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NCC to 60 million subscribers: Use of mobile phones not risky to health

Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

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Controversy trails Appeal Court verdict on judge

Ï NJC okays judge’s prosecution in letter to EFCC Ï Judgment in order, good for judiciary -Ozekhome Ï No, it will encourage corruption -Jiti Ogunye

Andrew Orolua and Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

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Controversy is now trailing the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lagos which held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks the power to prosecute a serving judge on corruption charge.

Justice of the Court of Appeal (JCA), Justice Abimbola Adejumo had in a lead judgment on Monday struck out 14-count crimiContinued on page 5

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L-R: Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, during an inspection visit to the ongoing construction of the Asaba flood control project in Delta State… on Wednesday.

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Controversy trails Appeal Court verdict on judge Continued from page 1 nal charge by the EFCC against a judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa on the grounds that the EFCC does not have powers to investigate or prosecute serving judicial officers except where such judicial officers have first been dismissed or retired by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

The JCA further held that serving judicial officers can only be prosecuted for offences like murder, stealing etc if such offences are committed outside the discharge of their official duties.

According to the appellate court, once the offence is allegedly committed in

the discharge of their duties, the judges must first be tried by the NJC and dismissed or retired before the EFCC can investigate or prosecute such errant judges.

But a letter written by the NJC in 2016 on Justices Nganjiwa and Justices Rita Ofili- Ajumogobia expressly gave the EFCC the permission to prosecute the judges.

In the said NJC letter, which also formed part of a press statement, the council had informed EFCC and the public that the concerned judges had been directed “not to perform any judicial duties pending the conclusion of their cases.”

In essence, the EFCC was given permission by the

NJC to try Justice Nganjiwa and other errant judges accused of bribery.

The letter specifically stated thus: “I have been directed to inform you that Council, at is Meeting which was held on 2nd and 3rd November, 2016 decided that indicted Judicial Officers should not perform Judicial duties until the anticipated cases against them are concluded.

“I am to inform you that the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has instructed their respective Heads of Court to direct them to stop sitting in line with Council’s decision of 1st and 2nd November, 2016, as charges have now

been filed against them.”

The development indicates that by asking the accused judges to step down from their posts while they face trial, the NJC showed that it would allow the judges to face trial.

Some senior lawyers and civil society activists have expressed divergent views on the judgment. While some have argued that the judgment would set a bad precedent and too protective of judges, others have lauded the verdict on the grounds that it would guarantee separation of powers and ensure judiciary independence.

Some analysts have also argued that the judgment delivered by Justice Abimbola Adejumo on Monday

to the effect that no sitting judge could be tried by the EFCC contradicted the NJC position as the EFCC is at liberty to challenge the judgment at the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, some lawyers: Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Mr Jiti Ogunye, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Mr Daniel Bwala and Mr Hammed Jimoh have expressed divergent views on the judgement .

The lawyers spoke is separate interviews with The Daily Times on Wednesday.

Ozekhome has said that the judgment is kudos to

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Gunmen attack Magu’s house, kill one policeman

Doosuur Iwambe Abuja

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L-R: Lagos State Deputy, Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; children of the first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bisola Olusi; Mr. Deji Jakande; Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa; Iyaloja General, Chief (Mrs.) Folasade Tinubu-Ojo and Sen. Olamilekan Solomon Adeola, during the commissioning of Johnson Jakande Tinubu (JJT) park at Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday.

the judiciary in asserting its heavily assaulted independence.

He said, “For the records, it is the NJC that has disciplinary control over judges as provided for in section 158 and paragraphs 21(b) and (d) of the third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

“As held by the intermediate court, there is such a principle of law known as the doctrine of separation of powers.

“The doctrine of separation of powers is a complete

police sergeant attached to the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been killed on Tuesday after some gunmen broke into the house of the anti-graft boss in Karshi area, Abuja.

Confirming the attack in a statement made available in Abuja on Wednesday, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said that the attackers stormed the house located in the Karshi area of Abuja, opening fire on the policemen guarding the residence.

The policemen were said to have returned with fire but it was not cleared if some of the gunmen were killed or injured.

According to Uwujaren, the unidentified men murdered a police sergeant on duty.

He added that the inci-

dent was the second such attack on the same farmhouse.

The statement reads in part, “While the Commission will not speculate on the motives for the attack or the sponsors, it wishes to state that the EFCC under the leadership of Ibrahim Magu will not be deterred in its mission of ridding Nigeria of corruption”.

The attack on Magu is coming less than 24 hours after he said anti-graft war is a do-or-die affair.

“For us as a country, the fight against corruption is a ‘do or die’ affair; we have to win the battle or die trying,” Magu had said at a rally in Abuja where the EFCC commemorated the World Anti-Corruption Day. “The fight against corruption is now a war in which there is a clear line between forces of evil and those of good; between agents of progress and reactionary elements who mean no good,”Magu added.

SEC Vs Oando: Court fixes Dec 15 for ruling over suspension Peter Fowoyo

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Ruling in a motion filed by an oil firm, Oando Plc, seeking preservative orders in a suit it filed to challenge the technical suspension imposed on its shares on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to allow for a forensic auditing of its books, has been fixed by a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Justice Rilwan Aikawa, yesterday, fixed December 15 for ruling after listening to submissions of lawyers in the suit.

Oando wants the court to grant the injunction pending the outcome of an appeal it lodged against the transfer of the suit to the

Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) by the judge.

Justice Aikawa had in a ruling on November 23, struck out Oando’s suit, saying he has no jurisdiction to entertain it. The judge said the appropriate forum for the oil firm to ventilate its grievances is the Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST).

Dissatisfied with the ruling, Oando, through its lawyer, Seyi Sowemimo (SAN), went before the Court of Appeal insisting that the Federal High Court rather than the IST was the appropriate forum to hear the case. The oil firm equally filed a motion before the lower court seeking an injunction to preserve the

‘res’ pending the final determination of its appeal.

Arguing a counter-affidavit filed by the apex market regulator against Oando’s motion, SEC’s lawyer, Chief Anthony Idigbe (SAN) noted that a motion for injunction calls for the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction.

He argued that for the motion to scale through, the applicant (Oando Plc) must show exceptional circumstances on why it think the court has jurisdiction to entertain it. The silk was of the view that the court had already delivered a declarative judgement in the matter and that there was nothing again to be stayed.

“The court is ‘functus officio’ after delivering judge-

ment in the matter and we are entitled to the fruits of the judgement which is basically the preservation of the interests of Oando’s shareholders.

“Oando should go to the Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) to seek the injunction it is seeking for. They have not told the court why they cannot go to the IST. Granting any injunction will be at the risk of the investing public’s interests.

“They have equally not told the court what they will suffer if the forensic audit is done. We urged the court not to grant this request”, Idigbe said.

Lawyer to the second defendant, the NSE, Chief Bo-

laji Ayorinde, SAN, while aligning himself with Idigbe’s submissions also asked the court to dismiss the Oando’s motion and affirmed its earlier ruling.

However, in his submissions, Oando’s lawyer, Sowemimo, while urging the court to grant the motion said it was predicated on his client’s constitutionally guaranteed rights of appeal.

According to him, the ‘res’ Oando is asking the judge to preserve is the integrity of the appeal and not the fruits of the contentious ruling delivered by the court as claimed by the respondents.

He argued that “if the ‘res’ is not preserved, the

appeal will be overreached and rendered nugatory”.

He added that contrary to claims by the respondents, SEC is yet to undertake the forensic examination as the apex market regulator is still expecting Oando to provide the experts with materials to work with.

SEC had earlier issued a directive to the NSE for a full suspension in the trading of Oando shares for a period of forty-eight hours.

This was followed by a technical suspension.

The apex market regulator later announced that a forensic audit into the affairs of the company will be conducted by a team of independent professional firms.

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Use of mobile phones not risky to health –NCC Continued from page 1 day, cleared the air making round in some quarters, especially from telecommunications’ 60 million subscribers that the use of mobile phones poses high health risk in the country.

South East zonal Controller of the Commission, Emilia Nwokoro made the clarification in Abakaliki during the Consumer Conversation Forum, CCF, held at the secretariat of Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state.

According to her, it was necessary for telecom consumers to be educated on their basic rights, quality service and safety; and how to seek redress when their

rights are abused, as the NCC places premium on consumers.

According to the latest figures of telecom subscribers in the country by the NCC no fewer tat 60 million Nigerian are currently customers of the various network providers, including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9Mobile.

She said:”The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is an independent national regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. In line with the 8point agenda of the commission, this year 2017, has been declared “NCC Year of the Telecom Consumers.”

The aim is to ensure that the

telecommunications Consumers are carried along in their regulatory function.

She however stated that despite frantic effort by NCC to enlighten and educate telecom subscribers, Nigerians are yet to understand and appreciate the role of NCC between network providers and telecom consumers.

She added that no adverse health effects have been established as being caused using mobile phones.

“A number of studies have investigated the effects of radiography fields on brain electrical activity, cognitive function, sleep, heart rate and blood pressure in volunteers. To date, research does not suggest

any consistent evidence of adverse health effects from exposure to radiofrequency fields at levels below those that cause tissue heating.

“In line with the position of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) supported by International Council on Non-ioniizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) it has been maintained that as at today, there is no conclusive evidence to show correlation between the Electromagnetic Fields from telecommunications’ masts and health risk to individuals around these infrastructure”, she stated.

Other areas covered by the campaign include, “Do

Not Disturb (DND), toll free line, quality service among others.

Speaking earlier, chairman of Abakaliki Local Government Area, Emmanuel Nwagele represented

by Ugochukwu Onwe, described the consumer conversation forum as timely because of complaints from telecom consumers.

Nwagele said, “It is a programme organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to educate Abakaliki people who are the consumers of telecom. To tell them their

rights and privileges and the consumers are here to listen to them.

“It is necessary because the consumers are complaining of a lot of ill treatment from the network providers. The unsolicited messages, the indiscriminate deductions and unnecessary calls from the network providers.

“There are also rumours that users of telecom are liable to die young through the use of phones; but these people are here today to tell them the necessary things they to need to know.”

We’ve revitalised 55 Primary Health Care facilities across the country -Shuaib ÏSays the agency effectively curb cholera outbreak in the North ÏReiterates NPHCDA commitment to do more in 2018

Doosuur Iwambe Abuja

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Burnt vehicles as a result of explosion of a tanker laden with petrol at Festac Link Bridge in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State… on Wednesday.

Refineries will be revived to full capacity by 2019 – Kachikwu

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Federal Government has disclosed that plans have been concluded to resuscitate all the refineries in the country and return them to a fully functional condition by 2019.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, made this know on Wednesday shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, presided over by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Kachikwu said that apart from giving the kiss of life

Ï As FEC approves N16bn for NDDC Headquarters Ï ‘East-West road designed to fail’ to the plants, the government also targets three refineries for starters to produce at least 450 barrels per day.

He also told State House correspondents that the Federal Government has no plans to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol.

The minister briefed reporters alongside the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Uguru Usani; Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi; and the Senior

Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

Osinbajo presided over the FEC meeting which held inside the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari who is attending a summit in France.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Usani, has said that the much-talked about EastWest Road in the Niger Delta was designed to fail.

Usani spoke with State

House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting, saying however, that the present administration would correct the situation.

The minister also disclosed that the council approved N16billion for the construction of the headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

He said that the building, which is sited in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, would be completed within 52 weeks.

Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, has said that about 55 Primary Health Care facilities have been revived under the agency revitalisation scheme.

The NPHCDA, which was set up in 1992 to extend healthcare delivery services to the rural areas, has solved more than 70 percent of the nation’s health care problem by collaborating with the rest of the health system.

Speaking during its end of the year Program Review Meeting with staff, management and zonal directors of the agency, Shaiub noted that beyond revitalisation of PHC facilities, NPHCDA was working with key stakeholders to review the general system of managing PHC centres across the country.

While noting that Community Health Influencers, promoters and service activities is currently ongoing, Shuaib said that the agency’s goal is to change the image and culture of work at NPHCDA by ensuring proper accountability, strengthening of routine immunisation and the supply chain.

Shuaib also outlined the achievements recorded by the agency in the last one year, saying that “the NPHCDA effectively combated cholera outbreak in Borno as well as Cerebral Spinal Meningitis outbreak

in Zamfara State.

“Rebranded immunisation activities with increase advocacy and linkage with stakeholders and end users. Successfully mounted of yellow fever outbreak response in Kwara and Kogi states.

“Successful completion of 7 polio campaigns ( 2NIDD and 5SNIDs) covering polio high risk States and Southern States” he added.

While reaffirming the commitment of the agency to do more in the coming year, Shuaib said the agency is doing all it could to ensure that the PHC system in Nigeria which was according to him was still sub-optimal meet up with the required standard. “ The new year present each of us with the opportunity to make a difference. If we are going to change the immunisation coverage levels, reverse the poor indices for maternal and child health, and overhaul the health care system, we must continue at the pace that we have begun.

“We need to make our meetings, workshops, trainings and fields activities more purposeful, efficient and effective. This can only happen if we engage in our work with the right attitude and interests. We must be willing to be held accountable for whatever is committed to us.

Officials of the agency who attained retirment age were also awarded with various categories of awards during the event

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Let us focus on 2019, Dickson begs Dokpesi

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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ciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, has urged PDP leaders and members to focus on the future in order to actualise the objectives of the party to take over power in 2019.

The governor who led a delegation of the Committee to the founder of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, in Abuja on Wednesday urged him to sheath his sword and work with the party to ac-

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tualise the mandate of the party which is to recover the Presidential Villa from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statement signed by Dickson’s Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, the governor said that while it was a fact that the past was important as a guide to shape the future, the PDP leaders and members had a responsibility to focus on the challenges ahead of the party.

He said that the committee visited Dokpesi to interface with him because of

the need to reach out to as many political leaders as possible who have played key roles in the party and whose efforts are crucial to the success of the party.

He commended Dokpesi for his maturity and love for the party as shown by the statement he issued accepting the outcome of the convention and restraining his supporters.

Dickson said, “Now the convention has come and gone the way it did. As party leaders, we know that even though it was a family contest, there was

need to reach out to leaders who have played key roles in the party, and whose contributions moving forward would continue to be significant. We thought we should interact with you, to share ideas with you, to discuss some of the concerns and issues that have arisen after the convention.

“Primarily, it is not with a view to looking back as much as we would like all of us to focus on the future, to see how we can get to our desired destination. The purpose of this engagement is not so much with a view to looking at the past than the future. We know

L-R: Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, during the inauguration of the Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers at the Government House, in Benin City, on Wednesday.

the past is important to guide the future. But the purpose, the aim of this interaction is how we can move forward.”

In his reaction, Dokpesi assured Dickson and members of the committee of his determination to sustain continuous support for the PDP. He stressed that he would not withdraw his support from the party as a result of the events which characterised the December 9, 2017 National Convention of the party which produced Prince Uche Secondus as National Chairman.

He said that his major mission was to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from power in 2019.

Dokpesi recalled his pre convention position that the outcome of the convention would be accepted since being Chairman was not a do or die affair.

“There are quite a number of things that were said before the convention. I believe that Nigerians will recall that I said that the convention and the election that we are going into was not a matter of life and death. That I did say that I was conscious of the fact that power comes from God, and whoever emerges, I will give my unconditional support, to ensure that this party is able to fulfill its mission, to ensure that the challenges that are ahead

can be overcome much more easily.

“I had defining moments where I would have on that Saturday made one or two statements that would have totally damaged the convention. But that is not my mission. My mission is to ensure that this present APC government is removed out of office.

“So whatever were the shortcomings, I had already agreed and I signed documents twice that I would unconditionally support whoever comes out of it.

“So here I am, I am willing, ready, prepared to allow the PDP have its breath, “I pray for the PDP, I pray that we get it right. Be assured I will continue to give the PDP all the support that I need to give the party.

“I will not because of the events of that day withdraw my support from the party. Except that the younger generation that would be in charge at the helm of affairs, would have to be looking at the way and manner that support would be given,” he said He commended Dickson for his commitment and sacrifices in ensuring the prevalence of peace within the PDP. He stressed the committee’s visit was the first of its kind embarked upon by PDP leaders immediately after a national convention.

In recent times, judicial officers have been under mindless attack by the executive, arising from the expressed disaffection for the third arm of the realm, by the President, who is the head of the Executive, who has stated severally, that the judiciary is his headache.

“The hallowed democratic principle of separation of powers requires that the three arms of government should be independent of each other but work togeth-

er for the effective administration of the realm.

“It is therefore a welcome relief indeed, that judicial officers will no longer be under the fear and tremor of intimidation of the executive, in the discharge of their official duties. A judge should be free to deliver his judgment according to his conscience and according to law, without fear or favour, without affection or ill will.

Controversy trails Appeal Court verdict on judge Continued from page 5 bar to the Executive riding slipshod on judges (belonging to the judiciary),in spite of the clear provisions of section 158 of the 1999 Constitution and paragraphs 21(b) and (d) of the third schedule to the said 1999 Constitution.

“This doctrine has received constitutional imprimatur in sections 4,5 and 6 of the same 1999 Constitution.We must all unite to rescue the brazenly buffetted judiciary from the despotic jackboots of the Executive,which traduces judges with untrammelled impunity.

“I totally support the Court of Appeal in this landmark judgement that has the effect of clipping the tyranical claws of the EFCC and its sister agencies in always viewing the judiciary as an annex of

the Aso Villa.I salute the rare courage, daring bravado and jurisprudential correctness of this historic and epochal judgement.

“When the judex is thus stripped of his stained judicial robes, the anti graft agencies can immediately move in. After all, time never runs against trial of criminal offences. “It is most unfair, nay, reprehensible and unconscionable, to continually harass and intimidate judges and keep judges,who are already under close NJC scrutiny, a second tier form of “double jeopardy”, in the nature of yet another close microscopic monitoring by an overbearing, unaccountable, extremely corrupt omnipresent “big brother” Executive. Paradoxically,this is the same Executive that has refused to remove the log from its eye before seeking out the speck in the judi-

ciary’s eye.

“Are there some corrupt judges that work hand-ingloves with some despicable collaborating lawyers of odious infamy? Yes! By all means, ferret and winnow out and deal with these few Judas Iscariots. But, for God’s sake, do this in accordance with due process and laid down constitutional and statutory provisions.

“Let the aggrieved party appeal the judgement. That is the civilized thing to do, not unleashing further threats, abuses, curses and expletives on the already beleaguered judiciary as an institution.

“I am ready, able and willing to defend ,pro bono,this ground breaking judgement that would help the cause of justice, lubricate the tired wheels of the rule of law, reshape our legal jurisprudence and remove the judiciary from the searing

clutches and apron strings of the other two arms of government, especially the Executive.This will give the judiciary true autonomy and independence.”

Adegboruwa also see the judgment as judiciary assertion of its independence.

He also welcomed the landmark judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lagos He said, “ This decision is sound in law and logic, in helping to assert the much desired independence and autonomy of the judiciary.

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Controversy trails Appeal Court verdict on judge Continued from page 7 “However, this judicial immunity should not be a blanket one; it should only be limited to matters involving the discharge of judicial duties. Consequently, a judge involved in the common crimes of murder, rape, etc, all committed outside the performance of his judicial duties, should still be held accountable in the normal course of criminal justice administration.

“Since time does not run against the prosecution of offenses in law, the government can always commence prosecution against any judicial officer found wanting, after the NJC has concluded its own statutory roles, in the discipline of such judicial officer.

“I also commend the EFCC for its rare display of courage

in confronting the menace of corruption in our land. The proper step in this case is to appeal against the judgment, in line with the best traditions of respect for the rule of law and due process, and cease to attack judges in the media, for the discharge of their official duties.In it all, Nigeria will be the better for it.”

For Jiti Ogunye, the judgement of Court of Appeal can not stand and it is capable of encouraging corruption.

He said, ‘We make bold to say that there is no interpretation of these referred to provisions in the Constitution, no matter how liberal or elastic , that can yield the conclusion reached by the learned justices of the Court of Appeal.

‘In the decision of the Supreme Court in Fawehinmi vs IGP, the Supreme Court held that every public officer in Nigeria , especially those clothed

with executive immunity under section 308 of the Constitution can be investigated, while they enjoy the executive immunity. They may not be prosecuted until they drop the togs of the immunity. Instructively, the Court of Appeal’ s judgment has “ overruled “ the decision of the Supreme Court in Fawehinmi vs IGP by holding that serving judicial officers against whom there is corruption allegation cannot be investigated by the EFCC unless they cease to be judicial officers .

‘The judgment also has expanded the doctrine of judicial immunity beyond its legal boundaries. Section 158 of the Constitution merely provides for the independence of the bodies named therein, including the NJC, in the conduct of their administrative proceedings.. section 158 does not grant the immunity now

being claimed by the learned justices of the Court of Appeal. .

‘In any case, the outcomes of the decisions of these bodies established by section 153 and granted independence of deliberations and proceedings under section 158 are still subject to court’ s power of judicial review under section 6 (6) (b) of the Constitution; and for the NJC in particular, as far as appointment and disciplinary actions are concerned, it only recommends the disciplinary actions to be taken by the Executive. The appointing authority is the President or Governor , subject to the approval of the Senate or House of Assembly in appropriate cases. Ditto for disciplinary actions. It only recommends disciplinary actions. So, the argument that the NJC has the absolute authority to first discipline an erring judge as

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Middle Belt Forum urges FG to implement 2014 National Confab Report Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

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Belt Forum have called on the federal government to immediately implement the report of the 2014 National Conference.

The forum after a meeting of its leaders and the inauguration of a new Executive members in Abuja also urged the government to put an immediate end to the incessant killing of people from the area and the destruction of their farmlands.

According to a communique signed by the new President of the forum Dr. Bala Takaya and Dr. Ben Dikki, the General Secrement should make changes in the nation’s security architecture.

According to them, the current security structure has cre-

ated a feeling of alienation by peoples of the middle belt as these security agencies have failed, refused or neglected to respond to distress calls of middle belt communities when under attack by Fulani herdsmen.

“Government should immediately commence the restructuring of the nation by implementing the report of the 2014 Conference. The implementation of the 2014 National Conference will address some of the serious concerns of the peoples of the Middle Belt who feel that they have been unjustly treated in the Nigerian project.

“Conference calls on all states of the middle belt to prohibit by law open grazing and abolish grazing reserves while replacing pastoralism with ranching.

“Conference calls government at all levels to maintain in prac-

tice the policy of Nigeria as a secular state and non-establishment of state religion as well as guaranteeing religious freedom and the right to change one’s religion.

“Government at all levels should provide clear demarcation between citizens, residents and Indigenes and clearly delineate their rights and privileges.

In addition state governments should forthwith resuscitate and recognise the Independence of all Middle Belt traditional institutions.

“Adopt measures to protect citizens from gender-based discrimination and abuse, as well as the use of cultural practices to subjugate women to deny them full participation in the affairs of community and state. In particular, government and the security agencies must bring to book individuals accused of the

kidnapping, forceful conversion and marriage of Christian girls in the Middle Belt, be there traditional rulers or other individuals”, the forum said in its communique.

The communique said the forum was extremely unhappy that the responses by security agencies to the cry of communities under attacks have always been largely ignored as recently voiced out by His Excellency, Arc. Darius Ishaku, Governor of Taraba State and His Majesty, the Hamman Bachama and many others.

It also strongly rejected the “Foreign Fulani Herdsmen” explanation given by leaders in order to evade blame about the non-challance of Hausa-Fulani leaders for not bringing the mass killers to book and beggars the question: why these herdsmen attack only non-Hausa/Fulani and community?

a condition precedent before a court can assume criminal jurisdiction over the judge or before the judge can be investigated is not part of our laws.

‘This judgment is a blatant legislative or creative judgment. The judiciary has just decided to create its own immunity law. By this new radical and fundamental remaking of the law of judicial immunity, the NJC is now made the sole authority to decide if and when any serving judicial officer in Nigeria should be “ released “ to the EFCC or any other anti corruption agency for prosecution. This is not the intendment of the makers of the Constitution.

‘Of course, there is judicial immunity. But it is that immunity protecting a judge from civil liability in the performance of his judicial duty . Thus, a judge cannot be sued in civil action for “ misjudging “ a case or for not judging it quickly thereby giving an advantage to an adversary.

Nothing the Judge says or writes in the exercise of his judicial duty can be become actionable against him .This judicial immunity does not extend to or cover criminal culpability of a judex.

‘In the case of Obi vs INEC, the Supreme Court , per Aderemi J.S.C, as he then was, decided that in its task of interpretation, the judex cannot supplement the provisions of a law by adding provisions that are deemed necessary but are “ missing “ in a law being interpreted. The law can expounded upon but the law cannot be expanded . Certainly, there is no provision in the Constitution to the effect that judicial officers cannot be investigated or tried for crimes unless they are first disciplined by a sanction of removal from office by the NJC. ‘The larger implications of this judgment are that it would engender in the minds of Nigerians a feeling that there is no equality of law , the cardinal principle of the rule of law in Nigeria anymore.

‘The Legislature in Nigeria is craving immunity. Beyond the legislative immunity granted by the Legislative Houses Powers and Privileges Act, they want to insulate themselves from criminal prosecution. The Executive are recklessly extending the cover of immunity to cronies that are facing criminal charges but who are being shielded from prosecution. And now , the Judiciary seems to be snatching immunity against criminal prosecution by this Judgment.

‘Other persons , public officers and non public officers may now latch onto this judgment to truncate criminal investigations or prosecutions against them, insisting that their own administrative bodies first must exercise disciplinary actions over and against them before they could be investigated or prosecuted by law enforcement agencies. These bodies are , for example, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria’ s Disciplinary Committee trying doctors for professional

misconduct, FCSC, even Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee. We must note that some lawyers who currently are facing criminal prosecution for bribing judges may now argue that since the judges they are alleged to have bribed have not first being tried for misconduct by the NJC and removed from the Bench , they , the alleged bribe givers ought not to be tried.

‘The arguments that serving judges cannot be or should not be arrested which was peddled when judges were arrested recently is now given judicial validation by this Judgment.

‘The judgment appears to have brought into being an era of judicial protectionism in Nigeria. This is a terrible Christmas gift for the Justice loving people of Nigeria. The anti corruption fight has become harder to fight.

Also commenting on the judgment, Bwala said, “There is a distinction between NJC, and law enforcement agency of government.

“The whole gamut of the role of NJC is to determine the conducts of judicial officers whether it is worthy of their rank as judges; it means the end game of their role is limited to conduct as against office (as judges).

“On the other hand, the state try people for offences against the state and not to determine whether their conduct run against their office.

There is a wide distinction.

Whether you go to America or England or France, these laws are the same.”

“The state does not have power to determine whether a judgment, ruling or proceedings are right or wrong, that power rest with NJC, in the same vein, NJC has no powers to determine the crime and punishment if the crimes are of a nature defined by law for which punishment is prescribed.

“There is no law (substantive or procedural) that states that condition precedent for prosecuting a judge is NJC first. There is a wide difference between misconduct and crime. The NJC has powers only over misconducts in relation to judicial duties while the EFCC has powers in relation to economic and financial crimes.”

Hameed Jimoh also said that the decision was not only held in error but it is a salvo on anti-corruption fight.

He said, “The judges are not immuned from corruption charges and to hold otherwise will lead to lawlessness and disorderliness of our legal system. It means everyone is free to corrupt a judge.

“I therefore urge the EFCC to appeal the decision in the interest of justice and public, saying that the verdict remains binding until set aside by the Supreme Court”.

But the Nigerian Lawyers’ Group has condemned the appellate court’s dismissal of bribery charges against Justice Nganjiwa.

The group said that the quashing of a 14-count charge against Justice Nganjiwa, would further promote corruption in the Nigerian judicial system.

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Christmas: Gov Ugwuanyi offers free transport for Enugu indigenes

By Moses Oyediran, Enugu a

ÏÏÏ Enugu

State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has offered free transportation for indigenes of the state residing in other parts of Nigeria, who intend to return home to celebrate the Christmas season with their loved ones.

Announcing the welfare package, the Managing Director, Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO), Mr. Bob Itanyi, stated that the gesture was borne out of Ugwuany’s magnanimity and enduring resolve to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of the state as well as give them a sense of belonging as the true

heroes of democracy.

Itanyi explained that the free transportation exercise, which commences on Tuesday, December 19 and ends on Saturday, December 23, will be carried out in states of the federation that are far from the state, such as, Abuja, Lagos, Jos, Ibadan, Kaduna, Kano, Minna, Gombe, Ilorin, Sokoto, Jalingo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Port Harcourt, among others.

The managing director stated that the beneficiaries must be those who are duly registered with the Enugu State Town Union in their respective states of residence, adding the company is coordinating the exercise with the leadership of the

unions in the affected states, for accountability and effective result.

He disclosed that the returnees on arrival will be formally received by the State Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Vitus Okechi, the MD of ENTRACO, and others, at the former main depot of the company, opposite the state headquarters of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Enugu.

He said, “Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as a God fearing and humanitarian leader, has graciously given us approval to convey Enugu indigenes resident in almost all other states back to the state free of charge this festive season.

“This time around, it will not be business as usual. We are going to bring back Enugu State indigenes in body and not ghost indigenes. Nothing will be hidden during the exercise.

The leaders of the Enugu State Town Union in the respective states have been mobilized to ensure that our people benefit from this welfare scheme, which the state government has extended to the people of the state.

“We, therefore, sincerely thank the governor for this gesture, which has once again demonstrates his love, kindness and passion for the wellbeing of the people of Enugu State”, the MD added.

L-R: Volunteer Relations Manager, United for Education Foundation, Audrey Odogu; Managing Director, Accenture Nigeria, Niyi Tayo; Teacher, Kuramo Primary School, Mrs. Odili and Lead, Marketing & Communications, Accenture Nigeria, Segun Olalandu, during the 2017 Hour of Code event organised by Accenture Nigeria in Lagos… on Wednesday.

N-Power anniversary : Ekiti beneficiaries praise Buhari GBENGA SODEINDE, Ado Ekiti

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N-Power beneficiaries in Ekiti State have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for engaging many youths in Nigeria into the programme to curtail the rate of youth unemployment in the country.

The President of N-Power beneficiaries in Ekiti State, Mr. Darasola Olaiya Oladimeji, gave the commendation in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, during the one year celebration of the group, describing the president as “a man who is on a mission to tackle the poverty rate in Nigeria”.

Oladimeji, noted that the initiative have brought hope to many youths by

the monthly payment of N30,000 stipend with the provision of electronic devices for the beneficiaries all over the country.

“Another set of beneficiary were already selected to be part of the great opportunity which will be inducted any moment from now”.

The N-Power beneficiaries called on the Federal Government that at the end of their 2 year programme, government should grant them permanent employment or grant them financial award to enable them to set up their own businesses.

They posited that government should ensure that the recruitment into the scheme is constant to allow many unemployed youths to benefit.

The President of the group also commended the Ekiti State Government and Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, for providing a lofty sociopolitical and economic environment for the success of the scheme in Ekiti State.

Oladimeji, implore all beneficiaries to utilize the golden and rear opportunity to develop themselves and contribute to the development of the nation at large.

In his speech at the ceremony, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, Mr. Taiwo Olatunbosun, commended President Buhari, and the APC led Federal Government as a promise keeper, by satisfying their electoral promise to the youths of the nation.

Adamawa: Police detonate high calibre military bomb in Shaforon village Tom Garba, Yola

ÏÏÏMen of the Explosive Ordinance Device Unit (EOD) of the Nigerian Police Force in Adamawa State have exploded a UXO high caliber 68mm type 25 FIB bomb found in the bush on Wednesday in Shaforon Village, Numan.

The high caliber bomb was found by a teenager who picked it up and brought it to the village before the police were alerted to which EOD personnel Led by CSP Okpara Justin demolished it.

The Bomb according to experts could have exploded when it comes in contact with Heat impact and friction.

People are hereby advised to desist from bush burning or the usage of sharp object on the farm.

This is the second time a military Bomb has been found around the villages attacked

by Fulani herdsmen a week ago. The first was found and detonated on the 7Dec at Wayam in Kodomti.

Kidney transplant: FMC Umuahia appreciates FG, public over feat Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia

ÏÏÏ The management and team of doctors who successfully performed kidney transplant feat at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia on Wednesday appreciated the Federal Government, particularly the Federal Ministry of Health, and the general public over their reactions on the feat.

Addressing newsmen during the occasion, the team of over 45 medical personnel was led by the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Abali Chukwu said the Federal Ministry of Health has reacted over the success, as well as “huge reaction from the public” which he said

was overwhelming.

He disclosed that the centre relied on the Federal Government for the provision of the necessary logistics for the hospitals Kidney centre, while expressing their gratitude for them.

The CMD said that the team was led by an Ohio United States partner University, Dr. Erondu Anosike, Dr. Chimezie Okwuonu, Dr. Acho George, Dr Obiekwenna, Dr. Ego Okam among others, stating, “The Federal Medical centre, Umuahia is happy to announce the successful Kidney Transplant, and which is the first in the entire south east.

“Before now, 10 hospitals in the country have done that and we are happy that the FMC, Umuahia has joined the number”, Dr. Abali said disclosing that both

the donors and recipients were doing well.

The donors and the recipients, he said will soon be discharged, pointing out that the transplants were entirely free, stating “FMC, Umuahia has not and will not charge them and will follow up the patients for one year with medication to ensure that the kidneys continue to do well” through a kidney centre at the FMC. According the FMC CMD, the vision for that started in 2015 when the FMC, Umuahia was invited by the Teledo University, Ohio in the USA, and after observing the programmes in the FMC, the university offered the hospital an “invitation into the hall of fame”, hence the affiliation through Memorandum of Understanding, MoU.

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Speakers’ Lounge debuts in Lagos Darlington Phillips

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of the Speakers’ Lounge, a platform created to train and support speakers, aspiring speakers and business owners within and outside the country, has been held in Lagos. The first of its kind, which will see the train move round four major cities in the country, namely: Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan and Port Harcourt, going into next year; is the brain child of Primacy Hub, Ibadan, in partnership with The Plectrum Hub in Lagos. The programme aims to build trainees to be able to connect with any audience, monetise and sharpen their speaking skills, and be able to keep financial records.

Some of the facilitators of the programme include notable public speakers and entrepreneurs such as Niyi Adesanya, Olufunke Temenu, Kunle Akomolafe, Toyin Akinlade and Tunji Babajide.According to Toyin Akinlade, Chief Executive Officer of Plectrum Hub, which is a co-working space for startups, one vital skill for any entrepreneur to have and develop - if success is to be guaranteed - is public speaking skill.

“Today, we are having a programme that we’ve titled ‘Speakers’ Lounge’. It’s basically a public speaking master class for aspiring, and even already established speakers. Warren Buffet said if there should be any important skill that any entrepreneur should have, it should be public speaking skill. It is not just enough for you to have an idea, you should be able to communi-

cate effectively what your idea is all about, and you should be able to sell it. That is what spells the difference most times between successful people and the unsuccessful ones.

“So, we’re using the opportunity of this programme to train speakers, aspiring speakers and even business owners, because more often than not - we get to hear of business owners who go for business presentations and sometimes - apart from their technical competence; what might ensure that they get the job sometimes would be how effectively they communicate the idea that they have. So, that’s basically what Speakers’ Lounge is all about and we’re doing it in collaboration with Primacy Edge Hub, which is our partner hub in Ibadan,” she said.

Akinlade added that it was crucial to avail startups especially, of opportunities of events like this, to further educate them on how well they can function in fullness of their potential, because entrepreneurship; she says, is the way to go. She is of the opinion that startups are the engine of any economy to grow. As such, they needed to be trained and retrained to be better poised for success. According to her, “we are just providing all these opportunities, resources and all that, to equip startups..”Another facilitator, Olufunke Temenu, on her part, believes Speakers’ Lounge is a vision from God, which is set to go places, by growing to connect public speakers across the length and breadth of the nation.

Nyesom Wike, a budding nationalist at 50 — Okowa Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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mittee on the North-East initiative (PCNI) and the Centre for Democracy and Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to fast-track Peace building, sustainability and reintegration in the North East.

Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has felicitated with his Rivers State counterpart, Barr. Nyesom Wike, (CON) as he turns 50 years on Wednesday, December 13, 2017.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, in Asaba on Tuesday, Governor Okowa eulogized Wike’s tremendous contributions and outstanding accomplishments in the service of his State

and country.

According to Governor Okowa, “the sterling contributions of Governor Wike to the development of Rivers State and Nigeria is legendary and worthy of commendation”.

Governor Okowa noted that Wike has transformed Rivers state with the various developmental projects embarked upon by his administration.

“The emergence of Nyesom Wike as Governor of Rivers State has ushered in a plethora of unprecedented infrastructural and human capacity development in the State, adding “Governor Wike’s selfless and impressive political and developmental achievements in the past two years in office has placed his name on the sands of time as an emerg-

ing nationalist and a man to look out for in the future political development of the country.

“The birth of great men is heralded by great events and are usually for a mission.

Rivers people can attest to your doggedness, commitment and steadfastness in State craftsmanship as reflected in the monumental achievements in infrastructural development of your state.

“Your unrelenting, hardworking, benevolent, magnanimous, dependable and commitment to excellence has indeed earned you the title “Mr Projects”.

“On behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta State, i congratulate a gentleman of honour, courage and integrity, a leading light of this

generation, a consummate politician of our time and a courageous democratic, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike on his 50th birthday.

“In the contemporary politics of Nigeria, Governor Nyesom Wike has become an important factor as an emerging nationalist.

He doesn’t pretend and his voice is heard across the land. He identifies with the people, loves his people, he is working for them and the people love him.

“On the auspicious occasion of your 50th birthday anniversary, I join your family, friends and well-wishers to thank Almighty God for your life which has been marked by outstanding accomplishments and enduring fulfillment,” Okowa said.

L-R: Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor on Information and Strategy, Mr. Yemisi Fadairo; his daughter, Kayinsola; his wife, Adenike and his son, Oladapo, after Kayinsola was called to the Bar in Abuja.

Anambra senatorial tussle: Court orders Saraki to swear-in Okonkwo as PDP candidate

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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sitting in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the immediate swearing-in of Dr. Obiora Okonkwo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District.

Justice John Tsoho gave the order in a judgment delivered yesterday. He also ordered the Senate President to immediately inaugurate Dr Oknokwo to fill the vacant Anambra central Senatorial seat that have been vacant since 2015.

Delivering the judgment in a suit filed against the PDP and three others, the judge held that the plaintiff was validly nominated by the PDP in its primary election of December 2014 for the Senatorial district.

Consequently, Justice Tsoho, ordered that the Certificate of Return earlier issued to Uche Ekwunife who has decamped from the PDP be withdrawn and that a fresh one be issued to the plaintiff by the Independent National Electoral Commission

(INEC).

It would be recalled that Okonkwo had instituted a court action against the PDP, its former National Chairman, Adamu Muazu, INEC and Chief Mrs Uche Ekwunife, challenging the emergence of Ekwunife as PDP candidate for the 2015 National Assembly election.

However in the course of trial, all the four defendants withdrew their processes against the case and agreed to submit themselves to the judgment of the court.

The judge in his judgment agreed with the submission of the plaintiff’s counsel, that in view of the withdrawal of all defendants, the court was at liberty to enter judgment in favour of the plaintiff.

Justice Tsoho said with the withdrawal of the defendants and their consent to abide by his judgment, the plaintiff has emerged as the lawful candidate of PDP in the March 28, 2015 National Assembly Election for Anambra Central Senatorial District.

Counsel to the plaintiff, Se-

bastine Hon, in a briefing with journalists shortly after the judgment,saidthejudiciaryhasonce again proven to be the hope of the ordinary Nigerians.

While commending the defendants for their maturity in the matter, he lamented that the people of the affected senatorial

district have been without representative since 2015 when the Court of Appeal, Enugu nullified her election.

He noted that the judgment has however restored hope for the people.

Only few weeks back, the court of appeal, Abuja, in its

judgment delivered on the Anambra Central Senatorial Tussle ordered INEC to conduct a rerun election within 90 days to fill the vacant Anambra Central Senatorial position in the National Assembly.

The court in the judgment however ordered the exclusion

of the PDP and its candidate from participating in the said rerun.

Following the Appeal Court’s decision INEC announced January 13 for the election, while the PDP has appealed to the Supreme Court challenging it’s exclusion from the rerun.

Titus Akhigbe, Benin

and order in Edo State” in view of his alleged role in the conflicting instruction on who heads the Nigeria Institute For Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Benin.

According to BNC “NIFOR is certainly critical to any systemic revolutionisation of our nation’s agriculture sector.

“But, the recent diabolic maneuvers allegedly engineered by relatives of one Mrs. Audu Ogbeh to remove the duly appointed Director/Head of NIFOR Dr. Osasuyi Aisueni albeit diabolically, leaves much to be desired and raises grave worries on your ad-

ministration.

“We respectfully urge you sir, to save public institutions in Edo State especially and Nigeria at large.”

Going further, BNC asserted “We read with utter consternation a letter dated 9th November 2017, and signed by Mrs. A. C. Bawa wherein our son and brother, Dr. Osasuyi Aisuehi was officially communicated of his appointment by the Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources (Chief Audu Ogbeh) in consonance with the enabling law establishing the Federal

Ministry of Agriculture, and the Act setting up Research Institutes; but in a twist another fellow was appointed days after based on her loyalty to one Mrs. Audu Ogbeh, and the Hon. Minister in a characteristic show of disservice to the fundamentals of his office, and caused another letter to be addressed to Dr. Aisuehi on the deceptive ground that his earlier appointment was in error. “ “This is flagrant disdain to due process and the rule of law; and as a sociocultural organization, we won’t sit idly while pervasion of justice reign in our communities.”

Group petitions Buhari on NIFOR appointment ÏÏÏA

socio-cultural group, Benin National Congress (BNC) has forwarded a strong-worded petition to President Muhammadu Buhari on what it described as “diabolic appointment and re – appointments in Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR)”.

In the petition signed by its Director of Mobilisation, Comrade Osaretin Igbinogun, the BNC said that the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh should be blamed “for any breakdown of law

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Buhari not giving us special Pensioners endorse Gov Tambuwal for second term attention in Kastina – Masari Senior citizens in Sokoto State have rallied behind Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, urging him to seek re-election as governor of the North West state.

They said their decision is predicated on the need to appreciate the governor after he settled pensions and arrears to the tune of N4 billion in the last two years.

Speaking to reporters during the celebration of the 2017 pensioners’ day, the state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Alhaji Umaru Abubakar, said despite the current financial crisis, the state government was able to pay accumulated and inherited gratuities and pension to both state and local government retirees to the tune of about N4 billion.

He said the Union resolved to purchase nomination form for the governor in appreciation of his efforts towards uplifting the living standard of pensioners in the state by the payment of their entitlements.

“The regular payment of our entitlement, and the payment of our arrears, has made Sokoto one of the states that give priority to the welfare of pensioners in the country.

“The members of the Union have resolved to ask Tambuwal to seek for a second term in view of his commitment

…Says North not afraid of restructuring

TAMBUWAL to our welfare in Sokoto.

“All these were achieved due to the governor’s faith and belief in the Hadith of the Holy Prophet that admonishes Muslims to pay workers before their sweats dried up,” he added.

The chairman also called on all well meaning people of the state to support the state government to ensure its continuity beyond 2019.

“This is because of the present administration’s outstanding achievements in the education and health sector,” Abubakar added.

The Kastina State governor, Bello Masari has said that the state was not enjoying any special privileges from President Muhammadu Buhari as expected being that Katsina is the President’s home state.

Lamenting the President’s refusal to give his home state a special attention, Masari said the state was not getting any special favour or attention from the Villa because of Buhari.

At an interactive session with newsmen, the governor said Buhari had lived up to his assertion when he came to the office in 2015 that he belonged to nobody, but to everybody.

He said, “You know this President is not somebody who will take projects to Katsina because he is from Katsina.

Of course some investing companies or some ministries when you go and say you are from Katsina, they may look at you as somebody coming from the President’s state naturally, but for him to put a project in Katsina because it is his state, it won’t happen.

“So it is no longer business as usual, I mean then, when you have a Presi-

dent from a state, everybody will be trooping there. How many jets have you seen here since he has been here?

If it was the other time this place would have become a Mecca of some sought. Even I, in my small house here would have become a king. But this is not the kind of President we have.

These are the kind of leaders the nation needs.”

In a related development, the Katsina State governor, Masari, has declared that Northern Nigeria is not poor and is not afraid of restructuring.

The governor said this while addressing the ongoing retreat of Northern senators’ forum in Kastinsa.

Masari also warned Senators against opposing the clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria.

According to him, “We have resources. We are not poor, we should not be afraid of restructuring.’’

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives further advised that the North should not be derided and “should not be afraid.’’

CACOL accuses FG over lack of direction Iniobong Iwok An anti corruption pressure group, Centre for Anti Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was lacking direction and slow, especially in taking key decisions that affect his administration’s policy implementation and overall governance in the country.

The group lamented the slow pace of success recorded in the anti graft war, attributing it to the lack of synergy and purposefulness among the anti graft agencies, law enforcement and security agencies in the country, adding that the President had fueled the situation by his lukewarm attitude and indecisiveness in checking the lapses.

The Executive Chairman of CACOL, Debo Adeniran who stated this at a press briefing as part of activities to mark World Anti Corruption Day, at its office in ljaiye, Lagos, stressing that frequent disagreement and rivalry among top government officials, parastatals and agencies of the administration had affected the implementation of policies, aided corruption and ultimately poor governance.

He said, “In recent period there are obvious cases of dysfunctionalism in the prosecution of the anti corruption campaign. There is the glaring lack of synergy and absence of coordination among

the various anti corruption agencies, as well between other relevant law enforcement and security agencies.

“The most recent is that involving the botched attempt by the EFCC to arrest the retired Director General of both DSS and NIA. The EFCC was prevented from executing the warrant by DSS officers.

This is not the first time that scenario would played out. This arrogant display of official lawlessness is not only reprehensible but an indictment of the President and team’s failure to walk his talk on corruption campaign.

“We in CACOL call on President Buhari to put his house in order and address the recent internal sabotage against the much acclaimed anti corruption war. The problem is absence of coordination and the ability to effectively deploy in a complementary manner the available internal security resources in the country,” Adeniran added.

Speaking further, Adeniran lamented the high unemployment, inequality and poverty in the country especially among the youths, while tracing the poor security situation in the country to the lack of equipment, inadequate training and poor welfare condition which have according to him made the police unable to provide adequate security for the country.

He urged the President to reshuffle his cabinet and sack the non performing ministers, while particularly berating the Ministry of Works, Housing and

BUHARI Power, for poor performance, inspite of the huge budgetary allocation to the ministry since the advent of this administration.

“Compounding this as a significant driver is the unprecedented level of poverty, inequality and unemployment among the youths. The police and other security performing policing internal security duties, road safety, Civil Defence, VIO and paramilitary established by

states lack adequate training facilities and poor welfare condition all necessary to support effectively policing.

“We call on the President to rejig his non performing cabinet. The combined Ministries of Works, Housing and Power has been lukewarm and helps vigorously as leakage for corruption, especially as the combine ministry has gotten the largest chunk of budget allocation since inception in 2015,” Adeniran said .

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‘People profit from insecurity in Rivers’ Osi Olisa (Esq), is the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ogba/ Ndoni /Egbema Local Government Area of Rivers State. He speaks with The Daily Times MEMOYE OGHU on how he restored peace to the once turbulent council in the state ways find it difficult to subject itself to changes. But over time; we started experimenting first in Omoku, so when it was a story of success, other communities, other clans in ONELGA started clamouring for it. Today, we’ve replicated it in the entire communities in ONELGA.

OLISA (ESQ)

You took over the Caretaker chairmanship of ONELGA more than a year ago. Can you give us a picture of the security situation in the LGA when you took over?

Before the inception of my government, we used to have an ONELGA wherein every day, here and there you hear that 15 or 20 people have been kidnapped; 20 people, 30 people have been killed, beheaded; human bodies littering around the place and rape was the order of the day. You see a situation wherein a woman would be raped before the husband and the children. All manner of atrocities were being committed there; ritualism and ritual sacrifices were the order of the day; barbarism of any kind. People took flight, all places shut down, and the place became a ghost town, so much so that people were running away from ONELGA. But by the grace of God we have been able to arrest all that, so that today we can thumb our chest and say that by the grace of God Almighty, the issue of kidnappings, ritual killings in ONELGA is a thing of the past.

How did you do it?

Oh, it was the grace of God. One with God is majority. Anything you are looking for is from God; God has the solution to every problem. What we did was to anchor our case on God, sought directives from God, prayed to God and God exposed to us how best to solve the problems, because it’s a human problem and must also be solved by humans. And of course, I must not fail to tell you that I had the support and still have the support of the governor of Rivers State to do things the way we did it.

I want you to talk about OSPAC? When you talk about OSPAC, OSPAC is ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee. It’s a body that is made up of youths from ONELGA, volunteers; the youths that were hitherto considered as bad ones but who had now decided to turn a new leaf, who have appreciated the fact that the killings that were going on there, the kidnappings were not

in the interest of the place; that it was infact detrimental to the jobs, because they were complaining that there were no job placements, that there is no progress there. We caused them to understand that they were the architect of their own problems and that for the problems to be solved they must join us and turn a new leaf and work for peace and security to be there so that meaningful development can take place, because meaningful development can’t take place in an atmosphere of insecurity. Having convinced these young people who were ready and willing to listen to us, we went into town to get ex-servicemen; people who had served in the army, Navy, Airforce, Police, you name them. We brought them together.

And also, we went into the traditional institutions and brought in some traditional rulers: brought in some academicians.

Infact, the head of OSPAC is an Associate Professor and also a traditional ruler. We brought him in and caused him to understand what we intend and caused him to kind of subscribe, associate himself with our vision and aspirations. So, he’s working with us and we’re together. By the grace of God, we dare say that we’ve secured ONELGA because OSPAC is in the entire ONELGA. There is no community now that doesn’t feel the impact of OSPAC. What was the reception when you were planning OSPAC? Was the reception negative or positive?

Well, I started this thing and by the grace of God, the reception was not quite encouraging. You know, humanity al-

But we learnt that some political leaders in the area were against you?

Well, you must realise the fact that there are persons too whose interests may be at conflict and at variance with other persons interests. You see, as our faces vary and differ, so are our world view, our attitude, our philosophies of life, our thinking differs. There are some persons who didn’t see any light in what we’re doing, who saw it as opposed to their own interests. But ours is that of service to humanity. We went there and we’re there to serve God and serve humanity. In line with the mandate given to us by the governor, His Excellency, Chief Ezenwo Nyesom Wike who said that we must make sure that the weather there is made clement for businesses to thrive. So, we’re more interested in making sure that we abide by the directives, the instructions and political views and principles of our principal, who is the governor. So, we felt that we must do what the governor asked us to do and by the grace of God, we’ve done it and the result now speaks for itself.

How do you feel when ONELGA people trooped out in their numbers to protest against your planned removal by these political masters?

What happened was that while my people of ONELGA desired me to remain, the governor of Rivers state was interested in the well being of the people. He’s a people-oriented governor who feels for the people; he’s a governor that empathises and put himself in the peoples situation and position. So, the governor saw the situation and position of my people and felt that he will give them what they want. Ours is a listening governor; he’s not the governor that can’t take advice.

He’s a governor that hears advice and listens and also has a way of carrying out his own independent surveys and investigations. So, it is the governor’s realisation that this is what will help calm down the situation in ONELGA and above all, protect lives and properties, because the primary responsibility of government is to protect lives and properties. So, the

I have not lifted the ban on Egi Youths Federation and Idu/Obosiku Youths Associations, because they were being used by certain persons who don’t want ONELGA to progress. They perpetrate ills and threaten the security of lives and property in the area. Don’t forget that there are people who profit from insecurity. So, these people who don’t like good things for the ordinary people were using these youths to see how they can foment more problem

governor merely did what is right for him to do.

Recently, the military raided the criminal hide outs of a notorious dreaded criminal, Don Waney where we gathered that human skulls, decomposing corpses, shallow graves and many others were discovered and security was again heightened in the area. What’s the situation now?

Oh, the situation is normal, ONELGA is peaceful.

What actions did you take to restore normalcy again?

Well, the actions I took were the actions a local government chairman should take. Just acting within the rules of my engagement.

What about the ban on youth bodies in the LGA? I have not lifted the ban on Egi Youths Federation and Idu/Obosiku Youths Associations, because they were being used by certain persons who don’t want ONELGA to progress. They perpetrate ills and threaten the security of lives and property in the area. Don’t forget that there are people who profit from insecurity. So, these people who don’t like good things for the ordinary people were using these youths to see how they can foment more problems. So, we saw it as a very serious and direct threat to the security and safety of lives and property there. So, we’ve to keep them waiting. For now, their activities have been suspended. When they come to the realisation on the need to have peace reign there; when they understand that when there is peace and security it will have positive impact on them, we can meet again and review the situation. It’s not a punitive measure. But it’s a measure geared towards causing them to be responsible in their attitudes to life.

They must realise the fact that in as much as they are supposed to be there, their activities and conducts must not be a direct threat to lives and property there.

What would you say are the economic effects of insecurity to the council?

The economic effect is that the IGR is no longer there because you have to get these money from those who do businesses there. It tries to bring down the economy of the place and it tries to make the place unsafe for businesses. But with what we have done now, businesses have started coming back. There is serious improvement.

How many banks have come back to Omoku?

So far, we’ve two banks operating there and four others have decided to come back. What is only remaining now is for us to hold the last security meeting with the Army, DSS, and Police for them to come in. Some of them have already started preparations to come in.

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PHOTO TIMES Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, during the Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by Vice President at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja… on Wednesday.

Conditions for FG’s bail out of states

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nce again, many states in the country are in financial straits and can hardly meet their financial obligations.

They have approached the federal government for financial assistance but Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has made it clear to the states that the condition precedent for such federal government financial support will be the reports from independent monitoring and evaluation of states against agreed milestones under the Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP).

States are in dire financial straits today because of poor management of their fiscal and other resources. Over the years, much of the funds meant for development of the states were diverted to personal uses by corrupt leaders at state level while laws and policies guiding government expenditures, where they existed, were shoved aside. In some states, up till now, there is an absence of good fiscal laws and policies to facilitate good fiscal governance.

A 22-point FSP was agreed to by the state governments in 2016 to implement fundamental reforms by taking measures that will instil a regime of fiscal transparency and accountability in the states, improve Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), tame unnecessary recurrent expenditure and strengthen adherence to debt management guidelines by the states.

The objectives of FSP at the state level are no doubt laudable, more so that FSP seeks to improve transparency and accountability, increase public revenue, rationalize public expenditure, improve

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public finance management and facilitate sustainable debt management. FSP also seeks to ensure that the states are put on the path that would lead them out of the situation in which they have to be bailed out each time time they are out of funds or when they are unable to meet their financial obligations for the wellbeing of the citizenry.

In addition, FSP seeks to improve fiscal governance, ensure prudent management of states resources and create new avenues for increased IGR. From the political leadership, FSP demands integrity, transparency, openness, honesty of purpose and utmost good faith.

It also demands participation and vigilance on the part of the people who are the ultimate custodians of sovereignty.

As things are, only a few states in the country have shown evidence of viability. Yet, every state in the country has enough resources which the state government can tax to make the state viable. Rather than do this, state governors unabashedly prefer to go to Abuja, cap in hand, every month to beg the federal government for financial support. This is sad, despicable and should be stopped.

Going forward, states must abide by the 22point FSP which they have agreed with the federal government and live within their means.

They must know that gone are the days of over bloated recurrent budgets, white elephant projects and over bloated salaries of workers. They should also set realistic and achievable targets to improve their IGR from all revenue generating activities in the state and implement it without fail.

L-R: Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib; Health Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Garba Safiyanu and Garba Abdul of the Clinton Health Initiative, during the staff service award and 25th anniversary of NPHCDA in Abuja… on Wednesday.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Nnamdi Azikiwe

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route.

And so most of us seem satisfied to remain within the confines of mediocrity.

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Poverty as a killer of democracy

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rofessor John Keane contributed to scholarship by writing a book he stylishly titled: “The Life and Death of Democra-

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cy”.

In one of the chapters he delved extensively into the deep reverence the Athenians gave to their deities and copiously reported about the public execution of one of the World’s greatest Philosophers Mr. Socrates for allegedly corrupting the youth apparently because of his effort towards radically transforming the Youth to their better selves.

The Professor wrote thus: “Citizens invested great hopes in deities. They also feared them.

The public trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BCE for importing fake gods into the city, and for impiously corrupting its youth, confirmed to many that individuals who snubbed the deities would suffer harsh punishment.”

“The priests and old men of the city loved to reinforce the same moral. They had a habit of reminding citizens who mingled in the agora (the story was taken originally from Homer) that at the entrance of the home of Zeus, the god of freedom, stood two large barrels, from which he dispensed ill to some newcomers, good to others, and to the rest a few ladles of good from one barrel and from the other, a bit of ill”.

He continued thus: “Tales like that put the whole city on edge.

We may scoff at these deep feelings for the sacred. But, again, the reality was that many citizens of Athens thought of themselves as members of a community of worshippers who believed that deities like Zeus would punish them collectively if they or their leaders behaved unjustly”.

“Zeus and other deities were thought to enjoy the power to ruin

democracy, for instance by bringing bad weather or failed harvests, or the death of oak trees, or the disappearance of fish from the nets of fishermen operating from the nearby port of Piraeus.”

The above narratives of how important deities are to the Athenians is exactly how good governance is to democracy even as widespread poverty amongst the citizenry is the killer of democracy.

In Nigeria of our time, particularly since the advent of the current administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, the thematic issue of poverty, unemployment and insecurity are major indices that characterize the situations of millions of Nigerians. In the last two years, all the essential services in the health; education; Roads; Electricity power and Agriculture have virtually collapsed.

For over two years under the current administration, most Nigerian homes were bombarded by the negative impacts of economic recession and the expanding frontiers of poverty. Poverty is brought about by the absence of good governance. The sacred fact is that the skyrocketing asking prices of essential commodities have dangerously impacted on the living conditions of millions of Nigerians. Currently, the pump prices of premium motor spirit and other essential products such as diessel and kerosene have gone far beyond the affordability of millions of Nigerians thus multiplying the rate of poverty in Nigeria.

Not fewer than 112million Nigerians now live below poverty level as global poor hits one billion mark.

According to the latest poverty report by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, about 112 million Nigerians (representing 67.1 per cent) of the country’s total population of 167million.

On 18th of October, 2016, the world marked International Day for Eradication of Poverty, International La-

bour Organization, ILO, did raised the alarm that number of poor people in the world has hit the one billion mark.

In a statement to mark the occasion, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said though Work should be the best route out of poverty, but 327 million working men and women live in extreme poverty and 967 million in moderate and near poverty.

Poverty is really a big challenge in Nigeria because there can be no hiding the fact that a hungry man is an angry man.

The majority of the masses and the youth, statistics have shown, are poor. Poverty is the cause of many of our problems. It has led many Nigerians to attach no value and regard to life itself. This sociological fact means that poverty is at the root of most social crimes in the Country. The rate of violent crimes of armed robberies, kidnappings, car jackings, murder and such social crimes of sexual violence have increased as the rates of poverty widens. The nexus between mass poverty and increased violent crimes are too close. Poverty seems to have started walking on four legs in our current period. As far back as the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo poverty was seen as a strategic social menace.

According to the former Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to a former President on Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Magnus Kpakol, in a paper titled, “NAPEP Programmes as Enabler for Rapid Economic Development in the South-South Region”, presented at the South-South Economic Summit in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital, 74 million Nigerians are poor. The figure, which was so as at December 2008, dropped by one million from 75 million in 2007. He said the population of the nation’s poor people was 80 million in 1999, i.e., when Nigeria returned to democracy.

According to him, the poverty

rate was higher in the northern part of the country. His analysis showed the following percentage of the poor in all the six geopolitical zones of the country.

North West - 72.2% of its population North East - 71.2% ;North Central - 67% ;South East - 26.7% ;SouthSouth - 35.1% ;South West - 43.1%.

This figure which was contained in the 2010 poverty profile report of the agency represented 69 per cent of the country’s total population.

From our investigation we found out that apprehensions hovered that the figure might increase to 71.5 per cent in 2011 as the 2010 figure showed data collected from 20 million households having an average of between four to six family members.

According to the report, the North-West and North-East recorded the highest poverty rates in the country in 2010with 77.7 per cent and 76.3 per cent respectively.

The South-West geo-political zone recorded the lowest at 59.1 per cent.

Among the 36 states of the federation, the report stated that Sokoto had the highest poverty rate (86.4 per cent), while Niger had the lowest at (43.6, per cent). As at 2004, Jigawa State had the highest poverty rate (95 per cent), while Anambra, with a poverty rate of 22 per cent, was the least poverty-stricken state.

The Punch of February 14, 2012 reported the National Bureau of Statistics to have said that 112.519 million Nigerians live in relative poverty conditions.

In 2013, the official poverty rate was 14.5 percent, down from 15.0 percent in 2012. This was the first decrease in the poverty rate since 2006. In 2013, there were 45.3 million people in poverty.(Sep 16, 2014).

Emmanuel Onwubiko is head of the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and blogs@www.huriwanigeria. com ; www.emmanuelonwubiko. com.

Corruption: A monster we must all stand up against

I Uzoma Ezenwa

n Nigeria, corruption is worst than cancer, it is a monster that has been consuming all that crosses its part.

Jose Uqaz, the Chair of Transparency International, while presenting the 2016 Corruption Perception Index said: “in too many countries, people are deprived of their most basic needs and go to bed hungry every night because of corruption, while the powerful and corrupt enjoy lavish lifestyles with impunity”. Uqaz must definitely have Nigeria in mind; a country with great potential but derisively tagged a sleeping giant simply because of her inability to live up to expectation in terms of process, infrastructure and human development.

Here is a country enormously endowed with every thinkable natural and human resource.

Gripped by the monster called corruption, the giant is unable to provide basic needs for humane standard of living of her citizens; leaving young boys and girls to risk their lives in the hash savannah desert and Atlantic Ocean, in the search for greener pastures only to

be traded as slaves.

One will not be surprised by the report of UK’s Department for International Development disclosing that about $32 billion was lost to corruption during the six year administration of President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

Over $14 million dollars lost daily to corruption in a country with rising poverty index according to the World Poverty Clock 2017 is definitely not only worrisome but appalling. Consequently, by February 2018, Nigeria will overtake India on the World’s poorest country not minding that India has over 1.3 billion people while Nigeria only has 180 million, with 80 million below the poverty level. This should prick the conscience of every patriotic citizen and provoke a national consensus in support of the fight against corruption.

Saddened by this deplorable corruption profile in the country, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu at the 2017 International Anti- Corruption day, declared the fight against corruption as a do or die affair.

He was emphatic on the need for a national consensus against the cankerworm, by putting all hands on the deck for the fight which the country will sure win or die trying.

This is aptly put, however it is a do or die affair if only we can have or retain any hope of saving a country of our own, realizing that the time has come to put and abrupt stop to this degrading and gross systematic waste.

Debbie Palmer of DFID also observed that youths in the country have a critical role to play in President Buhari’s anti-graft fight as agents of change, because they are the future. But the Government needs to support the youth to be successfully poised for this exploit and not get caught in the same web. Unwitting actions that make youths hold in high esteem, those who think different than those who think alike and by extension fragrantly display corruptly acquired wealth is a sure way of corrupting these youths. The Government, society and indeed every citizen must stand up and be counted in this fight. As the Acting Chairman of EFCC said, we all must join this

fight. We cannot continue to do things the same way and expect a different result. Our natural and human resources should not and cannot be a curse to us.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has made the fight against corruption a major policy thrust. In this fight, there is need to move beyond platitudes; mere slogans is akin to treating a symptom, instead of treating the real cause and rooting it out completely. Our society should realize that the corruption sorry state of Nigeria is a direct effect of past corruption which has been systematized in our social and bureaucratic environments. All shades of corruption such as embezzlement of public funds which is very common must be stopped at all cost.

Our education health systems has being allowed to completely deteriorate to its current sorry situation with very little hope for our children who will never forgive us if we fail to stand up and be counted in this current fight against corruption. *Ezenwa is a marketing executive based in Abuja.

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Who’s Jerusalem? (I) some of the aboriginal Canaanites west of the ‘Jordan river’ who were first Arabised at some point in religious history and who -at various times during the spread of Christianity and Islam- were also either Christianized or Islamized to their present day standing. The Palestinians had always been where they are –the aboriginals of Canaan long before Israel, Judea or even Arabia were born.

And so the question is asked: ‘who is taking the land from who today?’ Is it the one who had come much later in time or the who had been there right from time?

To be continued

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Emphasis on the fact that only the Jews –and not any of their monotheistic cousins- had ever made Jerusalem their Capital, has continued to be made with such righteous indignation as though having once made Jerusalem Capital alone is the qualifying criterion that entitles the Jews to the undisputed, undisturbed enjoyment of a possessory right or of the assertion of ownership over Jerusalem. None of these so called pro-Israel narratives have bothered to be honest enough to discuss the true status of Jerusalem before the Jews first came into its occupation ‘three thousand years ago’ or before 1000 B C when they declared it their Capital.

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t is a fact of religious history that all three Middle Eastern religions –Judaism, Christianity and Islam- consider Jerusalem a holy city. It is also true that Jerusalem contains sites that are sacred to all of these essentially monotheistic faiths.

Sacred Jerusalem The Jews whose religious interests in Jerusalem preceded those of the Christians and Muslims, had the holiest of the Hebrew shrines, ‘King Solomon’s Temple’, which was destroyed at various times by invaders; and then the ‘Wailing Wall’ where Jews are said to gather on the eve of Sabbath to express grief at the destruction of the Temple. The Christians, whose religious interests preceded only those of the Muslims, have the ‘Church of the Holy Sepulcher’ – the holiest shrine to Christian pilgrims- built by the Roman Emperor Constantine in remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and then the ‘Garden of Gethsemane’ where the betrayal of Jesus was said to have taken place.

The Muslims whose religious interests in Jerusalem succeeded both the Jews’ and the Christians’, have the Silver-Domed ‘Al-Aqsa Mosque’ or ‘Masjid Al-Aqsa’, built in the year 1034 by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Zahir on the site of the old ‘Temple of Solomon’; and then the ‘Dome of the Rock Mosque’ built in the 7th Century (by the Caliph, Abdul Malik) over a rock from which the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad was said to have made his Miiraj (ascension) to heaven.

Who’s Jerusalem?

Almost every narrative that supports America’s President, Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel, has this one-stop historical justification that ‘three thousand years ago’ – precisely 1000 years before Christ was born- the Jews under King David had made Jerusalem their Capital. And by that fact alone, they believe, even contemporary European claimants to Judaistic descent today, are justified to claim rightful ownership -in perpetuity- of Jerusalem. And this is especially so considering that it is a fact of recorded religious history also that none of the other two Abrahamic faiths, namely Christianity and Islam, which at various times had also occupied Jerusalem, ever made it their capital. Why then, the question is asked, should they be ‘heirs to’ or ‘trustees of’, ‘assigns’ or ‘beneficial owners’ of the whole or any part of today’s Jerusalem?

Emphasis on the fact that only the Jews –and not any of their monotheistic cousins- had ever made Jerusalem their Capital, has continued to be made with such righteous indignation as though having once made Jerusalem Capital alone is the qualifying criterion that entitles the Jews to the undisputed, undisturbed enjoyment of a possessory right or of the assertion of ownership over Jerusalem.

None of these so called pro-Israel narratives have bothered to be honest enough to discuss the true status of Jerusalem before the Jews first came into its occupation ‘three thousand years ago’ or before 1000 B C when they declared it their Capital.

And so the questions arise: who were the original inhabitants of Jerusalem before three thousand years ago or by 1000 BC when the Jews presumably first came into its occupation and then subsequent

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister declaration of it as their Capital? If the Jews were the original owners of Jerusalem, at what point previously did they come into such ownership before that material time we are told they proclaimed it their Capital? And if they were not the original owners or inhabitants of Jerusalem, did they take (or inherit) it from a pre-existing non-Israelite, non-Judean people and made it theirs? And if they took it from others and made it their own, who were those others, when and how did they take it? Was it peacefully by sale or voluntarily by cession?

Was it by unchallenged occupation or by violent conquest -like the Christians and Muslims allegedly did?

Because we see also that many of the pro-Israel narratives supporting Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Capital of the Jewish State, appear also hypocritically always to allege that all the other historically recorded occupations of Jerusalem by the Christians and the Muslims, other than when the Jews first occupied it 3000 years ago, were not legitimate; either because the occupations by Christians and Muslims technically came ‘later’ in time than that by the Jews, or that because they were effected through violence, as if the Jews had effected their own occupation of Jerusalem peacefully by sale, by cession or by unchallenged occupation.

JERUSALEM OR URUSALIM? Of the numerous historical sources on the subject of the origin and status of Jerusalem the Encarta Encyclopedia indicate that some “early records referring to Jerusalem as ‘Urusalim’ had appeared on Egyptian tablets dating from about 1400 BC” -or four hundred years before the Jews occupied and or subsequently declared it the Jewish Capital. Thus the existence, physically, of the City of Jerusalem and the fact of its original baptismal too, which was traced to its Egyptian source as ‘Urusalim’, both predated its occupation and its subsequent declaration by the Jews as their Capital. And which therefore makes the name ‘Jerusalem’ most likely a corruption of its original Egyptian, ‘Urusalim’ –indicating a non-Judean, non-Israelite origin.

The place called Urusalim was historically a terra-cognita somewhere in the pre-Abrahamic territory called Canaan which the Encarta Encyclopedia says was “the region to the west of the Jordan River later known as Palestine”. Some of the proof of this was in the request made

by England’s King Richard in a letter to the Muslim General Salahuddin (Saladin) during the third Crusade’s failed attempt to take Jerusalem: “As for the land” Richard pleaded with Salahuddin “give us back to the further side of Jordan.” The present day ‘Jerusalem’ was originally part of a pre-existing, non-Abrahamic, and

therefore definitely non-Israelite and non-Judean territory identified only by its relationship with the ‘Jordan river’. Meaning that present day Palestine itself had existed previously as a community of the ‘Jordan river’ side long before it came to be known as Palestine.

And so identifying ‘Palestine’ today as a post-Abrahamic, postIsraelite or post-Judean creation, is both anachronistic and historically fallacious because the ‘Palestinians’ as a people before they were to called ‘Palestinians’, had been there at Canaan as people of the ‘Jordan River’ long before Abraham arrived from what the Bible says was Ur of the Chaldea (or present day Iraq), some 1500 years before Christ was born.

When he arrived Canaan –or the part of it, Haran- Abraham had met these people of the ‘Jordan river’ (the future Palestinians) and had to settle down amongst them thereafter to father Isaac who the Bible tells us sired Jacob, who would be called ‘Israel’ and who was therefore to begin the lineage of a God’s own people, namely the Israelites; down the line to the birth of Judah, who would be the progenitor of the Jewish tribe, the precursor of the Jewish religion, and the father of the Judean nation.

Meaning that the people of the ‘Jordan river’ (or the Canaanites who would be the future Palestinians), and the cities and towns of that community of the ‘Jordan river’ –of which ‘Urusalim’ was one- had all existed long before the birth either of Israel or of the Israelites, the Jews or Judaism, or of Judea.

But it also means that at the material time in religious history -before the arrival of Abraham to Canaan, or before the birth of Ishmael and Isaac, the Arabs too, like their brethrens the Jews and the Israelites, were equally not in existence anywhere.

Because Ishmael had to be born first,

by Hagaar, before the Arabs could descend from his loins to found the land of Kedar whence Arabia itself was to be born. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia quotes the American Roman Catholic Archbishop A. S. Fulton as saying: “It is through Kedar (Arab, Keidar) that Muslim genealogists trace the descent of Muhammad from Ishmael.” Also the Davis Dictionary of the Bible, 1980 describes ‘Kedar’ as “A tribe descended from Ishmael… and from their tribe Muhammad ultimately arose” (see also Genesis 25:13).

It is thus wrong historically to suggest that the present day Palestinians originally came to the place called Palestine as some kind of post-Israelite or post-Judean Arabs settled in the land of the Jews and of the Christians; and that that migration was as recently as after the departure of the Prophet of Islam. In truth the present day Palestinians technically were

RE-‘ON ATIKU’S AMBITION’ Online:- “By sheer coincidence, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dominated the attention of our columnists today such as Mohammed Adamu and Dr. Jideofor Adibe. I have already noticed that some guys are unhappy with Mohammed Adamu, but it is impossible to please everyone all the time as long as you are writing sincerely and objectively. None of you -Mohammed Adamu’s critics- on this post has energetically, frequently and sincerely defended the PMB administration to the incredible degree he did. And so because he chose to write on a subject you don’t like, he is no longer objective. Many people are so consumed by their own bias blind spot that they wont even notice it. Today Mohammed Adamu and Dr. Jideofor Adibe, looks beyond popular sentiment and clinically examines the issue of perceived ‘over ambition’ and its public perception as a ‘sin’” –Na-Allah Mohammed Zagga Online:- “There is nothing in one being ambitious. In fact it is what distinguishes the great from the fickleminded. One thing I give Atiku is his entrepreneurial background which will be an asset if properly utilized because this Nigerian mentality of quota system has to just go. Let people compete, then the country will truly discover her truest potential. I have always believed that people who have never created wealth should not get close to power, because all their lives the only thing they understand is the mentality of sharing and not creating.” –Kelly Abraham Online:- “I tend to concur… ambition begets greatness and greatness begets more ambition for greater greatness.” –Sunny Ume. Online:- “You wrote for Atiku clumsily and made it appear like the way many are seeing his ambition to a wingless project that can never fly”.

–Aare Olayiwola Saheed-Lekan Raji Online:- “Atiku dumps APC, Bindow dumps Atiku. But if Buhari can be President, not just Atiku, BUT anybody can be President. We should just let 2019 take care of itself jare!”

–Kesto Love RE-‘STILL ON ATIKU’S ‘AMBITION’ Online:- “Those saying Atiku is the next President of Nigeria are lawless just like Atiku. In line with the Constitution of PDP, Atiku needs to wait in the new Party for one year before contesting. He cannot contest in PDP now, talkless of winning”. –Rafiu Olaniyi Popoola.

Online:- “PDP will make a huge mistake if Atiku should be their 2019 presidential candidate.” –Patrick Ibn Yargurum Online:- “Bring a younger person, NOT the recycling approach of leaders” Online:- “What a piece! More hurdles for Atiku to cross.” –Sani Mohammed Barade Online:- “Yes, you have said it all.

This is the most comprehensive reminder I have read in a long time.

THANKS” –Balarabe Nazeephy Online:- “Well done. Your brilliant write ups on critical national issues always bring me close to the matter more. In deed your quote from Macbeth drew me nearer to former VP’s blind ambition. He who the gods want to destroy they first make mad.

Yes, to struggle for what you believe in and like is good and worth doing, but you should not lose your common sense.” –Mohammed Baba Katun.

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Firm introduces Microbit device to new generation of gifted Nigerian youths

Students at the workshop

Teachers from five private schools across Nigeria on the training programme

Esther Taiwo

A firm specialising in computer software applications – Almond Careers, has introduced a new computer device that will enhance the intellect and creativity of Nigerian youths as well as shift emphasis to technology creation instead of technology consumption.

Addressing journalists at St. Savior’s College, Ikoyi, Lagos, venue of the flag off of a training organised to familiarise teachers from different schools on how the device operates, Chief Executive Officer of Almond Careers, Mr Henry Mbadiwe, said he specialises in building software applications in the UK and it is at the backdrop of this that he decided to come to Nigeria to train teachers on the software.

“British Broadcasting Corporation discovered that there were less technology minds in the UK and they wanted something that will make children more creative, fall in love with Information Technology and Coding, not just on the screen of computers but giving instructions until it becomes real, not just about coding in theory but

the practical application to life. This has been done in the UK and all the children in seventh grade were given the device,” he said.

“I said to BBC and Microbit to come to Nigeria and train the teachers first and, through Almond Careers, we are bringing it to schools to train the teachers, there is no programming language like this in the world put together by companies like Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft and BBC. We are bringing the technology to schools to help children write computer codes that will not just end on the screen but can be used in our everyday lives.”

Mbadiwe bemoaned the lack of proper investment in infrastructure which is hampering the growth of Nigeria’s technological development, giving the United Kingdom as an example where government is spending a lot on infrastructure to lay down cables on the ground to enable internet connections as well as build technology infrastructure that companies can latch on to.

“It is that futuristic thinking that enables the country to survive. It’s difficult to bring this on board

if we don’t plan for the future because this is an application that will enable the children in the next 10 years to do amazing things with the computer, all the applications like Amazon, Facebook were developed by young people, the children in year seven today in the next 10 years would have graduated and do a lot of world changing programming.”

Mbadiwe further said governments in Nigeria need to also invest in the young ones so that in the next 10 years they would have created something that will take the country to the next level.

“The major challenge is lack of infrastructure. For instance, we visited some schools in the rural areas and the children are brilliant enough to understand computer programming and compete with other children across the world but there is no electricity supply to power the computers, government should do more in the area of infrastructure”, he said.

The Daily Times gathered that the devise costs between N12,000 to N15,000, and the company is ready to support schools in the area of teachers’ training

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with a reasonable amount for logistics.

One of the trainees Mr Damian Oyibo from Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Youth Development Center informed that the Center is charged with inspiring the creative energy of youths who are highly in tune with Information and Communication Technology. He added that this new technology is mind blowing because it demystifies computer programming and coding, it is a short cut to endless possibilities to invention and creativity.

Adebayo Victoria from Faith Academy, Otta, in Ogun State, was delighted that “complex things are being broken down into easy parts, we can send the computer on errand with this device, our youth today have enough energy running wild but with this device they can chan-

nel that energy to positive direction, they can create new games as some of them like playing games; it is a privilege to be among the flagship schools pioneering this programme in the whole of the African Continent Mrs Folashade Savage from St Saviour School, Ikoyi, told our reporter that “One of the reasons why children learn social vices on the computers is because they want to be engaged, and this device is all engaging and will properly engage them in the positive direction.” She said the new technology tasks their brain and explores their creativity in the positive direction.

“It will also improve their intellect because it will help their thinking skills especially when faced with real life challengers, they can easily proffer solutions to real life situautions.

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Court remands man in custody for hacking Winners Chapel bookstore Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

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Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday ordered that a man, Chimezie Chuta, who was arraigned before the court for allegedly hacking into the online bookstores of Living Faith Church, popularly called Winners Chapel, “dominionstore. org” be remanded in prisons custody pending when his application for bail will be entertained.

Justice Ayotunde Faji, made the order after the accused was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a two count-charge bordering on cyber-crime.

The EFCC in a charge marked FHC/L/441c/17, alleged that the accused had on March 8, 2016, for the purpose of conferring economic benefit, and without authority altered the data of Dominion bookstores online platform “dominionstore.org”, belonging to Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel.

He was also alleged to have created a counterfeit of the said church’s online plat-

form, “dominionstores.org”.

The actions, the EFCC said have caused the church to lose the Dominion Bookstores, publishing unit of the church.

The offences according to the prosecutor, Ahmed Yerima, are contrary to and punishable under sections 14 and 16 of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention etc) Act. 2015.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Following his plea, the prosecutor asked the court for a trial date, while he also urged the court to remand him in prisons custody pending trial.

But lawyer to the accused, Mr. Osagie A., pleaded with the court not to send his client to prison, rather, he said he begged the court to order the EFCC to accommodate him.

Osagie also told the court that he was only briefed of the matter on Tuesday evening, which made it impossible for him to file the bail application before he was brought to court. He therefore urged for short date to enable him properly bring the application before the court.

A’Ibom: Gov Emmanuel constructs 1,740 kilometers of roads Bassey Willie, Uyo

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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel is currently undertaking not less than one thousand seven hundred and forty (1,740) kilometers of roads across the state in preparation for industrialisation agenda of the government.

The state Commissioner for Works, Mr. Ephraim Inyang-Eyen, announced this on Wednesday during the inspection of ongoing road projects across the state initiated by the present administration in the state.

The roads inspected by the commissioner include flood eradication site along the service lane of Edet Akpan avenue in Uyo, a project which the government say it will be used to de-flood Ewet housing estate and its environs, also inspected were, the 3.5 kilometer ring road project, 6.1 kilometers Atan Offot road, 19.5 Nung Oku Ikono-Etinan road as well as the

25 kilometers Uyo-Ikot Ekpene road handled by the construction giants, Julius Berger.

Speaking during the inspection tour, Inyang-eyen said, “Governor Udom Emmanuel is determined to deliver a solid and well organized road network and other efficient infrastructural base to support his industrialization agenda, before May 2018, when he will be marking his third year in office, Akwa Ibom people will witness a harvest of roads to be commissioned for their use, this will include, 45 internal roads within Uyo, that is why we are advising the contractors to take advantage of the dry season to expedite their work”.

He however stressed that the state government will not compromise on the quality and specification of the road designs given to the contractors, because every road built by the government has a minimum life span of 25 years.

L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Petrolex Oil and Gas Ltd., Mr. Segun Adebutu; Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Mr. Maikanti Baru and representative of the Ogun State Governor and Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa, at the commissioning of 300 million litres tank farm in Ibefun, Ogun State... on Wednesday.

NLC chastises Ayade over early payment of Dec salary in C’River Edem Bassey, Calabar

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Cross River State Council has chastised Governor Ben Ayade for paying December Salary on November 30, describing it as deliberate attempt to impoverish workers in the state.

Speaking with The Daily Times shortly after the union’s congress in Calabar, Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Cross River State Council, Comrade Edim Oyongha, lamented that the Union was not consulted before such decision was taken.

Comrade Oyongha said: “In Cross River State, we don’t discuss anything with government, government does not discuss with

labour. I don’t see how you pay somebody salary for December in November 30th. As I stand here, I collected salary on November 30th and I don’t have N500 left.

“So how are you going to survive December, and then talk of January 2018? For your information, even the salary that you heard have been paid, not everybody has collected. At as I am speaking to you, some people have not collected their November Salary.

“Even the December salary, some have not collected, they are people who earned N10, 000 for instance but collected N6, 000. We are in a pity full situation because if we were working with government that does relate with us very well, this confusion would not have occurred”.

Also speaking, the Chairman of NLC, Comrade John Ushie fumed, “It is unfortunate, in the Labour movement, since 1999 we have worked with several government and Governors, but situation was not like this. We have not seen this kind of thing and it has not been this way.

“I think, may be the Governor may have misconstrued our humility to weakness, we don’t know what to do but we will not compromise the welfare of our workers, we will continue to follow the due process.

“We don’t think it is proper, when Federal Government releases money to the state, it is the duty of the state government to show transparency by inviting Labour and say, look you are critical partner, let sit

down and discuss it, and if government does that, government has less job to do.

“But where government has refused to do so, like the case in Cross River State, there is bound to be crisis, does it mean this government does not have account to keep salaries and allow it to be there till we work for it and earn it, because you cannot say you are putting food on the table of workers by directly impoverishing them, making them to look stupid, making them to suffer.

“It is regrettable for government to wake up any day and pay salary, it is not proper, you pay people on November 30th for December salary, and they are going to stay for two months before you pay another salary, what is the essence of that,” he lamented.

Herdsmen/farmers clashes: Adamawa Govt inaugurates probe panel

Tom Garba, Yola

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Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow has inaugurate the newly established Commission of Inquiry to investigate the Numan and Demsa crisis and proffer lasting solutions According to him, the primary responsibility of government is to secure the lives and properties of its citizens.

“It is for this reason therefore, that this government

after consulting all relevant stakeholders including security agencies and traditional rulers decided to invoke its powers under the Commission of Inquiry Law (CAP34) of 1997 to institute this commission of inquiry”, he stated.

Bindow, who was represented by his Deputy Governor Martin Nasir Babale, tasked the commission to ascertain the extent of damages to lives and properties, and also advise government on curbing future

occurrences. Babale maintained that government is committed to ensuring that the report of this commission is faithfully implemented.

Earlier, the Chairman of the Commission, Justice Adamu Hobon (Rtd), promised to carry out the assignment, in accordance with the terms and reference, to justify the confidence repose in them.

“We are aware that the Federal Government and the Government of Adama-

wa are very much disturbed by the incessant communal clashes, we are also aware that from now onward, the attention and focus of government and the society is on this committee, we cannot afford to under-mind the target set for this committee”, he stated.

While soliciting for the support of the general public, the chairman urged the media to report correctly the activities of the committee when the need arises.

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KOLA-SANYA ESTATE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

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Companies Registration 21 (Trustees)

FITTERS SENIOR STAFF ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

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

I, Comrade Iyke Theodore, wish to inform the public that I am the National Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Fitters Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (FISSAN).

Trustees are : 1. LATEEF AYOTUNDE 2. ONASANYA BOLAJI FOLASADE 3. KAZEEM ABIODUN 4. AKPOR HIGHLIFE TRIUMPHANT 5. ONABULE KEHINDE BABATUNDE 6. ADEBAMBO ADEDOJA OLUYEMISI

2. That the said Association was formed for over 30 years ago and is made of individual Fitters across the Country.

1. That I have the consent and authority of the Association to publish this on her behalf.

3. That since then we have been known, called and/or addressed as Nigeria National Fitters Association (NNFA) till the year 2016.

Aims: 1. To promote and ensure protection, well-being, security of all members of the estate.

2. To ensure that members of the estate live in unity and harmony and in the spirit of common brotherhood.

3. To respect the dignity, protect the rights and legitimate interests of all members of the estate.

4. To ensure that through contributions from members of the estate the welfare of all members of the estate is guaranteed.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitaima, Abuja within 28 days of this publication,.

Signed: Trustees

DUTCHESS FOUNDATION The General public is hereby notified that the above named FOUNDATION has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Dutchess David (2) David Mercy Lami (3) Olakunle Opeyemi Olanrewaju THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To give support and care to orphans, widows and other less privileged members of the society 2. To provide accommodation for orphans and vulnerable children in the society.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama District, Abuja within 28 daysfrom the date of this publication SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

4. That as at the said 2016, the Association wished to change her name to the Fitters Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (FISSAN) and accordingly had a consensual resolution to that effect on 10th day of January, 2016 in a special delegate conference at the National Head Office in Delta State of Nigeria.

5. That the Association is herein declaring that her name has been formally changed to Fitters Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (FISSAN) subject to it being registered by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment Abuja, through the Registrar of Trade Unions.

6. That the said registration and/or recognition were actualized on the 5th day of April, 2016 whereof our Certificate and Constitution were issued to us to that effect by the said Ministry.

7. That the Association wishes to be known, called and/or addressed as the Fitters Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (FISSAN) henceforth.

8. That all former dealings and documents bearing the former name remain subsisting and valid.

9. That this publication is made for records and official purposes and to notify General Public and all relevant authorities concerned.

Signed Comrade Iyke Theodore

FLORAL INNOVATIVE & PRODUCTIVITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Any objection to the said registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General , Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi ironsi st, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication Sign: OLATUNJI OLALEKAN SAAD AKEUKEREKE

OZOEMENA INNOCENT OKECHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as OZOEMENA INNOCENT OKEY, now wish to be known and addressed as OZOEMENA INNOCENT OKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

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TEEN CHALLENGE GOODNEWS REHABILITATION CENTRE, ABIA, NIGERIA

The Trustees are: 1. AUGUSTINE, MRS CORDELIA IHECHI 2. AUGUSTINE CHINEDUM BERNARD 3. EMELIKE NONYELUM GLORIA 4. DAVID, GALAXY CHUKWUNOMSO

- Chairperson

-Secretary

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:Fighting the menace of youth restiveness and violent crimes in the society by reducing youth unemployment and poverty through the development of productive skills and innovative ideas.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama District, Abuja within 28 daysfrom the date of this publication

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To rehabilitate people who are trapped by drug and alcoholic addiction.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to registrar– General, corporate Affairs commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Secretary

DUNAMIS HEALTH AND WELL BEING EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

1.MRS SONEYE MUFULIAT OLURANTI 2.MR SONEYE STEPHEN AYODEJI 3.MR ADESILE TOSIN ADEBOWALE 4. MR BADRU ABAYOMI TEMITOPE

MR SALAMI OPEOLUWA SAMUEL

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama District, Abuja within 28 daysfrom the date of this publication SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Mrs. IKEOBI ELIZABETH OLUBAMKE 2. Dr. ADEBOWALE ABDUL-RASAQ ADEJOLA 3. Mr. ABIOYE ADEDIPE 4. Professor LATEEF OLADIMEJI SANNI 5. Dr. FAFIOLU ADEBOYE OLUSESAN 6. BABALOLA OLAKUNLE 7. Mrs FAFIOLU OLUFUNKE FLORENCE

The Trustees Are Trustee 1. OLATUNJI OLALEKAN SAAD AKEUKEREKE - Chairman 2. OLA- ALABANLA MIKHAIL ABAYOMI 3.Alh. YUSUF ABDURAHEEM 4. Alh.SHODIYA KEHINDE USENI 5.MUSTAPHA FATAI AKANBI

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR SALAMI OPEOLUWA SULAIMAN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR SALAMI OPEOLUWA SAMUEL, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, WEMA BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. Promotion of Sport in Schools and the Community 2. To get homeless men,women and youth off the streets through innovative, sports-based solutions

The general public is hereby notified that the above named organization has applied to the corporate affairs commission, Abuja for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters Act, No. 1 of 1990

The general public is hereby notified that the above named organization has applied to the corporate Affairs commission (CAC) for registration under part C of the companies and Allied matters Act of 1990.

The Trustees Are:

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THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Ibilola Olufemi 2. Omotoke Maryam Idowu 3. Agboola Dabiri 4. Raji Oladimeji Taiwo

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MUFTAHUL JANAT ISLAMIC FORUM

My name was wrongly written as OKORO MICHAEL CHINADU instead of OKORO MICHAEL OGBONNA. I therefore wish to be known and addressed as OKORO MICHAEL OGBONNA. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

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The General public is hereby notified that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The General public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the corporate Affairs commission (CAC) for registration under part C of the companies and Allied matters Act of 1990.

MRS. JOY EZIOMA DURU I FORMERLY KNOWN AND CALLED MISS JOY EZIOMA IBEABUCHI IN UNION BANK WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND CALLED MRS. JOY EZIOMA DURU. ALL DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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CORRECTION OF NAME During the BVN exercise, my name was wrongly written as OKORE, NGOZI UKWEN instead of my correct name which is OKORE, NGOZI OKORE UKWEN. All former documents remains valid, Banks and general public take note.

ADEWALE YETUNDE ABIDEMI FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNDIPE IYABO ABIDEMI NOW WHICH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEWALE YETUNDE ABIDEMI ,ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE BALOGUN TEMITOPE MARIAM

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1.To promote Sound health Education among the citizens 2.To promote behavioural changes and empower people on self health to prevent diseases and illness and to encourage and support research on health matters.

3.To further the growth and development of people especially the furtherance of acceptance of healthy situation through attitudinal changes Any objection to the said registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral , Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi ironsi st, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Signed Soneye Mufuliat Oluranti(MRS)

NDUESO AKPAN ROBINSON I formerly known and addressed as Victor Akpan Robinson and Ndueso Nnana Akpan. Now wish to be known as Ndueso Akpan Robinson. All former documents remain valid. General public should please note.

PUBLIC NOTICE I used to be known and addressed as KOUDJODJI COFFI I have changed my name and hence deposed to be known and addressed as OCHULOR BENJAMIN. OTOLORIN TITILAYO KEMI FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTOLORIN OLUWAKEMI TITILAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTOLORIN TITILAYO KEMI, AL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE. ENEH CHRISTIAN MARTINS I, formerly known and addressed as ENEH CHRISTIAN CHUKS and ENEH CHRISTIAN CHUKWUMA, now wish to be known and addressed as ENEH CHRISTIAN MARTINS. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

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PUBLIC NOTICE I, MR KAREEM IDOWU wish to inform the general public that I am a neighbour to NIYI BERNARD ABOGUNRIN that on the 24th day of October, 2017, policemen came to his house to arrest him but he was not around and I advice him to come to Nigeria and visit the police station to make his own statement for record purpose. General public to please take note.

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP This is to notify the general public and National Agency for food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in particular that the ownership of JAGNES BALM(25G) is hereby transferred from BEDDY PHARMACY&STORES LTD of 9, Quarry road Abeokuta to DIAMOND CREST INTERNATIONAL LTD of No. 1,Adekunle Ladeinde Street Onikolobo. P. O. Box 506,Sapon Abeokuta, Ogun state.General public and Authority concern please note MRS. EGEONU PATIENCE CHIKA

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGOLE PATIENCE NDIDI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EGEONU PATIENCE CHIKA. All former documents remain valid. St. Damian’s Hospital Okporo, Banks, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and general public please take note.

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MRS. ELIZABETH EDIAGBONYA

UBEH JIM-NWOBODO JOSEPH

STEPHEN JOHNSON UDOKA

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I formerly known called and addressed as NWOBODO UBEH. Now wish to be known called and addressed as UBEH JIM-NWOBODO JOSEPH. General public and authority concern please take note.

I , wrongly addressed as IRIMIYA DANIEL MBARAMU now wish to be known and addressed as IRIMIYA DANIEL. Former documents remain valid. Public should take note.

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MRS IBRAHEEM RASHIDAT TITILOPE

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NWANOSIKE JOHN NWEKE

I, formerly known and addressed as NWEKE ANTHONIA JOHN, now wish to be known and addressed as NWANOSIKE JOHN NWEKE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known as Stephen Johnson now wish to be known and address as Stephen Johnson Udoka. All former documents remain valid. The general public to please take note.

This is to inform the general public of the Loss of original documents of below mentioned properties belonging to Mr AGBOMEJI SALMON OLALEKAN of No 71B, Lafiaji Way, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos. (1) Block 159, flat 6, iponrin, Low cost housing estate, bode thomas surulere, Lagos. (2) Block 15, flat 17 . (3) Block 5,flat 13 game village surulere Lagos . I discovered that the documents relating all my properties have been misplaced while relocating my resident from Block 159, flat 6 iponrin low cost housing estate, Bode Thomas surulere, Lagos to No 71B,Lafiaji way, Dolphin Ikoyi, Lagos. All effort made to trace the missing documents proved abortive. General public should please take note.

NOTICE OF RESIGNATION Notice is hereby given to the general public, particularly, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) that I, Elekima dein hereby resign my membership of the board of Trustees of merchant navy charitable seaferers care association of nigeria By this notice, I disassociate myself from the activities of the said board. Sign....

ELEKIMA J DEIN.

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MRS OZOJI PATRICIA ADANNA

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MRS NGOZI NWIGWE

I, formerly known and addressed as AMOGE EDEH, now wish to be known and addressed as EDEH STELLA AMAOGE. All former documents remain valid.

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

OKEKE CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EKWEOZOR LINDA IFEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKWOR SALOME IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHILOTA CHINONYELUM MABEL, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OBODOECHI CHINONYELUM MABEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as CHRISTOPHER WINIFRED ROSELINE and AGU CHINENYE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONUOHA ZERAH CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKEKE CHRISTIAN ANAYO and OKEKE CHRISTIAN ANNAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as OKEKE CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid.

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ANI GODSWIL AMECHI

MRS CHINWEZE PHILOMARY NKECHI

MRS NTIKWE CHINYERE CECILIA

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWANKWO PHILOMARY NKECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHINWEZE PHILOMARY NKECHI. All former documents remain valid. Umuogbuefi Primary School Ebenebe Anambra State and General public should please take note.

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MRS OKWOR SALOME IFEOMA

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NZE IKECHUKWU CHUKWUDI

SIMEON ONYEJIUWA NNEJI

CORRECTION OF NAME

GBEHOUDJI SAMUEL

I formerly known and addressed as SIMEON ORJI NNEJI now wish to be known and addressed as SIMEON ONYEJIUWA NNEJI, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CHANGE/CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as NZECHUKWU IKECHUKWU CHUKWUDI DOMINION now wish to be known and addressed as NZE IKECHUKWU CHUKWUDI, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

This is to certify and confirm that ONUOHA EDNA JOY CHINYERE, ONUOHA JOY CHINYERE, ONUOHA JOY and CHINYERE EDNA ONUOHA refers as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as ONUOHA EDNA JOY CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid.

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This is to inform the general public that my name NWANKWO H.E. was wrongly written but now wish to be corrected and addressed as NWANKWO HELEN EBUBECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

Banks and General public should please take note.

That i was d same person formerly known address & called as alonge mathew & azeez adeyemi sunday samuel and now wish to be known address & called azeez adeyemi sunday.

I, formerly known and addressed as FRIDAY OPEYEMI YETUNDE, now wish to be known and addressed as GBEHOUDJI SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

DAMOLA OLUSEGUN JOHNSON

OKETUNDE AYODEJI OLUWAKEMI

OKPAKO ODUGBO CECILIA

MRS AGUNBIADE TEJUMADE SAKIRAT Formerly known. and addressed as MRS OBILANA TEJUMADE SAKIRAT. now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGUNBIADE TEJUMADE SAKIRAT. All former documents remain valid. general public should please note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, IJEOMA UGONNA PRINCE, now wish to be known and addressed as, IJEOMA UGONNA PRINCE OBI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. ELLAH EKOMEARHE ASANA

ONIBUDO AFOLABI TESILIM

I, formerly known and addressed as, IZEGBOYA EKOMEARHE ASANA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ELLAH EKOMEARHE ASANA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AFOLABI AYO TESI , BALIMI TESI AYOBAMI , now wish to be known and addressed as ONIBUDO AFOLABI TESILIM. Wrong DATE OF BIRTH 09/02/1987. My Correct DATE OF BIRTH IS O7/02/1980. All former documeent remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS ABAYOMI RITA ONYEKA

SHOMUYIWA KEHINDE SAMUEL I formerly known and addressed as OLURIN KEHINDE SAMUEL now I wish to be known and addressed as SHOMUYIWA KEHINDE SAMUEL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEDAMOLA MATHINS JOHNSON, now wish to be known and addressed as DAMOLA OLUSEGUN JOHNSON. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS. ANIEFIOK ETINI EMIEM

I formerly known and addressed as HADESMAN ETUKAKPAN AYODEJI OLUWAKEMI. now wish to be known and addressed as OKETUNDE AYODEJI OLUWAKEMI. all former documents remain valid, general public should please note.

Formerly known and addressed as .OKPAKO CECILIA BLESSING. now wish to be known and addressed as OKPAKO ODUGBO CECILIA. all former documents remain valid, general public should please note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ANIEFIOK PIUS ESIDEH, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ANIEFIOK ETINI EMIEM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, OMEREJI ANTHONY EMMANUEL, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, OMEREJI ANTHONY ESODE, instead of, OMEREJI ANTHONY EMMANUEL, in my BVN details. I now wish to be known and addressed as, OMEREJI ANTHONY EMMANUEL. My correct date of birth is, 3rd June, 1991, not 1st January, 1992. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, JAMIYU SAKARIYAU ABOLAYO, and JAMIU SAKARIYA OLAWUMI, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, JAMIU SAKARIYA OLAWUMI. My correct date of birth is, 16th October, 1960, not 8th June, 1960. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, EKE ANTHONY CHIJIOKE and EKE OSCAR, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, EKE OSCAR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

NGOWOKE NNENNA LOVETH

DUNMA JOHN

YALSHI YAKUB

MRS .KAREEM-AKINYELE AFUSAT OLUWADAMILOLA

I formerly known and addressed as ABEL LOVETH NNENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as NGOWOKE NNENNA LOVETH. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

AFOLABI LYDIA BOLADALE I formerly known and addressed as AFOLABI MORINAT ABAKE now I wish to be known and addressed as AFOLABI LYDIA BOLADALE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ECHEZOR CHEZ OAJU I formerly known and addressed as OGUAJU SUNDAY ECHEZOR now I wish to be known and addressed as ECHEZOR CHEZ OAJU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

LAWAL AISHA ARINOLA I formerly known and addressed as ABDULKAREEM AISHA ARINOLA now I wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL AISHA ARINOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

IJEOMA UGONNA PRINCE OBI

I formerly known and addressed as DEMONA JACOB N, ON MY GTB BANK ACCOUNT,now wish to be known and addressed as DUNMA JOHN, ON MY BVN DATA. All former document remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as BLESSING YAKUB, wish to be known and addressed as YALSHI YAKUB. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and adresseed as MISS .AFUSAT OLUWADAMILOLA KAREEM, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS .KAREEM-AKINYELE AFUSAT OLUWADAMILOLA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

EDWARD MICHAEL OKE-OWO I formerly known and addressed as OTUJAH MICHAEL OKEOWO now I wish to be known and addressed as EDWARD MICHAEL OKE-OWO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADEOLA ABDUL RAHAMAN TAIYE I formerly known and addressed as ADEOLA TAIWO now I wish to be known and addressed as ADEOLA ABDUL RAHAMAN TAIYE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

PRICILLA IMOSUN YUSUFFU I formerly known and addressed as PRICILIA IMOSUN AZIKA now I wish to be known and addressed as PRICILLA IMOSUN YUSUFFU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADEFALUJO OLUWAPELUMI MARTHA now I wish to be known and addressed as OGUNBUNMI OLUWAPELUMI MARTHA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

EGBE MICHEAL MONDAY

ASELU HEDWIG OFURE

MONISADE ADEYOKUNNU-OLAWALE

OGUNTIMEHIN ABIGAEL I formerly known and addressed as MRS AWOSANMO now I wish to be known and addressed as OGUNTIMEHIN ABIGAEL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OLAIYA NIMOTALLAHI OMOTAYO

I formerly known as Olaiya Idera Omowunmi wish to be known and addressed as Olaiya Nimotallahi Omotayo.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note

I formerly known and addressed as MISS NWUDU RITA ONYEKA now I wish to be known and addressed as MRS ABAYOMI RITA ONYEKA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OGUNBUNMI OLUWAPELUMI MARTHA

MRS. ETUK JOYCE HANSON I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. JOYCE CHRISTOPHER PRECIOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ETUK JOYCE HANSON. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CHINYERE BENEDICTA ORJI I formerly known and addressed as CHINYERE BENEDICTA ADAKU SANUSI now I wish to be known and addressed as CHINYERE BENEDICTA ORJI .All former documents remain valid.

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MRS OMOKE ANTHONIA UKAMAKA FRANCISCA

I formerly known and addressed as MICHEAL MONDAY PATRICK now I wish to be known and addressed as EGBE MICHEAL MONDAY .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ASELU ONYEKA now I wish to be known and addressed as ASELU HEDWIG OFURE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MONISADE FUNMI ADEYOKUNNU now I wish to be known and addressed as MONISADE ADEYOKUNNUOLAWALE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NWEKE ANTHONIA UKAMAKA FRANCISCA now I wish to be known and addressed as MRS OMOKE ANTHONIA UKAMAKA FRANCISCA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OMINI CHINEMEREM CHERYL I formerly known as Olisamaka Chinemerem Cheryl Paul wish to be known and addressed as Omini Chinemerem Cheryl. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

SALAMI TOYHYYBA OMOLOLA

I formerly known as Ibrahim Toyhyyba Omolola wish to be known and addressed as SALAMI TOYHYYBA OMOLOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

IBEZIM SYLVIA BAMI I formerly known as IBE SYLVIA BAMI wish to be known and addressed as IBEZIM SYLVIA BAMI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

SANNY ABDULAHI I formerly known as SANI SULEIMAN wish to be known and addressed as SANNY ABDULAHI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

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JAMES DAVID Formerly known and addressed as MAMA DESMOND OFORMA, now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES DAVID. All former documents remain valid.

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MICHEAL IFEOMA NWANNEAMAKA

I, formerly known and addressed as Micheal Ifeoma Chiamaka now wish to be known and addressed as Micheal Ifeoma Nwanneamaka. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OSUAJOKU MMADUABUCHI STANLEY

Formerly known and addressed as OSUAJOKU NICLOUS MADUABUCHI now wish to be known and addressed as OSUAJOKU MMADUABUCHI STANLEY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NKECHI JOVITA EGBU

Formerly known and addressed as NKECHI JOVITA ELEBEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as NKECHI JOVITA EGBU. all former documents remain valid.

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ANUMIHE CHIDIEBERE GODSWILL

I formerly known and addressed as Anumihe Chidiebere Udobueze now wish to be known called and addressed Anumihe Chidiebere Godswill. All former documents remain valid.

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AKINOLA TEMIDIRE Formerly known and addressed as ARIKENBI TEMIDIRE now wish to be known and address as AKINOLA TEMIDIRE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

NWONO CHINWENITAM CHIBUIKE

OFURUM SOLOMON EMEKA

MRS MARY ISIOMAH IJEBUSONMA DOKAI Formerly known and addressed as MISS MARY ISIOMAH UCHEDIUNORGEORGE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MARY ISIOMAH IJEBUSONMA DOKAI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLANIKE IBUKUNOLUWA OLAJIDE Formerly known and OLANIKE IBUKUNOLUWA LAWOYIN addressed as OLANIKE IBUKUNOLUWA OLAJIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS ADERINKO OMOTOLA KHADIJAT

EGBIKOR AJOKPAOGHENE CORLENS I, formerly known and addressed as EGBIKOR AJOKPAOGHENE CORNELIUS(CORLENS) LUCKY now wish to be known and addressed as EGBIKOR AJOKPAOGHENE CORLENS . All former documents remain valid, General Public take note

Formerly known and addressed as ZIMIRO MELLAH, now wish to be known and addressed as OFURUM SOLOMON EMEKA. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as ADEWUYI ADEKEMI SHALEWA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKEMI OLAYEMI SHALEWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KALU ESTHER NNENNA I, formerly known and addressed as UDE ESTHER now wish to be known and addressed as KALU ESTHER NNENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Abimbola Otulana now wish to be known and addressed as Abimbola Olulana.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Salami Omotola Khadijat now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Aderinko Omotola Khadijat. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

OJO RASHEED OLAWANLE

Formerly known and addressed as MOSES GBENGA RAYMOND now wish to be known and addressed as ONIFADE OLUWAGBEMIGA CLEMENT. My date of birth was wrongly written as 26TH JUNE 1982 instead of 1ST JANUARY 1983. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as RASHEED OLAWALE OLAPELU, now wish to be known and addressed as OJO RASHEED OLAWANLE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

IKEDIEGWU CHUKWUEBUKA MARCELL

MRS. EZENABOR BRIDGET EBERE

Formerly known and addressed as ONWULIKA MARCEL now wish to be known and address as IKEDIEGWU CHUKWUEBUKA MARCELL. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

NWAFOR EMMANUEL OBIOMA

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. OKAFOR BRIDGET EBERE now wish to be known and address as MRS. EZENABOR BRIDGET EBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ENUKORA EMMANUEL OBIOMA now wish to be known and address as NWAFOR EMMANUEL OBIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS GBOGBOADE OLUBUKOLA ELIZABETH

MRS LAWAL OMOLABAKE ORIYOMI Formerly known and addressed as SANUSI OMOLABAKE ORIYOMI now wish to be known and address as MRS LAWAL OMOLABAKE ORIYOMI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ONYEKA OKON JUSTINA EBUN Formerly known and addressed as IYANG OKON JUSTINA EBUN now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEKA OKON JUSTINA EBUN. All former documents remain. General public take note.

ILOANYA CHINONYE ESTHER Formerly known and addressed as DUNU CHINONYE ESTHER now wish to be known and address as ILOANYA CHINONYE ESTHER. All former documents remain valid.

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OREGBOYE OLATUNJI WASIU

I formerly known and addressed as OLATUNJI ISOLA WASIU now wish to be known called and addressed as OREGBOYE OLATUNJI WASIU. All former documents remain valid. That I was born on 03/01/1969. General public take note.

AFOLAYAN SANDRA KOFOWOROLA Formerly known and addressed as SANDRA KOFOWOROLA now wish to be known and address as AFOLAYAN SANDRA KOFOWOROLA. All former documents remain valid.

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ADIJAT AGBEKE DARAMOLA

Formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH CHINWENITAM NWONO, now wish to be known and addressed as NWONO CHINWENITAM CHIBUIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADIJAT FASHINA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADIJAT AGBEKE DARAMOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IWUCHUKWU ESTHER (NEE UDOH)

MRS KENEOKAFOR AMAKA

In some of my documents including my international passport my name was mistakenly written as APPOLOS ESTHER UDOH instead of UDOH ESTHER BASSEY now I wish to be known and addressed as IWUCHUKWU ESTHER (NEE UDOH). This is due to marriage.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADEKEMI OLAYEMI SHALEWA

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I formerly known and addressed as EZENNIA AMAKA now I wish to be known and addressed as MRS KENEOKAFOR AMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ABIMBOLA OLULANA

Formerly known and addressed as MISS GBADEBO OLUBUKOLA ELIZABETH now wish to be known and address as MRS GBOGBOADE OLUBUKOLA ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

MRS YEWANDE OYINDAMOLA ODESOLA

Formerly known and addressed as MISS YEWANDE OYINDAMOLA SHODERU now wish to be known and address as MRS YEWANDE OYINDAMOLA ODESOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ADEYEYE ADENIKE MODINAT Formerly known and addressed as ARANSIOLA ADENIKE MODINAT now wish to be known and address as ADEYEYE ADENIKE MODINAT. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990 TRUSTEES ARE 1.CHUKWU SUNDAY.M - CHAIRMAN 2.UWA LINUS - VICE CHAIRMAN 3.OBAJI CHIBUZOR JOSEPH -SECRETARY 4 NWEWO MARTHINA JECINTA - TREASURER 5.OBAJI CLEMENT 6.MARCELINUS IGBOKE ORUNN 7.NWEZE VICENT ONYEBUCHI 8.EDE TIMOTHY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS 2.TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS. Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to Registrar- General Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

ABOLGA LEAGUE FOR DEVELOPMENT & ADVANCEMENT This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS AMENDMENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAINTAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MOHAMMED BASHMAN ESQ - 08030434003

I,formerly known and addressed as MRS. PRISCILLA AMARACHI ARISUKWU ; now wish to be known,called and addressed as MRS. EMMANUEL PEACE AMARACHI. All former documents remain valid.

AUTHORITIES CONCERNED ,EMBASSIES, BANKS and General public take note

OLAKUNLE BOLANLE OLUFOYEKE

Formerly known and addressed as KOLAWOLE BOLANLE OLUFOYEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAKUNLE BOLANLE OLUFOYEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABDULLAHI USMAN Formerly known and addressed as ABDULI USMAN now wish to be known and address as ABDULLAHI USMAN. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS ODUNSI RUTH

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ATOYEBI TEMIDAYO OLAYINKA now wish to be known and address as MRS OKE TEMIDAYO OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS AROWOSHOLA RUTH now wish to be known and address as MRS ODUNSI RUTH. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ALUKO OYILOLU OLADAYO

FAPOHUNDA OLUFUNKE REGINA Formerly known and addressed as KUYORO OLUFUNKE REGINA now wish to be known and address as FAPOHUNDA OLUFUNKE REGINA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLUGBODE OYINLOLU OLADAYO now wish to be known and address as ALUKO OYILOLU OLADAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

PRAISE REDEEMER EVANGELICAL PEOPLE This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990 Names of Trustees 1. AYODEJI GABRIEL OLUWADEMILADE – CHAIRMAN 2.

OLUWAREMILEKUN ENITAN AYODEJI -SECRETARY

Aim and Objective:1. To praise our Redeemer and to Evangelize the world.

Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to Registrar- General Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Trustees

SIGNED CHAIRMAN.

FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OFFA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, CAC/IT/NO 97121

AND THE NEW ARTICLE 13 SHALL PROVIDE THAT “THE ASSOCIATION SHALL APART FROM THE CONSTITUTION BE BOUND BY A BY-LAW ENACTED BY THE GENERAL MEETING (CONGRESS)”.

MRS.EMMANUEL PEACE AMARACHI

MRS OKE TEMIDAYO OLAYINKA

OGANIRU PROGRESSIVE UNION PORT HARCOURT

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVENAMED ASSOCIATION REGISTERED UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LFN 2004 HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION. SPECIFICALLY, ARTICLES 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 AND 13 OF THE CONSTITUTION SHALL BE AMENDED.

ANTHONY TOSIN Formerly known and addressed as ASOKEDE SURU, now wish to be known and addressed as ANTHONY TOSIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS IKONMWOBA ADAEZE MARYANN Formerly known and MS. OKPUBE ADAEZE MARYANN addressed as MRS IKONMWOBA ADAEZE MARYANN, now wish to be known and addressed as.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

TRUSTEES ARE 1.IGIONI OWOLOBI SAMTIS – CHAIRMAN 2.EKPELU MAJORITY EKPELU – VICE CHAIRMAN 3.ABALIST BINAMI – SECRETARY 4.ALLEN OYEODINI – FIN.SECRETARY 5.MATTHEW ARUNMO EUGENE – MEMBER 6.OSIA IMA – MEMBER 7.ODUM AMABIKUTOL RUFUS – MEMBER 8.OYILOGHU PETER CLEMENT – MEMBER 9.OKEREKE LOVE – MEMBER 10.BENJAMIN ENIGHENABO – MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROMOTE LOVE AND UNITY IN ABUA COMMUNITY.

BILE DAUGHTERS ASSOCIATION This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990 TRUSTEES ARE 1.PRECIOUS WOKO JENNIFER - PRESIDENT 2.MARGARETE OMUALABO KEJEH - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THE LESS PRIVILEGE.

Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to Registrar- General Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to RegistrarGeneral Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

SIGNED. CHAIRMAN

SIGNED PRESIDENT.

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(Trustees)

MUHAMMED ADENIKE KUDIRAT

I formerly known as ADESHIGBIN KUDIRAT ADENIKE wish to be known and addressed as MUHAMMED ADENIKE KUDIRAT. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

UGOCHUKWU VINCENT UGOCHUKWU

OLUWAMUYIWA MOTUNRAYO FLORENCE I formerly known as OGUNMUYIWA MOTUNRAYO FLORENCE wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAMUYIWA MOTUNRAYO FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OGECHUKWU CHINENYE UGOCHUKWU

ABDULAZEEZ MARIAM OMOWUNMI

OMITOGUN OMOLARA RACHEAL.

I formerly known as Ogunwale Mariam Omowunmi wish to be known and addressed as Abdulazeez Mariam Omowunmi. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Oyeyemi Omolara Omowunmi wish to be known and addressed as Omitogun Omolara Racheal.

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

UGWU CELESTINE CHIKWADO

AMUSU OLUWASHOLA

ADDITION OF NAME

I formerly known as Ugochukwu Vincent Onwuatuelo wish to be known and addressed as Ugochukwu Vincent Ugochukwu. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Ogechukwu Chinenye Onwuatuelo wish to be known and addressed as Ogechukwu Chinenye Ugochukwu. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Frances Celestine Ugwu wish to be known and addressed as UGWU CELESTINE CHIKWADO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CERTIFICATE NOTARIZATION

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to notify the general public that the Marriage Certificate (TH776976) between NOBLE ONYEKACHI ASINOGU & ADABEL OGHENERUKEVWE OKI has been formally notarized on the 8/12/17. General Public take note

This is to certify and confirm that BELLO SULAIMAN AKANDE and BELLO SULAIMON ADUNOLA refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as BELLO SULAIMAN AKANDE. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

YINUSA JIMOH ONAYEMI

Formerly SHITTU IBRAHIM now YINUSA JIMOH ONAYEMI. Former documents remains valid.

General public should take note.

Formerly: Miss Emmy Jemutai Kosgei, Now: Mrs. Emmy Jemutai Kosgei Madubuko Change of name is by reason of marriage .

Former documents remains valid. General public should take note.

OYETUNJI OMOPELOLA IYABODE

RAHMAN GANIU OLAIWOLA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

HAMED AMOSA OLORUNLAMBE I Was Formerly Known And Addressed As HAMED ATUNDE AMOSA. And Now Wish To Be Known And Addressed As HAMED AMOSA OLORUNLAMBE. All Former Document Remain Valid.

Formerly Ewuola Omopelola Iyabode Now Oyetunji Omopelola Iyabode. Former documents remains valid.

General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ABDUL-RAHMAN GANIU O. Now wish to be known and addressed as RAHMAN GANIU OLAIWOLA, all former document remain valid General public take note

NWAMBA IFEOMA BLESSING

OSAROKU TAMWEN DANIEL AYOBAMI I, formerly known and addressed as OKORO ANDREW IDUSOGIE, now wish to be known and addressed as OSAROKU TAMWEN DANIEL AYOBAMI. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. EBENYAM MARY OTADEN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EGBARA MARY OTADEN. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

LAWAL KABIRAT KEMI

MEMUNAT MARIA MUSA-GBADAMOSI

I formerly known as ANYAEGBU IFEOMA BLESSING wish to be known and addressed as NWAMBA IFEOMA BLESSING. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

LAWAL TUNDE AKIN I, formerly known and addressed as BABABTUNDE OLAJIDE LAWAL, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL TUNDE AKIN. All former documents remain valid. General public/ authorities concerned should take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/SIGNATURE I, formerly known and addressed as MEMUNAT OSENI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MAIMUNA ABU. That I wish to change my signature from the former one to the new one. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CAROLINE AMENAWON HARTRIDGE

Formerly known and addressed as CAROLINE AMENAWON OKONOFUA, now wish to be known and addressed as CAROLINE AMENAWON HARTRIDGE due to marital status.

All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as YUSUF RASHEEDAT, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL KABIRAT KEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME That on my Diamond Bank, my name appears as UKAEGBU CHINEDU RAPHEAL, while on my other Documents, it appears as UKAEGBU HANDSOME CHINEDU. That I am the same person bearing both names mentioned above. That all documents bearing both names are mine and remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

That on my Bank Documents, my name was wrongly written as OKEBULU OKORIE KALU and wrong date of birth as 29/11/91 instead of my correct name as OKEBULU MICHAEL OKORIE and correct date of birth as 29th November, 1995.

That I now wish to be known and addressed as OKEBULU MICHAEL OKORIE. General public and Authorities Concerned should Please take note.

PUBLIC NOTICE

CAVEAT EMPTOR All that property situates and lying at No 6A & 7 Okunola Martins Close, Off Okotie Eboh Street, South West Ikoyi, Lagos is not for sale. Beware of 419.

Signed By Mrs. Owosimibo Abidemi Shonowo-Abass

GIWA SILIFAT RONKE I formerly known as GIWA SILIFAT RONKE BAMITALE wish to be known and addressed as GIWA SILIFAT RONKE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

JOHN AMEH & OCHE OKOPI TO CONFIRM THAT JOHN AMEH & OCHE OKOPI IS THE SAME PERSON THEREFORE I WANT TO BEAR THE NAME OCHE OKOPI MRS. EGBARA MARY OTADEN

I, formerly known and addressed as FAUSAT MARIA OLABODE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MEMUNAT MARIA MUSA-GBADAMOSI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. ABONE JOY NWANNEKA Formerly known and addressed as OKOYE JOY NWANNEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ABONE JOY NWANNEKA. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should Please take note.

I formerly known as EKULY OLUWASHOLA AMUS wish to be known and addressed as AMUSU OLUWASHOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS. EMMY JEMUTAI KOSGEI MADUBUKO

UMUNNAKWE MESHACK CHIMEZIE I, formerly known and addressed as MESHACK DANIEL CHIMEZIE, now wish to be known and addressed as UMUNNAKWE MESHACK CHIMEZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

MRS. AMUDAT ATINUKE AKANNI-ORIOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as ASIYANBI OLADIMEJI OYEWALE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as YUSUF - OLADIMEJI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OLANREWAJU SAMUEL

Formerly known and addressed as KPANOU SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as OLANREWAJU SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

UGWUMBA CHARLES OGBONNA

CHANGE OF FAMILY SURNAME

Formerly known and addressed as UGWUMBA SYLVANUS OKECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUMBA CHARLES OGBONNA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should Please take note.

We formerly known and addressed as MR. EGEMBA INNOCENT CHIEMEKA (Father), MRS. EGEMBA OMOWUNMI CECILIA (NEE ADETONA)Mother, and EGEMBA IFEANYICHUKWU RAPHAEL (Son), EGEMBA DANIEL CHIBUIKE (Son) and EGEMBA OSINACHI EMMANUEL (Son), We now wish to be known henceforth as MR. AMBROSE INNOCENT CHIEMEKA (Father), MRS. AMBROSE OMOWUNMI CECILIA (Wife), AMBROSE IFEANYICHUKWU RAPHAEL (Son), AMBROSE DANIEL CHIBUIKE (Son) and AMBROSE OSINACHI EMMANUEL (Son). All documents bearing the former surname remain valid. General public take note.

KINDHEARTS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

That I Jibrin Nana Aishat my name was formerly written as Jibrin Aishat want to Add ‘’Nana’’ Now wish to be known and addressed as Jibrin Nana Aishat.

All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

AISHAT FEYISARA MUHAMMED

Formerly ADEBIMPE RONKE MUSTAPHA NoW AISHAT FEYISARA MUHAMMED. Former documents remains valid. General public should take note OKUSANYA JULIUS BOLA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUFUTAU BADA OKUSANYA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKUSANYA JULIUS BOLA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

OBIORA FRANCIS UGOCHUKWU

I formerly known as Obiora Francis Onwuatuelo wish to be known and addressed as Obiora Francis Ugochukwu.

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

UMEOKECHUKWU MERCY EBERE I formerly known as IGBERAESE MERCY EBERE wish to be known and addressed as UMEOKECHUKWU MERCY EBERE. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

DAVID ANIEFIOK AKPAN Formerly known and addressed as David Aniefiok Akpan, now wish to be known as Itoro Gregory Gabriel. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

KALU KOSISOCHUKWU FAITH

I, formerly known and addressed as QUEEN CLEMENT, now wish to be known and addressed as KALU KOSISOCHUKWU FAITH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEGOKE VICTORIA FUNMILAYO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SOLOLA VICTORIA FUNMILAYO. All documents bearing my former names remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS SAMUEL ADENIKE IFESHOLA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEBIYI ADENIKE IFESHOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS SAMUEL ADENIKE IFESHOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME/SIGNATURE

SOLOLA VICTORIA FUNMILAYO

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

AKINFALA FLORENCE TOLU Formerly known and addressed as OLORUNTIMILEHIN FLORENCE TOLU, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINFALA FLORENCE TOLU. All former documents remain valid.

General public please note

CORRECTION OF NAME This sworn affidavit is to confirm that my name was wrongly written as Ajithony Anthony instead of the name being Ajitoni Anthony. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as JOKOTOLA DEBORAH COMFORT, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AYENI DEBORAH MORADEKE. That I wish to change my signature from the former one to a new one. All documents bearing my former names remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that ADIGUN OLASUNKANMI is the same person known as RAMONI OLASUNKANMI also RAMONI OLASUNKANMI ADISA. Henceforth wish to be known and address as ADIGUN OLASUNKANMI. All former documents remain valid.

General public please note

THIS ADVERT SPACE IS FOR SALE

LIFE HOUSE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH WORLDWIDE

This is to notify the general public that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies. and Allied Matters Act. 1 of 1990.

This is to inform the General public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja, for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR. FEMI JACOB OLADEJI 2. MRS. ESTHER BIODUN OLADEJI 3. MR. OTHNIEL AGHOGHO IKPIBAKO

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR GYEM PHILIP 2. PASTOR (MRS) PHILIP GOODNESS 3. MR. ENEH DOMINIC DURU

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To provide a platform where cancer patients can access free treatment.

2. To raise hope for cancer patients through advocacy and awareness creation.

3. To create awareness on the symptoms of cancer for early detection and treatment.

Any objection to the above 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: DR. FEMI JACOB OLADEJI

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1; TO TEACH ,PREACH AND EMPOWER PEOPLE THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD 2;TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. 3; TO EQUIP THE SAINTS FOR THE WORK OF MINISTRY .

Any objection to the change of Trustees 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 J.A OLADAPO & CO 08030696558

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, December 14, 2017

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OYENIYI SILIFATU ADUKE 2. AMUDA JULIANAH OLOKO 3. OMOSEBI OLUYEMI GABRIEL 4. ANIFOWOSE AFUSAT IYABO 5. ODELUSI OLUWATOYIN SUNDAY 6. ADEBAYO FOLAKE FELICIA 7. OSABIYI OLUDAISI JOSEPH. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. UNITY AND PROGRESS. 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: SECRETARY.

GLORY RAIN CENTRE INT’L

Companies Registration 25 (Trustees)

GLORIOUS WORDPOWER CHRISTIAN CENTRE

TOTAL CHRIST FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. OLUWALOGBON AJAYI JOSEPH - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. REV. KEHINDE AKANJI OGUNBAYO 3. PST.(MRS) OLUWALOGBON JANET - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH AND TEACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTMAS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE AND INSTIL FAITH IN THE LIFE OF MEMBERS. 3. TO BRING HEALING AND DELIVERANCE TO THE MEMBERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC. 4. TO DEMONSTRATE CHRIST LOVE, CARE AND PROTECTION AMONG THE MEMBERS AS ONE FAMILY. 5. TO ERADICATE BY EXHORTATION, REBUKE AND PRAYERS THE BELIEF IN WITCHCRAFT, SORCERY AND ALL SATAN WORKS ETC. 6.TO SET UP CHARITY HOMES IN AID OF THE LESS PRIVILEGE AMONG HER MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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.

7. TO AQUIRE LAND FOR CAMP MEETING BANQUET AND LODGING FACILITIES, TO HAVE CHURCH WORSHIP /FELLOWSHIP CENTRES. 8.TO ORGANISE CITYWIDE CRUSADES, SEMINARS, REVIVAL AND MEDIA PREACHING. 9.TO OPEN BRANCHES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE NATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

AGBAJEGE ASIPA PROGRESSIVE FARMERS ASSOCIATION

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

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. TAMUNOIDUABIA KOKO 2. EBIYE KOKO 3. INNOCENT FRANK- OPUTU

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ENILAMA SAMUEL AUSTIN 2, BELLO ISMAILA ADEREMI 3. IDOWU OLUFUNLOLA MARGRET 4. OKOSUN ROSEMARY 5. OGUNBONA GBOLAHAN CHARLES 6. SEGUN AGBESANWA 7. OYEWUNMI ADEYINKA OYETUNJI

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO ENGAGE IN PRISON MINISTRY & INVITATION 3. TO PUBLISH CHRISTIAN BOOKS, MAGAZINES JOURNALS AND DAILY DEVOTIONALS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: IFEANYI ONWUZURIKE CEDARWOOD SOLICITORS, ABUJA 08050605543

CHIEDOZIE IHECHUKWU MADUBUIKE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IHECHUKWU CHIEDOZIE MADUBUIKE 2. IHECHUKWU-MADUBUIKE ADA ALICEMARY 3. ONYEANUSI NGOZI 4. OKAM MUNACHISO EKWUTOSI 5. IHECHUKWU-MADUBUIKE IKENNA CHUKWUKA 6. IHECHUKWU-MADUBUIKE CHINWEIZU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE PROGRAMMES ON HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND SOLUTIONS. 2. TO PROMOTE AND ENGAGE IN ALL DESIRABLE INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITIONS, RESEARCHES IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION, SPORTING OR OTHERWISE AND TO CARRY ON AS PROPRIETORS AND ADVISERS ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, P.M.B 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DAY OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHIKEZIE MADUBUIKE ESQ.

DESTINY CHRISTIAN GOSPEL MINISTRY RC NO: CAC/IT/60848 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990.

NAMES OF OLD TRUSTEES 1.

EDITH EGBUNU, REMOVED 2.

EGBUNU JUDE ACHILE, REMOVED 3.

MARTHIAS SALIFU. REMOVED 4.

PST.ELIAS EGBUNU RETAINED 5.

DEACONESS COMFORT EGBUNU RETAINED 6.

PST.AUGUSTINE KALU RETAINED 7.

REV.GOWON IDRIS RETAINED NEW TRUSTEES APPOINTED 1) REV. JOELKING YUSUF, 2) ABEL EDEGBO, 3) PST. ROBERT AGAGWU.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHAPEL OF GRACELIFE GOSPEL INT’L THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. IGE OLATUNDE SUNDAY - CHAIRMAN 2. MR. OTEGBOLA JEREMIAH TAIWO -SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TOTAL HEALING AND DELIVERANCE . OUTREACH TO ALL NATIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AKINMOLUJOYE DANIEL 2. OYEBODE DAUDA ADEKUNLE 3. OGUNDIPE OLAKUNLE JOSEPH

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

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: BARR. CHIKE AKALONU

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

OZUBULU-USA INDIGENES ORGANIZATION

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. MR. GODFREY ECHENDU - PRESIDENT 2. DR. JEROME OKOLO - SECRETARY 3. DR. JUSTINA UKAIGWE - TREASURER 4. ARC. CHARLES NWOSU - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 5. DR. ODILI OJUKWU

MOVERS OF DIVINE MANDATA MINISTRY 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. BARTHOLOMEW AGBOCHENU - CHAIRMAN 2. ABU JOHNSON - SECRETARY 3. ADEMU BENEDICT 4. UMORU SAMUEL 5. AGBO FAVOR

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS

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

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

GOD WITH US INT’L WORSHIP CENTRE

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

TRUSTEES: 1.

REVD. MRS. CHIDI PAULINE CHINAZO 2. UROKO ANTHONIA CHIOMA 3. IBEH CYRIL CHINEDU (ESQ.) 4. JOHN IJOMA 5.

MADUAKO UKAMAKA GRACE. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.

TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MONICA NKIRUKA OKAFOR 2. ISREAL CHUKS PHILIP

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

SPRING VALLEY ESTATE OWNER’S ASSOCIATION 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. DR. IDRIS JIBIA LAWAL - CHAIRMAN 2. MR. YUSUF SAMSON - SECRETARY 3. MR. OSUJI UZOCHUKWU ANTHONY - MEMBER 4. ALH. ALIYU SHEHU - MEMBER 5. DR. DUROGBOLA BABAJIDE SAMUEL - MEMBER 6. PHARM. ABUBAKAR MUSTAPHA DANRAKA - MEMBER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. THE PROMOTION OF GOOD NEIGHBOURLINESS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 2. TO COLLABORATE WITH AND ASSIST SECURITY AGENCIES IN THE MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE ESTATE. 3. TO MAINTAIN THE ROAD NETWORK WITHIN THE ESTATE AND ENSURE THE GENERAL CLEANLINESS OF THE ESTATE. 4. THE PROMOTION OF FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION AND SIMILAR ASSOCIATIONS ELSEWHERE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

SIGNED: IBEH CYRIL CHINEDU (ESQ.)

SIGNED: DR. IDRIS JIBIA LAWAL CHAIRMAN

WINDING UP

WINDING UP

CHARVET TRADING LIMITED

88/90, MURTALA MOHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD, BESIDE MOBIL FILLING STATION, STOP OVER HOTEL BUS-STOP, MAFOLUKU, LAOGS NIGERIA (RC 968690) THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004 CHARVET TRADING LIMITED SPECIAL RESOLUTION AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE NAMED COMPANY HELD ON THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017 AT ITS REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY 88/90, MURTALA MOHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD, BESIDE MOBIL FILLING STATION, STOP OVER HOTEL BUST-STOP, MAFOLUKU, LAGOS STATE THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS DULY PASSED. 1) RESOLUTION TO WIND UP THAT CHARVET TRADING LIMITED BE AND IS HEREBY VOLUNTARILY WOUND UP, 2) APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATOR THAT ABUBAKAR SHEIDU ESQ . OF ABUBAKAR SHEIDU & COMPANY, 72/76, ALLEN AVENUE (2ND FLOOR), IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA BE AND IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS LIQUIDATOR FOR CHARVET TRADING LIMITED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WINDING UP THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY. DATED THIS 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017 -----------------------------ISSAM ABOU HASSAN DIRECTOR

--------------------------------ANWAR ABOU HASSAN DIRECTOR

CWC CONFERENCE & EXHIBITIONS NIGERIA LIMITED AFRICAN EXHIBITION SERVICES, ALFACO HOUSE, PLOT E, IKOSI ROAD, OREGUN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA RC NO: 1278096

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004 CWC CONFERENCE & EXHIBITIONS NIGERIA LIMITED SPECIAL RESOLUTION AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE NAMED COMPANY HELD ON THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017 AT 43A CHURCHGATE STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE DULY PASSED: 1. RESOLUTION TO WIND UP THAT CWC CONFERENCES & EXHIBITIONS NIGERIA LIMITED BE AND IS HEREBY VOLUNTARILY WOUND UP. 2. APPOINTMENT OF A LIQUIDATOR THAT MR KEHINDE DAODA OF 43A CHURCHGATE STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA BE AND IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS LIQUIDATOR FOR CWC CONFERENCES & EXHIBITIONS NIGERIA LIMITED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WINDING UP THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY. DATED THIS 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017 -----------------------------SCOTT SHELTON DIRECTOR

--------------------------------FADI JARMAKANI DIRECTOR

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Companies Registration (Trustees)

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1.) JEHOSHAPHAT URI OGBENJUWA VIRTUE ONYEKEENEJO ( 2) APOSTLE THEOPHILUS OLOCHE EBONYI (3.) ONJEH INNOCENT ODUMU (4) OCHOGWU ADESI JOHN (ESQ) (5) ONJEH AGNES. (6) ODUDU MBUA BEATRICE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATION ABOUT RESEARCH PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO EXAMINE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, TO STIMULATE THE CREATION OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH TASKS, AND TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR EVALUATING AND COMPARING RESEARCH TASKS. 2. TO EXTEND A MECHANISM TO ADDRESS AND EDUCATE THE EFFECT OF ‘LOSS AND DAMAGE’ RESULTING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO CALL FOR A NEW MECHANISM ENABLING EMISSION REDUCTIONS IN THE COUNTRY 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.

TOLA MUSTAPHA 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. MRS. MORAYO OLUBAYO MUSTAPHA - CHAIRMAN 2. MRS. OLUBUNMI CORDERO 3. DR. (MRS) OLUWASEUN MUSTAPHA-TEMOWO 4. ALHAJI SAKA OLALEKAN JINADU 5. MRS. ADETOUN OLUREMI JIBODU 6. MR. ABAYOMI OGUNNOWO - SECRETARY

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.

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Brutalisation of Perm Sec: APC Use of mobile phones not a risk to health, says NCC calls for investigation Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki The opposition All progressives Congress( APC) in Enugu State has called on security agencies and other relevant bodies to investigate the recent alleged brutalisation and assault of a serving permanent secretary in Enugu State by the chairman of Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), Chief Ikeji Asogwa.

The state chairman of the party, Dr Ben Nwoye, who briefed journalists yesterday in Enugu, described the act as a shame to the state, urging Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to protect the sanctity of the state civil service and administer sanctions on erring officers so as to avoid breakdown of law and order.

Nwoye stated that sweeping the heinous and barbaric act under the carpet portends serious danger to the growth

of democracy in Enugu state, because “it shocks the conscience that a Permanent Secretary could be brutalized, humiliated and stripped in the premises of the (ENSUBEB) with pictures of his nakedness shown all over by hired thugs led by the chairman of the board, Asogwa, without a pronouncement from government about two weeks after the incident took place.

According to him, as a human Rights lawyer and concerned citizen of the state, declared that the alleged silence of the government could lead to break down of law and order in the state, because such incident could not have been swept under the carpet if it had it been meted to somebody from Nsukka axis, where the governor hail from “but because it happened to an Nkanu man, no body, including government is talking about it.Daily times

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PASTOR EMMANUEL JOHN OYIOWOICHO, GENERAL OVERSEER (CHAIRMAN) 2.

GLORY UNOGU EJIMOFOR (SECRETARY GENERAL) 3.

ALICE AGBO JOHN (MEMBER) 4.

MR. JOHN ONOJA ELIAS (MEMBER) 5.

MR. JOSEPH CHINENYE EZEKWU (MEMBER) 6.

MR. GODSTIME LIVINUS AGBOVU (MEMBER) 7.

MR. DAMIETE BENSON BOB-MANUEL (MEMBER) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO CONDUCT EVANGELISM/CRUSADES IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND ELSEWHERE. 3. TO ESTABLISH CHURCHES/MINISTRIES. 4. TO ORGANIZE CONFERENCES/SEMINARS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS OKOSUNS FLORENCE - PRESIDENT 2. OKOSUNS FRIDAY OSEGHALE - SECRETARY 3. PASTOR UGHEGHELE KENNEDY TIMOTHY 4. ADAOBOR HENRY OSEAHUMEN AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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recalled that thugs allegedly led by the ENSUBEB, chairman, Asogwa, had about a two weeks ago brutalized and stripped the Permanent Secretary, Onaga Ogbodo inside the premises of the commission, over issues said to be connected with the running of the affairs of the establishment .

Eye witnesses, told newsmen under condition of anonymity, that Asogwa, had after ordering his “men” to lock the gate dragged the Perm sec out of his official vehicle and rained slaps on his face before stripping him with the aid of his hired thugs in the full glare of staff of the commission.

But Asogwa denied committing the act when he was contacted by journalists. Nwoye, maintained that sweeping such sensitive matter under the carpet would do the sate more harm than good, insisting that a thorough investigation be carried out and perpetrators be brought to book, noting that the continued silence of the government was further eroding the confidence of civil servants as true representatives and image of government in the ministries.

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Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), yesterday cleared the air making the round in some quarters especially from telecommunication consumers/subscribers that the use of mobile phones poses high health risk in the country.

South East zonal Controller of the Commission, Emilia Nwokoro made the clarification in Abakaliki during the Consumer Conversation Forum, CCF, held at the secretariat of Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state.

According to her, it was necessary for telecom consumers to be educated on their basic rights, quality service and safety and how to seek redress when their rights are abused as NCC places premium on consumers.

She said:”The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is an independent National Regulatory Authority for the Telecommunications industry in Nigeria. In line with the 8 point agenda of the Commission, this year 2017 has been declared “NCC Year of the Telecom

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Consumers” The aim is to ensure that the telecommunications Consumers are carried along in their regulatory function.

She however stated that despite frantic effort

by NCC to enlighten and educate telecom subscribers, Nigerians are yet to understand and appreciate the role of NCC between Network providers and telecom consumers.

She added that no adverse health effects have been established as being caused through the use of mobile phones.

“A number of studies have investigated the effects of radiography fields on brain electrical activity, cognitive function, sleep, heart rate and blood pressure in volunteers.

To date, research does not suggest any consistent evidence of adverse health effects from exposure to radio frequency fields at levels below those that cause tissue heating.

“In line with the position of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) supported by International Council on Nonioniizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has

maintained that as at today, there is no conclusive evidence to show correlation between the Electromagnetic Fields from telecommunications masts and health risk to individuals around these infrastructure”, she stated.

Other areas covered by the campaign include “Do Not Disturb (DND), toll free line, quality service among others.

Speaking earlier, chairman of Abakaliki local government area Emmanuel Nwagele represented

by Ugochukwu Onwe described the consumer conversation forum as timely because of complaints from telecom consumers.

Nwagele said, “It is a programme organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to educate Abakaliki people who are the consumers of telecom. To tell them their rights and privileges and the consumers are here to listen to them.

“It is necessary because the consumers are complaining of a lot of ill treatment from the network providers. The unsolicited messages, the indiscriminate deductions and unnecessary calls from the network providers.

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How fruit, vegetables lower risk of type 2 diabetes Stories by Angela Onwuzoo Nigerians may have to increase the rate at which they consume fruits and vegetables as a study has revealed that a diet high in antioxidants - especially fruit and vegetables lessens the risk of type 2 diabetes.

A team of researchers from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Paris, carried out a study on the effect of antioxidants to the risk of type 2 diabetes. Previous studies showed that some antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, lycophenes or flavonoids, were linked to a lower chance of developing type 2 diabetes. In the study, the researchers wanted to confirm whether overall diet is associated with the risk of diabetes.

The team used the data from the E3N study, which was comprised of around 100,000 French female participants born from 1925 to 1950, and were followed from 1990. The Inserm team followed more than 60,000 women who did not have diabetes and cardiovascular disease from 1993 to 2008.

The participants answered a questionnaire about their diet at the start of the study, elaborating on at least 200 different food items.

The Inserm research team calculated a score for total dietary antioxidant capacity for every participant using the data and an Italian database that provided information on the antioxidant capacity of a huge number of different foods. After that, the team looked at the links between this score and the risk of diabetes prevalence during the follow-up period.

The results revealed that an increase in antioxidant consumption of up to 15 millimoles per day (mmol/day) reduced the risk of developing diabetes; however, the effect reached a plateau in much higher levels.

This level of dietary antioxidants could be done by consuming foods rich in antioxidants, such as fruits like blueberries and strawberries, nuts like walnuts and hazelnuts, dark chocolate, tea, and prunes.

In addition, the findings of the study showed that the participants who had the highest antioxidant scores had a decreased risk in diabetes of 27 percent in comparison to those with the lowest scores.

Fruits and vegetables, tea, and red wine were the foods and drinks that primarily led to a high dietary antioxidant score.

“This link persists after taking into account all the other principal diabetes risk factors: smoking, education level, hypertension, high cholesterol levels, family history of diabe-

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tes and, above all, BMI, the most important factor,” explained Francesca Romana Mancini, the initial author of the study.

However, the researchers did not include coffee from the observation even though it contains high antioxidant levels.

This is because the antioxidants in coffee have already been proven to decrease the risk of

type 2 diabetes, and might cover the outcomes of antioxidants from the other sources.

“This work complements our current knowledge of the effect of isolated foods and nutrients, and provides a more comprehensive view of the relationship between food and type 2 diabetes,” said Guy Fagherazi, the lead researcher of the E3N

study.

In conclusion, Mancini explained that antioxidants fight the effect of free radicals that damage the cells in general, but specifically, antioxidants can also have particular effects, like its effect on the sensitivity of cells to insulin. However, she also noted that further research

is needed to prove this.

The findings of the study was published in the journal Diabetologia of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) .

Other ways to lower the chance of developing type 2 diabetes.

Aside from increasing the consumption of foods rich in antioxidants, there are other ways on how to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Maintain a healthy body weight – Diabetes may be delayed or prevented by maintaining a healthy weight. Reducing around 10 to 14 percent of your weight may help if your weight is 200 pounds.

Be physically active – Having at least 30 minutes of physical activity five days per week will help reduce the risk of diabetes.

Eat healthily – Eating smaller portions will help lower the amount of calorie intake and will help you lose weight. Moreover, pick foods that are low in fat and drink water instead of sugary drinks.

Improve your knowledge on diagnosis, treatment of Endometriosis, Nigerian doctors told To reduce the challenges associated with the diagnosis and treatment of Endometriosis among adolescents and women, Nigerian doctors have been urged to increase their knowledge and awareness about the health disorder by thinking about its existence.

The charge was given by stakeholders in Lagos during the 2017 Physicians’ Roundtable with the theme “Endometriosis In Adolescents”, put together by the Endometriosis Support Group, Nigeria (ESGN), aimed at educating Nigerian medical doctors on the management of the condition owing to the difficulty associated with its diagnosis and treatment.

Experts say Endometriosis is a medical condition that occurs when the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, grows in other places, such as the fallopian tubes, ovaries or along the pelvis. When that lining breaks down, like the regular lining in the uterus that produces the menstruation and it has nowhere to go. Common signs and symptoms of endometriosis according to them may include; painful periods, pain with intercourse, pain with bowel movements or urination, excessive bleeding, infertility among others.

Available record shows that medical practitioners in Nigeria do not know about Endometriosis , a reason experts say had led to missed diagnosis in millions of Nigerian women who suffer this condition.

In his remarks, Dr Robert Zurawin, a renowned Paediatric & Adolescent Gynacology Surgeon, and specialist of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology, said doctors can only think of diagnosing Endometriosis if they are aware of its existence.

Sharing his experience and knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in adolescents, Zurawin, who is an Associate Professor at the Division of Gynaecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and MD, Texas Institute for Gynecologic Research & Education, said it was necessary for doctors to know how to diagnose endometriosis correctly to reduce the sufferings of those affected and to avoid wrong medication.

“The correct diagnosis is important. There was an old saying when I was in medical school that you cannot diagnose Tuberculosis if you do not think that tuberculosis exists.

You have to know that it exists, and the same thing goes for Endometriosis”, he said.

According to him, doctors

need to think Endometriosis in order to diagnose it, hence, they have to be educated to think of Endometriosis as a diagnosis.

He urged mothers of young teenagers and other young women to also get educated while appealing to government to provide the right environment and facilities for correct diagnosis and treatment of the disorder.

“They should be aware of the common signs and symptoms of Endometriosis such as painful periods that do not respond to common relievers, and seek counseling early”, he added.

Also speaking, Chairman of the forum and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, CMUL, Dr. Bomi Ogedengbe, said although endometriosis had existed for many years, it was not until around three or four decades ago before gynaecologists became aware of its existence.

Giving further insight into the need for right diagnosis of endometriosis, Ogedengbe said the first thing that needs to be done is a laparoscopy.

She explained: “In the developed world, having a laparoscopy is like having a routine chest x-ray, but that is not the case here. However, we must have

this technology, use it and train the upcoming residents to also recognize and use it.

“Nowadays we produce most of our specialists here in the West Africa sub-region and most of them are Nigerians. They need to have hands-on training in laparoscopy.”

In his contribution, the Founder and Spokesperson for the Endometriosis Support Group, Nigeria, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, said the Physicians’ Roundtable was an ideal forum to sensitise doctors and draw their attention to the disorder.

Ajayi, who is the Medical Director/CEO, Nordica Fertility Centre, Lagos, Abuja and Asaba, said: “It’s easier when you bring the people who have the same interests so you can communicate with them. We know it is the doctors that see the patient sand unless these doctors are able to think of Endometriosis, the diagnosis will be missed and the patient will continue to suffer.

He added: “We are drawing attention to the fact that endometriosis starts in adolescence and when you begin treating it early, there is possibility of preventing the complications women are subjected to in later life. More so medical doctors in Nigeria are not where they ought to be in terms of endometriosis diagnosis and treatment.”

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‘Healthy diets reduce blood pressure more than medication’ Stories by Angela Onwuzoo Low-salt diets packed with fruit and vegetables lower blood pressure more than medication after just four weeks, a Harvard University study reveals.

Cutting out salt and eating lots of fruit, vegetables and lowfat dairy, reduces people with high blood pressure’s results by an average of 21 mm Hg, the research adds.

Most medications typically reduce hypertension readings by between 10 and 15 mm Hg, but come with side effects in-

cluding fatigue, dizziness and headache.

Study author Dr Lawrence Appel said: ‘What we’re observing from the combined dietary intervention is a reduction in systolic blood pressure as high as, if not greater than, that achieved with prescription drugs.

‘It’s an important message to patients that they can get a lot of mileage out of adhering to a healthy and low-sodium diet.’

Around 32 percent of adults in the US have high blood pressure, which puts them at risk of heart disease and stroke.

NAFDAC urges support for fight against unwholesome, unregistered products The National Agency for Food Drug and Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has urged critical stakeholders to join the agency in the fight against counterfeit, adulterated and unregistered products, especially in the Southeast of the country.

The South-East Zonal Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr Fori Tatama, gave the advice on Tuesday, in Enugu.

“We want them to know that joining NAFDAC in its core mandate of fighting against would benefit them greatly, especially majority of them that

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UN allocates $13.4 m for humanitarian intervention in North-East – Official The UN has allocated $13.4 million dollars for Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) to support over one million people in need of critical life-saving assistance in the war ravaged Northeast.

Edward Kallon, the Humanitarian Coordinator, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN-OCHA, disclosed this in a statement issued in Maiduguri.

The UN agency said that the humanitarian emergency in the North-east was one of the most severe in the world today.

He disclosed that 8.5 million people are in need of life-saving assistance in 2017 in the worst-affected states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.

Mr. Kallon said that the NHF allocation would help to address the devastating situation by financing 24 projects in the region.

He listed key intervention areas to include protection, nutrition, water and sanitation, health, education, shelter and non-food items, rapid response and early recovery.

He explained that the intervention was targeting a total of 950,000 persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.

“Humanitarian needs in the North-East Nigeria are still vast.

“The United Nations and our partners, in support of the Government of Nigeria, are committed to assisting those in need, especially in pivotal areas such as protection and health.

“In line with commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit, five local responders are being supported through direct funding in this allocation. ‘‘By empowering national partners, a more integrated and localised response will be possible, and their capacity will also be strengthened,” he said.

The coordinator explained that the funds would be used to expand and improve sexual and reproductive health services to about 130, 000 women and adolescent girls in Borno.

He added that the money would facilitate mental health services for vulnerable children and adults, as well as address issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV) by providing more accessible medical care services.

He stated that funds had been allocated for improvement of the availability of safe water and sani-

tation for 125,000 people to mitigate the risk of faecal contamination and poor hygiene.

The UN agency lauded the generous support of Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and the Republic of Korea.

It also praised Canada, Spain, Luxembourg, and the Arab Gulf Programme for Development, Malta, Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka for their assistance.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NHF is one of the 18 country-based pooled funds launched during the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region in February 2017.

The fund was being managed by the UN-OCHA; it played vital role in ensuring an effective, coordinated, prioritised and principled humanitarian response in Nigeria.

To date the NHF had received $41 million dollars in contributions and pledges to address and ameliorate the humanitarian emergency in the North-East.

deal in genuine and registered products.

“First, we are going to have regular interaction and interface with market unions and associations to engage them effectively in our war against counterfeit, adulterated and unregistered products in markets across the South-East.

“Secondly, we are going to sensitise them to the need to engage in export-driven businesses, which will make them shift from the importers, most of them are today, to exporters.

“The agency will do free laboratory testing for the export products, especially traders dealing in agro-allied products and other finished products under the agency’s regulation meant for export.

“We have found out that the South-East traders, by providence and hard work, are good in business and they can take business risk.

“So we want them to take advantage of the new Federal Government supported exportdrive initiative.

“NAFDAC and other Federal Government agencies are ready to assist them succeed in the export business through standardisation and other exporttrade facilitation incentives,’’ he said.

Tatama assured that the sensitisation would be enhanced the core mandate of NAFDAC

in 2018 in South-East.

NAFDAC was established in 1993 under the country’s health and safety law to checkmate illicit and counterfeit products in Nigeria.

It is also to regulate and control the importation, exportation, manufacture, advertisement, distribution, sale and use of drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, packaged water and chemicals.

NAFDAC also has the mandate to conduct appropriate tests and ensure compliance with standard specifications, designated and approved by the council for the effective control of quality of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, packaged water, and chemicals among others.

“Over time, we have learnt that it is easier to stop a product that has question mark at the major markets, where the products are sold at wholesome and unit-bulks to retailers, who spreads it to every nook and cranny of the zone,” he said.

Tatama said regular interactions with the market unions and associations would commence January 2018 to ensure a “win-win situation” for both the traders and the government.

He expressed optimism that the success of the fight against of fake products would further improve the economy.

NGO seeks more sensitisation on polio vaccination Women Friendly Initiative (WFI), an NGO, has called for more sensitisation and education of the public, especially parents on importance of immunisation of children against polio.

Dr Francis Eremutha, the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation made the call in Abuja.

Eremutha also appealed to religious bodies and other organisations to sensitize the people to ensure that children between ages zero to five years were immunised.

According to him , immunisation of children will prevent them from having polio as well as prevent the spread by those who already have it .

He also advised that cases of polio be reported early so that treatment would be administered to prevent the spread of the disease.

“There is no need to wait until polio is discovered before it will be reported. Parents should report such case early enough , ‘’ he said.

The CEO said that doing this would help eradicate polio in the community and the nation

at large.

“Polio is a communicable disease and it will be terrible if children who have it transfer it to those who do not have.

“We want to make sure that only those children within the range of ages one to five are vaccinated .

“We want to make sure that they are vaccinated properly , polio is more deadly than AIDS “We cannot afford to see this communicable disease go round our country and the society when we can prevent it.’’

He said that the NGO had embarked on sensitisation programme in some communities to let people know how the disease could be communicated as well as how to prevent it.

“We want to see a country free from polio and we are working to ensure that there is no such case in all communities in FCT. “So I want to reassure parents that health programmes are for the development and progress of the people.

“It is an act of preventing these diseases and not an act of humiliating individuals, so parents should be rest assured of health programmes.”

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Sterling Bank empowers women for national development Stories by Ganiyu Obaaro The One-Woman proposition by Sterling Bank Plc designed to cater to the unique needs of women has sponsored a seminar on Women Empowerment and National Development for the Women Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).

Speaking at the opening ceremony, General Manager, Corporate Banking, Sterling Bank, Mrs. Mojisola Bakare said the One-Woman proposition offers value-added financial offerings to meet business and personal needs of women in Nigeria. The proposition also fosters support by providing platforms for women to support other women.

The GM, who also doubles as the chairperson of the financial group of the LCCI, said the offerings included Sterling Maternal Medical Finance (SMMF) available to women for peculiar medical treatments like fibroid.

Other features of the product are customized debit cards with a bold feminine touch that would provide cardholders access to discounts for spas, makeover services; and furniture/household items at select outlets and two percent discounts on interest rates for all existing retail loan products (e.g. personal loan, asset acquisition loan, MSME loans,) for women.

Also included are Womenpreneurship, job shadowing schemes and capacity building programme for young women, internship opportunities with access to the MSME academy for free or at a discount.

Delivering her keynote address of the confab, christened: “The Nigeria we want: Women Empowerment and National Development.

The nexus of policies, laws and practice,” Deputy Minority Whip in the Senate and Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Senator Abiodun Olujimi, encouraged women to continue being shining examples in their various fields and take their future in their hands by being engaged in business or politics.

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Fidelity Bank pioneers tax payments, revenue collection with instant banking solution Sam Nzeh

As part of deliberate efforts to change the face of service and create total customer experience in the financial services industry, Fidelity Bank has deployed a ground breaking and innovative solution for the collection of internally generated revenue (IGR) in Lagos State.

Working in conjunction with the State Government, Fidelity Bank developed the tax collection/payment solution via its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel (*770#). The solution, which is first of its kind in the industry, is

in response to some of the challenges faced in making tax payments and remittances to Lagos State Government.

According to the Divisional Head, Retail Banking, Richard Madiebo, the introduction of the USSD for the payment of state taxes is an innovative step that enables the average tax payer fulfill his or her obligations to government conveniently.

“This payment option is borne largely from our desire to always provide easy and convenient payment channels to the semiformal and informal tax markets in Nigeria”, Madiebo said, adding that tax payers can now

make payment efficiently and this would eventually lead to a reduction of leakages in the system for the state.

Fidelity Bank has, over the years, positioned itself as a key player in the Nigeria’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) across Federal and State mandates. The Bank successfully deployed easy and convenient payment solutions in Anambra, Abia, Imo, Kano and Sokoto sates through Point of Sale (PoS) Terminal Tax Collections, Automated Electronic Motor Vehicle Licence, Land Registry Automation Processes and web payment platforms.

Speaking in the same vein, Head, Enterprise Solutions, Zee Agetua expressed gratitude to the Lagos State Government for the partnership adding that Fidelity is committed to helping to improve its IGR position.

“We are working to institutionalize a robust and efficient revenue collections and payments culture through our partnerships with State Government agencies and departments through the years. This is borne out of our conviction that the revenue collections market has indeed huge potentials with increased digitization”, she said.

L-R: President, Consumer Advocacy Foundation Of Nigeria (CAFON), Mrs. Sola Salako-Ajulo; Director General, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera; President, Life International Foundation Incorporated, Dr. Olu Usim-Wilson; National President, National Association of Telecom Subscribers, Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo and Director, Consumer Education, CPC, Mrs. Mopelola Akeju during a round table forum for Consumer Protection Associations (CPAs), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs)... in Abuja.

CPC charges businesses on consumer complaints The Director General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Babatunde Irukera, has insisted that businesses in the country must be responsive to consumer grievances and must institutionalize and prioritize complaint resolution policies and mechanism, stressing that this is the hallmark of company and brand reputation.

Irukera noted that the current regime was unsustainable as it is tantamount to government sub-

sidizing business, stating that the CPC should not substitute company customer care as a multi-company customer service desk.

Specifically, he opined that businesses have factored the cost of complaint resolution into their profitability and as such should not outsource it to the government, while underscoring the important role of the CPC in ensuring resolution that is fair and equitable.

A statement signed by the Deputy Director, Public relations,

Consumer Protection Council.

Mr. Abiodun Obimuyiwa said the director general made the assertion while a more collaborative relationship with the Civil Society, Consumer Protection Associations (CPAs), Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) at a round-table session organized by the Council in Abuja.

He argued that “companies have both commercial and social contracts with consumers. to com-

panies, they customers, not consumers.

On the motive behind the round table forum, Irukera asserted that the council seeks an effective partnership with the civil society for robust protection of consumers across our vast country.

According to him, “any credible and people-oriented leadership will embrace civil society and as such for me, an engagement with those in civil society is paramount.”.

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SON goes tough against producers of substandard products – DG Ganiyu Obaaro

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Benue State has stated that the organisation would henceforth declare war against producers of substandard products without SON’s certification.

Director General of SON, Barr.

Osita Anthony Aboloma who was represented by State Coordinator, Mr Samson Makolo dropped this during the presentation of SON Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certification to SOCEPV Standard Poles Limited and RANTITO Dairies both in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Tuesday.

Ablooma who commended the two private organizations said that their products passed

the monitoring process and conformed to Nigerian Industrial Standards.

At Rantito Dairies Limited, SON said that the company has established state of arts machineries and quality assurance facilities that guarantees total quality on table water and yoghourt products At SOCEPV standard poles, the SON DG said that the organization would soon partner with Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Related Commission, ICPC to begin clamp down on counterfeit products in the market.

He said SOCEPV Standard Poles Limited Makurdi has met all the requirements needed for the award of MANCAP (NIS) Certificate having been subjected

to thorough dynamo metric tests in SON Laboratory Enugu and other independent laboratories in Nigeria, where the results therefrom showed that the product conformed to NIS 586/2007 and other international standards.

Aboloma stated that the decision to involve ICPC was to prevent dumping of unsafe and counterfeited products in the markets and also promote consumer confidence and global competitiveness of Nigerian goods and services.

He also appealed to the Nigeria Independent Power Project (NIPP) and governments at all levels to patronise only concrete poles certified by SON so as to sanitise the power sector.

However, the power sector had recorded lots of deaths in recent times in a bid to erecting poles to

Civil society kicks against 61% electricity tariff hike Joy Ekeke The civil society and the organised labour have vowed to engage the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over plans to increase electricity tariff by over 61 per cent.

Expressing concerns at the incessant increase in electricity tariffs, Barr. Toluwani Adebiyi, who led a coalition of civil society organisations under the auspices of Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) to a protest rally in Lagos said the move was unacceptable.

Addressing journalists during the rally, Adebiyi, who has been in the forefront of the agitations against tariff increase, argued that the increment is totally unaffordable considering the biting economic hardship assailing the already impoverished masses.

The human rights activist, who recalled that the electricity distribution companies (Discos) were yet to honour the agreements they signed with the Federal Government in November 2013 to issue prepaid metres to all Nigeria consumers within 18 months, said, “It will amount to a rude disrespect to the rule of law to talk of increment now when the matter that touches so much on tariff

increment is still pending in court.”

Adebiyi observed that it has been incessant power tariff increments without commensurate improvement, saying Nigerians have been paying for gross darkness with no value in return for the exorbitant bill paid by consumers.

He urged the NERC to optimise their generating capacity by ensuring that the electricity generating companies (GENCOs) generate enough power for the Discos.

He advised the federal government to revoke the license of private companies and take over the sector if those private companies cannot stabilise and improve power in Nigeria after four years of privatisation.

distribute electricity to the public and so many other power facilities destroyed due to use of low quality standard of manufactured poles,saying there is need for other regulators and engineering bodies in the building and power distribution sector to always insist on using certified products.

According to the director general, ‘having gone through rigorous test requirements by SON Engineers, the Governing Council of SON deemed it fit and thereby awarded this prestigious MANCAP Certificate (first in Benue state) to SOCEPV Standard Poles limited. This certificate of MANCAP is for your; (a) Concrete Electric Pole(High Tension), (b) Concrete Electric Pole(Low Tension) respectively subject to renewable after three years”. Aboloma stated.

The House of Representative Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has appealed to the Federal Government to pay all outstanding debts to the Commission within a reasonable time.

The Chairman of the Committee, Hon Nicholas Mutu, made the appeal on Tuesday when he led his colleagues to pay a courtesy visit to the Managing Director of the NDDC, Mr Nsima Ekere, at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.

He told the NDDC Chief Executive Officer, who received them in the company of the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mr Mene Derek and the Executive Director Projects, Engr Samuel Adjogbe, that the Committee’s visit was part of its oversight function to inspect project sites, look at the books of the Commission and evaluate its performance.

Hon Mutu affirmed that the committee would support the NDDC through regular engagements, with a view to enhancing the performance of the commission and improving on its service delivery to the people.

He re-stated the Committee’s displeasure with the debts owed the NDDC by the Federal Government and other agencies that contribute to its funding, calling for a change of attitude. He declared: “In future, we expect that all statutory obligations to the NDDC would be paid as and when due.

The delay in the release of funds has created a situation whereby the Commission is unable to meet its financial obligations to contractors and stakeholders.

Mutu advised the NDDC to set up a mechanism to leverage resources outside the statutory sources of funds by working out partnerships and joint venture arrangements.

Growing concerns over Apapa Road as OPS laments effect on trade Joy Ekeke

As far as the state of the Apapa road remains the way it is, with little or no effort at speedy rehabilitation, cries of manufacturers and importers will not be easily silenced.

Expressing its pain, the Organised Private Sector (OPS) has complained that the challenge is taking toll on trade facilitation, cost of cargo transportation and overhead cost of businesses in the country.

The Apapa road, which is at a dilapidated state, is on a 24-hour traffic gridlock, causing cargoes to spend more days either in

transit or at the port.

A statement by the DirectorGeneral, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir on behalf of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (NACCIMA), National Association of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (NASME) and National Association of Small Scale Industries (NASSI) in Lagos yesterday, lamented that the traffic jam hampers access to the ports, paralyse economic activities, engender loss of man-hour and enormous wastage of fuel.

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LSETF launches ‘Lagos Innovates’ for Lagos tech startups Simon Ugwu The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LSETF, has announced “Lagos Innovates”, a series of programs designed for the benefit of technology- and innovation-driven startups in Lagos State. By providing access to high quality infrastructure, learning, capital and networks, Lagos Innovates hopes to cement Lagos’ position as the leading destination for startups in Africa.

Lagos Innovates is throwing its weight behind Lagos-resident founders and Lagos-based high impact, scale potential startups in smart ways, drawing from the experience and successes of similar government-led initiatives like Startup Chile, Startup India and Startup Singapore.

Recognising that collaboration and network-building are key to meaningful innovation and creativity, Lagos Innovates has launched with three programs that are designed to deliver value through Lagos’ numerous co-working facilities. Beginning today, Lagos-resident founders and operators of co-working spaces and innovation hubs will be able to apply for one of Lagos Innovates first three programs: Workspace Vouchers, Hub Loans and Events Sponsorship, through open, merit-based, online applications processes. In the first half of 2018, additional programs will follow, including a scale-up accelerator program, a co-investment scheme and a second, learningfocused, voucher scheme.

“Lagos has perhaps the most exciting startup ecosystem of any city in Africa. The investment case is clear, and driven primarily by the size of the market and accessibility as an entry-point for Nigeria and a springboard for the rest of West Africa. If we get our model for innovation-driven enterprises right,

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in partnership with the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa, GIABA, on December 11, 2017 commenced a four-day training for operatives of the anti-graft agency, aimed at sharpening their skills in the area of assets recovery.

The training which, has as its theme, “Training on Asset Investigation, Management and Recovery”, according to Babashani Sanda, Head, Legal Studies Unit EFCC Academy, was unique.

A statement by the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC. Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said: “The aim of the training, is

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Buhari refocusing Agriculture – Lokpobiri Tom Okpe, Abuja The Minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has redirected the focus of Nigeria towards the path of agriculture.

He also said efforts at harnessing the huge potentials in fisheries and aquaculture will no doubt give an added impetus to the realization of the country shared objective of wealth creation and food security.

Speaking through the Director Agribusiness and Marketing Department of the Ministry, Alhaji Muyiwa Abdulazeez at the 10th

Annual Ministerial Conference of the Fisheries Committee of the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja on Tuesday, he said: “The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has successfully redirected the focus of Nigeria towards the path of sustainable development anchored on agriculture; efforts at harnessing the huge potentials in fisheries and aquaculture will no doubt give an added impetus to the realization of our shared objectives of wealth creation, food and nutritional security in the Gulf of Guinea.”

The Minister commends member states and Nigeria particularly for hosting this important meeting the second time since

to expose the Commission’s investigators on best international techniques on tracing, identifying, recovery and management of assets recognized as proceeds of crimes such as money laundering, terrorist financing among others”, he said.

“We are set to permanently seize more properties suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of crime even without necessarily prosecuting the owners or possessors of such properties in the law courts.

According to Uwujaren, “The participants will be trained on new methods of asset seizure by exposing them to some very important provisions of our laws especially in Section 17 of the AFF Act, 2006 which has

inception.

“It is my hope that you have exploited the conducive environment guaranteed by Nigeria as your host to have fruitful deliberations at the 10th Annual FCWC starting today which I understand Nigeria is hosting for the second time.

“The 10th anniversary of existence and excellent performance in Fisheries management, promotion of fish trade, fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing and regional cooperation among member countries is worthy of commendation”, he said.

In his remarks, the Secretary General of the FCWC, Serephin Dedi indicated that investment

first in fishery in West Africa will be the final option.

“We have indicated that we have to invest for growth accessibility in West Africa, We think that if enough investment is done by the public sector, private and all partners and stakeholders, the fishery sector will surely improve. The contributions in fisheries will only improve with much investment in food security, distribution and job creation. This sector is helping a lot in terms of distribution on the final mission of the sector. If you invest in fisheries you are sure of developing the people of the region.”

On challenges facing the sector in the region, he said: “There are some challenges that are bold

L-R: Head, Retail Segments Union Bank, Paul Aseme; CEO, Quest Advisory Services Limited and facilitator at the seminar, Bayo Rotimi and Head, SME Segment Union Bank, Famous Imiemohon at the seminar which the bank organized for its SME customers in Lagos.

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elements of non-conviction based forfeiture.”

Some of the ongoing GIABA sponsored trainings for staff of the EFCC include; “The Use of Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis”, “Investigative Interviewing and Evidence Evaluation in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism Cases”, “Forensic Accounting and Investigation”.

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering (GIABA) is an institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responsible for facilitating the adoption and implementation of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT) in West Africa.

OPEC: Nigeria plans to boost oil output as price hits $65 Simon Ugwu, with Agency report Less than two weeks after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s decision to extend oil production cuts, Nigeria and Libya are planning to raise output next year. Oil price has hit $65, the highest in 30 months.

Brent crude prices jumped above $65 per barrel after the shutdown of the Forties North Sea pipeline knocked out significant supplies from a market that was already tightening due to OPEC-led production cuts.

Brent crude’s international bench mark was at $ 65.07 a barrel at 0211 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were

at $58.21 a barrel.

Britain’s Forties oil pipeline, the country’s largest at a capacity of 450,000 barrels per day (bpd), shut down on Monday after cracks were revealed.

“The market reaction shows that in a tight market, any supply issue will quickly be reflected in higher prices,” said ANZ bank.

The jump in Brent prices widened its premium to WTI prices, making U.S. oil exports more attractive While many ministers at the Nov. 30 meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) suggested the two nations had joined the output-curbing deal, both are working to add to their peak production from 2018.

On Friday, oil company Total said its new Egina field offshore Nigeria was on track to start in 2018, adding 10 per cent to the country’s production.

The field will have a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) and launch in the fourth quarter of 2018, counterbalancing production constrained by aging pipelines, perpetual theft and sabotage.

“That could certainly change the dynamics,” said Ehsan Ul-Haq, head of crude and products at Resource Economist, a consultancy.

The Nigerian petroleum ministry did not respond to a request for comment on the Egina field startup, and whether production elsewhere would be curtailed as a result.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Wednesday stood steadied at the official foreign exchange market to close at 306.30 the same rate it exchanged the previous day, but gained slightly at the parallel market segment of the forex market.

This is just as the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEX) window, recorded a significant mid-week transactions turnover of $301.2 million, stronger than $96.77m declared on Tuesday and $209.05m sold on the first trading day of the week.

The NAFEX window, however, began yesterday trading at 359.75 per dol-

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lar the same price it sold on Tuesday, but closed at a depreciated rate of 360.41 compared to 360.37 exchanged the previous day, however, better than 360.50 per dollar closed on Monday.

At the parallel market, the local currency was seen at an unchanged rate of 363 per dollars, but recorded gains against the Pound sterling and the Euro, respectively.

The Naira, recorded a point against the pound to

close at 482 compared to 483 sold on Tuesday and 426 per Euro against 427 stood the same period.

Consequently, the apex bank in its incessant efforts to boost liquidity and alleviate dollar shortages had intervened in the interbank foreign exchange market, with an injection of the total sum $210m.

The bank said, in a statement, it had released 100 million dollars earmarked for the wholesale market, 55 million dollars for small

businesses and individuals, and 55 million dollars for certain dollar expenses such as school fees and medical bills.

According to figures obtained from the bank, Tuesday’s interventions were for the Wholesale, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisibles segments of the market.

The Acting Director, Corporate Communications at the CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor disclosed that the Bank offered the sum of

$100m to the wholesale segment, while the SMEs and invisibles segments each received the sum of $55m.

He reiterated that the releases were meant to boost liquidity, trade and ease of remittances for legitimate personal commitments.

In spite of the stable rate of N360/$1 and the expected inflow from various sources such as the Eurobond and remittances from the Diaspora, Okorafor said the Bank would continue to intervene in the

inter-bank forex market to guarantee liquidity.

While also noting that the interventions had largely checked unwholesome activities of currency speculators, he said that the CBN would not relent in its daily monitoring of activities in the market in order to ensure that all concerned operate in line with extant rules.

Meanwhile, the nation’s foreign exchange market saw transactions worth $1.34 million at its interbank window as at close of yesterday at a rate of N314.50 per dollar.

N5m Heritage Bank’s -sponsored Next Titan Season-4 produces Microbiologist as winner A 22-year-old fledgling entrepreneur, Mr. Iyeh Kennedy has emerged winner of Season 4 of the Next Titan, Nigeria’s entrepreneurial reality TV show sponsored by Heritage Bank Plc, as headline sponsor.

Kennedy is the MD of Blue Leaf Herbs and Spices, which is into 100 per cent organic cultivation, production and packaging of spices with the objective of reducing importation of spices from outside the country. He is a graduate of microbiology from Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.

A statement by the Group Head, Corporate Communications, Heritage Bank, Fela Ibidapo and made available to The Daily Times said that, “He beat three other contestants at the grand finale of the season 4 of the Next Titan held in Lagos recently to win the star prize of N5 million from Heritage Bank and a brand-new Ford Ranger from Coscharis Motors to kick-start his business.

“The Next Titan is Nigeria’s entrepreneurial reality TV show, a brain child of Mide Kunle-Akinlaja, where thousands of ambitious young entrepreneurs compete and a winner emerges to cart away with a grand prize of N5 million and a brand-new car to start his or her dream business.

“The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank, Mr. Ifie Sekibo said the bank has been sponsoring the Next Titan with other sponsors for the last four years in a bid to harness the youths and instil the spirit of entrepre-

neurship in them.”

Sekibo, who was represented by the Divisional Head, Structured Assets, of the Bank, Mr. Kehinde Olugbemi said Heritage Bank believed in creating, preserving and transferring wealth across generations, adding that if they can teach a couple of people how to catch fish, they will in turn teach others so that wealth can be created, and employment generated.

In an interview with journalists, Mr. Kennedy said, “I can’t express myself right now. I left Enugu to come and pursue this dream and even lost my lectureship job with Godfrey Okoye University, while on the programme. This prize means life and everything to me now, and it also means that the vision which I have for Nigeria has just begun and waiting to be accomplished.”

At the grand finale four finalists: Miss. Adenike Ogundoro, a baker; Mr. Sam Dioka, an ecopreneur; Miss Amaka Nworah, a shoe maker and Mr. Kennedy competed for the star prize of N5 million and a brand-new Ford Ranger.

The panel of judges made up of Mr. Kyari Bukar, Chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG); Mr. Tonye Cole, Executive Director and Cofounder of Sahara Group, Chris Parkes, Chairman/ CEO of CPMS Africa, an integrated marketing communications firm and Lilian Olubi, CEO of Primera Africa Securities Limited evicted Miss Nworah after each of them made their business presentations.

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Electronic payment channels transactions hit N19.33trn in Q3- NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that a total volume of 213,693,964 transactions valued at N19.33 trillion were recorded in third quarter of 2017 data on Electronic Payment Channels in the Nigeria Banking Sector.

The NBS report, stated that Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Instant Payment (NIP) transactions dominated the volume of transactions recorded. 97,530,856 volumes of NIP transactions valued at N13.963 billion were recorded in third quarter of 2017.

Volume of transactions recorded on Automated Teller Machine (ATM) valued at

N514bn in third quarter of 2017.

Also, the statistics office puts banking sector credit to private sector at an increased rate of 0.7 per cent to N15.83trn in third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

In the second quarter of 2017, the bureau had disclosed that banking sector to private sector was at N15.71trn and N16trn in first quarter of 2017.

The Bureau in its latest report on ‘Sectorial Breakdown of Credit, ePayment Channels, Deposits & Domestic Credit Breakdown and Staff Strength’, said banks were lending to Agriculture, Industry and Services sectors.

From NBS report, Banks

lending to Agriculture sector continued to drop, while banking investment in the Oil & Gas increased significantly this year.

According to NBS report that was released on Wednesday, banking sector credit to agricultural sector dropped by 1.9 per cent to N491.5bn in third quarter of 2017 from N501.1bn reported in second of 2017.

Also, banking sector credit to the power sector (industry) slump by 1.5 per cent to N459bn in third quarter of 2017 as against N466bn in second quarter of 2016 while banking sector credit the Power sector (Services) dropped by 1.75 per cent to N296.87bn from N302.18bn in the second quarter of

2017.

Banking sector lending to the Oil & Gas sector (services and Industry) hits N4.68 trillion as global oil prices continued to recovery in 2017.

The Bureau stated that banking sector credit to the Oil & Gas industry sector was at N3.54trn in third quarter of 2017 from N3.5trn in second quarter of 2016 while Oil & Gas services rose by 4.7 per cent to N1.14trn from N1.09trn in the second quarter of 2017.

The report by NBS said, “Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors got credit allocation of N3.54trn and N2.27trn to record the highest credit allocation in the period under review.”

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Nigeria has great potential for investors - IMF Stories by Bonny Amadi Lower inflation rate in the country would enhance business vibrancy and greater investment inflow; hence policies need to be targeted at enhancing productivity in the country.

To this end, the regulatory authorities in Nigeria have been charged to put in place policies to bring down the inflation rate in the country and increase access to domestic funds.

The new policy direction would ensure that the nation’s economy attains target growth in 2018 for the most populous African country in 2018, taking into account the country still prides of greater opportunities for investors.

Senior Financial Sector Expert, Debt and Capital Market Instruments Division, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Miriam Tamene, during a visit of IMF Team to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Abuja, added that Nigeria remains investor destination.

Tamene disclosed that at the last IMF Meetings, the Fund was pleasantly surprised to receive numerous indication of interest by investors eager to invest in Nigeria. She however stated that many of them still nurse the fear that they may not be able to retrieve their funds anytime they decide to exit.

According to her, “At the An-

nual meetings of IMF, we were pleasantly surprised when we saw many investors interested in the Securities Market in Nigeria.

A lot of people thought that Nigeria is still investors destination, the main concerns most of them had was the fear that they might not be able to take out their money anytime they want to hence they are being very watchful.”

“Investors are interested in Nigeria, but with difficulties they had in getting their money out recently, that confidence is not there yet. It has improved though, but they are still watching. It is still so much fragile and not what they can take for granted just yet,” she added.

Acting Director General of

SEC, Dr. Abdul Zubair in his remarks, said the future outlook appeared good as several initiatives had already been rolled out by the SEC which will help to grow the capital market and increase investors’ confidence, adding that in the long term, more initiatives will be rolled out to ensure that Nigerian capital market remains one of the best performing in the world.

The IMF Team were in Nigeria for consultations to get update on developments covering all the financial and other key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The report of their consultations is expected to be presented to the IMF Board in February 2018.

L – R shows Mahmud Kazaure, General Counsel, Dangote Cement Plc; Mansur Ahmed, Executive Director, Stakeholder Management and Corporate Communications, Dangote Industries Limited; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Titi Ogungbesan, Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited and Seyi Osunkeye, Chief Executive Officer, Pilot Securities Limited during the NSE CEO’s Awards 2017 ceremony at The NSE ...on Wednesday

Access Bank denies arraignment of its principal officers by ICPC Access Bank Nigeria Plc has refuted recent newspaper and online reports (not Daily Times Nigeria) that that the bank and its principal officers have been dragged to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), over their alleged refusal to post no debit (PND) on some accounts.

The accounts, according to the report, belonged to Blaid properties Limited and Blaid Construction Limited.

In a three-page statement signed by the Company Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, released to the market operators on behalf of the bank by the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the bank said “con-

trary to the publication, neither the bank nor its officials mentioned in the publication were arraigned by the ICPC as reported.”

According to the bank, “The ICPC demanded that the bank provide an evidence that he PND has been lifted by Thursday December 7, 2017 , failing of which its officers will be detained” and being a responsible organization “ officers of the bank returned to the commission with advice from the bank’s solicitors stating why the bank cannot lift the PND in disregard of the presidential panel and the case in court FHC/ABJ/ CSIII4/207 in which the federal government and the attorney general of the federation

were seeking to restrain the bank from releasing funds in the account.

“Given that we had transpired, we were therefore rudely shocked to read the newspaper publications given facts that the bank and its officers had not done anything to warrant being charged for any offence.”

The bank explained that the ICPC had on 18 January, 2017, instructed the bank to allow any withdrawal from the accounts which it was investigating at the time, the bank complied with the instruction by restricting the account.

And by another letter dated November 6 2017, the ICPC instructed the bank to lift the PND on the accounts.

Cautious trade shrinks NSE’s ASI by 1.00% Ï Caverton, GTBank, Presco led decliners The celebrated return to bullish trade during the week has been cut short as cautious trading by investors’ has reversed the hinged on supply outwitting demand for highly priced equities resulting to price slump.

Subsequently, the Nigerian equities market resumed its sliding trend, as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All Share-Index (ASI) trimmed by 1.00 per cent to close trade at for the year to date (YTD) returns on Investment (ROI) at 43.39 per cent.

Analysis of transaction for the day showed that the volume traded and market turnover also weakened by 29.98 per cent and 83.58 per cent respectively.

The price movement table for the day showed that there were 19 gainers and 26 laggards in the day, settling the market breadth at 0.73x.

BERGER led the gainers’ chart with a 4.93 per cent increase in price, to close at N8.09 followed by FCMB Holdings with 4.92per cent growth in equity price while DANGFLOUR also garnered 4.92 per cent equity price gain, , NPFMCRFBK gained 4.76 per cent, while FIDELITYBK closed the top five gainers table with 4.42 per cent gain.

The decliners table for the day was led

by PRESCO which shed -4.98 per cent, CADBURY dropped -4.95 per cent, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) declined by -4.77 per cent, LIVESTOCK feeds dropped by -4.44 per cent, while CAVERTON closed the top five losers table with -4.35 per cent loss on its equity price The market report showed that All NSE sectors indices closed lower, except the NSEOILG5 which advanced by 0.09%. NSEBNK10 dipped the most by 2.24%, followed by the NSEIND, NSEFBT10, and NSEINS10, which all pared by 1.74%, 0.48% and 0.09% correspondingly.

Meanwhile, the bourse remained awash with negative sentiments, as investors continued to sell down on counters which have rallied in recent times. We note that the significant profit taking in the banking and industrial goods sectors dragged the market performance in the day.

DanCem, Stanbic IBTC, Pilot Securities top winners of NSE’s awards Dangote Cement Plc, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited and Pilot Securities emerged top winners in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) 2017 CEO’s Award announced by the Exchange on Wednesday December 13m 2017.

The winners were celebrated at the awards leaders unveiling at the awards ceremony, at the Stock Exchange House, Lagos yesterday.

Dangote Cement Plc was named the Most Compliant Listed Company for 2017, having demonstrated the highest degree of compliance with the rules and regulations regarding disclosure obligations of listed companies on the Exchange in 2017.

Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited, emerged as the win-

ner in the Awards for the Best Dealing Member firm, for a high performance culture.

Stanbic IBTC victory was the firm’s sixth consecutive win in the NSE CEO Awards. The firm accounted for the highest value of trades on the Exchange in 2017.

Pilot Securities Limited won the award for the Most Compliant Dealing Member firm of the year 2017, for demonstrating the best level of compliance with the NSE Rules and Regulations. The firm was honoured for its compliance with the Minimum Operating Standards of the Exchange, adequate and timely rendition of statutory and regulatory returns.

The Chief Executive Officer of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar Ony-

ema, speaking at the awards ceremony, said “I would like to congratulate all the 2017 award winners who are all deserving of recognition.

The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend listed companies and dealing members for their excellent and exceptional performance, compliance to NSE rules and regulation, high ethical standards and impressive customer service that leave no room for any penalties.”

“The awards offer winners a year-round marketing opportunity and a big moralebooster for companies who have made extraordinary contributions to the Nigerian capital market and exemplify the highest standards” he added.

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Between advertising and consumer’s choice Stories by Godwin Anyebe All over the world, advertising informs a consumer, mainly about; various features, benefits, price and use of an advertised product or service.

It also gives information about the brand name or trademark used the address of a manufacturer or a service provider, and other relevant details to the consumer.

While creating awareness and supplying relevant information, it ultimately helps a consumer to make a right choice in his or her

purchase. studies have shown that, over time, and in the name of creativity and innovation, advertising has evolved into varying references that further deepens its hideout; as advertising practice, some refer to it as integrated marketing communication, some simply refer to it as brand management, among others.

Interestingly, advertising is structured to question values. The modus for an ideal professional practice structures the entire process of

advertising on seeking answers to question of value; the real and derivable value of own brand, that competitive consideration of ownbrand versus competing offering, the who for the offering, market expectation, size of market in view of the rated offering or proposition, etc.

As a profession, it is structured to deliver on value, such that its efficiency and effectiveness are by themselves demonstrative of the systematic application of set rules leading to operative

standard. Therefore, among others, value expectations from advertising practice and products must deliver on clarity of message, credibility of information, dependability, and instructional guide. Advertising messages must engage stakeholders on the very critical value touchpoint of credibility and reliability. It is on the basis of credibility and reliability that a consumer can assuredly make rewarding buying decision at the market place.

To this end, the question most analysts are asking is;

what is the value contribution of advertising practice and product to consumers’ wellbeing? For these analysts, Brand owners must ask questions, institutional stakeholders must take responsibility towards protecting the consumer against bad quality advertising, and consumers must protect themselves against bad advertising products.

Every advertising message must be put to the test to ascertain its level of credibility. For instance, there are many consumer reward promotion campaign going on

across media spectrum presently, but the fear of most consumers is that many of them are not delivering on their promises.

Speaking on this issue to Daily Times, a brand management consultant, Bernard Okhukume said; “self appraisal: Advertising practice is enjoying a cloud of darkness that shields it from reckoning, such that gives it the undue advantage of over other offerings when it comes to value consideration. Whereas its engagement is predicated on value rating and proposition.

Chi honoured at ‘2017 Guardian Manufacturing Excellence Awards’

L-R, Mr. Ripudaman Sharma,Corporate Sales Head, Multipro Consumer Products Ltd, Ms. Rosette Agbor, Brand Manager, Arla Dano, Dr. Bartholomew Bral,President, Nutrition Society Of Nigeria, Mr Mads Burmester, Managing Director, TG Arla Nigeria And Ms. Ifunanya Obiakor, Marketing Manager, TG Arla Nigeria, at the launch Of Dano Flavoured Milk Powder recently.. in Lagos

Chi Limited was recently honoured at the Guardian Manufacturing Excellence Award 2017 for its commitment to excellence driven by consumer focus, creativity, superior product innovation and strategic marketing.

Speaking on the awards in a statement made available to newsmen recently in Lagos, Managing Director of Chi Limited, Mr. Deepanjan Roy stated that as the leading fruit juice manufacturer in Nigeria, Chi Limited understands the opportunity and responsibility the award represents.

“The Beverage Manufacturing Company of the Year award recognition in the Juice category offers us an opportunity to be admired as the number one fruit juice company in Nigeria and the responsibility to ensure that our range of fruit juices continues to deliver superior

quality, good nutrition and health standards that consistently surpass consumer expectations,” he noted.

According to him, this award joins a growing list of recognition awards for Chi Limited this year which includes most recently, Chivita Active Vegetable Fruit Nectar and Hollandia Choco Malt Drink category wins at the 2017 Marketing World Awards.

He said,“Most Innovative FMCG Company” at the Top 50 Brands Nigeria Award, the Businessday Top 25 Most Innovative Companies and Institutions in Nigeria Awards 2017, as well as the Best Brand Equity Awards in Juice with Chivita and Dairy category with Hollandia at the Best Brand Equity Awards 2016 in Nigeria which recognizes outstanding brands for their equity and consumer preference.

Brand Extension: Arla Dano launches Strawberry & Choco flavored milk powder In an attempt to deepen its market share, Arla Dano has set its dairy footprint in the Flavored Milk Powder category with the launch of two variants of flavored milk powder into the Nigerian market.

The newly introduced Dano flavored milk powder which comes in strawberry and chocolate flavors were launched following intense consumer research that informed increasing desire for a convenient & exciting Milk product among families especially kids. The Dano Strawberry and Choco Flavored Milk Powder were developed to fill that gap promising consumers nutritious products that also sat-

isfy their taste for chocolate and strawberry flavors with a proposition of exciting nourishment.

Speaking at the launch recently in Lagos, Mr. Mads Burmester, Managing Director, TG Arla Nigeria, the variants are an extension of Dano filled milk powder offered in chocolate and strawberry flavors, specially developed to meet the needs of discerning consumers who seek to enjoy the goodness of milk in more exciting ways.

“The Dano brand seeks to make eating simple and joyful for everyone, providing great tasting, nutritious, products which will form a foundation

for a good life. Because Milk remains a very important nutrient-packed food, Dano wants to establish a rich milk drinking culture in Nigeria beyond breakfast occasion. To add excitement in the way we nourish the Nigerian families we are launching different flavours of our milk powder for consumers that would not compromise on taste, nutrition and a healthy way to start the day right. Driving this excitement will be our new flavoured milk variants -Choco and strawberry- which are great in taste, provide energy, protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals to keep our teem-

ing consumers nourished all day long.” He said.

Speaking during a media interview, Ms. Ifunanya Obiakor, Category Marketing Manager, TG Arla Nigeria said that the newly introduced variant is a demonstration of Arla Foods expertise in the dairy space to serve and satisfy the craving for nourishing goodness by consumers as revealed from extensive consumer insight and the end of year festivity affords a great opportunity to launch the products.

“The launch of the Dano Strawberry and Choco Flavored Milk Powder is intended to drive

excitement and relevance in the Milk Powder category hence our proposition of ‘exciting nourishment’. With the launch of the two variants in this season of excitement, milk just got a little more exciting to some consumers. We know consumers have a taste for chocolate and strawberry flavors but we want them to experience the excitement of a nourishing flavored milk and in the spirit of the festivity, we have provided our teeming consumers great products to enjoy their beverages, milk shakes, smoothies and other milk-based delicacies in this season and beyond.”

She said.

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Edo, CBN devote N500m to de-risk agric investments Stories by Simon Ugwu The Edo State Government in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has initiated a N500 million Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme, CACS, to de-risk investments in agriculture in the state.

This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor of Edo State, Crusoe Osagie.

The statement showed that the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated a ninemember committee to oversee and serve as a monitoring team for the scheme as well as manage funds from the CBN to guarantee its judicious use by farmers across the three senatorial districts within the state.

The committee is headed by

the Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Joe Okojie, at the Government House, in Benin City, Edo State.

Obaseki said members of the committee were selected based on their expertise and accomplishments and not for political patronage.

He also said the programme is aimed at providing credit for agricultural transactions in the state and that the scheme is critical to his administration’s agricultural initiatives.

The idea behind the scheme, the governor explained, is to support large scale commercial agriculture so that their growth would stimulate and scale up the activities of small scale farmers.

“Time, experience and technology are very important in agriculture. We need to engage the

services of consultants and experts to work with the committee and use the advantage of the dry season to our benefit,” he said.

He noted, however, that the state government was not interested in agribusiness to start farms, but in de-risking the process and creating an environment for entrepreneurs to emerge and thrive.

The obligations of the committee include: to oversee and ensure equitable distribution of fund; ensure proper monitoring and evaluation, guarantee integrity of each access to information; promote an efficient and inclusive participation of key stakeholders to ensure fund usage by beneficiaries are in line with the terms of the scheme; monitor the impact and constantly look for ways to improve the probability

of reaching the expected result of the scheme.

The chairman of the committee, Joe Okojie, pledged to deliver

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‘No law banning maize importation into Nigeria’ The Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobri, has said that there was no law banning importation of maize into the country.

He made this known when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development in Abuja.

While responding to questions on why maize importation was being allowed into the country, Mr. Lokpobri said it might not be unconnected with three million metric tonnes deficit the nation suffered from its local production last year.

He noted that importation of the food item was not among the 41 others banned.

On his part, the representative of the Comptroller General of Customs, Aminu Dan Galadima, informed the committee that maize importation was not illegal.

According to him N500 million was realised as import duties from it in Port Harcourt alone this year.

Also speaking a Deputy Director in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olukayode Oluwole, while answering questions from the chairman of the committee, said: “I am not competent to give reasons on how importers of maize get foreign exchange from CBN to import millions of metric tonnes of maize into the country at

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the detriment of local farmers.”

Upset by his response, the chairman of the committee, Abdullahi Adamu asked whether his declaration of incompetence be put on record since he was appearing as a representative of the governor of the bank, he said, “yes”.

“I know that my submissions before this committee are on record since you have already put me on oath.

“I can give you sufficient answers to any question raised on Anchor Borrowers Program on rice which has covered 31 States of the federation with its attendant gains and benefits,” Mr. Oluwole said.

Apparently annoyed with his submission, the committee chairman and members

told him to withdraw from making any presentation on behalf of the bank since he had declared himself incompetent.

“In the first place you were not the one officially invited by this committee for this investigative hearing but the CBN Governor whom you have not in any way represented well here on account of being incompetent as owned up by you.

“On account of this, this committee advises you to withdraw completely from any form of representation on behalf of the apex bank”, said the committee chairman.

In a related development, the President, Maize Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Bello AbubakarFuntua, has called on the

on the obligations and promised to be fair and objective in the management of the credit facility.

Federal Government to ban importation of maize into the country to boost local production.

Abubakar-Funtua made the call while addressing a news conference in Kano on Wednesday He said the call was necessary in order to encourage farmers to produce the commodity locally and boost food production in the country. “There is urgent need to effect measures aimed at stopping importation of maize into the country for local production of the commodity to be realistic,” he said.

According to him, if the Federal Government allows the importation of the commodity to continue, it will discourage farmers from the business.

Trader in court over alleged N24m rice fraud A 37-year-old trader, Ada Obi, was on Wednesday arraigne in an Yaba Chief Magistrates Court in Lagos, for allegedly obtaining 30,000 bags of rice worth N24 million from one Miss Moriamo Dosunmu under false pretenses. The accused, who lives in EbuteMetta Area of Lagos, is facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretenses, threat to life and stealing.

The prosecutor, Asp Romanus Uniugbe, told the court that the matter was reported at the Police station by the complainant, Dosunmu on Aug 13. He said that the accused committed the offence on Aug 13 at Iddo Market, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. Uniugbe said the accused, with others at large, had fraudulently obtained 30,000bags of rice from Dosunmu with the promise to pay back after the sales

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of the items. Uniugbe said rather fulfilling his promise, the accuse failed to remit the money. He also said that Obi, threatened the complainant’s life after she insisted that her money be paid in full.

The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 56, 287, 314, and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Section 314 stipulates 15 years jail for obtaining by false pretences.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Adewale Ojo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two responsible sureties in like sum. He said the sureties must be gainfully employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government. Ojo adjourned the case till Jan.18 for mention.

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FRSC cautions motorists on foggy weather The Federal Road Safety Commission has warned rned that motorists should be cautious due to the change in weather condition that is now foggy and makes visibility blurred and impeded According to, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, it is imperative to urge motorists to drive carefully, avoid blind spot overtaking, apply common sense speed and put on headlights and tail lights due to poor visibility from foggy weather so as to see and be seen . He observed that most part of the country is affected with more critical situations around

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Kazeem said following prescribed speed limit this period is no longer necessary as motorists would not be able to see far ahead nor notice obstructions.

He said the weather is equally accompanied with hazy condition that brings dust that is equally hazardous . According to him , the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi says this is the time for vehicles to equally meet the minimum safety standards with good wipers, good head and rear lights, effective braking system and mechanically efficient .

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The last 12 months saw the arrival of the new generation Panamera, including the fastest model in the series, the new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.

The brand’s iconic 911 range saw new additions in the form of the 911 GTS range, 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series and 911 GT3.

Furthermore, dealer organizations across the Middle East, Africa and India opened up order books for several other new models set to arrive in early

2018, including the highly anticipated third generation Cayenne, the record-breaking 911 GT2 RS, an all-new Panamera Sport Turismo, 718 GTS range as well as the refined 911 Carrera T. Commenting on the year’s developments, Deesch Papke, Chief Executive Officer at Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE, commented: “2017 has been a true showcase of Porsche’s evolution, resulting in the most diverse selection of sports cars in our history. Each new model, we have either introduced or will be launching in the next few months, produces impressive performance and exhibits the iconic Porsche design DNA that make them all attractive offerings in their respective segments.

Kia Luxury Sedan hits Nigerian market 2018 êê ƇƈƐƐƆƗ ƓƈƐ ƐƐƏ ƅƐƈƒƆ ƇƆ ƐƑƏƆ Kia Motors Nigeria is set to introduce the revolutionary and uniquely built luxurious sedan, Kia Stinger, to the Nigerian market in 2018.

Buoyed by Kia’s continued offering of best-in-class premium sedans, the appealing style of Kia Stinger set the world aflutter with its striking design. With its gran Turismo design, the all-new Stinger strikes the perfect balance of power and refinement, featuring your choice of two turbocharged engines matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission In the same vein, the great Muhammad Ali’s famously taunted heavyweight-title opponent Sonny Liston, saying he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” in their upcoming match back in 1964. We have to wonder if the team that developed the all-new Kia Stinger took that quote as their mantra because it describes with uncanny precision the car they created to attack the sports-

sedan segment.

As a true Gran Turismo, Kia Stinger places a strong emphasis on high-speed and long distance driving.

In its debut year, the allnew Stinger is making a name for itself among industry experts and beating out the competition. The sedan’s proportions fit like a tailored suit. The cabin is more luxurious, enveloping and boasts of details that captivate and exude both newness and timeless style. With an exterior that disarms and an interior that is beautiful, The 2018 Kia Stinger is effortlessly functional.

Kia Stinger represents a number of firsts for Kia Motors. Not only is it the brand’s first fastback sports sedan, but it is also the highest performance model to date. Countless decisions regarding design and engineering were made during the car’s conception in order to generate the heart-pounding performance of the Stinger GT.

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Toyota Nigeria Limited targets 24 % local market share in 2017 Ï ƌƍ ƕ Ɛ Ƈ ƅƑ ƇƐƆƏ ƋƆ ƆƏƒƈƅƆ With about 22 per cent market share garnered already in the third quarter, Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) hopes to bring it up to 24 per cent of the total brand new car sales in the country at the end of 2017 business year.

Managing Director of TNL, Mr. Kunle Ade-Ojo ,who gave the figures at the company’s quarterly press review held at their headquarters in Lagos recently, also stated that at the third quarter of 2017, total sales of brand new vehicles was about 7,000 units compared to about 14, 500 units in 2016, which is a drop of 48 per cent in sales.

Ade-Ojo said, “As at the end of third quarter, our market share was about 22 per cent of the brand new vehicles sales but we are hoping to bring it to about 24 per cent at the end of the

year. We are however, forecasting that it would end at about 9,000 units of vehicles in the country”.

According to the MD, the number one selling model for Toyota is Hilux, which contributes about 60 to 70 per cent of their sales. He said in terms of figures, Toyota has sold about 1, 200 Hilux out of about 1, 9000 unit sales made by TNL. Other models, identified

by Ade-Ojo as top sellers after the Hilux, are the Toyota Hiace and Toyota Avensis.

He however, noted that in the past, transporters used to be vibrant when it comes to purchase of Hiace but seem to have changed to longer buses recently due to economic recession and the cost of acquiring the Hiace buses.

He also pointed out that “We are beginning to see changes, but we hope it

comes next year. We are beginning to see improvements in the purchases of Hiace buses; and we hope it will be better next year”.

Ade-Ojo emphasized that after-sales services is an area Toyota Nigeria Limited is going to focus on, adding that they will work with transporters on how to manage and refurbish their fleet so that the vehicles can last longer.

On competition, Ade-Ojo said TNL is not perturbed, adding “In terms of competition, we are still ahead because our competitors are majorly Chinese. In the Pickup and bus segment, we still have the leadership as much as market is concerned”.

On Toyota Coaster buses, Ade-Ojo said “The Coaster bus has been officially introduced into the market. We have been selling it and it

has been well received and it is the leader of 30-seater buses in the market”.

Giving hope and forecasting a better business deals in the upcoming year, he said “We are forecasting that the auto market will grow 5 per cent. I say this because of the easing that we are beginning to see. If you look at the ratio sales of vehicles; most sales were more of commercial vehicles. In 2018, we hope to see a bit of balancing with the recovery of passenger vehicles.

“This year, a lot of companies were very careful because of the economic recession. They buy vehicles that would help improve productivity of their businesses.

As economy improves, so will there be balancing of sales across the models and vehicle segments.

“A more realistic growth next year will be experienced next year. However, there are risks. As 2018 budget is signed into law, we might begin to see some marginal activities in businesses. We are doing that there will be an improvement generally”, Ade-Ojo said.

The Toyota boss concurred that everybody is affected by the grey market due to the economic situation but stressed that in the case of Toyota Nigeria Limited, the impacts have been minimized since all products bought from Toyota have the right duties.

While commending the efforts put by the Nigerian Customs to check activities of grey marketers that bring vehicles illegally, Ade Ojo pointed out that some companies who have paid their duties diligently are sometimes unduly confronted by the Customs.

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Being Miss Nigeria has made me grow up faster than I would have –Outgoing queen, Chioma Obiadi In a couple of days a new queen will emerge on the Miss Nigeria platform where 37 beautiful queens billed to hold Thursday December 21, 2017. Outgoing queen and the 40th Miss Nigeria queen, Miss Chioma Obiadi will be handling over the baton of leadership to yet another beauty queen brain. With a beautiful one year reign, Chioma has distinguished herself in all Meteorology graduate from Nnamdi Azikiwe University spoke with MUTIAT ALLI, on the journey of how she emerged winner in 2016, winning strategy, advice to the

So, Miss Nigeria pageant has been on my mind for as long as I could remember.

It would be safe to assume that modeling has always been your thing

I love the environment, I love Geography and

What was your winning strategy? in the contest. All of the girls at the Miss very intelligent because at the Miss Nigeria

all or nothing.

How did your journey to becoming Miss Nigeria start?

There would definitely had been a time when you almost gave up, was there?

What has being Miss Nigeria deprived you off?

people calling me beauty queen. My mum is also in the habit of calling me queen darling.

in the camp. But I still believed in myself – maybe because of my mum and my dad.

to play that much anymore.

What did winning mean to you?

university and my state, my country and then

So you were once again given an opportunity to fulfill your dreams of becoming Miss Anambra again?

Export Promotion Council (NEPC), after

You talked about the Green Girl Project, what is it about specifically?

The Green I believe relates to the

shattered. I cried from the stage. A friend environmental issues in Nigeria, but the problem

dropped from the start. But I understood my plans had being disrupted. I felt bad and

as I decided to focus on my education, my

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Miss Nigeria Pageant is credible –Outgoing queen, Chioma Obiadi care of. For instance, in the northern part of Nigeria, because of the desert encroachment we lose 350,000 hectares of land yearly to desertification, erosion in the south is still part of Nigeria with a lot of lives and properties lost.

When it has not affected us personally, we tend

asking their winners to keep off men during their reign, have you been told this?

Because I have a reputation to protect, I think that if they say that they would only be looking out for me.

million Nigerians are being affected through water pollution. They get dysentery, diarrhoea and even cancer through water pollution. If I could reach out to people and tell them how this affects them as individuals then they will be more conscious and ready to take part in making our environments better.

Are you confirming that you have indeed been told so?

It is not a big deal. There are reverend sisters in the convent. Concerning pageant organizers asking you to stay away from men during your reign, I think our parent have been telling us that since when we were young.

On a serious note, at Miss Nigeria, we are aware that every misconception can be news.

That is why we are very careful because what you do and think is nothing might be a very big deal to someone else. The implication on the brand is also something to be considered because what you do can damage the image of the brand.

To some extent, that is why we are given an apartment and they ensure that at all times they know where their queen is. We also have to consider the fact that winners are role models and a lot of young people look up to them. As such, it would be wrong to send out the wrong message to these young ones.

Tell us about the opportunities that emerging Miss Nigeria has afforded you?

Being Miss Nigeria has made me grow up faster than I would have. It has opened me up to a lot of opportunities. It has made me wiser than I would have been if I had not being Miss Nigeria. This is a wonderful platform for me to let my voice be heard. It is an opportunity to be a true ambassador of the environment. Well, I am still on and I hope that before my reign is over I can do all that is planned.

Do you have admirers who would want to bully you despite being Miss Nigeria?

Not at all, Nigerians are happy and good people.

It is common to hear pageant organizers

What personal goals have you set for yourself?

I would love practice the Agricultural aspect of Geography. I would love to own a clothing line not as a fashion designer, but as a businesswoman. I would like to start from picking my fabrics, planting them. You know that we grow cotton in Nigeria, but a have a farm someday where I will grow my fabrics, those which can be grown in Nigeria.

Of course, some of them are going to be exported while others are taken to the factory where they are converted to yearn and then I would make fabrics for the masses.

What are the perks that come with being Miss Nigeria?

Being Miss Nigeria, of course you get a car, an apartment, and free picture session with

What is your advice to the contestants of the 2017 edition?

Be real as possible; determination and been focus should be their priorities.

And most importantly, being part of the competition alone makes you a winner as opportunities lies in for you as the organizers believe in inclusiveness of all contestants at the end of the day. Whether you emerge winner or make it to the top 5 or not; everyone is a winner at the end of the day.

How excited are you knowing that you will

hand over soon? when I was crowned the queen last year and if I had my way I will love to remain (Laugh) but must emerge because someone else gave me the opportunity too. I can only wish the whoever the winner will be well; and advice that as the mandate of leadership beckon, serious focus is needed.

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Road to Miss Nigeria 2017: Check out red carpet moments from 2016 As we count down to the big day when a new queen will emerge come Thursday December 21, 2017 at the Eko Hotel Convention centre, to spice up your expectations, here are beautiful red carpet images from the 2016 edition of the pageant.

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BON Awards holds this weekend

Davido to crown successful year with 30bn Concert in Lagos

All road leads to Abeokuta, the Ogun State capiand most celebrated storm

Awards. It is the ninth edition of the indigenous awards ceremony which, since inception, has been putting a golden seal of Davido

of those toiling and sweating to produce and star in feel-good and educative and informative movies. ed by the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led Ogun State of those elders whose arts government. Venue is the and artistry have catalysed the cavernous Cultural Cengrowth and global acceptance tre, Abeokuta. that Nollywood enjoys today.

The festive season is about post on his Instagram page to take an interesting turn which read; as Nigerian megastar David Adeleke popularly known as performed all over the world Davido is ready to crown his December 27th is going to be earth-shaking concert in the vibrant city of Lagos on 27 Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State. performing artistes and This concert will serve as been announced yet, you can guess from the A-list friends

nominees straddling difveterans are dead to give them ferent categories, the trio posthumous awards, which is why we have decided to celebrate them while they are still maker, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, are recipients

and critically acclaimed performances in cities across the lineup will be eclectic and

of inspiration to young actors ognition award. Speaking Nigeria and beyond.”

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The award-winning singer, Davido recently bagged The who released 4 major charttopping hit songs this year namely “Fall”, “IF”, “FIA” and he held no malice against “Like That” has hinted the anybody. Last month, he also upcoming Lagos concert will be like no other on a recent

the awards ceremony. Dayo Adeneye, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said, “The current administration in Ogun with this event and we promise to give all the needed supedition is an even greater success story.” Meanwhile, leading telecommunications company, Airtel, according to Oloketuyi, has thrown its weight behind

producer, Seun Oloketuyi it upon ourselves to recall

the partnership would be even years ahead,” Oloketuyi said.

K 1 loses daughter

MTV Base unveils panel to select hottest Nigerian song of 2017 eral entertainment Television Netlist, songs must have been released

debated music list in Nigerian entertainment industry.

will be weighed according to a range of criteria – from impact in the media,

shall in far away Canada after a brief illness

Songs under consideration for this on the best Nigerian songs of the year. are a panel consisting of the Nigerian music industry heavyweights

/ Daddy Yo”, “Mayorkun- Mama”, “Tiwa Savage - All Over”, “Ninioladi- Tonight ”, “Tekno- Yawa”, “Skuki-

until her death.

This is a sad turn of event for the rebrated the academic achievements of one of his children earlier in the year. his Instagram to gush over one of his sons Ademola, who had secured an

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IK Ogbonna, Nancy Isime transform in new movie With his characteristic makeup skills, Onilogbo Hakeem better known as Hakeem Effect has transform Nancy Isime and IK Ogbonna for new movie “Disguise.”

The movie features Ogbonna and Isime in reverse gender roles as female and male, respectively.

A movie scheduled for

release in 2018, “Disguise” also stars Wole Ojo, Daniel K Daniel, Toyin Aimakhu, Chiagoziem Nwakanma among others.

The transformation is done by Onilogbo, a special effect makeup artist who is well-versed in conventional make-up, and also well read when it comes to the proper use of prosthetics.

Paul Play, Koffi, Lady Ekwe, others dazzle at African International Music Festival

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Lagos diverts traffic for Olamide’s OLIC 2017 Stadium concert The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the diversion of Olamide Live in Concert fourth edition.

The concert will take place on December 17 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere in Lagos.

According to the organizers, the concert will start by 12 PM and end by 6 p.m.

However, to ensure a stress-free vehicular movement, the Lagos State Traffic Management announced that some sections of the roads leading to the stadium would be closed to vehicular movement.

Speaking on the traffic diversion, the Head of Operations, LASTMA Headquarters, Mr. Adeoye Oluyemi, said that his team would ensure a seamless traffic operation.

“We are out to ensure a free traffic situation on that day. We are well aware of the influx of vehicles for the concert, so we are well prepared ahead of it.

“Men from the operations will be stationed at strategic places to ensure free movement of he said.

Earlier, Oluyemi had said that traffic would be diverted at crucial locations starting from 6

a.m.

“Alhaji Masha road will be closed to vehicular traffic in both directions between the National Stadium intersection and Shitta flyover.

“All U-turns and left turns under the stadium bridge are prohibited to vehicular movement during this period except for the VVIPs coming from Alaka and proceeding towards the VVIP Car Park 1.

“The service lanes on Funsho Williams Avenue are open to traffic but motorists are advised to keep to the main carriage or expressway to navigate their journey through Stadium Bridge.

“There are two main car parks for motorist on that day, the general car park will be the “They can also follow Adelabu to National Stadium, it will also accommodate Babs Animasahun to Bode Thomas the VIP, while VVIP will use the Teslim and connect Costain through Iponri or Eric Moore, Nigerian Breweries (Abebe Oluyemi said that alternative routes had Village). been provided for the closed routes to ensure The live concert is expected to the free-flow of traffic for the day. attract about 25,000 people with thrilling “With these closures, the alternative performances by Reminisce, 9ice, Lil routes are available for motorists. Motorists Kesh, Tiwa Savage, Sound Sultan to from Masha and Kilo areas that want to link mention but few Costain Roundabout can go through Masha to Adelabu to Bode Thomas to link Costain.

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Amb. Wanle Akinboboye In its maiden edition, organisers of the African International Music Festival (AIM Festival) has proved a point with its distinctive artistic musical concert held at the La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, Ikegun Village, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos recently where over 54 musicians drawn from all African countries thrilled guest to quality entertainment.

An initiative of Motherlands and Beckon creativity under the leadership of Amb. Wanle Akinboboye, the event raises the bar with arrays of activities that ranges from unique and distinct songs, dance styles, stagecraft,

chants, display and razzmatazz amongst others.

In a chat with Amb. Wanle, he said the event is put together to ensuring the domestication of the prodigious creative industry for the growth, unity and economic brotherhood of Africa for Africans for African.

The event witnessed m i n d - b l o w i n g performances by veteran singer Paul Play Dairo, Anu the Lady Ekwe , Olo Omidanbata , Ara - Thunder , Wole Oni , Leslie Molds of Cameroon , Don Bra Don of Kenya , Joseph Chea of Liberia , Ammal Alphonse of Togo , Adigun Olohun Iyo , Choni the Cellist from Gbedu Master, Kareem Peterson , USA , Akeem Lasisi , Beriola amongst others.

The Nollywood Travel Film Festival which had its debut in Toronto, Canada in September 2017 is set to launch again and in lieu of the forthcoming edition, scheduled to hold from the 9th to 13th of May, 2018, in Hamburg; a courtesy visit was paid to the Consul General Ingo Herbert of the German Consulate recently. The following day, the team also paid a visit to the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner James Christoff The festival is set up to celebrate and

global scale.

According to the Founder of Nollywood Travel Film Festival, Mykel Parish; one of the objectives of the festival is to sensitize the global audience on traversing issues in Nigeria and Africa at large through the The Film Festival is one of the ways of further strengthening the relationship between Germany and Nigeria. The festival also through the movies screened, displays the rich culture of Nigeria.

At the Canadian Consulate, the team was welcomed by James Christoff (Deputy High Commissioner of Canada) and Sarah Josephine Branco (Trade Commissioner of Canada).

James Christoff shared an introduction of Canada and the prestigious Toronto Film Festival (TIFF), so did Mykel Parish and Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, Director General of the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board. The Deputy High Commissioner laudedNollywood for showing steady and sophisticated growth and expressed interest in collaborations

L-R Mykel Parish, James Christoff, Sarah Josphine Branco, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas

between Nollywood and Canada The mission of the Nollywood Travel Film Festival is to present Nigerian cinema to the global audience through the lens; in positive images that will lead to growing Nollywood.

Also in attendance at both courtesy visits were; Sebeastian E. Polzin (Commercial, Political, Cultural and Press Attaché German Consulate), Susan Peters (Actress), Rick Nwanso (Managing Partner, êth Communications), Uche Ogbodo (Actress), Babades Emokiniovo (Leader, Veentage

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Chris Ozoemena (Film Marketer), Ebere Paul (SA to Mykel Parish), Toyin Olorunoje (SA to Censors DG), as well as actors, Daniel K. Daniel and Chris Okagbue.

A press conference and a Nomination party has been scheduled to hold in January 2018 for the 2018 edition of the Nollywood Travel Film Festival in Canada.