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INEC makes U-turn, okays political campaigns till Thursday

To update the nation today We would continue to energise our people - Tinubu

Tunde Opalana, Tom Okpe, Abuja and Patrick Okohue, Lagos Against its earlier stand, the Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC), on Monday, okayed continued campaign by political parties

ahead of Saturday’s rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections.

This decision was taken at a meeting of INEC management to review its preparations for the 2019 General Elections rescheduled for Saturday. 23rd Continued on page 3

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R-L: President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Ahmed Bola Tinubu; Minister of Transportation and Director General APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Rotimi Amaechi and others during the APC emergency meeting on INEC postponement of the February 16 election at the party headquarters, Abuja...on Monday.

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Hoodlums invade FAAC disbursed Amnesty Vocation N270.17bn to Centre, cart away starter packs worth FG in January g 3 millions of naira g 6 – NBS

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INEC makes U-turn, okays political campaigns till Thursday Continued from page 1 February 2019 for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections and Saturday, 9th March 20l9 for Governorship, State Assembly and Federal Capital Territory (PCT) Area Council Elections.

Recall that at the briefing held on Saturday, 16th February 2019, at the Abuja International Conference Centre (AlCC), the Commission gave reasons for rescheduling the polls and released a new Schedule of Activities leading up to the elections.

The Commission has also worked out in detail, concrete steps to be taken to ensure that election materials arrive at the polling units in good time for prompt commencement of the polls on Saturday, 23rd February 2019.

An update will be provided by the Commission at a press conference on Tuesday, 19th February at the Abuja international Conference Centre by 3pm.

In the meantime, after consultations with political parties, the Commission has approved that campaigns by parties and candidates can resume forthwith to end by midnight of Thursday, 21st February 2019.

Meanwhile, the CoChairman of the All Progressives Congress

(APC) Presidential Campaign Council and National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the aftermath of the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly election slated for Saturday 16 February is to continue to energise the people.

Tinubu, speaking to journalists on Monday at the party National Secretariat in Abuja after the party Caucus meeting said: “By law, we should continue to energize our people. It depends on our resources. The Electoral Act allows us to continue to campaign and to stop campaigning only 24 hours before the actual election.

Once INEC changed the election date to February 23, they have given us the opening to campaign and energise our people.

If you have a garden and you don’t nourish it with water, the grass will remain dormant. We don’t want our party to remain dormant”.

When asked if the postponement will affect INEC’ credibility, the Co-Chairman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council stated that it depends on how the new process is handled.

“It depends on how it is handled and the new process. How the process is managed. You can convert what appears a crisis, a situation of adversity to an opportunity and progress.

INEC, under the law, is

empowered to postpone, cancel and do whatever is necessary to ensure free and fair election. No party other than INEC has this power. We can express our anger and disappointment, but no party can reverse what has been done. So, we are ready for Feb. 23.

On President Buhari’s directives to security agencies to deal ruthlessly with ballot box snatchers, the Jagaban Borgu said: “I was in that meeting; the president was just reinforcing the fact that if you are out there snatching ballot boxes, and causing destruction, you are at risk of your own life on whatever happens to you.

“No President will give an order that his own citizens be shot summarily, No! No, its okay, emotions are running high these days. Any individual including myself can be misinterpreted. Shoot on sight are not his words; he is a law-abiding person and he understands categorically and clearly what the rule of law is and the lives of individual citizens, he knows that he is in that office to protect.

“Now, let me say this: he has been fighting Boko Haram, kidnappers and all that before this election, did you hear him asking them to be shot and executed summarily? If he has gone through that in the last five years, please give him the benefit of doubt”, he said.

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FAAC disbursed N270.17bn to FG in January – NBS The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed the sum of N270.17 billion to the Federal Government in January, 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed.

The NBS said this in FAAC January, 2019 Disbursement statistics posted on its website.

According to the bureau, the states received a total of N178.04 billion while local governments received N133.83 billion.

The sum of N649.19 billion was disbursed to the three tiers of government in January, 2019 from the revenue generated in December, 2018.

The report said that amount disbursed comprised N547.46 billion from the Statutory Account, N100.76 billion from Valued Added Tax (VAT) and N976.53 million exchange gain differences.

The sum of N45.36 billion was shared among the oil

producing states as 13 per cent derivation fund.

Revenue generating agencies such as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) received N4.69 billion, N4.04 billion and N8.04 billion respectively as cost of revenue collections.

Further breakdown of revenue allocation distribution to the Federal Government revealed that the sum of N216.57 billion was disbursed to the Federal Government consolidated revenue account.

In addition, the sum of N4.81billion was disbursed as share of derivation and ecology and N2.43 billion as stabilisation fund.

Also, the sum of N8.15 billion was shared for the development of natural resources and N5.82 billion to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The Nigerian government financial system operates a structure where funds

flow to the three systems of government from what is termed the FEDERATION ACCOUNT. The Federation Account serves as the central pocket through which the Governments – Federal, States, and Local Governments – fund developmental projects as well as maintain their respective workforce.

The flow of revenue into the Federation Account includes oil revenues and related taxes, revenues generated from the NCS trade facilitation activities, company income tax (CIT), any sale of national assets, surplus and dividends from States Owned Enterprises.

Fundamentally, there are two components of the revenue allocation formula used for the disbursement of the Federation Account to the three tiers of government.

These are Vertical Allocation Formula and Horizontal Allocation Formula.

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L-R: Emmanuel Oriakhi, Marketing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc; Babatunde Irukera, Director General, Consumer Protection Council; Jordi Borrut Bel, Managing Director/Chief Executive, Nigerian Breweries Plc and Sade Morgan, Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc when a team from Nigerian Breweries visited the Director General of the Consumer Protection Council in his office in Abuja

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Snatch ballot box, risk your life – Buhari Mathew Dadiya and Tom Okpe, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, sharply disagreed over his directive that any politician who plans to use thugs to snatch ballot boxes during forthcoming elections will do that at the expense of his life.

President Buhari, who is seeking a second term election into office on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), handed down the warning on Monday at the APC emergency National Caucus meeting at the party’s national Secretariat, Abuja.

He expressed concerned over the postponement of the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), lamenting that despite providing all the financial support requested, the commission could not conduct the elections as stipulated.

The President’s warning came shortly after the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, alleged that the electoral umpire was conniving with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the general election.

Oshiomhole also appealed to the president to prevail on INEC Chairman to redeploy all Resident Electoral Commissioners in all the states of the federation, alleging bias and collusion with state governors in opposition states to rig the elections.

The President said: “I do not expect anybody to make any disturbance, I have briefed the law enforcement agencies and the military to identify hotspots, flash points, and they should be prepared to move.

“They too would have made their own arrangement as possible and resources provided as much as the country can afford it. And anybody who decides to snatch ballot boxes or lead thugs to disturb it (elections) maybe that would be the last unlawful action he would take. I have directed the police and the military to be ruthless.

“We are not going to be blamed that we want to rig elections. I want Nigerians to be respected, let them vote whoever they want across the party. I’m not afraid ... As you said, I have gone round all the 36 states and Abuja. I think I have gotten enough support across the country.

“I am going to warn anybody who

thinks he has enough influence in his locality to lead a body of thugs to snatch boxes or to disturb the voting system, he would do it at the expense of his own life.”

This is even as the governors of Imo, Rochas Okorocha and Ogun, Ibikunle Amosun, were conspicuously absent at the meeting.

Buhari arrived the venue at 11:30 am alongside Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The meeting went into closed door at 12: 22pm.

The meeting focused prevailing national issues following Saturday’s postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.

President Buhari disclosed that he has ordered security agents to deal ruthlessly with party thugs that tries to snatch ballot boxes.

Buhari, who said he is confident that he has garnered enough supporters having gone round the country to campaign, urged party members to reassure their constituents to come out and vote on the rescheduled dates.

The President urged party agents to watch out for the party interests at the polling units.

Buhari disclosed that he has directed security agencies to identify hot spots and be ready to move should they suspect any attempts to cause problems by thugs across the country irrespective of party affiliations.

The President said there is no explanations for what we went through, adding “I was told about the decision of INEC at quarter to 5 in the morning of the elections.

“INEC had all the time and resources, didn’t have to wait six hours to the elections to announce postponement.

“Definitely, INEC must explain to Nigerians what happened, the constitution and the law protects INEC but they must not take us for granted.

“If we had failed to provide all what INEC wanted, then we would have been held responsible.

“So at least after the elections, we will have to go into details to find out what happened,” he added.

The meeting before it commenced, observed a minute silence in honour of dead supporters at campaign venues across the country.

Earlier in his remarks, Oshiomhole commended President Buhari for going round the country to talk to Nigerians.

The ruling party chairman said: In the course of going round the

country, we saw a lot of very fanatical supporters, some of them even looking under fed, but because of their faith that Buhari, only he can deliver dividends of democracy, they came out”.

Oshiomhole said the ruling party was determined not to disappoint supporters and Nigerians.

According to him, the party did what is expected to ensure a successful elections including providing all logistics to all those involved in elections exercise including party agents.

“We saw INEC’s magic, the worst had happened and postponed the elections by one week without cogent reasons.

“If we and ordinary Nigerians were shocked, then we can only imagine how shocked you were, more as you are determined.

“This action was meant to frustrate our party and discourage voters.

“We are determined to put INEC to shame, and to reiterate that we are committed to free, fair and credible elections. We are not going to compromise on that.”

He said apart from being disgusted about INEC’s postponements, he is curious and suspects there is hidden agenda.

The Chairman described as “rubbish”, INEC’s excuse about Nigeria’s population and challenges of moving materials around.

He called on INEC to move around state commissioners who have been compromised and become institutionalised and which may compromise the outcome of the results.

Oshiomhole insisted that INEC’s knew that the election was not going to hold and did leak the information to the main opposition party.

He said all early warning indicators showed that INEC had something up it sleeves.

He alleged that INEC is working with anti-democratic elements to frustrate free and fair elections.

He said INEC has no right to stop campaigns, insisting that voters need to be reminded as this might result in low voters turn out and hinted that they are ready to go to court.

Oshiomhole also said the ruling party is going to write INEC to explain if the card readers have been reconfigured and what is the guarantee that it won’t fail, and why deploy only 4,000 card readers, saying what is expected is 176,000 card readers and spares.

Polls: PDP writes INEC, wants KPMG, PwC to verify sensitive electoral materials Andrew Orolua, Abuja

As controversy trailing Saturday shift in this year’s general elections date continues, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to invite either of two audit firms — KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers — to verify all the sensitive electoral materials that were returned to the various Central Bank of Nigeria offices across the country.

The party also expressed support for the Commission’s “perceived resistance to pressure” to implement a partial postponement.

This would not have been in the best interests of democracy in Nigeria, the main opposition party said.

Uche Secondus, the PDP National Chairman, made the party’s position known in a letter dated February 17 and addressed to the INEC Chairman,

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, which was made available to journalists on Monday.

Speaking on behalf of the PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Secondus urged Yakubu to address certain questions, which, he said, PDP raised but were not answered during the press conference where INEC announced the postponement of the 2019 general elections early Saturday morning in Abuja.

Secondus sought confirmation that Activate Technologies Ltd will have no involvement in the collection and reconfiguration of any card reader when they are taken to state level.

He also asked to have the new date and time of February 23 election programmed into them.

Secondus said: “We asked and you agreed to independent verification that sensitive materials returned to the CBN offices at state levels have

not been tampered with.

“We believe it makes sense to appoint one company to verify both issues or, on the issue of sensitive materials, we can use the party officials and observers.”

He suggested two companies from which one could be chosen — KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He stated that once the choice of an audit firm is agreed upon, PDP would agree to the methodology and the minimum number of units to represent a statistically significant number.

Secondus added that, given the short time frame, the appointment of the audit firm should be made by Monday, February 18 (yesterday).

“Finally, at the Press conference, you stated that you have evidence of ‘sabotage’. We would be grateful if you could confirm the specific incidents you have identified?”

Secondus said.

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Secondus

He said the ruling party does not want staggered elections but elections conducted simultaneously across all pulling units.

He said INEC need to assure Nigerians that the samples of sensitive materials already in circulation will not compromise the process.

“We must not allow this shock affect our voters, we need to renew campaign and reassure the voters especially APC voters,” he said.

He called on President Buhari to ensure those involved in what he called national sabotage are punished using the rule of law.

Also in attendance were Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, national leader, Bola Tinubu, and Director General of Buhari Campaign Organisation, Rotimi Amaechi.

Governors in attendance as at the time the meeting went into closed doors at were those of Zamfara, Edo, Ekiti, Borno, Bauchi, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Niger and Nasarawa states.

Others were governors of Plateau, Kaduna, Kogi, Kano, Lagos, Jigawa and Kebbi states.

Some National Assembly members in attendance included Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Godswill Akpabio.

Others included governorship candidates of Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Adamawa, and Rivers states.

The ministers in attendance were Information and Culture, Power, Works and Housing, Education, and Agriculture.

Reacting, the PDP faulted President Buhari’s call on security agents to shoot at sight would be ballot box snatchers during coming elections, describing such directives as capable of triggering widespread political crisis to derail the democratic process and plunge the nation into anarchy.

The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, condemned the President for uttering such words capable of setting the nation ablaze.

The party said: “President Buhari’s threat to the lives of Nigerians, at the opening of APC’s national caucus meeting in Abuja today (Monday), is a direct call for jungle justice and attempt to divert public attention from their closed session where details of their dastardly plot to truncate our democratic process will be perfected.

“We do hope that this call by President Buhari is not a camouflage for the fake soldiers mobilised by the APC to shoot at innocent Nigerians, snatch ballot boxes and execute their rigging plans on the Election Day. It is indeed a licence to kill, which should not come from any leader of any civilized nation.

“The underlining fact to the above is that President Buhari and APC

leaders, upon getting to their voting constituencies last Saturday, realised that there is a nationwide rejection of Buhari’s re-election bid, and this has thrown them into a panic mode.

“President Buhari must however bear in mind that his resort to threats and scaremongering will not deter Nigerians from coming out en-masse to vote him out of office on February 23.

“We are aware that President Buhari, who had earlier boasted that nobody can ‘unseat’ him, is bent on using every dictatorial and tyrannical act to truncate the process of a free, fair and credible election”.

Relying on intelligence available, the party alleged that the Buhari Presidency has directed the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately reshuffle the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in order to deploy compromised officials to manipulate the electoral process in President Buhari’s favour, as they did with the police shortly before February 16.

Ologbondiyan added that the PDP was also aware of the pressure being mounted by the Buhari Presidency on INEC to cancel elections in some states and make others inconclusive so as to achieve President Buhari’s objectives of a staggered election not minding the crisis such will trigger across the federation.

It called on Nigerians and the international community to hold President Buhari personally responsible for any electoral crisis.

Nevertheless, the PDP assured President Buhari that the nation is bigger than him and that Nigerians will never allow him and the APC to rig this election.

“Nigerians have reached an irreversible democratic consensus to vote Buhari out and elect the Peoples Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is ready to rescue our nation from the hardship, anguish, agony and bloodletting which the Buhari administration has plunged us”, he said.

The PDP also demanded an immediate probe of contracts awarded by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Activate Technologies Ltd to produce sensitive election materials which include smart card readers and Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) by two internationally accredited Independent audit firms.

It also called for investigation of the level of partisanship of the owner of the firm, Mohammed Musa, and the implication of the continued handling of INEC materials by such firm.

The party said it is poised to reject directives by the Buhari’s Presidency to INEC to reshuffle Residents Electoral Commissioners (RECs) few days to the February 23 polls.

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Polls: APC accuses INEC of using PDP members as ad hoc staff Tom Okpe, Abuja

Ahead of the Saturday rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of using card carrying members of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as ad hoc staff in the last Saturday postponed polls.

APC expressed curiosity over the fact that certain leaders of PDP had full knowledge of the plan to postpone the elections several hours before INEC made the announcement while the ruling APC and President Muhammadu Buhari remained aloof of the issue.

Adams Oshiomhole, APC National Chairman, stated this Monday while addressing journalists at the end of meeting of the APC expanded Caucus in Abuja.

Oshiomhole said the Caucus resolved that, the party leadership expressed deep regrets over the unfortunate death of party members due to stampede as a result of overwhelming crowds during the presidential campaigns in some parts of the country.

He said: “The Caucus received with shock and disbelief the last minute postponement of the February 16 elections. The Party reiterated its disappointment over this unfortunate action, considering especially, the repeated assurances by INEC that all challenges would be overcome before the February 16th elections.

“Notwithstanding the disappointment over the postponement, the Caucus urged all APC members across the country to rise above this temporary setback and recommit themselves to working with redoubled efforts for the victory of all our candidates in the February 23rd and March 9th dates for the elections.

“The Caucus urged all APC members to immediately commence campaigns in line with the Provisions of Section 99 (1) of the Electoral Act, which states clearly that campaigns shall stop 24 hours to the elections. Our party would therefore abide by the provisions of law.

“He observed that the list of presiding officers in the States and Local Government Areas published by INEC prior to the aborted February 16 elections

Oshiomhole contained names of mostly PDP card carrying members and urged INEC to take steps to correct this anomaly to ensure fairness and credibility of the electoral process.

“The Caucus urged the security agencies to step up their activities by ensuring that all those involved in violence, ballot box snatching, and falsification of results should face the full weight of the law.

“It also resolved that the February 23rd election date remain sacrosanct. Issues of logistics and other foreseeable

challenges must be addressed to ensure the elections do not suffer any hitch whatsoever.

“The Caucus expressed curiosity over the fact that certain leaders of PDP had full knowledge of the plan to postpone the elections several hours before INEC made the unfortunate announcement”.

The Caucus therefore urged INEC to demonstrate its independence and neutrality beyond doubts in all of its activities before, during and after the period of elections.

Hoodlums invade Amnesty Vocation Centre, cart away Starter Packs worth millions of naira Akam James, Yenagoa

The multi-million naira entrepreneurship starter packs supposedly arranged for beneficiaries of the Vocational Technical Education scheme by the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Amnesty Programme was carted away as hoodlums invaded the centre in Kaiama, Bayelsa State.

The Starter Packs which include Welding machines, Fridges, Generators and technical equipment, was meant to help beneficiaries to become selfemployed and dependent after under-going the trainings.

According to an eyewitness, Mr. Kennedy Suoye, the looting commenced on the 14th of February 2019 and lasted for three days, while security personnel posted to the area to bring the situation under control did little or nothing and watched the looting go on.

“The centre was earmarked for official commissioning by President Muhammadu Buhari during his campaign tour to Bayelsa State. But when the President failed to show up for the commissioning so that they would start to share the starter packs, some miscreants took advantage of the situation and broke into the place and started

the looting.

“The security personnel stationed at the centre watched haplessly as hundreds of people descended on the centre to grab whatever they can lay their hands on. Even the window frames of the centre was not spared. After doing this, tomorrow they would blame the Federal Government of not meeting the needs of the Niger Delta people.” Suoye said.

A staff of the Amnesty Programme at the centre, who wouldn’t want his name mentioned, said “as part of the official commissioning of the centre, the office was expected to give out Entrepreneurship Starter Packs, to beneficiaries of

the programme.

“But things got out of hand as some persons accused the officials of carting away equipment in truck loads from the centre in the guise of delivering it to beneficiaries, which eventually led to the breakdown of law and order. And eventually a free for all looting ensued”.

It was further gathered that the Amnesty Office went on to commission the Vocational Training Centre designed to provide a wide array of Training programmes in Plumbing, Catering, Fashion Designing, Building and interlock blocks making techniques, Shoe/leather works, in spite of the looting.

Polls shift: Jonathan urges Nigerians to embrace peace Akam James, Yenagoa

Former President, Dr, Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, tasked Nigerians to embrace peace and shun violence ahead of the rescheduled general elections.

Jonathan, who was in Bayelsa, his home state at the weekend for the polls earlier scheduled for February 16 and March 2 but postponed by one week to February 23 and March 9, called on Nigerians to remain peaceful.

Jonathan spoke at a meeting with Niger Delta Youth Leaders on Monday in Yenagoa, where he urged the electorate to shun vote buying, instead vote according to their conscience.

“Use of money to induce voters has become very prevalent in Nigeria.

“It is more pronounced here than many African countries I have

been to monitor elections and it is unhealthy for our development.

“My NGO is however, working on advocacy against it.

“Politics should be about the people but anyone who wants to make quick money should go into business and quit politics, which is all about service to the people.

“People should vote according to the dictates of their conscience and not be induced by money.

“I have said it several times that no ambition should be worth spilling of the blood of any Nigerian.

“Peace is fundamental to economic development and the reports of insecurity and violence scares away investors.

“Anytime someone is killed either by security agencies or by any other exra judicial means, it affects the reputation of the country adversely and that is why peace building is very essential,

especially with the youth.

“Our youths are critical in our democracy because the future belongs to them, so, my advice is that we should be patient and shun violence in the coming elections,” Jonathan said.

Earlier, Kennedy Tonjo-West, a Niger Delta Youth leader, said representatives of Niger Delta youths from across the region were in Bayelsa to applaud the former President for his efforts at peace building.

He said his exemplary leadership style of politics without violence and bitterness was an inspiration to Niger Delta youths.

West, who is also a Senior Special Adviser on Niger Delta Youth matters to the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, noted that Jonathan’s influence on the youth of the region was responsible for the prevailing peace in the region.

He said youths from the region were in Bayelsa to seek counsel from the former President following the shift in election date.

Peretubo Oweilaemi, President of Ijaw Youth Council, said that youth from the Niger Delta region remained proud of the former President, who relinquished power in the interest of peace and development of Nigeria.

“The emphasis of our amiable leader, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on peace and peace building is very commendable, in spite of his political persuasion, he has chosen to always advocate peace and we the youth are learning from him.

“We have seen the region, which is very crucial to the country’s economy grow in peace because you advocate and preach peace all the time since you left office as President,” Mr Oweilaemi said.

Lagos set to establish social register for poor, vulnerable persons Benjamin Omoike

The Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget (MEPB), Mr. Olusegun Banjo, has inaugurated the State Operations Cooperating Unit (SOCU), as part of efforts to create a Single Social Register that would lead to the conditional and unconditional fund transfer to the poor and vulnerable of the society.

Banjo explained during the inauguration that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode recently approved the establishment of the SOCU while the validation of the constitution of the Unit was done by the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Office of the Vice President, Abuja.

Noting that the programme would assist the state to achieve more in its strides to reach the poor and vulnerable segments of her population, the Commissioner emphasised that the initiative is credible because it has the support of the World Bank, UNICEF, and other development partners.

The National Coordinator, National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Mr. Apera Iorwa, in his speech, said that not less than 665,655 poor and

vulnerable households have been mapped in 26 states of the nation, explaining that the mapping of the poor and vulnerable is one of the five cardinal facets of the Federal Government Social Investment Programme which aims to pull the poor out of poverty.

He further noted that the major assignment of Lagos SOCU is to establish a Single Social Register at the state level for inclusion into the national register, hence, this segment of people would have the opportunity to enjoy N5,000 cash transfer while youths will receive skill acquisition training and job employment opportunities to push them out of the poverty net.

Iorwa commended Lagos for joining the league of states in Nigeria that have embarked on mapping out the poorest of the poor from its Local Governments for the purpose of the intervention.

In her remarks, the Lagos State SOCU Coordinator, Mrs. Olukemi Adedeji, appreciated the state government for approving the Unit with a promise that her team will deliver on the targets and give the state, as well as NASSCO, a credible Social Register that will be transparent and reliable for planning purposes.

Court stops EFCC from declaring Maina wanted Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Justice Folasade Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from declaring the Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Malam Abdulrasheed Maina, wanted.

The court, in its judgment, described as unlawful, action of the anti-graft agency to declare Maina wanted.

In suit no: FHC/ABJ/ CS/957/2918 filed by Malam Maina on 5th of September, 2018, he had prayed the court to determine whether EFCC can lawfully exercise powers of declaring him as “wanted” on its official website or any other media platform, or by harassing him.

In addition, the former pension boss sought an order of perpetual injunction to restrain EFCC from further harassing him or declaring him wanted in relation to the particulars and subject matter of

this suit.

He further prayed the court to order the EFCC, both jointly or severally, its staff, agents, privies, representatives and any other person or related affiliates under whatever name or guise, to forthwith stay clear and remove his picture, name, references, addresses, details and other particulars from the wanted list published on the EFCC official website or any other related platform where ever it may be.

After counsel in the matter argued their briefs, Justice Ogunbanjo gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining the EFCC and its affiliates or related bodies from further declaring him ‘wanted” in relation to subject matter of this suit.

The court further ruled that the action of placing Maina as “wanted” is unlawful as it is an infringement on his fundamental human rights and it was done without an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, as stipulated by section 41 and 42 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.

$25, 300 fraud: EFCC docks car dealer Andrew Orolua, Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal office, on Monday, arraigned an Abuja based car dealer, Obinna Clement Ogbuehi, before Justice A.A. Nwobodo of the High Court of Enugu State on a two-count charge of obtaining under false pretences and criminal conversion of $25,300.

Ogbuehi‘s offence, according to the charges, amount to stealing contrary to Section 342 of the Criminal Code Law of Enugu State, and Obtaining Money by False Pretences contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, both of which are punishable

under the same laws.

According to the petitioner, the defendant was commissioned to purchase and import a 2015 Toyota Highlander Limited from the U.S.A. which was duly paid and he personally gave a delivery date of the vehicle which was never honoured after several months and that efforts to have his money refunded equally failed.

Investigations carried out by the Commission revealed that the defendant who admitted receiving the money never paid same to any dealer in the United States of America. It was also discovered that he rather, diverted it to the purchasing and shipment of two Toyota Corolla 2010 model and one Toyota Camry Sedan 2011 model which he later sold and converted the proceed to personal use.

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Election: Police deny arrest of 400 Short News thugs, recover 179 PVCs in A’ Ibom Kebbi youth caucus condemns polls shift Isaac Job, Uyo

Contrary to speculations that the police arrested 400 political thugs prior to the postponed presidential election in Akwa Ibom, the state police command has dismissed such rumours admitting that only 41 persons were arrested at Angellyn hotel without linking them to any political party in the state.

The police also disclosed that 179 permanent voters’ card and 27 temporary voters’ card were seized in two different operations while 41 persons claiming to be election observers but had no evidence were arrested.

Addressing a press conference at the state Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan in Uyo yesterday, the Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Bashir Makama represented by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Odiko Mcdon also disclosed 10 persons allegedly involved in killing of one person and burning of 11 buses closed to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Obot Akara Council Area during postponed presidential election.

Mcdon further explained that though hoodlums set ablaze the INEC office in Eastern Obolo local government area, the police was able to put out the fire and that all the INEC materials were intact.

He mentioned weapons retrieved from the 10 suspects to include two locally made short guns, 25 live cartridges,

weed suspected to be Indian hemp, two machetes, charms, human hairs, dead bird, knife, scissors, hot drink, two axes and phones.

He announced that the suspects would be transferred to the Force Criminal Investigation department for further investigation and urged politicians to abide by the rules and advice their supporters to conduct themselves peacefully during the elections.

The CP said the police in the state is non partisan, noting that they would act professionally at all times in line with international best practices and will remain neutral and committed to free, fair and credible elections.

“On the eve of the 2019 general elections, at about 10.05pm, hoodlums at Obot Akara LGA, close to the INEC office, machete and killed one person whose identity is unknown, burnt 11 buses and vandalized two. The command acted swiftly and arrested 10 persons in connection with the crime.

“On February 15, 2019, the command arrested a total of 41 persons at Angellyne Guest hotel, Osongama, Uyo who came from Bayelsa, Delta and Ondo states.

The said persons claimed to be in the state as observers for the 2019 general elections but could not give any proper identity of themselves and had no INEC identification either.

“On February 15, 2019, a total of 20 persons were arrested at Ukanafun who were brought from Rivers State by Uduak

Ezekiel Dick ‘m’ of Ikot Akpan Nkuk who lured them into the state on the pretext of attending a burial of Lance Corporal of Udo Essien of the Nigerian Army.

“On February 17, 2019, the command arrested one Anietie Peter in Mkpat Enin in possession of 34 voters card, while on February 3, 2019, personnel of Nigerian Navy intercepted one Stephen Gad ‘m’ in Eastern Obolo in possession of one locally made double barrel pistol, 145 PVCs and 27 Temporary voters card,” he said.

One of the 41 arrested suspects, Okoroda Ken from Bayelsa State said they were arrested in Angellyne hotel by 3am on Friday, 15th February, 2019 where they lounged, adding that they were yet to reach their coordinator who booked the hotel for them.

He said, “We all submitted our passport to Society for Advancement for Credible Leadership and Observation.

This organisation is registered and credited by INEC. Since we submitted our passport, we were told our names were submitted to INEC and that we will likely monitor the election in Uyo. “We came on Thursday to confirm whether our names were there or not.

We were in the Angellyne hotel booked for us by the Coordinator of the group, Berefa Bedfon. When we were arrested, all our phones were taken from us and we have not been able to contact anyone.

INEC can prove if our names have been registered with them”.

Haruna Aliyu Usman, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi state chapter of National Youth Caucus of Nigeria under the chairmanship of Ahaji Sanusi Bala has joined political parties and organisations in condemnation of the February 16th Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Sanusi gave the condemnation in a press conference at the state chapter’s office in Birnin Kebbi.

He added that while INEC and the federal government tries to settle their problems, the youths should not be dragged into the mess.

Bala urged youths in the country to maintain highest moral standards as they are without doubt the future leaders of our great nation.

He recalled that election shift is not new in the country but decried the manner it was postponed.

“Stop pointing accusing fingers at each other at the expense of unsuspecting Nigerians instead, you should be steadfast to avoid reoccurrence of such misdemeanour”, Sanusi said”.

He further warned youths against any political violence before or on elections day saying such will not augur well for the country.

Election: Osoba says Ogun will vote Buahri, APC Tom Okpe, Abuja Former Governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba has said the people of the state will vote President Muhammad Buhari and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general elections.

Osoba made this expression in Abuja on Monday at the APC Secretariat against the backdrop of the stoning of President Buhari and Adams Oshimhole, APC National Chairman during the presidential rally in Ogun while speaking with journalists in Abuja.

He regretted the inability of security agencies to arrest perpetrators of the mob action but called on the people of the state to still vote for Governor Ibikunle Amosun who allegedly sponsored the violence as far as he is APC Senatorial candidate.

“Ogun State is the state of the vice President and I told the President today that I apologized that even up to today, not a single person has been arrested. I see that as a failure on side of some elements of the security agencies. I made that clear.

“Actually, the bulk of the APC in the state are one family. The structure has gone out in spite of what has happened, that everybody should vote APC at all levels.

When the result is out, you will know that it reflects the mood of the state.

Niger East Senatorial seat: INEC directs REC to replace David Umaru with Sani Musa Saka Bolaji, Minna The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) to replace the name of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Niger East Senatorial candidate with that of Alhaji Mohammed Sani Musa.

He is to replace Senator David Umaru.

The directive which was contained in a letter dated 15th February, 2019 and signed

by Mrs. Rose Oriaram-Anthony, the Secretary of the Commission and addressed to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, the Commission said the decision was in pursuant to a court order.

The letter which was made available to the press titled, “Forwarding of Commission’s Decision Pursuant to Order of Court in suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/140/2018 - Mohmmed Sani Musa V. APC& 2 Others”, directed the REC to update the record and reflect it on the final list.

The letter reads, “the Commission pursuant to the order of court in the above matter has directed that the name of David Umaru earlier published as the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Niger East Senatorial District been removed and replaced with the name of the plaintiff, Mohammed Sani Musa pursuant to the order of the court.

Delta State Governor, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Okowa (right); widow, Veronica Ijei (middle); her children and sympathiser (left), during a condolence visit to the family of late Ngozi Ijei, the Special Assistant to Okowa in Delta state...on Monday.

$25, 300 Fraud: EFCC docks car dealer Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal office on Monday arraigned an Abuja based car dealer, Obinna Clement Ogbuehi before Justice A.A. Nwobodo of the High Court of Enugu State on a two-count charge of obtaining under false pretences and criminal conversion of $25,300.

Ogbuehi‘s offence according to the charges amount to stealing contrary to Section 342 of the Criminal Code Law of Enugu State, and Obtaining Money by False Pretences contrary to Section 1 (1) of the

Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, both of which are punishable under the same laws.

According to the petitioner, the defendant was commissioned to purchase and import a 2015 Toyota Highlander Limited from the U.S.A. which was duly paid and he personally gave a delivery date of the vehicle which was never honoured after several months and that efforts to have his money refunded equally failed.

Investigations carried out by the Commission revealed that the defendant who admitted receiving the money never paid same to any dealer in the United States of America. It was also discovered

that he rather, diverted it to the purchasing and shipment of two Toyota Corolla 2010 model and one Toyota Camry Sedan 2011 model which he later sold and converted the proceed to personal use.

He pleaded not guilty to the two counts preferred against him and was granted bail in the sum of N1,000,000 with one surety in like sum who must be a senior civil servant not less than grade level 12. He was also to deposit his international passport to the court and to remain in EFCC’s custody pending the perfection of his bail conditions.

The case was adjourned to September 18, 24, 26, and October 2, 8, and 9, 2019 for hearing.

Lagos set to establish social register for poor, vulnerable persons Benjamin Omoike, Lagos The Lagos state Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget (MEPB), Mr. Olusegun Banjo, has inaugurated the State Operations Cooperating Unit (SOCU), as part of efforts to create a Single Social Register that would lead to the conditional and unconditional fund transfer to the poor and vulnerable of the society.

Banjo explained during the inauguration that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode recently approved the establishment of the SOCU while the validation of the constitution of the Unit was done by the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Office of the Vice President, Abuja.

Noting that the programme would assist the state to achieve more in its strides to reach the poor and vulnerable segments of her population, the Commissioner emphasised that the initiative is credible because it has the support of the World Bank, UNICEF, and other development partners.

The National Coordinator, National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Mr. Apera Iorwa, in his speech said that not less than 665,655 poor and vulnerable households have been mapped in 26 states of the nation, explaining that the mapping of the poor and vulnerable is one of the five cardinal facets of the Federal Government Social Investment Programme which aims to pull the poor out of poverty.

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2019 Elections, fossilized ancestors and riddles

Owei Lakemfa

One of the most memorable events for me in our 2019 Elections is the unearthing of one of the fossilized ancestors of military impunity. Some ethno-regional organisations had jointly endorsed the candidacy of Abubakar Atiku of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) organized its own endorsement; Retired General Paul Chabri Tarfa was resurrected to lead a hitherto unknown ethno-regional body, the Kungiyar Dattawan Arewa Initiative (KDAI).

In the mid-1970s, when a rampaging military claimed to have come to rid the country of corruption and indiscipline, the fear of Paul Tarfa, was the beginning of wisdom. He was Provost Marshall General of the Nigerian Army. You will wonder what that has to do with the ‘Bloody Civilians’ as the military contemptuously referred to the hapless civil populace. A lot. The military was the law and Tarfa saw himself as Provost Marshall General of all Nigerians; civilian and military. He fully blossomed when the military regime additionally, appointed him head of the Task Force Charged with Reducing Traffic Congestion in Lagos. However, the idea of decongesting traffic was not to tackle its root causes including lack of mass transit especially railways, repairing bad roads or expanding existing network.

The military idea was to decongest traffic simply by decree; so General Tarfa poured soldiers into the streets to whip Nigerians into line. Motorists said to be violating traffic rules were not given the benefit of doubt, cautioned or charged to court; the soldiers were the accusers, prosecutors, judge and executing officers. They simply laid the allegedly offending motorists on the road and whipped them. It was not uncommon hearing the wails of adults as they were whipped by lawless soldiers. All these with

a crowd watching. In those days, as it is today, there was shortage of public busses, and sometimes passengers hung from the busses. This was considered by the Tarfa boys as gross indiscipline; buses were stooped, and such passengers deboarded and flogged using horse whips which had become part of the soldier’s uniform.

Tarfa, then a Lieutenant Colonel must have greatly impressed his generals with his unparalleled level of bestiality as he was appointed Military Governor of Oyo State to replace the far more civil David Jemibewon. Resurrecting Paul Tarfa to convene some elders from the North to endorse Buhari was not a smart move in a civilian dispensation. Perhaps those who did were primarily concerned with his being from the same Adamawa State as Abubakar Atiku. They certainly were not concerned about credibility or the past of Tarfa. If they did, then they must hold Nigerians in contempt.

The politics of endorsement was not limited to the ethno-regional and religious groups. There is a general feeling that with the verbal attacks on the Buhari administration by his former military bosses, Generals Olusegun Obasanjo and Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, the brigade of old generals including Ibrahim Babangida, are opposed to his second term bid. So on Monday, February 4, a group of retired younger generals led by former Lagos State Military Governor, Buba Marwa went to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa to endorse Buhari.

Maybe this will open some window of opportunity for them; surely they could not just have gone for the traditional military ‘welfare’ Not all endorsements went well; some like those said to have been made by Tompolo, the ‘GOC’ of

the former Niger Delta militants, and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) turned out to be fake.

Paul Tarfa is not the only fossilized ancestor on display, 81-year old Helen Eugenia Sirleaf of Liberia, is another. From 1972 when President William. R. Tolbert.Jr first appointed her a Minister, she was for 46 years, part of the problem with Liberia. She served as a Minister in the Samuel Doe regime which had overthrown and executed President Tolbert. She was one of the founders of the rebel National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPF) led by Charles Taylor which began the quite bloody Liberian Civil War. Sirleaf later fought the Taylor government, and as President of Liberia, betrayed Africa by handing over Taylor to the West years after he had, on the intervention of the African Union, relinquished the Presidency to avert another civil war. As Liberian President from 2006-2018, Sirleaf ran a very corrupt and nepotistic government in which one of her sons was the Governor of the Liberia Central Bank, a second son was the CEO of the National Oil Company of Liberia, while a third son headed the Liberian National Security Agency. She was one of the African leaders used to create a pretext for the West to invade and destroy Libya. One of her last acts as President was an attempt to smuggle monarchical Morocco, a North African country into the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) as a member. Why ECOWAS will appoint unprincipled Sirleaf its Head of Mission to observe the 2019 Nigerian elections, is not clear.

Perhaps the regional body was presenting a riddle to Nigeria.

A riddle I am yet to resolve is the Social Democratic Party (SDP) led by former Secretary

to the Federal Government, and runner-up in the 1999 Presidential elections, Chief Olu Falae.

In its Presidential primaries, former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke beat Ex-Minister, Jerry Gana by 812 votes to 611. The latter did not dispute the votes but claimed that both party chair, Olu Falae, and Duke are from the Southern part of the country which violates the party’s constitution.

The High Court agreed, and replaced Duke with Gana. Then the Appeal court reversed the ruling and restored Duke. Then things took a bizarre turn; the party expelled Gana and suspended Duke for alleged anti-party activities. Having now ensured it has no Presidential candidate of its own, it endorsed the candidacy of President Buhari, while its National Chairman, Olu Falae, endorsed the candidacy of opposition leader, Abubakar Atiku.

So what exactly is at play in the SDP; principles, power play or pecuniary interests?

One other seeming riddle is Ogun State where President Buhari and the ruling APC party leaders were pelted with stones and water sachet. The APC State leader, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, has his own private political party, the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) which was registered along with 23 new parties on August 14, 2018.

He also has his own gubernatorial candidate, for APM, Adekunle Akinlade whom he publicly presented to President Buhari in the Presidential Villa. President Buhari in recognizing this alliance, told the Ogun electorate to vote for him in the Presidential elections and for any candidate of their choice in the gubernatorial elections. This I think is consistent with his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015 in which he declared: “ I Belong To Everybody And I Belong To Nobody”

Amosun’s treasonable mischief and other stories

Louis Odion

Not until Muntader al-Zaidi’s act of suicidal daring was the world jolted to shoethrowing as a form of Arab expression of deep social anger. Visiting President George Bush was only beginning to warm into a joint press conference with the Iraqi leader in Baghdad in the winter of 2008 when the shoe missile came rocketing from the Iraqi journalist in the gallery.

Seeking to make light of the grave embarrassment after ducking, chuckling Bush was famously quoted as remarking that, “This was a size 10 shoe he threw at me, you may want to know”, soon after the assailant had been wrestled down and bundled down the hallway by secret service agents.

Culturally, hurling shoe at someone is Arab expression of grave insult. So, the nationalist in the journalist wanted to thumb down Bush for perceived emasculation of Iraq in that decade in pursuit of what turned out phantom Weapon of Mass Destruction. A ritual gesture that resonated well that winter across the entire Arab world increasingly made to feel humiliated under America’s vaunting supremacy.

In Abeokuta last week, we saw a rehash of the Iraqi script for an entirely profane cause. Without fear, without respect, unruly party stalwarts threw missiles at President Buhari as he tried to stamp his patriarchal authority at APC campaign rally.

So spontaneous was the assault, so intense was the heckling that a column of bodyguards with fierce look had to form a cordon, thus framing momentarily a portrait of presidential vulnerability.

Nothing could be more defiant, more irreverent of Nigerian sovereignty as embodied by PMB. Cynically, host Governor Ibikunle Amosun would then urge the thugs in Yoruba to stop and “don’t disgrace me before our father… (T)his sort of negativity is what they always wanted to happen” in a tone that sounded more like jest than an appeal to reason.

But it was too obvious their sole mission was to spoil what would have been the finest moment of Dapo Abiodun, the governorship candidate of APC. Many saw it coming, though. Long before Buhari helicoptered over from an earlier political engagement in Ilorin that day, the Ogun governor, who has not hidden his bitterness over his anointed’s loss of the party’s governorship ticket, was sighted fraternizing with the “rebels” at the campaign ground. To the perceptive, it was too obvious from that moment that Amosun had much more concealed in his sky-high, “shalake” (machete) cap than readily meet the eyes. You don’t bring the cat to the gathering of the pigeons and not expect disorder.

If nothing at all, such patronizing statement to the rampaging thugs by Amosun surely confirmed his familiarity – if not complicity – with those who

came to assault the president. By bringing battalions of the “rebel” Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to such assembly, it was clear Amosun sought to forcibly enlist his illegitimate children in APC family meeting. Even after the community had said they found their presence abhorrent, they still would not stop grating the public ears further with the proverbial unsolicited song.

Not only Abiodun was targeted for embarrassment in the circumstance. The tumult and booing were also contemptuous of the usually self-effacing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ogun’s highest ranking political figure presently.

Nor could such low conduct be flattering of Aremo Segun Osoba, two-term governor of the state, who was also present and undeniably one of Ogun’s best in the last three decades on account of his tireless contributions.

So, what else could have goaded the provincial to saunter into the metropole in loincloth other than contempt for others who are urbane.

When Amosun whines, shouting himself hoarse today against “the Lagos godfather” like a schoolboy dispossessed of candy, people are left wondering whether it is not the same benefactor of yesterday, the one whose round specs exemplify embroidered broken shackle in the invocation of the motif of liberty, whose generosity had afforded him the incisors to dare and bite then rampaging OGD in 2011 and on whose back he rode comfortably to the Abeokuta Government House in 2011.

Well, it is one of the supreme ironies of life that the tramp we offer shelter in the hour of need, the one we gave teeth would later use same weapon to attack us, even without offence.

Taken together, the Abeokuta show of shame is undoubtedly another symptom of the deep fissures within APC, exacerbated by the mismanaged primaries. It is obvious that the ghost of the last primaries is still haunting the party, awaiting decent interment and proper repose.

Even at that, truth be told, President Buhari partly shares in the blame for a number of monstrous abberations since. The seed of confusion was inadvertently sown when he hosted APC’s governorship candidate at Aso Rock and in another breath, was sighted smooching the main contender in the same contest. At best, a mixed message is thus sent.

It is easy to situate Buhari’s psychology in the hour, though. He seems sold on the promise by his party’s enemy to work for him in the presidential election. Apparently, the trade-off is for him to enjoin voters at such rallies to “vote your conscience in the other election”. But such convenient deal only imperils the party’s candidates in other elections, undermining the party’s larger interests in the long run.

To be fair, the spirit of justice surely obliges us not to feign incomprehension of the grave words Amosun has continued to express in parables. Of course, very familiar now is the salacious tale of how some little men in big offices had convulsed and constipated on a dollar binge over APC tickets during the party primaries on a scale that caught the likes of Amosun and their anointed completely unawares.

But that will still not be a justification for the show of shame in Abeokuta penultimate Monday nor can it excuse the grievous public assault on the office of Mr. President. The popular reading is that the old fakir from Daura is well aware of the lurid details of the the murky buying and selling that transpired and, on account of his fabled near psychotic aversion to barter of this nature, is only showing native prudence by waiting for the elections to be over before acting.

So, while it is quite legitimate for Amosun to seek a pound of flesh for his failed investment, he and his supporters should have exercised a little bit more patience for Buhari’s expected avenging scythe on the extant dollars debauchery and not carry their anger across the border of treason like they did recklessly last week.

The same apparition of mixed message is also manifest in Imo. When his campaign train earlier stopped in Owerri on January 29, Buhari had similarly romanced the candidate of the “rebel” party there. While the party’s position would seem a fierce denunciation of Okorocha’s monarchical aspiration – a progressive stand worthy of commendation, Buhari would rather cut a deal insofar his presidential stool is secured.

And those familiar with the semiotics of his much-touted “body language” would then argue that his open flirtation with the Imo Governor during the Owerri fiasco of January 29 was a coded quip that he was equally aware of the abominable story of dollars there and the trafficking of party tickets to the highest bidders.

Meanwhile, in Rivers, the dagger that stabbed APC in the back is still dripping fresh blood. It is a catastrophe of epic proportions that a ruling party is completely defenestrated from the ballot in perhaps the most strategic state in the Niger Delta, both at the state and National Assembly levels. It is a first in Nigeria’s electoral history.

All the facts considered, there is no doubt that if the spirit of compromise had been imbibed the crisis would have been averted. Egos were not well managed. And those who should tell the truth were either distracted by the aroma of dollars (or “Aroma-dollars”, as someone pithily put it) or busy negotiating venal trade-offs in self-interest.

Surely, APC will have to exorcise these demons after the elections to ensure the return of harmony

and balance.

BEFORE WE CRUCIFY INEC BOSS It is doubtul if INEC boss, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, would have had a rest of mind since last weekend. What with the torrents of barbs that greeted the last-minute shifting of the February 16 presidential polls to February 23.

Naturally, various conspiracy theories have since mushroomed with some either suggesting he is APC’s agent or PDP’s mole.

True, keeping the nation in the dark over the much-awaited polls till the eleventh hour is condemnable. But beyond that, it would appear nation is only back to a familiar sport – shopping for scape-goat for a crisis long foretold.

While it is now politically correct to abuse Yakubu, no one will addresss the odds INEC faced all along. Funds were released to the commission less than two months to the elections. Had the cash been received as and when due, perhaps the electoral umpire would have been able to mobilize printers and contractors on time and the materials delivered ahead of time.

In fact, a reliable source told me a cargo plane bearing some of the vital documents from Belgium only landed Abuja in the early hours of February 16!

The challenge is Herculean indeed. Overall, apart from the presidency being contested by record 72 candidates, also up for grabs are seats in 1,558 National, State as well as Local Constituencies in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja). Over 84 million voters are expected, the highest in the nation’s history.

Another issue is the necessity to unbundle INEC. Going forward, it surely will be helpful to set in motion the process to streamline its functions after this general election. Given the nation’s exponential growth, sticking to the old template of election administration will only result in the kind of embarrassment of last weekend. For more efficiency, INEC should be reconfigured in a way that enables it focus essentially on its core mandate: conduct of election.

To this end, three successor agencies have been proposed. The first should cater for registration and regulation of parties, the second for electoral offences and the third for constituency delimitation commission.

Proposal for this has long been prepared. What remains is the political will to execute. For instance, part of the reforms is the formulation of legal ceiling that ensures that disputes arising from elections are dispensed with before the inauguration of the new dispensation. This is to ensure litigations don’t last forever or give custodian of a disputed mandate the unfair advantage of using public funds to fight their legal battle.

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Editorial Commentary Your right to vote and to vote wisely

Times Guest Columnist Dr. Jumai Ahmadu

Election is defined as a formal and organised way of choosing people for a political office or other positions. In Nigeria, elective democracy was introduced in May 1919, when the Township Ordinance gave right to vote for three members of Lagos Town Council to some men. The first election to the council was held on 29 March 1920.

The first national election to be held in Nigeria was in 1959, and in 1965. Elections were held in the southern region of Nigeria.

After a long period of military rule, the 1983 general election took place. This was however cut short by the December 1983 coup that brought Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State.

In 1993, the country witnessed another general election that was adjudged as the most free, fair and credible elections by both local and international observers. The said election was presumably won by Chief MKO Abiola, but sadly the results were annulled by the then Military President General Ibrahim Babangida.

From 1999 till date, the country has enjoyed uninterrupted democratic dispensation witnessing four successive elections and the fifth coming up in February 2019.

Election makes a fundamental contribution to democratic governance as it enables voters and citizens to choose leaders and representatives and to hold them responsible and accountable for their actions in office as they are only elected to serve the people for a defined period of time as allowed by the country’s constitution.

In a developed democracy, because those in elective positions are conscious of the fact that they are required to submit themselves for periodic elections, they tend to put in their best to serve the people knowing full well that their performance will be the determining factor for their re-election.

This is why we have high rate of fulfilling election campaign promises; it also go beyond individual candidates vying for various elective positions to the general political ideology. Moreover, where the electoral processes is competitive and forces parties and candidates to expose their records and future performances to proper scrutiny, election serves as a platform for the discussions and debates on public issues and policies. It also serves as facilitator of public expressions.

Election thus provides political education for citizens and ensures the responsiveness of democratic governments to the yearnings of the people. It also serves as acts to legitimise the acts of those who wields power. Elections seem to facilitate social and political integrations and it is also a tool to actualize a selfactualising purpose by confirming the worth and dignity of individual citizens as human beings. Whatever other needs, participations in an elections serves to reinforce the worth and self esteem of individual voters.

As 2019 general elections draw nearer, voting gives the citizenry an opportunity to have a say in issues pertaining to their lives and through expressing partisanship, to satisfy their needs to have a sense of belonging. Seeing the importance of elections and the powers of the electorate, it is therefore important for the electorate to know those characteristics an individual possess before casting their votes.

In that case, the electorate can be glad with the choice of the candidate he or she made to

represent them at all level since the aim is to bring development to their communities.

Whether held under authoritarian or democratic regimes, election has ritualistic aspects. Campaigns that precede elections are dramatic events occasioned by rallies, posters, banners, and television coverage, all of which draw attention to the importance of participations on the events. Candidates, groups and political parties and others representing diverse opinions and objectives combine to invoke the spirit of nationalism.

Whatever the peculiar national or regional or local variations, elections are events that arouse emotions, and channelling these emotions and passions into collective symbols help in breaking the monotony of national life and focus attentions on the common fate.

Most elections do not determine public policies but instead confer on a small group of officials the authority to determine public policies through the instrumentality of laws and other devices on behalf of the whole.

Political parties are central to the elections of public officers, the selections and nominations of candidates, a central and vital first stage in the electoral processes, generally lies in the hands of political parties:, an election only serves as the final process in the recruitments of public officials. The party systems can thus be regarded as an extension of the electoral processes.

In Nigeria today, we have repeated cases of vote buying which has made the electorate to deprive themselves of the right to question the performance of their elected representatives.

This is so because the officials believe they bought the conscious of the people they are representing hence making them act as lords when in the real sense reverse should have been the case.

For instance, an average Briton see himself as very busy, that is why he will tell you boldly that the Prime Minister is there to serve and they can hold her accountable for any slightest wrong committed and ultimately remove her from office if need be. This is why you have all elected officers performing based on their campaign promises. It is no longer news that in developed democracies politicians are removed from office for failure to account for just £1,000 or he can be made to explain why the state funds was used to pay for his utility bills. What do we have in Africa? Leaders feeding fat on our commonwealth and at the same time depriving us from questioning their actions because they believe with the state resources in their disposal they can have their way during any election period.

This could have been avoided if credible individuals were voted in from the onset of the current democratic dispensation. However, it is not late to remedy the situation if we can collectively look at individual track records and vote wisely and not along party lines, but based on what we think they can offer and reject whatever the obviously morally bankrupt politicians are offering which will continue to make our collective development a mirage .

Voting for the right candidates give us the latitude to call them to order whenever we feel they are not representing us well. This will no doubt lead to appreciable development of our country and we will all be glad to have lived a good legacy for the future generations.

OUR POSITION Taming the Cancer scourge in Nigeria Feeding on widespread ignorance about the disease, cancer of all forms has continued to wreak havoc on humanity, prematurely cutting down destinies and dreams. It has remained the world’s number one killer disease.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently revealed that new cancer cases and deaths in Africa are projected to double by 2040. Statistics have shown that estimated new cases in Nigeria as at 2018 was put at 116,000 while 41 cancer related deaths were also recorded.

Despite efforts by government and other relevant stakeholders to raise more awareness on how to live a healthy life, cancer has continued to be one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide.

New cases and deaths from cancer continue to rise. In 2012, there were 14 million new cases and 8.2 million deaths, whereas in 2018 there were 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths. If current trends are maintained, the cancer burden in Africa is projected to double from 1,055,172 new cancer cases in 2018 to 2,123,245 cancer cases by 2040.

In Nigeria, this chronic illness with often severe effects is a potential death sentence. There is hardly anybody who doesn’t know somebody who has either died of, or is suffering from it.

The death of many low and high profile figures from cancer should be a wake-up call for government to be more committed to addressing the rising incidence and cost of cancer in Nigeria. To combat the menace, an intensive community-based mass cervical cancer screening campaign is desirable.

Nigerians cannot afford the cost of cancer care. When it strikes, even the rich become beggars. Cancer management must be recognised as team work and government must take the lead. Cancer control must be centrally coordinated and the Federal Ministry of Health must take up that role.

We are of the opinion that government should admit that cancer is now an issue of primary health concern and a major cause of premature death of Nigerians irrespective of age, sex, or social class.

They should take the bull by the horn by equipping public hospitals and medical centres with effective diagnostic capability to quickly detect and treat cancer infections.

The government at all levels should recognise the urgent need for the institution of a policy for mandatory free annual screening checks at local, state and national levels and put in place

long-overdue comprehensive world class centres for cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Cancer is not like malaria or typhoid that weighs you down when it starts. It is not a physical growth that you can easily see.

Medical experts call it maligned tumour, it grows abnormally and it spreads. So the earlier you nip it in the bud, the better. A lot of people walk around not knowing that they have this disease inside of them until it gets to a very alarming stage before they find out.

This is why it is also very important to raise awareness on imbibing in healthy lifestyle such as good diet, exercise and regular medical checkups. Knowledge is key in the fight against cancer and in getting people to be conscious of their health, they need to know what to do.

When people are armed with knowledge, spread of cancer would be reduced.

Regular screening is very important because we believe that some of these issues can be nipped in the bud if it is detected early. If you discover you have an ailment, you take care of it on time.

Cancer should not kill anybody anymore because there are opportunities for it to be detected and if detected on time it can be stopped.

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Short News PDP denies Oshiomhole’s claim of conniving with INEC to shift elections Court convicts 5 fraudsters in Sack INEC chairman, kill democracy, Dogara warns Presidency

Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vehemently denied statement credited to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole that the opposition party connived with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the 2019 elections dates.

The party described Oshiomhole’s claim as reckless, irresponsibly mischievous and a sign that the ruling party was embattled and for the first time in Nigeria’s political history, a ruling party playing victim.

Addressing the press on PDP position on the state of the nation after the shocking postponement of the elections, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara warned the APC led Presidency to shelve the idea of sacking the INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu or truncate the nation’s democracy.

Calling the attention of well meaning Nigerians and the international community to the incendiary statements made by President Muhammadu Buhari, and Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national caucus of their party, earlier on Monday, the party said their statements are inflammatory.

Dogara who is one of the technical advisers

to Atiku Abubakar said “at the meeting, the President said: “Anybody who decides to snatch boxes or lead thugs to disturb the election, may be that would be the last unlawful action you would take. I have given the military and police the order to be ruthless.

I am going to warn anybody who thinks he would lead a body of thugs in his locality to snatch boxes or to disturb the voting system; he would do it at the expense of his/her own life.”

“These statements clearly indicate that our democracy has become the victim of a full blown dictatorship, when one considers that a democratically elected President would give a directive that is in clear violation of the laws of the land which by his oath of office he is to defend and protect.

“In view of this statement by the president, it is obvious that the military has been given a central role and co-opted into the conduct of the election despite the fact thaat they have no constitutional role in our electoral process.

He castigated Oshiomhole for his claims that the PDP was given prior notice of the postponement of the elections.

Denying this statement, Dogara stated “we categorically deny these false claims and unnecessary blackmail and regard the President’s statement as a call for extra-judicial killings considering the fact that there are adequate provisions in our laws to address electoral offenses.

“It should be noted that our party chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, was the first to call for an inquiry into why the elections were postponed last Saturday. In reality, we support a genuine and transparent probe into why the presidential and National Assembly elections could not hold. We also hope that the president’s inflammatory statement is not a threat aimed at intimidating the electoral commission.

“We also strongly condemn Mr. Oshiomhole’s false, mischievous and inflammatory claims against our party, when he said INEC colluded with PDP to abort last week’s elections. This is a very surprising statement considering the fact that the Federal government controls every institution and agency involved in the electoral process, including the CBN, Nigerian Airforce, Aviation authorities amongst others.

“From our position, we strongly believe that the deliberate delivery of election materials to the wrong electoral centres, cancellation of flights, and other actions that undermined the logistics arrangement of INEC were deliberately done to sabotage and manipulate the process”.

For a ruling party to have acted in this manner, the PDP said this is the first time that Nigeria witnessed a ruling party play victim, which is a clear indication that they have lost the plot.

Gombe, jails one in Maiduguri Andrew Orolua, Abuja Justice Abubakar Jauro of Gombe State High Court has convicted Hassan Kasim, Aminu Inuwa, Mohammed Adamu, Peter Pam and Shehuwa Baba for various offences bordering on corruption charges.

The five were convicted on offences bordering on forgery, possession of counterfeit seals, cheating and employment scam.

The convicts committed the offences differently in the state, and all pleaded guilty to their different crimes. The first convict, Hassan, sometime in July 2016 dishonestly obtained money from one Aishatu Muhammed for the purpose of procuring a forge certificate which is contrary to Section 320 and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code.

Inuwa was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on forgery and and possession of seal to commit forgery. Adamu on his part, sometime in July, 2016 had in his possession, a forged result bearing his name dated August 26, 2010, purported to have been issued by the University of Maiduguri with I.D No. 04/08/04/075, which the court said he “intended same to be dishonestly used as genuine,” contrary and punishable under Section 368 of the Penal Code.

Pam in July 2016 was found to be in his possession of counterfeit seal and two forged results bearing the name of one Chung Davou, dated October 30, 2001 purported to have been issued by the University of Jos, which the court said “he knew was forged and intended same to be dishonestly used as genuine,” an offence which is punishable under Section 368 of the Penal Code.

Baba was arraigned on 13-count charge bordering on cheating, forgery and possession of counterfeit seal to commit forgery in employment scam. The court noted that sometime in July, he dishonestly obtained the sum of N1,595,000 (One Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand Naira from one Rashida S. Umar and 72 (Seventy-two) others for the purpose of procuring employment for them.

Bauchi CNPP warns INEC, security agencies against election rigging Samuel Luka, Bauchi The Bauchi State Chapter, Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and law enforcement agencies against manipulating results of the 2019 general elections.

The State Chairman of CNPP, Dr Safiyanu Maisalati who is the Chairman of CNPP in the state gave the warning while interacting with journalists at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Bauchi on Monday.

He explained that both the Electoral body and the Police have a duty to ensure free, fair and credible election that will be accepted by all.

“But if they manipulate the election results in favour of any particular candidate, they and their entire generations will regret it, because doing so will disrupt the peaceful conduct of the election”. He cautioned.

Maisalati further warned the electoral body to ensure that only qualified people are engaged as adhoc staff after undergoing rigorous training and equipped with all that is needed for them to assist in conducting free, fair and peaceful elections.

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2019 polls: Atiku asks court to stop Buhari, Short News security agencies from interfering with polls

Group alleges INEC, APC tampered with Kwara election materials

Says his administration has failed

Andrew Orolua, Abuja Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has asked a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for an order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and security agencies from interfering with the 2019 general elections.

Atiku prayer is contained in a counter affidavit deposed to on his behalf in response to the suit filed

by Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) which dragged Atiku Abubakar and his Personal Assistant, Phrank Shaibu before the court over alleged defamation.

In the said suit marked FCT/HC/CV/ 804/2019, BCO accused Atiku and his aide, of making several defamatory statement in some National newspapers to the effect that he (Buhari) used his position as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and head of the government to fraudulently acquire two private companies, Keystones Bank Plc and 9Mobile Communication Ltd for the himself and family members and friends.

The plaintiffs told the court that the defendants falsely claimed that the president acquired the said companies using his influence and the control he has over the head of parastatals or organisations that are connected with the activities of such companies.

In the suit filed by A.I. Ahmed, the plaintiffs alleged that Phrank Shaibu (1st defendant) made the purported and concocted defamatory statement against Buhari in Nigeria Newspaper prominent among the papers are The Vanguard newspaper of December 27, 2018, The Punch Newspaper of December 27, 2018 among others.

They claimed that the reputation of the President was greatly affected by the undue diligence with regards to the authenticity of the information as relate to the true ownership of the alleged companies which the 1st defendant on behalf and for 2nd defendant falsely published in the aforementioned Newspapers for the consumption of the public.

But in his statement of defence filed by his counsel, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), Atiku Abubakar who attacked the competence of the suit urged the court to grant an order mandating President Buhari to apologise to him for filing a frivolous suit

against him.

He further asked for an order of court mandating that the total sum of N2 billon as damages be sent to all the IDP camps across the country and for equipment of libraries and Information Technology equipment for all State Universities in Nigeria.

Besides, Atiku in his counter claim is seeking an order of court”mandating President Buhari and his agents including security operatives and officers to abide by the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers entrenched in the constitution and should not intervene in the forthcoming elections.

In a 56 paragraph witness statement on oath deposed by Abraham Udoh, the PDP presidential candidate told the court that President Buhari has failed Nigerians by his inability as a present, to stop the ruthless and wanton killings that has rendered citizens, farmers, women and children homeless without food or basic amenities of life and led to the emergence of various Internally Displaced Persons camps across several states in the country.

“That under the present administration, there are over 108, 000 Internally Displaced Persons grappling with a litany of infections and hunger.

Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin A group known as Kwara Advancement Initiative, has alleged that sensitive election materials meant for the conduct of the postponed Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara state have been tampered with.

The group in a statement signed by its coordinator, Kamaldeen Olanrewaju and made available to newsmen in Ilorin yesterday alleged that “there are strong indications that sensitive election materials - ballot papers, result sheets, and card readers - transported to Kwara State for the elections and returned to the CBN office n Ilorin have been tampered with by some INEC officials in connivance with APC leaders in the State.”

Reacting to the allegation, the INEC’s Director, Voter Education and Media, Jacob Ayanda, said that the report was not true.

Ayanda, who said that every process of the election had been done in full glare of members of the public, political parties and media, added that the stakeholders were there when the electoral body returned the election materials to the CBN.

11 oil thieves bag 3 years jail term Andrew Orolua, Abuja

Justice M.S. Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta has sentenced 11 persons to three years in prison for oil theft.

The convicts are: Ephraim Akpan, Agadagba Ochuko, Clement Tommy, Oyayefa Abonne, Bousou Kereotu, Dereye Harry, Lucky Abonne, Dapo Obdare, Friday Ibude, Ebi Ekokeme, and Vincent Elayegha were found guilty following their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office.

They were found guilty of the two-count charge of illegal dealing in petroleum products preferred against them by the EFCC. The convicts are: Ephraim Akpan, Agadagba Ochuko, Clement Tommy, Oyayefa Abonne, Bousou Kereotu, Dereye Harry, Lucky Abonne, Dapo Obdare, Friday Ibude, Ebi Ekokeme, and Vincent Elayegha.

APC has concluded plans to rig elections from federal to Abia - PDP

Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia

Cross Section of APC Governors during the APC Emergency meeting on INEC Postponement of the February 16 Election held at the Party Headquarter in Abuja.

Hoodlums burn 30 houses in Ebonyi Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

Over 30 houses have been destroyed in pre-election related violence in some communities in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state.

The two major political parties in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) have continued to thread blames over the destructions.

This is even as the Commissioner of Police in the state, Awosola Awotunde, on Monday in Abakaliki appealed for calm from residents of the state over the attacks allegedly carried out by suspected political thugs in some communities in the state.

Awotunde who spoke to journalists after his assessment visits to areas affected by the violence vowed that police authority would ensure that perpetrators of the dastardly acts were arrested and brought to book.

Condemning the attacks and destruction of over 30 houses and property worth millions of naira in communities in Izzi local government area, the Police Commissioner described the incident as barbaric and

man’s inhumanity to man.

Mr Awotunde who decried the wanton carnage warned against any reprisal.

He said that those involved in the criminal attacks on the communities including their sponsors would be arrested and prosecuted.

“We appeal for calm and assure the public that police will spare no efforts in ensuring that everyone who is involved in the dastardly act is brought to book including their sponsors.

“The police further reassures the public of commitment to protection of lives and property of every citizen of the state before, during and after the elections”, Awotunde said.

He also sympathised with victims during the assessment visits.

Narating his ordeal, a victim of the attack, Mr Donatus Nwofe who spoke to journalists at Aguabata in Agbaja community of Izzi said that he lost two of his buildings and property worthy several millions to the attackers.

Nwofe, who is the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ebonyi council, said that the suspected political thugs invaded his compound and

shot sporadically before setting the houses ablaze.

“I lost everything; even the boxers I am wearing was donated to me by a sympathizer, as you can see, no pin was removed from the burnt down houses.

“We now live in fear as no one knows when the hoodlums will attack again with their AK 47 riffles and other weapons.

“I am appealing to police to beef up security in the community and I am also calling on state and Federal governments to come to the rescue of the victims of the attacks,” Nwofe said.

Another victim, Mr Paulinus Onyike said the suspected political thugs from a major political party invaded Izenyi, in Agbaja community and set houses suspected to belong to members of the opposition ablaze.

He said the suspected political thugs who invaded the area, first shot indiscriminately before setting houses and other valuable property ablaze in the area.

He described the attacks as barbaric and called for proper investigation and arrest of the perpetrators.

Meanwhile, the leadership of the two major political parties in the state, APC and PDP on Monday accused each other of masterminding the attacks.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State said the All Progressive Alliance (APC) has concluded plans to rig the forthcoming elections in the state and Nigeria in general.

Addressing newsmen in his office Monday, the State Chairman of PDP, Sir Johnson Okebaram Onuigbo alleged that in the state, APC faithful have in their homes, card readers, ballot papers already thumb-printed and the result sheets written, in alliance with Professors from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.

“This is not the way to go. Their plan is to rig elections from federal down to Abia.

“All we hear as rumour is about printed ballot papers.

No wonder, they are busy planning to rig the elections, while PDP is busy campaigning.

“We never saw the opposition campaigning and we are wondering how it will be free and fair election”, Onuigbo said.

The Abia PDP boss described as ugly the postponement of the scheduled elections in the country, pointing out “this brought untold hardship to Nigerians.

Family of slain woman in Benue cries out

Saka Bolaji, Minna The son of a woman who was killed by unknown gunmen in neighbouring village of Agatu local government of Benue state has cried out on the inability of the security agencies to apprehend the assailants.

The son, Mr Philip Ako who has been in hiding due to several threats to his life and that of his immediate family before the incident told newsmen that his mother was buried last week Saturday at his home town.

Speaking to journalists in Minna, he stated that his mother was returning from the burial of her friend when she was shot by the men of the underworld.

Consequently, the deceased who was killed in a cold blooded through assassination was said to have battled with the gun wound for three (3) days before she was pronounced dead by the doctors at Agatu local hospital of the state.

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Ozekhome warns Buhari to stop war mongering

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Reactions have continued to trail the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari in which he is quoted to have urged the military at a meeting of the All Progressives Council (APC) leadership, to shoot election offenders when he said “snatch a ballot box at the expense of your life”.

Describing the statement as grossly reckless, incendiary, provocative and capable of instigating violence, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome called on President Buhari to stop war mongering.

The senior lawyer accused the presidential of usurping the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police through his statement, saying the Electoral Act has already taken care of such matters.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Electoral Act has already taken care of such matters as he appeared suddenly to be aware of Section 129(4) of the Act 24 years imprisonment for anyone who snatches ballot boxes at an election.

The gubernatorial candidate, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded plans to crackdown on its supporters during elections.

Senator Bala Mohammed levelled the allegation on Friday while speaking to journalists at a Press conference held in Command Guest House, Bauchi.

He said that the government under the All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to deploy mobile police to all PDP strongholds in the state to scare people from coming out to cast their votes.

Senator Bala explained that the act is unacceptable as it contravenes the rules and regulations of engaging security agencies during elections world over.

He argued that the practice the world over is, only conventional police are given the mandate to keep vigil at voting areas.

According to him, “we have information from reliable source that the state government in collaboration with some security agencies are planning to destabilize the election through acts that are detrimental to the success of the elections”.

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

Section 131 of the Electoral Act on the other hand prescribes N1 million fine or 3 years imprisonment for anyone who directly or indirectly inflicts injury on others, or causes harm, violence, or uses duress and undue influence for the purpose of winning an election. The law is quite clear. It never prescribes the death penalty as Buhari wants to force in”.

Ozekhome stated.

Accusing president Buhari and the APC led government of exhibiting desperation to cling unto power, he advised the presidency not to take Nigerians back to the dark days of military rule.

“APC’s leading lights have so far preached terror, “body bags”, mayhem, strife, stoned their president and leaders, booed others, killed some in cold bloodshed, denied themselves tickets, and generally engaged in acts of gansterism, hooliganism and shameless “agberoism”, quite unbecoming of a ruling Party.

“Presidents don’t preach violence, nor engage in scare mongering, as Buhari is currently doing at every turn and opportunity. Presidents are known to be extremely cautious and restrained, even when others do not. This is because a president

is supposed to approximate the highest ideals, morals and nobility of the national psyche, ethos and consciousness.

“PMB still doesn’t appear to realise that he is no longer in opposition as he was between 2003 and 2015.

He readily forgets, in his brazen desperation to cling on to power at all costs, that he is now the president of the largest black democracy on earth, made up of about 200 million people.

“Buhari must be told in clear and unmistakable terms that this is not 2015 when he got away with preaching bloodshed of “bamboons being soaked in their own blood”, an act that made gentleman Goodluck Jonathan voluntarily abdicated power as president on the mantra of “my ambition is not worth the drop of any Nigerian’s blood”. The statement is grossly reckless, incendiary, provocative, bellicose, belligerent and wholly condemnable. He even literally read the riot act to INEC chairman and staff, threatening them with fire and brimstone, if they do not do his bidding. This is to strike fear in them, as he has done to the judiciary, NASS, the press and voices of the opposition and critics”.

PDP guber candidate alleges planned crackdown on supporters in Bauchi Samuel Luka, Bauchi

Yoruba community requests land from Gov Ugwuanyi to build cultural centre Moses Oyediran, Enugu The people of Yorubaland living in Enugu, Enugu State under the aegis, The Yoruba Community (TYC) have appealed to Enugu State Government for a parcel land to build her cultural centre in the state.

The Head of Yoruba Community in Enugu, Chief Ade Johnson Adeyelu who disclosed this in his office in Enugu, Monday, said that for many years they had approached the Governors of the State to approve their request to no avail.

Adeyelu said that since Gov. Ugwuanyi came into office, they have been trying to re-establish relationship with the government so that their request could be accented to this time around, He said that they had approached former governors Chimaroke Nnamani as well as Sullivan Chime but that they were yet to get a positive answer.

“We want them to give us land around Polo area to build our cultural centre so that Yoruba people coming to Enugu especially during trade fairs could see a place to stay instead of lodging in hotels,” the Yoruba leader said.

Polls postponement: PDP to reopen campaigns Says INEC erred in its prohibition directives

Tunde Opalana, Abuja Contrary to declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that campaigns and collection of PVCs remain closed in spite of the one week rescheduling of elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will continue campaign during the open window days.

It said that after due consideration of the provision of the Electoral Act, the party is set to reopen its open campaigns.

The party rejected the wrongful administrative prohibition of open campaigns by INEC, holding that such administrative pronouncement was erroneous, directly in conflict with the provision of the Electoral Act and is not backed by any other law in our country.

The PDP position, according to its national Publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, is predicated on the clear provision of section 99 (1) of the Electoral Act which stipulated that “for the purposes of this Act, the period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 90 days before polling day and end 24 hours prior to that day”.

Why Eggon couldn’t return to Assakio after clash – Gov Al-Makura Peaceful protest by Concerned Youths, demanding the redeployment of Akwa-Ibom, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini...on Monday.

Labour Party may go to court over election postponement Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos As the postponement of the 2019 general elections continue to generate reactions across the country and beyond, Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Plateau, Nura Waziri, said his party might take legal actions after due consultations.

Speaking in Jos on Monday, Waziri told journalists that the federal

government should in the spirit of fair play reimburse all registered political parties with the sum of N1 billion each to ensure successful elections.

“Failure to do so will clearly show that the postponement was made to break the smaller political parties and their candidates”, he said.

The guber candidate however noted that the country’s democracy is facing the greatest challenge of all times, adding that the postponement may discourage

voters from keeping faith with electoral process thereby given the bigger parties more opportunity to rig election at will.

“I believe the postponement is caused by incompetence, negligence or compromise, either way the INEC staff involve must be identified, sacked and persecuted.

“Candidates most of whom collected loans with interest has suffered great lost and are now in a dilemma”, Waziri said.

Governor Tanko Umaru Al-makura of Nasarawa state has explained why the Eggon people are still displaced and could not return to Assakio after the 2014 communal crisis.

He however stated that at a time he instructed all Eggon to return home, it was later discovered that some people have also built tents in some potions of land where they chased out, which may likely cause fresh crisis if force their return at that time.

Al-makura, gave the explanation while addressing Nasarawa south Eggon traditional chiefs at Agyaragu, as part of his campaign to canvas support from the ethnic nationality to vote him comes February 16th poll.

The Governor, who is the APC senatorial candidate, contesting the zone senatorial seat with the incumbent and three times Senator Suleiman Adokwe of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Al-makura thanked the people for coming out mass to show their overwhelming support for him irrespective of tribe or religion.

Assuring to solved their issues and concerns with the view to end most of their plights, particularly those who were displaced for about six years as a result of the communal clash in Assakio communities.

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CJN Onnoghen in the dock, bad day for Nigerian Judiciary Andrew Orolua, Abuja Both the defence and prosecution counsel agreed that Friday, the 15th day of February 2019 was a bad day for the Nigerian Judiciary. It was the eve of Presidential and National elections that was suddenly shifted few hours to the election. That was the day the suspended CJN Onnoghen was put in the dock.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Chris Uche, who led seven other senior advocates and 59 lawyers for the defendant (Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen) and Musa Ibrahim, a Principal State Counsel (PSC) with five other counsel from the office of the Attorney General of the federation, who stood for the prosecutor, accepted the reality that it was a bad day for the Judiciary.

Never before has a Chief Justice of Nigeria seen in the dock. But, Justice Walter Onnoghen, the 15th Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) under suspension from office as I write, that particular morning walked from his official car bearing a covered plate number into the Court. He had been driven there and parked at the foyer of the Code of Conduct Tribunal awaiting for the commencement of its sitting.

He stayed in the car for about 30 minutes before confronting his first hurdle, the hounds of paparazzi who had laid ambush for their prey for almost an hour.

Justice Onnoghen came to the tribunal on his own though a bench warrant was issued for his arrest three days before by the tribunal after he failed to present himself for the arraignment. His resistance to a six count charge bordering on non declaration of assets filed by the Federal Government touches on alleged breaches of procedure by the federal government. As a judicial officers, Onnoghen had insisted that the National Judicial Council should first determine his fate before a tribunal with a semi quasi criminal jurisdiction would try him.

This defence position which also formed part of Onnoghen preliminary objection filed at the tribunal have been circumvented by his suspension from office and the subsequent warrant of arrest order.

Suspended CJN Onnoghen took his plea of not guilty on these charges:The charge against Onnoghen marked No. CCT/ ABJ/ 1/ 19 reads; *That you Justice Walter Onnoghen CJN, GCON between 8th June 2005 to 14th December 2016 being a public officer serving as Judicial Officer in the Federal

From left: F.U.K. Igwe SAN, suspended CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen (middle) and Chief Chris Uche SAN during the arraignment

Republic of Nigeria as a Justice of the Supreme Court failed to declare and submit a written declaration of your assets and liabilities within the prescribed period of three months after being sworn in as the justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the 8th day of June 2005 and you thereby contravened the provision of section 15(1) of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap C 15 LFN 2004 and punishable under section 23(2) a, b and c of the same act. *That you Justice Walter Onnoghen CJN, GCON being a public officer as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who is under a duty to declare his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau on or about 14yh December, 2016 refused to declare a domiciliary (US Dollar) account No 870001062650 maintained with Standard Chartered Bank (Nig) Ltd Wuse 2, Abuja which is being operated since 2011 and you thereby contravenes the provisions of section 15(2) read along with section 15(1) of the code of conduct bureau and tribunal act Cap C 15 LFN 2004 punishable under section 23(2) a, b and c of the same act. *That you Justice Walter Onnoghen CJN, GCON being a public officer as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who is under a duty to declare his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau on or about 14th December, 2016 falsely declared your assets in your Assets declaration form CCB 1(aftwr you were sworn in as the Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria) by omitting to declare a domiciliary (Euro) No 93001062686 maintained with Standard Chartered Bank (Nig) Ltd Wuse 2, Abuja which is being operated since 2011 and you thereby contravenes the provisions of section 15(2) read along with

section 15(1) of the code of conduct bureau and tribunal act Cap C 15 LFN 2004 punishable under section 23(2) a, b and c of the same act. *That you Justice Walter Onnoghen CJN, GCON being a public officer as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who is under a duty to declare his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau on or about 14th December, 2016 falsely declared your assets in your Assets declaration form CCB 1(aftwr you were sworn in as the Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria) by omitting to declare a domiciliary (Pound sterling ) No 285001062679 maintained with Standard Chartered Bank (Nig) Ltd Wuse 2, Abuja which is being operated since 2011 and you thereby contravenes the provisions of section 15(2) read along with section 15(1) of the code of conduct bureau and tribunal act Cap C 15 LFN 2004 punishable under section 23(2) a, b and c of the same act. *That you Justice Walter Onnoghen CJN, GCON being a public officer as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who is under a duty to declare his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau on or about 14th December, 2016 falsely declared your assets in your Assets declaration form CCB 1(aftwr you were sworn in as the Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria) by omitting to declare an e-Saver savings (Naira) account No 5001062693 maintained with Standard Chartered Bank (Nig) Ltd Wuse 2, Abuja which is being operated since 2011 and you thereby contravenes the provisions of section 15(2) read along with section 15(1) of the code of conduct bureau and tribunal act Cap C 15 LFN 2004 punishable under section 23(2) a, b and c of the same act.

*That you Justice Walter Onnoghen CJN, GCON being a public officer as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who is under a duty to declare his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau on or about 14th December, 2016 falsely failed to declare declared your assets in your Assets declaration form CCB 1(after you were sworn in as the Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria) by omitting to declare a Naira account No 010001062667 maintained with Standard Chartered Bank (Nig) Ltd Wuse 2, Abuja which is being operated since 2011 and you thereby contravenes the provisions of section 15(2) read along with section 15(1) of the code of conduct bureau and tribunal act Cap C 15 LFN 2004 punishable under section 23(2) a, b and c of the same act.

Chairman of the tribunal Hon. Danladi Umar conceded to the submissions of Uche (SAN), and prosecution lawyer Ibrahim and admitted Onnoghen to bail on self recognition.

Umar who unilaterally adjourned the matter first to February 21, but later conceded to the pleadings of both the defence, prosecution counsel and the other two members of the tribunal and adjourned the matter to March 11, as earlier agreed by the lawyers.

Chief Chris Uche (SAN), was emphatic on what is at stake .

Briefing the press at the end of the session he said:”Today the honorable chief Justice of Nigeria appeared here before the Tribunal voluntarily and for us we must begin by saying today is indeed a very sad day for the judiciary, a very sad day for democracy and a very sad day for Nigeria.

“The struggle you can see the bar carrying on here is nothing but

struggle for the maintenance of the independence of the judiciary. It is a struggle for the maintenance of the rule of law. It is a struggle for the separation of powers.

“Today, his lordship had to suffer the indignity of coming before this Tribunal to take his plea. We are very happy this has happened because the world will eventually know the truth and know that there is more behind this prosecution. “Today plea has been taken, arraignment has taken place and the matter has been adjourned to March 11 for all the other motions we have challenging the jurisdiction of this Tribunal and challenging the competence of the Chairman to continue with the trial.

“Section 292 of the constitution has prescribed how the chief justice can be removed from office and here there is an exparte order upon which he has been removed.

I think what must happen is that the other arms of government must live by example. The lawyers are prepared and that is what we’re here for. What we are here for is to fight for due process. All we’re saying is let the right thing be done.”

The prosecution counsel ,Musa Ibrahim concord it was a bad day for the judiciary but he said the law must be obeyed . The law is not a respecter of anybody. Let him face his trial, he stated.

As Nigerians await the verdict of the National Judicial Council (NJC), on the petitions written against the suspended CJN Onnoghen and Acting CJN Muhammad , let us tarry a while whether the Council can assert itself and rescue the Judiciary battered independent.

Some quarters have argued that the suspended CJN Onnoghen ought to have agreed to a political solution and resign the post and forfeit the undeclared $3m to the government.

While some other quarters believed some one should offer himself as sacrifice for the Judiciary to secure its independence. They strongly believed Onnoghen’s alleged misconducts must be tried but the trial must follow due process of the law. If the processes laid down in the Constitution are inadequate to address the sore corruption situation in the Judiciary and other arms of government, let us amend the laws. In any case, if due process were not important the executive arm would not have seek to rectify Onnoghen suspension by asking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to petition him at the National Judicial Council.

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BADEA extends N23.4bn facilities to Sterling Bank Temitope Adebayo The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has extended $65 million (about N23.4 billion) credit facilities to Sterling Bank Plc of Nigeria.

The facilities were granted through two loan agreements signed on Monday in Cairo, Egypt.

Director General of BADEA, H.E. Dr. Sidi Ould TAH signed on behalf of BADEA while Mr Yemi Odubiyi, Executive Director, Corporate & Investment Banking signed on behalf of Sterling Bank.

Commenting on the facilities extended to Sterling Bank, Mr. Odubiyi disclosed that the first facility, which amounts to $15 million, is a line of credit for the financing of private sector projects while the second facility, which amounts to $50 million, is a line of credit for financing Arab exports to African importers, as part of BADEA’s programme for financing foreign trade.

He thanked the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa for having confidence in the Bank.

According to Mr Odubiyi, the first line of credit would help the bank to finance private sector projects in Nigeria by relending its resources to customers. He further explained that within the same context, the two parties also signed a loan agreement to finance a line of credit that would be allocated to trade finance operations.

This second line of credit is aimed at bringing Arab goods and products to Nigeria by re-lending its resources to beneficiaries in the country. This will also help to encourage and promote trade exchanges between Arab and African countries in addition to defining African markets for Arab products, thereby helping the growth of Arab exports destined for Sub-Saharan Africa.

On his part, Dr TAH described the loan signing agreement as the beginning of cooperation between BADEA and Sterling Bank.

He said the cooperation would enhance the role of the private sector in Nigeria’s economic and social development by contributing to the mobilisation of production and service sectors.

This will also aid the creation of job opportunities in support of Nigeria’s budget through tax revenues, which will accelerate economic growth and improve the living standards of the populace.

The BADEAwas established pursuant to the resolution of the 6th Arab Summit Conference in Algiers on November 28, 1973, and it began operations in March 1975.

The bank has since inception continued to promote Afro-Arab cooperation through a variety of operational modalities and instruments guided by multi-years strategic plans.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs. Ibukun Odusote addressing the newly recruited staff of the Ministry during their induction course

How Nigeria can achieve single digit inflation rate in 2019 Motolani Oseni Following the fall of Nigeria’s annual inflation rate to 11.37 per cent in January, down from 11.44 per cent posted in December, financial experts have predicted that single digit inflation figure could be achieved, but only if 2019 budget is passed early and tight monetary policy is maintained.

The latest January inflation data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showed improvement while compared with 11.44 per cent recorded in the preceding month, with the price index peaked at 18.7 per cent in January 2018 and has been in double digits for three years.

Reacting to this development, analysts have projected a further drop in the nation’s inflation rate but charged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stimulate demand and boost purchasing power to achieve single-digit inflation rate.

A chartered stockbroker and Chief Executive Officer, Sofunix Investment and Communications, Mr Sola Oni, said that the recent drop in the nation’s inflation rate to 11.3 per cent was due to a decrease in political spending.

“The recent 0.007 drops in Nigeria’s inflation rate to 11.3 per cent in January as against 11.44 per cent in December cannot be isolated from the decrease in political spending and other forms of economic activities”, Oni said.

He said that the apex bank needed to stimulate demand and boost purchasing power to achieve a single-digit inflation rate.

“A drop in the inflation rate from economic perspective carries along some benefits such as increased competitiveness of the country’s products and services, encouragement of investment and better returns for savers, among others”, Oni said., Also, Professor of Department of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun, Sheriffdeen Tella, said that single digit inflation rate could be achieved with the quick passage of the budget in the first quarter or early second quarter.

Tella said that the country would expect a further drop in inflation “if budgets are passed in time and implementation starts in the first quarter or early in the second quarter”.

He added that inflation figure could also drop to single digit if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continued to maintain the tight monetary policy.

Tella, however, enjoined the apex bank to continue to promote products through funding of appropriately specialised banks to stimulate economic activities.

He said that fall in the inflation rate during the period was expected due to improvement in domestic production, particularly with respect to agriculture.

Envoy wants Dangote to invest in Tanzania’s petroleum industry Joy Obakeye Impressed by the vastness of the Dangote Refinery currently under construction, the Commissioner in the High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr Muhidini Ally Mboweto, has sought the assistance of Africa’s foremost entrepreneur Aliko Dangote in the development of his country’s energy sector, specifically petroleum.

The Commissioner who led a delegation from Tanzania High Commission and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) on a study tour of the Dangote Refinery and Fertilizer plants to seek collaboration between Dangote Group and the Tanzanian government in making the country self-sufficient in petroleum products said his country needs similar investment.

Specifically, the ambassador appealed to Aliko Dangote to replicate his huge investment in the

country’s cement and refinery industries into Tanzania’s petroleum refining sector.

Speaking after the tour of the Refinery and Fertiliser plants, Mboweto said Tanzania possesses vast natural resources and is endowed with unique comparative advantages thus offering exceptionally attractive opportunities to investors.

The ambassador flaunted Tanzania’s minerals potential which are gas, gold, diamonds, and gemstones including tanzanite, base metals and a host of other minerals and disclosed that Tanzania has bilateral trade agreements with eight countries it shares borders with including the Indian Ocean, describing them as potential markets for investors.

He stated: “Tanzania has a politically stable economy; it is surrounded by eight countries and six are landlocked, so their ports depend on Tanzania. Also, we are the member to East Africa Community, which include Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. We are also part of 16-country members with an average of

400 million people. So, when investing you in Tanzania, you are exposed to this huge potential.

“It is really worth investing in Tanzania because it will expose you to a large market. We want him (Dangote) to expand his investment in other areas of the economy. We have varieties of minerals, diamond, gold and other areas. You can invest in wildlife. We also have a lot of tourist attractions”, the High Commissioner added.

He commended Dangote for helping to reduce the price of cement in Tanzania through his massive investment in the country’s cement industry. “Dangote Cement is already in Tanzania and the plant is doing very well. So, the Dangote cement plant has made a huge contribution to our cement demand. Now the majority of people in Tanzania can access cement for their building construction,” he added.

Production Manager, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation, Mr Modestus Martin Lumato, called on Aliko Dangote to partner the

Tanzania oil company to set up a refinery plant in the country.

He said about six countries are depending on Tanzania for petroleum products, thus the need for the collaboration between the two countries.

“The Tanzanian petroleum product market is huge. We are also looking forward to buying petroleum products from Nigeria when the refinery is completed.”

Presenting the status of the refinery project, Head, Quality Assurance /Quality Control, Dangote Oil Refinery Company Limited, Rama Rao Putta, disclosed that erection of the refinery equipment has started.

He listed some of the equipment, which has arrived at the site of the Dangote Refinery to include, the RFCC Reactor Regenerator being shipped by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Propylene Recovery Unit, Penex Stabilizer, Penex Feed Surge Drum, RFCC riser, Heat Exchanger and several others.

International operations: NDLEA charges Air Peace crew over combating drug trafficking Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has charged Air Peace crew to consider their role in exposing drug couriers as a part of efforts to ensure that they save the lives of these peddlers and help change the battered image caused by the numerous arrests that have been made in the past.

Speaking during an eight-day training for Air Peace cabin crew members, which opened at the weekend in Lagos, the agency warned that those involved in drug peddling risked killing themselves or being executed if

caught in some countries of the world with harsh anti-drug laws.

The training is part of the sensitisation programme for the carrier’s crew in preparation for the airline’s international flight operations billed to launch soon.

Air Peace plans to fly to Dubai, Sharjah, London, Houston, Johannesburg, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai, among other international destinations.

The carrier recently operated demonstration flights to Port Harcourt, Kano, Freetown, Dakar, Johannesburg and Sharjah as part of the requirements for induction of the Boeing 777 aircraft it plans to deploy for its long-haul services.

Air Peace Cabin Services Manager, Florence Opia, Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah and Chief Security Officer, Mr. Monsuru Akinbola had recently paid a visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of the NDLEA to share ideas on proactive options to prevent drug couriers from attempting to peddle drugs using the airline’s international flights.

Speaking at the training, NDLEA’s three-man team comprising Principal Staff Officer (Administration and Logistics), Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, Mr. Abbas Abdullahi, Target and Intelligence Analyst, Mr. Akan Francis

Inam and Staff Officer (Evidence Collection/ Exhibit Keeping), Mr. Okwunjor Edache said drug couriers were daily devising new means of beating the system.

The team, however, said the anti-drug agency was always a step ahead of the drug peddlers, who were frequently being exposed by NDLEA operatives.

They urged Air Peace crew to be calm and cautious in observing passengers, saying drug couriers always left a trail. The NDLEA operatives warned the airline’s crew not to trust anyone and desist from making assumptions, saying drug peddlers could put up deceptive appearance to escape being exposed.

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Nigerian Breweries reports N19.4bn profits for 2018 Motolani Oseni Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB) has reported a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N19.4 billion for the Financial Year ended 31st December 2018.

The firm in its audited financial results released to The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), also made revenue of N324.4 billion

during the period under review.

The financial statement further stated that the Board of Directors will be recommending to the Company’s Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) coming up on the 17th of May, 2019, the declaration of a total dividend of N19.4 billion, that is, N2.43k per share representing a hundred per cent dividend payout ratio.

The Company had earlier, in 2018, paid

an interim dividend of N4.8 billion which translated to N0.60k per share; thus, the final dividend will be N14.6 billion, that is, N1.83k per share. If the proposed final dividend is approved, this will become payable on the 20th of May, 2019 to all Shareholders whose names appear on the Company’s Register of Members, at the close of business on the 6th of March, 2019.

In the statement signed by the Company Secretary/Legal Director,

Uaboi Agbebaku, the 2018 Profit after Tax was lower than the N31.6 billion recorded in 2017 representing a fortyone per cent decline, while the Revenue also dipped from the N344.5 billion recorded in 2017, a six per cent decline.

The Statement added that the 2018 Results were adversely impacted by the increased excise duty rates that came into effect during the year and a challenging operating environment.

NIWA threatens legal actions against operators violating safety rules Temitope Adebayo The Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has disclosed that it will soon start arresting boat operators driving against the agency’s safety rules.

NIWA’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs; Mr. Tayo Fadile, made this disclosure in a chat with newsmen in Lagos.

Fadile also revealed that NIWA’s law and code of operation is still being finetuned at Federal Ministry of Justice and as soon as they are done with gazetting the laws, the agency will start arresting offenders.

According to him, the NIWA law and code of operation is with the Federal Ministry of

Justice, they are supposed to gazette it. Once they gazette it, we can start arresting people who go against these laws and take them to court, because we have reasons for doing that.

Fadile, however, acknowledged that the agency lacked adequate manpower to take charge of all the jetties in the country.

“And NIWA does not have the capacity to check all the places that we have boats in this country at the same time. So we will continue the education and enlightenment to let people know that some of these things you don’t do it”, he explained.

He identified ignorance on the part of some boat operators as one of the major reasons there is a high rate of boat mishaps in the country.

Buttressing his point, he added that, “But

some of them (boat operators) will tell you that their grandparents have been using the boats like that therefore they don’t are any need for improvement”.

Arguing that NIWA is understaffed, he said: “We have been doing our best within the capacity that is available to us. NIWA is more than 10, 000 kilometres across the country and we have a staff of less than 500. If you remove the staff in the administrative department, if you deploy them I don’t think we can make any impact”.

He stated that the agency had done a lot in terms of education and enlightenment of both passengers and boat operators, he lamented that there is a great deal of stubbornness on the part of providers and users of inland

waterways.

“Don’t carry excess load, or over speed, we have done all these things; we have even done documentary on all these. So what we do is selfeducation, we try to educate these people on the need to obey safety rules and regulations. When they tell you do not travel after 6pm and you start your journey by 9pm, what do you think will be the end result”, he asked.

He said that the new Managing Director of NIWA, Senator Adeleke Mamora, has introduced Water Marshals which according to him will help reduce the case of boat mishaps.

“Our MD is trying now to introduce what we call Water Marshal. For every community we try and pick some enlightened people and train them they can be our representatives.

Nigeria decides 2019: Arik Air encourages Nigerians with fly to vote promo Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Arik Air as part of plans to encourage Nigerians to come out enmasse to vote, has introduced N16, 000 Fly to Vote promotion to encourage Nigerians travel to their respective wards in the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly Elections, as well as the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly Elections holding across the country on February 23, 2019 and March 9, 2019 respectively.

The N16, 000 promotional fare is the one-

way ticket cost to any domestic destination on Arik Air’s network and customers must present a valid Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) at the point of purchase and at checkin to be eligible to fly.

The Fly to Vote promotion is available for sale from Monday, February 18, 2019 till Tuesday, March 11, 2019 for travel between Thursday, February 21 and Tuesday, February 26, 2019 as well as between Thursday, March 7, 2019, and Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

Promo tickets can be purchased at any of Arik Air’s sales channels such as Airport and City Ticketing Offices or online at www.arikair. com.

Elaborating on the need for the promotion, Arik Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Captain Roy Ilegbodu said: “We have put this promotional fare in place to ameliorate the effect of the postponement on the traveling public and encourage voter participation.”

Meanwhile, with effect from yesterday, Aero Contractors has introduced promo fares to help Nigerians flying on any of its routes who wish to travel to go and vote during the elections to do so at half the cost.

Aero in a statement said effective Monday, February 18, 2019, it commenced the sale of tickets from N16,000 for travels between the 21st and the 25th of February, 2019 on all her

routes to encourage Nigerians to travel to their various destinations in order to cast their votes.

Aero Contractors flies to Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Warri, Asaba, Uyo and Sokoto and has said that this is its own contribution to support Nigeria conduct successful election and also to encourage the citizens to travel to where they can cast their votes.

The airline has cut its fares by about 50 per cent to support Nigerians to travel without spending so much, adding that this is an incentive to the citizens to carry out their civil responsibility during the elections. The special fare is only available online at www.flyaero. com.

Staff and students of At-Tanzeel Secondary School, Ikorodu, Lagos with officials of Globacom’s Customer Care Department, when the students paid an education visit to the telecoms firm ...recently

Advertisers go in-house in search for media talent Godwin Anyebe Advertisers’ hunt for media talent has switched away from agencies and is now focused far more in-house, a new study has found.

ID Comms’ 2018 Global Media Talent Report found boosting in-house talent was the number one priority for marketers last year, which reflects the prevailing view that large-scale advertisers need the greater capability of handling digital media inhouse.

The study also found there is a general sense that marketers need a better allround understanding of all media.

The results of interviews with 129 advertisers, responsible for media budgets totalling $10 billion and from across sectors in the US and Europe, were used to compile the report. Respondents were from a range of roles across marketing, media, and procurement.

The key priority in talent for internal marketing/media organisations was to ensure the right structures and models were in place, the study found.

Advertisers have also invested more in planning, where internal capabilities have risen by 6 per cent in the two years since 2016.

“One reason for the greater emphasis on in-house talent is not just the industry debate around transparency, but the realisation that as media gets higher on the corporate agenda, marketers’ in-house teams often don’t have a complete grip on many of the issues thrown up by the shift to digital and biddable media buying,” said Susy Pyzer-Knapp, Consultant at ID Comms.

The result has been declining confidence that internal talent can meet advertisers’ evolving marketing needs, with only 14 per cent of all respondents having high or very high confidence, compared to 22 per cent in 2016. And when agency respondents were asked if their internal advertiser media talent met their current media needs, the vast majority (74%) said it did not.

Pyzer-Knapp added: “For advertisers, it is critical to understand the key responsibilities of internal teams, to ensure that the right structures and models are in place to be able to extract the most value from internal talent.”

“The shift away from a focus on agency talent reflects their desire to manage more of their media efforts in-house, or more effectively oversee their agency partners’ efforts in this area.”

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Election shift: Abiru charges stakeholders to cooperate with INEC to deliver credible poll Alade Tasma Despite the controversial postponement of the February 16 Presidential and National Assembly election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stakeholders and the entire citizens of the country have been called upon to give maximum support and cooperation to the electoral umpire for the country to achieve a credible Election.

The Chief Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Rotimi Abiru made this call at Fola Jinadu, in Bariga area of the state after the postponement of

the Presidential and National Assembly Election was announced.

According to him, “The Postponement was most unfortunate and least expected,” the lawmaker representing Shomolu constituency 02 stated.

He stressed that the postponement had a lot of implications on the image of the nation as well as unquantifiable damage on the economy. Abiru however expressed the belief that INEC is prepared and therefore, called on all stakeholders to give support to the electoral commission for it to deliver free, fair and credible election.

On the overnight killing in Kaduna State and other parts of the

ADP Reps candidate vows to nullify election if excluded from ballot in Lagos Patrick Okohue The candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) for the House of Representatives, Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II, Hon. Kayode Success Ademiluyi whose name was excluded from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) final list for the 2019 general election, has vowed to seek court injunction to nullify the election if his name is not included on the list by the commission, even after it might have been conducted at a new scheduled time.

The embattled candidate castigated INEC for excluding his name and several others from the final list, rendering them unable to participate in the forthcoming election.

According to him, he, together with his party state chairman and the national chairman met with the chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and even wrote letters, yet the mistake remained unrectified.

He explained that he eventually went to court to stop INEC from the illegality, saying the matter is currently at the federal high court before Justice Hassan, while hearing comes up on Monday, 18th February 2019.

According to him, “My party, the Action Democratic Party conducted primaries under the supervision of INEC, and

everything went fine, peaceful and concluded. I emerged as the party flag bearer for the Federal House of Representatives, Oshodi-Isolo constituency 2.

“Amongst other forms and screening, I filled forms CF001 and the national officers submitted same with other candidates, thereafter INEC published the names of candidates who have submitted their forms and cleared. My name was published, and I saw it on the board at the local government secretariat.

“We continued our campaign until a month to the election when they published the final list and we discovered that my name and that of one Seyi Clement in Surulere were omitted. My party chairman wrote letters to INEC and they were just nonchalant on the issue.

“My national chairman also met with the chairman of INEC and he promised to rectify but nothing was done. When I discovered that this is just an orchestrated plan to edge me out, I eventually ran to court, the matter was mentioned last week, and hearing comes up soon.

“I refuse to be intimidated by anyone, I am still in the race, nobody can stop me, I urge all my teaming supporters to remain calm, the truth will prevail.

“Once we get an order from the court, we will nullify the election even after the conduct of the election.”

country where sensitive electoral materials got burnt, the lawmaker called for a thorough investigation to prevent a recurrence. Abiru urged Nigerians to remain calm and avoid any form of violence that

may not allow for a credible election to take place which may in turn give the country a bad image among the committee of great nations of the world.

The lawmaker also charged

security agencies in the country to remain neutral while also giving their total cooperation and support to the electoral body towards conducting free, fair and credible elections.

Niger East Senatorial seat: INEC directs REC to replace David Umaru with Sani Musa Saka Bolaji, Minna The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) to replace the name of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Niger East Senatorial candidate with that of Alhaji Mohammed Sani Musa.

He is to replace Senator David Umaru.

The directive which was contained in a letter dated 15th February, 2019 and signed by Mrs. Rose Oriaram-Anthony, the

Secretary of the Commission and addressed to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, the Commission said the decision was in pursuant to a court order.

The letter which was made available to the press titled, “Forwarding of Commission’s Decision Pursuant to Order of Court in suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/140/2018 Mohmmed Sani Musa V. APC& 2 Others”, directed the REC to update the record and reflect it on the final list.

The letter reads, “the Commission pursuant to the order of court in the above matter has directed that the name of David Umaru earlier

published as the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Niger East Senatorial District been removed and replaced with the name of the plaintiff, Mohammed Sani Musa pursuant to the order of the court.

“You are requested to update your record with respect to the above in view of the final list of candidates earlier forwarded to you please”.

It will be recalled that a Federal High Court, in Abuja had ordered that Senator David Umaru be replaced by Mohammed Sani Musa as the All Progressives Congress candidate for Niger East Senatorial District.

Poll postponement: Plateau LP gov candidate demands N1bn refund for each political party Patrick Okohue The Plateau State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Nuru Waziri, has demanded the sum of One Billion Naira (N1bn) as reimbursement from the Federal Government to each registered political party for the postponement of the 2019 general elections.

Waziri, who spoke to journalists in Jos, said the failure of the Federal Government to reimburse all the parties would mean that the postponement was done to “break” the smaller political parties and their candidates.

According to him, the reimbursement will enable the parties to take care of loans obtained to ensure a successful election.

The LP candidate said, “In my capacity as a governorship candidate of LP in Plateau State, I suggest two penalties for the postponement.

“Firstly, I believe the postponement is caused by incompetence, negligence or compromise. Either way, the INEC staff involved must be identified, sacked and prosecuted.

“Secondly, candidates, most of whom collected loans with interest have suffered great losses and are now in a dilemma.

Therefore, I suggest the Federal

Mahmud Yakubu

Government, in the spirit of fair play, should reimburse all registered political parties with the sum of N1bn each to ensure a successful election.”

Waziri said the postponement of elections may discourage voters from keeping faith with the

electoral process and inherently give the bigger parties more opportunity to rig the elections at will.

He added that, henceforth, decisions should be taken in consideration of its effects on Nigerians.

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GRACE ARENA MINISTRY, CALABAR

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

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR CELESTINE BONIFACE EDET 2. SISTER GLORY GABRIEL MGBE 3. PASTOR EKPIN THOMPSON OKON ANAMAN 4. PASTOR BASSEY PETER BASSEY 5. BRO. KENNETH AWURI AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

*THE ELECTS ROYAL EVANGELISM MINISTRY* THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, UNDER ‘PART C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004. *THE TRUSTEES ARE:* 1. BABATUNDE AJAYI JULIUS 2. EKANEM SAMUEL EKPE 3. SOWUNMI AKINNIYI IREWOLE 4. THOMPSON DAVID SEGUN *AIMS AND OBJECTIVES* THE OBJECTS OF THE MINISTRY WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THROUGH INDOOR PROGRAMMES, OUTREACHES, CRUSADES, REVIVALS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, VIDEO, TELEVISION, RADIO MINISTERING AND CHURCH PLANTING (ACTS 1:8).

2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, AND BELIEVE IN JUSTIFICATION AND THE NEW BIRTH, AND IN THE ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION. (JOHN 3:3, HEB 10: 10).

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SAYYIDA KHADIJA CENTRE FOR EDUCATION COUNSELLING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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

TRUSTEES 1. ZALIKHAU BELLO AHMED (CHAIRPERSON) 2. ASMA’U JODA 3. AISHATU SALIHU BELLO 4. RUKAYYA BAMANGA AMINU 5. FAIZA ABUBAKAR AHMAD 6. RUKAIYAH MUKHTAR GUBIO 7. MAISARATU BELLO AHMED 8. FATIMA BELLO RAJI (SECRETARY) 9. MAIMUNA USMAN GAYA AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ISLAMIC EDUCATION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

RIVERACOURT ESTATE LANDLORDS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SUNDAY OLUMUYIWA AKINOLA -CHAIRMAN 2. ESHAREGHARAN ELVIS OBOAKORHEN -SECRETARY 3 OGUNDIRAHUN OLADOKUN DAPO 4 JOHNSON PAUL OLUWATOSIN 5. CHIGBU CRYSTAL OLASUMBO 6. IWUOHA CHIBUIKE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN RIVERACOURT ESTATE.

Classified ISHIBA GLOBAL CARE INITIATIVE

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

TRUSTEES 1. EVANG. DR. ELIZABETH NGOZI PRAISE 2. PST. JOSHUA PRAISE OTUTO 3. SISTER PERSIS PRAISE OLUCHI 4. SISTER FAVOUR OZIOMA PRAISE 5. MR. GODWIN CHINELE ISIENY AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO CATER FOR THE INDIGENT ONES IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

GLORIOUS LAND OF GOD GRACE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL. THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

TRUSTEES 1.MOGBOLU JULIET 2.AWE TIMOTHY OLUWASEYI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO SEE LIFE ‘S TRANSFORMED GLORIOUSLY BY THE SUPERNATURAL MOVE OF GOD AND DIVINE LIBERATION THROUGH THE WORLD OF PROPHESY, 2.TO CARE FOR THE NEED OF THE LESSPREVEIIAGE AMONG US. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

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

SIGNED: TEP CORPORATE SERVICES LTD - 08099308100

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

WORLDWIDE CHRIST AUTHORITY AND POWER MISSION

NGWAMA INDIGENOUS STONE DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF ISHIAGU

SUNGOLD ESTATE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ABUJA

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990.

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

TRUSTEES 1) AGBOJESU TAIWO JOSUA CHAIRMAN 2) ORUWOLE TOSIN ADEGOKE SECRETARY 3) RAHEEM TAIBAT BAMIDELE 4 ) AGBOJESU MARIA OLUBOLA AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WHOLE WORLD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

ONICHA-UKU GREAT CIRCLE FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PAUL ELUMELU - CHAIRMAN 2. RICHARD GANIRU - SECRTARY 3. EMMA ODUMAH 4 CHIEDU UBA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ONICHA-UKU PEOPLE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, P.M.B. 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

NAFEESAH IMAN ABUBAKAR FOUNDATION

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) OKEKE OKWUDIRI MICHAEL (CHAIRMAN) 2) UKAH ANTHONY ODINAKACHI (SECRETARY) 3) OLU ERNEST NDUKWE....(MEMBER) 4) CHUKWU LAWRENCE OGBONNA (MEMBER) 5) AROH CHUKWUMA OGBONNAYA (MEMBER 6 )AJAH SUNDAY PAUL (MEMBER) 7) ORJI CHUKWUMA GODWIN. (MEMBER) 8) NWEJIRI NGÀRA VITUS. (MEMBER) 9) ORJI EMMANUEL (MEMBER) 10) CHUKWU SAMUEL PRINCE (MEMBER AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY OF ONENESS, UNITY AND PROTECTION OF BUSINESS INTERESTS OF MEMBERS. (2)TO CARRY ON PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES AIMED AT UPLIFTING AND PROTECTION OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED, WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN THE SOCIETY. (3) TO CREATE A FORUM OF BOND, COOPERATION, PARTNERSHIP, PARTICIPATION AND WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHUKWU SAMUEL PRINCE ESQ 08030985186

NOBLE MEN CLUB OF PORT HARCOURT

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES 1. EZE SAMUEL NDUBUISI 2. ALOZIE KENNETH UGOCHUKWU 3. NNAJI CHIZOBA 4. EWURUM VICTOR IFEANYI 5. UDEH CHIZOBA JERRY 6. KELVIN SUNDAY MMADUABUCHI 7. OKONKWO CHINEMEREM GODSTIME AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG HER MEMBER AND PURSUE SOCIAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

SMART LEADERS ARE MADE INITIATIVE

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OKENWA KINGSLEY 2. IBRAHIM MAJIDADI 3. TOYO PATIENCE CHINENYE 4. ADAMU USMAN 5. WAKAWA WILLIAM HYEDIMA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY AND LOVE AMONG 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, P.M.B. 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. J. GREG (SOLICITOR)

ALVANA ELITE FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES 1. CHIGBUNDU CHIBUIKE PETER 2. NWANERI ISIDORE UCHEOMA 3. CHINYEREMAKA OJIMBA

-CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY -MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO PROVIDE SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: BARR. AGUGOESI VICTOR TEL: 08035757908

ST. CATHERINES MODEL SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION YABA SET 1974-1979

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

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

TRUSTEES 1. ABUBAKAR NAFEESAH SIDI -CHAIRMAN 2. BAYERO ILHAM NASIR -SECRETARY 3. BUHARI AMEENA -MEMBER

TRUSTEES 1.

NGOZI MARION EMMANUEL 2.

IKENNA CHAMBERLAIN AFOENYI 3. CHIGOZIE AKWANWA 4.

CHUKWUEMEKA EMMANUEL 5. AMALACHUKWU OBIEKWE.

TRUSTEES 1. ONWUGBENU DONATUS 2. ADESOLA BABATUNJI AYODEJI 3. IBELEME DAVID OKECHUKWU

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR REINFORCEMENT OF WORLD CLASS LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN NIGERIA.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE THE IDEALS OF THE SCHOOL AND FOSTER RELATIONSHIP AMONG MEMBERS

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS OF THE PUPILS AND GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIGENT STUDENTS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: BARR. AGUGOESI VICTOR TEL: 08035757908

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

Classified

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THE REJOICE CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL THIS IS TO I INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS OF 1990 TRUSTEES. 1PROPHET BAYO OLAGUNJU MICHAEL 2ELDER AJAYI SAMUEL 3ELDER FATUKASI TEMITOPE EMMANUEL AIM AND OBJECTIVES. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

THE MASTER BUILDER GLOBAL CHURCH

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR ABRAHAM OKWUDILI AGU 2. PASTOR SARAH AMARACHUKWU AGU

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CHAIRMAN SECRETARY

AIMS & OBJECTIVES RAISING CHRIST LIKE PEOPLE FOR KINGDOM ADVANCEMENT. 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: PASTOR ABRAHAM OKWUDILI AGU CHAIRMAN

UNIQUE MIND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, February 19, 2019

FAMILY CHANGE OFSURNAME

WE, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS (1) NNAMCHI HYCENTH OKEKE (2) NNAMCHI OKECHUKWU (3) NNAMCHI NNENNA (4) NNAMCHI IFEOMA (5) NNAMCHI CHIMA KINGSLEY (6) NNAMCHI AGNES CHINYERE

BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS (1) NOMEH BETHRAND OKEKE (2) NOMEH OKECHUKWU (3) NOMEH NNENNA (4) NOMEH IFEOMA (5) NOMEH CHIMA KINGSLEY (6) NOMEH AGNES CHINYERE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SUBA ASUSU GI INITIATIVE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIOMA BEDE-ONYEMA 2. CHIGOZIE BEDE ONYEMA AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1) TO REVIVE THE DYING SPEAKING CULTURE OF NATIVE NIGERIAN LANGUAGES, ESPECIALLY THE IGBO LANGUAGE, AMONG THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THROUGH: SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, TUTORING, TALKS AND LANGUAGE CAMPS. SO AS TO GIVE THEM OF FIRM KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR ROOT, A SENSE OF BELONGING, A PRIDE IN THEIR HERITAGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC, STRATEGIC AND DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COUNTRY. 2) TO PROMOTE AND EXPORT OUR NATURE LANGUAGES ESPECIALLY THE IGBO LANGUAGE TO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. 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

SOLUTION AND FRUITFULLNESS GROUND INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

MIGHTY GLORY HEALING AND PROPHETIC MINISTRY.

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

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

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IFEAKA CHIOMA ANTHONIER 2. IFEAKA RAPHEAL OKAFOR 3. CHIJIOKE JAMES 4. UDEALOR RAPHEAL OKECHUKWU

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NGOZI UGWU - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. OKUZUWA OGOCHUKWU FAVOUR 3. EMEKA IGBOJIWANURI 4. OVABOR PROMISE OLUCHI - SECRETARY 5. OKORO EMMANUEL

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

AIMS: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO WIN SOULS INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD THROUGH THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND MAKING DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : TRUSTEES

THE GLOBAL GATE OF SALVATION AND PRAISE MINISTRY

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

GOD’S DOMINION GOSPEL MISSION

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

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

TRUSTEES 1. BADA AHMED OLASUPO 2. BADA BUKOLA VICTORIA 3. OLADIPO CHARLES OLUWAGBEMIGA

TRUSTEES ARE. 1, AKINDURO VERONICA EBUNOLUWA 2, AKINDURO AYOADE OLUMIDE 3, SMITH AKINDURO 4 RAFIU AYINDE ALABI

AIMS TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

AIM & OBJECTIVE. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

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

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

SIGNED : TRUSTEES

DIGITAL AFRICA FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NNEOMA CHINENYENWA OFODILE 2. WOHEREM EJIKE EVANS 3. BOSUN AYENI THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA 2. TO BE A PLATFORM THROUGH WHICH THE IT GAP BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD WOULD BE BRIDGED. 3. TO PIONEER THE INNOVATION,DIFFUSION AND EFFECTIVE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, FCT, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: NNEOMA CHINENYENNA OFODILE 08036322600

THE BRAIN RECOVERY AND EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAME FOUNDACION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION UNDER PACT ‘C’ OF THE COMPANY AND ALLIED ACT, LAW OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 2004 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. GLORIA TARI ODUMO - CHAIRMAN 2. FASHOLA BABATUNDE ADEYINKA - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. KUDI EKUGUMA - GENERAL SECRETARY 4. OLUKOYA OLUFEMI CHISOM - MEMBER. 5. RAJI IBRAHIM OLANREWAJU - MEMBER. 6. BANKOLE MURTALA OLUSHOLA - MEMBER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY, OTHER BRAIN DISEASES AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS NIGERIA. 2. ADVOCATE TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION. 3. PROMOTING THE INCLUSIVENESS OF PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY IN SOCIETY .

4. SUBSIDY OF HEALTH CARE AND DRUGS FOR PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY .

5. SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FAMILIES MANAGING PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY. ANY OBJECTIONS 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: KUDI EKUGUMA

SIGN BY LANRE OMONIYI

CHRISTIAN FAITH MIRACLE MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. BANKOLE OLUSOLA AKANBI 2. MOSES OLUSEGUN EMMANUEL 3. ALAPOTI TANIGBOLA OLUGBENGA AMOS THE AIMS ANS OBJECTIVES ARE:1. SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. REACHING OUT IN LOVE TO THE UNSAVED SOULS IN THE COMMUNITY 3. ENLIGHTENING THE YOUTH ON MORAL STANDING AND FEAR OF GOD ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, FCT, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. AWARITOMA JOSEPH IRIVWORIAKE . (FOUNDER ) 2. IRIVWORIAKE CHRISTANA IGHO. (WOMEN LEADER.) 3. OMOSOGBA PRINCE AWARITOMA. ( ADMINISTRATOR / SECRETARY.) 4. EKPETI THANKGOD OGHENEGUEKE. (MEMBER) 5. AWARITOMA STEVE OGHENETEGA. (MEMBER.) AIM AND OBJECTIVES: (1) OUR AIM IS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED AS D ONLY SAVIOUR AND HOPE FOR MANKIND. (2).TO RENDER HELP TO THE LESS PREVILEDGE (MATT 1:21, ACTS 4:12, 2COR 2:2) ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, FCT, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED SECRETARY

FREEDOM IN JESUS SHED BLOOD CHURCH THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED NAME HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IHEJIRIKA NGOZI MARGARET - CHAIRMAN 2. OBINNA IHEJIRIKA EVERISTUS - SECRETARY 3. JACKSON GREGORY PETER - TRUSTEE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BRING SINNERS UNTO GENUINE REPENTANCE & SALVATION EXPERIENCE. 2. TO GET BELIEVERS FULLY EQUIPPED TO SERVE GOD IN HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS ALL THE DAYS OF THEIR LIVES AND MAKE HEAVEN AT LAST 3. TO GET BACKSLIDERS RESTORED TO FAITH IN CHRIST FOR ACTIVE & ACCEPTABLE SERVICE UNTO GOD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTER ACT 1990.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTER ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DANIEL BENSON FUNSO – GENERAL OVERSEER 2. ALLI ESTHER OLAOLUWA - SECRETARY 3 DANIEL ABAYOMI ESTHER

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AKINKUGBE OLUBODUN - CHAIRMAN 2. GBOYEGA OLUTOLA - SECRETARY 3 OLAJIGA OLAWALE - TREASURER 4 ADEJOKUN ADEOLA - PRO

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1 TO TEACH AND PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1 TO TAKE MEASURES IT CONSIDERS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE WELFARE, STANDARDS, PRESTIGEAND GOOD NAME OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS. 2 TO PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO THE ASSOCIATION. 3 TO ASSIST AND ELEVATE MEMBERS SHORTCOMING 4 TO PROMOTE ONENESS AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

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THE MIKE DELTA INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES 1. DAYO IBIRONKE 2. TOSAN HARRISON 3. WILLIAMS ADELEWA

TRUSTEES 1. DR PATRICK EDET OQUA 2. ENGR BASSEY IKA OQUA 3. DR. SANDY OJANG ONOR 4. DR NORBERTH DAVID ALEJI 5. MR. CHARLES OQUA ITU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE (1 ) ORUITEMEKA IBINABO IRENE (2) MUNABO ALABARABA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (1) TO EMPOWER RURAL FISHERMEN (2) TO EMPOWER RURAL DWELLERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED:- SECRETARY

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THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE PROPERTY SITUATED AT NUMBER 80 CAPITOL ROAD,AGEGE BY PASS, LAGOS, NIGERIA, BELONGING TO THE FAMILY OF MOSES OKEOWO OF WHICH I,MRS. OMOTAYO A. MOSES IS THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY IS NOT FOR SALE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY WARNED THAT ANYBODY WHO TRANSACT OR PURCHASE THE ABOVE STATED PROPERTY DOES SO AT HIS OR HER OWN RISK. SIGNED:- MRS.OMOTAYO A. MOSES¬

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

TRUSTEES: 1. UYAI-ABASI ISIDORE ASUQUO 2. ANIETIE UMOREN EKANEM 3. IDONGESIT ASUQUO IKPE 4. GLORY EYO EFFIONG 5. INEMESIT UDOM UDO 6. PATRICK THOMAS AKPAN 7. ESTHER DAVID SUNDAY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE LOVE AND JUSTICE AS THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. 2. TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO BE SELF MOTIVATED AND RESULT ORIENTED 3. TO INCULCATE IN MEMBERS THE SPIRIT OF ONENESS, TOGETHERNESS AND BROTHERHOOD. ANY OBJECTIONS 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 CHAIRMAN

MRS HAGHER JUDITH I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS JUDITH TERKUMBUR ATSUA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS HAGHER JUDITH TERKUMBUR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE AKINDIPE OMOLADE FEMI

WE THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF AKINDIPE FROM IPELE-OWO IN ONDO STATE KNOWS ABOUT THE WRONG SURNAME OUR GRANDSON USE IN HIS WAEC CERTIFICATE. FEMI OMOLADE JUNIOR AS INDICATED ON HIS WAEC CERTIFICATE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINDIPE OMOLADE FEMI AS INDICATED ON HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITH REFERENCE NUMBER A09-328320 . ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND READING CULTURE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME THROUGH OUR INITIATIVES AND CAMPAIGNS. 2.

TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE CULTURE THROUGH CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON SHARING, REDUCING CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS REUSING & RECYCLING. 3.

TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TRAININGS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE AIMED AT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

ST. PIUS GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLASS OF ‘82 FONNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIEF KENNETH OLISE- CHAIRMAN 2. PATRICK UZU 3. GABRIEL AMAGOH - SECETARY 4. LUKE EJIOFOR 5. SYLVESTER OKOLO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: I. TO UNITE THE CLASS OF 82 OF ST PIUS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

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

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

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SIGNED: SECRETARY.

HORIZON LIFE PLUS CENTRE

GAMFE GRASSROOT FOUNDATION

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. REV. ADESHINA GENTRY ADEWOLE - CHAIRMAN 2. PASTOR FAVOUR NANNA ADEWOLE 3. MR. PRESLEY OLISAEROKA ASHIRI -SECRETARY 4. MR. KINGS NTUI AGBOR 5. MR. ADONIS MONDAY NWAMMAH

TRUSTEES 1. PETER GAMFE WILLIAMS. 2. ESTHER GAME WILLIAMS. 3. PAUL ADI JONATHAN. 4. FELIX JONATHAN. 5. NSEMA DAMISA UMAR.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE CENTRES FOR THE MOLDING OF YOUTHS IN THE PATHS OF HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND DIGNITY OF LABOUR.

AIMS & OBJECTIVESTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION MATERIALS TO PRIMARY/ SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF GAMFE DESCENDANTS.

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

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

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SIGNED: SECRETARY

FOR HUMANS BY HUMANS INITIATIVE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES ANDALLIED MATTERS ACT NO 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UDEZE KENECHUKWU PROSPER - CHAIRPERSON 2. TAWAK OLUWADEADURAMILADE AKHAFIFAT 3. ATTOH EARLY KAOSIDI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN BY FACILITATING DESIGN CONVERSATIONS. 2. TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH FOR DESIGN PRACTITIONERS BY ORGANIZING TARGETED SKILL-BASED TRAINING. 3. TO ACCELERATE DESIGN (HUMAN-CENTERED) EDUCATION IN AFRICA. 4. TO PROVIDE LEARNING, NETWORKING AND ACCELERATED GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES TO DESIGN TALENTS ACROSS THE CONTINENT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: AJAO OLUWADAMILARE SAMUEL BRIEF & CASE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (SECRETARY)

STUNNING WOMEN OF GOD MINISTRY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLATUNJI ABIODUN BUKONLA - GENERAL OVERSEER. 2. ADENUGBA OLUWATOSIN BUKOLA - SECRETARY 3. ATOLAGBE DEBORAH OKPOKHEIN - TREASURER 4. OLATUNJI BANJO BEN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO EVERY CREATURE. 2. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL AS LAID DOWN BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 3. TO SET THE CAPTIVES FREE FROM BONDAGE. 4. TO CARRY OUT EVANGELISM OUTREACH TO EVERY CREATURE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ANTHONY BANJO ESQ. (SOLICITOR)

OKECHUKWU DAVID I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OKECHUKWU OBIORA ODUAH. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OKECHUKWU DAVID ODUAH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS SOBOWALE ADEBUKOLA I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS ADEKOYA ADEBUKOLA ADEBISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS SOBOWALE ADEBUKOLA ADEBISI ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

KAREEM MODINAT I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MODINAT OLUWAKEMI OMOTAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS KAREEM MODINAT OLUWAKEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

OJETAYO TOLULOPE I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AND ADDRESSED AS AWE TOLULOPE DEBORAH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJETAYO TOLULOPE DEBORAH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MRS ADEKAYOWA ADETOLA I,FORMELY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ADEKAYOWA ADETOLA BADAMOSI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADEKAYOWA ADETOLA ADEDEJI.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

DAVID KAREEM I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KAREEM DAVID, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID KAREEM OLUWADAMILARE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KASUMU ADERONKE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KALEJAIYE IDOWU ADERONKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KASUMU ADERONKE HELEN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ABBA HARUNA

ODETOLA GBENGA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODETOLA EMMANUEL GBENGA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODETOLA GBENGA EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO COMFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT EJIKEME NANCY NNENNA, EJIKEME NANCY GRACE NNENNA, NNENNA GRACE ONYEBUCHI, NNENNA CHINECHEREM ONYEBUCHI, NNENNA NANCY ONYEBUCHI, AND NNENNA NANCY IKEAH REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS TOLUWASE JANET I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AYANDA JANET OLANIKE. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS TOLUWASE JANET OLANIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GTBANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

NWAIWU UJU I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TELLA ADEYOLA AINA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEYANJU ADEYOLA AINA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AFOLAMI FUNMILOLA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLADEPO FUNMILOLA FLORENCE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AFOLAMI FUNMILOLA FLORENCE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS FALI HARUNA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS ABBA HARUNA FALI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JOHN EHUO MONDAY

AJETUNMOBI KOLAWOLE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHOLA ROBERTS DAMILARE NOW WISH TO BE ADDRESSED AS AJETUNMOBI KOLAWOLE SAMEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AFAM IFEOMA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VINCENT IFEOMA CHINAZA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AFAM IFEOMA CHINAZA. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FAGEYINBO OLUWASEYI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEWUYA OLUWASEYI ONA-OPEMIPO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAGEYINBO OLUWASEYI ONA-OPEMIPO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DURING MY BVN REGISTRATION, MY NAME WAS MISTAKENLY WRITTEN AS JOHN MONDAY JERRY INSTEAD OF JOHN EHUO MONDAY. MY CORRECT NAME IS JOHN EHUO MONDAY. I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHN EHUO MONDAY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME

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

Classified 20 MRS RUTH KELECHI CALISTUS I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS RUTH KELECHI NWOKOCHA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS RUTH KELECHI CALISTUS OKEREKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. FIRST BANK PLC, BVN OPERATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IBRAHIM AMINULLAH

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM AMINULLAH OWOSENI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM AMINULLAH ALABI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. JOY CHIOMA HENRY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. JOY NWEKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. JOY CHIOMA HENRY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SHITTU OYINDAMOLA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHITTU OYINDAMOLA OMOLABAKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHITTU OYINDAMOLA KADIJAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ALABI ALIMAT

.FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALABI AJIMOH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALABI ALIMAT AJOKE. THAT I WAS BORN ON THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER, 1976. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS AKINOLA ADEJOKE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDEJI ADEJOKE OLUWATOYIN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AKINOLA ADEJOKE OLUWATOYIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

BABATUNDE DEBBIE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PAUL DEBBIE OMOWUNMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BABATUNDE DEBBIE OMOWUNMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CHUKWUKA OBIANUJU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZENWIGBO OBIANUJU PAMMELA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWUKA OBIANUJU PAMELA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS. OLUWATOYIN EDENMA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS KUDIRAT OLUWATOYIN IDOWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. OLUWATOYIN EDENMA-IKOMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ALFRED NANCY

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NANCY JERRY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALFRED NANCY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

RUFAI GLORIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IROHA GLORIA, NOW TO BE KNOWN AS RUFAI GLORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DARAMOLA ADENRELE

FORMERLY OSIPITAN ADENRELE OLAJUMOKE NOW DARAMOLA ADENRELE OLAJUMOKE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE OLUWADAMILARE OLUWAFEMI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEWALE OLUWANBE OBANLA NOW WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUWADAMILARE OLUWAFEMI OBANLA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS. AGATHA UCHE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AGATHA UCHE ARIRIATU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. AGATHA UCHE JUDE-ANOSIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. HOSPITALS’ MANAGEMENT BOARD OWERRI, NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SUNDAY JOHN

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUNDAY JOHN KOJO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUNDAY JOHN SAMSON. THAT I WAS BORN ON THE 18TH OF JULY, 1982. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SALLY NTUI OMANG

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALLY OYEB OROK-OJI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALLY NTUI OMANG. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. CORRECTION OF NAME

THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ONWUYIRIUBA JOVITA KASARACHI INSTEAD OF ALFRED JOVITA KASARACHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ORIYOMI-MODIU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAMOBIO ESTHER ISAAC, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORIYOMIMODIU ESTHER ISAAC. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

UTUEDOR THERESA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OPENE IVY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UTUEDOR THERESA OJUZOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO TAKE NOTE.

IDORENYIN WISDOM

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDORENYIN YOUNG TOMMY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDORENYIN WISDOM ENANG DUE TO MARITAL STATUS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHUKWUDIKE PECULIAR

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKOYE PECULIAR CHIOMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWUDIKE PECULIAR CHIOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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SHOBANDE MODUPEOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SOBANDE MODUPEOLA OLOLADE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHOBANDE MODUPEOLA MARGARET.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ALABI REBECCA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS KOWO REBECCA ELOHO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ALABI REBECCA ELOHO .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,UBA BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MOHAMMED IDRIS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDRIS MUHAMMAD JIBRIN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOHAMMED IDRIS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. IFEANYI EKPENDU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IFEANYI NJOKU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. IFEANYI EKPENDU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS ERHIMEDAFE BUNMI

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OJETOLA BUNMI TEMITOPE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ERHIMEDAFE BUNMI TEMITOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

DAUDA-NOIMOT

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAUDA OLYUWAFISA YOMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAUDA-NOIMOT OYINDAMOLA. THAT I WAS BORN ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER, 1994. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ADAGEJE FALILAT

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM FALILAT MOJISOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADAGEJE FALILAT MOJISOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OGUNLEYE OLUWAYEMISI FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEFOWORA ADEYEMI EBUDOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNLEYE OLUWAYEMISI EBUDOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. UCHE PEACE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS UKEJE PEACE CHINYERE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. UCHE PEACE CHINYERE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHINEMEREM KINGSLEY I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHINEMEREM KINGSLEY UCHECHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHINEMEREM KINGSLEY OFOEGBU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ISIAKA IBRAHIM

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISIAKA ADEBAYO BAMIDELE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISIAKA IBRAHIM ADEBAYO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLUFUNKE DORCAS

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AGBAAKIN JOKE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLADOSU JOKE KUDIRAT, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGBAAKIN JOKE KUDIRAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLANREWAJU EZEKIEL

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABIODUN EZEKIEL ADEGBOYEGA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLANREWAJU EZEKIEL ADEGBOYEGA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS SHOBAYO OYENIRAN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OYENIRAN BASIRAT OYEYEMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SHOBAYO OYENIRAN OPEYEMI ESTHER.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DILAKU FAITH MADUABUCHI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DILAKU FAITH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DILAKU FAITH MADUABUCHI. AND MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 8TH JULY 1991.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EKERE MARY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKERE MARY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKERE MARY ANULIKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDWIN UFOPU, NOW WISH TO ADD IFECHUKWU TO MY NAME. THAT I HENCEFORTH WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDWIN UFOPU IFECHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SALIU TAWAKALITU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TAWAKALITU KALITU SALIU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALIU TAWAKALITU EJIDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

LANNIAUX SANDRA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGAZI SANDRA CHIKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LANNIAUX SANDRA CHIKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SHINA-GUDU CHIOMA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NDUBUISI CHIOMA PEGGY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHINA-GUDU CHIOMA PEGGY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLUWAPELUMI TOLUWANIMI

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

IBEKWE CHINWENDU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUWAPELUMI VICTORIA FOLORUNSHO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUWAPELUMI TOLUWANIMI FOLORUNSHO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

THAT ON MY BVN, MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS MOHAMMED KADIRI INSTEAD OF KADIRI YAKUBU. THAT ALSO ON MY BVN, MY GENDER WAS WRONGLY REGISTERED AS FEMALE INSTEAD OF MALE. THAT ON MY BVN, MY DATE OF BIRTH WAS ALSO WRONGLY WRITTEN AS 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1970 INSTEAD OF 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 1980. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS KADIRI YAKUBU AND CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 6TH JUNE, 1980 AND CORRECT GENDER IS MALE. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

SHOWUNMI OLUWAKEMI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOWUNMI SEUN KEMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHOWUNMI OLUWAKEMI SEUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BOU MAROUN BLESSKEN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKOTIE BLESSKEN EYITEMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BOU MAROUN BLESSKEN EYITEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OGBEMUDIA PIUS OMORODION

ADEYEMI OLUBUSOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FRANK PIUS OGBEMUDIA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBEMUDIA PIUS OMORODION. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMOLE OLUBUSOLA CHRISTIANA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEYEMI OLUBUSOLA CHRIST . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AS ANAELE CHINWENDU BLESSING, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBEKWE CHINWENDU BLESSING. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL

PUBLIC

AND

AUTHORITY

CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IBRAHIM HALIMA SADIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMBI HALIMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM HALIMA SADIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KAMKONG JOHN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KAMKONG JAIRUS PIAKWOT, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KAMKONG JOHN PIAKWOT. AND MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 3RD OF MAY, 1996. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

MRS SALAMI SUSAN

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

OLAMIDE OLUSEGUN

MUBARAK AJIBOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

MISS SUSAN OLAYINKA IDOWU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SALAMI SUSAN OLAYINKA ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

DENNIS

AS OGUNWAMIDE OLUSEGUN ABAYOMI , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAMIDE OLUSEGUN ABAYOMI. DATE. OF. BIRTH 19/01/1974 . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

AS MUBARAK AJIBOLA OLALEKAN , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUBARAK AJIBOLA OLAMILEKAN . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MOSES NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN,

CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OGBAJI

DENNIS

MOSES, WITH CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH WHICH IS 18TH FEBRUARY 1995. ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

AJAYI AYOBAMI YEMISI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLABODE AYOBAMI YEMISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI AYOBAMI YEMISI.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, POLARIS BANK, GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

TOBY-DIALA UDOKA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOBY-DIALA UDOKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOBY-DIALA UDOKA CHIMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADENANI FAITH

.FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSIFO FAITH OTASOWIE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADENANI FAITH OTASOWIE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS AKINPELU OLAITAN

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OJEKOLA OLAITAN ABIOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AKINPELU OLAITAN ABIOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS NWOSU BEATRICE

.FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OKORO BEATRICE CHINYERE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS NWOSU BEATRICE CHINYERE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS AYINDE MONSURAT

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS DOSUNMU MONSURAT OLANIKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AYINDE MONSURAT OLANIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MARTINS UFUOMA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWANOZIE UFUOMA CHOVWE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MARTINS UFUOMA CHOVWE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

IBEKWE CHINWENDU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANAELE CHINWENDU BLESSING, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBEKWE CHINWENDU BLESSING. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. AKINKUEHINMI MODUPE I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS YONLONFOUN MODUPE ELIZABETH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. AKINKUEHINMI MODUPE ELIZABETH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE CONTACT TAKE NOTE.

NNAJI MARTINEZ

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNAJI MARTINEZ, NOW TO BE KNOWN AS NNAJI MARTINEZ ONYEKACHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IBEANUSI NDIDI EMELDA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MADU NDIDI EMELDA , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBEANUSI NDIDI EMELDA MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 26TH NOVEMBER 1982 . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GBADAMOSI MOSURU OHIOSUMUAN AND MOSURU OHIOSUMUAN .O. , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OHIOSUMUAN MOSURU SALAMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

HANNAH OROBOGAH

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HANNAH OROBOGAH OZEGBE. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HANNAH OROBOGAH IKECHUKWU RICHARD. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AZONACHUKWU UGOCHUKWU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ILONWA UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AZONACHUKWU UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

PETERS UZOAMAKA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANYANWU UZOAMAKA SANDRA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PETERS UZOAMAKA PEACE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

ISEK SCHOLARSTICA

AYOOLA CHRISTIANA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKE AYOOLA CHRISTIANA , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADENIYI AYOOLA CHRISTIANA .

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

OYEBISI ADEBOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADELAJA MONSURAT OYEBISI. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OYEBISI ADEBOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OKEKE FRANCIS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEKE FRANCIS EKEMEZIE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEKE FRANCIS EZEUDO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

VIVIAN OGECHUKWU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGWU VIVIAN OGECHUKWU/OBIORA VIVIAN OGECHUKWU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VIVIAN OGECHUKWU OBIORAAGBO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

AKPULONU CHIOMA

MRS ADELEKE OMOLABAKE I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AJIBOLA OMOLABAKE GANIYAT MOBOLAJI , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADELEKE OMOLABAKE GANIYAT MOBOLAJI . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

IYEKEKPOLOR LUCKY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANTHONY LUCKY EDOSA. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IYEKEKPOLOR LUCKY EDOSA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JOHN OLUYEMI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHN OLUYEMI ADELEKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHN OLUYEMI OLABODE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

AKINLUSI NURUDEEN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JAMIU TAIWO IBARAPA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINLUSI NURUDEEN ALAMU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

MOGAJI OLUWASEUN

OLADIMEJI BOLANLE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAKUNMI BOLANLE CHRISTIANAH , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLADIMEJI BOLANLE CHRISTIANAH . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

OKANYA MOSES

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOSES OKANYA GRACE. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKANYA MOSES ADEYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ISAAC ONYEKACHI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBE PRINCES DELIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISAAC ONYEKACHI CHRISTY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

MRS OPAWALE FUNKE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLATUNJI FUNKE TOLULOPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OPAWALE FUNKE TOLULOPE . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

MISS OMOLARA ZAINAB

. I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISEK NITA OMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISEK SCHOLARSTICA OGWAZE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAECHEFU CHIOMA MERCY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKPULONU CHIOMA MERCY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

AS

AS

CONFIRMATION OF NAME: I AM THE SAME PERSON BEARING OLANIYA OMOLARA OLUWABUKOLA KAFAYAT AND BUKOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBA RISIKAT OLUWAFUNMILAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEYEMI RISIKAT OLUWAFUNMILAYO ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

ADEYEMI RISIKAT

OBINNA PAUL OBINNA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEKWE OBINNA PAUL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBINNA PAUL OBINNA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OKEKE OKWUDILI PRECIOUS

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEKE OKWUDILI EMMANUEL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEKE OKWUDILI PRECIOUS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OTTI FAITH

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IMAKOR FAITH CHINAZA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTTI FAITH CHINAZA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ANI EBUKA CHRISTIAN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWUEBUKA JUDE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANI EBUKA CHRISTIAN. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 7TH JUNE 1999. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OKECHUKWU OKECHUKWU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKONKWO OKECHUKWU GABRIEL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKECHUKWU OKECHUKWU GABRIEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ONAH FAVOUR

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ANEKE IFEBUCHE FAVOUR, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ONAH FAVOUR IFEBUCHE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS, NYSC AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IGWE ONYINYECHI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGWE REBECCA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGWE ONYINYECHI LUCY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS LOVETH CHINEKWU

ODEKUNLE

CHRISTIANA

NOW

OLUWASEUN WISH

TO

BE

ADDRESSED AS

OLUWASEUN

.

ZAINAB

CHRISTIANA

ALL

ONITIRI

BE

KNOWN

AND

MISS OMOLARA .

ALL

FORMER

FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,

DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL

GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

DARAMOLA KEMI I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND CALLED AS MACAULAY OLUKEMI FOLASHADE AND NOW TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DARAMOLA KEMI MACAULAY FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE..

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND CALLED AS EHIS BLESSING OMONIGHO AND NOW TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EHIKHAMHEN BLESSING OMONIGHO FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE..

EMMANUEL DOMINION

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNAMANI DARLINGTON CHUKWUEBUKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMMANUEL DOMINION CHUKWUEBUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OGBONNA CECILIA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS UKAIRO CECILIA NWADINMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGBONNA CECILIA NNADINMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, NURSES AND MIDWIVES UNTH BRANCH ENUGU, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH, UNTH, BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

VIRGINIA EKWUENECHUKWU

OGBOBE MARCEL

BENEDICT ZIMUZUCHUKWU

EGWU CATHERINE

TO

MOGAJI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VIRGINIA EKWUENECHUKWU ANTHONIA OJIH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS VIRGINIA EKWUENECHUKWU ANTHONIA WHITE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, ELECHI CATHERINE NKIRUKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGWU CATHERINE NKIRUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

WISH

KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS LOVETTE CHINEKWE NECHI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS LOVETH CHINEKWU NECHI-EZE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBOBE MARCEL CHUKWUEMEKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBOBE MARCEL CHUKWUEBUKA. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 22/11/1993.

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

OMOLARA ZAINAB MOHAMMED

NOW

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABUGU JUSTICE ZIMUZUZO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BENEDICT ZIMUZUCHUKWU JUSTICE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS EZE CHINENYE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EGENTI CHINENYE DORA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS EZE CHINENYE DORA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EHIKHAMHEN BLESSING

SIMON ONYEDIKACHUKWU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONU ONYEDIKACHUKWU MICHAEL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SIMON ONYEDIKACHUKWU MICHAEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IKEBU KINGSLEY

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IKEBU KINGSLEY ARINZE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IKEBU KINGSLEY ARINZECHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JOHN SUNDAY

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

NNABUENYI UKAMAKA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGWU UKAMAKA ELIZABETH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNABUENYI UKAMAKA ELIZABETH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS CHUKWU VICTORIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AKUMA NGOZI ODII, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS CHUKWU VICTORIA NGOZI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Classified TIJANI AWANAT

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ILO discloses why workers in Africa opt for poor quality work Says Africa’s economic growth rates will remain low by 2020

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Considering that only 4.5 per cent of the Africa’s working age population is unemployed, with 60 per cent employed, one will wonder why rather than indicating a well-functioning labour market, the region seems to be overwhelmed by poverty.

According to the New data gathered for the International Labour Organization’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2019 (WESO), the report indicates that poverty is the leading cause why workers in Africa have no choice but to take poor quality work, lacking security, decent pay and social protection.

It also noted that Africa’s labour force is projected to expand by more than 14 million per year and economic growth rates until 2020 are expected to be too low to create enough quality jobs for this fast-growing labour force.

The report said although there is an impressive progress in reducing unemployment globally, it is not being matched by improvements in the quality of work adding that poor quality employment is the main issue for global labour markets, with millions of people forced to accept inadequate working conditions.

As captured by the ILO Director of Research, Damian Grimshaw, in the New data gathered for the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2019 (WESO), which shows

Elections postponement: NLC calls for massive turnout despite disappointment As reactions continue to trail the postponement of this year’s general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to Nigerians to put behind them the ugly incident and brace up for the rescheduled election next weekend.

While expressing shock at the last minute postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 16, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba in a statement said the Congress shares in the pains of those who in an uncommon show of patriotism, had to travel long distances to perform their civic duty.

He further appealed to Nigerians not to be disillusioned or react to this postponement in a manner that will create voterapathy as it will certainly be counterproductive and will in the long run work against the interests of the electorates.

In spite of huge costs to them, Wabba called on all Nigerians to self-mobilise on the same scale that they did the previous weekend.

Speaking further, the NLC President appealed to institutions to be flexible with their staff to enable them travel in good time to perform this important civic duty even if it means government declaring a day or two public holiday to achieve this.

“We at the Nigerian Labour

Congress join other Nigerians in expressing our shock at the last minute postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

“We share in the pains of those who in an uncommon show of patriotism, had to travel long distances to perform their civic duty.

“We similarly understand the outrage of those who had incurred huge and unquantifiable logistic costs.

“No explanation will be good enough given INEC’s repeated assurances and the zeal of Nigerians to cast their vote.

“However, given the fact that had the election taken place, a huge number of Nigerians would have been disenfranchised on account of gross and wide-spread logistic deficit, the postponement, as painful as it is, is a lesser evil of the two.

“In light of this, we enjoin all Nigerians to quickly put behind them this ugly incident and brace up for the rescheduled election next weekend.

“As for INEC, we do hope they have learnt their lesson. On no account ever again, should they allow this to happen. All effort and expertise must be deployed

by INEC to guarantee free, fair and credible elections.

“Finally, we appeal to all Nigerians to put this incident behind them and go out en-mass to vote next weekend.” said Wabba

that a majority of the 3.3 billion people employed globally in 2018 had inadequate economic security, material well-being and equality of opportunity, this goes on to confirm that the progress in reducing unemployment globally is not being reflected in improvements in the quality of work.

“Being in employment does not always guarantee a decent living. For instance, a full 700 million people are living in extreme or moderate poverty despite having employment.” said Grimshaw.

The report, published by the ILO, cites the persistence of a number of major deficits in decent work, warning that, at the current rate of progress, attaining the goal of decent work for all, as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 8 , seems

unrealistic for many countries especially in Africa.

“SDG 8 is not just about full employment but the quality of that employment. Equality and decent work are two of the pillars underpinning sustainable development.” said ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy, Deborah Greenfield.

The report cautions that some new business models, including those enabled by new technologies, threaten to undermine existing labour market achievements in areas such as improving employment formality and security, social protection and labour standards unless policy-makers meet the challenge.

Among the issues highlighted is the lack of progress in closing the gender gap in labour force participation.

Recall that only 48 per cent of women are in the labour force, compared to 75 per cent of men. Women also make up far more of the potential, underutilized, labour force.

Another issue is the persistence of informal employment, with a staggering 2 billion workers (61 per cent of the world’s workforce) categorized as such.

Also of concern is that more than one in five young people (under 25) are not in employment, education or training, compromising their future employment prospects.

The annual report also highlighted some pockets of progress. Should the world economy manage to avoid a significant downturn, unemployment is projected to decline further in many countries.

…NURTW promises to subsidise transport fare to electorates nationwide In a bid to lessen the severity of the effect caused by the postponement of the general elections on Nigerians, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has promised to subsidise the cost of transportation in favour of voters who would travel back to carry out their civic duty on the rescheduled date by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a statement signed by its National President, Alhaji Najeem Yasin, and made available to Daily Times, the union with structures

in the 774 local governments and operating in all motor parks across the federation, expressed concerns on the plight of Nigerians with respect to the unfortunate postponement of the elections.

“We wish to sympathise with all Nigerians with respect to the unfortunate postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections hours before the commencement of voting.

“Without doubt, this last minute postponement will certainly have an impact on voter participation many of

whom travelled far and near places to exercise their franchise.

“NURTW herby pledges to subsidise cost of transportation in favour of such voters wishing to go back to their respective voting units to cast their votes.”

To this end, Alhaji Yasin, assured Nigerians that NURTW will make a definite statement regarding the nature of the subsidy to be provided as soon as the Union concludes consultations with members of the union’s National Executive Council within the next few days.

Odusote tasks newly-employed staff on positive work ethics The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, has tasked the newly-employed staff of the Ministry to see their employment as an opportunity to contribute to national development and add value to the Federal Civil Service.

Speaking in Abuja, at the induction course organised by the Ministry for the newly recruited officers into the Federal Civil Service, Mrs Odusote charged the officers to be patriotic Nigerians, strive to bring glory to the nation by imbibing positive work ethics and shun all vices inimical to the service.

“You are different from the person sitting by you because where you are going is not where the next person is heading, you must remain focused and add value to yourself through capacity development in both computer application, labour laws and Public

Service t h e

Rules,”

Perm Sec, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote

Permanent Secretary advocated.

Speaking further, she enjoined the inductees to avail themselves of the opportunity provided by the induction course to be abreast of information on basic principles and ethics of the

Federal Civil Service.

In her words, “make the best of this induction course. We have done our part by organising this course, and it behoves on you to reciprocate this kind gesture by not wasting this opportunity as we have put together eminent resource persons to prepare you on your voyage into the Federal Civil Service.”

In his remarks, the Director, Human Resources Management, Mr Ajibola Ibrahim said the induction course was aimed at building the capacity of the staff for the task ahead.

Speaking on behalf of the inductees, Ayokunle Oluborode appreciated the FG for the employment opportunity and the Permanent Secretary for the opportunity to be part of the induction course, believing that it would enhance the efficiency of the newly-recruited staff to deliver on the task ahead.

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Caster Semenya takes gender rule challenge to sports court

Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya of South Africa went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday to challenge proposed rules that could force her to lower her testosterone levels.

Semenya made no comment as she arrived at the court in Lausanne for the start of a week-long hearing that could define the rest of the 28-yearold’s career.

The South African government has said the rules set out by track and field’s governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), specifically target Semenya and has called them a “gross violation” of her human rights.

The controversial measures would force socalled “hyperandrogenic” athletes or those with “differences of sexual development” (DSD) to take drugs to lower their testosterone levels below a prescribed amount if they wish to continue competing.

The rules were to have been introduced last November but have been put on hold pending this week’s hearings. A judgement is expected at the end of March.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe, arriving at the court, said: “Today is a very, very important day.

“The regulations that we are introducing are

there to protect the sanctity of fair and open competition.”

The chief advocate for Athletics South Africa, Norman Arendse, said Semenya would give evidence.

“The whole week is going to be important.

Obviously the evidence will be evaluated and assessed at the end of the process this week. so today this is the start,” he told reporters.

The issue is highly emotive.

When British newspaper The Times reported last week that the IAAF would argue that Semenya should be classified as a biological male — a claim later denied by the IAAF — she hit back, saying she was “unquestionably a woman”.

In response to the report, the IAAF — stressing it was referring in general terms, not to Semenya in particular — denied it intended to classify any DSD athlete as male.

But in a statement, it added: “If a DSD athlete has testes and male levels of testosterone, they get the same increases in bone and muscle size and strength and increases in haemoglobin that a male gets when they go through puberty, which is what gives men such a performance advantage over women.

“Therefore, to preserve fair competition in

the female category, it is necessary to require DSD athletes to reduce their testosterone down to female levels before they compete at international level.”

Navratilova support Semenya is not the only athlete potentially affected — the silver and bronze medallists in the Rio Olympics 800m, Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi and Kenya’s Margaret Wambui, have also faced questions about their testosterone levels.

But it is Semenya, who also won Olympic gold in 2012 and has three world titles to her name, who has led opposition to the proposed rules.

Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, said the case was highly unusual.

“It is unusual and unprecedented because we never had a such a case at CAS,” he said. “What is going to happen I am not able to say, but it is going to be important for sure.”

South Africa’s Sports Minister Tokozile Xasa argues that the rules are “discriminatory”.

“What’s at stake here is far more than the right to participate in a sport. Women’s bodies, their wellbeing, their ability to earn a livelihood, their very identity, their privacy and sense of safety and belonging in the world, are being

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questioned,” Xasa said on Friday.

On Sunday, tennis great Martina Navratilova threw her weight behind Semenya.

The 18-time Grand Slam singles winner said it was significant that the rules would only apply to female athletes competing in distances from 400m to a mile.

“Leaving out sprints and longer distances seems to me to be a clear case of discrimination by targeting Semenya,” Navratilova wrote in Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper.

“And can it be right to order athletes to take medication? What if the long-term effects proved

U-20 World Cup: Christian Chukwu tasks handlers of Flying Eagles on techniques

Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagles coach, on Monday called on the technical crew of Nigeria’s Flying Eagles to improve on the finishing techniques of the team ahead of the U-20 world cup.

Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Flying Eagles dominated the third place match but lacked brilliant finishing.

“The team’s coaching crew should revisit the technicality of finishing, the team is good but lacks finishing techniques.

“If you watch the match, you will see that Nigeria dominated the game but could not score,’’ Chukwu said.

The former captain of the Green Eagles urged Paul Aigbogun-led technical team to work more the goal scoring ability.

South Africa defeated Nigeria in the third place match of the 2019 African Under-20 Cup of Nations in Niger Republic.

The South Africans defeated Nigeria’s Flying Eagles 5-3 on penalties to pick the third position at

the championship.

Both sides went into a penalty shootout after the match ended in a goalless draw at regulation time.

The Amajita scored all of their first five kicks, while Nigeria scored only three.

Despite the loss the Flying Eagles have qualified for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup along with the South Africans, Senegal and Mali.

Mali defeated Senegal 3-2 in a penalty shoot out at the final, after playing 1-1 at regulation time.

CAF considering VAR Introduction ahead of 2019 AFCON The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will welcome the introduction of the famous Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in Egypt when it kicks off June 19 to July 2.

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, confirmed yesterday in Niamey, Niger Republic its official approval, the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

The Video Assistant Referee became

famous during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

VAR was also used during the finals of the 2018 Total CAF Champions League between Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Esperance of Tunisia. It was also used at the 2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup. CAF will look to bring the latest technological advancements in for the first ever 24 team tournament scheduled for Egypt in June.

EA Sports drops Cristiano Ronaldo as FIFA 19 cover star Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped as the face of EA Sports’ FIFA 19 game.

The company revealed a new front cover on their Twitter page earlier this month which does not feature the Juventus striker.

Instead, Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar and Ronaldo’s team-mate Paulo Dybala share the spotlight.

Ronaldo was the focus of a rape allegation in October and only last month he accepted a £16.6m fine and a 23-month suspended prison sentence for tax evasion during his time at Real Madrid in Spain.

Despite the unprecedented move to change the face of their game midway through the season, EA Sports insist

it is purely to reinvigorate interest in the Champions League – even though Ronaldo himself is still playing in the competition.

A spokesperson for the company told Euro Gamer: ‘With the UEFA Champions League coming to EA Sports FIFA 19 this year, we have a unique opportunity to offer a range of new content to players that reflects the real-world excitement of football.

‘We often celebrate different talent across our sports games, and with the UEFA Champions League knockout stages underway we are featuring some of the biggest stars in football and bringing new players a range of content to get excited about.’

EA Sports had already addressed the sexual assault claims against

Ronaldo back in October.

They said they were ‘closely monitoring’ the situation after a claim of rape against the Portugal international from a trip to Las Vegas in 2009 surfaced.

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Is Nigeria making progress, backward?

On this day, 19th February, 1965, Daily Times carried two important stories on its front cover page. While the banner was titled “Vote Bill Uproar: Sharp words, but poll bill passed;” the other story was about President Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe explaining that “Our Goal is National Unity.”

Applying the backward integration approach, let us discuss the last story first which reported that the president, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe the previous day, urged members of parliament to direct their focus on issues that would strengthen national unity. He was speaking to a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

“I pray that your counsel may be directed towards the strengthening of our national unity, the preservation of cherished liberties under the law and the furtherance of progress, peace and stability throughout the country.

The president therefore prayed, asking God to grant the lawmakers the wisdom to discharge their duties in the overall interest of the citizens of Nigeria.

He went ahead to tell the lawmakers that their main business at the meeting was to consider and pass into law, an electoral bill 1965, which would be laid before them, in order that elections would be held where elections did not take place the previous year.

It was therefore the aftermath of the meeting of the parliamentarians that birthed the banner story which was a report of the heated arguments in the joint chamber before the bill was passed into law.

The deficiencies, the disputations and acrimonies arising from the law that was reluctantly passed, albeit controversially, dragged on simultaneously to 1967, two years after, when the Nigerian civil war started, because of the disagreements arising there from.

Since I was born; and I am sure it is the same with many of those reading this piece; it has been one preachment pattern on peace and unity of Nigeria and the other. Many government ministers, especially those handling information ministry have been vehemently eloquent on the need for unity and oneness, just like the incumbent, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is doing. Musicians, poets, authors, dramatists, everybody have been talking of unity. Yet, Nigeria is one of the most fragment countries on the surface of the earth.

While Nigerian governments preach peace, they act in manners that disunite the people through promotion of hate, motivated by class, ethnic and religious bigotry and nepotism.

We have heard from government information Ministers, the national orientation agency and before it, agencies like MAMSER and others, how Nigeria can be united. Almost everyone seeking elective position in the country uses unity as a popular cliché. “I will make efforts to unite the country,” “Our party would ensure national unity and cohesion,” “This country needs unity now more than

ever and our administration would unite all Nigerians,” blablabla.

But as the 2019 general election gets underway with its attendant crisis of confidence and ethnic

and religious motivated candidacy-loyalty, it is becoming very glaring to all, including international observer missions monitoring the electoral process that everything is not alright with

us; and that unless we all take positive actions, and quickly too; we may come to the harsh reality that 59 years after independence, this house called Nigeria, is falling.

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