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FAAC: FG gets N5.57trn, States N165trn in 2 years - NBS

A’Ibom, Rivers get highest allocation of N424.93bn, N394.17bn respectively in 2018

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total of N5.57 trillion to the Federal Government and N16.65 trillion to states.

The bureau in its report on Wednesday disclosed that N4.24 trillion generated from Gross Continued on page 3

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FG transmits New Minimum Wage bill to NASS Bill up for deliberation today by federal lawmakers Reps say 2019 budget replete with irreconcilable discrepancies

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‘FG gets N5.57trn, States N165trn in 2 years’ Continued from page 1

Statutory Allocation in two years was disbursed to Federal Government, while a total of N96.37 billion generated from Value Added Tax (VAT) was also disbursed to Federal Government in two years.

A further breakdown of the amount disbursed to the Federal Government includes N43.4 billion as Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) refund to FG and the distribution of N152.65 billion from the foreign exchange equalisation fund.

According to the report for 2018, “The FAAC disbursed the sum of N3.19 trillion to the FG in 2018 while states received a total of N4.84trillion within the period under review.

“The amount disbursed to the FG comprised of N2.12 trillion as Net Statutory Allocation, N156.98 billion as VAT, N10.66 billion as NNPC refund to FG and the distribution of N128.41 billion from the foreign exchange equalisation fund.”

For 2017, the report noted that FAAC disbursed the sum of N2.38 trillion to the Federal Government in 2017 while states received a total of N11.81 trillion within the period under review.

“The amount disbursed to the FG comprised of N2.12 trillion as Gross Statutory Allocation, N139.39 billion as VAT, N32.74 billion as NNPC refund to FG and the distribution of N24.24 billion from the foreign exchange equalisation fund.”

The Bureau explained that the amount disbursed to the States for 2018

comprises of N2.27 trillion as Gross Statutory Account, N532.74bn as VAT, N8.64 billion as NNPC refund to FG, N824.64 billion as Exchange Gain distribution, N4.08 billion as Excess Bank Charges and the distribution of N103.36 billion from the foreign exchange equalisation fund.

“Akwa Ibom and the Rivers States received the highest allocation of N424.93 billion and N394.17 billion respectively in 2018 while Osun and Ekiti States received the least allocation of N61.62bn and N77.35 billion in that order,” the report by NBS disclosed.

The NBS report disclosed that amount disbursed to the States in 2017 comprises of N10.74 trillion as Gross Statutory Account, N474.44 billion as VAT, N32.74 billion as NNPC refund to FG, N112.40 billion as Exchange Gain distribution, N76.99 billion as Excess PPT Savings Accounts, N261.62 billion as Excess Bank Charges and the distribution of N17.55 billion from the foreign exchange equalisation fund.

“Akwa Ibom and Rivers states received the highest allocation of N1.19 trillion and N868.83bn respectively in 2017 while Osun and Kwara States received the least allocation of N188.19 billion and N195.59 billion in that order,” the report explained on 2017 total amount disbursed to states.

In a report, the Director, Communications & Advocacy of NEITI, Dr. Orji Ogbonanya Orji, last year said: “Total FAAC disbursements in the third quarter of 2018 amounted to N2.28 trillion representing a

17.6 per cent increase over the N1.938 trillion disbursed in the first quarter of 2018 and 13.5per cent higher than the N2.008 trillion disbursed in the second quarter of 2018.”

“It is interesting that with the exception of July, the lowest amount disbursed so far in 2018 is higher than disbursements in all other months in 2016 and 2017.”

Stressing further, Orji revealed that “the breakdown of the disbursed sums for 2016, 2017 & 2018 shows that the disbursements in the third quarter of 2018 (N2.28 trillion) were 31per cent & 18per cent higher than disbursements in the third quarters of the last two years”.

The report also highlighted that the last time total disbursements exceeded the N2.5 trillion mark was in the second quarter of 2014 (N2.510 trillion). While the Federal Government’s receipt of N904.8 billion in the third quarter of 2018, was 11.3per cent and 7.8per cent higher than the amounts received in the first (N812.8 billion) and second (N839.5 billion) quarters of 2018 respectively.

“The amount disbursed to states represented an increase of 5.1per cent over the N683.5 billion disbursed in the first quarter and an increase of 3.8per cent over the N692.1 billion disbursed in the second quarter.

For LGCs, the amount received was 9.8per cent and 7.5per cent higher than the respective amounts of N393.4 billion and N402.1 billion received in the first and second quarters,” the report stated.

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R-L: President Muhammadu Buhari, presenting the Sokoto State APC, Governorship candidate, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto; supported by Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko during the Sokoto State APC Presidential campaign rally in Sokoto State...on Wednesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari (second right); National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole (right); Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (middle); Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (second left) and Zamfara State Governor, Alh. Abdul’aziz Yari (left) during the APC Presidential Campaign in Kebbi State...on Wednesday

Discrimination against physically challenged attracts N1m fine as Buhari okays bill Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018, prohibiting all forms of discrimination on ground of disability.

The Act imposes fine of N1 million for corporate bodies and N100, 000 for individuals or a term of six months imprisonment for violation concurrently and guarantees right to maintain civil action for damage by the person injured against any defaulter.

Presidential Liaison to the National Assembly, Senate, Senator Ita Enang, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said that the Act provides for a five-year transitional period within which public

buildings, structures or automobile are to be modified to be accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, including those on wheelchairs.

The Act further provides: ‘’Before erecting any public structure, its plan shall be scrutinised by the relevant authority to ensure that the plan conforms with the building code.

“A government or government agency, body or individual responsible for the approval of building plans shall not approve the plan of a public building if the plan does not make provision for accessibility facilities in line with the building code.

“An officer who approves or directs the approval of a building plan that contravenes the building code, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to

a fine of at least N1, 000, 000 or a term of imprisonment of two years or both.’’

“Discrimination is prohibited in public transportation facilities and service providers are to make provision for the physically, visually and hearing impaired and all persons howsoever challenged. This applies to Seaports, Railways and Airport facilities.

“The rights and privileges include education, healthcare, priority in accommodation and emergencies.”

According to the Act, all public organisations are to reserve at least 5 % of employment opportunities for these persons.

The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities is also established in Section 31 with Executive Secretary as the head.

Body of the late Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh being lowered for finally internment at the Military Cemetery in Abuja... on Wednesday Photo: Temitope Balogun

L-R: Managing Director, Test and Training International(TTI), Franz Wurz with Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, Hyginus Omeje during a business networking conference on the new programme for drivers in Nigeria hosted by the Austrian Embassy in partnership of Powergas and ETEFA in Lagos.

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In proactive step, FG transmits New Minimum Wage bill to NASS Tunde Opalana, and Henry Omunu, Abuja

In proactive step, the Federal Government on Wednesday transmitted the new National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly for parliamentary approval.

This follows Tuesday’s approval of N30,000 and N27,000 respectively for Federal and states governments workers by the Council of State.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Legislative Matters (Senate), Senator Its Enang, who broke the news, said the Executive Bill was forwarded to the parliament on Wednesday in line with Federal Government’s decision to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the Nigerian Labour force.

Though the Bill came hours after both chambers of the Senate and House of Representatives had adjourned plenaries, it was much expected.

Senator Enang though did not expand on the details of the Bill, he said it is not in his capacity to discuss the content until it is opened for discussion in the floor of the parliament.

He, however, expressed optimism and that as the lawmakers will commence deliberation on the Bill today, it will be given accelerated hearing considering its national importance.

Enang promised continued smooth relationship between the Executive and the Legislature for efficient running of government and development of the country.

If approved by the National Assembly, the Bill will put to rest, long term agitations by the labour for a living wage above the current N18,000 per month.

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives on Wednesday declared that the 2019 Appropriation Bill is replete with irreconcilable discrepancies in figures and has resolved to interface with the ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning as well as the director general of the budget office to sort out the uncovered fundamental errors in figures.

Debate on the money bill has been put off twice due to the same reason of errors in figures discovered in the budget and the need for House members to have enough time to thoroughly study the document so as to make informed contributions.

When the debate eventually commenced on Wednesday, Rep. Chika Adamu (APC/Niger), observed that proposed allocations to the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Budget and National Planning and the budget office under main statutory components do not correspond with the total summary in the document.

Consequently, he asked whether it was expedient for members to proceed with the debate in view of the discrepancies or that they restrict their contributions to the general principles of the budget.

According to Rep. Adamu, the errors in the budget are contained in the schedules detailing statutory transfers and services as well as recurrent expenditure.

Buhari He added: “I have issues with major ministries like the Ministry of Education, Finance, Ministry of Budget and National Planning and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

“When you go to the Education ministry, in part C which is the recurrent expenditure which consist of both the personnel cost and overhead, you will realize that the budget is N462.2 billion and when you go to summary of the budget by MDAs, personnel now has N539.6 billion as overhead.

“There’s also another N33.5 billion now making the total recurrent expenditure when you go by the summary of the MDAs has changed to N539 billion and I don’t know why the figure was added at that level.

“When you go to the Ministry of Finance, the overhead now becomes N2.26 trillion and therefore that has also changed. The total which is now personnel and the overhead is now N2.27 trillion. That has charged.

“In the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, in the part C, it is N9.3 billion, however, when you go to summary by MDAs, personnel cost has now become N66.21 billion. Then overhead also changed there; it has N832.2 billion, then the total which is personnel and overhead in that aspect has now become N1.49 trillion.

“There’s also change in the capital which is about N655.9 trillion as the total allocation to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning.

Instead of N9.3 billion, it has now become N2.15 trillion.

“Also, under capital expenditure on page 118, there is what appeared only as the Federation. We don’t have any MDAs called Federation. However, when I continued my research, I realised that federation there means capital component of N31.8 billion but I continued further and realised the Federation is referring in the office of the Secretary to the Government the Federation (SGF), so why the Federation?”.

Another House member, Rep. Ahmad Patigi from the state corroborated Rep. Adamu’s observations, stating the 2019 budget was filled with errors and therefore further consideration should suspended by the House.

Ruling on the observations, Speaker Yakubu Dogara directed relevant House committees to liase with the

budget office to correct the errors, while the House continues with the debate on the general principles of the budget.

He assured that an error-free budget would be presented today (Thursday), adding that “even though it is apparent on the surface of the budget, that there are so many irreconcilable differences in the figures as allotted, basically, we are discussing principles of the budget by virtues of the provisions of our rules at this time.

“I am sure we are not concluding debate today (Wednesday), therefore l am directing relevant committees to liaise with the Ministry of Finance and Budget and National Planning to ensure that we can finish on Thursday (today).”

However, speaking to reporters in an interview, House Leader, Rep. Femi Gbabiamila (APC/Lagos), stated that “mathematical errors in figures are things that are normal. At worst, it may reflect some kind of tardiness, but it doesn’t take away the substance and the merit of what we are debating.

“And if you know the rules of the House very well, we are not here to debate the intricate details of the figures and numbers of the budget, we are debating the general principles.

That is what the debate is about.

“It is a good observation and I believe it has been noted. Like the Speaker said, it will be sent back; the communication will be done. They will correct the figures just here and there that may have the potential of distorting the numbers. That will be cleaned up.”

Deputy Speaker Yusuff Lasun in his contribution, said it has become extremely important for Nigerians to realise the economic status of the country in comparison to other economies.

He said the size of the 2019 budget in actual sense, compared to the population does not portray the country as rich, because when spread around the population, what is spent by the government on an individual is disheartening and as such it has become necessary for the government and the populace to explore other sustainable alternatives to fund the economy.

The Deputy Speaker also noted that the dwindling oil revenue to the 2019 budget going down to about 67 per cent, the government

and the populace must be forced to explore other means of funding and sustaining the economy.

He also drew attention to poor implementation of budgets, which he said should be critically looked into, as well as the need to decide the type of budgeting system the country should adopt.

“We have seen how the various models we adopted in the past have not really worked. It’s time for us to think out of the box. Maybe, if we had stuck to one budgeting system, appreciable economic progress would have been recorded over the years. We also have to look at whether the size of our budget can sustain a meaningful development.

However, Senator Ali Ndume (APC- Borno), has blamed the delay in consideration of the 2019 Budget of N8.83 trillion on the Senate leadership.

Ndume told journalists in an interview on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers were ready to commence work on the budget but the leadership was not willing.

“Federal lawmakers on the

platform of APC are more in number than their counterparts in PDP,” the former Senate Leader said.

“However, since it is the PDP lawmakers that are controlling the leadership of both chambers, the speed with which any executive bill, particularly the 2019 Appropriation Bill, before us will be passed lies with them.

“Those of us in the APC at both chambers have the passion and the will to effect expeditious consideration and passage of the 2019 budget proposals but the required speed for that lies with the leadership, topmost of whom are PDP members,” he said.

Ndume, however, commended the House of Representatives for kick-starting debate on the general principles of the budget.

He added that the required expeditious consideration that should be given the 2019 Appropriation bill, should be extended to the expected Minimum Wage Bill.

He said Nigerian workers deserved a living wage and not just minimum wage.

FG signs N2.6trn support agreement with Global Fund to tackle Tuberculosis, AIDS Doosuur Iwambe with agency report In an effort to step up the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the Federal Government has signed an agreement worth N2.6 trillion ($ 71 billion) in funding support with Global Fund.

A press statement made available to newsmen by Director, Media and Public Relations, Ministry of Health, Boade Akinola, on Wednesday, said the funds would particularly help the country control the TB epidemic for the period of 2019 to 2020.

Global Fund is an international financing organisation which fights AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria by attracting, leveraging and investing resources to countries to end the epidemics.

Before the latest signing, the international financing organisation had been working in Nigeria since 2005 in these three areas.

Speaking at the signing, Minister of State for Health, Osagie Ehanire, said TB now ranks as the ninth leading cause of death and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/ AIDS (WHO Global TB Report 2018).

“Hence, it makes it a threat to any country like ours with high burden of the disease. This trend must not be allowed to continue,” he added.

He said many children in the country have become orphans due to the scourge.

He said over the years, the National Tuberculosis & Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) through the support of several partners like WHO, Global Fund has made giant strides in the control of TB in the area of policy development, capacity

building, expansion of services and provision of quality care while addressing the need of vulnerable groups and key populations.

He also said that “Global Fund has committed $ 246 billion to Tuberculosis control response in Nigeria since the inception of GF support to TB in 2005’’.

Ehanire pointed out that ‘’through this investment and in collaboration with other partners, the country has treated over one million Nigerians with Drug Resistant TB on quality treatment till date’’.

The minister pledged the commitment of the government towards ensuring adequate budgetary allocation and release to the TB programme in line with achieving the set targets in the grant and National TB Strategic plan.

“We will also work with the various levels of Government, our partners and the private sector to mobilise additional domestic resources to fill the current gap in TB funding,” he added.

In his welcome remarks, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Abdullaziz Abdullahi, said the Federal Government was delighted to be a principal recipient of the grant.

He also assured of strict compliance to due process and transparency in the management of the funds.

Speaking earlier, the Head of Grant Management, Global Fund, Mark Edington, commended the Federal Government for the prompt release of her 2018 counterpart fund.

He also solicited for more commitment from state governments towards the programme so as to end the scourge, adding that “the fight against TB and HIV/AIDS should no longer be business as usual’’.

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Ex-IGP Idris to be blamed for Police inability Onnoghen: Buhari to tackle security challenges – Dambazzau orchestrating destruction Andrew Orolua, Abuja Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazzau, has opened up on why the Nigeria Police have been on the back foot in addressing the nation’s internal security challenges in the last three years of the present administration, blaming it on the leadership style of immediate past Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris.

Gen. Dambazzau gave the hint when the new acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.

The minister said the police under Idris lost their bearing as leading internal security agency, and failed to benefit from any policy direction of the Federal Government.

He said the former IGP severed the relationship between the force and its parent ministry, the Ministry of Interior, and with dire consequences for the entire security outfit.

The police, he said, suffered neglect as issues concerning them never came before the Federal Executive Council in those three years.

Highlighting how serious the problem was, General Dambazzau disclosed that since taking charge as

minister, he had presented about 25 memoranda before the Federal Executive Council, and that not one of the memos addressed the challenges faced by the police.

He said: “I came in here as minister in November 2015 and Mr. Arase, who was the IG at the time, we had a cordial relationship but I think when Arase left, there was a severance of relationship, but not completely because most of our dealings in terms of internal security were with DIG Operations.

“This is because we thought we must vigorously continue to carry out our mandate, regardless of those challenges, for the benefit of the police as an institution”.

He added: “Throughout those three years, we have presented over 25 memos to the Federal Executive Council that has to do with policies, projects, and so on, but none of those memos was on the police.

“This is the kind of thing we must try to avoid. You need a virile ministry to represent you at the Federal Executive Council.”

The minister maintained that with the kind of internal security challenges confronting the country, the police must work with relevant institutions to enhance its competencies, not only in terms of policies.

of democracy – Secondus Says APC targets Judiciary for rigging agenda Tunde Opalana, Abuja

Dambazzau The minister said the ministry appreciated the idea of community policing, adding that the police had a lot to benefit from the ministry, especially under a democratic environment.

While assuring the acting IGP of the full support of the ministry, the minister said the mounting internal security challenges in the country required the cooperation of all.

Earlier, the acting IGP, who was accompanied by a newly constituted management made up of

7 DIGs and an AIG, had assured the minister of his loyalty while regretting the frosty relationship between the ministry and the force under Idris.

He said the force under his charge would work closely with the ministry to address the internal security challenges.

Fielding questions from nwsmen, Adamu again reassured Nigerians that the police would be professional in discharging its role during the forthcoming election.

I won’t compromise in safeguarding people’s trust - Buhari P r e s i d e n t Muhammadu Buhari has pledged not to compromise in providing good leadership that would guarantee better life for all Nigerians.

Buhari made the pledge when he led All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign team on a courtesy visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, at his palace on Wednesday in Sokoto.

Buhari also pledged not compromise the trust of the people, stressing that his administration has fulfilled the campaign promises it made in 2015 on tackling insecurity, fighting corruption and generating employment.

He said his administration achievements were glaring as previously no fewer than 17 local government areas were being controlled by Book Haram group but at present none was being occupied by the group.

He added that the armed groups deployed other

tactics of using girls as bomb carriers and other pockets of crimes which had been reduced drastically and contained.

The President explained that between 1999 to 2014, Nigeria produced about 2.4 million barrels of crude oil daily, sold at more than 100 US Dollars per barrel, yet nothing was done to improve national infrastructure including roads, rail and electricity.

He challenged those in doubt to verify from financial institutions and countries buying the nation’s oil, adding that maladministration had been tackled by his administration.

“Leadership is a trust, with our knowledge we will not allow anybody to cheat people or collaborate on any dishonest dealings.

“We made fertiliser abundant and affordable which facilitated bumper harvest and people’s attention now shifted to agriculture. Many people at present practice farming

because of the gains’’, Buhari added.

He assured the Sultan that such good development would be sustained if elected, noting that they were in his palace to seek for blessings.

Responding, the Sultan, welcomed the president and his team and urged them to consider their visit as home coming.

He explained that traditional rulers were fathers of all and would continue to render fatherly advice to those in authority for the good of the people.

The Sultan called on Buhari to sustain the war against corruption and pledge that the Sultanate Council would partner with all organs of government in promoting transparency and accountability.

According to him, Islam discourages evil and called on people to cooperate with various organisations on promoting good governance.

He commended Buhari for tackling security

challenges across the country, but urged the federal government to reequip security agencies and provide them with incentives to enhance their work.

The Sultan counseled politicians against breeding violence in all forms and underscored the importance of peaceful coexistence.

He urged politicians to practice the game according to the rules of the law and prayed for successful conduct of 2019 general elections.

Abubakar presented a pamphlet on good leadership he published to guide the President and his aides.

In the delegation were APC National Chairman Adams Oshoimole and Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State.

Others were Sen. Sani Yarima, Sen. Ali Mudu Sheriff, Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali and Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hajia Ai’sha Abubakar among others.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has said that the Federal Government under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari is orchestrating the destruction of democracy in the country because of the nefarious agenda of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig next month’s Presidential election.

Prince Secondus said that the President and his team are arm twisting the Code of Conduct Tribunal to force out the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, because they believe that an independent judiciary will obstruct their rigging plan.

In a statement by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, Secondus said this while reacting to the report that Federal Government has asked the CJN to vacate office.

He said that the illegal provocative action has left no one including the global democracies in doubt that indeed democratic rule has been suspended in Nigeria to pave way for dictatorship.

“The blackmail, the frame up and the orchestration of fictitious figures in the CJN’s bank accounts by the government and their agents are all deliberate ploy to destroy the envious career of a man because of desperation for power.

“What they are trying to do is not only illegal but a recipe for anarchy and breakdown of rule of law and must be vehemently resisted”, he said The National Chairman of the main opposition party said that it is now very glaring that President Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress have concluded plans to plunge this country into a major crisis in frustration for their apparent inevitable rejection by Nigerians.

He said that trying to force the head of an arm of government out of office without following the clearly laid down procedures amounts to breach of rules and

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an invitation to major national crisis.

Prince Secondus urged the CJN to disregard the directives and remain in his office as the constitution guiding the operations of government is very clear on how he can be removed.

“President Buhari’s inclination to non-democratic behaviour is now apparent as he moves to muscle all other arms of government as well as ingredients of democracy”, he said .

Secondus urged all lovers of democracy and rule of law in the country to stand up to be countered as it is now obvious that APC administration is determined to wreck our democracy all because they are being rejected by Nigerians.

Saying “the agenda is not hidden, which is to truncate democracy rather than face the Nigerian electorate, Secondus asked the CJN to disregard the directive from the executive as it did not follow the requirement of the law.

The National Chairman said that President Buhari has released his fangs on the judiciary as part of the intimidation agenda of the regime preparatory to the rigging of the 2019 Presidential election.

“Because of what they have in stock, their nefarious plans to thwart the will of the people in the forthcoming general election, they want to raise the level of the intimidation of all critical organs of democracy, the legislature, the Judiciary including but not limited to the fourth estate of the realm, the press.

“What other evidence do we need to show that threat to democracy is real and evident with President Buhari abhorring all known ingredients of democracy including rule of law”, he added.

Prince Secondus said that the true colour of the President is now out and Nigeria is returning to 1984 when all instruments of democracy was destroyed in the country under the supervision of then General Buhari.

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Double offender: EFCC arraigns fraudster Short News in 2 different Courts, same day Lawyer confess to killing her husband - Witness Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a fraudster one Sirajo Musa Bakoji before two separate FCT High Courts same day for defrauding two of his victims the sum of £19,000 and N25 million.

The defendant was first arraigned before Justice M.A. Nasir of the FCT High Court, Jabi on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of £19,000.

As he was ordered by the judge to be remanded in custody, EFCC operatives moved him to Justice Yusuf Halilu court in Maitama Abuja on charges of defrauding one of his victims to the tune of N25 million.

He allegedly received the monies under the guise of being a Bureau de Change operator, convincing his victims that he would convert the monies to other currencies, as requested, and remit equivalents of the same to them.

After receiving the funds, however, he became incommunicado.

Operatives of the EFCC eventually apprehended him at a bank in Mubi, Adamawa State.

Count one of the charges before Justice Nasir reads: “That you, Sirajo Musa Bakoji, Alhaji M. R. Musa (now at large) and Mary Musa (now at large), sometime in September 2015, at Abuja, within the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja did conspire to do an illegal act to wit: obtaining money by false pretence from one Umar Yakubu Turare and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”.

The charge before Justice Halilu reads: “That you, Sirajo Musa Bakoji, on or about 9th of January, 2016 in Abuja within the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did dishonestly convert the sum of N25,467,410 (Twenty Five Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and Ten Naira) only to your own use which sum was entrusted to you by one Alhaji Hassan Gambo to convert to United States Dollars and you thereby committed criminal breach of trust in respect of he said sum contrary to section 311 of the Penal Code Laws of the Federation (Abuja) 1990 and punishable

under section 312 of the same Act”.

Upon arraignment before both judges, he pleaded “not guilty”, when the charges were read to him, with the help of Hausa interpreters.

In view of the plea of the defendant, prosecuting counsel, Maryam Ahmed, applied that the defendant be remanded in prison custody subject to the determination of bail application filed by the defence on January 18, 2019 and served on the prosecution on January 22, 2019.

Counsel for the defendant, Francis Adejo, requested for leave of court to move the bail application of his client.

Justice Nasir, however, ruled that the application was not ripe for hearing and ordered that he should be remanded in prison till February 5, 2018 when the Court will hear his bail application.

Before Justice Halilu, however, the prosecuting counsel, Farouk Abdallah, applied for an adjournment pending the defence’s application for bail.

Sirajo’s counsel, M.S. Saida Abimbola, then sought leave of court to make an oral application for bail, at which point, Abdallah informed the court that Justice Nasir had already ordered that he should be remanded in prison.

Peter Fowoyo, Lagos A Lagos High Court, Igbosere on Wednesday heard that a lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, allegedly confessed to killing her husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi and cutting his penis.

Prosecution witness, Olusegun Bamidele, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, testified as the ninth witness in Udeme’s murder trial.

His testimony followed Udeme’s June 13 arraignment on a two-count charge of murder and misconduct with regard to a corpse, by Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Titilayo Shitta-Bey. The government accused the defendant of stabbing Symphorosa, also a lawyer, to death and mutilating his corpse by cutting off his genitals, on May 3, at their Diamond Estate, Sangotedo, Lekki, Lagos home.

Shitta-Bey said the offences contravened sections 165 (b) and 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Udeme pleaded “not guilty”, following which she was remanded in prison custody.

At the resumption of trial yesterday, Shitta-Bey called Bamidele, a 30-year police veteran, as the state’s final witness.

Gov Sani-Bello pledges to complete people-oriented projects Saka Bolaji, Minna The Governor of Niger state, Abubakar Sanni Bello has reiterated that water projects across the state remain top priority of his administration.

He equally reassured the people of the state of his resolve to ensure the completion of people oriented projects initiated but abandoned by past administrations.

Governor Sanni Bello declared that governance was a continuous process.

He gave this commitment during a re-election rally when he had an on the spot assessment of the ongoing work at the Bida Water Works.

The water facility has suffered decades of neglect by successive administrations.

Worried by decades of lack of portable water in Bida, due to non-maintenance of the township water works, Governor Sani Bello embarked on the reactivation of the facility along with the Minna, Suleja, Kontagora and New Bussa Water works.

The governor cited some water projects embarked upon by the administration of Late Governor Abdullahi Abdulkadir Kure but abandoned by the immediate past administration were also reactivated for completion.

“We have to make sure that state wide water projects started by the late Kure administration are completed.

Bayelsa 2019 elections: Police summon chieftains of PDP, APC, others over peaceful conduct Akam James, Yenagoa

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari, Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar and, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomole during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Palace of the Sultan in Sokoto State yesterday.

‘Sacked TETFUND secretary’s confession confirms corruption in Buhari’s presidency’ Tunde Opalana, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again knocked the Buhari administration for harbouring corrupt persons.

The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) said the confession by the sacked Executive Director of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, that he was fired for refusing to give N200 million, as kick-back, to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has further exposed the seething corruption in the Buhari Presidency.

In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, PPCO said the revelation did not come to many Nigerians as a surprise and has further vindicated the PDP’s position that the Buhari Presidency is inherently corrupt and thrives on concealments, deception,

beguilement, propaganda and lies.

He said “the PPCO had always alerted Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari presides over a sanctuary of treasury looters who, as ministers, Presidential advisers, heads of special Presidential committees, APC leaders and members of President Buhari’s Campaign Council fritter our national resources with reckless abandon under Mr. President’s official cover.

“We invite Nigerians to note that the Buhari Presidency has not given any reasons for Bichi’s removal. It has not also offered any form of explanation to the huge allegation bordering on corruption against a cabinet minister; a development, which betrays collusion at very high level. “ This is especially given the series of corruption entanglement around the Presidency, including the allegations that officials of the Buhari Presidency took N500 million as bribe to reduce the

fine imposed on a telecommunication company from N1.03 trillion to N330 billion.

“Nigerians have not forgotten the case of the former aide of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, Mr. Baba Inna, who was arrested in September last year for allegedly receiving N2.5 billion from politicians, businessmen and women on behalf of the First Lady.

“This is in addition to the case of Mrs. Amina Mohammed, who while being paraded by the Department of State Services (DSS), last year stated in public that persons close to President Buhari were involved in serial looting under the official cover of the Buhari Presidency.

“Moreover, we hope this is not one of the conduits through which funds siphoned to finance the alleged involvement of some individuals said to be close to the Buhari Presidency in the N1.032 trillion alleged corrupt acquisitions in 9Mobile and Keystone Bank Plc”.

The leadership of the Bayelsa State Police Command has summoned chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other stakeholders in the various political parties in the state to a meeting over the peaceful conduct of campaigns and elections in the state.

The meeting, which is scheduled to hold on Thursday at the State headquarters in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

According to the Bayelsa Police Command, those expected to be in attendance are all political party chairmen and the candidates contesting in the forthcoming general election.

The spokesman to the Bayelsa State Command, Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the development, said the meeting is a stakeholders meeting with the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command.

Meanwhile, the traditional authorities of Twon Brass in Brass Local Government Area of the State have met with all candidates and supporters of the various political parties in the area over peaceful conduct and stop to violent clashes.

The meeting, which was well attended, was able to reconciled politicians aggrieved from the 2015 and 2016 general and governorship elections in the state.

Nuhu Ribadu’s political group revolt, shifts loyalty to Gov Bindo Tom Garba, Yola Black Cap movement, a group founded base on the political ideologies of the former pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has revolted against him.

One of the founding members, Ibrahim Umar Jalingo said more than half of the members of the group shifted their loyalty to Governor Bindo because of his focus in making sure that Adamawa state is developed.

Jalingo further revealed that their decision to support Governor Bindo is based on the way the leader of the group, Mustapha Atiku Ribadu is using them to exploit other politicians without their knowledge.

According to him, Mustapha is running the group like a one man show, no accountability to whatever is coming in and out of the group that was formed in the principles of integrity and forthrightness.

He bitterly lamented how Mustapha made people to connote the group as being bad and evil on attacking even senior citizens of the state instead of promoting the unity and peace.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, January 24, 2019

CJN’s CCT trial: Matters arising

Emmanuel Umohinyang

Those who prophesied that 2019 would be a very interesting year seem to have hit the bull’s eye with the news of the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Going by the stature and strategic position of office of the CJN, this is no doubt big news any day.

It was therefore not surprising that the media had been feasting on the news since it broke out few days ago.

Even lawyers and political parties, especially the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have taken different positions on the matter.

Ordinarily, this should not be surprising as the lawyers and the political parties represent different interests as far as the issue is concerned.

Onnoghen who is from Cross River State is accused of false declaration of assets, but is been strongly supported by the governors of the south-south region dominated by the PDP. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) specifically issued a strong-worded statement that Onnoghen’s trial would not stand almost as soon as the news broke out.

It premised its position on the fact that the CJN had not been previously investigated and indicted by the National Judicial Council (NJC) This is also the position of the PDP and a few other lawyers who have taken a stance on the development.

They premised their position on the decision of the Court of Appeal in Lagos which said that NJC must first sanction a serving judge before arraignment in court.

Although the court judgment which was delivered against the Economic

and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has since been appealed by the anti-graft agency at the Supreme Court, no verdict has been reached on the matter.

Justice Onnoghen’s case no doubt has generated so much interest with critics accusing the Buhari administration of trying to oust the 17th CJN out shortly before the presidential election to ensure the government faces no risk of unfavourable court decision in case the poll is disputed.

Some, especially former Minister of Transport, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode even took the matter to a curious level, accusing the EFCC of carrying out a raid on the CJN’s residence.

Thankfully, Onnoghen has denied Fani-Kayode’s claim by issuing a disclaimer about the alleged EFCC raid through his media aide.

FFK, we should not forget is facing corruption charges in court over alleged diversion of monies running into hundreds of millions of naira courtesy of this administration.

Consequently, his position is not unexpected as he has always used every means to attack every move of the PMB administration as a way of taking his own pound of flesh.

Ordinarily, one would not have showed concern were the former Minister speaking the truth instead of the hate speech intended or how could a lawyer and a man of FFK’s standing write in the media that president Buhari had surrounded the CJN’s house with his ‘dogs’ when there is no truth in the allegation? The former Minister has an ally in the spokesman of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin who has been using his position for self-advantage by attacking the Buhari administration on

all fronts, thinking that we are still in the era of ”stealing is not corruption”.

He must however be living in selfdelusion as that era when corruption assumed a larger than life image and critics enjoyed unbridled government patronage is gone for good.

Meanwhile, if Fani-Kayode was been true to type, how does one perceive the statement credited to the President of the NBA, Mr. Usoro Usoro, SAN? As the head of the nation’s body of lawyers, one would not have expected the NBA to keep mute over perceived injustice.

However, it is rather shameful that the NBA president would portray the NBA shamelessly like a body in the mould of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) going by his tirade against the government.

At least some other eminent lawyers have spoken against the development, but the difference is that they spoke in a dignifying manner which is the hall mark of the legal profession.

The impression Usoro has succeeded in creating is that he is trying to use the NBA to score a cheap political point against the government.

No doubt this is understandable in view of the case instituted against him recently by the EFCC in respect of Akwa Ibom State finances.

Even if this were not so, one would have expected him to separate himself from his office by presenting the position of the NBA in a glorified manner, not his combative stance.

More so, the CJN had warned judges shortly after he came on board that the judiciary under him would not allow anything or anyone to soil its image.

He has even made other statements

after to show that he was averse to any form of corruption under his watch and he has been well applauded for this.

Therefore, that he is being made to face trial should not be seen in the negative by anybody who wants this country to move forward, especially since he is innocent until proven guilty.

Fortunately, the same CJN accepted wrong doing in the declaration of his assets in his response on the matter.

This no doubt is admission of guilt by the person involved, though this was before he was charged before a court of competent jurisdiction.

For those whipping up all manner of sentiments, especially the timing of the exercise, it is rather strange that this is being thrown up now as if there is a particular period for such.

What it therefore means is that all hands should be on deck to make sure this country gets it right once and for all, no matter whose ox is gored.

The best way to achieve this is by ensuring that all stakeholders rally round the government to achieve desired results in the fight against this monster called corruption.

In particular, we should remember that it is corruption that brought us to the level we find ourselves today, so any attempt to remedy the situation must be applauded.

The good news is that the Buhari administration, has demonstrated that it has the political will and capacity to do that which is right at all times.

This is a clear departure from the past and the tonic needed to energize Nigeria to reclaim its lost glory and should therefore be supported by all who truly love this country.

We need more psychiatrists

Wale Fatade

Mental health has always held a fascination for me and I look at psychiatrists with awe. This fascination reached a crescendo when the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority decided that erring motorists would face psychiatric evaluation to determine their mental health whenever they are caught flouting traffic laws, a decision that was implemented to the hilt. The less said about LASTMA of today, the better for us Lagos residents.

But the dust raised by the visit last week of Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, in next month’s presidential election, and some incredulous reactions to that visit made me conclude that we actually need more psychiatrists than we have presently.

Unfortunately I could not determine the number that we have now visà-vis the recommended ratio of the World Health Organisation (WHO) compared to our population, save for the postulation that we should take mental health much more serious than we do currently. I think it was the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, who recommended metal evaluation for our politicians a while ago, we need to extend it to citizens as well considering the way we are going in this campaign

season, if we can call what we are witnessing currently campaign.

It is unfortunate that otherwise rational citizens will throw caution to the wind and peddle outright lies, rumours and beer parlour gossip which when you correct them, they will just shrug their shoulders and pretend as if nothing was amiss.

“We cannot apprehend Atiku because of our diplomatic ties with Nigeria, he’s being booked as an ‘aide’ to Nigeria’s Senate President.

– US Department of African Affairs was the message shared with glee last week by many on social media without caution. I grew tired of engaging some of those who shared such whom I thought ought to know better. Even when you explained that the United States has only a Bureau of African Affairs domiciled in the Department of State and not a department of African affairs; they were too much inebriated with whatever they were drinking to continue on their misadventure.

Further search revealed that it was an uncouth presidential aide who started the inanity on her twitter handle. On an idiocy scale, I think we should place this risible and absurd statement on the same level like those who said President Muhammadu Buhari is dead and

the person we have now is a clone, one Jubril from Sudan. They are both brainless thoughts that only pea-brained folks could be peddling.

I mean, Buhari dead and a clone is our president. Come on, who did to us? Pray, can anybody stop America from arresting someone who voluntarily entered her shores if truly the fellow is on the country’s wanted list?

Sometimes one wonders whether some Nigerians have suspended their brain functions during this campaign period that makes them not to function as reasonable humans again and thereby elevating stupidity to the highest level. We’ve become so uncouth with public debate heavily toxic and consistently find it difficult to engage in rational conversations or debates among ourselves over our political choices. From time immemorial, choices have always been different and if humans think the same way, our lives will become dull, boring and very predictable.

So, while you make your political choices you don’t need to apologise for whatever choice you make but also don’t demonise others for theirs as well. As long as one does not support racist or bigoted views, go ahead with your choice; it’s your

inalienable right to do so.

It is gratifying to note that WhatsApp had actually decided to limit its sharing option because of fake messages especially as it relate to the forthcoming elections in our country, but we ought to do more as citizens too. We have in our hands trove of information going by the gadgets we go about with these days, so why don’t we engage them and find out if what we are circulating is true or not? Just before hitting the share button or saying “sent as received” or “copied”, let’s engage our brain and do a little research and stopped being purveyor of fake news. It’s so sad that literate folks and supposedly enlightened people are guilty more than even illiterates in this fake news propaganda business. This is a goldmine for media scholars to tap into in determining what happens to otherwise rational individuals willing to believe lies from the pit of hell as long as it tallies with their political leanings or views.

Meanwhile, let’s invest more in mental health so that we can be sure some of us are not losing it with the way we behave in this campaign season. This one too will pass away, so be careful of what you share with others.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, January 24, 2019

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Editorial Commentary Inside Saraki’s ‘Diplomatic Pouch’

Times Guest Columnist Mohammed Adamu

HISTORY OF IMMUNITY Man did not always know diplomacy; much less the need to, or the benefits of, conferring diplomatic immunities or privileges to visitors. In ancient times, emissaries of sovereigns who came to deliver messages -either of war or even of amity- were considered fair game, and often killed. In the 12th Century a particular Roman envoy who was sent to Tarentum in Southern Italy as a harbinger of war, was a little luckier; he was not killed. But he was urinated upon as he left the City, an act about which he even had the luxury of warning his assaulters: “This stain will be washed away with blood!” Needless to say that the Romans, indeed made sure that it was, at the Second Punic War where Hannibal’s Carthage would be defeated and Spain was excised from it for good. But with the passage of time, even ancient sovereigns came to realize the importance of preserving the lives of envoys, emissaries and messengers, -at the very least even if for the purposes of sending and receiving messages -whether between and among friends or foes, or whether in times of peace or of war, or whether amidst the rumbling of arms or even during periods of temporary armistice.

This understanding would be the earliest birth point of the concept of diplomacy and the notion of granting diplomatic immunities and privileges to emissaries, envoys and messengers of sovereigns. The Mongolian Emperor Genghis Khan strongly advocated for the rights of emissaries to immunity from harm, and in fact was said to have taken ‘terrifying vengeance’ against states or individuals who did not secure them.

Soon the earliest embassies would be actual visits by high ranking representatives rather than permanent establishments as we have them today. And the idea of permanent representation would develop later on the basis of treaty between or among willing states. But the concept of modern diplomatic immunity as we have it today, evolved when the Romans began to award a ‘special status’ to their envoys on a bilateral, ad hoc basis. And with the development of modern embassies, permanent missions and legations during Europe’s Renaissance, the principles of contemporary diplomatic immunities and privileges were extended beyond the diplomatic ‘person’ to the diplomatic ‘premises’ and the diplomatic ‘pouch’ (bag), or what the French refer to as ‘valise diplomatique’ -or ‘diplomatic crate’ if you have that infamous ‘crating’ of Nigeria’s Umaru Dikko in mind. Other areas covered by diplomatic immunities and privileges would include ‘diplomatic records’, ‘archives’, ‘correspondences’, ‘customs waivers’, ‘tax exemptions’ and other ‘jurisdictional privileges’. It was after the World War II that these largely bilateral, purely customary international rules were codified into a multilateral standard agreement by means of the Vienna Conventions, first on ‘Diplomatic Relations’ and then on ‘Consular Relations’. These Conventions now largely regulate the conferment of diplomatic immunities and privileges to diplomatic agents, consular officers and to high ranking administrative, political, judicial and military personnel. The modern concept of diplomatic immunities and privileges is based on two theories: one that supports the granting of unlimited immunity (or the extra-territoriality theory), and the other that supports the conferment of limited immunity necessary only for the performance of diplomatic duties (or the functional necessity theory).

The Saraki Factor But generally, immunities and privileges granted to diplomatic agents or political ‘diplomats’ are classified into four major categories: 1, Personal Inviolability or freedom from search and seizure; 2, Criminal Immunity or exemption from arrest, detention or prosecution; 3, Civil Immunity or exemption from being sued, and 4, Immunity from obligation to testify in criminal or civil proceedings. These are granted in deference to the principles of sovereignty, sovereign equality and mutual respect for the political independence and territorial integrity of states. But they are granted

also to representatives of states to some international organizations particularly those of the United Nations and its specialized agencies under a special rule on the Privileges and Immunities of the U.N. of 1946.

The classes of diplomatic immunity or privileges that especially heads of state, foreign ministers and other high ranking political persons enjoy are evidenced by the type of diplomatic passports that they bear, and it is safe to assume that the highest class and to which especially a serving Senate President will most eminently belong, enjoys the most of these privileges.

In fact a Senate President, being the head of an arm of the Government, may even come under the cover of yet another U.N. Convention established to secure ‘Internationally Protected Persons’, including but not limited to Heads of State and members of their families.

And so almost any head of a parliament, is virtually as preeminently qualified as the President to engage the embassies of any friendly states and to initiate or to resolve or conclude any matters ranging from the ‘diplomatic’ (particularly concerning interparliamentary matters) even to the ‘consular’ (relating to cultural issues and matters concerning the issuance or non issuance of visas). And thus the question arises: could the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, -cued by expert lobbyists familiar with the numb and sensitive nerves of America’s foreign relations- have engaged the United States Embassy in the guise of this eminent privilege which the Senate President enjoys, and with the involvement of a friendly former Military and civilian Head of State Olusegun Obasanjo, to end the ten-year visa drought imposed on the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar? Or by the way, could the United States herself have been eagerly waiting to be approached at such high ranking level to resolve the impasse in order to avoid the potentially embarrassing possibility of a State Department’s capitulation in the event that a persona non grata becomes the President of a strategically important friendly country, Nigeria?

Hypotheticals The United Nations ‘Convention On Special Missions’ of 1969 permits states under international law to send special or ad hoc missions abroad on technical, political or other important matters of concern to the state. These missions can be initiated by any one or some or all of the three arms of Government, provided that by rule the initiating organ, aside from informing the host state of the size and composition of the mission in advance, also agrees on a place of residence for the missioners acceptable by the host state. By the way, such missions may also attract the privilege of expeditious consular treatment in their group request for visas in addition to certain guaranteed group immunities clearly derived from the Vienna Convention, excepting only such immunities with respect to claims arising from vehicular accident used outside the official functions of the mission.

Plus, the mission is allowed only such freedom of movement and travel as may be necessary to achieve its objectives. No privilege of voyeurising, no fun fare, no sightseeing. Just step in, do the do, and step out!

Thus the question again arises: could this have been the metaphorical ‘diplomatic pouch’ referred to by public opinion which the Senate President, Saraki may have used, in the guise of a Special Mission, (and consistent with a strategically-thinking U.S. State Department) to solve the Atiku visa conundrum? Could it? Because America may simply have pretended that what they granted was a prerogative group visa to a ‘Special Mission’ headed by Nigeria’s Senate President and that it did not feel obligated to pry into that virtual ‘bag’ to scrutinize the qualification of members of the ‘Commission’.

America has plucked reasons from the void to resolve matters with Taliban members who have killed its citizens. Why should it be difficult for her to look away from the content of a crooked ‘diplomatic pouch’, in order to assist a ‘fugitive’ who has, even if a not-toobright chance of becoming Nigeria’s President?

OUR POSITION

Out-of-school children and matters arising

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igeria with the current figure of 13.2million out-of-school children occupies first position on the table of countries with the highest number of out-of-school children in the world.

More worrisome is the fact that the figure instead of decreasing in the last few years is rather increasing.

This statistics which represent approximately 20 per cent of the world’s population of such children is an alarming and ticking time bomb that will spell doom for the country if urgent steps are taken by relevant authorities to address the situation.

We observe that governance in Nigeria has become a circle of family business where politicians secure the future of their children to the detriment of poor Nigerians.

Also, inadequacy of funding, lack of teaching tools and modern classrooms, poor numerations and the acute shortage of qualified teachers are some of the factors leading to the fall in the standard of education in Nigeria.

Recently, the Multiple Indication Cluster Survey report for 2016 (MICS 2016) revealed that out of the 11.5 million of out-of-school children in Nigeria, Northern states have the highest rate with an average of 69%.

The latest data MICS 2016 showed that out of the 11.5 million out-of-school children in Nigeria, 7.5.million (69%) are from the Northern part of the country. North east has the largest number of out-ofschool children followed by the North West.

With this number, Nigeria accounts for more than 1 in 5 number of out-of-school children globally and 45% of this number are from West Africa. Within the huge number of the out-of-school children, girls are the majority especially in Northern Nigeria.

Education indicators for Northern Nigeria are however different from the Southern part of the country.

Nigeria’s future prosperity depends on producing children who are well prepared to take their right place in the society but unfortunately, a large number of Nigerian children are at risk of deprivations of the basic social amenities.

Most of these children are situated in the rural and hard to reach communities. Majority of them are living in conflict and communities under emergencies, and it has been difficult taking basic amenities to them. All children have the right to better life, an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potentials without discrimination, bias or favouritism which cannot be over emphasised.

We also observe that the rising number of children engaged in street trading in our major cities is becoming a worsening the menace. The problem is further exacerbated by rising poverty and general insecurity in the country. In the North, the ravaging insurgency has added to the problem.

If drastic measures are not taken to correct the situation, things would only get worse. Let us learn from France, Britain, Canada and other advanced countries which built the foundation of their countries and rapid technological advancement on good and quality education. It must be pointed out also that in these countries, teachers are amongst the best paid workers. Unfortunately, the reverse is the case in Nigeria.

Having failed to fund public education, the children of the poor are roaming the streets,

hawking goods while the rich are educating their children in private schools at home and abroad. But to the detriment of the society, the abandoned children of the poor are being recruited to criminality by terrorists, kidnappers and other criminal gangs. The irony of the crisis is that a government, which claims that it lacks money to fund education is spending several billions of naira to fight insurgency, kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry.

We believe that an uneducated population will be locked in a cycle of poverty for their entire lives.

Additionally, these children could constitute the next generation of suicide bombers and militants.

We are of the opinion that it is high time the government and relevant stakeholders address the problem frontally. It is sad that government’s free education for all pupils up to the first nine years of schooling has not been fully implemented. There is the need to increase the percentage of the annual national budget that goes to education. Schools should be adequately funded and the enabling environment provided for teachers and support staff to deliver functional and effective education to the children.The out-of-school children phenomenon should be squarely tackled in all its ramifications.

We submit that the improvement of the classroom environment is key to lowering the growing figures of out-of-school children in the country. We also wish to state that teachers must not only be well trained, their welfare must be prioritised while the Federal Government should muster the political will to adequately fund education.

S I G N AT U R E Publisher

Folio Communications Plc

The opinions expressed in the articles published in this newspaper are solely those of the authors. Articles may be reproduced, provided that the original source is indicated.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, January 24, 2019

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PDP, APC in battle for supremacy in A’ Ibom Short News Isaac Job, Uyo The stage is set for the mother of all battles in next month general election in Akwa Ibom.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) are criss-crossing the length and breadth of Akwa Ibom canvassing for votes either to continue in office or to oust out the incumbent.

By whatever means, each political party employs all strategy to outshine another.

For the All Progressive Congress (APC), the Party has rejuvenated as the former Governor of the state and immediate past Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio brought crowd of followers into it.

However, the crusaders in the forefront of APC epic battle include the Managing Director of Oil and Gas Free Zone, Obong Umanah Okon Umanah, the wife of the former secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mrs Eme Ufot Ekaette, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator John James Akpan udoedehe, former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Atuekong Don Etiebet among others.

Addressing the mammoth crowd of supporters at Uyo Township Stadium yesterday, Senator Udoedehe said it was the first time in the history of Akwa Ibom

where all the people that matters gather to produce a Governor. “l build APC in Akwa Ibom when opposition was a taboo. No matter what you say, this is our turn.”

Apparently referring to PDP government in the state, Senator Udoedehe said “forget the man that gives you toothpick without giving you meat” Collaborating the viewpoint of his campaigners, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party and Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Obong Nsima Ekere said his vision for Akwa Ibom is anchored on a five point agenda that will accelerate the pace of development in the state.

He disabused the mind of the public that APC is not a violent party as portrayed by the opposition in the state. Instead, Ekere accused Udom Emmanuel of engaging a security consultant to help plot how election would be rigged through mercenaries But the People Democratic Party (PDP) is not resting in its oars to ensure that Governor Udom Emmanuel is re- elected in office. Using various political strategies, the PDP commenced unit by unit mobilization of voters.

Last December the party inaugurated canvassers in all the units throughout the 329 wards in Akwa Ibom and commissioned 20 persons to take charge

of each unit across the state waiting for the federal might celebrated by APC in Akwa Ibom.

Apart from unit canvassers, Governor Udom Emmanuel has continued to woo Elders, youth groups, Labour leaders and entire people of Akwa Ibom pointing to his score card especially by providing 13 industries within three years on the saddle.

Continuing, Governor Emmanuel said “there is a difference between project and monument. I came to do not building monuments” . Referring to the previous administration in the state, Governor Emmanuel said “ the same people that promised you industries in all the 31 council areas without giving you any throughout their tenure as governor, now they are back again with mouth watering offer. We are not liars and wicked but to serve the people. “ Governor Emmanuel concluded that his commitment to industrialization, youth empowerment, education, employment, viable factories and peaceful coexistence is irrevocable.

Be that as it may, the media campaign of the major political parties takes different dimensions. While the Peoples Democratic Party dominates the state owned media, the All Progressive Congress (APC) resort to social media platforms and few private radio stations to project their candidates.

WaterAid earmarks N52m for water project in Kirfi LGA Samuel Luka, Bauchi A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), WaterAid Nigeria in partnership with Bauchi State Rural Water Supply Agency (RUWASA) has earmarked for spending, about N52 miilion on water supply to 15 communities in Kirfi LGA of Bauchi State.

The Organization’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Specialist, Mr Tanko Reubeno announced this during the commencement of drilling work at Kafin-Turaki village of Dewu ward in Kirfi LGA. He said the projects which would be cited in Kafin-Iya and Dewu districts would comprise construction of five solar powered water supply schemes, five hand pump boreholes and rehabilitation of five other projects that would be converted to solar schemes.

“Under the first phase, WaterAid with the support of RUWASA, will construct hand pump fitted boreholes at Kafin-Turaki, Gula, Wuro-Dishi, Wuro-Male and Gadagassol, while some of the existing dysfunctional boreholes will also be converted to Solar schemes for sustainability and ease of maintenance “, Mr Reubeno added.

WaterAid WASH Specialist explained further the rationale behind the adoption of Solar schemes saying, “unlike in the past when such water supply projects often experienced breakdown due to lack of diesel, petrol or gas, the Solar scheme will help to eliminate all forms hiccups as Kirfi LGA is fully blessed with solar energy “.

Improved service delivery: EEDC calls for more support from customers Moses Oyediran, Enugu The Enugu Electricity Distribution (EEDC) has called on her customers for support and partnership for the sustainability of improved service delivery attained in year 2018 in year 2019.

The call was contained in a release issued by the Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh.

Ezeh expressed appreciation to customers for their support, understanding and overall partnership with the company in the course of the year, despite the numerous challenges that adversely impacted on the quality of service delivery to customers.

“Some of the recurring challenges which the company grappled with are: vandalism, energy theft, accidental destruction of power facilities, meter bypass, illegal connections and reconnections.

“Others include: non-payment of electricity bills, attack on EEDC field officers and illegal tampering with electrical installations which interfere with the network and in most cases lead to destruction of electrical facilities.

“Following series of engagements with customers, we have identified areas of focus and mapped out strategic plans to address them; such as upgrade of some transformers and relieving overloaded ones; installation of entirely new substations; overhauling some weak networks for quality electricity supply.

Senate confirms Tukur as NIFU pioneer Director

The DG of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli flanked by Le Mer Gerard and Cotelle Patrick.

NNPC cautions politicians against being dragged into partisan politics Idu Jude, Abuja The Management, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on politicians and those canvassing for votes in the coming general elections to refrain from using NNPC or its top management as cannon fodders as part of their electioneering strategies.

NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in a release yesterday in Abuja, said using the Corporation as a launch pad for political attacks against opponents was not only a disservice to the overall national interest, but

also inimical to the national economy, given NNPC’s pivotal role as cash cow of the nation.

The NNPC spokes person said the call for restrains by politicians became necessary in the wake of the names of some of its top management being dragged into partisan politics.

Mr. Ughamdu noted that as a National Oil Company with partners in almost all the continents of the world, the ongoing attempts by politicians to drag the name of the corporation into the murky arena of partisan politics was a potent danger to the corporation’s business interests, its multi-faceted contract deals and MoUs which should ordinarily be insulated

from political brinkmanship.

The NNPC explained that while it might be understandable for politicians to seek the hearts and souls of the electorate, attempting the feat by way of dragging NNPC into the fray was unfair and irrational, as the business environment in which it operates is not designed to withstand the shock from such careless and unguarded diatribes.

The corporation urged political office seekers to note that the NNPC was a public corporate entity run by wellgroomed technocrats who are apolitical and inclined only to their fiduciary responsibility to the Governments and people of Nigeria irrespective of religion, tribe or political affiliation.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Modibbo Tukur as the pioneer Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

This followed a presentation of report of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes by its Chairman, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, at plenary.

President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki dated Jan. 7, nominated Tukur as the director of the NFIU. The request for confirmation was in accordance with Section 5(1) of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Act 2018.

In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki congratulated Tukur on his appointment.

Saraki, however, urged him to remain neutral in his duties, as well as ensure professionalism at all times.

He said, “we moved for the independence of the NFIU which will help in the fight against corruption. I thank you all who participated in the creation of this unit.

Oyo Chief Judge inaugurates Multi-Door Court governing board

The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Wednesday inaugurated the governing board of the Oyo State Multi-Door Court (OYSMDC), urging the members to discharge their duty diligently.

Abimbola said at the event in Ibadan that he was confident of the calibre and wealth of experience of the chosen members, in relation to the duty given to them.

The Chief Judge said that the judiciary in the state was taking another step into a very important aspect of judicial adjudication with respect to the operation of multi-door court house.

He said multi-door court is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, where litigants can settle their dispute through mediation, conciliation, negotiation and arbitration.

“The commencement of the operation of multi-door court in the state in 2018 has tremendously reduced congestion in both High court and Magistrates court in the state.

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Insecurity scares students from NCAT Short News College invests N300m for hostel renovation

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo, Lagos Misconception that Zaria in Kaduna State is insecure has negatively affected the intake of students at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, over the last few years.

The Rector NCAT, Capt Abdulsalami Mohammed who made this known while briefing the press said the misconception has affected students’ intake saying that the college has been doing everything possible to correct the misconceptions.

According to Abdulsalami, Zaria remained very safe while foreigners have been coming and leaving Zaria without any threat.

“I am supposed to have a meeting with them on the training opportunities here at the college. A lot of them that I met recently, had this misconception that Zaria is insecure and that is the main reason they are reluctant to come. We have come to great length to convince them that

Zaria is totally safe. We have had a lot of foreigners come and go. Some of these people claimed that it is their embassies that tell them that Zaria is not safe, but we are making efforts to disabuse people’s minds in this regards” On the rehabilitation of the college hostel, the Rector disclosed that the Federal Government has approved N300 million for the renovation of the existing hostels in the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Capt Abdulsalaam said, the renovation of the hostel was part of government efforts to upgrade facilities in the college hostels for the comfort and safety of the students.

He said plans have been approved and arrangements concluded to build a 100 hostel bed for males and a 150 hostel bed for females under a Public, Private, Partnership to handle the expected upsurge in students from within and outside the country.

The NCAT Rector noted that the college was still in talks with the company billed to handle the project to ensure that whatever agreements

reached was water-tight to avoid any problem that could put the college to disrepute.

Captain Abdulsalami emphasized that since the college was designated as an International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, Regional Training Centre of Excellence (RTCE), it had gained more visibility worldwide and students from other West African countries.

According to him, there were few RTCEs in the world and it takes a lot of efforts and process before any institution was recognized, adding that the college was doing everything possible to ensure that the status and accreditation was retained.

On the acquisition of training aircraft, Captain Abdulsalaam explained that in 2015 government gave approval for the acquisition of 20 Diamond aircraft, 5 two engines DA42 and 15 Assembly engine DA 40 aircraft, adding that one was taken delivery on April 2017 and 4 more were expected before the end of this year.

Crisis in AAU as ASUU, management lock horns over resumption Titus Akhigbe, Benin-City A major crisis is looming at the Edo State-owned Ambrose Ali University (AAU) over alleged attempt to by the authorities to force striking lecturers back to classrooms.

To this end, it was learnt that the varsity’s Vice Chancellor, Prof.

Ignatius Onimawo has asked Deans and HODs to implement “No work, No pay” rule even as he asked students to return to school.

However, the institution’s branch of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said only its national body can call-off the strike.

It will be recalled that the National leadership of ASUU in 2018 called out members for strike action to draw the federal government attention to decay in the nation’s universities and staff welfare.

AAU chairman of ASUU, Dr Monday Igbafe bemoaned the management’s “desperate attempt to reopen the school”.

Igbafe said whereas, AAU benefitted N1.4m from Tetfund last year as a result of ASUU struggle.

ABSG sensitises workers on contributory pension Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia In continuation of its sensitisation on contributory pension fund, Abia State Government has assured its workers that the state is cuing into it with effect from this month.

In support of this therefore, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have assured the workers of pension fund security through their intervention.

Speaking during the occasion organized for workers from grade level 7 and above, the state Head of Service, HOS Sir Onyi Wammah, who was represented by his Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Establishment, Chief Okey Ihedioha disclosed that the state is cuing into the scheme based on extant laws of the state, Abia State Law 2017, stating that 20 pension fund administrators, PFAs are involved in the scheme.

Speaking as himself later, the Head of Service, Sir Onyi Wammah assured that the state government must make it work and must find a way of stopping non-payment of pension and gratuities to its retired workers.

Also speaking, the state Chairman, JNC, Chris Okoro said the normal pension fund has failed hence the new contributory system that is good for the welfare of the workers.

NSCDC transfers commandants Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo

L-R: NAFDAC, Public Relation Officer (PRO), Abubakar Jimoh, Chairman Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team, General Buba Marwa (rtd). and Director General, NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye during the WYPC support visit to NAFDAC on drugs abuse in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.

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Finland ranks first in contribution to good of humanity Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

Finland has been ranked first globally in the Good Country Index published on 23 January.

The results of the Index indicate that, relative to its size, Finland contributes more to humanity and burdens the planet less than any other country.

This is the fourth edition of the Good Country Index, which measures 153 countries’ performance and ranks them on the basis their overall impact on the planet. In the recent Index, Finland rose from fourth place to the top. The other leading countries are Ireland, Sweden, Germany and Denmark.

Suvi Laakso, Desk Officer, Trade and Development at the Finnish Embassy in Abuja, on Wednesday, stated that the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Timo Soini received the recognition on Wednesday during the World

Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Soini said: “This is an excellent recognition.

Finland is a good, down-to-earth country and we are a reliable partner in international forums. Our performance is the result of consistent work and I witness it in my work on an almost daily basis. The recognition is good for Finland’s internal discussion and atmosphere. Let’s be proud of ourselves for a moment and let’s continue to pursue even better results.”

The Good Country Index looks at 35 criteria, based on data produced by the United Nations and other international organisations. The criteria produce each country’s “balance sheet”, which shows if the country burdens mankind or if it contributes to the common good of humanity.

Finland, which is now in first place, ranks best in terms of its journal exports, number of patents, freedom of movement, press freedom, cyber security, refugees generated,

environmental agreements compliance, open trading, FDI outflows, and food aid. For more detailed information of Finland’s ranking in all categories and the sources on which the data are based, please visit The Good Country Index.

The 35 criteria of the Index are divided into contributions to seven categories: Science and Technology, Culture, International Peace and Security, World Order, Planet and Climate, Prosperity and Equality, and Health and Wellbeing. After the countries have been analysed, each of them will receive scores on each indicator relative to all other countries measured and corrected for the country’s GDP. The first edition of the Good Country Index was launched in 2014 in a TED Talk. The recording of the launch event has been viewed on the internet for over 5.5 million times, and it has been voted the 5th most inspiring TED Talk ever. Simon Anholt, who is the founder and head of the Index, is also known as the creator of the country brand concept.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), a security agency in the country has affected the transfer of service of its Commandants in charge of Taraba and Adamawa States, Northeast Nigeria.

Daily Times gathered that while the Taraba State Commandant, Kalimu Ado Isah was transferred and posted to Adamawa State Command, Aliyu Musa Ndanusa, Commandant of Adamawa Command was also transferred and posted to Taraba State.

Presenting his stewardship for the past three years of tenure before the officers and men of the Command during an official handing and taking over ceremony held yesterday at the NSCDC State Command Headquarters, Jalingo, the out-going Taraba State Commandant, Kalimu Ado Isah said NSCDC under his watch, saddled with the responsibility of protecting lives and property of the citizenry, achieved much in terms of crime management and protection and infrastructural development.

Isah, who told the gathering that the Command during his three years of tenure established six outposts in three Local Governments of Jalingo, Bali and Gassol added that he was able to train over four hundred NSCDC officers and men on weapon handling, completion of Armoury at Wukari and Bali local governments.

‘Gov Abubakar inherited over N100bn debt from last administration’ Samuel Luka, Bauchi The Bauchi State Elders’ Advisory Committee has alleged that the present administration of Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar inherited huge cumulative debt of over N100 billion from the last administration of Governor Isa Yuguda who governed the state for eight years.

“From the records available to us, the last administration left behind cumulative debts to the tune of over N100 billion made up of domestic loans N49 billion and foreign loans $87.6 million. It also inherited contractual liabilities of over N41.5 billion in addition to gratuity arrears of about 15 billion Naira for both the state government and local governments as well as workers’ salary arrears of some months”. The elders said at a Press conference on Tuesday in Bauchi.

The leader of the Committee, Alhaji Yarima Aliyu Giade stated this in response to media reports that five Governorship candidates have within the week formed a coalition to unseat Governor Abubakar for non performance since assumption into office.

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Short News We must rededicate ourselves to deal with crimes, says CAS Abubakar NUC grants full accreditation to 26

academic programmes of AE-FUNAI

Late CDS Badeh buried in Abuja His life worth celebrating -Gen Olonisakin

Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said Wednesday that the death of former Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Baden in the hands of unknown gunmen is a challenge on “security personnel to rededicate ourselves to the service and to deal decisively with crimes in the society.”

Air Marshal Abubakar stated this in his tribute to late Air Chief Marshal Badeh whose remains was laid to rest at National Military cemetery Airport road, Abuja.

Badeh was killed by yet to be identified gunmen on December 18, 2018 on the way from his farm located along Keffi- Abuja road.

Speaking at late Badeh grave side yesterday, Abubakar recalled that the former CDS who earlier served as the Chief of the Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force was a

leader and commander at various times and at various capacities.

He challenged military personnel to ensure that Badeh killers and perpetrators of the crimes are brought to book.

Air Marshal Abubakar said that Air Chief Marshal Badeh will be greatly missed for his invaluable services to the armed forces and Nigeria.

Also speaking at late Badeh’s grave side, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabrial Olonisakin described the deceased as an accomplished officer, a leader who lived a life worth celebrating. “A senior colleague, he was my predecessor.”

He recalled that as the Chief of the Air Staff, late Badeh contributions to the Nigerian Air Force added value. As the CDS he provided leadership to the Armed Forces in the fight against the insurgents.” While we mourn we should take solace that he is at the hand of God, he said.

Earlier in a sermon at Church Service held

Moses Oyediran, Enugu in honour of late Badeh at the Protestant Church, Nigerian Air Force Base, Air Port road Abuja, the Chaplain, Group Capital D.B.Gani had reminded the congregation that everyone living depend on a borrowed life. The owner, the Almighty God who borrowed you the life can demand for it any time and you have no power to resist, and what account would you render to Him when He comes?

Gani urged the congregation to seek God security which is assured for all true believers because man physical security can’t guarantee eternal life none will it even endure here on earth because man would disappoint and left you empty.

The federal government was represented at the burial by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha who led the representative of the Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs and deceased widow Mrs Mary Iyah Badeh in wreath laying.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation to 26 academic programmes of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State.

The University had during the recent visit of the Commission’s Accreditation Panels presented 28 programmes for accreditation.

The programmes which includes: Accounting, Business Administration, English Language, History, Music, French, Igbo and Philosophy.

Others are Anatomy, Fine and Applied Arts, Chemical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering and Civil Engineering.

Among the programmes that were also presented for accreditation were Applied Geo-Physics, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Mass Communication, Criminology and Security Studies.

From the result of the accreditation exercise which was released recently by the National Universities Commission (NUC) the 26 programmes received full accreditation status while the remaining two, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering programmes had interim accreditation.

Gov Umahi threatens to probe Ogbuoji’s alleged embezzlement Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki

The Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi has accused the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Sonni Ogbuoji of embezzling funds meant for construction of roads in the state.

Umahi threatened to probe Ogbuoji ahead of the governorship poll in the state.

The Governor made this known while addressing the people of Ivo local government area of the state, maintained that Ogbuoji would vomit every Kobo he embezzled from the money meant for the projects.

Umahi who is the governorship flag bearer of PDP in the forthcoming election said all the road projects being executed by Ogbuoji had already failed, nothing that he won’t allow any substandard project to be executed in the state under his watch.

“I am going to probe all the federal government roads that he (referring to Ogbuoji) is currently doing that have already failed. I will probe all of them and the street light project and I assure you that I will make him vomit every Kobo that he has embezzled in those projects”.

Sen Saraki, Lai Mohammed in battle for Kwara Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (left) with the new General Officer Commanding, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Abubakar Sadiq Maikobi, when the latter paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Enugu.

ASUU vows to sustain ongoing strike Titus Akhigbe, Benin-City The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday held a town hall meeting with market women and pressure groups to sustain its ongoing strike.

The interactive session discussed how to rescue Nigeria education system from near collapse and appraise strategies for the challenges that lie ahead.

ASUU had in November 4, 2018, declared indefinite strike action in public Universities nationwide to protest poor condition of service and other issues of concern.

The Convener of the meeting and former chairman, ASUU, Benin Zone, Prof. Anthony Monye-Emina, described as misleading that ASUU was “a strike mugging organization”.

He appealed to patriotic Nigerians to

prevail on the government to address infrastructural deficit in Nigerian Universities.

He said the main reason why dialogue between the federal government and ASUU often end in deadlock was because of their refusal to introduce outrageous levies and tuition fees beyond the reach of the poor.

“Our society has wrong impression about ASUU struggle. We are not asking for money to keep in our pocket, but for the development of infrastructure in our Universities”, he said.

The Chairman of ASUU, University of Benin branch, Prof. Julius Iyasele who spoke on ASUU intervention and resistance in the struggle, made a pictorial display of comparative analysis on the state of decay in public Universities in Nigeria via a projector.

He said ASUU has written over 450 letters to the federal government since the struggle started in 2009, adding that ASUU strike was not politically motivated.

A leader of the market women, Mrs. Eunice Okudu, said the forum has changed her perception about the struggle and hinted that the strike has made idle students vulnerable.

Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Moni Mike Itua who commended the initiative, said the forum has exposed a lot of secrets about the hardliners.

On his part, the Coordinator of Edo State Civil society Organizations (EDCSO’s) who pledged their support to ASUU, vowed to shutdown the economy if the federal government refuses to yield to the lecturers demands.

Ahead of the 2019 general election, a political supremacy battle is looming in Kwara State, between forces loyal to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and supporters of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

Meanwhile, it appears as a mismatch, Mohammed wants to distance himself, preferring to situate the contest as a strict duel between Saraki and the people, who are allegedly yearning for a review of the hegemony of the Senate President in the state’s polity.

It was in the year 2003 that the minister made his foray into Kwara politics, when he contested the gubernatorial election on the platform of Alliance for Democracy (AD).

Mohammed, who hails from Oro in Irepodun local government council of the state, concentrated his search for votes on Kwara north senatorial district, despite being from the south senatorial district.

His pitch was mostly on infrastructure development, opening up some of the notorious road networks in the northern part of the state.

Lafia stands still for Maku, as he flags off campaign Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital on Wednesday stood still for Hon. Labaran Maku as he flagged off his governorship campaign rally.

Maku, who is contesting the number one position in the state under the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has been described as the front line contender with A A Sule of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ombugadu David Emmanuel, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), amongst others.

Addressing the large crowd at the Lafia square, the former information minister said he was overwhelmed with the turnout of people as compared to the numbers of people who graced Atiku rally in Nasarawa state.

Maku who was visibly happy with the crowd, said “the rumour making the round that Maku has no supporters, has proven to the world today that God is above us and electorates are below.

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FirstBank, CIBN partner to strengthen market share First Bank of Nigeria has partnered the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on retail banking certification programme aimed at strengthening market share.

The Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan,who announced the partnership at the inaugural Retail Banking Certification Programme graduation ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos, said that the retail banking certification graduation ceremony is a three-level intensive programme that provides retail bankers with access to current best practices in retail financial services with an emphasis on strategy and leadership.

Adeduntan said that the bank, over the next two years, would work hard to be top three in the retail, small and medium enterprises, and corporate banking.

He said that the bank had invested a lot in the certification programme to ensure that business development managers and group heads were well equipped to deepen its retail banking business.

Adeduntan urged the graduates to ensure proper utilisation of the programme in their various units with the right attitude.

“Certification is very important but skills and capabilities are very much important, on top of that is our attitude to service whether we are dealing with internal customers, especially our external customers that matter most in this business.

“Go back and ensure that this exercise is not only about certification, but it’s about certification, skills and capabilities acquisition.

“Because we also work in the service industry, skills and capabilities acquisition without the necessary attitude is useless,” Adeduntan said.

He said that the market must feel First Bank as market-oriented institution, noting that the bank needed to do more.

Mr. Tunde Owolabi, the bank’s Group Executive Lagos & West, Retail Banking Group, said that it partnered CIBN to develop skills and deepen knowledge of staff in retail banking.

“What we have done is to put a programme together that will further empower our people.

“We want people who are grounded in retail banking to serve our customers better, if we are able to carry this knowledge into the market, it will improve what we have as market share,” Owolabi stated.

He said that the bank with the certification programme would be able to capture the market as long as it wants with enhanced revenue.

He added that the bank was also working on e-business certification programme which would be perfected before the end of the year.

“It is something we are looking at because the e-business product and digital banking products are an essential part of retail banking.

“And if we are able to also put that together, it will improve the knowledge of our people in delivering in the market,” Owolabi said.

Also speaking, Mr. Sunny Ogunfadebo, member, Capacity Building and Certification Committee, CIBN, commended First Bank for recognising the importance of capacity building.

Ogunfadebo said that the certification programme would enable the bank to go back to its first position in the banking industry.

He said that the exercise would enable the graduates to be professional bankers, noting that Nigeria needed bankers with high repute.

L-R: CEO, Wragby Solution,Gbenga Iluyemi; Intelligent Cloud Microsoft Mea Emerging Markets,Wale Olokodana; Deputy Managing Director, FirstBank, Gbenga Shobo; Director, Microsoft Middle East & Africa, Arjan Oude Kotte and Group Executive, e-Business and Retail Products, FirstBank, Chuma Ezirim, at the FirstBank Microsoft SME Partnership Launch, held in Lagos.... recently

Nigeria’s economic confidence falls by 3% in one year - Report Motolani Oseni Amid economic turbulence in 2018 for countries across the world, Nigeria faced its lowest economic confidence scores, after a fall in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the year by three per cent, the latest edition of Global Economic Conditions (GECS) has revealed.

Globally, confidence levels higher in Africa second only to South Asia, beating North America, Middle East, Central, and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, Western Europe, and the Caribbean.

The latest report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), which included a highlight from the poll of 82 Nigerian accountants, stated that in the midst of a poor near-term outlook, a fall in oil prices is expected to weigh on exports and government revenues.

Commenting on this development in Nigeria, Head of ACCA Nigeria, Thomas Isibor, said: ‘The report finds that despite an improvement in the non-oil economy, consumer demand is soft, restrained by a 23 per cent unemployment rate. The overall GDP growth in 2019 is likely to be very modest at between 2 per cent to 2.5 per cent. Presidential elections in February increase uncertainty in the near term but the outcome may result in more business-friendly policies.”

Reacting also, the Head of Business Insights at ACCA, Narayanan Vaidyanathan, said of the global results, ‘Economic confidence over 2018 has been turbulent, with the end of the calendar year results downbeat compared to the start of 2018. It’s been interesting to look back at the GECS from the start of 2018 when we recorded economic confidence at its highest since the first survey was issued assessing Q1 2009. Last year was clearly a roller-coaster ride and the outlook for 2019 is also uncertain.’

The global poll of 3,800 accountants shows that

all key regions recorded a negative confidence score with signs of growth weakening in the world’s three biggest economies - the US, China, and the Eurozone. Global economic confidence fell for the third consecutive quarter in Q4 2018, ending the year at an all-time low.

The survey revealed that respondents were pessimistic about the outlook ahead, with the lowest scores recorded in Western Europe and the Caribbean. The least pessimistic part of the global economy was again South Asia, followed

by Africa and North America.

This raises concerns about rising costs, with 55 per cent of respondents globally considering laying off staff, with just 18 per cent considering taking on new workers.

It also pointed out that 39 per cent of respondents are considering scaling back investment in new capital projects, compared with just 16 per cent who are looking to increase investment in new projects.

The possibility of suppliers going out

of business being a concern for just 12% of respondents – unchanged from Q3.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a new policy known as the Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative aimed at generating more revenues to finance projects across the federation.

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who officially launched the initiative on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the aim was to spur all the revenue-generating agencies in the country to increase their targets to enable the government to execute more projects in all sectors of the economy especially the critical infrastructure.

The major revenue generating agencies including representatives of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), NNPC, Accountant-General of the Federation and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority made presentations on the initiatives they would introduce in their respective agencies to increase revenue.

FG launches new initiative to increase revenue generation Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Federal Government has introduced a new policy known as the Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative aimed at generating more revenues to finance projects across the federation.

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who officially launched the initiative on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the aim was to spur all the revenue-generating agencies in the country to increase their targets to enable the government to execute more projects in all sectors of the economy especially the critical infrastructure.

Representatives of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), NNPC, Accountant-General of the Federation and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority were present at the launch.

There were representatives of the Debt Management Office, Central Bank of Nigeria and the National Insurance Commission.

The major revenue generating agencies made presentations on the initiatives they would introduce in their respective agencies to increase

revenue.

Ahmed said “The initiative will be implemented in the areas of achieving sustainable revenue generation to optimally collect revenues to maintain fiscal buoyancy and resilience.

“We will also be looking at new revenue streams and enhanced enforcement with regards to revenue collection on our existing revenue streams.

“Through the initiative, we hope to achieve cohesion between revenue generating entities and equipping them with cutting-edge tools and expertise needed to support high performance.

Ahmed said that as a way of increasing nonoil revenue, the government was looking at the possibility of increasing Value Added Tax (VAT).

“We are studying a possibility of a VAT increase but you also know that the increase of VAT requires an amendment of law.

“It is most likely the VAT increase will be selective. It will be on special items so it won’t be across the board.

“I’m sure you are already aware that there is a number of items that are exempted from VAT such as food and drugs.

“There would be a VAT increase during the

course of 2019, we will announce later the items and what the rate would be.

“We would have to take a request to the national assembly for amendment before it takes effect,” she said.

The Chairman of FIRS, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, said that to increase tax revenue, the service plans to kickstart the drive to boost revenue by reviewing the current legal framework on tax.

He said that the Service plans to collaborate with Deposit Money Banks to get names of companies and individuals with funds in excess of N1 billion and make sure that appropriate tax is collected.

He also said that the Service would also link up with the Nigeria Customs to get data on companies that import goods into the country, to ensure that they pay their fair share of tax.

He added that henceforth, the Service would ensure that it collects tax on properties owned by corporate entities in the country.

Speaking at the event, the ComptrollerGeneral, Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hammed Ali (rtd) said that the Service will focus on reducing smuggling, block mis invoicing and

illicit financial flow of goods.

Ali said that the Service would like to introduce new excise duties. He said that at the moment, the country only collects excise duty on alcohol and cigarettes.

He said the Service would like to look into including carbonated drinks since they also have health implications for consumers.

The Customs CG said that the Service wants the country’s policy on exports to be reviewed, to allow the Service charge duties on goods being exported out of the country.

Earlier, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris said that his office would like to introduce the use of Treasury Single Account to all existing Nigerian embassies to enhance revenue.

As a way of blocking leakages, the AGF said his office would also link revenue generating agencies to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS).

He said that GIFMIS implementation will enable the Federal Government process financial transactions faster and also reduce opportunities for corruption and ensure the safety of public resources.

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TUC rejects N70, 000 new international passport fee Joy Obakeye The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has kicked against the move by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to raise the price of new International passport to N70, 000 effective for March 4th, 2019.

TUC, in a statement sent to Daily Times and signed by the National President, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama said it is condemnable and insensitive on the part of the agency.

“The Congress condemns in its entirety what the NIS has proposed, and may adopt any measure we consider right to ensure that the new International passport does not exceed N50, 000. “ “Sometimes one wonders where our privileged

Nigerians think from. For over two years now we have been fighting for a new wage of N30, 000 without any meaningful breakthrough. Only yesterday we read that the Council of State, who was never a part of the tripartite committee set up by the Federal Government pegged the new wage at N27, 000. By implication, if this anti-masses conspiracy is allowed to scale through it then means a civil servant would have to save his salary for three months to be able to pay for a passport. What about feeding, rent, school fees, and other utility bills? This will not work.”

Kaigama, stressed that “Come to think of it, we have not even received the new wage, yet government and its agencies are already devising numerous avenues to get the money back. Who knows what Customs, FRSC, FIRS, etc have in the

offing? Most Nigerians who cannot get National Identify Card prefer to use the International Passport for transactions. Unfortunately, that opportunity is about to be scuttled because of greed and avarice.”

“If the concern of government is to stop Nigerians from traveling, that may not work as they have failed to make the country habitable by creating jobs, infrastructure, good schools, healthcare, etc.

Is it not despicable that Ghana is now doing far better in FDIs? Telling us whenever we ask for a wage increase that the price of crude has dropped is unfair. Crude is not our only source of revenue.

Nigerians all over the world in their millions renew their International Passports weekly, if not daily.

Where is the money? We expect that in this era of integrity there should be accountability.”

The public relations officer for NIS, Sunday James, on Monday revealed that new passport, a 64page booklet with 10-year validity, will cost N70,000, with over 20 features, while the other one with a five-year validity will be going for half the first price, N35,000.

Meanwhile, minister of interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, said the ministry is working towards domestication of e-passport production within the country.

Speaking at a ministerial press briefing by the ministry on Thursday, January 17, Dambazau said the move to domesticate the production of the passport is to ensure that every material need for the passport is produced in Nigeria as it adds to the generation of revenue within the country.

Senate confirms Tukur as Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit’s boss Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Senate, on Wednesday in Abuja, confirmed Modibbo Hamman Tukur as the Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Tukur will be serving as the first director of the

NFIU since the unit was granted independence through legislation by the National Assembly.

The approval came after the adoption of the report of the committee on anti-corruption and financial crimes led by Chukwuka Utazi, the senator representing Enugu- North constituency.

President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement signed by Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the

president on media and publicity has appointed Tukur the NFIU director.

The statement read, “In accordance with the provision of Section 5(1) of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Act 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Moddibbo Hamman-Tukur as a Director of the Unit.

“This was contained in a letter dated January

7, 2019, to the Senate President seeking the confirmation of the nominee by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly.”

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Tukur who hails from Adamawa State in the north-eastern part of Nigeria.

Sararki also urged the new director to be professional in carrying out his duties.

NBC transforms Enugu plant into a logistics, distribution hub Godwin Anyebe Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), the non-alcoholic beverage manufacturing company and a member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Group, has transformed its Enugu Plant into a hub for material handling and logistics for the region.

According to the company, the decision to transform the Enugu Plant from a production facility to a logistics and distribution hub was largely informed by the desire to deliver better value to its esteemed consumers and trade partners not only in Enugu State but in the entire South-East region.

The Acting Director, Public Affairs & Communications, Mr. Ekuma Eze disclosed that the development is in line with the holistic strategy to reposition the company’s operation

for better efficiency and accelerate the business transformation plan.

Eze said ‘’the repurposing of some NBC facilities across Nigeria, Enugu inclusive, is in line with our sustainable business strategy with the overarching goal of improving efficiency and boosting production capacity to meet the ever growing demand of our discerning consumers.

While production activities have stopped at the Enugu facility, the company would continue to carry out logistics and commercial operations from the location’’ He stated that the company’s business transformation and optimization plan which commenced in 2015 involves huge investments worth over five hundred million Euros (Euro 500m) for the massive expansion and upgrade of some key plants including Asejire, Ikeja, Abuja, Owerri, Challawa, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt, and Benin resulting in increased production

capacity, hence, the need to transform some other plants including Ilorin, Jos, Kaduna and most recently Enugu to handle commercial and logistics activities.

Speaking on the employees whose roles were rendered redundant by the transformation, Eze said ‘’As a result of business optimization, some roles became redundant. However, the whole process was conducted with the utmost respect and consideration for our employees and engagement with the Unions. The company provided robust and generous severance packages way above statutory requirements and industry average’’.

He also noted that the company as a responsible corporate citizen engaged with key stakeholders in Enugu State as well as key opinion leaders in the host communities to reinforce its commitment to investing time, resources and expertise to improve the socio-

economic well-being of the communities through locally relevant initiatives.

Reaffirming the commitment of the company, Eze said “our confidence in the Nigerian market is underscored by the huge investment we have made in our operations in the last four years which has seen an inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in excess of Euros 500m.

Today, we are better positioned to refresh our consumers in Nigeria with our eight worldclass manufacturing plants, mega distribution centres and enhanced commercial and logistics capability across Nigeria. We are confident that these investments and re-engineering of our operations will bring mutual benefit to the economy, our business, employees and our communities. With operations in Nigeria for over 67 years and thousands of Nigerians in direct employment, NBC remains committed to Nigeria’s economic prosperity and its people.”

L- R: Managing Director, Trace West Africa, Sam Onyemelukwe, Chief Marketing Officer, Sterling Bank Plc, Ibidapo Martins, Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Bank Plc, Abubakar Suleiman, Founder, iCreate Skills Festival, Bright Jaja, Director of Partnerships, iCreate Africa, Anne Dirkling, and Head MSME Banking, Sterling Bank Plc, Ezinne Nwokafor at the iCreate Skill Festival post-event press conference in Lagos.

CIAPS set to host PAs, Executive Assistants across Africa Ladesope Ladelokun Determined to be Africa’s factory of professionals, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS), a Lagos-based international graduate school, is set to host Senior Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants from across Nigeria and other African countries.

The week-long event, which is an initiative of CIAPS in conjunction with European Centre for Advanced and Professional Studies, ECAPS, Cambridge, The Global PA Association London and The Executive Assistant Network Sydney, will feature experts who will dwell on the responsibilities of PAs and Executive Assistants from Tuesday 22nd to Saturday 26th January 2019 Speaking on the event, CIAPS Centre Director, Prof Anthony Kila, noted that the programme was aimed at experienced and new Senior PAs and Executives, Management Assistants and Executive Assistants who want to improve their performance and greenhorns who want to reach high levels. He also says the programme has been designed bearing in mind the need of and with a lot of inputs from Company Chairmen and Directors, Ministers and Commissioners, Legislators, Advisers, and top Consultants.

Kila further commented that one of the important roles that a lot of people dangerously underestimate is that of Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants.

According to Kila, it is a shame that too many people don’t realise that a huge fraction of success and failures of senior managers and companies can be attributed to their Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants, noting that “as a matter of fact, I am convinced that to predict the performance of an Executive and an Office, part of what you need do is just to observe the Assistants.”

He opined that participants will have a special session with a Chief Executive Officer to discuss the practical side of assisting projects, offices, and events.

Also, commenting on the programme, CIAPS Administrator and Events Coordinator, Sadie Davies, noted that technology is a major factor in the way PAs and Executive Assistants of the future will perform their responsibilities. The event, she notes, will be an opportunity to share direct and inside tips about the ever-moving sector of Administrators and Project Assistants.

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Ezekwesili says teachers’ housing will receive her priority attention as President qualitative education to all citizens.”

On education for special pupils attending public schools, the statement added, “The knowledge that between 15-20 per cent of children who attend public schools have one type of learning disability or another, which the poor

Patrick Okohue The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has assured teachers that her administration would accord priority attention to the issue of providing befitting accommodation when she emerges President of Nigeria.

In a press statement by the spokesperson of the Obiageli Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr. Ozioma Ubabukoh, Ezekwesili was quoted as wondering why it has been difficult for teachers to enjoy comfortable accommodation, regretting that poverty had also crippled the standard of education in Nigeria.

The statement read, “No teacher in full-time employment should be unable to live in comfortable accommodation, within reasonable distance of his or her place of work.

This initiative serves as a financial inducement towards teachers becoming house owners.

“Housing for teachers tackles poverty, which currently plagues workers in this field and discourages most from aspiring to be teachers.”

The ACPN presidential candidate also highlighted the need to reduce the number of outof-schoolchildren, stating that her administration would reduce it by

Obasanjo not right person to tell Nigerians which leader is good or not - Odeneye Ajibade Alabi

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20 per cent annually.

She said, “We will cut out-ofschool children number down to 5.4 million by 2023, build teacher efficacy and teacher expertise.

Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, in her ten-month tenure as minister of education ensured a reduction of (500,000) out-of-schoolchildren.

Using the Universal Basic Education Commission’s

incentivising funds to states once again as our handle, our ACPN administration will seek to attain gender parity in education concurrently with our goal of reducing the number of OOSC. “This approach will embed the diversity of girl-child education initiatives within our obligation to Sustainable Development Goals4 on ensuring universal access to

APGA national chairman rallies support for Gbor, Ararume The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called on the electorates to vote massively for its presidential candidate Gen. John Gbor and its gubernatorial candidate in Imo State for the coming election, Chief Ifeanyi Ararume.

National Chairman of the party, Dr Victor Oye, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, said an APGA led Federal Governments would implement restructuring and guarantee inclusive government.

He said Gbor had been campaigning across the country and enjoys the full support of the party.

“As a party, we sat and decided to produce a candidate and he has been traversing the

segment of our country are seldom able to handle alone, will compel our administration to reopen the Policy on Special Needs Education, which was first comprehensively formalised during the tenure of Obiageli Ezekwesili as minister of education.”

country campaigning, we are 100 per cent behind Gen. John Gbor and we are giving him all the support.

“He will bring fiscal restructuring because APGA believes in restructuring.

“Our government will ensure every Nigerian is carried along to develop the country; we are the only party with a clear cut ideology,” he said.

Oye said APGA and the All Progressives Congress (APC) remained political rivals and could not have been supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential election.

He, however, said APGA was supporting Buhari because he is still the serving president of the country who deserves the prayer and support of every Nigerian.

“We are political rivals, but we share the same vision of unity and progress for Nigeria.

“We will continue to support Buhari so long as he remains the legitimate president of Nigeria because God put him there, so we will continue to pray for him.

“If we go into partisan politics, I will disagree with the president because I am the national chairman of my party and I must promote the ideology of my party,” he said.

Oye described Ararume as the man that would restore Imo to the path of sustainable growth and development.

He called on voters in the state to vote for him overwhelmingly just as he solicited votes for every candidate of APGA standing for election across the country.

“Nigerians are now wiser to take Gen. Obasanjo’s antics as ‘elderly wisdom’ in view of his inconsistent and irrational comment on the seemingly success of leaders that have emerged after his exit from office.”

Those are the words of Hon. Odeneye Kehinde, member, House of Representatives, representing Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu, Ijebu North -East Constituency ,Ogun State in the National Assembly.

Speaking with The Daily Times recently in a chance meeting, Hon Odeneye, whose empowerment ptogrammes in Ogun State is well known and legendary said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo dislikes anyone whose performance in office and secular life will subsume his assumed achievements.

“Don’t forget he championed the hate campaign against Presidents Umaru Yar’adua and Goodluck Jonathan, he has severally blacklisted Alhaji Atiku Abubakar while now making a 360° to present the same fellow as the appropriate candidate

for the leadership of this nation because of his Obasanjo’s selfish pursuit.

“Make reference to any Nigerian as a statesman, Obasanjo will definitely have something damaging to reference about such individual, just because he lacks the criteria of being referred to as a statesman.”

Odeneye went further to state categorically that Obasanjo is not the right person to tell Nigerians which leader is good or not good and went ahead to state that the three and half years of APC is far better than the previous 16 years used by PDP “Obasanjo has no moral right or political stance to castigate the person of PMB whose 3 years of successful milestone has swallowed the 16 years of PDP regime.

“Even though people are barely taking his comment serious any longer, but it is you that are encouraging him, the Press should not encourage him to use their platform as an avenue of being in the reckoning of politics in any Nigeria again.

“He does not have a progressive mindset for anyone younger than him to effect a positive change in this country,” Odeneye said.

2019 election: PDP guber candidate says APC govt a failure, vows to make Zamfara self reliant The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, on Wednesday described the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government in the state as a total failure, and pledged to implement formidable economic reforms that would make the state self-reliant if given the mandate.

The governorship candidate said this at the inauguration of the Bello Matawalle campaign organisation (BMCO) in Kaura Namoda town of the state where his campaign organisation flagged off the governorship campaign, stressing that all the state needs is a person with economic and security foresight to pull Zamfara out of the present mess it is into.

“I will transform the state from total penury to an Eldorado within a few months of my administration and bring a positive change,” he assured.

The governorship candidate described the APC-led government in the state as tired and faltering, saying that Governor

Abdulaziz Yari has failed Zamfara citizens that gave him the mandate in the 2011 and 2015 general elections following persistent killings and kidnappings in the state.

“His administration is tired and the state is faltering. The team around him has contributed to his failure and is failing the people as rottenness has set in. It is a high time to make a positive change for the state to join the global village,” he declared.

Matawalle stated that the billions of Naira accruing to the state from the federation account every month have not been matched with any single development, stressing that misappropriation of public funds still eats like a cancer in Zamfara.

“But as a few grow rich, majority see the values of their earnings being declined and eaten away by constant inflation. The civil service sector has been paralysed and the future of the civil servants has become very unpredictable and unreliable, public health sector remains in the state of total decay as nothing is moving in the whole state,” he lamented.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROVIDE A NEW IMPETUS TO THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS IN THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION. 2. TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HUMANITARIAN ACTORS AND GOVERNMENT. 3. TO EMPOWER THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: 1) TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS AMONG THE YOUTH. 2. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE. 3. TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH ON THEIR RIGHTS, LIFE SKILLS AND HEALTH & SANITATION 4. TO DEVELOP CHILD FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AND ENSURE CHILD RIGHTS IN THE SOCIETY. 5. TO EDUCATE YOUTH ON THEIR RIGHT AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS AND CAMPAIGNS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PILOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

HANDS OF COMFORT FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1). MR ABIOLA ABIODUN POPOOLA 2).MRS JOY INEMESIT POPOOLA 3).BARR. ADEWALE FAJANA 4).MR FEMI KUPOLUYI 5).MRS GBENRO OGUNDIPE 6). MR JOHN G. EMMANUEL. AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1)TO CATER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 2)TO TRAIN AND EMPOWER THE YOUTH FOR SOCIAL IMPACT. 3) TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, THROUGH PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT, PROGRAMMES, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PILOT 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, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PILOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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ROCK FORCE CHRISTIAN CENTER. THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART “ C “ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. BABAJIDE ADEWALE. 2. GRACE ADEWALE. 3. OLAWUNMI ARISILEJOYE. 4. JIMMY MOKIKAN 5. OLUSOLA DARAMOLA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ESTABLISH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. 2. TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY CHURCH. 3. TO CREATE PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THEIR GOD’S GIVEN POTENTIAL AND FULFILL PURPOSE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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THE LORD OF PERFECTION INT’L PRAYER MINISTRY

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

TRUSTEES 1 PROPHETESS ADESIDA GBEMISOLA CHRISTIANAH 2 ADEGBUYI STEPHEN ADESIDA 3 ADEKEMI BRIDGET 4VICTOR TEMITOPE ADEBOLA 5 ADEYEMI MODUPE ADEJUBE 6 STELLA DOLAPO ADESIDA. AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SEGUNFUNMI ADEWALE – SECRETARY

VICTOR OSINACHI FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS OF 1990.

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. NWAOKELEME VICTOR OSINACHI 2. NWEAOKELEME AUGUSTINE CHIBUIKE 3. ONYINYECHI AKUNEHO NWAOKELEME. AIMS: TO PROVIDE ALMS AND OTHER NECESSARIES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BAKPA HAYFORD OGHENERUONA (PRESIDENT) 2. VICTOR ASEIN (V. PRESIDENT) NELSON 3. OLU NELSON NELLYBRIZ (SECRETARY).

4. OGUEKHIAN, MARTINS UZOYA (TREASURER) 5. OSAWE COLLINS EGHOSA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND WIN SOULS FOR HIM. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

CHANGE OF BRAND OWNERSHIP

I, MISS AKPA AMARACHI EDEH AM THE SECRETARY OF VIK INDUSTRIES LIMITED. THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC; THAT THE OWNERSHIP OF NUTZY PEANUT BUTTER IS TRANSFERED FROM VIK INDUSTRIES LIMITED (RC:173791) TO AJRENA FOODS LIMITED (RC:1465168).

THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A NAME SEARCH, WE HEREBY DECLARE THAT WE ARE ONE AND SAME ENTITY. SIGNED: MISS AKPA AMARACHI EDEH (SECRETARY) LAWYERS WATCH FOR JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE .

HEADFORT FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES. AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ORIJA OLUYEMI 2. ADETIBA OLUWASEUN BUKOLA 3. ORIJA OLUWASEUN AYODEJI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO LEND OUR VOICE VIA MEDIA PLATFORMS, PHYSICAL LECTURES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUM ON ISSUES BOTHERING ON SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN ALL FORM AND DEGREE. 2. TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, CHILD LABOUR, CHILD TRAFFICKING, CHILD MARRIAGE, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 3. TO REPRESENT INDIGENT INMATES WHO DOES NOT HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND CANNOT AFFORD ONE. 4. TO COUNSEL AND RE-ORIENTATE INMATES AFTER SERVING THEIR TERMS OR ACQUITTAL ON GOOD VALUES EXPECTED OF THEM IN THE SOCIETY. 5. TO INTEGRATE INMATES BACK TO THE SOCIETY THROUGH EMPOWERMENT AND TRAINING. 6. TO GIVE BURSARY OR SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT STUDENTS TO HELP FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ABOVE 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

THE HILL OF JESUS RULE FIRE MINISTRY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 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 COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. GBENGA AUSTEN OLADAPO - CHAIRMAN 2. UMUNNA OPHELIA OBIAGELI - SECRETARY. 3. DAVID EMMANUEL URANTA. 4. MODILYNE ADA OLOWU. 5. DOGUBO OWEISI STANLEY. 6. DONPEDRO DIKIO NGOGO.

TRUSTEES ARE 1. FUNMILAYO ESTHER IBIDAYO 2.JOSEPH CHRISTIANA 3.EMMANUEL TAIWO AKINLOYE

AIMS/OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROTEST, LITIGATE AND FIGHT AGAINST ALL FORMS OF INJUSTICE AGAINST PEOPLE AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED; CHAIRMAN.

RIVERS COMMUNITY CONTENT INITIATIVE

PRESIDENT SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OKPARA DAVID CHIDIEBERE 2. OKPARA LYDIA TOBECHUKWA 3. OKPARA SYLVESTER ONYEMAUCHE 4. AWOYALE RAPHAEL ABAYOMI THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TAKE CARE OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

VICTORIA GARDEN CITY TENNIS ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS BY THIS NOTICE INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

MR. OLORUNLEKE MAYOMI OHUNOLA 2.

MR. OLUBODE ADENIYI AKINWANDE 3.

MR. PASCHAL GREGORY MADU 4.

CAPT. STEPHEN OWOLABI MARTINS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 TO ESTABLISH, EQUIP, DEVELOP, PROMOTE AND MANAGE A TENNIS CLUB FOR THE SPORTING, RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT OF MEMBERS. 2.

TO TRAIN MEMBERS IN TENNIS SPORTS AND TO ORGANIZE COMPETITIONS AMONGST MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE AND POPULARITY OF THE GAME OF TENNIS. 3.

TO BUILD COURTS AND FACILITIES AS WELL AS REGULATE TENNIS ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH SPORTING MATERIALS AND ACCESS TO DIVERSE TENNIS SPORTS EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION, TRAINERS AND MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES. 4.

TO INSTITUTE FRIENDLY AND COMPETITIVE MATCHES, TOURNAMENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AND TO AWARD PRIZES TO COMPETITORS AND SPECTATORS ALIKE FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TENNIS SPORTS. 5.

TO CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, TENNIS CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE GAME OF TENNIS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ABOVE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MR. OLORUNLEKE MAYOMI OHUNOLA CHAIRMAN

DIVINE SAVING GRACE OF HIS PRESENCE MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONYEABOR O. CELESTINE 2. VIRGINIA U. ONYEABOR 3. IKECHUKWU ONYEABOR AIMS & OBJECTIVES TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL TO THE UNREACHED ALL OVER THE WORLD. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

VOICE OF THE RAPED FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART’ C’ OF THE COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990 TRUSTEES ARE 1. ALABI OLUWASEYI BUSAYO 2. ONIFADE JULIUS OLANSHILE 3. OLANREWAJU OLUWASEUN EMMANUEL

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

RHEMA GLOBAL LIBERATION CENTRE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) MACPEPPLE,GODSWILL WALTER—PRESIDENT (2) WOBO, CHRIS CHIMENEM- VICE PRESIDENT (3) FOSTER, AWODOUWARI SUZZIE- SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IGWE DALLISON IKENNA 2. MRS. CHIALUKA TREASURE DALLISON IGWE 3. MR. WISDOM IKENNA IGWE

SIGNED: MACPEPPLE, GODSWILL WALTER -PRESIDENT

ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO SUPPORT THE RAPE VICTIMS THROUGH THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGY AND JUSTICE SO THEY CAN FUNCTION WELL IN THE SOCIETY.

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 ACT1990.

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.

CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO EMBARK ON EVANGELICAL MISSION AND PROGRAMMES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO PLUNDER HELL AND POPULATE HEAVEN FOR CALVARY’S SAKE. 2.TO PREPARE THE SAINTS FOR THE SECOND COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THROUGH PROGRAMMES OF WINNING SOULS.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT1990.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: (1) TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE UNITY AND PEACE AND PROVIDE MAXIMUM WELFARE TO THE MEMBERS IN TIMES OF NEED AND ALWAYS. (2) TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE-MINDED MEN &WOMEN TO SERVE THE CLUB SELFLESSLY FOR THE COLLECTIVE BENEFITS OF ALL MEMBERS.

WELLROUNDED BELIEVERS CENTRE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE WORDS OF GOD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED:TRUSTEES

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

PERFECTION DYNAMIC ASSEMBLY.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NDUKAKU SUCCESS AHURUONYE - CHAIRMAN. 2. DIVINE NDUKA - SECRETARY 3. FRANK EKE OWABIE 4. JOY AGUEZE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. DELIVERING THOSE HELD CAPTIVE 3. HEALING AND PROPHECIES. 4. RAISING THE DEATH

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:CHAIRMAN

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SALVATION TOWER ASSEMBLY

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1. PST. JOHNSON MONDAY JOHNBOSCO (GENERAL OVERSEER) 2.PST. MRS RAHAMA JOHNBOSCO 3. HABILA VICTOR 4. SAMUEL DANIEL 5. LUCIA GRACE ABRAHAM 6. SUNDAY OKOH JOHNBOSCO. 7. PATRICK MARIO ATUNG (SECRETARY) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. 2.TO EVANGELIZE THE WORLD AND BUILD DISCIPLES 3. TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHERE CHRISTIANS WILL EXPERIENCE GROWTH AND SUPPORT ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PILOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

WELL OF LIFE EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION TRUSTEES ARE 1. ISAAC OLAWALE AFOLABI 2. OLUBUNMI AJALA 3. TEMITOPE JAMES 4. BOSEDE OLUWATOSIN ONI 5. MICHAEL OLUWAKAYODE OTITOJU 6. ESTHER EBUNLOMO AFOLABI 7. RUTH OLUBUNMI AFOLABI 8. VICTORIA OLAWUMI AFOLABI 9. OLAOLU OLAGOKE AFOLABI

TRUSTEES ARE 1. ADELODUN JULIA OWAMPA 2. ADELODUN ADEYINKA ADEBANJO 3. IJEAKU ESTHER HADIZA 4. OKEUGO PAUL AHAMEFULA 5. DANYIL PATRICIA OSA 6. BELGORE SHUAIB MOHAMMED LAMIDO

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: NORTH, BLAKE & RAVEN

AL-BAYAN INTERFAITH CENTRE

TRUSTEES ARE 1. SAMBO ISHAKU ILIYA - CHAIRMAN 2 SAMBO BLESSING ESTHER 3 FLORA OMOZUWA AKPOBASAH 4 ONONOGBU ODINMA BOB 5 DEDIARE ORIGHOMISAN.

TRUSTEES ARE 1.MOHAMMED NDAGI JUBRIN 2. MONDAY ZELIA NKIRUKA.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

KINGDOM GRACE BIBLE CHURCH OF GOD

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. TO BRING TOGETHER CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS TO DIALOGUE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: BARR. CHUKWUEMEKA UCHENNA 08033458678

DI BADILI LEADERSHIP SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1. AMAYO KINGSLEY - GENERAL OVERSEER/CHAIRMAN 2. AMAYO BEATRICE - SECRETARY 3. EJEZIE MAXWELL CHINEDU - MEMBER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OSHUNNIYI ABIOLA. CHAIRMAN 2.NJOROGE PAULINE MUTHONI. .MEMBER 3. FALANA MARTIN MARY. MEMBER.

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: (A) TO RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER AS MEMBERS OF THE ONE BODY OF CHRIST THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY/WORLD (B) TO RECONCILE MAN TO GOD AND TO BRING DELIVERANCE TO THOSE IN CAPTIVITY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ORGANIZE CONFERENCES THAT FOCUSES ON TRAINING THE YOUNG LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE. 2. TO OPERATE TRAINING CENTRES AND SYMPOSIUMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESTORING STRONG VALUES IN FUTURE LEADERS. 3. TO ORGANIZE MENTORING AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS .

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

JAMES ODIMKPA I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS JAMES ONYEBUCHI ANAYO. NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS JAMES ODIMKPA ANAYO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EZEORA EDITH I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS EZEORA BLESSING EBUBECHUKWU. NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS EZEORA EDITH KELECHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EMURUGWO ALEX FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMUMGWO ALEX CHUKWUEMEKA. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AN ADDRESSED AS EMURUGWO ALEX EMEKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS CHINWE AKUWUEZE

WILLIE AKPAN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MARY OBODO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS WILLIE AKPAN MARY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ONI ABOSEDE

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AKINYEMI MORUFAT ABOSEDE AND NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ONI ABOSEDE REMILEKUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHINWE AKUWUEZE MADUGBA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS CHINWE AKUWUEZE NJOKU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MUSTAPHA ABIMBOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUSTAPHA ABIMBOLA SAMMY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUSTAPHA ABIMBOLA SAMIYA, THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 31/07/1980. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ESTHER ONATEH

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ESTHER OKON SIMON AND NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ESTHER ONATEH DATE OF BIRTH-30TH NOVEMEMBER,1983.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BETTER ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR UNDER PRIVILEGED CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AID AS ENVISIONED BY ADEKUNLE ADELODUN (SIR KAY)

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION

SIR KAY FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD WORLD WIDE

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ENIDOM IFEOMA

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS J. IFENYINWA CHIKEZIE, NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OKOYE IFENYINWA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

NWANOSIKE TOBECHUKWU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MWANOSIKE TOBECHUKWU VALENTINE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWANOSIKE TOBECHUKWU PETER ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CHINYERE JUSTINA

OKAFOR PHILOMENA

LOOFTBALL SPORT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. WINNER MATAHULA 2. MARK NATHAN 3. SHELTER MATAHULA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO CONDUCT, ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE GAME OF LOOFBALL IN NIGERIA 2. PROMOTE AND OBTAIN IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF LOOFBALL IN NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: OBY ONYEKWULUJE

SIKIRU ANIGILAJE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS PELUMI ESTHER AJIBOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PELUMI ESTHER DOYIN-ENISAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLISAKA IKENNA

MRS. OGBEKHILU BLANKSON I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. BLANKSON OMAWUMI. NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. OGBEKHILU BLANKSON OMAWUMI. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OLISAKA IKENNA STEVEN. NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OLISAKA IKENNA PATRICK. AND THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 27TH SEPTEMBER, 1980, AS AGAINST 27TH SEPTEMBER 1982. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OKAFOR PATIENCE, NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OKAFOR PHILOMENA NDIDIAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

NAME-UWANDU NNAEMEKA. ADDITION,UWANDU EZINWA NNAEMEKA. ADDRESS-25, OKEBANJO STREET AGO PALACE WAY I SOLO LAGOS. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ISRAEL HURILIA FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HORILLIA ISRAEL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ISRAEL HURILIA NTEBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EZE BLESSING I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS IDOKO CHINASA. NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS EZE BLESSING CHINASA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OLOYE OLUWATOFUNMI

PELUMI ESTHER

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS GANIYU ADISA SIKIRU NOW WISH TO KNOWN AS SIKIRU ANIGILAJE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE

OLAKOTAN MAKANJUOLA

OKORO EZINNE

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ONYEMAECHI EZINNE EZRA. NOW WITH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OKORO EZINNE EZRA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SULE KEHINDE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADENOLA KEHINDE TEMITOPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SULE KEHINDE TEMITOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MERCY OKECHUKWU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHINYERE JUSTINA IKWEGBUE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHINYERE JUSTINA EBEATU, THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 17/04/1972. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJALA OLUWATOFUNMI MARIA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLOYE OLUWATOFUNMI MARIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUSEYE OLAKOTAN MAKANJUOLA” NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAKOTAN MAKANJUOLA SOLOMON. DATE OF BIRTH 3RD APRIL, 1974. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

‭I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MERCY ANIETIE OKPOK, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MERCY OKECHUKWU OKEKWUO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEROJU. MODINAT

MAC-AKE BOMA I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MACAKE TODUM BOMA AND NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MAC-AKE BOMA CARL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

COLE ADEMOLA I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DEMOLA KUNUYI -COLE AND NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS COLE ADEMOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME MY NAMD WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS JANET OVAHUDE INSTEAD OF OBENDE JANET FUNKE. I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBENDE JANET FUNKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MODINATU. SANNI AND NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEROJU. MODINAT. ADEBUKOL. CORRECT. DATE. OF. BIRTH IS. 2ND JUNE. 1973 . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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MRS SHOGBADE SALIMOT

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MRS AFOLABI RISIKAT

FORMER KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADAMU ABUBAKAR NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS USMAN ABUBAKAR.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS SALISU SALIMOT BOSE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SHOGBADE SALIMOT BOSE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS SOBOWALE RISIKAT TUNRAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AFOLABI RISIKAT MOTUNRAYO.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

LIAFEEZ KEHINDE

ELIJAH FEMI

OLANIYAN OLATUNJI

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LIAFEEZ KEHINDE MOYOMADE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LIAFEEZ KEHINDE MOYOMADE LAIDI.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAMSON OLUWAFEMI OYASOWO(9/11/1985) NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELIJAH FEMI OLASOWO(29/11/1983).ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

SANNI ADIJATU I FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHITTU ADIJATU KUBURATU SUBULOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS SANNI ADIJATU KUBURATU SUBULOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

USMAN SHEDRACK I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMEH SUNDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS USMAN SHEDRACK. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MISS BRIGGS MIMI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MRS IBRAHIM MIMI DAGMAWIT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS BRIGGS MIMI DAGMAWIT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS JOHNSON OLUWATOYIN

MRS OLUWABUSOLA OLUWAFUNMILAYO

SULAIMON AMINAT

AS AGBAJELOLA HENRY OLADIMEJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLANIYAN OLATUNJI YUSUF.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS

REMAIN

VALID.FIDELITY

BANK,SANGO OTA AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS AJAYI OLUWATOYIN MARIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS JOHNSON OLUWATOYIN MARIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

.I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AFOLABI OLUWAFUNMILAYO JANET NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLUWABUSOLA OLUWAFUNMILAYO JANET. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

.I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AKANNI AMINAT BISOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SULAIMON AMINAT BISOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MUHEEB GABRIEL

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MUHEEB GABRIEL

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AKINIYI PRINCE GABRIEL MUHEEB NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUHEEB GABRIEL KELANI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY

JOHN TERRY I FORMERLY KNOWN AS ETORO ABASI SUNDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHN TERRY SUNDAY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

ADEBAYO ADENIKE I FORMERLY KNOWN AS FALADE ADENIKE ADEBAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYO ADENIKE ARIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT OLALEKE YOMI MICHEAL AND OLA YOMI MICHEAL REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MR LIGHT ONYEKACHI IBE I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MR ONYEKACHI NKUME NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR LIGHT ONYEKACHI IBE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN LIASU MONSURU AKANNI ADENIYI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LIASU MONSURU ADENIYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

CONFIRMATION /CORRECTION OF NAME THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT EKECHUKWU NNAMDI EMMANUEL AND EMMANUEL EKECHUKWU REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS EKECHUKWU NNAMDI EMMANUE INSTEAD OF EKECHUKWU NNAMDI EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

RAJI FEMI

AND WICKLIFFE DAVID DAMILOLA REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS RAJI TAJUDEEN FEMI NOW WISH TO REMOVE TAJUDEEN FROM MY NAME. THAT I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS RAJI FEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THAT I WAS BORN ON 10/10/1966.

GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

IBRAHIM. ADEDOKUN I FORMERLY KNOWN AS HADIZA IBRAHIM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS IBRAHIM. ADEDOKUN KHADIJAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

NWABUEZE OKECHUKWU

OKWOR PAUL

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

LIASU MONSURU

ADEKUNLE VICTORIA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OMEYE VICTORIA ADEOLA

NOW WISH

TO BE KNOWN AS ADEKUNLE VICTORIA ADEOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS

REMAIN

VALID.

GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS NWOBA ANGELA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MBA DAVID OKECHUKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWABUEZE OKECHUKWU DAVID. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWUEBUKA ANTHONY PAUL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKWOR PAUL CHUKWUEBUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ANGELA NGOZI OKPURU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS NWOBA ANGELA NGOZIKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OBICHUKWU TITUS

EZE CHIKAODIRI

MRS AGU JULIET

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZE OBINNA TITUS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBICHUKWU TITUS

OBICHUKWU.

ALL

FORMER

DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

AND

GENERAL

PUBLIC

SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS ADEYEMI EUCHARIA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IKEH EUCHARIA ANULIKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADEYEMI EUCHARIA . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NYSC, IMT AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ANINWADA JULIET OLUCHI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AGU JULIET OLUCHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS NWOBODO HAPPINESS

MRS OJAH JULIET

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OGBODO HAPPINESS OGUGUA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS NWOBODO HAPPINESS OGUGUA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BE AKUBUNMA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LATICIA ALAEGBU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IBE AKUBUNMA JUDITH. AND MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 30/03/1975 NOT 01/01/1960 .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ALIU RENUA JOY . I FORMERLY KNOWN AS ODIGIE RENUA JOY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALIU RENUA JOY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE MACAULEY IBUKUN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OKUNOLA IBUKUN DORCAS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MACAULEY IBUKUN DORCAS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

ASHIRU HAPPINESS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AKINIYI PRINCE GABRIEL MUHEEB NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUHEEB GABRIEL KELANI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THAT WICKLIFFE DAVID TUNDE

MRS AJIJOLA TOLA BISI

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS RASHEED TOLA BISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AJIJOLA TOLA BISI .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IMOSEMI JULIET PRECIOUS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OJAH JULIET PRECIOUS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. FABUNMI ABIKE

ADENIJI WASIU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS FABUNMI ABIKE OSENATFELECIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. FABUNMI ABIKE OSENAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADENIJI WASIU AYANKUNLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADENIJI WASIU AYOBAMI.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID,GENERA PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

ONYEJIAKA NNAEMEKA

OYEDEPO OLUWATOTO I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OYEDEPO OLUWATOTO ABIKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEDEPO OLUWATOTO ANTHONIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYEJIAKA IKECHUKWU NDUBUISI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONYEJIAKA NNAEMEKA ANSELEM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OGUNGBESAN OMOLARA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS FAGBOLA OMOLARA OYEWUNMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGUNGBESAN OMOLARA OYEWUNMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

RE-ARRANGEMENT OF NAME

MY NAME WAS FORMERLY ARRANGED AS OLAYINKA SHAKIRU AKANNI, NOW I WISH TO RE-ARRANGE IT AS AKANNI SHAKIRU OLAYINKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OLUDARE ADEBISI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AWOZELE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OLUDARE

HAPPINESS PRECIOUS NOW WISH

TEMIDAYO ORIYOMI NOW WISH TO

TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED

BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS

AS ASHIRU HAPPINESS PRECIOUS.

OLUDARE ADEBISI ADEDAYO. ALL

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN

FORMER

VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

DOCUMENTS

REMAIN

UTHMAN MOPELOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OSHITIMEHIN MOPELOLA AFUSAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UTHMAN MOPELOLA AFUSAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OLUBUKOLA OMOKOREDE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS OLUBUKOLA OMOKOREDE FASADE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUBUKOLA OMOKOREDE BAFFOUR- AWUAH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

COLLINS AKUGBE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS SAMUEL COLLINS EKHATTOR NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS COLLINS AKUGBE EKHATOR. THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 05 DECEMBER 1995. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS OKEWURU FRANK CHIBUZOR INSTEAD OF OKEWURU FRANKLIN CHIBUZO. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS OKEWURU FRANKLIN CHIBUZO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS FRANK IDONGESIT EFFIONG NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKON MICHAEL EKPO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OKON MICHAEL

AIBANGBEE OMOWUNMI I FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALEXANDRA OMOWUNMI SANDRA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AIBANGBEE OMOWUNMI SANDRA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

SODIQ ABIODUN

MEDUGU-ABEKE .I FORMERLY KNOWN ABEKE CHRISTY EJIRO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MEDUGU-ABEKE CHRISTY EJIRO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

AKWOLU EJIKE I FORMERLY KNOWN AS EJIKE PETER ERNEST NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS AKWOLU EJIKE ALEXANDER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

.CORRECTION OF NAME

I FORMERLY KNOWN SODIQ OLAOSEBIKAN IBRAHIM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SODIQ ABIODUN IBRAHIM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

CORRECTION OF NAME THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS EMEKWE SANDRA NKECHI INSTEAD OF EMEKWE APPLONIA NKECHINYERE AS WRONGLY WRITTEN IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS EMEKWE SANDRA NKECHI. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS OKAFOR PHILOMENA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS UZOMA PHILOMENA NDIDIAMAKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OKAFOR PHILOMENA NDIDIAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OKWOR OKWUDILI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HILLARY OKEUDILI AYOGU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKWOR OKWUDILI HILLARY. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 18TH MAY 1986.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OKAFOR MONDAY

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKAFOR ANIAGOLU MONDAY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKAFOR MONDAY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME

MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS NWAOKEKE CHISARAOKWU LORITTA INSTEAD OF NWAOKEKE LORITTA CHISARA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. IGBOKA CHUKWUDI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGBOKA CATHERINE IFEYINWA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGBOKA CHUKWUDI EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. MRS AMUCHEAZI KOSISOCHUKWU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AGWUEGBO KOSISOCHUKWU IFUNANYA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AMUCHEAZI KOSISOCHUKWU IFUNANYA .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

NWOBODO ELIZABETH

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

AJISAFE EBUNLOLA

I FORMELY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNKUNLE EBUNLOLA OPEOLUWA.NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJISAFE EBUNLOLA OPEOLUWA.,ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC, SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS NWACHUKWU LILIAN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EZE LILIAN CHIZOBA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS NWACHUKWU LILIAN CHIZOBA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS DOZIE-ANYANWU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ONYEDINMA SANDRA ADAOLISA, NOW

WISH

TO

BE

KNOWN

AND

ADDRESSED AS MRS DOZIE-ANYANWU SANDRA

ADAOLISA.

ALL

FORMER

DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OYIJI RAYMOND

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODOH RAYMOND CHUKWUEMEKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYIJI RAYMOND CHUKWUEMEKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS MADU JUSTINA OBIAGELI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS NNAM JUSTINA OBIAGELI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLUSEGUN ABIGAIL

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINDE ABIGAIL OLABISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUSEGUN ABIGAIL OLABISI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

LAWAL TEMITOPE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODUNBAKU TEMITOPE OLUWASEUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWAL TEMITOPE OLUWASEUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ASOGWA SHADRACK

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CORRECTION OF NAME.

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SPORTS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, January 17, 2018

Serena Williams dumped out of Australian Open after rolling ankle

Serena Williams’s bid to equal Margaret Court’s record 24 Grand Slam titles was brought to a shuddering halt in sensational style Wednesday by Karolina Pliskova.

The American great had beaten world number one Simona Halep in the fourth round but folded against the big-serving Czech seventh seed, who saved four match points before winning 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 under the hot Melbourne sun.

The 26-year-old survived four match points in a rollercoaster third set that Williams led 5-1 before

collapsing to defeat in two hours 10 minutes.

“I was almost in the locker room, now I’m standing here as the winner. It’s a great feeling,” an exhausted Pliskova said.

“My mind was in the locker room.

I wasn’t playing very well in the third set but I thought let’s try, this game at 5-2. She got a little bit shaky in the end so I took my chances and I won.”

Williams, 37, had blazed through the early stages of the tournament, seeing off world number one Simona Halep in the fourth round.

But against Pliskova she lacked the intensity she had previously displayed and was soon trailing for the first time during her campaign after a slew of uncharacteristic errors.

Pliskova, who entered this year’s tournament on a high after winning the Brisbane International warmup, came out firing and out served Williams to take the first set.

Williams rebounded in the second set before imploding in the third when she had the finish line in sight.

Former world number one Pliskova has made the quarter-

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finals in her last two appearances at Melbourne Park and made the final at the US Open in 2016.

She has been a regular in the second week of Grand Slams in recent years, reaching the quarters or better six times since late 2016, but is still searching for a breakthrough win.

The Czech said the win over Williams was a huge confidence booster before facing US Open champion Osaka.

“She’s dangerous but nobody is more dangerous than Serena,” she said.

Alex Nwora invites 15 players for FIBA Men’s World Cup qualifiers D’Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora, has invited 15 players for the last window of the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup qualifiers taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from February 18.

A statement from the Media Officer of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Afolabi Oni, on Wednesday, said the team was made up of players who missed out of the last phase of the qualifiers campaign hosted in Lagos.

Oni said: “Jekiri Tonye will likely make his debut after missing out of action in the last window due to administrative reasons, while Christopher Obekpa, Obinna Emegano and Efevhera Michael will also be making a return.

“Ekene Ibekwe whose last appearance was at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and 34 year old Michael Umeh (2015 Afrobasket) with Italian serie A side Virtus Bologna have both been recalled to the fold.”

Team captain and Sichuan Blue Whales player, Ike Diogu alongside, Stanley Okoye, Alade Aminu,

Iroegbu Ike, Ike Nwamu, Ayodeji Akindele, Mbamalu Bryant, Zana Talib and Braxton Ogbueze complete the list of players invited.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria will slug it out with host- Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic and second placed Senegal with 16 points.

Nwora, whose team is currently ranked 33 in the world and first in Africa, stressed that D’Tigers would hope to finish the campaign on a high note, to boost the team’s rating before the World Cup draws.

He said the preparation for the 2019 World Cup in China has started in earnest and it was imperative to give more quality players equal opportunity to fight for shirts.

He said: “We were the first country in the world to qualify for the World Cup and it is very important that we start our preparation early.”

“The journey to get the team ready for the World Cup is a long one, but I am happy with the

progress we have made so far.”

Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the NBBF, Chimezie Asiegbu, says, players and Technical crew are expected to fly straight to Abidjan from their clubs for logistics reasons.

Full list of invited players Iroegbu Ike (Science City Jena, Germany), Michael Umeh (Twarde Pieniki, Poland) Ike Nwamu (Wisconsin Herd, USA), Ekene Ibekwe (Levallois Metropolitan, France) and Efevhera Michael (Homemtmen Basketball Club, Lebanon).

Stanley Okoye (Tecynconta Zaragoza, Spain), Diogu Ike (Sichuan Blue Whales, China), Alade Aminu (Hapoel SP Tel Aviv, Israel), Christopher Obekpa (Al Riyadh, Lebanon) and Ayodeji Akindele (Fuerza Regia Basquetbol, Lebanon) Jekiri Tonye (Gaziantep, Turkey), Obinna Emegano (Rouen Basket, France), Mabamalu Bryant (CD Vildivia, Chile), Zana Talib (Montakit Fuenlabrada, Spain) and Braxton Ogbueze (Basquet Coruna, Spain).

Mikel Obi completes switch Gonzalo Higuain flies to London to complete Chelsea loan move to Middlesbrough Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has completed his move to Middlesbrough after passing a medical yesterday.

According to UK’s Sun, the former Chelsea midfielder, 31, travelled from London to the north-east yesterday after agreeing personal terms.

Two-time Premier League winner Mikel will join up with his new team-mates this morning after spending the past two years at Tianjin TEDA in the Chinese Super League.

Even with a year left in his contract with the Chinese team, the Nigerian captain was not ready for life in the lower league in the Far East but would rather play in the Championship in England. He parted ways with TEDA on mutual consent.

Roma and Wolfsburg are two other European teams that showed interest in the midfielder who spent over a decade at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.

Mikel is believed to have weighed the option of a return to England because his wife and two young children are based there.

The UEFA Champions League winner will be part of a Tony Pulis side looking to bring Premier League football back to the Riverside next season.

Boro currently sits fifth in the Championship table and seven points off leaders Leeds.

Pulis’ men host Newport County on Saturday in their fourth round FA Cup clash before travelling to promotion rivals West Brom on February 2. Boro isn’t short of central midfielders but Pulis believes the physical, imposing and experienced Mikel can further strengthen the department. Mikel has played as both a holding midfielder and in a more advanced No.10 role for both club and country in the past.

He left Chelsea for Tianjin Teda two years ago but didn’t settle in China and still believes

he’s got plenty to offer in a challenging and competitive division, while accepting English clubs won’t be able to offer anywhere near the lucrative salary he was earning in Asia.

Mikel hasn’t played for Nigeria since last summer’s World Cup but is being urged to return to the national scene ahead of this summer’s African Cup of Nations.

Mikel’s Coach at both the Under-20 World Cup and the Rio Olympic Dream Team, Samson Siasia, said yesterday that the gangling midfielder wants to get back to proper fitness before the AFCON 2019 in Egypt.

“One thing we should know is that Mikel has not played for a while now, and he is trying to move to another club. I believe he wants to secure his job situation before he will worry about the Super Eagles.”

Mikel has vast experience of the English game, having played more than 350 games for Chelsea during his 11-year stay at Stamford Bridge.

He has quite the CV, having won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, the League Cup, Champions League and Europa League.

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain is flying to London to complete his loan move to Chelsea.

The Argentina international, 31, has been released from his loan to AC Milan, allowing him to join Maurizio Sarri’s squad.

Higuain is still to have a medical and it is not known if he will be available for Thursday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Tottenham.

He would have to be registered by 12 noon for that to be a possibility.

Higuain was linked with Arsenal when Juventus signed him for a then domestic record £75.3m in July 2016.

After 40 league goals in two seasons, he moved to Milan in August, with the option of making the deal permanent at the end of the season for a fee of 36m euros.

His spell at Milan began well, with six goals in five games, but he has only found the net once in his past 12 appearances and was left out of Monday’s match with Genoa after Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso said: “Speculation disrupted preparations.”

In 2015-16, at Napoli under Sarri, Higuain equalled the Serie A goal-scoring record with 36 goals.

Chelsea are currently fourth in the Premier League, three points ahead of Arsenal who beat them 2-0 at the Emirates on Saturday.

Ladan Bosso: I have Kano Pillars’ password Gombe United Technical Adviser Ladan Bosso says his understanding of Kano Pillars’ pattern of play will give his side added advantages when both teams meet in today’s matchday 4 encounter at the Pantami Stadium, Gombe.

Bosso, who was in charge of Kano Pillars in 2013/2014 season as technical adviser, said he will work on Sai Masu Gida’s weaknesses to secure victory.

He said the abridged league is very difficult and any mistake would be disastrous.

“As a former coach of the club, I have their password. A good coach should be able to have

an edge over his former club. Because I know their tradition and culture, we will work on that,” Bosso said.

The former Abia Warriors gaffer also appealed to the teeming fans and supporters to come out en masse to ginger Savannah Scorpions to victory.

The Niger State-born tactician also enjoined the home fans to shun any act of hooliganism before, during and after the game in the best interest of the club.

Bosso described the Savannah Scorpions supporters as “peace lovers and adherents of Fair Play.”

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69 years ago, Nigeria provided basic education for prisoners, what really happened to us?

Daily Times Newspaper had on this day, 24th January, 1950, published a report in which the Lagos Superintendent of Prison said in an exclusive interview that plans had been completed to ensure that prisoners begin to enjoy education to at least, enable them read and write.

The report had it that the Superintendent said that the arrangement would be made possible through a newly introduced Lagos Adult Education programme.

“Various classes would be held in the prison house and prisoners would learn simple English and arithmetic which would help them greatly when they begin a new life after their term of imprisonment,” the Officer said.

“The prison is a home for reformation. Prisoners must be trained so that they may become better citizens when they become free,” he added.

Daily Times check confirmed that the education programme for prisoners in Lagos actually took off three months after, in May, 1950.

It is true that the prisons established in Nigeria by the United Kingdom controlled government before independence were initially inhuman as they were conceived primarily to guard businesses for British nationals as well as restrict those that opposed the authorities of Her Majesty, the Queen in the country.

But with time and as the colonies fall into the firm grip of colonial authorities, the government began to gradually loosen the prison conditions through the introduction of many reforms like the policy to educate prison inmates by 1950.

Today however, the condition of prisons in an independent Nigeria today is an eyesore, except prisons for the rich and influential members of the society. Instead of improving on what was on ground before the exit of colonial authorities, the prisons are worse than places where animals are kept.

Thousands of Nigerians are clamped in various prisons across the country and are left to undergo all forms of torture including emotional, social and psychological deterioration while those who are intellectually gifted waste away.

Nigerian prisons are excessively overcrowded, so much so that in some cases 50 prisoners are clamped in rooms meant for 10 inmates.

Feeding in Nigerian prisons is as good as giving someone poison. Apart from been inadequate, the food given to prisoners are poorly cooked and under very unhygienic conditions.

There is virtually no medical facilities in most prisons, the reason why prisoners die with the slightest health attack. All these have combined to make the life of a Nigerian prisoner such a painful experience.

While in theory, the prisons were established to restrain offenders and in the process help to reform their lives, the reality in Nigeria is that prisons are evil cells where hunger, diseases and death stare inmates in the face constantly.

In fairness to Federal Government, several reform policies for prisons in the country have been approved and budgeted for by previous and current administrations. However, the so called reforms have failed to bring the needed transformations on of prison facilities as well as ease the burden that inmates have to bear in the cells.

There is therefore the need for the government to take critical look into the condition of Nigerian prisons in order to make them conform to minimum international standards.

LAST LINE

Testimonies on Frank Mbah may be true In the afternoon of yesterday 23rd January, 2019, I had to put a call to Frank Mbah, the newly appointed Force Public Relations Officer (PPRO) to formally congratulate him on his new appointment. When I dialled his number, Mbah took my call the first time it rang and quietly listened to me as I introduced myself and Daily Times where I work. It was quite unusual for most people in high position in Nigeria to take calls from strangers whose phone numbers are not on their contact list.

Since his appointment this time by the Acting Inspector General of Police

Mohammed Adamu, there have been several positive reports about Frank Mbah with one writer saying that the news Police image makers takes every calls put through to him, no matter who made the call and the time, unless it becomes unavoidable for him not to do so. That was exactly the case.

As we hope that the heat of the job would not affect his basic instinct, we at Daily Times of Nigeria therefore join millions of well-meaning Nigerians to wish both the Acting Inspector General and the new Police PPRO success on their job.

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