bank Plc is set to participate in the execution of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP). The scheme, which is one of the social intervention programmes of the Federal Government, provides access to affordable micro credit to Nigerian micro business owners, who hitherto were unable to access loans to grow their businesses. Under this partnership, Unity Bank will provide account opening services to qualified beneficiaries of GEEP nationwide, and these individual bank accounts will serve as channels for beneficiaries to receive loans disbursed by BoI. Beneficiaries will also make loan repayments through these bank accounts, while Unity Bank will also provide bank verification number (BVN) registration services for beneficiaries, who require such, thereby increasing the financial inclusion in Nigeria. In a statement, the bank said its participation in the scheme stems from the strategic business objective of supporting Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) to access affordable funds. Tomi Somefun, said the success of the partnership with BoI is a testament to the fact that despite the difficulties of accessing credits by this segment of the market. She added that the good knowledge and understanding of different players in the market segments and ability to harness inherent opportunities for their benefit has continued to differentiate the bank in line with its strategic business focus on agriculture, retail/SME and rural economy. For the Managing Director of BoI, Kayode Pitan, the partnership with Unity Bank on GEEP will further enhance access to financial services to qualified beneficiaries and support BOI’s mandate for GEEP loans to reach 1.6 million beneficiaries nationwide. Through GEEP, MarketMoni loans will be disbursed to qualified Nigerians in key target segments including market women and men, artisans and enterprise youths. The programme is being executed by BoI in partnership with commercial and microfinance banks, and other financial institutions in Nigeria.

Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Monday, depreciated further to 367.88 per US dollar against 367.60 traded on Friday, shedding 0.07 per cent on the Investor &Exporter FX widow. The Naira, however, appreciated by points to close at the end of yesterday trading at 422 against 424 traded on Friday. Although, the naira, had depreciated within last week by N1.23 at I&E window, closing last week trading at N367.60 to the dollar, compared to N366.37 exchanged the previous week. The window, at the end of yesterday trading activities recode4d a daily turnover of $53.24 million, the same figure sold on Friday, latest data from the FMDQ OTC website has revealed. The local currency at the parallel market, however, stabilised at 364 to a dollar and remained

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unchanged at 474 per Pound sterling, maintaining the same rate they were sold on Friday. Meanwhile, there are indications that naira’s depreciation in the I&E window is being driven by a combination of two factors. The first factor is demand by investors and exporters for what they consider a fair exchange rate and increased demand for dollars in the market. Except the CBN intervenes, this trend is expected to persist this week; and thus further push up the indicative exchange rate for the window. Two weeks ago, the naira depreciated by N3.54 in the window, while the volume of dollars traded in the window shot up by 304 per cent last week to $1.04b from

$257m the previous week. The apex on Friday, intervened for the second time in the week under review with the total sum of $462.336 million, putting the total figure released within the week to $657.3m. Meanwhile, the interbank money market, will, this week, receive liquidity boost of N966b inflow from statutory allocation funds and payment of matured treasury bills (TBs). The expected inflow will revive market liquidity, which fell drastically last week by 92 per cent to N12 b, on Friday, from N177.48b on Monday. The decline in liquidity was occasioned by outflow of N337.32b through TBs as well as outflow to fund participation in dollar sales by the Central Bank of Nigeria

(CBN). These outflows cancelled the impact of N152b inflow from payment of matured TBs. This development caused cost of funds to shot up between Monday and Tuesday before moderating downward in the second half of the week. However, data from the Financial Market Dealers Quote (FMDQ) showed the interest rate on Collateralised lending rose from 14 per cent the previous week to 18.33 per cent on Tuesday, but dropped to 5.0 per cent at the close of business on Friday. Similarly interest rate on Overnight lending rose from 14.92 per cent the previous week to 19.17 per cent on Tuesday but dropped to 5.83 per cent at the end of last week.

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R-L: Managing Director/CEO, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in a handshake with the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, shortly before the investiture of Kuru as a Fellow of IoD…recently

CBN to tackle e-payment issues at FICAN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will be addressing key issues confronting the epayment industry at a Bi-Monthly Forum organised by the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN). The event, with the theme: ‘Electronic Payment Industry, Performance & Regulatory Issues’ will hold on Saturday, August 5th, 2017 at the FICAN Centre, Onipanu, Lagos. The Guest Speaker, CBN Director, Banking & Payment Systems Department, Mr. ‘Dipo Fatokun, will address participants on issues that have shaped the electronic payment industry in the last six months. He will equally look at performances of critical stakeholders especially banks and regulators involved in the

electronic banking space. Fatokun will be addressing issues around banking security, rising cyber-attacks, and impact of the cash-less banking policy implementation on the economy. There will also be discussions around the Bank Verification Number (BVN) enrollment, mobile banking, internet banking, and how regulators are tackling challenges that come with execution of these initiatives. Issues around electronic payment frauds, customer due diligence, and Know Your Customer (KYC) policy guidelines will equally be discussed by the apex bank director. A statement by the association says, it is aware that banking in Nigeria is becoming highly dependent on technology. This has

brought about challenges that need the collaboration of key stakeholders including banks and their customers to be fixed. The group reiterated that as financial journalists, its members’ survival will depend on how much information is made available by regulators and industry players to them and how they apply such information in the course of carrying out their responsibilities. “The Bi-Monthly Forum has remained an idea-sharing arena where our members and regulators rob minds on issues affecting the banking sector in particular and economy in general. This months’ event will help participants review and understand the performance of the electronic payment industry in the first half of the year,” the statement said.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with Visa to inaugurate a mobile payment solution – mVisa- which allows customers pay for goods and services through the use of their smartphones. The innovation is as easy as scanning a QR code via the FirstMobile App, to enable customers to make payment from their FirstBank account into the merchant’s account anywhere the mVisa logo is displayed. Both parties also get real-time notifications. mVisa, available on the FirstBank’s mobile banking application – FirstMobile, adds to the seamless multiple payment channels FirstBank customers enjoy. In a statement by the Group Head, E-Business, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Chuma Ezirim, the Bank would continue to put customers first by leading the industry in the use of technology to provide convenient and fast banking solutions. Partnering with Visa to deliver mVisa is part of the FirstBank’s strategy to deliver reliable, secure and convenient payment options to its esteemed customers.” It further promotes our digital approach by delivering omni-channel experience to all our customers, while enhancing our existing offerings”, he reiterated. Speaking at the inauguration of mVisa, Andrew Torre, President for Visa Sub-Saharan Africa said, “We are thrilled to have FirstBank as one of our key partners in bringing mVisa to Nigeria.

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Stock Exchange, NSE, started the week by dipping further on Monday, as market capitalization dropped by N351.8billion or 2.8 per cent, to close at N12.354 trillion from N12.705 trn it closed on Friday .

the NSE’s All-Share Index (ASI), which serves as the key benchmark index, dropped 2.76 per cent from 36,864.71, on Friday, to settle at 35,844 basis points. gainers at the close of trading session on Monties recorded decline. -

corded a turnover of 490.2 million shares, worth N5.3b, in 5,558 deals pany of Northern Nige9.65 per cent at a close of N8.33 per share. Dangote lowed with a loss of 4.99 per cent each to close at

N223.75 and N39.05 per share respectively table, Dangote Sugar Plc, led with a gain of 10.22 per cent to close at N11.97 per share, while Nascon Allied Plc followed with a gain of 10.15 per cent to close at N10.42 per share; 8.70 per cent to close at 75 kobo per share.

Cutix generates N3.7bn from cables, others in 12 months Adesola Afolabi

against N190.6m recorded in the same period of 2016.

full year financial statement has revealed the company grew revenue by 30 per cent during the period.

profit was buoyed by an 11 per cent reduction in finance charges of N121.6m for the period in review against N137m a year ago and a two per cent reduction in depreciation costs that stood at N95.4m as at April, 2017, compared to N97.2m in the previous year.

12 month period ended 30th April, 2017, submitted on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange showed that revenue rose by 30 percent to close the period at N3.7b in contrast to N2.8b reported in 2016. pany’s revenue, which comes wire, metal product and armoured cable, indicates that Nnewi, the second largest city in Anambra State in Southeastern Nigeria, accounts for the highest share of almost 60 per cent of revenue realized, with N2.2b in sales. contributing 14 per cent or N529.5m and 11 per cent or N414.5m to the company’s full year revenue. also showed the company by 35 per cent.

L – R shows Boluwatiwi Omidiji, CSR Analysts, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Pai Gamde, Ag. Head, Corporate Services Division, NSE; Ambassador Maria Auxiliadora Figueiredo, Consul-General Designate, Brazil; Chief Dr. Mrs. Nike Akande, CON, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) and Olumide Orojimi, Head, Corporate Communications, NSE at the 2017 LCCI Commerce & Industry Award Ceremony where NSE won the ‘CSR Company of the Year” award. The event was held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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sured shareholders that it would sustain dividend payment, even though it skipped paying dividend for overall interest of all stakeholders. on Monday, on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) during the presentation of its facts behind the figures. It said that it is currently working on raising fresh capital and listing its subsidiary company on the leasing company and the only leasoperations include marine, health, power, outsourcing, fleet management amongst others. he said, grew to N13,717 million at the from N13,492m posted in Q2 2016. NSE, is the foremost brand for leases and other ancillary services in Nigeria. With staff strength of over 4,000 people and operational offices in key

ity service delivery.

Emeka Ndu, in his presentation and

If you look at our capital structure, we have about $12 to $13m in convertible notes issued to Abrage, our sister company, we looked at should we pay dividend or should we purchase some of that notes so that we reduce the dilutive effect of those note on all shareholders? He said that at the company’s last

trajectory that could only offer better returns to all stakeholders. Ndu said that the future remains from shareholders to purchase the bright and promising for the compa- notes and currently it 35 per cent of ny and shareholders “the economic the notes have been redeemed. outlook remains positive. We plan to He said that in 2017, the company sustain our current upward trajec- is a projecting turnover of N24b and tory and double our earnings over the N26.3b in 2018, while in 2019 and 2020 next 2-3 years” the company projects N30.2b and He said that the target growth N36.3b turnovers respectively. would be achieved by efficient execution of its long- term contracts in the Summary of trading activities on NSE marine subsector of the oil and gas industry and other industries being ASI 35,844.00 supported. 5,558.00 He explained that the inability DEALS of the company to pay dividend for VOL490,164,026.00 2016 was strategic, hence it ploughed back its earnings to consolidating op- VALUE 5,265,814,588.76 erations and enhancing the financial 12,353,660,900,679.92 leverage of the diversified organiza- CAP tion.

which is Nigeria’s foremost cable manufacturing company, ended its full year with a profit after tax of N257.5m,

increased by 33 per cent to N370.1m, from N278.1m posted in 2016. tal assets grew by 23 per cent to N2.3b, from N1.9b recorded in the corresponding period of 2016, while total liabilities grew by 28.8 per cent to N1.3b from N870.2m posted in 2016. rose by 17 percent to N1.0b, against N870.2m recorded in FY of 2016, as earnings per share rose by 35 percent to 29 kobo, from 22 kobo recorded a year ago. a loss of 4.94 per cent or 12 kobo on Monday, to close at N2.31 on the NSE, is the first cable manufacturer in Nigepounding line and the first company east of the Niger Stock Exchange.

Flour Mills burdened by 74 % y/y net interest expenses Bonny Amadi Flour Mills Nigeria (FMN) Plc may have sent signals that its 2018 financial year earnings may be hedged by high interest earnings which manifested significantly in its first released. result for the period ended by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Monday, showed that while sales and profit grew year on year(Y/y), profit after tax depressed slightly . Year to date, FMN shares have outperformed the mar57 per cent compared with 37 per cent delivered by the NSE ASI. Flour Mill of Nigeria (FMN) Q1 2018 result for by a by 6 per cent y/y to N6.2billion, against 25 per

cent y/y growth in sales for the period. A combination of factors including a 124bps y/y contraction in gross margin to 11.6 per cent, a 23 per cent y/y rise in opex and a 74 per cent y/y spike in net interest charges were the primary factors underpinning relative to sales. Further clined by 3 per cent y/y to 4.1bn mainly because of a 2.1x increase in minority interest to N490m. sis (Q,Q), while sales grew grew substantially by 3,361 operating income. Howevmainly due to negative base effects - on the other comprehensive income line in

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Ngige urges employees to patronise social security

Stories by Joy Ekeke

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has advised organised labour to explore the social security opportunities in the Employees Compensation Act for the benefit of workers saying that the act is a social security and welfare scheme that provides comprehensive compensation for workers. He said,‘’We ask you to go a step further. The Employees Compensation Act being implemented by Ni-

geria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) today is for the benefit of workers and also for their employers.It protects workers from accidents, death and disabilities in the course of work. It makes provision for their families to be protected financially too.’’ He added that under the law, ‘’the dependents in the family can be trained up to university level, while the widow or widower is given something for sustenance.

The minister said,“It is a social protection that must be exploited by labour, NSITF being a tripartite organisation where labour and employers, under the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, have representatives on the board.” Ngige said the active participation of labour was required to ensure the fund was not mismanaged. Also, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, said the

union would partner the Inspectorate Department of the ministry to ensure the sustenance of minimum standards for factory workers. Wabba decried the lack of factory inspectorate officers for effective service delivery to address alleged maltreatment of workers in some private organisations. He called for the revival of the department to ensure that it was able to carry out facMinister of Labour, Chris Ngige tory inspection.

Infrastructure, bane of economic growth, employment - Asugwuni The President of the National Union of Civil Engineering, Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFW), Amechi Asugthe Federal Government to allocate more funds for infrastructure development. He made the appeal when NLC leaders, led by its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, were on a tour of affiliate unions to partner and find solutions to their challenges. According to Asugwuni, infrastructure development is slow and any country that does not build its infrastructure, the growth and employment creation will be stagnated. He advised the government to ensure the establishment of a fund for infrastructure development and fast track the construction of roads and other infrastructure. He called on the government to pay employer’s in the sector money owed them. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said the construction sector

was the pillar of every economy, adding that, no country could develop without adequate infrastructure. “How can we encourage small and medium scale enterprise if there is no steady power supply and good road network? The cost of doing business in Nigeria is higher than any other country. “The conditions of the roads are a nightmare, especially from Lagos to the Southsouth, and Southwest and the North. They are all in dire need of rehabilitation,” he said. Wabba said it was sad that the government did not prioritise the development of infrastructure in spite of deficit in the budget. He said labour was focused on social justice in the system because, without it, workers would not have decent lives. He said the NLC would ensure that the government committed enough resources to building important infrastructure in the country and move the economy forward.

L-R: Manager, Enterprise Development Service, Pan-Atlantic University, Mrs. Aisha Dasuki; Coordinator, Growth Employment Project, Ugo Ikemba; Head, Enterprise Segment, 9mobile, Chinelo Mbanefo and MD, El-Hannora Global, Adayi Joseph Unogwu; at the 9mobile Market Access Forum held in Abuja, recently.

Autonomy: NULGE trains workers on financial management Following the support for local government autonomy recently by the national Assembly, National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has trained its employees on financial management in preparation for the new task ahead. Speaking during a three-day workshop with the theme: ‘Effective financial management of trade union finance’, NULGE’s National President, Ibrahim Khaleel said the workshop was organised to enhance the capacity of the union’s financial officers. “At this critical time, there is a lack of capacity for local council workers as a tier of government; and we believe that whatever affects local government administration affects us directly, because

without the third tier of government, there can’t be NULGE.” He said, “This workshop is meant to update our knowledge on how to keep our financial records. Financial records are our collective responsibilities as a union to be rendered at the end of every year to the Registrar of Trade Union. Since the inception of this leadership, the national secretariat has been rendering our financial accounts to the office every year up to the 2016 financial year.” He stressed that the workshop, which was conducted by Nik-Seg Consultants, provided an opportunity for all the participants to learn new skills with the aim of understanding how financial records were done and also be in tandem with new trends.

He said that plans were underway to organise women and youth conference, which would enhance the leadership skills of women and youth wings of the union. Khaleel insisted that training union workers in financial management was part of the administrative steps that could curtail corruption within the labour movement. “Training in financial management is apt at this time because we believe it will not only enhance transparency and accountability, but will strengthen the development and growth of our union. “It is even more critical for us to update our knowledge on financial management especially now that we are canvassing for financial autonomy for local government, he said.

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Oil hits 2-months’ high on tighter U.S. market Abiodun Oyindamola, with Agency report Oil prices hit a twomonth high on Monday, lifted by a tightening U.S. crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member Venezuela. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures briefly jumped over $50 per barrel on Monday and were at $49.97 per barrel at 0654 GMT, still up 25 cents, or 0.5 percent from their last close. That means that virtually the entire WTI curve has moved over $50 per barrel. Brent crude futures were at $52.85 per barrel, up 33 cents or 0.6 percent. Prices hit $52.90 per barrel earlier in the day, their highest since May 25. The price rises put both crude benchmarks on track for a sixth consecutive session of gains.

Prices have risen around 10 percent since the last meeting of leading members by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other major producers, including Russia, when the group discussed potential measures to further tighten oil markets. “U.S. inventories are showing massive drawdowns, Saudi Arabia seems intent on playing its role as the world’s swing producer [and] impending sanctions on Venezuela by the U.S. will almost certainly be oil price-supportive,” said Jeffrey Halley, analyst at futures brokerage OANDA. The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Venezuela’s vital oil sector in response

to Sunday’s election of a constitutional superbody that Washington has denounced as a “sham” vote. But traders said the biggest price supporter was currently a tightening U.S. oil market. “Strong increases in the price of oil ... [were] fueled in large part by the substantial drawdowns in U.S. inventories over the past several weeks,” said William O’Loughlin, analyst at Rivkin Securities. U.S. crude inventories have fallen by ten per cent from their March peaks to 483.4 million barrels. In production, U.S. output dipped by 0.2 per cent to 9.41 million barrels per day in the week to July 21, after rising by more than ten per cent since mid-2016. Drilling for new U.S. production is

also slowing, with just 10 rigs added in July, the fewest since May 2016. The tighter market was also visible in the price curve, which shows

backwardation in the front end. Backwardation is a market condition in which prices for immediate delivery of a product are higher than those later on.

Reuters file photo A general view of the Amuay refinery complex which belongs to the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in November 2016.

AfDB to invest $ 12b in Africa’s energy sector Stories by Simon Ugwu African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that it plans to invest the sum of $12billion to address the perennial energy crisis in Africa. AfDB President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina made this known to journalists in Lagos. According to him, the bank is investing the sum in the energy sector on the continent for the next five years to leverage the $45-50b required for energy development. While lamenting that about 645 million Africans do not have access to power, Adesina said that the AfDB provided $1.7b in financing energy and help provide electricity for over three million people. Speaking in Lagos at the

Firm’s project to boost A’ Ibom communities Green Village Electricity (GVE) Projects could, in about eight weeks, complete its installation of a 50 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) mini grid, and subsequently restore electricity supplies to 220 households in Akpabom, a community in Akwa Ibom state. The community has reportedly stayed without electricity for an upward of 15 years now as a result of bad grid, and Akwa Ibom government is looking to

launch its solar electrification scheme from there, but with a different community electrification approach. Managing Director of GVE, Mr. Ifeanyi Orajaka, disclosed in a chat with journalists.Orajaka, stated that the sod-turning ceremony for the project, which is promoted by his firm and the state government on a 75% and 25% equity contribution, would be done at Akpabom. He explained that the

new mini grid project was part of GVE’s pursuit of its plans to ensure that it provides clean, reliable and affordable electricity to a minimum of 2% of Nigeria’s population by the year 2022. He also noted that the Akpabom project would be unique in that it was the first time GVE would build a solar mini grid in a community with bad grid connection, thus indicating that the community could go off grid at the project’s completion.

inauguration of two books titled, ‘Transformative Paradigms in African Development;” and “A Journey in African Development,’ written by Chief Bisi Ogunjobi, a former Vice President of AfDB, Adesina, who lamented that the intractable energy crisis has continued to have adverse effect on the continent, said African leaders must do everything within their powers to address the problem. He said,“The development of the private sector is crucial for African economies. The bulk of the private sector accounted for by small and medium scale enterprises, which lack financing to grow their businesses and their challenges are compounded by structural factors such as lack of electricity that drives up their cost of doing business.”

He said,“Unlocking access to affordable financing, reducing over-taxation and addressing the problem of power will unleash the incredible potential of the private sector, (hence) AfDB is supporting various countries’ efforts at power generation and distribution by investing huge sums money to take the continent out of darkness. “In Nigeria, we provided $200million to support the Nigeria Electricity Trader to float bonds to address the challenges in the power sector. We supported the construction of Morocco’s Noor Ouzazarte, the largest concentrated solar power in the world, and also supported the development of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, the largest in Africa.”

Electricity: New projects to add 819 MW in 2 years Nigeria should add into her national grid, up to 819 megawatts (mw) of clean electricity from a number of hydro and wind power projects under construction in four northern states – Kaduna; Niger; Katsina; and Nasarawa-the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola, said at the recent fourth presidential quarterly business forum in Abuja, that the projects are 10mw Katsina wind

farm; 40mw Kashimbilla hydro power; 700mw Zungeru hydro power; 29mw Dadin Kowa hydro power; and 40mw Gurara hydro power plants, adding that they were all at various stages of completion. Though Fashola could not precisely state when the clean energy projects would come on stream, he however noted that, “some of them will be completed this year; some will run into the first quarter of 2018; and some in 2019.”

He also explained that the government would put its energy to providing embedded power generation through renewable energy sources, because it was pricey to expand the national grid to parts of the country that do have connection to it yet. “I have been speaking about Ihiala and Nnewi for a while and all you have heard is 133KV and 132KV, those are transmission lines that require us to transport energy to very long distances.

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B8 Business Feature

Demutualisation: Changing the face of Nigerian capital market The Nigerian capital market has continually remained a critical player in the economy. It has, indeed, been impacting the economy positively, especially through investment drives locally and internationally to the extent that it won the hearts of investors as one of the fastest growing in the world. Through investments in stocks and other trading instruments in the sector, the stock market in the country, like it or hate it, has significantly emerged as one of the pedestals on which the nation’s economy stands. For example, big stocks like banking, industries, insurance, pharmaceuticals, construction, conglomerates, oil and gas, among others, have been driving activities at the market, under the watchful eyes of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, and the market’s apex regulator, Security and Exchange Commission, SEC. However, in spite of these accolades, the sector has, over the last few years, faced its own challenges, such as fall in rise and fall in stocks, infractions by some unscrupulous operators, leading to huge investment losses, penalization of offenders, among other issues. In order to rejig the sector, make it more competitive and profitable in line with global standard, the Nigerian Senate has recently proposed a Bill for an Act for the sector, in its drive to enunciate a proactive change for the industry. The upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly called it ‘Demutualisation Bill.’ Last week, the Nigerian Senate, through its Committee on Capital Market, proposed a Bill for an Act to enhance the sector. The Bill, which has since passed through its second reading on the floor of the Red Chambers of the National Assembly, was proposed by the Senate Committee Chairman on Capital Market, Senator Foster Ogola. According to Ogola, People’s Democratic Party Senator from Bayelsa West, South South Nigeria, while proposing the Bill, the essence of the Bill formed an “Integral element of the ten-year Capital Market’s Master Plan.” He said the Bill seeks to en-

The move to enhance the operations of the capital market by the Senate, holds great potential for development, writes GANIYU OBAARO mutualize the nation’s capital market. This is because, a bill for an Act to facilitate the development of Nigeria’s capital market by enabling the conversion and re-registration of the Nigerian Stock Exchange from a company limited by guarantee to a public company limited by shares and for other related matters, 2017 ( Senate Bill 531) (otherwise called Demutualization Bill), had scaled second reading in the Senate.

ADEOSUN Finace Minister

hance rapid development of the sector in the next decade, with a view to increasing value, enhancing the stock exchange in order to compete favourably within the global market; and open doors to foreign interests into Nigeria. Ogola said that, the “Demutualisation of the Exchange will bring the Nigerian capital market at par with other international jurisdictions , resulting into enhanced governance, transparency, viability, whilst also attracting strategic partners, investors and good quality users.” He said that, “The approval of the demutualization Bill will generate substantial impact for the development of an agile exchange thereby consolidating on its innovativeness and strengthening its leadership both at the local and international levels, whilst also adding value to its stakeholders.” Interestingly, some of the stakeholders in the sector, apart from NSE, SEC, include Registrars, Issuing Houses and Stock Brokers. The Senator added that, “As a demutualised entity that

ONYEMA

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is profit-seeking, the NSE will be in a better position to capitalize on new investment income opportunities, from any limitations arising from conflicting member interests and existing laws; and more importantly, be able to better support the economic growth of Nigeria.” Remarkably, Ogola got the much needed support from his colleague, as Senator Mao Ohunabunwa, PDP, Abia North, called for “speedy” passage of the Bill, arguing that it would not only “Promote transparency, but also develop the economy when passed into law.” The proposed Bill seemed to have got the nod of several stakeholders in the country. Apart from the Senate, other critical stakeholders who favoured the Bill include, House of Representatives, Federal Ministry of Finance; Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and stock brokers. Now, the proposal seemed to have been given the needed muscle, as, the Federal Government has endorsed the ongoing legislative process by the National Assembly to de-

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who affirmed the government’s support for the Demutualization Bill, said if passed into law; the bill would bring NSE within the league of 56 out of 64 members of World Federation of Exchanges, which have demutualized. Emefiele, represented by Mr. Adedeji Lawal from Legal Department of the apex banks’ regulator, said the dynamism presented by demutulised exchange would augment Nigeria’s debt profile and capital raising capabilities by providing a number of attractive vehicles for foreign and domestic investors. He said, both the capital and money markets depend on each other; saying that efforts aimed at improving the operations of the market would invariably make a positive impact on the financial sector. cited about it. Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyeama, who enumerated the said the proposed Bill would facilitate the development of Nigeria’s capital market by enabling the conversion and re-registration of NSE from a company by limited guarantee to a public company limited by shares. He described the “demutualization of NSE, through the bill as the great game changer the country needs.” Onyema listed the benefits of demutualization as facilitating development of capital

market, improved corporate governance, resources for capital investment and increase global brand and visibility of the exchange, among others. Also, the ministry of finance and the Association of Stock Brokers of Nigeria noted that the proposed bill would provide access to global capital market. Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, who declared the Public Hearing open, described the Bill as one of the instruments the 8th National Assembly hopes to use to stimulate Nigeria’s economic growth. Saraki was represented at the event by Senate Deputy Whip, Senator Francis Alimikhena Indeed, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, who spoke through the Minority Leader, Hon. Leo Ogor, pledged the commitment and total support of the National Assembly for the bill, which he said, would scale up the efficiency of the NSE. He said, “The Nigerian Stock Exchange plays a major role in the in Nigeria’s financial market and its conversion and re-registration into a public company by shares is essential to develop and strengthen the Nigerian capital market.” Other players in the market had, in the past, praised the Nigerian capital market for its resilience and contributions to the economy. One of them is the immediate National President, Independent Shareholders Solidarity Association, Sir. Sunny Nwosu. Nwosu, while describing the market as evolving, however advocated “respect from offshore investors” whenever they come into the market, saying that indigenous players, like his members, have what it takes to excel. He had envisioned that the market would continue to witness changes in operations in the overall interest of the economy, like the Senate is now proposing through the Demutualization Bill.

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Reasons to love a gray sofa Some design decisions are just difficult. Choosing a simple white paint for your ceiling can take days of staring at paint chips until you start seeing spots. Picking a sofa is no different. The options for fabric, size, material, shape and more are enough to make your head spin. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one way you can make this process a little easier. Whatever else you do, go with gray. Here are top 10 reasons why going gray is the safest bet you can make.

Because gray is a mixture of black and white, with little or no specific color undertone, it is the most neutral hue possible, meaning it can anchor absolutely any color scheme. Gray makes colors pop, you can play with pillow accents endlessly and they will never clash. Trends will come and go, but gray will always slip right into a new palette perfectly.

Pale blues, acid greens, popping purples and slate, whereas they may clash with warm tones, like beige, sand or taupe, or feel too extreme against black. If you like a cool contemporary palette but scared of the upkeep of clean white, a gray sofa is a must-have.

A true gray is not warm but also not cold either, so it suits hot hues, like red, orange, yellow and pink.

Besides working well with any individual color in the spectrum, gray also has the power to connect diverse hues to create a coherent palette. Solid gray is an excellent choice to pair with a bold-patterned rug, if you are not confident in your pattern mixing skills.

Gray has an inherently sophisticated quality (especially in dark, moody shades), so even the

simplest sofa shape will look high end dressed in a stark gray fabric. Like beige and white, gray can be easily dressed in a soft, shabby chic or cottage-inspired style with accessories like linen or twill pillows, draped knit blankets, pale woods and faded colors. Despite not being an inherently warm color, gray has a warm sensibility.

If you prefer a sleeker and more tailored look, gray is the perfect complement to graphic patterns or glam accessories, working equally well with silver tones, luxe gold or crisp black lines. Ultimately, it is the choice of accessories that defines the mood, be it contemporary, traditional, eclectic or something else.

at revealing textures like plush velvet, supple wool and timeless tweed. When you seek out a quality maintain while showing off your investment to its ultimate potential.

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future. If taken care of, a quality gray couch can be the most grown-up piece in your first apartment. But someday, whether in a few years or a few decades, it can also have a place in your dream home.

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Dairy of a Scorned Teenager By Nwaokocha Daniel Dear dairy, It has been three weeks and eight days since you last heard from me. I had to leave the country for this particular time. My Dad has been keeping track on my movement and it was frustrating. It has also been three weeks and eight days that I saw Daniel last. That was June. I had told him that I planned to leave the country and he had not taken it lightly. We had just seen a movie and Jennifer was about selecting another one. We had ordered for pizza and I had thought it would be a good time to tell him. “So hey, I have something to tell you.” He looked at me and the smile on his face began to fade away. He knew what I was going to tell him would not sound nice. from my neck and adjusted himself and sat properly and looked at me. He waited for me to talk. mouth and looked at me. Even before talking, I could feel my spine grow cold as I opened my mouth to talk. waited for him to respond. shoulder. I was scared for a spilt second and he could see it in my eyes. He bowed his head as if disappointed in himself. I began to cry. He sighed and he hugged me. blow up. But he still gave me the same cold reply. “Okay.” Then he turned and faced the television. I was beginning to get angry at him for not getting angry at me.

myself again. I began to hit him. Then tears began to run down my face. “GET ANGRY!” I yelled at him. He endured me for a while… “I HATE YOU. I HATE YOU FOR NOT GETTING ANGRY. GET ANGRY AT ME… YELL AT ME… ASK ME TO STAY…” I screamed. Jennifer was sitting down across but she had to leave so that we could have out thing to ourselves and not involve her. I kept hitting Daniel… Then he turned and held me.

STOP HITTING ME. IT IS BEGINNING TO ANNOY ME THE MORE”. He yelled at me as he held me by

moment, I was pretty sure I would have left without telling Jennifer. I had been feeling lonely before him.

me moan and he crawled back up to kiss me. He pulled own my bra and let my nipples out for air. He took my left breast in his mouth and made me want him the more. He suckled on it like he had been deprived of them. He then moved to the right breast and did the same thing. But this time he bit my nipple gently. I began to take off his jeans then I turned him over. I knelt over

wiped my eyes with his sleeve and smiled.

Little DANIEL was already up and without hesitation, I took him in mouth. For a long seven minutes I suckled him and he refused to ejaculate to me. He pulled me to him as he sat up and made

that again. You will see” He said and smiled.

and it was like he was having a cold and for a split second, I began to worry for him.

maids like I did back at home. So she came to get the pizza by herself. She paid the guy off and came back to the sitting room. She was shocked that we had quickly resolved our issue. “I hope you guys are now normal...” She looked at me then back at Daniel then she laughed out… “I thought you guys would carry yourself out on the street and make noise in my house.” She dropped the pizza and took out a slice then slummed into the chair. Daniel looked at me as I reached out for the pack of pizza an took out my own slice. I could tell he was worried. So I decided to give him a treat before he left. He asked. I fed him a slice of pizza. I stood up and took him by the hand.

me. He walked in and turned around to face me. and began taking off my blouse. “You asked too many questions”. I kissed him and he kissed me back. I began taking his shirt off. He looked at me puzzled and I took off my blouse. He was still confused. “Were you not the person crying in the sitting room

He looked up and smiled… worried. Daniel stared at me and smiled again. be like this.” He said and laughed. I joined him for a while then I began to smile. in his eyes. pushed it gently on his lips. said and looked me straight in the eye.

“Tomorrow.” and tears gathered in my eyes. “I will.” I wiped my eyes. at me. to let it die down.” I replied him. said and kissed my forehead.

and he giggled. We got on the bed and he got on top of me. He kissed out scars on him. I bit his ear and he kissed my lips. Gently he began kissing between my breast and down to my belly button until he got to my shorts. He took them off gently and removed my lacy strings. He looked up at me and smiled before letting his tongue work on me. He paused a bit when he saw that I was already

me was taken away from me. I knew that piece would return

and surprise him. Till then, I love you.