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The law has caught up with some criminals among them a herbalist, lawyers and Health ministry officials.

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The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that after five consecutive quarters of negative growth beginning in the first quarter of 2016, a coordinated approach by the fiscal and monetary authorities supported a rebound in the nation’s economy during the second quarter of 2017. He stated this at the University of Nigeria (UNN) while delivering a lecture titled: “From Recession to Growth: The Story of Nigeria’s Recovery from the 2016 Economic Recession” at the Special Convocation of the university on Friday. The CBN governor, who was also conferred with honorary doctorate degree of the institution, said the recovery was driven largely by improved nonoil activities especially, the agriculture sector which he said expanded consistently by about 3.5 per cent to 4.3 per cent reflecting government’s efforts at diversifying the economy. “After 5 consecutive quarters of negative growth beginning in the 1st quarter of 2016, a coordinated approach by the fiscal and monetary authorities supported a rebound in the nation’s economy during the second quarter of 2017. “This was nonetheless, reinforced by the pickup in the oil sector as oil prices rallied in 2017. The gradual re-orientation of the economic structure towards the agriculture sector reflects the diversification drive

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of the government which was supported by the development finance initiatives of the CBN. “The recovery has been sustained for seven consecutive quarters. The pace of quarterly GDP growth has improved from .5 percent in the second quarter of 2017 to 2.38 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018,” he stated. Emefiele however noted that challenges still remain such as ensuring that the pace of GDP growth remains well ahead of our annual population growth at 3 percent, adding that this can only be achieved if we continue to support efforts aimed at improving domestic production of goods in Nigeria. He added that proactive fiscal actions, especially, infrastructure investment was required to enhance economic growth. Emefiele said that since the Anchor Borrowers Programme, the country had been able to save over $800 million, due to decline in the importation of rice. “So far, the programme has supported more than 1,059,604 small holder farmers across all the 36 states of Nigeria in cultivating 16 different commodities over 1.114 million hectares of farmland. “It has also supported the creation of over 2.5 million jobs across the agricultural value chain. “A key emphasis was placed on improving rice production, given the considerable weight importation of rice had on Nigeria’s import bill,” he said. The apex bank governor said that because the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Northern governors unveil N6bn Short News regional economic recovery fund EFCC raises alarm over cyber-crime rate

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has created a joint financial institution worth N6 billion to serve as a vehicle for the region’s economic recovery and development. Out-going Chairman of the forum, Governor Kassim Shettima of Borno state revealed this on Friday in Kaduna while highlighting his achievements in the last four years. He said the initiative was part of efforts to make the region attain some degree of financial independence, saying that under the scheme, the region’s moribund textile industry and New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) would be revived. Gov. Shettima, who said all the 19 northern governors are expected to contribute to the fund which has so far realized N650 million further disclosed that each state is mandated to contribute N50 million monthly for a period of six months. “So far, we have N650 million out of the expected N5.7 billion. I am therefore, calling on states that are yet to fulfill their pledge to do so in order to enable us embark on the implementation of the various programmes and projects articulated under the scheme. “These include the establishment of a renewable energy plant, capable of generating 3, 000 – 4 000MW of electricity. The forum has also taken pragmatic initiatives to resuscitate the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) to restore it to its position

as the business and economic livewire of the region,’’ he said. According to him, about N6 billion was approved by the forum for the implementation of a five-year strategic development plan which will propel the region into economic prosperity. “In addition, a new commodity marketing company was established as a subsidiary of the NNDC to develop and promote agricultural activities in the region. To further consolidate the economic base of the region, the NNDC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Savanna Petroleum Limited for the development of four oil blocks. “The NNDC has commenced negotiations with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to venture into oil and gas exploration in the northern region,’’ Shettima added. Also, the Borno state governor disclosed plans to resuscitate the Kaduna Textiles Company to full production, which he said would hopefully among other things, meet the uniform needs of the armed forces and other para-military agencies. Shettima said the forum has also resolved the misunderstanding between pensioners and the management of the New Nigerian Newspapers and that the process had commenced for the payment of the entitlements of the pensioners. Moreover, the forum according to him, has mapped out a strategic plan to

reinvigorate the newspaper and make it economically viable and professionally competitive. Speaking On security situation in the north, the NSGF chairman said that the forum has introduced and implemented quite a number of measures to stem the tide of security challenges in the region, adding that the forum has incorporated criminal offences into the Penal Code to address the increasing security challenges in the region, such as kidnapping, cattle rustling, incessant communal clashes, inciting religious preaching and suicide bombings among others. He commended the federal government for the steps taken to address the state of insecurity in the north, saying: “I would like to therefore, express our gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for his quick and immediate response to the issues of insecurity in the region which of recent, seem to be deteriorating. “We appeal to the federal government to re-strategize and come up with measures that can deal with the situation more permanently.” He said the forum had also initiated the move to fight the menace of drug abuse among youths and women in the northern region in a holistic manner and has set up committees of relevant stakeholders in each state of the region to eliminate the scourge of drug abuse.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is worried over the frightening dimension which cyber -crime has assumed in the country, especially in the South East. The South East Zonal Head of the commission, Usman Imam expressed the worry on Friday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the activities of the anti-graft agency in the first quarter of 2019. Imam said that cases of cyber-crime, popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ has become alarming in the zone, saying that “from investigations so far made, it is unfortunate that some parents are not only aware of their children’s involvements, but even abet such terrible crime. “What is very worrisome is that most of the perpetrators of this crime are either students of institutions of higher learning, graduates, youth corps members or secondary school students learning from their elders. “To think that these criminals are those who will in future take up the responsibility of leading this country must certainly send shivers down the spine of any right thinking Nigerian.” He said further that the commission has within the period under review seized some exotic cars from the suspected ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys’ being investigated and wondered how a student would own a car worth about N10 million, adding that the commission had been inundated with such matters. Imam called on Nigerian youth to toe the path of honesty, adding that anybody convicted of cyber-crime would live with such stigma for the rest of their lives. “I want to appeal to parents to take up their God-given responsibilities of monitoring their children or wards. In the South East, the case of internet or cyber-crime is very alarming,” he said. He added that the commission is currently investigating cases involving several Ponzi schemes portrayed as cooperative or empowerment schemes as such schemes which promise up to 60 per cent return on investment within seven days were milking unsuspecting victims of millions of naira. He said that such schemes dealt in cash with returns made in either cash or electrical appliances or even food items and warned the public especially those in Aba, Abia state to beware of any transaction with organizations such as “perfect ladies, unstoppable ladies, Christian ladies, unlimited ladies, raising lives and ever better association.”

‘FG lacks financial muscle to build infrastructure’ Joseph Inokoton, Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria lacks the wherewithal to finance successfully its numerous infrastructural projects required to place the country in a better stead for development. A viable option open to government in the midst of scant resources is the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, which allows it to share risk and other responsibilities of maintaining infrastructure projects. Besides, it is not certain that the Federal Government can assure of securing a better deal with the private sector without training its staff on how to negotiate with the private sector. This was disclosed by Ikenna Emehelu, a partner with the US law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright, in a presentation in Abuja at the opening of a three-day capacity building workshop on Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Public Servants in the Railway and Inland Dry Port sector The US expert pointed out that the “Federal Government doesn’t have enough money to build up Nigeria’s infrastructure; PPP model allows the Federal Government to share risk and responsibility of designing, building, financing, operating, and maintaining physical infrastructure projects with the private sector. “But Federal Government cannot assure that it struck a good deal with the private sector, unless its staff are trained to negotiate with the private sector”. However, the Federal Government said it is committed to Public Private Partnership (PPP) model as a viable option for the development of infrastructure in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, gave the assurance at the event.

The representative of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Director Human Resources Management, Ajibola Ibrahim, delivering a keynote address during a-2 day Zonal Sensitization Workshop on Resolving Trade Disputes and Seeking Redress for Labour Injustice in Nigeria at Maraba, Nasarawa State.

Court strikes out suit seeking to sack Saraki, Dogara, 52 others Abdrew Orolua, Abuja The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday struck out the suit seeking to sack Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and 52 other lawmakers over their defection from the political party that sponsored them to the National Assembly to another political party. An advocacy group, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) had filed the suit seeking the sack of the National Assembly members over their election last year. LEDAP in the suit filed on September 14, 2018, also prayed the court for an interpretation of Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution. Justice Okon Abang while ruling on the preliminary objection raised by the lawmakers, ruled that the plaintiff has no locus standi (legal right) to file the action seeking the sack of the lawmakers. The judge said the plaintiff is not a political

party and did not sponsor the defendants to contest election to the National Assembly and that it has no locus standi to file the legal action because he is not the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that is empowered to regulate and monitor political parties, neither is he a member of the senatorial district or constituencies that voted the defendants to the National Assembly. According to the Judge, LEDAP did not put anything before the court to show that members of the defendants’ constituencies were aware of the suit and failed to also show that he suffered any injury over and above other members of the public. “Even though the plaintiff has a good case aimed at promoting the rule of law and constitutionalism, I do not think the plaintiff has the locus standi to institute the action,” he held. Justice Abang said the plaintiff did not secure fiat from the attorney -general of the federation to file the action and has not shown how the defection of the lawmakers

affected his fundamental rights. The judge further faulted the suit of the plaintiff on the ground that he failed to join the political parties that sponsored the defendants in the suit, adding that “the case of the plaintiff is incompetent, lacking in merit and is hereby, accordingly struck out.” Earlier, he had declined the defendants request to refer the matter to the Court of Appeal for the interpretation of Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution, saying that the Supreme Court has provided enough materials that will assist the court in arriving at a decision in the matter. The judge said the third defendant (Senator Godswill Akpabio) was joined in the suit in error because he never defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). He said Sen. Akpabio only moved from the PDP to the APC after he was expelled from the PDP, noting that Sen. Akpabio has the constitutional right to join any political party of his choice to represent the people that voted him to the National Assembly.

NAHCON inaugurates 10-man hajj security committee Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad has inaugurated a 10-man central security monitoring committee for the 2019 Hajj operations. NAHCON Head of Public Affairs, Mrs. Fatima Usara made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Usara explained that members of the committee were drawn from the security and other agencies, namely, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Department of State Services (DSS), the police and the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Others are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and Special Services Department of the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) among others. Usara said that members of the committee have been tasked with the burden of managing security matters in all aspects of the 2019 hajj beginning from local fronts onward to foreign domains. She also said that the committee is charged to be proactive, watching out for preventive strategies rather than post-mortem analysis of unfortunate occurrences. “Particularly, their attention shall be drawn to drug related as well as human trafficking felons waiting to take advantage of the pilgrimage period to carry out their heinous trades. “Generally, they are expected to gather intelligence reports that will guide the commission even in its future plans,” she said. Usara said that the ultimate objective of the team is to carry out missions that would translate to safety of Nigerian pilgrims from the moment they set out to the airports, to the period of their stay in Saudi Arabia until they return to Nigeria. “You are urged to look out for miscreants exploiting naive Nigerian pilgrims during hajj seasons,” she charged.

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Fayemi denies sacking over 2, 000 civil servants employed by Fayose

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state on Friday refuted claims that his administration sacked over 2, 000 workers employed by his predecessor, insisting that no genuine staff of the state civil service was sacked by his government. Fayemi’s denial is contained in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode in which he stated that he was only correcting the fundamental error of former Governor Ayo Fayose. The statement by Oyebode said that “Fayemi never sacked anyone. You cannot sack people who are not duly employed in the first place. The so called recruitments carried out were obviously mischievous because it neither followed due process nor was it ever completed.” He said the affected persons were not duly captured in the civil service structure, reiterating that “apart from a letter of employment purportedly given them, they do not exist in the state civil service nominal pay roll. Besides, they were never captured in the state’s biometric payment system and never received any salary since the purported appointments since October 2018.

“You can imagine 2, 000 applicants who did not know the offices or jobs they were being employed for. An application form that did not indicate the position each applicant was vying for. “So, this means they were arbitrarily assigned to jobs after an unprofessional interview process. How logical is it for a government that was owing nine-month salary/pension to add to wage bill? “The Local Government Service Commission and others saw through the scam and refused to issue phony letters to purported employees. Public notices and announcements of warning were issued to the public by the incoming administration then, that a government that had less than 45 days to leave office should not engage in a theatre of the absurd, but the affected job-seekers ignored the caveat. “The said application fee of N1, 000 paid by each of them were paid to fraudsters and not into government account. A genuine government recruitment application fee will be paid into treasury single account and not into private accounts.” According to the statement, a proper recruitment process will begin as soon as the head

of service ascertains the available vacancies in the public service in line with the directive of the governor. “All Ekiti indigenes, including those 2, 000 persons whose illegal appointments were cancelled are qualified to apply,” it further said. Meanwhile, the organized labour in the state has said it would intervene in the plight of the sacked workers who are victims of the past government’s appointments. State Chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joshua Kolapo and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Sola Adigun respectively, said everything would be done to persuade government to back down on the sack of the affected workers. “We know ordinarily that what we are out to fight for, is not a right. It is just to persuade and beg at least in the interest of innocent job -seekers and their dependents. “We will let government know that the newly recruited staff are not in any way at fault. We will also let them know that two wrongs do not make a right, especially when you consider the high rate of unemployment and the desperation that accompanies such circumstances,” they stated.

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Short News Muslim group lauds Buhari’s achievements in ending insecurity

A Muslim group, Da’wah and Guidance Bureau of Nigeria (DGBN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the achievements in the fight against insurgency and other related violent crimes in the country. The group gave the commendation in a statement signed by its Secretary, Alhaji Aliyu Okoche on Friday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state. Okoche noted that the launch of various anti-crime operations by the military and police showed the commitment of the Buhari-led federal government to address security challenges across the country. He said operations ‘Python Dance’ by the military and ‘Puff Adder’ by the police to tackle banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities were yielding positive results. “The leadership of Da’wah and Guidance Bureau of Nigeria (DGBN) under the Chairmanship of Haroun Ajah, wishes to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts at putting to an end insurgency and criminal activities in Nigeria. “The fight against insurgency and other related crimes that made up the hub of insecurity in our society is not an easy task which we are all aware that Mr. President is making frantic efforts to bring to an end. “This, he is doing in fulfillment of his campaign promises to Nigerians to tackle insecurity as part of his cardinal objectives and goals in government.

FG to complete Bodo-Bonny Road soon – Fashola Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Friday declared that the Bodo-Bonny Road would be completed as scheduled. Fashola, who was represented by the Director, High Way Construction and Rehabilitation, Yemi Oguntiminiyi said this while inspecting the BodoBonny/Port Harcourt-Aba Road project in the state. He said the project was one of the critical projects in the country that needs to be completed due to its economic importance. The project which commenced on October 20, 2017 is expected to be completed on August 19, 2022. The 35.68 km project is being handled by Julius Berger at the cost of N120.6 billion. The minister said the federal government would fund the project to ensure its speedy completion. Managing Director, Nigeria Liquefied Gas (LNG), Tony Attah said the company, has contributed N60 billion to ensure the execution of the project, disclosing that the executive order of 007 signed recently by President Muhammadu Buhari encouraged the company to contribute financially to the project. Project Manager of the road project, Thomas Haug said the road had about seven kilometers in swampy areas of Opobo channels.

NYSC loses coordinator in auto crash Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja

Lago1s State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle) and others, on Friday, when he received top African football legends at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja.

UNICEF trains 70 northern youths on child education advocacy The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and NonFormal Education (NMEC) have mobilized about 70 youth from 12 in the north alongside the Federal Capital Territory for intensive training on advocacy for child education for national development. Also co-sponsoring the initiative is the Department for International Development (DFID), the United Kingdom government department for administering overseas aid. The 4-day event tagged: “Mobilizing Nigeria’s youth for increased access to safe, quality education for all especially girls” which ended on Thursday in Kano was attended by selected youth representatives from Adamawa, Kano, Niger, Sokoto and Kebbi states. Others were from Zamfara, Bauchi, Kaduna, Gombe, Katsina, Adamawa, Plateau and Bayelsa states respectively. In an opening remarks by HiLWA chairperson in Kano state, Prof. Aisha Abdul-

Ismail emphasized the importance of child education, especially for girls stating that it remains the realistic panacea to a thriving secured society and therefore, demands the collective responsibility particularly youth advocacy towards policy-makers and stakeholders in the country. UNICEF’s Education Specialist, Mrs. Azuka Menkiti while presenting the objectives of the workshop, added that the organization is worried about the future of the society with the number of out-of-school children, hence the unique initiatives which among others include youth engagement and advocacy as well as cash transfer programme presently operating in some states. The workshop while extensively examining the predicament in translating the right to education to reality identified abject poverty, early marriages prevalent in the north, teenage pregnancy, gender-based violence, poor infrastructure, relevant and quality of teachers as hindrances militating against the right to

education in the country. To address the identified problems, the workshop identified the use of advocacy, incentives and social safety net interventions, providing role models and hiring more female competent teachers. Others are legislating and enforcing against child marriage, implementing CEDAW, UBE Act, Child Right Act, use all for education mechanism to achieve education for all as well as creating awareness to increase demand. Also, critically identified is attending to supply issues necessary for enrolment. Dr. Ihebuzor, who was the lead resource person stressed in his paper presentation that education is a tool per excellence for national development, adding that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Education for All (EFA), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Policy on Education and the Minister’s Strategy Plan on Education (MSP) all prominently highlighted the importance of education.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been thrown into mourning following the death of the Kogi state Coordinator, Mrs. Oludolapo Ahile in an auto crash. According to the Kogi NYSC Assistant Director, Public Relations, Adedapo Tayo, the coordinator was involved in the ghastly accident alongside her husband on Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia highway in Nassarawa state at about 2 pm on May 16 after her vehicle somersaulted twice and veered into the bush. The late coordinator and her husband with two other occupants were said to be on their way to Benue state for the burial/funeral of her father in-law. He disclosed that the coordinator’s husband, Michael Ahile, the driver and the other persons survived the crash though with several degrees of injuries, but unfortunately Mrs. Ahile died in the early hours of May 17 after been rushed to the hospital. Speaking further, Tayo disclosed that the late coordinator’s husband whose injuries were more severe has been transferred to a hospital in Abuja. “Her husband, Michael Ahile picked her in Abuja and they embarked on the journey to Benue through Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia highway.

Court frees Chinese woman for setting Lagos hotel ablaze

A 47-year-old Chinese woman, Zhen Zhen was on Friday set free by an Ikeja High Court four years after setting ablaze a section of a hotel located in Ikeja, Lagos. Zhen was set free following a plea bargain agreement she entered into with the prosecution team of the Lagos state government. Delivering judgment, Justice Hakeem Oshodi held that Zhen had served more than the two-year sentence recommended in the plea bargain agreement, stating that “the defendant has shown remorse and has been in prison custody for more than two years. “The court is satisfied that the defendant understands the charge she pleaded guilty to and therefore, accepts her plea of guilt. The defendant, Zhen Zhen having spent two years in prison custody, the court hereby orders that she be released forthwith from prison custody today.” Following the judgment, a Chinese interpreter, interpreted the judgment to Zhen in mandarin and upon hearing that she was now a free woman, smiled and clapped in relief and joy. Earlier during proceedings, Ms. Yemisi Olatunde, the state prosecutor informed the court that the Chinese national had entered a plea bargain agreement dated April 24 with the state government. She noted that under the terms of the plea bargain agreement, Zhen will plead guilty to a lesser charge of willful damage to property contrary to Section 350 of the Criminal Law of Lagos state, adding that Zhen has agreed to serve a two-year prison sentence which will be inclusive of the date of her arrest and detention. Zhen was accused on willfully setting ablaze Ernest Place located at No. 28, Bamishile Street, Allen Avenue, Lagos on July 5, 2015.

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Appeal Court affirms Jones Erue-led Short News School teacher remanded for defiling 4 APC leadership in Delta underaged school girls

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin on Friday affirmed the Jones Erue-led faction as the legally elected executive of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta state. The affirmation followed an appeal filed by the Erue-led executive against the March 8 judgment of an Asaba Federal High Court which declared the Cyril Ogodo-led faction as the elected executive of the party. The panel of three judges in a unanimous judgment read by Justice Mohammed Shaibu held that the lower court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit as it bordered on an intra-party matter. Other members of the panel are Justice C.N. Uwa and Justices J.O.

Bada. The appellate court also held that the respondents’ noncompliance with Section 97 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act was a fundamental breach of the law. It added that statutory provision of serving writ of summons was not complied with, as the writ was not endorsed. It further held that failure of the respondents to file their suit within 14 days of the pre-election act complained of extinguished their rights to contest the primary they did not participate in. “In the instant case, the respondents were neither aspirants nor contestants and therefore, lacked locus standi to challenge the action of the APC. The appeal is allowed. The judgment of the lower court is hereby struck out

for lack of jurisdiction,’’ Justice Shaibu said and awarded N100, 000 costs against the respondents. In another related judgment, the court held that election matters were time-bound and must be strictly adhered to, adding that the lower court was wrong to have assumed jurisdiction in the suit. “The lower court was wrong; the judgment is a nullity and is hereby set aside,”, the court held in the unanimous judgment delivered by Justice C.N Uwa. Following this latest legal victory of the Erue-led faction, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege’s candidacy at the 2019 National Assembly election has been affirmed as jubilant supporters of the victorious faction burst into celebration at the court premises.

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos on Friday remanded a school teacher, Benjamin Ogba, who allegedly defiled four school girls under the age of 12. Ogba, 44, is facing two-count charge of unlawful carnal knowledge and indecent treatment. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges, but was denied bail. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A.O. Komolafe remanded Ogba at the Ikoyi Prison pending legal advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Earlier, the prosecutor, Emmanuel Silas had told the court that the defendant committed the offences between April and May at Shalom Private School, Oke-Ira Road, Railway compound, Ebute Meta. Silas told the court that the defendant had unlawful carnal knowledge of four school girls aged 7, 8, 7 and 12, adding that the defendant also allegedly fondled the breasts of the four girls and their private parts. The alleged offences contravene Sections 137 and 172 of the Criminal Law of Lagos state, 2015. Chief Magistrate Komolafe has adjourned the case until June 26.

Court remands man for allegedly robbing, raping teenage girl at gunpoint An Ikeja Magistrate Court on Friday remanded a 27- year-old unemployed man, Saliu Alowonle in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly robbing and raping a teenage girl at gunpoint. The magistrate, Mrs. Emeka Opara ordered that Alowonle should be kept behind bars, pending the receipt of legal advice from the Lagos state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Opara adjourned the case until June 24 for mention and refused to take the plea of the defendant. Alowonle who reisdes at No. 1, Olowolayemo Street, Odogunyan in Ikorodu is facing charges of armed robbery, conspiracy and rape. Earlier, the prosecutor, Innocent Odugbo had told the court that the defendant and two others currently at large committed the offences on April 7 at Odogunyan area of Ikorodu. Odugbo said that the complaint, a teenage girl and her younger brother were outside their compound at night when the defendant and his gangs appeared and pointed a gun at them. “The defendant and his accomplice led the complainant and her brother to a nearby bush, raped the girl at a gunpoint, collected her pant and her mobile phone valued at N23, 000 and escaped. “With the help of the vigilance group, the defendant was arrested while others are still at large,” he said, adding that the offence contravenes Sections 260, 296 and 297 of the Criminal Law of Lagos state.

Govt to complete Ogwashi -UbuluUnor Road, Okowa assures Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

President Muhammadu Buhari (left) with Deputy Governor of Madinah, Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faifal, on his arrival to Madinah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), ahead of Umrah in Makkah...on Thursday

Education can lift Nigerians out of abject poverty - Osinbajo Esther Taiwo, Lagos Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has posited that through improvement in learning and quality education, Nigerians can be lifted from abject poverty, just as he stressed that education is the most vital tool for the development of any nation. He also added that education is the most powerful force for socio-economic change in the world. The Vice President disclosed this while delivering the 23rd Lagos state University convocation lecture titled: “Africa centres of excellence in African universities: A veritable catalyst for nation building and development” at the main auditorium of the university in Ojo, Lagos recently. According to him, centres of excellence must be an apex of the educational system

and also build research collaboration to find a solution to regional challenges. He expressed that the federal government’s commitment to collaborate with the university, saying education is the most important force for global change. Prof. Osinbajo emphasized the need for the nation to place more premium on girl -child education, saying on the average, girls are smarter than boys and any nation that does not educate girls will ruin itself. Osinbajo restated that government was committed to bringing back children that were out -of -school, saying all hands must be on deck to redesign the nation’s education curriculum. Speaking earlier, former Ghanian President, John Dramani Mahama urged African universities to move away from the colonial system of education and focus on science and technology.

Mahama, who was the chairman of the convocation lecture stated that universities must provide visionary leadership, have academic autonomy saying political institutions must avoid interference with the running of academic institutions. Speaking on how African universities can set the tone as African centres of excellence, the former Ghanian President, however, said to achieve this they must be adequately funded. He stated that African universities must collaborate with each other, adding that they should have multiple campuses for different specializations in different countries. Mahama said African universities could help bridge the gap created in African countries by focusing on science, technology and innovation which could be the catalysts for the development of Africa.

Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has promised to fast track the completion of the Ogwashi-Uku -Ubulu-Unor Road project in Aniocha South Local Government Area. Gov. Okowa gave the promise on Friday at Ubulu-Unor during the funeral mass of Ezinne Gladys Ndinwa Aniagwu, mother-in-law of Apostle Chris Eruemulor of Calvary World Outreach at St. John Catholic Church Ubulu-Unor. The governor who was accompanied to the service by his wife, Edith Okowa and other top government functionaries thanked the people for their support and cooperation and assured them of government’s resolve to take development to the grassroots in line with the SMART agenda. Okowa condoled the family of the deceased on the death of their mother and enjoined them to remain united and uphold the virtues of their late mother who was known for her exceptional services in the church. In a homily, Rev. Father Israel Dibia reminded the congregation that death was an inevitable end of man’s stay on earth, pointing out that only those who were obedient to God’s commandments would make heaven.

Alleged kidnap kingpin, Evans engages new lawyer

Suspected billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans, on trial for several cases of kidnapping,on Friday complied with the order of an Igbosere High Court, Lagos asking him to get a new counsel. Justice Adedayo Akintoye had on April 10 ordered Evans to get a legal representative before the next court sitting because absence of his legal team had stalled proceedings for three consecutive times because of his constant change of lawyers. Evans was charged by the Lagos state government on charges bordering on conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping and attempted murder. In the first charge, Evans is standing trial alongside Joseph Emeka, Ugochukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba and in the second charge, he is standing trial alongside Joseph Emeka, Linus Okpara and Victor Aduba. At the resumed hearing, R. B. Eke announced his appearance as Evans’ new counsel, informing the court that he had just taken over the case and would need time to study the case file. He therefore, prayed the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the case file and be abreast with the court’s proceedings. However, on the second charge, J. C. Jiakponna announced his appearance as the counsel for the third defendant, Linus Okpara, who was being represented by Evans’ former counsel.

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FG approves over N10bn rail, aviation contracts Short News Holds final FEC Monday

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The federal government has approved over N10 billion for various contracts at the federal executive council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The council approved N1.8 billion for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of buildings of railway village in Agbo, Delta state. Meanwhile, the last council meeting is expected to hold on May 20 before the valedictory session on May 22. Minister of state for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who briefed alongside his colleagues Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammed Bello said that the council also approved N743 million for the procurement of security and safety deficiencies as well as incidence laboratory for the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Sirika said that the total sum for the procurement included taxes with a

completion period of 12 months. He added that council also approved the contract for the procurement of pavement marking machines at the cost of N391.8 million. According to the minister, the council also approved €1.1 million for the purchase of a total radar coverage track on system reconditioning, explaining that “this contract went to the manufacturer of the equipment for 1, 187, 960, 000 Euros, equivalent to N414, 543, 760.23 excluding taxes and it’s for seven months completion.” Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bello said that the council approved six contracts worth N2.6 billion for the FCT. “The FCT got approval for the award of contract for the construction and equipping of materials testing laboratory in Abuja and that contract is in the sum of N616, 278, 844.19 with a completion period of five months. Bello further said cabinet approved another contract for a temporary access road in the Central Business District to link key anterior roads that is Ahmadu Bello Way and Sani Abacha Way in the sum of N670, 347,

909 with a completion period of six months while the third contract is for the design of engineering and solid waste treatment plant and transfer stations awarded in the sum of N473, 798, 934 to be completed in 12 months. He said another contract awarded for the FCT was that of engineering design of expandable main sewage treatment plant at Kango and associated trunk lines at the cost of N511, 528, 689. Bello added that the FCT got approval for the final design of engineering infrastructure and production of tender documents at the cost of N202, 410, 378.45. Meanwhile, Minister of Information and Culture, Mohammed disclosed that N1,081,345,163.45 was approved by the council for the construction of School of Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo state. He said council also approved consultancy for a capacity development programme for teachers that would handle special needs and disability education at the cost of N338, 281, 250 with a completion period of four weeks.

Udom committed to reviving ailing industries in A’Ibom Isaac Job, Uyo Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state is ready to resuscitate moribund companies owned by the state government before completion of his second term in 2023 in line with his administration’s industrialization policy. Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Marketing and Brand Management, Sam Edoho disclosed this to newsmen at a press conference to mark Democracy Day tagged: “Akwa Ibom: Celebrating a secured future.” Edoho said some of the ailing industries include Quality Ceramics, former Peacock Paints now known as Ibom Paints, Qua Steel Industries as well as others that were moribund over the years. He recalled that Gov. Udom was voted into power in 2015 on a five -point agenda that captured job creation, poverty alleviation, wealth creatio, infrastructural consolidation and political inclusion. The governor’s aide charged Akwa Ibom people to share in the euphoria and joy of being an Akwa Ibom person at a time when the state has moved from zero industry to 16 brand new industries, asserting that the governor has set the state on an industrial pedestal to secure the future of the people. “The future celebrated by Akwa Ibom people has the skies of Africa and the world lit with orange colour of Akwa Ibom state which is Ibom Air,” he stated, Adding that the development exploits of the governor cut across health, education, agriculture and other sectors of the economy. He faulted what he described as weird statistics from federal government agencies concerning the number of out–of-school children and the unemployment rate in the state.

Taskforce on pipeline vandalisation arrests 8 suspects in Delta Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (middle) with executives of the Nigerian Guild of Editors during their visit to the Presidential Villa in Abuja ...on Wednesday.

FCTA orders parks to revert to original design or risk revocation Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered operators of parks in the nation’s capital who have violated the terms of their lease to revert back to the original design for the parks or risk revocation of their title documents. Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Umar Jibrin gave the warning during a press briefing in Abuja. He stressed that parks were solely meant for recreation and not a place to sell alcohol as against the current practice in Abuja. While lamenting how some people take advantage of parks to grab lands in the territory, he noted that they are only doing so at their own risk as all parks remained properties of the government explaining that it was only leased for a period of 30 years. Speaking further, he also disclosed that the land administration in the FCT has been reviewed with title documents gaining more security and bankable as against worthless papers in the past.

He disclosed that during FCT executive council meeting decisions that would improve service delivery to residents and ensure smooth land administration were taken. “When this administration came on board, there were a lot of issues regarding land administration, so we took a holistic move to see how the issues bedeviling the FCTA could be solved. “We therefore, reviewed many of such issues that would have positive impact on the city and its residents, including mass housing delivery, especially in the satellite towns, general environmental cleaning, water provision and security issues among others. “The meeting also looked at legal issues; you know the FCT itself is a product of law, so we have to follow the laws while living in the territory and running it. That is why the legal secretary has been ensuring that everything we do doesn’t end up in court -how we can work without having legal issues distracting us.” Also speaking, the Legal Services Secretary, Mohammed Umar revealed that the processes to strengthen and standardize land allocation was as a result of the administration meeting over 2, 000 litigations on assumption of duty and more

than 50 per cent of them being land-related. “We realized there was no standard operation manual, no harmonized system that showed how the process should work. Whenever there is room for discretion, there is room for abuse. And you know, in line with the government’s position on the ease of doing business, we need to know the rules and procedures so that people are prepared for the processes in order not to get trapped along the way. “More than 50 per cent of the litigation are as a result of recertification. You cannot revoke somebody’s land because he did not come for recertification,” Umar said. He explained further that the many problems responsible for the high number of court cases were discovered, some of which include multiple allocation, land racketeering, unverifiable data and parity in what was on the paper and what was on the ground among several others. According to him, the FCTA took steps to comprehensively tackle the myriad of land issues which include, retreat for relevant stakeholders, including legal officers, rejuvenated its land use allocation committee and took a position that land allocation would only be done after completion of engineering designs.

The police taskforce on pipeline vandalisation on Friday arrested eight suspected oil thieves in Warri South area of Delta state. Commander of the taskforce, Mohammed El Yakubu, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects, said that the suspects are cartel members who specialized in locally refined diesel along coastal settlements in Warri South council areas of the state. According to El Yakubu, the cartel network has spread across the creeks in the waterways in the state, disclosing that the cartel is the brain behind the conversion of stolen crude oil to locally refined products that are then sold to some major marketers who in turn dispense same to the public at the official rates. “The series of arrests was in line with the inspector general of police zero tolerance for pipeline vandalization. Based on intelligence gathering, the sector launched an operation to scene of crime at Benneth Island in Warri South where the suspects and their equipment were intercepted. “We arrested alongside the suspects, two speedboats, one wooden boat, generating sets, hose and drums laden with over 7, 000 liters of locally refined diesel set to be loaded into the wooden boats for delivery,” he stated. The taskforce commander said that the suspects will be charged to court upon completion of investigation, adding that the impounded products would be handed over to the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) for evacuation after it has been authorized by Department for Petroleum Resources (DPR). He warned those behind the Illicit oil deals in the state, particularly within his coverage area to desist from such criminal activities as it would no longer be business as usual.

FG says half of FCT residents defecate openly The Federal Ministry of Water Resources says no fewer than 50 per cent of FCT residents defecate openly due to the challenge of non-availability of public toilets in the territory. Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation in the ministry, Emmanuel Awe, said this at the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) meeting with head teachers of primary schools in the FCT. According to him, the data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with UNICEF conducted the water, sanitation and hygiene survey in Nigeria to collect the latest information on improved water access, adding that the data also showed that no fewer than 47 million Nigerians are involved in open defecation, poor sanitation and hygiene practices. He noted that available data showed that the North Central part of the country has the largest population of open defecation practice, calling for collective action to halt this narrative. Awe said the meeting was apt and in line with the current efforts of the ministry to scale up access to water and sanitation in the county as the data also showed that young persons, including school children who spent one-quarter of their time in the school environment ought to have access to toilets. “It is very sad from available data from WASH that the north central part of the country has the largest population of open defecation practices, Abuja is part of it. “It is worthy to note that we are all affected by open defecation practice one way or the other, even if you don’t practice it, your driver, people around do it, so, we must all rise up to change the culture of open defecation,” the director maintained.

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Ganduje calls for synergy to revive textile industries Ahmad Sorondinki, Kano

Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has called for coordination and strong institutions to revive the once thriving cotton, textile and garment industry in the country. Director of Press to the governor, Mallam Abba Anwar stated this in a statement made available to journalists, disclosing that the state government in collaboration with six other states and the Central Bank have concluded arrangements to revive the cotton, textile and garment industry. He said Gov. Ganduje strongly believes in the effective coordination of all steps and process as well as the strengthening of institutions towards achieving meaningful development in the textile industry. According to the governor, the synergy and coordination must start from the production of cotton to the ginnery and from spinning up to the weaving step,

warning that “if any of these steps is not properly followed, there is every likelihood that the entire process would collapse.” Ganduje made the suggestion during the inauguration of the cotton, textile and garment revival implementation committee at the office of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele in Abuja. “In order to manage these steps very well, there is a need for strong institutions that would see all these steps through. You need to have a strong ministry of finance that would drive strong fiscal policies,” he stated. Other institutions that need to be strengthened purposely to stimulate the envisaged revival of the cotton and textile industry, Ganduje insisted include, the apex bank in terms of granting soft loans to players in the industry, the customs and the power sector, adding that “without any of these no strategy can stand. “But, looking at the zeal and commitment in all of us, this programme

has come to stay with fruition.” He identified challenges facing the industry to include, low cotton production, poor infrastructure, absence of existing production lines, smuggling and dumping of foreign products, counterfeiting, inadequate local patronage, high cost of production and multiple taxation, Ganduje reminded that previous administrations in the country in their attempt to boost the textile industry, adopted the strategy that started from the top with textile owners without recourse to those at the bottom of the ladder. “When that strategy came up, it was rightly observed that it might not last long. That was what happened. The idea and the programme just went off without much benefit to the populace. “But, with the CBN’s recent strategy, we are going to witness a boost in these areas. I am assuring you that growth and development in the cotton, textile and garment industry are possible and can be achieved since we have the interest and commitment,” he added.

Short News Ramadan: Masari’s wife donates 300 bags of rice to women groups Wife of the Katsina state Governor, Hajiya Zakiyya Masari has presented 300 bags of rice and other essential commodities to women groups in Daura Local Government Area in the spirit of the Ramadan. The governor’s wife who presented the items to representatives of 110 registered women groups in the area, said the gesture was aimed at providing succor to them as Ramadan fasting continues. Other items donated to the women groups include, 300 cartons of macaroni, 200 packets of spaghetti, 100 kg of millet and 700 sachets of milk. The governor’s wife urged the women to make judicious use of the items, saying that the beneficiaries include, local Hisbah committee members, women Da’awah groups among others selected for their immense contribution to their communities. She added that the state government would continue to promote the welfare of the people, irrespective of tribe, religion or political affiliation. Responding, Chairman, Daura Local Government, Alhaji Abba Mato thanked the governor’s wife for the gesture and prayed that God will reward her good action. He called on the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items by utilizing them for themselves and their families to justify the purpose for which it was meant.

Ubuluku community crowns 92-yr-old fashion designer ‘Isi Ada’ Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo, Lagos

A 92-year -old fashion designer, Mrs. Angelina Awunor has been crowned the ‘Isi Ada Onicha Okpe’ of Ubulu Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta state. The colourful event took place recently at both Mrs. Awunor’s family compound at Onicha Okpe and Idumubo Quarters of the town simultaneously. During the occasion, assorted food were served and over seven different dancing groups, ranging from agwuba dance, mmonwu, ukpukpe and other cultural dancing groups performed. High point of the event was the crowning of Mrs. Awunor, during which the eldest man in Onicha Okpe decorated the “Isi Ada” with the red cap knitted with sparkling white feathers. Before the crowning proper, the highly respected Onicha Okpe family had earlier decorated Mrs. Awunor as the “Okwa Ada” Umuoshulueze of Onicha Okpe quarters in November last year. That former position-”Okwa Ada” placed Mrs. Awunor as an associate “Ada” ready for crowning. Mrs. Awunor’s installation as “Ada” is by virtue of the woman being the oldest living woman in the community. Apart from her age, her crowning is also coming on the heels of her numerous contributions to the development of Ubulu-Uku community.

We’ll remember your good deeds, Alafin tells Ajimobi

L-R: Ogun State Governor-elect, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Oyo State Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, during a courtesy visit to Governor Ajimobi at the Government House, Ibadan...on Friday.

Bala has a master plan for Bauchi, says transition c’ttee member Samuel Luka, Bauchi A member of the inauguration committee in Bauchi state, Alhaji Musa Gora has declared that the Governor-elect, Sen. Bala Mohammed has the master plan to move the state forward. Gora, who stated this while speaking to journalists in his office in Bauchi, said that “if you have been following closely, the governor-elect has never hidden his concerns about the yearnings and aspirations of the people of Bauchi state and I believe he will do something tangible in his first 100 days in office. “Senator Bala wants to do something great that the people of the state will never forget in a hurry as he is not coming off head, he has a plan for the people of Bauchi state.” Gora said that the governor- elect started his plan for the state long before the 2019 elections, assuring that he will implement those development plans in sectors like health, education, agriculture,

employment opportunities, provision of adequate security and many others. “We are coming to assess among these priorities which one is immediate and start carrying out our plans from there. You see, we have to stagger things; maybe in our plans we have priority, but in the process we will come to see that our number two priority is now number three or it is supposed to be number four. So, we will quickly adjust because we want to go with what the people want. “You know that any government coming without a plan is bound to fail, so Bala has a plan and he will not fail the people of Bauchi state who voted him as their governor,” Gora assured. He added that “I was part of Muazu’s administration and I know how prepared he was. He came up with 20 –year- plan and he spent his eight years, but unfortunately, the successive administrations did not go on with the plan. So, you can see when we discard the issue of party, we can see development. Commenting on the preparations for the

inauguration, Gora said that the inauguration committee is well prepared to receive all those coming to the state and at the same time show them that Bauchi is the home of tourism and hospitality. “This is how far we have prepared and we are also extending our hands to the government where they feel they will give our committee support. This is not about who is coming as the governor or who is the governor, it is a matter of working for Bauchi state,” he maintained. Gora said that the outgoing government has done its part and the in-coming administration was coming to do its own part, explained that the inauguration committee is set for almost everything that is going to take place in Bauchi. On the relationship between state governors and National Assembly members, Gora said he was optimistic that Sen. Bala will work hand in hand with all the National Assembly members representing the state for the overall good of the people.

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has said that the state will always remember the Governor of Oyo state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the purveyor of unprecedented achievements that had far-reaching effects on the lives of the people. Besides, he commended the governor as unique and visionary for immortalizing statesmen and heroes of the state by naming monuments after them while they were alive. The Alaafin gave the commendation when the governor paid him a visit in his palace while in the town to inaugurate the dual carriageway constructed by his administration now named after the foremost monarch. Ajimobi had also on the same day inaugurated a zonal mediation centre, which is part of his legacy projects located in the historic town and named after Justice Adejumo Kester while the state Deputy Governor, Chief Moses Adeyemo inaugurated similar project in Ogbomoso, named after Justice Atilade Ojo. Extolling what he called the virtues that set Ajimobi apart from his predecessors and most leaders, Alaafin said that the governor had by his gesture spurred the beneficiaries to work even harder towards the greatness of the state.

EFCC secures conviction of Gombe internal revenue chair, others Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Gombe Zonal office has secured the conviction of Atiku Mu’azu Bayum, Mohammed Adi, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abubakar Usman on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and theft. Justice Beatrice Iliya of the Gombe state High Court sitting in Gombe ordered their conviction after pronouncing them guilty of the said crime. Justice also ordered them to pay fine of N100, 000 each following the allocutus by the defence counsel. They were alleged to have as chairman, chief store officer, chief accountant and director of the Gombe state Board of Internal Revenue respectively, conspired and stolen N25, 060, 000 belonging to the Gombe state government. Count two of the charge reads: “That you, Atiku Mu’azu Bayum, Mohammed Adi, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abubakar Usman sometimes between January and July 2015 at Gombe within the jurisdiction of this court with intent did dishonestly commit theft to wit; fraudulently convert N25, 060, 000 property of Gombe state government and thereby, committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 286 and 287 of the Penal Code.”

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Why we need to be more creative in telling our stories - Jennifer Obodo For fast rising actress, Jennifer Obodo, the urge to make to the big screen prompted her acting zeal and ever since the super talented actress has featured in countless movies. A graduate of Mass Communication & Media Technology from the Leadcity University, Ibadan, Jennifer is sure one of the most sought after actresses at events. Even though she has had her own fair share of challenges in the industry, Jennifer looks forward to producing her own movies soon. Cornered recently on a movie set, Jennifer, who is also a model, revealed to MUTIAT ALLI how the journey started, plans in the industry, and why the industry needs to more creative amongst others. Enjoy… How did the journey all begin? First, I started modelling in 2010 after my O’level but I have always had the passion for acting. I didn’t know where to start from and how to go about it. So, I had friends who always encouraged me and asked me to go for the both that I have got all it takes to be a TV star. Then I felt I had the courage to go for it. I started getting audition updates from people and on Facebook, my family then was against it especially my elder brother who was like a bone in my neck (laughs). I told him that the only thing I needed was his support or else I will go behind and do my thing. My mum later gave in and supported me. However, in 2011 I was at home cooking when my friend came to me and told me that they were filming close to my house that a guy who is an actor on that set came around to buy something and then they started talking and she told him she had a friend who really wanted to act but doesn’t know how to start. So the guy requested to see me, she called me to meet the guy. I quickly rounded up with what I was doing and went to see him. On getting there, he saw me, we talked and I told him I really wanted to act so he took me to that set and was able to get something for me to do which was just three (3) scenes. The movie is titled BlackBerry prostitutes. That was my first movie ever but unfortunately he is late now (May his soul rest in peace...Amen) That was actually a starting point for me. How was your first time on set? There was this joy in me that day so I started attending acting auditions here and there. It wasn’t easy at all. The stress was too much for me and I almost gave up on it.

I met so many who promised and failed. I met the fake and real ones then I decided to go back to school and come back when I am done and free to do all I wanted. But I never stopped modeling. I was doing it while I was in school and using that to assist myself. Then in 2015 I started coming back into the industry because I have come to understand everything about the industry, I graduated in 2015, served in Akwa Ibom state in 2016 then I started calling most of the producers and directors that I knew that I am ready to start my acting career full time. So, from 2017 till date, it has been a great journey for me I must say. Who are those you looked up to before you joined the industry? The likes of Genevieve Nnaji, Nse Etim, and Mercy Johnson, Omotola Jalade What were the challenges you faced at the early beginning? The challenges I faced wasn’t as bad as I expected. Just that some fake people who are not up to who they tell you they are will come of disguise of wanting to have a relationship with you but at the end they just want to have a taste of you and go. I met so many people like that and it was because of that I almost wanted to give up on acting. But it is something I really have passion for, so I decided to stay away for a while and get to understand the industry and make more of the real contacts before coming back full time which was what I did. Have you been on same set with any of them? No. I haven’t but I know I will someday. I was supposed to be on the same set with Mercy Johnson

but it clashed with another so it didn’t work. How does your man react seeing you play romantic roles, in movies? The regular punch line (laughs). He would always say ‘after you will say is movie you are acting’. Does that make you select roles? I select base on the story and role given to me. So what kind of role can you not play? Hmmmm. I can’t act nude. Even if the money in millions of dollars? I’m not interested please. What makes you unique? I love being different and surprising and not fitting stereotypes. I’m rather pleased to be me I have a great self esteem and confidence. It makes me willing to seek out and accept challenges I may not appear to be able to deliver on initially. I’m open minded and can’t stand injustice. I dream big and work hard. I’m not afraid of failure. In fact I think it is an essential part of the experimental process that takes you to success. This is why I am unique. Which is the most challenging? None of the above. I’m yet to see that movie that would really challenge me. Aside acting what else do you do? I’m planning on owning my own fashion store, and I hope to do that soon also want start a pet project too. What’s the best part of your

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body you admire? My height, smile, dimples and legs. How do you relate with your male fans? I try as much as possible to be nice. I just smile, wave and snap photos with them of need be. Have you encountered sexual harassment in Nollywood? No I haven’t. It has been the grace of God protecting me. Are you in a serious relationship at the moment? I don’t want to talk much about my relationship, please. I want to keep it private. There are lots of lesbianism accusations on Nollywood actress, how true is that? That’s their cup of tea. I know about myself so I can’t say. But for me I am so straight and will forever be straight. Have you had any funny encounter? Yes but online and I blocked the person immediately. How did that make you feel? Irritated. Honestly, it made me ask my yourself questions; like ‘do I really

look like one’? I can never be a lesbian. Do you have plans to produce your own movies soon? Yes I do. I am working on that already. If you have the opportunity to change certain things in Nollywood, what would it be? We have to be more creative in the way we tell our stories. The fact that we want to tell the same story but what angle are you telling it from matters. It should be more about the twist and turns. Nollywood should also to learn to grow young actors. We should learn how to transcend to the next level and not using older actors to play a role of a teenager. We have so many wonderful actors out there, so there should be a mix. Truth be told, most of us outgrow some certain roles, so I think we should be able to use who fits into a particular role not minding if the person is a popular face or not. I get to see so many errors also in editing where spirits are scared of crossing the road or you seeing the shadows of spirits which doesn’t make any sense at all. Another thing is that actors are not appreciated as much as artists in the society which is wrong. I hope to change most of this things and more.

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Kaffy unveils plans for Dance workshop & Conference As part of contributing her own quota to the already growing entertainment industry, award winning Nigerian dancer, fitness coach and instructor, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh, better known as Kaffy, has revealed that all hands are currently on deck towards the successful execution of her forthcoming project, ‘The Dance Workshop & Conference’ billed hold at the Landmark Convention Centre, Lagos between June 3-5th 2019. Tagged‘ Dance is serious business 2.0’, Kaffy reiterated the motive behind the conference which boils down to changing the narratives and perspectives that people have formed towards

dancers especially in Nigeria. Speaking on the essence of the workshop, she said ‘The conference is aimed to inspire, train and mentor dancers in the art and business of dance, and on how to establish a profitable career within the entertainment industry adding that the project fuses dance with entrepreneurship and cultural exchange to provide a well-rounded educational experience for professional dancers in Africa; as well as establish the need for structure and discipline required to pursue a career in the performing arts and the entertainment industry. Hosted by Ali Baba, the conference will boast of a

well-rounded set of speakers, instructors and workshop teachers that includes Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Mr. F John Bray, the world acclaimed creative director for Beyonce and Destiny’s Child, Marcus Cobb from the US, Dance Lloyd, Ice Nweke, Dance Fikshun amongst others. It is however important to note that the event is the brainchild of Kaffy Incorporated (Imagneto Dance Company) in partnership with Landmark Event center and Q21 solutions, while Star Rising Children’s Educational Initiative, Zenith bank, and Reddington Hospitals are listed as platinum sponsors.

StarTimes ON establishes PAOFF awards in Nigeria to encourage local online film creation Stories Mutiat Alli On Thursday, StarTimes ON announced its Pan Africa Online Film Festival (PAOFF) in Lagos with setting several awards to encourage African local online film creation. According to the release by StarTimes ON, PAOFF is a quarterly online film awards competition, and is open to all local professional film and music video producers. StarTimes ON also launched a fans voting system for all videos that are qualified for the awards competition, which will include

favourite film ranking board, favorite short film ranking board, favorite MV board. All videos will be listed in the three boards basing on their categories, and rank according to votes from StarTimes ON users. No.1 video of each board will win the quarterly Best Film Award, Best Short Film Award and Best MV Award, whose producer will get $1500 as prize. “It is an online age and local online video contents will be an important pillar of StarTimes ON’s content strategy,” said Ariel Wang, Operation Director of StarTimes ON.

She added: “That’s why we establish PAOFF awards and we sincerely hope the awards competition will encourage the development of local online video creation and see the rise of African online video industry.” StarTimes ON is Africa’s NO.1 online video streaming service with having 14 million users in the market. StarTimes ON is dedicated to providing ultimate entertainment and enriched experience for African online users. It provides Live TV, VOD and short videos with covering news, sports, movies, series, music, entertainment, documentary, kids and religion.

African Union unveils 6th AFRIMA calendar of events The African Union Commission, AUC, has formally unveiled the 2019 All Africa Music Awards, tagged; 6TH AFRIMA, calendar of events at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, In a press release signed by theActing Director, Social Affairs Department, African Union Commission, Mr. Machacha Shepande, the first activity on the continental awards event calendar is submission of entries which open globally on www.afrima. org to African music professionals either living on the continent or in the diaspora from Wednesday, May 15 and closes on Friday, August 2, 2019. Further details on entry submission guidelines are available on the AFRIMA website. The submission of songs and videos must be produced or released under the year in review i.e. August 1, 2018 to August 2, 2019. African music artistes, managers, producers, record label owners, recording companies, video directors, Disc Jockeys, Choreographers/dancers, publicists and entertainment/music journalist are eligible to submit their works or submit on behalf of their clients in any of the 36 AFRIMA award categories. Other activities on the event calendar are; the 13-man jury adjudication process and nominees selection from August 6 to August 12. A ‘World Media Announcement of 6TH AFRIMA Nominees’ List’ will take place on August 13 to publicly unveil African artistes and/or works that have been nominated in the regional and continental categories leading to winners of the AFRIMA 23.9 carat gold plated trophy. On August 19, ‘AFRIMA Public Voting’ process will open to academy of voters, African music fans and followers around the globe which closes 24 hours before the main

Wizkid Afrocentricism and entertainment, holds from November 6 to November 9 in the official awards Host City. It will be preceded by Welcome Soiree, AFRIMA Music Village, the Host City Tour, the Africa Music Business Summit, and the exclusive Nominees Party. Other build up activities leading up to the main awards ceremony include conferences, stakeholders meetings, festivals, speaking engagements, University Campus Concert and courtesy visits to heads of governments and leaders of institutions in corporate and government sectors across the five regions of Africa to achieve an allround engagement with all relevant AFRIMA stakeholders. The 2018 edition of AFRIMA awards ceremony was hosted by the Republic of Ghana, through the partnership of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Sylvia Edem shoots new movie, plans for more productions Sylvia is a celebrated Nollywood actress and producer. Her style of acting and interpretations of character as made her top favourite and sought after. She just recently finished shooting her new movie, Reality Check starring Chinwe Isaac, Nino Bolanle, Mimi Orjikwe, herself and many more. This just concluded production is a key starter for the year as she is onward planning more works. In her words, ‘What makes

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awards ceremony, and would be monitored and audited by a reputable International Auditing Firm. According to the press statement, The Main Awards Ceremony, a four-day fiesta of music, glamour,

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me exceptional is my way of role interpretations which is different because I give in my best and I try not to copy anyone as I try to be me. Also I see myself in future to be a leader, someone who add values to lives, someone who my community can run to and I will be of help to them. Sylvia isn’t relenting and with a strong zeal flaming she is set to be a power house in Nollywood and the world at large

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Versatile act, White Man debuts with ‘My Story’ Nigeria music industry is no doubt one of the most competitive industries in the whole Africa as the industry keep producing new talents. Another talented versatile act on the bloc is White Man, who is originally known as Omotore Adebayo. The talented cool dude is signed under Money Making Machine Gang (MMMG) owned by Owens Leo. White Man announces his arrival to the ever busy Nigerian music scene with New Single titled “New Story” which promises to be a household

tune within a very short time. The young chap who is hail from Ondo state has been enjoying a smooth run in the limelight as his newly released single have always been met with praises from fans and critics alike. The well-composed lyrics are laced on a super beat Mixed and Mastered by the unstoppable Brain on the mix. Without any doubt, White Man has been consistent with his genre of music, making his fans grow accustomed to his style.

Kayode Ajulo comes under pressure as Ondo guber election draws near Hosptal and Prison

Dr. Nathaniel Oyinloyes’s hospital and prison welfare initiative Isaac Oguntoye Hospital and Prison Welfare Initiative Is an initiative that majors on the welfares of hospital and prison in Africa with a great focus on Nigeria, making impact and liberating the minds of inmates to live a better life after their jail term. According to Dr. Nathaniel Oyinloye through HPWI has been able to touch life, both in prison and outside Prison. It will interest you to know that the organization has the first Crèche in the Nigerian prison; open the first Charity shop in Nigeria, established the first training Barbing Academy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, inaugurates the first National Open University study centre in prison, we give support to musical band and theatre group in prison and we have create Correctional Football Club CFC.

When he was asked about how they source for funds, he said “We collaborate with Nigerians (sharing the same vision of helping one another) to get financial support and administer wellness, rehabilitation and humanitarian services. We believe that loving our neighbors as ourselves is our duty as man to another man.” “We have engaged ourselves in different kinds of Cooperate Social Responsibilities CSR, projects, programmes and initiatives; therefore demonstrate to our sacrifices of love. For us, CSR is a matter of life and death it is not an option. And I will like to invite you to join us in this journey as we continue to impact our world optimistically.” Some of the organization’s achievement includes; “Establishment of the first Crèche in the Nigeria Prison, opening of the first Charity Shop in

Nigeria, the first training Barbing Academy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria young children Prison (Borstal Training Institution, Adigbe, Abeokuta, Ogun State, the first National Open University of Nigeria Study Centre in the Prison at Ibara Prison, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Supporting the Musical Band and Theatre Group in the Prison, Ibara Prison, Supporting the Football Club in the Prison (Donated Cup for yearly competition) Ibara Prison, Birthing the HPWI Football Correctional Club CFC in the Prison and graduation of 49 inmates in ilaro prison (hpwi skills and acquisitions project) However, the organisation is calling on individuals, organisations (government and non-governmental) and private organisations for good support both in partnership or kind gesture.

Dele Momodu celebrates @59

Dele Momodu

Respected magazine publisher, Dele Momodu turned 59 some days ago and he shared quite an interesting perspective about life. He said: “On my 59th birthday, this beautiful morning, a theme struck me about my life and so many things it has pleased God to do for me... ENIYAN LASO O MI... “This may be difficult to translate but it simply means I have been richly blessed (robed) with good people around me, whether family or friends. He went on to say, “the goodwill I continue to enjoy is unbelievable and I wish to thank you all that God has sent my way. “Despite my imperfections, you love me unconditionally. You support me, unquestionably. You shower me with your prayers, undoubtedly. Chief Dele Momodu is a Nigerian journalist/publisher, businessman, philanthropist and motivational speaker. He is the CEO and publisher of Ovation International, a magazine that has given publicity to people from all over the world, mainly in Africa.

Call light skinned and cute looking cerebral legal practitioner, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, a child of destiny and you will sure not be mistaking as it is evident his life has been so tailored. Growing under the care of a father who ran a bookshop and a seamstress mother, little Kayode was exposed to lot of great people, mostly giants in the legal profession who patronized his father. As little as Kayode was however, he admired these individuals, took them as his role models just as he vowed to also become a noble personality in the society when he grew, and as fate would be faire to him, then little Kayode is today not just making great exploits in the legal world but with his impactful living, contribution to growth of the nation, his inspiring personality has made him nothing short of a noble and popular individual. Aside of sitting atop one of the most flourishing law chambers with unarguably the most preferred ambience in the federal capital city, and other offices in some countries, he’s risen to becoming national scribe of a leading political party in the country just as he’s at various times been saddled with national assignments. The most recent of such assignment is making him a member of the committee set up to find a last solution to the incessant crisis between ASSU and the Federal government. Also, as far as humanitarian work is concerned, the activist, through his foundation, Egalitarian Mission Africa, has protected the rights of many across Africa. With all he’s got his hands into and his level of dynamism, he’s endeared to many who have become his teeming fans across the society, most especially in his home state, Ondo state, where he’s regarded as ambassador for greatness.

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Meanwhile, going by information reaching us from dependable sources, the highly influential dude, Kayode may have come under serious pressure from his state as far as the 2020 gubernatorial election is concerned. Towards the just concluded general elections, it will be recall the dude was rumored to be interested in gunning for the Senate but his involvement in the election ended at the instance of President Buhari who was seeking another term in office. Ajulo contributed to Buhari’s reelection by being engine room of a high ranking Buhari support group, Forward With Buhari. He was however thereafter invited to join APC Presidential Legal Team as counsel to provide a robust legal defense to President Muhammadu Buhari in the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. As it is, information filtering in has it that some power brokers in All Progressives Party are allegedly zeroing on him as the Flag bearer of the party in Ondo State come next year as preparatory works have begun in earnest across party lines for a new Governor after the fate of the incumbent seemed to have been sealed. Sources alleged the party’s leadership in Abuja is interested in him based on his popular figure and high wired connection across the strata of the society as well as his ingenuity that could deliver what they want. However, privileged information has it the man at the centre stage does not seem to be interested as all he’s said to have as priority is taking his legal practice to the next level and ultimately get to the enviable peak of his profession before considering any call of service in his State of origin.

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Movie Review Gold Statue: Desperate search for the goldmine Mutiat Alli Genre: Comedy Timing: 1hour 30 minutes Director: Tade Ogidan Year of Cinema Release: 2019 There is no gainsaying that Tade Ogidan is one of the big masquerades of the Nigerian movie industry who does not come to town regularly but whenever he comes, he dances well to the delight of his teeming fans. That is the same great work that has gone into his recently released movie, Gold Statue. The flick parades Gabriel Afolayan who played the role of Adewale Esho, the son of Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) and the temperamental screen diva, Sola Shobowale, named Akintade and Grace Esho in the movie. They had a comfortable middle class family based in Lagos. Interestingly, their son, Adewale Esho,

heard from the four-walls of a classroom about a huge gold statue in the city of Ilesha, which happened to be his country home. From his findings, it was part of his ancestral rights resources. He took time to research through his Grandfather and a friend overseas on the location of the statue. Grandpa did not divulge the information but his friend told him and the journey began to get this goldmine. As a young man who just left school, he was able to leave home on the premise of going for his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Adamawa State but he got his way back to Ilesha. After series of activities, he landed in jail. As the Yoruba saying goes, “Oruko to ba wu ni laa je leyin odi” meaning you can bear any name of choice outside the borders, he changed his name to Samuel Okon, but was lucky to be seen by someone who can identify him. In fact, this act almost tore the family apart, his mother relocated to the family house in Ilesha just to ensure that he was

fine. Eventually, the smart young man, became a force to reckon with in the prison. Thereafter, he was able to recruit fellow prisoners for the great task. The a-list actors in the movie are numerous asides the aforementioned characters- Alli Baba,m Norbert Young; Woli Arole; Yemi Sodimu; Segun Arinze and D-Banj gave life to the movie. Equally, contemporary songs were used effectively to engage the audience. Tade Ogidan has been described as the Quentin Tarantino of Nigerian movies, and this new flick will put other filmmakers and producers on their toes for another timespan. Let me leave you with some throbbing questions, what was the outcome of the desperate search for this Gold Statue? Who are the ‘freed guys’ who eventually enjoyed the rewards of the statue? Can there be a single beneficiary of an act of bravery? You have to unravel all these details yourself by visiting the cinema from May 17.

Del-York Academy set to revolutionalize Nigeria’s creative industry ...Partners with Hollywood instructors Del-York Creative Academy is partnering with award winning instructors from Hollywood, bringing them to Nigeria to lead an intensive month-long workshop. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, Linus Idahosa is part of its commitment to spur educational reform, thereby transforming the country’s creative education classroom theory with a hands-on approach to learning. Idahosa disclosed that the four weeks course, will see students and participants been

exposed to filmmaking theory and practical, the ins and outs of film production, screenwriting, broadcast journalism amongst others. Each however boast of the most talented creative instructors from across continent that includes Nigeria, Gambia, Ethiopia, Morocco, Ghana, South Africa to mention but few Idahosa said the training and capacity building program would also revolutionalize Nigeria’s media and entertainment industry. He added: ”Right now, the role Nigeria plays in the share of the

CEO Linus Idahosa flanked by the Hollywood Instructors

global trade for creative product is less than two percent, and there are filmmakers seated here today who will change that, that’s what this academy is about. Empowering you to change the narrative” Also, as part of their final projects, selected participants will work in conjunction with international media partners to curate original features films, documentaries, skits, short videos, television commercials and video contents to spearhead a social intervention agenda in Africa. The best graduating student will be awarded a brand new car.

Naira Marley

Alleged online fraud: EFCC to arraign Naira Marley on Monday The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Monday arraign a musician, Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley at the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged online fraud, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo. The EFCC filed an 11-count charge of alleged credit card fraud against Fashola on the 14th of May in a suit marked FHC/ L/178C/19. Some of the credit cards, according to the EFCC, bore the names- Nicole Louise Malyon, and Timea Fedorne Tatar. The agency said the alleged crimes contravened the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the Cyber Crimes Act. The charges read in part, “That you, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and Raze (still at large), on or about the 11th day of December 2018, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired amongst yourselves to use Access card 42658840359191132 issued to

persons other than you in a bid to obtain gain and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27(1)(b) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act 2015 and punishable under Section 33(2) of the Same Act. “That you, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and Raze (still at large), on or about the 10th day of May 2019, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud possessed, counterfeit card 4921819410257431 issued to Timea Fedorne Tatar and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 33(9) of Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act 2015.” The artiste has been under fire recently following his open support for online fraud commonly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo.’ He was arrested last Friday along with four others, including his friend and fellow artiste, Zlatan Ibile.

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Boeing completes 736 Max software upgrade Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to submit its upgraded software update for its 737 MAX plane which was grounded following two fatal crashes within five months. The US firm announced that it had flown the 737 Max with the updated software on 207 flights. It added it would provide data to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on how pilots interact with controls and displays in different scenarios. An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed in March, killing all 157 people on board. It followed the Lion Air disaster in Indonesia in October, in which 189 people died. Both crashes were linked to the Boeing 737 Max’s Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System a new feature on the aircraft which was designed to improve the handling of the plane and to stop it pitching up at too high an angle. Boeing said that once information on how pilots work with the upgraded system is submitted to the FAA, it will work with the regulator to schedule a certification test flight and submit the l certification documentation. The company also said it had completed associated simulator testing on the upgraded system and had developed training and education materials that are now being reviewed by the FAA, global regulators and its airline customers. The FAA said earlier this week that it would hold a meeting on 23 May with air regulators from around the world to provide an update on reviews of Boeing’s software fix and new pilot training. Aviation safety analyst Todd Curtis told the BBC that the US the regulators were not the only one that Boeing had to satisfy. “You also have other national authorities in Canada and the United Kingdom and in Europe who have said they would like to have their own tests and their own evaluation before certifying this aircraft for flight,” he said. “It’s unclear whether or not there will be approval, let’s say from Canada, to have this aircraft fly, which could directly affect US carriers since many routes - even domestic US routes overfly Canadian airspace. “If the authorities there don’t certify the 737 Max, they’ll have to avoid that airspace.” Pilots are expected to undergo extra training on the new system once it receives certification. Mr Curtis said it would take a lot to convince them and other flight crew members that the aircraft was safe. “They probably will have a fairly high bar to be satisfied before they’ll give the seal of approval, as it were, that the aircraft is safe to fly”, he said.

L-R: The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Abdulkadir Mu’azu; the Hon. Minister of State, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari; the Team Leader and Managing Director of Moroccan Mining Company, OCP Group, Mohammed Hettiti and the Executive Secretary, Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Hajia Fatima Shinkafi , during Courtesy Visit to the Hon. Minister of State on May 16, 2019.

CIBN charges bankers on ethics, professionalism as Zenith Bank boss, others bag fellowship Temitope Adebayo The President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Dr Uche Olowu has called on the furtherance commitment in ethics and professionalism in the banking industry, stressing that it is a steward of resources. Speaking at the institute first-ever extraordinary fellowship investiture themed, “Ethical Dilemma in Financial Institutions: The Way Forward” in Lagos, the CIBN President noted that the institute wants to restore the old glory that banking has, maintaining that, “that is the reason we needed to create awareness about ethical dilemma one has to face in this country.” According to him, “It is very important for us because at the forefront is ethics and professionalism in the banking sector.

“The moral conduct, because as a steward of resources for people, we must be found ethical and like we have rightly said, we need to uphold the ethics because of the low the standard we have beginning to see and inform the choice of the theme.” He appealed to bankers to remain faithful to the oath they took under the code of conduct that CIBN has, stating that it is very important due to the fact that they occupy in the wheel of progress of the nation’s economy. In his words, “If we do not intermediate properly and in a moral and ethical manner, we may not realize the dream of the country is great. So, it is important that bankers take seriously the issue of ethics and professionalism.” The Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Financial Systems Stability Directorate, Mrs Aishah Ahmad, while speaking with the journalists said that, the work of the CIBN is very important. She said the commitment of CIBN to

uphold the highest level of ethics and professional standard in the banking industry is really critical and CBN is in full support. According to her, “The responsibility is to conduct ourselves both in our personal and professional life with the high standards to be role models and mentors to other professionals in the banking industry and also to support the institute in its broad in terms of what is trying to do in building capacity of bankers and their professionalism. “We all need to build in ourselves sense of integrity and doing the right thing. “Usually, when you are very clear about your values, it is easier to solve the ethical dilemma. “So, I will like to thank the CIBN for putting this together and continue to encourage them to persist in their commitment to enhancing the level and standards of professionals that are working in the Nigerian financial services

sectors.” However, the CIBN at the event conferred its honorary fellowship awards on seven distinguished bankers in recognition of their contributions to the banking industry and the nation’s economy. The awardees are the Deputy Governor of CBN, Financial Systems Stability Directorate, Mrs Aishah Ahmad; the Deputy Governor, CBN, Corporate Services Directorate, Mr Edward Adamu and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Mr Segun Agbaje. Others are Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Bank Plc, Mr Peter Amangbo; Chairman, Goldfield Group, Mr Abimbade Adeshina; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank of Nigeria Plc, Mr Anthony Okpanachi, and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Jaiz Bank Plc, Mr Hassan Usman.

Madagascar seeks Afreximbank support for its industrialization drive Motolani Oseni Madagascar President, Andry Rajoelina has appealed to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to partner with the government in its effort to make the country the “window into a modern Africa”. Global Head of Communications and Events at Afreximbank, Obi Emekekwue, Friday, stated that President Rajoelina sought the support on Thursday in Antananarivo when he received an Afreximbank delegation led by Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the Bank. Rajoelina said that the govenment had put in place an “Initiative for Emerging Madagascar” which articulates its plans to turn the country into a modern industrial nation. He said that the document had been

endorsed by key internal and external stakeholders as necessary for the country’s development, he stated. According to him, it captured the government’s vision to become a model for the African continent and was a reflection of the wind of change that was blowing across Africa. The Madagascan leader said, “Our objective is to industrialise Madagascar,” he said, as he identified energy, tourism and hospitality, agriculture, social housing, education, healthcare and infrastructure development as the priority areas where Afreximbank’s support was required.” Rajoelina noted that energy costs in Madagascar were among the highest in Africa and said that the government’s objective was to produce energy at affordable costs and to double or triple production capacity from the current 400 megawatts, focusing on renewable sources.

“Our key objective is to create an enabling environment for the private sector to thrive,” he added. Earlier, Prof. Oramah said that assessment missions conducted by Afreximbank in Madagascar had identified transactions valued at about $700 million which the Bank could support with financing. He said that the Bank has already held discussions with relevant ministries and, having understood the constraints on the country, had developed ideas on how best to provide needed support. The Bank saw opportunities in the development of industrial parks for export manufacturing, trade lines to banks, tourism, in the development of ports, rails, and renewable energy, and in attracting investors into the country, including by providing guarantees which the government could offer such investors. Afreximbank had developed a special

programme for small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) under which it could work with the central bank to provide refinancing when local banks provided medium-term loans to SMEs added Prof. Oramah. The Bank could also help to organize an investment promotion conference to which investors from other African countries and from outside Africa could be invited. Earlier, the delegation met with Lantosoa Rakotomalala, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Artisanship, to brief her on the Bank’s role and approach to Madagascar, and paid a courtesy call on Hawa Ahmed Youssouf, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission to Madagascar and Comoros. The delegation rounded up the visit to Madagascar with a meeting with representatives of the country’s private sector.

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Liquidity management cost N2.1trn in 2018 - CBN

As Customs demand govt waiver on N1bn equipment for clearance

Motolani Oseni The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it sent a total of N2.114 trillion to manage liquidity in the economy over the 12 months of 2018, representing 42.01per cent increase over N1.488trillio in 2017. This was stated in the 2018 Annual Activity Report of the Apex bank, where it explained that total bills offered at the Open Market Operation (OMO) auctions increased to N34.61 trillion; of which N24.916 trillion subscribed, while N22.35 trillion was and sold; compared with N13.762 trillion; N12.344 trillion; and N11.346 trillion, respectively, in 2017. The report further stated that the high level of activity during the review period was attributable to the increased number of auctions to moderate the excess banking system liquidity, occasioned by the payments of statutory revenue to the three tiers of government, other fiscal disbursements and maturing CBN Bills, amongst others. However, the total request for repurchase transactions for the period under review fell by 12.65 per

cent to N966.06 billion from N1.105 trillion in the prior year, with the applicable interest rates ranging from 18.50 to 19.50per cent for the 4- to 90-day tenors, same as in the preceding year. Total interest earned on repo fell by 27.87per cent to N23.55 billionn, from N32.65 billion in 2017, a situation the apex bank blamed on increased net liquidity in the system. Within the period under review, the CBN said banks were less frequent at the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) than in 2017, due to increased net system liquidity. The remunerable the threshold for daily deposits per institution at the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF), where they deposited excess funds at the end of each business day to square-up their positions remained N7.5 billion. This, the report stressed, “was to curtail unbridled requests by market participants and encourage lending to the real economy,” even as applicable rates which were anchored on the benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) for the SLF and SDF also remained 16.00 and 9.00 per cent respectively, the same as in 2017.

On the SDF window, patronage increased to an average daily amount of N84.27 billionn for the 246 transaction days in 2018, up from N41.9 billion for the 230 transaction days in 2017. Also, average daily interest payments on the deposits increased to N30.51 million in the review period, from N14.86 million in 2017, with the increased transaction volume due to higher levels of banking system liquidity. The value of inter-bank funds market transactions dropped by 94.95 per cent to N1.661 trillion in 2018, from N32.91 trillion in 2017, with Open Buy Back (OBB) transactions accounting for 96.35 per cent, while transactions at the unsecured the r-bank segment accounted for the balance of 3.65 per cent, compared with 94.83 and 5.17 per cent, respectively in 2017. A breakdown of the transactions showed an appreciable decline in call placements by 96.22 per cent to N60.70 billion, from N1.603 trillion in 2017; just as transactions at the OBB segment decreased substantially, by 94.87 per cent to N1.601 trillion, from N31.207 trillion in 2017.

Unionism: Courts should do more to protect workers – PTECSSAN Joy Obakeye Workers have expressed hope in the Nigeria Judiciary to protect their rights to freedom of association, organisation and collective bargaining. This is on the heels of several cases in courts following industrial actions by labour unions in the country to protest alleged infractions by employers in both the public and private sector. The National President of Private Telecommunication and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN), Comrade Oladapo Moses, disclosed this on Friday in Lagos. Moses expressed that employers hide under the guise of a lawsuit to stop employees from associating and addressing issues relating to welfare

and ethics. He added that the union is currently in several court cases over the sack of some elected leaders of workers in an organisation. “We have a case presently in court where an employer rushed to the National Industrial Court and the Federal High court, following the industrial action of the Union against them. “The protest was necessitated following the sack of some elected leaders of workers in the organisation. Though the company is hiding under the industrial action of the union to file a case in court, hence, preventing the organisation of the workers in the workplace. The Union has, in turn, instituted a counter case against the company for wrongful termination of the appointment of its leaders in the organisation and prevention of the

workers from exercising their right to freedom of Association, right to organise and to collective bargaining. He expressed optimism that justice will prevail for the affected workers; “We are optimistic that all our prayers shall be granted by the court including payment of damages among others. “The Courts should do more to protect workers who decided to organise themselves from the intrigues of the employers which more often than not they hide under case instituted by them,” he added. Moses explained that due to alleged victimization of employees, the union has adopted the approach of inviting members on a personal relationship. He stressed that employees become suspicious of any invitation from unfamiliar sources because some employers tend to play on their intelligence.

L-R: Gov Ibrahim Dankwabo of Gombe State; MD/CEO, Development Bank of Nigeria /CIBN Fellowship Awardee, Mr Tony Okpanachi, and Gen Yakubu Gowon, Chairman of the occasion at the CIBN extraordinary Fellowship Investiture held in Lagos on Thursday.

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Nigeria to support Gambia on implementation of TSA Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Nigerian government has assured the government The Gambia that it would give them all the technical support needed to succeed in the implementation of the Single Treasury Account (TSA). The acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Mohammed Kudu Usman gave the assurance on Friday, when he received The Gambian delegation that was in Nigeria to understudy the workings of the TSA in Nigeria so that they can replicate same in the Republic of Gambia. Usman said that both the Accountant-General and the whole of the Treasury House are prepared to share experience with the Team on TSA as well as a tap from the Gambians’ success story in GIFMIS. He, however, recalled how the Gambia had hosted delegations from Nigeria to the Gambia on a study tour of GIFMIS about 15 years back. The acting Accountant General itemized the activities lined up for the team which includes, lectures by subject matter experts, interactive sessions, meeting with key stakeholders. The Gambian team would also visit Lagos State where they are scheduled

to meet some of Nigeria’s key players in the e-payments and FINTECH space that he described as vital. The team had earlier paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Finance, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed in her office, where she advised that relevant States that have implemented TSA successfully in Nigeria should either be visited or invited over to Abuja to avail the Gambian TSA team their experiences so that they would be properly equipped to successfully implement TSA in the Gambia. The Director TSA in the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Sylva Okolieaboh, enjoined the visiting team to pay attention to every little item slated for discussion. He gave his word to deliver on the promise of the Honourable Minister to supply all their needs in terms of adequate knowledge of TSA so that the dream of a standard TSA in the Gambia can come to reality. The Gambian Team was led by the Permanent Secretary Mrs Ada Gaye, and also on the team is the AccountantGeneral, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Republic of The Gambia, Mr Momodou Lamin Bah. Both spoke passionately of their expectations of learning a whole lot from Nigeria to enable them to break the bottlenecks that might likely want to impede their progress in the delivery of TSA in the Gambia.

Ecobank’s “Digital Campus” campaign returns with EcobankPay EcobankPay, the lifestyle digital payment and collections service of Ecobank Nigeria leads the pack as the bank takes its financial inclusion campaign to higher institutions of learning across the country. The Digital Campus campaign is making available digital banking platforms to students, teachers, other workers and businesses within campuses enabling them to transfer and receive funds easily, engage in cardless withdrawals from ATMs and make payments with EcobankPay using their mobile phones. Commenting on why the bank decided to embark on the campus campaign, Ecobank Nigeria’s Head, Consumer Banking, Ayodele Osolake, said “the last edition of this campaign has warmed us more to the students, lecturers and other workers on the campuses visited, as they are now able to do banking just with their phones. “This has eased the entire banking process for them, whether they are opening accounts, sending and receiving money, paying school fees or withdrawing cash without cards through the Ecobank Xpress cash. Parents and guardians are now able to transfer money to their children’s Ecobank accounts, which they can withdraw without a debit card at any Ecobank ATM (using Xpress Cash) or Xpress Point.” “We feel it will be a disservice not to reach other campuses not visited during the first edition. Showcasing our various digital products to an increasingly digital audience is a perfect match; they will find it much easier and simpler to transact remotely, thus meeting up with their financial and lifestyle needs, without having to walk into a bank branch. We are committed to visiting all institutions of higher learning in Nigeria;

all stakeholders within these systems will benefit from our pervasive digital banking services. This edition is special as we plan to make all the campuses visited EcobankPay zones as all shop owners within the campuses will be encouraged to adopt the payment solution. EcobankPay is free to set up as the shop owner only needs his/her QR code and phone for notifications to start receiving quick and easy payments. EcobankPay’s unique offering is that anyone from any bank in Nigeria can pay with MasterPass, mVISA and mCASH with any phone by scanning QR code or using USSD. If the person that wishes to buy goods is coming from a bank that has mVisa and wishes to pay, the same QR Code would accept mVisa payment and vice versa. That creates convenience for the merchants. The QR Code is at no cost”. She also announced that during the activations the bank will set up free WiFi centres tagged the ‘Xpress Corner’, which will give the students free internet access and also afford them the chance to win exciting prizes. “We were highly impressed with the turnout of students during the last edition, and they, in turn, were so happy to find out about our products and services, they were keen to open Ecobank Accounts. The Ecobank campus activation train is already at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and will subsequently storm 12 other campuses, including the University of Benin, Tai Solarin University in Ogun State, Federal University of Technology Minna, Ahmadu Bello University and Federal College of Education both in Zaria, University of Ibadan, and the Bayero University in Kano amongst other top institutions across the country.

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Whoever is complaining that 2019 election in Lagos was not free and fair is not sincere - Ologunde Funsho Ologunde is not a new name in the politics of Lagos State, especially among stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is currently the Vice Chairman, Southwest of the APC in Lagos State, in this interview Ologunde speaks on the last general election, the performance of the APC, especially in Lagos State, the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), among other issues. PATRICK OKOHUE reports. The APC in the last election, unlike in 2015 won almost all elective positions in Lagos State, how was this achieved? We did not win everything. We won most of the positions and lost some; but not many positions were lost, which was a significant improvement on our performance in the 2015 general elections. The 2015 election was not a reflection of our performance; all those places that we lost it was because of the dollars distributed by PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) in their crazy bid to win Lagos State at all cost. But we sat down and realised the mistake and this time around we were able to overhaul our machinery which make us to string back. However, we are not there yet, in subsequent elections, we would establish the dominance of APC, for the governorship election we could have done more. In the governorship election in 2015, we defeated the PDP with about 100,000 votes, but this time we had 500,000 votes’ differences. Before the election you would realise that the PDP never mounted any podium to campaign, which indicated that they didn’t have confidence in themselves; they had planned to rig massively, unfortunately for them it was neutralised this time around. Their plans to rig collapsed like a pack of cards; they depended too much on rigging that they never bothered to mount a table to tell Lagosian what they were going to do. But some opposition parties have accused the APC of colluding with INEC to manipulate the 2019 election in the state, some of the governorship candidates are in tribunal now? Well that is the of a loser. I said parties did not campaign, they rigging because

imagination earlier, that go out to hoped on they had

I have responsibility; there was never a time the party programmes anybody to go out and cause violence, never. If some people misbehaved and some people reacted they should not blame it on anybody. You were here during the campaigns and after the campaign, the Ohaneze sent messages to South-easterners residing in Lagos State, about who they should vote for in the election. If all those things, happened and our people kept quiet, believing and trusting God for the good things the APC can do in Lagos State should anybody now turn around and blame the APC. It was even the reverse, when a tenant enters the house of a landlord and begins to challenge the landlord and start to prove equality it is palaver that is coming. What happened in the supplementary election in Ajeromi Ifelodun federal constituency of the state?

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been assured by their god -father outside the state that they would do it for them. So how could they have won the election? That was failure. You said they are in the tribunal; let them go, who was it that sang the song that the harder they go they will continue to fail; the tribunal intrigues will fail like a pack of cards before the eyes of all Lagosians. The election was free and

fair, is it because they were not able to smuggle thumbprinter ballot paper? But there were allegations of violence against non-Yoruba’s in some part of the state. That is not true; because as an officer of the APC in Lagos State there was no such plan, or an order to some people to do that. Those places you talked about are my constituency over which

Before the election you would realise that the PDP never mounted any podium to campaign, which indicated that they didn’t have confidence in themselves; they had planned to rig massively, unfortunately for them it was neutralised this time around. Their plans to rig collapsed like a pack of cards; they depended too much on rigging that they never bothered to mount a table to tell Lagosian what they were going to do.

That is another story, in 2015, Rita did not win by popular votes it was rigged, the first part of 2019 elections in Ajeromi-Ifelodun where she had 3,000 majority votes it was through the influence of name dropping and the use of imported fake military men, DSS and fake Police officers, that she imported. The people were going round intimidating voters; because she knew that she could not win comfortably if the election was allowed to hold peacefully. She also planned with her supporters to cause violence in a key section in the constituency where her opponent from the APC was popular, while she allowed peaceful election to hold where her stronghold was. She disrupted elections were it is not her stronghold; and she thought she could influence INEC to cancel elections result in those areas and declare her winner. The party protested to INEC and we were able to convince INEC to see reason with us, so she went to court, and the court said no INEC was in charge of that election, INEC should declare the result and go ahead and hold rerun election. In the course of the election, some of her supporters were driving around in a Siena bus, as they approaches a Police check point they felt they would be caught and they all ran out of the car. When the police searched the vehicle, they saw 5 long range guns, it was an unmarked vehicle, an

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unregistered Siena bus. She knew she won the election fraudulently in 2015, and the APC also had put their house in order; the people are no more ready for her money, the money even no more coming freely. The APC know who often give the money out, that person is tired of bankrolling violence and election in Lagos. So you are saying APC won? Yes the party won. The same day there was also a byelection for the state Assembly position for Surulere, the APC won that place too. The PDP were unable to raise anything or protest because it was obvious they could not even come out and mobilise their supporters to vote, was it the APC that locked them at home? They could not come out, whoever is complaining that the election was not free and fair is not sincere. What is your assessment of the performance of INEC in the general election across the country? INEC tried their best across the country; I recollect how INEC was sabotaged in the first election to the extent that the election had to be postponed. The postponement was imposed on INEC because the big time politicians in Nigeria did not want the presidential and National Assembly election to hold in one day, they were not ready even with the postponement, they could not sort it out, but Nigerians voted who they wanted. You remember before the election a former president who said that the election was bad, later changed his mind that it was the candidate that was bad; does it mean the other candidate is the one that is now good. Why did the Card Reader fail? Why did they have to revalidate the Card Reader to work properly? The logistic challenges faced by INEC were not all their making; there were evil men that were out to disrupt the election, they did not want the election to hold, even during the election they instigated violence across the country after the election of the President, they had planned to cause violence and show the international community that the election was not free and fair, they said Buhari was not popular they said APC was bad. They are not sincere, inspite of negative campaign for Buhari Nigerians still voted for Buhari. In 2015 Buhari won by 1.5 million votes, this time, he won by more than 4 million

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‘Whoever is complaining that 2019 election in Lagos was not free and fair is not sincere’ votes, now they are still crying that Buhari is not popular and APC is not popular they have to sit down. Don’t you think the signing of the Amended Electoral Law would have eliminated some of these bottlenecks? Despite that the President refused to sign that law that was amended by the lawmakers mischievously was there any state that the Card Reader was not used? I have not seen any report that says that. Some political observers were surprised with the number of votes the President Buhari got in some Northern states, compare to Lagsos, and the number of voters? Yes Lagosians appears to be the most educated in terms of the concentration of citizen in Nigerians, but it appears, the more educated the less likelihood of them voting. So you cannot blame the people if Lagosians did not come out, it is not the fault of the people who are not educated in the North, if you are educated and you refuse to exercise your right to vote then you don’t care who governs you. We have more than 5 million voters in Lagos State, but they did not come out, there was no restriction, even with all our campaigns in Lagos State people did not come out to vote, who is to blame? How do you react to the comment by an Afenifere chieftain, who said he would not recognise President Buhari beyond May 29? Chief Ayo Adebanjo is just one person, he has never contested election for any position in his life. One of the oldest men we have in this country, but he is a specialist together with Afenifere in criticising and destroying. We know the role Afenifere played in the 2019 election, by making this point, what does he want to do now? Is he going to pack his things and leave Nigeria? I am sorry to say, that is the view of a frustrated elder citizen who is so disappointed that his negative wishes for the country was not actualised. But Afenifere leaders have always said their only problem against Buhari is his opposition to restructuring of the country, and that they are supporting Atiku because of his support for restructuring? Because Afenifere always give a reason to behave the way they behave. You remember Afenifere moving from the South West to the South Est to engage Ohanaeze, they engaged the Middle-belt Forum, and also moved to the North to engage Arewa to join them to build a Fabre of destruction for the country, but it is unfair. I don’t see them as good, the way they behave during the period of the election. All the leaders of Afenifere, this is the kind of attitude they put up that makes the young ones like us

say that Afenifere does not represent the interest of Yourba’s. You can see the way Ohanaeze stood in the just concluded election, they did not want Buhari to win the presidential election, but the South West came out to say no. What areas do you think President Buhari should give priority in his second term? President Buhari should give priority to the anti-graft war, he should step it up. The economy, security and agriculture, education, job creation. I think the four point which the President used to campaign in 2015 is still relevant; is not as if he is not working, just that the more he works the more those areas are exposed.

Does it mean the APC does not can be more pragmatic? The Federal believe in the on-going agitation for Government also created the local restructuring? government areas, and today we have 774 LGA’s, and before Abacha died we Look the people who believe we had geo-political zones created, this need restructuring are people who are all evidence of restructuring that is sleep and work. I remember at on-going. independence we had three regions; the North, South and Eastern region. But the APC promised Nigerians Restructuring started after the war, we restructuring? had region later Lagos was removed from Western region. APC did not promised restructuring, Gowon enacted a decree and even when Jonathan assembled people dissolved the region and created 12 to write the constitution for the country, states so from three region, we had APC opted out because we told them as twelve states. Later it was eighteen a policy that nothing good would come states, twenty, states, twenty- four , out of it and it has come to pass. I know thirty to the present thirty- six states that APC said that restructuring should that we have now, plus the federal be on-going, until it continues to be capital territory. better and better, today, we say we are What can kind of restructuring moving to the next level.

June 12: Gani Adams lauds Buhari, Saraki … Dedicates anniversary to memory of fallen heroes The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, has described the Senate’s approval of June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day as victory for democracy, even as he dedicated the glory of the day to the memories of those he described as Nigeria ‘s fallen heroes and heroines . Adams, who is away on a twoweek official assignments to Europe, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, said with the new date, memories of those that put their lives on the line will continue to linger. Adams in the statement said, “Let me begin by commending the leadership of the Senate for making June 12 the official day for our democracy. Lies, they say, may endure for long; however, truth will definitely catch up with it one day.” “Thursday’s approval of June 12 as democracy day is a watershed in the annals of our democratic experience. It has vindicated us, the living heroes of this democracy, and to other prominent Nigerians that paid the supreme price by putting down their lives for us to have this democracy.” Adams, said the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has been celebrating the June 12 anniversary annually for the past 20 years, saying the belief and struggle of the leaders of the socio cultural group in democracy have never been in vain. “Every year, the OPC under my leadership, gather at the Excellence Hotel, Ogba, Lagos, to celebrate June 12 as our democracy day” . “One of the reasons for the annual gathering is to tell the Federal Government that June 12 should be made our democracy day. “Today, it is heart-warming that

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the Senate has approved June 12, making it the official day for Nigeria’s democracy. It is our victory, it is the victory of the democrats, and it shows that the struggle of all our late heroes and heroines are not in vain. “ Adams, however, urged the Federal Government to also make policies that will make democracy work for Nigeria and Nigerians. “What happened by the annulment of June 12, 1993 election was an enduring wound inflicted on Nigerians, but today, with this development, the wound is gradually healing as a result of the milestone recorded by the announcement last year by the Presidency that June 12 should be made the nation’s democracy day. “The approval by the Senate is a clear manifestation of our desire to make democracy work for Nigeria and Nigerians. More importantly, the

Federal Government, must at all times, consider the yearnings of Nigerians as in the case of the June 12, and develop a strategy that will make the entire nation progress.” “I think President Muhammadu Buhari can make the best use of his new stand on true federalism and restructuring, to champion the cause. As I have been saying, Nigeria’s problems can only be solved with true federalism. “Some of the problems affecting our nation, especially, insecurity can be addressed through true federalism. The security situation in the country should be addressed holistically” Adams said. The Federal Government last week said that the May 29 handing over date will have a low-key inauguration, but the full activities will be done on June 12.

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OFFIAH VIRGINIA JUDITH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OFFIAH VIRGINIA NKEOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

STEPHEN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGBA ODINAKA STEVEN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGEH ODINAKA STEPHEN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AJAYI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLANREWAJU SUNDAY AJAYI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLANREWAJU AJAYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS GOODNESS

, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS GOODNESS ONUOHA ELEANYA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS GOODNESS OBIARUKA MICHAEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS NWACHUKWU DAVID CHINEDU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS NWAGBARA DAVID CHINEDU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS NWAFOR

I , FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS NGENE ANGELA NKIRUKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS NWAFOR ANGELA NKIRUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY K N O W N AND ADDRESSED AS MMUONEKE CALISTA NWANNEKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUONEKE CALISTA NNEKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I , FORMERLY KNOWN AS OZOEMENA JANE OLUCHI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS NWAONUMA JANE OLUCHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

W E , F O R M E R LY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANOSIKE FAMILY, BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALAOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THAT I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNAMANI JULIET, THAT I NOW WISH TO ADD ONYINYECHI TO MY FORMER NAME THAT I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNAMANI JULIET ONYINYECHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF LOSS OF ORIGINAL LAND DOCUMENTS BELONGING TO MRS FLORENCE EBOSIMBA. THE PROPERTIES SITUATE AND KNOWN AS PLOT 13 ASATA RIVER OGUI URBAN ENUGU, ENUGU STATE, REG. AS NO 80/80/617AT ENUGU LAND REGISTRY. ALL EFFORT TO TRACE THOSE DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND, PLEASE, CONTACT THE MINISTRY OF LANDS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ENUGU.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TALIAT MEMUDU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJANAKU TALIATU AND MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 30/07/1955. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS DORIS

I, FORMERLY K N O W N AND ADDRESSED AS MISS DORIS IYAGBE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS DORIS GIDEON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AJIKOBI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN RASHIDAT ABEBI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJIKOBI RASHEEDAT ABEBI DATE OF BIRTH-10/12/1964. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I , FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKORIE STANLEY AGU , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANGEL DI STAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MOHAMMED UMAR BALA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS UMAR MUHAMMAD BALA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY TEMITOPE IKNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODEMUYIWA TITILAYO TEMITOPE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS AJIBADE TITILAYO TEMITOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MR. EZE IKNOWNFORMERLY A AS MR. ONUKEM OGONDA. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR. EZE ONUKEM. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. FOR OFFICIAL AND RECORD PURPOSES AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

UMAR

NNEKA

NWAONUMA

ANGEL DI STAN

LAND OF DREAMS GOSPEL CENTRE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) SUNDAY IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL 2) AGWU KENECHUKWU SUNDAY 3) EZE GRACE AMUCHE AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1) TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 2) TO CARRY OUT ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ENHANCE THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CORRECTION OF NAME /DATE OF BIRTH

MRS KALU

MRS ORAH

FAMILY CHANGE OF SURNAME

OLATUNBOSUN FORMERLY KNOWN

AS OLATUNBOSUN BOLUWATIFE E. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED HENCEFORTH AS OLATUNBOSUN BOLUWATIFE ESTHER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME

F O R M E R LY KNOWN AS INNOCENT SOPHIA PRECIOUS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED HENCEFORTH AS INNOCENT SOPHIA PRECIOUS SUCCESS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SUCCESS

FREE SPACE FOR SALE

CHIMA

OLUWAYEMISI

ADAOBI

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

FORMERLY K N O W N AS AYOADEBAYO SMILE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED HENCEFORTH AS AYO-ADEBAYO SMILE JESUTOMISIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

JESUTOMISIN

FREE SPACE FOR SALE

AUCTION SALES! AUCTION SALES!!

THERE WILL BE AN AUCTION SALES OF SCRAP MOTORS, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT THE NIGERIA POLICE, DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTER, RUMUOLUMENI, PORT HARCOURT OF THE RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND. AFTER 21 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

OLUWATOSIN

I FORMERLY

MRS IKECHUKWU

MRS UMEJIAKU

MRS ANIKE

CHINEDU

MEMUDU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKUBUIKE DORATHY NGOZI , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEH DORATHY NGOZI . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

UMEH

FREE SPACE FOR SALE

AUCTION SALES! AUCTION SALES!! THERE WILL BE AN AUCTION SALES OF SCRAP MOTORS, SCRAP MOTORCYCLES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT THE NIGERIA POLICE, DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTER, RUMUJI, PORT HARCOURT OF THE RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND. AFTER 21 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

3. SOME DAMAGED TELEVISIONS, SOME DAMAGED REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS, SOME DAMAGED GENERATORS, SOME DAMAGED GAS COOKERS, SOME DAMAGED DVD PLAYERS, DAMAGED STANDING FANS.

1. ONE SCRAP MERCEDES 190 E SALOON CAR REG. NO. RIVERS STATE CU 711 PHC 2. ONE SCRAP SIENNA VEHICLE REG NO RV MHA 280 FB 3. ONE SCRAP TOYOTA SIENNA VEHICLE REG NO KMR 244 XA 4. ONE SCRAP PATHFINDER JEEP REG NO ABUJA BWR 851 AP 5. ONE SCRAP BLUE GOLF 3 REG NO BAYELSA NEM 503 PZ 6. THREE SCRAP MOTORCYCLES WITHOUT REG NOS 7. SOME DAMAGED LOCALLY MADE GUN TRIGGERS, THIRT NINE DAMAGED CAMEROON ZINCS. 8. SOME DAMAGED TELEVISIONS, SOME DAMAGED GENERATORS, SOME DAMAGED STANDING FANS, SOME DAMAGED DVD PLAYERS, SOME TURN CLOTHES, DAMAGED MACHETES,

AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

1. ONE SCRAP NISSAN SUNNY CAR REG NO AL 841 AFM 2. ONE DAMAGED POWER FORCE ANGLE GRINDER, ONE OLD LISTER ENGINE.

SIGNED: ALH. UBALLO

SIGNED: ALH. UBALLO DANU AUCTIONEER

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