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Aviation unions, Sirika set to clash over 5% remittance order to FAAN

Ï Accuse Minister of plotting to kill FAAN Ï Say AIB not doing much to justify such huge collection Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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witness yet another imbroglio as two unions are set to engage the Minister of State Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a battle over his directive to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to remit 5% of its total Passengers’ Service Charges (PSC) to the Acci-

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dent Investigation Bureau (AIB). According to investigation, the directive did not go down well with the aviation unions and they are bent on showdown with Sirika should FAAN implement the directive. A source close to FAAN told The Daily Times that the agency was grappling with the payment of Continued on page 12

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7 sectors get lion’s share as FG releases breakdown of 2017 Budget

Mathew Dadiya and Ï Projects N5.08tr revenue for 2017 ÏTo release N350bn first tranche for capital projects Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Ï Says ‘allocations targeted at critical sectors that have quick transformative potentials’ The Federal GovernÏ Puts overall projected budget deficit at N2.36trÏ We shall work hard to implement the budget - Udoma ÏÏÏ ment on Monday released details of the 2017 national THE KEY SECTORS AT A GLANCE budget, christened “Budget Works, Power & Housing -N553.71bn

Transport -N241.71bn

Education -N151.92bn

Defence -N139.2bn

Water Resources -N104.2bn

Agriculture -N103.7bn

of Recovery and Growth.”

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House of Reps kicks 9 as AMCON debt obligation hits N4.6tr Alteration of Budget: It’s become necessary to approach S’Court 30 -Fashola L-R: Founder/President, International Institute for Petroleum, Energy, Law and Policy (IIPELP), Prof. Niyi Ayoola – Daniels; Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN; representative of the Ag. President and Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu; Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen and Administrator, National Judicial Institute (NJI), Hon. Justice Rosaline Patricia Bozimo, after the opening ceremony of the 3rd IIPELP/NJI Annual Judges Workshop on Petroleum, Gas and Power sectors in Abuja… on Monday.

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7 sectors get lion’s share as FG releases breakdown of 2017 Budget Continued from page 1 The budget, which was presented to the National Assembly on December 14, 2016, was passed on May 11, 2017 and signed into law by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on June 12, 2017. The Budget with an expenditure outlay of N7.44 trillion, represents an increase of 22.8% over the 2016 budget provision of N6.06 trillion. Giving the breakdown of the budget during the public presentation in Abuja, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, said it is made up of Statutory transfers- N434.41 billion; Debt Service - N1.66 trillion; Sinking fund of N177.46 billion to retire certain

maturing bonds; Non-debt recurrent expenditure of N2.99 trillion; and Capital expenditure of N2.36 trillion inclusive of statutory transfers. Udoma pointed out that to kickstart growth, key sectoral allocations were predictably increased. He listed the highest allocations as Ministry of Works, Power and Housing which got the lion’s share of N553.71 billion while Transport got N241.71 billion. Other ministries in this category were Education, Defence and Water Resources, all being allocated with N151.92 billion, N139.2 billion and N104.24 billion and ministry of agriculture N103.79 billion respectively. The minister explained that the budget reflects government’s

fiscal plan to reflate the economy to the path of sustainable and inclusive growth, the specific goals and targets of which are set out in the 2017 - 2020 Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). He said: “Some major capital expenditure allocations captured in the 2017 budget include: N553.71 billion for Power, Works and Housing; N241.71 billion for Transportation; N150 billion for Special Intervention Programmes; N139.29 billion for Defence; N104.24 billion for Water Resources; N81.73 billion for Industry, Trade and Investment; N63.76 billion for Interior; N151.91 billion for Education (including Universal Basic Education Commission); N55.61 billion for Health; and, N103.79 billion for

Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (r); former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Tourism and Culture, Hon. Sikiri Ayedun (2nd r); Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye (2nd l) and Executive Secretary, Ilesa East, Hon. Adeoye Olusola (l), during inspection visit to the ongoing construction of Government High School Ilesa, Osun State… on Monday.

Agriculture, Statutory transfers N434.41 billion, and Debt service N1.66 trillion”. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has disclosed that it will release N350 billion in first tranche for capital expenditures to kick-start the implementation of the 2017 budget. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, gave this hint while speaking at the public presentation of the budget in Abuja. The minister said she was ready to grant approval if arrangements were concluded for the execution of the budget. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udoma, said that in months ahead, the executive would work with the National Assembly to ensure that Nigeria returns to a predictable January – December fiscal year, with the budget signed into law ahead of commencement of the fiscal year in the near future. The minister explained that a review of the 2016 budget performance indicated reasonable progress on its implementation and achievement of set targets. According to him, the Federal Government of Nigeria’s aggregate revenues was less than projections mainly due to oil production shut-ins resulting from the vandalisation of strategic oil facilities including major pipelines and export terminals by Niger Delta militants. This adversely impacted oil revenues and foreign exchange receipts, and thus also negatively affected non-oil revenues as non-oil activities are critically dependent on the foreign exchange generated by the oil sector. The overall projected budget

fiscal deficit remains as proposed - N2.36 trillion, which is about 2.18% of GDP. This is within the 3% threshold stipulated in FRA. The budget deficit is to be financed mainly by borrowings which have been projected at N2.32 trillion. Of this amount, N1.07 trillion (46% of this borrowing) is intended to be sourced externally, while N1.25 trillion will be sourced domestically. According to Udoma, the Federal Government projected the total revenue for the 2017 budget on N5.08 trillion exceeding 2016 projection by 30.26%. Oil revenue still accounts for the largest share of government expected revenue, with a projected N41.7% compared to 19% for 2016. He attributed this increase to reduction in cost of joint venture between the government and multinational oil companies, higher price of oil, exchange rate and additional oil-related revenues. A look at the other sources of funding show that recoveries of looted funds was provisioned 11% of the budget, which according to the minister, was already in government’s coffers to be ploughed into the budget. On the flip side, independent revenue and revenues from the Nigeria Customs and other sources were reviewed downward in acknowledgment of the poor performance of the economy. Also, Capital allocation is N2.36 trillion (inclusive of capital in statutory transfers). This represents 31.7% of the total budget. Much of the capital provision is directed at projects that are aligned with the core execution Continued on page 12

Invoke arbitration clause to curb endless litigations, CJN tells heads of courts Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Chief Justice of Nigeria

(CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Monday, urged heads of courts to empower judges in their respective rules of court to invoke practice directions on arbitration clause for speedy trial of cases relating to foreign investment. Onneghen gave the directive at the third annual Judges conference in Abuja organised by International Institute for Petroleum, Energy Law and Policy (IIPELP) in collaboration with National Judicial Institute (NJI). He said that the endless litigation in the country has grossly affected foreign investment. According to him, no investor, whether domestic or international would want his investment

ÏÏÏ As Osinbajo seeks speedy dispensation of justice tied down in seeming endless litigation, especially where there is an arbitration clause in the contract.”) “May I draw the attention of heads of courts that the time saving nature of an arbitration proceeding encourages heightened commercial and economic activities as well as foreign investment.” The CJN consequently requested that no court should entertain an action instituted to enforce a contract, or claim damages arising from a breach thereof, in which the parties have, by consent, included an arbitration clause and without first ensuring that the clause is invoked and enforced. He further urged the court to

insist on enforcement of the arbitration clause by declining jurisdiction and award substantial costs against parties engaged in the practice. The CJN warned that a party “who institutes an action in court to enforce breach of contract containing an arbitration clause without first invoking the clause is himself, in breach of the said contract and ought not to be encouraged by the courts. Speaking at the event, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) called for measures that would help in speeding up the “crawling” judicial processes in the country. Osinbajo described the present slow judicial process in the country as a nightmare for investors.

“We need to evolve measures that will speed up the judicial decisions. We also need these decisions not to be too complicated for investors to easily understand”, he stated. Represented by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, the Acting President further expressed the need to align decisions of various courts with some level of credibility so as to avoid complicated decisions from unnecessary forum shopping “We need to ensure sanctity of international arbitration. Also, judges should be trained in petroleum and energy sector so that they would be fully equipped to handle the emerging trends in the sector.” Noting that both petroleum

and the power sectors provide 80 per cent of Nigeria’s revenue and over 80 percent of foreign direct investment, Osinbajo expressed worries that as critical as the sectors are, if the country is not positioned to supply the necessary power supply essential for driving the economy, the country will not make much progress. Declaring the workshop open, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Onnoghen, stated that judges must not allow technicalities to stand in the way of justice in order to sustain public confidence in the judiciary. He added that the workshop was to enlighten judges on global best practices in confronting challenges that may arise in the power and petroleum sectors. Continued on page 12

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House of Reps kicks as AMCON debt obligation hits N4.6tr Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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The Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, Hon. Jones Chukwudi Onyereri, has said that the House of Representatives will not fold its arms and watch the plot by some Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) lure the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) into additional debt aside its present N4.6trillion debt obligations. The lawmaker stated that the orchestrated deceptive plot to mislead AMCON to buy additional toxic asset from Eligible Financial Institutions (EFIs) due to its high level non-performing loan will be resisted by the House, adding that AMCON was already close to its regulatory threshold. Hon. Onyereri disclosed this in Enugu at the opening of a retreat for lawmakers, declared open by the

Enugu State governor, His Excellency, Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Barring his mind on the high level overtures extended to AMCON, Hon. onyeriri said, “We are also aware that some economists are clamouring for AMCON to buy more toxic assets from the Eligible Financial Institutions (EFIs) in view of the very high level of the nonperforming loans that are worse than the 2009 experience and far above the regulatory threshold. We wish to sound a note of warning that this Committee will not; I repeat will not support any such move, at least not at a time like this in the history of our economy.” Earlier in his address, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Mr. Ahmed Kuru told the lawmakers that the Corporation’s recent assessment of obligors as at December 31, 2016 identified 350 accounts with a current exposure of N2.5 trillion that represent about 80 per

cent of AMCON’s total obligor debt. “AMCON has also repositioned its debt recovery approach to strengthen legal and credit restructuring units to collaborate on the aforementioned 350 accounts termed “defaulters”; enhance the restructuring and turnaround team; and engage in asset tracing to enhance recovery. In spite of the difficulties,” Kuru said, adding that “AMCON continues to persevere in the face of adversity.” Kuru lamented the failure by AMCON to recover debt owed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying that in the last two years, AMCON debt repayment to the CBN were N456.4 billion and N517.7 billion but actual payments were N256.7 billion and N191.1 billion in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In his words, “This translates to a funding shortfall of N199.7 billion and N326.4 billion in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Of this short-

fall, repayment due from AMCON in 2015 and 2016 represented 42 per cent and 53 per cent while the resolution cost fund represented 58 per cent and 47 per cent in 2015 and 2016, respectively. The funding plan envisaged contribution of 70 per cent from the resolution cost fund and 30 per cent from recovery. “To put this into perspective, AMCON’s total debt obligation of N4.6 trillion represents 75 per cent of the 2016 national budget, 26 per cent of the 2016 total national debt, and 5 per cent of the country’s nominal gross domestic product in 2016. Given the current demands on the Federal Government, it is doubtful that it can afford to expense AMCON’s debt in the short term,” Kuru stated. Kuru solicited the support of the legislature to ensure that AMCON obligors do not continue to exploit the weak provisions of the law to hold government and the economy to ransom.

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Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday dismissed an application that sought to stay the trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh who is facing charges over alleged N400m fraud. The court also dismissed another application filed by Metuh’s company ‘Destra Investment Limited’ the 2nd defendant, which through its lawyer, Mr. Tochukwu Onwugbufor (SAN), asked the court to release Metuh’s passport to enable him (Metuh) to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment for a period of five weeks . Justice Abang said that he lacked jurisdiction to reopen the issue having heard parties and delivered a considered ruling on it on May 25, 2016 that refused the request. Delivering the ruling yesterday, the judge said that Metuh’s application for

a stay of proceeding was dismissed in line with the June 9, 2017, decision of the Supreme Court.” The court had in March this year put the trial on hold to await the decision of the apex court which last week said that “by virtue of section 306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 this court has no power to stay proceedings in a criminal trial. Justice Abang on Monday ruled: “The coast is now clear for the resumption of the trial that was suspended to abide the outcome of the application dated March 17, 2017. The application has been dismissed.” In the light of this, the matter is adjourned until 1 pm on June 20, 2017, for further hearing of the first defendant’s case. ” Metuh, who is insisting that the former National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) should testify as his witness, may apply to the court for Dasuki to be subpoenaed. Dasuki is currently in the custody of the Department of State Security.

Politics 10 Since after the APC primary election, there have been barrage of petitions and protests that greeted it, how has the party been able to handle that? We have our internal mechanism and of course in any political setting some of these things you mentioned are probably to be expected, take some time to reflect back to the number of forms that were sold at the councillorship level for the 377 wards, those that obtained the forms not the expression of interest form. Those that collected the nomination form were 1806 officially for the 377 wards in Lagos State and for the chairmanship for 57 seats, 488 collected the nomination form. You can see from that basis where we are coming from and expectedly human beings differ and so also is their magnanimity in victory and accepting defeat. Even when you go into the history of civil war if not for that statement, ‘No victor no vanquish’, we would still have not been a united Nigeria today. Are there no mechanism in place for eventualities? To us as a party we envisage that number would have led to that, the constitution of our party also makes provision for some of these things and that is why we have direct and indirect primaries, we foresee this could happen because for many years Lagos has been so lucky to have been ruled by the progressive party. So an average Lagosian wants to belong to the progressive wing and want to invest their monies where they are certain it would yield result, so we think that this number of people would come in because for a number of years we’ve been ruling progressively and successfully. Lagos has been having a boost, that is why you can’t imagine that this number of people will be coming or that it will bring problem, but that was what happened probably we envisaged that. We have always had this mechanism in place before, we had this process that at a certain time we will have the nomination form after the screening, even at the screening there might be manipulations, so envisaged by the screening committee, we have appeal committee that are enshrined in the constitution not somebody’s imagination to interfere. So if you are joining an association you must have been in tune with the operations of that association, so on that basis after the screening we now move to the aspect of the primaries, the process of bringing in our candidate out of these multitudes of aspirants of course we have to present one candidate each for all local governments at the chairmanship and councilorships level, of course we envisaged that probably there is going to be crisis that is why we have space for appeal. After primaries we have the appeal committee at this time headed by a distinguished Lagosian, the former deputy governor of this state who has so much at stake and whom we expect to be above board and that is why having done that successfully, there are still other steps again even if you are not satisfied, we have the executive committee that represents each of the local governments that makes up the state. So if you have not exhausted

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Lagos council poll, a walk over for APC -Salami Biodun Salami, is the Assistant Publicity secretary of Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in a recent interview session with journalists, he speaks on the true state of things in the build up to the Lagos State July 22nd council election, the political fortune of the APC, impasse that greeted the consensus arrangement and the unchallenged ticket for the return of 18 former council executive chairmen, among other issues. PATRICK OKOHUE reports.

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all these avenues and you are out there protesting or saying all sort of things we don’t pay attention, as a party we are so organised than to allow anybody to coerce us, it is for you to sell yourself to us, convince us that this is why you want to serve the people not by forcing yourself on us, okay now this one has just wind up; the stage of appeal and we also have another stage-the executive committee that had all it takes to handle the situation having been operating this party over the years as far as this state is concerned, so you have right to complain to them, expectedly we at the exco are supposed to live above board because we have so many functions and roles, it is not just the local government alone. I represent a local government same with many others who are also state

officers, even the state chairman is representing a local government and so everybody, so if you bring your petitions there we will look at it meritoriously. It has been published in the papers already that the party has forwarded the list of their flagbearers to LASIEC, does that mean that all the dissenting voices have been listened to and justice done to their complaints before the party was able to come up with the list and the crisis that greeted the consensus candidate idea at the primaries how was it resolved? You see, like I earlier said, our approach to issues differ and I have actually mentioned a particular clause in the provision of our constitution, that is article 20(1a),(2),(3),it is so ex-

We are the party, we are really doing well in Lagos and people attest to that, that we are doing well. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode by all his feats; good road networks in major and inner routes in and around Lagos metropolis, bridges, LAKERICE, and many more are pointers to the fact that Lagos is getting better and better due to progressive governance and that has largely bolstered our political fortune. The council poll is a done deal for us.

plicit there that says if for any reason the leadership in their wisdom agreed that this is our candidate and you feel they are wrong that you are more popular than their choice candidate, there is provision for you to call for primaries, but often times in our party, the wisdom of the leadership is something we so respect, unlike the other political parties, we respect our leaders because they have always been guiding this party over the years and we have been using it as a model or platform over the years for successive elections and we have been winning elections, so nobody will say in the middle of the game you want to change the goal post, so every other person is supposed to have keyed into rules and regulations of the party or association that you wants to join. The party’s constitution is supreme no matter your interest. This is applicable in all political parties and it remains the guiding rule for all members and in essence many of this people knows the workings of the party, but because of desperation they go about crying foul about imposition. You can’t coerce the party to believe in you, go and sell yourself to us, because in every locality we have leadership. Let me tell you, the more the political setting, the more the crisis, but if you are a good manager you should have preempted that, envisaged this crisis situation and prepare to tackle it. In this part of the world we enjoy it, so we have envisaged the crisis and at such times we will always have solutions. On the dissenting voices, the rules is what you must get yourself acquainted with, it spelt out that even after the submission of this list there is still a room for change, if we so feels that okay having listened to you ,you so much have a genuine case, your presentation is so nice and you have so presented it peacefully, not taking advantage of the situation to subvert others, we value human lives as far as this party is concerned, so we don’t want others to maim you or do otherwise, we will look at your case and if genuine enough we still have within a given period of time to make changes in tandem with the

rules of the game. There is this insinuation that some aspirants who will like to get a refund are being harassed by the party, that they might not be able to negotiate for any other political office if refunded, how true is this allegation? If you intend to collect back your money having differed to the leadership or having realised what the leadership is saying or even the people is worth the while we have given a time lag as everything done without a time frame of course there will be problems, so there is time frame for everything and those that really comply with it have been paid their monies back, several of them that is why you have relative peace, several of them who have fulfilled the terms even those that have submitted their drafts got it back because we so envisaged this would happen and having collected back they are calm, so it is only those who believe that violence is the in thing, they are the ones still causing trouble now. What is the negotiation condition attached to retrieval of the money? I am not aware of that, the moment you just feel within your volition to say that having decided due to various consultations you have resolved to back down then your money will be paid back to you. Let us look at this thing logically. I am not aware of that and I don’t think there is anything like that, one thing about the leadership and the party is our word is our bond. When we give you our word we stand by it, but that is not to say somebody showed interest in aspiring for chairmanship and you now say because he is not favoured or probably he didn’t get the position you go and put him as supervisor. What logic? A chairmanship aspirant now given supervisor; nobody would have said that if you can’t give him back his money go and give him supervisor, if he wanted to be supervisor he wouldn’t have paid that much in the first place, so CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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APC has failed Nigerians – Oyo APDA Chairman The National Coordinator of Oodua People’s Congress, Otunba Gani Adams has commended the National Assembly for its decision to recall the recommendations of the last National Conference that took place in 2014 with a view to adopting some of the recommendations documented after the confab. Recently, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the registration of some new political parties. Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA), is one of them. In this interview with BOLAJI OMOSANYA in Ibadan, APDA’s interim chairman in Oyo State, Hon. Oluyemi Adewale Taiwo, a former House of Representatives member, speaks about the new party’s emergence and the state of the nation amongst other issues. The APC government appears to have failed the people of Oyo State and nationally, do you share that view? It is obvious to everyone; even a kid born yesterday knows that APC has failed the people. There was so much expectation from Nigerians that the party would bring the desired dividends of democracy to their door-steps. It appears they were wrong despite campaign promises of the incumbent administration. It was all noise without substance. And all of us know that the APC-led government of Muhammadu Buhari at the Federal level and in some states and in Oyo State would not have happened if not for the crisis within the PDP before the general elections. It gave the party in power the free chance to ride on this crest to victory. But we have seen what they have been doing since over two years that they have come on board. HON.

Do you see APDA upstaging

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ordinarily there is no rationale and we are not part of that, once the time frame lapses nothing changes. We don’t know a good manager when there is no crisis, so we are still putting our management mechanism to work and once we conclude we will put it forward. How will react to the issue of consensus of imposition and the attendant furore? The one you mentioned that there were no primaries, even where you were being selected within the leadership or in whatever formations agreed within the party, there is still what we call affirmation, which was done everywhere you see. Let me tell you what happened, if the rules were followed to the letter at Teslim this would not happen, if not for the last minute liberalisation of the security post that allowed none delegates make their way into the premises where the primaries was held, if it were only the delegates there, the conduct started by our advertisement at 8am and the crisis so mentioned now did not happen until about 5:30pm. Till then everything was peaceful, the gate was liberalised and the hoodlums infiltrated, some people took advantage of aspirantship. So apparently the

APC in 2019? With the way they have been running things and the home work we have been doing; nothing can stand in our way to achieve victory in 2019. Like I said earlier, everybody can see that the APC administration is running a bad show. It has failed the people when you take a score card of all the sectors of the Nigerian economy. They have performed woefully so far. They don’t have what it takes to turn Nigeria’s economy around positively. What do you make of the administration’s anti-corruption war? We have heard about moneys being recovered from all over the place. But how many perpetrators have so far been prosecuted successfully. After so many outcry, we have so many of this people still working free because of shoddy management of cases or because the EFCC blew whistle on them pre-maturely before a thorough investigation is done. Most of the trials are mostly in the newspapers. With some in government being accused of involvement in corruption, but the government has not taken steps against them. Some pro-Buhari groups have been flying the kite of second term for him. What is your take on this? You know this is a free world and all are entitled to a freedom

of expression. However, the question many of them should ask themselves is whether Buhari’s performance so far justifies a call for second term. I don’t think so. Our party has been launched in Abuja, and we are set to take over the stage from the APC government come 2019. We are well prepared for it. People are now more politically sophisticated and the only better alternative available to them is APDA. With the coming on board of our party, Nigerians are in for a new deal and a renaissance come next dispensation. Like we have experienced in the past, won’t your party be hijacked by money -bags? This will not happen. This is a new era of equal opportunities. Everybody has learned their lessons. I would say that of course, we have many big wigs in our party from all the geopolitical zones of the country. They are sincere people and do not entertain the idea of taking over the party for themselves or because of their personal ambitions. All of us are living witnesses as to what happened to the PDP. The crisis that led to the PDP losing to the APC in the last election was caused by overriding personal interests over party interest. Every member of the party is going to be a financial member. There is only room for loyal and dedicated members. There is no room for money bags to hijack the party.

Lagos council poll, a walk over for APC delegates knows why they are in the stadium and there was no problem, by my count we had succeeded in doing about 54 out of 57 councils before the crisis started. We were left with about probably Agege, Alimosho and at that point the delegates on the field from Agege knew where they were going. Just like the ney’s and yeah’s have it culture in the Assembly, when you hear the affirmation voice and the crowds that followed those mentioned carrying them shoulder high, we all witnessed that, but it was because the leadership also came to say we have agreed, several of them said they cannot continue with the primaries again having agreed, if not we were fully prepared for the primaries for those who probably would not agree, but several of them over 98 percent of them came over to tell the electoral committee that we have resolved, that was what we saw at the stadium, jubilations everywhere, it was like a carnival until when the hoodlums infiltrated the stadium. Some councillorship aspirants expressed their frustration at the primaries citing the fact that

they were not privy to the delegates list as was expected, what is your take on this allegations? That is why I was saying that some deliberately wanted to cause a scene, fifth columnist who had the intention of scattering the process, if not what list could anybody be looking for again, you know your executives, the list contains those that are eligible to vote, you need no super list anywhere, you know your exco having been attending meetings, so it is not something that just came up one night. Like I have been doing too, I go to my meetings, if you don’t attend your name will not be on the register so ordinarily for peace to reign that is why we are having that list, if not the various wards and local governments knows that once you attend meetings you will know yourselves, on a particular list you have 500,on another you had 150,we know ourselves, we know those who have been regular, even if sun or rain they will be there, so if you have not been doing that but just want to take advantage of the party seeing it is a platform that can win elections for you, you want to come and bamboozle us we will not take

that from you. Some people deliberately because of their selfish reasons want to twist the constitution. For any reason posterity will judge us, let us be fair and honest with whatever we do. Some of this excos will be delegates in party congress, primaries for governor or any other cadre of the body polity, that is why the local government is always very tough, because it is the template on which everybody building on, so that is why you always see various hatred and it is not new that a lot of permutations will start coming in here and there, left and center, some people will be termed Abuja politicians, Somolu politicians and what have you, every interest will come in, but the basic thing is that at the end of the day we all stay together. It is our party, we don’t have any other place to go, we are not PDP that would after scattering their party want to come and join another, we are not joining anybody, over the years we serve our party conscientiously, even when we were the only party in whole of the federation, we were there, Asiwaju was firm, the followership were also firm and that informs our feat at the national level

and we know why we are doing this. Many perceive Obanikoro as a mole coming back to APC, what is your take on this perception? That is clearly not correct, we know Obanikoro’s pedigree, he has always been a progressive, so if he decides to come to his father’s house how is it anybody’s problem, he is welcomed to the party whenever he chose to. What outcome do you expect of the election? It is an obvious thing, the handwriting is on the wall, do we have any other party? Any serious contender? We are the party, we are really doing well in Lagos and people attest to that, that we are doing well. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode by all his feats; good road networks in major and inner routes in and around Lagos metropolis, bridges, LAKERICE, and many more are pointers to the fact that Lagos is getting better and better due to progressive governance and that has largely bolstered our political fortune. The council poll is a done deal for us.

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gratuities of some workers who left service since May 2016 and the Minister was trying to deplete its revenue by directing that 5% of revenue from PSC be paid to AIB. A document made available to The Daily Times showed that AIB has requested for ministerial approval to allocate 10% of FAAN’s

Passengers’ Service Charge collected to fund accident investigation Bureau Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). AIB argued that 10% will adequately fund it to enable it deliver on its statutory mandate with revenue generated from both local and international airlines. At present, AIB is surviving on 3% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC).

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He said: “Some of the notable challenges faced are in the areas of taxes, rebates, royalties, demand for corporate social responsibility and environmental disputes, which require the court’s to adjudicate.” The CJN however noted that conflicting judgements were a necessary part of the judiciary as they helped to strengthen the system. “Conflicting decisions unfortunately, are necessary because when you approach a court in Lagos, your facts are stated and the facts of that case are also different in a court in Port Harcourt. “So, the judge takes a decision based on the facts before him and the law, and that is why we have the Court of Appeal who will look at the law and decide.” He also expressed confidence that the workshop would aid the justices and judges in the adjudication and resolution of lingering disputes bedeviling the sector. Executive director IIPELP and Visiting Professor of Energy Law,

Niyi Ayoola-Daniels, stated that the workshop with the theme, Law and the Changing Face of Petroleum, Gas and Power Sectors in Nigeria, was to intimate judicial officers and judges on the appropriate legal, fiscal and regulatory issues in recent policy decision by the oil and energy stakeholders. He added that a lot of reforms are currently ongoing in the Petroleum, Gas and Power sectors, including the recently passed Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) as well as the lingering Gencos payment issue. “The power sector is going through a lot. The electricity generating companies (Gencos) are threatening to shut down electricity supply if government does not guarantee their payment scheme. “The essence of training judges on these issues therefore is to get the judiciary understand the dynamics of the Petroleum, Gas and Power value chain in preparedness for adjudicating on legal issues that may require judicial interpretation in these sector”, he stated.

But stakeholders have argued that the AIB has no role to play as the agency remained dormant except when there was accident, describing the move as another conduit pipe to siphon funds from the industry. But AIB, on the other hand, in a defensive move, said the 3% TSC and its meagre budgetary allocation had not allowed it to fulfill its mandate. According to the AIB, the agency had not been able to train accident investigators employed since 2013 hence it has been unable to complete series of civil aircraft accidents and incidents close to ten years. In a swift reaction, members of the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and Nigerian Union of Pension-

ers, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) branch have condemned in totality the alleged directive by the Minister of State, Aviation, for FAAN to be remitting 5 per cent Passengers’ Service Charge to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). Speaking jointly on the new 5% directive, the aviation labour unions accused Senator Sirika of a grand plan to destroy FAAN, stressing that they would not fold their hands and watch the minister have his way. Querying the rationale of giving AIB 5 % passengers service charge, both unions maintained that AIB is not doing much and therefore, does not require remittance from FAAN. According to them, if by any chance, AIB is in need of money,

the Ministry of Aviation should be able to fund the bureau, adding that by law, AIB is supposed to be funded by the Federal Government. Comrade Saidu said: “He spoke about concession, we have kicked against concession. There were ministers before him that wanted to enforce their own aims and objectives without minding the ICAO best practices, we kicked against it. We are kicking against the concession again. To add insult upon the injury, we just heard that he has approved and announced that FAAN should be given AIB 5 per cent of IGR. When you look at the numerous responsibility of FAAN as the landlord, it is uncountable. That is why FAAN is intensifying efforts on their IGR improvements”.

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priorities of the ERGP. Udoma further explained that allocations have been targeted at critical economic sectors that have quick transformative potentials such as infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, solid minerals, services, and social development. According to the minister, the overall budget deficit stood at N2.356 trillion in the budget representing 2.18% of the gross domestic products, which he said was within the 3% GDP threshold stipulated in the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007. The Federal Government, Udoma explained, would finance the deficit component of the budget from borrowing which he put at N2.32 trillion, with domestic source accounting for N1.25 trillion while the foreign source would plug the remaining deficit with N1.07 trillion. In highlighting the key projects of the government, the Minister said a social housing programme would gulp N100 billion towards

a one trillion fund; establishment of special Economic Zones for N44 billion, to be cited in each of the six geopolitical zones; N16 billion voted for Export Expansion Grant (EEG) and the recapitalisation of the Banks of Industry and Agriculture for N15 billion. He pointed out that the two banks would finance and promote vigorous Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs). Responding to question on the numerous projects introduced into the 2017 budget by the National Assembly, which resulted in removal or slashing of other projects proposed by the executive in the 2017, the Minister of Budget said that the executive and the legislature had come to an agreement that the executive would now present the affected budget in the form of virement to the legislature. Udoma also indicated that Federal Government will work hard to increase revenues so as to be able to fund the Budget. He said that in spite of criticisms about government borrow-

ings, the country’s fiscal deficit is still well within the three per cent (3%) limit and government is keeping very tight control on the size of the budget to make sure the fiscal deficit remains within the 3% threshold. The Minister said although certain developments affected the realisation of projected government revenue last year, the administration is working hard to ensure increase in revenues to fund the 2017 budget. “In terms of implementation of the Budget, we are making strenuous efforts to find the resources required. We are challenging our revenue generating agencies, particularly the FIRS (Federal Inland Revenue Service) and Customs, to improve their efficiencies and broaden their reach so as to achieve the targets set for them in the 2017 Budget”, he explained. He added that government will strive to maximize the revenues it can generate from the oil and gas sector as it is clear that the foreign exchange generated from the sector is critical for government’s

plans to diversify to the non-oil sectors. As government is introducing measures to improve on the efficiencies in that sector to increase Government’s take, the Minister said “we are also engaging more extensively with the communities and people of the Niger Delta to minimize disruptions to oil production”. Reviewing the 2016 Budget performance, Senator Udoma said there was reasonable progress on implementation and achievement of set targets even though aggregate revenues was less than projections, mainly due to disruptions in oil production in the Niger Delta region. Despite the shortfall in revenue, he said government met its debt service obligations and personnel costs while overhead costs were largely covered. The Minister said the 2017 Budget is an infrastructure Budget and government takes transportation very seriously, which is why so much has been voted for roads and railways.

He also said ease of doing business is very critical to government because it wants to turn the country from a nation of importers to a nation of producers. In his opening remarks, the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Mr. Ben Akabueze, said the public presentation of the budget underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to opening up the budget process and making it more participatory. The debt service to revenue ratio is projected to be about 32.7% in FY2017. The Recurrent nondebt expenditure of N2.99 trillion is made up of: Personnel costs - N1.88 trillion (63%); Overhead - N219.84 billion (7%); ServiceWide Vote pensions – N89.98 billion (3%); Consolidated Revenue Fund Pensions - N191.63 billion (6%); Other Service-Wide Votes N138.70 billion (5%); Presidential Amnesty Programme – N76.7 billion (3%); Refund to Special Accounts – N40 billion; and (1%), and Special Intervention Programme (recurrent) - N350 billion (12%).

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Editorial Nigeria’s Child malnutrition crisis

f there is any grave national issue that has attracted international attention and even criticisms at the way and manner it is being handled, it is no other than the crisis of child malnutrition in Nigeria. Child malnutrition is so acute that it has been dubbed “Nigeria’s Silent Crisis”. Figures show that nearly one million children under the age of five years die every year in Nigeria as result of malnutrition, which makes the country one of the highest contributors to the under five mortality. In fact, statistics reveal that over 11 million Nigerian children under the age of five years are stunted, ranking second only to India. Also, Nigeria accounts for one-tenth of the global burden of Severe Acute under-five Malnutrition (SAM), with 37 %of them stunted, 29% underweight and 18 % wasted. Sadly, about half of the 2,300 children that die daily in the country are victims of malnutrition and related diseases (diarrhea, measles, anemia, and gastroenteritis). While records show that 2.5 million children in the country are severely malnourished, it also reveals that about 30% of the Nigerian children are underweight, more than double the proportion of underweight Ghanaian children. What it shows is that a large percentage of Nigerian children have retarded physical growth and brain development due to poor nutrition, thereby hampering their ability to thrive and live to their full potential. Even at that, the crisis becomes more glaring when compared among the country’s geopolitical zones, with the Northeast and Northwest having the highest percentage of stunted, wasted and underweight children, while the Southeast records the lowest. Despite the embarrassing situation, fact remains that Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) exists all over the country affecting about 2.5 million children. Given that malnutrition accounts

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‘Isi Mbido’ New Igbo channel debuts on StarTimes ...Opens free monthly viewing for subscribers

Determined to bring premium entertainment in indigenous Nigerian languages to its valued subscribers, popular pay TV company, StarTimes, has launched a new Igbo entertainment channel ‘Isi Mbido’ on its platform. Thenewpackagewillinclude entertainment programmes such as movies, music, studio shows and many more. Speaking on the new channel, Acting Brands and Marketing Director, StarTimes, Mr. QasimElegbede, said all StarTimes subscribers, new and dormant, are qualified to watch this first-of-its-kind channel for free throughout this month. He said the new channel will go a long way to deepen consumer interests, not only in StarTimes, but with Nigerian local

andindigenouslanguages as it is poised to bring exciting and consumer engaging programmes. Elegbede noted also that StarTimes aggregates various exciting and top-notch channels on its platform to offer millions of digital TV subscribers a rich blend of entertainment- be it movies, sports, news, drama, series, and music. “Our desire is to ensure that every Nigerian family can afford, access and enjoy digital television with over 100 owned and authorized channels creatively selected to appeal to every member of the family,” He said. StarTimes is the leading digital-TV operator in Africa, covering 80 per cent of the continent’s population with a massive distribution network of 200 brand halls, 3,000 convenience stores and 5,000 distributors.

Sad end for a suspected criminal in Calabar

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It was a sad end for a suspected criminal who allegedly stormed some streets at the suburb in Calabar, Cross river state capital stealing valuables of residents estimated at several thousands of naira. The suspects who were four in number stormed the area on Sunday and stole some valuables belonging to the people. The people it was gathered, ganged up and chased the suspects, three of them escaped while one was captured by the mob and burnt to death. “The incident happened at Edim Otop main market by the early hours of Sunday and the mob rudely sent their victim to hell”, a source hinted. The victim whose name was not known at the time

of filling this report was amongst a gang of four-man criminal group who always stormed the area robbing the residents door-to-door. “In the act, the residents summoned courage and went after them this time” Ekpo Etim told our correspondent. “Three of the criminals made their way through the crowds and escaped, while the unfortunate one whom the narrator said was subdue couldn’t escape as he was later battered and burnt to death by the mob”. We learned that the incident was the second jungle justice in recent time. When contacted on phone, the Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Igbo confirmed the incident saying that some suspects have been arrested in connection with the lynching.

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L-R: Ogun State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Onanuga; Chief of Staff to Ogun State Governor, Chief Tolu Odebiyi; Head of Site Engineer, Mr. Paddy O’Neill, when the deputy governor led top government functionaries on project inspection tour of Abeokuta and Ogun East Senatorial District… on Monday.

Osun police storms ritualist den, rescues 11 lunatics

Sodiq Adekunle Osogbo

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No fewer than 11 mentally deranged persons have been rescued by the Osun State Government from a suspected ritualist, Mr Isiaka Akande, who is allegedly running an orthodox psychiatric centre. The lunatics were evacuated from Akande’s house at Aagba, Boripe Local Government of the state, by a team of police and officers of the Osun Destitute Rehabilitation Programme (OREHAB). One of the mentally challenged people being treated had been killed and mutilated by Akande and a friend herbalist, Rasidi Ajibade for ritual purpose, it was learnt. Akande and Ajibade were caught with the deceased head’s, hands, pri-

vate part and intestine at Oluode market in Osogbo, some few days ago on their way to make use of the parts for ritual. While Akande fled and escaped arrest on the day, Ajibade was arrested by the police last week Monday at his residence at Aagba. The police evacuated six of the insane people and kept them at the State Criminal Investigation Department. The six mentally deranged people are: Mutiyat Otitan, Afolabi Femi, Yemisi Babatunde, Alawumi Aladokun, Ajara and Taiwo Jolayemi. Both Akande and Ajibade confessed to the crime before newsmen. When the state government was informed on the Akande’s psychiatric centre, the Commissioner for

Social Protection, Sports and Special Needs, Comrade Biyi Odunlade with a team of police led by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Folasade Odoro, and officials of the OREHAB to evacuate the rest of the insane people. Five mentally challenged people who were chained and looking unkempt in the uncompleted building of Akande were evacuated. They were: Taofeek, Toyin Ogunleye, Ayobami Adijat, Mosudi and one old woman who could neither walk nor talk. Akande led the police and journalists to where he and his herbalist friend buried the remains of the murdered lunatic behind his house, confessing that his friend lured him into money ritual. All the lunatics includ-

ing those that were earlier evacuated by the police were taken to the state government rehabilitation centre at Ilobu where they were fed, bathed and treated by doctor. Speaking with newsmen, Odunlade said the state government would conduct primary assessment on the lunatics to ascertain the severity of their insanity, saying that the process would guide them to know which one to be treated at state or teaching hospital. According to Odunlade, all the mentally challenged people would go through psychosocial test to know those who were stable mentally or not. The commissioner disclosed that the state government had rehabilitated and reintegrated 160 mentality challenged people with the programme.

FRSC deploys 25,000 personnel, 200 mobile courts for Sallah patrol

Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo

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To ensure that road users enjoy the best driving and crash free experience during the forthcoming Eid-el fitri cerebration, The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 25,000 regular and special marshals as well as 200 mobile courts nationwide for a special sallah patrol. Briefing the press on the level of preparedness of the Corps in Abuja, the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr. Bizi Kazeem, disclosed

that 864 vehicles, 106 ambulances, 22 tow trucks and 266 motorcycles have been deployed for this exercise while 200 mobile courts have been setup to try traffic offenders. The Corps spokesperson said that the use of mobile phones while driving, over loading, over speeding, reckless driving, driving against traffic, obstruction and use of speed limit device for commercial drivers will not be treated with levity by the special patrol team. He stated that efforts will

be intensified in some hot spots like the Abuja-Lokoja highway, Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Benin-Asaba-Ore road to ensure zero road crash during the sallah. According to Kazeem the aim of the special patrol is to ensure effective management of expected upsurge in human and vehicle traffic to minimize road accidents within the period. ``We want to emphasize traffic control, traffic calming, making sure that the motoring public reach their destinations without any

delay. ``We have about 200 mobile courts already set up to try erring offenders, and we are emphasizing on use of phone while driving, speed limiting device as it relates to commercial vehicle operators, overloading, lane indiscipline and obstruction. ``We are looking at critical routes like Abuja-Lokoja highway, Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Benin-AsabaOre road and some other critical areas to ensure that we record zero crash during the Sallah period.’’

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CAN, Muslim community counter herdsmen threats Freddie Adamgbe,

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men, Somolu Ikosen and Julius Benson, were on Monday arraigned before a Lagos High court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly robbing MTN of 8 solar backup solar batteries. The two defendants and others who are now at large were arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye on a three count charge which bothers on robbery and illegal possession of arm. According to the prosecutor, T.M Ashafa, the duo was said to have committed the crime sometime in December, 2015 at Council roundabout, Idimu

area in Lagos, where the gang struck the MTN office with the aim of absconding with the said batteries. They were said to have succeeded with the operation the first time they visited the company but luck ran out on them when they struck the same spot a second time on the 15th of January, 2016 at about 2am to steal the same materials. Ashafa also narrated before the court how Policemen on patrol nabbed them and gave a chase to the fleeing gang members who are now at large. The defendants were apprehended with an iron cutter and other dangerous weapons. He further informed the court

that the offences contravened sections 299 and 298 of the criminal law of Lagos state, 2015 as the accused allegedly attempted to rob, robbed and were in possession of dangerous weapons. The defendants both pleaded not guilty to the charge against them. The defense counsel, K. U. Ayo, told the court that his clients were innocent as they had pleaded not guilty and they would be ready to go on with the trial whenever it is arranged. He also pleaded with the court to grant a short adjournment so as to get a speedy trial and vindicate his clients. The matter was adjourned till 10th, 11of October, 2017 for trial.

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Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN ) and the Muslim Community ( MC ) in Benue state yesterday stage a peaceful protest against the threats recently issued by the leadership of Miyatti Allah Kautal Hore that they would mobilise their members to resist the implementation of Anti Open Grazing Law signed by governor Samuel Ortom. The two groups which matched to the Benue state government House yesterday were received by Governor Samuel Ortom who restated the determination of his administration to ensure that the persistent clashes between herdsmen and Benue farmers is permanently addressed hence the enactment of the law. Governor Ortom insisted that the law would catch up with any herdsman that would try to resist the implementation of the anti-open grazing law of the state saying the security agencies were ever ready to arrest anybody or group that would try to resist the implementation of the law. He pointed out that the law would be enforced fully in November after the grace period of transition which would end in October. He said that any herdsman that was not comfortable with

the law was free to leave the state and settle where open grazing of animals was not prohibited. He stressed that anybody that was rearing livestock must put them in ranches, adding that the law was to protect both farmers and animal rearers. He said that ranching was not only meant for cattle but all livestock to prevent them from wandering into people’s farms. Earlier, the CAN Chairman in Benue, Rev. Akpen Leva, lamented that the herdsmen had co-existed with the Benue people harmoniously for decades and wondered why they had resorted to criminal violation of the people’s rights in recent times. Leva said that the law was not to undermine the economic or social interest of the herdsmen or any other ethnic nationality in Nigeria but was meant to conform to global best practices for the management of livestock which is also in the interest of cattle herdsmen. The CAN Chairman added that the anti-open grazing law is the most civilised and best lasting solution that will resolve this perennial problem between farmers and herdsmen which has unleashed the worst humanitarian crisis ever witnessed in Benue.

200 people to enjoy free eye treatment in Ogun ÏÏÏAs a way of

Chairman, Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs’) camp, Nicolas Samuel; Women leader, Fatima Hassan; Divisional Managing Director, Red Star Freight, Tonye Preghafi and Director, Red Star Express Plc., Alhaji Aminu Dangana, during the presentation of relief materials to IDPs by Red Star Foundation in Malkohi, Yola, Adamawa State… recently.

touching lives in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government area and its environs, especially people with eye defects, the Eyes 4 African Foundation Inc. and Ancestral Pride Temple Limited in collaboration with Ado-Odo Ota Local Government will provide a two-day free eye test and clinic for the people. The CEO of Ancestral Pride Temple Limited, Oluwo Fasola Faniyi said the two-day programme was to showcase their good relationship and also render assistance to the less privi-

leged especially those with various eye defects. Speaking further, he said “there will be free eye clinic and distribution of eye glasses.” Also the President and founder of Eyes 4 African Foundation Inc., Dr. Michelle J. McCollin from USA and a host of medical officers will be at the occasion to carry out various medical tests. The two-day free eye tests and clinic will be holding at Ado-Odo Local Government Secretariat between June 19 and 20, 2017.

Deputy gov. charges police officers to be dedicated on duty post Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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and men of the Nigeria Police have been admonished to serve with all their might and be dedicated to duty have a glorious carrier in the service to the nation. The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed gave the charge yesterday, at the pullout parade for the State Commissioner of Police Mr.Olusola

Amore held at the Police Headquarters, Ilorin. Governor Ahmed who was represented by his Deputy, Elder Peter Kisira urged the officers and men of the Police Force to take a cue from the worthy legacies of the retired Police Commissioner who served the state and the nation meritoriously and without blemish. The Governor described the retired Police Commissioner as an officer who contributed im-

mensely using his exemplary leadership qualities, simplicity, humility and standard model policing to the reduction of crime and criminal activities in the State. He charged him to consider the State as his home, feel free to interfere and intervene in whatever way that could bring more progress and peace to the state. Governor Ahmed noted that CP Amore had served the Na-

tion selflessly, meritoriously and committedly for an upward of three decades and contributed his quota to its growth, development and progress. The Governor expressed joy that CP Amore joined the Police Force hale and hearty and was pulled out in like manner thanking God for His mercy. In his address, the retired Commissioner of Police Amore thanked the State Government for its support and called for ad-

equate funding of the force by the various governments. Amore also called for training, retraining and logistic support to the Nigeria Police Force to achieve the target of reducing crime to the barest minimum. The programme was witnessed by members of the State Executive Council, Service Chiefs in the State, Special Advisers and Assistants and traditional rulers among others.

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Stories By Tony Nwakaegho GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of GSMA, the body that represents the interests of mobile operator’s worldwide, has declared that the number of mobile subscribers globally has hit five billion, real time data. The body also said though it took four years to add the latest 1 billion subscribers, this milestone means that more than two-thirds of the global population are now connected to a mobile service. Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA commented that, “Reaching the 5 billion subscribers milestone is a tremendous achievement for an industry that is only a few decades old, and reflects the many billions of dollars that mobile operators have invested in networks, services and spectrum over many years.” Today mobile is a truly global platform, according

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to Granryd, delivering connectivity and perhaps more importantly, social and economic opportunities to citizens in all corners of the world. The DG of the GSMA stressed that this massive reach allows the mobile industry to be a key player in delivering global initiatives, such as, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report breakdown of the figures, according to regions, shows more than half (55 per cent) of mobile subscribers are based in the Asia Pacific region, which is home to the world’s two largest mobile markets: China and India. China accounts for more than a billion of

Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA

the world’s subscribers, while India accounts for 730 million. The most highly penetrated regions in the world is Europe, where 86 per cent of citizens have subscribed to a mobile service. SubSaharan Africa is the least penetrated region at 44 per cent. It is predicted that the number of unique mobile subscribers worldwide will increase to 5.7 billion by the end of the decade. By that point, almost threequarters of the world’s population will subscribe to a mobile service. India is expected to account for the largest share of growth over this period, responsible for around 30 per cent of new

unique subscribers by 2020. “Subscriber growth opportunities over the coming years will be focused on connecting mainly rural, low-income populations; operators are developing a range of sustainable solutions to deliver affordable connectivity to underserved communities,” Granryd added. He also emphasized that in mature markets where subscriber growth is slowing, operators are evolving their business models to capture increasing value within the expanding mobile ecosystem, and providing the platform for a new digital world as we enter the 5G era.

IPV6: NCC commences Internet Industry Code of Practice document Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta has said that the commission has commenced the development of the Internet Industry Code of Practice document that will guide the Commission and the Internet Industry. Danbatta made this known in an address at opening ceremony of a three-day 2017 International Workshop on IPv6, organised by the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in collaboration with AFRINIC, the Internet numbering registry for Africa, which has just commenced in Lagos. Danbatta,who was represented by Engineer Haru Alhassan, Director, New Media and Information Security at the Commission, said that the deployment of IPv6, is a more sustainable solution that can deliver economic and social opportunities for the future of the Internet economy, as compared to other stop gap measures of either deploying IPv4 Network

Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman NCC

Address Translation (NAT). He explained that the proposed Internet Code of Practice will lead eventually to the establishment of shared principles, norms, rules that shape the use of the Internet in the country. The EVC NCC underscored that while the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses is a global phenomenon, the need for IPv6 is even more urgent in Nigeria, a location

to the fastest growing ICT industry, adding that IPv6 will enable an enormous increase in the number of Internet addresses currently available under IPv4. The abounding business and innovation opportunities alone, he reiterated are reason enough for the ICT Industry to make a quick transition to IPv6 capable IT infrastructure. “ IPv6 implementation

brings much more to the table including increased security and ease of management; the new protocol features a network layer that ensures simpler security management than IPv4, because it has inbuilt security to facilitate encryption and authentication of communications; and having a full IPv6 infrastructure also makes network management easier and cost effective. “It has the advantage of a huge IP address space and an efficient routing mechanism. It reduces the need for routing tables, and also reduces server load. “The Commission has commenced the development of the Internet Industry Code of Practice document that will guide the Commission and the Internet Industry. The proposed Internet Code of Practice will lead ultimately to the establishment of shared principles, Norms, Rules that shape the use of the Internet in the Country.” He said,“In view of the strategic and economic relevance of IPv6 implementation, and the NCC’s plan to boost Internet infrastructure, the

Commission, as the main driver of IPv6 migration, will: develop regulatory guideline for IPv6 deployment over the ISPs and MNOs networks; develop a policy framework/roadmap for network migration; prepare detailed plans, strategies and guidelines as a result of this Roadmap to enable implementation at all levels; conduct awareness training and national workshop about IPv6 network migration; Implement migration plan for ISPs and MNOs; assist government agencies and private organizations in migrating to IPv6; recommend to council/ taskforce of any incentives that shall be provided to ISPs and MNOs to encourage their network migration; Measure IPv6 readiness; type approve the IPv6 enabled devices and arrange for IPv6 certification; regularly audit the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) network to achieve the policy and roadmap implementation; support the activities of the Nigeria IPv6 Council; and and monitor the migration process and

recommend new target in the roadmap”. The EVC commended the organisers, as pointed out in 2016, stressing that there is need for technical skillset and competence as this was identified as one of the setbacks to the adoption of IPv6 during interactions with some of the industry stakeholders. “Also, mentioned was the lack of buy-in amongst service providers, since there appeared not to be any business case for it. “While IPv4 might still be available in the African Region. Nigeria needs to be mindful that the adoption of IPv6 will not be a matter of choice as other developed and developing countries are already using this, and it will make Internet of Things and broadband services more seamless and more secured”, Danbatta added. He called on participants to take full advantage of the opportunities the training provides, adding that it will assist the Country in raising the required awareness and human capital towards addressing the issues.

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TD Mobile distributes about 70% mobile devices in Nigerian market – Mrs. Ijogun Mrs Gozi Ijogun is the Managing Director of Technology Distribution (TD) Mobile, a subsidiary of Technology Distribution Ltd, based in Lagos. She spoke with Tony Nwakaegho in this exclusive interview, during the International ICT Girls’ Day in Lagos. Excerpts:

the OEMs certify the products and you get incentives. That is also a motivation for these resellers to buy the actual genuine products from Technology Distribution. We are aware that Smart phones that come inside the country get type approval from Nigerian Communications Commission in order to checkmate the influx of fake phones. Are you not working in tandem with the commission in this direction?

What is Technology Distribution (TD) Mobile all about?

The phones that TD brings into the country are 100 per cent type approved. We would not sell anything that has not been certified and type approved by NCC. So we work with OEMs to ensure that these things are in place before we bring them to the country.

TD Mobile was actually founded four years ago. We were founded because, we saw the trend of moving from the traditional laptop, desktop to mobile devices; and we did not want to be left behind. We were founded in 2013, and we have grown to be one of the biggest distributors in West Africa for smart devices. Some of the brands we carry are Infinix, Nokia, Samsung, Lenovo, Huawei and so on. We are responsible for about 70 per cent of the devices you can find in the channel today. The Federal Government is envisioning local content in ICT industry, but you mentioned Infinix, Nokia and others, which are foreign devices. What is your take on this initiative? We deal directly with OEMs, which is original equipment manufacturers; and we bring in these devices to the country. We have a channel, so we deal with the likes of the people in Computer Village,Lagos, Online stops, Direct Renewal, Slot, Konga and so on. We are the one who sell to these people, not just in Lagos, but across Nigeria, Ghana and Africa. You mentioned the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Do we have them in Nigeria here? They have presence in Nigeria, but they don’t bring in devices directly. They have to go through a distributor. Let me give you the channel structure. Before technology distribution came about 18 years ago, people travel to China and put these products in their suit cases,then they come to Nigeria and sell at ridiculously high prices. But TD was founded to put some structure in the IT channel. So, what happens now is that it

Are you people encouraging the local manufacturers in Nigeria that want to venture into manufacturing phones to boost local content?

MRS GOZI IJOGUN Managing Director of Technology Distribution (TD) Mobile.

goes from the manufacturer to a distributor and the distributor sells to a retailer, while the retailer sells to the end users to create some sanity in the channel. There is some price sanity in the market as a result of this structure. The emerging trend is that the government talks of dealing in local content in ICT products and not having anything to do with foreign soft wares, so, what is the position of TD Mobile in this situation? There are some devices that actually come with local apps, as what they want is local content in the likes of Konga, Jumia and Yudala. For some devices they tell us before we bring it to install their apps just to add some local content. There are also some musical apps, which they tell us and actually the OEMs have to give their consent to install these local apps that have some local contents in them. So, we are in discussion with various people on an e-book

to put some local text books that you see in secondary schools in certain devices. Looking at the ICT market especially the Computer Village, it is saturated with fake phones going by brand, label and names of original phones to deceive unsuspecting customers. How are TD Mobile and other distributors working to eradicate this trend? That is the challenge that we face since Technology Distribution was born; what we do is to educate the re-seller, that if you buy from the right channel, from TD, you are getting genuine product. If there is any problem with the device, we have after sale support, which is warranty for one year. And you can walk into any of the OEM’s Centre and get your phone fixed. If you buy a fake phone you can’t do that. We also give them some incentives which we call loyalty programmes. So if you buy from us or from the OEMs,

Yes. We actually want to schedule a meeting with AfriOne because, we are excited with what they are doing and it will be good for a local company to actually manufacture these devices in Nigeria. We hope to schedule a meeting with them to see where that will lead us. It is a good step in the right direction. What is your assessment of the ICT industry under this present dispensation? It is kind of obvious that the present government is not paying particular attention to the ICT industry. Hopefully that will change because I know there have been some articles from some prominent men in the ICT industry about the current government giving them in the industry some more focus. We hope that they will listen because everything now is technology. We need technology to survive for a country that is developing technology is very key to us as a nation. We hope that the government will actually listen to us and pay particular attention to the ICT industry. We are here today to witness the 2017 International Girls in ICT Day organized by e Business Life, what is your Organization doing in order to

encourage the female folk and bridge the digital gender divide in the industry? First of all, in our organization, like I manage an entity and most of the entity heads under the Technology Distribution, are mostly females. So by doing that alone we are encouraging our younger colleagues to go out, talk to younger girls and try and get them into the ICT industry because it is an industry that is being dominated by the men currently. For example, once we heard about this event we were very excited to be a part of this event because, that is something that is now in our blood. My Chief Executive Officer is female, Mrs Chioma Ekeh, so she passes this down the line and that is why I am here today to represent my company to show and to show girls that the ICT industry is not only just for men, but it is for everyone. How will you encourage these secondary school girls that are here today? I am very proud of them. I hope to talk to them and encourage them further to pursue a career in the ICT Industry. I will share my contact details with them in case they want to take me as their mentor; they are free to call me anytime they want to do internships in Technology Distribution they can come in and I will be prepared to motivate them. In Nigeria in particular, our parents bring us up, saying you are a girl, you should study economics, business and all these studies. Every girl should be open to what they want to study. My father wanted me to study economics, but I studied Chemistry, and came out with very good result. And I am where I am today because of what I studied. They should listen to their parents, but if they have passion for ICT they should let them know and I am sure they will be encouraged at the end of the day. Do you think we can bridge this gender gap in the ICT industry? Definitely it is already being great and I am sure that in the next couple of years with this initiative in place we will have a lot more girls in the ICT industry.

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WONDERFUL SALVATION IN CHRIST DELIVERANCE MINISTRY EGANMIDOGO.

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE: 1 LADY EVANG. EGBEDINNI OYEYEMI - PRESIDENT 2 PASTOR OJELABI ISAAC - SPECIAL ADVISER 3 MR. AJAYI OKIKIJESU JOSHUA - TREASURER 4 DR. DARAMOLA RUFUS AYODELE - SECRETARY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 To propagate the Gospel of our lord Jesus Christ 2 To create spiritual atmosphere where people get their problems solved, burden lifted and deliverance assured 3 To prepare an array of end-time Christian solders who will be ambassadors of Christ worldwide. 4 To assist the less priviledge in making a living and having a fulfilled life. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar - General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: BY SECRETARY.

THE LIVINGTREE OF LIFE BIBLE CHURCH This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990 TRUSTEES ARE: (1) Pastor ADEJUMO MOSES OLADELE- G.O (2)Evangelist ADEJUMO DAVID DAMILARE--Sec (3)Pastor(Mrs) ADEJUMO COMFORT FOLUKE (4)Pastor OGUNTUNASE OMONIYI SAMUEL (5)Pastos OSUNBIYI OLUGBENGA ADEWOLE (6)Deacon AGBENIYI EBENEZER GBENGA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1 To preach and propagate the gospel of jesus all over the world 2 To help the needy through prayers, care and counselling Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar - General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED : SECRETARY

PUBLIC NOTICE

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT “CORNERSTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED” HAS CHANGED ITS NAME TO “GTI ASSET MANGEMENT & TRUST LIMITED” KINDLY TAKE NOTE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) SIGNED: BARR. OMOTAYO AKAPO COMPANY SECRETARY

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MRS PROMISE CHINYEAKA ODEY

IBRAHIM RAFIAT ADEJOKE

MRS PROMISE CHINYEAKA ODEY: I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS PROMISE NWOSAH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS PROMISE CHINYEAKA ODEY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

IBRAHIM RAFIAT ADEJOKE: I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM BALIQEES ASABI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBRAHIM RAFIAT ADEJOKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

BALOGUN TINUOLA OLAWANLE

OLUBI OPEYEMI ZAINAB

BALOGUN TINUOLA OLAWANLE: I FORMELY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN TINUOLA JULIET, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN TINUOLA OLAWANLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

HAMMED FUNMILAYO IDOWU I, formerly known and addressed as Oladimeji Funmilayo Idowu now wish to be known and addressed as Hammed Funmilayo Idowu. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. NLEMCHI CHRISTIAN CHUKWUMA I, formerly known and addressed as Nlemchi Chukwuma now wish to be known and addressed as Nlemchi Christian Chukwuma. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as DOPEMU OPEYEMI SHOGBOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUBI OPEYEMI ZAINAB. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OLANIYI WALIAT ABIDEMI I, formerly known and addressed as OLAYINKA Waliyat Abidemi now wish to be known and addressed as OLANIYI WALIAT Abidemi. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. UCHECHUKWU EZECHIEDO I, formerly known and addressed as Uche Vincent Ezechiedo now wish to be known and addressed as Uchechukwu Ezechiedo. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHIBEE CHUMA FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHUKWUEMEKA CHIBUZOR 2. CHUMA--OBI IFEYINWA 3. OKEKE CHIZOBA DEBBY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ADDRESS ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHIDI ONWUEKWEIKPE 08034015399

CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKOLIE JOY CHIEMEKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOY CHINDINMA OKOLIE. AND MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 16TH MAY 1980 INSTEAD OF 8TH JUNE 1983. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

DAODU ADEBOLA BOBBY Formerly known and addressed as SALAMI TOKUNBO ISMAIL, now wish to be known and addressed as DAODU ADEBOLA BOBBY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

BANKOLE MUSELIU BANKOLE MUSELIU: I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKANO MUSELIU BANKOLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BANKOLE MUSELIU ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm and certify that MRS. ASEIN OKHEREN ADLYN is same person as MRS. ASEIN OKHEREN ADYLN IFIDON. All former documents remain valid.

BASSEY MARTINS TIMOTHY

AFEN DENIS ENEJI

Formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY MARTINS BASSEY, now wish to be known and addressed as BASSEY MARTINS TIMOTHY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as USHIE CLEMENT INAH, now wish to be known and addressed as AFEN DENIS ENEJI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADENIBO MARIAM Formerly known and addressed as MARIA TOSO, now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIBO MARIAM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OSARETIN RETNEYMEN Formerly known and addressed as OSARETIN LILIAN OSAGHAE, now wish to be known and addressed as OSARETIN RETNEYMEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWANNE HOTELIERS ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ABRAHAM PAUL KERIEFE 2. M/S. FRANCISCA OKOLIE 3. OJEI BENJAMIN NDUKA 4. OKONTA EWERE 5. M/S. JOY ORJI UKAIMAKA

-CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY, PEACE AND PROGRESS AMONGST THE ASSOCIATION’S MEMBERS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE MUTUAL HELP AND GENERAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ISAAC ENAMUDU, ESQ. (SOLICITOR)

MBEN TIPPER DRIVERS & PIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION

WESTGATE ESTATE RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION, LEKKI, LAGOS

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OZI JUDE OKORIE PRESIDENT 2.ODIZIA UKOHA UKPAI 3.KALU UGURU KALU 4.KALU ANAGA EKE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: THE ADVANCEMENT/PROTECTION OF THE INTEREST OF SANDS AND STONE EXCAVATORS WITHIN OHAFIA L.G.A., ABIA.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

BLOSSOM WORSHIP CENTRE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OKOROAFOR CHISOM 2. EMOVON OLULEYE OMOREGIE 3. ADEROJU MOJIDI ABDUL 4. ADESINA AYODEJI SUNDAY 5. ALEXANDER ANABA 6. ONWUKA UCHE PROMISE 7. MARTINS IKECHUKWU ONWUKA

- CHAIRMAN - VICE CHAIRMAN - SECRETARY - PRO - MEMBER - MEMBER - MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJEVTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ORJI UGOCHUKWU ROMANUS 2. ORJI AUGUSTINA UGOADA 3. ORJI VALENTINE CHIDUBEM 4. ORANU JUDE CHIKE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN BASIC INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE ESTATE 2. TO PROPAGATE LOVE AND UNITY AMONG ITS MEMBERS 3. TO CATER FOR THE WELL BEING OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION MUST REACH THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OBIAGELI OKOYE (MRS) LEGAL PRACTITIONER 08034107073.

HEAVENLIES GOSPEL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. NEHEMIAH BELOVED ERUKA 2. JOHNSON KALU 3. CHISOM EMEKA ALUKA 4. BRO. DESMOND OGBUJA 5. WINNER NEHEMIAH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE CHRISTIANITY NATIONWIDE 2. TO EVANGELISE AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST 3. TO ENCOURAGE THE SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE AMONG CHRISTIANS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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MRS EZE CHIOMA CLARA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EDE CLARA CHIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZE CHIOMA CLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. UGWU OBIAGELI CHARITY

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AJAH EMMANUEL AMARACHI

LAURATU A. HUSSAINI

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NNADI FRANCISCA IFEYINWA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EDE FRANCISCA IRUNNA. All former documents remain valid. Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AJAH AMARACHI CONFIDENCE, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAH EMMANUEL AMARACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as LAURATU MAAJI MOHAMMED, now wish to be known and addressed as LAURATU A. HUSSAINI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

IGBO INNOCENT ONYEBUCHI

MRS NNADIKWU MARY UCHENNA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEANYA MARY UCHENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NNADIKWU MARY UCHENNA. All former documents remain valid. ECO Bank and General public should please take note.

MRS ANI CHIDINMA CYNTHIA

IKPEZIE AMARACHI FUSTINA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWU CHIDINMA CYNTHIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANI CHIDINMA CYNTHIA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AMARACHI AMARACHI FUSTINA, now wish to be known and addressed as IKPEZIE AMARACHI FUSTINA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS NWANKWO PATIENCE EBERE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ENEBE PATIENCE EBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWANKWO PATIENCE EBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

MRS EDE FRANCISCA IRUNNA

OBIAYO IKECHUKWU ALOYSIUS

I, formerly known and addressed as ANIOKE ALOYSIUS now wish to be known and addressed as OBIAYO IKECHUKWU ALOYSIUS. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

UDEH CHINEDU OBIORA I, formerly known and addressed as UDEH CHINEDU OMENGBOJI, now wish to be known and addressed as UDEH CHINEDU OBIORA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UGWU CHARITY AMECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWU OBIAGELI CHARITY. But my National I.D. was wrongly written as “OBIAGERI”. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IGBO SUNDAY INNOCENT, now wish to be known and addressed as IGBO INNOCENT ONYEBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS IHEDIKE CHINENYE LOVELYN I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ODOH CHINENYE LOVELYN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IHEDIKE CHINENYE LOVELYN. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NWACHUKWU CORNELIUS CHIKWADO I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MBA CORNELIUS CHIKWADO, now wish to be known and addressed as NWACHUKWU CORNELIUS CHIKWADO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NNAJI VITALIS CHIDIEBERE

MRS CHUKWU ESTHER AMOS

I, formerly known and addressed as NNADI VITALIS CHIDIEBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAJI VITALIS CHIDIEBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AMOS ESTHER, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWU ESTHER AMOS. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS ONYEKACHI EVELYN LOVELYN I formerly known and addressed as MISS NWAUBANI EVELYN LOVELYN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONYEKACHI EVELYN LOVELYN. All former document remain valid general public take note

NWOSU ADAKU MARYLILY

OYINDAMOLA ABIOYE COKER

ONUOHA GERALD NNAMDI

AWEDA SAMSON TOSIN

OLADEJO MUINAT FEBISHARA

I formerly known and addressed as NKARU MARY, wish to be known and addressed NWOSU ADAKU MARYLILY. And my date of birth is 27/05/1987. All former document remain valid general public take note

I formerly known and addressed as OYINDA FASAN, now wish to be known and addressed as OYINDAMOLA ABIOYE COKER all former document remain valid general public take note

I formerly known and addressed as NNAMDI GERALD, now wish to be known and wish to be known and addressed as ONUOHA GERALD NNAMDI all former document remain valid general public take note

I formerly known as AWEDA SAMSON OLUWATOSIN wish to be known and addressed as AWEDA SAMSON TOSIN .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MUYINAT OLADEJO FEBISOLA wish to be known and addressed as OLADEJO MUINAT FEBISHARA . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ODO EBERE MARTHA

JOKOMBA OLAWALE ADEMOLA

ALABI MUTIU OLANREWAJU

SANNI ABIODUN CALEB

OBINALI CHIDINMA CECILIA

I formerly known as Agbo Ebere Martha wish to be known and addressed as Odo Ebere Martha .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Jokomba Ademola Kazeem wish to be known and addressed as Jokomba Olawale Ademola. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as ALABI MUTIU SEUN wish to be known and addressed as ALABI MUTIU OLANREWAJU .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Keleb Abiodun Sunny wish to be known and addressed as SANNI ABIODUN CALEB. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as EKWENYE CHIDINMA CECILIA wish to be known and addressed as OBINALI CHIDINMA CECILIA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME AND CORRECTED DATE OF BIRTH I formerly known as Iro Anya Kalu wish to be known and addressed as Anyaku Nelson and Corrected Date of Birth is 20th February 1987. .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS. BABAJIDE-BERO MORADEYO ADUKE I formerly known as Miss BERO MORADEYO ADUKE wish to be known and addressed as MRS. BABAJIDE-BERO MORADEYO ADUKE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLUWADAMILOLA OLUWAGBEMIGUN I formerly known as DAMILOLA MERCY OLUWAGBEMIGUN wish to be known and addressed as OLUWADAMILOLA OLUWAGBEMIGUN .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS. MOSHOOD MODINAT ABISOLA

CORRECTION OF NAME

SULAIMAN KANWA USAIN

That I Salawu Sharafadeen Ajibola my name was wrongly written as Salawudeen Sharafadeen Ajibola wish to be known and addressed as Salawu Sharafadeen Ajibola . All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Sulaiman Usaini wish to be known and addressed as Sulaiman Kanwa Usain .All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

MRS OGUNODE ELIZABETH OLUWAKEMI ABIOSE I formerly known and address as Miss Aiyelabola Elizabeth Oluwakemi Abiose , now wish to be known and address as Mrs Ogunode Elizabeth Oluwakemi Abiose. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

ADEGBOYEGA-FAYEMI KENNY ADEDAYO I WAS 4MERLY KNOWN AS ADEGBOYEGA KENNY ADEDAYO AND ALSO ADEGBOYEGA KENNY FAYEMI. I NOW WISH 2 BE ADDRESSED AS ADEGBOYEGAFAYEMI KENNY ADEDAYO. (5TH/ FEB/1973.

AKUWUDIKE THERESA CHINENYE

STEPHEN GIFT KELECHI

AIMOMOH SAMUEL WILLIAM

EJAH KANMA GLORIA

WILSON MBUOT-IDEM WILSON

I, formerly known and addressed as, OHAJA GIFT KELECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as, STEPHEN GIFT KELECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, WILLIAM SAMUEL OSIREGBEMHE, now wish to be known and addressed as, AIMOMOH SAMUEL WILLIAM. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, AGI OKANMA, now wish to be known and addressed as, EJAH KANMA GLORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, WILSON WILSON WILSON, now wish to be known and addressed as, WILSON MBUOTIDEM WILSON. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. ETHEL VINCENT ASOH

ISRAEL DANIEL UMOETUK

CHIDINMA CHUKWU EMEKA

OKOKON JETHRO NYONG

AKACHUKWU JOSHUA PRAISE

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ETHEL FANYEOFORI ABBEY, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ETHEL VINCENT ASOH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ISRAEL DANIEL, now wish to be known and addressed as, ISRAEL DANIEL UMOETUK. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, CHIOMA NDUKWE, now wish to be known and addressed as, CHIDINMA CHUKWU EMEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OKOKON TEDDY OBONY, now wish to be known and addressed as, OKOKON JETHRO NYONG. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OGBONNA INNOCENT CHIZOBA, now wish to be known and addressed as, AKACHUKWU JOSHUA PRAISE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. BLESSED HAPPINESS GABRIEL I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. AGBOR HAPPINESS IKIP .A., now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. BLESSED HAPPINESS GABRIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. MRS. NJIDEKA KINGSLEY.

I, formerly known and addressed as, DIKE THERESA CHINENYE and AKUWUDIKA THERESE CHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as AKUWUDIKE THERESA CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. NJIDEKA OKOROAFOR, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. NJIDEKA KINGSLEY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. AYEBAEKIPREYE CLARA JEPTHAH I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. AYEBAEKIPREYE CLARA OBORIE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. AYEBAEKIPREYE CLARA JEPTHAH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, UGOCHUKWU UNACHUKWU, AND UGOCHUKWU MORGAN UNACHUKWU, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, UGOCHUKWU UNACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. FCMB, GTB , STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, general public should take note.

I, AMOS MARY NSE, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, IMOH MARY NSE, and date of birth as, 27th May, 1981, instead of, AMOS MARY NSE. I now wish to be known and addressed as, AMOS MARY NSE. My correct date of birth is, 27th May 1983. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known as Miss Oki Modinat Abisola wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Moshood Modinat Abisola .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

EMMANUELS WORD SOULS LIBERATION MINISTRY INT’L

This is to inform the general public that my name MAMUDU IZUAGBE NURUDEEN was wrongly written in my Nat. Identity Card but now wish to be corrected and addressed as MAMUDU ADABA NURUDEEN. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

That I was formerly known and addressed as BETHRAND ONYEBUCHI that I now wish to add NWADINAOBI to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as NWADINAOBI BETHRAND ONYEBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

AUCTION SALES! AUCTION SALES!!

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THERE WILL BE AN AUCTION SALES OF SCRAP MOTORS, SCRAP TRICYCLES, SCRAP MOTORCYCLES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT THE NIGERIA POLICE, DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS, ELELENWO DIVISION OF THE RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND. AFTER 21 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PST. MIKE AKPABIO - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. PRINCE MICHAEL EFFIONG - SECRETARY 3. MR. TELEMA BALA 4. MRS. MMAYEN MICHEAL EFFIONG 5. DCN. EFFIONG ASUQUO OKWONG

1. ONE SCRAP CAMRY REG. NO. AB 633 JE WITH KEY 2. ONE SCRAP TOYOTA CAMRY XLE REG. NO. RIVERS RUM 704 TU 3. THREE SCRAP KEKE REG. NO. IMO NER 028 WE, BAYELSA NEM 425 QE YELLOW IN COLOUR, BAYELSA NEM 237 QD, 4. ONE SCRAP KEKE yellow WITHOUT REG. NO. 5. THREE SCRAP QLINK M/Cs REG. NO. BAYELSA 425 QK, RV 552 RD, ABIA AB 5356 KC. 6. ONE SCRAP LADY KINGCHENG WHITE AND RED MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT REG. NO., ONE SCRAP QLINK M/C WITHOUT REG. NO. 7. ONE INKEL AMPLIFIER, ONE SONG AMPLIFIER, ONE LUTAIN GENERATOR, ONE TIGIMA GENERATOR, TWO EVP & SERIAL SPEAKERS, ONE SCRAP STANDING FAN, ONE SCRAP WALL FAN, ONE FLOOR RUBBER CARPET, TWO BIG MATCHET. 8. ONE SHORT AXE GREEN HEAD IN COLOR, TWO SCRAP GENERATORS, ONE HEAD OF FAN BLACK, ONE DAMAGED GLASS TABLE, ONE SMALL YAMAHA STABILIZER BLUE IN COLOUR, ONE STANDING FAN. 9. ONE WHEEL TRUCK, SOME SCRAP IRON PAN, ONE SMALL SAFETY TYRE,ONE V.C.D AND ONE DECORDER, AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. PREACHING THE GOSPEL TO THE UNREACHED 2. TO SET THE CAPTIVE FREE THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD 3. TO EDIFY THE BODY OF CHRIST Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED:ALH. UBALLO DANU AUCTIONEER

Public Notice 24 OGUNWALE WASIU TEMITAYO. I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNSOLA WASIU TEMITOPE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OGUNWALE WASIU TEMITAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. DANIEL ESTHER NINMA

EKINADOESE OBASOGIE I, formerly known and addressed as JOHN OBASOGIE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EKINADOESE OBASOGIE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. DANIEL EUNICE HALIMA

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OBADEYI OLUWADARE TUNMIKE

DANIEL LYDIA KULU

DANIEL CHRISTIANA NNAWO

DANIEL JOSHUA MANASOKO

I, formerly known and addressed as OBADEYI DAMILARE TUNMIKE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OBADEYI OLUWADARE TUNMIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as YISA LYDIA KULU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIEL LYDIA KULU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as YISA CHRISTIANA NNAWO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIEL CHRISTIANA NNAWO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as YISA JOSHUA LIKALI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIEL JOSHUA MANASOKO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

DANIEL JOHN KATUN

MRS. FAKORODE ENIOLA ADENIKE ABIGAIL

OLANIYAN BOSE ANU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AKINOLA ABIGAIL ENIOLA and MISS ALLIU ENIOLA AMINAT ADENIKE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. FAKORODE ENIOLA ADENIKE ABIGAIL. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

TAJUDEEN BABATUNDE FEYISITAN I, formerly known and addressed as TAJUDEEN ADIO FEYISITAN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TAJUDEEN BABATUNDE FEYISITAN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLANIYAN BOSE, now wish to be known and addressed as OLANIYAN BOSE ANU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as YISA ESTHER WODU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIEL ESTHER NINMA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as YISA EUNICE HALIMA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIEL EUNICE HALIMA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ISMAIL KAZEEM OJO

UGORJI PRAISE UZOAMAKA

ADEJIMI DAMILOLA OPEYEMI

EZEKIEL AKOME FESTUS

TEIBO EBARAGHA MARVIN

ESONWUNE NGOZI BLESSING

I, formerly known and addressed as UZOAMAKA OTTAH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as UGORJI PRAISE UZOAMAKA due to change in my martial status. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as GODWIN OMOLOLA OLUWAYEMISI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEJIMI DAMILOLA OPEYEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EZEKIEL FESTUS, but wish to add ‘AKOME’ which is my middle name to my existing name. That I now wish to be known, called and addressed as EZEKIEL AKOME FESTUS being my full and correct name. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as TEIBO MARVIN, but wish to add ‘EBARAGHA’ to my existing name. That I now wish to be known, called and addressed as TEIBO EBARAGHA MARVIN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKEKE NGOZI BLESSING, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ESONWUNE NGOZI BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

JINADU ABIOLA TAIWO

CORRECTION OF NAME

IJEOMA LOVETH NNAEWULU

ONYEBUCHI BENSON IKECHI

I, formerly known, called and addressed as AWOYEMI ABIOLA TAIWO , now wish to be known and addressed as JINADU ABIOLA TAIWO. All former Documents remain valid. General public take note.

That my name was wrongly written on my International Passport as OGUNNMADE IDOWU SAMUEL instead of OGUNMADE IDOWU SAMUEL. That my correct name is OGUNMADE IDOWU SAMUEL. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IJEOMA NNAEWULU THEOPLIUS, now wish to be known, called and addressed as IJEOMA LOVETH NNAEWULU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

DUDUSOLA OLUWAFUNMILOLA OLAWUNMI I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNDIMU OLUWAFUNMILOLA OLAWUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as DUDUSOLA OLUWAFUNMILOLA OLAWUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ADEDOYIN OLUWAFUNKE ABIODUN

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

Formerly known and addressed as ISMAIL KAZEEM OLAMILEKAN, now wish to be known and addressed as ISMAIL KAZEEM OJO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. OMOSENI JOY OLEKWU I, formerly known, called and addressed as OINU-MICHAEL JOY OLEKWU, Now wish to be known and addressed as OMOSENI JOY OLEKWU. All former Documents remain valid. General public take note.

MUHAMMED TAOFEEK I, formerly known, called and addressed as OLOKOBA TAOFEEK , now wish to be known and addressed as MUHAMMED TAOFEEK. That I was born on 19/2/1981. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLADIPO BRIGHT BUKOLA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, Formerly known and addressed as OLADIPUPO BRIGHT BUKOLA .Now wish to be known and addressed as. OLADIPO BRIGHT BUKOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

This is to notify the general public that! VERONICA OMOTAORO KEHINDE and VICTORIA OMOTAORO KEHINDE is the same person. Now wish to be known and addressed as VERONICA VICTORIA OMOTAORO KEHINDE.All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME My name was wrongly written as OGU CHIGOZIE SAMUEL instead of OGUAMANAM CHIGOZIE JOSEPH, now wish to be known and addressed as OGUAMANAM CHIGOZIE JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. FCMB Bank and the general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES This is to confirm that i Suzannah Jessica King Yonren, Jessica King Yonren, Suzannah Jessica King and King Yonren Suzannah Jessica are one and the same person as contained in some documents pertaining to me. All former documents remain valid. Authorities concerned and general public please take note

MRS HALIMOT DAMILOLA OMOBOLANLE ASHIRU

DIMGBA GLORIA I formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR GLORIA NDU, now wish to be known and addressed as DIMGBA GLORIA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note. OGUNNOIKI OLAJUMOKE

RACHAEL

I, formerly known and addressed as YISA JOHN KATUN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIEL JOHN KATUN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. IKERIONWU IFEOMA NWANNEKA.

I, formerly known and addressed as Obanleowo oluwfunke Elizabeth, now wish to be known and addressed as Adedoyin Oluwafunke Abiodun . All former documents remain valid. General public please take note

This is to confirm that the names OPARA PAULINE IHUARULAM, OPARA PAULINE CHIENYENWA and OPARA PAULINE refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as OPARA PAULINE IHUARULAM. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public please take note.

This is to confirm that the names MISS OKAFOR IFEOMA NWANNEKA and OKAFOR IFY NWANNEKA refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IKERIONWU IFEOMA NWANNEKA. All former documents remain valid, the general public please take note.

MRS. JULIET CHIDIMMA DURU

MRS IGELE BLESSING

I formerly known and addressed as MISS JULIET CHIDIMMA MBADUGHA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. JULIET CHIDIMMA DURU. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Miss Okhakumen Blessing, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Igele Blessing. All former document remains valid N.Y.S.C general public should please take note

ESENWA NKECHINYERE THERESA

I formerly known and addressed as Teresa Amadi now wish to be known and addressed as ESENWA NKECHINYERE THERESA.All former document remains valid general public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME/ LASISI BISOLA FATIMOH This is to certify and confirm that Lasisi Bisola and Lasisi Bisola Fatimoh refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as LASISI BISOLA FATIMOH. All former document remains valid general

AGUNBIADE OLUWAKEMI MODUPE

MRS OKUNOLA TEJUMOLA AWELE

OLOWOLABAYAKI TEMITAYO OYEKEMI

MISS BAMISAYE FLORENCE IYABODE

I Formerly known and addressed as OLUWAFEMI RACHAEL OLAJUMOKE now wish to be known, called and addressed as OGUNNOIKI RACHAEL OLAJUMOKE All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as ADETOLA OLUWAKEMI MODUPE now wish to be known, called and addressed as AGUNBIADE OLUWAKEMI MODUPE. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as MISS ASHIBUOGWU TEJUMOLA AWELE now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS OKUNOLA TEJUMOLA AWELE All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as OMOKANYE TEMITAYO OYEKEMI now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLOWOLABAYAKI TEMITAYO OYEKEMI. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS OWOSENI FLORENCE IYABODE All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

ISOLA OLALEKE THOMAS

EGBO MACELINA MERCY

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADEDOKUN OLUWAKEMI FAITH

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EREMAH MACELINA MERCY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGBO MACELINA MERCY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

This is to confirm that SALAMI TOYIN FATIMOH is the same person bearing ABDULSALAM TOYIN FATIMOH. All documents bearing these names remain valid. General public take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINFENWA OLUWAKEMI FAITH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEDOKUN OLUWAKEMI FAITH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ORJI DESTINY AMARACHI

CORRECTION OF NAME:

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES:

My name was mistakenly written as ADIKWU IBRAHIM instead of ADIKWU ALHAJI, now my correct name is ADIKWU ALHAJI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that NWANZE UCHENNA ODINAKACHI VANESSA, NWANZE UCHE O VANESSA and NWANZE UCHE VANESSA refer to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as NWANZE UCHE VANESSA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OWORA FAITH ORIENMA

MRS EZE EUNICE NGOZIKA

ULEH AMEH MATHIAS

I, formerly known and addressed as JULIET SUNNY, now wish to be known and addressed as OWORA FAITH ORIENMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS DANIEL EUNICE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZE EUNICE NGOZIKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEKA MATHIAS AMEH, now wish to be known and addressed as ULEH AMEH MATHIAS. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as Miss Halimot Damilola Omobolanle Lawal now wish to be known, called and addressed as Mrs Halimot Damilola Omobolanle Ashiru All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISHOLA OLUWALEKE THOMAS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISOLA OLALEKE THOMAS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OZOKWERE ECHEZONA GENEVIEVE I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NZENAGU ECHEZONA GENEVIEVE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OZOKWERE ECHEZONA GENEVIEVE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

UMEOJIURO IMMACULATA AMAKA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKAEZE IMMACULATA AMAKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEOJIURO IMMACULATA AMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEWUMI KEMI FLORENCE

NMERIBE JULIUS NNAMDI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMUSA KEMI FLORENCE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEWUMI KEMI FLORENCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONWUNEME JULIUS NNAMDI, now wish to be known and addressed as NMERIBE JULIUS NNAMDI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. ABILOGUN OLASUNBO OLUWAKEMI I, formerly known and addressed as MISS PASE OLASUNBO OLUWAKEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ABILOGUN OLASUNBO OLUWAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKUMA BENSON IKECHI and ONYE BENSON IKECHI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ONYEBUCHI BENSON IKECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OYEDUN MURI ORIYOMI I, formerly known and addressed as AJIROTUTU MURI ORIYOMI, now wish to be known and addressed as OYEDUN MURI ORIYOMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS DIM OGECHUKWU NWAMAKA CHELIA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UMENDUKA OGECHUKWU NWAMAKA CHELIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS DIM OGECHUKWU NWAMAKA CHELIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ORJI DIVINE, now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI DESTINY AMARACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Public Notice 25

FAUSAT AFOLAKE EDJAVE

JOSIAH ANIEKAN MICHAEL

CHINEDU AKUDO STELLA

BUKKY LADAN

ISAAC JOY IFEYINWA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as FAUSAT AFOLAKE DAUDU, now wish to be known and addressed as FAUSAT AFOLAKE EDJAVE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OKON ANIEKAN MICHAEL, now wish to be known and addressed as JOSIAH ANIEKAN MICHAEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as EZEH STELLA AKUDO, now wish to be known and addressed as CHINEDU AKUDO STELLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as BUKKY DAVID, now wish to be known and addressed as BUKKY LADAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IFEYINWA OMEOGAH, now wish to be known and addressed as ISAAC JOY IFEYINWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm and certify that OTEKU MICHAEL and OTEIKWU MICHAEL refer to one and same person. Henceforth, I wish to be known and referred to as OTEIKWU MICHAEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MR SAMSON OLUGBEMI KUYE

ABIODUN ADENIKE REMILEKUN

ELIZABETH NNENNA ORJI

DR IRETIOLA BAMIKEOLU FAJOLU

KAZEEM SULAIMAN

MRS CAROLINE ENABIRIYAI AKPAN

Formerly known and addressed as UKOH MARY OGBAJIE, now wish to be known and addressed as ELIZABETH NNENNA ORJI. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and the general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as DR. IRETIOLA BAMIKEOLU AKONI, now wish to be known and addressed as DR IRETIOLA BAMIKEOLU FAJOLU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KAZEEM AYINDE OKANDEJI, now wish to be known and addressed as KAZEEM SULAIMAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS CAROLINE ENABIRIYAI OTUKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CAROLINE ENABIRIYAI AKPAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MR. SAM KUYE, now wish to be known and addressed as MR SAMSON OLUGBEMI KUYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MUHAMMED KHADIJAT ADENIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ABIODUN ADENIKE REMILEKUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

DECLARATION OF NAME

EGESIMBA HARVESTER CHIDIMMA

MRS. NWARIBE JANE AMARACHI

DOMINIC E. ANGBULA

CORRECTION OF NAME

MRS. EKWE CHIDIMMA GLORY

I, formerly known and addressed as EGESIMBA NOMI CHIDIMMA, now wish to be known and addressed as EGESIMBA HARVESTER CHIDIMMA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIMEZIE JENNIFER AMARACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NWARIBE JANE AMARACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FRIDAY DOMINIC, now wish to be known and addressed as DOMINIC E. ANGBULA. All former documents remain valid. Nigeria Police Force and General public please take note.

My name was wrongly written as EZEKIET instead of NTIONKIET. My correct name is NTIONKIET ARIT RITA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OFURUM CHIDIMMA GLORY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EKWE CHIDIMMA GLORY. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

STELLA FRED

UMEAKUBUIKE OKWY EMMA I formerly called and addressed as UMEAKUBUIKE OKWUCHUKWU EMMANUEL now wish to be known called and addressed as UMEAKUBUIKE OKWY EMMA. All former documents remains valid. The general public please take note.

FRANCA IBIANG EBRI

OKAFOR CHUKWUEBUKA NZUBE

NWANKWO ODOCHI BEATRICE

I formerly called and addressed as ALICE IBIANG EBRI now wish to be known called and addressed as FRANCA IBIANG EBRI. All former documents remains valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as OKAFOR HENRY now wish to be known called and addressed as OKAFOR CHUKWUEBUKA NZUBE. All former documents remains valid. The general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IFEAGBA ODOCHI BEATRICE, now wish to be known as NWANKWO ODOCHI BEATRICE. All former documents remain valid. NYSC, BANKS and General public take note.

I, MR. MADUABUCHI CHUKWUNONYE JOHNSON hereby wish my children to bear STEPHEN as their Surname being the middle name of my father; MR MADUABUCHI NKEMAKOLA STEPHEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MRS. SUSAN NONYELUM CHIMEZIE

I, formerly known and addressed as SUSAN NONYELUM ONWUCHEKWA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. SUSAN NONYELUM CHIMEZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as DIKIPIRI ALABIRIKA AND STELLA DIKIBUGERERE now wish to be known called and addressed as STELLA FRED. All former documents remains valid. The general public please take note.

NWAOGU JOSEPH CHINENYEZE

CHRISTOPHER KINGSLEY ANUNOBI-MARSHALL

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

THOMAS ANDREW AYODELE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as CHRISTOPHER KINGSLEY ANUNOBI, now wish to be known and addressed as CHRISTOPHER KINGSLEY ANUNOBI-MARSHALL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Nasamu Esther Edward, now wish to be known and addressed as Lambert Esther Otse. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm and certify that NWAIWU STANLEY IKECHUKWU and NWAIWU MICHAEL IKECHUKWU refer to one and same person. Henceforth, I wish to be known and referred to as NWAIWU MICHAEL IKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as THOMAS ANDREW ABRAHAM, now wish to be known and addressed as THOMAS ANDREW AYODELE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to inform and certify that Allison Rukayat Abolore and Allison Rukayat refer to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as Allison Rukayat Abolore. All documents remain valid. Skye Bank PLC and General public should take note.

ALAGI DEBORAH UNANYA

ABDULMALIK AISHAT IDOWU

OLU-BORBITEY FOLUBI

UWAOMA GODWIN CHUKWUJEKWU

Formerly known and addressed as ABDULMALIK AISHAT OMOLABAKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULMALIK AISHAT IDOWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLU-BORBITEY FOLUBI ENNANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as OLU-BORBITEY FOLUBI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OBOH DEBORAH TOYIN

Formerly known and addressed as OJEKA DEBORAH UNANYA, now wish to be known and addressed as ALAGI DEBORAH UNANYA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SHOPITAN ABUDU RASAQ OLUSEGUN.A

Formerly known and addressed as AIYEKARE DEBORAH TOYIN, now wish to be known and addressed as OBOH DEBORAH TOYIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as UWAKWE GODWIN NDUAGUBA now wish to be known called and addressed as UWAOMA GODWIN CHUKWUJEKWU. All former documents remain valid, That I was born on the 5th February, 1976. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PRINCE JOE CHINENYE NWAOGU, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAOGU JOSEPH CHINENYEZE. All former documents remain valid. Eco Bank Plc and general public please take note.

LAMBERT ESTHER OTSE

Formerly known and addressed as SHOPITAN SEYE NURENI, now wish to be known and addressed as SHOPITAN ABUDU RASAQ OLUSEGUN.A. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NIKE ADEJUMO MUSILIAT

MRS SAMUEL UHUNAMURE MAMUNA

OLUSANYA HANNAH OLUWASEUN

OJENIYI OLUWAKEMI OLAMIDE

ALAMU JOHN ABIOLA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS MAMUDU MAMUNA now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS SAMUEL UHUNAMURE MAMUNA. All former documents remain valid, General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLUSANYA OLUWASEUN now wish to be known called and addressed as OLUSANYA HANNAH OLUWASEUN . All former documents remain valid, General public take note.

ENEOJO PAUL MALI

I formerly known and addressed as NIKE KUSHIMO MUSILI now wish to be known called and addressed as NIKE ADEJUMO MUSILIAT. All former documents remain valid, General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OJENIYI OLUWAKEMI GLORIA now wish to be known called and addressed as OJENIYI OLUWAKEMI OLAMIDE. All former documents remain valid, General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EKUKPE DUMINIC PAUL now wish to be known called and addressed as ENEOJO PAUL MALI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ALAMU JAMIU ABIOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ALAMU JOHN ABIOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE

ADENIKE HASSAN ZAINAB

OLAJIGA OLUWAKEMI FOLAKEMI

BLESSING EGBERU

Formerly known and addressed as MISS RAIMI ADENIKE JESSICA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIKE HASSAN ZAINAB. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as FADARE OLUWAKEMI FOLAKEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAJIGA OLUWAKEMI FOLAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as BLESSING IVOHA, now wish to be known and addressed as BLESSING EGBERU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEYEMI OLUWASEYE PRECIOUS

ADELABU OLUWATOYIN COMFORT

OMOTOYOSI GANIAT ABDULRAZAQ

Formerly ADENIYI OLUWASEYE PRECIOUS, now ADEYEMI OLUWASEYE PRECIOUS, All former document remain valid. LUTH, Nursing Council of Nigeria and general public take note.

Formerly YEYE OLUWATOYIN COMFORT, now ADELABU OLUWATOYIN COMFORT. All former documents remain valid. LUTH, Nursing Council of Nigeria and general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OMOTOYOSI GANIYAT AINA, now wish to be known and addressed as OMOTOYOSI GANIAT ABDULRAZAQ. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

OKOLIE ONYEBUCHI MODELE I, formerly known and addressed as BADRU OMODELE ONYEBUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOLIE ONYEBUCHI MODELE. My date of birth is 12th September 1975. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

MRS. ADEKOSA SARAT AJOKE

OLUDEMI IBIRONKE OLUYEMISI

UJIRO DORCAS EMMANUEL

MISS IMIEWANLAN PRECIOUS

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IDRIS SARAT AJOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ADEKOSA SARAT AJOKE. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLORUNTEGBE IBIRONKE OLUYEMISI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUDEMI IBIRONKE OLUYEMISI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UJIRO DORCAS EGOR, now wish to be known and addressed as UJIRO DORCAS EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. INNOCENT PRECIOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as MISS IMIEWANLAN PRECIOUS. My date of birth is 4th October 1976. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AYUBA GARUBA, now wish to be known and addressed as ZAZI AYUBA MOHAMMED. That my date 01/01/1992 instead of 29/06/1992. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. DAPHNE CHIBUZOR LAWRENCE OGUNTUWO Formerly DAPHNE CHIBUZOR CORDELIA EJIOFOR, now DAPHNE CHIBUZOR LAWRENCE OGUNTUWO All former documents remain valid. LUTH, Nursing Council of Nigeria and general public take note. ASUQUO WARIEBI MARTHA

I, formerly known and addressed as ABIGBABOR WARIEBI MARTHA, now wish to be known and addressed as ASUQUO WARIEBI MARTHA. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

CHRIST CREATION ANOINTED HEALING MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above named FOUNDATION has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1.CHIBUNNA MONICA ADAUNWOR 2.EDEMA GRACE NWAKAEGO 3.GLADSON CHIBUNNA OKOROMA

PRESIDENT SECRETARY

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Times Law Less than Fifteen Months to the end of the tenure of the current President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr AB Mahmoud SAN, the issue of his successor in office has been an issue discussed in open quietness in every gathering of Lawyers. The Presidential Slot of the Association is expected to be zoned to the Eastern Bar Forum of the Association in 2018 in accordance with the internal zoning arrangement of the Association. Here are 4 Prominent Members of Eastern Bar Forum Rumored to be nursing the ambition to replace Mr Mahmoud as Number one Officer of the Association. CHIEF ARTHUR OBI-OKAFOR SAN A darling of Eastern Bar Forum and a very close Associate and Friend of Mr AB Mahmoud, Chief Obi-Okafor is rumored to be nursing the ambition of replacing his friend in office. Considered as eminently qualified and prepared to contest the election. Chief Okafor has been in the front burner of news within the Association with his participation in numerous Bar Association events in branches nationwide, a move many consider as form of political awareness in preparation for the election. His Football Tournament is a major social event within the Association in the last two years. Chief Okafor’s brief Profile has it that he was born into the family of Chief Humphrey Okafor and Mrs. Roseline Okafor (Nee Njeleta) of Abatete, Idemmili Local Government Area of Anambra State. His desire to become a lawyer took him to the University of Calabar where he obtained his Bachhelors of Laws (LL.B) Hons. in 1990 and from there he proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos where he obtained Barrister at Law (BL) in 1991. In 1992, he joined the law firm of Late Dr. Chimezie Ikeazor, (SAN) where he cut his legal teeth and learnt the art of the profession. He established his current law office at God is great arena, Asaba in 2009 and was conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2010. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Nigeria. Chief Arthur Obi Okafor (SAN) is a recipient of several awards including the distinguished Alumnus Award of the University of Calabar. Chief Arthur Obi Okafor ( SAN) has served the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in many capacities including: Alternate Chairman Legislative Advocacy Committee of NBA 2012-2014, chairman of the NBA Resources Committee 2016. Chief Arthur as he is fondly called has been a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of NBA since 2012. He is a Member of the NBA Legal Profession Regulation Review Committee which was inaugurated by the President of Nigerian Bar Association to proffer better regulation for the profession. POSSIBLE STRENGTH: Very popular in Eastern Bar Forum, friend of current admin-

The Team

Ibe Uwaleke — Editor Peter Fowoyo Titilope Joseph

QUOTE OF THE WEEK When a judge restrains himself from deciding issues in a case or the whole case because his effort would amount to an academic exercise, all that his lordship is saying is that if he decides the suit it would end hollow victory. A victory with no value whatsoever. A victory that cannot be enforced.

Rhodes-Vivour, JSC, in Salik v. Idris & 4 Ors.(2014) 5 S.C. (Pt.11) 45.

NBA 2018 presidential election: Likely aspirants on parade

Ojukwu (SAN)

Obi-Okafor (SAN)

Ubani Esq

Osigwe Esq

istration of the Association, seen as prepared for the elections, a senior Advocate of Nigeria. Likely disadvantage: Seen as part of the NBA political establishment, Not very popular outside Eastern Bar Forum, Not very popular among young Lawyers.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) in 2011. In 2007 he obtained a Master’s of Laws Degree (LL.M) from the University of Jos . Mazi Afam also holds another an LL.M in (Transnational Commercial Practice) from the Centre for International Legal Studies, Austria (in collaboration with the Lazarsky University, Poland). He is yet to complete his doctorate programme. Afam has appeared as a counsel in many arbitral proceedings as well sat as a sole arbitrator or member of arbitral tribunals in commercial disputes. He is avid reader and researcher. Mazi Afam was the Publicity Secretary (PRO) of NBA Abuja, from 2006-2008.He became the Chairman of the Branch from 2010- 2012. He was a member of NEC from 2011 to 2013, he was also the Editor-In- Chief of the Unity Voice (the monthly newsletter of NBA Abuja) from 20112013. Under his able leadership the Unity Bar FC (the football club of NBA won both silver medal at the Football Tournaments at the Port Harcourt, AGC and Gold medal at the Abuja AGC respectively. He was the last person to hold office as the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja Branch (Unity Bar) for the whole Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Bwari and Gwagwalada Branches were created during his tenure as Chairman of the Unity Bar. By consent of the Chairmen of Bwari and Gwagwalada Branches of the NBA, he became the first Chairman of Chairmen of NBA Branches in the FCT, in 2012.

MAZI AFAM OSIGWE Arguably the most popular and most loved lawyer of his generation, Mazi Afam Osigwe, The immediate past General Secretary of NBA is a household name within the Nigerian Bar Association political circle. He is rumoured to be nursing the ambition of replacing Mahmoud SAN as NBA number one. Mazi as he is fondly called is the darling of Lawyers of the younger generation within Nigeria. A daring and progressive personality that regards impossibility as nothing. Mazi is known for his grand generosity to fellow lawyers and daring progressive initiatives. His brief profile has it that Mazi Afam Osigwe was born on the 25 th of October 1972. He graduated from the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus in 1997 and was called to the Bar in 1999. He started legal practice with Chike Chigbue and Co, Abuja Office in 1999 and left in 2002 to found his firm , the LAW FORTE. In 2006 he became a Notary Public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In 2010, he concluded a face-to- face tutorial at Keble College, Oxford, and obtained a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration. He became a Fellow of the

He was sworn in as the General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association in August 2014August 26, 2016. He served under President Augustine Alegeh SAN, under whose tenure the following programmes were successfully introduced: The NBA personalised adhesive Stamp, approved by the National Executive Committee of the NBA pursuant to Rule 10(1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, for mandatory use on all legal documents. E-voting, Universal Suffrage and Uniform ByeLaws for Branches, Sections and Fora in the NBA Constitution; Introduction of a Uniform NBA Identity Card (Bar Card) which functions as a payment card for ATM, POS and Online Transactions and also entitle lawyers to a variety of discounts and other packages negotiated by the NBA; Automatic Insurance cover for all lawyers who have paid their Bar Practicing Fees; Reduction of the Fees for our Annual General Conference; NBA Partner Discounts with Corporate Partners who offer lawyers discounts on their goods and services; Completed of the development of the new NBA House, at the Central Business District Abuja.Matters for debate at NEC to be by Written Proposals/ Counter Proposals submitted and circulated to all NEC members. Mazi Afam Osigwe is seen by the NBA political establishment as too young to aspire to lead the Association as he is not a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). There is however no legal impediment to his rumoured aspiration. POSSIBLE STRENGHT: Very popular within NBA Circles throughout Nigeria, Seen as prepared for the election, regarded as generous and progressive minded, a solid and superlative performance as the General Secretary of NBA, Very popular with younger lawyers. Likely disadvantage: Not a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, seen by NBA political establishment as daring. PROFESSOR ERNEST OJUKWU SAN The “Teacher/Prof” as he is fondly known is a name very popular among Nigerian Lawyers. As a teacher of Law both at the University and the Nigerian Law School for more than two decades, Professor Ojukwu is regarded by many as father of Nigerian Lawyers of younger generation. A close associate and friend of the current CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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NPA dragged to court over breach of Calabar Towage contract Peter Fowoyo A limited liability company Global Spectrum Energy Services Limited has dragged the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos in an effort to forestall the termination of its Towage contract. The firm is asking the court for an order restraining the NPA and its agents from creating third party rights or carrying out any act capable of undermining or disturbing the company right to all areas of Calabar Port to be used in connection with the Towage Operation as contained in the Towage licence Agreement pending the hearing and determination of the Arbitral Proceeding. In an affidavit sworn to by the Business Development Manager of Global Spectrum Energy Services Limited, Mr Adedipe Enitan, and filed before the court by Lagosbased lawyer, Osahon Idemudia, what led to the current legal action started on January 27, 2015 where by virtue of Towage agreement NPA granted the company an exclusive license for ten years to provide 3 Towage services at the Calabar Port, with right of access in the port to areas necessary in the delivery of its service.

By virtue of the said agreement NPA ceded to the company the responsibility, control and management of all the areas of the Calabar Port to be used in connection with Towage Operation. It was also agreed by the parties that the company shall be responsible for the towing of all Vessels at the Calabar Port. Following the execution of the Towage license agreement, the company commenced the process of discharging its own obligation as required under the agreement by bringing in its Vessel, MV ANORA to the Towage Operation Area of the Calabar which is a major equipment in the execution of the project. However when the Vessel got to the Towage Operation Area of the Calabar Port, NPA refused to grant the Company’s Vessel access to berth at the Towage Operation Area, thereby necessitating the company to Leave its Vessel in an offshore Anchorage area at the Nigerian water way thereby incurring demurrage. The issue was brought to the attention of the Managing Director of NPA, through series of letters but, all efforts deployed by the Company to ensure the issue was amicably resolved proved abortive as a result of insistence of the officials

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 President, AB Mahmoud SAN, Professor Ojukwu is rumoured to be nursing the ambition of replacing Mr Mahmoud as NBA number one. A seductive speaker with great oratory ability, Professor Ojukwu has a great record of service to the NBA. A brief Profile of Professor Ojukwu has it that he was born on September 23, 1960 and hails from Ahaba Imenyi in Isuikwuato Local Government of Abia State in South East Nigeria. He attended the Methodist College Uzuakoli and Government College Umuahia. He also attended Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife where he received the Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws Degrees in 1983 and 1987 respectively. Professor Ojukwu is the immediate past Deputy Director-General and Head of Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Augustine Nnamani Campus, Agbani Enugu. Before his appointment at the Nigerian Law School, he was Associate Professor and Dean Faculty of Law, Abia State University, Uturu from 1995-2001. He is Partner at the Law Firm of OFY Lawyers and Professor of Law at Madonna University. Professor Ojukwu began his career in 1985 when he simultaneously joined the services of Abia State University as an Assistant Lecturer and began to practice Law in the chambers of Chief G. N. Atulomah. In 1988, he left to establish with his friends, a Law firm named Eleuthera Chambers. He rose to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Law in Abia State University where he served from 1995-2001. Professor Ojukwu Professor Ojukwu has also been a very active member of the Nigerian Bar Association, with a tremendous record of service at the local, regional and national levels, and has at one time or the other held the following positions: Chairman NBA Aba Branch 1997 – 1999; Secretary NBA Aba branch 1992-93; Chairman NBA Law Reform Committee 2003 to 2004; Chairman NBA Academic Forum 2006 to 2010 & 2012-2014;

Hadiza Bala Usman, MD, NPA

of the NPA that they have been instructed not to allow the company Vessel Berth at the Towage Operation area. When it became apparent that NPA does not intend to amicably resolve the dispute, the company instructed its solicitors to sent pre -action notice, but NPA refused to open line of communication, consequently, the company instructed its solicitor to commence the

process of resolving the dispute through arbitration as agreed under the Towage License Agreement and NPA was served with Notice of Arbitration and request for Arbitration, and has commenced the process of resolving the dispute through Arbitration as agreed by parties under the Towage License Agreement. Consequently, the firm asked the court in the interest

of Justice to make a preservative order restraining NPA or its agents from re -contracting the project to any third party pending the subsistence of the Arbitral Proceedings. The Company contended that it has suffered and will suffer greater hardship as a result of the actions of the NPA if the court fails or refuses to make the preservative order pending when the Regional Centre For International Commercial Arbitration is able to constitute a panel of Arbitrators who would arbitrate over the dispute between parties. Meanwhile, in a counter affidavit sworn to by a litigation clerk Mr Precious Origha, in opposition to the suit,on behalf of NPA and filed before the court by the law firm of AOA Legal Advisers and Advocate, The Deponent averred that the Towage Licence Agreement did not grant the company any exclusive rights at Calabar,the company was merely granted a license to provide Towage services at the Port. Though in its further affidavit in response to the defendant’s counter affidavit, the company maintained that the Towage license, grants it exclusive right over all the areas of the port that are to be used in connection with its operation in the Calabar Port. Meanwhile Justice Mohammed Idris has reserved judgement till September 29, 2017.

NBA 2018 presidential election: Likely aspirants on parade Chairman NBA Editorial Committee 2006-2008; Chairman NBA Legal Education Committee 2006-2008; Chairman NBA Strategic Plan Working Group 2012; Project Director NBA Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Set up the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and commenced the MCLE as the Pioneer Director) 2006 to 2010; and 2012- 2014; Alternate Chairman 2003 NBA Annual Conference Planning Committee; Alternate Chairman/Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board Nigerian Bar Journal, October 2002 to 2004; Alternate Chairman NBA Summit on the future of legal education in Nigeria 2006; Member NBA Special National Committee on Abuse of Executive, Legislative and Judicial powers, 1998 to 2000; Member, Joint working committee of the NBA & CLEAN on continuing legal education for practicing members of the legal profession August 1999 to 2000; Sole Member, NBA Standing Sub Committee to investigate complaints against legal practitioners October 1999; Member NBA Legal Education Committee, 2002 to 2004; Member Steering Committee of HURILAWS-NBA National Action Plan for justice sector reform in Nigeria, 2002; Member 2002 NBA Annual Conference Planning Committee; Member NBA Practicing fee, stamp and seal committee, Jan 2003 to 2004; Member NBA Committee on the state of the NBA, March 2005; Member NBA Special Committee on the Review of the Rules of Professional Conduct 2006/07; Member NBA Working Group on the Review of the Legal Practitioners’ Act and Council of Legal Education Act, 2011; and Pioneer Chairman/Founder NBA Eastern Bar Forum (EBF) 2004-2011. Professor Ojukwu is currently a member of the recently inaugurated NBA LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION REVIEW COMMITTEE and the Chairman of its sub-committeeTHE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION.

Professor Ojukwu is seen by many as a legend within the legal profession and one of the brightest minds in his generation. POSSIBLE STRENGTH: Widely accepted within the legal Profession, Seen as a father to many Lawyers he tutored as a law teacher, A father of the Eastern Bar Forum, Regarded as a seductive orator, popular with young lawyers, close to current administration of NBA, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Likely disadvantage: Many doubt his financial strength to execute the expensive NBA Presidential Campaign.

MONDAY ONYEKACHI UBANI A lawyer’s lawyer, An activist by Nature and a social crusader, MOU as he is fondly called is a household name within the profession and the Association. He was the former Chairman of Ikeja Branch of the Association and Presently the 2nd Vice President of the Association. He is rumored to be nursing the ambition of replacing Mr Mahmoud as NBA number one. Mr Ubani is widely accepted within the Nigerian Bar Association as a firebrand activist and social crusader, an attribute many lawyers aspire to see in the NBA President. A popular member of Eastern Bar Forum, MOU has the advantage of being at home with two zones of the Association. Monday Onyekachi Ubani A brief profile of Monday Onyekachi Ubani has it that he was born into the family of the Ubani’s of Awomukwu in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. He did his primary education in Awomukwu in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. He came out with credit in his Primary School Leaving Certificate. He later moved to Lagos where he attended a Secondary Commercial

College and obtained his General Certificate of Education commonly known as GCE. Monday Onyekachi Ubani’s poor background which made him to see himself as part of the poor oppressed masses, got his zeal fired by this symbiotic relationship. After the graduation of Monday Onyekachi Ubani from University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the year 1989, the young Onyekachi been armed with LLB Degree with second class upper then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School where he also came out with second class upper. He did his National Youth Service Corps in Kano State, Nigeria, where he worked as a pupils counsel in the law firm of K. C. Ugbuaja & Co. and later worked in Wole Olufon & Co. in Lagos. He did his Masters Degree in comparative constitutional Company Law at University of Lagos. Monday Onyekachi Ubani is the Principal Partner of the law firm of Ubani & Co. He established the law firm in 1992. He was the former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria between 2012 – 2014. He displayed leadership and administrative skills with his management committee, while on the drivers seat in moving the NBA forward, a feat lawyers in the NBA at Ikeja Branch have never ceased commending even though he has finished his tenure. MOU is not a Senior advocate of Nigeria, that however did not constitute any legal impediment to his rumored ambition POSSIBLE STRENGTH: Very popular among Lawyers across ages, Part of the present Government of the Association, Seen as a very social fellow, Seen among Lawyers as outspoken and fearless, Has the advantage of being at home in two zones. Likekly disadvantage: Not a senior Advocate of Nigeria, Seen by some members as too controversial.

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How I shot a policeman, killed 2 cult rivals in Lagos –Suspect

Ogunatade Ismaila

ÏÏÏ The alleged robbery suspect, Nurudeen Kazeem, who was last week arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command over the shooting of a police officer in the LASU – Igando area, has confessed that he honed his shooting skills as a cultist. Nurudeen, popularly known as ‘Onyabo,’ 27,

a trained tailor turned tricycle okada rider, was arrested last week by the RRS Decoy Team in connection with the shooting of the police officer investigating chains of robbery cases in LASU – Iba/Igando area. Nurudeen had shot the officer in the leg while trying to dispossess a delivery man of some expensive phones one of the gang members had ordered online for delivery at a specific address

around LASU – Iba road. While confessing to the police, the suspect stated that he shot the officer twice in the leg to avoid arrest. He added that he was trained to kill by cult members after his initiation into Eiye Confraternity. “I have killed two people in the past. One was to complement my initiation into Eiye Confraternity. I was led to a beer parlour in the LASU–Iyana

Iba axis, where I was showed a man to kill. I shot the guy there and I escaped. I killed another guy after shooting him, I also macheted the victim who was a member of an ‘Aiye’ confraternity in LASU/ Iyana Iba area,” he explained. He stated further: “I and a friend of mine were forcefully initiated into Eiye Confraternity. We were asked by some guys to use our okada to take

them to a naming ceremony. Those guys changed the route after bringing out guns to scare us and led us into a bush where other innocent guys were to be initiated into the confraternity. In the bush, they beat us mercilessly. That was how we were initiated. Since then, they armed me with gun and cartridges to kill people, particularly, rival cult members. It was while doing this that I was

Mother of 10 year old rape victim accuses police of cover up

invited into robbery by Cali (Wilfred Ehis),” he disclosed. He added “he invited me to assist him in collecting phones from delivery men. He ordered the phone online, give them the delivery address and we ambush the delivery men and collect the phones at gun point.” Wilfred Ehis, 30, was re – arrested by the operatives after the arrest of Nurudeen. According to investigations, he had been the brain behind several robberies in LASU – Iyana – Iba and Igando. Sources revealed that Ehis lodged and his gang members lodged in different hotels around the area.

Data base device can stop corruption in Nigeria -PSFU

Patrick Odey, Uyo

Oguntade Ismaila

ÏÏÏMrs.

ÏÏÏThe Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) has said that only the use of Data base can put an end to corruption in Nigerian. PSFU is the highest investigation outfit in the police force and it collaborates with the other fraud institution in the World. It is headed by CP Ibrahim Lamode. According to the Public Relation Officer of the Unit (PRO), Deputy Superintendent of Police, Audu Lawal, while speaking extensively with group of Journalists on Friday at PSFU’s office in Lagos, said the use of data base in the country can prevent crime and corruption. Mr Audu Lawal, said only the effort of the government can help tame the monster of corruption through data base. He said the Unit is known for pure professionalisms, “we don’t condone job half done, and those cases brought before us are fraud and forgery cases with other related financial cases.” “We investigate with all sense of professionalism, we also prosecute our cases, and we don’t detain suspects more than necessary, while the investigation is going on” “The issue of cases that are brought to us must interpret elements of crime before investigation, apart from Embassy and High Commission that are reported to us, we get the approval from the DIG Force Criminal Investigative Department (CID), and without the approval from DIG, the case will not commence”. He said. Lawal, warned the general public over visa procurement, coming from Embassy and High Commission, saying, especially that the applicants applying for Zchengen Visa, should desist from patronizing unauthorized agent who produce unacceptable certificate or fake documents to procure their visa for them.

Ijeoma Akpan, mother of a 10-year old girl, Mercy Akpan, who was allegedly raped by a 48-year old councillorship aspirant, UyoObong Udo (aka, Jaguar) has accused the police and the political class of trying to shield the culprit. Mrs. Akpan called on government, human rights activists and other relevant organisations to come to her aid and ensure that the culprit is produce in court. Ijeoma, who hawks fufu in Uyo said on Sunday that since her daughter was raped on May 1, 2017, the police have not been able to effect the arrest of the culprit. She said that on the fateful day she gave her daughter some fufu to sell and when it was almost two hours and she did not return she started suspecting that the girl has lost her way because she was new in the area. Her words “I traced her to a junction and seconds after, I saw her coming back crying. I was angry and asked her what had happened? She did not answer me. Then I asked her to take me to where she was coming from. “She took me to the place and as soon as the man saw me, he wished the ground could just open for him to enter. He gave my daughter N500, which I have as evidence against him. He started pleading with me, saying, “Mother, it is not what you think.’ “I didn’t say anything; I asked him not to worry but would tell my husband when he is back. I told him that he did what he did to me because he saw that I am pregnant,” she said. She said when she couldn’t endure the incident any longer; she ran to her husband uncle, Mr. Bassey Udotong and told him what had happened to her daughter.

L-R: Chief of Staff, Government House, Sokoto State, Alhaji Mukhtar Magori; Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and Deputy Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Abubakar Magaji, during the stakeholders’ summit in Sokoto... recently.

Rainstorm wreak havoc in Akure, residents beg govt for assistance Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

ÏÏÏ Several houses and properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by rainstorm after a heavy downpour that occurred at the weekend in Akure, the Ondo state capital. Not less than 20 houses were damaged by the rainfall which begun on Friday evening with partial effect till Sunday morning. Many residents affected by the incident have already called on the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu led state government to intervene as the degree of damage was beyond their individual capabilities. It was observed that the rainstorm that lasted more than

three hours damaged electric installations with poles and wires and also destroyed building roofs. Mostly affected by the incident were aged people who own private apartments at the Gaga community in Akure South local government area of the state. The rainstorm also destroyed shops and blown off roof of churches in the agrarian community as landlords and tenants counted their losses coupled with the shock that emanated from the disaster. Vehicles belonging to residents of the community were also trapped by the erosion caused by the heavy rainfall with owners calling for assistance.

The effect of the heavy rainstorm has thrown the people of the community into darkness as the some electric poles supplying electricity to the area were badly damaged and even uprooted from their space by the windstorm. The head of landlord association in the community, Oluwole Omotosho, said the people of the area need government urgent attention to their plight. Mr. Omotosho also begged for the quick assistance of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for relief materials. He said they also look forward to assistance from any quarters of the society to alleviate the sufferings they are presently passing through.

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Recession: Nigeria needs robust trademark system -Registrar Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Chief Registrar, Trademarks, Patents and Designs, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments, Mr. William Amuka, has stated that the world looks unto Nigeria with its teaming population to provide a robust patent and design system which has become a major foreign exchange earner but regretted that the country has not been able to live up to this challenge. According to him, revenue from intellectual property can successfully fund several research and innovations in our higher institutions and can be harvested through Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC). Mr. Amuka stated this in Abuja in his opening address during the three days stakeholders workshop organized by the Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in collaboration with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the effectiveness of National Network Centers on Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs). He said: “Nigeria, with a population of over 180 million

Imo NLC hails Okorocha over recall of sacked LG workers Val Okara, Owerri

ÏÏÏ The Imo state chapter of

the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the decision of Governor Rochas Okorocha to recall over 2,000 local government workers suspended from service five months ago. The suspended council workers were drawn from the 27 Local Government Areas of the state who were tagged `ghost workers’ and fired for allegedly not attending to their duties by the State Local Government Service Commission. Jolted by that decision, the leadership of the NLC protested the government action on the ground that due process was not followed, even as the labour union set up a fact-finding team to unravel the mystery behind such action. The state chairman of NLC, Mr. Austin Chilakpu, said during a media briefing on Saturday in Owerri that government rescinded its earlier decision and recalled the workers due to clear revelations that the workers were unduly treated.

L-R: Former Deputy Managing Director, Access Bank Plc., Mr. Obinna Nwosu; 2nd National Vice President, Nigerian Bar Association, Barrister Monday Ubani; Chairman, Men’s Fellowship, Chapel of Christ our Light, UNILAG, Prof. Oluwole Familoni; Pastor, House of His Glory, RCCG, Sesan Sobowale and Professor of Political Science, National Open University of Nigeria, Olufemi Otubanjo, during the Fathers’ Day roundtable on the church and National Restoration programme in Lagos… recently.

CAN seeks more Christians in Niger exco Saka Bolaji, Minna

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The Niger state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, to fulfill his campaign promises by increasing the number of Christians in his cabinet. Addressing journalists at its state secretariat in Minna the state capital at the weekend, the state CAN chairman, Revd. Mathias Echioda, said “we have maximally supported this administration led by Gov. Sani Bello for over two years and we are appealing to him to give us fare treatment.”

According to him, “it is not fair when, of the 15 executive members in ther state, Christians are only three commissioners. We therefore ask the government of Niger state to immediately address this political imbalance. “The assurance of Christian presence amongst the principal officers of the governor (Deputy Governor, Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff and so on) were part of his promises that he would give us at least a seat. “The lame explanation that people’s appointments were based on merit, not on religious leaning is untenable. We wish to remind Mr. Governor that a

promise is actually a debt, and a gentleman is bound by his pledge.” He added that “this will heal our present observation and fear that there is this deliberate arrangement to eliminate Christians from being involved in the governance of Niger state. While calling on the governor to fastrack the engagement of teachers of Christian Religious Studies (CRS) in public schools, Revd. Echioda said that “this is of paramount importance to Christians. Whoever denies us of this, as other rights, is set at destroying our future and destiny. It was a deal before elections,” he said.

Accordingly, he said: “We ask Mr. Governor to, as a matter of urgency, put machinery in place for the employment of qualified teachers before September, 2017,” he said. Echioda further expressed disappointment in the construction of public schools where the government only built Mosques and Christian places of worship are never taken into consideration. The CAN chairman also called on the government to, without delay, bring back the Area Courts that were abolished so that Christians can seek redress. “We smell rats in the event Christians are forced to look for justice in the Sharia courts,” he said.

Partner with Edo citizens in Diaspora, foundation tells Obaseki Titus Akhigbe, Benin

ÏÏÏ A group of Edo state indi-

genes in Diaspora, on Sunday urged state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to harness the potentials of thousands of its citizens spread across the universe to the development of the state. The body under the auspices of Godsent Foundation, in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin, said in achieving this, it has come up with the ‘Edo In Diaspora Projects’ aimed at bringing together all Edo professionals to contribute their quota to the success of the Obaseki’s led administration in the state. President of the group, Dion

Osagie, while congratulating the governor on his victory at the appellate court, disclosed that the group in the last three weeks had embarked on a tour of 19 cities across Europe to interact with Edo professionals. He said: “In the last three weeks we have tours eight countries and 19 cities around Spain, Dublin, Holland, France, Germany, Belguim, Sweden and Denmark. I am amazed to see so many of our people living there. For very long time now, the Edos in Diaspora have been taken for granted and not appreciated for their contributions to the development of Edo state. “We must recognize the strength of our brothers and sisters in Diaspora. They con-

tribute a major part to the sustainability of the families back home and the development of the state. Over 90 percent of new homes owned in Edo are built by people living in Diaspora. “It is sad that we have more Edo youths living in Diaspora than in Edo. If it is true that the youths are the future, what future will there be, if the youths who are suppose to be the future now live in other nations, helping those nations build? He also lamented what he described as the hostile attitude of men of the Nigeria Police in Edo against visiting Edo citizens especially from abroad and added that such disposition is capable of driving investors

away. “My challenge and obligation as a youth is to continue to do my part to instigate a lasting positive change for all Edos globally. However, many complains of police harassment and intimidation often prevent them from coming home to invest. They rather invest in other states. This is a big failure on leadership and we can fix it. He further urged the governor to create an office in the Government House that would represent the interest of the Edos in Diaspora, adding that the people need representation and accountability where they can channel all complaints and investment driven ideas and partnership.”

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Alteration of Budget: It’s become necessary to approach S’Court -Fashola

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of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), disclosed on Monday that it has become necessary to approach the Supreme Court to seek judicial interpretation over the propriety of the National Assembly to alter the budget. Speaking during an interview with the online medium, The Cable, Fashola noted that seeking judicial interpretation in some aspects of the 2017 Appropriation Act that violate the constitution is the only way to lay to rest controversies surrounding the 2017 budget. He also pointed out that some of the projects included in the budget of his own ministry were a violation of the constitution. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) had questioned the extent of changes made to the 2017 appropriation bill by the federal lawmakers, who replied that the National Assembly acted within the law and is not a rubber-stamp body. He had said that in a federal system like ours, nobody should be scared

to have a judicial interpretation of the limits of the power the parliament can exercise during appropriation. He said: “It is the law that affects our day-to-day developmental expectations. My view is that I don’t think parliament has the power to increase the budget because parliament does not collect taxes. Budget has expenditure as it has revenues, and if executive has formed the view about earning and borrowing subject to the approval of the parliament, I think it is only fair to say we won’t push you beyond what is reasonable. If executive

says it is unreasonable, there is room for consultation but to unilaterally increase the budget is not something that lies in the power of the parliament, although they can reduce it.” The former Lagos State Governor, who is a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said the issue of separation of power should not be taken out of context, maintaining that the three arms of government are “inter-dependent” and no arm can be absolutely independent, if not the business of government will never be carried out. “I don’t think that they

can sit down and legislate projects that are not federal projects. That would be doing violence to the constitution because there are three levels of government. The local and state governments have their responsibilities and the Federal Government should be building federal roads not state roads. “In my budget, you will find things like motorised boreholes, primary health care centres. That is a violation of the constitution, it shouldn’t be in the appropriation law of the Federal Government. If the judiciary decides that it is the National Assembly that should make the

Kidnapped Epe school students to return soon, AIG assures

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Benjamin Omoike

Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, Mr. Adamu Ibrahim, on Monday assured the public, especially parents of the kidnapped students of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla-Epe, that all hands were on deck to ensure the safe return of the lads. Speaking to correspon-

dents after a meeting with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at Lagos House in Ikeja, Ibrahim said security agencies were working tirelessly to ensure the return of the students and reunite them with their families. He said: “In fact, very soon, you will hear good news on the issue. We are working seriously on it. At this stage, I will not want to disclose too much because these are security issues. But all I want to say is that

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

NDUKAKU JANET

SAHEED KEMI MARIAM

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

JOSEPH ADEMOLA

AFIOLABI SUNDAY OLATOYE

SUNDAY SAMUEL UDOH

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MRS. OSUJI NGOZI PHOEBE

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budget and hand it over to the executive to implement, so be it.” He said he cannot argue “fairly” that a legislator has no input to make into the developmental plan of a nation “but the question is how and when,” Fashola asserted. “I had cause to appear before the committee of the House of Representatives and I even presented a paper at their invitation because they were planning to pass a constituency project law and they were doing a hearing on the bill and they were planning to create constituency offices and I said they shouldn’t do it,

it’s not necessary because there are institutional capacities within our national framework for this kind of thing”. “When the president submits the budget and these committee hearings start, everyone is excited and we are going from one committee room to the other, you’ll wonder what we were doing then. That is the place I expect that issues about projects that affect constituencies to be brought up but the issues to be taken on must be federal issues. “A federal legislator’s constituency project must be a federal matter otherwise you’ll be encroaching into the territory of the state legislator, that is my argument,” he added.

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OLUWAJUMOKE FEYISAYO AKINYEMI

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people should give us a chance and very soon, they will hear good news.” He vowed that the police in Lagos and Ogun commands were battle ready and have been alerted to make the zone too hot for criminal elements to carry out their nefarious activities, adding that the police would build on the success of the arrest of the notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike otherwise known as Evans, and hunt down other crimi-

nal elements. According to him, “security measures are not discussed publicly but what I will tell you is that we are taking all necessary measures to ensure that Lagos is free of crime and criminals. We will rid all these criminals out of this zone. “So, I will like to send a word to criminals to leave Zone 2 otherwise we will not relent until the zone is completely rid of all these criminals. “You are aware Evans NNOROM INNOCENT UCHECHUKWU 9è Ƈ ƏƌƆƏƋƕ Ɗ Ɠ Ɨ ƗƗƏƆ ƆƗ è Mz #9E& 9MMR &Mj n 6& 6nEznè Ɠ Ɠƈ Ɛ ƄƆ Ɗ Ɠ Ɨ ƗƗƏƆ ƆƗ è MMR`RL 9MMR &Mj n 6& 6nEznê ƋƋ Ƈ ƏƌƆƏ Ɨ ƅƑƌƆ Ɛ ƏƆƌ ƈ ƒ ƋƈƗê 1Ɔ ƆƏ Ƌ ƍƑƄƋƈƅ ƑƋƗ Ɛ ƊƆ ƐƆê CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH/ CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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has already been arrested and he is the most wanted criminal who is into kidnapping. Others too, if they don’t leave this Zone, they will also be arrested,” Ibrahim vowed. The police boss also commended the Lagos state government, especially the governor, for its efforts at improving the security architecture in the state. He said: “People are in fact aware of what the Lagos state government is doing on security and no other state is doing it. So, all efforts are on to ensure that there is total peace in the State. Lagos is doing perfectly well in assisting security agencies to do their work in the State and we must commend their efforts.” AONDOASEER GOODHEAD PETER 9è Ƈ ƏƌƆƏƋƕ Ɗ Ɠ Ɨ ƗƗƏƆ ƆƗ è L`ê Ez 16 R ^&j&`è Ɠ Ɠƈ Ɛ ƄƆ Ɗ Ɠ Ɨ ƗƗƏƆ ƆƗ è RM#R d&&` 1RR#6& # ^&j&`ê ƋƋ Ƈ ƏƌƆƏ Ɨ ƅƑƌƆ Ɛ ƏƆƌ ƈ ƒ ƋƈƗê 1Ɔ ƆƏ Ƌ ƍƑƄƋƈƅ ƑƋƗ Ɛ ƊƆê

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

EXTRATIME

My high school sweetheart dumped me because I was poor - Ighalo

Swansea Join Newcastle in race for Abraham

ormer Watford striker Odion Ighalo has shared an inspirational message, revealing that his girlfriend in secondary school dumped him because he did not have enough money to take care of her needs. The Changchun Yatai F.C frontman’s circumstances have changed as he is presently Nigeria’s highest paid sportsman, with wages of €12.1 million per season. ‘’From Ajegunle to the world, I serve a living God, this is me 11 years ago. Those earrings are not earrings, I could not even afford to buy earrings that is tape, plasta,’’ Ighalo said on social media. ‘’I am a testimony, I knew with God everything is possible, I was just holding on to my God, my high school girlfriend left me then because I had nothing to offer her. ‘’But I had God and I had a dream. Never give up on your dream, the same God that elevated me shall elevate you , hold on to him and trust his timing. I am a testimony, you are a testimony, put God first and it’s all done Amen.’’ Odion Ighalo got married seven years ago to Italian-Nigerian Sonia and the couple have three chil- Odion Ighalo and his wife have been married for six years dren together.

wansea City have joined the scramble for the signature of prolific English-born Nigerian striker Tammy Abraham, according to reports. The Swans chairman Huw Jenkins is an admirer of the England U21 international, and is confident of wrapping up a deal because of Tammy’s relationship with manager Paul Clement. He told BBC Wales : ‘’Tammy does not have Premier League experience, but we are interested. “Paul knows him from Chelsea. If you look at the options which have been publicised, (they are) Brighton, Newcastle and ourselves, so it is left to Tammy and his family to decide where he wants to go next.’’ Abraham, 19, has also been linked with moves to Vitesse Arnhem, Hull City and Galatasaray this summer. He is currently away on international duty with the Young Lions at the European U21 Championship in Poland.

Rohr monitors Cameroun in Russia

Leicester to increase bid for Iheanacho K elechi Iheanacho has been informed by manager Pep Guardiola that he will be part of the clubs’ pre -season tour to the United State of America despite doubts over his future at the club. Iheanacho as exclusively reported by Owngoalnigeria.com has been told he will only be allowed to leave the club if a replacement is found by the club before the end of the ongoing summer transfer window. Leicester City who have now emerged as the front runners to sign the prolific 20 year old will slap in another bid for the forward before the end of this month, as they continue their search for a replacement for want-away star Riyad Mahrez. Their first bid of around 22 million pounds with add ons which will take the fee to 25 million pounds was turned down by Manchester City, as the club also need money from his sale to sign a replacement. City reportedly want around 25 million pounds plus addons which will potentially rise the fee to 30 million pounds aside the issue of buy back clause, which they are insisting on.

Iheanacho

Bala rues Tornadoes’ poor finishing

iger Tornadoes head coach Abubakar Bala has described finishing as the toughest challenge facing the side in the ongoing top-flight. The Ikon Allah Boys were held to a goalless draw by champions, Enugu Rangers in top-flight matchday 25 clash in Lokoja. Bala came out regretfully

to say that his side threw away several begging chances in the encounter against the Coal City side. “Finishing has remained the greatest challenge facing us in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). “It reared its ugly head in the clash against champions, Enugu Rangers on Sunday in Lokoja.

“We created several chances that would have changed the outcome of the game, but we threw them away. “Not that Enugu Rangers were cheap on match day, but if we had used our chances maximally the story would have been different. “We have had similar awkward and uncomfortable ex-

periences in other matches in the past and the fallout is hurting us greatly. “Our defence and midfield are compact and intact but attack has always posed a headache to us despite concerted effort to bring it to same level with other departments. The Minna landlords are 10th on the 20-team top-flight log on 37 points, eight behind league leaders Plateau United.

uper Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will monitor the Cameroon national team at the 2017 Confederations Cup. The Nigeria Football Federation have informed stakeholders that the German tactician embarked on a scouting mission to identify the danger men and the playing style of the Indomitable Lions ahead of the national team’s World Cup qualifier against the African champs in August. ‘’Rohr will be at the Confederations Cup as part of the team’s preparations for the matches against Cameroon,” NFF general secretary Mohammed Sanusi said in a statement. Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez came off the bench in the 58th minute to inspire Chile to a 2-0 win over the Africans, he set up Arturo Vidal for the opener before Eduardo Vargas scored a second in the last minute. It is all but confirmed that Rohr will return to Russia in a year’s time, and not as a tourist, if the Super Eagles beat Cameroon home and away in their next two competitive fixtures.

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Abia Labour happy with Ikpeazu over promise of clearing salary arrears ÏÏÏ Organized labour in Abia

Abia state State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (middle) cutting the tape to officially inaugurate a cluster of five roads in Aba, Ibadan street, Onyebuchi, Victoria, Agharandu and Emejiaka streets. flanked from left is the Senator Rep. Abia North senatorial zone, Sen,. Mao Ohuabunwa; Engr. Kinsley Onuoha M/D Ekcleen Int. Services; Sir Ude OIkochukwu D/gov and Senator Rep. Abia south senatorial zone, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe.

Ikpeazu dissolves cabinet as lobbyists intensify efforts over appointments Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Friday announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council, body of Special Advisers and Assistants. A release signed by the Permanent secretary, Government House, Umuahia, Sir Onyii Wamah,said the Governor directed the Secretary to the state Government, Dr. Eme Okoro, to hand over to the state Head of Service, while the commissioners are to handover to the Permanent Secretary of their ministries. The Governor, also, directed the Deputy Chief of Staff, Ukpai Agwu Ukpai, Special advisers and Special assistants to hand over to the Permanent Secretary, Government House, Umuahia. He directed that all handovers must be completed on or before Wednesday, June 21. According to the Governor, the dissolution did not affect the Attor-

ney General, Commissioner for Finance and his Chief of staff. Ikepazu appreciated his dissolved cabinet members and top government political functionaries for the services they rendered. In a separate announcement which was also signed by the Permanent Secretary Government House Umuahia, Sir Wammah, Governor Ikpeazu approved the appointments of the immediate past Commissioner for Works, Hon Eziuche Ubani as a Special Adviser, Works and Project Monitoring, while Engr Emmanuel Nwabuko, formerly the Special Adviser, Works and Project Monitoring is now the Special Adviser/Personal Secretary to the Governor. According to the release, Engr Solomon Ogunji remains his Special Adviser, Urban Renewal,even as he stated that these appointments are with immediate effect. Governor Ikpeazu is said to have travelled outside the country and is expected to send in a new list of new executive members from there,

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as well as that of advisers and assistants. A political watcher who chose to speak with Daily Times on condition of anonymity said the dissolution is timely to enable the governor inject new blood at a time Abians feel that most of the excutive mem-

bers did not do well in his mid-term record. Meanwhile, just 24 hours after the announcement, political lobbyists have started lobbying close relations and associates of the governor for appointments with a view to getting juicy positions in the state.

Abia police parades fake solider, other criminals ÏÏÏ The Abia State Police Command

has paraded dismissed solider and other criminals over criminal activities in the state. Briefing newsmen while parading the suspects on Thursday in Umuahia, the State Commissioner of Police, Adeleye Oyebade, who gave the name of the fake soldier as Okezie Chukwuebuka said the suspect was arrested alongside his girl friend, Gift Johnson, for allegedly robbing his victim of a Gionee M2 phone valued at N28,000 along Uzuakoli Road Umuahia on June 11. The CP said the combined efforts of patrol teams of 28 Police Mobile Force, PMF and Central Police Station Umuahia respectively made it possible for their arrests. Answering questions from reporters, Okezie Chukwuebuka confessed that he was part of the Nigerian army personnel dismissed in 2016 by

Federal Government while in Maiduguri Borno State fighting Boko Haram sects, stating that shortly after being dismissed, means of livelihood became very difficult for him, hence he engaged in using uniform to make ends meet. He further disclosed his patrol team attached to Eziama Division that was on “Stop and Search” duty at Omuma road Aba intercepted one Chimankpa Uweregbu of Ikembara Ikeduru Imo State and recovered a master key and a stolen tricycle “keke” bearing fleet No. AB/MOT/ ABA 28561, while disclosing further that another of his command’s operative of Special Anti-robbery squad attached to Area Command Umuahia on a tip off, raided the houses of Ugochukwu Okereke of Umeremeze Village Umueze road Umuahia where pistol and a pump action rifle buried CONTINUED ON PAGE AT 2

state has congratulated the state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, on his Supreme Court victory and second year anniversary while pledging its continued support to his administration. Speaking at the Government House, Umuahia during their visit to the Governor, the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) comrade Uchenna Obigwe, expressed satisfaction with the manner the government managed the Paris club refund and bailout fund for the state which made Abia to be listed as one of the beneficiaries for the next tranche of Paris club refund. “In the whole country, you are one of the very few Governors if not the only Governor that set up a committee for the disbursement of bailout fund” He thanked the Governor for promising to clear the arrears of salaries and pensions to workers in the state by the end of July this year. Comrade Obigwe gave kudos to the Governor for being labourfriendly and for his campaign for made in Aba goods. In his speech, the Governor thanked the group for its tacit support without which the government would not have achieved much. He lauded the Abia labour for always choosing the path of strategic engagement and refusing to be used as tools in the hands of the opposition, noting that Abia labour contributed to the success of the state in the management of the bailout fund The Governor who said that no leader will sleep with his two eyes closed when salaries of workers are not paid, attributed government’s inability to pay to dwindling oil prices and low IGR, pointing out that salary payment should be taken for granted. He, however, assured that the next tranche of Paris club refund for the state would be used to offset salaries of workers especially those owed many months of salaries.

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Abia Police Command grateful to FG over aerial patrol, APC to fight crime ÏÏÏAbia

Police Command had shown its gratitude to the federal government for the helicopter, Amoured Personnel Carrier( APC) and extra police officers posted to Aba to help it fight crime in Abia State. The State Commkissiuoner of Police, Leye Oyebade ,made this appreciation known in Aba after talking to proprietors of schools in Aba, affirming his command’s resolution to continue to discourage crime in the state. “Let us appreciate the FG and the IGP for the compliments of the helicopter Abia Poilice Command has been using, including the Amoured Personnel carrier, as well as the number of policemen that has been given to the command for Aba area. “We will continue to use them to maintain and sustain their onslaught against crime in the state”, he said.

“More importantly, the security of our schools in the state is so germane to us that we are asking that everybody should cooperate with us and that is why we are in the meeting of NAPPS to collaborate with the leadership of private schools over security”, he said advising that policing is everybody’s business, hence “we are talking to all sectors, including the principals and proprietors of schools and even bankers, students, farmers and cattlemen and other stakeholders in continuation of what community policing that we are preaching, preventive policing and re-assurance policing”. He said his command appreciates even the only helicopter that is doing aerial surveillance in the state which he said covers the state at the moment, stating that the aerial surveillance was in conjunction with the ground patrol team, with the connectivity between them.

Two years of effective representation: Sen Orji celebrates, fetes charity homes Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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The Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District in the Senate, Theodore Ahamefule Orji, has celebrated his two years of effective representation in the Senate with charity homes in his constituency. The charity homes include Agape Charity Home in Umuahia South and Daughter of Mary, Mother of Mercy, DMMM Ahiaeke Compassionate Home among others just as constituents gather in Umuahia to celebrate him. Speaking during the occasion, Sen. T. A. Orji who spoke through his co-ordinator of the programme, Ifeanyi Umere, said

he was doing that to appreciate God for what He has been doing in his life as well as giving him the ability to give his constituents quality representation in the redchamber. According to him, it is was the time to have a parley with the less-privileged and the indigents to appreciate God for guiding him in the senate to the joy of his constituents, promising that he would always remember the lessprivileged in the society as well as offer quality representation to his constituents. The former governor of Abia State used the opportunity to offer empowerment to indigent women as well donate charity items to the homes which include empowerment items, beverages,

toiletries and other materials, including clothing. Speaking, a co-ordinator of women for Ochendo organization, Nwachukwu Goodluck Amaba, said they were in the home on behalf of Sen. Orji to celebrate with inmates the Senator’s two years in office, stating that “it takes a man of his kind” to do this and to show his love for them. Responding, the mother of the Daughter of Mary, Mother of Mercy, DMMM Ahiaeke Compassionate Home, Mother Angelina Umezuruike, thanked Sen. Orji for the gesture, descfr4ibing the Senator as one of their “beneficiaries” who had kept on coming to their aid.

Life after retirement worries Okaiuga Alaike traditional ruler ÏÏÏ The traditional ruler of

Okaiuga Alaike in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Eze Innocent Nwaigwe, has called for a special skill acquisition programme to be set up for Civil/Public servants so as to prepare them to be self-employed even after retirement. Eze Nwaigwe made the call when he led his community on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of Umuahia North L.G.A, Hon. Chidiebere Nwachukwu, in his office. The traditional ruler blamed the travails of pensioners in the country on the fact that most of them had nothing to fall back at, after retirement. Eze Nwaigwe who noted that the Nigerian Civil Service is populated by staff who only relied solely on salaries also condemned the criminal attitudes of some public servants who manipulate their age records to remain in service even when they had attained retirement age. He revealed that their visit was to congratulate the Chairman on his electoral victory as well as convey a

“truck load of prayers” and support to him. He urged the council boss to only specialize on peoples’ need-projects so as to leave indelible marks on the sands of time, while also promising that his people would remain peaceful and law-abiding. Responding, the council boss, Nwachukwu who radiated in smile, expressed amazement at the love shown him by Okaiuga Alaike people, promising not to disappoint them. Hon. Nwachukwu announced that his administration had started some great projects in tandem with his preelection promises. He further told them that Nkwoegwu market would soon be remodelled to attract inter-state traders, while urging them to continue in their support for Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. The event attracted cabinet members of Okaiuga Alike community, women groups, and traditional dancers who accompanied the traditional ruler on the visit.

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on the ground were recovered. Apart from arrest of burglars and recovery of some generators by petrol team attached to Central Police Station Aba, Oyebade said the duo of Chibuike Nwoke of Ahiazu Mbaise Imo State and Chukwuebuka Okafor of Bende Local Government Area, during interrogation, confessed to have burgled the house of one Emeka Ikeafuema Anyanwu (alias Tuma Wowowo) of Ahiazu Mbaise based in USA and brought the generator to Aba for sale. Oyebade used the opportunbity to disclose that a dreaded armed rob-

ber/kidnapper, Samuel Kalu aka “Obere” of Akanu Item in Bende Local Government Area, was caught up in a cross fire between the Police and hoodlums suspected to be members of his gang along Ukpakiri/Ikot Ekpene, stressing that investigation was on progress. Among items recovered and displayed for newsmen were bank cheque leaves, cash of N23,000.00, two pairs of Army Camouflage uniforms, several GSM phones, passports, wraps of Indian hemp, voter cards and one Peace Corps ID card, among several items and vehicles recovered from the gangs.

L-R: Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Okochukwu; Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu; his wife, Nkechi Ikpeazu; Abia State Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Uzokwe; Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia Central senatorial zone, Sen. Theodore Orji and his Abia South counterpart, Sen Mao Ohuabunwa, during an Interdenominational Church Service to mark the 2nd Anniversary /Thanksgiving service and Re-dedication of Abia State at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia...recently

Malaria scourge worries NOA, UNICEF in Abia ÏÏÏ

Abia State National Orientation Agency NOA and UNICEF, have lamented that despite tremendous progress made in the fight against malaria, it still remains an acute public health problem in many communities in the state. In her speech at Jacob Memorial Methodist Church Nigeria circuit headquarters, Umuaku Umunneochi L.G.A, of Abia State, during a session with Methodist women group, the State Director National Orientation Agency (NOA) and UNICEF focal person, Dr. Mrs Ngozi Uduma, said malaria infection during pregnancy is associated with severe anemia and other illness in the mother and contributes to low birth weight among newborn infants, one of the leading risk factors for infant mortality and sub-optimal growth and development. Uduma who encouraged the participants to use long lasting insecticide treated nets whenever they

wanted to sleep, urged them to desist from using it as scarecrow in their farms. She described the misuse of long lasting insecticide treated net as a setback to fight against malaria. Dr. Uduma said focused antenatal service at least four times before child birth goes a very long way to save both the mother and the child from health hazards, death and other complicating issues as it regards to child birth. She reminded the community the benefits of EFPs and the healthy benefits of exclusive breastfeeding of a child, pointing out that exclusive breastfeeding saves money and protects the child from many communicable diseases. She called on faith-based organisations to support the essential family practices (EFPs) campaign by the NOA/UNICEF, pointing out that there was urgent need for rural dwellers to be adequately informed about the benefits of the key prac-

tices which promote the health and wellbeing of families. Uduma urged the participants to become active contributors to the success of the campaign in the area by teaching people in their various communities about the EFPs. According to her, the campaign was organized by UNICEF in collaboration with NOA to educate rural dwellers about exclusive breast feeding , ante-natal care, hand washing, immunization ,child protection and proper nutrition. She called on them to visit the primary health care centers around them, get and sleep under mosquito treated net and go for diagnosis when ill. In his remark, the Chief Orientation and Mobilization Officer of Umunneochi, Chief Linus Chibueze, commended the participants for turning out enmass for the programme and encouraged them to imbibe the practices.

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Ohafia community petitions IGP over herdsmen reprisal attack ÏÏÏ

The Methodist Prelate, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche (3rd left) and Secretary of Conference, Rt. Rev . (Dr.) Michael Akinwale (4th left) And Other Ministers at the Methodist Bishops Conference in Umuahia

Private schools in Abia groan under excessive taxation ÏÏÏ National Association of

Proprietors of Private Schools( NAPPS )Abia State ,has appealed to the state government to review the multiple fees and levies it imposes on them. In a communiqué they raised when the Aba chapter met at the Enyimba Town hall Aba, the association pleaded that the Abia state Registration and Business Premises law 2013 as amended should not be levied on them as the public schools were excluded from that. This, they said,was imposed on them by the state and also duplicated by the local government areas, hence the harmonization of fees and levies paid by private schools in the state to guard against duplication by ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs. They also pleaded that private schools should be expunged from paying the Abia state Property Law rate as well as a ban on LGAs in the state from demanding operational permits which the state government also charges them. NAPPS regretted the gross abuse of revenue mechanisms/collection by the Board of Internal Revenue and their agents, urging the state government to establish committee that will comprise of the association and the state government to review and harmonize fees and levies which are being paid by their members. It condemned in totality the use of agents, policemen and thugs by revenue agents and called for a total abolition of that, stating “it encourages imposition of arbitrary and unapproved fees, harassment of pupils, students and staff in schools, creation of fear on the young children and misappropriation of funds due to the state government”. It would be recalled that on the

10th of September, 2016, they had prayed the Abia State House of Assembly to review the multiple fees and levies paid by members in the state as imposed on them by the state government and was subsequently invited to appear before the house on 27th September, 2016. A cursory look at the table of what is imposed on them by state and local governments through revenue agents of the ministries, departments and agencies, showed that in the south east, the state pays much more than other states. Each year, while fees by ministry of education in Abia include renewal fees, sports fees, business, environmental, infrastructural levies and operational permit stand at N50, 000.00 for nursery schools, N95, 000.00 for Primary schools and N150, 000.00 for secondary schools, in Anambra they pay only renewal and sports fee foreach category and it stood at N5, 000.00 only. In Ebonyi and Imo states, only renewal fee are paid, while in Enugu, sports is an addition. Other charges by the ministry on private schools stand as follows, Nursery schools, N190,000.00 PA, Primary schools N313, 000.00, PA and secondary schools, N533,000.00, PA in addition. According to them, levies charged through other levies and dues by other revenue agents amount to between N285, 000.00 to N779, 000.00 yearly. They, therefore, called on the state government to come to their aid in order not to quench the fire of good education provided by private schools in the state. Addressing the participants at the one day meeting, the state chairmanof NAPPS, Prince Okey Ufomba condemned the idea General Placement Examination in Abia as illegal, pointing out also that

though categorization of private schools in the state is good, that not moneyshould be attached to it. Addressing the members, a foremost commissioner of education in the then east Central State, and as well as old Imo State, Bridget Nwankwo, who runs St. Bridget Group of Schools, Abayi Aba regretted the attitude of the state government in handling the affairs of schools in the state, pointing out the way and manner herschool was sealed by the state government using security agencies to the embarrassment of the teachers and pupils who were also traumatized, advising that private schools should not be treated as criminals. According to her, “We cannot afford to live in an era where people will say education has died in Abia” and urged old and intending members of NAPPS to “have the integrity to raise children througheducation”. Also speaking, the national Secretary of NAPPS, Enyinnaya Harbour said private schools employs more than 600,000 graduates and over 40,000 others, stating that no government can ignore them as an association harbouring potential election voters in the country. He advised NAPPS to do its own part by showing strength and commitment in order to be respected, urging proprietors of schools to always give back to their society and to shun unhealthy rivalries. Addressing them, the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, represented by Dr. Steve Amanze affirmed that without private schools, students would find it difficult in the state as the private schools are doing well in the state and have a lot to impart in the state.

Against the backdrop of the apprehension holding some Ohafia LGA communities over reprisal attack by herdsmen, the traditional ruler of Ndi Uduma Awoke in Ohafia Local Government of Abia State, HRM Ezeogo Kalu Uduma Nchonwa, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on the alleged plan by Fulani herdsmen to attack the community. Nchonwa stated this while speaking to newsmen over alleged planned reprisal attack on the community by the herdsmen over injuries sustained by them and the three Ohafia communities, including Isiugwu and Akanu, denying that the incident occurred in the community, adding that since the report of the planned attack filtered into the community the people had been leaving the community in large numbers out of the fear of being killed by the herdsmen. “The truth of the matter is that we don’t know the perpetrators of the incident. Secondly it neither occurred in our community nor farmland. All efforts to explain this to the authorities have fallen on deaf ears,” he lamented. The monarch of the community which is about four kilometers from the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, said since the June 8th, 2017

incident, his subjects had been noticing strange persons and movements around the community, stating “We have also not been going to our farms. And this is very dangerous to an agrarian community like ours. What this means is that if the situations remained unchecked our crops will all rot away”. He called on the Federal and state governments as well as the security agencies, to take urgent steps now to avert any dangers in the community or its environs, “in view of what has been happening between herdsmen and farmers across the country.” Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade has issued a statement which was signed by the Police Public Relations (PPRO), DSP Geoffrey Ogbonna disclosing that a combined efforts of the Police and the Military has doused the tension. According to the release ,“Since the incident, Police covert operations, and extensive patrol have been deployed to ensure no further breach of peace in the community and its environ. The statement said that the state Farmers/Herdsmen Conflicts Resolution Committee, headed by Oyebade had recommended to the government to adopt earlier recommendations to the government on how to solve such issues.

2019: Igbo President or nothing –OYC ÏÏÏ Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Coun-

cil( OYC) said the South East zone will not accept anything other than a president of Igbo extraction in 2019, as the only panacea to Biafra agitation raging in the zone. In a communiqué issued after the meeting in Enugu and signed by the Secretary General of OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, and which was madeavailable to newsmen in Umuahia, the group said it has activated all machinery towards the actualization of the project, adding that Hide original message Ndigbo would no longer play second fiddle in Nigeria politics. According to the Ohaneze Youths, “it is Igbo president 2019 or Biafra 2020”, while describing as a “sheer injustice and hatred”, a situation where no Igbo has been allowed close to the seat of power for decades of years, whereas other geo-political zones have been taking turns either as military or civilian presidents. “More annoying is the fact that the North, a major beneficiary in this direction, has bluntly refused to heed the call for restructuring, which has been identified as the panacea to the many socio-political problems plaguing the nation. “Besides, they have also not only continued to express disdain over the demand for Biafra by IPOB and MASSOB, but have also ordered Ndigbo out of the North based on these agitations. “Remember that former Presi-

dent Obasanjo had urged Nigerians to beg Biafra agitators and only Nigeria president of Igbo extraction will appease Igbos or Biafra agitation will be inevitable. “If there is any conspiracy against President of Igbo extraction, that will surely bring Biafra into existence. One now wonders why Ndigbo will continue to be treated in this manner. “Two days ago, the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, re-echoed the fact that Nigeria is in a marriage. He was quoted as saying that our nation has been in marriage for a while now. Sometimes, there are quarrels within that marriage. Sometimes, there is disagreement. What is important is that you must remain together. You must remain united. “It does appear from the above that Ndigbo have perpetually remained the sacrificial lamb to keep this forced marriage together. They have remained victims of an abusive marriage, often beaten, cheated by the husband. “We have resolved today that this grave injustice cannot continue. It is Igbo presidency in 2019 with a Vice President from the North or nothing. “We are not ready any longer to be treated with levity and disdain in this country and for that, we are calling on all Igbo sons and daughters both at home and in the Diaspora to key into this project”, the communiqué stated.

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‘Dragging your brother to court makes money to outsiders, under-develops southeast’ Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Chibuzor Raphael Opoko is the Bishop and Archbishop of the Diocese of Umuahia of the Methodist Church of Nigeria. Following the victory of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State at the Supreme Court, Abuja on the 12th of May this year, the Methodist clergy spoke with our Abia State Correspondent, Sunday Nwakanma,on issues concerning the state and the federal government. He advised Nigerians not to play politics with the health of the President Mohammadu Buhari and called on Abians to help Ikpeazu and pray for him to succeed. He used the opportunity to call for the spiritual sanitization of the state, especially the capital, Umuahia, for God’s intervention into the helm of affairs of the state, while advising politicians in the south east that dragging a winner of any election to court is making money for outsiders and denying the zone of funds for development. Excerpts: How has it been as the new archbishop of umuahia methodist church? I want to thank God because when I was elected by the conference of Methodist Church of Nigeria as the Archbishop of Umuahia and was designated as such in a church at Tinubu, Lagos there was a little bit of palpable fear that engrossed me. First, you were never sent to your place unless the time you are nearing your retirement. So why is it that I am being sent back home when I still have more than 15 years to go? Secondly, there was this popular saying; a prophet is without honour in his land, but the death of Christ at the cross of Calvary has erased that. Thirdly, I felt also that it was going to be a very difficult assignment in the sense that whenever you come to your home, there will be a lot of people with their different backgrounds, their different needs and attitudes presenting themselves to a multiple challenges. However, I said if this is the will of God, I know God Himself will go with me and whatever be the challenges, He will see me through. Your being posted home seems symbolic as other churches had also posted their clergy men to the state and who are also people from the state Yes, I want to thank God because having come here, I found out that God is with us. I discovered that I have been sent home to my people as well as discovered that God sends Hebrews to deliver the Hebrews and my coming here becomes symbolic. In the course of my times in Ibeku, I found out about nine other ministers who have been brought home from Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, the one that was in Togo came home,

the one in Aba came home and so many of them. When I checked again, as I came into the community of believers, I found also many other people. Pentecostals too who have come home and others too. I think we are about more than 17 who came home. So it is symbolic. Can you mention some of them? Yes, Very Rev Akubueze of the Light, one Chimezie, myself,the CAN chairman that is here now and so many of them. I also found out that Ikechi Nwosu of the Anglican Church is from this area and Bishop Ugorji of the Catholic Church, though not from this area, is now a son of the soil as he has been here for many years. He saw the Mater Dei Cathedral started and he saw it completed and now the Catholic Bishop. If you look at that, all of us have stake in this place. That means that there is a convergence of ministers from this area who have been serving outside and who are being brought home. That means that is for a purpose. This is why I am gathering the Christian community of all of us to find out the purpose of God for us to come home. There is no other purpose than to deliver our people. Sometime in the past, you said abia state is central in issues of religion in the country. Can you let us know what you mean? Yes, Abia State is Central. Which place has the Tower first? What is the tower and what is the symbolic nature of the Tower? It is where you have the watchman to look after. Abia State is there. The state happens to be the number one state alphabetically and it is also significant. It is also called God’s On State, the only state that the name is also biblical. This is also very significant. Again, the revival of Christianity started in Umuahia and Aba zones and this is within Abia State. You have here, the Assemblies of God Church, the Methodist Church, Trinity College, they founded the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, (now Federal Medical Centre), and they founded the Teachers Training College now used as Federal Girls Secondary School. These are schools owned by the three churches including Methodist and Anglican. It started here. The Scripture Union activities were also here. This is where people like Uma Ukpai, a lot of them contacted their anointing from this state. When I came to this state, the Lord opened my eyes and said, this our (Methodist) Diocese, should be called Diocese of the Living Springs. Living springs is a source and it signifies life. So, I now believe strongly that in the spiritual realm, Abia State has a significant role to play in the nation project called Nigeria. If Abia State gets it right, then Nigeria will be right.

Archbishop Chibuzor Opoko If you look around, most churches in the state have refuse dumps before them. Is this significant or symbolic too? Yes, because to be very frank to you, I have mentioned this in a radio interview once and also during the last synod of the church. I came across the St. Stephens, there was a refuse dump. At the WesleyCathedral, there was a refuse dump, before the St Stephens, there is a refuse dump, before the ECWA, there is a refuse dump and others that I saw, and there were refuse dumps. What does that show? How can there be dirt where you are praying to God? Cleanliness is next to Godliness and if there are these, they are symbolic and there is a deliberate action to becloud and cover the spiritual activities that will liberate this state. Therefore, we must do everything we can to ensure that those things are not there dumped in front of the churches. This is because, anyone who deliberately allows those things to be there, will be looked upon as somebody who does not want this Abia State to grow. If you don’t want this state to grow, if you don’t want this state to grow and develop, that means you are not supporting the Governor and you are not supporting the government of Abia State. You are talking about god’s intervention in the state and he recently intervened in the cause of the supreme court judgment in favour of Gov. Okezie ikpeazu. What is your opinion on this? This is what I am telling you that it is the best thing that has happened to Abia State. For two years now, the governor that is seated, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been distracted. Before him, foralmost four years, the former governor was also distracted by a lot of litigations and court cases. If you are a father in a house, and you have children, one day, a man walks into your house and tells you that all these children

How can there be dirt where you are praying to God? Cleanliness is next to Godliness and if there are these, they are symbolic and there is a deliberate action to becloud and cover the spiritual activities that will liberate this state are his, are you going to be comfortable? You will not be comfortable. God’s intervention this time by this whole thing by the Supreme Court judgment shows that the state will rise. Abia state will prosper because today, at least, the governor will be sitting on his two legs because it has been stamped by God and because we the Christian community prayed. We had a lot of people who have their various wills and we told them that God said, pray that his will be done so that there will be peace, stability, progress and development in Abia State and God’s will has been done. That was why when I wrote to the Governor, I told him that God’s will, no appeal. I say congratulations to him. Now okezie ikpeazu is the victor, it seems people are expecting much from him now. What do you think the people are expecting from him? Let me say to you, we always expect. One thing I always say is that if the toilet is not clean, we call the governor. If the environment is not clean, you call the governor. If there

is no food on the table, you call the governor. Every blame is heaped on the governor. No wonder why our former President said a leader is a dust bin. But we Christians, what is our role? Pastors what is our role? We are not called as pastors to play politics. We are called as pastors to uphold those in authority with our prayers which is the spiritual mandate God has given to us. That is what our role is. so, we are now calling and saying to the governor: God has given you an opportunity and He has stamped it. Thank God that this is happening at this time that he has at least, two more years to be as a governor and he can also go for a second term. What stops it? What I want him to do is that I am praying for him that God will grant him the wisdom and bring to him, people like Solomon who will surround him and remove from him all Ahithophel advisers and counselors and then remove everything, human or what would undermine every good intention he has for this state. Before now, people look at it that the governor concentrates development only in some parts of the state. Do you agree with such thinking? I want to say this that I happen to be close to Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State when he was the governor. He said, ‘Let me be the governor for eight years from the senatorial zone. Let the other person come from the other senatorial zone, that is, Udi’ and Sullivan Chime came and let him do that within the eight years. And now, let it go to Nsukka area and at today, it is Ugwuanyi and he is doing a lot to them. What stops us from concentrating? You can do a few places but concentrate in one area and in twenty-four years, we will turn the whole state around. That the governor is concentrating in Aba, after all there is the law of comparative advantage. It is in Aba that hecan get all the revenue that he needed. We should return to Aba for it to return to what it used to be in the kind of commercial centre it used to be those days, when trailers and things will be coming in to Aba in terms of hundreds and thousands within a week and there would be business boom. Today, people go to Lagos to get what they used to go. Today, people who used to come from Togo, Cameron, Benin Republic to Aba to buy things are no longer coming because Aba is no longer the way it should be. So, I support the Governor to focus in Aba, get Aba, and shot it out so that Aba can be a revenue-generating base where we can get a lot of money to also do other areas in the state. If we continue to depend solely on Federal Government allocation, this state cannot develop. In Lagos state, the revenue they generate is much more than whatever federal allocation is given to them and it is working.

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Revenue: Customs, Apapa generates N136bn ...seized frozen fish, medicament, others

Edokpolor Osayande and Joy Anyim In a bid to boost the nation’s revenue generation, the Nigeria Customs Service,(NCS), Apapa Area Command, has generated over N136 billion, as revenue from January to May, 2017. Controller, Apapa Area Command, Comptroller Musa Jubrin, who reeled out this figure, said that its command has remained the highest revenue generator in the Service, with a total of N136,344,344619,137. 89 within the period. Speaking to journalists in Lagos at the Command’s headquarters, Jubril commended his personnel, describing their effort as a landmark. He said that the performance recorded during the period, was better in view of the current downturn in the nation’s economy. especially agaisnt the backdrop of the figure recorded within the same period of 2016. He said, “The Apapa Area Command, within the same period-January, 1st to May 31st ,2016- collected a total of N 98, 171 206 398. This is a significant increase of N 38, 073,412,739.89 in 2017.” According to him, the result was achieved, sequel to the proactive measures put in place, through the extraction of diligence and commitment from officers.

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An economist, Prof. Sarah Anyanwu has advised the Federal Government to take into

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SON intercepts N8bn cloned cables in Lagos

By Simon Ugwu

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has intercepted over N8 billion worth of Nigerian cloned cables at two residential buildings in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos. An enforcement team of the SON uncovered the warehouses where 20 different brands of cloned

cables were stocked. These included made in Nigeria cables, as well as other brands like NOCAN, surecan, Necaco, Kable mex, purecan and Nigertin amongst several others. Director General, SON, Mr Osita Aboloma, while conducting journalists round the premises, said the imports belonged to an indigenous company, adding that those impli-

cated in illegal deal would be made to face the full wrath of the law. He said the company targeted and cloned Nigerian cables already certified by the SON, in deceptive packages, adding that more of such firms would be uncovered. According to him, SON has made some enviable progress in the area of sanitising the nation’s cable market, and that dubious import-

ers were now trying to cash in on that achievement, thereby going adjudged to be best in the world. “All these cloned-Nigerian cables were made in China, but packaged as made-in-Nigeria products. “You know we are proud of made-in-Nigeria cables, because it CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

Tax evasion: Nigeria signs convention ending profit tax evasion by companies .Only 214 rich Nigerians pay paltry N200m tax annually Bonny Amadi

L-R, Mrs. Millie Attu,President, NAOW, 9, Brigade Command of Nigerian Army, Ikeja, Major General Peter Dauku, Commarnder, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Rep. Chief of Army Staff, Representative of President/CE, Dangote Industries Ltd, Aliko Dangote, Executive Director, Stakeholder Management and Corporate Communications, Dangote Industries Ltd., Engr. Ahmed Mansur; Commarnder, 9 Brigade Command of Nigerian Army, Ikeja,Brig. Gen.A Elias Attu,at the commissioning ceremony of 9 blocks of 8 flats each, CBQ Alasia Soldiers’ Quarters, Nigerian Army Cantonment, Ikeja, renovate by Dangote Foundation on Monday, 19 June, 2017.

Economist advises FG to consider hyperinflation in budget

By Ganiyu Obaaro

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

focus the country’s hyperinflation in the implementation of the 2017 budget. Hyperinflation occurs when a country experiences very high and usually accelerating rates of inflation. Anyanwu, a former Head of Economics Department, University of Abuja, stated during an interview in Abuja on Monday that the current inflation rate in the planning stage would ensure successful implementation of the budget. The key assumption on inflation in the budget is 15.74 per cent while the latest inflation is 16.25 per cent. “If actually the government has taken care of inflation

during the budget formulation, it will not affect implementation. “If the amount budgeted for Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) was not taken care of during budget formulation and approval, it will definitely affect the implementation. “What it means is that the amount released will not be enough for project implementation and there will always be budget deficit. “There will be budget deficit since prices of material have gone up subsequently leading to incomplete and abandoned projects.’’ According to her, the government may need to prepare supplementary budget to take care

of high level of inflation. Speaking on the latest inflation rate, the don said that the figures were still on the high side in spite of efforts of the government to bring it down. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the country’s inflation dropped to 16.25 per cent in May from 17.24 per cent in April. This is the fourth consecutive decline in the rate of inflation since January. Anyanwu explained that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) only dropped on month-on-month basis, saying it rose on year-on-year basis.

In a bid to end unethical practices by companies and boost the nation’s revenue, Nigeria has signed the global convention prohibiting profit transfer by companies, the process many companies have deployed to fraudulently evade profit tax in Nigeria, To further boost Nigeria’s revenue base, the federal government has disclosed that a consultant is currently working on tax status of rich Nigerians, for aggressive tax mobilization, hence, it has been discovered that only 214 rich Nigerians pay over N20 million taxes annually. “Fairness demands that those who have more must carry their fair share of the tax burden and so to this end, for the last 15 months, we have engaged in huge data gathering exercise with leading investigation agencies” and we may have to step on big toes” These were disclosed by the Minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun recently in Lagos, adding that the tax revenue derivable from profits and other sources combined still places the country’s tax generated revenue lowest in the sub region and that the government is pitting other stringent measures tp address the short fall and block all leakages. According to the minister, the approval to sign the global convention was granted the ministry of finance on Wednesday June 14, 2017 and that it is expected that the move is one of the positive steps by the federal government to boost tax revenue. “On Wednesday, FEC granted permission to the Ministry of Finance to sign the Global Convention on base erosion and profit shifting which allows companies who generate profit in Nigeria to evade taxes .

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Dangote Cement hands over drivers to Customs for carrying contrabands Babajide Okeowo

The transport section of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, Ogun state, has intercepted one of the company’s truck loaded with contrabands in Ibadan, Oyo state, arrested the drivers and handed them over to the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, for further investigations and prosecution. The arrest was effected by a crack team of the company’s security personnel, led by its Chief Security Officer, who acted on intelligence, bordering on misconduct by some of its drivers. While handing over the drivers and his motor boy to the Customs, Assistant General Manager, in charge of Security Services, CSP Ali Garba, said that the company has a surveillance section that

....285 drivers also declared wanted over theft

monitors all his trucks and drivers’ activities. The company, in a statement made available to The Daily Times, said: “On 7th June, 2017, at about 1820 hours, intelligence information received by Dangote Senior Drivers, Ibese, led to the interception of Dantrans Truck, No KMC 38 XR / ICT-13A-083, driven by a dismissed former driver, Ismaila Abubakar .The truck was loaded with frozen Turkey allegedly loaded at Iyana Isolo, Lagos State, heading to Benin City, Edo State.” He further said that while Nasiru H. Ahmed 284393 is the bonafide driver to truck KMC 38 XR / ICT13A-083, their preliminary investigation revealed that on 2nd June,

2017, Nasiru H. Ahmed loaded 900 bags of cement for Benin Depot. “At Kara Garage in Benin City, Nasiru H. Ahmed dropped from the vehicle and travelled to Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, leaving the truck in the care of his motor boys: Bilyaminu Abdullahi and Bashiru with the dismissed driver, Ismaila Abubakar.” Unfortunately, the company said, for the bonafide driver, Ismaila Abubakar drove the truck from Kara to Benin Depot for offloading the cement after removing truck tracking system and left it in Benin City. He said: “Investigation revealed further that instead of driving straight to the Plant, they decided

to go to Iyana-Isolo in Lagos State, to lift frozen Turkey to Benin City at the cost of three hundred and fifty thousand Naira (N350,000.00), out of which only seventy thousand Naira (N70,000.00) was paid as part-payment. It would be recalled that the company recently declared 285 of its truck drivers wanted over theft of about 3.5 million customized tyres belonging to the company. Coordinator of the company’s National Patrol Unit, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji, a retired Commissioner of Police, who disclosed this, said that each tyre of the company had an identification number registered against the driver’s name at collection point.

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world. This illegal act will not be accepted; SON will not allow it. We are going to go after the importer and prosecute him “he said. Citing the decision of the importers to locate the warehouse in a residential area, Aboloma, who was represented by Engr. Bede Obayi, Director, Inspectorate and Compliance, said it was to avoid the prying eyes of the regulatory agencies. He said that SON enforcement team would continue to burst dubious importers who resort to bringing in substandard products. “Nobody can imagine someone coming down here to fully stock two buildings with substandard cables. These are purported to be Nigerian brands but made in China,” he said wondering how the country could make progress when some Nigerians by themselves are sabotaging the effort of the government.’

NECA urges CBN to lower borrowing costs

By Motolani Oseni

In line with the Federal Government’s recent drive to support growth of SMEs through its policies, Keystone Bank Nigeria Limited has reiterated its commitment to the support of the growth of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Acting Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Hafiz Bakare in Lagos. He noted the importance of SME’s to the growth of the economy, stating that the current employment rate could be bolstered if SMEs are provided with a conducive ecosystem with which to thrive. This he said, is not only the purview of the government. He said: “While the government is making efforts to increase the ease of doing business in Nigeria, Financial institutions have a significant role to play in supporting SMEs and this is why Keystone Bank is repositioning its GrowBiz Account to create financial options for businesses.” Mr Bakare pointed out the importance of SMEs to the development of the nation’s economy noting that they provide a means of employment generation, improvement of local technology, output diversification, development of indigenous entrepreneurship and forward integration with largerscale industries. He said : “Today in Nigeria, many factors have contributed to the underperformance of micro enterprises and their contributions to economic growth. We at Keystone Bank seek to help bridge the gap by not only providing finance, but by offering financial advisory services and relevant platforms to assist in business

SON intercepts N8bn cloned cables in Lagos

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President, Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture(NACCIMA), Iyalode Lawson presenting a gift to Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Retno Marsudi. In the middle is Director, Indonesian

MainOne unveils plan to become largest Internet hub Tony Nwakaegho Following the partnership of MainOne’s Data Center company, (MDXi), with the Nigerian Internet Exchange, (IXPN) to improve national transit traffic in Nigeria, the company has recently unveiled a new interconnect service for carriers, enterprises and Internet service providers (ISPs) called Open-Connect. Open-Connect is a service that facilitates improved interconnection, collaboration and peering within the MDXi Lekki data center and the Internet Exchange. The product will enable the creation of an environment that allows colocated customers connect to multiple networks, cloud and content providers while signifi-

cantly reducing the cost of backhaul links to various providers and it offers competitive pricing in an open access, carrier neutral environment. Open-Connect guarantees the best cross connect services in Nigeria, enabling customers bypass the public internet and connect directly to partners, cloud and SaaS providers with secure, reliable and flexible direct connections. With connections to internet exchanges in Lagos, Amsterdam, London and Ghana and 50+ Points of Presence locations across West Africa, MainOne enables carriers, ISPs, content providers and enterprises of all sizes to quickly and easily increase their network footprint without investing heavily in additional in-

frastructure. “Traffic growth is a useful indicator of the health of the entire Internet ecosystem, and helps to measure the development of the digital economy. This new interconnection service for customers within our Data Center will significantly improve traffic growth and localization in Nigeria, with reduced latency, improved speed and better quality of services to end users. This solution will enable more operators and carriers take advantage of the connections of the IXPN within MainOne’s connected Data Center and enhance Internet traffic originating and terminating on any network in Nigeria to remain in-country,” says Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer of MainOne.

The Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has implored monetary authorities to take measures in re-inflating the economy through monetary easing and reduction of the highinterest rate, otherwise known as, borrowing costs, which they said, are currently stifling Economic growth. Speaking on Behalf of the Association, following a quarterly meeting of its Governing Council held in Lagos recently, the President, Mr. Larry Ettah, stated that the correct posture in a recession is a reflationary fiscal policy and monetary easing, including reducing interest rates. Ettah explained that this is accepted practice in economic management in most jurisdictions, instead the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained tight monetary policy and raised interest rates, adding that the CBN’s approach is sub-optimal and has failed. “It is based on an erroneous assumption that tight monetary policy would constrain inflation and temper pressures on the Naira. Instead, the actual experience confirms that Nigerian inflation is driven by cost elements usually currency devaluation and food and energy prices, while Naira values are shaped by oil prices and the FX reserves rather than monetary conditions, especially as CBN has maintained administrative control of the currency value.” he argued

Money Market B2 Afreximbank’s president returns to FCI board Shareholders of FCI, the global representative body for the factoring, invoice financing and asset- based lending industry, have reelected Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), into the organization’s Board, allowing him to retain the only Board seat reserved for representatives of FCI affiliate members. The re-election, which took place during FCI’s 49th Annual Meeting in Lima on 14 of June, will see Dr. Oramah in office for the next two years. The reelection continues a pattern of increasing prominence for factoring on the African continent where Afreximbank is using its position to leverage international finance and know-how to support African companies engaged in factoring. In a statement after the election, Dr. Oramah, who was represented by Kanayo Awani, Managing Director of Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Initiative, said that the election would position Afreximbank to contribute more effectively in shaping FCI’s strategy for “the increasingly important African market.” It would also assure the organisation of a strong voice in the continent, which is emerging as “factoring’s new frontier”, he added. According to him, Afreximbank could serve as a valuable resource for FCI members seeking to enter the African market, by providing the trust and confidence that emerging African factors need during the teething stages of the adoption of factoring. Earlier, Ms. Kanayo Awani, who is also Chairperson of FCI’s Africa Chapter, presented an overview of the status of the annual activities of the chapter for 2016/2017, saying that there had been considerable progress in terms of increased awareness by African entities with regard to factoring, skills’ scale-up and keener interest by governments in improving regulatory and legal frameworks. She reported a 48 per cent growth in factoring turnover in Africa, from 2015 to 2016, which brought the 2016 turnover to about EUR28 billion. FCI was set up in 1968 as an umbrella organisation for independent factoring companies around the world; and has grown into the world’s representative factoring network, with more than 400 members in 90 countries.

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Naira closes at 368/$1 as CBN auctions $100m FX Stories by Motolani Oseni Amidst call for unification of the country’s multiple exchange rates to sustain gains of the local currency in the foreign exchange market, the Naira, on Monday, closed at 368 per US dollar at parallel market, while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held two foreign currency auctions to sell $100 million, and an unspecified amount to clear the backlog of demand of airlines, fuel importers and manufacturing firms. The Naira, over the weekend, sold at 370 to a dollar, but gained two points at the close of first trading day of the week, the same rate it traded last Friday at the unofficial market. The local currency, at the official market, closed at 305.80, rep-

resenting a slight drop compare to 305.75 exchanged on Friday, and 305.70 and 305.65 sold last week. Also, at the Investors’ and Exporters’ FX (I&E FX) window, the Naira fell to 366.20, against 365.29, traded on Friday, which was 0.06 per cent gain on Friday, against closing rate of the previous day, according to data obtained from FMDQ website. However, the CBN, in a continued effort to improve dollar liquidity and reduce pressure on the local Naira currency, on Monday, intervened in the FX market through two auctions sale of $100 million and an unspecified amount, contained in a notice to comAccording to the notice, the apex bank said the first dollar auction would be both for spot and forward deals, which would be settled within the next 60 days.

The second auction will be at the secondary forex market to offset outstanding demand, the regulator said in a second notice to banks. “The foreign exchange obligations should be for raw materials and machinery, agriculture, airlines and petroleum products,” the CBN advised commercial banks. Nigeria is battling a currency crisis, especially brought about by low oil prices, which has tipped its economy into recession and created chronic dollar shortages. Africa’s biggest economy wants to attract foreign investors and at same time maintain a strong currency to ward off inflation. Meanwhile, the President, Association of Bureaus De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Aminu Gwadabe, has urged the

central bank to step up efforts to unify the country’s multiple exchange rates to sustain gains in the local currency over the last few months. The CBN has been intervening on the official market in the last few months to try to narrow the spread between rates on the official market and black market and it has sold over $5 billion since February. “The gradual convergence of the exchange rate on both black market and investor forex window is an opportunity for the central bank to unify rate in all segments of the forex market.” Gwadabe said a move to eliminate multiple rates would restore investors’ confidence in the economy and boost offshore dollar inflows, further strengthening the naira.

From Left: Mr. Ugochukwu Harry; Dr. Allwell Umunnaehila; Prof. Rufus Akintoye and Mrs. Patience Umunnaehila during the 2017 convocation ceremony of Babcock University, where Dr. Allwell Umunnaehila, a financial analyst/senior stockbroker at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, graduated with a Ph.D in Business Administration

Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings’ investors, two others gain N694.3bn Stories by Motolani Oseni Share prices of four banks, First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc appreciated by N694.3 billion in 24 weeks over investors’ bargain trading. The above banks may emerge as best performing banking sector shares for the first half of year 2017 on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). By market capitalisation, investors in FBN Holdings have gained N127.1 billion; Zenith Bank, N255 billion; Stanbic IBTC Holdings, N160 billion and UBA, N151.6 bil-

lion in 24 weeks. Similarly, Investors in First Bank of Nigeria Holdings, have gained 105.7 per cent or N3.50 increase in their share price, followed by Stanbic IBTC Holdings that gained share price appreciation of 106.7 per cent or N16.00. Furthermore, the share prices of UBA and Zenith Bank increased by 92.9 per cent or N4.20 and 55.1 per cent or N8.10 respectively. The price appreciation in those banks have leveraged on NSE Banking Index that has increased by 51.16 per cent from 274.32 basis points it opened this year to open this week at 414.65 basis points. Aside the above banks, Guar-

anty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) have a market capitalisation of N1.05 trillion out of the current N11.69 trillion total equities market capitalisation. Investors reacted positively to the announced $1 billion oversubscribed Eurobond by UBA and Zenith Bank last week. Zenith Bank had issued a fiveyear senior unsecured benchmark bond of $500 million, which recorded over subscription of more than 300 per cent, while that of UBA’s $500 million Eurobond, was 240 per cent oversubscribed. President, Progressive Shareholders Association of Nigeria (PSAN), Mr. Boniface Okezie, said

the above banks’ management should be commended for consistently policy of paying shareholders interim and full year dividend, despite macro- economic challenges. According to him, banks operating in the country have continued to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) foreign exchange intervention. “These banks have shown there is still hope for nation’s economy, despite the challenges,” he said. Financial institutions have continued to benefit from the CBN newly introduced foreign exchange window that has continued to boost their share prices.

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Gains on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has extended to the fourth consecutive week, as the All- Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.60 per cent to close the week ended 16th June, 2017, at 33,810.56 points. The ASI, at a 24-month high, has a positive year to date (YTD) return of 25.81 per cent and 32.51 per cent since the beginning of the quarter to date. The Market Capitalization similarly appreciated 1.63 per cent to close the week at N11.692 trillion, as all other Indices finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE ASeM , NSE Oil/Gas, NSE Lotus II and NSE Industrial Goods Indices that depreciated by 0.32 per cent, 4.20 per cent, 0.71 per cent, and 0.28 per cent, respectively. Top traded Equities in volume

terms were Access Bank Plc, Zenith International Bank Plc and Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc. They accounted for 918.046 million shares worth N10.324 billion in 5,809 deals, contributing 33.53 per cent and 32.22 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. Total turnover recorded during trading activities stood at 2.737 billion shares. They were valued at N32.042 billion and executed in 32,217 deals by investors on the floor of the Exchange. This is in contrast to a total of 3.100 billion shares valued at N29.180 billion that exchanged hands in the previous week in 33,677deals. The Financial Services’ Industry with 2.189 billion shares, led the activity chart by volume traded in 18,832 deals, which were valued at N21.792 billion, thus contributing 79.98 per cent and 68.01per cent to the total eq-

uity turnover volume and value respectively. The Conglomerates Industry followed with 287.945 million shares worth N621.772 million in 2,031deals; and the third place was occupied by Consumer Goods’ Industry with a turnover of 114.832 million shares worth N5.370 billion in 5,040 deals. Also traded during the week, were a total of 16,300 units of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) valued at N973,376.00 executed in 3 deals compared with a total of 40.317 million units valued at N178.841 million transacted previous week in 12 deals. A total of 12,193 units of Federal Government’s Bonds valued at N12.440 million, were traded in 14 deals, compared with a total of 10,860 units valued at N10.196 million transacted previous week in 10 deals.

L – R shows: Bunmi Akinremi, Deputy Group CEO, United Capital Plc ; Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Jude Chiemeka, MD/CEO, United Capital Asset Management at the Listing of United Capital Eurobond Fund and Wealth for Women Fund at the Exchange today.

Berger paints challenges sustainability threat over employees’ gratuity Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, has continued to cushion threat to business continuity and sustainability, as crosssection of its workforce sustains work to rule over staff gratuity . The expected impact of such he strike action by the company’s staff ha continued to generate market hearsay as cross section of market experts say that business sustainability is usually threatened when crisis of confidence ensues between management and staff, a development that among other consequences, could trigger multiplicity of court cases that may have adverse effect on the company. Daily Times Nigeria gathered that, employees of Berger Paints Nigeria Plc,, with the support from the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) launched a sustained protest demonstration at company‘s Oba Akran Road, Ikeja, Lagos State, premises , demanding for thepayment of their perks. The company’s workers alleged that since 2015, the management had stopped paying gratuity to workers. The protesting workers alleged that efforts to make the management change its policy were rebuffed.

Consequently, the members of staff, with the backing of the NLC staged a warning protest against this to press home their demands. The protest, it was gathered, would be sustained, should the management fail to rescinded what the NLC, termed, “ anti labour practice.” Meanwhile, in the company in an effort to address the negative impact the labour action may have on its confidence level , said that following the new development in its pension scheme, has fixed December 2015 as exit date of is gratuity scheme The statement released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and signed by Oluseun Oluwole, Company Secretary. Legal adviser , said that the 2015 gratuity exit date has been communicated to the company’s workers in the course of several meetings, while he management has provided some concessions and allowances to is staff to ameliorate challenges. “However, some members of staff are pressing for more allowances, “and indicating this through a peaceful strike action, which is restricted to our heed office,” the company explained.

FG introduces asset classes to boost PPP as experts call for confidence Stories by Bonny Amadi The Federal Government has expressed concern on the controversy trailing high cost of debt servicing in the country, but emphasized that it is only a boost in revenue that will end it, adding that, new classes will be introduced to enhance Public Private Sector Partnership (PPP). Government says that it is targeting revenue growth, through, among other fronts, public private partnership (PPP), through sustainable and developmental policy, as well as, reassuring the private sector of government’s commit-

…spends N1.2trillion in 12 months on capital projects

ment to keep its promises. “We intend to revive Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Nigeria; and trying to revive existing and failed PPP projects. Nigeria’s private sector is extremely efficient, creative and resilient, but it needs predictability in policy. We will introduce new assets classes of guaranteed instruments that will provide adequate safeguard for the protection of private capital” said Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s minister of finance in Lagos recently. This was coming, as a cross-section of experts also stressed that only confidence boost would trig-

ger noticeable rise in revenue to address the ease of doing business in the country; and the commitment of the government to sustain a political will aimed at driving the macro economic dynamics in the country. At the NSE Bloomberg’s CEO Roundtable, themed: “Innovating out of Nigeria’s Recession: Exploring New Paradigms for Nigeria’s Economic Growth,”which held on Friday, 16th June, 2017, at the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE’s) event center, Lagos, Adeosun, in her keynote address,said that the country’s economy is

passing through rough terrain to recovery. The minister, who came in at the middle of the event, barely spent ten minutes with the CEO’s, as she spared no time for feedback, said that government is focusing on growing economy, through other main contributors to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP,, adding that over concentration on crude oil revenue has dealt a big blow to the economy, especially, when global oil price declines. “Oil is only 10 per cent of our economy, but it represents up to 60 per cent of our revenue, which is why

when the price of oil fell, we had a double impact. We lost revenue and government found it difficult to really meet its needs.” According to the minister, agriculture contributes 20 per cent to Nigeria’s economy ading that 10 per cent increase in agriculture’s contribution will translate to 2 per cent

growth in the GDP. “We will continue to prioritize infrastructure spending. In the last 12 months, we have spent approximately N1.2 trillion on capital projects, our road spending was N200 billion, which compares to N19 billion in 2015, transport and aviation received N143 billion compared to N6 billion

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Labour B6 Stories by Joy Ekeke The Federal Government is initiating plans to recruit another 300,000 youths in the second batch of its N-Power social intervention and job creation programme. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Kwara State , North central Nigeria, recently, said that the additional new jobs, would ease the growing unemployment situation in the country. . Mohammed said toward this end, the FG would “reopen the N-POWER portal in the coming week, to commence the process for the recruitment.” He enjoined the youths to take advantage of the recruitment exercise by completing the application process online, adding that 200,000 had people benefited from the first batch of the programme. The minister said at least 27,000

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FG to recruit 300,000 youths for N-Power, says Lai Muhammed people had benefited from the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, while government had given 7,000 interest free loans to market men and women across the country. The minister said the home grown school feeding programme of government had covered over 1.2 million pupils and that Kwara State would be on the team of the social intervention programme in September. Muhammed, who was in Isanlu-Isin in the

state to explore ways to develop the road leading to Owu Water Fall, located near the community, was upbeat that the youths would key effectively into the programme. The Water Fall, which is 120 metres above sea level, is credited to be the highest and most spectacular natural water fall in West Africa; and a significant symbol of nature. The minister recalled that he visited the site of the water fall in February, where he advocated

Public-Private-Partnership, PPP, for its development, adding that he was glad to hear that efforts had been made as far back as 2009, to develop the road leading to the fall. Mohammed urged the community leader to make available to him documents relating to the contract to enable him to facilitate its for quick execution and delivery. “It has been revealed to me that the contract for the construction of the road was advertised and bid for; and that the Bureau of Public Procurement had issued

a ‘No Objection Certificate’ to it.If we get those documents, we can see how we can revive the contract. The fall is one of the tallest in Africa and it is just lying there fallow.” “If we can get the road done, it will attract tourists and revive the economy of the surrounding communities,” the minister said Muhammed. The traditional ruler of Isanlu-Isin, Solomon Oloyede, thanked the minister for the visit; and pledged his people’s support to President Muhammadu Buhari. He commended the gov-

ernment for its efforts at restoring peace and security to the nation, as well as, the successes recorded in its anti-corruption fight. The monarch urged the government to do its best in fixing the road linking the community to the Owu Water Fall. Earlier in an address, the President of Isanlu-Osin Development Association, Emmanuel Oladele, said the contract for the construction of the road to the fall was captured in the 2009 budget; and urged the minister to use his good offices to push for a revisit of the

N-Power: Online portal records 290,000 applicants in 3 days - Official

L-R: Dr. Eberechukwu Uneze, Executive Director, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON); Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, Hon. Jones Chukwudi Onyereri; Enugu State Governor, Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, AMCON, Mr Ahmed Kuru and Mr. Kola Ayeye, AMCON Executive Director, at the House Committee on Banking and Currency/AMCON retreat in Enugu State on Monday.

...as LASG opens online portal for undergraduates The Lagos State Government has announced the opening of its website to register intending applicants for the 2017 edition of Ready.Set.Work (RSW) scheme, an entrepreneurship and employ ability initiative, designed to equip final year students of tertiary institutions in the state with the right skills to add value to themselves and the society. The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Education, Obafela Bank-Olemoh, who disclosed this at a news conference, said interested

applicants would be able to access the website -www. readysetwork.com.ng- from June 16, while the training will run from July 1 to September 16, 2017. He said, as an improvement on the initiative, which started in 2016, students of six tertiary institutions in the state would benefit, while three centres have been designated to host the training programme. The six institutions, according to Mr. Bank-Olemoh are, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (ACCOED), Lagos State College of Health Science (LASCOHET), Lagos State

Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Lagos State University (LASU), Michael Otedola College of Education (MOCPED) and University of Lagos (UNILAG). Bank-Olemoh said out of the 12, 000 students, 2,000 final year students would be selected for the training at the three designated centres, while the remaining 10,000 would be selected from students in their penultimate year at the institutions and trained through the online platform; and also register for the RSW Academy. He said: “When the administration of Governor Ambode came on board,

one of the issues he was confronted with from the private sector, was the major gaps in the work readiness of graduates. His immediate response was that he came up with a scheme to equip graduates from our tertiary institutions with the right skills needed to add value to the society. He said “the vision of the RSW, is that, every graduate from a tertiary institution situated in Lagos, must have the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to gain meaningful employment or be self-employed; and our plan is to train all graduates in tertiary institutions through the RSW.”

Since the official opening of the N-Power job portal on last Friday, no fewer than 290,000 applicants have logged into the N-Power job portal, just three days after the portal was opened, a presidential aide said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation, Afolabi Imoukhuede, gave the information during an interactive session with the first batch of the scheme’s beneficiaries in Edo at the Urhokpota Hall, Benin City. According to him, 200,000 graduates are already participating in the scheme while the next batch of 300,000 will be engaged from the new applicants. “The recruitment portal opened on Wednesday, and 290,000 applications have entered as at this morning. The next recruitment will be very competitive.If we do validation of data and any applicant fails at the point of recruitment he or she has lost the chance,” he said. He expressed displeasure with the wave of wrong data fed into the portal by graduate applicants and said such problems were discouraging. Mr. Imoukhuede told the volunteers that while the scheme was making efforts to assist them to vali-

date their entries, it would not do same for the next batch of recruits. “The Federal Government is spending N6 billion on stipends to current beneficiaries every month and the amount is not a child’s play. “It is a lifeline to lift you out of unemployment and out of poverty. “This is a serious business to reduce unemployment and you have to maximize this chance,” he advised the youth. The SSA advised applicants to file their applications by themselves and ensure that the information asked for in the application is correct and verifiable. He acknowledged the challenges encountered by volunteers in the scheme, which were largely caused by them. He, however, called on the new applicants to ensure that they did not make same mistakes. Mr. Imoukhuede also said that many of the applicants residing in the rural areas stood better chance of being recruited as emphasis would be on residence of the applicants to curb rural-urban migration. “We do not encourage state re-deployment because the scheme is unlike the National Youth Service Corps.

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By Simon Ugwu In what seemed to be calls and counter calls, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has appealed to residential (small demand) customers across the country to continue paying their estimated bills and not misconstrue the directive of no meter no pay to include them. The Association acknowledged the fact that electricity consumers may have misconstrued a recent directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) exempting hitherto unmetered maximum demand (MD) customers from paying bills, A statement issued by ANED on behalf of the 11 distribution companies (DisCos) in Abuja explained that the directive by NERC was targeted at some of the Maximum Demand (MD)

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Estimated billing: Group urges residential customers to comply customers that may not have been metered after the metering deadline for them which was originally 28th February, but extended to 1st March, 2017 at the request of the DisCos expired. “The MD customers who are also called Large Power Users (LPU) include mainly MDAs, large plazas estates, large firms, and small-scale industries, e.t.c., with consumption threshold of 45KVA from whom huge revenue is generated. “The MD meters are connected on the 11Kv (High tension wire) electricity lines, mostly on dedicated transformers,” the statement explained further. ANED said the DisCos will

continue to operate with the estimated billing methodology approved by NERC as frantic efforts are being made to ensure completion of the on-going metering processes according to the Performance Agreements with the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE). Meanwhile NERC in a statement issued by the AGM on Media, Mrs Vivian Mbonu said, non-MD customers that do not have meters must continue to pay their estimated bills but warned the DisCos to strictly adhere to estimation methodology rather than hiking bills. It will be recalled that the Meter Manufacturers

Association of Nigeria, EMMAN, appealed to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to extend the directive of `no meter no payment’ to all electricity consumers nationwide. The association’s Executive Secretary, Muyideen Ibrahim, made the call in Lagos, against the backdrop of NERC’s directive on June 11 that all Maximum Demand (MD) customers not provided with meters to stop paying estimated bills presented by distribution companies. The maximum demand customers are commercial and industrial customers, who consume high levels of

electricity and contribute substantially to the revenues of distribution companies. The EMMAN scribe said that effective metering of customers would eradicate estimated billing and also boost the revenue of the distribution companies. He said that most distribution companies have resulted to estimated billing to generate more revenue to their purse at the expense of their customers. According to him, NERC should not limit the directive to maximum demand customers but rather to all consumers, because it’s really embarrassing for the DISCOs billing without meter.

...as oil plunges towards $30 again?

L- R President Nigerian Gas Association [NGA] ,Engr Dada Thomas ; Managing Director NIPCO Plc ,Mr Sanjay Teotia ; Vice President NGA ,Mrs Audrey Joe –Ezigbo and Chairman Independent Petroleum Producers Group ,Mr Ademola Adeyemi- Bero at the Association Business Forum in Lagos .

OPEC’: Revenue crashes by 13% Q2 2016 ... drops to $446b, account in deficit of $43. 7bS By OpeOluwani Akintayo The revenues accruable to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, from oil exports, decreased by 13.2 per cent last year compared to 2015. This drop amounted to $445.7 billion. This was contained in the group’s report published over the weekend. According to the report, OPEC expects non-OPEC oil supply to increase by 0.5 million barrels per day in the second half of 2017, as compared to the first half of 2017, to average 58.4 million barrels per day. “The U.S. is the main

driver behind this higher growth, contributing 0.76 million barrels p/d, followed by Brazil and Canada, with 0.12 million barrels per day and 0.06 million barrels per day, respectively,” the report said. Offsetting some of this growth will be lower production, mainly from Russia (-0.13 million barrels p/d), China (-0.06 million barrels per day), Indonesia (-0.06 million barrels per day) and Norway (-0.05 million barrels per day). In terms of regional oil supply, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is seen growing by 0.71 mil-

lion barrels p/d in the second half, which will broadly offset the declines of 0.18 million barrels per day expected in FSU countries and elsewhere. Non-OPEC oil supply is projected to grow by 0.84 million barrels per day in 2017, following a downward revision of 0.11 million bp/d, to average 58.14 million barrels per day. This forecast is revised down mainly due to lower expectations for Russian oil production, as well as, lower output in Brunei, Sudan and Kazakhstan following the decision of OPEC and participating non-OPEC producers to extend oil production

adjustments for a further period of nine months up to the end of the first quarter of 2018. Moreover, US oil supply growth for 2017, was revised down by 29,000 barrels p/d to 0.80 million barrels per day, due to lower-than-expected output in the first quarter of 2017. The higher growth in 2017 is envisaged for Canada and the UK, compared to last month. On a country-by-country basis, the main contributors to growth in 2017 are expected to be the US with 0.80 million barrels p/d, Canada with 0.26 million barrels per day, Brazil with 0.21 million barrels per day and Kazakh-

There a is growing skepticism currently about oil rising way above $60 per barrel, as analysts say it may hit $30 next year. According to Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, founder and chairman of global oil and gas consulting firm FGE, who spoke to CNBC during a live interview, oil price may sink to between $30 and $35 per barrel next year and stay. Despite “robust demand,” Fesharaki said that “there is too much oil on the market.” Late last month, the international oil cartel,OPEC, said that it would extend an 1.8 million-barrel-a-day (b/d) cut to oil output by nine months, through March 2018, but Fesharaki believes that this is not enough to stabilize prices. Rather, he told CNBC that an immediate cut of an additional 700,000 B/D is necessary. The spot price of benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was $46.10 per barrel as of June 12, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Increasing Oversupply Various facts appear to support Fesharaki’s thesis. Stockpiles of oil worldwide are large and growing, an indicator of persistent

oversupply, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) cited by the Wall Street Journal. As of April, inventories of oil in industrialized nations were 292 million barrels above their five-year average, according to the same sources. While OPEC is trying to reduce supply, it has allowed Nigeria and Libya to increase production, and output by OPEC as a whole rose in May to its highest level so far in 2017, according to IEA data reported. In addition, the IEA projects that non-OPEC nations collectively, will expand their output by 700,000 B/D in 2017 and 1.5 million b/d in 2018, slightly more than the forecast growth in global demand. More than half this growth will come from the U.S., which the IEA expects to increase production by 430,000 B/D in 2017 and 780,000 b/d in 2018. “A drop in the price of oil is like an earthquake or a tsunami” that actually could dampen demand. He also said that the last time the price of oil fell, so did the stock market, and he feels that “a substantial drop in the price of oil would create a global recession,”he said.

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Bonny Amadi When a company is poised to delist from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) based on issues identified by majority shareholders of the company, to what extent will the minority shareholders stop the move? This scenario recently played out at the 58th Annual General Meeting of Lafarge Africa plc in Lagos, when retail shareholders voiced their disapproval for the company’s delisting from the bourse, but they were given conditions on what they should do to avoid the majority shareholders acquiring more shares from the recently approved rights issue of the company. Mr. Mobolaji Balogun, Chairman, Lafarge Africa, gave the shareholders condition to ensure that the company is well positioned, and for the majority shareholders not to exceed their current holding in the company. He said, “Take your rights, a measure you need to take to ensure that the company is well poisoned.” The chairman further clarified that “LafargeHolcim is investing about $300 million in Nigeria, the time when many other multinationals in the country are not committing so much. And to ensure that Lafarge will not delist or acquire more holdings, is to follow your rights.” Prior to the chairman’s condition for retail shareholders to follow their rights, Sir Sunny Nwosu, founder of Independent Shareholders’ Association of Nigeria, had demanded for further disclosures on the proposed rights: “ We must be very careful not to go the way of Ashaka Cement.” He urged the company to boost confidence of the retail shareholders of the company on the prevailing market hearsay on the company’s intention to delist from the exchange. Nwosu noted that the company is poised to use the opportunity created by the rights’ issues to boost holdings of the majority shareholders from its present 72.59 per cent to close to 90 per cent. “You must assure us that you are not using maxed people to buy shares, which should be used later against the people. We do not want to lose faith on the board, Lafarge should keep to her equity of 72.59 per cent holding in Lafarge Africa,” Nwosu said. Meanwhile,, what could have prompted shareholders of Lafarge Africa Plc’s, demand for undertaking from the company’s board that the company is not going to delist from the Nigerian stock Exchange (NSE), after its rights issue? Cross-section of shareholders

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Lafarge Africa: Can retail shareholders stop delisting?

OSCAR ONYEMA of Lafarge Africa Plc, including Sir. Nwosu, have sustained suspicion and sentiment that the company is working towards delisting from the NSE. The suspicion reached its peak and was expressed overwhelmingly at its recent AGM. The delisting threat, which was voiced by all the retail shareholders that spoke at the meeting, revealed a sentiment that has been built around the company in Nigeria. A minority shareholders’ group leader, Otunba MuktarMuktar, said that the company is gradually warming up for delisting from the NSE, as its board currently constitute of majority of foreign nationals. He said that he minority shareholders of the company supported the firm to acquire Ashaka Cement plc, but soon after buying over the company and integrating its operations, Ashaka was delisted from the Exchange,

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thus foreclosing the contribution of the company to shareholders’ earnings. He said that based on the fate suffered by shareholders in Ashaka Cement by delisting from the Exchange, the same situation is likely to play out in Lafarge Africa, which is rightly positioned to tow the same way of Ashaka cement. Fear of delisting of Lafarge is in the air, he said, adding that retail shareholders are not in support of the idea that after an approval has been given for the right issues, Lafarge is delisted from the Exchange, just like Ashaka was delisted. Mr. Patrick Ajudua, a retail shareholder, also expressed concern that delisting Lafarge from the NSE would amount to negative impact on Nigerian minority shareholders in the company, who currently feel that the majority shareholders.

He said that the company appeared to be positioned to take up the rights of others who are not willing to take their rights, the company is poised to take their rights, boost up their holdings in the company and eventually delist from the exchange. And for this, he said, “you are going to give us an affirmation that you are not going to pick the right of other minority shareholders and Lafarge is not going to delist from the Exchange“ Dr Umar Farouk, also a minority shareholders’ group, expressed further concern on the possibility of the company opting out of the Exchange, after raising its capital through rights issues. He said that currently, the Nigerian capital market has remained depressed, and no listed company has ventured into raising funds from the market in its current state. Umar added that for Lafarge to have decided to float a right issues now, irrespective of the negative market trend, demand thumbs up. “No quoted company can have the conviction to float a right issue now because of negative sentiment,” Umar said. It was on the submission of Dr. Farouk Umar, which the retail shareholders leveraged upon, to appeal to the company’s board not to contemplate delisting its shares from the NSE after floating the rights issue. The shareholders have argued that because of the prevailing down turn in the economy,

The shareholders have argued that because of the prevailing down turn in the economy, many retail shareholders may not take their shares because of hard times; and therefore, the company’s majourity shareholders would capitalize on that and mop up all the unclaimed rights, which would further boost its holdings in the company, to the detriment of retail shareholders.

many retail shareholders may not take their shares because of hard times; and therefore, the company’s majourity shareholders would capitalize on that and mop up all the unclaimed rights, which would further boost its holdings in the company, to the detriment of retail shareholders. He further argued that for the company to demonstrate its commitment to Nigeria, there is need for Lafarge Africa Plc to have a Nigerian executive director on its board or a defined succession plan. He said, “We need a Nigerian to be executive director on the board, you must have a succession plan.” But, Boniface Okezie of the Progressive Shareholders Association of Nigeria (PSAN), said that the intention of the company to deploy the rights’ issue to acquire more shares and eventually delist form the market is trending, adding that many shareholders could have headed to the courts to stop the AGM , but later thought otherwise.’ He said that the company’s performance has remained below expectation, hence, the N1.05 dividend paid for the 2016 financial year was made possible by tax holiday. In all, Lafarge Africa’s retail shareholders in Nigeria, were of the consensus that the company should not cease to be a listed company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). With the understanding that they will lose their investment opportunity in the company if the owners acquire more shares from the yet-to-be floated rights issues’ and eventually follow the path of Ashaka cement, which was recently acquired by Lafarge and delisted from NSE, they demanded‘Undertaking from you, the board that you are not going to delist”. We must also get an undertaking that you are not going to have more than 72.59 per cent holdings in the company. Once we are able to get an undertaking that they are not going to delist or increase their holdings, let us support their resolution.” Meanwhile, as the rights’ issue to raise N140 bn is expected to open in the late third quarter and close in fourth quarter, the suspense lingers, as. a crosssection of market stakeholders have affirmed that the post rights Lafarge Africa, certainly, will spring surprises.

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CDQ: On career, fashion and collabos

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My competitors are not my challenges â&#x20AC;&#x201C;CDQ Yussuf Abubakar Sodiq popularly known as CDQ, is a hip- hop Nigerian artiste who is currently under the record label of General records owned by Mastercraft. The Kwara Stateborn artiste has done a lot of popular songs like Ogini, Indomie, Salaro, Sai Babaamongst others. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, CDQ talks about his career, collaborations and love for fashion. Excerpts:

Godfather, was shot in Johannesburg,South Africa. It was subtitled and featured Mastercraft. So, I think that was when the whole recognition really started but when Olamide tweeted the whole lines of the song on twitter, I got recognised by Davido and he told me he wanted me to join HKN but unfortunately, I am already under a record label, so

Would you say that there are still challenging How did you come about the name CDQ? moments for you? When I was in secondary school, I was one of the The time of challenge for me is over. I think the social directors then and I was so familiar and close time of challenges has gone. The time of challenge to the Abokis. So, they said every artiste should was when I started, when there was no capital. But now, people will say my competitors in the game name CDQ was carved out from my name, Sodiq and along the line when I met Banky W, because because we all have own different sound. There is he happened to be the patron in the music industry, a way I sound and people like it and another artiste he gave full meaning of the name. He said when will also have a particular sound that people will you go to the market to purchase a CD in the olden days and the music in the CD is good, you will say the CD is quality. So CDQ also means CD quality at The industry is blessed with several female the same time. musicians; do you have a crush on any of them? How has the journey been so far? Well like you said, the industry is presently The journey has not been easy. You know the blessed with lots of female talents and talking because she is beautiful and I love her voice. my label, General records, for being supportive every day. I love her physique but my mind got busier along the line because of the pressure of work. In simplicity, I love her personality. In your words, what do you understand as fashion? Fashion is a lifestyle depending on

Merely looking at what someone is wearing, you can easily say that this person is like this or like that. How can you describe your personal style? Well, with my music, I am just street with my bandana tied to my head.

your choice of music? Yes, because I am a soul rapper. If you listen to my music, you will realise that I am very skilful. My kind of music can be picked out from my person. Who is your fashion icon? Jay Z Now, perspective towards art and music? I will say yes, somehow.

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What are the major items you cannot do without on stage? My woosss! Whenever I am on stage, I must say woosss and I cannot do without my bandana. What is your most sentimental garment so far in your music journey?

I go to the gym. Do you have a particular fashion style for your choice of woman? Basically, anything good so far she looks style for women.

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Mutiat Alli

Teens and Social media Nowadays, social media are ubiquitous, offering many opportunities for people to share and access information, to create and distribute content and to interact with more traditional media. For almost two decades, the web has changed the world and revolutionized how information is stored, published, searched and consumed. The effect has spread so wide that it impacts not just businesses and industries but crosses over into politics, medicine, media and breaches geographical locations, cultural boundaries The great wave of web innovation since Google in 1998 has been in social media. Social media is about networking and communicating through text, video, blogs and pictures; status updates on sites such as Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn or micro blogs such as Twitter. Social media helps in communication and social other limitations; for instance you can be at Agidingbi, Lagos and communicate with someone in Otukpo, Benue State. You can as well be in Lagos, Nigeria and communicate with someone in London, United Kingdom. Also, social media helps a great deal in information sharing. Many social networking sites incorporate an instant messaging feature, which lets people exchange information in real time via a chat. This is a great features for teachers to use to facilitate classroom discussions because it lets them utilize the vast store information available on the Web. You can also use it to access news real time and also source for news. It can also be a great way to share tips and ideas. Sites like Pinterest have been very successful due to the ease in which a person can learn and share information about hobbies, crafts, cooking, gardening and other do-it-yourself activities. By pinning and sharing, you can attract like-minded individuals into your circle. A social media like LinkedIn is a good place to get connected professionally and get a job. Social media aids public mobilization. It has given people, especially the new generation which is very computer savvy, a new and effective instrument to come together for issues they believe in. Additionally, all social media relies on advanced information and communication technologies that seamlessly work to build and support technological literacy. Simply put, one cannot be engaged in deep and meaningful uses of

technology without developing the sorts of rich 21st Century skills such as information evaluation, troubleshooting, mediated communication, and others that will enable connected learners to become valuable contributors to a connected global economy. But on the side, Research has shown that social networking sites calls for addiction. People who use social networking sites for their daily communication are hooked to a point that they neglect health responsibilities, especially their diet. The addictive nature of social media leads to eating disorders, obesity, heart problems, sleep disorders etc. Also, constant exposure to the internet because of social networking addiction prevents a child or teen from engaging in physical activities and socialization. The become so dependent on it that they start to think making contact with other people outside the social network is not necessary. As such, they become socially and physically stagnant. Related to this is the pressure to conform. One of the main reasons behind students or teens 24/7 connection or addiction is a fear of not keeping up with peers or appearing â&#x20AC;&#x153;like a loser in publicâ&#x20AC;?. The use of shorthand language is yet another negative effect of the social media on teens. Most users of social media use shorthand

and abbreviations during communication, when not checked, it can become addictive and a disadvantage to students, especially during examinations. Social media is the most popular use of the internet -surpassing email. In a survey, 89 percent of responders admitted to wasting time on social media while at work. This is also true of students as some of the time spent on social media occurs at school and for non-academic related activity. Additionally, the use of social networks may expose students to inappropriate contact and content. Parents Besides, unleashing age-inappropriate content, the digital age also gave birth to a social phenomenon; cyber bullying. It is often levied more harshly against young females than males and, unlike traditional bullying; it is not limited to physical interaction. Cyber bullying can happen 24 hour a day, every day of the week. Cyber bullying is when someone is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another person using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.