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How dealers make brisk business, smile to bank Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja and Esther Taiwo, Lagos

Whether one calls it maize or corn, it’s no secret that this cereal crop is now in season and farmers and petty traders are making fortunes with it.

Some pretty traders have changed their regular businesses to preparing roasted corn snacks, which could be taken as in-between meals snacks or even

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like a full meal with local pear, coconut, kernel or even butter to go with.

Presently in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and as well as other major cities, people of different classes are seen as they park their cars by roadsides to patronise corn sellers who are making brisk business. One would be amazed to see the number of cars veering off the road as they suddenly

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These corn-sellers, especially in the FCT and Lagos are mostly women, but you can find some young men also involved in the business of selling the roasted corn.

Investigation carried out by The Daily Times revealed that dealers usually smile home each evening, having spent the day selling their corn for anything from N70 to N100, depending on the size of the corn.

According to Mama Onome, who operates in Central Area of Abuja, roasting maize is a seasonal trade that comes with the rain. Commenting on what attracted her to the business, she said: “I need to sell roasted corn to raise money for my other businesses. I make close to N30,000 a month. Corn is a wonder crop; in fact, no part of it is wasted. I sell both cooked and roasted, and I have never regretted coming into the business.

“I buy a full bag of corn with the husk between N5, 000 to N10, 000 and by the time I remove the husk and roast, I make between N30, 000 and N50,000. I sell the corn according to their sizes; the bigger the corn, the higher the price. In some bags, one could be fortunate to find 50 big corns, which sells between N100 and N200 each depending on a customer’s bargaining power; that means N5, 000 to N10, 000, which is almost the cover price of a bag.

“I sell three bags in a week; so, the returns is worth the while.

For within this season, I can boast of having made enough to enable me go into other petty trade, when the rains are over,” she revealed.

For Chika Azuka, the business is good now there is corn in abundance. Giving her experience, she disclosed that she has two locations for both boiled and roasted corn.

According to her, she made provisions for customers to make their choice.

She said, “I cannot really tell whether the roasted or boiled corn brings in more money. For all I know is that the cooked one finishes faster than the roasted. In fact, I spend less time preparing it and I also try to

always finish each pot in the day, so that, the cobs do not taste sour the next day. But the roasted cobs sell at any time even into late evenings; so far there are buyers.

“Selling corn brings quick and huge returns. I sometimes make up to N25, 000 from the N5, 000 bag of corn I buy. If in a nice location, where there is a lot of human traffic, a bag can bring in the money for two or three others, depending on sizes of the cobs in the bag. I make a daily contribution of N3, 000 from my sales outside the overall profit.

It is a magic crop that enriches sellers.”

What does a newcomer need to come into the business?

Chika Azuka disclosed that the business requires as little as N5, 000 to begin.

“You do not need a huge capital to start, just get high portable grill to roast the corn and, of course a regular supply of charcoal. But if one wants to go into cooking it, then a tripod stand, charcoal and clean water are the necessary things required. In case, you want to be on a busy road, then be prepared to regularly pay local government officials operational charges.

“It costs less to begin; all I have listed are below N10,000. So, it is not a business that involves huge capital, but you just need a good location for people to see the cobs and patronise you,” he added.

On his part, Mr. Augustine Shior, whose wife sells roasted corn, while he goes to farm to harvest the produce, said a lot of people depend on corn food, especially now that it is in season.

“As early as 6am customers come to me, so that we can go to my farm to harvest corn. It is never enough and because of the limited supply, we leave the pricing to individual’s ability to bargain. Though my farm is large, I still depend on farmers from the neighbouring towns on the outskirt for supply.

“Either cooked, roasted or in powder, corn sells at anytime.

I bought my first car with the money made from selling corn,” he added.

While some are in the business of procuring the produce, others are busy preparing it as snacks to be eaten at anytime.

Also, an elderly woman simply identified as Mama Divine, said that she is training her three children from the business.

Mama Divine, a widow, also admitted that patronage has increased.

“Some of us have been in this business of roasting corn for years. Some of us even trained our children and sustain our families through this business.

I am not surprised the kind of cars we see here daily because it has always been like that since I joined others here.

“You know that things are very hard now and since you can satisfy the hunger with two medium size corns costing just N200 or even less depending on the size, many come here to patronise us. Apart from the hunger, they also said that corn is good and nutritious for their health,” she stated It is the same business boom to the mobile cooked corn vendors traversing the length and breadth of the FCT to supply the ever-willing consumers at very affordable prices.

In Lagos, the country’s commercial nerve centre, the story is not diferent as many people, especially women, have now turned to selling of corn for survival.

For instance, Mama Rukayat travels from Igando area of Lagos State to Ifo in Ogun State to buy fresh corns which she boils and roasts for sale.

According to her, a sack of corn from Ifo is sold for N6, 000 and she makes profits of an average of N2, 700 after removing the cost of transportation.

“Corn business is a good business and someone like me always looks forward to rainy season. What I do is that around afternoon, I boil the corns for sale and evening and night, I roast but boiled corn moves faster than the roasted one”, she added.

On why she travels such a distance to buy the corn, she said it is because Ifo is a rural area and corns are directly from the farm which makes it fresh and customers prefer fresh corn because of the sweet taste.

“Most of the corns being sold in Lagos are not fresh and it is the aroma of the fresh ones that draws customers to us”, she said.

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Why I declared early for 2019 Presidency – Buhari P r e s i d e n t Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidential Election early in order to douse rising speculations in the country.

Buhari also said the decision would assist the All Progressives Congress (APC)

enough time to prepare for the polls.

The president stated this when he received members of the Buhari Support Group Centre (BSGC) at the State House, Abuja.

According to him, speculations are already constituting distraction to

governance and stirring unnecessary tension so he had to declare his intention during the National Executive Committee meeting of the party.

He said, “I had to announce before the National Executive Committee of our party about

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Insecurity, vote buying threaten 2019 polls – Foreign election observers Tunde Opalana, Abuja There is apprehension among Nigerians that the 2019 general elections may be marred by insecurity and electionrelated violence while the credibility of the entire electoral process may be lost to monetary incentives to voting.

These, among others, were findings of two international bodies, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) whose delegation was in Nigeria between July 12 and 20 on election observation mission.

Briefing the media on its findings and making useful recommendations to the Nigerian government, INEC, security agencies, political parties, civil society organisation, and media, among other stakeholders in Abuja on Friday, the bodies encouraged Nigerian government to continue its efforts to enhance citizens’ confidence and participation on the electoral process.

Christopher Fomunyoh, NDI senior associate and regional director for Central and West Africa, said findings

during interaction with stakeholders revealed that people are sceptical about the success of election if insecurity is not well tackled.

“Nigerians with whom the delegation met voiced concern that persisting insecurity and the threat of violence could dampen citizen participation in the 2019 elections, and prevent some voters from going to the polls.

“The Middle-Belt, often seen as a swing voting geopolitical zone, is particularly affected by the ongoing deadly clashes between farmers and herders. Should the violence persist, INEC may face challenges in safely organising polls in some parts of the country, and will have to accommodate voters who have been displaced from their homes, including 1.9 million IDPs in the North East,” the orgaisations stated.

The bodies also noted that contentious elections heighten the threat for elections-related violence as well as the terror of the political rhetoric during the Ekiti gubernatorial election.

Formunyoh said, “If political parties

and candidates employ inflammatory rhetoric in upcoming elections, it could increase the risk of clashes between supporters of opposing candidates and distract attention from the issues that are important to Nigerian voters.

The delegation of NDI and IRI was also concerned about the engagement of high number of security personnel in election conduct.

“Some Nigerians with whom the delegation met expressed concern at the high number of security agents deployed to state elections, and termed it as an excessive “securitisation” of elections that could scare voters away from the polls. Nigerians expect their security services to be impartial and the onus is on these services to show a high level of professionalism”, he said.

According to the findings, Nigerians were concerned about an increase in the level and visibility of vote buying which apart from being an electoral offence, also undermines the legitimacy of elections and weakens representative democracy.

“During the July 14 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, the Watching the

‘Why I declared early for 2019 Presidency’ Continued from page 3 my intention to ask for the party’s nomination for next year’s election so that we can save a lot of time and cool tempers.

“A lot of people were trying to make it a habit of being a nuisance to themselves and many Nigerians, so when I came out I said those who are serious let them come out.

“And I tried to make sure that the party is organised and consolidated so that we start from the bottom to the top and that Nigerians will be involved in a way that each constituency will pick those that are going to represent them at various levels, whether as local government chairmen, in the State Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate and finally the president.”

Buhari said early declaration guaranteed more participation and inclusivity within the party and further strengthened the bond with supporters and Nigerians.

“Some of the people thought to be uneducated and unsophisticated are very educated and sophisticated during elections; for those who have money to give they say bring the money we will still do what we want to do,’’ he added.

The president noted that God’s divine intervention and the use of technology during the 2015 elections exposed the weakness of previous processes where a privileged few sat and allocated figures to constituencies during elections.

“They just sit and look at a constituency and they award the numbers, then they say anybody who disagrees should go to court; “now for somebody who is looking for the next meal where does he get money to pay Senior Advocates of Nigeria?

“Thank God for technology, with the PVC you know where you registered and it can be shown whether you voted or not,’’ the president said.

He therefore advised Nigerians to get their voters card for the 2019 elections and ensure that they vote to please their conscience with pride as citizens.

The president commended the BSGC members for all their sacrifices and steadfastness in championing his candidacy.

“I thank you very much for the sacrifice you have been making. I am happy to use this opportunity to meet you and thank you for the sacrifices

and steadfastness.

“I don’t think I can thank you enough because by identifying yourself as a group for all these years and getting nothing for it visibly I think its worthy of commendation,’’ he said.

The Coordinator of the group, Alhaji Umaru Dembo, said “through thick and thin, rain or sun shine, hot or cold we are here to assure Mr President that since 2014 we have been working, expanding and helping to explain the new life that your government has ushered in for the good people of Nigeria’’.

He said the BSGC had initiated the documentation of the president’s achievements in a book authored by Dr Sani Muktar Bichi and himself.

Dembo assured the president of a bottom-up process of mobilising more supporters for the administration, while appreciating him for reversing the trend of impunity, corruption and lawlessness that reigned before 2015.

He said the group was an umbrella organisation encompassing “Women for Buhari and Osinbajo’’, “A kasa, a tsare’’, “Northern Youth Assembly,” “Buhari Renewal mandate’’ and others in support of good governance in Nigeria.

Northern Elders Forum, others ‘shedding crocodile tears’ –Presidency The Presidency has faulted the recent communiqué issued by some ethnic and sectional groups assembled in Abuja and described the action as the shedding of “crocodile tears” by selfish leaders.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.

He added that the affected leaders felt alienated after a “transparent and accountable system halted their disproportionate survival on resources of the state”.

The communiqué issued by the leaders of some socio-cultural organizations led by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and some ethnic and sectional groups had accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of incompetence in handling the

security situation in the country.

But the Presidency urged Nigerians to ignore ”the unholy alliance by these groups who are stepping up their assault on the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration as it expands its national dominance and moves closer to securing an outright victory in the elections next year.”

The presidential aide also faulted widespread position that President Buhari is not doing anything about insecurity in the country.

He said, ”The Presidency refers all the purveyors of falsehood to a State House press release published a few days ago and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Femi qsecial Forces personnel.

He added that President Buhari had also approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian

Army and a Police Area Command in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, as part of measures to scale up security in response to the banditry affecting the area. ”We advise Nigerians to read Adesina’s statement if they haven’t yet, or re-read it for better understanding of the efforts to ensure peace in the country. ”It is sad and misleading for anyone to say that President Buhari had not respo nded to the security challenges in the country. ”No one can honestly say that President Buhari is doing nothing about security. ”It’s just a fake news item being peddled by selfish politicians with vested interests in keeping Nigerians incensed, and it risks being entrenched as reality if we don’t educate ourselves with the truth,” he added.

Vote (WTV) group deployed citizens election observers to a representative sample policing units experienced incidents of vote buying or bribery on election day.

“Various individuals commented that poverty, disillusionment with the performance of elected representatives, and how civic awareness of voters contributed to the expansion of vote buying, particularly in off-cycle gubernatorial elections since 2015”, the findings revealed which it stressed the trend will continue if offenders go unpunished.

Believing that with political will and thorough coordinated efforts, these challenges can be addressed, the bodies made useful recommendations to stakeholders, including the government.

The bodies also advised the Federal Government to intensify efforts to address insecurity in many parts of the country, enforce the law in regards to illegal activities such as vote buying, reiterate to all security services their constitutional obligation to be professional and partial in

guaranteeing election security for political contestants and all citizens.

The bodies also admonished government to ensue sufficient time for INEC to implement electoral changes by signing into law the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill before August 16 this year, approve and obligate INECs requested budget in a timely manner and to establish the Electoral Offences and Political Parties Registration Commission to enhance the accountability of political parties with regards to the funding of campaigns and other activities.

The delegation hoped that the polls will be “peaceful, credible and further deepen the country’s democratic practices”.

The delegation was led by Dr. Pauline Baker, president emeritus of The Fund for Peace (USA). Other members of delegation include Terry Tselane, vice chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa, Lauren Blanchard, U.S Congressional Research Service specialist in African Affairs and Jan Sarotchak, IRI regional director for Europe.

Nigerian politicians more interested in grabbing power than governance – Jega Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has disclosed that Nigerian politicians are more interested in winning elections than in governance.

Jega spoke during a lecture titled, “Democracy and the Challenges of Nation Building in Africa” at the Institute for Security Studies, Abuja.

The former INEC boss also stated that it is regrettable that rather than settling down and planning on how to govern, Nigerian politicians and some African countries only prepare on how to grab power.

He said, “In most African countries, certainly it is true also here in Nigeria, many politicians spend a lot of time trying to win an election and very little time comparatively in preparing for what they would do when they come into office.

“The best of them will now only begin to appoint a committee, an advisory committee to prepare for them what to do after they have been elected.

“Frankly, for me, this is a major challenge of leadership all over Africa, but most especially for us here in Nigeria.

“If you want to be elected, you have to be very clear from the beginning on what you want to do for the people and you should hit the ground running from day one.

“If leaders come into office unprepared, a lot of time is taken before they can get up to speed in delivering their mandate.”

Jega further condemned vote-buying by desperate politicians during elections, saying that the practice is inimical to democratic growth.

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Ekiti guber poll: Police arraign 11, parade 16 suspects over electoral offences

By Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Police Command has paraded 27 persons it arrested for electoral related offences in the just concluded July 14 governorship election in the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Mr Bello Ahmed, stated this while parading the suspected electoral offenders in Ado-Ekiti on Friday.

He added that 11 out of the 27 suspects had been arraigned in our rover their alleged involvement in the electoral offences.

The CP further disclosed that the the suspects were arrested a day to the election and on the day of the election.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Caleb Okechulwu, also quoted the CP as saying that, “The

peaceful conduct of the election is not without attempts by certain individuals to truncate the process.

“We commend some well spirited individuals who promptly alerted and informed the police about the activities of these persons.

“Prompt response of the police a day to the election and on the election day led to the arrest of 27 persons for various electoral offences which includes impersonation of security agency on election day, undue influence of electorate, snatching of ballot boxes and attempt to disrupt electoral process.”

“Eleven of the persons so far arrested have been arraigned in court.

Investigation into the involvement of the others is ongoing and they would be arraigned in court if found culpable at the end of the investigation.”

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Nigeria Air: You can’t deceive Nigerians, PDP tells Buhari Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government to perish the thought of trying to use the ‘unveiling’ of a nonexistent national carrier to beguile Nigerians now that election is around the corner, as such ruse cannot yield any dividend.

The party said it is unfortunate that, having run out of fake promises and not having any development project to parade, President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have now resorted to international kite-flying aimed at hoodwinking unsuspecting Nigerians.

The party’s reaction to government’s launching of national carrier logo in far away United Kingdom was contained in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan He said “is it not comical that

while other nations are unveiling and rolling out real planes, the Buhari administration, in a most hilarious manner, is ‘unveiling’ drawings of an airplane, name, logo and imaginary routes of a nonexistent fleet, as our national carrier, in faraway London?

“What President Buhari and his handlers fail to understand is that Nigerians can see through their fraud and lies.

“Apart from drawings of airplanes, there are no structures to indicate that a new airline, billed to commence operation in December this year, is being set up; there are no offices, no recruitment of personnel and no form of ground activity anywhere in the country.

“Does it not smack of pure scam that less than six months to commence operations, the supposed new airline has not even started the process of licensing, even when it takes a minimum of six months for a new airline to obtain Air Operating License

and three months to develop its manuals?”

The party pointed out that , every discerning mind can see through the lies in the announced private sector funding, as the Buhari administration has been unable to list any private investor it has gone into negotiation or signed any form of deal with in the said project.

“If the Buhari administration is not on a fantasy trip to beguile Nigerians and pave further ways for its humongous corruption, it should have focused on our existing national carrier structures, in addition to three operating airlines, already taken over by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

“It is therefore clear that the entire project is a huge scam and that the five percent government funding is a direct ploy by the cabal at the Buhari Presidency to siphon billions of naira, using a phantom project.”, said the party.

Short News LG boss calls for peaceful coexistence in Adamawa Tom Garba, Yola

Demsa, Mayo Belwa and Girei Local Government areas (LGAs) of Adamawa state have of recent experienced crisis that many assumed to be Herdsmen/Farmers clashes.

However, in a passionate appeal, the Chairperson of Demsa LGA, Hon (Mrs) Wale Fwa has called on the communities to coexist peacefully for the sake of economic growth and development.

According to her, it is only when communities (people) are at peace that development thrives.

“God created all humanity for the sake of love; He enjoins us to love one another and where there is no love certainly there is hatred.

“God loves us and why should we hate ourselves to the extent of killing one another? She asked.

Atiku solicits support from Taraba PDP stakeholders Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has asked the stakeholders and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State to support his ambition to emerge as the Party’s Presidential Candidate during the 2019 general elections.

Atiku Abubakar made the plea yesterday, during a courtesy visit on Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku at the Executive Chambers of Government House, Jalingo.

Former Vice President, who hails from Adamawa, a neighbouring State to Taraba assured the Government and Party faithful that if he becomes the President of the Country come 2019, a Taraban has become the President.

“I have come to formally place before you a request for your support for me to emerge as the candidate for our great Party”, he said.

Saraki mourns ex-IGP Coomassie Tunde Opalana, Abuja Cross-section of participants at the Tax Summit organised by the Ministry of Wealth Creation, Cooperatives and Employment in conjunction with Edo State Cooperative Federation (ECF) and the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) held in Benin City.

Edo strengthens synergy with cooperative societies to boost local economy Titus Akhigbe, Benin Efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to transform individual business ventures and scale them up to become part of the emerging private sector-led Edo economy through formalisation of their processes and coming together as cooperative societies have begun yielding result.

At a Tax Summit held by the Ministry of Wealth Creation, Cooperatives and Employment in conjunction with Edo State Cooperative Federation (ECF) and the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) held in Benin City, the state government restated her commitment to mainstreaming small and medium scale enterprises in the economy of the state.

Commissioner for Wealth

Creation, Cooperatives and Employment, Mr. Emmanuel Usoh, explained that the summit was conceived to build capacity of cooperative societies and empower them to play a major role in the growth plan for the state’s economy.

“We see cooperatives in the state as partners in progress and we are working together to build and develop the local economy of the state.

“We need to work together to build data, access funding and understand that cooperative societies are a veritable tool for growing the economy. Usoh told the summit participants that the state government is open to engagement on taxation matters such as tax laws, amongst others.

Secretary to the Board of Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Efe Edamwen Iserhienrhien, said the tax summit

would educate the participants on the need to comply with the relevant tax laws in the state.

“Our aim is to make every citizen of the state to be tax compliant. We have engaged cooperative societies, tomorrow it will be farmers and the next professionals may be teachers.

We will continue with the engagement until all the stakeholders know the importance of tax and comply with the laws,” he added.

A representative of Bendel Newspaper Multi-purpose cooperative society, Mr Matthew Okagha, commended the organisers of the summit for bringing cooperative societies together and described cooperatives as a critical sector to economic growth.

Another participant, Mrs. Ike Charity, who represented NIFOR Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, said the training gave members of her group insights into how to build a strong cooperative society.

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has expressed grief over the death of a former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie whom he described as a thorough-bred, diligent officer and gentleman, who served his country with all his energy during his lifetime.

Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said Coomassie’s contributions to the maintenance of law and order as well as fight against insecurity in the country cannot be quantified.

He commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased, the Nigeria Police, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), and the Government and people of Katsina State over the irreparable loss.

He prayed to God to grant the soul of the deceased a place among the righteous ones in Aljannah Firdaus and his loved ones the fortitude to bear the loss.

. . . Okowa mourns Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday expressed sadness over the death of former Inspector General of Police, IGP, (rtd) Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmadu Coomassie, Sardaunan Katsina, Garkuwan Hausa.

The Governor in a condolence message to the family, Katsina State Government, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, Police management team and the entire Officers and men of the Force noted that the late IGP lived a most fulfilled life and imparted his community, particularly the Nigeria Police Force, his primary constituency, where he left giant strides as the longest serving Inspector General of Police from August 1993 to 1999.

The Governor prayed that the almighty God will grant the soul of the departed a good rest and comfort his family.

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2019: rAPC may field presidential candidate – Galadima Tom Okpe, Abuja The breakaway faction of the All Progressives Congress, known as the reformed (R-APC) said it will field Presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections.

The group National Chairman, Buba Galadima stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday, announcing that the rAPC has already approached the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for recognition.

Galadima disclosed that rAPC is also seeking authentication via a court process hence it has the locus standi.

“We are more than just a group. We’ve 75% representation across the country and we are already making efforts to register with the electoral body (INEC), moreover the APC we’re trying to reform is our vehicle. We don’t need INEC. We

need the court to pronounce the rAPC”, he said.

Galadima who noted that his recent political engagement has not affected his long standing relationship with President Buhari, said no genuine efforts were made to bring the group back.

“Who did they talk to? At least nobody has spoken to me. And I am the leader of the party, not the breakaway faction.

Because I have more stakes than all those that they’re talking about.

“They were not there when we were signing the memorandum of association.

They are only beneficiaries or they want to be beneficiaries”.

Galadima while saying rAPC was making progress said, “that is why we call it the reformed APC so that things will be done according to rules; according to the law and according to our constitution and the constitution of the country: not the right of the might. That’s our mission”.

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Flood: Commuters stranded along “We are more than just Lafia-Akwanga Road Commuters travelling through Lafiaa group. We’ve 75% Akwanga Federal Highway were on Friday left representation across stranded for over six hours, following the heavy the country and we are rain that flooded the bridge at Shabu near Lafia.

The rain, which began at the early hours of already making efforts Friday, was still drizzling at the time of this report.

Most of the commuters appealed to the Federal to register with the Government to find solution to the situation, which electoral body (INEC), they attributed to the narrow nature of the bridge at portion of the road. moreover the APC we’re that Mr Wilberforce Alaku, a businessman, said he trying to reform is our was going to Abuja and had been stock for hours waiting for the flood to subside as the bridge had vehicle. We don’t need been completely submerged.

“This has never happened in this place, we want INEC. We need the the government to build a better bridge or create a court to pronounce the bypass to serve as alternative along this axis, in case rAPC”. - Buba Galadima of occurrences like this,” Alaku said.

Man docked for alleged forceful ejection of relative from apartment

A 32-year-old man, Dayo Fashina, who it is being alleged forcefully evicted his relative from her apartment and stole N65,000 on Friday appeared in a Surulere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The accused was brought before the court on a three-count charge of break on, stealing and conducting himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor Sgt. Christopher Okoliko, told the court that the accused committed the offences on July 17, about 5.00 p.m., at No. 3/5, Olubunmi Alonge St., Ijeshatedo, Surulere.

He said that the accused had forcefully ejected Adeshope Fashina, a relative, from one of the apartments she was occupying and also stole her N65, 000.

The offences contravened Sections 168, 287 and 307 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

10 women benefit from breast cancer treatment in Ondo – NGO

L-R: Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu; Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro; Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Rasheed O. Akintunde; and Permanent Secretary, Delta State Boundary Committee, Mr. Jude Aguonye, at a joint inter-state boundary meeting between Edo and Delta States at the Government House, in Benin City, Edo State.

Defection fever grips Kwara as PDP faction joins APC Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

An atmosphere of defections now pervade in Kwara State as a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dumps the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) signalling a foggy political situation in the state.

The faction, led by the duo of Alhaji Ayinla Folorunsho and Prince Sunday Fagbemi at meeting in the home of former Special Adviser to President Goddluck Jonathan, Senator Suleiman Ajadi claimed they could stand being in the same party with Dr. Bukola Saraki.

Speakers at the meeting including Barrister Salman Jawondo, a human rights activist, Hon. Illiasu Ibrahim and Barrister Kunle Suleiman blamed Saraki’s family for the misfortune of PDP when

they led their followers to decamp from All Peoples Party (APP) in 2003 to PDP. They said by the time Dr. Bukola Saraki led their people again to dump PDP for APC in 2013, the party had been in tatters because when they came in the first instance, all the founding members of the party were chased out.

The factional members said they were leaving the party for Saraki because according to them, the national leadership of the party particularly, Prince Uche Secondus, the national chairman, had struck a deal with the Senate President without recourse to members and party leaders in Kwara.

Members who came from the 16 Local Government areas of the state to the meeting while contributing unanimously said they were willing to quit the PDP and take over the All Progressives Congress.

According to them, since the Senate

President is quiting APC, it would be wiser for them to go into the party he was leaving because they could not be in the same party with him going by the sad experience they claimed they had between 2003 and 2013 when he and his father joined the PDP. Princess Bukola Babalola, Barrister Kunle Sleiman, Alhaji Atanda Alaya and Alhaji Gani Alawo who spoke with this reporter as senatorial leaders of their group within the PDP said they were mindful of the fact that come August, aspirants into elective would begin to show up.

Also, Prince Sunday Fagbemi known as the arrowhead of the faction in the party said in a chat with this reporter that the meeting was the first step they were taking, but pointed out that certainly they would leave PDP if the national body insisted on taking Bukola Saraki, the Senate President back.

An NGO, Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Ondo State chapter, on Friday said it has treated 10 breast cancer patients since the establishment of its state chapter to reduce the scourge.

The State Chairman of the association, Dr Toyin Ayimoro, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Akure.

“BRECAN, as an NGO, cannot alone, provide the necessary funds needed to assist the breast cancer victims.

“It requires a lot of money to take proper care of any patient suffering from breast cancer.

“Women are more vulnerable to this deadly disease than men, and early detection usually helps to curb the scourge,’’ Ayimoro said.

She urged everyone to contribute to the programme, saying that thousands of breast cancer patients across the state were crying for help.

Duke Varsity confers honorary degree on Chimamanda Adichie Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has received an honorary degree from the prestigious Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

The Enugu-born writer of short stories and non- fiction shared photos of the honour ceremony via her Facebook page.

She was among the few recipients of the honorary degree from the university and they were all described as “people making changes in the world in very extensive ways.”

The President of Duke University, Vincent E. Price, had earlier in March confirmed that the “Americanah’’ author was on the list of recipients.

Adichie received the award alongside Marry Bara, Chairman of General Motors, Phil Freelon, lead architect for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Human rights, cardinal objective of Buhari administration – FG Tom Okpe, Abuja The Federal Government has reiterated its position on the protection of human rights as the cardinal focus of the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the protection of human rights is a cardinal objective of the Federal Government, adding that the violation of rights is not a government policy.

Addressing Roundtable meeting organised by the Atlantic Council, an American think- tank on international affairs, in Washington DC on Thursday, the Minister said the picture of impunity and complete disregard for extant laws and international obligations painted by Amnesty International in a recent report, is not a true reflection of the character and ethics of the Government of Nigeria or any of its agencies.

He explained that since the counterinsurgency war started in 2009, Amnesty International has issued periodic reports

on alleged human rights violations by the Nigerian military, with the latest of such reports bordering on violations of human rights and International Humanitarian Law by the Nigerian Armed Forces and other government agencies.

Alhaji Mohammed told the Roundtable gathering that the government has taken several measures to address human rights violation in the course of the counter-insurgency operations, including the establishment of Human Rights Desks in all military formations, the quarterly Human Rights/Military Dialogue, Training on Mainstreaming Human Rights into Counter-Insurgency Operations, and Court Martial’s of officers indicted for human rights violations. ‘’Very soon, the Federal Government will adopt a National Policy on the Protection of Civilians in conflict situations to further strengthen and entrench its constitutional practice of Protection of Civilians,’’ he said.

The Minister also spoke on the counterinsurgency operations, insisting that Boko Haram has been badly degraded hence it is incapable of carrying out

organized massive attacks beyond using women and children to carry out suicide bombings against soft targets. ‘’Many have queried how we could say Nigeria is winning the battle against Boko Haram when the insurgents have continued to carry out deadly attacks. However, to understand this, it is necessary to put things in context.

When President Buhari was being sworn into office 29 May 2015, 24 Local Governments making up a territory three times the size of Lebanon were firmly in the hands of Boko Haram. They hoisted their flag, collected taxes, installed their own Emirs and administered a large swath of territory. That is history now as not an inch of Nigeria’s territory is being administered or controlled by the insurgents. ‘’Before the advent of this Administration, Boko Haram could carry out attacks anywhere in the North East and beyond at a time of their own choosing. They attacked the UN Complex, the police headquarters, motor parks and a military barrack in the capital city of Abuja. That is now history”, he said.

Short News FCT Police command gets new helmsman Idu Jude, Abuja The Inspector General of Police has appointed Bala Ciroma as Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Ciroma resumed duty at the command headquarters Thursday, upon taking over from his predecessor Sadiq Abubakar Bello after a handing-over ceremony.

A statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Anjuguri Manzah said Ciroma holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Geography from the University of Maiduguri and was appointed into the force in March 1990 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).

“He is an alumnus of Hong Kong University where he bagged a Post Graduate Certificate in Corruption Studies.

He is a member of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE),” he said.

Otti’s aide accuses Gov Ikpeazu of poor performance The Media Assistant to Dr Alex Otti, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, has accused the Abia Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, of performing badly in office.

Ekeoma made the remark in Aba, Abia, Ekeoma saying Ikpeazu had performed abysmally and did not deserve to be re-elected.

Otti, a former banker, was the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance in the 2015 general elections in Abia at which Ikpeazu was elected.

Ekeoma accused the governor of feeding the people of Abia with propaganda and false claims on projects that did not exist.

“Otti has critically assessed the performance of Ikpeazu’s government and compared what the government has received in terms of funds with the projects executed,” he said.

‘Labour leaders not involved in N62bn NSITF fraud’

R-L: Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Managing Director, Presco Nig. Plc., Elder Felix Nwabuko; and Kogi District Superintendent, Assemblies of God, Gabriel Michael; at the 18th Annual Convention of Assemblies of God Church, in Benin City, Edo State. . .on Friday.

‘FG needs $300m initial capital for Nigeria Air’ Joseph Inokotong, Abuja with agency report Nigeria Air, the proposed new national airline, will require initial capital of between $150 million and $300 million, and the federal government is seeking a strategic partner to operate the carrier, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday.

The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday said the government would not own more than five per cent of the new carrier.

He made the comments while providing details of the airline at the Farnborough air show in London, England.

“The initial capital is likely to be in the range of $150 million to $300 million, invested in tranches over time from start up through the first years of operation,” the government document stated.

The government plans to launch the airline in December, making good President Muhammadu Buhari’s election campaign promise.

Decades of neglect and lack of investment have left Nigeria with lowquality infrastructure seen as a hurdle to prosperity. The government has said that upgrading it will require private investment.

It noted that the government would provide the initial capital but did not state the sum or give further details.

The government will “facilitate the process for opening up the capital of the airline to private sector financial investors,” the document added.

A private operator, sought through a Public Private Partnership process, would manage the airline without interference, it stated.

Nigeria Air will serve domestic and international markets, and is expected to have a fleet of 30 aircraft in five years with hubs in Lagos and Abuja.

British billionaire, Richard Branson, set up domestic and international carrier, Virgin Nigeria in 2000, but pulled out in 2010 in frustration at what he said was interference by politicians and regulators.

The airline he created, which was later

rebranded as Air Nigeria, closed in 2012 after collapsing under about N35bn of debt, which left it unable to pay workers, a former finance director of the company told Reuters at the time.

Nigeria is overhauling its aviation infrastructure and handing over its airports to private managers in order to improve the business environment for the industry to attract investment, according to the document.

It noted that current air traffic in the country was around 15 million passengers, which is expected to grow at five per cent per annum through to 2036.

The government said a majority stake could be available to an overseas backer as it seeks know-how and cash to help the start-up avoid the fate of former flag carriers.

The country has no cap on overseas ownership of its airlines and will be prepared to offer more than 50 per cent of Nigeria Air to a strategic ally, Tilmann Gabriel, who is helping to coordinate the project, said in an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday at the Farnborough air show.

The United Labour Congress (ULC) said on Friday that no labour leader has been found culpable in the alleged misappropriation of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) money.

The ULC said this in reaction to a statement credited to the Ministry of Labour and Employment that those indicted in the NSITF fraud included leaders nominated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA).

The Minister, Sen. Chris Ngige, had on Feb. 15, 2017, set up an Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate an alleged misappropriation of N62.56billion spent in the NSITF between 2011 and 2015.

However, six former directors of the NSITF were indicted and charged to Court by the EFCC, including the NECA representative.

Covenant Varsity graduates 238 first class honours A total of 238 students of Covenant University in Ota, Ogun, on Friday graduated with first class honours’ degrees at the institution’s 2017/2018 Convocation.

The institution’s Vice-Chancellor (V-C), Prof. Aaron Atayero, disclosed this during the university’s 13th Convocation, the Conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degrees and presentation of prizes to its deserving students in Ota. The university graduated 1,887 students for 2017/2018 Academic Session.

They comprised: 238 first class honours, 746 second class upper honours, 452 second class lower, 86 third class and 365 post-graduate students.

Miss Salami Toluwani, from the Department of Industrial Chemistry, College of Sciences emerged the best student with a Cumulative Grade Point of Average (CGPA) of 4.99.

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Suspected killers of policemen arrested in Rivers Memoye Oghu, Port Harcourt

The Rivers State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of two suspects alleged to have been involved in ambushing and killing of two Policemen at a police checkpoint along the Ozuoba - Rumuosi link road, a suburb of the state capital in Obio/Akpor LGA of the state penultimate Tuesday.

Confirming the arrest to our Correspondent in a telephone chat on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, who did not disclosed names of the arrested suspects said that the Police would arrest all those involved in the killings, adding that the Police were doing everything possible to stem the rising cases of ambushing and killing of policemen across the country.

However, reliable source revealed to the Daily Times that one of the suspects is an indigene of neighbouring Rumuekini community, also in ObioAkpor Local Government Area and was traced through his cell phone as police investigations revealed that the robbers had earlier interchanged phone calls with the arrested suspect.

The sources said that the robbers had on the day of the ambush earlier robbed a house in Choba Town, also in Obio/Akpor LGA, killing three persons, including a mobile police officer and

carted away large sums of cash and other valuables.

The sources also stated that the robbers also escaped with a vehicle they snatched in the compound they robbed before ambushing the Policemen at the checkpoint.

A resident of Rumuosi community who refused names in print for security reasons told our correspondent that shop owners as well as residents have now started returning to the area which was deserted after the ambush.

He said, “Some shop owners and residents have started returning little by little, although business is not moving yet as our customers are afraid of coming here to patronise us

because of fear of police mass arrests.

“Police vans have come here twice and packed innocent passersby into their vans, but now that we are hearing that the police have arrested suspects, we believe they will not come again to harass us.”

“Two days ago, some men came around here asking where the shooting happened and we pointed the place for them, then they told us that the robbers had earlier robbed in their house, killing three persons, one mopol man and stealing one of the cars in the compound to escape with and that they reported the matter to Choba police station,” said another source.

FRSC solicits stakeholders’ alliance to curb road accident

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Command in Osun has urged stakeholders in transport sector to collaborate with its personnel in curbing accident on the roads in the state.

The Sector Commander, Mr Peter Oke, gave the Advice during his meeting with stakeholders on Friday in Osogbo.

He stressed that efforts aimed at ensuring constant safety of life on high

ways was a collective responsibility.

According to him, there is high rate of accidents on the highways due to inadequate sensitisation of motorists and other road users on the need to adhere to traffic rules and regulations.

Oke also appealed to stakeholders to support the corps by creating awareness on the need for motorists to internalise the culture of safe driving, to reduce road accidents in the area.

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Short News Criminalise vote-buying to prevent recurrence in Osun election – Okei-Odumakin An NGO, Women Arise for Change Initiative (WA) has said the act of vote-buying should be criminalised as it could rob Nigerians of genuine and quality representation in government.

The organisation said that the act could also pose great danger to the nation’s electoral process and democracy.

Women Arise is one of the 54 Election Observation groups accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to observe the just-concluded 2018 Ekiti governorship election.

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President of WA, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the act of votebuying would further subject the nation to ridicule, locally and internationally.

According to her, even the dividends that democracy has been attracting may become threatened.

“As an observer, the incidences of vote-buying and inducement became

Youth rehabilitation gulps N170m annually in Gombe - Dep.Gov Gombe state government spends more than N170 million annually for youth rehabilitation, according to the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Charles Iliya.

Iliya made the disclosure on Friday in Gombe during a courtesy visit by the Executives of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), ahead of the congress in Gombe.

The state is hosting the 2018 Nigerian Youths Unity Congress with the theme: ‘Youth: Uniting for National Integration and Recovery.“ The deputy governor noted the situation of youths the present administration met in the state was that of violence with Kalare and Sarasuka groups terrorising the people of the state.

Usmanu Danfodiyo varsity gets new registrar MIXTA REAL ESTATE PLC ACQUIRESASSET AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED’S EQUITY STAKEIN GARDEN CITY GOLF ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED AND TOLL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED AND GAIRLOCH LIMITED’S EQUITY STAKE IN TOLL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Mixta Real Estate PLC (“Mixta Nigeria” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the execution of Share Transfer Agreements (“STAs”) and relevant addenda with Asset & Resource Management Holding Company Limited (“ARM”) and Gairloch Limited (“Gairloch”), as well as an Investment Transfer Agreement with ARMin respect of the acquisition of: i.

700,000 ordinary shares of N1.00 each representing 35% of the total issued share capital of Toll Systems Development Company Limited (“TSD”) (comprising of 2,000,000 issued ordinary shares of N1.00 each) held by ARMin consideration for 3,789,776,811 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each in Mixta Nigeria; ii.

700,000 ordinary shares of N1.00 each representing 35% of the share capital of TSD held by Gairlochin consideration for 3,789,776,811 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each in Mixta Nigeria;and iii.

5,100,000 ordinary shares of N1.00 each representing 51% of the share capital of Garden City Golf Estate Development Limited (“Garden City”) (comprising of 10,000,000 issued ordinary shares of N1.00 each) held by ARMin consideration for 565,159,353 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each in Mixta Nigeria (all together the “Acquisition”).

The Acquisition was completed following receipt of approvals from the Board and Shareholders of Mixta Nigeria, ARM, Gairloch, TSD and Garden City, as well as the Securities & Exchange Commission’s “No Objection”.

The Acquisition is in line with the Company’s strategic expansion plan aimed at positioning Mixta Nigeria toharness the vast opportunities within the Nigerian real estate industry. The Acquisition is expected to provide Mixta Nigeria with a platform to consolidate its position as a leading player in the industry as well as drive sustainable growth and long term profitability.

About Mixta Real Estate PLC

Mixta Nigeria(formerly ARM Properties PLC) is a leading real estate company in Nigeria, established in 2006, with the primary objective of making focused investments in the Nigerian real estate sector and developing quality real estate projects for its customers, whilst earning competitive returns on its investment. Excellency About Asset & Resource Management Holding Company Limited ARM is one of Nigeria’s largest non-bank financial institutions, providing a wide range of asset management services to a diversified client base. Established in 1994, ARM started operations as a traditional asset management company specializing in the management of quoted equities and fixed income securities.

About Toll System Development Company Limited Toll Systems Development Company Limited was established as a special purpose vehicle established for the purposes of land banking Mixta Nigeria’s assets.

About Garden City Golf Estate Development Limited Garden City Golf Estate Development Limited was established as a joint venture between ARM and Rivers State Government’s representative – Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority (via GPH Greenfield Developments Limited) for the development of a golf course and residential estate.

Dated 18th July2018

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The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) has appointed Malam Nurudeen Belko as its new Registrar.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the University Malam Ismail Yauri and issued to Newsmen on Friday in Sokoto.

The statement reads, “The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Governing Council, has at its 145th meeting, approved the appointment of Malam Nurudeen Abubakar Belko as new registrar of the university.

“The registrar is the chief Administrative Officer of the university responsible to the Vice Chancellor for the day to day administrative work of the university.

“This appointment would be for a single term of five year and the new registrar has since assumed duty.”

PDP kicks as arsonists torch Dino Melaye’s constituency projects Idu Jude, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned in unambiguous terms the burning of some classroom projects executed by Senator Dino Melaye by suspected political detractors, describing such action as crude politics.

The PDP said that all fingers point to hoodlums sponsored by the sinking All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state, which has been threatening the lawmaker since his failed recall bid in April, as well as his declared return to the PDP. In a statement issued by the PDP media chief, kola Olagbadiyan, he said the act is indeed reprehensible that the APC, which cannot boast of any development project in the state, could be so vicious to sponsor the destruction of education facilities meant for the benefit of Kogi children, just for political reasons.

PDP stated that the people of Kogi state are not in any way fooled by the statement from the APC-led Kogi state government, wherein it merely condemned the arson without taking any concrete step to

produce those behind the dastardly act.

The PDP challenges the Kogi state government and the APC to come clear and tell Nigerians those behind the use of earth moving machines to block the way for Senator Melaye’s convoy on his way to commission the projects on Wednesday.

“The fact that the state government did nothing after Senator Melaye reported of threats to him, by unknown persons, ahead of the commissioning ceremony, thoroughly indicts the government and raises very strong issues of official conspiracy.

Moreover, the attack has further confirmed that Senator Melaye has not been shouting wolf in his reports of series of threats against his person by suspected agents of the APC,” said the statement.

Consequently, the PDP called on the Inspector General of Police to immediately commence a full-scale investigation into the incident and all reported threats against Senator Dino Melaye.

The PDP also called on Nigerians and the people of Kogi state to hold the APC responsible should any further harm befall Senator Melaye or any of his family members.

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Tension in LAUTECH as students poise Short News for ‘war’ over fees increase

Security has been beefed up within and around Ladoke Akinola University of Technology, Ogbomoso over moves by students of the institution to embark on protest due to the more than one hundred percent increase of tuition fee by the school’s Governing Council Wednesday.

The council reportedly released a circular Wednesday announcing the increase which provides that Medical, Nursing and Biomedical students will henceforth pay N300,000 while Engineering students will pay N250,000. Those of the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Applied Sciences are to pay N200,000.

But a student of the university who spoke to Daily Times exclusively said that the increase, which he described ‘arbitrary’ is a clear indication that the management of the university prefer trouble to peace in the campus and vowed that the increase will be resisted.

“The management of LAUTECH

has started beefing up security in and around the campus because they know quite well that their action is insensitive and wicked. You cannot just wake up and decide to increase school fees without considering the effect it will have on students.

“The increase in school fess which we learnt of late Wednesday confirms what we have been saying that management of LAUTECH love trouble instead of peace. How can you raise school fees by 100 percent in a country where parents are finding it difficult to meet daily needs?

“The action is the height of insensitivity and impunity by the school management. They have always concerned themselves with how to extort money and more money from students without thinking or making deliberate efforts to improve learning environment but this time there will be a huge showdown as we are determined more than ever to resist this wickedness,” the student who pleaded not to be named told Daily

Times.

The current increase is to affect all students from 100 to 400 Levels.

According to a statement signed

by Secretary of LAUTECH Council, J. A Agboola, which Daily Times is in possession of, the decision to increase the school fees was reached on Thursday 5th July and released today.

Before this increase, indigenous students of LAUTECH paid N63,500 while non indigenes paid N72,500.

However, 120,000 was paid by indigenous students currently in 100 level while those from other states paid N150,000.

“How can you raise school fees by 100 percent in a country where parents are finding it difficult to meet daily needs?

– LAUTECH Students

Tension in Asaba over missing civil servant, female student Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Tension has continued to mount in Asaba, and its environs in Delta State following the whereabouts of a 30 year old civil servant, John Eyonal, and a 15 year female students, Magbabne Ikpeme in the past three months.

It was gathered that the missing duo, John Eyonal a staff of the State Bursary Board, Magbalene Ikpeme, student of Asagba Mixed Secondary School, Asaba were said to have left their houses unnoticed for over three months and their whereabouts hitherto unknown.

An uncle to John Eyonal, Pa Joseph Eyonal who spoke to our reporter in Asaba, said: “we have reported the matter to the police in the past three months, we have not seen John, and even his place of work, he lives beside Asaba Aluminum Company, and we don’t know where to find him”.

Tor Tiv’s wife urges Benue women, youths to embrace farming The Wife of Tor Tiv, the paramount ruler of the Tiv people, Mrs Felicia Ayatse, has called on women and youths in Benue to embrace agriculture as a means of livelihood.

She gave the advice on Friday in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Tor Tiv, Mr Freddie Adamgbe, which was given to newsmen in Makurdi.

Ayatse said that farming remained the traditional occupation of the people, adding that numerous gains could be derived from agriculture.

She said that agriculture was a more dependable source of livelihood, adding that it had the capacity to create several job opportunities and facilitate efforts to overcome excessive dependence on government.

SEC warns Nigerians to avoid Ponzi schemes Joseph Inokotong, Abuja L-R: Governor Darius Isyaku of Taraba State; former Vice President and frontline contender for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Director General of Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel during Atiku’s visit to the Taraba Government House on Thursday.

PENGASSAN lauds NNPC over sustained publication of reports Idu Jude, Abuja The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has commended the Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for sustaining the periodic publication of the corporation’s financial and operations reports in major national newspapers, online news portals and social media handles.

Speaking at a two-day transformational leadership awards/workshop organised by the PENGASSAN NNPC Group Executive Council (GEC), in Abuja, Comrade Francis Olabode Johnson, President of the senior oil workers union, said the initiative had pushed the boundaries of transparency and accountability in the Petroleum Industry to a new level.

He stated that the move had enabled stakeholders across the board to maintain a steady tab on the inflows and outflows in the Petroleum Sector

which has remained the largest source of revenue to the federation.

Comrade Johnson assured of the support of the association to the ongoing reforms in the corporation under the watch of Dr. Maikanti Baru as Group Managing Director, noting that his stewardship has set the NNPC, and by extension, the Oil and Gas Industry on the path of irreversible progress.

He added that the leadership style served to motivate, boost morale and enhance job performance of followers which includes management team and employees.

The PENGASSAN President listed some of the laudable achievements recorded thus far by the NNPC GMD to include: significant debt recovery drive from oil traders, boosting the corporation’s commitment to the frontier exploration, recent signing of the NLNG Train-7 Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract, among others.

Commending the leadership of

PENGASSAN both at the national and NNPC in-house levels, Dr. Baru thanked the group for the unflinching support for the transformation efforts through constructive engagement with management, noting that the union was on the right track.

He said the award would go a long way in furthering management’s resolve to drive the ongoing transformation exercise to the end as the Industry gears up to operate in an era post the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill.

Earlier, Dr. Brown Ogbeifun, former PENGSSAN President, who was the guest speaker at the workshop, challenged key players in the nation’s energy sector to embrace effective succession plan as a way of ensuring the growth and sustenance of the industry.

The highpoint of the event was the conferment of the PENGASSAN Transformational Leadership Award on Dr. Baru for his unique leadership approach.

Nigerians have again been advised to desist from investing their money in investments that offer unreasonable levels of returns at little risk to investors.

This was stated by Acting Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ms. Mary Uduk during a Town Hall meeting on Current Initiatives by the SEC Nigeria to enhance investor value held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, recently.

Uduk while enjoining investors to be wary of any investment that is proposing return levels that are unreasonably high, also added that they should always cross check that such fund managers and the products they are offering are registered with the SEC. The Acting DG told the audience that the specific objective of the meeting is to keep Nigerians abreast of the SEC initiatives to make the capital market more users’ friendly.

More winners emerge in Diamondxtra season 10 Joseph Inokotong, Abuja More winners have emerged in the DiamondXtra Season 10 scheme as the Bank recently unveiled 1,016 winners in the second quarterly draw held at its Asa - Afariogun, Ajao Estate, Lagos branch.

Addressing journalists after the draw, Osita Ede, Head Mass Market at the Bank said that DiamondXtra Season 10 promises bigger and better rewards for the esteemed customers of the Bank.

He also stated that the DiamondXtra draws will reward a total of 1,016 customers each quarter -producing a star winner of a brandnew Hyundai car, one winner of an education grant for five years, two winners of a rent grant worth N1, 000,000 each and other prizes.

A targeted draw for customers in Isolo and Ajao environs preceded the quarterly draw and saw customers winning cash prizes ranging from N50,000 to N100,000 amongst other mouth-watering prizes.

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Amara Maduka:

How I battled depression as a plus sized actress Anambra State born plus sized actress, Amara Maduka is one of the fastest growing Nollywood screen divas who despite been on the big side has attracted lots of producers to reckon with her talent. Call her weird as she is a lover of adventures as she said it feeds the soul, MUTIAT ALLI recently Amara and she spoke on how she battled depression in the movie industry because of her body size, why she has never been in a relationship with any man but enjoys sexual intimacy when needed, and take on the movie industry amongst others. Enjoy…

Can you introduce yourself briefly?

I’m Amara Maduka, from Anambra State.

I’m from a family of 3. I’m the first daughter, second child. I’m an Actor, writer and aspiring producer.

How long have you been acting?

This is my 5th year.

Can you mention names of some big movies you have done?

I have featured in countless but some of the big ones include Maduka Daughters, Village Flavour, Okirika, The Israelite, Good marriage, 3 bad girls amongst others.

How did you join the movie industry?

Long planned out?

I joined the industry after school. I knew I have the talent and I decided to pursue it.

What were the challenges you faced at the early stage?

My weight was a big challenge. I was very fat at the time and I didn’t get featured in characters I know I can deliver because all the producers saw was a fat, ugly girl. Not my talent.

How did you overcome it?

Oh well, when you get tired of being fed bullshit, you gotta make a change at some point. All that matters is how you see yourself.

I knew I am more than they could see and that image alone, kept me going.

Did it make you depressed?

I battled depression at some point. But like I said, if you know who you are, nothing can stop you. Not for too long.

Sexual harassment has also become a common trend in the entertainment industry, how did you scale through?

I haven’t been sexually harassed by any producer. I’m one of the lucky ones, I guess.

You hit the gym or worked on your size to

fit in?

I didn’t work on myself to “fit in”. I’m working on myself for me. I love to look good.

And I’m only just getting started How supportive were your parents when you took the bold step to join Nollywood?

I have just my Mom now. My Dad wouldn’t have allowed it, but My Mom is supportive.

You lost your dad?

Yeah. 2012.

Did your boyfriend at that time, give you the go ahead?

I’ve never really dated like dated anyone all my life. It’s funny but true. I’m just learning to truly give love a chance now.

Why? I’m too sensitive. I thought not dating at all was best to avoid heartbreaks and all.

So are you saying you are still a virgin?

I said I didn’t date. I didn’t say I don’t have sex.

Have you been heartbroken once?

Not at all.

So no emotional attachment with your partners?

From me to them? No. From them, well people pretend a lot in this country. So I wouldn’t know.

So how long can you stay without sex?

Oh, I can stay for as long as I want to. I’m not a freak on sex. But when I get it, I get it good.

I have heard people say to sexually satisfy a plus sized lady is a hard journey, how true?

That’s based on individual differences. It’s wrong to generalize stuff like that.

What’s your spec when it comes to Mr. Right for marriage?

I’m attracted to a person’s mind and rarely the body. If he’s got a good heart and a sound mind, that’s it for me. Physical appearances don’t really count. Doesn’t mean I’d marry a monster or a dwarf though. But his pocket counts. I can’t help the world if I’m helpless. If you know what I mean. I need a rich man.

into?

I intend going into plus size Clothing. It’s difficult for a fat girl to find trendy clothes and I can help that.

You mentioned aspiring producer, any one on the pipeline already?

Yes. Cooking up something good for my lovers. Alaba release though. I have to cut my coat according to my cloth for now.

Days ago a colleague of yours made a confession of the weirdest place she has had sex. What’s yours?

The weirdest place I’ve had sex is in the pool.

Nollywood is indeed going places, but there are still some lapses, what’s the way forward?

The way forward is finance. Everything balls down to money. We don’t have investors. All we get is criticism and little support. Nigerians keep comparing us to Hollywood and it baffles me. We do what we do out of little or nothing and we are able to get result. Not Hollywood standard perhaps but if we have half of what those guys have, we’d shake the world.

What would Amara be doing for a living, if she’s not an actress?

I’d probably be into fashion. Which I’m still gonna visit eventually though.

Any crush on any male celebrity?

No one.

Your best fashion accessory?

I really love my fancy rings and chains.

Is that the fashion line you intend going

What inspires you?

I draw inspiration from everything around me.

Were you not caught?

It was a private pool.

Do you like adventures?

Of course, adventures feed the soul. I love adventures.

Was the pool sex worth the while?

You can’t imagine.

Any regrets in life?

None. I take the lessons and move on.

Best moment as an actress?

When someone looked me up on Facebook, asked for and account details and sent me money from London for making me his family laugh.

Advice to young and aspiring actors?

It gets easier, not harder. Hang in there.

Have you ever been embarrassed by a male fan?

No, I haven’t. Not physically though.

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Okin wows customers with new look Isaac Oguntoye, Lagos In a bid to address the incessant complains of customers and distributors on price uniformity and visibility of the product within the market, Remonic Manufactacturing Company Limited, the makers of Okin Soap launched Okin Multipurpose bar soap in Lagos.

At the launching that took place at the company factory around Bintu Street, Oke Ira, Ogba Lagos on Thurday, 19th of July, 2018, Mr. Dele Ajiboye, the general manager Remonic Manufacturing Company Limited reassured the customers, distributors and other stakeholders present that the company is ready to storm the market with a readymade product that will compete well among its competitors in the market.

Also the company ceased the opportunity to unveil the product’s new jingle and promotional strategies. Aside the launching and the confidence instilled in the stakeholders,

the company also rewarded loyal customers, and distributors with gifts.

“We are delighted to gather both our customers, distributors and other notable personalities for the launching of our new baby, Okin multipurpose bar soap and our detergent into the market today. We also want to assure you that, we have partnered with the right and likeminded people in the industry to make sure our product is seen in every nook and cranny of the country and we are very sure these development will aid the sales of the product and a stress free for our market women” the general manager said this while addressing the press.

It will also interest you to know that, this newly rebranded product is great for oily skin and perfect for the Nigerian weather. It’s that moisturizer you feel will work after using it for the very first time even if its peanut size and the fact that it’s indigenous is a huge plus and over time Okin Soap has become a skincare favourite crafted entirely from natural ingredients and herbs, many handpicked in Africa this soap will have you feeling refreshed and silky smooth.

Shina Peller to empower 600,000 women, youths Quilox boss and Federal House of Representatives member, Chief Shina Abiola Peller has disclosed his intention of empowering six hundred thousand youth and women in Oke-Ogun region of Oyo state.

The philanthropist made this known at the launch of his Shina Ayo Empowerment Programme, SEAP during the flag-off of his declaration and campaign as an aspirant running for the House of Representative of the National Assembly representing the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency.

According to him, the empowerment programme which its registration has commenced will spread across the four zones in Oke-Ogun even up to ward level and will focus more on women and youth being empowered in the areas of trading, skill acquisition, and entrepreneurship; adding that zonal administrators have already been put in place in the political zones of Oke-Ogun to attend to the needs of the people.

Shina Peller who also decried lack of basic infrastructure in the area, asserting that the constituency deserve better treatment, maintained that empowerment of widows, less privileged and scholarship for indigent students which is his hallmark would continue to manifest in the area.

“My people know my worth, my achievements and having somebody that can actually represent this

constituency has been a challenge, I cannot afford to be selfish, I have to think about the less privileged too”.

He added that his reason for joining the race for a seat in the green chamber is to bring about grassroots and infrastructural development to the entire Oke-Ogun region.

He also noted that the Oke-Ogun is vast with natural resources, tourist attractions as well as good land

for agriculture but they are either abandoned or yet untapped; and he will use his office if elected to help formulate policies for proper harnessing of these resources.

While Peller urged the youth to be patients for the said developments to materialize, he however charged them to actively participate in electioneering process and shun political thuggery.

CEO Techeffects, Oyewale Opeyemi and other members

CEO Techeffects, Oyewale empowers youths A Nigerian leading information technology services company, Techeffects Web Graphics has empowered youths during its special 10,000 Youths Digital Skill Empowerment (10,000 YDSE) programme held at the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA. During a public seminar which was held to effect the programme at the tertiary institution, the CEO of Techeffects Web Graphics, Oyewale Opeyemi exposed the Nigerian youths to variety of opportunities everyone can tap into on the Web. Opeyemi spoke extensively on using digital skills to enhance talents and knowledge acquired while in school.

Opeyemi fondly called Opeyemi Sugar, while addressing the audience, said the 10,000 Youth Digital Skill Empowerment program aims at delivering 10,000 youths from the State of unemployment

into a life and sphere of financial independence per phase of the project.

The CEO reiterated that his dream is to see students from every field of study able to reach out to their communities and Africa at large with their expertise using digital skills attained at the airings.

“The project at the moment focuses on the youth because this is the core and very deep passion of the visionary.

However, he has progressive plans to cover all age bracket as the digital space is respecter of no one.” He added.

Opeyemi Sugar further stressed that the project isn’t just ending at FUTA. He said his organization aims at touring other tertiary institutions across the country to inspire, educate and empower the millennia with digital skills.

The launch of the project, however, featured special visits to notable personalities of FUTA and a brief tour around the school environment.

Meeting needs of less privileged persons gives me fulfillment – Zidora Group boss Dr. Arinze Fortune Madueke on Tuesday said he derives joy and Fulfillment in meeting the needs of the less privileged in our society.

In a brief chat with journalists at his Lagos office, Dr. Madueke, said: “my first and primary focus is to uplift the standard of living of the downtrodden in our society. I will not be interested in politics, charity/ humanitarian affairs or even business, if it does not concern the people; if it doesn’t concern the little boy and girl hawking along the road, when he or she is suppose to be in school”, he insisted. “It doesn’t make any sense to me”.

For those who should know, Dr. Madueke is the Chairman/CEO of Zidora Group, a multi-million premium brand he founded many years ago with various subsidiaries in Travels and Tours, Agriculture & Food Services, Pharmaceuticals, media, IT, oil and gas and real estate. Zidora Group is a top notch company established years ago with business interests covering travel and tours, foreign education placement, food and agriculture, oil and gas, real estate and consulting with offices in Lagos, Abuja, Onitsha and Port Harcourt.

When asked why he chose to become an entrepreneur, he said: “You see, medical practice will give me enough money so that I cannot be poor. I will be comfortable and can afford to live a fairly good life, especially if I had decided to live in the US. Though in Nigeria, I can still afford a fairly good life with my medical practice, but life is bigger than just for myself and my family and maybe a few other people. But I wanted more from life. Life and living is all about making

impact in the lives of others. I don’t just want to be able to be comfortable all by myself. I don’t want to live for just myself and my family. Besides, I needed to be part of the solutions in the business world. No doubt, medicine is my first love but the reality is that if I had not followed my dream boldly, perhaps, the over two hundred employees in Zidora Group across the country, may be part of the unemployed Nigerians. They may also be part of the six Nigerians that joins the rank of extremely poor people in the world, every minute.

“Perhaps, what we have been doing with the Zidora Aid Foundation would not have happened.

As an entrepreneur with major stake in the service industry, particularly in travels and tours, foreign education, real estate, oil and gas, media, among others, also as someone who practices the act of giving back through our Zidora Aid Foundation, I can say that there is nothing more fulfilling than providing solutions and meeting the needs of the less privileged in our society”.

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Wande Coal out with ‘Somiso’ Mutiat Alli, Lagos Black diamond of Africa as he is sometimes called‘, Oluwatobi Ojosipe popularly known as ‘Wande Coal’ has released a new music video titled ‘Somiso’.

Wande made the announcement

known via is social media account where he wrote ‘“The wait is over! Somiso video out now.

WANDECOALVEVO’’.

Somiso audio was first released in May 2018 and the visual coming recently where the singer is seen professing his love and care to a lady who drives him crazy.

Wande Coal is known for his unique style of music delivery and composure; this he has maintained since his musical career became popular with as a member of the defunct Mo’Hit records before pitching tent with Jazzy’s Mavins Record after D’Banj and Don Jazzy went their separate ways in 2012.

Mary Akpobome launches foundation to address 5.5m out-of-school girls Mary Akpobome, wife of Nigerian ace comedian, Ali Baba, has launched The Purple Girl Foundation in Lagos to address the growing issue of out-of-school girls in the country.

The foundation was specifically launched in commemoration of Akpobome’s 50th anniversary, which is expected to raise hundreds of millions of naira from her friends, the board of trustees, highly placed citizens, and well meaning Nigerians to reduce considerably the over 5.5 million Nigerian girls currently out of school.

Akpobome said the purple girl foundation was born out of a desire to provide opportunities for enhancing education for the girl child amid the disadvantages of coming from low income family, violence prone locations, disabilities, or residing in underserved areas. The Purple Girl Foundation “The need for an intervention such as this is coming at a critical time in the nation’s history where deliberate steps need to be put in place to readjust a socio-cultural, political and economic system that seems to be teetering towards imminent colossal ruin,” she said, noting that the proverbial multiplicative power of a woman is bound to augur well for the society.

“An empowered girl will lead to an empowered nation,” she said.

The foundation would focus on female children from indigent families

in three pilot states in the country from September 2018.

The selection criteria for the beneficiaries would be based on intelligence, obvious disadvantage, physical disability and them being drop outs due to financial hardship.

The foundation, with funds initially obtained from trustees, aims to select and train 50 girls up to tertiary levels, however Akpobome said this number would increase as funding become more available.

Idiat Oluranti Adebule the deputy governor of Lagos State in her address at the launch stated that she is proud to identify with the objectives of the purple girl foundation, which is to promote and enhance the education of the girl child in Lagos state and in Nigeria, thereby complementing government efforts.

According to the deputy governor who was represented by Yetunde Odejaye, the permanent secretary at the deputy governor’s office, it is unacceptable that more girls are dropping out of school for lack of care, support or poverty.

She said the launch and fundraising is therefore a call not only to the purple girl foundation but to all stakeholders, who believe that our girls need the support.

“We must use our voices and resources. I urge you to corporate in lending your hands to the less privileged girls of the poor indigent schools.”

A UNICEF Nigeria report on the state of education in the country reveals that Nigeria’s population growth has put pressure on the country’s resources, public services and infrastructure.

The report noted that since children under 15 years of age account for 45 percent of the country’s 171 million people, the burden on education has become overwhelming.

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EmPrince out with ‘Scream my name’ Ft. Skales & Oritsefemi Born Oluwaseun Emitomo, Nigerian British based international Afro-beats artiste EmPrince started his music career at age of 11.

The Ondo State protégé drew inspiration from death of his parents which nudged him to pen down his inner thoughts about life.

This formed the desire to pursue a career in music at a tender age.

Among his notable songs are Fill up and Bend Your Waist.

The soft spoken talent has grown quiet a fan base for himself with his quest towards exploring his creativity as he is also into acting.

After a lot of rigorous planning,

he pulls two heavyweight Nigerian award winning acts to record a song which tells the story of a lady who fell in love with three different young men. What happens next?

Find out in the song titled SCREAM MY NAME featuring Oritse Femi and Skales.

Being the first International artist to feature both Skales and Oritse Femi in a single song, EMPRINCE believes that Scream My Name will capture the heart of all Afro-beats lovers. The visuals to the song also featured OYINBO PRINCESS and London base Afro Gram Dancers.

Produced by Jay Pizzle Production; mixed and mastered by Indomix.

Peter Okoye ‘Mr. P’ bags 2 award nominations Since the fallout of the Okoye brothers better known as P-Square, seems reconciliation is far between them as Mr. P (Peter Okoye) has just bagged two nominations in the upcoming International Achievement Recognition Awards (IARA).

He has been nominated in the ‘Best male Artist’ and ‘Best International Male Artist’ categories for IARA 2018. This is the first for Mr. P since his split from his twin brother, Paul.

He took to his social media page to thank his fans. He wrote: “2 nominations: I N T E R N A T I O N A L ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION AWARDS. Shout out to my Loyal Fans???This one is for you? My first ever award nomination.

Not one but two! It can only get better and better. @iara_awards I’m truly honoured and congrats to other nominees y’all are incredible?? 1 Luv #NeverBeAfrai dToStartOverAgain#MoreFocused #EnjoyingEveryPartOfIt” Other artistes nominated in the ‘best international male artist’ category include Davido, Diamond Platnumz, Cassper Nyovest, Medikal, Black Coffee, La Fouine,

and Mohammed Abass.

In the ‘best male artist’ category, Mr P will be going against Micheal Dappah, Davido, George Ezra, Ihab Amir, Bread Boi, Louis Tomilson, and Sheku KannehMason for the award.

The award ceremony is scheduled to hold on September 22 at Hilton Hotel in London.

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6 Sweaters styles to rock in rainy season Mutiat Alli, Lagos I remember growing up how much I used to hate wearing any type of sweater that my mom used to lay out for me. I felt it made me look like a tiny bug about to explode. But my mom bless her, always sang to me that ‘better safe than sorry’, so dress up kid, and sweat your heart out. So you get why for quite some time, I disliked sweaters of any kind. Up until I grew up (well, that’s debatable), and found myself embracing their look and utility. Also I think sweaters have become a major look for the past years. Now I have officially signed onto the Sweater club.

Below are 6 amazing sweater types that you can wear this rainy season: Oversized sweaters.

The bigger the better you know. Who ever said size does not matter, clearly never wore or seen a sophisticated boho-chic oversized sweater paired with anything, especially skinny pants, jeans, OR miniskirts.

Metallic sweaters Are quite the deal this season, which is perfect because they can go from office hours to late night dinners or even cocktails? They look so fabulous, yet have a certain effortlessness to them, sort of like saying ‘I just threw this on and here I am.’ Silver & gold styles are

the best Turtleneck sweaters The 70s pals! Or just a great solution to hide from the cold. From loose to skin tight, to roll or messy turtlenecks they’re all in, whether on oversized or tight sweaters, they do the style trick. To get that gorgeous look everyone is buzzing about these days, tuck your hair in.

Chunky sweaters Chunky Sweaters are the best fashion invention ever. For freezing temperatures. For fat days. And being in right now makes them okay not just for weekends or mountain trips, but for everyday no matter the occasion. A little half tuck always gives a bit of chicness to the look and waist definition.

Pastels or powdered sweaters Crazy prints and funky patters step aside, it’s time for monochromatic style, for muted colours, for pastels and dainty hues to rule this autumn.

Whites, blues, pinks, and tons of greys are invading the streets and the shops.

I call it the Sanguine kind of sweater.

Besides, they carry a bit more class and sophistication to them.

One colour sweaters Okay, so patterns and prints may not be so hot this fall that does not mean we can’t wear them though. If you are looking for simplicity but beautiful one colour sweater is your pick .

BUSINESS TIMES

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PENGASSAN commends NNPC over sustained publication of reports Idu Jude, Abuja The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has commended the Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for sustaining the periodic publication of the corporation’s financial and operations reports in major national newspapers, across online news portals

Motolani Oseni Dangote Cement has announced the company investment of a whopping $3 billion to build manufacturing plants and import/grinding terminals across Africa.

Group Chief Executive Officer, Joe Makoju, disclosed that the company’s operation are in Cameroon (1.5Mta clinker grinding), Congo (1.5Mta), Ghana (1.5Mta import), Ethiopia (2.5Mta), Senegal (1.5Mta), Sierra Leone (0.7Mta import), South Africa (2.8Mta), Tanzania (3.0Mta), and Zambia (1.5Mta).

For the second quarter under review, Makoju also revealed that while total Nigeria sales volumes went up by 13.9 per cent to 7.8Mt, Pan-African volumes reduced by 3.9 per cent, mainly due to shut down in Tanzania.

In all, the company, which

and social media handles.

Speaking at a two-day transformational leadership awards/workshop organized by the PENGASSAN NNPC Group Executive Council (GEC), in Abuja, Comrade Francis Olabode Johnson, President of the senior oil workers union, said the initiative had pushed the boundaries of transparency and accountability in the Petroleum Industry to a new level.

He stated that the move had enabled stakeholders across the board to

maintain a steady tab on the inflows and outflows in the Petroleum Sector which has remained the largest source of revenue to the federation.

Comrade Johnson assured of the support of the association to the ongoing reforms in the corporation under the watch of Dr. Maikanti Baru as Group Managing Director, noting that his stewardship has set the NNPC, and by extension, the Oil and Gas Industry on the path of irreversible progress.

“Transformational leadership, as

we all may be aware, is one in which leaders mobilize and inspires his team to share in the vision he creates about the organization’s ultimate objective to bring about the necessary change,’’ he said.

He added that the leadership style served to motivate, boost morale and enhance job performance of followers which includes management team and employees.

The PENGASSAN President listed some of the laudable achievements

Dangote Cement invests $3bn on plants, grinding terminals across Africa employed 27,952 workers in Nigeria in 2017 had its revenue increased by 16.9 per cent and its earning per share also increased by 3 per cent to N6.60 kobo per share for the second quarter, ended in June 30, 2018.

Makoju said: ““Our first-half performance was very strong and driven by an excellent recovery in Nigeria, where our sales volumes increased by nearly 14 per cent and revenues rose by more than 18 per cent.

Pan-African operations saw a slight fall in volumes but both revenues and EBITDA increased because of better pricing and currency conversion effects.

In addition, we achieved the largestever issuance of Commercial Paper by a Nigerian company when we issued ₦50B Series 1 & 2 Notes at the end of June, with a discount rate that reflected the strength of our Company and its excellent credit ratings.

Of course, our strong performance has been overshadowed by the tragic and heartbreaking events in Ethiopia. I would like to pay tribute to my colleagues Deep Kamra, Beakal Alelign and Tsegaye Gidey and offer our sincere condolences to their families.”

It would be recalled that the Chairman of Dangote Cement, at

the company’s recently concluded annual general meeting (AGM), Aliko Dangote attributed the 31 per cent increase in the company’s revenue, of N805.6 billion, for the 2017 financial year, to its pan African operations growth which also recorded a significant increase in revenue from N195 billion to N258.4 billion in 2017.

He said: “Pan African operations increased volumes by 8.4 per cent, with Ethiopia, Senegal, Cameroon and

L-R: Chairman of the Governing Board, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma- Egba (SAN); the Political and Economic Consul in the United States Consulate in Lagos, Mr Osman Tat and Managing Director of NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, during Tat’s courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N668.8bn allocation in May Motolani Oseni The Federal, State and Local Governments have shared total sum of N668.8billion as allocation for the month of May. The Director of Information, Ministry

recorded thus far by the NNPC GMD to include: exit of the Joint Venture Cash Call burden through a new funding arrangement with oil majors, sustained crude oil production capacity, review of weak contractual agreements while renegotiating other upstream contracts, stabilizing the downstream sub-sector operations by ensuring sufficient products availability nationwide, as well as development of key gas assets for both domestic and export operations.

of Finance, Mr Hassan Dodo, in a statement on Friday said the fund was released to the three tiers of government while reconciliation of the revenue underpayment was still ongoing.

Dodo said owing to disagreement on remittances by the revenue generating agencies, especially the NNPC, the sharing of revenues for May 2018 that

was meant to be distributed in June 2018, was put on hold.

He said the urgent need to cushion the undue hardships being experienced by workers nationwide has made it necessary to distribute the May figures totalling N668.898bn to the three tiers of government, while efforts were being intensified to address the unsatisfactory

South Africa all performing strongly and close to their operating capacity”.

Noting that the company experienced some challenges in operating in sub-Saharan Africa, Dangote said the Management responded in robust fashion and benefited from “…the diversity we have created across our business and because of our local knowledge and attitudes towards doing business in neighboring countries in Africa.”

Forex: CBN flags off SMIS in Chinese Yuan The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday, July 20, 2018, flagged off its intervention in the sale of foreign exchange in Chinese Yuan (CNY), signaling the consummation of the Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement (BCSA) signed with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) on April 27, 2018.

A statement issued by the Bank on Friday disclosed that the sales shall be through a combination of spot and short tenored forwards.

It added that the exercise, which shall be Special Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) retail, would be dedicated to the payment of Renminbi denominated Letters of Credit for raw materials and machinery and agriculture.

The Bank’s spokesman, Isaac Okorafor, explained that the CBN would receive bids from all authorized dealers. He added that due to the peculiarity of the exercise, the Bank would not be applying the relevant provisions of its Revised Guidelines for the Operation of the Inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market, which direct all SMIS bids to be submitted to the CBN through the Forex Primary Dealers (FXPDs).

According to Okorafor, the CBN would also not be applying the relevant provisions of the Guidelines which equally provide that “Spot FX sold to any particular end-user shall not exceed 1per cent of the overall available funds on offer at each SMIS session”.

Speaking on the bid period, he said authorised Dealers were requested to submit their customers’ bids from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm on Friday July 20, 2018,

adding that bids received after this time would be disqualified.

On funding, he disclosed that authorized dealers were to debit the customers’ accounts for the Naira equivalent of their bids, stressing that the CBN would debit authorized dealers’ current account on the day of intervention to the tune of the naira equivalent of their bid request.

Okorafor furtherexplained that there would be no predetermined spread on the sale of FX Forwards

by Authorised Dealers to end-users under the Special SMIS-Retail, adding that authorised Dealers would be allowed to earn 50 kobo on the customers’ bids.

While also explaining that the bids were on Spot FX basis as the Authorised Dealers’ accounts with the CBN would be debited in full for the Naira equivalent of the USD bid amount, he advised customers that were not willing to accept the settlement terms not to participate in this Special SMIS - Retail.

Similarly, he disclosed that forward bids would be settled through a multiple-price book building process and would cut-off at a marginal rate to be disclosed after the conclusion of the Special SMIS – Retail process. He also urged customers not willing to accept the terms of the forward rate not to participate in this Special Chinese Yuan SMIS Intervention.

Meanwhile, Okorafor emphasized that the CBN reserved the right not to make a sale if it had the impression that the exercise did not provide an effective price for the determination of the CNY/ NGN exchange rate.

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Fidelity Bank supports Lagos Security Trust Fund with N50m 6 European Motolani Oseni Fidelity Bank Plc on Monday donated N50 million to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) as part of contributions to improving security of lives and property in the state.

The cheque was presented by the Bank’s Executive Director, Lagos and South-West, Mrs. Nneka OnyealiIkpe, to the Executive Secretary,

LSSTF, Dr. Abdulrassaq Balogun in Lagos during the week.

Onyeali-Ikpe, who commended the Lagos State Government for its commitment to preserving public peace, and protecting lives and property of Lagosians, said security was paramount to business success.

According to her no activity can thrive in an atmosphere of uncertainty and insecurity.

“We are encouraged to support this initiative and kudos must be given

to the Lagos State Government for the peace we are enjoying in the state today. We have over 80 branches, about 2,000 staff and millions of customers in the state. We are concerned about their safety all the time,” she stated.

The Executive Secretary of LSSTF, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun, commended the bank for the gesture, saying that Fidelity had been consistent in its support to the Fund from inception to date. According to him the bank has

donated a total of N175 million to the LSSTF since the fund was established.

“Thank you Fidelity Bank. We are most appreciative of this and what is most touching for us is your consistency. You have always come to our aid every year unsolicited”.

He assured the Fidelity Bank officials that the donation would be used judiciously and reiterated the commitment of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, to ensuring that the state is safe.

L-R: Head Teacher, Abesan Primary School, Mrs. Fatuase Ruth Abiodun; Director, School Support Services, Lagos State Universal Education Board (SUBEB). Ade Abatan; Head, Commercial Banking & Public Sector, Ecobank Nigeria, Rotimi Morohunfola; Vice Chairman, Mosan Okunola LCDA, Dayo Osinowo and Head, Finance Operations & Cost Management, Ecobank Nigeria, Tunde Aderupoko, at the official commissioning/hand over of Abesan Primary School Borehole project constructed by Ecobank in Lagos...recently

Osinbajo, Adeosun, others to grace NASS Committee on Capital Market, SEC forum Tunde Opalana, Abuja National Assembly Joint Committees on Capital Markets and Institutions, Securities and Exchange Commission and other Regulatory Agencies hold the second biennal stakeholders’ forum on the Capital Market in Abuja next week Monday.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the Special Guest of Honour will join federal legislators, capital market experts,

economists and others at the one day conference to be held at the Sharaton Hotel and Towers with the senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki as Chief Guest and Speaker House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara as Chief Host.

At a pre-event press conference on Thursday, acting chairman. Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Foster Ogola said the committee wants to use legislative instruments to rejuvenate the capital market in the country, to mobilise multi-

billion dollar development funds from across the globe towards a fast-paced execution of infrastructure projects nationwide.

Other objectives of the forum, he said, include developing access to fund through the capital market to reduce budget deficit knowing fully that relying on government’s limited annual budgets is enough to fund public and private sectors.

Chairman, House Committee on Capital Market, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf said other activities

expected at the conference with the theme “Capital Market as a Catalyst for Economic Growth and Development” is a dinner scheduled for Ladi Kwali Hall of the venue.

He said dignitaries expected at the event include the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun and Ministers of Agriculture, National Planning, Trade and Investment, Works, Power and Housing, as well as governors of Kebbi, Kaduna, Sokoto, Bauchi, Lagos and Nasarawa.

Don’t make profits at expense of humanity, Awosika charges youths Esther Taiwo Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria PLC, Mrs Ibukun Awosika has advised youths across the country to put humanity before any transaction they make towards achieving success in life.

Awosika who was the keynote speaker at the 13th convocation of Covenant University, Otta in Ogun State owned by the Living Faith Church worldwide spoke on “Influencing Change in Africa:Roles and Responsibilities of Emerging Leaders” where she tasked the graduating students not to allow the challenges confronting the country becloud their vision.

According to her, Nigerian youths should see themselves

as solutions to the problems bedeviling the country.

“Don’t get caught in the failures of older people, whatever you see of Nigeria today, is a product of how everyone has handled the country, we are all accountable however, you can forsake the things of the past and look forward to the future”, she said.

She told the graduating students that whatever they will become is despite the challenges incumbent in the country stressing that the challenges are not big enough to stop their driven ambitions.

With regard to business or career, Awosika reminded the graduands that doing the right things pays off in the long run, while tasking them to be strategic in their dealings, thirst for knowledge in a fast changing world.

“ Life will open to you at different stages, respond to it as it presents itself to you, education does not define everything you can be, you must continuously learn, apply your talent combined with everything you have been taught “, she tasked.

The First bank boss also told the graduands that character, personality and ability to be creative in every impossible situation in life will stand them out even as she reminded them that in their walk in life every human being counts. “ Don’t seek knowledge without character, don’t seek pleasure at the expense of others, don’t get into politics without principle, be a generation of social scientists with conscience and be the best of yourself. In this country, there is

everything you need to be great” Awosika also told them to empower their mind to think strategically, invest in learning and acquire skills through mentorship.

In his goodwill message, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, told the graduands to live the title they are given as eagles being released into the world, they should act as predators and not preys.

He said with them there is hope for the country urging them not to perform below expectations.

His Lagos State counterpart, Governor Akinwumi Ambode who was represented by a Director in the State Ministry of Education, Mr Sutton, congratulated the graduating students and urged them to see their convocation as a victory over ignorance, poverty and other social vices.

countries deport 29 Nigerians Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The governments of six European countries on Thursday deported 29 Nigerian men for committing various offences.

The spokesperson for the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development to newsmen in Lagos.

Alabi said the Nigerians were deported from Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Lithuania and Denmark.

He said they arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 7.35am aboard a chartered Titan Airways aircraft with Registration Number: G-POWD. Alabi said, “this morning, we received 29 Nigerians who were brought back from Europe. They were all males. “ “28 of the deportees were alleged to have committed immigration-related offences while one of them was allegedly involved in a police case. “ He said the deportees were received by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) , the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Police.

Also on ground to receive them were officials the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The deportees were profiled by immigration authorities and were allowed to depart to their various destinations.

Niger Delta: US Consulate, NDDC strategise for sustainable development Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt The United States Consulate in Nigeria has said it would continue to discuss and work with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to strengthen collaboration on strategies to improve peace and security to facilitate the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to the NDDC management at the Commission’s Headquarters in Port Harcourt, capital city of Rivers State, the Political and Economic Consul, Mr. Osman Tat, who represented the United States Consul General in Lagos, F. John Bray, said one of the primary goals of the US mission was to support Nigeria’s economic development.

The American delegation had earlier held a strategy meeting with the NDDC Managing Director, Mr. Nsima Ekere and the Chairman of the Commission’s Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma- Egba (SAN), on plans to drive the regional development process.

The US envoy explained that the meeting with the NDDC leadership was part of the regular consultations undertaken by the US Consulate in Lagos and the Embassy in Abuja.

According to him, the Consulate recognised the fact that NDDC had a large number of projects spread across the nine states of the oil-producing region of Nigeria.

Osman Tat observed that it was important to consult with the Board and Management of NDDC in order to get a sense of how the projects were being executed to develop the region He said: “We have looked at several projects being executed by the NDDC and the ones they intend to undertake in the future.

“We have had a fruitful discussion with the NDDC on projects implementation and we are interested in seeing that the projects and development activities are well executed for the benefit of the people of the Niger Delta,” he said.

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When Ekiti erupted in jubilation over Fayemi’s victory in governorship race Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti Following the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the July 14, 2018 governorship election, spontaneous jubilation by his supporters and admirers erupted in the streets of AdoEkiti, the state capital in celebration of his victory at the poll.

In the election contested by candidates of 33 registered political parties, Fayemi of the APC polled 197,459 votes to beat his closest rival, Prof.

Kola Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 178,121 to the second position.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka who was the Returning Officer declared Fayemi winner of the poll on behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Prof. Olayinka said, “John Kayode Fayemi of the APC having satisfied the requirement of the law and has scored the highest lawful votes is hereby returned the winner.”

As the news filtered in that Fayemi has been declared the winner of the election, his elated party members and supporters across the state rolled out the drums and started dancing round the town.

The celebration also spread to beer parlours and restaurants in the state capital with supporters of the Ekiti governor-elect declaring free food and drinks for anyone who shared in their joy.

Students gathered themselves in groups along Polytechnic Road in Ado Ekiti chanting “dynamite general has smashed the rock of Fayose!Fayose!

Fayose!...you called yourself Peter the rockkk! in the presence of former minister of Solid Mineral and Steel Development,” adding: “olomolanke to duro de reluweee! Osetan ati parun” in Yoruba language.

Also, Isan Ekiti, Fayemi’s hometown became mecca of

Prof. Kola Olusola

Dr. Kayode Fayemi

a sort as people thronged the former minister’s house to felicitate with him.

A standing band was on ground to entertain visitors who were dinning and wining to celebrate the victory.

People in different groups and class took over the IsanEkiti streets dancing round the town and praising God for giving their son the victory not minding that it was on Sunday morning when they were supposed to be in church.

Chieftains of the party from all over the state slaughtered cows for people to eat in celebration of the victory at the poll. The okada riders, the drivers unions, market women and others had since on daily basis taken their own celebration to the streets of the state capital separately in different colours and styles.

While this went on in the state, the defeated parties, particularly the PDP, its candidate, and the outgoing governor, Fayose did not stop crying, claiming that they are the true owner of the mandate which Fayemi possessed vowing to reclaim it in court.

Nevertheless, Fayemi and

his running mate, Otunba Bisi Egbeyem described their victory at the election in the state as well deserved and called on Governor Fayose and his political godson, Prof. Olusola Eleka, who was the candidate of the PDP to respect the wish of Ekiti people as popularly expressed and accept defeat rather than resorting to their usual display of political hatred and desperation.

Fayemi who justified his victory at the poll as the will of the people of Ekiti appreciated Ekiti people for keeping with the finest traditions of democracy and determined through the ballot box to change the course of our destiny for good,” describing his victory as: “the resilient people of Ekiti State whose brightness and hope never dimmed in the face of untold hardship and all forms of indignity under the PDP leadership who had ruled them like a conquered people.”

The PDP candidate, Professor Eleka who not only rejected the outcome of the poll, said he will pursue and reclaim “his mandate” in court.

Eleka justified his claims

Fayemi who appreciated Ekiti people for: “keeping with the finest traditions of democracy and determined through the ballot box to change the course of the destiny of Ekiti people for good,” described his victory as: “ the resilient people of Ekiti State whose brightness and hope never dimmed in the face of untold hardship and all forms of indignity under the PDP leadership who have ruled them like a conquered people.”

with allegations of intimidation, oppression and inducement by security agents which he claimed aided and abetted APC’s alleged manipulation of the electoral process that allegedly gave Fayemi the victory.

He declared that he was rejecting the poll’s result before Nigerians, Ekiti people and the international community, adding, “You are all aware of the unfortunate and dangerous events of the past 24 hours, in which our governorship election was hijacked by political desperadoes leveraging on “Federal might” to pervert the electoral process, subvert the will of Ekiti people and viciously steal the mandate willingly and freely given to me on a massive scale by our people.”

He reiterated that the PDP and himself won the election overwhelmingly, received more than 70% of lawful votes cast and winning in almost all of the state’s 16 local government areas and declared “I therefore reject the falsified results being bandied by the Independent National Electoral Commission, which purportedly gave the election to the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi,” he said.

Eleka described the alleged manipulation of the poll as: “most audacious electoral robbery of our recent history,” which: “shall not stand.”

He alleged further that APC rigged the poll by leveraging on: “its well-advertised but patently obnoxious and anti-democratic “Federal might” to intimidate, harass, victimise, oppress, and brutalise PDP leaders, members,

and the voting public all over Ekiti,” especially vote buying.

Meanwhile, Civil Society organisations that monitored the election had described the poll as free, fair, and credible, saying there was no evidence of manipulation as being alleged by the candidate of the PDP. One of the Civil Society organisation which punctured the PDP claim over the election, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), said there was no evidence of rigging in the poll The CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, who was on ground in Ekiti, told newsmen in a telephone interview that although there were cases of ballot box snatching in some areas, INEC did not declare results from the affected polling units that were subsequently cancelled.

“I think the election outcome reflects the will of the people. At least so far, we saw that INEC deployed its logistics early and people turned out to vote in spite of the fear in several voters.

“There is no evidence to show that there was any rigging. Yes, all the places where there were ballot boxes snatching, INEC actually cancelled the results.

“So for now, we cannot point to any evidence of rigging.

What is just going on is more of misinformation by some politicians,” she declared.

A PDP chieftain who also corroborated this claim, Opeyemi Falegan, contrary to his party’s stand on the poll, described the outcome of the poll as a reflection of Ekiti people’s will to restore the value of nobility, honesty, and

integrity.

The PDP chieftain also commended the major stakeholders especially INEC, Police, security agencies and electorates for what he described as the most peaceful conduct of election in the history of the state.

According to him, “The peaceful, transparent, credible and hitch-free nature of the poll was as a result of patriotic conduct of all stakeholders that participated before, during and after the exercise”.

The PDP stalwart, Falegan gave the commendation shortly after the announcement of Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the APC as winner of the poll in a release made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti.

“This is to say the least that the outcome of the poll reflects the true position of the people of the state because of the maladministration by the present governor and his few cohorts.

“The Electoral body has again unequivocally proved to the world that, Nigeria is a nation with people of integrity and honour through another credible, transparent, free and fair governorship election in Ekiti State.

“All the processes before, during and after the election could be said to have met an average international electoral standard of the 21st century in all ramifications through an unbiased electoral body, INEC and cooperation of all other stakeholders.

“And despite provocations by some politicians, all security agencies also lived above board by discharging their duties in a professional way in order to have an acceptable poll, hence a thumb up for them as well.

“Ekiti people in particular have again demonstrated that the state still value men of integrity and honour than any other thing and that they will always measure everybody with their performance in governance irrespective of the propaganda the government is dishing out to them” he said.

“The latest development will no doubt bring back the lost glory, dignity, nobleness and integrity of Ekiti State which had been thrown away by the present administration and replaced same with thuggery, lies, fraud and sub- standard projects to siphon the state resources.

“The thoughtfulness and determination of the people to stand firm in order to enthrone good governance of allinclusiveness that is devoid of greed is commendable, believing CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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Atiku to declare presidential ambition in Yola today StoriesPatrick Okohue After several months of consultations with critical stakeholders in Nigeria and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar will today, Saturday, 21 July, make a formal declaration to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the PDP. A press release from the media office

of the former Vice President notes that Atiku will be making his declaration at a political rally in Yola, the capital of his home state of Adamawa.

According to the press release, Atiku’s decision to join the presidential race in 2019 is in response to the yearnings of majority of Nigerians to enthrone a government that will fix the country’s broken economy, strengthen national unity and create much-needed jobs for Nigerians.

“After extensive consultations

... Ekiti erupted in jubilation over Fayemi’s victory in governorship race Continued from page 17 that the development will pave way for a meaningful development through the cooperation of all.

“It is a great joy and happiness that people have refused to be cajoled or deceived again by Governor Fayose in his desperate attempt to lure them to another ignoble four-year term in the desert land through a proxy.”

While congratulating the governorelect, Fayemi, over his victory at the poll, Hon. Falegan charged him to justify the confidence reposed in him by the electorate through peoples’ oriented programmes and policies.

Also, contrary to the PDP claim that the role of police and other security agencies deployed for the election marred the poll, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room said the deployment of security personnel, including the police, for the election was largely well organised.

“Most polling units had good number of security personnel attached to them keeping watch. The policemen and other security agents across the polling units conducted themselves professionally and contributed to the peaceful conduct of the election.

“Situation Room commends the Nigeria Police for the improved conducts of its personnel during the election. We call on the police to be proactive in the enforcement of the provisions of the Electoral Act to reduce violations of electoral laws.”

But miffed by Eleka and his party, PDP’s declaration of intent to challenge the victory of the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, before the Election Petition Tribunal, Ogele, a native of Ikere, Olusola, who spoke with reporters on Monday alleged that PDP and its agents induced voters at his Okesegun Polling Unit in Ogbonjana Ward.

Ogele, a barrister at Law however warned Eleka not to use state fund to sponsor his intended litigation on the poll result adding that, he has been compiling evidence of alleged PDP vote buying to be forwarded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation.

Ogele said: “I am a voter and I voted for the candidate of my choice in our unit, Okesegun Unit in Ogbonjana Ward, Ikere-Ekiti where PDP asked voters to fill forms and the voters who voted for them were given tallies.

“After giving tallies to voters who voted for the PDP, they were asked to go to a location nearby where they were given money.

“In the same ward, we prevented some of the PDP thugs from hijacking our ballot box. The PDP should come out and explain where they got the huge amount of money they shared on election day.

“PDP chairman and any other person in the party lacks the moral justification to claim that other parties shared money at the election.”

Ogele said “PDP lost because of the character that is ruling Ekiti while Dr.Kayode Fayemi won on his goodwill.

“PDP in Ekiti State is an agent of poverty, circulating poverty in Ekiti State. Ekiti people are fed up with looting, impunity, deceit being perpetrated by the Fayose administration.”

However, Fayemi who appreciated Ekiti people for: “keeping with the finest traditions of democracy and determined through the ballot box to change the course of the destiny of Ekiti people for good,” described his victory as: “ the resilient people of Ekiti State whose brightness and hope never dimmed in the face of untold hardship and all forms of indignity under the PDP leadership who have ruled them like a conquered people.”

Assuring the people of a better life under his government, Fayemi said: “Our collective rescue mission and the audacious dream to reclaim our land and restore our values have attained a new height on the journey to full realisation.”

Fayemi who extended an Olive branch to other contestants, said: “I salute all fellow candidates for enriching the process and for your civility and patriotism in accepting the outcome of this exercise. I look forward to consulting with you all to secure your input as we fine-tune our governance agenda for the years ahead.

“I also thank all government entities that participated in the process in one way or the other, especially the INEC and our security agencies, for upholding their neutrality and professionalism in the discharge of their respective mandates.” The governor-elect also commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the APC for “seeing Ekiti being back to the

with his family, Nigerians of diverse dispensations at home and abroad, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar has decided to make a formal bid for the 2019 presidential election race under the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” the statement said.

Atiku Abubakar has embarked on nationwide consultative visits to many states across the country where he met with stakeholders in the PDP. He has visited all but one of the states in the South-South geo-political zone, as well as some states in the South-East geopolitical zone.

Just this week, the former Vice President and leading presidential hopeful, embarked on visitations to states in the North-East zone where he met with stakeholders from Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Taraba and culminating with a grand rally in his honour by the Adamawa State Peoples Democratic Party in Yola on Saturday, 21 July.

The release however notes that the consultative visits to other geopolitical zones of the country will continue in earnest after the formal declaration.

It notes further that Atiku’s declaration today will be followed with the unveiling of a policy document that will give a clear direction to the solutions that the former Vice President hopes to bring to bear in

Atiku Abubakar

governance if elected president of the country.

“The campaign’s policy documents being baked by policy experts from diverse backgrounds and youth professionals across the country will be unveiled as soon as the process is concluded.

“The policy document covers a large area of Nigeria’s national life including the economy, restructuring, education,

healthcare, agriculture, youth and women development among many others,” the statement added.

The statement thanks PDP stakeholders from states already visited for the warm reception accorded the former Vice President and his delegation and remarks that “Atiku looks forward to a robust consultation in visits to other states on his schedule.”

Why Omoworare, Adeoti stepped down from Osun APC governorship primary Patrick Okohue The Senator representing Osun East, Senator Babajide Omoworare, and the Secretary to Osun State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, withdrew from the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress which held in the state yesterday.

While Adeoti’s announced his withdrawal from the exercise in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity, Moshood Adeoti Campaign Organisation, Mr. Kayode Agbaje, Omoworare’s decision not to participate in the exercise was contained in a statement by his Director of Communications, Mr. Tunde Dairo.

The decision from the two politicians came as members of the party were voting to elect the governorship candidate of the APC for the September 22 election.

Adeoti’s statement read, “A prominent governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the State of Osun, Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti has formally withdrawn his participation from today’s governorship primaries of the party.

“Alhaji Adeoti’s decision

Senator Babajide Omoworare

Alhaji Moshood Adeoti

to withdraw from the race is hinged on his resolve to abide by a resolution of the Osun West Senatorial District wing of the party dissociating itself from the exercise.

“His withdrawal is based on not adding credibility to a skewed and jaundiced process already designed to favour an anointed aspirant.

“Alhaji Adeoti however informed his teeming supporters that he is still very much in the race to contest and win the governorship election come September 22, 2018.”

Omoworare’s statement read, “In view of obvious political realities which are beyond our control, Senator Babajide Omoworare will not present his Ward Agents, mobilise his supporters or deploy resources for the APC Governorship Primary election of July 20th, 2018.

“This development is with the ultimate view of ensuring party cohesion and for All Progressives Congress to secure victory at the September 22nd governorship election in the state.”

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The Badagry Unit of Federal Road Safety Corps says driving against traffic contributes largely to accidents on the BadagrySeme expressway.

Mr Fatai Bakare, the Unit Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Badagry that the drivers on the route were often apprehended for was reckless driving.

“Driving against traffic is a major cause of accidents on that route and many motorists

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drive against traffic.

“Badagry is a border area, so there is high vehicular movement in the axis. Many of them tend to drive recklessly and this causes accidents in the area.

“Overloading is another frequent traffic offence, but the command carries out various enlightenment programmes to advise the public on the need to desist from such practices.

“Our officials are always located at strategic places to check and correct traffic

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offenders so as to limit all forms of traffic violations,’’ he said.

Bakare said that the commission had provided the necessary tools for its officers to perform their duties effectively.

“Acquilizers, patrol vehicles, amongst others, have been provided for the command to discharge its duties effectively and most importantly, we have the staff strength.

“The use of acquilizers has reduced the cases of drunk

driving and we always advice drivers not to drink while driving and vice versa.

“Our officials are always located at the Badagry roundabout all day so as to control traffic in that area to ease the pain of motorists who ply the road regularly,” he said.

The commander advised motorists to always check their tyres and ensure they have the correct air pressure before embarking on any journey.

‘Nigeria Air has immense economic potential for Nigeria’ Awka, July 20, 2018 (NAN) The newly unveiled National Carrier, Nigeria Air has the potential to boost the nation’s economy if professionally managed, expert says.

Prof. Hassan Oaikhenan of the Economics and Statistics Department, University of Benin, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Friday.

Oaikhenan advised the Federal Government to ensure that structures were put in place to guarantee the sustainability of the new National Carrier.

NAN recalls that the Federal Government on July 18, at the Farnborough International Air show in London unveiled a

new National Carrier known as “Nigeria Air’.

The announcement was coming 15 years after the liquidation of Nigeria Airways.

According to the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, the National Carrier is Private sector driven.

It is a business, and not a social service.

“Government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it.

The investors will have full responsibility for this.

“The Nigerian Government will not own more than five per cent maximum of the new National Carrier. Government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it.”

The economist said it would result to favourable Balance of Trade in the industry and also reduce outward bound foreign exchange.

Oaikhenan, who is on sabbatical leave to the University of Africa, ToruOrua, Bayelsa described aviation enterprise as `a sensitive and delicate business’.

He posited that Nigeria Airways crumbled due to corruption, adding that the new carrier must be immune from bad politics and other pitfalls.

“Nigeria Airways collapsed because of corruption, I am not so optimistic about this unless it will be operated differently this time.

“I hope that it was not set up just because we want to own one.

“It is economically reasonable for us to have our own carrier, it is paradoxical that Nigeria with large aviation market does not have a carrier.

“Nigeria Air has immense economic gains if properly managed, it will help us to retain some foreign exchange because these foreign airlines rake in so much from Nigeria because they are paid in hard currency.

“What we need now is competent hands to manage the enterprise, the right technical partners must be brought on board and we keep our obligations to them.

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President Buhari, please release Col Dasuki in God’s name Mike Ozekhome The Muhammadu Buhari government has again simply refused to obey the 6th bail order granted by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the federal government to release Col. Sambo Dasuki who has been detained since December, 2015. For the records, this is the 6th court order, including ECOWAS’ release order, which this government has blatantly refused to obey. This is simply a government given to unparalleled impunity and executive lawlessness. And it does it so unabashedly and audaciously, believing that it possesses all the apparatchik of coercion and life and death over Nigerians. Obedience to court orders is the cornerstone of any constitutional democracy. The alternative is chaos and anarchy.

Before Justice Ojukwus latest bail order to enforce Col. Dasukis fundamental rights, four different judges of Federal High Courts and FCT High courts had, at one time or the other, granted Dasuki bail. But, the PMB government refused to release Dasuki. Instead, it sat as an appellate court over the courts, inspite of the Doctrine of separation of powers enshrined in sections 4 (Legislature), 5 (Executive) and 6 (Judiciary), of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, as altered and ably espoused in 1748 by Baron de Montesque.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola and Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, including Justices Peter Affen and Baba Yusuf of the FCT High Court, had earlier granted Dasuki bail, but the government disdainfully refused to release Dasuki, even after Dasuki had fulfilled the bail conditions attached thereon. Frustrated, Dasuki had approached the subregional ECOWAS Court which also ordered his release. The government said no.

We are having the dangerous situation where this government picks and chooses which orders to obey or disobey, an anarchical situation. The same government has so far refused to obey several orders for the release of the Shittes leader, El-Zakzaki. This is

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clearly against constitutionalism and the Rule of Law. The Rule of law doctrine theorises, amongst others, that: all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law, the principle of government of law. The rule of law means that no person or government is above the law; that there is restriction of arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. It means that no person however highly placed, is above the law, whether law makers, law enforcement officials, judges or persons in government. Cicero once famously declared that we are all servants of the laws in order to be free. In Leviticus, we are admonished (19:15), you shall do no iniquity in judgement. You shall not favour the wretched and you shall not defer to the rich. In righteousness you are to Judge.

As espoused by A.V. Dicey, its greatest proponent, the rule of law means absolute predominance or supremacy of

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ordinary law of the land over all citizens, no matter how powerful.

Let the PMB government hear it loud and clear that the rule of law means that legal duties and liability to punishment of all citizens is determined by the ordinary regular law, and not by any arbitrary fiat, government decree, or wide discretionary powers; and that disputes between citizens and governments are determined by ordinary courts of the land, not by the executive arm of government deciding what is right or wrong.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria and other courts of superior jurisdiction, have emphasized, again and again, that orders of courts, even if unpalatable to the recipient, or even, if patently illegal or wrong, must be obeyed, except upturned on appeal, by a higher court. In GWARZO v. MOHAMMED & ANOR (2012) LPELR22375(CA), the Court of Appeal held thus: “It is, also, well entrenched

that an order, no matter how unorthodox and unconventional, irrespective of whether or not the trial Judge was right to make it, is a subsisting order of the Court, unless it is set aside. Likewise, a judgment of a Court of law, no matter how incorrectly arrived at, subsists until set aside by a competent Court.

In the case of EFCC v.

DADA (unreported), decided on 31st December, 2014, in CA/L/463/2011, it was held thus: “...it is settled that Orders of Court must be obeyed, even if they are perverse.”

Also in the case of FAME PUBLICATIONS LTD V. ENCOMIUM VENTURES LTD & ORS (2000) LPELR-6833(CA), the Court held thus: “Orders of a competent Court must be obeyed as long as they subsist. They remain binding on parties thereto until set aside by a Court of competent jurisdiction or declared null and void as the case may

beIt follows that once a party knows of an order of the Court, whether it be valid or not and whether regular or irregular or even perverse, he is obliged to obey it.”

Mr President sir, in the name of almighty Allah, the Supreme God we all serve, let Dasuki go home on bail. Give him a breather. He has a family, friends and dependants to care for. He has not yet been convicted by any court of law.

He is still presumed innocent under section 36 of the Nigerian Constitution.

Give him a lifeline. Help us build strong institutions, not strong men. I appeal to you sir, on my bended kneels. Let the milk of human kindness flow in you. Seek ye not vengeance.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but give place unto wrath; for it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord” (Romans 12:19).

Ozekhome is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)

SPORTS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Friday, July 21, 2018

Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi shifts focus to 2019 Nations Cup

Nigeria and Arsenal striker Alex Iwobi believes the Super Eagles will learn from their disappointing 2018 FIFA World Cup showing.

Nigeria failed to reach the knockout stages in Russia as they lost to Argentina and Croatia before beating Iceland 2-0.

However, the 22-year-old reckons the young Super Eagles squad can learn from its 2018 World Cup participation and build for the future.

Up next up for Gernot Rohr’s

troops is a 2019 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles in September.

“The squad is young and we picked important lessons that will hopefully help us going forward,” he said to the BBC. “Attention will soon shift to the Nations Cup and we must make our World Cup lessons count.

“We had a lot of hopes and believe that we could do well. We are very proud of ourselves and are going to

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take the positives of course.

“We are just unfortunate about the last minute goal that came against Argentina led to a defeat that knocked us out of the group. We are taking positives but we are very happy with what we did.”

The West African giants have not qualified for the AFCON tournament since winning the title in 2013.

They started their 2019 campaign with a disappointing 2-0 loss at home to South Africa in June last year.

Ray Nnaji: FIFA can’t ban Nigeria from world sports Former Commissioner for Sports in Enugu State, Barr. Ray Nnaji, yesterday said that if the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, bans Nigeria they would challenge the oraganisation in the court of arbitration to know whether its has right to meddle in a country’s internal affairs.

Former Commissioner and sports administrator, Barr. Nnaji stated this while addressing sports writers in his office.

Nnaji who was a member of the referees association, reacting on the backdrop of the Giwa-Pinnik debacle, said that FIFA lacked the

power to ban Nigeria from world sports because, according to him, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has made a pronouncement on the issue and it cannot be changed.

“Let me be frank with you, FIFA will not hammer Nigeria. It is Nigerians that are going about trying to bring FIFA into it. ”Supreme Court has said that Pinnik is not known, how can he come back? If FIFA wants to deal with Amaju Pinnik, they should create an office for him. FIFA cannot do anything about what is happening in Nigeria,” Nnaji said.

He said that Infantino should sort

advice before delving into Nigeria’s internal crisis.

Nnaji alleged that Pinnik has destroyed sports in Nigeria and pointed out that Pinnik would suffer should FIFA ban Nigeria.

The former sports commissioner however urged Nigerians and sports lovers to support Chris Giwa “to change the face of sports.”

He said that under Pinnik, the Glass House is now a shadow of itself and is now in a dilapidated state.

Nnaji said that whereas Giwa has a football club, Pinnick has nothing to offer.

Neymar: I am staying at Paris Saint-Germain Neymar has told ESPN Brasil he will stay at Paris Saint-Germain amid continuing speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

Brazil star Neymar, who moved to PSG from Barcelona for a world-record fee last summer, is reported to be a long term target for Madrid president Florentino Perez.

But he said he was targeting more trophies with the Ligue 1 champions and described speculation about his future as “invented.”

“Yes, I will stay in Paris. I have a contract with PSG. The speculation? The majority of it is invented by the press,” he said.

“I have a contract and people know the objective, the reason why I went to PSG. I want to win with this club and I hope this season will be wonderful.”

Earlier this month, Madrid issued a statement denying that they were interested in making a move for Neymar.

Croatia’s Nikola Kalinic declines World Cup medal after being sent home early Croatia forward Nikola Kalinic has not accepted a runners-up medal after his country’s 4-2 World Cup final defeat to France because he was sent home early in the competition, reports in the Croatian media said.

Kalinic, dismissed from the squad following the 2-0 victory over Nigeria in their opening match, reportedly said: “Thank you, but I did not play in Russia.”

Coach Zlatko Dalic sent the AC Milan forward home when, warming up to be

a second-half substitute, he told him he was not able to play because of a back problem.

Dalic said at the time that that Kalinic had been asked to come on in the 85th minute but refused, citing a back injury, adding that he had also declined to come on in a friendly against Brazil in England before the tournament and had missed a training session.

Kalinic could not be replaced on the squad, meaning Croatia played the rest of the tournament with 22 players.

Antonio Conte to sue Chelsea over delayed sacking Antonio Conte is set to take legal action against Chelsea over damage to his career and loss of future earnings following his sacking by the Premier League club, according to reports on Friday.

Conte is believed to be furious Chelsea made him return to pre-season training before finally dismissing him last week to make way for the arrival of new boss Maurizio Sarri.

The Italian, who spent just two years with the Blues, was widely reported to be facing the sack for much of last season after the breakdown in his relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and the club’s hierarchy.

But Conte was made to wait 55 days after Chelsea’s FA Cup final win over Manchester United before he was axed.

After winning the Premier League in his first season at Stamford Bridge, Conte presided over a dismal collapse last term, with Chelsea finishing fifth and missing out on a place in the Champions League.

Conte is believed to have received a £9 million pay-off for the year he had remaining on his Chelsea contract, yet

the Times reports the former Juventus coach is keen to get additional compensation.

That could trigger an ugly legal battle, with Conte’s lawyers reportedly set to claim the west London club cost their client a year of his career, as all the top management jobs in Europe have been filled.

Real Madrid were believed

to be interested in Conte after Zinedine Zidane left in May, while the Italy job was also available earlier this year.

The Times also reported Chelsea have threatened to withhold Conte’s contract settlement due to repeated criticism of his employers over their failure to back his transfer demands.

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