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Polaris Bank delivers seamless banking to customers on first day of operation Motolani Oseni, Lagos

A cross-section of customers of recently incorporated Polaris Bank Limited, the bridge bank licenced by the Nigeria’s financial regulatory bodies to take

over the asset and all deposit liabilities and other liabilities of erstwhile Skye Bank, have expressed satisfaction of the seamless service offered by the new bank on the first working day of the week.

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in Lagos and other parts of the country, customers volunteered responses and asked for continued improvement in service in the days and years ahead as the new bank finetunes and upgrades her processes and services for optimal performance.

“I got to the branch this morning to make some transfers and also pick up a draft and as you could see, I just concluded my transaction and about to take my leave. I was warmly welcome by the Cashiers and the Customer service desks and was made comfortable, as always.

I feel good and have absolute confidence that it is indeed, a new dawn, Mrs. Halimat Hussein, a customer with Adeola Hopewell branch, Lagos volunteered.

Another customer in Adeola Odeku branch in Lagos, Mr. Abiola Abioye, commented as follows: “In the erstwhile Skye Bank, we noticed some frictions probably towards the end of the change of the name. It doesn’t use to be like that before. What we would expect is a smooth service in Polaris Bank and I believe everything will just be normal once we get the required services.

I just think we have confidence in

the Nigerian banking system, so there is no reason to panic.

On how they viewed services offered, Mr. Kola Ayeye, who runs a corporate account with Admiralty branch of Polaris Bank, Lekki, Lagos, spoke glowingly and explained that there has been no cause for alarm.

According to Mr. Ayeye, “So far I have no cause to doubt the services of the bank. More so, I have always been in touch with my account officer even at odd hours of the day, and on holidays too—so I can tell you that the services are okay.

Besides, I presume that with the processes the CBN has put in place which has happened to other banks before, I don’t have any cause to fear except maybe in the course of time I begin to see irregular services that could trigger my alarm bells—but as at this moment, I don’t have any reason to fear.

Findings across major cities also reveal that normal banking activities were seamlessly conducted to the satisfaction of customers across board as fear of a possible run on the new bank by depositors, proved unfounded.

The Daily Times recalls that the Group Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank, Mr. Tokunbo

Abiru, in a statement released by the bank at the weekend, had assured all stakeholders, particularly depositors and customers that their accounts would automatically migrate from ex-Skye Bank to Polaris Bank, saying, “Polaris is a wellcapitalised bank, which makes it a very strong bank, in terms of good corporate governance and value and has a very strong backing of the regulators like CBN and NDIC.’’ He also noted that the focus of the new bank is to make sure that the management continues to uphold a very strong good corporate governance and place high premium on strong values.

According to him, “If you look at what happened in the past, it was as a result of lack of corporate good governance and challenges created by insiderrelated loans of the former bank; but this has been corrected in the last two years we have been in the bank.

The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, had in a statement on Friday, September 21, 2018, confirmed the safety of customers’ and depositors’ funds, stating that the sum of N786 billion had been injected into the bank.

Citing illegality, court nullifies impeachment of Imo Deputy Gov Madumere Val Okara, Owerri It was jubilation galore on Tuesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, when Justice Benjamin Iheaka of Owerri High Court nuffied the impeachment of the state Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere.

The state House of Assembly last July impeached Madumere on six counts ranging from negligence of duty, gross misconduct, among others. The

state lawmakers also suspended members of the House suspected to be loyal to the deputy governor.

But in his three hours judgment, Justice Iheaka said that process leading to the impeachment of deputy governor smacks impunity and violation of constitutional procedures.

He said that the state Chief Judge acted in an error by constituting a 7-man panel outside the proscribed time frame.

According to him, for the state Assembly acting on the report of

Muhammadu Buhari has been drawn to some media publications and releases purporting illegal detention of her Aide De Camp (ADC) over allegations of fraud.

“The story as it pertains to her ADC, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Sani Baban-Inna has it that he has been detained on the orders of Her Excellency for dropping her name and defrauding unsuspecting officials and associates.

“She wishes to use this opportunity to refute such allegation and to state that she has no hand in his arrest and detention.

“CSP Sani Baban-Inna has been her ADC since 2016 and has been associated with her ever since. To the utter dismay of Her Excellency, he has used the opportunity to defraud unsuspecting associates and officials as initial investigations have shown.”

Justifying that the police acted within its powers, Mrs Buhari said, “The Nigeria Police Force,

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Senate President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Bukola Saraki (middle) on arrival in Asaba, Delta State with his team to meet with PDP leaders and delegates in the state...on Tuesday.

L-R: INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu; Chairman of National Peace Committee and former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar; Commodore Okoh Ebitu Ukiwe and Archbishop Nicholas Okoh addressing pressmen during a meeting of National Peace Committee on need for the peace of the country in Abuja...on Tuesday.

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the panel amounts to illegality since the panel was not properly constituted. He therefore urged the state lawmakers, Chief Judge or any other agent not to set up any panel in future to impeach Madumere since there is pending suit before the court on the matter.

Addressing newsmen in his campaign office in Owerri, Madumere said that the judgment is victory for democracy. He said that the the judiciary has proven to be the last hope of the common man. He stressed that the judgment is victory against intimidation and threats.

My ADC used his position to defraud unsuspecting officials -Aisha Buhari Wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has distanced herself from the arrest and detention of her Aide De Camp,, Sani Baban-Inna, a Chief Superintendent of Police, over allegation of N2.5 billion fraud, saying that she has no hand in her his travails.

But the First Lady also said that she was dismayed by the revelation from initial investigations by security operatives that have shown that Baban-Inna, who has been her aide de camp since 2016 and has been associated with her could use the opportunity to defraud unsuspecting associates and officials.

In a statement by her Director of Information, Suleiman Haruna in Abuja Tuesday, the first lady said that the arrest and detention of the suspect by the police was within the jurisdiction of the police The statement reads in part, “The attention of wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha

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his employers arrested him to investigate the allegations leveled against him, this, being within their jurisdiction. “She therefore wishes to use this opportunity to inform the general public that she has never sent any of her staff to collect any favours on her behalf or on behalf of her children and will never do so. She is therefore imploring anyone that has been defrauded by Mr. Baban-Inna to get across to him to retrieve whatever he took from them. Mrs. Buhari wishes to reiterate that she will not condone fraudulent behavior by any of her staff.

“She uses this opportunity to call on all those in positions of authority to rise above intimidation by their aides and deal with such attitudes as extortion by name-dropping, especially within the Presidency.

As she always emphasizes, this government was voted into office based on the trust and confidence of the people.”

L-R: Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode; Chairman, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru; Beneficiary, Mrs. Adetola Akitoye of Andy Clarke Confections and Executive Secretary, LSETF, Mr. Akintunde Oyebode during the LSETF cheque presentation ceremony to the beneficiaries of the Loan Scheme at the LTV Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja.

L-R: Former CEO, Deposit Protection Corporation of Zimbabwe, John Chikura and NDIC, MD/CE Umaru Ibrahim during a public event in Abuja.

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Nigeria economy may relapse to recession if...MPC warns Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that the country may slip into recession again if the Federal Government did not take urgent steps to addressing the imminent danger noting that the slow growth of 1.95 percent and 1.50 percent recorded in first and second quarters of 2018 indicated that the exit from the recession in 2017 may be under threat.

According to the CBN think tank, the economy is still confronted with growth challenges and inflationary pressure.

The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele confirmed the committee’s position to the media Tuesday just as the committee left Monetary Policy Rate( MPR) at 14%, Cash Reserves Ratio ( CRR) 22.5% ; liquidity at 30%

and Asymmetric corridor at +200 and -500 basis points around the MPR. The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, announced the decision of the committee at the end of a twoday meeting held at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja.

He said that seven out of ten members of the committee agreed to maintain the current monetary policy stance while three voted to increase the rate.

Outlining the underpinning developments that informed its decision he said: “The committee appraised the macroeconomic environment and noted that at its July meeting, modest stability has been achieved in key indicators including inflation, exchange rate and reserves.

In particular, relative stability has returned to the foreign exchange market, going by a robust level of external reserves with inflation trending downward for the 18th

consecutive months” However , the governor said, these gains so far achieved, appear to be under threat of reversal following the new data which provides evidence of weakening fundamentals.

Emefiele further said that the MPC was of the view that even though growth remained weak, the effective implementation of the 2018 FGN capital budget and policies that would encourage credit delivery to the real sector of the economy would boost aggregate demand, stimulate economic activity and reduce unemployment in the country.

The MPC observed that despite the under-performance of key monetary aggregates, headline inflation (yearon-year) inched up to 11.23 per cent in August 2018, from 11.14 per cent in July 2018.

“The rise in headline inflation was from food, while core inflation declined, indicating that supply side

EU, UK, US back Osun governorship rerun poll in 7 units tomorrow The Missions of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have declared their support for a credible, violence-free exercise ahead of tomorrow’s rerun for the Osun State governorship election.

In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the EU, US, and the UK commended the people of Osun for voting peacefully in the election conducted on September 22.

They also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the improved organisation of the election, as well as the security agencies for their conduct, despite INEC’s declaration that the result was inconclusive.

The statement reads in part: “We commend the people of Osun for voting peacefully, the Independent National Electoral Commission for the improved organisation of the election, and security services for their conduct.

“We urge that all continue to support a peaceful, free, fair, and credible completion of the process as INEC reruns the election in seven polling units where – through no fault of their own – voters were not able to cast their votes and have them counted last Saturday.

“We stress the importance that the rerun should take place without any violence, intimidation, or vote buying.

“Whoever wins the election after Thursday’s vote should be magnanimous in victory, and whoever loses should be gracious in defeat”.

security chief of an error on the form pasted at the collation centre.

“Mr. Mutiu Salawu, being a dutiful staff, went to carry out the lawful instruction of his boss when he was accosted by a mob that rough-handled him before they took him to Adelani Rafiu Oyediran Ajanaku’s house along the New Gbongan Osogbo Road.

“There, he was humiliated, harassed and subjected to take manipulated photographs that were sent to various social digital platforms. He was then brought to the INEC State Office where he was harassed by some section of the media”.

He said when the matter was raised by Dele Adeleke, the PDP agent at the state collation centre, the original copies of the results sheets, forms EC 8A, EC 8B and EC 8C, for the LGA were examined and found to be the correct reflection of the results as reported by the LGA Collation Officer, Ayotunde Adeagbo, a staff of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).

“The LGA Collation Officer, Prof.

Adeagbo, accepted the fact that there was an error in the EC 60 (E) pasted at the LGA Collation Centre, especially the figure (10,836) recorded for PDP on the poster which is different from the actual votes scored (9,836) by the PDP. “It should be noted that the INEC staff, Salawu Mutiu Kolawole, did not destroy the Result Sheet for the said election for they are intact in the custody of the Commission and copies of same are with agents of the 48 political parties that contested the Governorship Election.”

Agbaje expressed INEC’s displeasure that a section of the media reportedly broadcast the event without verification.

INEC clarifies conduct of staff tearing poll result

PDP demands resignation of INEC chair, Zakari

Mathew Dadiya, Tunde Opalana, Tom Okpe and Andrew Orolua, Abuja

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified the conduct of its staff, Mutiu Salawu, caught on Sunday at St. Patrick Grammar School, Gbongan, tearing the polls result for Ayedaade Local Government Area.

A video of the incident has gone viral online. In the video, Salawu said he was sent by the electoral officer for the LGA, Aderinoye Olukemi, to tear the result on the notice board at the collation centre of the LGA. But the Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Osun State, Mr Segun Agbaje, in a statement on Tuesday explained that Salawu was acting on a directive to replace the Form EC 60 which had erroneous result with the correct one.

He added that the directive was given to Salawu by Mrs Olukemi after she received information from the local government

In a related development, the PDP has demanded the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over his alleged controlling role in the declaration as inconclusive, the September 22, 2018, Osun State Governorship election.

Claiming that the election results was characterized by fraudulent manipulations the PDP also called for the resignation of Mrs. Amina Zakari, the INEC Director of Operations, who is also in charge of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Department, where it said election results were altered to favour the APC In a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP claimed that it no longer had confidence in Prof. Yakubu who was alleged of presiding over an “atrocious and compromised

electoral umpire that manipulates electoral processes, doctors figures, allocates fictitious votes and subverts the will of the people in an election”.

Disclosing that the party will file a suit against INEC declaration, Ologbondiyan said, “While the PDP, in rejecting INEC’s declaration, is resolute in the decision to seek legal redress and take our mandate, freely given to our candidate by the people of Osun State, our party has also discovered schemes perfected by INEC to rig its planned supplementary election in favour of the APC”.

The PDP claimed that it had additional documentary evidence of how INEC, “through its Operations and ICT Department, doctored results from polling centers, directly shortchanged the PDP with no fewer than 4,387 votes by slashing votes cast for the PDP at the polling centers while allocating fictitious figures to the APC. “The PDP has facts on how INEC slashed over 1000 votes freely cast by the people for our candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in Ayedaade Local Government Area, just to reduce our votes from our legitimate 10,836 votes cast at the polling centers to 9,836 votes so as to give APC the lead with a 1,000 votes margin in the local government.

“Also, the PDP has evidence of how INEC, while collating results, directly allocated over 1,367 fictitious votes to the APC in Olorunda Local Government Area, to fraudulently shore up the APC votes to duplicitous 16,254 votes. This is in addition to evidence of how INEC awarded over 2,000 fictitious votes in favour of the APC in Oshogbo to push APC’s vote to 23,379 against the actual 21,479 votes scored by the defeated party. “ From the facts available to us, INEC robbed our party of over 4,387 votes. Our actual winning margin stands at 4,740 votes against the 353 votes declared by INEC”.

Calling for the resignation of INEC boss and Zakari, the PDP said “ Prof. Mahmood Yakubu can no longer be trusted to conduct the 2019 general elections, it is public knowledge that Mrs. Amina Zakari, the INEC Director in charge of Operations and ICT is a direct blood relation of Mr. President and as such, we believe that she cannot be an impartial arbiter in an election involving her uncle.

“The PDP therefore calls on all patriotic Nigerians to join in the demand for the resignation of Prof. Yakubu and Mrs. Zakari so as to avert this dangerous path, where INEC is leading our nation”.

The party also said it was aware that INEC has increased the original number

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Emefiele factors were driving the price increase.

The near-term upside risks to inflation remained the dissipation of the base effect, expected 2019 election-related spending, continued herdsmen attack on farmers and the current episodes of flooding which has destroyed crops and would affect food supply and prices.

In this regard, the Committee urged the fiscal authorities to ensure sustained implementation of the 2018 budget to relieve the supply side growth constraints, as well as address the flooding incidence which has become perennial, on a permanent basis,” he added.

The MPC also expressed concern at the decline in major capital market indices saying that the All-Share Index (ASI) decreased by 14.99 per cent to 32,540.17 on September 21, 2018 from 38,278.55 at end-June 2018. Similarly, Market Capitalization (MC) decreased by 14.33 per cent to N11.38 trillion on September 21, 2018 from N13.87 trillion at end-June 2018.

The development, according to the apex bank, was due largely to sustained profit-taking by portfolio investors and capital reversals as foreign yields become increasingly more attractive.

The CBN governor noted that the decrease in external reserves to US$44 billion on September 20, 2018 from US$45 billion at the end-July 2018.

Total foreign exchange inflow through the economy fell by 38.34 per cent to US$6.00 billion in July from US$9.73 billion in June 2018, the committee stated.

However, Emefiele said that the MPC believes that accretion to external reserves should strengthen in the last quarter of 2018, with crude oil price remaining above the budget benchmark price of US$51.00 per barrel and oil production increasing to 2.3 million barrels per day.

The Committee, noted the relative stability in both the Investors’ and Exporters’ (I&E) window of the foreign exchange market, which was sustained by autonomous inflows and measures taken by the Bank to deepen the foreign exchange market and curb speculative practices.

The governor said the MPC listed measures which include, implementing capital component of 2018 budget, implementing provisions contained in Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) that government could take to sustain economic growth. “ In this regard, the committee urged government to take advantage of the current rising trend in the oil prices to rebuild fiscal buffers, strengthen government finances in the medium term and reverse the current trend of decline in output growth”. “ The MPC also called on the fiscal authority to intensify the implementation of the Economic Recovery and Growth

Plan (ERGP) to stimulate economic activities bridge the output gap and create employment. The committee noted that ,resumption to the food supply chain in major food producing states due to poor infrastructure, flooding and the ongoing security challenges. It noted the rise in food prices contributing to the uptake in the headline inflation.”

Emefiele said the committee expressed concern on rising inflation which he said could rise in the wake of electioneering spending coupled with distribution from Federation Account Allocation Committee ( FAAC).

He said: “ The MPC expressed concern over the potential impact of liquidity injection from the election related spending, and increase in FAAC distribution which is rising in tandem with increase in oil receipt.

Other areas of committee’s concern include , rising level of non performing loans in the banking system which he said was stressed mainly by exposure to the oil sector and urged the banks to closely monitor and address the situation.

Meanwhile, reacting to the takeover of Skye bank now Polaris bank, which the CBN handed over to AMCON recently, the central bank governor said: “The situation with Skye Bank as you well know is that as at two years ago when the news broke that the bank had slides into negative capital as a result of Non-Performing Loan. At that time, we compelled the entire board and executives to resign and they did” “”After that, before we conducted an internal audit the hole (financial gap) was about N370 billion . After the forensic audit, it came to the level it was today, which is almost about N800 billion. So what we did was to say that having establish a hole at this level, tax payers money will be invested in this bank as a loan” . “ So we decided that there is a need to let shareholders know, particularly those that have lost their investment, we will try to make sure that small investors remain protected. It is for this reason that the name had to be changed for from Skye bank to a sexy name. The name had to be changed for legal reasons, having gotten to the point where the Central Bank of Nigeria has invested close to N800 billion in this bank, at some point it must be seen to be owned by the CBN until we find investors that can pay a fair price for the bank .That is the reason why the name had to change from Skye bank to Polaris Bank”, said the governor.

On whether it was registered or not, he said: “ The insinuation that the company wasn’t registered, is false. It was first of all registered as a limited liability company about three weeks and was registered as a bank on Friday, which is a day before we took that action”, he added.

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SON raises the alarm over false regulatory agencies’ mandates Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has issued a strong warning to individuals and organisations who are fond of misrepresenting government regulatory institutions through false and mendacious information to the public.

The Director General, Osita Aboloma, on Monday in Abuja, while referring to a recent publication which quoted one Ms. Annabel Kamuche of NIcert Limited as stating that “SON, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Nigerian Agricultural and Plant Quarantine Services are not accredited to undertake

conformity assessment of Nigerian products for export”.

Aboloma stated that the SON mandate to undertake conformity assessment of products for import into and export out of Nigeria is backed by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act No 14 of 2015.

According to him, such misleading representation by Ms. Kamuche is a deliberate and calculated attempt to market the services of her company by maligning institutions she considers as her company’s competitors.

He added that the misleading statements are libellous to the reputation of the regulatory authorities cited by her, stating that appropriate action would be taken against her and her

company.

The SON DG stated that the unfounded claim by the MD of NIcert Limited that “Regulatory agencies set up more hurdles for Nigerian exporters who have met the standards of the target market” is most unpatriotic and a blatant misrepresentation of the true situation.

The SON statement clarified that one of the most important aspects of conformity assessment of agricultural and allied products and indeed any other product for export is the international accreditation of the testing facilities, to assure the acceptance of the test results globally.

“SON Laboratories have since 2015, attained international accreditation to the ISO 17025 Standard and maintained the

status with increasing scope of testing capabilities on a continual basis”, according to the SON Chief Executive.

The SON Laboratories thus have the capacities for certification of Nigeria’s agricultural and allied products for export to all parts of the world in view of the International recognition of its accreditation, he stressed.

The statement pointed at the contradictions in the publication attributed to Ms. Kamuche in acknowledging the importance of the regulatory agencies in international trade and “developing a local culture amongst Nigerian producers in accordance with internationally recognized standards whether they are producing for export or the local market”.

Buhari lauds Mandela’s commitment to peaceful, democratic norms Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the immense values embodied by the former South African President and Nobel Peace Winner, the late Nelson Mandela, and the sacrifice he paid for a peaceful, just and democratic society.

Speaking on Monday in New York at a High Level Meeting on Global Peace in honour of the Centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, also known as the Peace Summit, on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Buhari described the antiapartheid icon as “a man whose lifetime symbolised uncommon humility, compassion, courage and forgiveness.”

He said: “This centenary celebration provides an avenue to reflect on the legacies of Nelson Mandela and his unwavering

advocacy for human rights, social justice and peace. It also affords us the rare privilege to rededicate ourselves to the service of humanity by championing democracy, conflict resolution, disarmament, mutual respect, reconciliation, gender equality and the fight against poverty.”

Buhari noted that in the quest for peace and development, the world would definitely “draw inspiration from the life of Nelson Mandela.”

Commending the adoption of the Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace, by a Political Declaration, the Nigerian leader called for “concerted efforts to build a just, peaceful, prosperous, inclusive and fair world, and revive the values for which Nelson Mandela stood by placing human dignity at the centre of our actions.”

His words: “As we herald the Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace, Nigeria calls on all states to recognise that the United

Nations is built on pillars of peace and security, development and human rights, which are the foundations for our collective well-being,” stressing that “there can be no peace without sustainable development and no sustainable development without peace and the full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.”

President Buhari, while declaring that “racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance represent the very opposite of the noble purposes of the United Nations,” also recognised that “the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all peoples of the world, are the foundations of freedom, justice and peace in the world.”

He noted that Nigeria also accepted that “tolerance of cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversities are essential for lasting peace, understanding

and friendship among peoples, nations, cultures and individuals.”

Admitting that the world is currently “facing diverse challenges ranging from conflicts, climate change, terrorism, desertification, poverty, arms trafficking and violent extremism, among others,” the Nigerian President, however, believed that it also “a time of great hope and renaissance,” referring to Mandela’s famous declaration as he faced the death penalty during his Rivonia Trial in April 1964.

“As Mandela passes into history, we stand with him in his aspirations for a better world,” President Buhari said, adding that, “It is our duty to live up to his indelible legacy by collectively holding ourselves accountable to the values and principles of this Declaration by striving for a just, peaceful, prosperous, democratic, fair and inclusive world.”

Recruitment: FRSC to disqualify applicants with tattoos, others The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has said that applicants with tattoos, bow and K legs would be disqualified from its ongoing screening.

Oyeyemi disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while inspecting the screening exercise at Ikeja 9 Brigades Military Cantonment in Lagos on Tuesday.

He said, “In any uniform service, you are not supposed to have tattoo on your body; likewise twisted eyes, bow, K legs and flat foot are not allowed in the service.

“This is because anybody with bow and K legs will not be able to stand and walk for a long period of time.

“In uniform service, you must be able to walk and run long distances in case of emergency.

To save life, you will be required to walk long distances and you won’t be able to perform your duty if you have “K“ or flat

leg.

“We have patrol duties for eight hours and rescue exercise can take up to five hours and if you are not fit you can’t do it.

“Likewise pregnant and married women, we can’t take them because that is the rule for uniform services.”

The FRSC boss said that the screening had been going smoothly across the country together with the five states having high concentration of applicants.

“We have states that have high concentration of applicants, like Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Kaduna, Benue, Lagos, Enugu and Oyo. He expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far in the exercise.

Oyeyemi commended the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air force, Police, Civil Defence and the Department of State Security Service (DSS) for their maximum support for the success of the screening.

The FRSC boss said that the ongoing exercise across the country had been transparent, decent and on merit in line with the principle of Federal Character.

Mr Hyginus Omeje, the FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, told NAN that over 3,000 degree holders had been screened in Lagos state.

“The screened applicants will start their physical training today and we continue with other cadres on Wednesday.

“The Inspector Cadre will start their screening on Wednesday and Thursday, while Road Marshal Assistants cadre will begin on Friday to Saturday, “Omeje said.

Mrs Kemi Opakunle, the Acting State Coordinator, Federal Character Commission, Lagos State Office, while given her remarks on the screening exercise, gave kudos to the FRSC officials and other agencies involved in the process.

Opakunle said that the process was transparent, orderly and

highly commendable.

“We are here to monitor the process and we are satisfied with the way it’s being conducted, so orderly, transparent without any manipulation,” she said.

NAN reports that the recruitment started on May 28, with the uploading of the application forms on FRSC recruitment portal.

Oyeyemi

Aboloma reiterated that SON remains the Nigerian representative in the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), the apex standardisation institution in

Nigeria and the custodian of all national, regional, continental and international standards for use in Nigeria for local trade and commerce as well as for exports.

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of voters in the affected polling centers by over 850 so as to expand its latitude to manipulate results with uncollected Permanent Voter Card (PVCs); a development, which further shows INEC’s determination to rig the election for APC. The PDP therefore demand the return of its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the duly returned candidate at the September 22, 2018 Osun Governorship Election.

APC Campaign Council wants electorate to ignore PDP

Meanwhile, the APC Campaign Council for the Osun Governorship Election has urged the electorates where rerun election of the state governorship position will hold on Thursday to ignore the jittery PDP and remain focus.

The council described the PDP as ‘rantings’ and urged its members to turn up enmass for tomorrow excercise and vote for the ruling party.

In a statement in Abuja by the Chairman of the Council’s Media Committee, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Council said the threat by the PDP to challenge, in court, INEC’s declaration of last Saturday’s election as inconclusive is nothing but sheer bravado, especially as the opposition party is afraid of losing the rerun.

It said the PDP may also have contrived the court threat as a way of distracting the APC and its members ahead of the rerun, calling that distraction strategy is dead on arrival.

The council said, ‘’The PDP knows that the so-called court challenge which it has threatened to mount will not fly, especially as the highest court in the land has already pronounced on the issue of whether or not INEC has the powers to declare an election inconclusive ‘’The PDP is not unaware of the pronouncement of the Supreme Court in the case of James Abiodun Faleke Vs INEC and others, that INEC has the duty of conducting elections and that, besides the constitutional provisions, it is guided by the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and the Election Guidelines and Manual issued for its officials in accordance with the Act”.

It said that since the PDP had boasted that its candidate will win if the Osun Governorship Election is conducted over and over again, the party should stop being jittery and put its money where its mouth is by willingly participating in the rerun.

The Council said, however, that if the PDP chooses to boycott Thursday’s rerun out of fear, the party’s right to do so will be respected. ‘’The PDP, after its failed mission to win Saturday’s election at all cost, is shopping for an illegal shortcut to victory by threatening a court action over an issue that has been settled. It’s a sheer waste of time. Let the PDP drop its pretension and get ready to be defeated in Thursday’s rerun.

Alternatively, it can withdraw to save face”, the Council added.

Fayemi visits Omisore

The Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Dr kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday visited Senator Iyiola Omisore, the Social Democratic Party, governorship aspirant in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Fayemi paid the visit to Omisore in his house at Oduduwa Estate, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife. Fayemi, however, told newsmen that his visit was not on political issues, but personal.

He said, “Don’t you know that I am Omisore’s in-law and I am free to visit him anytime I wish?

“Therefore my purpose of coming to Omisore is neither on political issue nor rerun election coming up on Thursday.

“But I came to visit him to show my concern and care for his welfare.”

Fayemi told newsmen that he would be sworn-in as governor of Ekiti State in the next three weeks.

He pledged not to disappoint the people who voted for him as governor.

APC accuses PDP of buying, cloning PVCs

The APC has accused the PDP of buying and cloning of voter’s cards to enable the party have a slide win in the scheduled Thursday rerun Governorship election in the state.

The ruling party raised this alarm in a statement released at the party secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday through its acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, saying that the party received this fresh report from its field officers in the state.

The statement reads in part : “As a follow-up to our earlier statements on the PDP plans to rig Thursday’s Osun State governorship rerun election, the APC has received fresh reports from our field agents on the ongoing cloning of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) by PDP agents.

“We view this development as bizarre and a sign of the desperation of the PDP to takeover Osun State by all illegal means.

“While we call on INEC to urgently investigate the development and promptly arrest persons behind the cloning, we strongly advise INEC to ensure that its voters register is not tampered with”.

The party also called on INEC and security agencies to speak publicly on measures being taken to stop the ongoing vote buying

by PDP agents which has become widespread in the State.

“We call for calm in the face of the already tense situation caused by the PDP’s now public rigging plot. The Osun electorate must remain alert and resist any plot to subvert the people’s will and manipulate the rerun election.

“Commendably, the police already have in its custody a PDP stalwart who led other PDP leaders to buy up voters cards ahead of Thursday’s governorship rerun as there remains much to be done to ensure the credibility of the forthcoming rerun election”.

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58th Independence anniversary: FG bigins celebration with photo exhibition Tom Okpe, Abuja The Federal Government has kick-started activities lined up for the commemoration of the 2018 Independence Anniversary Celebration with a Photo Exhibition, tagged ‘The Footprints of Nigeria’s Political Leaders’.

Speaking at the opening of the Exhibition at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the 1st of October every year provides an opportunity to reflect on the nation’s unity, patriotism and commitment to nation-building.

“Today’s event commemorates Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary celebration. There is no doubt that this day is special to every Nigerian as it is a day to reflect on our unity, patriotism and commitment to nation building.

Therefore, one cannot help but be excited as this day approaches annually. ‘’Over the years, the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but the 1st of October is always a day for celebration and thanksgiving, because it occupies a very important place of pride in the political history of our country. It also serves as a poignant reminder and appreciation

of the ‘Labour of our heroes past”, he said.

Alhaji Mohammed said for those who were not old enough to have witnessed Nigeria’s Independence in 1960, they can at least look at the pictures of pre-independent Nigeria and the handing-over ceremony of the colonial masters to the Nigerian leaders to have an idea of how things were and the hopes for a bright future ahead.

He said the photo exhibition also showcases Nigeria’s political history, from pre-colonial era till date, as well as Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage.

“I wish to therefore use this opportunity to encourage all participants, especially the youth, to spend time to view and savour this significant and historical exhibition,” he said While declaring the Exhibition open, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said the occasion helps Nigerians to recognize the incredible leadership provided by all the nation’s political leaders, from the colonial days to the present day, who have shown greater wisdom, wits and courage at all times.

Prof. Osinbajo said even though the event reminds Nigerians of the twists and turns in the nation’s historical journey, the present administration has resolved not allow history to determine the

country’s future but only as the precursor to a greater Nigeria that is prosperous, united and treats everyone fairly and justly.

He said each phase of the nation’s political history has tested the resolve to remain united and maintain the integrity of the country.

Prof. Osinbajo commended the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture for adopting a very creative and innovative way to celebrate the nation’s Independence Day. “I must commend the Ministry of Information and Culture for this very innovative way of celebrating our independence and political history. I think the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and its leadership, especially the Minister of Information and Culture, deserve our commendation,” he said.

Dignitaries who attended the Exhibition include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha; Minister of Defense, Brig.-General Mansur Dan-Ali (Rtd); Ambassadors of France, Angola, Kenya, Brazil and Benin Republic, and the Director General of the National Gallery of Art, Mr. Abdullahi Muku, among others.

The photo exhibition spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture will be opened till Friday, 28th September, 2018.

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Short News Pay all debts before leaving office, GNI to Amosun Benjamin Omoike, Lagos A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress in Ogun state, Prince Gboyega Isiaka, has urged Governor Ibikunke Amosun to pay all state’s outstanding foreign and domestic debt before leaving office in May 28, 2019.

Isiaka, popularly called GNI, who recently submitted his letter of intent at the party’s state secretariat in Abeokuta, made the declaration while addressing newsmen in the state capital.

He said the state is indebted to several institutions because the state government has failed to priotise its plans, which was responsible for several abandoned projects littered across the state.

GNI said, “Every state government has all resources required to solve the problems of its people. I understand there could be challenges but that should not be celebrated by any governor.

“The electorate are disillusioned with the style of governance adopted by the ruling party in the state and are determined to seek alternative platform.”

He assured Ogun residents that if elected, his administration will ensure all abandoned projects are completed.

“Government is continuous and all inherited projects should be completed otherwise, anyone that failed to do that will end up wasting the resources of the state spent on such project by his predecessor. No matter what it takes, a proactive government must be able to turn liabilities in the state to asset,” he added.

I’ll win 2019 presidential election, if chosen as PDP flag bearer –Tambuwal Saka Bolaji, Minna Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has declared that if he emerges the party’s flag bearer, he will convincingly will the upcoming 2019 Presidential election ahead of President Buhari.

His declaration came when addressed party delegates at the party’s secretariat in Minna, the Niger state capital on Tuesday.

According to him, “I have all it takes to defeat Buhari,” adding that he was an analogue leader.

He therefore urged the delegates to vote for a candidate with experience and capacity in order to bring the much desired change Nigerians are yearning for as there is chaos currently in the country due to vision less leadership.

“When you are going into a battle you must present your best arsenals to defeat your opponent if not you will be overwhelmed,” he said.

APC primaries: Lame, others allege plot to replace delegates Samuel Luka, Bauchi

L-R: Chairman/founder, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy Democracy and Development, SCDDD, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nagabhushana Reddy and Executive Director Savannah Centre, Amb. Abdullahi Omaki during a stakeholders’ engagement dialogue towards 2019 general elections in Abuja... on Tuesday.

Photo: Temitope Balogun

Coalition condemns imposition of aspirants in Nasarawa Tunde Opalana, Abuja A coalition of political groups in Karu/ Gitata constituency of Nasarawa state under the auspices of Karu-Gitata Voice, yesterday condemned the planned imposition of Hon. Hashimu Gurku as candidate in the forthcoming primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Addressing newsmen in Karu Local Government Area yesterday, the spokespersons for the coalition, Hon Theophilius Ego Ndokpa and Alhaji Abdulahi Kunu said “...we strongly condemn the plan by Alh. Tanko

Almakura, the executive Governor of Nasarawa state to impose Hon. Hashimu Gurku as House of Assembly candidate in the forthcoming primary election of the APC. This imposition will be highly resisted in the best interest of the APC”.

Attributing the resistance to non performance and incompetence of Hon. Hashimu, the spokespersons maintained “...there is nothing meaningful to reckon with in terms of performance by Hon. Hashimu in his last three years as member of the House of Assembly. With zero record of Constituency Development Project, abject lack of leadership prowess, litany of court, EFCC and security

cases, we have since passed a vote of no confidence on him, and such a character cannot be projected by the ruling party in this new era of change, otherwise the party will suffer a fatal loss at the general polls...”

The Coalition which comprised Karu Municipal Development Association, Daybreak Youth Forum, Karu Elites Club, Concerned Indigenes of Karu/Gitata constituency amongst others vowed to resist and protest the planned imposition more vehemently in the coming days before the APC primaries if the party leadership did not address the situation and provide a level playing ground for all aspirants.

Some politicians seeking various positions under the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Bauchi have raised the alarm that some elements within the party have embarked on doctoring the authentic list of delegates in the state.

In a press release signed by two governorship aspirants, Dr Yakubu Lame, Captain Bala Jibrin and two senatorial hopefuls Senator Mohammed A. Mohammed and Honourable Ibrahim Zailani, circulated among Journalists yesterday in Bauchi, they disclosed that such elements allegedly embarked on removing and replacing the authentic list of delegates recognized by the national headquarters of the party whom they suspect ‘will not do their bidding’.

“We the undersigned aspirants of various political positions under the auspices of our great party, the All Progressives Congress wish to bring to the attention of the people of Bauchi state and members of the APC that a reliable source has revealed to us that some unscrupulous elements within the party have embarked on doctoring the authentic list of delegates with a view to removing and replacing those they perceived will not do their bidding,” they said.

2019: Ebonyi South, Ezza Ezekuna drum support for Gov Umahi Charles Onyekwewre, Abakaliki The people of Ezza Ezekuna and Ebonyi south zone of Ebonyi state yesterday drummed their full support for the re-election bid of Governor David Umahi come 2019.

The Ezza Ezekuna, comprising Ezza south, Ezza North Ishielu L.G.As endorsement contained in their separate communiqué issued at the end of their summits and rallies held at Onuke , Ezza south local government and Afikpo in Afikpo North local government areas respectively.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Osun gov rerun: Let`s do the needful

Raymond Oise-Oghaede

Ordinarily, I should have waited for the conclusion of the rerun election scheduled for Thursday, 27th instant before doing a follow up review to my last write up titled `Osun Gubernatorial Election and the Future’.

However, I was overwhelmed by the outcome of last Saturday`s exercise and, this challenged me to wait no further before coming out to congratulate the electorates and people of Osun for doing a marvelous job. Though, some skirmishes were recorded; the overall conduct of the people is a welcome development to our nascent democracy.

In fact, it will not be out of place to refer to the State as the `Pride of the West`.

You have demonstrated that you are not pushovers in the mainstream of Nigeria`s political calculations. It is now clear to all those who care to know that you are matured enough to take political decisions without being pushed around by politicians. For all those that contributed to achieving this feat, you are truly blessed. It will not be too much to shower you with encomiums and prayers for toeing the line of honour. Consequently, it is my sincere prayers that your labour shall not be in vein; all your efforts towards breaking away from the shackles of political slavery and poverty will also not be in vein; and, you will live to enjoy the fruits of your sacrifices for good governance.

However, in view of the declaration of the exercise as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and subsequent fixing of a rerun for Thursday, 27th, it is very important to remind the electorates that what should be paramount in their minds at this stage is how to better the achievements of Saturday 22nd. There is the need to look forward to conducting yourselves peacefully and orderly. The reasons adduced for the cancellation of the

votes some centres last Saturday should not be allowed to reoccur. All eyes are on you; so, you must comport yourselves and build on the standards that have been set for the rest of the country`s electorates to emulate. Do not to toe the steps of the ballot box snatchers and trouble fomenters. They are enemies of our country who are prepared to stake their future and that of their unborn generations for `plates of amala`. One thing is certain; posterity will not be kind to them. However, for those that are prepared to retrace their steps by shunning violence and other electoral vices; the door is wide open for them to take their destinies in their hands by getting it right. Thus, the enlightened ones should educate their neighbours on the need to do it right. Consequently, the electorates in the affected areas are expected to go to their respective polling centres on the day of rerun peacefully and orderly to cast their votes accordingly. You are not expected to go there with mobile phones or any dangerous objects.

Your only weapon is the PVC; any other dangerous or prohibited objects found in your possession will lead you to jail. Please do not be deceived that the politician and those that sent you to perpetrate criminality will come to set you free; it will not work; so, you have to think twice before embarking on a death errand. Tell the pay masters to ask their children and close family members to do the dirty jobs for them. Most importantly, you must be vigilant and at alert. Do not be intimidated by anyone because it is your right to vote for your choice. The world is watching.

Also, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should endeavour to remain apolitical and carry out their duties without fear or favour. Your performance on Saturday was commendable safe for

the incidents that led to cancellations of some votes. Therefore, it is pertinent to go back to the drawing board to address some knotty issues with the aim of protecting our nascent democracy. One of such is the issue of cancellation of elections as a result of ballot box snatching and over voting. If the INEC officials at the polling centres are performed their duties thoroughly and diligently, the issue of over voting will not arise.

So, if there are ways the politicians are cutting corners to undermine the procedure; it is the duty of the Commission to find lasting solutions to blocking the loopholes. The fact that, the provision of the Electoral Act on the issue of cancellation of votes has now been popularized as a major factor for declaring an election as inconclusive; we can be rest assured that it will be made the surest avenue for perpetrating malpractices. There is therefore, need to do a critical appraisal of those acts or factors that could lead to cancellation in order not to create a bigger problem for our democracy. This is in view of the fact that, political parties do always have a fair idea of the election results before the INEC officials submit same to the Collation Centres; thus, after doing a quick computation of the figures from their agents and discovering that they are trailing by certain margin; the next thing will be to send their thugs and agents to snatch the ballot boxes or destroy the result sheets in some identified and strategic polling centres that will make cancelled votes to be in excess of the margin. This evolving criminality will make corruption looks like a child`s play if not nip in the bud.

Now that a rerun has been fixed, I can assure you that the whole world will be watching to see the success of the exercise or the unveiling and perfection of a `new electoral fraud`.

Consequent upon the foregoing, all eyes will also be on our security personnel that will be on duty for the conduct of Thursday`s rerun.

Those that partook in the Saturday`s exercise did a nice job and their performance can also be rated as `so far, so good. Therefore, it would not be an overstatement to say that, you have proven that you have what it takes to carry out your duties professionally as required under the law if you want to do so. As I have noted elsewhere, you are security agents of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and not that of a particular political party, individual or selected few. You should not allow politicians to rubbish your reputations and professional callings. This is in view of the fact that whenever the chips are down; the political parties and the electoral umpires will exonerate themselves and pass the blame on you. They will aver that snatching of ballot boxes, destruction of election materials and, perpetration of other criminalities were carried out because of the carelessness, inadequacy or non diligence of the security agencies. Let me inform you that Nigerians and the international communities are waiting to know the outcome of your investigations on the alleged directives by an Electoral Officer for the destruction of election results in a particular polling centre.

In the same vein, they are equally waiting to appraise your conducts and dispositions during the rerun exercise.

Finally, our overzealous party leaders and those that are not directly involved in the Osun election should watch their steps and allow the will of the people to prevail. This is surely going to be a MAKE or MAR test for the electorates, the political parties, the INEC, the Security agencies and, the government. We must get it right.

Thank you.

The whites and effects of colonialism

Owei Lakemfa

September is a special month for the family of Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi, the matchless fighter for the Nigerian poor who committed his 45year legal practice, wealth and life to the emancipation of the Nigerian people. For his beliefs, doggedness and commitment to social justice, he was jailed intermittently from the 1970s over a period of two decades with his library and chambers burnt.

He passed away on September 5, 2009.That makes the month of special significance to both his family and those of us, members of his political family. It is also the month his scholarship scheme for indigent students in tertiary institutions is awarded. That award goes with a lecture which for this year, I was privileged to deliver on September 13. For me, it was an historical duty and privilege.

As a student in 1981, I had been part of a delegation which briefed Chief Fawehinmi about moves by the then University of Ife authorities to victimize the student leaders and clamp down on the union following the Police murder of four students during a protest. His immediate intervention was decisive.

When in 1990, the then Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) national leadership barred me from contesting elections, he took up my case immediately and without hesitation. Like such other cases, it was pro bono.

As a young journalist, I was so influenced

by Chief Fawehinmi that, although I was never a judicial correspondent, I went to watch him in court in a number of landmark cases. On a number of occasions, he advised I should also read law, promising to foot the bill. But I was wedded to journalism. My generation can never thank him enough.

My choice of poverty as theme of the lecture, was partly an acknowledgement that it is a major challenge, more so when Nigeria has become what many call the ‘Poverty Capital of the World’ The British Prime Minister, Theresa May on August 28, 2018 during a visit to South Africa said: “87 million Nigerians live below $1 and 90 cents a day, making it home to more very poor people than any other nation in the world.” Besides this, eradicating poverty, was a consuming passion that propelled Fawehinmi’s struggles.

I located the origins of the poverty ravaging Nigeria, to our encounter with the Europeans. My argument is that the precolonial societies that were amalgamated into Nigeria in 1914 were self-sustaining and self-sufficient. They fed themselves, ran rounded economies. They did not have problems of unemployment as every adult was a farmer, fisherman or artisan. Cases of homelessness were virtually unknown.

There was also a lot of inter-trade amongst the peoples. We are not just talking about small communities; some of them were huge empires like the Oyo which spread to parts of today’s Benin Republic. The Benin Empire had diplomatic relations with Britain and Portugal and embassies in Lisbon and Liverpool. As far back as 1516, King Manuel of Portugal had established, a full-fledged embassy in Benin Empire. Also, the Kanem-Bornu Empire spread to parts of today’s Cameroun Republic and had an embassy in Morocco.

Our political systems; some monarchical, some republican, served the communities.

But when the colonialists came, they severed the rope that held our world together.

Our painful encounters with Europe

included the imposition of ‘free trade’ under which leaders who insisted on autonomy were deposed, or as in the case of King Jaja of Opobo, were deposed, exiled to the Caribbean with the British Colonial Consul assuming headship of the Opobo monarchy. They included centuries of slave trade that depopulated many communities and greatly destabilized societies. There was the imposition of cash crops which led to the people in many cases abandoning food crops, leading to the breakdown of the food sufficiency system. All these combined to destroy our economy and make us dependent on that of the West and its various machinations like the World Bank, the international Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organisation, and enslavement schemes like the ‘Economic Partnership Agreement’ Also in the process, our political, cultural, traditional and religious systems were destroyed, turning us into aliens on our own soil. In some cases, we were told that Africans had no history and no worthy past. In other words, that we were not really, human beings. Many, especially our emergent elite came to believe and imbibe this. They came to accept that the white man is superior, that our traditional health system including our orthopedic and psychiatric which served us well and were also scientific, were nothing but fetishism.

So we abandoned our knowledge, science, culture and history and embraced those of our colonizers; we accepted, and mainly still accept that we are inferior human beings. In other words, we became alienated so much that until today, even if our elites steal our common patrimony, they store them in the banks, lands or hands of our former colonizers. When they

loot our treasury, they try to hide their loot in the banks of the old colonizers, buy property there and sometimes, actually live in Europe while pretending to govern us.

Even in this 21st Century, when our elites or their families are sick, they head for the hospitals in the metropole.

Now, having destroyed our foundation, imposed a corrupted system, culture and an alien elite on us, the former colonial masters wonder why we are not developing. They ask why we are the poverty capital of the world. Yet they tell us that we have no alternative than to continue their bankrupt policies and system. They lure us into believing and accepting that their socioeconomic and political system is the only way and any deviating, would be like a sinner leaving the righteous path to heaven.

For our elites, the system of the old colonial masters, is a religion which we should not even interrogate.

It is not as if we have not tried to throw off this yoke and embark on building a nation based on social justice, but so far, we have not succeeded. Fawehinmi’s fights, were part of the struggles to set our country free.

Africans have also fought in other climes.

Patrice Lumumba led the Congolese to build a new, non-exploitative country. With the assistance of United Nations troops, he was seized, tied to a tree in the forest, and executed. Kwame Nkrumah tried the same in Ghana, he was overthrown and forced to spend the rest of his life in exile.

Thomas Sankara rose in Burkina Faso, he was overthrown and executed. Mouamar Ghadaffi followed a similar path in Libya, he was executed and the country destroyed by the West. All these show that to succeed, we must take on those holding us down locally and their international masters.

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Editorial Commentary Osun: Election as theatre

Times Guest Columnist Reuben Abati

What is going on in Osun state right now is nothing short of political theatre. It is keeping us all entertained, but it has also turned so many observers into emergency lawyers. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Osun Gubernatorial election of September 22 inconclusive and has ordered a supplementary election at seven polling centres in four local councils on September 27. Many Nigerians are taking a keen interest in the Osun election.

This should not be surprising. Every election season in Nigeria, what the law says or does not say is the concern of all kinds of experts who suddenly discover the country’s Constitution and call it out into action as they deem fit. In the last 48 hours, the Nigerian public space has been suffused with relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution on elections, with the more popular references being Sections 1(2), 69 and 179 (2) of the Constitution and Sections 68 (c), 69 and 153 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended). Many interested parties have also been dredging up decided cases from the past.

It is really entertaining to see both lawyers and non-lawyers alike referring to precedents from previous elections in Kogi, Bauchi, Edo, Katsina states, and court rulings in Osunbor vs Oshiomhole, Nwobasi vs Ogbaga and 2 ors., and Faleke vs INEC. My sympathy is with Ademola Adeleke, and not necessarily because he has the best credentials for the job, but if he is the choice of the people of Osun State, the people should be allowed to make their choice and no deliberate obstacles should be placed in their way. There is probably nothing his opponents have not done to stop him. He was accused of not having the requisite educational qualification for the office: secondary education - and was taken to court. The Court summoned the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and asked for clarification via a sworn affidavit. Adeleke was vindicated when the Examinations Council confirmed that he indeed sat for the School Certificate Examination in 1980/81. His critics didn’t give up.

They made big capital out of the fact that the Senator, as a secondary school student got an F9 in English language. They turned this into a butt of jokes, except that the law does not require Nigerian politicians to have anything more than fail grades for them to be eligible for office. With his F9 in English, Adeleke can in fact sometime in the future emerge as president or Vice President of Nigeria! His critics still wouldn’t give up. Three days to the election, the Police Headquarters in Abuja disclosed that Ademola Adeleke and one Sikiru Adeleke are the subject of an investigation involving an alleged fraudulent procurement of NECO certificates. They wanted him to report in Abuja. The president had to intervene and ask the Inspector-General of Police to back off. Adeleke was further cast in the image of a bumbler without brains who only knows how to dance all over the place. I think the fellow himself has not helped matters in this regard, though, but that is certainly not the focus of this commentary. What is certain is that every ad-hominem attack on Senator Adeleke has totally failed. He remains popular with the people of Osun state.

This is the same man the people of Osun State gave majority votes on Saturday, September 22 in a Gubernatorial election that paraded 48 political parties and candidates, and they will probably do so again on Thursday. By hounding Ademola Adeleke with everything at their disposal, the Osun APC and their allies elsewhere, have turned

him into the ordinary people’s hero. Public sentiment is in his favour, either in Osun or anywhere else in Nigeria, because of the perceived desperation of the APC. The declaration of the September 22 election merely fuels existing suspicions and the public’s sentiments. This is the more reason why INEC’s integrity and credibility is at stake. It must do everything to demonstrate that it is indeed an independent and unbiased umpire and not an agent of the ruling party.

Both INEC and the ruling party must be seen to be consolidating our democracy and do nothing to undermine the country’s jurisprudence.

I don’t know whether the INEC Chairman and the Returning Officer for Osun watched the recent US Open Grand Slam final match between Serena Williams and the young Japanese tennis player, Naomi Osaka. There was a lot at stake in that match. If Serena Williams won, she would have matched the record 24 Grand Slam titles won by Australian player, Margaret Court. If Naomi Osaka won, she would be the first Japanese to win the US Open Grand Slam singles championship. But at the end of the match, both players were not the issue, even if Osaka won, but the chair umpire of the match who was accused of harsh calls against Serena Williams. Serena received a code violation warning for smashing her racket, she was accused of cheating, she was penalized a game for “verbal abuse.”

The drama took the sweetness out of Naomi Osaka’s victory. INEC as umpire in the Osun election should avoid the temptation to turn itself into an issue.

Senator Ademola Adeleke and his party may be ahead with 353 votes so far, but having chosen to participate in the rerun, they must be aware that the two-horse race they have signed up for on Thursday can go in either direction. They must not smash their rackets. They must eschew verbal abuse.

They should keep their eyes on the ball. They must appeal to the people of Osun state to be vigilant and the voters in the local councils where the rerun will be held should come out en masse as they did last Saturday. One more piece of advice for Adeleke: to win that election, he must cultivate the friendship of other opposition leaders in the State.

Other PDP leaders, including Senate President Bukola Saraki and Chief Femi FaniKayode, have been helping him to talk to Senator Iyiola Omisore, who has now emerged as the “beautiful bride” of the supplementary election, since most of the votes at stake on Thursday are concentrated in his political strongholds - Ife North and Ife South.

Adeleke should reach out to him personally, and encourage him to mobilise his supporters to back the PDP- a party he defected from just before this same election. The APC are also talking to Omisore and he has set up a technical team to weigh the options before the Osun State Social Democratic Party (SDP). Omisore faces a critical moment in his political career. He must make a wise choice.

Victory for Adeleke will shore up INEC’s credibility, allay all fears of manipulation, and create opportunity for the emergence of an inclusive government in Osun State, with implications for subsequent elections in 2019. But of course, the APC is not going to drop the ball either on account of public sentiments. Governor Raufu Aregbesola will seek to protect his legacy and future, and also seek to avoid the “Ekiti outcome. “ Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola will also want victory for himself. May the people’s will prevail.

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FG’s N22.68bn to Nigeria Airways retirees

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n Monday September 24, 2018 the Supervising Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate release of N22.68 billion for the payment of outstanding retirement benefits due to the ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways.

It is painful that the approval came 15 years after the Nigeria Airways was liquidated, and many of the supposed beneficiaries are either dead or heavily indebted because of non payment of their retirement benefits. But it is better late than never.

Retirement, which ordinarily should be embraced with joy, in Nigeria, it has become a source of sorrow, frustration, panic and agony. Satirically, the public servants, having put in all their best into active service would naturally be expected to be rewarded. While other pensioners in the country are confronted with the challenges of non-payment of their pensions, omission of names from payrolls, underpayment, delayed payment and nonpayment of arrears and gratuities; the retirees of the liquidated Nigeria Airways are embedded with debts and worries.

As a result of the delays in settlement of these benefits, many ex-workers have been thrown out of their houses, their children have been unable to attend schools and others have lost their businesses, fallen ill or indeed, passed on. This unfortunate situation cannot be allowed to continue under a responsible administration.

The liquidated national career which was founded in 1958 after the dissolution of West African Airways Corporation (WAAC), flew with the name WAAC Nigeria until 1971 when it was re-branded to Nigeria Airways and eventually became liquidated in 2003.

The initial submission regarding the retirement benefits in liquidation was N78billion, and the Federal Government said that the amount was verified by Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) and other relevant stakeholders in line with the condition of service of Nigeria Airways Limited in liquidation and other extant rules and regulations. At the end of which the sum of N45 billion was agreed as the total retirement benefits of the affected staff.

Incidentally, the N22.68 billion represents a 50 percent of N45.3 billion total entitlements of the ex-workers.

While many people have commended President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for taken the bold step at ensuring that the pains and agonies of these ex-workers are cushioned, some described it as a political propaganda towards the 2019 general elections. But the objective of

the release is inconsequential, provided the affected persons get their pay as directed by Mr President.

The issue of non-payment of retirement benefits and pensions to retirees is gradually becoming a norm in the country especially in the public service which is why whenever any civil servant is approaching retirement , he is enthralled with fears of the dark future created by the government.

We are of the opinion that this ugly trend must be corrected and avoided by both federal and state governments.

The Federal Government is faced with a host of thorny retirement issues. But to ensure that these Presidential directives are duly implemented in line with extant financial rules, the committee constituted by the finance minister and headed by the Secretary of Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) with representatives of the office of the Head of Service of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Aviation, the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Bureau of Public Enterprises, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), the Union of ex-workers of the airways and Budget Office of the Federation must rise above board to handle this national assignment with utmost urgency, transparency and integrity.

We therefore, call on the federal government especially the minister of finance to put pressure on the verification committee to fasttrack every action that needed to be taken ensure that the funds are disbursed to the exworkers without further delay.

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Minimum Wage: Labour begins warning strike tomorrow

The Organised Labour says it will commence nationwide warning strike over the nonimplementation of the new National Minimum Wage, effective from midnight of Wednesday, September 26.

General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.

The organised labour has accused the Federal Government of stalling the negotiation by failing to mention a figure as a

new minimum wage for workers in the country.

The organised labour has also on September 12 issued the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum insisting that the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage should conclude its work within the stipulated time frame.

According to Ozo-Eson, this is to inform you that the Organised Labour shall commence nationwide warning strike in respect of the non-implementation of the National Minimum Wage,

effective from midnight of Wednesday, 26th September, 2018.

“All Industrial Unions and all State Councils are to commence mobilisation immediately for an effective strike action, nationwide.

A formal notification letter will be sent later in the day,” he said.

The leadership of the NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) will be having a joint meeting on Wednesday to conclude arrangements on the commencement of the nationwide warning strike slated for Thursday.

Short News Be patriotic, decent: APC tells PDP, Secondus Tom Okpe, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned the National Chairman of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus to be more patriotic and decent in his political language usage, advising him to show decorum when addressing national issues.

The ruling party expressed the caution in a statement issued and signed by the party acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena said the opposition party’s usage of political language and conduct has become worrisome.

The statement reads: “The National Chairman of a political party is expected to exhibit the highest sense of patriotism, decency and decorum in public conduct and discourse. Regrettably, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has not lived up to these basic expectations”.

Lagos CJ vows to prosecute lawyer who allegedly forged court judgment The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, on Tuesday vowed to prosecute Mr Edward Oseghale, a lawyer, who was nabbed by police at the premises of Surulere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly forging a court judgment.

Oseghale allegedly forged a judgment purportedly given by Mrs Toluwalase Abayomi, the Magistrate of Court 4, Surulere Magistrates’ Court.

The forged judgment pertained to a landlord and tenancy case.

The accused, who was the counsel to the landlord, used the alleged false judgment to evict a tenant.

He was, however, caught “red handed” when the tenant’s lawyer came to the Surulere Magistrates’ Court to verify the authenticity of the judgment.

Addressing newsmen, the Chief Judge, who was represented by Mrs Taiwo Olatokun, the Chief Registrar of the Lagos State Judiciary said the forgery of court documents was rampant in the state.

NCC to penalise vendors of nonapproved communication equipment

L-R: Managing Partner of Sanni and Co., Prof. Abiola Sanni; Managing Partner of Growth Capital by CcHUB, Mr Adetunji Eleso; Television Continental (TVC) Director of Programme, Mrs Morayo Afolabi-Brown; Dufil Prima Foods Group Public Relations and Events Manager, Mr Tope Ashiwaju; Managing Director of Inside-Out Media Limited, Agatha Amata; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rise Networks, Mrs Toyosi AkereleOgunsiji, social critic, Mr Adekunle Adeniyi and Managing Director of BD Consult, Mr Tola Badamosi, after the judges’ sitting to select 2018 Indomie Independence Day Award (IIDA) winners in Lagos.

2019 guber election: APC approves mode of primaries nationwide Tom Okpe, Abuja The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the mode of primary election to choose the party flag bearer in the 2019 election.

The party in a statement on Tuesday signed by Yekini Nabena, acting National Publicity Secretary said 19 States are to go for the indirect primary, while 17 States are for the direct primary.

The statement reads: “The

National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the mode of primaries for Saturday, September 29th, 2018 governorship primary elections scheduled to hold across the thirty-six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)”.

The states are, Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross –River, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kano, Niger, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Taraba, Zamfara and the Federal capital Territory (FCT) will go for the direct primary mode, while Adamawa, Benue, Borno, Delta,

Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nsarawa, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto and Yobe States will use the Indirect primary.

Meanwhile, the NWC has banned the Adamawa State Working Committee from participating either as delegates or superintendents over the governorship primaries holding in the state.

This, the party said, “Is due to the fact that the Adamawa state Working Committee was prejudiced in favour of a governorship aspirant”.

Any corporate entity found selling or installing communications equipment without obtaining the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) type approval test certificate would be liable to a fine of N100,000 or one-year imprisonment, an official warned.

Head, Wireless Network, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Chukwuma Nwaiwu, gave the warning in Lagos on Tuesday during the inauguration of the 1st Type Approval Industry Working Group Meeting.

Nwaiwu explained that the type approval also known as equipment authorisation was an approval given to both radio and non-radio devices, which would be interfaced with the Nigerian communications network.

He said that type approval was a necessity which would ensure safety of the public from dangerous equipment and facilitate quality service.

“Type approval would also protect public telecommunication networks and ensure compatibility, interoperability of the equipment connected to the national networks,” Nwaiwu said.

Gov Bindow swears-in Igbo adviser, other administrators Tom Garba, Yola A Yola based Igbo Man, Chief Cyprian Chukwuka has been sworn- in by Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow as an adviser on wealth creation.

Cyprian who comes from the Igbo community in the state was sworn-in along side other indigenes: Muhammed Alfa Raji (Girei LGA) Adviser on Education; Hon Sule Mugomya (Demsa LGA), Adviser on Chieftaincy affairs; Rabecca Simon (Gombi), Adviser on Women Affairs and Mohammed Isah (Fofure), Adviser on Urban development.

While taken the oath of office, they promised to contribute to the development of the state by being ‘’faithful and hold true allegiance to the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.”

Bindow also witness the swearing in of 50 areas administrators and their secretaries, and enjoined them to be loyal to the people that nominated them and the present government.

He called on them to massively mobilise people within their wards to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari whose direct primaries is scheduled to hold Friday, 28th Sept.

Mr Mogumya who responded on behalf of the advisers assured Governor Bindow of total loyalty.

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Shake-up in FCTA as minister sacks Opeifa, Maina, others Idu Jude, Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mallam Mohammed Bello, has relieved some mandate secretaries (commissioners) of their duties.

The affected appointees had refused to heed to the warning of the administration to formerly resign before seeking political offices as 2019 general election draws near.

Daily Times recalls that the Administration in a press statement earlier, had warned all the mandate secretaries to resign before seeking to contest for political

office.

Following the sudden shake up, the minister had issued disengagement letters to affected secretariats and ordered them to hand over to their successors today.

Senior Special Assistance to the FCT Minister on Finance and Economic Matters and former Commissioner for Finance, Niger State, Dr. Bala Liman, is taking over from Senator Isa Maina as Education Secretary; General Manager, Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Aminu Mai, takes over from Barrister Amanda Pam as Health Secretary.

Pam had earlier indicated interest in politics, and made it known. She aspired for the office of Abuja Municipal Area Council

(AMAC), chairman in 2015.

Director, Muslims Pilgrims Board, Bashir Mohammed, will take over the Social Development Secretariat (SDS) in place of Alhaji Ladi Alhassan who has since resigned to face his political ambition in Kwara State.

Also the hitherto Transportation Secretary, Comrade Kayode Opeifa, will be replaced by yet to be determined appointee.

However, Stanley Nzekwe, Secretary of Agric and Rural Development Secretariat, Abubakar Bappa of Area Councils Services Secretariat, and Umar Shuaibu of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC have not shown any political ambition; at press time it was not clear if they will be replaced too.

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Short News Mantu committee: PDP guber aspirants sign undertaking Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The Ibrahim Mantu Committee set up by the Plateau People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday signed an undertaking to support any candidate that emerges the Governorship flag bearer of the party in the primaries to hold in Jos, Sunday 30th.

Recall that the State Working Committee of the PDP had earlier inaugurated a committee to dialogue with 13 aspirants jostling to grab the party’s ticket in the 2019 governorship election.

However, the former Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu who headed a five - man committee came up with a resolution reached with all the 13 aspirants that anyone who emerges the Party flag bearer will have the full corporation of the other 12.

Signing the agreement, the aspirants who appended their signatures agreed that the campaign will be issue based and not assassination of one’s character, promising not to decamp, rather will unite and work with the winning candidate.

Mantu said, “It is a family affairs and they have agreed to conduct themselves in a brotherly manner. I am confident that whoever emerges, we will all support him to change the change”.

Oyo-Ita urges military, civil servants to embrace technologies for enhanced productivity Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, has called on the military and civil servants to embrace and apply new technologies in discharging their duties for enhanced service delivery.

Oyo-Ita made the call while presenting paper at the Inaugural Lecture of Nigeria Defence Course 27, titled: “Civil Service Reform and National Development,’’ on Tuesday in Abuja.

She said that adopting new technologies would boost the nation’s economy and ensure accountability.

“We need to have a breath of fresh air in carrying out our jobs; civil servants should be courageous to try out new reforms.

“Archaic ideas should be done away with, new innovations and technologies should be embraced for better service delivery.

“Many old workers believe things should remain and be done the way it used to be when they started but that shouldn’t be the case, because these technologies are to make our jobs easier and improve efficiency,’’ she said.

Editor, Our Moment Newspaper (right), David Olalekan Olanrewaju, presenting an award of excellence to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Adegoke Fayoade, Area Commander, Sango-Otta,... in Sango-Otta, Ogun State.

NHIS will boost corps members’ morale - NYSC Adewale Momoh, Akure The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Sulaiman Kazaure has disclosed that the federal government has incorporated corps members in the National Health insurance scheme (NHIS).

The NYSC DG who revealed this at the opening ceremony of the 2018 NYSC Management Conference held Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, stated that the approval will go a long way to assist corps members among other health benefits Kazaure said this year’s edition of the conference is unique as it coincides with the 45th anniversary of the scheme and need to evolve strategies that will enhance their operations and open new opportunities.

“Sustenance and improvement of the deployment of ICT solutions to enhance operational efficiency and distribution of wheelchairs to the physically challenged persons nationwide through the NYSC health initiative for rural dwellers intervention programme”.

Chairman of the NYSC board,

Ambassador Fatima Balla Abubakar stated that the conference was a reminder of the present administrations quest to reposition the economy by opening new opportunities for the youths in Nigeria.

She said “in the course of our orientation tour, we noted with delight, the high level of dedication exhibited by members of staff towards the discharge of their duties. At the same time, we have noted with concern, the inability of some state governments to live up to their statutory responsibilities, especially in the area of provision of camp facilities”.

The director, planning, Research and statistics of NYSC, Mrs Bose Okakwu said the choice of Ondo State in hosting this year’s conference is informed by the unrelenting support, uncommon hospitality, and love the scheme enjoys from the government, stakeholders and the people of the state.

In his remarks, the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi akeredolu maintained that the main objective of the scheme has been the fostering of national unity and integration of the different ethnic groups in the country for accelerated development and progress of the nation.

Represented by his deputy, Agboola Ajayi, the governor commended the national youth service corps for their immense contribution to the achievements of democracy in Nigeria and urged the scheme to continue to do more towards protecting the nation’s democracy by ensuring credible leaders are elected into office.

He informed the gathering that his administration has introduced a package of cash prizes for the state honours award winners as a way of appreciating the contribution of Corp members that have contributed to the development of the state.

He also noted that quite a number of intervention projects have been carried out by his government in the NYSC permanent orientation camp and guaranteed the security and welfare of Corp members throughout their service year in the state.

The annual management conference with the theme ‘’NYSC at 45: Consolidating gains and creating opportunities ‘’ brought together top managers of the scheme, state coordinators, directors and other critical stakeholders to review the Operations of the scheme for greater performance.

Clergy cautions Army on search for missing General Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos A clergy with the ECWA Plateau District Church Council (DCC), fellowship has call on the Nigerian Army not to use military force on the community where a retired military officer was allegedly found missing.

“The church is sounding the caution against the plans by the military to go to any length at tracing or otherwise the where about of its retired top military officer who has not been seen or heard of since the last couple of days.” The press text advised.

It urged “the military to allow the police use its expertise in investigation to fish out those that may know or have anything to do with the incident and treat same appropriately without getting innocent members of the community affected.”

A statement by Rev Dr. David Laje on Tuesday recalled that a sad and similar incident occurred in some parts of Benue state years ago; the military raid on the community led to the death of many innocent lives.

Court remands 5 over theft of yam tubers The President of the Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, Mrs Imoleayo Akinrodoye, on Tuesday, remanded five suspects facing trial for alleged theft of 120 tubers of yam.

The accused: Biodun Ayodele, (20); Michael Adebayo, (19); Lukman Ahmed, (22); Arisekola Ridwan, (20); and Kayode Suleiman; (45), were granted bail but failed to meet the conditions for their release.

The accused persons were consequently remanded in custody.

Akinrodoye had admitted the accused persons to bail in the sum of N150,000 with one reliable surety each in like sum.

The Court President subsequently adjourned the case till Oct. 17 for continuation of hearing.

Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Ayodele Ayeni, had informed the court that the five suspects were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful breakingin and stealing.

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2019: Don’t heat up the polity, Short News Abe kicks against direct primaries in Rivers Abdusalami tells politicians Tunde Opalana, Abuja Former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar has warned politicians across party levels not to heat up the polity ahead of Tuesday rescheduled elections in some units in the inconclusive Osun State governorship election.

Gen. Abubakar who is the chairman of National Peace Committee, said this during a meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the security agencies and the representatives of the registered political parties ahead of the 2019 general elections held at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja Briefing the journalists after the first meeting with the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu and the security agencies, he said that the meeting was to ensure that the politicians do not heat up the polity ahead of the 2019 general elections.

“As you are all aware, we are

approaching 2019 elections and already you are very much aware how the polity is being heated as a result of which we have decided to step up our action to ensuring that there is peace in the country”, he said, stressing that the politicians need to play by the rule of the game, while the security agencies and INEC also need to play their role accordingly.

The committee later met with the registered political parties, where they listened to their complaints and also appealed to them to make sure that politics is played without bitterness.

He stated: “All in all we have had a briefing and then later this afternoon we are going to meet with the political parties. The INEC chairman has told us they are 91 registered political parties.

“As you are very much aware, if there is no peace in any country, there will be no country at all, so this is the essence of this meeting to ensure that we are all on the same page to ensure that there is peace in

our country.”

A member of the committee, and the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, revealed that the entire members of the committee were pleased with the efforts of INEC with the way the chairman presented the commission’s activities.

Kukah noted: “It does seem very clear to me that there is a great improvement on the way that things have gone.

“This election by the grace of God ought to be a better improvement from the 2015 election. Our hope is that elections after this we will also see a greater improvement because as we are moving forward you are correcting all the mistakes.”

“It is our greater joy that we are no longer complaining about open ballot box snatching; now we are complaining about vote buying now. I believe that from what we had the chairman saying, this is not a one person job, it belongs to all of us Nigerians but some political belongs with all of us Nigerians.”

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

The Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said that the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC), of the party to adopt indirect primaries for Rivers State could not override the earlier decision of the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC. Senator Abe stated that the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had during the party’s last National Executive Committee meeting, listed Rivers State as one of the states where direct primaries would be held to elect candidates of the party for the 2019 general elections.

The Senator who was reacting to the decision of NWC of the party to adopt indirect primaries for Rivers State, said that NEC decided to adopt direct primaries in Rivers State because of the many legal issues facing the party in the state.

NEMA confirms death of pastor, wife in Imo flood The Head of Imo/Abia Operations Office, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Evans Ugoh, has confirmed that a pastor and his wife died in Monday’s massive flood in an Imo community.

Ugoh confirmed the incident on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen in Owerri.

The flood swept away some homes and farmlands in Oguta, the headquarters of Oguta Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The NEMA official who did not disclose the identities of the deceased couple blamed the incident on the alleged neglect of the agency’s early warning.

He said that the agency gave evacuation notice early enough but regretted that it was ignored by the community.

Ugoh said that he led a team of NEMA officials to Oguta and Ohaji/ Egbema LGAs to monitor the sea level in the wake of increasing cases of flood in the area.

“When we discovered that there was an unusual rise in the sea level, we immediately issued evacuation notice to seven communities in the area,” he said.

RSG bigins comprehensive biometric capture for pensioners Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has commenced the comprehensive biometric data capture of Pensioners, in a move to develop a functional pension scheme in the state.

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enalema, speaking at the High level Roundtable hosted by the United States The biometric data capture for the pensioners is taking place at the Ministry Nigeria Council on building tech partnerships and increasing corporate investment in innovation on the margins of the UNGA in New of Justice Headquarters in Port Harcourt for the mainstream pensioners whereas York, United States. pensioners who retired from the parastatals were being captured at the Rivers State University.

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Professionals were seen working round the clock to ensure easy capture of the retirees.

Head of Service, Rivers State, Mr. Rufus Godwins, said that Governor Wike was working towards a functional pension scheme that would stand the test of time.

“The governor inherited six months pension arrears and settled the arrears. of using derogatory statements who expressed satisfaction with This is a public knowledge. Thereafter, he set out to address the pension issues Moses Oyediran, Enugu against one another. the manner the chairman has been that he inherited,” it said.

He noted that APC is a party piloting the affairs of the party in that believes in internal democracy the state, urged him to keep the Ahead of the primaries of the All guarantying that all the contestants flag flying.

Progressive Congress (APC), the will be treated equally adding Senator Eze informed the Enugu State Chapter of the party that all the candidates will emerge chairman that the aspirants were has assured all aspirants that through transparent indirect or already discussing on the possible The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has candidates for various positions consensus primaries. way of making his job easier before announced the constitution of a special court martial to would emerge through transparent The chairman however appealed the primaries, saying “I’m here to try personnel involved in partisan politics as the country indirect or consensus primaries. to aspirants not to see the contest thank you and your exco for the approaches the 2019 general election.

The state chairman of the as a do or die affair, promising that good works that you have been Buratai made the announcement on Tuesday, while declaring party, Dr. Ben Nwoye stated this the party will provide an enabling doing to uplift our party in the open the 2nd and 3rd quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference. yesterday when Senator Ayogu environment devoid of rancour. state. I want assure that i have all He enjoined the General Officers Commanding and Field Eze, a governorship aspirant paid “We want to advise all the it takes to emerge victories in 2019 Commanders to ensure that officers and men under them were a courtesy visit to the executive aspirants to go into the field and if given the mandate to fly the flag guided by the stipulated code of conduct in the discharge of committee (EXCO) at the state campaign. At the end, whosoever of the party” their duties.

Secretariat. that emerges winner should carry Present at the event were all the “Be rest assured politicians will like to approach you; you are Nwoye assured all the aspirants everybody along, because our members of the state executive advised to strictly resist such approaches, especially where they that he would play a father figure mission is to take over lion building of the party and members of the have to do with partisanship. role to all the contestants also in 2019.” campaign team of the governorship “As professional soldiers, none of us should be sympathetic advised them to resist temptation In his remarks, Senator Eze, hopeful. with any political, religious or ethnic cause.

2019: All candidates will emerge through primaries, Enugu APC assures aspirants

2019: Army constitutes special court martial to try partisan personnel

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IADI elects NDIC boss Africa Regional Committee chair Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

L-R: Senior Manager, Product Portfolio, Vodacom Business Nigeria, Abu Etu; Chief Product and Information Officer, 9mobile, Otuyemi Otule and Executive Director, Aramex Nigeria, Omar Jarmakani at the 2018 NigeriaCom conference in Lagos.

Capital repatriation: CBN to invite MTN, Stanbic IBTC, 3 others Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that the apex bank would invite leading telecommunication operator - MTN and the four banks sanctioned recently for capital repatriation to prove their cases.

The four banks are: Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic-IBTC, Citibank, and Diamond Bank.

Emefiele gave the hint on Tuesday while briefing Finance Correspondents on the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee

(MPC) meeting in Abuja.

He said: “We will go through the pain again to invite the banks and MTN to prove their case, because it is normal that we should allow them to clear themselves and that is what we are doing and I believe that in due course we should make a final call on this subject.”

The CBN governor, however, justified apex bank decision requesting MTN to refund $ 8.1 billion stating that, “what CBN sought by asking MTN to return that money is that we want a reversal of that transaction because it was not finally authorized by the CBN.” He added that because the funds were

moved through these four banks, the quantum of dollars that passed through the banks, was what CBN said the banks needed to remit back, or the company needed to remit back to the CBN through the banks.

“It did not mean that these were the bank’s obligation. We understand that there was some interpretation in some quarters that, aside from the naira penalty, that there was some conclusion that those dollars attributed to have been remitted by these banks on behalf of MTN were indeed the liabilities of the bank. That is why we provided a clarification to the banks when they called us that the liability is that of

MTN and not theirs and that the CBN was not in any position or in any way going to debit the bank for the dollar because it was not their liability. It’s important to note that this was an investigation that started about two years ago”, he said Emefiele said that by CBN action, “he feel vindicated that in the history of the banking sector, at least I gave a chance where the regulator, the governor sitting in the meeting, the Director Banking Supervision with over 20 examiners sitting in a hall, with the company and the banks, asking them to resolve the issue, because we agreed that MTN is an important telecom company in Nigeria.”

Nigeria Air not suspended for lack of investors – Sirika Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has disclosed that the national carrier (Nigeria Air) project was not suspended because of lack of investors.

A statement by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Media and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday, said the national carrier project had an avalanche of well-grounded and ready investors.

The investors, according to Sirika, include

international finance institutions such as the Afro-Exim Bank, African Development Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, aircraft manufacturers – Airbus and Boeing.

“They also include airlines such as Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Air etc. and some reputable individuals and entrepreneurs.

“The Office of the Minister of state for Aviation has noted, with consternation, various opinions, comments and observations in the media regarding the status and the reasons for the recent suspension of the processes leading to the establishment of a Nigerian national carrier.

“Among the reasons being given for its

suspension, especially in the social media is the absence of interested and ready investors.

“This couldn’t be farther from the truth, as the national carrier project has an avalanche of well-grounded and ready investors,” he said.

The minister also stated that the country’s participation at the Farnborough Air Show in the United Kingdom in July was not for the sole purpose of unveiling the Nigeria Air logo contrary to public belief.

He explained that the air show was also a meeting point with those potential investors who saw the event as another opportunity

to market and re-emphasize their interests in the project.

“It is also pertinent to clarify that the Federal Executive Council only suspended the process for the establishment of the national carrier for the time being.

The project has not been killed,” he said.

It would be recalled that Sirika had on September 19, announced the decision of FEC to suspend the project for ‘strategic reasons’ without giving further details.

The decision has elicited reactions from many stakeholders and other Nigerian who have suggested different reasons for the suspension of the project.

Heritage bank seeks banks, Fintechs’ partnership on financial inclusion Motolani Oseni Heritage Bank Plc has stressed the need for sustained collaboration between banks and financial technology companies (fintechs). This will support Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) drive for financial inclusion and promote economic growth.

Managing Director of Heritage Bank, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, said this while delivering a goodwill message at the 2018 Annual National Conference of the Finance

Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) held in Lagos, recently.

Sekibo, was represented at the event by the bank’s Divisional Head, Corporate Compliance, Mr. Wumi Adeniyi.

Sekibo, pointed out that over the years, Heritage Bank has developed solutions to promote financial inclusion.

He said Heritage Bank had taken bold steps to boost the CBN’s initiative of reducing the numbers of unbanked Nigerians the country, by offering financial services to the nooks and crannies of Nigeria

thus providing access to the under-served markets.

“We all agree that our target is to achieve acceleration of financial inclusion. Those who are financially excluded are majorly technologically excluded.

“That means that we cannot push financial inclusion if we do not also push technology inclusion. We believe that by partnering fintechs, the financial services industry will push for inclusion and improve the economy. “That is because the financially excluded persons actually constitute a gap

in the financial system and there is no way we can create a perfect economy except we bring all these people on board.

“Another issue is that the older generation is averse to technology because they have not been exposed to it and the fear of fraud. The CBN and the banks will continue to improve on our technology space.

“We might still have issues, but with the creation of the Consumer Protection Department of the CBN, the customers are sure of protection.”

International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) has elected the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Umaru Ibrahim the new Chairperson of the Africa Regional Committee (ARC).

The NDIC, on Monday, stated that Ibrahim was elected during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the IADIARC which was a prelude to IADI Technical Assistance Workshop being hosted by the Corporation in Lagos.

The election of the NDIC boss was a unanimous decision of the body following the expiration of tenure of the current Chairperson and former Chief Executive Officer of the Deposit Protection Corporation of Zimbabwe, Mr John Chikura.

Also elected as the ARC Vice-Chairman during the AGM was Mohamud A. Mohamud, the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC).

The election of Ibrahim marks the second time that Nigeria will lead the IADIARC. The immediate past MD/ CE of the Corporation, Alhaji Ganiyu Ogunleye was earlier elected as Chairperson of the body.

According to members, the unanimous decision to elect the NDIC Boss was in recognition of his achievements, requisite knowledge and experience in the Deposit Insurance System (DIS) which they belief will impact positively on the other members from Africa.

They expressed optimism in his qualities and wealth of experience to effectively provide the desired leadership for the ARC. With the election of Ibrahim, the secretariat of the body effectively relocates to Nigeria until the end of his tenure.

The AGM also discussed other important issues relating to the growth of the DIS in the African Region and financial system stability.

Apart from Nigeria, the host country, other nations in attendance at the AGM include Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Swaziland, Rwanda and the West Africa Monetary Union Deposit Protection Board (WAMUDPB) based in Senegal.

The Daily Times recalls that Ibrahim was elected twice into the Executive Management Committee of the IADI and his second term is yet to expire.

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BPE to list Indorama Eleme FRSC Recruitment: Petrochemicals, others on stock market Traders record Motolani Oseni The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) plans to make Initial Public Offering (IPO) for Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL, 100 per cent owned by the Sifax Group and NICON Insurance Limited.

Some of Nigeria’s privatised state-owned

enterprises in which the Federal Government had diluted a significant amount of its equity, may in two months time be listed on the country’s stock market.

BPE Director, Development institution and National Resources, Joe Anichebe revealed that under the plan, the IPO for the Nigerian Machine Tools (NMT), Osogbo, Osun State, will be done next year.

Addressing why it took so long for the Nigerian Government to list the shares of the

privatised state-owned enterprises on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Anichebe said it was a risk the BPE could not afford, as many of the state-owned enterprises were not profitable.

“You know that the first rule to listing on the Exchange is that you have to be profitable, and we don’t want to risk the money of poor Nigerians by offering IPOs for those companies when they are not being profitable,” Anichebe explained to business editors in Abeokuta during the weekend.

FX transfers: KIAKIAFX partners Turtlewax Motolani Oseni KiaKiaFX, an indigenous Fintech company has signed a technical services agreement with Turtlewax BDC to promote the sale of retail Foreign Exchange (FX) where customers can exchange FX from the comfort of their homes offices via desktop, tablet or mobile device.

Speaking in Lagos, the Managing Director, KiaKia FX, Abisoye Coker, said the digital platform affords users the opportunity to navigate through KiaKiaFX’s extensive range of FX services with ease.

According to him, users can create

accounts through a two layered process.

Once approved, they are then free to barter FX through a multi-channel platform via card or KiaKiaFX’s unique book-on-hold transaction process.

In his words, “This state of the art highly secured automated payment platform also includes a comprehensive dashboard with the user transaction history and current listings for the daily rates across various currency pairs.

“With KiaKiaFX.com, customers are saved long conventional trips to their local operators to exchange FX. Even more crucial, KiaKiaFX. com is available 24-7,” he said.

Speaking further, he said, “We are very

thrilled about the launch of the website. We hope that users find our interface accessible and easy to use.

“The FX market is a growing market worldwide due to increased globalization, and KiaKiaFX has identified a market need for a transparent and convenient retail space for multiple currency pairs.

“The site is just the first step of our strategy and we will be communicating future services in the nearest future.”

On his part, Managing Director of Turtlewax, OlatunbosunSanyaolu-Oyo added that “our customers are very excited with the website. No longer will location and time be a burden for our retail customers.”

TCN rectifies faults after annual maintenance of jos-gombe 330kva line Idu Jude, Abuja The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has sent technical experts to restore technical issues emerging from the Jos-Gombe 330kV Transmission Line, which had just undergone Annual Scheduled Maintenance, at the North Eastern part of the country including Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa Borno, Yobe and Taraba state.

The General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN took outage to undertake the Annual Scheduled Maintenance of the 330kV transmission line from Jos to Gombe.

Mrs. Ndidi, stated that the maintenance work has been completed by the combined engineering maintenance crew from Gombe

and Jos Transmission Substations, the transmission line was reclosed and energized at about 15:09 hours Saturday 22nd, as about 19:09 hours before the line developed another fault and tripped off.

She further stated that line engineering crew handling the Jos part of the 330kV transmission line has completed investigations on that part of the line, while the Gombe part of the transmission line trace is still ongoing.

Meanwhile the general manager public affairs said that the environs will continue to experience power failure until both ends of they are restored.

“The entire line cannot be energized until both ends of the line trace have been concluded. Once completed, the findings

would be analyzed and faults cleared TCN will then re-energized the transmission line.

The company said it regrets inconveniences caused by the outage and also apologizes to the Government and people of the six North Eastern states affected by the outage, while assuring that efforts are ongoing to ensure a speedy completion of the transmission line trace and faults clearance in other to reclose and energize the 330kV transmission line.

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Traders are recording brisk sales at the ongoing Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recruitment and physical screening at the National Stadium in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Some of the traders told NAN in separate interviews on Tuesday that the exercise was an opportunity for them to sell their wares.

The traders said they had to close up their shops temporarily at Utako, Wuse and Garki markets in order to display their wares at the recruitment venues in view of the high patronage.

Pastor Peter Umeh, a trader who sales white canvas, shoes, stockings and short trousers at the venue, said the sales were encouraging but decried the low profit margin he recorded.

“My goods are essential for the candidates like white canvas shoes, T-shirts and others; the sales are encouraging but the current economic challenges, customers are begging for discount.

“We are encouraged by the turn over because the candidates are many and patronage is quite high.

“For instance, we sell the shoes at N1,500 in the market but here they priced it down to N800, the T-shirts are from N1,000 but they are pricing them at N700 and we have to sell,’’ he said.

Also speaking, Mr Timothy Chukwuma, a professional

photographer at the recruitment venue, said the patronage was not adequate because most candidates came with their passport photographs.

He however added that the photographs were taken and printed in two minutes at a subsidised rate of eight copies at N700 and four copies at N400 for candidates who forgot or misplaced their passport photographs.

In the same vein, Mr and Mrs Samuel Akhigbe, who were engaged in photocopying business, said they were excited over the sales recorded since the commencement of the screening.

They noted that the candidates were mandated to make photocopies of their documents which had resulted to high patronage, adding that each copy is done at N50 because they use generating plants.

Similarly, food and confectionery vendors were not left out as they also record high patronage from the exercise.

Mrs Irene Okoro, who sells soft drinks and snacks, said she was happy with the patronage from candidates and people around.

“I have been selling since morning; I thank God for this exercise, I wish they will continue till next month; I am so happy with my sales.

“I thank God for everything,’’ she added.

NAN reports that the exercise, which began on Sept.

24, will last on Sept. 30.

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Sirika, 400 delegates for NUATE conference Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Minister of State Aviation Hadi Sirika, heads of aviation agencies and over four hundred delegates will converge on Asaba, Delta state capital for the national delegates conference of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE).

According to the general secretary of NUATE, Comrade Olayinka Abioye, the 10th quardrennial national delegates conference with its theme, ‘Public, private Partnership in aviation industry - Perspective from investors, labour and management’ will feature awards.

Comrade Abioye explained that past leaders of the NUATE will be honoured

including heads of aviation agencies for their contributions to the development of the sector.

The conference according to him, will take place at Grand Hotel Asaba from today Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 September 2018.

Hadi Sirika will be conferred with Aviation Minister of the decade award while five chief executives of the will be awarded Transformational Leadership.

The conference will also usher in new national executives that will steer the affairs of the union in the next four years.

NUATE is a notable union in the aviation sector championing the cause of workers and an affiliate body of the the Nigerian Labour Congress.

Pensioners participating in biometric capture exercise of the Rivers State Government at the Ministry of Justice, Port Harcourt

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National Postgraduate Medical College raises the alarm over rate of doctors leaving Nigeria Stories: Esther Taiwo The National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikin, Lagos has expressed worry over the alarming rate at which doctors in training leave the country in considerable numbers.

In his address at the 36th convocation of the College, the President, Prof. Opubo da Lilly-Tariah, said with the serious economic downturn of the late 80s and 90s, the College stood tall to the challenge of the dearth of specialist doctors.

“The products of this College were able to replace the lost positions. Today the country is faced with another brain drain. The search for safety of work, well-being, disease and peace are intrinsic to mankind.

“The process of our trained doctors leaving the shores of the land for greener pasture is not peculiar to us. It has its benefits and drawbacks”, he said.

The Professor of Otolaryngology from University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital stressed that till now the exodus of doctors from the country was an exclusive preserve of trained specialists, adding that this is not the case anymore as doctors in training are also leaving the country in considerable numbers.

“This is a worrisome situation. The reasons why these happen are all well known. These include but not limited to no jobs, no job security, poor pay, poor

facilities for practice, general insecurity and low sense of patriotism “, he said.

The College President also mentioned that the combined effect is most experienced hands and brightest minds are being drained away thus losing both present and future.

“The onus falls squarely on the federal, state and local governments to create enabling enabling environment for the practice of medicine that is conducive”, he said.

He lamented poor funding as a critical challenge to training by the Postgraduate College, saying poor funding of the teaching hospitals results in paucity of facilities, poor motivation for trainers and trainees.

Health, he stated, cannot be characterised as social event, adding that the role of the college is different and in dealing with the College, government should treat it specially and preferentially.

“We don’t have much process for generating IGR, we have to stay within the scope of conducting examinations for our candidates and we cannot overtax them so as not to overburden the candidates “, he said.

The Professor suggested that an expanded national insurance scheme is one way of making healthcare more robust. It will give hope to practice of medicine and retain the best.

In his convocation lecture titled “Do Not be Afraid and Do Not Fail to Rescue”, Prof. Basil Ezeanolue,

said the brain drain phenomenon is getting worse, adding that the conditions in Nigeria offer so many reasons why trained medical personnel are migrating out of the country.

“No matter your reason, do not fail rescue yourself or the society from the challenges you or they are facing, you can make positive impact on the situation you find yourself”, he said.

The Professor of Otolaryngology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka however advised the emigrants that although the salaries and wages overseas are attractive and living conditions safer and better than in Nigeria but entrepreneurship will take them out of the non-wealthy class of people whether in Nigeria or any other country.

“Wherever you pitch your professional practice, harness the potentials you have. The foreign currency you are paid with could serve as foreign direct investment in Nigeria. For those who opt to remain in the country, the Nigeria currency is equally good for investment in the health sector “, he said.

About 318 graduands were elected as Fellows.

The Faculties with the highest number of graduands are Obstetrics and Gynaecology with 47, Pathology with 43 and Internal Medicine with 36.

Also, Faculty of Psychiatry had seven graduands followed by Family Dentistry and ORL with three and two respectively.

R-L: Executive Secretary, LASTVEB, Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo; Celebrant, Adaramola and his wife, Mrs. Adaramola; and Director LASTVEB, Mr. Laolu Oguntuyi,at Adaramola’s last day in office ceremony.

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Principal pens down in grand style Executive Secretary, Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB), Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo, has urged the new Principal, Lagos State Technical College, Ikotun, Mr. Olugbemi Ololade, to toe the path of his predecessor if he must triumph and be celebrated at the end of his career.

Erogbogbo said this during the retirement and last day in office of the immediate past principal of the school, Mr. Adaramola Samuel Oladele.

The open field of Lagos State Technical College Ikotun, venue of the event, was replete with celebrations and eulogies as friends, church, family members as well as colleagues, one after the other, poured encomiums on Adaramola who incidentally, celebrated his 60th birthday on Wednesday last week.

Adaramola during his career twice won Lagos Best Teacher of the year between 20012/20013, and 2013/2014 academic sessions.

Erogbogbo said Adaramola would remain one of the outstanding principals she ever worked with, saying that she never had a single contending issue with him all through the period he was in the saddle.

The LASTVEB boss described Adaramola as hardworking, resilient, diligent, committed and an individual who loves to bring out the best in others.

Said Erogbogbo: “What else can I say about Mr. Adramola? Erogbogbo asked rhetorically.

“He is an embodiment of what we call leadership. I never had any problem with him or the school while he was in charge. Anytime I come to GTC (Ikotun), he was always up and doing.

I’ve not heard any bad report about him. I’m sure both students and staff will miss because he is a performer.”

“And this is a moment of reflection for those of you still in service. What will be said about you when you sign of? Adaramola has impressed me and paid his dues,” Erogbogbo counseled.

Presenting to Adaramola the Certificate of Service, Erogbogbo urged him to take a rest for six months, eat healthy and exercise very well to continuously keep fit.

“You all heard all the good things that have been said about Adaramola, your own story must not change,” Erogbogbo told Ololade.

A former colleague and retired principal of Government Technical College, Adosoba, Mr. Joa Akindele, also described retirement period as ‘diminuendo period’ and urged the celebrant to gird his loins as he would henceforth realise who his true friends and pretenders are. Head or tail, Akindele said, Adaramola should take things philosophically.

He said: “When this time comes, which I am sure it will, I admonish you to have a sound mind under control, a disciplined mind that does not panic, a mind that does not lose touch with reality; a mind which neither gives way to imagination, nor loses consciousness or go into depression. Since life is never a bed of roses, there are times we have to face these trying times in life, only then we can be molded into people of character. We have our plans but God always has a better plan in store for us.”

Nigerian varsities lack capacity to train students – Don Nosa Akenzua, Asaba A renowned Professor of Sociology at the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Professor Victor Jike, has said that Nigerian universities lack the capacity to train students.

Delivering the 65th in the series of inaugural lectures of the university, Jike, said: “It is not a fluke that no Nigerian university is ranked close to the first one thousand universities in the world.

“The secondary school I went to, St. Peter Clavers College, Aghalokpe, Delta State, had a diversity of qualified teaching staff. In 1972, the school had five expatriate staff, two Irish, two Canadians and one English lady who taught Chemistry so well to positively impact many of us and today we have become professors.

“Now, we have universities in Nigeria where all staff come from the local environment and think in the same manner; where there is rampant in

breeding, a tendency towards intellectual insularity and esoterism and we expect Nigerian universities to be ranked among the best in the world?

“The corruptible cannot produce the incorruptible. When a departmental budget is to be pruned, staff training is the likely casualty while the budgetary quotient for construction is deliberately padded because this is where the bosses derive their kickbacks”.

He noted that “the environment of work in many public organisations is shameful with no water, no light and most times stuffy and unhygienic.

The inaugural lecturer added “when it rains, some of the roofs leak. There is hardly any platform to sustain a maintenance culture. So how can workers be motivated under such conditions? When workers fall ill, they give them leave to seek treatment in the hospital. In most cases, workers do not have the wherewithal to take care of their health needs which may lead to premature death.

“Unfortunately, when workers die while still in

government service, the funeral is lack luster and the representation of government is minimal and scanty.

“However, workers who are officially dead remain on the official pay roll as ghost workers for many years adding to the financial emoluments of their erstwhile bosses in a ghoulish dialectical macabre interplay between the living and the dead”.

Citing the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Waba, who said that Nigerian workers are treated like slaves, he argued that “Most of the constituent unions are plodding on but many have fallen by the side and loudly compromised the principle of the struggle for workers’ emancipation”.

“Colonial educational system had inherent limitations and these shortcomings are still very much evident in the contemporary epoch,” he added.

Continuing, Prof. Jike said: “Fifty-eight years after political independence in 1960, we still perceive clear manifestations of a misplaced colonial educational

policy.

“Repair and maintenance culture have failed to take root in the subconscious of Nigerians simply because it is not part of our heritage. Education is central to development in several aspects.

“The quality of education determines the scope of capacity that could be nurtured to propel development. A system that emphasises the passing of examination rather than instilling an epistemological basis for imaginativeness; a system that places premium on learning by rot rather than having a clear understanding of the contending issues that inhibit the nation’s development.

“A system that is glaringly bereft of requisite infrastructures to sustain a worthwhile scientific enterprise, where there is no constant energy supply, where retired professors cannot be replace and pensioners ‘benefits are not paid. Where science students are known to acquire science-based training without the corollary practical laboratory component.

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My poor background inspired my philanthropic gesture- Dr. Adebogun Dr. Oladega Adebogun is the Proprietor and Managing Director/CEO of Caleb Group of Schools and Visitor to Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State. He is an astute educationist, a seasoned school administrator and an erudite entrepreneur of international repute. At an early stage in life, Dr. Adebogun had a vision of impacting and transforming the lives of young children, both for God and humanity. In this interview with ESTHER TAIWO, he revealed how his humble background shaped his aspirations to raise and transform children that will be useful to the society. Excerpts: Can you lead us into your career background?

I started my career in education as a class teacher. I later worked for several years in public educational institutions, including the Mushin Local Educational District and Lagos State Ministry of Education where I was promoted to a Principal Inspector of Education in 1991 and also served for many years as a top executive of the Lagos State Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (APPS).

What prompted you to venture into private education practice?

I would say it was borne out of a strong passion for quality education in Nigeria and my response to the falling standards in the sector led me into private practice and also having listened to the word of a renowned educationist and one time Minister of Education, late Prof. Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa, who once said “we must educate our people or perish”. This wise philosophy, I must say, also propelled me to go all out to encourage young Nigerians to get educated.

When and how did you later put this idea into practice?

Having nurtured a vision for establishing an educational institution with strong emphasis on unmatchable academic excellence and towering moral values, the Caleb International School was birthed in the heart of Lagos State capital, Ikeja, in 1986 and to further achieve the goal of restoring the lost glory of the sector, I studied at the University of Port-Harcourt and the Lagos State University, where I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Educational Administration, and a Masters in Educational Management respectively, also a PhD in Educational Administration and Planning at the Bayero University, Kano.

After two decades of exceptional practice, Caleb International School grew into a leading educational institution in Nigeria, widely recognised as Caleb Group of Schools. Currently, the schools under the group include Caleb International School (Nursery/Primary), Magodo; Caleb International College, Lekki; Caleb International College, Magodo; Caleb British Academy, Ikeja; Caleb Educational Institute, and Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State.

Having made Caleb a household name in Nigeria as an institution

synonymous with academic excellence and enviable moral standards, I continue to work assiduously to ensure that all the schools in the Group achieve the foundational mandate of turning out children and youths adequately equipped to compete globally and make significant impacts in their various spheres of life.

Apart from establishing these schools for young Nigerians to learn and acquire quality education, what other ways have you contributed to the development of the Nigerian youth?

First of all, I must say I have been able to bring my wealth of experience and resources to bear on the educational development of many young Nigerians through scholarship awards haven realised that many brilliant but indigent youths may not get an education even with the increasing number of private universities because of the high cost. Recently, we also organised an International Youth Summit at the Lekki Prayer City where youths from different states across the country attended.

We had notable gospel artistes who came to perform at the programme and all participants were fed and accommodated for free. It was indeed a successful programme. The aim is to win the youth for Christ; we also had Bible quiz, games, soccer and we had guest speakers who spoke on inspiring topics to the youth.

Did you have any personal experience that led you into such philanthropic gesture?

Of course I know how it felt when my poor family could not afford to send me to secondary school, I cannot but help the less privileged.

When l was in class one of those days, it was a model school, it was then converted into Secondary school and my father was having four children in the school. So they said four of us should write examination into the school. I was the only that was successful, and my father said he will not be able to send only me to secondary school, he had to stop me. My mother then decided l should go and learn tailoring, after a while l was taken to Abeokuta. After many years, they said l should go back to Secondary School, l started again. There was one particular day, l was sent out of school because my parents could not afford to pay my school fees.

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I set up the schools not with the mind of making money but how l can affect lives as many as possible. God has been so good to me and there is nothing else l can give back to the society than through this education

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Within me, l knew if l go back home, l would not be able to get the school fees, so l decided to hide myself in the school toilet, unknown to me that the principal of the school was monitoring me. He got to know that l was in the toilet. He sent somebody to fetch me out and gave me a thorough beating. It was serious, it was like he wanted to kill me on that day because of the school fees. l could not cry, it was too much. So l found out that there are a lot of people in that category that their parents will not be able to afford their school fees and through the grace of God, I am what I am now because l gave my life to Christ and found favour in the sight of God. So if in one way or the other, l could see the sufferings of some people, l felt that l should see how l can help them because a lot of people, their parents would not be able to afford their school fees, what can l do to be able to assist them? Some of these students have potentials, they can become anything in the future, they can become great men but if nobody is able to assist them, we deny them the opportunity of becoming great in the future, that is why l said whatever it is going to cost me, l will support them.

The second reason is that l read about a man called George Muller. This man started an orphanage house with the aim of preaching the gospel and l felt that if God can use that man to set up the orphanage home not with the mind of making money, if God can use this

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man, He can as well use me in my own generation, it’s not necessarily because of money. I set up the schools not with the mind of making money but how l can affect lives as many as possible. God has been so good to me and there is nothing else l can give back to the society than through this education; that is why am supporting the less privilege and have invested massively in education.

That is why to achieve this, I started by single-handedly establishing chains of educational institutions namely: Caleb International School, Magodo; Caleb British International School, Abijo GRA; Caleb Business School, Magodo and the Caleb University, Imota among others.

On the average, can you tell us how many students have benefitted from your scholarship awards?

Thousands of students have benefitted from the annual award. One of them, Emmanuel Joseph was quoted to have said if not for the scholarship, he might not have been a graduate and today he is a graduate of Economics from Caleb University and my joy is that the young man said through this scholarship, he would always be a positive impact to others because the institution has groomed him to become a better person socially, spiritually and career wise and that as a graduate of Economics from the University he can compete favourably with his counterparts from any part of the world.

Tell us about your spiritual growth?

Well, I am a Christian and presently the President of the Faith Bible Training Centre, FBTC, in Lagos. FBTC is an interdenominational and evangelical training centre with strong determination to discover, train and commission ministers with strong zeal and calling for evangelism and soul winning.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, September 26, 2018 ALFA DIKAIOSONE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 AKAOLISA NWACHUKWU ATHANASIUS 2. AKAOLISA EMEKA IKENNA 3. CHIGBO IZUNDE .T. 4. OKOLO SOLOMON CHIKA 5. CHIGBO OGECHI NAOMI 6. MAIMI AKAOLISA 7. OKAKPU PETER ANICHEBE AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1.TO PROMOTE THE SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF NDIGBO AND AFRICA IN GENERAL. 2.TO PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS OF SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SKILL ACQUISITION ESPECIALLY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 3.TO PROMOTE THE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALAIGBO. 4.PROMOTION OF HARMONY, PEACE AND JUSTICE. 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: TRUSTEES

OVERCOMERS ASSOCIATION

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MOUNTAIN OF PEACE CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 SENIOR APOSTLE INNOCENT NWOHA NWEKE 2. JOSEPH CHUKE NWEKE 3. IKWUNNE JOSEPH .N.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. MRS PRISCA CHIBUZO UZOWURU - FOUNDER 2. ANUM AGBAWODIKE .B. -SECRETARY .

3. VICKY ANUM - TREASURER. 4. ELIZABETH CHINENYE OSUJI -FINANCIAL SECRETARY.

AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1.TO PORTRAY THE LOVE ONE AND ANOTHER. 2.TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, UNITY AND COOPERATION. 3.TO ASSIST THE DESTITUTE TO FIND SHELTER. 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: SENIOR APOSTLE INNOCENT NWOHA NWEKE.

DYNAMIC GENT’S CLUB OF MAINLAND

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) MR. STEPHEN OYEMINA (2) MR. MICHAEL ANYASO (3) MR. PAUL AKAYA (4) MR. CHRISTOPHER OGBEMUDIA (5) MR. DOMINIC IKHELOA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IWAMERUN AIYEDUN 2. OBAYELU NELSON KOLAWOLE 3. ORETAN FAJUYI BARUWA 4. ODUSOLA BABATUNDE BENSON 5. AMODU EMILOJU DAMILOLA

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY MR. D. U. IKHELOA

EGBELU UZO ALA OZU CURVE LANDLORD’S ASSOCIATION, ASA, OYIGBO THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART’ C’ OF THE COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990 .

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. IWUOHA ALEX IFEANYI - CHAIRMAN 2. NWAIGWE BENJAMIN - SECRETARY 3. MBAH TOCHUKWU SAMSON 4. DURU IFEANYI 5. GODWIN KENNETH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO INCULCATE AND PROMOTE UNITY AND MUTUAL CO-EXISTENCE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 2. TO PROTECT AND PROJECT THE IMAGE OF THE ASSOCIATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. 3. TO FOSTER AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF ALL MEMBERS WITHIN THE LAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 4. TO PROTECT AND PROJECT THE WELFARE OF ALL MEMBERS. 5. TO PROMOTE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OBINNA NWAEZE. NWAEZE AND NWAEZE & CO. NO. 32 OGBATAI ROAD, WOJI, RIVERS STATE.

EMMASON ORPHANAGE AND CHARITY FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PART C TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IWUAGWU EMMANUEL WAKAMA ZINDEN- PRESIDENT 2. IWUAGWU LAWRENCE OBINNA 3. IWUAGWU AMARACHI ANN 4. IGWE IFEOMA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO HELP THE PRIVILEGE ONES.

ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. 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 SECRETARY

NEW AGE ADVOCATES FOR THE ABUSED CHILD 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 ACTS, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DIVINEFAVOUR TOBECHUKWU ONWURAH - CHAIRPERSON 2. NORAH CHINWE NWOSU - SECRETARY 3. JOY EBELECHUKWU ODUM –MEMBER 4. FRANCISCA ABUMCHUKWU OKOLI– MEMBER 5. EJIKEME EMEKA NWOSU - MEMBER AIMS/OBJECTIVES; 1. TO PROFFER HELP AND AID TO THE ABUSED CHILD; 2. TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ON HOW TO AVOID SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE; 3. TO EQUIP CHILDREN WITH LIFE SKILLS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW; 4. TO DEFEND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE; 5. REHABILITATION OF ABUSED CHILDREN. 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 CHAIRPERSON.

REJOICE RENEWAL MINISTRY

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

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

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIP AMONGST MEMBERS. (2) TO PROMOTE MUTUAL HELP. (3) TO PROVIDE WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED I THE SOCIETY.

Classified

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATION .

2. TO LIBERATE THOSE UNER THE CAPTIVITY OF SATAN. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded the the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja, within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: REV. MRS PRISCA CHIBUZO UZOWURU.

DORCAS HEART FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) NWAOKOBIA EMMANUEL CHUKS. (2) NWAOKOBIA HELEN ITORO. (3) FRIDAY MATTHEW GIDEON.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS: TO HELP THE NEEDY AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHRIST THE FOUNDER GLOBAL FIRE CHURCH

ESIE ILUDUN GRAMMAR SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED 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. OLUWAFEMI ABRAHAM EGBEYON 2. AGOGO SAMUEL OLUFEMI 3. OLUWAFEMI KIKELOMO REGINA 4. OMOLE JERE MIA OLUWASEUN 5. OLUWAFEMI MOSES ATHANSEDE 6. BABATUNDE OLUWASEGUN EBENEZER 7. AGOGO DEYOH ABEL

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION 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. AWOLOLA ADESOLA FOLASAYO. FCA 2. DR. FADIPE VICTOR OLUGBENGA 3. DR. OLAWEPO KUNLE 4. ADEMOYE OLUFUNKE ABOSEDE 5. OYEYIOLA EMMANUEL

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST 2. TO PROMOTE GODLINESS AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE IN OUR SOCIETY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO KEEP ALIVE, MEMBERS INTEREST AND WELFARE OF THE SCHOOL. 3. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS AND UNITE THE MEMBERS 4. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ON EGALITARIAN BASIS AND SUPPORT TO MEMBERS. 5. TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE LEGACY OF THE SCHOOL IN WHICH WE ARE BENEFICIARIES.

ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

ANNOUNCER: OLUSOJI EMMANUEL

SIGNED SECRETARY

CHRIST COVENANT MOUNTAIN OF DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY.

ESPIRISA CHINNA ORISH FOUNDATION

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. TITILOPE GRACE ABIONA 2. EVANGELIST ABIMBOLA AYOADE OKEYINKA 3. EDWARD ADEDAPO ADENIRAN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST. 2. TO EVANGELIZE THROUGH CRUSADES, PREACHING, SEMINARS, TEACHING, HEALING, LOVE AND DELIVERANCES. 3. TO EVANGELIZE THROUGH TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINTS PUBLICATION AND LITERATURE. 4. TO DO ALL OTHER ANCILLARY THINGS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED AS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ABOVE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AND OR BENEFICIAL FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTER GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED TRUSTEES

LOSS OF DOCUMENT THIS IS TO INFORM GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE DOCUMENT OF THE LANDED PROPERTY SITUATE AT 8,ALHAJI OBE STREET, EJIGBO, ISOLO, LAGOS STATE BELONGING TO LATE PA. JAMES OLADELE AMBIMBOLA, HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED MISSING FROM HIS RESIDENCE IN EJIGBO. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO MR. KAYODE ABIMBOLA AT 16, ALHAJI MUSTAPHA STREET, ORI_ OKUTA, OWUTU, IKORODU, LAGOS STATE OR CALL 08033053506. MR. KAYODE ABIMBOLA IS THE ELDEST SON OF PA. JAMES OLADELE ABIMBOLA. SIGNED BARR. TOPE ABIMBOLA

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. ORISH CHINNA NNEKA - PRESIDENT. 2. ORISAKWE ORISH EBERE - SECRETARY. 3. ORISH PROGRESS CHUKWUNONSO - MEMBER. AIMS/OBJECTIVES; 1. TO REACH OUT TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY 2. TO EMPOWER PEOPLE; ADULTS, MEN, YOUTHS AND WOMEN THROUGH VARIOUS ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS SKILLS ACQUISITION, EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, TRAININGS AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED; PRESIDENT.

AKPALAKPA CARES FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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 ARE 1. AKPALAKPA REJOICE EMPEROR - CHAIRMAN 2.AKPALAKPA FREDRICK ATAMAN 3. IKEA PRECIOUS EVANG AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EMPOWERMENT FOR THE YOUTH AND INDIGENT 2.TO PROVIDE HELP EITHER MONETARILY AND PHYSICALLY TO PEOPLE IN NEED 3. TO TRAIN AND GIVE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO INDIGENT STUDENTS 4. TO DONATE WELFARE PACKAGES TO WIDOWS AND THE AGED AND TO PERFORM OTHER CHARITABLE FUNCTIONS 5. TO DO SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE RELATED TO THE ABOVE STATED OBJECTIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION POT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

Classified 18 CHRIST WORD TESTIMONY CHURCH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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.PASTOR OLUMIDE RICHARD OKUNYASO- CHAIRMAN 2. ELDER TIJANI RASAKI ALOWONLE 3. PASTOR OKE OBOLO 4. MRS OLUWAKEMI ELIZABETH DARAMOLA 5. MRS DORIS IFEYINWAN ODIGIE 6. MRS ATINUKE S. RICHARD 7. SIS. OLUWASEYIFUNMI ILESANMI - SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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: BARR SOLA

NEW LIFE END TIME MINISTRY

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, September 26, 2018

ATLAS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES, CHANGE OF AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AND CONSTITUTION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE RETAINED TRUSTEES ARE : 1. HAJIA BOLANLE DUPE LAWAL 2. PRINCE ADEBAYO AJIBOLA 3. ISIAH AKOREDE TEYINKA

THE NEW AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO FOSTER POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE IN CHILDREN AND YOUTHS LIVING IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN NIGERIA AND AFRICA BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING LIFE SKILL PROGRAMMES, SPORTING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND SOCIAL BUSINESS PROJECTS THAT WILL BRING THEMSELVES AND AFRICA SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 2. TO PROCURE, PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF BASIC AMENITIES, EDUCATION, AND HEALTHCARE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTHS LIVING IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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

GOD OF RESURRECTION REVIVAL MINISTRY.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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 TO BE REMOVED.....

1. PASTOR SOLOMON ADIGUN AKOREDE -LAWAL 2. PASTOR KAYODE PEDRO-MARTINS

TRUSTEES (1) PROPHET YAKUBU ELIJAH ABUBAKAR (2) PST (MRS) CHARITY OKORIE IHUOMA ABUBAKAR (3) PST. SAMES JOHNSON MATTHEW (4) DCN EMMANUEL ONORIODE ODOKO (5) PST. JOHNSON LEKAM LEKAM (6) PST. BENJAMIN HELEN AMINAT .

AIMS: REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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: ISAAC IMO,ESQ. 08068875363.

ISA BEST EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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.

THE RISE TO EMINENCE FOUNDATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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. NWANKWO ELIZABETH OLARENWAJU 2.MRS TAIBAT ADEYEMI AGABA 3. PROF COKER AKINWALE 4.PROFESSOR TAIYE REMI FASOLA. 5.DR. ADEFOLAKE OLUSOLA ADEMUSON. 6.MS. IGE TOLULOPE OLAYINKA

TRUSTEES 1. ZAFIAT OLUWAFUNMILAYO QUADRY-PRESIDENT 2. BUKOLA RASHEEDAT OYE 3. OLUWAKEMI SOTANNDE 4. THERESA IFEDOLAPO OLOWOLOBA.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH TRADE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LESS PRIVILEGE STUDENTS.

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

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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.

SIGN: TOLULOPE OLATUNJI (ESQ) LEGAL ADVISER.

YORUBA IMAGE CLUB

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. AGBEJA AYODELE OLABODE 2. AJALA OLAYIWOLA AZEEZ 3. OSUNSHINA BOLAJI 4. SUNMONU TAOFEEK ABIDEMI OMOWONUOLA 5. AROGUNDADE LAWRENCE OLUTOSIN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. IT SHALL SUPPORT AGED PEOPLE, BUILD AND FINANCE THE RUNNING OF OLD PEOPLES HOME, SUPPORT MOTHERLESS AND ORPHANAGE HOMES AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF ELDERS AND THE AGED 2. THE FOUNDATION SHALL ENGAGE IN YOUTH AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SKILL ACQUISITION AND CAREER TALK 3. THE FOUNDATION SHALL PROVIDE SOCIAL AMENITIES IN RURAL AREAS SUCH AS WELL, BOREHOLE, ELECTRICITY, MARKET AND CIVIC CENTER. SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT 14, TAIWO AINA STREETS, POWERLINE, ISHERI 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

FOUNDATION FAITH CHURCH CAC/IT/6005 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW TRUSTEES TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 OLD TRUSTEES 1. ARCHBISHOP DR. SAM AMAGA -RETAINED 2. BISHOP DR. LOVE SAM AMAGA -RETAINED 3. REV. DAN OKAYI -REMOVED 4. REV. CHRIS IHEMBU -REMOVED 5. REV. DARE OLORUNTOBA -REMOVED 6. REV. JOLOMI OLOMURO -REMOVED 7. TOLU WALASHE -REMOVED 8. REV. SAMUEL PEPPLE -REMOVED 9. REV. ISAIAH SAM AMAGA -RETAINED 10. REV. DAVE ONIMISI -RETAINED 11. REV. DR. ISREAL KUE -REMOVED 12. REV. MEGBELE O.S. ESQ -REMOVED 13. REV. IGHALO ABRAHAM -REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES APPOINTED 1. COVENANT SAM AMAGA 2. REV. JOYCE SAM AMAGA 3. BISHOP ENOBONG ETTEH 4. BISHOP HILARY OGOLIEGBUNE 5. HON. JUSTICE STEPHEN ADAH 6. DR. CHRIS CHIMEZIE SNR 7. REV. PAUL AUDU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAINS THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW TRUSTEES 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. ENEBI OKAI

SOLICITOR

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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. EDITH NWOSU 2. RITA OKABIE

THE NEW TRUSTEES ARE : 1. LAWAL KAZEEM ADEBISI 2. UKOME EMEKA MICHEAL 3. ADOH EGOAGU PATRICK 4. ONYEKWELI OBY EMMANUELLA 5. FERGUSON PETER CHRISTOPHER 6. ONYEKWELI PHILIP UCHE 7. BALOGUN OLUWATOBI ABDULAZEEZ 8. ADEJUMO ADEBARE IBRAHIM 9. ALARAPE MUHIDDIN

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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.

THE NEW TRUSTEES SHALL BE....

1. APOSTLE DR. AKINDAPO ELIJAH OLASOJI (JP) 2. PASTOR (MRS) AKINDAPO DEBOLA ESTHER 3. DEACON FAFURE GILBERT BABATUNDE 4.PASTOR IREYOMI ADEYEMI AFOLORUNSHO 5. BROTHER AKINDAPO EMMANUEL ENIOLA

EDITHNWOSU HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

SIGNED: BARR. JOHN BOLUWAJI. ( ESQ)

ADVOCACY FOR CONSUMER INTERMEDIATION INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR ADDITION OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

OLD TRUSTEES 1. MRS. ESSIEN ANWAN BLESSING BLUE-JACK RETAINED 2. JOSHUA TAMUNOKURO BLUE-JACK RETAINED NEW TRUSTEE: 1. HANDLEY DUBAM BLUE JACK APPOINTED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: REMAINS THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE BASIC GOOD AND QUALITY FREE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE POOR AND HOPELESS CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY. 2. TO ENGAGE IN CONTINUOUS OUTREACH PROGRAMMES TO BRING HAPPINESS, HOPE AND HELP TO THE HELPLESS CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY BY PROVIDING BASIC AND ADEQUATE FREE HEALTHCARE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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 BY: SECRETARY.

MENTORS PLATFORM INITIATIVE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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.

TRUSTEE 1. KEQLVIN ONUJEOGHENE QONUWERI. 2. ELO ELIZABETH AKUYOMA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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

GOOD PEOPLE FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED 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. CHUKWUDEBELU CHIEKEZIE OKIGBO --- PRESIDENT. 2. CHUKWUDEBELU CHIAZOKAM OBIANUJU ---- SECRETARY. 3. JACK SOTONTE EMMANUEL 4. NWANKWO AMAECHI OBINNA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO EMPOWER THE YOUTH BY CREATING AN ENABLING PLATFORM TO ERADICATE ILLETERACY AND UNEMPLOYMENT. 2. TO HELP PROMOTE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND YOUTH IN THE SOCIETY. 3. TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE, PROMOTE THEIR AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, YOUTH ADVOCACY, YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND EMPOWERMENT 4. TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION 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

SALEM INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE CAC/IT/NO. 18135

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW TRUSTEES TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 OLD TRUSTEES 1. ARCH BISHOP DR. SAM AMAGA -RETAINED 2. BISHOP DR. LOVE SAM AMAGA -RETAINED 3. REV. JIDE AYANGBESAN -REMOVED 4. REV. AKINTOYE ADEOYE -REMOVED 5. REV. OCHOLI JAMES -REMOVED 6. REV. PAUL AUDU -REMOVED 7. REV. TAMUNO IFIESIMAMA -REMOVED 8. PASTOR GIDEON IKHME -REMOVED 9. REV. GODFREY NWANJA -REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES APPOINTED 1. DR. COVENANT SAM – AMAGA 2. REV. JOYCE SAM – AMAGA 3. REV. ISAIAH SAM – AMAGA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAINS THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW TRUSTEES 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. ENEBI OKAI SOLICITOR

CRESTVILLE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES 1. CHIJIOKE ORJI 2. OKORO EMMANUEL EGBUKWU 3. NNANNA OKWU JOSEPH 4. KANU ENI PAUL

TRUSTEES: 1. UGBAH IRENE NDIDI-FOUNDER/CHAIRPERSON, 2. HAJARA AMANA ONOJA -TRUSTEE 3. IHEANACHO OKWUCHI CECILIA - SECRETARY 4. ELIZABETH TAYLOR 5. DR.(MRS) REMI ISEKO-TRUSTEE AND BOARD ADVISE R.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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MRS. ADWALE RAHMAT

MRS. ADEWUNMI TEMITAYO

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLUKOSE RAHMAT OLAYINKA MORENIKE , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADWALE RAHMAT OLAYINKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA, LAGOS STATE HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSION, GT BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. APONJOLOSUN TEMITAYO AANUOLUWAPO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ADEWUNMI TEMITAYO AANUOLUWAPO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA, LAGOS STATE HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSION AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

YUSUFF KAFARU

KEHINDE OLUTUNDE

SALAMI FAITH

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAMI FAITH SAMUEL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAMI FAITH ADENIRAN.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ANIEFI0K 0K0N

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YUSUF KAFARU AREMU.NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YUSUFF KAFARU AREMU. BORN 25\O2\I957.

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FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KEHINDE TUNDE IBRAHIM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KEHINDE OLUTUNDE SAMSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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MRS IDEKWULIM NNENNA

ABDULAHI LATEEF

ABDULAHI LATEEFAT

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EKE NNENNA NANCY CHIAMAKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS IDEKWULIM NNENNA NANCY CHIAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ARIKEWUSOLA LATEEF ABIODUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULAHI LATEEF ABIODUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CATHERINE FOLASADE

JIBUNOH IFEYINWA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLATUNDE LATEEFAT ADEOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULAHI LATEEFAT ADEOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLORODE RAFIU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CATHERINE FOLASADE OYATAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CATHERINE FOLASADE ADEBOWALE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSUNKWO. IFEYINWA CHRISTIANA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JIBUNOH IFEYINWA CHRISTIANA .

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I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALIU RAFIU OLATUNBOSUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLORODE RAFIU OLATUNBOSUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ANUJULU JOY

KAFFO AZEEZ

OLUGBODI ROTIMI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOY ANURI ANUJULU AND JOY MARCEL ANURI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANUJULU JOY ANURIKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KAFFO AZEEZ ISHOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KAFFO AZEEZ OLAMILEKAN ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYO OLUWAFEMI ADEKUNLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUGBODI ROTIMI SUCCESS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY TAKE NOTE.

YAHAYA FATIMA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TALATU YAHAYA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YAHAYA FATIMA TALATU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSELE ROSEMARY AZUKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BENARD EZEABASILI OSELE ROSEMARY AZUKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

BENARD EZEABASILI

ALAGBA JAMES I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JAMES KEHINDE ALAGBA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALAGBA JAMES OGAGA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS OJELADE OLUWATOSIN

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

IGOCHE JOHN

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLANIYAN OLUWATOSIN KAFAYAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OJELADE OLUWATOSIN KAFAYAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THIS IS TO CERTIFY AND CONFIRM THAT ODO BETHRAND NWOYE, ODO BETHRAND MAXWELL, ODO BETHRAND N. AND ODO BETHRAND MAXWELL NWOYE REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS/CREDENTIALS BEARING ANY OF THE NAMES REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

AMINAT OLAIDE

DECLARATION OF AGE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOHN SUCCESS IGOCHE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGOCHE JOHN ANEBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH:

FORMER NAME AMINAT OLAIDE OLADIPUPO. NEW NAME :- AMINAT OLAIDE AYUBA. THAT I WAS BORN ON THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 1985 &, NOT 6TH MAY, 1985. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MY NAME IS SOFOLUWE RACHAEL MODUPEOLA. I WAS INFORMED BY MY PARENTS. THAT I WAS BORN ON THE 22nd DAY OF AUGUST, 1979.

AT IWO ODUN-ORE.IN ISIN LOCAL GOVT. KWARA STATE. BIRTH CERT. GOT MISPLACED IN TRANSIT. General public take note

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS PRINCE RICH PATRICK OKORO INSTEAD OF RICH PATRICK OKORO,THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 12/06/1983 AND NOT 12/06/1984 ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

OGUNKOYA ADESANYA

IZUAFA KABIRAT

AJAYI JELILAT I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI JELILAT MODUPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI JELILAT REBECCA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GANIAT MORAYO OGUNKOYA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNKOYA ADESANYA GANIAT MORAYO ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHUAIB KABIRAT BOLAJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IZUAFA KABIRAT BOLAJI ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

SHOYOMBO ELIZABETH

CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH:

KAZEEM FUNMILAYO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHOYOMBO FATIMA AINA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SHOYOMBO ELIZABETH ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS OLATUNJI AFEEZ IN MY BANK ACCOUNT WITH STANBIC IBTC INSTEAD OF OLAGUNJU AFEEZ ADEMOLA, THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 05/08/1982 AND NOT 05/10/1983 ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALESHILOYE ABOSEDE OMOSHOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KAZEEM FUNMILAYO ABOSEDE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS UKANAH SEMIAT

NNADOZIE CHRISTIANA

GBENOBA FRANCISCA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMUNE MARTINA AINA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS UKANAH SEMIAT AINA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGU CHRISTIANA OLUCHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNADOZIE CHRISTIANA OLUCHI ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBIDIKE FRANCISCA ADANNE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GBENOBA FRANCISCA ADANNE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

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MRS SOREMEKUN TAIWO

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OYADIRAN TAIWO ESTHER NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SOREMEKUN TAIWO ESTHER .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID OGUN STATE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BOARD & GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE

MRS AKINWALE SERAH

Classified OLAGOKE OPEOLUWA IYABODE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAGOKE OPEOLUWA YETUNDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAGOKE OPEOLUWA IYABODE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VAILD SKYE BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. MRS SOLOMON EVELYN

ADEBISI DAYO FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBISI DYO TOPE.NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBISI DAYO TOPE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. ABUBAKAR WALIULLAHI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ADEBAYO SERAH ADENIKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AKINWALE SERAH ADENIKE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AKINDEHIN EVELYN OMOWUMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SOLOMON EVELYN OMOWUMI ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REAMIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RAJI WALIYU OLAKUNLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABUBAKAR WALIULLAHI OLAKUNLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

YUSUF ROFIAT

ALASHE SANNI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONASANYA KUDIRAT OLUSOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALASHE SANNI KUDIRAT OLUSOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYOR OLADIPUPO SUNDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KOFOWOROLA OLADIPUPO SUNDAY, THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 13TH/01/1995 . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YUSUF OLAJUMOKE SHOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YUSUF ROFIAT OLAJUMOKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLORODE OLUWATOSIN

OSONDU HENRY

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH:

ALADELOYE ROSEMARY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNDELE OLUWATOSIN ODUNAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLORODE OLUWATOSIN ODUNAYO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSONDU CHINWENWA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSONDU HENRY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSANWUTA ROSEMARY UZOAMAKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALADELOYE ROSEMARY UZOAMAKA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AKINTOLA OMOWUNMI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FALADE OMOWUNMI PELUMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINTOLA OMOWUNMI PELUMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

UMEBOSI ONYEKA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEH ONYEDIKA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEBOSI ONYEKA LINUS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JOSEPH SAMSON .I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKLOHO SUNDAY ONEHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOSEPH SAMSON NGBEDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

RILWAN MOBOLAJI

BAKO ADETOUN I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BAKO SUNMOLA ADETOUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BAKO ADETOUN TAOFIKAT SUNMOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

KEFAS KATAN

I, FORMERLY CALLED KEFAS KEFAS KATAN, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND CALLED KEFAS KATAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. NIGERIAN UNION OF PENSIONERS (NUP), JALINGO, TARABA STATE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO NOTE, PLEASE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RILWAN ALEXANDER BAWA-BWARI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RILWAN MOBOLAJI BAWA-BWARI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

ALPHONSUS PEACE . I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ARIYO MALOMO JESSICA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGBELE MOLOMO JESSICA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

EGBELE MOLOMO I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ARIYO MALOMO JESSICA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGBELE MOLOMO JESSICA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME:

AMUSAT OLUBUKOLA

JANET ADUNNI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JANET ADUNNI COKER NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JANET ADUNNI ADEFISAYO COKER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MRS AMIDU BILIKISU

This is certify and confirm that OLUSEGUN KAZEEM also appear as KAZEEM ADESEGUN ABUBAKAR now OLUSEGUN KAZEEM, that my Correct date of birth is 16/04/1975 and not 16/04/1971 all document bearing the names refer to same person and valid general public should please take note

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKISOLA OLUBUKOLA GRACE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMUSAT OLUBUKOLA GRACE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ABODUNRIN BILIKISU ABIOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AMIDU BILIKISU ABIOLA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

KUYE NOFISAT I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINOSHO NOFISAT OMOLARA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KUYE NOFISAT OMOLARA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

DAVID MARY I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYIGADA MARY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID MARY ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

HELEN IGBIENIDION I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ERHABOR HELEN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HELEN IGBIENIDION ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FARAMADE MUYIDEEN

MRS OGUNRINDE WALIYAT

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUNMONU MUYIDEEN ADESHINA ALSO APPEAR AS USMAN MUYIDEEN ADESHINA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FARAMADE MUYIDEEN ADESHINA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS SITTU WALIYAT MOSUNM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGUNRINDE WALIYAT MOSUNM, DUE TO MARRIAGE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

CHARLES ARUYA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TOM AKHERE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHARLES ARUYA ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANAGONOU FELIX NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANAGONOU FELICIEN. DATE OF BIRTH IS 01/01/1983.

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

ANAGONOU FELICIEN

MRS BLESSING DEBORAH

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS BLESSING DEBORAH EHINMODE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS BLESSING DEBORAH OYEDIRAN,DUE TO MARRIAGE ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

EKENEDO OGECHI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKAEGBU OGECHI MARY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EKENEDO OGECHI MARY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Classified 20 MRS. JANET EMIKE

MRS. DEBORAH EGHE

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FOLAMI OPEYEMI

ALUKO DAMILOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS.ISEBEHME JANE EMIKE. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. JANET EMIKE ODIGIE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS DEBORAH EGHE IDAH. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. DEBORAH EGHE OMOKARO. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJIBADE DAMILOLA IBUKUN, NOW TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALUKO DAMILOLA IBUKUN. ALL DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAME REMAIN VALID. AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

ALIU MARIAM

LEJI BLESSING FORMERLY..

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CNPP faults INEC’s decision on Osun inconclusive election Stories by Patrick Okohue The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has described the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State inconclusive as “a rape of basic democratic process and rule of law”.

In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the CNPP noted that “garnering a simple majority of valid votes cast is what was required to be declared the winner in the Osun State election.

“The decision of the returning officer to declare the election inconclusive, which insiders have noted to be taken after receiving a phone call and the section of the Electoral Act relied upon,

requires, before the rerun date, a court action to seek the interpretations of Section 179 sub section 2 of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution, on the strength of Section 1 (3) which provides that; “(3) If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, this Constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.”

“This has become imperative as the provision of the Electoral Act, which was relied on by the returning officer appears to be inconsistent with Section 179, subsection 2 and 3 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, thus, it is legally contentious as the Constitution is unambiguous on how to determine an electoral victory in a governorship election.

“According to the Section 179 (2)(3) of the Constitution, (2) A candidate for

an election to the office of Governor of a State shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being two or more candidates -”(a) he has the highest number of votes cast at the election; and “(b) he has not less than one-quarter of all the votes cast in each of at least twothirds of all the local government areas in the State. “(3) In default of a candidate duly elected in accordance with subsection (2) of this section there shall be a second election in accordance with subsection (4) of this section at which the only candidates shall be-”(a) the candidate who secured the highest number of votes cast at the election; and “(b) one among the remaining candidates who secured a majority of votes in the highest number of local government areas in the State, so however that where there are more than

Adeleke’s invitation: Group commends Buhari’s statesmanship A pro- Buhari organisation, Re-elect Buhari Movement (RBM), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for halting the police invitation of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday’s Osun State governorship poll, Senator Ademola Adeleke over alleged certificate forgery.

The police last Wednesday invited Adeleke and four others to appear before them for immediate arraignment in court over the incident which a Presidential directive stopped in view of its closeness to the Osun State governorship election.

Reacting to the directive in a

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statement, a lawyer and Convener of the RBM, Mr. Emmanuel Umohinyang praised President Buhari for his statesmanship, stressing however that, “though the police invitation was legal and in order, President Buhari’s action deserves applause in view of the misinterpretation that could be ascribed to the police invitation by the public.”

His words: “I think the President’s reaction to that certificate saga was not only novel, it was in order.

“The police invitation to candidate Adeleke was also in order. It is legal and they have the right under our constitution to invite anybody who has infracted on our laws. However,

we must understand that morality and legality must go together.

“In this case, dragging a candidate standing for an election few days away into the dock for an alleged criminal infraction may be legal, but is morally wrong, as such invitation by the police may be misinterpreted as a ploy to deprive the candidate of the PDP, a fair and equal opportunity to seek for votes.

“I think it was on the strength of that, that the President had to step in, and correctly too, to forestall a situation where the candidate’s electoral loss may raise concern about the partiality of the police in the matter, I do not think the timing of the invitation was right because the police have said the investigation was concluded in 2017.

“He should have been charged earlier. So, waiting for the eleventh hour to summon him when he had become the candidate of the main opposition party was wrong.

“The President is not tying the hands of the police by preventing them from arraigning candidate Adeleke in court, he was only telling them to wait a bit, allow election to go on, and the man can later be arraigned in court.

“The intervention of President Buhari shows that he is not the type who will deprive his opponent the opportunity to seek votes.

“The President is the President of the generality of Nigerians. It is not necessary that he has to do the bidding of members of his partyAPC. There is nowhere in the world you can get that,” Umohinyang, a lawyer concluded.

one candidate with a majority of votes in the highest number of local government areas, the candidate among them with the next highest total of votes cast at the election shall be the second candidate.”

“The courts, including the Supreme Court of Nigeria have held that when votes are cancelled, they are not reckoned with in determining the outcome of such an election as in Osunbor Vs Oshiomhole (2007).

“Another case relevant to this matter is the T. Sylva Vs. Seriake Dickson, INEC where Sylva and APC took part in a rerun election by INEC over disputed Ijaw votes won by Sylva and APC in the first ballot.

“The Supreme Court affirmed the

judgment of the lower Court that to take part in the rerun election means that Sylva and APC have waived and nullified their victory in the first election and their subsequent petition after they lost the rerun election in Ijawland is frivolous and of no effect.

“It can be safely said that INEC has obviously done the unthinkable by revisiting its principle of inconclusive elections, and has clearly towed the line of illegality, unconstitutionality, and chose the path of immorality by openly assaulting the sensibilities of right thinking people around the world after opting to brazenly rape Nigeria’s constitutional democracy,” the CNPP stated.

2019: Signing of peace accord between CAN, JNI for peaceful elections bold step - Group A politically conscious group, Legacy Initiative International has commended the Leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) for their wisdom, courage and patriotism to seat together to fashion out and sign an agreement, for the peaceful conducts of the 2019 general elections.

Describing the gesture aimed at ensuring that the elections will not be a source for wanton killings and brigandage in any part of the nation, before and after the elections, as a wonderful, unprecedented development in the political history of the land, the group said the action of the leadership opf the two group was a sign of their commitment to God and His laws.

According to the group in a statement signed by its grand patron, Chief Kenny Martins, “They have done this as great servants of the MostHigh God without fanfare and without drawing attention to themselves during the long negotiation period until the final Agreement was signed on the 18th day of September 2018 under the auspices of the Nigerian Interfaith Action Association (NIFAA) in collaboration with Local and International Partners.

“This is a great lesson to politicians to learn and imbibe in the conduct of their political affairs in the interest of our country Nigeria. Nobody’s interest or group interest is superior to the National interest. In the words of a former Nigerian President, nobody’s political ambition should be worth the blood of any Nigerian.”

Legacy Initiative International, a group preaching a God focused political system, added, “We place on record our appreciation of the style of Leadership of His Eminence, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman

Jama’atu Nasril Islam, and his Counterpart, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Supo Ayokunle and their worthy representatives, Dr Shehu Chindo Yamusa, Emir of Keffi and His Eminence, Dr Samuel Uche, Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, for allowing God to direct their actions in reaching this historic agreement that will become a reference point for all Nations of the World on the strategies to prevent sectarian violence before and after general elections in developing countries.

“Our prayer is that God will crown their efforts with success so that peace will reign in Nigeria in the run-up to the general elections and afterwards.

“On our part, we are willing and ready to partner with Nigerian Interfaith Action Association (NIFAA) and the Leadership of these two faith based organisations that have the majority of the Nigerians as their loyal members to continue in our advocacy for the leadership of this two religions to continue to interface with each other on a regular basis in this new spirit of cooperation and understanding of the influence their actions or inactions and bring about in the determination of what happens to our country socially, politically and economically.

“We urge both CAN and JNI to quickly publish the said peace agreement and further to translate it in major Nigerian languages so that it will get to the remotest areas of the country and be a guide to them on the need for peaceful co-existence with their neighbours with different religions and not be merely a news item that the adherents of the two great faith groups will soon forget and go back to their Holier Than Thou principles which has not generally led to peaceful co-existence among the people.”

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H o t e l s - L e i s u r e -To u r s - R e s t a u r a n t s

Cubana Suites

20 Yedseram Street, Maitama, Abuja

HOTEL INFORMATION Cubana Suites offers rooms with modern interior decor. The rooms are equipped with tile flooring, an air conditioner, work desk, telephone, flat screen TV with cable channels, a fridge, armchairs, balcony with a view of the pool and an en-suite bathroom with toilet paper, towels and linen provided free.

Interesting Places To Visit Near Cubana Suites Millennium Park (4.5 km)

Silverbird Cinemas (5.5 km) National Mosque Abuja (5.0 km) IBB Golf Course (7.5 km) Aso Rock (7.6 km) Terms and Conditions Check-In: From 09:00 am Check-Out: Until 12:00 pm Cancellation: Cancellation policies vary according to room type.

Children: Children are permitted to stay for free.

Pets: Pets are not allowed.

Cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard, and Cash Payments only.

Cubana Suites is a budget hotel in Jabi, Abuja

Kryxtal Suites

120, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2

HOTEL INFORMATION

Kryxtal Suites Wuse 2, is an exclusive boutique hotel located opposite GLOBACOM Headquarters in Abuja and a few seconds from KFC. This hotel is very well appointed and its one of the reference points in the Wuse area of Abuja for visitors and Abuja residents. It is situated at 120, Aminu Kano Crescent, Opposite Glo Office, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria.

Ecowas Court (0.7 km) City Park (0.6 km) Globacom Office KFC

Terms and Conditions Check In: From 12:00 PM (ID Required) Check Out: By 12:00 PM Cancellation: Cancellation policies vary according to room type.

Children: All children not older than 12 are allowed to stay for free.

Interesting Places near Kryxtal Suites Wuse 2 Pets: Pets are not allowed.

Cameroon Embassy (2 km) Payment: Cash, Visa and MasterCard are Afro-Asia Garden (0.4 km) accepted here.

Kryxtal Suites is a budget hotel in Wuse 2, Abuja

House 14

14 Kudang Street, Off Moronvia Street, Wuse 2, Abuja

HOTEL INFORMATION House 14 has a total of 27 uniquely well-furnished and comfortable rooms which are of different categories.

Terms and Conditions Check-In: From 1:00 PM (ID Required) Check-Out: By 12:00 PM Cancellation: Cancellation policies vary according to room type.

Interesting Places To Visit Near Children: All children are allowed House 14 (Max. Age: 18).

JD Leisure park (900m) Pets: Pets are not allowed with Federal High Court (1.6km) exception of service dogs.

4U Supermarket (3.6km) Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard, IBB Golf Club (9.1km) and AMEX accepted here.

House 14 is a budget hotel in Wuse 2, Abuja

Grand Cubana Hotel No. 6 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, Abuja

HOTEL INFORMATION Grand Cubana Hotel offers a budget friendly accommodation in a very scenic environment at No. 6 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria. It is appropriate for both business and leisure travellers.

O’neal Centre (1.1km) Rock of Ages Mall (2.6km)

Terms and Conditions Check In: From 3:00 PM Check Out: By 12:00 PM Cancellation: Cancellation policies vary according to room type.

Children: All children are allowed to Interesting Places To Visit Near stay for free.

Grand Cubana Hotel Pets: Pets are not allowed.

Utako Motor Park (0.7km) Payment: Cash, Visa and MasterCard Patsy Plaza (0.35km) are accepted here.

Grand Cubana Hotel is a budget hotel in Jabi, Abuja

Kryxtal Lounge, Apo Beside AP Filling Station, Near Apo Legislative Quarters Apo.

HOTEL INFORMATION Kryxtal Suites and Lounge Apo is an exclusive hotel located near the popular Apo Legislative Quarters in Abuja. The hotel is tastefully finished to create a home away from home for visitors and Abuja residents.

At Kryxtal Suites Apo we have 26 exclusive room types on 2 floors to cater for our guests.

Facilities Spacious suites and rooms

Uninterrupted power supply Banquet hall 24 hours internet service Numerous satellite TV channels Standby car hire service Laundry service Restaurant and bush bar, niteclub, sharwarma, barbeque and conference hall.

CHECK – IN is at Anytime CHECK – OUT is from 12.00 Noon.

Kryxtal Lounge is a budget hotel in Apo, Garki District, Abuja

Treasures Suites

Plot 66, 1st Avenue by Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District, Opp Federal High Court, Abuja

HOTEL INFORMATION

With facilities uniquely designed to cater to guests comfort at every level, Treasure Suites is located at Plot 66, 1st Avenue by Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District, Opposite Federal High Court, Abuja, Nigeria. It boasts business related amenities such as a business centre and 2 meeting rooms.

Turf Arena (1.5 km) Durban Neighbourhood Park (0.95 km) Silverbird Cinemas (2.0 km) DHL Express (1.8 km)

Terms and Conditions Check In: From 12:00 PM (ID Required) Check Out: By 12:00 PM Cancellation: Cancellation policies vary according to room type.

Children: All children are allowed to Interesting Places to Visit near stay for free.

Pets: Pets are not allowed.

Treasure Suites Payment: Cash, Visa and MasterCard Federal High Court (1.1 km) are accepted here.

Harrow Park (1.8 km)

TREASURES SUITES is a budget hotel in CBD, Abuja

Barcelona Hotels, Abuja

23 Blantyre Street, off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II HOTEL INFORMATION Barcelona Hotels, Abuja is a 4-Star hotel. It is situated in the heart of town and enjoys proximity to a number of public and private owned institutions.

Barcelona Hotels, Abuja offers a number of spacious and tastefully designed rooms which come in the categories: Standard, Superior, Executive, Executive Twin, Diplomatic, Ambassadorial, Ministerial, Barcelona, Senatorial and a Presidential Suite. Each of these rooms comes with top quality facilities such as flat-screen television with a full cable subscription, sofas, luxurious bed, wireless internet connection, luggage storage and en-suite bathroom with shower facilities.

Barcelona Hotels Abuja also offers guests banquet, event and conference halls; a rooftop sit-out with a breathtaking view of the environs; a restaurant that offers a wide range of tasty dishes plus continental breakfast; an adequate parking space; a 24-hour power supply; gym facilities; a swimming pool and guaranteed security.

Barcelona Hotels is a budget hotel in Wuse 2, Abuja

Caledonian Suites, Abuja 21 Usuma Street, off Gana Street, Abuja

HOTEL INFORMATION Hotel size: This hotel has 34 rooms Arriving/leaving: Check-out time is noon Required at check in: Credit card or cash deposit required Government-issued photo ID required Minimum check-in age is 18 Travelling with others Children: No cribs (infant beds) Internet Free WiFi in public areas Free WiFi in rooms Transport

Parking Free self parking What’s around Caledonian Suites Landmarks Federal Secretariat Millennium Park Nigerian National Mosque National Assembly Aso Villa Ecowas Secretariat World Bank National Hospital Abuja

Caledonian Suites is a budget hotel in Maitama, Abuja

Kapino Suite

128 Aminu Kano Cres, Wuse, Abuja

HOTEL INFORMATION Kapino Suites is a hotel brand created with the client in mind. Our aim is to provide the most comfortable, memorable and delightful stay for our customers. Kapino Suites was established in 2014 and is located in the heart of Nigeria

O’neal Centre (1.1km) Rock of Ages Mall (2.6km)

Terms and Conditions Check In: From 3:00 PM Check Out: By 12:00 PM Cancellation: Cancellation policies vary according to room type.

Children: All children are allowed to Interesting Places To Visit Near stay for free.

Grand Cubana Hotel Pets: Pets are not allowed.

Utako Motor Park (0.7km) Payment: Cash, Visa and MasterCard Patsy Plaza (0.35km) are accepted here.

Kapino Suite is a budget hotel in Wuse, Abuja

SPORTS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, September 26, 2018

FIFA agrees to limit number of players clubs can loan out

FIFA plans to limit the number of players a club can loan out each season to prevent teams stockpiling talent.

Football’s governing body had proposed a maximum of six loans per club.

But is still has to come to an agreement with the game’s other stakeholders – including club, league and player representatives – as to what the limit should be.

The proposed new regulation could affect the likes of Chelsea, who have 40 players on loan this season.

Fifa will also re-introduce the regulation of agents by summer 2019.

President Gianni Infantino has previously said he was “concerned about the huge amount of money flowing out of the football industry”, and hopes the plans will improve the transparency of the transfer system.

Since 2015, anyone can become a football

agent, and Premier League clubs have paid them £211m in the past year, an increase of £37m on the previous year.

But Fifa’s proposals to cap agents’ fees have been dismissed for the time being.

Chelsea have previously said they “don’t send players out [on loan] because we are trying to recover money, we send them because we want them to play and develop”.

But the Fifa Football Stakeholders Committee has agreed the as yet undetermined limit should be introduced for “the purpose of youth development as opposed to commercial exploitation”.

It is hoped a figure can be agreed on as part of plans to be phased in over the next two years.

Other regulations include creating a “clearing house” to process transfers with the aim of protecting football’s integrity and

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avoiding fraudulent conduct.

And there will be a big increase in solidarity payments to lower-league clubs who have trained players but then lose them to clubs from other countries.

The principles of the reform package will be submitted to the Fifa Council at its next meeting on 26 October.

Infantino said: “We have brought everyone to the table and all key actors of the industry have understood that we need to take action, leading today to this reform proposal.

“This is a significant first step towards achieving greater transparency, the effective enforcement of rules that will deliver millions in solidarity payments to clubs, and developing a consensus on how to tackle the issue of agents, loans and other key aspects of the transfer system.”

Amaju Pinnick urged to make NFF a modern football organisation A sports analyst, Tayo Balogun, has advised Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation to run the outfit as a modern day football organisation.

This is with a view to further develop the sport in the country.

Balogun gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Tuesday.

He also told Pinnick, who was reelected president of the Federation on Thursday to make due process the order of the day.

He said: “This is his second term

in office; the period should be used effectively. He should correct many wrongs going on in the running of the NFF. “Pinnick should ensure that the Federation is independent of government in terms of funding.”

The sports enthusiast also urged the NFF chief to encourage more sponsorship of the sport, thus creating more national competitions.

Balogun, advised Pinnick to work toward qualifying Nigeria for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and ensure that the Super Eagles make appreciable

impact in the global football fiesta.

He also called on the NFF to make the country’s age group teams the best in Africa and the world.

He said: “Pinnick should take steps to make our age-group teams the best, not only in Africa but also in the world.

“It is also very important that Pinnick leads a transparent administration that seeks to carry every stakeholder along.”

Balogun also called on Pinnick-led administration to do all that could be done to get the National Assembly to pass the NFF Act.

FIBA ranking: Nigeria remains number one in Africa Nigeria for the third time running has retained the number one spot in Africa and 32 in the world in the latest ranking of the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike following the fourth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers.

Senegal who played in Group F of the African qualifiers is

second in Africa but 36 in the World while former AfroBasket champions Angola are third on the continent and 37 in the world.

Other teams in the top 10 in Africa are Egypt (51), Tunisia (52), Morocco (64), Cameroon (65), Mali (70), Cote d’Ivoire (72) and CAR (76).

However at the top of the world, USA and Spain remain

first and second, while France (647.2) held on to third place as their closest rivals, Serbia matched them by splitting their games (1 win and 1 loss) to start the Second Round of the European Qualifiers.

There is an intriguing battle for fifth place between the current holders Argentina who have Lithuania hot on their tail.

Andy Murray wins first round at Shenzhen Open

Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray was made to work up serious sweat by unheralded Zhang Zhizhen at the ATP Shenzhen Open on Tuesday before the Chinese player retired at 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 4-2.

It was a disappointing end to a spirited display from Zhang, a 21-year-old from Shanghai who is ranked 340th but who raised hopes of an upset for local fans in the second set.

He cramped up and was unable to continue just after Murray had broken serve to take a 4-2 lead in the final set.

Murray, 31, has had his own 2018 campaign derailed following hip surgery in April and had come to China with a 5-4 record after returning to the tour in June.

With his own world ranking slipping to 311, Murray snapped up a wildcard entry into an event he had won back in 2014 as he looks to put some miles in his legs before the end of the season.

A break of the Murray serve in the seventh game of the first set was an indication things weren’t going the British player’s way.

Then a break in the sixth game of the second put fellow wildcard Zhang at 5-2 on serve — and a realisation that Murray was in for a full-on fight.

Zhang held his nerve when that set was forced to a tiebreak but Murray’s experience showed in the decider as he broke for 4-2 before Zhang’s injury struck.

Murray, who reached the pinnacle of the sport in 2016 and has three Grand Slam singles titles on his shelf, chalked up his 661st career win against a young man who has won just four matches as a pro.

Murray had said coming in that this Shenzhen event and then next week in Beijing would be the last two tournaments

of his season, and that he hoped to “play some good tennis and get on a bit of a run” in China.

He’ll get another chance to do exactly that when he lines up against last year’s Shenzhen Open winner, top seed and current world number 11 David Goffin of Belgium in second-round play on Thursday.

Fate had seemed to be working against Murray even before he entered the fray at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Centre, with an almost two-and-a-half hour rain delay before his opening match.

And on Monday, Murray embarrassingly dropped a commemorative plate given to him by tournament organisers in honour of his contributions to the promotion of tennis in China.

The plate smashed and Murray reacted in horror, while quickly apologising to the officials gathered around him.

He later posted a clip of the incident on Instagram Stories with the caption “Woops”.

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D’Tigress edge Argentina 75-70 to record back-to-back FIBA World Cup victory The Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, recorded their second-straight win at the ongoing FIBA Women’s World Cup with a hard-fought 75-70 victory over Argentina in Spain on Tuesday.

The keenly contested game, which was played at the San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, saw the Nigerian side take the first quarter 19-13.

The Argentines, who before the match against Nigeria were defeated in their first two games against Turkey and Australia, showed some intent in the second quarter with a 16-13 edge over D’Tigress.

Both sides battled hard in the third quarter and D’Tigress found their South American opponents a hard nut to crack as they settled for a 19-19 tie.

D’Tigress were fighting for a chance to clinch second place in Group B, which also comprises group leaders Australia and Turkey.

Both teams then went to the final quarter and that was where D’Tigress kept their nerve to win the quarter 24-22.

Argentina were no doubt playing their best game of the tournament against D’Tigress, and even took the lead at some point in the final quarter.

However, it was D’Tigress who stepped up their game and put up some brilliant defensive performance in the final four minutes against a desperate opponent.

The game against Turkey had Sarah Ogoke as Nigeria’s top performer, but it was Promise Amukamara who stepped up this

time with a team-high 16 points.

Aisha Mohammed and Ezinne Kalu followed with 12 apiece.

Melisa Gretter scored a gamehigh 21 points for Argentina.

Coach Otis Hughley, while commending his players’ resilience, said after the game: “These players have got resolve and I have got no idea where they are digging that out from to win another close game.

“They have no reference point at this kind of level to have taken it from. That was unbelievable and there is no coaching at this point with this team.

“These kids of mine just went out, played hard and made plays again when they needed to.”

D’Tigress guard, Ezinne Kalu, also said their victory was a sweet experience.

“It feels good off the back of making history with our first win against Turkey to have now followed it up by beating Argentina.

“We’re working hard and staying focused. It is exciting for us making more and more history with a team that is very closely bonded together and we want to continue on this journey for longer,” she assured.

As second-placed team in Group B, Nigeria will now face Greece in the quarter final qualifications, and the winner of that one game will meet the USA in the quarter-finals.

Group leaders Australia secured automatic quarterfinal qualification.

The match between Nigeria and Greece is scheduled for Wednesday. (NAN)

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