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The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, has revealed that about 60 million Nigerians are illiterates.

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Organised labour commends Buhari Short News over new minimum wage assent I’ll implement new national TUC says gains eroded by inflation

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Nigerian workers under the aegis of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the new national minimum wage bill of N30, 000 even as it insists that the gains have already been eroded by inflation. While commending the President for “doing the needful,” the NLC General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, called for the immediate implementation of the law, given the fact that the process had been dragging for nearly two years. “We at the Nigeria Labour Congress wish to express our appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the new national minimum wage bill of N30, 000. “In furtherance of this, we urge employers, particularly federal and state governments

to commence immediate negotiations with the appropriate unions on the impact of the new law on the wage structure with a view to timely and judicious implementation,” he said. Similarly, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in a statement jointly signed by its President, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama and Secretary General, Comrade Musa-Lawal Ozigi respectively, said the new wage would in no small measure give workers a sense of belonging. Comrade Kaigama, however, noted that while the organised labour appreciates the approval of the new wage, it is also instructive to note that its gains have been eroded by inflation, adding that prices of commodities have gone up even when employers have not commenced payment. He said: “The N30, 000 monthly national Mmnimum wage that we are even asking for to a family of six actually amounts to less than N50 per meal per person. It is exclusive of utility bills, school

fees, etc. “Given our extended family system as Africans, we are also expected to once in a while extend hands of fellowship to parents, in-laws, relations, friends who have lost their jobs, brothers and people of the same faith. “We recall that some lawmakers promised to give the wage bill supersonic attention whenever it was brought before them and they have kept to their word. To us it means we still have men and women with milk of kindness left in them.” He therefore, called on the 9th National Assembly and wellmeaning Nigerians to prevail on state governors to pay workers their salaries and pension to pensioners as and when due to avoid crisis in the industrial sector. The TUC boss appreciated the federal government, lawmakers and the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA) for seeing reason with workers for a new minimum wage.

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

Navy arrests 9 arms smugglers in Lagos Andrew Orolua, Abuja

Nine persons allegedly involved in arms smuggling have been arrested by the navy working under the just concluded “Operation Junction Rain,” in which the United States military participated in. The nine persons arrested for illegal possession of sophisticated weapons and military uniforms within Nigeria’s territorial waters, include three Greek citizens, one American and five Nigerians. Addressing journalists before handing over the nine persons to the Interpol, the Officer -in -Tactical Command, Commodore

Dickson Olisamunogor said the men were arrested during the just-concluded “Operation Junction Rain,” alongside a vessel painted in naval colours and named Sea Angel 3. He said that when the vessel occupants were interrogated, they told the navy operatives that they had on board five Nigerians, but when the vessel was boarded, “we discovered other things including, sophisticated weapons and military out fits on board the vessel.” Cmmdr. Olisamunogor said that the weapons found on board the vessel which is classified as MI4 weapons are dangerous at sea and that the navy discovered more crew members that the

vessel had earlier declared. “The arrested persons and the weapons were handed over to the head of the Interpol in Lagos, Tunji Akingbola, a deputy commissioner of police for further investigation and interrogation on their activities within Nigerian territorial waters,” he added. The arrested persons are Angelopolous Spyridon, 54, (Greek citizen); Kappis Christos, 57, (Greek citizen); Petropoulos Stylianos, 34, (Greek citizen) and Zanski Michael-Anderson, 50 (an American). They were among the foreigners arrested on the boat while the special forces recovered four Bernelli MI-1 rifles, over 1, 000 ammunition and other military gadgets.

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Nasarawa state Governor-elect, Abdullahi Sule, on Friday pledged to implement the new minimum wage after being sworn in as the governor. He made the pledge in a statement signed by his media aide, Alhaji Sanusi Aliyu in Lafia. The governor-elect applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the new National Minimum Wage Bill into law. Sule also said that the action of the president was a testament to the fact that “our patriotic and beloved president prioritizes the welfare of Nigerian workers. That he is always ready to ensure the right conditions are in place for them. “This step will not only go a long way in assisting workers in meeting certain needs, but will also strengthen the relationship between employers and employees and motivate improved productivity.” The governor-elect assured the state workers that he would follow the footstep of the president by implementing the new wage structure for them. “This is an opportunity to reassure workers in the state that, Nasarawa state will also enjoy the new national minimum wage signed into law by the president. Other welfare issues, pensions, gratuities and so on will be adequately attended to. “Workers should take advantage of this by redoubling their efforts toward achieving our collective goals and making Nigeria a better place for all.’’

Bishop Badejo tasks Christians to live life of sacrifice

The Catholic Archbishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has urged Christians to use the significance of Good Friday to live sacrificially and be content with what they have. Badejo, who made the call in an interview in Ibadan, the Oyo satte capital on Friday, also urged Nigerians, especially Christians, to de-emphasize the mad hunger for money, position, power and pleasure, stressing that such attitude leads to cheating, deceit, killings and other social vices. “Hunger makes us victims of false preachers, rogue politicians, fraudsters, conmen, among others, poverty, sickness are a result of disordered lifestyle, society and unfair distribution of resources. “We must shun utilitarian Christianity and live what we believe, celebrate the passion of Jesus, for there is power in the blood of Jesus and He is the one who makes this Good Friday good,” he said. According to the archbishop, Good Friday is the day Christians commemorate the sacrifice Jesus Christ made out of love to save the world, adding that “it is called Good because it brought our salvation; it calls for us to be cross compliant so as not to lose God’s favour, we should do good, be sober, humble, patient and selfless like Christ.” Also speaking, Rev. Alexander Okoye, of the All Saints Anglican Church, Koroduma, Nasarawa, said Good Friday signifies Jesus Christ’s death on the cross for the atonement of man’s sins. “The wicked, sinful nature of man was put to death on the cross and was rendered ineffective, His death gave Christians direct access to God,” he said. Similarly, the Oyo state branch Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Benjamin Akanmu, urged Christians to forsake sin, take back their rightful position and do away with ungodliness. Akanmu also called on Christians to live a life of sacrifice so as to obtain peace in their lives and the society, saying that “man lost his glory, relationship in the garden of Eden in the beginning, but Jesus came to die for us to reconcile mankind to his maker. “He has brought us forgiveness, He did this because He loves us, wants us to be at peace with Him. We thank God for Jesus, who is the only way to God for our salvation by the reason of His death and resurrection from death.”

NNPC assures of adequate fuel supply during Easter Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that the corporation is now accountable for 75 per cent of gas supply to power the various power plants in the country. According to him, the volume is about 300 million standard cubic feet per day. He reaffirmed the readiness of the NNPC to ensure adequate supply of petroleum products in all the nook and cranny of the country during the Easter holidays and beyond. Baru, who gave this commitment during the conferment on him of the “Distinguished Merit Award’’ by the Association of Business Managers and Administrators of Nigeria in Abuja, said the corporation currently has 1.7 billion litres of petrol in stock equivalent to 35 days’ sufficiency without adding a drop. He said plans were afoot to increase it to 2.4 billion litres by the end of the month. A release by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, stated that the corporation’s helmsman informed that currently, the NNPC was responsible for 75 per cent of gas supply to power in the country to the tune of over 300 million standard cubic feet (Scf) of gas per day. The excited NNPC chief dedicated the award to President Muhammadu Buhari for his support for the oil and gas industry.

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Short News Buhari should be supported not abused for tackling insecurity - Ka’oje Woman defrauds man, plots Mathew Dadiya, Abuja A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Minister of Sports, Bala Ka’oje has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has done much in curtailing the security challenges in the country. Ka’oje made the appeal on Friday while speaking to journalists in Abuja. According to him, there is hardly any nation today with total peace, asking if it’s possible for Nigeria to be the exception.

The former lawmaker cum administrator, said that Nigerians need to understand the kind of banditry and insurgency that is going on, disclosing that “the security challenge has both local and international linkages, in terms of interest and multifarious sponsorship styles. “This guerilla type of war is very difficult to end or conquer as the perpetrators live and dine with you and suddenly disappear into thin air to strike at you. It is worse than the America - Vietnamese war, maybe comparable to the war in Afghanistan with the Talibans.

“President Buhari is making lots of efforts using the military and the security agencies and the war is being won gradually.” Nigeria has been battling with insurgents in the North East since 2007 and in 2015 banditry also surfaced in the North West where hundreds of people have been killed by alleged bandits. Zamfara state became the central point of the heinous attacks by the bandits due to the illegal mining activities in the state while Kaduna state is faced with killings and kidnappings perpetrated by bandits.

his death in Katsina Andrew Orolua, Abuja

The police in Katsina state have arrested a young woman who defrauded a man of N1.9 million and later plotted to kill her victim. Hassatu Isah, 30-year-old, was alleged by the police to have defrauded his victim one Rabiu Haruna also 30. She was also, alleged to have planned to eliminate Rabiu by poisoning. Katsina state Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, who confirmed the development, said Hassatu was arrested on April 12 this year after allegedly collecting over N1.9 million from Rabiu and promised to make some powerful charms for him. When she reportedly failed to deliver as promised, she plotted to eliminate her victim, the police chief stated. According to him, when Hassatu failed to kill Rabiu through poisoning, she hired a notorious assasin, Babangida Dalha, to physically eliminate Rabiu. She reportedly paid Babangida N50, 000 to do the job. Rabiu, in his initial statement, said he is a bureau de change operator in Jiba and that he gave the money to Hassatu to buy him some plot of land after she had helped in curing his wife of an ailment. He added that the suspect did not buy any land and failed to refund the said money.

Youth protest kidnap of Delta monarch’s mother, aunt Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

L-R: Olu of Ijoko Lemode, HRH. Oba Solomon Sokunbi; Agbedeyi of Orile Agege, HRH. Oba Akeem Ambali; Baale of Mulero Land, High Chief Olaitan Opeifa and the Jagunmolu of Mulero, High Chief Samuel Fakeye during the installation of the High Chief’s in Mulero Land in Lagos.

Youth leader condemns manipulation of youth bodies by politicians

A youth leader has condemned the alleged manipulation of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) by politicians and has advocated for the inclusion of more young persons in governance. South East Publicity Secretary of NYCM, Izunna Agwuncha, made the condemnation an interview with in Owerri, the Imo state capital on Friday. Agwuncha, who identified one of the challenges facing youth leadership in Nigeria as the manipulation of youth bodies by the political class, said the trend poses a threat to the unity and progress of young Nigerians. He decried the idea of restricting youth to the position of special adviser on youth affairs to the president and state governors and

called for their active inclusion in policy formulation and decision making. The youth leader advised other youth leaders to speak out on issues affecting the youth, instead of sacrificing the wellbeing of the younger generation for selfish interests. “The position of Nigerian youth in the Nigeria project is worrisome. As those who will someday take over from today’s political elders, it is only imperative that they be actively involved in decision making and policy formulation. “As Nigeria prepares for her 59th independence anniversary, it is also worrisome that she is yet to boast of a youth house, more so when we have a fast growing population of over 80 million

young persons. “I call on my fellow youth leaders across the country to eschew sycophancy as a means to political relevance as this could render us incapacitated in the long run,’’ he warned. Agwuncha, however, lauded the leadership attributes of the NYCN National President, Bello Shagari, describing him as “a leader with strong political will, proven integrity and strong political background who represents the overall interest of Nigerian youth.” He therefore, urged Nigerian youth to support the NYCN leader in the fight against sycophancy and selfishness within the council to prevent disunity and perpetual crisis in the organization.

Angry Youths of Patani Community in Patani Local Government Area of Delta state on Friday took to the streets in protest at the abduction of the mother of the Pere of Kabowei Kingdom, Shedrach Erebulu Adou111. The protesters apart from chanting war songs, set several tyres ablaze and barricaded the Patani -Warri Expressway. The protesters harassed motorists and travellers before they were dispersed with teargas by anti-riot policemen. The mother of the monarch, Queen Elizabeth Erebulu was abducted in the early hours of Wednesday, along with her sister, Mrs. Okee Yawoma. Sources within Patani said the duo were abducted from their respective homes in the early hours of Wednesday and were whisked away in two speedboats by fa our-man gang. Leader of the protesters, John Amgbare appealed to the state government and the police to establish a marine police base in the town to curb the activities of kidnappers and other criminal elements. “Gov. Okowa, we are not safe in Patani community and we need a marine police base in our community. How can the mother of our traditional ruler be kidnapped alongside her sister just like that? We are asking the police to be up and doing in the discharge of their duties by rescuing the victims and bringing the culprits to book,” he stated. Acting Police Public Relations Officer in the Delta state, Chucks Oriewezele, who confirmed the incident, said the police is doing everything possible to ensure the kidnapped victims are released unhurt adding that though no arrest has been made, but that the police will ensure that the duo are released.

Prices of food items stable in Benin at Easter

Prices of foodstuff such as rice, beans and groundnut oil have remained stable in most markets in Benin City, the Edo state capital during the Easter festivities. A survey at the popular New Benin, Oba, Uselu, Ekiosa and Lagos markets revealed that a basket of tomatoes sold for about N6, 000 depending on the freshness and the specie of the tomato. Also, a basket of rice goes for N1, 000 while a peak milk cup goes for a N100, just as a kilogramme of frozen chicken is sold for N1, 500, frozen turkey cost N1, 600 while the price of a live chicken cost between N4, 000 and N5, 000 depending on the size. A five-litre gallon of palm-oil goes for between N2, 000 and N2, 500, five litres of vegetable oil costs N2, 500 while a paint measure of garri goes for N350. But, the price of a medium-sized yam tuber had also increased from N300 to between N400 and N500. Some traders attributed the price increase to the festive season and high cost of transportation. A tomatoes seller, Madam Iyore Ugbede, disclosed that prices of perishable food items, especially tomatoes was relatively cheap and stable despite the fact that it was their off-season. “Am surprised that the price of tomatoes did not increase this year. The sales are moving, but not like Christmas sales. People buy more during Christmas season than Easter celebrations,” she said. Similarly, a meat seller, David Ita, attributed the availability of agricultural products in the market to improvement of agriculture in the country. He explained that the agricultural status of the country had improved, adding that Nigeria has more farmers compared to other countries.

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Easter: Nigeria under siege –Secondus Short News Urges Christians to be more prayerful

Tunde Opalana, Abuja The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has said that Nigeria is clearly under siege from all corners. Secondus urged Nigerians to use the period of Easter to intensify their prayers and be assured that the resurrected Christ is for justice. In a statement from his media office in Abuja on Friday, Secondus said in that Nigerians should not allow the prevailing hardship in the country and the unjust outcome of 2019 election affect their spirit of love, brotherliness and peaceful coexistence. The National Chairman said in a statement signed by his media Adviser, Ike Abonyi that the country is clearly under siege from all corners and said that the period of

Easter provides good opportunity for Nigerians to pray more to God to send succour to alleviate their sufferings. He urged Nigerians to use this year’s Easter festivities to engender the spirit of oneness and also rededicate themselves to the virtues of love, patriotism and unity for the desired national development. “We must allow the spirit of this season embedded in love, charity and forgiveness to control our thoughts and actions as we seek God’s face for our country “Nigerians Christians must allow the solemnness of the last 40 days of fasting and prayers to influence their thoughts and actions in relating with one another. According Prince Secondus, the Lenten period that just ended offered incalculable lessons in love, humility and forgiveness which should

guide our way of living irrespective of religion, ethnic and political differences and help in ushering in a new and adorable era where bitterness and hatred are absent. The PDP leader admonished Nigerians to use this period to think deeply at the state of the nation with a view to finding a lasting solution to the country’s challenges. Prince Secondus said that despite the impunity, the debasing of critical institutions like the Judiciary and the legislature by the APC administration and the brazen show of power by the political leaders, Children of the resurrected Christ knows that God is on the throne in our lives in this country and will show who he is at his own time. The National Chairman finally wished all Nigerians a happy Easter celebration as he prayed for enduring peace in the country.

Lagos begins fixing of potholes on 87 roads

The Lagos state government has commenced the immediate repairs of potholes across the state, with over 87 major roads enlisted for intervention. Special Adviser, Lagos state Public Works Corporation and Drainage, Temidayo Erinle, in a statement on Friday, said Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode had directed that the corporation should commence immediate rehabilitation of critical roads across the state. Erinle said the roads mapped out for repair were presently in terrible state, and that the situation was impeding free flow of traffic in those areas with its attendant consequences. He assured that in the next few weeks, all the potholes would disappear on Lagos roads and listed some of the roads to include Ikotun-Egbe, Ijegun, Alimosho, Dopemu, AkaKemberi in Amuwo Odofin, Marina Beach Road in Apapa; Olaniyi Road in Ifako Ijaiye; Acme-Oba Akran road and Ikeja; Ijede road; Sabo market road in Ikorodu and Costain road by Brewery. Other roads also listed include Glover road; Herbert Macaulay road in Mainland Local Government; Itire-Ogunlana drive intersection; Itire-Lawanson; Babs Animashaun road in Surulere; Alakija/WAEC road in Somolu and Obalende road among others.

Train derailment delays Lagos-Oshogbo bound free train ride

A train derailment at the exit point of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), lddo Terminus, Lagos, delayed a 10.00am Lagos- Oshogbo bound free train service offered by the Osun state government. The delay was caused by a train shunting with a Lagos-Kano bound train which was to leave lddo by 12 noon on Friday. The Lagos-Oshogbo bound free train service which was to depart by 10.00am went to shunt the LagosKano bound one, but derailed in the process. Lagos District Superintendent of the NRC, Christian Madza, confirmed the derailment, saying the corporation was on top of the situation. “As you can see, we are on top of it and very soon the train will depart to Osogbo. We are working hard to ensure the restoration of the line to allow the two trains to depart. The incidents happened at 9:45am and very soon they will embark on its journey,” he stated.

Nigeria, Niger Republic sign anti-human trafficking pact L-R: Lagos State Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; National Leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governorelect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, after the collection of Certificate of return to the Lagos State governor-elect and his deputy, in Lagos.

Archbishop Martins preaches good neighbourliness at Easter The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has called on Nigerians to make charity a way of life by showing more empathy for their fellow citizens. The Catholic Archbishop in his Easter Message, called on Nigerians to make sacrifices for the Common Good and the welfare of fellow citizens in emulation of Jesus Christ who made the invaluable sacrifice of His life out of love for humanity. “In this Easter season, we are once again reminded of the love that made our Lord Jesus Christ to take upon himself the sins of all mankind and was crucified so that we might have eternal life. “Like Jesus, we too must be willing to make sacrifices for the Common Good and the growth of our nation. “We must show more tolerance toward others and accommodate those with points of view that are different from ours so that we can all live together in peace and unity,” he said. Archbishop Martins congratulated Christians for the successful completion of the Lenten season with the discipline of fasting, prayers and alms giving.

He noted that most of the challenges facing the country are borne out of greed, selfishness and lack of religious tolerance. “Nigeria would become a better place if both the leaders and followers learn to embrace love, shun selfishness and show more empathy for one another. “Christ has shown us that love conquers all ills. I believe very strongly that when we learn to love and tolerate one another genuinely, notwithstanding our differences, we will grow stronger and better as a nation. “Unfortunately, over the years we have allowed agents of disunity to continue to hype on our differences instead of the fact that we are all children of the same God who have been brought to live together by providence,” he said. According to Archbishop Martins, love is the virtue that we all need to practice as Nigerians so that we can together fight against the numerous ills plaguing the land and move toward the path of lasting peace and prosperity. The Prelate also congratulated the newly elected political office holders in the country, urging them to use the

opportunity given to them to better the lots of Nigerians through rendering selfless and result-oriented service. He said that insecurity and killings have become rampant and called on the security agencies to change their strategies for fighting insecurity, saying that their present strategies are not working. “I call on all Nigerians to keep up prayers for the nation so that God can intervene in our situation,” he said. The prelate also congratulated the newly elected political office holders in the country, urging them to use the opportunity given to them to better the lots of Nigerians through rendering selfless and result-oriented service. He said that insecurity and killings have become rampant and called on the security agencies to change their strategies for fighting insecurity, saying that their present strategies are not working. “I call on all Nigerians to keep up prayers for the nation so that God can intervene in our situation,” he added.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and its Niger Republic counterpart on Friday signed a pact to eliminate the menace in both countries. NAPTIP signed the agreement with Nigerien Agency Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (ANLTP/TIM) at a dinner event in Abuja. In a communiqué signed by heads of both agencies, Nigeria and Niger agreed to work together to stamp out the evil of human trafficking from both countries. Julie Okah-Donli, director general of NAPTIP, signed on behalf of Nigeria, while Goge Maimouna Gazbo, her Nigerien counterpart, signed for her country. Among agreements in the communiqué are finalisation and signing of a memorandum of understanding on the collaboration and organisation of joint sensitisation across border communities of both countries.

Galadima dies at 98 after 55 years as Chief Imam of Ebiraland

The Chief Imam of Ebiraland, Musa Galadima, has died in the early hours of Friday at the age of 98. Galadima, who was turbaned chief imam about 55 years ago, died in a private hospital in Abuja. He would be buried on Friday at Okene, according to Islamic rites. He is survived by wives, children and many grandchildren. Governor Yahaya Bello described Galadima’s death as painful, in a statement in Lokoja. “He was a humble, gentle and serious Islamic teacher whose tutelage extended beyond Nigeria. “The late chief imam was God-fearing, honest, disciplined, and obedient to constituted authority, especially the traditional institution,” the governor said in the statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Mohammed Onogwu.

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N30,000 minimum wage, another election promise delivered – APC Tom Okpe, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the signing into law of the N30, 000 new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers by President Muhammadu Buhari is another election promise fulfilled. APC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the assertion in a statement on Friday in Abuja, while commending Buhari for signing the new minimum wage bill into law. “Truly, our workers deserve a

new, improved and implementable minimum wage in view of current economic realities. Commendably, the welfare of workers has remained a top priority of the Buhari-led APC administration,” he said. The APC spokesman said that this has been demonstrated by the federal government’s bailouts to states to pay workers’ salaries and housing schemes for civil servants among other welfare packages in 2018. Issa-Onilu congratulated stakeholders that ensured the achievement of this laudable feat,

particularly the National Assembly, state governors, the Amma Peppleled tripartite committee, labour and trade unions and indeed, Nigerian workers. “The signing of the new minimum wage is another solid demonstration of a president who matches his words with actions,” he stated, recalling that Buhari had severally assured of a new and improved national minimum wage for workers. “The assent of the N30, 000 minimum wage by the president is indeed, another election promise delivered,” Issa-Onilu added.

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Short News A’Ibom varsity suspends 4 for raping female student Isaac Job, Uyo Authorities of the Akwa Ibom state University have announced the suspension of four students for raping another female student of the institution at Obio Akpa Campus in Oruk Anam council area. Head, Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Protocol of the university, Comrade Akaninyene Ibanga said the students were suspended by the university authority as a normal procedure to allow them attend police interviews as part of investigations by security agents to establish their level of involvement in the crime. Ibanga, who spoke to our correspondent in a telephone interview disclosed that the university would expel the students based on the outcome of police investigation on the matter. He said the police cannot exonerate them because the victim has obtained a medical report to back police investigation. “There is no way the police would exonerate them because the victim has obtained a medical report to back up police findings. Once the police conclude their investigation and send their report, the university would expel them,” the institution’s spokesman confirmed. In a release signed by him, Ibanga, named the perpetrators as Akpan Udeme Matthew, Essien Godwin Fidelis, Bassey Courage Joseph and Bassey Godspower Columbus respectively. “Kindly be informed that the vice -chancellor of Akwa Ibom state University has taken appropriate disciplinary measures against the four students who have recently been involved in rape cases and caused embarrassment to the university community. “The university has received a security report that on Saturday, March 23, 2019, you in company of three others allegedly raped and caused severe bodily harm to a female student of the Department of Performing Arts and Mass Communication,” the statement said.

Easter: Okowa tasks Christians on love, peaceful co-existence Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

L-R: Group Human Resources Director, Chanrai Summit Group, Mr. Victor Adebayo; Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Founder/Convener, 2019 HREA summit, Mrs. Erefa Coker, during the 2019 summit on HR Expo Art of Employees Engagement, in Lagos..

Olowo’s demise a big loss to Nigeria, says Saraki Tunde Opalana, Abuja

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the departure of the Olowo of Owo, Oba Folagbade Olagbegi. The demise of the late king was formally announced by the Olowoin- Council Saraki described the royal father’s death as a big loss to Nigeria, at a time the nation’s leadership needs wise counsel and experience to solve the various problems confronting her. He described late Oba Olagbegi as a humane monarch who contributed immensely to the development of Owo in particular, Ondo state and

Nigeria in general. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that the late royal father would be remembered for his peaceful disposition and the leadership he provided in the education sector. He stated that the legacies of hard work, integrity and patience demonstrated by the late monarch in the Nigeria Law School where he rose through the ranks to become the director general will always remain a reference point. Saraki said: “The Olowo of Owo was one traditional ruler whose impact extended far beyond his domain. His contributions to the development of tertiary institutions

in the country as chancellor of the Universities of Benin, Abuja and Jos, respectively, at various times during his lifetime speak volumes. “His demise is a colossal loss to the country in particular and humanity in general. He shall be dearly missed. Even before ascending the throne of his forefathers, Oba Olagbegi was an epitome of royalty, calm, full of wisdom and dignity personified.” He commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased, the Olowo-In-Council and the people and government of Ondo state over the irreparable loss and prayed God to grant the soul of the deceased eternal peace, and his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear the loss.

As Christians all over the world mark the Easter festival, Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged Nigerians to show love for one another and be willing to make sacrifices for unity, peace, political stability and progress of the country. Gov. Okowa, according to an Easter message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Aniagwu in Asaba on Friday, called on Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the Easter holiday to reflect deeply on what more they need to do as a people, to ensure they live peacefully with one another in the quest for a better future for all citizens. “As Christians, we must reflect on the import of Easter celebrations in our dealings not only with other Christians, but with people of other religions. We must eschew bitterness and all forms of violence because the progress, peace and security of the nation is anchored on good neighborliness and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians,” the governor said. He added that “if we live peacefully with one another, we will not be confronted with issues of armed banditry, herdsmen attacks, kidnapping and other vices threatening the soul of our great nation. “I urge you all to let the significance of the celebration reflect in our relationship with one another both Christians and the people of other religions. There is no doubt that these are tough times in our country.” Okowa reminded Christians that having gone through 40 days of fasting and praying, Easter is a better time for them to purge themselves of those weights that “have impeded our progress as a people over the years by demonstrating love in its fullness not only to one another but also to our society.”

Electricity consumers accuse BEDC of extortion in Agbor Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Electricity consumers in Agbor metropolis in Delta state on Friday protested against what they described as the inhumane extortion by officials of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and are demanding for the abolition of estimated billing. The protesters carried various placards with inscriptions such as “BEDC officials stop extorting us”; “We want prepaid meters to save us from embarrassment”; “We are tired of extortion and we will not take this again from BEDC officials”; “We have paid over N1.5 million in the last few months and no power supply.” Leader of the Protesters, Vincent Arimokwu, who spoke to Journalists said the demand for prepaid meters was vital towards ensuring that residents cooperate with the distribution company, adding that as a result of frustration the people have taken a position that either prepaid meters are provided or the electricity distribution company leaves the town in peace. He stated that the Ika people are fed up with the outrageous estimated bills they receive monthly for power allegedly consumed while the BEDC smiles to the bank on a daily basis. Arimokwu complained that in spite of two additional transformers installed in Agbor, the people still suffer from days without power, but are however, confronted with outrageous bills on monthly basis, saying that the demand for prepaid meters was long overdue.

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INEC issues certificate of return to APC senator-elect in Bauchi Samuel Luka, Bauchi

The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Bauchi South Senatorial District, Senator Lawan Yahaya Gumau has finally received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after weeks of legal tussle between him and another APC aspirant, Ibrahim Zailani. Recalled that INEC declared APC winner of Bauchi South Senatorial District, but declined to mention who was the recognized candidate of the party.

Receiving his certificate in Abuja, Gumau said his victory during the election and at the court was “an act of God” and made possible by the support he enjoyed from the people of his constituency who prayed fervently for him. Addressing journalists in Bauchi, the Personal Assistant to the senator on Political Matters, Sulaiman Lalaye, said his second return to the National Assembly justified that he is with the people and the people are with him. He added that this would serve as an opportunity for the senator to carry out more constituency projects

that would impact positively on the lives of the constituents. “He will ensure that he fulfils all his campaign promises he made to the people during his campaigns and even do more because the people stood behind him during the court case instituted by his brother, Ibrahim Zaillani challenging his victory at the primary election. “Sen. Lawan explained in confidence that he will join hands with the leadership of the 9th National Assembly and President Muhammadu Buhari to bring development to Bauchi state,’’ Lalaye added.

Short News VC tasks matriculating students to study hard Samuel Luka, Bauchi Newly admitted students of the Bauchi state University, Gadau, have been urged to study hard in order to excel in their academic pursuits and to consider being admitted into the university as a great achievement in view of the number of applications received by the institution. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Auwalu Uba, stated this yesterday while speaking at the 2018/2019 matriculation ceremony held at the Yuli campus in Bauchi for newly admitted students. Prof. Uba explained that 16, 908 candidates applied for admissions this year into the university out of which 6, 353 were admitted into the various programmes spread across the three operational campuses. According to him, 5, 896 students have registered out of the 6, 353 that were admitted by the university. “Matriculation confers on the participating students’ full membership of the institution having fulfilled all necessary requirements. “Going by this, every matriculated student is entitled to all rights and privileges recognized by the university which include,e right to access information in the library and enjoyment of all available teaching and learning facilities in the university,” the vice chancellor said further. He therefore, admonished them to shun all forms of social vices such as cultism, sexual misbehaviour, indecent dressing, examination malpractices, thuggery, fraudulent acts and other nefarious activities while in the school to avoid been expelled. Delivering a paper with the theme: “Academic culture processes and procedures guiding studentship in the university system,” the Guest Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Tukur, told the students that those who have problems such as ill-health and financial difficulties could defer their admissions on payment of non -refundable fees.

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Cross section of the experts and other participants during the 12th Steering Committee & Experts Meeting for Abidjan - Lagos Corridor Highway Development Programme chaired by the Hon. Minister of Power,Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN at the Hotel Sancta Maria, Lome, Togo.

FCT residents observe Good Friday

Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday observed Good Friday, as part of the spiritual event of the Holy Week when Christ endured the passion of his crucifixion and ultimately offered up His spirit to save mankind. Residents who spoke on the significance of the day, said that they would obey God’s instruction of love and service like Jesus Christ. An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, Chijoke Ijeh, said that Good Friday invites Christians to recognize the significance and centrality of the cross as the symbol of a loving sacrifice. He said that Christ endured His suffering to the end and this should teach Christians an unending lesson in coping with pain and suffering for a good cause, asserting that the relief from hard and evil times is not achieved by the idle rejection

of suffering, but in recognizing and accepting that suffering taken upon oneself in love can oftentimes be salvific. “Today is Good Friday, a day Christians all over the world commemorate the passion and death on the cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Many Christians spend this day in fasting, prayer and meditation on the agony and suffering of Christ on the cross,” he said. A teacher, Moses Alechenu, described Good Friday as the day of the crucifixion and death of Jesus and an opportunity for Christians venerate the cross, saying that “I cannot wait to go forward and kiss the cross in order to show honour and respect for Christ’s sacrifice for our sake. “There is no consecration of the Eucharist on this day and the communion we receive will be from the night before, which has

been reserved in the tabernacle,” he explained. However, a civil servant, Mrs. Tabitha Bulus, said Good Friday being a public holiday is not an opportunity for Nigerians to lose themselves in reveling with great abandon. Rather, she stated that “it is a day to meditate on the paradox of Christ’s suffering as a precursor of good tidings. It is a day of reflection and sobriety, a day to rethink the true value of the cross of Calvary on which the Christian faith is grounded and a day to redirect the energies of all Nigerians wholly toward a new dedication to promoting the ultimate prize of salvation that Christ has bequeathed. Bulus prayed that as Nigerians enjoy a happy celebration of Good Friday, may the lessons of love and sacrifice so vividly taught by Jesus Christ find a fertile ground in their hearts.

Nigeria’s On-Air Personality, Unwana Udobang, popularly called Wana Wana, is one of the three young poets that will be showcased on Cable News Network’s (CNN)’s African Voices, a magazine programme sponsored by telecoms firm Globacom. African Voices picks and x-rays the lives of accomplished and upcoming talents of African descent who are shinning lights in their fields. The programme shows what the talents are doing differently and how they are inspiring other talents while positively impacting their environment. This week, CNN will let viewers into the worlds of Udobang and the other poets: Kadija Sesay, a British Sierra Leonean and word artist, Enos Olik, a Kenyan. Udobang, is a journalist, writer and broadcaster with a first class degree in Journalism from the University For The Creative Arts in Surrey England. She is reputed as one of the biggest champions of the new spoken word renaissance in contemporary Nigeria. Her first spoken-word album, entitled Dirty Laundry, was launched in 2013. She released a second album, entitled In Memory of Forgetting, in 2017. Udobang says the work is a collection of her memories of her journey in brokenness and self-doubts and self-renewal. Her works have appeared on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Al Jazeera, among others. Kenyan Olik mixes poetry with Hip-Hop to create a unique style. A cinematographer and video director of note, Olik has worked with several big in entertainers within and outside his country. He started out as a musician, then photographer until he discovered his passion for performance poetry. He read Commerce in the University of Nairobi, while also holding a certificate in 3D animation. Two of his productions entitled Paid My Dues by Anto Neosoul and the flamboyant singer Jaguar’s latest video to the song Kioo were listed as videos of the week on television music shows. The third guest on the programme, Sesay, is a literary activist, short story writer, poet whose first collection of poems, entitled Irki, was published in 2013. Her works have earned her many awards and nominations, including the Cosmopolitan Woman of Achievement, Candace Woman of Achievement and The Voice Community Award in Literature.

Ebonyi NLC commends Buhari for signing minimum wage bill The Nigeria Labour Congress, Ebonyi state chapter has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the N30, 000 new Minimum Wage Bill into law. Ebonyi state NLC Chairman, Leo Nkah, who spoke in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said Buhari has proved to be a caring leader, even as he called for the quick release of the minimum wage table to enable workers receive the new pay as quickly as possible. Nkah, who is also, the President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), in Ebonyi state, expressed the hope that state governors would not hesitate to pay the new wage to their workers, since it was a collective agreement. He also commended the national leadership of organized labour for their doggedness throughout the negotiations for the new national minimum wage and stressed the need to continue the fight especially at the state level, to ensure that states adopt salary table released by relevant government agencies.

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Why I am choosy with script - Dakore Akande Known for her distinctive role interpretation, Dakore Egbuson-Akande an actress extraordinaire is sure a goal getter and a happy family woman who draws her inspiration from her children, husband and career. In recent times, Dakore has been known to be choosy when it comes to taking script. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, Dakore opens up so many issues including her passionate kiss with RMD on set of castle and castle, solution to the current economy mess, family amongst others. How did you draw inspiration to work? For this new series, I drew the inspiration from my life, as a woman that has to joggle lots of things. My children, my husband and my career. It hasn’t been easy. You played Remi in new Ebonylife Series ‘Castle and Castle’; how were you able to fit into that character? Remi is a woman who is dealing with a lot of things; she is joggling a lot as most women do. She has a successful law firm, which runs with her husband. So, you can imagine the dynamics of that relationship. Then she is been pitched against her dad, who she loves dearly, but because the dad doesn’t like her husband. She is thus, placed in between. The work force too, comes in and all that. She had to try to maintain her sanity while running all of these. Remix character stressed me, yet, it was fun. It seems it’s your first time playing a lawyer? Actually, it is. I have never really played the role of a lawyer. I mean not as extensively as what i did in Castle and Castle. Going to court and all that. It really opened my eyes to more about the legal profession. I give it to them. I now do appreciate them the more. The lots of cases they have in their heads, the court sessions. It’s not easy at all. Much respect to the lawyers.

Dakore still remains very selective with the kind of scripts she accepts, why? Well, that’s true. Some people had said I do only Ebony Life Movies, but that’s not totally true. I was part of New Money, which is already in the cinema. That wasn’t Ebonylife. I did Isoken too. Obviously, it looks like I work more with Ebonylife, but I have always been very selective with the kind of scripts I accept and who I work with. That’s because it’s also part of having the spirit of excellence, I don’t want to see a film that I have been in and cringe. Maybe because I was hungry at a time and I just took a script to survive. I’m not knocking anybody off, but I know films are forever, once its on celluloid, its there to stay. So, I’d be in the movie, I have to make sure it’s something that intrigues me as well. I want to have fun doing it and mostly like it something that I’d be very proud of when it comes out. Ebony Life has the spirit of excellence in bringing that quality and projecting Africa positively. In the recent TV series, there are moments you kissed RMD passionately; doesn’t your husband get jealous seeing you doing such? Well, it comes with the job. I have really tried to stay away from those kinds of scripts, but I can’t keep avoiding them and find myself out of business. My

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husband and I have an understanding. He is amazing. He understands and knows that at the end of the day, he is the one I love; he is the one I’d would come home to. He is the one I have children with, so of course he must count for something. Did you give the part of kissing RMD deeply a second thought, when you saw it on the script? I did. I won’t lie, I thought about it. Then I said to myself, well do you want to do this? Do you love the script? And my response was yes. I went ahead. When I spoke with RMD, he said he is fine with it too, and then we came on board. We have a

connection. RMD and I, we have been close friends. Our first film together, caught In the Middle; it was a very successful one. So, we are always cool together. For now, you have only two kids, any plans for an addition? No! We are done. We alright. We are not planning for another. Just two girls? Yes! They are children? Aren’t they? They are human beings, so please we love them like that. What do you think should be done to steer Nigeria out of this

current economy mess? Get your Permanent Voters Card (PVC). I have gotten mine. That’s the only power that we have left. And then, how we treat our fellow man matters, we really need to think about it. That’s why depression and suicide is now taking over. It’s a clear indication that we are losing touch with our humanity. We are becoming, numb to things that happen around us. More like, these people died? Ok. They killed some people in the North, Alright. People are dying here and there, Ok. Please, it’s not Ok, we need to do something. Let’s try in our own little way to do something. PVC is really the main thing.

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Burna Boy announces title and release date for new album (Pics: Burna) ”Burna is the real thing. He makes jams, but they’re spiritual at the same time. So you can be partying, but you’re also connecting to something higher than yourself.” - Jidenna at the African Giant listening party. Burna Boy has had an exceptional run for a little over a year now, exceeding himself with each new release and each new project. This year alone, he has released four videos, one song, and one EP. Burna Boy Crowning all of that, he made his Coachella debut early this week. All of this is exactly why the title ’African Giant’ is extremely apt for his forthcoming album. Contributors and executives from record labels, radio, Spotify, YouTube, the film and media industry and clubs converged at a private location in Los Angeles, California, for an early listening party of what

many described as ”Burna’s best album yet”. In true Burna Boy style, the listening quickly turned into a house party as guests got caught up in the music. While 21 tracks were played at the party, only 16 will make it on the African Giant album. Jidenna, Wale, and Akon were among the artistes who showed up to support Burna Boy, each

of them giving glowing reviews of what they heard. How will Burna Boy surpass his past victories? We’ll have to wait until August when the ’African Giant’ album drops. Until then, we’re keeping our ears on the ground and our eyes on the star as he continues the African Giant tour, and does a return Coachella performance on April 21st, 2019

Femi Kuti, Alexandre Deniot Midem CEO call for enhanced quality of Nigeria music to encourage business opportunities Stories Mutiat Alli Eldest son of late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Femi Kuti and CEO of MIDEM, Alexandre Deniot have jointly called for concerted efforts by industry stakeholders in Nigeria to ensure top quality content as a means to positioning the Nigerian music industry for greater business opportunities. They both took this position at the second (Lagos) edition of the MIDEM African Forum. The event was attended by Music industry stakeholders, tech gurus, entertainment lawyers, talent managers, PR agencies, artistes and music lovers. However a presentation was delivered by MIDEM CEO, Alexandre Deniot on the brand’s objectives and how it was working hand in hand with key players in the African music industry to strengthen the exchange between national and international executives and sectors in order to facilitate the structuring of highpotential markets. The first Panel discussed “changing the narrative of African music on the global stage”. The speakers were Wale Davies, Yemisi falaye, Micheal Ugwu , Laverine Thomas and Waje Iruobe. They all shed light on the relevance of labels set

up to deliver 360 deals with the evolution of independent artists and labels in Africa. The Second Panel followed with discussions around “charting a course for the African digital market”. The panelists broke down the importance of data in applying new tools and perspectives for music in a digital world. They went further to discuss ways to apply the tools and concepts to the music

CEO of MIDEM, Alexandre Deniot and Femi Kuti at the Midem press conference at the New African Shrine

industry. The panelists were Thibaut Mulling, Tosin Sorinola, Oye Akindeinde, Bizzle Osikoya, Chidi Okeke and Kelvin Orifa. Another engaging Q and A session with Taiye Aliyu of Effizie Records was conducted by Tokunbo Komolafe (ACAS LAW). He broke down the experiences he has faced on his journey thus far as a music executive and how he has been able to succeed. He also shared ways upcoming talent managers can become better and gave pointers on steps to take. Attendees were later engaged in closed work group sessions which discussed and presented ideas towards building innovative business models (adopted to local realities), embracing tech and digital (to reach local and global audiences), structuring the local industry (regulation, building the value chain and a strong ecosystem) and capacity development (educating artistes, professionals and creating infrastructures). Activities later moved to the Afrika Shrine, where Femi Kuti and Alexandre Deniot hosted a media parley and showcase of musical talent. Notable figures of the day’s event included Taiye Aliyu, Rose May Alaba, Fliptyce, AnyikoPR (Kenya) , Efe Ogbeni, Godwin Tom Etc.

Comedian Woli Arole bag deal with Ping Express Ace Comedian/ Actor Woli Arole become the new face of Ping Express! The rapidly growing and expanding online money transfer service with coverage in over 30 countries including USA, Canada and Europe. As the first indigenous operator to be licensed by the CBN, they have decided to collaborate with Woli Arole – a standup comedian and an actor. He is well known for making people laugh with his comic skits on social media and stage acts. Woli Arole also recorded huge success in the Nollywood industry, with his first production titled “THE CALL”, which broke the box office earlier this year. Therefore, it’s not surprising that he has joined the likes of Basketmouth in collaborating with a company that continuously strives to put smiles on the faces of our customers, while they send money to Africa via its platform www.ping-express.com

Through Ping Express, customers around the world can instantly send money to bank accounts, mobile wallets and Mpesa in Africa from the convenience of their homes using their smartphones.

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US-based singing duo, ROZE to perform new single ‘Patience’ at AY Live show tomorrow US- based music duo, born Eghosa Rodney Agbonayinma and Osazuwa Michael Agbonayinma, popularly known as ROZE are currently in Nigeria to make a debut appearance at comedian, Ayo Makun’s AY Live comedy show coming up on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Eko Hotel and Suites. Born in Texas, USA to politician and music lover, Hon. E.J. Agbonayinma the duo is back in the country for the second time in 15 months not only for the epic show but also to do some music business and entrenched their presence on the Nigerian musical scene. They were formally introduced to the Nigerian press in January of 2018 where they officially released their hit single ‘A Whole Night’ to the Nigerian audience. And riding on the success of the lyrical single, ROZE released their first single of 2019 on February 4, 2019 titled ‘Stranded’ ‘ Yeah, we are back in the country to perform at the AY Live show coming up on Sunday, April 21st at the Eko Hotel and Suites. We are really excited about that. We will be performing our new track titled ‘Patience’, produced by Gospelondabeat and we will be working on the video for the track as well.,’ the duo revealed in a chat with our reporter. ROZE, who have never stuck to any particular genre of music because they believe it would limit their horizon, explain what their new single ‘Patience’ is all about. ‘Patience is a dance hall fused with melodic rhythm. The single was made in less than 6 hours after the beat to the track was shown to ROZE by GospelOnDeBeat. Several beats were show to ROZE by Gospel. But when he got on the beat used in the track ‘Patience’, it caught the attention of ROZE. ROZE recorded their vocals and the rest of the magic was done by gospel,’ they opined.

Speaking further, they also explained why they are shelving production of the single they released in February ‘Stranded’ for ‘Patience’. ‘The video for Patience is well due and we say that a video for ‘Stranded’ may or may not be done. However, anything is possible. The video for ‘Patience’ will be done in a couple of days in Lagos, Nigeria. The idea of Patience was really random. We did not plan to record the track. However, hearing the beat, we came up with lyrics on the spot for the track. The message in ‘Patience’ is just asking others to take time when it comes to a relationship. Do not rush to do things without thinking it through,’ they ROZE first appeared in 2014 while working on a test project, titled ‘Time to Party,’ which was never released. However, they later reappeared in 2016, being introduced to producer, Mekoyo, who has produced for artist such as Style Plus. Their discograhy includes songs like Too Much, All These Things, The Whole Night, Good things, Impressions, Stranded and Patience.

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Unveiling Chief Toyin Omonijo Isaac Oguntoye “Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most”, but if new step is not taken, improvement and growth will be unattainable. The above analogy perfectly described Chief Toyin Omonijo, the Chairman of Vitality Oil and Gas, whose penchant for taking new step has been commended by his admirers. Chief Toyin, a top socialite and easy going dude whose Oil business transverse the length and breadth of Lagos is in the news for the right reason. Aside the Oil company, Chief Toyin Omonijo surely has other business interests, but like Oliver twist, he keeps navigating the business environment, taking up new challenges, exploring new ideas with vigour and determination. His exploration may have paid off with the birth of his new brainchild in hospitality business. His incursion into the hospitality world gave birth to Tom Hotels and Suites which will be commissioned any time soon. Sitting on an expansive acres of land, and situated in the western part of Lagos, the hotel is exquisitely furnished with modern materials imported from overseas. Friends, business associates, and well-wishers of Chief Toyin are said to be expectant and much more eager for the deal day to come in order to felicitate Chief Toyin with a man of manny parts.

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Celebrity Lawyer, Kayode Ajulo Celebrates Mum Anyone who is close to popular lawyer, Kayode Ajulo will confirm the love the celebrated dude has for his mother can’t be compared to anything as he holds her in a very high esteem. The illustrious woman recently added another year to turn 84. Her beloved son, Kayode took his time to pen down his expression all to celebrate and appreciate his dear mama. Ajulo, in the message expressed why he’s convinced no one can love him deeply like his mother does. “My mother, Mrs. (Princess) Christiana Monisola O. Ajulo (nee Adedeji) is 84 years old and I cannot but to celebrate her on the occasion of her glorious and purposeful 84th birthday.” “Over the years, she has come to win the love and adulation of all, who adore her. Beyond her sound sense of elevated style, which is evidently observed in her choice of modesty; give it to Maami, she is an embodiment of humility, decency, grace and warmth.” “Despite that she is half educated she ensured that all her offspring acquire best education in different fields of endeavours/ professions. We the biological children are eight in number with several others passed through her tutelage, today to the glory of God, we are all better educated and resourceful.” “Despite her limited educational background, my mother remains the best educationist I ever passed through; my first and best teacher ever. I am a lawyer and I dare say that Maami is my first Law teacher, she taught me rules of life, ethics, values and what it meant to be an ”Omoluabi”, a philosophical and cultural concept that describes a man to be of excellent and enviable character.” “Maami never spared the rod and as I write this I still feel with nostalgia and trepidation, her occasional squeezing

of my long ears. Maami is a great disciplinarian, a slave driver. I can vividly recall my first alphabets with her in this interesting mould, she taught me valour, trust, magnanimity, benevolence, integrity, respect for others, boldness, and the virtue of being candid and fearless at all times.” He elougize “She was trained as a seamstress what today is known as Tailor/Fashion Designer, she taught me how to sow which made me to design all my cloths till this day. Later she became a textile merchant and subsequently digressed into books and stationery business. Maami owned the famous TI OLUWA NI ILE

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BOOKSHOP (NIG) LTD (TONIB) with branches in some cities and towns in the West of Nigeria, namely; Ibadan, Ilesha, Ondo, Akure, Osu, Ikare, Awe and Oke -Imesi respectively.” Right from her youthful years and now as octogenarian her life has been a source of love, strength and blessings to her loved ones and all those around her. I celebrate you today at 84 and I pray that the Lord grants you many more years of peace, joy, good health, prosperity, resounding victories and abiding fulfillment. Happy birthday to you Maami, this is a milestone worth celebrating. Congratulations

A mind that is not fully prepared cannot make the best use of opportunity so says, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. It is also a trite that only those that are given to hard work can appreciate the outputs of hard work. This maxim is aptly connected to the hardworking disposition and preparedness of Surakat Semiu Olorunkemi for future and imminent higher responsibilities. He is presently the current Executive Chairman of Ibeju Lekki Local Government area of Lagos State. Perhaps, this explains why the profile of the respected politician cum socialite to be on the rise each passing day. Surakat is also said to be enjoying the support of the indigenes and residents of the community due to his contributions to the development of the area. Sequel to his love for his people, he has been honored with awards and laurels in the area for his community development strides. Surakat is a very loyal and most

reliable personality. He is always prepared to go the extra mile for the sake of his people. He has indeed learned the curves of responsible leadership and has thoroughly acquainted himself with the dictates of higher responsibilities. He was born into the prominent family of the late Chief Surakat Shafari Awolowo from Epe area of Lagos state. After his secondary education, he proceeded to the Federal College of Education, Osiele Abeokuta, Ogun State, before he went to Lagos State University to bag his BSc in Business Management. Worked at Iwopin Pulp and Paper Company and also had a stint with the service of Lagos State House of Assembly before his present job as two chairmen of Ibeju Lekki Surakat is a devout Muslim who is happily married with children. He loves to help humanity and read during his leisure time.

Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu Bold Steps Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, former Director of Partnerships and Evaluation, Tony Elumelu Foundation has assumed her new role as the Foundation’s CEO on April 1. [Ifeyinwa becomes the third CEO and the first African to become the Chief Executive Officer of the Tony Elumelu Foundation.] In December 2018, the Foundation, the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, announced Mrs. Ugochukwu’s new appointment as CEO and the transition of her predecessor, Parminder Vir, OBE to the Advisory Board of the Foundation. In her role, Mrs. Ugochukwu will focus on scaling the impact of the 10-year $100million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme and strengthening relationships between the African and the global entrepreneurship ecosystem, to empower African entrepreneurs with the result of creating jobs and wealth on the continent. She will also take responsibility for positioning TEFConnect - the digital networking platform for African entrepreneurs as the go-to hub for forging business relationships, sharing experiences and distributing knowledge across Africa. Mrs. Ugochukwu brings almost two decades of corporate experience, including her most recent role as the Director of Partnerships and Evaluation, to her new position. She is a proven leader with business vision, emotional

intelligence and the ability to bring people together. Her ability to shape how the Foundation should position, partner and engage with the wider, development ecosystem is what the Foundation needs as it enters its next stage of scale, expanded impact, monitoring and evaluation, and intelligent mining of its proprietary data on African entrepreneurship. Speaking on behalf of the Board of Trustees, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation said: “We are confident that Ifeyinwa is the right person to launch the Foundation into its new growth phase. Her appointment as CEO strengthens our resolve to scale the impact of our commitment and unlock opportunities in the entrepreneurship ecosystem across the continent. I have always said that no one but us will develop the African continent, and this is a further demonstration of this resolve,” he said.

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Livespot 360 to Produce NECLive 7 Mutiat Alli The organisers of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference are thrilled to announce that prominent Nigerian creative events and production agency, Livespot 360 is one of its major partners for the forthcoming seventh edition which comes up on the 24th of April, in Lagos. Livespot led by the renowned maverick, Deola Art Alade is reputable for executing industry redefining projects and out of the world concepts. They will be responsible for managing the production execution of NECLive

7, Africa’s largest creative and entertainment industry conference. The company’s expertise is notable in organising some of the biggest events in Africa. Applying empathetic storytelling, futuristic strategies, and unique execution, Livespot is widely regarded as a market leader in the events production sphere. The firm’s past works range from large scale conferences to immersive brand activations, live concerts, press days and more. Since its founding in 2013, Livespot has produced some of the most remarkable events in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Notable among their past projects include Darey Art Alade’s ‘Love

Like a Movie’ concert series which had some of the world’s top celebrities – Kim Kardashian, Kelly Rowland, and Ciara attending successive editions. Others are The Falz Experience’ concert produced for the Nigerian hip hop star, Falz The Bahd Guy in 2017, the 2018 HEADIES Award and the inaugural edition of Born In Africa Festival (BAFEST) which held in December 2018. ID Africa who are organisers of #NECLIVE 7 has said that this year’s edition themed ‘Mobile, Data, Consumers and The Future Of Entertainment’, will be a memorable experience with the line up of worldclass partners involved.

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Another feather to Akpabio’s Cap A golden fish they say has no hiding place; former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, this is indeed true in every sense. Undoubtedly, he in perhaps the most garlanded Governor in the nation’s recent history for the uncommon transformation he brought to Akwa Ibom State. Years after leaving as helmsman of the ‘’land of promise’’ Akpabio’s light continues to grow as his footprints remain invisible and rightly so Unlike some former governors whose road projects are today craters, it is on record that not a single road project constructed by Akpabio has a single pothole, ten years after. The story is the same across education, health, power, agriculture, infrastructure, environment and more. It was therefore another reward for excellence as the Senator was honored with the ‘’reaching for the stars’’ award by twenty five right groups in Abuja recently

The groups which included the Campaign for democracy (CD), Centre for rule of law, Crime Victims Foundation among others were full of praises for the exploits of the former governor. Mrs. Grace Ogbuji and comrade Olasupo Ojo of the Crime Victims Foundation and Centre for Rule of law respectively said they were touched by Akpabio’s successes as he has his hands on everything that makes Akwa ibon what it is today According to them, even represented UNILAG Don and Professor of constitutional law, Prof. Akin Oyebode who was in the state with them for a three-day training for police officers in the state was full of praises for the exgovernor. Akpabio who was flanked by social commentator, Emmanuel Umohinyang and Akwa Ibon APC chairman, Mr. Ini Ukupido told the groups that the award could not have come at a better time, promoting to join forces with the groups for the betterment of the society.

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X2SEVEN to hold Easter concert

Uduak and Jemine Hymnvicted as Hymnodia Grand Finale Looms

Fast Rising musician, X2seven will be holding a concert on Easter Monday, April 22nd, at The Haile Selassies suit hotel, Surulere, Lagos. Tagged “Easter Shutdown with X2SEVEN”, the budding artiste will be performing with an array of artistes such as Slim Jaggerban, Richy Manny, Kels, Sino, Smiles, Nahso and many more. According to the artiste, he came up with idea to bring something unique and different to his increasing number of fans. He noted that there have been hood but he is taking it to the next level by performing with a live band. “I want to inspire other upcoming artistes to always work hard, make strategic moves and not just wait and wait for a miracle. There are lots of things you can do for yourself because music is something everyone loves The artistes revealed that African China, Klint de Drunk and Maleke are the special guests of the day as the winner of Lagos Most Beautiful girl pageant will make the special appearance

Two more Hymntestants have been hymnvicted (eliminated) in Stanza 11 of the Hymnodia reality show as the duo of Olumide Dada and Kenneth Ekhuemelo maintained their status as outstanding performers in the tussle for the ASAPH, the grand prize of the reality TV show, which will culminate on April 24. The hymnvictees, Uduakobong Akpan Jnr and Jemine Edukugho, who were on probation in the previous Stanza scored the least votes and had to leave the show after exciting renditions that thrilled the audience in what was the final Performance Show for the Hymnodia season. In his comments after the Performance Show, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, Managing Director of Philosoville Limited, initiators of Hymnodia, clarified that “our theme for this stanza

was hymns in added verses. The Hymntestants had to create and graft additional verses to popular hymns of their choice but retaining the poetic metres, rhyming schemes and syllabic structures of the selected hymns. No Hymntestants was put on probation in the final performance show”. Prior to exiting the Hymnodia stage, Uduakobong and Jemine rendered revised versions of the hymns Whispering Hope and All to Jesus I surrender respectively. Next followed a battle of the Final Five in an intense but wholesome show which will ultimately reward the winner with the Asaph (a specially designed award named after David’s chief musician), a brand-new car and N5 million. Mobolanle Oladimeji and Abigael Nnadi, who had earlier survived the hymnviction process, performed His eye

is on the Sparrow and How great Thou Art respectively, after Rachael Darley had kicked it all of with a sonorous take on God will take care of you. Olumide, whose trademark is his baritone voice, performed Old Rugged Cross, while Kenneth rendered Come Christians Join to Sing with a creative blend of several Halleluyah components. Commenting on the Stanza 11 show, the judges eulogised the hymntestants for their brilliant renditions which have signposted the fast triple ‘E’ (entertainment, education and edification) promise of Hymnodia, the reality programme created around hymns and worship. Elimination on the show is by public votes and the process is audited by the reputable firm of Gbenga Badejo& Co. For the final, the winner will be chosen via a combination of public votes and judges scores.

Stanley Chiemezie Akajiaku aka X2Seven is an Afropop artist and a song writer, who hails from Imo state has been on the scene for a very long while, now in 2017, he dropped a couple of songs which gave him an edge in the industry

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GTBank Shareholders approve N2.75 dividend for 2018 financial year Temitope Adebayo Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc, has unanimously approved the payment of a total dividend of N2.75 per share for the financial year ended December 31, 2018. The shareholders gave the approval at the bank’s 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos. The bank had proposed a final dividend of N2.45 per unit of ordinary share held by shareholders in addition to interim dividend of 30k interim dividend earlier paid in June 2018. Speaking at the meeting, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, Mr Sunny Nwosu, commended the bank’s board and management for sustaining profit and dividend payment in spite of challenging economy. He said the bank had showed resilience with enhanced profit and sustainable dividend during the period under review. He, however, urged the bank to sustain the trend and ensure enhanced dividend payouts in the years ahead. Also, Mr Nona Awoh, a shareholder, urged the bank to map out strategies aimed at reducing its unclaimed dividend figure which stood at N18.23 billion during the period under review. Awoh noted that the amount was huge as far as retail Nigerian shareholders were concerned. According to him, the bank must liaise with its registrars and Investors Relations Officer to bring down the figure. Awoh emphasised that regulators should stop shortchanging shareholders through levies and fines, noting that shareholders would resist such acts going forward. Meanwhile, the bank’s Managing Director, Mr Segun Agbaje, in his remark, said tGTBank would continue to offer shareholders impressive dividend but would not declare bonus to avoid over bloating of its shares. Agbaje said the bank would continue to invest in empowering small businesses and promoting enterprise. According to him, the bank will continue to support its communities, large and small by creatively expanding certain flagship Corporate Responsibility programmes such as the GTBank Food and Drink Fair and GTBank Fashion Weekend. Similarly, GTBank Chairman, Mrs Osaretin Demuren, noted that it would continue to pay critical attention to the development of its staff by providing them with professional training and connecting them with extensive learning opportunities. Demuren said that GTBank would remain resolute in taking advantage of opportunities inherent in the industry to grow earnings, improve profitability and deliver returns to its esteemed shareholders. The bank in its report posted a profit before tax of N215.6 billion as against N197.7 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2017, representing an increase of 9.1 per cent. Gross earnings for the period under review grew by 3.7 per cent to N434.7 billion from N419.2 billion reported an increase in 2017. It’s the customer’s deposits increased by 10.3 per cent to N2.27 trillion from N2.06 trillion in the comparative period of 2017. Also, loan book dipped by 12.9 per cent from N1.45 trillion recorded as at December 2017 to N1.26 trillion in December 2018. The result showed that the bank closed the 2018 financial year with total assets of N3.29 trillion and shareholders’ funds of N575.6 billion. An analysis of the bank’s assets quality showed that Non-performing loans and cost of risk improved to 7.3 per cent and 0.3 per cent during the review period from 7.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent in December 2017.

L-R: Public Affairs and Communications Manager,Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd,Ifeoma Okoye; Plant Manager, Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, Aderemi Adewoye; Representative of the Managing Director of Lagos State Waste Management Authority,Bode Fanimo and Chief Scientific Officer, Lagos State Waste Management Authority(LAWMA), Adeleye Mojisola during a courtesy visit recently paid by LAWMA to the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, Ikeja plant in Lagos.

NLC, TUC demand immediate implementation of N30,000 minimum wage Joy Obakeye The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress on Friday urged the federal government of Nigeria to ensure that the new national minimum wage bill of N30,000 for Nigerian workers is immediately implemented. The Labour unions, however, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the new

national minimum wage bill. The General Secretary of NLC, Peter Ozoeson, in a statement obtained by our correspondent, stated that the Nigeria Labour Congress wishes to express its appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the new national minimum wage bill of N30,000. According to him, “We commend Mr President for doing the needful. However, we would use this opportunity to call for immediate implementation of

the law, given the fact that this process has dragged on for nearly two years. “In furtherance of this, we urge employers, particularly federal and state governments, to commence immediate negotiations with the appropriate unions on the impact of the new law on the wage structure with a view to timely and judicious implementation.” It would be recalled that President Buhari on Thursday signed the bill into law in Abuja.

With the presidential assent, the new minimum wage of N30,000 now replaces the previous N18,000. After signing the Bill, the President challenged the workers to justify the new pay by showing more commitment to their work. He also enjoined the NLC to show more understanding of the current socio-economic situation in country “by being more committed to their work at whatever level they find themselves.”

FG to privatise BoA as BPE calls for structural improvement Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Director-General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alex A. Okoh said that it has become imperative to restructure the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to substantially improve its operating framework and a governance structure with a view to enhancing its efficiency. Head, Public Communications of BPE, Amina Othman, on Thursday, stated that Okoh raised the issue at the kick-off meeting for the recapitalisation of the Bank on Tuesday, in Abuja. She quoted Okoh as observing that the Bank had performed sub-optimally due to the myriad of challenges it faced since inception in 1972. According to him, the process will lead to the privatisation of equity of the bank. He said, “We envisage that the Central

Bank equity will be reduced to 20 per cent, Federal Ministry of Finance (incorporated) will be reduced to 20 per cent. “The government agencies equity in the new bank will be a minority of 40 per cent. We will then invite private sector investors who will own 20 per cent and the remaining 40 per cent equity will be owned by farmers and farmers’ cooperatives”. The BPE boss stated that the new strategy envisages that BoA will be transformed into a true agriculture finance bank modelled along the lines of Agriculture Bank of China and Rabobank of the Netherlands. He added that upon its establishment in 1972 to serve as an agricultural and cooperative bank to provide services of a development finance institution, it was vested with the responsibility of providing low-cost credit to smallholder and commercial farmers.

However, the BPE director general lamented that the Bank had been unable to realise its responsibilities due to its current structure. Okoh stressed that the proposed restructuring and recapitalisation of the Bank seeking to transform it strictly into an agricultural finance bank with functional branches in all the local government areas and major towns in Nigeria. He said that the model was sure to encourage farmers to form clusters of cooperatives and thrift societies throughout the six geopolitical zones for the purpose of participating in the ownership of the Bank. The model would fundamentally ensure that the BOA becomes a farmers’ bank owned by farmers, he said. On the sustainability of the strategy and attracting investment, the DG, further explained that measures would be put

in place to take non-performing credit facilities off the balance sheet and books of the Bank and possibly sold off to a factoring agent. According to him, the measure is to make the Bank attractive to investors and also attract cheap funding from multilateral development institutions and other institutional investors with a focus on agricultural financing. Okoh commended the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh who doubles as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Project for his passion and commitment to the development of agriculture in Nigeria. He congratulated Lead Consortium-the Adviser for the transaction and said that upon conclusion, BoA would be placed on a platform to optimise its potential to make positive impacts on the nation’s natural endowments for arable farming.

Easter: NNPC assures Nigerians of adequate fuel, gas supply The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured Nigerians that arrangements have been made to ensure that adequate supply of petroleum products and gas throughout the Easter period. The Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed that the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Maikanti Baru, gave the

assurance in Abuja during the conferment on him the Distinguished Merit Award by the Association of Business Managers and Administrators of Nigeria. He said the NNPC has adequate stock of petroleum products to meet the demands of consumers in all nooks and crannies of the country during the Easter holidays and beyond. “We currently have about 1.7 billion

litres of petrol in stock at different depots across the country, which is equivalent to about 35 days sufficiency without adding a drop,” he said. Also, Mr Baru said there were plans to increase the stock to about 2.4 billion litres by the end of the month. In addition, Mr Ughamadu said the GMD also assured of adequate supply of gas to power plants to ensure

uninterrupted supply of electricity during the period. “Currently, the NNPC is responsible to supply over 300 million standard cubic feet (Scf) of gas per day, or 75 per cent of the volume to power plants in the country.” Meanwhile, the NNPC GMD said he dedicated the award to President Muhammadu Buhari for his support for the oil and gas industry.

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Pre-paid Metres: We have started massive production against May 1 rollout deadline - MEMMCOL

L-R: Managing Director/Chief Executive, Nestle Plc,, Mr. Mauricio Alarcon; President, Nigeria School Sports Federation, Mallam Ibrahim Mohammed; Head, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Nestle, Mrs. Victoria Uwadoka; and vice president, Nigeria Basket Ball Federation, Mr. Babatunde Ogunade, at the 21st Milo Basketball Championship news briefing in Lagos

Afreximbank gives Mota-Engil €100m facility for economic integration projects Motolani Oseni The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of £100 million revolving global credit facility to Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construçáo África, S.A. (Mota-Engil Africa) to support the company to implement key developmental projects in Africa. Obi Emekekwue, Afreximbank’s Global Director, Communications and Branding, disclosed this on Thursday, stating that such projects include the construction of trade-carrying and trade-supporting infrastructure

required for the acceleration of the integration process in the continent, said Afreximbank in the announcement released in Cairo. According to the Bank, the facility will strengthen Mota-Engil Africa’s capacity to carry out projects critical to reducing transaction costs for businesses, growing intra-regional trade, easing movement of goods, services and people, boosting employment and stimulating economic activity in Africa. The transaction is expected to lead to increased activity in a number of economic sectors, including petroleum and petrochemicals, heavy equipment supplies, spare parts supplies, architectural services, and to increased

public revenues from an expansion in economic activity in various countries. Mota-Engil Africa is a significant player in intra-African trade as evidenced by the volumes of goods and services it procures from and distributes to, African countries where it executes contracts. Some of the infrastructure developed by the company, including ports and railways, serve multiple countries. The company has a robust backlog of strategic projects in Africa in excess of EUR3 billion, covering such sectors as construction, mining, power, medical, infrastructure management, waste management and other concession businesses.

Speaking on the transaction, Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank, said that with the easing of mobility of goods, services and people across African borders foreseen under the transaction, there would be an increase in intra-regional trade, leading to creation of jobs, increase in foreign exchange earnings and growth in government revenues. Apart from enabling African governments to improve the quality of life of their citizens in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, the expected developmental outcomes will contribute to the implementation of the goals of the African Continental Free Trade Area, he added.

CBN lifts Forex market with $254.8m, CNY 35.8m Mathew Dadiya, Abuja As the official foreign exchange market closed earlier on Thursday due to public holidays declared by the federal government of Nigeria for Easter celebration, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the last trading day for the week boosted the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) market with total injections of $254.8million and CNY 34.8million.

The Naira, at the I&E FX window, opened flat at N360.25 to the dollar, traded high at N361.50 before closing at an appreciable rate of N360.29. At the end of yesterday trading activities, the special FX window, however, recorded total transactions turnover of $265.59 million. But the local currency at the Bureau de Change (BDC) segment of the foreign exchange market, exchanged for N360 to the dollar, while CNY1 exchanged for N55. Commenting on the apex bank intervention in the forex market, the CBN

spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, said that the bank injected CNY 34.8million in the spot and short-tenored forwards segment of the inter-bank foreign market deals. Mr Okorafor said this followed the injection of about $210 million into the wholesale segment of the Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange market by the bank on Tuesday. He said the intervention, as in previous sales, was to meet requests in the agricultural and raw materials sectors of the economy. On the other hand, the Chinese Yuan

was for Renminbi-denominated Letters of Credit (LCs). Mr Okorafor said the CBN is pleased with the performance of the Naira against other major international currencies. He said the stability in the market had continued to attract genuine investors and boost trade in the country. He assured that the CBN management would remain committed to ensuring that all the sectors of the foreign exchange market enjoyed access to the needed foreign exchange.

Lush sponsors Miss Bold NYSC pageant in Lagos Godwin Anyebe It was all glitz and glamour at the wrapping up of the Lagos National Youth Service Corp Orientation Camp when the popular hair brand and a subsidiary of Lucky Fibres Limited, Lush Hair dazzled the corp members by sponsoring of one of the best social activities on camp “Miss Bold and Beautiful”. The Big Bold and Beautiful contest is a competition amongst the plus sized ladies at the orientation camp, where representative of each platoon emanating from different state origin across the nation gets to exhibit both beauty and brains in order to emerge as

the overall winner for the year/ batch. After scaling through the series of set criteria such as confidence level, composure, current affairs question and answer, Miss. Jackie Ibiso from Rivers State, representing platoon 1 emerged the overall winner of the beauty contest from among the 9 beautiful contestants. According to the Brand manager, Lush hair Sukhum Pannu who talked about the rationale behind the decision to sponsor the contest “Miss Bold and Beautiful contest is a very special activity here on camp that encourages women to always stay beautiful, confident and always on top of their game irrespective of their background, societal status or body size, which is exactly what the brand largely stands for.

“Lush Hair is a proudly Nigerian quality brand specially designed to meet the beauty needs of the African woman, which is why we will always be inclined towards supporting strategic women-oriented activities, the Lush Hair brand stands for confident, modern and trendy women.” Sukhum said. As part of the prizes presented to contestants, the overall winner will equally enjoy the opportunity to free hair makeover for 3 months. The Camp Coordinator, 2019 Lagos State National Youth Service Corp, Prince Mohammed Momoh who presented the overall winner of the Miss NYSC Big Bold and Beautiful contest with the star-prize, commended the Lush Hair brand for the

social engagement and the initiative to make the camp orientation phase a memorable experience for the Corp members especially the ladies through the sponsorship of the pageant. He, however, urged the corp members to shun all forms of social vices and be of good behaviour as they prepare to go into the labour market. #The Winner, 2019 Miss Bold and Beautiful, Lagos NYSC (Batch 1), Miss. Jackie Ibiso expressed her exhilaration having emerged as the winner “it is such an honour to have come tops amongst the rest of the equally beautiful ladies. This contest has also helped to further boost my sense of confidence; I must thank the Lush Hair the brand for presenting such an opportunity in an interesting way.

As part of efforts to meet the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC’s) directive of May 1, rollout deadline of metres, the Chairman of Momas Electricity Metre Manufacturing Company Ltd. (MEMMCOL), Lagos, Kola Balogun, has said that indigenous metre manufacturers have started massive production of metres The MEMMCOL boss, disclosed this on Friday in Lagos, stating that manufacturers have also concluded to commence three shift production activities to actualise the NERC’s directives in meeting the May 1 deadline. According to him, “We will be producing a minimum of about 70,000 meters monthly on three shift production operations to support the May 1 actualisation. “Manufacturers have taken bold steps to double production capacity in areas of employment capacity, raw materials and effective services to meet NERC’s May 1”, he said. The Momas boss said that manufacturers had commenced recruitment of more personnel to fill in for the three shifts, to be able to work round the clock to meet up the metering gap. The decision, Mr Balogun said, had created more job opportunities for Nigerians. “We (meter manufacturers) have been able to take youths off the streets to start working with us. This will also boost the economic growth of the country. “It will also reduce the congestion of human capital at the labour market. “I want to assure electricity consumers that, the May 1 rollout of metering is visible and achievable. Consumers should look up to the timeline of May 1.” Mr Balogun lauded the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, for the bold step he took in addressing the metering gap and power challenges in the country. He also commended the chairman of the NERC and its commissioners for their immense contributions toward the commencement of metre rollout on May 1. According to him, closing the metering gap will be a new dawn in the power sector. “Metre manufacturers commended the Federal Government initiative toward ending metering gap in the country and ensuring all electricity consumers within discos were metered to abolish estimated billings.” Balogun, however, urged the government to support more indigenous metre manufacturing companies to excel, saying that MEMMCOL, for example, was an example of the local content policy of the government.

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The 2019 General Election is unique in many ways – Issa-Onilu The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu spoke with journalists recently. The ruling Party Spokesman bared his mind on burning national issues especially the just concluded general elections. TOM OKPE was there for The Daily Times. What is your assessment of the just concluded 2019 elections? This election cannot be likened to any previous election. It was unique in many ways. This is the first election where the bookmakers were off the mark in several respects. Not many could have imagined, for instance, that certain big name politicians could lose elections the way they did. You saw what happened in Oyo State where Governor Ajimobi lost his senatorial election. That was one third of the state in which he has been acknowledged to perform so well. You saw what happened in Kwara State, where Bukola Saraki with his larger than life image lost practically everything. He could not win even his own ward. Under his watch, all contestants who associated with him lost. You saw two sitting APC governors in Bauchi and Adamawa states battling to regain their seats as they faced questionable defeat from the opposition PDP. There are a number of issues we should pay attention to in this scenarios. One is the obvious and increasing sophistication of the voters. You could see voting patterns that showed the voters have become aware of their power to choose. You could see deliberate voting pattern, such that; in many states, the voters were targeting contestants with votes. In other words, you could see voters in a particular environment voting for candidate A in APC and candidate B in another party. What this means is that ballot papers are becoming instruments of political justice. Politicians can no longer take electorate for granted when they are in power. Voters understand the power of the ballot, more so; they understand that ballot is an instrument to punish political office holders they believe have performed below expectations. Would you then say the 2019 elections were free and fair with the massive deployment of police and soldiers? I understand the fact that we would never appreciate the calamity we escaped because of the roles played by the security personnel. We can begin to question the deployment of the security agencies because we managed to minimise violence and saved numerous lives of innocent Nigerians that could have been wasted by desperate opposition politicians. It is normal for a patient to complain of the bitterness of the medicine after he has recovered from his ailment. Of course, it is easy to forget the magnitude of a disaster after averting it. We owe the security agencies a lot of gratitude for their professionalism, their patriotic engagements with all the people and institutions that participated in the elections. But

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we must not forget that this was possible only because we have a President Buhari who showed uncommon statesmanship. This is the first time you have a President that was more desirous of guaranteeing the civic rights of the citizens than his own ambition for a renewal of his mandate to be able to govern for another four years. This is contrary to the belief of the opposition. For instance, PDP would argue that President Buhari deployed soldiers to intimidate opposition candidates across Nigeria to pave way for the victory of the APC candidates. You seem to disagree with this. It is very shameful for PDP to accuse anyone, not to talk of President Buhari of intimidating voters or manipulating

Do not forget that the electorate voted for us based on the promises contained in our manifesto. So in other words, every person elected on the ticket of APC is a trustee of our collective mandate as a ruling party. By association and membership, he has accepted to be part of the delivery of our promises wherever he finds himself, whether; he finds himself at the National Assembly, in the state, local government or the presidency.

the electoral process. The records are there. All the elections conducted under the PDP witnessed brazen deployment of brute force. We witnessed open state sponsorship of violence against leaders and members of the opposition party. We witnessed outright disenfranchisement of voters in areas where PDP was unpopular. How do you compare such a disgraceful mobilisation of state’s instruments of coercion under PDP as they forcibly foisted themselves over the country for those years of gruesome oppression of the electorate with the elections of 2019 under the watch of President Buhari? This is where the media need to step up the game. They need to do more in playing their role as interpreters of events. The media is not making much meaning out of the events going on in the country. And that should bother industry stakeholders like us. Otherwise, the media would have led the celebration of the exemplary democratic credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari. How did the media miss the fact that the President did not mention a single member of opposition parties throughout his campaigns across the 36 states and FCT? How come the media missed the fact that the President stuck to issues and not personalities throughout his campaigns? That was a new vista in our politics. We need to underline this as a significant milestone in our democratic journey. Again, I shuddered to see the media misinterpreting the statement of President Buhari urging voters to vote across party lines. That was unprecedented. It did not go down well even with some APC members. But it showed that not a few Nigerians misunderstood the President’s intention. And I won’t blame anyone. We are not used to seeing a sitting President, with all the powers of suppression at his disposal, subsuming his own interest under his responsibility as a President to guarantee the freedom of the electorate to choose whomever they wished. There is no disputing the fact that President Buhari contested and won the 2019 Presidential election on the strength of his performance in the last four years. He demonstrated courage to choose to face other contestants in a level playing field. Under President Buhari, Nigeria has indeed reached a new positive height in democracy. PDP has gone to the Tribunal to reclaim what Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has repeatedly called his stolen mandate. Are you bothered about the possible outcome of the court process? Far from it! Why should anyone bother about such fallacious allegations contained in Alhaji Atiku’s affidavit? That is a theatre of the absurd. Well, there is something to laugh about in its absurdity. Is it the purported figures PDP claimed to have fetched from INEC server? Is it the figures he awarded himself? Well, to be fair to him, he extended his generosity to us in APC by awarding extra one million plus votes to our over 15 million votes. Of course, we do not need such concocted figures. We are satisfied with what the electorate voluntarily gave us during the elections. Your party, APC appears to be heading into another crisis over the election of the leaders of the 9th National Assembly. Many lawmakers are already kicking publicly and insisting they will resist the imposition by your party. How will your party handle this imminent crisis? I know, one cannot be wrong for doing the right thing. Even when it appears you are being misunderstood or blamed for doing what is right, time would always vitiate your position. On this matter of choosing the leaders of the National Assembly, the APC is absolutely right. There appears to be a lot of ignorance in the polity. I think it

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The 2019 General Election is unique... understand and in fact, we must not forget that there are over 11 million Nigerians who said no to APC in the last election. The difference is that they are in the minority. In addition to that, we have been given majority in both chambers. But the people who do not want APC have also elected members into the National Assembly to represent their opinions. These issues are very important to the development of party politics and representative democracy. PDP members cannot get to the National Assembly and insist on obliterating the dividing line between the majority and the minority. The line must be maintained to protect the weak against the strong. It is not for nothing that they say the minority must have their say, while the majority have their way. If they do anything contrary to the norm, as we have had all through the 16 years of PDP, and particularly with the abnormality that subsists in the National Assembly following the 2015 desperate moves by some over ambitious lawmakers, we would be stewing in absurdity.

Continued from page 17 is because we have seen anomaly going on for too long under PDP that we begin to see it as normal. What the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party is doing is in line with international democratic practice. Let me provide some education on this matter. What we practiced in Nigeria is called Presidential system of government, which is fashioned after the American Presidential system. It is different from parliamentary political system we practiced in the First Republic which was copied from Britain. In party politics as we have in Nigeria, the only recognised vehicle for electoral contest is political party. Our constitution does not have provision for independent candidate as at now. What this means is that anyone who wishes to contest to become a senator or member of the House of Representatives or for any other political office for that matter must be a member of a political party. It goes without saying, therefore, that such a person has invariably subscribed to the ethics and beliefs of such a party. Our progressive beliefs and worldviews in APC are further expressed through our manifesto. So we conduct primary elections to select candidates who would be given our party’s tickets to represent us in the National Assembly towards the fulfillment of our manifesto. Do not forget that the electorate voted for us based on the promises contained in our manifesto. So in other words, every person elected on the ticket of APC is a trustee of our collective mandate as a ruling party. By association and membership, he has accepted to be part of the delivery of our promises wherever he finds himself, whether; he finds himself at the National Assembly, in the state, local government or the presidency. So you are saying the National Assembly cannot claim independence? This is contrary to the Principle of Separation of Powers or what do you think? I have read many otherwise experienced politicians mixing things up in this regard. Let me state clearly that the National Assembly is not a political party. So it is an abnormality for the National Assembly or the Senate or House of Representatives as institutions to be in opposition to the executive. The opposition in the National Assembly is PDP and other political parties that have members elected into legislative arm. The members of the National Assembly elected on the tickets of APC cannot be in opposition to their own government. They are part of the ruling party. They are in the National Assembly to help the ruling party deliver on its mandate. The APC lawmakers are the legislative arm of the ruling party, APC. And because they are in the majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, they automatically produce the leaders of the two chambers. Let me emphasise the word produce, not elected. The rule allows for simple majority and APC has that already. You may need to ask those who are posting unfounded opinion about this issue when did they see the Democrat and the Republican in the United States’ congress conducting elections as a unit to choose leaders. If the Democrat is in the majority in the House of Representatives in the US, they automatically produce the Speaker and other leadership positions that belong to the majority party. The Republican would also produce leaders for the positions that belong to the minority positions. If the situation were reversed, then the leadership positions would be reversed in like manner. The respective party normally handles this matter and they would return to the chambers to announce their respective new leaders. The process of election in the chambers, therefore, becomes a mere formality. As a party in the majority in the two chambers, APC does not require the support of the PDP members to elect the Senate President, the Speaker and the other principal positions. Just as the PDP does not require the support of APC to elect the minority leaders and those other positions that belong to the minority party. Then where does the Separation of Power come in? There are both the Principles of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances between the three arms of government. That is bringing the judiciary into the fold. But let me address the tenets of these principles between the legislature and the executive. The Principles of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances have to do with the responsibilities of each arm of government. You cannot, for instance, because APC is in the majority for the ministers who are part of the executive arm to pass laws or put legislation in place, just as it would be wrong for APC lawmakers to say because they are part of the ruling party to begin to award contract or execute policies. It is the role of the lawmakers to make laws. The difference is that when there is a bill being considered in any of the chambers, the norm is that the APC lawmakers would seek

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to serve the interest of their own party, while the opposition would seek to serve the interest of the minority party. It is their different perspectives on the floor that distinguish the ideology of the party they represent. So both in passing laws and in over sighting the policies, programmes and projects being executed by the executives, the members of the National Assembly have separate powers. But as I said earlier, this is in their responsibilities. In affiliation and advocacy, lawmakers align with the political parties that presented them for election. You do not think this would create chaos in the National Assembly? Where does the national interest come in? Thank you for this question. You do not have chaos because debate, conflicted positions, and conflict resolutions are healthy for the country. For instance, the majority of voters who believe in our government have elected our party. And we have over 15 million Nigerians who said so. But we must also

The members of the National Assembly elected on the tickets of APC cannot be in opposition to their own government. They are part of the ruling party. They are in the National Assembly to help the ruling party deliver on its mandate. The APC lawmakers are the legislative arm of the ruling party, APC. And because they are in the majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, they automatically produce the leaders of the two chambers. Let me emphasise the word produce, not elected. The rule allows for simple majority and APC has that already.

What will APC do to members like Senator Ali Ndume and Senator Danjuma Goje who are hell-bent on going against the party’s position by contesting for the Senate President position? You have a similar situation, if not worse, among APC members in the House of Representatives? We are not panicky at all. First, we have enough time for discussion. Every member of our party is important. So we would continue to hold consultations. We are a party that advocates change. When people have got used to abnormality, you must be on top of the game to cause a change. There would always be resistance, no matter how positive the change is. It is important to know that we have a President who is a thorough party man. He is the backbone of the many positive changes we are witnessing in the country. He is resolute. Driven by uncommon patriotism, he is taking our country to the next level. Many believe that the party chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is too dictatorial and treating lawmakers like school pupils. Do you agree with this position? That would be unfortunate. We cannot forget so soon that Comrade Oshiomhole spent the better part of his adult life fighting for the oppressed, stomping his feet on the podiums in defense of citizens rights. He grew in the community of progressives. Rather than labeling him a dictator, we should admit he is a man of conviction. He does not act on his own volition. Saying he is doing that would mean you are saying the rest of us in the NWC are dumbasses. What you need to know about him is that he is a great team player and outstanding to mobilize. He knows how to build consensus. Even when his opinion does not fly, he would canvass the position of the majority with the same vigor. On this issue of electing the leadership of the National Assembly, you cannot imagine the level of consultations the party has embarked upon. When we say the party has taken a position, it doesn’t mean just those of us who are privileged to be in the National Working Committee. You have the President who is the chief driver of our government, you have party leaders like Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, you have the APC governors, you have the lawmakers, and many more stakeholders, including members of the National Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees. These are all critical stakeholders that we always consult, whose opinions count. When we have been able to build consensus around an issue, then you have the party chairman taking responsibility. You have someone like me as the town crier delivering the messages. PDP has a responsibility to represent those who believe in them and sent them to the National Assembly. In all of this, national interest becomes the mediating factor. PDP members are not expected to oppose a policy that would benefit Nigerians just for the purpose of preventing the APC government from fulfilling its mandate. If they do so, they would be hurting even the minority that elected them. So, national interest has to be the common denominator. You expect the APC lawmakers to seek cooperation when necessary to secure a smooth sail for an APC policy. So you can maintain your lane, while negotiating when you need more lawmakers to make the number. What should Nigerians look forward to in the next four years? Nigerians should expect much more than they witnessed in the last four years in terms of infrastructure, social investment programmes, job creation, security of lives and property, food security, renewed fight against corruption, and restoration of our national dignity. Under the leadership of our President, we have already turned the corner. President Muhammadu Buhari has an avowed commitment to use the next four years to build a befitting national development edifice on the solid foundation that he has laid in the last four years.

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PRINCE TOMMY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOMBRI PRINCE ALABO. ALL DOCUMENT BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OBAYANDO HENRY

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJANAKU BUSOLA OLUWASEGUN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJANAKU BUSOLA EMMANUEL. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

BABATUNDE ADEOYE

MISS OKEDARA BUNMI

OJIKUTU MORUF

JONATHAN OLUWABUKOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

AS MRS. ADEDEJI BUNMI MARY, NOW

OLATUNJI ADISA OJIKUTU, NOW WISH TO

AS FALADE OLUWABUKOLA ENIOLA, NOW

WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJIKUTU

WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

MISS OKEDARA BUNMI. ALL DOCUMENTS

MORUF ADISA. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING

JONATHAN OLUWABUKOLA ENIOLA. ALL

BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN

VALID.

DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME

VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND

AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL

REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED

GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

DOUGLAS KAFILAT I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JUNAID KAFILAT JULIET, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DOUGLAS KAFILAT JULIET. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

BELLO ADEBUKOLA

FORMER

NAME

REMAIN

ABDUL RAHEEM ISMAIL

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RAIMI ISMAILA TAIWO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDUL RAHEEM ISMAIL TAIWO. THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 19/07/1984. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

NNENA DONATUS

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANGELA NNENA IKEOGU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNENA DONATUS AGALA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME/BIRTH DATE

THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS IYADUATSEMEHE VINCENT IGIETEMHO INSTEAD OF IYADUA VINCENT IGIETEMHO. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS IYADUA VINCENT IGIETEMHO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBAYANDO HENRY SATURDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBAYANDO HENRY. THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 28/04/1982. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BABATUNDE ADEOYE-DHIKU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BABATUNDE ADEOYE-DHIKU IBIE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

.I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALIMI ADEBUKOLA RUKAYAT AS IN MY BVN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BELLO ADEBUKOLA RUKAYAT AS IN MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT. THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 14/01/1987 AND NOT 21/01/1987. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ADESANYA RIDWAN ADEDAMOLA INSTEAD OF ADEADESANYA RIDWAN ADEDAMOLA. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS ADE-ADESANYA RIDWAN ADEDAMOLA WHILE DATE OF BIRTH IS 04/04/1996. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS EZEDOM KOSOSUCHUKWU SEBASTINE AS IN MY BVN INSTEAD OF EZEOSHIMI OKECHUKWU DAVID. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS EZEOSHIMI OKECHUKWU DAVID WHILE DATE OF BIRTH IS 15/05/1993 AND NOT 02/10/1990. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

NATO KOFFI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NATO VICTOR NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NATO KOFFI VICTOR. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ABURU CHINYERE

CORRECTION OF NAME

EMECHETA CHINENYE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGOH CHINYERE JULIANA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABURU CHINYERE JULIANA. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS BALOGUN GBENGA EMMANUEL INSTEAD OF BALOGUN GBENGA SEGUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OKOJIE CHIOMA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKORONKWO CHIOMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKOJIE CHIOMA. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BENSON CHINENYE PEACE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMECHETA CHINENYE PEACE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OMOLE TITILAYO SEYI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GRILLO TITILAYO SEYI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMOLE TITILAYO SEYI. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ESTEBAN VAZQUEZ I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKUASE TESSY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ESTEBAN VAZQUEZ TESSY. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

DURU CHISOM I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ASIULOKA CHISOM JOAN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DURU CHISOM JOAN. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KOUDEVI SUNDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KOUDEVI SUNDAY DINA AND MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 25TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1990. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ONITIRI ADEOYE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONITIRI ISHOLA ADEOYE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONITIRI ADEOYE RAFIU. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

ITA EMEM

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMEM MATTHEW AFFANG NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ITA EMEM PEACE . FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SODUNKE TUNRAYO

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHODUNKE RASHIDAT ABIOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SODUNKE TUNRAYO BIOLA.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

GODSPOWER JOY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FIYEBO JOY EDISEY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GODSPOWER JOY EDDY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS IKE NKIRU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS NWAFOR NKIRU SABINA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS IKE NKIRU SABINA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ORJI CHINYERE GLORIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAGU GLORIA CHINYERE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORJI CHINYERE GLORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ABIAEME JACINTA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OKOLO JACINTA MAKUOCHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ABIAEME JACINTA MAKUOCHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

KOUDEVI SUNDAY

NWANKWO FRIDAY

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWANKWO FRIDAY PETER, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWANKWO FRIDAY SOLOMON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLEJEME PERPETUA

ADETUYI OLUWAYEMISI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZEKWESIRI PERPETUAL SOMADILA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLEJEME PERPETUA SOMADILA AND MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1987. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

MRS. OJO OLORUNSOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS. OGUNTOYE OLORUNSOLA MARY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS. OJO OLORUNSOLA MARY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

AKINRINSOYE

OLUWABUKOLA

NOW

ADETUYI OLUWAYEMISI

OLUWAYEMISI WISH

KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADETUYI OLUWAYEMISI OLUWABUKOLA. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SERIKI AJIBOLA

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SERIKI ONAYEMI AJIBOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SERIKI AJIBOLA IYABO.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. KIRI LILIAN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINRINSOYE OLUWAYEMISI OLUWABUKOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADETUYI OLUWAYEMISI OLUWABUKOLA. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OGUNLEYE KUNLE THIS

CERTIFY

AND CONFIRM

THAT

OGUNLEYE IYANU, OGUNLEYE KUNLE I, OGUNLEYE IYANUOLU ADEKUNLE AND OGUNLEYE KUNLE IYANUOLUWA IS ONE AND SAME PERSON BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNLEYE IYANUOLUWA ADEKUNLE,ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY,ESA OKE AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MR OGUNJOBI RAFIU

MRS OYEDIRAN OLAJUMOKE

CORRECTION OF NAME

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

MR OGUNMESI RAFIU OLALEKAN NOW

MISS SHITTU OLAJUMOKE AJARAT NOW

AS AKANIR0 UD0KA STEPHEN NOW

AS MISS NWANKWO LILIAN UKAMAKA,

AS MISS PHEBE OGHOGHO AGBANOMA

WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

NOW

, NOW

AS MRS OYEDIRAN OLAJUMOKE AJARAT.

AS CYRIL STEPHEN UD0KA.ALL FORMER

ADDRESSED AS MRS.

ALL

MR OGUNJOBI FORMER

RAFIU OLALEKAN.

DOCUMENTS

REMAIN

KNOWN KIRI

AND LILIAN

WISH TO BE KNOWN AND

ADDRESSED AS MRS. PHEBE OGHOGHO

REMAIN

DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL

UKAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS

AJEROH.

VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY

PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED

REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC

CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

UJA KELECHI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZE BLESSING, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UJA KELECHI GOODNESS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OKOLO NNAEMEKA

DOCUMENTS

VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT IKWUNWANA DAVID A. AND IKWUNANA DAVID ELOCHUKWU REFERS TO ONE AND THE SAME PERSON, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IKWUNANA DAVID ELOCHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMER

WISH

MRS. PHEBE OGHOGHO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

ADEBOGUN ADESOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAIRO ADESOLA OMOLOLA NOW WANT TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBOGUN ADESOLA OMOLOLA. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

ENEJE PETER OBI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UDOGU PETER ENEJE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ENEJE PETER OBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS IKEOKWU EZINNE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKOLI FRIDAY OLIVER, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKOLO NNAEMEKA OLIVER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ANI EZINNE SABINA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS IKEOKWU EZINNE SABINA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NYSC AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ONWUVU ONYEMAECHI , FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONWUVU ONYEMAECHI MECHE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONWUVU ONYEMAECHI SAMUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AGU HELEN UKAMAKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS DONALD HELEN UKAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS DONALD HELEN

ONOH CAROLINE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISIOFIA CAROLINE CHIZOBA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONOH CAROLINE CHIZOBA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EZE VIRGINUS I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZEVIRGINUS IFEABYI ONYIMA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZE VIRGINUS IKECHUKWU. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 20TH MAY 1966. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BENTO SALVADOR

, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BENTO SALVADOR, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BENTO SALVADOR NWAFOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MISS NWAORGU HOPE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS MICHAEL LILIAN NKEIRUKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS NWAORGU HOPE AKUBATA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OKEKE OLUCHI

KALU NDUBUISI

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS

MAMAH CHINASA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZE CHINASA CHINENYE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MAMAH CHINASA CHINENYE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MADUEGBUNAM AMARA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NGENE AMARA CHINENYE BLESSING, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MADUEGBUNAM AMARA BLESSING CHINENYE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ABIAEME JOHNSON

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

AS MISS OKENWA OLUCHI PAMELA,

AS JOHNSON CHINECHEREM JOSEPH,

NDUBUISI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN

KALUOSU

GODWIN

KALUOLE

NOW

AND ADDRESSED AS KALU NDUBUISI

ADDRESSED AS MRS OKEKE OLUCHI

ADDRESSED AS ABIAEME JOHNSON

GODWIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS

PAMELA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS

JOSEPH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS

REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL

REMAIN VALID. NYSC AND GENERAL

REMAIN

PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS EUNICE IBHADE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EUNICE IBHADE ERAH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS EUNICE IBHADE UDDIN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

WISH

KNOWN

UNIGWE CHIDIMMA

AND

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWIGWE CHIDIMMA ANASTACIA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UNIGWE CHIDIMMA ANASTACIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. WAEC, IMT AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

WISH

VALID.

KNOWN

GENERAL

MOSES REBECCA

AND

PUBLIC

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJEIBI REBECCA JOY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOSES REBECCA AJEIBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FOREIGN TIMES

Algeria’s political upheaval was sparked in late February when ailing then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his intention to seek a fifth term in office

‘The B’s must go’: Algerians keep up pressure on old guard Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets for a ninth successive Friday in Algeria to demand a complete political overhaul in the wake of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation. The protesters gathered in multiple cities throughout the country, including the capital Algiers, to call for root-andbranch reforms and the departure of the military’s powerful chief of staff, General Ahmed Gaid Salah. Bouteflika’s April 2 exit has failed to placate many Algerians, who instead want to remove the entire clique historically aligned to the ailing ex-leader and a political elite that has dominated the country since its independence from France in 1962 and is widely perceived as corrupt. Algeria’s parliament has tried to no avail to appease the

MRS AGHANAMA GLORIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS GLORIA NNEKA CHUKWU AND NOMEH GLORIA NNEKA,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AGHANAMA GLORIA NNEKA (NEE MOMEH). ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME

demonstrators by naming an interim president, Bouteflika loyalist Abdelkader Bensalah, and announcing an election to be held on July 4. Earlier this week, Bensalah himself appointed a new head of Algeria’s Constitutional Council after the former chief, Tayeb Belaiz, quit under pressure from protesters. Belaiz was one of three figures in the interim government whose removal had been demanded by pro-democracy protesters. They are seen as part of the discredited group that surrounded Bouteflika, who stepped down after six weeks of nationwide demonstrations calling for an end to his two-decade rule. “They must go. The B’s must go,” one banner at a protest in Algiers on Friday read, Reuters News Agency reported. The “B’s” refer to Bensalah, interim Prime Minister

MKPUMA GIFT

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MKPUMA ONYINYECHI DIVINE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MKPUMA GIFT DIVINE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME

Noureddine Bedoui and Moad Bouchareb, head of the ruling National Liberation Front party. Protesters, whose numbers swelled following Friday prayers, meanwhile shouted slogans including “Down with the System!” or “You ate the country, you bunch of thieves”, The AssociatedPress news agency reported. On Tuesday, Salah said the military was considering all options to resolve the ongoing political crisis and warned: “time is running out”. He did not specify what measures the army could take, but said military leaders “have no ambition but to protect our nation”. The army has largely patiently monitored the mostly peaceful protests that at times swelled to hundreds of thousands of people. But on Friday, international NGO Human Rights Watch

NWIBO ONYEKACHI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWIBO ONYEKACHI JOSHUA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWIBO ONYEKACHI OGBONIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. MUSA ABIODUN

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

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

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGE ABIODUN DESTINY , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. MUSA ABIODUN DESTINY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OBILOR MARYLINDA

CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

CONFIRMATION OF NAME:

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS UZOKA MARYLINDA CHIDINMA. DUE TO MY MARRIAGE TO MR OBILOR CHINEDU HERBERT, I NOW WANT TO BE CALLED, KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBILOR MARYLINDA CHIDINMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

I, LAMINA BUKOLA RIANAT WISH TO STATE THAT IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS (INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT) MY DATE OF BIRTH WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS 2ND DAY OF MAY 1997 INSTEAD OF 2ND DAY OF MAY 1995 . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

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