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We’ve sustained stability in foreign exchange market – Emefiele Finance Minister: World Bank’s ranking on Nigeria wake-up call

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said that maintaining a stable exchange rate to avoid depreciation

of the Naira is better than building foreign reserve buffers.

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‘We’ve sustain stability in foreign exchange market’ Continued from page 1

and institutions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia.

He said that all frontiers and developing markets have suffered not just depreciation, but had also lost reserves.

The CBN Governor said, “We are very conscious of the need to build buffers but unfortunately I must say that we are in the period where it will be difficult to talk about building reserve buffers.

“We can only build reserve buffers if we want to hold on to the reserve and then allow the currency to go, and wherever it goes is something else.

“So it is a choice we have to make and at this time, the choice for Nigeria is to maintain a stable exchange rate so that businesses can plan and we do not create problems in the banking system assets.”

According to him, like other emerging markets nations, Nigeria has also lost reserves but only marginally because it had

managed to sustain stability in its foreign exchange market.

The CBN governor said that the IMF and the World Bank advised that nations should build country specific policies and fiscal and structural reforms that would boost economic growth.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has decried the World Bank’s Human Capital Development Index (HCI) ranking, which placed Nigeria low at 44 per cent on stunting.

She, however, said that the Federal Government saw the rating as a wake-up call.

She said, “We admit that this pervasive action was due to long years of underinvestment in human capital, which we have before now realised and for which we have been addressing. Apart from major policy actions, some decisive actions are being taken to address the situation.”

According to her, the delegation held meetings with the two rating agenciesFitch and Moody’s and presented to them the

summary and synopsis of the recent economic and financial developments in Nigeria.

She added that it was an opportunity for the rating agencies to be able to objectively evaluate Nigeria’s credit.

Ahmed said she also met the IMF Managing Director, Ms Christine Lagarde and discussed Nigeria’s economy in view of the 2019 general elections.

She assured Lagarde that the election year would not pose any threat to the nation’s economic prospects.

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, said that to improve HCI, the nation had improved budgetary allocation to health and education.

He said that allocation to education moved from N22.5 billion in 2015 to N102.9billion in 2018, adding that allocation to health was reviewed from N26.6 billion in 2015 to N86.49 billion in 2018.

The minister said that N55.19 billion had been added to the health budget in 2018 through the National Health Act.

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R-L: National Chairman, Peoples Democratic party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus; Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and others, during a special thanksgiving service for the successful PDP presidential convention at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State... on Sunday.

L-R: Director, Monitoring & Evaluation, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Akintunde Adelana; Chief Operating Officer, Dangote Oil Refining Company, Giuseppe Surace; Director, Procurement, Palsule Vithal; Director, Site, Patrick Proctor; and Group General Manager, Corporate & Government Affairs, Dangote Oil Refining Company, Yinka Akande, during the Nigerian Content Sensitization/ Awareness Creation Programme at Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos.

As Umuaduru village records pipeline leakage

Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia Osisioma Ngwa youths in Abia State have disclosed that the number of people who died in the Osisioma NNPC pipeline inferno has risen up to 60 even as they threatened to drag the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to court to seek sucour for the families of the victims.

The Public Relations Officer of Osisioma Ngwa Youth Congress (ONYC), Nwabueze Princewill C, confirmed this disclosure to The Daily Times in a facebook chat, saying that : “The entire Osisioma Ngwa Community was rudely awoken in the early hours of Friday, 12th October, at about 1am by a fire accident/ pipeline explosion that simultaneously happened at Umuimo and Umuaduru villages.

“As at the time of making this report, over 56 persons have been confirmed dead, while about 100 other victims are receiving treatments with

only very slim chances of survival, as the injuries are too severe. Properties with value ranging in millions were lost.

“The outbreak is as a result of the leakages on the pipeline. The lines have been faulty for some years back, and several calls have been made to the NNPC for due maintenance and repairs by the communities and Local Government authority, but they heeded none.

“Still aware of the unrepaired damages, the NNPC pumped products through the line which has been out of use, and failed to take appropriate measures to keep the public safe”.

“While we cannot absolve some of the victims of their own errors, or dismiss the possible fact that many of them went to scoop the gushing products, we emphatically state that there was no case of vandalism on the pipeline.

“The number of casualties at the Umuimo scene is comparatively low for the reason that the men of the Nigeria Security

and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was on ground to keep people away from the location, but failed to replicate same actions at the Umuaduru site where the number of casualties is outrageous.

“We mourn heavily for the souls of our departed, and grieve deeply for the pains of those who are still alive in pains.

“The public will be notified on our next line of action. We are currently in consultations with our members and relevant stakeholders.

“We admonish all to be calm even in our grief, and take all necessary steps to stay safe.

The leader of the Osisioma Ngwa Youth Congress said he has taken time to visit the various sites, describing it as “a colossal loss”, adding “the incident is the sole fault of the NNPC”.

“While we mourn this loss with a heavy heart, we will take legal measures to make sure we get justice on behalf of the deceased”, the youths said.

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Travel ban: Lawyers differ as Atiku cries out Peter Fowoyo Lagos and Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

Two days after President Muhammadu Buhari announced travelling restriction on no fewer than 50 high profile persons directly affected in investigations by security agencies in the country, lawyers under the aegis of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) were on Sunday divided over the executive order ban.

This is even as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, faulted President Buhari over the Executive Order traveling ban.

The Daily Times recalls that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, had announced the placement of 50 high-profile Nigerians on travel ban, citing the measure as part of the implementation of Presidential Executive Order Number 6.

According to Shehu, the unnamed individuals will be banned from travelling outside the country pending the determination of their corruption cases in order to ensure that all assets within a minimum value of N50 million or equivalent, are not dissipated or tampered with.

By this order, those involved cannot travel out of Nigeria pending the determination of their cases.

Although the identities of those affected were not disclosed, the statement however emphasised that the financial transactions of those of interest are also being monitored by relevant agencies to ensure that the assets are not dissipated and such persons do not interfere with investigation and litigation processes.

But prominent lawyers were divided over the inherent power of the president to restrict movement of persons and or confiscation of such properties of corrupt persons without a valid court order to do so.

First to fire the shot is human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who said: “The recent announcement of the federal government’s ban on certain Nigerians (yet publicly unnamed) is an extreme panicky measure of desperation and obvious descent into totalitarianism, absolutism and fascism.

“It is highly condemnable for being absolutely unconstitutional, illegal, wrongful, immoral, vindictive, dictatorial, panicky and presumptuous of the victims’ guilt, without any trial or convictions.

“The order shows a government wallowing in narcistic selfrighteousness, brazen glorification and a false sense of redemptive messianism.

“It will surely boomerang on the government in this electioneering campaign period and strip the

Atiku government bare of any pretensions towards democratic credentials.

“Presumably anchored on Executive Order 6, it made earlier in July, 2018, the recent clampdown on opposition elements and persons suspected to be against the desperate attempt by this government to cling to power at all cost is nothing but a draconian Decree, a piece of legislative enactment without a National Assembly and an unconstitutional judicial pronouncement outside the orbit of a court of competent jurisdiction.

“It is a vile coup against Nigerians, democracy and constitutionalism.

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Peter Obi’s choice as Atiku’s VP divides S’East PDP Moses Oyediran, Enugu

The announcement of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate during the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has continued to generate controversy within the party faithful in the South East.

Though the announcement was made public through the social media on Friday, former Ogun State Governor and Director General of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, later confirmed the choice of Obi as the running mate.

The development quickly put to rest speculations on certain names being bandied as the likely running mate to Atiku But a chieftain of the party in the South East also disclosed to The Daily Times on Sunday that the South -East governors and other stakeholders preferred the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekwerewadu, on the grounds of his popularity, current position and his remarkable achievements.

The PDP chieftain, who spoke in confidence, added that the choice of Peter Obi, who he claimed is not on the same page with the South East governors, would polarise the party in the zone.

He said: “How can Peter Obi galvanise the voters in the SouthEast? For your information, the PDP is not the dominant party in Anambra State. For example, APGA is the ruling party in Anambra while we

have the presence of the APC. In Imo, the APC is the ruling party while in other states in the zone, other parties are making inroad to hitherto PDP dominated states.

“It is surprising that a choice of a running mate to Atiku will be made without consultations with other stakeholders in the South- East in spite of their contributions and sacrifice to the PDP. Well, time will tell if Obi’s choice will deliver South East votes to the PDP The Daily Times recalls that the leadership of the party in the zone had, after Obi’s announcement, summoned an emergency meeting in Enugu.

But the meeting, which was slated to hold at the party’s zonal headquarters, was later shifted to the Independence Layout residence of Ekweremadu.

In attendance in the closed door meeting were all PDP governors in the zone, some members of the National Assembly from the zone, zonal leaders and others.

Addressing journalists after the meeting, Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, stated that the leadership of the party was not aware of the choice of Obi as running mate as it was not consulted.

Umahi added that they only heard the appointment on social media and expected that they would be carried along prior to the announcement.

According to the governor, the PDP South East leadership still expected that Atiku would visit to inform them about the choice he made.

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also reports that the PDP governorship candidate in the 2017 governorship election in Anambra, Mr. Oseloka Obaze, has faulted the position of the party leadership on Atiku’s choice.

Obaze told newsmen after the meeting that it had never been heard of that a presidential candidate would consult on a zonal level before choosing a running mate.

He said that what was playing out were the antics of few individuals within the party and cautioned that they needed not go into the election divided.

“As the leader of the party in Anambra, I want to say that we support the choice of Mr. Peter Obi. He is our son but we are here saying we are not aware of his nomination.

“We need to support him and the party,” he said.

Obaze said that the conduct of the governors who took off from the residence of Ekweremadu without meeting with party faithful who attended the meeting was most regrettable.

“I have heard corridor talks about passing a resolution to repudiate the selection of Obi as Atiku’s running mate.

“I hope that those who champion such cause will also have the courage to sign their names to the resolution so that in the fullness of time our posterity will appreciate our folly.

“If we lose the present opportunity to produce the vice president due to the whims of a few among us, Ndigbo will never recover the past and history will be unkind to us,” Obaze said.

itself into a court of law to trail citizens, deprive of their freedom of movement and monitor and seize their accounts by fiat,without a valid court order.

Another human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana SAN, also stated that the action is illegal and unconstitutional.

He said, “There are cases where the accused develop some rare illness which acts up just before the date set for their trial. They jet out of the country to attend to their health and the case is adjourned. If the medical facilities are not available locally to meet their medical needs is because due to corruption in high places the country cannot build proper medical facilities, equipped with the state of the arts gadgets”. Notwithstanding such judicial indictment of politically exposed persons seeking medical treatment during trial, the law has not authorised the Executive to restrict the movement of criminal suspects.

“In February 2009, the Federal Government regime directed all Nigerian embassies and high commissions not to renew the passports of Messrs Nuhu Ribadu and Nasir El Rufai (now Kaduna State governor) on account of intra class feud. Both of them were then living in exile. But as soon as the attention of former President Umaru Yar’Adua was drawn to the case of the Director-General, State Security Service v Olisa Agbakoba (supra) he ensured that the illegal directive was immediately withdrawn.

“For the umpteenth time, I am compelled to caution the Buhari administration to wage the war against the menace of corruption within the ambit of the rule of law.

Since the 50 high profile criminal suspects covered by EO6 have been placed on watch list while their passports have been seized by either the anti graft agencies or the courts, the travel ban slammed on them

by President Buhari ought to be withdrawn without any delay.”

In similar vein, a statement issued

by Timothy Adewale, the deputy director of a Lagos-based human rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), argued that: “A travel ban by its nature is an interference with the right to leave one’s country.

“It is neither necessary nor proportionate to prevent dissipation of stolen assets or stop politically exposed persons (PEPs) from tampering with any such assets.

“The ban should be immediately lifted and the order rescinded.”

SERAP stated that, “Rather than performing its declared objective of preventing dissipation of stolen assets, the travel ban would seriously undermine the government’s expressed commitment to combat grand corruption and violate the country’s international human rights obligations.

“The travel ban will play right into the hands of high-profile corrupt officials by feeding into the narrative that the fight against corruption is targeted only at political opponents.

“The travel ban and mass surveillance will distract the authorities from taking legitimate action to recover stolen assets, effectively punish high-ranking corrupt officials and portray the government as unwilling to embrace the rule of law in its fight against corruption, thereby making

it difficult to obtain the necessary support and cooperation of countries keeping stolen assets.

“The travel ban will also strain the government’s relationships with partner countries, on whom it will inevitably rely for vital asset recovery cooperation, undermining the effort to bring them closer.

“By alienating these partners, the government could lose access to important information and mutual legal assistance necessary to effectively recover stolen assets and bring corrupt officials to justice.

“Judicial affirmation of the legality of the Executive Order 6 doesn’t grant the government arbitrary powers to impose travel ban on anyone without following due process of law.

“Rather than imposing a travel ban, the authorities should take advantage of the provisions of the UN Convention against Corruption to seek mutual legal assistance with countries where investigations and litigation are ongoing by requesting them to apply preventive measures regarding assets covered by the travel ban.

“We are concerned with the threats grand corruption and money laundering posed to the effective enjoyment of human rights of Nigerians, and agree with the authorities that grand corruption and impunity of perpetrators must be vigorously combated.

“But we believe that the fight against corruption will only succeed if it is based on due process of law and respect for human rights.

“If the objective the government seeks to achieve is to ensure stolen assets are not dissipated or that politically exposed persons do not interfere with ongoing investigation and prosecution of corruption cases, the appropriate legal response is for the authorities to pursue orders of temporary forfeiture and mutual legal assistance, and not a travel ban that would achieve nothing but violate citizens’ human rights.

“Nigeria is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which in article 12 guarantees the right of everyone to leave any country, including their own.

“The government cannot impose restrictions on this right unless any such restrictions are provided by law, are necessary to protect public order, or the rights of others. The travel restrictions on the alleged 50 corrupt Nigerians clearly do not meet these conditions. All restrictions on the right to leave must be narrowly interpreted.”

But opposing Ozekhome, Falana and SERAP, a senior lawyer, Chief Robert Clarke, SAN, said the Executive Order by the president is in order and that whoever is aggrieved by this order should approach the court for interpretation of the law.

He said:”The order has been validated by a court of competent jurisdiction which is the Federal High Court and if anybody feels unduly or unjustly named in that list then my advice is that they should go to court.

“You see, even though many people will look at the list as not being justified by a court order but once the court has said this thing is in order and there’s no appeal to a higher court, I think other force is to look at

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Content Board lauds Dangote Refinery on local content N i g e r i a n Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has praised the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Free Trade Zone Enterprises (DPRP) over its adherence to the local content law in the execution of its projects and declared its intention to further partner with it for effective implementation of the Local Content policy in the country.

Director, Monitoring & Evaluation, NCDMB, Mr. Akintunde Adelana, who represented the board’s Executive Secretary, Engr.

Simbi Wabote, made this disclosure weekend during the DPRP Nigerian Content Sensitization/Awareness Creation Programme, titled: “Let’s Walk the Nigerian Content Talk Together,” at Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos.

He said: “The Dangote Refinery project is expected to close a major gap in the supply of petroleum products in the country.

We consider this as a very important project and we are willing to partner with

the company to ensure full implementation of the local content policy. We embarked on this journey with the company a long time ago and we are ready to partner with the Dangote Group.

“Part of what you see to today is part of our efforts to ensure that the company and its contractors comply with the local content policy and they have put in a lot of efforts in this regard.”

Speaking further, Wabote described the Local Content Act as the quantum of composite value added to, or created in the Nigerian economy by a systematic development of capacity and capabilities, through the deliberate utilization of Nigerian human, material resources and services in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.

He said the country recorded loses prior to the enactment of the local content policy, which he noted, came from jobs executed abroad by International Oil Companies (IOCs), operating in the country.

“The narrative then

was that nothing can be done in-country. Plants and modules were fully fabricated offshore without any structure in place to achieve knowledge transfer.

Before 2010, we had no active dry-dock facilities.

The few we had were abandoned and left to rot away. Today, we have four active dry docking facilities in Port Harcourt, Onne, and Lagos,” he added.

He said the board’s mandate is to develop local capacity in key areas such as manufacturing and fabrication and promote indigenous ownership of assets and utilization of indigenous assets in oil and gas operations.

Wabote added that the board’s responsibility also include linking the oil and gas industry with other sectors of the economy, enhance multiplier effect of oil and gas investments in economy and develop pool of competitive supply chain rooted in oil bearing communities.

Reading riot acts to defaulters of the Nigerian Content Policy, Wabote said non-compliance with

the law, will result to the suspension of projects/ contracts, penalty of five per cent of project sum, withdrawal of NCDMB’s services, and project cancellation unrecoverable sunk cost.

Other penalties for noncompliance, according to the Executive Secretary, are escalation to other regulators to withdraw or suspend license, withdrawal of approvals or declassification of contractor from pre-qualification list, application of the full weight of the law in accordance with Section 68, and publication of non-compliant operators in newspapers and professional gazettes.

Also speaking at the occasion, Chief Operating Officer, DPRP, Mr. Giuseppe Surace, said the “The programme was organised to ensure that our contractors are well informed about the Nigerian Content Act and this is expected to assist them with the execution of not just the Dangote project, but other projects in their portfolio,” he added.

Gov Ganduje threatens legal action over bribe video Salisu Yakubu, Kano

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has threatened to sue an online news medium, Daily Nigerian, over the propriety of a released video on him.

The video, which has gone viral, allegedly showed the governor as collecting money suspected to be bribe from unnamed contractors on different occasions.

But Governor Ganduje, in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, said the video was not only cloned, but that the

allegation contained no iota of truth.

The commissioner said: “We wish to state that there is no iota of truth to these allegations and if there is any such alleged video, it is at best cloned.

“The government of Kano State is taking this matter seriously and will exploit every appropriate and legal avenue to ensure that it gets to the root of the matter and the perpetrators brought to book.”

But in his reaction, Publisher of Daily Nigerian, Jaafar Jaafar, who had gone underground due to alleged threat to his life, claimed

that the sting operation to capture the governor on camera began two years ago when one of the contractors agreed to a request by the media outfit to plant spy camera on him, while offering the bribes.

The publisher said: “During a 10-month effort to capture the bribe giving/ taking scenes, the governor’s face and body were clearly captured in nine clips, while six others did not clearly reveal the governor’s face.

“About $5 million dollars were delivered to the governor during the sting operation. One of the contractors, who preferred

not to be named, said the reason he collaborated with Daily Nigerian was to expose corruption and bring sanity to the country.

“The contractor stated that if his aim was to blackmail or extort the governor, he would have used the videos to get over a billion settlement or force the governor to pay the hundreds of millions of naira the state was owing to his company or force him to pay back all the money he paid as kickbacks.

“We believe if public office holders are exposed, there will be sanity in the system.”

NCAA lifts suspension on Aviation College certificate

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has partially lifted the suspension on International Aviation College, Ilorin, Approved Training Organisation (ATO) certificate.

Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA made the announcement on Sunday in Lagos.

Adurogboye said the lifting of the suspension was

conveyed in a letter to the college dated Oct. 8.

“The partial lifting of the suspension was as a result of the closure of a good number of the findings and the remarkable commitment demonstrated in closing the remaining findings as verified during the recent re-certification audit of the college.

“Consequently, the partial lifting ”is only applicable to the Fixed Wing

Pilot (Aeroplane) and Flight Dispatchers Courses.

“It follows therefore that the helicopter flight training segment of the approved courses is still on suspension until the necessary corrective actions are undertaken,” he said this in a statement.

Adurogboye, therefore urged the college to take necessary steps to close all open items after which the authority would carry

out another round of recertification exercise for total lifting or otherwise.

He said NCAA had earlier suspended the ATO of the college due to the deficiencies found during an audit of the institution.

Adurogboye reaffirmed that the NCAA was committed to enforcement of compliance to safety regulations at all times so as to continue to guarantee safer skies in Nigeria.

Travel ban: Lawyers differ as Atiku cries out Continued from page 5 it that as for the moment the court order stands.

“Anybody who feels the EO6 by the President is not legal, the best advice I will give is that they should go to court to ensure that their names are removed or asked the court to declare the law unlawful.

“We know that the law as it is subjected to judicial review and the review said it is in order and except there is an appeal, that law stands, the judgment of the court stays.”

Meanwhile, Atiku has faulted President Buhari over the Executive Order traveling ban.

In a statement issued on his behalf by his campaign organisation, Atiku stated that the ban was ‘a throwback to Buhari’s evil Decree Number Two of 1984 which criminalised truth telling if it did not please Buhari, proving that dictators can grow old, but they can’t grow into democrats.’

Citing the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and its provisions on the right to free movement, Atiku said that the Constitution guarantees every Nigerian citizen freedom of movement and freedom of association, insisting that the constitutional right cannot be taken away except by a court order”.

The statement reads in part: “We must be unequivocal in saying that we abhor any act of criminality, financially or otherwise, but the rule of law must be our guide at all times or society will descend to anarchy. Thus, we find it most undemocratic that in a nation governed by the rule of law, a President who swore an oath to abide by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, does this.

“The Nigerian Constitution guarantees every Nigerian citizen freedom of movement and freedom of association.

This Constitutional right cannot be taken away except by a court order.

“This sudden dictatorial act is a throwback to Buhari’s evil Decree Number Two of 1984 which criminalised truth telling if it did not please Buhari, proving that dictators can grow old, but they can’t grow into democrats.

“It is precisely this type of draconian orders that have chased investors away from Nigeria and it is precisely why Nigerians will chase this recession friendly government away from power on February 16, 2019, so we can begin the job of Getting Nigeria Working Again.”

But the Presidency has cleared the air on the Executive Order 6 which has generated controversy, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration inherited from the previous government, the trial of 50

high profile persons directly involved in corrupt practices.

Responding to the criticism of the Order, the Presidency in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that the EO6 came into force for speedy trial of corruption cases which have been pending over the years.

The presidency said: “In the history of independent Nigeria, this is the first time any government is taking such a key decision to fight corruption. EO 6 is not only revolutionary to the efforts to rid Nigeria of corruption but a manifestation of systemic changes that are required to make necessary adjustments as we carry on with the war against corruption.

“The very essence of the order is to make for speedy trials and conclusion of graft cases. The order is not Politics and there is no political gain behind its activation. These high profile cases we are talking about have been ongoing for between seven to 10 years with no end in sight. These cases were mostly originated by administrations other than this one.

“What is clear is that the access to these resources by the suspects has enabled them to be in a composition to sometime compromise investigation, prosecution and trial.

“In most of the cases, the courts are held in a helpless position by legal acrobatics paid for from corrupt enrichment by the suspects.”

The Presidency emphasised that the new measures put in place should compel everyone involved to make for a speedy conclusion of all graft cases.

“If it is your money, you have it back. If it belongs to the public, it goes back to the treasury. The question of the constitutionality of the restriction order is answered by the fact that a court of the land has given government a clean bill.

“The Executive Order is legal and constitutional and therefore implementable.

One of the cardinal objectives of the government under our constitution is to fight corruption. Fighting corruption is a responsibility and obligation upon the government. On the so-called list you asked for confirmation, I want to confirm to you that we have not issued any list and we are not doing so.

“These case that are well known and to say this or that name is on it will open the door to further accusations, including trial by media. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and other security agencies have the mandate of the President to carry out enforcement and they will do so giving due respects to individual rights, in line with the constitution,” the statement added.

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Family seeks prosecution of Fayose over Daramola’s murder Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti The family of the late World Bank consultant, Dr Ayodeji Daramola, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, asking him to arrest and prosecute the outgoing Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose over his alleged involvement in the murder of the late technocrat.

Daramola was assassinated on August 14, 2006 in his Ijan-Ekiti country home over alleged threat by Fayose to prevent the deceased from contesting the goverorship election of the Ekiti State on the platform of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP) The petition signed by Dare Daramola, who is the junior brother of the deceased, explained that Fayose consistently threatened the late Daramola with assailants, including forcing the deceased to renounce his governorship ambition on radio for several days, because the then Governor Fayose saw Daramola as a threat to his second term ambition after PDP leaders, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, had endorsed Daramola to succeed Fayose in the 2007 election.

The petitioner explained that after Daramola renounced his ambition, assailants invaded his home on August 14, 2006 and killed him while suspects arrested named Fayose’s personal aides, Dayo Okondo and Goke Olatunji as the sponsors of the murder.

The junior Daramola explained that

Ekiti State government led by Segun Oni arraigned the suspects in court but that the chains of political crises in the state stalled the prosecution of the suspects.

The family also claimed that upon assumption of office by one of the prime suspects in the murder, Governor Fayose, the case was listed for trial and it was struck out by the Ekiti State High Court, Ado-Ekiti, in alleged secret trial, but thereafter, having realised that striking out the case would not stop future trial, Fayose in alleged cahoots with some lawyers sought the relisting of both Daramola and Omojola’s cases for a fresh joint trial for dismissal in alleged secret trial.

The family explained that it was at the point of re-listing the case for fresh joint trial for dismissal that good Samaritans among the legal officers in the State High Court leaked the secret trial plot allegedly masterminded by Fayose to the public, including journalists who published the story.

The petitioner added that three judges of the Ekiti State High Court withdrew from handling the cases after media reported underhand deals to secretly conduct the trial to free the suspects without putting family members of the deceased on notice.

He added that the prosecution at one point during the secret trial procured fake witnesses to represent the victims to plead in court that the accused suspects knew nothing about the murder, but again, the plot leaked to media and the trial judge subsequently withdrew from

the case.

The Daramola family added that Ekiti State Government headed by Fayose in an affidavit by one Kunle Adetowubo & Co, dated June 28, 2016 in charge No HAD/2c/ 2007 in the Motion on Notice No HAD/71cm/2016 between the State Government and complainants brought under Motion on Notice pursuant to Section 56 of the Ekiti State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2014 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court, the prosecutor listed the parties to the suit as the state government as the plaintiff while defendants are Dayo Okondo, Olatunji Adegoke, T.A Aina and Samuel K. Dada, all Fayose’s supporters that allegedly killed Omojola in Ifaki-Ekiti and Daramola life over plan to contest Ekiti State governorship election with Governor Fayose.

The petitioner further stated that Daramola’s murder came barely three months after Omojola was murdered by the same suspects who were the same Fayose’s agents in his administration that allegedly killed Daramola.

The family averred that Fayose was liable to prosecution as ruled by both the Appeal Court and Supreme Court judgments, which insisted that Fayose had a case to answer in a similar assassination of political opponent, Omojola, in Ifaki-Ekiti.

The family said: “The court ordered Fayose’s arrest after dismissing his stay of arrest suit in similar murder case involving Tunde Omojola.

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Short News 2019: Saraki lauds Atiku’s promise of reward Tunde Opalana, Abuja Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has lauded the reward system promised by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, saying it will spur party leaders and members to working assiduously to deliver their constituencies to PDP in 2018.

Reacting to Atiku’s promise to reward all that will work for his success at polls and eventual installation as president in 2010, Saraki said the promise will be a great catalyst for frantic campaign across the 774 local councils .

Atiku had on Thursday at a meeting with members of the party’s Board of Trustees in Abuja said “I can assure you that I am prepared to work with and reward all of you if we unite together to achieve success.

I must commend the sense of patriotism displayed by my fellow contestants. From the very day I delivered my acceptance speech, we have been working together. I believe it is our duty to provide that sense of unity and leadership to the rest of party members”

Troops destroys bandits, kidnappers’ camps, recover arms in Kaduna The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters under Operation Whirl Punch continue has recorded another success in its attack on Bandits and Kidnappers as it recovered arms and destroy their camps in Kamuku forest of Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State.

A statement issued by Colonel Muhammad Dole, Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, and made available to newsmen yesterday said, “On 9 October 2018, troops launched raid operation in Kamuku Forest where bandits used to harbour and plan their nefarious activities. Several were neutralised and the camps were destroyed.

“In another successful operation, a combined effort between the troops and local Vigilante group raided an identified camp in Kidandan general area. As a result, one bandit was neutralised, others escaped with gun shot injuries and one AK 47 rifle with 25 rounds 7.62mm Special was recovered.

“Likewise, acting on reliable information on activities of kidnappers at Unguwar Maigwari, troops swung into action, raided an identified kidnappers’ camps along Doka - Rijana Road. The Camps were discovered to have been littered with emptied alcoholic bottles, used syringes and some narcotic substances. During the raid, one Informant was arrested and Three Dane guns were recovered” he stated.

2019: PSC seeks Ford Foundation assistance in data base As part of the efforts towards proper monitoring of police officers during the 2019 general elections, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has called for the assistance of the Ford foundation in providing assistance for electronic data base.

The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, made the plea when a team of Ford foundation visited him in Abuja over the weekend.

Smith requested for assistance from Ford foundation in the Commission’s effort to acquire a modern electronic data base for improved services and management of the Police personnel and public complaints.

Alhaji Smith said the Commission was working towards ensuring a successful monitoring of Police conduct during the 2019 General Elections, but noted that a lot of financial resources would be needed for deployment of Monitors and their training.

He also requested for assistance from Ford Foundation in this direction.

He spoke on the importance of regular training for both the Police and the Staff of the Commission and noted that the Commission will be disposed to work with the Foundation to achieve this noble objective and noted that the reorganization of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad would require training on what is expected of them.

Youth of Diocese of Lagos (Anglican Communion) Anglican Youth Fellowship Nigeria, during a walk out with Bishop Bamisebi Olumakaiye over campaign against drug abuse in Lagos... on at the weekend.

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EFCC secures 28-year jail term against fraudster Mathew Orolua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Kayode Gabriel Adeniji of Mide Landmark Ventures, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of Abuja High Court in Maitama, Abuja.

Confirming the development, EFCC’s spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said Adeniji’s journey to jail began after the agency recieved

a petition from one Christiana Adetola Makanjuola, who alleged that sometime in 2012, the defendant converted her property worth N235, 000, 000. 00, and refused to pay the agreed sums.

The complainant further alleged that the convict carried out acts of ownership on the said property by developing and transacting businesses with third parties, without her consent.

The case was investigated, and

Adeniji arraigned on a 5-count charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and fraudulent conversion of property.

After diligent prosecution by EFCC, Justice Halilu found Adeniji guilty on all the counts and sentenced him to seven months on count one; seven years on count two and seven years on count three, four and five respectively.

The sentences, which are without option of fine, are to run concurrently.

Over 2,000 sets of twins participate in Oyo Twins Festival No fewer than 2,000 sets of twins participated in the maiden edition of the Twin Festival held at Igboora, a community in Oyo State on Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Igboora, the globally acclaimed home of twins, is the headquarters of Ibarapa Central Local Government in Oyo State.

NAN reports that the festival was jointly organised by Twins World Creations, Ibarapa Central Local Government, the Oyo State Government and the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC).

Mr Toye Arulogun, the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said the festival was organised to showcase Igboora town with her unique feature of highest rate of twins and multiple births in the world.

“The effort of government is to promote the town as the foremost twins’ tourism destination in the world. It is also to promote the town’s predominant meal, ‘Amala and Ilasa’, acclaimed to be responsible for the multiple births.

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Atiku and rise of Peter Obi

Reuben Abati

Shortly after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar became the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on October 6, party members and other stakeholders began to recommend running mates for him and a short list began to feature on the front pages of Nigerian newspapers. Some of the names that were mentioned included former Governor Peter Obi; former CEO/managing director, Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mustapha Chike-Obi; former minister of Agriculture and AfDB president, Akin Adesina; former minister of finance and supervising minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; former CBN governor, Charles Soludo, and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.

For about five days, there were theories and permutations, and a comparison of the credentials of the proposed running mates.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has acted pro-actively by quickly putting an end to the speculations. He met with the party leadership, consulted with other interest groups and promptly announced Peter Obi. If this is a sign of how he intends to run Nigeria if he becomes president, then he is off to a good start. In the past week, he also did something else that was clever. He made peace with his former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo. He asked for Obasanjo’s blessings and Obasanjo, wearing his hat as a seasoned political pragmatist and ebora strategist, endorsed Atiku.

The speech delivered by Obasanjo on that occasion is an elegant study in the art of being important. President Obasanjo said he has forgiven Atiku for his many sins, which he Obasanjo had complained about previously. He described him as someone who has a knowledge of business, who is less inflexible and a “Wazobia” man.

There were subtle digs at the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, when Obasanjo advised Atiku not to recruit only kith and kin and try to run an inclusive government. In the same speech, Obasanjo reminded Atiku of his indebtedness to the Obasanjo legacy and the need to sustain that legacy. He also set an agenda for the man he described as Nigeria’s president-tobe. He even said “Insha Allah”. Obasanjo in that well-composed speech, practically killed many birds with one stone in many incantatory voices: boss, statesman, and letter-writer.

It was Atiku’s second biggest endorsement since he got his party’s ticket – the first being his victory in Port Harcourt.

Obasanjo’s endorsement is particularly significant given the history of the

relationship between both men. To add that Obasanjo has voice, influence and authority is to state the obvious, and we need to tell those who argue that Obasanjo has just one vote that they are politically dumb! Atiku’s boss has given him a new testimonial that has refurbished him. Obasanjo who once tore his membership card of the PDP, has also more or less re-oxygenated the party’s presidential aspiration. The panic that this has caused in the Buhari camp is perfectly understandable, even if the resort to namecalling and abuse by the president’s footsoldiers may be counter-productive in the long run. It won’t make Obasanjo and his associates change their minds. Atiku’s gain is Buhari’s loss.

Then came the rise of Peter Obi… Without doubt, all the persons on the shortlist of running mates for Atiku have relative strengths. They have all proven their mettle in the public arena. But with Peter Obi already chosen, we need not indulge in any detailed comparison, except to note that very important to the selection process would have been, not just geo-politics, but also such factors as the temperament of the individual, the chemistry between the principal and the deputy, electoral value, international exposure, acceptability by key stakeholders and public persona.

My take is that former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi is bound to strengthen the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the scheduled 2019 presidential elections. He will prove to be an asset to the Atiku campaign and also to the Nigerian government if the PDP wins the presidential election. The announcement of his name has generated so much excitement in Igboland, particularly in his home state of Anambra, where people broke out in dancing jigs at beer parlours, and free drinks were declared. Across the South-East, his Igbo kinsmen are also similarly excited. Those who know him in politics and business attest to his good character, self-discipline, competence and fair-mindedness. I want to congratulate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for choosing wisely and I want to disagree with those who argue that the presidential candidate of the PDP should have chosen his running mate from the South-Western part of the country.

The choice of a running mate of Igbo extraction is a politically deft move. The last time Igbos held the number two position in a civilian government was way back in the Second Republic (1979-83). Since the return to civilian rule in 1999, they have either been Senate president or heads of key agencies (under President Obasanjo) or deputy

Senate president and generally junior operatives (under President Buhari) or held critical ministerial positions or headship of agencies and departments – indeed the entire economic sector (under President Jonathan). But Ndigbo’s main interest is the big job: the presidency of Nigeria. The choice of Peter Obi and his likely emergence as vice president of Nigeria brings Igbos much closer to consideration for presidency either in 2023 or 2027. For a people who believe that they have been short-changed by other Nigerians and that the civil war has not actually ended, the possibility of one of their own returning to the presidency, 35 years after Ekwueme, is bound to promote a sense of belonging. By choosing an Igbo man, Atiku is also exploiting prevailing sentiments in Igboland. The average Igbo, either in the South-East or in diaspora, is certainly not impressed by the Buhari administration.

The circumstances of Operation Crocodile Tears and the crushing of the rebellion of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) movement, pitched the Igbos against Buhari. Atiku is seeking to bring them back into the fold. Call it opportunism, but that is politics. A Yoruba running mate would have looked like the Buhari template. Atiku also probably knows that the Yoruba in the South-West do not always vote as a bloc and that the South-West is far more divided today than ever. The electoral value of the Yoruba man, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who is Buhari’s running mate for now, except he changes him, lies more in his being part of a political group in the South-West, and right now, even that group is divided; it has lost part of its grip, and its leader is fighting many political battles of his own.

An Igbo running mate can guarantee bloc Igbo voting, in Igboland and from Igbos who are all over Nigeria. The votes may not necessarily be for Peter Obi as a person but for the Igbo nationalistic interest.

I say this because I have heard some people say Peter Obi may not even be able to deliver Anambra. I say to such persons that even the incumbent governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who has issues with Peter Obi, or David Umahi, Ebonyi governor (PDP) and chairman of the South East Governors Forum, would dread being found out to be working against the possibility of an Igbo man emerging again as vice president of Nigeria. In terms of political strategy, it can be taken for granted that the South-South, still angry over how the Buhari government has treated President

Goodluck Jonathan and others from that region, will also naturally vote en masse against Buhari. Technically, Atiku may have locked down the South-South and the South-East and can be sure of substantial votes from the South-West where his promise of restructuring resonates well with the socio-cultural and political elite.

But why Peter Obi? Obi, governor of Anambra State for eight years, survivor of election battles, has proven himself to be an astute politician and leader. As governor, he blocked the leaky buckets. He reduced wastages and leakages. He led by example. He served the people. He left a healthy balance behind in the treasury. He was known across the South-East as Peter the Rock or Okwute, and he more than any other former governor has spent his time out of office, to prepare himself for a bigger role in Nigeria. He didn’t disappear from the radar. He didn’t take the option of going to the Senate, which has become a retirement home for former governors who go there to sleep and snore during plenary and collect heavy retirement benefits for saying nothing.

Peter Obi returned to school. He chose the lecture circuit where he shared his experience as governor with Nigerians, mostly young Nigerians. He was always on point: He preached good governance, prudence, accountability and gave personal examples. He granted the media access to him and he granted interviews as frequently as he could. He became an analyst and something slightly close to being a public intellectual. He built a public persona as someone who understands business, politics, the economy and governance. He attended international programmes and built a network of contacts. He was my course mate at the Said Business School, University of Oxford and I can attest that he can hold his own confidently in the company of persons of extreme intelligence and superb skills.

Above all, he is humble and approachable.

He can fit into a team. He is young. He is also rich, but I hear he does not like to spend money! He is a strong member of the Catholic faith, and he bears the name Peter. From what we know about him, his Peter will not deny Atiku whenever the cock crows. He has recognition, respect and relevance.

So, there you have it: the AtikuObi Presidential team of the Peoples Democratic Party. Good to go. But how will Atiku handle the North, his own political zone? That is the other question for analysis to be addressed shortly.

Executive Order and legality of travel ban

Kayode Ajulo

The government of President Muhammadu Buhari is perpetrating a state of confusion and anomie by the recent statement purportedly placing a travel ban on some unknown and imaginary persons in Nigeria.

It is important that the meaning and scope of the Executive Order 06, which allegedly gives fillip to the current order against traveling by some classes of Nigerians as enunciated by the Federal High Court, Abuja in its judgment of Friday October 12, 2018, is set forth clearly.

The Court held, by the said judgement, that although Executive Order 06 seems to somewhat give the attorney general of the federation (AGF) the power to summarily seize or confisticate property, but before the discretion can be exercised, the AGF must always first seek permission

or approval of the Courts before any property can be seized or confisticated.

The ratio in the judgment is that the order to seize must, at all times, seek the permission or approval of the courts, even by an ex-parte application and such application shall be subjected to the test of validity, depending on the merit of each individual case.

This rests the confusion that the executive order to seize property can be viewed or regarded as something giving direct power to the executive to confiscate property in the absence of court approval or sanction, which needs to be sought and obtained at all times.

This invariably establishes the right of every affected litigant to subject every action against his interest purportedly done in pursuance to the Order to judicial review, which

invariably would be determined on the basis of the merit of each case.

It is my opinion, therefore, that the present attempt by the Executive to circumscribe the rights to free movement by certain citizens of Nigeria must of necessity go the way of the Executive Order 06. It is unconstitutional for a democratic government to seek to restrain a citizen from his right to free movement without an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. This is in contradistinction to the right of the appropriate security agencies to effect an arrest of a citizen pursuant to a properly issued warrant for his arrest, with all the attendant duty to establish that the citizen has either committed an offence, either singly or in conjunction with other persons.

It is all the more frightening that

there are no names mentioned and a blanket statement was made to cover all citizens having N50 million or above!

One cannot but wonder if this latest draconian Order is not targeted at perceived political enemies and members of the political opposition.

Executive Order 06 is reminiscent of the infamous and draconian Decree No 4 of 1984, which was cruelly pursued and enforced by the incumbent president, who was the military head of state at the time.

Without doubt the obnoxious decree was one of the sore points of that administration in which the basic human rights of Nigerians were thrown to the dogs. I earnestly believe and hope that the Court will rise up yet again to take up its position as the bastion of democracy.

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Editorial Commentary Executive Order, suspected looters and rule of law

Times Guest Columnist Femi Falana

Last week, the Federal High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the controversial Executive Order 6 (EO6) issued

by President Mohammed Buhari on July 5 this year. Based on the court ruling the federal government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service and other security agencies to place no fewer than 50 high profile persons directly affected by EO6 on watch-list and restrict them from leaving the country pending the final determination of their cases.

Even though the names of the “50 high profile persons” have not been published by the federal government they are presumed to be either standing trial in the various high courts or being investigated for corrupt practices by the anti-graft agencies. Sadly, the travel ban is a sad reminder of the reckless placement of political opponents on security watch list and seizure of their passports by the defunct military junta.

But in Director-General, State Security Service v Olisa Agbakoba (1999) 3 NWLR (Pt 595) 340 the Supreme Court did not hesitate to condemn the violation of the right of the respondent to freedom of movement through the seizure of his passport by the appellant.

It was the view of the Court that the right of citizens to freedom of movement guaranteed by section 41 of the Constitution and article 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act could not be abridged or abrogated by the Executive outside the procedure permitted by law. Notwithstanding that the decision was handed down in the heyday of a ruthless military dictatorship, the current political dispensation has witnessed the secret imposition of travel ban on many citizens.

Thus, apart from placing over a hundred citizens on security watch list the passports of the late Chief Emeka Ojukwu, Mallam ElRufai, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, Mr.Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (now Emir of Kano) etc were seized without any legal justification by the Obasanjo and Jonathan regimes.

It is on record that both El Rufai and Sanusi successfully challenged the seizure of their passports at the federal high court which ordered the release of the passports and awarded damages to them. In one of the proceedings of the Chukwudifu Oputa Panel on human rights abuse, I had complained against the refusal of the State Security Service to remove my name from the watch list compiled by the defunct military junta. in justifying its decision to retain my name on the watch list on the grounds the SSS claimed that every democratic country has a list of persons whose activities are closely monitored at home and abroad for “security reasons” However, the power of the anti graft agencies and the courts to place criminal suspects on watch list or subject their passports to temporary seizure has never been in doubt. To that extent, the directive to place the 50 high profile suspected persons on watch list and restrict their movement is highly superfluous, completely unwarranted and totally uncalled

for. In fact, it is an ingenious design to expose the Buhari administration to ridicule.

If the federal government had done some background check it would have discovered that the names of the 50 VIPs have long been placed on security watch list while their passports have been impounded by the anti graft agencies or the courts as one of the conditions for admitting them to bail.

It is public knowledge that whenever the defendants wish to travel abroad for medical treatment they usually apply for the interim release of their passports.

Since the courts have taken judicial notice of the perilous state of medical facilities in the country such applications are usually granted. And once the suspects return from the foreign medical trips their passports are returned to the registry of the trial courts.

No doubt, indigent accused persons standing trial for stealing, fraud or other economic crimes in Nigerian courts are not entitled to such privilege because they have no money to acquire passports not to talk of paying for foreign trips and medical treatment abroad.

In Joshua Dariye v Federal Republic of Nigeria (2015) LPELR-24398 (SC) the Supreme Court noted the resort to delay tactics by members of the bourgeoisie standing trial for corruption who usually apply for the release of their passports to enable them to travel abroad for urgent medical attention.

According to their lordships, “There are cases where the accused develop some rare illness which acts up just before the date set for their trial. They jet out of the country to attend to their health and the case is adjourned. If the medical facilities are not available locally to meet their medical needs is because due to corruption in high places the country cannot build proper medical facilities, equipped with the state of the arts gadgets”. Notwithstanding such judicial indictment of politically exposed persons seeking medical treatment during trial, the law has not authorised the Executive to restrict the movement of criminal suspects.

In February 2009, the federal government regime directed all Nigerian embassies and high commissions not to renew the passports of Messrs Nuhu Ribadu and Nasir El Rufai (now Kaduna state governor) on account of intra class feud. Both of them were then living in exile. But as soon as the attention of former President Umaru Yar’Adua was drawn to the case of the Director-General, State Security Service v Olisa Agbakoba (supra) he ensured that the illegal directive was immediately withdrawn.

For the umpteenth time, I am compelled to caution the Buhari administration to wage the war against the menace of corruption within the ambit of the rule of law. Since the 50 high profile criminal suspects covered by EO6 have been placed on watch list while their passports have been seized by either the anti graft agencies or the courts, the travel ban slammed on them by President Buhari ought to be withdrawn without any delay.

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S’Court and speedy hearing of cases

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n an effort to speed up the dispensation of justice, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, recently directed that any case fixed for hearing before the Supreme Court must be heard and determined one way or the other on that date.

The policy, as announced by the CJN, is deliberately targeted at the speedy dispensation of justice while a new apex court publication is to encourage lawyers to take advantage of the initiative and ensure they adequately prepare ahead of hearings to avoid any delays.

Appeals would be heard and judgements delivered as necessary and in accordance with the Rules of the Court. Consequently, the situation would leave no room for unnecessary adjournments arising from lack of diligent prosecution, poor preparations or non-appearance by lawyers.

What this indicates, according to the CJN, is “that any matter that is assigned a date must be heard and determined one way or the other on that date”, ‘’For appeals that may be discovered to have defects, Counsel is advised to take necessary steps to amend such defects before the due hearing date while everyone must come to the court fully prepared for the business of the day,’’ the CJN added.

We wish to submit that the policy will help utilise man hours lost to incessant adjournments of cases and probably clear the backlog of pending appeal cases. There are no available data indicating how many cases suffer adjournment on daily basis at the apex court, but an adjournment of a single case has multiple adverse effects on the judiciary.

First, it frustrates speedy dispensation of justice the country has been craving for. Secondly, adjournment help lawyers to frustrate cases for their clients who desperately want to hang a bad cases. In essence,

this policy would arrest this ugly trend that have become a clog in the wheel of justice.

With thousands of pending appeal cases that filled the Supreme Court diary to the brim and appeals set down for hearing up to the year 2021, no measure should be spare in addressing the issue of delay.

We are of the opinion that the CJN has done the right things because the delay in justice delivery has become a major problem of the judiciary that has continue to rob it of public confidence.

We therefore appeal to stakeholders particularly lawyers, litigants and heads of other courts to embrace the laudable initiative of the CJN and ensure that the policy works.

CJN Onnoghen has earned our commendation for the remarkable steps being taken to guarantee speedy dispensation of justice and no stone should be left unturned in implementing the policy.

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Abia pipeline explosion: Sen Orji weeps, blames NNPC Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia The Senator Representing Abia Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Theodore Orji weekend, wept and blamed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC over the Osisioma pipeline explosion and urged the Federal Government to declare Osisioma Ngwa a disaster area.

Orji, a former governor of the state, raised the concern amidst tears at the weekend he visited the scenes of the pipeline explosion that claimed over 30 people.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday at Umuimo and Umuaduru villages in Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State.

The stating that the call was as a result of the level of damage done by the pipeline explosion due to the NNPC pipeline fuel leakages.

Sen. Orji who described the incident as most unfortunate, sympathized with the families of the victims, regretting that apart from the loss of many lives, houses, farm lands

and economic trees were destroyed, adding that the incident was not due to pipeline vandalism but recklessness and negligence on the part of NNPC The Senator said that he came to sympathize with the entire Osisioma Ngwa LGA not just the immediate community.

He also described the people of the LGA as his own people who are his own people and so dear to him, cautioning them to learn from the pipeline explosion that happened at Amainyi Isuikwuato many years ago.

He prayed God to console the families of those who lost their loved ones while also praying for the quick recovery of those who sustained various degrees of injuries, assuring that he would reporting the incident to the relevant Federal Government Agencies for immediate intervention.

He charged the Security operatives to be diligent in their duties and condemned in its entirety the action of some security operatives who were allegedly involved in collecting money from the people who were scooping fuel from the leaking petroleum pipes before the disaster.

Senator T.A Orji who later visited one of the survivors, Mr. Ifeanyi Ndubuisi Okechukwu

at his residence in Okpokoroala village, prayed for his fast recovery while he gave a handsome financial assistance for his treatment.

Earlier while consoling the senator and conducting the Senator round the scenes of the pipeline explosion, the Executive Chairman of Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, Chief Iheyinna Mgbeahuru, said the explosion was due to leakages from the NNPC pipelines in the area explaining that it was not caused as a result of pipeline vandalization as being speculated by some media outfits.

He blamed the inferno to the negligence of the management of NNPC saying that he said has written several letters to them on the leaking pipelines.

According to the Chairman of Osisioma Ngwa, the activities of the NNPC depot in the area, poses a serious threat to the lives of the people living around council and thanked Senator Orji for coming to condole with the Council.

They stated that Senator Orji through this quick response, has once again demonstrated that he is part and parcel of the LGA nothing that they would reciprocate with their prayers for him and their massive votes for him in his reelection bid come 2019.

Short News 2019: Christian group wants Buhari, Atiku to respect sanctity of life Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos Christian group in Nigeria and the diaspora has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) flag bearer Atiku Abubakar to respect the sanctity of life should any of them emerge as the next president come 2019.

The group under the aegis of Coalition of Christian Groups for Good Governance (CCGG), made the appeal a communiqué issued on Sunday when it elects its new executive members.

The communiqué signed by the National Secretary, Bola Alawode and a copy made available to our correspondent in Jos, instructs that the country’s next president must have an all 11 point attribute as prescribed by the group.

“Our 11-point attributes of an Ideal President for Good Governance is in the public domain, as it has been given wide coverage in the print and electronic media”.

However one of the attributes outlined in the communiqué posited that “Nigerians are solely interested in political candidate’s ability and capacity: their plan on ensuring the sanctity of life, providing safety and security to life and properties, providing mass employment to all (especially our teeming youths), advancing improved healthcare, ensuring affordable quality education, engendering inclusivity and other laudable policies”.

‘Only God knows why Gov Bindow appoints me campaign DG’ Tom Garba, Yola

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal (second right) and others during the governor’s arrival in Sokoto on Saturday.

Fake news destabilise peace, national unity, FG warns Tom Okpe, Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has appealed to all Nigerians to join the Federal Government in its efforts to combat the menace of fake news, describing it as a threat to peace and national unity.

Mohammed made the call on Sunday while speaking at the inaugural lecture of the Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN) in Lagos, with the theme “Combating Fake News in the Cyberspace”.

He said the collective efforts of all Nigerians were needed in view of the threats fake news posed to peace and unity of the country.

The minister explained that most of the security issues confronting the country, such as herders/farmers were caused by the misrepresentation of facts in both the mainstream and social media.

According to him, the spread of fake

news has also promoted ethnic and religious suspicions among Nigerians.

He said that the media especially, has a huge responsibility to check the problem in view of their strength and reach, calling on professionals to always verify their facts before sending out information.

“The media have a responsibility to verify the facts before they share, because once they share, it is always very difficult to retract. You see most of the issues we have about herders/ farmers clashes, killings are being fuelled by fake news.

“Of course, I must state the issue of criminality too, but we must stop presenting the issues as if it is Muslims against Christians or Hausas against Ibos. That’s not true. We should stop this narrative of Christians/Muslims or North/South. ”We are dealing with pure criminality, population explosion and climate change and that is the way we should look at it.

“If we continue to post fake news attributing

different reasons to the real causes of these issues, a stage will come when Muslims will be suspicious of Christians, Christians become suspicious of Muslim for no reason. That is not good for our unity,” he said.

The minister said the government was partnering different media organisations to check the problem of fake news.

Mohammed said the government was also collaborating with local and international social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp to tackle the problem of fake news.

In her lecture, Prof. Abigail OgwezzyNdisika, Head, Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos said the media was powerful because of their capacity to influence others and bring about change.

She said it was, therefore, expected of stakeholders in the industry to always uphold the ethics and report the facts.

Earlier, Mr Chris Nwandu, President, GPBN, said media platforms could pass integrity test only if they were credible.

The Director General (DG) of Adamawa State governor, Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow’s campaign for 2019 reelection, Chief Felix Tangwami said only God knows why the governor appointed him.

Tangwami said this to his Mbula kinsmen who paid a solidarity visit Friday to thank the Governor for appointing one of their illustrious sons for the noble task.

He called on them to unite and support the governor to victory; he described his life to be like the biblical Joseph who through God divine purpose went the hard rocky way of pains to get to his place of destiny.

The governor’s campaign DG said that he can never be less than or greater than the divine will of God over his life, saying “it is God that architectures my life to this level now as my best place of calling.”

“My prayers to God all the time is make me an instrument of help to all people that He allow our paths to cross, with the much or small resources I have.’’ Tangwami Said He said that he trusts God to bring to perfection of recording success on why he has been given the appointment.

The leader of the Mbula Community in Yola, Mr Dishon Nyingumo appreciated the Governor Jibrilla for finding Tangwami worthy to steer his 2019 campaign team.

Dishon assured Felix of total support to ensure APC wins in Adamawa by bringing Bindow back for the second term.

Green Party adopts Kalu as Abia’s guber candidate Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia One of the newly registered political parties, Green Party of Nigeria (GPN) has adopted its former state chairman, Hon. David Kalu as its governorship candidate in Abia State for the 2019 general elections.

Addressing members shortly after the GPN primaries held in Umuahia Kalu declared his readiness to bring about good governance if elected governor in 2019.

“GPN is the party Abians are longing for, our party frowns at maladministration and corruption, if the electorate give me the mandate, Abia and Nigeria will change within the first two years of my governance,” he said.

He pled with the electorate to shun money politics, work hard to vote credible leaders who would serve the masses, insisting that “GPN is in a better position to do so.”

Kalu however said he was ready to hand over the guber ticket of the party to anybody who has the capacity to serve Abia better than him.

Others adopted as candidates during the primaries include: Mr. Ugochukwu Okoroafor for Abia North senatorial seat; Maduabuchi Ihediwa, Abia central and Richard Ifeanyi for Abia South senatorial seat.

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#NoToCodeine campaign: Edo N-power Short News counsels 322 pupils on dangers of drug abuse Christian groups laud Gov Emmanuel on To deepen the #Notocodeine campaign in Edo North Senatorial District of the state, beneficiaries of Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, N-Power, in Edo State, have tasked secondary school students to shun drug abuse and strive for excellence in their studies so as to meaningfully contribute to national development.

The N-Power beneficiaries gave the charge when they took the #NoToCodeine campaign to over 322 students at the St. Angelas Girls College, Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.

Leader of the initiative, Mr. Chinedu Ikemefuna, said that the initiative is intended to raise awareness of

secondary school students on the dangers of drug abuse, noting that harmful drug use affects the ability of youths to contribute to national development.

According to him, “We are here to educate the students on the need to remain focused and shun drugs.

The #NoToCodeine campaign is particularly intended to expose the students to the harsh effects of abuse of codeine and other drugs.

It is common knowledge that this behavior is rampant among young people. That is why we are here to bring this message closer home.

We have about 322 students and 22 teachers in attendance here today, the highest since the start of the

campaign.”

Another N-Power beneficiary, Miss Eloghosa Jane Timothy-Igiebor, explained the short, medium and long term effects of drug abuse, and urged the students to avoid their colleagues who may want to lure them into drug abuse and related practices.

Ose Inegbedion encouraged the students to stand firm and proud when they resist the temptation to take drugs, noting that the benefits of being drug free are unquantifiable.

“It is important that you stay firm when you resist peer pressure, and shun drug-related vices. I bet you that you will live a happier life without drugs. Nothing compares to being drug free,” he added.

amnesty to A’Ibom militants Isaac Job, Uyo

Christian groups, Ukanafun Christian Elders Forum (UCEF) and Akwa Ibom Christian Assembly (Ukanafun Chapter) have hailed Governor Udom Emmanuel for granting amnesty to repentant militants from Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo council areas.

According to the Christian leaders, Governor Emmanuel’s gestures have brought lasting peace to the war-torn areas as well as re-integrate former militants back into the society.

Reverend Friday Umoren, the vice president and prelate of Rapture Trust Ministry International, Maranatha Square, Ikot Akpa Nkuk, Ukanafun, Bishop Moswill Umoh said his people were so excited to see that peace has returned to the land.

Umoh, the immediate past chairman of the Ukanafun Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), and a one-time chapter chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria at a special thanksgiving service arranged by the Elders Forum and ACA, described Governor Emmanuel as God-send, a man of vision, intellect and wisdom.

Plateau LG Poll: Useni accuses security agencies of compromise Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The Senator representing Plateau South and governorship candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in the Plateau, Senator Jeremiah Useni has accused security agencies of alleged compromise over the just concluded Local Government elections in the state.

Alleging rigging during the conduct of the LG poll, Useni said, “Security men at the just concluded LG elections are also culpable of this deceit as they joined our party agents in keeping vigil at the various LGAs, only for the aforementioned fictitious results to be announced at the PLASIEC office in Jos without collation and security agencies kept mute”.

Useni further accused Governor Simon Lalong of alleged involvement in rigging the poll and described the declaration of the LG results as a “scam and a dangerous plot to worsen the already precarious situation in the State”.

The PDP guber candidate, who was reacting to the declaration of 11 out of 13 councils in the state by the electoral umpire (PLASIEC) in favour of the ruling APC, said, “The PDP monitored the conduct and results of the elections across the 13 Local Government Areas where elections were conducted and reports indicated that elections were peacefully conducted at the polling units where results showed that the PDP won in all the 13 LGAs.

Aisha Buhari Foundation builds 70-bed capacity, maternity clinic in Yola

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode (3rd right); Chairman, Local Organizing Committee (LOC), Lagos Open International Tennis Championship, Chief Pius Akinyelure (3rd left); Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Babatunde Bank-Anthony (2nd left); member of Local Organizing Committee, Mr Ebisan Rewane (left); Tournament Director, Prince Wale Oladunjoye (right) and Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Tandoh (2nd right), during the presentation of the Special Recognition Award to the Governor at the Final Match/Closing Ceremony of the 2018 Lagos Open International Tennis Championship at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, on Saturday.

Police confirm one dead during attack on Tambuwal’s motorcade The Police Command in Sokoto State has confirmed the death of one person as a result of stray bullets fired when hoodlums allegedly attacked Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s motorcade in Sokoto on Saturday.

The command’s spokesperson, DSP Cordelia Nwawe, told newsmen that one other person who was injured during the incident had been hospitalised.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP had organised a reception rally to welcome Tambuwal after his failed attempt to secure the 2019

presidential ticket of the party.

NAN reports that the governor was received by a crowd of supporters at the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto and went in a motorcade to the Government House.

The event was, however, nothitch free as political thugs armed with dangerous weapons destroyed billboards, building structures and vehicles bearing inscriptions of the opposition party.

A car bearing the APC logo and painting travelling to Sokoto from Bodinga was also set ablaze by mobs along the Sokoto State University.

The motorcade was then forced to stop along Gawon Nama, near the resident of former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, when another set of mobs carrying arms confronted it.

It took the efforts of security operatives to get it moving again.

A relative of the deceased who pleaded anonymity told NAN that the deceased, Imran Ahmad-Alkanci, was on his way home after visiting family relations when the incident happened.

The source said the 22-year-old was trying to get a commercial motorcycle when the bullet hit him.

Aisha Buhari Foundation has embarked on the building of a 70-bed antenatal and maternity clinic within the premises of the Federal Medical Centre, Yola.

The Clinic is being built to complement the existing 17 bed Maternity ward at the Centre.

Aisha Buhari’s personal physician, Dr. Mohammed Kamal, while inspecting the project said, the clinic when completed will cater for the health need of the people of Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Taraba as well as the neighbouring Cameroon Republic.

Kamal, said the clinic was built as part of Aisha Buhari’s commitment to improve the healthcare of women and children in Nigeria.

The inspection was conducted to ascertain the level of work so far done.

Kamal, conveying Aisha’s optimism, said the project would be completed and handed over before the end of the year.

GEF grantee begins leave exhibition to wrap food A grantee of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Environmental Management and Development Trust (EMADET), an NGO, has began the exhibition of wrapping leaves to turn local hot food.

Its Director of Programme, Mr Alade Adeleke, said this on Saturday when GEF Inspection Team paid inspection and evaluation visit to project site of EMADET in Ile-Iran, Ayedire Local Government Area, Osun state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GEF supports EMADET with a grant of 49,938 dollars to execute a project titled “Integrated Agro-Forestry, Waste Management and Livelihood Enhancement in Ile-Iran and its environs.

Adeleke, who called the wrapping leave as Thaumatoccocus danielli or Ewe-eran in south west, Nigeria, said it is a kind of leave that is used for wrapping hot local food.

According to him, women use it in wrapping bean cake (Moinmoin) and corn meal (Eko or Agidi) in major urban centres.“We introduce the leave exhibition and by the grace of God, EMADET will continue the leave exhibition annually,’’ Adeleke said.

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N-Power Programme‘ll train 10m Short News graduates by 2023 - Osinbajo Obaseki launches agric cluster for Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the N-Power Programme introduced by the Federal Government is targeted at training 10 million Nigerian graduates by 2023.

Osinbajo revealed that the N-Power Programme has so far provided jobs for 500,000 young Nigerian graduates in the last two years.

The Vice President made the disclosure while delivering a special lecture on “The Challenges of Human Development in 21st Century Africa” at the prestigious Oxford University, United Kingdom.

He said, “As the proportion of the working age group of 15-59 years will continue to increase steadily over the next years, Nigeria has the advantage of “demographic dividend. Harnessing the demographic dividend through appropriate skill development efforts provides an opportunity to achieve inclusion and productivity within the country.

“Over the past two years, through

the N-Power Programme, the largest post-tertiary employment programme in Africa, we have been able to offer skills development programmes digitally to over 500,000 young citizens between the ages of 18 and 35. We have set a target of skilling 10 million Nigerians by 2023.”

Osinbajo also highlighted the provision of social housing in a Family Homes Fund as a “core plank of the government’s empowerment approach, which is expected to provide another 1.5 million jobs by 2023.

He said, “Our Family Homes Fund aims to provide up to 500,000 housing units by 2023 using a concessional financing facility to construct houses at less than N5m, as well as a home loans assistance programme that will enable people at the bottom of the housing pyramid to buy their own homes at subsidized rates. This will be complemented by a rent-to-own scheme.”

He also noted that a total of N55 billion has been disbursed to 250,000 farmers under the administration’s Anchor Borrowers Programme scheme, which provides subsidised credit to

smallholder farmers so they can boost production with guaranteed uptake by the anchor companies He added that the continued diversification of the Nigerian economy by this administration and its massive investment on infrastructure are some of the initiatives it has deployed towards promoting growth and human capital development in the country.

The Vice President said that their administration has also prioritized spending on infrastructure: Rail, roads, and power in particular.

“Despite earning 60% less than the previous administration, we have spent N2.7 trillion in two budget cycles on capital, the highest in the nation’s history.

“We also executed a comprehensive, phased plan for ease of doing business which earned us 24 places higher on the World Bank ease of doing business index and commendation as one of the top 10 reforming economies in the world.

“We launched our energizing economies project, providing solar power to markets and economic clusters for small businesses and petty traders”, Osinbajo said.

Headmistress, LEA Model Primary School, Maitama, Mrs. Katherine Arron Rengkwar; National Coordinator, Food Safety & Quality Programme, Mr Fubara Chuku; Director, Child Development, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Jumai Mohammed and Marketing Director, RB Nigeria, Aliza Leferink at the global handwashing ceremony organised by Dettol Nigeria in Abuja.

We’ll fight against casualisation of workers with our last blood - NUPENG Joy Obakeye The National President of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, (NUPENG), Mr Williams Akporeha has vowed that they would fight against casualisation and anti-labour practice that has been threatening the survival of the union in the oil and gas sub-sector.

Akporeha stated this during a media roundtable at the weekend in Lagos, where the union intimated journalists on activities mapped out for NUPENG’s forthcoming 40th anniversary which will hold in Abuja on December 5 to 6, with the theme: “NUPENG yesterday, today and tomorrow”.

According to him, the union has made every move possible to ensure that it is not forced into extinction by the management of companies who continue to compound

challenges for the union, insisting that NUPENG will continue to move forward.

“The challenges we face as a union are numerous; managements and companies are coming out with various policies to face out NUPENG”.

“Since my emergence, I have embarked on several struggles to ensure that those plans do not come to fruition.

Managements introduce policies to ensure that workers that are supposed to be under NUPENG cadre, are not employed, even if they are employed, they must be under contract labour, and also ensure that they are not unionized; that is the challenge we are facing, and if as a leader, I don’t up my game and realise the challenges, we might just get to an era where we will not have a body called NUPENG”, he added.

Akporeha, who had been a member of NUPENG since 1992, added that his emergence as the president of the union

is not by accident, and he is poised to focus on the core of his administration, while making other requests secondary, including supporting members vying for political offices.

“I am not the president today by mistake, following my antecedents; NUPENG will be coming out with several campaigns in time to come, to say emphatically that NUPENG will continue to stand tall. Every leadership has priorities and my priority is to ensure the job stability of NUPENG members for now. I want to ensure the existence of NUPENG through memberships of workers. My focus is to fight that and ensure we continue to exist.”

NUPENG is currently focused on tackling the challenges it is currently facing, supporting any members vying for political positions is not our focus at this point, and our focus is to protect the jobs of our members.”

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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has launched the Edo Food and Agriculture Cluster (Edo-FAC), kick-starting a knowledge-driven food sufficiency plan which targets over 3000 farmers in Ehor, with full complement of an agricultural training center at Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state.

Speaking at the launch of Edo-FAC, in Ehor, the governor, said that the cluster would address the challenges faced by farmers in the area.

Obaseki, represented by his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Chief Osaro Idah, noted that the state government is committed to exploiting agriculture and providing avenues to train farmers to boost their knowledge, improve their farm yields and enhance their livelihood.

He added that Edo-FAC will employ 200 people, and is targeted at 3000 farmers in the area.

According to him, the state government is keen on ensuring that farmers get the best of tools and training required to derive more gains from farming, on and off the farm, as the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)’s Vocational Training Center in Ehor, has been repurposed to provide top-of-the-range training and extension services to farmers.

“This was designated as a vocational training center, but we are repurposing it to serve as a center to provide training to farmers on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), so they can learn new methods for improving their yield on the farm, and also get access to information about what you need to do to reach more markets for your produce,” he explained.

EEDC decries increased damage of its facilities by reckless drivers Moses Oyediran, Enugu The management of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has decried the high rate of vehicular accidents within its network.

It said the situation not only affects its revenue, but also impacts on the quality of service delivery to electricity consumers in the state.

The Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, made this known during a chat with newsmen in Enugu over the weekend.

Ezeh said that on a weekly basis, the organization records report of these accidents involving commuter buses, private cars, trailers, tankers and tippers from its Service Centers and District Offices.

He said that “this situation affects EEDC properties, such as: transformers, feeder pillars, line accessories, high tension (HT) and low tension (LT) lines; and always subjects the organization to so much pressure, as it struggles to replace the damaged equipment and restore supply to its customers in the affected areas.”

“These situations forcefully throw our customers into darkness for the period and further cripples business activities within the area” Ezeh said.

Speaking further, Ezeh said that “causes of these accidents are most times attributed to over speeding, driving under the influence of substances, making calls while driving, and other reckless attitude of the drivers.

“Other causes include overloading of trailers and trucks high above their capacities, to the extent that they cause obstruction and in some cases bridge the lines or even pull them down alongside the poles.

“Apart from the destruction of our installations, some of these accidents lead to loss of lives and properties, mostly through electrocution and fire outbreak.”

“EEDC is, therefore, appealing to drivers to be more cautious, practice safe driving, avoid over speeding as well as all forms of recklessness while on the road, as this will reduce the downtime attributed to these accidents and go a long way in saving lives and properties.

“This will also enable EEDC channel its resources to other projects that will improve service delivery to its customers, rather than repairs due to accidents,” he added.

2019 Election: PDP panicking over imminent defeat - APC Tom Okpe, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that in the face of imminent defeat in the forthcoming 2019 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in its desperation to remain in the reckoning of the electorate, has resorted to falsehood and propaganda against the ruling party’s leaders in Akwa-Ibom state particularly and the country generally.

The ruling party said it viewed PDP’s wild and unsubstantiated allegations against former governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Atuekong Don Etiebet and the 2019 APC governorship candidate, Obong Nsima Ekere as one of the falsehoods and propaganda by the PDP. The PDP had alleged that the APC chieftains were planning to foment violence in the state in order to ensure the postponement of the forthcoming elections saying that the allegation itself is a classic case of the aggressor playing the victim to cover up his misdeeds.

But the APC in a press release through its acting spokesman, Yekini Nabena on Sunday said since the issue is security, “we may as well expose the PDP and their leaders in Akwa Ibom state for who they are: purveyors of violence.

We are aware of several petitions in the office of the Inspector General of Police against the PDP National Legal Adviser, Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem, a former commissioner in Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration.

“In the petitions, the PDP National Legal Adviser is alleged to have sponsored cultists and militant gangs that have gone out of control in Etim Ekpo, his home local government area and neighboring Ukanafun. The activities of these cultists have resulted in several deaths in the last three years and displaced many families who now live as displaced persons in Iwukem.

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Skills Acquisition: ANSG sets to train 10,000 youths Stories by John Ndu, Awka Anambra State Government is to train 10,000 youths in different skills annually.

Governor Willie Obiano announced this during the launch of a Skills Acquisition Programme in Awka.

The first batch of 250 youths selected from the three senatorial districts of the state would undergo three weeks training in Nnewi, Abba and Aguleri.

Governor Obiano represented by his deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke,

said the youths would be trained in Aluminium roofing, electrical works, tiling, catering, computer application, cosmetology among others.

The Governor, who explained that the programme was part of government efforts to ensure that youths in the state were engaged positively, urged the trainees to be focused so as to acquire the necessary skills that would help them become self reliant.

The Commissioner for Youth Entrepreneurship and Creative Economy, Mr. Bonaventure Enemali, said due to the importance of skills acquisition to solving youth restiveness, the present

administration had initiated the programme to ensure that youths in the area were empowered to contribute to national development.

Enemali, who explained that the training would be conducted every three weeks for different batches, said government was also partnering with the private sector to ensure that it achieves the target of empowering ten thousand youths annually.

The Commissioner noted that at the end of the training the youths would be provided with soft loans to start their own businesses.

The Managing Director, Anambra Small Business Agency, ASBA, Mr. Clement Chukwuka, while pointing

out that a three billion naira loan facility had been made available for the programme, said that the trainees upon completion of their training were required to come out with a comprehensive business plan before accessing the loan.

Chukwuka noted that the agency in the previous years had provided micro credit to more than seven thousand small and medium scale enterprises.

In an interview, two of the trainees, Mabel Okafor and Amaechi Ejeogu commended the government for introducing the programme which they said would help to build and uplift youths in the state.

Skills Centre: Women Affairs Commissioner tours facilities

Wife of Governor of Anambra State and Founder, CAFE, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano (centre), with some women she recently empowered in Awka.

Obiano commissions soft opening of Golden Tulip Hotel in Agulu Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has commissioned the commencement of soft opening of the Golden Tulip Hotel, Agulu.

The hotel occupying 14 hectare of land, with three storey building has 81 standard rooms and presidential suits.

Some other key features of the hotel include a conference centre, a gym, a spa, outdoor pool bar, bush bar, 6 meeting rooms, clinic, and 6 holes golf course among others.

The Governor, who inspected the hotel facilities, expressed satisfaction with the standard of work done, saying the full opening would be done in November this year.

Obiano stressed it was in fulfilment of his campaign promises not to abandon any project inherited by his predecessor.

He said: “My administration met the hotel at skeletal stage. It was at 5% completion, but now, it is 95% completion.

“Is set to be a leading hospitality destination in Eastern Nigeria, a hub for regional, national and international conferences, relaxation, and a key industry player, thereby enhancing the

economy of Anambra State”.

He observed that over 118 hotels had sprung up since assumption of office, due to high heavy security attracted to the state.

The Chairman, Anambra State Investment Promotion & Protection Agency (ANSIPPA), HRH Igwe Cyril Enweze. recalled that Anambra State Government and Golden Tulip West Africa Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 9th of May, 2017 for the effective management of this asset on behalf of the State.

He noted that the State government engaged the company for a period of 10 years, which is renewable after a 5 year term.

Stating the benefits of the hotels to the state, the ANSIPPA Chairman in his words said: “It will promote urban development and accrue revenue to the State through profits generated, Job creation for ndi Anambra, as it already has employed numerous State indegenes.

“The Hotel is in line with the state’s economic objectives for the hospitality industry and will promote the rapid

urbanization of its environs, with a ripple effect transcending other sectors of the State’s economy.

“It will also promote stimulation of tourism, thereby increasing revenue to the State and GDP”. Enweze explained.

He noted that the location of the hotel would also provide an opportunity to take full advantage of the lake and transform it into a holiday waterpark resort.

Also speaking, Chairman, Golden Tulip Board of Directors, Prof.

Chukwuma Soludo, represented by the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Ifeatu Onyejeme, said the present administration had fulfilled its vision of making the state the first choice investment destination and a hub for industrialisation and commercial activities.

The President, Golden Tulip Limited, Mr. Amaechi Ndili, observed that Governor Obiano has made projected Agulu community to global map.

Ndili promised to deploy his wealth of experience in managing the hotel, to sustain its present status of best hotel in West Africa.

Anambra State, Commissioner for Children and Women Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, has toured the Skill Acquisition Centre and inspected the ongoing construction of new office complex at Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development centre Awka.

Lady Mezue on arrival at the skill centre was taken on facilities tour by the principal of the school, Mrs. Ogunwa Amaoyibo Love.

While on the inspection tour, Lady Mezue charged students at the centre, numbering over one hundred, to make the best use of the opportunity offered by the training which is funded by Anambra State, Government.

The Commissioner, during the inspection, promised to donate sewing machines and other equipments to support the institution to meet up with shortfalls in equipments being experienced at the school.

She further expressed her gratitude to Governor Willie Obiano, and his wife, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu, for the support they have extended to the ministry, which has enabled the ministry to tackle numerous challenges facing her.

The skill acquisition centre which is under the Ministry of Children and Women Affairs, offers a year long training to students in Tailoring, Hair Dressing, ICT, and Bakery It was gathered that the office block, when completed, will house the offices of the Ministry of Children and Women Affairs.

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Mrs. Obiano makes case for Girl-Child Education, condemns trafficking in persons The wife of Governor of Anambra State, and founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE), Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, has advocated for special attention to girl-child education as a way of equipping and guaranteeing bright future for them in the face of multifarious challenges confronting young girls across the globe.

She made the call in a Special Message last Wednesday on the occasion of the commemoration of International Day of the Girlchild.

In the message signed by Chief Media Officer to the Governor, Emeka Ozumba, Mrs. Obiano, said that it is only through education that we can promote girl’s empowerment and fulfillment of their human rights while also highlighting the challenges that girls all over the world face.

Her words: “The average girl child is the most vulnerable and easily targeted by predators. It is our duty as parents and guardians to continuously teach and equip them with survival tips at home and also ensure that they get the best education.

As a young girl I learnt the rudiments of housekeeping and necessary etiquettes and more by staying close to my mother and those have been my guiding principle through life journey.”

She observed that modern society is daily confronted with drastic changes leading to break down of values which in turn exacerbate issues like child marriage, trafficking, access to services regarding puberty and sexual health, and gender-based violence; education and enlightenment remains the most effective tool for assuring safety of the girl child. She therefore urged parents not to be deterred by daily survival challenges but rather remain steadfast in their commitment to the wellbeing of the girl child.

Mrs. Obiano explained that Skills training and empowerment of young girls and women is one of the cardinal programmes of her NGO, CAFÉ, through which they are groomed to be selfreliant.

The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually on 11th October.

The objective of the day is to promote girl’s empowerment and fulfillment of their human rights while also highlighting the challenges that girls all over the world face.

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Cabotage: No more waivers, NIMASA tells oil firms Chukwuemeka Iwenlumo, Lagos

Globacom’s representatives at the International Day of the Girl Child, Mrs. Justina Abdulateef (3rd left), and Mrs. Temitope Oke, (3rd right) with some of the secondary school students who participated at an event sponsored by the company to mark the Day at Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that the Agency would no longer encourage the application of any form of waivers under the Cabotage Act, particularly from the oil firms operations as such does not help the growth of the Nigerian maritime sector and economy at large.

Speaking during a meeting with the Oil Producers Trade Sector (OPTS) in Lagos, Dakuku said that NIMASA was on the verge of ending such waivers.

He urged industry players to draw up a five-year strategic plan for the cessation of application for Cabotage waiver and also pursue the utilization of Nigerian-owned vessels for marine contracts.

According to him, “Our laws forbid foreign vessels operating in our territorial waters save for compliance with the Cabotage Act. We also want to increase the number of Nigerians who participate in the marine aspect of your business and we are working closely with the Nigerian Content

Finance Minister wants action on critical human capital challenges Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Minister of Finance Mrs Zainab Ahmed has called on all stakeholders, including community service organizations, the private sector, traditional leaders and development partners, to foster a national dialogue and work together with Government to find country-led solutions to the critical human capital challenges facing the nation.

Ahmed said that the urgent call for action requires all Nigerians to work tirelessly toward building the Human Capital base for a prosperous and peaceful Nigeria, reiterating, “We can do better because we have done better and we have to do it for the sake of our children.”

The minister, in a statement on Sunday

by Paul Ella Abechi, Special Adviser to the minister on Media and Communications stated that some of the challenges include demography, stunting and education.

She however indicated that years of under-investment in Human Capital cannot be addressed through policies and plans alone; suggesting that more must be

done because the key to success is devising strategies for effective implementation of high-impact interventions.

As a result of government’s concern for the situation, the Minister said that the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by the Vice President and comprising Federal Ministers and State Governors met in a special session on March 22, 2018, to look at the role of Human Capital Investment in supporting pro poor programmes and long term economic growth. The meeting offered an opportunity for government leaders and the development community to call for accountable leadership and strategic interventions that will harness the power of Nigeria’s greatest assets for economic growth - its people, especially youth and women.

The Minister said a major outcome of the event was the formation of a Human Capital Core Working Group comprising key agencies of the government, private sector, non-government, and development partners with a mandate to develop a unified vision for Human Capital Development, and to drive implementation of high-impact interventions that complement the ongoing

efforts in health and education and poverty alleviation under the ERGP pillar ‘investing in our people’.

“In the immediate future the Government of Nigeria will focus on highimpact policies and interventions to make dramatic progress in improving human capital. For example, Nigeria is on the cusp of eradicating polio. This would be an important accomplishment as the last polio cases were found in the conflict-stricken North-East states of Borno and Yobe. Other more complex human capital challenges including demography, out-of-school children, learning quality, under-five child mortality, youth employment and women empowerment will require sustained longterm efforts,” she indicated.

In the World Bank Group’s recent report presented during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia. Nigeria was ranked 152 out of 157 countries in the Human Capital Index; but the Minister said while the report is disheartening, it also reinforces the call for action already embedded in the “Investing in People” pillar of Nigeria’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). “The ERGP’s vision for a

healthy, educated, productive, and resilient population is ambitious but necessary to ensure we can grow and compete in the economies of the future, reduce poverty and achieve peace and stability.”

To address these challenges, indicated that the Federal Government will continue to empower States to identify and implement programmes that will allow for citizens to access their right to basic health and education while holding States accountable to deliver results.

“Government will also commit itself to equity in lifting people out of poverty, deploy innovative technology to tackle the challenges, partner with other stakeholders to improve service delivery, enhance social accountability and ensure that they are targeted at areas of critical human capital challenges”.

In addition to the focus on the future, she said government will also focus on the current stock of human capital by supporting interventions that lift people out of poverty, enable them to access health and education services and be empowered as well as increase financing for human capital development.

Economic Intelligence group forecasts 11.46% inflation rate in September Motolani Oseni A group of Economic Intelligence at Access Bank Plc have forecasted 11.46 per cent increasein inflation rate to 11.46 per cent (year-on-year) in September from 11.23 per cent the National Bureau of Statists (NBS) reported in August.

The bureau is expected to announce September inflation rate on Tuesday October 16, 2018.

The Economic intelligence at Access Bank adopted an autoregressive analysis of past prices, while it recognizes all the assumptions used by the NBS in its computations of monthly composite consumer price Index

(CCPI).

The inflation forecast drivers used by the Economic intelligence at Access Bank include effects of poor infrastructure, flooding and the on-going security challenges.

They explained that, “Looking in more detail at the drivers, our analysis indicates that the expected increase in the inflation rate is largely attributable to base effects in the CCPI as well as elevated food and energy prices.

“The rise in food prices probably stems from disruptions’ to the food supply chain in major food producing states due to the combined effects of poor infrastructure, flooding and the on-going security challenges.

“Market survey by the Economic Intelligent Unit revealed an increase in prices

of food items such as rice, fish and cereals, considering the fact that food inflation makes up to 51.8 per cent of the CPI basket, the food price increase will accentuate the up life in inflation rate.”

Explaining on money and fixed impact points, they said, “Yields on fixed income and treasury instruments are expected to remain in double - digit territory as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) undertakes frequent open market operations to absorb Naira liquidity and stem the tide of recent intensified capital flows reversals as a result of rice in US interest rates and political uncertainties surrounding the on-going pre-election activities.

“The yield on the 3- and 6-month treasury bills finished at 12.51 per cent and 13.21 per cent respectively on September 28th,

compared with 11.38 per cent and 13.16 per cent in that order on August 31st.”

On monetary Policy responses, they explained that rise in inflation would likely influence the CBN to retain a relatively cautious stance when it comes to mailing cuts to the key policy rate to avoid triggering weakness in the local currency due to rising external headwinds- US Fed normalization, trade tensions between US and China. etc alongside the hope of gradual receding on pressure of food prices.

“With no change in the benchmark rate anticipated, we expect the CBN to continue issuance of OMO and stabilization Securities with focus on sterilizing Naira liquidity to reduce speculative USD demand,” they added.

Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to have a joint categorization of vessels operating under the Cabotage Act in order to ensure the full implementation of the Act.” Dakuku urged the international oil companies (IOCs) to support NIMASA’s bid to ensure full implementation of the Act, adding that it would equally be of more benefit to the investors in the sector as it will be cost effective for them to engage Nigerians.

Commenting on the previous resolutions with the OPTS, Dakuku stated that there was need for the trade section of the oil producers to fulfill their own part of the agreement. He said NIMASA will not compromise the growth of the maritime sector, especially when it comes to the issue of enforcing statutory regulations enshrined in the Agency’s empowering instruments.

Dr. Dakuku further stated that in NIMASA’s bid to grow the industry, it would not hesitate to wield its powers where necessary, adding that the agency’s mandate is strictly regulatory. But he also noted that NIMASA preferred the method of engaging key players in the industry for symbiotic benefits.

NSE extends Staco Insurance Q3 unaudited results Motolani Oseni The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has approved Staco Insurance Plc extension of time to file its third quarter (Q3) unaudited financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2018.

The company in a statement to the NSE on Thursday said the extension becomes imperative as the company was yet to file its audited financial statement for December 31, 2017.

The statement signed by Acting Managing Director, Staco Insurance, Mr. Bayo Fakorede, said “we wish to notify The NSE, our esteem shareholders and other stakeholders that the company has obtained the approval of The Exchange for extension of time to file its third quarter unaudited financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2018.

“The extension to file the 2018 Q3 becomes imperative as the company is yet to file its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 with the Exchange.

“The company is yet to receive approval of the 2017 audited financial statement from National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) , its primary regulator.

“NAICOM had raised certain queries after reviewing the same for the company’s attention. Upon finalizing the 2017 audited financial statement and obtain NAICOM’s approval, the company shall immediately proceed to the file the 2017 audited financial statement with The Exchange.

“We hereby reaffirm our commitment to the submission and publication of the quarterly financial statements on or before November 30, 2018,” the statement signed

by Fakorede added.

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Emerging technologies take centre stage as Nigeria marks World Standards Day Mathew Dadiya Emerging technologies, which are blurring traditional boundaries between physical, digital and biological worlds coupled with increased connectivity of people and things, will influence production, trade as well as communication in the fourth industrial revolution.

The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Osita Aboloma Esq., said this on Sunday in while marking the ‘World Standards Day’ to propagate the joint statement from the ISO, IEC and ITU, which stated that the theme of this year’s celebration of Standards on October 14 is “International Standards and the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.

According to Aboloma, just like the transition from manual work to machinery and factory work raised the need for standards in the 18th Century, International standards today have become a vehicle to spread knowledge and innovation globally.

He alluded to the imminent challenge of the rapid pace of change brought about by the fourth industrial revolution such as robots and artificial intelligence taking over more and more tasks previously done by humans, additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing), as well as digital connectivity of everything from aircrafts to baby monitors.

This, according to him points to greater vulnerability of data and the consequences of a breach growing exponentially.

The SON helmsman disclosed that to celebrate the 2018 World Standards Day in Nigeria, his organisation has put together a an essay competition among students of ages 13 to 18 in 30 secondary schools in Lagos State on applying digital technology towards resolving issues pertinent to their community, citing existing national or international standards.

FG sets for N5,000 cash transfer through NIPOST The Federal government said it would soon commence the payment of N5000 to vulnerable poor Nigerians in three states, using the newly introduced financial services of the Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) for the cash transfer.

The government said the package is under the present administration’s social welfare programme to help the poor and the needy in the society.

The Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of NIPOST , Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi made the disclosure in Oyo town at the occasion of 2018 World Post Day celebration, adding that under the new contract, NIPOST is expected to dispense the N5,000 cash to the poor in three states including Nasarawa, Benue and Anambra .

He said that NIPOST was able to win the contract due to its innovative programme and use of technology to advance its services to the people across the country.

“For instance, the National Cash Transfer Office which caters for the vulnerable, the poor in the society awarded NIPOST the job to transfer cash to the poor . They give them N5000, every month, and because NIPOST has transformed and leveraging on technology, we were awarded the cash disposal of N5000 in Benue, Nasarawa and Anambra . Who are we serving, we are serving the poor, the post is ready to deliver the goods to bring happiness,.” The Post Master General said.

Present at the celebration are the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi represented by the retired archbishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Ayo Ladigbolu , the Postmaster of the Federation, Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi, the Managing Director of Wema Bank, Mr. Ademola Adebise , former Chairman of First Bank PLC, Rev. Akinboboye, NIPOST Zonal Manager , Mrs Ekeleme Kristie and Vice Chairman, Oyo East Local Government, Hon. Wahab Tajudeen .

Others included top security chiefs, school children, artisans and officials of Wema Bank and Keystone bank.

Earlier, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi commended NIPOST for its giant strides in recent years, describing the event as very significant in the history of the agency.

Speaking through his representative, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, Oba Adeyemi said NIPOST has remained the only agency that has continued to connect the people, facilitating communication and enabling the people to stay in touch.

“But it has gone beyond that limit, today your money is save if you send it through NIPOST. It is a great pleasure to continue to identify and relate with NIPOST,” the royal father said.

L-R: Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside; Consular-General of the Korean Embassy in Nigeria, Kim In-Taek and Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services of NIMASA, Mr. Gambo Ahmed, during the courtesy visit of the Korean Consular General to NIMASA in Lagos

BPE gives clarification on DisCos performance agreement Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Following the interest shown by various stakeholders in the electricity industry and the general public with regards to the date for the final review of the performance of the privatised electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), the Bureau of public Enterprises (BPE) has given clarified on the privatization transaction.

The Director General of PBE, Alex Okoh, on Sunday stated that pursuant to the successful conclusion of the privatisation transaction for ten (10) of the DisCos, the utility companies were handed over to the core-investors on the 1st of November 2013.

According to Okoh, the associated Performance Agreements signed in August 2013 provided, amongst other performance indices, that the core investors covenanted to achieve agreed reduction targets of aggregate technical, commercial and

collection losses.

That due to lack of adequate technical information relating to the state of the infrastructure at the time of concluding the transaction, the base level of losses in the utilities imputed in the Performance Agreements were based on provisional estimates, the DG said.

The PBE explained that the 5-year Performance Agreement for all the electricity distribution companies, with the exception of Kaduna DisCo, became effective on 1st January 2015 and the fifth year anniversary for final performance review would therefore be 31st December 2019.

The Bureau assured the public that the relevant agencies of government were conducting a periodic review of the performance of the DisCos under the management of the core investors with a view to evaluating the achievement of the terms of covenants agreed with the Federal Government well ahead of the December 2019 dateline.

“That the terms of the Performance Agreements

provide for a 5-year tenor during which the core investors in the DisCos were required to fully achieve far-reaching efficiency improvement targets. The Performance Agreement further provides that a study to establish the baseline level of aggregate technical, commercial and collection losses for the performance measurement would be carried out by the DisCos within one year after takeover and the outcome presented to the Nigerian Electricity “Regulatory Commission (NERC) for approval. The approved loss level shall form the basis of determining the performance of the core investors by BPE and subsequent tariff computation by NERC. “That NERC subsequently approved the outcome of the baseline loss study and issued a Tariff Order with an effective date of 1st January 2015 thus automatically commencing the 5-year tenor of the Performance Agreements executed between the core investors and the BPE,” the statement read.

Obasanjo, Sachs want Afreximbank to establish African Education Fund Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and development economist, Jeffrey Sacks Indonesia, have called for the establishment of an African fund for education as they delivered the second Babacar Ndiaye Lecture in Bali, Indonesia.

The two personalities, who were the guest speakers at the international lecture series introduced by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in 2017 to honour the late Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, said that such a fund will ensure that every child in Africa got a full high-quality education in this generation.

They called on African leaders to support the fund and to make a commitment that every African child should be empowered and financed to stay in school until completing his or her secondary education.

“Africa needs to support every child to stay in school through age 18 and to achieve 100 per cent secondary school completion,” said Prof. Sachs, who is Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, New York.

He noted that three quarters of African children were currently not completing secondary education and said that with an African fund for education and commitment by African leaders,

the continent will be transformed into a middle income to high income economy.

Prof. Sachs argued that the current global disequilibrium was working to Africa’s benefit as it presented the African Union (AU) with the opportunity to fully realize its potential as a great unifier, saying that Africa should be a politically and economically unified region.

“The AU is the right vision and the right instrument for Africa’s unity,” he said. A unified Africa would be largest region in the world and could become a global leader by taking advantage of the most recent technological advances and with the introduction of open boarders of trade.

Prof. Sachs said that the current disruption of technology had brought about dramatic technological revolution in a way that worked to Africa’s advantage as the continent could leapfrog development through the adoption of digital technologies.

With digital technology and e-commerce, Africa could make revolutionary advances in health care, education, the functioning of the private sector economy and other areas, he added. To achieve that, Africa needed develop infrastructure and train people in the new technologies.

President Obasanjo, expressing his support for the Africa fund for education, argued that there

was no shortage of money for good causes in Africa.

According to him, people only wanted to know that their money would go where it was supposed to go and that such money would be properly accounted for.

Earlier, Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank, said that the greatest problem of Africa was the neglect of Africa by Africans.

Prof. Oramah said that the call to establish an African fund for education should be seen as a call to action by everyone and pledged that, even though education was not a mandate of Afreximbank, the Bank would support the effort to make sure that it emerged.

The lecture series recognises and immortalises Dr. Ndiaye, who was President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) from 1985 to 1995, for his many important contributions to Africa’s economic development, in particular, his critical role in the creation of Afreximbank.

In addition to helping the AfDB to earn triple ‘A’ status, Dr. Ndiaye, who died in July 2017, was also behind the creation of several other continental institutions, including Shelter Afrique and the African Business Roundtable.

He is credited with fostering the emergence of many young entrepreneurs who are helping to build Africa today.

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Atiku: S/East group warns against opposition to Peter Obi’s choice Stories by Patrick Okohue A pan-Igbo sociopolitical pressure group, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has challenged some leaders in the region who are allegedly in opposition to the emergence of former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, describing the purported move as “selfish and counterproductive”.

Condemning the reported move, the group’s national coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu noted that “not one leader, who is on ground and in touch with the ordinary people in his or her domain in the South East region, can move against the choice of our own son.”

The SERG said: “Incidentally, the South East region falls into the category of those who will never vote for the continuation of hunger and hatred for the people of Nigeria.

“Even if Alhaji Atiku Abubakar didn’t pick his running mate from the South East, none of our true sons and daughters will vote to return the current Federal Government to power next year, as the so-called leaders are trying to make the country believe.

“Since the inception of democracy in Nigeria after our independence 58

years ago, the Atiku Abubakar/Peter Obi combination is the best joint presidential ticket ever.

“The ticket is a combination of competence and intelligence, which has been presented to the Nigerian people, majority of whom are victims of hunger, job loss, herdsmen attacks, none respect of court rulings, lopsided military operations, families and friends of people who have been receiving unjust retirement in the last three and half years, and many others.

“All the arrowheads of the sinister opposition should know that their selfish antics will be counterproductive and may cause some of them a reelection.

“Nigerians are not ready to go back to the days of appointment of puppets into political offices as we are shocked that the opinions of one or two interested individuals have suddenly become the opinion of the entire leaders in the South East?

“We are aware that a few selfish politicians are not comfortable with having these accomplished entrepreneurs and political leaders because they know that both Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi are rare Nigerians with independent minds.

These are two outstanding Nigerians who became rich before being elected into political office.

“For us, it was expected that the Atiku/Obi unique and rare

TAM congratulates Sanwo-Olu, tasks him on reviving abandoned projects Ajibade Alabi The Achievers Movement has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Lagos State for the 2019 election, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for his emergence at the party’s primary election in the state.

Speaking to The Daily Times recently, the President of the group, Mr. Anthony Chidi Eze said that TAM is happy with the emergence of Sanwo-Olu as the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State.

“We are using this medium to congratulate Sanwo Olu over his emergence as the APC candidate for next year’s general election. But we are also using this medium to plead with him to emulate all the good things his predecessor cannot manage for Lagosians. We are not going to name any, there are many of them, but we believe Sanwo-Olu will perform to Lagosian’s expectations.”

Another member of the group, lrewole Kazeem on his part assured that the youths will

give adequate corporation to the government by ensuring continuity in all local governments in the state, urging Sanwo-Olu to look at major abandoned developmental projects in the state such as the PSP reorganised project which the outgoing governor abandoned.

“We also believe that the issue of Land Use Charge and welfare of common citizens will be well handled by the incoming governor, Sanwo-Olu,: he said.

On his part, Bamidele Tomori bemoaned the increase in Toll fees and property tax, abandonment of Lagos health care plan, traffic gridlock in Lagos roads, dilapidated infrastructures, Badagry Express Way, the light rail project, School projects, Agriculture’s/Housing projects Holiday Jobs depending on their competency.

At the briefing were other members of The Achievement Movement including David Oriyomi, Sunday Akinwande, Shekoni Abiodun kafayat, Hon. Fatai Mutiu, Hon. Gafar Abolore Olonisakin, among others.

combination will shock a few following the statement their choice already made across the country.

“We therefore advise the so-called Igbo leaders to sort themselves out with whoever they have issues with and join the

Peter Obi

moving train to avoid shocking consequences at the ballot in 2019 as the South East region will decide their fate,” the SERG warned.

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Ex-LG boss gives govt blue-print for economic development Former Sole Administrator of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area in Lagos State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tunji Ilelaboye, has urged the Federal Government, state and local governments to create labour offices in their area where a pool of company’s work force can be drawn so as to combat the unemployment ravaging the country.

According to him, such development will further enhance the economy and take restive youths away from the streets as well as lessen the burden of over-dependence on parents by unemployed youths if followed to the letter. “In the past it worked wonders, and in other climes it is still in vogue, so we can still do it here,” he intoned.

Ilelaboye said this in Lagos during a programme on: ‘Another Look at Government, job creation and Revenue Generation’. It was organised by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the area.

His words: “We can still establish labour office like before for job creation and revenue generation. We used to have it in those days. We can revert to the old system if truly we want to fight unemployment in this country. We can create it in the local government areas across the nation where companies can draw a pool of their work force having met some requirements set out by the government. This is the proposal I will be submitting to the new Lagos State governor for consideration after next year’s

Ambode

elections,” he disclosed.

According to him, 1000 people can be recruited and the streets will be free rather than someone packing and amassing billions, trillions of naira for selfish purpose. For example, Lagos State going by the calculation will have 57,000 standing work force generating revenue for the government outside the usual ones. This is an area government must look into,” he disclosed.

The labour office is there if you need workers for private, public or semi-public companies.

What companies need do is to register with government and request for the number of workers they needed having fulfilled the requirements lay down by the government.

“Imaging 1000 youths in labour office in 774 councils across the country, about 774,000 jobs must have been created

through that system. It will combat unemployment, increase government revenue and lessen the dependency of people on their parents,” he added.

To make it work, he said each local government will have a committee representing them and members must reside in the council so that if you default in any way, you can easily be located.

He added that membership will consist chairman, secretary and three others who will be allowed to seat once a week and will be paid sitting allowance.

Thecouncils will provide the administrative support and they will be autonomous, but their submission will be to the chairman of the council, who will be their overall boss.

“The only fear people may nurse is that of duplication, but that can be taken care of with the introduction of BVN. “This is an area government at all levels should be looking at in order to reposition the economy and enhance the wellbeing of our people.”

According to him, there will be checks and balances to checkmate double-dealing as anybody caught will be prosecuted.

“The programme is for the unemployed people and when you get full time job you should disclose it so that your name can be deleted from the pay roll. This is a new idea I am proposing to the Lagos State government especially ahead of 2019 administrative year.

We need to do something fast to arrest the ugly situation,” he submitted.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALANYINGI SYLVA 2. HOPE ANIETIE BASSEY THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. ADVOCATING FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION. 2. CONTRIBUTING THROUGH PROGRAMMES, ACTIVITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IDENTIFIED POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCING GENERAL ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGER DELTA. 3. TO INSPIRE THE WOMAN TO DEVELOPING HER INDIVIDUALITY AND GUIDE HER TO THE RIGHT APPLICATION OF HER INHERENT VALUES FOR HUMANITY AND SUSTAINABLE/OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WOMEN FOLK. 4. EMPOWERING THE NIGER DELTA WOMEN BY SUPPORTING THEM IN SKILL AND ACQUISITION.

CAREERS CONTINENTAL CLUB OMEGA CITY OF MERCY GLORIOUS

CHURCH

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.

TRUSTEES 1. PASTOR IRIAVHO PETER OSIREGBEMHE (2) PASTOR (MRS) IRIAVHO BLESSING (3) MR OMON ANTHONY (4) MR IHEJIRIKA ONYEDIKA EMMANUEL.

FOUNDATION OF LABORATORY FOR ECONOMETRICS AND APPLIED-STATISTICS NIGERIA 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.

TRUSTEES 1. DR. ADENOMON, MONDAY OSAGIE 2. DR. IDOWU, RICHARD ADEKOLA 3. MRS. ADENOMON, CLARA ADEBUKOLA

RESCUE AFRICA ADVOCACY INITIATIVE 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.

TRUSTEES (1) MARIAN OKPE (2) SYLVESTER WILLIAMS OMLENYI AIMS TO TRANSFORM LIVES GLOBALLY THROUGH YOUTH SUPPORT AND ENHANCEMENT..

AIMS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

AIM: TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS STUDYING COURSES IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES (MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY). TO SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING IN STATISTICAL AND DATA SCIENCES. TO SUPPORT INDIGENT STUDENTS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES IN EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGED AREA OF NIGERIA.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, P.M.B. 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, P.M.B. 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE 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, P.M.B. 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: JACOBS U. BLESSING 08184740407

SIGNED: SECRETARY

*IBADUR-RAHMAN ISLAMIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION *

UNIVERSITY OF UYO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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

KOKOMEH UNIQUE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION

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

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1. DANI UNMAN 2. IBRAHIM AUWALU 3. NURU GARBA MUHAMMAD

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UDOAKAH NKEREUWEM JOHNSON - PRESIDENT 2. AKPABIO USENOBONG OTU - SECRETARY

TRUSTEES ARE:.

1. KOKOH GIFT EWEREM. 2. MRS KOKO PATIENCE CYNTHIA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF ISLAM 2. TO ENSURE THAT INDIGENT FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO FREE EDUCATION

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE ENHANCEMENT OF HIGH PROFESSIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL STANDARD AMONG ITS MEMBERS IN OTHER TO KEEP ALIVE THE IDEALS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. TO HELP CHILDREN AND CATER FOR THEM

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, P.M.B. 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANT/CONVEYANCE OF APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO. 2734 IN BARWA LAYOUT WITH REF NO KAC/ FCDA/LP&S DATED 13/03/2003 (II) OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANTS/CONVEYANCE OF APPROVAL WITH REF. NO KAC/FCDA/LP&S DATED 13/03/2003 IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO. 772 IN BARWA LAYOUT BEARING OJI FRED IROHA, LOCATED IN KUJE AREA COUNCIL ABUJA GOT MISSING AND WAS DULY REPORTED TO POLICE STATION, ALL EFFORT TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE, IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION, KUJE AREA COUNCIL, AGIS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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

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: PRESIDENT.

SIGNED: SECTARY

LOSS OF DOCUMENT THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANT/CONVEYANCE OF APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO. 711 IN BARWA LAYOUT WITH REF NO KAC/FCDA/LA/2006/AK-1123 DATED 13/03/2003 BEARING UNWANA PIUS BASSEY (II) APPLICATION FOR REGULARISATION OF LAND TITLES OF AREA COUNCILS , LOCATED IN KUJE AREA COUNCIL ABUJA GOT MISSING AND WAS DULY REPORTED TO POLICE STATION, ALL EFFORT TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE, IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION, KUJE AREA COUNCIL, AGIS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANT/CONVEYANCE OF APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO. 1868 IN BARWA LAYOUT WITH REF NO KAC/FCDA/LP&S DATED 13/03/2003 (II) RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY NO KAC/FCDA/LP&S LAND GRANTED TO BERNARD MEME, LOCATED IN KUJE AREA COUNCIL ABUJA GOT MISSING AND WAS DULY REPORTED TO POLICE STATION, ALL EFFORT TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE, IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION, KUJE AREA COUNCIL, AGIS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO1 OF 1990.

COMPUTER VALUE FOUNDATION

FAIRNESS SHAREHOLDERS ASSOCIATION

THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO1 OF 1990.

THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEE: (I) SANGOJINMI SAMSON SUNDAY == SHEPHERD INCHARGE , (2) SANGOJIMI FUNKE (3) SANGOJINMI PAUL DAMILARE == SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEE: 1. KOFI JEREMIAH. 2.EMAVWOHWE.

THE TRUSTEE: 1. OPE, CHRISTIANAH E. 2. OPE, CHRISTOPHER A. 3. UTIBE, EFFON TOM

CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST HOMES OF POSSIBILITIES

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE COMPUTER LITERACY, BASIC EDUCATION AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO UNITE THE SHAREHOLDERS

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198. GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198. GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198. GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANT/CONVEYANCE OF APPROVAL IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO. 769 IN BARWA LAYOUT WITH REF NO KAC/FCDA/LA/2005/AB-1813 DATED 13/03/2003 GRANTED TO KENNEDY EGWUATU, LOCATED IN KUJE AREA COUNCIL ABUJA GOT MISSING AND WAS DULY REPORTED TO POLICE STATION, ALL EFFORT TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE, IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION, KUJE AREA COUNCIL, AGIS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ABDULLAHI AND RAFIAT AMINU EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ABDULLAHI AMINU. 2. RAFIAT AMINU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF INDIGENT MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SHANU ADEDAYO BENJAMIN (08033355459)

INITIATIVE FOR PEACE & PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS

HUMAN DEV. INITIATIVES EMPOWERMENT TRUST FUND

CHRIST THE CROWN PILLAR OF FIRE & PRAYER MINISTRY

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

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

OLD NAME: HUMAN DEV. INITIATIVES EMPOWERMENT TRUST FUND TO: NEW NAME: HDI EDUCATION TRUST FUND OLD TRUSTEES: 1. JUSTICE OLUWATOYIN IPAYE (MRS) -REMOVED 2. PROF. BOLAJI OWASANOYE- RETAINED 3. VICTOR BAMIDELE HAMBOLU -REMOVED 4. MRS ADEBISI OLATERU-OLAGBEGI -REMOVED 5. MRS OLUFUNSHO OWASANOYE -REMOVED 6. MRS TOLUWALEKE ADENMOSUN -REMOVED 7. YINKA ADEBANJO -REMOVED AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION TO REFLECT THE CHANGES

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SEYI AKINWUNMI CHARITY FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND CTC OF CERTIFICATE TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND CTC OF CERTIFICATE OLD TRUSTEES: 1 -MR. OLADAPO AJAYI

-REMOVED

NEW TRUSTEES APPOINTED 1. AKINWUNMI OLUWATOSE 2. AKINWUNMI OLUWATOMISIN SIMILOLUWA AIMS AND OTHER PARTS OF CONSTITUTION REMAIN THE SAME CTC OF CERTIFICATE THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR THE CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE (CTC) WHICH GOT LOST IN TRANSIT AND WAS DULLY REPORTED TO POLICE STATION. ALL EFFORT TO GET IT BACK HAS PROVED ABORTIVE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

LAWRENCE OMUBO AMADI KOKO FOUNDATION

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 & ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. MS. CHINELO OKOYE - PRESIDENT 2. MS. CHIDINMA EBEOGU - SECRETARY 3. MRS. PATRICIA AMAECHI

TRUSTEES: 1. AGOLIA HAPPINESS AMBI 2. PHILIP MIEBAKA 3. AGOLIA GRACE 4. UWANOGHO OBUKOHWO 5. ADOGA IRENE TAMUNOBELEMABO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

ANAMBRA ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION UMUNYA

*IMMERSION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL*

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. EMMANUEL UMEOKAFOR, 2. OBIORA OFOLE , 3. GAUIS EBUBEDIKE, 4. PAUL ANUNOBI, 5. AUGUSTINE EZENWANNE, 6. ANTHONY NWAFOR, 7. EMMANUEL UBADIGBO, 8. ADONU JOSEPH, 9. ARINZE RAYMOND , 10. CHUKA NWANNA, 11. OLIVER NGWU, 12. PATRICK MADUEGBUNA, 13. JEREMIAH OKEKE AMOBI, 14. KENNETH UWADIEGWU, 15. BRO ALPHONSUS, AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF IT’S MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ANIKPE & JUSTUS . EKILIWO ESQ.

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: A. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD B. TO WIN SOULS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD

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.

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 & ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY & HUMAN RIGHTS.

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR OMOROGBE LORA ODUWA - PRESIDENT /SENIOR PASTOR 2. MRS. EKHATOR MABEL - SECRETARY 3. MRS. AISAGBONBU EUNICE UZAZOMARO - MEMBER

TRUSTEES 1. ERUOTOR OVIE DOMINIC 2. NDUBUISI ADANMA GODSGIFT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH AND TO TEACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: EYITAYO OGUNYEMI ESQ. (08060623454)

MISSING PERSON

THIS PUBLICATION IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AGAIN THAT THE FAMILY OF ONIKOYI FROM ABULE OLOOLA,ISEYIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN OYO STATE IS STILL LOOKING FOR MISS MORAYO AKERELE AND HER DAUGHTERS(MONI EMMANUELLA AND FEYI MAYEN).THE MOTHER ABSCONDED WITH HER DAUGHTERS SINCE 2016 AFTER THE REFUSAL FOR HER DAUGHTERS TO GO THROUGH PURIFICATION PROCESS OF CIRCUMCISION EXERCISE AS REQUIRED

BY THE OLOOLA DIETY OF HER SPOUSE’S FAMILY. WE ARE NOTIFYING THE INDIGENES OF ABULE OLOOLA THAT “OLOOLA DIETY”PURIFICATION PROCESS FESTIVAL FOR ALL THE DAUGHTERS OF ABULE OLOOLA HOME AND ABROAD WILL NO LONGER COME UP EVERY 4YRS BUT NOW YEARLY BASIS STARTING FROM NOVEMBER 2018 AS IFA ORACLE REVEALED BCOS FAMILIES WHO HAS NOT BEEN PART OF THE PURIFICATION PROCESS OF CIRCUMCISION NORMALLY RUN AWAY WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS AS THE FESTIVAL APPROACHES. IT IS NOW MANDATORY FOR ALL OUR DAUGHTERS HOME AND ABROAD INCLUDING MISS MORAYO AKERELE’S DAUGHTERS TO COME HOME FOR THE COMING FESTIVAL THIS NOVEMBER 2018 TO AVERT THE CALAMITY IN THE VILLAGE. THEREFORE REWARD OF 100,000 WILL BE GIVEN TO WHOSOEVER HAS AN INFORMATION ABOUT MISS MORAYO AKERELE AND HER DAUGHTERS BY THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY-CHIEF ADEOLU ONIKOYI(08027635453).

THE UNITED YOUTHS EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION 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 & ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES NWOKEFORO OBINNA CHUKWU OLIVIA ANYANWU EUSTUS KENNEDY IKECHUKWU CHIDI COLLINS LINDA CHUKWUONU SEBASTIAN ERNEST OKAFOR MICHAEL ORJI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO BRING TOGETHER ALL THE YOUNG ADULTS LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, BREAKING ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN BARRIERS AND EXPLOITING ALL THE STRENGTH IN OUR UNITY SO AS TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF OUR PEOPLE AND CULTURE THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP FOUNDED ON HONESTY AND INTEGRITY. TO PROVIDE AIDS TO THE WIDOWS/WIDOWERS, OLD PEOPLE’S HOME, ORPHANS AND CHILDREN AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. TO GIVE ASSISTANCE/SUPPORT WITH IT’S LIMITED RESOURCES TO YOUNG ADULTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH THE WORLD AT LARGE THROUGH SKILL ACQUISITION, TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT. PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP TO LESS PRIVILEGED AMONG US. TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY, LOVE AND MUTUAL CO-EXISTENCE ALL OVER THE WORLD. TO JOIN HAND WITH OTHER INTERESTED BODIES TO BRING ABOUT QUICK AND STEADY DEVELOPMENT IN BOTH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIVES WITHIN THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. TO ENGAGE AND TRAINING OF YOUTHS IN VOLUNTEER SERVICES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PILOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHUKWU OLIVIA SECRETARY

BAYO AND BUNMI BABALOLA FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 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, BABALOLA SUNDAY ADEBAYO 2, BABALOLA BUNMI CHRISTIANA 3, BABALOLA ADENIYI SAMUEL 4, BABALOLA TEMITOPE COMFORT 5, BABALOLA OLUBUNMI NAOMI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND PROMOTION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF THE MASSES 2. PROVISION OF EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE, BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIP AND SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMME 3. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AT ERADICATING ALL FORMS OF CHILD, SEXUAL AND DRUG ABUSES, GENDER VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ADEMOLA OWOLABI, ESQ SECRETARY ADEMOLA ADETOKUNBO & CO SUITE 12, DEGOV PLAZA NO. 1, PALMS CRESCENT, BADORE LAGOS

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ALUBARIKA PLANK & BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS ASSOCIATION

TOGETHER FOR GLOBAL PEACE CAMPAIGN INITIATIVE

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BANJOKO KABIRU ABIODUN - CHAIRMAN 2. MURITALA SAHEED AKOFE - SECRETARY 3. DUROTOYE RASHEED O. - TREASURER 4.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) OGENE, HELEN OGUNDA--PRESIDENT (2) OKENE, KING NSIRIM KEDDINA --SECRETARY (3) OGENE, JOHN EMEKA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE HARMONY, PEACE AND LOVE AMONG MEMBERS 2. TO PROMOTE THE IMAGE, INTEREST AND WELFARE OF THE ASSOCIATION 3. TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED FRONT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IROSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

OSUN INDIGENOUS CLUB LAGOS CHAPTER

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

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. AKALA EZEKIEL ADENIRAN – CHAIRMAN 2. AJIBOYE TAJUDEEN ALAMU - SECRETARY 3. OJO OLUBUSUYI SUNDAY 4. MAYOWA OLUYINKA. AIM AND OBJECTIVE : TO FOSTER LOVE, PROGRESS AND UNITY WITH COOPERATION WITHIN THE INDEGENE OF OSUN STATE. 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.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: (1) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE UNITY AND PEACE AND PROVIDE MAXIMUM WELFARE TO THE MEMBERS IN TIMES OF NEED AND ALWAYS. (2) TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE-MINDED MEN & WOMEN TO SERVE THE CLUB SELFLESSLY FOR THE COLLECTIVE BENEFITS OF ALL MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OGENE, HELEN OGUNDA --PRESIDENT

RAJAH LAND KING OF SALVATION C&S CHURCH

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

Classified FAMILY FOOD SUPPORT ASSOCIATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.EMEKA - ATU CHINYERE JOVITA -PRESIDENT 2.UCHE ELIZABETH OBIAGELI -SECRETARY 3.ADESIYUN MODUPE OLUWAFUNMILAYO -MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO ASSIST FAMILIES, PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY THROUGH EMPOWERING PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY 2.TO EMPOWER MEMBERS IN MEETING FAMILY AND PERSONAL NEEDS 3.TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY 4.TO BRING HAPPINESS AND GOOD RELATIONSHIP AMONGST MEMBERS IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED OTIGHI JOHNSON 08054485864 08023171337

THE ETERNAL SACRED ORDER OF CHERUPHIM & SERAPHIM CHURCH OF COMFORT BALA ITURA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS 1990.

NAMES OF TRUSTEE 1. BABARINDE ELIJAH OLUDELE 2. BABARINDE ROMOKE SEUN 3. BABARINDE KEHINDE DEBORAH 4. BABARINDE TAIWO OREOLUWA 5. BABARINDE ODUNAYO RACHEAL

NAMES OF TRUSTEE 1. OGUNDIRAN MATHEW SEUN 2. BELLO TAIWO ELIZABETH 3. BABALEYE MARY

AIMS & OBJECTIVE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES TO BRING THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION TO ALL 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, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

SIGNED SECRETARY

SIGNED SECRETARY MY FATHER’S HOUSE PROPHETIC AND DELIVERANCE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL.

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HAPPINESS ORACLE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE HEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

SIGNED SECRETARY

ENTERPRENUERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA UNDER THE PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MAYOKUN YINKA (PRESIDENT) 2. OLADUNNI SAHEED ODUNAYO (SECRETARY) 3. OLALEYE MARUFU

TRUSTEES ARE : 1. AKINADE, OLUDARE EMMANUEL 2. ANI,SOLOMON OKECHUKWU

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND ALSO WIN SOULS ESSENTIALLY FOR GOD. 2. TO TOUCH LIVES THROUGH GOOD CONDUCT ALSO USING THE BIBLE AS A STAND POINT.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO ADVANCE THE MUTUAL INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION BY PROMOTING LOVE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS. TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PURSUIT. TO PUT RESOURCES TOGETHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTING INTO PROJECTS AND BUSINESS VENTURES.

AIMS: TO RECOGNISE, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT TALENTS, INITIATIVE AND IDEAS ACROSS VARIOUS FIELDS WHICH COULD BE TURNED TO SELF SUFFICIENCY IN INCOME GENERATION AMONG NIGERIANS.

ANY OBJECTION(S) TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, PMB 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THIS ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), PLOT 565, WUSE ZONE 5, ABUJA P.M.B 198, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE 1. PASTOR (MR) EMMANUEL EZE ONYEMAECHI. 2. PROPHETESS ( MRS) JOY EZE. 3. CYRIL NDUDI EBO ( MR) 4. SUNDAY EZE JACOB (MR) 5. SAMUEL IKECHUKWU JIBUNOR (MR)

SIGNED BY; SECRETARY.

BEIT HA TORAH OUTREACH

SIGNED: OYEWUSI SULIYAT YETUNDE

DELIVERANCE FAITH HEALING MINISTRY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED OUTREACH HAS APPLIED TO THE 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 FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED ACT, 1990,

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OTOBO AZUBUIKE (PRESIDENT) 2. REUBEN ERIC IBANIBO (SECRETARY) 3. ANUEBUNWA ALBERT.

TRUSTEES: NWANKWO AMAKA IBEH ISAAC ORJI DAVID KAY

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO TEACH HOLINESS (KEDUSHIM).

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

AFRICAN CENTRE FOR GREATER LIFE DEVELOPMENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED ACT, 1990, TRUSTEES 1. REV. ISIRUE, ABEL MISHAEL CHIGBOGU 2. REV, BARR. JOSIAH ONYEMA 3. ENGR. OGBANUFE, ECHEZONA OBIEKEZIE 4. MRS. ISIRUE, PATIENCE NNEKA 5. NWOSU, OBINNA DANIEL 6. ENGR. CHUKWUMA NKANYI OBIDI 7. MRS. ISIRUE, RUTH UKAMAKA 8. JOEL ANOSIKE 9. UBADIKE, ARINZE IKECHUKWU AIMS/OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORTS: HEALTH CARE SERVICES/EDUCATION, HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS, SAFETY CRUSADES, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARY AWARD E.T.C TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 2. TO DEVELOP, ORGANIZE, SPONSOR, EXECUTE AND SUPERVISE YOUTH ORIENTED PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, PMB 198 GARIKI ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: REV. ISIRUE, ABEL MISHAEL CHIGBOGU

AIM AND OBJECTIVE : TO SET THE CAPTIVES FREE THROUGH THE POWER OF GOD ALMIGHTY ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, PMB 198 GARIKI ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED : SECRETARY

VICTORIA RELIEF 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. SILAS CHIKUYUNG 2. ELSIE OBI ETTA 3. BETTY ABAH THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS :TO CARE AND PROVIDE RELIEF FOR REFUGEES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: SILAS CHIKUYUNG

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

LASUMBA95 TRAFAG FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ``C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS, DECREE NO.1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: MR.AHMED ABUBAKAR – CHAIRMAN ENGR. EBITEI CHARLES – SECRETARY MRS. CHIOMA OKOROJI – TREASURER DR. DON OGBONNA – PROGRAMME COORDINATOR MRS. NDIDI DIMANOCHIE –MEMBER CHIEF CYRIACUS EKECHI – MEMBER AIMS & OBJECTIVES: TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ROSTER AND CURRENT PERTINENT DATA OF ALL LASU TRADE FAIR GROUP ALUMI WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER AND PROMOTE CLOSE RELATIONS AMONG THE ALUMI THEMSELVES. TO PROMOTE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ALUMI AND THE LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY (LASU).

TO PROMOTE A SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERING AND CO-OPERATION AMONGST THE ALUMI IN SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES OF LAGOS SATE UNIVERSITY AND NIGERIA IN GENERAL. ANY OBJECTIVE TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA,ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : TRUSTEE

BRAVEDOLLS CARE 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) OYAKHAMOH GIFT EMIKE (CHAIR PERSON) (2) OYAKHAMOH FELIX (3) JOHNARRY BLESSING INE (SECRETARY) (4) AGEH JUSTINA A. (5) OLUKA NWANDA (6) EREKOSIMA BIOKPO SOLOMON THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) TO EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH SKILL ACQUISITION, ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING AND GRANT OF SOFT LOANS. (2) TO EDUCATE WOMEN ON THEIR RIGHTS IN THEIR FAMILIES AND SOCIETY AT LARGE. (3) TO AVAIL RURAL WOMEN HEALTH AND CARRIER TALKS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

Classified

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MORDI CALEB

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

EBERE FUNPERELAYEFA I FORMALLY KNOWN AS ESEDUWO, FUNPERELAYEFA PRECIOUS NOW WHICH TO KNOWN AS EBERE FUNPERELAYEFA ESEDUWO .ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORDI CALEB AZUBUIKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORDI CALEB AYO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MY NAME WAS WRITTEN AS SALAMI ABIODUN GAFARI ON MY IDENTITY CARD AND WRITTEN AS SALAMI ABIODUN ON MY BVN AND MY BANK ACCOUNT BUT NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN, ADDRESSED AND CALLED SALAMI ABIODUN GAFARI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ADEBESIN KAFILAT I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADELEKE KAFILAT ADUKE ,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBESIN KAFILAT ADUKE ADELEKE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE NOTE.

ODEWALE OLUWATOSIN I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNKUNLE OLUWATOSIN REECCA. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODEWALE OLUWATOSIN REBECCA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

DANIEL OLABISI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKELANA IBIDUNNI OLABISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DANIEL OLABISI OKELANA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. NWEKE CHIDERA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EMMA CHINECHEREM ADA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. NWEKE CHIDERA VICTORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OKAFOR SCHOLASTICA CHINYERE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. OKOLO SCHOLASTICA CHINYERE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI (FETHA) AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

ELEBUTE MORUFAT

MRS. OKOLO SCHOLASTICA

ELEGUSHI IDRIS

I,FORMELY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AZEEZ IDRIS OLAYEMI E.NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELEGUSHI IDRIS OLAYEMI. CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH 30TH OCTOBER,1982.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS. CHIMDINMA CHIESONU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS CHIMDINMA CHIESONU NNAMANI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. CHIMDINMA CHIESONU MBA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AMODU SUNDAY

EDEH OGECHUKWU I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGWE OGECHUKWU RUTH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDEH OGECHUKWU RUTH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF LOSS OF ORIGINAL IRREVOCABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY. THE LOCATION OF THE LAND IS OHUOFFIA AMECHI AWKUNANAW, REGISTERED AS NO 2/2/1509 AT THE LAND REGISTRY ENUGU, BELONGING TO MR. EZEANATA IKE. ALL EFFORT OF TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT HAS PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND PLEASE CONTACT THE MINISTRY OF LANDS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAKO MORUFAT APINKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELEBUTE MORUFAT IYABODE, CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 31/08/1970.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. HAPPINESS UGOCHI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IGWE HAPPINESS UGOCHI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. HAPPINESS UGOCHI IFEANYICHUKWU DIKE (NEE IGWE). ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OMOARUKHE CHISOMAGA I,FORMERLYKNOWNANDADDRESSED AS MISS OKORO CHISOMAGA MARYANNE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OMOARUKHE CHISOMAGA MARY-ANNE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWANEMOUGH CHINYERE CLARA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGBOZURUIKE CHINYERE CLARA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IWERIEBOR ISIOMA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODIASE ISIOMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IWERIEBOR ISIOMA VIVIAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AKHIMIEN EMILY I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKPARA EMILY OFURE , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKHIMIEN EMILY OFURE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORIE EZINNE FAITH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORIE EZINNE QUEEN ANITA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BOLARINWA AMINAT ALYIHAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BOLARINWA OLUWAKEMI MODINAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JOHNSON ENO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UDO JOY WILLIE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHNSON ENO ISEH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. ADIBUAH PRECIOUS I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MADUEKWE PRECIOUS NGOZI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADIBUAH PRECIOUS NGOZI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. YETUNDE ESTHER

DR (MRS) OLOWOFOYEKU ABOSEDE

FORMERLY MISS. AKINHANMI KHADIJAT YETUNDE ADUFE NOW MRS. YETUNDE ESTHER EGUAKUN. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMALLY KNOWN AS DR MISS. OGEDENGBE ABOSEDE NKECHINYELU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS DR (MRS) OLOWOFOYEKU ABOSEDE NKECHINYELU. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY ADEKUNLE LUKMON CORRECT ORDER IS MONDIU LUKMON ADEKUNLE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OSHINKOYA AMINAT FORMERLY ANIPOLE OMOYEMI NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS OSHINKOYA AMINAT OMOYEMI. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SERIKI YEWANDE FORMERLY OLADAPO YEWANDE OLABISI. NOW SERIKI YEWANDE OLABISI. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY KANGA HELEN MAVAKALA LEMBI NOW MIMINA YANGOVA HELEN. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MIMINA YANGOVA

FAMOYEGUN OLUBUNMI FORMERLY OJO OLUBUNMI JUMOKE NOW FAMOYEGUN OLUBUNMI JUMOKE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJEWOLE BENJAMIN ABIODUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS REX BEN OLUWASEYI ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

ABDULRASHEED FATIMO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FATAI FATIMO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULRASHEED FATIMO FUNMILAYO ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

ABAGUN ADEWUNMI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABAGUN ADEWUNMI LAWAL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABAGUN ADEWUNMI KAFAYAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANYANWU ANULIKA SCHOLARSTICA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EJIOFOBIRI ANULIKA SCHOLARSTICA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. OTUONYE ESTHER I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS MADUAGWA ESTHER NWAOGAZI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. OTUONYE ESTHER NWAOGAZI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

TIMOTHY BENJAMIN I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DIKE BENJAMIN SOPURUCHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TIMOTHY BENJAMIN SOPURUCHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY AND NOTIFY THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS UGBOR PATIENCE ON MY VOTERS CARD INSTEAD PATIENCE OMOIGBERALE UAGBOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

IVBIOWAN PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. DAVID AKHIROME - CHAIRMAN. 2. PAUL IMONIKHE. 3. LUCKY ORIEN - SECRETARY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER FELLOWSHIP AND GOODWILL AMONGST IT’S MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198. GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

IGBOZURUIKE CHINYERE

ORIE EZINNE QUEEN

EJIOFOBIRI ANULIKA

CORRECTION OF NAME

CHANGE / RECONCILIATION OF NAME THE NAMES ADESANYA BABATUNDE RAHEEM , ADESANYA BABATUNDE FELA AND ADESANYA BABATUNDE REFERS TO ONE AND THE SAME PERSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADESANYA BABATUNDE RAHEEM . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID .

GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE .

MRS CHIDIEBERE PRISCA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IWUNZE PRISCA ULUMMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS CHIDIEBERE PRISCA ULUMMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BOLARINWA OLUWAKEMI

MRS ADEJOH MARTHA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OBERA MARTHA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADEJOH MARTHA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

VENATIUS AUSTIN

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Sudan: From troublemaker to peacemaker?

World Bank offers disaster-hit Indonesia $1bn in loans The World Bank on Sunday announced funding of up to $1 billion for Indonesia after it was rocked by a string of recent disasters, including a deadly earthquake-tsunami that killed thousands.

CEO Kristalina Georgieva unveiled the funds at Indonesian holiday island Bali, where the Bank and the International Monetary Fund have been holding their annual meetings.

A 7.5-magnitude quake and a resulting tsunami tore through Palu city on Sulawesi island on Sept. 28, killing more than 2,000 people and leaving thousands more missing, presumed dead.

Rescue teams scoured the wreckage for a fortnight before calling off the search for the dead, acknowledging as many as 5,000 missing people might never be found.

Georgieva said the funds being made available by the Bank in the form of loans could be used for reconstruction but were also intended to help Indonesia build “resilience,” so it would be better prepared in the face of future disasters.

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“Disasters will continue to hit and with climate change there will be more,” said Georgieva, who visited Palu earlier this week.

“The best memorial we can build for the victims of disaster is to build better, so next time when a disaster hits fewer people are affected, fewer lives are lost, and there is less damage.”

Nearly 90,000 people were displaced by the quake in Palu, forcing them into evacuation centers across the rubble-strewn city.

Officials said it could be two years before all the homeless are found permanent accommodation.

Aid groups say a dearth of clean drinking water and medical supplies remains a very real concern for 200,000 people in urgent need.

Donations have begun pouring into the coastal city of 350,000 after a slow start which saw Indonesia criticized for stalling the flow of relief supplies.

The shallow 7.5-magnitude tremor was more powerful than a series of quakes this summer that killed more than 550 people on the Indonesian

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island of Lombok and neighboring Sumbawa.

Indonesia has been hit by a string of other deadly quakes, including a devastating 9.1-magnitude tremor that struck off the coast of Sumatra in December 2004, killing 220,000 throughout the region, including 168,000 in Indonesia.

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati welcomed the pledge.

“This is not one earmark for a certain project, this is something that can be used by the government to support (people) during this uncertain time,” she said.

The funding was particularly important in the current economic climate, she said, “with much higher interest rates, tightening of liquidity, (it is) a much harder environment for us to get financing from outside.”

Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth.

It lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where tectonic plates collide and many of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

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Sudan’s Foreign Minister Al Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed on human rights, South Sudan peace and the war in Yemen war.

In October of last year, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting some trade and economic sanctions against Sudan. It followed a US Department of State report that said Khartoum had improved its fight against armed groups.

But the US still designates Sudan as a “state sponsor of terrorism” along with Iran, North Korea and Syria.

Regionally, it’s mediating a peace deal between the warring parties in South Sudan, which gained independence in 2011. Sudan has also been playing a role in the Saudiled coalition in the war in Yemen with troops on the ground and several fighter jets.

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who has been in power since 1989, is the first head of state to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for suspected war crimes. He dissolved his government last month amid a widespread economic crisis.

But after almost 30 years as president, will Bashir seek another term in 2020? What’s the state of human rights in Sudan? Why is Omar al-Bashir mediating South Sudan peace talks?

Sudan’s Foreign Minister AlDirdiri Mohamed Ahmed talked to Al Jazeera about his country’s human rights record, the lifting of US sanctions, the war in Yemen, and Sudan’s role as peacemaker in South Sudan.

According to him, ending the conflict between warring parties in South Sudan is a matter of regional security and that recently improved relations between Sudan and Uganda are related to national and regional stability.

“Sudan is the most connected to South Sudan for so many obvious reasons ... Uganda is a neighbouring

country that will benefit from peace and stability in South Sudan ... The new thing is that Sudan and Uganda started working together ... We found that if South Sudan is going to continue as is and the situation in South Sudan is going to deteriorate, we will be having a black hole in the region, another Somalia,” he told Al Jazeera.

Sudan’s position as a member of both the African Union and the Arab League makes it vulnerable to fraught relations between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile and potentially shifting political axes with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt on one side and Qatar and Turkey on the other.

“We are working with all the players in the region to ensure that the region is stable, Turkey included and Qatar included. And we hope, also, that this will not mean that Sudan is also taking sides in any dispute. We hope for the best for all of the region and we are doing our best to see that all the problems that are being faced by the states in the region will be resolved peacefully and amicably,” he said.

Asked about rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International and their reports of ongoing human rights violations in Sudan, including the suppression of peaceful protests, attacks on the media, torture and ongoing violence, he said: “Democracy needs time to take root.”

“We have started a process of democratisation in our country. We have right now a constitution that everybody respects and accepts, opposition parties included. Some of the people who are right now fighting with us are all of the time voicing concern about respect of the Constitution. This has not been the case a few years ago before that constitution was put in place. This is a huge step taken forward, and then democracy will gradually take root.”

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Super Eagles donate $16,530 to Nigerian amputee football team

The Super Eagles donated $16,530 (about N6m Naira) to the Nigeria Amputee Football team ahead of this month’s World Cup in Mexico.

The three time African Champions who recorded a 4-0 landslide victory in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya at the Akwa Ibom international Stadium Uyo had a meeting and contributed to the cause of the Amputee team (Special Eagles) prior to the win, it was gathered.

“Yes we did donate, we hope they feature in the World Cup in Mexico,” a player who pleaded anonymity told CSN. The Special Eagles, Nigeria’s Amputee Football team, had previously missed the Amputee World Football tournament three times.

The World Cup Amputee Football will hold from the 24th of October, 2018 to November 11 in Mexico. 46 countries will participate in the tournament with

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Nigeria drawn in Group D along with Russia, El Salvador and Brazil.

Only last week in Lagos, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick, donated N2.5m to the Nigerian Amputee Football Team.

The money generated is for the team’s preparations and travel expenses, and a further $5,000 contribution for the upkeep of the players during the competition.

AFCON: Super Eagles played to win – Gernot Rohr

Coach Gernot Rohr of Super Eagles has said that the 4-0 routing of the Mediterranean Knights of Libya by his team in Uyo is due to excellent preparation and mentality to win.

Rohr told sports journalists at a post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Saturday, that he knew his opponent was a strong side to be tackled with strength and vigour.

He said that the Nigerian team won the game because it played well, adding that the four goals were scored not by chance but because the Super Eagles “worked for the victory”.

“Though the game was not easy in the first half, we did well in the second half. We built confidence which gave us victory.

“Apart from the four goals win, which was not easy, I am very happy for the coming back of Odion Ighalo. He had been criticised in the social media.

“I am happy that he gave the critics the answer in the pitch through his hat trick,” Rohr said.

He said the team spirit that gave Nigeria victory in the match would be sustained in the second leg in Tunis on Oct. 17.

The team Captain, Ahmed Musa, said they were very confident on the field of play, stressing that it enhanced their victory.

He assured Nigerians that they would exhibit the same confidence in Tunis to win and get the maximum three points.

The Libyan Coach, Omar Al-Miryami, said his team was not humiliated because they gave good account of themselves.

He attributed the defeat to weather and stress from the journey because they arrived in Uyo on Friday evening.

“We played very well today, but small thing affected our team which is the temperature, the

journey and other issues that we faced,” he said.

The coach said that the goal margin did not make a difference, promising to rectify the result in the next match.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ighalo scored the Super Eagles first goal in the fifth minute of play through a penalty after being fouled by the Libyan goalkeeper as he was goal bound.

Ighalo completed his treble when he scored in the 60th minute after rounding the Libyan goalkeeper from a thorough pass by Alexander Iwobi and in the 71st minutes of play.

The Super Eagles broke the heart of the Mediterranean Knights when Samuel Kalu scored the fourth goal in the 92 minutes.

With the victory, the Super Eagles have garnered the maximum three points to brighten Nigeria’s chances of participation in the 2019 soccer fiesta billed for Cameroon.

AFCON: Why we lost to Super Eagles – Libya coach AFCON: Omeruo unfazed by bench role against Libya Stand-in coach of the Libyan national team, Omar Al-Maryami, has claimed full responsibility for the 4-0 defeat to Nigeria, in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday.

Al-Maryami, however, reaffirmed his confidence in the team, ahead of the return fixture on Tuesday.

“We have a young squad that is very ambitious.

This result hasn’t changed anything. we have a good team,” he said in a post-match briefing.

He dismissed claims that the sudden resignation of

coach Adelaja Amrouche affected the team.

Rather, he attributed the heavy loss to traveling arrangement, the humidity and other minor details he refused to disclose.

“If we lose today, it doesn’t make any difference because we lost three points that we are sure of taking back in the second leg.

“I will keep the positives close to my chest but I take full responsibility for our loss because I believe I caused it and I am ready to rectify our errors in the second leg and win the game,” he added.

Lagos Open: We’ll set up Academy to meet world standard – Akinwunmi Ambode The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Saturday said the State Government will fully support the setting up of a Lawn Tennis Academy in the State that would make the annual Lagos Open International Tennis Championship attract the global attention that it truly deserves.

Governor Ambode said this at the finals of the 2018 Lagos Open Championship held at the Lawn Tennis Club in Onikan, Lagos.

He said the State Government has held talks with the State’s Lawn Tennis Association to open up an academy with state-of-the-art facilities that would attract world class players in future competitions.

He said: “This is the beginning of the support that Lagos State will continue to give to Lagos Open. The whole idea is for us to be able to move away from this particular location

and set up a Lawn Tennis Academy that can actually have an upgrade of a world class competition.

“They have actually spoken to us that we need to open an academy. You see, what we have here on this ground is just seven courts, but if you want it to be globally attended and we want this Lagos Open to be globally competitive, we need an academy that would have like 16 courts and have other facilities to attract world class players and that is what Lagos is ready to partner with the association and because we want the name Lagos on the world map, Lagos State Government has to support the idea of a lawn tennis academy and that is where we are going.”

The Governor commended the organisers and officials of the Lawn Tennis Association for sustaining the tradition, adding that the State Government was proud to be partners in progress with the 18-

year old competition, which was called The Governors Cup before it metamorphosed to the Lagos Open.

Ambode said: “I want to clearly say that I have enjoyed this particular tournament and I don’t think I have actually sat down somewhere for three hours in a long while. I want to congratulate the winners and also commend the officials and organisers and anytime anywhere, I would always come around because I am a lover of lawn tennis.”

Earlier, the Governor displayed his tennis skills when he took part in a demonstration match as part of activities at the championship.

Ambode, who played against the tennis captain of the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, specifically showed some of his drop shot, backhand and top spin skills, with the spectators applauding while the match lasted.

Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo, remains unfazed over his bench role in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations qualifiers home win against Libya, insisting that he will be ready to take his chances when the opportunity comes.

Omeruo dropped to the bench as Nigeria thrashed Libya 4-0 at the Akwa Ibom international Stadium Uyo. “I’m a Nigerian and I love

representing my country,” Omeruo began in an interview in Uyo after the game.

“I will always support the team because it comes first, and I will continue to do that either from the bench or on the pitch.”

The CD Leganes defender also tweeted after the game: “Mood after today victory… what a win.. great fight from the boys.. we go again Tuesday.”

Arsenal hails Alex Iwobi for impressive display against Libya

English Premier League club, Arsenal, have celebrated their Nigerian winger, Alex Iwobi following his impressive showing for the Super Eagles in the 4-0 win against Libya in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo. Iwobi threaded a superb pass for former Watford striker, Odion Ighalo to score Nigeria’s second goal of the game and was outstanding all through.

Ighalo netted a hat trick for the West Africans in the game with Samuel Kalu also scoring on the international scene for the first time.

Iwobi came close to registering a goal in the game but was denied by Libya goalkeeper Mohamed Nashnush.

“Another game, another @alexiwobi assist. Our Super Eagle is flying at the moment,” reads a tweet on Arsenal’s official Twitter handle.

Iwobi will hope to replicate the performance when the Super Eagles take on the Mediterranean Knights in the reverse fixture on Tuesday at their adopted home ground in Sfax, Tunisia.

Nigeria lie second in Group E with six points, one less than South Africa, who mauled the group’s whipping boys Seychelles 6-0 in Johannesburg.

Oghenekaro Etebo: Super Eagles’ work against Libya not over Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has turned his focus on Tuesday’s reverse fixture in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Libya in Sfax Tunisia, saying the job is done yet despite their 4-0 first leg win in Uyo. Etebo starred for the Super Eagles who outclassed the Mediterranean Knights 4-0 in

Saturday’s matchday-3 clash at the Akwa Ibom international Stadium.

The Stoke City midfielder admits there’s still a lot of work to do in the second leg.

“Brilliant team performance, and great to get home win, but our work is not over. All our focus is now to Tuesday.” Etebo wrote on his Instagram page on Sunday.

Etebo is expected to keep his place in the heart of the Super Eagles’ midfield alongside Wilfred Ndidi barring any last minute hitch.

The Super Eagles are now second in Group E with six points from nine points. South Africa lead with seven points while Libya are third on four points and Seychelles occupy fourth place without a point.

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