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Oil spill: Nigerians can’t pursue claims against Shell in UK –Appeal Court

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als subsidiary in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. In a split decision, the appellate court upheld a High Court ruling last year that British multinationals were not liable at home for their subsidiaries’ actions abroad. Continued on page 5

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The Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday held that Ogale and Bille communities could not pursue Royal Dutch Shell in English courts over oil spills caused by the multination-

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2019: Uproar as election sequence divides Senate Ï 10 senators stage walkout, say 54 members oppose conference report Ï Allege fixing of presidential election last, plot against Buhari Ï Senate bound to adopt Reps’ resolution without deliberation - Spokesman

Olufemi Samuel, Henry Omunu and Tunde Opalana, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Senate on Wednesday witnessed a rowdy session as senators

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Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode (right), registering for the National Identification Number (NIN), being conducted by Senior Enrolment Officer of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Taiwo Adetoro (left) at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Ikeja... on Wednesday

Lent begins as Buhari wants 7 Christians to pray for Nigeria’s unity

Inflation rate now 15.13%, slows for 12th consecutive month B4

Finally, Jacob Zuma resigns as South African President 6

PDP to Tinubu: Buhari will soon join ‘retirees club’ 7

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2019: Uproar as election sequence divides Senate Continued from page 1

loyal to President Mumammadu Buhari staged a walk out in protest against the adoption of a Conference Committee Report on a Bill to amend the Electoral Act of 2010 on re-ordering of sequence of election in 2019. The amendment also provides a timeline for submission of list of Candidates, Political Party Primaries, Use of Technological devices for the next election, Limit of Campaign Expenses and the Omission of names of candidates or logos of political parties. The Senators numbering 10, led by Senator Adamu Abdulahi (APC, Nasarawa) addressed the media complaining against the manner the Committee Report was adopted, vowing to ensure the reversal. The development indicated a crack in the Senate in which case majority of Senators have been providing the bulwark of support for the leadership. Earlier, the chairman, Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator Suleiman Nazif (APC, Bauchi North) had presented the report at the plenary while the process of adoption caused ripples among Senators. Trouble started when the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, put the adoption of the report to voice vote, and did not allow full vote by Senators while he ruled for the report to be adopted. Saraki said there was no need for debate on the report since, according to him, it was from a conference committee, which had harmonised the versions of the two chambers. The Senate President also ruled against senators who raised points of order to protest against the adoption. Against this background, the Senator Abdulahi group picked hole in the Senate President’s decision to overrule a point of order raised by Senators Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) and Abdulahi on the Conference Committee report presented by Senator Suleiman Nazif, the chairman of the Joint Committee on INEC. Addressing the media, Abdulahi alleged that the

amendment of the Electoral Act which places Presidential election last for 2019 was aimed towards subverting the chances of President Buhari during the 2019 presidential election. Senator Adamu said the decision by the Senate on the amendment would not stand since, according to him, 59 senators were never in support of the amendment of Section 25 of the Amendment Act. The group also berated Saraki for foisting the bill on his colleagues. They argued that only 36 members were in attendance when the House of Representatives passed the bill, which was not in accordance with legislative procedures. The aggrieved Senators argued that reordering of the election timetable was a clandestine move targeted at the re-election bid of President Buhari. Abdulahi said the group was not particular about Buhari or protecting his interest, but was rather obliged to protect the Office of the President as an institution. He added that Section 132 of the Act gives INEC power to fix date for the election into the office of the President. On Abdullahi’s team were senators Yahaya Abdulahi (Kebbi), Gumel (Jigawa), Ali Wakili (Bauchi), Ovie Omo- Agege (Delta), Binta Mashi Garba (Adamawa), Abu Ibrahim (Katsina), Andrew Uchendu (Rivers), and Ben Uwajumobia (Imo). In his reaction, the spokesman of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdulahi, said the Senate was bound to adopt the resolution of the House of Representatives on the issue without further deliberation if it is from conference committee. When asked on the number of representatives that passed the bill, Sabi said the Senate as national institution will not cast aspersions or denigrate the other chamber. He said: “I can only speak for the Senate. Constitutionally, they, the House of Representatives have done their own and passed it down to us. “I can’t as well talk on the number of senators, I can only talk on what transpired on the floor of

the Senate and how did it happened.” Meanwhile, the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, adopted the report of the conference committee on electoral and political party matters that is expected to regulate the conduct of the 2019 general election. At Wednesday’s consideration of the report of the conference committee on a bill for an Act to amend the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2010 and Electoral

Amendment Act, 2015, the House at the committee of the whole which was chaired by Speaker of the House, Hon Yakubu Dogara in the absence of the deputy speaker, approved the harmonised report with the Senate. Chairman of the House conference committee, Hon Edward Pwajok, disclosed that both chambers of the National Assembly agreed on seven grey areas that were earlier contentious.

But while briefing the session, Pwajok said that it was erroneous for some section of the public to believe that the powers to determine election sequence was not vested in the National Assembly. He explained that during the first alteration of the 1999 Constitution in 2010, “in giving the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) first line charge, it was also stipulated that powers to fix election timetable shall

be in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, which obviously is in the jurisdiction of the National Assembly members who review the Act periodically.” According to him, the election sequence as adopted subsists in the following order- National Assembly, States Houses of Assembly and Governorship, and lastly, the presidential poll. He added that the order official party primaries, Continued on page 7

L-R: Sales Support Analyst, MTN, Ijeoma Akemegoh; Coordinator, M & E, MTN Foundation, Stephen Amuwa; Founder/Director, Bethesda Home for the Blind, Chioma Ohakwe, Rep of Hon Oluremi Tinubu, Mrs. Olamide Eshinlokun; Head Student, Bethesda Home, Queen Anuchaogu and Student, Bethesda Home, Chima Samuel, at the presentation of food and household items to the Bethesda Home for the Blind in Mushin, Lagos...on Wednesday.

APC crises: Buhari wants me to unify aggrieved party members - Tinubu Augustine Okezie Abuja

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of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed displeasure at the state of rancor in the ruling party, saying President Muhammadu Buhari has asked him to reconcile aggrieved members as the party is no longer where it was when it won the 2015 general elections. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, stated this on Wednesday before the closed-doors meeting with members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at its National Secretariat in Abuja. He said the party came into power with a lot of expectations and goodwill

some of which have dissipated. He said he was at the secretariat to consult and seek opinions on how to reconcile and move the party forward. He said, “I am here to consult since you are already aware of the directive and announcement of the President who is the leader of our party and the President of this country. “First, let me sympathizes with our National Vice Chairman’ North Central for the various incidents happening around that corridor and extend our condolences on behalf of the people and our party and equally condole with you on the death of John Shagaya, a very great national patriot. “May his soul rest in peace and may God bring peace to Benue, Taraba,

Plateau and to the country as a whole, including Nasarawa and all other places being affected by the ageold system that we are now currently facing the challenges of.” On the friction in the party, Tinubu said the solution was to seek opinions and advice of members “on the various complex issues around some states or if there is any national one, to reconcile, move the party in a cohesive manner and reposition if any and build the confidence among ourselves. “We worked hard for victory. We have never governed before, but we won the confidence of Nigerians to govern. We have a creed to really serve the country, change and reform the country. It is not easy to have those changes imple-

mented like instant coffee. We have to grow it and face challenges. I sympathize with us and we should equally look at ourselves.” The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, while welcoming Tinubu, said his visit was important as it would unify the party behind one objective. He said, “Your visit is very significant in view of your presidential assignment which I will describe as a peace ambassador, to heal wounds where the party has wounds and bring everybody together behind one single objective, which is the APC being in good condition to be a fighting political force such that in 2019, the election will become virtually a runaway victory for the party’”.

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Oil Spill: Nigerians can’t pursue claims against Shell in UK –Appeal Court Continued from page 5 But the verdict was a setback to attempts to hold British multinationals liable at home for their subsidiaries’ actions abroad. The UK Appeal Court further rejected the appeal from law firm Leigh Day on behalf of Nigeria’s Bille and Ogale communities and upheld a ruling that English courts lack jurisdiction over claims against

Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company. The SPDC is jointly operated with the federal government of Nigeria. Shell also stated that the court “rightly upheld” the earlier ruling, and said Nigeria’s “well-developed justice system” was the correct place for the claims. Leigh Day said the two Nigerian communities intended to bring the case to

Britain’s Supreme Court. “We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will grant permission to appeal and will come to a different view,” Leigh Day partner, Daniel Leader, said. The European Court of Justice in 2012 ruled that Shell parent companies “… in fact exercised decisive influence over their joint subsidiary’s conduct” (Shell Petroleum NV v. European Commission [2012] at para

51.) Further, in 2015, the Dutch Court of Appeal ruled that, “Considering the foreseeable serious consequences of oil spills to the local environment from a potential spill source, it cannot be ruled out from the outset that the parent company may be expected in such a case to take an interest in preventing spills. The communities have appealed the ruling.

L-R: Husna Hassan, Resident Programme Officer (Nigeria) of the International Republican Institute (IRI); Daniel Twinning, President IRI; former Vice President and chieftain of PDP, Atiku Abubakar; John Tomaszewski, Africa Regional and Sentell Barnes, Resident Programme Director (Nigeria), at a meeting of a delegation of IRI with the former Vice President in Abuja on Tuesday.

Leigh Day is representing over 40,000 Nigerians from two communities (the Ogale Community and the Bille Community) in claims against Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. Both communities allege that they have suffered systematic and ongoing oil pollution for years because of Shell’s operations. Shell does not dispute that both communities have been severely polluted by its oil, or that it has yet to clean up the oil. But in November 2016, Shell sought to block the claims in London on the grounds that the Londonbased parent company (Royal Dutch Shell) was not legally responsible for the pollution caused by its Nigerian subsidiary and that it was open to the communities to seek redress through the Nigerian courts. Responding to the Court of Appeal’s verdict on Wednesday, Joe Westby, Amnesty International’s Campaigner on Business and Human Rights, described the ruling as a dangerous precedent. He said, “With this verdict, the court has struck a blow not only to the Ogale and Bille communities,

who live everyday with the devastating consequences of Shell oil spills, but with victims of corporate human rights abuses all over the world. This ruling sets a dangerous precedent and will make it more difficult to hold UK companies to account. “The idea that powerful multinationals are not responsible for the conduct of their subsidiaries overseas has allowed Shell to evade accountability for a raft of shocking human rights abuses spanning decades. This is a textbook example of the almost insurmountable obstacles to justice faced by people who take on powerful multinationals. “Internal Shell documents show that the company’s headquarters have known full well for decades about the massive oil pollution caused by their operations in Nigeria, and have chosen not to stop it. If Shell cannot be held to account for such well-documented abuses, what hope is there of bringing other companies to justice? He affirmed the communities’ intention to “take their fight for justice to the Supreme Court – this could be their last chance to see their environment restored.”

Finally, Jacob Zuma resigns as South African President

Former Daily Times GMD heads Abonema Peace Committee

Abuja

A former Group Managing Director of Daily Times Publications, Dr Patrick Dele Cole has been appointed as chairman of Abonnema Peace Committee. Other members of the Dele Cole Peace Committee charged with the responsibility of enthroning lasting peace in the once turbulent community include Chief Justice B. A. Georgewill, Messrs Tom Fabian, Odoiliyi Lolomari, Talbot Obaye Ekine as well as Sokiepirim Graham Douglas and Abiye Membere. A communiqué issued shortly after a meeting of Abonnema Council Chiefs on Wednesday, signed by eight chiefs, including the Regent of the ancient town, High Chief O. B. LuluBriggs and made available to the Daily Times also constituted a five member Audit Panel under the chairmanship of former Aviation Minister, Alabo Tonye Graham Douglas.

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pressure and public outcry from the parliament, the opposition parties and even the ruling African Nations Congress (ANC) bothering in corruption charges against him, the South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned as leader of South Africa on Wednesday evening. The announcement came despite his initial refusal to resign, even in the face of a no-confidence vote supported by his own party. But in a televised address to the people of South Africa, Zuma suddenly announced his resignation, emphasising that “no leader should seek an easy way out simply because they could not face life at the end of their term without the perks that come with their

political office. The 75-year- old Zuma in the broadcast said, “I fear no motion of no confidence or impeachment … I will continue to serve the people of South Africa and the ANC. I will dedicate my life to continuing to work for the execution of the policies of our organisation. “No life should be lost in my name. The ANC should never be divided in my name. I have therefore come to the decision to resign as president of the republic with immediate effect.” He added that he took the decision even though he disagree with the decision of the leadership of his organisation. He also claimed that he always been a disciplined member of the organisation, insisting that though he is leaving, he will continue to serve the people of South Africa as well as the ANC, his political Orga-

nization. The former South African President said he had served the people of South Africa to the best of his ability and will forever be grateful that they trusted him with their highest office in the land, but his resignation came with an understanding that “ I will subject myself to the supreme law of the land, the Constitution”. On Wednesday morning, the ANC parliamentary caucus met and agreed to support the Economic Freedom Fighters’ motion for a vote of no confidence after Zuma refused to resign – despite being recalled by the ANC’s national executive committee on Tuesday. Shortly after the ANC caucus meeting, a defiant Zuma gave a live television interview to the SABC where he defended himself and rejected the attempt by the ANC’s

top leadership to remove him from his position. Zuma said he disagreed with the notion that he had to be removed purely because the ANC had a new president. But at about 10pm on Wednesday, the president seemed to accept his fate. Zuma’s resignation leaves the path clear for deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, who took over the leadership of the ANC in December, to be elected by parliament as his successor. Zuma, a former antiapartheid activist who has led the ANC since 2007 and been South Africa’s president since 2009, was due to leave power next year. His tenure has been marred with economic decline and multiple charges of graft that have undermined the image and legitimacy of the party that led South Africans to freedom in 1994.

Memoye Oghu, Port harcourt

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The Audit Committee is charged with the responsibility of looking into the alleged missing funds of the community. According to the communiqué, the chiefs also dissolved the 10-man Trust Committee dealing with oil companies in the area and replaced it with a three man Trust committee headed by Chief (Dr) M. T. D. Membere. The Daily Times recalls that the once peaceful Abonnema Town, headquarters of Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers state has known no peace since last year shortly after the upgrading of its traditional stool to first class status by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike leading to the alleged assassination attempt last year on the Regent, High Chief O. B. LuluBriggs. All efforts to contact the present occupant of the stool and the Amayanabo of Abonnema town, Chief Desreal Bobmanuel for his comments and confirmation of the appointments proved abortive at press time.

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Boko Haram founder’s loyalist jailed 50 years Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

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Federal High Court in Kainji, Niger State has sentenced a selfconfessed loyalist of the late founder of the Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Yusuf to 50 years imprisonment. Mohammed, 27, was found guilty on two-count charge of professing to belong to the proscribed Boko Haram sect, which is brought under Section 16 (1) Terrorism Prevention Act, 2013, and for participating in attacks in Borno and Adamawa states brought under Section 2 (1) of the Act. The native of Sabon Layi in Mubi Local Government, in Adamawa State, the convict will serve two separate terms of 50 years on the two

counts concurrently. Mohammed said he has been involved with Islamic Studies and other activities while the founder was still alive and he witnessed the crises that erupted after the incident. He also claimed to have participated in the various attacks launched by the sect in various parts of the North, and is willing to return to the Sambisa forest if released. Also, the court has discharged a 17-year-old female Boko Haram member, who is believed to have been initiated by her husband after he married her at 12 years of age. The trials are in continuation of the decongestion programme of military facility where Boko Haram suspects are being held in Kainji.

Lent begins as Buhari urges Christians to pray for Nigeria’s unity

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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on Wednesday commenced the Lenten period, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Christians in the country to pray for Nigeria’s unity and progress. Buhari made the appeal in a statement made available on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, as he felicitated with Christians over the beginning of the Lenten period. The statement reads in part, “As they join their counterparts worldwide to emulate the worthy example of Jesus Christ who fasted 40 days at the beginning of His earthly ministry, the President urges Christian brothers and sisters to pray fervently for the country’s unity and progress.” According to Adesina, Buhari believes that Nigeria’s existence as one united country is a divine arrangement and nothing should be done to put it asunder. The President further called on all Nigerians to intensify love, brotherliness and concern for the less privileged members of their communities in order to strengthen the bond of togetherness. The President also wished Christians and all Nigerians well during the period of increased prayers, piety, sacrifice and

selfless services. In another development, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the former chairman, Bank of the North, Alhaji Muhammad Lugga, who died after a prolonged illness. Buhari said he was deeply touched by the passing of the prominent banker and politician. The President recalled with pride how the late Lugga used his extensive experience to revive the defunct Bank of the North which was at verge of collapse on account of poor management. He extended his condolences to the Government of Zamfara State and family of the late Lugga and prayed to Allah to forgive his gentle soul. In another message, President Buhari also expressed his deep sympathies to the Baba-Ahmed family, the government and people of Kaduna State over the death of Mahmoon, a reputable journalist known for courage, statesmanship and professionalism. Meanwhile, the President has also sent his condolences to the Government of Bauchi State over the loss of 21 students and teachers following an auto crash on their way to Kano for an excursion. The President prayed to Allah to accept the souls of the deceased and forgive their sins.

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Uproar as election sequence divides Senate Continued from page 5 the National Assembly is first, followed by the States assemblies, governorship and the Presidential. The lawmakers took cognizance of the Kogi State unfortunate election case sequel to the death of a lead governorship aspirant who died when the poll was inconclusive and approved therefore, that in the event of the death of a candidate before the declaration of election result, INEC shall suspend the election not exceeding 21 days to allow for a new primary within 14 days by the party to replace the dead before continuing the polls. On new political parties formation, both houses agreed that if after 60 days an association applies to INEC for registration, unless INEC communicates to the contrary, it is deemed that the association is registered. INEC also got the express

power to overrule political parties in the country in case of party primaries. Both houses agreed on a new election spending benchmark. In the new approval, for presidential campaigns, the expenditure must not be above N5billion from N1billion. Governors are to spend N1billion as against N200million. National Assembly members, the Senators can spend N100million from N40million previously while their counterparts in the House of Representatives have their campaign budget increased to N70million from N20million. State House of Assembly members N30m from N10million the same goes for Local Government chairmanship candidates while councilors can now spend N5million from N1million previously. The new electoral law, accordingly has provided a maximum of N10million

donation by individuals, corporate entities or any entity to any candidate. A violation to this provision attracts a penalty of one per cent of the amount permitted as limit or 12 months imprisonment or both. They approved that where the votes cast at an election in any polling unit exceeds the number of accredited voters in that unit, the result of the election shall be declared null and void and another election may be conducted at a date to be fixed by the commission where the result at that polling unit may affect the overall result in that constituency. Accordingly, the lawmakers said the presiding officer shall announce the result of any election at the polling unit. Senate confirms 7 more INEC RECs Also on Wednesday, seven out of the nine Resident Electoral Commissioners

nominated by the Presidency had their appointment confirmed by the the Senate. The confirmed nominees were Baba Abba Yusuf from Borno and Segun Agbaje from Ekiti who were both reappointed. Others are Uthman Abdulrahman Ajidagba from Kwara, Cyril Omorogbe from Edo. Yahsya Bello from Nasarawa, Emmanuel Alex Hart from Rivers and Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim from Gombe. Their confirmation followed the submission of the report of the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the screening for confirmation of the RECs by Senator Suleiman Nazif, chairman of the committee. Eric Olawale from Osun failed to show up for screening while Monday Udoh Tom from Akwa Ibom State stood down his appointment.

L-R: Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli; and Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders’ Management, Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr. Sunday Dare, during his visit to the governor, in his office, in Ibadan... on Tuesday.

PDP to Tinubu: Buhari will soon join ‘retirees club’

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Peoples Demo-

cratic Party (PDP) has said that the advice by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that former Presidents of the country should quit politics and join the ‘retirees club’ will soon be applicable to President Muhammadu Buhari. The party said Tinubu’s stance has vindicated the positions of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Military Presdent,

Gen Ibrahim Babangida, the PDP as well as majority of Nigerians, who hold that President Buhari should not seek re-election in 2019, having woefully failed in governance and nation building. The party further said that President Buhari ought to step aside largely due to his inability to connect with the social and economic realities and speed of the current generation. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday, the PDP said Tinu-

bu is proverbially passing a message to President Buhari and his supporters on the fact that their candidate no longer enjoy mass acceptance among Nigerians ahead of the 2019 general elections. Ologbondiyan saiid, “ Every discerning Nigerian has discovered the fact that Asiwaju Tinubu is subtly passing a critical message to President Buhari and his supporters that he should not contest the 2019 election and that Nigerians have already moved on even without them.

“Even Asiwaju Tinubu knows that President Buhari, for obvious reasons, is the most qualified of all our elder statesmen to join the retirees club and save the nation the agony of more years of misrule characterized by untold economic hardship, heavy bloodletting and general indignation. “The supporters of President Buhari should therefore accept the reality by reading the handwriting on the wall and heed wise counsel from well-meaning Nigerians.

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I sympathise with APC, says Tinubu ÏÏÏ

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has expressed sympathy with the ruling party. Speaking at a meeting with APC’s national working committee (NWC) in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu said there would be challenges in carrying out change in different sectors of the country. The national leader said the party needs to look inward and should be repositioned if need be. “We have never governed before, but governed the confidence of Nigerians to govern. We have a creed to really serve the country, change and reform the country,” Tinubu said. “It is not easy to have those changes implemented like instant curfew. We have to grow it and face challenges. I sympathize with

us and we should equally look at ourselves. Since we won the election, the expectations have been very high and the good will was extremely high. But where are we today? “The solution is to seek opinion and advice on the various complex around some states or if there is any national one, to reconcile, move the party in a cohesive manner and reposition if need be, we should build confidence among ourselves.” The APC national leader said the challenges President Muhammadu Buhari is facing are enormous. “The challenges faced by our government and the president are enormous. It is only because people are not paying attention to the various statistics that are available and we have to push that I won’t touch

those areas yet,” he said. “The challenges of security, the challenges of reforms, re-engineering the finances of this country, stopping the corruption and challenging the status quo, to change and reform ourselves is there. It doesn’t go away over night. You work on and work hard at it.” On his part, national chairman of the APC, John Oyegun, said there are issues that must be resolved in the party. He said the NWC would give Tinubu the needed assistance to help him carry out his assignment. “There is no question at all that we have major issues with the National Assembly, major issues in Kano, Kogi, Benue states which the current challenge that we are facing,” Oyegun said.

CCT Chairman Umar for arraignment March 15 over bribery Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

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Territory High Court, in Maitama Abuja has fixed March 15 for the arraignment of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Danladi Umar over alleged bribery. Umar will be arraigned before the Chief Judge of FCT High Court Justice Ishaq Bello. The Federal Government last two weeks through a private prosecutor Festus Keyamo (SAN) filed a two count corruption charge against Umar. The charge marked CR/109/18 read thus: That you Danladi Umar , Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal while presiding over a case with Charge No. CCT/ABJ/03/13 involving one Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, sometime in 2012, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the court did ask for the sum of N10, 000,000 from said Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, for a favour to be afterwards shown to him in relation to the pending Charge (No. CCT/ABJ/03/12) in discharge of his official duties and thereby committed an offence contrary to Sec-

tion 12(1)(a) & (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003. That you Danladi Umar being the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal received another N1, 800,000 from the said Rasheed Owolabi through his Personal Assistant by name Alhaji Gambo Abdullahi for a favour to be afterwards shown to him in relation to

the pending charge in discharge of his official duties and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 12(1)(a)&(b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003. However, Umar will this morning (Thursday) continue the trial of Taiwo over alleged non declaration of assets, despite the pending charge against him (Umar).

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Lagos donates N365m mobile NCAA to probe Delta’s cancer centre plane emergency landing ÏÏÏ at Lagos airport Benjamin Omoike

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THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Wednesday said it would investigate the emergency landing by an Atlanta-bound Delta Air Lines flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye, disclosed this in Lagos. Adurogboye said that NCAA had been notified of the incident, stressing that it was the duty of the regulatory authority to investigate such occurrences in order to ascertain what led to it. He noted that the pilot acted in accordance with the Standard and Recommended Practices

(SARPs) by making an air return immediately the left engine of the aircraft caught fire in-flight. It would be recalled that the Delta Air Lines flight 55 which took off around 10:50 pm on Tuesday, made an air return less than an hour later due to an engine fault. The pilot announced the evacuation of all the passengers on board within 90 seconds, after contacting the control towers when the left engine of the aircraft caught fire. A statement signed by the United States carrier’s media consultant in Nigeria, Mr Tope Awe, on Wednesday, said the A330-200 had an issue with one of its two en-

gines. “The flight landed safely and customers exited the aircraft on the runway via emergency slides. “Airport fire authorities met the aircraft upon arrival. Delta’s customers were bussed back to the terminal. “Delta is aware of five customers reporting noncritical injuries as a result of the evacuation. “Delta teams have provided overnight hotel accommodations to customers and will rebook customers on an alternate Delta aircraft Wednesday afternoon. “The safety of Delta’s customers and crew members is always our top priority,” Awe said.

NCC pledges to support Oyo’s ICT vision, technical varsity ÏÏÏ The Nigerian Com-

munications Commission has stated its preparedness to partner Oyo State in its drive to become an Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub, because of the state’s ranking as the fourth largest telecommunication services consumer. The commission’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management, Mr. Sunday Dare, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, in his office, on Tuesday. To this end, he said that the NCC would provide free internet services at the state-owned Technical University, Ibadan (TechU) by the end of July, as part of the commission’s support for the governor’s vision for establishing the university. Dare said that the support would improve the educational and economic status of the state as free Wi-Fi would be available for students of Tech-U to access world-class academ-

ic materials and exchange programmes. He said, “It is important for us to visit Oyo State because your (Ajimobi’s) administration has set up necessary pillars for sustainable benefits accruable from ICT. One is the Technical University, which is unique in nature. We are also monitoring your other steps towards building an industrialized economy for the state. “Fiber optic lines will be laid to connect the institution with other universities and polytechnics in order to acquire synergy in academic and social aspects. “Being the fourth largest in the country in telecommunication services patronage, Oyo State stands to benefit more from ICT, because modern development is attached to technology. We will assist the development of ICT in Oyo State in our own little way.” In his response, the governor called on the commission to expedite action on their promised support

in other to enhance the technological objectives of his administration, particularly his determination to make the state an ICT hub. Ajimobi said, “Your visit is timely, particularly during this period when our repositioning agenda is at its peak in the state. We have deliberately ensured that our repositioning agenda is tailored towards making the state a hub of ICT. “The technical university was established as the main thrust and springboard for this vision. And with this, I can say that we are emulating those countries that are at the forefront of global development. I thank and appreciate the NCC for this gesture. “We will appreciate it more if you can expedite action on the support you have promised us for the university so that our aspirations towards growing an economy anchored upon technology would be achievable in record time.”

A mobile cancer centre for diagnosis and treatment of cancer-related diseases has been handed over to representatives of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), a non-governmental organisation in the forefront of cancer awareness, at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday by the Lagos state government. State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, who spoke while handing over the facility to representatives of the NGO, said it was in fulfillment of his promise made in June 2016, to join the fight against cancer. He said the Mobile Clinic, the first of its kind in Africa, procured at a cost of N365million was a confirmation of the commitment of his administration to improve on the healthcare system and also give hope to residents who may not have the wherewithal to go for diagnosis and treatment.

“I want to thank the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP). Sometime in June 2016, they did ask me to support issues that relate to cancer, but we decided that we are going to procure this Mobile Cancer Centre. “What we have that we are donating today to this Committee is a Mobile Clinic that deals with issues that relate to advocacy and treatment of cancer patients because we do not have the financial resources to have cancer centres placed in all locations in Lagos, we decided to go for this Mobile Cancer Centre. It’s costing us N365million approximately - $1million. What this does is that we can reach out to every community and every cancer patient; we can give hope back to those who are hopeless. “On a day like this, we extend the commitment of the state government to the people of Lagos to improve on our health system and also help those that never imagined that there would

be hope for them because they have been afflicted with cancer and any other aliment that relates to cancer,” governor Ambode said. While congratulating the CECP for their tremendous passion in the campaign against cancer, governor Ambode said the facility would go a long way to deal with the cancer scourge, adding that the long term plan of his administration is to have e-mobile centres across the state that would aid early detection, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. “I have done this and it is the first in Africa if not in the world, because it encompasses all other diagnostics that can bring about cancer and that’s why we are very proud to be associated with this project and we can also say that ultimately, we should have e-mobile cancer centres placed all around Lagos, but we just feel by this gesture we would reach out to everyone who have been left behind in the community.

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State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday urged residents of the State to come out and register for the National Identity Card scheme being administered by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), saying compliance would enhance proper planning and facilitate national development. Speaking at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja after registering for the scheme, Governor Am-

bode said it was important for people to register for the scheme, as such would go a long way to scale up data planning and financial planning, as well as boost the delivery of democratic dividends to the people. He said: “I have just finished registering myself as a very proud Nigerian; I am very proud to hold this identity card and I also urge all Lagosians to do the same. We are proudly Lagosians and we are very proud Nige-

rians. “So, I urge every Lagosian to come out and get their national identity cards. It is in our best interest and it is also good for data planning and financial planning for all the things that we are trying to deliver to our people. So, I urge everyone to come out and register.” Earlier, NIMC Regional Coordinator for Lagos, Mr Kayode Adegoke commended Governor Ambode for leading the reg-

istration process and for the massive infrastructural development across the State. Adegoke, who presented the transaction slip confirming the Governor’s enrollment into the National Identity Database, said the NIMC was proud to be associated with the State Government to deliver on the scheme. Giving details on the other processes to complete the registration, Adegoke said: “After this,

the system will generate eleven digits unique national identification number similar to what is obtainable in the developed world. “That unique number is your identity and NIMC will provide assured identity which is the second token. After that, the unique general multi-purpose electronic identity card will also be presented. The card has about 16 outlets and about 18 security features. “With this sir, we want

to thank you (Governor Ambode) for what you are doing for us in Lagos State; we want to thank you for the work you are doing and we like to assure you that we will partner with the State Government to ensure the progress of the State,” Adegoke said. The National Identity Card Scheme is being administered in Lagos in partnership with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA).

Senate asks FG to stop new import duty tariff on imported milk ÏÏÏThe Senate has called

on the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the new import duty tariff on imported milk into the country. It also mandated its committees on Agriculture, Finance and Customs to invite the ministries, MDAs and other relevant stakeholders in the industry to investigate and provide a lasting solution to the important issue. Coming under Order 42, & 52 Senator Sabo Mohammed (Jigawa) sought the leave of the Senate to bring the issue on a motion on the urgent need because of the dangerous consequences this will bring to Nigerians and Nigeria. The Senate said that the country import about $1.5 billion worth of dairy products annually while

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Abia Youth Development Trust Fund underway Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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order to generate more support for Abia youths and for their development, Abia state Government had concluded plans to establish development trust fund for them. This disclosure came from the State Commissioner for Youths, Comrade Iyke Anyatonwu while addressing the press in Umuahia while unveiling the logo of an on-coming youth summit titled “Abia State Youth Mega Summit”. Called “Abia State youth Development Trust Fund”, said the fund will be kept aside “for the support of the youths”, pointing out that a legislation has been proposed that will be passed into law by the state The fund, he said will be

well managed and will be deduction from state fund and contributions from benevolent companies in the state. “Companies can supply the fund or may be subjected to contribute to the fund through legislation”, stating that the state House of Assembly has already commenced the process of making it a law in the state, a move away from the state fund”, he said assuring that while the funding will be from individuals/companies, the state government will provide the enabling environment. The Commissioner said that through the youth summit, the administration of Gov. Ikpeazu “is trying to change the narrative” in the state, pointing out that the governor brought the idea of bringing them

“from youth entrepreneur to youth investment”. “When you empower the youth, tomorrow you will continue, but when you invest in the youths, you have created an institution”, Comrade Anyatonwu said, stating “to achieve success, you will use people as government cannot do it alone”. By the summit he said, the state government is “trying to expose the youths to the idea that government is going to achieve success”, by first building factories and sending them to learn trades outside the country. “It is a gathering of Abia youths to meet with policy makers and the driver which is the state governor. The summit is an avenue for collectively participation (in the economy) by the youths.

“It is the coming together as Abians to think outside the box and expose Abia youths to ideas. It is not a jamboree and will follow up the coverage’, he said stating that summit will be followed by job creation and is not a political party affairs. “It is all about the youth of Abia State and the improvement of Abia youths. “We are ready to change the narrative. Please, leave the messenger and followed the message”, he said disclosing that the two-day event will on the first day, about 15,000 select youths who would engage on interactive session with the state governor, while the second day will see about 50, 000 youths and would involve about 30 secondary schools, among others for a celebration.

the Federal Government assists local milk producers by increasing tariff on imported milk and protecting local industries. The government was further accused of killing the local dairy industries by reducing the import duty on powdered milk from 10% to 5%, which makes it impossible for the local dairy industry to compete with imported milk. The motion also stated that majority of dairy companies operating in Nigeria for decades are foreign owned and instead of the government establishing ranches and investing in milk production and dairy processing locally, they are only interested in importing finished products from their parent companies overseas, thereby depriving Nigerians employment opportunities.

Iba land tussle: Residents laud Ambode for timely intervention demand of not being LASU ÏÏÏThe Iba New Town Tenants would be conveyed Stakeholders Association has commended the Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode over the approved LASU land Issue. The Chairman of the association, Chief Eleodi Okwu Emma, said in a statement that, “Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in his magnanimity has proven to us in this Town he is truly a Governor of the people. He has acted so kindly and benevolently to the entire people of Iba New Town. “He has shown us that pro-activeness is better than reactiveness. We have, no doubt, been convinced that his government is more people oriented than otherwise.” “With the promise made at the recent LASU DECLARATION, by Her Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs) Idiat Oluranti Adebule that our

to His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State coupled with the promise that our investments and houses shall not be subjected to demolition are surely signs of good tidings to the Town.” He further stressed that, ”We need to place on record that Iba New Town has enjoyed tremendous support of Ambode Government in the field of Developmental Infrastructure and Dividends of Democracy. We are seriously enjoying the State of the Art Road Networks, Bridges, Street Light backed with Government provided Generators and of course a solid Security Support etc.” The statement further explained that, ”We passionately plead for the total Excision of Iba New Town from Government Acquisition.

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Intrigues as APC, PDP battle over Obasanjo’s ‘Third Force’ Myke Uzendu, Abuja Following the unveiling of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) proposed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, politicians from the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been falling over each other as they scramble for strategic positions and endorsements of the CNM. A source close to the former President reported that “as at the last count, seven governors, 20 senators and over 100 House of Representatives members have agreed in principle with Baba to go into this coalition.” It was learnt that the leadership of the two leading political parties are entangled in nocturnal meetings with the coordinators of the coalition since Obasanjo has assured that it will remain a movement positioned to endorse candidates and mobilise to get them elected. Some politicians, it was learnt who desired to abandon their parties due to one reason or the other have suspended the plan and have decided to tarry awhile and observe where the pendulum of the Third Force will swing. CNM it was learnt appears to be narrowing its choice of presidential candidate in next year’s election to one of the three ex-governors namely, Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), and Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano). However, they still have their eyes on the incumbent governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Damkwabo and Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. One thing that seems very obvious is that CNM is favourably disposed to working with the PDP and might poach and support candidates that will emerge from the PDP on the condition that they will be allowed to appoint a Vice Presidential candidate. But sources from the PDP said the antiTambuwal elements are uncomfortable with his likely return to the party in view of the role he played in the loss of power by the PDP in 2015. The ex-President Goodluck Jonathan associates and some PDP governors have vowed to stop Tambuwal’s bid to secure

the PDP presidential ticket even if he returns to the party. Tambuwal was Speaker of the House of Representatives under Jonathan and his defection from the PDP to the then newly formed APC laid the foundation for the defeat of the PDP in the 2015 polls. The Olusegun Obasanjo-inspired coalition has stated that for any candidate to enjoy the support of CNM, the aspirant must first identify with it publicly and this move no doubt may attract the harmer of their host party. It was however not ruled out that if the coalition secures the commitment of any former governor and decides to adopt him as their presidential candidate, then such person must pick either Donald Duke or Olagunsoye Oyinlola as the vice presidential candidate. Since the return of democracy in 1999, it is a truism that Obasanjo single handedly installed all the Presidents that succeeded him including President Muhammadu Buhari. He is a politician who has the political mastery of getting his lieutenants into political offices irrespective of public outcry. Not satisfied with his eight years of occupying the highest office in the land as an elected President, he attempted to stifle the entire democratic architecture to buy into his plan to perpetuate himself in power. While serving as the President, he never lost grips of the structures in his state, local government and even ward. However, luck ran out of him after Buhari resumed office and unlike other presidents, Buhari moved his allegiance from Ota farm to the Northern cabal, a situation that left Obasanjo in the dark with no clue for further political permutation nor relevance in political architecture. Unable to contain his frustrations, Obasanjo in the much publicised letter to

President Buhari emptied his emotions on the President, accusing him of ineptitude, incompetence, dereliction of responsibility, turning a blind eye on corruption, insensitivity over farmers/ herders clashes, among other issues. He advised Buhari not to push his luck too far but rather take a “dignified and honourable dismount from the horse” and join the stock of Nigerian leaders whose experience, influence, wisdom and outreach can be deployed on the side line for the good of the country. He wrote, “But there are three other areas where President Buhari has come out more glaringly than most of us thought we knew about him. “One is nepotic deployment bordering on clannishness and inability to bring discipline to bear on errant members of his nepotic court. “The second is his poor understanding of the dynamics of internal politics. “The third is passing the buck. “There were serious allegations of round-tripping against some inner caucus of the Presidency which would seem to have been condoned. “It is no credit to the Federal Government that the herdsmen rampage continues with careless abandon and without finding an effective solution to it. “I only appeal to brother Buhari to consider a deserved rest at this point in time and at this age. I continue to wish him robust health to enjoy his retirement from active public service. President Buhari does not necessarily need to heed my advice. But whether or not he heeds it, Nigeria needs to move on and move forward.” Obasanjo in conclusion opted for a third force which will take over governance from the existing structure and which he, Obasanjo will be a member. “We need a Coalition for Nigeria, CN.

Speculations are high that to maintain political relevance and status after tearing his PDP membership card and sequel to the ‘persona non-grata’ status accorded Obasanjo by the Buhari administration, he has been gasping for relevance and intends to use the third force to push his loyalists into governance. The birth of CNM has triggered series of political alignment across party lines and the isolated Ota farm which is fast loosing relevance as a centre for political enthronement will once again bubble with activities as politicians queue for endorsement.

Such a movement at this juncture needs not be a political party but one to which all well-meaning Nigerians can belong. “That movement must be a coalition for democracy, good governance, social and economic well-being and progress. Coalition to salvage and redeem our country. You can count me with such a movement. “Of course, nothing should stop such a movement from satisfying conditions for fielding candidates for elections. But if at any stage the movement wishes to metamorphose into candidatesponsoring movement for elections, I will bow out of the movement because I will continue to maintain my non-partisan position.” Obasanjo’s letter did not come in isolation as the wife of President Buhari, Aisha in her lamentations revealed that some cabal have hijacked the government at the center.She pointed at the quantum of corruption in the system and even threatened to abstain from campaigning for the reelection of Buhari if the situation was not addressed. Several opinion leaders, ethnic groups and religious leaders have in different fora advised the President to retire after his first term. The launching of the Third Force in Abuja and Abeokuta now known as Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) threw up a new phase of political alignment as Board of Trustee members of both the APC and PDP were visible during the launch. Chief Ahmodu Ali and Buba Galadima who are members of PDP and APC Board of Trustee (BoT) were present while former governors Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Donald Duke were at the helm of affairs. Speculations are high that to maintain political relevance and status after tearing his PDP membership card and sequel to the ‘persona non-grata’ status accorded Obasanjo by the Buhari administration, he has been gasping for relevance and intends to use the third force to push his loyalists into governance. The birth of CNM has triggered series of political alignment across party lines and the isolated Ota farm which is fast loosing relevance as a centre for political enthronement will once again bubble with activities as politicians queue for endorsement.

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Ajimobi lists those he will not support to succeed him Stories by Patrick Okohue The Oyo State governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi has laid out condition that will make him support his successor in office, declaring that he will not allow those who abuse or disrespect traditional rulers, people of other geopolitical zones, among other people in the state, to succeed him in 2019. Ajimobi said this in Iseyin, the headquarters of Iseyin Local Government Area during a town Hall meeting and empowerment program organised by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cyber Crime, Dr. Abdulfatai Buhari, at the Permanent orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The governor who said he did not mind whether people abused or praised him for the good job he was doing in the state said he will

not fold his hands to allow those who abuse him and the people of Ibadan and other geopolitical zones in the state to succeed him. Ajimobi while reassuring the people of Oke-Ogun of his support to produce the next governor of the state, urged the people of the area to call their sons who are contesting to a meeting to produce the best among themselves, warning that such candidate must not be someone who abuses and disrespects traditional rulers and people of the other zones. Ajimobi said “an abuser can’t succeed me in Oyo State. I love Oke-Ogun people, they are very reliable people, they are very grateful people, but abuser can’t succeed me. If we want to support the people of Oke-Ogun, let them call themselves and present the best but my abuser can’t become governor. “Don’t abuse Ibadan, don’t present someone who will abuse. Like I use to sing, those who are

AJIMOBI abusing us, let them continue to abuse us, and those who are loving us, let them continue to

No amount of intimidation, threat can silence me -Melaye Chairman Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senator Dino Melaye, has said that no amount of intimidation or threat by the Federal government would deter him from criticising the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government on areas that it failed to deliver on its promises to citizens of this country. Melaye who was standing on Order 43 of Senate Rule on personal explanation on the floor of the Senate yesterday said that his planned arraignment by the AttorneyGeneral of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), for allegedly misleading the Nigeria Police in a case of alleged assassination attempt on his life, will not stop him from constructively criticising the Federal Government whenever the need arises. Recall that the Federal Government through the AGF and the Minister of Justice, Malami, had on Sunday announced plan to arraign Melaye on Thursday, March 1, 2018 for allegedly giving false information to the Police and allegedly framing the Chief of Staff to the Kogi State governor, Edward Onoja, on the failed attempt on his life. He noted that when the failed attempt on his life was made in 2017 at his country home in

MELAYE Kogi State, the Police naturally asked him who and who were the suspects, to which he gave the names of those who were apparently after his life given their previous utterances and the Police subsequently made some arrests and guns were recovered from the suspect. “If this arraignment is to stop me from criticising the Federal Government, they have committed a capital compound mistake. I shall continue to speak, I shall continue to ask questions, I shall continue to criticise any public officer including the President of Nigeria where he has gone wrong.

“I have conquered fear and I am not afraid of the prison. The last administration arrested me 14 times. The Abacha and Babangida governments detained me. I am not afraid of the prison, it is built because of human beings, but we will continue to speak the truth not minding whose ox is gored. “In an unjust society, silence is a crime. The battle to bring Nigeria back on track from these criminals in power is a battle of no retreat no surrender and I am ready to face the Federal Government on this matter, I will fight it with the last drop of my blood, no retreat no surrender,” Melaye said.

love us, it is only those whose life is doomed that will be looking for supporters. Remember campaign

will soon start, ‘we are talkers and we will talk.” While commending the feats recorded by the senator, Abdulfatai Buhari, Ajimobi also urged him to attract more projects and programs that would open employment opportunities for the people of the area. He added “The part I am doing is to govern, it will pay us if our party continues to win. I am now declaring that out of the Senators that I have seen, if I say Buhari is the best that means he is better than me, but if I say he is the best it is like that but I am the best governor of Oyo State. Because I have done it before, I can say that he is the best Senator. “All of you here, I want you to know that it is our work to take Oyo State to the next level. The first dualized road since the history of Oke-Ogun, we are the one that did it. I want all of you to come together, in peace there is always development.”

Sanusi denies calling for slashing of salaries of NASS members The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, has denied calling for the slashing of salaries of members of the National Assembly. The former Central Bank Governor, who insisted that such statement was not from him, noted that he was indoors on Sunday when he was reported to have made such declaration. Addressing reporters through his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Munir in Kano, Sunusi said such report should be disregarded. He said, “The statement is said to have been made in Kaduna and on that day Sunday the Emir had been in Kano from morning to the following morning and had not made any press remarks or spoken to anybody that will make him talk about National Assembly so I don’t know how they came about that statement. “The said statement purportedly linked to the Emir’s person and status was not only fake, but fabricated to cause disaffection between his humble self and the esteemed Nigerian Legislatures “On that very fateful Sunday the

SANUSI, EMIR OF KANO emir was at home in Kano, and did not receive any visitor that would make him speak on issue of national concern. “Sanusi’s relationship with the members of both National Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly has been cordial and sound, and we had no cause to talk about any issue concerning them, let alone speak about their pay “In any case, Sanusi is not the rightful person to talk about how much anybody is supposed to take as salary, I think that is left for the government and its wages committee to decide.”

Niger Assembly passes motion for LGs dissolution The Niger State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a motion dissolving the 25 local government councils in the state for alleged poor performance and misappropriation of funds. The Assembly also directed the state governor, Abubakar Bello to immediately implement the resolution and conduct fresh council elections within 90 days. This was contained in a report by the House Committee on Local Government read at

plenary by Hon. Abdulmalik Kabir (APC-Paikoro), who is the chairman of the committee. The motion seconded by Hon. John Bahago (APC-Munya), directed the chairmen of the 25 councils to handover to Directors of Personnel Management (DPM). The lawmakers upheld that the legislative councils have also failed to hold meetings and sittings as required under Section 38; subsection (1) of Niger local government law,

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Editorial Hate speech as beginning of the end

week before the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari from his 103 days medical vacation, the then Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had sent a draft bill to National Assembly which, when passed into law, will criminalise or outlaw hate speeches in the media-print, broadcast or social media. This was in reaction to an alarming attack on people on the basis of their tribes, religion and gender. He had remembered that Rwanda’s genocide started from vulgar vituperation against one another on the basis of the aforementioned natural attributes. He even equated hate speech with terrorism. But how did we get here? We arrived at this port because of politics of hatred, antagonism and bitterness that have become the stock– in–trade of Nigeria’s politics. These had reached a crescendo towards 2015 general elections. Issues and parties’ manifestoes were relegated to the background while tribal and religious matters were kicked to the front burner. Certain sections of the country would not bear sight of power being retained in a certain part of the country, while certain parts of the country would not accept power being taken from where it then resided. And so the foot soldiers of both camps went into the trenches and there they have been, ever since. There is a Yoruba adage that a King is not abused in his presence. But today, our Kings are being abused right in their presence, calling to question our agelong cultural values and orientation. I remember the then spokesman of APC who incidentally is the spokesman of this government, threatening to form a parallel government if APC failed to win 2015 election. There were threat and counter threats from both sides of the divides. But as the then President Goodluck Jonathan promptly conceded defeat even before the last count of the 2015 Presidential election results and congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB) as he then was. It was like cold water had been poured on a raging fire or so we thought.

Shortly after President Buhari mounted the saddle, he embarked on foreign tours in his effort to market Nigeria of his dream. It was in one of such trips that he was quoted to have said that those who gave him 5% votes should not expect to be favoured in equal measure with those who gave him 97%, whatever that would sum up. That assertion must be admitted to have given rise to this round of tirade exchanges in conventional and social media. To mark the beginning of the end of hate speeches, there is no need of law or enactment from the National Assembly. There is no need to unleash the police or military on the citizens. What is required and urgently too, is the soothing words of our President to the ‘5%’ voters who have felt alienated and ostracised by no less a person than the President. No President / Prime Minister in this country or any other country for that matter, ever won election squarely and evenly, Balewa did not, ditto Shagari, Obasanjo, Yar’Adua and Jonathan. But once an election is won, the winner becomes a President of all and the father of the whole country. He becomes the President of those who voted and those that did not vote for him. That is the way to unite Nigerians. The Acting President who has reverted to his post as Vice President must prevail on his boss to be more conciliatory and sensitive in his approach to issues of National importance. He must be manifestly seen to live to his inaugural statement of “I belong to everybody, I belong to nobody”. He must not take governmental criticisms to mean “hate speech”, for most of the positive adjustments this government has done so far could be attributed to those criticisms than praises. Nnamdi Kanu, militants in the Niger Delta, Arewa Youth etc could be reined in through kind words and egalitarian assurances by the President. All policies in education and employments which seek to favour a particular section or sections of the country must be discontinued. If these are done, it will surely mark the beginnings of the end of “hate speech” in our country. Welcome back once again Mr. President.

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Interrogating the `doing well’ of Nigeria’s economy

T Mazi Sam I. Ohuabunwa OFR

he only defence offered by the FGN to OBJ’s letter to PMB was to educate him on the great strides of the government on the economy. The Government asserted that OBJ must have been too busy to notice the wonderful works done by PMB on the economy with an implied presumption, that had OBJ been less busy and more observant he would have seen the signs of a bubbling economy instigated by the wonderful policies, programs and projects being faithfully implemented across the length and breadth of Nigeria. In which case OBJ’s verdict would have been different and perhaps he would have advised PMB to seek re-election in 2019 and perhaps attempt a third term as he( OBJ) at The unassailable truth is that Nigeria’s Economy is on the recovery mode. Nigeria’s economy that contracted for 5 quarters between Q 1 2016 and Q1 2017 precipitating a recession, the first time in 25 years has begun to expand, hence our exit from recession from the 2Q of 2017. The lowest dip in GDP was achieved in Q 3 2016( -2.34%) and the best recovery was at Q3 of 2017( 1.4%). Inflation has shown consistent monthly gradual climb down from a high of 18.72% in Jan 2017 to 15.3% in January 2018. Whereas interest rate has not shown significant drop but there is some moderation. Naira exchange rate against the US Dollar that crossed the 500 mark in the parallel market about October 2016 has retreated to around 360 and supply to the market has improved. Our foreign reserves have continued to accrue, climbing from a low of 28 billion dollars in February 2016 to the current high of about 40 billion dollars at January 2018. The Nigerian stock market has shown very remarkable rally in the last year with total capitalization climbing to 19.6 Trillion

Naira in Q4 in 2017 from a low of 13 Trillion Naira in Q3 2016. Capital importation which almost dried up by Q2 of 2016 at only $1Bn has risen steadily to a high of $4.1B in Q3 of 2017. All over, we can see that the siege on the economy has lifted. But with all these, can we really say that the economy is doing well? First, any economy where the population growth is higher than the GDP growth can not be said to be doing well. Because the doing well of an economy is essentially measured by the improved well being of the people. With higher Population growth of about 2.7% growth against a lower GDP growth of 1%, it means that the GDP per capita is declining, despite some growth in the GDP. And with this,the standard of living of the average Nigerian is not any better even with our high foreign reserves. It is like a family of four children that do not have enough to eat but their father’s bank account is getting fatter. And when they complain of hunger, you flaunt their father’s big bank account. That’s what Obasanjo saw on the streets, citizens who are hungry, because our gross domestic output is not enough to quench their hunger. Second is that in addition to having more mouths to feed, fewer people are able to contribute to the food basket. This is because the unemployment and under employment rates have not shown any improvement at all. In fact the rates have worsened even as the economy was showing the nominal recovery we began to record in Q2 2017. In Dec 2015, total unemployment was 9.9%, worsening to 13.9% in Dec 2016 and remained in decline at 18. 8% in Dec 2017. This high unemployment has continued to combine with the generally high( though moderating) inflation rate to create high misery index of 70% in Q4 2016 which has gone higher at 77% In Q3 2017. It is this

army of unemployed roaming and menacing our streets that Obasanjo saw, and which IBB has also seen that compelled them to write their patriotic letters. It is an irony that an economy that is showing growth( even if only marginally) in GDP and accruing foreign reserves is having growth in unemployment. This is because the growth ( both GDP & Foreign reserves) is driven essentially by recovery of oil prices and not by growth in the real output of the real or industrial sector. That is the bane of the economy. And thus when we combine the high population growth, the high unemployment/underemployment rate, the high misery index, we are arrive at high poverty rate. The massive devaluation of the Naira ( officially from 197 to 310) without any accompanying rise in wages and the debilitating and unconscionable unpaid salary arrears in States only worsened the poverty and it is this pervading poverty that many patriotic Nigerians are seeing and complaining about. It seems that the perquisites of office make it difficult for the senior government officials and the inhabitants of Aso Rock to understand the message from those who live among the people, even if they live in Hill tops. Thus it is too early to flaunt achievements of this government on the economy. When a man digs a hole and walks into it, he should not expect an applause, when he crawls out of it. As at May 2015, when this present Government took over the reins, the economy though facing challenges of declining oil prices, was still doing well, in comparative terms . When we consider all the parameters and standards of evaluating the economyGDP growth( 2.84% vs 1.4%) unemployment ( 9.9% vs 18.8%), poverty( 53% vs 72%), misery index( 62 % vs 77%) the facts are that the economy was in much better shape. Certainly

those rates were not the best possible at that time, but they were much better than what we have even today. There is therefore a lot of work that needs to be done to return the economy to the level it was when this government took over. It must at least achieve this ground zero and this will indicate a readiness to move forward. Now when the economy begins to show improvement in unemployment/ underemployment and poverty levels over the May 2015 Base line, it will be time to flaunt and brag on achievements on the economy. It is my hope that a consistent and faithful implementation of the Economic Recovery Growth Plan ( ERGP) will in the medium term lead to reversals. The problem was that the plan came late, after the Administration had wasted nearly 18 months trying policies that had failed in the past. Finally, let it be known that Nigeria’s economy can never do well with the level of insecurity and unhappiness in Nigeria Today. Lives of Nigerians have become so cheap that the apparent failure of government to fulfill its primary responsibility of protecting lives and property puts the government in poor light and prevents the full optimization of National productivity. The high level of internally displaced persons and the disruption of agricultural activities in the Middle-belt is having a negative effect on both agricultural production and Gross Domestic Product. The continued nepotic and lopsided appointments by the Federal Government in defiance of complaints by marginalized States and Geo- political zones of the Country is causing so much unhappiness and unhappy people can never optimize their productive capacity. And PMB keeps denying this reality. Baffling! Mazi Sam I. Ohuabunwa OFR sam@starteamconsult.com

Understanding the rights of a child in the 21st century education system (II)

P Wahab Shittu

arents, teachers and researchers have a particular moral and ethical responsibility to ensure that the inclusion of children’s voices remains a priority in education, particularly in this era of global unrest and uncertainty. THE RIGHTS OF A CHILD UNDER NIGERIAN LAW Since 1924, when the League of Nations adopted the Geneva Declaration of the Right of the Child, the international community has made a series of firm commitments to children to ensure that their rights-to survival, health, education, protection and participation, among others are met. The most far-reaching and comprehensive of these commitments is the Convention on the Right of the Child, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989 and ratified by 192 countries including Nigeria. As the most widely endorsed human right treaty in history, the convention, together with its optional protocols, lay out in specific terms the legal duties of government to children. Hence, children’s survival, development and protection now become a matter of moral and legal obligation and no longer a matter of charitable concern. In Nigeria, children’s Rights are protected by law under the Child Rights Act of 2003 and held sacred, not only does the law protect the child; it also stipulates punishment for adults who take advantage of children or seek to negatively influence them. The law seeks to prevent cruelty against children while stating the rights and obligations of the Nigerian Child. Prior to the 2003 Child Rights Act, Nigerian child protection was defined by the Children and Young People’s Act (CYPA), a law relating primarily to juvenile justice. In 2003, Nigeria adopted the Child Rights Act to domesticate the Convention on the Rights of the Child. THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION The right to education is a right of every human being, from childhood until the end of life, without discrimination under any grounds. According to the World Health Organization, “child rights are fundamental freedoms and the inherent rights of all human beings below the age of 18. These rights apply to every child, irrespective of the child’s, parent’s/legal guardian’s race, color, sex, creed or other status”. One of these rights is the right to ‘education and access to appropriate information’ The guarantee of the right to education is an obligation of States Parties in the instruments of International Human Rights Law, because they are the main duty-bearers for all human rights for all. The International Community has a subsidiary and auxiliary responsibility, when States fail. However, the natural primary responsible individuals for the right to education are the parents. As such, the right to education is a right to an education guided by the values and principles internationally agreed upon and formally incorporated in the domestic Law of the most countries. The right to education is an empowerment right. It shall empower individuals for the full development of their human personality and participation in society and this right is further closely linked with the right to development, as education is considered a powerful tool in the fight against poverty. THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION SYSTEM 1. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, sets out children’s right to: Education, health care, economic opportunity, protection from abuse and neglect, protection from sexual exploitation, protection from economic exploitation.

The Convention also says that decisions that affect children should be based on their ‘best interests’. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) applies to children under 18. It recognizes education as a legal right to every child on the basis of equal opportunity. Its Article 28 guarantees free compulsory primary education for all; progressive free secondary education that should in any case be available and accessible to all; and accessibility to higher education on the basis of capacity. It states the obligation of the State to take measures regarding school attendance and discipline. It encourages international cooperation in matters related to education, in particular elimination of ignorance and illiteracy and access to scientific and technical knowledge. Its Article 29 defines the aims of education and recognizes also the liberty of parents to choose the kind of education they want to give to their children and the liberty to establish and direct educational institutions, in conformity with minimum standards laid down by the State. 2. Inclusive education and the school community Every student has the right to experience an education system which values their uniqueness and supports them to become successful and valued adults. There is collective responsibility for the wellbeing of the children and young people in our communities. But school communities, in particular, must understand the diversity of their students and families and offer a responsive and inclusive place for all. A flexible, relevant, inclusive and appropriate curriculum is fundamental to building wellbeing and resilience. For example, in Nigeria the girlchild, in comparison to the opposite sex is usually subjected to demeaning and destabilizing situations that places her in a disadvantaged position in the society. Stakeholders in the

education sector are therefore urged to inject new innovations into the school system to ensure non-gender discriminatory learning. Equity education for all, irrespective of gender should be a primary objective as quality and non-discriminatory education is a fundamental human right that should be availed to all persons irrespective of age, sex, and nationality. 3. Identifying children at risk Many young people managing a health condition will encounter some difficulty, including learning difficulties, during their school life. Schools must have strategies and processes in place to identify when a student is at risk of disengaging from learning or from school. Early intervention is essential. Risks for students may involve individual, social, emotional or physical factors. They may also be related to family or community factors. 4. Responsible teachers and schools All teachers have a responsibility to respond when a student experiences difficulty with their schooling. Schools have a responsibility to support their teachers by developing a planned, sequential and detailed whole-school approach to student support and by providing relevant professional learning. 5. Adjustments within the school An education provider must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to accommodate a student with disabilities. An adjustment is a measure or action taken to assist a student with disabilities to participate in education and training on the same basis as other students. An adjustment is reasonable if it does this while taking into account the student’s learning needs and balancing the interests of all parties affected, including those of: the student with the disability, the education provider, staff, other students.

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On Buhari and Tinubu: ‘If you love me love my dog’ Times Columnist MOHAMMED ADAMU

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The patient dog they say, eats the fattest bone. But come to think of it between Buhari and Tinubu there is no ‘dog’ and there is no ‘hunter’. They are each other’s dog and they are each other’s ‘hunter’. Now’s the time for Tinubu to play Buhari’s ‘dog of hunt’: by corralling all the APC herd into one grazing reserve, for the President. On election day, Tinubu will be the ‘hunter’, while Buhari on the ballot will be his veritable ‘hunt dog’-to win the vote.

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he Hausas say ‘ba’a neman kare ranar farauta’; -which is that you do not wait till the day of hunt to look for the dog of hunt. And worse still if the ‘dog’ you look for is the one you have neglected since after the last successful hunt. Because by then such a ‘canine’ may have either grown frail and weary from physical neglect, Or, it may, in fact, have grown sated with grudge and resentment –from the bitterness of neglect. Thus one way or another, the next hunt is threatened, either by physical inability, or yet by the malevolence of unforgiving mind. But luckily dogs alone are the most un-likely ever to harbor a malevolent spirit. Dogs do not become malevolent even to their un-kind masters. Or so said the Austrian zoologist, Konrad Lorenz: that “There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog.” And so in a sense, the parable makers are not altogether right: you can in fact look for a ‘dog of hunt’ even on the ‘day of the hunt’, provided only that the dog has not grown frail and weary from physical neglect. Because then it may not be able to hunt. And this is exactly what the President, Muhammadu Buhari is now doing, seeking out his Party’s Leader the Asiwaju, Bola Ahmed Tinubu only when the political hunting fields have started buzzing with the braying and snorting of fresh games. It is amazing that Mr. President still trusts in the hunting prowess of the Party’s once neglected ‘greyhound’. That Buhari believes Tinubu has still neither grown frail and weary from political neglect, nor has he grown sated with grudge and resentment, is quite interesting to know. Ant it appears with these two (Buhari and Tinubu), just when you think you have known them enough, you are just starting to know them: if you think that Buhari is the veritable ungrateful political ‘hunter’ who seeks out his hound only on the day of the hunt, then you should know that Tinubu is the quintessential faithful canine who has his eyes always on the game of hunt and not on the hunter. Tinubu is both an excellent political ‘dog of hunt’ and a smart, puny little ‘dog tail’ all rolled up in one.

President Buhari (left) and Bola Ahmed Tinubu He knows exactly when to play the happy-tail-wagging spaniel. But he knows also how, even as the lone Alsatian of his ruling party, to sometimes tactfully allow himself to be wagged by the puny, little ‘tail’. The moral being ‘wag when you have to wag, and be wagged when you have to be wagged’! With Tinubu, both roles are aptly in the political detail –always. Knowing when and how to stoop to conquer. And knowing when and why sometimes to grandstand to overcome. For as they say, “you cannot teach an old dog new tricks”. Interestingly there is not a whimper anywhere, now that the Jagaban is re-confirmed as the only Hercules capable of cleansing the Party’s Augean Stable. There is no objection from any quarters. The objections will come only after the Asiwaju has cleansed the slimy Stable and has set up the dinner table. Then in unison they’ll rise to show how he is not gifted in the art of culinary dishing. But you see there is no ‘night’, the Hausas say, any bleaker than a bat has always known. Tinubu has seen it all. above all he has fathered a peaceful political revolution in Nigeria, which has not only shattered the myth of the invincibility of incumbency power, but which has also saved the nation from the malignance of a ruinous era bent on balkanizing our country. Yet he was assailed thereafter even by upstarts beautified by the political feathers that he had woven. Did they not say that he was the leader? The courageous Jagaban? The one who led from the front?

And did he not lead them from the front? Selflessly investing his time, his energy and his resources? Did we not see, from the pre-natal stages, the singular efforts of Tinubu corralling several ideological eggs into one political embryo, to give life to a new mega-party around which both progressives and even repentant fascists for the first time cooperated, to enact the parting of our political Red Sea? Did Tinubu not traverse the length and breadth of this country, building strong bridges of geo-ethnic and geo-political consensus? Did Tinubu not put his life on the line to take on a desperate PDP incumbency? But just after he had set the political dinner table, did we not see them all turn vultures and hyenas against the Jagaban? Did they not say that although he was an excellent political chef, yet Tinubu was not to be trusted to dish from the table that he had set? Did they not say that he wanted to install a puppet leadership for the legislature. Well then, he was prevented from installing a ‘puppet’ leadership for the legislature. But did the ‘changeera’ that his revolution midwife eventually get the kind of legislature that it deserved? The Hausas say ‘wanda ya qi sharan masallaci, ba zai qi sharan kasuwa ba’: who will not sweep a place of worship, will soon scrub the market place. But they also say that ‘angulu bata san kudin doki ba’ –meaning ‘the vulture does not know the price of a horse’. But it knows best how to feed from its carcass. Every dog they say has his day.

And now they are coming back to where it all started. From the Jagaban. The Path-finder. They might as well name him what the Yorubas call ‘Aboaba’ -the one to whom all rebels must turn. The APC edifice is an axial structure. And whether or not they like it, Tinubu continues to remain the crooked-looking head-corner-stone that has been keeping it from crumbling. The opposition has done all that it can to pull the Tinubu carpet off the feet of Buhari’s APC. They have cajoled and they have lobbied. They have blackmailed and they have intimidated. They have name-dropped and they have even appropriated his hallowed mouth to chew political garlic. They have given this ‘dog’ every bad name in the book, to hang it. They have failed. The Tinubu dog will not run with the hare and then hunt with the hounds. The patient dog they say, eats the fattest bone. But come to think of it between Buhari and Tinubu there is no ‘dog’ and there is no ‘hunter’. They are each other’s dog and they are each other’s ‘hunter’. Now’s the time for Tinubu to play Buhari’s ‘dog of hunt’: by corralling all the APC herd into one grazing reserve, for the President. On election day, Tinubu will be the ‘hunter’, while Buhari on the ballot will be his veritable ‘hunt dog’-to win the vote. So now, if you ever thought Buhari and Tinubu are like ‘chalk and cheese’, immixable, you are dead wrong. They have always been like ‘gin and lime’ –inseparable. And their political message has always been one: ‘if you love me, love my dog’.

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INEC, parastatal of APC- Secondus Chris Eze, Yenagoa

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Democratic Party, PDP on Wednesday expressed the fear that the 2019 general elections would not be free and fair. The National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus who expressed the fear in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State while speaking at the grand rally to mark the sixth anniversary of the administration of the state Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, said that the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is a parastatal of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Secondus said that all the eleven governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have acquitted themselves creditably by their performance, and such that the party is now seen as the only party that can rescue nation from the hunger and poverty APC government has brought on the people. He said that the National Working Committee of the PDP is also ready to pro-

vide a level playing ground in the primaries for credible candidates who can win elections to emerge. “But our fear is that will INEC play the game according to the provisions of our constitution. Will they not rig election? Our fear is that INEC is getting ready because they are parastatals of APC. They rig election. “But let me warn that 2019 election, no party, whether you are in government, whether you are security, you cannot rig elections. You cannot rig election. It is better for you to talk to the people to be reconnected to the people and let the people come to vote. The vote will come from everyone we have in our nation. The vote will count in our nation”, he insisted. The National Chairman who said now is the era of revival, stressed that it is also time to come together as a party to chase out the “evil party called APC”. “They inflicted on this nation vengeance. Our people by their vote, they will chase them out. It is time for us to come together from the north, from the south, from the east and from the west to come to-

Traffic hold up on Mary Land, Lagos occasioned by those celebrating Valentine day on Wednesday gether as brothers and sisters and know that it is only your voter’s card that can restore this nation as Dickson has restored Bayelsa and the people are happy. “So in 2019, once again

Gov. Ugwuanyi awards N2.4 billion state, federal road projects Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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The administration of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has awarded contracts for the construction of six major roads across the state at the sum of N2.4 billion, covering the EhaAmufu-Nkalagu federal road at Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, which has been in a deplorable condition. Other roads include the extension of the Agbani-Afor Amurri road; the extension of Ituku road; the construction of Ogonogoeji Ndi Agu Akpugo road (Atavu Bailey Bridge –Afor Onovo); the construction of 42 meter span Bailey bridge and road works across river Nyama to Amechi-Linking Umuogo and Umuagba Amechi Uno/ Obinagu community, all in Nkanu West L.G.A. It would be recalled the Gov. Ugwuanyi had recently inspected most of the road projects, where he promised the immediate intervention of his administration and reiterated his commitment to the development of the rural

areas to give the dwellers a sense of belonging and make life more meaningful for them. Addressing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Greg Nnaji, explained that the council approved the splitting of the 8.8 km EhaAmufu- Nkalagu road into lots 1 and 2, and awarding of the contracts to separate reputable contractors that will commence works simultaneously from the Nkalagu axis that borders Enugu and Ebonyi States and the Eha-Amufu College of Education section. Engr. Nnaji disclosed that the 8.8km road which will cost over N1.3billion was divided into two lots “to ensure that the construction is fast tracked within the weather window available this year”. On the Ogonogoeji Ndi Agu Akpugo road, the works commissioner expressed doubt if the people of the area, particularly their children who were born over 20 years ago had seen an asphalted road, adding that the state government’s intervention

was significant and timely. On the river crossing at Amechi Uno, Engr. Nnaji, noted that because of few problems encountered on the project in the past, the government has engaged the services of the 44 Engineer Brigade of the Nigerian Army, whose responsibility and engineering skill are needed to salvage the situation and deliver quality job within the next three months to serve the people of the area effectively. He also announced that the council’s decision to rehabilitate and renovate the seven District hospitals in the state located in Agbani, Udi, Igbo Eze North, Isi-Uzo, Nsukka and Awgu was upheld, adding that approval was given for the immediate upgrade and renovation of Polly Clinic/Asata District Hospital, Enugu and Udi District Hospital, Udi Local Government Area. “We are no longer talking about roads. We are looking into other public buildings and things that would impact positively on the lives of the people of our state”, the works commissioner said.

the country will experience happiness and joy and it is only PDP that can provide that. Be ready in 2019 that PDP will come back, we were doing well 16 years ago, but you can see today the government is broken, the APC is broken. There is confusion; government ruled by cabals, the President is missing. “You can see a lot of evil on our land. But come 2019, the country will speak in one voice and they will vote them out”, he enthused. The National Chairman disclosed that the party has launched the principle of three Rs, rebuild, reposition and rebrand to ensure that the party regains all lost grounds, and commended Governor Dickson for providing the foundation for the party to take off

with the new initiative. He further commended the governor for providing dividends of democracy to Bayelsans, saying he has broken all records. In his remarks, the celebrant, Governor Dickson restated the achievements of his administration in the last six years and thanked Bayelsans for their support. He also welcomed former members of PDP who had defected to the APC, but returned yesterday and was formally received at the occasion by the National Chairman. The governor charged them to imbibe the spirit in PDP, based discipline and love, adding that the party is a proponent of politics of tolerance and

accommodation. In a special way, he thanked the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus for his visit, saying he is the first Ijaw man to lead a big political party like PDP in Nigeria and assured him of his support to lead the party to election success. The ceremony held at the Oxbow Lake Pavilion which was commissioned by the National Chairman of PDP was a carnival as it was preceded by a boat regatta featuring all the eight local government areas of the state. Members of the National Working Committee of PDP, other political big wigs across the country witnessed the event.

Lent: Obaseki enjoins Catholics, Christian communities on spiritual rebirth

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State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has enjoined Catholics and other Christian faithful to be steadfast and pray for the progress of the state and Nigeria, as they commence the 40-day Lenten season. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, Obaseki said, “The Lenten season, which is a solemn religious celebration in the

Christian calendar, is an occasion for Catholics and other Christian faithful who observe the season, to seek spiritual upliftment. During this season, I urge them to deepen their communion with God through prayers, fasting and almsgiving, which are the hallmarks of the period.” The governor enjoined Christians to also use the occasion to offer prayers for the progress of the state and the country, noting, “Prayers offered in

such season assures us of God’s blessings, which is needed for the prosperity of the state.” He added that, “The Lenten observance on fasting and self-mortification should be a means to overcome the murmurs of self-will. It is an opportunity that should be used to ask God for divine direction for Nigeria’s leaders in the face of the many fissures that threaten the collective existence of the country.”

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NBA Signs MoU with UK govt on human rights promotion Doosuur Iwambe - Abuja

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Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bar Human Right Committee of England and Wales on the promotion of Human Rights in the country. The duo has also commenced a training programme on legal rights and protection of Internally Displaced Persons in North East, Nigeria. This according to them will enhance the protection and legal rights of Internally the Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the zone. NBA President, Abubakar Mahmoud SAN, who declared the program open Wednesday in Abuja noted that the objective of the training was geared primarily to equip members of the association with necessary skills in providing pro-bono services for the nearly two million IDPs in the Northeast. According to Mahmoud, the victims of insurgents have suffered various forms of violations and as such would be in need of legal support, adding that the NBA cannot remain aloof to the situation. While stating that the gesture is part of the association’s quota towards addressing challenges in the area, he however, appealed to religious and community leaders to show moderation in their utterance and work together to deescalate the crisis. He said the training which is been supported by partners from both within and outside the country is expected to enhanced access to justice by IDPs in the North-east. He said insurgency has led to the near collapse of justice system in the region, even as human rights violation was not limited to the North-east, adding that many states in the middle belt and south are also affected. For her part, Chairperson of the Bar Human Right Committee of England and Wales, Kirsty Brimelow (QC), in her goodwill message, said what informed the training was among other things the need to use the law to right the wrongs against the most vulnerable in the North East. She said ,“We need to stop what the insurgency has done to the most

vulnerable in the North East”. Also, Chairman, NBA Taskforce on the Northeast, Professor Muhammad Tabiu (SAN) said justice institution and practitioners were particularly targeted by insurgents with many legal practitioners losing their lives. He said it was in view of that, that a register was opened for lawyers affected by the conflict and that talks were in progress with the NBA to have trust funds for the victims. He disclosed further that the taskforce in addition opened another register for missing and disappeared persons. Prof Tabiu, while stressing that a lot of persons in the North-east are currently in need of legal support, lamented that a lot of lawyers who could have provided this support have either been killed or displaced. He expressed confidence that the training would impact lawyers in the North-east with the necessary local and international legal framework on human rights protection. He therefore urged participants to use knowledge acquired from the training to improve conditions of IDPs in the North-east.

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Idimogu applauds Ambode over construction of pedestrian bridge at Toyota B/stop ÏÏÏA member of

Lagos State House of Assembly representing Oshodi/ Isolo Constituency II, Jude Emeka Idimogu, has applauded Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, for considering and granting his request to construct a pedestrian Bridge at Toyota bus stop on Apapa/ Oshodi express way of the road. In a recent chat with select newsmen, Idimogu expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Governor Ambode, on this gesture which he made known on Monday to wild jubilant traders while on inspection of various projects in the state.

Governor Ambode, who had to make a revisit to Ladipo market on Monday to address the traders having earlier visited the ongoing road construction at Ladipo Street on Sunday in addition to the on-going airport road construction, however appealed to the traders to cooperate with contractors on the work site to ensure hitch free of work on the road. He opined he could have on interim ordered the closure of the market but believes the work could still go on unhindered with the maximum cooperation of traders in the market and their

customers by allowing the contractors free flow work space. “You will recall that I had earlier moved a motion on the floor of the House precisely on Monday 11th April, 2016 on the ‘need for a pedestrian bridge at Toyota Bus stop, along Apapa-Oshodi expressway’. Of course, I did not stop there as I wrote to follow up on this to the Governor on the same request on the 28th of November, 2016” an excited Hon Jude explained. “I have however waited patiently till this day for this landmark achievement, though a response was sent to me in Decem-

ber of the same year it has been forwarded to an appropriate quarter for further action. “Also note that this is not the only project that has been considered in my constituency as facilitated as I could continue to go on, such as Ifoshi road in Ejigbo and Olusesi/ Nwachukwu Drive in Isolo LCDA that has also been awarded to contractors that is starting very soon. I cannot but to express my heartfelt gratitude to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on behalf of myself and the good people of my constituency, Oshodi/ Isolo Constituency II”. The benefit of a pedes-

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I’ve apologised to Gov Fayose - Aluko Gbenga Sodeinde, AdoEkiti

ÏÏÏErstwhile Secretary

of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Dr Tope Aluko has said that he has apologized to the State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose for all that he did in the past, vowing to remain committed and loyal to the governor and all that he represents. Aluko, who made this known in a press statement titled; “Why I returned to my political home,” pointed out that “Fact is that there were series of misunderstanding between myself and my political leader and benefactor, Governor Fayose. But by the grace of God, we have resolved all issues and I have apologized to him for whatever wrong steps that I took in the past. The governor took me back with-

Ïd ƕ ƗƆƕƆƕƆè RƋƑƉƈƌƈ ƏƆ 9 Ə ƐƆ out consideration for the past and for this, I have vowed to remain committed and loyal to him and all that he represents.” He said he had severed political relationship with the likes of Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, Senator Biodun Olujimi, Hon Olamide Oni (Oni Atiba) and others with whom he related while he had issues with Governor Fayose. The former PDP secretary described Governor Fayose as a leader with a very large heart, saying; “I am also totally in support of the continuity agenda of the Governor, which is the adoption of Deputy Governor, Prof Kolapo Olusola as the preferred candidate of the PDP.” He condemned what he

called the way and manner the duo of Prince Dayo Adeyeye and Senator Olujimi have turned themselves to opposition within the PDP, particularly Adeyeye’s use of his radio station, established with the proceed of his less than one year tenure as a minister under a PDP government, as arrowhead of opposition against Governor Fayose. “For record purpose, it was only when Prince Adeyeye associated politically with Governor Fayose that he was able to achieve the ministerial position that he missed twice and was also made Chairman Governing Council of the Ekiti State University as well as National Publicity Secretary of the PDP. “It baffles me beyond any comprehension that

someone like Adeyeye, who within nine months as a minister built a mansion in Abuja and Ado Ekiti as well as a radio station can be going about presenting himself as aggrieved. Aggrieved for what? For being so favoured by Governor Fayose? “Also, it is on record that Senator Olujimi joined Governor Fayose’s government in 2004 as Special Assistant on nothing. It was the same Fayose that made her House of Reps member, Deputy Governor and now a Senator. I wonder why she cannot act like me by coming back to say sorry to the man who made her,” Aluko said. While also chiding Fayemi for neglecting of Ekiti State in the activities of his office as a minister, Aluko said he (Fayemi) must be asked what Ekiti has benefited from his ministerial position and

pointed out that the State derived no benefit when he was governor. On Senator Babafemi Ojudu’s governorship ambition, Aluko said; “I have seen Ojudu’s campaign billboards in Ado Ekiti, the State capital. Apart from using his position as Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President to promote hatred against the government of Governor Fayose, what has Ekiti benefitted from his position now and when he was a Senator that will make the people to desire him as a governor?” He reiterated that he had since returned to the political family of Governor Fayose and “this I have done without apology to anyone. As from now, it is Fayose leads, I follow and with other privileged members of the Osoko Political Family, we are United in Continuity.”

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30 years service: FRSC and daunting task of lead agency in Africa Bisi Kazeem

Following the unprecedented catastrophe of unparallel proportion that was about to engulf the Road Transport Sector in Nigeria, where over 40,881 crashes were recorded in the year 1976 alone; concerned citizens at home and in Diaspora led by Prof Wole Soyinka stood to liberate their fatherland from the shackles of Road Traffic crashes. It was these and many other factors that informed the decision of the then Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida in 1988 to establish via decree no 45 of 1988 as amended by decree no 35 of 1992, later codified as FRSC Act (CAP 141) Laws of the Federation 1990 and FRSC Act CAP F19, LFN, 2004; FRSC (Establishment) Act, 2007. The Federal Road Safety Corps is a strategic intervention to address the ugly trend of road crashes. The Federal Road Safety Corps has ever since its establishment operated in tandem with global standards. Bringing down the trend of crashes and reducing fatalities on the road through robust public education on the use of the highways, prompt rescue services, removal of obstructions, effective patrol operations, stakeholder Cooperation, among others. Unlike other agencies of government, the establishment of FRSC was in conformity with the lead agency concept recommended by the United nations and World Health Organization, that member nations should dedicate an agency of government to lead in coordinating Road safety management as a best practice to combat the scourge of death and injuries from RTC. Prior to the establishment of the Federal road Safety Corps in 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) had adjudged Nigeria, the second only behind Ethiopia, as the most dangerous country in the world to drive a motor vehicle. In its three decades of unbroken service to humanity as a lead agency in traffic and safety management, FRSC has recorded tremendous achievements in the area of Traffic Engineering, Road Safety Administration, Traffic Management and Crash reduction. The Corps has now come of age after going through good times and tides. In its 30 years journey, it recorded for instance, a comendable 62.4% reduction in crash from 40,881 in 1976 to 25,792 within its first operational year alone. In this regard, it is instructive to state that the Corps has doggedly fought RTC from the unacceptable 40,881 of 1976 down to 5,993 in 2016 and 4,418 in

Oyeyemi, Corp Marshal FRSC

2017. The statistics above shows that the Corps is gaining grounds accordingly. To this end, through the use of state of the art Information Technology facilities, the Corps has been able to enhance its operational capacity aimed at promoting public safety and security. In compliance with the ease of doing business, the Corps has over three decades designed and operated 24 web applications for its operational activities so as to create an accessible platform for the general public.

Some of these applications cover, the Uniform Licensing scheme, under which is the ONE DRIVER ONE RECORD which enables FRSC track and match records of drivers with their drivers licence, vehicle number plate, traffic offences and others in a single view. Introduction of the toll free 122 emergency number and a 24 hours call center established to reduce response time for crash victims; a single step that has reduced emergency response time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes thereby decreasing the number of fa-

Again, it is noteworthy to look at the direction of the present leadership of Dr Boboye Oyememiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swift response to the incessant abuse of traffic rules which led to the putting together of the OPERATION COBRA to address certain lifethreatening traffic-related offences like Dangerous driving, Route violation, Use of Phone while driving, Traffic Light violation and Drunk driving.

talities in crash situations. More so, the introduction of Verification Portal for drivers licence and number plates, the introduction of the Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme (RTSSS) for uniformity and harmonization of fleet operators in the country, the Driving School Standardisation Scheme (DSSP), the introduction of the speed limiting device whose enforcement began on 1st February, 2017, and the vehicle tracking system among others, are policies formulated and implemented to fight road traffic crash in the country to extinction. Again, it is noteworthy to look at the direction of the present leadership of Dr Boboye Oyememiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swift response to the incessant abuse of traffic rules which led to the putting together of the OPERATION COBRA to address certain life-threatening traffic-related offences like Dangerous driving, Route violation, Use of Phone while driving, Traffic Light violation and Drunk driving. This singular step became instrumental to the decline in crash rate in 2017. According to the Corps Marshal, offenders appreCONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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hended by the Operation Cobra squad are usually referred to a government health facility for Emotional Stability Test and so far over 200 offenders have been referred to different health facilities for examination. As a performance driven organization with clearly set measurable Key performance Indicators, FRSC is today, the only law enforcement organization in Nigeria certified by the International Standard organization. Considering that road transport sector in Nigeria accounts for over 90% of passengers and freight movement, this exerts undue pressure on the FRSC in discharging its cardinal responsibilities. In view of the foregoing, the Corps has over the years embarked on several reforms which include but not limited to the following: Development of a national road safety strategy roadmap, improved operational efficiency, enhanced regulatory environment, accelerated response capability to situations that needed immediate actions. The Corps therefore defined the following paths which were in tandem with UN decade of action as well as the mantra of functional 21st century organization by chatting a path to meet the Accra declaration of 50% reduction in fatality by 2015, achieve UN decade of action on road Safety of 50% fatality reduction by 2020, and place Nigerian roads within the league of 20 global safest roads by 2020. To achieve the stated targets, the Corps has developed transformational initiatives focused on People, Processes and Technology (PPT) that is why today not only does its staff pride as the most disciplined but the Corps stands as the best Information Technology (IT) driven organization in Nigeria with its robust data base and over 95 percentage digitalized administrative and operational procedures. The Corps under different governmental and administrative leaderships, within has proven to allay the menace of road traffic crashes in the past three decades. Achievements of such were based on many pillars and strict implementation of its Corporate Strategic goals. With its National headquarters, 12 Zonal Commands, 37 Sector Commands, over 201 Unit Commands, 209 outposts, 27 road side clinics, 41 emergency Ambulance Points, over 214 drivers license centers/ work stations, 3 number plate plants, a drivers license production print farm, an academy and a training school, 645 patrol vehicles, 150 admin vehicles, 106 ambulances, 22 Tow trucks and 204 bikes; the Corps has been able to carry out its statutory functions of creating a safer motoring environment through

Babangida, former military president

Soyinka, first Corp Marshal FRSC

full deployment and utilization of its workforce ranging from, its 21,000 regular marshals, 20,768 special marshals with the President of the Federal Republic as its Patron, and 23,660 road Safety clubs. It is therefore instructive to state that the Corps in recent times has noted that road safety is a shared responsibility; hence in the era of the present Corps Marshal Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, establishment of State Traffic Agencies was encouraged to further complement the function of the FRSC within the states. The Corps also embarks in consultation with stakeholders who have become more involved through the mechanism of the special marshals, celebrity Special Marshals and road Safety clubs. The deployment of FRSC personnel to Tank Farms has to a large degree, dwindled the rate of crashes associated with articulated vehicles, particularly tankers carrying petroleum products. Through its Safe-to- Load initiative, articulated vehicle have been subjected to checks before they are allowed to load from the various depots across the country with trained personnel of the Corps undertaken routine checks to ensure strict compliance. On the global scene, FRSC takes leadership role of West African road Safety Organisation (WARSO) as part of measures to scale up the bar on road safety management within the West African region. . Further to this, the Corps has provided technical assistance to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ethiopia and so on. It has secured implementation of a policy robust engagement with international organizations for capacity building including world bank project on Safe corridor Project etc. got Nigeria’s accession to the Geneva and Vienna conventions on Road Signs and

Markings, despite over six decades of the convention and also made Nigeria the first African country to be admitted into international Traffic Safety Data analysis group IRTAD. These efforts have given the organization awards both national and international especially during a workshop under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the FRSC was adjudged the best lead agency on road safety management in Africa. In his presentation at the workshop on Lead Agency Good Practise, the Sub-saharan Transport specialist, Per Mathiasen specifically lauded the Federal Road Safety Corps’ commitment towards promoting best road safety practices in Africa through its exemplary leadership of the West African Road Safety Organization(WARSO) such as the introduction of proper regulation of vehicle movement and initiation and implementation of sustainable road safety strategies by relevant government agencies as measures for safer road use in West Africa. He also commended the FRSC for living up to its mandate within the Nigerian context by developing an effective reporting mechanism for road crashes especially in 2008. According to him, the high figures in 2008 road crashes has since been trending down due to the FRSC improved enforcement strategies, adding that the downward sliding in road crashes presently witnessed in Nigeria, is not replicated in any other country he visited during a capacity review exercise. In the same vein, the Transport specialist who attributed the Corps’ success story to its establishment under the Presidency with clear mandate and budget, also identified the

introduction of a world class drivers’ licensing standard by the FRSC which is difficult to forge, building and maintenance of a dedicated work force including regular marshals and a volunteer arm and optimal deployment of technology, a feat which he described as unparalleled in Africa, South of the Sahara. Using the FRSC as case study of lead agency on road safety management, Mathiasen outlined the 5 pillars of the United Nations decade of action on road safety: management, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer road users(enlightenment and enforcement) and emergency response to road crashes, stressing that the Corps has through its numerous initiatives, fulfilled all these through sustained advocacy, policy formulation/implementation, collaboration with other relevant agencies, effective utilization of information and communication technology to deliver on its statutory mandate. The SSATP transport specialist also identified data utilization and transparency as one of the Corps’ quick win strategies which has ensured effective management of traffic-related matters through a weekly reportage of traffic trends, utilization of data for performance monitoring and targeted interventions, effective monitoring, evaluation and planning, in addition to transparent evaluation of trends and sustained drive for improved performance. Mathiasen also highlighted some critical areas in the Nigerian Road Safety Strategy (2012-2016) such as digitalized accident information, coordinated funding mechanism, design standards, road safety audit, need for a 24/7 enforcement operations and the development of FRSC tactics for awareness creation and interface with the motoring public. With 35% of the nation’s 198,000 kilometres road network being motorable on present estimated population of over 9 million registered vehicles and projected 40 million by 2020, it is imperative to consider adopting the G-8 summit resolution in Nigeria which prescribes the dedication of 10% of road contracts to road safety, strong legal frame work to enhance the capacity for enforcement of traffic rules and regulations, improved funding backed with a strong political will and concerted sustained efforts across a range of sectors , will no doubt; put Nigeria on the same pedestal with other nations across the globe. Acting now will lead to a realistic reduction to 2.0 deaths per 10,000 vehicles by 2020. -

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NEWMAP launches fresh campaign against erosion in Enugu Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÏÏÏThe Nigerian Erosion

and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, a government agency with support from the World Bank has embarked on fresh moves at tackling erosion menace and other environmental challenges associated with climate change in Enugu State. The Enugu State Project Coordinator of the agency, Barr Egechukwu Vincent Obetta made this known at the flag off of the distribution of clean and efficient cook-stoves and sensitization of Enugu residents on the harmful effects of climate change. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State was represented at the event by his Deputy, Hon. Mrs. Cecelia Ezeilo. The flag off was conducted in two phases at the Ohom Orba Civic Centre, where low carbon efficient cookstoves were distributed to indigent persons, including widows and the St Cyprian Secondary School, Nsukka, which received four institutional stoves, worth over 280,000 each.

According to the Enugu State Project Coordinator, “the NEWMAP development goals are aimed at reducing the vulnerability of soil erosion in targeted catchment areas. “It is a multi-sectoral project in selected states to prevent and reverse land degradation initially focusing on gully erosion sites such as Enyazurum gully site, Ohom Orba and Onuiyi Nsukka gully site which have threatened infrastructure and livelihood in the areas. “According to research findings in Enugu State, 65% of the of the population use firewood for cooking whole in the seven NEWMAP pilot states, a total of 56% of the population use firewood for household energy. “The accumulative effect of all these is that the soil is weakened, thereby causing mudslides, and destroying agricultural land; and jeopardize human health and household and community air quality through toxic greenhouse emissions. “These inefficient traditional energy practices have adverse consequences on the environment, air quality and human health, he said.

COAS team visits 82 Div to assess combat readiness, effectiveness of formation Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÏÏÏThe

Chief of Army Standard and Evaluation (CASE) Maj Gen A.O. Shodunke, on the instruction of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai has embarked on a working visit to Headquarters of 82 Division and other Units, Formations and Nigerian Army institutions in the Division Area of Responsibility. The CASE and his team are in Enugu to monitor, assess/evaluate the combat readiness and effectiveness of formations, units and Nigerian Army institutions in the Division as well as observed constraints with the view to making recommendations for enhanced productivity and professionalism in the Division and the Nigerian Army at large. In his remarks at the occasion, Gen Shodunke stated that, “I am here with my team on the instruction of the COAS to monitor, evaluate and assess the capability, combat readiness and effectiveness of the units, formations and Nigerian Army institutions in the Division Area of Responsibility and their adherence to laid down standards”. He used the opportunity

to reiterate the vision of the COAS which is to have a professionally Responsive Nigerian Army in the Discharge of its Constitutional Roles. Instructively, the COAS vision is in line with the Nigerian Army Mission Statement which is “To win all land battles in defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria, protect her national interests and accomplish other tasks in aid of civil authority”. He enjoined the Division to continue to adhere strictly to laid down standards, ethics and traditions of the Nigerian Army so as to fully actualize the mission statement of the NA and the vision of the COAS at all times. The Chief of Staff 82 Division, Brig Gen LKN Udeagbala, on behalf of the General Officer Commanding the Division Maj Gen AB Abubakar, presented the Division’s brief to the CASE. A statement by the Deputy Director Public Relations! Col. Sagir Musa reports that the event featured an elaborate question and answer session as well as contributions and observations made by the various Commanders, Deputy Directors and Principal Staff Officers of the Division.

L-R: Valentine Obi, Founder/ Chief Executive Officer, eTranzact Plc; Dr. Felix Ohiwerei, Out-going Chairman, eTranzact Plc, Janet Ohiwerei, his wife and Wole Abegunde, Chairman, Board of Directors, eTranzact Plc; during the dinner party held in honour of Dr. Felix Ohiwerei in Lagos.

Osinbajo lauds Lalong for piloting Peace Building Agency Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

ÏÏÏThe

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday commended the Plateau State Government for bringing on board the Peace Building Agency, for the sole purpose of addressing conflicts, with emphasis on Berom community and the Fulani face off. Osinbajo stated this at the occasion of the National Summit On Security held in Abuja, recently. He said: “we are mindful of the Peace-Building efforts of some State Governments in Plateau State, for example, the Government constituted a Peace

and Reconciliation Committee to work with the Berom and Fulani communities which had been at loggerheads for years. “The Government also went ahead to establish the Plateau State Peace Building Agency, the first of its kind by any State Government in Nigeria: Since its creation in 2016, the Agency has fulfilled its mandate of resolving conflicts and tackling the underlying causes and triggers: the results have been encouraging; Plateau State, once the hotbed of ethnic and communal violence in the North Central, has enjoyed a great deal of peace in the last two

years”. The Vice President said that the federal government fully endorses the Peace Building efforts, and will continue to give support and assistance to State Governments in this regard. “We are also, in collaboration with States, and Governors of Benue, Plateau, Adamawa and along with seven other Governors, working in a group which I chair, where we have been seeking to proffer solutions to some of the problems associated with farmer/herdsmen clashes, but in particular, how to ensure that there is a plan for cattle breeding and rearing which takes

into account, contemporary methods of doing so in other parts of the world”, Osinbajo said. Our correspondent reports that the Plateau Peace Building Agency, through the leadership of its Director General, Joseph Lengmang, has held several stakeholders meeting with security agencies, youths, NGOs, and waring communities fashioning out ways in which to halt the hostilities that has hitherto bedevilled the State. However, one of it major efforts gave birth to a ‘Five Years Strategic Plan To End Conflict’, which is to be launched in no distant time, Lengmang said.

Rehabilitation of Oregun/Opebi Link roads: Govt issues 21 days eviction notice Joy Anyim

ÏÏÏLagos

States Government has served a -21 day ‘Eviction Notice’ to all illegal mechanic workshops under Oregun/Opebi Link Bridge, to pave way for the commencement of under bridge roads rehabilitation. The Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force SP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the 21 days ‘Eviction Notice’ served on these illegal mechanic workshops would expire on Sunday, 4th of March, 2018.

SP Egbeyemi hinted that the activities of these mechanics had seriously constituted environmental nuisance as used oil and contaminated diesel including waste water from carwash were freely dislodged on roads. He complained: “The canal under the Oregun/ Opebi Link Bridge was filled with mechanic scraps, used tyres and refuse generated by residents around the area which may eventually lead to flood whenever it rains.” The Chairman reiterated

that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode increased the numbers of mechanic villages across the State from 20 to 42 in order to create more jobs for artisans and other young people who will be willing to acquire skills as automobile mechanics. “These 42 mechanic villages are spread across the State to accommodate more mechanics and other complimentary artisans such as vulganizers, rewires and panel-beaters.” He stated further that miscreants and hoodlums terrorising innocent mem-

bers of the public around Oregun, Opebi and Allen Avenue have now turned the illegal mechanics workshops under the bridge to criminal hideouts. The Chairman therefore warned all mechanics operating on all road set-backs and walk-ways across the State to immediately vacate and move to any nearby mechanic village closer to them as anyone caught violating any section of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Law would be seriously death with.

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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,1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PRINCE DELISON OMADELI 2. BARRISTER PAULINE UMUAZIA AKAGBOSU 3. JOHN NOSAKHARE OYAIRO 4. OMADELI JOSEPHINE UWAGBOE 5. FELIX OSHOKHAME AKAGBOSU 6. EYITEMI OMAGBEMI 7. SABRINA ANTONIE OMAGBEMI 8. JOSHUA OGBEKENE AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER AND EDUCATION FOR VULNERABLE AND UNDERPRIVILEDGED CHILDREN, WOMEN AND YOUTHS FOR A BETTER LIFE Any Objection To The Registration Should Be Forwarded To The Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiy iIronsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B 198, Garki, Abuja, Within 28 Days From The Date Of This Publication. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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EZEKIEL KINGSLEY CHIDIEBERE

I, formerly known and addressed as EZEH MONDAY CHUKWUKA, now wish to be known and addressed as EZEKIEL KINGSLEY CHIDIEBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. IDOWU TINUADE TEMITOPE

I, formerly known and addressed as IDOWU BUKOLA KEMI now wish to be known and addressed as IDOWU TINUADE TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid General public please take note. NWUKE JOHNSON I, formerly known and addressed as, NWUKE CHIDI, now wish to be known and addressed as, NWUKE JOHNSON. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. DAYON CHINMUN MUSA

I formerly known and addressed as Dayon Chinmun Ropyit .now wish to be known and addressed as Dayon Chinmun Musa . All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

AMUKAIBEH CHINWENDU JUDITH

CORRECTION OF NAME WITH DATE OF BIRTH

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHINWE JUDITH IBEH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMUKAIBEH CHINWENDU JUDITH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

My name was wrongly written as ADAEZE PEACE ANYAEGBUSIM with date of birth 30th November, 1980 instead of ANYAEGBUSIM ADAEZE PEACE with date of birth 30th september, 1982. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS FAKILE OLUWAFUNMILAYO AJOKE IYABO

MRS OLATUNJI GANIYAT OMOTOLA

I formerly known and addressed as Miss OMIYALE OLUWAFUNMILAYO AJOKE IYABO Now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs FAKILE OLUWAFUNMILAYO AJOKE IYABO. All former documents remain valid General public take note MRS LASISI OLAMIDE DORCAS

Formerly known and addressed as Miss SADIKU GANIYAT OMOTOLA Now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs OLATUNJI GANIYAT OMOTOLA. All former documents remain valid. Ogun state Government and General public note AKOLADE IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR BOLADALE

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 : Lawforte Associates (Lex Laurel Chambers) 08173228343 MRS YAKUBU ABIBAT TAYEWO I Formerly Known and Addressed as MISS BELLO ABIBAT TAYEWO now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS YAKUBU ABIBAT TAYEWO. All Documents and Certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Nigeria Immigration Service, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

XXXXXX I Formerly Known and Addressed as Okolo Helen Okwuchukwu now wish to be known, called and addressed as Ezeh Helen Okwuchukwu All Documents and Certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Nigeria Immigration Service, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

MRS OMONIYI GRACE IFEOLUWA

MRS ADETU NOSIMOT ABIOLA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS DAIRO GRACE IFEOLUWA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OMONIYI GRACE IFEOLUWA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS MUDASHIRU NOSIMOT ABIOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADETU NOSIMOT ABIOLA. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

AGBONKHESE FAVOUR EMOS

I, formerly known and addressed as ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM BOLADALE , now wish to be known and addressed as AKOLADE IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR BOLADALE . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that On my BVN in access bank my name was written as ROSE NSEOBONG NSIKAK. While on my pension bank accounts with Union bank my name was also written as COMFORT OKON EYO. Henceforth, i wish to be know called and addressed as COMFORT OKON EYO.All former documents remain valid, Banks and general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IGWESI FAVOUR UBAH , now wish to be known and addressed as AGBONKHESE FAVOUR EMOS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

ADEYEMI TITILAYO OLUYEMI

MRS. EBIMARU FAITH ARABOME

MAGNUS GLORY UGOCHUKWU

MRS. ROSE JACOB ENEOTU

I formerly known and addressed as Olufunsho Titilayo Oluyemi. Now wish to be known and addressed as Adeyemi Titilayo Oluyemi. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. EBIMARU FAITH AKPENGBE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. EBIMARU FAITH ARABOME. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MAGNUS UGWUEBULEM NWANKPA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MAGNUS GLORY UGOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

AMOS MOSEY NDUBUISI I, formerly known and addressed as, EZE MOSES NDUBUISI, now wish to be known and addressed as, AMOS MOSEY NDUBUISI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EMIATOR ANGELA now wish to be known and addressed as OKOINEMEN ANGELA OSIEWE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS FAMUYIWA OLAMIDE DORCAS , now wish to be known and addressed as MRS LASISI OLAMIDE DORCAS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IBINABO NENE YELLOWE

I, formerly known and addressed as, IBINABO NENE IYALLA, now wish to be known and addressed as, IBINABO NENE YELLOWE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. EGWAI ABENI ADEJOKE

Formerly Owolabi Abeni adejoke now Egwai Abeni Adejoke . Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

AKINTOYE FOLASAYO ALIMOT

Formerly ESAN FOLASAYO ALIMOT now AKINTOYE FOLASAYO ALIMOT. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

OKOINEMEN ANGELA OSIEWE

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ANUNUWABIA AMASO, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ROSE JACOB ENEOTU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. OLUSOJI VICTORIA FOLUKE

I formerly known and addressed as BABALOLA VICTORIA FOLUKE now wish to be known and addressed as OLUSOJI VICTORIA FOLUKE. All former document remain valid. General public should please note.

ITIOLA ADEPEJU OLADEINDE. (NEE KOLEOSHO)A

ADEYEMI ANUOLUWAPO JANET

FORMERLY ITIOLA ADEPEJU AREMU(NEE KOLEOSHO) NoW ITIOLA ADEPEJU OLADEINDE.(NEE KOLEOSHO). Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

Formerly JAMES ANUOLUWAPO JANET now ADEYEMI ANUOLUWAPO JANET. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

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AINOKO OJORU SANDRA

BITRUS KITGAK Formerly: ANTHONY PANSHAK, Now: BITRUS KITGAK. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

Formerly SANDRA OJORU ADEJOH Now AINOKO OJORU SANDRA. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MR. FAGBAYIMU MICHAEL TAIWO now wish to be known and addressed as MR. OLUGBAYIMU MICHAEL TAIWO . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

MRS OLUGBAYIMU OLUWATUMININU PRECIOUS xxxxa I formerly known and addressed as MISS FOLORUNSHO OLUWATUMININU PRECIOUS now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLUGBAYIMU OLUWATUMININU PRECIOUS . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MICHAEL DOUGLAS UCHE now wish to be known and addressed as LUKE DOUGLAS UCHENNA . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ERIC NOSA LOVE now wish to be known and addressed as UWAGBOE NOSA LOVE . I was born on 21/05/1981. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.a

JAMES EMMANUEL OLAWO

OLAYINKA RAMOTA DOLAPO

TOLUFASE ABAYOMI TIMOTHY

I formerly known and addressed as JAMES EMMANUEL OKMOKHABO now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES EMMANUEL OLAWO . I was born on 15/05/1978 not 01/08/1972. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as RAMOTA JIMOH now wish to be known and addressed as OLAYINKA RAMOTA DOLAPO . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ODUKOYA ABAYOMI TIMOTHY now wish to be known and addressed as TOLUFASE ABAYOMI TIMOTHY . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

MUHAMMED MUHAMMED SHAFII

NNAJI CHIBUEZE UNCHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as NNAJI CHIBUEZE now wish to be known and addressed as NNAJI CHIBUEZE UNCHUKWU . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

HARUNA JOHN BABATUNDE

FORMERLY: SOLOMON JOHN DARE Now HARUNA JOHN BABATUNDE. Former document remains valid. General public should take note. MR. OLUGBAYIMU MICHAEL TAIWO

I formerly known and addressed as SHAFII MUHAMEDU now wish to be known and addressed as MUHAMMED MUHAMMED SHAFII . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note. CORRECTION OF NAME

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as OSAHAI JOSEPH CHUKS instead of OSHAI JOSEPH CHUKWUKA . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

AMAH CHINYERE JULIET I formerly known and addressed as ONWUSI CHINYERE JULIET now wish to be known and addressed as AMAH CHINYERE JULIET . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

LUKE DOUGLAS UCHENNA

OGAR AUGUSTINE ADAMA

Formerly OGAR AUGUSTINE. now OGAR AUGUSTINE ADAMA. Former document remains valid. General public should take note. UWAGBOE NOSA LOVE

CORRECTION OF NAME

My name was wrongly spelt on my Neco certificate as: Balogu Fatimoh and my correct name is Balogun Fatimoh Olusola. Former document remains valid. General public should take note. OSAYOMWANBO-NICHOLAS ONAIWU

HALIMAT MUSA I formerly known and addressed as HALIMAT SANI now wish to be known and addressed as HALIMAT MUSA . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note. RAIMI TEMITOPE ABIDEMI

I formerly known and addressed as UWUMWONSENICHOLAS ONAIWU now wish to be known and addressed as OSAYOMWANBO-NICHOLAS ONAIWU . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADEYEMI LUKE now wish to be known and addressed as RAIMI TEMITOPE ABIDEMI . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

ADEBOYE FEMI IBUKUN

ANIFOWOSE GRACE DAMILOLA

EMMANUEL SAMUEL CHIBA

I formerly known and addressed as ADEBOYE FEMI now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBOYE FEMI IBUKUN . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AMOSU GRACE DAMILOLA now wish to be known and addressed as ANIFOWOSE GRACE DAMILOLA . All former documents remain valid, First Bank and General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as IBRAHIM EMMANUEL now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL SAMUEL CHIBA . I was born on 01/01/1986. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

PAUL HANNAH OLUWANIFISEH

GBAGBA MULIKAT AGBEKE

ADEBANJO ABIMBOLA TITILAYO

I formerly known and addressed as IDOWU HANNAH OLUWANIFISE now wish to be known and addressed as PAUL HANNAH OLUWANIFISEH . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as HAMZAT MULIKAT AGBEKE now wish to be known and addressed as GBAGBA MULIKAT AGBEKE . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AKINYEMI ABIMBOLA TITILAYO now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBANJO ABIMBOLA TITILAYO . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

AYANWANDE OMOBOLANLE AYOBAMI

I formerly known and addressed as WINTOLU OMOBOLANLE AYOBAMI now wish to be known and addressed as AYANWANDE OMOBOLANLE AYOBAMI . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

UGWUANYI EKENE EVARESTUS

AGUNBIADE VICTOR SAMSON

I formerly known and addressed as UGWUANYI EVARISTUS now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUANYI EKENE EVARESTUS. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AGUNBIADE OLAKUNLE SAMSON now wish to be known and addressed as AGUNBIADE VICTOR SAMSON. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME AND CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH: I formerly known and addressed as AZUBUIKE CHUKWUDUM OGADIMMA now wish to be known and addressed as AZUBUIKE CHIDUBEM MICHEAL. Date of birth was wrongly written as 08/01/1993 instead of 06/01/1993 .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

BASSEY AKPAN PAUL

OBIAGWU AMARACHI JENNIFER

I formerly known and addressed as NNADI AMARACHI JENNIFER now wish to be known and addressed as OBIAGWU AMARACHI JENNIFER . All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

OKOLI BERNARD SOPURUCHUKWU

DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE

ADDITION OF NAME

a CONFIRMATION OF NAME:

I OLUWABUNMI YEMI OKEDIGUN (NEE OJO) got married to Mr. OLAOLUWA SUNDAY OKEDIGUN on 11th day of November, 2006. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKOLI MARY now wish to add ‘’THEODORA’’ to my name Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as OKOLI MARY THEODORA. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addresed as AGBAJE-SALAMI GANI OLUWADARE now wish to be known and addressed as AGBAJE GANI SALAMI. All former documents remains valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was written as MUHAMMED MUSA ABORGILI while in some other documents it was written as MOSES MUHAMMED ABORGILI. am the one bearing all the names wish to maintain MOSES MUHAMMED ABORGILI. All documents bearing the names are valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NNANA MBA, now wish to be known and addressed as BASSEY AKPAN PAUL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKOYE BERNARD, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOLI BERNARD SOPURUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKORO VINCENT

MRS IBEKWE IJEOMA CHIOMA

INAKU REJOICE VICTORIA

IKECHUKWU COLLINS CHIZOBA

MRS ISIENYI MELVINA ONYINYE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UKABIALA IJEOMA CHIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IBEKWE IJEOMA CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid. FCT (Universal Basic Education Board), Imo State University Owerri Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU REJOICE CHINAMUNWA, now wish to be known and addressed as INAKU REJOICE VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NWANERI EUGENE-PATRICK CHIKAODINAKA

MRS NEBOH ROSELINE CHINYERE

CHIBUIKE SAMUEL UGWU

NWAMINI SUNDAY JOHN

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

I, formerly known and addressed as NAMANI SUNDAY and NWAMINI SUNDAY JOHN, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAMINI SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ITUMA EMMANUEL NDUBUISI

MRS NWATU CHUKWUNONSO MAUREEN

I, formerly known and addressed as OKORO VINCENT ONYEBUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as OKORO VINCENT. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. ONYEMA CHINWENDU FRANCISCA

I, formerly known and addressed as ANIEBUE CHINWENDU FRANCISCA, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEMA CHINWENDU FRANCISCA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANEKE ROSELINE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NEBOH ROSELINE CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS EDEH AGATHA ADAEZE

MRS ANIKE ONYEKA FRANCISCA CYNTHIA

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

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NJOKU ONYEKA FRANCISCA CYNTHIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANIKE ONYEKA FRANCISCA CYNTHIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OZOUGWU GLORIA NNENNA

MRS ADAEZE GRACE NNAMOKO

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

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADAEZE GRACE AKUDIGWE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADAEZE GRACE NNAMOKO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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

I, formerly known and addressed as NWANERI EUGENE CHIKAODI, now wish to be known and addressed as NWANERI EUGENE-PATRICK CHIKAODINAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note MRS UMAHI CHIDINMA GERALDINE

I, formerly known and addressed as AJAEGBU CHIDINMA GERALDINE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UMAHI CHIDINMA GERALDINE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. ANI SUNDAY NWANEKE

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

I, formerly known and addressed as ITUMA EMMANUEL ODO, now wish to be known and addressed as ITUMA EMMANUEL NDUBUISI. My correct date of birth 8th August 1998. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWU CHUKWUNONSO MAUREEN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWATU CHUKWUNONSO MAUREEN. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS ADAEZE GRACE

MRS NWANGWU GINIKA FAITH

OLUEBUBE BRIDGET VINCENT

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGWU UGONNE AGATHA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS PRINCEWILL UGONNE AGATHA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKEKE GINIKA FAITH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWANGWU GINIKA FAITH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OLUEBUBE BRIDGET OKOYE and TOCHUKWU EMMANUEL OJIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLUEBUBE BRIDGET VINCENT and TOCHUKWU EMMANUEL VINCENT. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ISIFE MELVINA ONYINYE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ISIENYI MELVINA ONYINYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ADAEZE NGOZI WABARA I, formerly known and addressed as NGOZI VICTORY NWACHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as ADAEZE NGOZI WABARA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note. NWEKE BENEDETH CHINENYE

I, formerly known and addressed as MENIRU BENEDETH CHINENYE, now wish to be known and addressed as NWEKE BENEDETH CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. OGENAH PROMISE ULAMAOSOMIMI

I, formerly known and addressed as OGENAH PROMISE EKPEREAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as OGENAH PROMISE ULAMAOSOMIMI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

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RUKAYAT OLASUNBO

GERALDINE EMERHANA

OYETOLA JUMAI FUNMI

HASSAN HABEEB ADEWALE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AMINU RUKAYAT OLASUNBO NOW WHICH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLABODE RUKAYAT OLASUNBO ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKAN GERALDINE JOHN NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS EKAN GERALDINE EMERHANA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYETOLA JUNMAI NGEZIE NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS OYETOLA JUMAI FUNMI .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HASSAN ABIBULAI ADEWALE NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS HASSAN HABEEB ADEWALE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KUDIRAT AJOKE

DAVID UCHE OGBA

EBONG VICTORIA RAPHAEL

MRS OMORE RUQAYAH ADEDOYIN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IDOWU KUDIRAT AJOKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS TAIWO KUDIRAT AJOKE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID UCHE ALFRED NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID UCHE OGBA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

LIGHT BIBLE FAITH MINISTRY

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE AND APPOINTING OF TRUSTEES UNDER THE PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT1990. TRUSTEES: 1 REV.ANIFLASH MUSA EZEKIEL.- GENERAL OVERSEER. 2. PASTOR DEMEHIN OLUSEGUN- SECRETARY. 3. DEACONESS ANERUNROYE OROWOLE GIFT- TREASURE 4. OMOGBEMI MARY EBUNOLA -GENERAL WOMAN COORDINATOR 5. ELDER IYALOJU TOLUWALASE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO RENDER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES.

DURING THE BVN REGISTRATION, MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS RAPHAEL VICTORIA INSTEAD OF MY CORRECT NAME WHICH IS EBONG VICTORIA RAPHAEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS BALOGUN RUKAYAT MOJISOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OMORE RUQAYAH ADEDOYIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

ADRIEL’S INITIATIVE FOR AFRICAN WOMEN WELFARE THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE AND APPOINTING OF TRUSTEES UNDER THE PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT1990. TRUSTEES : 1. MEVODE AGBROKO - PRESIDENT 2. KESIENAH AGBROKO EKELEME - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (I) TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST WOMEN ACHIEVE A HEALTHY LIFE; RESULTING IN A GOOD SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL, HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS. (II) TO IMPROVE THE IMPORTANCE OF CARE FOR THE CHILDBEARING WOMAN AND ALSO WOMEN AT A CHILD BEARING AGEGNED (IIII) EMPOWERING OF A GIRL CHILD

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED BY R. AYENI

WISDOM OF GOD GETHSEMANE CHURCH THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. PASTOR JOSHUA OKUNLOLA 2. MR. LUCKY IDEMUDIA 3. MRS UKAMAKA EZEWULU 4. PASTOR MRS MONICA F OKUNLOLA 5. MRS GLORIA MOGO THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE RESCUED APOSTOLIC MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV OGUNLUSI BANKOLE OLADOTUN. 2. PASTOR ADENIYI BUKOLA OLUWATOYIN. 3. MR AYODELE OLADAPO. 4. PASTOR OLORUNTOBA ADEDEJI PETER. 5. DR MOHAMMED LASISI OLORUNFEMI. 6. MR OWOEYE AYODEJI ANTHONY. 7. MRS OMOYAJOWO ESTHER OMOLOLA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO DELIVER THE OPPRESSED. 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

THE EYEWITNESS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OFIELI FAVOUR ANTHONIA CHINYERE 2. OFIELI AGATHA NEBECHI 3. OFIAELI HILLARY OKECHUKWU AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD

AUCTION SALES! AUCTION SALES!!

OGBUEHI DAVID CHIJIOKE

OSENI KABIRU OLALEKAN

Formerly known and addressed as OGBUEHI DAVID MMADUKAIBEYA CHIJIOKE , now wish to be known and addressed as OGBUEHI DAVID CHIJIOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public, First Bank of Nigeria, take note.

Formerly known and addressed as HASSAN KABIRU OLALEKAN, now wish to be known and addressed as OSENI KABIRU OLALEKAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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PATRICIA ENIMENHENOMOH OLAITAN

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MUBARAK ANOSI MOMODU

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LEKKI SHUTTLE BUS OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION

FAITH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LAGOS 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. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLADOKUN FELIX 2. FADONUGBO EMMANUEL 3. AKANDE TUNJI 4. LAWRENCE TAIWO AKINKUMI 5. OLAFUSI AUGUSTINE 6. TAPHA SOLOMON. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBER.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED SEMINARY 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. OLADEGA ADELOWO ADEBOGUN 2. ADURAGBEMI JOSEPH ADEBOGUN 3. JOSHUA ADEOLU ADEBOGUN 4. OLUSEGUN ILORI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN GODLY CHRISTIAN LEADERS 2. TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ALL ITS RAMIFICATIONS.

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.

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Ease of doing biz: ACCI centre rolls out SMEs dev. plans Augustine Okezie Abuja

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), through its Business Entrepreneurship, Skills and Technology (BEST) centre, has rolled out several programs as part of its capacity buildMRS OSIBE EUCHARIA NKEIRU

Formerly known as Miss Eucharia Nkeiruka Ndiuwa Ikoro now wish to be addressed as Mrs Osibe Eucharia Nkeiru.all former documents remains valid, general public please take note.

ing of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector The Chamber’s Vice President in charge of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Provost of the centre, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, who unveiled the plans in Abuja yesterday at a

partners and facilitators meeting at the secretariat, described the planned training as timely especially when the country is taking a leap into the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) index. According to him, the modules have been developed to take care of

MR IMO RAPHAEL CHUKWUEMEKA

MRS ESTHER UNYIME UKPONGSON

I formerly known and addressed as Mr Imo Raphael Emeka, now wish to be known and addressed as Mr Imo Raphael Chukwuemeka. All former document remains valid. The general public take note.

BLESSING OGBONNA NWUJI

MAJI OJOCHENEMI CHRISTIANA

I, formerly known, called and addressed as Blessing Ogbonna, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BLESSING OGBONNA NWUJI born 14/10/1975. All other documents bearing my former names remain valid. Banks & the general public should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as.ONOJA OJOCHENEMI CHRISTIANA. now wish to be known and addressed as.MAJI OJOCHENEMI CHRISTIANA..all former documents remain valid, general public should pleased take note.

OLUGBEJA OLUFEMI DAVID.

I formerly known and addressed as BELLO AKONLE OLUFEMI AKINJIDE now wich to be known and addressed as OLUGBEJA OLUFEMI DAVID. All former documents remain valid. General public to take note OGBONNAYA OLANMA I, formerly known and addressed as OGBONNAYA OLANMA PATIENCE ;now wish to be known and addressed as OGBONNAYA OLANMA . All Former documents remain valid. EMBASSIES, BANKS and General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

That my name was wrongly written as Joseph Mbam Oruta, instead of JOSEPH MBAM. All other documents bearing the former wrong name remain valid. Banks & the general public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I OPENED AN ACCOUNT WITH FIRST BANK NIGERIA PLC IN THE NAME OF TAJUDEEN AKINLOLU AND OPENED WITH GTB IN THE NAME OF SHAKIRUDEEN OLALEKAN ODUNBAKU WITH BVN NO. 22143980308 THAT I AM THE SAME AND ONE PERSON AS SHAKIRUDEEN OLALEKAN ODUNBAKU AND TAJUDEEN AKINLOLU. All former documents remain valid. General public note

BUBA SAMSON

Formerly Buba Paul Galadima now wich to be known as Buba Samson. wrong date of birth 2 Jan 1992 correct date of birth 2 Jan 1999. Former document remains ualid. General public should take note

SANNI FATIMAH I formerly known and addressed as IYAOPEYEMI OMO, now wish to be known and addressed asSANNI FATIMAH. And my correct date of birth is 20th October, 1992. All formal documents remain valid. Banks and General public please take note. BLESSING OGBONNA NWUJI I, formerly known, called and addressed as Blessing Ogbonna, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BLESSING OGBONNA NWUJI born 14/10/1975 by. All other documents bearing my former names remain valid. Banks & the general public should please take note.

SABO JOSEPH SAIDU I formerly known and addressed as Sabo Messi Saidu now wish to be known and addressed as Sabo Joseph Saidu and my date of birth is 6th june 1997 not 6th june 1992.all former documents remains valid, general public please take note. ONYEMAECHI GAISE UKAMGBAUZO I,formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL ONYEMAECHI UKAMGBAUZO ;now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEMAECHI GAISE UKAMGBAUZO. All former documents remain valid. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED, EMBASSIES, BANKS and General public take note.

OYEYEMI MOJISOLA ABIODUN

TEMPLE OLUFEMI OLUWASEGUN

NWECKE SUNDAYBERZELIUS

Formerly known and addressed as OYEYEMI ROFIAT MOJISOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OYEYEMI MOJISOLA ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as TAIWO OLUFEMI OLUWASEGUN, now wish to be known and addressed as TEMPLE OLUFEMI OLUWASEGUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as NWEKE SUNDAY IDENYI, now wish to be known and addressed as NWECKE SUNDAYBERZELIUS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

THE SISTERS OF GRACE MINISTRY

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under Part ‘C’ of Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1.OBIAGELI FIDELIA NWANKWO -PRESIDENT 2.THERESA EJOBOSELE OKPALA-VICE PRESIDENT 3.WINIFRED KINGSLEY UBI-TREASURER 4.OLUWATOYIN CHRISTIANA OLANOWO –GEN. SECRETARY 5. NANCY IFY BANDU-MEMBER 6. BLESSING OGORIDI –MEMBER 7. MARY STANLEY UBANI -MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.REACHING OUT TO THE LESS PRIVELEDGED. 2.VOICE TO THE WIDOWS IN THE SOCIETY. 3.INTERCEDING FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST IN THE SOCIETY 4. BUILDING GODLY HOMES IN THE SOCIETY Any objections to the registration should be forwarded within 28 days of this publication to The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja. SIGNED: OLUWATOYIN CHRISTIANA OLANAWO –GEN. SECRETARY

Esther udoette udoakpan as formally known wish to be known and adressed as Mrs Esther Unyime Ukpongson. All documents bearing the former name remains valid. general public should please take note

the basic and core areas of SMEs development, management and sustainability, adding that with

FAMILY ATESTATION

That I, SOJIMI JOSEPH OLUGBENGA (Father), with date of birth as September 02, 1969 and SOJIMI DEBORAH FUNKE (Mother) with date of birth as May 19, 1972 are the biological parent of SOJIMI OREOLUWA BLESSING (Daughter) with date of birth as October 29, 1995 being SOJIMI as our Surname as appeared in our various documents and also the biological Parent of JOSEPH AYOMIKUN GABRIEL (Son) with date of birth as February 11, 1999, JOSEPH IFEOLUWA FAVOUR (Son) with date of birth as December 16, 2002 and JOSEPH EWAJESU HEPHZIBAH (Daughter) with date of birth as July 31, 2012 being JOSEPH used as their surname which happens to be my own first name. That both SOJIMI and JOSEPH was used as surname respectively by the family. That any of our documents bearing both surnames, SOJIMI and JOSEPH are ours and hence remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

This is to inform the general public of the loss of Certificate of Occupancy in the name of CASHCRAFT PROPRTIES LIMITED with No. 002698 dated 11 May 2009 for a property situate at 13 Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. All efforts to trace the document have been abortive. If found, please return to the nearest Police Station. OLALEMI ISMAIL ABIODUN

Formerly known and addressed as OLALEMI ABIODUN now wish to be known and addressed as OLALEMI ISMAIL ABIODUN All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADETAYO OYINKANSOLA AJIBOLA I, formerly known and addressed as FADAIRO OYINKANSOLA AJIBOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADETAYO OYINKANSOLA AJIBOLA. All former documents bearing my name remain valid. General public and authorities concerned please take note.

EDWARD IFEOMA MAUREEN

HELLEN NANBUP EMMANUEL

Formerly known and addressed as DURU (DANIELS) IFEOMA MAUREEN now wish to be known and addressed as EDWARD IFEOMA MAUREEN All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as HELLEN NANTIM AYUBA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as HELLEN NANBUP EMMANUEL. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

the prevailing technological drive in the chamber, some of the courses will be taken in remote locaCONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm and certify that ANASTECIA UZUEGBUNAM and UZUEGBUNAM UZOAMAKA NDIDI. Is one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as UZUEGBUNAM ANASTECIA UZO. And my correct date of birth is 9th day of October, 1960. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public please take note. BUOLIFE KELVIN COLLINS ONYEBUCHIA

This is to certify and confirm that IGWE ONYEDIKACHI COLLINS, BUOLIFE KELVIN COLLINS and BUOLIFE COLLINS ONYEBUCHI KELVIN refers as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as BUOLIFE KELVIN COLLINS ONYEBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note. MRS MADU LOVELYN CHINONSO

I formerly known and addressed as Miss Ekejiuba Lovelyn Chinonso, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Madu Lovelyn Chinonso. All former document remains valid. The general public take note. JOSEPH NKECHI EUCHERIA

I formerly known and addressed as Emuejie Mercy Chinonye now wish to be known and addressed as Joseph Nkechi Eucheria .all former documents remains valid, general public please take note. PRINCESS NWANDU VICTORIA IHUAKU

I,formerly known and addressed as MISS. CHIOMA IHUAKU ;now wish to be known and addressed as PRINCESS NWANDU VICTORIA IHUAKU. All former documents remain valid. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED, EMBASSIES,BANKS and General public take note. CORRECTION OF NAME/BIRTH DATE

Formerly known and addressed as IGBOKWE MORIAMO RONKE, now wish to be known and addressed as IGBOKWE MORIAMO IBIRONKE. That my date of birth is 5 October 1995 and not 5 October 1990. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. EIREMIOKHAE ADERONKE ROSELINE

I formerly known and addressed as HAASTRUP ADERONKE ROSELINE now wish to be known called and addressed as EIREMIOKHAE ADERONKE ROSELINE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. KAREEM IDOWU JAMIU.

I, formerly known and addressed as JAMIU IDOWU Ojeleye now wish to be known and addressed as KAREEM IDOWU JAMIU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. NNEOMA JULIANA ONODU Formerly known and addressed as NNEOMA JULIANA ONYEKACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as NNEOMA JULIANA ONODU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

tions while some will be recorded in the same manner. CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm and certify that my correct name is MR. CHETEUYA PETER MMADUKA and not MR. CHETENYA PETER MMADUKA and CHETUYA PETER MMADUKA. And my correct date of birth is 14th day of April, 1974. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that IZUCHUKWU SUNDAY OKAFOR, OBUMUNAEKE IZUCHUKWU SUNDAY and OBUMUNAEKE ORAEGBUNAMrefers as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as OBUMUNAEKE IZUCHUKWU SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME That I was formerly known and addressed as CHETACHUKWU KINGSLEY, that I now wish to add NWOSU to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as CHETACHUKWU KINGSLEY NWOSU. My correct date of birth is 11th April 1984. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take notes.

DAVID SUNNY OKECHUKWU I formerly known, called and addressed as Ughala David ,Okechukwu, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DAVID SUNNY OKECHUKWU. All other documents bearing my former names remain valid. Banks & the general public should please take note. MRS OLALEYE AZEEZAT OMOBOLANDE

I formerly known and addressed as Miss Soetan Azeezat Omobolanle now wich to be known and addressed as Mrs Olaleye Azeezat Omobolande. All former documents remain valid. General public to take note MRS.OGECHUKWU BLESSING IFUNANYA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS.ANAETO BLESSING IFUNANYA ;now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OGECHUKWU BLESSING IFUNANYA. All Former documents remain valid. NYSC,EMBASSIES,BANKS and General public take note. MRS LAURETA OSOPALE ADEYEMO

Formerly known and addressed as LAURETA NNEKA MORDI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS LAURETA OSOPALE ADEYEMO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that Miss Ohanaka Justina is the same person as Ibrahim Justina. Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Adewusi Justina. All documents bearing these names remain valid and should be treated as one person. Banks & the general public take note. ZARA FATIMA OGUNBONA

I, formerly known and addressed as FATIMA ZARA MOHAMMED now wish to be known and addressed as ZARA FATIMA OGUNBONA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Man slaughters wife on suspicion of Infidelity in A’Ibom Julius Onwuma, Uyo

ÏÏÏTragedy

struck in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State when a father of five, Nkere Uta, slaughtered his wife with a machete on the suspicion that she was having extra-marital affairs. The incident according to eye witnesses occurred around 11: 00 am Wednesday at Mbiabam in Ibiono Ibom local government area. Nkere, it was revealed attacked the wife, Bella with a cutlass and inflicted several injuries on her which immediately led to her death. The wife killer, a vulcanizer, was dragged to the palace of the Village Head of Mbiabam by youths of the community, where he was arrested after confessing to committing the crime. In his reaction, the Village Head of Mbiabam commu-

nity, Eteidung Asuquo Uwah expressed shock, describing it as the first of its kind. He further revealed that the assailant’s attack of his wife could be due a case of mental ill-health. “I woke up this morning and received a report of a man cutting the wife to death with machete. I sent youths there and they confirmed the incident. “They brought the man to my palace and he confessed that he killed the wife. I remember 15 years ago that he was mentally disturbed and I believe it should the problem”. The Akwa Ibom State Public Relations Officer, DSP Odiko McDon confirmed the incident and said that the wife killer has been arrested He said that Nkere would be charged to court as soon as ongoing investigations have been concluded.

Plateau Assembly confirms three commissioners Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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Plateau House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Mr Yakubu Dati, the former general manager, Corporate Communication, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to serve as a commissioner in the state. Dati was confirmed alongside Luka Madaki and Chris Ahmadu after scrutiny by members of the Assembly. Recall that Gov. Simon Lalong, had on Feb. 8 dissolved his entire cabinet and on Feb. 13 the governor sent the three names to the Assembly to be screened and confirmed as commissioners.

Dati, a former time commissioner in the State under former Gov. Joshua Dariye, also served as Special Adviser on Media and Political Affairs to the former Minister of Commerce and Industry. Confirming the nominees, Speaker of the House, Mr Peter Azi, urged them to promote and project the State in good light, particularly to the outside world. Azi advised them to bring their wealth of experience to bare, and ensure that the programmes of government were well articulated before the people of the state. He also urged them to be accommodating, humble and accessible to the people of the state.

L-R: Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; and Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders’ Management, Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr. Sunday Dare, during his visit to the governor, in his office, in Ibadan... on Tuesday.

DPP felicitates with Ovie of Uvwie on 10th year on throne Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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Democratic People’s Party DPP, Delta State chapter has felicitated with the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Emmanuel Sideso on the 10th anniversary of his ascension to the ancient throne. In a press statement made available to newsmen in Asaba and signed by the state chairman of the DPP, Mr. Okpegwa Ejiroghene Abel, the party said Uvwie has remained peaceful and investor-friendly since His Majesty ascended the ancient throne of his forefathers ten years ago. “On behalf of the members of the Democratic people’s party (DPP) we wish to felicitate

with the Ovie of Uvwie and the good people of Uvwie kingdom on the 10th year coronation Anniversary of Ovie. Your majesty, because your reign has brought good fortune in Uvwie kingdom, it is almost unbelievable that you are ten years on the throne. You have impacted so much on Uvwie people and the whole of Delta State and Nigeria as you have brought uncommon zest and creativity to the throne by ensuring unity among various kingdoms”. The party said the monarch did not only brought peace and tranquillity to the domain but have also encouraged togetherness and unity of purpose at both state and national levels,

saying the traditional ruler has shown that with tolerant Nigerians can live together peacefully as a people bonded with common destiny. The party specifically commended the Ovie for guarding against social vices and encouraging harmonious and peaceful coexistence among the youths. “On behalf of our great party DPP, i congratulate His Royal Majesty, members of the traditional council on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the monarch’s ascension to the ancient throne. In the last ten years on the throne, His Royal Majesty Sideso, has demonstrated exemplary leadership by living above board, while remaining

as the rallying point and inspiration for his subjects. Umogu! Umogu!! Umogu!!! Usuton. Uvwie Boma Ru Fe” Continuing; “As a bastion of culture and tradition, the Ovie has played significant role in the promotion of harmony among the people and their neighbours. The entire members of DPP celebrates and also congratulates the people of Uvwie for reposing confidence on the monarch as well as giving him the needed support and cooperation in the past ten years on the throne. We thanked the monarch for bringing peace to Uvwie and hence the development which has transformed Uvwie to the commercial nerve centre of Delta state.”

DTSG signs JV agreement for multi-billion Naira agro industrial park Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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line with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration’s commitment to harness agricultural potentials for the socio-economic development of Delta State, the state Government is to partner with private investors to establish a multi-billion naira agro-industrial park in the state.

Governor Okowa in a speech shortly after a Joint Venture agreement was signed between Mirai Technology Limited, Norsworthy Investment Limited and the Delta State Government in Asaba, stated that the agricultural industrial park would harness the agro value chain in the state, stressing that “agriculture is the way to go in this country.” “The joint venture

agreement has been signed by the three partners, the process that led to today’s event started three years ago and I am glad that we have a local investor among the investors, we are confident that it is a success story,” the Governor said. The Governor emphasised that “this is an agro-investment park that will be driven by the private sector.”

While noting that the agro-industrial park is one of the several industrial parks that will spring up in different parts of the state, Governor Okowa reiterated, “we will continue to provide the enabling environment for private sector to thrive, our youths should embrace agriculture.” He continued, “We will continue to support them through micro-credit to achieve

desired results because, we will harness the agric value chain.” Mr Roy Tal, Managing Director of Mirai Technology, said his company was committed to the success of the project while Engr. Gabriel Ugbechie, Managing Director of Norsworthy Investment Limited commended Governor Okowa for driving the vision for Delta State to take its pride of

place in the international community as investors’ destination. “Agriculture is the way to go and we are happy that the Governor has identified such, we are seriously committed to the success of the Agro-Industrial Park which will create job opportunities to Deltans and boost the socioeconomic life of the people,” he said.

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Obaseki commended for developmental strides in Edo Titus Akhigbe,Benin

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State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has been commended for the establishment of an industrial park in Benin and the dredging of Gelegele Sea to become a seaport, towards enhancing the socio-economic and commercial lives of the people of the state. Edo business man and politician, Terry Igiebor described the governor’s 14 months in office as laudable said his administration has initiated numerous projects and programmes that are people oriented. Igiebor, highlighted the proposed dredging of Gelegele sea port, the build-

ing of a modular refinery to produce 5,500 barrel of oil per day and the establishment of an industrial park to ease doing business in the state as landmark achievement of Governor Obaseki . The Business magnate and managing Director of Club Terrazo Leurre appealed to the people of the state to give their maximum support to the governor and his administration, urging them to be law abiding and be committed in the payment of tax as tax payers money would be judicious expended by the state government. Igiebor commended the state governor to keep up the pace and not slow down the ongoing development in the 18 local government councils on the state.

Female genital mutilation drops by 20 percent, says Ebonyi governor’s wife Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

ÏÏÏRachel Umahi, wife of

Ebonyi State Governor and Initiator of Family Succour and Upliftment Foundation, has said that the prevalence statistics of female genital mutilation, (FGM) and Cutting has dropped by 20% in the state. Mrs. Umahi who stated this on the occasion of a Policy Dialogue in commemoration of the International Day on Zero Tolerance for FGM/C at the Akanu Ibiam International Conference Centre, Abakaliki added that the rate of FGM had dropped from 74.4% prevalence rate to 43.2% in the state. According to her, in less than two years, we have recorded huge success in bringing down the prevalence rate of FGM as the development was a clear evidence of the possibility of ending FGM in no distant time. In his remarks, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State directed the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umazurike to ensure that the enlightenment campaign on the dangers of FGM/C was preached in all the health facilities both private and government across the state while the Commissioner for Education, Professor John Ekeh was equally directed to write to all school heads on the need for similar message to get every child during their morning devotion. Governor Umahi assured UNICEF of the readiness of the State government

to partner it towards the complete eradication of the scourge of FGM from the state even as he announced the cash donation of N20 million to the pet project of the wife to enable the Foundation continue its fight against the practice of FGM/C in the state. The Enugu, Chief of field office, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Dr. Ibrahim Conteh commended the Wife of the Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs. Rachel Umahi for her commitment in the fight against FGM and cutting which has led to the reduction of the practice in the state by 20%. Conteh stated that according to a national survey conducted in 2011, Ebonyi state was rated 3rd in the country with 50% of girls being cut in the state adding that another national survey was also conducted in 2017, the percentage dropped to 43.2%. He stated that the reduction was achieved following the massive campaign embarked upon by the wife of the Governor against the practice stressing the need for more concerted effort by the State government, the traditional rulers, the church and parents so that the state can achieve zero tolerance for FGM/C. Conteh further urged the people to ensure constant enlightenment, sensitization and education on the need for everyone in the state to abandon the practice adding that the practice is not just harmful but endangers the lives of every victim and their future.

Under-aged voting: We have lost confidence in INEC - PDP Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians have lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for attempting to cover its complicity in the widespread impunity recorded in last Saturday’s Kano local council elections, particularly the documented massive underage voting that characterized the exercise. The party said it was INEC that registered the minors as voters in the first place and as such should not in any way attempt to exonerate itself of involvement in the electoral fraud, simply because it did not directly conduct the elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Wednesday, in Abuja said the press release by INEC,

*Demands review of Kano, Katsina voters register where it tried to exonerate itself from culpability in the participation of minors in Kano election, clearly shows that INEC under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is completely unreliable and cannot be trusted. “Is it not INEC that registered the minors and issued them with Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) to participate in elections as clearly documented in the Kano council election. “Can INEC truly acquit itself as the original culprit who set the stage for the eventual participation of the minors and overall rigging of the election “By resorting to lame excuses and trying to exonerate itself at a time it should be taking decisive steps to protect the sanctity of its sensitive materials such as the PVC, this INEC has shown that it cannot be relied upon as a responsible

and trustworthy electoral umpire” the party stated. PDP maintained that if INEC was serious about the sanctity of sensitive electoral materials, by now, it should have ordered the immediate review of its voter register in Kano and Katsina states, fishing out and prosecuting those who registered the minors and clean up the electoral system in the affected states. “Viewed alongside series of numerous other irregularities being allowed by INEC to favor the ruling APC, including alleged conspiracy with APC-controlled security operatives to intimidate opposition members and manipulate elections as witnessed in the last Saturday’s Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency supplementary election in Katsina state, any reasonable person will decode that INEC, as presently constituted, has seri-

ous questions to answer, especially as we approach the 2019 general elections. “While we now hold the statement by INEC as part of our strong evidence of irregularities and violations in the elections, we charge the commission to redeem its name by immediately reviewing and sanitizing its voter registers in affected states, particularly, Kano and Katsina, as that it the only way it can demonstrate its dependability to Nigerians” Ologbondiyan stated. They also told INEC in very strong terms, that Nigerians will not accept anything short of credible, free and fair general election, adding that the commission should ensure that it does not allow itself to be used by the APC against the will of the people, particularly in the 2019 elections, as such will be highly resisted.

L-R: Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; and the General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Maj.-Gen. Okwudili Azinta, during his visit to the governor, in his office, in Ibadan... on Tuesday.

Saraki reiterates senate’s commitment to tackle drug abuse ÏÏÏPresident

of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has reiterated the resolve of the 8th Senate to tackle the menace of drug abuse in the country, even as he pledged that the Red Chamber will continue to ensure that women and children are respectfully treated both in the schools and work places. Saraki spoke Wednesday when he received a delegation from the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), led by Amirah Hajia Halima Jubril, at the National As-

sembly. According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the President of the Senate on Print Media, Chuks Okocha, Saraki reiterated the determination of the Senate to work towards the eradication of drug abuse among all segments of the society. The President of the Senate narrated to the FOMWAN delegation how the Senate conducted a roundtable conference on drug abuse in the ancient city of Kano. “We in the Senate have taken a position on the over-

the-counter purchase of drugs and its implications on the society, especially women and children,” Saraki said. “This is of great concern to us and we have made our recommendations to the executive arm of government. We will ensure that we protect our women and children from the dangers of drug abuse,” he said. Saraki also stated that the Senate will ensure and guarantee the rights of all Nigerians, especially women and children in their place of work and school. “This Senate cares about

the rights of all Nigerians, especially as it regards issues of discrimination. This Senate will ensure that everyone is fairly treated,” he said. Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Hajia Jubril, called on the Senate to strengthen the laws on drug abuse as a means of mitigating the increasing trend of the menace of drug abuse. “The Senate need to take decisive action through legislation to protect the rights of women and children,” she stated.

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Fayose backs Soyinka’s call for organized resistance against killer herdsmen Gbenga Sodeinde Ado- Ekiti

ÏÏÏ Governor Ayo Fayose

has declared support for the call by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka for an organized resistance, through formation of informal organisations against the incursion of herdsmen, calling on governors in all States affected by the herdsmen menace to adopt such measure to protect their citizens. While saying Nigeria and its people must be protected at all cost, Gov-

ernor Fayose noted that “The comfort our leaders enjoy from their office is momentary. But the suffering of the people may be permanent if the leaders continue to look away as if nothing is happening just because they are enjoying the comfort of their office.” According to a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, on Wednesday, Governor Fayose, said he was par-

ticularly happy that notable leaders in the country, especially Prof Soyinka heeded his call for all men of good conscience to speak up against the wanton killing of Nigerians by herdsmen, who are acting more like terrorists. He said Ekiti State will further strengthen local hunters in the State by formally bringing them together under Ekiti State Hunters Association (EKSA) and equipping them to protect our people and their sources of liveli-

hood. Governor Fayose, who said that the herdsmen menace has become a major security and economic threat in the country, added that it was clear that the federal government was not ready to do anything to stop killings of Nigerians and invasion of people’s farms by herdsmen. The governor maintained that those approaching the herdsmen’s menace with ethnic and religious sentiments were

not helping the country, saying; “What Nigeria is witnessing now is pure criminality. It is terrorism in the name of cattle rearing and anyone defending the killing of fellow Nigerians and destruction of farmlands is an enemy of this country. “If our people have decided to embrace farming, how do we reconcile a situation where their farms are either being destroyed by cows or cruelly set ablaze by supposed herdsmen?

“Today, in many parts of the country, people are even afraid to go to the farm for fear of being killed by supposed herdsmen. How do we promote agriculture under this kind of situation? “Therefore, I salute the courage of Prof Soyinka for speaking out, though late, but it is better late than never. “Those armed herdsmen are nothing but another form of Boko Haram insurgents and they must be treated as such.”

Nigeria is the future of Africa - IRI Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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president of the International Republican Institute (IRI) Mr Dan Twining has disclosed that the future of Africa and indeed the world lies with Nigeria, and called for the establishment of strong democratic culture. Twining stated this on Wednesday when he visited the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s Headquarters in Abuja. The President who led a delegation from the Institute in the United States into the country described Nigeria a country as very important to IRI. He explained that they have been working with Nigeria for the past 20 years, stating that their mission is to help political party’s becoming more responsive to citizens and help citizens to connect with political parties in much direct ways. “We think Nigeria is essential to the future of Africa and the future of the world, so IRI care about Nigeria not just because of the past but the future. “So we are just excited about the chance to work with your party as well as other parties here, to realize the aspiration of your people, so we want to help and support you in every way” the IRI boss stated. In his response, The National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus told his guest that the party want to pay more attention to women and youths and ensure that they become more active in the forth coming election. He added that the party is mobilizing at the grassroots to ensure that no one is left behind in the continuous voters registration exercise conducted by the Independent

National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said, “Over the years all political parties are doing well but not to the expectation of the generality of Nigerians. “We have planned out our strategy on how to get to our people and our major target is the grassroots, we will get to the grassroots. “We will be focusing on what we have, the young people who are the future leaders. We want to bring them to the leadership of the country as we plan to bring the youth and women together, so these are the areas we will need help. “We will also need assistance in the training of the young youth not just to vote but also be voted for just like in the UK. As long as you are eligible to vote you can be voted for. “We believe that the youth are the engine room of virtually all the political parties and the women as they are greater in numbers than the old ones, so we believe chances can be given to them so that they can participate fully in the affairs of our nation and the party so that is the place we will lay more emphasis on the youth and the women. He expressed his reservation over the inability of the present government to provide the desired leadership and secure the country. He also stated his fears on the willingness of the ruling party to conduct credible elections. “Our major concern with the current government and party in power is that they are not ready for free and fair election and the best Nigerians could get is free and fair election.

From Right: Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Special Guest of Honour, Prince Uche Secondus, and the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council, HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, pose for the cameras, during the visit of the National Chairman and the top echelon of the Party to the State to commission several landmark projects, as part of activities to mark the 6th Anniversary of the Restoration Government, at Government House, Yenagoa.

Ogun to strengthen anti- land grabbing law to end herdsmen/farmers clash ÏÏÏAs

part of efforts to stem herdsmen and farmers clashes, the Ogun State Government is set to strengthen its Prohibition of Forcible Occupation of Lands and Landed Properties Law, otherwise known as the Anti Land Grabbing Law as well as give more force to its Conflicts Resolution Committee. Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Taiwo Adeoluwa, stated this while briefing newsmen at the end of a Security Council meeting, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Onanuga and attended by heads of security agencies, including the Nigeria Army, Department of State Security (DSS), Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Immigration Service and the Vigilante Service of Ogun State, held at the Gov-

ernor’s office in Abeokuta. The SSG, who said that the herdsmen/farmers’ issue has become “real and national”, added that the Prohibition of Forcible Occupation of Lands and Landed Properties Law, enacted by the State Government in 2016, has already provided solution to the challenge. While reiterating that the state is open to every well meaning Nigerian and non Nigerians, willing to either live or do business, he stated that government would ensure that such individuals obey the laws and not indulge in any act, capable of breaching the peace enjoyed in the state. “Ogun State is and will remain a unique Nigeria state. We are proudly Nigeria and all Nigerians will be welcome here. But of course, there are laws and rules every stakeholder must com-

ply with. “The one that is very important is the one known as the Anti Land Grabbing Law, but the correct title is Prohibition of Forcible Occupation of Lands and Landed Properties Law. “Council took note that this law already provides for most of the contemporary challenges that confront us today as far as the issues of herdsmen, farmers and settlers are concerned. And of course, government reaffirms its determination to continue to fully implement this law. “The law already prohibits forcibly entry upon lands. Council decided this morning that for us in Ogun State, we welcome everybody from across and even beyond, but we will continue to ensure that our laws are respected and obeyed. “Council also took note of

the existing Conflicts Resolution Committee, which is a standing committee that has been put in place, since year 2012, when the crisis first arose. Government will further strengthen this committee to achieve its goal”, Adeoluwa said He disclosed that the old Yewa North Local Government Area is the worst hit by the crisis, adding that traditional rulers and community leaders have also been directed to take census and identify herders in their communities, for proper monitoring of their activities. The SSG, who noted that the state has recorded significant success in the area of security of lives and property of its residents, advised journalists to be responsible and avoid sensationalism in their reportage of the crisis.

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Health Stories by Angela Onwuzoo To ensure optimal growth, development and health of everychild in the country, healthcare professionals have recommended ways Nigeria could effectively tackle the menace of child malnutrition which a new survey says has worsened. The officially released results of the Fifth Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS5), conducted in 2016 and 2017, shows that malnutrition among children under five years has worsened in Nigeria with the highest concerns in northern states. Though the survey results showed that Nigeria made significant improvements in some areas like drop in infant mortality rate and increase in exclusive breastfeeding rate, other areas like malnutrition has worsened since 2011 by not keeping pace with population growth when the last survey was conducted. According to the report, underweight prevalence (children who are too thin for their age) increased from 24.2% to 31.5%, stunting prevalence (children who are short for their age) increased from 34.8% to 43.6% while wasting prevalence (children who are too thin for their height) increased marginally from 10.2% to 10.8%. Despite the worrisome statistics, Nigeria though still the third highest in childhood mortality in the world, after India and Pakistan, recorded drop in infant mortality rate from 97 per 1000 live births recorded in 2011, to 70 per 1000 live births in 2016 to 2017. Similarly, deaths among children under age five have dropped to 120 per 1000 live births from 158 in 2011.

Experts, UNICEF proffer solutions to worsening child malnutrition in Nigeria

Malnourished children

Malnutrition according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. Reacting to the report, President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Mike Ogirima, who acknowledged that child malnutrition has become a major health challenge in the country,noted that government at all levels have a role to play in eradicating the silent killer. He said: “The government can do this by strengthening the Pri-

mary Healthcare Centres (PHC) where pregnant women can be properly educated on the imortance of nutrition and availability of local food supplements such as soya bean. The survey was conducted in 2016 and 2017 by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other key partners so as to provide useful information for economic planning. The NMA President,however, identified poor nuttritional knowl-

edge of mothers,poverty,child marriage, economic recession as some of the causes of child malnutrition in the country. According to the WHO,155 million children under the age of five are stunted and most of them live in low and middle-income countries like Nigeria. Studies have shown that poor nutrition, especially at a child’s early age, is a major cause of stunting, along with childhood infections and illnesses even as other studies have discovered that eggs as part of a child’s diet could be a

cheap way of preventing stunting. On her part, Consultant Paediatrian and Head,Neonatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Prof. Chinyere Ezeaka, suggested that both mothers and physicians should embark on nutrition education and counselling ,stressing that nutrition remains the hallmark of child survival. Ezeaka, who is President, Nigeria Society of Neonatal Medicine (NISONM), also identified exclusive breastfeeding as key strategy to reducing child malnutrition. She explained:” Once nutrition is compromised beginning from conception and lack of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life, you see the child developing many problems like malnutrition. “So, is not just talking about malnutrition which is the curative,we must talk about prevention which is nutrition education. We have to talk about health promotion and the prvention of malnutrition.” Speaking at a two-day media dialogue in Enugu recently, organised by Child Right Information Bureau (CRIB), Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with UNICEF, Maureen Zubie-Okolo,UNICEF Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, said the MICS5 data would enable users to be objective in giving useful information to the public.

Adelusi-Adeluyi urges healthcare professionals to embrace digital platforms Towards improving patient outcomes, healthcare professionals in Nigeria have been urged to tap the benefits of information technology in order to change the face of medical practice in the country and avoid being left out of global trends. Former Minister of Health and President, Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy, Prince Julius AdelusiAdeluyi, gave the advice in Lagos recently during the launch of IQVIA HCPSpace in Nigeria. IQVIA HCPSpace is a digital healthcare platform by leading global provider of information, innovative technology solutions and human data science, IQVIA, formerly known as Quintiles IMS. Adelusi-Adeluyi who chaired the occasion, said time has come for healthcare professionals in the country to leverage on communication and networking in order to improve the net worth of health service given to the patients. To underscore this approach, he

enjoined them to become early adopters in the use of digital health platforms that would positively improve patient outcomes. The pharmacist who has been canvassing for peace among the various professional groups in the health sector, noted that IQVIA’s HCPSpace is a bridge-building tool that will encourage collaboration among healthcare providers whilst driving efficiency, performance and capacity utilization as well as innovation in the nation’s health space as a whole. “I would like to commend IQVIA for trying to crack a problem that has remained with Nigeria for quite a while, given the numbers of government committees that had been set up in the past to solve the challenge of interprofessional collaboration and promote harmony in the health space. This tool will be a blessing to the nation as it will radically alter Nigeria’s health landscape for good and help to reduce unnecessary competition among professionals,” Adelusi-

L-R Director, Technology Solutions, AMESA, IQVIA in Technology, Ravi Akelia; Country Manager, West Africa, IQVIA in General, Remi Adeseun; President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharm Ahmed Yakassai; President, Nigeria Medical Association, Prof. Mike Ogirima; President, Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi; and Chairman, IQVIA HCPSpace Advisory Board, Dr. Femi Olugbile during the MOU Signing Ceremony at the official launch of the IQVIA HCPSpace in Lagos

Adeluyi stated. Chairman of the IQVIA HCPSpace Advisory Board, Dr. Femi Olugbile, pointed to the growing domestication of technology for personal and profes-

sional use across the world as well as creating a sense of team in community via multi-specialty task performance and problem solving tools. Olugbile also noted that health-

care around the world faces imminent disruption as evidenced by an alliance announced recently by three heavy weights in Corporate America – e-commerce giants, Amazon, global multinational, Berkshire Hathaway and Investment bank, JPMorgan Chase. The HCPSpace provides a solid platform to prepare for the imminent disruption of the nation’s health space. He explained: “All over the world, there is an increasing awareness that communication and collaboration are essential ingredients for the creation of a thriving, high-achieving healthy work force, as well as a system that delivers good quality healthcare to patients.” Providing the reason for the platform’s existence, Country Manager, West Africa, IQVIA in General, Pharm. Remi Adeseun said: “We are very confident that the IQVIA HCPSpace will help improve the healthcare professionals’ practice, patient experience and produce desired healthcare outcomes.”

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Sotibe introduces Dolait Yoghurt into Nigerian market Stories by Angela Onwuzoo

The nation’s dairy food sector last week received a major boost, as Sotibe Nigeria Limited introduced Dolait Yoghurt ino the Nigerian market to improve immune system of lovers of yoghurt in the country. The company said it would continue to introduce innovative nutritional solutions that could make a positive impact on people’s health and quality of life. Studies have shown that yoghurt reduces the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis, as well as aid in weight management and also contains a lot of calcium, a mineral necessary for healthy teeth and bone Speaking during the unveiling of the product in Lagos recently, General Manager, Sotibe Nigeria Limited,makers of Dolait Yoghurt, Mr Monah Chalabi, said the company has been in Nigeria since 2016. He said: “We thought this is the right time to formally launch our product to the yarning people of Nigeria,

giving Nigerians a tasty and nutritious product with a pocket friend price. “Dolait Yoghurt has been the favorite of Camerounians and some other African countries for 16 years, giving the yarning populace a healthy product with nutritional values. Our organization also has a factory in Cotonou, Benin Republic that serves both the Benin Republic community and the Nigeria market.” According to him, Dolait Yoghurt contains the best of ingredient, produced under hygienic environment and well packaged to customers’ delight. “It is handy and easy to hold when drinking. Dolait Yoghurt, if not freeze does not spoil like other yoghurts that you have known in the past, it is best served chilled and it is consumable for all, both sick and healthy”, he said. He continued: “I am positive that Nigerian children will soon make Dolait yoghurt their favorite and yarn for it every time. It is convenient to take to school, very good as party edible and even souve-

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General Manager, Sotibe Nigeria Limited, (m) Mr. Monah Chalabi; Head of Sales: Tolu Adewunmi; Mr. Olubunmi Ogedengbe: Mr Austin Anyawun and Dr Martin Erutor during the launch of Dolait Yoghurt in Lagos. . . recently

nir”. A medical practitioner, Dr Eruotor Martins, described Dolait yoghurt as a natural

bio-product, “a bacteria product that is healthy for the individual.” Martins said that “the prod-

uct was healthy for the guts; for the intestines, such that when taken, the yoghurt aids digestion of food.”

Hearing loss linked to poor nutrition in early childhood, says study

Young adults who were undernourished as preschool children were approximately twice as likely to suffer from hearing loss as their betternourished peers , a new study suggests. The study , led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States ( U. S.) , analyzed the relationship between the hearing of more than 2, 200 young adults in Nepal and their nutritional levels as children 16 years earlier . The findings suggest that nutritional interventions in South Asia could help prevent hearing loss , a condition which currently affects an estimated 116 million young people in the region. The study was recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Hearing loss is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide, and an estimated 80 percent of affected individuals live in low - and middle -income countries . Prevalence estimates of hearing impairment among children and young adults in South Asia range from 14 to 28 percent of the population. “Our findings should help elevate hearing loss as a still -neglected public health burden , and one that nutrition interventions in early childhood might help prevent, ” says Keith West Jr., a

professor of International Health at the Bloomberg School and the principal investigator of the study. The lead author was Susan Emmett, MD , MPH , an otolaryngologist who conducted the analysis and wrote the paper as a postdoctoral fellow at the Bloomberg School’ s Center for Human Nutrition. From 2006 to 2008, researchers tested the hearing of more than 2 , 200 young adults . All study participants had been part of a nutrition trial conducted between 1989 and 1991 in the District of Sarlahi in Nepal that collected information to assess their nutritional status. Results of the auditory tests show that young adults who were stunted in childhood were nearly twice as likely to show signs of hearing loss. Stunting , or being too short for one ’ s age , is a chronic condition of undernourishment that often starts before birth , which is a critical time for the development of auditory function. Researchers suspect that impeded inner ear development caused by undernutrition, especially in the womb, may contribute to the increased risk of hearing loss found in the study .

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Stop politics of bloodshed, Maku tells politicians Augustine Kuza, Lafia

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President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (left) with the new Country Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Paulin Basinga, when the latter visited the President of the Senate in Abuja....on Wednesday

LG poll: Edo APC to begin campaigns, as Obaseki assures peaceful election ÏÏÏ Edo State Governor,

Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed plans of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to commence campaigns for the forthcoming Local Government poll. Obaseki disclosed this in a chat with journalists after meeting with the party’s state working committee and the candidates in the forthcoming local council polls According to the governor, “Our meeting was to ensure that the forthcoming

polls are conducted peacefully. We cannot jeopardise the relative peace enjoyed in the state.” He added that the APC’s candidates in the polls are popular among their people and are acceptable to the party, noting, “We strongly believe that the candidates will be elected by the people, as the party strategizes to win all elective positions at the polls. On his part, Chairman, Edo State Chapter, APC, Anslem Ojezua, said, “As the party prepares for the local

government polls, Governor Godwin Obaseki is making effort to change the narrative with local government administration in the state. This is because of the reputation of the local government administrators used to be the least trusted by the people.” According to Ojezua, “The leadership of the APC in the state is confident that its candidates will be returned at the March 3 polls because of the performance of the governor in the past one year in office.”

He added that the meeting between the governor and the party’s candidates in the polls was to align their vision at the councils with the governor’s roadmap for the state. “At the meeting, the governor expressed his concern about local governments being a critical level of government and made his intention known to candidates, especially to ensure that the candidates are on the same page with his vision to transform the state,” Ojezua said.

MASSOB, BIM: We won’t tolerate killer herdsmen in south-East Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

ÏÏÏ The leadership of the

Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) and Biafra Independent Movement, (BIM), in Ebonyi South zone of the state, Wednesday, said it would not tolerate or accommodate the activities and operations of any killer Fulani herdsmen within the South -East geopolitical zone of the country. In a statement issued in Abakaliki, the leader of the group in Ebonyi South zone, Mr. Sunday Ezaka who condemned the indiscriminate killings of innocent Nigerians especially

farmers in the country by Fulani herdsmen warned that there is no land for cattle colony within the zone as cattle herding remains a private business and not a national enterprise. He warned any SouthEast Governor contemplating to give land to Fulani herdsmen to have a rethink because such act would pave way for the mother of all crises within the zone. The group further berated the leader of Ohanaeze Youth Council in Umuahia, Abia state Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro for telling the leader of MASSOB/BIM, Chief Raph Uwazuruike to vacate Igboland even as it described such statement as an abomination in Bi-

afra land. The statement read in part: “MASSOB BIM will not tolerate or accommodate killer Fulani herdsmen within the south east zone. The wanton killing and destruction of properties by this group have emphasized the need for Biafra. The country is presently witnessing the killing of innocent Nigerians and the Buhari-led administration is busy using propaganda to deceive Nigerians. “We want to warn that any South -East Governor that accommodates them, or give out lands for cattle colonies to them will face the wrath of MASSOB BIM. The president has been insensitive to the plight of

non-Fulani in this country. This is not what a country should look like. We are indeed disappointed and embarrassed at the present administration’s system of governance. “The Ebonyi south zone of MASSOB BIM under the leadership of Sunday Ezaka stands to challenge and counter the Umuahia, Ohanaeze youth council leader, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro for telling our leader, chief Raphael Uwazurike, the founder of the Actualization of sovereign state of Biafra to vacate his father’s land for no reason. “This is an abomination in Biafa land and the so called mazi okechukwu Isiguzoro is not qualified

number should not be tempered with peoples lives to gain power, National Secretary of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Mr. Labaran Maku, said shedding blood of innocent Nigerians on the account of winning elections in the country is very bad. Maku made the pronouncement on Wednesday in Lafia, after responding to an invitation by the Nasarawa State Command of Department of State Security Service (DSS). Former minister of Information, called on politicians to rather preach peace instead of promoting violence and blood shedding in their communities. He noted that, as a politician, you can disagree on issues, but that does not mean you are enemies, according to him, disagreement is an important attribute of a democratic system’. He advised leaders to be good to the people, and serve the country with every sense of patriotism so that they can still work freely even if they are not in office thereafter. “I was a Commissioner, deputy governor in Nasarawa State and minister at the Federal level, but today I am no longer in position, but I can still move around freely because I serve the country very well and re-

fused to be corrupt. “So, leaders should understand that the authority and privilege of every public office would surely end one day whether you like it or not. He also condemned the massive flay of Tiv people in the southern senatorial district of the State over the attacks by suspected herdsmen and called on the state government to live up to its responsibilities of securing lives and property. “If you failed to protect the people, you have failed in your responsibility as a leader,” he added. Maku also advised Nasarawa state residents to be very careful on who they give their votes as election period is fast approaching, as he commended the efforts of the military and other security agencies towards safeguarding the nation.

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Lassa fever: No Lassa fever record in Adamawa – Govt. Tom Garba, Yola

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ernment has confirmed that no case of Lassa fever had been recorded in the state. The development followed a report of the killer disease case recorded in some neighbouring states. Mr Abubakar Muhammed, the Information Officer, Adamawa Ministry of Health confirmed none existence of the disease in the state to the Newsmen in Yola. Muhammed said that Government has established twenty one quick response units and intensified surveillance especially on the boarder communities. “In Adamawa, so far, we

don’t have a report of any case of Lassa fever. “Our state quick response teams have been reinforced and upgraded to fully respond to any type of disease outbreak,’’ Muhammed said. He explained that the state government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) had sensitised health workers in the state in response of the killer disease. Muhammed urged people of the state to be vigilant and report any suspicious sign and symptoms of the disease that included high fever, body weakness and sore throat among others. “People should avoid contacts with rats as well as to ensure proper collection and disposal of waste.

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I’ll return to Sambisa if set free, Boko Haram suicide bomber convict vows Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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The Federal High Court sitting at Wawa Cantonment Kainji on Tuesday sentenced an unrepentant Boko Haram suicide bomber, Abba Umar, 22, to 60 years imprisonment. Umar who doubles as a commander of the sect that carried out several deadly operations said he will return to his role in the group in Sambisa, if set free. He confessed to be a member of the dreaded Boko Haram and a sect member of the Jama’tu ahli sunna li da’awatu wa Jihad, meaning, “people who follow the path of the Prophet for preaching and jihad”. Although Umar, a Kanuri

from Shuare, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state who spoke in Hausa language pleaded not guilty, he however vowed to return to Sambisa Forest if he is released. The insurgent’s sect commander was charged via suit no. FHC/KAINJI/ CR/108/ 18- FRN VS ABBA UMAR and the charges are: Count 1: 15 years imprisonment for professing to be a member of the sect, Count 2: 30 years imprisonment for attempting to bomb Government Day Pilot Secondary School, Gombe, Count 3: 60 years imprisonment for participating in an act of terrorism where he was found with ammunitions, Count 4: 15 years imprisonment for receiving terror-

ism training in Sambisa Forest and Count 5: 7 years imprisonment for failing to disclose information about his sect leaders. The convict pleaded guilty to all the count when he affirmed to have committed the offences upon which the charges were preferred against him at the Federal High Court 4 sitting in Kainji, Niger State. Umar was arrested when he was 18 years old as he carried out a botched attack in 2014. On the fateful day, his mission was foiled by members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) as he drove a heavily laden Honda Odyssey Bus with explosive devices against the wall of the Government Day Pilot Secondary School, Gombe with

the intention to bomb the school. He admitted all the count charges and emphasised his important role as a commander that takes instructions directly from his leader. The unremorseful sect commander claimed that he was initiated into the group by his elder brother and subsequently moved to the Sambisa Forest. He nevertheless remained adamant to his ideology despite all the efforts by the defence counsel to convince him to have a change of heart. The convict admitted to all the written and confessional statements as well as pictures tendered as exhibits before the court, confessing to leading several other attacks.

The Judge, having weighed options could not but convict him on all the five count charges as the sect leader kept on pleading not guilty though he affirmed to have committed all the offences. The sentences are to run concurrently. To avoid the convict going back to crime, the Judge said he would undergo de-radicalisation. One Mohammed Hussain also bagged 20 years imprisonment. He was charged before the Federal High Court sitting in Kainji in a case file no FHC/ KAINJI/CR/74/18-FRN VS MOHAMMED HUSSAIN. Hussain was arraigned on 3- count charge; he participated in so many attacks that led to loss of lives and properties in Maiduguri,

Borno State. He also took part in the bombing of Damaturu in which lives and properties were lost, just as he was charged for being a member of Boko Haram. The defendant pleaded guilty to all the offences and was convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment to run concurrently in all the three count charges with no option of fine and the jail term counts from 13th February, 2018. In an exclusive interview when he was first arraigned last October, the die-hard Boko Haram sect commander was confident that he would be fulfilled even if he dies today, because of the successful high profile attacks he has led as commander.

Obaseki commiserates with family of late women leader, Comfort Idahosa

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Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commiserated with the family of late All Progressives Congress (APC) women leader in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State, Mrs. Comfort Idahosa. The governor, during a condolence visit to the family in Benin City, Edo State, said, “The death of Mrs. Idahosa is painful and a loss for me. My relationship with her was that of mother and son when she was alive. I have lost a mother and great leader in Mrs. Idahosa. She played the role of a mother to many of us.” Obaseki added that late Mrs. Idahosa lived a good life and always supported him with prayers during the election. He urged children of the deceased to uphold the legacy of their late mother whose stance on freedom and justice was known to

everyone who had contact with her, adding, “She was a strong-willed woman especially about what she believed in. I encourage you to be steadfast in keeping her legacy. Always support the cause of freedom and justice.” “Even as we mourn her death, we thank God for the quality of leadership she provided in her local government and the state. She will be remembered for what she stood for during her life time,” Obaseki said. The first son of late Mrs. Idahosa, Mr. Charles Idahosa, who spoke for the family, expressed appreciation to the governor and his entourage for the visit, adding “The visit has encouraged us and other family members in this moment of grief. This for us means a lot.” He commended Governor Obaseki for the support to his late mother while she

Activist gets death-threats for rescuing rape victims from father had reported ÏÏÏ Unidentified persons Organisation, the case to the Police Public have allegedly threatened to deal with a lawyer cum activist, Mrs Abimbola Olajumoke Mustapha, for rescuing two under- aged girls from sexual abuse by their father. It was learnt that the girls, Oluwaseun, 16, and Feyikemi, 14, alleged to have been constantly raped by their father identified as Ogunbade. Mustapha, who is the founder of a non-governmental organization, Fummy Jummy

Relations Officer (PPRO), Oyo state in August 2017 for proper investigation. Since then anonymous persons have been calling the activist, who is currently out of the country, on her international telephone number, threatening to injure or kill her if she returns to Nigeria. The matter has been reported to law enforcement agents, who have also promised to get to the root of the matter.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State (second left), Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (left) Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja Justice Ishaq Bello ( second right) and other members of the Committee on the Decongestion of Prisons when they paid a courtesy visit on the governor in Port Harcourt.

Speaker, group mourn ex -Kwara chief judge

Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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A The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has described the death of a former chief judge of the state, Justice Saka Yusuf as a great loss to the judiciary, Ilorin Emirate and the entire state. Also, a socio- cultural association, the Advancement Front of Alanamu Central (ADFAC), Ilorin has commiserated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari over the demise of the jurist. The Speaker’s condolence message was issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Shuaib Abdulkadir,

while that of ADFAC was signed by its president, Alh Mas’ud Adebimpe. Ahmad said that the retired judge’s contributions to the judiciary could not be quantified. He noted that the legal luminary who served as the chief judge during Dr. Bukola Saraki’s administration as the state governor did not bungle the opportunity but served meritoriously and left with good legacies. He added that as a judge, Yusuf was well respected by lawyers for his articulate judgement delivery in all cases he handled and as an incorruptible judge. The Speaker regretted that his service delivery to

the judiciary, experience, expertise and wisdom would be missed, noting that he had been a role model to several judges and Emirate sons and daughters. The legislator recalled that as the President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, Yusuf led with great example and left his footprints in the sands of time with outstanding achievements. The Speaker condoled the Emir for the loss and prayed that Almighty Allah (SWT) grant the deceased eternal rest. Adebimpe in his condolence message described the demise of a onetime President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive

Union ,(IEDPU) as a great loss, not only to Ilorin, but the entire Kwara state. He described Yusuf as a symbol of selfless service “whose wealth of experience is highly needed at this auspicious period of our nationhood. It’s indeed a close of a chapter which all sons and daughters of Ilorin Emirate and indeed his primary constituency, the judiciary would greatly miss for a very long time to come. “This great son Of Ilorin Emirate left an indelible mark in the sand of time as an incorruptible and a great jurist who would remain a reference point for all distinguished members of the Bar and the Bench.

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Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Delta Airline in Lagos on Wednesday confirmed that its flight ‘Delta flight 55’ from the Murtala Muahmmed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria to Atlanta returned to Lagos International Airport Tuesday after an issue with one of the A330200’s two engines. According to a statement from the airline’s office in Lagos, the flight landed safely and customers exited the aircraft on the runway via emergency slides. It added that Airport fire authorities met the aircraft upon arrival, saying that Delta’s customers were bussed back to the terminal. “Delta is aware of five customers reporting non-critical injuries as a result of the evacuation. Delta teams have provided overnight hotel accommodations to customers and will rebook customers on an alternate Delta aircraft Wednesday afternoon. The safety of Delta’s customers and crew members is always our top priority”, the statement reads. Also a special report from a Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) source on the flight DL 055(Atl) ETD 22:45hrs involving the A330-200 with reg. mark N858NW, explained that ‘although there is no death recorded, quite a number of crew and passenger casualties were recorded and have been taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja, Air force base clinic, and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN( medical centre for speedy medical attention’. It explained that ‘the flight which initially pushed back at 22:40hrs had Air Return /Emergency landing at 23:16hrs, when the pilot in command (PIC) announced the evacuation of all the passengers on board within 90seconds, after contacting the Control Towers because the left Engine of the Aircraft was said to have caught Fire mid-air into the flight’.

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Kachikwu pledges FG’s support for local content in oil sector ÏG ƑƗ ƢêƢƄ ƅ ƈƆƒƆƌƆ Ɛ By Idu Jude, Abuja

The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu on Tuesday, made a case for the encouragement and greater involvement of Nigerian local content in the Nation’s Oil and Gas sector. Speaking during his official visit to EGINA Floating Production Storage Offloading, FPSO, Kachikwu commended Total Upstream Nigeria Limited, (TUPNI) and her partners, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), CNOOC, SAPETRO and PETROBRAS for the landmark recorded by taking delivery of the $3.3 billion Floating Produc-

tion Storage Offloading (FPSO) unit, which berthed the shores of Nigeria on 25th January, 2018 at the newly built 500-metre FPSO integration quayside at the Samsung Yard (SHI-MCI Yard), at the LADOL Free Zone in Lagos. During the visit ,which had in attendance, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Management Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote, and the Managing Director of Total E &amp; P, Mr. Nicholas Terraz, Kachikwu restated the efforts currently being made by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and her Agencies, to encourage local fabrication and optimum participation of Nigerians in the

Oil and Gas sector. While reiterating the gains expected with the commencement of operation of the FPSO, Kachikwu noted that Egina FPSO was the first project to be initiated and launched after the 2010 enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act, and that Egina has by far the highest quantum of local content completed for any oil &amp; gas project in Nigeria, thereby advancing Nigerian content to record levels. Speaking during the official visit, the Managing Director of Total E &amp; P, Mr. Nicholas Terraz, noted that with a length of 330 metres, the Egina FPSO is the largest FPSO ever installed in Ni-

geria and the largest FPSO built by the Total Group worldwide and that over the next five months, six modules which were fabricated locally in Nigeria would be integrated into the FPSO at the Samsung Yard before the FPSO sails away to the Egina field. In his speech at the occasion, Engr. Simbi Wabote paid glowing tribute to the Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, for his support and his insistence on local content in procurement and supplies in the Oil and Gas sector. He said such insistence would help to enhance Nigeria’s economic growth. He also corroborated that the Egina FPSO is a remarkable achievement in local content development in Nigeria.

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Tragedy as moving train kills Unilag undergraduate at Ikeja Ï ƆƕƆƓƈƐ Ɔ Ɔ ƕ ƒƈƅƐƈƌô ƈƏƍƈƆƅƆ Ɠ ƈ ƗƏ ƅƆ

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo A fast -8moving train coming from Sango area in Ogun State heading towards Iddo Terminal in Lagos, knocked down and killed a young man in his mid 30s yesterday at Anifowoshe area in Ikeja, Lagos State. The accident occurred along the railway line at about 8: am on

Tuesday morning around Ajayi Farms, Anifowoshe area. The victim died instantly after being knocked out from the rail track by the fast moving train. A University of Lagos identity card bearing Fatai Mutiu Abolade, in the department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, was found in the deceased bag. Other items, including a laptop, the charger, passport photo-

graphs and other personal items were also found in his bag. Passers-by who witnessed the ugly incident told The Daily Times that the deceased could neither observe nor hear the sound of the coming train because he was having an earpiece in his two ears. Although, it is not certain if the deceased was actually listening to the earphone when the accident occurred; an earpiece was

however, found lying very close to his bag. It was also gathered that the train on approaching Anifowoshe area, had sounded its horn, alerting pedestrians crossing the railway track to leave the track. The corpse had since been taken away by Police officers attached to the Ikeja Police Division at about 10: am on Tuesday morning.

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Buhari hails TETFund over infrastructural development of tertiary institutions Augustine Okezie, Abuja

R-L: Head, Learning Academy, Fidelity Bank Plc, Olusegun Esho; Head, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Chris Nnakwe; Head Teacher, Salvation Army Primary School, Ebute Metta, Bisola Susanne Oloidi; Chief Human Resources Officer, Charles Nwachukwu; Executive Director, Shared Services and Products (EDSS&P), Chijioke Ugochukwu; Education Secretary, Mainland Local Government Education Authority, Tijani Tajudeen during the official handover ceremony of educational materials donated by the bank and staff to Salvation Army Primary School in Lagos...recentlyy.

Lagos, Ibadan railway ready in January - FG By Idu Jude, Abuja Federal Government has assured that the Lagos-Ibadan Rail line would be put into use come January 2019 and by this, Nigerians are expected to enjoy the dividends of democracy. The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Honourable Chibuike Amaechi, gave this indication Monday, during a monthly inspection tour of the project targeted at opening up economic venture at the South West region. Amaechi said that following the level of progress of work and gradual implementation of carefully considered solutions by the

Federal Government to holistically tackle the challenges ranging from Water pipe, Gas pipe, Oil pipe to Sewage pipe obstructing construction work on the Rail line, assured the Rail line would be put into use come January 2019 and by this, Nigerians. Amaechi said, “We hope this project will be completed within the life span of construction. Nigerians are putting us under immersed pressure. This Contract is three years and we are doing it within one year and two months. Our target is December 2018 but at most, January 2019, Nigerians will start to enjoy the Dividends of Democracy”, he enthused. the Minister, noted that based

on the present challenges being experienced on the project, a committee was set up chaired by the Board Chairman of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr. Usman Abubakar with the Representatives of Nigerian Army, NRC, Lagos State Government, NNPC and CCECC as members to ensure that all the challenges are resolved and having at the back of their minds that December 2018 is the deadline for the completion of the project. “It has not been easy, we have set up a committee chaired by the NRC Board Chairman, Engr. Abubakar Usman, Team Group, Nigerian Army Representatives,

Lagos State Government, NNPC and CCECC as members to resolve all the problems”. And as part of efforts of the Federal Government to expedite action on the progress of work on the project and also reduce cost, the Minister further stated that Government is working out a proposal to acquire an alternative land to build the Railway Station at Abeokuta instead of paying N2.8 billon as compensation for the present proposed location. When asked if there would be alternative ways to handle the challenges of the Jibowu and Costain bridges which are on the right of ways of the Rail line in Lagos State.

Rwandair sets to commence flights to Abuja, Cape Town Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo RwandAir said it has concluded plans to begin flight operations to Abuja and Cape Town, South Africa. The carrier will operate four weekly flights from Kigali to Cape Town with a stop-over in Harare. The Abuja flight will be tagged to the existing Accra route, where the flight will stop in Abuja before heading to Accra; and it will also be operated four times a week. “This is yet another big milestone for RwandAir, as we continue to

expand our network. Our aim is to provide to our customers seamless and better connections on the continent and beyond. “Abuja and Cape Town come in as a boost to the different economies in terms of tourism and trade on one hand, and enhance bilateral partnership between our countries on the other hand”, said Chance Ndagano Acting Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir. Commonly referred to as the Mother City, Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s south-

west coast, on a peninsula beneath the Table Mountain, one of the top tourist attractions of the city along with Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope and Robben Island. The two new destinations will take RwandAir’s destinations to twenty-six (26). From its hub at the heart of Africa located at Kigali International Airport, RwandAir is reputed for its excellent on-time performance, customer service and safety, and has one of the youngest fleet on the African continent. RwandAir, an IATA

member airline renewed its IOSA certification and has been ISAGO and EASA certified. With a fleet of twelve aircraft including two wide-body Airbus A330 acquired last year, the airline currently reaches out to twenty-four (24) destinations across East, Central, West and Southern Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Last year, RwandAir started flights from Kigali to Mumbai, Harare, London (Gatwick) and Brussels as well as Dakar from its new hub in Cotonou.

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), describing it as the catalyst for achieving the desired knowledge-based economy for Nigeria by the present administration. Buhari, who made the above declaration during the 2nd and 3rd Combined Convocation of Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, urged TETFund to continue in its meaningful and purposeful interventions to all public owned tertiary institutions in the country. The President said, “I am also happy with the special role of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the physical and academic development of this young university. It is clear, that since the establishment of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, the TETFund has remained the single, largest development agent in the institution. “I urge TETFund to continue to offer meaningful and purposeful interventions in Nigeria’s higher education institutions to help in realizing our government’s desire to create knowledge based economy in Nigeria” The President, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, also expressed delight over the completion and commissioning of multi-billion naira physical infrastructure projects sponsored by TETFund at the university. He explained that the physical projects ranging from Senate Building, Buildings for Faculties of Agriculture and Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Complex, Library building, Faculty of Agriculture Laboratories, Students’ Hall of Residence (Hostels) for Male and Female which were commissioned by TETFUND Executive Secretary.

Senate gives 63 MDAs one week ultimatum to submit budget details The Senate on Wednesday ordered 63 revenue generating agencies to submit details of their budget proposals for year 2018 within one week or forfeit having budget for the fiscal year. The Senate resolution followed a point of order raised by the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, in which he noted with dismay the failure of all the revenue generating agencies except the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to submit their proposals as at the time of sitting. Senator Lawan commended the NCC for sub-

mitting its well prepared budget in time and in accordance with the requirement of the National Assembly. He said the erring ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have been holding back the National Assembly in its oversight functions of considering the budget before it for presidential accent. The development prompted the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to rule that the upper chamber would penalise any agency that failed to submit the budgetary proposals within a week.

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Otudeko confirms #3.5bn final payment to Ecobank Peter Fowoyo A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday heard that the Honeywell Companies are no longer indebted to Ecobank Nigeria. The Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, yesterday said Honeywell had paid a total of N3.5 billion to Ecobank as full and final settlement of all its financial obligations to the bank. Otudeko made this statement when he gave evidence in the ongoing matter instituted by Honeywell against Ecobank before Justice Mohammed Idris. At yesterday’s proceedings, Honeywell’s counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, while leading Otudeko in cross examination affirmed that the Honeywell companies, following an agreement reached with the MD of Ecobank Jibril Aku and other executives of the bank on July 22nd 2013, paid a total sum of N3.5 billion as full and final settlement of Honeywell’s obligations to the bank. Prior to giving evidence, Ecobank’s counsel, O.A. Divine sought to stall proceedings by making an application to adjourn the matter on the basis that another appeal and an application for stay of proceedings had been filed just yesterday at the Court of Appeal. Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN however objected to the oral application for adjournment stating that the matter for the day was the delivery of a ruling regarding the issue of cross examination of Ecobank’s witness, Dr. Oba Otudeko. Olanipekun said the application was an abuse of court process as it was an attempt to arrest the ruling of the court. Justice Idris ruled that he was unable to place any value on the application to stay proceedings because the copy presented to the court by Ecobank’s counsel was not a certified-true-copy. On the issue of the matter for the day, Justice Idris also affirmed that indeed the “ruling of the court cannot be arrested”. Justice Idris subsequently ruled that cross examination should proceed. Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN concluded the cross examination of Dr. Oba Otudeko and Ecobank’s counsel declined to re-examine him. The witness was thereafter discharged. Meanwhile Ecobank’s strategy to call Oba Otudeko as its star witness fell flat on its face as counsel was unable to extract any testimony from Otudeko to support Ecobank’s case. Despite being the party that invited the witness, Ecobank’s counsel abruptly declined to proceed with the witness.

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FCTA/ FCDA staff cooperatives accuses EXCO of misappropriating N1.6bn Ï&0 Ɠ ƗƆ ƈ è Ƅ Ə ƅƅƑ ƆƗ ƍƆƏ ƇƏ ƌ ƅ ƐƆ Ɛƈ ƆƋƆƅƐƈ

BY Idu Jude, Abuja Ad the general election of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital Development Authority cooperative society, FCDA, draws nearer, members of staff of the government establishment have bemoaned the activities of the outgoing executives, who they have accused of embezzling over 1.6billion naira. The FCDA/FCTA staff cooperatives, is an operation meant to generate dividend to all the staff and solve their immediate problems. Unfortunately, since its inception, nothing has hap-

pened, despite the regular deduction of percentage from over 18,000 staff salaries. In this exclusive interview, one of the contestants to the office of the President, Mr. Hipo Onah, has been speaking with our correspondent on the possible way of rewriting the wrongs as well as instituting a financial prudent leadership to the full benefit of the cooperators. As an association of all pensionable staff of the FCTA/ FCDA amounting to 18,000 staff with category of contribution monthly, records left by the outgoing executive, shows reckless financial conduct which has

generated much outcry to the attention of the FCT administration. According to Onah, “We are just rising from mirage of problems where the present executive that were brought in as an interim measure; to clean the dirt has become a kind of ambush who actually has come to embezzle the funds. At a particular time, this cooperative has a leadership that has a curse to buy a land mounting to over 1.6billion in Maitama. On a more serious note, 200 square meters in m Maitama amount to 1.6 billion and paid in the name of the in-

terim President and we also has in a good authority and this is a verifiable facts. He built a school that can be compared to an American International school in Nigeria. The then secretary is a man of God who is pasturing a church also built his own school. And they shared to themselves at various committees, the amount of money amounting to 5million naira”. Onah, who is one of the leading aspirants, noted that the practice left behind, was a kind of sharing Arabian cake to those who participated in perpetrating the evil.

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Market reverses as NSE ASI gains 1.11% Stories by Bonny Amadi The bearish run of the Nigerian equities market reversed on Wednesday as investors take new position for dividend payments in expectation of release of 2017 financial year results by listed companies. The equities market rebounded after seven consecutive sessions of losses, with the ASI appreciating by 1.11% to 42,171.80 points, following bargain hunting. Accordingly, the Month-toDate and Year-to-Date returns improved to -4.90% and 10.27% respectively. The Banking index with +2.74 per cent growth led the new gaining spree following renewed interests in tier 1 and tier 2 stocks.

Zenith bank with 5.00 per cent and Skye bank’s 10.00 per cent growth lifted the NSE banking sector index growth. The Insurance with 1.29 per cent growth was driven by Wapic, Consumer Goods index 0.96% appreciation was boosted by DANGFLOUR which gained +4.97 per cent, while Industrial Goods index which gained 0.19% was driven by BERGER paint’s 4.76 gain. However, the Oil & Gas (-0.29%) index closed negative, as the shares of FO (-1.75%) were sold. Market breadth turned positive, with 25 gainers and 19 losers, led by SKYEBANK (+10.00%) and FIRSTALUM (-9.09%) respectively. Total volume traded increased by 10.67% to 520.74 million units, valued at NGN4.72 billion, and ex-

changed in 5,694 deals. Meanwhile, experts maintained that investors’ appetite is expected to remain strong, as investors continue to hunt bargains and take position ahead of Q4-17 earnings, amidst generally improving macroeconomic conditions. The USD/NGN remained flat at NGN363 in the parallel market, while it weakened by 0.04% to NGN360.37 in the I&E FX window. Total volume traded in the I&E FX window increased by 36.5% to USD151.55 million, exchanged within the range of NGN358 to NGN361.50. On the fixed income market, the overnight lending rate dropped by 633 bps to 9.00%, following anticipation of tomorrow’s inflow via maturing OMO bills worth NGN89.08

billion. Accordingly, activities turned bullish in the NTB market, as average yield declined by 3 bps to 14.46%. Yields contracted across all ends of the curve – short (-4 bps), mid (-1 bp), and long (-5 bps) – driven by interests in the 92DTM (-58 bps), 183DTM (-11 bps), and 235DTM (-35bps) bills respectively. At the time of writing, the result of today’s auction was unavailable. Conversely, investors were downbeat in the bond market, with average yield inching higher by 2 bps to 13.78%. Yields closed higher at the short (+8 bps), mid (+2 bps), and long (+1 bp) ends of the curve, owing to selloffs of the JUN-2019 (+8 bps), JUL-2021 (+4 bps), and MAR2024 (+12 bps) bonds respectively.

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Inflation rate now 15.13%, slows for 12th consecutive month Stories by Motolani Oseni Nigeria’s annual inflation has slowed for the 12th consecutive month in a row in January to 15.13 per cent, compared to 15.37 per cent in December, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The Statistics office on Wednesday disclosed that Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to measure inflation drops to 15.13 per cent in January 2018. The monthly report showed that the nation’s inflation rate slowed by 0.24 per cent points lower than the rate recorded in 15.37 per cent in December 2017, making it the twelfth consecutive disinflation (slowdown in the inflation rate though still positive) in headline year on year infla-

tion since January 2017. The bureau in its CPI report stated that, “On a month-on-month basis, the Headline index increased by 0.80 per cent in January 2018, 0.21 percent points higher from the rate of 0.59 per cent recorded in December 2017. “The percentage change in the average composite CPI for the twelve-month period ending January 2018 over the average of the CPI for the previous twelvemonth period was 16.22 per cent, showing 0.28 per cent point lower from 16.50 per cent recorded in December 2017. “The Urban inflation rate rose by 15.56 per cent (yearon-year) in January 2018 from 16.78 per cent recorded in December 2017, while the Rural inflation rate also

eased by 14.76 per cent in January 2018 from 15.02 per cent in December 2017. On month-on-month basis, the urban index rose by 0.83 percent in January 2018, up by 0.17 from 0.66 percent recorded in December 2017, while the rural index also rose by 0.77 percent in January 2018, up by 0.23 when compared with 0.54 per cent in December 2017.” The bureau stated that high year on year food prices and food price pressure continued into December though generally at a slower pace year on year. “The Food Index increased by 18.92 per cent (year-on-year) in January 2017, down from the rate recorded in December (19.42 per cent). On a month-onmonth basis, the Food subindex increased by 0.87 per

cent in January 2018, down by 0.29 per cent from 0.58 per cent recorded in December. “The average annual rate of change of the Food subindex for the twelve-month period ending January 2018 over the previous twelvemonth average was 19.62 per cent, 0.07 per cent points from the average annual rate of change recorded in December 2017 (19.55) per cent. “The rise in the food index was caused by increases in prices of imported food in general as well as bread and cereals, milk, cheese and eggs, Vegetables, Fish, Coffee tea and cocoa, meat, Potatoes yam and other tubers and Oil and fats,” the report by NBS stated. InvestmentOne Researcher said, “We highlight that the slowdown was mainly

the result of the high base effect which was more prominent on the Food subindex where prices inched up 18.92 per cent y/y in January 2018 against 19.42 per cent in December 2017. “Unlike in 2017, where the benefit of the base effect was more prominent in the Core sub-index, 2018 base effect is expected to be driven by the Food sub-index which surged to an eight year high in 2017, which may not be unconnected with the disruptions to productivity in the Agriculture sector. “On the contrary, we believe the on-going scarcity of PMS nationwide, which led to the 30 per cent y/y increase in the average price paid by consumers to N190/ litre may have hindered the potential downward movement in the Core sub-index,

unchanged at 12.09 per cent y/y. “In our view, this highlights the inflationary pressures in the economy due to the shortage of PMS and the continued conflicts in the North, which could be hindering output in the Agriculture sector. The company maintained that the rate of increase in consumer prices in 2018 is likely to slow on the back of the high base effect, which may be more pronounced in the Food sub-index. “Our opinion may be supported by the insistence of the administration to maintain stability in the economy in support of a potential reelection in 2019. While this may keep the official price of PMS at N145/litre.

Ecobank provides wealth planning, management services to customers Ecobank Securities, Wealth & Asset Management (SWAM), an arm of Ecobank Transnational incorporated has reaffirmed the bank’s determination to help its customers create, preserve and protect their wealth for themselves and successive generation. The business offered additional products on wealth management during the SWAM breakfast session for customers in Lagos. Addressing the customers, Managing Director, EDC Fund Management and Country Head, Securities,Wealth and Asset Management , Ibukun Oyedeji, said the bank is committed to helping its customers maximize their wealth. Oyedeji who is also Country Manager, SWAM said Nigeria has over 12,000 High Networth Individuals

as defined by global standards, this is second to South Africa. However, South Africa has been successful with managing thwir wealth. She commented that Nigerians are good at making money and creating wealth, but have not paid attention to sustaining the wealth, and passing it on to the next generation. She therefore encouraged Nigerian to embrace wealth creation, preservation as a way of life for every citizen especially the wealthy Nigerians. She said SWAM’s goal is to help its customers to plan their future and their wealth, saying: “As a bank, we think of how we can guide our premium customers to make sure that the wealth that they have created, actually adds value to them, and goes to their next generation and their children’s generation.

L-R: Regional Bank Head, Ikeja Region, Fidelity Bank Plc., Ken Opara; Winners of N1 million, Ayoka Chigozie Christopher; Fred Uche Oko Itiri, husband of Chidinma Favour Itiri, winner of N1 million, Chizoba Nwaoba; and Divisional Head, Retail Banking, Fidelity Bank Plc., Richard Madiebo; at the third prize presentation of the Get Alert in Millions Promo Reloaded held at Fidelity Bank Corporate Head Office in Lagos...on Wednesday

Cheque transactions drop to 10.2m in 2017, says NIBSS The Nigeria InterBank Settlement System (NIBSS) has said that total volume of cheque transacted in 2017 fell to 10.16 million. NIBSS latest cheque report indicated that total transactions after reaching its peak in 2014 have gone into free fall since then with 11 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2014 and 2017. According to the cheque analysis revealed, this comes as no surprise as this method of payment is less fancied by generation Y and Z, with its survival heavily reliant on corporates and generation X.

“The volume of cheques transactions was 13.54 m in 2009, but dropped to 12.54 m in 2010. It also dropped further to 11.54m in 2011 and increased to 12.15m in 2012. In 2013, it closed at 14.21m. The figure further increased to 15.28m in 2015 but dropped to 11.72m in 2016”, the report stated. However, for value of cheque traded, report by NIBSS revealed that N5.35 trillion was transacted in 2017 from N5.83 trillion in 2016. The highest value of cheque transaction was N17.54 trillion in 2009 but dropped to N7.15 trillion in 2010.

Current account holders dominated cheque transactions in 2017, controlling 84.6 per cent as against 15.4 per cent saving account. By account type, 777,860 current account holders while 141.622 were savings accounts holders used cheques in 2017. The report hinted that based on Biometric Verification Numbers (BVNs), there were 0.54 million unique individuals who issued cheque in 2017. By location, NIBSS stated that, “41 per cent of cheques were issued in Lagos in 2017 while eight per cent cheque issuers reside in Abuja. Five per cent in Ogun; eight

per cent in Rivers and four per cent in Oyo state.” However, The Director, Banking and Payments System Department, Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN), Mr. Dipo Fatokun, recently said globally, cards have been the fastest growing payments instrument since 2010, as cheque use has declined consistently and significantly. According to him, Debit cards accounted for the highest share (45.7 per cent) of global e-payment transactions and were also the fastest growing (12.8 per cent) payments instrument in 2014. Fatokun said, “elec-

tronic products are gradually reducing the usage of cheques and cash, as noticed consistently in the annual performance report since the inception of the Cash-less Policy in 2012.” Speaking on the Nigeria experience, he said, “Volume and value of transactions based on Cheques and NEFT have been consistently reducing annually since 2013, while same data for NIP, ATM, and Mobile Money channels have been on the increase.” He stated that, “This is an indication of users’ preference for instant value channels over non-instant payment channels.

“The ATM Channel accounts for the highest volume of transactions, while the NIP accounts for the highest value of transactions annually. This is because the ATM is usually the e-payment channel that new and lower value account holders always interface with, while corporates and upwardly mobile middle class customers make transfers using NIP.” It will be recalled that CBN, market stakeholders were in the move to reduce the settlement cycle of a cheque in Nigeria to one day, also known as cheque truncation system, across the country.

Travel & Tourism

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Nigeria’s new textile museum to drive growth of tourism Despite volumes that have been written and voices loud enough on the importance of the creative sector’s ability to drive tourism economy, government still appears lethargic. But all is not lost, as Abuja’s tourism landscape is expected to receive a boost this year with a Textile Museum at the proposed Arts Village. It is, perhaps, the first of its kind in Nigeria where genre-specific museums are uncommon. The proposed facility is the initiative of a renowned artist, Nike Okundaye, whose career of over 40 years has been on textile art. The textile museum is being conceived as part of a big cultural centre to be built on a six-acre land said to have been acquired by the artist’s family a few years ago. As a textile artist, Okundaye is also known to be a passionate collector of modern Nigerian textiles across cultures. Some of Okundaye’s collections in textiles, as old as many decades, are currently housed on the top floor of Nike Art Centre, Lekki, Lagos. “We have just been able to complete payment for our six acres of land in Abuja, on which we plan to build an Art Village,” Chief Reuben Okundaye disclosed at Nike Art Centre. The Art Village, he assured, will have “a Textile Museum for my wife’s over two thousand collections.” It is of note that the artist’s passion in textile goes beyond producing the wellknown Yoruba native adire fabric from which she has become a revered name globally. Nike, as she is fondly called within the art circle, has done a lot of paintings in different media depicting the adire texture. Apart from the museum, the Arts Village, according to Chief Okundaye, will have amphitheatre and gallery of African Art as well as a multipurpose hall. After opening for business in 2011/2012, a visit to Nike Art Centre revealed what one thought could generate the proposed Textile Museum. Obviously, the artist already had her dream of a specialised museum for textile worked out back then. At the textile museum section of

the building, the artist’s passion for fabrics of African origin was loud. Okundaye then noted, “We are fast losing our traditional textiles and something has to be done.” Neatly arranged in the textile section were hand-woven materials such as alari, sanyan, petuje, among other hand-woven Yoruba native textiles.When the proposed Textile Museum becomes a reality, Nike, again, would be filling a vacuum abandoned by the government. Currently, the Nike Art Centre is the only visible spot for modern and contemporary gallery in Lagos, a city variously described as ‘Africa’s six largest economy.” But a unit known as Modern Gallery at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, remains a huge embarrassment to a nation like Nigeria. Apart from the fact that the art pieces on display are endangered – given the deplorable state of the building – the modern and contemporary textures of Nigerian art vigour are not updated. For the Nike Art Centre, the passion is in favour of tourism as a strong ingredient of developing Nigeria’s economy. The Textile Museum, Chief Reuben

stated, would go a long way in developing the tourism industry.“Tourism can create jobs as we are trying to do with the Textile Museum so that every family involved in tourism industry should able to feed themselves,” he said. With over 25,000 pieces of art at Nike Art Centre’s gallery space, the proposed Arts Village in Abuja has enough pool of collection to feed from the Lagos facility. Perhaps, as part of preparation towards the building of the Textile Museum, promotion through workshops for better understanding of textile art would be touted as the focus of Nike Art Centre this year. If anyone is interested in researching Nigeria’s tourism business in the context of foreign inflow of visitors, the Nike Art Centre appears to be the right resource spot. It is no longer news that the centre is known to be a spot of attraction for foreign tourists. But a disturbing revelation came to light when Chief Reuben said: “Tourists complain about the difficulty in getting Nigerian visa for visit” and advised government to “relax” the process and condition for “tourist visa so that more visitors can

come here” and argued, “we know because tourists who come here complain of difficult of about as much as six months to get a visa to visit Nigeria.” A few hours after the Okundayes shared their 2018 plans with their guests, a list of artists and art patrons were scheduled to receive awards for their contributions in developing Nigeria’s art. The award night themed ‘Connecting Lagos with Art’ had Prince Yemisi Shyllon, Robin Campbell, Prof. Peju Layiwola, Ndidi Dike, Sam Ovraiti, Rom Isichei and Peju Alatise, among over 10 others as recipients. “The awards are important to encourage people to do better in creating and promoting art,” Chief Reuben explained. “We hope to make the award a yearly event.”Still on arts as a crucial content of tourism, the Nike Arts Centre appears to have its main focus of the year on Lagos State. It’s a proposed Public Private Partnership (PPP) to be known as Trash to Treasure. Nike said the project is a collaboration with Lagos State Government, adding, “It’s called Trash to Treasure, which we want to use

in creating monthly festivals in collaboration with Lagos State Government.” What looks like the pilot process of the proposed collaboration, she said, “has already started with a private outfit, Sisi Oge Beauty Pageant” and noted that Lagos has so much potential to be host to as many festivals as possible. “We can recreate other festivals in Lagos; people don’t need to travel out of the city to attend major festivals in the country.” When the Nike Art Centre opened six years ago, space utilisation in curatorial articulation gave artists, who work in large format canvas and installation, more windows of artistic expression. Also, the centre expanded the number of works on display for exhibitions with a minimum of about 50 works on each of the four-flour building. It was an unprecedented availability of space in Nigerian art exhibition circuit despite the building’s challenge of columns that could obstruct viewing.In a given exhibition that may need the entire gallery space, as many as 300 pieces of art can be on display in a conservative curatorial style devoid of choking.

Brands & Marketing

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MC agencies working hard towards stimulating consumers’ demand –Expert Stories by Godwin Anyebe aAn expert in the Experiential Marketing subsector of the integrated marketing communications industry and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GDM Direct, Mr. Gbenga Afolabi, has advised that agencies in the industry irrespective of their core areas of their competence, must work hard towards stimulating consumers’ demand in order to increase purchase of their clients’ products;. Afolabi, who made this known recently in Lagos

said that, agencies should stop complaining of budget cut, but rather should forge ahead by stimulating consumers’ demand for their clients. According to him, one of the characteristics of a recessed economy is that there is a slump in the demand of goods and services, but by stimulating customers’ demand there is the likelihood that brands could have amazing returns and high customers’ patronage. Afolabi stressed that agencies that know their onions experience a boom

during a tumultuous recessionary period like Nigeria experienced in 2016, citing GDM Direct as a typical example. The agency, he disclosed, grew its billings by 27% in that year. He explained that from the lay man’s perspective, a recessed economy depicts a shrink in consumers’ disposable income, high cost of living, low patronage, amongst others, noting that this is the time when agencies play crucial role in stimulating consumers’ demand to boost the sales of their clients’ products. “Recession for an aver-

age man on the streets is not GDP, it is the fact that the amount of money that they have as disposable income has shrunk, things have become more expensive, there are things that I want to buy, I cannot afford, so, I am forced to make rational choices, low patronage, yet cost of materials are going up, so ,the only way brands need to stay afloat and stay profitable is more patronage. “I need more patronage yet the consumers want to spend less, that is the definition and the interplay of the forces of recession, not

GDP for the consumer on the street.” He noted He said; “However, this is the time where agencies play crucial role because the role of the agency, basically, is to stimulate demand, that is the job of the agencies, our job is stimulation, so if the characteristic factor of a recessed economy is a slump in consumer demand, a slump in product off-take, that is when agencies should experience a boom because they should deploy their expertise to ensure their clients have more patronage..” Further, he pointed out

that clients that had enjoyed what is called a natural pull over the years are forced to engage advertising, experiential, and public relations agencies to connect with their customers in order to keep a top-of-the-mind awareness about their products amongst consumers. “Once an agency person does not understand the fact that my key role is to create stimulation of demand and patronage, then there is an issue. So with a recessed economy, demand is low, agencies have found themselves very relevant.“ he said.

Solving the Talent G in the Media Industry

Chairman, House Committee of Culture and Tourism, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, with the Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mr. Folorunsho Coke

For many business owners and hiring managers in the media industry, the talent gap has never been wider. Every year, millions of graduates pass out of universities and colleges, the expectations of the industry has always been at variance with the content of prospective employees. While this has been a general problem with the Nigerian labour market, the marketing communications industry has been on the receiving end of the negative consequences. The lack of the necessary talent fitted for various jobs in the media industry led to a culture of poaching and counter-poaching of talents. While this was greeted with approvals and disap-

proval from stakeholders, the industry has now realized that poaching could not solve a fundamental problem such as skills, experience and competence. Aggregating the experience of business owners and hiring managers suggest that the pains of poaching as a strategy to acquire needed talents outweighs its gains. According to statistics, poached staff work for an average of two years before jumping ship. On the other hand, nonpoached staff stay for an average of three to four years. It is now apparent that poaching has not solved the knowledge gap and talent drought. The importance of competent hands in any organisation cannot be overemphasized, so is loyalty and commitment.

Unilever threatens to cut $9.4 bn ad spend for online over ‘toxic’ content Unilever, one of the world’s biggest spenders on advertising, has threatened to pull ads from digital platforms, such as Facebook and Google, if they “create division” in society or fail to protect children. Keith Weed, Chief Marketing Officer at Unilever, which makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Dove soap, will explained the plan in a speech recently at the annual Interactive Advertising Bureau conference in California. Weed called on the technology industry to improve transparency and consumer trust in an era of fake news and “toxic” online content. The speech does not accuse any

specific platform, but says trust in social media is at a new low due to a perceived lack of focus by tech firms in keeping illegal, unethical and extremist material off their websites. Unilever also said it was committed to tackling gender stereotypes in advertising and will only partner with organizations committed to creating better digital infrastructure. “Fake news, racism, sexism, terrorists spreading messages of hate, toxic content directed at children … it is in the digital media industry’s interest to listen and act on this,” Weed plans to say. “Before viewers stop viewing, advertisers stop advertising and publishers

stop publishing.” Weed also discuss a new partnership with IBM (IBM.N), piloting blockchain technology for advertising that could reduce advertising fraud by providing reliable measurement metrics. Unilever itself was heavily criticized last year for a Dove advert on Facebook that many saw as racist. Unilever spent about 7.7 billion euros ($9.4 bn) on marketing last year. Digital advertising accounts for about one-third of its spend, the company said in September. Over the last five years, its spending on digital media has more than doubled while its investment in creating digital content has gone up by

60 per cent. Its spending on traditional media is down slightly, but under a cost savings drive it has cut the number of ads it makes and agencies it works with. These efficiencies resulted in 35 per cent lower investment creating traditional content. Google, part of Alphabet (GOOGL.O), and Facebook (FB.O) are estimated to have half of online ad revenue worldwide in 2017 and more than 60 percent in the United States, according to research firm eMarketer. Officials at Google in Europe did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Facebook said

in a statement: “We fully support Unilever’s commitments and are working closely with them.” Weed has recently explained his views in meetings with all of Unilever’s digital partners, including Facebook, Google, Twitter (TWTR.N), Snap (SNAP.N) and Amazon (AMZN.O). His comments echo complaints made by Procter & Gamble (PG.N) Chief Brand Officer Mark Pritchard, who has lamented fake ad clicks by automated ‘bots’, the risk an ad can appear online next to an ISIS recruitment video and the realization that people do not watch video commercials any more.

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Mercedes-Benz records 193, 000 unit sales in January, 2018 Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Daimler AG has reported January sales of over 190,000 units in the Mercedes-Benz Passenger cars’ segment, making it the most successful start to a year in the company’s history. With this new sales record, which also represents a growth of 8.4 per cent, Mercedes-Benz started the year 2018 as successfully as it concluded the year 2017; and has defended its position as the bestselling premium brand with the most new registrations. Commenting on the sales record, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales, Britta Seeger said, “With more

than 193,000 MercedesBenz cars sold in January, we achieved the most successful start to a year in the company’s history. And with the presentation of the new G-Class, we had an emotional start to the New Year” Seeger. “I am delighted that we are setting standards not only with our unit sales, but also for example with the new smart configurator with real-time 3D car visualization. “ In this way, we are offering our customers an innovative platform upon which they can configure their future car”, Seeger added. According to Daimler, demand for the SUVs from Mercedes-Benz was as high as ever at the beginning of the year. With an increase of 9.9%, a new record was

set of 71,409 units sold. The GLC, GLC Coupé and G-Class all set new records for unit sales. The new G-Class had its world premiere at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Mercedes-Benz has so far delivered a total of five million SUVs to its customers, including two million of the GLE and its predecessor, the M-Class. The new S-Class Saloon achieved a 25.3 per cent sales increase to 8,130 units in January and the class was particularly popular in its biggest markets, China and the USA, achieving significant sales growth in both markets. Last month, MercedesBenz delivered 33,063 of the E-Class Saloon and Estate

National Trucks MD offers recipe for healthy auto industry Full implementation and monitoring of the Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP), increased patronage of locally assembled vehicles, and immediate commencement of the National Vehicle Identification System (NVIS) are necessary steps towards achieving a vibrant automotive industry. This was the view expressed recently by the Managing Director of National Trucks Manufacturers (NTM), Kano, Mr. Ibrahim Bayero, while reviewing the NAIDP which took effect mid-2014. Bayero argued that an exhaustive implementation of the contents of the policy, backed with biannual reporting on the progress made, would return the auto manufacturing sec-

tor to the part of sustained growth and development. The NTM Chief Executive urged the various tiers of government to ensure that all official vehicular procurements, including those by ministries, departments and agencies {MDAs}, as well as contractors handling government projects, benefit the auto plants in Nigeria. Contractors undertaking road construction and other projects, he argued, should not be encouraged to import vehicles that can be produced locally. “Companies with Federal, State or local government contracts should be directed to patronise locally assembled vehicles and not given waivers for import of vehicles. For instance, road construction compa-

nies can source majority of their vehicle requirements locally, Bayero stressed.” The NTM CEO also recommended concessionary access to foreign exchange by stakeholders with secured contracts for government level supplies that will be strictly monitored to ensure compliance. He explained that the National Vehicle Identification System, which has been in the works for some time now, would create a database for the registration and monitoring of all vehicles in the country, and eliminate not only junk second-hand (tokunbo) vehicles, but also the possibility of under-payment or total evasion of duties on imported vehicles. “This system will require any person or com-

models to their customers, representing a 10.4 per cent increase in unit sales which is a new record for a January. However, Mercedes-Benz has already sold more than 500,000 units of the new generation of the E-Class

Saloon and Estate since April 2016. In his comment, Managing Director/CEO Weststar Associates Limited – Authorised General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, Mr. Mirko Plath said that Mercedes-Benz has in-

deed defended its position as the bestselling premium brand, and with these new deliveries, Mercedes-Benz made its best start to a year of all time, thus continuing seamlessly from its seventh consecutive record-setting year in 2017.

Asahi Brands reinforces focus on passenger car radial category Showcasing its commitment and increased focus on the growing Nigeria market, Asahi Brands Limited, the tyre distributor for Bridgestone and Firestone, has reinforces focus on passenger car radial category by launching new Asahi Tyre Zone. The Asahi Tyre Zone have been opened in association with Bridgestone Middle East (BSME). Bridgestone is the number one premium tyre manufacturer in world. These outlets are designed to provide customers with an enhanced retail experience and a better feel for the brand and passenger car radials on display. Speaking on the inauguration of the Asahi Tyre Zone in Lagos, director, Sales, Bridgestone Middle East & Africa, Stefano Sanchini said, “over the past two to three turbulent

years we have been making steady inroads into the Nigerian market as this is a pivotal market for our growth in the African subcontinent. “Our product range fits well with the Nigerian consumer requirements and with the support of our key distribution and retail partners in Nigeria, we have been able to penetrate most of the key institutional and replacement tyre market segments. “Now with the reviving economy in Nigeria, we believe it is the perfect time to step up our customer focus in this market with the established branded retail chain Asahi Tyre Zones .” Also, the director, Auto Division, Afriventures, Anil Sahgal said, “the growing passenger vehicle segment of Lagos, along with entire Nigeria, has a lot of poten-

tial for us. The age old partnership with Bridgestone has enabled us to secure a strong customer acknowledgement for our products.” He added that “the Asahi Tyre Zones will help us increase visibility for the Bridgestone and Firestone brands, and will endear us further for the consumers, as they experience our world-class products and services.” With developing road infrastructure, Nigeria has above 90 per cent radialisation levels in the passenger vehicle segment. Asahi Brands Limited, with its Bridgestone and Firestone car radials, which has already received high acceptance from Nigerian customers, is keen to further establish the dual brand at the top tier of the car radials market.

Hyundai showcases All-New 2019 Veloster Hyundai last week launched its all-new Veloster and Veloster Turbo models at the North American International Auto Show. The new development was a collaborative effort of Hyundai designers from Seoul, South Korea and the U.S. design center in Irvine, California. The new Veloster features a comprehensive exterior and interior redesign, powertrain enhancements, and a bevy of

new and improved infotainment and connectivity features. The 2019 Veloster begins production in March 2018 in Ulsan, Korea, with U.S. market availability in the second quarter of 2018. Commenting on the vehicles, Vice President of Product, Corporate and Digital Planning at Hyundai Motor America, Mike O’Brien said, “Our new 2019 Veloster represents an even more compelling

offering for young and youngat-heart automotive enthusiasts with more expressive design, involving dynamics and cutting-edge infotainment features,” said Mike O’Brien, vice president of Product, Corporate and Digital Planning at Hyundai Motor America. “When combined with Hyundai’s outstanding value and efficiency, the new Veloster is sure to attract a progressive new group of enthusiast buyers.”

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AgriBusiness

Agriculture set to revolutionise African economy- Report Ganiyu Obaaro, Agency reports

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With a huge potential in agricultural resources, including food and export crops such as cassava, coco yam; cocoa, palm oil, cashew, among others, Africa’s future will depend on how it harnesses those potential for future development. With a focus on SMEs and smallholder farmers creating the high productivity jobs and sustainable economic growth that failed to materialise from mineral deposits and increased urbanisation, latest Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR), has indicated that agriculture will be Africa’s quiet revolution. According to the report commissioned by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), smart investments in the food system can aid the revolution if planned correctly. Despite 37 per cent of the population now living in urban centres, the report showed that most jobs have been created in lower paid, less productive services rather than in industry, with this service sector accounting for

more than half of the continent’s GDP. Commenting on the report findings, President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Dr. Agnes Kalibata said: “Africa has the latent natural resources, skills, human and land capacity to tip the balance of payments and move from importer to exporter by eating food made in Africa. This report shows us that agriculture involving an inclusive transformation that goes beyond the farm to agri-businesses will be Africa’s surest and fastest path to that new level of prosperity.” To succeed, she explained that Africa’s agricultural revolution needs to be very different to those seen in the rest of world. It requires an inclusive approach that links millions of small farms to agribusinesses, creating extended food supply chains and employment opportunities for millions including those that will transition from farming. This is in contrast to the model often seen elsewhere in the world of moving to large scale commercial farming and food processing, which employs relatively few people

and requires high levels of capital. The report highlights the opportunity for Africa to feed the continent with food made in Africa that meets the growing demand of affluent, fast growing urban populations on the continent looking for high value processed and precooked foods. Furthermore, it advocates that this opportunity should be met by many of the continent’s existing smallholder farmers. Currently part of this growing

demand for Africa’s food is met by imports. These amount to $35bn yearly and are expected to cost $110bn by 2025 unless Africa improves the productivity and global competiveness of its agribusiness and agriculture sectors. The report acknowledges that the private sector holds the key to the transformation of the food system so far. “Impressive value addition and employment is being created by SMEs along value chains in the

form of increased agricultural trade, farm servicing, agro processing, urban retailing and food services. Large agribusinesses like seed companies, agro processors and supermarkets are also playing an increasing role in the food value chain in many regions,” said Peter Hazell (IFPRI), the technical director of the report. However, the study is clear that left to the private sector alone, growth in the agrifood system will not be as fast as it could,

nor will it benefit as many smallholder farmers and SMEs as it could. Government support is needed to both stimulate and guide the transition. As a high priority, governments need to create an enabling business environment and in particular, meet targets to invest ten percent of GDP in agriculture, agreed at the 2003 African Union (AU) Summit as part of The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).

Agric sector needs regulatory body – Chamber The President of the Chamber of Agribusiness, Anthony Morrison, has argued about the need for a regulatory body to supervise activities of the agriculture sector as it is with other sectors of the economy. Morrison believes the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has become too huge to take on all the country’s growing agricultural demands for which reason such a framework was needed, if the country was serious about putting agriculture and agribusiness back on the map of performing sectors. Gross Domestic Product(GDP) from agriculture in Ghana for example, increased to GHS 7790.18 million in 2016 from GHS 7567 million in 2015. It averaged GHS 6541.21 million from 2006 until 2016, reaching an all-time high of GHS 7790.18 million in 2016 and a record low of GHS 5422 million in 2007.

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TIMES Thursday, February 15, 2018

My CREAM platform is no scam –D’banj

Interview L2

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Music is still on the front burner for me –D’banj Why did you establish CREAM platform? CREAM platform was established to harness genuine creative talents across the genres of entertainment, arts and entrepreneurship in all the states of Nigeria. The platform is not designed to sign the winners but market their content. To this end, we will collaborate with record labels to sign these talents. So, you can call CREAM the Google of African talents. I agreed to become an ambassador of Bank of Industry because they told me that they wanted to help structure and better monetise the creative industry. At the time, they did not understand how we (entertainers) ran our business. That was when I started Koko Garri and they gave us a loan of N50 million to start CREAM platform. And we were able to pay them back in six months and this was possible because in three months we had over three million subscribers. It really surpassed my expectations. Two months ago on your Instagram page you announced that your CREAM platform is worth $130 million. Do you To answer your question the platform was valued by KPMG nine months into the launch for 130 million dollars. Honestly I was surprised, since this is a platform, which we just launched, and an idea that God gave us with a wonderful team we put together. For it to be valued over 1 million dollars is a wonderful thing and to answer your question, has it changed? I think it has. We have had so much potential and investments and all and even expansion into other countries and offers are coming. I believe next time we sit here and talk about valuation I think the platform will be worth much more. Tell us more about your interests in agriculture? We launched the agriculture project in 2014 and this opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities in this sector. I am proud to tell you that I opened my own Koko Garri processing plant where we can process cassava into Garri in Sagamu last year. We are also trying to expand and I am happy with that my investment in agriculture has been on autopilot. Koko Garri is here to stay and when we want to expand we will be able to meet up with the demands of the public. Going into business and focusing on the showbiz angle of my career at the time I did, has been my greatest decision. My best career decision want to mention names but I know that everyone understands

money on the CREAM platform may affect your music career negatively? brands that can take them on t road trips. It will be reminiscent of what Nigerian Breweries did for me in 2004 with Star trek that

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put me on the world map. People ask me what I stand for talents and I am proud to say I can see myself rendering help to more with support from our partners. Some persons believe that the CREAM platform is a scam? I think you can answer that question yourself because I have laid the facts for you. With the large and unexpected enough mentors to coach those who wanted to do music. We also realised after the second month that some of the for them. With a great song and a great video, some of them still needed to pay bills. We also realised that people who support for their businesses. This was why we introduced the lottery side of the business. So, every month, we have two play to win between N50, 000 and N1 million monthly. We have had more entries and participants than ever before. The lottery side has been great other than the fact that some of the winners are scared. They think it is a scam. But we have been trying to convince them that it is a genuine venture. And we are trying to streamline the process such that people do not need to come to Lagos to collect their cheques. How have you being able to manage your business and personal life? When I wear my glasses, I am Dbanj. When I remove the

called a private life. I have had my fair share of being in the public eye, coming under public scrutiny and exposing myself to the public. Sometimes I tell people that in the daytime I am Daniel; at night when I go out for my shows I am Dbanj. My business side is Daniel while my entertainment side is Dbanj. I just keep staying focused. Whatever I do not want the public to know, I try and keep it away from them. With your busy career do you create time for your wife? I think my wife is in the best position to answer your the ones who are making my business boom. Like I said, I am a married man and right now I am focused on the creation of wealth for the future. By so doing, my son, Daniel, can see some visible wealth on the table in future.

Music is still on the front burner for me. Recall I released my latest album, King Don Come” in August. The project is my fourth solo studio album since I came into limelight 12

years ago. At the same time, I think that most artistes focus more on the creative side of showbiz than the business angle. Nigerian music industry needs more talented managers and business craftsmen, who know how to monetise contents and brand artistes. Musicians must endeavour to hire mangers that will manage their brands and turn N1 million into N10 million .You will agree with me that almost every family in Nigeria has a show man, a talented act, but what we need right now are resourceful brand managers and management companies to structure our industry so that artistes can make money out of their crafts. The business aspect of the Nigerian entertainment industry has not been given adequate attention.

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Men’s World L3

Folarin Leonard

Best ways to match your shirts and ties When it comes to putting together a shirt and tie combination, some gents seem to be born with an uncanny ability to just put together great ensembles of colors, patterns and texture. Many other men however often fall into one of two camps: 1) the “I will wear the same exact combinations and hope no one notices” camp and 2) the “I will point

Patterned shirt combinations

for a tie with some of that color within the pattern. (that looks predominantly blue) would pair nicely with a brown (or any other base color) tie with bold blue stripes.

around 5 times to see what the day has in store for me” camp. These poor chaps are intimidated by the mere thought of having to think about their wardrobe, relegating their choices into a safe play of recurring solids or the plausible deniability of random selection. Looking for a shortcut to great combinations? The concepts below will help you understand how to put together your own shirt and tie combinations

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shirt ties in nicely with the navy in the tie.

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to have a better game plan. And you sir, are reading this because you are a student of the game. So in this article, I am going to provide you with a few to picking out some winning shirt and tie combina-

shirt. The smaller grid pattern of the shirt works well in creating a more muted canvas for the louder stripes of the tie while the (Use Pic 6)

Solid-on-Solid

veteran in no time. Combination 1: Solid-on-Solid low-risk combo: the solid tie and solid shirt combo. For the nitely ways to do it better. Here are two ways to approach solid on solid matching: Use contrasting color combinations. No surprise here – a foundation shirt like a solid white or a solid light blue or pink, you can pretty much wear any color solid tie you like. color. Use analogous color combinations. This is a very classy, sleek look that many overlook. Wearing a solid light blue shirt? Try it with a solid dark blue tie. Pink shirt? Go

that symbolizes a certain level of sartorial sophistication. Like all aspects of style, gaining an eye for color is simply Experiment with online color matching tools like color ex-

Here are some visual examples of patterned tie with patterned shirt combinations: Here you see an example of using a dotted pattern on the tie and complementing it with a gingham pattern in the shirt. The differing pattern type and size

analogous colors for your tie or shirt color. And one thing to avoid? Wearing a color combination where the color in your respective shirt and tie combo are too close – e.g., avoid wearing a light solid shirt with a light solid tie. Furthermore, never wear a tie that is the same exact color as your shirt

Lastly, here you see a plaid tie with a striped shirt. The shirt plaid pattern of the tie. The fact that the lines of the shirt go vertically while the plaid lines move diagonally also add to the visual balance and prevent your co-workers from seeking out optical illusions in your shirts.

in the box? Combination 2: Solid-on-Pattern / Pattern-on-Solid Going with a solid-on-pattern requires a bit more thought swimming in the kiddy pool. In fact, a solid tie on a patterned shirt is one of the easiest ways to work patterns into match the color of your solid tie to the color family of one or more of the colors in your shirt pattern. In the above image, the dark blue in our Solid Blue Tie works perfectly with the blue checks in the shirt. The reverse, a patterned tie on a solid shirt operates on the same principle. Just match one or more of the colors within the pattern of the tie to the color family of the solid shirt. Wax on, wax off and go practice these basic combinations! Combination 3: Pattern-on-Pattern

Solid-on-Pattern / Pattern-on-Solid

looking like this. Step one to avoiding a disaster like this? amples of patterned ties with patterned shirts that actually tips to make successful pattern-on-pattern combos as easy as the alphabets. Vary pattern type. Avoid having the same pattern appear in both your shirt and your tie. If your shirt has polka dots, Vary pattern size/scale. In general, the patterns on your tie should be larger and bolder than the patterns on your shirt. For example, a thick, wide-striped tie would work with a thin-striped shirt, but not a thick, wide-striped shirt. A big check would mix well with a smaller check. Having patterns of the same size (and/or type) can result in an overly busy look. Match a detail in the tie with the dominant color of the shirt. Determine the dominant color in your shirt and look

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Mutiat Alli

Abstract symmetrical obsession Black and white is known to be constant staples in the fashion world and is sometimes hardly notable as trends. But when you put them together into bold, graphic, geometric patterns, they end up becoming eye catching. Tips on pulling off this trend The key to wearing the graphic black and white trend is to be bold, Your body shape is of utmost importance when considering this trend. Look for eye-tricking patterns to slim certain areas and draw attention to others. Be a master of the trend by mixing and matching contrasting patterns Add eye catching accessories for a well put together look. Play with print sizes Add a pop of color, think of a bright pair of pumps or an eye catching bag

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Mutiat Alli

Go flashy with tote handbag silver, customers can select handles and straps in their preferred hues. your fashion to another level. But this time, the step further. surprise the world.

friendly. This affordable and stylish alternative come in a veritable rainbow of shades, that the Chameleon follows suit. With a variety of shades available from classic black and tan leathers to any occasion.

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7 Better ways of wearing your crop tops Crop tops is a piece of cloth for women that does not cover the know, crop tops can also be called half shirt, belly shirt, tummy to expose the waist, navel or some of the midriff, and it is limited to crop tops: 1. Pair it with a pencil skirt: skirt that hit at the knees and above the belly button can be super chic below the waist, you can wear a riskier crop top, perhaps with some 2. Throw it over a dress: You can throw a loose, cropped tank over a bodycon dress. The contrast between the loose top and

warm weather. You can wear a lot of different types of crop tops on 6. Be business-ready in a blazer:

4. Flaunt it on a peplum pant trouser: Peplum pant are unique

summer cocktail or a nice dinner. The peplum adds some shape to

7. With ladies dungarees:

5. With high-waist short: top in different ways.

Teen L6

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Tips for parents in building good relationship with teens Mutiat Alli

There are several reasons why a good relationship is important in keeping teens safe and healthy. If we the parent is close to our

There are many ways to improve the relationship between us and our teens; Keep in Touch even when everything is going smoothly. We can let our teens know ing in touch regularly with our teens is one of the most important things we can do as parents. Teens feel their parents care about

Spend Time Together.

drive to the store together. Your teen will notice if you make time. Keep Promises. keep them if at all possible. When we are unable to keep our promBe Real With Our Teens. need to talk with our teens about it. We need to tell them that we truly concerned about their well-being. We also need to be courteword. This is an important part of gaining trust and respect. If we and helping out in small ways go a long way to show how much we

The most important qualities of a good relationship are;

Be Thoughtful. marked with a gift or special activity. We just have to let our teens

Recognize Special Efforts.

kind to someone. Tell Them We Care. take the time to tell them? We need to tell our teens how much we

Director: Foluke Daramola Salako Be Supportive. Year of release: January 2017 they still need ourtime: support. We need to listen to them sympathetiRunning 3hrs. cally. The movie cobweb is aSometimes true life story of a in young Avoid Hurtful Teasing. we tease a wayboy that Sam puts (Uti Nwachukwu) who has the desire to be a musician in future a person down. We can avoid teasing our children this way espebut his father Akiga ( Funsho Adeolu) was not in support of cially in front of others. It really hurts. did not want him to end up (uneducated) like him. He never Use Humor and Lighten Up. and be willing to poke fun at ourselves at times. Joking around en-

courages a positive relationship. We must accept

their efforts and strengths. with their parents. Parenting teenagers has rewards and challenges. As our kids recognize these strengths and let our teens know it. Involve Our Teens parents we must help our kids set boundaries and live with rules. aries and rules are.

them as we did when they were small children. They still need us to ment and happiness through our relationships with them.

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Living & Decor L7

Mutiat Alli

Care to have bigger, tighter, firmer butt naturally? Try this A big butt is sexy, feminine and a major turn-on.

the process is to identify your body type and work exercise routine that may not produce the best results for your particular body type.

your body type, another good indicator is where chips automatically equates to a softer stomach or jiggling thighs, chances are these problem areas

Ways to acquire that Butt: 1. Heel Raises: Heel raises are excellent for weights or resistance bands to maintain tension for better muscle growth in the gluts and hamstrings. *Begin on your hands and knees in a tabletop towards the ceiling, maintaining a 90-degree angle

*Inhale as you slowly bring the knee back down, Tip: For a more intense workout, do 1 to 2 minutes on one leg, then continue with another 1 to 2 minutes on the same leg, but this time extending is complete, switch legs. 2. Jump Squats: Jump squats are great for gaining strength and burning fat. *To start, slowly lower yourself into a squat making the safe-squat position. *Next, spring up into a straight jump and land in the continuously for 30 seconds.

3. Single Leg Bridges â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which are great for your body and build sexy VS model legs. and one leg straight up in the air. *Exhale as you place your weight into the heel aiming to make your body straight from shoulder to and inhale as you slowly return to start position. Repeat and inhale for 20 repetitions per leg, pulsing at the top for 10 seconds at the end of each set.

tears in the gluteal and surrounding muscle (aka your butt). At this point our buttocks is in the repair cycle. It desperately wants the right amount of calories, the right type of healthy foods, and the right healthy mixture of carbs/fat/proteins to ensure the most growth possible. Your body will let you the right type of foods. Big Booty foods by macro-nutrient sources will need to eat more of to help make her butt bigger. I recommend you try and get a protein of protein per meal and also get a good protein shake to drink after your workouts and possibly in a meal or two. Some healthy sources of good protein for a bigger butt includes: Eggs, skinless chicken (almonds, cashew), peanut butter, almond butter. breasts, salmon, Tuna, Tilapia, cottage, Vegetables: Vegetables contain tons of anti Legumes(kidney, chick peas), Extra extra lean oxidants, nutrients and other goodies that are essential for a growing body. You can typically eat as much of these as you want without fear: Broccoli,

going is the absolute quickest way to burning fat. rounded goodness. Foods to eat to get a bigger Butt blasting exercises, your buttocks is now in a position to grow. At this point, there will be tiny microscopic

oats, weetabix, 100% whole grain bread, low sugar breakfast cereal. Fat: Excess calories and bad foods make you fat, and more prone to getting fat. Healthy sources of good fats are essential and can help to actually

So remember simply start adding, replacing or mixing these healthy food sources into your current diet for making your butt bigger. Healthy foods like these are absolutely essential for laying down the materials to help your butt grow after our booty building exercises.

Relationship L8

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Mutiat Alli

Tips on how to create a lasting relationship Have you ever heard the old saying that “Relationships take work?” How does that make you feel when you hear that? Tired? A little frustrated? Do your eyeballs roll back in your head when you think of “working” on your Relationships can be a lot of work. Sometimes, they can just be plain hard. Many of us have been through relationships, or are in struggling ones. But even if we have given up once, we absolutely need to give ourselves a second chance at love. Here are a few things that could help you stay happy in your relationship and make it work. Never assume, Always ask: I do not care if you have been together for over 20 years and believe to be to everything. More feelings are hurt and more communications misunderstood because of a simple assumption. Cut it out. Do not assume that you know need or how they are going to react to a situation. Respect them enough to be upfront and ask them. You may be surprised at their response. Make sure to keep yourself happy:We often forget that keeping ourselves happy and healthy is imperative – if we even want a shot at making anyone else happy. remember that there is no point doing what they Whether its grabbing coffee with your friends, or going to want and resenting them for “making” you do it. Do it the gym post a long day at work – if there is something because you love them and want them to be happy too. Practice Active Listening: Yes, this goes together Leave the Skeletons in the Closet: You know with never assume, always ask. If you are going to moments in time you had long forgotten and thought you would never hear about again until that completely. Do not interrupt them to insert your own one disagreement or argument when any past hurt response – when you are already thinking about what or misdeed rises up from the depths of the past as you are going to say next, before they have even ammunition for the current moment. Stop holding on to past hurt, or do what you must to heal if you are of what they are saying. Think about how it feels to you using the past as an excuse for present situations. when your partner actually hears what you are trying to Keep current disagreements about current events. communicate and give them the gift of listening actively. You will have more credibility and get more respect to their defense. This gets you nowhere except to Be willing to adjust:Sure, if your partner really wants a point where two people are having a rather loud to do something with you, or has somewhere important Confront compassionately:If you attack someone, to go to and asks you to come along, you should. But their natural instinct will be to immediately jump The situation however, is rarely black and white. You both have valid points in all probability, but are being too stubborn to meet on a middle ground. Celebrate Each Other: Male or female, we all want similar things in our relationships. To be appreciated, acknowledged, nurtured, supported, respected and loved. So, do one small thing each day to celebrate each other. Tell him he looks handsome in that new man in the world. Thank him for taking the trash out or putting the kids to bed. Tell her you appreciate everything she does for you. Leave love notes or is the little things that make such a big difference. Make the time to celebrate each other so you build a solid foundation of connection that will last the test of time. that people may do things intentionally or doubt their honestly- to believe that your boyfriend was trying to hurt you by not inviting you out with his friends or that he double booked a date with you and a night they want you to be happy. So whether it was calling you back or the movie plans you had, if they say it just slipped their mind, try and believe them.