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Revealed: Over 12m farmers join rice, wheat revolution

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NJC okays elevation of 14 new judges to Appeal Court 5 South West accepts outcome of PDP National Convention - Daniel, Ladoja 5 $18bn Dangote refinery: Reps backs project, promises to deepen local content law 6 L-R: Managing Director, Honda Manufacturing, Mr. Katsuhiro Murooka; Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Suraju Adekunbi; Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema; Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun; President, NSE, Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo; Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Abayomi Sobande and President, National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Iyalode Alaba Lawson, during the Closing Gong ceremony at the NSE in Lagos...on Thursday.

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Revealed: Over 12m farmers join rice, wheat revolution Continued from page 1 gerian farmers have now joined the rice and wheat revolution in a bid to make the country self-sufficient in food production and reduce to barest minimum, the infamous act of importation of basic foods. The cheering news was disclosed by President Muhammadu Buhari just as he declared that the administration’s Anchors Borrowers’ Programme a huge success. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, spoke at the 25th Edition of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) cer-

emony in Lagos on Wednesday night. According to the minister, the success of the agriculture revolution has turned thousands of rice farmers into millionaires and drastically reduced rice import. A statement by Senior Assistant to the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Segun Adeyemi and made available to The Daily Times quoted the President as saying that, “Apart from the successes we have achieved in tackling insecurity and fighting corruption, perhaps our most remarkable progress has been in the area of agriculture. Quietly but steadily, our agriculture revolution

is bearing fruits. ‘’According to the rice exporters of Thailand, rice imports from Thailand fell from 644,131 tons in September 2015 to 20,000 tons in September 2017, representing a 95% drop.” The President added that self-sufficiency in rice is so important because it is the most widely consumed staple in Nigeria, and also because Nigeria’s daily expenditure on rice for over three decades stood at $5 million a day. He said Nigeria is also doing well in Millet, Sorghum and Maize cultivation. Buhari also said: “We are now the second largest producer of sorghum after the US, the third in millet after

India and our breweries are now enjoying local sourcing of those commodities. For maize, we are producing 10 million tons while we need about 13 million tons for both human and animal nutrition.’’ The President said Nigeria leads the world in the yam and cassava production; and that effort are being made to restore and improve on the country’s global ranking in cocoa production, where it has fallen from 2nd to 7th position. “We are also investing in a new line of tree crops targeting local and foreign end users and certain to earn foreign exchange. These are Shea butter, palm trees, coconut, mangoes, bananas

and plantains, kenaf and sisal hemp, castor and pineapple, among others. Overall, our ambition is that agriculture should rise from 25% to 40% of GDP so that we can banish poverty and overcome our economic anxiety,’’ he said. Buhari hailed the NMMA, which he called the preeminent media excellence award, and said the Nigeria media has done well over the years hence it deserves to be celebrated. He, however, urged the media not to allow those who brought Nigeria to a sorry pass to muddle the

South West accepts outcome of PDP National Convention - Daniel, Ladoja Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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L-R: Director, MSP Secure Technology Nigeria Limited, Mr. Rajah Asir Ratan; Director General, Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma; National President, Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN), Chief Frank Jacobs; Director General, Consumer Protection Council, Mr. Babatunde Irukera and Director General, MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, at a stakeholders forum on product authentication mark, titled: Pain Assuring Product Quality and Compliance, in Lagos… on Thursday.

waters by creating their own narrative which is far from reality. The President said: “This is important because there seems to be a feeling of numbness among the citizens about the conduct of those whose actions brought us here. Suddenly, these same people are engaging in revisionist history and blaming those who are working themselves to the bone to correct the misdeeds of the past. They are blaming everyone but themselves for the mess they threw the country into.”

governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and former governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashid Ladoja have said that the membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP in the South West region of the country have accepted the outcome of the recent convention of the party, despite their initial misgivings. Both men, who were chairmanship aspirants in the December 9, 2017 Convention of the party, spoke separately when members of the Reconciliation Committee of the party led by its chairman and governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson visited them in their homes.

Welcoming the committee to his home, Daniel said it was too late for leaders of his status and caliber to contemplate leaving the PDP He assured his guests that the PDP in the South West would do everything to ensure the success of the party in 2019. Daniel said that while it was true that grievous mistakes and wrong assumptions which should have been avoided were made, he was experienced enough to know the nature of struggle for power, which he said, was not a ‘tea party.’ He commended Dickson for the maturity and for making the sacrifice to lead the team to the South West a few days after the convention. Continued on page 6

NJC okays elevation of 14 new judges to Appeal Court Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has disclosed that the National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the elevation of 14 judges to the Court of Appeal to fill in vacancies that had existed and help to reduce the work load for the justices of the appellate court. The CJN added that he hoped that the new justices would help in the court preparations as well, particularly as the country approaches election year. The NJC is expected to forward the names of the recom-

mended judges to President Muhammadu Buhari for his necessary approval and appointment accordingly. Onnoghen stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the 2017 annual conference of the Court of Appeal. The CJN also asked Justices of the Court of Appeal (JCAs) to avoid contradictory judgments, saying that there is the need for the jurists to be strong, courageous, fair and firm in their decisions as the country approaches 2019 general elections. The CJN specifically urged the JCAs to “stick to the constitutional provisions, the law and doctrine of precedents (stare- de-

cisis) and you can not go wrong.” He noted that even when the justices are wrongly accused, “as we very much are, be patient and remain assured that ‘truth crushed to the earth shall rise again.” The CJN further said that, “On judicial precedents as it relates to election and pre-election matters, I want to remind us that the Supreme Court has decided in a number of cases that the principles of Judicial review such as Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition etc do not apply because election and election related matters, such as pre-election causes are

suis generis.” He also noted that there is an emerging trend whereby a party in a preelection or election matter, after exhausting his remedies some times up to the Supreme Court still pursues a parallel cause of action under the guise of judicial review hoping that one of such parallel actions may succeed, thereby making the court to contradict itself resulting in great embarrassment to the system. The CJN also said that, “Much injustice is thereby created particularly in matters that may not get to the Supreme Court for correction. Where, however, the matter gets to the Supreme

Court and the right thing is done, much injustice would have been occasioned by not following the principles of stare decisis. I am saying this because soon the tempo of political activities will pick up and some lawyers will stop at nothing in their effort to outsmart the Bench. “So be very careful and as I have always said, be on top of your game by mastering the principles of laws and facts relevant to the case or issues involved in the dispute so as not to allow legal practitioners to mislead you to the embarrassment of the Judiciary”. He also urged the justices to be consistent by follow-

ing the principles of stare decisis and the law. According to him, “ if you stick to this simple piece of advice, you will not go wrong in your determinations/ decisions. “Change your attitude towards your obligation to stare decisis. The benefits are far-reaching and far out-weigh the few and feeble disadvantages,” the CJN added. He said “Your level of preparation, coupled with the determination of Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari, to bequeath to Nigeria a legacy of credible election process, will guarantee the peace and stability we all desire.

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Excitement as Daily Times unveils new Miss Nigeria Thursday Continued from page 1 crowning of a new 41st Miss Nigeria, when the management of Daily Times Nigeria Limited, publishers of The Daily Times newspaper, who has the franchise and the organisers of Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant, will unveil the new holder of the crown to Nigerians from all walks of life. Miss Nigeria is an annual beauty pageant show which showcases positive attri-

butes of Nigerian women. It is instructive to note that Miss Nigeria pageant is the only beauty show without the swimsuit contest as the platform celebrates women with intellect rather than mere beauty. The winner portrays exemplary qualities of women and serves as a role model for young women in the country. The pageant is organised annually by Daily Times Nigeria Ltd. The first edition of the

Beauty Pageant started in 1957 when then Miss Grace Oyelude, a northerner from the present Kogi State by origin and by birth from Old Kano State, represented the state and emerged as the over-all winner. The pageant is an event of unity and not a display of nudity as being portrayed in some quarters, as the programme has zero tolerance for nudity. Conscious efforts are being made by the organ-

isers to standardise the programme to unite the nation as an indivisible entity through inculcation of national virtues, pride, value and morals in the contestants. Participation is not restricted to any faith or part of the country. The organisers are currently working in conjunction with National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to eradicate the social vices plaguing the

credibility of the nation and destroying virtues of young women, therefore causing Nigeria a bad image abroad. This is done in line with encouraging the young ladies to engage in scholarship and productive ventures through the Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant’s annual event. Print media veterans

‘South West accepts outcome of PDP National Convention’ Continued from page 5

L-R: Chairman, House of Representative Local Content Committee (LCC), Hon. Emmanuel Ekon; President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and House of Representative Local Content Committee member, Hon. Zakariya’u Galadima, during the facility tour by members LCC to Dangote Industries Limited in Lagos… on Thursday.

who had in the recent past administered the programme while in Daily Times includes people like Akirogun of Egbaland and former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba, Prince Tony Momoh, Chief Onyemah Ugochukwu and a host of others who are all billed to grace this years’ event.

“From bottom of my heart, I really want to thank you for your commendable efforts and for the strength of this powerful delegation; for you to have decided to leave whatever you were doing to embark on this mission of reconciliation after the convention, even within a few days, is something quite commendable. “And I want you to be rest assured that we will do everything that is humanly possible to make sure that our party, the PDP, succeeds. There are no doubts that there are issues. Of course the issues are usually expected when you have this kind of struggle. “I also know that griev-

ous mistakes have been made, and assumptions that ordinarily shouldn’t have happened have happened. But we also are sufficiently experienced to appreciate that the struggle for power is not a tea party. And quite a number of people in the process play anyhow whether fair or foul. “But I think the responsibility of our party and of leadership is what you have demonstrated. That when we do have challenges, rather than sit back, and brood over our challenges, you have stood up to do whatever to do what is expected. “I am not even so sure that the ruling party, the APC has such capacity. Continued on page 7

$18 bn Dangote refinery: Reps support project, promises to deepen local content law

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of Representatives Committee on Local Content, Mr Emmanuel Ekon on Wednesday, commended Dangote Group for its huge investment refinery and petrochemical, which is geared towards improving the socio-economic development of the nation. Ekon gave the commendation during the House Committee on Local Content Oversight Function’s visit to Dangote refinery and petrochemical in Lagos State. Dangote refinery is situated at Lekki Free Trade Zone in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos He assured lawmakers support to indigenous companies and also create the enabling environment for their businesses to thrive. According to him, “We are going to work with the

Ï Tasks oil companies on effective local content implementation management of Dangote to ensure that local content implementation is deepened. We commends Dangote multi-billion dollars investments in refinery and his visions for the growth of the country. We urged others to imbibed the giant strive taken by Dangote in the oil and gas industry.” Ekon said that the National Assembly has assured that it will provide adequate legislation to deepen the implementation of local content law in the nation’s oil and gas sector. He said the development was necessary in order to change the outlook of the nation’s oil and gas industry. The lawmaker argued that the local content law in its entirety should be beneficial to all Nigerians if

implemented appropriately. “Local content has the capacity to turn around the fortunes of Nigeria for good. It has the capacity of transforming our economy to any level that we want to, but again the implementation lies with us all. We must realise that Nigeria is our country. We do not have any other country to call our own. Local content implementation is something every Nigerian must vigorously pursue. “If it works, it will be good for all of us; it will be good for our children and even the yet unborn,” he said. Mr. Babajide Soyode, Technical Consultant to Alhaji Aliko Dangote said that the Dangote Refinery would save the country over $12 billion annually through import substitution.

According to him, the project will add value to the economy as all the projects will be creating about 4,000 direct and 145,000 indirect jobs. Soyode lauded the resolve of the lawmakers efforts towards supporting indigenous companies to strive in Nigeria. He said that Dangote was committed to local content development, adding that the management of Dangote ensure full implementation of the act He said,‘‘As you are aware, we are currently building the world’s largest single line Refinery, Petrochemical Complex and the world’s second largest Urea Fertiliser plant. ” The refinery will have the capacity to refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day while the petro-

chemical plant will produce 780 KTPA Polypropylene, 500 KTPA of Polyethylene while the fertiliser project will produce 3.0 million metric tonnes per annum of Urea.” Soyode said that the company would also build the largest sub-sea pipeline infrastructure in any country in the world, with a length of 1,100km, to handle three billion SCF of gas per day. The plant, according to him, will generate over 100,000 employment opportunities and revive over 11,000 filling stations that had been shut due to shortage of products. He said that the refinery would lower the price of petrol products in Nigeria and save some costs incurred in importation. He urged the Federal

Government to pursue the diversification programme, to wean Nigeria from heavy reliance on crude oil export. According to him, the best way to diversify the economy was through agriculture and, “our fertiliser plant is in line with that goal “By the time we finish out gas pipeline, it can generate about 12,000mw and we can export gas to other African countries. We would have the capacity to store four billion litres of products and can load 2,680 trucks per day.” “This is the single largest refinery in the world. The petrochemical that we have is 13 times bigger than the Eleme Petrochemical built by the government.” The Dangote assured that the company would henceforth build local content department for effective implementation.

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FG proffers solution to Apapa grid lock Ï Says rail way project is key Ï To Demolish Jibowu, Costain Idu Jude Abuja

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ment of Nigeria, has said that a permanent solution to the perennial problem of Apapa grid fuel tankers gridlock will be a thing of the past once the national railway transportation fully becomes operational, thereby advised Nigerians and indeed Lagosians to embrace the effort of Government in finding a lasting solution to the menace. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, while speaking to the media during a

tour of the Lagos -Ibadan railway project Tuesday, stated that the Apapa fuel tankers gridlock, will soon be a thing of the past as soon as the National rail line project is completed and become operation nation nation wide. According to the Minister of Transportation, the transportation problems in lagos particularly should soon disappear once the transport system comes into operation. he however, decries the popular concerns of Lagosians on the demolition of the bridge than looking at the permanent solution it will bring in resorting nor-

malcy to age long problem Apapa gridlock. This words, “we should focus on the problem solving of the railway project, the reason for the Apapa grid lock, is because Nigeria depends on the road transportation in conveying petroleum projects and not rail system and such has become a heavy burden on our roads, of which the Apapa road is part of. we know that most of us looks at the bridges as monuments but we are looking at the future”. The Transportation Minister further stated that this formed the Government motive in build-

ing global infrastructure for sustainable economic development. he stressed that in as much as Government delved into the programme that the target this to ensure that jobs are created through the creation of enabling environment for the growing youths of the country. Chibuike, during the tour, told journalists before decisions were taken, that he was on tour with the governor of Lagos and that it was agreed that the two bridges should come down. “The Jibowu bridge and that of the Constain, we have agreed the two of

L-R: Guest of honour, Otunba Adebayo Salami; Member,Lagos State House of Assembly,Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu; Special Assistant on Special Duties & Strategy, Ondo State/Book reviewer, Dr. Oladoyin Odebowale; Son of veteran actor (Baba Sala) Rev. Dele Adejumo, during a public presentation of Biography of Pa Moses Adejumo (Baba Sala) in Lagos...on Thursday. PHOTO: WALE AKINOLA

them have to go. We have agreed with the governor of Lagos state on the arrangements we have to make before the bridges have to go. They cannot just go like that because of the management of traffic. “So, what we agreed on is that we are constructing new bridges at Costain so that by the time we finish them, we will demolish the existing ones.” Speaking further, he said, “the one at Jibowu, we will build a flyover across it before demolishing it,” the Minister explained. Reacting to the extent of work done on the railway construction project, the former Rivers State governor said: “We are impressed with the progress of work, but we expect more from CCECC. That is why we are want them to increase the speed at which they are going. “Yes, I am a lay man, but I have engineers supervising the construction and I know that by now they are supposed to have laid the tracks. I expected that they can lay the tracks within a period of one month,” he noted. Amaechi equally spoke on the challenges of the gas pipeline crossing the railway line, explaining that, “If the issue of the transmission lines with the NNPC gas pipeline is not addressed, then there will be no railway line. “I cannot tell you how soon we can do that be-

cause I am not with the NNPC. But what we know is that we have a target date. However, I want to say that there is no way you can do construction without challenges in different forms and kinds. “The difference between this construction and the rest is that journalists are physically present with the Minister while the work is going on. In other constructions what the journalists may see is the finished product and may not know what they went through. “The challenges facing this construction is not even here in Ogun but in Lagos. We are dealing with water, drainage, gas, power and the military. But here we are dealing with just gas and maybe a few power transmission lines and we can manage that. Speaking on the completion of the rail project, he said: “Don’t forget that the contract is for three years, but we are chasing the Chinese to see that they finish it in 2018. We have made it clear that we need it before January 2019.” Also, the Minister revealed, “We have actually taken delivery of two locomotives and 10 coaches. Let me inform you that Mr President will be Commissioning it this month. We want to make sure that those that will travel from Kaduna to Abuja are able to use the new coaches,” Amaechi said.

South West accepts outcome of PDP National Convention - Daniel, Ladoja Continued from page 6 Most importantly, you can be assured that on my part, for eight years I flew the flag of the PDP, and of course if you look at my forehead, the only thing you will see there is PDP.” Also speaking in similar vein, High Chief Rasheed Ladoja said that the PDP had a great chance to recapture power in all the states and even at the national level. He assured the committee that the PDP in the South West would work in harmony in the overall interest of the party. Ladoja reaffirmed that

the South West PDP had accepted the outcome of the convention. According to him, the convention provided the opportunity for the Zone to learn its lesson as it has realized that it could speak with one voice. Speaking during the committee’s visit to the former Ogun State governor, Otunba Daniel, in Lagos on Thursday, according to the Special Adviser to Governor Dickson on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, Dickson commended Daniel for his efforts during the campaigns prior to the convention, saying that the PDP would need the sup-

port and the wise counsel of Daniel and other leaders in the South West to succeed in its objectives. He explained that the committee was in the South West to discuss the issues that were thrown up by the last convention which produced the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee and pleaded with Daniel to sustain continuous participation in the affairs of the party. He said, “We come with greetings from the leadership of the party that you consolidated, the party that you served as governor for eight years. “We are here to thank

you and to remind you that you are still a pillar of our party, in your state, in the South West, and across Nigeria. The party is relying on your wise counsel. “You and your colleagues woke up our party when you went round the entire

country to campaign. Our party, the PDP, is a viable political platform. “We are here to discuss the issues that have arisen as a result of the convention. The party holds you, Ogun State, and the South West Zone

in very high esteem. Moving forward, we rely on your support, guidance of leaders like you to succeed. We look forward to your active robust participation in the affairs of the PDP going forward,” Dickson stated.

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3 LASU staff docked over alleged forgery, extortion Peter Fowoyo

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office, false certificates and extortion, three staff of Lagos State University (LASU), were on Thursday docked before the Botanical Garden Magistrate Court, Ebute -Metta, Oyingbo, Lagos. Mubin Raji 43, Alli Ajose 58 and Bankole Odofin 62, were yesterday arraigned on a nine count charge bordering on conspiracy obtaining under false pretence, abuse of office, false certificates by public officers, extortion by public officers, corruption by public officials, acceptance of gift from agents, forgery and stealing preferred against them by the police. The trio pleaded not guilty

to the charges. The prosecutor Inspector Chinalu Uwadione told the court that the defendants committed the alleged offences between January 2011 and September 2017, at the Lagos State University LASU, Ojo Lagos. He said that the trio and others still at large conspired among themselves and intentionally performed an act in violation of the rules and regulations of LASU, in the discharge of their duties, for the purpose of obtaining undue advantage to themselves. Uwadione said that Raji and Ajose presented a false West African Examination Certificate (WAEC), to the Lagos State University Authority to gain employment, which they knew to be false.

He also alleged that Ajose obtained the sum of N20, 000, from one Kingsley Azubike, under false pretence that he would help him to remove his fake O Level WAEC Certificate; he used to gain employment into Lagos State University, a representation he knew to be false. His words: “Mubin Raji forged West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) O Level result and submitted same which gave him employment into the Lagos State University in year 2011, with intent that it may be used or acted as genuine to the prejudice. “Bankole Odofin received monies from students of the Lagos State University to alter their results and also upgrade marks for them “, he said.

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Peoples Democratic party (PDP) has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from planting seeds of discord among PDP members in the South West, saying that the zone is already disenchanted with bad governance and lack of federal government presence in the zone. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party noted that APC was disappointed that there were no crises after the party’s national convention, and now is poisoning the minds of PDP members from the zone over their inability to clinch the position of the national chairman having failed in stopping the convention.

Stop planting discord in the S’West, PDP warns APC He said, “The people of the South West have, however, seen through the antics of the APC propaganda machine and would not allow themselves be deceived. “The South West leaders who contested for the PDP National Chairmanship position are all men of quality and credibility; the fallout of the convention cannot, in any way, diminish their standing as core nationalists and statesmen whose interests, particularly in the PDP, and the nation, are not driven by personal or ethnic considerations. “In fretting, the APC does not seem to realize that people in the Southwest are as much victims of its misrule as other

Nigerians. Those in the Southwest suffer from the current chaotic state of the economy which the APC administration has inflicted on the nation; they groan from the APC’s negative policies on foreign exchange as well as the heavy taxations that are killing industries and businesses; they suffer the misery in the land resulting from the spiral rate of inflation, decline in the stock market and decayed. “The APC’s attempt to plant seeds of discord among our members in the South west merely betrays their fears of losing control of the region. “The southwest is too sophisticated to fall for the gimmicks of the APC.

APC to Fayose: Panel report indicting Fayemi can’t pass integrity test

By Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has said the report of Governor Ayodele Fayose panel of enquiry to probe the administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi cannot pass integrity test when taken before a proper court of law that will act based on the law and integrity of the adjudicating jurists. In a statement in Ado-Ekiti, Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, scoffed at the

report of the panel, dismissing it as a product of a premeditated script by a panel of Fayemi’s haters who were acting the script of the governor bent on ruining the reputation of Fayemi, who is also the Minister of Mines and Steel Development. He said the report indicting Fayemi was nothing but a direct opposite of what the former governor represented in government but who Fayose had launched a satanic attempt to ruin his reputation. He said: “Fayemi ran

transparent and people-oriented programmes targeted at making Ekiti greater with strong economic base. “The predetermined politically orchestrated kangaroo panel of enquiry set up to implement a scripted blackmail can’t stand a judicial scrutiny that will throw it to a dustbin of history in Nigerian judiciary composed of value who values their integrity. “Fayose’s government is a failure and therefore always looking for a distraction to deceive the public and par-

ticularly the people of Ekiti State. “Fayose has impoverished Ekiti people by his refusal to pay ekiti workers and pensioners several months of salaries and pensions. “Misplacements of priority of projects to corner public wealth, for personal enrichment by awarding same to his cronies’ companies, where he has vested interest. “Fayose is on daily basis committing heinous crimes against the people of Ekiti and I assure him the long arms of the law will catch up

L-R: Former Minister of Health, Prof. Eyitayo Lambo and Chairman, Governing Council of Ibadan School of Governance and Public Policy (ISGPP), Prof. Akin Mabogunje, during the school’s seminar series in Ibadan, Oyo State… on Thursday.

with him no matter how fast he thinks he can run. “Dr. Kayode Fayemi is doing well as a Minister of the Federal Republic representing Ekiti State. We are proud of him as our son in Buhari ‘s cabinet who has been receiving awards of excellence for his unprecedented performance in making the dream of diversifying the nation’s economy in the area of mining a reality. “It is not such a shining star that Fayose, who everyone knows is a rabble rouser and cloudy character, should rubbish because Fayose is only interested in denting the rising profile of Dr. Fayemi and hence wishes to create a wrong and misleading impression in the eyes of the public that Fayemi is a thief whereas he is not. “The case in question is in three courts and what Fayose has done by going on with his kangaroo panel with a specific mandate to indict Fayemi is a contempt of court. “Fayose has ran the state aground through his many unexplainable and dubious financial transactions over which many of his officials have been invited for questioning by the EFCC. “We wish to remind Fayose that he can only hide but cannot run from the long arms of the law. He will account for every kobo of the state that he has misappropriated but which he is trying to fraudulently divert the attention of the people to non-existent misdeeds by Fayemi’s administration. “It is an irony that Fayose who is supposed to be under-

going probe save for immunity which he enjoys is the one probing his predecessor who’s enviable and lifelifting legacies are scattered across the state. “No amount of hit and run tactics which Fayose is known for can portray Fayemi in bad light in the eyes of Ekiti people who knew how life was meaningful to them under his glorious tenure. “No amount of tactics will make Fayose escape the long arms of the law and we wish the men, both Fayemi’s haters and PDP members on the panel, who allowed themselves to be used for this thirty job good luck as history records them in where they rightly deserve in history books of Ekiti State. “Dr Fayemi has been very busy on national assignments by contributing in no small measures his quota to national development and he will continue in this regard rather than dignifying Fayose who Ekiti people see as kleptomaniac and pathological liar, and who is orchestrating this fraud to distract the minister in his noble and valueable service to the nation. “We are not unaware of how much Fayose gave to his panel to adopt his influenced judgement and report of the panel and we knew and spoke about their intended kangaroo verdict from the onset. Therefore, we are not surprised in anyway that despite the pending court process, they are still acting the ignominious script of deceit in Fayose’s political comedy.”

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Atiku’s ambition will affects Igbo’s presidency, says group Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki

L-R: President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; State Governors Ibrahim Dakwambo (Gombe) and Abubakar Bello (Niger), during the burial of Sen. Danjuma Goje’s wife, Yelwa, in Gombe State… on Thursday.

2019: Gov Umahi warns INEC against fake results Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki

ÏÏÏThe governor of Ebonyi state, Engr. David Umahi yesterday told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to adhere to the threat of writing fake results in 2019 general elections against the will of the people. Governor Umahi who thanked INEC for a good job in just concluded Anambra governorship election, added that Nigerians are now wiser than they were hitherto. He further noted that any iota of sharp practices in the forthcoming

general elections means disfranchising the right of the people of the state, adding that all votes should count in 2019. But against this backdrop would mean a threat to our nascent democracy which might lead to negative outcome from the masses. Governor Umahi stated this at the State Executive Council Hall Abakaliki, when he received the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Godswill Obioma, where he led top management staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Ebonyi state to a visit at the state house.

“If you denied anybody his right you are disfranchising the person. Am happy with what the REC said that all votes must count in 2019. “Some have boasted and said they would write results in Ebonyi state, but l told them, it is not difficult to write results, but write it outside Ebonyi, because if you are going to write it in Ebonyi state, then it means you are going to write two results. “One, your will and two the main result. This is how it’s going to play out because the masses have become wiser now, and as leaders we must give account of our stewardship”,

Umahi said. Governor Umahi however tasked 13 council chairmen in the state to come up with strategies that would lead to collection of the remaining 50, 000 Permanent Voters Card (PVCs)in the state. Earlier, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, assured the state governor in sustaining the mandate of the commission ahead of 2019. Prof. Obioma however called on the state to assist the commission in the area of electoral awareness essentially in collection of the remaining PVCs and campaign for eligible voters to register ahead of 2019 elections.

Delta Polytechnics: Fever grips ghost workers Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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has unsettled the three major polytechnics in Delta State following the resolution of the State House of Assembly Committee on Education’s directive that authorities of the various schools should forward their staff nominal role to it. But the State Government’s dependable sources who did not want their names in the print, confirmed that no fewer than 12, 000 ghost workers were

recently uncovered within the higher education sector in the state, particularly the state owned Colleges of Education. Speaking to journalists in Asaba yesterday, the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Engr. Jude Sinebe, disclosed that the State Government was committed to providing quality education, adding that it also resolved to fish out ghost workers among workers at the higher institutions in the state. Engr. Sinebe averred that to attain higher level of quality education, all

hands must be on deck, and warned that the state government will bring to book those behind illegal activities within higher institutions. Expectedly, the Assembly Committee on Education headed by Angela Nwaka on a visit to Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic, Ozoro, and Otefe Oghara yesterday, directed that the schools Staff nominal roll be forward to the committee, adding that the committee was determined to address the issue of ghost workers in the institutions.

Hon. Nwaka representing Aniocha South Constituency at the State House of Assembly also directed the rectors to furnish the committee with the years of employments, present salary grade levels, Local Government of Origin, and Government approval for the employments. It was reliably gathered that apart from the issue of ghost workers, some staffers of the various polytechnics, particularly Ogwashi-Uku, were allegedly indulged in the habit of “cutting down their

ÏÏÏA group, Initiatives for Demonstrating Change has emphasised that Igbo’s Presidency in 2023 would be a mirage and unrealizable if another candidate other than President Muhammadu Buhari irrespective of his or her party affiliations wins the presidential election. The National coordinator of the group, Comrade Chinedu Ogah specifically warned Nigeria’s former vice President, Atiku Abubakar to stop wasting his resources and energy trying to displace Buhari; as such efforts would hit brick walls. He cautioned that anybody supporting Atiku whether from South East or any other regions is anti-Igbo, and such moves should be resisted vehemently for the realization of the long hope of occupying the presidential position. Ogah stressed that Atiku’s ambition would not only deprive Ndigbo the near opportunity of becoming the President but would backtrack the development and support which the region has enjoyed in Buhari’s administration. However, the group suggested to the former Vice President and any other aspirant to wait till after twelve years when both Buhari and Igbo president must have completed their twoterms each before renewing their presidential ambitions. Ogah urged all Ndigbo to forge a common front in the next presidential election irrespective of party affiliations and support the re-election of Buhari so as to pave way for the emergence of Igbo president. He noted that any other aspirations would elongate the hope and clamour of the region to occupy the exalted seat, because a fresh candidate must insist on two-term agreement. Ogah said: “Atiku should stop wasting his money and energy trying to score cheap political points against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

ages” through Affidavits sworn to their documents. For instance, those in between 47 and 50 were said to have reduced to 39 and 47 after affidavit sworn, and published in any of the daily Newspapers. Requesting that documents of staff of the polytechnics should get to the committee before January 30, 2018, Hon. Nwaka further directed the schools’ authorities to include details of adhoc and part time staff in their institutions, as well as the amount being spent as salaries. She said that

ghost workers had been major problem confronting the state government, explaining that there was need for all relevant government agencies, and departments to collaborate to nip the problem in the bud. The lawmaker clarified that the polytechnics were not under probe, noting that the information being required was to assist it in its oversight to the institutions, explaining that any efforts to strength the institutions for better academic excellence should be encouraged.

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Tinubu denies report of being running mate to Buhari in 2019 Stories by Patrick Okohue

Former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described as fake news speculation that he may be picked by President Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate in 2019, saying a report to that effect by a national newspaper, (not The Daily Times) is a “classic case of utterly and irredeemablyfake news”. Tinubu said he and the people of the SouthWest “have absolute confidence and are exceedingly proud of the excellent job Professor Yemi Osinbajo is doing as Vice President of Nigeria”. The newspaper in a front page lead story on Wednesday claimed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was considering returning to full church work and that Tinubu was being mooted as a replacement for him, according to the newspaper, “as a way to have a solid South-West support for the APC, in the face of a South-East/South-south alliance in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).” But Tinubu in a statement by his Media Office in Lagos said there was no empirical or logical basis for the speculative story. The statement entitled: “Asiwaju Tinubu Debunks SUN Report on 2019 VP Slot” reads in part, “The attention of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Office has been drawn to the front page lead story of The SUN newspaper of yesterday, December 13, 2017, which sensationally and ridiculously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari may pick Asiwaju Tinubu as his running mate for the 2019 election. This is a classic case of utterly and irredeemably fake news. “There is no empirical or logical basis for this mischievously speculative story. Is it even conceivable, as the story recklessly insinuates, that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would be considering returning to full church work rather than run with his boss, President Buhari for a second term if the latter so decides without as much as discussing such a sensitive issue with his party and with Asiwaju Tinubu? In any case, is this story not entirely unwarranted and indefensible as the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket has an electoral mandate of four years out of which it has spent only over two years and a half years? “This is clearly an attempt to distract the APC Federal Government from the yeoman’s job it has been doing in rescuing the country from the deep rooted socio-economic, political, security and moral mess inherited from the PDP’s 16 years misrule of Nigeria, instigate crisis within the party, stoke dangerous embers of religious disaffection within the party and the country generally and stem the remarkable progress being made in the reinvention and revitalisation of Nigeria. While noting that such stories were a discredit to Nigerian journalism, “which has made considerable strides towards greater professionalism and excellence over the years,” the media office said, “For the avoidance of doubt, Asiwaju Tinubu has absolute confidence and faith in both President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo who have been working hard harmoniously in offering inspirational leadership to Nigeria at a most critical period in her history. The hemorrhaging of the national economy through the wanton and unprecedented corruption that obtained before the advent of the APC Federal Government has been stanched. “There is greater sanity, accountability

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and transparency in the management of the country’s finances. The Boko Haram insurgency has been substantially contained. We should not allow ourselves to be derailed from the job we are effectively undertaking in fulfilling our campaign promises anchored on the tripod of containing insecurity, taming the scourge of corruption and

resuscitating the economy. “The Buhari and Osinbajo-led Federal Government is deftly steering the country out of an economic recession that was the result of the ineptness of the PDP years of the locusts. Asiwaju Tinubu will never support any attempt to distract Buhari and Osinbajo from the job they are passionately doing

through the kind of false report carried by the Sun. “In particular, this story does great injustice to Vice President Osinbajo. Here is a man of the highest integrity, moral rectitude, amazing humility, high intellect and unimpeachable credibility. Here is a man of fierce loyalty and absolute trustworthiness, who will never do anything in word, thought or deed to undermine his boss. “His unquestionable dependability and indisputable fidelity to his oath of office was demonstrated beyond question by his honourable conduct during the President’s medical vacation. Asiwaju Tinubu and the people of the South West have absolute confidence and are exceedingly proud of the excellent job Professor Osinbajo is doing as Vice President of Nigeria. “Asiwaju takes serious exception to the insinuation by the Sun and in some other quarters that there was ever any so-called frosty relationship between Buhari and Tinubu. We challenge the Sun to provide any evidence where Tinubu has ever complained of any grouse against Buhari. “As Asiwaju had cause to point out recently, having been elected President, Buhari had to be given the space to run his government. There have always been and will always be channels of communication between Tinubu and Buhari as members of the same party. Their interaction must not necessarily always be conducted in the public space,” the statement added.

Ugwuanyi appoints APC chieftain as Commissioner in Enugu The Enugu State governor, Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has appointed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peter Okonkwo as a Commissioner in the state. Ugwuanyi, a governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), nominated Peter Okonkwo, an engineer and the elder brother of Kenneth, a Nollywood actor, who has spent a better part of his adult life in the United States, to the State Assembly on December 7, 2017 for screening and confirmation. Reacting to the appointment of OKonkwo, who is said to be a strong critic of Ugwuanyi’s administration, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Honourable Edward Ubosi said that the House has approved the appointment of Okonkwo as commissioner designate as contained in a message brought before the Assembly. Peter who was a former governorship aspirant on the platform of the in Alliance for Democracy (AD), said before he was confirmed that he started his political journey in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) adding that he was currently in APC. He said that he held PDP in a high esteem adding that PDP was the only party in West Africa that conceded defeat to opposition party. The commissioner designate said that he would bring humility of service to the state adding that he came to learn and impact his own idea for the development

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of the state. He explained that if confirmed that he would maintain and uphold the existing

relationship between the executive and the legislature. A lawmaker, Mathew Ugwueze in his contribution said that the commissioner designate was an experienced politician and that he would inject a new idea that would move the state forward. The Leader of the Assembly, Hon Ikechukwu Ezeugwu moved a motion for the confirmation of the commissioner designate while the deputy leader Hon Onyinye Ugwu seconded the motion. In the same vein, The Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Chief Donatus Uzog-

bado commended Governor Ugwuanyi for the 13th month salary he paid to all the civil servants in the state.

PDP lobbies Kwankwaso, searches for ideal presidential candidate The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded plans to launch an all-time action that would see some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) return to the opposition party ahead of 2019. Top among those penciled for this are Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and a presidential aspirant of the APC in 2015, Sen Rabiu Kwakwanso. The move, according to Breaking News, an online news media, comes as the party reportedly begins search for a presidential candidate ahead of 2019. Kwankwaso is a former governor of Kano State and has been in a running battle with his successor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Reports however see Tambuwal as lim-

ited due to the area he comes from, also noting that he seem to politically bigger as speaker of the House of Representatives than as governor. The report quoted a source as saying: “There is no evidence of lack of amity between the PDP and Kwakwanso. “Now that there is a division in Kano state APC, we are likely to succeed in our effort to encourage Kwakwanso to return. Kwakwanso actually wants to return, if we mount more pressure on him and convince him. But when he returns, he may have to fight for the ticket at the primary without any special concession

given to him beyond the normal waiver.”

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PDP’s convention was transparent, says Abba Moro

The immediate past Minister of Interior, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, has described the national elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held on December 9-10, 2017, as the most transparent, successful and peaceful convention ever conducted by the party. Moro, a chieftain of the PDP from Benue State who made the remark in an interview in Abuja, noted that the dissolved National Caretaker Committee (NCC), led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, eventually kept to its promise to ensure transparency and fairness in the conduct of the election of new national officers for PDP at the convention. “The convention was very okay and we hope that we will be able to come out of the convention a lot stronger, more formidable and more prepared to take on the role of opposition. Quite frankly it was all excitement in the run up to the convention. Everybody was very eager. I think that going through the memory lane, this has been one of the most peaceful, successful convention of the PDP that I have ever witnessed. “I understand that some persons are not quite happy with the outcome of the election. It is understandably so, because in a contest there are definitely some persons who will lose and some persons who will win. And of course, all manner of reasons are given for either winning or losing,” Moro declared. Reminded that he had raised alarm few days to the convention expressing fears that the PDP was yet to learn from past mistakes, the ex-minister said: “Yes, I actually raised some basic fears of potential manipulation of the electoral process, the fear of a possible implosion and the need for the leadership of the party to take appropriate steps in ensuring free, fair, credible election where the votes of the delegates would count. “As a party man, I think that was a legiti-

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mate fear, especially against the backdrop of people grumbling and crying hidden agenda, crying impunity and crying imposition. Against the backdrop of our previous experiences in the PDP, I think it was legitimate to raise such alarms. But thank God the election has come and gone. And the process was very transparent. “The leadership of the party worked very hard to ensure that the right thing was done. And I want to be frank with you that, especially for the national chairmanship, the candidate (Uche Secondus) that won that election worked hard with his supporters in persuading people to support him. And I supported him. “I voted for him to ensure that we continue

with the programmes of the party. And so, I can say without any fear of contradiction here that my fears about the elections were allayed by the transparent manner and the peaceful way the elections were conducted. I also voted. I was given the ballot paper like any other person. And there was no intimidation. There was no blackmail. There was no cajoling of anybody. Everybody voted freely like in any free and fair election. And the votes were counted in the full glare of everybody with agents of candidates in attendance. So, I think the process was okay and the outcome is acceptable to me.” While congratulating Uche Secondus, the newly elected national chairman and winners of all the other positions contested for at

Northern senators reject implementation of Jonathan’s Confab report The hope of some Nigerians who wish to see the implementation of the 2014 confab report may be hanging in the balance, as Northern Senators have kicked against its adoption. In rejecting the proposal for the implementation of the report, they reasoned that it is unfair to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the report of the conference convoked by former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. The senators who took this position at their meeting in Katsina, added that President Buhari was neither privy to the conference’s underlying philosophy nor primary objectives, therefore, was not obliged to implementing it. The Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), Abdullahi Adamu, said this much at the opening of a twoday retreat of the forum in Katsina. He noted that, “The report is a fallacy borne out of ignorance and there is nothing radical about it.” He said that though the report had treated restructuring extensively, “It actually fell back on the status quo. It is mealy-mouthed about fiscal federalism. “At the conference, the clamour for state police was deafening, yet what did the conference say about it? It merely recommended what it called second tier policing in the country with the modalities for implementation worked out between the centre and the constituent

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units of the federation. “We must also interrogate the legitimacy of the conference itself. Was it convened in accordance with the extant laws of the land? Was it intended to usurp the constitutional functions of the National Assembly? “The time has come for the senators to make their views known as their silence should not be seen as a sign of weakness on issues. It is as if we are sleeping on duty.” The meeting had in attendance 58 senators led by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, governors of Katsina, Kebbi and Zamfara states; the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, and Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, among others.

the convention, the ex-minister wished them well as they take up the task of repositioning and rebranding the PDP for victory come 2019. He advised those who lost to take consolation in the gallantry of the contest, saying “In all my life in the PDP since 1998, I have never seen a more competitive contest, especially for the national chairmanship. Literally, all the candidates crisscrossed the length and breadth of Nigeria, appealing to people, appealing to delegates and party structure at all levels. “It was a very keenly contested election. And quite frankly, if I had contested along with them and I had lost the election, I will console myself with the fact that I did my best. Of course, in a contest of nine aspirants for the national chairmanship, it is only natural that eight will lose because the position is only one. And so, like a democrat that I have always been, I will say that even those who entered the contest ab initio and knowing that there were nine contestants knew that only one person will win and the remaining eight will lose. “Therefore, I will want them to remain steadfast and keep faith with the PDP in the belief that what had been contested for now are the party’s positions and that the big one is still coming. We are going to contest for the presidency of this country. We are going to contest to become senators. We are going to contest to be House of Reps members. We are going to contest to be governors. We are going to contest to be House of Assembly members. “Very many opportunities still avail in the process. And if these are people that I believe entered politics for the sake of rendering service, they should know that there are much more opportunities through which they can offer services to their people and to the people of Nigeria.”

Cleric urges Nigerians to pray for Buhari, nation A cleric and senior pastor of the Celestial Church of Christ, Ogudu Expressway Cathedral, Ogudu, Lagos, Superior Senior Evangelist Olaleye David, has urged clerics all over the country to continue to pray for the success of President Muhammadu Buhari and for peace, unity and progress of the nation, especially during this trying times. Olaleye made the call at church during an interactive session with journalists on the state of the nation and Celestial Church of Christ, worldwide at 70. According to him, “What Nigeria and President Buhari need at the moment is prayer. We clergy, especially, have to pray hard for the betterment of the country, because Nigeria is our own and we cannot leave it for any other one,” he stated. Adding that, “In any form we can talk to God and for Him to answer our prayer for this nation to remain one and for all forms of atrocities in the country to remain a thing of the past,that is what Christian clerics and Imams are supposed to do,” he added. Likening the Nigeria’s situation

to the City of Nineveh, the cleric said, “I believe like that nation of Nineveh, when they were full of sin and God was not happy with them, He sent Prophet Jonah to them to repent of their bad ways. And when Jonah delivered the message to them, the people hearkened to the voice of God and repented. Their deeds were pleasing to God and He changed His mind and forgave them. I believe with our prayers and others, God being a merciful father, I belief He can listen to us,” he maintained. While promising to elevate CCC Ogudu Expressway Cathedral better than he met it by the grace of God, he maintained that the only recognised Pastor of the church worldwide, Reverend EMF Mobiyina Oshoffa, has laid down a programme every month, with a day set aside for Celestial faithful to gather at the Holy City at Imeko, Ogun state, to pray for peace, unity and progress of the nation. “This we have been doing and will continue to do until we achieve our aim because it is when the Celestial Church is at peace that the nation will experience peace too,” he said.

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PHOTO TIMES L-R: Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo; his counterparts in Lagos, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and Edo, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, during the National Economic Council meeting in Abuja, on Thursday.

E-payment fraud as Nigeria’s biggest enemy

ecent news that Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), lost as much as N2.19 billion to fraudsters through electronic channels, otherwise called epayments, or e-banking in 2016 fiscal year, is an indication that all is still not well with the security of electronic payment system in the country. Of the amount lost to e-payment fraud, across the counter transactions amounted to N511.07milllion, followed by Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions worth N464.5 million, Internet banking worth N320.66 million, Point-ofSale (POS) transactions worth N243.32 million and mobile banking transactions worth N235.17 million, among others. The news, coming from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is an indication that e-payment system in Nigeria needs to be more strengthened so that it will be safer, more secured and enduring in the interest of safe banking. According to the CBN, e-payment is any form of payment that allows for the use of electronics system to initiate, authorise and confirm the transfer of money between two parties. The transaction reason could be for the payment for goods and services, settlement of obligations and gifts, among others. According to the CBN, e-payment transaction volumes grew at 8 .9% to reach $387.3 billion in 2014, an increase driven by accelerated growth in developing markets. Cards have been the fastest growing payment instrument since 2010, while payments using cheques have declined consistently and significantly. In 2014, debit cards accounted for the highest share (45.7%) of global e-payment transactions and were also the fastest growing (12.8%) payment instrument. Thus, it is incumbent on all stakeholders, users, regulatory authorities, particularly the CBN and the federal government to put in place strict legislation and rules that will safeguard the safety of e-payment system in the country. There is no doubt that there are hard challenges facing the CBN, the banks and the security agencies in enforcing the provisions of the Cybercrime

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Act of 2015, a situation which has not helped much in nabbing cyber crime perpetrators, thus making a review of the act imperative. While e-frauds can happen at any time, their frequencies of occurrence increase towards the end of the year because of the festivities around the end of the year and the need for people to hold more money for their expenses. The fact that as much as N2.19 billion was lost to fraudsters last year through electronic fraud is a clear indication that the existing preventive and detective strategies currently in place at the banks are not enough to prevent efrauds. It is true that the introduction of ebanking into the Nigerian financial system has made the conduct of financial transactions much easier than before, especially in this era of cashless policy. Unfortunately, e-banking has been abused by fraudsters and it has become Nigeria’s biggest economic enemy. The CBN and the banks must therefore embark on enlightenment of the banking public on how to drastically reduce cyber-fraud and e-banking abuses in the country. At the same time, the National Assembly would need to review the Cybercrime (Prohibition and Prevention) Act of 2015 to make it more difficult for fraudsters to embark on e-fraud and to increase the penalties for those convicted for e-fraud. In addition, given the very significant importance attached across the world to the protection of information infrastructure in the delivery of financial services, persons who attempt to compromise e-payment infrastructure should be visited with heavy sanctions to deter other like- minded criminals from committing such crimes. There is also a need for the CBN to use the biometric information on the Bank Verification Number of bank customers to identify, verify and authenticate all customers at the point of their e-transactions. By blocking all loopholes that could make e-fraud possible and by enacting an effective anti cybercrime law, there is no doubt that incidences of e-fraud would be drastically reduced in the country.

L-R: Rivers State Governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike; Rivers State Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Nwanosike; PDP Secretary, Sam Okpoko; Rivers West PDP Chairman, Princewill Odiari; PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah, during a Birthday Dinner in for the Governor in Port Harcourt, Rivers State… on Wednesday night.

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Mazi Sam . I. Ohuabunwa OFR

Since the days of John the Baptist, the Kingdom of God suffereth violence and the violent taketh it by force” This biblical quotation amply describes what has been happening in IMO State of Nigeria for a while now. Men with deep pockets and flirting democratic credentials but with heavy appetite for Vanity and theatrics have taken the reigns of power in Imo State, and the State has been groaning. It is very disheartening that politicians who rode to power on popular vote of resentment against the orchestrated high handedness of the previous regime against some Roman Catholic Priest and other sundry misdeamenours have now turned full cycle to rule the people who brought them to power with iron fists. For a long time in IMO, many people have been in pain- Civil servants, Contractors, Reverend fathers, Traditional rulers, Mechanics, traders, Politicians and indigenes . Civil servants and Pensioners were owed many months, and attempts were made to cajole many to accept discounted salaries and pensions( 30-50%), others forced to work part time in the offices and part time in the farms. Contractors, big and small have outstanding debts reaching Billions of Naira and for many the chances of getting any reprieve is very remote as many mobilized to site without any drawings or contract document. The smooth talking and charismatic Governor mesmerized them into taking incalculable risks and many are standing on wet ground. The clergy is in utter disbelief as they have been sold a dummy. Ohakim was alleged to have asked his men to flog a reverend Father and they invoked both man and Spirit to fight

him, so that Rochas would come in. Now it looks like ‘the more you look, the less you see” and they are full of regrets. The ‘my people my people’ governor has Balkanized the traditional leadership in IMO, dethroning and removing some at will, creating new kings without kingdoms. It is alleged that Eze Njemanze, the Ozuruigbo 1 of Owerri kingdom died not too long ago of a heart break because Rochas split his kingdom into disparate pieces and appointed some political supporters to Ezeship thereby whittling down the power and influence of Eze Njemanze. Governor Rochas has disorganized the traders in Ekeukwu Owerri as he has made good his plans to shut down the market and relocate the market somewhere despite the protestations of the traders and the Owerri people. He had driven the mechanics from their village, demolishing their place of employment. The Governor was unrelenting in the destruction of people’s homes, ancestral sites and business establishments in an ambitious effort to create multi-lane dual carriage ways or to effect urban renewal. First, It is claimed by the Owerri people that there is no provision in the Owerri Master plan for such grandiose road designs in the old Owerri. The New Owerri was created by the past leaders of the State because it was clear that the economic and social cost of transforming the old city was going to be unaffordable. Second, there seemed to be no due process in the acquisition of the properties demolished, neither was there adequate compensation, nor adequate alternative accomodation or space provided. Thirdly It is was heart-wrenching to see the shops and wares of poor Imolites being destroyed by bull-dozers, while the People wailed and carried their heads in their hands in uttermost

disillusionment . The tragedy was that some of these people received similar treatments in Lagos and Abuja and retreated to their home state only to face similar or worse fate. My utmost consternation is that even politicians from Imo State are fully frustrated by the imperial rule of Governor Okorocha. Hitherto,when I heard the grumbling of the opposition PDP Members, I thought it was all the politics of opposition but when I found out that many of the APC Party leaders and members have become completely disillusioned with the way the governor was running the State, I concluded that something has completely gone bizarre. Many of the political leaders interacted with, complained that Governor Okorocha was impervious to advice. He seems to have fallen out with many of his party leaders, who also accuse him of using people and dumping them. He seems to be contemptuous of any good advice or intellectual rigour. It is a shame that the governor by his own admission is also contemptuous of due process, hence he takes decisions on impulse, often refuses to read files and minutes and awards contracts without proper documentation. The members of the Imo State House of Assembly seem to have been rendered completely impotent. They serve essentially as rubber stamps until perhaps lately and have been largely unable to raise a finger to check governor Okorocha as he carries on with imposing his views and wishes on the people with scant care for their feeling. Yes, when you pass through Owerri, you can not deny some of the physical changes that have taken place to brighten up the city nor the bill boards that announce free education and other projects of the governor, but these fade when measured against the gross trampling

of the peoples’ rights and privileges. Many citizens of Imo State, especially the indigenes of Owerri town feel like a conquered people, without power and without voice. Many people are simply afraid to speak as the governor is said to have very low tolerance for criticism or dissent. The recent craze of inviting foreign heads of States to IMO state and lavishing unparalleled hospitality on them at the expense of a poor State has created a new vexation in Imo. And then when you add the latest innovation of “Ikpu nmadu” - moulding of Statutes, the vexation and unhappiness of IMO people over this brand of Okorocha’s government by Okorocha for the People of Imo State reached a boiling point. Therefore, the very recent creation of a ministry of ‘happiness and couple fulfillment’ must be Okorocha’s way of finding ways to heal the high level of unhappiness in Imo. And the fact that he appointed his sister as the commissioner is also helpful, the ministry needs to be well funded, considering the number of unhappy people in Imo State. I therefore will like to call for understanding and appreciation of this crass display of innovation and creativity. This may just signal a rethink by the Governor to the reality that the well being, and happiness of the people is the primary responsibility of government and not physical structures. Because the Bible says that “ when the righteous bear rule, the people rejoice, but when the wicked are in power, the people mourn”. To be sure, this Christmas, I must pass through Imo, who knows I might catch a whiff of the happiness largesse. After all ‘Ndi Imo na Ndi Abia wu nwanne’( Imo & Abia are brothers with common destiny!) Mazi Sam . I. Ohuabunwa OFR, sam@starteamconsult.com

Indigenous Language: Expert seeks for regulation of electronic device in Nigeria

M Anulunko Ereodichukwu

r Anulunko Ereodichukwu, an enthusiast of indigenous Nigerian language, is urging the federal government to regulate the sale of electronic devices which do not have Nigerian language keyboards installed in them, such devices include iPads ,iPhones ,Android and many others. He said it is a national disrespect for manufacturers of these electronic products to install the languages of their country, and ignore the Nigerian language alphabets, that will promote indigenous languages. “If the trend is left unchecked, the Nigerian language will go into extinction. We need to learn to promote Nigerian languages such as Yoruba, Hausa, and Ibo language, and endeavor to install the alphabets “ According to him, small countries like Latvia and Estonia have their national language keyboards in most of the devices. “A country like India has as many as six or more of their national language keyboards installed in the devices, whereas Nigeria, the giant of Africa has none. “At present, only one or two telephone companies bother to install these Nigerian Language keyboards in their simple phones, but the more advanced devices such as androids, IPads, and iphones which are used more in social networking do not

have the facility. The implication of this is that, only Nigerians who can read and write in a foreign language like English will participate in the social conversations”, he disclosed. Speaking further, he said the addition of Nigerian languages on the electronic devices will boost the image of the country, and encourage more investors to come into the country. “It will be very pertinent to say the inclusion of the national language keyboards in these devices will translate more business for the manufacturers as more Nigerians will demand for the product. “The foreign manufacturers will also discourage a large number of Nigerians from participating in social conversation, through the exclusion of the indigenous language on the appliances “ He also reiterates the fact that when languages are not being utilized properly, it will lead to the extinction of the language. “It is very important to note that, when languages are not adequately put into use, they tend to die; and death of a language is a major loss of valuable resource to the nation. “It is important here to state that protection of valuable resources of a nation is one of the major responsibilities of government. For most nations, their valuable resources include their territory, their citizens, their language, their miner-

als, forests, wildlife, etc. Nations struggle to protect these resources because they are the source of their strength and their uniqueness in the competitive world”, he noted. According to Mr Anulukor, many developed nations have leveraged language to harness the resources of the nation. “The indigenous language of a nation is, of course, one of her greatest assets because when it is put into use, it provides the key for unlocking the power of understanding, interpreting and harnessing the other resources of that nation for greatness. “Many developed nations have utilized this important tool to achieve self-propelled growth and development in many spheres of life, including science and technology. Reliance on a language that is not indigenous to the people can hardly yield the expected result”, he added. He further bemoans the fact that there appears to be no protection for the Nigerian national languages, which is a very valuable resource of the nation. “It is expected that a country with the large market as Nigeria is in a position to give conditions to be met by the manufacturers before their products will enter the Nigerian market. “It, therefore, remains worrisome that these Nigeria unfriendly Electronic devices are what flood the Nigerian market. It gives

the wrong message to the population that Nigeria languages do not have value. It will lead to loss of wisdom that is usually embedded in the indigenous languages”, he said. In the same vein, he emphasized that to promote our culture and heritage, we have to encourage the youth to utilize indigenous language. “The youths who are the future of the nation, spend hours daily chatting on the social media, using the language keyboards that are imposed on Nigeria by these manufacturers, without any option. “If this trend continues, the Nigerian National Languages will fall into total disuse in future, since the youths have been so indoctrinated to using foreign language while growing up. This will gravely harm the Nigerian national languages”, he said. The language enthusiast also called on the government to encourage indigenous ICT companies to go into the production of electronic devices, with Nigerian language keyboards installed in them, so as to give Nigerians opportunity to put the language into use. There is the need, therefore, to improve the nation’s strategies to protect these national languages. Towards this end, an Agency should be created by the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure adequate protection of the Nigerian national languages.

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Unforgettable moments

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He was elected for the same reasons why a long list of candidates before him had gone to their early political graves – concealing his tax records; despising women, blacks, Latinos and Muslims; thrashing the liberal press and calling CNN and New York Times carriers of fake news, while at the same time, extending an unpatriotic hand of friendship to Russia, his country’s traditional rival.

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here are many reasons why the world will not forget 2017. In just one year of his presidency Donald Trump has changed the world beyond recognition. He has been compared to John Adams, Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and John Tyler – all 19th Century US Presidents whose gift of rage made some wonder if they were all right upstairs. But none of them was quite exactly like Trump. They were intellectuals or soldiers and had held elective positions before taking office. When Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2017, he was a barbarian occupying elective position for the first time ever. He was elected for the same reasons why a long list of candidates before him had gone to their early political graves – concealing his tax records; despising women, blacks, Latinos and Muslims; thrashing the liberal press and calling CNN and New York Times carriers of fake news, while at the same time, extending an unpatriotic hand of friendship to Russia, his country’s traditional rival. Before his first 100 days in office, Trump had started campaigning for his second term. His twitter handle was his staging post during his campaign. But even in office, it has been his mainstay and weapon. Trump is the world’s Twittererin-Chief. And those who thought that his reckless tweeting would end with the campaign, have been treated to some of Trump’s most memorable tweeter posts this year. Samples: “Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t voluntarily leaving the Apprentice, he was fired by his bad (pathetic) ratings, not by me. Sad end to a great show.” March 4, 2017 “How low has President Obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy.” March 4, 2017 “Despite the constant negative press covfefe (sic).” May 31, 2017 “How can a dummy dope like Harry Hurt, who wrote a failed book about me but doesn’t know me or anything about me be on TV discussing Trump?” July 15, 2017 “@FrankLuntz is a low class slob who came to my office look-

Trump ing for consulting work and I had zero interest. Now he picks antiTrump panels.” August 15, 2017 “Truly weird Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky reminds me of a spoiled brat without properly functioning brain. He was terrible at the DEBATE!” August 15, 2017 “Nobody has better respect for intelligence than Donald Trump.” August 10, 2017 “Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me “old”, when I would NEVER call him “short and fat?” I try so hard to be his friend – and maybe someday that will happen!” November 12, 2017 “Crooked Hillary Clinton is the worst (and biggest) loser of all time. She just can’t stop, which is so good for the Republican Party. Hillary, get on with your life and give it another try in three years.” November 18, 2017 There is someone else who would have matched Trump tweet-fortweet, this year. If former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe were a tweeting man, he surely would have captured the unexpected and dramatic end to his 37-year rule in a marble of tweets. After boasting three years ago that he would tell the world when he decides to leave, 93-year-old Mugabe was nudged out of office in a palace coup which, quite frankly, might not have been significantly different if he staged it against himself. For days, the world was riveted on the drama in Harare such as had never been seen since General Prats disarmed rebel armed tanks trying to overthrow Chile’s Allende. Except that in Harare, everyone seemed to be on the same page, with the soldiers even seeing Mugabe off to a graduation ceremony from house arrest and, a few days later, assisting him to shuffle pages of a long rambling speech later followed by a notice of resignation.

Mugabe has been paid off, and his former deputy and now successor, Emerson Mnangagwa, who instigated the coup, has even given the old fox a pass to Singapore for medical check up. The Harare palace coup template has left soldiers all around the world scratching their heads. Yet, this year, Nigeria has also thrown up its own memorable examples in profiles of bizarre leadership. Senator Dino Melaye was a shining example. While his constituents were struggling to put food on their tables, he was showing off his latest collection of exotic cars on social media or waxing his cringeworthy chart buster, Aje ku iya. At a point, nuisance-weary constituents in Kogi signed up for Melaye’s recall, but that was not before Melaye passed on his gift of singing and dancing to his colleague, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Governor Ayo Fayose bequeathed the year with another kind of legacy. He created a huge following by just being a contrarian and betting, quite disastrously, that President Muhammadu Buhari was a dead man walking. When Fayose posed with Pastor Enoch Adeboye, he was the defender of the Pentecostal church and when he posed with Muslims during the Ramadan, he asked for a knife to kill the ram in sacrilegious defiance of common sense and tradition. But crowds loved him anyway, especially in the South East where he made friends with Nnamdi Kanu, that fugitive who probably never took his mother’s advice not to play with fire. Fayose has been looking at his watch lately. He’s nearing the end of his tenure and he can see from the writing on the wall that he cannot repeat the hubris of 2017 in 2018. My guess is that as he works out his exit plan, he would be shopping for the humble pie this Christmas. He’ll

need tons of it next year. Of all the local newsmakers this year, none appears more worthy of the prize than the Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha. It was a regrettable accident of history that he met Barack Obama in the White House earlier, when he should have met his real cousin, Donald Trump. Where Trump uses Twitter as staging post, Okorocha uses statues, falling back on his creative ingenuity to invent an office for every member of his family at huge public expense. The newly created Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfillment in Imo State is perhaps the single most innovative idea since Spain appointed Edelmira Barreira as its first Minister of Sex in February this year. Perhaps the real disappointment for me is that in a year when the video of Bukar Abba Ibrahim having a twosome proved the prowess of the 67-year-old senator and former governor beyond a doubt, Okorocha appointed a commissioner with far less requisite experience for his new Happiness ministry. Isn’t there something that Bukar Ibrahim can still do in that Ministry? It doesn’t matter to Okorocha that workers’ salaries are unpaid and pensioners are pinning away in long, waiting lines. This is a year when Imo produced enough statues to feed the poor and also created enough ministries to keep Okorocha’s family members employed. The Chinese said this would be the Year of the (fire) Rooster, characterised by trustworthiness, a strong sense of trust and responsibility at work. The Rooster did not see Trump or Okorocha coming. Ishiekwene is the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview and member of the board of the Global Editors Network

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N5.3bn fraud: Nnamani wants court to decline jurisdiction Peter Fowoyoi

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days after a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos issued a bench warrant against the former Enugu state governor, Mr. Chimaroke Nnamani, the erstwhile governor on Thursday asked the court to decline jurisdiction in trying him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed a charge against him over alleged N5.3 billion fraud. Justice (Professor) Chuka Obiozor, had on December 4, issued a bench warrant against the former governor and one Sunday Onyekazuru Anyaogu, for their failure to attend the court to take their pleas on the criminal charge filed against them. When the matter came up yesterday, Nnamani’s lawyer, Abubakar Samusudeen informed the court of

his client’s application to decline jurisdiction in the trial of his client. Samusudeen told the court that the application was brought pursuant to sections 6(6) and 36 of the 1999 Constitution. Nnamani through his lawyer also sought court declaration that it lacks jurisdictional competence to try him and or determine the offences contained in charge No. FHC/L/90c/07, between FRN vs Chimaroke Nnamani and eight others, in respect of which a plea agreement was reached between the parties the charge leading to the institution and determination of amended charge marked FHC/ L/09c/2007A, between FRN vs. Rainbownet Nigeria Limited, dated July 7, 2015. Specifically, the former governor asked the court for an order setting aside charge no. FHC/09c/2007,

FRN vs. Chimaroke Nnamani and eight others, whether on original or amended form. And an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it’s agents, privies, or any other persons deriving power from the federal government of Nigeria from inviting, instituting, maintaining or otherwise prosecuting them in respect of charge no. FHC/L/09c/07, between FRN vs Chimaroke Nnamani and eight others. An order staying their arraignment in the said charge weather in its original or amended form, pending the hearing and determination of their application. Samusudeen pleaded with the court for a withdrawal of the bench warrant issued against the second defendant in the charge, Sunday Anyaogu,

whom he said came to court voluntarily. He told the court that the second defendant was not aware that the matter will come up at the last adjournment and that when he informed him he made himself available before the court. EFCC lawyer, K. C. Uzozie, told the court that he was just being served with the application, and that there is issue of law that is contained in the application. He urged the court for a short adjournment to enable the agency respond to Nnamani’s application. Justice Obiozor adjourned the matter till January 19, for hearing and determination of Nnamani’s application. The judge however stated that the bench warrant on Nnamani subsist, while he withdrew that of the second defendant.

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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has flagged off the distribution of 30, 000 units of pupil’s and teachers’ furniture to primary schoosl in Kano state, at Gama Tudu Special Primary School in Nassarawa local government area. “Providing furniture in schools is surely expensive. But lack of comfort also makes it hard to concentrate, thus directly having a negative impact on education. If we want the children to do well, we need to ensure that we provide them with furniture in their classes”. “In many of our classes today, the furniture is not available and children sit on the bare floor. This is not the best and we said it is not acceptable. We have started providing the seats and instructional materi-

als to standardize teaching and learning”. He noted that the furniture were quite sturdy but maintained that school managers must take extra steps to ensure that they were used well, to guarantee their prolonged existence. To ease congestion in public primary schools, he disclosed that new multi storey classroom blocks are being constructed across the state, pointing out that each block would contain about six classrooms, consisting of 60 pupils in each class. The governor explained that his administration had accessed UBEC funds for 2016, to enable it undertake more capital projects in the basic education sector, adding that plans have reached advanced stage to access about N2.4 billion from the fund, for the 2017 fiscal year.

Ogwashi-Uku fire victim dies 7 days after incident Ï ^ ƋƈƅƆ Ƅ Ə ƄƄƆƏƕ Ƒ ƍƆƅƐ Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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one Eric Osamor, Mrs. Nwalokor Osamor, victim of a fire incident, has died seven days after the incident. It was reliably gathered that the fire incident which was described by some residents Ogwashi-Uku community, near Asaba Delta State where the incident occurred, as one among many of such arson cases currently bedevilling the community. Expectedly, Mrs. Osanor who along other members of the family, and her 13 year old son, Prosper (who died on the spot) were victims of the fire incident which engulfed their homes during wee hours of last week Friday morning. The family was reported to have been attacked by an unknown arsonist who through the windows of the children’s room, had poured premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol into the room, and it with a long stick that was fastened with a half burnt rag. The victim was initially admitted into one of the private hospitals in Ogwashi-

Uku, but was later moved out to, Asaba due to the severity of the injury sustained from the burnt. But family of the victim, Mrs. Agwuta said the victim gave up the ghost in the early hours of yesterday despite efforts made by the doctors to save her life. Investigation revealed that within a space of one month, no fewer than ten persons have died in Ogwashi-Uku as a result of arson which the police in the area are currently battling to uncover the culprits behind the activities. Further investigation revealed that many of the havoc were wreaked in the nights when targeted victims are fast asleep. Expectedly, a set of twins had been killed from one of the fire incidents, while a woman identified as Mrs. Agbo, and her four year old son were the second batch of victims before Mrs. Eric Osamor. But in a swift reaction, the Police Commissioner in the State, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, said investigation was ongoing with a view to bringing those behind the act to book.

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Another pirates attack claims one on Brass waterways in Bayelsa Chris Eze, Yenagoa

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Barely 24 hours after gunmen suspected to be pirates attacked a local boat along the Sangana- Igbemotoru route, and kidnapped a business man; another attack which killed a boat operator was reported on Thursday. It was learnt that the victim of the latest attack is the former Chairman of

the Akassa Unit of the Nigeria Maritime Workers Union simply identified as Suku. Chairman, Bayelsa chapter of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Mr Lloyd Sese who confirmed the incident said that frequent attacks by pirates had adversely affected socio-economic activities in the coastal communities in Bayelsa.

Sese described the death of the former union leader as regrettable and a painful loss to the labour movement in Bayelsa. He called on security agencies to intensify security patrol on the waterways as the menace is on the increase. Investigation revealed that the suspected pirates attacked the passenger boat heading to Yenagoa

from Akassa in Brass along Okobotuo, Lagos camp at about 6:30, Thursday morning. Community sources who witnessed the incident from a distance said that the suspected pirates who had shot sporadically to scare the passengers left the scene without robbing the passengers after noticing that someone has been shot dead.

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‘No party can succeed with factions’

By Yakubu Salisu, Kano

ÏÏÏKano State commissioner Ministry of Special Duties Hon. Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, has stated that no political party can succeed or achieve its desired manifesto with factions and internal crisis. The commissioner was speaking against the backdrop of a misunderstanding among some of the stakeholders of the APC in Kura and Garun Malam local government areas of the state, stressing that the issue must be resolved for meaningful progress to be achieved. Receiving party stakeholders from Garun Malam under the leadership of Hon. Hayatu Musa Daurawar Sallau in his office, Kwankwaso said that the best alternative is for the

aggrieved members to come together and mend the fences with a view to forging ahead as a united family. Team leader of the group, also an immediate past member of the state’s House of Assembly representing Garun Malam constituency, said that as stakeholders of the party, they are willing to have a forum where the aggrieved members will sit together and have solutions rather than to remain divided. In their separate remarks, Ado Namadi and the vice chairman of the APC in the Garun Malam local government, Alhaji Muhammadu Gambo Daurawar Sallau said that they were at the commissioner’s office to congratulate him as well as to present Hon. Hayatu Musa Daurawar Sallau as their aspirant for the local government chairmanship in the forth coming local government election.

Toddler killed, 3-month-old brother injured as fire razes house in Nsukka

By Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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three year old boy was last Tuesday killed and his three month old brother sustained serious degree of burns after fire razed their home on Orba road, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state. The incident occurred around 7: 30pm at Umu ahaka village. One of the victims Matthew Abonyi who spoke with The Daily Times, said the mother of the children left a lantern on and went out when the fire started. Abonyi said the house a six-room apartment has five families and none of them was able to bring out any-

thing as they watched helplessly as the fire consumed all they had laboured for. “The fire started between 7 - 7:30pm. The three year old boy (Chidiogoo) was asleep in their living room when his mother went out probably to purchase something. We do not know the cause of the fire but some people said the deceased mother was cooking inside her room while others said it started from the lantern she left on when she went out. Abonyi said it was people from outside the building that noticed thick smoke oozing out of the house that raised the alarm. “By the time people noticed what was happening; thick smoke had covered the entire building.

People outside were shouting for help and by this time Mama Chidiogoo returned the fire had escalated, we made effort to go into the house to rescue Chidiogoo but the fire and thick smoke won’t allow us and by the time the fire service arrived, the fire had consumed Chidiogoo and every of our belongings”, he said. It was gathered that the boy could have been rescued when the alarm was raised but no one knew Chidiogoo was as sleep in the house, as the mother was not available. The three month old baby who sustained burns was being treated in a nearby private hospital when The Daily Times got to the area. The Landlord, Chief Onogwu Attah told our corre-

spondent that he had severally warned the occupants not to cook inside their rooms but they always flouted his orders. “Every time I see them cooking in their rooms I call them to order but they won’t listen. You can see that I provided kitchen for them but they have not been putting it to use. “I am not happy over the incident, what pained me most was the death of the innocent boy who died a painful death. Can this boy be bought back to life again? he asked. Chief Attah said the house was razed down completely and all his tenants lost everything they have in life. “I am appealing to the state government to come to the aid of my tenants to enable them start life afresh”, he said.

Dental Amalgam phase down:Edo NDA begs Obaseki for support By Titus Akhigbe, Benin

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Restorative Dentistry, University of Benin, Prof. Matthew Sede has asserted that, some of the proposal to strengthen dental “Amalgam Phase Down” is training and education for dental health professionals, and development of economic incentives for the use of alternatives. He made the statement at the Sixth Scientific\Annual General Meeting organised by the Nigerian Dental Association(NDA), Edo state chapter, and outlined other vital hints proposal to protect dental amalgam phasedown; as promotion of environmental waste and disposal controls. Prof. Sede listed others as; to establish milestones for phase-down period, a tiered phase-down on mercury amalgam use, financial penalty for noncompliance and strengthening oral health through national programms. In his lecture entitled: “ Amalgam Phase Down: The Way Forward,” Prof. Sede, educated the participants by defining , “Dental Amalgam,” as a combination of metals, about 50 per cent of mercury in elemental form, and other metals being silver, tin, copper and other trace metals recommended by World Health Organisation (WH0) in 2011. The professor of Restorative Dentistry stated that, the use of amalgam had been used for centuries, by dentists globally to restore teeth diseased by dental cavities. The former President of the Nigerian Society of Restorative Dentistry traced some challenges of dental amalgam phasedown, as population, policy, professional and industry. He listed the preventions as; creating of public health awareness, right behaviour, implementation strategies, advocacy campaign and constant health promotion, and stressed that, it can be managed through continuous education, undergraduate dental education and best management practices.

Candidates selected for the second batch of N-power programme undergoing verification exercise in Gombe State… on Wednesday.

Police arrest driving instructor for raping, killing Corps member in Ogun Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

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Command have arrested a 29-yearold driving instructor; Festus Udo, for allegedly raping and killing one Modupe Taiyese, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, who led journalists to the scene of the crime at Abule Ayo area in Mawuko in Odeda local government area of the state, said the suspect had confessed to the crime.

The decomposed body of the victim, 23-year-old Modupe Taiyese, was found at the scene in the forest. Iliyasu said prior to the arrest of Udo, the coordinator of the NYSC in the state, John Okon, had complained to the command about a missing corps member. He said, “We went for a powerful technical screening of fact left behind by the last person she contacted, who is the suspect; we are able to arrest him. “We are able to uncover this nefarious act and he led us to this place and confessed.

“Technically, the information led to one person, an indigene of Uromi in Edo, who was teaching this innocent corps member, Taiyese Modupe, how to drive car. “The man tactically and deceitfully convinced her on Saturday evening that her driving permit was ready. “She decided to answer his call and he cleverly and deceitfully apprehended the lady and brought her down to this forest where he had a forceful and unlawful carnal knowledge of her. Thereafter, he strangled her. Iliyasu also said the police tracked

the suspect, following some passport photographs found at the scene of the crime. “The passport photographs of the suspect were found at the scene of the incident which is a remarkable evidence of crime.” The corpse of the deceased has not been removed from the scene of the crime as of the time of filing this report. Iliyasu advised members of the public to be wary of persons they interact with to avert unpleasant consequences. The suspect told journalists that he dragged the victim into a forest and had sex with her before he strangled her.

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OYO-AS-SALAM GLOBAL SOCIETY OF NIGERIA

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990. Trustees are : 1. SUNMONU TAOFEEK AYOADE 2. DR. BUSARI LATEEF OYEWOLE 3. ABDUL AZEEZ MARUFF ADEKUNLE 4. ARAROMI DAUDA OLUROTIMI 5. HAMSAT MUMINI ADEKUNLE 6. AYOOLA ISIAKA OLANIYI 7. AYANWOLA ABDULROUF AYANWOLE 8. TIJANI RASAQ AJIBADE

CORRECTION OF NAME

I ATURINGHO SUNDAY ELIJAH :-My name was mistakenly written on my BVN ATURINGHO SUNDAY ELIJAH and also my date of Birth was wrongly written on my

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

BETHEL COMFORTER APOSTOLIC CHURCH The General public is hereby notified that the above named MINISTRY has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. ADELEKE OLANIYI STEPHEN 2. FADEJI JOSEPH AJISEFINI 3. ADELEKE MARY YEMISI 4. AJUWON ADEGOKE ADEYEMI 5. AKINNIRAN BOLA 6. OGUNSEMO OLADELE SAMUEL 7. ADELEKE ABIMBOLA PHILIP THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :1.To preach the gospel of Christ where Christ has not been preach 2.To establish Institutions such as bible schools, hospitals, motherless baby homes etc 3. To disciple the souls won for Christ in order to make them rapturable Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama District, Abuja within 28 daysfrom the date of this publication

BVN as 7th January 1985 Instead of 7th of January 1981.All former documents remain valid.General public take note. FAMILY CHANGE OF NAME

We formerly known and addressed as

1.MRS OZIOKO ANASTASIA CHINONYE 2.MISS OZIOKO CHIAMAKA LILIAN 3.MISS OZIOKO CHUKWUDUMEBI DIVINE FAVOUR 4.MISS OZIOKO SOCHIKANYIMA MARIA FAUSTINA 5.MISS OZIOKO CHIZITEREM NAOMI 6.MASTER OZIOKO SOROMKENECHUKWU ALBAN Now wish to be known and addressed as 1.MRS EKENEOZIOKO ANASTASIA CHINONYE 2.MISS EKENEOZIOKO CHIAMAKA LILIAN 3.MISS EKENEOZIOKO CHUKWUDUMEBI DIVINE FAVOUR 4.MISS EKENEOZIOKO SOCHIKANYIMA MARIA FAUSTINA 5.MISS EKENEOZIOKO CHIZITEREM NAOMI 6.MASTER EKENEOZIOKO SOROMKENECHUKWU ALBAN All former documents remain valid . General Public should take note.

SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

WILSON TAIWO EMMANUEL

(Trustees)

as JOSEPH SUNDAY ELIJAH Instead of

AIMS: To propagate the religion of Islam.

I formerly known called and addressed as ENITAN EMMANUEL,now wish to be known called and addressed as WILSON TAIWO EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Companies Registration 21

AKINOLA-GEORGE RHODA TITILAYO OLUWASOMIDOTUN FEDEKEMI

I formerly known called and addressed as Kareem Titilayo Oluwasomidotun Faderera,now wish to be known called and addressed as AKINOLA-GEORGE RHODA TITILAYO OLUWASOMIDOTUN FEDEKEMI. All former documents remain valid general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

SANNI ADERONKE I formerly known called and addressed as Mukaila Aderonke Rashidat,now wish to be known called and addressed as SANNI ADERONKE. All former documents remain valid general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

RAFIU MEMUDU ARILESERE I formerly known called and addressed as Rafiu Mahmud Arilesere, now wish to be known called and addressed as RAFIU MEMUDU ARILESERE. All former documents remain valid general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

IHENTUGE FRANCISCA NNENNA

MRS. UGOAGHA EBERE JECINTA

I formerly known and addressed as IHENTUGE FRANCISCA ADAKU. now wish to be known and addressed as IHENTUGE FRANCISCA NNENNA. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

OSO VICTOR OBINNA

MRS. IBEH CHIOMA PEACE

I formerly known and addressed as MISS IKWUAGWU EBERE THERESA. now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. UGOAGHA EBERE JECINTA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as VICTOR OBINNA CHRISTOPHER . now wish to be known and addressed as OSO VICTOR OBINNA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS NWANEKWU CHIOMA PEACE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IBEH CHIOMA PEACE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

MRS. NJOKU CHINONYEREM GLORY

MRS MBA BLESSING NKECHI PRINCESS I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWATU NKECHI BLESSING and MBA BLESSING NKECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MBA BLESSING NKECHI PRINCESS. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS. ORAMALU UCHECHI LOVETH

MRS AZODO CHIOMA BENEDETA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IROBI CHINONYEREM GLORY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NJOKU CHINONYEREM GLORY. All former documents remain valid. Imo State University and general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ODUME EGEONU UCHECHI LOVETH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ORAMALU UCHECHI LOVETH. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UMEADI CHIOMA BENEDETA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AZODO CHIOMA BENEDETA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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

ODO LEVI UCHENNA

MARCO EZUGWU

NUWAM DANIEL I, formerly known and addressed as NUWAM DANIEL ISAAC, now wish to be known and addressed as NUWAM DANIEL. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note. MRS CHERRY CHIGOZIE- OKOYE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHERRY RUTH ONYEJEKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHERRY CHIGOZIE- OKOYE. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UMAHI SUNDAY , now wish to be known and addressed as ODO LEVI UCHENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note OKAFOR MARTHA

I, formerly known and addressed as GABRIEL OKPOKO and PETER OBI UCHE, now wish to be known and addressed as MARCO EZUGWU. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public should please take note.

EKESI JULIANA AMARA I, formerly known and addressed as IWUNZE JULIANA AMARA, now wish to be known and addressed as EKESI JULIANA AMARA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS MBA CHINONSO THERESA

METUH CHINWEOKE SARAH

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NSUDE CHINONSO THERESA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MBA CHINONSO THERESA. All former documents remain valid General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NWANERI CHINWEOKE SARAH, now wish to be known and addressed as METUH CHINWEOKE SARAH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UMEADI MARTHA, now wish to be known and addressed as OKAFOR MARTHA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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OBINETITI BROTHERS ASSOCIATON

The General public is hereby notified that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. UDEH EKENE GORDON 2. EZIKA ONYEKACHUKWU OBIOM 3. IWE JOEL CHUKWUDI 4. ANENE ERNEST 5. NGWUEKE CHUKWUDI IZUNNA 6. UZOIGWE CHUKWUDUBEM OSIT 7. CHUKWUEKE RAPHAEL CHIDOZIE

-Chairman -Secretary -Member -Member -Member -Member -Member

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To cater for the welfare of it’s Members 2.To encourage peaceful coexistence amongst members Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama District, Abuja within 28 daysfrom the date of this publication SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

THE SAINTS GATHERING CHURCH This is to inform the general public that the above named Church has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration Under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWAZULUOKE IFEANYI SONNA 2. NNAMANI EBUBECHI CHIMDI 3. OKOROGU OBINNA FRANKLINE AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1) To preach the gospel of Christ 2) To train/ raise people in the gospel of Christ 3) To offer help to our members and also to the public 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 NWAZULUOKE IFEANYI SONNA OGBONNAYA OLANMA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DICKSON OLANMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBONNAYA OLANMA . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ADELAJA IFEYINWA EJIOFOR I formerly known called and addressed as Ejiofor Ifeyinwa Anita, now wish to be known called and addressed as ADELAJA IFEYINWA EJIOFOR. All former documents remain valid general public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

NENEH SANDRA-MARY MAKUN

AKINTOYE JAMES AYODELE

I Formerly Known and Addressed as Neneh Sandra-Mary Ereso now wish to be known, called and addressed as Neneh SandraMary Makun All Documents and Certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Nigeria Immigration Service, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I formerly known as Farotika James Ayodele now wish to be known as Akintoye James Ayodele. Former documents remain valid. General public take note

MRS ODUENYI OGECHI RITA

QUEENDARLINE CHINENYE UTUNG

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEUGWU OGECHI RITA., now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ODUENYI OGECHI RITA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as QUEENDARLINE CHINENYE OGBO, now wish to be known and addressed as QUEENDARLINE CHINENYE UTUNG. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

ANIH FRIDAY CHUKWUEBUKA JEREMIAH

STEVEN RACHEAL NKECHI I, formerly known and addressed as OSUWAH NKECHI RACHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as STEVEN RACHEAL NKECHI. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKECHUKWU ESTHER OGOAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EDEH ESTHER OGOAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OBUTE WILLIAM OBERE

MRS ANIKE CHINELO CONFIDENCE

DR (MRS) NWASOKA BLESSING UGWU

I, formerly known and addressed as ANIH JEREMIAH CHUKWUEBUKA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANIH FRIDAY CHUKWUEBUKA JEREMIAH. All former documents remain valid.BANKS and General public should please take note.

MRS EDEH ESTHER OGOAMAKA

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

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEH CHINELO CONFIDENCE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANIKE CHINELO CONFIDENCE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as DR. NWASOKA BLESSING NGENE, now wish to be known and addressed as DR (MRS) NWASOKA BLESSING UGWU. All former documents remain valid. Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and General public should please take note.

MRS CHIJIOKE CHARITY OGADINMA

MRS OKOBO JOSEPHINE OBIANUJU

NNAMANI OKORO NONYE SANDRA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWUNE JOSEPHINE OBIANUJU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKOBO JOSEPHINE OBIANUJU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKORO NONYE SANDRA, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAMANI OKORO NONYE SANDRA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHUKWUNEKE CHARITY OGADINMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIJIOKE CHARITY OGADINMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

22 Change of Names MADUBUKO ERNEST CHUKWUEMEKA I formerly known and addressed as MADUKO ERNEST EMEKA now wish to be known and addressed as MADUBUKO ERNEST CHUKWUEMEKA, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

DIMOJIRINNAKA EMEKA MARCEL I formerly known and addressed as DIMONUOGU EMEKA MARCEL, now wish to be known and addressed as DIMOJIRINNAKA EMEKA MARCEL, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

MRS IZUKANNE CHIOMA FAVOUR CHINAZOMA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ONWUKA CHIOMA CHINAZOM, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IZUKANNE CHIOMA FAVOUR CHINAZOM, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHN IMEJEH OBOH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJI OKOROJI JOHN, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

MRS ADEBAYO AGHOGHO DIVINE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OBOBA AGHOGHO DIVINE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADEBAYO AGHOGHO DIVINE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID ECO BANK PLC AND GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ADELEYE ABIOLA OBATUNBI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGUNMEFUN ABIOLA OBATUNBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OGHENEOCHUKO EBERE UZOMA

OMOTOYE BUSAYO ESTHER

ENOKELA ABUBAKAR

OJI OKOROJI JOHN

MRS OGUNMEFUN ABIOLA OBATUNBI

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EZE SUNDAY OGBU

I formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY EZEOBU, now wish to be known and addressed EZE SUNDAY OGBU, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to notify the general public that my name was wrongly written as SAMSON ETIM WILLIAMS That my correct name is SAMPSON ETIM UDO . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AZEEZ ISIAKA ADELE

I Formely Afolabi Busayo Esther,wish to be address as Omotoye Busayo Esther. All former documemts remain valid.General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as.MICHAEL ABU. now wish to be known and addressed as ENOKELA ABUBAKAR. all former documents remain valid, general public should please take note.

BANJO TAIWO ADESHOLA

ONAH CHINEDU CHARLES

I, formerly known and addressed as AMUSA TAIWO OSENATU, now wish to be known and addressed as BANJO TAIWO ADESHOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EZE CHINEDU CHARLES, now wish to be known and addressed as ONAH CHINEDU CHARLES. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that I, ADEJOKE GBEMISOLA JIMOH is the same person answering ADEJOKE ANOTA JIMOH, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEJOKE GBEMISOLA JIMOH. My correct Date of Birth is 13/06/1975. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NAIYEJU YEMISI TOYIN now I wish to be known and addressed as NAIYEJU OLUWAYEMISI OLUWATOYIN .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CHUKWU UCHECHUKWU

ANISERE ISRAEL OMOGBOLAHAN

I formerly known as EBELUNOR EBERE UZOMA now wish to be known as OGHENEOCHUKO EBERE UZOMA. former documents remain valid. General public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as ISIAKA AZEEZ SULE, now wish to be known, called and address as AZEEZ ISIAKA ADELE all former documents remains valid. General public please take note. NAIYEJU OLUWAYEMISI OLUWATOYIN

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to inform the general public of loss of Land Documents. Enugu Private Lease with Reg. No 73/73/736 and Deed of Assignment with Reg No. 73/73/849 at Enugu Land Registry belonging to FGF Trading Co. of Plot 15 Block XIX Achara Layout Enugu. All effort of trace the said document has proved abortive. If found please contact the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development.

I wish to confirm that I am the same person bearing LAWANI OSARIEMEN RAFATU and LAWANI OSARIEMEN PRECIOUS. That henceforth, I wish to be named, called and addressed as LAWANI OSARIEMEN PRECIOUS. All former documents remain valid. The General public please take note.

AGBOOLA KEMI ELIZABETH

UZOR KELVIN IKECHUKWU This is to certify that Peter Nwogi, Peter Kelvin Nwogiigbo and Uzor Kelvin Ikechukwu is one and the same person now wish to be known as Uzor Kelvin Ikechukwu. Born on 1st June, 1996 .former documents remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as ANIMASHAUN OLUFUNKE KEMI ELIZABETH now wish to be known and addressed as AGBOOLA KEMI ELIZABETH, all former document remains valid, general public take note

OBALUM JACINTA OGECHI I formally known and addressed as Anekwe Jacinta Ogechi, now wish to be known and addressed as Obalum Jacinta Ogechi. General public take note MADUKA JULIET CHIZEE I formerly known and addressed as EZE JULIET CHIZEE now I wish to be known and addressed as MADUKA JULIET CHIZEE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AGBIM IFEANYI MICHAEL

I formaly known as AGBIM IFEANYI now wish to be known and addressed as AGBIM IFEANYI MICHAEL general public take note. OJUTIKU KEHINDE ADEOLU

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

ODION IMOBHIO PETER

MAYO JOANNES IVIE

I formerly known and addressed as GODWIN PETER now I wish to be known and addressed as ODION IMOBHIO PETER . I was born on 22/10/1993.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MAYO-EDWARD JOANNES IVIE now I wish to be known and addressed as MAYO JOANNES IVIE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as UCHE PIUS NWODE now I wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU UCHECHUKWU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ANISERE GBOLAHAN ISREAL, ANISERE IDOWU GBOLAHAN and IDOWU GBOLAHAN ANISHERE now I wish to be known and addressed as ANISERE ISRAEL OMOGBOLAHAN .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKPALANOZIE ONYEKA PASCAL now I wish to be known and addressed as ONYEKA PASCAL OKPALA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AKERELE TOHEEB SHOLA

ODUM FRIDAY EZIHWUO

I formerly known and addressed as AKERELE TOHEEB ABOLORE now I wish to be known and addressed as AKERELE TOHEEB SHOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ODUM FRIDAY PRINCE, now wish to be known and addressed as, ODUM FRIDAY EZIHWUO. All former documents remain valid. Eco bank please take note.

ISTIFANUS LONGJI JAMES

MRS. ANEKE CHIDINMA RITA

I, formerly known and addressed as, STEPHEN JAMES TUMBI, now wish to be known and addressed as, ISTIFANUS LONGJI JAMES. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ANUMUDU CHIDINMA RITA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ANEKE CHIDINMA RITA. My correct date of birth is, 24th December, 1981. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. ESTHER THANKGOD OSUOGIM

OGWUDIRE MICHAEL AZUAHU

PHILIP ALPHONSUS ELIJAH I formerly known and addressed as Philip Udom, now wish to be known as Philip Alphonsus Elijah. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, ICHOKU BLESSING EGO and BLESSING EGO OTUHU, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, BLESSING EGO OTUHU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

This is to notify the general public that my name was wrongly written as Thankgod Foster Isang. That my correct name is Ekomobong Foster Isang. That both name belong to one and same person. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

RE- ARRANGEMEN OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as NWACHUKWU GREGORY UGWUANYI , now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUANYI EVEREST NWACHUKWU. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS. ONIBUDO MONSURAT TEMITOPE I formerly known and addressed as MISS. RAJI MONSURAT TEMITOPE.now wish to be known and addressed MRS. ONIBUDO MONSURAT TEMITOPE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known as and addressed as GUSEN ZUGHUMNAN SAMUEL, ON MY FCMB BANK ACCOUNT,now wish to REARRANGED my name and to be known and addressed as GUSEN ZUGHUMNAN GUSEN. All former document remain valid. FCMB Bank and general public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This to confirm that I, BINTA FATIMA USMAN, and BINTA USMAN refers to one and same person. All former documennt bearing both names remain valid. General public should please take note.

OLADIMEJI OPEYEMI ADELEKE

AKANJI RUKAYAT ENIOLA

SHOBOWALE KEHINDE ODUNOLA

ALLI BALOGUN KEHINDE KAFAYAT

EDEH FRANCIS SUNDAY I, formerly known and addressed as, SUNDAY SUNDAY FRANCIS, now wish to be known and addressed as, EDEH FRANCIS SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OFFOJI MICHAEL AZUAHU, now wish to be known and addressed as, OGWUDIRE MICHAEL AZUAHU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ADDITION OF NAME I, SAM CHIBUZOR CASHMAN, wish to add, CASHMAN, to my name which was formerly, SAM CHIBUZOR. I now wish to be known and addressed as, SAM CHIBUZOR CASHMAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. AJIBADE RIANOT ABIMBOLA I formerly known and addressed as ALADE RIANOT ABIMBOLA , now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AJIBADE RIANOT ABIMBOLA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OJIMADU EBUKA DAVID

OMOTADE FOLAKE

UGWUANYI EVEREST NWACHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as OJIMADU EBUKA FRANK now wish to be known and addressed as OJIMADU EBUKA DAVID. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known as OMOTADE ABIMBOLA wish to be known and addressed as OMOTADE FOLAKE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as ADELEKE MORUFAT OPEYEMI wish to be known and addressed as OLADIMEJI OPEYEMI ADELEKE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

KAZEEM ABRAHAM OLATUNJI

CHANGE OF NAME /CORRECTED DATE OF BIRTH I formerly known as AGBO VIGINUS IFESINACHI wish to be known and addressed as UGWUEZE COLLINS MONDAY. Corrected date of birth is 13th day of September ,1993. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as HUSSEIN BALIKI wish to be known and addressed as OSENI BALIKIS corrected date of birth is 22nd AUGUST 1986 while the wrong date of birth is 22nd AUGUST 1984. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as KAZEEM QUAM OLATUNJI wish to be known and addressed as KAZEEM ABRAHAM OLATUNJI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note

CHANGE OF NAME AND DATE BIRTH

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known as AGBI ENIOLA AKANJI wish to be known and addressed as AKANJI RUKAYAT ENIOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. AMUSU OLUWASHOLA

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

ONYEKA PASCAL OKPALA

I, formerly known and addressed as, ESTHER TOBBY AKPAN, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ESTHER THANKGOD OSUOGIM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

I formerly known as ALIU KEHINDE ODUNOLA wish to be known and addressed as SHOBOWALE KEHINDE ODUNOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. OLUWAKEMI OYETAYO ABEJIDE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Oluwakemi Oyetayo Oderinde, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED Oluwakemi Oyetayo Abejide. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME

In some of my documents including my BVN my name was wrongly written as OLUWOLE MICHEAL OLUMADE instead of OLUWOLE OLUMADE SONAIKE henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as OLUWOLE OLUMADE SONAIKE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS. MIYANTE SHAMEL IDIERIMO I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. WOWO IDIERIMO DICK, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. MIYANTE SHAMEL IDIERIMO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

I formerly known as Salami Kehinde Kafayat wish to be known and addressed as Alli Balogun Kehinde Kafayat. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note. OKEREKE IFEOMA CHIOMA

I formerly known and addressed as NWANNE IFEOMA CHIOMA now wish to be known as OKEREKE IFEOMA CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General Public please take note.

Change of Names

ADELAYO MARGRET ALABA Formerly known and addressed as OLUSEGUN MARGRET ALABA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADELAYO MARGRET ALABA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. AWOTAYO MUINAT OLUKOREDE

Formerly known and addressed as BANJOKO OLUKOREDE MABEL and ALMORUF OLUKOREDE A., now wish to be known and addressed as AWOTAYO MUINAT OLUKOREDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MISS OMOTAJO AISHA TESU Formerly known and addressed as Aishat Malik now wish to be known and addressed as Miss Omotajo Aisha Tesu. All former documents remain valid. General public take note take. STANISLAUS EMILIA IFUNANTA Formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL EMILIA IFUNANTA, now wish to be known and addressed as STANISLAUS EMILIA IFUNANTA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

HABIB ABE SHITTU

Formerly known and addressed as HABIB ABIODUN SHITTU, now wish to be known and addressed as HABIB ABE SHITTU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NMOMAH ONOME DORIS Formerly known and addressed as OMAFUAIRE ONOME DORIS, now wish to be known and addressed as NMOMAH ONOME DORIS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. JEJELOYE OMOWUNMI IBIRONKE

Formerly known and addressed as ANIFOWOSE OMOWUNMI IBIRONKE, now wish to be known and addressed as JEJELOYE OMOWUNMI IBIRONKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. IGBOEJESI CHIJIOKE Formerly known and addressed as IGBO CHIJIOKE now wish to be known and addressed as IGBOEJESI CHIJIOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note take.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OGBUNUJU OBIANUJU ROSEMARY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EJEKA OBIANUJU ROSEMARY. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public please take note.

That I was formerly known and addressed as SALAUDEEN MARIAM OVAYAM, with wrong date of birth as 06/09/1997. That henceforth, I now wish to be known, called and addressed as SALAUDEEN MARIAM OVAYIOZA with correct date of birth as 07/09/1997. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

That the name my parents gave me is TATABULU, my father’s name is OLOIDI and my Baptism name is CLEMENT. That I Baptised MATHEW and confirm it at Catholic Church, Igbara-Odo in 1952 and 1955. That OLOIDI CLEMENT TATABULU is the same person as OLOIDI CLEMENT TATABULU MATHEW. That I was born on the 9th day of May, 1938. That all the documents bearing both names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned take note.

Formerly known and addressed as FAITH MONDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as IKPEKPENE FAITH MONDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CHISOM EVANGELISTA SLYVANUS

I formerly known and addressed as Munach Evan Chisom now wish to be known called and addressed as Chisom Evangelista Slyvanus. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KAZEEM ADEWALE OLUSUNKANMI

Formerly known and addressed as KAZEEM ADEWALE, now wish to be known and addressed as KAZEEM ADEWALE OLUSUNKANMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLUGBENGA LYDIA FUNMILADE

Formerly known and addressed as ADEKOYA OLUFUNMILAYO ELIZABETH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUWO OLUFUNMILAYO ELIZABETH. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

TRUSTEES 1. Mrs. Iyamide Francess Gafar 2. Mr. Chris Ikechukwu Nkwocha 3. Mrs. Eugenia Irobiegbulam 4. Mrs. Feyikemi Ajoke Oyaleke Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Formerly known and addressed as OLASHEINDE OLANREWAJU ABIDEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLADELE OLASHEINDE OLANREWAJU SARAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLANIKE IBUKUNOLUWA OLAJIDE

ADDITION OF NAME

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

Formerly known and addressed as ILO DAVID, now wish to add UGOCHUKWU to my name, That I henceforth wish to be known and addressed as ILO UGOCHUKWU DAVID. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

YUNUS ISIAKA OLASATI

I formerly known and addressed as JAMES HAPPINESS EDET now wish to be known called and addressed as AFILAKA HAPPINESS AMAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

LIASU LARA OKIN Formerly known and addressed as LIASU LARA OKIN, now wish to be known and addressed as LIASU LARA OKIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MOGAJI IYABODE BEATRICE

Formerly known and addressed as MOGAJI IYABODE BEATRICE ALAKK, now wish to be known and addressed as MOGAJI IYABODE BEATRICE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANTHONY TOSIN

MISS ESI FELICIA OWARIOBO

Formerly known and addressed as MRS OFOGBA FELICIA OWARIOBO, now wish to be known and addressed as MISS ESI FELICIA OWARIOBO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

PRINCE THOMPSON BASSEY

I, formerly known and addressed as EKEMINI BASSEY, now wish to be known, called and addressed as PRINCE THOMPSON BASSEY. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm that ALESHINLOYEOGUNSEYE KUBURAT TOLA, ALESHINLOYE OGUNSEYE KUBURAT, ALESHINLOYE KUBURAT TOLA and ALESHINLOYE KUBURAT refers to one and the same person. That I am the one bearing these names. That henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as ALESHINLOYEOGUNSEYE KUBURAT TOLA. All documents bearing these names are mine and remain valid. General public take note.

NIPOST DUGBE COMPLEX TRADERS ASSOCIATION This is to inform the general public that the above name BODY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C” of the companies and Allied Matter Act1 of 1990 Names of Trustees are: 1. Owolabi Remi Taofeek 2. Nola Mufutau Olabode 3. Adekola Olubunmi Bukola 4. Adegbayike Olapoju Isaia Aims and Objectives 1. To promote and protect members interest 2.To improve business environment for its members 3. To encourage and assist the prosperity of members business Any Objection to this registration should be forwarded to Registrar- General Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris crescent Maitama Abuja within 28days of this publication Signed: Trustees

OLADELE OLASHEINDE OLANREWAJU SARAH

I formerly known and addressed as GARUBA ISIAKA OLASATI now wish to be known called and addressed as YUNUS ISIAKA OLASATI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

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

I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNKANMI LYDIA FUNMILADE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUGBENGA LYDIA FUNMILADE. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OLUSEGUN KAYODE SAMSON Formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL KAYODE SAMSON and KAYODE SAMSON OLADIPO, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUSEGUN KAYODE SAMSON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IBEH CHIKODILI FIDELIA I formerly known and addressed as Ibeh Chikaodili Fidelia now wish to be known called and addressed as Ibeh Chikodili Fidelia. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. AMUDAT ATINUKE AKANNI-ORIOLA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. To establish entrepreneurial schools where young jobless graduates and school leavers are taught and mentored on entrepreneurial & life skills and business enterprise. 2. To help the unemployed graduates and school leavers in the society to reach their full potentials by giving them the support that they need and to empower them to know who they truly are. 3. To provide the platform to jobless graduates and school leavers to aid their learning of life skills which will seek to build a good foundation for nation building and self-development.

Formerly known and addressed as OJEBIYI OLUWAFISAYO ANTHONIA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAFISAYO ANTHONIA LEOOLAFUSI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AMUDAT ATINUKE AKANNI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. AMUDAT ATINUKE AKANNI-ORIOLA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

This is to confirm that I am the same person bearing AGBARAOJO MUSTAPHA OLALEKAN and AGBARAOJO MUSTAPHA. That henceforth I now wish to be known, called and addressed as AGBARAOJO MUSTAPHA OLALEKAN. All documents bearing both names are mine and remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

POISED FOR SUCCESS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

OLUWAFISAYO ANTHONIA LEO-OLAFUSI

YUSUF - OLADIMEJI

OLUWO OLUFUNMILAYO ELIZABETH

The general public is hereby notified that the above named foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies & Allied Matters Act, 1990.

G. Ayemere Elebhose, Esq. Legal Practitioner & Notary Public.

IKPEKPENE FAITH MONDAY

Formerly known and addressed as ANNABEL JABUOKEM MISHAEL, now wish to be known and addressed as JEHBUOKEM ANNLBEK ESOBEONU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABIMBOLA AYOMIDE ANIMASHAUN

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

Formerly known and addressed as IHIMHIRE EHIZOKHALE INNOCENT, now wish to be known and addressed as BENJAMIN EHIS INNOCENT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/BIRTH DATE

I, formerly known and addressed as ABIMBOLA AYOMIDE ADENUBI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABIMBOLA AYOMIDE ANIMASHAUN. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

HIPPOLITE IMMACULATER CHINWENDU

MRS. BINYELUM UKAMAKA EDOCHIE

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. BINYELUM UKAMAKA OLISAEMEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. BINYELUM UKAMAKA EDOCHIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

My name was wrongly written as JOSEPH NASMUS JOSEPH instead of JOSEPH GODWIN NASMUS. That my date of birth is 25 March 1994. All documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. EJEKA OBIANUJU ROSEMARY

I, formerly known and addressed as NWAKANMA CHINWENDU TINA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as HIPPOLITE IMMACULATER CHINWENDU. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

BENJAMIN EHIS INNOCENT

JEHBUOKEM ANNLBEK ESOBEONU

UCHEGBU UCHE JOHN Formerly known and addressed as JAMES UCHE JOHN, now wish to be known and addressed as UCHEGBU UCHE JOHN. That my date of birth is 13 July 1982. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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AROWOLO OLUWABUKOLA

AFILAKA HAPPINESS AMAH

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

Formerly known and addressed as ADEBAYO OLUWABUKOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as AROWOLO OLUWABUKOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as MISS HARUNA RUKAYAT OLADUNNI, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL RUKUYAT OLADUNNI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ELELE NGOZI AUGUSTA Formerly known and addressed as AMADI NGOZI AUGUSTA, now wish to be known and addressed as ELELE NGOZI AUGUSTA. That my date of birth is 30/08/1995. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHIOMA JACKLYN ABE-SHITTU

MICHAEL BLESSING

I, formerly known and addressed as ASHE BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as MICHAEL BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note. MRS. UZOMA NKIRUKA NDULUE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UZOMA NKIRUKA NWANEGBO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. UZOMA NKIRUKA NDULUE due to change in my marital status . All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIOMA JACKLYN OPARA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIOMA JACKLYN ABESHITTU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ELIZABETH EYAMANU BAMIDELE (MRS)

I, formerly known and addressed as Elizabeth Eyamanu Abba, now wish to be known and addressed as Elizabeth Eyamanu Bamidele (Mrs). All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. SANNI ADETUTU I, formerly known and addressed as MUSA ADETUTU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SANNI ADETUTU. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

LIVING WATERS EMPOWERMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE This is to inform the general public that the above name BODY has applied to the corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration under part C” of the conpanies and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990. Names of Trustees 1.Mrs Christine Ijeoma Fajingbesi 2. Dr Godwin Okezie Iteogu 3. Emmanuel Friday Uche 4. Pastor Sunday Olufemi Olatunde Aims and Objectives 1. To cater for the less privilege Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to RegistrarGeneral Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja within 28days of this publication Signed: Kolawole Orejimi Esq

Companies Registration (Trustees)

GWAGWALADA/KWALI/ABAJI ALMINIMUM WORKERS/SELLERS ASSOCIATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999.

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ASSOCIATION OF GRASSROOT EMPOWERMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT

RELIEF FOR THE HUNGRY FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. TIJANI ADEWALE SALIU, 2. NDAMUDAN AMINU, 3. SAIDU BADAMASI, 4. ISMAILA HASSAN,

TRUSTEES: 1. AKINTEYE SUNDAY OLAKUNLE - CHAIRMAN 2. EMENIM RICHARD UCHE - TREASURER 3. AKINTEYE ADEWUNMI PETER - SECRETARY 4. OMAMIDE KINGSLEY ERHIJOTAH -MEMBER

AIMS: 1. TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THEIR MEMBERS AND ADVANCE THEIR WELFARE IN ALL ITS RAMIFICATION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR YOUTHS WITH CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS IDEAS 2. TO HELP THEMSELVES BRING THEM TO LIFE.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF MATERIAL SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, DRUGS AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED AND REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION 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: SECRETARY

SIGNED:- SECRETARY

SIGNED: CLEMENT GBADAMOSI

PILLAR OF FIRE WORLD EVANGELICAL MINISTRY

ORLU ZONE ELDERS ADVOCACY INITIATIVE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. LLIYASU SADIQ -PRESIDENT 2. SUNDAY PETER ADUAKA -SECRETARY 3. SULEIMAN IBRAHIM -MEMBER 4. FRIDAY NEGEDU -MEMBER 5. TIMOTHY DAODU -MEMBER

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999. TRUSTEES: (1) PASTOR TOLUHI ADEWUMI EMMANUEL (2)MRS DEBORAH ATINUKE ADEWUMI (3)EMMANUEL TIMOTHY TIMSGOGO (4)OLUTOLA ADEYINKA SOLOMON. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE. 2.TO PROPAGATE THE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST . ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR.FOLAKEMI OWOEYE 08034708305

LIGHTHOUSE INTERCESSORY OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999. TRUSTEES: 1. REV DEMIBAYO DAVID GBALAJOBI - CHAIRMAN 2. EZE DORATHY NKECHI -SECRETARY 3. AYOBAMI ESTHER ADEDAYO -TREASURER 4. PRINCE ARON REMI OYEWO-FIN SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE WORLD OF GOD 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

OTU IFE ONYE NYE ANI FORUM

THE GREEN STRIPES CHARITY FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999.

TRUSTEES: 1. CHIEF BERNARD ANYANWU-CHAIRMAN. 2. PROF.THOMAS ONYEMAIZU CHUKWUJIKE NDUBIZU-DEPUTY CHAIRMAN. 3. DR.VITALIS NWULU-SECRETARY. 4. DR.GIDEON NWAEZE-TREASURER. 5. CHIEF DR.SAMUEL OWULATA UKADIKE-PUBLICITY SECRETARY.

TRUSTEES: 1. OLUFOLAJIMI OGUNTAYO 2. EMMANUEL ODEY 3. PATIENCE ADAMU 4. AYO OLESIN

AIMS: TO ADVOCATE AND GALVANIZE OURSELVES FOR THE GOODNESS OF ORLU ZONE

OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED, LESS PRIVILEGED AND OTHER VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHANGE OF FAMILY NAME

CLASS 90 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE ILORIN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE FAMILY OF EMEKA EMMANUEL NNOPUEHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS: 1. EMEKA EMMANUEL NNOPUEHI NOW EMEKA EMMANUEL CHUKWUDUM 2. NNEKA MARYANN NNOPUEHI NOW NNEKA MARYANN CHUKWUDUM 3. CHIZARAMEKPERE VIVIAN NNOPUEHI NOW CHIZARAMEKPERE VIVIAN CHUKWUDUM 4. JANE FRANCES CHISOM NNOPUEHI NOW JANE FRANCES CHISOM CHUKWUDUM 5. IFECHUKWU EMMANUEL NNOPUEHI NOW IFECHUKWU EMMANUEL CHUKWUDUM ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ISMAIL OLUSHOLA SANNI - PRESIDENT 2. PAMELA NWAMAKA OBIORA - SECRETARY 3. NSE IKPE-ETIM 4. OMOLARA KIFAYAT GAFAAR 5. MURTALA MOHAMMED ALAMAI 6. OLUFEMI OLUGBENGA BADEJI 7. OYETUNDE OLAJIDE FADELE 8. SUNDAY ADEDEJI ADERIBIGBE OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ADVANCE AND SUSTAIN THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE SPECIFICALLY AT OURNALMA MATER AND AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELS IN NIGERIA. 2. TO ASSIST IN RE-CREATING A QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO FOSTER THE ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: A. ALBERT ACHEGBULU ESQ 08026719203 (SOLICITOR)

WISDOM EXTENSION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

TRINITY POWER HOUSE OUTREACH, OTUGHIEVWEN

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. OKOLIE KAIKENECHUKWU, 2. ANONYEI RICHARD EGBOCHIONYE . 3. OKWECHIME ELUEMUNOR KELVIN.

TRUSTEES: 1. ISERAL EKENE UYIOSA 2. OSAZEMWINDE EUNICE

TRUSTEES: 1. NANA ALEXANDER 2. NYEKIGBE EDNA 3. OFUOMA ENDURANCE

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG ITS MEMBERS

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. URBAN & RURAL DEVELOPMENT

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL

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

FAITHVILLE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTER THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. YUSUF OLUGBENGA A. -CHAIRMAN 2. YUSUF OLUFUNMILAYO .SECRETARY 3. ONI ENIOLA OLUYEMISI MEMBERS

RELIEF FOR THE HUNGRY FOUNDATION

DREAM OF HOPE FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999.

TRUSTEES: 1. AKINTEYE SUNDAY OLAKUNLE - CHAIRMAN 2. EMENIM RICHARD UCHE - TREASURER 3. AKINTEYE ADEWUNMI PETER - SECRETARY 4. OMAMIDE KINGSLEY ERHIJOTAH -MEMBER

TRUSTEES: 1. TEMITAYO ADENIRAN 2. AWAWU MOJISOLA FOLAWIYO 3. OWOLABI AWOSAN 4. DR. MAHMOUD HALILU 5. SENATOR OLANREWAJU TEJUOSHO 6. PASTOR GHANDI OLAOYE 7.DEACONESS ESTHER EKUNOLA

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

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF MATERIAL SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, DRUGS AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED AND REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION IN THE SOCIETY

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: CLEMENT GBADAMOSI

SIGNED: BARR.OLAOLU MICHAEL ADENIYI

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CARE TO LESS VULNERABLE ONES IN THE SOCIETY

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COMMONWEALTH BUSINESSWOMEN’S NETWORK NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. MRS AFOMA CLARA ADIGWE-- CHAIRPERSON 2. DR. ADEYINKA ADETOKUNBO TAIWO -- VICE CHAIRPERSON 3. MRS NELLA ANDEM--EWA RABANA, SAN, FCIARB -- SECRETARY 4. HON. VIVIAN AFOMA OKADIGBO -- TREASURER 5. MS. FARZANA SULIMAN VARACHIA -- MEMBER 6. HAJIYA RAMATU MUKTARI -- MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO SUPPORT, EMPOWER AND PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF WOMEN IN OUR SOCIETY. 2. TO PROVIDE TOOLS, LOGISTICS AND STRATEGIES FOR WOMEN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. VICTOR OTOBOH 07060568465

FIELD WALKER DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Companies Registration 25 (Trustees)

PIAGBO ABEL BARINE I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS LEKOO ABEL BARINE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS PIAGBO ABEL BARINE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

LOLO OSIMA BRIGGS

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OROLOBO OSIMA BRIGGS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LOLO OSIMA BRIGGS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLAMILEKAN DOLAPO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RAUFU HAMMED KOLAWOLE NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS HAMMED OLAMILEKAN DOLAPO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IFEOMA RICHARD

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GOODNES ASIEGBULAM NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS GOODNESS IFEOMA RICHARD. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DIVINE WISDOM & POWER INTERNATIONAL PRAYER MINISTRY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT DIVINE WISDOM & POWER INTERNATIONAL PRAYER MINISTRY WHICH IS LOCATED IN LAGOS STATE, HAS APPLIED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOSEPH O DUDUN -CHAIRMAN, 2. DR ENO ANWANA - TREASURER 3. MR ALADE ADENIRAN ADELEKE -SECRETARY 4. DR YEKINI ADEWALE ADELEKE, 5. DR ENOABASI DEBORAH ANWANA, 6. MR JOSEPH OGHOSANINE DUDUN , 7. MR SIMON ADEDOYIN 8. MR ALADE ADENIRAN ADELEKE.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. REV DR TIM PAUL (JP) 2. PASTOR MRS PRISCA TIMPAUL 3. PASTOR ENGR ISRAEL NWEKE 4. EVANG CHRIS IYOHA 5. PASTOR SAMUEL EGOGO

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE CONSERVATION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF EZEOKA UGO CENTRAL OGUN CHAPTER THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWEKIRIKA DAMIAN NWOBA (CHAIRMAN) 2. NWOKPORO MICHAEL SILAS 3. NWOKWU JACOB NWOKPU 4. ONWE JAMES OGBONNA 5. DAMINAN THREZER NWEIG 6. NWONU LINUS NWEKE 7. ELOM CHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (I) TO FOSTER LOVE AND UNITY AMONG EZEOKA UGO INDIGENES LIVING IN OGUN STATE. (II) TO SEE TO THE WELFARE AND GOOD LIVING OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

KUNLE EGBEYEMI FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER “PART C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. EGBEYEMI OLAKUNLE OLUFUNSO - (CHAIRMAN) 2. MRS. EGBEYEMI MOJISOLA AARINOLA - (SECRETARY) 3. DR.EGBEYEMI AYODEJI OLAGOKE 4. DR. ADEKUNLE BABATUNDE JOSEPH THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: A. TO PROVIDE WELFARE INCENTIVES, SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY AND TO ASSIST THEM IN ANY CAPACITY, WHETHER FINANCIALLY, MORALLY OR ECONOMICALLY. B. TO CATER FOR THE POOR AND NEEDY STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND TO ASSIST THEM FINANCIALLY TOWARDS FURTHERANCE OF THEIR EDUCATION AND ALSO TO SUPPORT WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND RAPE VICTIMS, ESPECIALLY GIRLS. C. TO ENHANCE THE PROVISION OF QUALITY GENERAL EDUCATION FOR LESS PRIVILEGE YOUTHS AND TO ENCOURAGE AND FUND SELFLESS CHARITABLE PROGRAMS AIMED AT INSTILLING AND ENHANCING THE INTEGRITY OF NIGERIAN YOUTH ON THE STREET. 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: MUFTAU ADEYEMI OLAJOBI (ESQ), CONNAISANCE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, 21, ARAROMI STREET, OFF MOLONEY STREET, ONIKAN, LAGOS.

DREAM OF HOPE FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999. TRUSTEES: 1. TEMITAYO ADENIRAN 2. AWAWU MOJISOLA FOLAWIYO 3. OWOLABI AWOSAN 4. DR. MAHMOUD HALILU 5. SENATOR OLANREWAJU TEJUOSHO 6. PASTOR GHANDI OLAOYE 7.DEACONESS ESTHER EKUNOLA AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CARE TO LESS VULNERABLE ONES 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: BARR.OLAOLU MICHAEL ADENIYI

PUBLIC NOTICE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO ESTABLISH AND RUN CHURCHES. 3. TO ORDAIN PRIESTS 4. TO ESTABLISH CHRISTIAN CAMPS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: J N ENAJEDU ESQ J N ENAJEDU & CO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS TEL 08023132360

FUNKE ARAMIDE HOPE FOUNDATION

FRESH ADAM’S FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. ONABE EDWARD ODU 2. AKINPELUMI, REGINA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO EMPOWERED PERSON’S THROUGH SKILLS ACQUISITION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 2. TO CREATE AWARENESS ON PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AND EMBARK ON PEACE CAMPAIGNS 3. TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DISASTER WITH RELIEVE MATERIALS AND RE SETTLEMENT. MATERIALS WHERE NECESSARY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

FOREVER ONE NIGERIA INITIATIVE

TRUSTEES ARE: 1 MISS FUNKE ARAMIDE EWETUNDE 2 MRS ADEBANKE EWETUNDE 3 MR RAZAK TORIOLA

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIEF ONUOHA DAVID OGBA 2. MR OYELOWO IBRAHIM.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE NEEDY AND LESS PRIVILEDGED IN THE SOCIETY 2 TO ENCOURAGE UNITY AND PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AMONG MEMBERS 3 TO ACT AS COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR MEMBERS IN MATTERS OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INTEREST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL PLOT 42O TIGRIS CRESCENT,AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA,ABUJA,WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

ABUNDANT SUNSET YEARS INITIATIVE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. IDOWU JAMES OLUSINA - PRESIDENT 2. MR. OBADIMU OLUSEGUN - VICE PRESIDENT 3. REV. JESUTOFUNMI TAIWO - SECRETARY 4. MR. OLARENWAJU OLA - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 5. REV. TAIWO TOLULOPE - PUBLICITY SECRETARY 6. MRS. IDOWU WINIFRED - TREASURER AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED WHO ARE ADVANCED IN AGE I.E THE ELDERLY. 2. TO EDUCATE AND CREAT AWEARNESS ON POVERTY ERADICATION/ ALLIEVIATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. ANNOUNCER: REV. TAIWO TOLULOPE-PUBLICITY SECRETARY.

ADVANCES MEDICINE DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWOKEDI FESTUS CHUKWUNENYE 2. CHIEF OKPARA CHUKWUEMEKA KELVINSON - PRESIDENT 3. EZENWILE CHUKS ALOYSUS - SECRETARY 4. UGBOJIAKU FELIX CHIMEZIE 5. OKOLIE BONIFACE 6. SULEMAN IBRAHIM SAIDU 7. INUWA TIJJANI AHMED 8. ABUBAKAR USMAN YALLAH AIMS: 1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND PROTECT INTEREST OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: VICTOR OYONAKPARE 08033350961

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO DISCOVER MEN AND WOMEN WITH LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND VISION TO DRIVE GOOD GOVERNANCE. 2. TO CHALLENGE AND REDISTRIBUTE ALL INEQUALITIES OF POWER AND WEALTH IN SOCIETY THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT OF ORDINARY PEOPLE. 3. TO CREATE AWARENESS AND SENSITIZE NIGERIAN ON NEED TO ELECT CREDIBLE PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC),ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWEGWU EZECHUKWU JOSAPHAT - CHAIRMAN. 2. AKINWOLE ADENIYI ADEOSO - SECRETARY. 3. LT. COL. A.A.I EMECHETE. 4. OLAOYE AYOOLA OLUMIDE. 5. JESUDUNSIN IGE. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER THE WELFARE AND INTERACTION OF ALL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND MEDICAL REHABILITATION PRACTITIONERS IN NIGERIA. 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

DIVINE GRACE CITY OF GREAT KINGS MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR. UDEH OKECHUKWU EMMANUEL. 2. SISTER. UDEH CHIOMA ESTHER. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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Daily Times Nigeria Friday, December 15, 2017

FRSC refutes claims that speed limit device reduces life span of vehicle engines Samuel Luka, Bauchi

The Bauchi state Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said that the claims that speed limit device reduces the life span of vehicle engines were

untrue. Mr Paul Gua, Head of Operations of the sector stated this yesterday while answering questions from journalists on his command’s preparedness for the Christmas festive season, said that some commercial drivers were us-

ing the excuse that the device reduces the life span of vehicle engines as one of the grounds for its objection to the rule by the FRSC that the device must be installed in motor vehicles. “The device has no negative effect on vehi-

cles and as such I urge passengers travelling during the festive season to only patronize motor parks that have installed the device in their vehicles. “You and I know that speed kills not just occupants of a car, the engine is also affected.

$1bn Excess Crude: NEC gives approval to spend fund on terror fight Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Thursday said the National Economic Council (NEC) gave the approval that $1bn be spent in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency in the North east. Obaseki made this known while briefing journalists at the Aso Villa on the outcome of the meeting. Obaseki said the decision was taken at the

83rd meeting of the NEC which held inside the council chamber of the Presidential Villa Abuja and chaired by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. He explained that “the approval was announced during the NEC meeting by the chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari.”

The Edo State Governor added that governors of the 36 states of Nigeria approved the withdrawal of the $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account by the federal government to fight the insurgency. Earlier, the Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, put the balance of the Excess Crude Account at $2.317 billion as at December 13, 2017.

BUIRO CHARITY EZINNE

CORRECTION OF NAME

MRS UBA - ODU OWUMI MONICA

ADEGBOYE ADEOLU MIRACLE

MY name was wrongly quoted as BALOGUN OMOLARA MODINAT on my voter’s card, while my correct name is ADEWALE MODINAT OMOLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

Formally known as Miss ODU Owumi Monica Martha EBISAN now wish to be called as Mrs UBA - ODU Owumi Monica. All former documents remain valid. General Public please take note.

Formerly ADEGBOYE, Adeolu Valentine. Now to be known and addressed as ADEGBOYE ADEOLU MIRACLE. General public to take note

AJONGBO OLUTAYO BAMIDELE

OLUSEGUN OLUWATOYIN TOPE , formerly known and addressed as OLUFODUN OLUWATOYIN TOPE, Now wish to be known and addressed as OLUSEGUN OLUWATOYIN TOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note

18. Formerly known and addressed as KAREEM MARIAM ABIOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OYELOWO MARIAM. ABIOLA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as dickson charity ezinne. Now wish to be known and addressed as : buiro charity ezinne, all former documents remain valid general public please take note. ODUMOSU TEMITOPE BUNMI

I, formerly known and addressed as Akintanmide Temitope Olubunmi now wish to be known and addressed as Odumosu Temitope Bunmi. All former documents remain valid General public take note. UKANDU CHIDINMA HELEN Formerly known and addressed as ISAIAH CHIDINMA HELEN, now wish to be known and addressed as UKANDU CHIDINMA HELEN. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. CHANGE OF NAME/COMFIRMATION OF NAME

That I Adeniyi Aderonke Oluwafunmilayo my name was formerly written as Bello Funmilayo Aderonke. That i am the same person bearing Bello Funmilayo Aderonke And Adeniyi Oluwafunmilayo Christianah wish to be known and addressed as Adeniyi Aderonke Oluwafunmilayo. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

UKO OBINNA NDUKA I formerly known and addressed as OBINNA NDUKWE. Now wish to be known and addressed as UKO OBINNA NDUKA, all former documents remain valid general public take note.

I formerly known as OLUTAYO BAMIDELE wish to be known and addressed as AJONGBO OLUTAYO BAMIDELE. All former documents remain valid General public please take note.

BUIRO SAMUEL

I formerly known and addressed as ezebuiro uchenna samuel. Now wish to be known and addressed as buiro samuel, all former documents remain valid general public should please take note OLANISEBE TOYIN IFEOLUWA I, formerly known and addressed as AYEWUNWA OLUWATOYIN ABOSEDE, Now wish to be known and addressed as OLANISEBE TOYIN IFEOLUWA. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note

TASSYO NTASIOB

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISHARCH AGBEDO, MESHARCH TASYO, TASYO .M. NTASIOBI. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TASSYO NTASIOB ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OYELOWO MARIAM ABIOLA

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15, I, formerly known and addressed as ALIBABA GANIU, now wish to be known and addressed as ALI GANIU OWOLABI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note

14. Formerly known and addressed as SALAU TIJANI-YISA AHMED, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SALAU TIJANI ONIMISI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

HOLY GHOST SPEAKING MINISTRY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999. BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1. GILBERT CLAUDE CLINTON – PRESIDENT 2. SALVATION REGINALD – GENERAL SECRETARY 3. UDINEBIMO ITUH – TREASURER 4. HELPME ITU – FINANCIAL SECRETARY 5. OKEKE UDA – AUDITOR 6. ATIE ABRAHAM – PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER 7. ATIE SHADRACK – MEN LEADER 8. FRANCIS MARGRET – WOMEN LEADER AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO SHOW LOVE AND CARE TO THE NEEDY. 3. TO DEVELOP ROLE MODELS IN THE SOCIETY. 4. TO ESTABLISH BRANCHES WHERE CONVERTS AND INTERESTED PERSONS COULD GATHER TO WORSHIP. 5. TO VISIT THE SICK, THE BEREAVED, THE UNFORTUNATE, PRISONERS AND PRAY FOR THEM. 6. TO ASSIST THE UNFORTUNATE ONES WHEREVER POSSIBLE. 7. TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE TRACTS TO AID THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 8. TO DEVELOP A WIDER VISION OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AND ALSO TO STRENGTHEN PEOPLE’S FAITH IN CHRIST. 9. TO CARTER FOR THE NON-SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF MEMBERS OF THE MINISTRY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

So how can speed limit device reduce the life span of an engine? Paul queried. “The device is just to control speed, since most commercial drivers refuse to control their speed while driving. Most of the device come with trackers that be used to trace the whereabouts of vehicle, par adventure it got stolen. So, the device has many benefits both to the owner of the vehicle”, he added. Paul who explained that the installations of the device in commercial vehicles was not the responsibility of the Commission, said FRSC was only saddled with the responsibility of enforcing compliance with the rule, pointing out that the commission has licensed vendors to install the device. The FRSC Head of opCOURSIN OLUWAPELUMI DANIEL I, formerly known and addressed as COURSIN OLUWAPELUMI OLUWASEUN, Now wish to be known and addressed as COURSIN OLUWAPELUMI DANIEL that my correct date of birth is 12-04-1997. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note

eration said some of the measures put in place by the commission to guarantee a hitch free festive season include deployment of officers who would be on a 24- hour surveillance, road patrol, and deployment of a rescue standby team in case of emergencies and stationing of FRSC ambulances for quick intervention in cases of accidents. “Travellers should avoid roadside vehicles for their security and safety because most of the vehicles that pick passengers by the roadside are not registered with any road transport union”, Paul warned. “Such vehicles are easily used by criminals to commit various crimes not only that, passengers of roadside vehicles are difficult to be identified should there be any road crash.” AJIBOYE SHEHU KOLAWOLE I, formerly known and addressed as KEHINDE SHEHU KOLAWOLE, Now wish to be known and addressed as AJIBOYE SHEHU KOLAWOLE. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note

DUNIQUE GENERATION BIBLE CHURCH INT THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO1OF 1990. TRUSTEES : 1. APOSTLE OLUTOMI GBENGA SAMSON- PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 2. PASTOR JIMOH MICHEAL BABATUNDE- ASSISTANT PASTOR/CHURCH SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD 2.TO BUILD AND DEVELOP GODLY GENERALS AND CITIZENS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTARAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION.PLOT 420 TIGIRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET,MAITAMA,P M B198 GARIKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

ULTIMATE PRINCE CLUB OF NIGERIA PUBLIC NOTICE FOR REMOVAL AND ADDITION OF TRUSTEES

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004. OLD TRUSTEES: 1. MR. CHUKWUDI NWAGU – RE-APPOINTED 2. MR. REMIGUS OFFOR – RE-APPOINTED 3. MR CHUKWUDI OZOBODO - RE-APPOINTED 4. MR. SUNDAY NWABODO – RE-APPOINTED 5. MR. KENNETH CHUKWU – REMOVED 6. MR. CHIDIEBERE ONWU MAXWELL – REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES: 1. MR. GODWIN IBEGBU – APPOINTED 2. MR. AKACHUKWU EDEH – APPOINTED 3. MR. AMAECHI FRANKLIN ONYIA – APPOINTED 4. MR. CHIMA JUDE ORIAKU – APPOINTED 5. MR. NZUBE SILVER ANYADOO – APPOINTED 6. MR. CHRISTIAN CHUKWUDI ODENIGBO – APPOINTED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ADUKWU

News 27 Samuel Luka, Bauchi

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No fewer than 10,000 youths and women have benefited from the skills acquisition training programme under ‘ Future Assured’, a pet project of the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, and have become owners of various businesses and entrepreneurs. The wife of the President stated this on Thursday in Bauchi at a ceremony to roundup the training of the first batch of 1,000 beneficiaries of the women and youths empowerment programme in the state which was organized by her pet project. Daily times gathered that the programme was facilitated by the Bauchi State Commission for Youths and Women Rehabilitation and Develop-

Daily Times Nigeria Friday, December 15, 2017

Aisha Buhari empowers 1,000 youths and women in bauchi ment, BACYWORD in Bauchi and the graduands numbering 1000 were randomly selected from different women and youth groups from 3 local government areas of Katagum, Ningi and Toro of Bauchi state and trained based on their choice of vocation. The women beneficiaries were taught fashion design, interior decoration, event management, catering and leatherwork. Others were trained to produce cosmetics and household cleaning products, while the youths were taught carpentry work, phone and computers repairs, and furniture repairs. She said that the Federal government has approved the sum N500 billion for social Safety Network initiated by the president for the poor and less privileged persons in the country. The wife of the President, Aisha

Buhari who spoke at the closing ceremony of the skill acquisition programme at the multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall in Bauchi, said, “since the inception of the APC administration in the country, not less than 10,000 youths and women have benefited from the skill acquisition training programme under my pet project, ‘Future Assured” and have become owners of businesses and entrepreneurs”. She also said that the Federal government has approved the sum N500 billion for social Safety Network initiated by the president for the poor and less privileged persons in the country. Hajiya Aisha Buhari who said that the turnout of women and youths for the skill acquisition programme in the state has portrayed their interest in income generation which at the long run,

the economy of the nation will benefit from the scheme, assured that each beneficiary will get a starter pack. “I want to urge the beneficiaries of this laudable skill acquisition programme to make use of the skills, become employers of labour and solve your immediate financial challenge” “Before I got married, I had only a secondary school certificate, so I am encouraging women to acquire education on time in order not to miss out on laudable interventions by the government”. Mrs Buhari said. “This administration will continue to champion the cause of women and children in the areas of education, health, entrepreneurship, particularly those in disadvantaged positions” she reiterated.

The 1,000 women and youths graduates of her skill acquisition programme beneficiaries in Bauchi state were presented certificates by the wife of the President at the end of the occasion. The Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar had earlier on in a remark commended the wife of the president for the women and youths empowerment programme in the state, saying that her labour and sacrifice for Bauchi state has yielded tremendous success and reward. Governor Abubakar pointed out that his administration will continue to compliment the laudable initiatives of the wife of the president by implementing and giving adequate support to improve the lots of women and children in Bauchi state.

Jibrin tackles Dogara over alleged meeting with Buhari …Says he never met Buhari over budget padding scandal Theresa Tekenah

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the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin has denied meeting or discussing with President Muhammadu Buhari after raising budget padding allegations and suspension from the house last year. Jibrin in his tweet yesterday said his attention has been drawn to an excerpt of an upcoming biography of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara published by Ovation Magazine. He said Dogara lied when he narrated how himself (Jibrin) met president Buhari during the budget padding crisis and again later ferried to him by some security agents where President Buhari turned them down and warned them never to raise the issue with him again. Jibrin said such event or meeting never took place between him and Buhari. He said the forward to the book written by Buhari by implication gave some validity to such falsehood against him. He said President Buhari is known for his integrity and disdain for lies and that it will be of public interest if Buhari respectfully make clarifications if indeed such event ever took place. According to him, it will be

of great disservice if Speaker Dogara is allowed to get away with such falsehood. “It will be unfair to me if we allow Speaker Dogara in continuation of his witch hunt against me after keeping me illegally away from the House for 15months to use the name of Mr President in his expensive image laundering in an attempt to clear himself of any wrong doing. “May I respectfully use this opportunity to inform President Buhari we have been denied representation in the House for 15months and request you to appeal to Chief Justice of the federation on our behalf for speedy dispensation of justice in this matter of utmost national importance. “We make this request knowing well your administration’s position and support for speedy dispensation of justice especially on corruption cases and matters of national importance. The suspension of my constituency for 15month is indeed a matter of urgent national importance. “We challenged the suspension in court with an originating summon. It’s a constitutional matter. The case has been in court for 15months. A similar case in respect of Sen Ndume was dispensed with within three months by the court! We don’t want to believe something is wrong.” He said in his tweet.

Chairman of Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Osogbo branch, Engr. Haqib Adetomiwa (middle), presents the group’s Dynamic Cup to Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, during a visit to the governor in Osogbo, Osun State… on Wednesday. With them is former Chairman of the Association, Engr. Adeniran Ibitoye (right).

Nigeria sliding into disintegration – ADP …..Begins on-line registration of members nationwide Tom Okpe, Abuja

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The Action Democratic Party (ADP) has observed that the current political development in the country is pointing to a gradual sliding into hopelessness and disintegration against the wish of its founding fathers. The party said it is out as a child of necessity to retrieve the Country from the precipice engendered by the 16 year rule of treasury looters of yesterday and today’s rudderless government by the current super looters. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja during the official launch of the party’s online membership registration, Engr. Yusuf Yabaji Sani

said the move was in line with the ADP’s determination to effectively mobilize all Nigerians across the federation for participation in the democratic process. He said: “Current political developments in our Country indicate that we are gradually sliding into hopelessness and disintegration. Obviously, this is not the Nigeria that Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello and Obafemi Awolowo founded. The ADP offers all Nigerians a credible alternative platform upon which they can pursue the ideals of a new Nation in accordance with the vision of our founding founders. We are prepared to make the sacrifice for a new Nigeria.

“Nigeria is at Cross-roads, our economy is in coma, with power generation at its lowest ebb; unemployment is on the increase, jobs are being lost daily because most companies now operate below installed capacities; Nigerians sleep with one eye open because of pervasive insecurity while corruption is being institutionalized systematically despite empty and dishonest talks about war against corruption. “The youth and women in our land must take a decision to put a stop to rudderless leadership which has derailed our dream of building a strong, prosperous and secure Nation. The ADP is the new vehicle which we

must board to navigate a new future for the present and future generations of our people. I welcome you on board”. On the reason for the online registration, Engr. Sani said: “The online registration will afford Nigerians living in the 774 local Government Areas of Nigeria and the diasporas unhindered opportunity to register anywhere and at anytime to become proud members and owners of ADP. “Let all Nigerians, both as individuals and as groups globally, be involved and not be isolated politically since it is all about us and how we can take back our beloved country, Nigeria.

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Niger Delta youths hail avengers, PANDEF over suspension of hostility Nosa Akenzua, Asaba a

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Pressure Group, Niger Delta Youths Patriots (NDYP) has applauded the raging Niger Delta Avengers and other militant agitators for suspending their planned renewed hostilities in the region, including bombing of oil installations. The National Chairman of the NDYP Board of Trustees (BOT) and the paramount Chief of Umusadege community of Utagba-Ogbe kingdom in Delta State, High Chief Godwin Ossai Uzorka gave the commendation in Kwale Delta State, while reacting to the recent threat by the avengers, and the timely intervention of the Leadership of PanNiger Delta Forum (PAN-

DEF). Chief Ossai Uzorka, a retired marine captain, pointed out that the adherence to the plea of PANDEF leaders and other elders of the region by the agitators was wise as it would give room for further dialogue between PANDEF and the Federal Government. He explained that further destruction of oil installations will do more harms to the region, particularly Delta State which is barely recovering from the effects of the previous destruction. The NDYP BOT chairman told journalists that any further hostilities in the region would attract military presence, thereby making lives unbearable for the people, especially innocent citizens on food crisis and

humanitarian problems, as well as slow down the wheel of socio-economic and political progress of the people. While appreciating the leadership of PANDEF for persuading the Avengers against the planned renewed bombing, the Delta community leader blamed the situation on the Federal Government’s delay in showing genuine commitment and sincerity of purpose in addressing the major demands of the people of the region and advised the presidency to open more windows for decision with a view to expediting action towards implementing all agreements reached with PANDEF. In a related development, the Governor of the Nation-

al Advisory Council of the Niger Delta Youths Patriots (NDYP) Comr. (Chief) Greg Dike Onah in a separate interview emphasized that the Federal Government’s inactive posture was capable of casting doubts and suspicious in the minds of the militants and people of the region, which may portray PANDEF in bad light and incapable of proffering lasting solutions to their problems. Chief Greg Dike Onah however pleaded with the militants to sustain the ceasefire for sake of peace in the region, adding that destroying oil installations does not mean well for the people and government of Niger Delta States, mostly at this time of the country’s dwindling economy.

Members of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center during a peaceful protest tagged: No to NGO Bill, at the National Assembly in Abuja... on Wednesday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

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Okowa assures on completion of Ayakoromo bridge Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has assured the people of Burutu Local Government of his administration’s determination to complete the Ayakoromo Bridge linking Burutu, Bomadi and Ughelli South Local Government Areas. Governor Okowa who gave the assurance yesterday in Burutu during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Local Government Elections campaign flag off said that enough funds have been provided in the 2018 Budget to ensure that work is completed according to schedule and specifications. “We have heard so much about the Ayakoromo Bridge and because of the importance of the bridge to the people of the area, we have provided the sum of N1bn for the bridge in the 2018 budget and I can assure you that the contractor will resume work immediately.” The Governor stated at the well attended rally, that the state government was also working on other road projects in the riverine areas including the 18.7km roads in Ogulaha, Obotobe I & II, Sokebolo and Yokri roads and Burutu Internal Roads to ease movements within the oil producing communities. While expressing concern about the lack of electricity in Burutu town, Senator Okowa said, “we feel the pains of our brothers and sisters who suffer lack of

electricity here, because we are a listening government, I have directed the Commissioner for Power and Energy, Barr Newworld Safugha to work out cost estimates and advise government on the most cost effective way to connect the community to the National Grid.” He urged the candidates of the party to work hard in their campaigns to ensure victory while urging them to reside with the people after their emergence “so that they can provide effective representation for their people.” Governor Okowa specifically commended the people for turning out in their large numbers for the campaign rally despite the riverine terrain stating that the crowd of party faithful was clear evidence that the PDP was strong in the area. Chairman of the party in the state, Kingsley Esiso thanked the leaders of the party in the area and called for a more united party ahead of the January 6th Local Government Council Elections in the State. Leaders of the party in the area who also spoke including Deputy Governor Kingsley Otuaro, Hon. Julius Pondi, Wing Comr. Peter Biakpara, Hon Tam Brisibe, Hon. Daniel Yingi, Kennedy Daubry, Hon. Asupa Forteta, Hon Frank Enekorogha, Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, Chief J.T. Government among others, stated that the mammoth crowd of supporters at the venue is an indication that the peo-

We’ll spare nothing to secure lives of 22 million Lagosians - Ambode ÏÏÏ Lagos State Gover-

nor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said his administration will leave no stone unturned and continue to deploy more technologically advanced techniques and equipment to ensure that the safety of lives and property of 22 million residents in the State is secured. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the 11th edition of the Town Hall Meeting on Security, organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) and held at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House in Ikeja in Alausa, said policing the State requires all and sundry to join hands with Government to

ensure that the peace being enjoyed in the State is not compromised. Alluding to the fact that criminal elements despite efforts by the Government have continue to perpetrate their nefarious activities but that his administration is prepared to do whatever it takes to make it exceedingly difficult for these criminals to succeed in their evil plots and in the event that they do, they are apprehended and brought to justice. He therefore said that Government was investing heavily in technology equipment and strategies to aid security agencies carry out their primary function of policing the State efficiently.

“Technology can reach where man cannot. This is why your State has invested in mobile CCTV vans with control units, provision of drones, robotic bomb disposal equipment, tracker, bomb detectors, mobile scanners etc. The State has also commenced the installation of CCTV cameras and is in talks for the purchase of surveillance aircraft that carry special cameras with 3D imagery, infrared and thermal imagery which can effectively gather intelligence in all parts of the State and would assist significantly in dealing with the menace of kidnapping,” Governor Ambode said. The Governor, however, seized the occasion to urge owners of businesses and or-

ganisations to install CCTV cameras in their premises to help expand the reach of law enforcement agents in the event of any security breach. “We still need your continued support in providing equipment and logistics for the police and other security agencies through your contributions to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. “Be assured that the Lagos State Government is committed to rid our society of those that opt for crime. Our continued provision of equipment and logistics for the security agencies operating in Lagos is evident to this. Our government will also continue to provide state of the art infrastructure in

order to achieve our vision of making Lagos a safe, prosperous and smart mega city,” he said. Speaking on the plan by the Federal Government to demolish Jibowu and Costain bridges in Lagos, Governor Ambode said the development is necessary to give way for the new rail project which according to him, will be beneficial to the economy of the State and Nigeria as well. “The Jibowu and Costain bridges will give way for the laying of tracks of a LagosIbadan rail project. The demolition would give room for a track that would stretch from the old Fela Shrine to WAEC end and the track will

be constructed in such a way that no vehicle can cross it,” Governor Ambode said. Earlier, the Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Edgal Imohimi, said the introduction of community policing and the increase in police visibility had resulted in 35 per cent decline in crime in the State. Imohimi, however, said that despite massive contributions by the State Security Trust Fund, dearth of patrol vehicles remained a challenge. “Many vehicles attached to the divisions have become rickety and unserviceable due to old age and over usage,” he said.

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Stories by Frank Jumbo igeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has read the riot act to the staff of the Federation in the wake of sanctions imposed by Fifa for fielding an ineligible player, Abdullahi Shehu, in the national team’s final 2018 World Cup qualifier last month. The Anorthosis Famagusta right-

he Nigerian Federation Federation, NFF is holding talks with its Egyptian counterparts over the possibility of playing a pre-World Cup friendly in Abuja before the Super Eagles travel to Russia for the World Cup. Secretary General of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi, said one of the countries Nigeria would face is Egypt but no decision has been finalized yet. “We’re looking at three countries. We want to play in Abuja. We haven’t finalized, but Egypt is one of them, “ Sanusi, who spoke at NFF’s 2018 budget defence with the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, was quoted as saying. NFF supremo Amaju Pinnick confirmed that the Super Eagles will trade tackles with an unnamed team on May 27 as part of their preparations for the World Cup. The Polish Federation have announced that their national team would play a friendly with Nigeria on March 23, the 42,000 capacity Municipal Stadium is likely to host the game. Nigeria lost 1-0 to Egypt in an African Nations Cup qualifier

FIFA sanction: Pinnick warns Federation staff back was automatically suspended for the game versus Algeria in Constantine after receiving two yellow cards but featured due to an administrative lapse on the part of the Nigerian Federation. ‘’I am very upset about it myself, forget that I am President of the NFF, I am a Nigerian. Do you know what it means being disqualified from the World Cup after quali-

fying?’’ Pinnick said. ‘’It is very pathetic, people will not understand the way I feel, we had sleepless nights before this qualification. We took risks, major risks. We were always in the air, we took some decisions that people did not believe will come to stay.

‘’We took major risks all because we want to qualify for the World Cup, and now we have qualified, just a slip from an officer. ‘’I came to the office as early as 7 this morning in making sure that I address the staff to make them understand that the entire coun-

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Mbagwu opens up on NRFF activities

he President of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation, Mr. Kelechi Mbagwu, has opened up on the activities of the federation since coming to office. Speaking to Extra Time he said the NRFF Board is committed to repositioning rugby football development in the country and talked about some of their programmes completed so far this year. “Since the elections, we have settled into the onerous task of coordinating rugby in Nigeria and building a lasting foundation with remarkably little fuss. “Despite the set-back of a suspension imposed by Rugby Afrique, we have embarked on an ambitious plan to build the momentum of the progress of the game right from the onset. Taking into consideration, our cardinal points of reference, the board has tackled a plethora of early challenges to put us on the path of progress. “Firstly, our activities at this early stage have been impressive. There were three Sevens tournaments used as pre-qualifiers for the annual Independence sevens. The Gossar sevens in Lagos, the Barewa sevens in Kano and the New Northern sevens which held in Zaria. They were well planned and enthusiastically promoted events which made rugby the talk of the town prior to the big one, the ‘Independence Sevens’ which held at the Polo Club in Lagos to overwhelming encomium.

try depends on these footballers for their happiness and joy, so they shouldn’t toy with this job.’’ Despite Nigeria forced to forfeit the point they earned against Algeria on match day six, they ended with 13 points, five more than nearest challengers Zambia.

hanaian midfielders Farouk Mohammed and Tofic Umar have told reporters that they are proud to have joined seventime Nigeria Professional Football League champions and two-time African champions Enyimba who they refer to as one of the best clubs in Africa. Mohammed and Umar joined the Peoples Elephant on free transfers following the expiration of their contracts with Ghana Premier League clubs Elmina Sharks and Aduana Stars. “I had been hearing about the name of the club (Enyimba) right from when I was young and I feel great to be part of the team now,” Mohammed told Completesportsnigeria.com at Enyimba’s Dabo Guest Inn base here in Kano. “I had offers from clubs in Ghana and other African countries too, but I decided to join Enyimba because of their pedigree in Nigeria and Africa. “Having Fatau Dauda here too has helped me settle down and our new teammates have received me well and made me feel at home too. “My main target is to help the club win the league title next season and the CAF Confederation Cup.” An elated Umar also shared his views with Completesportsnigeria. com, stating: “To have the chance to play Enyimba I must say it’s a great privilege for me.

Noah Bazee returns after injury lay-off

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uper Eagles hopeful Noah SarenrenBazee made his first appearance for Hannover in over eight months in their 3-1 loss to Hertha BSC at the Olympiastadion (Berlin) on Wednesday night. The winger had been suffering from a chronic knee injury since March which prevented him from making his debut for the Super Eagles in their 1-1 draw with Senegal at the Hive Stadium. Bazee featured for the first time this season when he was introduced at half-time with his team trailing 2-0, and received a caution five minutes later. Ihlas Bebou reduced the arrears on 65 minutes and Bazee missed a glorious opportunity to make it 2-2 with 15 minutes remaining. Any lingering hopes of a Hannover comeback were extinguished when Germany U20 star of Nigerian descent Jordan Torunarigha restored Hertha BSC’s two-goal lead. Born in Stadthagen, Germany, Bazee is eligible to represent the Super Eagles through his father.

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South Africa wins Pentathlon YOG qualifiers

rgentina 2018 Modern Pentathlon Youth Olympic Games (YOG) qualifiers and the Senior African Championship ended in Lagos with South Africa topping the medal table with 3gold, 3silver and 1 bronze medal. Luke Bradly, Rhys Poovan and Alida Vander Marwe were responsible for South Africa’s 3 gold medals while Jean Fanantwerpen, Bradly Luke and Vroon Amanda Lee accounted for the 3 silver medals. South Africa’s only bronze medal was won by Alexnder Shliman in the men’s Laser Run category of the championship. South Africa’s Poovan Rhys picked the ticket to represent the continent in the Pentathlon male in Argentina having emerged tops at the weeklong trials while his team mate, Vander Marwe Alida who surpassed all opposition to win the women youth event, will be flying Africa’s flag at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina. Host country, Nigeria, finished second behind South Africa with 1gold and1 bronze medal.

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Pastore bullish over PSG chances against Madrid

rawing Real Madrid in the round of 16 has not affected Paris Saint-Germain’s hopes of Champions League glory, according to Javier Pastore. Unai Emery’s all-star squad claimed top spot in Group B ahead of Bayern Munich but their dubious reward is a tie-of-the-round showdown with Madrid, who have won the competition in three of the past four seasons. Nevertheless, Argentina midfielder Pastore believes a PSG side including Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani have nothing to fear. “We want to win this competition,” Pastore told reporters. “Real Madrid is a very difficult team but we have a good team too.” Pastore was speaking after PSG won 4-2 at Strasbourg to book a spot in the quarter finals of the Coupe de la Ligue – revenge for the surprise 2-1 Ligue 1 defeat they suffered against Thierry Laurey’s side earlier this month. “In the seven years that I’ve been here, every year we lose two games in a row and it’s a crisis,” the 28-year-old added. “Then we win and it’s over.”

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Silva is an ‘animal’ - Guardiola

avid Silva might be one of the most easy-on-the-eye playmakers the Premier League has seen but Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has labelled the Spain international an “animal”. Silva has been typically influential for the runaway leaders this season with eight assists and five goals in the top flight. Four of those strikes have come in City’s past three games, with vital contributions in the 2-1 wins over West Ham and Manchester United followed by a brace in Wednesday’s 4-0 thumping of lowly Swansea City. The 31-year-old, who recently signed a one-year contract extension at the Etihad Stadium, has not always found goals so easy to come by, and Guardiola has urged a man he champions as a fierce competitor to sharpen up on this side of his game. “He has everything, especially the huge competitor he is,” the Catalan told BBC Sport. “Everybody talks about his skills, no doubt about that. One blind guy is able to see it. “But you cannot imagine how [much of] a competitor he is. He looks like a stylish guy but, wow, he is an animal in terms of winning games. “Always we spoke about that: ‘You have to score goals, David. You have the ability to do that. You have to score goals to win games. You can do that.’ “In the last period, with the West Ham goal and Old Trafford and here, it is so important.” City established an all-time English league record with a 15th consecutive win at the Liberty Stadium and Guardiola recognises his team scoring from all areas as a key factor in their success. “He [Silva] is enjoying scoring goals and that is so important. We cannot just depend on [strikers] Gabriel [Jesus] and Sergio [Ague-

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Rooney has Europe´s best shot-conversion record

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ayne Rooney has helped restore a smile on the face of Everton fans, and the former Manchester United striker boasts the best shot-conversion rate in Europe’s top five leagues this season. The former England captain has hit five goals in his past four Premier League appearances, including the winner in his side’s 1-0 victory at Newcastle United on Wednesday. Everton consequently made it 10 points from a possible 12 as part of their resurgence under Sam Allardyce, and Rooney - who returned to Goodison Park in July after a 13-year spell at Manchester United, where he became the record goalscorer in the club’s history - has another reason to smile. Rooney’s shot-conversion rate stands at 37.5 per cent, the forward having hit nine Premier League goals from his 24 efforts so far this season. In second place behind Rooney is Monaco’s Radamel Falcao, with 14 goals from 42 shots for a shot conversion rate of 33 per cent, while Real Betis forward Antonio Sanabria has the same figure thanks to his seven LaLiga goals from 21 shots. Other strikers of note in the top 10 include Inter captain Mauro Icardi (30.77 per cent) and Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani (30.36 per cent).

Zidane will not sign new striker in January

inedine Zidane will not ask Real Madrid to sign a striker in the January transfer window despite Karim Benzema’s latest dry spell extending to three matches. The France international drew another blank as Madrid came from behind to beat Al Jazira 2-1 in the Club World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, Benzema missing presentable chances and being denied by the woodwork. Goals from fellow ‘BBC’ members Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo turned the game around for Spanish and European champions Madrid, booking a place in the Club World Cup final, where they will face Copa Libertadores titleholders Gremio. While Madrid have been strongly linked with a move for Inter captain Mauro Icardi, Zidane denied he will be asking the club’s board to deliver a new forward, having missed out on Kylian Mbappe to Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the season. “I’m not going to ask for it [a signing] at all,” Zidane said after Wednesday’s win. “Karim is fine, he has not scored. “You can always give an opinion, it seems that Karim has to always score, he has played well, he has moved well, he and Cristiano. “I’m a little disappointed because he wanted to score, I’m happy with everyone’s game. Yes, we have suffered, but it happens in football, sometimes [the ball] does not want to go in and we have to play with this from time to time.”

Zidane While Benzema endured a difficult game, Bale made an immediate impact on his return from injury by scoring the winning goal, although Madrid’s win could have been more emphatic if video assistant replay (VAR) decisions had gone their way. And Zidane, while happy with Bale’s contribution, felt VAR needs to be improved, with the technology set to be adopted by LaLiga from next season. “I’m happy for [Bale] and he is happy,” Zidane added. “He comes on and makes a difference. “It’s a well-deserved result, [the ball] did not want to go in in the first half and we cannot explain why we have so many chances and we do not score.

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2. The NDDC Executive Director Projects, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe, (2nd left) briefing members of the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC during the inspection of the Asa Township Road in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. First right is the Chairman of the Committee, Hon Nicholas Mutu, while Hon. Goodluck Opiah is third left. First left is NDDC director Project Monitoring and Supervision, Engr. Emmanuel Audu.

Baru advocates zero-tolerance for corruption By Idu Jude, Abuja The Group Managi n g Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has advocated zero tolerance for corruption in all the arms of the corporation. In a press statement, Baruon stated this though a mail-broadcast message sent to the staff of the corporation by the NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee, as

part of the activities marking the World Anti-Corruption Day, said he was in support of any idea that could lead to a corruption-free NNPC. “The NNPC’s message on World Anti-Corruption Day celebration is brilliant; and I am fully on board,” Baru stated. In his remarks, the Chairman, NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee, Mr. Mike Balami, disclosed that corruption was a menace capable of undermining social and

economic development in all societies, stressing that no country, region or community was immune to its peril. He stated that NNPC management considered its workforce as veritable tools in the fight against corruption, adding that the war against corruption would be won with all staff on board. “As staff of NNPC, you are expected to see something, say something, and do something, so that together we can grow our

corporation to the highest level of ethical consciousness,” Balami stated. He said corruption was a global concern as it fuels instability and poverty, as well as serves as a dominant factor driving fragile countries towards state failure. For these reasons, Balami said governments, private sector, nongovernmental organizations, the media and citizens around the world, were joining forces in the fight against the scourge.

Keystone Bank empowers female entrepreneurs Ganiyu Obaaro In furtherance of its commitment to empower female entrepreneurs across Nigeria, Keystone Bank Limited, through its Pink Network initiative, recently organized a capacity building workshop, tagged: ‘The

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Accelerate Business Seminar’ for female business owners. The Pink Network is an online platform to learn, get mentorship, share business ideas and interact. The one-day seminar which is the second edition was held on Wednesday December 13, 2017 at the Keystone Bank Learning Academy, Lagos in partnership with Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), Fate Foundation, Junior Achievers Nigeria, SME100 and Trans Royal Couriers. At the event, business professionals took participants through series of discussions on how to access finance and borrow sensibly, thriving in business

in the 21st century using the internet, identifying and reaching target market, implementing an effective delivery system, among other issues. Speaking about the initiative, the Gropu Maaging Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Keystoe Bank Limited, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei said, “Keystone Bank Limited has creatively set up this platform to cater for the dreams and aspirations of women SMEs and the professional working class women.” He said, “As a financial institution, we understand the importance of women in building a robust economy, but lack of access to entrepreneurial skills, finance,

networking, and management skills pose a major setback to women’s economic inclusion. Hence, we took the bold step to provide solution to these challenges.” “The platform therefore creates an opportunity for participants to receive inspiration to be independent, motivation to achieve their goals and mentoring to guide them on the sure and swift path to be the woman they want to be.” He said, We are deeply committed to supporting female entrepreneurs irrespective of the different stages of their businesses and this workshop is one of the ways by which we seek to actualize this goal.”

The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has called for improved collaboration with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, in checking the free movement of criminals and brazen laundering of illicit funds through the nation’s airports. Magu spoke on Thursday at a one-day Anti- Corruption Sensitization Programme organized for staff of FAAN by the EFCC, at the Pilot Lounge, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to the EFCC boss, the education and sensitization campaign is designed for employees of public and private institutions, to encourage them have a buy-in into the anti-graft mandate of the EFCC. He said, “Our presence here today is to bring the message of anticorruption to the management and staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN and other aviation workers”. The EFCC boss, while commending the FAAN for inaugurating its Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU), said “the workshop was structured in line with Section 6 of the EFCC Act, which requires the Commission to, in addition to its enforcement responsibilities, take measures to prevent the commission of economic and financial crimes”. He added that, it is cheaper and better to prevent corruption, than to fight it, while calling on participants to embrace the values of integrity and transparency in the discharge of their duties. Magu also warned that the Commission would not spare anyone involved in corrupt practices and urged all stakeholders to familiarize themselves with the EFCC Act and other relevant laws guiding their duties. “The Commission is determined more than ever before to rid all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies of all forms of fraudulent activities” he added. Earlier in his opening remarks, the Managing Director, FAAN, Engr. Saleh Dunoma, commended the EFCC for driving the sensitization programme towards the aviation sector, and also solicited for more support especially in the crime unit. “The aviation sector is the right choice in campaigning for the fight against corruption. The EFCC support is what we need. I want you to consider us in the crime unit. We interface with international passengers and by liaising with the EFCC, we can sensitize the airport community, so that we can rid Nigeria of corruption”, Donuma said.

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MSMEs capable of eradicating poverty, says Okowa Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

MORE than 400 beneficiaries of the skill acquisition programmes of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration in Delta State had an exhibition programmes on Tuesday with governor Okowa saying, investment in Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) is the easiest means of reducing youth unemployment and poverty. The exhibition programme which took place in Asaba was witnessed by the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, wife of the Governor of Delta State, Dame Edith Okowa, Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro and his wife, Ebi; former Governor of Delta State,

Ï j ƊƂƏƑ Ɖè 9Ƃ ƍƆè Ǝ Ƅƍ ƎƎƄ ƕ Ƅƒ ƆƂƆƎƆ Ɔ Ƃ Chief James Ibori, among numerous others. “Globally, it has been established that certain economic sectors and activities hold the highest potentials for job and wealth creation for the economy; these are agriculture, agribusiness, agrobased industries, vocational skillsbased micro enterprises, cottage enterprises, small and medium scale enterprises as well as public works such as environmental sanitation, housing and road construction; in fact, interventions in these sectors are generally cost-effective and go a long way to reduce youth unemployment and poverty, while ensuring social inclusion, positive economic growth and sustainable

development as has been observed in many countries in South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America,” the governor said. He said, “Through our flagship Skill Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) and Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP), we have achieved what many thought was unthinkable; after two programme cycles, two thousand, three hundred and twenty four (2,324) previously unemployed youths are now small business owners and employers of labour.” The governor, who lauded the products exhibition and business fair organised by the beneficiaries of Job Creation Scheme of his

administration, disclosed that the beneficiaries were “trained and established in various enterprises including, but not limited to ICT, hair dressing and makeover, catering and confectionary, cosmetology, craft/home care products, decoration and event management, electrical installation and repairs, fashion design and tailoring, shoe making, upholstery, welding and fabrication and auto-mechanic while the agricultural enterprises covered aquaculture, poultry, crop production, agro-processing and piggery.” Chief Ibori at the event, said, “The people of Delta State did not make mistake by choosing you, Senator Okowa as their Governor,

FirstBank partners Eventful to host Fiesta of Flavours

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode presenting ‘Top Donor award’ to Skye Bank for her contribution to Lagos Security Trust Fund. Receiving the award is the Bank’s Directorate Head, Lagos Business, Segun Opeke at the 11th Town Hall Meeting on Security with the Governor & 10th Anniversary of LSSTF which held in Lagos on Wednesday.

Skye Bank, 6 others win Lagos Security Trust’s fund top prize

FAAN begins repairs on Enugu Airport Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo At last the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN says it will commence repairs on Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu runway to further upgrade the safety of the aerodrome. “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to notify air travellers and the general public that with effect from today 14th December, 2017, the Authority will embark on a palliative repair work on the Runway of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu,” said Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs to FAAN. “Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) to all operators using the airport that the runway will be worked on. There will be skeletal operations

they believe you will deliver and you are delivering.” “ I want to call on all Deltans to continue to maintain the peace and security in the state so that this present level of development will continue,” Chief Ibori said. Commissioner for Economic Planning in the state who is the Chairman, Steering Committee on Job Creation, Dr Kingsley Emu and the Chief Job Creation Officer, Prof. Eric Eboh said the exhibition would provide the beneficiaries of the skill acquisition programmes the opportunity to make vital business contacts, create business relationship with investors and communicate their business vision to financial institutions.

at the airport while the work is ongoing as the Runway will open for operations from 0700 hours local time till 1500 hours local time on the proposed dates. This is to enable the contractor have ample day-light working hours in order to obtain stable and even Runway surface, while also completing the work within the stipulated time frame”. “The timing of the closure is to allow operations on the runway unhindered and for the operators to be aware of the new development, so they could put it in their planning and properly structure their operations”. Yakubu further explained that the first phase of the repair work will commence on the 14th to 21st December 2017, while the second phase will be from the 27th December 2017, to 4th January, 2018.

Ganiyu Obaaro Skye Bank Plc., one of Nigeria’s leading retail commercial banks and six other companies have been commended and awarded platinum prize for committing huge resources in support of securing lives and property in Lagos State. The top donor awards to Skye Bank and six organisations were part of the activities at the 11th Town Hall Meeting on Security with the Governor of Lagos which coincided with the 10th anniversary of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) which took place on Wednesday in the new Banquet Hall at the Governor’s Office in Ikeja, Lagos. Handing over the award to the ‘Platinum 7’, at the well-attended meeting, which had all stakeholders in security circles present, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, commended the compa-

nies for partnering with the state government through LSSTF to secure lives and property in the state by committing huge resources to the fight against criminality in the megacity. Ambode noted that, “Security is the most expensive venture of government and the most important responsibility of government. Insecurity is capable of disrupting any worthwhile activity. It can reduce successes into ruins. We, as a government and good citizens of our country, understand that security is the bedrock of peaceful coexistence and we should be proud of what we are and what we have achieved together in the last decade.” While pledging to commit more to the security of the state, Governor Ambode promised to acquire 30 brand new BMW power bikes before Christmas meant to scan and comb the metropolis and report to relevant agencies any development for swift action.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has again partnered with Eventful Limited to drive Nigeria’s Food Economy through its sponsorship of the third edition of the Fiesta of Flavours, a world class food and beverage fair scheduled for December 16 and 17, 2017 at the Harbour Point in Victoria-Island, Lagos. This support reinforces the Bank’s commitment to building the entire agricultural value chain from production to consumption, creating opportunities for SMEs in the food sector and enhancing the economic diversification of the Nigerian citizenry at large. Agriculture has a high potential for growth and economic boom and can be referred to as Nigeria’s new oil, impacting significantly on Nigeria’s GDP in the face of dwindling oil revenues. FirstBank has invested in agricultural businesses for several years and recently held the FirstBank Agric Expo to explore the huge potentials of the sector and reinvent agriculture for sustainable national development. Understanding that the business of food, will enable individual and communal self-reliance, self-contentment and self-sufficiency, the Bank has taken ownership of the food space to fully promote businesses that will build the sector, build revenue for development purposes, create employment opportunities and in the long run translate to national growth and development. The two-day food and beverage Fair will keep attendees fully fed and entertained with the allures of food culinary and its business. It will showcase the best in local and international cuisine, cutting edge food technology and cooking

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Access Bank produces first ‘Home Owner’ in family promo The on-going promotional campaign by Access Bank Plc tagged: ‘Family Fortune’ Promo, has produced the first winner of a family home. The family of Celestine Ikwuka Obinabor,currently a tenant and resident of Oka Afa in Ejigbo area of Lagos ,won one of the 3 four-bedroom terrace houses located in highbrow Lekki area of Lagos in the first Mega selection of the promo held at the Bank’s Head Office in Lagos. Another customer of the bank, Ayoola Olayiwola Noah won a Kia Cerato car, 2 customers won 15KVA soundproof generators each just as 3 others won all-expense paid family holiday trips to Dubai. Other prizes won at the event include 20 shopping spree of N25,000 each, 50

DSTV decoders and 50 GOTV decoders. The well attended event was graced by officials of National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Ernst & Young, Lagos Lottery Board and the Consumer Protection Council and Executive Directors of the Bank. The promo, according to the bank, is in line with its drive to give extra value to customers across the country. Titi Osuntoki, Executive Director, Business Banking, said the overriding consideration of the promo was to encourage savings culture among Nigerians, as well as increase financial inclusion. “We want to transform and impact the lives of our most valuable customers. Access Bank is not just encouraging customers to save, but we are also rewarding them for choosing to bank with us,” she noted.

L-R: Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fidelity Bank, Chris Nnakwe; VC, Federal University Gusau (FUG), Prof. Magaji Garba; Regional Bank Head, Ibrahim Musa; Deputy Governor, Zamfara State Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Wakkala; Sarkin Gabas Gusau, Alhaji Bashir Kabir Danbaba; Chairperson FUG Governing Council, Prof. Funmi Togonu – Bickersteth at the official commissioning of the newly constructed bus shelter at the Federal University Gusau (FUG), Zamfara State sponsored by Fidelity Bank recently.

NCC assures telecom consumers ‘Rural electrification projects may generate $10bn market’ of adequate protection Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on Thursday assured consumers in the telecommunication industry of adequate protection from arbitrary charges, inefficiency and poor network services. Speaking at the 82nd edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Umar Danbatta said that the launch of Value Added Services (VAS), which was chosen as the theme of the event underscored the importance of subscribers. Dambatta maintained that VAS has inherent benefits even as he alluded to the excitement it creates in the Telecom market while spicing up consumer quality of experience in the industry. He said Telecom Consumer Parliament had become a veritable platform for major stakeholders to interact on issues of common inter-

est. “It has provided a unique opportunity for consumers of the Telecom industry to be enlightened and educated on burning issues in the industry.” The NCC boss explained that VAS “is an important service necessary for optimizing the benefits of Telecom services to the consumers. “It enables in special way social media and ecommerce activities that might be useful to the consumers while offering a veritable tool for entrepreneurs and businesses in this modern and mobile age of the internet of things.” He assured stakeholders that the Commission would strike a balance between enabling the opportunities that VAS providers offer to some consumers while at the same time mitigating the challenges or inconvenience they could constitute to to her consumers. In his earlier remarks, the Director, Consumer

Affiars Bureau Abdullahi Maikano said that the Telecom Consumer Parliament has become a veritable platform for the regulator, the Telecom Operating Companies and the consumers to assemble under one roof to discuss and proffer solutions to pertinent industry issues. Maikano said that the TCP continues to present brilliant ideas that have shaped the commission’s regulatory focus and policies necessary to improve the lot of the Nigerian telecom consumer. The critical role VAS plays in enhancing consumer experience on the networks cannot be over emphasized, he said. He assured that the NCC has taken the issue of value added services to the font burner to ensure a clearer understanding of its delivery in the Nigerian telecom market and how stakeholders can optimize the full potentials and derived maximum benefit ps therefrom.

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The Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency, in conjunction with the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP),the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Climate Investment Funds (CIF), and UK Department for International Development (DFID), hosted a five- day summit in Abuja,Nigeria, with the theme: “Upscaling Minigrids for Low Cost and Timely Access to Electricity Services”. The initiative for this summit was based on a joint analysis that found that developing off-grid alternatives to complement the national grid will create a $9.2B/year (N3.2T) market opportunity for mini-grids and solar home systems that will save $4.4B/year (N1.5B) for Nigerian homes and businesses and subsequently unlock the nascent mini grid market in Africa. The high-level forum was designed to accelerate action on scaling up mini-grids to help countries reach universal energy access by 2030, and was the fourth in a series

of successful events on mini-grids organized by the global community in the past two years. This is the first time this event was held in West Africa and was a clear indication of the commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria towards supporting investment in off-grid electrification initiatives and the vast investment opportunities in Nigeria for the development of mini-grids and roll out of solar home systems which have a combined potential market of $9.2 billion annually. A common challenge to mini-grid market growth is the fact that investors view the market as being too risky, which makes gaining access to adequate project financing rare and the market rate debt expensive. Getting off-grid Electricity solutions to a commercially viable scale in Nigeria has the potential to unlock an enormous market opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa, across 350 million people in countries with smaller demand and/or less-robust economies. However, at the event, it was clear that many stakeholders agree that Nigeria is well positioned

to not only address market barriers but also to showcase to other nations that mini-grids are commercially viable. In his speech, the Honourable Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, reiterated that “I see only opportunities in Nigeria and not challenges and policies have been developed to help entrepreneurs fast-track energy access for underserved populations.” He also commended the instrumental partnership of the World Bank in developing the power sector and the Rural Electrification Agency for developing data to help private developers reach the communities they need. In her presentation, the Managing Director, Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency, Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi, said that “The aim of Rural Electrification Agency is to roll out 10,000 minigrids rapidly to support the underserved communities in Nigeria and with the current regulatory landscape, Nigeria is the best market to do mini-grids. The off-grid will be treated as importantly as the on-grid in Nigeria.”.

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Stories By Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, suffered a slight blow at the end of Thursday trading activities to close at 364 to the Dollar against 363 recorded on Wednesday, at the parallel market of the official foreign exchange market. Also, the Investors & Exporters FX window daily transactions was put at $59.66 compared to $301.2 million sold ton Wednesday, $96.77m exchanged on Tuesday and weaker than $209.05m sold on the first trading day of the week. This was after I&E FX window, began yesterday trading at a depreciated rate of 360.06 to the dollar, lower than 359.75 the previous day, which represented 0.9 per cent drop. Before closing at an unchanged price of 360.41, even though, it was lower than 360.37 exchanged the previous

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The local currency at the parallel market, which dropped a point on Thursday against the pound, was seen at a relapsed rate o 483to the Pound sterling after selling at 482 the previous day but steadied at 426 per Euro at the unofficial forex market. Also, the official forex market maintained 306.30 to the dollar rate, which was the same rate sold on Wednesday and Tuesday. Forex dealers, however, believed that lack of not rolling over the N340 billion worth of treasury bills on Thursday responsible the lowered yields and prompted foreign buyers to exit. Thay were of the belief that the sell-off has led to a bottle-

neck in the forex market with thin inflows as foreigners bid to buy dollars. The Federal government has plans to issue a N10.69bn a ($29 million), debut green bond next week, the first tranche of a N150bn programme, the environment ministry said on Thursday. The debt programme will be used to fund projects to reduce carbon emissions and develop renewable energy. The ministry did not give details of the length of the programme. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that many investors want to come to Nigeria but how to retrieve their investments re-

mains their major concern. The Senior Financial Sector Expert, Debt and Capital Market Instruments Division, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Miriam Tamene, said this during a visit by fund’s team to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Abuja at the mid week. According to her, “At the Annual meetings of IMF, we were pleasantly surprised when we saw many investors interested in the securities market in Nigeria. “A lot of people think that Nigeria is still an investors’ destination, the main concerns most of them had was the fear that

they might not be able to take out their money anytime they want to hence they are being very watchful.” “Investors are interested in Nigeria, but with difficulties they had in getting their money out recently, that confidence is not there yet. It has improved though, but they are still watching. It is still so much fragile and not what they can take for granted just yet,” she added. She called on the monetary and regulatory authorities in Nigeria to roll out policies that would bring down the inflation rate in the country as well as increase access to domestic funds to ensure that the economy attains further growth in 2018.

Niger proposes N128bn budget for 2018 Saka Bolaji, Minna

L-R: Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director, FirstBank; Kingsley Omoregie, Abiodun Asabi, Olushola Johnson, Bolaji Erigbemi, FirstBank customers and promo winners; Charles Ifedi, Chief Executive Officer, Verve International, and Folasade Femi-Lawal, Head, Card Business, FirstBank, during the prize presentation for the Verve Card Reactivation promo with FirstBank in Lagos on... Wednesday.

FG to repay N340bn worth of Treasury Bills The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to repay the total sum of N340 billion or $1.1bn worth of treasury bills on Thursday. The government’s move is expected to lower borrowing. The repayment, which included the N131.4bn worth of treasury bills issued by the Debt Management Office (DMO), with the balance in the open market bills issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to the DMO, it will repay treasury bills maturing on Thursday, 14 of December this year and next Thursday, 21 of December with total amount of N198.03bn. However, yields on treasuries held up across the board at

around 10 per cent on Thursday. They fell to seven per cent after the repayment plan was announced this week. The debt office, also, noted that it sold N108.66bn worth of nairadenominated bonds maturing in 2021 and 2027 at an auction on Wednesday. While N50bn of 2021 debt at 13.19 per cent was issued, from 14.79 per cent at the previous auction in November, the same tenor bond closed at 13.11 per cent on the secondary market on Wednesday. A total of 58.66 billion naira worth of the benchmark bond maturing in 2027 was issued at 13.21 per cent, compared with 14.8 per cent in November. The 2027 paper closed at 13.23 per cent on

the secondary market on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the nation’s oneyear Treasury bill yield rose to 10 per cent on Wednesday, having dropped to 7 per cent in the previous session after the government said it would repay some outstanding maturities this month. The government plans to resume auctions in January after paying some N198bn worth of maturities in December, which helped bills recover some ground. Traders said some foreign investors were booking profits and bidding to repatriate their funds, creating a liquidity squeeze on the currency market. Treasury bills traded as high as 18 per cent this year.

The sell-off in bills has caused low activity on the investor forex market as foreign players are not bringing in new funds but bidding to buy dollars, while banks are not willing to sell at lower than 360 naira per dollar, traders said. On Wednesday, the currency market saw two transactions at 314.50 per dollar on the interbank window with commercial banks trading the naira weaker than the central bank’s rate of 306. Traders said the drop in Treasury bill yields from a high of 18 per cent this year has triggered a switch by local funds to bonds, currently yielding about 13.5 per cent on average, on expectations that interest rates might start to fall next year.

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State, has presented a budget estate of over N128billion for the 2018 fiscal year which is nineteen billion higher than the 2017 approved budget. Presenting the estimates before the State House of Assembly, in Minna, the governor noted that the budget which he christen, the peoples budget was aimed at re connecting with the ordinary citizens. According to the governor, the state government decided to hike up the 2018.budget from last year’s one hundred and nine billion Naira budget because of the relative peace in the Niger Delta and the upward swing in the oil price in the international market with the fact that the country is technically out of recession. He noted that, the state 2017 budget was faithfully implemented even though he never gave a percentage of implementation said the since government Is a continuous process, the administration ensured the completion of a number of ongoing project and embarked on some new ones. The governor, while giving a breakdown of the 2018.estimates, said recurrent expenditure is to gulp the sum of over N52bn, which represents about 40.7 per cent of the total revenue projection while, capital project is to cost an estimated over N 75bn, which represents about 59.8 per cent of the budget. The budget is to be financed through statutory allocation, which will account for about N5 7.6bn expected as capital receipt, value added tax will contribute over N9bn, Paris refund over N10bn, internal generated revenue over N11bn, cash receipt N35bn, pension reduction over N10bn.

Capital Market Lafarge appoints new company secretary Lafarge Africa has announced the appointment of a new company secretary, Mrs. Adewumi Alode, which took effect from Thursday, 12th December, 2017. This was disclosed by the company through a publication by the NSE published on Thursday, signed by the company’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Michel Puchercos According to the company, prior to Adewumi’s appointment, she has held several positions within the company’s legal department, including company secretary for the wholly owned subsidiary. Lafarge ready Mix Nigeria Limited. She was also the group compliance officer and the senior legal counsel, Commercial contracts. She has over nine years working experience as an in-house legal counsel as well as three years active legal practice. The new Lafarge Africa company secretary, hold s a degree in law from the Lagos State University and was called to the Nigerian bar in 2005 and a member of the Nigerian bar Association (NBA). She also holds the professional certification of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) of Nigeria and is positioned to be awarded with Grad ICSA, from ICSA UK early in 2018.

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Ogun IGR: N7bn to support infrastructure bond raising – Amosun Stories by Bonny Amadi Stories by Bonny Amadi Ogun State which claims to be the state with the highest internally generate revenue is rightly positioned to raise infrastructure bond to enhance further development in the state, just as the government enjoins all residents to adhere to tax provisions of the state. This was disclosed on Thursday at the Lagos, Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), when Governor Ibikunle Amosun, and some investment experts led members of the state executive on a visit to the NSE where the governor had the rare opportunity of sounding the Exchange’s closing bell for the day.

The governor lauded the Exchange as critical sector in wealth creation and economic development of any country, adding that his visit to the exchange opened his minds to learn new things that hitherto were unknown to him. Amosun said that though the state plans to raise infrastructural development bond, but did not visit the exchange on the basis on fund raising, just as he said that the state is still putting finishing touches on the bond documents, and has not arrived at the amount the raise. Though the instrument is still undergoing book building stage, the governor was emphatic that the state is better rated and positioned to repay

any amount borrowed from the capital market, hence its internally generated revenue has increased from about N700 million , when he assumed office to about n7billion and still on the increase. Speaking to the stock broking community shortly before sounding the closing bell, the governor said, “ Please very soon, Ogun state is going to call on you and be part of what you are doing here, and please we wasn’t you to support u. we need to borrow and we hope that you will support us.” He lauded the stock broking community for their immense contribution to the development of the nation’s economy and that of the state in particular, adding “all of you residing

in Ogun state, please endeavor to pay your tax” According to the governor, the fund to be borrowed which is analysts’ projects to be floated between the second quarter and third quarter 2018, is to be deployed in infrastructural development, such as Education, health, agriculture, road, urban renewal among other areas that enhances the living standard of the people. The governor said that the need for the state to borrow from the capital market through infrastructure bond, is borne out of the fact that, “we are now borrowing short and paying long, now is the time and people believe in us. Don’t forget that I have about a year to go, but government is a continuum.”

Sustained profittaking sheds ASI below 38,000bpts Adesola Afolabi Following previous rallies recorded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, investors have resorted to taking profit for the second consecutive day says market analyst. According to Head of Research at ARM securities, Kayode Omosebi, a lot of stocks have rallied significantly in the last two months and investors both domestic and institutional are beginning to sell off causing slower momentum in the market. This has led to a 2.56 percent decline in the ASI in two days to settle below 38,000 benchmarks at 37,933.70 points on Thursday. The Year to Date returns thus stands at 41.15 per cent. Equities trading activities on Thursday ended with the Oil and Gas index emerging the sole gainer after appreciating 3.76 per cent as a result of price appreciation in Seplat, while other sectoral indices closed red. The industrial index recorded the heaviest loss of 3.08 per cent as Dangote Cement shed 4.12 per cent to close at N230 per share while the banking, consumer goods and insurance indices recorded losses of 0.99, 0.44and 0.56per cent respectively.

L – R: Bola Adeeko, Head, Corporate Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Aderemi A. Adetayo, Chief Executive Officer, Moving Media; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE, His Excellency, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Executive Governor, Ogun State; Abimbola Ogunbanjo, President, NSE and Sola Adeeyo, Chairman, AxaMansard Plc during a Closing Gong Ceremony at The Exchange... on Thursday.

NB consolidates leadership, wins sectorial leadership award In consolidation of its leadership status in the Nigerian consumer goods sector and returns on investments to shareholders and stakeholders, the Nigerian B reweries Plc has once again been rewarded for its role in Nigeria’s economic advancement with leadership award. The Nigerian brewing giant, for its outstanding performance in the Consumer Goods Sector of the Nigerian economy, bagged the sectoral leadership award at the 2017 Pearl Awards which held recently. Nigerian Breweries emerged winner in the Consumer Goods (Breweries) category which Guinness Nigeria Plc and In-

ternational Breweries Plc were also nominated for. The company was presented with the 2017 Sectoral Leadership Award in the Consumer Goods Category (Breweries) at the event, which held at the Grand Ball Room, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries, Kufre Ekanem, lauding the awards stated: “We view this award as recognition of our previous performances and as our call to duty to keep delivering value. As Nigeria’s foremost brewer, our commitment to our shareholders and other stakeholders drives our passion for

high performance and delivery of quality, not just in our product offering, but also in all our interactions with Nigeria. We remain committed to these values.” Ekanem commended the organisers of the award for the recognition and congratulated them for sustaining the initiative in the last 22 years. The event drew attendance from dignitaries including a former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.); Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, who was represented by the commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. (Mrs.) Lola Akande; Chief Executive Officer of the

Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar Onyema; immediate past president of the Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Aigboje Aig Imoukhuede. The PEARL (Performance Earning and Returns Leadership) Awards Project was instituted in 1995 with an annual awards night to recognize and reward publicly-quoted companies for outstanding operational and stock performance in order to enhance the vibrancy, growth and development of the capital market. Criteria for the Pearl Awards are based on verifiable indices, facts and figures published in the Nigerian Stock Market Annual (NSMA).

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Business Features

How FirstGem empowered women amidst recession At a time when some households, firms and agencies were scrambling for funds to combat the recessive state of the Nigerian economy, a unique product aptly designed by First Bank Nigeria, called FirstGem, has helped some Nigerian women actualise their dreams through easily accessible funds to start up and to expand their businesses. A perusal into the nature, benefits and characteristics of the banking product unveiled some intriguing facts, writes ADESOLA AFOLABI Introduction FirstGem which marked it’s first year anniversary recently having kicked off in October 2016, is a product suite that cuts across women of from 18 years and above irrespective of location and social status, providing an opportunity for women to create a savings plan and culture that guarantees them safety in the future; which enables them to save towards a specific target. The product: In a bid to overcome the challenges women face with asset ownership as collateral to back up loan accessibility for business development and expansion, FirstBank saw the need to create a value-enhancing culture that will enable women build their businesses and careers to credible and acceptable standards that would ensure reliability and dependency for the home front, society and economy at large. This culture stemmed from the line of thought explained by Mrs. Ibukun Awosika who said: “Women tend to make their own resources a consumable resource for the family”. She explained that most women channel their income to the day to day running of the home, and even when their resources are built into the family’s acquisition of an asset that may guarantee access for greater wealth, this access is denied because the asset may not be registered in the woman’s name. These challenges birthed the FirstGem and according to Awosika, the last one year of FirstGem being launched has brought amazing results. More than 170,000 women have lined up for the product; and we have been amazed at what these women have been able to achieve, Awosika enthused. The results brought to reality an increase in the number of women involved in driving socioeconomic change through different areas of human endeavours in the 21st century. FirstBank thus considered these women in diverse careers and businesses and their contribution to the Bank’s bottom line and the nation’s GDP on the long run, to come up with FirstGem thereby solidifying its

L-R: Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank of Nigeria Limited; Adeola Azeez, Deputy Country Head, Deutsche Bank Nigeria; Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited; Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Yewande Zacchaeus, Chief Executive Officer, Eventful Limited at the first year anniversary of FirstGem, FirstBank’s Lifestyle offering for women held in Lagos... on Tuesday.

support to provide access to the required funds for value enhancement at a minimal interest rate. The values: Investment Enabler: One of the core values of the product is that it enables women to create wealth for themselves and their families from various investment platforms offered through the product such as different trust products, short-term financial derivatives, money market funds, etc. Soft loans access: Another value is the avenue creation for women to have access to soft loans (access to BOI Funds) at single-digit interest rates to support their aspirations and economic development in their different fields of endeavour. A notable discovery was that FirstGem offer opportunities for women and girls to have access to financial tools and resources they require to achieve security and prosperity and enhances women’s lifestyle needs. Retail store discounts: More interesting is the fact that First Gem account holders enjoy tremendous discounts from retails stores and lifestyle improvement outfits in strategic partnership with FirstBank. The anniversary: To mark an eventful year, the bank held a conference themed: “Positioning for Business and Financial success,” on 5th December, at the Harbor Point, Wilmot Point Close, in Victoria Island Lagos. The conference was an avenue for networking and for financial Advisers, Real estate tycoons, brand executives to educate women about investing, saving as well

as spending. The product uniquely tied to the female gender alone as explained by the product manager, Mrs Adebimpe, is for the empowerment and support of Nigerian women to attain and maximize their potentials by making them their own bosses. Adebimpe revealed that by being an account holder, series of training and workshops have been conducted for women in different regions in Nigeria, including Benue, Osun, Abia, Enugu, Edo state etc, with over 10,000 women fully financially trained. The attendees were treated to series of lectures which was rounded off by Awosika. In her words “only a crazy businessman takes half his resource and locks it up without full utilization of that asset’’ Awosika advised that every woman that is Nigerian is a major asset for Nigeria, but only if we fully utilize the value of that woman. She said our productivity as a nation would always be low if we are relying on only the men and a few women to produce for 100% of the population”. In her remarks, she stated how most of her biggest successes in life has been as a wife in her husband’s house even though she got married at the early stage of her business, so being married or single shouldn’t be a barrier to generating wealth. Awosika encouraged all women to add value to the progress of their homes because in all religions the husband and wife becomes one. The business mogul advised attendees to teach their children

about money after they have been educated themselves. “You can’t teach your children what you do not know.” She encouraged all women to start the savings culture no matter how little and stay through, because “to earn respect in your household, you have to be an asset”. Taking it one notch higher, Awosika made everyone present to decide what their financial goal for 2018 would be and write it down. She encouraged participants to make sure they worked towards it. And closed with the popular quote which says “If you plan for nothing you achieve nothing.” The testimonials In the course of the conference, the DAILY TIMES had the privilege to listen to some of the testimonials from account holders and chat with conference attendees, here is what they had to say. Mrs Olaniyi is a first-timer, who owns a school in Lagos Mainland. Olaniyi told the Daily Times that having a First Gem account has made it easy for her to access loans. She encouraged other women business owners to cling on to the opportunity the FirstGem account offers. she added that she had applied to many other banks for business expansion funds which have turned our unsuccessful until she keyed into the FirstGem account. According to Olaniyi, “the opportunity the product offers to business owners is immeasurable. It goes a long way to change lives”, she said The success story of Proprietor, Temple School, Mrs Shirley

Okharedia, was aired at the conference. According to Mrs Shirley, her growth and success are all thanks to First Bank. “In 2004, I started my school with just 7 pupils with my income, it grew to 100 students in 2007. I then started a journey with First Bank and have over 800 students and three different school branches. I am grateful because FirstBank did not despise my little beginning of 100 students at the time I applied for the loan but even helped me grow. FirstBank found the location where the secondary school is built and purchased it for me and also purchased the first school buses the school has got.” Other attendees such as the CEO of IDB beauty, Kemi Dada, representative of AOL solicitors, Kunbi Majekodunmi, and others lauded the efforts of the bank, describing the product as an eye opener, and an enlightening opportunity to invest in. The campaign The bank has spared no expense in trying to create awareness around the product. Taking a cue from former UN Secretary General who said “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women”, FirstBank in living true to this testimonial and in recognition of the impact of women’s contribution to economic development, has taken the vision of FirstGem to different women empowerment programs across different cities and states of the Federation via international conferences, seminars, workshops, roadshows, etc. Some of the events supported and leveraged by FirstGem within the past one year include: i. Oyo State Women Empowerment Programme, organised by the First Lady of Oyo State to expose women of Oyo State to various opportunities in trade and commerce, savings and investments, food and agriculture, fashion, tourism, education, and lots of other economic empowerment initiatives. ii. Southern States Governors Wives’ Forum hosted by the First Lady of Abia State – a gathering that galvanized women from all the 17 Southern States to create awareness and consciousness in women as economy change agents to move in and take their place in the global scheme of things, iii.Benue State Women Empowerment Programme in Makurdi, Benue State; iv. Mentoring Women to Posterity held at Enugu, Enugu State; v. The Girl Entrepreneur – a book review held at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State - all of these events and roadshows speak to one singular global course – women development and empowerment. vi. OAU International Law Students Women Conference – A 2-day entrepreneurship workshop on Women empowerment and financial all-inclusiveness powered by FirstGem.

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Anxiety, as manufacturers anticipate single-digit interest rate in 2018 Motolani Oseni Following the announcement by the Federal Government of Nigeria that it will soon unveil a single digit interest rate for manufacturers, local producers in the country can’t wait till 2018 to see the move actualized, as it has been long overdue. The low interest rate according to government was to further promote private sector investments in the economy. Speaking during the commissioning of the 300-million litre tank farm in Ibefun, Ogun State, recently, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said the policy was specifically designed to encourage access to loans to the manufacturing sector with a view to boosting economic activities. He said government was already working out the modalities having realised that the manu-

facturing sector is key to resetting the economy. Osinbajo said he had been directed by President Muhammadu Buhari, to develop a framework that will provide access to fund to manufacturers at affordable rate such that the sector will be motivated to boost capacity to trigger economic activities. He said government will continue to create enabling environment for private sector to thrive. The Vice President commended the management of Petrolex Oil and Gas Limited, led by Segun Adebutu, for taking such bold initiatives to develop an integrated energy mega city capable of transforming the oil and gas landscape of the country. He said by its size and scope, the investment will help the country meet its petroleum products need in 2018 and reduce by 20 per cent domestic petrol need by first quarter of 2019.

L-R: Rev. Sarah Bawa; Former Minister and former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Pauline Tallen and Founder/CEO, Arise Women, Siju Iluyomade, during Arise Women’s Gala Night at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja ... on Tuesday.

ILO committed to collaborate with Nigeria on key challenges

By Idu Jude Abuja

The newly appointed International Labour Organization (ILO) Assistant Director General/Regional Director for Africa, Nigerian -born Ms. Cynthia Samuel Olonjuwon has reiterated the commitment of ILO to strengthen its collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in its efforts at promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. The Regional Director made this assertion, when she paid a maiden visit to the Office of the Honourable Minister of Labour

and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige in Abuja. According to her, “For us, at ILO, we would continue to be a key developmental partner to Nigeria in its efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable development anchored on decent work for its men and women particularly the youths.” Speaking further, Olonjuwon emphasized that Nigeria is a very strategic partner to the ILO being the country to host the first International Labour Organization (ILO) office in Africa; and one of the few countries that have tripartite rep-

resentation in the Governing Body of ILO. She said that the Director General of ILO Mr, Guy Rider has made a commitment to be the first Director General of ILO to visit Nigeria as part of activities marking the celebration of ILO’s 100 years (Centenary of the ILO. ) In his remarks, the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige affirmed that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, through huge investment in the agriculture and mining sector is confronting

UN sets aside $13.4m for N’East rehabilitation Ganiyu Obaaro (Abuja, 11 December 2017): The United Nations, through the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, has allocated $13.4 million to help thousands of children, women and men in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in crisis-hit Northeast Nigeria. The humanitarian emergency in the northeastern Nigeria is one of the most severe in the world today, with 8.5 million people in need of life-saving aid in 2017 in the worst-affected states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) allocation

will help address this devastating situation by financing 24 projects in the sectors of protection, nutrition, water and sanitation, health, education, shelter and non-food items, rapid response and early recovery, targeting a total of 950,000 people. In line with commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit, five local responders are being supported through direct funding in this allocation. By empowering national partners, a more integrated and localized response will be possible, and their capacity will also be strengthened. “Humanitarian needs in north-east Nigeria are still vast,” said Mr Edward Kal-

lon, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. “The United Nations and our partners, in support of the Government of Nigeria, are committed to assisting those in need, especially in pivotal areas such as protection and health.” In particular, the funds will be used to expand and improve sexual and reproductive health services for nearly 130,000 women and adolescent girls in areas of Borno, the epicentre of the crisis, and boost mental health services for vulnerable children, women and men. Gender-based violence will also be addressed by providing more accessible medical care.

the challenges of youth unemployment in Nigeria. He said, “We have through the agricultural sector created about 8 million jobs down the Agricultural chain as evident in the Central Bank of Nigeria report.” He added that, Nigeria occupied a very peculiar position on the ILO Governing Board and realizes the enormous responsibilities this placed on her in Africa and the world at large and requested the ILO to provide technical support to some African Countries that are new on the Governing Board of

ILO for them to effectively discharge the responsibilities that come with being a member of the board, as representative of Africa. The minister requested ILO to fashion out a way of ensuring that the issues of youth unemployment, implementation of social protection and irregular migration, which are major challenges for most African countries, are addressed, saying, it would guarantee the successful implementation of social protection and prosperity across the developing countries.

Prinsult targets 1000 successful women entrepreneurs in one year Motolani Oseni As part of efforts in addressing financial independency often faced by women entrepreneurs in the country, Prinsult Global Consulting Limited has disclosed its intention to target not fewer than 1000 successful female business owners in one year. Experts, who were at the inaugural ‘Women More Series’, tasked participants on various aspects on how to achieve financial independent. The first of the series, which is a new project by Prinsult, is geared towards empowering women to get more out of life, goes by the theme: “Attaining Financial Freedom As a Woman”, held recently in

Lagos. The convener of ‘The Women More Series’ and Lead Consultant, Prinsult Global Consulting Limited, Raliat Oyetunde, has disclosed that in the space of one year, the second of the series would have a room full of 1000 successful women entrepreneurs. She said; “Today to be a member of this conversation, we are developing what is called ‘Women more second ‘, a community and for you to be a member you must be single, married, divorced, separated or a widow. Also, you must be in Career, business or a full house wife, most of it all must be passionate about personal development.” Oyetunde added that

for anyone to be qualified, must be between the age of 18 and 55 with minimum secondary school qualification and must have attended one or more of our women more series. So, today all of you are members. Oyetunde, who is also the Chief Operating Officer (COO), GEM Factor Event, noted that the new women community only has an ethics that must followed and abide by the members of the platform, which is a must to empower at least one woman in a year. But speaking at the event, the Executive Director, Heritage Bank, Mary Akpobome, however, charged women entrepreneurs who were at the ‘Women More’ event to start small and grow big.

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Is a big change underway in global capitalism? (2) By Nwaodu L. Chukwuemeka

of nationalists such at Putin in Russia. Xi Jinping is also a nationalist. He talks about the China Dream, China getting back to past glories, and not exporting communism. What you would have heard Mao say.

The period from the late 1970s to 1980 changed all that. You had Thatcher and the U.K. and Reagan in the U.S. Mao died in 1976, the Solidarity movement in Poland began in 1978, and the Soviet Union peaked in power in 1979. You saw that the pendulum had gone too far and now we’re going to cut taxes on capital, we’re going to be more globalistic, and trade was going to improve. Since then, capital has risen and assets have done better than labor. Taxes have been light on financial assets and heavy on labor. Everything was reversed on its head.

He’s a member the Chinese Communist Party, but the Party exists now as a political apparatus, not an ideology. China would not have the type of capitalism it has today if this were not the case. So these are not Marxist-Leninists, but rather just a fantastic single party in control. We have to understand it in that light. China is increasingly a geostrategic rival. In the past, China looked toward protecting what it had — making claims on Taiwan and Tibet and ancillary areas, but the Chinese were really content not to compete in the global Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. Now we have this multi-polar world, and China sees itself clearly as the prime actor in the Pacific willing to fill any vacuum that the United States begins to pull away from.

If we look at the events of 2016-Brexit, the Italian referendum, Trump, and the rise of nationalist China — are these the harbingers of something bigger? Or are they just a coincidence? The ground seems to be fertile for things to change globally. If so, does this give rise to a more nationalistic, protectionist, statist scenario? Are labor prices going to go up again? Are we going to tax capital and emphasize wages? Interviewer: Going back to Trump’s promise to bring jobs back to the U.S. — can the government even do that?

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JC: In the case of the ’30s, you had massive public works spending and government spending, so you created construction workers. But on that front, we’re not going to compete anymore, as the Carrier guy said. Mexican labor is $3 an hour. No amount of retraining for a lower-skilled assembly job is going to change that. The only thing that will replace that Mexican worker himself is a robot. And a robot is infinitely cheaper than even the cheapest labor. Surveys show that there are jobs open in the economy, but there’s just not a skill level to fill all of them. Our problem is the displacement in things like mining, assembly, low-end manufacturing – that’s where the job losses have occurred. It is just very hard under almost

any scenario no matter what your politics are to see where those jobs are going to come back. To the extent that you have wholesale, large, constructionlike projects, then you will put people to work at relatively high rates, but the jobs are episodic and not necessarily career paths. When I was making $14 hour working steel in Milwaukee in the summers in college, a steel worker could basically say, “all right, as long as I understand that I’m going to work in this factory, I can have a nice living for my family.” Those jobs are gone. The plants closed. So the whole idea that someone can now say, “I can work in the Carrier plant for $20 an hour and be assured of a job for life and security and put my kids through college” — that doesn’t exist anymore.

That’s where the problem and discontent will come — when you’ve sold that dream and it doesn’t happen. In that scenario, Trump begins to have a pretty short honeymoon. Interviewer: You’ve long been linked with China. What do you make of the positions of China and the U.S. in the international economy, and how do you think they’re changing? JC: To me, the rise of Xi Jinping is a big event still underestimated in the global political economy. He is more of a personality than either Deng Xiaoping or Mao Zedong, certainly higher in stature internally than his predecessors. He is not first among equals in the Politburo Standing Committee — he’s first. This goes along with the theory about the rise

Xi Jinping comes in and immediately he rewrites the passport maps. He sets the air traffic and extends the air defense zones. More ominously, he begins to militarize the South China Sea, and puts military bases on the islands, which alarms pretty much everybody. (And yet if you look at a map of the Pacific, the only country that really needs to traverse the South China Sea is China itself —oil going from the Middle East to Japan goes around it. The South China Sea is symbolic more than it is geostrategic). I think, however, that Trump has decided that China makes a convenient media punching bag. You can claim that China took your jobs and China is a bogeyman. It seems to me that president-elect Trump does best when he has someone to fight against. However, the broader issue will be that foreign policy and national security events have a whole differ-

ent dynamic than beating up on a defense contractor for an air conditioning plant. What will be the ramifications? How will China react? What do you do about countries like the Philippines that are in the middle - a country that has elected its own interesting president, someone who seems to want to embrace China after decades of being staunchly a U.S. ally? What does this do for Japan? Japan itself has a nationalist, Shinzo Abe, who wants to increase military spending and take off the yoke of the Japanese constitution block on an expanded military. There are many questions, but whatever you might think, China and Japan, while big trading partners, are not the best of friends in that neighborhood. Finally you’ve got the wacky guy in North Korea. What’s he going to do? This whole area just keeps quietly but relentlessly getting to be more dangerous. I think that at some point in the first four years of the Trump administration, the Pacific is going to heat up again. People are talking about starting a trade war with China but they haven’t really thought it through, because if you talk to corporate execs in the United States, they’re sort of quietly terrified. Often the supply chain, even in U.S. manufacturing, relies on parts from Mexico and China coming in. We are pretty interconnected. Lots of businesses, and workers, too, will get disrupted in ways we can’t even think of in a trade war. There’s a reason why people studied the 1930s with the tariff walls that went up and the disruptions that happened. It’s negative for growth. We would be continuing this discourse in the next article. For further details call on me for in-depth discussions, business advisory services and training - send a message via WhatsApp or SMS.

Surveys show that there are jobs open in the economy, but there’s just not a skill level to fill all of them. Our problem is the displacement in things like mining, assembly, low-end manufacturing – that’s where the job losses have occurred. Nwaodu Chukwuemeka, is a consultant with IDEAS Exchange Consulting, Lagos. He can be reached at nwaodu.lawrence@hotmail.co.uk (07066375847)

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First Miss Nigeria: My brother got pegeant form for me L2

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I won 200 pounds sterling, 4 beautiful cotton dresses, a trip to London â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Atinuke Oyelude, Miss Nigeria 1957 go to Lagos because I had been selected as one of the Miss Nigeria to be interviewed in Lagos. So he said I should go to Lagos. I had not applied to be a Miss Nigeria, then he said he saw it in an advert that anyone who wants to be a Miss Nigeria should apply. So he applied, and the result came that I was supposed to be in Lagos for the Miss Nigeria and I was working in the UAC then, and they also were involved in the Miss Nigeria. The following day, they got me on the plane to Lagos and that was it.

that I was announced the winner and I was Later taken up to the stage and that was how I became Miss Nigeria and My brother was a broadcaster. He was one of the people that were in the broadcasting profession in Nigeria and he and that is the story of how I became Miss Nigeria. What did you think the criteria were?

So what happened later? When we arrived in Lagos, there was no accommodation, so we all had to look for our accommodation. We were What is the difference between Miss Nigeria then and Miss Nigeria now? Then beauty pageant was really beauty pageant. The whole prestige was around it. Looking at that time and now, there are so many things you emulate and so many things you bring back. What were the pageants like? To be honest, I only experienced one Miss Nigeria since I was crowned Miss Nigeria, may be 60 years ago.

I was not even in the country. This (the 39th Miss Nigeria)

How was the pageant during your time? We had to camp like 2 weeks, where all the girls came together and experienced one another. It was like a group camp, there were training sessions for different vocational activities. At the last day of the camp, we started with the dance individually; we had to come out with our evening

top 5, then they picked the 3rd runner up the 2nd runner up and the winner.

before the big day? We did what was expected of us. I was living in Kano then and like I always said, I have always been repeating the same thing; my brother saw it in the papers that I had to

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I said after the Miss Nigeria, I went straight back to work about 200 of us. I was the only one from Kano. We were and I was given 200 pounds. Then, that was a lot of money, and was looking forward to that. So we met and they trip to London. told us to come back; that was three weeks running. We interview that time.

do you remember posing for camera? Camera!!! If you check, most of the pictures taken with Can you recall some of the questions that were me and my other contestants, we stood normally in the asked? photographs not the regular posing that is the order of the day now. from, our background, funny enough,

have known what to say. So what happened on the grand On the day of the Miss Nigeria was on Island Club. We were offered drinks and someone came and told us we would be asked to go to a wall and many people around and then they asked us to walk around. There was music of late Bobby Benson that was playing; then we went and the third time they asked us to go and sit down. We sat down, then later a late Miss lady Alakija and a lawyer, two of them came and they left. However, after a short while, they made the

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#Road to Miss Nigeria 2017: Echoes from 40th edition The countdown to the big day when another queen will emerge at a glamorous event billed to hold Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Eko Hotel Convention centre, Victoria Island is on. 37 contestants will battle for the ultimate prize of a brand new car, cash prize and lots of consolation prizes where they will be judged not about beauty alone but intellect, dinner dress

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Minna agog as Sanni Bello celebrates 76th birthday The billionaire father of Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sanni Bello, Col. Sanni Bello (rtd) is one person who quietly goes about running his business, even as he keeps breaking new grounds.

unusual and unrivaled wand in the energy sector, where he runs his business, announced out a hiding place. The chairman of Mainstream Energy Solution weeks back clocked 79, and some, who were privy to the preparation, had expected that it was going to be another soiree like no other, but perhaps, for his non-loud nature,

Bello opted for a lowkey celebration, which was devoid of loudness, but certainly not without class and panache a man of his caliber radiates. Call it double celebrabe wrong, because his wedding anniversary to his beautiful and fashionable wife, Hajiya Rabi, also hits 51 years, and so excited was Rabi, who in a few weeks time would celebrate her 70thbirthday in grand style. A number of important dignitaries that gratulated Bello include former head of state, General Abdulsalami (rtd).

Night of praises in Ijebu as Hon Odeneye unites Christian, Muslim singers An unprecedented history was made two weeks ago in Ijebu Ode when for the “Ijebu Praise Concert” which was powered by Hon. Kehinde Odeneye, member, representing Ijebu –Ode/ Odogbolu/Ijebu NorthEast Federal Constituency Ogun State in the House of Representatives, witnessed the highest Muslim and gospel collaboration ever in the history of any concert in ijebu, nay Ogun State. Held at at Dipo Dina Memorial Stadium, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, gospel artistes like Lanre Teriba Esther Igbekele, Bola Obi, Princess Ifemide, Funmi Sennaike, Yetunde Are,Bukola Akinade (Sewele Jesu), Sola Igbayiloye, CAN choir and their Muslim counterparts like Iya N Saudi, Alawiye, Mutiu Islamic choir brought out their best to the admiration of the people who were yearning for more with some of the artistes telling Hon Odeneya to make the event overnight come next year. Speaking after, Lanre Teriba, a.k.a Atorishe, said: “It is an honour to be part of this history. How I wish the time could be extended more than

Kehinde Odeneye this“. The convener of the event, Hon. Odeneye, who is also known as OK, speaking to newsmen after the praise festival, said: “I have said this many times, the purpose the purpose of the gathering is not for any political purpose but to unite all Nigerians through worship and praises and thank God you all witnessed what happened here. We give God the glory, we serve one God, and I believe this will reduce religious crises. That is why we have gospel musicians from both Christian and Muslim religions, and I can tell you that will happened in this country. We also gave out souvenirs as take home to people”.

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Funke Eti’s day of joy If there is any day Nollywood star actress and society big gal, Funke Eti will rate as one of her best days, definitely it was Sunday, December 10, 2017. It was a day the who is who in society and entertainment industry practically moved their “spot” to Time Square for the premier of her latest movie entitled “Eji Oworu” The event which was anchored by Ronke Oshodi Oke was well attended by Funke colleagues in the movie industry. Taiwo Hassan Ogogo led the likes of Saidi Balogun, Muka Ray, Murphy Afolabi, Yoyosi, Foluke Daramola- Salako and her hubby, Kayode Salako, Iyabo Ojo, Ola Samuel, Biodun Okeowo, Faithia Williams, Doris Simeon, among others.

The marketers are also not left out with the likes of Toymax, Corporate pictures amongst others. And when Pasuma mounted the stage, it was electrifying as guests were all thrilled with his performance which drew late into the night. Speaking after the party, Funke who was given 2 plots of land at Lekki by Mercy Garden (she is also their ambassador) was close to tears with

what to say, I feel very happy, this is one of my happiest day in life. It is not because I am good but for the mercy of God. You can see how people turned up for this event despite the fact that there were many events that were lined up today. I give God the glory”.

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When Mayflower old students celebrated 40 years anniversary, gala nite It was all paparazzi and glamour last week Sunday, December 10, 2017, at LTV 8, Combo Hall, Agidingbin, Ikeja, Lagos when the 1973/77 set of Mayflower Old Students Association (MOSA) celebrated their 40th anniversary and gala nite. The celebration which brought together all the ex-students in Nigeria and diaspora were full of glitz and glamour as the old students were seen exchanging banters even as some of them are no more “young” but they still see themselves as been young. Mr. Adeshina Odeyemi, who is a permanent secretary, Civic Engagement in Lagos State Civil Service, is the chairman of the 1977 set and he spoke glowingly about the set. “We left school in 1977, we are celebrating, and we feel fulfilled. The training that Tai Solarin gave us which is given back to society we

have been doing it. As we speak, we have done many things for the school. In the past, we had done so many projects in the school. At a time we renovated the classrooms, we also gave an award to the principal of the school and to some teachers and students who have been performing excellently well in some core subjects and we are not going to rest on our

oars. We still plan that during the long vacation, we are still going to do more but today we are celebrating because it is 40th years we left school. The Lord has kept us together in good health and we are all doing well and most of us are doing well in our respective endeavours, so we felt it is good for us to celebrate with our family members and friends,” Odeyemi said.

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Olamide, Phyno, Maraji set for Mama Tobi Homecoming concert -

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Nigerian Dancehall star & Anticrime ambassador, Lamboginny visits Leicester Prison, UK

amongst others. race.

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Burna Boy postpones coming show With his pending case with the Police following the allegation levelled against the cancellation of the coming show billed to hold this

to clear his name in these investigations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He therefore needs time to come back and promises an incredible performance for his fans. For now, he needs the time and space to deal with these allegations,

centre, Victoria Island. According to the organisto the recent allegations

organisers said. However, the organisers have hinted that a new date

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agement are working as-

with him while performing. dancehall star was thrilled to an awe-