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Magistrates’ Court frees 5 DTN workers

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Magistrates’ Court in Mpape, a suburb of Abuja, on Thursday, granted bail to five workers of The Daily Times Newspapers on the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in the like sum each.

The Magistrate, Okagbu Azubuike, also ordered that the two

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sureties must be civil servants on the employment of the Federal Government, saying that the sureties must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.

The magistrate further ordered the workers to be of good behaviour during the pendency of the trial.

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Leadership Chairman pays solidarity visit to Daily Times

Ï Says police acted in error over dispute on DTN ownership Ï Wants IGP to listen to both sides, take informed decision

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L-R: Chairman, Folio Media Group (FMG), publisher of Daily Times Newspaper, Mr Fidelis Anosike and Chairman, Leadership Newspapers Group, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, during the latter’s solidarity visit to Anosike in Abuja ... on Thursday.

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Leadership Chairman pays solidarity visit to Daily Times Continued from page 1 top management of The Daily Times of Nigeria at their Maitama Abuja office over recent arrest and detention of some members of staff of the organisation.

Speaking to journalists after the visit, Nda-Isaiah said there was something sinister in the way and manner the Police and a Magistrate’s Court in Mpape colluded to victimise the Chairman of Folio Media Group (FMG), publisher of The Daily Times, Mr. Fidelis Anosike, the Group Managing Director, Barrister Noel Anosike and five members of staff of DTN According to him, the Police High Command may have been misinformed over the dispute on ownership of The Daily Times and urged the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to listen to stakeholders from both sides of the conflict to avoid further embarrassment or escalation of the matter.

Nda-Isaiah said: “I know all the story of how this Daily Times matter started. The story is also

straight forward. You therefore need to take time to listen to everyone involved in the matter in order to take well informed decision. Apart from Police, security agencies should sit down and address it properly. They should look at all the court documents, all agreements and court settlements because what the Police have done so far are in error.”

The Leadership Newspapers boss praised the current Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, whom he said has a lot of security challenges in his hands and has been up and doing, adding however that Police need to take time to study the matter as well as halt the assault on The Daily Times and its management.

“The person who ran to Magistrates’ Court for criminal prosecution over a civil case that is pending in courts of superior jurisdiction knows why he went there in the first place and what he wanted to achieve.

That is why I said there is something sinister going on and that the security agencies should wade in to find that sinister substance

US stringent conditions for $495m fighter jets sale unsettles FG –Minister ÏÏÏ

Stringent conditions imposed by the United States government for the sale of 12 Super Tucano A29 planes and other weapons worth $495million is causing concern to the federal government.

The matter came up for discussion at the quarterly meeting of the National Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja on Thursday.

According to the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting, while the US government insists that the payment must be made

by February 20, 2018, it also maintained that the aircrafts can only be available in 2020.

Apart from that, the US government has forbidden Nigerian personnel from being sent to understudy the production process of the aircrafts as Nigeria had

done in the case of other countries.

The minister said the council has therefore approved that the Ministry of Defence meets with the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, to iron out the contending issues.

While explaining that the $494 million is to acquire the Super Tucano A-29, train personnel, provide accommodation facilities for the aircrafts and for continuous servicing, the minister stated: “Some of the stringent measures include that we will start having them from 2020, which is two years from now.

“They are also thinking of not allowing our technicians to be part of the production inspection. But this is what we normally do in all the defence contracts, we send our personnel to go and understudy especially when it comes to specialised contracts. Like Continued on page 7

so that it can be halted before getting out of control,” he added.

On the relationship between security agencies and the media in Nigeria, Nda-Isaiah said security agencies still have respect for media practitioners in the country and urged the media not to rely on the error committed over The Daily Times matter to judge the Police, insisting that someone is feeding the Police with misinformation on which they have acted arbitrarily.

Earlier while welcoming Nda-Isaiah to his office, the Publisher of The Daily Times, Mr. Fidelis Anosike, thanked him for the visit and expressed joy and appreciation to thousands of Nigerians who have been trooping to his office as well as others who have called on phone or sent messages through the social media over the matter.

Anosike also assured Nda-Isaiah that nothing can stop the publication of The Daily Times which he described as his passion.

He said, “Nobody can take anything belonging to The Daily Times, not even one pin. We are not into property business, we are into publishing. We will continue to publish The Daily Times and nobody can stop it. Ikechukwu Obiora is only making a mockery of the Judiciary while at the same time influencing the Police to commit impunity. But he cannot take The Daily Times. It is not and will never be his property.

“When we bought The

Daily Times through our company, Folio Communications Limited, there was nobody called Sen. Ikechukwu Obiora anywhere in the picture. He was neither a director nor a staff of the company that bought minority shares in The Daily Times. That you are claiming ownership of The Daily Times because the minority share was divested in your favour is laughable. I cannot remember selling The Daily Times to anyone called Ikechukwu Obiora”, Anosike concluded.

L-R: State Governors, Solomon Lalong (Plateau); Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi); Aminu Matsari (Katsina ); Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna); Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom) and Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari (Zamfara ), during a meeting with a delegation of Governor’s Forum with President Buhari at the State House in Abuja...on Thursday.

$1.1bn Malabu scam: Adoke suit can’t shield him from prosecution- Malami

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday insisted that his predecessor, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), must face trial for alleged crimes bordering on the $1.1bn Malabu transaction preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The development came just as Adoke insisted that Malami has asked the EFCC to review the charges of fraud against those accused in the infamous Malabu scandal.

They include a former Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete, fAdoke, and other defendants who are facing charges of fraud in the $1.1 billion Malabu oil block

case.

They are being accused by the EFCC of diverting the huge amount in a series of fraudulent transactions resulting in the transfer of the rich oil well, OPL 245.

Adoke’s lawyer, Mr Kanu Agabi (SAN), said that Malami’s view of the charges was contained in a memo read in court on Thursday by a lawyer to Adoke.

According to the memo, Malami said the current proof of evidence does not show clear links of fraud as allegedly committed by the defendants.

Agabi asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to issue an order affirming that the charges against Adoke were illegal on the grounds that Adoke was acting on the directives of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Agabi said in a presidential system of government,

the head of government takes credit or blame for anything good, therefore, his client should not be blamed for the decisions that resulted in the transfer of the OPL 245.

Speaking further, Agabi said a document present in court was proof of his client’s innocence.

He cited a letter written

by Malami, in which the AGF warned the EFCC that the current charges against the defendants could not be substantiated.

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja who heard Adoke’s suit challenging the five counts instituted against him by the anti-corruption agency and adjourned the matter till February 28 for judgment.

At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Malami told the court that having been suspected of diverting pub-

lic funds, Adoke could not use the civil suit filed before the court to shield himself from prosecution.

Malami, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary and SolicitorGeneral of the Federation of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata, added that his predecessor’s suit could not be used to truncate a criminal trial initiated by the EFCC. He maintained that the suit disclosed no reasonable cause of action, adding that it could not be used to stop a criminal case.

Apata said , “We submit that the plaintiff cannot use this court to shield himself from prosecution having been suspected of diverting public funds. We urge this court to hold that this suit did not disclose any cause of action. We urge the court to dismiss the suit in its entirety.”

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Human Resources); Ayodele Ibitoye (Accountant); Afolabi Adeboye (Graphics Designer); Marvelous Eyoh Effiong (Graphics Designer) and James Akingbade Olagoke (Advert Officer).

The Nigeria Police on Thursday afternoon hurriedly arraigned the five

workers on a First Information Report (FIR) for an alleged cheating, impersonation, theft and forgery.

But when the charge was read to the five workers, they denied the allegations as “Not true.”

The prosecuting M.O. Omosun therefore asked for a date for their trial.

But the lawyer to the DTN workers, Mr. Uche

Amulu, made an oral application for their bail, pending the determination of the case.

Moving the application for bail, Amulu said the application was based on sections 35 and 36 (b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Section 162 of the Administrative of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) and the inherent

jurisdiction of the court.

He said that bail is at the discretion of the court, saying that it must be exercised judicially and judiciously.

Amulu further informed the magistrate that “the applicants are victims of circumstances that have suffered in the past seven days in police custody for an alleged offences they

did not commit.”

According to the lawyer, the Commissioner of Police had hurriedly arraigned the DTN workers following a fundamental human rights suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

He therefore urged the Magistrate to admit the

five DTN workers to bail on liberal terms.

Responding, Omosun told the court that he would not oppose the bail, saying that if the court is mindful of granting the DTN workers bail, the court should order them to be of good behaviour.

The matter has been adjourned to March 27, 2018 for trial.

Former Vice President and chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and Australian Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Matthew Neuhaus, at a courtesy visit to the former Vice President in Abuja, Thursday.

Saraki laments funding constraints, says NASS is broke

Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

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The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday said contrary to general impression that the National Assembly is a place for Ghana-must-go bags, the legislative arm of government has of late been grappling with paucity of funds.

The Senate President said the constricts of funding have slowed down the activities of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, lowering its capacity to carry out it statutory functions.

Saraki expressed the frustration of the lawmak-

ing arm on poor funding, when he paid a working visit to the Chairman and members of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) at their temporary office located in Utako, Abuja on Wednesday.

Responding to the request by Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Adamu Fika, to have a permanent office of the Commission inside the National Assembly complex, Saraki pledged the support of the leadership towards the project.

He noted that adequate funding remained the major challenge of the National Assembly.

Saraki said: “One of the

things that I see here today is the issue of budgetary constraints. However, the impression around the country is often that the National Assembly has too much money. But we have seen the challenges of the last few years.

“As we work through the number of bills passed, the public hearings held, and the number of ad-hoc committees that have been established — we know the challenges of not being able to fund some of our activities.

“So far, I am happy to report that despite these constraints, the 8th Senate has been able to surpass all previous Senates in the number of Bills that we

have passed in 2-years — despite the funding gaps.

“We know that as we continue over time, people will begin to have more confidence in the National Assembly. However, right now, the challenges that we have are the issue of perception, and the issue of funding. We need to work hard to change this”, he said.

Saraki, who is also the Chairman of the National Assembly, further noted that it has not been easy for Nigerians to appreciate the various roles of the legislature as an arm of government being the youngest of the three arms of government.

He said, “Therefore, we

all have a lot of work in trying to make the people appreciate the role of the legislature in our democracy. This has not been easy, this is why I am sure that working with the Commission, we can work towards this together so that we can improve the image of the National Assembly.”

The Chairman of the NASC, Dr. Adamu Fika, in his earlier remarks lamented that the commission still operates from a rented apartment with attendant costs.

He urged the leadership of the National Assembly to come to its aid by supporting it to build a befitting permanent office

within the National Assembly complex.

He however commended Saraki for being the first President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly to have visited the office of the commission.

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Why I met Maina And What Buhari Knew - Malami ÏÏÏ The Attorney General

of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said that he has no regrets meeting with the fugitive former Chairman of defunct Presidential Task Force on Pensions, Abdulrasheed Maina, in Dubai.

“If hundreds of Mainas believe that they have information to offer as far at the protection of the national interest is concerned, I will meet them and will do so again,” Malami said in his first public interview in the current edition of The Interview magazine.

After a spell in exile, Maina who has been accused of stealing about N2billion public pension, returned to Nigeria and was re-absorbed into service.

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It is widely believed that Maina’s meeting with Malami’s in Dubai two years ago, paved the way for his return and reinstatement, a move that has sparked widespread public outrage.

In the interview, Malami said his meeting was in pursuit of the national interest.

“It boils down to whether I have indeed acted or I have not acted,” he said.

He added, without naming the specific examples, that information provided

by Maina had helped in “solidifying (fraud) cases in terms of conviction” and recovering stolen funds.

Malami said President Muhammadu Buhari came to be aware of his meeting with Maina much later, “out of a desire to see for his (Buhari’s) directives relating to its application for the purpose of blocking leakages associated with the looting of pension funds.”

The MD/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview, Azu Ishiekwene, described Malami’s interview as “the first real window into the mind of a man who has been central to one of the most vexatious public issues in recent times.”

Buhari holds closed-door meeting with service chiefs over farmers, herdsmen clashes Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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President Muhamamdu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed-doors with the service chiefs as part of efforts to put an end to the spate of insecurity in the country, especially the farmers, herdsmen clashes.

The meeting was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, led the service chiefs to the meeting.

The meeting came at a time that there is growing concern over increasing killings by people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen across the country.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had in a statement released on Tuesday listed the killings as one of the issues the present ad-

ministration had failed to address headlong.

The new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, attended the security meeting for the first time since his recent appointment.

Apart from the service chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, also attended the meeting.

In a message posted on the Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, the Presidency said the security chiefs briefed Buhari on intelligence gathering and law enforcement efforts across the country.

“Security meeting today, presided over by President @MBuhari. NSA, Service Chiefs, Intelligence Chiefs, IGP in attendance.

“President briefed on Intelligence-gathering and law enforcement efforts across the country, by the various agencies,” the message read.

Malami also described the continued detention of Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, and the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as acts of “public interest,” denying suggestions the suspects had become politi-

cal prisoners.

The government has repeatedly ignored court orders for their release.

The interview, which is already on the magazine’s website, also covered the cold war between Malami and the Acting EFCC

Chairman, Ibrahim Magu; the allegations of incompetence in the Ministry of Justice; and the midnight raid on the homes on judges last year.

In this edition, the President of the Council of Registered Engineers of

Nigeria, Kashim Alli, took up issues with those who query the competence of Nigerian engineers; while the Executive Secretary, Hassan Bello, said expanding export infrastructure had become a do-or-die affair for the country.

Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt.Hon. Yakubu Dogara(right) in a handshake with the visiting Speaker of Puntland State of Somalia,Hon. Ahmed Ali Shire, during a courtesy visit by MPs from Somalia to Dogara at the National Assembly in Abuja.... on Thursday

‘US stringent conditions for $495m fighter jets sale unsettles FG’ Continued from page 5 in Russia, our personnel are permanently based in where the production is being done for this MI35 helicopters.”

The Donald Trump administration last December, agreed to proceed with the sale of the aircrafts to Nigeria after the Obama administration had delayed it following the bombing of a refugee camp in January last year by the Nigerian Air Force.

The minister revealed that the council also discussed the remote and immediate causes of the frequent farmers/herdsmen deadly clashes in the country, which he blamed on the blockage of cattle routes.

The establishment of antigrazing laws by some states and the existence of local

militias.

He said: “Look at this issue (killings in Benue and Taraba), what is the remote causes of this farmers crisis? Since the nation’s Independence, we know there used to be a route whereby the cattle rearers take because they are all over the nation. You go to Bayelsa, Ogun, you will see them.

If those routes are blocked what do you expect will happen?

“These people are Nigerians; it is just like one going to block shoreline, does that make sense to you? These are the remote causes of the crisis. But the immediate cause is the grazing law.

“These people are Nigerians and we must learn to live together with each other. Communities and other people must learn how to accept foreigners within

their enclave. Finish!”

Asked if he was justifying the killings because of the blocking or the routes, the minister said: “You are going away from what I came here to do. However, this is internal security. I can provide some answers.

I have told you that the remote cause is part of the grazing law. Since independence, there are clear routes where these people pass.”

On the curtailment of the proliferation of light arms, he said the council has set up a committee to work out modalities to transform the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) to a National Commission.

He added: “In compliance with the presidential directive for the establishment of National Commission on the Control

of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the country, the Ministry of Defence in conjunction with the office of the National Security Adviser has set up a committee to work out modalities to transform the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) to a National Commission.”

Dan Ali said he informed the meeting that in line with the decision of the present government to increase the strength of the Armed Forces to address manpower problem, the three services have in the last two years enlisted and recruited qualified Nigerians.

He said the Ministry of Defence is also building befitting accommodation for members of the Armed Forces in the six geopolitical zones.

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Restructuring: APC Committee recommends scrapping of LGs, supports state police Tom Okpe, Abuja

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Federalism set up by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to sample views of Nigerians has submitted its report, recommending the scrapping of local government as a third tier of government and agrees to establishment of state police.

The special panel also recommended that the Petroleum Acts and Land Use Act be amended to allow all the states to control their mineral resources except as it affects offshore oil.

The committee headed by the Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, sub-

Ï ƅƊ ƈ ƗƆƍƆ ƗƆ Ɛ ƅ ƗƈƗ ƅƕ mitted the report to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party yesterday, Thursday at the party Secretariat in Abuja with a revelation of the party’s full support of some states to merge.

According to El’Rufai, “Local government autonomy is a very interesting subject in which we were surprised at the outcome. There were divergent opinions on this issue. We recommend that the current system of local government administration provided for by the constitution be amended and that states should be allowed to develop and enact laws to have local

government administration system that is peculiar to each of them.

“What we heard from Nigerians is that as far as local government is concerned, there is no one size fits for all.

We all come from different histories, different cultures, different administrative systems and we believe that the constitution should ensure that there is a democratic local government system in every state. But the details of, and the nature of that local government system, the number of local governments should be left to the states and states houses of

assembly.

“We proposed amendments to Sections 7, 8, 162, the first schedule, part one and the first schedule of the constitution to give effect to our recommendations. The section that lists the local governments and their Headquarters should be removed so that local governments are no longer named in the constitution.

“States can create their local governments and determine the structure of their local governments. We are by this, recognizing that in a federal system, you cannot have more than two tiers of

government. Having three tiers of government is an aberration. There is nowhere in the world where our research showed more than two federating units”.

On resources control, the committee chairman said:”We have proposed that mining, minerals, oil should go to the states, so that there will be certain constitutional amendments.

“The Petroleum Act will be amended to show that states can now issue oil mining licenses; the Land Use Act, Nigeria Minerals and Mining Act, the Petroleum Profit Tax Act 2007 would all need to be amended. So, we have proposed amendment that will ensure minerals, mining and

oil are vested in the states except offshore minerals”.

The committee also recommends that there should be a constitutional amendment to allow for a referendum to be conducted on burning national or state issues before decisions are taken, pointing that right now,” the constitution has no room for referendum, but only in the creation of states”.

On independence candidacy, the committee according to Mallam El’Rufai said majority of respondents opposed it, however, the committee still recommends that the party should support the demand for widening the political space by allowing it to be.

Attractive opportunities exist in Nigeria, Udoma tells investors Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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interested in investing in Africa have been encouraged to take a look at the very attractive opportunities available in Nigeria as the country’s economic outlook for 2018, and in the near future is very positive.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma and Trade, Industry and Investment Minister, Dr Okey Enelamah at various events and bilateral meetings with global business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) which ends in Davos, in Switzerland, on Friday, marketed the potentials of Nigeria and encouraged investors to take advantage of the opportunities on offer.

At a dinner hosted by the Vice President for investors in Davos on Wednesday night, Senator Udoma said that there are opportunities available in agriculture and agro-processing, industry, mining, construction, infrastructure and services as Nigeria has one of the largest markets in Africa.

He told the gathering, which also included Nigerians in the Diaspora, that the government is determined to revamp the economy by improving the enabling environment for all investors, both domestic and international.

He informed them that the aim of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), which was launched by the President last year, is to restore growth by diversifying

the economy, stabilizing the macroeconomic environment, investing in infrastructure and improving the country’s business environment, amongst others.

The Minister emphasized that the main principles behind the ERGP are to tackle the constraints to growth, leverage the power of the private sector, allow markets to function, whilst upholding the country’s core values and promoting national cohesion and social inclusion.

The Minister was happy to report that since the ERGP was launched and implementation commenced, the economy has started showing signs of improvement.

Indeed, he pointed out that, already, one of its objectives has been achieved as the economy emerged from recession in the second quarter of 2017, with GDP showing a marginal growth of 0.72%. By the third quarter of 2017, the growth level doubled to 1.40% with strong showing in Agriculture which grew by 3.06% and Industry by 8.83%.

Other positive indicators, he emphasized are the growth in the level of Capital Importation which increased to $4.145 million in Q3 of 2017; Foreign Reserves which grew to N39.43 billion in January 2017 and Inflation which declined to 15.37%

by December 2017. He also indicated that there has been a narrowing of the gap between the CBN rate for foreign exchange and the parallel market rate. All these he listed as evidence that confidence in the Nigerian economy is coming back.

L-R: Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; and Commissioner of Police at the State Command, Mr. Abiodun Odude, when he led senior officers and new area commanders in the command on a visit to the Governor’s Office, Ibadan... on Thursday. Photo: Governor’s Office

Coalition for Nigeria berates Obasanjo over recent letter to Buhari Doosuur Iwambe - Abuja

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Civil Society Group by name The True Coalition for Nigeria has condemned the recent comments made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Obasanjo had in a 13page statement released on Tuesday described the President Buhari as clannish, nepotic and insincere in fulfilling the promises made to Nigerians.

He accused the present government of failure in several aspects.

However the group in a statement by its National President, Patriot Sabo Odeh, said that “the coalition has learnt with

amusement the call by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for a coalition of the concerned and the willing” which he has rushed to christen “Coalition for Nigeria” without making efforts at due diligence to realize that such coalition already exists.

Odeh said the group would have ordinarily disregarded Obasanjo’s latest outburst but for a series of other happen stances that suggest that his letter is part of a larger plot to discredit the government of President Buhari.

He accused the former leader of being behind the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group that had sullied the streets with its Red Card campaign.

“We, the Coalition for Nigeria, agree that there is

need to move from our current state of affairs in Nigeria but those that will lead us do not belong to Obasanjo’s circle and certainly not Obasanjo himself.

“We see President Buhari as having fulfilled his place and mission in history, which is to disrupt and overturn the status quo such that his successors, when the time comes, will build on his works to give us the Nigeria of our vision.

“If the Obasanjo government was half as sincere as the present administration, the troubles of today would have not cropped up in the first place. It is most insulting that the same man is today bragging about assembling teams of experts when his terms in office were spent in partitioning

the country and allocating huge chunks to his cronies including initiating privatization programmes that simply gifted the country to a mafia”, he said.

He said on the clashes between farmers and herdsmen, our position is that the federal government immediately investigate the roles of all stakeholders in the crisis including governors that have been accused of arming ethnic militias and associations that have held press briefings to justify reprisal attacks.

“We however submit that the government looks beyond ethnic, religious and political undertone of the crisis to address issues like cultural attachment, climate change, and the possible connection with international terrorism if any.

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PDP to APC: Cooked up indices will not save you Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the indices presented by the All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled Federal Government in the attempt to justify its claimed achievements were cooked up and will in no way push Nigerian to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

Also, the Governor of Bayelsa State and Chairman of PDP Reconciliation committee, Seriake Dick-

son pleaded with aggrieves members of the party to remain and contribute towards amending all the ills that characterized the last elective convention of the party.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in the statement on Thursday said the Federal Government has refused to understand that the issues raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for which he advised President Buhari not to seek re-election, are already trending in

the minds of Nigerians and cannot be dismissed with doctored reports and half truths.

The party described as highly unfortunate the resort to falsehood by the Federal Government while cleverly glossing over very serious issues of deteriorating economy, incessant killings, fuel crisis, corruption in the corridors of power and absolute failure of governance as raised by Nigerians.

The PDP said it amounts to executive rascality for

the APC Federal Government to use its Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to falsely claim that the economy, which it wrecked, has come out of recession, when the glaring reality shows skyrocketing costs, soaring unemployment rate, unabating closure of businesses as well as accumulation of foreign and domestic debts.

“In its attempt to further hoodwink Nigerians, the Federal Government through the minister of information cleverly stated

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), presents a souvenir to High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Mr. Christopher Thornley during the Canadian High Commissioner’s courtesy visit at the Governor’s residence in Epe, on Thursday

NASS committed to adequate funding of PHC nationwide –Usman Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

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its bid to ensure that Primary Health Care Facilities across the country is strengthened, the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Health Hon. Muhammad Usman has reiterated the commitment of National Assembly to ensure adequate budgetary allocation and release for procurement of vaccines and effective immunization of Nigerian children.

Speaking at the ongoing 2-day retreat on Nigeria Strategy for Immunization and PHC Strengthening, Hon. Usman said that the House of Representatives and the Senate are concluding effective legislation that will guarantee adequate funds for vaccine procure-

ment, immunisation services.

The lawmaker assured Nigeria, the donors and development partners of the personal commitment of both the Senate President Dr. Bukola Salaki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara to ensuring budgetary allocation and timely release of required funds for immunization and PHC services.

Muhammad recalled commendable efforts made by the leadership and members of the two Chambers to ensure safety and survival of Nigerian Children stressing that the two Chambers were convinced that the nation was capable of funding immunisation services and other PHC services for the entire citizenry.

He commended the Global

Alliance for Vaccines & Immunization, other donors and development partners and the ED/CEO-NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib for his dynamic leadership at effectively driving the national PHC agenda In his remarks, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency Dr. Faisal Shuaib said the retreat was aimed at reaching a common alignment and understanding by the Government, Partners, Donors and the Development Partners on the Gavi transition period and how to navigate the roadmap that has been outlined.

Dr. Faisal also emphasised that participants were expected to come out with an acceptable strategic document that would describe

ways of sustaining immunization financing, improving coverage and equity.

He commended President Muhammad Buhari and the Hon. Minister of Health Professor Isaac Adewole for their inspiring leadership and the National Assembly, Members of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Development Partners and Donor Agencies for huge financial commitments and support for immunization and PHC services.

In her contribution, the Chairman of the session and a member, Gavi Governing Board, Professor Helen Rees expressed great delight on the impressive commitments and support of Nigeria’s Government at all levels to immunization services and PHC.

that the nation’s Foreign Reserves had risen to $40bn, while covering the fact presented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that our foreign debt has also escalated to $15.2bn under APC’s misrule.

“This is a government whose domestic debt profile has scared many contractors off their sites and forcing millions of Nigerians into the labour market while development projects initiated by the PDP across the nation remains stagnated.

“The Federal Government also failed to inform Nigerians that other foreign financial instruments are being depleted, including the Excess Crude Account (ECA), from which they attempted to pilfer $1bn last year.

“It is ridiculous for the APC-led Federal Government to rely on an NBS report in giving an impression that the nation’s inflation rate has fallen at 15.37% while hiding the fact that inflation rate as at May 2015, when it took over rein of governance from the PDP, was 13.7%.

“This is even as the soaring price of commodities exposes the fact that 15.37% is not positive, as the APC government wants Nigerians to believe. The fact is that the APC is plunging the nation into deeper economic woes while trying to sugarcoat the issues with figures.

“Furthermore, the Federal Government attempted to delude Nigerians by

claiming that the naira has become stable while glossing over the fact that it fell from about N165/1USD in 2015 to the current appalling N360/1USD. “This is in addition to phony claims of increase in foreign capital inflow of $1.8bn, while refusing to address facts from NBS that under their misrule, 16 million Nigerians are unemployed, 18 million more are underemployed while another 27.44 million refused to work in 2016 for various reasons not unrelated to frustration in the polity” Ologbondiyan narrated.

Meanwhile, Governor Dickson has also called on the aggrieved members of the PDP to show more understanding, solidarity and willingness to sacrifice for the general good of the party.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Francis Agbo, Dickson on the meeting between the governor and all the aspirants that participated in the last National Convention of the party held in December, 2017.

He commended the aspirants for demonstrating a willingness to sacrifice their individual interest for the progress of the party.

He explained that the meeting was designed to to thank the membership of the PDP for clinging onto the party especially through “this trying period.”

NPDC targets 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day production Idu Jude, Abuja

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upstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), says it is ready to increase its daily crude oil production to 500,000 barrels per day before 2022.

This target was announced by the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, during the inauguration of the board of directors of the company in Abuja.

Addressing members of the board, the GMD who also doubles as Chairman, charged them to grow the NPDC assets and ensure that the 500,000 barrels per day crude oil production target is met by 2022”.

He disclosed that the company was currently supplying 50 per cent of the West African Gas Pipeline system gas, adding that it was the in thing to have more gas as-

sets, while commending the company for leaving up to expectations.

Dr. Baru directed that NPDC’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with host communities should be tied to the availability of the lines saying “as stakeholders, they share in both our success and losses as well”.

Also speaking at the event, Managing Director of the company, Mr. Yusuf Matashi, said from the meteoric growth the company had witnessed since 2016, the GMD’s target of 500,000 barrels per day was realizable by 2022.

He said the board came at an appropriate time as it would address issues of processes and procedures necessary to drive a major oil company like the NPDC, while assuring it of the commitment of the company to the growth target.

The NPDC currently produces about 200,000 barrels per day and going by its work programme, it will increase to 300,000 barrels per day this year.

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2019: How PDP will return to Aso Villa –Secondus Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (third right); President Fatima Charity Foundation, Chief (Mrs.) BintuFatima Tinubu (second right); Rep. of Hon. Mulikat Akande-Adeola (right); fmr. Dep. Governor, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu (second left); and COWLSO member, Alhaja Ronke Solomon, during the foundation’s annual prayer, tagged “Prayer for the Nation”, at the City Hall, Lagos.... on Wednesday

Fuel scarcity: Baru berates FG over porous border Idu Jude, Abuja

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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised alarm over the sustained nefarious activities of some cross-border fuel smuggling syndicates and hoarders which have so far impeded efforts by the Corporation to sanitize the fuel supply and distribution matrix across the country.

Dr. Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director of the Corporation, told the Joint National Assembly Committee on Petroleum Downstream that if the activities of the fuel truck diverters and smugglers were left unchecked, it would be absolutely difficult to guarantee round-the-clock availability of petrol throughout the country due to the massive leakages wrought on the fuel supply and distribution network by the smugglers.

In a detailed presentation

to the Joint Committee, the NNPC GMD informed that the sudden and unnatural shock in fuel consumption to record levels has overstretched the Direct-Sale-Direct-Supply (DSDP) crude for product supply arrangement which was originally based on 35 million per day petrol consumption pattern.

He lamented that with the current unprecedented average daily fuel evacuation of 55 million litres since 1st December 2017 to date, it was imperative for the security agencies to close-in on the smuggling syndicates who were cashing in on the obvious petrol price differentials between Nigeria and neighboring countries to make illicit profit.

Dr. Baru explained that apart from straining the ability of NNPC to sustain the prevailing 100 percent PMS importation in the face of increasing cost, the current situation was impacting negative-

ly on NNPC’s resources for servicing Joint Venture CashCall and other obligations.

He said to sustain adequate supply of petroleum products and national energy security, there was the need for the Federal Government to provide flush volumes in January & March, 2018, as well as create enabling environment for other oil marketing companies to participate in the importation of petroleum products.

He also noted the need to double supply in order to raise the fuel sufficiency template back to the 30 days threshold from the current 15 days by bringing in at least two vessels per day for 20 days.

The NNPC GMD, however, explained that the Corporation would require additional funding outside the DSDP regime to achieve this.

The GMD listed the measures put in place to tackle the prevailing challenges to include: Engagement of

the Nigerian Navy, Federal Road Safety Corps and Civil Defence to improve truck movement; engagement of the Nigerian Army Engineers to remove failed trucks on the Jebbba/Mokwa Road which had hitherto slowed down truck movement to the northern part of the country; repairs of about 10km stretch of bad roads and sustained assistance to tankers among others.

In addition the NNPC has deployed several tug boats to help pull out grounded DPK vessel at Escravos bar which had made it difficult for PMS laden vessels to access the strategic Oghara products reception facilities and jetty among other palliatives.

He said in addition to the regular DSDP monthly programmed deliveries, the Corporation had imported 12 cargoes (nine in December, 2017, and three in January, 2018).

man of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has disclosed that the party will embark on devolution of power and return power back to the people to enable it win the peoples’ confidence and return to the villa during the next general elections.

He maintained that the party’s constitution must be supreme and that the days of imposition of candidates or imposition of the wills of a few Abuja politicians on the people has come to an end.

Secondus made these known in the Legacy House, Abuja on Thursday during an interaction with the Forum of former PDP Ministers.

He told the former ministers that the party is willing and ready to engage them for grass root membership mobilisation which will be done online, adding that the party needs to tap into their wealth of experience to avoid its mistakes of the past.

He said: “The best way to go from where we found ourselves today is to make sure that we conduct very transparent elections, be it at the congresses or the primaries. I want to assure you that the old system of imposition or any other thing that will go contrary to our constitution will be far off from the National Working Committee (NWC) members; we will not go that way.

“We will go strictly and abide by our constitution

and our rules. That is the promise of the NWC. Our laws must be obeyed, our rules must be obeyed, and we must follow them precepts by precepts in order to restore confidence to our people” Secondus assured.

He told members of the forum that anyone interested in any elective position is free to do so. He maintained that the power structure in the party will be decentralized for better grassroot participation.

“We also intend to devolve power, because over the years, so many powers have been concentrated at the centre. And we discovered that the only way to do it is to devolve power to the grassroot. So the people can decide, not the people in Abuja or NWC. Let the people at the various constituencies and states decide who will represent them, it will make the election easy for us.

“You are aware; we are not in government at the centre, so the only way is to make sure that the choice of the people is the best. If it is the popular choice of the people, the people will stand by them and elections becomes easy for us to win.

“The NWC is also putting all the necessary strategies together, and we assure that come 2019, that Nigerians will vote for PDP. “APC has failed woefully. Our nation is in a situation where PDP must save this nation from total collapse, the government of APC has become lame dog after the former president Obasanjo has released a political tsunami and verdict on the government.

Africa promises good investment opportunity, says Elumelu ÏÏÏThe

Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and one of Africa’s top businessman, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has stressed the need to change the African narrative while concentrating on the myriad of opportunities inherent in the continent, stating that its economic transformation and stimulation should be the focus of all governments and global institutions. This, he says, is paramount if the continent is to take its rightful position as a strong regional player in the international community, owing to its numerous investment opportunities.

Elumelu, who is the

Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, said the time had come for governments on the continent to put things in place to ensure that the continent which has great potential, lives up to it; adding that already, there are signals of the greatness all around.

Speaking during Richard Quest’s programme on CNN aired on the sideline of the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, he said; “the time has come for us to prioritise our young ones, who are the future of this great continent. These are the men and women who are energetic in

Africa and who can perform wonders if the enabling environment is there.

“We need to get it right with infrastructure in Africa and with the macro-economic policies and environment.

And the good thing is that things are gradually falling in place. I think Africa promises good investment opportunities, the problem has always been creating the right environment for it, and this should be our major focus.”

Elumelu stressed.

He added that in Zimbabwe, for instance, there have been recent concerted efforts by the government and the people to change the

narrative, adding that “I am optimistic about what is happening in Africa right now, because our leaders are getting it right and in fact what has happened in Zimbabwe is also an indicator of great things to come. The fact that they on their own decided to sort things out the way they did, is a new kind of democracy that the world needs to learn from. “There is so much private global capital looking for the right destination, they can go to Zimbabwe as in other African nations, once the right environment is put in place.”

While pointing out that the blame game which pre-

viously obtained in the continent should be done away with, Elumelu called for increasing support from the private sector as well as key stakeholders to make Africa and African self-sufficient.

Throwing more light on this, he said; “We can’t keep talking about missed opportunities. What I keep saying to people is to put an end to the blame game. Let’s begin to fix what needs fixing and get things right. Our government should get it right, the private sector should come forward and we need to support the young African entrepreneurs; create economic hope and opportunities for

them. “We need to think of how to engage Africa in the 21st century because it is no longer about giving grants and aid to Africa, it is more about engaging them in a way that creates self-sufficiency; independence; and reduces the perpetual syndrome of dependence.

Continuing, he said “There is promise; it is getting better because the way this year has started in Nigeria for instance, we have seen market indicators showing good promise, so we are optimistic that it will be better year. The Key is to prioritise things that are important to us to help the continent to grow.”

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Ambode’s government, perfect illustration of participatory governance – AbdulLateef Dr. AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef is the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, a lawyer and former member of the state House of Assembly. AbdulLateef is passionate about his boss, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. In this interview with BENJAMIN OMOIKE, AbdulLateef says Ambode is the best man for the position he presently occupies.

ABDULLATEEF

Ambode’s philosophy and democratic agenda?

When we talk of governance in Lagos today, it is obvious that there is a clear cut agenda, a blueprint; some may even say a template, geared toward ensuring that the dividends of democracy are, more than ever before, delivered to the people. To have a better understanding of what I’m talking about, let me read this quote by the governor to you.

“There is no way anyone can manage a megacity state such as Lagos, unless you have this atmosphere of peace and harmony.

A state as vast as Lagos, with multiplicity of needs and complex interests of her huge and diverse population, requires much more than the gifts of intelligence and competence; it requires more than hard work, diligence and dedication, it requires special spiritual touching by God. I have always loved to touch lives; to me it is a spiritual thing and a devotion. The more I do this, the more I receive assurance and inspiration from the Lord God, that if I continue to touch humanity, He would provide a bigger space for me to advance humanity on a bigger scale. Here I am doing it with governance, with you, for you, for me, for our dear Lagos.”

This quote from His Excellency, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, to spiritual leaders at the Inter-Faith Parley in the State House, on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, shows that democracy, ideally practised, could indeed be an instrument for adequately meeting the needs of the people, stem strife, promote peace and prosperity, address corruption, banish ignorance, increase literacy and generally advance human worth and bring much happiness to a vast number of citizens.

Or is this not how democracy - as espoused

by Governor Ambode - should be? For experiences in our part of the world and even in advanced countries - recent and ancient - here and in many other climes, had and continue to convey unpalatable contrary impressions.

President Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Secondary Speech of 1893, during the American Civil War, was merely echoing what John Wycliffe, a 14th century English theologian and philosopher, wrote in his notation on a Bible 500 years before the Lincoln Address that “A Government of the people, by the people for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”

Lincoln’s predecessor by many years, John Adams, First Vice President and Second President, in 1864, portrayed a rather melan-

cholic picture of democracy when he said, “Democracy never lasts long; it soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself.”

These two American Presidents were expressing views of democracy from two contrasting perspectives: Lincoln described what democracy, ideally, should look like, while John Adams’ submission stemmed from experienced and recorded consequences of how democracy was actually being implemented.

A direct people-participation in governance or participatory governance, is not a recent concept. It can even be traced to ancient Athenian Greek when all adult male citizens actively participated in parliamentary proceedings. This model was not practicable as societies became bigger and more complex. But democracy as we know it today, took form after the German Revolution, when the Weimar Constitution promulgated at the end of First World War in 1919, put a minimum voting age at 20 and subsequent reformations brought the age further down to 18.

Could we then assume that democracy ideally means “the right of adults to vote without the restriction of race, class, education level and social position?” No! In fact, this widely-held assumption and practice of democracy as just a matter of electioneering had been the reason for many unwanted consequences associated with it.

To reiterate, apart from periodic election and voting, other features of ideal democracy include independent judiciary, rule of law, unfettered exercise of fundamental rights, such as freedom of association, speech, access to basic amenities, etc., adequate and proper representation, majority rule and minority right, multi-party system and free press.

Yet, in developing democracies, and even in most of the advanced ones, achieving the ideal seems elusive, but not because the solutions for the attainment of higher form of democracy has not been identified.

On participatory governance Let me say, first and foremost, that participatory governance is a method where all channels of influence are explored, strengthened and engaged in a political process to achieve accelerated solutions to meet citizens’ needs and aspirations. It is a means where all citizens, affected by issues, are engaged, involved and benefit from the out-

comes of collective efforts and jointly-arrived solutions.

Participatory governance, as simple as the phrase is and as noble and natural as the concept is, must have proven effectiveness and profitability. Only very few politicians would be brave enough to adopt it though, let alone, championing same the way His Excellency, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is currently operating.

The practice can be very laborious, physically demanding and mentally tasking. It requires that you give primacy to, and pursue pro-poor policies; it requires correct attitude of humility, transparency and accountability; it is a process of constant consultations and engagement of people affected by issues throughout the lives of the programmes designed as solution(s) to address the issues.

It requires that you carry out, along with the people involved, analytical research and assessment of needs and problems, design appropriate programmes, solutions, form network of suitable technical partners and allies who will enrich the values of the process and outcomes, monitor each step in the implementation process, review, correct or reinforce measures, disseminate efforts, especially in mass and social media and document best practices, so that legacies achieved will be enduring and sustainable.

All these best practices are features that are inclusive in governance, they are essential parts of Ambodeism. The concept of participatory governance permeates all developmental thrusts of Ambode’s administration: health, security, roads and transportation, energy and power, education, housing, infrastructure, agriculture, employment generation, etc.

That is why I believe Governor Ambode’s government is a perfect illustration, indeed a blueprint on what participatory governance is, and should be.

On state of education, health, media relations, other sectors Well, education for instance, you cannot run an all-inclusive government if the majority of your population is unlettered and ignorant on important issues. To prepare our future leaders for quality and universal participation in politics, the governor has achieved dramatic improvement in the education sector by employing no fewer than 1,300 qualified teachers for Primary schools and by spending over N1billion to renovate

and upgrade infrastructure in secondary schools.

As a listening governor, in order to address the protracted problem of Lagos State University (LASU), the governor came up with an Executive bill which gave five-year single tenure to the Vice Chancellor, increased the retirement age of professors to 70 and made the University a residential one.

Now there is peace in LASU and the institution is gradually reclaiming its lost glory.

To further strengthen the communication gap between his administration and the people, improve the understanding of problems behind issues, explain challenges and solutions and rally the required support around his policies, programmes and activities for highly rewarding outcomes; Ambode has evolved a strategy of constant consultations and engagements of people in different fora of specific and general nature.

It is a highly demanding venture, but a worthwhile one nonetheless, bringing immense benefits to the state. To proliferate gains of programmes and projects, Ambode continuously carries out massive awareness promotion of beneficial information and messages, especially on health and socio-economic services. Ambode’s Administration has developed a cogent partnership with the media. Here again, the prominence of government policies is unrivalled.

The governor is the most trusted, the most famous and the most liked by the press and the public among all governors in Nigeria.

This is evident in the responses and feedback process from such platforms as Inter-Faith parley and Town Hall Meetings, among others; held periodically with the people.

Much in tune with the people’s yearning for more roads and other public conveniences, Ambode is gradually addressing these needs including general infrastructural growth and renewal.

The governor deservedly continues to receive accolades. He has constructed many new roads and fly-overs, including those in Ipaja, Mosan-Okunola, Oshodi-Isolo, IkotunEjigbo and Somolu, and directed that two new roads be built in each of the 20 Local Government areas and 37 Local Council Development Authorities. He undertook massive rehabilitation, modernisation and expansion of federal roads and more than 500 roads have been rehabilitated, while about 190 have been earmarked for the next phase.

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Lawmaker INEC to stop Continuous Voters Registration 60 commends days before 2019 elections Obasanjo for speaking out on Buhari A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Abiante Awaji-Inombek, has commended former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, for speaking out against the current state of the nation.

Reacting to the statement, the lawmaker, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), commended Obasanjo for his statement, saying it is beneficial to Nigerians.

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Awaji-Inombek stressed that the former President’s statement was meant to refocus Buhari’s administration towards addressing issues that affect majority of Nigerians.

Awaji-Inombek noted that the former President was qualified to make observations over governance in Nigeria, Africa and the world.

The lawmaker urged the present administration to take it in good faith, because the statement expressed the feelings of many Nigerians, especially the less-privileged.

“His write-up is also about the reality and temperament in the country. It is coming from a General like him; it is also left for the General that the letter was sent to, to look at it, study it, understand it and act within his own purview,’’ he said.

OBASANJO

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) currently on-going across the nation would be temporarily stopped 60 days to the commencement of the 2019 general elections.

The commission in a statement issued in Abuja by Solomon Soyebi, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the exercise would be suspended due to a change in electoral law.

He, however, assured that the exercise will resume after the elections.

Recall that INEC had slated February 16th, 2019 as date for commencement of the next general elections.

Soyebi disclosed that so far over four million Nigerians had been registered across the country, in the exercise that began on April 27, 2017.

“The nationwide CVR is to afford all eligible Nigerians, 18 years and above, who did not register in the previous

exercise, an opportunity to do so.

“So far over four million have registered across the country.

“The commission wishes to assure all eligible Nigerians that the CVR exercise is designed to continue indefinitely as envisaged by the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).

“However, as provided for in Section 9 (5) of the Electoral Act (as amended), the CVR will be temporarily suspended 60 days to the commencement of the next General Elections scheduled for February 2019.

“The exercise will resume after the conclusion of the elections.

“The Commission encourages all eligible Nigerians to register at our offices in all local government headquarters and other officially designated areas across the country between 9am and 3pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays,” he said.

Soyebi said that full information about the exercise could be obtained at INEC state offices.

YAKUBU

Ex-President call for fresh coalition: New party, ANRP expresses readiness to meet him Recently registered political party, Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for Nigerians to move towards a new political coalition that will replace the illperforming All Progressives Congress (APC) and its discredited counterpart, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The former President, in a statement, on Tuesday, described the two major parties as unworthy of leading Nigeria and called for a coalition of fresh minds to rescue the country from the grip of the two behemoths in the next general elections.

In an open letter addressed to Obasanjo, the ANRP described itself as a political orgnisation founded on openness and transparency, adding that it is at home with the periodic interventions the former President makes, via letters, to those in government.

“We wish to inform you that we formed the coalition that your letter calls for over thirteen months ago; precisely on 16 December, 2016. Considering the contents of your letter critically, we want to assure you that our party ticks all the boxes and even takes the debate for a better Nigeria farther than you have captured in your missive,” said the party.

The ANRP claimed to have been formed by Nigerians, who have not been part of the age-long rot in the country.

It equally claimed to have foreseen the failures of the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency pointed out by Obasanjo as far back as 2016, the reason it assembled a coalition of professionals with love for the country.

“We took lessons from some of your

earlier responses to Nigerian youths around the issue of leadership. In this wise, we refused to look for “Dead Men’s Shoes”; we started constructing our own shoes no matter how uncomfortable it felt (we know we can keep improving on it). We refused the toga of “WorkAvoidance” for which our young and not-so-young people are known - and so we have been doing a lot of work since then - building consensus, organising and training our members as regards the challenges ahead and why we need to sacrifice our time, financial and other resources,” said the ANRP. While disclosing that it has attracted about 33,000 Nigerians from wards across the country, a figure displayed on its website as evidence of its commitment to transparency. The party also boasted that it is the first and only political party in Nigeria that has done this.

“Our vision, therefore, is for deepening the practice of democracy in our dear country. We project that before the 2019 general elections, our numbers will nudge one million. ANRP is an ideasbased political party. We are driven by intense and well-organised internal debates and are Nigeria’s largest gathering of talents ever.

“We are also tech-driven, because we are very futuristic. Indeed we are known as the ‘Computer Party’. Technology also assures transparency and so we have an active website,” the party stated.

On its source of funding, the party disclosed that it is crowd-funded and has financed its activities with little contributions from all members.

“We are letting our members and Nigerians at large know that if they don’t contribute to the evolution of our poli-

tics, it will be tough to complain about outcomes. We have also seen how established politicians in Nigeria have deliberately excluded ordinary Nigerians from decision-making by relegating them to a position of crumb-eaters while corruption festers. We don’t encourage any of us to have a prima donna (knowit-all) or superstar attitude. Instead we make every member realise their potentials. All members in ANRP are therefore equal,” explained the ANRP. The party advertised itself as gendersensitive and one that is not ideologically pigeon-holed. It described itself as an organisation with a belief in economic restructuring, which reduces the amount of financial resources resident at the federal level, but will enforce strict anti-corruption measures at the sub-national and local government levels towards delivering the goods for majority of Nigerians.

“We are against the usurpation of local government effectiveness by our governors and have determined that Nigeria’s growth and development can only be bottoms-up. We believe that Nigeria has to get its best brains working at the local government levels - which Nigerian leaders have totally neglected over the years. We are a party that believes strongly that Nigeria is abundant, especially in human and material resources,” the party stated.

The party, however, declared that it is not getting high on its own importance and realises that it is a tough and complex task to govern Nigeria. It refrained from excoriating President Buhari, who it said must have realised that his performance in office is sub-par through Obasanjo’s letter.

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NPC’S non remittance of N3.88trn to FG in 2015

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ecent newspaper reports that the cumulative unremitted revenue from domestic crude oil sales by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) stood at about N3.878 trillion as at December 31, 2015, is shocking, depressing and disheartening. It calls to question the assumed high level of probity, integrity and accountability of top public sector officials and shows how many government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) treat audit queries with levity.

The reports, quoting a report by the technical sub-committee of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) was part of the submissions in the 2015 Annual Audit Report of the Federal Government’s Account by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, (AuGF), also revealed that the NNPC withheld about N644.377 billion in 2015 alone. The report also said that out of about N1.55 trillion revenue from crude oil sales due for remittance to the Federation Account during the year, the NNPC deducted about N892.124bn and withheld the balance.

It was not indicated what the corporation used the unremitted funds for.

But it was discovered that throughout 2015, remittances totalling N13.907bn were recorded in February and April.

The AuGF requested the Group Managing Director of the NNPC to explain why the N3.878 trillion was not remitted to the Federation Account. The AuGF also ordered the corporation to henceforth remit all revenues due to the Federation’s Account accordingly and evidence of such remittances tendered to his office. It is not clear whether the NNPC management heeded the AuGF’s order.

It is indeed reprehensible and shameful that an organisation as large as the NNPC could conveniently refuse to obey the provisions of the country’s constitution with impunity. Hence-

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Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (third left); his wife, Olufunso (second left); Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo (fourth left); Akarigbo and Paramount ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi (third right); mother of Mrs. Amosun, Mrs. Christiana Odesanya (second right); elder brother of the Governor, Alhaji Abidoye Amosun (right) and the Governor’s son, Damilola (left), during a prayer session organised by the League of Imams in the State to mark the 60th birthday of Amosun in Abeokuta, Ogun State...on Thursday.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (third left) being briefed by the Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission, Dr. Adamu Fika (second right); with them are from left, Chairman Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senate Baba Kaka Garbai, Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan and other members of the Commission when the President of the Senate visited the Commission in Abuja on Wednesday.

L- R: CEO, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), Dr. Seth Berkley; Chairman of the Board, GAVI, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; CEO, Avon Medical Practice & Chairperson, Avon Healthcare, Dr. Awele Elumelu, following the announcement of Dr Elumelu as the GAVI Champion for Immunisation in Africa, at a ceremony held on the sideline of the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.... on Thursday

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forth, officials of NNPC who actively take part in such unconstitutional actions should not only be sanctioned but should also be prosecuted to serve as deterrents to other public sector officials who are in the habit of flouting the provisions of the constitution with impunity.

The fact that Section 162(1) of the 1999 Constitution, makes it mandatory for all revenue proceeds to be paid to the Federation Account also makes it illegal for the NNPC or any federal government agency to make any deduction whatsoever from the its revenue before paying the rest to the federation account. If anything, this was why the audit report frowned at NNPC’s deduction from its revenues, describing it as contrary to the provisions of Section 162(1) of the 1999 Constitution.

The import of the AuGF’s report is that public sector officials often pay little or no attention to auditor’s reports.

Otherwise, why is it that for years the NNPC refused to comply with the provisions of the constitution on remittance of its revenues to the federation account and nobody was sanctioned for such gross disregard for the provisions of the constitution. It shows the laxity in government and why in many cases public servants corruptly steal from government coffers unnoticed.

Going forward, we recommend that the highest levels of transparency and accountability must be maintained by both the AuGF’s office and the audited institutions. We also believe that an exit meeting should always be held between the auditor and the audited institutions to discuss the outstanding issues in the audit report. In addition, draft report from the AuGF’s office should always be given to the audited institutions for comments. That way, audit reports in the public sector would be cleaner and there will be less frictions between the AuGF’s office and the public institutions being audited.

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Monsignor Livinus Ukah Being rich is no longer fashionable if it cannot be used for human development.

Pastor Tunde Bakare

Pope John Paul II

What God purposed and did before time cannot be destroyed by time, because once upon a time, there was no time at all.

Christianity is called to offer a genuine ‘DNA’ for a universal humanity; a Trinitarian vision and life that can animate a civilisation of love.

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Oil price rebound: Avoiding mistakes of the past

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Mazi Sam I. Ohuabunwa OFR

hen oil prices begin to rise as they have been doing in the last couple of months, particularly in the last few weeks, my heart begins to palpitate. Last week, oil prices crossed the $70 per barrel landmark in a steady recovery from $28 dollars low it hit in January 2016. Not because I play in the Industry and so could be getting excited that more cash and more profit will be flowing in. My trepidation comes from the fact that my Nation would soon get high on petro-dollar and head right back to its past practice of profligacy. From 1967 when the 6-day war between Israel and Egypt led to the first significant rise of oil price and the several rounds of oil boom since then and the inevitable corresponding bursts, Nigeria has shown a frightening inability to optimize the often un-budgeted income.

In 1973 the Yum-Kippur war or the Arab-Israeli war ignited a major growth in oil prices, resulting in high levels of unanticipated income for the Nigerian Nation. This was just a few years after the Nigeria-Biafra war, when the Country should have been using the increased income flow from the heightened oil price to rebuild the extensive damages caused by the civil war especially in the Igbo heartland of Eastern Nigeria, the Nation went on a binge of importation and expenditure that yielded little strategic benefits to the economy. It was at this time that the Head of State in power who had earlier played to the gallery by announcing the three ‘Rs’- Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction declared to a bemused world that” money was not our problem, but how to spend it” . Yet the only investment made for the 3 Rs was the 600,000 pounds given to Ukpabi Asika, the administrator of the then East Central State. The evidence of the oil boom was the Udoji awards, the ‘cement armada’,the ‘ flour armada’ and the clogging of our ports with all manner of imports. Subsequent boom instigated by the Iran - Iraqi war in 1979-80 led Nigeria away from the path of industrialization and took us to the dizzying heights of official corruption which peaked during the reigns of Shehu Shagari , Sani Abacha and has remained almost at that level since then.

When Olusegun Obasanjo returned as Civilian President in 1999, he was thoroughly troubled by Nigeria’s lowly position in the Corruption perception index( CPI), compiled annually by the Transparency International( TI). He tried to address the twin problems of corruption

and Nigeria’s susceptibility to the vagaries of an oil economy- today you are so rich and tomorrow you are so poor. He realized that the bane of our boom and burst economic cycle which mimicked the rise and fall of oil prices in the international market was essentially that we ate up all we earned with no thought for tomorrow. Working with Okonjo-Iweala he set up the Excess crude account ( ECA) which compelled the Nation to save. It was this saving that helped Nigeria not to go into recession during the 2008-2010 global economic crisis that saw commodity prices crashing- oil price plummeting from a record peak of $147.42 per barrel in June 2008 to $32.40 per barrel in November 2008. Oil prices recovered from 2010, reaching another peak of $106 dollars per barrel in June 2014 before the last burst.

But in 2014- 2016, we did not have similar buffer as not much was left in the Excess crude account for sundry reasons including profligacy, corruption and the staunch opposition to the excess crude account by the governors forum led by Chibuike Amaechi.

Many Nigerians saw what a recession looks like recently and share my prayers and wishes that we do not see another one in our life times. It is on this basis, that I offer my suggestions to the government on how to optimize the excess income from crude sales which have begun to flow into the treasury LEGISLATE THE EXCESS CRUDE ACCOUNT One of the reasons the governor’s forum opposed the excess crude account was that it was not known to the constitution. To avoid another round of contestations, we should now enact a law or include it in the ongoing constitutional ammendments. In addition to institutionalizing this salutary compulsory savings mechanism, an enabling law will also spell out, how the funds can be disbursed.

The recent approval or permission or donation of $1billion dollars to the FGN to fight the insurgency in the north East raised issues. The law should spell out what the money should be used for and the process of disbursement. And by the way , let me appeal to the National Assembly not to revise the oil price benchmark for 2018 above the 45-47 dollar per barrel already agreed in the MTEF document.

They must resist every temptation and pressure to do so, I beg.

INVEST 50% IN THE SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND 50% of all excess income should be invested in the Sovereign wealth fund.

This will serve at least two good purpos-

es. As an investment it will yield income to the federation which it can deploy for other purposes in the future. Second, the invested funds will promote economic activities in the Country, increasing National productivity, creating jobs and reducing poverty levels. Hopefully, someday in the future, we will find the good sense to emulate Norway which invests its total income ( not just excess) from oil sales in a sovereign wealth fund and only utilizes the dividend or interest earned in funding its development activities. Here credit must go to Okonjo-Iweala and Jonathan for pushing through with establishing the Nigerian Sovereign investment Authority( NSIA), despite steep opposition from the ‘conservative progressives’ INVEST SIGNIFICANTLY IN CRITICAL ECONOMIC/ SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE A significant part of the excess income should be put into critical transportation infrastructure- Roads, Railways,and Airports. Nothing motivates investment-domestic & foreign as good transportation infrastructure. It is embarrassing that after several years of exploration and exportation of crude oil, Nigeria can not boast of a good network of serviceable all season roads.

Now that we have decided to modernize the old and build entirely new standard gauge rail lines across the Nation, I strongly recommend that we take a chunk of the expected excess income to bring these rail projects to life soonest.

The largely suspended renovation of many of our airports need to be specially funded from this cache.

In addition to these critical physical economic infrastructure, we need to make special intervention in two areas of social infrastructure- healthcare & education. Let us at least devote some resource from this round of the oil boom to build one or two world-class hospitals that will help stop this national embarrassment of flying out Nigerians-high and not so high abroad for simple health examinations and procedures. Beyond the associated capital flight, Nigeria’s image is damned. We must determine to change the narrative in this season.

SUPPORT AGRICULTURE & MANUFACTURING TO BECOME EXPORT ORIENTED It is true that on paper, Nigeria’s economy can be said to have become fairly diversified. Oil that at one time contributed nearly 42% of NIgeria’s GDP now contributes less than 15%. Agriculture that at one time was almost 50 of GDP

is now about 20%. Manufacturing that stagnated at about 4% for many years is nearly 10% today. All these are cheering news. But the problem is that oil is still providing 90% of the Foreign exchange needs of the Nation while Manufacturing and Agriculture are net consumers of foreign exchange. Our Challenge therefore is to get our Agriculture and manufacturing to yield foreign exchange through exports. The Federal government must intensify its current focus on improving the global competitiveness of the real sector so that we can truly diversify the sources of our foreign exchange earnings and halt our cyclical exposure to the global oil price fluctuations. The government must use part of the excess income to incentivize export in a consistent and sustainable manner.

REDUCE GROWING DEBT OVERHANG It is appalling that just a few years after liquidating our debt through the great work again done by Obasanjo and Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s debt profile is once more inching up and actually getting to the dangerous zone. Yes,our total debt to GDP ratio is much below the international threshold of 30% and so may not cause any alarm but when we note that our annual debt servicing provision has reached 33% of annual income in the 2017 Budget , the red flag rises. Internationally acceptable threshold is 20-25%. This 33% of revenue is not sustainable, more so when our hope to pay interest and capital is hinged on the volatile crude oil sales. In the last three years we have sought for loans from everywhere especially from China and the time to take a pause may just be around the corner. Thus we may have to use part of the excess income to reduce our debt. It may be true that some of the loans were obtained on concessionary terms and may make economic sense to keep them but we may have to liquidate or replace some of the more expensive ones, including our growing appetite for borrowing from the local domestic market through treasury bills and bonds, with its attendant adverse impact on the private sector borrowing. If we must keep these loans or determine that we must take more, then we may increase the proportion of the excess income invested with the Sovereign wealth fund.

The point is that we must ensure that we have the right investments to provide the cash flow to meet the debt obligations as they mature to avoid returning to Egypt.

Mazi Sam I. Ohuabunwa OFR sam@starteamconsult.com

Ahmed Rufai Abubakar: When Competence Speaks Volumes

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Ambrose Omorodion

hmed Rufai Abubakar looked crisp, calm and reassuring all through last week after resuming for work as the new Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). His visage, carriage and words of assurances to officers and men of the Agency brought some calm and a new sence of direction to an Agency that has been traumatized from the consequence of undue media attention which the agency is not used to.

The support and solidarity Rufai is receiving from the entire workforce belies all the mediocre attempts to demarket him before Nigerians on a job for which he is eminently qualified.

Simply, the will of traducers to expropriate him on the sensitive appointment he bagged to serve Nigeria, came to naught.

The story of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar and all attempts to pull him down is a good study on why Nigerians must always shudder before accepting every issue raised in the media while also looking for the real motive behind specific reports. This is necessary these days with the negative use of social media as a tool for churning out gibberish and false propaganda.

The new boss of NIA, given his pleasant persona and competence has every reason to romp into office in a proud gait and with a mindset to make the difference on his duty post.

It was a thing of regret that opponents who had eyes on his seat needlessly raised the dusts, calling him names.

They had questioned his nationality, competence and the motive behind his appointment, all in an attempt to turn

back the hands of the clock. Yet, open and available records have shown that every single issue raised by the opponents was fabricated to mislead the public and distract from purposefulness At this juncture, it is apposite for Nigerians to be abreast of how the NIA works and the mechanisms embedded in the structure to sort out unqualified and undesirable persons from the Agency.

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) created on June 5, 1986 is a national agency saddled with the task of overseeing foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations. NIA owes its existence to Decree 19 by the military government of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida in 1986, proscribing the notorious National Security Organisation (NSO).

Being a sensitive Agency, NIA has a very strict and robust processes for background checks and its impossible for unqualified or undesirable, persons to survive in the system. By implication, no foreign national can sneak into the Agency. It is also against the Agency’s rules for its officers to marry foreigners The Man Ahmed Rufai Abubakar The NIA DG was born to a Nigerian family in Kofar Durbi area of Katsina into a respected family of Quranic scholars. As was the tradition in Northern Nigeria and indeed, West Africa, Quranic scholarship took his uncle to Republic of Chad and he took young Abubakar with him where he was partly brought up.

Keeping to the tenets of the closely knitted family, Abubakar later married his cousin, the daughter of his uncle – Alhaji Ali KD. On his return to Nigeria, Abubakar attended Arabic Teacher’s College, Katsina where he obtained his Grade II Certifi-

cate. He later went to Bayero University Kano where he obtained a B.A degree in French Language and Literature, and an M.A degree in Francophone Maghrebian Literature. He worked as a Lecturer at Bayero University before taking up appointment with Katsina State Government. Later he transferred his services to NIA in the 90s.

At different times, Abubakar served at the Nigerian Embassy Rabat, Morocco, African Union Peace Mission in Darfur, Sudan and later joined United Nations as Director in Peace Support Operations, Mediation Process, Preventive Diplomacy and Good Governance office. He also worked as Senior Advisor with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), with headquarters in Ndjamena, Chad before his appointment as Senior Special Assistant to the President. He has always been fluent in English, French and became a versatile intelligence officer whose service is ever required in Nigeria’s Intelligence community.

He had also acquired extensive experience working with the United Nations in peace support operations, mediation process, preventive diplomacy and good offices, while all along helping to promote good governance and respect for the rule of law and human rights.

Most Qualified To Serve As DG NIA No one could have been more qualified for the top NIA job than Abubakar, who until his appointment was the President’s Senior Special Assistant on foreign Relations, Security and Intelligence analyst as well as Arabic and French interpreter.

Abubakar’s academic records are open for verification. He holds a B.A degree in French Language and Literature, and an M.A degree in Francophone Maghrebian Literature, both from Bayero University,

Kano Abubakar married from Katsina State contrary to speculations that he married a foreigner. He has also never been on record to have failed any examination throughout his career. There is no way the NIA in its finest tradition, would allow officers who failed exams to work for the President of Nigeria, even after retirement. It is common knowledge at the highest level of government that the NIA puts its best foot forward at every turn.

That Ahmed Rufai Abubakar occupied a sensitive post in the president’s office is a clear indication that he is one of the best product of the NIA and the Agency is proud of him.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, HonourableAbike Dabiri had helped to douse the issue of ethnicity woven roundthe appointment of Abubakar, stating at an open function, “If it is this Rufai that I Know and has worked with, honestly, he is the best person for the job and I really don’t care where he comes from” In the same vein, Mallam Garba Shehu described him as “A perfect fit who is most qualified for the job. He has occupied various significant schedules in the agency in the course of which he received several awards. He left voluntarily to work for the United Nations.

Kudos goes to President Muhammadu Buhari for sticking to merit in appointing Abubakar to head the NIA, which deserves a new orientation after undergoing a season of embarrassing scandal and image fuss. In short, competence will make the difference for the new DG who faced a tempest to become an overcomer.

Ambrose Omorodion a public Affairs analysts writes from Benin .

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I stand with Aisha Buhari

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If Aisha were Lucy Kibaki, she would slap her way through the intransigent cabal and infuse her husband with steel to break free from the gang. But she’s careful not to be the suicide bomber they labeled her and, in any case, Nigeria is not Kibaki’s Kenya

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he decision of First Lady, Aisha Buhari, to retweet criticisms of the Buhari administration caused quite a stir last week.

Not a few had hoped she would disclaim the handle or moan that it was hacked. But she didn’t.

In a week when her husband was under the most severe attack in recent times for fiddling as widespread killings brought the country to its knees, praying for his intervention that would not come, Aisha’s retweet piled on Abuja’s incompetence.

It was more telling that she sourced her weapons from “enemy” territory. Neither Ben Murray-Bruce nor Isah Misau whose videos Aisha retweeted is in the government’s good books.

Murray-Bruce, the blue-eyed show boy from the Obasanjo era is a PDP senator from Bayelsa State. He is also the author of a series of controversial articles on “Commonsense”, which made a virtue of driving from the passenger’s seat, only for him to have a run-in with the Buhari government for failing to repay over N10 billion loan that was overdue. His firm was placed under receivership.

On his part, Senator Misau (APC, Bauchi Central), a retired police officer, ruffled feathers last year when he accused the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris Kpotum, of profiteering from deploying policemen to look after fat cats and covering his tracks by illegally donating two SUVs to the First Lady.

If all she wanted were to play politics, Murray-Bruce and Misau would be the last persons Aisha would look to for a stick to beat the government. But the resident iconoclast has proved, once again, that she would not be confined by expediency to “the other room”.

At a time when silence and indifference would have been very convenient – and even understandable – for many in her shoes, Aisha has chosen to stick out her neck for a country that desperately needs any help it can get.

Her retweet was a deep cry for

Aisha Buhari help rendered in the anguished silence of Twitterdom. My guess is that though it was meant for her husband’s attention, it was also a strong message to the powerful forces around her husband, who have labeled her the “suicide bomber from Adamawa.”

The Lion King is encircled and jackals and hyenas – and even rodents – are having a field day. That retweet is the third major in attempt in less than two years to rescue the Lion King from the hunters, but it would seem that the most dangerous hunter of all might well be the man himself.

Aisha saw the signs early on, and in a way that reminds one of Lady Diana’s courageous attempts to save the Crown from obsolescence, she raised a flag.

When long-time friends were too scared to speak out or barred from access, when political appointees and party stalwarts were telling Buhari that he was the best thing that happened since the Amalgamation, Aisha said in a BBC Hausa service interview that Buhari was at the risk of a rebellion in his base for neglecting those who had worked for his election.

From former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s devastatingly poignant letter on Tuesday, it appears that the rebellion has spread beyond Buhari’s base: his sponsors have also been infected.

Back then, Aisha suggested that a cabal had hijacked the President and prevented him from following through with the change agenda of the All Progressives Congress.

President Buhari tried to deflect the bombshell by joking in an interview (with German Chancellor Angela Merkel sitting by his side), that his wife should be forgiven for venturing outside her place in “the other room.”

But Aisha’s intervention was not a joke. It was a genuine expres-

sion of concern about her straying husband as it was a personal cry for freedom from two monstrously powerful people in the Presidency who were wrapping her husband around their small fingers.

The untold story from Aisha’s retweet is that the fellows still have Buhari cornered, exploiting his inherent fears and weaknesses as best as they can. Show me the woman in her shoes that would not get mad.

At a point, a number of people thought Buhari’s lethargy, his slow, confused, and often parochial responses to pressing issues had to do with his ill health. The delay in taking decisions, the intra-agency squabbles, stealing and extortion by a few in plain sight and the scandalous backdoor recruitments were all adjudged regrettable consequences of his poor health.

But Buhari has been back nearly six months now and any hope that he might use his renewed strength to clean up the mess in the Presidency is fading fast. You can’t blame Aisha.

It was after Buhari’s return that cemeteries across the country celebrated the appointments of the dead to Federal Boards; it was after his return that Abdulrasheed Maina’s crooked readmission into the civil service was uncovered and yet nothing happened.

It was months after Buhari’s return that a report indicting former SGF, Babachir Lawal and former NIA DG, Ayo Oke was submitted to the government and nothing happened. No, something happened: the President filled the security hierarchy with appointments that would embarrass even the worst ethnic irredentist.

It was after Buhari’s return that long queues resurfaced in petrol stations, and that was after his minister of state, Ibe Kachikwu and the GMD of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, lounged at each other’s throat over

allegations of fraud and insubordination; it was after Buhari’s return that 73 citizens were murdered in Benue and we’re still trying to figure out whether it was a “communal clash” or an “invasion by the Islamic State”. Yet the victims are being told to accommodate the aggressors in God’s name.

What should Aisha do, seriously?

She has criticised the health system, vented her frustration about the cabal inside the Presidency and demurred from any public activity for months now.

And now on top of the quiet misery she has endured trying to reclaim her husband – and perhaps, the country – Obasanjo has dropped a bombshell, which would be suicidal for her to retweet.

But what can Aisha do? We voted for her husband, not for the First Lady. If this were Eleanor Roosevelt she would brush aside her husband’s inadequacies, assume the role of First-Lady-in-Chief and perhaps start a newspaper column.

But Buhari is not impaired and Nigeria is not Roosevelt’s America of the 1930’s.

If Aisha were Lucy Kibaki, she would slap her way through the intransigent cabal and infuse her husband with steel to break free from the gang. But she’s careful not to be the suicide bomber they labeled her and, in any case, Nigeria is not Kibaki’s Kenya.

What can Aisha do? Not much else I’m afraid. After the letter by Obasanjo, the godfather of third term, it seems to me that January 23 would be the day when Aisha’s worst fear came true. May 29, 2019 may have come early.

Will a tweet in time save nine?

The answer is blowing in the wind.

Ishiekwene is the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview and member of the board of the Global Editors Network

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Army raids Adamawa community over death of soldier

Tom Garba, Yola

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Brigade Commander, 23rd Armoured Brigade, Yola, Brigadier General Mohammed Bello has confirmed the killing of a soldier in Opalo town in Lamurde local Government Area of Adamawa state.

Bello disclosed this to newsmen in Yola, the state capital on Thursday and noting that the incident took place on Tuesday, adding that the deceased soldier is still being searched for.

Bello revealed that eleven persons including a District Head have been arrested

in connection with the incident, stressing that the District Head was released through the appeal by the Hama Bachama, His Royal Highness Stephen Irimiya.

He said the Haman Bachama assured him that the alleged killer youths are known and would soon be brought to the military authority.

However report from the affected area revealed that the soldier, who was among the soldiers manning Numan bridge military checkpoint was allegedly murdered at Opalo town while on a private visit to see his kinsmen in Kabawa Village inhabited by dry season veg-

etable farmers.

The report further explained that the soldier was permitted by his superior officer to visit his kinsmen in Kabawa village when the incident occurred.

It said that the deceased soldier had boarded a taxi and on his way to his destination along with another passenger were waylaid at a checkpoint mounted by some Bachama vigilante group.

The colleagues of the deceased after waiting in vain for days for his return decided to mount a search mission and it was discovered that he was killed.

The search party along

the line ran into some Bachama Youths armed to the teeth and on sighting the military men, took to their heels and the soldiers pursued them to the palace of the Hama Bachama where some of them were arrested.

The search party discovered that the deceased soldier along with two others in the vehicle were killed and buried by the River Bank, while the vehicle was burnt and pushed into the river Benue.

Irked by the development, a military detachment were in Opalo and the entire town went -up in flames as houses were burnt down.

Defence Minister orders clampdown on promoters of hate speeches on social media ÏÏÏThe

Minister of Defence, Mansur DanAli, has directed the nation’s security agencies to clampdown on those propagating hate speeches, especially through the social media.

According to the minister, special attention should be given to notable Nigerians while tackling the menace.

In a statement made made available to journalists, Dan-Ali gave the directive at a meeting of the National Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.

The statement reads in part, “The Minister expressed the need by the relevant security agencies to as a matter of urgency tackle the propagation of hate speeches especially through the social media particularly by some notable Nigerians.”

The minister also

stated that the Armed Forces is currently synergising with other security agencies through intelligence sharing and joint operations to address the various security challenges facing the country.

On the issue of compliance with the presidential directive for the establishment of National Commission on the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the country, the Defence minister said the ministry, in conjunction with the Office of the National Security Adviser, has set up a committee to work out modalities to transform the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons to a national commission.

He added that during the period under review, the Military Pension Verification Exercise was conducted in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Buhari, 6 Govs hold closeddoor meeting in Aso Rock Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Former Vice President and chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, at a visit of the former Vice President to Ekiti State on Wednesday.

Amosun, architect of modern Ogun State – APC Tom Okpe, Abuja

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All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Governor Ibikunle Amosun as an architect of modern ogun State while felicitating with him at 60.

The Party in a press statement on Thursday in Abuja signed by its National publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi cele-

brates with the governor on the auspicious occasion of his 60th birthday saying: “The Party attest to the Governor’s fitting accolade as the architect of the modern Ogun state who has doggedly implemented his administration’s mission to rebuild the state.

“In the past six years, as a result of Governor Amosun’s

strategic investment in the state’s socioeconomy, agriculture, and infrastructure, particularly in road and rail transport, Ogun State is fast becoming a choice destination for investors and a business hub in the country.

“We are proud to identify and celebrate with Governor Amosun whose sterling

performance and achievements have positively impacted on the good people of Ogun state”.

According to the statement, “The Party wishes Governor Amosun many more fulfilled, rewarding and healthy years in service of the nation and Party as he continues to positively impact on lives of the people”.

state governors on Thursday night held a closeddoor meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The state governors are: Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom, PDP); Dave Umahi (Ebonyi, PDP); Simon Lalong (Plateau, APC); Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara, APC), Atiku Bagudu ADEMOLA KUNLE EMMANUEL

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(Kebbi, APC) and Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina, APC).

The governors came shortly after the service chiefs had finished a meeting with the President which lasted several hours which was also held under closed-door at the State House.

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Ibadan no longer notorious garrison command - Ajimobi ÏÏÏTThe

Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Mr. Abiodun Odude, has adjudged the state as one of the most peaceful states in the country, just as the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, declared that the Ibadan, the state capital, was no longer a ‘garrison command.’

He said this when he led the top echelon of the state command on a visit to the Governor’s Office, Ibadan, on Thursday, to inform him about the creation of three additional police commands in the state.

A former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Ahmadu Ali, had in 2006 (an era notorious for political turmoil and brigandage) referred to Ibadan as a ‘garrison command’ and named

… as Oyo gets three more police commands a late stalwart of the party, Chief Lamidi Adedibu, the ‘garrison commander.’

Odude, who commended the governor for his administration’s continuous support for the state command, said that the gesture had assisted the police in maintaining peace, law and order, as well as in taming the band of motor park overlords that had made life hellish for residents until 2011.

He expressed the appreciation of the police to the governor and other stakeholders, whose combined efforts and cooperation, he said, had made policing less cumbersome across the state.

The CP said, “Oyo State is one of the most peace-

ful states in Nigeria today; and this is not achieved overnight. I can easily say it was achieved through continuous support given by the present administration in the state under Governor Abiola Ajimobi.

“The administration is sparing no expense in providing logistics supports and all other things needed to get the job done and today we are the best for it.

The people are happy for the reign of peace, which has culminated into good business environment for investors.

“We are also using this opportunity to thank other stakeholders, whose combined support and cooperation has brought relative peace to Oyo State. This

peaceful atmosphere has enhanced social life and the economy of the state.”

Odude informed the governor that the Federal Government had approved the establishment of three new Area Commands in the state to complement the existing ones.

He listed the new commands as Saki, which he said would be headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Baba; Eruwa, under the supervision of ACP Sola Oketunji; and Iganna, which will be under the leadership of ACP Dayo Ariyo.

In his response, the governor commended the FG for acceding to the clarion call of the state for the establishment of more police

commands in the state, adding that there was a pending request for the establishment of three additional commands.

Ajimobi commended the gallantry of the officers and men of the state police command in ridding the state of criminalities, stressing that the reigning peace in the state was the bulwark behind his administration’s major achievements.

The governor rued the pervading paucity of fund, which he blamed for the inability of the government to assist the police and other security formations more than he was presently doing in his drive for a near zero crime rate in the state.

He said, “We should be more grateful to the police authority in Oyo State,

because through them we were able to transform the state from one that was notorious for violence in the past, which earned us the tag of a ‘garrison command’ to a very peaceful state that we are today.

“All our achievements in the areas of commerce, education, culture and tourism, urban renewal as well as provision of standard health services are attributable to good and wellsecured environment made possible by our collaboration with the police.

“We would have been able to do more towards empowering the police but for the paucity of fund experienced lately. But, we promise to do all we can to maintain peace and make Oyo State the darling of business interests from Nigeria and from abroad.”

FAAN suspends flights operation at NAA, as private jet overshoots’ runway Idu Jude with agency report

ÏÏÏThe Federal Airport

authority of Nigeria, on Thursday confirmed a brief closure of the Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja following a mishap involving a private jet operated

by Nest oil.

According to Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, general manager, corporate affairs, FAAN also confirmed the incident, saying the agency was trying to take safety precautions and that the airport would be reopened within the hour.

But the shutdown lasted for over one hour.

One of the passengers who does not want his name mentioned said: “The airport was shut

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ÏÏÏJustice Hadiza RabiuShagari of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Thursday fixed April 19 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by the suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, otherwise known as Evans, against the Inspector General of Police over alleged claim that his 25 trucks were unlawfully seized and confiscated by the Police.

Evans in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1515/17, accused the Inspector-General of Police and four others of unlawfully seized his 25

around 4:30pm and we were told it would last 30 minutes. We have spent almost an hour here.

In 2017, operation at the airport was closed for six weeks to allow repair works on the runway.

The Kaduna international airport was the alternative airport for flight operations at the time.

The jet skidded off the runway while landing and lost its landing gear in an attempt to return to the runway.

A witness also told newsmen that officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had to push the jet off the runway with their hands.

The partial closure of the runway is not far from the fact that Abuja Airport has operated with one runway, which its agitation remains elusive.

L-R: E&Y Nigeria Consultant Babajide Adejumo; Sustainability Manager, British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN), Eduvie Martin; Chairman, Nigerian Independent Tobacco Association (NITA), Rasheed Bakare; Head of Leaf, BATN, Kayode Oshodi; and E&Y Consultant, Segun Okunola, at the BATN leaf pricing ceremony in Oyo State...on Thursday.

Evans knows fate April 19 over unlawful seizure trucks and converted same to their own.

Those accused of the act alongside IGP are: Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Inspector-General of Police Response Team (IRT), Lagos State Police Commissioner, and Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

Evans through his lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, is asking the court to declare that the forceful seizure and confiscation of his 25 Mack trucks with plate numbers: BDG 78 XT, GGE 491 XU, 290 XU, FST 742 XT, AGL 219 XT, AGL 222 XT, GGE 492 XU,

AGL 220 XT, GGE 489 XU, and others, on June 15, 2017, without any court order is illegal, wrongful, unlawful, unconstitutional as it violates his fundamental right as guaranteed by section 33 and 36 of the 1999 Constitution.

Evans also sought the court for an order compelling the respondents, their operatives, agents, privies, officers or anybody deriving authority from them to immediately and unconditionally release his 25 Mack trucks, forcefully seized and confiscated from him with-

out any court order.

The suspected billionaire kidnapper also asked for an order compelling the respondents to tender an apology to him and pay him the sum of N200 million, as general and exemplary damages for the threat to his life and rights, harassment, inconvenience, and forceful seizure and confiscation of his 25 Mack trucks.

And an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the respondents, its officers, officials, agents, servants or privies or anybody deriving power from them , from fur-

ther harassing, intimidating, arresting, detaining, threatening, inviting, forceful seizure and confiscating of his trucks and other properties, charging, seizing or taking any untoward action against him.

But, the IGP and other respondents in the suit, through their lawyer, Emmanuel Eze, urged court to dismiss Evans’ suit with punitive cost stating that all the declarations sought by the applicant, except on the alleged seizure and confiscation of 25 Mack trucks, and an order of payment of

N200 million, had been decided by Justice Abdulazeez Anka, on January 16, 2018, in a fundamental rights suit filed by Evans.

He said: “My Lord, the applicant in his counter to our preliminary objection, raised issue that the extant action is distinguishable from the one judgment has been delivered by Justice Anka. The only difference is reliefs one and three, reliefs two, four, and five still talk about some action pending before Anka J, which judgment had been delivered”.

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Daily Times Nigeria Friday, January 26, 2018

Tension in Abia judiciary, as CJ, registrar clash over staff transfer, others Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia ÏÏÏThe premises of the state High Court, Umuahia, Thursday morning thrown into commotion, as the state Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Uzoamaka Uzokwe and the Chief Registrar, Benson Anya engaged each other in verbal assaults in the presence of the staff, magistrates and litigants.

Reports have it that the CJ, earlier had fixed a meeting of the judiciary staff, while ordering the closure of courts across the state because of the meeting.

While arriving the court premises at about 10 am, she sighted the Chief Registrar of the High Court, who is also a Chief Magistrate, Benson Anya amongst the waiting staff and an altercation ensued, as the CJ queried the presence of the Chief Registrar, Anya.

Hon Justice Uzokwe had queried the authority of the CR to order staff back to their previous

offices after a transfer she made in the past.

While using unprintable names on the CR with minimal responses from the CR, this leading to the convergence of all personnel, lawyers, Magistrates, litigants and members of the public were watching with keen interest on what will be the outcome of the matter.

The CJ had during the misunderstanding ordered for an arrest warrant on the CR, which no staff was willing to comply with, while the confusion lasts till 3.00pm.

However, the intervention of the state Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ogbizi brought the situation under control having met with the CJ for over two hours, only to emerge with a word to newsmen on what transpired between him and the CJ, who later addressed the staff in a meeting that lasted for another one hour, thirty minutes.

In a written address to the newsmen, Hon. Justice Uzokwe said

the Cr, Benson Anya came to the High Court premises in the company of four armed policemen “threatening the staff that they should return to their former locations, that the transfers made by the (another) Chief Registrar (High Court) on the directive and with the consent off the CJ has seen reversed”.

She described the CJ, Benson Anya as being “grossly abusive”, stating an alleged confession by the state Commissioner of Police that “the police working with Benson Anya was given to him from the Government House through the help of the Attorney General to help Benson Anya execute his plans”.

She pointed out, “It is the law that the Chief Judge has the powers to transfer staff of the judiciary. The Attorney general does not have the powers to reverse the transfer of judiciary staff made by the CJ. “That on the 22/1/2018, he, Benson Anya came to the judiciary

headquarters with four policemen conveyed in a Hilux van and private vehicles to harass and threaten the staff in the discharge of their duties.

“He arrested carpenter that was invited to effect repairs in the court, snatched the phone of a Rev. Father who is an Assessor and a member of the family court”.

Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, MD/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (1st left) with executives of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) during a courtesy visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja .

NSCDC boss defends promotions, says it’s NPC DG, Bello resumes duty Monday, as minister, trade union resolve dispute in line with public service rules Augustine Okezie Abuja

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Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, Thursday in Abuja ,defended the recent promotions carried out by the agency saying the Board is statutorily responsible for promotion, appointment and discipline hence it conducted the recent promotion examinations for the various services under the Ministry of Interior.

The commandant general who made the above disclosure through a press release signed by the CDSC Public Relations Officer, DCC Emmanuel Okeh, also maintained that the Corps only made available names of those qualified for the examination and provided the enabling environment and that the idea of selective promotion as speculated never occurred.

He said ‘’ Following the promotion examination conducted by the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prison Services Board (CDFIPB), last year for Personnel in these organizations, the promotion lists released last week Friday have created a lot of controversy in some quarters the Board its statutorily responsible for promotion, appointment and discipline, that is why they conducted the examination for the various services under the Ministry of Interior’’.

Gana further expressed shock and disappointment as some Senior Officers who stormed the Ministry of Interior to carry out partial protest on the promotion lists released by the Board., insisting it is wrong for Officers to storm the parent Ministry, as there are laid down procedures for them to express and channel their grievances.

The CG also maintained that before any staff reacts

to issues, they should show proper understanding of the matter concerned since the examinations were conducted for Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Personnel at the same time and the promotion lists released simultaneously. According to him, the Public Service Rule (PSR), was the parameter used to execute all that concerns the promotion exams noting that examination is only one aspect of the criteria; while vacancies and the application of quota system as a requirement by the Federal Character Commission its applied.

He stressed that the examination results released was for all the four services in interior and apart from the Corps, no other services stormed the Board to protest because they know the implication that promotion examination does not mean every personnel must be promoted at ones.

Idu Jude, Abuja

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The Director General of the National Population commission will on Monday, 29 January, resume duty following the intervention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige over the industrial dispute that grounded activities at the National Population Commission (NPC) recently.

This was determined following a reconciliatory meeting called by the honourable minister of labour and employment and other stakeholders Thursday.

The meeting had Chairman of the Commission Eze Duru Ihuoma (SAN), the Director General, Dr. Ganji Bello, some NPC State Commissioners as well as Directors, National Executives, leaders of the four Trade Unions in the Commission and the representative of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).

The meeting resolved among others that the appointment of Dr. Ganji Bello as the Director General of the Commission in line with Section 171 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the President stands. That Dr. Bello is therefore to resume work on Monday, January 29, 2018 in line with the agreement.

The meeting further agreed that greater attention be paid to the clearance of the outstanding staff allowances such as repatriation, burial, duty tour among others. It therefore resolved to dedicate at least 20% of the first quarter and subsequent overhead costs releases towards achieving this.

Meanwhile, it has also further resolved that the Commission should commit more effort towards staff capacity building in order to enhance productivity, the management of the Commission was mandated to urgently bridge the communication gap between it, the staff and unions in the

commission through scheduled meetings in the spirit of social dialogue to diffuse tension and tackle areas of differences.

Alongside the resolutions are that the posting of a State Director to Lagos State by the Human Resources Directorate of the Commission stands and that the officer be allowed to assume duties and be given necessary support to discharge his responsibilities. Any complaints on his discharge of duties should be communicated to the Chairman of the Commission after an intervening period of three months.

Similarly, a committee set up to identify the Commission’s landed property in Lagos, the accruable revenue from rent thereof, spanning a period last five years, was expanded to include the representative of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The committee is expected to turn in its reports in two weeks.

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BY THE ENEMIES AND RESTORE HOPE TO THE HOPELESS, JOY TO THE SORROWED AND LIGHT TO THOSE IN THE DARK 4. TO PREACH AND TRAIN CHRISTIAN TO POSSESS THE GOOD CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND SHINES AS LIGHT IN THE WORLD AND SALT OF THE EARTH ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ELDER J. K. NANA (J.P) CROWN KINGS CONSULTANCY CO. 08037769526

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR. FRED ATTAH FRANCIS - CHAIRMAN. 2. BARR. SUNDAY OMONIYI - SECRETARY. 3. COMRADE MOHAMMED SANNI YUSUF. 4. MR. PAUL IDAH. 5. MALLAM HASSAN BELLO. 6. COMRADE AREMU FLORA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ADVOCATE AGAINST THE ILLS OF THUGGERY AND CULTISM IN KOGI STATE. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN AND BASIC RIGHTS, GOOD GOVERNANCE & EQUITABLE SOCIAL - ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF KOGI STATE. 3. TO ADVOCATE FOR THE SOCIAL ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF KOGI STATE. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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.

ST. ISODHE CHURCH OF GOD INT’L

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PART C THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ISODHE GODDEY BENSON -CHAIRMAN 2. ISODHE MERCY ENETARE -VICE CHAIRMAN 3. ARIAROO SAMSON -SECRETARY 4. GABRIEL MABEL -TREASURER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WORD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. RAISING A GENERATION OF CHRISTIANS THAT WILL BUILD A BETTER CHURCH FOR THE COMING OF OUR LORD. 3. TO PREACH AND BRING DELIVERANCE TO THOSE WHOSE JOY HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY

BY THE ENEMIES AND RESTORE HOPE TO THE HOPELESS, JOY TO THE SORROWED AND LIGHT TO THOSE IN THE DARK 4. TO PREACH AND TRAIN CHRISTIAN TO POSSESS THE GOOD CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND SHINES AS LIGHT IN THE WORLD AND SALT OF THE EARTH ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ELDER J. K. NANA (J.P) CROWN KINGS CONSULTANCY CO. 08037769526

ANCHOR CHRISTIAN 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. DR FREDERICK BABATUNDE ODUTOLA - PRESIDENT 2. MRS. JUSTINA FOLASAYO OGGAR - VICE PRESIDENT 3. ELIZABETH KOFOWOROLA ODUTOLA- TREASURER 4. BOLAJI OLUBUSOLA ALAMU - SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO DISSEMINATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOULS CONFORMITY TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

22 Companies Registration NURTURE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTAIN CENTRE THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE AND APPOINTING OF TRUSTEES UNDER THE PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. OLUWAFEMI DANIEL ADEDAMOLA -CHAIRMAN 2. OLAJUMOKE JANET ADEDAMOLA - SECRETARY 3. OLABODE OJURONGBE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: ARE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE MINISTRY FOR SOUL REVIVAL THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE AND APPOINTING OF TRUSTEES UNDER THE PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. SOLOMON ADEREMI AYANSINA -CHAIRMAN 2. ADEKUNLE AYANSINA -SECRETARY 3. OMOBOLANLE AYANSINA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PREACH, SHARE AND GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED :SECRETARY

NKOLIKA GLOBAL CHARITY FOUNDATION

THE DREAM CENTRE OF THE LIFE OASIS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

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 TRUSTEES: (1)NKOLIKA CALLISTUS UGO - CHAIRPERSON , (2)HON.BARR.MBAKWE OBI, (3)DR.MARTIN OBIDIEGWU, (4)ALEX CALLISTUS-UGO (5)PATIENCE EJIMOFOR, -SECRETARY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO MINISTER AND AFFECT THE LIVES OF WIDOWS, ORPHANS, FATHERLESS, LESS PRIVILEGE AND THE GIRL CHILD. 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 ADDITION OF TRUSTEES TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 OLD TRUSTEES ALL RETAINED 1. DR. ADEDAYO ADETOKUNBO OWOEYE, 2. PASTOR AWE OLALEKAN, 3. PASTOR FATAI ADEKANYE OLOYEDE, 4. ELDER KOMOLAFE JOSHUA OLUSEGUN, 5. AREOGUN JOSHUA OJUREREOLUWA. NEWLY APPOINTED TRUSTEES 1. AREOGUN OLUSOLA AYODELE 2. AREOGUN OYENIKE OYESOLA: OTHER INFORMATION REMAIN THE SAME: ANY OBJECTION TO THIS ADDITION 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 BY THE SEC.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

EVANGELICAL INTERNATIONAL FULL GOSPEL CHURCH CAC/IT/NO 29739 THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEE UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ARCH-BISHOP ABRAHAM OYELAKIN OYENIRAN - REMOVED 2. REV. DR. KOLAWOLE PETERS - RETAINED, 3. REV. DR. FUNSHO OYENIYI - RETAINED, 4. ELDER SUNDAY ADEWALE - RETAINED, 5. REV. DR. JOSEPH AYOADE - RETAINED, 6. DR. MOSES OYENIRAN - NEWLY APPOINTED. 7. DR. BABATUNDE GBIJA - NEWLY APPOINTED. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE OF TRUSTEE 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

ADO FAROUK GUJUNGU FOUNDATION

RC IT/ NO. 31599

GOD ABLE TO ANSWERS APOSTOLIC CHURCH

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AYANWOLE PHILIP OLUWASINA - GENERAL OVERSEER 2. SANNI HELEEN TITILAYO - SECRETARY 3. AYANWOLE MARIA OLUWAPOMI 4. SHODEYINDE OLUWASEYI 5. OGUNSEYE LEKAN BIODUN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

UGOCHUKWU ODUM FOUNDATION

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. ADO FAROUK 2. SHERIFAT OSHEIZA UMAR 3. JAFAR SULEIMAN ISA 4. OGEDENGBE ABIOLA PETER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP THE POOR AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY 2. TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENEUSHIP AMONG WIDOWS AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM HAVE A BETTER LIFE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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. ODUM UGOCHUKWU EMMANUEL 2. ODUM OBINNA ISAAC AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP THE POOR AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY 2. TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENEUSHIP AMONG WIDOWS AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM HAVE A BETTER LIFE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE ROYAL AMBASSADORS BIBLE LIFE 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. PASTOR OLUWASHINA EMMANUEL ABAYOMI - CHAIRMAN 2. PASTOR MRS OLUWASHINA MOSUNMOLA VICTORIA 3. PASTOR AWOSUSI OMOTUNDE MOSES 4. EVANGELIST JOHN GBADAMOSI - SECRETARY 5. MR KINGSLEY OLABODE FASHINA 6. MR FASHINA DAMILARE OLUSHINA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE LOST GENERATION AND WIN THEM FOR CHRIST 2. TO SET THE CAPTIVES FREE WITH THE NAME OF JESUS 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: CHAIRMAN

ABULE OKO DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 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. MR KUNLE ADEBANJO - CHAIRMAN 2. MR SEGUN ADEWOYIN - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. MRS MOJISOLA MARGARET AYORINDE - SECRETARY GENERAL 4. MR JAMES ALABEDE - AST. SECRETARY GENERAL 5. MRS AYOBAMI IDRISU - TREASURER 6. MR ADISA OLADUNNI - FIN SEC 7. SULAIMAN JIMOH - P.R.O AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS. 2. TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES IN ABULE-OKO AND MAGBORO ENVIRONMENT. 3. TO CONTRIBUTE AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ABULEOKO AND MAGBORO. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. APOSTLE ISRAEL S. EMEKA-KAMA - FOUNDER/GENERAL OVERSEER 2. PASTOR (MRS) RUTH EMEKA KAMA 3. ELDER OGBOJI IGNATUS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ALL NATIONS 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: FOUNDER/GENERAL OVERSEER)

FAITH OF GLORY GLOBAL WORSHIP CENTRE 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, REV. MOSES GODGIVE OZIOMA 2, NWADE SAMUEL OBICHINEKE 3, IBEZIM ROBINSON CHINENYE 4, ANAGOR EMMANUEL UCHENNA 5, OFFOR MARIAGORETTI NWAMA 6, CHUKWUALUKWU CHIJIOKE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ROUND THE GLOBE 2. TO ESTABLISH A BIBLE BASED CHURCH WITH THE BRANCHES PLANTED IN MANY PLACES IN THE WORLD 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. ARINZE J. UZOCHUKWU 08038466838 (SOLICITOR)

AJIBODU BUKOLA ABIGAIL

EHIMARE DORATHY KANAYO

THAT I OLOJEDE-GBADEBO BUKOLA WHO IS ALSO KNOWN AS OLOJEDE BUKOLA ABIGAIL. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS AJIBODU BUKOLA ABIGAIL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. F.C.E OSIELE ABEOKUTA AND THE PUBLIC TO NOTE.

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

GLADYS OGECHI BRIGHT-UGWU I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GLADYS OGECHI UGWU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GLADYS OGECHI BRIGHT-UGWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. MOBOLAJI OLAIDE ABIOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AYENI OLAYIDE RONKE, HENCEFORTH WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. MOBOLAJI OLAIDE ABIOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANK AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO TAKE NOTE”

CHIGOZIE FRANK FOUNDATION 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. CHUKWUNEKE CHIGOZIE FRANK 2. EZEOKONKWO AMAUCHE JUDITH 3. ETUMNU CHINENYE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO HELP THE POOR AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENEUSHIP AMONG WIDOWS AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM HAVE A BETTER LIFE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHRIST ZEALOUS BIBLE 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. ADEWALE KOGBODOKU JAMES - PRESIDENT 2. ADEWALE FOLASAYO JOY - VICE PRESIDENT 3. AGBEDUN OLUBUSOLA OMOTAYO - P. A TO PRESIDENT 4. ADEWALE GODSPOWER OLUWASEGUN - SECRETARY 5. ADEYEMI OLUWASEGUN ALADE - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE WHOLE WORLD 2. TO SAVE THE LOST SOULS FROM THEIR SINS 3. TO TEACH, DISCIPLE AND DEVELOP PEOPLE TO SERVE THE TRUE GOD 4. TO DELIVER THE CAPTIVES FROM THE HAND OF THE DEVIL 5. TO ORGANIZE CAMP FOR PEOPLE OF ALL CATEGORIES IN OTHER TO REACH THE MULTITUDES 6. TO BUILD UP MISSIONARIES WHO WILL SERVE THE LORD WITH THEIR MIGHT 7. TO PROMOTE AND PREPARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEAVENLY MINDED AND SPIRIT FILLED 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 BY AUGUSTINE ABRAHAM (CHARTERED SECRETARY) LEWIS STREET NOMINEES LTD

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CHIWETALU

ONUORAH

OKAFOR

UGWU

EDEH CHIZOBA

ONUORAH

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS CHIWETALU IFENYINWA JULIET, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIWETALU IFENYINWA JULIANA. All former documents remain valid. First Bank and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONUORAH IFEOMA ELIZABETH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGU IFEOMA ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR SABINA ANAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as NDIFE SABINA ANAYO. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as UGWU EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUKE EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EDEH CHIZOBA VICTORIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWU CHIZOBA VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONUORAH MAUREEN EKENE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ENEHFRANKLIN MAUREEN EKENE. All former documents remain valid.

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NWEKE

MERIILYN CHIOMA

MMAHI

EDEH MARTHA

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

I, formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH MMAHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MMAHI OKORIE. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as EDEH MARTHA CHIOMA,now wish to be known and addressed as ENYI MARTHA CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid.

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SALAWU MARIA TAIWO

MRS JENYO ADIJAT

ADEWUYI BILIKIS IDOWU

MRS MAYOKUN DAMILOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAMI MODINAT AJOKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAWU MARIA TAIWO AND MY DATE OF BIRTH WAS 13TH MAY 1980. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLUWOLE ADIJAT TITILOLAOLUWA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS JENYO ADIJAT TITILOLAOLUWA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BADMUS BALIKIS IDOWU NOW KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEWUYI BILIKIS IDOWU. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLUWAMAYOKUN DAMILOLA FAMUREWA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS MAYOKUN DAMILOLA OGUNLEYE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHIOMA MERILYN CHUKU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MERIILYN CHIOMA ALLAPUTA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

NAPOLEON IKE CHIDI

SOSANYA ADETOUN

MRS ADEGBOYEGA DAMILOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NAPOLEON IKECHUCKWU ODODO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NAPOLEON IKE CHIDI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT SOSANYA ADETOUN TEMILADE AND SOSANYA ADETOUN GRACE REFERS AS ONE AND SAME PERSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS SOSANYA ADETOUN TEMILADE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ABAYOMI DAMILOLA CELESTINA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ADEGBOYEGA DAMILOLA CELESTINA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL AND AUTHORITY CONCERN TAKE NOTE.

LOVE HOME OF SUPERSEED FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND APPOINTING OF NEW TRUSTEES. UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

OLD TRUSTEES 1. STEVE ONAOPEPO TOLUWASE 2. DAMILOLA SHARON TOLUWASE 3. BARR ODOMA TENIMU UWODI NEW TRUSTEES 1. COMFORT EKWUOJO TOLUWASE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY PUBLIC NOTICE

APOSTOLIC GRACE REVIVAL CHURCH

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. REV. IGIETSEMEH OMOKHUDU SUNDAY - SENIOR PASTOR. 2. BLESSING IGIETSEMEH. 3. ROWLAND GODWIN CHIBUIKE .

4. DEEKAE RICHARD IKE. 5. OGUAMANAM CHIJIOKE .

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 2. TO ESTABLISH CHURCHES AND OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP. 3. TO ESTABLISH SEMINARY TO TRAIN MINISTERS, EVANGELISTS, LAY WORKERS, ETC. 4. TO PROVIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS. 5. TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL CENTRES, SCHOOLS, CHARITY HOME AND OTHER TRAINING CENTRES FOR CHARACTER AND SKILL ACQUISITION. 6. TO PRINT AND PUBLISH TRACTS, RELIGIOUS BOOKS, MAGAZINES, ETC AND DISTRIBUTE SAME. 7. TO ESTABLISH CARE CENTRES FOR ORPHANS, AGED PERSONS AND LESS PRIVILEGED PERSONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREETMAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. OWOBU COLLINS EROMOSELE .

CHUKWUMA I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUMA CLEMENTINA NWANEZIUZO, now wish to be known and addressed as ONAH CLEMENTINA NWANEZIUZO. All former documents remain valid.

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OCHOR

I, formerly known and addressed as OCHOR OLIVE CHINENYE, now wish to be known and addressed as NGOZI-AMUZUO OLIVE CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid. Imo State University Owerri, Federal University of Technology and General public should please take note.

OYEBADE ODUNAYO

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KOLADE ODUNAYO & KOLADE ODUNAYO OLUWAKEMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEBADE ODUNAYO IFEOLUWA KOLADE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

THE EASY SPOTLIGHT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ADEJUWON OLUWASEYI OLOMOLA(PRESIDENT) 2. OLANIKE IDOWU OLOMOLA (SECRETARY) 3. AYODELE SAMUEL ODESHILO(MEMBER) THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO CREATE LONG -LASTING SELF - EMPLOYMENT AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR LESS PRIVILEGED PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES INCLUDING WOMEN, THEREBY EASING THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENT. 2. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF A VIBRANT SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE SECTOR IN NIGERIA TO MOVE TO A MARKET ECONOMY. 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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

EVANGELICAL CHRIST DIVINE CHURCH 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 OF 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1. NWOKE MICHAEL ONYENATURUCHI - CHAIRMAN. 2. JOY OLUCHI MICHAEL - SECRETARY. 3. KING ABRAHAM - TREASURER. 4. RAPHAEL WINNER - MEMBER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE CHRISTIANITY & TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST JESUS & TO TRAIN PREACHERS MISSIONARIES TO PREACH THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD. 3. TO PLANT & STRENGTHEN CHURCHES & MINISTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD & TO HELP THE NEEDY & LESS PRIVILEGED IN D SOCIETY. 4. TO BUILD HOPE IN D DOWN TRODDEN .

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 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: NWOKE MICHAEL ONYENATURUCHI (CHAIRMAN).

THE GLORIOUS BALM OF GILEAD MINISTRIES INTL. THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (C.A.C.) FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTER ACT N0. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. SIS. ANGABA BLESSING JONATHAN - SECRETARY. 2. ELDER ANTHONY UWAKWE. 3. EVANGELIST (MRS) VICTORIA NWARIBE. 4. PASTOR UMUNNA NWARIBE (SENIOR PASTOR) THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. 2. TO EXERCISE ALL WORKS OF RELIGION AND CHARITY GEARED TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM. ANY OBJECTION THERETO SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, WUSE ZONE 5 , ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PASTOR UMUNNA NWARIBE (SENIOR PASTOR)

THE KINGDOM VOICE LAST DAYS OUTREACH

OBINWANNE HUNTERS SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

GRACELAND FOR BRIDE OF CHRIST CHURCH

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

TRUSTEES 1. CHIEF PAUL EZUBEBEM -CHAIRMAN 2. MR ABEL NNAKAIHE -SECRETARY 3. DR AZUBUOGU AMALUGHALO 4. MR CHUKWUDI SILVESTER EZENWABASILI 5. CHIEF EGBOGU ALOY CHUKWUDIEBERE 6. CHIEF ALOYSIUS NWOKEJI AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO UNITE ALL MEMBERS AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. 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.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. PASTOR IKANWU-OJO EMMANUEL - PRESIDING PASTOR. 2. EMMANUEL DORCAS. 3. EKELE SAMUEL ABUH. 4. ETIM GLORY ODIONG 5. IKANI ADEJOH FELIX. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 2. TO ESTABLISH CHURCHES AND OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP. 3. TO TRAIN MINISTERS, EVANGELISTS, LAY WORKERS, ETC. 4. TO PROVIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS. 5. TO ESTABLISH SCHOOLS AND OTHER TRAINING CENTRES FOR SKILL ACQUISITION FOR ITS MEMBERS. 6. TO PRINT AND PUBLISH TRACTS, RELIGIOUS BOOKS, MAGAZINES, ETC AND DISTRIBUTE SAME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREETMAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE PUBLICATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED OUTREACH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. GINA GINA ADE - PRESIDING PASTOR. 2. GINA EUNICE. 3. ISEKI SIMON PETER. 4. WORDU NWOBISI DAVID. 5. OGBEKENE OGAGA GODSPOWER .

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 2. TO ESTABLISH CHURCHES AND OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP. 3. TO TRAIN MINISTERS, EVANGELISTS, LAY WORKERS, ETC. 4. TO PROVIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS. 5. TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL CENTRES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER TRAINING CENTRES FOR SKILL ACQUISITION. 6. TO PRINT AND PUBLISH TRACTS, RELIGIOUS BOOKS, MAGAZINES, ETC AND DISTRIBUTE SAME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREETMAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: BARR. OWOBU COLLINS EROMOSELE.

SIGNED; BARR. OWOBU COLLINS EROMOSELE.

SIGNED : BARR ILOBI UCHENNA 08033139828

24 Change of Names CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE

I formerly known and addressed as ADEWUNMI KAFAYAT MICHEAL now wish to be known and addressed as AREMU KAFAYAT TEMITOPE. That my date of birth is 21.06.1983 and not 21.06.1984.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLISAH NDUBUISI I formerly known and addressed as OLISA NDUBISI now wish to be known and addressed as OLISAH NDUBUISI BONIFACE. That my date of birth is 23.08.1979 and not 28.08.1978.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHUKWU

NNAMANI

I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU CHINOMSO NNENNA, CHUKWU NNENNA CHINONSO, UCHENJOKU CHINONSO RUTH NNENNA and CHUKWU CHINONSO RUTH NNENNA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UCHENJOKU CHINONSO RUTH NNENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NNAMANI UJUNWA LINDA now wish to be known and addressed as OGBODO UJUNWA LINDA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

UZUEGBUNAM

OKEUGO

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

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKEUGO JOY OGECHI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UZOMA JOY OGECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ONAH

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONAH EUCHARIA IJEOMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IGWENAGU EUCHARIA IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

OZOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as OZOMA CHIBUEZE UCHENNA now wish to be known and addressed as OZOMA CHIBUEZE UDEGBUNAM. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

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UBADI

EGESI MERCY

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as UBADI EMEKA ANTHONYnow wish to be known and addressed as UBAMADU EMEKA ANTHONY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGBU MERCY OBIAGELI (OBY) Eunice now wish to be known and addressed as EGESI MERCY OBIAGELI, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

This is to confirm and certify NNONYE IFEOMA JANE and AKABUIKE IFEOMA JANE refer as one person, now wish to be known and address as AKABUIKE IFEOMA JANE. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public please take note.

ENEJE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ENEJE JACINTA ONYEBUCHI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IBE JACINTA ONYEBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NWANEKEZIE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWANEKEZIE ONYINYE THERESA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANUNOBI ONYINYE THERESA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

JOSEPH MADUKA

I formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH MADUKA OGOABIA now wish to be known and addressed as JOSEPH MADUKA OGUABIA, All former documents remain valid banks and general public take note.

UDEH RITA

AZARA CHRISTAIN

NWANKWO CHUKWUKA

OKEWOYE DIDEOLUWA

I formerly known and addressed as UDEH RITA NGOZI now wish to be known and addressed as EKWUEME-CHUKWUMA RITA NGOZI. All former document remain valid. Geeneral public should please take note.

I formery known and addressed as Azara Christain , now wish to be known and addressed as Christain Ifeanyi Adiole. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NWANKWO CHUKWUKA GUY , now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL CHUKWUKA GUY. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formely known and addressed as OKEWOYE DIDEOLUWA DIANA , now wish to be known and addressed as ANAO DIDEOLUWA DIANA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OLEH NGOZI

JAMES ADENIKE

NWANKWO CHIAGOZIE

MRS. TELA ISLAMIYAT

This is to confirm and certify MISS LASISI RASIDAT and MISS LASISI RASHIDAT YEMISI refer as one person, now wish to be known and address as LASISI RASHIDAT YEMISI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DIMNWAKA NGOZI PATRICIA now wish to be known and addressed as OLEH NGOZI PATRICIA. All former document remain valid. Geeneral public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGUNDEJI FUNKE ALICE , now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES ADENIKE OLUWATOYIN. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NWANKWO CHIAGOZIE BIANCA , now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL CHIAGOZIE BIANCA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Miss.Olayemi Islamiyat Aina .

Wrong Date of Birth 27/06/1986 . Now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. TELA Islamiyat Aina . Correct Date of Birth 27/06/1985 . All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

NDUBUISI MARK

FREEDOM NNAEMEKA

AWOSEYE OLUWATOSIN

OGOKE JOSHUA

PHEMMY BEST

I, formerly known and addressed as, NDUBUISI MARK, now wish to be known and addressed as, NDUBUISI HYACINTH. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, FREEDOM NNAEMEKA SAVIOUR, and FREEDOM NNAEMEKA, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, FREEDOM NNAEMEKA SAVIOUR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

This is to confirm and certify MR EMMANUEL ALEX UZOH, EMMANUEL UZOR ARINZE and ALEX UZOH IGBOKWErefer as one person, now wish to be known and address as ALEX UZOH IGBOKWE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

SAMSON GRACE

ILAWAGBON PATIENCE

I formerly known and addressed as SAMSON GRACE EMMANUEL now I wish to be known and addressed as EZEKIEL GRACE EMMANUEL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ILAWAGBON PATIENCE IZIEGBE now I wish to be known and addressed as IGBINOVIA ILAWAGBON-NEWTON PATIENCE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADEOYE KEMI

I formerly known and addressed as ADEOYE KEMI ALABA now I wish to be known and addressed as FAGBERO KEMI ALABA .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

FADARE BIOLA

I formerly known and addressed as FADARE BIOLA SAMUEL now I wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL OLAJUWON BIOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AWOSEYE OLUWATOSIN ELIZABETH now I wish to be known and addressed as SHOBOWALE OLUWATOSIN ELIZABETH.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CHIDI HILARY

I formerly known and addressed as CHIDI HILARY AHANONU now I wish to be known and addressed as CHIDI HILARY CHIDIEBERE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ANYAMONEN KEMA I formerly known and addressed as ANYAMONEN KEMA PROMISE , now wish to be known and addressed as PROMISE EGWUATU. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAMES In some of my documents my name was written as Chukwukaire Precious Chioma And Wrongly written as Chukwukaire Precious Chinma Olivia And Also Chukwukaire Chioma Olivia.Now wish to be Known and addressed as Chukwukaire Precious Chioma.

Former documents remain valid Banks, general public take

CORRECTION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

ADEOLA SEMIAT

In some my documents my name was wrongly written as SALEH MOHAMED BUHARI instead of SALEH MOHAMMED PANSHEKARA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OJO KEHINDE STELLAMARIES, now wish to be known and addressed as OJO KEHINDE MARY. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Miss.

Adeola Semiat Alesinloye, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ADEOLA AFOLAKEMI ODUYEBO. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

AGBOOLA KAYODE

OGUNKOLADE OLUWATOSIN

ADDITION OF NAMES

ADDITION OF NAMES

I formerly known and addressed as MISS EHALODU JOY OMOLUS now I wish to be known and addressed as MRS KAYODE JOY OMOLUA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some my documents my name was written as UCHENNA JUDE now I wish to add UJA to my name henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as UJA UCHENNA JUDE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

CHIOMA CHINASA I formerly known and addressed as CHIOMA CHINASA ORAEZUE now I wish to be known and addressed as CHIOMA CHINASA CHIDIEBERE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

REARANGEMENT OF NAME

CHEKWUBE UGWUOKE

WE, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS 1) MRS IBE CHRISTIANA NNENNA 2) CHIZALUMEKPERE DEBORAH IBE 3) ONYEDIKACHUKWU ISAIAH IBE 4) EBUBECHUKWU EDWIN IBE 5) IZUCHUKWU ANSLEM IBE 6) CHINATURUM CHRISTIANA IBE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS 1) CHRISTIANA NNENNA CHUKWUAGOZIEM 2) CHIZALUMEKPERE DEBORAH CHUKWUAGOZIEM 3) ONYEDIKACHUKWU ISAIAH CHUKWUAGOZIEM 4) EBUBECHUKWU EDWIN CHUKWUAGOZIEM 5) IZUCHUKWU ANSLEM CHUKWUAGOZIEM 6) CHINATURUM CHRISTIANA CHUKWUAGOZIEM

I formerly known and addressed as PHEMMY BEST ,now wish to be known and addressed as SHAIBU FEMI BEST. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

In some my documents including my Driver’s License my name was wrongly arranged as YAKUBU LAISI OMOLAFE instead of LAISI YAKUBU OMOLAFE. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHEKWUBECHUKWU UGWUOKE , NOW I WISH TO BE ADDRESS AS CHEKWUBE UGWUOKE, ALL FORMAL DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CHANGE OF FAMILY SURNAME

I formerly known and addressed as OGOKE JOSHUA CHINANSO now I wish to be known and addressed as OGOKE JOSHUA CHINONSO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

SALAMI IFEOLUWA I formerly known and addressed as SALAMI IFEOLUWA ESTHER , now wish to be known and addressed as BASHIRU IFEOLUWA MUIBAT. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

OGUNNIYI OLUWAKEMI I formerly known and addressed as OGUNNIYI OLUWAKEMI IYABODE now I wish to be known and addressed as FAGBEMIJO OLUWAKEMI IYABODE . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY ALIH CELESTINE NNABUIKE, ALI, CELESTINE NNABUIKE AND ALI CELESTINE NNAREFER AS ONE PERSON, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS NWALI CELESTINE NNABUIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as AGBOOLA KAYODE SAMUEL now I wish to be known and addressed as TEMIM ABDULLAHI ADEBAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MOJISOLA ABOLAJI

I formerly known and addressed as MOJISOLA ABOLAJI JOSHUA now I wish to be known and addressed as MOJISOLA ABOLAJI ADEBANJO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

HASSAN FOLAKE

I formerly known and addressed as HASSAN FOLAKE OLAMIDE now I wish to be known and addressed as HASSAN LATEEFAH OLAMIDE . I was born on 19/06/1996.All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGUNKOLADE OLUWATOSIN CHRISTIANA now I wish to be known and addressed as OSEMENE OLUWATOSIN CHRISTIANA .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

ZAINAB ABDULKAREEM I formerly known and addressed as MISS ZAINAB ABDULKAREEM SULEIMAN now I wish to be known and addressed as MRS ZAINAB MOHAMMED .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ESTHER TOCHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ESTHER TOCHUKWU OKAFOR now I wish to be known and addressed as MRS ESTHER TOCHUKWU AGWE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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CORRECTION OF NAME

OBOBHASE

OWOSENI OLUWATOYIN

FAGBEMI OLAYINKA

Formerly known and addressed as OWOSENI OLUWATOYIN YINKA, now wish to be known and addressed as OWOSENI OLUWATOYIN BLESSING. That I was born on the 12th of December, 1975. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as FAGBEMI OLAYINKA ADEBISI now wish to be known called and addressed as JAIYEOBA OLAYINKA ADEBISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADENITAN OLUFEMI MIRTH - CHAIRMAN 2. ADEYEMI FOLORUNSO CECILIA 3. DR. IDACHABA UMAR ENEMAKU 4. PATRICK PUAL NWANKPU - SECRETARY 5. DR. JOHN AGBONIFO OSAYERE

That my name was wrongly written as ARO BIBILOMO MERCY instead of KINGSLEY MERCY BIBILOMO, Now wish to be known and addressed as KINGSLEY MERCY BIBILOMO. all former documents remain valid, general public should please take note.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. PROVIDE ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT FOR THE VULNERABLE AND LESS PRIVILEDGE. 2. TO PROVIDE SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR THE VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND WOMEN WHO SUFFERS FROM MALNUTRITION AND HYGIENE CHALLENGES.

CHANGE OF NAME /CONFIRMATION

CORRECTION OF NAME

OKEHIE MAXIMILLIAN

AKWARANDU GODSON

This is to inform the general public that I am the same person that was formerly known and addressed as JOLADE ADEWUNMI ADEBOLA and now wish to be known and addressed as FASHOLA ADEWUNMI ADEBOLA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

My name was wrongly written on my bvn as MAIAM ETHET THOMAS instead of THOMAS MAINA. That my correct name is THOMAS MAINA. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OKEHIE MAXIMILLIAN MUNACHIMSO, now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES CHRISTIAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKWARANDU GODSON ENYIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as UFUKA GODSON ENYIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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: DR. SUNDAY AKINLOLU FAGBEMI

GOLDEN HEAVENLY OIL OF LIFE MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE 1.PST.JUDE HARRIS AMONIA- CHAIRMAN 2.OTUBO DAPPA MIRIAN - SEC. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO EVANGELISE ,PROMOTE,PREACH AND TAKE THE GOSPEL LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET,MAITAMA,PMB.198 ,GARKI,ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN.

PEARLYGATE INT’L WORSHIP CENTRE

ADENIYI MICHAEL

I registered DIAMOND YELLO ACCOUNT(account number 9990814661) with my Phone number 08106888338. That I now wish to add my full name ADENIYI MICHAEL OLUWATOBILOBA on my account details. Diamond bank and general public take note.

JIMOH ADEGOLA

I formerly known and addressed as JIMOH ADEGOLA YUSUF now wish to be known called and addressed as KOLAWOLE ADEGOLA YUSUF. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PRISCILLA EDEMA now wish to be known, called and addressed as PRISCILLA OBOBHASE. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MUFUTAO MURFY

I formerly known and addressed as Alao Mufutao Murfy now wish to be known called and addressed as Alao Murfy Mufutau. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

AFOLABI BOLA

I formerly known and addressed as AFOLABI BOLA RUKA now wish to be known called and addressed as ALABI RUKA BOLANLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

RAPTURE PROMPT MERCY MINISTRY

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

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1.JAGABA ISAIAH - CHAIRMAN 2.JAGABA IRENE IFEOMA - SEC. 3.JAGABA EBERE THEODORA 4..UZOANYA VICTOR IBEABUCHI 5..LAFU CHRISTOPHER GODIA

TRUSTEES ARE 1.WACHUKWU PROMISE URIE 2.NWANERI RUTH CASARACHI

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET,MAITAMA,PMB.198,GARKI,ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

AMBASSADORS OF THE NEW CREATION CHURCH

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

ABISOYE JEMIYO INSPIRATIONAL 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 ACT,1990.

TRUSTEES: 1.

FEYITIMI OLUWATOSIN DAVID -(PRESIDENT) 2.

FAMUAGUN OLOLADE TITILOPE -(FINANCIAL SEC) 3.

JEMIYO ABISOYE OYEWANDE -(VICE PRESIDENT) 4.

JAKANDE OLUSEYI LAWAL - (GEN. SEC) AIMS AND OBJECTIVE À 61 #55+56 6*' 24+8+.')' +0 6*' 51%+'6; ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIY IIRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THEOPHILUS JERRY Formerly known and addressed as THEOPHILUS JERRY ONYEDIKACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAODU JERRY ONYEDIKACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS ABDUL-MALIK

AKABUEZE PATIENCE

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss NAOMI EJEH OPITI now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ABDUL-MALIK OKOREJIOR NAOMI EJEH. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AKABUEZE PATIENCE OBIANUJU now wish to be known and addressed as OKOYE, PATIENCE OBIANUJU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written as AHMED OLUWAKEMI SHUKURAT instead of ADEGOKE OLUWAKEMI .

That my correct name is OLAYEMI BEATRICE LAWAL. All former documents remain valid. LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY and the general public take note.

I, John-Okwuokei Nkechi Lynda,as well as Nkechi Beulah Okwukei,as well as Okwuokei Nkechi. My correct date of birth is 15 May 1973. All documents bearing the above names are mine and remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written as OLAYEMI OLANREWAJU instead of OLAYEMI BEATRICE LAWAL. That my correct name is OLAYEMI BEATRICE LAWAL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written as OLAYEMI OLANREWAJU instead of OLAYEMI BEATRICE LAWAL. That my correct name is OLAYEMI BEATRICE LAWAL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CENTRE OF SOLUTION CHURCH

CORRECTION OF NAME/BIRTH DATE

SULE JOSHUA

This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written as HANSON MBUOTIDEM RAFEAL in my bank documents instead of HANSON MBUOTIDEM EMMANUEL. That my correct name is HANSON MBUOTIDEM EMMANUEL. That my date of birth is 25.12.1992 and not 25.12.1989. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SULE JOSHUA now wish to be known and addressed as MELIGA ISAAC. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET,MAITAMA,PMB.19, GARKI,ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN.

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

TRUSTEES ARE: 1.GEORGE WILL AMADI 2.NWAOHA OSITA OSINACHI 3.REUBEN J AMAKIRI 4.LINUS IHEANACHO IHEUKWU 5.JOYCE NNENDA GEORGE 6.EJEKWU DAMIAN BRIGHT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL,REACHING OUT TO THE POOR AND NEEDY.

BADRU FASHOLA

I formerly known as Badru Fashola cedris, now wish to be known and addressed as Badru Fashola Eedris. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1.EMEKA ROLAND 2.ROLAND BLESSING AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET,MAITAMA,PMB.198,GARKI,ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

PUBLIC NOTICE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE MEMBERS OF THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF OLD PARTS DEALERS ASSOCIATION SULEJA AND SHOP OWNERS IN THE LAND ALLOCATED TO THE ASSOCIATION AT ZUBA, ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION IN THEIR GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2017, AT ZUBA. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE REACHED BY THE ASSOCIATION: 1 THAT EVERY SHOP OWNER SHOULD START DEVELOP OF HIS/HER SHOP 2 THAT TO TAKE OFF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE, THE MEMBERS HAVE AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY. 3 THAT, EVERY MEMBER SHALL PAY HIS/HER OWN CONTRIBUTION ON OR BEFORE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2018. 4 THAT, ANY MEMBER THAT FAILS TO PAY THE SAID MONEY AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE SAID DATE STANDS TO FORFEIT HIS/HER OWN ALLOCATION OF THE SHOP(S). 5 THAT, NO OTHER NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN IN RESPECT OF THE RESOLUTION AFTER THIS. SIGNED: MR LAZARUS CHUKWURAH (CHAIRMAN) MR MALACHY ORAKWE (SECRETARY GENERAL).

JAMIU AMOSU I formerly known and addressed as JAMIU AMOSU now wish to be known and addressed as HAMISU JAMILU ABDULLAHI. That my date of birth is 05.01.1970 and not 12.06.1975.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ISHOLA BOSE I formerly known and addressed as ISHOLA BOSE FAUSAT now wish to be known and addressed as OYEMADE TOLULOPE BOSE FAUSAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OBODOEKWE I formerly known and addressed as OBODOEKWE UZOAMAKA NNEKA now wish to be known and addressed as TEDEYE UZOAMAKA NNEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AKINGBOYE

I formerly known and addressed as AKINGBOYE OLUWASEYI ALAKE now wish to be known and addressed as SADIKU PHEBEAN OLUWASEYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANOSIKE CATHERINE I formerly known and addressed as ANOSIKE CATHERINE ADA now wish to be known and addressed as NWAJIOFOR KATE ADA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ODUSANYA

I formerly known and addressed as ODUSANYA OLUWATOSIN DEBORAH now wish to be known and addressed as OMONUWA OLUWATOSIN DEBORAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

26 Change of Names ADEYINKA-OLUYEMI MARY OLUWAKEMI

CHINAKA UGOCHUKWU PRINCEWILL OSITADIMMA

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EKIYE EBIMIOWEI DANIEL

CHINAKA TOCHUKWU CHURCHILL

MRS. NKECHI OTASOWIE

I formerly known and addressed as OLUYEMI MARY OLUWAKEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYINKA-OLUYEMI MARY OLUWAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known as Emeahu Ugochukwu Princewill Ositadimma now want to be known as CHINAKA Ugochukwu Princewill Ositadimma. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

I formerly known as Ekiye Daniel Ebimi now want to be known as Ekiye Ebimiowei Daniel. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known as Emeahu Tochukwu Churchill now want to be called CHINAKA Tochukwu Churchill. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MRS. NKECHI OSAIKHUIWU..due to our family’s spiritual belief , now decided to change family name from OSAIKHUIWU to OTASOWIE AND NOW NEW NAME; MRS. NKECHI OTASOWIE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

STEPHANIE CHIDI AWILI-EZEKPO

JAMIU JIMOH ADESANYA

ADEBOLA DORCAS FASINU

MRS. NWANKWOR, CHIDINMA IFEYINWA

SHUKURAT MUIBI

I formerly known and addressed as SHUKURAT YUNUSA, now wish to be known and addressed as SHUKURAT MUIBI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formally known and Addressed as, CHIDIEBERE AWILI now wish to be known and addressed as, STEPHANIE CHIDI AWILIEZEKPO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JAMIU ABIODUN ADESANYA, now wish to be known and addressed as JAMIU JIMOH ADESANYA and my correct date of birth is 1979-07-03 and not 1978-12-25. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ABORISHADE LATEEFAT FOLASHADE

MRS OWOYEMI AFUSAT OLAMIJI

I formerly known and addressed as ADEBOLA DORCAS BABAJIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBOLA DORCAS FASINU. All former documents remain valid. ICAN, CORP AFFAIRS COMMISSION and general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEJELUE, CHIDINMA IFEYINWA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NWANKWOR, CHIDINMA IFEYINWA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ALEBIOSU LATEEFAT FOLASHADE, now wish to be known and addressed as ABORISHADE LATEEFAT FOLASHADE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEYEMI AFUSAT OLAMIJI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OWOYEMI AFUSAT OLAMIJI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKEKE VICTOR PENDER I formerly known and addressed as VICTOR PENDER S., now wish to be known and addressed as OKEKE VICTOR PENDER. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

NWANOKWAI AKPOMEDAYE ESTHER

MRS. IDOWU ADEOLA OMOWUNMI

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

MR. OLADIRAN AYINDE SOLA I, formerly known and addressed as MR. OGUNDIRAN AYINDE SOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MR. OLADIRAN AYINDE SOLA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ORUKOTAN ADEOLA OMOWUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IDOWU ADEOLA OMOWUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known as BELLO SUNDAY AJAYI, now wish to add JOSEPH to my name, henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as BELLO SUNDAY AJAYI JOSEPH. My correct Date of Birth is 09/12/1999. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

QUADRI FUNKE SAYIDAT I formerly known as QUADRE FUNKE wish to be known and addressed as QUADRI FUNKE SAYIDAT. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM

I formerly known as ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM MA’ALI wish to be known and addressed as ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

xx OBITAYO HELEN ABOSEDE I formerly known as IWEGBUE HELEN ABOSEDE wish to be known and addressed as OBITAYO HELEN ABOSEDE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

METRO CITY ALLSTARS FOOTBALL CLUB ABUJA

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 OF 1990 .

TRUSTEES 1. ABALOGU ONYEKACHI, 2. USMAN MOHAMMED AMINU 3. BENJAMIN CHIMA ACHOR, 4. ISAH YUSUF YUSUF 5. GBEWORO OYINEMI OYINEBRA, 6. OBIBIA EDERE 7. ABIBU MURTALA AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS 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 : ROSY CHAMBERS / 08036192114

POWER CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ORIENEME OWHOFASAH LAZAR - CHAIRMAN 2. OKTAYO HANNAH - MEMBER, 3. ADETUNJI ADEKUNLE ISOLA - MEMBER 4. OWHOFASAH REGINALD AKPOF - MEMBER, 5. IDJERHE OKEOGHENE KENNETH - MEMBER, 6. ORIENEME REGINA UFUOMA - MEMBER 7. GBENEBOR ROSELINE EBOSETALE - MEMBER 8. OKE VICTORIA OLAOLUWA - SECRETARY 9. ORIAKU NKECHI CECILIA - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST BY ALL SCRIPTURAL MEANS IN NIGERIA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2. TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE CHURCHES, MISSIONARY SCHOOLS, BIBLE COLLEGES, MATERNITY HOMES AND CHRISTIAN PUBLICATION ACTIVITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR — GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (C.A.C.), PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PASTOR ORIENEME OWHOFASAH LAZAR (CHAIRMAN)

VIBRANT LIFE FOUNDATION

THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Hope Iziengbe Ekhaguere 2. Esohe Racheal Omokaro 3. Derektrine Esohe Omokaro 4. Gloria Odiase Omoregbee 5. Eghe Afegbai 6. Ivie Tracy Akenzua 7. Okuokeyen Peace 8. Sandra Otabor.

Aim and Objectives are:.

1. To help the less privilege in the society.

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 : The Trustees.

BABATUNDE MERCY GBEMISOLA

a ADEPOJU LATEEFAT OLAIDE

I formerly known as IWEGBUE MERCY GBEMISOLA wish to be known and addressed as BABATUNDE MERCY GBEMISOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Taiwo Lateefat Olaide now wish to be known and addressed as Adepoju Lateefat Olaide. All former documents remains valid. Banks and general public take note.

SMART SCOTT AGBOWOROMA

OMOTOSHO BOSE ESTHER I formerly Known as AIYEDE BOSE ESTHER Now Wish to be known as OMOTOSHO BOSE ESTHER. All former documents remain valid.

General Public take note..

I formerly Known as SMART SCOTT OLUWOLE now wish to be known as SMART SCOTT AGBOWOROMA. All former documents remain valid. General Public Take Note.

EKWE ADACHUKWU MARIA

I formerly known and addressed as EZEANOCHIC ADACHUKWU MARIA, now wish to be known and addressed as EKWE ADACHUKWU MARIA. All former doducuments remain valid, general public should please take note.

AROMIRE NOIMOT Formerly OGUNBIYIMATANMI NOIMOT. Now, AROMIRE NOIMOT. Former document remains valid.

General public should take note.

THE BIBLE STUDY INITIATIVE MINISTRY

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for registration under Part C of the Companies And Allied Matters Act, 2004.

TRUSTEES (1) REV. ADUNGBO ALLI - CHAIRMAN (2) PST. MRS. SARAH JOSEPHINE ALLI - MEMBER (3) PST. OLUWATOBI ORITSHEWEYINMI ALLI - MEMBER (4) PST. GABRIEL AKINKUNMI OLA - MEMBER (5) BARR. MICHAEL UCHE IHEANACHO - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (1) Promotion and advancement of Bible studies and teaching of same.

(2) To preach the Gospel of Christ in Nigeria and beyond.

(3) Conduct weekly, Monthly and Annual Seminars, Conferences and Bible Study Summits.

(4) To Establish Bible training Centres.

Any objection to the above intent to register this Organization should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission , Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B 198, Maitama , Abuja , F.C.T Within 28days of this publication.

Signed: Michael Uche Iheanacho, ESQ.

THE GLORIOUS LIVING SPRINGS APOSTOLIC MINISTRY Notice is hereby given to the General Public that the above named organisation has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for CHANGE OF NAME from THE GLORIOUS LIVING SPRINGS BIBLE MINISTRY to THE GLORIOUS LIVING SPRINGS APOSTOLIC MINISTY; CHANGE OF TRUSTEE AND AMENDMENT OF ITS ENTIRE CONSTITUTION under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990.

The old Trustees are: 1. Bishop Michael Oludare Olorunpomi - RETAINED 2. Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Folorunso Asaju - RETAINED 1 Rev. Mrs. Elizabeth Monisola Olorunpomi - RETAINED 2. Deacon Frederick Stephen Abude - RETAINED Additional Trustee: Rev. Isola Olukayode Oluwole The new Trustees are: 1. Bishop Michael Oludare Olorunpomi 2. Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Folorunso Asaju 3. Rev. Mrs. Elizabeth Monisola Olorunpomi 4. Deacon Frederick Stephen Abude 5. Rev. Isola Olukayode Oluwole Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar–General Corporate Affairs Commission, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Ivory Solicitors Legal Practitioners & Notaries Public 374, Ikorodu Road, Maryland, Lagos 08037122564

TALABI MATTHEW OJO

KAMAL-BN ABDULLATEEF ABU ABDILLAHI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ATALABI MATTHEW OJO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TALABI MATTHEW OJO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JAMIU KAMOLIDEEN ALABI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KAMAL-BN ABDULLATEEF ABU ABDILLAHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME

ABIBAT TITILAYO BANKOLE - APENA (MRS)

Formerly known and addressed as Emeka Ichikaodiri Okoro Now wish to be known and addressed as Okoro Emeka Chikaodiri. all former documents remain valid, general public should please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS as ABIBAT TITILAYO BANKOLE (Miss), NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABIBAT TITILAYO BANKOLE - APENA (Mrs). ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS IN MY MAIDEN NAME REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OSENI MARY TAOFEEKAT

Formerly ADENUSI TAOFEEKAT MARIA. Now OSENI MARY TAOFEEKAT. Former document remains valid. General public should take note.

PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to inform the general public that The Lagos state Police command has warned owners of abandoned vehicles parked at Area “F” Headquarter Ikeja to come with their original documents or lose them after 14 days of this publication. the vehicle is MAZDA 626 saloon car marked UA767KJA.General public to please take note.

ADORATION PROPHETIC FAVOUR & HEALING MINISTRY THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Ministry Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pastor Innocent Chukwuemeka Onyegbule 2. Prophetess Juliet Ifeoma Onyegbule 3. Sister Colette Ujunwa Chukwuekeh 4. Sister Edith Chinonso Chukwuekeh 5. Brother Uchechukwu Timo Ozurumba Aims And Objectives: 1. To propagate and spread the gospel of Christ to the whole world 2. To seek peace among all men 3. To hold regular open air, indoor and revival services consistent with God’s divine Laws and Ordinances.

4. To promote true love and mutual respect among it’s members 5. To engage in charitable activities, fostering communal and social welfare.

Any Objection to the application 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: FAMC & ASSOCIATES (APPLICANTS CONSULTANTS) I, Kayode Street, Onipanu, Lagos.

84 CLASS OF OLOMINA GIRLS’ GRAMMAR SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The general public is hereby Notified that the above named Association has has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja, for the registration under part “C” of the Companies and ‘Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Isioma Gogo-Anazodo 2. Philomena Onyedika-Echedom - President 3. Bukola Ebiai 4. Winifred Awele Amuta 5. Joyce Nneka Isichei - Secretary Aims And Objectives : 1. To foster relationship between the association and the school authority.

2. To foster relationship between the students and the school authority.

3. To enhance the delivery of more quality education to the students.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, p.M.B. 198.garki, Abuja .within 28days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Secretary.

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Edo LG poll: Party primaries peaceful, shows people will – APC scribe ÏÏÏThe All Progressives

Congress (APC) in Edo State has discredited reports that the party primaries held on Wednesday, were marred by crisis in some local government areas in the state, insisting that the exercise was not only peaceful but that the outcome demonstrated the will of the people.

In a statement, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state, Mr. Chris Azebamwan said reports that there was crisis during the exercise at Egor local government secretariat were “blown out of proportion,” and was the figment of the imagination of mischief makers who saw crisis where there was none.

He added that, “as in all contests, there were disagreements, which were resolved amicably among party members.”

According to him, “The party primary elections across the different parts of the state were generally peaceful and we appreciate members of the party for conducting themselves as responsible and law-abiding citizens throughout the exercise.

“The conduct of the primaries is a departure from what obtained in the past when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held sway. Time was when primaries in this state were marred by violence.

People were killed on election days. An exercise was never concluded without a bloodbath and reports of maiming of innocent people or violent clashes by rival gangs hired by those in the opposition today.

“But I am sure many people in this state weren’t even aware that the primary elections of Wednesday because of the calmness and peace that reigned while the exercise lasted.

We are glad we have exited the era of violence, and we discourage media reports that exaggerate, inflate and sensationalise events to increase viewership. It is a cheap tactic and discerning professionals know the difference between responsible reportage and a deliberate effort to discredit a fact.”

He continued, “With the results, we are convinced that the people had the final say and have chosen candidates that will swell the fortunes of the party as well as ferry the party to victory in the forthcoming polls.”

Noting that disagreement or incident does not translate to crisis, he said, “We are convinced that the reports are the handiwork of mischief makers who are looking for crisis and division where there is none.

“I dare reiterate that the exercise was peaceful, free and fair and many of the party members will attest to this. The pictures are everywhere in the newspapers where the party members dutifully queued to cast their votes. So, we wonder where the crisis came from.”

Azebamwan called on socially responsible reportage by the media especially as the March 3 polls draw close, urging residents in the state to come out en masse to exercise their franchise.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle); flanked by Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule (left); Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Pharm. (Mrs) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf (right) with members of the Executive Council and Body of Permanent Secretaries during the opening session of a 3-Day retreat with the theme - Effective Strategic Planning for an Emerging Smart City, at the Jubilee Chalet, Epe .... on Thursday

Lassa fever: Atiku pays tribute to dead health workers Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏFormer

Vice President and Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has paid tribute to Dr. Abel Sunday Udo, Dr. Ali Felix and Dr. Idowu Ahmed who were infected and died in the course of treating Lassa fever patients in Ebonyi and Kogi States.

In a statement signed by the Atiku Media office on Thursday in Abuja, the Turaki Adamawa applauding the efforts of the health workers in stemming the scourge of the disease. He described them as soldiers waging a war in which unfortunately some have fallen, as they rally to save the

lives of others.

“Our health workers who are in the front line of viral and microbial attacks are deserving of our support and recognition. The nation appreciates your sacrifices. With your determination and our united support, I believe that Nigeria will overcome the outbreak of Lassa fever.”

He admonished Nigerians on threat that the rampaging Lassa fever poses to public health workers, while counselling that every household should endeavour to be enlightened about the disease and how to prevent it.

Atiku warns that the fatality figures on the trail of the outbreak of the Lassa fever disease is be-

NYSC DG tasks corps members to shun white collar jobs Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

ÏÏÏThe Director-Gener-

al of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier-General Suleiman Kazaure has urged corps members not to rely on white collar jobs after the one year compulsory service to their father land, but rather equip themselves to be employers of labour.

“I besiege you to key into the Service’s Skills Acquisition Entrepreneurship Development, (SAED) programme provided by the scheme so as to build their capacity,

create wealth and contribute in building the nation’s economy.

“White collar jobs are not available, use the opportunity of the SAED programme to learn skills, create jobs and build wealth to improve the country’s economy; more than 300 corps members have benefited from loans to start their businesses as CBN, Heritage bank and Bank of Industry are assisting us to get the start up loans; more than 300 corps members have benefited from loans to start their businesses as CBN, Heritage bank and Bank of Industry are assisting us to get the

start up loans. Kazaure said.

The NYSC boss stated this Thursday at the combined orientation course for 2017 Batch ‘B’ Stream II from Plateau, Gombe and Nasarawa States, held at the NYSC permanent orientation camp, Mangu, Plateau State.

Addressing the Corps members the Gen. urged them to respect the culture and tradition of their host communities when posted to their places of primary assignments.

“As you are posted to your place of primary assignments, respect the culture and tradition of your host communities

and abide by them, avoid indecent dressing, unnecessary travelling, be security conscious and move in twos and threes and wherever you find yourself be good ambassadors of your family.

“Consider yourself privileged to serve your country, this scheme is all about unity and national integration, be patriotic and contribute positively to building the society.”

Earlier, the Plateau State NYSC Coordinator, Olufunmilayo Akin-Moses, said the combined orientation camp has a total of 2,273 registered corps members with Plateau having 1,467, Gombe, 380 and Nassarawa, 426.

coming alarming, more so as the disease is spreading across states.

The former Vice President sympathises with families who have lost someone on account of the outbreak of the disease and expresses the optimism that Nigeria will overcome the fangs of the outbreak just like it did with the dreaded Ebola outbreak.

“The resurgence of the Lassa fever is unfortunate and it is saddening that some families have lost dear ones to the recent outbreak of the disease,” Atiku said.

He urges the government to provide emergency call desks at strategic health facilities in the country and ramp up

on the sensitization of the public about the disease.

“It is equally important that government partners with the private sector and medical research institutions towards ensuring that vaccines are formulated that can combat and eventually wipe out some perennial diseases inclusive of Lassa fever which recurrence pose a threat to our public health”.

You may wish to note that recent media report, as released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 16 fatalities, 107 suspected cases of Lassa fever infection, while the disease

has spread to 10 states of the country.

EFCC assures other agencies of forensic assistance in tackling complex crimes

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed its readiness to offer assistance to other law enforcement agencies in solving complicated crime cases through the use of crime scene technology.

Ben Ikani, Head, Forensic and Crime Laboratory Services Department of the EFCC, disclosed this on Wednesday, while speaking at a refresher training workshop on the use of crime scene technology organized for forensic experts of the Commission at the EFCC Academy Karu, Abuja.

Ikani, who spoke through Churchill Torru, a Senior Detective Superintendent, said the Department had commenced its regular refresher training of forensic experts in the Commission on the use of crime scene technology in order to enhance profession-

alism and expertise.

“There are only two crime scene technology experts with experience in blood stain analysis in Nigeria. Hence, there is need for continuous trainings for transfer of knowledge to other experts”, he said.

In his remark, Tijani Ismail of the Forensic Department and a trainer at the workshop said the training was organized to keep participants current on the latest devices and the proper techniques for acquiring and analyzing data to combat the modern day crimes.

While calling on other agencies to take advantage of the EFCC’s expertise in the use of crime scene technology in solving complex crime cases, Ismail said, the Nigeria Police, Army, ICPC and FIRS had already benefited from the gesture through inter-agency collaboration.

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the monthly pension bill of Abia State Government standing at over N430 million monthly in addition to the N396 LGA pension bill, the state Commissioner Financer, Obinna Oriaku says, the accumulated pension arrears in the state is very scary.

Fielding questions from newsmen, Obinna Oriaku said handling these pensions is very difficult putting into consideration, the breaking of rules by state chief executives by promoting and appointing civil servants permanent secretaries, which carries with it huge pension payment.

This huge payment, when compared with what states like Ebonyi pays in the neighbourhood of N126, makes it imperative that the state is faced with enormous debt to pay, stating “This is a bit of problem and even if you bring Donald Trump, he will still be faced with high wage bill as people are still retiring”.

According to him, the issue of non-payment of pension “is very pathetic, disclosing that civil servants in Abia are now afraid to retire, pointing out that the last time gratuity was paid in the state was in 2012, while those who retired in 2003 are not fully paid as some were paid in full others half and the rest not paid at all.

When asked why primary school teachers have not been paid since over seven months, the Finance commissioner explained that the state government is owing the teacher only November and December, assuring that if by weekend, the FAAC allocation comes in, by Monday, the state will be paying December salaries to the primary school teachers.

He also disclosed that the secondary school teachers have been paid June and July, 2017 while August has been partly paid, assuring that the state government will soon pay September, while making every effort to pay the balance of months in the next three months.

He said the current strike embarked upon by the teachers has nothing to do with salary payment issue but on salary structure, TSS, explaining that some months ago, the government had an issue with them on remittance of union deductions, while the state government has had series of meetings with labour in the state over the issue.

Answering questions on internal revenue leakages, he said that made the 2017 budget unrealizable, the commissioner said the issue of internally generated revenue is dear to the state government, pointing out that states that made it was not done alone by government.

He disclosed that last year, the state used automated revenue payment system, noting that even at that, the system still has leakages, as people collect taxes and other revenues and pocket them, stating that as a government, getting it right will solve the problem.

He posited that to get it right, the state Board of Internal Revenue, BIR must be restructured through competency test for all staff, pointing out that while the government will not sack those who failed, they will be transferred to other ministries they will fit into.

He continued by adding that the office must be moved to a more descent

accommodation, while also moving away from old methods of doing things, informing that before now, the state government has signed in consultants, stating that currently, only one consultant is engaged to handle the state revenue.

The government has come up with a policy of avoiding duplication of taxes, while people will pay once in a year as a bench-mark, disclosing that the government has also signed a “mile-stone” agreement, assuring that at the end of 2018 fiscal year, “there will be a quantum leap”, warning ministries, departments and agencies that giving out contracts on revenue collection, are on their own.

technology through setting up of power institution as well as to encourage the technology company to develop Nigeria power generation competency and as well provide sustainable power for people.

“The government can also encourage independent electricity generation through solar panels by providing more incentives for consumers and suppliers who choose to invest in this course.

Government subsidies will

also help in the importation of solar panels and other equipments that cannot be manufactured locally”, she said.

The inaugural lecturer noted further that the sun is abundant in Nigeria and it is the solution to growing energy challenges in the country, since it is abundant, inexhaustible and environmentally friendly stressing that the availability of energy services has a distinct impact on the lives of people.

2019: Okowa calls for commitment, focus among PDP members Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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consultation for 2019 Elections begins, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has called for love, commitment and focus among Peoples’ Democratic Party [PDP] members to galvanise the party to victory.

Speaking Thursday when he received former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido and his team in Government House, Asaba, Governor Okowa said that the PDP needed to remain united and committed and carry all its leaders and members along so as to achieve victory in future elections.

“I am happy that our party is rediscovering itself after our successful convention in which the leaders were able to come out as one united family, committed to the future of the nation and the

party, our party is founded on love and commitment, we need to stay focused and sit down and take decisions as a party.” He said, adding “we must start a relationship among our leaders to enable us talk about issues of our party and the nation and reassure Nigerians that we are truly prepared to lead this nation and take it to greater heights”.

The governor called for support for the various organs of the party so as to achieve success stressing “our collective strength will move the party forward to victory”.

While commending Alhaji Lamido for being a committed and consistent party man, Senator Okowa emphasised that only a presidential candidate that emerged from the party structure would be able to lead the party forward and wrest power from APC in 2019.

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LASU don offers panacea to fuel crises Esther Taiwo

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Professor of Physics, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos, Adenike Boyo has urged the Federal Government to partner private industry to invest on solar energy research in order to find a lasting solution to incessant fuel crises rocking the country.

The first female Professor of Physics gave this recommendation while delivering the 65th

inaugural lecture of the University titled The Burning and Shining Light at the Main Auditorium of LASU. According to her, government being the main regulatory body in the country has an important role to play in promoting renewable energy in the country thus research should be facilitated towards clean energy, utilities and generation.

She also said there should be a government

policy and legislation on solar energy. Her words: “The German government is paying back its citizens because most of the houses in Germany are solar powered and the solar energy is also connected to the grid so there is enough energy supply thus the government is paying back its citizens but the reverse is the case in Nigeria as the citizens are the ones paying back to government”.

“Government should empower researchers by providing funds especially

grants. Also government should develop a similar initiative to encourage energy users to opt for solar energy potential and its development for sustainable energy while creating awareness to educate Nigerians of the numerous benefits of accepting solar energy alternative not just for them as individuals and for the world in general”, she said.

Prof. Boyo equally noted that there is the need for government to invest in

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Buhari: Obasanjo too busy to notice FG’s achievements - Lai Mohammed Lai Mohammed We have read the press statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the State of the Nation.

For the record, Chief Obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time and time again. We appreciate what he said concerning the Administration’s performance in two out of the three key issues that formed the plank of its campaign: Fighting corruption and tackling insurgency. Specifically, the former President said President Buhari must be given credit for his achievement so far in these two areas. We thank him for this.

Apparently, the former President believes that the Administration does not deserve a pass mark in the area of the economy, which is the third of our threepronged campaign promises.

We have no doubt that in the face of massive challenges in this area, this Administration has availed itself creditably. We believe that Chief Obasanjo, because of his very busy schedule, may not have been fully availed of developments in the government’s efforts to revamp the economy, which was battered by the consequences of over-dependence on a commodity as well as unprecedented pillaging of the treasury.

Today, most of the indices by which an economy is measured are looking up.

Permit me to say, however, that Nigeria would not have exited recession through a mere order or if the Administration had not made use of ”good Nigerians” who could help.

This Administration is making steady progress in its determined effort to revamp the economy, and the results are showing: * Foreign Reserves have peaked at $40b, the highest level in about four years, and up from $24 billion just a year ago, even though when we came in, the price of oil had crashed woefully. * According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBC), headline inflation has fallen for 11 consecutive months, standing at 15.37% as at Dec. 2017. This is the lowest inflation rate since Jan 2017, and it has met and surpassed the target set for inflation in the Administration’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). * Our determined implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) has stopped the hemorrhaging of the treasury. Some 108 billion Naira has been saved from removal of maintenance fees payable to banks, pre-TSA. The nation is being saved 24.7 billion Naira monthly with the full implementation of the TSA. * The elimination of ghost workers has saved the nation 120 billion Naira * At about 1.8 billion dollars, the capital inflows in the second quarter of 2017

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were almost double the $908 million in the first quarter. * In the wake of a stable Naira and increased investment inflows, Nigeria’s stock market emerged one of the bestperforming in the world, delivering returns in excess of 40 percent. * Nigeria rose 24 places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking, and earned a place on the List of Top 10 Reformers in the world. * According to Q3 2017 figures, agriculture export is up year-on-year by 25%, solid minerals exports are up year-onyear by 78%, raw materials exports are up 70% year-on-year and manufactured goods exports are up 22% year-on-year. * Government agencies such as the Nigeria Customs Service are reporting highest-ever revenue collection, while JAMB, under the new management appointed by President Buhari in 2016, remitted N7.8billion to the coffers of the federal government. The total amount remitted by JAMB between 2010 and 2016 was a paltry N51 million!

These positive indices may not have immediately impacted positively on Nigerians, but Nigerians will definitely get a new lease of life a short while from now. This is because the good news from the agricultural sector, which is recording a bumper harvest, will bring down the cost of foodstuffs, especially such staple as rice, and our massive Social Investment Programme will ease the pain

of the most vulnerable in the society.

When we assumed office in 2015, some 6 million farmers were involved in rice production. Thanks to the Anchor Borrowers’ programme of this Administration, we have grown that number to over 12 million farmers. The result is that our rice import from Thailand alone has dropped from 644 metric tonnes to 22,000 MT in just two years. This is phenomenal.

Apart from rice, Nigeria is also doing well in other grains, especially Millet, Sorghum and Maize. We are now the second largest producer of sorghum after the US, the third in millet after India and our breweries are now enjoying local sourcing of those commodities.

For maize, we are producing 10 million tons while we need about 13 million tons for both human and animal nutrition.

Nigeria leads the world in the yam and cassava production. We account for 70% of the world’s yam production. In two years, we hope to be the world’s largest exporter of yam! Overall, our ambition is that agriculture should rise from 25% to 40% of GDP, so that we can banish poverty and overcome our economic anxiety.

Our Social Investment Programme is Nigeria’s most ambitious social welfare programme ever. Currently, 5.2 million primary school children in 28,249 schools in 19 states are being fed daily; 200,000 unemployed graduates have enlisted into the N-power Job Scheme, and a quarter

of a million loans already distributed to artisans, traders, and farmers.

Finally, our investment in infrastructure is simply unprecedented. This is because infrastructure is key to faster economic growth and development.

Here is a synopsis of what we have done in this area: * Power Generation at an all-time high of 7,000mw and all can be transmitted * RAIL: Lagos-Kano Standard Gauge is on. Lagos-Ibadan sector ready 2019, Kano-Kaduna ready 2019; The entire stretch ready 2021; Negotiations on for Coastal Rail covering 15 cities from Lagos to Calabar. * ROAD: 25 major highways being funded with the N100b Sukuk Bond, and all geo-political zones are benefitting equally This Administration is not unaware of the enormity of the challenges facing the nation, but we are up to the task.

We have taken the bull by the horns, and long-suffering Nigerians will begin to experience a new lease of life as our efforts yield fruits. We will not go into a state of funk for whatever reason.

On the Herders/Farmers’ clashes, this Administration is determined to end the crisis resulting from this once and for all, not minding the fact that the clashes predate us. we urge Nigerians to have faith in the Administration’s ability to resolve the crisis, and to watch out for concrete measures in this regard.

On whether or not President Muhammadu Buhari should run for another term, it is true that many Nigerians have been calling on the President to run again, while others are opposed to his return.

However, we believe this issue is a distraction for the President at this time. This is because Mr. President spends every waking hour tackling the enormous challenges facing the nation, most of which were bequeathed to his Administration by successive past Administrations.

He is committed to fulfilling the mandate given to him by Nigerians in 2015. And that’s where we are right now!

Finally, we have no reason to believe that former President Obasanjo has any motive beyond the well-being of the nation in issuing his Special Press Statement. We have also taken his admonition in good faith, and we thank him most sincerely for taking time off his busy schedule to pen such a long statement.

Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this in a statement made available on Wednesday while reacting to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s press statement on the State of the Nation.

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Buhari at AU Summit, to champion anti-corruption campaign Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Muhammadu Buhari, today departs for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).

The highlight of the President’s engagements during the visit will be his Statement under the

historic theme for the AU Summit, namely: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.”

Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in a statement on Friday said “this is the first time in the 54-year history of the AU that anticorruption will be made a theme of the gathering of the regional leaders.”

The Daily Times recalls

that on July 4, 2017 during the 29th Session of the AU, African leaders unanimously endorsed President Buhari to champion the fight against corruption on the continent. The endorsement was in recognition of his personal commitment and widely acclaimed anti-graft drive at the domestic level.

On July 25, 2017, the President in a letter to President Alpha Conde of Guinea, who is also the

out-going AU Chairperson, formally accepted his nomination to lead members of the AU on this crucial crusade against a veritable socio-economic vice that is anti-development.

While thanking his colleagues for the honour, he reiterated his “commitment to contribute towards our collective efforts to strengthen good governance and development on the continent.”

Apart from anti-corruption, other issues lined for

consideration by African leaders and their delegations include, peace and security (transnational terrorism); institutional reforms of the continental body; free movement of persons; climate change; trade; aviation; education; gender and development.

President Buhari will also hold bilateral meetings with some of his colleagues on issues of common interests.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey

Onyeama; the Minister of Justice and AttorneyGeneral of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau; the Minister of State (Aviation), Hadi Sirika; the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu are in the President’s delegation to the Summit.

Attend trial on Feb 5, or go to jail, Court orders Metuh Andrew Orolua , Abuja.

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Corps Marshal, Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), ACP Daniel Isiofia, rtd. (second right), briefs newsmen while Deputy Corp Marshals, Mr, Ganiyu Kazeem (right); DSP Abiodun William, rtd. (left) and Mr. Matthias Bello (second left) watch, shortly after the arrest of Cart pushers, street traders and some residents for illegal dumping of refuse... on Wednesday

$1.1bn Malabu scam: Adoke suit can’t shield him from prosecution, says Malami Andrew Orolua , Abuja

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Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday insisted that his predecessor, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), must face trial for alleged crimes bordering on the $1.1bn Malabu transaction preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Just as Adoke insisted that Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to review the charges of fraud against those accused in the infamous Malabu scandal.

They include a former petroleum minister, Dan Etete, former attorney gen-

eral, Mohammed Adoke, and other defendants who are facing charges of fraud in the $1.1 billion Malabu oil block case.

They are accused by the EFCC of diverting the huge amount in a series of fraudulent transactions resulting in the transfer of the rich oil well, OPL 245.

Adoke counsel said that Malami’s view of the charges was contained in a memo read in court on Thursday by a counsel to Mr. Adoke.

According to the memo, Mr. Malami said the current proof of evidence does not show clear links of fraud as allegedly committed by the defendants.

The counsel, Kanu Agabi, asked the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to issue an order affirming that the charges against

Mr. Adoke were illegal on the grounds that Mr. Adoke was acting on the directives of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr. Agabi said in a presidential system of government, the head of government takes credit or blame for anything good, therefore, his client should not be blamed for the decisions that resulted in the transfer of the OPL 245.

Speaking further, Mr. Agabi said a document present in court was proof of his client’s innocence.

He cited a letter written

by Mr. Malami, in which the AGF warned the EFCC that the current charges against the defendants could not be substanti Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja who heard Adoke’s suit challenging the five

counts instituted against him by the anti-corruption agency and adjourned till February 28 for judgment.

At the hearing on Thursday, Malami told the court that having been suspected of diverting public funds, Adoke could not use the civil suit filed before the court to shield himself from prosecution.

Malami, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary and SolicitorGeneral of the Federation of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata, added that his predecessor’s suit could not be used to truncate a criminal trial initiated by the EFCC. He maintained that the suit disclosed no reasonable cause of action, adding that it could not be used to stop a criminal case.

Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday suspended its own decision to revoke the bail granted former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh in 2016 until February 5, 2018.

Trial Court judge, Justice Okon Abang also put on hold an order for the arrest of Metuh till February 5, 2018.

He said that he took the decision to suspend the order following the plea by Metuh counsel and that the defendant has until February 5 and 6, to attend his trial or be arrested and sent to prison.

Abang gave the order in a ruling on an application by the prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir seeking revocation of bail granted Metuh in view of his absence from trial.

The application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was against the backdrop of a medical report written by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi indicating that Metuh was on admission.

Metuh’s counsel, Mr Onyechi Ikpeazu SAN, by the said letter written by Dr. O.C Ekweogwu on behalf of the University, dated January 21, 2018, was seeking an adjournment to enable Metuh attend to his ill health.

In his ruling, Justice Abang agreed with the prosecution counsel that the “purported medical report is a trash, a useless paper only dumped on the court that is meant for a trash bin”.

The court said the letter was strategically aimed at delaying the trial, adding it was designed as a subtle way of staying proceeding in the ongoing trial.

Justice Abang noted that

the said letter was fraudulently smuggled into the court’s record by a person unknown to court, with the intent to mislead the court.

“The person who submitted that letter must be known to the court, in this instant case, he is unknown.

“The court of law cannot rely on a public document tendered by a none party in a suit; it has no charge number and violated the three ways by which a public document can be submitted before a court.

“More so, the court observed that the said letter was not accompanied by a verifiable affidavit, and expressed surprise that counsel to the 1st and 2nd defendants could not see anything wrong with the letter.

Justice Abang stated that most appalling is the fact that the medical report was full of medical terms that could not make meaning to the court.

He therefore rejected the purported medical report.

Consequent upon the foregoing, Justice Abang said Metuh has not attended trial on three consecutive occasions without cogent reason.

In view of Metuh’s absence from trial, the court held unequivocally that the EFCC’s application seeking revocation of the defendant’s bail, “deserves to succeed”.

The court held that though Tahir did not request for Metuh’s arrest, however Justice Abang said “it is my view that fact of arrest of the 1st defendant is inherent in revocation of the bail.

“Arrest is a consequential order. If the 1st defendant’s bail is revoked, he will be arrested. The outcome of his response when he appears in court shall determine whether or not to put him in prison, the court held.

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L-R: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mr. Louis Edozien, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and Managing Director, Rural Electrification, Mrs. Damilola Oguniyi, during a joint Investigative Hearing of Committee on Power and Public Procurement on the Fast power program and Rural Electrification project for the Universities at the National Assembly in Abuja on....Thursday. Photo: Temitope Balogun

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Tprogramme- accelerated gas production for power generation by

the federal ministry of power and another on the need to investigate the fraudulent award of contracts amounting to N42billion on rural electrification scheme in some

federal universities.

Testifying before the joint House committee, Fashola debunked insinuations that the ministry awarded contracts amounting to

N42billion for rural electrification scheme in selected federal universities.

Instead, he disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) ap-

proved N38.9billion for the same project with a paltry budgetary allocation of N9billion by the National Assembly from the N20billion it requested in the 2017 budget.

Fashola, who gave a detailed brief on both contracts, said the rural electrification scheme followed provisions of Section 88 (4) of the Power Sector Reform Act which empowers the power minister to develop a rural electrification strategy for the country.

According to him, the fast power programme was an investment partnership between the federal government and General Electric.

He said the framework for the implementation of the agreement did not materialize until the inception of the Buhari administration in 2015, adding that the rural electrification scheme was to bring electricity to the rural populace.

He said that under the Procurement Act, the ministry was obliged to pay 15 per cent of of the total contract sum from the N9bilion appropriated.

APC tackles Fayose over Imminent liquidation of Gossy Water The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has berated Governor Ayodele Fayose for failure to rescue Gossy Water from liquidation.

It also blamed the governor for allegedly creating unfriendly atmosphere for businesses, regretting that instead of building on the initiatives of his predecessors to sustain job creating businesses, the governor created conditions that hampered business operations with attendant job losses, allegedly preferring to spend money on projects awarded to his friends for personal gains.

It cited the imminent liquida-

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tion of Warm Spring Waters Limited producers of the popular Gossy Water, as an instance of Fayose’s “callous neglect of government’s enterprises that have potential to keep Ekiti people in jobs while spending on projects that benefit him and members of his immediate family”.

The board of Warm Spring Waters Limited had given liquidation notice to stakeholders, citing failure of the company to pay its debts and other challenges.

Reacting in a statement in AdoEkiti on Thursday, Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun said it is disheartening that instead of attracting investments to the state like his predecessors, Fayose had through his allegedly recklessness and hostile attitude to the initiatives of his predecessors for investments, been driving investors away from Ekiti while existing businesses are winding up.

Citing the closure of GTB, Ecobank and Cocacola over refusal to surrender their corporate social responsibility cash to Fayose, Ola-

tunbosun said the latest on the list of the shut down businesses would be Gossy Water to be liquidated at the extra ordinary general meeting of the company on February 6th, 2018.

“One major reason for the winding up of the company is the unfavourable business environment such that there was no electricity supply to the company to run effectively for three years, including the non-patronage of the company’s product by Fayose’s administration because the company was the initiative of his predecessor.

“It is on record that the Fayemi administration provided electricity in many communities through rural electrification, distribution and repair of transformers while liaising with the power company to restore electricity in many towns.

“Ikogosi Warm Spring Company would not have been without electricity under such an administration as it is under the Fayose administration now, resulting in huge debts overhang, which has

led to its liquidation.

“Fayose is known for abandoning revenue generating projects of his predecessors in office. This is the same way he has abandoned the foreign exchange earner Ikogosi Warm Springs Resorts that was developed to the world tourist standard by Dr Kayode Fayemi administration “Gossy Water is one of the surviving income generating investments for the state government but it is unfortunate that Fayose has again killed it with his non-challant attitude to revenue generating investments of the state initiated by his predecessors,” he explained.

He added: “Gossy Water was established as a joint business venture between Ekiti State Government and the bluechip conglomerate United African Company (UAC) by Otunba Niyi Adebayo’s administration.

“The company’s product was known nationwide because Segun Oni and Kayode Fayemi administrations that succeeded Adebayo fulfilled their obligations to the

company, but the company is closing down under Fayose who has since ensured the liquidation of a sister investment in the same town, the Ikogosi Warm Springs and Resort, after mindless looting, leaving only its carcass.”

Olatunbosun noted that since Fayose assumed office in October 2014, it had been tale of woes for both government investments, including private businesses.

He said: “While he left money generating investments like the Ikogosi Warm Spring Waters, Warm Spring Resorts, Ire Burnt Bricks and the Pavillion to rot away, he deliberately, through his hostile and anti-business attitude borne out of greed, caused private businesses such as Coca-cola, Ecobank, GTB, ROMACO Igbemo and the billion naira Iluomoba Plywood Industry to close shops.

“Fayose is so insensitive and mean such that he doesn’t care a hoot about what happens to two major investments- Gossy Water and Warm Spring Resort, in Ikogosi community which launched the state to the world map.

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Goldberg moves Isedowo empowerment scheme to Oyo Isedowo, the empowerment scheme of Goldberg lager beer produced by Nigerian Breweries, is moving its ongoing campaign to Oyo State where it will support Artisans with grants of N300, 000 each to grow their businesses.

The Oyo State activation will take place at Lekan Salami Stadium car park, by Gate 5, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Friday, February 2, 2018.

This is coming on the heels of successful activations in Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States where 60 artisans got N300,000 each to support the growth of their businesses.

The activation in Oyo State will commence with submission of business proposals followed by collation and sorting of applications, audition and screening, trade visit and cheque presentation to beneficiaries.

The scheme is part of the Goldberg brand’s affinity with the people of the Southwest beyond culture and tradition. One hundred artisans across the south western region will benefit from the scheme in the end.

Beneficiaries have commended the brand in all the states where the activation has taken place.

For instance, Yakub Abdulazeez, an auto mechanic, who

declared that the scheme is worth emulating, stated that he bought working tools and has started selling spare parts from the grant.

Also, Ayodele Adebalogun, an aluminum fabricator, said Isedowo provided a relief from the daunting struggle to raise capital. He added that after buying a new cutting machine for his work, he has been able to support his wife’s catering business.

The Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Emmanuel Agu said that through Isedowo, Goldberg has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to improving the business-

es of artisans in the Southwest, as capital for investment and expansion has been a major challenge to most of them.

“Isedowo has also reduced the rate of unemployment in the region as the grants have led to job and wealth creation in the region,” Agu stated.

He announced that the last Isedowo activation would take place at Loriani Bar,Tinubu Street ItaEko Abeokuta, on Friday, February 9, 2018.

To benefit from the interventionist scheme, participants are expected to showcase their business ideas and how they impacted the society.

The United Nations (UN) has predicted that Africa’s economy is expected to grow at 3.5 per cent in 2018, which is an increase of 0.3 percentage points from what was recorded in 2017.

The secretary-general of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Vera Songwe who spoke on Thursday at the 30th AU Summit going on in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, maintained that the growth indices will be underpinned by strengthened external demand and moderate increase in commodity prices.

According to her, the growth will also be supported by more favorable domestic conditions including restoration of oil production in a number of countries and expected recovery in 2018 and 2019 of major economies like Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa.

But she maintained that the growth would not be enough for the continent’s rising population projected to hit one billion, 70 per cent of which fall within the youth bracket.

She said: “adjusting for population growth, the projected economic growth remains inadequate for Africa to make significant progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the eradication of poverty and hunger.

“Although poverty level is reducing, it is still intolerably high at an average of 40 percent for the continent. As Such, there’s need to upscale efforts at structural reforms, prudent economic management and promoting regional integration.”

However, UNECA anticipates that the upward trend in economic growth will continue for some time with 3.7 percent economic growth expected in 2019.

LASU don offers panacea to fuel crises Esther Taiwo

A Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, faculty of Science, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos, Adenike Boyo has urged the Federal Government to partner private industry to invest on solar energy research in order to find a lasting solution to incessant fuel crises raging the country.

The first female Professor of Physics gave this recommendation, while delivering the 65th inaugural lecture of the University titled: The Burning and Shining Light at the Main Auditorium of LASU. According to her, govern-

ment, being the main regulatory body in the country has an important role to play in promoting renewable energy in the country; thus research should be facilitated towards clean energy, utilities and generation.

She also said there should be a government policy and legislation on solar energy.

Her words: “The German government is paying back its citizens because most of the houses in Germany are solar powered and the solar energy is also connected to the grid, so, there is enough energy supply thus the government is paying back its citizens, but the reverse is the case in Nigeria as the citizens are the ones paying back to

government”.

“Government should empower researchers by providing funds especially grants. Also government should develop a similar initiative to encourage energy users to opt for solar energy potential and its development for sustainable energy, while creating awareness to educate Nigerians of the numerous benefits of accepting solar energy alternative not just for them as individuals and for the world in general”, she said.

Boyo equally noted that there is the need for government to invest in technology through setting up of power institution as well as to encourage the technology company to develop

Nigeria power generation competency and as well provide sustainable power for people.

“The government can also encourage independent electricity generation through solar panels by providing more incentives for consumers and suppliers who choose to invest in this course. Government subsidies will also help in the importation of solar panels and other equipments that cannot be manufactured locally”, she said.

She noted further that the sun is abundant in Nigeria and it is the solution to growing energy challenges in the country, since it is abundant, inexhaustible and environmentally friendly stressing that the availability of

energy services has a distinct impact on the lives of people.

“The availability of renewable energy will have a direct impact for the development of rural and urban sectors by the provision of numerous direct and indirect employment opportunities for Nigerians, changing our economy from consuming to creating and providing Nigerians with the possibility to commercialise usage of solar energy resources”, she said.

The expenses in the provision of solar panels because they are not manufactured, they have to be imported into the country and also importing the right panels, limited funds, investment from industry.

Daily Times Nigeria Friday, January 26, 2018

Stories By Motolani Oseni The Managing Director, Afrinvest Securities, Ayodeji Ebo,on Thursday disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its weekly intervention has lifted the foreign exchange (forex) market with total sum of $15.9 billion in nine months.

He made this disclosure at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) Economic Outlook with theme: ‘Nigeria Economy and Financial Market Outlook: 2017 Review and 2018 Outlook’ held at the FICAN Centre, Lagos.

Ebo said the intervention funds, were for nine months, which started April and ended December, last year. He also said the figure was an improvement compared to the $9.6 billion spent in during same

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CBN lifted forex market with $15.9bn in 9 months-Analyst period of 2016.

He also said the Investors’ & Exporters’ Forex Window has recorded over $27.8 billion in turnover and brought about transparency and stability in the market.

He added that current account stabilised in surplus position, expanding to $9.6 billion annualised in nine months, from $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2016.

He said the foreign investors will be happy to see the interest rate remain at 14 per cent, even as the stability in the market has helped the foreign investors know that the economy is stable.

“Foreign portfolio investments provide liquidity and confidence to the market. And keeping the interest rate at 14 per cent will help

keep them coming,” he said.

Speaking on loans to small and medium enterprises, he said delay and outright non-payment of borrowed funds by SMEs is making it difficult for key lenders within the sector, including Bank of Industry to grant further credits to operators.

He said it is only when loans are repaid on timely basis that the lender has more capacity to lend to ther borrowers.

He said that inflation rate is still higher than Monetary Policy Rate, which makes it easier for investors to go for fixed income securities like Treasury Bills, Bonds and other instruments that help investors create lasting wealth.

Ebo said the year 2018 remains an opportunity for investors to make money in both equities and fixed income securities, but advised investors to time their entry and exit accurately in order not to lose their funds.

According to him, there is strong correlation between oil price rise and equities performance, adding that investors always look out for profitable businesses and those with great prospects.

Speaking on the stability in the forex market, he said rate convergence has already been achieved by the CBN, adding that with low exchange rate margin, speculators have virtually abandoned the market.

“Foreign investors also consider the margin between both official and parallel market level.

When there is little or no volatility in the market, that gives foreign investors’ confidence. The naira gained 35 per cent year-on-year against the dollar to close at N363 to dollar by year-end in the parallel market,” he said.

He said the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) of the Federal Government was built on five pillars, stabilize the microeconomic environment, achieve agriculture and food security, improve transportation infrastructure, ensure energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products and drive industrialization, focusing on small and medium enterprises.

Sterling Bank partners 9mobile, Solo Phone In order to ensure that more Nigerians enjoy the benefits of a digital eco-system that is mobile centric, Sterling Bank has partnered with Telecommunications giants 9Mobile and Solo Phones to introduce a contract smartphone pre-bundled with mobile plans to new and existing customers of the Bank.

Speaking at a Press conference to announce the partnership, Executive Director Retail and Consumer Marketing, Sterling Bank Plc, Grama Narasimhan said the partnership reflects the bank’s commitment to delivering value to its customers.

Mr. Narasimhan said the bank will continue to be in the business of making valuable partnerships with key stakeholders to deliver value to its customers as well as banked and under banked Nigerians.

“At Sterling Bank, we will always put the customers first, as they are the reason why we continue to seek valuable partnerships that will translate into making the lives of our customers easier”.

He disclosed that the contract package allows the customer enjoy a very attractive monthly mobile bundle plan (Voice +SMS+ Data plan + Social media+ Recharge bonuses) in addition to a SOLO Aspire 4 smart mobile phone and the minimum period for the contract is twelve months.

The Chief Marketing of the Bank, Mr Henry Bassey further noted that the bank will continue to be at the forefront of seeking valuable partnerships that will enrich the lives of customers. “At Sterling Bank, our customers will always come first, that is why we always design solutions that will translate into value for them”.

L-R: Wale Ariyibi, Chief Financial Officer, FBN Holdings Plc; Chief (Dr.) Opral Benson, Honorary Consul, Republic of Liberia; Dr. Oba Otudeko, CFR, Group Chairman, FBNHoldings; Dr. Ebun Sonaiya, Director, Nigerian-South African Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) and Giwa Osagie-Bello, Legal Adviser to NSACC at the NSACC January Breakfast Meeting in Lagos...on Thursday

Naira gains at official FX, flat at investors window .Drops against Pound, Euro at parallel market The Nigerian currency, Naira on Thursday appreciated against the US Dollar at the official foreign exchange marke, closing at N305.60 as against the N305.65 stood since beginning of the week, but was seen flat at the Investors and Exporters ( I&E ) FX window, data obtained from the FMDQ OTC has revealed.

But this was not the case at the parallel segment of the forex market, as the local currency dropped to the pound sterling and Euro at N505 and N442 respectively, while compared to N500 and N440 settled the previous day.

Although, yersterday closing rate at the unofficial foreign

exchange market, showed the Naira at an unchanged figure of N364 per dollar for the third trading day during the week.

However, the Naira, had stabilised across forex markets and its various segments on Wednesday, but outcome of Thursday trading activities at I&E FX window seen flat at an opening rate of 359.99 per dollar, traded high at 361.50 and settled at 360.25 the price sold on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday at the ongoing world Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, said a weaker U.S. dollar did not necessarily hurt Africa’s largest

economy oil-producing nation.

Osinbajo, made the comments after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, noted that a weaker Dollar benefited U.S. trade balances in the short term.

OPEC member Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer.

Crude oil sales make up twothirds of Nigeria’s government revenues and most of its foreign exchange earnings.

According to Osinbajo, “We are concerned most about ensuring that we are able to make our own exports cheaper and we working on all of that. Our major concern is how to make ourselves more competitive,” he added.

Attacks on energy facilities in the southern oil-producing Niger Delta region pushed Africa’s biggest economy into recession in 2016, which was its first in 25 years.

Niger Delta Avengers, the group which claimed responsibility for most of the attacks, last week said it would resume attacks within days.

“We are in constant consultation with all groups in the Niger Delta,” said Osinbajo, when asked about the government’s response to the latest threat.

The country’s recovery since emerging from recession in the second quarter of 2017 has largely been driven by crude oil sales.

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CBN likely to retain rates to boost FDI The Chief Executive of Afrinvest Securities Limited, Ayodeji Ebo says a rate cut will be unlikely due to the high risks associated with the economy.

This was coming as in spite of feelers in many quarters that the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the bank will begin a gradual cut in monetary policy rates by the end of the second half of the year, Ebo stated that a cut in rate would impact rates at the money market causing investors to consider putting their funds in other countries where the risks are not as high with a good enough returns in investment.

“This will affect the current stability at the foreign exchange market and that is what the government would not want at a time the country is approaching an election period.” He explained further that while the argument for a cut in rates is for increased lending to the real sector, a lower benchmark interest rate would not result in increased lending by banks.

“Bringing down the MPR will not translate to improved lending by the banks. There is nothing like patriotic lending because we have to grow the economy. The banks will not use private money to grow the economy when they still see there is evident risks within the space. It is about the risk environment.

Most of the companies that they would have borrowed to are struggling in terms of returns on their investment as they have factor in the cost of power as well as infrastructure and by the time you factor in those things your business is not profitable and you cannot service your loan so the bank will not lend to you.

Market capitalization sustains descent as ASI closes at 43,529.0 Bonny Amadi The dumping spree resuscitated by desire to take profit by investors which started on Monday continued on Thursday as investors sentiment on profit talking held say , pitching supply against demand.

Daily Ties recalled that on Wednesday, the Nigeria AllShare Index recorded a third day of consecutive decline, shedding 0.96% at the close

of trades today. Consequently, the YtD return settled lower at 14.96 per cent.

The market breadth on Wednesday settled at 0.25x, reflecting huge selloffs, with just eleven (11) gainers and fortyfour (44) losers The ,market capitalization closed Thursday at N15,603,868,757,770.00, against N15,759,567,371,281.41 posted Wednesday , reflecting decline

by N152.503 billion decline.

The NSE All share index followed same trend as it closed

lower at 43,529.0 having opened trading for the day at 43,963.40.

Investors transacted a total of 500,847,052.00 units of shares valued N6, 634,442,132.09 in 6,002.00 deals.

The top five traded for the day were NESTLE led the day with 11.69 per cent gain or N25 , to close at N11,500 per share, from N1475 which opened trade. Seplat followed with 1.11 per cent or N7.58 gain to close at N92.58 e share while DANGSUGAR gained 10.16 per cent or N.03 to close at N22.01 per share.

FLOURMILL placed fourth on the table with 2.67 per cent or N0.8 closing at N30.8 per share, while FBNH closed the top five activity table with 4.00 per cent growth to close at N13.00 per share.

Top decliners for the day were Dancem which declined by -8.84 per cent, GUINNESS lost -4.15 per cent, STANBIC 2.28 per cent loss, GLAXOSMITHN declined by -2.02 per cent, while UNILEVER depreciated by -1.5 per cent.

Abia to finance 2018 budget with N80.083b revenue Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

Abia state government says it will finance its 2018 budget of N140,939,691,765 from a projected revenue of N80.083 bill.

The state Commissioner of Finance, Obinna Oriaku disclosed this at the floor of the Abia State House of Assembly during the budget breakdown session, stating that the expected revenue will come from internally generated revenue of N29.177 bill and expected revenue from FAAC amounting to N50.921 bill.

Mr. Oriaku explained that the total expected revenue, including capital receipts amounts to

N97.940 bill, while recurrent expenditure stands at N68.480 bill, resulting to an estimated recurrent budget surplus of N11.620 bill.

The finance commissioner disclosed that the proposed capital expenditure stands at N72.461 bill, and comprised of Administrative Sector N5.910 (8.16%), Economic Sector N51.264 (70.75%), Law and Justice N0.380 bill (0.52%), and Social Sector N14.908 bill (20.57%), all amounting to 51.41% of the total budget outlay.

He stated that the state is limiting its development activities to the target areas of priority, referred to as the states five pillars of development, breaking down

allocations to the pillars as follows: Agriculture N.385 bill (3.29% of capital allocation), Health N5.623 bill (7.76% of capital allocation), Education N5.420 bill (7.48% of capital allocation), Commerce and Industry N0.938 bill (1.3% of capital allocation) and Oil and Gas N0.30 bill (0.04% of capital allocation).

He also expressed the state government’s expectation to strengthen fiscal management discipline, well built human capacity, emergence of conducive and friendly business environment and healthy population with reduction in morbidity and mortality rates in the state.

Christened “Budget of Partner-

ship and Opportunities”, Oriaku said it “represents this administration’s new resolve to totally re-engineer the economy in such a way that will elevate the socioeconomic well-being of Abians”.

“Our focus is to accelerate the development of the physical and human infrastructure for wealth creation and improved livelihood”, he further said.

Irked by the allocation of only N0.743 bill to power, the House said power is important as it is the genesis of most of the problem the state has, while expressing its happiness on what the federal government is doing in Ariaria, stating that the state can cue in from there.

They described the allocation

as “far cry”, while asking the state government to step up allocation to the area, stating that the state is capable of having its own independent power generation to augment what the national grid affords the state.

Answering reporters’ question afterwards on the low sectoral allocation to agriculture as most states are turning to alternative source of IGR away from oil and federal allocation, the Commissioner of Finance, Obinna Oriaku explained that the state is going for private sector initiative over agriculture, stating that the state government only provides enabling environment while investors come in with their funds to invest.

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Kalu faults Obasanjo on letter to Buhari Ï Says he will consult intelligence , international community to reply

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Former Abia State Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday faulted former president Olusegun Obasanjo letter to president Muhammadu Buhari criticizing his poor handling of the economy and urging him not to contest the 2019 presidential election saying the ex- president lacks the moral right to comment on such national issues.

Kalu said it will be unfair to the South East , South South and South Westerns part of Nigeria not to support the second term bid of Buhari, given the need to return power to the Southern part of the country after the completion of his two terms.

Speaking in an interview at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two ( MMA2), in Lagos, Kalu called on Buhari to speak up on the challenges of insecurity affecting the country , especially as it affects the attack of some section of the country by Fulani herdsmen.

He said as much as he does not agree with the issues raised in Obasanjo’s letter, he will however consult with the intelligence and international community to respond in his own letter to Buhari on a wide range of issues herdsmen.

He said it was time Buhari spoke on the on security issues in the country because it is threatening the fabric of socio economic cohesion of Nigeria.

Kalu , however, said the challenge of herdsmen/ farmers clash was lingering in some states because their governors lack capacity to handle the situation.

He however, admitted that Buhari is slow in taking critical socio economic and political decisions that ginger the pace of governance, as currently experienced.

He said the Buhari’s government may be slow in taking critical decisions, but has done well in tackling corruption , noting that there was a high level of graft in 16 years that PDP ruled Nigeria.

He alleged that the PDP plundered the NNPC and CBN at will , insisting that the APC will open the books to show the level of rot, it inherited from the PDP. Kalu said Buhari has recorded some achievements in his two and half years tenure , which necessitates his re- election listing the commencement of work on the Second Niger Bridge and other interventions in

the economy.

On the letter he said :” I am not going to talk about former President Obasanjo”s letter because I am going to make some consultations with the United States, Germany, China and the United Kingdom, then I will come back and speak on that letter. “ I think Obasanjo’s letter is not to the best interest of Nigeria. I don’t want to reply him because I have given you example time without number. “ There are three express roads Obasanjo refused to build when he was the President of Nigeria. Port Harcourt, Okigwe, Umuahia, Enugu expressway. It is being built now by the Buhari administration.

“Another one id the Enugu, Awka, Onitsha expressway. It is being built now by the Buhari administration.

Obasanjo did not build it.

Then there is the Onitsha, Owerri and Aba expressway. The Buhari administration is building it now.

Between Obasanjo and Buhari who should I call my frien d in real terms? It is BUhari who is developing our region. With the roads, trailers loaded with manufactured goods in Aba will be able to to their various destinations from the city. “ So, Buhari is my friend; so he is a better President.

I don’t wish to reply that letter because the former President has no morals that should qualify him to write that letter.

“This is because he is the cause of many of the things that are happening in this country today. I will make consultation to the intelligence community of the countries I have mentioned before I will reply Obasanjo’s letter.

Obasanjo is not a worthy person to write that letter.

Under the Obsanjo administration $16 billion was spent on power plant but that money was wasted. Where we are now at the privately owned domestic airport you can hear the sound of generator. The electricity in the facility is being powered by generator. Where is the $16 billion spent on elecrtiity?

“It is just that governments are not serious. If the different tiers of government are serious they would address where the $16 billion meant for provision of power has gone. This should be addressed because people cannot be masquerading to be innocent when they are the biggest thief. You come to government with N20000

Obasanjo and you become a multi billionaire.

“You own banks, you own industries and you carry our money and give it to people to be doing something and you go around talking like an angel. “ Before June this year I will write my own letter to President Buhari and that letter will be explosive. Nigerians will see my letter to Buhari and that will be explosive.”

He said on Buhari’s fight against corruption :” Buhari is fighting corruption. It is those who don’t know Buhari will be saying that. You know that I supported Buhari in 2003 even when I was a PDP governor.

It is in my house that he used to stay at Igbere.

“So I know the man very well; it is just that he is slow.

The man needs people like him around him who will whip him up into action every morning to do the things he is supposed to do.

“He is the leader that we need now. Buhari si the man that can put things in order and moreover, the four political parties in Igboland will endorse Buhari for President in 2019. All the parties include APC, PDP, APGA and PPA will endorse Buhari for 2019.

“All of us are going to vote for Buhari in 2019 in the South East for Buhari to go for another four years and we are not going to compromise that. So Obasanjo can be writing his letter but we are going to vote for Buhari.”

On Buhari’s health , Kalu

said :” You are not his doctor to determine his state of health. You remember in June last year some people confronted me when I said that Buhari would come back healthier. I was abused by even journalists but I stood my ground and said this is what I know about the man’s state of health.

“The man is ready and willing to do his job. In 2019 you will see a new Buhari.

He will make things work.

He is being careful to avoid the mistakes of the past government. We are going to energise him.

“I was not in APC before but I am there now and we are going to support him.

The second coming of Buhari I going to be in the best interest of the South West, the South South and South East.

On alleged marginalization of some sections of the country , Kalu said :” The cabinet does not do the job.

Under Jonathan’s administration the South east was well represented but they did nothing for the zone.

So it is better we don’t have such representatives and we have our roads and other projects done.”

On Buhari’s acceptance in the South East, Kalu said : “Forget about hired crowd.

Forget about the crowd politicians hire. My grandmother told me that when you wish to sew cloth you need to pieces first before you sew it. That is what Buhari has done.

“And from this 2018 you will see the economic gains.

Mind you there was eco-

nomic glut globally when he took over. Oil price went very down and some people in government broke the Central Bank.

“If we open up what we know Nigerians will run away and we might open it up very soon because hiding this thing and the advice of the international community to hold it may no longer hold.

“The way these people looted Central Bank; they looted the place without receipt. People carried money without awarding any contract. This is what is affecting you and i.

On the menace of Fulani’s herdsmen, Kalu said :” I don’t support that Fulani herdsmen should be allowed to continue to harass Nigerians. The governors in those states that Fulani herdsmen are killing people are weak. When I was a governor, no Fulani herdsman can come to Abia and border Abia people. “ If you want to kill you that want to kill what happens to you? Is your life being protect by another being? So the governors are not doing what they are supposed to do. If the governors put their foot down, nobody will kill anyone in their states. “ Every life is very important; every life is sacred. So we must be able to respect each other’s life and moreover, we call on the federal government to find a way to address that issue. “ The herdsman crises is not to be the benefit of

anybody. President Buhari must stand up and address that issue. And if I have any opportunity I will advise him to put his foot down on that issue because the issue is delicate. Buhari is not a tribalist the way they say. “ But by nature you draw closer to your people. When Jonathan was there he operated with South East, South West and South South people. When Obasanjo was there he also ran with South East, South West and South South people and all the northerners were drive away. When you have power you try to address the issues that make things happen. “ For me, the letter is irrelevant at this time of our life. Nigerians should not celebrate mediocrity. As far as I am concerned, people who did not do well when they had the chance should not be pointing accusing finger at others. One man cannot hold a country ransom; one man cannot be the only one that is right. “ Afterall, this man did not build Abeokuta-Lagos expressway. The state of the road is in a mess. I cannot be a President and not build a road that leads to my house.

That is indiscipline. So the man should first wash himself out of his problem before looking at other people’s problem.

Many Nigerians accuse this government of too much blame game against the immediate previous administration. “ On his take on the PDP , Kalu said :” Mind you, if PDP were a company I would hold 90 percent of it.

There were only two people who brought real money to fund PDP, myself and Atiku Abubakar. “ This is a statement of fact. But later others hijacked this party from us.

And when you are talking about who is right or wrong, Obasanjo missed a step to make this country great.

He was busy pursuing enemies; instead of pursing development. This country could have been better and better when Obsanjo took over. But he missed the opportunity. He was so petty.

And Lai Mohammed called Obasanjo a patriotic leader.

How can you call Obasanjo a patriotic leader? “ That means that Lai Mohammed is a liar himself.

Obasanjo is not a patriotic leader. If I open Pandora’s box of Obasanjo you will run away and I am going to do it but let me consult intelligence community all over the world.

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Africa: C’River, consortium sign MoU on Tinapa, Obudu Ranch upgrade Ganiyu Obaaro The Cross River State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mac Creeds and Tom Consortium for the upgrade of Tinapa Lakeside Hotel in Calabar and Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku Local Government Area of the state.

Under the MoU, which was signed on Wednesday, the consortium will reconstruct the two facilities so as to optimise their tourism values in the state and Nigeria in general. The agreement was signed on behalf of the state government by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Joe Abang, and the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Eric Anderson.

Speaking with journalists after a brief ceremony in the state’s Ministry of Justice, Calabar, Principal Partner, Mac Creeds and Tom Consortium, Mr. Kanu Signor, said the consortium in collaboration with technical partners from South Africa and Spain, will invest N5billion into the projects.

“We are here to sign the MoU with respect to Tinapa Lakeside Hotel and Obudu Ranch Resort.

We have entered into an agreement with Mac Creeds and Tom Consortium to take over the management of Obudu Ranch Resort and Tinapa Lakeside Resort.

“In Cross River, we are known as one destination for tourism. This agreement will only affect the hotel element of Tinapa Business Centre and not the entire facility

The two locations are the most primed tourist destinations in Nigeria. As investors who are in partnership with our foreign counterparts from South Africa and Spain, we have decided to invest in the upgrade of the facilities and bring it to what it is meant for.

“We intend to hit the ground

running by January. We are going to invest N5billion. The construction will start as from January.

“We intend doing a bridge that will link Tinapa with Calabar International Conference Centre to ease vehicular access.

So, we are looking at doing substantial work within the first 12

months and we would not shut down while doing the construction work,” Signor said.

Commissioner for Culture and Tourism said that the facility upgrade will further bring the tourism potential of the state to limelight.

“We have entered into an agreement with Mac Creeds

Planning committee for Nigeria’s hosting of African Tourism Ministers inaugurated Ganiyu Obaaro The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated the planning committee for the 61st Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation/CAF taking place in Abuja, Nigeria, 4th-6th June, 2018.

According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the Minister, SegunAdeyemi Adeyemi Mohammed, who performed the ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, charged members of the committee to ensure the success of the event.

“Today’s inauguration kickstarts our preparation for the hosting of the (UNWTO/CAF

Meeting). The task ahead of us is enormous, but with the quality membership of the Planning Committee, we are up to the task and we will host a successful event,’’ he said.

“You have been selected based on your knowledge and expertise in content, logistics and planning. Your role is to execute a successful event with professional inputs and assistance from the Ministry and the UNWTO. I have no doubt that you will take your assignments very seriously,” Alhaji Mohammed said.

According to the statement, ‘The Minister said the hosting right of the event, which was given to Nigeria, has clearly demonstrated the confidence of

the CAF member states and the UNWTO in the country”.

He said the highlight of Nigeria’s relevance and acceptance by the Organization, within two years of its return after a period of absence, was further shown in his election as a Vice Chairman of the UNWTO General Assembly at an election held during the 22nd session of the UNWTO General Assembly in Chengdu, China, in September 2017.

Alhaji Mohammed said the UNWTO meeting will afford the country the unique opportunity to project its image as a safe and desirable destination for leisure and business as well as promote the country’s tourism products and services.

He said the meeting will also provide a platform for tourism stakeholders to interact with their counterparts from other countries, generate foreign exchange through accommodation in hotels, airfares and souvenirs purchased by foreign delegates, create direct and indirect employment, thereby alleviating poverty, and provide the platform for the training for public and private sector tourism officials.

Membership of the planning committee cuts across the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Capital Territory, extra-ministerial departments and agencies as well as the private sector.

and Tom Consortium to take over the management of Obudu Ranch Resort and Tinapa Lakeside Resort.

“In Cross River, we are known as one destination for tourism. This agreement will only affect the hotel element of Tinapa Business Centre and not the entire facility, ”Anderson said.

A renowned pioneer DirectorGeneral of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Professor Anya O. Anya, said the Nigerian experience showed that gigantic government projects were better managed by private caoncerns.

“Experience in Nigeria show that government could start and complete projects but do not often run these projects profitably. The projects we have in Cross River State, (Tinapa Lakeside Hotel and Obudu Ranch Resort), are visionary projects that will now require the private sector expertise to manage them profitable. “These consortium will be investing up to N5bn in these projects in collaboration with international hotel managers. They will train our people to run projects after the next five years. In five years’ time, it will be Cross Riverians that will be running these two institutions,” Anya said.

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Celebrities’ marriages: The good, the bad and the ugly Being a celebrity is one thing a lot of people will forever cherish as they are always held in high esteem with all accolades of superstar status accords them, one cannot but envy these superstars. But that is how far their paparazzi sweet tales goes as the issue of single -parenthood and crashed marriages among them stick out like a sore thumb. Though, marriages of some of them still work out as some of them have been married for years. In this special write up, AJIBADE ALABI chronicled why most of these celebrities marriages do not always see the light of the day and while some of them despite the odds still stand the test of time. He also spoke with some of the affected couples and the “lucky” ones who are still in the “system” Marriage that seven letter words is one institution that God said in his Holy books, of Bible and Quran that must be adore and respected. In fact the Holy Bible goes further and let us to believe that God created woman out of the man s ribs, which it was later interpreted that the since a woman was created out man, it is a MUST for a man to get married so as to “recover” his missing ribs from the woman, since the woman will permanently be his life partner. And to summarized it all a chapter in the Holy Bible said “What God has joined together let no man put asunder”. But it seems none of our celebrities whose marriages did not see the light of the day whether by omission or by commission did not go through this chapter in the Bible.

Not keeping a marriage among celebrities in Nigeria is not only in vogue, but is also becoming the orders of the day as the ones that are married among them are opting out for reasons one cannot fathom. Monalisa Chinda, years walked out of her marriage without any concrete reason. Before her, Foluke Daramola after it quit with her marriage and married a society big man, Kayode Salako.

The marriage of Ronke Ojo( Oshodi Oke) despite her stance that the marriage is intact is not a bed of roses if what is been whispers around are to be believed and yet neither Ronke nor her husband will come out to categorically stated that the marriage which was ordained in 2009 is already consigned to history as she both party has been denying the crashed marriage in the media, that is the price they are paying as a celebrity. “We are not divorced. We are just separated. We still talk. My husband loves me till tomorrow” she claimed. Then one will start to search for the difference between the words of separated and divorced in dictionary. 9ce and Tony Payne story will

threw caution to the winds calling themselves a lot of unprintable names.

Though, inability of several female artistes to keep marriages is truly a global phenomenon. American singing star, Madonna, has in recent times fallen in dump her age long lover. In home front we have had

two children. The celebrated marriage of American music star Bobby Brown and his late wife Whitney Houston is one very sour grape in the garden with sex, drugs and violence as regular features in their relationship.

Not keeping a marriage among female artistes in Nigeria is not only in vogue, but is also the orders of the day as the one that are married among them are opting out for reasons one could not fathom. Ucheria Anunobi calls it quits with her marriage sighting lack of love from her husband, she in fact was quoted to have said that she went into the marriage blindly “I went to my marriage blindly. It was later I realized I was not in love with the man and vice versa. It was so painful” . Another crashed celebrity marriage “between” and screen “bad boy” Segun Arinze came as a shock when the marriage could n o t

Kareem Idris romance is legendary. The wedding could not stand the test of time despite producing an issue.

It is the same story with the marriage of Folashade Omoniyi, the one her fans passionately called Lepa to what she called irreconcilable differences with her move further. Before the marriage crumbled, both baby to show for it.Ditto to Lola Alao, the beautiful sexy husband due to distance between them.

There was Also Bimbo Akintola s love story with Dede, the bad boy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti is an open story. It got crashed before it began, as both parties

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But when the marriage crumbled following series of a shock as who is who in the industry tried in vain to

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Celebrities’ marriages: The good, the bad and the ugly reconcile them. So the marriage became history with both part goes their way, not minding the fact that the “short” marriage produced an issue. Same story goes for the marriage of Saheed Balogun and Faithia Balogun, the marriage that produced three children crashed like a badly arranged pack of cards after both part accused each other of in sincerity. It came to a point that Saheed Balogun asked Faithia to stop using his surname (Balogun) again. “Since I have children for him I will not stop using his surname” was the response of this Delta State light skinned actress as to why she will continue to use the surname of Saheed, who is already planning to re-marry. When Saheed Balogun was asked to comment on her failed marriage with Faithia, he declined “I don t want to speak about the past. Let her continue with her life and I continue with mine. She is now my past” also on her part Faithia was not forthcoming on the back “I don t known what you want me to say about the issue again? It is a past and everybody has gone on his or her way, so I don t want to dwell on it. I believed we are not meant for one another anymore” recently they were spotted in a social gathering where Saidi spray Faithia some naira notes, may be to appreciate the time they once spent together (my opinion) For Kenny Saint Brown and Eddy Remedy it was a case of love wax cold. This is a marriage that many believed it will be a reference point as far as celebrity marriage is concerned. The reason been that both are well known musician with Kenny Ogugbe a major holder in entertainments been a brother to Saint Brown as a bait that will not allow Eddy to go astray but when the issue shoot out, not even Kenny could save the situation The marriage of Daniel Ademinokan and Doris Simeon is now history. This is a marriage that dominated the headline that paparazzi always feed on, but the marriage could not last as both party parted ways. Daniel who is also a well known Nollywood star actress, Stella Damasus whose marriage with Nzeribe could not last more

than 18 months.

When Laide Bakare announced the dissolution of her marriage to Mr. Okufulure. The issue became more complicated when barely a month after she announced the dissolution of her marriage, she gave birth to a baby girl, claiming the baby is for her new husband. Eye brow were raised as to who is the real father of the baby, given the fact that she left her husband not up to a month before she gave birth to another one. “I know the father of my baby” she claimed Almaroof Oloyede could not see beyond 18 months last year, as Jenifa and her entangled husband divorced on social media, even though both have gone their different ways with Funke now re married Nollywood star actress, Mercy Aigbe has to walk out of her marriage when she could no longer tolerate the physical abuse from her husband Gentry who was bent on sending her to her early grave, now the sexy actress is better without the man that she was proclaimed to love “till death do us apart” However, it was not all gloaming as some of them are happily married and are even celebrating years of successful marriage Olu and Joke Jacobs come to mind. This couple has been married for years. Even though they may have their hi cups, but they are not known for scandals. “It is all down to understanding. We do have issues, but we settle our differences.” Olu Jacobs said of their marriage. Hope the young couples and the on that are not yet married can learn from this couple marriage Joke Silva said. “The problem with some of them is that they don t really take time to understand themselves. The solution is the couple should understand couple should understand themselves very well, which is what is lacking in this present generation” is Mr. And Mrs. Fidelis Duker. The couples who have been married for close to 20 years have this to say.

First to speak was Fidelis Duker. “For us the secret of ourselves. For instance I don t keep my hand set from

him and I don t know how many couple can do that now another thing is we don t allow outsiders to intervened into our affairs but the most important thing is understanding between us On the part of the wife Temitope Duker the secret is faithfulness she said how many women are faithful to their husband these days the fact that you are a celebrities does not mean you should not be submissive to your husband

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Friends set to celebrate Amosun @60

Celebrities, personalities set to storm Kano for Fashion academy Come April 9 to 14, 2018, the man, CEO & program Cordinator of OZ pyramid city of Kano State in the tered in Canada, the event is about turnalive as celebrities within and ing ones passion into a lucrative fashion outside Kano will gather in the To lead important celebrities ria fabrics and fashion accessories which lucky ones chosen to participate within Mercy Johnson and host of other all categories that includes: professional And according to Abi Good-

The ugly tales around Freda Francis

Gov Amosun

Though he clocked the age of 60 on Thursday, January 25, 2018, Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun is still set for another celebration as his friends, political associates are planning to give him Times recalls that his 59th birthday celebration last year was held on a very low key with his wife, Olufunsho, members of his family and political associates in his home in

tute of Chartered Accountants of also became an Associate member the Chartered Institute of Taxation gan his career as an audit trainee XtraEdge Consulting as a Managprincipal partner of Ibikunle Amo-

mond jubilee celebration of the twoterm helmsman of the state, it was gathered that some of his many are planning to celebrate the man in a grand way with legendary juju musician, King Sunny Ade on the Amosun was born on January had his primary education at African Church Pry School in Abeokuta (1965 – 1970), and then African Church Grammar School, AbeokuOgun State Polytechnic, graduat-

versity of ed to represent the Ogun Cenbecome Governor of Ogun State in April 2007, running on the platOtunba candidate of the Action Congress of State gubernatorial election and won the election for his return for a

Associate membership of the Insti-

If the measure of fame is getting your name on almost every gossip new dude and the mother of one most famous people in the centre is ready to kill over him, if anybody now, this pretty medical aestheti- is said to be a young, handsome cian has had more mention on man-about-town who co-owns a who is dating who, or had verbal warfare with other ladies calling dilemma as she has other women media mention was mid-last year to contend with for the soul of her when Mabel Makun, wife of popu- new beau said to be a close buddy lar stand-up comedian, Ayo Makun husband along after a picture surfaced online of AY striking a pose ing out at the lounge with her friends, was humiliated after a gorgeous lady guest of the guy visited the club and stole his attention and till October last year when she things almost degenerated to unhad her son, tongues wagged on the ceiling, but reason prevailed Months after, the Oasis Med-

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Tunde Braimoh and his doggedness

Chris Erondu bounces back

Chris Erondu

Mention the name Chris Erondu, there will be a rush of memories by many Lagos real revelers. The be of the ebullient owner of that upscale night club in Opebi, Lagos called The Page. And for many

years, the Erondy dazzled his clientele with top of the range services in a cool and welcoming ambience. While many of his contemporaries in the La-

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One thing you cannot miss about Tunde Braimoh, the amiable Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Media, Strategy and Security, is his presence. This has always been the case with the cerebral politician and lawyer, even before he became the chairman of old Kosofe Local Government

a while, the seasoned businessman noticed a lull in the activities and then shut down temporarily to repackage and rebrand. From the ashes of The Page comes the newly repackaged nightclub now know as cision to repackage the club was a well thoughtout one, as it has turned the hangout into an Avant-garde arena, as everything has changed and looking different with new interior decorations, aesthetic designs, hitech electronic equipment and sound system. Given his pedigree, many of his old and new customers have been coming around -

was also the secretary of the state chapter of the Association of Local despite his youth. Today, he has taken things to a higher level in the discharge of his duties as the spokesman of the legislature of the In less than two years, he has upped the ante in bringing information to Lagosians by overhauling - Tunde Braimoh tecture for optimum performance.

He started this by making sure that the media has unfettered ac- have a feel of what happens in the cess to information and never fails chamber. This is aside the regular

away, he stands tall, growing his clientele. But after and welcoming ambience.

has made the Lagos legislature unarguably the Assembly of choice in terms of variety of medium of information among its peers. Lagosians can attest to these unprecedented achievements courtesy of the Twitter, Facebook, Instagram channels of the Lagos Assembly.

Rare Edge media on the move again

also has a version on television.

Naturally, these have earned the lawmaker, who has several chieftaincy titles to his name, several

of his primary assignment, Braimoh has been an assertive voice of the Kosofe people and used his contacts in and out of government in streamed live to enable Lagosians delivering democracy dividends to the people.

Roseline Ajose, Nollywood sexy actress caught in strange land set for the premier of her debut

returned from UK while speaking story is true life story of a young lady It is another bustling release from the stable of Rare Edge productions with the release its latest production, Inu Ogba, the Yoruba language

and Taiwo Ibikunle in the lead roles.

The movie, it was gathered, has been pleasing movie lovers since it premiered on January 15. conniving forces of corruption on cam-

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sets off a string of occurrences. “It is the usual Nollywood romantic different twist; though everything still ends happily for everyone, the love tri-

release.

What sets the movie apart, said the producers, is the metaphoric setting within a university campus, which is used to represent the place of youth -

servitude.

She speaks further: “The movie in a strange land raises the awareness and home to be on the look out .Modern slavery is an appealing society. However, this is often out of sight in many homes, behind the curtain of Ordinary Street. At UK every week, facing violence, thus introduction of Modern Slavery According to the malato actress,

Roseline

the movie whose locations were London Silverbird Cinema, Lagos on February 2, 2018.

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Oritsefemi, Olumix celebrate Entertainment Slay festival set to hold in February guru, T J Shetade in new song, Bamishe sic awards winner, Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele with star music producAjayi have celebrated ace entertainment journalist, Shehu Tijani Adegbola, a.k.a TJ Shetade, in new song titled, The song composed to celebrate his 18th year anniversary in the entertainment industry.

T J, who established celebrity Public Relaback, lured Oritsefemi and Olumix to compose the song to celebrate Shetade Images 18th years anniversary.

The song which was produced by Olumix featured Musical Taliban, Oritsefemi illustrate how Tj struggled hard to survive and make a name for himself in a very congested industry.

He raised

Oritsefemi and TJ Shetade

from nothing to something despite the barriers. The song which is leased today Thursday 25th January 2018.

Adegbola stressed “Bamishe is an inspirational song.

“The concept is to thank God Almighty for all the support in my life. 18th years are not a joke. It is also an avenue to encourage youths out there that you can make it no mat-

ter the challenges you face. Lots of artistes Shetade Images has managed their images will also feature in other songs that are yet to be released. The project is tagged 18th Journey”, he said.

Shetade Images managed the images of these music stars Oritsefemi, Fuji Star Alao Malaika, Rukayat Gawat, 9ice, Dj Mystic and Star Actress, Yinka Adewale currently.

Odunsi the engine out with ‘In the Morning’

Slay Festival

SLAY Festival, an outdoor celebration of innovation, culture and technology is back for its second edition, bringing together women across Africa for an educational yet entertaining experience on the 17th of February 2018 at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island. The festival last year hosted over 1,500 women to an impactful day. This year the festival will host 3,000 women across Africa.

SLAY Festival has a lineup of prominent speakers including Funke Opeke, CEO Main One Cable, Betty Irabor, Founder of Genevieve Magazine, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Ink Eze, Founder of Asoebi Bella and many more who will share their experiences and lend their expertise through panel discussions and master classes.

Various panel discussions have been put together to address key topics including you need to know about guide to managing personal Head of Human Resources at Guaranty Trust Bank will be joining a panel session Tonye Cole the Executive Director and Founder of Sahara Group, will share his years of experience as an entrepreneur and innovator during the for the festival this year such as the leadership circle which will enable attendees to sit down for an intimate 45 min-

ute coaching session with a senior leader around topics of strategy, marketing, career growth and building relationships; the networking experience focused on speed networking and developing connections as well as the health and wellness section which will provide free health check–ups and healthy living tips. A crèche has also been provided for women with young children.

SLAY Festival promises to be impactful and engaging with opportunities for networking, direct access to career experts and business speakers with global exper1 coaching, beauty, hair and skincare demonstrations, live music and a chance to shop from over 75 young entrepreneurs with innovative and exciting products.

Burna Boy treats London fans to album release party

Odunsi

Afro-fusion artist Odunsi the Engine has proved that he is a rising star and a force to be reckoned with. “In The Morning” released with Universal Music Group, is a mix of rhythmic bounce and RnB/ Dancehall following his

Produced by DOZ, In The Morning hints on relationship strains and trust issues. He sings “I really want to contemplate, but this is what I have to say to you, girl you better watch your ways, because you

know in the morning, be looking for me in the morning”.

The brilliant fusion of RnB and Dancehall tells sic. It is a tune that suits your mood especially this holiday season.

On the back of a successful private listening party in Lagos last Sunday, Burna Boy gave the “Outside” experience to a number of his fans in a release party at The Curtain Hotel, London. He treated his fans to performances from songs off the forthcoming album, “Outside”, due out on all digital platforms, tomorrow, Friday, January 26th, under Atlantic Records.

The event was hosted by Eddie Kadi of BBC 1Xtra and Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage was attended by celebrities perform their feature tracks like Wizkid, J Hus, Tiwa Sav“Sekkle Down” and “Outside” age, Mr. Eazi, and Mabel to to the excitement of the fans. name a few. J Hus and Mabel At the end of the night, joined Burna Boy on stage to everyone left the venue with

a huge sense of anticipation album will be out tomorrow, Friday, January 26th, across all digital platforms.

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Adeoluwa Atayero

Why Ric Hassani and Simi are not alternative artistes Calm down.

Chances are if you clicked on this article, you are probably a fan of Simi and Ric Hassani. If you are not a fan, then you might be a Nigerian music lover who is probably really upset that someone dared to say Ric Hassani and Simi are not real alternative artistes. You are ready to hiss and drop the savage comment that started to take form in your head the moment you saw the headline.

Calm down, it is really not that serious.

It goes without saying that Simi and Ric Hassani are two of the most talented singers and songwriters on the Nigerian music scene today. Their debut albums,

Simi and Ric have done good for themselves.

The question at hand, however, is not whether or not the two musicians are exceptional artistes. The question is

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type of rock music that was created by some independent

the alternative music genre such as instruments and production technique, the most prevailing is its distinction from popular rock music.

subjects and themes as Nigerian pop artistes, there are This would be an entirely different conversation if Simi and Hassani were creating music that is so out of the box and discussing themes that are so eclectic that we just

the fact that these two artistes generally explore the same

and when people were still teaching Shaku Shaku to was confusing to the everyday listener.

into the rock subgenre musically, there is an element of alternative music that their music does possess. music themes and added a new layer to them. With their brilliant storytelling songwriting style and excellent vocal ability, they have added depth to what your favourite pop stars started.

Without a doubt, the contribution of these two remarkable acts to Nigerian music today cannot be understated;

what to make of a particular phenom or concept, they tend to misname it. While people were jamming to

not diminish the quality of their work in any way. If anything, it gives them a label which is truer to their sound and more accommodating to their style. This brings us to the next factor we are considering, whether or not these artistes Without a doubt, the contribution of these two remarkable acts to Nigerian music today cannot be understated; the fact that these two artistes generally explore the same subjects and themes as Nigerian pop artistes, there are

In a way, Simi and Hassani styles are alternative to the reigning styles of the moment. However, as these two become more popular, so will their styles and sounds. the airwaves will be populated with new Simis and new Hassanis. When the sun dawns on the day that they they be alternative to?

Its no secret that Nigerians have always had a problem with names and terminologies, whether its calling all

This would be an entirely different conversation if Simi and Hassani were creating music that is so out of the box and discussing themes that are so eclectic that we just

not diminish the quality of their work in any way. If anything, it gives them a label which is truer to their sound and more accommodating to their style. This brings us to the next factor we are considering, whether or not these artistes

to be most memorable. It is your job, however, to grow with them and introduce them to the name you want to be called. Not everyone will agree with it, but if you work hard and consistently enough, it will ring true in enough ears.

If Simi and Ric are truly bothered about being refered they can just wait till the day when end of the year shows

have they been ingrained into the minds of Nigerians as that? Its a combination of truths really, one of which is what Hassani touched on during his interview.

even if you refuse to call them by their proper name.

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Tips on how to create a lasting relationship Have you ever heard the old saying that “Relationships take work?” How does that make you feel when you hear that? Tired? A little frustrated? Do your eyeballs roll back in your head when you think of “working” on your relationship after a long day at the Relationships can be a lot of work. Sometimes, they can just be plain hard. Many of us have been through relationships, or are in struggling ones. But even if we have given up once, we absolutely need to give ourselves a second chance at love. Here are a few things that could help you stay happy in your relationship and make it work.

Never assume, Always ask: I do not care if you have been together for over 20 years and believe to be to everything. More feelings are hurt and more communications misunderstood because of a simple assumption. Cut it out. Do not assume that you know need or how they are going to react to a situation.

Respect them enough to be upfront and ask them.

You may be surprised at their response.

Make sure to keep yourself happy:We often forget that keeping ourselves happy and healthy is Be willing to adjust:Sure, if your partner imperative – if we even want a shot at making anyone really wants to do something with you, or has else happy. Whether its grabbing coffee with your somewhere important to go to and asks you to friends, or going to the gym post a long day at work – come along, you should. But remember that there is no point doing what they want and resenting partner suggests, do it! them for “making” you do it. Do it because you Practice Active Listening: Yes, this goes together love them and want them to be happy too. with never assume, always ask. If you are going to Leave the Skeletons in the Closet: You know moments in time you had long forgotten and completely. Do not interrupt them to insert your own thought you would never hear about again until response – when you are already thinking about that one disagreement or argument when any what you are going to say next, before they have past hurt or misdeed rises up from the depths of the past as ammunition for the current moment. aware of what they are saying. Think about how it Stop holding on to past hurt, or do what you must feels to you when your partner actually hears what to heal if you are using the past as an excuse for Confront compassionately:If you attack someone, you are trying to communicate and give them the gift present situations. Keep current disagreements their natural instinct will be to immediately jump to of listening actively. about current events. You will have more credibility their defense. This gets you nowhere except to a point where two people are having a rather loud The situation however, is rarely black and white.

You both have valid points in all probability, but are being too stubborn to meet on a middle ground.

Celebrate Each Other: Male or female, we all want similar things in our relationships. To be appreciated, acknowledged, nurtured, supported, respected and loved. So, do one small thing each day to celebrate each other. Tell him he looks handsome in that new blue shirt, that she is Thank him for taking the trash out or putting the kids to bed. Tell her you appreciate everything she does for you. Leave love notes or send your little things that make such a big difference. Make the time to celebrate each other so you build a solid foundation of connection that will last the test of time. that people may do things intentionally or doubt their honestly- to believe that your boyfriend was trying to hurt you by not inviting you out with his friends or that he double booked a date with you