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Corporation (NBC) has slammed 87 Television and Radio Stations with a fine of N11, 474,999 for infractions of broadcast rules as

stipulated in the rules of the regulatory agency.

In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the NBC’s Head, Public Affairs, Mrs Maimuna Jimada, said that the stations were sanctioned for various offences ranging from vulgar lyrics to un-

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Malabu: Controversy trails AGF Malami’s letter to Buhari Andrew Orolua, Doosuur Iwambe, and Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Ï Malami wants President to drop case for lack of evidence Ï SANs, senior lawyers express divergent views Ï AGF queries Magu, Keyamo over charge against CCT chair

a confusion and lack of direction in the fight against corruption, a letter written by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Continued on page 3

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Malabu: Controversy trails AGF Malami’s letter to Buhari Continued from page 1 to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to back off on his administration’s legal battles against the principal actors in the controversial Malabu Oil deal has sparked a row in the country.

While some lawyers backed Malami for exercising the power of nolle prosequi, (power to continue and terminate any case in court), some other lawyers described what the AGF did as contrary to the mantra of Buhari’s war against corruption and politicising the system.

Speaking during separate interviews with The Daily Times on Monday, the lawyers said that the development will far reaching effect on the war against graft.

The lawyers are Chief Mike Ahamba (SAN), Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN), Mr Femi Falana (SAN), Prof.

Koyinsola Ajayi (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Mr Anthony Agbonlahor, Manny Ikpebe, Terhemen Ibeh and Hameed Jimoh.

Speaking in a telephone interview, Ahamba (SAN), said: “I cannot comment on propriety or otherwise of the action taken by the AGF. It is a professional matter and I don’t comment on issues that the facts are not before me.

“I don’t have details on

Malabu oil except what I read in the newspapers.

Those who ate the money are there and I don’t know why Malami has written to the president seeking to discontinue with some of the cases. So whether he is wrong or right I cannot say for now.”

In his comment, Yusuf Ali (SAN), said: “As the Chief Law officer of the country, he is the only minister recognised by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and empowered to enter any matter and to either continue or terminate it.

“Malami should be commended for doing his job diligently. As the chief law officer of the land, the EFCC, ICPC, Police and any other prosecuting agencies are under him.

“The ideal thing is that all these prosecuting agencies when they have carried out their investigation ought to get necessary input from the office of the AGF. “In other words, the office of the AGF ought to scrutinise the level of investigation by the agencies in order to ensure that they have a prima facie case that could be sustained in the courts because investigations are very crucial and germane in any case that is referred to court for adjudication.

“It is because this procedure is not usually followed, that is why you have

cases thrown out. Once you do not have a good evidence to build up your case, it will be thrown out.

“Regarding the case of Malabu, Malami should be commended because he has done a good job. There is no point in engaging in endless litigations as it is obvious in the view of the AGF that there is no prima facie case on Malabu matter”.

Falana said, “ Instead of writing to the president or issuing queries, the AGF

should exercise his powers under section 174 of the Constitution by filing nolle prosequi to terminate the criminal proceedings if he is sure that the EFCC has abused the prosecutorial powers of the state.”

Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi, in his reaction, said: “ From what we know from the facts of the case as presented to the public, this will be one of few that will not bring the voices on government to congruence at

the confluence of our large rivers (of justice).

“I expect water ran against its course with PDP perhaps hailing it, and Puritans bemoaning it. I am constrained on this occasion to side with the AGF. I could see no probable cause other than impugning acts of state; undermining the office of the President and treating the kicks of slaughtered cow as tremors of a quake.

“Pressing on would have

meant no international or domestic government, business, or person should trust the executive acts of the President, supported by various ministers and agencies of state. It is a sad narrative that EFFC is unable to see the wood for the trees, and in what appears to be a quest for enemy’s fall rather than blind cause of justice, EFFC was blinded in the glare of the sun Continued on page 5

Chief Justice of The Gambia, Hon. Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow (left) and His Lordship the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, in an animated discussion at the Diplomatic Corner of the Office of the Hon. CJN when the Gambian CJ paid his Nigerian counterpart a courtesy call

661 pump action rifles: I paid SSS, others N1m to smuggle container out of port - Suspect Peter Fowoyo

ÏÏÏ Mamudu Hassan, one

of the accused persons standing trial over unlawful importation of 661 sophisticated pump action guns into the country, last year December, on Monday told a Federal High Court, that he paid N1million to officials of Department of State Security (DSS) and other security agencies to smuggle the guns out of Apapa Port.

Mamudu, a retired an Assistant Comptroller of Customs, stated this in a recorded video during his interrogation at by the men of the DSS. The video recorded on

March 27, 2017, between the hours of 2 p. m. and 2.45 p.m., which was tendered by an operative of DSS, Jaiye Emmanuel, during a trial-within-trial, Mamudu while analysed how the N1million was shared among DSS and other security agencies said: “I gave N1million to facilitate the moving of the container out of court, but it is not because of the guns”.

When Mamadu was asked how the N1million was shared among security agencies, he said: “The examiners were given N200, 000, C.I.O. N100, 000, Enforcement N200, 000, police, SSS, between N20, 000, N25, 000, and N30, 000, the two

gates N200, 000, Exit gate N20, 000, and final gate N50, 000”.

Mamudu also told the investigators in the video that he first agreed with the importer of the guns for N3.8 million, when he was first told that the consignments were steel door, but raised the cost of clearing the consignment to N4million, when he was told that the consignment includes 661 pump action guns.

The Daily Times recalls that the Nigeria Customs Service had on June 14, 2017, arraigned two Customs Office, Muhmud Hassan and Salisu Abdulahi Danjuma, alongside Oscar Orkafor, Donatus

Ezebunwa Achinulo and Matthew Okoye, before Justice Ayotunde Faji on charge bordering on illegal importation of fire arms, conspiracy, forgery and altering of documents, offering of graft to government officials and importation of prohibited goods.

The offences according to the prosecutor, Mr. Julius Ajakaiye, are contrary to to and punishable under sections 3(6),1(14)(a)(I) 1(2) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap. M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. And section 98(1) (b) of the Criminal Code Act. The AGF had in charge number FHC/L/190c/17,

alleged that the all the accused persons conspired with one another to illegally import into Nigeria 661 Pump Action Rifles.

They were also alleged to have forged the documents which includes: two Bill of Ladings, one reads ‘Shanghai China’, as Port of Loading, instead of ‘Istanbul’, and another one which reads: ‘Steel Doors’, as the contents of the container instead oIm Customs’ Form M, Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) used in smuggling the the said 661 rifles Into the country.

In particular, the one of the Customs Officials, Mahmud Hassan, was al-

leged to corruptly offered N400, 000.00, to one Aliu Musa, the Examination Officer of the Federal Operation Unit of the Customs Service with an intent to prevent hundred percent search on a container marked PONU 825914/3, which was used in bringing into the country the said arms.

He was also alleged to have corruptly gave N1million to Government officials at Apapa Port, through his colleague, Danjuma Abdulahi, in order to prevent the searching of the said container used in bringing in the 661 illegally imported Pump Action rifles.

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NBC goes tough, sanctions 87 TV, radio stations nationwide Continued from page 5

verifiable claims.

The statement reads in part: “The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has released the list of broadcasting stations that have been sanctioned for various breaches in contravention of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code in the fourth quarter of 2017.

“The contraventions include breaches of the rules

on vulgar lyrics, unverifiable claims and hate speech amongst others. All the erring stations have been sanctioned in various categories according to the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.

“The Commission wishes to re-iterate to all broadcasters that they have a duty to promote the socioeconomic well-being of the Nigerian state and abide strictly by the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting

Code.

According to the list, stations who received the highest fine of N500, 000 include AKBC TV, Uyo for broadcast of political campaign with 24 hours to election; Nigerian Info 99.3FM, Lagos for broadcast of content capable of inciting one community against (Asaba massacre); Express FM for campaigning before INEC approved time.

Other affected stations that received a fine of

N100,000 include AIT Abuja for unverifiable claims to cure hypertension and treating of high blood sugar; Ray Power for advertisement of Lotto without stating terms and conditions; NTA Lafia for lack of aviation warning light; WE FM for endorsement of sponsor by presenter.

There is also Heart Land FM, (FRCN) Owerri for Unverifiable claims by trado-medical practitioner; FRCN, Maiduguri for

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (left) exchanging pleasantries with ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, with them is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, during the 80th birthday celebration by His Royal Highness, the Osile of Oke-Ona, Egbaland, Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso, in Abeokuta...on Monday

Broadcast of unsubstantiated claims for cure by one Abubakar Baushes; LTV Lagos for Broadcast of NTBB musical and Liberty FM/TV Kaduna for Broadcast of trado-medics with

spurious claims.

Also on the list is FRCN Harvest FM, Makurdi for Broadcast of series of musicals laced with vulgar lyrics and NTA, Lafia for Lack of aviation warning light.

We’ll sell off all recovered assets - Buhari

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said all mismanaged and misappropriated national assets recovered by the federal government will be sold off.

According to the President, the proceeds from the sale will be paid to the treasury for the benefit of the country.

A statement made available on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying this when he received representatives of social groups in Daura Emirate.

He said that his administration would continue to pursue a robust, effective and legitimate anticorruption campaign that safeguards the treasury and commonwealth of all Nigerians.

The President said, “For most ordinary Nigerians, if you give them good roads,

railway and stable electric power they will be happy to carry on with their lives. ‘‘We are doing so much for our country and we will continue to do more out of the fear of God.” The President said that he would not allow a repeat of what happened in the 1980s when buildings and other ill-gotten property seized by his military administration were returned to corrupt officials following his ouster as Head of State.

He told the groups that the All Progressives Congress (APC) -led government will consolidate on the gains and monumental achievements in the development of infrastructure across the country.

On agriculture development, the President promised that the Federal Government will sustain the provision of funds, improved seedlings and fertilizer to farmers to ensure that the sector remains the largest employer of labour to Nigerians.

FG working to enhance status of oil gas in nation’s economy Idu Jude

Ï To raise domestic refining by 90 per cent in 20 months

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the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha Mohammed, said that the summit has actually availed the country with opportunity to increase its economic base.

He said that the summit, which was put together by the Honourable Minister of state for petroleum Dr. Ibe Emmanuel Kachikwu, is quite significant for several reasons, as it has the full backing of Mr. President of Nigeria .

He said it will also avail all Nigerians the opportunity to meet with the major players in the industry.

He said that the programme’s logo, was unveiled by the Vice President in June last year during OPEC meeting in Abuja, preparatory for Nigeria’s economic recovery

Abuja

Federal government of Nigeria, has said that the country will sooner than later become one of the world biggest economy through oil and gas exploration, just as the new initiative of Nigeria international petroleum summit NIPS is designed to introduce latest technology and economic viability through the creation of employment and needed opportunities to Nigerians and Africans.

This was the view of President Mohammed Buhari, on Monday, while declaring open a 5-day international petroleum summit in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The president, who was represented in the occasion by the Secretary to

model.

He said that as a major component of administration’s economic plan, the summit is however, designed as Africa’s economic target; improving its technological base, its is pertinent to say that as an African technological and economic plan, the summit is however, designed as an African version of the American OTC, based in TEXAS Huston USA, which has become a knowledge base for the world oil and Gas industry.

He said, “It is therefore to emulate the concept and enrich the content by the leadership of our country “this summit will afford Nigeria the opportunity to improve more especially on the new innovation as well as galvanizing of Ni-

geria as a leading oil nation in Africa”.

He said the summit is also designed to generate employment, create economic benefit and expand business in Nigeria and Africa.

He said it will afford Nigeria the opportunity to showcase it potentials to the international community more especially the new initiative to sanitize its sector, and technological advancement in the oil and gas sector and as a nation Nigeria will become a leading nation in the Industry.

“As you are aware, Nigeria has been a major player in the sector for years.

He said Nigeria is a leading oil explorer in Africa through oil and gas and seventh in the world worth

billions of dollars. He said it has run major international sectors in the oil and gas industry.

“Having produced two Secretary Generals of the OPEC, I therefore make bold to say that the country has played significant roles ranging from policy making by the captains of industry and major players then it is worthy to say that Nigeria for now has identified the capacity to lead in the area of planning as part of the problems facing African continents.

“This would not only enhance the energy sector, it will encourage huge importation of products. It will as well encourage relationship among African countries to ensure that this initiative is achieved.

I therefore, ask you participants, to take the chal-

lenges of this summit to make things open to private sector participation in the National summit in the petroleum, which will set an agenda for the 2020 economic recovery”.He said.

The president, noted that parts of the efforts of the petroleum industry’s , is to pull Nigeria out of economic recession, and sustain increase in foreign reserve with 25 per cent increase in GDP. The president, also said that effort to stabilize Niger Delta will continue to receive a good attention to ensure a sustained oil production.

On the ease of doing business, he said the administration will continue to support investment and transparency in business Continued on page 7

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Malabu: Controversy trails AGF Malami’s letter to Buhari Continued from page 3 of justice as it came out of the dark room unprepared as a true independent non partisan Puritan warrior.

If only EFFC has seen the signals.”

For Ozekhome (SAN), “That is how it should be.

The AGF is the chief law officer for the whole country.

He is supposed to be a prosecutor and not persecutor under section 174 of the 1999 Constitution. Once he finds that a case lacks certain ingredients to sustain its prosecutor, he should do the needful by discontinuing it, rather than get humiliated in open court.”

Anthony Agbonlahor in his contribution, called on the AGF to use his powers appropriately. He said even though the constitution has empowered the AGF to enter the power of nolle prosequi , the powers should not be abused most especially by a government that came on board with the mantra of fighting corruption.

But Manny Ikpebe wondered why the AGF did not write directly to the court of whatever his intention were.

He said, “If the AGF had intended to enter a nolle prosequi, the letter would have been sent to the court directly and not the president.

“If the said letter was directed to the court, it won’t have raised any question because that way; Nigerians will know that he is only exercising his power of nolle prosequi which requires no explanation but writing a letter to the president now brings him to the political terrain and politics and law at this stage do not go hand on hand.

“What he did is not good for the people and the image of the country at all because Nigerians want to see people presumed to be corrupt go through the process and sentenced accordingly but when you do not allow the process of law to go through completely, it will dampen the spirit of the people”.

For Terhemen Ibeh, nothing is wrong with what the AGF did.

He said: “Since the constitution has empowered him, he has no explanation for his action. The AGF is answerable to the president

and is not out of context for him to inform him of his decision, hence the president is the Chief Executive Officer”.

In his view, Hameed Jimoh said that by virtue Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution and other judicial pronouncements, the AGF is empowered to exercise discretion to decide whether to send a letter for Presidential approval or to act without recourse to him on any matter before the court.

He said, “So, sending the letter the President is a discretionary act which no court can query or compel him to act in one way or the other.

“Only that it might be viewed that seeking President’s approval might just be to prove the degree of his loyalty to the President and might be political tactics.”

The Daily Times recalls that Malami, had in the letter dated September 27, 2017, urged Buhari to back off on his administration’s legal battles against the principal actors in the controversial Malabu Oil deal.

The raging scandal over the OPL 245 oil block began in 2011 when the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration approved its purchase by Shell and Agip-Eni from Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd., a suspected briefcase firm with ties to Dan Etete, a convicted criminal who was Nigeria’s petroleum minister from 1995 to 1998.

The Jonathan administration officials who participated in the negotiation preceding the controversial sale of the massive oil block included former AGF, Mohammed Adoke (SAN) and Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, who was the former Minister of Petroleum.

Jonathan himself was named by investigators as being involved in the alleged fraud, but the former president strongly denies the charges.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been pursuing fraud and criminal conspiracy charges against Adoke, Mr. Etete and their alleged accomplices since 2016. Adoke and Etete are at large while the anti-graft agency had repeatedly sought to fish them out.

In his letter to President Buhari, the AGF Malami said following due examination of the case files, he was able to determine that the EFCC has no significant evidence to prove its allegations of sharp practices against prominent players like Adoke, Diezani and others.

Meanwhile, the AlMushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA) has urged President Buhari to ignore the letter written to him by the AGF Malami,

urging him to stop the legal battles against the principal actors in the controversial Malabu Oil deal.

President of AITA, Ambassador Aminu Abubakar Majidadi, who was reacting to a letter asking President Buhari to stop the prosecution of Diezani and Adoke over their roles in the controversial Malabu oil deal, said that everybody close to the president should encourage him to bring the prosecution to its logical end.

Majidadi said it is unten-

able for anyone to ask the President to hands off this international case, when everyone especially those working with this administration should be seen at the forefront of helping the President to achieve his anti-corruption war.

He said, “We urge President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore this letter but should rather redouble the efforts at seeing this case to its logical conclusion in the interest of national development and honour. This should even be a yard-stick

to tackle other dragging corruption cases.”

He also called for special anti-corruption tribunals to fast-track stolen fund recovery and successful prosecution of corruption cases.

In a related development, the strained relationship between the AGF Malami and the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, Continued on page 6

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau and national leader, Alhaji Muhammadu Kiruwa during the meeting to finally put paid to the menace of herdsmen in the state and the South West, on Monday.

Court concludes trial of Boko Haram suspects in Kainji, convicts 205

Ibe Uwaleke

ÏÏÏ The number of

Boko Haram suspects in Kainji detention facility who regained their freedom rose from 475 to 526 as the Federal High Court sitting in Wawa Cantonment, Kainji, Niger State wound up.

Among the reasons for setting the 526 suspects free are want of evidence, under aged (minor) and persons suffering from mental illness.

The suspects were arrested at different states and detained in Wawa Cantonment on suspicion that they belonged to the Boko Haram terrorist group.

However, they were discharged by the court based on motion ex parte filed by the Federal Government prosecuting counsel for

Ï Freed suspects rise to 526

want of sufficient evidence pursuant to section 35(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Modu Maina, a native of Bama LG, Borno State was the only suspect discharged and acquitted by the Federal High Court Judge.

He was arrested in Ketu, Lagos State where he worked as a gateman.

Maina confessed that he was forcefully initiated into the Boko Haram group but relocated to Lagos to avoid being arrested in Bama.

He said that all the confessional statements he made to Joint Task Force (JTF) was under alleged torture.

The presiding judge, having reviewed the defen-

dant’s written confessional statements, found him not guilty.

Also 205 detained suspects were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment based on count charges against them.

Most of them were convicted for professing to belong to the terrorist group, concealing information about the group which they knew or believed to be of material assistance that could lead to the arrest, prosecution or conviction of Boko Haram members.

Their jail term ranges from 3 to 60 years.

Most of the convicts said the fear of being killed could not allow them to report to the JTF or any secu-

rity agencies coupled with the fact that most villages had been ravaged by the Boko Haram including the security posts.

They insisted that it was difficult and a dangerous venture for them to travel a long distance to log their report.

Alhaji Bukar Jindi sentenced to 16 years and 50 years on two count charges for professing to be a member of Boko Haram and for carrying out several attacks leading to loss of lives and properties.

The unremorseful and unrepentant suspect vowed to go back to crime if he is released.

He was arrested in 2015 at the age of 17 years. He will have to spend 50 years in prison with effect from the date of his arrest.

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Malabu: Controversy trails AGF Malami’s letter to Buhari Continued from page 5 deepened on Monday as Malami queried Magu over the criminal charge filed against the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Yakubu Umar.

The AGF also asked Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN) to explain his role over the twocount corruption charge filed before an Abuja High Court against the CCT Chairman.

In the query dated February 16, 2018 and with Reference No DPP/ADV: 368/15 signed by Mr. Dayo Apata, the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Magu has been asked to make his response available to the AGF on or before Tuesday (today).

Magu is asked to explain what informed the filing of corruption charges against the tribunal chairman, after the EFCC had twice cleared Umar of the corruption allegation.

The query titled “FRN VS Danladi Umar (CR/109/18) request for Briefing,” read thus: “The attention of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation was drawn to news report that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed charges of corruption against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Hon. Justice Danladi Umar, before the FCT High Court.

“I am directed by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation to seek clarification from you as to whether the charges were filed on your instruction or directive and if in the affirmative, what is the compelling basis for doing so. This clarification becomes imperative in view of the following background facts.

“The Commission’s investigation report dated 5th March 2015 addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated as follows: “The facts

AGF Malami as they are now against Justice Umar raised a mere suspicion and will therefore not be sufficient to successfully prosecute for the defence.

“The Commission’s position in paragraph 2(a) above was also maintained and sustained by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation while appearing before the House of

Representatives’ Investigative Committee sometimes in 2015 to the effect that report of investigations showed that the allegations against Hon. Justice Danladi Umar were based on mere suspicions.

“In view of the foregoing, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation requests for your prompt briefing as to the existence

of new facts which are contrary to the position in your attached investigation report, sufficient evidence or other developments upon which the prosecution of Hon. Justice Danladi can be successfully based.

“Kindly accord this letter top priority while your prompt response within 48 hours from the receipt of same is required in the circumstances.”

Also, in a separate letter to Keyamo (SAN), the AGF asked the lawyer who was purportedly engaged by Magu to prosecute the CCT boss to confirm who authorised him to file the corruption charge against Umar.

Keyamo was also given till Tuesday (today) to furnish the Office of the AGF in writing detail of who engaged or issued him with authority to file the corruption charges.

The letter to Keyamo with reference No DPP/ ADV: 369/15 dated February 16, 2018, which was also signed by the Solicitor Gen-

eral of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, reads in part: “The attention of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation was drawn to news report that you have filed charges of corruption against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Hon. Justice Danladi Umar, before the FCT High Court.

“The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation hereby requests that you kindly furnish this office with the details of the instruction or authorisation upon which you instituted the case under reference. Kindly accord this letter top priority while your prompt response on or before Tuesday, February 20, 2018 is solicited in this regard.”

Although the EFCC had in two separate letters it sent to the Federal Government through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in 2015 and Continued on page 7

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FG working to enhance status of oil gas in nation’s economy Continued from page 4 environment so that investors will feel at ease.

Recently, the president said that his office signed the bill that would improve the need for local contain policy in Nigeria for technology programme.

He said the agenda for this meeting will avail Africa the opportunity to ponder on gas revolution in Africa, it will enhance the changing face of Nigerian oil and gas sector.

Speaking earlier, the Minister of state for petroleum resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, said the summit was borne out of the desire to replicate the American OTC, which has become a tourism more or less a jam-

boree participants with the boosting of the American economy He said “After that of last year, I vowed never to attend the OTC again because it has become a jamboree to Nigeria attendees”.

He said the Federal Government’s vision is to have Nigeria refine most of its crude locally was ongoing, adding that Nigeria is targeting raising domestic refining capacity from 14% to 90% within 20 months.

“My target is that over the next 10 years, Nigeria would produce an FPSO and that is not too much to ask,” he said.

“And over the same period, Nigeria would gravitate from crude oil, as it were, to very refined, clean provi-

sion of fossils.

“My target is that over that same period, investment in the sector, in the sense that Nigerian companies, Nigerian entities and Nigerian shareholders, would begin to move from the minuscule 10 percent today to between 40 and 50 per cent of local investments.

“There are major plans, everywhere you look, there are opportunities in the oil sector. What have we achieved since the launch of the 7Big wins two years ago? We have been able to, through a lot of struggle, change the funding capacity for the upstream, and that had sort of energised investors in the upstream sector.

“Now , we are beginning to see projects like Egina, $15bn; Zabazaba, potential $10bn; Bonga, potential $10 bn, and the likes…put at over $40 bn potential investments over the next five years, if we do the right thing, set the right models and set the right policies.

“We have addressed refineries, for the first time, we are creating a model where target investments are going into the dilapidated refineries.

“We are still targeting to be able to get these refineries up and running from about 14 per cent utilisation capacity self-sufficiency 90 to 95 per cent over the next 18 to 20 months.

“If we do that, hopefully, we would begin to

move drastically to selfsufficiency in the production of refined petroleum products.”

Kachikwu stressed that his office has also engaged in ensuring that the oil and gas industry received proper industrial legislation and policy making for a standard practice.

He said that aim is to liberate the continent from the shackles of poverty having played second He said, “You see, Africa remains the only continent with economic set backs and question is, why should Africa remain back warded. Remember that if we do the right thing here in Africa, this summit will provide an opportunity and a new beginning for us in

Africa”.

Also the Group managing Director NNPC Dr. Maikanti Baru, while addressing the gathering said that the summit has replicated and rival that of the Abu Dabi conference, which has also become an annual business conference. While congratulating the Minister of state for the effort and ensuring that the conference becomes a success, said that the summit will ensure for the revival of the economy emerging from recession.

On the area of job creation and boosting of the economy, Baru, noted that efforts to put the summit together will at the long run, reposition the industry in Nigeria and indeed Africa.

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2016 cleared Umar of any wrongdoing in an alleged N10 million bribery allegation by Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi who is standing trial at the tribunal over false asset declaration, the Commission went ahead and charged the tribunal chairman.

It is instructive to note that Umar’s clearance was done by the former Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde in a letter reference No EFCC/EC/SGF/03/56 dated March 5, 2015 which exonerated the CCT boss.

The letter stated that “the facts as they are against Justice Umar raised a mere suspicion and will therefore not be sufficient to successfully prosecute for the offence.”

While the other EFCC’s letter stated that a further investigation in 2016 on the N10m bribery revealed that it remained mere suspecison.

The EFCC report received by the office of SGF on March 6, 2015 was categorical that “the facts as they are against Justice Umar raised a mere suspicion and will therefore not be sufficient to successfully prosecute for the offence.”

The EFCC’s second report with reference

EFCC/P/HRU/688/V30/99 dated April 20, 2016 and submitted to the SGF and signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo, read in part: “Kindly recall our correspondence of March 5 2015 with Reference EFCC/EC/SGF/03/56 with above subject caption.

We will like to reiterate the Commission’s position in regard to this matter as earlier communicated to you and state that the allegation levelled against Justice Umar were merely suspicions and consequently insufficient to prosecute the offence.”

The EFCC had on February 2, 2018 brought a twocount charge against the CCT Chairman, Danladi Yakubu Umar, bordering on alleged receipt of N10m bribe from one Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo in the charge signed by Festus Keyamo as a private prosecuting counsel and one Offem Uket, an official of EFCC. Umar was accused of receiving N1.8m through his Personal Assistant, Gambo Abdullahi, for a favour to be afterwards shown to the petitioner who was standing trial for a criminal offence before the tribunal.

Meanwhile, March 15 has been fixed for arraignment of the CCT boss at the High Court of FCT, Abuja.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state signing the 2018 Appropriation Bill into Law at the Government House, Enugu.. on Monday.

Constitution amendment: Saraki commends 25 States Houses of Assembly

Olufemi Samuel and Tunde Opalana, Abuja

ÏÏÏ President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed satisfaction with the passing of the constitution amendment bill by 25 States Houses of Assembly and praised lawmakers in the states for the epoch-making legislative success.

Saraki, on Monday, took to his social media accounts to express his excitement over the passage of the Constitution Review amendments that were passed by the National Assembly in July 2017.

Saraki stated that the passage of the amendments

by the 25 States was a testament to the fact that “with the right vision and followthrough, we can achieve anything as a nation”, saying that the process was a pointer that “politicians from various walks of life and various parties can still come together to get things done.”

The Senate President on his twitter handle said, “I am excited about the news that 25 out of 36 States have voted on the Constitution Review amendments that the 8th National Assembly passed in 2017.

“In 2015, when we first started the ambitious process to review the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we never

could have imagined the level of support and participation that we would get from all of you — everyday Nigerians, members of the civil society, and political actors across the country.

“This is why the passage of the Constitution Review amendments in 25 States across the country, is a pat on the back of legislators at both the Federal and State levels — because it shows that with the right vision and follow-through, we can achieve anything as a nation.

“Moving forward, I cannot wait to receive the Constitution Review documents at the National Assembly so that we can move forward with the process of getting them assented and

cemented in the laws of our great Federal Republic.

“Now that both the Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives have set up a Joint Committee to review the Constitution Review amendments that did not scale through initially, we are encouraged with the level of collaboration that we have already seen from the State Assemblies throughout this process.

Saraki added that the development is another promise kept by the 8th National Assembly, and it further demonstrates that despite political differences, politicians from various walks of life and various parties can still come together to get things done.

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Lassa Fever: WHO, NCDC synergise with Edo Govt. to end scourge ÏG ƑƗ RƄ ƆƊƈ Ƈ Ə ƐƈƌƆƋƕ ƏƆ ƍ Ɔ Ɛ ƑƐƄƏƆ Ɗ

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have commenced work with the Edo State Government to bring to an end the Lassa Fever outbreak in the country.

They commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for the state government’s purposeful and strategic response to the current Lassa Fever outbreak in the country.

Coordinator, Lassa Fever Outbreak Response Team in Nigeria, Dr. Emmanuel Musa, relayed the commendations when he led the surveillance team from the WHO and NCDC on a courtesy visit to the governor at the Government House in Benin City, Edo State and said that his team will be stationed in the state to tackle the disease.

In his remarks, Governor Obaseki expressed appreciation to the WHO

and NCDC teams for supporting the state’s effort to contain and control the spread of Lassa Fever disease in the state.

He said the outbreak threatens the wellbeing of people in the state, a situation he will not tolerate, noting, “My administration takes public health and wellbeing of people in the state seriously. This accounts for the speedy response of the government in mobilising resources to control the spread of the

disease.”

According to Obaseki, “With the team of experts deployed to the state by WHO, we should be able to get things right. There is need for us to be proactive and not always wait for the outbreak before responding.”

Musa said, “The prompt response of the state government led

by Governor Obaseki in containing the outbreak of Lassa Fever disease in the state is highly

commendable. The approach adopted to halt the spread of the disease was strategic. We commend the state government for the facility set up to assist the Institute for Lassa Fever Control and Research at the Specialist Hospital, Irrua.

This includes the Isolation Center and Emergency Operation Center.

He added, “The team of experts from the WHO and NCDC were the first six experts deployed to Edo State to complement the state government’s effort in controlling the spread

of the disease. The team will work alongside the state government’s response team to halt the spread of the disease.

This team is also ready to work with the team put in place by the government to curtail the spread as they have been in the state for about four weeks now.

“Other partners will be mobilise to Edo State to assist the state government contain the spread of Lassa fever disease. The WHO is concerned and decided to mobilise experts to Nigeria to help out.”

Delta monarch cautions FG on Libya returnees Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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L-R: First Vice President, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Hussein Bosso; Oyo State Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Chief Amos Ajibesin; Commissioner of Police at the state command, Mr. Abiodun Odude; and State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, at a stakeholders’ meeting to resolve the lingering farmers-herdsmen clashes, held at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Ibadan... on Monday.

Federal Ministry of Information risks eviction over N18m rent in Umuahia Sunday Nwakanma –Umuahia

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An Umuahia Magistrate Court has ruled that the federal ministry of information in Abia State must before or on the 28th February this year pay the accruing rent of N18 mill to the landlord of their office accommodation in Umuahia or risk having the office sealed.

Delivering judgment on the suit filed by the landlord of the office building, Adizua Okoroafor, the presiding Magistrate, I S Nwulu said the ministry has failed to show appearance since the commencement of the case in court since October, 2017.

He also said the ministry did not respond to the in-

crement of the office rent which rose from N55, 000.00 to N150, 000.00 before the landlord served the ministry with eviction notice on the 17th of August, 2017.

It would be recalled that late October last year, confusion, fear, and apprehension enveloped the staff of Federal Information office in Umuahia as the landlord of the office complex of Federal Ministry of Information concluded planed to evict his tenant over the Federal Government and the ministry’s inability to pay its house rent amounting to over two years by last March, 2017.

The Landlord, Late Chief (Sir) S. N Okoroafor, represented by his children,

Lady R. O. Okoroafor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okoroafor, Mr. Uzoma Okoroafor and Dr. Sunny Okoroafor had perfected all necessary court documents to evict their tenant, the Federal Ministry of Information over inability to pay house rent.

Court documents had indicated that on the 12thy of August, 2017, the Landlords had obtained a court “Notice To Tenant Of Owners Intention To Apply To Court To Recover Possession” and subsequently obtained court “Notice of Quit” on the 31st August, 2017.

All of these documents emanated from the Magistrate Court, Umuahia upon application by the council to the landlords, Adizua

C. Okoroafor, with reference numbers, 650420F and 420/2017 respectively.

A source close to the No. 4 Azikiwe Road, office said that already, the staff, who are visibly jittery and has been nursing the ambition of removing their personal items from the building before the courts seals the place.

Though the court documents did not indicate the total amount the ministry was owing, information at the disposal of Daily Times had indicated that the ministry was at the rent of N55, 000,00 monthly, meaning that up to March this year, the ministry is owing about mere N1, 320, 000.00 and about N1, 650,000.00 as at September 30th.

The Ugoani of Okpanam Kingdom in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State HRM Michael Mbanefo Ogbolu, has cautioned Federal Government on Libya Returnees, alleging that they (returnees) might be mercenaries for possible measures for vandals against the South South, South East.

The monarch further alleged that the Libya returnees have also been trained by soldiers; a measure, he added might deepened the insecurity situation currently confronting the country.

According to the monarch who spoke to a group of journalists on Monday in his palace, “there is absolutely nothing wrong with what the Federal Government has done by evacuating Nigerian in Libya, but in as much as it is meant to save their lives, the only quarrel I have is that they might be used for vendetta having allegedly been trained by the soldiers, there is need by the state and federal gov-

ernments to initiate programs that would make the returnees integrated into the society and even finally make them contribute meaningfully to its advancement”.

Expressing deep worries over the issue of allegedly training them by soldiers, the monarch explained.

“A lot of Nigerians are being deported from Libya without any conscious efforts to properly rehabilitate them, yet the Federal Government is considering building colonies in an attempt to keep Fulani herdsmen, this is an irony of life, and priority, we therefore need to profile the Libya returnees with a view to ascertaining their history, and true identity, and possibly find out what they have been doing in Libya”.

The monarch said that a situation where the Libya returnees come to the country without proper profiling, may portend bad omen for the country, especially with current activities of Boko Haram the Niger-Delta Militants, and badoo boys in Lagos.

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Akinrinade flays Buhari over governance ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure.

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A former chief of army staff during the Second Republic Lt. gen Alani Akinrinade (rtd), has again lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari over the attitude of his government to real governance in the country.

General Akinrinade said President Buhari led government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “like a tragic thriller movie in slow motion”.

He spoke in Akure, Ondo state capital at the anniversary lecture to mark the first year of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu led government in the state held on Monday.

The lecture with titled: Rethinking the Nigeria Nationhood, Issues & Chal-

lenges was delivered by Prof. Akin Oyebode, a Professor of Jurisprudence and International Law. Akinrinade who was the Chairman of the occasion said that the past two years of the APC led government has been full of cruelty and complete bad governance.

He asked the government to admit all its failure before starting a new journey into the 2019 general elections and seeking the vote of the electorates.

“The past two or so years in our country appears to me like a tragic thriller movie in a slow motion, full of abject cruelty of the highest order of barbarity, edged on by those we elected or selected to give us governance.

“The clock has started ticking again to the peri-

odic bloody ritual elections without the electorate.

“Or, how do you rationalize the INEC admitting recently that they were registering hoards of toddlers for elections in the northern part of Nigeria on the pains of death?

“What then happened to our humongous financial outlay on Seven Infantry Army Divisions, a mighty Air Force and a Navy that supposedly rule our portion of the seas, hundreds of thousands of policemen and numerous other gun totting formations, when mere threat of violence is all that is required to hold sway over law and order?

Or are all these for Python dancing? Where are the men to refuse to do the wrong things?

“Could INEC not have withdrawn their services

and closed down all their facilities? Collaborators” he questioned.

The elder statesman also lamented the dastardly activity of the Fulani herdsmen in the southern regions of the country.

He queried how President Muhammadu Buhari was treating the complains about the rampaging herders with kid gloves.

He also called on the governors from the southern parts of the country to wake up to the challenge of the Fulani herdsmen.

According to him, the political leaders in the country must join hands together to curb the incessant attack on farmers by the herders to avoid anarchy in the land.

“Herdsmen have been on the rampage for several months now-killing, maim-

ing, raping, burning, kidnapping, name it: all the hallmark of those who never exited the animal farm.

“It was recently, when our president was called out as the patron of his kinsmen, the herdsmen, that letters of complaints and its denials between the federal executive, the police and governors in distress started circulating that he gave a feeble, unclear, half hearted order to stop the carnage.

“Let us allow history to deliver its verdict after many more have died, but I am certainly tired and ashamed of being classified as a barbarian.

May I appeal to the governors in the southern states to stand up strongly together before more Chief Olu Falaes happen

and we descend further into anarchy”, General Akinrinade said.He noted that the 2014 National Confab had addressed many issues confronting the country but asked why it has gone to waste under the present government.

Professor Oyebode in his lecture noted that the country was still struggling with underdevelopment in some key sectors of the nation’s economy.

He also called for a strong vanguard of crusaders that could champion the true vision of a sustainable road map for the country. “it is simply indefensible and unacceptable that nearly 60 years after the country’s political independence, we are still in the quagmire of underperformance and stasis.

Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts to determine 2019 polls - Wife Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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The wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Uchechi Kanu has said that her husband’s disappearance should be the major issue that will dictate discourse as the nation goes to the polls next year.

The IPOB leader’s wife made this known in an interview with the BBC on Monday. She said that Nigerian government should account for Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts; else, people will not vote come 2019.

She said, “In the next coming election, we need to have that in mind that for us to ever be better, we need to stand up.

“Yes, Nnamdi Kanu’s issue should be the number one thing: where is he?

You need to provide him; at least tell us where he is. You need to at least do something before you run an election, otherwise we aren’t going to vote,” she stated.

The Federal government charged IPOB leader for treason but while he was enjoying his bail, the army in September 2017 raided his residence in Abia state, in their “Operation Python Dance” after which he has not been sighted.

Although the army has on different occasion denied knowing his whereabouts, Mrs. Kanu maintained that the Nigerian Army should tell the world what happened to her hus-

band, saying nobody in his family knows whether he was dead or alive.

When asked how life has been since her husband’s “disappearance”, she became emotional, describing the experience as difficult. “It is difficult,” she said about raising their child without her husband, adding that the child sometimes says things that break her heart.

“He goes sometime… he says ‘Daddy’, and that kills me more, because I don’t know what to say to him,” she said.

She, however, dismissed the notion that her husband’s action was illegal, saying Mr. Kanu acted within the ambit of the law.

She said, “What makes it illegal? Why? Why should that be treasonous? One asking for self-determination; how’s that a crime? It is not a crime.”

On insinuations that Mr. Kanu kept his family in the safety of Britain and expected other people to die for a cause he could not bring his family in to fight for, Mrs. Kanu said such statements were insensitive, adding that the family has been the worst hit since he disappeared.

“Do they even know what I go through? I can’t even explain,” she said, adding that Mr. Kanu’s immediate family is homeless and suffering too.

“Is that not sacrifice?” she said, adding that those could only make such insinuation she called: “Typical stupid African person”.

A four - day old baby saved by providence when a mysterious hawk entered the room through the window where it laid in Ndume - Ubeku, Umuahia, Abia state...on Sunday

Osun Assembly backs “Not Too Young To Run Bill’’ ÏÏÏThe Osun House of

Assembly has expressed support for the ‘Not Too Young To Run Bill’, saying the nation can achieve more through the agility and dynamism of its youth population.

Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Strategy, said this on Monday in Osogbo.

The bill passed by the National Assembly in July 2017 reduced the age re-

quirement for President from 40 to 30 years, Governor from 35 to 30 years and Senate from 35 to 30 years.

It also reduced the age of those vying for a seat in the House of Representatives and State Assemblies from 30 to 25 years.

The bill, however, requires the backing of at least 24 Houses of Assembly for it to become law.

Oyintiloye(APCObokun), who confirmed that the assembly had received the bill, said that ac-

tion was underway on it.

According to him, the assembly’s position on the bill is in line with national aspiration, especially for the promotion of youths to the leadership position.

“The Osun Assembly’s disposition to the bill is positive.

“If you are following up with the activities of the house, you will come to terms and agree that the assembly strongly believes in youth engagement and youth inclusion in gover-

nance.

“The trend worldwide favours this paradigm shift and our youths are no less qualified to demonstrate their capacity to be part of the game as well as raise the bar for social stability.

“Youths, therefore, should not only brace up but showcase their talents and exhibit positive attitude to take advantage of the opportunity provided by this constitutional development,’’ Oyintiloye said.

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Kite attempts to snatch newborn baby in Umuahia

By Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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Luck ran out on a mysterious kite/ hawk, Sunday afternoon as it tried to snatch a newly born baby at Umuohu Okpuala Ndume Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA of Abia state.

Report has it that the baby was lying on the bed when the kite flew in through the window and attempted to snatch the baby from where it laid.

Luckily enough, the mother was there and she quickly raised alarm, which attracted people around.

The people who rushed in were said to have quickly apprehended the strange kite Narrating what happened to Daily Times, the young mother of the baby and student of Michael Okpara University of agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, Joy Emmanuel said her mother in-law and a sister was in that room when she went out to spread some cloths she washed only to hear the two in the house shouting, and pleading the blood of Jesus.

According to her, she rushed in to see what was happening only to find out that while try-

ing to clutch her four-day old baby, Gold Emmanuel born just last Wednesday, “a kind of force pushed the bird away from the baby and it fell elsewhere”.

She continued that the bird went for the second time for the baby, “again, the force pushed it away from the baby”, while my mother inlaw rushed and grabbed the bird.

“The bird is like an oversized kite or hawk, with its long beak and hardened, extra-long claws’, while the wings span over 4 feet”, joy who is from Lokpanta in Umunneochi LGA of the state and married to a Nollywood actor, Emmanuel Nwali said.

She expressed her thanksgiving to God for protecting her daughter, Gold, stating that God was faithful with her despite her weaknesses, stating “if not God, who knows? I do not know what would have happened” Also speaking, Joy’s mother in-law, Adeline Nwachekwa collaborated Joy’s narration, stating that when the bird came for the baby the second time, she told joy’s sister to close the window, while she went for the bird and caught it.

Fed poly Ado suspends registrar, bursar, probes management

By Gbenga Sodeinde Ado Ekiti

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Two Principal Officers of the Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti have been directed to step aside for a period of three months con-

sequent upon an on-going restructuring.

A statement Signed by Deputy Registrar, Information Ade Adeyemi-Adejolu said this was the decision taken by the Governing Council of the Institution during its 99th statutory meeting held on

Thursday, 15th February 2018.

While considering the recommendations of the report of one of its Ad-hoc Committees constituted on 7th December, 2017, to look into the operations of Management in the recent past.

The Governing Council, af-

L-R Acting Provost, Lagos State University College of Medicine, (LASUCOM), Professor Anthonia Ogbera, Assistant Vice-Chanccelor, Academics, Lagos State University (LASU), Professor AOK Noah and Representative of the Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Bola Balogun, during LASUCOM 19th Founders day/Induction Ceremony for the 1st and 2nd set of dental Surgeons in Lagos...on Monday.

ter exhaustive deliberations, resolved and directed the Registrar, Mrs S. O. Adediran and the Bursar, Mr E. A. Onaolapo to immediately step aside for three months subject to a review of the decision at the next Council meeting slated for May, 2018.

In a related development, the Council has also appointed an Acting Registrar, in the person of Mr J. O. Awoniyi, who, until the Acting appointment, was the Deputy Registrar in charge of Junior Staff Matters, he is from Ekiti State.

On the other hand Mr. E. O. Aboluje (a Chief Accountant in the Bursary and a native of Ondo State) was also appointed as Acting Bursar in the interim.

Meanwhile, the Governing Council has also instituted a fact finding panel to investigate some alleged wrong doings perpetrated by the Institution’s Management between 2015 and 2017, involving the former Rector, Dr. Taiwo Akande and the two suspended Principal Officers of the Polytechnic.

“The Investigation Committee is to submit its findings/report ahead of the next statutory meeting of Council, scheduled for May 2018.” The statement added.

Herdsmen: Sanusi, Miyetti Allah, farmers reach pact with Fayose

By Gbenga Sodeinde Ado Ekiti

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There seems to be solution worrisome attacks in Ekiti State allegedly being carried out by herdsmen, as the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has pledged to work with Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, in his pursuit of lasting peace in the State and by extension, Yoruba land, by phasing out recurrent clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers resulting in the alleged killing of farmers in the region.

The meeting comprises of all security chiefs representing the police, Directorate of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Vigilante, hunters, Nigerian Army, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Prison Services, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) among others are waiting for a meeting to jaw jaw on security issues.

Others present were leaders of the herdsmen in the Southwest, leaders of Hausa, Fulani communities, farmers, traditional rulers, and top government functionaries among others.

The Sultan of Sokoto and Sanusi made the promise Monday in Ekiti during their representatives’ visit to the state governor who had invited them to deliberate with other critical stakeholders in order to find a lasting solution to the challenge of herdsmen menace in the state.

The paramount traditional ruler of Kano, who was represented by the Sarduana of Kano, and former governor of Kano, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, said: “As a member of the Board of Trustees of the Miyetti Allah in Nigeria, the Emir has deemed it necessary to convey to you the message of peace. He expresses his condolence to the victims of tragic incidences of herdsmen across the nation. “ We have lived together for centuries we have no cause at this time when unity is much desired, to end up in crisis.

Emir Sanusi expressed his condolence to families of bereaved and those who lost precious belongings and urged everyone to respect the law of the land and allow peace to reign. He also conveyed his message of commendation to governor Fayose for ensuring peace and unity and putting

in place appropriate laws that are in the best interest of all parties. It is on record that the law put in place by the governor is the best in taking care of all parties involved. Anyone who has studied the law would know that it caters for all parties. For example, It is not new that cattle rearing is restricted to the time the governor slated as part of the laws, and our brothers, the herdsmen, know this and we urge them to ensure they strictly obey. We equally urge the government not to leave any stone unturned in his effort to ensure that anyone who defaults must be made to face the full wrath of the law. “ Criminal elements must be bought to book as there are criminals taking cover under certain communities or groups to perpetuate crimes.

Such is unacceptable and intolerable.

The Emir of Kano, and Sultan of Sokoto, who is the Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Miyetti Allah, have been represented in this meeting to convey the message of peace and unity between host communities and Fulani herdsmen.

“We also urge the cattle

A typical headsman with his cattle

breeders association to ensure their members compiled with the laws of the land. We equally appreciate the role of the security agencies for securing the affected places. Also, we appreciate all the traditional rulers in Ekiti. We pledge our support to you all. We are not associated with any group of people not for peace.

“We urge you all present for this meeting, to convey this message of peace and oneness to everyone not present, especially all associations across the state.

We hope to reach a peace agreement which will be signed by all parties to ensure that anyone who defaults thereafter, is dealt with accordingly.

In the same vein, National President of the Miyetyi Allah, Alhaji Muhammadu Kiruwa, who is the Ardon

Zuru, proclaimed governor Fayose as the true leader of Fulanis in the state,assuring that his visit, being second in the state, would put paid to menace of herdsmen in the state. He said”: I proclaim Fayose as the Sarkin Fulani of Ekuti State. This is my second visit to Ekiti State. This meeting is a powerful one that will end the crisis between farmers and herders in the state and Yorubaland as a whole.

The powerful governor is true leader of his people. We are here to declare governor Fayose a peaceful leader and one who represents hope for all.

We align ourselves with the anti grazing law as made by Ekiti government because it protects the interest of all parties.

“Today I am here in Ekiti , I didn’t know governor Fayose before now, today I know you

as Sarkin Fulani, there are national executive members and zonal chairmen of cattle breeders in South west. The problem is not from Ekiti but from neighbouring towns. I have asked all of them to look for how the problem can be solved once and for all.

“I assure you that this will be the beginning of solving this problem, because it is the first time we are having this rare opportunity to sit with leaders of States to discuss peace.Ogun State herdsmen challenge is greater than that of Ekiti, we have 3million Fulani herdsmen in the state,” he said.

The national leader of the herdsmen also conveyed President Muhammadu Buhari which is a message of peace and oneness, and compliance with the laws of the host communities.

Politics Senator Shehu Sani is the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna State.

He was recently at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to brief the National Working Committee (NWC) on the new secretariat of the party in Kaduna State. He spoke with some select journalist son varied national issues. TOM OKPE was there for The Daily Why are you at the APC Secretariat I am at the National Secretariat of the APC for two reasons. First, to personally express support and solidarity with the effort of the President in setting up a reconciliation committee of the party headed by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

We are confident that his intervention could most likely address the fundamental issues that are facing the party at both the national and at the state level. It is no more news that the APC is faced with crisis in some states where it holds sway as a party which has defiled solution for over two years and efforts made in the past has not been able to address the problems.

Nobody could have solved this problem other than President Muhammadu Buhari himself through Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The governors cannot solve the problems of the APC because they are party to the crisis; APC Senators and members of the House of Representatives cannot solve the problem because they are party to the problem. The party at the national level cannot solve the problem because there is disrespect and disregard for the leadership of the party in the last two years. The very fact that the party itself has been inhibited by lack of funds and other challenges made it impossible for the party to bring to order what is happening. What we need to understand very clearly is that, crisis within a ruling party is not new and not strange.

Each time you have a group of people who organise themselves and take over political power, you are bound to have internal crisis within the party. It is so in the National Liberation Front in Algeria, it is so with the African National Congress in South Africa, it is so in any political party you can think of in history that has taken over power. The APC crisis started earlier and hopefully, it will be healed in other to prevent it from inflicting some damages that could affect the fortunes of the party.

It is of concern that a party that came to power with so much good will and hope has found itself in a civil war with itself. Right now, the APC is both the government and the opposition because most of the criticism and opposition that is going on in the country is within the APC. So, one tragedy that usually becomes the symptom that extinguishes a political party is absence of internal democracy.

You can see the supremacy of the party in South Africa and in Ethiopia. But in Nigeria, there is no supremacy of the party because people holding position

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APC is both government and opposition - Sen. Shehu Sani Bridge to connect the divide. But we are not sure of that.

What is your take on Buhari contesting the 2019 Presidential election?

One thing Nigerians refused to recognise is that people have the right to decide if they want the President to re-contest or not and he also has the right to accept or reject the decision of the people.

As far as I am concerned, any opinion on whether he should contest or not is simply an exercise of freedom of speech and is left for him to decide. However, in every consideration, he is constitutionally empowered to decide whether he wants to contest or not.

But I think it is in the interest of the country and the interest of the party that President Buhari makes his position known because right now, it has been his aides that are speaking on his behalf and whether they are doing it with his consent or not, no Nigerian for now knows whether President Buhari will contest or not.

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of executive power think that the party should be under them and not them being below the party. That is where the crisis starts. If the state chairman of a political party can go and kneel down before a state governor for money to pay the rent of his office and feed his family; political parties in Nigeria setting seems to be parastatals of the state government and that is totally unacceptable. There is also the syndrome of the party is our own. If a clique of people believe that they founded the party and other people are strangers, then the recipe for crisis has been set. What we need to understand is the very fact that PDP was not destroyed from the outside, but from the inside. It is the elements within the PDP that were marginalised and oppressed that became the final nail on the coffin of her party. If the APC must learn anything, it must learn from history and I believe that some of the people who left the PDP to join in this merger should not come with that bug and bacteria because those fundamental issues need to be addressed. If all party members are not treated equally and fairly, certainly there will be problem.

Why the parallel APC exco in Kaduna State?

In Kaduna State today, we are having a problem and there are two APC secretariats. There is the one which the governor set up for himself and serves as his personal convenience where he can do whatever he wants to do and we also have our own APC secretariat, so, we have twin APC in Kaduna. Our own is the genuine one because the chairman of the party that was duly certified and elected and recognised by INEC is not the one the governor is dealing with. So, as far as we are concerned, we are here to tell the national secretariat that Senator

Shehu Sani, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi and other party stalwarts in Kaduna State will not accept, tolerate, endorse any form of tyranny by the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. He has pocketed the party and wants to impose his will and is exploiting his proximity to the President to unleash a reign of terror on the party.

Right now, the party is already divided in the state and it is for the national secretariat to note this and we have said it in clear terms.

The problem has defiled solution for two years, but we believe that Asiwaju can do a lot of reconciliation and we hope that he will be able to achieve a lot because if Asiwaju fails, it is going to be doom for the party. When you see people fighting within the party, it is because they want to remain in the party. If they don’t want to remain within the party, the will simply walk away from the party. So, we are saying in the 21st century Nigeria, there are those of us in the APC that will not accept any governor going into a room to write the list of his concubines, friends, his errand boys and guards and send them as executive of the party. We are going to remain in the APC and pursue this agenda and my presence here at the APC is to send a clear message appreciating Tinubu’s appointment and so tell them that it is in the best interest of the party that they don’t take sides or the most they can do is to give us equal treatment as far as Kaduna is concerned.

Is it possible to see the parallel exco in Kaduna State happening at the national level?

I don’t know anything about national level, but I can tell you that as far as Kaduna is concerned, we have parallel APC and it is left for Asiwaju to build the bridges.

Lagos is known for bridges therefore we hope that there will be seventh Mainland

We are in the era of when people are agitating for one or two persons to run for elections, your posters, Shehu Sani for governor are everywhere in Kaduna, are you contesting for governorship in 2019?

Well, in politics, there are things you want and there could be decisions later of what may be or may not be. In the process where reconciliation is taking place now, I think it is in our interest to put our ambitions in our pockets according to what Mr President said; wait for Asiwaju to address the problem.

It is going to be a tragedy if he fails.

This is what I know and I can speak in parables. The pronouncement appointing Asiwaju to reconcile members has averted the tragedy of people decamping from the APC to the other parties. It has been able to do so at least for now.

The National Assembly recently reordered the 2019 elections time table and it is generating some heat. What was really wrong with the initial time table as designed by INEC in which the Presidential Election was to come first?

You see, there is an impression of the National Assembly which people have, that there are pro and anti-Buhari senators, but I do not think that is true.

Nobody was elected to be pro or anti. We are all senators and on issues we vote or decided what our positions should be.

Having said that, the re-ordering of the sequence of elections was informed by a number of factors. One, is the fact that the hitherto position as it were, where you start from the president and end up with the states was one in which we had the “bandwagon” effect. Smaller parties felt that each time you had a presidential election and President Buhari wins, it means nobody will win any seat again; it is going to be President Buhari all through.

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Atiku Mandate Group inaugurates council/ward coordinators in Lagos

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and that Nigerians have the opportunity to vote for Senators and members of House of Representatives; the ones they want, they elect them and those ones they do not want, they reject them. The reason for this is very simple. We are trying to avoid mass trials, mass convictions and mass burial of senators and members of House of Representatives. So, by that, we will now allow each person to go to his grave or to be acquitted before ‘Justice Electorate’.

A group, Atiku Mandate 2019, Lagos branch has inaugurated its ward coordinators in Oshodi Local Government Area, Isolo and Ejigbo local development councils, (LCDA) of Lagos State.

The group which is a political movement, launched for the political aspiration of former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has branches in all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

Speaking at the event, the coordinator for the councils, Dr. Kayode Ojukitu said the group was not affiliated to any political party in the country, but would work assiduously to realise the presidential ambition of Atiku, irrespective of the political platform he chooses to realise his ambition.

Ojitiku charged the ward coordinators and women leaders to be committed and be sincere in their dealing with the people at the grassroots, stressing that every individual contribution towards the realisation of the group’s objectives would be rewarded.

He said it was not difficult convincing the people to join the group and work to realise the political aspiration of Atiku because of his philanthropic gestures and kindhearted to Nigerians, assuring the former vice president that the group would work selflessly to help realise his presidential ambition.

He said “You can see from the enthusiasm here that the people of Oshodi Isolo and Ejigbo are people who are very organised

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and solidly behind the ambition of Alhaji Atiku. The ward coordinators here have been overwhelming in their commitment so far, as a group we are ready to work to realise the ambition of former vice president, you can see the commitment of the people

through the question they ask in the meeting. Even if he does not get the ticket in PDP we would work with him anywhere he goes to.

“Atiku is a sellable candidate, he is a nice person and grounded politically and he is the best candidate to rule this country, he is a founding member of PDP, and I want to assure him that this time around his ambition of being the president would be realised in this country. I am sure that these coordinators would go back to the grassroots and work with the people, they are on ground to realise the ambition of this group,” Ojitiku said.

A political leader in Oshodi and a coordinator, Princess Olamide Olabode said the coordinators were passionate about working toward realising the political ambition of the former vice president, stressing that all of the coordinators were experienced politicians in the grassroots in the councils.

She charged the coordinators to be committed and sincere in their dealing with the people, stressing that she was optimistic that Atiku would be elected as the president of the country after the presidential election next year.

A woman leader in the group, Peace Taiwo, said women in the councils were willing and ready to work toward the realisation of Atiku’s presidential ambition, adding that selling his candidature was not difficult due to his political experience and philanthropic gestures to the masses.

We fear what our constituents could do to us over sequence of elections – Senator Wakili The lawmaker representing Bauchi South Senatorial district, in the upper chambers of the National Assembly, Senator Ali Wakili has said that the three Senators from Bauchi State risk the chance of being attacked by their constituents over the sequence of elections believed to have been targeted at getting President Muhammadu Buhari out of office in 2019.

In an interview with an online newspaper in Abuja, the lawmaker who was among those that opposed the controversial sequence of elections, explained that news was making the round in Bauchi that they were part of a conspiracy to get Buhari out of office in 2019.

The lawmaker described as untrue, assertions that those opposed to the sequence of elections want to hide under presidential election to get back to offices, saying it was God that controls destiny of mankind.

He was emphatic that President Buhari had undiminished popularity in Bauchi, stressing that if referendum was conducted, he would win in the entire state.

“News has gone round in Bauchi that we are planning to get President Buhari out of office in 2019 and our constituents

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are waiting for us.

“If you conduct referendum across the three Senatorial districts of Bauchi State any time, Buhari will win and we all understand that perfectly,” he said.

The lawmaker said the people of Bauchi South Senatorial district were averse to the new sequence of elections, noting that he had to do their bidding as

their representative.

“Every politician is a localist. Every nationalist is a localist.

“My people are averse to the sequence of elections and if I have to work on what my people said and work on what they want, I have to aggregate my opinion with theirs and do their own first,” Wakili said.

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You were at the JAMB office recently with anti-snake venom. Some people have said you were trying to trivialise a serious national tragedy. What is your reaction?

My presence at the JAMB office was on a rescue mission, to avoid further snakes eating more money, because if you have a story where snakes have consumed N36 million, that is very shocking. So, in order to prevent more money being eaten by snakes, I brought in snake repellents and snake charmers from my constituency.

It is my own personal contribution to the fight against animal-based kind of corruption. And again, if this is a drama, it needs to be finished and what I did was to finish the last aspect of the drama.

You said Gov. El-Rufai is using his proximity to the President to do what he does in Kaduna. Do you see that affecting the electoral chances of Mr President in 2019?

He has been constantly bombarding us by name-dropping the President in everything he does. ‘The president asked me to contest’. ‘The president said it is only me that he wants’. ‘The president said this and that ‘. And the President has come to Kaduna over 12 times and he has never said anything to us. So, we are only hearing it from el-Rufai and we are saying that we have been with the President from the outset, not him (el-Rufai) that is a new convert and we cannot in any way be treated as outcasts because you have access to the President.

We are equal stakeholders in this party and if the President has any message for us about Nasir el-Rufai, he should talk to us and not to hear it through Nasir el-Rufai, because I knew the President before el-Rufai knew him and I have been respecting the president before el-Rufai began to respect him. I remember when el-Rufai used to tell him that he was an old man that was not supposed to contest any election. I never believed that. So, as far as I am concerned, if this party will continue to be one and succeed in the next election, then we must have a levelplaying ground. Senators and governors must live in peace with each other. We must address the problems of the states and whatever resolution that is reached by this committee must be endorsed by all interested parties. For now, in Kaduna, I can tell you clearly that we are having two parallel executives of the party and any attempt by anybody to recognise the faction of the governor in this place here (national secretariat) is going to spell a lot of trouble, because we will not agree and I am here to say that very clearly. I have said it to people in this office, any attempt to tilt towards the governor here; we will oppose it to the last.

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Editorial Memories of FESTAC 77 rekindled in Lagos

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he Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) recently rolled out the drums to rekindle the spirit of the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC ’77), 40 years after it was hosted in Lagos, Nigeria, during the military regime of Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo.

The week long activities which commemorated FESTAC 77 at 40, started on November 6, ended on November 11, this year. It was attended by participants from 56 countries across the world and nine states in the country. As was expected, the celebration rekindled nostalgic feelings in the minds of those who witnessed the epochal event.

Also, during the event, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State and the architect of FESTAC 77 was honoured with the award of Ruby King of FESTAC and Patron of African Culture.

The award was in recognition of Chief Obasanjo’s contributions to the promotion and development of African culture and heritage, his role in the emancipation, unity and development of continental and Diaspora Africa and the fact that FESTAC ’77 was held during his administration as Head of State.

The 40th anniversary of FESTAC ’77 generally served as a platform for historical and cultural renaissance reminiscent of the decades-old grand event. Specifically, the 40th anniversary of FESTAC ’77 provided avenues for the revival re-capture and update of the cultural artistry and ingenuity of Black and African peoples for the benefit of present and future generations and offered a platform to intensify campaigns for continued cultural exchange, understanding and unity among Blacks and African countries and communities.

The event also projected and captured 21st Century African creativity in the arts, literature and entertainment, and harnessed Africa’s potential for the benefit of all Black people. In

addition, it further extended the frontiers of the quest for the global appreciation of Black and African contributions to world civilisation and facilitated interregional cooperation, by boosting trade and networking among African states and the Diaspora Africans.

Among the activities at the oneweek events were exhibitions, African food fair, traditional performances, wrestling match, international symposium/colloquium, gala awards nite, and Miss and Mr. FESTAC ’77 pageant.

The establishment of CBAAC was in fulfilment of Nigeria’s pledge to hold in trust all materials displayed at FESTAC’77 for better preservation, and to consolidate on the gains of the momentous festival. The preservation and consolidation of the gains of the festival remains one of the most fundamental legacies of FESTAC ’77.

Over the years, CBAAC has been able to play its role through numerous activities such as exhibitions, public lectures, conferences, workshops, colloquium and seminars, among others, thus placing CBAAC at the vanguard of the promotion and propagation of Black and African cultures.

The vision of CBAAC is to be the foremost agency to encourage, initiate, facilitate and coordinate the retrieval and restoration of the natural and cultural heritage of the Black and African peoples for the purposes of protecting, preserving and projecting them for enhanced understanding and appreciation.

Going forward, having played these noble roles over the years, CBAAC must not relent in its mandates as custodian of Black and African arts and culture. At a time when many other races and peoples are losing their identities, CBAAC must continue to play its roles creditably well in the years ahead to show that Africans and other Blacks in the Diaspora have a veritable heritage that they should be proud of, flaunt to the benefit, emancipation, unity and development of all Blacks across the world.

Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle), with FIFA President, Mr. Gianni Infantino (2nd left); President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick (left); FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura (2nd right) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Mr. Ahmad Ahmad (right) during the FIFA President courtesy visit to the Governor at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja... on Monday

L-R: Coordinator for the Lassa Fever Outbreak Response Team to Nigeria/ Representative, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Emmanuel Musa; Representative, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Mrs. Elsie Ilori; Member, WHO Team, Pierre Formenty; Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki; his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie Esq., after the courtesy visit of the surveillance team from the WHO and NCDC at the Government House, Benin City, on Monday,

L-R: Sen. Ademola Adeleke; Segun Ogunsanya, MD & CEO, Airtel Nigeria and Jacky Zhang, CEO of ZTE EMEA & APAC at the launch of Airtel 4G in Ibadan, Oyo State.

L-R: Minister of Agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbe; former Secretary to the government of the federation, Ahmed Yayale; Secretary to the government of the federation Boss Mustarpha and Corpse Marshal Federal Road Safety Commission, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi during the 30th anniversary of the FRSC in Abuja…. on Monday PHOTO: TEMITOPE BALOGUN

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Fresh N10bn NHIS Scam: Presidency concealing loot - PDP ÏG ƌƍ 01 Ƈ Ə ƕƈ Mƈ ƆƏƈ ƈ ƇƆ Ɨ

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ÎÎÎ Myke Uzendu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency has lost the last iota of honour and integrity after reports that it concealed a N10 billion theft perpetrated by its officials at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was uncovered The party further lampooned the Federal Government for telling Nigerians that the country is in safe hands, when the reality on the ground shows that the nation is on auto pilot and drifting to corruption and clueless gov-

ernance.

The PDP, in a statement issued on Monday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it was shocking that the NHIS money was siphoned through the Federal Government Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the Central Bank of Nigeria, which is under the direct purview of the Presidency.

PDP described it as the height of official hypocrisy for a government that is superintending over illegal withdrawals and outright stealing of funds meant for the welfare of the people yet brashly parading itself as champion of anti-corruption.

The party alleged that the only reasons for the concealment was because the Presidency was complicit, while the stolen fund is being used to service an anti-people cabal brazenly operating in the Buhariled Presidency.

“Nigerians can now see the level of debauchery associated with this administration. It is appalling that a government can be so depraved that it superintended over the stealing of money meant to provide healthcare for the citizens.

“We challenge the Presidency to speak out on this report as well as similar reported sleazes that has occurred under its watch.

Who in the Presidency au-

thorized the withdrawal of the money from the TSA and who are the beneficiaries thereof ?

“Until and unless the Presidency clears its name by investigating, exposing and prosecuting those involved, it must directly be held responsible for this wicked act against Nigerians, who daily suffer hunger, depravation and death owing to the corruption in the APC government.

“We hereby invite Nigerians and the international community to also note the refusal of the Buhari Presidency to act on the leaked memo showing corrupt oil contracts at the NNPC to the tune of N9 trillion ($25billion

dollars) in a sector under President Buhari’s direct supervision as Minister of Petroleum.

“The Presidency has also failed to offer explanations on the alleged involvement of its officials in various sneaky oil subsidy deals as well as reported diversion of N1.1trillion worth of crude last year to service APC interests.

“Nigerians are aware that the Presidency has continued to shield fraudulent cabinet ministers including those known for extorting funds from agencies under them in addition to those indicted for corrupt enrichment” PDP stated.

PDP in a related development expressed shock that the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Moham-

med, could in far away France state that Nigeria is in safe hands while it is obvious that Nigerians are agonizing under the tragedies of economic and security problems inflicted on them by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government PDP is of the view that the minister is either economical with the truth, had lost touch with reality or just trying to play with words to please the incompetent Buhari Presidency or its crisis-ridden party, All Progressives Congress (APC).

The party said it sympathizes with the minister of information in his job of trying to launder the image of a failed and rejected government but added that he should not incur

Buhari has not rejected Peace Corps bill - Commandant

By Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun commiserating with the widow of Professor Akinwumi Isola, Mrs. Adebola Isola during a condolence visit to Prof. Isola’s house in Ibadan.. on Monday.

Shelve planned protest, Police tell Ikeja NBA Joy Anyim

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Command have advised the Ikeja branch of the Nigeria Bar Association led

by Mr. Adesina Ogunlana to shelve their planned protest slated for Tuesday, February 20.

The commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal stated this via a press statement issued on Monday saying that all avenues to resolving their grievances have not been exploited.

According the release signed by the commands spokesperson, SP. Chike Oti, “ The CP is deeply wor-

ried about the security implication of such protest at this time when the resources of the Police command is over stretched.

“Thus, it is expected that the NBA chairman whose office is a shouting distance away from the CP’s office, should have at least briefed him on the matter and indeed any issue of interest to his association instead of planning a street protest for a matter that could be resolved in the CP’s office without much ado.

“Moreso the unit of the Police which the NBA has issues with and indeed all

operational Police units in the state are under the command of the Commissioner of Police.,” he emphasised.

In the statement, the Lagos State Police Command viewed the planned protest and the call by the NBA Chairman that all manner of people should join the protest, as a call to breach the public peace and safety and an unnecessary dissipation of valuable energy.

“Besides these, the Command wishes to draw the attention of the organisers of the protest that intelligence report at its

disposal indicates that certain elements are hell bent on truncating the peace in Lagos State and are merely waiting for triggers such as the planned protest by the NBA to execute their intentions.

“The Command would like to inform the NBA Chairman that as a stakeholder in peace affairs, security and public orderliness in the state, he ought to partner the police in ensuring public safety and not resort to acts capable of breaching the peace enjoyed by all in the state,” the statement reads further.

Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, has reacted to the report that its bill before President Muhammadu Buhari for assent has been rejected.

Speaking in Jos Monday, the National Commandant, Amb Dickson Akoh said the presidency was yet to notify them of the alleged rejection.

He said: “The truth of the matter is that out of about nine Bills that were transmitted to the President together with that of the Nigerian Peace Corps, the President rejected three and returned same to the National Assembly (NASS), stating reasons why he rejected them. And of course, the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill was not part of the rejected ones.

Akoh who spoke at the Peace Building And Conflict Resolution Workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for youth leaders and other stakeholders in the North Central Geo political zone, emphasised that the twist to the President’s assent to the bill was the handy work of mischief makers who do

not want the bill passed.

“We are not unaware of the grand conspiracy by some security agencies against the Peace Corps, especially the Police, Department of State Services (DSS) and Civil Defence in their adversarial memos to the Presidency to thwart assent to the Bill. This conspiracy, which was also manifested in form of opposition during the Public Hearings conducted by both chambers of the NASS on the Bill, was roundly defeated by superior arguments of over 500 Oral and written Memoranda submitted during the Public Hearings in the NASS”, he said.

Also at the event, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung advised youths to tolerate each other and agree to promote the reign of peace in the country.

Dalung who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Adesola Olusade made this known while delivering his speech.

The Minister said it is a global consensus that peaceful resolution of disputes and conflicts has become a catalyst for peaceful coexistence.

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Lagos museum: Ambode lauds Ford Foundation over $.6m Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday lauded an international organisation, Ford Foundation for donating $600,000 (about N216million) towards the architectural design and commencement of the iconic Lagos Museum Project to be located in Presidential Lodge and Lagos House in Marina.

The Governor has also unveiled plans by the State Government to build a modern museum in Ikeja

to promote arts and sciences in addition to the Marina museum.

Speaking at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja when he received a delegation from Ford Foundation led by its Executive Vice President in charge of Programs, Ms. Hilary Pennington, Governor Ambode said the two iconic tourism structures, which are in line with the vision of his administration to transform the State into world class tourist destination, would

be completed within the next two to three years.

The Governor commended Ford Foundation for the confidence reposed in the State with the partnership, saying that the collaboration, coming from an internationally reputable organization such as the foundation, had served as a motivating factor for the State Government to do more for the people in the sector.

According to the Governor, “We had said we

are going to have our own Lagos Museum and the dream is being spearheaded by Ford Foundation.

The funding for the architectural work, the design and the initial workspace of the Museum is being funded through the foundation and I am happy to announce that they are making a total donation of $600,000 to us for the commencement of this project to ensure that whatever it is that we put down as Lagos Museum actually

reaches that world class status that we want our Museum to be.

“There is a National Museum in Lagos but it does not belong to Lagos State and so we are very proud that we want to sustain our own heritage and we are very proud also that Ford Foundation has also decided to do a road show for us to go across Europe and other parts of the world to bring interested donors to come and partner with us to make the

News museum a reality.

“In addition to the Lagos Museum which we have decided will be within the Lagos House and Presidential Lodge in the Onikan axis, it is our intention also to construct another museum in the Ikeja axis that will be called the Contemporary Museum of Arts and Sciences and it will be in the location where the Lagos Arts Council is presently,” he said.

The Governor said the efforts to build iconic tourism structures for the State were in line with the promise of his administration to put the State on global tourism map and use the sector to promote excellence in the State.

Nigeria in safe, competent hands - Minister ÎÎÎ The Minister of Infor-

mation and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that with President Muhammadu Buhari piloting the affairs of Nigeria, the country is in very safe and competent hands, hence there is no cause for alarm.

The Minister said this at a mini town hall meeting with the staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain, and a cross section of Nigerians living in the European country on Saturday.

He said contrary to the fake news being peddled on the Social Media, Nigeria is making steady progress, especially in revamping the economy, tackling insecurity and fighting corruption - the three cardinal programmes of the Buhari Administration ‘’Don’t believe everything you read on the Social Media. Nigeria is neither at war nor in crisis,’’ Alhaji Mohammed said. ‘’Contrary to what you may be reading on the Internet, the Buhari Administration is putting Nigeria on a solid footing, after the years that were eaten by the locust.’’

He said naysayers are spending millions of Naira to distort the true situation of things in Nigeria and to make the Administration look bad.

The Minister said the Administration’s achievements should be evaluated against the background of the tough challenges that it has faced since coming into office on 29 May 2015 ‘’It is said that if you

don’t know where you are coming from, you won’t know where you are going,’’ he said, listing the drastic fall in the price of crude oil, the low foreign reserves at $24 billion, the fact that the federal government was borrowing to pay workers’ salaries, and the fact that many states were unable to pay salaries as some of those challenges.

Alhaji Mohammed also said when the Administration came into office, unpaid pensions had run into billions of Naira in many states, contractors had abandoned sites across the country because they were being heavily owed, infrastructure was in poor state, power generation was 2,690 megawatts, billions were being paid as ‘fuel subsidies’ to fat cats, corruption was the order of the day, while 20 of the 27 local governments in Borno were under the firm control of Boko Haram. ‘’Today, the trend is being reversed, and the results are showing: Foreign reserves is now $42.8b, the highest level in four years, inflation has fallen for 12 consecutive months to 15.13%, 108 billion Naira has been saved from removal of maintenance fees payable to banks before Treasury Single Account (TSA), the nation is being saved 24.7 billion Naira monthly with the full implementation of the TSA and the elimination of ghost workers has saved the nation 120 billion Naira.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo (second left), Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson (third right), his wife, Dr.(Mrs) Rachel Dickson (second left L), the State Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (rtd)(left ), and the State Commissioner for Agriculture & Natural Resources, Mr. Doodei Week (right) During the official commission the world-class Aqua Culture Village, Yenegwe, at the 6th Anniversary of the Restoration Government.

Ajimobi orders arrest, prosecution of gun-wielding herdsmen

ÎÎÎ Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has directed security agencies to begin the immediate arrest and prosecution of Fulani herdsmen caught carrying guns and other dangerous weapons across the state.

The governor gave the directive at a stakeholders’ meeting aimed at dousing the tension triggered by the incessant herdsmen-farmers clash, which was attended by the representatives of farmers, Fulani herdsmen, security agencies and other stakeholders, at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Ibadan.

Ajimobi also directed the immediate registration of herdsmen and possibly their cattle to separate genuine pastoralists from criminalminded herders, as well as the convocation of a monthly stakeholders’ meeting at the state and local government

levels.

Besides, the governor said that a surveillance unit would be created under the Oyo State Joint Security Outfit, Operation Burst, to curtail the menace of cattle rustlers, murderous herdsmen and farmers who may take the laws into their own hands by poisoning cattle grazing on farmlands.

He called on residents to join hands with the government to secure the state by being vigilant and to always report any form of security breach to the appropriate security agencies instead of taking the law into their own hands.

The governor wondered why anybody would be carrying guns and other dangerous weapons all in the name of herding cattle, saying such a person should not be regarded as a herdsman but an armed robber.

He said: ``”The flagship of our administration’s programmes and successes has been the maintenance of peace and security and we will not allow anybody to truncate this. Fulani people are good people; if not I will not allow my only son to marry a Fulani lady. We must separate criminals from the good people.

“Why will a herdsman be carrying gun? Henceforth, any herdsman found with guns should be arrested and prosecuted. Owners of cattle found grazing on farmlands and destroying crops should also be arrested and prosecuted, Any farmer that poison cattle should also be arrested and prosecuted.

“But, we must realise that some of these herdsmen come all the way from Niger Republic and Chad for grazing. Not all of these herdsmen

are Nigerians.

“The people have their roles, while the government also have a role to play in finding lasting solutions to the menace. We must all participate in the security of our communities. Yes, it is the responsibility of government to guarantee the safety and security of the citizens, but we cannot do it alone.

“We must learn to live together in peace. A special surveillance unit will be created under the Operation Burst to curtail the excesses of those concerned and they will be adequately equipped and given necessary logistics.”

The governor advocated ranching as a long-term solution to the crises, but enjoined the stakeholders to deliberate on a mutually-beneficial solution in the interim, stressing that ranching was the best global practice.

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Kaduna: el- Rufai’s burden, teachers’ failure and national emergency Ladesope Ladelokun In spite of the hues and cries that the planned sacking of 21,780 teachers that failed primary four level competency test in Kaduna state has attracted, Governor Nasir el-Rufai appears undeterred by the hoopla it has generated, especially fears in certain quarters that it may fritter away his chance for a second term.

According to the Kaduna number one citizen, his concern is the next generation and not the next election, giving the lie to James Freeman Clarke’s quote that, “A politician thinks of the next election while a statesman thinks of the next generation.’’

Bit the planned sacking has elicited questions from stakeholders, like, How were the teachers employed? Who is responsible for ensuring that only the best hands get employed? How did we degenerate to this point? But, like a raging inferno, the debate on the appropriateness of the governor’s planned action has spread to the length and breadth of Nigeria, The Daily Times has gathered.

Evidence of a systemic problem Public affairs commentator, Mr Dayo Williams, says sacking 21,700 teachers in one fell swoop is far from addressing the fundamental problems responsible for the failure of the teachers. The analyst believes el-Rufai will end up creating more problems that it wants to solve.

He said: “There is no ready pool of competent hands from where can replace the teachers to be sacked. I had an encounter with some of the potential recruits from the state sometime early this year in a job test. About five of them were graduates of the state-owned university. You needed to see what they turned in for me as test results: “No logic. No sequence, no coherence and stuffed with elementary errors of syntax. I need not bore you with what these graduates read in the university.

We ended up not taking any of them.’’

Why el-Rufai should tread with caution Lamenting the drop in standard of education, a medical practitioner, Dr Abdullahi Dahiru says the education sector is not what it used to be. Abdullahi tells his story: ‘‘When we were students at Science Secondary School, Dawakin Kudu, many teachers were NCE holders. It was even difficult to differentiate who among the teachers had Bsc or NCE because most teachers then were good. Infact some of our teachers in primary school were Grade II holders.

“I have seen examination scripts of NCE students being marked by my wife, some students write ridiculous answers to questions; they even reply “Malama ,ki taimake ni kamar yadda Allah ya taimake ki. Some writings could not even be read. Some write what psychiatrists call ‘‘word salad.

“Some of the questions asked in statistics involved just finding means, mode and median of group of numbers, not

Kaduna school pupil (inset Gov. el-Rufai

complex statistics questions, but many students could not give satisfactory answers. Some of these NCE students were given admission after getting “good’’ result from “miracle centers’’ through examination malpractice.”

The medical practitioner believes many NCE graduates do not have the knowledge of a primary six pupil.

“These so-called NCE graduates with poor background and poor knowledge are the ones that would ultimately be recruited to teach – and the vicious cycle continues,” he lamented.

Abdullahi however called on relevant authorities to address the issue of poor remuneration to teachers to attract good hands. ‘‘But let us know that the rot started from teacher training institutions. There is poor remuneration that made it impossible for people with good degree to apply for teaching job.

“The salary of NCE holder is less than N30,000 per month. Where will Kaduna State government get teachers with NCE qualification that are good?’’ he asked.

No to charlatans Meanwhile, businessman and educationist, Mr Remi Lawal, has berated the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on its role in the el-Rufai-Teacher row. Backing Kaduna Governor’s action, Lawal says education is too important to be left in the hands of charlatans.

He said, “A multinational company told me that teachers are unmarketable. I thought they were being unfair until they were proven right by the association of teachers themselves on the el- Rufai’s–Teacher saga. Education has become such an important global growth tool, too serious to be left in the hands of charlatans. We can’t continue to reward people for being politically loyal. Like ev-

ery developed country, time has come for us to take education seriously and realize that we are sitting on a precipice.

“Right education, is the bedrock of every developing society. The world has since moved from the education of “I beg to apply’’. The world has also moved from the era of manpower to mindpower.’’

He added: “Let us demand quality education and stop asking for trivial things.

Has anyone checked the amount budgeted for education this year? So sad.”

NLC, Kaduna Universal Basic Education Board react President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in his reaction, said the policy of the Kaduna State government lacks human face, claiming that the development is targeted at reducing the workforce.

Speaking on a breakfast programme broadcast live in Lagos, Wabba said a teacher’s competency can only be tested by the Teachers Registration Council Nigeria and National Teachers Institute.

He said, “It’s not a reform aimed at improving the system. It’s aimed at saving cost. We have seen names of teachers that have retired for more than two years before the test was administered, we’ve seen the names of those that have died and school guards on the list of those claimed to have passed the competency test.”

The labour leader further stated that the credibility and the outcome that the process will lead to cannot stand the competency test of the unions. “The process that will ultimately lead to workers losing their jobs is a core trade union issue. The policy has no human face,’’ he added.

Dismissing the allegation that dead

persons’ names are on the list of those claimed to have passed the competency test, a principal member of Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, Shehu Uthman, had this to say: ‘‘These are just gimmicks. They are saying it for selfish reasons. There is no way we would habour teachers that cannot perform in our schools. We have innocent children to defend.”

Responding to the call on the Kaduna State government to retrain the teachers in question instead of sacking them, Shehu said, “When the Governor was sworn in, he discovered we have a problem in the education sector. You may not believe, but he has spent colossal sums of money to train teachers. Last year alone, we spent nothing less than N300million to train teachers. We did all we could to train these teachers but to no avail. We cannot continue to habour them.”

Speaking on the fate of the 21,780 teachers, Shehu said they will be given another opportunity to apply. ‘‘Those teachers we asked to go will be given another opportunity to apply. When they sit for our test and they pass the exams, we will call them for interview, and if they scale through, we are going to readmit them, and they will continue from where they stopped. They won’t lose any grade level.’’

As NUT plans to close down schools should el-Rufai fail to rescind his plan, stakeholders are asking: who blinks first?

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Hope, despair, suspicion greeted the Senate Committee on Environment headed by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Ogoni land last Monday as the team stormed the area on a factfinding mission. The vexed issues arising from the planned cleanup of Ogoni swamps, creeks, streams, rivers, farmlands, and wells severely devastated by oil spills, informed the visit.

The cleanup was recommended by the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, in a report released by the multilateral agency on August 4, 2011 during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

In pursuance of its oversight functions and the need to thoroughly investigate the extent of damage as well as feel the pulse of stakeholders, the committee toured some of the affected sites. The committee members also came with the intention to put at the doorsteps of the stakeholders the opportunity to air their disposition on the cleanup exercise given their growing despair over what they perceived as the slow pace of the Federal Government and its coordinating agency, the Hydrocarbon Remediation Project, HYPREP, at fulfilling the dreams of the people of Ogoniland.

Other members of the visiting environment committee include Senators Suleiman Hunkuyi; Foster Ogola; Avwal Bukar Ibrahim, and Magnus Abe, the Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, an indigene of Ogoni, from Bera in Gokana Local Government Area.

According to the Chairman of the committee, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who raised the hope of the people, the Senate would ensure the judicious use of the money budgeted for Ogoni clean up, and the proper cleaning of the land.

She also promised that the Senate would also ensure that indigenes would be fully involved in the cleanup of their land.

Senator Tinubu said: “We are concerned about these issues. We will use face masks when we get to the location. Face masks will draw attention to the message to the world on the essence of the cleanup.

She frankly told the people: “We are here on an oversight and investigative visit. We are here to see the devastated sites for ourselves. We are here to ensure that monies appropriated for in the 2018 budget to further the clean-up exercise will be used for what it was appropriated for.

“I ask the people of Ogoni to be peaceful and united. No one will feel safe to participate in the cleanup if the area is not safe. I also implore the Ogonis to stop destroying their environment. The Senate does not discuss issues that are in court. Some Ogonis are in court over the cleanup. As long as these cases are still in court, there is not much that the federal government can do,” she informed.

She continued: “No contract has been awarded to any company for the cleanup because it is important to secure the services of companies that have the expertise to do the job.”

The Ogonis are clamouring for the need to be included in the clean-up. However, no cleanup can take off without the involvement of the Ogonis, but that will only occur when companies with the required technical expertise have been contracted.

She then assured the people of Ogoni saying: “Senator Abe is a member of the committee.

He knows what to do. He can send or sponsor a bill or move a motion on the floor of the Senate and he can be assured that we will support him. We are committed to the Ogoni cleanup and we will not spare any genuine effort to en-

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Mixed feelings greet Senate Committee on Environment’s visit to Ogoniland

The Clean up - a very long way to go...

Some of the devastated areas in Ogoni

sure that the cleanup is accomplished.”

On his own part, the Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Dr. Marvin Dekil, stated that the agency has started the selection of companies that would be involved in the setting up of emergency facilities for the cleaning of oil impacted areas. The project coordinator had always insisted that the cleanup exercise has actually commenced several months before, but the people of Ogoni on the other hand had continued to insist that there was nothing on ground to show that the exercise, flagged off by the federal government since June 2, had actually commenced.

The Minister of Environment, Usman Jubri, who was represented by Peter Irabor, assured the people of Ogoni that the cleanup of the land would be accomplished by the federal government.

He explained: “The restoration of the environment would be a long process. But we cannot go forward if the people of Ogoni continue to pour crude oil into the water. As far as that exercise continues, we will not go forward. We must tell ourselves the truth. The people of Ogoni should be patient because the process will be implemented.”

A member of the Governing Board of the Ogoni Cleanup exercise, Dr. Peter Medee, President of KAGOTE, a group of Ogoni elites, also complained of the slow pace of the environ-

One of the major problems we had was selecting the bank that will act as the custodian of the funds released for the cleanup exercise. We realized that none of our domestic banks had the amount of deposit needed to ensure the fund is safe on the strength of insurance. So, we chose a foreign bank, Standard Chartered Bank

Where would the clean up begin?

Gov Wike and other senators

mental cleanup of Ogoniland. He appealed to the Senate Committee on Environment to do all it could to get the Federal Government working in conjunction with the National Assembly to give waivers to the governing board as regards the rigid enforcement of the Public Procurement Act. “The slow pace of the cleanup exercise is largely due to the bureaucratic bottle neck associated with the activities of the governing board and financial activities that are associated with the cleanup. Even a bottle of pure water that we drink during our meetings is accounted and budgeted for. We assure the people of Ogoni that we will account for every kobo that we spend.

“One of the major problems we had was selecting the bank that will act as the custodian of the funds released for the cleanup exercise.

We realized that none of our domestic banks had the amount of deposit needed to ensure the fund is safe on the strength of insurance. So, we chose a foreign bank, Standard Chartered Bank,” he said.

Athough Dr. Medee expressed reservations on the slow pace of the cleanup, he insisted that it was important to build sustainable structures for the exercise so that it can be sustained.

“We want to assure Ogonis that no kobo would be missing. The clean-up will be implemented and Ogonis will be happy. We need to erect structures that will sustain the cleanup for as long as the cleanup takes.”

But Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has dismissed the intentions of the Federal Government to cleanup the land as a political game. He told the committee members during their courtesy visit to Government House, that the Federal Government was not serious about the cleanup of Ogoniland.

The governor stated that Ogoni cleanup programme remained a political project aimed at attaining political mileage and that the people

of Rivers State were tired of procrastination in relation to the execution of the exercise.

He said: “The Federal Government is not serious about the cleanup of Ogoniland. We are tired of telling our people that the project will start next year. Let it not be a political project.

Look at the North East, a commission was established and $1Billion released,” he stated.

The Rivers State governor said that the devastation of Ogoniland has impoverished the people by destroying their farmlands and fishing waters, regretting that as a state that produced the wealth of the nation, Rivers State had no single pliable Federal Road.

Also speaking during the committee’s visit to Tai, was the Paramount ruler of the community, His Royal Majesty Godwin K. Giniwa, the Gbenemene Tai and the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, who expressed happiness about the cleanup, but said the exercise was too slow.

The Gbenemene Tai told members of the Senate Committee on Environment, at his palace in Okorokoro in Tai, “We commend President Mohammadu Buhari for accepting the UNEP Report and actually approving the flag off, but he should ask those that are in charge of the cleanup to act fast. Our people are worried.”

The traditional ruler however appealed to the youths of Ogoni to cooperate with those that would be involved in the cleanup of Ogoni.

He stressed: “Let there be peace in Ogoniland during the period of the cleanup exercise.

Those that will be coming to participate in the cleanup won’t be able to do anything if there is no peace in the land.”

The President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, also joined other stakeholders to appeal to the Federal Government to “remove undue bureaucratic bottlenecks so that the cleanup can move beyond where it is now.” He then called for peace and unity amongst Ogonis to facilitate the exercise.

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Accelerate reconciliation of aggrieved members, Kalu urges Tinubu Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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Former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has called on the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu to accelerate his efforts at reconciling aggrieved members of the ruling party Kalu said there could be no better time for Tinubu to carry out the onerous task given the confidence President Muhamadu Buhari reposes him in bringing some feuding members of the party on the path of reconciliation.

Speaking to reporters on arrival from Abuja Monday, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Ikeja, Lagos, Kalu said it does

not augur well for a serving governor and minister who are members of the ruling party to have political difference at a time they should be galvanizing support for Buhari’s re- election bid.

Kalu said: “ I have reported this to the highest authority of the party that it is not proper for a governor and minister in Ibadan to go two parallel ways. “ It is not to the benefit of the president and neither is it to the benefit of the party. It is not the benefit of Nigerians; the synergy needed to accelerate cohesion in the ruling party will not be there. “ We need to thank Mr. President in his wisdom in giving the mandate to the national leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the opportu-

nity to reconcile members of the party. I am very excited that such a thing is happening. “ I am confident it will be a good beginning for my brother and friend , Tinubu to execute the reconciliation task very well . “ I am confident Tinubu will be blunt to settle feuding members of the APC.” Kalu reaffirmed that Buhari is ready to run for 2019, unless he is convinced otherwise on the grounds of health.

He said Buhari , whom he described as an honest man, will tell Nigerians at the right time whether he will seek reelection or not.

Kalu said:” Buhari is an honest man, if he is interested in running, he will tell Nigerians that he will run. We pray that his health gets better and

that his doctors give him a clean bill of health. “ You know Buhari is also a man of conscience, if he feels his health will not allow him to seek re- election he will not go ahead.But, if he feels he is capable of running he will seek re- election . “ Whether Nigerians are talking about at this early stage, it is his decision, it his right, he is entitled to second term. Even, people that failed in their class can also repeat in either elementary or secondary school, Buhari is working. “ Have you seen the Second Niger Bridge? It is being constructed, so you see that though things are difficult, but it could be better.”

Kalu said though people of the South East, (the Igbos) have been cheated in many

ways, but the Buhari administration will provide a window for new beginning.

Said he: “ Other parts of Nigeria have been cheating us since 1960, but today the issue is that we must build national cohesion. “ The problem with Nigeria is inability to build national cohesion, by all stakeholders.

We are still talking about tribe where people come from, what people think about their religion. “ We need to impress it on

all Nigerians that we need a country where all stakeholders feel a sense of belonging.

“Not minding where they come from or where they live, they should feel at home whether in, Ogbomoso, Lagos, Ibadan, Sokoto , Enugu .

Agency distributes 900 school desks to female colleges ÏÏÏ

The Sokoto State Agency for Female Education has distributed 900 school desks to various girls colleges in four local government areas of the state.

Presenting the items to representatives of the schools, the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on female education, Dr. Amamatu Yusuf, said the items have been spread across schools in Kebbe, Sokoto North, Sokoto South and Tambuwal LGAs. “All the benefitting schools are Government Girls Day Secondary Schools. The breakdown showed the school in Kebbe got 200; GGDSS Tambuwal got 100 while the one located at Tudun Wada, Sokoto South LGA, got 150 desks.

“Others are GGDSS Sanyinna which got 125

desks, GGDSS MaberaMujaya which got 150 desks, GGDSS Runjin Sambo which got 100 while GGDSS MaberaMagaji got 50.

“The distribution, done in collaboration with NIPEP/World Bank, will continue until all our schools are adequately provided with enough desks and chairs for use by pupils and their teachers,” she added.

Meanwhile, the SA has revealed that the agency will organize a special training workshop for school managers and members of the state school based management committees.

She said the training would involve 200 participants who will be taught new techniques in school management by experts drawn from different parts of the globe.

Some of the desks donated by Sokoto State Agency for Female Education

L-R: Manager System and Analysis Royalties Branch Mines and Petroleum, Western Australia, Mr. Vince Angelo; Deputy High Commissioner Australia High Commission in Nigeria, Cleo Wilson; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Muazu Abdulkadir; and General Manager Tenure and Native Titles Mineral and Mines Industry Regulation, Western Australia, Mr. Tony Bullen; at the opening session of the “Policy and Capacity Building Workshop for Successful and Sustainable Mining Sector” in Abuja… on Monday.

Okorie: Ebonyi’s best NASS member - Umahi Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki

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Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi has declared that the member representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal constituency in Ebonyi state, Hon. Linus Okorie was the only National Assembly from the state that remembers that he is from somewhere as he has brought development and leadership to his people.

Umahi stated this at Akaeze in Ivo local government area of the state during the official flag off of free medical outreach and welfare programme organized by the lawmaker through his Caring Heart Foundation.

The governor who was represented by his deputy, Kel-

echi Igwe noted that it was a challenge to other national assembly members from the state that it is expected that from time to time, they should call them as state government to come and witness the programme they have developed for their people.

He added that it was only by doing so that the state government would believe that the support given to them in Abuja was not in vain, stressing that Okorie’s performance would definitely earn him another term in 2019.

Umahi said: “men have been going to National Assembly before Hon. Linus Okorie but am sure they never brought these to your people.

Linus Okorie is the only lawmaker that remembers

that he’s coming from somewhere. I am also aware that he is not the only one that was sent to Abuja by the people of Ebonyi state but I am standing on the land of Akaeze to throw it as a challenge to all the members of the National Assembly from Ebonyi state, that we expect that from time to time, they will call us as state government to come and witness the programmes that they have developed for their people”.

“I believe that what we are doing here is bringing down leadership and politics to the grass root that people may be able to understand why you are always enjoined to look for a credible candidate to vote for in election because when you vote them into power whether

the chamber is green or red, they will remember that they are coming from somewhere”.

“So Linus Okorie, we are grateful to you and we are pleased that you are doing what you are doing. If we have our way, we will say you are already there in 2019. We say so as state government but we will still leave you in the hands of your people who will determine your fate and say he has related so well with us and deserves to go back to Abuja”.

“Linus Okorie deserves our commendation not because he has invited us to this programme but he has been a loyal and supportive member of the National Assembly from Ebonyi state. Today, I say to you, he is worthy. Today, I say to you, he is trustworthy.

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TIJANI OLUWABUKOLA FALILAT I formerly known and addressed as TIJANI OLUBUKOLA FALILAT now wish to be known and addressed as TIJANI OLUWABUKOLA FALILAT .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

UCHENNA BENJAMIN OBINATU I formerly known and addressed as ISIAH BENJAMIN now wish to be known and addressed as UCHENNA BENJAMIN OBINATU .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

RICHARD CHRISTABEL IBI-LOLIA BOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as, MARY BOMA RICHARD, now wish to be known and addressed as, RICHARD CHRISTABEL IBI-LOLIA BOMA. All former documents remain valid.

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OKORO UZOCHUKWU CELESTINE

I formerly known and addressed as OKORO IZUCHUKWU CELESTINE now wish to be known and addressed as OKORO UZOCHUKWU CELESTINE .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

DAUDA ABOSEDE LOLADE AINA

I formerly known and addressed as DAUDA ABOSEDE LOLADE now wish to be known and addressed as DAUDA ABOSEDE LOLADE AINA. This is due to marriage .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

MRS ADELEKE VICTORIA ATINUKE

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEBIYI VICTORIA ATINUKE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADELEKE VICTORIA ATINUKE .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

MRS OLUWABUKOLA AANUOLUWAPO BAMIDELE

I, formerly known and addressed as OLUWABUKOLA AANUOLUWAPO OGUNDIPE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLUWABUKOLA AANUOLUWAPO BAMIDELE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS CHIDI NKECHINYERE EMEKA-AKPU I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIDI

NKECHINYERE EKE

now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIDI NKECHINYERE EMEKA-AKPU All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

GODDAY ISAAC WONIOWEI I, formerly known and addressed as, GODDAY ISAAC JONATHAN, now wish to be known and addressed as, GODDAY ISAAC WONIOWEI. All former documents remain valid.

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STEPHEN OKEHOGHENE ABEL I formerly known and addressed as OYIBORHORO ABEL STEPHEN now wish to be known and addressed as STEPHEN OKEHOGHENE ABEL .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

FANAYAJO ELIZABETH OLUWATOMISIN I formerly known and addressed as AKINMEGHA ELIZABETH OLUWATOMISIN now wish to be known and addressed as FANAYAJO ELIZABETH OLUWATOMISIN .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

EKPENYONG PETER ANIEKAN I formerly known and addressed as VICTOR PETER ANIEKAN now wish to be known and addressed as EKPENYONG PETER ANIEKAN .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

KEMISOLA HADASSAH AGBAJE

I, formerly known and addressed as KEMISOLA JIBOLA BAMIDELE now wish to be known and addressed as KEMISOLA HADASSAH AGBAJE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

IBEH FRANCISCA EUNICE NNEKA

I, formerly known, called and addressed as Ogodo Francisca Eunice Nneka now wish to be known, called and addressed as IBEH FRANCISCA EUNICE NNEKA. All other documents bearing my former names remain valid.

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MRS DIOGU CHINEMEREM UCHECHI

I Formerly Known As Miss Duru Chinemerem Uchechi,now wish to be known and addressed as MRS Diogu Chinemerem Uchechi.All former document remains valid general public take note

GANIYU HAMMED AYO I formerly known and addressed as HAMMED GODTIME AYO now wish to be known and addressed as GANIYU HAMMED AYO .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

FANAYAJO MARY OLUWAFUNMILAYO

I formerly known and addressed as AKINMEGHA, MARY OLUWAFUNMILAYO now wish to be known and addressed as FANAYAJO MARY OLUWAFUNMILAYO .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

MRS AROWOSHOLA OLUWASEYI ESTHER

I formerly known and addressed as MISS AJIBADE OLUWASEYI ESTHER now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AROWOSHOLA OLUWASEYI ESTHER. This is due to my marriage with MR.AROWOSHOLA OLUWATOBA JOSHUA. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

22 Change of Names UZO FELIX NGWU

ASSUMPTA ECHEZONACHI ONYEJIAKU

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IDRIS TAIWO

FELIX OSEHAHUMEN OBA

GAYUS PEACE I formerly known and addressed as WAZI GAYUS WISDOM now wish to be known and addressed as GAYUS PEACE .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AGWU FELIX now wish to be known and addressed as UZO FELIX NGWU. I was born on 02/07/1980 not 12/02/1973.

All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MERCY .A. ECHEZONACHI ONYEJIAKU now wish to be known and addressed as ASSUMPTA ECHEZONACHI ONYEJIAKU .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as ASIZI AJIJAT FUNKE instead of AZEEZ ADIJAT OLUWAFUNKE. I was born on 15/10/1973. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

In some of my documents including my Bank documents my name was wrongly written as AMBROSE ENERGINI instead of AMBROSE EMEREGINI .

I was born on 25/05/1972 not 23/06/1988. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as GREEN OLALEKAN ISAIAH instead of GREEN OLALEKAN JOSIAH . All former documents remin valid, General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as UDOKA BLESSING AKPAN instead of AKPAN EDIDIONG UDOAKA. I was born on 06/12/1986 not 06/12/1985. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

YUNUSA NIMOTA TOYIN

I formerly known and addressed as Nimota Oluwatoyin Yinusa now wish to be known and addressed as Yunusa Nimota Toyin. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

IKECHUKWU REX OPARAJI I formerly known and addressed as Ikechukwu Stanley Oparaji now wish to be known and addressed as Ikechukwu Rex Oparaji. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

GANIYU MOSHOOD ABIOLA I formerly known and addressed as AJIBOLA MOSHOOD ABIOLA now wish to be known and addressed as GANIYU MOSHOOD ABIOLA. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF BIRTH

IHEJIRIKA CELESTINE UCHENNA

AKINJAYEJU TEMITOPE DANIEL

ADEYEMI MODUPEOLA RUKAYAT

MARTINS OLUWARANTI RACHAEL

I formerly known and addressed as AKINJAYEJU TEMITOPE FUNMILADE now wish to be known and addressed as AKINJAYEJU TEMITOPE DANIEL. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AZEEZ MODUPEOLA ABIMBOLA now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYEMI MODUPEOLA RUKAYAT. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADEYEMI OLUWARANTI RACHAEL now wish to be known and addressed as MARTINS OLUWARANTI RACHAEL. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWANGWU CHINYERE MARYJANN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONYEKWELU CHINYERE MARYJANN. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKECHUKWU GODWIN OKECHUKWU

OGBONNA HAPPINESS NKIRUKA

MRS AMAECHINA LAURA KOSISOCHI

I formerly known and addressed as SHANLEY IHEJIRIKA now wish to be known and addressed as IHEJIRIKA CELESTINE UCHENNA. All former documents remain valid, General public to please note.

I formerly known and addressed as LUKMAN TAIWO JELILAT now wish to be known and addressed as IDRIS TAIWO .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as FELIX OBA now wish to be known and addressed as FELIX OSEHAHUMEN OBA . I was born on 04/07/1988 not 04/07/1984. .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

I MUKAILA IBRAHIM in some of my documents my date of birth was wrongly written as and on my BVN as 16TH DECEMBER 1986 my correct date of birth on my account is 14TH MAY 1985. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME In some of my documents my name was written as OLAJIDE AFOLABI. I wish to add SHOFOLUWE to my name now I wish to be known and addressed as SHOFOLUWE OLAJIDE AFOLABI .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

OLAKUNLE JOSEPH OLATUNDE

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

MRS ONYEKWELU CHINYERE MARYJANN

CONFIRMATION OF NAME In some of my documents my name was written as ADETAYO SALIU while in some other documents it was written as ADETAYO ADEKOYA SALIU and ADEKOYA SALIU ADETAYO.I am the one bearing all the names. Now I wish to be known as ADEKOYA SALIU ADETAYO. All documents bearing the names are valid, General public to please take note.

EKWUEME IMMACULATA OGECHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as EZEKWONNA IMMACULATA OGECHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as EKWUEME IMMACULATA OGECHUKWU .All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

OSUOLALE OLUWAKEMI DEBORAH

I formerly known and addressed as MESHIOYE OLUWAKEMI DEBORAH now wish to be known and addressed as OSUOLALE OLUWAKEMI DEBORAH. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

MRS MBANUZUE IRUOMACHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ODUNUKWE IRUOMACHUKWU UGBOAMARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MBANUZUE IRUOMACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ONAH MARYROSE

MRS EZE IFEYINWA JULIET

MRS CHIME ELIZABETH CHIZOBA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYEJI IFEYINWA JULIET., now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZE IFEYINWA JULIET. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYIA ELIZABETH CHIZOBA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIME ELIZABETH CHIZOBA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as OKECHUKWU GODWIN CHIDUBEM, now wish to be known and addressed as OKECHUKWU GODWIN OKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UGWOKE MARGARETH, now wish to be known and addressed as OGBONNA HAPPINESS NKIRUKA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NNABUIFE LAURA KOSISOCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AMAECHINA LAURA KOSISOCHI. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS NWIGWE-ANI MARTHA OGOCHUKWU

KHALILULLAH KARIMA CHISOM

GAMBO BASHIR

MBA CYNTHIA CHINENYENWA

EZEH OBUMNEME JOSEPH

I, formerly known and addressed as MBAAMAONYEUKWU CYNTHIA CHINENYENWA, now wish to be known and addressed as MBA CYNTHIA CHINENYENWA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UMEH CHUKWUMA OBUMNENE, now wish to be known and addressed as EZEH OBUMNEME JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid.

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ERNEST UGWUANIKE I, formerly known and addressed as ERNEST ANIKE OKOLO, now wish to be known and addressed as ERNEST UGWUANIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIBUZO ONYINYE NAOMI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MADUKO ONYINYE NAOMI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

JOHN KCEE SM

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGBO MARTH OGOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWIGWE-ANI MARTHA OGOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KHALILULLAH ESTHER CHISOM, now wish to be known and addressed as KHALILULLAH KARIMA CHISOM. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as LUKMAN IDRIS, now wish to be known and addressed as GAMBO BASHIR. My correct date of birth is 17th March 1992. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

UDE VIVIAN

NNAMANI MIRACLE OBIAJURU

NWAOGU CHIDINMA ADANNE

I, formerly known and addressed as OKECHUKWU VIVIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as UDE VIVIAN. All former documents remain valid.

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

MRS NWODO PATRICIA UCHECHUKWU I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ENEH PATRICIA UCHECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWODO PATRICIA UCHECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS JUDITH OLUCHUKWU ORAKA

MRS EKWALOR ARIT MARY

I, formerly known and addressed as JOHN KCEE WAKHA now wish to be known and addressed as JOHN KCEE SM. All former documents remain valid.

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ANYANWU EMEKA GABRIEL

I, formerly known and addressed as JIM ANITA, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAOGU CHIDINMA ADANNE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NNAJI KINGSLEY AMARACHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS JUDITH OLUCHUKWU ONWUKEGHARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JUDITH OLUCHUKWU ORAKA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ETIM ARIT MARY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EKWALOR ARIT MARY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KINGSLEY ANYANWU, now wish to be known and addressed as ANYANWU EMEKA GABRIEL. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MAXWELL NNAJI. K.now wish to be known and addressed as NNAJI KINGSLEY AMARACHUKWU, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

ABUBAKAR YUSSUF DAUDA

DOSUNMU FOLASHADE SALEWA

HANNAH OLUWATOBILOLA AGOSU

RAY MIKE-RICHARD ASHENEWEN

I formerly known and addressed as Garuba Yusuf now wish to be known and addressed as Abubakar Yussuf Dauda. That my actual date of birth is 1st January 1956 and not 16th February 1968. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note ADAKUCHUKWU TREASURE

I formerly known and addressed as Ada Amechi now wish to be known and addressed as ADAKUCHUKWU TREASURE. all former documents remains valid, General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Ademiju Babalola now wish to be known and addressed as Dosunmu Folashade Salewa.

All former document remain valid. General public should please take note FAITH CHIMAMANDA OMADACHI

I formerly known and addressed as Faith Omadachi now wish to be known and addressed as Faith Chimamanda Omadachi.

All former documents remains valid,Abia state university and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Oyinkansola Oluwatobi Agosu now wish to be known and addressed as Hannah Oluwatobilola Agosu. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note ADEOTI ADEKUNLE AKANNI

I FORMELY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEKUNLE SAMSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEOTI ADEKUNLE AKANNI. All former documents remains valid, general public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as RAY MIKE ASHENEWEN now wish to be known and addressed as RAY MIKE-RICHARD ASHENEWEN. all former documents remains valid, general public take note.

OYEWOLE DORCAS OLAWUMI

Formely known as JAYEOLA DORCAS OLAWUMI now wish to known as OYEWOLE DORCAS OLAWUMI henceforth. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONAH MARYROSE OGOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as ONAH MARYROSE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS MADUKO ONYINYE NAOMI

MRS OKWUCHUKWU NWABUASO

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKWUCHUKWU OKOYE MARTHA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKWUCHUKWU NWABUASO, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

This is to certify and confirm that ORINYA CHUKWUNONSO, EGBO CHUKWUNONSO and ORINYAEGBO CHUKWUNONSO refers as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as ORINYAEGBO CHUKWUNONSO. All former documents remain valid.

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AKINTEWE FEMI VICTOR I formerly known and addressed as AKINTEWE VICTOR FESHLEY now wish to be known and addressed as AKINTEWE FEMI VICTOR. all former documents remain valid, general public should please take note.

ADEDIYA SURAJUDEEN OLORUNOSEBI

I Formerly known and addressed as Adediya S. R now wish to be known and addressed as Adediya Surajudeen Olorunosebi. all former documents remain valid, general public should please note.

ODUYEBO CHINYERE UZOAMAKA

OYINLOLA OGHOWMEN LILIAN

Formerly OHACHOSIM CHINYERE UZOAMAKA now ODUYEBO CHINYERE UZOAMAKA.. Former document remains valid.

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FORMALLY, SEWA OGHOWMEN LILIAN, NOW WHICH TO BE KNOWN AS OYINLOLA OGHOWMEN LILIAN. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

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ODUDUWA LIBERTY FOR ALL INITIATIVE

Companies Registration 23 ONOZE EMPATHY FOUNDATION

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARR: 1. DANMOLA HAKEEM BABATUNDE. 2. SUMOLA SHOLATE DEBORAH 3. OKUNOWO OLASUMBO TEMITOPE. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FIGHT AGAINST CHILD ABUSE AND FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHRISTOPHER ONOZE ILIMEZEKHE. 2. OMOWUNMI VICTORIA BELLO

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

OGIEABULU RICE PROCESSING AND SELLERS ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

HAJIYA AMINETU MUHAMMED 2.

YESUFU SADIKU 3.

SHAKA FATIMETU 4.

IBRAHIM SANABETU 5.

NASIRU AISHETU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF HER MEMBERS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE RICE PROCESSING AND MODERATE SELLING IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BAKARE AISHAT.

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

TRUSTEES 1. KENNETH NWAFOR 2. NWAOKORO UZONNA CAJETAN 3. JOHN OGBONNA CHRISTIAN 4. ELOSI IFEANYI 5. SUNDAY OKOLI AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROTEST THE INTEREST OF MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION 2. TO ENSURE THAT THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS ARE MADE A PRIORITY AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO 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: DANIEL OLAOWEI APPAH ESQ

LIGHT OF SOLUTION POWER 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: (A) EJIMOFOR ELIJAH IKEDI. (B) EJIMOFOR COURAGE ONYEKACHI. (C) NWAXHILI MANESEH ABUCHI. (D) BANKOLE MONDAY FEMI. (E) ILOANYA JACINTA ORISAKWE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

CHANGE OF TRUSTEE OLD TRUSTEE NAME 1 .DR J.O.J OKEZIE 2. DR J.C OGBONNAYA 3. DR CHIMEZIE OBINNA NEWEM 4. DR A. U IBELEGBU 5. MR ALLAN OKPOKIRI 6. CHIEF ONYRBUMBU AKOMAS 7. CHIEF ISAAC IROEGBU 8. CHIEF NWANNE NWABUISI 9 MR OBED OGBONNA 10. OKEY AMECHI ESQ 11. DENNIS OTUONYE NEW TRUSTEE NAMES 1. OGBQNNAYA CHARLES OBIOHA 2. ONIGBO JOHNSON O 3. NWABUKO EMMANUEL 4. ENYIAZU CHUKWUEMEKA 5. AGOMOH KENNETH NGADIUBA 6. NWAKODO SUNDAY 7. SAM ODOEMENAM ENYINNAYA 8. OGBONNA UDOCHUCHWU GODFREY 9. APUG O SUNDAY EMMANUEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO HELP LESS PRIVILEGED AND PROVIDE FOR POOR ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE. 1. LIANG KEDONG. 2. GAO GUOCHAO. 3. WU SHUMIN. 4. ZENG WEIJIA. 5. ZHOU LIJUN .

6. RUFIA ALIYU AHMED 7. JOJI CAPTAIN MOHAMMED. 8. ABACHA MOHAMMED SANI. 9. DAZHIA YAKUBU LAZARU. 10. AHMED BALA KOFARSORO AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO MUTUALLY ASSIST IT’S MEMBERS ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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.

DATO CARE FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES 1) MR FOLAHANMI KUMOLU JOHNSON. 2) MRS AKINJIDE OLABISI MERCY. 3) ONIBON DAVID AYOMIDE. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO CARE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

YOUTHS AND I DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OBIAGWU PASCHAL MADUABUCHI -CHAIRMAN 2. NWACHUKWU EMEKA GEORGE. 3. OGBODO ABEL NNAMDI 4. AMOKE CHUKWUJEKWU CHINEMEREM - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF YOUTHS IN NIGERIA. 2. TO ENLIGHTEN YOUTHS ON THE ROLES EXPECTED OF THEM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA. 3. TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WELFARE OF YOUTHS IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: A.N OGBUANU ESQ

BRIDGE OF FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTRE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF NO1.S 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AGHAHOWA ANTHONY HOPE 2. AGHAHOWA MARYLAURA 3. ALIDU ELIJAH OJONYE 4. AGHAHOWA ANDREW OSAMUYIMEN 5. NYNABO GODSWILL TAMUNO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO WIN SOULS FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD. 2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL THROUGH EVERY SCRIPTURAL MEANS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI ABUJA AND THE UNDERSIGNED WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: AGHAHOWA ANTHONY HOPE, ESQ. AGHAHOWA IKOIWAK & CO. 165 AKOWONJO ROAD CELE BUS, AKOWONJO -EGBEDA, LAGOS. TELL: 08034399911

CALVARY KINGDOM PROOF OUTREACH

OPERATION FEED THE NATION AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION BENIN

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. PASTOR AIWEKHOE SUCCESS OSARENOKERE - PRESIDENT. 2. AIWEKHOE OSAIGBOVO- VICE PRESIDENT. 3. IGBINOBARO FLORENCE OMOYEMWENSE 4. OMORAGBON OSARUGUE OVBOKHAN AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WORLD WIDE.

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

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.

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: TRUSTEES

HIS MERCY REIGNS GLOBAL MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1). PASTOR FRANCIS SOLA OMOLAYO ==== PRESIDING PASTOR (2). DEACONESS HELEN OLAWUMI OMOLAYO === ASSOCIATE PASTOR (3). BRO. OLASENI SAHEED OWOLABI ==== MINISTERS’ COORDINATOR (4). BRO. SAMUEL BUSAYO ALONGE === MINISTER (5). SIS. KEHINDE ABIMBOLA OWOLABI === TREASURER (6). BRO. OLUSEGUN AJAO ==== CHURCH SECRETARY (7). BRO. OLARENWAJU SULAIMON BOLAJI === MINISTER (8). BRO. OLALEKAN ADEBAYO === MEMBER. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198.GARKI, ABUJA .WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OMORAGBON BRAIN OSAROBO 2. OKUNDIA DANIEL EGHATOR 3. OLISA-ABUTU ANTHONY NWACHUKWU AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ENLIGHT THE NATION THE IMPORTANCES OF MODERN FARMING

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

GREEN FINGERS WILDLIFE INITIATIVE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MOGBO CHINEDU CHIDOZIE 2. MINGO CHIKA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE GOOD OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC BENEFIT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

24 Companies Registration DAVID’S CHRISTIAN CHURCH INTERNATIONAL CAC/IT/NO: 21950

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REMOVAL AND ADDITION OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. OKONKWO KINGSLEY CHUKWUKA REMOVED 2. MR. EMEAGHARA PETER UDOJI REMOVED 3. AROGUNDADE OLASUPO OLUMUYIWA RETAINED 4. MR. ERIBENNE OBICHUKWU THOMAS RETAINED THE NEW TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADEJANA GBADEBO OLUDARE APPOINTED 2. AMAKA TEMITOPE SAMUEL-ONYEANI APPOINTED THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAINS THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA – FCT, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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MAIFATA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999 THE TRUSTEES ARE (1) MUHAMMAD AKARO (2) MUAZU MAIFATA (3) SADEEQ MUAZU MAIFATA (4) HAUWA MUHAMMED (5) THERESA AGBONMA UDENWA .

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FREE QUALITY PUBLIC BASIC EDUCATION FOR ORPHANS & INDIGENT CHILDREN. 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

ARAB-AFRICAN INVESTORS ASSOCIATION

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. CHIEF DR ALEXANDER CHIKA OKAFOR 2. ASIWAJI MICHAEL OLUWALE-COLE 3. SIR AFAM MALLINSON UKATU 4. BARRISTER BEN TOCHUKWU CHUKWUKELU 5. REV PETERSON OGHENEKARO ETTOH 6. EBUKA ZEPHANIAH OKAFOR 7. CHIMA DESMOND ANYASO. 8. UKECHIR DAVID TERSOO. 9. MRS NKECHI OBI 10. MRS UJU IFEJIKA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE MEMBERS WELFARE. 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: UDEOGU OBINNA ESQ

THE WAZIRI ADAMAWA ABBA MOHAMMED 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. ALKASUM ABBA - CHAIRMAN 2. DIKKO ABBA - SECRETARY 3. MOHAMMED BELLO - MEMBER 4. ABDULKABIR AHMED - MEMBER 5. ALKASUM UMARU - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION 1. TO PROVIDE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT 2. TO AMELIORATE THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES 3. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ORPHANS AND THE NEEDY. 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: DIKKO ABBA: SECRETARY

MEGA GRACE ABUNDANCE BIBLE CHURCH 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. REV AKPOROWHO EZEKIEL ASHIBUDIKE 2. PASTOR MRS VICTORIA AKPOROWHO 3. PASTOR GODWIN ONYEMAECHI ILOH 4. PASTOR OWIGHO IKEKELE 5. BRO OKUCHUKWU ISAAC AKPOROWHO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2. TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 3. TO ESTABLISH LOCAL BRANCHES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE. 4. TO EMPLOY AND DEPLOY, TRAIN AND ORDAIN MINISTERS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK OF THE CHURCH ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AUTO SPAREPARTS AND MACHINERY DEALERS ASSOCIATION (ASPMDA) IT NO /4250.

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

OLD TRUSTEES ARE 1. ALHAJI ADE SALAMI -- RETAINED 2. MR CHARLES OKAFOR -- RETAINED 3. ALH A.O. -- REMOVED 4. MR EZULIKE -REMOVED 5. MR CASHUMIA IFEKWEM - REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES 1. CHIEF. OKAFOR DANIEL CHUKWUEMEKA 2. BRO JOSEPH OKEKE 3. CHIEF MIKE IZUEGBUNE 4. CHIEF DR CHARLES OKEKE 5. SIR THOMAS ANIOKOH 6. EBEKU NNAMDI INNOCENT 7 EGWUATU JOSSY 8 GARUBA MABAYOMUE KAYODE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: KEHINDE YEKEEN (ESQ) SOLICITOR

GREAT I AM THAT I AM GOD’S CHURCH INT’L.

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. PST FRIDAY OGBOLE 2. ELDER NWACHUKWU CLEMENT 3. PST ANTHONY AJAGBU 4. PST FAVOUR FOLORUNSHO 5. PETER OGBOLE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 5. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. 6. TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 7. TO ESTABLISH LOCAL BRANCHES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE. 8. TO EMPLOY AND DEPLOY, TRAIN AND ORDAIN MINISTERS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK OF THE CHURCH 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

OMNIPOTENT GOD IS LIGHT CHURCH

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. MR. MALACHI CHINEDU OSSAI, 2. MRS. FAITH OBIANUJU OSSAI 3. PRECIOUS NDIDIAMAKA ODOH AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. 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 : UDEOGU OBINNA ESQ

LOYAL UNITED PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS OF NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 OLD TRUSTEES 1. JERRY EZIASHI -REMOVED 2. MR. FRANCIS ONWUEGBUZIE -RETAINED 3. PETER AFUWA -RETAINED 4. VICTOR ADIUBA -REMOVED 5. EMEKA AFUWA -REMOVED 6. OZO OKONKWO -REMOVED 7. CHIDI OHAI -REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES ALL APPOINTED 1. CHUKWUKA VICTOR EBOJI -NEW CHAIRMAN 2. IFEANYI EKEMEZIE -MEMBER 3. CHIEF PETER OSUME -MEMBER 4. CHRISTOPHER OBIHAI -MEMBER 5. CHIKA EKWUNIFE -MEMBER 6. JOHN ONWUEGBUZIE EZIASHI -NEW-SECRETARY AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION TO REFLECT THE CHANGES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE 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

MADAGALI LOCAL GOVERNMENT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO NOTIFY 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NGARARAWA PHILIP THLIZA 2. ADAMU ULARAMU GULAK 3. EDWARD KUTIJU 4. ELIAS BIRDLING VASCO 5. ANTHONY DAUDA 6. CHINDA YARO 7. LINUS NGARARAWA THLIZA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG IT’S MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

WELL-SPRING OF HAVEN FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO NOTIFY 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OGWUDILE VERA NNEKA - CHAIRMAN 2. OKEKE IFEOMA WENDY - SECRETARY 3. OGWUDILE IKECHUKWU HARRISON 4. UDOH JOHNSON THOMPSON AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING AND AN ACCOMMODATING ATMOSPHERE FOR THE ABUSED AND UNDER-PRIVILEGED. 2. TO RE-DESIGN AND INITIATIVE THAT WILL EMPOWER WOMEN AND ERADICATE POVERTY IN NIGERIA. 3. TO PROMOTE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GIRL-CHILD AND THE GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION. 4. TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE UNDER PRIVILEGED AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE 5. TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT IDEAS AND SKILL ACQUISITION CENTER 6. AID IN ERADICATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN AFRICA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA! ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: NKANA COMFORT SAMPSON ESQ

THE EXCELLENT WOMAN OF TWON BRASS KINGDOM ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. HRM ( BARR ) JOSEPHINE DIETE-SPIFF JP. CHAIRMAN 2. MRS. MILDRED FRANCIS EGELE SECRETARY 3. DR. ONYAYE EDGAR KUNLE-OLOWU 4. DR. GEORGIANA KIENTE NGERI NWAGHA OON AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR GIBSON

REHOBOTH FIREHOUSE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH 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. PASTOR UBONG BASSEY EDEM - *CHAIRMAN* 2. PASTOR (MRS) MARY UBONG BASSEY, 3. PASTOR BILLS AKPADIAHA *SECRETARY* 4. ELDER JOHN BASSEY 5. MR EDEM, MFON BASSEY 6. MR IKECHUKWU MATTHEW 7. MR STANLEY C. OPARA 8. KUFRE UDO UDO 9. VICTORIA ADAMU 10. MR IBANGA EFFIONG AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2.TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO TRAUMATIZED GROUP ALONE OR IN COLLABORATION/ PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CENTRE FOR BRIDGING HEALTH GAPS

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. MRS. FEHINTOLA MUSTAPHA, 2. MRS BISI TUGBOBO, 3. ENGR HAKEEM OLADELE JAGUN 4. MRS. SEKINA SALVADOR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO SUPPORT THE CONDUCT OF ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS THAT WOULD BUILD THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2. TO PROMOTE TECHNICAL ADVICE ON FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 3. TO PROMOTE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACTIVITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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MAIMUNA OGUDE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MAIMUNA ATAHIRU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MAIMUNA OGUDE .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. UNEGBU CHINELO

SUNDAY AISHA OJONE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ONONUJU CHINELO PERPETUA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS UNEGBU CHINELO PERPETUA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE NOTE.

I SUNDAY AISHA OJONE, HEREBY NOTIFIED THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY SPELT AS SUNDAY AISHA OJONG, INSTEAD OF SUNDAY AISHA OJONE AND MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 01/05/1980 AND NOT 01/12/1980 WHICH WAS CAPTURED. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID , AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ROSELINE ADAH JOHNSON

MRS BLESSING BUGE JETAWO

EKAN GERALDINE JOHN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ROSELINE ADAH SIMON. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ROSELINE ADAH JOHNSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS BLESSING GRACE BUGE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS BLESSING BUGE JETAWO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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

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MRS ENIOLA OLUFUNMILAYO IDAYAT I Formerly Known and Addressed as (1) MISS OLUFUNMILAYO IDAYAT ADUKE OKE (2) MRS YAYA OLUFUNMILAYO IDAYAT now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS ENIOLA OLUFUNMILAYO IDAYAT All Documents and Certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Nigeria Immigration Service, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

ADAMU DANJUMA

SUNDAY PETER

SODIQ RAJI ) I formerly known called and addressed as ADEYEMI COLE,now wish to be known called and addressed as SODIQ RAJI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as MATHIAS ICHUKWU,now wish to be known called and addressed as SUNDAY PETER. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADAMU DANGOTE, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS ADAMU DANJUMA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. MARY OMOBOLANLE ENIAYEWUN.

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known called and addressed as MARY AJIBODE,now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS. MARY OMOBOLANLE ENIAYEWUN. That l was born on the 5TH day of June 1966. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

This is to notify the public that during my account Registration with Skye bank, my name was Wrongly written as OGUNYEMI DEBO ADE Instead of OGUNYEMI ADEBOWALE. That my date of birth was wrongly written as 20TH APRIL 1982 Instead of 26TH MAY, 1982. All former documents remain valid and Banks.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. HUNDOGAN OLUWABUNMI

MUIBAT ADENIKE OMOTOSHO

BALOGUN MONSURAT

MUYIWA EMMANUEL TOYOSI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS DAVID OLUWABUNMI TEMITOPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. HUNDOGAN OLUWABUNMI TEMITOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADENIKE MUIBAT OYEFUWA . NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUIBAT ADENIKE OMOTOSHO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BAMIDELE MICHAEL DICKSON

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AHMED MONSURAT MOSUNMOLA NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS BALOGUN MONSURAT MOSUNMOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAITAN EMMANUEL ADEDOTUN, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MUYIWA EMMANUEL TOYOSI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS IDOWU KHADIJAT OLABIMPE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADU MICHAEL DELE DICKSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BAMIDELE MICHAEL DICKSON.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ONI KHADIJAT OLABIMPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS IDOWU KHADIJAT OLABIMPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OKOROAMA ODINAKA GENTLE

OSHODI OMOLOLA TAWAKALITU

MRS SOWONOYE ADENIKE

MRS SOMOYE FATIMAT

MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS OKOROAMA ODINAKA GIDEON INSTEAD OF MY CORRECT NAME WHICH IS OKOROAMA ODINAKA GENTLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSENI OMOLOLA TAWAKALITU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSHODI OMOLOLA TAWAKALITU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLUWALASINU ADENIKE OMOLOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SOWONOYE ADENIKE OMOLOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

I FORMERLY MISS SHOSANWO FATIMAT TEMITOPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SOMOYE FATIMAT TEMITOPE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

OGUNDE BABATUNDE JAMES

MRS OLATUNJI IDOWU KAFILAT

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FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDOWU KAFILAT OLUWAKEMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLATUNJI IDOWU KAFILAT. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

AINABE BOSEDE MARTINA

EDIDIONG ANIEFIOK OKPONGETE

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I , formerly known and addressed as Emmanuel Anthony Edem, now wish to be known as Edidiong Aniefiok Okpongete. That both name belong to one and same person. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS EZENECHE GOODNESS CHINENYE.

ANOZIE ESTHER OLUWATOYIN

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THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: 1. ORIGINAL RECEIPT 2. CERTIFICATE OF SALE 3. AND OTHER TITLE DOCUMENTS OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT NO. 4, SANYA STREET, SURULERE, LAGOS BEARING THE NAME MR ADEYEMI SANYA WAS LOST. ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THESE DOCUMENTS HAVE PROVED ABORTIVE. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. BY: MR ADEYEMI SANYA ( OWNER)

THE ULTIMATE UNIQUE BROTHERS SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UBA NONSO JOHN - CHAIRMAN 2. IFEANYICHUKWU CHIKAODILI - SECRETARY 3. OKWUOLISA CHUKWUEMEKA - MEMBER 4. ECHEGWO CHIKE SUNDAY - MEMBER 5. NWABUNIKE MADUABUCHI KINGSLEY - MEMBER 6. NNOLI IKECHUKWU HYGINUS - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE, NURTURE AND PROMOTE LOVE, PEACE AND BROTHERLINESS AMONG THE MEMBERS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN LIFE AND HARDWORKING IN BUSINESS. 3. TO EXTEND WELFARE SERVICES TO THE MEMBERS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SYLVESTER I. ONYEAMA, ESQ. LEGAL ADVISER (08180872254)

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TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ABUBAKAR SADIQ MAHMOOD 2. SULAIMAN IBRAHIM SHEHU 3. USAMA HARUNA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG THE YOUTH AND TO BE SELF-RELIANT 2. TO RAISE FUNDS AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE TO ESTABLISH AND FINANCE OUR BUSINESS 3. TO EDUCATE AND SENSITIZE THE YOUTH ON LAWFUL BUSINESSES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEEN SELF-RELIANT 4. TO HELP ORPHANS AND UNDERPRIVILEGED ONCE 5. TO REAFFIRM PEACE AND PRIOTIZE THE INTEREST OF BROTHERHOOD AND LOVE FOR THE NATION ON THE MINDS OF THE YOUTH AND TO AVOID VIOLENCE IN THE SOCIETY TO ENSURE THE PROGRESS OF THE COUNTRY 6. TO MAKE RULES AND STANDING ORDERS FOR ALL MEMBERS IN THE ORGANIZATION 7. TO ORGANIZE MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS AND WORK WITH SIMILAR GROUPS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

FAMUYIWA ROTIMI RICHARDS

EMMANUEL OKON UMOREN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAMUYIWA RICHARD SUNDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAMUYIWA ROTIMI RICHARDS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PETER TONY I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMMANUEL OKON UMOREN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN TAKE NOTE.

ALANI SAMUEL OYENEKAN I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAFARU OYENEKAN ALANI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALANI SAMUEL OYENEKAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

IZUCHI EUNICE AGIM

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IZUCHI EUNICE ARIRI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IZUCHI EUNICE AGIM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE NOTE.

CHANGE OF NAME

YOUNGSTARS FELICITY SOCIAL CLUB LAGOS (CAC/IT/NO 94197) THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION TO CHANGE ITS NAME TO YOUNGSTARS FELICITY SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AND PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SYLVESTER I. ONYEAMA, ESQ. LEGAL ADVISER (08079923660)

BURDENBEARERS GOSPEL AND REVIVAL MINISTRY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999 TRUSTEES: 1. PST PAUL OLE IKEMA-PRESIDENT 2. PST AUGUSTINE RICHARD UDUDO-SECRETARY 3. PST OTAKA UKWA, 4. MRS. PEACE AHUDIYA IKEMA 5. CHIDINMA IKEMA GLORY. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. 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: PRESIDENT.

Formerly known and addressed as Miss EZEONWU GOODNESS CHINENYE Now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs EZENECHE GOODNESS CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid,Authority concerned and General Public note

I, formerly known and addressed as, BAMIGBALA ESTHER OLUWATOYIN now wish to be known and addressed as, ANOZIE ESTHER OLUWATOYIN . All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

REVELATION ORPHANAGE HOME

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1. DR PROPHETESS OKAFOR ROSE NGOZI - CHAIRMAN 2. PASTOR NKUKU CHIOMA BEATRICE- VICE CHAIRMAN 3. BARRISTER OKAFOR EMEKA ANDY- SECRETARY 4. PASTOR OKAFOR OGECHUKWU LILIAN- TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO TAKE CARE OF THE POOR AND THE NEEDY 2. TO CARE FOR THE ORPHAN AND ASSIST THE ORPHANAGE. 3. TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF MEMBERS. 4. TO PROVIDE WELFARE FOR ORPHANS

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 INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF LOSS OF MY ORIGINAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LAND PAPER FOR MY CofO WITH FOLLOWING DETAILS CADASTRAL ZONE A03 PLOT NO. 437 FILE NO. BN 480 NEW FILE NO. BN 10344 IF FOUND PLEASE CONTACT LAND DEPARTMENT AGIS ABUJA. SIGNED BY AMB. MATHEW S. ADOLI

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SULAIMON AMINAT OPEYEMI.

RUKAYAT BUKKY HAMZAT.

CHUME GRACE

Formerly known and addressed as UMEAKUANA EMMANUEL IKEMAMAYA, now wish to be known and addressed as UMEAKUANA EMMANUEL IKENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Fomerly known and addressed as RUKAYAT AMUSAT, now wish to be known and addressed as RUKAYAT BUKKY HAMZAT. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as MATHEW GRACE, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUME GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

UMEAKUANA EMMANUEL IKENNA

I, formerly known and addressed as NANSEL KOTUR, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAGBEJE MOSES ANUOLUWAPO. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNGBEJE MOSES ANUOLUWAPO, now wish to be known and addressed as NANSEL KOG. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as RAMON AMINAT OPEYEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as SULAIMON AMINAT OPEYEMI. That I was born on the 13th of April, 1980. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANIMASAHUN ZAINAB OLUSEYI OMOBOLAKE. Formerly known and addressed as AGBOOLA BOSE SEYI, now wish to be known and addressed as ANIMASAHUN ZAINAB OLUSEYI OMOBOLAKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWAFIDEL MAUREEN CHIKODILI Formerly known and addressed as NWAFIDELIE MAUREEN, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAFIDEL MAUREEN CHIKODILI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

UZONNA IFEOMA JOY.

HUSANI TESILIMI BAMIDELE.

ADDITION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as NWANA IFEOMA JOY, now wish to be known and addressed as UZONNA IFEOMA JOY. All former documents remain valid. General public take

Formerly known and addressed as BAMIDELE TESLIM AKINTAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as HUSANI TESILIMI BAMIDELE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OBIANO PETER, now wish to add IKECHUKWU ISAIAH. That I now wish to be known and addressed as OBIANO PETER IKECHUKWU ISAIAH. All former documents remain valid.

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This is to confirm and certify that am the same person as ADETUNJI OLUWADAMILARE SEGUN and ADETUNJI OLUWADAMILARE TIMOTHY. That I now wish to be known and addressed as ADETUNJI OLUWADAMILARE TIMOTHY. All former documents remain valid.

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AINA ADEPEJU DUROTIMI

CHUKWUEMERI UZOEZE

GRACE CHINENYE NDUKAUBA

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNTUSI ADEPEJU OLUWADUROTIMI now wish to be known and addressed as AINA ADEPEJU DUROTIMI. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUEMERI EGWUYE now wish to be known called and addressed as CHUKWUEMERI UZOEZE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as GRACE CHINENYE NTIASHAGWU now wish to be known called and addressed as GRACE CHINENYE NDUKAUBA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NKEMJIKA EUCHARIA CHIZARAM

ADEBOWALE RASHIDAT FOLASHADE.

MUDIRAKAT ABIKE

I formerly known and addressed as NWOKO EUCHARIA CHIZARAM now wish to be known called and addressed as NKEMJIKA EUCHARIA CHIZARAM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AJELARA RASHIDAT FOLASHADE now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEBOWALE RASHIDAT FOLASHADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS OLULANA OMONIKE TEMILOLUWA DEBORAH

CORRECTION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as AWOYODE OMONIKE TEMILOLUWA and AWOYODE OMONIKE TEMILOLUWA DEBORAH now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS OLULANA OMONIKE TEMILOLUWA DEBORAH . All former documents remain valid.

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This is to confirm and certify that my name was wrongly written as AMIRU YUSUF OLATUNJI instead of AMINU YUSUF ALABI. All former documents remain valid.

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ADELABU ADENIKE FATIMAH. I formerly known and addressed as BAKARE ADENIKE FATIMAH now wish to be known called and addressed as ADELABU ADENIKE FATIMAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

YISA-FOLARORI RAMON OLAKUNLE. I formerly known and addressed as YISA RAMON OLAKUNLE now wish to be known called and addressed as YISA-FOLARORI RAMON OLAKUNLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AJAYI OLUWADAMILOLA AYOBAMI I formerly known and addressed as AJAYI OLUWADAMILOLA OLUWASEYI now wish to be known called and addressed as AJAYI OLUWADAMILOLA AYOBAMI . All former documents remain valid. General

PHILIP ASHIEDU AUGUSTINA.

ARINZE BILIKIS BAMITALE

I formerly known and addressed as ASHIEDU AUGUSTINA CHINEYE now wish to be known called and addressed as PHILIP ASHIEDU AUGUSTINA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as YUSUF BILIKIS BAMITALE now wish to be known called and addressed as ARINZE BILIKIS BAMITALE. All former documents remain valid.

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OLUKIRAN STELLA OLAYINKA.

OLUKIRAN STELLA OLAYINKA.

AKPEBE ONORIODE EMMANUEL

I formerly known and addressed as SYLVANUS YOHANNA PAUL now wish to be known called and addressed as SYLVANUS YOHANNA BULUS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AWOGBORO STELLA OLAYINKA now wish to be known called and addressed as OLUKIRAN STELLA OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL AKPEBE now wish to be known called and addressed as AKPEBE ONORIODE EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABE NIKE BOSEDE

ISRAEL INUOLAJI FAYESE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as PRITO NIKE BOSEDE now wish to be known called and addressed as ABE NIKE BOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Abimbola Inuolaji Fayese.

Now wish to be known and addressed as, Israel Inuolaji Fayese. All former documents remains valid, the general public should please take note

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT OPARAUGO CHINEDU, OPARAUGO CHINEDU BOBBY AND OPARAUGO CHINEDU CALISTUS IS ONE AND THE SAME PERSON. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OPARAUGO CHINEDU CALISTUS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DAUDU MONDINAT HELEN.

OKONKWO KATE EYIUCHE

OWOYELE EKAETE OLUWATOBI

I formerly known and addressed as OGUNBUNMI WASILAT OMOBOLANLE now wish to be known called and addressed as AREMU WASILAT OMOBOLANLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ALABI MONDINAT HELEN now wish to be known called and addressed as DAUDU MONDINAT HELEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I Formerly Known and Addressed as OGBONNA KATE EYIUCHE now wish to be known, called and addressed as OKONKWO KATE EYIUCHE All Documents and Certificates bearing my former names remain valid.

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

I formerly known and addressed as MUDIRAKAT ABIKE BALOGUN now wish to be known called and addressed as MUDIRAKAT ABIKE. That my date of birth is 18 August 1966.

All former documents remain valid.

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AKINDILENI ADEYINKA BUKOLA. I formerly known and addressed as OLUWATOSIN ADEYINKA BUKOLA now wish to be known called and addressed as AKINDILENI ADEYINKA BUKOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AREMU WASILAT OMOBOLANLE

OBEMBE YETUNDE ADEJOKE.

ADEGBOYE PHILLIP OLADIMEJI

IJEMBA OLUBUNMI OLABISI.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEPITAN YETUNDE ADEJOKE now wish to be known called and addressed as OBEMBE YETUNDE ADEJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLOTU PHILLIP PROSPER now wish to be known and addressed as ADEGBOYE PHILLIP OLADIMEJI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OLA-BALOGUN DEBORAH OLUWADAMILARE

I formerly known and addressed as EKUNDAYO OLUBUNMI OLABISI now wish to be known called and addressed as IJEMBA OLUBUNMI OLABISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLA DEBORAH OLUWADAMILARE now wish to be known called and addressed as OLA-BALOGUN DEBORAH OLUWADAMILARE. All former documents remain valid.

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OTENE NGBEDE MIRACLE BEN

ALAYANDE TAIYE ASHANATU I, formerly known and addressed as DAODU OGANLA TAIWO now wish to be known and addressed as ALAYANDE TAIYE ASHANATU . All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OLUWATOYIN AWANATU DALLAS I formerly known and addressed as TOYIN-DALLAS ONABANYO now wish to be known called and addressed as OLUWATOYIN AWANATU DALLAS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADENUSI BENJAMIN ABIODUN

I, formerly known and addressed BENEDICT GABRIEL OTENE now wish to be known and addressed as OTENE NGBEDE MIRACLE BEN. All former documents remain valid.

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FAVOUR OF THE POOR FOUNDATION The General public is hereby notified that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission,Abuja for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE; (1) REV.SISTER EUCHARIA UKAMAKA NWEKE (2) AMECHI STEPHEN NWEKE (3) PHILIP CHIZORBA UGAMA (4) MARYJANE NKIRUKA ANYIM (5) EUCHARIA ADUKEH

PRESIDENT SECRETARY MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. (1) To carter for the need of the poor and less privileged.

Any Objection to this Registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral,Corporate Affairs Commission,Plot 420,Tigris Crescent,Off Aguiyi Ironsi Stree t,Maitama,PMB.198,Garki,Abuja within Twenty Eight (28) days from the date of this Publication.

SIGNED,REV.SISTER EUCHARIA UKAMAKA NWEKE PRESIDENT

I formerly known and addressed as OSENI OLAYIWOLA now wish to be known called and addressed as ADENUSI BENJAMIN ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FAMILY CHANGE OF NAME

WE THE CHILDREN OF LATE CELESTINE CHIMA AGOMUO, OF UMUDEDE UMUHUO MPAM EKWERAZU, IN AHIAZU -MBAISE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE, NIGERIA. WISH TO CHANGE OUR FAMILY SURNAME FROM AGOMUO WHICH IS OUR GRAND FATHER’S NAME TO CHIMA, OUR FATHER’S NAME .

THAT WE WERE FORMERLY KNOWN AS : 1. BLESSING AGBOMMA AGOMUO 2. ISIDORE CHUKWUNWIKE AGOMUO 3. ANTHONY JUDE IFEANYI AGOMUO 4. NELSON UCHENNA AGOMUO 5. JUSTIN CHIGOZIE AGOMUO 6. ANICETUS CHIBUZOR AGOMUO 7. CAMILLUS ONYEKACHI AGOMUO 8.STELLA IFEOMA AGOMUO HENCEFORTH WE WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, 1. ISIDORE CHUKWUNWIKE CHIMA 2. ANTHONY JUDE IFEANYI CHIMA 3. NELSON UCHENNA CHIMA 4. BLESSING AGBOMMA CHIMA 5. JUSTIN CHIGOZIE CHIMA 6. ANICETUS CHIBUZOR CHIMA 7. CAMILLUS ONYEKACHI CHIMA 8. STELLA IFEOMA UCHENNA-CHIMA .

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KINGDOM BIBLE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY 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: 1.

Rev. Emordi Francis Nduka 2.

Pastor (Mrs.) Emordi Precious Ngozi 3.

Rev. Ogaga David Omavuotu 4.

Mr. Obute Edward Oseloke 5.

Mr. Emeka Nosa AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ and restore all that man lost in Adam; spirit, soul and body.

2. To give counsel to people and deliver them from spiritual bondage and strongholds through the word of God. 3. To organize Christians’ conventions, camp meetings etc, in order to enlighten and bring people to the full knowledge of Christ and the gospel of his Kingdom.

4. To propagate and promote the word of God by establishing Church branches in Nigeria and other parts of the word.

5. To write and publish Kingdom based Christian Books and Literature.

6. To make the gospel of the Kingdom of God known to all through various mass media such as Radio, Television and internet.

7. To engage in humanitarian work by establishing Orphanage home, Aged people home and home for the poor and sick.

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 FROM DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

HOUSE OF OGHALE CHARITY FOUNDATION INT’L This is to inform the general public that the above name has applied for registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja under Part ‘C’ of Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Kevin Oghale 2. Monday Fortune Erusel 3. Omar Hamdi Karoum 4. Gabriel Remi Shadrack AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To engage in all types of charitable causes for the benefit of the less privileged 2. To empower the less privileged with skills and education 3. To assist and support the orphanage home Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Irosi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, February 20, 2018

27 Public Notice

Family protests alleged rustication, arrest of son Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Family members of one Osula Enahoro, a 500 level student of the Department of Civil Engineering, Delta State University, Oleh Campus, have described his rustication, arrest and detention allegedly by the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Okpanam, as a case of oppression.

Speaking to our reporter, a family member, Joy Osula, wondered why Daniel’s outspokenness got him into troubles, saying that he is innocent of any crime leveled against him.

She said, inter-alia: “Our leaders must learn to do things right. My brother likes things to be done rightly. He cried out in his own way and now he has been unjustly punished”.

On his part, Daniel’s elder brother, Kress, disclosed that attempts were be-

ing made to secure his release, adding that they were told that he would be released when they (family members) provide a surety, even though they had yet to be briefed on his offence.

It was learnt that, Daniels ordeal began in his final year when the Head of Department, name withheld, allegedly extorted money from students for the purpose of facilitating the execution of their project work. Daniel is said to have reluctantly paid the money.

Daniel was said to have reported the issue to the university authorities but nothing was done. According to him, the university management set up a panel that met with him severally to address the issue, but nothing positive came out of the panel’s submission.

The management, however, directed Daniel to spend an extra year in school, even though he (Daniel) argued that he did not fail the course.

It was gathered that the HOD alleged that Daniel threatened him several times, which led to several invitations to him from the DSS for questioning. Daniel, it was also learnt, was rusticated in his 500 level, for allegedly breaching the matriculation oath.

His offence, our reporter gathered, was sharing his ordeal on his Facebook timeline. His rustication occurred after he paid his fees for the extension to re-sit for the said course.

A chat with an official of the Student Union Government, SUG, of the institution who did not want his name mentioned, claimed that Daniel was misled.

According to him, he was supposed to write to the university management rather than going public with the issue.

“The HOD and Daniel were invited to a panel and both questioned”. Asked whether Daniel deserved the punishment meted on him, the SUG official

said: “the school has regulations. Ignorance is not an excuse. He should not have defamed the university”.

He, however, said that the present SUG leaders would not sit down and allow any student of the university have his or her rights trampled on under any guise, while denying a total grasp of the issues playing out regarding the arrest and subsequently detention.

The Dean of Student Affairs, of the University, Professor Augustus Atubi, confirmed the incident, adding that Daniel’s action by going on Facebook to narrate his ordeal was a breach of the students Matriculation Oath.

He blamed him for going on Facebook to narrate his ordeal, adding that Daniel could have reported the issue to the university’s Students’ Affairs Division rather than go on social media to defame the university.

Chieftaincy appointment: Family, Community sue Lagos govt GBENGA SODEINDE, Ado Ekiti The Opesha Royal family and the entire Mowo Community in Badagry, Lagos State, have dragged the state government to court for appointing an Dagbeyon Abidemi Kolawole Padonu, an ‘outsider’ as Baale of Mowo community.

They said Dagbeyon Abidemi (aka Kolawole Samuel Talabi) is ‘a non native’, and therefore lacks basic qualification for being selected The Opesha family through their Lawyer,

Chief Orisalade Adetunji Taiwo, has consequently asked the Court through Suit No: BD/4748/ GCMW/2018, before the High Court of Lagos, to declare the appointment of Mr. Dagbeyon (6th defendant) as Baale of Mowo, as “null, void and lacking genuine historical basis.”

The family noted it’s opposition to the letter from the office of the Governor of Lagos State dated 9th January 2018 affirming Dagbeyon’s choice, declaring Dagbeyon as Baale was illegal, unlawful and ultravires on the basis of his

‘non-membership of the Opesha Ruling House.’

Opesha through the summons also asked for an order of perpetual injunction restraining Mr. Dagbeyon Abidemi Kolawole Padonu (aka Kolawole Samuel Talabi) from acting or parading himself or holding himself out as Baale of Mowo.

Dagbeyon Abidemi Kolawole Padonu, the family via the processes also refuted claims by Dagbeyon Abidemi of belonging by birth to or being part of the Opesha Royal family.

Hon. Justice H.A.O ABIRU of the Lagos High Court had ruled in favour

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of the Opesha family in an earlier Suit between MOSES OJO & ORS. V. JOSHUA OKU AJIBAWO & ORS in Suit No: ID/1052/97 filed by them through their counsel, Orisalade, declaring the family should produce the next Baale of the community, upon the demise of Chief James Soyingbe who died in 1992.

The family explained the earlier suit had succeeded without an input or participation by Mr. Dagbeyon Abidemi Kolawole Padonu aka Kolawole Samuel Talabi (6th Defendant in the present MRS .SOLOMON SARAH NGOZI. I formerly known and addressed as MISS .JOHN SOLOMON UZOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS .SOLOMON SARAH NGOZI. All former document remain valid. General public should please. Take note.

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suit), who had been seeking to benefit from the Judgement.

The Opesha Royal family, consequent upon Justice Abiru’s judgment, promptly set in motion the process of selecting their candidate and by Public Notice in accordance with the Provisions of Section 17 of Obas and Chiefs Law of Lagos State 1981, presented their candidate for the stool of Baale of Mowo before the then Executive Secretary of the 4th Defendant (Olorunda Local Council Development Area, Lagos State) According to the letter, ENEH JACHIKE LEONARD I formerly known and addressed as ENE LEONARD ,now wish to be known and addressed as ENEH JACHIKE LEONARD. All former document remain valid.

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it was in the process of installing their selected candidate, Mr. Francis Okula Daniel, that he (Okula) died and the Opesha family promptly met on the 21st June, 2008, settling for another candidate in person of the Mr. Peter Idowu Ajayi (the 2nd Claimant in the Suit), while his name was submitted to the Council of Kingmakers via a letter dated 1st day of October, 2008 which promptly sent same to Olorunda Local Council Development Area, Lagos State.

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Insecurity: We need state police, says Ubani Do you agree with insinuations that President Buhari has constituted himself to be Nigeria’s problem by rejecting the clamour for the country’s restructuring?

I think it might be a bit hasty to jump into the conclusion that the President has constituted himself to be the nation’s problem by rejecting restructuring.

Some of us have reacted to the president’s pronouncement about the issue of restructuring. My first reaction was that it seems the president does not clearly understood what Nigerians have been saying on the issue owing to the fact that there has been diverse opinions on the issue. The president has not gotten the correct perspective as to what those that are genuinely clamouring for restructuring are saying. We will not be able to make any progress if we continue with the present structure of the country. We are talking about a Federal Republic of Nigeria, but we are running a unitary system where everything is centralized. Such a structure cannot work in a diverse country with various ethnic groups like Nigeria.

The Federal Government must be divested of some its powers for us to attain some efficiency in the system. The federating units must get more things to do and we must do away with the system where everything is centralized. The president was talking about the issue of presidential system of government and the likes which are not what restructuring is all about.

Are you not concerned that the President’s pronouncement on the issue might have eventually shut out all agitations about restructuring?

No, I don’t think so. The ruling party and the president’s aides have made some clarifications on the issue. They have said the president’s pronouncement is not the final. In particular, the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun,

The Team Ibe Uwaleke — Editor ibeuwaleke2012@yahoo.com Peter Fowoyo peterfowoyo@gmail.com

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Monday Ubani is the second vice president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In this interview with PETER FOWOYO, Ubani speaks on the clamour for restructuring, insecurity, decongestion of prisons and sundry other issues. said he still believes that the issue should be given a serious thought despite the president’s pronouncement. The party has even set up a committee on the issue and I don’t think the president could have pre-empted what the committee would come up with by his assertion. So, I think the committee should be allowed to conclude its assignment and come up with recommendations. It is then that we can say whether or not the ruling party has actually adopted the current approach in addressing the issue. Restructuring was contained in the party’s manifesto. Promises were also made during campaigns to Nigerians that the issue of restructuring will be addressed.

Do you see the current spate of insecurity in the country, particularly in the Middlebelt, posing a threat to the successful conduct of the 2019 general elections?

No, I don’t think so. INEC has done what it is supposed to do.

We ought to know the time-table for next year’s general elections in advance. That is actually what the electoral body has done by telling us when elections will hold. If there is insecurity in the country, it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to tackle it.

Though, some of us have criticized the security architecture of the country for being too centralized. We should decentral-

ized the security arrangement.

We should have state police and then allow people to monitor the environment. People should be encouraged to report what is going on in their system. The present arrangement is not healthy. But, that does not mean that things that are suppose to be done will not be done. Government is addressing the issue of insecurity and I think they are trying to nip it in the bud. I was impressed with the timely arrest of the murderers in Rivers state. I am also a bit impressed, though belatedly, that the presidency has actually woken up from its slumber to address the high level of insecurity in Benue state. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, was directed by President Buhari to ensure security of lives and property in the entire North Central part of the country. That, to me, is the kind of reaction any government that is serious about tackling such issue should adopt.

Government is there to provide solutions and that is what governance is all about. So, for that intervention and sending the IGP with express instructions to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous crime, government has reacted properly. We want government to be up and doing as we are entering into the last lap where there will be another election. People will want to forment trouble and cause crisis here and there, but all these will be addressed when governCONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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ment is up and doing. There should be no threat to the next general elections. It is when government fails in its duties of securing people’s lives and property that we begin to nurse the fears as you have expressed.

Do you think the Federal Government has been decisive enough in dealing with the menace of herdsmen attacks in the country?

I think that elsewhere, some of us have expressed opinions that the president has not been very decisive in dealing with the herdsmen’s issue the way others related to it has been dealt with. When the issue of Biafra agitations came up, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was proscribed by the government. The military was also sent to the South-East to douse the tension created by the Niger Delta militants. So, I see no reason why the same president will now prevaricate in taking decisive action when lives and property were being lost owing to the activities of the herdsmen. This indicisiveness and prevarication does not augur well. But, I am glad government has now woke up from its slumber. Open grazing has been banned and security operatives have been directed to fish out the perpetrators. These are all actions taken in good direction and I want urged that government must continue to live up to its responsibilities by protecting lives and property. If this is not done, then there is no reason calling such a government. Nigerians will definitely reject such a government that cannot protect their lives and property. So, it is left for those in power to either do the needful or refuse to do so at the expense of their political fortunes. The choice is theirs.

Nigerians are watching and at the appropriate they will speak with their votes.

What is your assessment of the state of the nation since inception of Buhari’s administration?

I think it’s a mix bag. There has been some mistakes and we have had some gains. I am happy with the current level that we have attained in agriculture and I want it to be sustained.

All the tiers of government are now going back to farming. We now have the local rice in abundance and some of us has aban-

Ubani

doned eating the foreign rice.

Besides, on the economy, the outlook for 2018 looks bright, going by the experts’ predictions. The country was in recession last year which adversely affected many Nigerians. But, it has been predicted that things will be better this year.

What do you expect from Buhari’s government in 2018?

I expect government to create jobs and see to have improvement of the general economic situations for Nigerians. Government should also tackle the decadence in basic infrastructure. We expect an improvement in power generation. All Federal roads in dilapidated conditions must also be repaired while new ones are also

constructed. States government must also fixed roads in their domain. The most important critical thing is the economy.

Government should ensure that prices of food items in the market are reduced. I also want to fix the power problem. If we could surmount the problem and get power right, I believe every other thing will begin to fall in line in this country. These are some of the things government should do to address the challenges confronting Nigerians. These major issues has to be tackled because they will act as catalysts for growth, development, national cohesion and unity of the country.

How do you see plans by the Federal Government to erect courtrooms in prisons across

So, I think the committee should be allowed to conclude its assignment and come up with recommendations. ..It is then that we can say whether or not the ruling party has actually adopted the current approach in addressing the issue

the country to aid decongestion? If we want to carry out prison reforms, let’s be holistic about it. Government should engage in construction of new prisons because the ones in existence were put in place by the whites. Over the years, we have not been able to carry out any serious prison reforms to reflect modern day realities. The real essence of prison is to reform inmates and make them better members of the society at the expiration of their jail terms. But the reverse is the case in Nigeria. Inmates come out of our prisons to become hardened criminals and find it difficult to fit into the society.

Inmates conditions in Nigeria prisons are completely horrible. The Federal Government should allow states to build prisons. I saw what Akwa-Ibom government did at Ikot-Ekpene.

A very modern prison was put up there. So, I am expecting a holistic reform of our prisons and not the issue of erecting courtrooms across prisons in the country. It is not the best way to decongest prisons. The prison system in the United Kingdom and America are so appealing that people want to go there. The prison system in those places is all about the reform of inmates’ characters. I urged government to carry out holistic reforms that will make everyone that goes into our prisons better citizens.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, is asking lawyers to stop commenting on cases that are pending in court.

Will this not amount to an infringement on the constitutionally guaranteed rights of lawyers to freedom of expression?

I don’t think so. The CJN only wants people to be careful while speaking on pending cases in court. If a matter is in court, lawyers are expected to refrain from saying certain things that might influence the substantive judgement of the court on it. In actual fact, the normal thing is that when a matter is in court, we are not expected to talk about it because it will be subjudice to do so. That is what we are taught. A lawyer is not expected to draw conclusions while commenting on such matters because he is not the judge.

I think the statement is a timehonoured advice for us as lawyers.

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I almost cried when Millwall, Charlton rejected me - Adeniran

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ngland U19 international of Nigerian descent Dennis Adeniran has revealed that he was once on the books of Millwall and was rejected by Charlton Athletic after undergoing trials with the club.

The midfielder made his

professional debut for Fulham in August 2016 at the age of 17, before joining the Toffees on transfer deadline day a year later. ‘’I played for Victoria Park when I was a kid and then I had a little spell there. I got released after a year. I

remember crying because I was so upset. I have always loved playing football so to be let go was just really difficult,’’ Adeniran told Everton’s official website. ‘’I then had a trial at Charlton, who were obviously another local club to

me. But I didn’t get in there.

When I was told ‘no’, I started doubting myself. ‘’It was different to Millwall because I would say I wasn’t good enough then, looking back now.’’

Since debuting for England U17s against San Marino in

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September 2015, Adeniran has racked up 21 appearances for the Young Lions across all levels, scoring one goal.

The London native has yet to debut for Everton but trains with their first-team stars.

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FIFA President Infantino visits Gov Ambode

L Pillars’ defender Udoji is dead

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ano Pillars centre back, Chinedu Udoji, 28-year old is dead.

The former Enyimba captain and defender was reportedly involved in a ghastly motor accident in Kano on Sunday night on his way to his house after the match.

Udoji helped his side, Kano Pillars play a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 9 clash at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano.

The Pillars’ amiable, soft spoken but strongman on the pitch played the whole game on Sunday versus his former side, Enyimba. Udoji, 28, is survived by his wife and children.

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Flamingoes crash out of U-17 Women World Cup N

igeria U-17 women’s team, the Flamingoes have crashed out of this year’s Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay after playing 1-1 away draw in the second-leg play-off round of the African qualifiers against Cameroon on Sunday.

The Flamingoes crashed out on away goals after aggregate score ended 3-3.

In the first-leg played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City a fortnight ago ended two goals apiece for both sides.

Cameroon took the lead through Alice Kameni in the 16th minute before Precious Vincent drew Flamingoes level on 82 minutes which was not enough.

After the equaliser, the Flamingoes went in search of the winning

goal but Cameroonians held on to pick the World Cup ticket.

This is the first time the Flamingoes have failed to qualify for the Fifa Women’s U-17 World Cup since the maiden edition in New Zealand in 2008.

This will be Cameroon’s second appearance at the U-17 Women’s World Cup after qualifying for the 2016 edition in Jordan.

NFF holds maiden awards in Lagos

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he Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) yesterday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos held its maiden awards.

The award which is set to reward excellence in Nigerian football also had in attendance dignatries like FIFA President, CAF President and others in attendance.

In a statement on the NFF website the award committee chairman said “We decided it was the right time to launch a project to recognize and reward excellence in Nigerian Football. Fortunately, we found a worthy partner in Lagos State, the Centre of Excellence, and with a Chief Executive

(Governor Akinwunmi Ambode) who is a lover of excellence.

“The NFF Awards will be an annual event. The inaugural edition will hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Monday, 19th February 2018, and will be graced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, CAF President Ahmad and at least 20 FA Presidents who will be here for the FIFA Executive Football Summit also taking place in Lagos the following day.

“We have an opportunity to showcase Lagos State not only around the Awards, but also at the FIFA EFS meeting for which

the State is also partnering the NFF.” The organising chairman assured of fairness and transparency in selecting the awards.

He specifically pointed out that Some awards will be decided by the committee, and some by online voters The awards would be on Nigerian television from 7pm in the evening.

Awards to be given. . Player of the Year (Men) . Player of the Year (Women) . Coach of the Year (Men) . Coach of the Year (Women)

agos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on yesterday evening received the President of the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, Gianni Infantino at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

The FIFA president was in Lagos for the FIFA executive summit. He was accompanied in the visit by the Confederation of African Football, CAF President, Ahmed Ahmad; FIFA Secretary-General, Fatimah DioufSamora; NFF President, Amaju Pinnick and others.

Speaking, Ambode urged FIFA to consider Lagos as preferred location for football project, saying that the establishment of the project in Lagos would further boost football development in the continent.

He said Lagos had the potentials to host the project, saying that Nigeria is very strong in youth soccer, and that to further boost it, the global football association should site it project in Lagos. “And has you decides the location for the next FIFA projects, Lagos stands to welcome all your projects.

We have the population, enthusiastic and tourism potentials to receive any of your project.” Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle), with FIFA President, Mr. Gianni Infantino (2nd left); President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick (left); FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura (2nd right) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Mr. Ahmad Ahmad (right) during the FIFA President courtesy visit to the Governor at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday.

The governor said the summit would apparently boost the standard of the game in the country, adding that “we are delighted that Lagos is considered as the second African city to host the summit aimed at discussing football development. It is very important to us because soccer is a major sport in the state and contributes to its developments.”

Speaking, Infantino disclosed that the summit would afford the body the opportunity to discuss and decide new strategies to improve the game especially youth football.

“We are here to discuss with CAF and NFF few projects that will help improve standard of football in the country. Also at the summit, we will be discussing strategies on how to improve the standard of youth and female football development. I know that Nigeria is a major force in the Africa,” he said.

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Coleman pins problems on chairman Ellis Short

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hris Coleman believes Sunderland is being damaged by chairman Ellis Short’s continued desire to sell the club and says the problems won’t be resolved until they have a new owner.

The Black Cats are battling for their lives in the Championship and face a key clash against fellow relegation candidates Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday evening.

While Coleman will be readying his players for the must-win match, he saw fit to take a shot at current owner Short, saying the insidious atmosphere around the Stadium of Light has been caused by his lack of love for the club.

Liverpool is the strongest team I’ve ever worked with, Klopp

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iverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his current squad is the strongest he has ever worked with.

Despite the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for £145million last month, the former Mainz and Borussia Dortmund boss admits the group of players at his disposal is making life difficult for him in terms of leaving people out.

Last Wednesday’s 5-0 thrashing of Porto in the last-16 of the Champions League was achieved without the suspended Emre Can and long-term injured Nathaniel Clyne but - even so - there was

no room in the match day 18 for the likes of Dominic Solanke, Ragnar Klavan and Ben Woodburn, the youngest scorer in the club’s history.

‘It’s really hard in the moment to make the squad,’ Klopp, who became the first Liverpool manager to register five five-plus goal away wins, told LFCTV. Wow, I’ve never had a situation like that with the quality of the players not being in the squad.

‘They all have made really big steps. Dom Solanke was not in the squad but is in outstanding shape at the moment.

‘Ragnar Klavan, unbelievable.

Ben Woodburn makes steps and is really close to everything.

‘It’s difficult, it’s getting more and more difficult, but that’s good for us of course.’

Striker Danny Ings was one of the players to come off the bench at the Estadio do Dragao.

It was just the 25-year-old’s sixth appearance of the season after making his comeback from two serious knee injuries in the previous two campaigns.

‘Danny is in fantastic shape.

It always takes time. Now, after two-and-a-half years, he can play in the Champions League.

It’s a wonderful story, it’s really

deserved,’ added Klopp.

‘Is Danny knocking on the door for the first team? Yes, absolutely. It’s good. He needed time.

‘A few months ago it was different but a player like him, when they come back they think “I am under pressure” and they want to come in immediately and get game time.

‘Danny went the hard way.

He played a lot of games for the under-23s.

‘If you feel like a settled player, like he usually is, and then you play under-23 and are not the best player on the pitch, then it’s not nice but it’s an important experience again.’

Kane equaliser earns Wembley replay with Spurs

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teve Davies’ dramatic injury-time equaliser earned League One Rochdale an FA Cup fifth-round replay against Tottenham.

Harry Kane’s 88th-minute penalty looked to have secured the Premier League club’s place in the quarter-finals, but Davies fired home in the third minute of added time.

Dale had earlier taken the lead when Ian Henderson finished a counter-attack on the stroke of half-time to score his sixth goal in the competition this season.

After a poor first-half display, Tottenham found some rhythm and equalised just before the hour mark through January signing Lucas Moura.

When Harrison McGahey felled Dele Alli inside the penalty area, Kane made no mistake with the spot-kick to score his 34th goal of the season.

But Dale forced a replay at Wembley when substitute Davies swept home from 12 yards.

“We can’t wait to go to Wembley,” said Henderson. “We always felt we had an opportunity. Stevo is an unbelievable finisher and we deserved that.

“I’ve always dreamed of playing at Wembley and now I can say I’ve played there – if I’m fit and picked.”

Much had been made of the Crown Oil Arena pitch, which Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino had said posed a “massive risk” to players before it was relaid.

Dale beat Millwall on a muddy and heavily sanded surface in the previous round, but the slicker surface suited their passing style.

Manager Keith Hill was dressed casually, and his players mirrored that approach with a relaxed and confident first-half display which belied the 63 places between the sides.

Dale pressed hard and were aggressive, the tone set by McGahey’s crunching challenge on Harry Winks before they took a deserved lead.

Winks was caught in possession in the Rochdale half by Mark Kitching.

He released Stephen Humphrys, who in turn fed the ball to Andrew Cannon. Dale captain Henderson had already squandered two chances, but when Cannon slid the ball in to his path, he netted confidently.

Spurs found their feet, and the goals from Moura and Kane looked to be enough to secure a meeting with either Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City in the quarter-finals.

But Hill’s men showed their neversay-die attitude, earning a deserved replay thanks to a fine finish from striker Davies.

Tottenham made 11 changes from the side that fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with Juventus in the Champions League, but the team named by Pochettino still boasted plenty of quality and experience.

Spurs, who had not lost to a team from the third tier or below since 1988, were given a fright in the previous round by Newport before reaching the fifth round via a Wembley replay.

Apart from one fleeting moment, when a Son Heung-min shot was saved by Dale goalkeeper Josh Lillis and Fernando Llorente dragged a shot wide, the visitors were poor before the break.

They misplaced passes, were slow to react in possession and generally looked lethargic. The exception was

Lucas, who was bright and industrious on his full debut following a £23m move from Paris St-Germain on deadline day.

Almost inevitably, it was the influential Brazilian who equalised for Spurs when he exchanged passes with Moussa Sissoko and burst into the box before shooting high into the net past Lillis.

Dale tired and Spurs eventually rallied to put Lillis’ goal under pressure – Erik Lamela’s header being cleared off the line by Matt Done.

Kane looked to have wrapped up a hard-fought win with a penalty on the ground where he made his professional debut as a loan player for Leyton Orient in 2011.

But Done’s cross deflected off the head of Toby Alderweireld into the path of Davies and he fired past Michel Vorm.

Spurs have progressed from 16 of their past 17 FA Cup ties against lowerleague opponents, but Dale will relish their first trip to the national stadium since 2008.

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Adeosun seeks global action against tax evading multinationals

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Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has called for the designation of tax malpractices by Multinational Corporations in Nigeria and other developing countries as ‘foreign corrupt practices’.

She made the call at the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) Conference in New York, which round-

ed up over the weekend.

The PCT is an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United Nations.

The minister explained that Nigeria was doubly affected by illicit financial flows as a result of corruption and tax evasion.

She requested global

organisations such as the OECD, World Bank, IMF and United Nations to see the tax avoidance actions of multinational companies as corrupt practices.

“There is absolute need for a complete understanding of how these Multinational Corporations (MNCs) behave in Nigeria and developing countries, many operate a completely different standard in Af-

rica to what obtains globally,” Adeosun said.

She lamented the capability of defaulting MNCs to hide behind slow legislative processes to avoid doing what was right in the nations from which they derived significant income.

A statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Finance, Oluyinka Akintunde, the min-

ister, who disclosed that options to sue such companies in their own countries were being explored, said that the designation of tax crime as foreign corrupt practices would support such efforts.

On the wider issue of Illicit Financial Flows, she emphasised that Nigeria, under President Muhammadu Buhari, was ‘taking strong action and was de-

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Ugwuanyi signs N103.5bn 2018 Budget into law Governor Ifeanyi

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L-R: The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Head of OECD Global Forum on Exchange of Information, Ms. Monica Bhatia and Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, William Babatunde Fowler, during the PCT Conference organised by the the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund and United Nations in New York on Thursday, 15th February, 2018

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termined to reverse their impact’.

The Government, according to Adeosun, is taking a number of measures internally and also taking full advantage of international initiatives to tackle the problem.

She added, “Internal measures include tightening financial controls and surveillance, adoption of

Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday signed the N103.5 billion 2018 budget recently passed by the House of Assembly into law, with a firm promise to fully implement the appropriation law for the benefit of the people and rapid and sustainable development of the state.

Signing the budget at

the Government House, Enugu, in the presence of his Deputy, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo and other members of the State Executive Council; members of the House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi; State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Augustine Nna-

mani, among other top government functionaries, Gov. Ugwuanyi noted that the House after due deliberation on the budget and consideration of the defence by the various ministries, MDAs, Parastatals and all concerned with the budget, increased the budget size from N98,563,500,000 to N103,563,500,000.

The governor commended the members of the House for the speedy and considerate passage of the budget and the “wonderful” cooperation they have accorded the state government since inception.

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scribed as the true heroes of democracy, for the opportunity to serve and their “unwavering” support and prayers for his administration, reassuring them that his promise to deliver good governance and selfless service to the state remains sacrosanct.

“Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, I equally wish to assure you of our commitment to the full implementation of this budget as we are fully aware that this will enable us realize all the objectives that we have set down in it for the benefit of our people and for the rapid and sustainable development of our dear state”, Gov. Ugwuanyi said.

Earlier in his remark, the Speaker commended Gov. Ugwuanyi for the modest budget, which he said reduced both the internal and external borrowing to 16 percent, describing the governor as a good manager of finance.

Rt. Hon. Ubosi, who stated that the budget will not put the state in “a very tight condition” and “cannot hang

any debt on us”, also explained that the appropriation law was increased by N5 billion to accommodate road projects that need urgent attention such as the Nkalagu-EhaAmufu federal road at Isi-Uzo Local Government Area and other roads across the three senatorial districts of the state.

He also applauded the state’s Board of Internal Revenue led by Prince Emeka Odo for its innovation and resourcefulness in generating income for the state saying: “They are trying in reducing the stress on the state”.

The Speaker equally appreciated members of the State Executive Council, especially the commissioners for their “wonderful” cooperation and support during the budget defence, stressing the synergy was unprecedented and commendable.

While disclosing that the House made minor adjustments in the budget, Ubosi assured that the House in the course of its oversight function will monitor the implementation to the letter.

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FG sets up committee to fight corruption in Africa Myke Uzendu, Abuja Following the appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari as the Champion of Anticorruption by African leaders, the federal government has set up a special technical committee to help Buhari achieve this task.

The German government has also committed $90million to assist in the fight against insurgency in the North East.

This was disclosed by the Spokesperson, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tope Ade Elias-Fatile in Abuja during a media chat.

He said that the committee will articulate a road map which which assist the

Champion to replicate his anti-corruption strategies across Africa.

The Spokesperson went further to state that the image of the country has tremendously improved on the international arena, adding that so many countries are eager to go into bilateral relationship, trade and technical cooperation with Nigeria.

Throwing more light, he said that Canada has expressed satisfaction with the socio economic situation in Nigeria and is ready to increase its bilateral trade.

The Ambassador of Vietnam, he reported also visited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and is asking Nigeria to

support Vietnam to secure non-Permanent member of United Nations.

He equally said that German Ambassador invited Nigeria to a Global Energy Conference holding in April in Berlin.

He said that a bi-national commission between Nigeria and Germany to be held in June this year in Germany just, as Germany raised $90million to assist Nigeria quell insurgency in the North East.

Also on the diplomatic register is the Mexican ambassador who visited Minister of State for Direign Affairs and invited Nigeria to Mexican Chamber of Commerce summit holding this year.

Iran visited Minister of state and proposed a joint commission between Nigeria and Iran as well as technical cooperation, which will lead to a reduction in double taxation of goods and services coming into the country from Iran.

The Spokesperson also informed that the Ministry is partnering with some Non-governmental actors like Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Copy Right Society of Nigeria led by Tony Okoroji.

He also reported that a delegation of United Nations Secretary on Youth led

by Jayatma visited the Minister and they talked about youth matter especially how youths can be part of UN

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the National Tax Policy with its commitment to regular revisions of tax laws and the ongoing tax amnesty programme, the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS).”

The minister stated further that the Nigerian Government would use every available avenue to improve its revenue generation and tax collection

and credited the United Nations with putting the issue of Illicit Financial Flows at the forefront of thShe noted that that it was ‘entirely appropriate that we are discussing this issue in the United Nations Headquarters, as this is a United Nations sized problem’.

She referred to the Thabo Mbeki report that found that IFFs from Africa ex-

ceeded the volume of foreign aid into Africa, adding that Nigeria was found to be the most adversely affected.

“The Nigerian Government is taking responsibility for preventing illicit flows, but the range of measures used and the sheer volumes are such that the recipient nations must also take measures to discourage the flows into

their countries by asking more questions,” Adeosun remarked.

She lauded the recent initiative by the United Kingdom Government with Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) and requested that more countries adopt such measures.

She added that Nigeria was studying the options for introducing similar measures in the country.

Business News B3 Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin OVER 40 Nigerian Directors of Agricultural Extension Services have undergone a Value Chain Development (VCD) training programme towards sharpening their skills in the area of using collaborative methods in the nation’s agricultural sector.

The VCD, pioneered six years ago by Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, emphasizes a synergy along the chains of farming through production and marketing.

It had since remained an acceptable concept to the nation’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture with the believe that a chain of collaboration among agricultural stake holders would bring more profits to all rather than using sole efforts of the concerned stake holder.

Besides, 50 youths and women from Rivers state simultaneously under gone intensive training on Agribusiness at ARMTI towards achieving self-sustenance and food security for the nation and its people.

According to the Executive Director of the ARMTI Dr Olufemi Oladunni while addressing the joint participants, the Federal Government’s drive on economic diversification from over dependence on petroleum to agricultural sector remained the only hope for the nation to come out of its present economic quagmire.

Oladunni added, “ARMTI has been playing leading roles in this mission of the diversification of the Nigerian economy through the strengthening of the Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) sector. Two basic strategies are critical to the achievement of the capacity of the actors in the agricultural sector, and the perfection of the agricultural practices being deployed nationwide.

This two-pronged strategy is what ARMTI is strongly positioned to execute and we have on a steady march through the nooks and cranny of this country, carrying out these critical interventions.

“At present, we are commencing two programmes. A zonal in-

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FG poised for economic diversification through agribusiness-ARMTI boss tervention training programme towards improving the capabilities of the selected participants on Agribusiness for women and youths in Rivers state. This programme like similar ones all over the nation, had the capacity to transform not only the lives of the participants involved, but the entire community and region as a whole.”

The ARMTI boss urge the participants to see the programme as a life time opportunity and thus grab it with both hands adding that all must play his/her role putting the nation’s economy on a good footing among the comity of nations.

For him, it is not news that many opportunities lie in wait for farmers or workers in the agricultural sector; he therefore canvassed prompt harnessing of such privileges to amass great wealth for themselves.

Oladunni noted, “This is your

own opportunity to learn how to create your own wealth too. You are all active players in the agricultural sector, now we want to help you scale up your enterprises to the level where the returns are greatly increased.

Agribusiness has the potential to achieve the self-sustenance and food security that we desire. It is also the key to returning Nigeria to a key player in the agriculture global market. This event has therefore come at the right time and ARMTI has been called as the leading institute when it comes to capacity building training.”

He thanked the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and National Assembly’s committee on Agricultural matters for bankrolling the events in conjunction with his institute, believing that the trainings so received would aside boosting the magnitude of their activities, but would equally enhance their profits margin and

wealth creation propensity.

“It is activities like these that we need all round the country. We need our communities to be energized and empowered in their capacities so that not only would each community begin to feed itself but would supply others and generate abundant wealth thereby. Nigeria should have no business importing the food we eat, rather we should produce all we need for food in surplus and then feed others. And this begins from the communities before becoming a national affair, “ he noted.

At the closing of the one-week training power packs were presented to the participants just as the extensions workers drawn across the federating units of Nigeria were reminded of the need for constant training and re-training as the only way to achieve sustainable development. For Oladunni, “extension workers are the best positioned to ensure the

proper spread of the VCD message.”

ARMTI had been the leader in driving the VCD paradigm in Nigeria, right from 3012 when it carried out the first ever baseline study on agriculture commodity value chain development in the country at the instance of the Federal Government.

Ever since then, it had designed, mounted and sustained several trainings, workshops and other programmes geared towards entrenching the practice and development of VCD in agriculture across the country.

Recently, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, inaugurated in ARMTI campus, the National Association of Value Chain Development Facilitators of Nigeria to serve as a spring board for the spreading of the economic diversification endeavors of the government.

Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), being presented with his Land use Charge receipt by the Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Mr. Segun Agbaje (left) during the Land Use Charge payment by the Governor at the Bank’s branch in Opebi, Ikeja, on Monday, February 19, 2018.

FG begins operation ‘fish Out’ petroleum marketers saboteurs Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Federal Government has launched investigation to fish out petroleum product marketers who are under dispensing or selling above the regulated pump price across the country.

Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibeh Kachikwu who made this disclosure in Onicha-Ugbo after the Delta North Senatorial District meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the

weekend, said that those found wanting would be made to face disciplinary actions.

Kachikwu warned dealers of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, particularly to maintain the N145 per liter pump price of fuel or face stiffening fines.

According to him, officials of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), were currently engaging fuel stations across the country and closing down defaulters of the regulated pump price.

The minister who was particular about Asaba added that further investigations would be made across the state to fish out defaulters and if found, strict disciplinary actions would be carried out against them. With the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) officials going round petrol stations selling above the official pump price of N145 per litre, petroleum marketers have devised another fraudulent way to dupe Nigerians.

In Asaba, the Delta State capi-

tal, our reporter who went round the town to check the situation reports that most of the petrol stations have adjusted their metres to N145 per litre but underdispense the quantity to buyers.

The checks revealed that what the petrol stations did was to adjust to N145 per litre on the metres but adjusted the quantity that would be dispensing out to buyers.

In this scenario, though the meters indicate N145 per liter, the quantity dispensed to unsuspecting customers is between N180

and N200 per litre thereby defrauding members of the public millions of naira daily.

Speaking to our reporter, Mr. Bright Emaviwe, a customer at one of the popular petrol stations in Asaba, said many of the stations are indulging on underdispensing of the product to buyers. According to him, “this is a 10 litre Jerry Can, during the time they were selling N180 and N200 per litre, it took about N2000 to fill it, it is the same amount today, even though the stations adjusted the pump price to reflect N145”.

Money Market Stories by Motolani Oseni The Naira, at the close of trading activities on Monday gained at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEX) window, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lifted the foreign exchange market with $210 million, to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the forex market.

The Nigerian currency, at the NAFEX window , recorded a marginal gain of 0.02 per cent to close at N360.28 to the dollar against N360.36 traded on Friday, even though it opened at N360.05 before trading high at N361.50, but eventually close at appreciable rate.

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Naira gains at NAFEX as CBN lifted forex market with $210m of $164.83 million lower than $181.01million declared on Friday.

The Naira, at the official forex spot market, closed at N306.00 per US Dollar against N305.95 exchanged at the close trading activities for last and N305.85 traded last Monday.

At the parallel market, the naira remained flat against the dollar at N363, but dropped to N502 to the Pound compared to N500 sold over the weekend, as well settled at N445 against N442 to the Euro.

Meanwhile, the apex bank ,

in its quest to meet customers’ needs in the various segments of the market, offered $100m to authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market, while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment got the sum of $55m.

According to figures obtained from the Bank on Monday, Customers in need of foreign exchange for invisibles such as tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA), among others, were also allocated

the sum of $55m.

The Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department (CCD), Mr. Isaac Okorafor, reiterated the Bank’s commitment to continuous to intervention in the interbank foreign exchange market, in line with its pledge to sustain liquidity in the market and maintain stability.

Mr. Okorafor said that the CBN would continue to strategically manage the forex with a view to reducing the country’s import

bills and halting depletion of its foreign reserves.

It will be recalled that last Monday, February 12, 2018, the CBN had intervened to the tune of $210m to cater for requests in the various segments of the forex market.

Meanwhile, the naira continued its stability in the FOREX market, exchanging at an average of N360/$1 in the BDC segment of the market on Monday, February 19, 2018.

Analysts project 85% growth in FBN Holdings’ EPS Due to FBN Holdings materially low base in 2016, analysts at ARM researcher have projected 85 per cent growth in the holding Earn Per Share (EPS).

The research firm said, “we estimate financial year of 2017 estimated EPS of N1.72 (9M 17: N1.28) and N3.18 for financial year of 2018 forecast – implying a 260per cent and 85per cent growth in EPS in financial year of 2017 estimated and financial year of 2018 forecast accordingly, given the materially low base in 2016.

“Across our Tier 1 banking universe, we beam our spotlight on FBN Holdings (FBNH). The bank trades at a P/B of 0.7x compared to peer average of 1.4x, and its FY 17E P/E of 6.6x is at a sizable discount to current P/E of 18.8x.

Furthermore, at current pricing, our 2017E dividend translates to dividend yield of 6.8per

cent.

“Following a dramatic share price decline (-21.7per cent from the year-peak of N14.75), FBNH looks increasingly attractive underpinned by improving asset quality and above par core banking metrics.

Precisely, we see further potential upside from lower provisioning, resilience in Net Interest Margin (NIM), operational efficiency and possible streamlining of branches,” the company explained its view.

ARM researchers said over the last 11 quarters, FBN Holdings has booked N442 billion on loan loss provision stemming from deteriorating loan quality with NPL ratio and Cost of Risk (CoR) printing at 25per cent and 10.8per cent respectively as at 2016 (FY 2015: 18.1per cent and 6.1per cent).

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Foreign exchange inflow into the Nigerian economy as at third quarter (Q3) of 2017 has been put at an aggregated figure of $26.95 billion, representing an increase of 57.9 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2016.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its economic report for the Q3 of 2017 said the development reflected the respective rise of 42.4 per cent and 28.1 per cent in inflow through autonomous sources and the Bank, respectively, in the review period.

According to the bank, “Oil sector receipts, which accounted for 11.8 per cent of the total, stood at $3.17 bn, compared with $2.10 bn and $3.60 bn in the second quarter of 2017 and the corresponding period of 2016, respectively.”

The reported disclosed that Non-oil public sector inflow, was

$8.81 bn (32.7 per cent of the total), rose by 21.3 per cent and 336.1 per cent, above the levels at the end of the second quarter of 2017 and the corresponding period of 2016, respectively.

“Autonomous inflow, at $15.0nn, rose by 42.9 per cent and 30.4 per cent, above the levels in the preceding quarter and the corresponding period of 2016, respectively. Inflow through autonomous sources accounted for 55.7 per cent of the total.

“At $10.17bn, aggregate foreign exchange outflow from the economy rose by 7.1 per cent and 19.3 per cent above the levels in the preceding quarter and the corresponding period of 2016, respectively.

The development was driven, largely, by outflow through the CBN. “Thus, foreign exchange flows through the economy resulted in

a net inflow of $16.78 bn in the review quarter, compared with $10.37nn and $8.55nn in the second quarter of 2017 and the corresponding period of 2016, respectively,” the report by CBN stated.

The CBN’s report stated that total non-oil export earnings received through commercial banks declined significantly by 51.4 per cent below the level in the second quarter of 2017 to $505.9m in the review quarter.

It however, attributed the decline to the 86.9, 42.1 and 20.3 per cent fall in foreign exchange receipts from manufactured products, minerals and food products sub-secrors.

“A breakdown by sectors showed that proceeds from agricultural products, minerals, manufactured products, industrial sector and food products stood at $216.1m, $97.6m, $89.6, $83.7m and $18.9m, respectively.

“The transport sector recorded $20,440.00 in earnings during the review period. The percentage shares of agricultural products, minerals, manufactured products, industrial sector and food products in the total non-oil export proceeds were 42.7, 19.3, 17.7, 16.6 and 3.7 per cent, respectively.”

The report disclosed that a total of $6.49nn was sold by the CBN to authorised dealers in the third quarter of 2017.

“This represented 15.1 per cent decline below the level in the second quarter of 2017.

The development relative to the preceding quarter was as a result of the reduction in inter-bank sales.

“Of the total, foreign exchange forwards disbursed at maturity amounted to $3.31bn or 51.0 per cent of the total. Interbank and BDC sales were $0.69 bn (10.6 per cent) and $1.77 bn (27.3 per cent),

respectively, while Swap transactions was $0.72 bn or 11.1 per cent of the total,” the report stated.

The report added that the federally-collected revenue in the third quarter of 2017, at N2,299.37bn, was lower than the proportionate quarterly budget estimate of N2,684.28nn by 16.7 per cent, it , however, exceeded the receipts in the preceding quarter by 46.1 per cent.

The decline in federally-collected revenue (gross) relative to the proportionate quarterly budget estimate4 was attributed to the shortfall in receipts from both oil and non-oil revenue during the review quarter.

“Gross oil receipt at N1,270.62bn or 55.3 per cent of the total revenue, was lower than the proportionate quarterly budget estimate by 6.2 per cent, but was above the receipts in the preceding quarter by 59.7 per cent.

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Gaming: Foraging in a world ruled by optimism Bonny Amadi The gaming or gambling world, is currently thriving as devotion that is revered by optimism and victory, usually celebrated in many cases, with free drinks to colleagues in the same game culture.

In urban cites across Nigeria, es pecially Lagos, gaming kiosks are gradually replacing that of beverages that hitherto adorn sidelines of streets in Lagos.

Such centers, which complement pool shops are now common sights in streets within the metropolis and suburban, the more enlightened the community, the more sophisticated the shop.

It is now a common sight to see housewives, school children, artisans, professionals and highly educated trickle into such shops or kiosks with papers, ostensibly heir game receipts to check how successful their stake has been.

As the gambling kiosks continue to increase in geometric progression, business centers are also currently being outpaced by technology driven gambling shops that projects all characteristics of a business center.

John Uka , a Lagos resident told our correspondent in an interview that in urgent need of a cyber café to update information to his office, he entered a supposedly cyber café at Iyana Ipaja, in Lagos behind the BRT station, but discovered that all the patrons busy with the computers were executing one form of gambling or the other.

“Please, where is the nearest cyber café around here,” he eventually asked. “ I do not know” was the reply he got from owner of shop.

As the world ushers in 2018, the survival of markets in Nigeria under the threat of proliferation of gambling centers that promises quick money through betting, has continued to trouble the minds of many people.

Mr. Feyishola Oke, who lives in Lagos in an interview, derided people who referred to betting as gambling, he rather called it a game. “It is not called gambling, but it is betting or game I don’t gamble, what I do is betting.” he said.

According to him, gambling has to do with pools, but betting is not pool, you bet some numbers in a game and if it matures, it is your game and you make money, but if it fails, you bet again. “ I don’t play gamble, but I

bet and I have won money , I have seen people who won one million and even N5 million, but for me I have only won N50,000, but I have also been making small cash like N5,000 or N10,000” Abbey, always busy with his laptop foraging through gambling websites, said that he stated betting barely one year ago and hope to make it big someday “ there was a day I almost won N2million, it was just one number that spoilt my game.”

NOIPolls, a data analytical survey firm, in the week of July 17th 2017 showed that betting has become a growing trend amongst young Nigerians aged between 18 – 35 years.

Furthermore, in terms of active participation, 36 percent of those polled admitted that they personally engage or have family members who engage in betting; with more than half of this group of respondents, 53 percent engaged in daily betting.

On the other hand, 60 percent of this same group reported that they win a bet ‘few times a month’, while 8 percent revealed that they have ‘never won a bet’. In addition, the poll highlighted that people prefer betting platforms that: offer timely redemption of winnings, favourable odds on games, reputation for prompt payment, and are easy to use.

Respondents identified reasons why Nigerians engage in betting and gambling to include: ‘quest for quick money’ (30 percent), ‘high rate of unemployment’ (21 percent)

and ‘greed’ (15 percent) amongst other reasons.

According to the report, about 60 million Nigerians between the ages 18 and 40 years spend up to N1.8 billion Naira on sports betting daily with an average investment of N3, 000 Naira per day.

Interestingly, the craze to win big in gambling cut across age, gender, religion, profession , socio- economic status and creed, as the gaming center patrons keep winning new converts ,increasing misery and affluence at the same time.

One major characteristics among all the patrons of gaming centers is that they remain highly optimistic and in some cases, their optimism works out, wiping away period of misery, to resurface sooner than expected.

Gambling is driven by the urge to make quick money, solve poverty challenge and launch in the world of the next call of accomplishment could lure people to experiment different forms of legitimate business.

The upsurge in gambling recently triggered the mind of a financial consultant , Mr. Matthew Ogagavworia, who on his face book page wrote “First, it was churches replacing factories, now Gambling/ betting centers replacing retailer” he expressed concern that if not checked may youths could end up becoming addicted to gambling ,” Worried” he said.

Also a public affairs commentator, Kingsley Ughe expressed some concern too “I

thought I was the only one who noticed increase in gaming centers and commitment of youths to gambling.”

For Mr. Omoruyi Osifo, the trend could get to a climax that may spell doom for the economy and the country “I am indeed worried my brother, but where are we really going to in this nation call Nigeria.”

The development was captured differently by Are Olalekan, who deduced that death of industries and low productive capacity of existing industries had forced many people out of jobs while most people under one form of employment are either not paid, under paid or impoverished by the employer, the urge to seek solution else here.

“My brother , how do we move forward as a nation if there is no factory that will enable people to work and earn a living, it’s so sad” and for Vincent Okolosi, the flagrant display of wealth in the society.

“The craze for quick money everywhere. My fear is even the rate of flashy cars driven by children that have never worked a single day in their life” Okolosi said.

Mr. Marvel Eyoh a Lagos resident who spoke to our correspondent on the prevalence of lotteries in Nigeria and the state said that though he has never placed lottery before, but he has had the urge to play the game, especially when some of his friends celebrate their winnings. He said “ I don’t know about lottery, I don’t play it, but

I have heard people winning huge money from their games” he said.”

Pressed further to give insight into the lottery game, Eyoh said, “what I normally see people usually do is what they call permutation. This entails that out of five games (Numbers) that you pick, two or three numbers out of them will draw or come out which will give you winning, but , if one of the numbers fail to draw, then you have lost” According to him, apart from permutation or what he calls perming , there Is also another lottery that is called betting which also gives betters the opportunity to win various sums of money , however depending on the amount staked.

He said that in the betting game, if the gambler choses two or three numbers in a betting game, “here they will say two ,or three direct which means that you are sure that the numbers must play and when the numbers come out in the result of the betting you have won.”

He further revealed that the sure betting attracts higher monetary reward which is also dependent on the total amount staked.

“The amount you win depends on the amount risked, people are taking the risk of staking with N10, 000. N15, 000, N20, 000 and more depending on how rich you are and while some are winning, many others are losing, and still they continue to gamble, hoping to win in their next game.”

Labour Ganiyu Obaaro, with Agency reports Labour unions, under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Public Service Negotiation Council (JNC) have threatened to embark on a threeday warning strike if the Kano government fails to resolve the lingering salary crisis that affects workers.

Speaking at the NUJ Press Centre, the NLC chairman, Kano Chapter, Kabiru Ado Minjibir, said the decision was imperative in view of the protracted inconsistencies in the payment of monthly

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NLC threatens Kano govt wth strike over unpaid salaries salaries to workers, as well as deducting their hard-earned income without justification.

He decried the nonpayment of outstanding eight months salary arrears of the Primary Healthcare Management Board (PHCMB) regularised staff recruited in 2015, amounting to N532.4 million.

He also bemoaned the non-payment of outstanding eight and four months salary arrears of Kano State Senior Secondary Management Board

LASG settles 8,409 retirees with N33.9b accrued pension

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The Lagos State Government has paid N33, 943 billion as accrued pension rights to 8,409 retirees in the last 30 months.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made this known at the 47th Retirement Benefit Bond Certificate Presentation in Lagos.

He said 149 retirees of the state Public Service were paid N723 million as their accrued pension rights. The cash was paid into their Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs).

He stated his interest in the well being of retirees had been the driving force behind the regular funding of pension obligations.

Ambode, represented by Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions Dr Akintola Benson, said “This is aside the regular monthly contributions into the Retirement Savings Account of active workers, “the governor said, adding:

“We have been able to clear the backlog of outstanding pension obligations we met at the inception of this administration, and we are forging ahead to ensure that fresh liabilities arising from recent retirements are systematically cleared.

“We assure all retirees that their labour in the state shall not go unrewarded and they will not retire into penury.”

Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) DirectorGeneral, Mrs. Folashade Onanuga said the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) is the best thing democracy has bequeathed to Nigerian workers, because it makes employers fulfill their obligations to workers, ensure commitment on the part of the various tiers of government and does not give room for stressful verification exercise as is being experienced with the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS).

(KSSSSMB) staff regularised in 2015, amounting to over N220m.

The labour leaders called on the government to stop engaging consultants on salary issues, stating that issues on salaries should be handed over to qualified and suitable civil servants.

They said: “N80m was saved in 2017 when workers were allowed to handle the salary payment, in line with the jurisdictional scope as obtainable at the federal civil ser-

vants, as well as neighbouring states like Jigawa, “ They challenged the state government to clarify the basis upon which the sum of N367.

50 and N168. 00 is being deducted from the monthly salaries of workers and pensioners respectively.

“In the event that the government failed to respond positively to the aforementioned issues of serious concern to the workers between now and 5th March, 2018.

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FG increases revenue generating agencies to 122 The Federal Government has created an additional 91 agencies bringing the number of such agencies to 122.

It explained that these are geared towards getting funds for the execution of 2018 budget.

Acting Chairman of Federal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Victor Muruako, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, saying, “We want to get revenue from nonoil sectors.

“Before now, we used to have 31 agencies but the government would want to improve independent revenue. We have made all efforts to have a template for all agencies.

According to him, the Treasury Single Account (TSA) had made the government know the amount generated before decisions are taken for expenditure and that government intended to know agency’s budget performance.

Also speaking, Director

of Monitoring and Evaluation, Moshood Alatinjani, said the FRC was desirous of getting more fund into government coffers, adding that every agency generates income.

“The primary purpose of agencies is to make returns to government. To this effect, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is expected to rake N14 billion between 2007 and 2016,” he said.

A representative of

NITDA, Umar Ibrahim said: “We are not revenue generating agency because we are being funded by the government. The issue of the surplus fund has been made to Accountant General of the Federation.”

He disclosed that the 2017 account was intact, adding: “We have a chunk of our fund in our coffers, and between 2011 and 2015 we have a surplus, in fact, we did not discover it on time.”

Human trafficking: Reps pledges improved funding The House of Representatives has pledged to improve funding to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to enhance the fight against human trafficking in the country.

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights, Edward Gyang Pwajok, said this during NAPTIP’s budget defence at the National Assembly.

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, had pledged improved funding when he hosted NAPTIP Director-General Julie Okah-Donli.

Speaking after a presentation by Okah-Donli, who was represented by

the Director, Finance and Account, Dr Hassan Ndanusa, the lawmaker said he was impressed with the prudent utilisation of the resources allocated to the Agency in the previous year.

He pointed out that the fiscal allocation to the agency was quite inadequate, considering the huge task ahead of it.

Pwajok, who scored NAPTIP high in awareness creation, rescue and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking and irregular migration as well as prosecution of traffickers, said NAPTIP as the Federal Government’s agency for counter- trafficking, deserved the government’s support

and the private sector, hence, the need for a balanced financial stand and adequate funding of its activities.

Similarly, the European Union (EU) delegation to Nigeria has lauded the Agency for its roles in the on-going evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Libya and assured the agency of its assistance.

Meanwhile, OkahDonli has advocated a customised rehabilitation package for victims of human trafficking and irregular migration across the world in other to tackle the phenomenon effectively.

She said this while receiving a delegation from the Norwegian Ministry

of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice, who visited her at the NAPTIP headquarters.

The visit was a follow up to the bilateral talks on migration-related issues, which held during the Federal Government delegation’s visit to Oslo last May. According to her, such package, which will be developed with input from victims and focal counter trafficking institutions, such as NAPTIP, would be implemented in accordance with the agreed modalities to ensure that victims are not re-trafficked while at the same time reduce the vulnerability of other segments of the society.

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Fuel scarcity: NNPC cannot cope with demand on petrol consumption - IPMAN Stories by Simon Ugwu

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has attributed the lingering fuel scarcity in the country to inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to meet up with the nation’s petroleum consumption demand.

Consequently, it called for a total deregulation of the downstream sector.

Alhaji Debo Ahmed, Chairman, IPMAN Western Zone, made the disclosure in Lagos.

He spoke against the backdrop of the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country.

According to Ahmed, none of

the NNPC/PPMC depots within the western zone has adequate petrol in stock to cater to the demands of the public.

“The management of NNPC should increase petrol allocations to IPMAN marketers rather than allocating excess products to NNPC retailers who have less than 25-outlet within Lagos.

“IPMAN that has over 2,500 members and over 500 outlets across the south west was given 30 per cent against 60 per cent agreed by NNPC and marketers,’’ he said.

Ahmed said that most IPMAN members had to close their filling stations due to the inability

of NNPC/PPMC to distribute products to depots for marketers to load adequately.

He said that the limited available products were having lopsided distribution formula. “ IPMAN was given 30 per cent, MOMAN 30 and NNPC retails 50 as against 60 per cent for IPMAN and 20 for MOMAN; NNPC retails 20 in all the functioning depots in the country.

“The imported petrol by NNPC/PPMC is distributed through the Private Fund Initiative (PFI) system to private depot owners (DAPPMA) to sell to Independent Marketers at a controlled price of N133.28k.

“But, DAPPMA members are

selling between N160 and N162 above the regulated price, of which no marketer can buy at that price and sell at the regulated price of N145 per litre,’’ he said.

The IPMAN boss urged the government to intervene and check the activities of DAPPMA as they sold above the recommended pump price.

He also urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to address defaulting depot owners who sold petrol above the approved pump price. “ DPR only descends on Independent Marketers by closing their stations.

“You can only sell what you buy; we are business people, for how long do we close down our stations since we have financial obligations to the banks?

“Probably, the Federal Government may have deregulated without the public being aware.

“During, the recent Senate committee meeting held with stakeholders in the oil industry, one of the suggestions from the Minster of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kwachikwu, was the introduction of dual price regime.

“This is a regime whereby NNPC retail will be selling at N145.00 while other marketers will be selling at their own price,’’ Ahmed said.

Enugu DisCo loses N15m to Aba power outage Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has lost over N15million to power outage, following equipment failure at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), which has thrown Aba, Abia into darkness.

The head, Communications, EEDC, Chukwuemeka Eze, made this known in Aba on last week. He explained that the blackout happened February 10,2018 following a Circuit Breaker failure at TCN, Aba station.

He said that the Circuit Breaker failure had caused the disconnection of some EEDC feeders in Aba resulting in the blackout being experienced in most parts of the commercial city since Saturday. He, however, said the Circuit Breaker failure was getting urgent attention to ensure timely restoration of electricity to

the affected customers.

In a related development, a Private developer in power and infrastructure, Sagamu Independent Power Plant Limited (SIPP) has announced the signing of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Energy China for a 400MW Independent Power Plant (IPP) in Sagamu, Ogun state.

With the EPC contract finalized, Energy China will now proceed with the implementation/ construction of the plant which should start operations in 2020. The total project cost is estimated to be $550m. Under the terms of the contract, Energy China will provide engineering services, local construction and balance of the plant.

The plant is a combined cycle power facility located in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

SHI-MCI, third party workers resolve dispute on Total’s Egina FPSO Project SHI-MCI, a joint venture between Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and LADOL has resolved the lingering dispute between the company and the 600 workers employed by different manpower supply companies working on the fabrication and integration of the Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) unit of the Egina deepwater field.

The FPSO is being in-

tegrated in SHI-MCI yard in LADOL free zone in Lagos before it sails away to the 200,000 barrels per day Egina field being developed

by Total Upstream Nigeria Limited.

It was gathered that some of the 600 workers, who are not employees of SHI-MCI, had embarked on a threeday protest against what they described as poor conditions of service.

One of the workers, who

spoke off the record, confirmed yesterday that they are actually not staff of SHIMCI but employees of several manpower supply companies, which offered them to SHI-MCI for the integration and fabrication work.

“We believe that the terms and condition of pay and work are determined between SHI-MCI and our individual companies. SHI-MCI’s position was that they have adhered

strictly on the terms and conditions of manpower supply and that nothing whatsoever was in violation of these contractual obligation. It is expected that our grievances or misunderstanding are supposed to be taken directly to our real employers. But it appears our employees are not available for negotiation, and that led to the recent protest,” the worker said on condition of ano-

nymity.

“However, in the interest of the Egina project and SHI’s commitment to Nigeria and their Nigerian project, the management of SHI-MCI had to bend backwards to negotiate with us and resolve the orchestrated issues to the satisfaction of all parties such that the strike did not last more than three days. As at now, I can confirm to you that all workers are back at

their duty post and work is progressing as normal,” the worker added.

“The management has assured us of their total commitment to the goals of the Nigerian people and the federal government. On the issue of job security, they have also pledged to continue to invest in the country with the best global practices. You know that their mantra is ‘think globally and act locally,’ he said.

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Nigeria’s oil: The future we want from Baru Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

In 2012, the world converged on Brazil for Rio + 20 to set development agenda for post 2015. The Assembly’s outcome document was: ‘’The Future We Want’,’ recognized that each country faces specific challenges to achieve sustainable development. One of the goals of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, is to ‘’promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. MATHEW DADIYA writes on how Nigeria can sustain its economic growth, especially in the oil sector.

The goal eight specifically discussed achieving higher levels of productivity of economies through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including a focus on high value added and labourintensive sectors. Also, it seeks to encourage develop – oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation; and encourage formalization and growth of micro-smallmedium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services.

According to the projection, by 2030, if successfully implemented, Nigeria will achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons living with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.

One posits that the SDGs set by the United Nations are not unattainable. Nigeria’spetroleum resources could be a launchpad for sustainable development, if we do the right thing. Our petroleum resources managers should not get it wrong at at allgiven the sector’s role in the economy.

We must solve this lingering problem to meet the SDGs, otherwise, we may be cajoled into giving away our four refineries in the name of privatization, as has been touted by some. The only fully- fledged petrochemical complex in Nigeria, which came on stream in 1990 became moribund in the early 2000s, due to lack of maintenance. The preferred investors acquired the wholly -owned subsidiary from the NNPC in August 2006, did the normal turn around maintenance (TAM), rehabilitated the complex, which started operations on October 12, 2006.

We have wasted millions of man- hours dissipating energy on whether we should subsidize petroleum products other countries produce which unfortunately we import. This reminds one of the epithet of

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a country that ‘’exports what she does not have and imports what she has’’. That paradox of a nation must be removed from our petroleum. Petroleum is the future we want. We now have a stabilized market for products across the country through modest local refining efforts, as well as the Direct Supply Direct Purchase (DSDP), scheme.

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru recently said that the nation had saved about N40 billion in 2017. Perhaps, as much as the nation appreciates what he has done, he should rather be encouraged to focus on getting more value for our crude in the DSDP scheme.

To what extent can the DSDP go to solve Nigeria’s problem. It should be a temporary solution to bridge supply gap. Baru’s drive to reposition the nation’s oil sector must be to yield results. What has been achieved is part of the NNPC’s Key Business Focus Areas to grow the industry. We are hoping that Nigeria would benefit from petroleum that it has comparative advantage. We will continue to rely on Joint Venture, JV partners for some time. As cash calls issues are renegotiated, industry players corroborate the GMD’s confidence of the NNPC JV partners to pursue new projects.

The repayment agreements have been reached for JV cash call arrears after negotiations for outstanding up to the end of 2015 for all the IOC partners.

The first line of action is that Nigerians must be in charge

by building capacity.

In the upstream sub-sector, Nigeria needs high level manpower for exploration and production.

We have advanced a little in exploration, but not much in production, especially with hightech equipment for offshore drilling. With Baru, resources are being deployed to the Benue Trough for exploration using the Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL, and her partners to pursue this government’s aspiration to grow the reserves base of the country.

The corporation had grown the production of the NNPC’s flagship upstream company, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, from 15,000 barrels per day (bpd) to the current peak-operated volume of 180,000 bpd in June 2017. With about 10 per cent of our contribution to crude production, we still rely more on the International Oil Companies, IOC. We need more local participation, especially now that the internal combustion engine is being passed out for reasons of perceived carbon emissions.

The vision for the NPDC is to grow its equity production from 180,000 barrels per day to 300,000 bpd by 2018; and by 2019 and 2020, its production is expected to hit 400,000 bpd and 500,000 bpd, respectively.

NPDC Managing Director, Mr. Yusuf Matashi, disclosed that the planned increase in the company’s equity production was to become the fifth largest Exploration and Production Oil Producer in Nigeria. It is a target

that is achievable, he said.

The drive for the NNPC is to attain a six-month contracting cycle. The NNPC has lowered operating costs of production from US$27 per barrels to US$22 per barrels for the Upstream.

Cost reduction and efficiency are key features that will make our crude to be more competitive in the international market. The national average daily production was 1.83 million barrels of oil and condensate, while currently, the Year-To-Date 2017 average production hovers around 1.88 million barrels.

In October 2016, the Owowo Field, located close to the producing ExxonMobil-operated Usan Field was found. The Field’s location could allow for early production through a tie-back to the Usan Floating Production Storage and Offloading, FPSO with current estimated reserves of 1billion barrels to the national crude oil reserves.

Despite the security challenges in the country, the corporation has continued to trend in the positive direction. Baru himself has attested to this fact when he said that with the improvement in security and resumption of production on the Forcados Oil Terminal (FOT) and Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) pipelines, the average national production was expected to increase and surpass 2017 target of 2.2million barrels of oil and condensate per day.

The effect of the efforts has been a significant growth in domestic gas supply in the last few months.

During the period, domestic gas supply had increased from an

average of 700 MMscf in July 2016 to an average of 1,220MMscfd currently, with about 75 per cent of the volume supplied to thermal power plants. Baru as listed the following as areas that should interest investors: Investment in gas processing facilities, mini Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), floating LNG, Gas storage facilities, Engineering Procurement and Construction of over 2000 km gas pipelines, gas processing facilities, gas metering and monitoring system and Fabrication of pipes.

With improved security, the NNPC has commenced the resuscitation of products’ transportation pipelines’ network, to move products to depots at faster rate and cheaper distribution costs to consumers.

The Aba, Mosimi, Atlas-Cove and Kano Depots have all been recommissioned and are currently receiving products, thereby enhancing products availability across the country.

But refining is the key. The NNPC had improved capacity utilization of the refineries with the projection that they would attain 50 per cent of the non-gasoline white products including diesel and kerosene that are commonly consumed in the Country. The dormant Asphalt Blowing Unit of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, KRPC, was resuscitated to meet road construction needs in the country.

The GMD had also revealed that efforts are ongoing to secure third party financing to revamp the refineries to their full operational capacities. Now that the crisis over who does what is resolved, the plan to get the comprehensive rehabilitation programme done, which was for 2017, should be revived. NNPC, last year, said the refinery situation was like having three cars in a garage that have not been maintained for 15 to 20 years while you expect optimal performance from them.

A holistic approaches at full rehabilitation of all the refineries is expeditiously needed.

When crude is heated at varying degrees the following products can be recovered: light distillates as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG - propane and butane), gasoline (premium motor spirit), kerosene, jet fuel and other aircraft fuel. Middle distillates include automotive and rail road diesel fuels, residential heating fuel, other light fuels. The heavy distillates are heavy fuel oils, bunker fuel oil and other residual fuel oils. Others are naphtha’s, solvents, elemental sulphur (sometimes sulphuric acid), petrochemical feedstock, asphalt and tar, petroleum coke, waxes and greases, transformer and cable oils and carbon black.

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With or without music, ladies will always flock around me –Iyanya For Iyanya Mbuk, the road to stardom for the Nigerian recording artiste and performer

What has fame deprived you off?

Fame gives you almost everything but then it takes away almost Would you say joining Mavin Records and with Temple Management around is good enough for you and your brand?

Yes, Temple Management is a movement obviously and trust me they got me covered when it comes to doing a job.

They deliver one hundred so I have never regret. Mavin is a

conscious of my appearance but sometimes I erroneously repeat an events. But I am thankful because this is the life I have chosen to live.

Is social media a blessing or curse to your career?

How do you feel when people say you are not the Iyanya they used to know?

Let me tell you how I feel when they say that, I feel nothing.

a place you should depend on for strength. It should be a place where you just go in and go out. Your fans are there, they want music, give them music. If they want videos, give them videos. If they

think about me is in their head. I repeat what you think showing them your girlfriend or other personal stuff. When you have think because of what you see or what you hear, but I am you have a girlfriend that you love, why are you putting her on social living, I am still moving, and God has been good to me. So if you are thinking over there stop doing this, stop doing girlfriend again on social media any longer.

saying, girls are not even an issue, that happens even in here as I speak with you right now.

You just came back from your tour, how was it?

It was one of my best tour, it is blessed and I enjoyed every part of it.

You tagged it one of your best and a lot of people are saying you have suddenly gone back to your RNB root?

2008 and in that competition, I had ten weeks to do different kinds of genre that ranges from Rocks, R&B amongst others. Remember as an artiste, I have different types of fans, there are some who want to dance to rock song and equally I have a quite number of them who also wants to listen to RNB. So honestly, for me, there is nothing wrong in going back and forth. As an artiste, I am allowed to be too.

Since the release of your EP titled, Signature, what has been the response from your listeners? responses were great and I am back here now and all I can say is all thanks to God. Because apart from the money I made from Signature EP, I have also been blessed, so putting songs in America, Do you think that there is a better view now?

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Yes, he is. He is someone I love his musical dexterity.

How would you describe the happiest day and the saddest day of your life?

The happiest day of my life is the day I won MTN Project Fame.

Obviously that was the day everything changed and the saddest

What do you miss the most about your late parents?

Fame will bring so many fake people into your life. Before I became really famous, there were times when I would feel downcast but when I call my mum, her prayers makes me feel better. My father was also my best friend.

Are you really in love?

How come you say you have the world interest at heart?

Because I focus on everything, when that comes I will. I can

babe. So over the years, I have learnt to keep it to myself. So I will

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Nutritional benefit of butter

Mutiat Alli Butter is an excellent source of Vitamins.

One of the many we get from butter is Vitamin A, which has a wide range of function for our bodies. Vitamin A is needed keeps our endocrine system functioning well. Aside from Vitamin A, butter also has other Vitamin D, E and K. minerals Trace minerals are found in butter such as manganese, chromium, zinc, copper and selenium, which is incidentally, a powerful antioxidant. Butter contains more selenium per gram compared to herring or

sourced from cows that feed on green grass, it can contain high a compound that can against different types of cancer, and helps the body store muscle instead of fat.

Glycospingolipids These are fatty acids function to protect the stomach from gastrotestinal infections.

is also a great source of iodine.

good cholesterol

acids You can get your dose of short and medium-chain fatty acids from butter, which are great for supporting your immune system

why your body needs cholesterol.

has anti-microbial properties-

Wulzen Factor This is a hormone like substance with many functions.

also plays a part in brain and

the intestinal tract. omega-3 and omega-6 fats The arachidonic acid found in butter helps with brain function, skin health and prostaglandin balance.

also responsible for ensuring that calcium is deposited in the Note that the Wulzen factor can only be found in raw butter and cream.

Wellness L4

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Mutiat Alli

Taming your stress You wake up at 4am to prepare for work, leave home by 6 am in order to beat the traffic but unfortunately you still meet it. You see a pile of files waiting for your attention in the office which must be treated and by the time you are done, you barely have time for breakfast or lunch. You close very late only to meet another vehicular traffic and when you finally get home late, you are so tired you have practically lost any appetite. This is a typical example of stress.

Stress is something we all go through on a regular basis. It applies to everyone irrespective of gender, age or class. There is no discrimination when it comes to stress, it affects all of us. Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. Pressure turns into stress when you feel unable to cope.

People have different ways of reacting to stress, so a situation that feels stressful to one person may be motivating to someone else.

As Nigerians, we definitely go through stress and no thanks as we have been rated the most stressful country in the world by Bloomberg. The estimates were based on the information from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, International Monetary Fund, Central Intelligence Agency World Fact book, Transparency International and World Health Organization. Many of life’s demands can cause stress, particularly work, relationships, finance and life traumas, such as living with a chronic condition like cancer or losing a loved one. According to a study published in 2013 in the International Journal of General Medicine, chronic stress seems to take an especially hard toll on the health.

Stress can affect how you feel, think, behave and how your body works. In fact, common signs of stress include sleeping problems, sweating, loss of appetite and difficulty concentrating. You may feel anxious, irritable or low in self-esteem, and you may have racing thoughts, worry constantly or go over things in your head. You may notice that you lose your temper more easily, drink more or act unreasonably. You may also experience headaches, muscle tension or pain, dizziness or even a shrink in the brain. According to a study published in the journal of Biological Psychiatry, even among healthy individuals, adverse life events that cause stress can lead to shrinkage in parts of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and metabolism.

How the body reacts to stress When you perceive a threat, your nervous system responds by releasing a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones rouse the body for emergency action. Your heart pounds faster, muscles tighten, blood pressure rises, breath quickens, and your senses become sharper. These physical changes increase your strength and stamina, speed your reaction time, and enhances your focus, preparing you to either fight or flee from the danger at hand.

Managing stress Life will continue to throw stress at us, and at times it could get overwhelming. Stress is not an illness itself, but it can cause serious illness if it isn’t addressed. It’s important to recognize the symptoms of stress early. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of stress will help you figure out ways of coping and save you from adopting unhealthy coping methods, such as drinking or smoking. There is little anyone can do to prevent stress, but there are many things you can do to manage stress more effectively, such

as learning how to relax, taking regular exercise and adopting good time-management techniques. Try the following self-guided relaxation tips: Ï ^Ə ƅƐƈƅƆ ƗƆƆƍ ƄƏƆ Ɛ ƈ Ɛ ƅ Ƒ Ɛ Ƈ ƇƈƒƆè in and out. By taking deeper breathes, your taking in more oxygen and curbing any anxiety or tension created by short, choppy breathes. Ï jƏƕ ƍƏ ƏƆ ƈƒƆ ƌƑ ƅƋƆ ƏƆƋ Ɣ Ɛƈ ƈ Ɠ ƈƅ you target a specific muscle, tighten it and then relax completely. The process allows you to notice what that tension feels like, so when you become tense because of stress, you’re able to notice it quicker and relax. Ï 1 Ƈ Ə Ɠ ƋƊê Ɨè ƗƑƏƈ Ɛ ƈ ƐƈƌƆè Ƈ ƅƑ relaxing. Be mindful in that moment and pay attention to how your body feels before and after the exercise. Ï &ƔƆƏƅƈ Ɔ ƏƆ ƑƋ ƏƋƕê ^ ƕ ƈƅ Ƌ ƅƐƈƒƈƐƕ ƍƋ ƕ a key role in reducing and preventing the effects of stress. Ï & Ɛ Ɔ ƋƐ ƕ ƗƈƆƐê zƆƋƋé ƑƏƈ ƆƗ Ƅ ƗƈƆ ƏƆ better prepared to cope with stress. Start your day with a healthy breakfast, reduce your caffeine and sugar intake, and cut back on alcohol and nicotine. Ï 1ƆƐ ƍƋƆ t y o f

sleep. Feeling tired can increase stress by causing you to think irrationally. Keep your cool by getting a good night’s sleep. Ï LƆƗƈƐ ƐƆê n Ɔ ƒƈ Ƒ ƋƈƖ Ɛƈ Ə ƑƈƗƆƗ imagery to help you learn to be one with your thoughts. Sit quietly with your eyes closed, imagining the sights, sounds and smells of your favorite place, such as a beach or mountain retreat. Ï L ƊƆ ƐƈƌƆ Ƈ Ə ƌƑ ƈƅè ƏƐ Ə Ɛ ƆƏ hobbies that help relax and distract you. Ï ƌƆ Ƒƍ ƓƈƐ Ə ƈƖƆƗ ƍƋ Ƈ Ə handling stressful situations. Ï L ƊƆ Ƌƈ Ɛ Ƈ Ɛ Ɔ ƈƌƍ ƏƐ Ɛ Ɛ ƈ you need to handle each day. Try to follow the list so you feel organized and on top of things. Put together a coping plan step by step so you have a sense of mastery. Ï EƆƆƍ ƆƕƆ Ɛ ƈ Ɛ Ɛ ƌƈ Ɛ suggest you’re not coping well. For example, are you smoking or drinking more, or sleeping less? Ï EƆƆƍ Ƌƈ Ɛ Ƈ Ɛ Ɔ Ƌ Ə Ɔ Ɨ ƋƈƐƐƋƆ hassles in your day versus the major stressful events in your life. This helps you focus on the fact that you’re keeping track of and managing those as well as you can. Ï dƆƐ ƈƗƆ ƐƈƌƆ ƆƒƆƏƕ Ɨ ƕ Ɛ Ɠ ƏƊ relaxation. Ï ƒ ƈƗ Ƒ ƈ ƅ ƇƇƆƈ Ɔè Ƌƅ Ƌè ƈƅotine, junk food, binge eating and other drugs as your primary means for coping with stress. While they can be helpful once in awhile, using them as your only or usual method will result in longer-term problems, such as weight problems or alcoholism. Ï ƑƋƐƈƒ ƐƆ Ɔ Ɔ Ƈ Ƒƌ Əì Ƌ Ƒ ê Ï `Ɔ Ɔ Əƅ Ɠ Ɛ Ɛ ƒƈ close, confiding relationship protects you from many stresses. Ï # ôƐ ƏƑ ƇƏ ƌ ƕ ƑƏ ƍƏ ƄƋƆƌ j ƈ only makes them worse. Ï j ƋƊ Ɛ ƕ ƑƏ Ƈ ƌƈƋƕ Ɨ ƇƏƈƆ Ɨ ê dƆƆ if they can help.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Ladies Affair L5

Easy makeup tips that make you look more attractive Oliva Ogbonna

The art of makeup is a delicate completely chaotic. Here is a list of your everyday look.

Use a face primer Use primer just like you would if preps your face for all the foundation, blush and powder that will cover it.

Primer keeps the foundation in place

So many women absolutely love the eyeliner. It adds just a touch of drama Use a colour under lower lash line and dimension to your everyday look, If you want to make your eyes but sometimes the black line can make your eyes look a lot smaller or eyeshadow color under your lower tired. If you want to make your eyes lash line. Choose an eyeshadow that accents your natural eye color for a new look that makes your eyes pop. waterline. That tiny hint of white can make your eyes look more awake. It By the end of the work week, your eyes are completely exhausted. To Use a beauty blender concealer under our eyes in the shape with a small brush. You can do this in Well, these beauty blenders really do work as well as advertised. Beauty

up your eyes and make you look more awake.

Natural brows are better than fake best friend. It blends the foundation brows Brows. Some people say that brows odd shape allows it to be used to apply are what make or break a makeup look. blush and small amounts of concealer as well. you how well your foundation matches your true skin tone and how well it is blended. Be sure to match your foundation with your face and your neck to avoid awkward lines.

Apply toner before or after makeup If you spray on toner before you

the smallest tip of the brow pencil and It is better to have too little than too much to your brows. Go for a natural look.

Less is more In all reality, less is more when it

pores and keep it in place. If you spray toner on your face when it is already covered with makeup, it can dry any to enhance your features.

Men’s World L6

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Stories by: Folarin Leonard

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Nobody who does not want to look stylish and fit.

Men’s athletic clothing should not be only fashionable, but also provide comfort and personal safety What features should a workout clothe and which fashion trends worth paying attention to.

First, it should be noted, that the underwear used for sport should be chosen with care. Ideally, it should be made from natural materials, such as cotton. Sports clothing must be matched exactly to your size, not too swift body, but not to be free Ï

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Mixed Grill L7

My kind of music preaches unity I don’t want to be a one hit song star –Junior Boy amongst all culture –TBoy when you shared your aspirations with them?

I think they already knew. It At least they tried. But you know what they say about talent and be denied. I just had to obey and listen to them. I graduated as an cally doing something I want and

experience in the Nigerian music Industry so far? ing independent got some challenges but with God nothing is im-

For Imo state born singer, Tochukwu Ezeji better known as TBoy by his teaming fans who disclosed that music was more of a passion and driving force for him even after securing a degree as an Economist from the university; Music was the only way he could relate well. Signed on the Billionaire Minds Enterprise, TBoy recently became popular after he began the #IgboMoveand unity in Nigeria through his kind of sound. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, TBoy explains that the #IgboMovement is far beyond just the Igbo Music & Culture, kind of music amongst others.

What does the brand TBoy represent?

Well, TBOY is a big independent brand that represents a young enmost. When people hear about

Where do you see yourself in the next 5years?

How will you describe your sound? record we can describe my sound Which international and local

growing up with musical parents.

I started singing in churches, perkid sister & inspiring to be like the doing and at ease. So I can proudly say I started as a chorister and since childhood.

How did your parents take it

a song that has turned into a national anthem and currently receiving massive air play across the state. For Ebute Meta breed, Ephraim Bababo better known as Junior Boy, his musical dexterity and stage presence is compared to none as he is ready to take over the industry with his Afro-Pop and dance hall style. Cornered recently, Junior Boy spoke with MUTIAT ALLI on his musical career amongst others.

Recently you were nominated in the Most Promising Act at the just concluded City People Music award, how does that make you feel?

Well the nomination meant a lot to me, it shows that my work is been recognised and I am beginning to gain public presen a nomination and that can only be God.

sound?

There are a whole bunch honestly. Locally, I listen to the likes and Runtown. Then internationally

Your song Irapada is presently gain much presence; what brought about the song?

S

gle, street and prayer song.

9ice in the same studio as ways watched while growing

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EME music spare-headed

by Banky W because lookme.

With Irapada gathering so much momentum, do you think you can still record a song better than this? songs that I know will do well than my present song, songs star, I want to be rel-

he was still big and remains

Where does junior boy see himself two to three years from now?

Only God can predict that

I am saying. In the song I

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What message does the #Igbo-

What inspired your choice of 9ice on the song?

all aspects any urban lingo through

the CEO, Banky W who is

For someone just blowing up, what strategy have you put in place so as not to be distracted by fame?

Anywhere I go I always -

Which record label are you signed to?

Billionaire Minds Enterprise.

beyond “just” The Igbo music/cul-

cludes Wizkid, Skales, and Niyola amongst others.

Hence, I am not saying that the other popular labels are not g

things, winning awards.

old school to new school, how I want to change my ety properly.

Unity in Nigeria through music. I am a proud Nigerian and my muone around the world no matter the CULTURE, TRIBE & CONTINENT.

If you are to choose a label from the popular ones we have already, which would you wish you are signed on and why?

know that the song talks

Future, Tory lanez, and some Mi-

on my IG dedicating my single KILOFE to King Fela Anikulapo Kuti. IGBOBOYTAKEOVER is a

ple and that is what I want to

he is my mentor and some-

-

you represents? Yeah... #IgboBoyWhen and how did music start for you?

He came into the industry not quite long and took over with his

properly, you will see that the style requires 9ice. I body was talking about it jump on this song, it would be much more better and apparently, that was my choice too.

Knowing that you have a kind of familiar voice texture with 9ice, were not challenged in the studio to want to go extra mile?

You doing more of inspirational songs, is it your own kind of strategy in the industry?

You can call it strategy as the case maybe me but more on songs people can easily relate with and that is why I spoke about my strug-

changed or anything. I still remain the Normal Junior.

Relationship L8

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Nwaokocha Daniel

Things you do that frustrates your spouse Have you ever experienced the plight of not being understood? There are certain things you do in your relationship that can get your spouse frustrated and

to get out from the relationship and probably move on with their life. One the worst thing that can happen to anyone is remaining in a frustrating relationship

things you do consciously or unconsciously that tend to frustrate your spouse.

1. Never listen never gives room for listening, it then gets frustrating

relationship. When you have laid out or stated out your case in front of your partner, wait for them to digest the information or issue and lay their opinion

conducive for both you and your partner and listen as

Have you ever experienced the plight of not And when you show no concern for your partner, it being understood or misunderstood? Well, also hurts. If you tend to show no emotion, it is a sign it is one hell of a stress that no one wants to constantly experience. Imagine experiencing this in their lives. If you never show care for your partner, almost every day of your life in your relationship, Frustration is just around the corner, please by challenges, and somehow, if you get then frustrated save yourself the unnecessary stress and go for by the attitude, their challenge(s) would be waiting someone that would easily understand you and you also should be ready to understand them. Don are in that relationship to love, hold and support the out later that you cant understand the guy or the partner. As a guy, if yu see your lady is awfully quiet, girl in the relationship. her and you are ready to help her through whatever it is. As a woman, you should be able to build up your nagging or complaining, trust me, the receiver of your complaints will also get tired of it, if not him and complete him. now, then very soon. Reduce or completely stop not healthy for your relationship. This does not

understood and you can lead the other party to change. But nagging would just cause the other

In a relationship, both parties should be able to play their part without hesitating. Imagine a man playing the role of his wife every day of his life, it would become frustrating and soon he would explode either by transferring aggression or doing something crazy. The relationship gets interesting and enjoyable when everyone performs their roles accordingly. Help yourself and partner enjoy the relationship by playing your

relationship anymore.