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Abduction of 94 schoolgirls: Buhari deploys military to Yobe

Ï Over 50 schoolgirls ‘unaccounted for’ - Yobe Govt Ï Police: 30 students still missing Mathew Dadiya and Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏ President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military and other security agencies to

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take immediate charge and control of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, where 94 schoolgirls were said to be missing after Monday’s Boko Haram attack. He also directed Continued on page 4

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Permutations for 2019 race begin at Senate Ï Northern Senators Forum removes Pro-Buhari Senator Adamu Ï Accuses him of embezzling N70m Ï Sen Adamu keeps mum Ï Sen Omo- Agege makes U-Turn, apologises to senators Ï Monkeys in Adamu’s farm ate our money - Sen Shehu Sani

Olufemi Samuel & Tunde Opalana, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Senate is increasingly turning into a hot bed of high wire politics ahead of 2019 as senators

have now engage in intense horse-trading, positioning themselves in political caucuses likely to have an edge in the immediate future. Continued on page 5

FG saves N4.5trn from court claims, okays $6.7bn for Ibadan, Kaduna rail 7 Reps C’ttee accuses Intels of short changing Nigeria 6 INEC sets up 8-man panel to probe under-aged voting in Kano 5

L-R: Senator Tayo Alasoadura; Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN); Executive Director, Lagos & South-West, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Hon. Ifedayo Abegundeand others at the commissioning of sanitary facilities constructed by Fidelity Bank at Arakale Motor Park in Akure, Ondo State ...on Wednesday

UBA Foundation constructs link bridge for Usman Danfodiyo varsity students B3

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Abduction of 94 schoolgirls: Buhari deploys military to Yobe Continued from page 1 the security agencies to inform him of development at the place accordingly. Buhari has also sent a delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Monsur Dan-Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed to go to Dapchi, to also get first-hand Information of the attacks. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while speaking with the State House Correspondents at the end of the over five-hour meeting presided over by President Buhari. Mohammed said, “Mr. President has directed military and other security agencies to take immediate charge and control Government Girls Tech-

nical College, Dapchi, and informed him of developments. “He has released a delegation led by the Minister of Defence to Dapchi, to get first-hand information as to what is happening tomorrow morning (Thursday). Asked what is the additional information as regards the girls, aside the 48 that has returned, Mohammed said, “That is precisely why Mr President is in direct contact with military and police and as soon as we get any information, we will let you know.” The Yobe State government has said 48 of the 94 students of the College, who were declared missing after Monday’s Boko Haram attack, have returned. Some of the students

were said to have fled after insurgents invaded the school. One of the teachers in the school was quoted to have said a headcount was taken after the attack. “After the roll call, 610 out the total number of 704 students have returned. We are still searching for the remaining 94 students,” he was quoted to have said. “We cannot say (if they have been abducted) because the insurgents went into the students’ hostel, and many of these students scaled the fence and escaped into the bushes.” Meanwhile. Yobe State government and the Nigeria Police have provided different figures of the actual number of missing girls. While the Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, Abdumaliki

Sunmonu, disclosed that 30 female students were yet to be accounted for, the state government released a statement on Wednesday evening saying that over 50 students were yet to be located as at Wednesday afternoon. The CP said, “The total number of students at the school 906. As at yesterday, we had counted 809. After that, we started locating them in one or two, But the school authorities have not been able to account for 30 students.” The CP further warned that the public should not take this to mean that they were kidnapped. He said, “It is not impossible that some of them even left for home without telling the school authorities. As I am talking to you, I have no evidence to say that they were ab-

ducted or they were not abducted. He added that the military had taken over the search efforts and appealed to the media to play down on speculation to enable officials better concentrate on the emergency situation. “I am appealing to the press to please allow the military to continue their work because we’re in an emergency situation and the military is taking the lead “Now we just heard that they sighted them somewhere and the military is heading to the scene,” he added., But the state government spokesperson, Mr Abdullahi Bego, said the state did not know the whereabouts of 50 girls, but also warned that it should not be miscon-

strued as an admission that they were kidnapped. He said “Out of the 926 students in the school, over 50 are still unaccounted for as of the time of this statement However, the Yobe State Government has continued to receive information about some of the girls being found in the general area to which they escaped.” “The state government is coordinating with the army and law enforcement to ensure that those girls are returned safely. “The Yobe State Government has no credible information yet as to whether any of the schoolgirls was taken hostage by the terrorists. The Boko Haram members had four years ago, abducted about 276 girls at the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.

L-R: Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma; Director, DG’s Office, Abuja, Mr. Richard Agu and Director Inspectorate & Compliance, Bede Obayi, during SON lubricant Stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos... on Wednesday.

Ezekwesili to Buhari: You can’t keep silent over missing 92 schoolgirls Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement, Dr Oby Ezelwesili, has raised the alarm over the silence of President Muhammad Buhari- led federal government following the alleged disappearance of another 92 schoolgirls in Yobe after an attack by Boko Haram. The media had reported on Tuesday that about 92 schoolgirls from Government Girls Science

and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi, in Yobe, were allegedly missing, following an attack from Boko Haram members on the school. But Ezekwesili, who was not satisfied with the silence of the federal government, on Wednesday began to pose some questions to President Buhari in her verified tweeter account. She tweeted thus: “Are you aware of Boko Haram attack in Yobe school? “Are you in strong pursuit

of their abductors if true?” “God forbids that the Presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerian Army continued to keep the public in suspense any further on what really happened two days ago at the Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi, in Yobe. “God forbids that nothing was at all learned in all these years #ChibokGirls on how federal government should transparently engage the public

on matters like the allegations flying about on Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi Yobe State after a Boko Haram attack. “God forbids that we are indeed missing daughters who went to school once again. “God forbids that anything resembling a re-enactment of the torture of the nearly four years of our #ChibokGirlsTragedy has happened to Nigeria. “God forbids this evil in our land this evil in our

land a second time”. Ezekwesili also expressed the hope that a repeat of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno, would not play out. She recalled that when the Chibok incident occurred in 2014, what “impaired” rescue action within first 48 hours was the federal government’s “shoddy handling” of the matter. She added that while Nigerians continue to wait

on the federal government to issue an official statement on the incident, the government has been “ominously mum.” She asked, if Buhari is “at all aware” of the alleged kidnap of the girls. “Nigerian Army, do you have facts on the allegations of abduction of 94 daughters of Nigeria from their Boarding SchoolGovernment Girls Science and Technical Secondary School, Dapchi Yobe State after a Boko Haram attack?

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Permutations for 2019 race begin at Senate Continued from page 1 Indications to this emerged during Wednesday plenary as the Northern Senators Forum sacked its leader, Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa) replacing him with another APC senator representing Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko. Adamu’s removal by the Northern Senators came after he led nine of his colleagues to oppose the passage of the amendment to the electoral act, which placed the Presidential election last after those of National Assembly, State and Governorship elections. One of the Senators who joined Abdullahi in opposing the amendment with threat of suspension coming from the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) rose during the plenary to tender apologies to his colleagues on the stand he earlier took. The swift apology from Omo-Agege to the Senate is considered a smart move to avoid a pending hammer, as the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions set up to probe him may end up imposing sanction against him. But the Senate had already referred the case of Omo-Agege to the Privileges Committee for investigations and may appear before the Committee at a date to be fixed. Abdullahi, Omo-Agege and other eight senators had accused the Senate after passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill of targeting President Muhammadu Buari on the re-ordered sequence of the 2019 general elections. The process leading to the removal of Senator

Abdullahi started when the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the Plenary, read a letter from the Northern Senators Forum indicating his removal. According to the letter signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Forum, Senator Dino Melaye, Senator Adamu was removed for “financial mismanagement and other related matters.” His colleagues in the Northern Senators Forum said he misappropriated about N70 million put in his custody by the Northern Senators. The letter reads: “This is to inform the Senate that the majority signatories of members of the Northern Senators Forum have removed Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as chairman of the Northern Senators Forum for financial mismanagement and misadministration. “We announce his replacement with Senator Aliyu Wamakko immediately. Find the attached names and signatories of members”. Incidentally, Adamu is one of the senators who has been rooting for President Buhari, where as, his outburst against the leadership of the Senate last week on the re-ordered sequence of election was viewed as a mark of crack in the Senate. Adamu, in open demonstration of support for Buhari, had addressed the media at the close of last week, attacking former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the letter he wrote to Buhari, advising him against seeking re-election. He had chided Obasanjo on the position he took against Buhari, insisting that Obasanjo should have been in jail on alleged in-

famies traced to his eight years of administration. There are indications that the Senate is never disposed to entertaining crack within its fold as it had similarly dealt with Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume who in defence of the President, accused the Senate leadership and Senator Dino Melaye of unbecoming conduct and got suspended on recommendation by the Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee. Before being suspended, Ndume was removed as the Senate Leader by the Senate leadership and was replaced by Senator Ahmed Lawan, hitherto an ace supporter of the President. Speaking on the apology by Senator Omo-Agege, the Senate spokesperson, Senator Sabi Aliyu Abdulahi, said despite the apology, the

of Nigeria in his office in Abuja. He added that the committee, comprising eight members, will be headed by a National Commissioner, saying that committee has two weeks to submit its report. Members of the eightman panel are as follows: Engr. Abubakar Nahuche (chairman), Mrs. May Agbamuche- Mbu, Barrister Mike Igini, Barrister Kassim Geidam, Yakubu Duku, Mrs. Rukayat Bunmi Bello, Mr. Paul Omokore and Mr. Jude Chikezie Okwuonu. has two weeks to submit its report. According to the INEC

Chairman, the committee is not investigating the conduct or outcome of the Local Government election by the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, rather,it shall focus solely on the allegation of under-aged persons on the voters register. Yakubu further disclosed that the development is one of the areas through which INEC can collaborate with electoral bodies in the states to improve processes and procedures towards strengthening the nation’s electoral process. The committee’s term of reference include: to ascer-

senator will still appear before the disciplinary Committee mandated to look into his case. Sen Abdulahi, while addressing the media on Wednesday, said though by apologising at plenary, Senator Omo-Agege “had shortened the process”, it is left to the committee to take a decision after interrogating him and report back to the whole house at the chamber. He said: “When he gets there, he will know whether he has been forgiven or not”. Harping on maintaining the integrity of the Senate as an institution, Sen Abdulahi said there are laid down procedures to follow if any Senator feels aggrieved. He said: “We must not do things that will denigrate or reduce the credibility of

this institution. Whatever we do, we must follow our rules and order”. He said the chamber as a democratic institution will not be used to witch-hunt any member, but will do things procedurally. The Deputy Senate President had earlier at plenary told Sen Omo-Agege that though his apology was noted, he has to wait for the outcome of the Committee report, asking him to explain himself and tender his apology before the committee when called upon. Also at a media briefing, a member of the Northern Senators Forum, Senataor Shehu Sani (Kaduna-APC), spoke in a lighter mood on the alleged misappropriation of the caucus money, stating that the amount of N70 million involved had been eaten by monkeys in a farm house.

He said: “When we assumed office, Senator Ahmed Lawan tendered the sum of N70 million to the 8th Senate. That N70 million was money gathered from the 7th Senate. It was handed over to Northern senators of 8th Senate. “The rumours going round, which I don’t know whether it’s true but I believe other senators know, is the fact that there were allegations that some monkeys raided the farm house of some of the executives of the Northern senators forum and carted away some of these money. “I think, this country is becoming a huge joke. First of all, it was the rodents that drove away the president and then we now have snakes consuming about N36million and now we have monkeys raiding farmhouse.

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State (third left) receives the ‘Governor of the Year Award’ plaque from the National President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Comr. Ibrahim Khaleel (second right) while the state President of the Union, Comr. Godwin Ayendi (second left) and other state presidents watch at the Government House Calabar…on Tuesday.

INEC begins probe over under-aged voting in Kano Tunde Opalana,, Abuja

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allegation of issuance of voters cards and subsequent voting by under-aged persons in the recently conducted local government elections in Kano State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up a committee to investigate the allegations. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, constituted the committee on Wednesday while receiving members of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions

tain if the voter register requested by the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission was actually used in the local government election; investigate the widespread report that persons below the statutory age of 18 years voted using INEC’s register; engage with stakeholders on issues related to the use of the voter register in the election ; and make any recommendations which are relevant to the assignment of the committee. He assured the Forum that INEC is ready to partner with states electoral bodies.

The INEC boss said, “New areas of cooperation need to be explored, including ways of strengthening the independence of SIEC’s and systematically building the capacity of Election Management Bodies in Nigeria to conduct elections that meet national and international standards of acceptability and credibility”. Speaking on behalf of the Forum, Justice Igbozurike Akomas said the visit by the Forum leadership is to reawaken and strengthen the tenets of the memorandum of understanding that exists be-

tween the Forum and INEC do as to achieve the core objectives of conducting free, fair and credible elections at all level. The Forum also solicited continued cooperation of INEC in discharging their duties, while expressing support for INEC in the development of electronic voting system. Akomas said, “The Forum want to use this medium to request that we be carried along by the Commission in the development of the system by way of capacity building and experience sharing on the system”.

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Reps C’ttee accuses Intels of short changing Nigeria

Ï Intels owing $19.9m in revenue - NPA boss Ï Lawmakers carpets firm’s absence from hearing Henry Omunu, Abuja

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Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating the termination of the contract between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Integrated Logistics Services (Intels) Nigeria Limited on Wednesday, accused the logistics firm of short changing the federal government in revenue remittances under the subsisting contract. Chairman of the House ad hoc committee, Hon. Pally Iriase, made the accusation at the public hearing held on Wednesday. Hon Iriase, who is the deputy whip of the House, expressed displeasure that in spite of the invitation and publications made in media, notifying all stakeholders of the commencement date of the investigative hearing, officials of Intels failed to attend the hearing. He described the action of Intels management as an affront on the National Assembly and an indication that the company based on evidence before the House committee has been exploiting loopholes in the existing contract with the NPA to deny the government legitimate revenue. Iriase said, “With what we are hearing, it’s very clear that Intels is very comfortable with what they’re doing by short changing Nigeria. “By the time we’re through, they’ll know not to treat the National Assembly with levity and disdain.” The lawmaker declared that the committee will visit the Onne Port in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State to ensure that the logistics services company is not flouting the contractual agreement in terms of revenue generation because of the face off with the NPA. But attempts by Irabor Kenneth, who referred to himself as the legal supervisor of Intels to make an appearance

for the company under the excuse that the letter from the committee inviting Intels top management to the hearing only reached their office on Tuesday night was rebuffed. Instead, the committee frowned at the attitude of the company’s management, just as it refused to allow Irabor make verbal testimony to the committee since he had no written mandate to speak for Intels at the hearing. Rather, the committee said that, it will rely on the written memorandum submitted by Intels to make its recommendations to the House. In her testimony, Managing Director of the NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, disclosed that Intels is owing the federal government $19.9million as outstanding revenue collected out of an initial amount of $48million. The NPA chief executive said that the $48million is the amount Intels ought to have remitted to the federal government between November 2016-December 2017, adding that the logistics services firm has paid $28.1million out of the original debt while another payment of $14.5million is awaiting official confirmation. She stated that the disagreement with Intels stemmed from the company’s refusal to comply with the Treasury Single Account (TSA) mandate of the federal government, adding that after the threat to terminate the contract based on advice from the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, the company apologized and has begun since 2017 to pay all monies generated on behalf of the government into the account provided by the NPA. Before now, Hadiza asserted that Intels made arbitrary payments to the government through the NPA at its discretion. She said, “Apart from the 28 per cent agency fee

accruable to Intels, there was no agreement on how the balance of the 72 per cent revenue collected should be shared and this was done at Intels discretion before now.

“We’ve asked Intels to pay revenue not remitted with interest. Oil companies had complained of inability of government to collect its revenue, rather than a

private company collecting statutory payments on behalf of the government”. According to her, the NPA is carrying out a reconciliation of all revenue

collected by Intels by the middle of 2018 to ensure that there is no deliberate effort by the logistics services company to generate lower revenue or condone leakages.

L-R: Special Adviser to the Governor on Gender, Ms. Efosa Uyigue; Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Magdalene Ohenhen; Speaker, Edo State Children’s Parliament, Abieyuwa-Efeomo Omoregie, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Juliana Olatunji; after the rally to raise awareness to end violence against children, in Benin City.

Cross Appeal: S’Court orders FG to file CCT verdict acquitting Saraki

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the federal government private prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), who is prosecuting Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over alleged false assets declaration to attach tribunal judgement to his cross appeal. The Federal Government had filed the cross appeal, challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal which reduced the count charges from 18 to 3, preferred against Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The prosecuting lawyer by implication had also challenged the judgement of the tribunal which discharged and acquitted Saraki of all the 18 counts. But he failed to file the

prime exhibit of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) judgement along with his processes. When the matter was mentioned on Wednesday, the presiding Justice of Supreme Court (JSC), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, told Jacobs that the court is disappointed that a lawyer of his standing could file such as incompetent application, knowing what the extant rules of the court are before such applications are filed. Justice Mohammed said, “This court is disappointed that a lawyer of your standing should file such an incompetent application”, adding that the Supreme Court did not expect such an application from him. The federal government’s lawyer had earlier told the court that the exhibits are part of the records of the

court filed, but justices said the excuse was not tenable as he ought to know better the rules of governing the practice of the court. He later accepted and acknowledged the errors and pleaded that he be allowed to file the necessary affidavits with the exhibits. As a result of his pleading, Justice Mohammed gave him 24 hours to file the correct affidavits with the exhibits. The Supreme Court later adjourned hearing in the appeal indefinitely, saying that lawyers to both sides would be communicated on the next hearing date. Saraki had through his lead lawyer, Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN), approached the Supreme Court, asking the aeon court to set aside part of the Court of Appeal decision which ordered him to defend 3 out of the 18-count

charge on false assets declaration brought against him by the Federal Government. The Court of Appeal had partly upheld the decision of the Danladi Yakubu Umar led CCT by nullifying 15 out of the 18 count charges against the Senate President for being frivolous and unsustainable. But Saraki in his appeal is praying the apex court to uphold the decision of the CCT made in his favour by nullifying and setting aside the entire 18-count charge against him. The Federal government had ,however, in his cross appeal filed through Jacobs SAN, is asking the apex court to restore the entire 18-count charge against Saraki on the grounds that both the CCT and Court of Appeal erred in law in arriving at their decisions.

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FG saves N4.5trn from court claims, okays $6.7bn for Ibadan, Kaduna rail Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Federal Government has said that it has saved a whopping N4.5 trillion from effective defence of cases against it, adding that it has secured a total of 255 convictions while 737 persons were discharged in the second phase trial of Boko Haram terrorists at Kainji, Niger State. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) disclosed this on Wednesday to State House Correspondents at the end of the over five hours Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Malami presented a scorecard from 2015-2017 to council, focusing on sector reforms, prison decongestions, prosecution and defence of cases, prosecution of Boko Haram cases and number of convictions recorded as well as number of discharge and number of plea bargain cases including high profile one. Malami said, “In respect of Federal Ministry of Justice, what was presented to the council today is the score card from 2015 to 2017. “The Federal Government has put in place a committee saddled with the responsibilities of coming up with policies and strategies that will ease off congestion of prisons. “Over 70 percent of the inmates are awaiting trials, there are sizeable number that couldn’t afford to pay limited fine that have been imposed on them arriving from their convictions. “There are those awaiting trials that have never seen the court room for over five years and above and indeed there are multiple legislations that are before the National Assembly that are intended to support the decongestion of prison formation process. “We equally presented a score card as to cases both civil, criminal that were prosecuted by the Federal Ministry of Justice and their implications as to savings that were done for the government commencing from 2015 to the present time. “Fundamentally arising from the cases that were conducted by the

Federal Ministry of Justice, the ministry has succeeded in saving for the federal government around N4.5trillion relating to the claims that were presented in respect of these cases which were indeed conducted and concluded. “Added area over which we presented our score card has equally to do with the prosecution of Boko Haram cases which are ongoing. We presented a position as to the number of cases that were prosecuted, number of convictions that were procured and the number of discharges that were made relating to the cases and then made a presentation as to the road maps for the continuation of the process. “There were other presentations that were made particularly as it relates to plea bargain. There are a lot of pending criminal cases in respect of which of the accused persons standing trials made offers for plea bargain. “Again there are high profile cases that we made our score card and gave an insight as to their respective positions. “A presentation was made relating to national prosecution team as it relates to the cases they are expected to prosecute.” Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, presented high nutrient biscuit developed and proposed for inclusion in the federal government’s School Feeding Programme. He said the high nutrient density products will provide at least a third of the desired major macro and micro nutrients requirement stipulated by the World Health organization, Food and Nutrition Board. He added: “Additionally, the products will be produced by NASCO Foods Limited, Jos that has stateof-the-art processing equipment with vast experience in Food processing, Food Safety and quality for production and supply chain nationwide. “The developed nutritious products have been tested using NASCO Food processing facilities in Jos and have been found to be technically and economically viable. “The pupils in the schools in Jos and Lagos

where the sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability studies were done showed strong likeness for the products and are ready to consume the products if included in the school feeding program.” Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who presented his ministry’s scorecard from 2015-2017, said that the ministry got Special Intervention Fund to rescue many embassies in distress in several countries of the world. “First was in 2016 when the Naira was fluctuating terribly and of course the dollars our embassies were receiving were too low to

sustain them. “We received initially N16.3billion and was successfully distributed to all embassies. The second one was N933million for renovations and other debts released in October, 2017. “The third was $32million that were released for critically distressed 65 missions that were in serious debts and crisis. This was approved in November 2017 and we are in the process of distributing to the embassies around the world. “Another one, $28million and is the process of also being distributed and finally for ministry headquar-

ters, the sum of N7billion was made. “A lot of the debts and the crisis in our embassies and missions around the world have been building over the last 10 years and Mr. President decided that he will no longer accept the situation where we are sending Nigerians out to represent this country and not given them the resources to be able to carry out their tasks. Hence he made provisions and directed that these funds should be released to them. “So the situation is still not perfect but this has come in very handily and of course in the interest of transparency we wanted to

show how these funds had been disbursed.” The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, said council approved the award of Ibadan - Kaduna rail at the cost of $6.7billion, with completion period of three years. Also, the FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello said that Council also gave two approvals to the Federal Capital Territory. The award of supply of chemicals to FCT water companies at the cost of N273 million and the reconstruction of Bill Clinton Drive, which has started showing sign of failure after 20 years at the cost of N1.9billion with seven months completion.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (left) and the Chief Executive Officer of TVC Communications, Mr. Andrew Hanlon (right) during a courtesy visit to the Minister in Abuja on Tuesday.

Bill to amend CBN Act passes second reading at Senate ÏÏÏ A

bill to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) passed through second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. The bill, meant to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Act CAP C4 LFN 2004, was sponsored by Senator Samuel Anyanwu (PDP, Imo East) . The Senate seeks to compel the CBN to submit its annual budget to the National Assembly in the course of the annual Appropriation Bill for transparency and accountability in the operations of the bank, According to Sen Anyanwu, some of the key issues

in the Bill, is that it seeks to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2018 to appoint a person other than the governor as the chairman of the board. Supporting the bill, Senators Dino Melaye and Kabiru Marafa want the Senate to exercise its full powers by subjecting the apex bank to scrutiny, expressing concerns as to why the activities of the CBN can’t be subjected to public scrutiny. The senators also expressed concern that the CBN governor will be exercising too much power as the chairman of the board,

hence the need to relieve him of the chairmanship power. They also added that transparency could not be guaranteed if the CBN governor reviewed his salaries and allowances without the consent of appropriate authority. But in his own view, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South), said the CBN should maintain the status quo on the grounds that the CBN of any country is a pivotal institution. He said by separating the power of appointing a board chairman from the office of the governor, the

president may appoint one of his cronies who may lack knowledge of the nation’s financial system. In his remarks, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided in the the absence of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, referred the Bill to the Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions to report back in four weeks. He said the CBN is tasked with the duty to subject its budget to the Ministry of Finance before approval. But the bill passed for second reading through members vote.

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$2.1bn arms procurement: EECC quizzes ex-COAS Ihejirika Tunde Opalana, Abuja

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday quizzed the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt- Gen Azubuike Ihejirika, following his alleged involvement in the $2.1 billion arms procurement scandal. The former COAS was said to have arrived at the EFCC headquar-

ters in Wuse 2, Abuja at about 11am and was later ushered into an interrogation room where he was reportedly quizzed by the agency’s operatives for couple of hours. Though details of his interrogation were sketchy at press time, Ihejirika was said to have explained his alleged role over the arms procurement scandal. A source close to the commission also told The Daily Times last

night that Ihejirika was being questioned on matters relating to the procurement of arms and ammunition during his tenure as COAS. On the issue of whether the former COAS will be granted bail or charge to court, the source said: “He will be released on administrative bail as soon as preliminary interrogations are over. We will therefore take necessary action on the issue thereafter”.

But Ihejirika was said to have been granted an administrative bail on Wednesday night while he was asked to return to the commission on Thursday (today) for further questioning. Ihejirika was the former COAS between September 2010 and January 2014 when he was dropped by former President Goodluck Jonathan over his alleged handling of the Boko Haram war.

His Royal Highness, the Osile Oke-Ona of Egbaland, Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso (seated) assisted from right by Senator Magnus Abe, President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Oloris Yetunde, Olabisi, Omolara, Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Chief Yetunde Onanuga and the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Michael Aremu Gbadebo, during the 80th birthday celebration of Oba Tejuoso, in Abeokuta.

Wike is type of leader Nigeria needs – Na’abba ÎÎÎ

Former speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Ghali Umar Na’abba has described Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, as the type of leader needed for the rapid development of the country. Na’abba endorsed Wike’s brand of politics, which he said is focused on the development of all communities, kindness to all politicians irrespective of their political affiliation and display of uncommon maturity in all political situations. Ghali Umar Na’abba, spoke on Wednesday after he commissioned the EdeohaIkata-Ochigba Road in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. He said with his political attitude and high level performance in office, Governor Wike will grow to be the President of Nigeria. The Former speaker said: “The message I have for Governor Wike is that this kind hearted politics, this statesmanship that you have demonstrated, please continue. “Nigeria needs politicians like Governor Wike. With this kind of posture, one day, you will become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “Should you declare for the Presidency one day, count on my support and that of those under me. What we need in this country is this kind of attitude. Attitude of friendship “.

Na’abba commended the Rivers State Governor for playing inclusive politics that promotes development. He said it takes statesmanship for a governor to construct projects in the communities of his opponents. He noted that the brand of politics being practiced by Governor Wike will introduce sanity into the political terrain. Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibodum Nwuche said Governor Wike is not just politician, but a statesman. He said the Edeoha-IkataOchigba Road was abandoned by former governor, Chibuike Amaechi, because of him (Nwuche). The Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives noted that Governor Wike released funds for the construction of the road, despite the fact he (Nwuche) is a member of the APC. He said: “I tell people that politics is about the people. People love Wike for his good works. They love him for the roads he has for Ahoada people. I urge Governor Wike to keep being the good person that he is” Responding, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike stated that he constructed the Edeoha-IkataOchigba Road in fulfilment of his promise to Prince Chibodum Nwuche.

Budget Minister briefs NASS leadership on ERGP focus labs Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÎÎÎ In continuation of the Executive, Legislative engagement on critical plans and activities of government, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has briefed a joint session of the National Assembly leadership on the Economic recovery focus labs which kicks off in Abuja, next month. The Minister, on Wednesday evening, explained that the focus labs are aimed at driving the critical sectors of the economy to achieve the strategic objectives of the ERGP which are restoring economic growth, investing in the people and

building a globally competitive economy. Udoma said that it was because of government’s determination to actualize the strategic objectives of the major enabling sectors of the ERGP that it decided to set up the focus labs with a view to unlocking investment potentials that are being stalled due to bureaucratic bottlenecks; and in the process, fast track the projects to enable investors mobilise their investments. The labs therefore are aimed at fast-tracking attainment of the set objectives and to deliver quick and fast results to the citizens, by identifying actionable projects and removing roadblocks that has been

impeding their implementation. Senator Udoma told the legislators that since government alone cannot shoulder the provision of critical infrastructure and provide investment capital needed to drive the process, it has decided to not just partner with the private sector for investment funds, but also make the environment attractive to investors. To achieve its goal, he explained that Government must target its investment drive significantly at investors with the capacity to boost the economy and create jobs for Nigerians, which is why it is embarking on the labs to fashion out a strategic direction and then con-

duct a mass crowd sourcing of ideas to mobilise resources into the focused areas. For the ERGP implementation programme, the labs would therefore provide an avenue to further drill down government’s economic recovery efforts in the initial focused areas of Agriculture and Transportation, Manufacturing and Processing, and Power and Gas. The labs will also identify catalytic Entry Point Projects (EPPs) that would mobilise private investment projects to spearhead investment and job creation in the specific sectors, and drive the economy towards achieving the ERGP targets by 2020, he added. The three main objectives

of the labs are mobilizing new investments for critical projects, resolution of complex inter-agency problems that inhibit private sector investment and job creation for Nigerians. The labs are being executed in three phases: Pre-lab January, 15 to March 4; Main lab, March 5 to April 15 and Post lab, April 15 to May 13, 2018. The Minister pointed to the positive trends already being generated in the economy by the initiatives and reforms of government, which he said started manifesting in 2017, and which indicate that the initiatives are working. Specifically, he noted that the GDP has returned to a positive growth path while performance of other macro in-

dicators is also encouraging indicating that confidence has started coming back: Capital importation is improving, Foreign Reserves are growing, Inflation rate is declining and the Exchange rate gap is narrowing. He said Government is working tirelessly to create a better environment for doing business. Part of such efforts was the setting up of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), which set for itself a target of moving 20 places up the World Bank Ease of Doing Business ladder. That effort yielded result last year when the country surpassed the target of 20 to move 24 places in the ranking from 169 to 145.

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Corruption getting worse in Nigeria –Transparency Int’l Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI) has shown that Corruption is getting worse in Nigeria. The International rating agency which released its 2017 report yesterday disclosed that while Nigeria scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the latest CPI report scored Nigeria 28/100 with a ranking of No. 148 out of 180 countries under study, showing a significant 12 places backward move-

ment from where it was the previous year. The report came as a blow to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration which came into office on the strength of his anti-corruption war and Buhari was recently decorated by African leaders as a champion of corruption in Africa. Despite all the measures put in place by the present administration to reduce sleaze to its barest minimum, including several arrests of corrupt public and private office holders and seizure of assets of politicians and

government officials, the ranking of the country by the international body continued to fall. The index, which categorized 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption in the opinion of experts and business people, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. A close analysis of the CPI showed Nigeria has fallen behind Kenya in the rating. Kenya, which was rated more corrupt than Nigeria in 2016, has now overtaken the west African country, climbing

to 143 from 145. Other sub Saharan African countries ranked higher than Nigeria are Botswana, whose position as 34 rank is the best in Africa, as well as Rwanda (48) and Nambia (53). Nigeria is ranked 148 alongside Guinea and Comoros. In 2015, Nigeria scored 26/100 and was ranked 136, although only 168 countries and territories were surveyed then. New Zealand maintains the No. 1 rank with a score of 89/100, Denmark No. 2 with 88, while Finland, Norway and

Switzerland are joint No. 3 with 85. Meanwhile, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the national contact of Transparency International (TI), says it is “seriously worried” about the new development and unfavorable trend in the fight against corruption in the country, as buttressed in the newly published CPI. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, CISLAC stated, “On the African continent, Nigeria ranks 32nd position in Africa out of 52 assessed countries in 2017. While Botswana leads the continent with the record of competent and largely corruption-free public administration, Nigeria hopelessly falls behind with 27 points. In West Africa, Nigeria is the sec-

ond worst country out of 17 countries leaving only Guinea Bissau behind. “This fresh setback in the fight against corruption confirms that grand-corruption, political corruption, nepotism, favoritism and bribery persist in Nigeria at all levels. It is CISLAC’s view that the negative perception is mainly a consequence of the inability to combat grand corruption and astronomical plundering of public coffers costing the Nigerian tax payers around 25% of annual GDP. Since the current administration has come to power on the anti-corruption ticket, no significant politically exposed person has been duly sentenced on anticorruption charges,” it added.

Dickson urges IOCs, corporate bodies to contribute to education trust fund ÏÏÏBayelsa

L-R: Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; Garrison Commander, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Brig.-Gen. Yinka Soyele; State Director, Department of State Services, Mr. Abdullahi Kure; and State Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Yakubu Bello, at a stakeholders’ meeting to resolve the lingering farmers-

APC knocks PDP over frivolous allegations ÏÏÏThe ruling All Progres-

sives Congress (APC) has described allegations made by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the state of the nation as wild and unsubstantiated allegations against the party, government and critical institutions such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Malam Bolaji Abdulahi, National Publicity Secretary of APC reacting to various allegations levelled by his counterpart in the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan said “the PDP has typically chosen to launch itself back into reckoning by engaging in destructive propaganda, deliberately spreading false, misleading and fabricated tales with intent to cause resentments, distrust and panic in the country. “While APC recognises the right of the PDP and indeed any other political party to criticise and our Party, and

the policies and programmes of our government, however, we believe this should be done based on facts and reason. Indeed, democracy thrives on a strong opposition that put the government on its toes. But engaging in wild propaganda, cooked up tales and deliberate falsehoods in the name of opposing the government, is ultimately destructive.” Not holding brief for the INEC, Abdulahi said it is wrong for PDP to launch wholesale attack on the integrity of INEC as an institution in the way it has done. He said “INEC is certainly not yet the perfect institution that we all aspire to. However, it appears that to PDP, INEC can only be good enough if PDP wins election. Hence, this pre-emptive and presumptuous attack on INEC. “ We call on the PDP to address itself to new realities where every registered voter is entitled to one vote. Never

again will the country return to the primitive and undemocratic ways of ballot snatching and dubious announcement of election results which was perfected and regularly perpetuated by the PDP when it was in power.” Vowed not to support impunity, the APC spokesperson said anyone found to have violated any aspect of the Electoral Act should be dealt with in accordance with the law. “Strangely, the PDP has also faulted the EFCC’s offer of assistance to INEC to monitor campaigns funds. What is the PDP afraid of? It is clear that the party is still living in the past when public funds were criminally diverted to sponsor its political activities. It is obvious that PDP is still terrified by transparency, preferring instead that Nigeria continue to wallow in the culture of corruption and impunity that it has entrenched in the country

because that that is the only way the party knows how to operate. Corruption is their oxygen. APC welcomes any measures taken to ensure transparency in electoral financing. “Most shockingly, PDP alleges that the Federal Government is making plans to “manipulate performance Indices” and even claims that government has hired agents for this assignment. How low can they get? The country’s slide and subsequent exit from recession was announced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) under this same government. We therefore wonder what they are talking about. It’s either that PDP do not realise that allegations such as this is capable of eroding confidence in the economy or they just don’t care as long as their desperate bid to return to power is served.”

State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson on Tuesday, urged the private sector, particularly corporate organizations and individuals to make contributions to the State Education Development Trust Fund, to enable indigent children acquire free and qualitative education. Governor Dickson stated this, when members of the board of the Education Development Trust Fund, led by its Chairman, Prof. Turner Isoun presented the 2017 report of the board to him in Government House, Yenagoa. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo, quoted the Governor to have remarked that, the programme is targeted at delivering what he calls, “the democratization of knowledge” in the state. Calling on the people of the state to take ownership of the education programme, Governor Dickson noted that, the Education Development Trust Fund was aimed at strengthening education, where children are drawn from indigent backgrounds towards increasing the literacy level in the State. Commending the Chairman and members of the board for the prudent management of the funds, he directed the board in collaboration with the Ministries of Information and Orientation as well as Education to work together in creating

the needed awareness on the need for people to identity with the education policy. His words: “I call on our people to own this programme, which is for your benefit. This programme is to deepen education and deliver what, I always call, the democratization of knowledge, where we are taking children from the underprivileged circumstances and backgrounds and putting them in boarding secondary schools and taking responsibility for their feeding, clothing books and everything.” “We are doing that now and the schools are in all the local government areas and we are still working on more. I call on the board to increase their enlightenment. I want to direct the Commissioner for Education and Ministry of Information also to jointly, working together with the board, to increase the awareness on behalf of the people about the benefits of this programme and then, most importantly, about their duties. “I also want to use this opportunity to call on the private sector, especially, the international oil companies that have been making billions of dollars on this soil without giving much back. I want to call for collaboration.” “I have mandated the chairman and the board to establish contacts with all local and international companies that are operating in this state to assess and impose a special levy.

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N5m Fraud: Court revokes fugitive Adelana’s bail

El-Rufai’s action threat to democracy CNG

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Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

Justice D. Z. Senchi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has revoked the bail earlier granted to Victoria Adenike Adelana who is facing trial on charge of criminal breach of trust. Adelana’s bail was revoked following her refusal to attend to her trial in court. Besides, charge of criminal breach of trus,t the defendant was also charged with conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretense. The defendant, a civil engineer was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC),for defrauding one Chinenye Ike to the tune of N5million under the pretext of purchasing a plot of land for him in Maitama, Extension II, Abuja. The count reads: “That you, Victoria Adenike Adelana on or about the 6th of November, 2011 in Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of Five Million Naira (N5,000,000) from one Chinenye Ike under the false pretense of purchasing a plot of land for him in Maitama Extension II which pretense you knew to be false and thereby

committed an offence contrary to S.1(1)b of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under S.1(3) of the same Act”. Upon arraignment in May, 2016, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and was subsequently granted bail on June 6, 2016 pending trial. Adelana has since then remained evasive as she never returned to court to stand trial. After a long period of absence from court without reason, the court issued bench warrant against her and she was subsequently declared wanted by the EFCC. The fugitive was eventually arrested on February 10, 2018 by operatives of the EFCC and brought to court to stand trial. At the resumed trial, Justice Senchi revoked the bail earlier granted the accused person and ordered the prosecution to call its witnesses. Thereafter, counsel to the EFCC, Dianne Nkwaap, presented the prosecution’s first witness, Frank Kamalu. Kamalu told the court that he came to know the defendant while looking for a plot of land for one Hon. Chinenye Ike (the complainant) in Abuja and thereafter introduced them to each other.

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Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said that the demolition of opposition offices in Kaduna by Governor Nasir el-Rufai is not only autocratic and barbaric but a latent threat to democracy as well. In a statement on Wednesday, CNG’s spokesperson AbdulAzeez Suleiman further described the demolition as both “existential threat to peace and a brutal encroachment on the right of citizens to hold differing views.” Suleiman said that

it would be callous for el-Rufai to continue to impugn on individuals rights to ownership of property in the name of stemming political opposition and still think that he will not be challenged. “The CNG pities the uncharacteristic gullibility displayed by the Kaduna state voter in opting for a man who is proud to be labeled as”Mai Rusau” which literally means “the destroyer”, Suleiman said. He added that the entire state is now paying the price of that gullibility hoping the elector-

ate would be a bit more vigilant in the choice of leaders in the future. CNG called on the civil society and democracy defenders to guard against what they call, “elrufai’s penchant for inappropriate use of power”. “We strongly condemn the governor’s quick resort to the use of force and demolition of opponents’ properties at the slightest of political disagreement. “We also call for the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the All Progressives

Congress in calling the Governor to order and ensuring the prompt and adequate payment of compensation to the innocent non-partisan occupants of the demolished building.” The CNG called on the people to remain peaceful and law abiding while civil and democratic options are pursued for the prevention of the reoccurrence of such open display of intolerance. The Coalition chided the State House of Assembly for remaining silent in the face of such affront to all known democratic tenets by the executive.

Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson (middle); Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan (second right); Director-General, Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation, Mr. Toba Otusanya (right); Permanent Secretary, Office of Establishments & Training, Mrs. Clara Ibirogba (second left) and Permanent Secretary, Civil Service Pension’s Office, Mr. Adeola Hundeyin (left) during a media briefing on “Growth Mindset” in the Lagos State Public Service at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.

EFCC to file fresh charges against Ex-Enugu Gov, Nnamani Peter Fowoyo

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hours after a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos struck out a criminal charge against a former governor of Enugu State, Chimaronke Nnamani, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday indicated that it will file a fresh charge against him and others. Nnamani, is facing trial over an alleged N5.3bn fraud. Nnamani, his former aide, Sunday Anyaogu, and six companies were first arraigned in 2007 for allegedly conspiring to divert about N5.3billion from the coffers of Enugu State. No fewer than three judges had handled the case, which in

December 2017 was transferred to Justice Obiozor, who fixed December 4, 2017 for the re-arraignment of the defendants. Following the failure of Nnamani and Anyaogu to appear in court for arraignment on the said date, Justice Obiozor issued a bench warrant of arrest against them. Consequently, counsel to Nnamani, Rickey Tarfa, SAN, prayed the court to vacate an order discharging the bench warrant issued against his client. In his ruling on February 19, 2018, the court held that “the request for an order to discharge the bench warrant against the first defendant before me, for now, is hereby refused. This is without prejudice to the renewal

of the application at the next adjourned date.” The court also struck out an application filed by Tarfa, challenging the court’s jurisdiction and seeking a perpetual injunction to restrain the EFCC from arresting his client, after he (Tarfa) had asked to withdraw same. However, at the proceedings on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Tarfa informed the court that he had filed a motion disclosing the facts that the case had been put to rest by Justice Yunusa in his judgment in suit no FHC/L/09C/07 delivered on July 7, 2015. Tarfa further said there was no valid pending charge before the court in view of the plea bargain entered into by parties before

Justice Yunusa, adding that “the court cannot sit on an appeal of his learned brother, Yunusa”. However, in his response, the prosecution counsel, Kelvin Uzozie, said that he had looked at the affidavits filed by the defendant in the case, adding that “in view of all the averment therein, I am applying that the entire proceedings in this court be expunged to enable us file a fresh charge with a different suit number”. Consequently, in his short ruling, Justice Obiozor held that “I agree that in view of the plea bargain judgment of this court delivered on July 7, 2015, that there is no valid charge before me. I hereby expunge the entire proceedings before me”.

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Lagos begins training of workforce for higher performance Benjamin Omoike The Lagos State government has begun a two-day training session for the state’s public service. The purpose of the training according to the Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson Oke, who represented Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the event is to begin the monumental task of helping every officer of the Lagos State Public Service become more impactful, influential and productive to such degrees that the output of the civil service will inspire Lagosians. Speaking on the theme, “Coaching For Higher Performance”, Oke stressed that the ultimate for all organisations is to attain that optimal state of performance and effectiveness where its units, teams and departments are headed by persons who understand what leadership means, those who have developed their leadership potentials and have enhanced their performance skills. “It is only at such a point in time that organisations can experience exponential growth. However, no matter how often or

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how seriously one discusses the importance of leadership skills for every officer of the Lagos State Public Service, the efforts would be meaningless and would amount to undertaking a journey without a map unless and until a clear path to acquiring the critical leadership skills is created and adopted. “The creation and adoption of

such a path is the purpose of this two-day training workshop. Once the Lagos State Public Service is able to attain that optimal state of effectiveness and productivity through the aid of coaching, no problem will be too complicated, no task too herculean, no challenge too huge, and no task too complicated for it to confront head-on,” he said.

The Commissioner said the present administration was poised to invest in every public officer by designing and delivering coaching instructions that would increase the knowledge and skills of every officer such that the multiplier effect on the public service would be dynamism, responsiveness, effectiveness, machine-like precision and exponential productivity. “Coaching in organisations and leadership settings is also an invaluable tool for developing people across a wide range of needs. The benefits of coaching are many: 80 percent of people who receive coaching report increased self confidence, and over 70 percent benefit from improved work performance, relationships and more effective communication skills. 86 percent of companies report that they recouped their investment on coaching and more,” he added. The Commissioner ended by saying coaching provides an invaluable space for personal development and that it affords employees the opportunity to learn new strategies for communicating which may improve confidence.

PDP sends anti-open grazing bill to Edo Assembly The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State says it has forwarded an AntiOpen Grazing Bill to the House of Assembly for consideration. Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Dan Orbih, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin City, while briefing newsmen. Orbih said the party titled the proposed law as “A Bill to Prohibit Open Rearing and Grazing of Livestock Administration, Regulation and Control and for other Matters connected there with’’. He said the step was taken in view of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki’s pronouncement, banning only night grazing by herdsmen in the state. According to him, the governor’s pronouncement has no force of law and was pretentious. The chairman said that the pronouncement of the ban on night grazing by herdsmen showed that the governor was unaware of events in the state as well as his powers as governor. He stressed that it was the duty of legislators to make laws, adding that if Edo State government was serious in tackling the incessant

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clashes between herdsmen and farmers, it would have forwarded a bill to the legislature. He said that unless a law was enacted in that regard, the ban would not be affective, adding that with mere pronouncement of the governor, offenders would not be apprehended and prosecuted. Orbih said that the Bill, which was sent to the Assembly on Monday, was also sent to all the

lawmakers, adding that the Bill proposed ranches as obtained in civilised countries, instead of cattle colony. He said that the activities of herdsmen in the state had reached an alarming rate as unconfirmed reports had it that no fewer than 52 persons had died from the herders and farmers’ clashes. He added that 183 persons had suffered serious injuries from the

regular confrontations. The party chairman said that with the alarming figure of casualties from the clashes, there was need for the state government to take a decisive step on the issue. He said that merits of the Bill included prevention of destruction of farms and crops by herdsmen and their cattle, and legal backing to herdsmen who would register their business to operate according to the law. According to him, this will prevent clashes between nomadic livestock herders and crop farmers as well as protect the environment from degradation and pollution caused by open rearing and grazing of livestock. Orbih explained that the law as proposed would optimise the use of land resources in the face of overstretched land and increasing population, and create conducive environment for large-scale crop production. Obaseki had in January, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Crusoe Osagie, announced ban on night grazing in the state. The pronouncement elicited mixed reactions from residents and stakeholders.

Abia Assembly set to pass anti-grazing bill Patrick Okohue The Abia State House of Assembly on Wednesday said it would soon pass into law the anti-grazing bill before it. Disclosing this while interacting with newsmen at the Assembly complex in Umuahia, Deputy Speaker of the House and chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe, said the House was mindful of the fact that the farming season was almost around the corner, and that the farmers needed some security as they go into farming season, hence the need for accelerated passage of the bill into law to curtail the occasional clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state. On the delayed passage of the 2018 Appropriation Bill by the State House of Assembly, the Deputy Speaker said that the committee has done its duty by extending invitation to the MDAs to defend their budget proposals, adding that the House would not approve any money for any MDAs if the purpose of such money could not be defended. He further pointed out that by the end of this week, the House will go ahead to pass the appropriation bill into law for only those MDAs who were able to defend their budget proposals. His words: “Very soon, We will pass the anti grazing bill before us. You can see the clashes between farmers and herdsmen, so we will ensure accelerated passage of the bill to curtail the occasional clashes between farmers and herders.

We will support Buhari in 2019 if…– South East elders The South East Elders’ Council has promised to support President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election if he decides to run again, arguing that the All Progressives Congress (APC), controlled government had done well in fighting corruption and the dreaded Boko Haram insurgency. Chairman of the forum and former President General of the apex Igbo socio -cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife told reporters at Nnewi that South East leaders took the decision at their meeting in Enugu. Ikedife, however, said it was not yet clear if President Buhari would contest again, adding that he would not be drafted for the position when he had not indicated any interest. Hesaid:“Therearesomanyfactors to be taken into consideration while talking about Buhari for the second tenure. You have to know whether the man wants to go for a second tenure before you begin to support him. If he does not indicate any interest, then what is the purpose of supporting him?

Politics 12 Stories by Patrick Okohue A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, SKC Ogbonnia, has alleged that some people loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari, have focused their energies on “strategies to decimate the Tinubu-led brain trust that brought Buhari to power.” Ogbonnia claimed that despite mapping out the strategy that brought Buhari into power, Tinubu was sidelined by the President and his loyalists. In a statement he signed, the APC chieftain said Buhari made the former Lagos State governor a “mockery in all pepper soup joints” after declaring that he is not the national leader of the party. Ogbonnia also said the failure of the Buhari-led Federal Government has made Nigerians to mock Tinubu who was the architect of the party’s assumption to power. The statement reads in part, “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu means different things to different people. But if dynamic opposition is the life-wire of a democracy, it is very fitting then to name him the saviour of Nigeria’s current democratic journey. “Tinubu, more than any other Nigerian, nurtured and sustained the opposition movement that removed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from power. Before Tinubu’s party, All Progressives Congress (APC), there appeared to be no consequences for bad behaviour in Nigeria whatsoever. “Despite mounting corruption and gross mismanagement of national resources, the PDP was boasting to rule Nigeria forever. And one cannot blame them. It was unfathomable, as at then, for an incumbent president to lose election in Nigeria. But not anymore. “APC recognised the Tinubu genius, and had no problem

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APC suffering from sidelining Tinubu after 2015 elections -Ogbonnia conferring him with the title of the “National Leader”. But the honour would become queer in the course of 2015 election campaigns, because Bola Tinubu was neither the party’s national chairman nor the presidential candidate. “Seasoned pundits had reasoned that Muhammadu Buhari, having been elected president, would assume the title of the National Leader while the Asiwaju would be anointed the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees. Glaringly, that was not meant to be. “Tinubu’s political sagacity was seen as a threat by the Buhari’s post-election inner caucus, a clique of primitive loyalists, whose visions appear concocted from the philosophies of Stone Age native doctors. Instead of the change agenda of the ruling party, the clique focused its energy on strategies to decimate the Tinubu-led brain trust that brought Buhari to power. “The President had no reason to look back. Buhari was still gloating with precipitate pride having been greeted with a worldwide goodwill after declaring that he “belonged to no one”. Many took the memorable line as a quaint exit from the military arm of Nigeria’s corrupt oligarchy that needed to be carried along to dislodge PDP from power. Well, events since have shown that “I belong to no one” might have been referring to an imaginary freedom from Tinubu. The rest, they say, is history. “This history is that party indiscipline, which had been a cancer of past regimes, became full grown as soon as Tinubu was sidelined. The opposition took

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advantage to wangle its men to critical leadership positions in both arms of the Legislature. The paradox is that a corrupt opposition party dictates the content and character of the much-anticipated change under the APC government. Even boards of vital government agencies, including strategic foreign posts, remained in the hands of the opposition over two years after Buhari assumed office. “The President remained indifferent. To his advisers, the postTinubu tsunami would eventually subside in time for the next election. This false hope prompted Buhari to openly admonish that Bola Tinubu was not the National Leader, but merely one of the leaders of the

party. “The mockery of Tinubu became an appetizing ingredient in every pepper soup joint. But the man kept calm. And he had to. What could he possibly tell the political gods about his predicament? How could he face his long-standing left-leaning NADECO allies and the powerful South West media that he co-opted to produce a Buhari presidency? “How could he possibly reconcile his new fate in APC after enduring the worst political fire ever directed to a non-candidate in the history of Nigeria? How could Bola Tinubu reconcile the fact that, instead of Buhari, the Nigerian masses are mocking the Asiwaju himself for the failures of APC government?

Senator Orji empowers constituents Former Abia State governor and senator representing Abia Central District in the National Assembly, Theodore Orji, has reached out to the people of his constituency in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, empowering hundreds of them. At the event, beneficiaries got different incentives under Senator Orji’s Constituency Project Human Capacity Development Initiatives. Youths and women numbering 73 that were trained at the National Roots Crops and Research Centre, Umudike on food processing and packaging received 100, 000 Naira each. The Senator also supported another 20 persons he sponsored for an integrated agricultural entrepreneurship course at the National Centre for Agriculture in Ilorin, Kwara State with the sum of 100,000 each Naira. Another set of 63 persons that just concluded a vocational training program on mechanised agriculture supervised by the Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu, Ebonyi State,

ORJI also went home with 100,000 each as incentive to support their farming business. Senator Orji equally used the occasion to distribute 30 tricycles to 30 tricycle riders, while 600 bags of fertilizers were distributed to farmers for increased yields in agricultural produce. Earlier, 180 students from Abia

Central constituency benefited from the lawmaker’s scholarship scheme. In his remarks, Orji thanked his constituents for their support over the years and promised to do more. He assured that his constituency office shall continue to monitor and support the beneficiaries in order to help them succeed.

“One can now relate to why I pity Tinubu; and I truly do. But what has followed is even more intriguing. “The Asiwaju is now re-baptized “the National Leader”. With APC in crisis, combined with his waning popularity, President Buhari did an abrupt U-turn, turning to the same virally discredited Tinubu. The goal is to salvage the party and create a favorable image in time for 2019 elections. “Buhari deserves commendation for the peace move. Tinubu, on his part, has embraced the assignment as a Christmas in June, and he has what it takes to weave the innocent opinions of party members as well as the Nigerian people towards common purpose. However, how that common purpose aligns with the President’s 2019 individual agenda is another aching dilemma. “Nevertheless, as a fervent fan of Buhari from ages and a sapient adherent of Tinubu’s visions, and now a presidential aspirant under APC, let it not be misconstrued that I openly state as follows: The president can make the assignment less herculean by recognising that Muhammadu Buhari has become the problem. Yes, there comes a time nonsense paves way to commonsense. “Commonsense dictates that Nigerians are in dire need of a new breed president—regardless tribe or religion—who is roundly equipped to lead the country to greatness. The Nigerian people also yearn for a party that can earn their trust. APC can become that party once again, if Asiwaju Tinubu is seen as an agent of truth.”

Abia 2019: Call on EFCC to investigate me malicious, says guber aspirant A governorship aspirant and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Ambassador Chibuike Ukauwa, has described as malicious, the call by Abia Movement for Justice, asking the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate his sources of income. Ukauwa alleged that the group was being sponsored by his political detractors to pull him down over his intention to contest the governorship seat of Abia State in 2019 election, stressing that as a law-abiding and peace loving citizen of Abia State and Nigeria, he had never been involved or indicted of fraud by any anti-corruption agencies since his venture into business and politics. Ukauwa vowed that no amount of propaganda would deter him from speaking out on the anti-people policy of the PDP-led government in Abia State, challenging the group to come forward with proof of his fraudulent activities.

The APC chieftain stated this at a press conference in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, where he explained that the group, which he also described as ‘faceless’ should rather criticise the PDP-led government in the state, who he alleged were looting public funds instead of casting aspersions. His words: “I have never been involved or indicted in any corrupt practices. The call by the faceless group is malicious and designed to pull me down politically. Since I declared my intention to vie for the seat of governor in Abia State, they feel threatened and frightened. “Let me say that no amount of propaganda and evil machination will deter me from speaking out against their draconian policies,” he said. Recall that Abia Movement for Justice had last week at a press conference in Umuahia, called on the EFCC to investigate the sources of income of Ambassador Chibuike Ukauwa, a chieftain of the All Progressives congress in Abia State.

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Editorial Survival of local airlines

ewspaper reports that the local airlines in Nigeria may collapse within the next five years if urgent steps are not taken to improve their performance has brought to the front burner the current poor performance of most domestic airlines in the country and the need for urgent steps by the government to safe the aviation industry from imminent collapse. Local airlines in the country currently operate domestic and regional routes, but they may find it difficult to operate further because of stiff competition arising from the open skies initiative now gaining ground across Africa. The open skies agreement which liberalises air services in Africa was signed in Yamoussoukro in 1988. The resultant deregulation of air services and the promotion of regional air markets brought in its wake transnational competition among airlines in Africa, thus creating a palpable fear that most airlines, especially the weak ones will eventually collapse. The Yamoussoukro declaration is expected to take effect within the next five to seven years. But before the agreement goes into effect, some local airlines in Nigeria started experiencing operational difficulties which almost grounded their operations. They were bailed out by the federal government a few years ago. Unfortunately, some of the airlines that took the bailout are yet to fully pay back, thus creating a bad image for the aviation industry and making it difficult for the government to extend lifeline to them again. Consequently, experts are warning that in the ensuing competition the weak airlines would collapse, thus giving way to the strong ones to survive. For Nigeria, many local airlines may not be able to compete favourably in the next few years and operate regular flights for a number of reasons. First, less

than 20 of the 47 registered local airlines in the country have good insurance policy and without good insurance policy, they might not be able to effectively operate and compete both in the local and in the regional market. Also, most of the local airlines have poor business plans and bad aircraft holding structure. They also operate multiple aircraft types and have poor maintenance history, bad crew and aircraft management system. It is also instructive that for many of them, the bailouts they received from the federal government some years ago are yet to be fully repaid, for some others, their aircraft holding structure cannot sustain their flight schedules. In addition, most of them have poor corporate governance in running their airlines. Some have fat pay for foreign pilots and staff and meagre pay for local pilots and staff doing similar jobs. Added to this are rampant corruption, fraud and conversion of operations money to personal use by many owners of local airlines. Worse still is the nonchalant attitude of some of the aircraft owners to the state of affairs of their airlines. The way forward is for the strong airlines to streamline their aircraft holding structure for better performance and be ready for the stiff competition ahead. In addition, the airlines should adopt realistic business plans that can make their airlines survive the tough competition ahead. The option of mergers and acquisition should also be vigorously pursued by airline owners. In doing this, some of the big airlines should merge to form mega airlines, or acquire the weaker ones. Where the airlines are unwilling to merge, the government should come up with a survival plan that would make them merge just as it did some years ago the Central Bank allowed many banks in the country to merge to meet the N25 billion minimum capital base directives set for the banks.

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris(right) stressing a point during the IGP Monthly meeting with Commissioner of police and above, with him (left) Deputy Inspection General of Police Operation Mr Shuaib Gambo and Minister of Interior Gen, Abdulrahaman Danbazzau in Abuja.

Chairman Organising Committee, Prof Y.O Imam (left), Registrar, Joint Admission matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede,Chairman of the occasion and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, Book Presenters, Dr. Wale Babalakin SAN and Mallam Yusuf Alli SAN during the presentation of a book Dynamics of Revealed Knowledge and Human Science in honour of the Registrar in Abuja.

L-R: Chairman, Kaduna State INEC, Dr. Saratu Binta Diko, Commissioner Katina State INEC, Ibrahim Bako, Chairman Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria, FOSIECON, Justice Igbozuruike Akomas; Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu during the FOSIECON Executives meeting with INEC Chairman in Abujaâ&#x20AC;Ś.on Wednesday. Photo: Temitope Balogun

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (middle), former Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Ghali Umar Naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;abba (second right), former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibodum Nwuche (right) and Deputy Governor Ipalibo Harry Banigo (second left) during the commissioning of Edeoha-Ikata-Ochigba Road in Ahoada East Local Government Area by the Former Speaker

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ITF presents starter packs to 300 skills trainees in Bayelsa Akam James, Yenagoa

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an attempt to boost entrepreneurial investment in Bayelsa state, the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Bayelsa office, has empowered 300 youths trained under its National Industrial skills Development Programme (NISP) on skills acquisition with starter packs and other equipment to start their trades. The beneficiaries cut across various trades, such as tailoring, fashion design, welding and fabrication, plumbing, and pipe fitting works. The Area Manager of ITF for the State, Mr. Sampson Kolawole disclosed this on Wednesday, while presenting the equipment to the beneficiaries, during the graduation and closing ceremony for the 2017 National Industrial Development programme of the organization held at Ijaw National Secretariat in Yenagoa. Kolawole, said that out of the 300 trainees, 188 were trained on tailoring/ fashion design, 65 were trained on welding/fabrication and 45 on plumping and pipe fitting, adding that that the aimed of ITF is to empower Nigerian youths with micro-small enterprises for wealth creation. “All the trainees were

also trained on entrepreneurial development, so that it will imbibe on them the spirit of entrepreneurship for national development, and ITF is saddle with the mandate of providing, promoting and building entrepreneurship skills. “Also competency in a trained manpower which will be sufficient in boosting the economy for national development,” he said. Governor Seriake Dickson, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah (rtd), said, the state government have been collaborating with ITF and other organizations to train Bayelsa youths to have responsibilities to earn a living. He urged the graduate trainees to make good use of the starter packs in order to also train several others and add to the economy of the state in the nearest future. The Governor, explained that the training of youths in skills is one of the ways to curb unemployment in the country. The Director General of Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph Ari was represented by Engr. Peter Agu, a Director of corporate planning and research in the organization.

Army deploys operation Ayam A Kpatima in Nasarawa Augustine Kuza Lafia.

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Nasarawa state would sleep with their eyes closed as the Nigerian Army has deployed its men in operation code named “Cat Race” AKA Aye Akpatuma to stem the tide of security challenge bedeviling the state. Already, the exercise has been flagged off in Gbajimba, headquarters of Guma Local Government Council, Benue state, border with Nasarawa state. The chief of Army Staff Lieutenant- General Yusuf Buratai, disclosed this to News men at the Presidential Lodge in Lafia, capital of the state. According to him, the exercise would last for six weeks and would consolidate on what the Nasarawa state Government has been doing to calm the situation by em-

barking on dialogue with the affected communities. Buratai assured the displaced people in the state to remain calm as they would soon go back to their various homes, as men of the operatives were able to make arrest and also identified some of their hideout. Responding, Governor Tanko Almakura, thanked the Army chief for the step taken and assured that the state Government will give the Army all the needed support. The Governor also announced the donation of N200 million to assist on the construction of Army Barracks in the state. Almakura pledged to continue to support security in the state to end the incessant conflict in the state to protect lives and properties of the people.

Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (third left); Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Mr. Segun Agbaje (third right); Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade (second right); Assistant General Manager/Divisional Head, Lagos State Public Sector, GTB, Mrs. Sherifat Dawodu (right); Chairman, Lagos State Internal revenue Service (LIRS), Mr. Ayo Subair (second left) and Special Adviser to the Governor on Revenue and Tax, Mr. Fola Lasisi (left) during the Governor’s Land Use Charge payment at the Bank’s branch in Opebi, Ikeja.

One killed, another hospitalized in Onitsha Bridge electrocution

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least one person has died and another hospitalized at Borromeo Hospital Onitsha, following their electrocution by high tension cable while they were crossing the MCC pedestrian bridge in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra state. One of the victims, Mr. Ifeanyi Nwankwo, who hails from Nkanu in Enugu state was electrocuted in November 2017, when he was crossing the bridge carrying aluminum product on his head which touched the high tension

cable. He was rushed to Borromeo hospital when the incident occurred where he has been receiving treatment till date. But another victim whose name was not mentioned was not as lucky, as he was died instantly when electrocuted by the high tension cable which was overlapping with the pedestrian bridge Nwankwo who spoke on the hospital bed lamented that since that incident no Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) official has come to visit him at the hospital or in his house.

But the chairman of Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) in Anambra state, Vincent Ekwueme, flayed the EEDC, and the Anambra state Government over their insensitivity to the danger posed by the overlapping high tension. Comrade Ezekwueme who expressed displeasure over the sad development issued seven-day ultimatum to the EEDC to immediately disconnect the high tension cable which fell on the bridge. He lamented the insensitivity of the EEDC and officials of Anambra state Government since

the high tension cable has been causing deaths, pains, and havoc to the users of the pedestrians’ bridge. Ezekwueme however blamed those living around the area and the relations of the victims as well as other users for not raising alarm that would have drawn the attention of EEDC and the State government to live up to their constitutional responsibility. He called on the members of the society to be their brother’s keeper by reporting such incidents to the appropriate authority.

500 students to participate in NCDMB inaugural oil and gas career show Akam James, Yenagoa

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part of efforts to enhance young brains in the nation’s oil and gas sector, 500 students drawn from the nine states of the Niger Delta region, are to participate in the inaugural career talk show on oil and Gas development in the country. The show which is opened to secondary schools in the Niger Delta region and sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is a new initiative to fill the skills technical gap in the nation’s oil and gas by sensitizing science students in the secondary schools across the nine Niger Delta

states. Mr. Idowu Adejuwo, the Chief Operating Officer, of Osk leverages and vie logistique, in a statement issued via email, noted that the five hundred students from the Senior Secondary School will be drawn from over two hundred schools. According to the statement, the participating students in the maiden edition will engage in career talks with the theme, ‘Bridging the local content gap in Nigeria’s Industrial Sector: Science, technology and engineering to the rescue’. The industrial growth of any nation is anchored on science, engineering and technology and all efforts must be put in place to encourage the new generation to take up the challenge for national

growth. According to the organisers, “We need more Nigerian engineers to man the very technical aspects of oil and gas operations. Nigerians have the capacity to compete favourably and this programme will help us build new set of engineers, scientists and technologists. The facilitator of the career talks, osk leverages and vie logistique, is working with respective state ministry of education in Ondo, Edo, Delta, Cross River, Akwa-Ibom, Abia, Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa. The talks anchored by an experienced facilitator, a senior safety engineer with over 15 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, Victor Ekasa, has been held in six states of Ondo, Edo, Delta, Cross

River, Abia and Imo. The grand finale of the science career talks sponsored by NCDMB will hold in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital on Tuesday, 27thFebruary, 2018 at Matho Crystal Hotel, Imiringi road by 9am. The students are encouraged to consider careers in sciences, engineering, and technology towards building local capacity and reduce the number of expatriates in the country. The current management of the NCDMB under the Executive Secretary, Engr. Simbi Wabote, is supporting the move to catch the ‘engineers’ young. Two best participating students in each of the state are to go home with a branded mini laptop as a way to encourage them.

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on EFCC’s Magu and the CCT chair Times Columnist MOHAMMED ADAMU

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Conversely if the EFCC proves its case against the CCT Chairman in the bribery case, it will be sufficient proof that the agency had no malicious motive abinitio –even if it may have had. But let the bribery case go on. Head or tail, it’ll enrich our legal system!

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he Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami recently issued a query to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu asking the latter to explain why the Commission filed corruption charges against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Danladi Umar, after the same Commission under Magu had twice, previously, given the man clean bill of health in the N10 million bribery allegation against him. Reportedly also the AGF in a separate letter to a private Lagos-based EFCC lawyer Festus Keyamo, demanded to know by whose authority the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN filed the said corruption charge at an FCT High Court in Abuja. And the question is asked, is there a ‘motive’ -or what the Black’s Law Dictionary describes as ‘ulterior intent’- to the EFCC’s volte-face, or have fresh facts suddenly emerged that required the EFCC to withdraw the clean bill of health it had earlier given Justice Umar? When, months back, the Senate President Bukola Saraki was arraigned by EFCC at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on the allegation of false declaration of assets, the man had insisted that the presiding Judge, Danladi Umar, should excuse himself since he too was implicated in a separate N10 million bribery allegation which, incidentally was also prosecuted by the EFCC. Saraki’s counsel had, justifiably, feared the possibility of bias by Justice Umar who could have convicted the Senate President as some form of judicial backhander which could, in turn, fetch him a favorable prosecution by the EFCC in the bribery case in which he (Justice Umar) was implicated. Twice as this demand by Saraki’s counsels would rancorously dominate proceedings at the Tribunal, twice also the EFCC had repeatedly insisted that Justice Umar had no case to answer in the N10 million bribery case. Eventually, and against all expectations, the CCT was to discharge and acquit the Senate President in the ‘false asset declaration’ case –an outcome many now believe

Magu is what feeds a discreet EFCC grudge and its sudden determination to review its earlier decision not to prosecute Justice Umar in the bribery allegation case. Without expressly stating it, the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF Malami’s query, as indeed the perception of the general public, all point to one direction: namely that the EFCC may be embarking on what in law is referred to as ‘malicious prosecution’ –the institution of legal proceedings against a person for other than the ‘motive’ to do justice’; or the institution of legal proceedings ‘maliciously and without reasonable and or probable cause’. And this is what the AGF’s query to Magu appears to be demanding: that the EFCC Acting Chairman should show ‘reasonable and or probable cause’ for his newfound determination to prosecute Justice Umar –so that proving which or failing which the AGF may either ‘rule out’ or ‘confirm’ the presence of ‘malice’ in the said EFCC prosecution. Curiously the AGF’s query to Magu has not asked for the agency’s proof of “authority” to ‘authorize’ a private prosecutor to prosecute on its behalf. Rather it is the query to the private prosecutor, that has demanded proof of “authorization upon which (the SAN) instituted the case under reference”. It is thus safe to conclude that a proof by Keyamo that it was the EFCC that ‘authorized’ him will be sufficient ‘fiat’ to legitimize the filing of his action, since the EFCC, being one of the statutory agencies that have ‘special prosecutorial powers’, is deemed at all time to posses the ‘fiat’ either of the AGF, or the implied ‘fiat’ contained in the very Statute that established it. And so although the AGF as the Chief Law Officer of the Federation is said to be the ‘be-all-and-end-all’ when it comes to prosecution, in actual fact prosecutorial powers are exercised in threefold: 1, by the AGF or by any Law Officer in his Ministry or Department, of which the Nigeria Police is part; or 2, by any

legal practitioner authorized by the AGF; or 3, by any legal practitioner authorized to prosecute by any Act of the National Assembly –namely those Acts that established bodies with ‘special prosecutorial powers’, like the EFCC, Custom and Excise, ICPC, Immigration, NDLEA, NAFDAC, etc. Besides, any private person also -whether or not he is a victim of an offence- may institute a criminal case, provided he complies with some requirement of law. Thus the awesomeness of the powers of the AGF does not lie in the exclusive power to initiate proceedings, as much as it does in the exclusive’ power to ‘take over or discontinue any such proceedings commenced even by others. His powers lie also exclusively in the right to decide whether or not to prosecute in certain circumstances and whether, when he decides to prosecute, to do so against ‘all’ or just ‘some’ of the accused persons where they are many. Plus the awesome power of the AGF is evidenced also by fact that his right to discontinue any criminal proceedings (which is invoked by the entering of nolle prosequi), cannot be questioned by any authority –including the courts. The only check on these vast powers lies in Section 174 (3) of the Constitution which says that “In exercising his powers…, the Attorney-General… shall have regards to the public interest, the interest of justice and the need to prevent abuse of legal process.” It goes without saying that all other agencies of government with ‘special prosecutorial powers’ including the EFCC, must also have regards to the ‘public interest’, the ‘interest of justice’ and the need to ‘prevent abuse of legal process’, whenever they initiate criminal proceedings. And so what will be the ‘public interest’ and the ‘interest of justice’ in the instant case of bribery allegation against Justice Umar other than that the CCT Chairman should be made to come clean only through the due judicial process? The only thing we do not know in this case and may

not know until a court of competent jurisdiction determines, is whether or not the attempt by EFCC to prosecute Justice Umar, after the agency had previously given him a clean bill of health, constitutes an ‘abuse of legal process’. But Section 238 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA is explicit on that: only defendants that have either been convicted or acquitted before, on a particular charge are not to be tried again for the same or kindred offences. At any point the AGF ‘discontinues’ or any prosecutor –either by himself or on the instruction of the AGF‘withdraws’ from any criminal proceedings against any accused person, “the discharge of (such) a suspect” Sec 107 (4) of ACJA says “shall not operate as a bar to any subsequent proceedings against him”. The EFCC is not hamstrung by any law not to reconsider its earlier stand not to prosecute Justice Umar, especially if its change of mind is in the light of fresh facts now available to it. But suppose those fresh facts have been dug up with a ‘malicious motive’ in aid of an ‘intention’ to persecute Justice Umar, as many Nigerians believe, the question will arise: ‘who other than a court of law, is competent to prove that ‘malicious motive’? Or who other than a court can determine that Magu has or has not ‘reasonable and or probable cause’ to reconsider his earlier decision not to prosecute Justice Umar? Only when Magu’s alleged ‘malicious prosecution’ in the N10 million bribery case, is eventually resolved by court in favor of Justice Umar can the CCT Chairman sue for tort damages –resulting from proof by him that there was indeed ‘malice’ in the ‘prosecution’. Conversely if the EFCC proves its case against the CCT Chairman in the bribery case, it will be sufficient proof that the agency had no malicious motive abinitio –even if it may have had. But let the bribery case go on. Head or tail, it’ll enrich our legal system!

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

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Ladesope Ladelokun Fresh from Nnamdi Azikwe University, Nsukka, Ikenna Okeke, does not intend to seek employment anywhere with his degree. The soft-spoken young entrepreneur had one dream since his days as an undergraduate: to own a one-stop-shop for phone accessories in Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos. Having completed his National Youth Service Corps programme on May 1, 2017, he opted to go through apprenticeship under the tutelage of his mentor in Anambra state to have a perfect grasp of his dream business at a time his peers were still crisscrossing the length and breadth of Nigeria for jobs. Six months down the line, the Biochemistry graduate now plies his trade at the popular computer village in Lagos. Why then did he spend four years studying Biochemistry when he had his eyes on the computer village all the while? Hear him: “Education is very important. But I didn’t go to school because I wanted to seek employment after leaving school. This is what I’ve always do. I’ve been saving for my business right from my days as an undergraduate. When you look at people who are not educated, a great number of them can’t handle their accounts by themselves, they engage people to do what they can ordinarily do. They can’t do the paper work.’’ However, Ifenna’s days, like other traders at Computer Village are numbered. His dream of making it big at Computer Village is about to be shattered. This is because plans are underway by the Lagos state government to relocate the market to Katangowa in Agbado OkeOdo Local Council Development Area. A source close to the Lagos state Government told The Daily Times that the planned relocation is hinged on the need to actualise the Ikeja City Master plan. It added that it was part

G ƒƐè ƐƏ ƗƆƏ ƗƈƇƇƆƏ ƒƆƏ ƏƆƋ ƅ Ɛƈ Ƈ ƌƍƑƐƆƏ yƈƋƋ Ɔ of the state government’s strategy aimed at addressing infrastructural challenges in the state capital. Stakeholders react Mechanical Engineer, Franklin Agali who sells phone accessories in the computer village, expressed mixed feelings about the planned relocation of computer village. “It could be for good and it could end my business for all I know. This place is central and very well known over the years. Relocating the whole business entity cannot be easy, but we

are watching. “If my business fails to flourish, then we look for something else to do,’’ he said sadly. However, technician, Obi Francis is very optimistic. “I am prepared for whatever or wherever they carry Computer Village to. This is not the first time that Lagos state government is mouthing relocation of the market. We Igbos are always prepared. Anywhere they want us to go, we will go. “For the past four years they have been talking about it. It even became instrument of threat and intimidation, but we

are ready. It may be rough in the beginning, but we will adapt overtime,” Obi said. But, Eze Nwankwo, a trader in the market,is apprehensive of the move if it becomes real. Eze said, “As government is making their plans, I would be foolish to sit down and do nothing while they are planning to dislodge us here, but I won’t go just wherever we are relocated to and I know many of our people will not. “This is the place I grew my business from scratch. I can’t imagine starting all over again in some strange place.’’

Reinhard Bonnke ends farewell crusade

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In what could be described as one of the most successful gathering with a blessed weather for the whole five days, the much talked about and one of the most expected events in the country has come and gone - but the memories will linger in the minds of many Nigerians. Addressing the mammoth crowd that is overwhelming in an emotional laden voice, Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke said his last prayers for Nigeria, a country he has been visiting for his

global crusade since 1985. His words: “As I bid Nigeria farewell, I pray for the national needs of this country, I say God bless the country Nigeria, I pray for God’s blessings upon the people, I pray for wisdom for President Buhari to lead this nation and to have the grace to take the right decision concerning this country. I pray for Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo for God to bless him, I pray for Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun that God should bless

him, I pray for Lagos State governor, Akiwunmi Ambode that the Rivers of the Living Waters flow through Lagos and I remove all the powers of the devil from the land. Bonnke also prayed for the salvation of Nigeria while breaking the yoke of poverty upon the land saying poverty is a pain on the people and if Jesus can have compassion on the pain of the sick, He should equally heal the pain of pover-

ty and have compassion on the poor. His words “Look upon the poor Lord and help them on their feet, I pray for unemployed graduates that cannot get jobs proportionate to their certificates, I pray that God should put food on the table of each home and family, I break the curse of popverty, I pray that criminals should exchange their guns for the Bible, I pray against youths unemployment and pray for God fearing leaders for Nigeria and that this society be free of corruption.”

Expressing his view on the matter, another trader, Sola Omodeinde, said he is against the relocation. “Do you know what it took most of us to relocate our head offices here? People already know this market. They come from other African countries to this place. Instead of relocating this market, they can build another one where they are planning to relocate us; people will still go there. “I can tell you that there are people here who have branch offices at Iyana Ipaja, Mushin and other parts of Lagos. It doesn’t make sense for government to ask everybody to go to another place and start afresh. Computer Village is an international market,’’ he said. No cause for alarm In the midst of hues and cries of the traders, the Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, in an interview granted the BBC recently said the hue and cry in certain quarters over the relocation of Computer Village is understandable. Ayorinde insists that the Lagos state Government means well. “It’s understandable if there is resistance to the relocation of Computer Village, but with time, say, three to six months time, they will come to understand the good intention of this government.”

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

TETFund and transformation of Nigeria’s tertiary education Recent stakeholders’ comments applauding the contributions and the huge signature marks of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfFund) on every commissioned infrastructural and academic project in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions clearly signposts the agency as having emerged as the undisputed pillar without which Nigeria’s education sector would have remained distressed. TETFund which was established by an Act of the National Assembly in June 2011 later replaced the Education Tax Fund Act Cap. E4 laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Education Tax Fund (Amendment) Act No 17, 2003. The Fund was set up to administer and disburse education tax collections to the Federal and State tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria. The main source of income available to the Fund is the 2% education tax paid from the assessable profit of companies registered in Nigeria. The levies are collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). President Buhari’s description of the interventions of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) as the catalyst for achieving the desired knowledge-based economy for Nigeria, not only remained apt but a tacit endorsement of an earlier held view that the vision that informed its establishment, is not only profound but wholesome and the most welcomed change in the education sector. The President, who spoke during the 2nd and 3rd Combined Convocation of Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, and Katsina State, also wants TETFund to continue in its meaningful and purposeful interventions to all public owned tertiary institutions in the country and to help in realising government’s desire to create knowledge based economy. He said: ’’Iam happy with the special role of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the physical and academic development of this young university. It is clear, that since the establishment of the Federal University, DutsinMa, and the TETFund has remained the single, largest development agent in the institution”. The President, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, expressed delight over the completion and commissioning of multi-billion Naira physical infrastructure projects sponsored by TETFund at the university. He explained that the physical projects ranging from Senate Building, Buildings for Faculties of Agriculture and Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Complex, Library building, Faculty of Agriculture Laboratories, Students’ Hall of Residence (Hostels) for Male and Female which were commissioned by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa were clear indications of the resolve of his administration to tackle the problem of access to tertiary education in the country. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, who spoke while commissioning the projects, promised that his management will not rest on its oars in pursuing interventions that

Adamu, Education Minister

Baffa, Executive Secretary, TETFund

While commissioning the litany of projects undertaken by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) recently, President Muhammadu Buhari described the interventionist agency as the catalyst for transforming the Nigerian Educational and Economic landscape. AUGUSTINE OKEZIE takes a critical look at the role of the interventionist agency. will meet the desires of the Federal Government. Dr. Baffa further explained that provisions of infrastructure for conducive teaching and learning activities were aimed at ensuring that the dream of increased access to quality higher education for all Nigerians becomes a reality. While also commenting on the contributions of the fund in the physical and academic developments of the tertiary education sector, the Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Prof. Fatima Batul Mukhtar, said the fund has contributed tremendously and played a very memorable role to the entire university community, putting the value of the projects in the sum of N1.4 billion, all sponsored by TETFund. The Vice Chancellor expressed thanks to the Executive Secretary of TETFund for finding time to come personally commission the Faculty of Agriculture Phase s 1-3, Faculty of General Studies, Centre for Entrepreneurship, Centre for E-Learning, and the Academic Staff Office Block for Faculty of Science. Others are Academic Staff Office Block for Faculty of Arts, Biotechnology Laboratory, Computer Science Department Building, Classrooms and Offices Block, Faculty of Management Science Phase l, the University Clinic, and Postgraduate Students Hostel Phase l. Urging other institutions to take a cue from Federal University, Dutse, Dr. Baffa told the university community that the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu

Adamu, does not only commend the management of the institution for the good work they are doing but is committed to ensuring the university develops to be a world class institution in all ramification. Stating that no amount of money will be too much for proper education of Nigerian citizens, Dr. Baffa disclosed that the Fund under the directive of the Education Minister is working hard to ensure that annual allocation to beneficiary institutions continue to increase. Another interesting dimension to the increasing activity of TETFund is the passion to promote transparency across the board, flowing from the agency through the tertiary institutions down to the streets by the introduction of the TETFund Monthly Digest as a deliberate action to open up activities of the agency, ensure transparency and accountability. As the TETFund boss noted, it is a sensitisation exercise designed to make the operations of the Fund open and less cumbersome for all stakeholders. It is increasingly evident that the major problem of tertiary education in Nigeria is inadequate funding and if universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Educations, are adequately funded, the level of education will get to its deserved height. The University of Abuja chapter Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Benjamin Ugheoke, also corroborated the above viewpoint when he argued that if the

government adequately funds tertiary education, there will be no occasion for the crisis on our tertiary education. He said: ’’You heard about TETFund intervention fund. TETFund of course is the bridge head of ASUU. Everything that you see today coming to education sector is just for the struggles of ASUU’’. Education expert and consultant, Mr. Godwin Afedebe, who conducted a survey on the impact of grant-in-aids by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and funding support, found that grant-in-aids and donations/gifts have been playing vital supportive role in the funding academic scholarship and infrastructural development. Recall that the fund’s intervention activities peaked last year with the release of N213, 418,124, 493.75 to kick-start the Fund’s 2017 Intervention in the nation’s Public Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The Executive Secretary of the TETFund had at that time announced the release as a prelude to the annual strategic planning workshop, conveyed to discuss year 2016 TETFund allocation for 2017 Intervention activities. A breakdown of the disbursement for the 2017 Intervention activities show that an annual direct disbursement was allocated N149,392,687,145 bn, high impact phase six was allocated N30bn;while zonal interventions and stabilization fund got N4 and N10.6bn respectively. Not a few stakeholders in the education sector and other well-meaning Nigerians are advocating an upward review of the 2% deductible tax revenue, to accommodate the increasing demand list of intervention areas that are regularly awaiting the Fund’s attention. If the fund must realise its laudable dream of bequeathing a world class education to Nigeria, harvesting more companies into FIRS so as to boost its tax net, must be prioritised.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22 , 2018

Buhari encouraging innovations for businesses to thrive- Enelamah By Moses Oyediran, Enugu.

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The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah has assured the business community that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is putting measures in place to encourage innovations as well as enabling environment for both local and international businesses to thrive. Enelama who was represented by Mr. Emeka Ifezuruike a Senior Special Assistant in the ministry said this in Nsukka

on Wednesday during the First International Science Parks and Innovation workshop organized by UNN in collaboration with Ideon Science park (ISP) Sweden and LundaVision AB Sweden with the theme “Science parks and innovation Ecosystem for National Development (SPIE4ND)” “The country under Buhari has provided enable environment for business to thrive, that’s why many investors both local and internationally are investing in the country. “This government knows the important of small medium enterprise that is why it is providing

incentives for their businesses to grow. “Government will continue to do its best to encourage innovation that will aide in the diversification of the economy. “The ministry commends UNN for keying into Federal government agenda in innovation in establishing the science parks and innovation,” he said. He called on Nigerians to embrace innovation to boost and move the economy forward. He noted that what happened in the communication industry can be replicated other sectors of the economy.

“The innovations in communication industry provided over one million jobs via network providers, selling of phones and phone accessories. “The communication sector alone attracted over $25 billion trade investment into the country. “If what happened in communication sector can be replicated in all sectors of our economy unemployment will reduce and the economy will move to the next level, “he said. In a remark by the ViceChancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof Benjamin Ozumba the decision of the university to organize the first science

parks and innovation is another step to restore dignity of man. Ozumba said the university would continue to sustain its leadership role in research and innovation aimed at contributing its quota to national technological development “UNN organized this workshop as a march to sustain academic excellence, research and innovation which are inevitable in rapid technological development of any country. “Science parks have positive effect on universities as it attracts collaboration from all over the world,” he said.

According to Ozumba, “countries like China, Japan Sweden have shifted from commodity based economy to knowledge driven economy as result of application of science and innovation. “UNN is leveraging on its collaboration with Ideon Science Park and LundaVision AB Sweden to improve its research and science and innovation. “This workshop is modest effort to domesticate what we have learned from our Swedish collaborator which will help in creating the needed culture of innovation the university,” he said.

Secondary Schools’ suspected cult war rocks Asaba Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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L-R: Group Managing Director Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Alh. Maikanti Baru; Secretary General Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mr. Mohammed Bankindo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mr. Boss Mustapha; and Minister of State for Petroleum Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, during the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit an African petroleum technology and business conference in Abuja. Photo: Temitope Balogun

Police arrest four, nonagenarian over rape of JSS 3 student in Delta Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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Police detectives in Asaba, Delta State have arrested four persons including a 71 years old night guard (names withheld) for allegedly raping a JSS 3 female student in Asaba. The Police Commissioner in the State, Muhammadu Mustafa who confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists on Wednesday in Asaba, disclosed that the suspects were ar-

rested on intelligence gathering, adding that the suspects upon interrogation, confessed to the crime as they would be charged to court on the completion of investigation. It was gathered that the victim (name withheld) was abused on Sunday night around Akwuebulu layout Asaba where the night guard works, and after their evil act allegedly offered her N10, 000. But her situation be-

came worse the following day as she reportedly tried to made the illicit act unknown her parents who insisted on knowing what was wrong with her. it was further learnt that the victim opened up to her parents who immediately reported the matter at the state CID where the police detectives swung into action, and arrested the suspects who attempted to escape. At a private hospital where the victim was

taken to for treatment, the doctor in charge of the hospital, Dr. Mosike Michael said due to forceful and hard penetration, she was injured in her vagina area. He said that test conducted on the victim also indicated that she might be infected with strange disease considering what was like “mucour” emitting from the penis of one of the suspects who admitted taken her into the night guard’s office during nightfall.

ed to be connected with cultism on Wednesday unsettled residents of Asaba, Delta State when hundreds of students from Zappa Basic, Asagba Mixed Secondary Schools stormed WestEnd Mixed Secondary School on alleged reprisal attacks. In the early hours of the day, irate students of Zappa Basic and Asagba Mixed Secondary Schools took over Nnebisi road around GTB Bank to InterBau round about, chanting war songs, armed with broken bottles with broken woods as they moved into West-End Mixed Secondary School gate, unfortunately for them, their sinister motives met a brick wall with the intervention of private security guards who immediately put the gate under lock and key. It was gathered that Wednesday attcak was allegedly informed by the rape of 16-year old female student of Zappa Basic Secondary School, and a

suspected lover-girl of a “cult capon” of the school. The alleged rape of the girl, insider said, triggered the mobilization of the Zappa Basic and Asagba Secondary Schools loyalists to the leader of unknown cult group with a vow to make lives unbearable for any of the WestEnd students on sight. Expectedly, the suspects, eye witness said, were dressed in their schools’ uniforms as they flew their collars in rude manners and barricaded the ever busy Nnebisi road, thereby causing vehicular traffic. The Police Image Maker in the state, Mr. Andrew Aniamaka who spoke to journalists on the incident, said the police intervention restored law and order, adding that eight persons were arrested, and are currently being interrogated. Investigation revealed that there has been cult-related fight in the past two years among secondary schools in the state as its activities remained sources of fear to parents.

Maritime varsity Okerenkoko gets NUC’s approval – Presidency Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Presidency has said that the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State has finally been granted approval by the National Universities Commission. The NUC approved that

academic activities commence in three faculties of the institution. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, revealed this on Wednesday in a statement. Akande said that the in-

stitution, which was established in line with the present administration’s new vision to develop the Niger Delta region, would commence undergraduate degree programmes effective from the 2017/2018 academic session. He listed the three facul-

ties to include Transport, Engineering and Environmental Management. The Faculty of Transport, according to him, has four departments that include Nautical Science, Transport Logistics Management, Marine Econom-

ics and Finance, and Port Management. Akande disclosed that the Faculty of Engineering has five departments which are Marine Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum

and Gas Engineering, while the Faculty of Environmental Management has four departments that are Environmental Management and Pollution, Meteorology and Climate Change, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Marine Geology.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

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1 October, 2010 bombing: Okah, Nwabueze know fate March 7 Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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Founder Kazeem Eletu-Odibo Foundation, Prince, Kazeem Eletu-Odibo presenting an award of recognition to Aare Jegunmade (1) of Lagos during the unveiling of Kazeem Eletu-Odibo Foundation, in Lagos.

Reps probe human trafficking, modern slavery, forced labour Henry Omunu, Abuja

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Representatives on Wednesday, resolved to investigate cases of modern slavery, human trafficking, domestic servitude, organ trafficking, sexual exploitation and forced labour of Nigerians in and outside the country. This is sequel to the adoption of the motion sponsored by Samuel Ikon, Mojeed Alabi and Isiaka Ayokunle complaining about the high incidence of human trafficking, modern slavery, and other forms of abuses and exploitation suffered by Nigerians within and outside the country. Moving the motion, Ikon referred to statistics released by the United Nations in 2017, which showed a percentage of Nigerian women and girls are trafficked in and out of the country with an estimated 20 million Nigerians falling victims of modern slavery in 2016 alone. He alluded to several media reports about how Nigerians are faced

with severe slavery challenges without the needed intervention from the federal government to address the root causes of the problem. The reason for this global embarrassment, the House member stated, is because the government pays little or no attention to border security and has failed

to educate the public on reorientation and reintegration programmes for victims. “Despite the huge annual appropriated budgetary provision, relevant agencies such as the National Agency for the Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the issues of modern slavery, human

trafficking and forced labour still abate in the country,” Ikon said. In its resolution therefore, the House mandated its committee on human rights and foreign affairs to investigate the issues of modern slavery, human trafficking, domestic servitude and forced labour and report its findings in six weeks.

Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday reserved judgment on the terrorism charge filed against Charles Okah and Nwabueze Obi by the federal government for 7, March 2018 The two defendants have been on trial on 8 - count charge for their alleged roles in 1 October, 2010 bombing in Abuja. Justice Gabriel Kolawole reserved the judgment after the private prosecution counsel Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), and the defense counsel Mr Emeka Okafor who stood for Okah and Mr. Oghenovo Otemu who represented Obi adopted their addresses of the trial that has lasted over eight years. In his address, Okafor urged the court to discharge and acquit the First defendant- Okah on the ground that the prosecution has not proved the case of terrorism contained in the count 1 to 8. The second defendant counsel Otemu also pleaded with the court to hold that the prosecution was not able to prove case against Nwabueze Obi. The defense counsel further urged the court to hold that the second defendant wanted to rely on his voluntary statement of 18, October 2010 but was denied by the prosecution who he alleged concealed the evidence. Otemu also pleaded with the court to discharge the defendant because an FBI

Crisis of confidence rocks Delta-Aniocha PDP Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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dence has continued to unsettle the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, leaving six of its chieftains suspended. It was gathered that the suspension of the six chieftains, especially the former House of Representatives member, Mr. Godwin Elumelu, by one Julius Egoh, the party’s secretary in the area, had triggered the fear of the unknown within the party. Expectedly, trouble had been brewing within the party over the years in an alleged power supremacy

by those purported to be usurpers; a situation and measures that had not gone down well with many of the party’s loyalists in the state. In a statement by Mr. Julius Egoh, the party’s secretary in Aniocha North, a copy made available to our reporter, stated that arising from an enlarged Exco meeting of the party (PDP) on Friday, 16 February, at the party’s secretariat in Issele-Uku, the following persons; Ndudi Elumelu, Kress Njiokwuemeni, Chuks Oseme, Michael Osuoza, Emma Eboh, and Kaikene Okodie were suspended indefinitely, adding that the decision on suspension, was

unanimously reached after a cursory look at their anti-party activities. The statement reads in part: “The indefinite suspension of the six persons would serve as deterrent to uncultured elements within the party, who may want to cause crises at any given opportunity for personal interest”. Meanwhile, the statement affirmed that the purported suspension of Engr. Emeka Nwaobi, member representing Aniocha North at the state House of Assembly, and five others, was a figment of the imagination of Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza, the State Publicity Secretary of the party.

Accordingly, the statement averred that for the avoidance of doubts, the party in the area will no longer condone any form of indiscipline, and unruly behaviour of some members no matter their political status, adding that a vote of confidence was passed on the former local government area PDP chairman, Prince Victor Egbune as the resolution of the party was submitted to the party state chairman, Kingsley Esiso. But sources said that all had not been well with the party as its members across the state often complain of imposition and its related activities.

report on the incident did not mention Hyundia car as one of the cars used in the bombing. He said that none of the cars Obi bought from Ariyo and Fatai was used in the bombing. And no evidence was led to show that 2 defendants bought Honda car that was allegedly used in the bombing. He said that the contradictions in the evidences of the witnesses should be resolved in favour of the defendant. On his part, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), urged the court to hold that prosecution had proved its case against the defendants and convict them accordingly. “The first defendant is head, neck and toe deep in the act of terrorism”, Izinyon told the court” He described Okah as a skimmer and facilitator of the act of terrorism that led to the death of 12 persons on 1, October 2010 in Abuja. He said that the N2 million cheque issued to Obi by Okah which was drawn from his (Okah) Zenith bank account and the evidences of PW 5 and PW 11 Ariyo and Fatai respectively revealed the role he played in bombing. The amount was used in the purchases of cars used in the bombing. The council also asked the court to believe the evidence of PW 2 who spent four in Okah house constructing compartments in the two cars for dynamite used in the bombing. Izinyon (SAN) pleaded with the court to discountenance the second defendant claim that his voluntary statement of 18, October 2010 was not tendered in court. He said if the defense strongly believed on his voluntary statement he ought to have applied for it. Earlier, the court allowed the retrieval of the first exhibit tendered by the prosecution and regularise it after paying the prescribed fee to the court. Justice Kolawole, who over-ruled the objection of counsel to the defendants on the application to that effect by the prosecution dated January 29, 2018, held that a matter is considered over after judgment is delivered and not after the closure of case by parties, as canvassed by the defendants, in their counter affidavits. Okah, Nwabueze, Edmund Ebiware and Tiemkemfa Francis-Osvwo (aka General Gbokos) were first arraigned before the court on December 7, 2010 over their alleged involvement in the October 1, 2010 blasts, leaving 12 people dead and several others injured.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

RANCHERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA CHARITIES AND HOSPITALITY

Companies Registration 21 (Trustees)

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The General Public is hereby informed that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies & Allied Matters Act, 1990.

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) ODUSINA-UZOIJE BOLAJI (2) ODUSINA MARGRET OLU (3) AGBONILE OMOBOLAOTAN OLUFUNMI LOPEDA

Trustees are : 1. PASTOR EWUOLA AMOS OLUSHOLA 2. EWUOLA BOSEDE MORADEKE

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:To organize seminars, camps and outreach programs focused on how to run and manage ranches

AIMS: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420. Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitaima, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

DAYSPRING CHAPEL INTERNATIONAL

HEAVY EQUIPMENTS ,SELLER S,AND OPERATORS ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA

OLD TRUSTEES 1. PASTOR VICTOR BAMGBOYE 2. ELDER OLUSEGUN ADEKUNLE 3. PASTOR MRS VICTORIA BAMGBOYE 4. ELDER MRS MARY KOLAWOLE 5. PASTOR OBIOHA MADU.

TRUSTEES ARE . 1,Anifowoshe Olajumoke Olubusola , 2, Ikehi Justina Uchechukwuka . 3,Bawa Muhammed Qualeeph. 4. Andy Onyeayana Morkah AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1. Promote and provide vocational skills training for young men and women in the society. .2.To iniate,plan,and execute actions which will be conductive to the progress of the association.

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The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts, Decree No. 1 of 1990.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES; 1. To render charity services and donation to the less privilege in the society 2. To develope and promote educational training and programmes for the citizens. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi street Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED; TRUSTEES

ZION LIGHT GOSPEL MISSION

THE GREAT EAGLE REVIVAL AND BIBLICAL MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above named Church has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts, Decree No. 1 of 1990.

1. Apostle Hen Edet Bassey - Chairman. 2. Pastor Effiong Okon Amah - Secretary. 3. Pastor Emmanuel Hen Bassey. 4. Pastor Moses Etim Nseabasi. 5. Rev. Asukwo Okon Sampson. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES; 1. To preach the Gospel of Christ to all manner of people. 2. To provide charity to the people in need, all over the world. 3. To establish bible institutions to aid spread the knowledge of Christ. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi street Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: UDEME UMANAH ESQ. SOLICITOR.

GLOBE AFLAME GLOBAL MINISTRY

THE TRUSTEES ARE. 1. Mr. Asukwo Okon Sampson - Chairman. 2. Elijah J. Okpe - Secretary. 3. Mrs. Ikwo Asuquo Sampson. 4. Mr. Hen Edet Bassey.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1. PASTOR UGOCHI PROSPER CLEMENTINA OBAFEMI. 2. PASTOR ADEKUNLE IDOWU OBAFEMI. 3. REV. CHARLSE ODELADE. 4. PASTOR (MRS) CHOICE OGBECHE. 5. REV. JOSEPH ENAIYEKAN. 6. BARR (MRS) OLAOLUWA ELIZABETH AKINREMI.

SIGNED UDEME UMANAH ESQ. SOLICITOR. MRS OLAMILEKAN OMOLARA ADEJOKE

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CORRECTION OF NAME

My name was wrongly written as YOVO JULIEM. My correct name is now YOVO MOSES JULIEN, Correct Date of Birth is 18th December, 1990. General public should take note.

THOMAS ABIODUN MICHAEL

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS THOMAS ABIODUN MIKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED THOMAS ABIODUN MICHAEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE ADEKOYA AGBOLAHAN SUNDAY

Formerly known as FAMADE OLUWATIMILEYIN AGBOLAHUN now wish to be known as ADEKOYA AGBOLAHAN SUNDAY. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1, UMUKORO GODSPOWER OGAGA 2, AJAYI ADEBAYO 3, UMUKORO QUEEN EWOMA 4, OMEWAH DANIEL IMODU

- chairman - secretary - member - member

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1, To promote young graduates, free distribution of educational materials to young graduate and empowerment.

Signed by : chairman

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Mission has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘’C’’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts, Decree No. 1 of 1990.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi street Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

FIRST -CHOICE FOUNDATION

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SIGNED SECRETARY

The general public is hereby notified that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES; 1. To preach the Gospel of Christ to all manner of people. 2. To provide charity to the people in need, all over the world. 3. To establish bible institutions to aid spread the knowledge of Christ.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar – General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication

THE TRUSTEES ARE;

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. ITEFUE OGHENEOVO JUSTICE. 2. OCHULO, OKWUKWE CHIDIADI.

Aims/Objectives 1)To raise sons and daughters for God globally through the preaching and teaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ in crusade,conferences and seminars 2)To raise,train,equipped,ordain and license ministers for the work of the gospel 3)To publish the gospel using the television,cable network,radio,print media,internet media and other media as they become available 4)To equipped and empower men and women with relevant spiritual,mental,physical and economic skill through seminar,conferences,schools and skill acquisition centre

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LEGIT CHARITY FOUNDATION

(B) Board of Trustees 1)Rev Martins Beloved Jafaru.-:President/Senior Pastor 2)Pst Patience Jafaru Vice President/Associat Pastor 3)Mrs Tari P. Innocent Secretary 4)Mrs Lorita Ifeta Treasurer 5)Pst Oke Justice Oteri Member 6)Mrs Timi Bibi Member 7)Miss Tombra Donye Member

Sign :- Rev Martins Beloved Jafaru. President/Senior Pastor

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA.

NEW TRUSTEES 1. PASTOR VICTOR BAMGBOYE 2. PASTOR (MRS) VICTORIA BAMGBOYE 3. ELDER(MRS) MARY KOLAWOLE 4. PASTOR OBIOHA MADU 5. HON. CHRIS OKAKA

TABERNACLE OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE The general public is hereby notified that the above name has applied to corporate affairs commission, Abuja for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act, no. 1 Of 1990.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD. 2. TO EQUIP TRAIN AND BUILD THE PEOPLE IN THE PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD OF GOD. Any objection/s to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent off Aguyi Ironsi Street, PMB 198, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the day of this publication. Signed By: TRUSTEES.

OJO ABOSEDE FLORENCE FORMRLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEMOSU ABOSEDE MODUPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJO ABOSEDE FLORENCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE FASHINA ABAYOMI

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FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PRINCE OLAYINKA OYELEDUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BABATUNDE IDRIS OYELEDUN. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE. MRS ADEBOWALE OLATOUN ABIDEMI

Formerly MISS SOFELA OLATOUN ABIDEMI. NOW ADDRESS HAS MRS ADEBOWALE OLATOUN ABIDEMI. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

MRS. PATIENCE PAUL OGBOMO I formerly known called and addressed as MISS PATIENCE OSAGIEDE. Now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS. PATIENCE PAUL OGBOMO. Former documents remain valid. General public take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME That In some of my documents my name was written as MLSA ABOLORE AJISEBUTU and others documents my name also appears as AKINSEMEYIN AHMED ADEJUWON, also called AJISEBUTU AHMMED OLAYIWOLA, the names refer to the same person bearing the name. Now wish to be known called and addressed as AJISEBUTU AHMMED OLAYIWOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

SHOMOYE ABIODUN EZEKIEL

MRS EUNICE OHIOMOEMEN DAFE-DAVIDSON

I formerly known called and addressed as MRS EUNICE OKHEN UDUBRAEFORE. Now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS EUNICE OHIOMOEMEN DAFEDAVIDSON. Former documents remain valid. General public take note. UMO-OTONG EFFIONG BENJAMIN

I formerly known called and addressed as UMO-OTONG ELLIS BENJAMIN,now wish to be known called and addressed as UMOOTONG EFFIONG BENJAMIN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. SAGAY KEMI ORIGHOMISAN

I formerly known called and addressed as SHOMOYE ENIOLA,now wish to be known called and addressed as SHOMOYE ABIODUN EZEKIEL. That l was born on the 17TH day of October 1988. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KEMI ORISSAGAY. Now wish to be known and addressed as, SAGAY KEMI ORIGHOMISAN All former documents remains valid, the general public should please take note

SAKPERE AKPOS CLIFFORD I, formerly known and addressed as CLIFFORD AKPOS now wish to be known and addressed as SAKPERE AKPOS CLIFFORD. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

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

MRS. URUEMU OGBOKO I, formerly known and addressed as MISS URUEMU ADAH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. URUEMU OGBOKO. All former documents remain valid. General Public please note.

CORRECTION OF NAME My name was mistakenly written on my national identity card as AJADI AMEENAT OMOTOYOSI instead AJADI AMINAT OMOTOYOSI. My correct name is AJADI AMINAT OMOTOYOSI. General public should take note.

EKONG OKON REUBEN

MRS BOBADE FATIMO MOPELOLA

Formerly known as OKON REUBEN OKON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS EKONG OKON REUBEN. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

BENSON NKECHI ESTHER

Formerly Adebowale Fatimo Mopelola now Mrs BOBADE Fatimo Mopelola. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

22 Change of Names

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MRS. EDNA JULIET AKHIDENOR

OLUBUNMI BELLO Formerly Olubunmi Animashaun now Olubunmi Bello. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

AKASE TACHIM SIMON Formerly known as MICHAEL TACHIN SIMON now wish to known as AKASE TACHIM SIMON henceforth. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

UMENDIGWE OLIVIA CHIAMAKA I formerly known and addressed AGUPUGO OLIVIA CHIAMAKA now wish to be known and addressed UMENDIGWE OLIVIA CHIAMAKA All former documents remain valid. General public take note .

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EDNA JULIET OMORODION NOW WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. EDNA JULIET AKHIDENOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

YETUNDE OYINDAMOLA NAOMI OLATUNJI

AJALA BOLA MOSURAT

IBRAHIM DAMILOLA HAWAU

CORRECTION OF NAME

OYEGOKE OLUBUSAYO ADEOLA

MY CORRECT NAME IS IBRAHIM SHAKIRAT YINKA . NOT LAWAL SHAKIRAT YINKA. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 24th August, 1983.Not 24th October, 1983. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGUNKOYA OLUMIDE .S. Now wish to be known and addressed as OYEGOKE OLUBUSAYO ADEOLA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note

MRS ESEDO MAUREEN AMAKA

MRS ANAKOR CHINELO PATRICIA

Formerly Adedoyin Bola Mosurat. Now Ajala Bola Mosurat. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AJIDAGBA DAMILOLA HAWAU. now wish to be known and addressed as IBRAHIM DAMILOLA HAWAU. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OBASI CHIBUZOR RANSOME

I, formerly known and addressed as UDE JACOB, now wish to be known and addressed as UDE JACOB CHIWETALU.All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

EFUNGWU ESTHER IJEOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as LINUS CHIBUZOR RANSOME, now wish to be known and addressed as OBASI CHIBUZOR RANSOME. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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

MRS OKPARA UZOMA FAVOUR

ELOKA EBUKA NICHODEMUS

Formerly Yetunde Oyindamola Naomi Gafar-Musa Now Yetunde Oyindamola Naomi OLATUNJI. Former document remains valid. General public should take note. UDE JACOB CHIWETALU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IGWE UKPAI UZOMA FAVOUR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKPARA UZOMA FAVOUR. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ELOKA CHUKWUEBUKA, now wish to be known and addressed as ELOKA EBUKA NICHODEMUS. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

CHIMAOBI IFEANYI OWUNNA

OBIEKWEIFE BASIL

I, formerly known and addressed as ERIC IFEANYI OWUNNA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIMAOBI IFEANYI OWUNNA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note. IDIGO ANULIKA GLORIAL

I formerly known as Okoye Anulika Gloria now wish to be known and addressed as Idigo Anulika Gloria. former documents remain valid. General public take note. KOLADE COMFORT OLUWASOLA

I formerly known and addressed as ONIGBOGI COMFORT OLUWASOLA now wish to be known and addressed as KOLADE COMFORT OLUWASOLA . I was born on 06/06/1970. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. OYEDEJI MONSURAT MOTUNRAYO

I formerly known and addressed as Durowade Monsurat Motunrayo now wish to be known and addressed as Oyedeji Monsurat Motunrayo. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OBI BASIL EZEHIRI, now wish to be known and addressed as OBIEKWEIFE BASIL.All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note. OGUNWALE CHINWE PEACE

I formerly known and addressed as NWANERI CHINWE PEACE now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNWALE CHINWE PEACE . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. GBAJABIAMILA DADA MUJIBAT KEHINDE

I formerly known and addressed as Gbajabiamila Mujibat Kehinde now wish to be known and addressed as Gbajabiamila Dada Mujibat Kehinde. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

ANYAIRO JOY CHICHI I formerly known and addressed as DIKE JOY CHICHI now wish to be known and addressed as ANYAIRO JOY CHICHI. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

GODSPOWER JUDE IKECHUKWU. I, formerly known and addressed as ONANIKE JUDE IKECHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as GODSPOWER JUDE IKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. MRS IDUMA CHIKA CHIDIEBERE

MRS. EDNA JULIET AKHIDENOR

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGENTI MAUREEN AMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ESEDO MAUREEN AMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

UMARU BELLO I, formerly known and addressed as MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR BELLO, now wish to be known and addressed as UMARU BELLO. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UMEOKEKE AZUKA CHIDIEBERE FAVOUR and MRS IDUMA AZUKA CHIDIEBERE FAVOUR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IDUMA CHIKA CHIDIEBERE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

IBRAHIM ABDULWAHAB ONIMISI I formerly known as WAHAB IBRAHIM now wish to be known and addressed as IBRAHIM ABDULWAHAB ONIMISI .former documents remain valid. General public take note

OBASUSI OLUWASEYI MATTHEW

ADEWOYIN ABRAHAM OMONIYI

USMAN IDRIS I, formerly known and addressed as IDRIS USMAN, now wish to be known and addressed as USMAN IDRIS. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public should please take note

MRS AJAH CYNTHIA IJEOMA

AJAH ANNASTECIA EZINNE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEALI CYNTHIA IJEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AJAH CYNTHIA IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONU ANNASTECIA EZINNE, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAH ANNASTECIA EZINNE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS. UGOCHUKWU NWABUIFE ESTHER VERA. FO

UMEADI CHARITY IFEOMA

I formerly known and addressed as OBASIKENE NWABUIFE VERONICA ESTHER now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. UGOCHUKWU NWABUIFE ESTHER VERA. Former documents remain valid. General public take note. AKANWA WILLIAM DENNIS ONYEMAUCHECHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as CHUBA IFEOMA CHARITY now wish to be known and addressed as UMEADI CHARITY IFEOMA .former documents remain valid. General public take note. KAREEM OLUWAKEMI JANET

I formerly known and addressed as KAREEM ROMOKE OLUWAKEMI now wish to be known and addressed as KAREEM OLUWAKEMI JANET . I was born on 14/04/1973. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.\

ANAMENE CHINWE CYNTHIA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

In some of my documents including my BVN my name was wrongly written as IBRAHIM ABDULLAH instead of ABDULLAI IBRAHIM. I was born on 07/09/1971 not 25/12/1972.. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME: In some of my documents including my BVN my name was wrongly written as DONTUS OGECHI PRINCESS instead of ODIMGBE OGECHI PRINCESS. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

MRS JOHNSON OLABISI ELIZABETH

ADETUNJI GANIYAT OMOBOLANLE

I formerly known and addressed as ANAMENE STELLA CYNTHIA now wish to be known and addressed as ANAMENE CHINWE CYNTHIA . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. OSENI TAIWO OLAMILEKAN

In some of my documents my name was written as LIASU AHMED while in some other documents it was written as LIASU ABIODUN. I am the one bearing all the names. I was born on 25/12/1980 not 22/10/1981. All documents bearing the names are valid. General public to please take note. EBINIYI OLUWASEGUN FASHOLA

I formerly known and addressed as Hussein Taiwo Olamilekan now wish to be known and addressed as Oseni Taiwo Olamilekan. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I was formerly known and addressed as EBINIYI OLUSHEGUN but now wish to be known and addressed as EBINIYI OLUWASEGUN FASHOLA. All former documents remains valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as IDOWU OPEYEMI SUNDAY OLUWAFEMI EMMANUEL now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL OPEYEMI SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLUSESI NOSIRU ADEMOLA now wish to be known and addressed as OLUSESI MARK DUNBAR. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADERIBIGBE ADETUNJI BUSAYO now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNNUSI DAMILOLA. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

LAYEMO OLUWADAMILOLA FUNMILAYO I formerly known and addressed as AMOSE OLUWADAMILOLA FUNMILAYO now wish to be known and addressed as LAYEMO OLUWADAMILOLA FUNMILAYO. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

SANUSI JOSHUA OLUFEMMY.

ANYABUOKE UZOMA CHRISTIANA

This is to confirm and certify Ihevueme Nkechi Nene, and Ihevueme Elochukwu Nenechukwu refers as one person. wrong date of birth,10th Nov,1994. Now my correct date of birth is 10thNov,1995. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORO PATIENCE UCHE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWAGA UCHE PERPETUA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AKANWA WILLIAM EKENEDIRICHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as AKANWA WILLIAM DENNIS ONYEMAUCHECHUKWU . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OGUNNUSI DAMILOLA

I formerly known and addressed as eze precious oluoma. Now wich to be known and addressed as ezeh princess oluoma. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

MRS NWAGA UCHE PERPETUA

I formerly known and addressed as ADEWOYIN ADEGBOYEGA ALARAPE now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWOYIN ABRAHAM OMONIYI . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OLUSESI MARK DUNBAR

IHEVUEME ELOCHUKWU NENECHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AKPULU CHINELO PATRICIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANAKOR CHINELO PATRICIA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

SUNDAY BITRUS I formerly known and addressed as Sunday Peter Naga. Now wish to be known and addressed as Sunday Bitrus. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLABUSUYI OBASUSI OLUWASEYI now wish to be known and addressed as OBASUSI OLUWASEYI MATTHEW . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

EMMANUEL OPEYEMI SUNDAY.

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Formerly known and addressed as akinola Joshua olufemmy now wich to be known and addressed as Sanusi Joshua olufemmy. All former document remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as ogu uzoma Christiana now wich to be known and addressed as anyabuoke uzoma Christiana. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

CORRECTION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as Miss Olabisi Elizabeth Mumuney now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Johnson Olabisi Elizabeth. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note. MAIYEGUN MARIAM OLUWASEUN

I formerly known and addressed as Benson Mariam oluwaseun now wish to be known and addressed as maiyegun Mariam oluwaseun. all former documents remains valid,general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as Adetunji Bolanle Moradeyo now wish to be known and addressed as Adetunji Ganiyat Omobolanle. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note. YUSUFF - OJULARI OLAJUMOKE RASHEEDAT

I formerly known and addressed as Yusuff olajumoke ojulari now wich to be known and addressed as Yusuff ojulari olajumoke rasheedat. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

ADDITION OF NAME

OKAFOR KENECHUKWU BASIL

That I was formerly known and addressed as Chukwu Juliana. That i now wich to add mgborie to my former name that i now wich to be known and addressed as Chukwu Juliana mgborie. my date of birth is 8th August 1958. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

I, formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR KENECHUKWU BASSY now wish to be known and addressed as OKAFOR KENECHUKWU BASIL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Companies Registration 23

ENWOSE IFEANYICHUKWU

MRS ADESANYA OMOTEJERE

Formerly known and addressed as ENWOSE NWACHI MAUREEN, now wish to be known and addressed as ENWOSE IFEANYICHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ESEDERE OMOTEJERE SARAH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADESANYA OMOTEJERE SARAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.a

Formerly known and addressed as ALAO KAFAYAT DASOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ORIADE KAFAYAT DASOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FAGOYINBO FUNMILAYO ADERONKE

MRS ADEAGBO OLUWASEUN ELIZABETH

OHAEKWE EMEHIENACHUKWU LOVELYN

MRS ONABANJO OLAYEMI ELIZBETH

Formerly known and addressed as OHAEKWE LOVELYN CHIDINMA, now wish to be known and addressed as OHAEKWE EMEHIENACHUKWU LOVELYN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS AKINTUNDE OLAYEMI ELIZBETH now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONABANJO OLAYEMI ELIZBETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADESIYAN FUNMILAYO ADERONKE, now wish to be known and addressed as FAGOYINBO FUNMILAYO ADERONKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS OLUMODAN OLUWASEUN ELIZABETH now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADEAGBO OLUWASEUN ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ORIADE KAFAYAT DASOLA

BUSARI LIADI ADENIYI

DANLADI HARUNA MUHAMMED

OGUNBAYO ADESHOLA YEJIDE

Formerly known and addressed as ONIKOYI LIADI ADENIYI, now wish to be known and addressed as BUSARI LIADI ADENIYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DANJUMA HARUNA MUHAMMED now wish to be known called and addressed as DANLADI HARUNA MUHAMMED. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as RENNAIYE ADESHOLA YEJIDE now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNBAYO ADESHOLA YEJIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

INYAMA ONYEKA GIFT Formerly known and addressed as INYAMA GIFT OLISEH, now wish to be known and addressed as INYAMA ONYEKA GIFT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADESANYA BANJOKO AIRAT, now wish to be known and addressed as VINCENT BANJOKO AIRAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

VINCENT BANJOKO AIRAT

SOWUNMI BUKOLA TOYIN

ATAFO FRIDAY EROMONSELE

Formerly known and addressed as SOWUNMI AMINAT BUKOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as SOWUNMI BUKOLA TOYIN. That my name was wrongly written as SOWUNMI OLUWABUKOLA TOYIN instead of SOWUNMI BUKOLA TOYIN. That my correct name is SOWUNMI BUKOLA TOYIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ATAFOH FRIDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as ATAFO FRIDAY EROMONSELE. That my date of birth was wrongly written as 1st of January, 1940 instead of 28th of June, 1969. That my correct date of birth is 28th of June, 1969. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

TAOFIKAT OLABODE OJOMU

MRS ONABANJO OLAYEMI ELIZBETH

Former known and addressed as Taofikat Olabode Abiola, now wish to be known and addressed as Taofikat Olabode Ojomu. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. NDETI MFOM HINGINOKAI

Formerly known and addressed as ETARA MFON EFIONG now wish to be known and addressed as NDETI MFOM HINGINOKAI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MIRINDA MIRIAM NKECHI ALMGREN Formerly known and addressed as MIRINDA MIRIAM NKECHI MBONU now wish to be known and addressed as MIRINDA MIRIAM NKECHI ALMGREN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS AKINTUNDE OLAYEMI ELIZBETH now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONABANJO OLAYEMI ELIZBETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MUSA YEMISI Formerly known and addressed as AKINGBEHIN YEMISI now wish to be known and addressed as MUSA YEMISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. ABIMBOLA OLAMIDE IDAYAT

Formerly known and addressed as AFOLABI OLAMIDE IDAYAT now wish to be known and addressed as ABIMBOLA OLAMIDE IDAYAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA OGUN CHAPTER THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES 1. DOKUNMU ROTIMI SAMUEL 2. ODEGBARO SURAJUDEEN 3. BIOKU MOSES GBADEWOLE 4. BAMIMEKE OLUWOLE 5. MUDASIRU ADENUGA 6. SAMUEL ADEBISI ADEKANBI 7. MUSIBAU AYODELE HASSAN 8. ADEWOLE ADEYE MI AKINLOYE 9. OLAYIWOLA JOSEPH OLATUNDE 10 BANTEFA YAKUBU AYINDE AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS AND TO HELP EACH OTHERS IN TIMES OF NEEDS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ATOYEBI HAPPINESS NWAKAEGO

Formerly known and addressed as ANODE HAPPINESS NWAKAEGO, now wish to be known and addressed as ATOYEBI HAPPINESS NWAKAEGO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FISIN CHIZIM MARIAN Formerly known and addressed as GBEMUDU CHIZIM MARIAM now wish to be known and addressed as FISIN CHIZIM MARIAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEDINA ADENIKE. FLORENCE.

I formerly known and addressed as OYERINDE ADENIKE OLABISI now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEDINA ADENIKE. FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

WASA ENI LUKA I, formerly known and addressed as LUKA ENI SAMUEL, now wish to be known, called and addressed as WASA ENI LUKA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

LIBERATED LIFE MINSTRY ADDRESS: No 37 Bale Street Shibiri OJO LGA, Lagos, TEL: 08068133008 The General Public is hereby notified that the above named organization has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE: 1.Rev. Peter Omoloju Daniel- Chairman 2.Pst. Blessing Amuwa Alao - Vice-Chairman 3.Eld. John O. Arure- General Secretary 4.Eld. Adetunji Salami Alarape- Member 5.Min, Olajide Lekan Keke- Mmeber 6.Bro. Aniset Omoyemi Olaniyi- Member 7. Dcns. Nkechi Ofili- Member AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the Gospel in all parts of the world – “Evangelism our supreme task”. 2.To establish and maintain churches and missions in Nigeria and foreign lands. 3. To train, ordain and license candidates for the work of the Gospel Ministry. 4.To print, publish and distribute religion literature. Any objection should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja within 28days of this publication. SIGNED BABALOLA OLUWAPELUMI.A.

CHIKEZIE CALISTA ONYEMAECHI I, formerly known and addressed as UGO CALISTA ONYEMAECHI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as CHIKEZIE CALISTA ONYEMAECHI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

MELENU COLLINS OSSAI

Formerly known and addressed as MELENU COLLINS MELENU, now wish to be known and addressed as MELENU COLLINS OSSAI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

GOD’S INFINITE GLORY MINISTRY MOUNTAIN OF POWER THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED, HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUESTEES ARE: 1 CHAIRMAN: PROPHET MATTHEW ADEOLA OLODODO 2 SECRETARY: PASTOR SOLOMON O.B ADEBAYO 3 TREASURER: PASTOR MRS. ESTHER ALATUNSE OLODODO 4 MEMBER: DEACONESS REBECCA BOLA DAUDU AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. TO BUILD A PEOPLE OF POWER & PRAISE THAT WOULD WELCOME THE REIGNING KING. 2. TO ADVANCE CHRIST KINGDOM VIA CHARITY GEARED TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST KINGDOM. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGHED BY SECRETARY

OLANLEGE KOLAWOLE MOSHOOD

Formerly known and addressed as OLANLEGE KOLAWOLE OLADIMEJI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLANLEGE KOLAWOLE MOSHOOD. That I was born on 5th of June, 1980. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.aa

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OLAYINKA PEARCE-TIJANI

UZOCHUKWU DEBORAH OBAKHUME

I, formerly known and addressed as Olayinka Pearce now wish to be known and addressed as Olayinka Pearce-Tijani. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. LAJIDE OLANREWAJU OLAGOKE

Formerly known and addressed as OLAJIDE OLANREWAJU OLAGOKE now wish to be known and addressed as LAJIDE OLANREWAJU OLAGOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IS FOR SALE Formerly known and addressed as UZOCHUKWU AGIN DEBORAH DEBORAH now wish to be known and addressed as UZOCHUKWU DEBORAH OBAKHUME. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. AMINU AWULAT OMOLABAKE

Formerly known and addressed as ABDULLAHI AWULAT OMOLABAKE TOPE now wish to be known and addressed as AMINU AWULAT OMOLABAKE TOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

UKPAI STEPHEN CHUKWUOKO

TAIWO ADEJOKE ESTHER

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKPAI STEPHEN OKO AND NOW WISH TO BE ADDRESS AS UKPAI STEPHEN CHUKWUOKO. ALL MY DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMIRIN ADEJOKE ESTHER, NOW WISH TO BD CALLED AND ADDRESS AS TAIWO ADEJOKE ESTHER, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IGUMAH DIVINE HOSANNA

MRS. HELEN NNENNA DURUSON

ALOKOLODO IYABO LOLADE

I formerly known as UMOH DIVINE HOSANNA now wish to be know and addressed as IGUMAH DIVINE HOSANNA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

Health Stories by Angela Onwuzoo As the management of Forever Living Products Nigeria continues to make waves, sourcing business owners from the youth of society, it uses platforms like the Lagos Success Day, for the impact. Platforms like the event of Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Grandeur Event Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, provide opportunities to bring joy to beneficiaries of earned incentives based on company approved plan. Announcements of move-ups, recognitions and decorations are made. Those business owners who have qualified for cars incentives tagged “Forever2Drive” receive them at such events. Again, there are trainings and the unveiling of new products. In what is now a movement, the venue was jam packed, not only by Forever Business Owners, many of whom had come with their teams, while others had come to hear about the products they had used or would want to participate in the greatest money making business of this generation. This comes before the landmark Forever 40 Years Anniversary of Forever Living Products International, #FGR18 (Forever Comes Home), holding in Dallas, Texas, USA, 22 - 30 April, 2018 and another, #EMR18 (Forever Comes Home) Eagle Manager Retreat, Phoenix, October 07 – 13, 2018. Speaking after the event in Lagos, African’s First Double Diamond, Manager, Mr. John Ekperigin, commended the organisers, particularly the Country Sales Manager, Mr. Daniel Ikechukwu, whom he described as a young man who is full of energy and full of ideas. According to him, “Daniel is intelligent, focused and a businessman to the core”. Ekperigin described the last Lagos Success Day, as one of the best organised events he had witnessed since joining the company”. “Forever Nigeria has done so much for this country in its 18 years. Nigerians are hardworking people, yet in all their struggles, they are never well compensated;

Forever recognises business owners at Lagos Success Day however in Forever, you know what you are worth, people are compensated. The young, middle aged and old people who do the business are celebrated and their successes recognized and acknowledged for all to see. Business Owners work hard every day and this reflects in their monthly income which sometimes runs into millions of Naira. “As we speak, I am driving my fifth brand new car – a Toyota Hilux, courtesy of Forever Living Products. We usually get some of the best cars around. This incentive is not only for people like me, they are for all FBOs who qualify. Today, I have more than 350 Forever Business Owners, from my team who have benefited from the car Incentives. Few weeks from now, our people are going on an all-expenses paid trip to Dallas, Texas, USA, to celebrate 40 years of Forever International. When they go, they will bring back millions of Naira in the

form of the Chairman’s Bonus. In Dallas, Nigerian FOBs will be celebrating with others from over 180 countries across the world on the founding of Forever by Mr. Rex Maughan, a man of vision and great wisdom, whom God had used to bless mankind. “I use Forever Living products and I get healthy. Even the Scriptures say so. In the Third Epistle of John vs 2, it says: Behold I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in good health, just as your soul prospers”. So, God wants us to prosper and be in good health. “Yet you discover that nothing that we eat today contains natural nutrition. Anti-oxidants are no more in the food of today, so you need supplements to provide these nutrients that are absent from these foods. “The world is moving too fast that world economies and individuals welfare are challenged. Our daily lives are affected by whatever we do. The tension that exists today,

particularly in an environment like Nigeria, affects the people. This has resulted in the increased cases of cardiovascular diseases. You see people dropping dead as a result of heart failure. And, Forever has some of the best known supplements to take care of the heart to prevent heart diseases. Some of these supplements like Forever CardioHealth, with CoQ10 is a special cardio vascular formula designed to provide nutritional support for cardiovascular health. It promotes heart healthy anti-oxidants. There are many more. “So, if you want to be healthy, the products are there. Everybody needs good health and good business. “In Forever model, everything is almost profit. If you do the business, you earn enormous amount of money. If you help others, you earn more money in the form of bonus. This model ensures that those who would travel to Dallas, this year, will bring back money. This model will bring back hope

From left: Justina Ekperigin, Daniel Ikechukwu, John Ekperigin, Oma Attah, Cynthia Uchaguwa, Clement Idigo and Jean-Baptiste Amichia, at the event.

to Nigeria. It is difficult to know who would like to be left behind in view of the great benefits that accrue from doing Forever business. “I like to use myself as an example: I am a lecturer and I am still teaching. This business, for me, is part time. Every month I make millions of Naira, and in addition, every year, I make further millions from the Chairman’s bonus. This is the fate of everyone who do the business. “Today, we are blessed to have Mr. Daniel Ikechukwu. In the past, people were doing their businesses on individual capacities, however Daniel has changed that. He now insists that everyone work together for the benefit of all and the groups. The company also benefits from this innovation. There was a time, Forever Nigeria was No. 3 in the world, I can see this Daniel taking us to that position again and hopefully higher. With Daniel Ikechukwu, the sky is the limit for Forever Nigeria”. Also speaking on the Lagos Success Day is a Diamond Sapphire Manager, Mrs. Oma Attah, described the event as breath-taking. “We have had great Country Sales Managers, from Susan Oyemade, Cornelius Tay and now,Daniel Ikechukwu. I thank God for this business and would encourage Forever Business Owners to take their businesses seriously, adhering strictly to company plans for them”, she said. According to the Country Sales Manager Mr. Daniel Ikechukwu, “this Success Day presented an opportunity for us to recognize and celebrate our business owners for the work they did last year (2017). “We, as well, used it to remind all our business owners the fact that 2018 has once again presented to all of us a blank cheque or a white canvas. It is left for each of us to fill in the amount that we desire or to paint the picture of the future we desire.

How food reduces breast cancer spread, says study A single protein building block commonly found in food may hold a key to preventing the spread of an often-deadly type of breast cancer, according to a new multicenter study published today in the Medical Journal Nature. Investigators found that by limiting an amino acid called asparagine in laboratory mice with triple-negative breast cancer, they could dramatically reduce the ability of the cancer to travel to distant sites in the body. Among other techniques, the team used dietary restrictions to limit asparagine. Foods rich in asparagine in-

clude dairy, whey, beef, poultry, eggs, fish, seafood, asparagus, potatoes, legumes, nuts, seeds, soy and whole grains. Foods low in asparagine include most fruits and vegetables. “Our study adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests diet can influence the course of the disease,” said Simon Knott, PhD, associate director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics at Cedars-Sinai and one of two first authors of the study. The research was conducted at more than a dozen institutions. If further research confirms the findings in human cells, limiting the amount of aspar-

agine cancer patients ingest could be a potential strategy to augment existing therapies and to prevent the spread of breast cancer, Knott added. The researchers studied triple-negative breast cancer cells, which grow and spread faster than most other types of cancer cells. It is called triple negative because it lacks receptors for the hormones estrogen and progesterone and makes little of a protein called HER2. As a result, it resists common treatments -- which target these factors and has a higher-thanaverage mortality rate. Research from past studies found that most tumor cells

remain in the primary breast site, but a subset of cells leaves the breast and enters the bloodstream. Those cells colonize in the lungs, brain and liver, where they proliferate. The study team wanted to understand the particular traits of the tumor cells circulating in the blood and in the sites where the cancer has spread. The researchers discovered that the appearance of asparagine synthetase -- the enzyme cells used to make asparagine -in a primary tumor was strongly associated with later cancer spread. The researchers also found that metastasis was greatly

limited by reducing asparagine synthetase, treatment with the chemotherapy drug L-asparaginase, or dietary restriction. When the lab mice were given food rich in asparagine, the cancer cells spread more rapidly. “The study results are extremely suggestive that changes in diet might impact both how an individual responds to primary therapy and their chances of lethal disease spreading later in life,” said the study’s senior author, Gregory J. Hannon, PhD, professor of Cancer Molecular Biology and director, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge in England.

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Expand women’s access to family planning, experts urge FG

Stories by Angela Onwuzoo

Citing the numerous benefits of family planning to women’s health and survival during pregnancy and childbirth, stakeholders in maternal and child health, have called on husbands to give their wives the most needed support in the use of family planning. They also want the Federal and state governments to expand women’s access to family planning commodities through adequate funding and to ensure that family planning contraceptives and other services were available free of charge in public health facilities. The importance of family planning based on available evidence, they said, cannot be overemphasised, stressing that family planning strengthens the health of the woman directly and the man indirectly. The stakeholders revealed that family planning saves the lives of mothers and can help reduce maternal mortality by 40 percent, affirming that fam-

ily planning/childbirth spacing methods allow women to rest between pregnancies in order to regain their health. Currently, Nigeria contributes 10 percent of global maternal deaths; a situation the stakeholders said could be effectively addressed through increased investment in family planning and the health of women in general. Speaking at an event in Lagos recently, one of the stakeholders and Lagos State Team Leader for Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), Dr. Omasanjuwa Edun, said family planning is one aspect of healthcare that has impact in all humans. He further said family planning reduces poverty as it helps couples to give birth to only the number of children they can cater for. “To women, family planning provides the opportunity to become healthier in carrying a pregnancy and to make money for themselves. It gives the man peace of mind. The man whose wife uses contraceptive is a successful man because he has less

children to cater for and does not spend the whole of his life struggling to provide for the needs of his children”, he said. However, most countries of the world, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria, still have male-dominated cultures where husband’s approval may often be a precondition for a woman to use family planning. Throwing more light into benefits of family planning, Edun noted that “There are so many things that cause maternal deaths and we have found out that some of these deaths happened in women who were not ready to carry a pregnancy. “We realised that if those women who were not in a good health condition had delayed the pregnancy and allow their body to be ready, that would have reduced a lot of complications and they would have survived. If they had used family planning to delay their pregnancy, 40 per cent of them would have been alive today.” He therefore, urged government to take responsibility and

ownership of funding for family planning commodities in order to increase up take while appealing that barriers in accessing family planning commodities such as lack of providers, facilities, commodities, delay in decision making and fear of side effects on the part of the women themselves should be addressed. Also, Kaduna State team leader for NURHI, Kabir Abdullahi, said family planning could significantly address the poor state of maternal health in the country. 90 Nigerian women, according to him, are dying daily from pregnancy complications, translating into four women dying per hour. “I in 13 women is at risk of maternal deaths in Nigeria against 1 in 26 for Sub-Saharan Africa. In countries like Sweden, maternal death there is just one in 7000 women. This is a reflection of the society’s priority to the lives of women”, he said. Lamenting the poor attitude of women to family planning in the country, Abdullahi, said con-

traceptive utilisation in Nigeria is about 15 percent while the use of modern contraceptive is 10 per cent, translating to 1 in 10 women using contraceptive. For Nigeria to achieve the 36 per cent set target of Contraceptive Prevalence Rate(CPR) by 2018,he counselled: “There is need to ensure availability of the commodities free of charge. Even a small cost can deny a woman from accessing these commodities. Myths and misconception must be addressed through proper counselling of the side effects associated with each method before making choice. “We need to expand access and make the services available to women. Husbands need to support their wives in accessing the services because it is a life saving commodity and governments should have budget lines for family planning/childbirth spacing. Now, media stations should promote benefits of contraceptive utilisation and reduce incidences of deaths from too frequent birth.”

Angels amongst men: OAM Foundation, artist unite to protect albinos As part of efforts to promote and protect the rights and dignity of People Living with Albinism ( PWA ) in Nigeria, a photography exhibition tagged, “Angels Amongst Men”,has been unveiled in Lagos. The exhibition was organised recently by Damilola Onafuwa, a visual artist based in Lagos in partnership with Onome Akinlolu Majaro (OAM) Foundation to raise awareness on albinsm. Speaking on the aim of the exhibition, Onafuwa,said, “ this project seeks to debunk the myths associated with albinism, as well as celebrate Nigerians who have, in spite of the negativity associated with the colour of their skin, lived above it all and made a life for themselves. “ Inspired by personal experiences and contact with people living with albinism, this is a project put together in love for humanity, aimed at dignifying the subjects photographed, and celebrates beauty in difference.” According to him, albinism in Africa, whenever men-

tioned, always has a level of negative connotation, such as discrimination, killings, abducting, among others. He however noted that the title of the project “Angels Amongst Men”, does not intend to fetishize or refer to people living with albinism as literal angels or as superior. “ It rather refers to everyone who has chosen to rise and live above stereotypical judgments against people of a different race, colour or gender. People who choose not to be limited by short-sighted and shallow standards of men, but treat all with a scale of equality”,he said. He revealed that the prevalence rate of albinism in Nigeria was ranked among the highest in the world with over two million people. On her part, Co-Founder of OAM Foundation,Mrs Onome Akinlolu Majaro, said that persons with albinism were just like everyone entitled to the fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution of Nigeria , adding that they

Cross-section of albinos at the exhibition tagged: Angels Amongst Men, organised by OAM Foundation and Damilola Onafuwa in Lagos.

should not be discriminated against. She said the art works will be shown in several other countries because albinism is in every part of the

world,adding that her foundation had reached out to over 2000 albinos since its inception with education, scholarships, free sunscreens, JAMB forms and among other sup-

portive materials. The exhibition witnessed 16 art works and a book called “Angels Amongst Men”,where some of the works not exhibited were featured .

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IDPs items judiciously distributed – Obaseki’s Aide ÏÏÏThe

Edo State Government says all the bags of rice and other items like shoes, apart from the ones that were damaged in storage before they were allocated, were distributed to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other orphanage homes within the state. Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media

and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, declared as completely false, the allegation of diversion of rice by the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “The allegation is laughable and completely false and is a design of detractors to smear the image of a performing government,” Osagie said.

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

Idimu land dispute: Nullify 2012 ruling, developer asks court Doosuur Iwambe - Abuja

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erty developer, Alhaji Nurudeen Iyape has asked a Lagos State High Court to nullify the judgement of Justice Lawal Akapo of the same division of the court in which he awarded some portion of Isheri land to Oba Wahab Ayinde Balogun. The plaintiff in the motion on notice filed before the Ikeja Division of the court, is specifically praying the court to set aside the judgment that was delivered on May 15, 2012 on grounds that it was obtained by fraud. The motion on notice with suit No: ID/488/80 between Oba Wahab Ayinde Balogun as Claimant and Ishau Olorounfunmi and 9 others, Iyape hinged his prayers on the grounds that the documents in which the court primarily gave it’s judgement was a heavily doctored version of a document titled

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G.58 in the record of the National Archive, Oba Balogun prayed the court to set aside the judgment. In the supporting affidavit deposed by Alhaji Nurudeen Iyape Oladega, he said that there is no intelligence report on Ikeja District in the National Archive known as “Intelligence Report less Central Awori Area”. According to him, the only intelligence report on Ikeja District in the National Archive is Intelligence Report on Ikeja of the colony file No. 29939 Vol 1. Attached to the supporting Affidavit is the certified true copy of the document, Marked exhibit C. He also averred that “the document presented by the claimants as Intelligence report less central Awori area is an assemblage of documents primarily sourced from file G.58 at the National Archive after same has been heavily doctored to

insert Isheri Olofin in all the pages where Isheri Idimu appeared”. No date has been fixed for the hearing of the motion on notice. The motion on notice which was brought in pursuant to Order 20 Rule 12 of the Lagos State High Court Rules 2012 hinged it prayers on the grounds that the exhibit upon which the court primarily gave judgment in favour of the defendants was a forged and fabricated documents. It could be recalled that the monarch had in the suit No. ID/488/80, dragged Ishau Olorunfunmi, Mudashiru Olorunfunmi, Mukandas Olorunfunmi and others to court over the rightful ownership of the land situated at old Isheri, forming the common boundaries with Egbe Village, Igando Village up to Meshindi (now Ogbomosho Village), with another portion of Isheri

land formed by Abisiwa with AGeke family land at Ejigbo. Oba Balogun in his claims had testified that the land in dispute belonged to the founder of Isheri Village, Ogunfunminire Olofin, a hunter who migrated from Ile-Ife to Iddo and later settled down on the land in dispute over 600 years ago, stressing that the family shrine known as “Ale” which he established as the first ruler of IsheriOlofin is still in existence till date. He further stated in his claim that the 1st – 3rd defendants are descendants of one Madarikan, an Egba man who migrated from Igbehin, Abeokuta to Isheri-Olofin where the people of the village leased the land in dispute to him (Madarikan) on payment of rent or tribute, and that the customary tenancy relationship was inherited by Olorunfunmi, Madarikan’s son.

Edo PDP faults govt over ban on night grazing Titus Akhigbe,Benin

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the Edo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih has faulted the ban on Night Grazing by the Edo State Government, saying the policy on night grazing is inadequate, not well thought out and as a result a complete failure. Addressing a press conference in Benin City, Orbih

said the ban as pronounced by the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has no legal enforcement, describing it as a mere political statement. Orbih added that the pronouncement by the Edo state government prohibiting Night Grazing in the state compelled the PDP to instruct her members in the State House of Assembly to present the attached Bill titled, “ Bill to prohibit Open Rearing of Livestock

and Provide for the establishment of ranches and livestock administration, regulation and control and for other matters connected therewith 2018”. He alleged that Edo people are faced with incessant attacks by herdsmen in their various farms on a daily basis particularly during the day, arguing that the ban on Night grazing is not a solution to these attack perpetrated during the day by the

herdsmen. Orbih said the Bill to check the menace of herdsmen in the state is to protect the interest and concerns of Edo people adding that, “These attacks are provoked as herdsmen and other cattle invade the farms and ravage the farm produce, including cassava, yam and plantain which are the staple as well as economic lifeline of the farmers”.

The Isheri Olofin monarch testified that the 4th9th defendants are descendants of Abisiwa, while himself was a descendant of Ogunifunminire Olofin, explaining that sometime in 1978 the defendants were selling and leasing the land in dispute to various individuals without the authority, knowledge and consent of claimants. In his counter-claim, Ishau Olorunfunmi stat-

ed that the land in dispute belonged to Olaitan and after his demise, it was inherited by his son, Madarikan, claiming that Meshindi was part of the land in dispute, and that it has boundaries with Igando, Egbe, Abisiwa and Mafor people. Pronouncing his judgement, Justice Akapo held that the claimants established their case on preponderance of evidence and the same succeeded.

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2019: Why we endorsed Buhari, Bello – Niger APC SAKA BOLAJI - Minna

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Niger state secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mohammed Liman, has explained that President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governor Abubakar Sani Bello were endorsed for second term by the state chapter of the party due to their credible performances especially in areas of security. Liman stated this Wednesday at a press briefing in Minna to throw more light on issues about the endorsement of the President and the governor at a rally last weekend. He said that President Buhari and Governor Sani Bello have no rivals when it comes to issues of delivery of dividends of democracy. He said that there was no other candidate capable of beating the records of President Buhari and Governor Bello appealing to members to give support to their candidature in 2019 He said that the en-

dorsement of the governor to run for second term in 2019 can only been waved aside if there is another candidate that has performed more in terms of execution of people oriented projects. He said that the people of Niger state especially the members of APC have called on Buhari and Governor Bello to run in 2019 in recognition of their immense contribution to the upliftment of citizens during the first tenure in office. He assured the new members of the party of equal opportunity with the old members to aspire to any position of their choices, adding that “we will accommodate every member without discrimination”. Liman said that the PDP was trying to save its face after suffering from humiliating defection of members to APC by branding the defectors as moles. He said that APC has only shown high profile defectors adding that not all of them were on parade for the reception organized for them on Saturday.

L-R: Secretary to the government of the federation, Mr. Boss Mustarpha; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ahmed Yayale; and Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Commission, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi during the 30th anniversary of the FRSC in Abuja. Photo: Temitope Balogun

Speak out against abuse, domestic violence, Perm sec urges children Myke Uzendu and Tom Okpe, Abuja

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Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Ifeoma Anagbogu has revealed that children are often victims of violence and abuses from family members and care givers urging them to speak out to get redress. The Permanent Secretary stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during the Grassroots sensitization and Awareness creation Seminar on the “Rights of the Child.” Anagbogu who was represented by the Director, Child De-

velopment Department, Mrs. Jummai Mohammed said that if children are equipped with right message and information, they can become change agents and advocates in further spreading the message of safe upbringing and expose perpetrators of Child abuse and domestic violence. Expressing her displeasure on how children have become objects of abuse and violence she continued. “Unfortunately, our children are not safe considering the atrocities that are perpetrated against them. there is high incidence of violence against children (VAC) ranging from child rape, defilement, abduction, kidnapping, trafficking, etc.

‘It is very disheartening to note from the Study conducted in 2014, that 6 out of 10 children suffer one form of violence or another. The study also revealed that it takes place in the home, on the streets, in schools, at work places and child care institutions and is often perpetrated by family members and caregivers that are expected to protect children. “These scenario is unacceptable and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs is making concerted effort to ensure that this ugly phenomenon is brought to an end. So many policies and strategies has been put in place to protect children. But first and foremost, children need to know their rights,

responsibilities and laws put in place to protect them” she stressed. The Permanent Secretary urged children who are experiencing “any form of violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, not to hesitate to speak out.” She further challenged them to expose perpetrators of child abuse and violence and get the “Speak Out” message beyond the school environment to home and streets. ‘You should also serve to peer educators. Be great ambassadors of no violence, no drugs and above all, be responsible children, obey your parents. your teachers and constituted authorities.

World Social Justice Day : Obaseki canvasses equal socio-economic opportunities ÏÏÏThe

Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has urged members of the political class, thought leaders, members of civil society and other development actors to close ranks and engender a world of equal socio-economic opportunities. He gave the charge in commemoration of the World Day for Social Justice, Tuesday, marked on February 20, each year. According to the governor, “the rising tension in parts of the world is due to perceived and actual imbalance in the distribution of social, economic and even political opportunities fueled by man-made barriers such as class, race or gender.” He called for reforms in governance to inspire the feeling of global brotherhood for peaceful co-existence despite socio-cultural differences and remove barriers to equal participation in social, economic and cultural activities. Obaseki noted that globalisation has set the stage for integration and urged countries that are yet to open up their systems, to up their game and latch onto the global playing field for their share of the gains as-

sociated with globalisation. He decried bad leadership that creates unnecessary and unsustainable social strata, protectionist policies on trade and social transactions which are antithetical to the concept of globalisation and the socio-economic integration of nations. He said it was high time nations removed policies hostile to the spirit of globalisation to fast-track the interconnection of countries of the world through trade and cultural exchange. “For the first time in human history, we have a common marketplace of ideas, goods and services, driven by Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Several opportunities abound in this marketplace and everyone must key into it with their peculiar products, ideas and services,” Obaseki said. According to the United Nation: “Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. The global body said it “upholds the principles of social justice when it promotes gender equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants. We advance

social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.” It adds that “the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity. The adoption by the International Labour Organisation of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation is just one recent example of the UN system’s commitment to social justice. The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work.” On this year’s theme: “Workers on the Move: The Quest for Social Justice” Obaseki urged world leaders to accord economic migrants the appropriate human dignity by providing them with opportunities to enhance their socio-economic well-being. The UN said most migration today is linked directly or indirectly to the search for decent work opportunities. Even if employment is not the primary driver, it usually features in the migration process at some point. In his goodwill message, Dr. Shuaibu Em-

manuel who represented the Director General of FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) said that children have rights to enjoy the good things of life including legitimate source of livelihood and education. He noted that in the developed world, Child’s Rights are not just promulgated but protected and children are exposed to know and understand the content of the law. “If all the children are aware of their rights, the society will be a better place” he emphasised. The National Human Rights Commission, represented by Mrs Sada’atu Baba Shettima in her address said that the Commission places the right of children close to its heart and promotes the implementation of Child’s Rights Acts and has supported its passage by many States. The Director General of National Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. M.M.Attah, represented by Mrs Bassey Obot in her address said that the child is the leader of tomorrow and should be part of national development and engage in all activities that will be useful to the society.

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Sultan decries ‘stereotyping ethnicity’, says crime has no ethnic boundary Augustine Abuja

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar has condemned what he called ‘’stereotyping of ethnicity, and the painting of crimes with ethnic sentiments, saying it is

wrong, adding that rather Nigerians should give criminals their due punishment and exposure. The Sultan who made the call while making a remark Wednesday in Abuja, during the public presentation of a book, titled: “Dynamics of Revealed Knowledge

and Human Sciences”, written in honour of the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede ,called for more seriousness in tackling such challenges like Farmers/ Herdsmen clashes, and the treatment of crimi-

nals involved in the killings pure within the confine of the law, devoid of ethnic branding and coloration. He said ‘’ethnic toga is totally wrong. People should stop criminalizing other tribes; a crime is a crime. Look at issues dispassionately and in

clear perspective and eschew sentiments and bad inner feelings’’ On corruption, the Sultan further called for concerted effort in fighting the scourge to its terminal end. He said Nigerians must not think that all is well with the country at the moment,

adding that there is ‘’no statesman but men of states’’ Also speaking, the Chairman of the Occasion, Justice Alfar Belgore, described Professor Oloyede as honest and patriotic Nigerian, that aptly partners the present government, in the anti-corruption fight.

JED to commence whistle blowing on electricity thieves By Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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We can no longer tolerate the increasing rate of electricity thieves as we are running on a huge lost due to consumers who bypass our meters, says the Managing Director, Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), Mohammed Modibbo. Modibo who spoke at a press briefing Wednesday in Jos, said to checkmate this ugly trend, the company will agree on a handsome reword for anyone who will report a case of electricity bypass to the company. “We shall in no distant time announce a reward for any good citizen who will report the case of those stealing electricity through bypassing our meters”, he said. However, on the issue of increase in electricity tariff as being speculated on the social media, the

JED MD urged electricity consumers to ignore the rumour making rounds that the company’s tariff is the most exorbitant in the country. Refuting the allegation, Modibbo said the rumour, which is capable of creating civil unrest, is baseless and untrue. He said the Company’s retail tariff remains within the same bracket as other distribution companies in the country and the current tariff regime has not changed since its approval by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) after extensive customer consultation in December, 2015. He further stressed that contrary to the speculation fueled by mischief makers, distribution Companies are facing severe liquidity constraints as they are charging far below cost prices in the delivery of Electricity to its customers.

Gov Ahmed warns perpetrators of communal clash Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has warned that it will deal decisively with perpetrators of communal clash between Offa in Offa Local government area and Ijagbo in Oyun Local government area of the state. Governor Ahmed, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, expressed concern over the unwarranted and absolutely avoidable acts in the two communities. He expressed concerns that some individuals could take laws into their hands despite various established

platforms to seek redress and settle emerging communal matters. The Governor directed security agencies in the state to arrest and bring perpetrators of the crises to justice, and restore law and order in the communities as, according to the governor, “government will not allow any breach of peace, harmony and tranquility under any guise in the state”. Governor Ahmed who assured Kwarans that his administration would continue to prioritize the protection of lives and property for economic growth and overall development, said security agencies in the state are fully in charge of the situation.

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Head of OECD Global Forum on Exchange of Information, Ms. Monica Bhatia and Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, William Babatunde Fowler, during the PCT Conference organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund and United Nations in New York

Enugu psychiatric hospital staff docked over N14m job scam Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

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A staff of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Mrs. Stella Achara was on Wednesday, arraigned before an Enugu State High Court over alleged job scam. Achara, Principal Secretary to the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Jojo Onwukwe was docked before Hon. Justice C. O. Ajah of Enugu High Court for advanced fee fraud. In the charge No. E/197C/2017, the police accused Achara of defrauding job seekers to the tune of N14m. According to the charge, “Stella Achara in or about the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 at Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu in the Enugu Judicial Division did by force pretenses and with intent to defraud, obtain from one Nwatarah Hope “f”, Stella

Egotanwa “f”, Ogbe Onyinye “f”, Nwufo Ifeoma “f” Aforka Clementina “f”, Ikemefuna Ebonyi “m”, Stella Onyeji “f” Mbah Loveth Ifeoma “f”, Okoh Pepetua “f”, Uche Onyia “f”, Egbo Nonye, Igbokwe Patricia “f” and Nwaizugbe Chioma “f” the total sum of N14 million (fourteen million naira), by falsely pretending that you have power to procure employment for them and that you will employ them as staff of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Enugu, which presentation you knew to be false.” Her conduct is said to have amounted to “obtaining property by false pretenses contrary to section 1 (1) (a) and punishable under section 1 (3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and other Fraud related offences act, No 14 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2006.” When the case came up, the prosecutor, Damian NjokuUmeh told the court that he

had obtained a fiat from the Attorney General of Enugu State, Hon. Miletus Eze, to prosecute the matter. The defense counsel, J.I Isieke, did not object to the fiat, which was consequently admitted as an exhibit in the matter. However, Isieke, who had earlier filed a motion for preliminary objection, said he needed time to respond to the counter motion filed by the prosecution. But the judge said he would not allow any unnecessary delay in the case, noting that the judiciary was not taking corruption cases very lightly. He adjourned the case to April 7, 2018 for the defense counsel to move his motion and for possible ruling of the court on whether plea would be taken. Our correspondent, who was at the court, reports that so many of the alleged job scam victims were in court.

Achara’s ordeal started following multiple reports against her at both the Enugu Area Command and the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police by over 50 job seekers, who claimed that they paid money to her for a job that never came. Consequently, the police launched investigation, during which they claimed several signed and unsigned appointment letters were recovered from the suspect’s home. Among the job seekers, who have been enlisted as prosecution witnesses are: Nwatarah Hope, Nwufor Ifeaoma, Ikemefuna Abonyi, Stella Onyeji, Mbah Loveth, Okoh Perpetua, Uche Onyia, Egbe Nonye, who claimed to have paid the suspect N185,000, N450,000, N600,000, N450,000, N350,000, N250,000, N350,000 and N350,000, respectively.

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Following yesterday’s incident involving Dana Airline’s in which it skidded off the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport and the safe evacuation of passengers and crew members, Consumer Protection Agency,CPC. has congratulated the airline and the occupants for their safety. Recall that Dana Airline’s Flight 9J0363, operating from Abuja to Port-Harcourt on February 20th, 2018, landed at approximately 19:30hrs and overshot the runway. The cause of incident still unknown, but under investigation. The consumer regulatory body,

in a statement , said, “Aircraft damaged, but the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) have been notified and are already in control. “Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), secured perimeter scene of incident. 50 Souls were On Board (SOB) comprising 44 passengers and 6 crew members. “Thankfully, all passengers and crew were safely evacuated without injury. The Consumer Protection Council congratulates relevant airport and aviation authorities, as well as the airline for this safe evacuation and manage-

ment of what could otherwise have been tragic”. The Council further calls for calm’ saying, “as we await more information and a detailed investigation by the Accident Investigation Bureau in compliance with ICAO standards. In addition, the Council has been in communication with the airline and NCAA. The Council understands that Dana Air has provided logistic support and accommodation to passengers. “The Council insists this must comply with minimum standards in accordance with prevailing Regulations under Part 19, Nigerian Civil Aviation Rules (NCAR).”

According to the CPC, “An open, transparent, sensitive and responsive approach by the airline and relevant authorities is vital to sustaining confidence and assuring consumers. The Council welcomes this openness and attention to consumers, including providing medical or psychological support where necessary. “The CPC, in collaboration with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, other aviation agencies and service providers remains available to all passengers in the sector to answer questions, provide assistance and required assurances at this and other times.”

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200 exhibitors expected at ‘Made in Aba Trade Fair’ Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Over 200 exhibitors are expected to participate at the 5th edition of the Made In Aba Trade Fair in Abuja to showcase various made in Nigeria products. This was disclosed during a joint press conference between the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) and Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe to herald the commencement of the annual trade fair in Abuja.

Abaribe, who represents Aba South Senatorial Zone in the senate, said that this year’s trade fair would be a celebration of success in the advancement of Nigerian made goods; adding that their years of collaboration have been yielding positive results. According to him, the essence of the trade fair is to provide good platform for the artisans to deepened their market and improve the quality of the goods produced locally.

He said, “Today, the artisans; fashion designers, shoemakers, and various other manufacturers are not ashamed of stamping made in Aba in their products. “Now, you cant tell the difference between the products and the imported products. The quality has improved significantly, and for some years now all my clothes, shoes are made in Aba including the suit I am wearing today.” Abaribe noted that the concept has been well-received by Nige-

rians and is gaining more acceptance within the West African subregion as well as other parts of the continent. He recalls that through SMEDAN, the artisans have been able to improve their qualities and have been linked with off-takers from many parts of the country that buy off their goods from the point of production. “We are part of the revolutionary Nigeria through the promotion of locally made goods,”’ he said.

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500 students to participate in NCDMB inaugural oil and gas career show Akam James, Yenagoa

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Babalakin wins most outstanding aviation terminal operator award

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

Chairman of The Resort Group, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), has won the Most Outstanding Terminal Operator of the Year 2017 Award with his Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of the group and operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, popularly known as MMA2. Organised by Independent Newspapers Limited, the award was presented to Babalakin, through his representative and Head, Corporate Communications, BASL, Chief Steve Omolale, by former Ogun State governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, at a colourful ceremony attended by the crème la crème of the society at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria

Island, Lagos. Managing Director/Editor-inChief, Independent Newspapers Limited, Mr. Ade Ogidan, had told Babalakin in a letter he personally signed informing him of the award that “the Selection Committee considered your impressive list of achievements in Airport Infrastructure Development and Maintenance with a record of delivering the first major Public-Private Partnership (PPP) financed facility in the aviation industry. ‘We note that through your company, Bi-Courtney Limited, you applied for the concession of the Lagos Domestic Airport, the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, after the airport was razed by fire. Indeed, nobody gave the project a chance as it was considered too

cumbersome for the capacity of a private company. “However, within three years of the concessioning and in the face of serious hostility and inconsistency on the part of the government, Bi-Courtney Limited completed the new domestic airport, which is now famously known as MMA2. This airport terminal has been variously described as the Best in Nigeria today and certainly the first airport terminal to be built in Africa with private funds without any support of the government. “The terminal, constructed under a Build, operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement with the government, is acclaimed to be the most modern, functional, and well-run domestic airport termi-

Glo sponsors FRSC’s 30th anniversary Ïd ƕ ƈƐô Ɨ Ɛ ƆƏƒƈƅƆ Ɔ ƅƆ

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Nigeria’s integrated telecommunications service provider, Globacom, continued its promotion of the nation’s values as the company partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Corps. At the celebration, which began on Friday with Jumaat prayers and ended on Monday with a high profile dinner held at the Nigeria Airforce (NAF) Conference Centre and Suites, Abuja, Globacom earned commendation for

supporting road safety in Nigeria. Significantly too, the company was given an award of recognition for its silent contributions to road safety in the country over the years. In a statement by the telecommunications’ giant, it said that “While presenting the award to Globacom’s Acting National Coordinator, Public Sector Sales, Mansur Opakunle and the company’s Regional Head, North Central, Ike Onuekwusi, the Secretary to the Government of the

Federation (SGF), Boss Gida Mustapha, thanked Globacom for being a pillar of support to FRSC and consequently making the job of the Commission easier”. Earlier in an interactive session that preceded the dinner, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, paid glowing tributes to the corporate bodies, including Globacom, which lent their weight in support of the Commission in its bid to make the roads safe over the years.

nal in sub-Saharan Africa.” Replying, Babalakin expressed gratitude to Independent Newspapers Limited for the recognition, saying “it is coming as a source of encouragement at a time we are facing the most serious challenges in our operations caused by no fault of ours. “This notwithstanding, in as much as we know the enormous responsibilities that come with this kind of honour that has greatly challenged us to do more, we would continue to provide the best of airport terminal services for Nigerians and others who patronize MMA2, as a way of sustaining the seamless passenger facilitation and the relaxed ambience that have been our hallmarks since inception over 10 years ago”.

As part of efforts to enhance young brains in the nation’s oil and gas sector, Five hundred students drawn from the Nine States of the Niger Delta region are to participate in the inaugural career talk show on oil and Gas development in the country. The show which is opened to secondary schools in the Niger Delta region and sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is a new initiative to fill the skills technical gap in the nation’s oil and gas by sensitizing science students in the secondary schools across the nine Niger Delta states. Mr. Idowu Adejuwo, the Chief Operating Officer, of Osk leverages and vie logistique, in a statement issued via email, noted that the five hundred students from the Senior Secondary School will be drawn from over two hundred schools. According to the statement, the participating students in the maiden edition will engage in career talks with the theme, ‘Bridging the local content gap in Nigeria’s Industrial Sector: Science, technology and engineering to the rescue’. The industrial growth of any nation is anchored on science, engineering and technology and all efforts must be put in place to encourage the new generation to take up the challenge for national growth. According to the organisers, “We need more Nigerian engineers to man the very technical aspects of oil and gas operations. Nigerians have the capacity to compete favourably and this programme will help us build new set of engineers, scientists and technologists.

Bayelsa Airline, Bristow Helicopters sign MOU CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

tion to the owners. He said, “Today, we are here to witness a seaplane land in Yenagoa in furtherance of our objective of taking Bayelsa to the world and bringing the world to Bayelsa. Our state is prepared to partner with the private sector, as it is open and safe for business. Bayelsa is the world’s best kept secret and that is why we will keep cresting a conducive environment for the private sector to come here to unveil this secret and tap the potentials that abound.

“The services Btistow would render, is to take our people in Bayelsa, right from Yenagoa straight to Lagos, Abuja and to all our communities. “This Seaplane can land both in water and on the runway. I, therefore, urge all our people, instead of travelling to other places to board aeroplane, come to Oxbow Lake when you want to travel. “I am told their services would be affordable. As you all can attest, our state has changed for good. In the next two years, we would

still be consolidating for more positive change and I assure you, you haven’t seen anything yet”. In their separate remarks, the Director General of Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency, BIPA, Ms Patience Abah and Managing Director, Bayelsa Airlines, Mr Henry Ungbuku expressed optimism that the air transport services with terminals at the Oxbow Lake and the King A. P. Diete-Spiff Heliport, Onopa, would enhance business, tourism and wealth creation.

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Contributory Pension: Only Edo Govt., 11 others fully remitting pension contributions – FG Edo State, Lagos, Kaduna and eight other states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are the only states that are fully implementing the contributory pension scheme, the federal government has said. A publication by the nation’s apex pension regulator, the National Pension Commission (PenCom), listed the other states as, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Delta, Anambra, Rivers, Jigawa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). PenCom said Kebbi and Zamfara states are remitting only the Employee portion of pension contributions while Kwara, Benue, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Plateau, Bauchi, Katsina and Borno states are still at the Bill stage of the contributory pension scheme implementation. Edo State was one of the early birds to enact a Pension Law following the repeal of the 2004 Pension Reformed Act in 2014, and thereafter commenced the remittance of the employer and employee contributions. The participation of state governments in the contributory pension scheme is in line with the provisions of the Pension Reformed Act 2014, a product of the repealed Pension Reformed Act 2004. The Pension Reformed Act 2014 makes it mandatory for states and local governments to implement contributory pension schemes for their employees.

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Sokoto farmers get N1.4bn fertiliser subsidy Sokoto State government has said that it will spend tN1.4billion to subsidise the price of fertilizer for its farmers in the 2018 cropping season. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this in Sabon Birni LGA at the flag-off of fertilizer sales for dry season farming and distribution of improved seeds to farmers across the state. He said, “We have bought 500,000 bags of fertilizer at the cost of N6,800 per 50kg bag but we have decided to sell the product to our farmers at the subsidized cost of N4,000 per bag. In all, we are spending the sum of N1.4 billion

to subsidise the product. “This intervention becomes necessary in view of our determination to boost agriculture in the state and to encourage new entrants into the sector. “We will continuously explore other avenues to grow the agric sector bearing in mind that it is the largest employer of labour for majority of our citizens.” In all, Tambuwal said the government will buy 25,000 metric tons of fertilizer at the cost of N3.4 billion for the dry season farming alone in the state. According to him, the state government will construct 1000 tube

wells to assist dry season farmers as a result of shortage of water being experienced at the Goronyo Dam. On seeds, the Governor said the ministry of agriculture has procured faro-brand rice seedlings at the cost of N281 million to be distributed to dry season farmers free of charge, while another N9.5 million worth of seedlings for carrot, onion, water melon and garlic have been bought for the farmers to assist in improving their yields. “This in addition to payment of N20 million counterpart funding to the State Agricultural Development Project (SADP) for the pro-

vision of Tube wells to farmers and motorcycles to monitoring officers in 2017. “The government has paid the sum of N40 million as counterpart funding to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and N56 Million for the World Bank funded-Fadama III project which are all aimed at improving farming activities in the state,” he added. In his remark, the state commissioner of agriculture, Umar Nagwari, said the ministry achieved 80 percent of its set target in 2017, and vowed to do more for the benefit of farmers.

Former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba (left) presenting the Most Outstanding Aviation Terminal Operator of the Year 2017 Award, won by the Chairman of The Resort Group, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), to the Head, Corporate Communications, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Chief Steve Omolale, who represented Babalakin at the awards ceremony held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos

UBA Foundation lifts Usman Danfodiyo University students, commissions link bridge UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility asrm of Pan- African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has completed the construction of a pedestrian bridge primarily for students of the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State, thus bringing comfort to students of the institution. The construction of the bridge, valued at about N13m was commissioned on Monday, by the Governor of Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, For over four decades, the students of UDUS, especially those living off-campus had found it

tedious to connect the campus as the area was impassable, especially during rainy season. They couldn’t get in and out of their dormitories and to the mosque easily; and were going through an uncomfortably long route to get to lectures. In August 2017, at the National Dialogue Series organised by the Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the school , the Chairman of UBA Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu acceded to the request of the students who had informed him of their plight and promised to assist them. UBA Foundation came to their aid. At the opening ceremo-

ny of the newly constructed bridge, the UBA GMD, Kennedy Uzoka expressed delight at the prompt completion of the project and reminded the students that UBA remained committed to easing the dayto-day challenges of the citizens, and, especially students living within and beyond its areas of operations, adding that the core values of the bank - excellence, enterprise and execution – is aimed at putting the customers and society first. This, he noted prompted the bank’s intervention, adding that ensuring customers’ savtisfaction and giving back to the people were a focal

point for the bank and the UBA Foundation. He said, “As an institution, we are passionate about giving back to society through UBA’s Foundations’ components: Empowerment, Education and Environment. “This construction falls under the area of education and environment. We want to be a role model with uniqueness not by coincidence but by physistrengthening of our good will in advancing the course of humanity through our foundation. “We have been doing this over the years by sponsoring essay com-

petitions and indigent students to institutions across African countries where we operate. “We believe in meritocracy, industry, entrepreneurship and mentorship of young students to become good ambassadors of the country in their endeavours.” Added Uzoka. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who was represented at the ceremony by Secretary to the State Government, Professor Bashir Garba commended Elumelu, the bank and the UBA Foundation for the gesture that adds value to the institution. While calling for other stakeholders to emulate

the actions of Elumelu, he noted that education in itself is capital intensive that requires the participation and support of corporate stakeholders to succeed. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abdullahi Zuru also noted with pleasure the philanthropic gesture of Elumelu in building hope and strengthening valueadding relationship to the institution and especially to the youths. He explained that the edifice commissioned was vital to the day-to-day movement of students for their daily academic and other extracurricular activities.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

Money Market

Forex: Naira steadies at official, parallel markets

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Naira, at the close of trading activities on Wednesday remained steadied at the official foreign exchange spot market and the parallel segment, checks by The Daily Times has revealed. This is even as the local currency began yesterday trading low at N360.09 compared to N360.01 at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) FX window, however, traded high at N361.30 before closing at a relapsed rate of N360.40, lower than N360.25 settled on the previous day.

But the special foreign exchange window, declared an improved transactions turnover of $19523 million against $164.83 traded on Tuesday, the same volume exchanged on Monday. The Naira, at the official forex spot market, closed at N306.00 per US Dollar, the same figure it has been trading since the beginning of this week. But lower than N305.90 traded a week ago. At the parallel market, the naira remained unchanged at N362, as well but dropped to N502 to the Pound compared to N500 sold over the weekend, as well settled at N445 against

N442 to the Euro. Earlier in the week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lifted the foreign exchange market with $210 million, to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the forex market. The apex bank, explained that it offered $100million to authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market, while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment got the sum of $55 million. According to figures obtained from the Bank, Customers in need of foreign exchange for invisibles such as tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel

Allowance (BTA), among others, were also allocated the sum of $55 million. The Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department (CCD), Mr. Isaac Okorafor, reiterated the Bank’s commitment to continuous to intervention in the interbank foreign exchange market, in line with its pledge to sustain liquidity in the market and maintain stability. Mr. Okorafor said that the CBN would continue to strategically manage the forex with a view to reducing the country’s import bills and halting depletion of its foreign reserves.

It will be recalled that last Monday, February 12, 2018, the CBN had intervened to the tune of $210 million to cater for requests in the various segments of the forex market. Also, the nation’s shortterm Treasury bill yields fell 50 basis points on Tuesday on expectations the government will sell less debt at auction in the second quarter after raising $2.5 billion from a Eurobond. The government has been working to lower its borrowing costs, particularly as inflation fell for the 12th time in a row in January. It sold Eurobonds last Thursday to pay off the

bills rather than rolling over debt as it has done in the past. Nigeria has been switching into dollar debt to lower costs. It intends to book more loans offshore before 2019 to increase it foreign loans to 40 percent of total debt from 27 percent now. The West African nation plans to source $2.8 billion abroad to help finance its 2018 budget, which is still under consideration with lawmak Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said this month that the country will redeem 762.5 billion naira ($2.5 billion) worth of treasury bills to reduce the government’s costs.

FG cautions ECOWAS on currency integration The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has cautioned member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against forcing through the planned currency integration in the subregion by 2020. President Buhari, who was represented by the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, issued the warning, during the 5th meeting of the Presidential Task Force on ECOWAS Currency Programme in Accra, Ghana. He noted that Heads of Government had not properly articulated and analysed a comprehensive picture of the state of preparedness of individual countries for monetary integration by 2020. Pres. Buhari reiterated that the non-preparedness of some member countries, the attempt to watered down criteria and the continuing disparities between macro-economic conditions in ECOWAS countries, continued to be major issues of concern that members must examine in order to make progress. He further observed that ECOWAS Heads of Government had not been adequately briefed on the full implications of forcing through the integration by 2020, particularly where some countries were not individually ready domestically. While pointing out that

there were still outstanding issues in the roadmap to an integrated currency union, he noted that the macroeconomic fundamentals of many countries in ECOWAS were diverse and uncertain. He also noted that the inflation targeting regime recommended as framework was not feasible as it was based on adoption of a flexible exchange rate regime. He equally noted that real convergence was nowhere near achievable despite efforts made so far. President Buhari therefore called for a push towards ratification and domestication of legal instruments and related protocols, and the harmonization of all fiscal, trade and monetary policies and statistical systems, with a view to limiting the extent of current policy divergences. He also advised that the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries to make a presentation on a clear roadmap towards delinking from the French Treasury. Furthermore, the President called for a review of the fast-track approach to monetary integration and the harmonization of plans by ECOWAS members with that of the African Union Programme of monetary convergence that had recommended a convergence deadline of 2034 for the for the establishment of Regional Central Banks in all sub-regions of the continent.

Our future depends on our people – Ecobank Boss The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Charles Kie has reaffirmed that the transformation agenda of the bank to be one of top three banks in Nigeria within the next few years is on course. He reiterated that Ecobank is investing in human capital to remain profitable and competitive. Also the bank is also enhancing its capital, technology, driving innovation and building a strong culture. The Managing Director was speaking at the flag off of one year training programme for fresh graduates as part of Ecobank Graduate and Development Programme in Lagos on Monday.

The Managing Director, who was accompanied by other Management staff were on a visit to the Ecobank Training School that currently has 60 graduates, representing the first batch of 400 graduates to be employed and trained by the bank this year. He reiterated that the graduate trainee initiative is part of Ecobank’ s future growth plan, which is part of a transformation agenda to make Ecobank the most preferred Bank in the country. Kie who took the trainees through six key success factors listed capital as the first thing any bank must have. He noted that “those empowered to oversee the capital have to be

well trained and knowledgeable so that they can ensure that funds in the bank are effectively deployed otherwise the bank may go down. Secondly, you need a good technology. Without technology, there is no way you can run a bank. Thirdly, you need extremely good control. Without proper control, all the sales, revenue and profit that you make can also disappear. Fourthly, we need talent -the brightest, the best skills and the most knowledgeable. That was why we spent so much time to make sure you get properly equipped, in order to develop the talents that we need. We also need to be in-

novative to surmount challenges and create new frontiers. Finally, we need a strong culture. You must imbibe some of the values we have defined for ourselves as Ecobank Nigeria.” Also speaking, the Head, Human Resources, Ecobank Nigeria, Yves Mayilamene, described the graduate trainee programme by the bank as an investment in the future generations of Ecobankers. He stressed that the bank was investing in the people to accomplish its tall vision. In his words “this is an investment on the future generation of Ecobank staff who are going to take this bank to be one of the best or among the best banks not only in Nigeria but in Africa.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

Why investors need to understand money and capital markets There are differences and similarities between capital and money markets. From the issuer or seller›s standpoint, both markets provide a necessary business function: maintaining adequate levels of funding. The goal for which sellers access each market varies depending on their liquidity needs and time horizon. Similarly, investors or buyers have unique reasons for going to each market: capital markets offer higherrisk investments, while money markets offer safer assets; money market returns are often low, but steady, while capital markets offer higher returns. The magnitude of capital market returns often has a direct correlation to the level of risk, but that›s not always the case A financial market brings buyers and sellers together to trade in financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives and currencies. The purpose of a financial market is to set prices for global trade, raise capital, and transfer liquidity and risk. Although there are many components to a financial market, two of the most commonly used are money markets and capital markets. Kristina Zucchi, writing for Investopadia pointed that Money markets are used by government and corporate entities as a means for borrowing and lending in the short term, usually for assets being held for up to a year. Conversely, capital markets are more frequently used for long-term assets, which are those with maturities of greater than one year. Capital markets include the equity (stock) market and debt (bond) market. Together, money markets and capital markets comprise a large portion of the financial market and are often used together to manage liquidity and risks for companies, governments and individuals. Capital markets Capital markets are perhaps the most widely followed markets. Both the stock and bond markets are closely followed, and their daily

Adeosun movements are analyzed as proxies for the general economic condition of the world markets. As a result, the institutions operating in capital markets – stock exchanges, commercial banks and all types of corporations, including nonbank institutions such as insurance companies and mortgage banks – are carefully scrutinized. The institutions operating in the capital markets access them to raise capital for longterm purposes, such as for a merger or acquisition, to expand a line of business or enter into a new business, or for other capital projects. Entities that are raising money for these long-term purposes come to one or more capital markets. In the bond market, companies may issue debt in the form of corporate bonds, while both local and Federal Governments may issue debt in the form of government bonds. Similarly, companies may decide to raise money by issuing equity on the stock market. Government entities are typically not publicly held and, therefore, do not usually

NSE DG, Oscar Onyema issue equity. Companies and government entities that issue equity or debt are considered the sellers in these markets. The buyers (or the investors) buy the stocks or bonds of the sellers and trade them. If the seller (or issuer) is placing the securities on the market for the first time, then the market is known as the primary market. Conversely, if the securities have already been issued and are now being traded among buyers, this is done on the secondary market. Sellers make money off the sale in the primary market, not in the secondary market, although they do have a stake in the outcome (pricing) of their securities in the secondary market. The buyers of securities in the capital market tend to use funds that are targeted for longer-term investment. Capital markets are risky markets and are not usually used to invest short-term funds. Many investors access the capital markets to save for

retirement or education, as long as the investors have lengthy time horizons. Money market The money market is often accessed alongside the capital markets. While investors are willing to take on more risk and have patience to invest in capital markets, money markets are a good place to «park» funds that are needed in a shorter time period – usually one year or less. The financial instruments used in capital markets include stocks and bonds, but the instruments used in the money markets include deposits, collateral loans, acceptances and bills of exchange. Institutions operating in money markets are central banks, commercial banks and acceptance houses, among others. Money markets provide a variety of functions for either individual, corporate or government entities. Liquidity is often the main purpose for accessing money markets. When short-term debt

is issued, it›s often for the purpose of covering operating expenses or working capital for a company or government and not for capital improvements or large-scale projects. Companies may want to invest funds overnight and look to the money market to accomplish this, or they may need to cover payroll and look to the money market to help. The money market plays a key role assuring companies and governments maintain the appropriate level of liquidity on a daily basis, without falling short and needing a more expensive loan or without holding excess funds and missing the opportunity of gaining interest on funds. (See also: Money Market Instruments.) Investors, on the other hand, use money markets to invest funds in a safe manner. Unlike capital markets, money markets are considered low risk; risk-averse investors are willing to access them with the anticipation that liquidity is readily available. Those individuals living on a fixed income often use money markets because of the safety associated with these types of investments.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

Expert: Programmatic advertising viable option for marketing Storis by Godwin Anyebe

An expert, Vytautas Paukstys, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eskimi DSP, has disclosed that programmatic advertising remains a viable option for the success of marketing campaign. He emphasized that it is pertinent for brand managers to understand what this branch of online display advertising actually does. Paukstys made this known recently in Lagos disclosed that; “Programmatic is using the comput-

er to decide where to place ads. In more technical terms, it uses algorithms and bid pricing to reach your desired customers”. According to him, “Digital’s key challenge is to prove itself in the eyes of decision makers. No CMO would question the benefits of billboards, yet these benefits are 10 times less quantifiable than digital benefits. With Programmatic, you define your target audience, you know exactly how many people you reached, how many of them engaged and you

can implement different tracking tools to know how many people converted. Based on this, digital is driving huge value to clients to track the whole user journey and calculate conversions”. He added that Programmatic, by its nature, is cost efficient and his company, Eskimi has currently serves ads to 40 million internet-ready devices in Nigeria, by placing them on 20,000 sites and apps. “We sought to stand out with a brand promise that incorporates wide reach,

data-enriched audiences, cost efficiency, diversity in creative formats and brand safety. To that end, our Programmatic platform serves ads to 40 million internet-ready devices in Nigeria, by placing them on 20,000 sites and apps. More crucial is the way we segment this audience by device types, browsing habits, age, gender, location and socio-economic class. “Programmatic, by its very nature, is cost efficient. It buys ad space from publishers in auction

process, paying the lowest price for available inventory. Recent development in technology enables us to incorporate rich media and video into programmatic campaigns”, he disclosed. Speaking on the opportunities available in programmatic, Paukstys said: “In terms of market volume, South Africa is leading the way, with Nigeria in close second. In terms of share of marketing budget, however, Kenya trumps Nigeria in digital. They have a keener under-

standing of digital innovation, avidly consuming rich media, Programmatic and DMP tools. “Considering the fact that we launched the first local programmatic network for Africa, and local data management platform two years ago, we can’t really compare it with the more established European and American digital markets. Europe and America are still way ahead with a lot more digital attribution tools and data management platforms”.

Rosemary’s holds fusion showcase in Abuja, to celebrate 2018 colour of the year

Pix of Commissioning of Pedestrian Bridge at Usmanu Danfodiyo University 1: l-r: Executive Director, North, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Ibrahim Puri; Vice Chancellor, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru; GMD/CEO, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka; Secretary to the State Government, Sokoto State, Professor Bashir Garba; and representative of the Sultan of Sokoto, Sarkin Yaki Biaji, Alhaji Kabiru Usman, during the commissioning of the pedestrian bridge built and donated to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University by the UBA Foundation, on Monday

Award- winning interior design company, Rosemary’s – The soft furnishing company, has announced that its 2018 Fusion Showcase will hold in Abuja. Speaking on this development in a statement made available to newsmen recently in Lagos, Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem, Group MD/ CEO of Rosemary said; “this Fusion Showcase is our way of bonding with our discerning clientele in Abuja and celebrating Ultra Violet – the 2018 Colour of the Year. It will hold from Friday, February 23 – Saturday, February 24, 2018 at our showroom on Third Avenue, Gwarimpa, Abuja”. Also speaking, Doosuur Okorie, the Abuja Operations Manager of Rosemary’s said: “We are happy to host the first ever Rosemary’s Fusion Showcase in the Abuja outlet. Being the latest Rosemary’s communi-

ty, it is a privilege for us and we look forward to receiving our clientele with the true essence of Rosemary’s and the values of Ultra Violet. It will be a two-day walk-in program flexible enough to accommodate the busy and diverse schedules of our customers, from corporates, hotels to individuals and families.” Speaking further, Ezinne clarified that “Ultra violet is a dramatically provocative and thoughtful shade of purple. It inspires creativity and invites us to think outside the box. These characteristics of Ultra Violet, the 2018 Colour of the Year, further reinforce the 5 elements of our core values at Rosemary’s: creativity, accountability, newness, drive and openness. They communicate originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking that points us towards the future.

C&F Porter Novelli appoints Ini Udoh to head business development, operations C&F Porter Novelli has appointed Ini Udoh as Head of Business Development and Operations, with responsibilities for leading business, growing client relationships, driving change and championing campaigns including delivering growth for both clients and agency. Ini joins C&F Porter Novelli from Visco Netherlands B.V Nigeria where he was the Western Regional Channel Marketing/Wholesale Manager in charge of the management of over 87 business

partners which comprise distributors, boutiques and retailers, in the region. He also had P&L responsibility, and played a major role in realisingthe company’s sales target. Before that, Ini had served as Senior Sales Manager/Country Account Manager (Nigeria), for Kirusa Inc. a global leader in providing communication solutions over data networks for consumers and enterprises, where he was responsible for the company’s Nigerian entry plan and overall

general operations management including partnerships with all the major Telcos. He had earlier served as Managing Consultant of Cellcast Limited, a member of the OSMi Group, where he executed English Premiership Mobile Rights (EPL) – Pan sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to pitching the rights and related products of such media properties as ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ – Nigeria, and Idol Nigeria: Commenting on his appoint-

ment recently in Lagos, Ini Udoh disclosed that; “I am delighted to be joining C&F Porter Novelli in this capacity at a time when the communications consultancy business is undergoing fundamental changes,” said Ini. “PR today is so much more than just public relations as we traditionally know it, and requires fresh approaches. I look forward to being a part of the C&F Porter Novelli team, as it takes on the challenges arising from these changes” Nn’emeka Maduegbuna,

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C&F Porter Novelli added “We are thrilled that Ini has joined C&F Porter Novelli. Given his track record as a business strategist who has driven business penetration and growth across selected sub-Saharan African countries for well over a decade, we look forward to Ini making significant contribution to our quest of adding optimal value to the growth and development of existing and new clients.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

Motoring

Excitement as Weststar explores light-duty truck segment with Mercedes-Benz Accelo Ï0ƈƐƐƆƗ ƓƈƐ ƇƆƐƕ è ƅ ƐéƆƇƇƆƅƐƈƒƆ ƇƆ ƐƑƏƆ

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Following its successful launch in 2017, the Mercedes-Benz Accelo has carved a niche for itself in the light-duty commercial vehicle truck segment in Nigeria. Weststar Associates Limited - Authorised General Distributors for MercedesBenz in the Federal Republic of Nigeria- has said that customers can now order the Accelo truck in various applications depending on specific needs. The offer is in line with the ever increasing pressure on businesses to increase ef-

ficiency, reduce operating costs and grow revenues. Commenting on the vehicle, Sales Manager, Commercial Vehicles, Weststar Associates Limited, Mr. Umoh Ekanem said, “Mercedes-Benz introduced the ‘light-duty truck’ range to deliver unmatched versatility, reliability and efficiency for business owners and fleet managers in a variety of industries. “Based on a solid design, the Mercedes-Benz Accelo allows the fitment of several superstructures made to act on the large array of urban transport applications, such as: aluminum

standard box body, water tanker, tippers, refrigerated truck body, dry cargo, rescue truck and more”. Designed to deliver maximum productivity, exceptional driving comfort and the highest standards of safety, the Accelo offers exceptional power and agility. Providing the proven and unmatched MercedesBenz quality standards, the robust truck is the perfect partner for transportation needs of all businesses. Its ruggedness, drive comfort, payload and maneuverability are unique features setting the Accelo apart from other commer-

Hyundai Tucson ranked most dependable SUV by J.D. Power

Hyundai’s Tucson has received the distinct honor of most dependable SUV by J.D. Power in their 2018 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). The annual Vehicle Dependability Study which was released recently shows Tucson ranked highest in its class, beating out leading competitors. The Tucson offers sporty styling, outstanding efficiency and cutting-edge safety technologies. The Hyundai Santa Fe also ranked second in its segment. In his views, Vice

President of Customer Satisfaction, Hyundai Motor America, Barry Ratzlaff said, “In one of the most competitive segments in the industry, Tucson places highest in its class. Hyundai is committed to providing customers with high-value vehicles that withstand the test of time. “The quality and dependability of our models is important to reassuring owners that we care about their Hyundai experience beyond their initial purchase at the dealership. The results for Santa Fe and

Tucson show, as our CUV lineup expands, long-term quality will be a real strength for us.” The study, now in its 29th year, examines problems experienced during the past 12 months by original owners of 2015 modelyear vehicles. Overall dependability is determined by the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100), with a lower score reflecting higher quality. The study covers 177 specific problems grouped into eight major vehicle categories.

cial vehicles in its segment, thus making it a perfect cost-effective tool for demanding fleets in the private and public sector. The Accelo is fitted with a strong power train that ensures premium performance with strength, durability and Mercedes-Benz recognized reliability – comes equipped with a Mercedes-Benz 150 hp four-cylinder engine and boasts a payload of more than five tonnes. The Accelo cab has a modern design and ensures the highest level of occupant safety, excellent visibility and an ergonomic interior with the capacity to

accommodate a driver and two passengers, making the drive more comfortable while increasing driver productivity and alertness disc brakes in the front and rear also enable fast, accurate response in everyday urban traffic. In his comments on the successful introduction of the Accelo in Nigeria vehicle, Managing Director & CEO of Weststar Associates Limited, Mr. Mirko Plath stated that the various requests from customers seeking light-duty trucks under the MercedesBenz umbrella stimulated discussions with the manu-

facturer to explore options within this commercial vehicle segment. He said, “We are happy to deliver trucks in this category”. “Whether long-haul, construction site, or distribution transportation, the Mercedes-Benz brand offers the right solution for the light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty truck segments. “The Mercedes-Benz brand is indeed a synonym for top-class product and service quality, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and sustainability, as summed up by the slogan ‘Trucks you can trust.

Crossover, SUVs models drive Nissan’s global sales Nissan’s global crossover and SUV sales increased more than 12% in 2017 to more than 2 million vehicles, driven by the all-new Nissan Kicks small crossover, the Rogue, X-Trail and Qashqai compact models, a refreshed Armada fullsize SUV and the INFINITI QX30 compact luxury crossover. Nissan’s global crossover and SUV models increased nearly 13%, while Infiniti luxury crossovers and SUVs were up almost 9% in 2017. In total, Nissan increased global crossover and SUV volume by nearly 230,000 vehicles last year. The Kicks benefited from its first full year of sales in Mexico, Latin America

and China, reaching nearly 109,000 sales worldwide. The small crossover will bev launched this year in the U.S. and Canada; and is expected to further accelerate Nissan’s crossover momentum. Executive Vice President for Nissan, Daniele Schillaci said, “The improvement in our global crossover and SUV sales made a significant contribution to Nissan’s growth in 2017. “We increased crossover and SUV sales by nearly 230,000 units last year and expect our momentum to accelerate in 2018 as we expand Kicks availability to the U.S. and Canada, execute the global launch of the

new Infiniti QX50 luxury midsize crossover and start sales of the Datsun CROSS in Indonesia.” The Nissan Rogue, XTrail and Qashqai platform mates generated more than 1.38 million sales worldwide in 2017, an increase of 10%, and ranked as Nissan’s No. 1 platform by volume. A refreshed Nissan Armada in the U.S. and continued strong sales of the Nissan Patrol in the Middle East helped sales of that platform increase 79% worldwide to nearly 80,000 vehicles, proving that fullsize, body-on-frame SUVs are still in high demand by customers all over the world.

MAKEIGO.com debuts to ease travel book & pay within Nigeria In its bid to phase out the current stressful experience of going to parks ahead for bus transport booking & payment when travelling inter-state within Nigeria, Derive Efficiency Ltd (DEL), in partnership with discerning corporate transporters and other key stakeholders are set to officially launch an online booking & payment product for all bus travels, MAKEIGO.com. MAKEIGO.com is a digital cashless booking & payment platform for all bus travels, from the stable of Derive Efficiency Ltd. The company operates from the same credible

pedigree with BSMng Ltd, a company, which has been into diverse value chain services in the Nigerian transportation sector for over 5years. With this cashless booking travel platform, intending travelers have numerous options of corporate bus transporters to choose from, they prepay for their preferred seats from the comfort of their homes or offices, and be entitled to an insurance cover by simply booking their bus travel tickets on Makeigo.com. Furthermore, passengers that book on Makeigo.com enjoy discounts on tickets

compared to the transport fares at the bus parks, and their online payments are secure because Makeigo.com is supported by the various systems offered by leading ICT firms and Banks in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists in Lagos ahead of its formal product launch, which is due in late February 2018, the Managing Director/ CEO of DEL, Mr. Olumide Solarin said, “It is time for travelers in Nigeria to start experiencing and preferring convenience to the stress of physically going through vehicular traffic to bus parks, days ahead to make payments.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, February 22, 2018

AgriBusiness

Delta fish farmers receive N1.2bn loan Stories by Simon Ugwu Fish farmers in Delta State have received N1.2 billion loan under the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Anchor Borrowers Programme, ABP. The Loan Officer, Bank of Agriculture, BOA, Asaba, Ambrose Nwabuzor, disclosed this in Asaba on Sunday. Nwabuzor said that the BOA secured the release of N1.2 bn to the fish farmers under the private window of the ABP. He said that the beneficiaries provided enough securities to guarantee the drawdown of the loan from the CBN. “Under the private window, we have secured the release of N1.2 bn to eight anchors that came together to form a fish farm. “Each of the anchors gave us an irrevocable post-dated cheque (security) and they profiled their farmers,” he said.

He also said that the BOA was working to secure the release of another tranche of loan for the anchor off-taker in fisheries. The BOA loan officer said that the off-taker had also provided security for the loans and profiled his farmers under the scheme. According to him, the programme is compact in nature and should bring all the major stakeholders together in form of a chain. “An anchor off-taker is the most important person in this chain for without him the programme cannot succeed. “He must have the financial strength to pay input suppliers, profile and pay his farmers, mop all the farm produce, store, process, preserve and market them at convenient. “Here in Delta the ABP has both the private and the state windows,” he

Fish farm said. Mr. Nwabuzor said that the Delta Government keyed into the state window to produce oil palm, rice cassava and fish. He said that because the

oil palm had long maturity period it was not part of the programme. “So, we have only three items in the programme, but unfortunately the state has not been able to

secure an anchor off-taker for cassava and rice. “So, no money has been released to BOA for payment of input suppliers and farmers in the state,” Nwabuzor said.

Oxfam highlights roles of Right to Food Campaign An international non-governmental organisation, Oxfam has highlighted the critical role of Right to Food campaign and access of land in solving inequality in Nigeria. The organisation, which launched and implemented its strategic partnership programme in 25 countries in 2015, has three basic theories for change: Right to food, conflict and fragility and financing for development. Coordinator, Private and Public sector Transparency and Accountability for Oxfam, Celestine Odo, who expressed worries over the widening gap between the poor and the rich, stressed that poverty and inequality in Nigeria can be connected to the pressure on limited resources. He spoke in Lagos shortly after a two-day workshop, held in collaboration with BudgIT Information Technology Network Lagos, According to him, misallocation and misappropriation of limited resources has made the problem bigger, hence the need for such strategic campaigns like Right to Food and Financing for Development, which is aimed at bridging the inequality gap. Odo therefore called for concerted efforts to tackle the

Farmers clashes between farmers and herders and review of the land use act to allow for easier access to land in order to guarantee food security, since majority of the Nigeria population are farmers. He noted that the programme has led to a change to budget process in Nigeria. Speaking on the Right To Food (R2F) Bill, a representative of Farm and Infrastructure Foundation (FIF) Mrs. Abiola Bayode said: “It is a human right bill, which protects people from hunger.”

She further said: “The challenge is that the government sees food as a need and not a human right. We want to see that the right to food is explicitly stated in chapter four of the Nigerian constitution; this will make the government more accountable on food security in Nigeria. “It is therefore not about distributing food free of charge to all Nigerians, but a necessity to protect the vulnerable people by creating an enabling environ-

ment.” Oxfam local partners in the programme, include; ActionAid Abuja, Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group (NDBUMOG), BudgIT Information Technology Network Lagos, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), KEBETKACHE Women Development and Resources Centre, HEDA Lagos, Farm and Infrastructure Foundation (FIF) and Nigeria Association of Nigeria Traders (NANTS).

He, however, advised the state government to assume the position of an anchor off-taker under the scheme by providing BOA with an Irrevocable Standing Payment Order.

CBN revises guidelines for agric scheme The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says it has revised the guidelines for Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme, CACS, to include Non-Interest Financial Institutions, NIFIs. CBN stated this in a circular dated February 16, posted on its website on Wednesday. The circular said that the review was part of efforts to deepen access to finance and reduce exclusion rate. It added that the CBN would look at the possibilities of revising guidelines for other intervention funds to the interest of the public. “It is expected that the review of the guidelines for other intervention funds will follow in due course. “Please note that the CBN will continue to review the guidelines for other intervention funds currently managed by the bank to factor the needs of the non-interest banking public.” Reports say that the scheme is aimed at fast tracking the development of the agricultural sector by providing credit facilities to large scale enterprises with a minimum asset size of N50 million at a single digit interest rate of 9 per cent.

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Aarinola Odimayo: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not into movie production for fame L2

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Why I’m adding movies to law –Aarinola Odimayo For lawyer, Aarinola Odimayo, venturing into movie production was more of a passion and zeal to tell real stories to the world at large and not just about making money or getting fame as the case maybe. With a Master degree in Law, Aarinola Odimayo also doubles as a successful business woman and her recent love

includes big names in the industry like Tina Mba, Remi Surutu and Adesua Etomi amongst others. In this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, she takes us through her debut movie journey, combining law and movies, growing up days amongst others.

Combining Law and movies….

Enjoy… Growing up days….

Being a lawyer

How I ventured into movies……….

The casting process was a bit tough…..

Picking between movies and law

Inspiration by some movie professionals…..

Having a stellar cast was prominent for me…….

Pausing the shoot for lack of fund…

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The future of venturing into movie production……

Daily Times Nigeria

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Gist L3

Mutiat Alli

Gospel act, Bosede Abioye, shoots Halleluyah video with N10m Singing, no doubt a daily routine in the life of Bosede Abioye, who recently concluded the shooting of Halleluyah video. The audio of the album is currently enjoying massive airplay across the country. She however revealed that, “I started singing as a toddler and later joined the church choir as a teenager, which was the beginning of my journey into music industry” The video was shot in different locations across Lagos and Ogun states respectively. According to her, the cost of the shooting is whooping, “because I believe in giving out the best and spirit

the reason for spending so much on the video. I recorded three tracts from the Halleluyah album to the public. Again, I always listened passionately albums from the beginning to the end. In fact, if I sing her song and you are at a distance you will the source of my mentorship in music, this also God for the successes so far”, she revealed When is the video coming out? The video will be released for Easter celebration. That is the

Nollywood

actress,

Steph-Nora ally harassed by a famous producer, The actress said this during an interview with Broadway TV. According to the actress, she tried not to

anthem in various homes”. spending so much on the video?

Actress Steph-Nora Okere opens up on sexual harassment

Bosede Abioye

On what next for the graduate of Mass

foreign tour by the middle of the year to Europe and America, this is the next agenda for the band” Going down the memory lane, she said: ”I formed a band with some of my church members who were in the choir then and we started the journey together before I released my current album, Halleluyah, which to the glory of God, touching lives and ministering powerfully to the needs of people across the country”.

Davido, Temple Management partner for 30BG Francophone Africa tour

not to. According to the actress, her experience spurred her into starting an NGO that supports women, children and the needy in the society. “Over the years, I have tried not to rassed,” she told Broadway TV. “I was harassed by a very famous

Steph

is worse than that?” I went through that and I actually left She also revealed that she had to Nollywood at a point.” Narrating what happened, the accident. “After that happened, my famtress said: “A producer lured me to she said.

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African concert tour headlined by awardwinning singer, Davido, tagged 30 Billion Gang Tour. Temple Management through its Fran-

partners to ensure a world-class concert. Across Francophone Africa, the 30BG tion among the fans of the Nigerian super star musician. Rwandan fans will be

March 3. The train continues in Kinshasha March 09, Brazzaville March 10, Douala March 17, Niamey March 21 and ends in

holds in March, 2018, Hadja Kobele Keita, MD Temple Francophone noted that this

According to her, the opportunity offers an avenue to actualize one of the cardinal goals of the company which is to be a vetheir talents to every corner of the globe. “We are excited to collaborate with Davido and the 30BG and we believe this presents a unique opportunity to clearly showcase what Temple Management is about; which is to push the African agenda within and beyond the continent,” Kobele said.

discovers that nothing lasts forever Martin-Mabutho in the emotional installment, with himself and his son discovering that Out War” to Negan and his forces. The battle lines are drawn as they launch betrayal. The action continues on Sunday Subscribers can also enjoy the powwith the touching sixth chapter, erful and uplifting series produced by Grammy award winning rapper, T.I, Sisterhood of Hip Hop. This series folto face the reigning heavyweight lows the next generation of female hipchamp. hop artists - Siya, Nyemiah Supreme, Diamond, Brianna Perry and Bia. These talented young rappers as live, love and Dead returns with a bang on Monday of survivors were confronted with their deadliest challenge yet. With the comfort of Alexandria, they let their guard down, only to be reminded how brutal the world they live in

and mentored by hip-hop icons, these creative and ambitious women are and defying doubters. Their rise to stardom airs on Monday at 6:10 pm on Fox

Mixed Grill L4

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Mutiat Alli

Orezi unveils Gehn Gehn music Orezi breaks grounds in the New Year with the unveiling of his company - Gehn Gehn Music. Gehn Gehn Music is an all-around entertainment company aimed at changing the business of music in Nigeria. Orezi, whose pace and consistency in the Nigerian music scene have sustained his relevance and growing net worth, will be using his company as a platform to create better opportunities for upcoming music talents in Nigeria. “This company is for me and every upcoming artiste out there, Gehn Gehn Music will be signing artistes in the nearest future”. Orezi, who has carved a niche for himself with a successful music career of almost a decade, appre-

Orezi

ciates the opportunity he got from his former record label...”Thanks to Sprisal Entertainment and Culbeed Music which helped in shaping me over the years to who I am today”. His hard work has earned him numerous national awards; this new venture by Orezi, is definitely a step in the right direction.

Pastor Tony Rapu shares another inspiring ‘My Lagos Dairies’ story organisation, presented its docu-series, My Lagos Diaries, to a select few members of press at FilmHouse IMAX Cinema, Lekki, Lagos. Filmed in a diary-like format, My Lagos Diaries chronicles a 12-year journey embarked upon by Dr. Tony Rapu and Freedom Foundation to highlight the myriad struggles of

why it becomes a responsibility for those of us who have these privileges to create lasting opportunities for mate goal is to sensitize the general public about the struggles of these underprivileged persons while providing an opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to supvision via donations and funding. The media screening of-

Ex-Big Brother Africa contestant, model and TV personality Vimbai Mutinhiri is taking on new and bigger project this year as she joins co-hosts, Bolanle Olukanmi and Laulah Doherty, on Moments Nigeria. Moments Nigeria is an African talk show (a spin-off of Moments with Mo) with a selection of hosts from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa discussing on key matters that touches Africa, her diverse cultures and peoples. Having carved a niche for herself on the continent as one of the most sought-after TV and show hosts, Vimbai now forges a Vimbai new alliance with Ebony Life TV Vimbai has taken on other hosting gigs as co-host on Moments Nigeria. such as Africa Magic Star Gist; first coThe 31 year old TV personality with prior hosting experience Awards as well as modeled on the runhas been chosen to replace Toke way for South African Fashion Week and Zimbabwe Fashion Week. (4) season.

Hosts get Ushbebe sensitive by laying his cards on the table

As part of sharing inspiring stories, Freedom

communities. Dr. Tony Rapu, a pastor and social reformer opined: “It is easy to take for granted the privileges we enjoy often forgetting that the difference between us and many of these poor people is just the exposure to education and opportunities we have

Ebony Life TV: Vimbai Mutinhiri replaces Toke Makinwa on Moments Nigeria

Popular OAP-actor Ushbebe was a guest on the new epi-

handful of interesting topics. The show hosted by Onuwa, Samuella, Muhammad, and Sandra had the 36-year-old

Pastor Tony Rapu

sode documentary series, which will begin airing on Nigerian TV beginning on Saturday 24th February. It will tell some of the real stories of rehabilitated prostitutes, armed robbers, drug addicts, beggars and other neglected individuals in the society. You can catch My Lagos Diaries on any of these stations at these times: TVC – Sundays at 9:30pm., Ebonylife TV – Sundays at 3pm, AIT – Sundays at 6pm, Silverbird TV – Saturdays at 7:30pm. However, the 13th episode of the docu-series ex-

rays the life of a drug addict Fatima now Faith who was picked at the popular Ipodo Market, Ikeja Lagos and has been followed for a period of eight years. Sharing her story, Fatima narrated how her parent forced her into early marriage and how to Lagos where she was involved in broad daylight prostitution and involvement in hard drugs. Succor came to her when she was picked by the Freedom Foundation group and her story and life changed entirely.

like the act of cheating by married men, openly expressing his aversion to those who take off or hide their wedding rings just to woo ladies. However, Ushbebe revealed before meeting his wife, he too had a fair share of being a modernday Don Juan, commenting; “I be player! Na me dem dey call nigga those days.” The hosts quipped about the episode, alluding it to the Nigerian bank, saying those who consistently cheat have active accounts with the bank, while dormant accounts – to which Ushbebe immediately commented on; saying his account has been dormant for four years owing to his marriage and he is incredibly proud of this fact. Ushbebe further commented on ladies in relationships, stat-

Ushbebe

cheating in its entirety. He went on to praise and commends his wife; saying she is a good girl and few months into their relationship, he was certain that was the woman for him. The seasoned on-air personality also boasted of his

that it would take a charm for any other girl to have him. The hilarious episode ended on a bubbly in this day and age, who are note, with everyone playing card games as they willing to stick to a guy, genu- discussed many more interesting topics. inely love him and repudiate

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Arts L5

Mutiat Alli

Abuja treated to Dikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spoken Word Valentine special nice.

This was the comment of one of the hundreds of Abuja residents who turned up last Friday for the

Five years and seven editions since its beginagain after a 15-month hiatus and lived up to its billees were treated to the different acts that performed in the pre-Valentine event. ing and how amazing the Night of Spoken Words and Made in Nigeria shows are but never had the citing. He has this way of kind of engaging his audience with what he is saying. Starting from poems to

for more. feel like these are all the things that sometimes kind of really matter. You know ...trying to make poetry

Some of the other acts that graced the stage that -

Dike never ceases to surprise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing with Dike is we get to see another him you think you had fun and you think you are going -

The creative and entertainment industry in Nigeria continues to witness unprecedented growth and

Director: Foluke Daramola Salako Year of release: January 2017 Running time: 3hrs. The movie cobweb is a true life story of a young boy Sam (Uti Nwachukwu) who has the desire to be a musician in future but his father Akiga ( Funsho Adeolu) was not in support of did not want him to end up (uneducated) like him. He never

celebrates â&#x20AC;&#x153;...the creativity and strength of the literbudding poets into the minds of audiences. of whom have gone on to do even bigger things. alone has been able to cover the cost of the entire The NSW platform has also been the setting for the are convinced that the literary arts can attract substantial revenue. -

Teen L6

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Tips for parents in building good relationship with teens Mutiat Alli

There are several reasons why a good relationship is important in keeping teens safe and healthy. If we the parent is close to our

There are many ways to improve the relationship between us and our teens; Keep in Touch even when everything is going smoothly. We can let our teens know ing in touch regularly with our teens is one of the most important things we can do as parents. Teens feel their parents care about

Spend Time Together.

drive to the store together. Your teen will notice if you make time. Keep Promises. keep them if at all possible. When we are unable to keep our promBe Real With Our Teens. need to talk with our teens about it. We need to tell them that we truly concerned about their well-being. We also need to be courteword. This is an important part of gaining trust and respect. If we and helping out in small ways go a long way to show how much we

The most important qualities of a good relationship are;

Be Thoughtful. marked with a gift or special activity. We just have to let our teens

Recognize Special Efforts.

kind to someone. Tell Them We Care. take the time to tell them? We need to tell our teens how much we

Director: Foluke Daramola Salako Be Supportive. Year of release: January 2017 they still need ourtime: support. We need to listen to them sympathetiRunning 3hrs. cally. The movie cobweb is aSometimes true life story of a in young Avoid Hurtful Teasing. we tease a wayboy that Sam puts (Uti Nwachukwu) who has the desire to be a musician in future a person down. We can avoid teasing our children this way espebut his father Akiga ( Funsho Adeolu) was not in support of cially in front of others. It really hurts. did not want him to end up (uneducated) like him. He never Use Humor and Lighten Up. and be willing to poke fun at ourselves at times. Joking around en-

courages a positive relationship. We must accept

their efforts and strengths. with their parents. Parenting teenagers has rewards and challenges. As our kids recognize these strengths and let our teens know it. Involve Our Teens parents we must help our kids set boundaries and live with rules. aries and rules are.

them as we did when they were small children. They still need us to ment and happiness through our relationships with them.

Daily Times Nigeria

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Joey Akpan

L7 Opinion

Banning ‘Science Student’ won’t solve Nigeria’s growing drug problem

Well done NBC. You guys are true heroes.

Culled from Pulse.ng

Relationship L8

Daily Times Nigeria

Thursday, February 22, 2018

How I lost my Omoge to my Padi