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CAN meets Saraki, demands reinstatement of CRK in curriculum Chris Emetoh, Abuja

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Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have demanded the immediate intervention of the Senate to ensure the reinstatement of Christian Religious Knowledge in the country’s education curriculum.

CAN at a meeting with Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki in his office on Wednesday, also called for the abolishment of obnoxious laws which infringe on religious freedom, noting that there is urgent need for Government to involve all stakeholders in the review of Nigerian education curriculum.

The Association led by its Secretary General, Charles Adeyinka, condemned a situation where the Education Resource Center (ERC) reviews the curriculum at it’s whims and Caprice to the detriment of a section of Nigerians.

“We are particularly worried about some of the contents of the curriculum, there should be genuine respect for our constitution, and therefore we demand that obnoxious

laws that infringe on religious freedom be abolished,” he said.

CAN also condemned what it described as treatment meted out to students in some parts of the country especially in the north for refusing to study Islamic Religious Study.

Adeyinka informed the Senate that most States in the North have for the past 20 years refused to employ CRK teachers despite efforts by CAN. He urged the National Assembly to take urgent steps to redress such issues that seek to undermine the collective interest and unity of Nigeria.

However, Saraki in his response blamed the problem on former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration even as he assured that the Senate will look into the matter and ensure that the rights of all Nigerians are respected in line with the constitution.

The Senate President urged Nigerians to continue to pursue and seek solutions to problems confronting the nation, even as he advised on the need to always run a background check on how such problems emerged.

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PDP can’t pose challenge to APC -Salihu Tom Okpe, Abuja

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National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in charge of the North East, Mustapha Salihu has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not pose any danger to the APC despite the Supreme Court judgement which brought to an end the protracted leadership crisis rocking the party.

Salihu who spoke with newsmen when he came to assume duty at the APC secretariat also dismissed petitions against his nomination as the North East zonal Chairman of the party, saying he had the full support of all stakeholders in the zone to represent them

at the National Working Committee.

He said though the judgement of the Supreme Court affirmed Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi as the National Chairman of the PDP, it will not in any way restore the image of the party before the Nigerian people.

He said what is important is not the persons leading the party, but the credibility of the party itself, pointing out that PDP lost credibility when it presided over the gradual destruction of the nation.

“Makarfi, Ali Modu Sheriff or any other person being the PDP chairman is no threat, what you look is the party as

an institution. This is a party that institutionalised corruption in this country, they dilapidated our structure, and they caused insecurity.

As long as that institution remains, we are not threatened by any person.”

Speaking on his emergence as National Vice Chairman in the midst of protest by some stakeholders from the zone, Salihu said “who is complaining? I have here with me the six state chairmen of the party in the zone.

I also have the support of the governors and other stakeholders. So, who is doing the complaining?

He said, “I am overseeing Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Taraba

and Gombe states for our great party, APC. When a vacancy exists in the party, the NWC has the right to use either the precedence or guideline. It is this precedence the party used to bring me on board and this process could not have been possible without the support of my own state.

“I was also able to get support from the six states, used the medium that is the zonal executives, which is the zonal public relations officer and youth leaders”.P The position of the zonal chairman for the north east became vacant following the appointment of Babachir David Lawal as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

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In furtherance of its onslaught against smuggling and ridding the society of smugglers, the Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 1 by 40ft container of pharmaceutical product disguised as United Nations (UN) branded cartons to evade detection.

The container contained 1442 cartons of Tramadol 225/120 in container numbered MSKU 98895 and a MAN Diesel Truck with Registration Number RRU 513 XA and was arrested along Oshodi-Apapa and Ijebu Ode express ways.

According to the controller of the Unit, Mr. Mohammed Garba, the interception took place following the commitment, doggedness and resilience of the Officers and men of the unit in foiling the antics of the smugglers who used different methods of concealment in evading the eagle eyes of the customs.

Garba expressed concerns over what would have happened if the drugs had gone into circulation.

“Only God knows what would have happened if these drugs had gotten into the market, these people who import these kind of products are worse than armed robbers” he said.

He further revealed that 15 suspects were arrested in connection over 40 different

seizures which were recorded comprising of vegetable oil, foreign parboiled rice, frozen poultry products, smuggled vehicles, medications, used tyres, and various general merchandise.

The unit was also able through its interventions to recover the sum of N229m in duty payments and demand notices.

“You will agree with me that the fight against smuggling can only be won if all hands are on deck. The commitment, doggedness, residence and diligence of the officers and men of the FOU Zone A for foiling the antics of smugglers who used different methods for concealment cannot be over emphasized,” he said.

“In the spirit of inter-agency relationship, the drugs will be handed over to NAFDAC today for further investigation,” he added Reacting, Director of investigations and enforcement, National Drug Law Enforcement and Agency (NDLEA), Kingsley Ejiofor, who also doubles as the chairman, Federal Taskforce against counterfeited and fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods commended customs for their efforts.

“Words are not enough to describe how excited we are.

Just a few weeks back, we were in Port Harcourt where 11 containers of drugs with no permit worth N9billion were intercepted and handed over to us.

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (l), in a handshake with Senator Ademola Adeleke, swearing-in at the Senate Chambers in Abuja… on Wednesday.

Fire burns property valued several millions of naira in Calabar Edem Edem, Calabar

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Property valued at several millions of naira was burnt to ashes in Calabar, Cross River state capital on Tuesday. The fire alleged to be mysterious burnt 10 rooms, furniture, electronics, cooking utensils, wearing apparels, certificates and undisclosed amounts within an hour.

The incident, our findings revealed, occurred at No 4 Aya Ata in Ikot Eka Edem in Calabar Municipal Council of the state.

The fire incident started at about 6pm and within one hour, it consumed everything and razed down the building.

One of the victims, Mrs. Fidelia Akpan Essien, 50, who is a newspaper distributor in Calabar, told our correspondent on Wednesday that she went to church in the same compound shortly before the incident occurred.

According to her, she left to the church with three of her children, two boys and a girl while the most senior was taking his bath. Shortly on arrival, less than an hour, she saw people making frantic efforts to put out the fire. Sadly, the efforts did not yield any positive results.

Mrs. Essien said: “The fire incident occurred in a very mysterious manner on Tuesday while I was in

the church, at Sanctified Mount Zion, No 4 Aya Ata Street, Ikot Eka Edem in Calabar. The whole house of over 10 rooms was razed down. In fact, I left for the church in the same compound around 6pm.

“I went with my three children two boys and a girl. The most senior was taken his berth and when he came back from berth room, he saw the fire.

When I also came back from the Church, I saw people trying to put out the fire and by then it has consumed everything.”

The victim, who said she has no other cloth to wear apart from the one she was putting on (scripted cof-

fee colour polo and black skirt), no other cloth as everything including furniture, electronics, wearing apparels, cooking utensils, certificates and undisclosed amounts have been burnt.

Mrs. Essien who could not tell how the fire incident occurred said the fire started at about 6pm and within one hour, everything was down, “The incident occurred around 6pm and less than an hour everything was down.”

She said that Cross River State Fire Service was contacted but they complaint of lack of water and by the time they eventually came, the fire had consumed everything.

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Osinbajo’s meeting with Buhari: Cabinet reshuffle looms Continued from page 1 bajo did not give the details of his meeting with Buhari, a credible source at the presidency confided in The Daily Times that some changes will definitely take place shortly.

The source, who sought anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, further disclosed on Wednesday that a cabinet reshuffle is on the card.

The development was said to have caused anxiety among ministers who are anxious to know who will be affected in the impending exercise arising from the historic London visit by Osinbajo.

The Daily Times recalls that two ministers - Stephen Ocheni (Kogi State ) and Suleiman Hassan ( Gombe State) who had been confirmed by the Senate are yet to be sworn-in due to the pending cabinet reshuffle.

The source said: “I can tell you authoritatively that the sudden

departure of Osinbajo to London to see Buhari would definitely have ripple effects because with the one-on-one discussion between Buhari and Osinbajo, certain decisions will soon be made and one of such is the pending cabinet reshuffle.

“You will agree with me that there is need to rejig the cabinet as we have spent two out of Buhari’s four years mandate. There is the need to effect a desirable change so as to refocus the administration.

“It is unfortunate when some people queried why the Acting President was reluctant in swearing in the two ministers. But what people did not realize is that it is one presidency, and Osinbajo is loyal to Buhari. And there is no way he will reshuffle the cabinet without discussing with Buhari.

Don’t forget that Osinbajo often says that a president remains a president while the acting president is the acting president work-

ing with one goal - to change the country for the better.

“But I will not be able to give you the details of the reshuffle but shortly, everything will soon unfold while the two ministers will be part of the government.

The Daily Times further gathered that during the meeting in London that lasted for over an hour, Buhari and Osinbajo discussed intensively on the need to change the approach to certain issues so as to put Nigeria back on trajectory growth path.

Some of the major decisions that would be taken by the acting President, the source said, include certain far reaching decisions. But the source refused to give the details.

According to the source, the prolong impasse between the executive and the legislature would be resolved in due course, adding that Buhari and Osinbajo had deliberated on the issue while reviewing the situation for ad-

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (l), in a handshake with Senator Ademola Adeleke, swearingin at the Senate Chambers in Abuja… on Wednesday.

equate consultations.

Another issue that was discussed during the London meeting was the issue of name dropping of the President. Buhari was said to have told Osinbajo that it was wrong for certain people to drop his name for selfish reason.

The source said: “ You know that the President is a man of integrity and he abhours favouritism and nepotism. The president is not happy about this. For those who are dropping his name, they will soon regret their actions as necessary efforts are being put in place to address the issue.”

The source also disclosed that the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir David Lawal and the Director General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke would soon know their fates as Buhari and Osinbajo had concluded on the next line of action. He added that the federal government action on the duo would be made public shortly.

In a related development, Osinbajo on Wednesday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari would be back to Nigeria very soon, contrary to news making the rounds that the president was incapacitated.

Osinbajo had on Tuesday jetted out to Lodon to meet with Buhari who has been on medical vacation in the UK since May 7.

The acting President, shortly after his return from London, told State House Correspondents at the Aso Villa, Abuja that Buhari and himself had a good conversation on wide range of issues and he (Buhari) “is in a very good spirit.”

Osinbajo also said that Buhari was recuperating very quickly and “he is doing very well.”

He said: “I think very very shortly. Very shortly. I think we should really expect him back very shortly. Like I said he is recuperating very fast and he is doing very very well.”

On when the presidency will swear in the two ministers confirmed recently by the Senate, Osinbajo said “Well, I’m not in a position to say anything. I don’t have a date in mind but I’m sure very very soon we will do that.”

When asked about the specific date in which Buhari would return, Osinbajo simply said, “No no. Deadlines aren’t a very good thing but as I said he is recuperating fast we are expecting him very shortly. Much sooner than you will expect.”

“First, as you know I went to see him, I went to check up on him, find out how he was doing. I had of course been speaking with him on the phone and I thought it will be a good thing to go and see him and you know generally check up on how he was doing and also to brief him on developments back at home.

“So we had a very good time, we had a very good conversation on wide ranging issues and he is in very good spirit, he is recuperating very quickly and he is doing very well.

“As I have said, he is in very high spirit, he is recuperating very well and we had very long conversation, we spoke for well over an hour and his humour is all there. He is doing well and he is recuperating fast.”

Osinbajo, who was also asked if the report of the suspended SGF and NIA DG was part of his conversation with Buhari in London, said that they discussed wide range of issues, adding that, “I really can’t go into specifics of all the discussions we had.”

Jonathan, Makarfi, PDP top shots celebrate as S’Court sacks Sheriff as party chair Continued from page 1 nor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi , as the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that it was the lawful executive of the party, having been duly constituted by the National Convention of the party held in Port Harcourt on May 21, 2016.

The apex court in a unanimous decision y over ruled the decision of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division which on February 17, 2017 declared Senator Ali Modu Sheriff the authentic National Chairman of the PDP. Delivering the lead judgment on the appeal filed by Makarfi and Ben Obi who are Chairman and Secretary respectively of the National Caretakers Committee, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour held that “the Court of Appeal was wrong only to have examined section 47 of the (PDP) constitution to arrive at its decision. It has to examine all other Articles of the party constitution,” he stated.

Justice Rhodes -Vivour further held that the PDP Constitution pro-

vides that the National Convention of the party is the highest decision making organ of the party.

Justice Rhodes -Vivour who traced the genesis of the PDP crisis stated that it started after the PDP lost the 2015 general election and its National Chairman Adamu Mu’azu resigned .

The party leaders appointed Senator Modu Sheriff to complete Mu’azu’ s tenure . He stated that at the expiration of Sheriff ’s tenure, he, Sheriff convened the Port Harcourt’s PDP national convention and indicated interest in the chairmanship position.

He submitted half filled form without attaching his membership card, three years tax clearance certificate as required by the party guidelines.

According to the report of the party screening committee, Sheriff was disqualified to contest the chairmanship position because he did not fulfill the requirements He said that when Sheriff got the hint of his disqualification, he sought to cancel the convention, but he could not succeed because

the Deputy National Chairman presided over the convention as permitted by PDP constitution.

Justice Rhodes-Vivour said he was satisfied that the PDP National Convention met all the requirements prescribed in the party constitution, “the appeal has merit and is allowed.”

He awarded a cost of N250,000 against the first and second respondents.

The court agreed with the appellant that the National Convention is the Supreme organ which controls every other organs of the party, adding that the National Convention was in order to have set up a caretaker committee having dissolved the National Executive Committee.

The court further held that the dissolution of the National Executive Committee by the convention was in order since the national deputy chairman presided, adding that the convention acted within the constitution of the party.

The Supreme Court expressed worry that Sheriff submitted himself to the National Conven-

tion by seeking election to the office of the national chairman with half filled nomination form, but was screened out.

The Court noted that immediately Sheriff was screened out by the electoral committee he sought to cancel the election and when his attempt failed he resorted to court actions as part of a desperate attempt to perpetuate himself in office.

The apex court noted that in the process, Sheriff filed 10 suits in different courts within one year and abandoned some. “They shall forever gather dust in judicial achieve” Justice Rhodes-Vivour said.

The Learned Justice also admonished politicians to stop engaging in forum shopping. He enjoined heads of courts to always assign cases of the same nature and content to one judge so as to avoid getting conflicting judgements. He also enjoined judges to be alert and watch whether cases assigned to them is ongoing in another court and if it has been assigned decline it.

Meanwhile, there was wild jubilation at the Supreme Court premises by PDP faithful of the Makarfi faction who were present in court.

Among the PDP faithful in court were governors Nyesome Wike of Rivers and Ayo Fayose of Ekiti as well as former governor of Kano State Ibrahim Shekarau.

Other PDP bigwigs include Ahmed Markafi, Senator Ben Obi, Bode George, Dayo Adeyeye, Jerry Gana, former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha.

Senator Modu Sheriff was absent during the judgment, but his deputy, Dr. Cairo Ojougbo was present.

Other members of the panel of justices including Walter Onneghen, Ibrahim Tanko, Clara Ogunbiyi, Dantiji Muhammad and Justice Olukayode Ariwoola agreed with the judgement.

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Only 600,000 out of 22m residents in Lagos pay tax –Gov Ambode

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Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has expressed worry that the proportion of tax payers in the state compared to its huge population, was abysmally, especially when viewed against the backdrop of the state’s ever increasingly expenditure.

To reverse the trend, therefore, Ambode has identified the need for residents to adopt a willful approach to the payment of taxes as a means of addressing fundamental challenges

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confronting the state and accelerating development in all sectors and sections.

Ambode, who spoke at a sensitization workshop on: ‘2017 Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition and Conference (WATEC)’, held at Ikeja, also said that out of a population of 22 million people, only 600,000 Lagos residents are up to date in paying their taxes, and that such was not helpful to scale up the provision of infra-

structure and other amenities for the people.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Haruna and made available to The Daily Times, quoted Ambode as saying, “The number of people paying taxes in Lagos is less than 600,000 people; and we are 22 million people in the state; and then, 67 per cent of the people living in Lagos are below the age of 35

and even the retirees, how much are they paying?

They are on pension. So, you have to go through your nose and you want to be as compassionate as possible that in a recession, you don’t overtax people.”

Lagos state government, has over the past years, increased its advocacy and tax drive. Through Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, the government has been intensifying

Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbhe (l), receiving the state’s emblem from Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, during a courtesy visit by the minister and his entourage to the governor in Abere, Osun State… on Wednesday.

its tax drive with a view to bringing taxable residents into its tax net, which has seen it generate about N30billion monthly as at December last year.

However, responding to a suggestion from one of the participants at the workshop that the State Government should complete the ongoing shoreline protection particularly in the Lekki and Ajah axis as one of the ways to mitigate the impact of torrential rain falls, which caused flooding in the axis last week, Governor Ambode said in as much as government was willing to do such, it was being inhibited by its limited resources He said: “Talking about protecting our shoreline, I want to tell you something.

The ecological fund that someone talked about does not exist because the previous government, due to political consideration, never gave Lagos anything and protecting the shoreline runs into billions.

“Even doing those groins not to allow the water to break cost a lot of money and then with frozen taxes in the last eight to ten years, there has not been any increase in taxes unlike in

the United Kingdom for instance where any young person living there knows that once you start working at the age of 18, your civic obligation is that you must pay tax but here nobody takes it as their business that the new road I am using I need to pay something and so they only pay tax when they are inside the real tax net that is you are paying pay as you earn.

“That is the only way we can catch you; and so everybody takes it for granted that government will do it and there is nothing like government money, it is taxes that people are paying that you are asking for this shoreline protection, it is from the taxes that you are asking for us to de-flood, it is from the taxes that you are asking for us to do the roads and all that.

The Governor said it was time for a convergence between civic obligations and the ability of government to build trust by using taxes of citizens judiciously, just assured that his administration, within the available resources, would continue to invest in infrastructure and deliver good governance to make life comfortable and easier for the people.

Jonathan, Makarfi, PDP top shots celebrate as S’Court sacks Sheriff as party chair Continued from page 6 democracy.

This is even as he confidently said that the PDP will capture power at the centre in the forthcoming 2019 elections.

He spoke at a press conference he addressed at the national secretariat of the PDP, popularly called Wadata House, shortly after the judgement of the apex court.

Makarfi, who addressed journalists along with other members of the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP, said, ”This affirms the powers of political parties; this affirms the powers of convention of all political parties.

“The battle we fought was not a battle for PDP alone. It was a battle for democracy, it was a battle for supremacy of party men and women to decide their destiny. And it is a battle to do away with dictatorship in political parties, and this will never repeat itself,” he said.

He however said there was no Victor, no vanquished, and said the party would embark on reconciliation.

Also reacting, immediate past President of the country, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has advised Makarfi, not to see the judgement of the Supreme Court, which affirmed him as the recognised National Chairman of the party, as a victory of a section of the party Rather, Jonathan urged him and members of the NCC to see the victory as a moral victory of constitutionality over arbitrariness.

The former President, in a post on his twitter handle after the judgement, expressed his belief in the nation’s judiciary, saying, “I believe in our jurists. We may have issues with some individuals, but the Nigerian judiciary deserves respect and commendation.”

According to the former President, “As I congratulate the Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker Committee, I strongly urge them not to see this as a victory of a section of the party.

“I believe in our jurists.

We may have issues with some individuals, but the Nigerian judiciary deserves respect and commendation.”

The Rivers State gover-

nor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, in his reaction declared that the judgement on the PDP crisis was a victory for democracy as the nation would now have a viable opposition.

Speaking after the Supreme Court judgement in Abuja on Wednesday, Governor Wike said: “This judgment shows that there will be opposition in Nigeria. I am very happy. Rivers people are very happy because we have no other party aside the PDP.” The governor said that the PDP would emerge from the crisis stronger because all stakeholders would work hard to rebuild the party.

Governor Wike urged Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and his supporters to keep their word and work with other stakeholders in the interest of the party.

The PDP Senators caucus also yesterday described the Supreme Court judgement on the leadership tussle of the party as a no Victor no vanquished situation.

The senators at a press briefing on Wednesday, said that the ruling marked a big day in the history of Nige-

ria’s democracy and a victory for all Nigerians and democracy.

Leader of the caucus and Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who described the judgement as monumental also said it was a victory for all PDP members regardless of what faction they belonged, adding that it has strengthened a vibrant alternative to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

Akpabio said that the struggle for the leadership of the party was a family affair which has been resolved.

Noting that the structure is now set to “change the change,” Akpabio called on all those who defected from PDP on account of the protracted crisis to return.

“We are not going to penalise anyone for going on exile, we need all hands on deck for the party to move forward,” Akpabio stated.

Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, who also observed that the development should not be considered as a victory for PDP but for all Nigerians, said they have learnt from what has happened.

He however advised that such must not be allowed to happen again.

“The Change the change is now truly on course.”

Mark also commended the media for their unbiased reports and contributions while the crisis lasted. Mark however reiterated the need for all hands to be on deck to provide a credible opposition to the ruling party.

Also reacting, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said that the judgement of the Supreme Court on the PDP leadership crisis, ushers in a new dawn of peace, reconciliation, and recovery for the party.

Ekweremadu said it was a no victor and no vanquished situation for individual party members, but rather a collective victory for the entire party faithful and the nation’s democracy.

His words, “I am happy that the Supreme Court has brought this protracted leadership tussle to an end today.

“There is no victor and there is no vanquished, but a collective victory for our party and the nation’s democracy. No democracy can prosper in the absence of a

virile opposition or under the extreme hardship Nigerians have faced over the past two years. Citizens deserve a viable alternative,” he said.

In a congratulatory message to party members, former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh described the Supreme Court’s ruling, as a victory for democracy and for the Nigerian people.

The verdict of the apex court, Metuh said, is a ‘no victor, no vanquished’ situation.

According to him, the fact that PDP still stood through “this most difficult and challenging times with the preponderance of its members and structures across the country still intact speaks volumes of the strong ideology that binds us together as a family”.

Metuh said the time therefore has come for members of the party “to rekindle the light; to put the past behind us and reach out to our brothers and sisters; those who left before the general elections, those that left during the period of the challenges, and even those who are on the other side of the divide.”

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Shortage of academic staff hampers accreditation of courses in Kogi State varsity Idris Ahmed, Lokoja Acute shortage of academic staff at the Kogi State University, Ayingba, has been one of the major obstacles for accreditation of some courses.

The vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Mohammed Sani Abdukadir disclosed this yesterday when the Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello visited in continuation of his tour of tertiary institutions in the state.

“As at today, this institution has a deficit of 361 staff out of the 780 needed for full accreditation by the National Universities Commission,” the vice chancellor said.

Also speaking at the occasion, the chairman Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-KSU), Dr. Daniel Aina reeled out catalogue of problems facing the 17 years old institution.

According to him, the university has been hit by mass exodus of teaching staff including 40 professors in the last one year due to irregular and delayed salary payments.

According to Dr. Aina the irregular salary payment was capable of exposing morally weak ones to corrupt tendencies.

He also complained to the governor the inadequate security in the university community which he said has exposed staff and students to danger.

However, Alhaji Bello vowed to take a holistic look to all the problems enumerated with a view to finding lasting solutions to them.

He appealed to the striking members of the academic and non academic staff to resume academic activities as issues relating to their salaries and other allowances would be paid without further delay.

Appeal Court validates power of FCTA to collect entertainment tax Idu Jude, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration through its Solicitor General, Mr. Yusuf H. Wodi esq has urged the general public particularly Abuja residents to take note of the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on the right of the FCT Minister to collect entertainment fees within the FCT The Court of Appeal in Abuja presided over by Justice Abdul Aboki has validated the collection of Entertainment Tax in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by FCT Administration.

The court stated this while delivering judgment an appeal involving the Honourable Minister of FCT and Olayinka Olayemi Hotels Limited The Appeal Court in its judgment of 19th May, 2017 unanimously set aside the judgment of the trial Court which invalidated the power of FCT Minister to make any regulation under the Entertainment Tax Act and upheld the powers of the FCT Minister to collect Entertainment Tax in the Territory.

The appeal arose from the suit instituted by Olayinka Olayemi Hotels Limited at the FCT High Court challenging the collection of Entertainment Tax in FCT and FCT Minister’s promulgation of Entertainment Tax and Event Fee

Regulation 2014.

The FCT high court sitting in Kuje in its judgment of 30th June, 2016 had set aside all the powers of the FCT Minister in respect of promulgation of Entertainment Tax and Event Fee Regulation 2014, thereby stopping the collection of Entertainment Tax in the territory.

Consequently, with the judgment of the Appeal Court which has validated the FCT Minister’s power, all legal impediments to the collection of Entertainment Tax in the Federal Capital Territory have been removed.

Prior to the commencement of the collection of the Entertainment Tax, and Event Centers Fee Regulation 2014 was made by the FCT Executive Council stipulating the scope and operation of the tax.

Thus, the collection of entertainment Tax in the FCT began on the 25th of February 2015 after a formal flag off of the scheme by the FCT Administration.

Upon the implementation of the Entertainment Tax and Event Centers Fee Regulation 2014, some entertainment providers instituted actions in the court challenging the imposition of the Tax in FCT wherein the trial judge in his judgment invalidated the collection on the ground that Minister of FCT has no power to make such regulation.

L-R: National Security Adviser, Brig.-Gen Babagana Monguno; Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita and Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, during the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja… on Wednesday.

Edo commissioners get portfolios Titus Akhigbe, Benin

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The recently appointed commissioners to serve in the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State have been assigned to various ministries in the state.

This was at the first Executive Council meeting (EXCO) held by the Obaseki-led administration in Edo State during which commissioners were appointed to already existing ministries, others were assigned to ministries that were reorganised and renamed by the present administration.

The Governor, who was Chairman in Council Idu Jude, Abuja ÏÏÏThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has vowed that despite challenges in the downstream petroleum sector, it would leave no stone unturned to ensure adequate petroleum products availability in all parts of the Country.

NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, stated this at the end of the 24th, 25th and 26th Annual General Meeting of its downstream subsidiaries, the Nigerian Products Marketing Company (NPMC) and the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC) in Abuja Dr. Baru said the two companies had fared well given the circumstances in which they found themselves, stressing that amidst upheavals in products pricing and the intrigues among players in the industry, they

during the meeting, announced that the state would now be operated fewer than 18 ministries, while appointing a commissioner to each of them.

The ministries include: Energy and Water Resources to be handled by Yekini Idaiye; Communication and Orientation led

by Paul Ohonbamu; Science and technology, Emmanuel Agbale; Wealth Creation, Cooperatives and Employment, led by Emmanuel Usoh; Women Affairs and Social Developmentled by Magdalene Ohenhen; Infrastructure, led by Osahon Amiolemen; Minerals, Oil and Gas, led

by Joseph Ughioke; Youth

and Special Duties, led

by Mika Amanokha; Finance, led by Osagie Inegbedion; Budget, led by Hajia Maryam Abubakar; Physical Planning and Urban Development, led by Edorodion Oye Erimona; Justice, Professor Yinka Omorogbe; Arts,Culture and Diaspora, led by Osaze Osemwegie-Ero; Agriculture and Natural Resources, led by Monday Osaigbovo; Education, led

by Dr. Chirstopher I. Adesotu; Environment and Sustainability, led by Hon. Reginald Okun; Health, led by Dr. David Osifo; Local Government and Community Affairs, led by Jimoh Ijegbai.

On the reshuffled ministries, Obaseki revealed that Forestry and Sports had been made full commissions, while also disclosing that the Ministry of Lands had been scrapped, and that Housing would be handled by Property Development Authority.

While stating that all the executive orders and gazettes necessary to reveal the new structure would be immediately released, and that the terms of reference of all council members had been finalised, he ordered all commissioners to resume at their ministries on July 13, this year.

NNPC vows to sustain products supply had ensured an unimpeded petroleum products supply into the market.

“The NPMC and NPSC are the sole vehicles through which the NNPC is currently satisfying its obligation of being the supplier of last resort to the nation. We have ensured that we sustain the steady supply of petroleum products across the country and we are doing this onerous task with integrity, Dr. Baru posited.

Dr. Baru said the splitting of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited (PPMC) into NPMC and NPSC was to commercialize the operations of the company for the better.

He stated that the Federal Government and the NNPC had put in place strategies to engage members of various host communities to

stem incidences of pipeline infarctions, adding that the efforts were yielding positive results.

The Companies’ external auditors, Messrs PricewaterHouseCoopers and others, gave the NNPC subsidiary companies a clean bill of health, stressing that their financial statement and operations complied with international best practices.

It would be recalled that the recent strategic intervention of NNPC led to a 42 percent fall in the price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) popularly called diesel and has continued to sustain the downward trend across the country.

The Corporation has also taken steps to resuscitate some of its critical pipelines and depots such as the Atlas Cove - Mosimi Depot

Pipeline, Port Harcourt Refinery – Aba Depot Pipeline, Kaduna – Kano Pipeline and the Kano Depot which have enhanced efficiency in the distribution of AGO. NNPC maintained that efforts were ongoing to revamp and re-commission other critical pipelines and depots across the country.

Another area of intervention that has enhanced supply and distribution of diesel is the Corporation’s robust engagement with critical Downstream stakeholders such as Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) as well as Independent Petroleum Marketers, leading to the resolution of salient issues.

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Politics Chijioke Okoronkwo The Senate recently asked the Acting President Yemi Osibanjo to transmit the 2014 National Constitutional Conference Report to it as a bill for consideration.

The request was preceded by a motion sponsored by Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC-Yobe) entitled: “The need for National Unity and Peaceful Co-existence in Nigeria,’’ cosponsored by 106 other senators.

Lawan’s motion had four prayers, but there was an additional prayer

by Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa (PDPAbia North), that the Federal Government should be urged to urgently forward the report to the National Assembly for deliberation.

The 2014 National Constitutional Conference headed by Justice Idris Kutigi recommended inter alia, the creation of 18 new states; three per geo-political zone.

The recommended states are Apa, Edu, Kainji, Katagum, Savannah, Amana, Gurara, Ghari, Etiti, Aba, Adada, Njaba-Anim, Anioma, Orashi, Ogoja, Ijebu and New Oyo. Aside the 18 proposed states, the conference recommended one new state for the South East to make the zone have equal number of states with the other zones except the North West which has seven states with a note that states willing to merge can do so on condition.

It recommended further that the sharing of the funds to the Federation Account among the three tiers of government should be Federal Government; 42.5 per cent, state governments; 35 per cent and local governments; 22.5 per cent.

On forms of government, it recommended Modified Presidential System; a home-made model of government that effectively combines the presidential and parliamentary systems of government.

It also suggested a bi-cameral legislature, in which all elected members of the legislative arms of all the tiers of government should serve on part-time basis, among other recommendations.

Ohuabunwa’s motion was seconded by Sen. Adeola Solomon Olamilekan (APC, Lagos West) and was unanimously adopted by the senators.

In agreement with the motion, Sen. Adamu Aliero (APC- Kebbi Central) said that there was need to deliberate on the report and implement the necessary recommendations.

Although some perceptive Nigerians are of the view that the conference report should be looked into for political development, others believe that revisiting it is uncalled for.

For instance, the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) at the wake of a meeting of the Elders’ Council expressed its support to the Senate in that regard.

The President-General of the council, Dr. Kunle Olajide said “the YCE commends the Senate for its resolution.

“We urge the executive to forward the report of the 2014 National Con-

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ference to the National Assembly as an executive bill.

“The YCE urges all Nigerians to support the initiative of the National Assembly in its decision to work on the report.

“The YCE also commends the efforts of the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in holding consultation with the leaders and elders of the six zones of the country. We assure him of our support,’’ he said in a communiqué.

Sharing similar sentiments, a rights group, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights said urgent implementation of the report was cardinal to addressing the socio-economic and political problems confronting the nation.

The chairman of the group, Mr Emeka Anosike decried the delay

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in implementing the conference report, saying that the group was in support of the current call by groups and notable Nigerians to implement it.

According to him, the current call and agitation by Nigerians from all works of life and ethnic backgrounds for the implementation of the report showed that the people are united on the call.

He said the document provided answers and solutions to the problems affecting the country since independence.

“We as a rights group have been privileged to peruse critically through the document; I want to say without any equivocation that the report is a masterpiece and has provided answers and solutions to our problems as a country and as a

people.

“We believe in the continued existence of Nigeria as one indivisible entity and we are also opposed to any violent disintegration hence the need to implement the report of the conference which undoubtedly has clearly provided the basis for this unity.

“What we are saying is that the implementation of the report is very strategic in addressing the rising ethnic agitations, separatist calls, clamour for resource control and power sharing, among others.

“The Federal Government should begin the process of making this document to become part of our law by presenting it before the National Assembly as an executive bill so that legislative action can commence on it,’’ Anosike said.

In the same vein, former Minister of Information, Jerry Gana recently called on the Federal Government to implement the recommendations of the conference.

“In 2014, we gathered a very huge conference and over 600 recommendations were generated by consensus. Even if it is just 10 per cent of that was implemented, we are going somewhere.

“It is important that the Federal Government takes a look at the major recommendations of that conference with a view to examining them and implementing those that will help us to move forward,’’ he said.

Irrespective of this, the Arewa Liberation Movement says the implementation of the conference recommendations may not bring any benefits after all.

The group said in a statement issued by its National President Usman Usaman and its National Secretary Kabir Alfa that the outcome of the conference was drafted to favour a particular interest.

“Our members are of the opinion that the last national conference was convened in the interest of a few rather than all.

“We therefore recommend a more sincere and all inclusive national conference,’’ the group said in the statement.

The statement, nonetheless, restated that it neither supported nor encouraged violence for the attainment of whatever political goals or aspirations desired by any group of people.

By and large, observers note that if the purpose of revisiting the conference recommendation is for the unity and development of the country which will as well douse tension in the polity, so be it. (NAN)

KOWA urges Obaseki to be magnanimous In victory KOWA, a political party, has urged Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to be magnanimous in his political victory by working with all stakeholders, irrespective of political affiliations.

Mr Thompson Osadolor, KOWA’s candidate in the 2016 Edo Governorship election, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday.

Osadolor, who was reacting to Obaseki’s victory at the Supreme Court, described the victory as a call to unite all stakeholders for the purpose of moving the state forward.

He said just like his previous victory at the Tribunal and Appeal Court, the Supreme Court victory had again reaffirmed that the people truly voted for Obaseki to be the governor.

Osadolor said, “Now that the le-

gal battle of the governorship election has been put to rest, it is time for all, irrespective of political affiliations, to put the state at work.

“We must all now come together to work for the common good of the people and the state. We must now put our individual interest or ambition on hold for the common good of all.

“As for the governor, I urge him to see his victory as a call to unite all, whether they worked for him or not.

“He should be magnanimous and humble enough to tap knowledge from his political opponents.

What matters most is the overall development of the state,’’ he said.

Osadolor said many candidates that contested the election with Obaseki did so with the desire to uplift the standard of living of the people and for the overall growth of the state.

“In going into the contest however, we were also conscious of the fact that only one will emerge as governor at the end of the day.

“My point here is that since Obaseki defeated us to the seat, he needs our support; let us avail ourselves to assist him when he request for it.

“Obaseki is the governor today; his time has come and it will definitely end one day for another person to take the baton of leadership, but the state remains while leaders come and go.”

Obaseki, who contested the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), September 2016, defeated his closest rival and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Ize-Iyamu, who was not satisfied with the results of the poll, challenged the victory of Obaseki at

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the Election Petitions Tribunal alleging irregularity.

However, the Three-Member Edo Election Petition Tribunal in April dismissed the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate, for lack of merit.

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LAGOS COUNCIL POLL: Politicians besiege LASIEC as commission displays candidates’ list Politicians across different political parties in Lagos State are besieging the Yaba head office of the State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to view the list of validated and invalidated candidates released by the commission ahead of the July 22 council polls.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 100 politicians, some of them candidates, were seen at the office keenly viewing the displayed list.

NAN correspondent who was at the commission’s office sighted the names of no fewer than 1,300 chairmanship and councillorship candidates of various parties on the list.

Out of the total on the list, no fewer than 20 candidates of different parties had their candidacy invalidated for not meeting eligibility criteria.

Some others have the validation of their candidacy pending as they were asked to present either their tax clearance, their Curriculum Vitae or both for clearance.

The Chairman of LASIEC, Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, had told newsmen on June 30 that parties could still present substitutes for the invalidated, who would make the final list after meeting eligibility criteria.

NAN reports that the names of all the

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candidates for Odi-Olowo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) were conspicuously missing on the list.

An Ikeja High Court had on Friday nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in the area and ordered a fresh one.

Also, all the candidates of the National Conscience Party (NCP) were missing on the list.

The chairman of NCP in the state, Mr Fatai Ibu-Owo had told NAN that the party’s candidates were shut out of the process, and were not given forms as

they were challenging the payment of administrative fees imposed by LASIEC. He had told NAN that the party was in court with LASIEC over the fees, but the case was yet to be heard.

Perusing through the list, NAN correspondent reports that the name of Mr Aina Michael, (Aka Aina Gold) a Nollywood actor in the Yoruba genre, was validated as Alliance for Democracy (AD) Chairmanship candidate in Agbado OkeOdo LCDA. Mr Augustine Arogundade was validated as Chairmanship candidate of the APC in the area.

Also, Mr Kamal Bashua was validated as APC candidate in Lagos Island East LCDA, while Yisa Oladimeji (PDP) and Tijani Olusi (APC) were validated for Lagos Island LGA. Asked to comment on the list and other issues arising from it, the commission’s Director of Publicity, Mr Oladapo Olatunde, said a statement would be issued to cover all the questions.

He said the commission was an impartial umpire in the process and would treat all parties equally.

NAN reports that LASIEC has fixed the council poll for July 22, and run-off for July 29.

The poll is to elect chairmen and councillors in the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 LCDAs in the state.

Gani Adams charges OPC members on good conduct, upholding tenets of organisation Patrick Okohue The National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams has challenged members of the group to comport themselves properly and show character befitting people of worthy organisation.

Adams said that the age of today is such that whatever any one does is in the public domain because of the prevalence of the new media, otherwise known as the social media and urge members to also use it to their advantage rather than portraying the group in bad light.

The OPC leader said this at a one day leadership retreat organised for the Lagos State chapter of the group to socialise their members and train them on

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new ways of doing things.

Telling the hundreds of members gathered at the Ikeja venue of the retreat that time was past when every miscreant who disturbs public peace in the state was regarded as OPC member, Adams said that time has come for the members to do things differently, as such negative attitude will no longer be welcome, non accepted by it.

He urge the members to use every opportunity to improve themselves and think of things that will not only give them better image, but also give better image to the group.

According to him, the essence of the retreat was to update the members on current issues and how to deal with the changing trends, urging them to take advantage of the opportunity as even himself was there to learn and will take advantage of the opportunity provided.

Gani Adams, said that the group’s success in helping to deal with the issue of cultists in Ikorodu is proof that OPC remains a potent force in the defence of Yoruba interest.

He said that OPC remains consistent in the defence of Yoruba interests, despite consistent assault from political forces within the zone and also focused on its massive investment in promoting cultural tourism across the region.

He stated that the Yoruba nation

should be rest assured that OPC will not abandon them, but that different times requires different strategy, but that the focus remains the same.

He said that with current developments across the country, making the nation unstable, many people especially the Yoruba race are looking up to the OPC, because it has the structure and the capacity to stand for its people, urging the members to conduct themselves properly so that they will be found worthy of the responsibilities.

Speaking on the topic, ‘Effective Leadership Skills and Competencies,’ the keynote speaker, Abiola Ayankumbi, Managing Director of AbingMO3 Marketing Management Consultancy, told the members that leadership was not about using power to oppress the people but rather an act of influencing people to get things done up to a standard and quality above their norm and doing it willingly.

While urging them to know how to use power to their advantage, Ayankumbi noted that many things could throw people into positions of power even when they are least qualified, but that the ability to manage it successfully goes a long way to making a difference.

Other speakers at the event include Chief Femi Davies, Akogun Kayode Balogun, Ambassador Wale Ojo Lanre among others.

Federal lawmaker repairs Kwara community roads, sues for peace, tolerance A member of the House of Representatives from Kwara, Ms Olufunke Adedoyin, has said that the ongoing 2.5km road project in Omu-Aran community was to enhance infrastructure and socio-economic development in the state.

Adedoyin, who made this known during an on-the spot-assessment of the ongoing Olomu Way Construction Road Project, said she initiated the project for the people of the constituency in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area.

Adedoyin is representing Irepodun, Isin, Oke-Ero and Ekiti Federal Constituency.

The road project, which transverses OmuAran High Court through Latinwo and AganAran markets cut across the three wards of Aran, Ihahe and Ifaja in the community.

The constituency road project is being handled by the Nigeria Army Engineers’ corps.

Adedoyin said that she had identified through series of meetings and deliberations that inadequate infrastructure and water scarcity were critical challenges in the constituency.

She expressed satisfaction with the level of work and commended the army engineers for a job well done.

“Two most important things that the people are talking about here are the issues associated with infrastructural development and water scarcity.

“So, I made the promise that we will first tackle the problem of roads, identify key road network for construction and rehabilitation in order to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of the people.

“And in choosing this 2.5 km road we are constructing, we get to know that it cuts across the three wards within the community.

“The problem of water is also being looked into and this is just a way of keeping up with the promises we made to them during electioneering,” she said.

Brig-Gen. Gabriel Ochingbano, the Commander Army, Engineer Brigade, Ibadan, while briefing Adedoyin on the project, promised its completion as scheduled.

APC chieftain, 6 others remanded in prison over alleged breach of peace An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun State has remanded in Ilesa prison an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain , Mr Fatai Oyedele, 60, and six others over alleged breach of public peace.

The other accused persons remanded are Salau Moshood, 43; Adekunle Onikole,40; Oladosu Alo, 53; Funsho Babalola, 51; Babayo Daudu, 36; and Babalola Kayode, 42.

Oyedele, also known as Diekola, and the other accused persons are facing a threecount charge bordering on conspiracy and breach of public peace.

The Prosecutor, Mr Chris Okafor, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Monday at about 12.05 pm at ring road area of Osogbo.

Okafor said the accused conspired among themselves to chant abusive songs which were political and almost led to a breach of public peace.

He said the offences contravened Sections 517, 349, and 69 and were punishable under Section 70 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. II, Laws of Osun, 2002.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge against them while their counsel, Mr Olarewaju Jaiyeoba, pleaded for bail.

Chief Magistrate Ayo Ayeni, however, ordered the accused to be remanded in prison while their counsel should make a formal application for their bail.

He adjourned the case till July 18 for hearing. (NAN)

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APC chieftain says Anambra has untapped potential to be best in Nigeria The All Progressives Congress (APC), National Auditor and Anambra State governorship aspirant, Dr George Moghalu has said the state has the potential to be the best in the country if well managed.

He made this known in Abuja on Tuesday while speaking with newsmen on his desire to re-contest the Anambra governorship election slated for November 18.

Moghalu, had in 2003, contested the Anambra governorship election on the platform of the All Peoples` Party (APP) where he served as National Secretary.

“I have gathered the necessary experience and I have come again to offer myself to serve my people, I am confident that I have something to offer.

“Because of our capacity and untapped potential, Anambra State if well managed should be a state to look up to as a starting point,’’ he said.

According to him, there is a lot to be done in the state to take it to the next level of development.

He said that there was the need to create an environment for the private sector to grow while changing its narrative.

Moghalu said there was quite a lot to be done in the state in terms of governance, infrastructural development as well as expanding its agricultural base.

“There is quite a lot to be done and that is why I have taken time to prepare my manifesto. There are issues that have to do with the power sector, the industrial base, infrastructural development, agriculture and even education.

“Our infrastructure is totally decayed, never mind what you see on television,’’ he said.

The governorship aspirant said he was optimistic that he would win the election even with the incumbent governor and other big wigs contesting it.

He said that the power of incumbency had since 2015 been demystified in the country, when a sitting government was voted out of power.

Speaking on the chances of the APC winning the election considering that the state was being governed by a member of the All Progressive Ground Alliance (APGA), Moghalu said that election mostly was about

individuals.

“Let me emphasise it again, for every election, apart from the party, the individual candidate you present has a very strong role to play.

“For APC as a party, we are very acceptable in the state and I have a credible record that the people of the state can trust.

“I am seen as a credible and consistent politician in the state and whenever I say something, I stick to it and whenever I enter a commitment, I do everything humanly possible to keep to it.

“It is about the person not the party, so when you join the credibility of the person and that of the party, then you have a candidate that can be easily sold to the people.

“But if you choose the wrong candidate believing that because of one reason or the other, it becomes a party issue, you may run into a difficult situation,’’ he said.

He decried the continued dependence of states on federal allocation, saying that such did not make political and economic sense and was not healthy for development.

According to Moghalu, because the coun-

try is presently a one product economy, it is being controlled by external forces, especially as it cannot determine the price of crude.

He said he would effectively harness agricultural potential in the state, especially in rice production by expanding its base and possibly export it to increase the state`s revenue if elected.

The governorship hopeful also said that he would create enabling environment for the private sector in the state to grow by addressing issues of road and power infrastructure.

He expressed optimism that elections would hold in Anambra in November, as well as the South East generally in 2019, in spite of the threat by Biafra agitators.

“I am sure that the Federal Government has the capacity to organise elections and provide enough security for lives and properties in the state and the country generally,’’ he said.

He noted that the emphasis on certificated education was the reason a lot of people go to any length to buy certificates they could not defend.

R-L: Chairperson, Conference of Female Parliamentarians in Nigeria and Deputy Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Ativie Elizabeth Uyiniwen; Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa; and his Anambra State counterpart, Rt. Hon. (Mrs) Rita Maduagwu when members of the association visited the Lagos State Assembly Speaker, in his office recently.

Adamawa APC endorses Mustapha as consensus North East vice chair Tom Garba, Yola

The Adamawa State chapter of of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has at the party Secretariat in Yola, unilaterally reached a consensus and endorsed Comrade Mustapha Salihu as the North East vice Chairman of the party who has been appointed in acting capacity.

In a Press statement issued in Yola and made available to journalists, the Former local government chairmen and councillors in Ekiti State on Tuesday protested the non implementation of a Supreme Court judgement ordering the state government to pay their outstanding allowances.

The former chairmen and councillors across the 16 local government areas of the state were elected on Dec. 20, 2008, it also saw the appointments of supervisors and advisers.

Their tenure, which was to end in December, 2011, was terminated on Oct. 29, 2010 by former Gov. Kayode Fayemi on his assumption of office.

Fayemi assumed office on Oct. 16, 2010 fol-

party said the endorsement came as a result of an agreement by key party stakeholders like the governor of the state, Senator Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, the former Vice President and Wazirin Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Engr. B.D Lawal, Senator Binta Garba and Senator Muallayidi to have decided on Comrade Mustapha.

According to the statement, the stakeholders said they are solely behind him

without any flinch because they believe in his capabilities of stirring and impacting positive changes in the party and fostering the ambition and vision of the party.

In ratifying their total support, the leader of all the local government chairman (ALGON), Alhaji Babangida Talasai told journalist of the great support of the 21local government chairman of the party.

Ex-LG chairmen, councillors protest unpaid entitlements in Ekiti lowing an Appeal Court judgment sacking the incumbent, Mr Segun Oni. The protesters, who carried placard with various inscriptions, marched through the state capital, expressing dismay that they had not been paid since the Supreme Court judgment delivered on Dec. 9, 2016.

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that some of their placards read “Ekiti Government Should Respect the Rule of

Law,” “Gov. Fayose, Pay Our Money’’ and “No Individual is Bigger than Supreme Court.’’

One of the protesters, Mr Babalola Adekunle, told journalists that it was inexplicable that the state government had not effected payment in the last seven months.

Adekunle, who served as Special Adviser on Internally Generated Revenue in Oye Local Government Council, said the protest came after waiting for seven months.

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No leadership tussle in Rivers APC, says Forum

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The Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmen of the 23 local government areas of Rivers, Mr Gift Loveday has said that the party had no leadership tussle in the state.

The chairmen said this in a communique in Port Harcourt signed by all the members of the forum and read by himself.

The communique said that APC in the state remained united under the chairmanship of Chief Davies Ikanya and leadership of Mr Chibuike Amaechi, former governor of the state and now Minister of Transportation.

“We pledge our unalloyed loyalty to our leader, Mr Chibuike Amaechi and have confidence that by the grace of God, he will lead us to the ‘Promised Land’.

“We stand with Amaechi in his genuine effort to rebuilding and repositioning the party in the state,” the forum said.

The forum commended Amaechi for his landmark achievement in the transportation sector as attested to by Nigerians.

It advised Gov. Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and their supporters to exercise restraints in their criticism of decisions of elections tribunals.

“While we have accepted the outcome of the tribunals’ rulings, pending appeal, they are busy castigating and disparaging the judiciary.

“We urge them to make use of the window offered by the Appeal Court to seek redress, if they feel short changed.”

The forum also urged Wike to focus on providing good governance for Rivers people and tackle insecurity such as armed robbery, cult activities, kidnapping and beheading bedeviling the state.

“This is a trend that has driven investors away from a one-time haven of investment.”

The chairmen commended their followers across the state for their unwavering support and belief in the leadership of the party and urged them to be steadfast. (NAN)

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FG okays payment of N2.7trn to contractors, employees liabilities Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The federal government has approved the Ministry of Finance’s proposed validation process and promissory note and debt issuance programme to resolve a number of inherited and long outstanding Federal Government obligations to contractors, State governments and employees totaling N2.7 trillion.

Obligations accumulated over the last two decades to be paid through bond and promissory note issuance to resolve long outstanding dues and stimulate economic activity.

The approval was made on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said that over the last two decades the Federal Government has built up over N2.7 trillion of obligations which were

not cash backed, and remain outstanding to this day.

Adeosun said that the resolution would significantly enhance liquidity in critical sectors of the economy.

Adeosun said; “Following an exhaustive process of reconciliation, the committee has been able to provisionally confirm a discounted total of N2.7 trillion of obligations, consisting of N740 billion of outstanding pensions and promotional salary arrears (not discounted) and N1.93 trillion (discounted) of other obligations including dues to Federal Government contractors and suppliers.”

According to the minister, these numbers are aligned with existing Federal Government estimates, and in some cases, are lower than previously estimated.”

The minister explained that the supplier and contractor obligations would be resolved through a strict process of final validation.

This will be followed by a request to the National Assembly to approve the programme ahead of

implementation.

The Daily Times recalled that in March 2017, the Economic Management Team, under the leadership of Osinbajo, mandated the Minister of Finance to Chair a Committee that would establish a process to confirm the validity of inherited federal government obligations, and propose a mechanism to resolve them.

These obligations largely consist of dues owed to state governments, oil marketers, power generation and distribution companies, suppliers and contractors by federal government parastatals and agencies, payments due under the Export Expansion Grant (EEG), outstanding judgment balances as well as pension and other benefits to federal government employees with some of the obligations date back as far as 1994.

Adeosun said that those confirmed would be settled through the issuance of liquid promissory notes of ten-year tenure phased over a three-year period to minimise impact on liquidity and with

Cross-section of Peoples Democratic Party supporters jubilating in Ekiti State, after the Supreme Court verdict affirming Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party… on Wednesday.

preference given to those willing to offer the largest discounts.

She further explained that obligations owed to individuals such as pensions and employee benefits, will be resolved through the issuance of specific bond instruments, again phased over the next 3 years.

These obligations will then be

incorporated into the MediumTerm Expenditure Framework by the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, the minister said.

Speaking to the State House Correspondents shortly after the FEC meeting, the minister of finance said that Nigeria cannot move forward if the legacy issues are not addressed.

Dangote targets 50,000 cows, 500 million litres of milk by 2019 Myke Uzendu,

ÏÏÏ Africa’s front line investor and Chairman of the Dangote group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is set to take total control of the diary and milk sector in Nigeria with a target of 50,000 cows and 500 million liters of milk annually as from 2019.

To achieve this feat, the group plans to set aside $800 billion for diary production and additional $3.8 billion investment to raise sugar output to 1.5 million metric tons a year by 2020 from the current 100,000 tons and as well increase rice output by 1 million tons of rice per annum in the next three years.

Dangote also plans to cultivate 350,000 hectares (864,850 acres) of land for sugar cane and another 200,000 hectares for rice, as the group has ordered five plants for sugar milling and 10 for rice milling from Switzerland to be located in the northern parts of the country.

According to Bloomberg, the move will position the conglomerate to lead in the diary industry with the capacity to supply one third of the country’s demand in diary, sugar and rice and ultimately conserve a lot of foreign

exchange for the country.

It was gathered that the project will be financed through “internal resources or equity funding,” and loans from banks and exportcredit agencies. The funds will be used mainly to procure “farm-development equipment” as well as sugar and rice mills.

It is on record that Dangote has the largest cement investment is Nigeria and has divested into agriculture as Nigerian government seeks to diversify from oil, which accounts for 90 percent of the nation’s export earnings and the bulk of its revenue.

According to the disclosure, other sectors the Dangote group is planning to invest into include production of soybean, oil palm, palm kernel and corn.

The group will also extend helping hands to low scale farmers by supplying them with high-yield seeds, pesticides and fertilizers.

A World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that Nigeria requires about 1.5 billion litres of milk annually and the US department of agriculture has placed Nigeria on the list of countries with “insufficient” milk import at $225 million per year, stating that the country’s dairy market has a potential in excess of $3 billion.

while her husband was President.

Mrs. Jonathan, the commission said, had earlier spent $949, 282.98 (about N296, 141,911) from the money. It said she also withdrew another $100,000 from the account in April, leaving a balance of $5,731,173.55. Justice Olatoregun also ordered the temporary forfeiture of the N2,421,953,522.78 found in an Ecobank Nigeria Ltd account numbered 2022000760 in the name of La Wari Furniture and Baths Ltd. The commission said the money also belongs to Mrs. Jonathan.

Last May 22, Justice Olatoregun suspended proceedings in the hearing of the EFCC’s application seeking permanent forfeiture of the cash pending the appellate court’s decision on the interim

order.

She granted the applications of Mrs Jonathan’s lawyer, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) and that of Counsel for La Wari Furniture and Baths, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) for a stay.

Adedipe said he had filed an application for stay of proceedings pending the appeal’s determination.

Ozekhome added that once an appeal had been entered, the lower court ought to stay proceedings.

Besides, he said, the Court of Appeal had already fixed yesterday to hear the case. Mrs. Jonathan, in the notice of appeal, is praying the court to hold that the law cited by the EFCC in its exparte application for the temporary forfeiture was inapplicable.

Abuja

$5.7m Forfeiture: Appeal Court judge withdraws from Patience Jonathan’s case Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

ÏÏÏ One of the three-man panel at the appellate court, Lagos division, sitting over a suit brought by wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, seeking to stop the forfeiture of her $5.7million and N2billion to the federal government on Wednesday said was recusing himself from hearing the appeal.

The appellate court justice said he was recusing himself from hearing the appeal “for personal reasons.”

Justice John Ikyeh, who presided over the appeal alongside Justices Abimbola Obaseki-Adejumo and Abrahim Georgewill, noted that three judges were required to

form a quorum.

But he did not say which of the justices were withdrawing.

Justice Ikyeh said: “One of us is going to recuse himself from this case for personal reasons, so we are not complete. Two of us cannot make a quorum.”

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel Rotimi Oyedepo urged the court consider hearing the appeal as early as possible, preferably during vacation.

Oyedepo said: “If we can be accommodated during vacation.

Our challenge is that the trial court has stayed proceedings over the subject matter of this suit.”

But the court observed that because it had not formed a quorum, it could not grant his request.

Justice Ikyeh said: “We can’t write anything because we are not complete. One of us is recusing from this appeal. The suit is hereby adjourned till September 18, first week after vacation.”

Mrs. Patience’s appeal arose from an order obtained by the EFCC last April 26, from the Federal High Court in Lagos, temporarily forfeiting the cash to the government.

The commission told Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, who made the order, that the funds were suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities. It said the N5.7m was part of the $6,791,599.64 (about N2.1billion) which Mrs. Jonathan allegedly directed her aides to pay into her account between February 8, 2013 and January 30, 2015,

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Developing Nigeria’s Inland Waterways

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anaging Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Boss Gida Mustapha, not long ago assured Nigerians of his commitment to develop the country’s inland waterways. Speaking in Lokoja, Mustapha said that with Africa’s second largest river, Nigeria has no reason not to utilise her inland waterways. We no less agree with the NIWA boss. There is no doubt that Nigeria has about 10,000 kilometers waterways of which if developed and equipped with auxiliary facilities will provide all year round navigation for transportation of bulk cargo and passengers. Regrettably, this natural resource is yet be utilised to the fullest more than 55 years after Nigeria’s independence in 1960.

Evidences show that inland waterways reduces transport cost for heavy and bulky cargoes, even as it has the capability of transporting large amount of cargoes in one time from one destination to another. Among all the transport modes, inland waterways are the least capital-intensive. In addition, it is environment-friendly while supplementing rail and road transport and helping in the decongestion of roads.

Moreover, the risks of accidents and breakdowns are minimum as compared to any other form of transport.

Incidentally, both the Niger and Benue rivers transverse most parts of country. On the Niger side, starting from Kebbi in the Northwest through Kwara, in the West to the confluence town of Lokoja in the middle and from the Benue side, starting from Adamawa through Benue State to Lokoja and southward through Onitsha to Yenagoa in the Niger Delta. Therefore, it stands to reason that developing them would be a potential game changer capable of engendering an economic revival that will ameliorate the debilitat-

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ing poverty in the country. Unfortunately, successive governments have touched upon the importance of developing the country’s inland waterways many times, but not much has been done in that direction.

Nigeria should borrow a leaf from Germany, United Kingdom and United States of America that developed the Rhine, Thames and Mississippi rivers respectively, thereby engendering massive economic development in those countries. It is not coincidental that most of the major economic centres in the United States and other developed countries are located along the banks of major inland rivers and waterways. In addition, it is not surprising that China’s leading economic city of Shanghai sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

We can deduce that once the Niger and Benue rivers are dredged making them accessible for commercial traffic, there will be a surge in economic activities in every part of the country especially the hinterland.

Fact is that they will open up Nigeria’s bread basket to commercial farming since farmers in flood plains of both rivers will gain access to move crops and supplies to and from the market. Nigeria being a major oil producing and exporting country records about 2,000 petroleum tanker vessels calling at her ports annually.

Industry analysts therefore wonder why the federal and states government cannot take advantage of the huge opportunities in the sector to create jobs.

Inland waterways have huge potential for public private partnership-led investments in dredging, construction, operation and maintenance of barges, terminals, storage facilities and navigation, as well as tourism.

Therefore developing them is a viable option towards sustainable urban development. It is time our rivers once again become part of our settlements like in the olden days.

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Nelson Mandela

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

“You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.”

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

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4 students nabbed for gang raping female student of Adeyemi College Ondo ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure Four students have been paraded for allegedly gang raping an undergraduate female student of the Adeyemi College of Education (ACE) Ondo.

The victim, an 18 year old student of the History and English department in the institution was lured by the suspects.The arrested suspects are: Adetunji Olakunle, Akinola Timilehin, Olagbaju Tobi and Adeyemi Adebisi and Eric Nwage.

Although, Eric was said to have ran for cover after the arrest of his members by the police, he has been declared wanted.

The victim was said to be a girl friend to Timilehin Akinola of the Social Studies Department in the same Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo.

It was gathered that she was lured to a residence belonging to Tobi who is a student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo.One of the suspects who gang raped the female students said they took their turns and raped the victim. “Tobi went to talk to the girl and they had an agreement that they will give her twenty thousand naira.

“But, Tobi did not have any money and he just scoped the girl about the

money although, the girl initially agreed.”It was later after the fun that she said she needed her money and we gave her N500 naira.”She came back again that she needed money and we said we did not have any money and her friends told her to go and report to the school authority and we were arrested.”

Hilda Ibifuro Harrison, the Ondo State Commissioner of Police paraded the culprits before journalists at the command Headquarters in Akure.

Mrs. Harrison explained how the culprits lured the female student to No. 17, Funbi Fagun Housing Estate in Ondo town and took turns on her.

She further disclosed that the rape case was reported to the institution authority while the police detectives swung into action and arrested the four culprits.”One of the suspects, Olakunle video their heinous crime as they take on their victim one after the other, and later abandoned her to go with a threat that they shall use charms on her if she ever reveals the incident to anyone.

“The phone and charms used in perpetrating the crime were recovered and the case was transferred to the department of Criminal Investigation”.

Council elections: Ayilara promises to turn Ojo LG around ÏÏÏBarely

few days to the much expected Local Government Elections in Lagos, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Prince Rasheed Ayilara has vowed to turn the entire Ojo constituency around within the first year of his administration if he is elected as the Executive Chairman of the Council.

Ayilara, who appealed to the good People of Ojo and its environ to vote massively for all PDP’s candidates in Ojo Local Government assured that his administration would give succor to the entire people through the laudable programmes he intended to implement as soon as the party emerges victorious at the forthcoming poll.

The Estate Management graduate from Kwara State Polytechnic lamented that the Local Government had been in a deplorable condition for the past 18 years despite its strategic location in the heart of prominent international markets in Lagos but he noted that the Local Gov-

ernment would be given a new sense of direction through sound administration propelled by experienced and proven men of honour.

He called on the people to shun all forms of sentiments and vote wisely for the right candidates who would in turn deliver the dividends of democracy.

“I am only using this medium to appeal to the good people of Ojo to come out next Saturday to vote massively for me and my colleagues in PDP as we are not going to disappoint them.”

“People should shun all forms of sentiments and intimidation by voting according to their conscience. PDP today remains the party to beat in this election and it is also the hope of the masses” he revealed.

Meanwhile, the party LGA Chairman, Alhaji Adio Salami has equally appealed to the umpire to give all the party a level playing ground to forestall any occurrence that may mar the results of the election.

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Poly lecturers go spiritual over alleged plans to sack 250 members Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

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Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta chapter on Wednesday resulted into traditional means to upturn the alleged directive by the technical committee setup by the Ogun State government to upgrade the institution to a university status asking them to resign and reapply as academic staff members of the new University.

The polytechnic was upgraded to a University status recently and named Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUSTECH) by the National Universities Commission (NUC).The lecturers as early as 7.am

stormed the institution’s gate and blocked it. They were chanting different anti-Committee songs. They also brought some fetish materials inside a calabash like a sacrifice to scare visitors away.

The placards carrying lecturers also rain curses on the committee, saying the committee wanted to deprive them from what they had laboured for.

Some of the placard inscriptions read: “Okebukola must go” and “MAUSTECH must stay.”

The ASUP Chairman, Comrade Kola Abiola, who led the protest at the gate of the school, accused the chairman of the Technical Committee, Professor Peter Okebukola, of giving the directive during a meeting between members of the committee and the leader-

ship of the union.

He said the union doesn’t have confidence in Okebukola and its team.

The union however sought for a round-table discussion with the committee and vowed to resist any directive that could lead to the loss of jobs by the academic staff members.

Also speaking, the zonal coordinator of ASUP, Zone C in charge of South West, Olawale Adetunji Omobaorun said the action of the lecturers has the backing and the blessing of the National body.

He argued that the government and the committee does not recognised the right and interest of the major stakeholders in their decision, stressing “they are not ready to listen to the plight of the stakeholders that has built

the institution Omobaorun said “committee and government have refuse to give recognition to the plight of major stakeholders and our interest is not their interest.

We say no to slave trading in the land of the black”.

The State President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Balogun Olawale described the allege directive as wrong, saying the government should be considerate.

Olawale said the action has resulted in the grounded of academic activities, saying they will not support anything that would prolong academic calendar of the institution.

He urged the state government to intervene in the matter before it get out of hands.

Experts ask FG to revamp National Arts Theatre complex Ebere Chibuzor

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Experts in the Arts and Culture sector has called on federal government to give the National Arts Theatre a facelift in an efforts to keep it alive, urging, the theatre current state requires government’s urgent attention, while expecting tourism practitioners to widen the scope of art.

They experts who spoke exclusively to Daily Times during the visit at the Artists Village, yesterday, said, the theatre problem is lack of attention, as that was a glaring negative impact on Arts and Culture sector in Nigeria,

as they warned of further deterioration of the theatre without appropriate action by government.

Earlier, veteran Nollywood Actor Larry Williams, pointed out that National Arts Theatre main bowl has been unexploited for two decades. “They started complaining that it needed minor repairs, major repairs became major general repairs and it has been like that since that time.”

Explaining further, Williams noted, governments were using unsuitable people to man the theatre from the onset, stressing, it resulted to the inestimable damage of the theatre.

“The major problem about

the national theatre is the running of the theatre.

They were putting square peg in a round hole. “They had people who know their onions as playwright and lecturers from the universities. They are intellectuals but they were not able to run the theatre as people who knows theatre. Knowing theatre means the psychological approach to running a theatre.”

Responding, an artist, Clement Ojong, who had just released his fourth album tittled, “Thank You” said that the theatre was not really serving its purpose.

“I do not know why a big place like the national

theatre that attracted people and celebrated by the whole world would just be neglected just like that.”

Williams who applauded efforts of the Lagos government to renovate the theatre, therefore, advised governments to engage expert to man the edifes.

He added, they should equally create theatre orientation. “Theatre tradition is what we really need so that people can feel they can go to the theatre, watch play, relax and amuse themselves.”

“We need to choose the right personnel to run the theatre. From the beginning it was not run right,” the actor noted.

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Nigeria and the parable of the Plane on Auto Pilot

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Mazi Sam I. Ohuabunwa, OFR

understand that when an aircraft reaches cruising altitude, the pilot can transfer the flight to the computer and go to sleep,perhaps only to be woken up when the aircraft approaches its destination,so that the ‘human Pilot ‘can take over from the ‘auto pilot’ and land the plane safely. Often I pray that I do not fly in a plane that will be flown by the auto pilot. And a friend told me, it is inevitable, given that I fly often and that I was most likely to be flown by an auto pilot if I was doing the long haul across the Atlantic or the Pacific.

In which case, I began to pray that if I must be flown by an auto pilot, then the human Pilots should please be awake and even if they need to sleep, they should take turns to sleep so that one of the Pilots must be awake at any given time. I am told that the co-pilot can fly the plane like the captain and in front of both are replica of the same flying equipment.

Part of my concerns on the auto pilot option, is that once in a while, the plane runs into rough weather. How does the auto pilot respond? Some planes have crashed in rough weather. Did the absence of human pilots at the time of impact contribute to these crashes or it could have happened either way?My own thinking as a passenger is that when the human Pilot sees dangerous weather ahead, he takes precautions like changing altitude or changing course. The programmed auto

pilot may not be that sensitive to danger or even be flexible.

Today in Nigeria, I have a feeling of some one in a troubled plane on auto pilot and I am quite apprehensive. In this plane, the Captain is sick and so can be assumed to be sleeping. So, the co-pilot is awake which is good. But the equipment in front of the co-pilot seems not to be exactly what is in front of the captain. His equipment is harmstung and suboptimal. And so I am worried that this co-pilot may have problem adequately steering the plane in the current rough weather that Nigeria has run into. My second worry is that no one knows how long the captain will need to sleep, so that he can come back to relieve the co-pilot so that he too can then take some rest. More so, since the co-pilot seems not to have full empowerment to steer the plane at this period of rough weather. Thus fatigue and incompetent equipment may imperil the plane and its full load of passengers.

My apprehension is worsened by two other untoward developments.

The crew seems to have divided loyalty to the Co-Pilot who to all intents and purposes has become the acting captain.Rather than take orders from the co-pilot, some crew members first have to ask the resting captain before responding, some others,outrightly ignore the co-pilot. All who fly in airplanes will agree that,this divided or dual loyalty can pose great danger to the safety of the plane and ultimately that of the passengers. Now another serious concern to me is that the air traffic controllers on the ground who

must give support to this lonely and fatigued co-pilot who is struggling with an incompetent equipment to keep the airplane in flight, have served notice that they were going on strike and that they would cut off communications with the co-pilot who had the temerity to question their right to determine which altitude the Pilot would fly. For reasons best known to the co-pilot, he believes, he should choose his altitude and then move on with the flight but the air traffic controllers who are very distinguished are in no mood to have the co-pilot disavow their advise. All those who are familiar with the global rules of flying, know, that there is division of labour. The pilots file their flight plans and those who manage the airspace approve or disapprove, some times allocating to them different altitudes or even altering the approved altitudes while the pilots are in flight,the reason being that they have a wider radar that enables them see all the planes in flight and have a better understanding of the weather patterns and developments.

Now, can you see how dangerous this flight is getting? The captain is on long and indeterminate rest, the co-pilot is flying with incomplete equipment, the crew have divided loyalty, some hesitant to obey orders and then the air-traffic controllers threatening to switch off communications. Who will want to ride in this kind of airplane? And some people say we should not worry, that all is well. Others echo that there is no problem at all, what we need is to restructure our thinking and the plane will continue in safe flight.

But the most frightening part of this whole drama, if you are so inclined to think so,is that there is deafening commotion in the cabin.

The passengers are at each other’s throat. Many are afraid, the plane could crash,some think this plane is going no where and they are lashing at each other. Some are hungry and angry,having been served no meal for long as the crew focused on serving only those sitting on the isle seats,ignoring the rest. In fact, some of the passengers are threatening that they would break the windows and bail out,because they are getting suffocated, some others are shouting on the distraught co-pilot to drop them off immediately without considering how difficult that would be. Some others got very angry with those shouting to be dropped, and then ordered them out or they would push them out. In the midst of this pandemonium, the co-pilot got distracted, put the plane on auto pilot and placed the plane in the hold in very rough weather and began preaching to the passengers.

Can you see my worry which has now escalated into an alarm. What will happen if this plane circulating without landing runs out of fuel?

What will happen if those who threatened to break the windows carry out their threat? Or what will happen if those who have ordered the noisy passengers to leave or be forced out, carry out their threat? What will happen to this plane?

Can you please help to wake up the captain, that is if that will be of any help!

We’ll bring Nigeria up to global standard in food production, trade

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Audu Ogbeh

t is quite clear that the era of oil and gas as the mainstay of our economy is gone. A few days ago, India announced that, by 2030, there will be no petrol or diesel-driven vehicle in India. Everything will be electrical. And that is India. You can be sure the Chinese will do the same shortly. As for Germany, a law is coming up to say that, by 2030, there will be no hydrocarbon in use. And, you can be sure that the United States has other plans. So, what is left for us? Agriculture!

And, we can’t continue to think that there is a Nigerian standard and other standards. There is one standard, and it has to be worldwide. It isn’t just about exports. It is about our own health and our nutrition security. Moving away from just eating much to eating well, there is a big difference between both. There was a Greek doctor who lived during 4th Century BC. He made a comment in 390 BC, saying “let food be your medicine. And let your medicine be food.”

What you eat, if you eat well, will determine your state of health and your longevity as a human being.

Unfortunately, most of the time nowadays, we are actually eating poison because of the way we handle our food production. From the seed we cultivate, to the fertiliser we use, to the chemical we spray, to the way we process the food, or even preserve the food, or package the food we are determining whether we are eating well or eating badly.

It isn’t just about what we export.

It is also about the health of the

larger society. In that regard, I would like to mention that we need to educate the farmers very intensively, beginning right from the farms. That is what is called traceability. If there is a problem with the crop, where was it grown and how? What kind of water are you using to irrigate your crops?

What is the pH level of the water?

What is the source of the water? It goes on and on.

When you drive through Nigeria, you see people drying cassava by the roadside. They are drying it at the edge of the road, picking up bits of tar, stones and pebbles. Trucks are passing by, emitting fumes settling on the grains. Then we pack them up and put in polypropylene sacs which have their own effects, even on cotton. When you begin to weave it, ginning company will tell you that the cotton becomes extremely fragile and resistant to dye, which is why Nigerian wrappers fade and the Holandais that our women wear lasts longer.

It is the dye and the quality of cotton, adulterated by the kind of package they put them in, under the heat. If you drink pure water stored in a hot environment by the roadside, you may be drinking dioxin. If you make moimoi with cellophane bag, you are poisoning yourself. Our people are familiar with the leaves, such as Thaumatococcus daniellii (eweeran in Yoruba), which grows in some parts of the south west. That leaf is more useful because it has anti-oxidant that helps your body’s system.

You see people drying fish. The

fishermen come from their fishing.

Upon arrival and, before people come to buy, the fish begins to rot and there are flies around them.

There are two states in the country now where we have noticed that kidney problems are increasing.

In trying to drive away flies from their fish, some spray the fish with insecticides. In some places, they use cow dung to smoke fish. And, we all eat fish, smoked or fresh. We don’t know what has been used to preserve them. So, nobody can say I don’t care.

You go round the market places where people slaughter goats, sheep and so on for sale, and if you see the kind of water they use to wash the meat, you will faint. Or, you see the carcass of our goats or cows being transported in a tipper, or in the boot of a car. The only luck we have here is that we over-cook our meat. That helps to reduce the dangers that we face when we handle food. We are trying to replace the polypropylene bags with jute bags shortly. That is the standard worldwide, because that is carbon-free, especially when you spray it with vegetable oil. We produced jute bags in the past, in Jos and in Badagry, in the days of the First Republic. All that has now disappeared.

Now, there is polypropylene everywhere, compromising the quality of our products from both local and foreign markets. We use fertilisers as well. For a long time, it was 15-15-15, that was meant to solve all problems. Very strange indeed that scientists didn’t realise that no two soils on a ten-hectare size of land

are exactly the same in character.

We have started improving on our fertiliser blending. Yields have increased from 2 tons per hectare, in some places to 5 or 7.5 and even to 10 tons per hectare.

This matter is very important.

We have to improve our own health and cut down our medical bills, and make ourselves live longer and happier lives. One problem we face with fertiliser, however, is that, since we began this new programme, some people have started adulterating fertiliser. They have even printed the federal government bags. They now load the fertiliser bags with kaolin and sharp sand, selling to unsuspecting farmers. The DSS has been arresting some of them and prosecuting them.

I want to send this warning very clearly to fertiliser blenders: don’t be tempted to cut corners. If we catch anyone of you - and we shall begin work seriously - we will shut you down. And, believe me it will take you a long time in any court to get your business revived. If we catch you, you will have a long, long journey with the police and with the courts. And we shall shut down your operations. We brought down the price of fertiliser to N5,500 a bag because Mr. President made arrangement with the Kingdom of Morocco. And the results have been very favourable. For those who abuse it, you will have days of tears, even if you think you are making money now.

Ogbeh is the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Five communities sacked by Lagos State Wastewater in massive protest Ladesope Ladelokun Late afro beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in the 70s released his hit song titled, Water no get Enemy, but though the title appears to express a universal truth, residents of five communities in the Oke-Aro area of Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State have proof to show that water not only has enemy, the element, indeed, has become their worst nightmare.

Following the incessant release of waste water from Adiyan Water Works, residents of the five affected communities - Iludun, Alade, Orisunmibare, Magbara and Moboluwaduro, on Monday, July 10, 2017, staged a peaceful protest to register their anger and frustration over what they described as untold hardship brought upon them by Lagos stated owned Adiyan Water Works, situated at Agbado, Ogun state.

The Daily Times on Monday, observed the placard-carrying crowd with inscriptions screaming messages as, “Enough is enough’’, “We are not animals, we are humans”, “Come to our aid Lagos and Ogun governments’’ and chanting protest songs as they marched from Iludun community to the Agbado office of Lagos State Water Corporation, Agbado, Ifo LGA. Their mission was to make Ogun and Lagos state governments to come to their aid as quickly as possible.

“Fish now swim in our rooms!’’, cried Bola Arogundade. Bola, 11, says she has stopped going to school because her school has been overtaken by flood. With a mat clasped to her chest during the protest organised by the affected communities, Bola said, “I can no longer go to school. We don’t have a place to stay anymore.”

Asked what she was doing with a mat, she said, “My mummy said we will sleep in the front of the Water Corporation’s gate until there’s a solution!’’

Another resident, Taye Arogundade, painted a pathetic picture of the situation. “There is no dangerous animal we have not seen. We have seen scorpions and pythons; what we won’t wait to see before we act is crocodile! The sad thing

about the wastewater they release is the fact that the water is not ordinary water we know, it has chemicals that are very dangerous to one’s skin.

“All I have laboured for all my life have been destroyed. I used to have a house I built, but I

now sleep in the church or anywhere the night meets me,” he said.

On hand to maintain peace and order was the Divisional Police Officer of Agbado Division, Mr. Sunday Omonijo.

Omonijo called on the protesters to err on

the side of caution to prevent hoodlums from hijacking the protest.

His words: “Nothing can be gained from violence. Even when countries go to war, they still go back to the roundtable to discuss for the sake of peace. Look, some 77 cult members were disturbing public peace and robbing some days back; we arrested some of them, and it’s not impossible for them to create chaos by hijacking this peaceful protest to create more trouble.’’

Reacting to the development, a top official of the water works who spoke to our correspondent in confidence said steps were underway to bring the situation under control.

“I hate to say certain things, but at times like this, I am compelled to talk. Some of the houses affected were built on lands that originally belong to Lagos State Water Corporation, but they have been sold. Even Baales connived with those who sold them. Some projects we are supposed to embark on have been stalled by this development.’’

Our source added that the message of the protesters had been conveyed to the GMD, “And as I speak, an emergency meeting will be convened today as part of measures to find a permanent solution to this problem.”

Chairman of Iludun community and the organizer of the protest, Evangelist Olade Odulana, said, the wastewater from Adiyan water works has made life miserable for every one of them.

“Our environment and properties have been destroyed. We have complained for over two years now, and our pleas and complaints have fallen on deaf ears.’’

Dismissing the allegation that some of the houses affected were built on lands owned by Lagos State Water Corporation, Odulana said, “It’s not true that the houses affected are on lands owned by government. We are talking about five communities here. They have their land fenced.

All the places affected can’t be in government’s master plan.’’

It is hoped that the matter will be addressed soonest to give the communities a level ground to settle into their homes again.

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How fraudsters used police influence to run down my business - Dangote distributor Oguntade Ismaila A distributor of Dangote Cement Company, Alhaji Jamiu Azeez and chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jummy Azees Nig. Ltd, has lamented how fraudsters used police influence to dupe his company.

He said this while briefing journalist on Tuesday at his corporate headquarters at Ota in Ogun State.

He alleged that police officers conspired with the fraudsters to defraud his son to the tune of N700,000,000 by false pretence.

The Daily Time gathered that some of the suspects have been arrested by the operatives of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit and were arraigned in court for prosecution sine last year.

The suspects were identified as Inspector Isiaka, antirobbery squad attached to State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Panti, Yaba. Alfa Otukoko, Asebe, Alhaji Fatai, Alfa Ikire, Alfa Kamonli, Kemi Abinbola Rufai, Femi Vincent Femi, Adeniji Daniel and some others.

The suspects were charged with kidnapping, obtaining money by false pretence, robbery, threat to life and stealing the sum of N656, 140,000.00 from Mr. Kazeem Aremu of Jummy Azees Enterprises.

Narrating his ordeal, Kazeem Babatunde Aremu, 35, Managing Director of Jummy Enterprises, a major distributor of Dangote cement product and the eldest son of Pa Jamiu Azees, said, he recalled sometimes in or about July, 2014, one Kemi Abinbola Rufai became a registered customer to the company and availed her credit facility for the supply of two truckloads of Dangote cement worth N1,980,000, but failed to pay as promised.

He admitted he had a relationship with Kemi and he began to give her advice on how to improve sales to make more profit. He recalled sometime in December, 2015, that Kemi called him for an important discussion which he obliged her; they later met at Caaso bus stop, Meiran in Alagbado area of Lagos.

Getting to the bus stop with the lady, she told him that she met one Alfa at Oju Ore area in Sango Ota, Ogun State, who advised him to come for spiritual cleansing to set him free from the firm grip of his father over his wealth. He stated that Kemi persistently persuaded him and he had to undergo the ritual cleansing at a river in Meiran area of Lagos State.

“After the spiritual cleansing, the Alfa told me to embark on a seclusion journey to an unknown destination before I could completely win the spiritual battle to release me from the firm grip of my father over his wealth. At this point, the entire spiritual process with alfa has cost me N45,000,000.

“He then advised me to stay back so that Kemi could undergo the seclusion for me. On the eight day of the spiritual seclusion, I was at Aliko Dangote’s residence when I received a call from Alfa and Kemi, that the money I gave to them for rituals cleansing have miraculously and magically turned to Dollars and Euros. So, I was asked to come to Oshogbo, Osun State, to collect the hard currencies. I realised then that Kemi has been in Oshogbo all the while she left for the seclusion journey, so I had to embark on the journey to Oshogbo, especially as the Alfa warned that it would be spiritually dangerous for me if I failed to collect the hard currencies myself.

“When I got there, Alfa took me to a hotel where kemi lodged. She narrated how she was traumatised in the spiritual world in her effort to assist me to fight the course but she assured me it had gone well. That night, I was accompanied by the two of them to Osun Oshogbo river in Osun State, where I met one short old man and his group fully dressed in white regalia chanting and mysterious Quran verses, the short old man pointed at a black box with Quran inscriptions, claiming that the box contained hard currency which I can only collect after payment of $1,000,000.

Fraudsters

“However, the black box covered with white cloth was released to me to test run the efficacy of the rituals in the hotel room where I paid the sum of N3 million to the group through my Zenith Bank account in Oshogbo and I returned back to Lagos.

“The next day, I began to source for Bureau de- change agent to assist me get the $1,000,000 demanded by the group. In the process, I asked for his bank account through which another $470,000 was also taken to Kemi’s house at No.4, Harmony Estate, Aboru, Iyana Paja, Lagos. While in her house, Osokoro called me to spread the dollars on the floor on the four corners of the room.

“At this time so far, I had paid a total of $820,000 to perform some rituals that could multiply the hard currencies in the box.”

Meanwhile, Alhaji Jummy Azees, 68, the Chairman of Jummy Azees Enterprises and the father of Kazeem Aremu said all these prompted his decision to file a fresh petition to the IGP Monitoring Unit on the manner the case

was being handled by the Agbowa Divisional Headquarters, the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Yaba.

“Kemi colluded with unknown persons to defraud my company of the sum N700, 000,000.00) withdrawn from the company’s bank account through my son and the police are handling it like peanuts.”

A police source admitted that the suspects were brought to the unit and they volunteered their written statements, confessing to the allegation of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence.

Items recovered from the suspects include a Toyota Venza, KIA Cerato car, Toyota Camry and Lexus350 as well as immovable house purchased by Sherif Ademola from the proceed of the crime.

The suspects were all arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate court and were ordered to be remanded in the Unit custody following an exparte application was granted.

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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 : I. ELIJAH SEGUN OYELEADE 2. OLAMIDE TITILOFE OYELADE 3. SAMSON TEMITOPE OYELADE

WORD REVIVAL DESTINY EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL 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 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BENJAMIN OLUSEGUN BECKLEY. 2. TEMITOPE LAWSON - JACK. 3. OLUSOJI OPEYEMI BECKLEY. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO RAISE AND EMPOWER LIVES FOR DESTINY FULFILLMENT. 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

WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SUPPORT FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION 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.ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI (CHAIRMAN) 2.GILLS NYANGANJI (SECRETARY) 3.HENRY AGBONIKA (MEMBER) THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1)TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE. 2)TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

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ADEBOWALE TEMILADE TADE INITIATIVE 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. TADE ADEBOWALE 2. ADARE THOMAS OLASEHINDE 3. TADE TEMIDAYO 4. TADE TITILAYO ADEBOLA aims AND OBJECTIVES: 1. , TO SUPPORT MOTHERLESS BABIES HOMES AND ORPHANAGES. 2, TO SUPPORT OLD PEOPLE’S HOMES. 3, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OPTIMAL EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF LOSS OF PROVISIONAL ALLOCATION LETTER OF RESETTLEMENT PLOT AT APO FC-ABUJA, WITH REF. NO. FCDA/DRC/ GEN/05/30 AND REF. NO. GK/05/3104, DATED 15TH FEBRUARY, 2009, BETWEEN ALIKO ADAMU (DONOR) AND VINCENT ANCENT ANETO (DONEE). ALL EFFORT MADE TO TRACE THE SAID MISSING DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND PLEASE KINDLY RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION. ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FOREMAN JAMES GUSAR

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FOREMAN GUSAR NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FOREMAN JAMES GUSAR ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. NATURAL COSMECEUTICS INDUSTRY

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NATURAL COSMETICS INDUSTRY LTD WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NATURAL COSMECEUTICS INDUSTRY LTD ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

UGHANZE OLUCHI CATHERINE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJUKWU OLUCHI CATHERINE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGHANZE OLUCHI CATHERINE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. MRS LAWAL OLUWAFUNTO OLAYINKA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OJOGBEDE OLUWAFUNTO OLAYINKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS LAWAL OLUWAFUNTO OLAYINKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

THE GREAT PEOPLE’S PILLARS SOCIAL CLUB OF 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 are: 1, NNABUIKE. JOHN. OTAKPO - CHAIRMAN. 2, SAMUEL CHUKWU - SECRETARY. 3, OGOCHUKWU MATHIAS - TREASURER. Aims and Objectives: TO AID MEMBERS ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM GOALS IN LI FE. 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: OKORIE. CHJIOKE ESQ. 08038271882

AGAPE CALVARY NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH THIS IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAME CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EDEGWARE POLICECHAIRMAN 2. EDEGWARE ISAACSECRETARY 3. EDEGWARE ISRAEL OTEGA 4. OTOTAKOVIE PIUS UFUOMA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHURCH ARE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO PLANT CHURCHES ALL OVER THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. 3. TO DISCIPLE PEOPLE AND EVERY CULTURE UNTO JESUS CHRIST AND TO EMPOWER THEM FOR SERVICE OF HIS KINGDOM. 4. TO DEVELOP MEMBERS SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND TO ENCOURAGE COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL CHURCH, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. 5. TO ESTABLISH BIBLE STUDY GROUPS AND CENTRES EVERYWHERE.

JEGEDE BEAUTY ADESUWA

ISHOLA ADOYI ADEMOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as ATERU BEAUTY ADESUWA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as JEGEDE BEAUTY ADESUWA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known, called and addressed as OGINNI ADOYI ADELE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ISHOLA ADOYI ADEMOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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ODEYALE AMINAT BOLANLE

MRS. QUEEN JOY OLUWASEGUN

I, formerly known and addressed as ODEYALE AMINAT YETUNDE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ODEYALE AMINAT BOLANLE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as MISS NZEGBULAM QUEEN JOY, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. QUEEN JOY OLUWASEGUN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ERAZUA TEMITOPE CAROLINE

ITODO OJOMA VIRGINIA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAYOMI TEMITOPE CAROLINE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ERAZUA TEMITOPE CAROLINE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VIRGINIA OJOMA EJOHA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ITODO OJOMA VIRGINIA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MACHALIFAX ENAKADIA

SALAMI RUTH

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MACHALIFAX MUDIAGA ENAKADIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MACHALIFAX ENAKADIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. ZAINAB ABUBAKAR USMAN

MRS JOYCE CHINEYE ISAAC

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAMI HALIDU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ZAINAB ABUBAKAR USMAN ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS JOYCE CHINEYE OKOYE NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS JOYCE CHINEYE ISAAC. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OGE EVE EZIKE I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGECHI EZIKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGE EVE EZIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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

IN HIS POWER OF RESURRECTION DELIVERANCE & BIBLE MISSION

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.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1.OGUGUA NKOLI ONYINYE, 2. GODWIN OBINNA OGUGUA, 3. JOY IFEOMA AKOSA, 4. JUSTINA CHIZOBA MUOGBO, 5. FELIX LOTANNA MBAZELU, 6. ANTHONY SUNDAY EGBO, 7. MERCY NJIDEKA UFOEGBUNAM, 8. CHARLES EBUKA OBIEKEZIE, 9. EMMANUEL CHINEDU NNAMANI, 10. CHRISTIAN CHUKWUDI ONYEMUCHE. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO IMPACT PEOPLE WITH THE ETERNAL KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S END TIME PURPOSE AND TO HELP MEN UNDERSTAND GOD’S END TIME AGENDA, 2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD, 3. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN BIBLE ORIENTED INSTITUTIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: IGWILO INNOCENT UCHE, SUITE 36 NIPOST BUILDING ONITSHA

AKOMU SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Company and Allied Matter Acts No 1 of 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE 1. Mrs Omomoh Anna President 2. Mrs Meshack Dorcas Ikumehinio - Vice President 3. Ojo Lydia Unuagbo - Secretary AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : To foster unity and progress among members.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the registrar -general, corporate affairs commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED BY: TRUSTEES

FRIENDS OF THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAME HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: UDOH IDORENYIN INI-IBEGHE - PRESIDENT MRS IDARA ERNEST INYANG - SECRETARY PASTOR FAVOUR INI-IBEGHE UDONNAN- TREASURER VICTORIA JOHNSON EKPO MR ERNEST INYANG MFONOBONG EPHRAIM UDOFIA. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, EDUCATIONALLY,AND MATERIALLY, THEREBY MAKING THEM BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF 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, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY: MRS IDARA ERNEST INYANG.

AGAPE CHRISTIAN LIFE MISSION 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. ISRAEL SAMUEL ABDUL - GENERAL OVERSEER. 2. MATTHEW AKOINA SULE. 3. DANIEL NEWMAN UMAR. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST FOR DELIVERANCE AND SALVATION OF SOULS. 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

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLADELE RUTH NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAMI RUTH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

ADEBIMPE OMOLADE BABASOLA

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBIMPE OMOLADE ADEBOWALE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBIMPE OMOLADE BABASOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION/PROTECTION INITIATIVE 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 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. DR ANORUE DANIEL 2. MR EMMANUEL ONWUBUARIRI AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN NIGERIAN COMMUNITIES 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: JOHN HUSSAINI

STIMULATING QUALITY EDUCATION AND YOUTH SUPPORT 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. ACHARU FAITH TONY-OKEME (MRS) 2. UFEDO IYAJI (MISS) 3. MARIAM EJURA ONOJA (MRS) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE QUALITY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA , 2. TO HELP AND TO TRAIN YOUTH IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS: HELPING THEM RAISES START-UP CAPITAL TO INITIATE INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES 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

23 Public Notice ADO HARUNA I, formerly known and addressed as ADAM HARUNA UBA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADO HARUNA. All former documents remain valid.

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EKE LILAN NGOZI I formerly known and addressed as EKE NKECHI NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as EKE LILAN NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

MRS BADMUS OPEOLUWA MOPELOLA . I, formerly known and addressed as MISS BABAJIDE OPEOLUWA MOPELOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS BADMUS OPEOLUWA MOPELOLA (NEE BABAJIDE). All former documents remain valid.

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OMOTAYO AYODEJI ELIJAH . I, formerly known and addressed as AKINWONMI ABAYOMI AYODELE, Now wish to be known and addressed as OMOTAYO AYODEJI ELIJAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SALAKO KIKELOMO ABIKE I, formerly known and addressed as SALAKO KIKELOMO ATINUKE, now wish to be known and addressed as SALAKO KIKELOMO ABIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

ABDULHAMEED DAUDA OLADIMEJI I formerly known and addressed as LAMIDI DAUDA OLADIMEJI, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULHAMEED DAUDA OLADIMEJI. All former documents remain valid.

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LAMINA ABOLANLE ABIODUN

I, formerly known and addressed as LAMINA BOLA FAUSAT, now wish to be known and addressed as LAMINA ABOLANLE ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid. Skye Bank PLC and general public take note.

AMUSAN OLALEKAN ABDULRAHMAN

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MRS. AYORINDE HAUWA UMMI

OLUNIYI TUNDE SAMUEL

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

AKINLOYE MORUFAT AJOKE . I, formerly known and addressed as AJAGBE MORUFAT AJOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINLOYE MORUFAT AJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

formerly known and addressed as IGE TUNDE SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUNIYI TUNDE SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

T his is to confirm that I, BENJAMIN MOYOSORE ADEBIYI, am the same person as BENJAMIN AKINLEYE–MARTINS ADEBIYI. All documents bearing either of the above name remains valid.

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AKINDELE ADEBISI TEMITOPE

ADESIDA ONOME DAMILOL

ODEYALE YEMI MURPHY

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. I formerly known and called ADENIYI DAME now wish to be called and addressed as ADESIDA ONOME DAMILOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public to take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as ATANDA YEMI MURPHY, now wish to be known and addressed as ODEYALE YEMI MURPHY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AYORINDE OLAYANJU ISMAIL

ELIZABETH IBIRONKE

ABUDU RASAQ BABATUNDE . I, formerly known and addressed as RASAQ ABDUL BABATUNDE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ABUDU RASAQ BABATUNDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ALIYU HAUWA UMMI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AYORINDE HAUWA UMMI Due to marital status. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS CHARITY EKEGWU

CHINAKA MOREMI CLEOPATRA

OBI ONYINYECHI OBIAKU

MRS GIFT OPURUICHE PAUL

CLINTS DAVID ONENU

. I, formerly known and addressed as OSANYINJOBI MOREMI CLEOPATRA now want to be known and addressed as CHINAKA MOREMI CLEOPATRA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

3.I, formerly known and addressed as ANOZIE ONYINYECHI OBIAKU now want to be known and addressed as OBI ONYINYECHI OBIAKU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

, formerly known and addressed as MISS GIFT OPARA now want to be known and addressed as MRS GIFT OPURUICHE PAUL. All former documents remain valid.

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. I, formerly known and addressed as CLINTS DAVID LISHANYOCHUWE now want to be known and addressed as CLINTS DAVID ONENU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OKOIKHERE LUCKY ISIBOR

EZEANI PATIENCE ONYEBUCHI

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. I, formerly known and addressed as JIMOH ISMAILA, now wish to be known and addressed as AYORINDE OLAYANJU ISMAIL. All former documents remain valid.

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. I, formerly known and addressed as ELIZABETH IBIRONKE OMOTOSO, now wish to be known and addressed as ELIZABETH IBIRONKE ADELEKAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as WILLIAMS BENEDICTS ADEOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as WILLIAMS BENEDICT ADEOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ATALIGBO OLADOSUN IMORU

GODWIN MONDAY UDOWO

EDUN OLUWASEUN IDUNUOLUWA

MRS ENOABASI MUMUNEY

I, formerly known and addressed as IBRAHIM UMORU OLADOSUN now want to be known and addressed as ATALIGBO OLADOSUN IMORU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as GODWIN MONDAY, now wish to add UDOWO to my name. Henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as GODWIN MONDAY UDOWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as AWAKAN AKINTUNDE OLAMILEKAN now want to be known and addressed as EDUN OLUWASEUN IDUNUOLUWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS ANTHONIA EKPENYONG MUMUNEY and MRS ANTHONIA ENO EFFIOM now want to be known and addressed as MRS ENOABASI MUMUNEY. That my correct date of birth is 30/10/1938.

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MRS CHIBUEZE EBERECHUKWU BLESSING . I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NGADI EBERECHUKWU BLESSING now want to be known and addressed as MRS CHIBUEZE EBERECHUKWU BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH

AMUSA OKESOTO ADENIKE RIANUT

OPAYINKA OPEYEMI IYABODE

BRIAN MICHAEL STRAWE

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. I, formerly known and addressed as MICHAEL NNAMDI OBUSEZ now want to be known and addressed as BRIAN MICHAEL STRAWE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as ADEBAYO MISRAFAT ADEBOLA now want to be known and addressed as OLALEYE MISRAFAT ADEBOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWAOKEKE AZUBUIKE EZEKIEL

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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AMANFO CHINEMEREM KELVIN. . I, formerly known and addressed as AMANFO CHINEMEREM DARLITON, now wish to be known and addressed as AMANFO CHINEMEREM KELVIN. All former documents remain valid.

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UNEGBU NATHANIEL MMADUABUCHI . I, formerly known and addressed as UNEGBU NATHANIEL now wish to be known and addressed as UNEGBU NATHANIEL MMADUABUCHI. All former documents remain valid.

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MONEHIN OLUWATOYIN VICTORIA Formerly known and addressed as OMITOGUN OLUWATOYIN VICTORIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MONEHIN OLUWATOYIN VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. KAMALU CHRISTIANA U. . I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. EKECHI CHRISTIANA U., now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. KAMALU CHRISTIANA U. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MOSHOOD FATIMO BINTU . Formerly known and addressed as RIDWON FATIMOH BINTU, now wish to be nown and addressed as MOSHOOD FATIMO BINTU. All former documents remain valid. General Public take note.

NWOKORO INNOCENTIA CHIAMAKA . Formerly known and addressed as KELVIN INNOCENTIA AMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOKORO INNOCENTIA CHIAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ESTHER ETIM . Formerly known and addressed as ESTHER JOHNSON, now wish to be known and addressed as ESTHER ETIM. All former documents remain valid.

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. I, formerly known and addressed as EFFIONG AFFIONG ENDURANCE now want to be known and addressed as EFFIONG JOY. That my date of birth is 15/11/1988. All former documents remain valid.

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ONWUEMEKA ABUCHI STEPHEN . I, formerly known and addressed as MGBUDOM ABUCHI STEPHEN, now wish to be known and addressed as ONWUEMEKA ABUCHI STEPHEN. All former documents remain valid.

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. I, formerly known and addressed as AMUSA ADENIKE RIANUT now want to be known and addressed as AMUSA OKESOTO ADENIKE RIANUT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EBOKA MESHACH OZOR . I, formerly known and addressed as EBOKA MESHACH MICKKY, now wish to be known and addressed as EBOKA MESHACH OZOR. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

DODO AJOSE WESLEY Formerly known and addressed as DODO AJOSE JUNIOR now wish to be known and addressed as DODO AJOSE WESLEY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEWUYI TEMITOPE OLUWASEUN

. I, formerly known and addressed as ISIBOR LUCKY now want to be known and addressed as OKOIKHERE LUCKY ISIBOR. All former documents remain valid.

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. Formerly known and addressed as MOMOH OSAREMEN PRECIOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as MOMOH OSAREMEN JULIUS. All former documents remain valid.

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. Formerly known and addressed as ADENIYI TEMITOPE OLUWASEUN, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWUYI TEMITOPE OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

VICTOR OLUWATOSIN ANUOLUWAPO Formerly known and addressed as VICTOR OLUWATOSIN ABAYOMI, now wish to be known and addressed as VICTOR OLUWATOSIN ANUOLUWAPO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. ADEFOLU YETUNDE MARIAM . DADA: I, formerly known, called and addressed as Miss.

DADA YETUNDE OLUSHOLA, Now wish to be known, call and address as Mrs. ADEFOLU YETUNDE MARIAM. All former documents remain valid.

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DAVID UMEH

AKINSOMIRO OLUWASEYI OLU

ODIA EWONE WILLIAMS

. Formerly known and addressed as KALU DAVID UMEH, now wish to be known and addressed as DAVID UMEH. And the reason to change of Name is do to Change of Family Name ; wrong DOB 25-06-1993, Correct DOB 25-05-1983. All former documents remain valid.

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This is to confirm and certify that ,AKINSOMIRO OLUWASEYI BENARD and AKINSOMIRO OLUWASEYI OLU is one and same person but now wish to be known called and addressed as AKINSOMIRO OLUWASEYI OLU. All former documents remain valid.

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. This is to confirm and certify that ODIA WILLIAMS .E. and ODIA EWONE WILLIAMS is one and same person but now wish to be known called and addressed as ODIA EWONE WILLIAMS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MOMOH OSAREMEN JULIUS

ENDELE THEOPHILUS OBI . Formerly known and addressed as EHIELU THEOPHILUS OBI, now wish to be known and addressed as ENDELE THEOPHILUS OBI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR NDIDI HELEN now want to be known and addressed as EZEANI PATIENCE ONYEBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLALEYE MISRAFAT ADEBOLA

This is to certify that i am the person bearing Dauda Akanni Oluwatoyin as well as Yussuf Dauda Akanni. All documents bearing the above names are Mine and remain valid. General Public take note.

ONYEAKA CHINASA HELEN . Formerly known and addressed as HELEN CHINASA NNAEMEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEAKA CHINASA HELEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ORJI OKWUCHUKWU COLLINS

. Formerly known and addressed as ORJI OKWUCHILICHUKWU COLLINS, now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI OKWUCHUKWU COLLINS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ATULEGWU MADUABUCHI ROLLAND

This is to state that my name was written on some of my documents as ATULEGWU MADUABUCHI. That I now want to add ROLLAND to my name. That I want to be known called and addressed as ATULEGWU MADUABUCHI ROLLAND. General public take note.

Public Notice 24 VICTORIOUS WORD LIBERATION 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, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PST. MIKE AKPABIO - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. PRINCE MICHAEL EFFIONG - SECRETARY 3. MR. TELEMA BALA 4. MRS. MMAYEN MICHEAL EFFIONG 5. DCN. EFFIONG ASUQUO OKWONG AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. PREACHING THE GOSPEL TO THE UNREACHED 2. TO SET THE CAPTIVE FREE THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD 3. TO EDIFY THE BODY OF 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 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

GOD GRACE MANIFESTATION FIRE 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, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MADU OKECHUKWU CHRISTIAN 2. MADU FLORENCE IFEOMA. 3. CHUKWUNONYE OBIKAEZEREA. 4. KINIKANWO EDWIN WORLU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach, promote and howsoever propagate the worship of Jehovah God throughout all nations of the earth in accordance with the percepts and doctrines in the holy bible.

2. To promote the spiritual welfare and progress of the members and society in general.

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: MADU OKECHUKWU CHRISTIAN MRS OKUNOLA STELLA MOJISOLA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS OGUNMOLA STELLA MOJISOLA now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS OKUNOLA STELLA MOJISOLA. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

This is to inform the general public that I, Okeowo Samrod is the same person bearing Okeowo Samson Rotimi. Former documents remain valid, public note.

ALI JENNIFER EKWUTOS

AKOR JOSEPH NGANA I, formerly known and addressed as ASOGWA ANTHONY OGBONNA, now wish to be known and addressed as AKOR JOSEPH NGANA. All former documents remain valid. ESUBEB, NUT and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ALI EDITH CHIKODILI, now wish to be known and addressed as ALI JENNIFER EKWUTOS. All former documents remain valid.

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AUCTION SALES

1. ONE SCRAP YELLOW BARAJ TRICYCLE WITHOUT REG. NO. AND KEY 2. ONE SCRAP YELLOW TVS KING TRICYCLE REG. NO. UML 750 QF WITHOUT IGNITION KEY. 3. ONE SCRAP YELLOW BARAJ TRICYCLE REG. NO. RLU 654 QA WITHOUT IGNITION KEY. SIGNED: VICTOR OBEAHON AUCTIONEER YUSUF ABDUL GANIYU OLANREWAJU

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that the names that PETER IGNATIUS, PETER CHIBUEZE ORIJI and IGNATUS CHIBUEZE refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as ORIJI CHIBUEZE IGNATIUS. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

CHRISTIANA CHINELO OLEFOLU

I, formerly known and addressed as CHRISTABEL CHINELO OLEFOLU, now wish to be known and addressed as CHRISTIANA CHINELO OLEFOLU. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. OGUNMUYIWA FATIMAT FOLAKEMI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ADEWUNMI FATIMAT FOLAKEMI (NEE OGUNMUYIWA). All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IDAYAT BUNMI OGUNLEYE

MRS. OLUSOLA TOLULOPE OMOWUMI

IHENETU-GEOFFREY NNAMDI EBERECHUKWU EDDY I Formerly known and addressed as IHENETU NNAMDI EDDY now wish to be known, called and addressed as IHENETU-GEOFFREY NNAMDI EBERECHUKWU EDDY All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

AUGUSTINE OSAKPOLOR OJO

OLAOYE OLADOTUN OLABANJO

Formerly known and addressed as AJETUMOBI MABEL EBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as AYODELE MABEL EBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. BELLO CYNTHIA OLAMIDE Formerly known and addressed as MISS.CYNTHIA OLAMIDE OGUNMOLA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. BELLO CYNTHIA OLAMIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

Signed ; Nwauzi Fidelia Ejinwanyi

JOE ALLEN I, formerly known, called and addressed as DELE SAMSON, now wish to be known, called and addressed as JOE ALLEN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as MRS. GBADAMOSI T. HAMED, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. GBADAMOSI KHADIJAT TAIWO. All former documents remain valid.

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AKANDE OLABODE GEORGE

This is to confirm that I, OYEGUN BOLANLE RUTH is the same person answering OYEGUN BOLA RUTH and OYEGUN OMOBOLANLE RUTH, now wish to be known and addressed as OYEGUN BOLANLE RUTH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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.

MRS. GBADAMOSI KHADIJAT TAIWO

I, formerly known and addressed as ORAKWE CHISOM VICTOR, now wish to be known and addressed as IFEJIKA CHISOM VICTOR. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

My name was wrongly written as IBRAHEEM SHAKIRAT OLAYEMI, now my correct name is IBRAHIM SHAKIRAT ABOSEDE. My correct Date of Birth is 30/08/1989. All former documents remain valid.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ; 1. To organise health enlightenment campaigns, educational workshops and Skills acquisition programs as a means of alleviating poverty and self-help.

2. To provide support and education relief materials for the less privileged.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as OLAOYE OLADOTUN AYOOLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLAOYE OLADOTUN OLABANJO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SAMAKO YAWO JAMES, now wish to be known and addressed as KOAMI AMENA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OYEJOKE AGBOOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as IDAYAT BUNMI OGUNLEYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

THE TRUSTEES ARE; (1). Nwauzi Fidelia Ejinwanyi (2). Valentine Ahunanya, (3). Theresa Nkiru Ahunanya, (4). Linus Onyekozurule Nwauzi, (5). Tamunoemi Afibeboala.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as AUGUSTINE SEYI OJO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AUGUSTINE OSAKPOLOR OJO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

IFEJIKA CHISOM VICTOR

CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

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, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as YUSUF ABDUL GANIYU ALUFAL, now wish to be known, called and addressed as YUSUF ABDUL GANIYU OLANREWAJU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

KOAMI AMENA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GEORGE OLABODE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKANDE OLABODE GEORGE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EJINWANYI LITERACY FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT, THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE NPF, OZUOBA TOWN DIVISION, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, INTENDS TO AUCTION THE UNDER LISTED ITEMS, BY THIS NOTICE, CLAIMANTS ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO REPORT TO THE ABOVE NAMED POLICE STATION, WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

MRS AGU NNENNA CLARA

CORRECTION OF NAME

My name was wrongly written as COSMAS UCHENNA ANYAMELE instead of COMAS UCHENNA ANYANEMERE, now wish to be known and addressed as COMAS UCHENNA ANYANEMERE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS ENEJERE MARGARET CHINYERE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYIA MARGARET CHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ENEJERE MARGARET CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

HYCIENT ONOH AGU

AYODELE MABEL EBERE

NDU MARY UKPAI

MRS UJUNWA FAVOUR NWOBODO

AUSTINE EDITH ADAORA I, formerly known and addressed as NGWU EDITH ADAORA, now wish to be known and addressed as AUSTINE EDITH ADAORA. All former documents remain valid.

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

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to certify and confirm that ASHUKE CELESTINE CHIDI and ASHUKE GABRIEL CELESTINE, refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed asASHUKE GABRIEL CELESTINE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS. ADEWUNMI FATIMAT FOLAKEMI (NEE OGUNMUYIWA)

ADAMU USMAN I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOHAMMED YUSUF NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADAMU USMAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Formerly known and addressed as OLOPADE ABIODUN AKANBI now wish to be known and addressed as OLAPADE ABIODUN PETER. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

BADMUS OPEYEMI ABIMBOLA I Formerly known and addressed as OWOLABI OPEYEMI ABIMBOLA now wish to be known, called and addressed as BADMUS OPEYEMI ABIMBOLA All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

ADOGUN RISIKAT

ANI FELIX

Formerly known and addressed as ANIMAM FELIX, Now wish to be known and address as ANI FELIX. Al former documents remains valid, the general public should please take note.

MRS CHUKWUNEKWU AUGUSTINA EBERE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWUBA AUGUSTINA EBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWUNEKWU AUGUSTINA EBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as HYCIENT ODIKE AGU, now wish to be known and addressed as HYCIENT ONOH AGU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADELAKUN RISIKAT, now wish to be known and addressed as ADOGUN RISIKAT. All former documents remain valid.

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HENRY EFFIOM ARIKPO

I, formerly known, called and addressed as HENRY JERRY, now wish to be known, called and addressed as HENRY EFFIOM ARIKPO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NDU MARY UCHA, now wish to be known and addressed as NDU MARY UKPAI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKEKE NNENNA CLARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGU NNENNA CLARA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONI TOLULOPE OMOWUMI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OLUSOLA TOLULOPE OMOWUMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLANIYI RISIKATU MOJISOLA

I, formerly known, called and addressed as AKINBODE RISIKATU MOJISOLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLANIYI RISIKATU MOJISOLA. That my date of birth on my Bank BVN Card is 21st day of August, 1984. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OLAPADE ABIODUN PETER

SANUSI ABDUL-AFEEZ OMONIYI

I, formerly known and addressed as SANUSI AFEEZ, now wish to be known and addressed as SANUSI ABDULAFEEZ OMONIYI. All former documents remain valid.

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RAPHAEL SAMUEL AJAYI

I formerly known and addressed as MUSTAPHA SAMUEL RAPHAEL, now wish to known and addressed as RAPHAEL SAMUEL AJAYI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OLUTOMI OLUDIYA BLESSING

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SOTOMI OLUDIYA BLESSING NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUTOMI OLUDIYA BLESSING. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. EJUMIYENMINI MARVELLOUS KENREN

I, formerly known and addressed as ETIMI-EJUMU PRINCE KENREN, now wish to be known and addressed as EJUMIYENMINI MARVELLOUS KENREN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

HAMEED RISIKAT ADEOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEGBOYE RISIKAT ADEOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as HAMEED RISIKAT ADEOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FRANCESCA ROBINSON

I formerly known and addressed as FRANCESCA ADENIKE ROBINSON, now wish to be known and addressed as FRANCESCA ROBINSON. All former documents bearing FRANCESCA ADENIKE ROBINSON remain valid. General public please take note.

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EMEKA EMMANUEL

ISRAEL SILAS BARILUGBENE

I, formerly known and addressed as, EMEKA ANYANSI, now wish to be known and addressed as, EMEKA EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ISRAEL SILAS DEEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as, ISRAEL SILAS BARILUGBENE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

NWILE, PEACE

MRS. GILBERT ONYINYECHI AUGUSTINA

I, formerly known and addressed as, MONAKPO DAUGHTER PEACE, now wish to be known and addressed as, NWILE, PEACE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This to confirm that I, ENE SALVATION ABBEY, and PRISCA ABBEY, refer to one and same person anywhere they appear.

All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ADEKOLA JOYCE REBECCA I formerly known as Adekola Joyce Oyedoyin wish to be known and addressed as Adekola Joyce Rebecca .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OSAJE EUNICE I formerly known as OKECHUKWU JOY EUNICE wish to be known and addressed as OSAJE EUNICE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

SARAH MAWEDO CHIJIOKE DAVID

I formerly known as SARAH MAWEDO SAMSON wish to be known and addressed as SARAH MAWEDO CHIJIOKE DAVID .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, EWURUM ONYINYECHI AUGUSTINA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. GILBERT ONYINYECHI AUGUSTINA. All former documents remain valid.

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JAMIU ISSA ADENIYI

I Formerly known and addressed as ISSA MUH,JAMIU ,Now wish to be known and addressed as JAMIU ISSA ADENIYI. General public should please take note MRS TITILAYO ADETUTU MUSA

I formerly known as MISS TITILAYO ADETUTU CHRISTIANA OSO wish to be known and addressed as MRS TITILAYO ADETUTU MUSA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

SALAM KAZEEM OLAMI

I formerly known as SALAMI KAZEEM OLAWALE wish to be known and addressed as SALAM KAZEEM OLAMI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

KOFOWOROLA AJIBOLA ONI

I formerly known as KOFOWOROLA AJIBOLA BHADMUS wish to be known and addressed as KOFOWOROLA AJIBOLA ONI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

That I OKE OLATUNBOSUN OLUWAFEMI formerly OKE OLATUNBOSUN MICHAEL is the same person bearing OKE OLATUNBOSUN FEMI . That FEMI is the shorten name of OLUWAFEMI. wish to be known and addressed as OKE OLATUNBOSUN OLUWAFEMI. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

That I AYANGOKE F. OLUWAFUMIKE is the same person bearing AYANGOKE, FUNKE FLORENCE AS WELL AS. AYANGOKE F. OLUWAFUMIKE. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS NDIDI RAY - AIGIOMAWU

ADEKOYA ADEBUKOLA TITILAYO

I formerly known as Mrs Ndidi Ray - Alfred wish to be known and addressed as formerly known as Mrs Ndidi Ray - Aigiomawu. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Famoroti Bukky Titilayo wish to be known and addressed as Adekoya Adebukola Titilayo .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

TALKLOVE AFRICA 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 company and allied matter Act 1 of 1990.

Trustees are: 1.

Ikechi Obinwanne Chairman 2.

Chinwe Chukwu Treasurer 3.

Cynthia Obinwanne Secretary AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

To meet the needs of the less privileged Children, Women and Destitute.

2.

To empower the less privileged Children, Women and Destitute.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Cresent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Secretary

MRS MAUREEN ACHUMBA-GEORGE

I formerly known, called and addressed as, MISS MAUREEN ONYINYECHI ACHUMBA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS MAUREEN ACHUMBAGEORGE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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EMESI, CHIBUIKE KELVIN

MRS. OLUMATI ESTHER CHINURU

I, formerly known and addressed as, EMESI, CHIBUIKE KELVIN KENNETH, now wish to be known and addressed as, EMESI, CHIBUIKE KELVIN. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, ESTHER CHINURU IKE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. OLUMATI ESTHER CHINURU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. ANNE-MARIA DIDIA DUKE

ADDITION OF NAME

a

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, SAMUEL IMISI VICTORIA, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, EBOH IMISIOLUWA, and SAMUEL IMISI FISAYO, in some of my documents, instead of, SAMUEL IMISI VICTORIA. I now wish to be known and addressed as, SAMUEL IMISI VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ANNE-MARIA .E. DIDIA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ANNE-MARIA DIDIA DUKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, COMFORT CHINYERE OSUNDU, wish to add, CHINYERE, to my bank account name which was formerly, COMFORT OSUNDU. I now wish to be known and addressed as, COMFORT CHINYERE OSUNDU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

JOSEPH OLATUNDE JOHNSON

CHUKWUEMEKA ROSELINE I formerly known as Chinasa Chukwu Roseline wish to be known and addressed as Chukwuemeka Roseline Corrected Date of Birth is 5th of October 1979 .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Lawal Femi Aribidesi wish to be known and addressed as Lawal Femi .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

TONY WUYEP JOSEPH

a IKHANE FORTUNE LUCKY

I Formerly known and addressed as BAMISHE BABATUNDE JOHNSON,Now wish to be known and addressed as JOSEPH OLATUNDE JOHNSON. General public should please take note AKPIRI ORITSETIMEYIN FREEDOM

LAWAL FEMI

MRS ADEOLA BRIDGETTE OJO I formerly known as MISS ADEOLA BRIDGETTE AGUNBIADE wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADEOLA BRIDGETTE OJO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as AIGO THOMPSON ELIZEABETH wish to be known and addressed as THOMPSON ELIZABETH ALERO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as EDIM BLESSING TAKON wish to be known and addressed as OBI BLESSING TAKON .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

KASHAAM IBRAHIM ABIODUN

a CONFIRMATION OF NAME

OROTOMA ANSELM I formerly known as OROTOSE AGHOGHO RICHIE wish to be known and addressed as OROTOMA ANSELM. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS BALOGUN PATRICIA CHUKWUASIAOKWU

I formerly known as MISS OKOLIE PATRICIA CHUKWUASIAOKWU wish to be known and addressed as MRS BALOGUN PATRICIA CHUKWUASIAOKWU .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Kashaam Ibrahim Abimbola wish to be known and addressed as Kashaam Ibrahim Abiodun .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

LAWAL ABOSEDE MUIBAT

I formerly known as LAWAL IBIRONKE ABOSEDE wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL ABOSEDE MUIBAT. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ELIZABETH NNENA UDOH

I formerly known as AKPAN ELIZABETH NNENA wish to be known and addressed as ELIZABETH NNENA UDOH. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, PORT HARCOURT. 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, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. RICHARD, OBINNA PRECIOUS. 2. OSI, JOY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To position the Nigerian woman and youth on the right career path and to challenge them to be relentless on their chosen path.

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: RICHARD OBINNA PRECIOUS.

OGUNNAIKE BUSAYO REBECCA

OBI BLESSING TAKON

ADENIKE HELEN ADEYEYE I formerly known as ADENIKE HELEN OLORUNFEMI wish to be known and addressed as ADENIKE HELEN ADEYEYE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ENENCHE IBRAHIM MUSA

NDUBUISI IFECHUKWU MARCUS

I formerly known as Ndubuisi Ifechukwu Hypolite wish to be known and addressed as Ndubuisi Ifechukwu Marcus.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Fatusin Busayo Morayo wish to be known and addressed as Ogunnaike Busayo Rebecca.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Tony Daniel Atogo wish to be known and addressed as Tony Wuyep Joseph .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as ENENCHE BROWN IBRAHIM wish to be known and addressed as ENENCHE IBRAHIM MUSA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, NUKA FRIDAY BAALOOKOR, NUKA DORKA BAALOOKOR, and NUKA .D. BAALOOKOR, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, NUKA FRIDAY BAALOOKOR. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known as ODIA FORTUNE wish to be known and addressed as IKHANE FORTUNE LUCKY .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Akpiri Oritsetimeyin Freedom Wisdom wish to be known and addressed as Akpiri Oritsetimeyin Freedom. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

THOMPSON ELIZABETH ALERO

MRS. TEMITOPE BENSTOWE I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. TEMITOPE WINIFRED OLOGUN, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. TEMITOPE BENSTOWE. All former documents remain valid.

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That I OISE -OGHAEDE AUGUSTINA ENIOLA is the same person bearing these names OISE - OGHAEDE AGBONMERE AUGUSTINA. All Documents / Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

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FAMILY PLANNING: Stakeholders canvass increased funding to save lives, reduce poverty Angela Onwuzoo The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed that access to modern family planning by women - especially in developing countries like Nigeria is a critical tool for reducing maternal mortality and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 1, to end poverty. The body also said it is key to ending hunger as well as promoting good maternal health and gender equality.

The world population organisation say when women have access to consistent range of various contraceptives, they are empowered the more to plan their families, control their lives and fulfill their full potentials - which in turn bring about national development.

Over 200, million women in the developing countries are said to be lacking access to family planning.

Speaking at different fora to mark this year’s World Population Day on Tuesday, with the theme: “Family Planning, Birth Spacing: Empowering People, Developing Nations”, stakeholders stressed the need for more funding for family planning, citing its economic benefits to the growth and development of a nation besides its numerous health benefits to women and girls.

Increased funding Stakeholders used the occasion to call on governments to fulfill their commitment towards achieving family planning 2020 goal, stressing that increased funding would enable women and girls - no matter where they live, have access to quality family planning to plan for their future.

The goal is aimed at enabling 120 million more women and girls to use contraceptives by 2020.

According to World Health Organisation (WHO), keeping a gap between two children reduces the risk of untimely death of the born child. The gap years help mothers in getting back to normal health and restore lost nutrients during gestation period.

At a Family Planning Summit in London, UK, WHO’s new Director General, Dr. Adhanom Tedros, in his speech, said family planning leads to economic and social empowerment for women and girls.

“When we talk about empowering women and girls, this means they should know their right and this right means knowing about the contraception and been able to make the decisions to use it”, he explained.

In key note address, Former Nigeria’s Environment Minister and United Nation’s Deputy Secretary General, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, said “We still face significant funding gaps to resolve global family planning issues.”

Mohammed noted that women’s right is human right and asked that policy makers champion the course of women to achieving a right for women and girls, until it becomes a norm.

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, in his remarks pledged to collaborate with its partners and the private sector to achieve a modern contraceptive rate of 27% among all women by 2020.

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Adewole said Nigeria is committed to increasing its annual allocation for contraceptives to $4 million and to ensure total disbursement of $56 million to the states through its participation in the Global Financing Facility via international development assistance loans.

He said Nigeria will expand the imple-

mentation of its task-shifting policy to include patent medicine vendors and community volunteers to improve access to family planning services in difficultto-reach areas and among disadvantaged populations.

Nigeria, he said, will remove regulatory barriers and scale up access to new

contraceptive methods, Back home in Nigeria, at an event in Abuja organised by UNFPA to mark the day, UNFPA’s Country Representative, Dr Diene Keita, revealed that no fewer than 20 million women in Nigeria had no access to safe and effective family planning services.

Represented by Mr Osaretin Adonri, the Assistant Country Representative of UNFPA in Nigeria, Keita said most of these women that had no access to modern family planning method reside in rural areas and region of insurgency in the country.

Fulfilling unmet demand for family planning in Nigeria, he said, would avert 750,000 unintended pregnancies and reduce by one-third the estimated over 40,000 annual maternal deaths.

Also, in a statement by Devcoms, the Lagos State Team Leader of the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, (NURHI), Dr. Omasanjuwa Edun, said family planning is designed to help the family have quality life contrary to speculations that it was instituted to discourage procreation.

World Population Day is observed on 11 July every year to reaffirm the human right to plan a family. It encourages activities to create awareness about the importance of family planning throughout the world.

Good personal hygiene prevents spread of infectious diseases, by experts To reduce the burden of infectious diseases in Nigeria said are on the increase, healthcare professionals in the country and their counterparts in the Diaspora, have called on Nigerians to embrace good personal hygiene and environmental practices to halt the spread of diseases like malaria, typhoid, cholera, meningitis and Ebola, among others.

According to them, regular hand washing with soap alone, based on scientific findings would go a long way in reducing the spread of infectious diseases both at home and in the hospital environment.

The experts made the call at the First Inaugural Lecture of the Global Infectious Diseases Initiative with the theme: “Infectious Diseases; Awareness & Mediation through Collaboration” organised in Lagos recently by the initiative in collaboration with the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.

Convener of the initiative, United States based Dr. Folarin Olubowale said the initiative is a non-governmental organisation he established in Columbus, Georgia, USA in 1997 to tackle infectious diseases across the globe and Nigeria his home country in particular, through awareness creation and collaboration among healthcare practitioners and institutions in the field of infectious diseases.

Olubowale affirmed that improved personal hygiene and a very good environment help in controlling infectious diseases.

L-R: Haitian-American physician, Dr Nadine Regis; Keynote Speaker, Dr Yoav Golan ; Convener, Global Infectious Diseases Initiative, Dr Folarin Olubowale, and Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Dr Jide Idris, during the First Inaugural Lecture of the Initiative held in Lagos….recently.

“Good sewage drainage system, being health cautious and regular hand washing with soap are good interventions that could control the spread of infectious diseases”, he said.

Giving insight into what the NGO will do for the country in its fight against infectious diseases, Olubowale said the decided to do this, to bring about awareness on infections in the country and explore possibilities of collaborating with all healthcare providers who are interested in infectious disease with the aim of developing the field of infectious disease in the country.

“We want to stimulate interest in in-

fectious disease control and to encourage upcoming physicians to be interested in infectious disease and also provide scholarship for them to be able to attend conferences abroad. We also aim to establish a centre of excellence for infectious disease in the country which will serve as a referral centre for people with complicated infections,” he said.

In her presentation which dwelt on tropical diseases such as Ebola, Zika and Malaria, Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Development Services, University of Lagos, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola, urged Nigerians to test before treating malaria and to stop attributing every fever to malaria.

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Pharmacists urge NAFDAC, PCN to overhaul drug distribution system Stories by Angela Onwuzoo Pharmacists in the country under the aegis of Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria(ACPN), have raised the alarm over what they described as high level of drug abuse in the country which they say was responsible for the increase in liver and kidney diseases affecting many Nigerians nowadays.

Hence, they want the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria ( PCN) , to urgently overhaul the drug distribution system through proper drug regulation as the high level of drug abuse in Nigeria was no longer acceptable.

The pharmacists made the call during a road show organised in Lagos by ACPN to sensitize members of the public on the dangers of buying drugs from commercial bus hawkers and open drug markets – all illegal stores in the drug distribution chain. The road show was also part of efforts to promote

pharmacists as health care professionals.

Speaking at the event, Chairman, ACPN Lagos Branch, Pharm. Biola Paul-Ozieh noted: “Those of us in the community practice see a lot of things. We see people abuse drugs like codeine products. Anything with codeine, people want to use it because they use it to get high.

We also see a very high rate of abuse of the drug called Tramodol. This is supposed to be a prescription-only medicine, but what we find today shows a high level of irrational use of medicines.“ “Peddlers hawk these drugs in garages; also, people come to the pharmacy demanding for it when no doctor had not prescribed it”, she said.

According to her, open drug market is an aberration based on existing laws guiding the sale of medicines in Nigeria. “When we begin to consider some of the chronic conditions that many Nigerians are coming down with today, like liver disease and kidney failure, you know that they may have abused drugs in time past. This does not augur

well with our country.

“Therefore, we are calling on the Federal Government to do the needful. Regulatory agencies need to rise to their responsibilities and sanitise the chaotic drug distribution channel.”

On how to know original pharmacy, she said the public could decipher duly certified pharmacies by citing the registered pharmacy sign (a green cross, with Pharmacists Society of Nigeria registration number), coupled with the presence of a pharmacist-inresidence.

Corroborating her views, former chairman of the association, Abdusalam Aminu, noted that the country was faced with problem of drug abuse and misuse and added that when drugs are abused or misused, the end of it is usually bad.

“If you abuse antibiotics in treating an ailment,” she said further, “It will allow the organisms causing the ailment to develop resistance; therefore, when used subsequently, the antibiotics will not be effective.

Now, we have seen a lot of abuse on codeine preparations.”

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Simple ways to prevent Type 2 diabetes Changing your lifestyle could be a big step toward diabetes prevention - and it is never too late to start.

It is important to make diabetes prevention a priority if you are at increased risk of diabetes, for example, if you are overweight or have a family history of the disease.

Diabetes prevention starts with healthy lifestyle, becoming more physically active and losing a few extra fats.

Making a few simple changes in your lifestyle now may help you avoid the serious health complications of diabetes down the road, such as nerve, kidney and heart damage. Consider these latest diabetes prevention tips from the Ameri-

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Get more physical activity There are many benefits to regular physical activity. Exercise can help you lose weight, lower your blood sugar, boost your sensitivity to insulin which helps keep your blood sugar within a normal range.

Research shows that both aerobic exercise and resistance training can help control diabetes, but the greater benefit comes from a fitness program that includes both.

Get plenty of fiber Foods high in fiber include fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

PathCare Laboratories wins Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award 2017 Nigeria’s foremost healthcare facility, PathCare Laboratories has emerged winner of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) 2017.

The laboratory facility won the Private Laboratory Service Provider of the Year category for the fourth time running.

The NHEA, the “Oscars” equivalent of the Nigerian Healthcare recognition, is presented by Global Health and it is the leading Nigerian Healthcare award honouring excellence, innovation and qualitative improvement in Nigeria healthcare system.

Chairman, Board of Directors, Prof. Ibironke Akinsete, the doyen of Nigeria’s healthcare industry, also received the 2017 NHEA Lifetime Achievements Award, in recognition of her distinguished career and passionate commitment to excellence and quality healthcare, especially in the areas of women and AIDS. Speaking on the awards, Chairman, Board of Directors, Prof. Ibironke Akinsete of PathCare Laboratories,

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L-R: Dr. Olujimi A. Coker, a member of the Board of Directors and Clinical Director of Lagoon Hospitals, presents the award to the Chairman, Board of Directors, PathCare Laboratories, Prof. A. Ibironke Akinsete. With her are Executive Director, PathCare Laboratories, Dr. Tolulope Adewole and Ms Adeoluwatomi Oni, Head of Corporate Services, PathCare Laboratories at the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) 2017

noted that the awards for her and the organisation is more than a recognition but a call for further commitment to the health care system in Nigeria.

Prof. Akinsete further revealed that there is always a huge responsibility on you when you are spotted and

called out in every sphere of life, but the health care system is unique for the kind of role health care practitioners play in general wellbeing of human endeavor. She pledged the company’ commitment to promoting health care system through quality care and ser-

vices.

The company’ continued recognition is attributed to its commitment to saving lives through accurate and reliable results, the pursuit of excellence, exceptional service delivery, technological advancement and commitment to

innovation.

Established in 2004, PathCare Laboratories is known for high international standards and have continued to provide clients with full spectrum of tests for healthcare, insurance, environmental analysis and agricultural screening.

The PathCare Laboratories has the distinction of being the first laboratory in West Africa to attain International Accreditation (ISO 15189).

This provides the assurance of international acceptability and is an attestation to the accuracy and reliability of their results. It operates under a solid ICT (Information and Communications Technology) structure and pioneered using Electronic Medical Record (EMR) solutions in West Africa.

Winners in other categories of the 2017 NHEA include JNC International Limited who won the Innovative Healthcare Service Provider of the Year, while Eye Foundation was recognized as the Eye Care Service Provider of the Year awards respectively.

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Youths berate Lagos Assembly over sack of Council boss Alade Tasma Hundreds of youths from Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Wednesday stormed both the Lagos Assembly premises and the Governor’s office to protest against the call for the removal of the Sole Administrator of the council, Hon.Abeeb Aileru by the Lagos State House of Assembly.

The Assembly had on Monday called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to remove the Sole Administrator over alleged misappropriation of council funds.

The lawmakers frowned at the council boss’ disobedience to the laws and regulations of the local council as well as his flagrant disregard of the governor’s directives.

The resolution of the House was sequel to a complaint and motion by the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts (Local), Hon. Bisi Yusuff over series of financial recklessness of Aileru in the council.

Bisi Yusuff explained that the Council boss’ recklessness was discovered in the state Auditor-General report which the committee is currently working on.

The placard carrying youth led by the President of Progressive Youth Initiative, Dayo Soyoye were seen chanting solidarity songs.

Some of the content of the

placards read, “Save Oriade LCDA from political crisis,” “Justice for Hon. Abeeb Aileru,” “Ego and democratic justice don’t mix,” “Democracy is separation of powers” amongst others.

In a statement dated 12 July, 2017, addressed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and signed by Soyoye, it alleged that Aileru was not given a fair hearing by the State Assembly.

The statement titled; “Illegal sacking of Oriade Local Council Development Area Sole Administrator, Hon. Abeeb Aileru: setback to the growth of democracy in Lagos State.”

It added that, “following the said recommendation of suspension by the House, the manner in which the Sole Administrator was cornered, arm- twisted, molested and sacked from office without directive from his appointee calls for question, suspicious and seriously undermines law of separation of powers in the arms of government.”

According to the protesters Aileru has considerable evidences to defend himself against the allegations, which according to them, nobody cared to look into the matter.

They described the development as counter- productive and dangerous to “our emerging democracy. It is also not in the interest of smooth Local Government elections transition to Oriade LCDA.”

L-R: Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu; Chief (Mrs.) Kofoworola Adebutu and her husband/Chairman, Premier Lotto Limited, Chief Kessington Adebutu, during the installation of Kofoworola as Otun Yeye Oge of Lagos… recently.

Senate probes contract scam in TETFund Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

ÏÏÏSenate on Wednesday ordered probe of contractors who allegedly collected monies from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND in the past and failed to deliver the projects for which they were paid.

Against this background, the Senate mandated its Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund to ensure thorough investigation into the alleged contract fraud and report its findings and recommendations for further action.

The probe of the contract scam in TETFund,

according to it was in strict compliance with the recent pronouncement of the President of the Senate towards the renewed commitment of the senate to exposing corrupt practices in all the facets of the Nigerian society and bringing culprits to justice.

This came after it adopted a motion entitled: “The need for an investigative audit in respect of contracts that were awarded and paid for in the past TETFund but are yet to be executed”, sponsored by Senator Jibrin Barau (APC Kano North).

Leading debate on the

motion, Senator Barau noted that “in the past years, the Tertiary Institutions Intervention Fund, TetFund has had to award numerous contracts for the benefits of several higher institutions across the country in keeping with the statute that established the agency.”

According to him, “These contracts were meant for projects spread across various levels of tertiary institutions such as universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, deemed as urgently needed to improve on the quality of teaching, learning and research in the institutions.”

Barau noted that in spite of the good intention of TETFund in awarding the contracts, some of the contractors, who are yet to be identified, allegedly collected the project monies and walked away without executing the contracts.

He said the senate was “conscious of the existing deficits in the infrastructural needs of all tertiary institutions in the country, and the allegations that some contractors that were awarded contracts by TET Fund have absconded with monies given to them for the contracts without executing the jobs.”

Adeleke won on PDP platform because APC mishandled pre-election matters –Saraki laments Flood: Osinbajo orders release of N1.6bn to Lagos, Bayelsa, Enugu, Kebbi, 12 others

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President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has sworn in the newly elected senator representing

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has directed the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun to release the sum of N1.6 billion with immediate effect to 16 states ravaged by floods across the country.

According to the directive, the money is to be released directly to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) from the Ecological Fund domiciled in the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN).

The states to benefit from the flood relief fund are; Edo, Sokoto, Ekiti, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Ebonyi, Enugu, Abia, Oyo, Lagos, Plateau and Bayelsa.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and

Publicity, Femi Adesina, told State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting that the money will help to cushion the effects of the flood on the victims.

Adesina said that the Minister of Finance has been directed to release the money to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for onward distribution to the affected states.

Of the recent incidents of flood in parts of the country, the worst hit was Suleja, Niger state, where 14 persons were killed after a heavy downpour.

Also affected were Lekki Phase one and Victoria Island, Lagos state, where residents were trapped in their houses.

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Saraki after the swearing in ceremony said in a tweet, “I filled with emotions as I swore in the brother of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke as Senator representing Osun West.”

Saraki said his sadness was that Ademola Adeleke came into the Senate as an APC member, stressing,

and “This is the result of mishandling of pre-election matters by our party.

He added, “This development will serve as an eye opener to our party at all levels that the will of the people must always be respected. We all have a good lesson to learn from this.”

The entry of Adeleke into Senate has now shot up the number of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to 43.

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Gov Ahmed enjoins traditional rulers to maintain peace, order Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin

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state governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has enjoined traditional rulers in the state to maintain peace and order in their areas of domain just as he assured that all differences on land disputes are amicably resolved.

Speaking during a courtesy call on him by traditional rulers from Kwara South led by the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II at Government House, Ilorin, he said it is very critical to main-

tain peace and order for development to take place.

The Governor noted that the history of land dispute is a continuous thing saying it is only the way and manner that it is being handled that determine peace asking for dialogue in addressing land dispute matters.

He said one solution that is not acceptable to resolution of land dispute is violence stating that it is a criminal act which the law of the land does not support adding that anybody found to be culpable in

any act of violence will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

According to him, “we will continue to support our royal fathers in ensuring that they maintain lives and property in all their facets of activities. We will try to support you with all necessary logistics that will make it easy for you to carry out these activities of maintaining lives and property and maintaining a very peaceful society for growth and development.

On the request for state intervention on

the payment of local government salary arrears, the Governor said their problem emanated from the Federation allocation by the Federal Government which requires National Assembly intervention.

Earlier, the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II appealed to state government intervention in the unpaid salaries of local government workers and implementation of findings and recommendations of enquiries into communal clashes arising from land disputes in the state.

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COS warn against ascribing statements to him in contrast to his former boss Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha, who served under former governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has warned those ascribing statements to him on social as well as conventional media platforms to stop forthwith.

He described such statements purported to have come from him against his former boss as untrue and were deliberately used to garnish such publications.

Chief Okocha said these in a brief interaction with journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, saying that he was very uncomfortable to read statements he was said to have made while addressing some associations, urging the affected persons to desist from doing so.

He said that he would have continued to ignore such publications, but some persons appeared to be taking his silence as liberty for license, to continue to garnish their publications with imaginary statements purportedly made by him.

“For those who conjecture a political rife between me and my boss and have gone ahead to fan the embers of mischief by churning out negative news, I wish to remind them that I am a thoroughbred.

“Such uncouth statements ascribed to me against the Rt. Hon. Chubuike Rotimi Amaechi, my boss, are not true. I, unequivocally, disown them.

I will not repay good with evil,” he vowed.

The former Chief of Staff stressed: “If I need to make a statement on developments in the party, I will

do so at the appropriate time. I do not need anyone to speak for me.

“However, I am of the view that all stakeholders should focus to reinvent the party and place it on a formidable pedestal to make an impressive impact in the 2019 general elections which must be devoid of intimidation, harassment, and manipulations,” Chief Okocha said.

According to Chief Okocha, “I want to use this opportunity to appeal to the media to contact me to confirm any statement ascribed to me before going to press.”

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IMAN seeks land to build hospital in Bauchi Samuel Luka, Bauchi The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has within the weekend appealed to the Bauchi state government to allocate it a piece of land in the state to establish a hospital towards contributing its quota to health care delivery in the state.

The National President of the IMAN, Dr. Salisu Isma’il said that the association has rented an apartment which it is now renovating in order to meet the desired goal.

“I will like to call on the Bauchi state government under the leadership of Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar to support this project including the allocation of land where IMAN Bauchi state will establish a permanent site of the hospital”, he said.

Dr. Isma’il, who was speaking at the 18th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference tagged “Bauchi 2017” of the association, also disclosed that IMAN want to establish a training institution which will go a long way in improving health care indices of the state.

“I also urge the Bauchi Emirate Council as well as Zakkah Commission to support this initiative by assisting patients who are roaming about in the street, and to collaborate with IMAN in providing assistance to them”, Ismail pleaded.

He told the meeting with the theme “Healthcare Challenges of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that the topic was chosen to highlight problems of IDPs who were innocently forced to leave their destinations and separated from their families as a result of internal crises.

Dr. Isma’il said the objectives of the Association was to create unity among Muslim Medical/Health Professionals in Nigeria, enhanced better understanding of health care within the framework of Islam and improve Islamic awareness/knowledge of Muslim health professionals.

Others are to introduce Islamic values within health care education especially in patient care, promote research and publication in the field of Islamic Medical ethics, and educate the general public on health related issues, among others.

Governor Mohammed Abubakar in his message at the occasion, stated that Bauchi state has been a host for IDPs as far back as in the 90s following crisis in neighbouring states of Adamawa, Plateau, Yobe and Borno because of its relative peace and hospitality.

The governor who was represented by the state health commissioner, Dr. Halima Mukaddas, expressed confidence that at the end of the AGM, participants will not only achieve some spiritual rejuvenation, but also the tastes of Bauchi.

The chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Muhammad Baba Ahmad noted that the burden of IDPs is a global phenomenon that has shaken virtually all parts of the World and revealed the vulnerability of countries to the social problems regardless of their development or economic strength.

Ahmad, also the Amir Akko said that Nigeria ranked the 3rd on global scale of IDPs with 3.3 million due to insurgency and communal clashes, after Syria that ranked the first with 6.5 million IDPs and Columbia with 5.7 million.

New ultra-modern market opened in Ogun state ÏÏÏA new international

market, named Abioro Market, situated along Ijoko Road, Sango-Ijoko Local Council Development Area (LCDA), was officially commissioned recently.

Commissioning the market, the Baba Loja of the market, Alhaji Kabir Abiade, said the market was opened in order to bring it nearer to the people in Ado-Odo, Ota local government in particular and Ogun state in general.

According to him, the market is purely for all kind of of food sellers like

the one we have inIdi-oro market of Lagos state.

He further advised both market men and women to use the market facilities put in place judicially.

He therefore called on Ogun state government to assist the market by giving us basic amenities such as road, toilet, bank etc because the market serve as nerve centre for Ogun State and also to boost the economic development of Ogun state.

The occasion was well attended by eminent personalities across the country.

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oreign-based and locally-based athletes in different categories have stormed Abuja the Federal Capital Territory to compete in the 2017 All Nigeria Athletics Championship billed to start today at the main bowl of Abuja National Stadium.

Secretary of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Amaechi Akawo said the championship is a qualifier for

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the 16th World Championship holding in London from August 3 to 14.

“This championship essentially is going to provide a platform for more Nigerians to qualify for the World Meet in London next month. Some Nigerians have already qualified but we want use this platform to give more athletes the opportunity to qualify,” he said.

He disclosed that the AFN has created some incentives for athletes and to encourage greater participation by way of providing accommodation, feeding and medals in the category of gold, silver and bronze for first, second and third positions numbering up to 144 from 48 events.

Akawo further disclosed that Nigeria’s queen of the tracks Blessing

Okagbare, Yinka Ajayi, Nathaniel Glory, Samson Glory, Amuzia Stephen and Chukwuebuka and others making up 12 athletes have already qualified for the world championship in London.

The AFN scribe maintained that there is never a vacuum created by the cancellation of the elections onto the board of the AFN adding, “Structure has been set up and it is our expecta-

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he most potent finishers Musa Newman and Nyima Nwagua in June in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) have been listed to vie for the League Bloggers Awards (LBA).

The two strikers are in line for the player’s award for the month of June following their impressive performance for their clubs.

Akwa United striker Newman scored three goals against Wikki Tourists, Kat-

sina United and Remo Stars, and also provided an assist in the 2-2 draw at Remo Stars.

Nwagua, a mid-season signing for Kano Pillars, also netted thrice - a brace against Lobi Stars and the fastest goal so far this season in a 3-1 win over Sunshine Stars. An assist from him helped Pillars to a 1-1 draw at ABS FC. However they will vie for the player’s award with two others - Anthony Okpotu of Lobi Stars and Adesina Gata of ABS FC. The quartet in contention for the manager’s award are Ibrahim Musa of

Murray crashes out of Wimbledon Open

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efending champion Andy Murray was knocked out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals by American 24th seed Sam Querrey on Centre

Court.

Querrey, 29, won 3-6 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-1 to become the first American to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009.

The Briton, 30, led by a set and a break but lost 12 of the last 14 games as he appeared to struggle physically.

The defeat means Novak Djokovic could overtake Murray as world number one.

Murray looked on course for an eighth win in nine matches against Querrey when he led by a set and a break, but less than two hours later he was out, after the American fired down his 27th ace.

Querrey took his chance superbly, hitting 70 winners, 30 of them from the net as he attacked at every opportunity.

For Murray, it appeared that the hip injury that dis-

rupted his build-up to Wimbledon had finally caught up with him.

After breaking serve to lead 4-3 in the second set, letting out a loud “come on!”, Murray dropped serve twice in a row, his opponent firing a brilliant backhand to clinch the set.

Any thought that it was a momentary lapse from the champion disappeared when Murray was broken again serving for the third set, but he took the tiebreak on his fourth set point and seemingly regained control. In fact, it was Querrey who took command as Murray appeared underpowered and unable to move freely.

The Scot won just nine points on serve in each of the fourth and fifth sets, with an average serve speed down at just 108mph, allowing Querrey to tee off on the return.

The American played a magnificent point at the net to break for the eighth time, serving out the match after two hours and 41 minutes.

Kano Pillars, Enyimba’s Gbenga Ogunbote, Bala Nikyu of Wikki Tourists and Chukwuma Agbo of Enugu Rangers.

Musa and Agbo led Kano Pillars and Rangers respectively to unbeaten streaks in June but the former guided his team to three home wins and two draws on the road. Agbo oversaw Rangers’ five-match unbeaten run of two wins and three draws.

Ogunbote and Nikyu helped Enyimba and Wikki Tourists respectively to amass 10 points apiece from five matches - winning three, drawing one and losing one.

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o fewer than 66 Ex-agitators, including some selected youths from crisis impacted communities in the Niger Delta were on Tuesday offered scholarships to study sports management fundamentals at the Johan Cruyff Institute in Barcelona, Spain.

Speaking at a press conference organized by Sia-One Sports Academy at the Uyo Township Stadium,

the facilitator of the programme in Africa, Alhaji Faruk Yabo, who also is the CEO of “To Be Connected Nigeria,” said that the programme is meant to blend academic with sports.

Yabo said that the course contents of the Sports Management Fundamentals which is being delivered in Africa for the first time, was put together by the University of Amsterdam.

He said that the beneficiaries would combine their studies with training sessions, while in camp

where they would take three hours lectures every day, adding that, at the end of the four months course, successful participants would be awarded certificates in foundational of sports management.

The Presidential Amnesty Programme in a statement by Mr Piriye Kirayamo, said that the sports programme could lead the ex-agitators to post graduate diploma in sports management, marketing and promotion.

Yabo said: “The first stage of the course is four months foundation in

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Hibernian set to axe Efe!

Efe Ambrose has not yet reported for pre-season training at newly promoted Scottish Premiership side Hibernian as the club prepare to sanction the erring player. The Nigeria national-teamer was given an extended vacation but has remained incommunicado since the squad started preparations for the new season, and Hibs manager Neil Lennon has strongly hinted that he will face the music whenever he returns to Scotland.The former Celtic star was acquired on a permanent basis this summer after impressing while on loan at the Edinburgh based club last season.

NBBF denies AfroBasket invitees’list

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Secretary General of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Chimezie Asiegbu, has distanced the Federation away from a purported list of invited players for the FIBA Women AfroBasket 2017 championship and called on the media to disregard it.

The Secretary General said preparations for the FIBA Women Afrobasket 2017 championship are ongoing but they have not released any list and added that the Federation is in touch with the players, so they would make a formal announce-

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Ex-Niger Delta agitators bag sports management scholarship Mathew Dadiya,

tions that the programmes will continue till all formalities of setting up a new board is completed.”

He noted that there would not be any technical hitch as everything towards organizing a successful championship has been put in place even with the technical and officiating officials holding their meeting on Wednesday at the venue.

sports management and when you pass that you can go for post graduate diploma and once you complete the post graduate diploma, then you are qualified for the master’s degree in sports marketing, sports promotion and sports management,” he maintained.

“This course is providing opportunity for those talented players who wish to pursue formal education while being actively involved with soccer to combine academic and their football career. It is a programme for all those who want to have a career in sports,” he reiterated.

Kelechi Nwakali and his entourage have continued discussions with Arsenal over his future at the club and beckoned on Gunners to loan him out to a German club. A loan move for the second consecutive season is definitely on the cards, as the attacking midfielder is not yet eligible for a work permit in England. Kelechi Nwakali spent the whole of last season on loan at Dutch club MVV Maastricht, and made 34 appearances in all competitions in his first season as a professional.

Iwobi charitable work gets recognition

Arsenal and Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi has had his charitable work recognised with a PFA Community Champion award. The Super Eagles attacker, who is currently in Australia on preseason tour with the Gunners, was handed the award prior to travelling on Sunday evening. Arsenal’s official website reports that Iwobi donated a day’s wages to The Arsenal Foundation in December and supported Arsenal for Everyone on matchday against Hull City.

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Alves signs two-year deal with PSG Stories by ANDREW EKEJIUBA with Agency Reports

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ani Alves has signed for Paris SaintGermain and agreed a two-year contract with Unai Emery’s men.

PSG confirmed they have signed the former Barcelona and Juventus star on Wednesday.

The defender, 34, was linked to Manchester City and a reunion with ex-Barca boss Pep Guardiola for much of the transfer window but has instead opted to move to France.

Alves was allowed to leave Champions League finalists Juventus with a year left on his contract after the 2016-17 season, in which he won Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

PSG will attempt to win back the Ligue 1

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eltic have signed Olivier Ntcham from Manchester City on a four-year deal.

The 21-year-old, capped by France at every level from Under-16 to Under-21, had joined City’s academy from Le Havre in 2012.

The midfielder has spent the last two seasons on loan at Genoa, scoring three goals in 37 Serie A appearances.

Ntcham did not manage a senior appearance for City and will now seek to help Celtic retain the Scottish Premiership title.

“It’s a nice feeling to be here at Celtic and I want to win everything at Celtic as I have never won a trophy before,” he said in a statement.

“I’m most looking forward to the derby and playing in the Champions League. I remember them beating Barcelona five years ago in the group stages. Not every club gets to play in this competition so I’m happy

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to have the chance to play there with Celtic.

“Celtic is a fresh challenge for me. While Genoa are a good team, I knew they wouldn’t win Serie A as they were not a top team like Juventus, but I know Celtic are a big team in Scotland.”

stanbul Basaksehir vice-president Mustafa Saral claims Roma are rivalling Manchester City to secure the services of the club’s star teenager Cengiz Under, with a decision imminent on his future.

The 19-year-old rose to prominence last season, scoring seven goals in 32 appearances as the team surprisingly finished second in the Turkish Super Lig, securing a berth in the third Champions League qualifying round.

Basaksehir had already said that City want to sign the forward, but it appears Pep Guardiola’s side face competition from the Giallorossi.

“We’re delighted that two giants of world

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C Milan have signed Antonio Donnarumma, the brother of Gianluigi, on a four-year contract.

Antonio Donnarumma, a 27-year-old who is also a goalkeeper, has moved on a permanent transfer from Asteras Tripolis.

His deal was confirmed on Wednesday, a day after Gianluigi signed a new contract at San Siro, also until 2021.

The elder Donnarumma is a former Milan youth

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McGregor vows to knock out Mayweather Conor McGregor has promised to knock out Floyd Mayweather inside four rounds when they faced off for the first time to promote their August 26 bout. The pair appeared in front of thousands of fans at a news conference in Los Angeles - the first of four events called to promote the Las Vegas fight. The former five-weight world champion, 40, said he was an “old man” but “still had enough” to beat McGregor, who has never boxed professionally. He teased McGregor, claiming he “only made $3m in his last fight” and referenced the Irishman’s submission defeat by Nate Diaz in 2016, his only loss since joining UFC three years earlier.

title from last season’s surprise champions Monaco and Alves is their second signing of the transfer window after left-back Yuri Berchiche’s arrival from Real Sociedad.

Guardiola had let right-backs Bacary Sagna and Pablo Zabaleta leave City at the end of their contracts and Alves appeared set to join the Premier League side, with his change of heart reportedly shocking the Premier League club.

Prior to his sole campaign at Juve, Alves had previously spent eight successful seasons with Barcelona, winning LaLiga six times and the Champions League on three occasions.

Sevilla and Bahia are his other two professional clubs, while he reached 100 caps for Brazil last year.

keeper, who left to move to Genoa in 2012, where he only made one Serie A appearance across four years.

Antonio has also spent loan spells in Serie B with Piacenza, Gubbio and Bari.

He spent one season with Asteras in Greece’s top flight and has now moved back to Milan, where he will provide back-up to Gianluigi along with Gabriel and Marco Storari.

Milan sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli in-

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Rodriguez ‘dreaming big’ at Bayern

sists he was not just signed to help keep Gianluigi happy.

“The first thing we had to do was to renew Gigio’s contract, but I immediately had the idea of bringing in his brother Antonio too,” he said.

“The technical evaluation comes first and I think Antonio can be a 12th man for Milan.

“He is not a postage parcel like someone said. I’m sorry for him if certain things have been written. Vin-

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New Bayern Munich signing James Rodriguez says he is dreaming big and fully motivated as he prepares to start his career in Germany. Rodriguez has agreed to join Bayern on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid, with the Bundesliga club holding an option to buy him permanently. The attacking midfielder formally signed for the German champions on Wednesday, which is also his 26th birthday, after finishing the last of his medical checks. In his first interview after his move to Bayern was announced, Rodriguez revealed he is setting his sights high.

football are interested in our player,” Saral said.

“Both Roma and Manchester City wants to sign Cengiz Under. They show their willingness for this transfer to happen.

“Roma and Manchester City have made an official offer for him. We’ll probably give our decision today about our player’s future.”

cenzo Montella also endorsed this signing.

“I know him well and I wanted to bring the family back together. I’m proud to present the Donnarumma pair.”

He is Milan’s eighth signing of the transfer window, after Hakan Calhanoglu, Andrea Conti, Franck Kessie, Ricardo Rodriguez, Mateo Musacchio, Andre Silva and Fabio Borini.

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Costa arrives for Juve medical Douglas Costa has arrived for his Juventus medical as a move from Bayern Munich nears completion. The winger landed in Turin on Tuesday and began his physical checks on Wednesday, with confirmation of his signing expected soon after if no issues arise.

Juventus have reportedly struck a two-year loan deal to bring the 26-year-old to Serie A, with an option to buy. The switch comes after Bayern signed James Rodriguez from Real Madrid on a similar two-year loan with a purchase option on Tuesday. Brazil international Costa had been expected to leave the Allianz Arena in this window, having made just 14 Bundesliga starts under Carlo Ancelotti last term.

Atletico Madrid confirm Vitolo signing

Atletico Madrid have agreed a five-year deal to sign Vitolo from Sevilla, but the winger will play for Las Palmas in the first half of the season due to his new club’s transfer ban. Diego Simeone’s side, currently serving the final window of their FIFA signing ban, will register Vitolo from January 1, before which he will play for fellow LaLiga side Las Palmas. Vitolo played for Sevilla for four seasons after signing for them from Las Palmas, his hometown club to whom he now returns for the first half of 2017-18. He won the Europa League three times in Seville and has earned 11 caps for Spain, including five in the current World Cup qualifying campaign.

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OPEC: Output growth up to 32.61 million bpd; Iraq on the offensive Abiodun Oyindamola, with Agency report July 12 saw the release of OPEC’s latest monthly report.

In June, members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, increased their cumulative crude oil production by 393,500 barrels per day compared to the month of May, to a total of 32.61 million bpd.

The biggest gainers were Libya, Nigeria, Angola, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, while Venezuela recorded the biggest decline in production among the cartel’s members.

Libya’s output increased by 127,000 bpd to 852,000 bpd, according to secondary sources. This figure, however, contradicts the latest claims that Libya’s crude output has climbed above 1 million barrels per day, which has become the latest concern for OPEC in its struggle to bring balance to the global oil market. The organization is now considering putting a cap on Libya’s production, as the country is currently exempt from this requirement.

The same secondary sources indicate that Nigeria and Saudi Arabia grew their output by 96,000 and 51,300 barrels per day to 1.733 million and 9.95 million barrels per day, respectively. However, Saudi Arabia has claimed to have ramped up its oil production by a staggering 190,000 bpd in June, putting the country back above the 10-million-bpd mark at 10.07 million barrels per day, based on direct communication with the cartel’s de facto leader.

As if there wasn’t enough for OPEC to worry about, Iraq has increased its production by 60,600 barrels per day to 4.5 million bpd.

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BVN ensures stable financial system -CBN

By Motolani Oseni The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again assured Nigerians that the Biometric Verification Number (BVN) is geared towards financial system stability as it ensures that customers of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) are identified and known,thereby preventing illegal activities in the banking sector.

However, there are indications that fraudsters are targeting over

N3 trillion in accounts yet to be linked to the BVN. Even though, the apex bank said that it has taken necessary steps to prevent the Nigerian banking sector from being used to launder money and other illegal activities.

The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who gave the assurance at the opening of the regional course on “Combating Money Laundering and other Financial Crimes’’, noted that one of the core functions of the apex bank is to

promote a stable financial system in Nigeria and combat money laundering to ensure the financial system is safe and solid.

The course, organised by the West African Institution for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), drew participants from central banks, the ministry of finance and law enforcement agencies of Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana and Liberia.

Emefiele, represented by the CBN’s Director, Financial Policy

and Regulation Department, Mr. Kelvin Amugo, said that the apex bank was working closely with operators in the banking sector to ensure that ill-gotten-gains of crime were not legitimised through the financial sector.

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Lagos-Ibadan standard rail gets Dec 2018 deadline Babajide Okeowo

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Efforts to ensure the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line, will soon be fruitful, as the Federal Government has given its assurance to ensure that the project is completed within a time frame it has enuncuiated.

An indication to this was given by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, who said that Federal Government would ensure the completion of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail services by Dec. 2018.

Amaechi gave the assurance in Lagos while inspecting the ongoing rail projects at Ijoko

community area of Ogun State.

The minister said that the Federal Government was making all efforts to ensure the completion of the project as scheduled.

“I have made a personally decisions to come to Lagos to get briefing and update on the ongoing project. “I have decided to come to the site monthly to put the company handling the project on their toes to ensure quick delivery of the project.

“The government is committed to delivering the projects on time for the benefit of the people at least

by December 2018, Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail operation should commence,’’ he said.

Meanwhile, the minister said that the construction work of the $1.5bn Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail was stalled by Right of Way (ROW) and the flyover bridge at Ijoko, Ogun and other bridges at Oshodi and Ikeja.

According to him, various means would be considered to determine the cheaper alternatives of moving the rail across the bridges due to its height and flow levels.

He, however allayed ongoing fears about the rumors of having to demolish the bridges saying, the interest of the people will be uppermost.

Amosun, earlier in his

remarks, commended the Federal Government on the rail project, saying that the development would bring economic development to the various communities within both states.

The governor also hailed the Minister’s efforts of constant inspections to ensure prompt delivery of the projects.

He said that Ogun State Government had constructed about 90 per cent of federal roads within the state, saying that the Federal Government should consider refunding the state for the projects.

“I appealed to the Federal Government to consider the state to refund federal roads projects constructed by the state,’’ he said

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Mecofinder, App to find mechanics unveiled in Lagos Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

To provide maximum convenience and comfort, an application known as Mecofinder, designed to locate competent mechanics within the Lagos metropolis has been unveiled in Lagos yesterday.

Speaking at the unveiling, designer of the app, Adekeye Damilare said that the essence of the Mecofinder is to connect servicemen and technicians to motorists who may need their services anywhere in the country.

According to Adekeye,Mecofinder, the latest technological medium uses GPS and recovers signals from the satellite which is used to coordinate

in a latitude and longitudinal way, to connect vehicle owners to either mechanics, vulcanizes, spray painters, panel beaters, electricians, battery charger amongst others.

“We advise users to go to Mecofinder, download and launch the app. A user can decide to select from the 14 categories that we have. When you pick any option, it automatically locates the location of that user. It fetches all available technicians within that vicinity. The location-based device also identify the profile of each technician, category and the distance of the technicians one may need from the location where the vehicle owner may be”.

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun at an interactive breakfast meeting with captains of industry and members of the Organised Private Sector at the Government House Banquet Hall, Abeokuta...yesterday

Opeke gives tips on Nigeria’s connectivity challenges Tony Nwakaegho Chief Executive Officer of MainOne Cable Company, Ms. Funke Opeke has said that the possible solution to Nigeria’s connectivity challenges is for the country to formulate policies that would encourage infrastructure sharing among operators.

Opeke highlighted this while fielding questions from the press, recently, adding that Nigeria needed to work on a number of critical issues, such as,

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of KYC (Know Your Customer) before any account is opened,’’ he said.

Emefiele said that the apex bank had supported the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Financial Intelligence Unit, which were strategic to fighting the menace.

He said that Nigeria had also applied for membership of the Financial Action Task Force on Money (FATF).

According to him, FATF is an intergovernmental organisation, founded in 1989 by the G7, to develop policies to combat money laundering.

He said that the task force had already scheduled a visit to Nigeria later in the year as part of its procedure, prior to admitting the country.

infrastructure sharing, create the enabling environment, a relaxed tax environment and reduce regulation in order to fast track broadband connectivity in the country.

She said, “In my own opinion, those things that can fast track Nigeria’s move to deepen connectivity include infrastructure sharing, creating the enabling environment, relaxed tax environment, no over regulations, ensure national fibre backbone and license InfraCos.”

Aside from the above, she added that local content must be built, with data stored locally at data centres, believing that when all these are in place, ICT will impact healthcare, education and transportation.

According to her, broadband connectivity shouldn’t be a telecommunications operators’ issue alone, but a national development, while the drive for broadband penetration should be an overall economic agenda of the country.

She warned that these chal-

lenges repel investment and until some of these challenges are addressed, Nigeria would continue to lose investment to other African countries like Kenya and South Africa.

She cited prevailing factors militating against investment in Nigeria to include, a harsh economic environment, poor and lack of infrastructure, no ease of doing business metrics, the barriers to entering the ICT and telecoms’ business in Nigeria.

FMDQ honours outgoing DG, DMO Bonny Amadi The establishment of the Debt Management Office (DMO or the Agency) in 2000 hinged on the need for a well-focused and credible office to proactively manage the public debts and invariably, deepen the country’s financial markets towards ensuring global competitiveness. This welcomed move, applauded by market participants as timely, given the level of external exposures and the need to support government expenditure needs, as well as provide access to long-term financing for the private sector, defined the strategic focus of the DMO and drove the commitment of the Agency.

Following a decade of dedicated service, Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, whose highly successful tenure as the Director-General (DG) of the DMO, spanning the period July 2007 to June 2017, was honoured by FMDQ OTC Securities

Exchange (FMDQ or the OTC Exchange) and key financial market stakeholders at a memorable ceremony held at the FMDQ offices in Lagos. This Ceremony, which was in acknowledgement of his efforts towards the growth of the Nigerian bond market, and invariably, the economy, brought together key financial market stakeholders, friends and wellwishers, all wishing to celebrate Dr. Nwankwo on his retirement from the DMO. Among those present at the Ceremony were the newly- appointed DG of DMO, Ms. Patience Oniha; the DG, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), represented by Mr. Stephen A. Falomo, Head, Lagos Zonal Office, SEC; the Chairman of FMDQ, Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna (Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria), ably represented by Mr. Jibril Aku, Vice Chairman of FMDQ; Mr. Bolaji Balogun, Founder/Chief Executive Officer

of Chapel Hill Advisory Partners represented by Mr. Ayo Fashina, Mr. Ayo Gbeleyi, former Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State, Mr. Frank Aigbogun, Publisher/ CEO of BusinessDay, Mr. Olufemi Awoyemi, the Founder/Managing Director, Proshare Nigeria, representatives of the Primary Dealer Market Makers (PDMMs) who are also Dealing Member (Banks) of FMDQ, the debt capital-focused OTC Exchange, amongst others.

The rains did not douse the guard of honour-reception the FMDQ staff had planned for Dr. Nwankwo. The staff, along with some beautifully erected balloons stands, formed a path on both sides of a blue carpet, for him, his wife and daughter to walk through the entrance, to the humble OTC Exchange building, with FMDQ-branded umbrellas held high by the staff in a spectacle akin to the military pulling out parade! It was indeed a wonderful sight to experience.

WAIFEM, Financial Journalism centre, partner on budget workshop

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The West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) in collaboration with Centre for Financial Journalism (CFJ Nigeria) is organising a workshop on Budget Monitoring and Reporting for Financial Analysts and Journalists.

The five-day workshop is scheduled for July 17-21, 2017, at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s International Training Institute (ITI) Abuja; and is funded by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and WAIFEM. The workshop will draw participants from West African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin Republic, Niger, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea Bissau. The participants will come from the Central Banks and Ministry of Finance of the various West African countries, the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), West African Monetary Agency (WAMA), BCEAO, ECOWAS and Media Houses (Television, Radio, Newspapers and Online publications) in the West African sub-region.

According to a statement issued in Lagos by WAIFEM and CFJ Nigeria, and made available to The Daily Times, “the objective of the workshop is to sharpen the skills of Financial Analysts in public institutions and the fourth estate of the realm in budget tracking, monitoring and reporting. This, the organizations said, is to enable them to track, monitor and report the annual budgets of national and sub-nationals to ensure accountability and transparency in all phases of the budget process.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Naira on Wednesday, strengthened to 305.95 to a dollar at a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) rate, which stood at 306 on Tuesday, but remained stable at 368 per dollar at the unofficial foreign exchange market.

This is even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on behalf of the Federal Government set to issue N204.95 billion in treasury bills at an auction on July 19.

But the local currency, at the end of yesterday’s trading at the parallel market, remained unchanged against the two major currencies Pound Sterling and Euro at 470 and 418, respectively.

The naira, at the Investors and Exporters Foreign Exchange

B3 Money Market

Naira strengthens to 305.95/$1 CBN’s rate, 368 unofficial rates .As CBN plans to sell N205bn in treasury bills next week window, opened at 365.16 compare to 366.08 that it did the previous day and closed at a depreciate rate of 366.25 against Tuesday 361.86 rate.

Indications, however, rife that the Investors & Exporters FX window has traded not less than $3.83billion since it was established on April 24.

The window, where

buyers and sellers are free to agree an exchange rate, was introduced by the CBN in April to try to attract foreign investors into the country and boost the supply of dollars.

Traders said $407m were traded last week compared with $354.8m in the previous week, indicating a gradual return in investors’ confidence to

the forex market.

The apex bank, had on Monday, injected $142.5 million into the forex market, which was just few days after intervening in the retail segment of the market with 254.3 million dollars, making total sum of $396.8 million.

The bank aims to raise 36.78 billion naira in threemonth bills, 39.17 billion

naira in six-month paper and 129 billion naira in one-year bills.

Nigeria’s central bank issues treasury bills twice a month to help the government to finance its budget deficit, curb money supply growth and provide an avenue for lenders to manage liquidity.

Africa’s biggest economy expects its budget

deficit to hit 2.36 trillion naira this year, as it tries to spend its way out of recession, with more than half the deficit financed through local borrowing.

Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday, said that Nigeria should not borrow more to fund its budget and instead raise the money it needs by other means.

Ecobank awarded Euromoney best Digital Bank in Africa Ecobank, a pan-African bank, has been named Best Digital Bank in Africa at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2017, held at the Tower of London.

Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence were established in 1992; and first of their kind in the global banking industry. This year’s awards received almost 1,500 submissions from banks spanning almost 100 countries.

Also, Ecobank Ghana was recognized as the Best Bank in Ghana.

Commenting on the awards, GCEO Ecobank, Ade Ayeyemi, said the award served as a validation of the positive impact of the Ecobank digital strategy.

“We are using digital technology to financially include many millions more into formal financial systems, and therefore improve lives across Africa, so, it is wonderful to be acknowledged in this way”, he said.

Group Executive, Consumer Banking, Ecobank, Patrick Akinwuntan, said: “The fact that you can open your bank account - Ecobank Xpress instantly and do instant transfers and bill payments across Africa on our mobile app is what makes our value proposition to customers quite unique. This award confirms that we are indeed making banking easier, more accessible and more

affordable across the continent than ever before.”

Dan Sackey, Regional Executive for Anglophone West Africa and Managing Director, Ecobank Ghana, was delighted to see Ghana win for the third consecutive year. “Over the past 12 months, we have invested particularly in our digital services,” he said, adding,.

“This award is proof that we continue to provide convenient, relevant and reliable banking solutions to our clients, year after year.”

Ecobank, had, in 2016, reaffirmed its digital transformation agenda through the launch of the Ecobank app. This app enable customers depend more on its digital platforms to do their daily banking activities; a move that is part of the bank’s transformation agenda which has created a fundamental shift of its banking activities to digital channels, as well as improve customers’ experience, while also reducing the cost of serving the customer.

The Ecobank;s Mobile App enables customers do instant payments; open accounts, as well as, do instant transfers across 33 countries in Africa. The Ecobank App, the first of its kind in Africa also has an innovative payment solution, the Ecobank Masterpass that allows customers the convenience to pay for goods at merchant locations by simply scanning a QR code on their phones

L-R: Mr. Siddharth Ramswamy, Vice President, Supply Chain, Unilever West Africa; Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology; and Prof. Gloria Elemo, Director General, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, during the factory tour to Unilever in Lagos...recently

Zenith Bank set to decide interim dividend The Management of Zenith Bank Plc is expected to meet on July 26, 2017 and decide on interim dividend payable to shareholders who invested in the financial institution.

Zenith Bank’s Company Secretary/General Counsel, Mr. Michael Otu, in a statement, said that the group audited interim Accounts and financial has been filed to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for approval prior to the release of the results on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Zenith Bank, for half year of 2016, declared a 25k interim dividend and final dividend of 177 kobo per share to amount to 202 kobo per share paid to shareholders in 2016.

According to Otu statement, “In line with listing regulations of The Nigerian Stock Exchange for quoted companies, Zenith Bank Plc hereby informs you that the board of directors of the bank is sched-

uled to meet on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, to consider the Group’s audited interim financial statements for the half year ended June 30, 2017.

The meeting will also consider amongst others, the proposal for recommendation of interim dividend for shareholders.

“Please, note that we are required to forward the audited interim Accounts and financial statements to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for approval prior to the release of the results on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. We shall notify you of the decisions reached after the approval of the CBN is obtained.”

However, the financial institution, despite the challenging operating environment, recorded a total revenue of N214.8 billion which represents a marginal drop of 6.2 per cent over the same period last year.

The Group also reported an in-

crease of 2.9 per cent in interest income, and a decrease in its interest expense by 14.5 per cent.

Profit before Tax (PBT) dropped by only N9b, despite a drop in top line revenue by N14b for the same period. This is attributable to the Group’s operational efficiency and cost optimization efforts.

The Group continues to maintain high quality risk assets and closed with Gross Loans and Advances of N2.3trillion as at June 30, 2016.

This represents a 15.1per cent increase over the N2.0 trillion recorded at the end of the 2015 financial year.

This increase is mainly due to the impact of the devaluation of the Naira on our foreign currency loans. Also, it partly accounts for the growth of Non Performing Loans (NPL) to 2.34 per cent as at half year of 2016, with coverage ratio was 110 per cent.

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Capital Market B4 Stories by Afolabi Adesola The bullish streak in the Nigerian bourse persisted, as investors accumulated N234.1 billion in five positive consecutive trading sessions from bargain hunting in value stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

The gains recorded on Wednesday, further advanced the All Share Index by 0.47per cent to 32,981.63 points and moderated the Month-to-Date loss to 0.4 per cent while the Year-to-Date return improved to 22.62 per cent.

Aggregate market value of all quoted equities at the NSEThe Market Capitalization consequently rose from its opening value of N11.314 trillion to close at N11.367 trillion, representing a gain of N53 billion.

All sectoral indices also closed in the green, with the Banking Index, posting the largest gain of 1.34 per cent.

Market breadth was positive

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Equities market sustains bullish run with N234bn gained in 5days with 29 gainers and 15 losers, while Total volume traded increased by 24 per cent to 270.9 million shares valued at N2.77b and exchanged in 3,940 deals.

7up recorded the highest gain of 8.82 per cent to close at N89.23, Neimeth trailed with a gain of 7.14 percent to close at 75kobo.

CAP and Linkage Assurance added 5 percent each and closed at N35.70 and 63 kobo per share each while ETI increased 4.96 percent to close at N13.76.

On the other hand, UPL recorded the highest loss of 9.60 per cent to close at N2.92. Champion Breweries followed, with a drop of 7.55 per cent to close at N2.57. UCAP lost 7.29 per cent to

close at N3.05 per share, Conoil declined by 5 per cent to close at N31.55 while CAP Hotel depreciated 4.89 per cent to close at N3.31. UBA was the most active stock with 48.3million shares valued at N434.3 million.

Access Bank followed with 34.5 million shares worth N339.5 million while FBNHoldings came in third place with 31.9 million shares at 197.5 million. UCAP exchanged 30.4 million shares at N91.9 million while Zenith Bank traded 26.4 million shares worth N581.7m.

Market experts at United capital say technical analysis suggests that the All-Share Index may rally even higher when compared to

the medium term resistant point of 38000-4000pts if news flow in the domestic economy continues at the pace witnessed in Q2-17.

Commenting on what could the drive the market higher, they said, “We reckon that a further uptrend in H2-17 would be majorly driven by far-reaching fundamental factors such as the consistency and sustainability of policies which are able to deliver solid macroeconomic recovery in the near term.

“In addition, a medium to long-term stability in the local economy would be critical amid impressive corporate earnings.

Yet, we caution that the risks to further upside remain on the ho-

rizon amid unsteady oil prices, political uncertainty and capital flow reversal “While a swing in market sentiment may have been driven by many factors – 2.0mbpd oil output, strong external reserves ($30.0bn), Forcados export terminal and the prospect of an economic recovery.

Amongst these, the introduction of the I&E FX window by the CBN had the most remarkable impact on the market.”

“The domestic bourse staged a strong rally in Q2-17, as a flurry of positive headlines and policy pronouncements threw a curveball at the market, driving the All Share Index (ASI) up 30.4% q/q.”

Summary of activities on NSE ASI

32,981.63

DEALS

3,940.00

VOLUME

270,855,438.00

VALUE

2,769,309,360.33

CAP

11,367,142,204,456.30

L-R:Company Secretary, Red Star Express Plc, Frances Akpomaka; DMD, Red Star Freight, Tonye Preghafi; GMD, Red Star Express Plc, Sola Obaori; Executive Director, Sales and Marketing, Red Star Express Plc, Victor Ukwat, and DMD, Red Star Express, Charles Ejekam, at Red Star Express’ logo unveiling in Lagos.

We strongly believe in ERGP - NECA The Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA) have expressed strong faith in the new “Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP)”, with the belief that the ERGP will execute the plans and visions within in a sustainable manner that will positively intervene in the challenges of the organized private sector .

Addressing Employers, the government and workers at its 60 Annual General Meeting held in Lagos on Tuesday, the President of NECA Mr. Larry Ettah, acknowledged and commended the government on initiatives, such as, the National Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, improved access to foreign exchange, and executive orders aimed at easing the means of doing business.

Although he stated that the as-

sociation will sternly pursue its advocacy for business friendly policies that will enthrone an enabling environment supportive of sustainable and competitive

Mr. Larry Ettah

enterprises, he wondered why the issues impeding business growth such as high interest rates, high unemployment and a fixed exchange rate system raised by his

predecessors still remain a big challenge to the management of our economy today.

According to Ettah, the association’s strong advocacy and lobbying have not yielded significant result over the years.

He bemoaned, the lack of implementation of the past counsel the association had given on effective management of the economy on inflation, minimum wage, Multiple taxation, delayed budget etc seems to have fallen on the deaf ears of the government.

“Could it be that government simply does not have regard for the private sector, in spite of its rhetoric of recognizing the private sector as the engine of growth?“ he asked.

Responding to this query, the Minister of Budget and Planning, Senator Udo Udoma assured the employers of the governments

support. Udoma stressed the need for the private sector to successfully partner with the government towards achieving sustainable economic growth.

“The government needs the active participation of members of your organization, the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA), for it to achieve its ambitious goals.

“You represent many of the leading industrialists and manufacturers in Nigeria. It is your success that will encourage new investors to come into Nigeria.

Your success is therefore our success.

“You can therefore count on a listening ear from Government as we work together to transform this economy to become the engine of production of our region and indeed, our continent.” Udoma Said

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D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p T h e N i g e ria n Eq u i t i es M a r k e t Ex t e n ds G a i ns t o 5

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NSE A SI u p 0.5 % Th e Nig eria n b o urse, a t t h e close o f tra d e t o d ay, ext en d e d g ains t o t h e 5t h co nsecu tive sessio n as t h e A ll Sh are In d ex (ASI) rose 0.5 % t o se t tle a t 32,981.63 p oin ts, t h us n u dgin g YTD g ain t o 22.7 % . Q uit e similar t o yest erd ay, p erf orm a nce w as b u oye d by sust ain e d buy in t erest in m ark e t h e avy w eig h ts

G U A R A N T Y (+1.9 %), NIG ERI A N BRE W ERIES (+0.6 %) a n d

D A N G CE M (+0.1 %). Co nse q u e n tly, invest ors g ain e d N52.9m as m arke t ca pit aliz a tio n incre ase d t o N11.4b n. H o w ever, activity level w as mixe d as volu m e tra d e d d eclin e d 17.6 % t o 180.3m u nits w hile valu e tra d e d rose 22.7 % t o N2.6b n.

Posi t iv e Pe r f o r m a n c e a cr oss Se c t o rs Perf orm a nce across sect ors w as p ositive as all in dices closed in t h e gre e n. Th e Ba n kin g in d ex a dva nce d t h e m ost, u p 1.3 % d u e t o sust ain e d b uy in t erest in

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Price Ch g % 8.8 % 7.1 % 5.0 % 5.0 % 5.0 % 4.9 % 4.6 % 3.6 % 3.2 % 2.7 %

Tick er V olu m e (m) UB A 48.3 A CCESS 34.5 FBN H 31.9 UC AP 30.4 ZENITHB A N K 26.4 ETI 12.3 STERLN B A N K 10.5 DIA M O N D BN K 9.8 G U ARA N TY 9.4 SK YEB A N K 8.3 To p 10 Tr a d es b y V alu e

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-9.6 % -7.6 % -7.3 % -5.0 % -4.9 % -4.8 % -4.6 % -4.1 % -3.7 % -3.0 %

To p 10 Losers Tick er UPL CH A MPIO N UC AP C O N OIL C APH O TEL NPF M CRFBK FIDSO N T O URIST TRA NSEXPR O ANDO

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0.0 % -0.2 % 1.5 % 1.9 % 0.8 % 5.0 % 0.1 % -7.3 % 0.6 % 0.0 %

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G U A R A N T Y (+1.9 %) a n d ETI (+5.0 %) w hile u p ticks in NIGERI A N BRE W ERIES (+0.6 %) a n d 7 UP (+8.8 %) drove t h e Co nsu m er G oo ds in d ex 0.5 %

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8,100 31,000

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6,100 29,000

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5,100 4,100

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(CBN) o f ficials a nd represe n t a tives o f com m ercial b a n ks o n Tu esd ay to discuss risin g in t erest ra t es.

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tra din g. The d ay is en d e d with n o est a blish e d p ositio n in th e m arke t.

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o f t h e hig h est in t erest ra t es glo bally.

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AAAN: A focus on consulting, tech firms Stories by Godwin Anyebe Year in year out, the advertising practitioners in Nigeria converged under the umbrella of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) to chart a way forward on how to have an ideal society.

This year’s edition was not different. But, unlike previous editions, what makes the 2017 Annual General Meeting more interesting is the incursion of consultancy firms and tech companies on advertising industry.

At the event, operators expressed fear that on a regular basis, ad agencies are losing their territory, as advertisers are finding alternatives to traditional advertising models. These new advertising channels, which are mostly tech companies are seen by clients to be more affordable,

precise and even faster and they are now gradually relegating agencies to spectators on their own very turf.

The situation is so dire, that it dominated the Annual General Meeting. It was obvious from the meeting held recently in Lagos,that the industry has been pinned to a bad corner; and they needed to find a way out of the quagmire, which though, has existed for long, but has been made even worse by the economic recession.

Some of the stakeholders feared that the industry has very limited options. It must either innovate or die, they said.

The guest speaker, Bayo Adekanbi, an MTN Nigeria employee, set the ball rolling when he said; “I think there is hope. But the fact is that there must be a deliberate effort to package and

build ourselves to the level of respect. There is a lot of capacity in the industry, but we must make a deliberate effort to build the practice.

“A lot has to do with the agency leaders. I am going to give a classical example, when I was an Executive Director at DDB, we had a session where I needed to do a presentation, I am bringing to the agency, engineers, first class scientists, physics graduates. It didn’t make sense, but I give all the kudos to my chairman, Mr. EnyiOdigbo, who said, ‘Bayo whatever is needed to do, go and do it.”

He said, “Then, we recruited lot of first class guys. We built the first data base of historical advertising, PR analytics. As an agency in 2008, what did that do for us is, it did not bring money, but it made clients to respect us. We sent de-

tailed report to clients free of charge and they were impressed.

There must be a deliberate effort to invest in things that will count for the future even when it does not make money now. At least, it will earn us the reputation and respect of the industry.” He said.

On his part, Dr. Rotimi Olaniyan, CEO Advantage/ the President of Experiential Marketing Association of Nigeria (EXMAN) said; “the reason marketing communication is dying is because of one truth- what is the question that we answer when we go to meet the client? The consultant answered one of the most important questions that operates at the CEO level, or indeed, the board level- and that is growth. Because they go in with that answer, they will always be on the pecking order ahead of us that go in to answer questions about brands.

“If we want to move our value up, we have to step further up. A lot of people in our industry are seen as tactician and not truly strategists. The truth is that the strategy has been done in London or US or even Johannesburg.

What they tell us to do here is adapt strategy. That is not strategy, that is tactical. If you truly want to be strategic, you actually have to question the fundamental basis of their business in the first place at the level of the business model. Therefore, there is a need for us to have knowledge based creative thinkers in all our agencies.”

According to him, “the history of marketing communication in this country is the history of entrepreneur who slaved to build their businesses; and with it, they have attachments to their businesses.

Davodani seeks ICAN partnership A Lagos-based financial institution, DavoDani Microfinance Bank Ltd, has offered to partner the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in the provisions of micro, medium and small scale financial Services to the institute’s members and staff under the Institute Entrepreneurial Empowerment Initiative/Programs.

The bank made the offer when it’s Board and Management, led by its Chairman, Prince Austin Enajemo Isire, paid a courtesy call on the president, Alhaji Ismaila Mohammadu Zakari, to congratulate him as 53rd President of ICAN recently in Lagos.

Explaining further, Isire, who is also a fellow of the Institute, said DavoDani was willing to assist ICAN members and staff to access micro credit facility for economic and entrepreneurial expansion drive, facilitate empowerment training on entrepreneurship and funding, offer a better future and economic advancement opportunity aimed at minimizing or eradicating poverty. He added that these services, among others, will be offered on a sustainable basis to create self-sufficiency as well as act as disbursement plat-

form on empowerment program on behalf of the Institute for individual members or their micro enterprises.

Responding, the ICAN president thanked the Board chairman and his management team for the visit. He welcomed the Microfinance Bank proposal and said the proposal will be beneficial, especially to the young accountants setting up businesses. He gave assurance that the Institute’s appropriate Committee and Council will appraise it with a view to establishing a mutually beneficial relationship between the two institutions at no cost and liability.

He affirmed that ICAN’s previous experience with a commercial bank on similar services would assist the institute in giving consideration to DavoDani’s proposal.

On hand to receive the Bank Team were: The President, Assistant Director, General Services, Mr. Dayo Ajibotosho and Mrs. Bunmi Owolabi, Senior Manager, Corporate Services. In the DavoDani team was the chairman, Prince Isire, Group Head, Business Development, Mr. Sogo Kolawole, Head, SME Desk, Mrs. Atinuke Amao and Mr Bisi Salau, the Bank Financial Controlle

L-R: Kenneth Iruonagbe, Social Media Manager, Power Oil, Omo Nla, OAP, Stanley Chibunna a.k.a Funnybone, Ijeoma Opara, Brand Communications Manager, Power Oil, Omotayo Abiodun, Public Relations Manager, Power Oil, Olanrewaju Fasasi a.k.a Sound Sultan, Alionye Emmanuel a.k.a MC Bonus during the Power Oil WalkHeartOn 3.0 in Lagos.

Cross section of Participants at the Power Oil WalkHeartOn 3.0 in Lagos.

B7 AgriBusiness

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Azubike Nnadozie, with Agency reports Director General of National Seeds Council of Nica were produced from Nigeria.

Kano when he paid a courtesy

He also said that 60 per cent of the seeds used in Nigeria were from Kano State.

Nigeria produces 65% of seeds used in West Africa – DG NASC He added that “60 per cent of seeds used in the country are from Kano State and most of the seed producing companies ing facilities.”

The general manager urged seed planning committee in the state to help farmers to He said he would do the need-

ful for farmers in the state to will make sure that Nigerian farmers buy seeds from accredited dealers.”

He said the NASC team was in Kano State to sensitise farmof better seedlings. riculture was the answer to Ni-

Farmers raise fears over low yield in Kaduna Some farmers in Kaduna

the country were left on their ferentiate between good and

ing farmers that now is their time because agriculture is the opment of Nigeria.”

can get what they get in 10 years in one year.”

extension workersto boost agriculture in the state.

Fisheries, aquaculture significant in Africa’s economy, food security – NEPAD

ted to the officials handling the loan scheme.

of inputs. who spoke to newsmen wondered

anything to assist the farmers said.

They said most farmers were ety of seeds as promised by the after the wet season had set in.

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waited but nothing up to now.

unhappy with regards to their inability to access the loan and

promises made to farmers and -

use our money to procure. it’s committed to the ordinary farmer to produce more food for local consumption and export ernment had directed farmers to forward details of their coopbank details for agricultural has happened. said most farmers had since April completed formalities for yet to respond.

“All the necessary documenta-

“Fadama farmers also need to

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contribution of fisheries resources to continental transformation

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tion of Agenda 2063.

among other farming inputs production in the state.

“Already wet season rice and tling with the little they could get after waiting in pains for inputs “Kebbi state is an example in

rity and nutrition.

Industrial Shrimp Fishery in other states. them all the needed support to increase production and look at where they are now.

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regulations need to be well-embedded in the national and regional policy framework to boost trade. sistent implementation of policies

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duction and food security.

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at a stakeholders’ workshop on

played a significant role in AfShe said that the important

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remain significant challenges.

“Trade in fisheries products is challenged by lack of infrastruc-

the ministry placed priority on

she said.

rians.

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High standards ‘ll enhance export of agric produce tain standards to enhance export of its agricultural produce to other countries.

made this known at the opening day in Awka.

Ogbeh

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nities for Nigerian Youths’’ was organised by the Association of ners of Nigeria in collaboration -

produce the best and as well be the

of organic agriculture products and produce.

one.

“Anambra state is the front runner in terms of organic agriculture and that is why we are the first state in the country to etables.’’

He said that for Nigeria to suscent yam export to some parts of

represented by his Commissioner

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must maintain and follow global best practice.

“Nigeria has what it takes to

sible was being done to make the Cashew-Nuts state an organic food dependent

association to follow the rules in

focus on organic farming in order tion.

Motoring B8

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, July 13 , 2017

Massilia Motors unveils Mitsubishi Pajero

Stories by Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

Massilia Motors, major distributor of Mitsubishi brand of vehicles in Nigeria, has introduced the all-new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport in the local market.

The unveiling, which attracted auto journalists, customers, dealers and other stakeholders in the nation’s automotive industry created an ample opportunity for the motoring press to feel, observe and test-drive the new addition to the new vehicles in the country.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Managing Director of Massilia Motors, Mr. Kunle Jaiyesimi stated that Massilia Motors is optimistic that Nigeria is getting out of economic recession; and that is why the auto firm chose to inaugurate the Sports Utility Vehicle at this very period.

Jaiyesimi said that Mit-

subishi Pajero has chances of doing well in the Nigerian market despite the economic challenges the country was facing. He therefore, urged those who need good and quality vehicles to ensure they patronize the brand.

Addressing stakeholders and their customers , Jaiyesimi said, “We are very appreciative of all our customers. We appreciate the fact that our customers stick to our brand.

The whole essence of the launch is to reinforce our vision of becoming Nigerian auto leader with superior customer service”.

In his presentation, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Navin Chander said that Massilia Motors believes in Nigeria and also feels that this is the real time to launch the vehicle into the local market.

Chander said that the motor company, being aware of the importance of after-sales

Porsche relishes most successful first half year in history In a display of auto market leadership, Porsche, recently experienced an upwards trend in the first six months of 2017 With 126,497 vehicles delivered worldwide, Porsche AG exceeded the record figure from the previous year by seven per cent in the first half of 2017, with Macan remaining as the main driver of this growth and the highest-volume model line.

However, it is the new Panamera that has achieved the strongest percentage increase in the first six months of the year, with sales of the four-door sports car seeing a rise of 54 per cent. China has established itself as the largest single market, with a significant increase of 18 per cent to 35,864 vehicles.

According to Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board responsible for Sales and Marketing, the figures prove that the new Panamera has provided Porsche with a huge boost. “The enthusiastic response from customers has been overwhelming.

The plug-in hybrid versions and the new Sport Turismo version of the Panamera will provide us with even more momentum The highly attractive products and unique brand experience that Porsche offers are the foundation of our success”, Platen explains.

Alongside the Panamera, the Macan recorded a double-digit growth in the first half of 2017: Deliveries of the sporty SUV increased by 11 per cent, reaching the 50,000 mark.

Demand for the 718 Cayman and Boxster models and the Cayenne also grew.

The Cayenne was the second most popular Porsche model line with 35,601 vehicles delivered.

The US market ranked behind the Chinese market during the reporting period with 27,568 deliveries.

In Germany, the sports car manufacturer remained at the record level achieved in the previous year. With 15,474 units, vehicle deliveries to customers increased by one per cent.

services has equally made sure that issues arising from availability of the genuine spare parts are squally given serious attention.

To achieve this, he said that Massilia Motors has already sent their technical staff to Japan for training, as a way of solving after-

sales issues.

He said that, although, the first and second generation of Mitsubishi Pajero was launched in 1996 and 2008 respectively, the all-new version launched recently has become necessary so that those in need of the brand can have access

to it at the local market.

While not replacing the regular Mitsubishi Pajero, Chander pointed out that the new Mitsubishi Sport, which is still in the L200 platform is in a class of its own and a little different from the regular Pajero line. He further put a target

L-R: Mr Kunle Jaiyesimi, Deputy Managing Director; Navin Chander, GM, Sales and Marketing and Funmi Abiola, Marketing Manager, all of Massilia Motors during the launch of the New Mitsubishi Pajero sport by Massilia Motors Ltd in Lagos recently

of about 7 to 10 units of vehicle sale before the end of this year Chander said “The world is yours in the new Pajero Sport. Whether confidently exploding rough terrain in the wilderness or attracting admiration on the city streets, you will be travelling first class all the way”.

“Discover the new look of 4WD luxury, boldly sculpted and stylishly accented, the assertive aerodynamic body delivers solid refinement down to the last detailfrom dynamic shield front design concept to vibrant rear lamps. So you can seize every adventurous opportunity with style”, he added.

Other features of the new Pajero as highlighted by the GM include: Off Road Mode, Hill Start Assist, All Terrain Confidence, Active Stability &Traction Control, Class-Leading Turning Radius, 8-Speed Automatic Transmission, Paddle Shifters amongst others.

MG showcases vintage cars at carnival MG Live, the biggest car event both in the United Kingdom and in the world, recently presented a carnival of MG enthusiasts in Silverstone, which lasted from 17th to 18th June this year.

The event, which is evenly matched with Goodwood Revival encourages MG enthusiasts to gather at Silverstone to show their collection. It also showcases MGs of all ages by categories and various MG collections, including the peerless classics of MG vintage cars.

These MG fans in MG Live, who come from various countries use the opportunity to communicate with other MG fans, just as they chat with other diehard fans who understand MG culture. This offers opportunities to compete with other MG owners who also have amazing driving skills.

MGCC is one of the largest single brand car clubs in the world. MG fans have a collection of various MG vintage cars since the foundation of MG. Celebrities are not left behind as they are equally deeply fond of MG. Some of the MG enthusiasts even do not hesi-

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tate to sell their other car brands only to set aside more budgets to maintain their MG car.

When the racers are with unique skill, when the engine roars, when the race cars are racing at high speeds in the track, it brings not only the cheers of the audience, but also the best interpretation of MG car culture.

A gray-haired grandpathe MG driver who drove the MG car just like “sliding over the water,” demonstrated to the world what

a superb driving skills MG owners possess and showcase what the MG cars can achieve.

The race stars that drove MG cars at lightning speed in the BTCC and created legend also appeared in the MG Live! It was a great opportunity for the fans to learn from each other by exchanging views on driving skills .The die-hard fans surely didn’t miss this opportunity.

The upcoming MG ZS has made a stir in the event. It conforms to the

aesthetics of modern automobiles and received much appreciation from the fans.

Many MG fans also asked about E-Motion, they hope E-Motion can debut in the next year’s MG Live!

MG cars are marketed and serviced in Nigeria by one of the nation’s automobile giants, Coscharis Motors PLC, with its head office situated at Lekki-Epe Expressway in Awoyaya area of Lagos.

The brand is supported by a strong factory trained technicians

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Joint Account Committee declares N2.18bn allocation for ET 3 LGs in Edo S’Court ruling: Four years is not forever, Ize-Iyamu tells Edo people ÏÏÏCandidate of

Prof. Obehi Okojie, Chairperson of the PHC committee (5th left); Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State; his deputy, Phillip Shaibu; Secretary to the State government, Osarodion Ogie; and the governor’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Taiwo Akerele with other members of the newly inaugurated committee on Primary Health Care at the Edo State Government House in Benin City...on Wednesday

S’Court victory: Obaseki appreciates Buhari, Osinbajo, Oshiomhole, others Stories by: Titus Akhigbe, Benin

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Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Monday, expressed profound appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and the people of Edo State over the affirmation of his declaration as the state’s elected governor by the Supreme Court, noting that the apex court’s judgment “invariably validates the perfection of the triumph of the will of the people and establishes the masses as the true and ultimate power of democracy” in the state.

The governor revealed in a statement that the validation of his victory was stronger because both the Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal gave verdicts, which mirrored the Supreme Court’s judgment, and confirmed that truth indeed was immutable.

He said: “These serial victories at the polls and the various courts have undoubtedly given me and the good people of Edo State joy, but it should also teach us a vital lesson that at all times,

no matter the severity of the odds, we must stand on the side of fidelity, honesty and truth. It goes without saying that we have received invaluable support and guidance from a vast number of friends, supporters and wellwishers, and there are no words that can adequately convey our gratitude.”

Expressing his gratitude, the governor appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for what he described as his “immovable support, wise counsel and firm

commitment to democracy and good governance”, while he also praised acting President Yemi Osinbajo, for his wisdom, encouragement, relentless support and skillful leadership.

Meanwhile, he emphasised that the leadership of All Progressives Congress, under Chief John Odigie Oyegun, remained an uncompromising pillar, stressing that he reserved a tremendous amount of gratitude to the immediate past governor of the State, Comrade Adams Aliu

Oshiomhole, for his commitment to democracy.

Appreciating the judiciary for “impartial arbitration”, the governor, however, addressed the opposition party, saying, “I also hope that this verdict by the Supreme Court, which is the last and final judicial authority of the land, will give you all some closure, enable you put an end to your quest and help you to come around and join hands with me to continue the building of our dear state.”

Keep pace with Obaseki, Duke charges Edo exco ÏÏÏFormer Governor of

Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke, has challenged the recently constituted Edo State Executive Council to perform assiduously, stressing that the entire nation had great expectations from the state.

Duke, who spoke at the 2017 Edo State Executive Council Retreat, which held in Lagos on Sunday night, noted that the pedigree of the state’s governor,

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Mr. Godwin Obaseki, had caused Nigerians to raise the bar of expectation for the state.

He therefore urged the new cabinet to ensure that it kept pace with the governor in terms of competence in the dispensation of duties.

Duke stressed that it was not yet time to congratulate any of the governor’s appointees, noting that they would only be deserving of accolades after they had delivered on the assignments given them by the government.

He encouraged the cabinet members to ensure they under-

stood the vision of the administration, and to be astute at selling same to Edo citizens, noting that the government would only succeed if people adopted the administration’s objectives.

Furthermore, he urged the council members to remain modest and accessible to the people they governed, adding that they could not succeed if they remained aloof, and identifed passion for the work as one of the most essential requirements for success, while also calling on the state’s executives to be persistent in their pursuit of the goals of the government.

the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 28, 2016 Edo State Governorship Election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has charged members of the party in the state to remain focused and committed to the course of the party as the four years of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is not forever.

He gave the charge on Monday at the Benin City Airport shortly after being received by party faithful.

He said he has put the past behind him and has sent him a congratulatory message as widely done in the civilized world.

“Well, we have done an election and the law says if you are not happy with the outcome, there are processes to be followed and we have followed it. We have gone to the tribunal, we have gone to the court of appeal and the Supreme Court. After the Supreme Court, there is no other place to go. And rather than continue to quarrel, we just put it behind us. We have sent him a letter of congratulation”, he said.

He said the task before the current government of the state led by the APC is to see that the party delivers on its electoral mandate and failure to do that gives the opposition an edge in the forthcoming election.

“The challenge for those who are in government now, is to do well and to ensure that by the time we come back again for election, they will be able to justify their position in government but to our people, this is just the time for us to thank God. But what has impressed me the most is that our people never went violent”, he said.

Ize-Iyamu encouraged the PDP faithful in the state never to see the party losing at the apex court as a defeat, noting that they have never been defeated but to work assiduous ahead of the 2019 governorship election in the state.

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Malaria: Group commences No room for corruption, Obaseki distribution of insecticide tells newly sworn-in commissioners nets to Edo residents ÏÏÏEdo

State government in collaboration with the National Malarial Elimination Programme (NMEP) on Monday said it would commence free distribution of 2.6m Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) to residents.

Other partners in the net distribution exercise which is expected to commence between August 12-16 included Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Roll Back Malarial Programme (RBMP).

The group stated this during an orientation for media practitioners as part of activities for the net replacement campaign in Benin City, the state capital.

A representative of National Malarial Elimination Programme (NMEP), Mrs. Hope Obokoh, in her presentation, expressed concern that 97 percent of Nigerians are affected by malaria arising from mosquito bites.

She said the net is designed to maintain utmost biological

efficacy against mosquitoes for three years “particularly when they are used under recommendation.”

“Malaria is under-reported in the media. So, media group is best situated to sustain the campaign of Net use culture,” she said.

The NMEP official advised intending beneficiaries to spread the net under cool weather outside their apartment for 24 hours before usage.

Also, technical advisor to Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mr. Godson Kingsley, said the last distribution of nets in the state was in 2012, adding that the current campaign was geared towards replacement of the former.

He disclosed that 15,000 personnel would be engaged to assist the group during the distribution process.

The advisor further urged intending beneficiaries to use the nets consistently and correctly.

Stories by Titus Akhigbe, Benin

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Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has told the recently sworn-in 18 commissioners in the state that there was no room for corruption in his administration, just as he tasked them to come up with innovative solutions to develop all sectors of the state.

Addressing the commissioners consisting 15 males and 3 females at Edo State Government House in Benin City, the governor stressed that their appointments indicated a call to service, and not an avenue to make money or accumulate wealth.

Governor Obaseki explained that their various local government councils nominated them as commissioners, and they should live up to the confidence reposed on them.

“We expect that you live above board; your confirmation by the Edo House of Assembly goes to show that you were found worthy to serve the state. This is the time to build institutions; it is not a time to think about self, but to work for the common good of the people. Bring your experiences to bear and threat staff with respect and follow laid down rules,” he said.

Furthermore, the governor urged the commissioners to work towards increasing internally generated revenue in the state, while also tasking them on loyalty, accountability and inculcation of the ICT initiative of the present administration.

Speaking for the commissioners was Mr. Osagie Inegbedion, who appreciated the governor for the opportunity given them to serve, affirming also that they were

committed to serve.

The sworn in commissioners are Hon. Yekini Idaiye (Akoko Edo), Hon. Ohonbamu Paul (Egor), Bar. E. Agbale (Esan Central), Barr. Emmanuel Usoh (Esan North-East), Magdalene Ohenhen (Esan South-East).and Amiolemen Osahon (Esan West).

Others are Hon. Joseph Ughioke (Etsako Central), Mr. Mika Amonokha (Etsako East), Mrs. Mariam Abubakar (Etsako West), Osagie Inegbedion (Igueben), Erimona Oye (Ikpoba-Okha) Prof. Yinka Omoregbe (Oredo).

Also sworn-in are Mr. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero (Orhionmwon), Hon. Monday Osaigbovo (Ovia North-East), Dr. Christopher Adesotu (Ovia South-West), Hon. Jimoh Ijegbai (Owan East), Hon. Okun Reginald (Owan West) and Dr David Osifo (Uhunmwode).

Alleged unlawful detention: Wife seeks justice for incarcerated husband ÏÏÏMrs. Christiana Ajitena on

Tuesday sought for justice for her husband whom she alleged has been remanded in Prisons custody by the police without proper investigation of the matter over which he was incarcerated.

The Edo Times reports that Mrs. Ajitena made this appeal during a peaceful protest by her family to the Edo House of Assembly and Secretariat of the Edo Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Benin.

The protesters were armed with placards with various inscriptions, with the woman alleging plans by the police to frame up her husband.

It was learnt that Mr. Adebayo Ajitena was arrested over an alleged murder of the Chief Imam of Egbeta Mosque in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Mallam Saka Afolabi.

Afolabi was reportedly killed on March 4 in the presence of his three children by three gunmen while on his way to his farm.

Ajitena said though her husband had issue with the deceased, he never did what he was being accused of, noting that she was with her husband in faraway Shagamu when the incident occurred.

She alleged that the police is acting on a script in connivance with some certain individuals

to ensure her husband was put away in prison.

She said this accounted for why the police failed to thoroughly investigate the matter, but rather, hurriedly arraigned the husband before a magistrate court in Benin.

“I want well-meaning Nigerians who are for justice to please assist me and my family for my husband to get justice.

“The police alleged that my husband personally fired the shot that killed Afolabi and I asked, how can a man who was in Shagamu at the time the killing took place fire the shot himself ?

“The police have since found out this and instead of thoroughly investigating the matter, they hurriedly went ahead to arraign my husband,” she said.

Meanwhile, the farmer, Ajitena Adebayo, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over an alleged plan by the Edo Command of the Police to frame him up for the murder of one Saka Afolabi.

This was contained in a petition dated June 12, 2017, and written through his Solicitor, U. L. Osa-Uwagie & Co, and made available to newsmen in Benin on Tuesday.

Adebayo alleged that the then State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Haliru Gwandu, had deliberately refused to ensure that justice was served on the case.

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (middle) with new commissioners after they were sworn-in at the Government House, Benin City, ...recently

Insurgency: Oba of Benin charges Air Force on surveillance Titus Akhigbe, Benin

ÏÏÏThe Benin monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Ukuakpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has charged the Nigeria Air force on air surveillance and intelligence to tackle insurgency and other criminal activities in the country.

Omo N’Oba stressed that detailed surveillance and intelligence gathering were key in fighting insurgency currently ravaging the country.

The royal father gave the charge when he played host to the new commander of 107 Air Maritime Group, Benin, Com-

mander Emmanuel Sobande, in his palace in Benin City.

The monarch also told the Nigeria Air Force to work out a detailed blueprint that would combat insurgency, Niger Delta militants, herdsmen invasion and other social crimes.

Oba Ewuare II, who expressed sadness over the incessant herdsmen killings in the country including the recent attack which claimed lives in part of Edo State, disclosed that the palace authority has concluded plans to convey another stakeholders meetings with a view to curb menace of the killer herds-

men in the state.

While assuring the visitor of royal support, his royal majesty noted that the palace was fully determined to restore full sanity to Benin kingdom.

Earlier, the new commander, Air Commodore Shobande, told the monarch that he was at the palace to seek royal advice and blessings.

The air chief, who was also overwhelmed with the track record of Oba Ewuare II, hinted that Nigeria Air Force was working round the clock to combat the various crimes including insurgency in Nigeria.

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Joint Account Committee declares N2.18bn allocation for LGs in Edo Stories by Titus Akhigbe, Benin

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Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) has declared N2.18 billion as total allocation accrued to the 18 local governments in the state from the Federation Account for the month of June.

Mr. Anthony Eboigbodin, the Head of Uhunmwode Local Government Administration, disclosed this last Friday after the JAAC meeting chaired

by Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Edo State Government House in Benin.

He explained that N1.41 billion collected in June was used for mandatory expenditures while the distributable sum left for the 18 Local Government councils was put at N758m.

Eboigbodin said the state government would set up a committee to harmonise the assessment and conduct collection of rate-able properties

geared towards increasing Internally Generated Revenue in the state.

He said the collection rollout, involving the collection of taxes and levies, and fixed rates in the entire LGAs in the state would start on July 10, 2017.

“We appeal to the people to cooperate with government officials, who will be going round to collect these rates and levies as approved by new harmonised Local Government Laws”, he said.

EDSG to partner eye experts on free eye care ÏÏÏEdo State Governor, Mr. God-

win Obaseki, has assured the Nigeria Optometrics Association that his administration will work closely with them to ensure that children in primaries 1-6 are provided with free eye care.

The Governor dropped this hint during the opening ceremony of the 41st annual National conference of the Nigeria Optometrics Association held in Benin.

He said that the theme for the conference was very important being that eye sight problem is one of the rampant all over the world and therefore an indication of major health care issues.

Obaseki noted that Edo State takes health care very seriously and as such has adopted strategies to deal with health care issues.

The strategies, according to the governor, included the domestication of the National Health care scheme, state health insurance arrangement, and focus on

primary health care.

He charged the association to step up their game in eye care services and also called on other stakeholders to join hands to achieve a better eye health.

In his speech, the president of the association, Dr. Damian Echendu noted that the time is now for all to unite in providing the necessary support required to meet the World Health Organisation and International Agency for Prevention of Blindness target of reducing the prevalence of avoidable visual impairment by 25 percent by the year 2019.

The Edo State chairman of the association, Dr. Michael Nwoko, said that the conference creates an opportunity for Optometrists all over the country and beyond to come together with common vision in line with the overall objectives of the association as well as channel out pathways in which the profession can be effectively strengthened to guarantee visual welfare of the public.

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L-R: Mr. Taiwo Akerele, chief of staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki; Comrade Simon Ebegbulem, chairman,Correspondents chapel of Edo State NUJ and Governor Obaseki, during the Correspondents chapel annual lecture series in Benin...recently

Obaseki urges opposition parties to unite

ÏÏÏGovernor

Godwin Obaseki has issued a clarion call to opposition political parties in the state to join hands for building and developing Edo State, adding that his administration was ready to work with them to develop the state.

The governor, however, noted that they should not expect political appointments, as his administration was that of All Progressives Congress (APC), and he would respect the dictates of the party’s constitution.

This was as he fielded questions on the verdict of the Supreme Court, which validated his declaration as the elected governor of Edo State, even as he also expressed confidence in the outcome of the legal battle that followed.

He said: “We were not surprised with the victory because Edo people voted for us.

The judgment shows that there was no dispute about the election; the Election Petition Tribunal affirmed the victory, the Court of Appeal reaffirmed it, and now the Supreme Court has finally put the matter to rest, as there is no longer dispute of who Edo people voted for to be their governor.”

Stressing that members of the opposition political parties in the state were no less Edo citizens, he encouraged them to join hands with his administration, as he was ready to give them the opportunity to build and develop the state, and make it the economic hub of the nation.

On where the road led fol-

lowing the conclusion of the legal tussle on the governorship election, the governor said his administration would continue to maintain the pace of development already commenced with the massive repair of road networks in the state.

Governor Obaseki continued that his government was passionate about basic education and primary healthcare system in the state; hence, his inauguration of the Committee on Primary HealthCare remodelling, and the concluded plans to inaugurate another committee on basic education.

“If we get these two things right, I am very sure our development indicator will rise.

We must get it right in the state,” he concluded.

university lecturer and Professor of Law at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Professor Jim Akhere, has stated that Bitcoin as an encrypted virtual currency is a revolutionary and disruptive concept of currency that is bound to hold sway in Modern Global economic order.

He argued that “ the normal currency which depends on central government planning and control is subject to instability, economic volatility and it is used for transaction settlements during which process it can easily be debased, adding that “paper money ultimately reverts to its original intrinsic value which is zero“.

This position was contained in a paper presented by Prof.

Jim Akhere at workshop held in Lagos recently on Crypto currency under the aegis of DBI & Spindlar Cyberlaw Centre.

He pointed out that the advantages in the use of Crypto currency- it’s scam free nature, instantaneous settlements, lower

fees, accessibility to everyone and absence of identity theft, are irresistible qualities in the use of Crypto currency.

Speaking further, the Professor of Law said: “Crypto currency enjoys universal recognition which means inter alia, absence of interest rates to transactions. The use of Crypto currency in international transaction is very profitable, devoid of interest rates among others.

“Like the dollar, the Euro, the Pound Sterling, the Yen, the Peso, Bitcoin is a currency different from all other currencies because it has no nationality, it is not controlled by any national or supranational government and it has made its entry into the world economic system with the force of arms-vi et-armis”.

“Bitcoin is an encrypted currency as shown from the address of its owner on the logbook/blockchain aforementioned. It has come to challenge global economic order in a ground breaking manner.

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over by the governor at Edo State Government House in Benin, last Friday.

Recalling that two of the victims were killed at Ewu community in Esan Central, one in Ekpoma area of Esan West and the last in Elele Community, near Auchi in Etsako West LGA of the state, Eboigbodin disclosed that the families of the four victims would get N500, 000 each.

Obaseki donates N2m to victims of herdsmen attack State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has donated the sum of N2 million to the families of four victims who were killed recently by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the state.

Mr. Anthony Eboigbodin, the Head of Uhunmwode Local Government Council, disclosed this at the end of a Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting presided

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The Courts have vindicated Obaseki, APC- Osakue Mr. Aiyevbekpen Osakue was the Edo State Campaign Coordinator of Godwin Obaseki campaign organisation. In this interview, he told TITUS AKHIGBE that the courts have vindicated Obaseki and the ruling APC. Excerpts:

ÏÏÏHow will you describe the court victories of Governor Obaseki?

It is to thank God for the vindication of the APC and Godwin Obaseki. We commend the judiciary for remaining steadfast and delivering on their expected role as arbiters. As arbitrators, they have demonstrated that they can be neutral. Everybody on both sides of the divide will not deny that the tribunal and the Appeal Court have been very neutral and have done the needful considering all the material facts to the case. You cannot change the fact the way they are. The PDP cannot change the fact because it is clear that Mr. Obaseki won the election. Every other imputation of malpractices was deliberate to deceive the public and to try a subterfuge for some selfish purpose. Whether they go to the Supreme Court or appeal before God, the fact will speak for itself and the APC will remain vindicated.

It has been eight months since Obaseki was swornin. Will you say he has lived up to expectations?

The only way to access the performance of Obaseki in the past eight months is to look back at our campaign promises to the people of Edo State. Obaseki promised to ensure that the developmental strides of Comrade Oshiomhole is sustained. He promised that the heritage of progress will be maintained, that is ongoing. He promised that things will be done differently and today everyone that is a key observer of this government will conclude that things are being done differently. There is a new governance philosophy that has been clearly defined and had also defined the actions of government. The most important achievement is that every sector of the life of Edo people has gone through thorough and seasoned analysis by experts in order to join new ideas to the novel ideas that the governor has brought to the state. This will in short while explode Edo State to new heights.

His actions so far suggest he is not continuing where Oshiomhole stopped.

Does it?

Continuity does not mean that every way and method and every system that was introduced by the past administration will be continued in the same manner because the society of dynamic. On a daily basis, new ideas evolve, on a daily basis, new ways of getting results are found out by researchers. On a daily basis, you found out that the problem that was there yesterday is not what you confront today.

Every government that is worth its salt will fund new ways to solve problem. The storm water programme will not be abandoned by the state government. Governor Obaseki had a lot of input in the idea of the storm water project. It is fundamental to solving the problem of flooding in Benin City and other parts of Edo State. The storm water is planned in such a way you have the southern sector and the western sector. This government is putting template on ground, analysing where we are and looking at the best way. The project will be tackled more vigorously. Governor Obaseki and Oshiomhole are inseparable. They are on the same page on virtually every matter in this state. Obaseki is very well appreciated by the youths of our party. The youths are more excited and happier. They looked forward to a better future.

Some party members are not happy with the Obaseki especially when he said Government House is not a bank. How do you respond?

I don’t see why anybody should be worried about the statement that Government House is not bank. What they should be worried about is whether Obaseki is prepared to deliver on his promises to the party and the people of the state. In delivering those promises, the party members stand to benefit substantially. The benefit that government delivers to the people is more important

any decision has been taken, there will be a reason for it.

Edo Line was recently shut down at a time the governor said he will be creating jobs. Don’t you see this as a contradiction?

It is naive for anyone to make such a statement about Edo Line because they don’t have the facts. The truth of the matter is that Edo State Government has sustained the workers of Edo Line for doing nothing. They have been paid up to date with-

out doing the job for which they were employed. It has come to a point when government based on facts and to act in order to get the best out of the system, it became imperative to shut down Edo Line.

Edo Line stopped being profitable since 1999.It has suffered severe act of mismanagement.

We found out what they left behind was about N1.5bn in debt.

For a long time, they collected loan and not putting the loan to profitable use. Everyone that was properly employed by the organisation will not be dropped. The government is interested in building capacity of its citizen. Edo Line will some bounce back on a sustainable basis.

Are we to expect the conduct of local government election soon?

The government came into office at time of recession. It would not have been Obaseki’s priority to conduct local government election because it cost a lot of money. Having spent time in Oshiomhole’s administration, the governor is better informed. He has knocked local government into line and many of them are now paying salaries as at when due. He is showing them what to do in order to ensure local government administration becomes viable.

Once he has helped the local governments stand on their feet, maybe we can now talk about local government elections. It is needless to deploy resources to conduct an election when the same people will get there and will not know what to do. Government will not encourage more indebtedness of the local government but will help them rise above challenges.

the state, he added that it would also help reduce the burden on secondary and tertiary health centres, as well as the cost patients spent to access health services.

The governor therefore urged the committee to assess the current facilities of PHCs including cold stores, identify the challenges confronting the centres, as well as come up with implementable plans for solving these challenges.

Furthermore, he explained that directing efforts towards Primary health care was an efficient way to spend Health care budget, adding that it would reduce maternal and infant mortality rate,

and generally improve health care delivery system in the state.

He appreciated the members of the committee and implored them to complete the stated objectives within a span of 6 weeks, while Prof (Mrs.) Obehi Okojie, leading the committee, revealed that the Health indices in the country were appalling, and strengthening of the PHCs would help Nigeria solve 70% of its health problems.

She, however, thanked the governor for the opportunity to serve, saying that the committee would live up to its responsibility and carry out systematic reviews of existing health data in order to revive PHC in the state.

Osakue than any other pecuniary benefits. What he is saying is that he has gotten a program to empower the youths, to empower members of the party, to empower to the people of the state and ensure the youth take effective control of the party. The worry is that the programmes have not been role out. Obaseki is very experienced and his approach to issues are technical and technological. For every single action he takes, there is an explanation. If

Obaseki inaugurates PHC remodelling committee ÏÏÏGovernor

Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Wednesday, inaugurated a committee on Primary Health Care (PHC) remodelling, tasking its members to facilitate the proper functioning of PHCs in the state.

This was at Edo State Government House in Benin City where Governor Obaseki noted that the current state of PHCs in the state was not ideal and the system needed to be overhauled.

While the governor stressed that the remodelling initiative was aimed at ensuring that at least one standardised PHC was established in each of the 18 Local Government Areas of

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I have always loved limelight since growing up

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The journey of my weight loss has not been easy – Lepacious Bose Talented comedienne, Bose Ogunboye, better known as Lepacious Bose, is one of the popular female folks who have taken comedy to yet another level with her distinctive delivery prowess. Lepacious Bose is not just a comedienne but a professional MC and a motivational speaker to mention but a few. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, she talks about her career and weight loss process amongst others.

For someone who is passionate and a goal getter, what was the reaction when you resigned from your job in 2006 to face comedy?

My parents believe in putting your best in everything you do and when they saw that I was joggling my work with my comedy career and

they noticed that it was affecting my work, they felt it was better for me to face comedy.

By that time, I was beginning to make waves and my comedy career was progressing apparent and they were becoming more me their blessings.

Is it right to say that you began your career from the University of Ibadan?

Yes, I started my career in the University of Ibadan and I was in an organization called Laffomania. When I got admitted into school the group, we normally did comedy sketches and whenever there was a play, it was up to the laffomania group to do sketches where I found my interest in comedy. My job was to entertain the audience with my jokes and thrill the crowd before the actors were ready.

Has it always been your dream to be a comedienne?

Right from my childhood, I have always loved the limelight and I have always loved to be the centre of attention. I have always been an attention seeker right from a tender age. When I was still a kid, I was a part of the drama society and also the literary and debate association in my school and church.

I was always part of anything that has to do with the limelight and entertainment. In church, I was always opting to give special

arts as a career. My parents were teachers assumed that one would be a doctor while

as a law student, I was still with Laffomania. working with a company, Design Options, as their company administrator. I realized that I was doing more of comedy and on Monday Abuja or Port Harcourt where I had a show.

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another state for a show. When the demand became too much, I resigned in 2006 to face comedy squarely.

Did you study law just to make your parents happy?

Yes, I just did it because that was what was expected of me. My parents being teachers children lawyers and doctors so they deserved to have lawyers and doctors as children as well.

Doing law was just to make them happy. When for me, I was not even present. I was in school doing theatre arts. My family ganged up against but as the daughter of a teacher, I knew that as they had collected the form I had to start it is your duty to pass all exams. Whether you want to study law or not, you must not fail the examination in the kind of house I grew up. It is impossible.

How was your weight loss process and have you gotten to your desired body size?

Now, I am size 14 and before, I was a size 32. been easy and it is still not easy. I would really love to be size 10 but what I am not sure is if I would look good because of my height. I have

What kinds of clothes suit you the most?

I would wear trousers to visit the Queen of England. I like trousers, pant suits, etc.

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The stakes are higher as blind auditions continue on The Voice Nigeria!

The fourth episode of The Voice Nigeria aired over the weekend on Africa Magic Showcase (DStv 151) and Africa Magic Urban (DStv 153), and this featured yet another string of brilliant performances and intrigue as the coaches pitched themselves before the contestants - this time with caution as all four teams are already half full.

Sandra Osamor, the

classic singer, stole the night with her rendition of the Nigerian national anthem and got all four chairs turned.

She, NwandoOkoli and Victor Thomson joined #TeamTimi.

Another amazing highlight was Shapera Makepeace

Blessing Isaac joined #TeamPatoranking.

At the end of the night, #TeamYemiAlade had OlawoleOlusi join the ranks.

As the blind auditions progress, #TeamTimi has nine team members while #TeamWaje has seven.

and Glory Amanyi picked #TeamWaje while KessyMbonu and

number increased to eight while #TeamYemiAlade added one person to her team.

Ariya Repete: 20 semi- finalists emerge from Akure Twenty contestants have been shortlisted for the next stage of the ongoing Goldberg Ariya Repete traditional music at Democracy Park, Akure, Ondo State on Friday, July 7, 2017.

The selected contestants who will for Friday, July 14, 2017 at the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta, comprise 12 Fuji and 8 Juju artistes.

Funso Ayeni, Senior Brand Manager, Regional mainstream brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc congratulated the talented contestants for aspiring to become the future stars of Fuji and Juju music.

The lucky contestants expressed their excitement for qualifying to the next round of the concert and lauded Goldberg for the initiative aimed at promoting young and talented youths that will promote indigenous Yoruba music in the future.

It was a night of excitement in the Sunshine State as the night life in Akure and its

environs was reawakened by the celebrities who came to perform in town.

The crowd could not have enough of Sir Shina Peters, the afro juju legend, 9ice and Abass Akande Obesere who all thrilled the spectators to magical excitement with their performances.

With Ariya Repete, Goldberg plans to bring to its consumers the best of Fuji and Juju music, two indigenous Yoruba music genres,and an unparalleled experience with the twenty contestants who will their respective capacities for a grand prize of One million Naira (N1, 000,000) and a recording deal each.

Ariya Repete which was initiated by Goldberg, from the stables of Nigerian Breweries Plc is aimed at promoting the culture of the people of South 3-point agenda of culture, respect and enjoyment.

The train moves to Abeokuta on Friday,

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Lagos Jazz Series Quintet perform at Cape Verde JazzSal Last Thursday, the Lagos Cape Verde.

Jazz Series Quintet jetted Speaking on the invitation of the out of the country for Sal, Nigerian Jazz group, Bazunu said: “The Cape Verde to perform Cape Verdians seem to have huge respect for the musical skills of the boys - as we JazzSal, which opens on do for the small Island country folks. We Saturday, July 8, 2017. Sal are totally honoured to have been billed is one of the ten Islands that for their main Stage at JazzSal and we are make up Cape Verde. super glad that the audience enjoyed our The trip to JazzSal, performance. ignites a musical exchange According to Bazunu, the LJS Quintet programme between the two featuring Opeyemi Omotayo on the Piano, festivals. This exchange has Johnson Eyo on Bass, Tosin Paul on been described by some Drums, Taiwo Clegg on trumpet and Philip music experts and lovers as Iwuagwu on Guitar, are totally prepared to pelt-out some straight-ahead jazz and time musicians from Nigeria Afrobeat. are going to Cape Verde to perform on the main stage at JazzSal. The Lagos Jazz Series, which is the music festival founded by OtiBazunu in 2010, has evolved to anticipated music calendar festivals.

A few years ago, Bazunu recruited music graduates from the Music Society of Nigeria (Muson Centre), honed their skills and today they are heading out of the country as a group, which will represent Nigeria credibly in

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