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Pension scheme: Over 275,000 sacked workers get N86.7bn – PenCom As NPA pensioners lament unpaid N34bn entitlements, arrears

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who had been into Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).

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We’re considering amended bill for 4th term in interest of the nation –Lawmakers

L-R: Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele; Akwa Ibom State Governor Emmanuel Udom; National Leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode; Executive Director, Dangote Industries Limited, Halima Dangote; wife of the Chairman, Zenith Bank/author of the book, Africa Rise and Shine, Mrs. Kay Ovia; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); author, Mr. Jim Ovia; Chairman of the occasion, Dr. Christopher Kolade, during the book launch at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos...on Monday.

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increment/harmonisation, amounting to N34 billion for the last 19 years.

But PenCom Acting Director-General, Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, who disclosed this on Monday in Lagos, said the commission paid a whopping N86.7 billion for the settlement of 275,172 disengaged workers.

She said the figure represented the total paid from 2004, when the CPS came into effect, to June 2018.

Dahir-Umar also said the amount was about one per cent of the N8.23 trillion pension assets. The acting director-general noted that loss of jobs in both public and private sectors have been on the rise since recession because employers controlled expenses.

She said in order to fulfill its promise, the commission had allowed the sacked workers access 25 per cent of their pension contributions, especially if they were unable to get new jobs.

She said, “The lean prospect of finding a new job after the loss of an earlier job was responsible for increase in demand to access 25 per cent of pension contributions.

“The PRA 2014 allows contributors, under the age of 50 years, who were disengaged from work and were unable to secure another job within four months of disengagement, to access 25 per cent of their respective Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) “The commission also recently reduced the assessment time after disengagement to four months from six months.”

Meanwhile, the NPA Pensioners Welfare Association, Delta Ports, Warri, said that its members in Warri, Owerri, Port Harcourt and Lagos State were going through hell and dying in numbers due to lack of payment of their entitlement by the NPA. According to a statement which was signed by the group’s Secretary, Mr. John Deine, the pensioner’s pleaded for Federal Government’s intervention.

He said they were aware N34 billion had been earmarked in this year’s budget for the payment, adding that the quick intervention of the Federal Government, National Assembly would make the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) release the fund.

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L-R: Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority, Hadiza Usman; President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, during the opening ceremony of the 2018 International Association for Ports and Harbours Conference in Abuja...on Monday

CJ stops judges from granting ex-parte order on political matters Orders conclusion of all pending political cases before October 31 Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Abudul- Kafarati, has directed judges of the court to stop granting interim ex-parte order in any political case brought before their courts.

He said that the directive is part of efforts to ensure that the court is not used by politicians to scuttle the political process and disrupt the peace of the country.

Justice Abdul-Kafarati disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a special court session to mark the commencement of the 2018/2019 Legal Year of the Federal High Court.

He said, “In an attempt to forestall any hiccups and the blame on the court by the political gladiators, I have during this vacation issued a circular that interim orders ex-parte shall not be granted in political case brought before the court. I believe that controversies especially in political cases can be reduced when the court takes a decision after hearing all the parties in the case.

“It is also extremely important that all political cases that may affect any of the parties which are still pending in any of our courts be concluded without further waste of time to afford all candidates the opportunity to pursue their political ambitions.

“Honourable Judges whom such cases are still pending must endeavour to conclude them before end of October 2018”, Abdul-Kafarati in addition urged the judges to be guided in their decision by the rule of law and the constitution, so as to remain the hope of all citizens and exonerate the court from blames of any sort by the political class during the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

He urged the judges to ensure that the court is not used by politicians to scuttle the political process and disrupt the peace of the country.

While appreciating the judges and staff of the Federal High Court for the dedication and hard work, he emphasized that the judges must be wary in their handling of all cases and “especially cases concerning political parties and the upcoming general elections.

He said the judges should use the court and the constitution to regulate the society for the good of the future generation and the society, adding that as Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, he would continue to give priority to their welfare.

Abdul-Kafarati, while noting that the court will be starting the new legal year with about 191,766 cases from the previous legal year, urged litigants to take advantage of the Alternative

Dispute Resolution Centre soon to be opened in the Federal High Court.

He said, “It is my advice that the advantages of the centre be exploited by all to help us reduce the dockets of the courts and for quicker resolution of disputes devoid of the usual legal technicalities”, he added.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN, in acknowledging the constitutional mandate of the court, however, urged the court to take urgent steps to facilitate the speedy dispensation of justice, which according to him, will engender greater public respect and confidence.

The Minister who was represented by the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Dayo Apata, also suggested that the court in the discharge of its duties must always strike the appropriate balance between the personal rights of litigants and the overall good of society.

He said, “In this manner, the judiciary will play its role actively as an agent of social change and re-orientation without necessarily sacrificing its core mandate of protecting the rights of all individuals and institutions in an efficient and humane manner.

“Let me also appeal that judicial officers must equally

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L-R: Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi and Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, during Boboye’s courtesy visit to the Governor at The Governor’s Office in Ibadan, Oyo State ... on Monday Photo: Tolani Alli

L-R: Ogun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga; former state Chief Judge, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade; Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun; Justice Mosunmola Arinola Dipeolu and the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olumide Ayeni, during the swearing-in of Dipeolu as the acting chief judge of the state at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta...on Monday.

L-R: Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu; Spokesperson, Embassy of the United States of America in Nigeria, Mr Glenn Guimond and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina during Guimond’s courtesy visit to Adesina at the State House in Abuja...on Monday.

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Hope rises for 2019 polls as NASS begins correction of Electoral Act Tunde Opalana, Abuja In an apparent move not to be castigated for holding the nation to ransom over the proper conduct of the 2019 general elections, the National Assembly is set to tinker for the fourth time with the Electoral Amendment Act. The joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on INEC and Electoral Matters on Monday met to consider lapses identified by President Muhammadu Buhari as reasons for withholding assent to the bill.

Briefing journalists before the committee went into an executive session, its chairman, Senator Suleiman Nazif (PDP, Bauchi), said the committee is considering the bill for the

fourth time in the interest of the nation.

He promised that the committee will make decisions of its meeting and further recommendation on the bill known today (Tuesday).

The Daily Times recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had on September 3, 2018 for a third time declined assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 2018, adducing drafting issues to the rejection of the bill.

Giving reasons for withholding assent, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, said “Mr. President is declining assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill due to some drafting issues that remain unaddressed following the prior revisions to the Bill.’’

The presidential aide specifically mentioned few outstanding issues surrounding Buhari’s declining assent to the bill.

He said, ‘’There is a cross referencing error in the proposed amendment to Section 18 of the Bill. The appropriate amendment is to substitute the existing subsection (2) with the proposed subsection (1A), while the proposed sub-section (1B) is the new sub-section (2A). ‘’The proposed amendment to include a new Section 87 (14) which stipulates a specific period within which political party primaries are required to be held has the unintended consequence of leaving INEC with only 9 days to collate and compile lists of candidates and political parties as well manage the primaries of 91

Buhari will win Akwa Ibom in 2019 – Akpabio, others assure Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has assured that President Muhammadu Buhari will record massive victory in Akwa Ibom State in the 2019 presidential election.

Akpabio gave the assurance when alongside Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, led a delegation from Akwa Ibom State All Progressives Congress (APC) on a courtesy visit to Buhari at the

Presidential Villa on Monday.

He said: “From the calibre of persons you saw here today, the strength and character of the delegation, the capacities of the personalities you saw, it is clear that President Buhari will win Akwa Ibom State come 2019 general election.

“He will not only win, he will win with a landslide; I can predict that the first state in Nigeria to fall to the APC in 2019 presidential election will be Akwa Ibom State.

“Nobody can controvert it; I say so with authority because I have the backing of my people to

pronounce it – victory for the APC and victory for Buhari come 2019 in Akwa Ibom State.”

While fielding questions from State House Correspondents, Akpabio said Akwa Ibom State would be the first state to fall for the APC in 2019.

“I believe strongly in the saying, “res ipsa loquitor”, the act speaks for itself,” he added.

He said that he was the governor of Akwa Ibom State for eight years, and could not remember one kilometre of road that was done by the Federal Government in Akwa Ibom State.

Goje in dilemma over APC guber aspirants in Gombe Bonaventure Melah The many number of aspirants seeking the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State is giving party leaders, especially former governor, Senator Danjuma Goje, sleepless nights mainly because his camp of the New Peoples Democratic Party (n-PDP) is divided as to whether they should continue to stay in the APC. According to informed sources in the state, Goje is worried of what awaits his political future in view of his earlier boast that he is the one to install the next governor of the state after the incumbent, Dr. Ibrahim Dankwambo, in 2019.

On his side, Governor Dankwambo has often said that

the question of who succeeds him in office depends on God and the people of Gombe State and his stand has created an unusual calmness in the camp of Gombe State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Reliable sources say that the PDP faithful are patiently waiting for Dankwambo to give a signal before governorship aspirants would begin to show up as the ruling party has remained focused in delivering the mandate they hold through Dankwambo.

The sources said that deceived

by Dankwambo’s unassuming disposition, Goje has been boasting that he would produce the next governor of the state, claiming also that with federal might on his side, whoever he nominates as APC

candidate, would surely become governor of Gombe next year.

Accordingly, the sources said that Goje’s boast has succeeded in throwing the state chapter of the APC into turmoil with some aspirants jostling to win the attention and support of the former governor.

At the last count, more than seven governorship aspirants have been circulating around Senator Goje, with each going about with the notion that if election was held today, they were sure to become the next governor.

Some of these aspirants include Inuwa Yahaya, Habu Muazu, Dan Barde, Barrister Idris Hinna, Sarki Fulani, Faruk Bamusa, Dasuki Jalo Waziri and Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo Waziri.

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political parties for the various elections.

“This is because the Electoral Amendment Bill does not amend sections 31, 34 and 85 which stipulates times for the submission of lists of candidates, publication of lists of candidates and notice of convention, congresses for nominating candidates for elections.’’

In an apparent bid to further defend refusal by President Buhari to give assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment), the Presidency on September 11 said the Card Reader was not included in the latest Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018.

Enang, who made this clarification, said the card reader provision addressed by section 49 of the Principal Act was completely and unequivocally excluded.

He said, “It is not in anywise, part of the provisions of the bill forwarded to the President on August 3, 2018, and could therefore not form part of the consideration of the President.”

He though agreed that there

was card reader provision in the two previous amendments of the Bill, it was never mentioned as a subject of disagreement between the president and the National Assembly.

He said: “For further clarity, the Bill of February 20 had 43 clauses, and the revised Bill of June 27 had 41 clauses.

“The current further revised Bill of August 3, which now excludes the card reader, has just 15 clauses in the absolute wisdom of the National Assembly.

“And the President has no constitutional or legal authority to add or remove any provision to or from what the National Assembly has transmitted to him.’’

The president’s aide noted that by withholding assent to latest transmission that excluded the card reader provision, Buhari had actually preserved the card reader.

This, he explained, was an opportunity for the lawmakers to restore the card reader provision when reconsidering the Bill “in its absolute legislative discretion’’.

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Continued from page 3 ensure that the credibility of their offices and their sense of personal integrity remain unimpeachable at all times in order to promote greater confidence of the public in the judiciary”.

On his part, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), while reiterating the loyalty and faithfulness of lawyers in the temple of justice, commended the court for been brave and fearless

when it matters most, adding that, “Your Lordship pronouncements in this cases, far more than the handiwork of the political class, has kept this country united and prevented strife, chaos and commotion in the different states of the federation”.

Earlier, the Chief Judge and other judicial officers of the Federal High Court had marked the opening the legal year with a religious service at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama and the National Mosque, both in Abuja.

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More Nigerians have access to phones than proper sanitation – UNICEF

Says Nigeria loses N455bn annually due to poor sanitation

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said that with about 150 million mobile subscribers in Nigeria, 97.2 million internet users and 81℅ penetration, only 97 million Nigerians have access to improved sanitation.

According to Mr. Zaid Jurji, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) department of UNICEF, Nigeria losses N455 billion annually due to poor sanitation practised around the country.

Speaking during a media dialogue on WASH organised by the Federal Ministry of Information, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF on Monday in Port- Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Jurji said that the real cost that Nigeria losses annually amounts to N455 billion due to poor sanitation which results in deaths, low productivity and ill-health suffered by Nigerians.

He said, “Nigeria losses N455 billion every year as a result of poor sanitation which escalates to deaths, stunting, malnutrition, loss of dignity, insecurity, low productivity and loss of GDP”.

Jurji explained that access to basic water and sanitation services in the Nigeria facilities such as communities, school, Hospitals, and markets/parks are 20.4 percent, 17 percent, 22.7 percent and 12.4percent respectively, adding that 47 million Nigerians still practise open dedication.

He lamented that sanitation sector in Nigeria is severely under resourced, with only 19% of WASH budget annually, adding that it would be very difficult to meet the Sustainable development goals in 2020.

He said “Only 20.1% of households have a fixed place for unleashing facility with soap and water. 10.4% households have suffered diarrhea in the past 6 weeks, 75% are children under 5 years.

Only 6.4% of households at likely to practice proper handwashing (with water and soap), at critical times.

“The key issues of the sanitation sector in Nigeria includes low political and financial commitment, low private sector participation, weak institutional arrangement and limited technical know-how, lack of technology to meet geographical condition “Nigeria has a population of 198 million and 93 million children. 1 million Nigerians under the age of 5 die annually as a result no proper sanitation. 20.4% of the population have access to basic water and sanitation services. That is those using improved sanitation Facilities.

“17.0% of schools have access to basic supply and sanitation services that is schools with functional and improved toilets and latrines available at all times.

22.7% of health facilities have basic water supply and sanitation services. 12.4% of markets and motor parks have basic water supply and sanitation services,” Jurji added.

While stressing that only 11% of the systems meet the minimum requirements for WASHCOM, frequency and tariff, the UNICEF chief added that about 130 million people in Nigeria are without proper access to sanitation.

“34.6% (66million) have improved latrines. 4. 4% (8.4 million Nigerians have improved latrines, private, functional and accessible to the people. 20.4% (39 million) unimproved latrines, Hygienic separation of human faeces from human

contact.

“5.5% schools have basic gender sensitive WASH services, functional water facilities and durable improved toilets with separate blocks for males and females available. 49.3% schools have at least one improved toilets and latrines. 33.6% health facilities have hand washing facilities with soap and water.

43.2% health facilities have functional improved water supply in the premises,” he added.

Earlier, Engineer Emmanuel Amatemeso, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Rivers State, who represented the Commissioner for Resources, Kaniye Ebeku, commended UNICEF and partners for what they are doing in the state but urged them to increase funding in the state because of the peculiar nature of the state.

He said Rivers State has a peculiar area that makes it very expensive to transport materials to project sites and added that there is need for UNICEF and partners to beef up their activities in the state.

On her part, Eliana Drakopoulos, Chief of communication, UNICEF, in her remarks, said that the WASH programme aims at improving feeding, hygiene and sanitation to reduce stunted growth and malnutrition in Nigeria, adding that UNICEF will focus more in ensuring early education for children and reduce violence against children.

She added that 130 million of the Nigerian total population lacks access to proper sanitation, with 93 million children where 1 million children under age 5 die annually and 1 out of every 4 routinely vaccinated.

Court strike out charge against journalist Abiri Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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Magistrates’ Court In Wuse, Abuja, on Monday struck out a suit filed against a journalist, Jones Abiri, for lack of jurisdiction.

The magistrate, Chukwuma -Machukwu Nweke, stated at the resumed trial that the offence for which the journalist was arraigned before the court amounted to criminal intimidation under the Criminal Code and the court could not entertain the trial because the offences were allegedly committed outside its jurisdiction.

The ruling followed an application brought by Abiri’s lawyer, Samuel Ogala, that the court should transfer his trial to Bayelsa State, since that was where he was arrested.

Abiri, the publisher and Editor-inChief of Weekly Source newspaper, was being tried by State Security Service (SSS) for alleged links to armed militancy in the Niger Delta.

The journalist, who spent two years in custody without trial was awarded N10.5m damages last week by the Federal High Court in Abuja over his unlawful detention.

Nweke said the offence Abiri is accused of criminal intimidation under the Criminal Code Act allegedly committed in Bayelsa State which falls outside the territorial jurisdiction of a

Wuse Chief Magistrate Court.

He said, “That no element of the alleged offence of criminal intimidation took place within the Federal Capital Territory. I uphold in this honourable court the jurisdiction to hear the first information, which was filed against the applicants.

“That the court has the duty to uphold doctrine of fair hearing, which guarantees that an accused is charged within the territorial jurisdiction.

“That the first information report as presently presented is an abuse of process of this honourable court.

Section 36(1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended reads: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations, including any question or determination by or against any government or authority, a person shall be entitled to a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a court or other tribunal established by law and constituted in such manner as to secure its independence and impartiality.

Lawyer to the 2nd defendant, Collins Truman, had in a preliminary objection filed a two paragraph affidavit and a written address, that the court lacks the power to transfer the matter to Bayelsa State.

Truman added that he had filed a reply of point of law, that it is only after the motion that the court would form an opinion whether it has the jurisdiction to try an offence or not.

Nweke said that it is under the

jurisdiction of the court to look at the offence before it and have found that none of the alleged offences was within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.

The magistrate said, “It is therefore deemed that the prosecution is not disputing the facts that all elements of the alleged offence occurred in Bayelsa State.

“This court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain this matter and I hereby strike out this case.”

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Eleka v. Fayemi: Tribunal begins sitting, relocates venue for security concerns Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, which began sitting on Monday has been relocated to another venue, following complaints and cases of insecurity around the Ekiti State High Court in AdoEkiti by lawyers.

Through the venue to be used is unknown, strong indications have emerged that the tribunal’s sitting may be relocated to Abuja.

The relocation was sequel to the oral application by one of the lead lawyers to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Prof Olushola Eleka, Mr Adebayo Adelodun Adelodun (SAN), who cited cases of insecurity and threat to lives encountered in the hands of the crowd that massed at the court’s gate before the commencement of the sitting.

The request was supported by the lawyers to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Chief Charles Edosomwan (SAN) , that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN) and the lawyer to the party’s candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

The lawyers claimed that they were nearly mobbed by those suspected to be party goons on their way to the court in the morning, which constituted serious security threat to their lives and the course of justice and that the crowd were not discriminatory in their attacks.

The Tribunal, which rose for about an hour, later reconvened to deliver its ruling through its Chairman, Justice Suleiman Belgore.

Other members of the panel are Justices Aliyu Usman Baba and Ebiyerin Omukoro respectively.

In his ruling, Justice Belgore said: “Following the issue of insecurity raised by the lawyers that there was threat to human lives around the court. He predicated this on his encounter with unruly crowd on his way to the court this morning and he said the venue should be relocated in view of this. And this view was not opposed by the respondents.

“Lawyers to the respondents expressed similar inclinations that the venue should be relocated to another city citing cases of insecurity to lives.

“We are critically mindful of the consequences of the applications made by the counsel to the petitioner, which was not opposed by the counsel to the respondents.

“We have rubbed minds together and came to the conclusion that this fear is real and apparent that the situation is becoming insecure and tense and we can’t trivialise such .

“We hereby grant the application because of the consequences the insecurity could have on this Tribunal and the new venue shall be communicated through our Secretary to all parties within 48 hours”, he said.

Early in the morning, there was heavy security beef up around Ado-Ekiti High Court , where the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal was located , on Monday , as the 3-man panel of Tribunal judges set up to hear the petition trailing the outcome of the July 14 election began sitting.

The Ekiti State Police command deployed an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and several police

vans which were strategically positioned in front of the court to ward off hooligans and trouble makers.

Those entering the premises, including journalists and judicial officers were thoroughly frisked before being allowed entry.

The armoured tank, Patrol Vans and the personnel were strategicallynstationed while performing their duties.

The PDP candidate and outgoing Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof Kolapo Olusola Eleka is challenging the declaration of Dr Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives a Congress (APC) as the duly elected Governor of the state.

Eleka also described the governorship election as a sham, alleging that the election was rigged in favour of the APC Fayemi polled a total of 197,459 to defeat Eleka , who garnered an aggregate of 178, 122 votes.

The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Suleiman Belgore, in his inaugural speech, promised that the tribunal members would act truly as unbiased umpire and won’t betray the confidence reposed in them by the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa .

Belgore added that the Tribunal would comply strictly with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rule and the Practice Directive as issued by the President of the Court of Appeal.

He said the panel would not tolerate any act that could be inimical to smooth running of the Tribunal regarding the hearing and dispensation of judgement within 180 days stipulated by the Appeal Court.

“It would be recalled that on the 14th July, 2018, election was held into the office of the Governor of Ekiti State . Following the declaration and return of Dr Fayemi of the APC as the winner, his co-contestant, Prof Olusola of the PDP , are challenging the outcome and declaration before this Tribunal.

“We cannot lose sight of the importance of our oath of office, the sacred duties we owe our conscience and the judiciary. We therefore, wish to assure all parties counsel and indeed all and sundry that the field will not only be leveled but officiating shall be impartial , fair and strictly in accordance with the relevant provisions of our laws.

“Let me warn that the Tribunal will not condone acts inimical to smooth proceedings. We hereby appeal to the members of the Bar to show courtesy, diligence and due sense of professionalism in their appearances before us.

“We must all bear in mind at all times that section 285 of the constitution and Section 134(2) of the Electoral Act are clear that all petitions must be heard and judgements delivered within 180 days.

“So, we don’t have the luxury of time . We intend to be pedantic in our work while at the same time no red herring technicalities shall be entertained.

“To the security agencies, especially Department of State Security and police, we implore you to be fully alert and conscious of your operations . You cannot afford to exhibit laxity or laziness or indeed any slight indifference to security challenges in the course of performing our duties”, he added.

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Flood: NEMA declares national Short News FG approves rail infrastructure for ports to boost economic activities disaster in 4 states Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, has declared flooding a national disaster in four states of Kogi, Niger, Delta and Anambra, placing eight others on the watch list.

The agency made the declaration on Monday, days after the President ordered it to declare the situation a national disaster.

Following the order, Maihaja had earlier inaugurated five Emergency Operation Centres (EOC) to facilitate prompt search and rescue operations as well as humanitarian support in the 12 states worst affected by flooding.

The Emergency Response Centres would be responsible for planning, organising, directing and supervising deployment of resources with the affected state governments and local authorities and communities.

The primary objective was to localize the responses and expedite intervention to save lives and facilitate

quick recovery.

At the command centre in Abuja, the NEMA DG and other chief executives would be responsible for the formulation of policy and operational guidelines for the conduct of emergency operations in all the worst affected states.

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) had earlier warned that the steady rise in water levels and weather forecast in the coming weeks have put Nigeria at risk of witnessing a recurrence of the catastrophic flooding similar to what it witnessed in 2012.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave a directive for the provision of rail infrastructure at all the ports in the country to boost socio-economic activities nationwide.

Buhari announced this when he declared open the International Association of Ports and Harbour’s Africa Regional Conference in Abuja.

The President expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to rebuilding infrastructure that would complement the means of transportation from the ports to the hinterland.

He said, “We understand that this inter-connectivity will improve the country’s economic competitiveness as targeted under the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

“So for starters, I have directed that every port must have the complement of rail infrastructure.

“Our projection is that by the end of year 2021, we will have standard gauge railway across the main North-South trading route.

“The same level of serious attention is being given to the improvement of road infrastructure.’’

Lassa fever: Delta confirms death, says no cause for alarm The Delta Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a woman who allegedly manifested symptoms of Lassa fever virus.

Chairman of the State’s Primary Health Development Agency, Dr (Mrs.) Isioma Okoba, made the disclosure at a media briefing on Monday in Asaba.

“The woman, who is now deceased, is from Umolu community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area; she reportedly took ill on Aug. 18, 2018 and was admitted at the Kwale General Hospital.

“Her condition deteriorated and she was transferred to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, the following day.

“When she was not getting better, we took her samples and sent to the laboratory in Irrua, Edo, for analysis but before the result could come out, she passed away,” Okoba said.

‘Otti, Ehiemere scuttle APGA’s return to status quo’ L-R:Baba Aladura David Bob-Manuel; Rev. Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi; Gen. Supt. Ap. Mother Oluseye Yomi-Sholoye; Supreme Head, C&S Unification Church of Nigeria, His Moist Eminence, Solomon Adegboyega Alao and His Eminence Baba Aladura Michael Ebahor-Erebi; at the 93rd Anniversary celebration of the establishment of C&S church held, at the weekend, at Seraphim Land, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Asese village, Ogun State. Photo: Olatunji Wale

Adeosun: Stop parading as ‘Mr Integrity’, PDP tells Buhari Tunde Opalana, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammodu Buhari to stop parading himself as ‘Mr. Integrity”, following revelations that the Federal Government smuggled the disgraced erstwhile minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, out of the country to prevent her from exposing how the Presidency cabal, including close relations and associates of Mr. President, fleeced the nation of trillions of naira.

The PDP further noted that the All Progressives Congress (APC), in congratulating Adeosun, even after she had admitted her culpability on issues of forgery and corrupt practices, has further showcased APC as a party of corruption; an iniquitous fold, where thieves receive medals instead of condemnation.

The party in a statement Monday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan,

said there are clear evidences that Adeosun could not have circumvented the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), National Security Adviser (NSA) the Police and even the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) without the tacit approval of the Buhari Presidency.

The party queried how Adeosun evaded checks by the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abeokuta and the Ogun State House of Assembly for clearance as commissioner, with her status as a dual citizen, if not armed with inherent tendencies for fraud?

“It is clear that the Buhari Presidency exploited this factor to swindle the nation, in the finance ministry,” said PDP. The PDP said it is worried that President Buhari in appointing Adeosun, with her divided citizenship allegiance, to hold the sensitive office of the minister of finance, exposed the

nation to the dangers of having our security and economy information sold to international interests.

“This, perhaps, explains the antiNigeria financial policies, including damaging foreign borrowing negotiations, which have returned our beloved country to a debtor nation.

“Until President Buhari brings Adeosun back to explain how the Presidency cabal and APC leaders frittered away more than N10 trillion in 3 years, the Buhari Presidency and the APC lack the moral rectitude to pontificate on corruption as they have become directly complicit”, added the party..

While calling on the international community, particularly, the British Government, not to shield Adeosun from facing the course of justice, the PDP urged the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, to note that Adesoun has already confessed to a fraud in Nigeria and must not be allowed a shelter in her nation.

Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia All attempts to settle rifts between factions of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia by the party’s national body may not work, as Dr. Alex Otti and Rev. Augustine Ehiemere have scuttled that move.

Dr. Alex Otti was the party’s governorship candidate in the April 2015 election in the state and now an aspirant for the same position.

This revelation came from the State Secretary of the party, Elder Sunday Onukwubiri after a factional leader of the party in Abia, Chikwe Udensi had finished addressing ward and LGA executives of the party at the state office of the faction.

He disclosed that the national body of the party had, in order to settle the rift between the factions led by the founding father of the party in the state, Chikwe Udensi and the state Secretary, Sunday Onukwubiri and the other led by Dr. Alex Otti and the state Augustine Onukwubiri, had ordered for the factions to return to status quo.

Osun 2018: INEC, IG assure Nigerians of credible election The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahooud Yakubu, and the InspectorGeneral of Police (IG), Ibrahim Idris have assured Nigerians and political stakeholders that the Osun Sept. 22 Governorship election would be credible based on efforts put in place.

The INEC chairman and IG both gave the assurance while speaking at the “Election Stakeholders Forum on the 2018 Governorship Election”, organised by INEC on Monday in Osogbo.

Yakubu in his address said the commission had improved on the functionality of the commission’s technological innovations to safeguard the integrity and credibility of elections.

He said INEC would ensure that personnel and election materials arrived promptly at polling units, the smart card readers functioned optimally and that counting of ballots, collation and declaration of results would be prompt, open and transparent.

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Beyond illegal search of Edwin Clark’s house

Femi Falana

The three Police inspectors who searched Chief Edwin Clark’s house in Abuja a fortnight ago have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force with ignominy for the gross abuse of police powers. Since the search was carried out pursuant to the search warrant issued by a magistrate in the Federal Capital Territory, some lawyers have questioned the legality of the sanction imposed on the three police officers. With respect to my colleagues, it is pertinent to point out that a search warrant per se cannot legalise the unlawful infringement of the fundamental right of a citizen to privacy, guaranteed by section 37 of the Constitution. More so, that the warrant in question was found to have been issued by a Magistrate in error or on the basis of the misrepresentation of facts or outright falsehood adduced by the Police.

Not a few other lawyers have also argued that were it not for the status of Chief Edwin Clark in the country, the Police would not have sanctioned its officers who conducted the search.

While this argument cannot be faulted, it has to be realised that the law in a class society like Nigeria is essentially

designed to protect the rights and interests of the bourgeoisie and other Very Important Personalities. Bit since the Constitution has formally decreed that every citizen shall have equality of rights, obligations and opportunities before the law, the advantage of the case of Chief Clark is that it can always be cited and relied upon by human rights defenders to challenge the incessant searches of the homes of poor citizens, which are usually carried out without search warrants.

In justifying the dismissal of the three police officers, the inspector-general of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris said that the search of Chief Edwin Clark’s house was carried out without authorisation.

That statement has given the misleading impression that no offence would have been committed if the search had been authorised. It is however submitted that the authorisation of the inspector-general of Police would not have legalised the search once it was conducted in breach of the human right of the owner or occupant to privacy. It is pertinent to point out that the violation of any of the fundamental rights guaranteed and protected by the Constitution is illegal, unless it is reasonably justified in a

democratic society. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, it cannot be said that the information gathered from someone in a taxi cab to the effect that Chief Clark had stored weapons in his house, without any preliminary investigation, was sufficient to have created reasonable suspicion to justify rushing to a Magistrate Court to obtain the search warrant.

No doubt, the policemen who carried out the search of Chief Clark’s house were reckless in the exercise of their discretion. But in a country where the homes of judges and principal officers of the National Assembly had been subjected to nocturnal raids, the police officers might have reasonably believed that the search of Chief Clark’s house could not have raised any eye brow.

For instance, the official residence of the Honourable Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the federal high court was subjected to an illegal search on October 8, 2016, when the homes of judges were raided on the basis of allegations of corruption.

The federal government ignored my demand that a public apology be tendered to the judge, even though it was confirmed that his lordship’s house was not raided for corrupt practices but

because he had ordered the release of a detainee from the illegal custody of the State Security Service!

In a country where no security officer has ever been sanctioned for invading and searching the home of any citizen, the dismissal of the three Police inspectors ought to be revisited and reviewed by the Police Service Commission, the only body constitutionally empowered to dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over all serving police officers, except the inspector-general of Police.

Since Chief Clark has graciously accepted the public apology tendered by the Police authorities, the dismissal of the policemen should be converted to suspension. However, in the interest of national security, information concerning the importation and keeping of weapons in the homes of citizens should not be handled lackaidasically or flippantly by police officers for fear of dismissal from the service. To prevent the violation of the right of citizens to the privacy of their homes by police officers and other security personnel, the federal government should proceed to acquire the radar that has the capacity to detect weapons hidden in private houses or public buildings.

Nigerian political godfathers at war (1)

Emmanuel Onwubiko

The typical Nigerian campaign circle revolves around the influence or formidable reach of the persons who parade around as the political king makers or what is generally termed as political godfathers.

Looking at it from another perspective, one can assert that the single issue that has come to define and dominate the typical electioneering or campaign periods in Nigeria right from post-independence period has up until 2018 has always been the conversations around the influences and powers of political godfathers to successfully hand pick their stooges who would be anointed to run for one political office or the other. Politics is obviously the biggest business in Nigeria because the wieldets of political powers at the centre determines who gets what because the redistribution of national wealth is skewed in favour of the less than two percent of the populace that constitute the power making elite. These persons hold courts in their magnificent private mansions erected from the resources of the entire federation whilst they were actively controlling the topmost echelons of political power. In retirement out of political offices these persons ate still regarded as king makers of political godfathers. Some have regional control of their spheres of influences whilst others are in charge all around the country. The self centred interest of these tiny political cabal have unfortunately become the center of attraction during political campaigns. These godfathers with national influences are usually visited by persons seeking the tickets of the two dominant political parties of PDP and APC. These godfathers sometimes combine their positions as traditional and religious leaders and essentially most of them have linkages to former powerful military Generals.

The military called the shots in Nigeria’s politics for nearly three decades.

In other words, what is conventional

about campaigns in civilized societies like the United Kingdom, Germany, much of continental Europe and United States of America is not what worries aspirants to political offices in Nigeria.

In those Western civilized entities, those who seek for elective offices, have it at the back of their minds and indeed within their subconsciousness that the welfare and wellbeing of the people of their respective nations define the Kernels of their campaigns.

Even in the United States of America whereby there are popular voters and the electoral college which can be likened to an exclusive class of political elites or elitist constituents, the people and what will make them generally happy and to live meaningful lives is at the core of their campaign messages.

In our contemporary times, we can speak about certain influential families in the United States of America for instance that can be likened to members of political dynasties by virtue of their remarkable successes recorded in such families in terms of the caliber of office holders from such families but by and large there is an absence of political godfathers. There are such families like the Kennedy, the Bush; the Clintons.

John McCain Who recently died from brain cancer was an institution politically.

For instance, if political dynasties or godfathers were to be instrumental to who picks the tickets of the two major parties of Republican and Democrats, then a rookie and total outsider like Donald Trump could not have succeeded in becoming the candidate of the Republican party who proceeded to win the election by trouncing/defeating the democratic party that presented Mrs. Hilary Clinton who can be considered as a member of one of America’s illustrious political dynasties. Hilary became both a Senator representing New York and the Secretary of state during the Barack Obama’s Presidency. Obama was an

unknown quantity when he emerged the first ever black American President which tells you that the voters are the real owners of the sovereignty of the USA. In Nigeria, you need the backing and supports of political godfathers to stand a fighting chance of standing for elective positions of all categories even for such a lowly rated political position such as that of local councillorship.

Development economists as well as political analysts, have come to reckon that the over bearing influences of these godfathers are to be blamed for the sorry state of our politics. Political godfatherism has stiffled democracy at the local government level even as godfathers in the 36 states who are governors violate the constitution with impunity by hand picking their errand boys and mistresses as council officials even as the revenue from the federation account that should go directly to the local government ends up in what is called joint accounts which are stolen by most governors.

Nigeria’s politics suffer from the suffocating forces of lack of good governance, lack of transparent recruitment processes and the emergence in key positions of persons not sufficiently equipped and trained to control the different levers/platforms of political power configurations.

Rights from the pre-independence epoch to this contemporary time, the Nigerian political environment has been populated by crass opportunists and persons who at best can be described as belonging to the third eleven, that is if we are to assume that the political leadership map is like that of a football team.

The issues of corruption, collapsing infrastructures and poor governance records characterized by political instability, economic challenges and general state of insecurity that confront Nigeria as I write, can be traced to the

overwhelming dominance of political godfathers who determine the fate of all political aspirants rights from the local councils up to the office of the president which is the highest in terms of control of the executive arm of government.

These godfathers corner all the juicy contracts to fix the infrastructures and can as well deliver poor jobs or no jobs at all even as their stooges holding political offices lack the will power to demand accountability. The people are made to behave like mere spectators even whilst their commonwealth are shared by these opportunists and predators.

For instance, in 1999, Northern born military generals such as Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar, and many others were instrumental to the anointing of the erstwhile military head of state in the 1970’s General Olusegun Obasanjo who was freed from an illegal imprisonment to become the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and for delivering him as the winner of the election that heralded the transition from military to civilian era.

The former military general, who served two terms between 1999 to 2007, then chose his successor in the person of the younger brother of the military General who was his military Chief of General Staff when he (Obasanjo) was military head of state in the mid 1970’s.

Umaru Musa Yar’adua died before the end of his tenure making room for his vice Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to succeed him with the backing of the traditionally known political godfathers including the general Obasanjo who had initially picked him to become the vice president to the then governor of Katsina state Umaru Musa Yar’adua who was railroaded into office as president. Jonathan then proceeded to win a fresh term as president in 2011.

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Editorial Commentary Civil servants, agriculture and source of income

Times Guest Columnist Dr. Jumai Ahmadu

No doubt, the civil service is a veritable tool for the implementation of government programmes and policies.

The civil servants are one of the very low paid employees in the workforce in the country especially with the dwindling economic fortune. This is more so at a time when the purchasing power of the naira is non-the less low.

The civil servants knowing full well that his pay package is not enough to take him home needs an alternative source of income to augment his meagre resources in order to add value to his monthly stipends. Agriculture has been identified as the answer because of its multiple source of income in a diversified economy and the only business civil servants can venture into while in service.

The agricultural sector is an incentive for personal growth and developments.

The government itself has seen the need to diversify its economic base and it has recognised agriculture as one of the key areas it needs to diversify the base of the economy. Therefore, there is the urgent need for all civil servants to also replicate what the government has done by also keying into the area of diversification to improve on their personal income. If agriculture is the mainstay of the economic of many countries in the world, then it can also lead to the economic stability and enhancement of the fortunes of many civil servants. Boosting individuals economic fortune through personal entrepreneural involvements in agriculture should be the top priority of the civil servants.

The era when civil servants depend on their monthly stipends for their survival is gone. The agricultural sector which involves farming is the easiest enhancer of an individuals personal fortune in an ever competitive difficult economic environment. The civil servant can also easily diversify into farming with members of their family by engaging in sustenance farming.

The civil servants are advised to be involved in subsistence agriculture because their involvement in commercial agriculture will have maximal impact on their primary responsibilities as civil servants. We have various types of agriculture which lack of time and the day to day responsibilities of the civil servants on their primary assignments cannot allow

them to venture into. The best option therefore is for civil servants to engage in small scale farming.

One of the main worries of the civil servants is the inability to feed the family because of the competing demands attached to the workers salaries.

Demands such as accommodation, feeding, transport, school fees for children and dependants among other demands call for a holistic overview for civil servants to engage in subsistence agriculture. It is generally believe that once the issue of family feedings our are settled, then the strength of our salaries and allowances will be enhanced. The government on its part must help the civil servants augment their income by deliberately providing the enabling environment for them to succeed in the area of subsistence agriculture. The government should use the instrumentality of the Bank of Agriculture to give soft loans with low collateral requirements to enhance the smooth involvements of civil servants into Agriculture.

The government knows that the salaries and wages paid to its workforce are not adequate to cater for the needs of certain categories of staff, it is therefore expedient that government supports the efforts of civil servants by coming up with deliberate policies that will encourage the average civil servants enroll in farming activities.

By the involvement of civil servants in farming and other skill acquisition programmes meagre, their inclinations towards corrupt practices will be reduced drastically. It will also boost the economy economy as food will be available to feed the citizens with reserved sold abroad to beef up the country’s revenue base.

The civil servants are one of the well informed sectors of the economy but the government should prioritise the provision of agricultural extention programmes for them to make them well equipped for new agricultural methodology and access to funding to boost their farming activities.

While calling for a deliberate policy to spur the growth of the agricultural involvements of civil servants, government at all levels are advised to intervene for the civil servants so as loans in agricultural accredited banks should be reduced to one single digit, preferably as low as 4-5 percent rate.

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2019 polls, incumbency and surprises As Nigerians look forward to 2019, the year that the nation will go to the polls to either elect a new set of political leaders or re-elect those currently holding the office, the year promises to really be interesting, as current political development already gives a pointer to what to expect in the election year.

While many political watchers are looking at the development and the accompanying intrigues, wondering what it portends for the country, many others are already looking at the development from a positive outlook.

While it is not a surprise to many that politicians are showing their usual colour in this era, some are wondering what some of the developments holds for the people, as they fear it could lead to crisis and possible confrontation between political groups whose leaders seem to be towing opposition political views and incumbents.

As it stands today, the Nigerian political landscape promises a shift from the usual development, as incumbents who are always almost sure of their ability to turn the arm of the clock whichever way they desire now seem to be losing out as their seems to be a new zeal to stand against ‘orders from above’.

Looking at the development from Lagos to Adamawa, Imo to Ogun or other parts of the country, the situation seem the same, as there seem to be a new boldness to stand up to the boss.

In Lagos State for instance, it is no longer news that the incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode’s second term bid is seriously threatened, as there seem to be a grand plan to make him the first governor in the state since 1999 not to have a second term, as the structure in the state seem to have left him and pitched tent with another person, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu, who has declared his intention to replace him on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), his party.

This is just as the Lagos East Senatorial slot seems to be slipping from the incumbent, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, as the strongman of Lagos Assembly, Hon. Adebayo Osinowo, popularly called Peperito, has declared at a carnival-like event his intention to replace him and it seems it will only be a matter of time before Ashafa loses out.

In Ogun State, the governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has declared that he is returning to the Senate where he had served before becoming governor, with the intention to replace Dr. Lanre Tejuosho, the incumbent.

He also declared that he will be handing over to a preferred candidate that he has already announced, but in a surprise move, he is receiving very stiff opposition to both positions, as the party members are bent on ensuring that the governor does not have his way, and they are pressing to ensure that rather than the indirect primary for the party primary election, that will help incumbents manipulate the delegates, they are rooting for a direct primary that will ensure equal opportunity for everyone.

The story in Adamawa State is not different as there is stiff opposition to the second term bid of the governor, Alhaji Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow, who has insisted that he wants the party to have an indirect primary, but majority of the stakeholders seem opposed to that and will rather opt for direct primary, where they are sure they can floor the

governor and truncate his second term ambition.

The story in Imo State is also not too different as the opposition to the governor’s choice of a replacement is coming from within, his estranged deputy.

Governor Rochas Okorocha has declared that he plans to hand over the governorship seat of the state to his Chief of Staff, who happens to be his son-in-law, because as he said, he trust his competence to do the right things, but his deputy, Prince Eze Madumere will not have any of that, as he has vowed to ensure it does not happen.

Madumere is not alone, as many other frontline members of the party have already lined up behind him and as a sign of their seriousness, they moved against the governor during the congresses and took the party structure from him. It took the intervention of the national leadership of the party to help Okorocha regain control and they have declared that the battle is not over.

Though some people see the development as worrisome, many political commentators are however elated by the development, as they say that for once since the return of this political dispensation, the people seem to be regaining their voices.

We are of the opinion that the emerging scenario is a welcome development for the Nigerian political system. This is because going forward, it will help in throwing up the right leadership that the people desire as political office holders will now be more conscious of what they do in office as they will need the people to come to their aid when the chips are down.

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Govt not sincere to end Zamfara killings –MACBAN Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

A leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Arch Ibrahim Agege has said that Zamfara State government is not sincere in its attempt to end the incessant killings of people in the state, adding that the government must create a level-playing field for all Nigerians, including herders.

He called for sincerity of purpose in the approach saying “both the government and the people know the way out.”

The MACBAN leader said this during a town hall meeting with members of Interfaith Dialogue Forum (IDFP).

He said that the only way out of the current Zamfara killings that have led to the death of over 3,000 persons is for actors in the conflict and the state government to adopt sincerity in resolving the problem.

A representative of the Hope Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, Mallam Abubakar G, said both government and the traditional the institution should work together to find lasting peace.

“For peace to be restored in the state, the government and our monarchs must work together in sincerity in order to stave off further killings. Our religious leaders must preach peace and teach their followers on

the need t embrace dialogue in resolving conflict,” he said.

A representative of a group, Taimakon Foundation, Mallam Husseini Abubakar, said the crisis will only end when people resolve to end it.

“We all know those killing our people in Zamfara state. They live with us and carry weapons. We see them in our markets. It’s not true that those killing our people are from foreign countries,” he declared.

An elderly speaker, Alhaji Bello Duka, called on government and monarchs, including and actors in the conflict, to work towards peace.

“Our homes are no longer safe and if this continues, we are doomed. We can

only resolve this crisis when we embraced sincerity and forgiveness for past killings.

Vengeance can only elongate the crisis,” he said.

The Special Adviser (Media and Enlightenment) the state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, said government was committed to ending the crisis.

He disclosed that the Zamfara State Government has so far spend a whopping sum of N15 billion.

IDFP on Sunday stated that the Head of its team, Alhaji Yakubu Aminu, expressed appreciation to all those who attended the event and promised to incorporate the outcome of the town hall deliberations in the Forum’s report.

Short News Osinbajo expected at Anglican Communion meeting in Minna Saka Bolaji, Minna The Vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is expected as Special guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Standing Committee Meeting of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) holding on Wednesday in Minna, the Niger State capital.

The Communicator of the Diocese of Minna, (Anglican Communion) Elder Akin Alofetekun in a statement also disclosed that the Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Revd. Nicholas D. Okoh will be leading a team of about 1000 archbishops, bishops and their wives as well as a good number of Laitys to Minna, to attend the meeting holding at the Cathedral Church of St Peter.

The meeting which started on Monday will end on Thursday during which issues affecting the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and issues of national and global concern will be discussed.

Crisis looms at A’Ibom varsity

Umeh awards N10m scholarship to over 16 months unpaid salaries 118 Anambra students Nkiru Nwagbo, Awka The sum of N10 million has so far been expended as scholarship for over 118 Anambra Students under Senator Victor Umeh educational foundation scheme.

A break down shows that the beneficiaries are indigent students across the 21 local government areas

in the state who collected the sum N20,000 each.

The beneficiaries were drawn from post-primary, tertiary and postgraduate educational divides in all the 21 local government areas of the state.

According to the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial zone Chief Victor Umeh, the scheme is aimed at encouraging youths in Anambra state towards embracing formal education.

Isaac Job, Uyo

More than 279 staff of the Akwa Ibom State University may embark on indefinite strike following non-payment of their salaries by the management of the institution for over 16 months running.

Under the aegis of Concerned Akwa Ibom University Staff (CAIUS), the varsity workers said cumulative amount owed them for the period runs into several millions of naira.

The distressed staff blamed the Vice Chancellor of AKSU, Professor Eno Ibanga for their plight, saying the VC had disobeyed the state government directive for him to clear the backlog of their salaries.

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2019: I stepped out of presidential race for Buhari - Ribadu Tom Okpe, Abuja Former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that he stepped out of the Presidential race of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 general elections to allow President Muhammadu Buhari vie for a second term because of the good work he is doing.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen Monday in Abuja, Ribadu also revealed that he throws his weight behind the President for allowing the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu to continue to head the agency despite opposition from the National Assembly, saying that fighting corruption is the most difficult job to do.

Ribadu who is contesting the governorship primary of the APC in Adamawa State said: “You can say part of it. Of course, that is a good reason. When you agree with a leadership, it is okay that you step aside and allow good things

to happen and I am comfortable with that.

“Today, President Buhari is our President and I agree with him totally; I am comfortable with the leadership he is giving this country.

If there is anything under, I can also make my own contribution, I am very much prepared to do so.

“That is okay. It is fine if what you have in your heart is honest service. Any chance is an opportunity for you to do what you can, to help your people, you cannot shy away from that. I have no issue with that”, he said.

Speaking on the non confirmation of the appointment of the EFCC Chairman, Ribadu said; “This is a sad part of our country. To even get things done properly and correctly becomes almost impossible. I don’t see any reason why they will not confirm him and allow him to do the work properly. I totally agree with the federal government in allowing him to do this work.

“Whatever you can say about Ibrahim Magu, you cannot take away the fact that he is a honest person and a very courageous person.

These are some of the requirements you need in an anti corruption agency. He is doing extremely well.

“I know him and I know how the place works. I know how difficult it is, doing this work for our country. I am in total agreement with the decision of the federal government to allow him to continue. It is a matter of courage because fighting corruption is the most difficult job to do.

“It will require all the sacrifice, patience and everything that everybody can give for us to make an impact. We are going the right direction. It is a tough one, a difficult one, but Nigerians should please go along with it and support it. If we don’t, the chances are that we will not be able to do anything in this country”.

On whether the EFCC was right in investigating accounts of state government and state governors, he said “I told you earlier that fighting corruption is not easy. It is not likely that you will please everyone. You will have to go after people who are in control of government.

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Short News Agency threatens to remove illegal billboards of politicians in Kwara Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin The Kwara Signage and Advertisement Agency has threatened to remove billboards of any political office seekers erected in various parts of the state without payment of prescribed fees as approved by the Agency.

The General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Alhaji Ahmed Olufadi, gave the warning in an interview with the Daily Times, in llorin on Monday.

According to him, over 90 per cent of billboards in the state are guilty of the offence.

“Most of those seeking political office in the 2019 dispensation in the state erected their billboards and posters illegally.

“We always wake up and find billboards and posters in major streets, especially in the state capital without approval to that effect, this is lawlessness, most of the billboards and posters are done in the night,” Olufadi said.

Centre decries low participation of northern women on internet Yakubu Salisu, Kano A group, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on Monday in Kano expressed worries over low participation of Northern Nigerian women on the internet.

Addressing news men during a press conference on GenderBased Violence, the centre said, access to the internet is very important for women to be able to gain information which may not be available to them otherwise.

But unfortunately, Nigerian women’s participation on the internet is very low especially in the North, so their participation and representation in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

The Programme Assistant, Gender and Internet Advocacy, Maryam Ado Haruna said the IGF, is a multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue on issues of internet governance that brings together stakeholders to debate on equal basis and through an open inclusive process.

‘Buhari’s ascendancy to power divine, product of prayer’ Nkiru Nwagbo, Awka L-R; Technical Secretary, The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE), Engr. Bolaji Shobowale; Chairman, Lagos Chapter, Engr. Tokunboh Ajanaku; National Vice chairman, Engr. (Mrs.) Rahmat Odejayi; Facilitator, Engr. Oluwale Biobaku; and Lagos Vice chairman, Engr. Olaseni Ahmed, during A 3-Module workshop on Structural Engineering Design, Theory and Concepts, organised by Lagos chapter in Lagos.

Methodist Church priest arrested over murder of Enugu monarch Moses Oyediran, Enugu The crisis rocking Ogbozinne-Akpugo community, Nkanu West Council, Enugu state over the death of its traditional ruler, Igwe Stephen Nwatu, took another dimension with the arrest of the Parish Priest of Emmanuel Methodist Church, Ogbozinne, Rev Kenneth Azikiwe Okafor.

Okafor, billed to appear before the judicial panel of Inquiry set up by the state government over the crisis rocking the community on Monday was allegedly picked at the Church premises around 12.45 pm by three heavily armed security operatives and whisked to an unknown destination.

The unidentified operatives who were said to be accompanied by one of the leaders of the community had on grabbing the Priest, seized his mobile phone and dragged him into their waiting van to the chagrin of few church members at the scene who took to their heels.

The Bishop of the Methodist Church, Agbani Diocese, Rt Rev Meregini, who confirmed the incident, told reporters that the whereabouts of the priest had remained unknown.

“I got a call from the Presbyter in charge of the circuit this afternoon that Rev Okafor had been arrested by some persons with police inscription. The people that arrested him did not state the reason why they were arresting him. They took him away like a common criminal in the church premises and took off.

“We have called his phone severally and it’s been off. We don’t know where they have taken him to. But I have serious suspicion that it must have a link with the crisis in the community.

I have sent my Priests to the Divisional Police headquarters in Agbani; they came back and reported that the station said they know nothing about the arrest. I have sent them to the Area Command, but they are yet to come back.

The truth is that we are still searching for him and making inquiries at various police stations to see if we can track him and also to know why

they arrested him”, he said.

He appealed to “whoever that is holding the Priest of God should please release him”, stressing that, “he is not a native of Ogbozinne but a missionary” Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ebere Amaraizu said he was yet to be briefed on the development.

“Please, let me inquire and know who carried out the arrest and why he was arrested.

As at now, I am yet to be briefed on the development”, he said.

The Community had on Thursday raised the alarm over indiscriminate arrests of natives by the police, alleging that it was impeding the work of the judicial panel of Inquiry hearing the crisis as its people have gone into hiding for fear of arrest.

Igwe Stephen Nwatu was allegedly mobbed to death on June 11, this year, while attempting to prevent community members from responding to an invitation from Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on the crisis rocking the community.

A presidential aspirant in the 2019 general elections on the platform of the Labour Party, Placid Emmanuel, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s ascendancy to power as divine and a product of prayer.

He said the president was brought into power by God as an answer to several years of prayer by Nigerians.

Addressing a press conference yesterday in Awka, Emmanuel explained that God allowed Buhari to become the President of the country to unearth the sponsors of Boko Haram.

He said that his victory came to him (Buhari) as a surprise, saying he never believed he would become the President as a former head of state.

Foundation marks anniversary with seminar on diabetes Memoye Oghu, Port Harcourt The High Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation marked its 17th anniversary with a Health Awareness Campaign seminar on diabetes.

The awareness campaign seminar which took place at the LA Sien Event Pavilion, old GRA in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state on Monday had renowned diabetic and medical professionals talked to participants on the causes and management of diabetes and its related diseases.

The Foundation also administered free medical checks and treatments and screened over 600 indigent patients that turned out to benefit from the medical largesse of the foundation which is renowned for its free medical programmes.

In her welcome address, chairman, Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Dr (Mrs) Seinye O. B. Lulu-Briggs said that the diabetes awareness seminar was the second seminar organized this year by the foundation, to mark the 88th birthday of the founder of the foundation, High Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs.

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For the Record

Why hotels keep Bible in their rooms Bonaventure Melah

For years, it has been a big headache for me any time I check into hotel and find the Bible placed either on the bed, bed-side drawer or reading table inside the room.

From personal experience, over 98 percent of hotels I have stayed in have bible in their rooms. This is not peculiar to Nigeria but almost all over the world.

I have tried to ask some hotel managers in Nigeria why Bibles are kept in their rooms but most of them have no idea. For example, Mr. Clement Ezeh (real name), duty manager of Osaz Hotel in Karu site, Abuja said Bibles in hotels may be to help lodgers overcome boredom “I think it is meant to give the lodgers what to read especially if they are Christians,” he said adding that it is only Christian hotel owners that keep Bible in their hotel rooms.

It was the same answers that almost all the hotels I visited in Abuja gave, totally far from what the reality. They are also totally unaware of the origin of Bibles in Hotel rooms.

But according to a publication by “Today I Find Out” hotel Bibles are also called “Gideon Bibles,” a name given after Gideon International, a group of male missionaries and Christian businessmen who took it upon themselves to provide this Bibles to hotels across the United Kingdom.

The publication said that in 1898 when John H. Nicholson stayed at the crowded Central Hotel in Boscobel, Wisconsin, the place was so crowded that he had to share a room with another person named Samuel E. Hill. “They got to talking, as you might do if you were sharing a room with a stranger, and discovered that they were both Christians. That evening, they prayed together and talked about creating an association of traveling Christian businessmen.

“In 1899, they put the idea to practice.

Adding another to their number—William J. Knights—the men headed a meeting at a YMCA with the purpose to create an association of men who wished to achieve “mutual recognition, personal evangelism, and united service for the Lord.”

“Initially, the three men mentioned above were the only people in the association because they were the only people who actually attended the meeting. Mr. Hills was named President, Knights Vice President, and Nicholson took on the roles of both treasurer and secretary. With that done, the men decided their new organization needed a name, and what better way to come up with one than to pray to God to lead them to the best one? The prayer apparently worked, or Knights simply had an epiphany, because not long after the prayer he directed the

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other two men to the Old Testament story about Gideon and declared, “We shall be called Gideon.”

Continuing, it said that Gideon’s story is recorded in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Judges, chapters 6-8. He isn’t the most obvious of namesakes for a band of Christian men—one translation of his name is “destroyer.” However, Gideon was a man who was charged by God to lead a relatively small number of men (300) against a drastically larger army, and he was able to beat them. Gideon was a fitting namesake for the tiny organization who had big dreams. Gideon International says that the organization tries to keep with Gideon’s mindset… No, not hunting down and killing a massive army of Midianites, but willing to do God’s work at any time and in any way He intends it to be done.

“Over the next few years, the Gideon Association gained more members, almost all of whom were travelling Christian businessmen who spent a lot of time in hotel rooms. The topic of becoming more effective

witnesses in hotels arose, and in 1908 The Bible Project was adopted. The project was proposed by one of the association’s trustees who believed that the Gideons should make it their goal to put a Bible in every hotel room in the United States because it “would be a gracious act, wholly in keeping with the divine mission of the Gideon Association.”

“Though the Bible Project was adopted in Louisville, Kentucky, the first Gideon Bible was actually placed in a hotel in Superior, Montana in 1908. Since then, more than 1.8 billion Bibles have been placed in hotels throughout the United States and in over 190 other countries, written in over 90 different languages.

But how do all of these Bibles get into the hotel rooms, and who pays for them all?

According to the publication, the Bibles are paid for entirely by donations to the group, and donations likely stem from individuals or churches who support the Gideons’ cause. As for how the Bibles end up in the hotel rooms, the Gideons will ceremoniously present a Bible to a

hotel manager upon the opening of a new hotel. They then provide more than enough Bibles for each hotel room, to be distributed by the hotel staff. The Gideons will also provide replacements for Bibles that are worn or “missing”—the Gideons don’t believe that any of their Bibles have ever been stolen from hotel rooms; they are simply taken by those in need, and that’s counted as a success in their mission to spread the word of the Lord.

“Supposedly, it is estimated that about 25% of people who stay in hotel rooms actually read the Gideon Bible provided to them. As Gideon International estimates that each Bible has a lifespan of roughly six years, that means that each one is read by roughly 2300 people during its hotel room stay. The numbers are based on research conducted

by Gideon through the hotel industry. The Bible Project has done so well that a number of other religions have started providing literature to hotels. As such, you may find a Koran or the Book of Mormon next to your Gideon Bible at your next hotel stay.”

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Amendment sought to overreach, can’t be granted – S’Court This is an appeal on a judgment of the Court of Appeal , Port-Harcourt Division ,Coram Omage , Fabiyi and Dongban- Mensem.

JCA. affirming the ruling of the trial High Court, per Goodhead J. sitting at Isiokpo High Court River state on 12th, December, 1997.

The Appellant,as Defendants in the trial Court ,had sought a further amendment of their statement of defence at a point in the trial when plaintiff had closed its case and the amendments sought ,in the opinion of the learned trial judge would “overreach” and “work injustice” on the plaintiff, since it had sought to introduce fresh facts which in the opinion of the learned trial court and affirmed by the Court below, were not in existence at the point in time when the suit was commenced.

Specifically, the defendants had sought to introduce facts relating to a “Camp Boss” with the objective that the person so designated at all material times to the suit, would be called as defence witness No. 1.

The plaintiff, (respondent) objected to the motion for amendment by filing a counter affidavit and deposed that there was no office of “ Camp Boss” at the material times to the suit and that the person defendant seeks to introduce into the proceedings as the holder of such office at the material times was a junior staff, newly recruited into the 1st defendant’s employment as a “ Radio Assistant “. The learned judge found that the material averments in the counter affidavit were controverted. In the circumstances the application was refused.

Being dissatisfied with the decision, the defendant appealed to the Court of Appeal which held that,” the amendment sought is intended to put the appellant in a position to defeat the plaintiff’s action, and further that the real issue is if the position of a “Camp Boss” existed at the beginning of the proceedings, it was not included in the statement of defence.......It is an attempt to alter the nature of the defence of the defendant/appellant’s case and it should not be allowed .”

Further dissatisfied, the Defendant/ Appellant appealed to Supreme Court.

ISSUE “Whether the Court below was correct in affirming the decision of the trial court refusing the amendment sought by the Appellants herein (as defendants) on the basis that the amendment sought was immaterial, sought to introduce fresh facts and was intended to overreach.”

ARGUMENTS Learned counsel for the appellants stated that the circumstances for granting an application for amendment are enunciated in a deluge of authorities flowing from Chief Ojah & Ors V Chief Eyo Ogboni &Ors ( 1976)4 SC 69 & U.B.N.Plc V Sparkling Breweries Ltd(1997)NWLR (pt. 491)29. Appellant contended that whether or not the issue of camp boss existed at the beginning of an action is a substantive question for proof which can only be done if the amendment is granted and hearing on the issue taken. That the fact that the

issue of camp boss altered the nature of the defence is not a legal ground for refusing an amendment application.

He referred to Orji V Zaria Ind.Ltd (1992)1NWLR (pt. 216)124; FBN NIg PLC V M.O.KANU Sons &Co.(1999) 9 NWLR (pt.619)48.

On his part, the respondent contended that as a general rule , an amendment is hardly refused by the Court unless having regard to the circumstances of the case, the Court consider the proposed amendment fraudulent, intended to overreach, cause avoidable delay, take the plaintiff by surprise introduce new materials and generally work injustice. The respondent stated that before the appellant can move the apex court to interfere with the concurrent decision of two courts below they must show special circumstances to justified such intervention. He cited Ogoejiofo V Ogoejiofo (2006) 3 NWLR (pt. 966) 206 at 226; Abimbola V. Abatan (2001)9 NWLR (pt. 717 ) 66 at 77.he DECISION, ......Having said that and getting back on track, what is being contested here and now are the concurrent findings of the Court below which the Appellants are calling upon this court to disturb or interfere with. The position of the law with regard to the attitude of an appellate court such as the Supreme Court to concurrent findings is now well settled or trite. That is to say that unless those findings are found to be perverse or not supported by evidence or were decisions reached from a wrong approach to the evidence or as a result of a wrong application of a principle of substantive or procedural law, then this Court would not interfere with those findings even if wearing the shoes of the Court below, it would have come to a different conclusion. See Lasisi Adegbesan Abimbola V Saka Abatan (2001) 9 NWLR (pt. 717)66; Ifeanyiwa Ogoejeofo V Daniel Chiejina Ogoejeofo (2006) 3 NWLR (pt. 966) page 205 at 226.

In coming to the findings which tallied with those of the Court of trial, the Court of Appeal had identified

...The issue is not the stage of the amendment sought ... the capacity of the amendment being an ambush on the plaintiff/ respondent which the law has not permitted.”

the findings that it made along the same findings as the Court of trial.

The error or mistake in that judgment of the Court below is noted. The question that follows, therefore is whether that mistake is such as to change the course of events or occasion the setting aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal. In answering that question ,it is to be noted it is not every mistake or error in a judgment that will result in the appeal being allowed since it is only that error which is substantial in such a way that it has occasioned a miscarriage of justice that would warrant the appellate Court interference such as this Court is being court upon to do. I rely on Abimbola V Abatan (2001) 9 NWLR (pt.717)66 at 77.

Justice Odili

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HOLDEN AT ABUJA ON FRIDAY THE 15TH DAY OF MAY, 2015 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI- JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN. JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT JOHN INYANG OKORO JUSTICE SUPREME COURT CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT SC. 296/2005 BETWEEN: 1. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE (NIGERIA) LIMITED. } APPELLANTS 2. SAUVENET JEAN LOUIS AND JUMBO IDOREYIN

} RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT (Delivered by Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili,JSC,CFR)

TIMES LAW REPORT that the issue at stake is that the Appellants were seeking to introduce into proceedings the evidence as to the existence of a Camp Boss allegedly occupied by T.Briggs who the plaintiff had in his pleadings referred to as a radio assistant, the amendment sought at the stage when the plaintiff had closed his case and the defendant is to commence his defence.

The Court below felt that as did the trial Court that it was a fresh issue which did not exist at the commencement of the action and cannot be waved off as a mere omission , a blunder or an error.

Taking those facts in view and alongside the fact that an amendment relates back to the date of the original pleading therefore this fact of a “Camp Boss” which was not in existence at the inception of the action is definitely a hard nut to crack.

Therefore the stance of the appellants that the Court has the power to amend pleadings is not situated properly with the facts of the case in hand

where the particular issue sought to be introduced was not in existence at the time of the initiation of the action and would clearly change not only the face of the pleadings and proceedings but would lift the carpet off the feet of the plaintiff unprepared. I refer to the cases of Mobil Oil V Coker (1971) NWLR 56, Rotimi V Macgregor (1974) 11 SC 133 at 153.

The Appellant had raised concerns that the Court of Appeal had fallen into the error of referring to a reply by plaintiff / respondent to a second amendment statement of defence when there was no such second amended Statement of defence rather what existed was the court term affidavit controverting the motion on notice to which the purported 2nd Amended statement or defence (i.e.proposed ) was attached as annexure The conclusion of the appellants therefore is that having utilized and referred to this nonexistence reply ,the decision of the court below qualifies for this Court setting it aside and in effect disturb

Other way of putting is that even where some of the mistakes or errors are substantial, to push the hand of the appellate Court to interfere with that concurrent findings that error must be one way or the other occasioned a miscarriage of justice. With that in mind in the context of the case in mind ,while admitting that reference to the reply of the 2nd Amendment Statement of defence was a reference to a document that was not in existence, it did not affect in the main the flow of the findings of the Court nor did it occasion a miscarriage of justice, therefore no basis for upsetting those findings. See Balogun V Adejobi&An or(1995) 2 NWLR (pt. 375)131at 157; Pan Atlantic Shipping Transport Agencies Ltd V Rhein Mass Und sec.

Schiffants Kontor GMBH (1997)3 NWLR (pt. 493)248 at 256.

The facts of this case clearly evidence that the two Courts below were on the right part when they refused the amendment sought seeing a lack of good faith with the attendant result of overreaching the plaintiff which attitude of the Appellants cannot be condoned by this Court either.

The point being made is that , the issue is not the stage of the amendment sought which in this instance was after the close of plaintiff’s case but the fact of the capacity of the amendment being an ambush on the plaintiff/ respondent which the law has not permitted. See Ojah & Ors V. Ogboni & Ors (1976) 4 SC. 69; George & Ors V Dominion Flour Mill Ltd(1963) 1 All NLR 71.

In conclusion therefore, there is no basis for a contrary finding by this Court from what the two Courts below made and I have no difficulty in upholding those concurrent findings and so I dismiss this appeal as lacking in merit .

I affirm the judgment and orders of the Court of Appeal which uphold the decision of the trial High Court. This case is accordingly remitted back the trial Court for continuation with out the amendment sought. I award the sum of N250,000 cost to the respondent to be paid by the appellants.

Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili Justice, Supreme Court Appearances Chief Richard Oma Ahonaruogho for the appellants Henry E. Omu for the respondent.

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Book launch: Ambode lauds Jim Ovia’s banking, accounting prowess Benjamin Omoike

L-R: Senior Customer Sales & Service Agent, Ivie Omojatolu; International Terminal Manager, Abuja, Mrs Hajara Musa; Emirates Regional Manager West Africa, Mr Afzal Parambil; CSO Abuja Airport, Mr M. Akewushola; Sales Manager Emirates, Eghe Ekhator; and Airport Service Agent, Foluke Olabode Segilola, at the launch and arrival of the Emirates B777-300ER to the Abuja route of the Emirates Airline in Abuja.

Nigeria’s economic stability tops supervising minister’s agenda Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Supervising Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has vowed to work hard to ensure that the country attains greater economic stability.

The Minister said this on Monday after she assumed duties in the Ministry following the resignation of the former Minister Mrs Kemi Adeosun.

Ahmed was received at the Ministry by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse accompanied by other management staff of the Ministry.

At a meeting with the Permanent

Secretary and Directors in the ministry, the Minister noted that the country was currently facing very serious revenue challenges, and it is the responsibility of the Ministry to do everything possible to shore up the revenue base of the country.

She said, “We have very serious revenue challenges and it is up to us to make sure we shore up the revenue base of the country.”

Mrs. Ahmed charged the management staff of the Ministry to do all within their powers to justify the confidence of the President in their ability to achieve much needed

economic turnaround in the country.

“The President has a lot of confidence that we can do this if we work together.

You are working for the President and at the end of the day, you’re working for the benefit of the citizens” she opined.

She expressed her readiness to ensure harmonious working relationship with the Permanent Secretary and management of the Ministry, whom she said are highly skilled.

In his earlier remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse assured the Minister of the readiness of the management and staff of the Ministry to give her the needed support

in her duties.

Until her deployment as the Supervising Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed was the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning.

She was directed to oversee the Ministry of Finance by President Muhammadu Buhari , after the resignation of former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Friday, September 14, 2018.

She is a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), a member of the Nigerian Institute of Taxation and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).

Lack of innovations may consume banks’ market share to FinTechs – David-West Motolani Oseni Faculty member, Lagos Business School (LBS), Dr. Olayinka David-West, has said that banks that fail to innovate will lose their market share to the Financial Technology (FinTech) She spoke at the 2018 Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) Annual Workshop held in Lagos.

David-West, who was represented by Faculty Member, LBS, Prof. Olawale Ajayi, spoke on the theme: ‘Banks, FinTechs and Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Journey’, said FinTechs companies will not displace banks in their competition for market share and provision of financial services to customers but must be innovative.

She said that banks needed to embrace innovation if they want to succeed.

David-West said that 40 per cent of adult Nigerians have bank account while 9.2 per cent used informal financial

services as at 2017. According to her, three per cent of the account holders used mobile money services.

She described FinTechs as small and innovative startup companies that develop financial technology and related products.

“In practice, Financial Technology is not the exclusive domain of the FinTechs as more traditional banks, microfinance institutions and development organizations make use of financial technology. Banks and other financial services providers are important actors in scaling up FinTech solutions. Scale is important, both financially and digitally, to include the vast amount of people and companies at the bottom of the pyramid,” she said.

She said the financial services sector has witnessed digital entrepreneurship in the form of FinTech majorly because they are highly innovative, inexpensive startup skillset, very entrepreneurial and passionate and have no defined

guidelines/regulations.

She said FinTechs can work with banks as facilitators to deliver financial services to the under-banked and the unbanked.

She said there are more Nigerians without bank accounts than those that have and it is important and a crying necessity to move more people into the financial ecosystem.

This is a national economic emergency.

It is important done about it urgently.

“All over the world, particularly in developing countries, technology can only go so far if you look deeply at the issue of access not translating to inclusion.

Obviously, you want to increase the reach and the innovation that technology can provide, we will still have these issues.”

“FinTechs have provided useful services, not only in point of view of complementarities with the formal financial services. In terms of helping the sector delivers its traditional services more efficiently. Even in terms of innovations that allows for partnerships or greater

interface between various players.

“They have introduced a budding platform for innovation for the banking and financial services by their disruptive effect on the industry. It is going to be a challenge to the banks not by way of being driven off of rendering banking services.

They are not going to displace bankers, but they are going to displace some banks definitely”, she stated.

Also speaking, Managing Director, Proshare, Femi Awoyemi, said banks see FinTechs more as partners than threats.

He said that FinTechs are supposed to provide digital financial services to the unbanked.

According to him, financial inclusion has been declining since 2014 and has widened about 20 basis points.

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Director, Taiwo Oladimeji said regulation for the FinTech is done by the department adding that Nigeria’s payment system remains one of the best in the continent.

Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, has been applauded by the Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday for his sterling contributions to the accountancy and banking professions.

He also called on leading entrepreneurs in Africa to take time to expose the younger generations to their inspiring story with the view to showing them how to become successful business owners.

Governor Ambode, who spoke at the public presentation of ‘Africa Arise and Shine’, a book written by Ovia, said it was important for successful entrepreneurs like the author of the book, to tell the story of how they were able to navigate the business climate to inspire others who look forward to be like them.

Extolling Ovia’s virtues, the governor said: “Obviously, the truth is there is no person that has actually gone through the profession of accountancy that would not have had something to do with Jim Ovia.

“If you are a professional banker, a professional accountant and you have actually lived your life in Lagos, you will know that brand called Zenith and one way or the other, it would have actually permeated your story,” he said.

According to Ambode, “There is nobody that will read this kind of book and will not be inspired and I want to recommend it to everyone.

“It is always very good when people who have been successful in their careers or profession decide to say something about how they really toiled to get to where they are.

“Some people just think people get to be successful without knowing that they actually toiled to become successful and this kind of book inspires our younger ones to become more resourceful and then more inspiring,” governor Ambode said.

While urging Ovia to write more of such book, the Governor said such was necessary to properly guide and inspire the younger generation and aspiring entrepreneurs.

The governor specifically commended the author for taking out time to write the book, saying Ovia’s contributions to the banking and accountancy professions could not be downplayed.

Governor Ambode, who is a former Accountant General in the state, said it was on record that Ovia contributed significantly to the successes he recorded in office at the time.

The book, launched at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, is essentially about the story of how Zenith Bank commenced operation in the 80s with N20million and now worth $16billion.

Aside governor Ambode, other dignitaries who graced the event include Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Governors Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom), Darius Ishaku (Taraba), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Ibrahim Shettima (Borno), Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti Governor-elect), Godwin Emefiele (CBN Governor), National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole; APC Chieftain, among many other dignitaries.

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OAuGF remains Nigeria’s FBNQuest Merchant supreme audit institution Bank partners NSE in fight against cancer – Auditor-General Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Auditor-General for the Federation (AuGF), Anthony Mkpe Ayine has said that the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation (OAuGF) remains the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) to carryout audits of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as on all government Parastatals, Commissions amongst others in the country.

Ayine made the affirmation when he paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, in Abuja.

While acknowledging that some other institutions were assigned to carry out

inspections and oversight functions, the Auditor-General added that his office had the exclusive duty of auditing all statutory corporations, including all persons and bodies as enshrined in section 85 of the 1999 constitution (As amended).

Ayine further assured his host that the OAuGF would be willing to support and collaborate with the Commission to help it deliver on its mandate.

He said that he was convinced NIMC remains a strategic institution in the country.

“We are keen about value addition, as we believe that our work should impact positively on the auditing organization, thereby helping it to function optimally. So, if there are issues on audit that are not clear, or areas where you feel the Office of the AuditorGeneral for the Federation can provide any

form of assistance, our doors are wide open,” he said.

The Auditor-General for the Federation said the purpose of his visit was to enable him familiarise himself with key institutions and agencies, adding that “it is important for us that we know who our clients are, for effective auditing”.

Earlier, the DG of NIMC, Aliyu Abubakar told the Auditor General the Commission has received up to seven letters from various organizations requesting it to submit its books for auditing with the aim of creating fear, and as such needed clarification on the role of the OAuG. Abubakar also explained what he was doing to drive the vision of NIMC in ensuring that it creates an identity management system where every single Nigerian is accounted.

NIM boss calls for stronger institutions to achieve national transformation Yakubu Salisu, Kano The President and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Institute of Management, Olukunle Iyanda, FNIM, on Monday in Kano called for principled leaders and stronger institutions which would lead to National transformation.

Iyanda made the call during a two days National Conference organized by the Institute in Kano with the theme, re-engineering Leadership for National Transformation.

According to him, one reengineering element that Nigeria needs is a shift from relying on “strong men” and thrive to build strong institutions such as the National Assembly, the Civil Service Political Parties and Security agencies, as such institutions are less susceptible to manipulation and

Corruption.

He said that, there is a symbolic relationship between good leaders and strong institutions” Good leaders build strong institutions and strong institutions help leaders to achieve national rather than personal objectives more efficiently and effectively, thereby strengthening their leadership credentials” He however stressed that, there is the need to take a hard look at the presidential system as well as the legislative House of the country as there are questions whether the system is economically efficient and whether the people are politically sophisticated enough to practice the system.

Iyanda opined that, while restructuring may not be the panacea for all of Nigeria’s ills, the idea would go a long way in assuaging the feelings of inequality that is extant in many

NB advocates university-industry collaboration for national development Corporate Affairs Adviser of Nigerian Breweries (NB) and PR/Marketing practitioner, Kufre Ekanem, has advocated for university-industry collaboration for national development.

Ekanem, disclosed this at the first ever Distinguished Lecture held at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as part of the institution global positioning.

The lecture, which was organized by the International Strategy Office of the University, was delivered by Ekanem in one hour lecture.

He posited that the competiveness, productivity, growth and reputation of Nigeria in the comity of nations will be tremendously accelerated if we followed the proven track and ensured the upscaling of collaboration and jointimpact between the academia and industry.

Speaking on the topic, “Global Perspectives on Collaborations & Partnerships between Universities and Industry” Ekanem, a culture advocate stated that other countries have worked hard to encourage and support knowledge exchange linkages between academia and industries for decades.

He added that in order to strengthen global economic competitiveness by building a “knowledge economy” capability. By ensuring strong academia-industry linkage, industrialization has the potential to usher in innovation in the country and help us catch up.”

In the course of the lecture, Ekanem shared an advisory framework for universityindustry interactions, types and priorities

of industry-university partnerships, best practices for University-Industry collaborations and partnerships; elucidated the opportunities available with existing international organizations or associations, highlighted 3 successful cases of industryuniversity partnership in Nigeria as sign post to possibilities.

He also delved into the modifying role of government for the sustainability and propriety of the selected collaborations.

Utilizing the internationally recognized Triple Helix model, Ekanem further canvassed for understanding entrepreneurship, the changing dynamics of universities, innovation, socio-economic development and relations between the trio of universityindustry-government to evolve an integrated knowledge economy in Nigeria.

In his opening comments, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Fuwape stated that the essence of the Distinguished Lecture series is to build up the exchange of ideas as part of the current global positioning of the institution which is already the premier university of technology in Nigeria in line with its motto of technology for self-reliance.

Introducing the lecturer and the theme, Prof. Tom Ofuya, Director of the International Strategy Office expressed his hope that the session will spark a new era in collaboration between FUTA and other Nigerian universities on the one hand and discerning industry operators to bring positive impact to the society.

parts of the country.

He further noted that the economic nonviability of many of the current constituent states of the Federation is another pointer to the need for restructuring.

“Any Organization that cannot meet the costs of its operations cannot surely provide for its future needs and growth.

He expressed the need for devolution of power among the various tiers of the political administrative structure in the country as a means of making them economically stronger to carry out many more responsibilities that are currently put on the shoulders of the Federal Government alone.

“Current with the re-engineering the political administrative structure of the country is the need for devolution of power among the various tiers of the political administrative structure” He described the bicameral legislature under the presidential system in Nigeria as expensive referring to questions raised on the efficient political sophistication of the politicians in the country to adopt it.

Motolani Oseni In line with its commitment to deliver impactful community focused initiatives, FBNQuest Merchant Bank, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, has continued to drive partnerships with reputable institutions to implement financial literacy programmes, women empowerment initiatives, as well environmental and social projects as part of its Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability focus.

In furtherance of this, FBNQuest Merchant Bank joined the 2018 NSE Corporate Challenge to support the fight against cancer. The event was a one-day competitive 5-kilometer race aimed at creating awareness on early detection and fundraising for the cause. Proceeds from this year’s Corporate Challenge are planned towards the provision of free cancer treatment and screening facilities across Nigeria with the purchase of Mobile Cancer Centres (MCCs).

Through this sponsorship, FBNQuest Merchant Bank reaffirmed its position as a socially conscious organisation.

In the financial literacy space, the organisation trained over 1,800 students at secondary school level on the importance of saving and investing by leveraging platforms such as the Global Money Week and World Savings Day in support of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) financial literacy goals.

Its activities also extend to female

economic empowerment and capacity building seen in support for the Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) annual lectures and conferences, which facilitate strategic discourse and highlight growth opportunities for women in an ever-changing economic landscape.

In support of education & skills development, the Bank recently partnered with the Teach First Nigeria (TFN) Training Institute, which recruits outstanding university graduates and young professionals of all academic disciplines to teach as full time teachers (Fellows) in underserved and low income schools. Through the program, Fellows will gain exposure to the realities of Nigeria’s education system, identify their role in building a wider movement for educational equity, and ultimately expand education and life opportunities for Nigeria’s most marginalised students.

Speaking on the organisation’s Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability footprint, Lolade Sasore, Head Communications and Knowledge Engagement at FBNQuest Merchant Bank said, “We have consistently supported the NSE Corporate Challenge, which is commendably in its 5th year, as it remains a strong platform committed to addressing cancer as a critical health issue.

“We have been proud to partner with them and other worthy causes over the years, and will ensure that we continue to develop and seek new partnerships that will increase our impact and contribution to society as a responsible corporate citizen”, she added.

L-R: Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Obong Nsima Ekere; Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki; Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Francis Alimikhena, at the Benin Airport... on Monday.

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2019: Saraki visits Lagos PDP, promises gradual restructuring of Nigeria if elected President Stories by Patrick Okohue Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention to pick the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2019 general election, the Senate President and a presidential aspirant on the PDP platform, Dr. Bukola Saraki has received a tacit endorsement from the Lagos State chapter of the party, as he visited to seek the support of their delegates and party leadership at the election.

Saraki who stormed the PDP secretariat in Ikeja yesterday with his entourage and were attended to by leaders of the party in the state, including; former state chairmen, Captain Olatunji Shelle, Hon. Setonji Koshoedo; former gubernatorial aspirant of the party in the 2011 general election, Hon. Shamsideen Ade Dosunmu; senatorial aspirant for Lagos East senatorial district, Hon. Nike Shobajo, former deputy governor of Lagos State under the platform of the Alliance for Democracy, Senator Kofoworola Akerele-Bucknor, former presidential spokesman to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan and chairman of the Media Council of the Bukola Saraki Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, was described as the man for the job.

Giving Saraki a tacit backing, Shelle said Saraki is “brilliant, bold, great, confident, competent, indefatigable,” adding that despite all he enjoys, he has decided to save the Nigerian masses from the quagmire that the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC), administration has put them.

Addressing the national delegates and leaders of the PDP in the state, Saraki said that he was very happy to finally be amongst them, pledging that the governorship position of the state which the party has been fighting for, for many years will be attainable in 2019.

Saraki said that the desire to rescue the country from its current precarious position and give hope to the younger generation informed his decision to contest the presidential ticket of the PDP. Saraki who recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on whose platform he was elected the Senate President, to the PDP, stated that he would focus on creating jobs for the youths and providing infrastructures for small scale enterprise to strive if elected President.

While lamented the incessant killing of Nigerians across the country without any proactive response from government, saraki said that the country was at a cross road and needed urgent intervention.

“It is time to turn around the country; this is the time to elect a president who has the capacity to do that, a president who can create jobs for our youths and provide infrastructure for small businesses to grow.

“Today, Nigeria is at a cross road; we have to save the soul of this country, it is the responsibility of all of us, the country has not been this bad, imagine the killings across the states and no one have been brought to book.

“I am the only aspirant who has the vision to lead the country; this is the time to turn around the country. This is the time to elect president who have the capacity. We need a young President and across the world that is the trend, I appeal to you to make it happen,” Saraki appealed.

Promising to restructure the country, Saraki warned that restructuring the country was a gradual process.

“I would restructure the country, I have the capacity to do that, but in doing this you need someone who understands the system, don’t mind those promising instant restructuring; restructuring cannot just happen without the appropriate laws being changed.

While pledging to support Lagos PDP towards their electoral success in next year’s general election, Saraki said, “Lagos is like my second home; my primary and secondary schools were here, my wife is from here and my

father has his hospital and house here.

“My mother is from Ondo; I was in Ondo the other day and I told them your son wants to contest, you don’t have alternative than to support me. This Lagos is for us, that is why one of my promises is to work and deliver the state for PDP, I want to appeal for your support,” Saraki added.

Responding, the acting PDP chairman in the state, Waliu Hassan, said that the country would benefit immensely from the leadership experience of the Senate President if elected President, stressing that the state chapter of the party would support his Presidential ambition.

Speaking earlier, Dr. Okupe, said that the overwhelming acceptance of Saraki across the country was an indication of

his popularity and selfless service to the masses despite his comfort.

Okupe added that the 2019 presidential election would be focused on competence to deliver the country from its current woes, rather than physical exercise.

Saraki was accompanied to Lagos by former Minister of Power, Hon. Muhammed Wakil, former governor of Kogi State, Capt Idris Wada, former National Chairman of the nPDP, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, the senator representing Kogi West, who Saraki described as “the senator always putting me in trouble,” Senator Dino Melaye, former DirectorGeneral of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Chief Osaro Onaiwun, among others.

Edo Assembly: Lawmaker denies endorsement 2019 Presidency: Don’t vote for opponent in Esan South East Bukola Saraki

Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC), primaries in Edo State, slated for early October, that will throw up a candidate that will represent Esan South East constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly, the member representing the chamber in the Asembly, Hon Festus Edughele has put a lie to the report that another aspirant has been adopted by the party for the position.

Edughele who said this at a reception organised by the Igbelokoto 2019 volunteer group for him at his constituency office in Ubiaja over the weekend, described the purported adoption as frivolous, baseless and untrue, stressing that the said adoption is not only a product of those who are ignorant of the electoral acts, but of some mischief makers who are out to cause disaffection, disenchantment and confusion among party members “The party could not have resolved to hold primaries if it had truly adopted an aspirant, so I urge you all to discountenance such rumours and see them as the handiwork of disgruntled elements within the party,” he enthused.

Hon Edughele who is seeking a second term, insists he is the candidate to beat at the election, stressing that no

amount of intimidation, provocation and vituperations will deter him from consolidating on his achievements if re-elected.

In his response to the allegations of non-performance as pontificated in some quarters, the lawmaker reeled out some of his contributions to the upliftment and development of his constituency.

He listed them to include the provision of over 600 states of the

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arts desk and chairs by Edo State Government to Orhuen Primary School, securing admission for several students into various tertiary institutions, scholarship to fatherless children from primary to University level, securing appointments for youths in local, state and Federal establishments, provision of electricity to several communities to boost small and medium scale businesses among others.

He urged his supporters to vote him in so as to complete all the masses -oriented laudable projects dotting across the constituency.

Affirming the group’s support for the lawmaker, the co-coordinator Igbelokoto 2019 Volunteer Group, Mr. Jude Ugheighele said the lawmaker has the wherewithal to attract more of government attention to the LGA as he has done in the past and that the purported adoption of Chief Sunday Oziezele to puncture the second term bid of Hon Edughele are mere speculation and are not true “I think we have come of age and so it will be suicidal to leave the art of governance in the hands of mediocres and desperados, because as we all know, governance is not a tea party,” he submits.

leaders with gender, religious, ethnic bias, Nigerians told As the nation marches towards another round of general elections in 2019, Nigerians have been urged not to vote aspirants based on ethnic, religious or gender sentiments, but rather consider someone that would further unite the divided people of the country and provide them conducive atmosphere for socio-economic growth.

This charge was given by the Supreme Head of Cherubim & Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, His Most Eminence Solomon Adegboyega Alao, while delivering his key note address during the 93rd anniversary of the establishment of the organisation.

Alao, who commended the President Muhammadu Buhariled administration for the many developmental drives being put in place to take the country back to international limelight, however, urged the government to continue to equip the Nigerian military and the police be able to adequate confront the menace of terrorism, killer herdsmen and cattle rustling, and other social

menace in the country.

His words, “As we move towards another rounds of general elections in the country, I urged you Seraphs obtain your PVCs and participate actively in the election process as good citizens of the country.

“I also use this occasion to urge the President Muhammadu Buhari government to make more funds available for the military and the police to be able to combat the menace of terrorism, cattle rustling and killer herdsmen ravaging parts of the country.

“I also urged the government to ensure speedy return of Leah Sharibu and other remaining Chibok schoolgirls,” Alao said.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Oluseye Yomi-Sholoye revealed that her Dr. O. Yomi-Sholoye Foundation plans to collaborate with the Federal Government’s drive to provide gainful employment for the youths and less privileged in the country, by empowering about 5, 000 youths from the church on vocational training and job opportunities.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) MR. KINGSLEY UBANI -CHAIRMAN (2) MRS. CHIDINMA UBANI (3) MAZI GODWIN IKEOKWU ONYEBUCHI UBANI -MEMBER (4) ENGR STANLEY UBANI -MEMBER (5) CHIMAOBI ADIELE -MEMBER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO HELP THE NEEDY AND INDIGENT. 2. TO ESTABLISH SKILLS ACQUISITION AND EMPOWERMENT CENTRES. 3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL HARMONY AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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VOICES OF THE AFRICAN YOUTHS MEDIA FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) TO OFFER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY (2) TO FOSTER LOVE AND UNITY IN THE SOCIETY (3)TO HELP DISCARDED AND ABANDON ONES TO BECOME SOMEBODY IN THEIR LATTER YEARS SO AS TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR QUOTAS TO THE NATION’S BUILDING ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ALFA STELLA HOME FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) OBIEKWE ALFRED CHUKWUJIOKE- -PRESIDENT (2) OBIEKWE STELLA IFEOMA -SECRETARY (3) OBIEKWE VICTORIA NNEKA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) TO CATER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED, ORPHANS AND DOWN TRODDEN IN THE SOCIETY. (2) TO HELP DISCARDED AND ABANDON CHILDREN TO BECOME SOMEBODY SO AS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION’S BUILDING IN FUTURE (3) TO FOSTER LOVE AND UNITY AMONG YOUNG ONES (4) TO OFFER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO THOSE THAT ARE JETTISON IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) MRS HOPE INYANG SALEM (2) MR STEVE SALEM (3) BARR ANTHONY AMAECHI ISOH (4) PASTOR GODWIN AUGUSTINE AJOH (5) EDNA EZEINNE ADAMASI (6) NANCY NSE HARRY

Classified

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 NDUBUISI DAVID CHIMAOBI - CHAIRMAN 2. NDUBUISI JEREMIAH ONYEMA - SECRETARY 3. NDUBUISI DORATHY .C. - TREASURER AIMS & OBJECTIVE TO RAISE AND TRAIN VIBRANT YOUTHS THAT WILL PROJECT OVERALL INTEGRITY AND GOOD VALUES IN AFRICA; ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE, DEVELOPMENT, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN AFRICA, BY ENCOURAGING THE YOUTHS TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN POLICY MAKING. 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.

CHRIST ARTILLERY CHURCH ATAMATASE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEE ARE. 1. AJILORE ISAAC OLANIYI -G.O 2. AJILORE GRACE TOYIN -TREASURER, 3. SALAMI KOLAPO FATAI -SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST E GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST .

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

SIGNED: NDUBUISI DAVID CHIMAOBI CHAIRMAN

AJEYE AYO FOOD VENDORS ASSOCIATION OF OYO STATE

FOREVER LEARNING FOUNDATION

OTU IFEONYESONYE CLUB OF LAGOS

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

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEES ARE: 1)AJOBO TOYOSI (PRESIDENT) 2)OLORUNDARE OMOLOLA ADEYEMI (SECRETARY)* 2)OLALERE GAFAR ISHOLA 3)AJAGBE FELICIA OLUSOLA 4)OJUOLAPE ADEYEMI RASIDI 5)MAKINDE SARAH OLUFUNMIKE 6)COKER FOLUKE OLUWAFUNKE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY AND LOVE AMONG MEMBERS. 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

ARAROMI APAPA MUSLIM COMMUNITY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGING OF THEIR TRUSTEES UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1. ALHAJI ABDUL SALAMI SHOETAN 2. ALHAJI MUHIBUDEEN OLA BELLO 3. ALHAJI HAMEED OLAMITOYE 4. ALHAJI TAOFIQ SANNI 5. ALHAJI IDRIS SANNI 6. ALHAJI IMAM ABDUL RASHEED SMITH 7. ALHAJI ABDUL GANIYU OYELERE AJIJOLA 8. AIFA NURUDEEN ABDULKAREEM 9. ALHAJA MULIKAT OJIFINI 10. BRO. MUSLIM SHODUNKE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1. ALH. MUHIBUDEEN OLA BELLO 2. ALHAJI OLAMITOYE ABDULHAMID 3. ALHAJI SOLAUDEEN AHMEED AYINLA 4. ALHAJI MOHAMMED SAADU AYINDE 5. ALHAJI SERIKI-SIKIRU SAHEED AKOREDE 6. AIFA MUBARAK SULEMAN 7. ALHAJI TIAMIY YAKUB IMODOLA 8. ALFA IBRAHIM JAMIU OLA 9. ALFA DADA SALAMI ISHOLA 10. ALHAJI AJIBOLA AYUBA BABATUNDE 11. ALHAJA BANIRE LAMULATU ELETU 12. ALHAJA BAMIGBAYESHERIFAT MONISOLA 13. ALFAYEKEEN MUYIDEEN ALOWONLE 14. BRO. ADAMS AKINRINMADE TAOFEEK ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYIRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

LIGHT KINGDOM POTENTIALS FOUNDATION

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1) ANYIKWA DR BLESSING E 2) IJIOMA CATHERINE OBIAGELI 3) ANYIKWA IFEANYICHUKWU SAMUEL 4) OGBONNA UCHE OHALETE DANIEL AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1) TO CREATE AWARENESS OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NON-LITERATES. 2) TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN AREAS OF NEED 3) TO PROVIDE SKILLS ACQUISITION FOR SOCIOLOGY ECONOMIC BALANCE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED 4) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, LITERACY AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AMONG ADULTS AND YOUTHS IN THE COUNTRY. 5) TO EXPOSE WOMEN TO RELEVANT HEALTH LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS AS THE NEED ARISE...

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

SIGNED SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IFEANYI OSAKWE - PRESIDENT. 2. VICTOR IYEASI -VIC PRESIDENT. 3.VICTOR UWUAJI. -P.R.O 4. SUNDAY OKAFOR -ASSISTANT TRESURER. 5. TONY ONYA. -SECRETARY. 6. TONY NUGHASI. -TRESURER .

AIM AND OBJECTIVE : FOR PEACE,UNITY AND PROGRESS OF THE MEMBERS. 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

THE SIX STARS CLUB OF LAGOS

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEES 1.AKINBUNMI AKINSOLA AKINDE 2.DANIELS KOLAPO ADEKUNLE 3.IDOWU OLUSOJI OLAKUNLE 4.AKINADE EMMANUEL ADESHINA 5.OLATUNDE DANIEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.FOR PEACE, UNITY AND PROGRESS OF THE MEMBERS (2).TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF IT’S MEMBERS (3).TO OFFER FINANCIAL AND MORAL SUPPORT TO IT’S MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

GOLDEN ACHIEVERS CLUB OF ABUJA

ORION GLOBAL HELP INITIATIVE

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

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

TRUSTEES 1.UBUERE JOHN OKE 2. UBUERE IRENE 3.OBRUTHE SAMUEL OGHENEKOM 4. JIM AFOR AKPORAIVI- SECRETARY

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ISIOHIA CHUKWUDI VITUS 2. EKWUEME IKECHUKWU CHRISTIAN 3. ARUNGWA IFEANYICHUKWU CHARLES 4. NNAMANI CHINEDU NNAMANI 5. UKEGBU CELESTINE UDOGADI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1- ADANMA NNENNA OSSAI- PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 2.- THEOPHILUS ONYEJI OSSAI- SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. CHARITY ORGANISATION. 2. TALENT SHOW 3. ORPHANAGE 4. TALENT SHOW FOR PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.

- CHAIRMAN - SECRETARY

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: A SOCIAL CLUB COMPRISED OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO SEEK TO PULL THEIR RESOURCES TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO RENDER HELP TO THE NEEDY AND LESS PRIVILEGED.

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

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

SIGNED TRUSTEES

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

Classified RECONCILIATION OF NAME

THAT NAME WAS WRITTEN AS AGBAI UCHENNA IN MY WAEC CERTIFICATE NO 4131282002, AND IN MY NATIONAL DIPLOMA I USE AGBAI PEACE UCHENNA. THAT AGBAI PEACE UCHENNA AND AGBAI UCHENNA IS SAME AND ONE PERSON. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ORISABUKOLA WALE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORISABUKOLA OLUWAFEMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORISABUKOLA WALE FEMI.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID SKYE BANK,GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OHANUSI CHUKWUEBUKA

RECONCILIATION OF NAME

THAT MY NAME WAS WRITTEN IN MY NECO AS NWACHUKWU PEACE, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WAS WRITTEN AS NWACHUKWU PEACE AMAKA. THAT ORIGINAL NAME IS NWACHUKWU PEACE AMAKA AND NOT NWACHUKWU PEACE. NWACHUKWU PEACE AMAKA AND NWACHUKWU PEACE ARE SAME AND ONE PERSON. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OKEBANBE HALIMOTU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEBANBE ANIMOT SODIQ NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEBANBE HALIMOTU.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ONYEGIRI OBIOMA

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ABDULHAMEED ISA I ADEGBOLA HAMEED AKANJI IS THE SAME PERSON AS ADEGBOLA ABDULHAMEED AKANJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ABDULHAMEED ISA ADEGBOLA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID STANBIC IBTC BANK & GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

MISS EZEBUILO CHINELO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EZEBUILO CHINELO MARYJANE AND MISS EZEBUILO CHINELO JOY IS ONE PERSON BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGUEJIOFOR CHINELO MARYJANE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SAMUEL NOME

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OHANUSI CHUKWUEBUKA ANSELM, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OHANUSI CHUKWUEBUKA CYPRAIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYEGIRI NNEOMA PRECIOUS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED ONYEGIRI OBIOMA OBIAGERI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. UNION BANK PLC AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAMUEL OYOKO BLESSED, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED SAMUEL NOME OYOKO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ABDULLAHI ABASS MUBARAK

ADEBAYO MICHAEL I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MITCHELL HARRIS ADEBAYO , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED ADEBAYO MICHAEL ADEKUNLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DADA OLUWABUNMI ESTHER NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWAL BUNMI AMOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULAHI BARS ALIH , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED ABDULLAHI ABASS MUBARAK. AND MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 10/05/1985 ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JOKOMBA NOSIRAT

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEKOYA NOSIRAT TAIWO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOKOMBA NOSIRAT TAIWO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ONATOLA TEMITAYO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONATOLA TEMITAYO ADERONKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONATOLA TEMITAYO ORIYOMI. I WAS BORN ON 06/10/1993 NOT 06/10/1992.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KOSOKO OLADUNNI

IBRAHIM AL-LAM

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM LAMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM ALLAMI OJONOKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME :

THIS IS CERTIFY AND CONFIRM THAT OLATUNJI ADETAYO SOBODU ALSO APPEARS AS OLATUNJI OLUBUNMI SOBODU NOW OLATUNJI ADETAYO SOBODU ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FADIPE MONDAY

LAWAL BUNMI

OLATILOYE SAMSON

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEROUNMU KAZEEM AYINDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLATILOYE SAMSON KAZEEM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHIJINDU ADANZE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UCHEGBULAM ADANZE NNEOLA OLUWAFUNMILOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHIJINDU ADANZE NNEOLA OLUWAFUNMILOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

CERTIFICATES BEARING

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JIMOH SHAMURAT OLADUNNI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KOSOKO OLADUNNI SHAMURAT ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAIDE PETERS DAMILARE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FADIPE MONDAY OLUDARE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEKE NGOZI GRACE. NOW WISHES TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS NWOSU GRACE GODFREY ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

KOLAWOLE BUKOLA

UZOMA CHINONSO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EZEOBI CHINONSO NANCY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UZOMA CHINONSO NANCY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FALOLA FLORENCE OLAYINKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUFOWOBI FLORENCE OLAYINKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EVWIDONOR BUKOLA KAFILAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KOLAWOLE BUKOLA KAFILAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MBAKWE OZOEMENA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOEL MBAKWE AND JOEL OZOEMENA MBAKWE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MBAKWE OZOEMENA JUBILEE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

DINYO DAVID

AMUSU AGBEMEHO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS THOMAS AGBEMEHO ODEJIMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMUSU AGBEMEHO ODEJIMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OMO-ODUDU BARBARA

OLUFOWOBI FLORENCE

EZEANI CHIJIOKE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZE BENJAMIN PROMISE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZEANI CHIJIOKE PROMISE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS CHUKWUEMEKA CHISOM

J0HN EDET

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS J0HN EDET 0K0N 25TH JANUARY, 1990 NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS J0HN EDET BASSEY 25TH NOVEMBER,1997 .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS IDOWU ADEBOYIN

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OGUNRINDE ADEBOYIN REBECCA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS IDOWU ADEBOYIN EMMANUELLA.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE..

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT THE NAMES MISS GLADYS UCHENNA AMADI AND MISS GLADYS UCHE AMADI REFER TO ONE AND THE SAME PERSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS GLADYS UCHE AMADI . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NURSING/MIDWIFERY COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

TETEBI AMINAT

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAMUREWA AMINAT MODUPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TETEBI AMINAT MODUPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEBAYO OMOTOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYO TOLANI MOSUNMOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYO OMOTOLA KABIRAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JUNAID DAMILOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANJORIN DAMILOLA SIMBIAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JUNAID DAMILOLA SIMBIAT,DUE TO MARRIAGE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FIEDEGNIGBAN KOCOU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLIVER SESE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FIEDEGNIGBAN KOCOU OLIVIER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS ABDULIAHI SHUBUOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS SALIMAN SHUBUOLA BILIKISU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ABDULIAHI SHUBUOLA BILIKISU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

ITORO GEORGE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ITORO NOAH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ITORO GEORGE NWOSU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS UJUNWA ETHELDORIS

ONCHE PROSPER

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONCHE STEPHEN EHOCHE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONCHE PROSPER EHOCHE,CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 30TH DECEMBER 1996.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SHAMSU UMAR.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMAR SAMSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHAMSU UMAR. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 01-01-1994.ALL DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.GENERAL PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTE.

TAIWO AKINSOLA.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TAIWO TOSIN AHMED NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED TAIWO AKINSOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHRISTABEL CHIEMEKA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKPALA OGOMA CHIEMEKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTABEL CHIEMEKA UMEAKUNNE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DAUDA NURA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAUDA NURA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAUDA NURA IBRAHIM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY AND CONFIRM THAT ADENIRAN FADEKEMI ABIODUN IN MY ACCOUNT WITH FIRST BANK ALSO APPEAR AS AGBOOLA ABIODUN FADEKEMI IN MY BVN,NOW AGBOOLA FADEKEMI ABIODUN ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

AJISEBUTU MARVIS

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Enugu ex-commissioners laud Ugwuanyi’s giant strides, peace initiatives Moses Oyediran, Enugu Former Commissioners in Enugu State under the auspices of Forum of Enugu State Former Commissioner (FEFCOM), on Monday unanimously endorsed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for a second term in office.

Members of the forum, who conveyed the message to Gov. Ugwuanyi when they paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House, Enugu, stated that the decision was in appreciation of his administration’s giant development strides, peace and security initiatives, and allinclusive policy.

They said they were highly impressed that Gov. Ugwuanyi has kept faith with “his promise of seamless transition by continuing with most of the developmental policies of his predecessor especially the Visit Every Community (VEC) initiative which His Excellency has expanded by creating a full directorate with one of us as the DAVID OKOKHUE

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head”.

The elated group, which has the immediate past Commissioners for Local Government Affairs (Hon Barr Okey Ani) and Rural Development (Hon. Dr. Eric Oluedo) as conveners, added that the governor has been ensuring prompt payment of workers’ salaries and retirees’ pensions “resulting in the payment of one extra full month salary to every Civil/Public Servant in Enugu State to celebrate the 2017 Christmas”.

The former members of the State Executive Council disclosed that Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration has completed the Enugu State Diagnostic Centre and has also commenced the construction of 200-bed Igboano Specialist Hospital, Enugu, noting that “the initiation of the International Medical City Agu-Ekwegbe is very impressive”.

On peace and security, the forum commended Gov. Ugwuanyi for ensuring that “Enugu State continues to be ranked as the safest state in Nigeria as recently pronounced by the Inspector General of Police”.

They maintained that “the recent provision of Hilux Vans, equipped with sophisticated security gadgets is a proof that the life and security of

every resident of Enugu State are the primary concern of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration”, stressing that “businesses are springing up simultaneously in the three senatorial districts of the state”.

The former cabinet members also applauded the governor for constructing five ultra-modern fire service stations across the three senatorial districts of the state, after 56 years, as well as the unprecedented employment of over 4000 primary and secondary school teachers.

On politics, the exCommissioners said: “Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has through his political sagacity brought stability in the polity of Enugu State and has gone ahead to reach out to other political parties other than his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in his firm belief that governance is about the people and not based only on political leanings”.

According to them, “the grant of N10 million to each of the 450 autonomous in Enugu State for the execution of projects that are dear to the hearts of their people and the immediate release of the sum of N5million as part of the grant, is in consonance with Governor Ugwuanyi’s development thrust”.

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I’m financially okay as farmer, sacked SGF Lawal Tom Okpe, Abuja Sacked former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Engr. Babachir Lawal, has declared that he is financially healthy and in all ramifications better off now as a farmer than when he was in office.

He also said that his removal from office has given him opportunity to know that those he was paying their children’s school fees and others he helped were actually planning for his downfall.

Recall that Babachir Lawal was sacked following an alleged grass cutting contract scandal in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the North East that he was involved in 2017.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat on Monday, Lawal said as SGF, he was earning N930,000 monthly but after his sacked and return to reactivate his farm, he now have 4,000 hectares of land under cultivation, adding that he has earned close to half a billion Naira from the farm proceeds.

When asked how life has been after he was sacked as the SGF, Lawal said: “Let me shock you; before I came into government, I have been in business.

I was a very successful businessman.

I am a world-renowned Information Technology (IT) Consultant and I have a very large farm, spanning over 1,000 hectares, which I abandoned to join governance. I was earning N930, 000 monthly as the SGF. “Now that I have returned to my farm and reactivated it after my sack, I now have 4,000 hectares under cultivation. Last year, I earned close

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to half a billion Naira from my farm proceeds. I have a cattle ranch that I am developing gradually and I am back to IT Consultancy. Life is now good.

Everybody who sees me compliments me by announcing that I am looking good and healthy now.

“I don’t expect every Nigerian to empathize with me; People often forget that I am a Pastor. There are things that happened to me that if I did not come into government I wouldn’t have known. For instance, there were people that I had helped that are determined to see that I don’t see the light of the day. If I had not raked up that position I wouldn’t have known that. All along that they were benefiting from me, I do not know that they were wishing that I die. I wouldn’t know that the people that I was paying school fees for their children were the ones seeking my downfall”, he said.

He, however, declared that he has forgiven all those who were responsible one way or the other for his sack saying, “If you want to make heaven as a Christian, don’t bear or hold any grudge against anyone. Forgiveness is my number one principle because I want to make heaven.

Responding to questions if he regretted the action that culminated to his sack, Lawal said: “Let me tell you, nothing happened to me. Right from the beginning of the saga, I knew that the whole thing was fabricated and that was why I did not give any damn from the beginning. I did not give a damn”.

Lawal said he cannot be governor of his state because the position of the SGF he had attained, he would not demote himself to be governor as the SGF is a federal appointment higher than the governorship position.

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, September 11, 2018

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At least 23 die in weekend of Ethiopia ethnic violence At least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a police source said.

The unrest followed a mass rally last week marking the return to Ethiopia of the leadership of the exiled Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) group, which had fought an

insurgency for self-determination for Oromos, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group.

The incidents are the latest in a spate of attacks carried out along ethnic lines since reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali came to power in April, the first Oromo leader in the ethnically diverse country’s modern history.

UK PM May cautions: Alternative to my Brexit deal is no deal

Court confirms Congolese ex-VP sentence for witness bribes The International Criminal Court on Monday confirmed a oneyear sentence against Congolese ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba for bribing witnesses during an earlier trial, which saw him being excluded from running for president.

The decision came despite the fact that judges at the court in The Hague had previously ruled the original sentences were too low, and that prosecutors had asked for a maximum of five years.

“The chamber sentences Mr.Bemba to a total of 12 months of imprisonment.

After deduction of time he previously spent in detention the chamber considers his time of imprisonment as served,” judge Bertram Schmitt said, and re-imposed a 300,000-euro fine on Bemba.

The ICC acquitted 55-year-old

businessman-turned-rebel leader Bemba on appeal for war crimes and crimes against humanity three months ago.

However, Bemba and five coaccused were also found guilty on appeal in March of bribery, corruption and of coaching 14 defense witnesses during the main trial.

Bemba at the time was handed a year-long prison term and a 300,000 euro ($350,000) fine.

ICC appeals judges, however, then ruled that the sentences of up to twoand-half years were too low and sent the case back for re-sentencing.

Prosecutors called for a maximum five years to be imposed on Bemba, his lawyer Aime Kilolo and his legal case manager Jean-Jacques Mangenda.

But on Monday, judge Schmitt said:

“Maximum prison sentences are not necessary” in this case.

“The chamber considers that the penalties it imposes during resentencing are proportionate, relative to the seriousness of the offenses in this case,” the judge said.

Despite Bemba being acquitted on the main charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity — committed by his troops in the Central African Republic in 2002-2003 — the bribery charges stuck.

It has become a major obstacle to Bemba’s political ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In response to the corruption conviction, the Congolese Constitutional Court ruled that Bemba was ineligible to run in presidential polls on December 23 in the vast central African country.

Russia: Missile that shot down flight MH17 was Ukrainian The Russian military said on Monday that the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing all 298 people on board, came from the arsenals of the Ukrainian army, not from Russia.

The jet was shot down by a Sovietmade missile over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in July 2014, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Russian border, where fighting had been raging for months between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists.

The Netherlands and Australia announced in May that they believe the missile was transported to Ukraine from a military unit in the Russian city of Kursk.

Russia has vehemently denied involvement and has over the years come up with various theories as to the cause of the crash, generally laying the blame on the Ukrainian side.

Lt. Gen. Nikolai Parshin, chief of the Missile and Artillery Directorate at the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters on Monday that the military had studied and declassified archives at the research center outside Moscow that produced the Buk missiles after the Dutch investigators

displayed parts of the missile and their serial numbers. Parshin said the Russian archives show that the missile that was made of these parts was transported to a military unit in western Ukraine in 1986, and to Russia’s knowledge never left Ukraine.

Asked about the possibility that the separatists may have seized the missile system during fighting in 2014, Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov conceded that Russia does not have any documents proving otherwise but pointed to the statements of Ukrainian officials who have denied that separatists seized any of their Buks.

The Joint Investigation Team, set up by nations that lost citizens in the MH17 crash, said in a statement that it has “taken note” of the information that the Russian military made public on Monday. The investigators said they had asked Russia for information regarding the serial numbers before but had not received a reply.

The separatists in the weeks prior to the plane crash bragged on social media about shooting down Ukrainian military aircraft. On the day that MH17 crashed, a

rebel commander posted that his troops had shot down a Ukrainian military plane. He later said his account has been hacked and that the rebels did not shoot down any aircraft that day.

A highly placed rebel, speaking to the AP shortly after the crash, admitted that rebels were responsible. The rebels believed they were targeting a Ukrainian military plane, the person said. He did not speculate, however, on a possible role of the Russian military in the attack.

The Russian military did provide material assistance to the rebels, and journalists sighted sophisticated weapons in the separatist-controlled areas that were never in Ukraine’s arsenals.

Oleksandr Turchynov, secretary of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council, said on Monday that Russia’s claim is “yet another failed fake report that the Kremlin made up in order to cover up their crime that has been proven by the official investigation as well as independent experts.” __ Yuras Karmanau in Kiev, Ukraine, and Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, contributed to this report.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned rebels in her party that the alternative to her potential Brexit deal with the EU is no deal.

The UK is due to leave the EU on March 29 and yet little is clear: There is, so far, no full exit agreement and some rebels in May’s Conservative Party have threatened to vote down a deal if she clinches one.

“I think that the alternative to that will be having no deal,” May told BBC TV. The main sticking point to agreeing a deal between Britain and the EU is the issue of ensuring there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic after Brexit.

The Times newspaper reported that the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is working on a new protocol text outlining how to use technology to minimize checks on the border.

Under the EU plan, goods could be tracked using barcodes on shipping containers under “trusted-trader” schemes administered by registered companies, the Times reported.

Reuters reported on September 12 that EU officials were working on a sensitive Irish protocol to the draft Brexit treaty with Britain, as part of what Barnier has called efforts to “de-dramatize” the issue and get a deal.

The proposals are to be circulated to European governments after the Conservative Party conference which starts on September 30, according to the Times.

The “revised draft of the Northern Ireland protocol,” according to a diplomatic note of talks between EU ambassadors, will propose that most new checks would not happen at any border, the Times said.

Libya authorities close Tripoli’s only airport over safety Libyan authorities have closed the capitol Tripoli’s only functioning airport, diverting traffic to another one at the nearby militia-controlled city of Misrata.

The Monday move came after the UN-backed Tripoli government handed control of the facility from one militia to another, prompting the Transport Ministry to order its closure on security concerns.

Deputy Transport Minister Hisham Boushkiwat called the closing of Mitiga airport “unfortunate” but said that in the past “some things inside the airport have threatened traveler safety.”

He underlined ongoing nearby militia conflict in the capital as another reason behind the closure, but added that he hoped the

airport would be reopened soon.

The airport has been closed in the past, including last week when it was attacked by missiles of an unknown provenance.

SPORTS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, September 18, 2018

More Ghana referees banned after corruption probe

The Referees Association of Ghana on Monday said it had banned more of its members as a result of an undercover bribery and corruption investigation.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) governing body last month handed life bans to one Ghanaian official and 10-year bans to seven others.

That followed the broadcast of hidden camera footage in June that showed officials taking bribes, including the then-head of the Ghana Football Association.

RAG general secretary Joseph Ayita Mensah said in a statement that a disciplinary committee set up in the wake of the allegations met on Saturday and confirmed the CAF rulings.

But it also said the number of referees and

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assistant referees banned for life was now eight while 53 officials were subject to 10year bans. Those sanctioned have 14 days to appeal.

Fourteen officials were exonerated, said Mensah.

The revelations rocked Ghana, where football is the national sport and which prides itself as being a stable democracy in an often turbulent region.

GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi stepped down and apologised after he was shown asking for kickbacks while the government shut down the federation.

World governing body FIFA was against the GFA being wound up entirely and has since set up a normalisation committee to implement reforms.

FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Basketball faithful applaud D’Tigers heroics Some basketball fans have commended Nigeria’s senior national men’s team, D’Tigers for their heroics at the just-concluded FIBA Africa World Cup qualifiers which held in Lagos.

D’Tigers defeated Cote D’Ivoire, 84-73, overpowered Central Africa Republic, 114- 69 and silenced archrivals, Senegal 89-61 to book their ticket for the World Cup which comes up in February in China in 2019.

The head coach of Senegal, Abdou Ndiaye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that D’Tigers had shown great quality and he was proud to play against the team.

“We played against a very good team that bonded well and had the best skills the continent can be proud of.

“We struggled with them in this competition and hopefully, we will

go back and do our homework and try to engineer something better in the future.

“We learnt a lot from this loss; it is good it came this way, we have to build a positive approach next time and hope get the ticket to the World Cup,’’ Ndiaye said.

Similarly, Maleye Ndoye, the Senegalese team captain, extolled the array of qualities in D’Tigers and admitted that it wasn’t easy to catch up with the team.

“We played against a very formidable set of players who play in the top leagues in Europe and in the U.S., we tried to compete but it wasn’t easy.

“We knew from the beginning trying to beat Nigeria at home was going to be tough, and unfortunately the scoreline showed how badly we competed.

“But you have to give it to D’Tigers, they deserve the accolade,

we just have to up our game next time we meet in February,’’ Ndoye said.

Senegalese forward player Gorgui Dieng also admitted D’Tigers quality and said that the team had shown good stuff and was very proud of how they played.

“We played against a team that had a wonderful game plan that was well executed, the team is also blessed with skillful players that knows how to get the job done.

“I congratulate the team, they deserve a lot of praise,’’ Dieng said.

Meanwhile, the Head coach of the D’Tigers, Alex Nwora, told NAN that he could not have achieved the feat but for the tactical discipline and the quality of the team.

“It’s a great thing to qualify for the World Cup, we are happy and most especially, the guys have contributed to the success story, they are just awesome.

Handball World Cup qualification: I feel great, fulfilled – Coach Head coach of Nigeria’s junior male team, Fidelis Obi, says he feels great and fulfilled that the country has qualified for the 2019 Male Youth/Junior World Cup billed for Spain.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria, Egypt and Tunisia, winners at the just-concluded Africa Male Junior/Youth Handball Championship have qualified to represent Africa in the World Cup. NAN also reports that the Confederation of Africa Handball organised championship which served as qualifiers for the World Cup held from September 7 to September 15 in Marrakech, Morocco.

Obi told NAN that the tournament was a tough experience but an opportunity where he brought his wealth of coaching knowledge to bear on the national junior team that led to their successful outing.

He said: “Words are not enough for me to express my happiness, but I feel great, fulfilled and thanking God for using me as the head coach to quality Nigeria for the World Cup. “It was a tasking tournament because the World Cup qualification ticket was tied to it; we took up the challenge, fortified training and God crowned the efforts with success.”

He said the boys were wonderful, committed and objective players passionate about bringing honour to the nation and delivering the World Cup ticket.

The coach said that in spite of the dreaded

countries in their group, the players believed in their abilities, team spirit and remained focused which boosted his confidence.

He said: “The boys are my source of inspiration, they are just too much and I am impressed with their commitment and general conduct all through the matches and stay in Morocco.

“My assistant, coach Shittu Agboola, impressed me so much with his technical input, always gingering the players, kudos to him and our medical officers that lived up to expectations.”

Obi applauded the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and Sam Ocheho-led board HFN for their tremendous support that made its participation in the championship a reality.

Meanwhile, the HFN President, Ocheho, applauded the national junior male team for a successful outing and for clinching the World Cup ticket and proving the supremacy of Nigerian handball in the continent.

Ochho said: “The handball family are happy with the performance of the boys, qualifying for World Cup of any sport requires total commitment and hard work which they exhibited.”

NAN reports that the 14 players, two coaches and a medical personnel comprised the contingent that departed the country September 6 for the competition, arrived on Sunday aboard Maroc Airline after the eightday continental handball championship.

“They showed a lot of good sportsmanship that makes us proud, for this, we are grateful for the way they played to qualify Nigeria.

“Most importantly, I am grateful to the team captain, Ike Diogu, for his leadership qualities and being able to carry the team along,’’ Nwora said.

The coach added that the team was not yet a finished product in spite of qualifying for the World Cup. “We cannot relax now as we are not satisfied yet with our accomplishments, we have to keep preparing ahead of the World Cup. “We want to go to the World Cup with quality players and do the nation proud,’’ Nwora said.

Nigeria, Tunisia, Greece, Germany and host China have all booked their tickets to the upcoming World Cup.

FIBA Women’s World Cup: Dalung charges D’Tigress to go for gold!

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, has charged the D’Tigress to go for gold and compete clean when hostilities commence at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup on Saturday, September 22, in Tenerife, Spain.

Dalung gave the charge on behalf of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, in his office in Abuja during a brief sent-forth party organized for the team.

“It is the belief of this government that for every competition, you should compete clean and fair. The country is standing solidly behind you. We are looking out for you with hope that with hard work, you can bring the trophy home,” he began.

Dalung said that the Ministry under his watch is giving equal opportunities to all sportsmen and women to excel at the grassroots and international stage.

“We are deliberately looking towards the development of female sport, and we believe that once we are able to equitably tackle the imbalance between the men’s football, women’s football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, our women will do us proud, because they have less of the controversies compared to the men,” he observed.

The Minister thanked the players for their dedication and willingness to heed the clarion call to represent Nigeria in Spain. “I want to thank you sincerely for honouring the invitation to come to camp, for considering service to your country as a priority. You are a team that is very compact, driven by common interest and also determined. I believe that the sky will be the limit of this team,” Dalung continued.

In her response, the team’s captain, Adaora Elonu, promised that D’Tigress will do their best to give a good representation of the country, which will be playing at the

competition as African Champions.

Elonu thanked the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Engineer Musa Kida, for ensuring the team’s early call to camp and early preparations to stand a chance of competing seriously at the World Cup. The NBBF boss, who was represented by the Vice President, Babatunde Ogunade, thanked the minister for his support to the Board, so far. “We cannot thank you enough for your level of support to the Board. You have shown yourself to be a good and dependable father. Like Oliver Twist, we still ask for more,” he said.

At the ceremony were the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr. Olusade Adesola, the President, Nigeria Olympic Committee, Engr. Habu Gumel, and other staff of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.

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