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Benue: Herdsmen kill 2 riot policemen

Ï Buhari orders IGP to relocate to Benue Andrew Orolua and Mathew Dadiya, Abuja and Augustine Kwuza, Lafia

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Suspected herdsmen have killed two riot policemen during an ambush in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State on Monday. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in

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Makurdi on Tuesday, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said a police patrol team sent to the area was attacked late on Monday. He added that the command immediately dispatched a reinforcement team which repelled the attackers and restored normalcy in Continued on page 6

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402 days to 2019: INEC releases timetable Ï Presidential/ NASS poll – February 16, 2019 Ï Governorship/ State Assembly – March 2, 2019 Ï ‘More political parties may be registered’

Tunde Opalana, Abuja

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ing will now take centre stage in the national affairs of the country as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday released timetable for the 2019 general election, 402 days to the D-Day. Continued on page 5

Stay in your country, Buhari tells migrants 5

Ex-perm sec forfeits N664m, $137,680.11 to FG 75 External reserves hit $40.4bn amid forex interventions 10

L –R: Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, during a meeting with the minister in Abuja...on Tuesday. PHOTO: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

Saraki, Kwankwaso, others ‘ll soon return to PDP 7 - BoT Chairman

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402 days to go, INEC releases timetable for 2019 polls Continued from page 1 According to the INEC timetable, the Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on Saturday, February 16, 2019, while Governorship and State Assembly elections will hold two weeks later on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The FCT Council elections are to be combined with the Governorship and State Assembly elections since the tenure of FCT Chairmen and Councillors will end in 2019. The Commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who gave the indication while answering questions during a press briefing at INEC secretariat in Abuja, said there is constitutional provisions for registration of political associations that satisfied both constitution and electoral act’s provisions for registration. Indications also emerged that more political associations may participate in the 2019 general election as fullfledged parties before the

general election. He said: “There is constitutional provision for it and INEC has not changed its position, any party that meet constitutional provision will be registered”. Releasing the election time table 402 days to the opening of the polling units nationwide on Saturday, February 16, 2019, Yakubu said the development is a clear departure from past practice when dates were announced close to elections. The chairman said the decision of the Commission to fix elections dates “is to engender certainty in our electoral calendar and to enable all stakeholders to prepare adequately for elections, as is the case in many mature and developing democracies”. He disclosed that INEC has concluded its strategic plan of action for the current election cycle and beyond covering the period between 2017 and 2021 as well as election project plan. “The Commission is moving away from the culture of quick fix, fire brigade ap-

proach to the management of elections in Nigeria. “As our democracy matures, the planning and implementation of electoral activities should be predictable and systematic, given the size and population of the country, the terrain, logistic requirements, the increasing number of political parties, security challenges and number of constituencies for which elections are to be held”. Yakubu also reeled out activities for the election as specified by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).

He said: “Publication of Notice of Election for the National and State elections is fixed for 17th August, 2018 while that of FCT Area Council election is 3rd September, 2018. “Collection of nomination forms by political parties for national and state elections will come between 11th and 24th August, 2018 and that of the FCT Area Council elections holds between 3rd and 10th September, 2018. “Conduct of party primaries, including resolution of disputes arising from primaries will hold between 18th August 2018

and 7th October,2018, while commencement of campaigns by political parties for Presidential and National Assembly election is 18th November,2018, Governorship and State Assembly, 1st December, 2018 and the FCT Area Council election on 2nd December, 2018. “Last day for submission of nomination forms to INEC by candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly election is 3rd December,2018, Governorship and State Assembly election 17th,December,2018 and FCT Area Council, 14th December, 2018”. INEC also fixed 14th Feb-

ruary, 2019 as the last day of campaign for Presidential and National Assembly elections, 28th February, 2019 for Governorship, State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections. The chairman assured Nigerians that the Commission will implement these dates to the letters, while he reminded political parties and politicians that elections are governed by laws, urging them to uphold the constitution and the Electoral Act. He advised them to eschew bitterness and conduct their activities with decorum.

Stay in your country, Buhari tells migrants Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged illegal migrants to stay back home and find ways to improve their personal economies rather than daring the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, with scores of lives lost in the process. Buhari gave the advice on Tuesday while receiving Hon. Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, who came as Special Envoy of President Paul Kagame, at the State House, Abuja. The President said that Nigeria had taken it upon herself to bring back thousands of her citizens now stranded in Libya. Buhari said, “Illegal migration is now a major issue in Africa. Many dare the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to get into Europe, and many die in the process. Or they get into trouble, as we now see in Libya. I don’t envy our position, as many Blacks claim to be Nigerians, even when they are not. “Our Embassies in North Africa are now overworked, trying to identify the true Nigerians. Most of the

reasons they mention for migrating illegally are untenable. They should stay here, and see how they can improve their own economies, instead of risking their lives. The President noted that Kagame, as the incoming Chairman of African Union (AU), had the issues of South Sudan, separatist agitation in southern Cameroon, unrest in Togo, and many others on the continent, to contend with. “Gaddafi’s long rule produced many people, whose only skill is how to shoot guns. Now, they are scattered around the continent, still with their weapons, and fomenting trouble,” President Buhari said, adding that Nigeria was taking steps to curtail the development. Mushikiwabo said President Kagame looked forward to the counsel and support of the Nigerian President, as he assumes the AU chair from this month. “He will also need counsel on security issues in the Sahel, ongoing reforms in AU, borrow your expertise in agriculture, and renew friendship and kinship between our two countries,” Mushikiwabo added.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (3rd left), with Aare Ona Kakanfo-designate of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams (2nd left), Chairman, Aare Ona Kakanfo Planning Committee, Mr. Gabriel Akinadewo (left); Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde (middle behind); his counterpart for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef (3rd right); Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Information & Strategy, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku (2nd right behind); Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mrs. Aramide Giwanson (2nd right); Special Adviser to the Governor, Finance & Audit control, Mr. Adeniyi Popoola (right behind) and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Olukunle Ojo (right) during the Aare Ona Kakanfo-designate courtesy visit to the Governor at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.

Benue: Herdsmen kill 2 riot policemen

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the area. Yamu said because of the nature of the attack, it was difficult to ascertain the number of casualties, especially as the attackers were many. NAN recalls that the Chairman of Guma Local Government, Anthony Shawon, had alleged that hordes of herdsmen were camped at Dogon Yashi Forest from where they launched attacks on villages in the area. Shawon, who is also the Chairman of Association of Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria in Benue State, explained that the forest stretched from Guma to Logo on the banks of River Benue covering over 57km. The Daily Times recalls

that the suspected herders had attacked some Benue communities on New Yew Day and killed 71 people. The state government has fixed Thursday for the mass burial of the victims. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to relocate to Benue State to quell the festering killings by herdsmen in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas in Benue State. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood, also quoted President Buhari as directing “that the Inspector General of Police moves immediately to Benue State to restore law and order, prevent further loss of lives and forestall the crisis from escalating and spreading in the state.”

The statement added that in compliance with the Presidential directives, “the IGP is moving into Benue State with additional five Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) making a total of 10 Units of PMF deployed in the state”. The 10 Units of Police Mobile Force is in addition to other Police formations on the ground in the state before the crisis. “More Units of the Police Special Forces, Counter Terrorism Units, and Conventional Policemen are already being deployed to the state as at this time today (00.24 am) this (Tuesday) morning to comply in totality with the Presidential order.” He added that the Aerial Surveillance by Police Helicopters will continue, while the Police Mobile Force Personnel, Police Special

Forces and conventional Police Personnel, the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Police Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) and Special Police Joint Intelligence and Investigation Teams already deployed to Benue State will carry on un-relentlessly with the patrols and crime prevention activities in the affected areas to sustain the normalcy that have been restored in the state. The Police said that, “it will not hesitate to deal decisively with trouble maker(s), any group(s) or individual for conduct likely to instigate the escalation of the crisis. The full weight of the law will be applied on anyone arrested for being responsible for the mayhem in the affected areas in the state. Continued on page 6

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Benue: Herdsmen kill 2 riot policemen Continued from page 5 “The Nigeria Police Force commiserated with government and the people of Benue State over the loss of innocent lives. We implored them to cooperate with the Nigeria Police Force in this latest effort to restore lasting peace in the state.” The statement assured that the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure law and order and protection of lives and property of all Nigerians throughout the country re-

mains unequivocal and unwavering. Meanwhile, the Presidency has said that it will come up with a conference of stakeholders on infrastructural and agricultural development to put in place a plan for immediate relief and long term plan for the expansion of agriculture in the country with a view to finding short term and long term solutions to the frequent conflicts between farmers and cattle rearers. The conference will tap into experiences and best practices to draw up a

planned development 20-30 years ahead based on population and development projections and will take into consideration environmental impacts. The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Mr Garba Shehu, who stated this in a statement on Tuesday, added that President Buhari has been concerned about these conflicts each time he received those very gruesome pictures of mayhem from several parts of the country, especially as it affected Benue and neighbouring states.

According to him, Buhari is worried about some public pronouncements and finger-pointing that are in most cases very unhelpful to peaceful coexistence of our diverse peoples. Shehu stated that the President was conscious of his duty to Nigerians, not least because he is held accountable for everything that goes wrong. He also said that the President sympathised with the families and all the other direct and indirect victims of this violence, adding that he is determined to bring it to a

Left to right: Ambassador of Finland in Nigeria, Pirijo Suomela Chowdrury, Minister of Health and guest lecturer, Prof Issac Adewole and the chairman of the occasion, Professor Oluwole Akande at the 85th birthday celebration of Emeritus Professor Kelsey Harrison and the launching of The Kelsey Harrison and Irma Seppanen Foundation for Maternal Health at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday. ,

permanent end. The statement reads in part: “While there are many Nigerians who see the conflict between the nomadic herdsmen and peasant farmers as an ethnic problem, others point to religious differences and agenda. The President does not subscribe to such simplistic reductionism. “President Buhari holds the view, as do many experts, that these conflicts are more often than not, as a result of major demographic changes in Nigeria. When Nigeria attained independence, the population of the country was estimated at about 63,000,000. Today the population is estimated at close to 200,000,000; while the land size has not changed and will not change. Urban sprawl and development have simply reduced land area both for peasant farming and cattle grazing. “It is therefore both unfair and unkind, for anyone to keep insinuating that the President is condoning the spate of killings in Benue and other neighbouring states. “President Buhari has publicly condemned the violence at every turn. He is prepared to permit every possible step that can lead to the stoppage of the killings. It is on account of this he brushed aside an opinion that the federal government should challenge the constitutionality of the anti-open grazing bill. He wanted to give a chance to the State government to succeed in stopping the senseless killings. “It will be recalled that as

he did in dealing with the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, which required sustained action from the government before it was finally curtailed, President Buhari gave the relevant mandates to the country’s security agencies to put a stop to the Benue killings. “The killings must stop and the security agencies have the President’s support to do this as quickly as possible. “Whipping up hate may captivate the public and score political points on social media, but it will not bring an end to the crisis. Let every stakeholder instead sit down with the government and security forces and carry everyone along in finding an all-embracing solution. “As a father, a military General and a statesman, President Buhari has maintained lasting relationships with Nigerians, Muslims and Christians among every ethnic group. It is also a known fact that the young people who trek the whole distance of thousands of kilometers tending the cattle do not own the cattle. In fact many of the cattle are not owned by Fulanis or Muslims. The point is that it is too simplistic to see the conflict as ethnic or religious.” He maintained that the President seeks the support and cooperation of all citizens and the media in particular, to join hands with his administration to find permanent solutions and not to aggravate or escalate tensions in all conflict areas of the country.

Famers/Herdsmen conflict: Presidency to hold stakeholders conference

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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The Presidency has said that it would come up with a conference of stakeholders on infrastructural and agricultural development to put in place a plan for immediate relief and long term plan for the expansion of agriculture in the country with a view to finding short term and long term solutions to the frequent conflicts between farmers and cattle rearers. The conference will tap into experiences and best practices to draw up a planned development 20-30 years ahead based on population and development projections and will take into consideration environmental impacts. Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu in a statement on Tuesday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has been concerned about these conflicts each time he received those very gruesome

pictures of mayhem from several parts of the country, especially as it affected Benue and neighbouring states. According to him, Buhari is equally worried about some public pronouncements and finger-pointing that are, in most cases very unhelpful to peaceful coexistence of our diverse peoples. Shehu stated that the President was conscious of his duty to Nigerians, not least because he is held accountable for everything that goes wrong. He deeply sympathizes with the families and all the other direct and indirect victims of this violence. He is determined to bring it to a permanent end. The statement read: “While there are many Nigerians who see the conflict between the nomadic herdsmen and peasant farmers as an ethnic problem, others point to religious differences and agenda. The President does not

subscribe to such simplistic reductionism. President Buhari holds the view, as do many experts, that these conflicts are more often than not, as a result of major demographic changes in Nigeria. When Nigeria attained independence, the population of the country was estimated at about 63,000,000. Today the population is estimated at close to 200,000,000; while the land size has not changed and will not change. Urban sprawl and development have simply reduced land area both for peasant farming and cattle grazing. It is therefore both unfair and unkind, for anyone to keep insinuating that the President is condoning the spate of killings in Benue and other neighbouring States. President Buhari has publicly condemned the violence at every turn. He is prepared to permit every possible step that can lead to the stoppage of the kill-

ings. It is on account of this he brushed aside an opinion that the federal government should challenge the constitutionality of the anti-open grazing bill. He wanted to give a chance to the State government to succeed in stopping the senseless killings. It will be recalled that as he did in dealing with the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, which required sustained action from the government before it was finally curtailed, President Buhari gave the relevant mandates to the country’s security agencies to put a stop to the Benue killings. The killings must stop and the security agencies have the President’s support to do this as quickly as possible. Whipping up hate may captivate the public and score political points on social media, but it will not bring an end to the crisis. Let every stakeholder instead sit down with the

government and security forces and carry everyone along in finding an all-embracing solution. As a father, a military General and a statesman, President Buhari has maintained lasting relationships with Nigerians, Muslims and Christians among every ethnic group. It is also a known fact that the young people who trek the whole distance of thousands of kilometers tending the cattle do not own the cattle. In fact many of the cattle are not owned by Fulanis or Muslims. The point is that it is too simplistic to see the conflict as ethnic or religious.” He maintained that the President seeks the support and cooperation of all citizens and the media in particular, to join hands with his administration to find permanent solutions and not to aggravate or escalate tensions in all conflict areas of the country. He continued to say that it is 402 days to General election and all political

parties are not adhering to elections guidelines, all the political parties are guilty of that offence as they have started campaigns already with posters and billboard all over the place. Kassim revealed that their acts is having a penalty of five hundreds thousands Naira to One million Naira as provided in section 1999 of the electoral act and therefore they should desist from all undue campaigns. “All the political parties are guilty of this as I’m seeing posters all over the place, those activities are not allow until ninety days to election (90) and now it is not yet time for that.” Kassim appeals He however thank the members of the general public for given the commission all the necessary cooperation as there is even plans on ground to invite all the relevant stakeholders to review activities of the Commission in the state in this January.

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Saraki, Kwankwaso, others ‘ll soon return to PDP- BoT Chairman Myke Uzendu,

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Trustee (BOT) Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jubrin has disclosed that efforts are in top gear to bring back Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other former prominent members of the party who left due to one reason or the other. He also stated that the BOT has constituted a high powered committee led by Senator David Mark to reconcile all the aggrieved party members especially those who had some reservations with the December 9, 2016 elective convention. Senator Walid made this disclosure on Tuesday while receiving members of the PDP Ward to Ward group at the Legacy House in Abuja. He also commended members of the group for all the efforts they have been making and urged them not to relent as he claimed that 2019 is for the PDP. He said that the party has opened its doors so that all members who left the party can come back. He said, “The coming of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar back to this party, whether we like it or not, is a good omen for the party, by boldly coming back to his home. When Atiku left the APC, he did it peacefully unlike some of them, when they left our party, they tore our party card. He didn’t do that and

that is why I am congratulating the APC for somebody not tearing their card. “We are also expecting a big return of some of our former governors, our National Assembly members and very renowned party followers. And when this is done, which will be done very quickly, then the party will now come to its stable stand. “We should encourage anybody who has left us to come back and reunite with us. We will not hate anyone or deprive anybody. It is a good omen for this party that we should receive people. “We are therefore calling on the present Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and all our former legislators who have left this party to come back quickly. When they come back, then we shall all come together on the issue of leadership, we shall then look at it, who want to become the president of Nigeria will now depend on all of us. We all will decide who will be the president of Nigeria and we have set the machinery already.” On the 2019 presidency, Walid said that the party has zoned the presidency to the North, adding that the BOT is doing its best to identify who is the best candidate that can wrestle power from the APC. He said, “All of us as a party, we agreed that the president of Nigeria should come from the North. I urge

you to support the North to bring and give you a very capable president, never a no do well president, a good qualitative president. “We are all doing what we can in the North with all the leaders to identify who is the best candidate to rule this country, the best person that will take away power from the ruling party because 2019 is our own, 2019 is for PDP.” He regretted the unfortunate incident that caused an “artificial tsunami” in party and assured that the BOT is prepared to work with the National Working Committee (NCW) led by Prince Uche Secondus to get the party back to its winning ways.

He said, “The BOT is working with party leaders, governors and NASS members to ensure that the party come together. The BOT is intact. We are not bombarded and shall not be bombarded. “We are satisfied with the emergence of Secondus. He is a well tested leader and we have assured him that we are going to give him and his executives all the necessary support needed to move the party ahead. “The governors have played a great role in uniting the party. They have tried to organise the party, as they greatly assisted to the success of the just concluded convention. “All the governors sup-

ported the candidature of Secondus, and we supported him and we are going to work with him to bring this party together. “When this party becomes stable and when we get back to government, we shall not forget you”. On the BOT reconciliatory committee, he said, “We have also formed a committee under Senator David Mark to reconcile all aggrieved party members, cool them down especially the aspirant. They have two weeks to do this assignment. “The committee comprises only BOT members while the Dickson committee is also working for the party. The BOT has decided

Some Kidnappers arrested along Kaduna/Abuja Road being parade by Force Public Relations Officer Jimoh Moshood at Jere, Kaduna State... on Tuesday. PHOTO TEMITOPE BALOGUN

Ex-perm sec to forfeit N664m, $137,680.11 to FG Peter Fowoyo

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in Lagos on Tuesday ordered a former permanent secretary in the Ministry of labour and Productivity, Dr Clement Illoh Onubuogo, to permanently forfeit $137, 680 and N664million to the Federal Government. Justice Saliu Seidu granted the order at the resumed trial of the former permanent secretary alleged to have been involved in the Sure - P scam. When the matter came up on Tuesday, lawyer to Onubuogo, Mr. T. S. Awana, informed the court that his client has two applications, one challenging the jurisdiction of the court and the other for discharge of the earlier order of the court granting the interim forfeiture of the properties in question. Awana however, added that since the case was a

civil matter and sequel to the discussion between his client and the EFCC on the need to settle out of court, he would be withdrawing the two applications. Lawyer to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, in his submission, confirmed the move to settle the matter out of court and stated that he will not be opposing the withdrawals of the two motions by the defendant. He also urged the court to strike out the motions for the coast to be clear for out of court settlement. While making further submission Oyedepo told the court that based on the discussion and agreement reached between the parties, EFCC would be applying for the discharge of an earlier interim order of the court as regards two of the properties being sought to be forfeited to the govern-

not to take side because at the end of the day, the problem will still come back to solve the problems. Members of the group had earlier in their address led by Hon. Ada Fredrick, said that they would not rest until power returns to the PDP. Ada Frederick also said that members of the group are in all the states of the federation and have grass root mobilisers who are in touch with the grass root. She commended the fatherly role of the BOT chairman and assured him of their continued support. The delegation was drawn from representatives of all the states in the country.

ment. The properties are Clement Illoh’s Mansion located at Ikom Quarters, Issala Azegba, Delta State and the property lying and situates at number 19 Madue Nwafor Street off Achala Ibuzor Road, Asaba Delta State. He then urged the court to discharge the earlier order of the court as regards the two properties only. Awana did not oppose the application which pave the way for EFCC to move the motion for the final forfeiture of the other properties said to have been suspected to be proceeds of illegal act. In moving the application for final forfeiture of the properties, Oyedepo told the court that since the defendant has withdrawn his counter affidavit, the prosecution is left with no option than to move the motion for final forfeiture of the properties. He said, “In view of the

discussion with the defendant, we want to move the motion dated 5th of September, 2017 wherein we are seeking the final forfeiture of the properties listed in prayers 1,2,3 and 4.’ Oyedepo said the motion was brought pursuant to section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act number 14, 2014. The prosecution said the application for final forfeiture is supported with nine paragraphs affidavit and two exhibits, saying that, “We also filed a written address in support of the motion as their argument in support of the motion”. The EFCC’s lawyer therefore urged the court to grant his client’s application for the final forfeiture of the properties as contained in prayers 1,2,3 and 4 in the face of the motion papers. The application was not

opposed by the defendant Justice Saliu Saidu thereafter granted the application ordering Onuogo to forfeit N437,348,181.16 found by EFCC in his possession which sum is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity. The court also ordered the final forfeiture of another N97,300.613.44 found by the commission in Onuogo’s account. The former permanent secretary was also ordered to forfeit another sum of N129,826,452.00 found by the commission in possession of Salisu Bala Kura, John Isakwa Kanku, Ahmed Mahmud Muazu, Muktar Safian, Udoh Nnamdi, Umar Bello Mashi, Salogu Karo, Usman Bello, Ahmed Mohammed Makki, Umar Abubakar, Aliyu Abubakar and Enape Victoria. Onubuogo was also ordered to forfeit to the Federal Government the sum

of $137, 680.11 The Daily Times recalls that the EFCC had on Monday, April 3, 2017 arraigned Clement Illoh, before Justice Babs O. Kuewumi of the Federal High Court, Lagos on a three-count charge of alleged failure to declare his assets. The accused person allegedly failed to disclose the sum of N97.34million found in his account . He also allegedly warehoused the sum of $139, 575. 50 and £10, 121.52, respectively in his account. According to the EFCC, the offences are contrary to Sections 23(3)(c) of the Financial Crimes Commission (Establish) Act . But the accused person had pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him. In view of his plea, the prosecuting lawyer Oyedepo asked the court for a trial date.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, January 10, 2018

487 Nigerian returnees from Libya to be screened medically - Adewole Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Minister of Health

Professor Isaac Adewole has directed the 487 Nigerian returnees from Libya to be screened before returning to their respective States. Speaking while receiving the second batch of the returnees at the Port Harcourt International Airport, the Minister charged the medical team on ground to ensure that the number screened tally with the expected number contained in the manifest provided by NEMA and FAAN authorities. Adewole also inspected the camp setup for the returnees through the collaborative effort of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Port Health Service Division of the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria Immigration Service, National Agency for the Prohibition

of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), The Nigerian Police, Rivers State Command, Federal Airport Authority (FAAN), University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), and the Red Cross Society. Adewole, who had earlier sent a team from the Ministry in Abuja to strengthen the health response at the camp, said, the purpose of his visit was to ascertain the level of medical services rendered and to also determine if there were gaps. He informed that the effort so far recorded by the combined team showed that the team was well constituted and that adequate plans and preparation made for the job. According to him, the Federal government through all the relevant Agencies and the Federal Ministry of health was determined to make things better for the returnees and poised to see how they could benefit from what the

country has to offer. The Minister advised that, a counselling unit must be set up to provide psycho-social services, in that, quite a number of them must have been traumatized by the unwholesome experience they suffered while in Libya. He added that the medical team at the camp needed a mobile X-tray machine and ICT unit to ensure proper and thorough screening and documentation. “This is the only way to achieve a comprehensive medical screening and also decongest the UPTH as some medical cases could be handled at the camp thereby reducing the number of the referrals to the Teaching hospital”. He commended NEMA staff for their commitment and dedication and advised them to reach out to State Governors yet to pick up their indigenes medically cleared so far and fit to be reintegrated into the society.

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Buhari has failed Nigerians -OPC Patrick Okohue

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The pan Yoruba Group, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government, has failed the nation and the President has also failed as Minister of Petroleum, saying “he simply lacks the health, the capacity and the creativity to manage Nigeria’s biggest revenue resource.” OPC also allege that armed Fulani militias today constitute the real threat to national unity “with their rapacious evil campaigns throughout the length and breadth of Nigeria.” Addressing the media in Lagos on Tuesday, the OPC through its founder and National President, Dr. Frederick Fasehun urged Buhari to learn from former president Goodluck Jonathan, who appointed a substantive Minister of Petroleum saying this ensured for six years back to back that

queues disappeared from petrol stations. “Buhari should relinquish the mantle of Minister of Petroleum to a competent and experienced petroleum industrialist whose sole mandate will be to get the refineries operating at full capacity and ensure local production for domestic consumption within three to six months,” Fasehun said. He further said that, Fulani herdsmen that killed innocent Nigerians must be brought to book and made to face the full weight of the law. OPC also said that the appointment of dead people as Directors and Chairmen of Parastatals is a proof that the people in power lack the capacity to drive development. “It further exposes the filthy, unserious and mediocre way that government is being run. Things must Change in 2018. This divide and rule must stop and Buhari should rule Nigeria as leader of Nigeria and for

Nigerians, not the leader for the North,” Fasehun said. OPC further charged President Buhari to adopt a national policy of free education at all levels, saying this era of recession demands the nation to seriously consider taking the burden of school fees off parents. Fasehun said the past three years have witnessed an inordinate ambition by the Buhari- led executive to intimidate, bully and capture the two other arms of government, the legislature and the judiciary.

Fasehun

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Excitement as external reserves hit $40.4bn amid forex interventions

Motolani Oseni, Lagos

ÏÏÏOnce again, the nation’s

external reserves have risen, giving Nigerians and other close watchers of the nation’s economy something to cheer in the New Year. And, as projected by the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, at the Annual Bankers Dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN) in Lagos last November, the nation’s External Reserves have hit a new level of $40.4 billion. This is just as the bank injected a total of $210 million into the interbank Foreign Exchange Market in the first round of trading for the year on Monday, January 8, 2018. Figures obtained from the CBN on Monday, Janu-

ary 8, 2018, indicate that the External Reserves reached the $40.4bn mark on Friday, January 5, 2018, indicating an increase of about one billion United States dollars between December 2017 and January 2018. Confirming the figure, the Acting Director in-charge of Corporate Communications at the CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, attributed the accretion to the country’s reserves to the bank’s strategy to effectively manage forex demand by various sectors of the economy. Citing the CBN policy restricting access to forex from the Nigerian forex market by importers of some 41 items as the major turning point, Okorafor said the policy had helped to stop the hemorrhaging of the country’s external

reserves, which hitherto witnessed heavy depletion due to huge import bills and other debt obligations. According to him, the CBN’s policy had ensured a decline in Nigeria’s import bills from over $5bn monthly in 2015 to about $1.5bn in 2017. He expressed optimism that with the determination of the bank and the cooperation of the fiscal authorities, the external reserves will continue to enjoy more accretion in the course of 2018. Meanwhile, the CBN injected a total of $210 million into interbank window of the foreign exchange market on Monday, for requests in the wholesale, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisibles segments of the market. A breakdown of the figure

indicates that the CBN offered $100m to the Wholesale sector while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisibles windows each received $55m. As new activities begin earnest in 2018, Nigeria’s external reserves has recorded total gain of nearly 50 per cent or $12.9bn in one year, despite continuous interventions by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in recent times to support the local currency, findings by The Daily Times revealed. The external reserve, which was seen at $25.8bn as at the beginning January 2017, grew to $38.73bn as of December 28, 2017, represented the latest figure of the external reserves. Many financial experts believe that this development

is renewing confidence that the 2018 forex reserves target of the CBN put at $40bn is achievable, as the apex bank steps up its management of forex earnings. However, it is worthy of note that steady increase in the global oil prices had contributed to the appreciation recorded in the nation’s foreign reserves, as Eurobond lending had positively impacted the foreign exchange buffer of the apex bank. In November, 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria raised total sum of $3bn through Eurobonds, which was oversubscribed by about $11bn and split across 10-year and 30-year tranches at issuance yield of 6.5 per cent and 7.625 per cent, respectively. Also, increased inflow from Diaspora remittances has also being said to have contributed immensely to the Africa’s largest economy forex reserves. The breakdown of the latest figure showed that the reserves in just one month gained total sum of $3, 785,413,314bn, between November 30, 2017 closing figure of $34, 945,550,023bn and De-

cember 28, 2017 balance figure of $38,730,963,337bn. The central bank latest statistics showed that a week earlier, as of December 22, the Nigeria’s forex reserves stood at $37.92bn, represented 10.1 per cent from a month earlier. But it stood at $34.53bn as of November 24, up nearly 3 per cent from a month earlier, with a balance of $33.58bn at the same date in October, represented 40.5 per cent, while compared to the balance in the corresponding period in 2016. Our further checks, however, revealed that the nation’s external reserves under the supervision of the CBN recorded a whopping $8 billion between January and October of the year under review. The figure showed that during the 10 months considered, the external reserve increased by 30.9 per cent; with an opening figure $25.84bn before closing at $33.83bn on October 31, 2017. Analysts project that with more favourable business climate and sustained rise in crude oil sales, the nation’s external reserves could witness a further push.

Gani Adams lauds Ambode’s role in S’ West integration ÏÏÏThe Aare Ona Kakanfo

L-R: Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba Land Designate, Aare Gani Adams and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, presenting the Eyo Statue to Adams, during a courtesy visit to the governor in Lagos…on Tuesday.

PDP days numbered in Abia –Oyegun Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia

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All Progressive Congress, APC says the days of the People Democratic Party, PDP in Abia is numbered as the state is finished under the party. Speaking at the rally held at Umuahia Central Stadium, Tuesday, the National Chairman of the party, John Odigie Oyegun said President Mohammadu Buhari has done in years of his administration what the PDP could not do for the zone in 16 years. He said at the national level, there is no single problem the PDP was solved, citing the

conditions of Port HarcourtEnugu and Enugu-Onitsha federal road which are still under construction. “No question that there is hardship in the land, but every minute, President Buhari is working to rebuild the foundation of this country”, he said, pointing out that before now, there was no rail system in the country, but bow, there is a standard rail gauge being constructed by the present administration, an infrastructure he said is critical to economic development. According to him, in the past, all were groaning but “today, 7000 mega watts is being generated and now on the road to increasing the power

generation” in the country, stating also, “today Nigeria is self-sufficient in rice production”. He said, “The bad days are coming to an end. The good days are beginning and by the end of this year, it will be better. We have a President that is focused”. He re-iterated the promise by APC in the state that the next governor of Abia state will be from the party which will deliver the state and expressed his satisfaction with the turn out at the rally urged the party members to ensure they worked to make President Buhari’s second term bid a reality. In his vote of thanks, a

former PDP gubernatorial candidate, now in APC Dr. Uche Ogah said Abia state is finished, while the APC will use the broom to sweep out PDP in the next election, assuring that APC will produce the next three senators in the state, come 2019. Ogah announced that he joined APC because he has seen a man that loves the country, “Buhari”, stating “the entire south east will mobilize to ensure he goes for the second term”. “We will build a credible and competent opposition in Abia state and will join hands to ensure that APC succeeds in Abia”, Dr. Ogah said.

Designate, Otunba Gani Adams on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House in Alausa Ikeja, where he commended his role in the political and economic integration of the South West Region. Adams, who said he was in Lagos to pay homage as well as invite the Governor to his installation scheduled for January 13, alluded to the fact that Governor Ambode since assumption of office has taken the growth of the South West region to heart. “I want to thank you for your role in the South West integration. I believe that Lagos is South West even though it’s the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, in your own tenure, I have realised that you are more interested in the integration of the South West and we are Yorubas no matter where we come from, thank you so much for that”, Adams said. The Aare Ona Kakanfo Designate also lauded Governor Ambode, noting that it was in his tenure that Lagos joined the Oodua Investment Group, an initiative tailored towards expanding the economic integration of the South West Region. “I have realised that in your own tenure, you clearly came out to support Oòduà Investment. So, its important for any Governor of Lagos

State to support the Group, because about 50 to 60 percent of Oòduà investment is in Lagos and as the number one citizen and Chief Security Officer, its a good direction and God will bless you for that “. Commending the developmental strides in Lagos, Adams said the Governor in the last two and half years had succeeded in giving the State a major facelift, adding that appreciable level of progress has been recorded across the State. “I am so particular about the Light up Lagos. If I am driving from the Island anytime from 8pm, I always ask my Chief of Staff or driver if we are in Europe or we are still in Nigeria or the same Lagos that we are living before? “I think that anyone that gives light, gives life, by giving light to Lagos State, you are giving life to Lagos State and the more you keep on lighting up Lagos, God will continue to develop Lagos State,” he said. He said his visit to Lagos House was also to establish a relationship with the State Government going forward. “Chief Obafemi Awolowo said that there is no permanent enemy or permanent friend in politics. No matter anything that has happened I want to build a relationship with you, personally, with the Lagos State Government and with the people of Lagos,” the Aare Ona Kakanfo Designate said.

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‘Nothing complex about Nigeria, I can turn it around in 6 months’ Abdullahi Adamu (aka Dan China), is a former governorship aspirant in Bauchi State during 2011 election on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). In this interview with selected journalists in Bauchi, Adamu declares his intention to contest for 2019 presidency. He also speaks on security, unemployment and other national issues. SAMUEL LUKA was there for The Daily Times. As an industrialist of international repute, what would be your genuine assessment as far as the current administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is concerned in terms of encouraging industries and job creation in Nigeria as a whole? What I will tell you, in terms of industrialisation in Nigeria in particular, not APC, if you say APC is like the problem begins now, it begans since about 34 years ago not now, that is the beginning of our downfall in industrialisation of Nigeria, because if you find out, all the past governments and even this new one, the APC, is just a new government and party, so you can’t blame them, I think 34 years ago we didn’t have any, I did not see any industrialisation plan being capitalised on in Nigeria or the government’s plans to do something about it, there is nothing yet, I can say from Shehu Shagari’s regime to this moment, nothing like that, so it is all rotating in one particular side, it is not really moving. Why do you say so sir? Yes, because I have not seen it and I am alive at that time and I was matured at that time. So I can remember in 1979 I was in secondary school. So during our secondary school days I want you to understand that we don’t buy exercise books, we don’t buy biro, we don’t buy soap, we don’t buy uniforms, even at the same time if you are coming back home for holidays you get transport money from the school to your house. Which government did that at that time? So, in those years we were far better than now, so I think from then till now we have been moving backward not forward, because you can see from the Ajaokuta Steel Company, that is in the mining sector, it has collapsed. Then you can see from the secondary schools that were producing mechanics or something like that, even students can go for their NYSC there, even for agriculture, the ones in my state I can describe it as BASAC, I know how much they produced at that time, because I was part of it, I was an apprentice then, but now I want to ask just like you asked me. Do you have any idea of any development or industrial development in Nigeria apart from this since 34 years ago? But in 2015, the APC came in and promised to bring change and return us to the old good days and even do better. Have you seen any difference in terms of keeping to their promise? Well, you know I am not in APC, I am in Kowa Party and not in APC, I was in CPC before I went to Kowa Party when they brought this APC, I have never been part of it, because I am always a Republican, so this matter of APC that said that they will change everything, to change Nigeria it needs a lot of experienced people, one; administratively, judicially, security wise and even at the same time it needs very hardworking persons who can jointly work, not that, this one is thinking he is from here, this one is thinking from here or everybody or somebody is thinking only for his family or himself by himself. So, I can say well, the government is doing what they can do, but there is no improvement. How do you think that can be improved? That can be improved only when they, ok, let me give you an example, if you are a head mechanic in a shop, what of your apprentice? Are you sure they know number 22? Size 23 of the spanners and 15 and 20? So once the apprentice does not have that knowledge, you say give me 22 I am under the car I want to tight something then they will give you 15 spanner, so the situation is this, there is nothing like that before that has been done that way, this government if you look at it we can say two things as major problems here in Nigeria, industrialisation has been paralysed, one, because of lack of concentration, people depend only on the President to do whatsoever he could, communities, say President, local governments say President, states say President, only one human being and all others were elected too, so why? If a person cannot talk for himself or cannot

do what he is elected for, that is what brought about all these things. And then in the next sector is this, you know that administratively governance is administration, so governing human beings and they are the government, you are not the government who is governing them, you are a servant, but people think as if they are the people, when they are elected they think they are the government all in all, they are Alpha and Omega of everything, even what you are not told to do you will go and do it because why? You will think that you are the government in power, meanwhile government itself; you are dealing with the government itself not the governance. So, administratively, there is no improvement in Nigeria, all these years that I told you, not only this APC, they can promise, everybody going there or doing politics, he will promise you so many things, but at the end of the day he can’t even deliver it. So, that is the ADAMU major point, lack of proper administration, putting people in their place. As a journalist now, you read about journalism in the school, ok, if I give you a job of doing mining can you do it? Not at all, you can’t do it. How many administrators are governing in Nigeria or how many ministers are administrators? Are they doing the right things? So this is where we fail in that particular sector, because number one, you said that when you finish your secondary school you go to university you find out that there is administration by administration, department by department which classified every sector. A mechanical engineer should be given the same, administrator should be allowed to do his administration, a doctor should go for his doctoring, chemical engineering should go for chemical engineering, building should go for his building engineering, road construction is all part of civil engineering and all in our school, now, universities in Nigeria, I think the whole 36 states in Nigeria, maybe that means we have more than 100 universities and they take these, they do it clearly and after leaving, when it is

If given the chance to rule this country, I can revive it in only in six months, completely. Because it is not more than China, Nigeria is not more than America, Nigeria is just a small country, how many of us are in Nigeria?

politics somebody will go there and say ok, this is me, I am a doctor, but I am the minister of education. What are you doing? Do you see how the failure starts? So a doctor can’t go administratively, do you understand that? He is not a professional in that field, but they will put him in that field, whatever he can do is to destroy and that’s all. What of if you are given the chance to administer the country. What policies do you intend to put on ground to correct all these mistakes? You know, Nigeria as it is now we have a lot of chances in this country more than before, but there are lapses, people should understand the lapses, those who are ruling before are the same people still ruling now and then we that are in the middle class who are now up to the task, that can face the things by ourselves, no chance for us and then those ones they have done their limit, everybody has his own particular thing to do, but if given the chance to rule this country, I can revive it in only in six months, completely, because it is not more than China, Nigeria is not more than America, Nigeria is just a small country, how many of us are in Nigeria? Ok, let me give you an example of that, out of 100 percent of Nigerians we have 80 percent who are unemployed, did you know that? What if you create job opportunity to employ the 80 percent? Won’t you solve the problem? So, that is all. The only thing is for you to create ways people can depend on, where they can eat. Let me tell you one strategy in this country, the populace, the unemployed people can give us what we want, we have high level, high level for now, and then mind you, even this little crisis you are seeing, but Nigeria is still the most peaceful country in the world, is the most peaceful country in the world, because we have faced this type of thing before, there is no serious crisis that overcome the country at CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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the same time. Mind you, if you consider like Iraq, Egypt, Libya, what is happening now? Do you think Nigerians doesn’t have patience? They have patience. So, the major aspect is this, who owns the field give him the field, the younger ones should be given the chance at least to build up things so that at least we can get more and more progress, because they are more than 80 percent as I told you, in this country, they are more than 80 percent, so mind you if this 80percent are productive, even if they are paying only taxes, it will be enough to feed the country and if they are put in agricultural sector, they will produce a lot of food that can feed everybody in Nigeria, but what is happening now, they don’t have any job doing, everybody will behave the way he wants to behave, no discipline, discipline is something different from what you are thinking, but when somebody is redundant the indiscipline is necessary, so when he is working, mind you that he will be tight. You go to your work 7 or 8 O’clock in the morning and you come back 5 o’clock in the evening and you have your clothes to wash, at the end of the day you will think of eating, you will think of doing other things, the next thing you can do is to sleep and rest, where is the problem? You contested for the governorship of Bauchi State in 2011. Do you have any intention of contesting again in 2019? No, I am not contesting again for that particular position for now, because from 2011 to date, I think is seven years, so I am not contesting for governor this time around. Are you contesting for something again? Yes, I am contesting for something, that is why I said I will give in my best, if people accept fine. I have told them what is the truth, if they fail to do it, they will continue suffering, there is no Jupiter that can change them, none of it completely, I am fully aware of this, I am contesting for President straight. I am not thinking of governor again because governor, from 2011 to this moment I think is 7 years. How would I go back and start contesting for governor again? I wouldn’t be fair if I do that, because I must have to leave that for other people that are behind me who are contesting for that post, it is not a matter of being too big, but is a matter of being a fair player. I won the election in 2011 and then at the end of the day it was upturned as it used to be, just like I told you, so, what made that to happen is rotational government, they chose what they want, they don’t think of moving forward, they chose what they want, and they chose and they failed. How optimistic are you that you can win the 2019 presidential election? Well, you know election is in two sectors. One, you can educate people, two, you tell them what you know, three, you capitalise on one particular thing, what is your work or what have you done to the people before? In that case people will say yes we have a hard worker in this man, we have seen hard work in him not with government support, not with banking support, not with

ADAMU anybody’s support. I started to do my things from grassroots to this moment and I am successful and that is the major thing that I want to implement in this country, that ok, why not let’s fix something that we can implement, where our younger ones can use to generate revenue and at least depend on, but for now let me tell you, as we are in Nigeria do you think we have future? We don’t have future. Where is the future? What is Nigerian’s future like? As we are sitting down all of us what is our future? It seems in Nigeria we only have two political parties, APC and PDP. How do you think your party, Kowa party, will emerge victorious in the 2019 election? That is your thinking, APC and PDP they have the same father and the same mother, so we can’t be deceived, we can’t continue being deceived. Mind you, why wasn’t Buhari elected only straightly from CPC where he stood for election, ok, let me ask you something, where is Atiku now? In which party is he now, where was he before? He was in APC. OK, from where did he come before? So you know people are making mistakes with these, people as I told you, this type of rotational system of government can’t give you what you want, what they will do is every time they will rotate in one place, they rotate and keep on rotating so that they will keep on controlling till the end, that is the

I am contesting for President. I am not thinking of governor again because governor, from 2011 to this moment I think is 7 years. How would I go back and start contesting for governor again? I wouldn’t be fair if I do that, because I must have to leave that for other people that are behind me

mistake and they forget that the population of Nigeria is increasing more and more, instead of them to say, if I shift to this seat, let this man shift to the next seat, there is progress, the next man can sit, that is what we call progress. But here somebody went to the presidency and came back and tell you that he is going to do the same thing again. What did he forget that time? So, once you try and fail in government you leave it, because maybe you are not a good administrator or maybe you are an apprentice. I am sorry to say apprentice, but normally there are apprentice. Whoever is ruling, an executive is an apprentice, so I call them apprentice. So, as I give you an example, because if you say I want to re-tie a nut, I need 12 and if you give me 15 spanner, how can you do it? So these are the biggest problems. Why did you say your party, Kowa Party is a Republican party? Kowa Party, you see, naturally we are a Republican party,, before from NPN to NRC to APC and then to Kowa Party we are all Republican, is a Republican party. When you talk of a Democratic party, I will start for you from SDP, there is Democratic style in that system, there is that word ‘Democratic’. So, there is Democratic and there is Republican, do you understand that? Do you want to tell us that there is no progress in this aspect? I don’t think so. Which progress? Can you show me? People are dying of hunger, dying in looking for job, there is no progress, which progress? I don’t see any progress except failure. For sometimes now, you have engaged some youths in your site, where you are doing mining and now as we speak, most of them are jobless. How do you feel? What do I feel? Yes concerning the youth joblessness?

I feel bad about that, because why? They didn’t cheat me, they cheat the people, for me I have gone far, it is 21 years now that I have been doing this job, not only in Plateau State alone, no, but I still give them what they want, like feeding and other things. If they come to me for help I use to assist them, but what is happening now, is it a good thing? Before, you find out millions of people are gaining from that place, I just take it as a buy a place in terms of mining, is an industrial material, you can’t consider it with gold, you can’t consider it with other minerals that we have in other states, other states are far richer than that, but people think that because somebody came in and then when they see the heap of the material they think that this one is big money, it is only 5kg of gold that can pay that and there is many states in Nigeria that can give me 10kg a day in terms of mining and now, OK how many, ask me this question, how many people now are jobless by doing that? Is that the progress that we want? So, millions of people are dying because there is hunger, no shelter, all what they are saying, they have said what they want to say, I have never received any paper saying that I should stop my work, I only stopped it because I want peace. If you see me as I am like this now I maintain the law, I maintain my respect. Since they did not tell me anything, nothing I can say, and they didn’t put anything in writing, just somebody went into my house and break the house and entered, even with the security. Ok, you can’t write to the company that I am visiting your site? Is that an administrator? Do you think an administrator can do like this? First of all communicate with the company, is a Nigeria limited liability company. You did not communicate with the company, you just went inside, break this, break that, check this check that. Let me tell you, in terms of law, it is only police that can tell you this is breaking and entering. If I say I kept one hundred thousand billion in that house now, what can they do? Because you didn’t write to me and you are fully aware of me. The Federal Government is aware of me, state government is aware of me, local government is aware of me, nobody approached me till date, how many months now? Are you telling me now that there is administration? So let me tell you, before I went in there, Plateau State House of Assembly gave me appointment to go there, I didn’t go there illegally, they called me and I went there and answered all their questions. Those involved in the mining sector in the House of Representatives wrote an official letter to me asking me of my own legality and I gave it to them, 37 copies for them to go through it and they didn’t tell me to stop and then I didn’t see the reason why I should stop it, because, one, I am the land owner, if I say I don’t want to mine who do you think can mine? If I say stop, its my land, I want to plant cassava there or groundnut, who can mine? Is it by force? How do you expect somebody in 16 years of mining, you did not see him until now, you see him when he is succeeding and then you saw him? Why don’t you do your own by yourself ? So, that is why I tell you, sometimes who is a geologist among them? In all of those that have this, who is a geologist? None. Have you seen one? The minister is a Veterinary doctor, the governor is a lawyer, he is not an administrator, the NSA Munguno is an army, and he is trained to go to war not to the field of mines. So, I only watch, I am only looking at it, but for me I only take action by the law, what the law says, what the constitution of Nigeria says, if somebody trespass your place, you take him to court, so I took them to court and they keep shunning it.

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NSC’s truck transit parks initiative

nyone who has witnessed the chaos on strategic roads across Nigeria, especially trailer/truck induced gridlocks, accidents, and deaths among others, will welcome any attempt at returning sanity to our highways. This is reason the Truck Transit Parks (TTP) initiative by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) should be commended and supported by all and sundry. The initiative, which aims to address the infrastructure deficit in the country, particularly as it affects the transport sector, is to be executed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP). Objectives of the TTP include among others enhancing growth in host states and regional integration between states arising from increased freight movements; employment and wealth creation in catchment areas and improved internally generated revenue for host state governments; reduction of fatigue induced accidents resulting in fatalities, loss and damage to haulage cargos and resultant effect on the economy; and improved transit trade with landlocked neighbouring countries. The parks, at the first instance, are to be located in Lokoja (Kogi State); Obollo-Afor (Enugu); Jebba (Kwara); Ore (Ondo); Ogere (Ogun); Porto Novo Creek (Lagos); Onitsha (Anambra); and Mararaban (Nasarawa) among others. They are to be automated, and will provide parking space for all kinds of vehicles, and serve as a one-stop shops equipped with standard hotels, hostels, viewing centres, eatery, mechanical service workshop, shower, recreational facilities, fire service stations, filling stations, clinics, and a host of other amenities. We commend the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Hassan Bello, and his management team for coming up with this laudable

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L-R: Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and President Muhammadu Buhari, during a courtesy visit to the President at the State House, Abuja...on Tuesday.

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (middle), flanked by his wife, Dr(Mrs) Rachael Dickson (right), and the Chairman, Nigerian Legion, Bayelsa State Chapter, Asst. CommandantGeneral Okubokeme Ogele, during the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Thanksgiving Service, at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Yenagoa.

L-R: President, Women Arise and Movement Against Corruption, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin and Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, during a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja...on Tuesday.

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initiative which when fully on stream will in no small way checkmate the indiscriminate parking of trailers/ trucks on major highways in the country with the attendant ills and call on stakeholders in the nation’s transport sector, including transport associations, financial institutions and the investing public to give the initiative maximum support. The TPP, in our view, assures good returns for investors as revenue streams will come from short stay and overnight parking business, rent from outsourced facilities, transfer storage warehouse among other incidental incomes. Investors should therefore sieze this opportunity to partner the government in addressing the infrastructure deficit in the country via the establishment of the TTP which no doubt will return sanity to our highways among other benefits. As critical stakeholders in the TTP initiative, there is the need for state governments to do all within their powers to ensure that lands are not only provided for construction of the parks but ensure that all encumbrances are put out of the way for willing investors to hit the ground running. It is also important that the state government and local governments put in place measures/regulations that will guarantee adequate patronage of the parks by drivers. Sanctions should be applied to violators of such measures. This is one way to assure investors of government’s seriousness and continuous support. While we call on stakeholders in the transport sector, financial institutions and business men to see the TTP as an investment opportunity and get on-board quickly, the Federal Government should consider giving economic incentives including tax reliefs among others to investors willing to partner with it in the establishment of the Truck Transit Parks across strategic highways in the country.

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Buhari: Between yesterday and tomorrow

Times Columnist REUBEN ABATI

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The leading opposition party in the 2015 Presidential elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) reminds me of this “One Chance” phenomenon. General Buhari is driving a “One Chance” bus, and trying to lure unsuspecting Nigerians to certain despair. His passengers are a motley of disaggregated, conflicted persons, looking for innocent preys. Their conductor is a waltzing, energydrink-guzzling hustler who is driven by malicious desperation. With drums and dance, and a song, they have managed to generate hype, hoopla and hysteria at every bus stop. The unwary may have boarded the bus, not even knowing where it is headed. Those who seem to believe that a democracy also guarantees the right to be misled, have jumped into that tragic “one chance bus”.

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wrote the following piece, presented in italics, shortly after the postponement of the 2015 Presidential elections. It is important that the reader approaches it with an open mind, with an understanding of the context of its construction. The piece, titled “Buhari’s One Chance Campaign” never got published. One of my colleagues to whom I showed it advised against its publication. His point was that we should remain professional and not get involved in partisan politics. A member of our digital media team was so excited he wanted the article published. Anyhow, the older team member won the argument. But in the light of recent developments and the fortunes of the Buhari administration since 2015, the article has proved prophetic. In 2015, the Buhari campaign train was so hypnotic most Nigerian voters jumped onto it. Less than three years later, the same persons are struggling to jump off the train. Out of the 15 million persons who voted for Buhari in 2015, millions of them have lost their jobs. Today, the strongest and most vocal supporters of the Buhari proposition are all so embarrassed they have chosen to keep quiet. One of them is now a self-appointed referee of Nigerian democracy going about with a RED CARD. A former Minister of Petroleum who promised that under Buhari, petrol would be N40 per litre has been wisely quiet. A senior citizen who asked Nigerians to stone the Buhari team if they did not deliver in two years has not been heard from for a while. On twitter, and the rest of social media, many Nigerians are wielding stones and throwing them at will. The tomorrow that we looked forward to yesterday is now so laughable if not saddening. The country is in a worse shape than it was in 2015. The same economy that used to be one of the most stable in Africa is now in tatters; insecurity has worsened, yesterday’s hope has turned into despair. Yesterday’s supporters have become today’s critics of the government. There are many lessons involved: how the Nigerian intelligentsia gathered dust in their faces, and how the people betrayed themselves. In 2015, here is what I wrote and kept: BUHARI’S “ONE CHANCE” CAMPAIGN: “Ordinarily, a busy bus station in Lagos is the headquarters of nightmare. Getting from one stop to the other could be an uphill task especially during rush hours. In those days when I journeyed from one end of the city to the other in Molue buses, I had to, like nearly everyone else in the same situation, learn how to jump into a moving vehicle, how to descend while it was in motion and how not to end up under the wheels as many routinely did in our Alakuko-Alagbado side of the city. But the “One Chance” always seemed, at first encounter, like a God-sent. If you lived in Lagos in the 80s and 90s, you’d probably remember those buses referred to as “One chance” and the dubious notoriety that they eventually came to acquire. Once you heard the bus conductor screaming “One Chance...one chance…enter, enter..

Buhari ko si change ma wole o”, you knew immediately that with only one seat left to make up the full passenger load, your long wait at the bus stop had come to an end. It was natural to jump into the bus. It promised a change of circumstances and offered hope. It was also reassuring because you could actually see a number of people already seated inside the bus. And of course, it was ready to move. But with time, and this is the rub of it: the “One Chance” acquired real notoriety. The phrase itself has since become a footnote in motor park lexicography, following the realization that a “one chance” trip could be a journey to despair. Not every “One Chance” bus was necessarily bad in those days, but the phrase became a metaphor for impending evil, and the label stuck. It became synonymous with a vehicle of deceit deployed by criminals who posed as transporters and passengers, and lured anxious commuters into their trap. The passengers in the bus were practised con-artists who would eventually reveal their true nature. The driver could be an agent of the real gangsters waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting victim. Lives were lost, many ended up in ritual dens, never to be seen again, women were raped, the luckier victims were dispossessed of valuables and pushed out of the vehicle. As such frightening tales made the rounds, people became wary of “One Chance buses”; they became more careful in responding to the calls of urgent movement and deceptive completeness. They learnt to look before boarding. They learnt that useful lesson about the contrast between appearance and reality. What you see is not always what is. When the illusion clears, the residue is sheer regret. And so, to every “one chance” call, caution became advisable. The leading opposition party in the 2015 Presidential elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) reminds me of this “One Chance” phenomenon. General Buhari is driving a “One Chance” bus, and trying to lure unsuspecting Nigerians to certain despair. His passengers are a motley of disaggregated, conflicted persons, looking for innocent preys. Their conductor is a waltzing, energy-drink-guzzling hustler who is driven by malicious desperation. With drums and dance, and a song, they have managed to generate hype, hoopla and hysteria at every bus stop. The unwary may have boarded the bus, not even knowing where it is headed. Those who seem to believe that a democracy also guarantees the right to be misled, have jumped into that tragic “one chance bus”. They have been told their driver

is unqualified, lacks a mastery of the road; he doesn’t even have a licence. Happily enough, they are all beginning to get the message. I have heard some of the once- hypnotized respond that they actually wouldn’t mind if the fellow brandishes a NEPA receipt and calls it a driver’s license. This is a strange kind of hypnotism; and that is how it works: it is the first cousin of delusion. No wonder, every attempt to get the driver to take a driving test has also failed. The conductor is also hyper-active, gripped by strangely high spirits, having customarily taken a quantum of same. He urges the driver to keep his feet on the accelerator, and yet, the last time this man drove a vehicle was in the other century. But the hashish is so strong, its effluence so consuming that the passengers have failed to see that their driver is already falling asleep on the steering. He is the oldest driver in the motor park, but he wears stylish clothes to make him look young by all means. His bones are weak; his grip on the steering is failing. He often forgets the name of his assistant. He can hardly remember the name of his conductor. And don’t bother to ask him about road signs. If only those rushing into his “One Chance” bus would take a look at the passengers and the conductor: the tell-tale signs are not hidden. A certain kind of people is easily deceived by appearances. It happens often on our expressways, where all you need to do to mislead other motorists is to suddenly make a U-turn in the middle of the road, and face the opposite lane. Wave your hands to suggest anything and mumble some mumbo-jumbo such as “Change, Change”; almost instinctively, every other motorist will slow down and begin to stare at you for signs, and they will obey your cue. They will even scramble to do so, until a logjam is created. The madness could continue for close to an hour, until a reasonable man would venture out in the proper direction of the original route. Gradually, others will return to the same route until it is realized that they had initially been misled, scammed, misinformed, deceived. This is exactly the tragic nature of the Buhari campaign in this election. Apart from the hotly-contested 1959 and 1964 General elections, which unfortunately sowed some of the seeds of an eventual blow-out, no other general election in recent memory has been this fiercely contested. Before February 14, emotions had reached a boiling point in Nigeria. This is probably why the postponement of the elections has been a blessing in disguise. If the preFebruary 14 tension had run its course, with the country tottering dangerously

on the brink, the outcome could have been disastrous for the polity or whosoever emerged as winner. Elections in themselves do not guarantee peace or stability; they could in fact, become the catalyst for dissolution. This is why caution is advisable. But the Buhari campaign group and its supporters are incautious, driven as they are solely by narrow interests, unbridled passion and phantom triumphalism. For an election that has not yet taken place, they are already claiming victory, and threatening chaos if Buhari does not win. Their attempt to force their candidate and ambition on Nigerians as an inevitable outcome only points to sinister motives. This is their undemocratic strategy with which they are luring the unwary into a tragic “One Chance” bus. Such shamanistic tactics, and the hideous propaganda propelling it, do not bode well for our country. Buhari was unelectable in 2003, 2007, 2011, and he is even far more unelectable now. In his previous failed attempts, he was at least his own candidate, but this time, he is at best some other people’s Special Purpose Vehicle; that is why he comes across more in this campaign like a mannequin under the control of seen and unseen masters with hidden agenda. Nobody should seek the Presidency of Nigeria as an SPV. I argue that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, apparently the owner of the APC, wants a Buhari Presidency because he imagines it will transform him, not Professor Yemi Osinbajo, not anyone else, into the most influential political figure in Yorubaland. The “treacherous” Rotimi Amaechi is busy dancing up and down because for him, a Buhari Presidency will enable him settle scores, with his imaginary enemies. Festus Odimegwu, who was booted out as Chairman of the National Population Commission for making racist comments about Nigerians of Northern extraction wrote a Buhari endorsement article recently, it was actually a masked revenge piece. They will all be disappointed. And if General Buhari wants to be President, he needs to come across as his own man. President Jonathan is his own man. All the self-proclaimed, would-havebeen Godfathers to his presidency have on their own committed political suicide. He is tested, healthy, strong, focused and committed. He has campaigned on the basis of his record of achievements and the phenomenally positive transformation that Nigeria has witnessed under his watch in the past four years: the revived railways sector, the strengthened education sector, greater emphasis on youth, women empowerment and inclusive governance, a robust, economy, massive job creation, expansion of the space for human freedoms, and a purposeful, engaging campaign for a second term. In comparison, all I see on the Buhari side, is a lot of mean tactics, hate-driven propaganda, shallow costuming, third-party outsourcing of leadership, and manifold deception. Their attraction is that of a “One Chance” bus, not concrete vision, not change or progress, not leadership. The electorate is beginning to see through their charade. Their “One Chance” bus is now being seen for what it is: and it is precisely why the electorate will vote massively for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on March 28.” That is the article that never was. But here it is, three years later, unedited, fully reflective of the mood in which it was written. I leave you to draw your own conclusions. But this much can be said: no matter how challenging the last three years may have been, we can only hope that we have all learnt our lessons about the complexity of Nigerian politics and the length of the politics of acrimony. Looking forward to tomorrow, President Buhari can still change the narrative and prove all Damascus-moment critics wrong. I am optimistic that he can. He should.

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Anambra monarch sues for peace, unity Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

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Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Nuhu Gidado (left), receiving the 2018 Work Plan of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency from the Executive Chairman, Mr. Adamu Gamawa, in Bauchi, the state capital ... on Tuesday.

2018 UTME: JAMB fixes March 9-17 Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

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and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME for March 9 to 17 The Registrar of the board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who made this known Tuesday at a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, said the mock examination initially scheduled to hold between January 22 and 24 has been moved to the first

week in February due to the ongoing strike by non-teaching staff of universities. The theme of the meeting is “Strategic planning on the conduct of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation.” He said “We are unable to access our CBT centres because most of them are in the universities and non teaching staffs are on strike,” “Regarding the sale of forms, about 10 per cent of the expected candidates have registered, the

number of candidates that have registered now is about 283, 319,” . The registrar also maintained that the prohibition of materials is applicable to candidates, supervisors and examiners. “No candidates, examiners, invigilators will be allowed to enter the examination hall with wrist watches, pencils except HB pencils …and cameras” he said. Recall that the board had earlier fixed the mock examination between

January 22 and 27, with the application fee remaining N5000 while the cost of registration for foreign candidates has being slashed from over 100 dollars to 20 dollars. The board also announced that sale of registration form from November 22 and to run till January 22, 2018. Oloyede also hinted about several changes that would strengthen the credibility of the exam system to be witnessed by candidates in the course of the 2018 UTME exercise.

Kwara constituents begin house leader’s recall Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin

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of Eesa/ Shawo/Igbodun state constituency in the Offa Local Government area of Kwara state have commenced recall process of the House Leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Hassan Oyeleke, for alleged under performance. The Lawmaker described the attempt as a gang up to discredit his political image before any future elective aspirations. In a statement signed by political leaders of the constituents, among who are Hon. Mufutau Adeyemo and Alhaji Dauda Azeez, which was made available to journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday said that the lawmaker had not adequately represented the area in the state assembly. He said the people, who said that the House Leader had not initiated or supported any motion to effect delivery of his campaign promises to his constituents, added that he had not influenced a single

constituency project since his first tenure in office in 2011 till date. While the people said that Hon. Oyeleke had through joint efforts only embarked on empowerment programme in 2012 and distributed exercise books worth N350, 000 to students of the area in 2017, alleged that the lawmaker had not done any activity on agriculture, health, job creation or supported any motion in favour of the area. The lawmaker was also accused of reneging in his promise to reclaim and

restore peace on the land that had reportedly been taken away from Offa and had become contentious. The people of Eesa/ Shawo/Igbodun state constituency also said that the activities of the lawmaker during the OGBONNA PRINCE NKEMJIKA I formerly known and addressed as EBERE PRINCE NKEMJIKA now I wish to be known and addressed as OGBONNA PRINCE NKEMJIKA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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last local government elections had caused party discord, disharmony and disunity among members of the ruling APC and the electorate in the ancient town. However, the lawmaker had described the allegations as a gang

The traditional ruler of Oraukwu community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe (Dr) Emeka Onuorah, has stressed the need for peace and unity in his domain, Anambra State and the country at large to encourage sustained development. The monarch who spoke recently during his first Ofala festival emphasized that without peace development would be a mirage. Igwe Onuorah who is also a Lawyer extended his hand of fellowship to those who felt aggrieved during the contest for the throne, saying now that the contest was over everybody in the community should join hands to build Oraukwu to the envy of others. He expressed satisfaction at the success of the Ofala, stressing that it lived up to the expectation as it afforded the people to re-enact and celebrate their culture and tradition. Onuorah whose title is Igwe Chinyereze II said the maiden edition of Ofala festival was to ensure unity and bridge the gap among the people, expressing happiness that the festival sprang surprises for the good. Expressing his pleasure over the huge support for him by the people, Igwe Chinyereze, vowed not to disappoint the people even as he lauded the Anambra State Government for

the infrastructure they provided for the community. He par ticularly thanked public spirited individuals who provided infrastructures to the community, especially roads, which costs them millions of naira as well as the Anambra State Gover nment for the completion of Imeobi hall under the community’s choose your projects scheme and ongoing road projects in the community. A member of the 2017 Ofala festival Org anizing Committee, Mr. Humphrey Udechukwu, commended the sons and daughters of Oraukwu, who tur ned up and supported the Ofala in one way or the others, which made the occasion grand. Udechukwu commended Governor Willie Obiano for the conducive environment created for the occasion and the huge support he has always given to the Oraukwu community. Lauding the traditional ruler for his humility and open door administration, Udechukwu who is an Onitsha based legal practitioner said with this credible and stable leadership in Oraukwu, the success of the town would know no boundary. Highlights of the occasion were the conferment of chieftaincy titles to the people who have contributed to the development of the community.

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Education Times

Augustine Okezie, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja tasked scholars of Islamic doctrines and jurisprudence to ensure that only people who are knowledgeable and groomed in their understanding of true Islam are permitted to preach in order to check the activities of shady characters who negatively influence young people in the name of

FG charges Islamic scholars on true doctrines Islam. The Minister for Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who gave the charge in his office when Management of the University of Maiduguri, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, paid him a courtesy visit, said Government will take all the necessary measures pos-

sible to safeguard the lives and properties of students and officials of the University of Maiduguri who have been incessantly attacked by Boko Haram insurgents and other criminal gangs. The Minister further commended the university community for their resilience and perseverance in promoting teaching and learning in

such a hostile environment. He further asserted that whatever extra ordinary actions taken by the Ministry to alleviate their predicament is in exercise of its statutory duties of superintending over the education sector. Earlier in his remarks, the Vice Chancellor commended the Federal Government for approving funds for the for-

tification of the University campus against repeated attacks by the insurgents Prof. Njodi also expressed deep appreciation to the Minister for personally visiting the institution, to formally commiserate with them over their challenges, a gesture, according to him will motivate them to work harder to achieve the set objectives of the university.

NUT strike cripples school resumption in Kaduna

Augustine Okezie,Abuja

The current industrial action embarked upon by Kaduna State branch of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has crippled the scheduled resumption of academic activities beginning Monday January 8, especially at the basic education level in the state. Recall that the union had directed its members to down tools with effect from Monday, January 8, 2018 over the sack of 21, 780 public primary school teachers in the state. A notice to that effect dated January 4, 2018, and signed by the union’s Assistant Secretary General, Adamu Anglo, stated that the teachers were sacked for allegedly failing to score 75 percent pass mark of the competency test conducted by the state government in June 2017. The decision by the teachers became necessary after the state government began issuing sack letters to the affected teachers after the Christmas and New Year holidays, adding that a two-week ultimatum was earlier issued to the state government to reverse its decision. The notice read in parts, “As a responsible union, we ventilated our grievances before the National Industrial Court, Kaduna, and the court on December 4, 2017, granted an interlocutory injunction, restraining the state government from disengaging any teacher pending the determination of the case. “The court order was served to Governor Nasir el-Rufai, but surprisingly, he went on to order the distribution of letters of disengagement to the affected teachers, dated November 3, 2017. “We, therefore, met on Janu-

ary 4, 2018 and unanimously resolved to embark on indefinite strike action on Monday 8, the notice added. When The Daily Times visited several schools in the state, pupils were seen engaged in past time activities, playing football and other sporting activities, while their classrooms were empty

L-R Head of School, Grace Children, Dr. Nike Akindayo, Grace School Administrator, Mrs Iyiola Olatokunbo Edun and Vice-Principal, Grace High School, Mr. Philip Balogun, during the 50th Anniversary of Grace school .

Proprietress laments poor electricity supply, exorbitant fees by ITF Esther Taiwo Administrator Grace Schools Lagos, Mrs. Tokunbo Edun, has said that on a weekly basis the school spends N500, 000 to pay for diesel used to maintain generators due unstable power supply in the country. She was speaking on the challenges faced by Grace Schools as it celebrates its 50th anniversary in January next year. Her words: “Among the challenges facing Grace Schools and other private schools is the issue of poor infrastructural facilities, due to poor electricity supply we spend so much money to maintain generators leading to a situation where we spend about half a million naira weekly to buy diesel for our generators. This is different from the cost of service and general maintenance of the generators”. She also complained about what she described as exorbitant charges, levies and taxes being demanded by government agencies. For example, in Lagos State, private schools have to pay for display of bill boards, registration taxes and

sundry levies. She disclosed that recently the Association of Private Educators, an umbrella organisation for owners of elite private schools, had to institute legal action against the Industrial Training Fund which demanded that each private school in Lagos should contribute N30 million to the fund. As she put it, “we were not convinced that we should pay that kind of huge amount to an organisation funded by the Federal Government which does not render any support service to any private school anywhere in the country. So we have put the matter before the court”. Mrs. Edun said that it is only in Nigeria that school buses carrying student are not given adequate cared she added that American guarantee adequate protection for school buses carrying student from school to anywhere in the country. She added instead of supporting private schools government agencies see private school as sources of internally generated revenue. She adviced parents to check the homework given to the children and give adequate attention

to the children during the holiday, adding that “if the parents work together with the school, the children will excel”. The administrator added that the management and staff will work hard to ensure a glorious future for the schools. Mrs. Edun disclosed that for seventeen years Grace High School has been giving scholarship to indigent but brilliant students from public schools. The scholarship is

for SS1 to First degree. Grace children schools, comprising crèche, nursery and primary school started on Ikorodu road in 8 January, 1958. Grace High School was founded in 1994. Grace School has recorded significant achievement. She said series of activities have been scheduled to hold to celebrate the 50th anniversary among which is a book launch.

Don calls for reward of selfless service

Esther Taiwo

A university lecturer, Prof. Kunle Jegede, has called on leaders to recognise and encourage selfless services of their citizens to promote excellence and growth in various fields of endeavour. Jegede, the African Coordinator of the Bradley University, U.S., made the call recently in Lagos during conferment of honorary doctor of science in educational management on the immediate past Principal of the Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, Lagos, Rev. Chris Ugorji, by the

University. Ugorji was honoured along with Mr. Seidu Abdullahi. Badley University is in affiliation with the Higher International Institution, Incorporated, Osun. The Higher International Institution Incorporated is an educational, motivational, developmental and a nongovernmental outfit. Jegede said that there must be a reward system to bring out the best from individuals, for any nation to move forward adding that excellence does not go unnoticed no matter how one may want to look at it as success is usually not measured by wealth or popularity.

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19Education Times

Technical, Vocational education not for drop outs- Erogbogbo

mented, so I was not completely new to the workings and their operations here, just that now I am more detailed than when I was the P/S in Education Ministry.

Can you give us an insight into your career in the Lagos State Civil Service? I joined the Lagos State Civil Service in May 1982 as HEO General Admin and later did a conversion exam conducted by ASCON into admin cadre. I started work at the Lagos State House of Assembly as Clerk at the Table, that’s what they call those that were recording proceedings in the House then. I had my career tour in the service which took me round several ministries such as Works, Environment, Finance, and Information. At a time, I was at Hospital Management Board in Lagos until 1999 I was posted to Office of the Head of Service as the Director Service Matters and to the glory of God in 2008 October 31st I was appointed as Permanent Secretary and I served in that capacity in the Ministry of Education until I retired in August 2015. In each of the Ministries you have served, you usually left an indelible mark; what is the secret behind your success stories? My father was a disciplinarian, a head master and my mum was also a disciplinarian and we were taught virtues of life such as hard work, self-discipline and impacting in people around us and for those that work with me in service I made sure I impacted in them on how to do things right they should just avoid looking for postings that will fetch them money, of course money will come later but first of all they should be dedicated and hardworking and do their best is always the best way out of office because if they put in their best through hard work, people will be notice them for what they are and whatever they do will always be there for others to see and that was the greatest thing I learnt in service. Nowadays, the young ones are usually looking for posting to where there is money, they don’t like to go to the Sahara but I never requested for posting. I just found myself in some places and to the glory of God at the end of the day I reached the peak of my career in service. I worked at Local Government Service Commission where there is no money. I was in PSO for more than five years and I enjoyed working because I was hardworking and had passion for what I was doing. I also believe that as you do government job, that’s the way you are going to do your own, so if you are lazy and lackadaisical about government job, it will reflect in your own life too. What was your greatest achievement that endeared you to the heart of Lagos State Governor to reappoint you as Executive Secretary of LASTVEB, after your retirement from Civil Service? My service in Public Service Office of the Head of Service was where I think I did the best because I was involved in the Exco Retreat they normally have which involves the commissioners and the permanent secretaries and there was this maiden edition we did during the tenure of the Governor Emeritus in Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We wrote a report and at the end of the day I was one of those that were given letter of commendation which I still cherish till today. In PSO, there is no money but you meet people from different departments of the service coming to you for one thing or the

Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo-Executive Secretary, LASTVEB

Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo, former Permanent Secretary at the Lagos State Ministry of Education and currently the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB) in this interview with ESTHER TAIWO, speaks on the importance of technical and vocational education to nation building among others. other whether posting, about their career in service and once you are able to help people, because in PSO you render service, there is no way you will be exposed to money but it gives you an opportunity to meet so many people because that is where people come to meet you for different things hardly will people not pass through that place particularly the admin cadre and these days the Head of Service holds meetings with those from the local government, health service. I really enjoyed working at PSO. Having worked with about three different Governors in Lagos State, which of them really brought out the best in you in terms of drilling? All of them did but I worked more with Mr. Babatunde Fashola. He was the one that appointed me as Permanent Secretary and I served more under him than any other one. I was at the tail end of my service when the present Governor Akiwunmi Ambode became the Governor, so it was a different kettle of fish. I just worked for about three or four months under him, he came in May and I retired in August although I knew him when he was the Accountant General of Lagos State but with Fashola, it was hard work; then I was in Education and it got to a stage those of us in the sector were having meetings with the Governor at Marina once

a month thinking out of the box on how to improve the education in Lagos State, move education forward in Lagos State and at the end of it all we were able to record some giant strides during that period and I really cherish that period. What was your most challenging moment in the civil service? That was when I lost my husband, he was a Permanent Secretary in the Parastatal Monitoring Office under the then Governor Bola Tinubu. He just had an operation and he passed on after the operation. I was really challenged and I was just an Assistant Director then not yet a full Director. I had my three boys at the University of Lagos, my last daughter then was at Vivian Fowler and it was like how will I be able to cope with the finances but I just found myself moving closer to God and He saw me through. How well were you prepared for the post of Executive Secretary of LASTVEB? It really came to me as a surprise, I was preparing for my daughter’s wedding. When I was the Permanent Secretary in Education, I knew some of the things they were doing in LASTVEB. It was during my tenure as P/S that the Board came to being, the Law establishing LASTVEB was imple-

What were some of the changes you have been able to make since you came on board? We have tried to lay more emphasis on the training of our instructors. We don’t want them to continue in their old ways of teaching, even the students, we want them to be more exposed to more practical in the industries through the SIWES because Technical and Vocational Education is more of practical than theory, 30 percent theory and 70 percent. Also, we have ensured that the Tech Three students, we conduct extra coaching classes for them to do better in their final exam with NABTEB. A lot of infrastructural renewal in the schools which is ongoing, we believe that with the Modern Apprenticeship Trainings for Young Graduates, a lot of sensitisation, advocacy is ongoing particularly with the perception of people on Vocational and Technical Education. What we are saying now is that Technical and Vocational Education is not meant for push overs or drop outs but for people who want to use their skills because it’s not everybody that will go to the university to become Doctors, Lawyers and so on, some people are gifted in so many ways and we have encouraged more people to the extent that entrance into Lagos State Technical Colleges have improved tremendously and very soon more of these Colleges will be established. Right now, we are doing some transformation and hopefully in 2018 Technical Education will be better in Lagos State. Can you stress more on the importance of technical education to nation building? Technical and Vocational education will definitely drive the economy in the 21st century and all our unemployed youths who are still looking for white collar jobs should re-orientate themselves and embrace technical and vocational education so that they too can become employers of labour and the economy will grow. What is your take on too much emphasis on paper certification at the detriment of skill acquisition? Emphasis should be more on what the youths can offer. Very soon there is going to be a paradigm shift, there are some companies now who recruit based on the employability skills possessed by the employees, I recall when I was in Education Ministry some of the students who came for their NYSC, when I saw what they wrote, I had to ask them, ‘did you really pass through the university? It is the assessments of these so-called graduates that would disabuse our minds from relying on paper qualifications, some qualifications are bought; you will see people who claim to have Degree in Education and they cannot teach. That is why I even recommend that we should do certificate verification to confirm if the so-called graduates really passed through the four walls of the university and there is need for de-emphasis paper certificate rather concentrate on what the graduates can do with their hands, that is employability skill.

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NLC to ground Kaduna over sack of 36, 000 teachers Idu Jude Abuja

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the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, on Tuesday in Abuja, vowed to do everything possible to stop the inhuman act meted on the Kaduna State workers affected on the illegal sack of over 36, 000 workers by the state governor Mallam Nasir Elrufai. President of the NLC Comrade Ayuba Waba, who made this known while addressing journalists also said this, will take place in Kaduna state on Thursday, to enforce the action of the international labour organization in fighting for the right of the workers under threat worldwide.

Waba said that the action has become necessary owing to the actions of the Governor, who defiled the agreement reached by it and the organized labour. According to him, immediately after the New Year, and precisely on the 3rd of January, 2018, the elected Governor of Kaduna state, in obvious disregard and fragrant abuse of the existing court ruling and the legal process, issued letters of disengagement to thousands of teachers and back dated them to November 3rd, 2017 ostensibly to circumvent the court order. This perfidy in his reasoning is not only irresponsible and unbecoming of a gover-

nor elected under the revered constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria but a criminal act and an affront to the well cherished principle of law and natural justice. “Our concerns and indeed those of well-meaning Nigerians include the illegal and unacceptable process employed by the Governor and their direct impact on thousands of dependants of 36,000 workers and their families thrown in one fell swoop into the unemployment market. More worrisome are the grievous and negative implications of this in a state grappling with social tensions and societal ills such as kidnappings, armed robberies, killings among

others. We believe that the governor should have waited to implement the judgment of the industrial court as well as the negotiation and agreement reached by it and the organized labour before issuing and backdating the disengagement letters. NLC president observed that the actions of the Governor El-Rufai are largely propelled by his obsession to access a loan and mortgage the lives and livelihood of thousands of workers and indeed the people of Kaduna state to the IMF and World Bank. “We make bold to say that no sane and humane society will contemplate such inconsiderate policy as a mass sack, talk less of implement-

ing it at a time everyone, particularly policy makers have made us believe that the country is barely out of recession. Seriously, minds in both the public and private sectors are focused on reflecting the economy, creating jobs and curbing all forms of social insecurity. Thus, we find the actions of El-rufai totally inhuman and economically illogical and not worth venturing into”. It however, said that ElRufai’s action is a clear violation and abuse of the tenets and provisions of and provisions of the Nigerian labour laws which is well known as international best practices and are capable of exacerbating social tensions and soci-

etal ills in the state. Meanwhile, the NLC says it is also making arrangement to engage the Government of Kogi state on the sack of civil servants mostly who are at the peak of their careers without reasons. The NLC said that the fact that Kogi state Government adduced no reason indicates that the sack was orchestrated on saving cost in Government expenditure. According to him, “most of the sacked workers in Kogi state are at the peak of their career most of them at the Directorate level to climax their service but were sacked when the Governor reasoned that their stay will incur more expenditure.

Boundaries Commission law is for peace in conflict zones, says Hon. Ogbaga Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki

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The Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, flanked by key staff of the Ministry during the Minister’s visit to the Port Harcourt camp of Nigerian returnees from Libya...on Tuesday

Kogi: Melaye tackles Bello over sack of 1,667 workers, N10b loan claim Tunde Opalana, Abuja

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Senator representing Kogi West in the Senate, Senator Dino Melaye, has condemned the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, over what he described as illegal and unacceptable sack of 1,667 civil servants of the state without due process. Also, he faulted a claim by Governor Bello that he (Bello) had recently obtained a N10 billion loan in order to offset outstanding salaries of workers in the state, saying there couldn’t have been a loan without the approval of the State House of Assembly. The lawmaker in a press

statement personally signed by him and sent to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, alleged that “indiscriminate sacking of workers has now become a pastime for Yahaya Bello in Kogi State”, even as he bemoaned the current situation of the state, which according to him, “has been turned to a Civil Service State owing to the dearth of ideas to turnaround the fortunes of the state for development, productivity and sustainability.” He said “the latest of Yahaya Bello’s unnecessary war against the civil servants in Kogi State was delivered in a garb of a report by a Staff Screening, Validation and Appeal Committee, which

recommended outright dismissal and prosecution of 1,667 workers cutting across ministries, departments and agencies of the state government (MDAs) on the spurious allegation of certificate forgery. “On Monday, January 8 and Tuesday, January 9, a national daily carried a two-part paid advertorial containing the names of the indicted civil servants and in the words of the committee; they were ‘indicted for breaching Public Service Rules as a result of falsification of academic records’”. Senator Melaye noted that in the advertorials sponsored by the state government, the

committee did not avail the public or even Kogites of its methodology of coming to the conclusion that the affected staff actually falsified their academic certificates. “For the avoidance of doubt, the committee has no power to declare any worker’s academic result(s) fake except a competent court of law. This goes without saying the embarrassment caused the workers, their families and friends, particularly the elderly victims of Yahaya Bello’s charade, who had served the state for decades and rose to the enviable position of Permanent Secretary.

to douse crisis among neighboring communities in Nigeria, a member representing Izzi/ Abakaliki federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Sylvester Ogbaga has revealed that the proposed bill to amend some portions of operations on National Boundaries Commission is aim at bringing lasting peace on border conflict zones in the nation. Ogbaga who is also Chairman, House Committee on Commerce, also pointed out that the proposed bill which would equally seek approval of 2/3 of states of the federation to correct the abnormalities establishing National Boundary Commission and make them independent and active in its operations. Such he added is the power to demarcate boundaries in Nigeria without seeking the approval of the vice president or president, “and for over 18 years the commission has not demarcated any land”, he stressed. He made this known Monday in an exclusive interview with Daily Times in Abakaliki. Ogbaga also condemned the incessant boundary crisis in Ebonyi state and other states in the country, which according to him had led to loss of lives and destruction of properties worth billions of naira. He however appealed to

the neighbouring communities both in his constituency where there is boundary crisis and beyond to always see themselves as brothers and sisters. His words: “National Boundary Commission’s duty is to demarcate internal boundary between two communities, have not demarcated any border since 1999 in Nigeria. “So the proposed constitutional amendment on national boundary commission ongoing at the national assembly is aimed at making the agency independent and active because there are some weak ends of the law which make them not to have the teeth to bite. “But the bill if passed into law will empower the NBC to do demarcation by itself without waiting for the approval of Mr. President whose right it is to sign and authorise them to carry such action now, after it had surveyed the disputed areas. “And this is the challenges the agency is facing since its establishment, so with the ongoing amendment those weakness found in the law would be addressed and also put an end to wasted fund by the federal government”, he stressed. “Clash is not the best option. If you check most boundary crises in Nigeria, they are caused by some mischief makers whose only goal is to make money behind the crisis.”

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Companies Registration 21 (Trustees)

GOD’S GENERALS CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY, ENUGU - NIGERIA

ETERNAL PEACE & TRIUMPHANT GLOBAL MINISTRY

This is to inform the general public that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) EVANG. NKPUME ONYEKACHI EMMANUEL 2) PASTOR NKPUME EVELYN 3) PASTOR CHIKA ONYIA 4) EVANG. MICHAEL UGWU 5) PASTOR KENECHUKWU EZE 6) EVANG. ENEH MAUREEN CHIGOROM

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) APOSTLE NWOYE MIKE OKECHUKWU 2) NWOYE PROMISE IFENYINWA (EVANG.) 3) SIS CHUKWU PRISCILLIA NEBECHI 4) ANI NDUBUISI EMMANUEL (PASTOR) 5) PASTOR CHRISTIAN ANI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. PASTOR BLESSED OGBULO SUNDAY 2. EVANG. MRS. CHINYERE OGBULO L. JP 3. DR. VICTOR AMARACHI O.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST 2) TO EMPOWER THE LESS PRIVILEDGED, WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND DISABLED.

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This is to inform the general public that the above named ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR SILAS OLUCHI CHINAZU 2. MR. EZE CHIGBO ELISUS 3. SISTER ADIKEA ADAOBI COLLINS

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR MRS. CHIOMA JAMES OKORIE - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. MR. CHUKWUEMEKA DIMGBA 3. MRS. VERA BENJAMIN

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To propagate the gospel of God to humanity

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To proclaim the gospel of Christ

Signed: PASTOR SILAS OLUCHI CHINAZU

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This is to inform the general public that the above named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for incorporation under part “C” of the Companies and Allied matters ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR ISAAC .U. IBRAHIM - CHAIRMAN 2. EVANGELIST MRS. JOY UFEDO - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 3. MR. RUFUS ELOH - TREASURER 4. MISS. ROSE EDOCK OGOZI - SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.) Pastor Idorenyin Isaac …………. President 2.) Rita Idorenyin Isaac ……………… Secretary 3.) Jacob Nwagwu …………………….. Member

I, formerly known and addresses as ORJI ONYECHERE LEONARD now wish to be known and addresses as ORJI UCHENNA LEONARD. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note. ADELEKE DAUDA ONAOLAPO

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To propagate the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 2. To evangelize and win souls to Him 3. To prepare the saints for His glorious return Any objection to the incorporation of the above named Church should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Pastor Idorenyin Isaac - President MBACHU EBUBEUGOCHUKWU MICHAEL

I formerly known and addressed as Ebubechukwu. M. Michael, now wish to be known and addressed as Mbachu Ebubeugochukwu Michael. All former documents remains valid, GTBANK and the general public should please take note. CORRECTION OF NAME

I formerly known as Adeleke Dauda Kolapo now wish to be known, called and addressed as Adeleke Dauda Onaolapo. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known,called and addressed as Miss Ominyi Inyangbe Blessing , now wish to be called and addressed as Mrs Blessing Inyangbe Ohepo. All documents bearing my former name still remains valid. The general public and all relevant authorities should please take note.

I mistaken called and addressed as Ogun Ayibamiedei, now wish to effect this change to be called and addressed as Canus Ayibamiedei, and also my date of birth that was wrongly written as 10th July, 1995 instead of 3rd January 1999. All documents bearing my former name still remains valid. The general public, UBA Bank and all relevant authorities should please take note of this change.

DR. OKANYA CHRISTIAN EJIKEME

MRS EJIKEME LILIAN CHINONYE

MRS UDECHUKWU ONYINYE LYDIA

I, formerly known and addressed as MR. OKANYA CHRISTIAN EJIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as DR. OKANYA CHRISTIAN EJIKEME. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. MRS DUNU UKAMAKA EMILLIA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AZOMBE UKAMAKA EMILLIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS DUNU UKAMAKA EMILLIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AYOGU LILIAN CHINONYE & OKANYA LILIAN CHINONYE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EJIKEME LILIAN CHINONYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. MRS CHINELO NKEIRUKA OKOROAFOR

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Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: REV. PASTOR BLESSED OGBULO SUNDAY JESUS TRUE LIFE WAY MINISTRY 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 Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. ORJI, ISREAL MATT. 2. ORJI, JOSEPHINE CHUKWU. 3. OLORUNFEMI, BELSY AWU. 4. NNAH, ELIZABETH ONYINYECHI. 5. EGWIM, FELICIA ANURIKA. 6. FAMOKUN, SUNDAY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES; 1. To worship our Lord Jesus Christ and follow His ways. 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.

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AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To embark on evangelistic outreaches, mission and programs

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To save and give hope to humanity through the word of God

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKAFOR ONYINYE LYDIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UDECHUKWU ONYINYE LYDIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. EKPENYONG UNYIME

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SIGNED: SECRETARY. ADEKANMBI TEMITOPE OLUWATOYIN

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FROM BELO MUFUTAU OLANREWAJU, NOW BELO MUFUTAU OLANREWAJU, BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE CHIBUOGWU NNEKA FAITH I Formerly known and addressed as Chibuogwu Faith,now wish to be known and addressed as CHIBUOGWU NNEKA FAITH, for BVN the name was included. All former documents remain valid general public should please take note EMEKA DANIEL OGBONNA SIMEON

I, formerly known and addressed as NOAH THOMAS, now wish to be known and addressed as EMEKA DANIEL OGBONNA SIMEON. All former documents remain valid. Diamond Banks Plc and General public should please take note MRS NWANKWO LINDA IFEYINWA

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SIEREH JACOB

OGOCHUKWU OZOH

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

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UGBEGA CHIKAODIRI JOYCE

CORRECTION OF NAME

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This is to inform the general public that my name IBEKWE ANAYO CHIDOZIE GERALD was wrongly written in my bank account but now wish to be corrected and addressed as IBEKWE ANAYO CHIDOZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS OLAYEMI OLUBAMIGBE ADEPEJU

NGOKA, IFEYINWA CHINWE

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OGBOJI FRIDAYKINGSLEY I, formerly known and addressed as EZE KINGSLEY, now wish to be known and addressed as OGBOJI FRIDAYKINGSLEY. My correct date of birth is 20th Jan. 1997. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS JOY ANN ANI I, formerly known and addressed as MISS JOY ANN IGBOANU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JOY ANN ANI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. MRS ORJI OMIKO CHIDIMMA

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OFORDU ANGELA .I.

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I, formerly known and addressed as OBUTE ANGELA, now wish to be addressed as OFORDU ANGELA .I. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name ONYEBUCHI BRIGHT EZUBELU was wrongly written in one of my documents but now wish to be corrected and addressed as EZUBELU ONYEBUCHI DENNIS. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS AKINOLA. SARAFAT ADEBOLA

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IFAENIKA ABAYOMI

OJEMEN EMMANUEL NORBERT

OLAORE OLUWAFUNKE DORCAS

YINUSA YAKUBU OJODOMOH

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Formerly Olaore Ayanbunmi Oluwafunke now to be called: OLAORE OLUWAFUNKE DORCAS. General public to take note.

Formerly OKALA YAKUBU now YINUSA YAKUBU OJODOMOH. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

RICHARD CATHERINE ENENYA

CORRECTION OF NAME

Formerly Ogunmola Oguntoye Oyediji Now Olatoye Jeremiah Oyediji. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

Formerly UKWAH CATHERINE ENENYA Now : RICHARD CATHERINE ENENYA. Former document remains valid. General public should take note

THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN ON MY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE AS SADIQ OLUFOLAHAN SURAKAT. BUT MY CORRECT NAME IS SADIQ OLUGBOLAHAN SURAKAT. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

UMARU MUSA HAMMAN Formerly known as UMORU MUSA ABDULAI now to be addressed as UMARU MUSA HAMMAN. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH ESTHER wish to add OMOWUNMI to my name, now to be known and addressed as JOSEPH ESTHER OMOWUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. EJIKE BLESSING AMAKA

SABA SYLVESTER

KAAH PRINCE BARIBEFE

NWAUZOR ANNASTACIA NGOZI

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. OKOYE UZOAMAKA BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. EJIKE BLESSING AMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, SYLVESTER SABA DANGANA, now wish to be known and addressed as, SABA SYLVESTER. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, KAAH ANTHONY BARIBEFE, now wish to be known and addressed as, KAAH PRINCE BARIBEFE. My correct date of birth is 1st October, 1995. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OBIAKOR ANASTECIA NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as, NWAUZOR ANNASTACIA NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

MRS BUSARI TAIBAT ADENIKE

WASHINU SEMEDETON PETERA

ABIMBOLA ADEKUNBI AJIBOYE

I, OLUMOH CHARLES ONYEISHI, wish to add, CHARLES, to my name which was formerly, OLUMOH ONYEISHI. I now wish to be known and addressed as, OLUMOH CHARLES ONYEISHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

Old-ADENIRAN TAIBAT New-MRS BUSARI TAIBAT ADENIKE. Ikeja Electric, Lord Appointed Time Min. General public take note. All former document remain valid

Formerly known and addressed as OVACHINOU SEMEDETON PIERRE, now wish to be known and addressed as WASHINU SEMEDETON PETER . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ABIMBOLA ADEKUNBI AJIBADE, now wish to be known and addressed as, ABIMBOLA ADEKUNBI AJIBOYE . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

SYLVA-CHUKWUMA IKECHUKWU DANIEL

CORRECTION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

IBEH STELLA NDIDI

I, formerly known and addressed as, Chukwuma Ikechukwu Daniel , now wish to be known and addressed as, Sylva-Chukwuma Ikechukwu Daniel . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

That my name was wrongly written as Abas Abdulazeez. instead of Abas Azeez. now wish to be known and addressed as Abas Azeez. all former documents remain valid, general public should take note.

That i formerly known and addressed as yusuf olanrewaju , now wish to add wahab to my name. and wish to be known and addressed as wahab yusuf olanrewaju. all former documents remain valid, general public should please take note.

AFURO JULINE FRANCIS Formerly known and addressed as obeten juline charles now wish to be known and addressed as afuro juline francis. all former documents remain valid, general public should please note.

OLAWOYIN TARELA BLESSING

ADEBAYO KAFAYAT

Formerly known and addressed as oriribia tarela folashade now wish to be known and addressed as olawoyin tarela blessing. all former documents remain valid, general public should please note

GOEWAM PAUL TUWAGATDAGAT

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IDOGBE OLUBAMIGBE ADEPEJU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLAYEMI OLUBAMIGBE ADEPEJU,ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMIAN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

Formerly OBICHUKWU, CHINWE. Now NGOKA, IFEYINWA CHINWE. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

OKUNADE AKEEM SALISU Formerly Okunade Akeem Ayinla and Okunade Hakim now to be addressed as Okunade Akeem Salisu. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

OLATOYE JEREMIAH OYEDIJI

Formerly known and addressed as JOEWAM PAUL TUWAGADAGAT now wish to be known and addressed as GOEWAM PAUL TUWAGATDAGAT. all former document remain valid, general public should please note.

Formerly Bayo Bolu Shina now Ifaenika Abayomi. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

ADESINA JAMIU ADESEUN

ADDITION OF NAME

MRS. LISA UGOCHI-ANYAEHIE GORDEN-PRECIOUS I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. LISA UGOCHI MARTIN, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. LISA UGOCHI-ANYAEHIE GORDEN-PRECIOUS. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, LISA UGOCHI GOGO-ABITE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. LISA UGOCHI-ANYAEHIE GORDEN-PRECIOUS. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

THADDAEUS TEMITOPE ELEANOR I, formerly known and addressed as, LAWAL TEMITOPE AFUSATU now wish to be known and addressed as, THADDAEUS TEMITOPE ELEANOR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, NAME/EZEH PETER EBUKA , now wish to be known and addressed as, ,NWAFURUAKU TOBI PRINCE. . All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

Formerly known and addressed as ayozie stella ndidi now wish to be known and addressed as ibeh stella ndidi .all former documents remain valid, general public should please note.

OGBONNA THERESA CHINENYE Formerly known and addressed as nwazue queen chinenye now wish to be known and addressed as ogbonna theresa chinenye. all former documents remain valid. general public should please note.

My name was wrongly written as njokwu ikechi instead of my correct name njoku ikechi. now wish to be known and addressed as njoku ikechi. all former document remain valid, general public should please note.

ADDITIONA OF NAME

OYEMADE MIKE ADEBOWALE

Fomerly known and addressed as salako kafaya sufi now wish to be known and addressed as adebayo kafayat. ali former documents remain valid, general public should please note.

MRS AZEEZ ABOSEDE ADERENLE Formerly known and addressed as MISS AKINDE ABOSEDE OMOLARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AZEEZ ABOSEDE ADERENLE. all former documents remain valid, general public, zenith bank and diamond band should please take note.

That i was formerly known as nwoko goodluck that i want to add chimeraeze to my name. now wish to be known and addressed as nwoko goodluck chimeraeze. all former documents remain valid. general public should please note.

Formerly known and addressed as OYEMADE BABAJIDE BABALOLA now wish to be known and addressed as OYEMADE MIkE ADEBOWALE. all former documents remain valid, general public should please take note.

PRAISE JACOB AKPANMBA

MOHAMMED AMAOH

OKAFOR CHINWE NANCY

Formerly known and addressed as THOMPSON JACOB AKPANMBA now wish to be known and addressed as PRAISE JACOB AKPANMBA. all former documents remain valid,general public should please note.

Formerly known and addressed as MOHAMMED AMADU. now wish to be known and addressed as .MOHAMMED AMAOH. DATE OF BIRTH.10 JANUARY.1990. all former documents remain valid, general public should please note.

OYEKAN OLUWAKEMI VICTORIA I formerly know and addressed as OJEYEMI VICTORIA OLUWAKEMI now wish to be know and addressed as OYEKAN OLUWAKEMI VICTORIA,all former documents remains valid, general public take note.

I formerly known as Abdwasiu Ganeeyat Funke wish to be known and addressed as Jimoh Ganeeyat Funke. All former documents remain valid, general please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as KELVIN-JOHN ANNETT now wish to be know and addressed as OKAFOR CHINWE NANCY,all former documents remains valid,general public take note.

MRS. LISA UGOCHI-ANYAEHIE GORDEN-PRECIOUS

NWAFURUAKU TOBI PRINCE

CORRECTION OF NAME

JIMOH GANEEYAT FUNKE

Change of Names

OKUNLOLA ROTIMI SOLOMON I, formerly known and addressed as OKUNLOLA ROTIMI NOAH, wish to be known and addressed as OKUNLOLA ROTIMI SOLOMON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS.ELEKWACHI ADAEZE JOSEPH

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS.ADAOHA ANGELA OGBONNA ; now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ELEKWACHI ADAEZE JOSEPH. All Former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public take note.

TEMI TOPE ODEWUMI EBOHON

I, formerly known and addressed as TEMI TOPE ODEWUMI, wish to be known and addressed as TEMI TOPE ODEWUMI EBOHON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MRS.CHIMUANYA VIVIAN CHINASA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS.NWOGU VIVIAN CHINASA ; now wish to be known and addressed as MRS.CHIMUANYA VIVIAN CHINASA. All Former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public take note.

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ADDITION OF NAME Formerly known and addressed as ALOBU IFEANYI, That I wish to add ISAAC to my name. That I henceforth wish to be known and addressed as ALOBU ISAAC IFEANYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AJIBADE OMOLARA ADEOLA Formerly known and addressed as TIJANI ADEOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as AJIBADE OMOLARA ADEOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IKPEAMA KELVIN UGOCHUKWU

MRS.OGBONNA CHINONYEREM SONIA

I, formerly known and addressed as KEVIN UGOCHUKWU IKPEAMA; now wish to be known and addressed as IKPEAMA KELVIN UGOCHUKWU . All Former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS.ONUOHA CHINONYEREM SONIA ; now wish to be known and addressed as MRS.OGBONNA CHINONYEREM SONIA . All Former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public take note.

DORIS BRIGHT OSAZUWA I formerly known as Jimoh Doris Noghayin, now wish to be known and addressed as Doris Bright Osazuwa. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note

OWURE KENNETH NWABROKOHA

Formerly known and addressed as UCHE WOKO OWERRI, now wish to be known and addressed as OWURE KENNETH NWABROKOHA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. NELLY UKAOGO

I,formerly known and addressed as NNENNA UKAEGBU AGU ; now wish to be known and addressed NELLY UKAOGO. All Former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public take note.

ALEXANDER AJOGBOR - KAHR

Formerly known and addressed as ALEXANDER AJORGBOR, now wish to be known and addressed as ALEXANDER AJOGBOR KAHR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAMES This is to confirm that BAKARE MODINAT ADEYINKA is the same person as RAJI MODINAT ADEYINKA. All documents bearing any of these names remain valid. General public and the relevant authorities please take note.

MRS. ADEOLA KHADIJAT

CORRECTION OF NAME

I formerly known as Yusuff Khadijat Funke, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Adeola Khadijat. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note

This is certify that MBA JANET UCHECHI and MBAH JANET UCHECHI (Wrongly written as MBAH), refers to one and same person, now wish to be known as MBA JANET UCHECHI . All Former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public take note.

AKWEKA CHIKAODILI ONWUBURUICHIE

MRS. OKONKWO NKEMDILIM MARGRETT-MARY

AKWAEZE SIXTUS KOSISO

Formerly known and addressed as AKWEKA UGWU CHIKAODILI now wish to be known and address as AKWEKA CHIKAODILI ONWUBURUICHIE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. ADILIBE NKEMDILIM MARGRETT-MARY now wish to be known and address as MRS. OKONKWO NKEMDILIM MARGRETT-MARY. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as EGODI KOSISO SIXTUS AKWAEZE now wish to be known and address as AKWAEZE SIXTUS KOSISO. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ADEKUNLE BIDEMI OPEYEMI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNJIMI BIDEMI OPEYEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKUNLE BIDEMI OPEYEMI. That I was born on the 29th of January, 1989. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that OKOYE IFEOMA GRACE is the same person as OKORIE IFEOMA GRACE now wish to be known and address as CHUKWU IFEOMA GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

This is to confirm that OGBUENYE EMMANUEL is the same person as OGBUENYE EMMANUEL KEVIN now wish to be known and address as OGBUENYE KEVIN. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

AMADA GODWIN Formerly known and addressed as OKERE ELEUWA JULIUS, now wish to be known and addressed as AMADA GODWIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS TINA UCHA OBASI

ADENIRAN ADEDEJI OLUWATOYIN

CORRECTION OF NAME

ADENAYA TOPE ADEKUNLE

Formerly known and addressed as MISS TINA UCHA YOUNG, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS TINA UCHA OBASI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADENIRAN KAMORUDEEN, now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIRAN ADEDEJI OLUWATOYIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm and certify that my name was wrongly written as NNAMECHI EJIKE instead of NNAMCHI EJIKE NATHANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as TOPE ADENAYA VALENTINE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADENAYA TOPE ADEKUNLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SEBASTIAN LYNDON JOHNSON

ABIMBOLA ANIFAT Formerly known and addressed as LAMIDI ABIMBOLA IFEOLUWA, now wish to be known and addressed as ABIMBOLA ANIFAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS FAGBUARO OMOWUNMI ARINOLA Formerly known and addressed as ARINOLA ADEYEYE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS FAGBUARO OMOWUNMI ARINOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. OKE-MATTI ISILAMIYAT AGBEKE

Formerly known and addressed as AMODE ISILAMIYAT AGBEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as OKE-MATTI ISILAMIYAT AGBEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MRS. AKINDELE-ERHUNMWUNSEE GLADYS IYESOGIE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ERHUNMWUSEE GLADYS IYESOGIE and MRS AKINDELE GLADYS IYESOGIE, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AKINDELE-ERHUNMWUNSEE GLADYS IYESOGIE. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

EGUNTOLA OLUWADAMILOLA AYOMIDE

Formerly known and addressed as OYEFUSI OLUWADAMILOLA AYOMIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as EGUNTOLA OLUWADAMILOLA AYOMIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

GBENGA OLA OLAGBOLABO Formerly known and addressed as GBENGA OLAGBOLABO FAGBIYE, now wish to be known and addressed as GBENGA OLA OLAGBOLABO. That my date of birth is 16 April 1972. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MORENIKE CASSANDRA AJUONUMA

ZAYNAB OPEYEMI OWOSENI

I, formerly known and addressed as Aridegbe Morenike Cassandra now wish to be known and addressed as Morenike Cassandra Ajuonuma. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Zeinab Opeyemi Subair now wish to be known and addressed as Zaynab Opeyemi Owoseni. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OGBOJI IFEOMA GOODNESS

Formerly known and addressed as AUGUSTINE IFEOMA GOODNESS now wish to be known and address as OGBOJI IFEOMA GOODNESS. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

FATUROTI ADEDOYIN Formerly known and addressed as ADETUNMBI ADEDOYIN, now wish to be known and addressed as FATUROTI ADEDOYIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CORRECTION OF NAME

My name was wrongly written on my bank documents as NGOZI OMORUYI ONYINYE instead of OMORUYI SUNDAY NGOZI. That my correct name is OMORUYI SUNDAY NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANYAEJI EBERECHUKWU BLESSING

MRS. OGECHUKWU CHINENYE JECINTA

Formerly known and addressed as ODUGWE EBERE MELODY now wish to be known and address as ANYAEJI EBERECHUKWU BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. UGWUOKE CHINENYE JACINTA now wish to be known and address as MRS. OGECHUKWU CHINENYE JECINTA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SEBASTIIAN LYNDON IFEANYI, now wish to be known and addressed as SEBASTIAN LYNDON JOHNSON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. EDEH CHINONSO MARY JANE Formerly known and addressed as EDEH MARY JANE, now wish to be known and addressed as EDEH CHINONSO MARY JANE. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and the general public take note.

MICHAEL ANNE NSE

Formerly known and addressed as ANITA MICHAEL, now wish to be known and addressed as MICHAEL ANNE NSE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OSHONEYE MUYIDEEN OLAYINKA

BABATUNDE HABEEB AYINDE

KAYODE KAZEEM OYINDAMOLA

CHRISTY CHINEDU NNOROM

ISAAC ADEBOWALE BABATUNDE

I, formerly known and addressed as Muyideen Oshoneye Olanrewaju, now wish to be known and addressed as Oshoneye Muyideen Olayinka. All former documents b earing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AYINDE AYANFE HABEEB, now wish to be known and addressed as BABATUNDE HABEEB AYINDE. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as KAYODE KAZEEM DANIEL, now wish to be known; called and addressed as KAYODE KAZEEM OYINDAMOLA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

That on my Documents, my name appears as JAMES SANDRA. That I wish to add MOSES to my existing names. That henceforth, I wish to be known, called and addressed as JAMES SANDRA MOSES. All documents bearing my former names remain valid.. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

l, formerly known and addressed as CHRISTIANA CHINEDU UDI, now wish to be known and addressed as CHRISTY CHINEDU NNOROM due to change in my marital status. All documents bearing my former names remain valid.. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formally known and addressed As ISMAILA KAREEM BABATUNDE wish to be known and called ISAAC ADEBOWALE BABATUNDE. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

AYOOLA MOSUNMOLA AYOFESOLA

AJAYI OLUWATOYIN OYEDELE

ISONG MOSES OWOISINKE

SMART NGOZI ISRAEL

EJIH ADEJO JOEL

PETER PROMISE OMENAI

I, formerly known and addressed as JAMES ADEJO JOEL, now wish to be known and addressed as EJIH ADEJO JOEL. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PROMISE OMINAM MOHAMMED, now wish to be known and addressed as PETER PROMISE OMENAI. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINRELERE MOSUNMOLA AYOFESOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as AYOOLA MOSUNMOLA AYOFESOLA. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OYEDELE OLUWATOYIN OMOLADE, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAYI OLUWATOYIN OYEDELE. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

WILLIAMS ABIODUN TAWA

ADDITION OF NAME

THAT I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS SALIU ABIODUN TAWA. THAT NOW BY VIRTUE OF MARRIAGE I WANT TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESS AS WILLIAMS ABIODUN TAWA. THAT ALL MY DOCUMENTS BEARING THE ABOVE MENTIONED NAMES REMAIN VALID AND FOR GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

That I ONYEDUM GEOFFREY CHIBUEZE my name was formerly written as ONYEDUM GEOFFREY want to add ‘’CHIBUEZE’’ to my name wish to be known and addressed as ONYEDUM GEOFFREY CHIBUEZE. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ANIEFIOK MICHAEL ISONG, now wish to be known and addressed as ISONG MOSES OWOISINKE. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

TOSHO MUTIU ALABA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALABA TAJUDEEN MUTIU NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOSHO MUTIU ALABA .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as SMART NGOZI IKECHI ISRAEL, now wish to be known and addressed as SMART NGOZI ISRAEL. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

AVOSEH YEWEHNU ADEBISI MOTURAYO I formally known and addressed as JOSEPH ADEBISI MOTUNRAYO and now which to be known and address as AVOSEH YEWEHNU ADEBISI MOTURAYO. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

EDAH-DIKE ODJUS AYOMIDE I, formerly known and addressed as EDAH-DIKE ODJUS EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as EDAH-DIKE ODJUS AYOMIDE. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

EUMUFO JOSEPH JOHNBULL I, formerly known and addressed as JOHNBULL UMOFO NADOLEON, now wish to be known and addressed as EUMUFO JOSEPH JOHNBULL. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and Authorities concerned should please take note.

Companies registration Trustees

DIVINE FAVOUR REVIVAL ASSEMBLY This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Incorporation under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1.EVANG.PATIENCE EKONG EFFIONG CHAIRMAN 2 EKONG EFFIONG UDO SECRETARY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD Any objection to the incorporation of the above should be forwarded to the Registrar –General, Corporate Affairs Commission,420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B 196, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

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CHRIST WORD APOSTOLIC MINISTRY

WORD OF GOD FAITH CLINIC MINISTRY

This is to inform the general public that the above named BODY has Applied to the corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C” of companies and Allied Matters Act 1, of 1990.

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 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1) ADLINE CHIOMA AMADI (2) KINGSLEY CHIKA AMADI (3) PEACE UNEGBU OJINGWA (4) IFEANYICHUKWU NWOKEDI OKECHUKWU (5) EMILY NWAOBARA ALOZIE

The Trustees are: 1. Proph.Olayiwola Joshua Adesokan - President 2. Popoola Olubukola Timothy -Secretary 3. Olayiwola Oluwatosin Racheal - Member Aim and Objectives: 1. To preach the gospel of Christ for salvation of Souls 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: Trustees

HUNDREDFOLD GOSPEL MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Incorporation under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Incorporation under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1.PASTOR HENRY IKEZICHI MICHAEL OLUMENI PRESIDENT 2.EVANGELIST UCHE PETER SECRETARY 3.EVANGELIST HENRY CHISOM OLUMENI

CHAIRMAN SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD Any objection to the incorporation of the above should be forwarded to the Registrar –General, Corporate Affairs Commission,420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B 196, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

EXCELLENTWAY CONVENANT CHRISTAIN CENTER

The Trustees are 1. Pastor. Samuel Oluranti AGBOOLA 2. Pastor. (Mrs) Elizabeth Funmilola AGBOOLA 3. Pastor. Peter Aderemi AJIBOYE 4. Pastor. Gabriel Taye DADA Aims and Objectives (1) To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ. (2)To Evangelize and win souls for Christ. (3)To awaken people to the knowledge of God’s word. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days (twenty-eight)of the date of this publication. Signed: ADEBIMPE V. ADEBOMI. Tel;08023765767,0807600301, 08052045554 MRS. AFOLABI FLORENCE ABOSEDE

DUROWAYE MARYAN ADESOLA

I formerly known as Miss Soremi Florence Abosede wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Afolabi Florence Abosede. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.a

I formerly known as Durowaye Mobolaji Maryam wish to be known and addressed as Durowaye Maryan Adesola. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS OHIOZE IFEOLUWA AMINAT

MRS ODODO LYDIA AGBO

I formerly known as MISS OLAYODE AMINAT OLAYIDE wish to be known and addressed as MRS OHIOZE IFEOLUWA AMINAT. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

TAIWO ODUNAYO EMMANUEL I formerly known and addressed as ORLANDO TAIWO now I wish to be known and addressed as TAIWO ODUNAYO EMMANUEL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note

EJIOFOR UDOKA AKACHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as OKENWA UDOKA AKACHUKWU now I wish to be known and addressed as EJIOFOR UDOKA AKACHUKWU . This is due to change in marital status.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PREACH AND TEACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2.TO DISCIPLE,MENTOR AND TRAIN CHRIST BELIVERS. 3.TO HELP THE LEES PRIVILEGED. Any objection to the incorporation of the above should be forwarded to the Registrar –General, Corporate Affairs Commission,420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B 196, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

I formerly known as MISS OGAR LYDIA AGBO wish to be known and addressed as MRS ODODO LYDIA AGBO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OSHAI UDOKA TINA I formerly known and addressed as TINA UDOKA OGBUEHI now I wish to be known and addressed as OSHAI UDOKA TINA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. ADEBUSOLA OLUWASEYI ISIOMA ODUNLAMI

I formerly known and addressed as ADEBUSOLA ISIOMA EPUM now I wish to be known and addressed as ADEBUSOLA OLUWASEYI ISIOMA ODUNLAMI .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

PROPHETIC HARVEST DECLARATION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Incorporation under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1.AKPAN MACAULAY 2.NKANANG SUNDAY SUNDAY 3.ESSIEN BONIFACE DANIEL 4.EZE PRECIOUS 5.SALOME UDO NDAH AIMS AND OBJECTIIVES TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD Any objection to the incorporation of the above should be forwarded to the Registrar –General, Corporate Affairs Commission,420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B 196, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja, for registration under Companies and Allied Matters Acts No 1 of 1990 Part C.

Any Objection to this Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General,Corporate Affairs Commission,Plot 420,Tigris Crescent,Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street,Maitama,PMB.198,Garki,Abuja within Twenty Eight (28) days from the date of this Publication. SIGNED: ADLINE CHIOMA AMADI

DIVINE OVERTURNMINISTRY INT’L

TRUSTEES ARE 1.REV.SAMUEL EKWUEME 2.EZE JOHNSON 3.ESTHER ADA EKWUEME 4.CHIDIEBERE NWAGBOSO 5.VIVIAN OGBONNA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. (1) To Preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

MOBITRAIN EDUCATION FOUNDATION This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Incorporation under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. PATRICK GABRIEL UMOH 2. PASTOR IKENNA ODIACHI 3. DR. UDOH EKONG EMMANUEL 4. ENGR. UDOH MONDAY 5. DR. IMADE CHUKWUMA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To take affordable ICT in education to primary, secondary and tertiary Institutions Any objection to the incorporation of the above should be forwarded to the Registrar –General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B 196, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: SECRETARY THE KINGS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT CENTRE

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja, for registration under Companies and Allied Matters Acts No 1 of 1990 Part C. THE TRUSTEES 1) PROPHET MOSES PROMISE. 2) GBENGA AKINBIYI. 3) PASTOR KING- ALFRED OLUMIDE ADEBAYO. 4) MRS TOSIN TOMILOLA ADEBAYO.

MIGHTY POWER HOUSE INT’L MINISTRY

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Incorporation under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1.OSIAGOR KINGDOM PRESIDENT 2.KINGDOM ELIZABETH VICE PRESIDENT 3.EME ANDREW SUPORUCHI SECRETARY 4.KPEE MICHEAL TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2.TO WIN SOULS INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Any objection to the incorporation of the above should be forwarded to the Registrar –General, Corporate Affairs Commission,420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B 196, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

xINITIATIVE FOR GENDER EMPOWERMENT AND CREATIVITY The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja, for registration under Companies and Allied Matters Acts No 1 of 1990 Part C. The Trustees are 1. ADELEKE ABDULRAHMAN – CHAIRMAN 2. ADELEKE MODINAT - SECRETARY 3. SHOFOLAHAN OLABISI MORILIAT - MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1) . TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEDGE, ORPHAN AND THE ELDERLY.

Aims and Objective: To enhance women support, employment and vacation.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days (twenty-eight)of the date of this publication.

SIGNED : SECRETARY

Signed: TRUSTEES

AKANDE RASHIDAT TEMITOPE I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MOHAMMED OPEYEMI RASHEEDAT WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKANDE RASHIDAT TEMITOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHIJIOKE OKORO

I formerly known as ROMANUS CHIJIOKE wish to be known and addressed as CHIJIOKE OKORO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLORUNTOLA WAKILU AKANNI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known as Wakilu Oloruntola wish to be known and addressed as Oloruntola Wakilu Akanni. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT OLADIPO MOSUNMOLA AJOKE AND OLADIPO MOSUNMOLA KAFAYAT IS ONE AND THE SAME PERSON. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 25TH JUNE 1996. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS STELLA OGECHI UFOMADU

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT I, GABRIEL UGOCHUKWU THADEUS AM THE SAME PERSON BEARING THE FOLLOWING NAMES: 1.GABRIEL THADDEUS 2.ONUOHA UGOCHUKWU THADDEUS AND REFER TO AS ONE AS THEY APPEARED IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS, THAT I WISH TO MAINTAIN GABRIEL UGOCHUKWU THADEUS. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS AKINTUNDE RAFIAT ADETOLA

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OBI CHINEDU EUNICE

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FORWARD EVER EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED GIVEN 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. ISAAC APPLETON APERUA 2. RAPHAEL LUKMON USIGBE MOMODU OJEMEN 3. EMMANUEL BISI RICHARD 4. AYOMIPO DAMILOLA FAKUNLE 5. PAMELA DESTINY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FACILITATE VARIOUS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEEDY, DISTRESSED AND LESS PRIVILEGED AND RENDER ASSISTANCE TO ORPHANED, INDIGENT AND OTHER LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN FOR THEIR SUBSISTENCE, SHELTER, EDUCATION AND MEDICAL CARE AND TO ESTABLISH SOCIAL WELFARE MECHANISMS THAT WILL ADVANCE THEIR CAUSE. 2. TO ENGAGE IN THE PROMOTION OF MORAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SOCIAL EDUCATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION AMONG THE DOWN-TRODDEN AND THE UNDER PRIVILEGED PEOPLE. 3. TO RENDER ASSISTANCE BOTH DIRECTLY AND THROUGH ESTABLISHED SOCIAL WELFARE MECHANISMS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WOMEN IN DISTRESS, ESPECIALLY WIDOWS WITHOUT ANY MEANS OF SUPPORT AND THOSE NEGLECTED AND ILL-TREATED BY THEIR HUSBANDS OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY AND PROMOTE THEIR VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND SELF-RELIANCE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE FOREGOING SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: KEHINDE DARAMOLA ESQ

NIKE BELIEVERS 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. NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. EUGENE EMEKA ANEKE 2. JOSHUA NNAMANI 3. STEPHEN OGBONDINSO 4. OKOLO ISAAC CHIJIOKE 5. ELIZABETH ONUCHUKWU. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO WIN SOULS FOR 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: CHIBUZOR C. EZIKE ESQ.

TILDA GOES GREEN FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C-20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). GEORGE PAPAMIE IWO 2) VICTOR WILKINSON AGIH 3). MATILDA GOGO LAMBERT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SUPPORT ECO-CULTURE 2. TO PROMOTE ECO-TOURISM 3. TO SUPPORT ECO-JUSTICE 4. TO PROMOTE ECO-FASHION

CHAIRMAN

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

CRYPTOCURRENCY & BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION IN NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. NZENWA CHANCELLOR FORTUNATUS - PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN 2. OPARA FAVOUR CHUKWUEMEKA - MEMBER 3. ADULI BENJAMIN - MEMBER 4. JACK PETER OLU (DR) - SECRETARY 5. WINKLER MADELEINE GABRIELE - MEMBER 6. OKOTO BONIFACE - FINANCIAL TREASURER 7. OGOKE CHIMA OLUCHUKWU - MEMBER 8. TISSIERE GERALD - MEMBER 9. NZENWA LAWMAN - MEMBER 10. NNUBIA CHIOMA JUSTINA - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. DEVELOPING A HYBRID TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL SERVE AS AUTOMATIONS AND DIGITALIZATION SYSTEM WHICH INTEGRATES SEVERAL INDUSTRIES TO ACCESS FINANCIAL SERVICES AT A CLICK. 2. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT OF FUNDS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: NNUBIA CHIOMA JUSTINA, ESQ 08035507002

MUHAMMED KATAGUM FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. MUHAMMED KATAGUM -CHAIRMAN 2. ABUBAKAR ISMAIL KANKARA -SECRETARY 3. UMMI ADAMU KATAGUM -SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY

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ATOATOR ADDINGI FOUNDATION 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. ORHII PAUL BOTWEV 2. HAQINE LIU 3. ADDINGI TIMOTHY TERFA 4. ADEKUNBI EMMANUEL OLUMIDE 5. ADDINGI JULIET IKPALE 6. ADDINGI ALEX ATIM AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO EMPOWER THE FAMILY FOR SELF RELIANCE

SHUWA ARAB WOMEN ASSOCIATION 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. TRUSTEES: 1 MUHAMMAD AISHA ABBA CHAIRMAN 2 AMINA MOHAMMED ALI SECRETARY 3 ABDULLAHI HADIZA UMAR 4 FATIMA M. ABUBAKAR 5 ZAINAB MUSA 6 NAIMA IBRAHIM 7 SARATU HASSAN 8 BULAMA BULAMARAM 9 YERIMA FATIMA ALI 10 WANLA HASSAN AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO FOSTER UNITY AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBER

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: BARR VERONICA ONONA

BLESSED ASSURANCE INT’L GOSPEL CHURCH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR WEGBUOM CHARLES OKECHUKWU - PRESIDENT. 2. PASTOR MICAH VINCENT PROMISE. - SECRETARY. 3. PASTOR MRS. WEGBUOM CHISA MARY - MEMBER. 4. PASTOR PHILIP AUGUSTINE KINGSTON AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1 TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO THE WHOLE WORKED. 2. TO SET THE CAPTIVE FREE FROM EVERY SATANIC TRAPS BY PREACHING THE WORD OF GRACE AND DOMINION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PASTOR WEGBUOM CHARLES OKECGUKWU. (PRESIDENT)

WORTHY SHEPHERD MINISTRY INT’L

THE MIAMI CHILDREN FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORM THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NSEABASI FABIAN ESSIET 2. FABIAN SAMUEL ESSIET 3. MFONOBONG IMO ESSIET AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIQGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

MATCHLESS LOVE FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C-20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). ISOBEL BARINEM CECILIA PRESIDENT 2) PIORI MICHEAL BLIRABARI 3). LEBARI HELEN TAMBARI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: I). TO TAKE THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION OF OUR LORD JESUS TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND TO BRING SOULS INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST II). TO DELIVER PEOPLE FROM DARKNESS AND THE BONDAGE OF SIN, SICKNESS, POVERTY AND EVERY SATANIC OPPRESSION AND MANIPULATION III). TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY IV). THE PROMOTING OF HOLINESS AS A WAY OF CHRISTIAN LIVING V). THE QUEST FOR SALVATION AS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS IN DAILY LIFE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). OGUAMAH DABERECHI EJIKEME PRESIDENT 2) DABERECHI-OGUAMAH NKEM JACQUELINE SECRETARY 3). EZE IHUOMA ALOZIE 4) UDEAGHA-KALU CHIBUZOR IJEOMA 5) UDEAGHA NKWACHIKWEREM EBUBECHI

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

PROMISED ALTAR OF RESTORATION CHURCH

WINDING UP GRACE COURT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. BISHOP FERDINAND ELIGBAESOR MINI -CHAIRMAN, 2. BISHOP MRS.CHARITY NWERENDA MINI - TREASURER (3) MR ESEZI CONFIDENCE MINI -MEMBER. (4.)DR.MRS.JUSTINA UGOCHI PROMISE-LETON -MEMBER (5). MR.WISDOM CHIMA MINI. -SECRETARY. (6.) MS.BLESSING NNENDA MINI - MEMBER (7).MR. HOPE KPOMASIRICHI MINI -MEMBER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD WORLDWIDE. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

VOICE FOR ALL FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. NDUKA CHINANU LINDA 2. BETTY EFEOGHENE IWHIWHU 3. CHIMERENMA SARAH NWAUZOMA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: I). TO PROVIDE BASIC HUMAN AMENITIES SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION TO PEOPLE ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE FAMILY, ON LOCALITY AT A TIME

PLOT 44, ROAD 14, UDOKA HOUSING ESTATE, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT (CAP. C20) LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004 PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES GRACE COURT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED (RC: 682961) SPECIAL RESOLUTION FOR WINDING UP AND APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATOR AT AN EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF GRACE COURT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED (“ THE COMPANY”) HELD ON THE 17TH DAY OF NOV 2017, AT PLOT 44, ROAD 14, UDOKA HOUSING ESTATE, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE AT 10:00AM IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. THAT THE COMPANY KNOWN AS GRACE COURT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED BE AND IS HEREBY VOLUNTARILY WOUND UP. 2. THAT KYRIAN C. UKAEGBU OF SUITE 6A ABUJA SHOPPING MALL ZONE 3 WUSE ABUJA BE AND IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS A LIQUIDATOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF WINDING UP THE AFFAIRS AND DISTRIBUTING THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY. 3. THAT THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION BE INFORMED ACCORDINGLY.” DATED THIS 17TH DAY OF NOV 2017 SIGNED: VIVIAN RHALL EGWUATU DIRECTOR

SIGNED: MRS. CHINYERE EGWUATU DIRECTOR

SEGUN OLUNUGA FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. OLUNUGA OLUSOLA ATOKE 2. OLUNUGA OLUWATOSIN OMOTOYOSI 3. OLUNUGA OPEYEMI ADESANYA 4. OLUNUGA OMOSALEWA ATINUKE 5. OLUNUIGA ADESEWA JADESOLA 6. OLUNUGA FOLUSAYO TEMILADE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN WOMEN AND YOUTHS BY FUNDING THEIR BUSINESSES AND PAYING SCHOOL FEES FOR THEIR CHILDREN 2. TO PROVIDE FREE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR MOTHER LESS CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN, HERNIA PATIENTS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED . ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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GREAT GOD REVIVAL INTERCESSORS MINISTRY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

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ERIKPEJANE OTOIKHIAN FOUNDATION FOR THE NEEDY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990.

NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY DEPENDABLE WELFARE ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. MR. LAWRENCE OKEKE -CHAIRMAN 2. IFEOMA ONUGU 3. MR. ONYEKA CHINEDU -SECRETARY 4. ONYEKA NDIBE 5. MR. SIMON IFEABOR

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR MOSES AVWAROTIGHO (PRESIDENT) 2. OSOHOR AJIRI FAITH (SECRETARY). 3. AVWAROTIGHO VICTORIA

TRUSTEES: 1. OTOIKHIAN ORONAME CYRIL (PROF) 2. OTOIKHIAN BLESSED EGHONGHON 3. OTOIKHIAN EMIGBUAN REBECCA (MRS) 4. OTOIKHIAN ABUMERE MAUREEN 5. OMAGE DAVID

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST THE NEEDY AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND WELFARE AMONG THE SECURITY PERSONNEL WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

THRONE OF GRACE INTERCESSOR CHAPEL

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWOKEDI CHIKA MOSES (PRESIDENT) 2. NWOKEDI IFUNANYA ADLINE (SECRETARY). 3. EZE ONYEKACHI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO BUILD A BRIDGE OF PROSPERITY

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

FREEDOM LEADWAY MINISTRY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AHMED DANJUMA OZOVEHE (PRESIDENT) 2. ORDU GODGIFT CHUKWUKADIB (SECRETARY). 3. AHMED CALISTA EGO ANYADORO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN ALL PART OF THE WORLD. 2. TO EMBARK ON CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS WHERE OUR CHILDREN BOTH YOUTHS WILL BE GUIDED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

WUYE ULTRA-MODERN MARKET SHOP OWNERS AND TRADERS ASSOCIATION ABUJA. 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 ACT 1999 TRUSTEES: 1. REV. SOYEGE IYABODE ADEKOSANWOOLA - CHAIRMAN. 2. MR MUDIAGA OKORODUDU. 3. MRS BELLO OLUFUNTO BUNMI. 4. MR ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED IBRAH. 5. MRS PAULINE OMALE. 6. MR KOLAWOLE LANRE SANNI - SECRETARY. 7. MR. EKPEMANDU UGOCHUKWU. 8. MRS KAYODE BOLAJI MARIAM. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC WELFARE OF 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, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

ATEKO MICROAID INITIATIVE

SIGNED: SECRETARY

FLAMING TONGUES OF FIRE MIRACLE CENTER

SIGNED: SECRETARY

HOUR OF GOD’S EVANGELISTIC CHURCH

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. YOUNG VICTOR (PRESIDENT) 2. VICTOR BRIDGET YOUNG (SECRETARY). 3. EKE NDUKA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. STEPHEN KALADE (PRESIDENT) 2. GRACE PABAI (SECRETARY). 3. PAUL OBED

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO BRING LIBERATION AND DELIVERANCE TO THE OPPRESSED

CONQUERORS BIBLE DELIVERANCE MINISTRY

ZILLION GLORY CHURCH

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWOKOCHA OKECHUKWU CHARLES (PRESIDENT) 2. GERMAN STELLA (SECRETARY). 3. NWOKOCHA CHINYERE LORETTA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANUNUSO BARTHOLOMEW (PRESIDENT) 2. ANUNUSO HELEN (SECRETARY). 3. NWAMINI EMMANUEL

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO TRAIN PEOPLE AND PREPARE THEM FOR HEAVEN.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CENTER FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 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) GLORY OCHUKO AMADU - CHAIR PERSON. (2) FATIMA MAINA MUHAMMAD - SECRETARY (3) AISHA ABUBAKAR USMAN - MEMBER (4) ERUMENA AMATA - MEMBER (5) ZACK AMATA - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRL’S WITH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME SELF RELIANT. 2.TO PROMOTE WOMEN AND GIRL’S SAFETY, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM 3.TO PROMOTE THE FULL PARTICITATION OF WOMEN AND GIRL’S IN CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INITIATIVE IN NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR -GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: BARR. AKOR DOMINIC FRIDAY. 08068399996

MAX ALPHA HEALTH FOUNDATION

SIGNED: SECRETARY

ORPHANS BRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION

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 ACT 1999 TRUSTEES: 1. IMAM SAFIYAN ABDULLAHI. 2. ISYAKU YUSUF GWAMNA. 3. NURA MIKO. 4. UMAR YUSUF HASSAN 5. MUHAMMAD JAMIL MUSTAPHA. 6. DR. MUBARAK MUNZALI. 7. HUSSAINI ELNAFTY. 8. KHALID NATAALA 9. DR HASSAN ISA YAHAYA 10. UMAR KHALIL INUWA. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE.

JESUS FRIEND GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP

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 ACT 1999.

TRUSTEES 1. ELDER OKPANACHI BABA OCHAI 2. MRS OJOMA OCHAI

TRUSTEES: 1. DR JUDE THADDEUS ANYE NGU - CHAIRMAN 2. DR (MRS) PASCALINE MANKAH NGU (SECRETARY)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP WOMEN AND FAMILIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UN-SERVED AND EXCLUDED BY GIVING THEM ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE. 2. TO SUPPORT THE AGED, ELDERLY AND NEEDY THROUGH ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE. 3. TO RUN ORPHANAGES AND MOTHERLESS BABIES HOMES/ CATER FOR NEEDS OF THE POOR. 4. TO EMPOWER THE YOUTHS THROUGH ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE PRIME QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO AFRICAN COMMUNITIES 2. TO WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE AMONG MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

TRUSTEES 1. PASTOR IHUOMA FINNIAN UCHENNA 2. EVANGELIST MRS. FINNIAN ACQUINE CHIOMA 3. BROTHER CHILAKA KINGSON EZEUKWU

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 ACT 1999

SIGNED: B.O ENEMAKY (ROYAL CITY ADVOCATES)

SIGNED : DAPO OWOADE&CO

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS 2. TO WIN AND PRESERVE SOULS FOR CHRIST FOREVER 3. TO DELIVER AND HEAL THE CAPTIVES OF SATAN AND HIS AGENT THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD AND PRAYERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PASTORS, IHUOMA FINNIAN OCHENNA

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THE GREATER LIGHT BLAZE MISSION

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LIVING SEED COVENANT MINISTRY WORLDWIDE

WAKE UP TIME OUTREACH WORLDWIDE

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

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. REV HENRY MICHAEL JIMMY 2. EVENG ELIZABETH JOHN USO (MRS) 3. DEACONESS NSE WILLIE ESSIEN 4. BRO MOSES EMMANUEL DAN 5. BRO GODWIN BASSEY BEN 6. PST MRS GLORY HENRY MICHAEL AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

SIGNED: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

RHEMA BLAZE GOSPEL CHURCH INT’L

TRUSTEES: 1. PST IGONIBO BLESSING DUMO GOODNEWS 2. EVANGELIST LEKKI FURUBEM 3. DEACON MICHAEL ADIELE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

SIGNED: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

SIGNED: BARR. AKPAN ATAIMA

LIFEBOAT GLORIOUS COVENANT CHURCH

NEWLEAD PROPHETIC ASSEMBLY WORLDWIDE

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 JOB UBA MATTHEW 2. PST FAVOUR UBA ANUWRIKA 2. ELDER ONUKWUBIRI GODSWILL JOHN 3. SISTER ONYEBUCHI ESTHER CHINERO

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

SIGNED: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

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. PASTOR EMMANUEL ENEMUWA IFEANYICHUKWU 2. EVANG BLESSING CHINONSO FRANK 3. EVANG EMMANUEL OSITA ILOKANUNO AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

THE ELEVATED PEOPLE’S 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 VARIETY RICH IBORO 2. EVANGELIST NSIKAK AMOS E. 3. EVANGELIST NWAGWUGWO QUEEN O. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF 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: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

GRACE AT WORK CHRISTIAN CHURCH INT’L

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. NAME OF TRUSTEE: 1. PST OLUWASHOLA OLOGE 2. OLOGU EUNICE EGBARAH 3. OTOKPA SUNDAY OGALEGWU 4. MICHAEL OGENYI. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1 TO POPULATE GOD KINGDOM 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

ZION CITY OF MERCY CHURCH

GOD’S GARLAND OF GRACE EVANGELICAL MINISTRY INT’L

TRUSTEES: 1. PST ESOGIBE JOHN CHIEMEZUE 2. EVANG. FAVOUR CHIEMEZUE 3. BRO MATTHIAS AREKONG MBANG 4. DEACON OSINACHI SUNDAY

TRUSTEES: 1. REV MONICA AFINI BROWN 2. PASTOR MATTHEW AFINI BROWN 3. EVANG EZEKIEL SUNDAY UDOM 4. EVANG JACOB OBINNA EPHRIAM AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF 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: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

SIGNED: AKPAN ATAIMA

GREATER DESTINY FULFILLING ASSEMBLY CAC/ IT NO. 90963 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

REASON FOR APPLICATION

THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION IS MISSING. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

EVANGELISM PENTECOST INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

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 ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANYA, PAUL CHUKWU - PRESIDENT. 2. ANYANWU, DAKURU KAI - SECRETARY. 3. CHUKWU, BLESSING NDIDI - TREASURER.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EVANG. (MRS) SINGERR PATRICIA - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. BARR. SINGERR JOHNNY EMEKA - SECRETARY 3. ENGR. SINGERR GODSTIME TOBY - TREASURER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

SIGNED: ANYA, PAUL CHUKWU (PRESIDENT).

MOUNT OF RESTORATION MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORM THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

SIGNED: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIQGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: EVANG. (MRS) SINGERR PATRICIA GENERAL OVERSEER

GOSPWIDE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

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. PST DANIEL OFONIME DAVID 2. PST GOODNEWS PATIENCE NNENNE 3. PST DALMELDA OSUOWOKPOWEI EMEKA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF 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: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

TULSI CHANRAI FOUNDATION IT NO. 7024 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. OLD TRUSTEES 1. MR JAGDISH M. CHANRAI -- RETAINED 2. CHIEF E.E. BANIGO -- RETAINED 3. MR SUNDER S. CHANRAI -- RETAINED 4. MR SUBODH M. CHANRAI -- RETAINED 5. MR MITHU T. CHANRAI -- REMOVED 6. CHIEF N. O. IDOWU -- REMOVED 7. COL. M. BELLO KALIEL( RTD)-- REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES 1. MS. TINA JAGDISH CHANRAI -- APPOINTED ADDITION OF NEW OBJECTIVES CLAUSES IN THE CONSTITUTION ARTICLES 2, 5,6,8,9,10,11,12,14,16,17 ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES AND AMENDMENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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GLORIOUS KINDOM EVANGELICAL FIRE REVIVAL CHURCH WORLDWIDE

SALVATION OF GODS DELIVERANCE CHAPEL

MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION INTERCESSORY MINISTRY

TRUSTEES: 1. PST SEGUN OLUGBEMI . 2. APOSTLE, AGUILA ABBA ADAMS ( FOUNDER) . 3. BLESSING SIMON. 4. MRS ALICE ADAMU .5.REV NKEMIRI NKEM.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EMMANUEL TAMUNONENGIOFORI GEORGE. 2. FLORA ONYEKACHI EMMA-GEORGE. 3. GODWIN ISIGUZOH.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD

TRUSTEES: 1) EVAN RIFKATU GEOGE - PRESIDENT 2) EVAN APOLOS DENIS- SECRETARY 3) SIS JUSTNA SIMAN PAT 4) SIS SUZY LOT 5) PST AMARI BULUS 6) EVAN PHILIP THEOPHILOS SHAKAWA . AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACHED THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE NATION

SIGNED VICTOR C ORIZU

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: E. T. GEORGE.

PLATFORM FOR SOULS WINNING AND LIBRATION CHURCH OF GOD

DIVINE SOLUTION GRAND EVANGELICAL AND DELIVERANCE MISSION INT’L.

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. PROPHET FRANCIS DOMINIC . 2.EVANG PAULINE FRANCIS. 3. EVANG COSMOS UJA. 4. EVENG EMMANUEL OBASI. 5. EVANG IBRAHIM ABRAHAM MOHAMED. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD.

TRUSTEES: 1. PROPHETESS CHRISTIANA PAM . 2. PST PAUL AJUEBOR SUNDAY 3. MRS CHUKWUNONSO EMMANUELLA GABRIEL. 4. SIS VIVIAN GOAGUR. 5. PST HYCINTH IKENNA ORIZU .

TRUSTEES: 1. CHAPLAINCY ROSE IYAJI EDHUGO (FOUNDER) 2. MR JAMES AGU DOMINIC. 3. FRANCIS EFETURI EDHUGO . 4. EJIM MARGARET ENEJI .5.AJAH FELICIA NNENNA.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO O PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD .

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD

SIGNED: VICTOR C ORIZU

SIGNED: VICTOR CHUKWUMAIFE ORIZU ESQ

SIGNED VICTOR C ORIZU ESQ

KATAPHEUGO MINISTRY

PATRIOTIC WOMEN & YOUTH INITIATIVE FOR POVERTY ERADICATION & GOOD LEADERSHIP

DIVINE SUPERNATURAL POWER OF GOD CHURCH WORLDWIDE

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. MOTUNDE DADA. 2. DR. MATTHEW OSIBANJO. 3. REVD DANIEL AGBOOLA. 4. MRS OLUDAYO FAYODA. 5. MR OLUWAFEMI FAYODA. AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO ESTABLISH BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH THE GOSPEL WITH GOOD INITIATIVE SKILLS, MORALS AND STIR THEM TO BE PURPOSE DRIVEN FOR THE WILL OF GOD. 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

GREATER GLORY REVIVAL MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. EVANG. AGU LINUS ENWENDUKA. 2. MR. LINUS FAITHMAN ECHEZONA CHUKWU. 3. PASTOR EZEUGWU CHUKWUKA STANLEY. 4. EVANG. CHARLES IKECHUKWU. 5. PASTOR OBI FRANCIS OKECHUKWU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SHOW THE COMPASSION OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH WORKS AND THE TEACHINGS. 2. TO PROMOTE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY AND OTHER CHRISTIAN BODIES. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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.TITILAYO FAGBENRO BRANCO. 2) ABDUL WASIU MAJEKODUNMI BILAL. 3) ISMAIL RAJI SURU. 4) AKINWALE JOSHUA OLABODE. 5) LUKMAN MAYOWA FAGBENRO. 6) MEDUOYE SUNNY EGBONTOLORUN. 7) AYEOLOWO OLUWASEYIFUNMI.. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ADVOCATE FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN POSITIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 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

JOYFUL MOTHER’S ASSEMBLY WORLDWIDE 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. EVANG FAITH ONYEKACHI IWOWARI. (FOUNDER) 2. SHIDE CHIROMA 3. ERIC LAWRENCE EWAH. 4. AMALA ALVANA NWOSA 5. NGOZI LOVELY IBIAM AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD 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

SIGNED: BY VICTOR C . ORIZU ESQ

FULL LIBERATION GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD

JESUS CHRIST THE SUPREME KING MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. JOSEPH PETER CHUKWUEMEKA. 2. PETER CHINYERE LOVELINE. 3. CHINAEME FAVOUR ECHEZONA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.TO ENGAGE IN INTERCESSORY PRAYERS FOR THE SAINT. 2. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD.

GRASS TO GLORY BLESSING CHURCH

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. PASTOR JOSEPH OCHI OGILI. 2. NANCY JOSEPH. 3. JAMES EDOH SIMEON. 4. ENEJO AKPA. 5. GRACE EMMANUEL. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD 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 .CHUKWUMAIFE VICTOR ORIZU ESQ

THE VOICE OF DOXA INTRENATIONAL MINISTRY 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.EVAN ADEMU MATTHEW OJIMA 2.EVAN ADEMU MAKE 3.EPISTLE OJOME ONATE 4.BARR EKELE ATADOGA 5.BRO EMMANUEL VICTORIA 6.BRO YUSUFU ONUCHE FABULOUS 7.PST SAMUEL IDRIS AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF 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: BARR HOPE

THRONE OF POWER PROPHETIC CHURCH

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. PASTOR AUSTINE OMAYE GIDEON. 2. EVANG. (MRS) GOODNESS AUSTINE. 3. JOHN ISAH. 4. ISAH AROME AARON. 5. ISAH ARAMAN GIDEON. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER.

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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RAPTURE PREPARATION CHURCH

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

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GET READY ASSEMBLY

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. PASTOR BENSON OYAIGBEVWEN. 2. PASTOR MRS BENSON. 3. ELDER MONDAY ABRAHAM. 4. BROTHER EMMANUEL OIHOMA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSEMBLY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE. 1. PASTOR DAVID JOHNSON. 2. DEACON APPOLUS ADIGIBE. 3. DEACONESS CHRISTIANA ORJI. 4. BRO FELIX UKHUEGBE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION.

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. PASTOR MRS GOSPEL MATHEW. 2. SIS. MERCY OZIOKO. 3. PASTOR ADE MAHA. 4. BRO. JULIUS EZE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVE THE LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS MANKIND. 2. TO PROPEGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

HOUSE OF LOVE GLOBAL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL

THE TRUE LOVE OF GOD EVANGELICAL MISSION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MISSION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

CHRIST LIVING REVIVAL MISSION

a GODDESS IS LOVE REVIVAL GOSPEL MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. EZEUDU GILBERT CHIGBO. 2. ITODO FRIDAY OJONUGWA. 3. IHUEFO VIVIAN UCHE. 4. IHUEFO CHARLES ONUORA.

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. PASTOR DAVID ABAH. 2. REV. VICTOR ABOJE. 3. EMMANUEL .I. MOMOH. 4. HAUWA .D. ABAH. 5. JUDE EWEH.

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. REV. VICTOR ABOJE 2. PASTOR CLETUS UJAH. 3. EVANG. RUTH ABOJE. 4. BRO. OCHE ONOJA. 5. BRO. JOEL ABU.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD 2. TO PERFORM ALL THE ORDINANCES AS INSTRUCTED BY GOD IN THE BIBLE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. WINNING SOUL FOR CHRIST AND BUILDING TO BE STRONG IN THE LORD. 2. TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPEGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WORLDWIDE. 2. TO FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER.

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE MERCY WORD MINISTRY

LIVING GRACE INTERCESSORY MINISTRY

FINGER OF GOD INTERGENERATIONAL MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOSHUA TANKO MIYADU. 2. GRACE HARUNA. 3. ZEPHANIAH MIYADU. 4. MARK WUMINYA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BUILD UP THE GOSPEL OF TURTH, FAITH, MERCY AND KINDNESS THAT JESUS STARTED. 2. TO RECONCILE SINNERS, HOPELESS POOR AND SICK WITH CHRIST.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UDOFIA ROSE JOSEPH. 2. UDOFIA JOSEPH BASSEY. 3. GLORY STEPHEN. 4. AKPAN SAMUEL. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO PROMOTE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY AND OTHER CHRISTIAN BODIES.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. CHUKWU PETER. 2. CHIME IFEOMA. 3. UKPAI AMA FRANK. 4. AKUMA IGWE. 5. SUNDAY ENEOYIA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD 2. TO EVANGELIZE THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL, URBAN AND CITIES OF NIGERIA.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

DIVINE FAVOUR GARDEN OF GOD MINISTRY

FULL GOSPEL CHRISTIAN LOVE ASSEMBLY

ROD OF AARON PRAYER MINISTRY INT’L.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOHN AGNES. 2. ATTAI JOHN ADAMS. 3. KALU LOVE. 4. PASTOR GODWIN OMOHLISON. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO EVANGELISE AND RUN OUTREACH PROGRAMMES.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AYENI TIMOTHY ADENIYI. 2. UWAEZUOKE CHIKA. 3. AYENI SARAH. 4. OWOLEWA SAMUEL OLUMIDE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 2. TO PROMOTE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY AND OTHER CHRISTIAN BODIES.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR ETULO EZEKIEL ALAKPA. 2. DEACONESS MARGARETH EIULO ONWANYI. 3. BRO. PETER SIMON. 4. DEACON DANIEL CHIBUEZE KINGSLEY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTES THE TEACHING OF THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH. 2. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGES AND NEEDY IN THE SOCIETIES.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

NOBEL HONOUR CHURCH INT’L. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. APOSTLE HYACINTH CHINYERE IRENE. 2. UDEH GODSON CHUKWU. 3. HYACINTH UGOEZE. 4. AJAYI BANJI MATHEW. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO REACH THE NATIONS WITH THE WORD OF CHRIST. 2. TO REACH THE LESS PRIVILEGES, WINDOWS AND THE POOR. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

THE LAMB OF GOD EVANGELICAL OUTREACH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE LAST RESULT INTERCESSORY MINISTRY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD. 2. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE OUR LIFESTYLE.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JONAH ROSEMARY EZIBUE. 2. AWU ANTHONY GARBA.. 3. UMROZUIKE CHIOMA CHERRY. 4. NNAOMA ELIZABETH. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD. 2. TO RESTORE GOD’S GLORY IN MAN THROUGH THE UNDILUTED WORD OF GOD AS FOUND IN SCRIPTURES.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OKWONG GIDEON EMMANUEL. 2. EMMANUEL GIDEON DELIGHT. 3. HENSHAW MFON.

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THE BLOOD GRACE OF RESURRECTED ASSEMBLY

GROWER DELIVERANCE MINISTRY

THE POWER OF RESURRECTION WORSHIP CENTER

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSEMBLY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR JOEL IKPE AMOGO. 2. EVANG. LYDIA ONYILA A’MOGO. 3. OCHIM MARY OMAGBU. 4. ENUMA ADUMA MOSES. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST GOSPEL ON EARTH. 2. TO TAKE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST TO THE NATIONS.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EJEH ADA AGENS. 2. EKERUO EUGENE. A. 3. EGBO JACOB. 4. OKAMA SIMON OCHERA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD 2. TO SHOW THE COMPASSION OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH WORKS AND THE TEACHINGS.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADOGA OKWE MATTHEW. 2. MATTHEW COMFORT ADIYA. 3. NWAKWEUDEH IKECHUCHWU. 4. OYEL TANGKAT YARIMA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD 2. TO EVANGELIZE THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL, URBAN AND CITIES OF NIGERIA.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

AWESOME CARE FOUNDATION

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) ADUMA BLESSING (FINANCIAL SECRETARY) (2) AFOLABI DOLAPO (AUDITOR) (3) DIMGBA KINGSLEY NDUBUISI (4)AKINNAGBE OLUSEGUN ABAYOMI (CHAIRMAN) (5)ADEKOLA GABRIEL SEGUN (SECRETARY) AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO HELP AND CARE FOR THE LESS PREVILEGE IN OUR 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 SECRETARY

YOUTHS ASPIRE INITIATIVE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AYODEJI AKINBOYOWA - CHAIRMAN 2. ADE MARIO EMMANUEL SECRETARY 3. JULES IMABEH PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER 4. ABDULAHI ABDULMAJEED TREASURER 5. UZORKA AZUBUIKE FINANCIAL SECRETARY 6. JOMARITA OWOFERIA - MEMBER 7. OLAWUNMI AYENI MEMBER 8. JOHN EFE OWOFERIA “ 9. ABUBAKAR ADAMU MUSA “ 10. HAJIYA AISHA-MANSUR LABO “ THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO EMPOWER THE YOUTH IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE 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 TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR IJEURU (SOLICITOR)

MANNA LAND INT’L GOSPEL CHURCH

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. APST ANIEKAN EMMANUEL JAMES 2. PST (MRS) ELEMI BASSEY 3. BRO CHARLIE SATURDAY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

SIGNED: SECRETARY

HOPE RENAISSANCE INITIATIVE

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. OLUGBEMI WILLIAMS BAYO 2. ALLI ADEKUNLE WASIU 3. CHIEF ABODERIN OLUTUNDE OYEGOKE 4. ANIMASHAUN BOLATUMI OLASUNBO - SECRETARY 5. DR. KOLAPO AKANDE - CHAIRMAN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED YOUTHS IN IBADAN AND IT’S ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SPONSORSHIP AT SECONDARY, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS LEVEL. 2. TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL SCREENING AND CARE FOR THE POOR PEOPLE IN IBADAN AND ENVIRON. 3. TO ORGANISE FREE COACH FOR STUDENT PREPARING FOR WAEC/NECO AND JAMB EXAMS. 4. ANY OTHER OBJECT THAT IS WELFARE IN NATURE AS MAY BE ADDED FROM TIME TO TIME. 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

IJAW NON INDIGENES ASSOCIATION OF PORTHARCOURT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DOUYE KEBBI CHAIRMAN 2. INEYE TENNA IKIYEPOU SECRETARY 3. PATRICK PEREDENKIGHA PABOR - MEMBER 4. TOMMY EBIKEME DORE “ 5. GODSPOWER EBI IGETEI “ 6. FELIX AJALAJA “ 7. IKIYEPOU WOYENGIKURO “ THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO CATER FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THE 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 TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. L. SUBERU (SOLICITOR)

EL-SHADDI LOVE AND LIVING OUTREACH INT’L

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. REV JONES E. ANYAEHIE 2. EVANG (MRS) FAVOUR U. ANYAEHIE 3. EVANG (MRS) FAVOUR STEPHEN AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

SIGNED: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

SIGNED: BARR. AKPAN ATAIMA

GOSHEN FAITH INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

GOD IN HIS POWER INTERVENTION MINISTRY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

DYNAMIC GRACE MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR ABONKODU THEOPHILUS ANYEBE. 2. PASTOR AGBO LOVETH ABONKODU. 3. ELDER OCHIGBO SUNDAY. 4. SIS. DASHIN RITA RUTH. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF GOD. 2. TO CREATE THE ATTITUDE OF ONENESS, PEACE AND PRAYER LINK TO THE BODY OF CHRIST AND THE NATION. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

DIGITAL BUSINESS TUTELAGE FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN AFRICA INITIATIVE 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. ADEOLA OGECHI AKUNNA 2. NWORIE ADAEZE IHUOMA 3. ADEOLA ADEDAYO OLUWAFEMI 4. UGBANA OBIAGHANWA 5. OTI JOY OMASIRICHI AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE DIGITAL BUSINESS TUTELAGE FOR WOMEN IN AFRICA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELF RELIANCE 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

PETER MBAH FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. PETER NDUBUISI MBAH - CHAIRMAN 2. MRS. THERESA NWANAGU AGBOWO SECRETARY 3. PROF. CHRIS CHIJIOKE OHUROGU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO CATER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORIATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARIKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. L. SUBERU (SOLICITOR)

LIVELY STONES CHRISTIAN CENTRE

TRUSTEES: 1. PST OKOI FLORENCE OBASESAM 2. DEACONESS AJONUMA BERNEDETH E. 3. ELDER AMAD OSOUNDU ROBINSON

TRUSTEES: 1. EVANG FELICIA NWOGU 2. ELDER JOSEPH NWOGU 3. BRO JEPHTAH NWOGU C. AIM AND OBJECTIVE:

TRUSTEES: 1. APOSTLE FAVOUR CHINEDU CHIBUIKE 2. PST AKULOMA NWACHUKWU 3. EVANG MICHAEL ACHINIKE MFUMECHI 4. EVANG OBUJI CHIOMA MGBECHI 5. EVANG CHIKA NWACHUKWU

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

SIGNED: BARR AKPAN ATAIMA

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF 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: BARR. AKPAN ATAIMA

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OGUNWALE ADEKUNBI OYINLOLA

NASIRUDEEN BABATUNDE RIDWAN

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

JOY ONYELA ABOH

ORDU EMMANUEL HANACHOR

AJAERO CHIOMA DIVINE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOY ADIGBE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOY ONYELA ABOH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC, TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR. AHANONU EMEKA SIMON NOW WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS ORDU EMMANUEL HANACHOR ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ANY AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULLAHI CHIOMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAERO CHIOMA DIVINE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. AUTHORITY PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as OLATUNDE ADEKUNBI OYINLOLA now I wish to be known and addressed as OGUNWALE ADEKUNBI OYINLOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BABATUNDE LIALE FRIDAY now I wish to be known and addressed as NASIRUDEEN BABATUNDE RIDWAN .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name appears as NDIFREKE OKON and NDIFREKE OKON EKPAT While in some other ones it appears as NDIFREKE OKON AFANGIDE. The names refer ato the same person. Now I wish to be known as NDIFREKE OKON AFANGIDE. All documents bearing all the names remain valid. General public to please take note.

MUSA HAFEESAT RONKE

ADEKUNLE OLUWAYEMISI OMOWUNM

KAYODE OLAYEMI GODSPROMISE

LOLO OSIMA BRIGGS

YUSUF OMOKUNMI WAHAB

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS ODOGUN KAYODE ADEYEMI PROMISE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ODOGUN KAYODE OLAYEMI GODSPROMISE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OROLOBO OSIMA BRIGGS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LOLO OSIMA BRIGGS. MY DATE OF BIRTH IS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS 17/10/1986 INSTEAD OF 8/01/1982. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. AUTHORITY PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMOKUNMI YUSUF, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS YUSUF OMOKUNMI WAHAB. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MBAM IFEOMA NAOMI, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS USULOR IFEYINWA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KABIR IVHALUE ABUBAKAR OTSOI

ABUBAKAR SOLOMON ABDULGANIYU

I formerly known and addressed as RONKE YUSUF now I wish to be known and addressed as MUSA HAFEESAT RONKE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as QUADRI YEMISI OMOWUNMI now I wish to be known and addressed as ADEKUNLE OLUWAYEMISI OMOWUNMI .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

RIGHT TIME GOSPEL MISSION 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. REV.UFOT JOHNSON UDOH 2. ELDER ACHIBONG UDO WARIBO 3. ELDER EFFIONG JOHN UDOFIA 4. DEACONESS VERONICA YOUNG ITIOT 5. BRO.JOHN UFOT JOHNSON THE 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 , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD

PUBLIC NOTICE OLANREWAJU NINALOWO LEKKI 1 RESIDENTS NIGERIA LIMITED 27, Olanrewaju Ninalowo Cresent, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 468 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990, that the final General Meeting of the above-named company will be held at 27, Olanrewaju Ninalowo Cresent, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos on the 10th day of February, 2018 at 10 a.m for the purpose of laying before the members the statement of affairs, dealings and conduct of the winding up of the company, and an explanation of the Liquidator’s account of the winding up and for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolution:

Dated this 15th day of December, 2017 _______________________________________

Ebimobowei Jikenghan Liquidator

THE COMFORTER MEGA MINISTRY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KABIRU OTSOI ABUBAKAR, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS KABIR IVHALUE ABUBAKAR OTSOI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

USULOR IFEYINWA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SOLOMON GANI, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS ABUBAKAR SOLOMON ABDULGANIYU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS URUAKPA HELEN NKEIRU

AJOKE RICHARD ESSIEN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS NNOROM HELEN NKEIRU NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MRS URUAKPA HELEN NKEIRU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJOKE DAUDA, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS AJOKE RICHARD ESSIEN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EMBASSY OF THE LATER GLORY

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. EVANG.WALTER AKOBOUNDU 2. MIRIAM OKEKE 3. CLEMENT IHEANACHO 4. FAVOUR OFONDU 5. EZE CHINWENDO THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. APOSTLE LUKE HASSAN ABUTU 2. ANOINTED SUNDAY ABUT 3. EVANG.CICILIA JAMES

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. PST DAVID BABA HARUNA 2. PST.MRS FEYISHADE BLESSING EHINMODU 3. BRO.FEMI I DOWN 4. EVANG.JUDGE DSYE JUDGE WILL 5. BRO.OLUDARE MOSES. THE 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 , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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IGBO ANATA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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CEO of the Year - Nnamdi Okonkwo

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Nigeria’s highly competitive banking industry is written, one bank whose place in history cannot be glossed over is Fidelity Bank Plc. The entry of Fidelity as it is popularly called by its numerous customers both in Nigeria and elsewhere across the world, though gradual, has grown like the oak tree, stamping its unique authority and statement on the Nigerian, business (banking) terrain. With a chain of branch networks spread across the country, Fidelity has today emerged as one of investors’ brides- emerging to its ecstatic stakeholders and an envy of its peers. Indeed, the human factor played a key role in its recent growth. The emergence of the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, who, with a strong finance background combined this potential to effectively manage the bank’s human and material resources together, attest to this giant stride. Okonkwo is being assisted by equally highly cerebral and professional top shot, like Muhammed Balarade, Deputy Managing Director, among others. Today, the young man, in spite of the vicissitude of life he had faced in the course of this tasking job, is popularly described as a banking wizard. Okonkwo is not one to be carried away by his long list of achievements. He remained committed to growing the bank, its customer base, bouquet of products offering and its customer base. He knows he is in a race to win when he was appointed as the helmsman of the bank. As an uncommon gogetter, observers can say confidently that he has redefined Nigerian banking industry. Yet, he remained undaunted. A peep into Fidelity Bank’s inroad into the Nigerian banking sector will suffice here. Fidelity Bank, also known as Fidelity Bank Plc., is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria, and national banking regulator. In 2011, the bank was ranked the 7th most capitalized bank in Nigeria, the 25th most capitalized bank on the African continent. As of December 2013,

Fidelity Bank Plc. was a large financial services provider in Nigeria with total assets estimated at over US$6.318billion (NGN:1+ trillion), and shareholders’ equity in excess of US$1 billion (NGN:158 billion). This has since increased. At that time, the bank served 2.3 million customers at about 239 business offices nationally. The bank currently has over 400,000 diverse shareholders. It was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in May 2005 and has consistently paid dividends annually since its listing. As of June 2016, according to BGL Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc had a market capitalisation of NGN:37,072,109,685.76. Fidelity Bank of Nigeria was incorporated in 1987; and began its operations in 1988. The bank converted to a commercial bank in the year 1999 in an attempt to grow, as a private limited company and became a Public Limited Company also in August, 1999. It rebranded to Fidelity Bank Plc that year. It secured its Universal Banking License in February 2001 and also obtained its International Banking Licence in the year 2011. Fidelity Bank of Nigeria has grown to a stable banking institution. During the 2005 Nigeria Banking consolidation, Fidelity Bank acquired FSB International Bank Plc (FSB) and Manny Bank Plc to become one of the top financially stabled banks in Nigeria. Fidelity Bank currently has presence in all the states and major cities in Nigeria. Over the years, the bank has been reputed for its financial stability. Fidelity continues to rank among Nigeria’s most capitalized banks, with tier-one capital of nearly USD1 billion (One Billion US Dollars). The bank maintains a large network of interconnected branches in all Nigerian states and major cities in Nigeria. It has a wholly owned bank subsidiary in Ghana. Fidelity Bank actively has imbibed its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a core function of its banking services. It established the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme, where its area of focus is education, the environment and the health and social welfare. It has over the years actively engaged and supported through its CSR, activities aimed at improving its area of focus through the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme.

He knows he is in a race to win when he was appointed as the helmsman of the bank. As an uncommon go-getter, observers can say confidently that he has redefined Nigerian banking industry. Yet, he remained undaunted.

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RƊ ƊƓ The bank is today ranked amongst the top 10 in the Nigerian banking industry, with presence in the major cities and commercial centres of Nigeria. Over the years, the bank has been reputed for integrity and professionalism. It is also respected for the quality and stability of its management. Fidelity staff are also respected in the Nigerian banking industry for the quality of training they receive on the job, as well as in good business schools both in Nigeria and Overseas. The Management is particular about the quality of people that join the system. To qualify as a member of Team Fidelity, a candidate is expected to possess three vital statistics, with the acronym TAC: Talent (an innate mental aptitude), Ambition (a desire to succeed); Character (a total quality of integrity which will guide the talent and ambition to productive ends). The Management is focused on building and maintaining a virile and well-respected brand that caters to the needs of its growing corporate, commercial and consumer banking clientele. For this purpose, the bank is leveraging its pedigree in investment banking (Fidelity was a merchant bank for 11 years) and its structures and service offerings for a retail populace.

Fidelity Bank also enjoys the respect and partnership of a network of off-shore institutions with which it has correspondent banking, confirmation lines, credit and other relationships. These include, ANZ London, Afreximbank, Cairo, Egypt, ABSA South Africa, Commerce Bank, Frankfurt, Citibank, N.A. London and New York, FBN Bank, UK Ltd, SCB, London, US Ex-im Bank, USAID, etc. Only recently, Okonkwo’s Midas touch in Fidelity saw it being honoured at the nation’s capital market Foe example, in November last year, Fidelity Bank Plc emerged the best performing stock in percentage terms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). In fact data sourced from the NSE for the period under review showed that the stock increased by 35.53 per cent to close at N2.06 per share in contrast with the month’s opening price of N1.52. As part of its robust strategy to remain competitive, the bank’s bouquet of promos came to its rescue. For example, as part of deliberate efforts to change the face of service and create total customer experience in the financial services industry, Fidelity Bank has deployed a ground- breaking and

innovative solution for the collection of internally generated revenue (IGR) in Lagos State. Working in conjunction with the Lagos State Government, Fidelity Bank developed the tax collection/payment solution via its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel (*770#). The solution, which is first of its kind in the industry, is in response to some of the challenges faced in making tax payments and remittances to Lagos State Government. Fidelity Bank has, over the years, positioned itself as a key player in the Nigeria’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) across Federal and State mandates. The Bank successfully deployed easy and convenient payment solutions in Anambra, Abia, Imo, Kano and Sokoto states through Point of Sale (PoS) Terminal Tax Collections, Automated Electronic Motor Vehicle Licence, Land Registry Automation Processes and web payment platforms. Again , through its well known promo, Get Alert in Millions reloaded, the bank has continued to soar in operations and performance. Fidelity Bank Plc splashed N19million to 13 of its customers in the second monthly draw of “Get Alert in Million Reloaded” promo in various regions

of the country. Okonkwo, the bank’s managing director, speaking at the promo draw in Lagos, said the initiative was the seventh in the series of promos organised by the bank to reward customers for their unflinching loyalty and patronage. Okonkwo said the promo tagged ‘Get Alert In Millions Promo Reloaded’ was in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) financial inclusion policy. He said the promotion was introduced to raise requisite awareness on the need for Nigerians to imbibe savings culture. The bank also has a collection of awards to its credit. Fidelity is a full-fledged commercial bank operating in Nigeria with over 3.8 million customers who are serviced across its 240 offices and various digital banking channels. The bank is focused on select niche corporate banking sectors, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and is rapidly implementing a digital based retail banking strategy which has resulted in the following over the last three and half years; a 93 per cent growth in savings deposits, 50 percent customer enrollment on debit cards and 30 percent of its customers now using its flagship mobile/internet banking products. Fidelity Bank recently released its Audited H1 2017 results, which showed a remarkable improvement on all indices with Gross Earnings increasing by 22 percent to N86billion, Expenses declining by 2 per cent to N31 billion and Profit Before Tax (PBT) increasing by 67 percent to N10bn. All these are the result of disciplined execution of the bank’s mid-term strategy. No doubt, for Fidelity Bank, the sky is the beginning of its continuous record performance.

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Life Impact Award

Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar

Ï The dynamic royal father with distinction ÏÏÏ Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar

III is the 20th Sultan of Sokoto, the titular ruler of Sokoto in northern Nigeria, head of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (Society for the Support of Islam - JNI), and presidentgeneral of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).As Sultan of Sokoto, he is considered the spiritual leader of Nigeria’s seventy-million Muslims, roughly 50 percent of the nation’s population. Sa’ad Abubakar succeeded his brother, Muhammadu Maccido, who died on ADC Airlines Flight 53, the flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and had been destined for Sokoto. Sa’ad Abubakar is a younger son of the 17th Sultan, Siddiq Abu Bakar dan Usuman, who held the Sultanate for over 50 years. Abubakar is the fifth heir to the two century-old throne founded by his ancestor, Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio (1754-1817), leader of the Maliki school of Islam and the Qadiri branch of Sufism. The royal father attended the prestigious Barewa College, Zaria and proceeded to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1975 where he was a member of the 18th Regular Course. Abubakar was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1977 and served in the elite Armoured Corps. Abubakar holds important administrative influence in Nigerian religious life. He is the titular ruler of Sokoto in northern Nigeria and is also the head of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. Leadership of this council means that the Sultan of Sokoto remains the only figure that can legitimately claim to speak on behalf of all Nigerian Muslims. This role has become increasingly influential over the years with a rise in interreligious tensions in the country. Sultan Abubakar is one northern leader highly referred for patriotism and oneness of Nigeria devoid of ethnic, tribal or religious colouration. To him, religious tolerance among Nigerians remain the key

Sa’ad Abubakar role of the sultanate because in doing so, other issues like ethnicity and politics will steadily addressed. Former American Secretary of States, John Kerry, during a visit to the Caliphate on August 22, 2016 commended the Sultan for not only preaching religious tolerance but demonstrating it among his followers. He said that the US Government would always be ready to give its support to the Sultan in his various moves to ensure reli-

gious tolerance in the country. Kerry said that the Sultanate Council was building a community of tolerance for peace progress and political stability in Nigeria. According to him, the United States would work with the sultanate to strengthen religious harmony and knowledge. To him, the Nigerian military has done well in subduing terrorism, adding that , “US will continue to identify with the role played by the sultan.”

Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar promised that he would not relent in promoting religious tolerance to ensure that the county is politically and economically stable. The Sultan totally condemned terrorism and insurgency as anathema to the teachings and practice of Islam. He said that those who shout, “Allah” while killing people will end up on hell. The monarch said anybody who killed in the name of Islam was not a true Muslim because the religion frowns at such act. He said: “We cannot restore the dignity of man by killing innocent people. The herdsmen killing people are criminals and not Fulani herdsmen. Anybody who kills people while shouting Allah, is a terrorist and not a true Muslim and will go to hell. Allah hates people who kill and says they will go to hell.”He sees education as a veritable tool for human development as it promotes unity, peace and economy. He said: “A country that takes education serious tends to develop healthier and happier. Education is light and means to restore dignity of man while ignorance is darkness. Education will continue to be a veritable tool for human and societal development.” The royal father headed a presidential security unit of the Armoured Corps that guarded the then military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, in the late 1980s. Abubakar also commanded a battalion of African peacekeepers in Chad during the early 1980s as part of the Organisation of African Unity’s force and was military liaison officer for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the mid-1990s. He was appointed Commanding Officer 241 Recce Battalion, Kaduna in 1993. From 1995 to 1999, he was ECOWAS military liaison officer and commanding officer, 231 Tank Battalion (ECOMOG Operations) in Sierra Leone from 1999 to 2000. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Defence Attaché to Pakistan (also accredited for Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan). He later retired as a Brigadier General.

Life Impact Award

Chief Olu Jacobs

Ï Redefining Nollywood for global acceptance ÏÏÏ Actor and the Africa

Movie Academy Awards winner, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, aka Olu Jacobs, was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State,to parents from Egba Alake, on July 11, 1942. He spent his early childhood in Kano and he attended Holy Trinity School where he was a member of the debating and drama societies. He was inspired to take a chance with acting when he attended one of Hubert Ogunde’s annual concert party at Colonial Hotel in Kano. Afterwards, he secured a visa and traveled to England to study acting.

In England, he trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He then starred in various British television shows and series in the 1970s (e.g. The Goodies, Till Death Do Us Part, Barlow at Large, The Venturers, Angels, 1990, The Tomorrow People, The Professionals). In 1978, he played the role of President Mageeba in Michael Codron’s presentation of Tom Stoppard’s play Night and Day. In the 1980s, Jacobs starred in several international films some of which include John Irvin’s war film- The Dogs of War, Ro-

man Polanski’s adventurecomedy Pirates (1986) and the family-adventure film Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985). On television, he was a cast in TVS’s The Witches and the Grinnygog (1983 series). Jacobs has starred in over 120 Nollywood films and is considered one of the top Nigerian Nollywood actors. Jacobs is married to Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, since 1989. They have children. Asked why his wife still bears her maiden name, Jacobs answered: “ She is her own individual. When I met her, she was

an actress known as Joke Silva so why should marrying me now deny her and her audience her name. She is Miss Joke Silva who is Mrs. Joke Jacobs. It is as simple as that. People now begin to say what they like. They have even written that we are separated and all sort of stuffs. When she is working, she is Joke Silva but she is Mrs. Joke Jacobs at home.” Olu Jacobs was honoured with the Industry Merit Award for outstanding achievements in acting at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards He has starred in several

Jacobs British television series and international films. In 2007, he won the African Movie Academy Award

for Best Actor in a Leading Role in March 2007, in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, March 2007.

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Chief Olusegun Osoba

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Olusegun Osoba, the Akinrogun of Egbaland and Aremo Awujale of Ijebuland was born to Pa and Madam Jonathan Babatunde Osoba. Chief Olusegun Osoba attended a series of professional courses after high school graduation from Methodist Boys High School Lagos. He obtained a diploma in journalism at the University of Lagos and went for one-year course in the United Kingdom on the scholarship of the Commonwealth Press Union in 1967. In 1969, he was studying in Bloomington, USA at the Indiana University’s department of journal-

ism. In 1974 he won the Nieman Fellowship Award for journalism for year’s postgraduate study at Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is the first Nigerian to have won this prestigious Nieman Fellowship for Journalism. Osoba started his career in journalism in 1964 working with the Daily Times as a trainee reporter covering crime stories and by 1966, he was the diplomatic correspondent of the Times. He became news editor in 1968, deputy editor of the Sunday Times in 1971 and deputy editor of the Times in 1972. In August 1975, he became

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the Editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria, then left the firm in November 1975 to take up the task of General Manager of the Ilorin based Nigerian Herald. He returned to the Times in 1984 as the managing director. Internationally, he worked as stringer or local correspondent for the following organisations: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),The Times of London ,Newsweek Magazine, U.S.A, United Press International News Agency (UPI). He was the chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism and Member of the Executive Board of the International Press Institute representing Black-Africa from 1984-1992. He was a

member of the Nigerian Constituent Assembly in 1988. He is also member of the Commonwealth Press Union, London and the Nigerian union of Journalist (NUJ). Osoba was elected at two different occasions as Governor of Ogun State first from January 1992 until November 1993 with the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was removed from office by Sani Abacha’s administration on 17 November 1993. In 1999, he was elected again as governor with the Alliance for Democracy Party (AD), holding office between May 1999 and May 2003. He holds the National Honours of the Commander of the Order of the Niger CON. He is a member

Osoba of the National Conference 2014. He got married to Beere Aderinsola and is the fa-

ther of four children, two boys and two girls: Kemi, Olumide, Oluyinka and Tobi.

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Sam Amuka-Pemu ÏÏÏ Prince Sam Amuka Pemu (born 13 June

1935) is a Nigerian journalist, columnist and founder of the Vanguard, Nigeria’s leading newspaper. He co-founded The Punch, the most widely read newspaper in Nigeria. Sam Amuka Pemu was born in Sapele, a city in Delta State, Southern Nigeria into the family of the late Pa Amuka-Pemu and Madam Teshoma AmukaPemu, who died in May 2014. He was formerly a Daily Times of Nigeria editor and the first editor of the Sunday Punch before he established The Punch with his friend, the late Olu Aboderin, in 1971. He later established Vanguard Newspaper in 1983 with three other Nigerian columnists. Amuka was described as a “Gentleman of the Press” by PresiAmuka-Pemu

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Prince Henry Odukomaiya ÏÏÏ While celebrating his 80th birthday

with a thanksgiving service at the Arch Bishop Vinning Memorial Cathedral, Ikeja, Lagos recently, Prince Henry Odukomaiya is generally seen as one of the brains behind the birth of Concord Newspaper. He was also the former Managing Director of Champion Newspapers and a former Deputy Chief Editor of the Daily Times. Prominent Nigerians who attended the

event included former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce, Bimbo Ashiru, Chairman Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, Publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Sam AmukaPemu, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi. The celebrant also launched a book: Henry Odukomaiya @ 80: In the Eyes Of Associates, which was reviewed by the former Managing Director of Daily Times, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi. Odukomaiya

dent Muhammadu Buhari on his 80th birthday. He was described as an icon and a leading light in Nigerian journalism by Nduka Obaigbena, President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria. Amuka-Pemu is the oldest practising media professional in Nigeria today who had been cited by peers. A book entitled From 1939 to the Vanguard of Modern Journalism written by Kola Muslim Animasaun, who also trained under him, acknowledged his immense contributions to journalism in Nigeria. Uncle Sam, as he is fondly called, as the publisher of Vanguard, is a great team player. Always leaves a lasting impression on his audience, as he llistens to everybody’s opinion and the justification for such opinion.

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Times Heroes Award

Prince Tony Momoh

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He was born 27th April, 1939 is a Nigerian journalist and politician who was Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture (1986–1990) during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida Momoh was born in Auchi, Edo State, of Edo origin. He was the 165th child of King Momoh I of Auchi. He attended Government School, Auchi (1949–1954) and Anglican School Okpe, 1954. Momoh was Pupil Teacher at the Anglican School, Auchi (January– December 1955) and Headmaster at the Anglican School, Ubuneke, Ivbiaro, Owan Local Government (January 1958 – December 1959). He went to the Provincial Teachers Training College, Abudu, Edo State and Government Teachers College, Abraka in Western Region(1960–1961). Later, while working at the Daily Times or on sabbatical, he attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (September 1964 – October 1966) where he earned a degree in Mass communication, and then the University of Lagos where he studied Law. He attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos (October 1974 – May

1975), and was called to the Bar in June 1975. Momoh started his journalism career as a sub-editor at the Daily Times in October 1962, rising steadily through the ranks to become Editor and deputy general manager (June 1976 – May 1980). In June 1979, during the lead-up to the transition from military to civilian rule at the start of the Second Nigerian Republic, Momoh said of the five presidential candidates: “They are all the same ... It’s going to turn into a personality contest”. In 1981 the Senate led by Joseph Wayas summoned Momoh for contempt. This caused a major legal battle in which Momoh successfully argued that as a journalist he was empowered by the Constitution to hold government accountable at all times. In Tony Momoh v. Speaker, House of Representatives (1982) it was held that a person had the right to refuse to disclose his source of information. However, in Senate v. Tony Momoh (1983) the Court of Appeal held that the press is not a fourth arm of government. A newspaper publisher has no special immunity and the press can

be ordered to disclose its sources in some cases. Momoh was general manager of the Times from June 1984 to Sept 1986. Momoh was appointed Minister of Information and Culture by General Ibrahim Babangida, holding this position from September 1986 until 1990. He was Chairman of the African Conference of Information Ministers from 1988 to 1990. In 1983 the editor of Newswatch, Dele Giwa, was detained for a week by police for publishing what they called “classified material”. On 17 October 1986 Giwa was accused by Colonel A.K. Togun of the State Security Services (SSS) of anti-government activities including attempting to import arms to forment insurrection. On 19 October 1986 Giwa was killed by a parcel bomb. At first, Momoh pledged that there would be a government probe of the incident. He soon backed down, saying “a special probe would serve no useful purpose”. Speaking at a seminar in Lagos in 1987, Momoh said that radio, television and newspapers should be seen as tools “for the promotion of national unity and integration”. In 1988 Momoh announced that the government was trying to find

radio sets that could only receive approved broadcasts from the federal and state radio stations. This was “as a means of ensuring that information about the country was adequately disseminated” In a February 1990 interview published in Ebony magazine Momoh talked about the rich and diverse Nigerian culture. He stated that British-style parliamentary democracy and the American-style presidential system had both failed in Nigeria because they were not compatible with these local cultures. He said that Nigeria was now establishing a system of grassroots democracy in a twoparty system. In May 1990 party elections were held for local ward positions using an “open ballot”, where voters showed their preference by standing in front of a photograph of the candidate. Party elections were then scheduled for the state and national elections. Momoh said the government would not interfere in the inner workings of parties. Soon after, all the National Republican Convention candidates for national offices were disqualified on the grounds that there were irregularities in their application forms. Babangida followed a

Times Hereos Award

Chief Onyema Ugochukwu

ÏÏÏ Chief Onyema Ugochukwu was born in November 9,

1944 in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, with a BSc in Economics. He is married with four children. A highly revered Nigerian economist, journalist, and politician, Ugochukwu served as the senior Special Adviser on Communication to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the first Executive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). On February 25, 2008, an Abia State elections tribunal declared Ugochukwu the winner of the 2007 gubernatorial election and Governor-elect of Abia State. However, on February 11, 2009 an Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, the River State capital, overturned the ruling, declaring that Chief Theodore Orji of the PPA had in fact won the election. Upon graduation from college, Ugochukwu was hired as an Economic Research Assistant by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He remained with CBN for two years before he abandoned a promising career in economics to pursue his true passion, journalism. Ugochukwu joined the Business Times group as an Economic Analyst and a pioneer staff of what would later become the most influential financial newspaper in Nigeria. He rose in the ranks to become the Editor of the Business Times Newspaper (1977 to 1982). In 1983, Ugochukwu became Editor-in-Chief of the London-based West Africa magazine, where he wrote extensively on development issues, to provide a better understanding of the African debt crisis. He eventually returned to Nigeria to become the Editorin-Chief of the Daily Times of Nigeria and he was subsequently appointed to its board as the Executive Director of

Ugochukwu Manpower and Development. He retired from newspaper journalism in 1994 as the Executive Director of Publications. Ugochukwu remained active as a media consultant for the Dow Jones Financial News Service. Throughout his distinguished career as a journalist, Ugochukwu met and interviewed numerous Heads of States – including then Minister Margaret Thatcher, former South African President Nelson Mandela, Jamaican Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, French President Jacques Chirac, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President, Fidel Castro, Nigerian presidents Ibrahim Babangi-

Momoh policy of donating money, vehicles, offices and so on to local governments, political parties and others on the basis that this would keep them free of influence by the rich and powerful. As Minister for Information Momoh justified the practice, saying of Democracy “is not as expensive as people are thinking in relation to the alternative. The alternative is allowing one man to dictate to the whole Nigeria because you don’t want it to be expensive. If money is not spent on democracy and a one-man dictatorship emerges ... it is

the same Nigerians who are talking of expensiveness now that will shout that one man is a dictator”. Babangida was tough on the press at times, but tried to avoid open conflict. When the press began calling for Momoh’s dismissal he was slow to respond, since Momoh was intelligent and reflective, and had experience from his own days as a newspaper editor. However, he finally dismissed Momoh and replaced him with Alex Akinyele, who had previously been in the customs services and had been a director at Newswatch.

da, Muhammadu Buhari, Sani Abacha, and Abdusalami Abubakar – and presented papers on African economic and political development at various fora including Oxford University, England, and Uppsala University. With Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1998, Ugochukwu became the Director of Publicity at the Obasanjo for President Campaign Organisation, and contributed immensely to the election of Olusegun Obasanjo as the President of Nigeria. He was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Orientation and Public Affairs. He spearheaded a National Rebirth campaign aimed at instilling patriotic virtues into a national psyche ravaged by years of political instability and corruption. It was on this platform that Ugochukwu launched “The Nigerian Declaration of Human Responsibilities”, which declares in part: “This Character on Human Responsibilities… Seeks to bring freedom and responsibility into a better balance, to highlight and increase awareness of the obligation which we owe each other and to our nation.” To soothe the political unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, President Obasanjo signed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act of 2000 into law. He was appointed as the pioneer chairman of the newly created commission, charged with developing the nine oil producing states of the country, with excess oil revenues. Ugochukwu helped to articulate the president’s vision of sustainable development in the Niger Delta region, and developed a policy which encouraged partnership amongst its stakeholders—Niger-delta communities and their traditional rulers, youths, oil companies and their executives, the Nigerian government, and Non-Governmental Organisations, and international organisations like the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank. During Ugochukwu’s tenure, the NDDC focused mainly on economic revival and prosperity, environmental rehabilitation, and the development of social and physical infrastructure.

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Iyabo Ojo: My love for good perfumes B2

Celebrity Focus B6

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Enter the world of Iyabo Ojo Known to be one of the most popular actresses in English movie sector before she eventually traced her roots back to her Yoruba origin, Iyabo Ojo is a popular actress in Yoruba segment who started with Keppy Ekpoyong when she was introduced to the veteran actor by Bimbo Akintola in 1997, and she made her debut in 1998 with a sub lead role in “Satanic” and ever since, this petite mother of two, a graduate of Estate Management from Lagos State Polytechnic has not looked back. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, she shares with us her top fashion items.

Best ride Range, X6 for cars

Favourite shoe designs Aldo, Fioni, Zanotti, Fendi, Robanne, Giuseppe amongst others

Best Make-up Black up make up

Favourite bag designs Gucci, Fendi, Hermes, Prada, Channel bags, Micheal Kor, Favourite Wrist watch Recent book read

Best perfume I love designer perfumes and I have used over 100 of it; some of my best collections includes Blue waters, All Jlo collections, Red door, Versace, Paco

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Favourite TV programme E! News and entertainment programmes Best Local food Pounded yam and Egusi soup Best drink Any good exotic wine and water

Best underwear design Victoria secret Favourite quote “I thank God for my life”

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Wear your fascinator with confidence A fascinator is a small headpiece different from a hat because it has decorations mounted on a base like a comb, headband or clip, and attached to the head. They are made of various types of fabrics and materials, all of which are combined to create a unique design and can be worn to weddings, cocktail parties, Polo races, garden or tea party. A few common materials used to create fascinators include: and is often used to make the base of a fascinator, as well as decorative loops or curls. Feathers: Such as goose, ostrich, guinea fowl, or peacock. Crinoline: architectural decorative elements. Lace: Which adds a delicate beauty to pretty much anything. A fairly traditional decorative element that adds a touch of femininity to a fascinator. Fascinators will usually come attached to one of three things: a comb, a clip, or a hairband. Hairband: It is the easiest fascinator attachment as it sits across the crown of your head, and supports the fascinator. Once you wear it, your Comb: It is the most comfortable fascinator attachment an it works best with thick hair and updos, so that it has something to grip to. Clip: It is the most versatile of the three attachments as it can be worn with any hairstyle and hair type. It is usually used for small, lightweight fascinators.

Rock your high heels elegantly When it comes to looking stylish, nothing beats a gorgeous pair of high heels. Heels make your legs look longer, your body look slimmer, and your Unfortunately, for many women, they also make your feet hurt something propensity for pointy toes, spindly heels, and narrow silhouettes for your aching post-heel feet. You should get rid of any shoes that cause any discomfort, the strategies to help you make your high heels work for you, not against you. Below are tips on wearing your high heels comfortably (or at least more comfort). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Buy the right size of shoe. Stick to round toes. Tailor your width Cushion up. Most importantly, you must know the

anything with an ankle strap as it will make your ankles look wider and draw attention. Go for a pump or sling back instead. This will draw attention away from your ankles and make your legs look longer. If your legs are short, avoid t-strap shoes because they shorten your legs and can make your feet look wider than normal. Similarly, ankle strap shoes toed shoes or nude high heels - they make your legs look long and lean. If you want your legs to look longer, pointy-toed shoes will give you the illusion of extra height. A warning, though: pointy-toed shoes may be uncomfortable if you have wide feet, special occasions only! No point in being If you have wide feet, round-toed shoes have a cute vintage look, and can be the most comfortable option for those of us with wider feet. As a bonus, they can make your feet look smaller too.

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Avoid during your 20s or regret in your 30s Think twice before you act and react. Insincerity will haunt you well into your 30s and beyond. People will judge you on your character and actions, some of which they might deem unforgivable. Make these wise words by Lawrence J.

2wo amount of money to safely stash away in your savings account, each and every month. Resist the urge to take money out of your savings or the temptation to miss a monthly payment. 3hree ences. 4our

who try to steer you off the right track. You want to surround yourself with fun-loving people who are also motivated, hardworking and ambitious. After all, you are the company you keep. Most importantly, choose platonic and romantic relationships that build your self-esteem, rather than bring you down. 5ive Preserve your youth. Get into the habit of taking care of your skin, inside and out. Keep skin hydrated by drinking up to three liters of water per day and moisturizing daily. Prevention is better than cure. 6ix

routine. By the time you reach your 30s, your metabolism will start to slow down. All the fast food and junk food you eat will begin to show and will be harder to shift. 7even

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different career paths until you discover the right career for you; then stay focused and make a career plan to get as high up the ladder as possible.

than having a dark cloud of past failed relationships hanging over your head, as it will most likely interfere with new relationships.

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Man of the Year: Ibe Kachikwu Ï j Ɗƈ ƈƋ ÷ ƆƅƐ Ə Ɛ ƆƔƐ ƋƆƒƆƋ ÏÏÏ Given

his track record as an accomplished technocrat with enviable professional and academic track record in the industry in which he has had over 30 years of cognate experience locally and internationally, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu’s appointment as the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to many industry watchers was a ‘round peg in a round hole’ and kudos was given to President Muhammadu Buhari who made sanitisation of the oil sector a cardinal plank of his presidency. It was argued that President Buhari couldn’t have looked for a better upright manager of the nation’s oil resources than Kachikwu especially at a time when there was a record breaking mind boggling malfeasance in the management of the NNPC and Nigeria in desperate need of more oil sales revenue to support government budgets, protect foreign reserves and help stop the ongoing devaluation of the national currency. At his assumption of office, these formed the essential part of the challenges that Kachikwu confronted “as he tried to halt selling of crude oil to politically-connected, ”carpetbaggers” that lack the capacity to perform, establish and adhere to strong internal policies for vetting and choosing buyers of oil, and for apportioning cargoes of oil among buyers, publicly account for earnings from sales of crude from NPDC and its oil trading subsidiaries, and cease unconstitutional withholding of federal revenue”. As the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Kachikwu, said that the NNPC was to be unbundled into 30 profit-making companies with separate Managing Directors as part of the ongoing transformation of the national oil company. Under his supervision, the NNPC moved from a loss position of N160 billion to some N3 billion by January 2016, Just as by

year end, NNPC started to make some profit. “For the first time, we are unbundling the subset of the NNPC to 30 independent companies with their own Managing Directors. Titles like Group Executive Directors are going to disappear and in their place you are going to have Chief Executive Officers and they are going to take responsibilities for their titles. At the end of the day, the CEO of an upstream company must deliver an upstream result,” Kachikwu stated. The Minister noted that the President Buhari administration is focusing on developing the nation’s gas resources in order to boost revenue as part of the diversification policy of the Federal Government. Kachikwu said the petroleum sector, under his watch, would rapidly review the contracting cycle of projects from two years to six months in the upstream, stressing that efforts are in top gear to review the existing Production Sharing Contracts which is long overdue. In what could be described as a face-off between Kachikwu, and his successor at NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, the Minister of State was compelled to accuse Baru of “completely eroding” some of the reforms he introduced as head of the oil firm. Buhari had appointed Kachikwu as NNPC GMD in August 2015 but replaced him with Baru in July 2016. His reformation drive was endorsed by the United States Government which pledged its readiness to work with the Management of the NNPC in achieving the Federal Government’s reform agenda in the oil and gas industry. The then USA Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador James Entwistle assured Kachikwu of United States willingness to provide all necessary support to the NNPC Management to realize its set goals and objectives. Amb. Entwistle noted that though the job of the GMD of NNPC is about the most challenging job in Nigeria, the USA is

convinced that Kachikwu has the skills, training and requisite experience to lead the oil and gas industry in Nigeria towards the path of growth and sustainable development. Commending the USA for the pledge of support, Kachikwu reiterated the determination of the new NNPC Management to implement the spirit and letter of President Buhari’s reform agenda in the petroleum industry. The GMD stated that the new NNPC would be driven by a deep sense of commitment to service delivery anchored on the principle of transparency, efficiency, people, purpose and profit. ``My mission is to redirect and re-energize the work force for greater value addition and I believe that the NNPC, given the right leadership has what it takes to achieve this objective,’’ he said. His intervention in the face-off between NigerDelta activists and the Federal Government led to a restart of the amnesty payments and discuss investment initiatives that boost the regional economy and its social services. His argument is that the Federal Government’s plans for capital investment in Niger Delta – more roads, more power stations, better water and sanitation with big investment in schools and clinics – will benefit the people more than ad hoc payments to militant gangs, past or present. Kachikwu steered the much-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill to restructure the NNPC through the Senate (AC Vol 56 No 20. It sets out clearer rules for investors and the NNPC would be quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and compelled to issue timely financial statements. With a great input from Kachikwu, the government put an end to fuel subsidy, a policy designed ostensibly to help the poorest people but which in reality became a statefinanced welfare scheme for fuel importers, most of them multi-millionaires. As Group Managing Director of NNPC and as

E ƅ ƈƊƓƑ Minister, he has fought many battles with oil marketers in his bid to stem acute fuel scarcity, increase revenue accrue to government’s purse and in stabilising the industry. He has said it repeatedly that current fuel scarcity which has become a national embarrassment was not caused by government, but rather blamed it on profitminded marketers who were alleged to have hoarded fuel in anticipation of an increase in pump price of petroleum products. Kachikwu was an active player in the private sector where best business practices and corporate good governance are sine qua non. He was the former Executive Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil (Africa Operations). He wrote legal books. His bestseller is “Legislation and Policy on Foreign Investment in Nigeria”. The man also authored about 20 different publications. Kachikwu was appointed as the NNPC Chief Executive in August 2015. The

first thing he did when he entered the new position was to reduce the number of directors. There were eight of them. Kachikwu removed four of them. He was born on December 18, 1956 to late Justice Francis Kachikwu and Maria Kachikwu. He attended St. Peter’s Primary School Ogwashi-Uku before gaining admission into St. Pius Grammar School OnichaUgbo, and left in 1968 with top level performance recorded. He attended Edo College from 1973 to 1974 and spectacular performance. He studied Law at the University of Nigeria 1978, where he made a first class result and the best graduating student. At the 1979 set of Nigerian Law School, he emerged with another First Class and best graduate winning 7 of available 9 prizes. At his LLM programme at Harvard University in 1980, it was another First Class performance. His Doctorate degree programme did not come with lesser performance.

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Woman of the Year: Mrs. Aisha Buhari

Ï An uncommon First Lady with passion ÏÏÏ For exhibiting unprec-

edented courage and coupled with the fact that she usually speaks to power in a government in which her husband is the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari is an unusual First Lady. “A woman is a full circle; within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” The above quote by Diana Marriechild aptly described our Woman of the Year, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the First Lady and wife of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the annals of Nigeria’s political history, Mrs. Buhari has earned for herself a place in history among women in the ‘inner seclusion’ of the corridors of power. She has debunked the postulation that ‘women are to be seen and not to be heard’ as she has effectively lent her voice to national issues even criticising her husband’s administration on issues of national interest. She has conscientiously displayed her love for humanity especially concerned with transforming the fortune of women, girls and children. It is instructive to note that Mrs. Aisha Buhari has called for a probe of the State House Medical Clini over poor health facilities in the hospital despite the huge budgetary allocation to it. She condemned the “lack of facilities” at the clinic during a programme in Abuja and equally lamented the total or dearth of some necessary hospital facilities such as syringe, drugs and equipment needed for saving lives. Mrs. Buhari, who spoke at the opening of a two-day stakeholders meeting on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition organised by her pet project, Future Assured in Abuja, said the ongoing renovations at the clinic was baseless because the hospital lacked the equipment to save lives. She Said, “If somebody like Mr. President can spend several months outside Nigeria, then you wonder what will happen to a common man on the street in Nigeria. Few weeks ago, I was sick as well, they advised me to take the first flight out to London, I refused to go. I said I must be treated in Nigeria because there is a budget for an assigned clinic to take care of us. If the budget is N100 million, we need to know how the budget is spent. Along the line, I insisted

they call Aso Clinic to find out if the X-ray machine is working, they said it is not working. They didn’t know I am the one that was supposed to be in that hospital at that very time. I had to go to a hospital that was established by foreigners in and out 100 percent. What does that mean? So, I think is high time for us to do the right thing. If something like this can happen to me, no need for me to ask the governors’ wives what is happening in their states. This is Abuja and this is the highest seat of government, and this is Presidential Villa.” The wife of the president calls on the government, civil society and private sector to address social norms that permit women and girls to be treated as lesser breed than men and boys – she called on government at all levels to give priority to education and empowerment of women and children. Aisha made this call in Abuja at the International Sheroes Forum with the theme: “Advancing women’s roles in business leadership and governance.” The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in 2012 released a report which said that “Nigeria has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the world. One in seven children dies before her or his fifth birthday.” Aware of these challenges and to let every citizen feel the impact of government, Mrs. Aisha Buhari is determined to give everyone a sense of belonging, beyond the channeling of attention to women and children only. This is evident in the christening of her pet project- Future Assured and its offshoot, Get Involved – names that are by no means suggestive of asymmetry but inclusive in form and nature. As the future is assured for women, so it is for men through the various action plans that Mrs. Buhari is rolling out for the upliftment of families and society. To her, needless to empower a woman only, when the man also needs empowerment to cater and support the woman and child. The man, after all, is also a crucial component of the family unit. It is based on this understanding that the wife of the President recently launched Get Involved- a quick interventionist programme to halt yearly deaths of malnourished children in the country on the strength

that every child is entitled to a meal every day. She believes that when children are fed regularly and in the required proportions, their parents save money for medications and are free from mental and financial stresses. And with the commitments Mrs. Buhari is showing in promoting girls education and other issues concerning the girl-child, Nigeria is likely to benefit from the grant and other grants that have been set aside by development partners in implementing policies aimed at guaranteeing quality food, health, education, sanitation and safe drinking water for every Nigerian. She has commenced these intervention measures at Bama and Maiduguri camps for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) where she donated four tonnes of ready to use products (Soy Kunu for adults/ pregnant and lactating mothers and Soyalac for children) to fight malnutrition prevalent among inmates in the camps. These inmates are not only women and children but also adolescent boys, fathers and grandfathers. She is known for her nonflamboyant life-style. Mrs. Buhari had in her twitter handle denied receiving SUV vehicles from the Nigerian Police for personal use, saying “I am still using my personal cars.’’ Politically conscious Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President, had in the wake of a sickness that had kept her husband out of the country for over two months, given an insight into the power play at the Nigerian seat of power. In a Facebook post, she alluded to some elements around her ailing husband as “the hyenas” and “the jackals,” hoping that they would soon be sent out of the “Kingdom”. She responded to a post by Senator Shehu Sani who said “Prayer for the absent Lion King has waned; until he’s back then they will fall over each other to be on the front row of the palace temple. Now the hyenas and the jackals are scheming and talking to each other in whispered; still doubting whether the Lion King will be back or not… “It is the wish of the Hyenas and the Jackals that the Lion King never wakes up or come back so that they can be kings. It is the prayers of the weak animals that the Lion King comes back to save the kingdom from

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For exhibiting unprecedented courage and coupled with the fact that she usually speaks to power in a government in which her husband is the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari is an unusual First Lady.

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the Hyenas, the wolves and other predators” She wittingly responded to Senator Sani’s comment by saying: “God has answered the prayers of the weaker Animals. The Hyenas and the jackals will soon be sent out of the kingdom. We strongly believe in the prayers and support of the weaker animals”. Mrs. Aisha’s comment attracted some comments from her followers on Facebook, wishing her husband quick recovery. The First Lady also warned her husband that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government. In a BBC interview, Aisha Buhari suggested his government had been hijacked by only a “few people”, who

were behind presidential appointments. She said the president did not know most of the officials he had appointed. President Buhari, who is on a visit to Germany, had responded by saying his wife belonged in his kitchen. Standing alongside German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, at a news conference, the president laughed off his wife’s accusations. “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room,” he said. Mrs. Buhari on an interview with a BBC Hausa service programme, was quoted to have said: “The president does not know 45 out of 50 of the people he appointed and I don’t know them either, despite being his wife of 27 years.” She said people who did not share the vision of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were now appointed to top posts because of the influence a “few people” wield. “Some people are sitting down in their homes folding their arms only for them to be called to come and head an agency or a ministerial position,” she said. Mrs. Buhari was prompted to speak out in an effort to end those practices so that party loyalists who contributed to his election victory could benefit. Aisha Buhari campaigned vigorously for her husband in the 2015 general election, organising town hall meetings with women’s groups and youth organisations across the country. However, she kept a low

profile at the start of the administration and was barely seen or heard. She was restricted to her work on the empowerment of women and helping victims of the Boko Haram conflict in the north-east of the country where she is from. Aisha (née Halilu) Buhari is the second and current wife of President Buhari. She was born in Adamawa State in the family of the first Minister of Defence, Mohammadu Ribadu. She was raised in the best traditions of Fulani culture. Aisha graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University where she earned a Bachelor degree in Public Administration. She also has a post-graduate diploma of the Academy Esthetique Beauty Institute of France in Cosmetology and Beauty. Moreover, she is an alumnus of the famous Carlton Institute of London. Mrs. Buhari is reportedly engaged in a private enterprise where she has become an employer of labour, a mentor to all aspiring cosmetologists and a consultant to the KRCP/ NNPC on skills acquisition. She is also a member of the United Kingdom Vocational Training and Charitable Trust (VTCT), The International Health and Beauty Council (HBC). She also helps women politicians to raise funds for campaigns. She speaks English and Arabic fluently. In December 1989, Muhammadu Buhari married Aisha Halilu. Together they have five children, a boy and four girls. They are Aisha, Halima, Yusuf, Zarah and Amina.

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Politician of the Year- Gov Willie Obiano

Ï Impacting positive lives on Ndi-Anambra ÏÏÏ For

the almost four years that he has been in office as Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, has proven that he is a politician with the interest of present and future generations of Ndi Anambra at heart through various development projects his administration has embarked upon. Born on August 8, 1955, Obiano is a Nigerian banker, technocrat and the fourth democratically elected governor of Anambra State. Governor Obiano hails from Aguleri, a town in Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. He attended his early education at Holy Trinity primary school Onitsha and obtained his higher school certificate and WASSCE from Christ the Kings College, Onitsha. In pursuant of his education, Obiano obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from the University of Lagos in 1979 and a Master of Business Administration from the same institution. To add more value to his academic career, he successfully obtained an MBA in Marketing from the same university in 1993. In search of greener pasture, Governor Obiano began his Banking career at First Bank of Nigeria before he left to join the services of Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc as accountant and rose to the position of Chief Internal Auditor in 1989. He was one of the Auditors that audited Texaco Refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands and in 1991, he joined the Fidelity Bank as Deputy Manager and Head of Audit unit and rose to the position of Executive Director on October, 2003. He left the banking system to join politics and in 2013, he contested the November 16, 17, and 30 Anambra State gubernatorial election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He won the election and was sworn in on March 17, 2014 to succeed former Governor Peter Obi. To an Achiever, the good people of Anambra State re-elected him for a second term in office on November 18, 2017 gubernatorial election. He won overwhelmingly in all the 21 local government areas of the state to beat other 36 contenders

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Governor Obiano has continued to maintain cordial relationship with other political parties in the state by practicing politics of inclusion, national cohesion and consensus building, a political culture most needed for the country’s growth and development.

sponsored by godfathers. Governor Willie Maduabuchi Obiano has no doubt brought governance to the people of Anambra State through the pursuit of lifechanging programmes and projects. His intervention in all sector of human life has raised hope of a brighter tomorrow presently and future generation. Although, a member of the APGA, the Governor has continued to maintain cordial relationship with other political parties in the state by practicing politics of inclusion, national cohesion and consensus building, a political culture most needed for the country’s growth and development. In the past four years before his re-elected for second term, Obiano has learnt to balance the diversities in the state in terms of religion and ethnicity to deliver on his campaign

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promises to the people. In a county where payment of workers’ salaries has become a major headache for some Governors, Obiano stands out a reference point for prompt payment of salaries. For Obiano, nobody knew the secret employed by this accountant and banker turned politician but the Governor employed civilized method, using the police and installing of street lights at strategic places in the state especially from Onitsha Bridgehead to Borrmeo Hospital Roundabout through old road to Amawbia Awka. Today, Anambra State can be said to have the best security network. Many prominent Anambrarians who had relocated to Lagos, Abuja, Enugu and other places in Nigeria now have started coming back to the state. Since then, business has picked up

across the state. Night life has returned to Onitsha, Awka and other major cities of the state. Obiano’s security presence in the state expectedly has multiplier effect on the socio- economic development of any place as it engenders confidence among the people, business community and investors. Indeed, Governor Obiano’s improved security situation has increased the number of hours of doing business in the state as well as brought back night life which had died long ago. Anambra State known as the “LIGHT OF THE NATION” under Obiano has major investment in rice production like Coscharis farm in Ayamelum as well as poultry in Igbariam and others in various parts of the state. The state’s investment in Agriculture has resulted in

exportation of vegetables from Anambra State to European countries and yam to United States of America. In furtherance to boost food sufficiency, the Governor has made available to farmers in the state 291 hectares of land, seedlings, fertilizers and herbicides to encourage mechanized agriculture across the 21 local government areas. No wonder, traders in the state are happy that his administration has impacted heavily on them in one way or the other. Obiano took the bull by the horn by setting up 10 million projects in all the major markets in the state. In the area of chooseyourself N10 million projects, every market in the state benefitted from the largess worth of project. Many of the markets used the opportunity to build office complex, halls, access road, motor park complex, electricity, water borehole and overhead tank among other projects. His achievements did not stop there. Fire fighting vehicles were also bought and distributed to strategic market in case of any fire outbreak. Obiano has also extended the kind gesture to all the communities in Anambra State by asking them to choose any N20 million project. The outstanding and achieving Governor went further to challenge the communities which finished their first projects time frame to choose another tranche of N20 million project, which some communities have already benefited. The goodnews about the banker-turned politician is that virtually all the communities have completed all their projects, while some who finished on time have been given another N20 million for second projects. These projects are dotted all over the communities like town halls, skill acquisition centres, road rehabilitation, and borehole among others. In short, Governor Obiano in the almost four years he has been in office has done more than excellent in the construction of roads and bridges. Apart from constructing three world class bridges in Awka at the popular Aroma junction in Awka, Kwata and Amawbia junctions in the state capital, the performing Governor

has also done a bridge across Mamu River at Amansea NdiukwuenuAwa- Ufuma. To crown it all, he has also constructed about 180Km of roads throughout the state as well as rehabilitated the existing roads through the State Road maintenance Agency’s zero pothole programme. The working Governor also constructed the Iyiora bridge believed to be the longest in the state, which connects Anambra west, part of the food basket basin of the state to the rest of the world. It is hoped that as he takes another oath in office this year for his second term, the ongoing roads construction in different parts of the state, one of them being the construction of bridge across NtejeUmanya bye- pass along the Onitsha- Enugu Expressway will be speeded up. On education, the Governor gave out a total of N700 million to mission schools, constructed over 2,500 classroom blocks for primary and secondary schools in the state, installed 30KVA generating sets and provided transformers to the schools to enhance effective teaching and learning. Interestingly, the Governor’s administration also awarded scholarships to a total of 200 students of Anambra State of origin to the tune of about N120 million as a source of encouragement to academic excellence among Anambra children. The school sector under Obiano has recruited 70 contract teachers for the 11 technical colleges in the state to boost their staff strength. The welfare of teachers was not left behind as the Obiano administration consequently increased the salary of 1,634 teachers in core subjects in the state school system as well as the salary of 2,732 teachers in rural areas of the state by 20 percent to motivate them and provide more access to quality education to the children in riverine and agrarian areas of the state. No doubt, the outstanding achievements by Obiano’s administration in Anambra State made it possible for him to record a landslide victory in the November 18, 2017 gubernatorial election.

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Governor of the Year: Gov Nyesom Wike

Ï Redefining Rivers landscape through massive reconstruction ÏÏÏ

Born on December 13, 1967, Governor Nyesom Wike, an outstanding administrator, lawyer and politician is referred to as the Golden Governor. He just turned 50 and had the singular fortune of taking Rivers State to its glorious Golden Jubilee anniversary in May, this year. Barrister Nyesom Wike was born to the family of Reverend and Mrs. Nlemanya Wike of Rumuepirikom community, Obio/Akpor in Rivers State. He spent most of his academic life in Rivers State, hence, he once proudly declared himself a local champion. A holder of several traditional chieftaincy titles, Barrister Nyesom Wike is happily married to Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, a High Court Judge with the Rivers State Judiciary. The union is blessed with three children. He holds degrees in Political and Administrative Studies as well as in Law. However, after a brief stint with the private legal practice, Barrister Wike was elected twice as the Executive Chairman of Obio/ Akpor Local Government Area and served out two tenures from 1999 to 2007. A one-time Deputy President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Governor Nyesom Wike was later elected as the substantive President of the Association. From the position of the Chairman of Obio/Akpor, he moved on to serve as the Chief of Staff, Government House, between October 26, 2007 and May 28, 2011 under the administration of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers State then. From there, Barrister Nyesom Wike was appointed the Director-General of Governor Amaechi’s reelection Campaign Organisation. He was reputed for being the brain behind the success of Rt. Hon. Amaechi second race to the Brick House after which he became the most powerful Chief of Staff in the state. On July 14, 2011, Barrister Wike was subsequently appointed and sworn-in as the Minister of State for Education. This feat is widely attributed to the recommendation of the then governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Amaechi. Subsequently, following a cabinet shakeup, Barrister Wike emerged the Supervising Minister of Education of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. At the end of fierce political and legal battles

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Governor Wike has completed numerous projects including 50 medium-income flats at Iriebe, Iloabuchi-Eagle Island Link Road, AbonnemaObonoma Link Road and the NBA Port Harcourt Law Office, reconstruction of roads from Borokiri Road in Old Port Harcourt Township to Rumuwoji (Mile 1) Market Phase 2 ground breaking, Mile 1 Flyover Park, Abonnema Wharf Road, Woji-Elelenwo Road, Woji-Trans Amadi Road, Onne Seaport Access Road and Abuloma-Woji Road

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between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April 11, 2015, gubernatorial election in Rivers State, Wike emerged as the sixth governor of the State and has, since his swearing in on May 29, 2015, recorded numerous achievements, some of which prompted the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to dub him ‘Mr. Projects.’ But his most remarkable achievements dated back to his tenure as the Minister of State for Education and subsequently the Supervising Minister of Education. He made enviable impacts in the basic education subsector, spear-heading a nationwide reform of the nation’s education system. It is worthy to note that as Minister of State for Education, he created access to quality education for 9

Wike million Almajiri children in the Northern part of Nigeria through the construction of appropriate schools in affected states. He was also the driving force behind the construction of basic education vocational training schools for out-ofschool children in Southern Nigeria and Special Girl-Education Schools for less privileged girls in 16 states of the federation. He also superintended over the distribution of over 60 million text books and library resource materials to various schools in the country, among other achievements. Determined to leave his footsteps in the sands of time, Governor Wike swung into action as soon as he was sworn-in as the governor of the state. The newly sworn-in governor said: “Never again will we allow projects meant for the people to be abandoned just because we did not award it. I will never do any project that will be abandoned. No part of the state will be neglected in the infrastructure renewal programme of my administration.” Less than 24 hours after taking his oath of office, Governor Wike announced the return to work of the ju-

diciary and the re-opening of courts in the state which were shut down during the tenure of Rt. Hon. Amaechi, now the Minister of Transportation. He also ended the controversy surrounding the appointment of the Chief Judge of the state as he swiftly appointed Justice Daisy Okocha (now retired) in acting capacity to fill the gap. The opening of the courts brought financial relief to practicing lawyers in the state who had also suffered professional setbacks throughout the period the courts were shut down. Governor Nyesom Wike deeply delved into what he termed ‘Operation Zero Potholes’ on roads round the state, particularly in Port Harcourt, capital city of the state. As at May 2017, the governor had reworked roads totaling over 33 kilometers under its Operation Zero Pothole scheme. In his 100 Days in office celebration, Governor Wike has completed numerous projects including 50 medium-income flats at Iriebe, Iloabuchi-Eagle Island Link Road, Abonnema-Obonoma Link Road and the NBA Port Harcourt Law Office, reconstruction of roads

from Borokiri Road in Old Port Harcourt Township to Rumuwoji (Mile 1) Market Phase 2 ground breaking, Mile 1 Flyover Park, Abonnema Wharf Road, Woji-Elelenwo Road, WojiTrans Amadi Road, Onne Seaport Access Road and Abuloma-Woji Road. Others were the Kpopie-Bodo Road in Gokana LGA, Second Nkpogu Bridge in Trans Amadi, SakpenwaBori Road, Igwuruta-Etche Road and Ogoni-AndoniOpobo Unity Road. Spreading infrastructural development across the state, Governor Wike also completed the N150 million ATC Jetty at Okrika and the Bonny/Bille Jetty on Creek Road as part of measures to boost marine transportation in the state. Just before the celebration of the Golden Jubilee anniversary in the state, a number of projects were initiated while others were commissioned. These included the flag-off of Bakana land reclamation in Degema LGA; flag-off of Oyigbo-Mbano CampIriebe Road reconstruction; commissioning of rehabilitated Brick House building in Government House; commissioning of Port

Harcourt Pleasure Park which now yields revenue for the state, and the Ecumenical Centre on Abonnema Wharf Road. Governor Nyesom Wike Wike has within less than three years of his administration made inroads in the development of other sectors of the economy such as education. Some notable accomplishments in the education sector included the rehabilitation of select schools across the state, such as the Birabi Memorial Grammar School, Bori, Nyemoni Grammar School, Abonnema, and Government Girls Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, just to mention a few. Hospitals and health institutions were not left out in the development strides by Governor Nyesom Wike. Some of those rehabilitated and upgraded to provide better services to the people included the Elele-Alimini General Hospital and the School of Nursing in Port Harcourt, among other health institutions. Governor Wike has invested tremendously in the area of security. A few months into his administration in 2015, Governor Nyesom Wike received the then Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase and donated 64 patrol vans to the Rivers state police command and other security agencies to help combat crime in the state. During the presentation of the vans, the governor stated: “The most important role of any responsible Government is the security of lives and property.” The governor had said on different occasions that he had zero tolerance for crime and criminality. This, then, explains why he took huge steps to lure cultists, kidnappers, and robbers out of criminality by granting them amnesty. The gesture yielded some fruitful results as many youths surrendered their weapons and genuinely embraced the amnesty programme. Today, Governor Wike ranks among governors in Nigeria who are not in arrears of payment of salaries and pensions. Speaking while flagging off the construction of Isiokpo Town, an ancient city of Ikwerre land, Wike said: “The Paris Refund Club they paid us will be used to execute meaningful projects in the state. For us, we have passed the stage of payments of salaries and pensions. We have cleared all those and our focus now is to roll out projects for the benefit of our people.”

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Good Governance Award - Gov Ibikunle Amosun Ï Transforming Ogun for maximum impact

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where Ogun State for ages, has comparative advantages over other states in Nigeria, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has invested heavily in rebuilding of infrastructure, training, retraining and motivation of personnel, encouraging students and pupils to excel and also sanitised the entire sector for effective delivery. These achievements can be summarised as follows: -Free Education in all public PrePrimary and Secondary Schools with abolition of tuition fees and all forms of levies -Construction of 15 Model Schools with boarding facilities out of the proposed 28 each designed to accommodate 1,000 students and over 200 teaching and non-teaching staff -Introduction and underwriting of Unified Termly Examination for all Public Primary and Secondary Schools and Government Science and Technical Colleges Students across the State with a total sum of N754,076,670.00 expended in the Secondary sector alone -22-23% of annual budget devoted to Education almost in line with the UNESCO recommendation of 26% -A sum of N1.8billion was expended on the purchase of free textbooks distributed to all Primary and Secondary School pupils and students in all public schools -Payment of Bursary Awards to 16,277 indigenous Ogun State Students in all tertiary Institutions in the country between 2011 and 2015 Teaching Service Commission -Between the Financial years 2011 and 2015, a sum of N13, 820,000.00 was given to the Commission as revenue to be generated. Thus, the Commission recorded a sum of N14, 703,852.18 representing 106.40% of the targeted Revenue Generation. -Recruitment of 445 teaching and non-teaching staff, especially in core subjects (314 teaching and 131 non-teaching staff), increasing the staff complement in the Commission to a total of 15,006 as at March, comprising a total of 12,921 teaching and 2,005 non-teaching. -Payment of Peculiar Allowance at the rate of 15% and 10% of Basic Salary respectively to Teaching and NonTeaching staff with effect from July 2013 -Appointment of 208 principals, 506 vice-principals and 23 zonal secretaries as administrators in Public Secondary Schools from 2011 till date -Approval of Career Progression Adjustment for 1,345 NCE + Degree stagnated teachers Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board -Promotion of 14,115 teaching and non-teaching staff for 2011 and 2012 while a total of 6,988 teaching and nonteaching staff benefitted from the 2013 and 2014 promotion -Payment of government contributions towards teachers’ pensions to the Bureau of Pensions for onward submission to the various Pension Fund Accounts -Re-charting of teachers career progression (that led to the discovery that some teachers who had overstayed on the job) -Payment of N1.6billion for 2008/2009 UBE counterpart fund -Payment of N1, 495,309,272.34 for 2010/2011 UBE counterpart fund. Bureau of Tertiary Institutions beneficiaries that failed to return to serve the mandatory 3-years bond with Ogun State Government. July, 2011 till date flicts between the management and Unions of Institutes of Technology, Itori and Igbesa on 21st June, 2011 and 22nd July, 2011. Health In 2011, 47 Primary Health Care Centers were rehabilitated. Equipment, boreholes, backup power supply and Corps Medical Personnel were also provided to make the facilities functional. In 2014, the Ministry effectively responded to the Ebola scare in the country by investigating all rumoured cases and sensitizing communities within the state for effective surveillance and prevention. In the bid to improve the quality of service delivery in all the State’s primary and secondary health facilities, the ministry in partnership with Support for National Malaria Programme (SUNMAP) introduced the integrated Support Supervision/On the Job Capacity Building (ISS/ OJCB) programme. -Ogun State Ambulance and Emergency Service (OGSAS) In 2012, four modern Advanced Life-Support ambulances were procured and six abandoned vehicles were refurbished to Basic Life Support standard as the first step in the ongoing programme to revive the Ogun State Ambu-

State as at 2013. Commerce facility between Ogun State Government and Bank of Industry (50% equity each) to empower indigenous MSMEs. between 2011 and May, 2015 thus bringing the total number of factories in the State to 371. Six (6) more are to be commissioned before the end of June, 2015. More than 100 companies made requests for land, while over 30 are at various stages of construction. Market Development Board rose from N14,470,720.00 in June, 2010 – May, 2011 to N23,831,750 in June, 2013-May, 2014 ing of facilities at

Industrial Service Centre and Technology Incubation Centre, Abeokuta. 700 meters were duly completed On 29 May, 2011, Senator Amosun was sworn-in as the fourth elected Governor of Ogun State, having won the election held in April 2011. He contested on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). This party merged with other parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC) in February 2013. He was re-elected for a second term in office on 11 April 2015 and duly sworn- in on 29 May 2015. Upon assumption of office as Governor of Ogun State, he outlined the Mission to Rebuild Agenda of his administration which is anchored on a 5 point – Cardinal Programme:

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Having realised that the Education sector is one area where Ogun State for ages, has comparative advantages over other states in Nigeria, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has invested heavily in rebuilding of infrastructure, training, retraining and motivation of personnel, encouraging students and pupils to excel and also sanitised the entire sector for effective delivery

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lance Services. (OGSAS). -Schools of Nursing and Midwifery In 2012, a total of 99 health personnel were recruited for the Ministry of Health. This number includes 30 B.NSc. Graduate nurses which were employed as tutors for the School of Nursing and Midwifery f.Hospital Services g.Starting form 2013, the Computerization of record of private medical facilities in the State was done to provide for easy monitoring, data analysis and improve internally generated revenue within the State h.Procurement of affordable drugs/consumables from reputable companies and suppliers through a competitive bidding and at valued prices – 2011 till date i.Renovation of the Central Medical Store – 2011 till date j.Commencement of Community Based Health Insurance Scheme (ARAYA) in Ogun State which has now been adopted naturally as a best practice. k.Sustenance of wild polio free state. No case of wind virus has been recorded since 2011 till date. Agriculture tors fromMay2011 to date

Generation The programme is aimed at the Welfare, Prosperity and Security of the Citizenry and the State. His administration has since recorded significant achievements in various critical sectors such as Free Education, stimulation of the Investment Environment, Agriculture, Women Empowerment, Security, massive Infrastructural Development and Urban Renewal. Laurels and Awards: His leadership qualities and outstanding achievements have earned him recognition nationally and internationally, some of these include: ca” by Security Watch Africa. In Accra, Ghana – October 2012 can Leadership magazine in New York – September 2013 Growing State Economy by Businessday Newspaper in Lagos – November 2013 the Niger (C.O.N) by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan – September 2014

Zonal Station) – March 2017 Works Road reconstructed or rehabilitated during the Amosun administration include

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Depot project produced 4,000 metric tonnes of various classes of feed between May, 2011 and April 2015 to back up various Livestock Projects.

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were raised and supplied to Owowo Farm Estate.

beba road, Ijebu-Ode.

with green Houses, Fish Tanks, Poultry Houses and crop Production established in Abeokuta (Ogun Central), Ijebu –Ife (Ogun East and Ilaro (Ogun West) at a total cost of 15,000,000.00. Registration, were 197,699 farmers were registered in the

Street, Ijebu-Ode junction, Ijebu-Ode

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Good Governance Award - Gov Aminu Tambuwal Ï Delivering dividends of democracy in Sokoto for positive change

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executive of Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has left no one in doubt that he was and is really prepared for leadership and is at home with the needs and demands of the people of the Seat of the Caliphate. His profound achievements in the last two years are what informed the honour and recognition accorded him. As governor, Tambuwal has raised the ante of purposeful leadership and good governance. He has transformed Sokoto State and has imprinted indelible marks in the sand of history in the state. His achievements traversed all sectors of human endeavours, which space and time would not allow us to enumerate here. Aware that education is the bedrock of human capital and enduring societal development, Tambuwal upon becoming governor declared a state of emergency on education and has accorded priority attention to girl-child education in the state. In 2016, the governor made history by laying the foundation for the construction of a new secondary school in Balle, Gudu local government area, the only local government area without a senior secondary school in the whole country. Determined to make the necessary impact, he allocated more funds to education in the state’s budgets in 2016 and 2017 than any other sector. Importantly, the allocations were more than the UNICEF recommended 26 percent. Last year, Sokoto became the first state in Nigeria to pass the Right to Education law which makes education compulsory and free for all children between the ages of five and 18. It also criminalises refusal to send children to school, and parents will be liable to criminal prosecution if they stop their children from attending schools. So far, over 22 Doctors and Engineers sponsored for medical and engineering studies in foreign universities under the Higher Education Scheme Programme. Over 8,000 Sokoto students have benefitted from Government’s free JAMB forms for the joint admissions and matriculations board unified tertiary institutions admission examinations. Over 500 new teachers recruited by government to boost manpower in secondary schools. More than N3bn has been expended in the payment of tuition/living expenses to students studying in various disciplines across the globe. Presently, Sokoto has over 342 foreign students under full sponsorship by the State Government with over 17,000 students studying various courses in institutions of higher learning, within the country. in the area of pupil enrollment, significant improvement has been recorded with 1,193,760 enrolled in the Basic Education Schools for the 2015/2016 academic session alone. The results of the interventions became apparent when UNICEF announced few days ago that the number of out of school children in Sokoto has dropped from 67% in 2015, to 31% in 2017. This presents one of the highest drops in the history of Nigeria. The administration has made significant progress in improving the health condition of the people of the state through provision of standard health care facilities and making access to healthcare easier. Hence infant and maternal mortality rate as well as incidences of VVF has drastically reduced. There has been a massive upgrade of premier health facilities in various parts of the state. Some of these projects include repairs and total renovations of 19 General Hospitals in the state, repairs of the Maternity Unit of State Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, completion of the second phase of the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, comprising of 47 staff houses, two wards and landscaping. The Government has converted the Amanawa Leprosarium into Infectious Diseases Hospital and the conversion MMSH into a Renal and Cardiac Centre. The government also introduced the Community Contributory Healthcare Scheme with the Governor setting aside N100m as seed fund for the take off. About three million residents, more than half of the state’s population, will benefit from the scheme. The government has released N874.9m as counterpart funding for intervention in health along with Dangote Foundation and Bill/Melinda Gates Foundation. At least over 25 International Development Partners have been attracted to Sokoto to work in the health sector. 213 Doctors and Health Professionals engaged to develop Sokoto State Strategic Health Plan for 2016-2020 in collaboration with RTI/LEAD/USAID. 583 NOMA patients have so far received free plastic surgeries at the state Noma Children Hospital. Over 6,500 epilepsy and psychiatric patients have received free medication from government; and they were drawn from 65 wards in the 23 local government areas of the state. Most importantly, N10 million is being expended monthly to provide free drugs to patients in hospitals and other health facilities in Sokoto.

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Tambuwal has raised the ante of purposeful leadership and good governance. He has transformed Sokoto State and has imprinted indelible marks in the sand of history in the state. His achievements traversed all sectors of human endeavours

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Of course, housing is one of the primary needs of man and Governor Tambuwal is not oblivious of this hence since 2015, 300 Civil Servants have benefitted from Home renovation loan guaranteed by the government, and expended through the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). Already, Government has completed work at the 500 housing unit Kalambaina Estate. There is another 500 housing unit Kalambaina Estate completed; with another 500 Units of houses at Gidan Man Ada inherited from the previous administration and funds provided for their completion. In an era, where majority of the states are unable to pay workers’ salaries, it is gratifying to note that Tambuwal has created not less than 1000 new millionaires in Sokoto after the payment of retirement benefits to 1907 pensioners. His administration is up to date in the payment of salaries and pensions. Governor Tambuwal has created wealth and empowered youths and women in the state. When some states are downsizing their workforce, Sokoto state has employed 500 new junior and mid-cadre staff into the state civil service. In line with this administration’s diversification policy, Sokoto state under Governor Tambuwal is a reference point as in his first year in office, 9,000 tons of fertilizer were bought and sold to farmers at subsidized rate for the 2015 farming season at the cost of N1.2 billion and this has continued up till today. Already, a new Organic Fertiliser Company has been established in Sokoto and production has continued since it was unveiled in earlier this year. For two years running, Sokoto allocated more funds to the agric sector than any state in the country. $250m has been voted for the establishment of a Tomato Processing Factory by Erisco Foods Limited in Sokoto. An MoU has already been signed while land for the project has been handed over to the company by the Government. N1,660 billion has been expended in the provision of water pumps, seedlings, drilling tube wells and other agricultural machineries for farmers. AnotherN1,690 billion for the procurement of 1000 units of Tiller Machines for farmers in the state. The Government has not rested in the war against cor-

ruption and as at today, N1.5 billion redundant funds has been recovered by Government from 100 previously unknown accounts in various commercial banks after the introduction of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) payment system. In short, Governor Tambuwal has demystified governance. Described by those who know him closely as a kind hearted and passionate individual, Tambuwal is a committed professional who excels in any given task. In the political stratosphere of today, he has remained his true self. Besides his apparent willingness not to be encumbered by the political exigencies of double-speak, his utterances and actions have been guided by the need to do what is right, and what is in the best interest of the country. The Man, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, lawyer, parliamentarian, administrator, was born on January 10, 1966 in Tambuwal, Sokoto State. He had his early education at the Tambuwal Primary School from 1972 -1979 and Government Teachers College Dogon-Daji where he obtained his Teachers Grade 11 Certificate in 1984. Determined to become a lawyer, young Aminu proceeded to read Law at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, graduating in 1991 with an LL.B (Hons). In 1992, after successfully completing his one year mandatory studies at the Nigeria Law School Lagos, he was called to the Nigerian Bar. His charm and vibrant pursuit of an egalitarian society was soon noticed by his colleagues who persuaded him to run for office and he was elected the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Bar Association, Sokoto in 1997. Subsequently, he was to serve variously as the association’s Assistant National Financial Secretary, 1st National Secretary, and Secretary of the Human Rights Committee, between the years 1998 - 2002. Political Career After working as the Personal Assistant to the then Senate Leader, Senator Abdullahi Wali, Tambuwal ran for the House of Representatives seat for Kebbe/Tambuwal federal constituency of Sokoto State in 2003 on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and won. In 2004, he became the Minority Leader of the House. His knowledge, charisma and erudition, made him a very efficient leader of the opposition. Determined to continue rendering qualitative representation to his constituents, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal again contested the National Assembly elections in 2007. Following wide ranging consultations, orchestrated and spearheaded by his Leader Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Tambuwal recontested, this time on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He won the seat to represent his constituency from 2007-2011. No longer in the opposition, he was promptly elected the Deputy Chief Whip of the House, bringing his varied legislative experience, vast array of friends in different parties and sound judgment, to bear on the leadership of the House. In 2011, when Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal again stood for and won election to the House of Representatives, he had become one of the most experienced and most regarded members of that hallowed chamber. His integrity, knowledge of procedure and people, and his charming intelligence made him a very popular ranking member of the House. When the time came to elect a Speaker for the House therefore, it was inevitable that he would become the top contender. His nationalistic vision, his leadership by consensus, and his popularity with people across party, religion and ethnic lines, earned him the trust and ultimately the vote of his colleagues to become Speaker of the 7th Assembly of the House of Representatives. Against almost insurmountable odds, Tambuwal emerged Speaker in 2011 and ran a clean House, devoid of the controversies, corrupt charges and jostles for power that seemed to have characterised the tenure of his predecessors. Tambuwal is a man of many parts who has been able to distinguish himself in all of them. Some of his other achievements include: Leader of the Nigerian Delegation to African, Caribbean, Pacific and European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly; Leader of the Federal Government team to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding the controversial denial of visas to Nigerian female pilgrims; Member, International Bar Association, Member, Nigerian bar Association; Member, National Executive Committee Nigerian Bar Association; he has attended courses in Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, USA; Oxford University; Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Tulane University, both in the USA.

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Life Achievement Award: Bola Tinubu Ï A colossus politician of repute

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is a country where heroes are scarce and visionary leadership is even more rare. However, Nigeria can still take pride in one leader who has demonstrated rare courage and commitment to justice. One who has made personal sacrifices to advance the common good, and who remains unrelenting in the search for good and responsible governance. That leader is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a two-term former Lagos State Governor and the national leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu is that rare leader who combines practical political acumen, strategic vision and moral principles. When the history of the first score years of the 21st century in Nigeria is written, it will state that Tinubu’s rare courage and foresight in guiding his party abolished the determined efforts of the then ruling party to turn Nigeria into a one party state. More than any person since the return of civilian rule in 1999, Tinubu’s actions in maintaining his political party and helped salvage multiparty electoral democracy in Nigeria. With this contribution alone, he has helped his nation keep to the path leading toward good governance, human rights and prosperity for all. While Nigeria still has far to go to reach these objectives, it would have turned toward a less just and democratic without Bola Tinubu. In a political culture where most members of the political class gravitate towards the ruling party to ease the path towards fulfilment of personal ambition or for pecuniary reward, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s resilience and steadfastness in giving inspirational leadership to the APC is remarkable. It is a testimony to the depth of the convictions that have motivated and sustained him in politics over the last two and a half decades. One of Nigeria’s leading national newspapers in a published piece described him as Nigeria’s Political Samurai. “…By his focus and determination, Senator Bola Tinubu, has over the years carved out a distinctive personage for himself in politics. With a towering political stature, former Lagos State Governor and one of the national leaders of the former Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), now the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, isn’t just a household name; he is an authority in the artery of the nation’s body politics. He may have

Tinubu attained his enviable status through consistent ideological standing; it is certainly a journey of many years of struggle and the grit for change”. As each day passes by, Tinubu thinks new strategy, options and style in both politics and governance. He envisions and muses with deep reflection, the Nigerian problems as well as the best approach possible. He knows politics much as he understands the game of power…” Indeed, Tinubu’s democratic footprints go beyond Nigeria; it spawns the continent, especially in the immediate West Africa Sub-Region where he has helped sustain democracy and popular participation. The virtues of courage, determination, commitment, vision, focus and strong sense of purpose that have characterised Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s politics drove his emergence as one of the country’s most successful governors after Nigeria’s return to democratic governance 13 years ago. His stewardship of Lagos State for 8 years remains a reference for good governance in Nigeria and across the region. A first class financial strategist, Bola Tinubu, overhauled and reformed government and revenue collection in the state, taking Lagos from a yearly

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Tinubu remains Nigeria’s most relentless fighter for democracy, justice and the rule of law. No history of modern Nigeria can be complete without giving due regard to his contributions to safeguarding the democratic aspersions of an entire nation and its people, regardless of creed and ethnic background, at a time when those aspirations were deeply threatened.

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Internally Generated Revenue of N14.64 billion in 1999 to N60.31 billion in 2006. By March 2007, the state had achieved monthly Internally Generated Revenue of N8.2 billion. His innovations laid the groundwork necessary for Lagos to have the revenue to improve the state and modernize living conditions of all of its inhabitants. An irrepressible fighter for democracy and protection of civil liberties, Bola Tinubu endured political persecution, including numerous arrests and detentions, harassment, constant threats to his life and years in political exile. Despite the wrongs done to him he never has sought retribution. He has forgiven those who did injustice to him. Instead he has chosen to focus on the future by building a democratic and peaceful nation. Leadership newspapers, one of Nigeria’s national dailies, said it best when it conferred on its “Person of the Year” on him in 2011: “Out of the socio-economic and political fog that 2010 represented, at least three great themes emerged: the struggle between the search for democratic legitimacy and subsisting electoral injustices; the tenacious resolve of courageous characters who dared hypocritical authority to prove points

of principle; and a pervasive sense of self-doubt as the nation marked its 50th anniversary of independence.” Tinubu remains Nigeria’s most relentless fighter for democracy, justice and the rule of law. No history of modern Nigeria can be complete without giving due regard to his contributions to safeguarding the democratic aspersions of an entire nation and its people, regardless of creed and ethnic background, at a time when those aspirations were deeply threatened. Today, he remains the most vociferous voice in the call for Nigeria to return to the path of true federalism and for him, the star prize is the enthronement of fiscal federalism that will give governors and Chairmen fully funded mandates and accelerate grassroots development. One of Nigeria’s leading daily newspapers, ThisDay, in 2013 selected Bola Tinubu as its “Man of The Year”. The paper described him as the man who rebuilt Nigerian Opposition. In the words of the Newspaper, Tinubu “from the scratch he built the Action Congress of Nigeria to a formidable political party that within a short time became the major opposition party in Nigeria. He deployed his resources, energy, and political acumen to give the ruling party a fight in the political space”. The altering of Nigeria’s political landscape and balance of power that occurred in November 2013 had Tinubu’s imprimatur all over it. The political merger that produced the All Progressives Congress is Nigeria’s first and Tinubu was its chief architect. Thanks to Bola Tinubu’s untiring political maneuvers and nationalistic approach to politics, Nigeria is now a 2-party state presenting Nigerians with clear choices. This is in tandem with his tradition of selfless sacrifice, political foresight and unequalled commitment to progressive and people oriented politics. Bola Tinubu has served the cause of humanity and expanded the frontiers of freedom and democracy in Nigeria and the African Continent. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists and champions of federalism. He is one of the few leaders and champions of democracy with the potential and experience to take Nigeria to the next level. Tinubu was not in Lagos on March 29, 1952. He is married to Senator Oluremi Tinubu while the couple are blessed

with children. Graduated 1979 Sumna cum laude (with First Class Honours) in Business Administration (Accounting and Management) with cumulative weighted average point of 3.54 out of a maximum 4 points) from Chicago State University, Illinois, USA. Chicago State University Dean’s List (throughout his stay at the university). He received Outstanding Student’s Award and Certificate of Merit in Accounting and Finance He was the President, Chicago State University Accounting Society, in his final year in 1979. He worked with Arthur Anderson, Delliotte, Haskins and Sells (now Delliotte and Touche). He also worked at Mobil Producing Nigeria as Senior Auditor and Company Treasurer. He joined politics in 1989 and elected as Senator on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1992. He later joined the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in opposition to the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which SDP candidate, the late Basorun Moshood Abiola won. He was elected as Lagos State Governor in 1999, and served two terms till 2007. As Lagos State governor, Tinubu carried out educational reforms, under which mission schools were returned to their original owners, after decades of government takeover. The Christian mission schools handed back were CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos, St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka, Yaba, Igbobi College, Yaba, Aunty Ayo Girls High School, Keffi, Ikoyi, Lagos, Maryland Comprehensive High School, Ikeja, Lagos, Howells Memorial Grammar School, Lagos, Methodist Boys High School, Lagos, Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, Lagos, Our Lady of Apostles Girls School (Primary and Secondary), Yaba, Reagan Memorial Baptist Girls Secondary School, Yaba, Baptist Academy, Shepherd Hill, Obanikoro, Lagos, St. Gregory’s College, Obalende, Lagos, Holy Child College, Obalende, Lagos, Agbowa Ikosi Baptist Grammar School, Agbowa-Ikosi, African Church College, Ifako, Lagos, Aladura Comprehensive High School, Lagos, Apostolic Church Grammar School, Orisigun, Ketu, Lagos, African Church Grammar School, Lagos, Eva Adelaja School, Gbagada, Lagos.

Daily Times 2017 Award Winners

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Lifetime Achievement Award

Aliko Dangote

Ï A business mogul with passion for jobs creation

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, a northerner, precisely from Kano State, was born on April 10, 1957 into a wealthy Muslim family. Aliko Dangote is the founder and president/chief executive of the Dangote Group, the largest conglomerate in West Africa. His eyes for business started right from when he was young as he recalled: “I can remember when I was in primary school, I would go and buy cartons of sweets (sugar boxes) and I would start selling them just to make money. I was so interested in business, even at that time.” He studied business from the Al Azhar University, Cairo in Egypt and thereafter returned to Nigeria to work with his uncle, Sanusi Abdulkadir Dantata. His uncle later provided him a loan of 500,000 when he was just 21 years old to start a business. The Dangote Group, which started as a small trading firm, was established in 1977. Today, it is a multi-trillion naira conglomerate with many of its operations in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. At present, Dangote has enlarged his line of businesses to also cover food processing, cement manufacturing and freight. The Dangote Group also dominates the sugar market in Nigeria and is a major sugar supplier to the country’s soft drink companies, breweries, and confection-

Dangote ers. The Dangote Group has also moved from being a trading company to being the largest industrial group in Nigeria and these include: Dangote Sugar Refinery, Dangote Cement, and Dangote Flour just to mention but a few.

In July 2012, Dangote approached the Nigerian Ports Authority with the idea of leasing an abandoned piece of land at the Apapa Port, which was welcomed and approved. He later went to build facilities for his flour company there. So also in the 90’s,

he approached the Central Bank of Nigeria with the idea that it would be cheaper for the bank to allow his transport company to manage their fleet of staff buses which was also approved. In Nigeria as of today, Dangote Group with its dominance in the sugar market and Sugar Refinery is the main supplier (70% of the market) to the country’s soft drinks companies, breweries and confectioners. It is indeed, the largest refinery in Africa and the third largest in the world producing 800,000 tonnes of sugar annually. Apart from these, Dangote Group owns salt factories and flour mills and also being a major importer of rice, fish, pasta, cement and fertilizer. It is instructive to note that Dangote Group currently has presence in 17 African countries and is a market leader in cement on the continent. One of the Group’s subsidiaries, Dangote Cement Plc, is the largest listed company in West Africa and the first Nigerian company to join the Forbes Global 2000 Companies list. The Group has diversified into other sectors of the Nigerian economy including agriculture and is currently constructing the largest petroleum refinery, petrochemical plant and fertiliser complex in Africa. Internationally, Dangote sits on

the board of the Corporate Council on Africa, and is a member of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative, the Clinton Global Initiative, the McKinsey Advisory Council, and the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. He was named Co-chair of the US-Africa Business Centre in September 2016 by the US Chamber of Commerce. In April 2017, he joined the Board of Directors of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, which is helping countries build the systems necessary to provide health services to their people. A dedicated philanthropist, Dangote made an initial endowment of $1.25billion to the Dangote Foundation in March 2014, enabling it to scale up its work in health, education and economic empowerment. In addition, he is collaborating with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fight polio. He is also on the Board of ONE, the anti-poverty group, co-founded by Bono. In 2013, Forbes listed him as the ‘Most Powerful Man in Africa.’ In April 2014, TIME Magazine listed him among its 100 ‘Most Influential People in the World.’ He also made the list of CNBC’s ‘Top 25 Business men in the World’ that changed and shaped the century.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Leo Stan Ekeh

Ï A computer guru with a difference ÏÏÏ

Whenever anyone talks of technology in Nigeria, the name Chief Leo Stan Ekeh must be mentioned. Born on February 22, 1956 in Ubomiri, Mbaitoli in Imo State, Ekeh is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the wellknown indigenous firm, Zinox Technologies Limited, makers of personal computers. The technology guru surprisingly does not have a technology background as he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Panjan University in India and a postgraduate degree in Risk Management from Nottingham University in England. Ekeh began his journey in the technology business when he set up Task Systems Limited which was a pioneer in desktop publishing and computer graphics

in Nigeria. The company was so successful that it is to his credit the computerisation of a high percentage of print media in Nigeria. The astute businessman also founded other companies including ITEC Solutions Limited and Technology Distribution Limited. He then set up Zinox Technologies Limited in October 2001 to produce locally made computers. Always pioneering, his computers were the first Nigerian made computers certified internationally. Zinox was the first computer manufacturer in West Africa to attain the WHQL certification and the ISO 9001: 2000 certification. In October 2013, Zinox Technologies unveiled their first tablet computer called Zipad produced locally at a media conference at the company’s headquarters in Lagos. The company is the

leading computer manufacturing company in Nigeria and is patronised heavily by the Nigerian government especially during elections. Ekeh through his company, Zinox Technologies, has given back to the society in several ways. One of which is the Computerize Nigeria Project which was launched on August 5, 2000. The goal of the project was to sensitise and encourage development in the use of computers by Nigerians. Another such project is the CANi Scheme which was set up to provide quality desktop and laptop computers to the Nigerian populace at below normal market prices with the option of bank financing and a 24 month repayment period. The testimonial of Ekeh’s business genius can be seen in the numerous awards won by both him and his company. They include but are not limited to: Zinox computers as ICT Company

of the Year at the Thisday Awards for Excellence in 2007, Computer Brand of the Year in 2006 at the Nigerian Information Technology and Telecom Awards, 4 doctorate degrees from reputable universities, etc. Ekeh was conferred with the honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) of Nigeria by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2004 and is also a board member of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. Ekeh also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Zinox Technologies Ltd and Buyright Africa Dotcom Limited. He founded TaskDirect Limited in 1987. Chief Leo Stan Ekeh as a first rate Indian trained economist and risk Manager, was honoured as an ICON of Hope by President Olusegun Obasanjo October 1, 2002 for his sustained pioneering effort in the area of information

Ekeh technology and also as a pride to modern Nigeria. He attended Holy Ghost College, Owerri in Imo State for his secondary education. As a young man, he wanted to own the biggest transport company in Nigeria. He later went to India for his university education, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Punjab

University. Ekeh believes that studying in India was “a great turning point in my life because I found the economy of India a realistic economy”. After his university education in India, Ekeh opted to study at the Cork City University, Ireland, and later transferred to Nottingham University, United Kingdom, earning a degree in Risk Management.