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Principal begs corper for forgiveness after flogging her A’Ibom commissioner intervenes, seeks reconciliation

Isaac Job, Uyo It was a scene of regret, remorse and apologies as Mr. Friday Udoaka, the principal of Government Technical College Abak in Akwa Ibom State begged Miss Adeola in the presence of Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Education, Prof

Victor lnoka and the Zonal Director of NYSC as well as other corps members who thronged the office of their zonal director to show solidarity with one of theirs who was manhandled by the principal previous weekend in the school premises.

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How playing pranks landed NYSC member in trouble Continued from page 1

trouble started last week Friday when Adeola, the corps member serving in the school, tried to play some pranks by writing the name of her colleague who was absent in the school staff attendance register.

But Mr. Friday Udoaka, the principal detected Adeola’s pranks and descended on her by giving her strokes of cane that was in his hand meant to flog students who reported late at school that morning.

The incident did not go well with Adeola’s colleagues.

So by Saturday morning, all the corps members invaded the office of the state Director of NYSC, Mr. Amesseun, to protest the assault on their

colleague.

By weekend, the picture of Adeola with her blood clotted hand had gone viral in the social media, causing tension in Akwa Ibom State considering the implication of the principal’s action.

The following day, our correspondent visited the school for a fact finding only to discover that the embattled principal was not in office.

When our correspondent further called the Head of Public Relations of NYSC in the state, he invited our correspondent to his office for clarification on the matter.

Before our correspondent arrived at the NYSC office, the controversial principal, Commissioner of Education in Akwa

Ibom State, Prof. Victor Inoka and the state zonal Director of NYSC, were already seated with the corps member and her colleagues.

To set the ball rolling, Mr. Friday Udoaka was on his feet begging. In an emotion ladden voice, Udoaka said: “Adeola please forgive me. I was at the heat of anger”.

Udoaka, who has just three years to retire from civil service, further said: “I have never been rude to corps members before.

Please forgive me”.

At this juncture, Prof.

Inoka brought out the sum of N50,000 and gave to Adeola and emphasised the need for Corps members in the state to the needful.

He also advised all the parties to let sleeping dog lie.

2019: INEC unveils Buhari, Atiku, 77 others presidential candidates

1,803 to vie for 109 Senate seats, 4548 for 360 Reps seats

Tunde Opalana, Abuja

President Muhammad Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and candidates of 77 other political parties will contest in the 2019 presidential election.

This was disclosed by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.

Mahmood Yakubu, during a press briefing at the Commission’s secretariat in Abuja on Friday.

Yakubu added that 1,803 candidates across the parties will be vying for 109 senatorial seats while 4,548 candidates for the 360 House of Representatives seats.

According to him, personal information on these candidates as contained in the CF 001 filed by each candidate have been published and pasted in all the 1,558 constituencies across the country.

The INEC boss urged party members and the electorate to check

the lists and are free to challenge any false information.

Urging members of the public that discovered falsehood in information provided by the candidates to take legal action, he said “any person with reasonable ground to believe that any information on Form CF001 submitted by a candidate contains incorrect or false claims is at liberty to file an action against such candidate at the Federal High Court or the High Court of a State or the Federal Capital Territory”.

The chairman said personal particulars of those contesting in Governorship and State Assembly elections will be published on 9th November 2018, one week after the close of submission of nominations by political parties.

Fielding questions from journalists, the INEC boss said the Commission did not receive list of candidates for the National Assembly seats from the Zamfara

State APC. Yakubu, however, refused to comment further on the grounds that there are litigations on the Zamfara APC primaries.

He said, “the Commission has not received any candidate list from APC in Zamfara”” and insisted that “there are three suits in court on Zamfara. So, INEC will not comment until the suits are vacated”.

The chairman said the Commission has implemented three out of the 14 activities listed in January this year towards next year election.

He said the Commission will conduct three byeelections before the 2019 polls. According to him, election will be conducted in the Toro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Kankia/ Kusada/ Ingawa Federal Constituency of Katsina State and Ikom II State Constituency of Cross River State House of Assembly latest by Saturday, November 17, 2018.

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L-R: Managing Director Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Nsima Ekere and President Muhammadu Buhari during the official opening of the international wing of the Port Harcourt international Airport at Omagwa, in Rivers State...on Thursday.

L-R: Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Hussein Adamu; Minister of Information & Culture, Lai Mohammed; Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi; Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, (SAN) and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi during a Special Town Hall Meeting on Infrastructure at the Emeritus Professor Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, opposite UCH main gate, Queen Elizabeth Road, Ibadan, Oyo State...on Thursday.

L-R: Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Emir of Kano, His Royal Majesty, Muhammadu Sanusi II, when the governor played host to the royal father at the Government House, Enugu...on Friday.

L-R: Divisional Head, Brand and Communications, Fidelity Bank & President Association of Communications and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB), Charles Aigbe; Chief Executive Officer, Blueflower Limited, Chido Nwakanma and Chairman, Lagos State Chapter, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Olusegun McMedal, at the 3rd Lagos Digital PR Summit, with a theme: The Future of the Communication Professional: Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, and Data Driven Content, at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos.

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Benue rape: There’s need to stop rape of minors, abuse of children – NAPTIP DG Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ms Julie Okah-Donli, has stated that there is the need to stop unpleasant raping of minors and abuse of helpless Nigerian children in the country.

Okah-Donli stated this during a press conference on Friday in Abuja while reacting to the rape of a 13- year-old girl in Benue State, Elizabeth Ogbaje, a student of the Federal Government College, who was allegedly raped by one Andrew Ogbuja, a Lecturer of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo and his son, Victor Ogbuja.

The victim after being severely abused by the suspects was afflicted with Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) and other health complications, died at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi last Sunday.

Okah-Donli disclosed that her agency was working vigorously to ensure Justice was done and perpetrators must be prosecuted accordingly.

She explained that the lecturer and his son consistently and ruthlessly sexually molested the little Elizabeth.

“On behalf of the management and staff of NAPTIP, I wish to express our heartfelt condolence to the family of late Elizabeth for the great loss.

“My heart is heavy because another pride of the nation has been silenced and I am sad because another mother of the nation has been killed, in the name of Elizabeth Ogbaje.

“I am appealing to stakeholders to join hands with NAPTIP in its renewed sensitisation and awareness to end sexual violence and rape in the country, the NAPTIP DG stated.

Okah-Donli urged Governors’ Forum, an umbrella body of all Governors in the country, to domesticate the Violence Against

Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) to address rising cases of sexual violence in various states of the federation.

She said that it was disturbing to note that incidences of rape and sexual violence against minors and other vulnerable segments of the society was on the increase.

According to her, effort must be made to address the ugly situation and necessary legal framework must be put in place.

The NAPTIP boss urged children passing through similar situations to speak out and report to appropriate agency for prompt response.

“Children who are victims of sexual violence and rape should defy any threat and open up, and I assure them that succour will surely come their way.

“We must all break the culture of silence and free our children from the constant threat of sexual violence,” she added.

NIMC registers 33m Nigerians for National Identification Number Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that it has captured over 33 million Nigerians in its data base as at October 2018.

Mr. Loveday Ogbonna, Head of Corporate Communication (NIMC), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Abuja, saying that the figure comprised of both adults and children.

He, however, decried the low turnout of children in the National Identification Number (NIN) registration.

According to him, the registration for NIN is a lifetime opportunity and having NIN as an individual will strengthen and aid service delivery.

Ogbonna further noted that obtaining NIN would promote socio-economic inclusion as well as development for hundreds of poor people in the country.

He advised Nigerians and Legal Residents to take their children and wards of all ages for enrolment at any NIMC registration centre across the country.

“Enrolment of minors is ongoing and has no age bracket, parents are encouraged to bring children that are one year and above so that the camera can capture their faces very well.

“What we have observed is that it is difficult to take pictures of children below one year, so we advise parents to wait until their kids are one year old.

“Parents and guardians must present their NIN and their children’s birth certificate before

their children or ward can be enrolled and issued a National Identification Number,’’ he said.

He, therefore, advised that Nigerians should utilise the opportunity to get registered, adding that NIN has so many social benefits which include access to government services.

“It also enables you to assert your identity; nobody mistakes you for another; no matter how identical you are, NIN singles you out,” Ogbonna added.

Ogbonna added that for one to obtain a driver’s licence, he or she must present the NIN as a basic requirement, saying NIN is also a basic requirement for obtaining an International Passport.

He cautioned that double enrolment into the National Identity Database (NIDB) for the NIN is a crime and a punishable offence.

Port Harcourt refinery gets financier – NNPC Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that some of the financing companies it approached to revamp the country’s refineries have shown interest in Port Harcourt refinery.

Mr Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.

He said that a team of engineers from the corporation had gone abroad to source for financiers to ensure revamping of the major refineries in the country.

“About three financing companies

have indicated interest but their names are yet to be made public but they have shown interest for Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries “ But they showed the most interest for the Port Hacourt refinery.

“Efforts are on, our team of engineers are abroad, seeking financing. What we want to do with refineries is to bring in financiers’ that will put in their money for rehabilitation instead of the NNPC. “By doing that, they will source their funds from what we produce,’’ he said.

He reassured that with the ongoing commitment, the projected timeline of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr Ibe

Kachikwu for the refineries to be up and running by 2019 would be achieved, particularly with the coming on stream of the Dangote refinery.

It will be recalled that Kachikwu said that the NNPC was expected to sign agreements with third-party financiers and contractors for the revamping of its 445,000 barrel per day (bpd) combined capacity refineries in Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt by October.

He also stated that the processes to ensure that the NNPC moves the combined production capacities of the refineries to 90 per cent were largely concluded.

He added that the signing of the agreements would soon follow.

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Benin River Port: Edo Govt meets leaders of host communities over access road devt, resettlement plan Following the sealing of the final investment agreement by the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, with the vice president of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Li Yi, for the development of the Benin River Port in Gelegele area of the state, the state government is set to meet with representatives of communities that will host the facility.

Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., in a statement issued in Benin City, said the meeting will “discuss the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) exercise and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) in respect of the Benin City River Port (BRP) and Access Road Development Project.”

Ogie noted that those expected at the meeting include the “Chairmen of Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in Edo State, Warri North Local Government Area in Delta State and Pere Godwin Ogunoyibo of Olodiama Kingdom.

Others according the SSG are “elders, leaders of interest groups and members of Gele Gele, Asabotie, Ureju, Ajoki, Ologbo, Bresibi, Young Town, Tisun, Obagnoro, Tebu, Ajaolunu, Oboghoro, Eke, Jalla, Ugheye and Ugbogbudu communities.”

The state government urged all interested parties to attend the meeting that will hold at Imaguero College Conference Hall, on Tuesday October 30, 2018, by 10am.

According to Obaseki, the investment

agreement with the Chinese partners includes the building of a port on the Benin River, dredging of the river which is a channel of about 40 kilometres, and the construction of a link road to the Benin bye-pass.

The governor explained that “The Benin River when completed, will link the Lekki Deep Seaport, help decongest the ports in Lagos State, open up Edo State to the international market by serving as a platform for import and export trade.

“The company we are working with is the largest investor in the Lekki Deep Seaport. The Benin River Port is going to be a sister port to the Lekki Deep Sea Port.

We expect that up to 30 per cent cargo going to the Lekki Deep Seaport would be meant for Benin port.”

He maintained that “The construction of the Benin River Port would also provide opportunities to export agricultural and manufactured products being produced in the state.

“We are investing massively in agriculture particularly in areas like oil palm, rubber, cassava, fruits and all range of agricultural produce which need to be processed and exported outside the country.”

“There are companies operating in the state and are seeking to export their products. The port will provide opportunity not only to export agricultural produce but also some of the products that are now being manufactured in our area.”

2019: PDP challenges Buhari over alleged fresh certificate saga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to show proof of his integrity by presenting his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to the PDP, the development will put to an end the controversy trailing his school certificate.

The PDP also urged Buhari to fulfil his obligation like other presidential candidates, instead of availing INEC with affidavits.

In a statement issued by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan on Friday, the PDP said while its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has submitted his educational and other relevant documents to INEC, it stated that Buhari is rather seeking ways to short-circuit the system, instead of complying with set rules.

The statement reads in part: “A situation where President Buhari has been dodging the certificate issue raises huge questions of integrity, which demands that he makes available his credentials, or apologize to Nigerians, if he has none, so that the nation can move ahead.

“President Buhari knows by now that Nigerians are no longer interested in his claims in an affidavit wherein he stated, ‘I am the above-named person and the deponent of this affidavit herein. All my academic qualification documents as filled in my Presidential form, APC/001/2015 are currently with the Secretary of the Military

Board as of the time of this affidavit.’

“PDP maintains that integrity strictly demands that President Buhari, particularly as the commander-in-chief, writes to the military authorities directing them to forward his claimed credentials to INEC, as requisite evidence of compliance with a key requirement for election into the Office of the President, under section 131 (d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

“That President Buhari and the previous INEC succeeded in circumventing the law in 2015 does not make such acceptable in our current electoral process.

“President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, must realize that even their followers, that were beguiled in 2015, are currently not prepared to accept ‘NEPA bill’ as WAEC certificate in the 2019 elections.

“This is particularly as the certificate scandal contributes to the erosion of Mr. President’s rectitude to check the humongous corruption, ineptitude and recklessness among his officials which has brought the nation to its knees under his administration.”

The PDP further claimed that the President’s “failure to tidy up such grey areas also contributes to his inability to cultivate and earn the productive followership of the youth and the respect of the international community, resulting in retardation in national productivity and dearth of international development partnership in the last three and half years.”

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Prove your faith by supporting Buhari Short News vehicles burnt as fire razes for 2019, APC chieftain charges Wike 19 mechanic workshop in Anambra Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Barr.

Nyesom Wike, has been charged to back his praises for President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision for the Niger Delta by supporting his 2019 ambition.

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, who charged the Governor in a statement made available to the media in Port Harcourt on Friday, also described President Buhari’s completion and commissioning of the International Wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, as monumental, historical, an example of the President’s faith-keeping and love for the people of the State and the entire Niger Delta region.

Eze, who commended Governor Wike for being truthful about

President Buhari’s positive intents for both Rivers state and the entire region, noted that the Governor’s positive comments on the President was an acknowledgement of the fact that the people of the state and Niger Delta had grown to trust their President and would always prefer him to lead them into a more developed and morally upright Nigeria.

Recall that while speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the ultramodern international wing of the Airport on Thursday, Governor Wike had said “the people of Rivers State and the South South region are happy with you for what you are doing in the region. I would have made a demand but my friend, the Honourable Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika has told me that the Local Wing will be commissioned by December.”

Commenting on the governor’s praises on the President, Eze said “this is the first time Governor Wike

is commending the developmental efforts of President Buhari in Rivers State and the entire South South region”. He urged the Governor to validate his good faith towards President Buhari by supporting his 2019 presidential bid.

While describing President Buhari as the best option for Nigeria’s economic and social growth, Chief Eze highlighted some of the steps the administration had taken to make life easier for Rivers people, saying “if we are to consider the following feats and projects so far executed by the present administration at the centre in Rivers State and South-South zone as a whole then he will win massively in the region come 2019.”

Eze urged the people of the Niger Delta to reciprocate the President’s interest and commitment to the development of the Niger Delta region by voting massively for the APC candidates during the 2019 general elections.

Nkiru Nwagbo, Awka About 19 vehicles were burnt yesterday early in the morning, by fire out break at mechanic workshop in Awada, Onitsha, Anambra State.

The inferno, which occurred around 2 am, at Amanator Street of the area, left most of the vehicles burnt beyond repair.

The Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed SP, while confirming the incident said that no life was lost in the incident, noting that the high tension wire which passed through the area was also affected.

He said that the fire was put off by the residents of the area.

According to Haruna, “Police Patrol team attached to Awada division rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation to loot.”

He further disclosed that the Enugu Electricity Distribution company (EEDC) has been contacted to effect necessary repairs on the affected power line.

“Case under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident,” Mohammed added.

Gov Obaseki commends EDHA for efficient resource use, facelift of Assembly complex Titus Akhigbe, Benin-City The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended the Edo State House of Assembly for the judicious use of its resources, which resulted in the facelift of the Anthony Enahoro Assembly Complex.

The governor, who gave the commendation during an inspection visit to the Assembly complex in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said it was noteworthy that the renovation work was carried out through prudent resource management as no special fund was set aside for the exercise.

Obaseki said, “I am happy with what I see here today. I am excited because special allocation or fund was not given for this renovation, but you did this from your regular allocation. I am pleased as the Assembly has properly utilised its fund. It shows you are prudent in spending.”

He said politics is about public service and not self-interest, and expressed delight that the assembly complex is wearing a new look.

Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, who welcomed the governor and his entourage, acknowledged the massive infrastructural development in the state which he said has been extended to the parliament.

Town Hall meetings revolutionised govt, citizens’ communication - Fashola Tom Okpe, Abuja

Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN (2nd left),Federal Controller of Works, Ogun State, Engr. Joshua Popoola (4th right;behind), a Supervisor in the Ministry, Engr. Olokeogun Abiola (left) and others during the minister’s inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation, reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway... on Thursday.

Gov Sanni Bello assures NYSC members of adequate security Saka Bolaji, Minna Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has assured Corp Members serving in the state of adequate security during the 2019 election.

The Governor, represented by the state Commissioner of Water Resources, Mallam Mamman Musa, spoke at the swearing in of new Batch C corps members posted to the state.

The Governor revealed there was collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and security agencies that will guarantee a hitch free exercise during the civic duties engaged

by the corps members during electioneering process.

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello stated that he was optimistic of safety that will positioned the NYSC scheme to discharge it duty as a non partisan ad hoc body of INEC. He finally urged the Corp members to instil the spirit of dedication and use the quality of their imagination towards nation building, adding that NYSC scheme is an instrument of National Unity and integration that had forged socio-cultural ties across ethnocultural divides of Nigeria.

The Chairman of Niger State NYSC Governing Board, the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ibrahim Isah Ladan, was represented by the Permanent

Secretary of the office, reiterated the state government effort towards the development of NYSC in the state.

He said the present administration had given priority to youth engagement and development which had impacted greatly in making corps member entrepreneurs at the end of their service year.

The NYSC Niger state Coordinator, Mrs Theresa Ibukun Arokoyo confirmed that a total of 1982 corps members had registered for 2018 Batch C orientation Course, with a total female corps members of 998 and male corps members of 984.

The Coordinator assured that the scheme will plays a pivotal role in the execution of successful and credible election in the country.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has commended his colleague in the Ministry of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for initiating the Town Hall Meeting series which he said has revolutionised the way government communicates with its citizens.

Fashola made the remarks at the Special Town Hall meeting on infrastructure in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday.

He said: “Let me commend the Minister of Information and Culture for inaugurating these series of town hall meetings that have been held across Nigeria over the past three years and the details have already been provided in his brief. This is the 14th (edition).

“What is instructive first is that it has changed the way the government of Nigeria communicates with its citizens”, he said.

Mr. Fashola said unlike the way the government communicated with its citizens in the past, Alhaji Mohammed takes cabinet ministers to meet and share ideas with the people, a practice that provides feedback mechanism.

Over 40,000 Adamawa traders receive FG’s ‘Traders Moni’ Tom Garba, Yola The national enumerator of the Federal Government enterprise and empowerment programme, Mr Ignatius Gabriel has revealed that over forty thousand traders received ‘Traders Moni’ in Jimeta, Adamawa state.

Gabriel stated that the programme is aimed at encouraging innovative business ideas for people that need small capital.

The programme was launched yesterday at Jimeta Modern Market of the state capital, and he assured that the programme will be extended to all the 21 LGAs of the state in the shortest possible time.

According to him, everyone that filled a form will automatically receive an SMS notifying him of N10,000.00 being credited to his or her account, else one has to show prove of SMS to have his cash handy.

He said the money is payable after six months with N430 as a weakly remittance with a reimbursement of additional N15,000.00 when a trader has fully paid back the loan.

The increment of the loan will finally grow to N100,000.00 if traders are committed to receiving and paying back the loan.

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N500m fraud: Court fixes Nov 26 to entertain motion on jurisdiction Peter Fowoyo, Lagos Hearing of a motion challenging the jurisdiction of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos to entertain a N500 million fraud charge slammed on the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr. Clement Faboyede, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been fixed.

Justice Saliu Saidu on Friday fixed November 28, 2018 to entertain the motion.

In a motion filed through their lawyer, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), Faboyede and his co-accused, Modupe Adetokunbo, the Director

General of PDP Campaign Organisation in Ondo state during the 2015 general election, are seeking for an order of the court dismissing or striking out the charge.

They claimed that none of the ingredients or acts alleged against them in the proof of evidence took place in Lagos but in Akure, Ondo state.

In an affidavit attached to the motion deposed to by Faboyede, it was averred that all the defence witnesses were scattered across the 18 local government areas of Ondo state and that it would be difficult to bring them to Lagos to testify in the matter.

Some of the witnesses were said to be civil servants who are residents of Ondo state.

In a suit marked, FHC/ L/201C/2018, the EFCC alleged that the defendants and others at large on or about March 27, 2015, conspired amongst themselves to accept cash payment of N500 million from one, Owolanke Micheal, without going through any financial institution.

Clement Faboyede, was also said to have while acting as the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on March 27, 2015, made cash payment of N500 million to the Ondo State Election Committee of the party without going through financial institution contrary to Section 1 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011(as amended

by Act 1 of 2012) and punishable under Section 16(2) of the same Act.

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Short News Kwara NLC directs state workers to join Tuesday rally Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin Kwara State Council of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all workers in the state, both public and private sectors and members of Civil Society Organisations to join the NLC rally on minimum wage on Tuesday.

NLC Chairman in the State, Comrade Yekini Agunbiade made this known in a letter addressed to the State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed on Friday.

He added that the import of the letter was to inform the Governor that all workers, market men and women as well as artisans would take part in the sensitisation rally called by the National body of NLC. Agunbiade, in the letter titled: “Directive on National rally on new minimum wage” said total mobilisation of Workers across the country should commence immediately.

“It has become obvious that the Federal Government is foot-dragging or unwilling to implement the N30, 000 as agreed by the Tripartite Committee on New national minimum wage.

“The rally is to sensitise workers and Nigerians on the New Minimum Wage issue should be held in all the States of the Federation, including FCT, Abuja on Tuesday 30th October, 2018,” Agunbiade added.

Rivers NBA branches laud Wike for justice sector development Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt The Branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Rivers State have described the Governor Nyesom Wike era as the years of abundance and growth for the legal profession in the state.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by leaders of the NBA in Rivers State to the Government House Port Harcourt on Friday, Chairman of the NBA Port Harcourt Branch, Mr Sylvester Adaka, noted that the Justice Sector has had its best run under the leadership of Governor Wike.

He said: “The justice sector in Rivers State has never had it so good. The tenure of Governor Wike will go down in history as the years of abundance for the Justice Sector.”

He thanked the Rivers State governor for the projects and programmes in the Justice Sector which, he said, had improved law practice.

“Under the leadership of Governor Wike, justice sector has become more vibrant. Only recently, three lawyers were elevated to the position of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, in the state,” he said.

The Rivers State lawyers appealed to the state government for the allocation of land for the establishment of a Lawyers Housing Scheme.

Nasarawa Perm Sec advises civil servants to save for retirement

Front row: Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki (2nd left); Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabiru Adjoto (left); Deputy Speaker of the State Assembly, Hon. Justice Okonobo (2nd right); and Majority Leader, Hon. Roland Asoro (right), during the governor’s visit to the Anthony Enahoro State Assembly complex, in Benin City, Edo State.

Prison congestion: Kano has highest number of pre-trial detainees - CURE Yakubu Salisu, Kano The Executive Director, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errant (CURENigeria), Sylvester Uhaa, has revealed that Kano state has the highest number of pre-trial detainees in the country which has resulted in over population of the state’s prisons.

He made the assertion on Thursday in Kano during a summit on Justice Reforms and Human Rights in Kano State, organized by CURE in Collaboration with the NHRC NorthWest Zonal Office and the state’s Ministry of Justice with the support of NBA, Kano Branch.

According to him, access to healthcare, Justice, feeding and rehabilitation programs remain critically poor as many of the prisons in the country were built more than 100 years ago with many not experiencing

any significant renovation.

He decried the excessive and abusive use of pre-trial detention which according to him, is one of the biggest forms of human right violations in the country that is often ignored with Kano state yet to domesticate the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJ-ACT).

According to Uhaa, of the over 70,000 prisoners in Nigeria, more than 50,000 are awaiting trial, representing over 70 percent, making Nigeria the fifth country with the highest awaiting trial population in Africa trailing Libya.

Sylvester opined that, rather than recruiting more security agents and provision of more equipment, Government should invest more in welfare and social programs such as Education, Job creation, infrastructure and poverty alleviation programs, as the best way to combat crime which leads to incarceration and over population in the state prisons.

He said that, reducing the number

of pre-trial detainees will resolve prison overcrowding, limit the spread of diseases and save tax payers money and spur development.

Speaking at the occasion, the Controller of Prisons, Alhaji Magaji Ahmad Abdullahi, also expressed concern over the overwhelming number of awaiting trial inmates numbering about 1,523 in the state’s two main prisons.

According to him, the prisons in the state are faced with the problem of over population with inadequate facilities to Carter for those in detention which often leads to management crisis.

Abdullahi also noted that, the prisons, have no facilities for mentally challenged persons in detention, making it difficult to cater or such persons in the conventional system.

He called on stakeholders concerned to assist in the process of decongesting the prisons by working in accordance with the provision of the law as it relates to the matter at hand.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperative, Nasarawa state, Mr Stephen Dogo, has advised civil servants to imbibe saving culture to be able to plan ahead of their retirement.

Dogo gave the advice during the inauguration of Precious FM Staff Multipurpose and Cooperative Society on Friday in Lafia.

He underscored the importance of saving by civil servants, urging them to avoid unnecessary spending to enable them to adequately plan for the future.

The permanent secretary, who was represented by a senior staff of the ministry, Mr Musa Andrew, told the cooperative members to always keep accurate records of their transactions.

The Chairman of the society, Mr Kalu Idika, expressed joy over the support from members and appealed them not to relent.

Idika advised the co-operators to always repay loans collected from the society in good time to help the organisation to grow.

He reiterated the call on the workers to embrace saving culture, saying that “the only close place to run to in time of need is staff cooperative”.

The General Manager of Precious FM, Musa Abdullahi, represented

by Dono Ikume, a senior official of the organisation, thanked members for contributing toward their own welfare.

Judiciary support essential to efficacy of arbitration – Rhodes-Vivour

A legal luminary, Mrs Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, on Friday said a supportive judiciary was an essential element for the efficacy of arbitration in dispute resolution procedures.

Rhodes-Vivour, who is the Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Nigeria branch, made this known at the end of the 2018 annual conference of the institute in Abuja.

She said that the support of the judiciary was required prior to the process, during the process and after the result of the arbitration had been issued to parties in dispute.

According to her, the international standard of arbitration also requires the support of the judiciary, and prohibits judicial interference, which is specifically provided for in the relevant statute.

“Nigerian courts largely support arbitration by affirming the principles of non intervention as several judicial authorities affirm.

“Several courts have also established multi-door court houses offering court connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), thereby making alternative doors for dispute resolution.

“In my speech at the opening ceremony of the 2017 annual conference, I made reference to the pronouncement of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen against courts indulging parties who are in breach of arbitration agreements.

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Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, October 27, 2018

Short News Kaduna reinstates 24-hour curfew, provision allows for building mourns slain royal father Agom Adara Regularisation construction without immediate permit - Witness Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Kaduna State Government on Friday reinstated a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs, Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Kateri and Kachia following heighten tension in the state on the death of the traditional ruler of Adara chiefdom, Dr. Maiwada Galadima.

The state government yesterday announced the death of HRH Agom Adara, Dr. Maiwada Galadima who was killed by his abductors on Friday.

“We mourn this quintessential traditional ruler who was killed by his abductors in the early hours of today.

“We are pained and heartbroken that criminal elements have taken away from us a man who did his best for peace and harmony in our state.

“The Kaduna State Government extends its condolences to the family of this revered leader and to people of the chiefdom he led with dedication and commitment”.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor (Media & Publicity) Samuel Aruwan said in a

statement that the curfew took effect “from 11am, Friday, 26th October 2018 and will remain in force until further notice.”

“This is a necessary step to help maintain peace as we mourn the death of HRH Agom Adara, who we lost in the early hours of today (Friday) to the criminals who abducted him last week.”

The Kaduna State Government has also called for calm in all communities adding that “the criminal elements who perpetrated this crime should not be allowed to divide us.”

“This is a struggle between good, decent, law-abiding people trying to uphold the peace and criminals who want to divide and destroy.

It is not a struggle between religious or ethnic groups. Let no criminal find succour in faith or tribe,” it added.

“Let us unite against every criminal activity.

Let us stand together as human beings who have a right to live in peace.”

The Daily Times recalled that following the abduction of the royal father, the security agencies and the government worked strenuously to secure his release.

Kaduna state government expressed its shock and disappointment yesterday over “this unfortunate development” and vowed

that the government of Kaduna State and security agencies will pursue justice for this revered man.”

Aruwan described Galadima as “a man of peace” who consistently made positive contributions for the peace and tranquillity in his chiefdom and the entire state.

“He was a gentleman to the core,” he added, stressing that the state has lost a cherished leader.

“The governor on behalf of the government and people of the state extends his deep sympathy to the immediate family and the people of the Adara chiefdom.

“The government also appeals for calm in the chiefdom and beyond as the criminal elements that did the heinous deed should not be allowed to further divide us.”

HRH Galadima, his wife and driver were abducted last Friday during which four people including his police orderly were killed by the kidnappers.

The wife and driver were later released, but the monarch was killed by his abductors who dumped his body by the road side early today at Kateri village, which is a notorious kidnappers den on Kaduna Abuja highway.

Peter Fowoyo, Lagos A fellow of Nigeria Institute of Town Planning and Housing Expert has said that it is permitted to build a house in Lagos state without planning or development permit, stressing that the entire builder has to do is to regularise with the state once erected The witness who was being cross-examined by the prosecution, Mr Jonathan Ogunsanya, Director in the state Ministry of Justice in the state said ‘the provision for regularization makes it possible for you to embark on your property development and regularise your papers with the Ministry’.

The witness, who was subpoena by the court via a letter dated October 4, 2018 said the Lagos state government made a publication recently, asking those who did not have planning permit before erecting their structures to come and regularize their papers.

Mr Adedire who is a consultant to Lagos State government on Town planning matters further supported his position with an advertisement of Lagos State government in March this year on: ‘Enforcement of planning laws and regulations in government schemes and other areas in Lagos state’ added that such regulations provision had been practice for years even before he began to practise.

Port Harcourt refinery gets financier – NNPC The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that some of the financing companies it approached to revamp the country’s refineries have shown interest in Port Harcourt refinery.

Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Abuja.

He said that a team of engineers from the corporation had gone abroad to source for financiers to ensure revamping of the major refineries in the country.

“About three financing companies have indicated interest but their names are yet to be made public but they have shown interest for Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries “But they showed the most interest for the Port Hacourt refinery.

“Efforts are on, our team of engineers are abroad, seeking financing. What we want to do with refineries is to bring in financiers’ that will put in their money for rehabilitation instead of the NNPC. “By doing that, they will source their funds from what we produce,’’ he said.

Police dock technician over alleged theft of bank laptops, accessories The police on Friday docked a 38-year-old computer technician, Olusesan Orebajo in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged theft of bank’s laptops and accessories valued at N4.8 million.

The defendant, of no fixed address, is facing one-count charge of theft.

The prosecutor, Insp. Ben Ekundayo, told the court that Orebajo committed the offence between January and July 2017, at First Bank Ltd Headquarters, 35, Marina St., Lagos.

He said that the defendant, a laptop technician on duty between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., stole 13 HP Probook laptop, seven HP Ram, and eight HP processor worth N4.8 million, property of First Bank Ltd. The prosecutor added that “the defendant, who works in the bank after closing hours to ensure that the systems are in proper working condition, sneaked out the laptops and accessories bit by bit.

“When the theft became apparent, the bank’s management started investigation, which led to the arrest of the defendant.”

Ekundayo added that the offence contravened Section 287 (7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised), which stipulates seven years imprisonment for anyone found guilty.

Some protester during a tribute and call for action in memory of Jamal Khashoggi, killed October 2 by Saudi authorities in Abuja... on Friday.

PenCom issues guidelines on voluntary contributions under contributory pension scheme Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has issued new guidelines to regulate the operation of Voluntary Pension Contributions (VPC) under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPI).

PenCom Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Peter Aghahowa, said in the statement on Friday that under the guidelines, voluntary contributions should be non-obligatory contributions made by any employee in the formal sector through the employer.

The Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014 allows employees to make voluntary

contributions into their Retirement Savings Account (RSA) in addition to their mandatory pension contributions to enhance their retirement benefits.

Aghahowa said the objective of the guidelines was to establish uniform set of rules for the operation of VPC and eligibility criteria for participation in the contributions.

He said the guidelines were meant to provide the procedure for making voluntary pension contributions as well as necessary safeguards and modalities for withdrawals.

Aghahowa said another objective of the guidelines was to use voluntary pension contributions for the purpose of enhancing future retirement benefits for active or mandatory contributors.

He said the guideline was to encourage retirees under CPS to utilise part or all of the voluntary contributions to augment their existing pension.

The PenCom spokesperson said the voluntary pension contribution would assist retirees under defunct Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), exempted persons from the CPS and foreigners to save in order to cater for their livelihood during old age.

“The commission hereby reminds contributors to be guided by the guidelines and encourage them to direct all their inquiries pertaining the voluntary pension contributions to their respective Pension Fund Administrators (PFA),’’ Aghahowa said.

NIMC registers 33m Nigerians The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says it had captured over 33 million Nigerians in its data base as at October 2018.

Head of Corporate Communication (NIMC), Mr Loveday Ogbonna, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, saying that the figure comprised of both adults and children.

He, however, decried the low turnout of children in the National Identification Number (NIN) registration.

According to him, the registration for NIN is a lifetime opportunity and having NIN as an individual will strengthen and aid service delivery.

Ogbonna further noted that obtaining NIN would promote socioeconomic inclusion as well as development for hundreds of poor people in the country.

He advised Nigerians and Legal Residents to take their children and wards of all ages for enrolment at any NIMC registration centre across the country.

“Enrolment of minors is ongoing and has no age bracket, parents are encouraged to bring children that are one year and above so that the camera can capture their faces very well.

“What we have observed is that it is difficult to take pictures of children below one year, so we advise parents to wait until their kids are one year old.

“Parents and guardians must present their NIN and their children’s birth certificate before their children or ward can be enrolled and issued a National Identification Number,’’ he said.

He, therefore, advised that Nigerians should utilise the opportunity to get registered, adding that NIN has so many social benefits which include access to government services.

“It also enables you to assert your identity; nobody mistakes you for another; no matter how identical you are, NIN singles you out,” Ogbonna added.

Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, October 27, 2018

Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices celebrates Afolayan, Sasore, others Matthew Dadiya, Abuja African Voices, a magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN) sponsored by telecommunications firm, Globacom, will this week feature four great African film personalities who have been dominating box offices and film festivals across the globe.

A vignette of the programme said the personalities have achieved monumental successes whether behind the lens or in front of the camera.

They include Kunle Afolayan, 44, a filmmaker and actor from Nigeria who is the son of late iconic thespian, Ade Afolayan, popularly known as Ade Love. Kunle Afolayan studied Economics and began a career in banking. He later quit banking to move into full-time filmmaking - a decision that saw him at

the New York Film Academy where he took a course in the field.

Since 2005, Afolayan has been an active player in the Nigerian film industry evidenced by spectacular movie productions including The Figurine: Aroromire; Phone Swap and October 1. The Figurine won five major awards in the African Film Academy. Afolayan appeared at the Subversive Film Festival in 2011 where he represented the Nigerian film industry, which was in 2009 adjudged as the world’s second largest.

In May 2013, Phone Swap premiered in France at the first edition of Nollywood Week Paris and won the Public Choice Award. His blockbuster film, October I, clinched more than 10 awards at the 2015 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards which was held in Lagos.

Next are two other Nigerians, B.B. Sasore, a Nigerian film writer, director and producer and Derin Adeyokunnu.

Sasore threw his versatility behind the

soar-away success of Banana Island Ghost, a blockbuster movie which has received rave reviews since it premiered in 2017. He has followed up the success of the movie with God Calling, a faithbased movie which is scheduled for release in December, 2018. His colleague who is also featured in the edition of African Voices, Adeyokunnu, is the Executive Producer of Banana Island Ghost.

Also, on the programme is Bushra Rozza, a 42-year-old Egyptian actress and singer who came into the arts in 2002 through a comedy series tagged Youth Online. She later participated in several series, including Emperor, The Aunt Nour and Dignitaries, which achieved significant penetration in record time. Her first movie appearance was in the film, Alexandria New York, before featuring in other successful movies including Ouija, The Game of Love, About Love and Passion and I Am Not with Them.

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Short News No nation develops without massive infrastructural investment - FG Tom Okpe, Abuja The federal government has said that no nation develops without massive infrastructural investment which the present administration has taken as a priority.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at the special Town Hall Meeting on Infrastructure at Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday adding, “realizing this fact, the federal government has made such investment a priority and it’s paying off”.

The special Town Hall meeting on infrastructure which was attended by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola along with his counterparts in the Transport and Aviation Ministry, Rotimi Amaechi and Egnr. Suleiman Adamu of the Water Resources where they portrayed the performances of their ministries under the three and half years regime of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“This Special Town Hall Meeting is dedicated to INFRASTRUCTURE. It’s the second in the series of the Special Town Hall Meetings which we will be organizing between now and the 2019 general elections to showcase the achievements of the Buhari Administration. The first edition of the Special Town Hall Meetings was held in Gusau, Zamfara State, on 10 Sept. 2018, to showcase the Administration’s achievements in the area of security, in particular the drastic reduction in the number of killings in certain parts of the country.

‘Smugglers threaten 2019 election’ Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin The 2019 general elections maybe crisis ridden if they federal government does not urgently arrest smuggling in some of our nation’s ports, investigation has revealed.

According to investigations, Onne, Calabar and Port Harcourt ports are major areas of attraction used by the smugglers.

Industry watchers said the illegal activities were fuel by the abandonment of pre-inspection of goods at the point.

They called on the Department of State Service, the Nigeria Custom Service; the Nigeria Police Force; the Standards Organisation of Nigeria and Presidential Committee on Trade Malpractices to immediately swing into action and arrest the ugly development.

Also, investigation revealed that smugglers import containers of goods valued at about $5 million that are never captured under the correct HS code 7210.30.00.00 – 7210.50.00.00 of Nigerian Customs Service portal, making the Federal Government of Nigeria to lose an estimated revenue of about N1 billion on weekly basis on these smuggled items due to the neglect of pre-inspection of any container coming into the country which was hither-to the practice in Nigeria.

Niger Govt approves N300m to address erosion, flooding

Son of Director of Press and Public Affairs Lagos State Ministry of Information, Mr. Goriola Oladapo and his wife, during his traditional marriage to his heartthrob, Iyesogie Obaze, in Lagos.

Kwara APC crisis: Party members meet spokesman, list demands Tom Okpe, Abuja Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara State on Thursday met with the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu behind closed-door with a view to register their grievances over the crisis facing the state chapter.

The party members, who came under the aegis of ‘Concerned Foundation Members of APC’ was at the National Secretariat in Abuja to protest alleged marginalization, stressing that leadership of the party has handed over structures of the

party to defectors demanding for amendment, for sake of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election is in the 2019 general election.

The leader of the group, lsiaka Toyin Warah, who later addressed newsmen, disclosed that they have met with Mr. Issa-Onilu and presented their demands.

“The NPS, Issa-Onilu is a stakeholder in Kwara APC, we have met him and presented our grievances but we are yet to reach concrete conclusion.

“As stakeholders in the Kwara project, we have a responsibility to refresh the National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party on the way out of our

self-imposed troubles as we are concerned about coasting home to victory in the coming elections and one of the ways to ensure victory is to bring all stakeholders together in a manner that can guarantee trust, oneness and dedication amongst all members”, he stated.

He revealed that they demanded a Governorship slot, two Senatorial slots, three House of representative slots, twelve House of Assembly slots and agreeable terms on the formation of the next government.

When asked for the response of NPS to their demands, Warah said he promised that the NWC of the party will look into it and get back to them in due cause.

The Niger Government has approved the release of N300 million to the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) as counterpart funding to help address gully erosion and flooding challenges in the state.

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger disclosed this on Friday when Malam Salisu Dahiru, the National Project Coordinator, NEWMAP, paid a courtesy visit to Government House in Minna.

Bello said that the money was part of the state government’s 2018 counterpart funding for the World Bank-assisted two million dollars grant to help address the state’s gully erosion problems.

He said that the project was targeting these selected areas in the state: Rafin-Gora in Kontagora, Baban Rami in Mashegu, Ungwar Shanu Tayaman in Kagara, Efumayaki/Efumada in Bida, and Minna metropolis.

Other areas are Lapai, Agaie, Suleja and Mokwa.

“A lot of lives have been lost in these areas because of serious gully erosion. Therefore, I have directed for work to commence immediately.

Flood destroys over 100,000 hectares of rice farms in Jigawa – RIFAN

Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Jigawa Chapter, Alhaji Adamu Maigoro, on Friday said the recent flooding in the state destroyed over 100,000 hectares of rice farms.

Maigoro told newsmen in Hadejia that over 10,000 registered members of the association were affected by the flood.

“The 10,000 figures captured only the dry season rice farmers, who were supported with farm inputs earlier in the year.

“If you are asking about the entire rice farmers affected, the figures will definitely rise up to over 50,000 farmers,” he said.

The chairman listed areas hit by the flood to include; Ringim, Taura, Miga, Jahun, Auyo, Kaugama, Mallam-madori, Hadejia, Guri, Kirikasamma, Gwaram, Buji, Birnin kudu and Kazaure.

Maigoro appealed to government at all levels to support the affected farmers who were still struggling to cope with the heavy loss caused by the flood.

“Though, government had assisted our members, we are still appealing to them to do more because rice farmers are still battling with the shock of the worst flooding in recent times,” he said.

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Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, October 27, 2018

Short News Army discover shallow grave IFAD-VCDP to replicate Commodity where missing general was buried FG, Alliance Forum across Nigeria Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The youths who allegedly killed the retired missing Army General, Idris Alkali on September 3rd, celebrated after pushing his car in a mining pond at Dura Du of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, says the General Officer Commanding, 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Benson Akinroluyo.

“The irate youths who followed his car to the abandoned mining pit filled with water on many tri-cycles popularly known as “Keke NAPEP” jubilated for reason best known to them or for mission accomplished. He was later buried in a shallow grave in an area popularly known as, ‘No man’s land’ within the community”.

Gen. Akinroluyo sated this on Friday in Jos while giving journalists an update of the Cordon and Search Operation on the Missing Major General, Idris Alkali (Retired).

Akinroluyo explained that the death of Idris Alkali was as a result of a reprisal attack which occurred as a result of 11 persons who were killed in Jos South LGA at a shopping mall on the 2nd of September 2018 by unknown gunmen.

He said, “You would recall that on 2 September 2018 at about 8:00pm, unknown gunmen attacked a shopping complex located

at Lafande Community on the outskirt of Jos metropolis in Dura-Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. As a result of the attack, 11 people were killed while others sustained various degrees of injuries. The attack triggered protest by the people of the area on the morning of 3 September 2018. Irate youths in their hundreds trooped out, blocked the Eastern Bypass with stones and other dangerous objects.

The immediate past Chief of Administration (Army), Major General Idris Alkali who recently disengaged from the Nigerian Army after 35 years meritorious service to the Nigerian Army and the country was travelling from Abuja to Bauchi via Jos same day. The senior officer was travelling alone in his black Toyota Corolla car with registration number, KWARA MUN 670 AA. Credible intelligence revealed that his car was stopped and he introduced himself as a general to the hoodlums who had barricaded the road that he was just passing through to Bauchi. The senior officer was assaulted and killed. Thereafter, his belongings such as clothings, cash, phones and laptop were shared by those who killed him. His body was dragged before being moved to somewhere else and his car was driven and pushed into the abandoned mining pit filled with water”.

The Army boss explained that while the car of the Missing General was found in the pond, the youths who perpetrated the act moved swiftly to exhume his corpse from a shallow grave where he was buried to an unknown destination, as confessed by those who were

picked and interrogated.

“On 29 September 2018, when the general’s black Toyota Corolla car was recovered from the abandoned mining pit, those involved and those not involved in the killing of the senior officer held a meeting to relocate his corpse away from the community. This is because of the inherent danger it would attract to the community.

Consequently, a 10 man team was constituted to relocate his corpse earlier buried in a shallow grave within the community to elsewhere.

A specialist in preservation of corpse was contracted. The specialist assisted in exhuming his corpse from the shallow grave to elsewhere.

Only few trusted members of the community knew where his corpse was relocated to. The specialist is currently in our custody. Again, this is an attempt to cover up the heinous crime committed by the community. There exist other evidence and indicators that pointed to the fact that those who were involved in the killing of the senior officer are being supported and backed by community leaders within the DuraDu District. In recent times, they have been staging press conferences and writing petitions in order to smear the image of the Division in particular and the Nigerian Army in general.

This Division will not yield to the antics or blackmail by those who have committed this dastardly crime. Therefore, the following people at large have been declared wanted by the relevant authority based on their degree of culpability in the killing of the senior officer”, Gen. Akinroluyo said.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is collaborating with IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) to replicate the Commodity Alliance Forum (CAF) initiative across the country.

IFAD-VCDP’s Knowledge Management and Communication Advisor, Mrs Vera Onyilo, made this known on Friday in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.

She said that the replication of CAF was in the light of the successful execution of the programme in Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba states.

She said CAF had successfully galvanised the productivity of smallholder farmers and their access to markets in the rice and cassava value chains, using the innovative Public Private Producer Partnership (4ps) model.

Onyilo said that the CAF stakeholders’ relationship had yielded significant results, citing the receipt of 150,000 tonnes of rice paddy from rural farmers in the participating six states as one of major feats.

APC crisis: 5 South-South states support Oshiomhole … Warns fifth columnist

Tom Okpe, Abuja While the call for the removal of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole rages, five states from his South-south region have passed vote of confidence on his leadership of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

The five states also vowed to resist any attempt by some people they described as fifth columnist causing disaffection in the party ahead of the 2019 general election advising them to desist from that act.

Recall that some serving governors and leaders of the party had openly called for Oshiomhole’s resignation over crisis arising from the just concluded primaries nationwide.

In a communiqué signed after a meeting of the South-south APC state chairmen, Thursday night in Abuja, representatives of Delta, Prophet Jones Ode Erue, Edo Anslem Ojezua; Akwa Ibom, Ini Okopido; Bayelsa, Amos Jothan and Cross Rivers, Dr Matthew Achigbe stated that the leadership of the APC under Comrade Oshiomhole has been working satisfactorily in repositioning the party.

Court remands 8 suspected ritualists caught with 11 human skulls Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

From left: Founder/ President, Layleverage Group, Ms Layllen Sawyerr; Founder Flying Dr. Nigeria, Dr. Ola Brown; Founder Savvy Women’s Circle and Convener Women in Leadership, Mrs. Aji R. Michael; CEO Money Africa, Mrs. Oluwatosin Olaseinde and Confidence and Peak Performance, during the October 2018 Edition of Conference on the Changing the Rule of Regulation by Savvy Women’s Circle/Women in Leadership in Lagos.

Ekiti govt seals buildings linked to ex-Gov Fayose Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti Two buildings in Ado Ekiti linked to the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, have been sealed off by the state government for lack of approved plan and permit.

The state government, through the Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning and Urban Development, said the erection of the buildings contravened the laws guiding urban renewal regulations of the state government.

Fayose is currently being tried at the Federal High Court, Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged reception of a sum of N2.99 billion from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki , to fund his reelection in 2014.

He is presently being detained at the EFCC custody in Ikoyi, Lagos State despite that he had been granted bail since Wednesday.

The sprawling twin duplexes with elevated fence, covering over six plots, were located at the

Government Reservation Area (GRA) in Ado Ekiti and almost adjacent the new Deputy Governor’s lodge located within the Government house.

When journalists visited the building on Friday, the gate to the building was under lock and key while contractors working on the buildings have deserted the place.

A paper dated October 18, which was attached to the gate and signed by the Director of Urban and Regional Planning in the Ministry said: “It was discovered during inspection by the inspectorate staff of our Ministry that a residential building by you at GRA has no approved plan / permit for the site or bring same to our office to get certification for the erection.

“You are hereby ordered to suspend the use of the building premises until approved plan is submitted for clearance”, it stated.

The contractor handling the project began work about four months ago after the buildings erected on the plot were pulled down to give way for the new edifices.

Before Fayose exited office, rumour had been

rife that he was the owner of the magnificent buildings.

In his response, Fayose accused Fayemi of embarking on vindictive action over issue that doesn’t worth government’s attention.

In a statement by his Media Aide, Idowu Adelusi on Friday, Fayose said: “Governor Fayemi was only acting out of desperation and vengeance over the 2014 shameful electoral defeat.

“The property in question does not belong to Fayose. Fayemi’s government should produce evidence linking the former government to the property.

“Fayose has said he was ready for probe and that he will appear in person before any panel set up by Fayemi, so, why the desperation?

“Our advice is that, Fayemi should place high premium on payment of the workers’ salary arrears since N30 billion is already in his custody released by the Federal Government and not embarking on witch hunting or disparaging his predecessor. The money should not be used to fund the election petition filed against him.

For allegedly engaging in buying and selling of human parts, a woman, Aisahat Yunusa and seven others have been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court.

The accused were arraigned on a three-count charge of buying and selling of human parts, unlawful opening of graves and unlawful possession of human parts.

The other accused include Azeez Yakub, Ahmed Yahaya, Soliu Ayinde, AbdulGaniyu Bamidele, AbdulRasak Babamale and Lukman Saka .

The accused were arrested on October 5, 2018 on the strength of intelligence gathering by the Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, ‘D’. Division, Adewole, Ilorin that one Azeez Yakub (first accused) of No. 20, Opa Compound, Adeta, Ilorin on the allegation of being in possession of human parts.

Police said that immediate search conducted at the house and premises of Yakub led to the recovery of 11 suspected human skulls, bones suspended to be human bones,as well as some quantity of hair suspected to be human hair concealed in the ceiling of the house.

Police First Information Report (FIR) stated that discreet investigation conducted into the case by the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit, Police Force Headquarters, Abuja led to the arrest of the other accused within Ilorin metropolis who were discovered to be the receivers of the various suspected human parts.

Kebbi govt to assist 6,300 small-scale businesses

The Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu, has directed each local government council in the state to select 300 small-scale business owners to be given additional capital to boost their businesses.

Bagudu gave the directive during a meeting with the 21 local government chairmen at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.

The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Argungu, briefed newsmen after the meeting that the smallscale business owners would be selected from each ward in the state.

Argungu said each business owner would receive N30,000 which they could use to grow their businesses.

He urged the local government chairmen to select genuine business men and women who would use the money productively.

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God gave me a perfect fat leg to carry the big behind -Nkechi Blessing Sunday Endowed actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday spoke with MUTIAT ALLI about her supposed big size, falling off the stage at the recently held City People Movie awards, her supposed beef with Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, and her dream role amongst others. Enjoy…

What is your new movie, Unsane about?

The movie is about a particular guy who has medical issues but his not aware of it, most time he acts like a complete idiot; even though I am not willing to give out much about the coming movie until its out but meanwhile it’s a fantastic movie Nigerians should look out for because it’s going to make you stay glued to your TV from start to finish.

Why the title, Unsane and not Insane?

Well because of the purpose of the storyline, using Insane as the title will not be appropriate because Insane in actual sense means a complete mad man while as regards our own title which is Unsane is that fact the character in the movie is normal but sometimes act weird; that is the plot twist in the movie. I will have gone for the title ‘Complete Idiot’ but I wanted something unique and a straight title.

So what is the language structure of the movie?

The movie is shut in complete English language because I don’t think we spoke up to 10% of Yoruba through-out the shooting. It’s just time to up the game in the industry and we seriously getting there.

Is it a cinema Job? For now I can’t say that but since we commence shoot, I can see that I am shooting a huge project that needs huge viewings which might be going to cinema.

What is the estimated budget of this movie?

Quite a lot of money; so I can really put a peg amount on it. We have spent a lot and still spending.

A lot of people a times consider you as upcoming artiste; how do you react when such comments are passed towards you.

I get that a lot but am not actually moved by that because as long as people appreciate my creative process, I am good to go as I won’t allow such compliment to deprive me of giving my best at all time. I have been in the industry for quite sometimes now, precisely from 2008-2009. I have been in the industry for say 10 years, so if you are in that category of people that still tag me upcoming that mean you have not been watching well. It took

me a lot of hard work to be where I am today and I appreciate God almighty for his immense grace.

It took you seven years to be known after your movie, ‘Omoge Lekki’ pushed your face out; what do you think you did right now?

For me, I think social media really helped my career a lot most especially the instagram platform because I talk a lot on social media and maybe that is more the reason a lot of people have tagged me drama queen which I don’t care as long as I am getting the attention that I need.

They say when a lady is been tagged a drama queen and when she eventually gets into a serious relationship, she tend to mellow down; are you emotional?

I am drama queen when it comes to everywhere that is when I am on set or off set because I don’t like to be cheated but that does not mean I am not submissive or I can’t be tamed.

So what can someone do to tame a person like Nkechi?

Maybe 500 million naira You are blessed physically, how do you feel when you walk around and people tend to complement you based on your backside?

The honest truth is that I am used to such complement because even while we were filming a street scene and I was required to walk around, a lot of passer’s by were just screaming but because such is already part of me. I did not mind because I won’t remove that part of my body.

Don’t you sometimes feel embarrassed when the compliment is too getting too much?

Never!! Because I know I have got a beautiful behind and I can’t be unhappy with what God gave me.

How do you feel when people tend to appreciate your curves more than the beauty itself?

They have no choice than to see the curves before the beauty because it is obvious and cannot

be hidden; you cannot hide God’s blessings and I am very comfortable with it at all time. I have always been comfortable with my body from day one. While I was growing up, I was very skinny but a very big ass and now while growing up, I have a bigger body and all my body parts rhyme together and the fact is God gave me a perfect fat leg to carry the big behind.

You fell at the City people Movies award; how did that happen?

My colleague Jumoke Odetola won the Best actress category which I was equally nominated too, so I went on stage to cheer her up and while coming down the stairs and I don’t know where a glass cup came from and it gave me a cut on the leg.

How did you now feel that after the fall, the next category that was called, you won?

That is what I call grace because when I took a fall, the award rose me up.

Didn’t you feel embarrassed when you fell?

I was not because with the blood stain on my leg, I walked majestically to the stage to receive my award because when I fell, I thought it was normal but it was not as so many enemies were in front of me who did not even stand up to assist me. Those that I know and won’t like to mention their names were even laughing at me.

A lot of people were of the opinion that at the point comedian Woli Arole slapped you; a miracle venza car came in for you?

Woli Arole is my very good friend and to correct that impression, I bought my car in the US and it took two month to get to Nigeria. All the while my car was on the way and the slap came in between, so for people to say that it’s just normal.

What is your present relationship with Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim after you both had a social media argument?

I have apologized to her and moved on but she blocked me and that’s her business. I am at peace with myself because I did apologize and she never accepted it.

Have you met her before?

Not at all Do we see a case where you can invite her to your movie set?

Off course I will if she answers Do you still have a dream role you want to play?

Yes and that is the role of a mad woman because I want to portray myself as a versatile actor; I have played quite a lot of roles and also I look forward to playing a ghetto kind of role where I will showcase the rough side of me.

What will you consider the most interesting part of your job?

There are a lot but the one I appreciate more was when I paid in dollars in the movie ‘Ghost and the Tout’ as produced by Toyin Abraham.

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Niniola presents ‘The Human Radio Concert’ Come Friday, November 9, 2018, the coveted and highly infectious musical sound of the Queen of AfroHouse and Drumroll Records artiste, Niniola will be unleashed LIVE like never before at her headline concert tagged “The Human Radio Concert”.

The concert, a first of its kind, will hold at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Billed to join Niniola are Reminisce, Aramide, Mayorkun, Mr. Real, Terry Apala, Slimcase, Immaculate, Johnny Drille, Teni, Oladips, Godwin Strings, Tyson Noir, Soti among others. Music Policy by DJ DIPS and DJ CROWD KONTROLLER. Niniola took Africa and indeed the world by storm in the past few years with consistent hits and a perfectly delivered universal and world-class debut album “This Is Me”. However, the theme of this concert, which is “The Human Radio”, is one that transcends time, going far back to when the magical

core and personality of the inspired teenager, Niniola Apata, started to manifest.

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Nicknamed Human Radio” while

secondary school, Niniola had her very own singing request show where she sang songs from various musicians as requested by her friends and classmates at the time to the amazement and cheering of listeners.

While she has only just started, Niniola has throughout her fast-rising musical career, reinstated her ability, passion, and love for creating vocal art that outvies both lingual and territorial differences, and yet embraces the one true global culture that music is.

The Human Radio Concert will be like none before it, showcasing a powerful blend of music and stagecraft via a unique theme and special features inspired by the persona, charisma, and soul of one of Nigeria’s finest singersongwriter and performer, Niniola Apata.

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RMD, Bovi, Basketmouth, others for Sound Sultan’s ‘Jungle Story’ Musical Stories by Mutiat Alli Award-winning musician, Lanre Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan has unveiled details of his starstudded Broadway-styled musical tagged Jungle Story.

The live stage show, which features many of Nigeria’s most prominent actors and musicians, also marks the 18th year of the singer, songwriter cum actor who became a public sensation after he made a debut with the popular song, Mathematics (Jagbajantis).

‘Jungle Story’ is scheduled to hold October 12 to 14th at Terra Kulture,

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Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island with the weekend events showing twice, 3pm and 6pm respectively.

It is produced by his Naija Ninja productions in collaboration with creative talent agency, Temple Management Company.

Sound Sultan is pulling all stops by forcing legendary actor of the ‘Storyland’ fame, Jimi Sholanke out of ‘retirement’ to play his traditional role as Narrator’ in the drama-packed stage production. Also teaming up with the musician is his long-time collaborator, Segun Adefila and his drama troupe.

Other A-list celebrities on the lineup include Richard Mofe-Damijo, Wale Ojo, Ali Baba, Mr Ibu, Helen

Paul, Kunle Afolayan, Reekado Banks, Seyi Shay, 2baba, Simi, Niniola, Kate Henshaw, Basketmouth, Harrysong, Gbenga Adeyinka, Emmanuella, Ramsey Nouah, Bovi, Lasisi Elenu, MC Lively, Broda Shaggi, Segun Adefila, Fals, Okey Bakassi, Olamide and Baba Dee among others.

On his inspiration for Jungle Story, Sound Sultan said, “art as they say is the imitation of life and that’s exactly what the Jungle Story is about. It’s still the same story of the poor getting poorer and rich getting richer. I am trying to use my music and art to influence the society in a very creative way that will hold the audience spell bound.

Abimbola Ogunnowo and hubby, Okiki Afolayan

Actress Abimbola weds Ogunnowo Actress cum beauty expert, Abimbola Ogunnowo walked down the aisle with her longtime boyfriend of over 11 years, Okiki Afolayan, who is a reputable filmmaker in the entertainment industry at the Time Square event centre, Ikeja.

The duo, who once went their separate ways for 3 years, have officially called it quit to spinsterhood and bachelorhood respectively. On how they reunited back after three years of separation, the now light skinned actress disclosed in a recent interview that ‘A friend of mine, Tunde Anjola

called me for a job around Magodo area of Lagos State where Afeez Owo was directing it and Okiki saw me again. He said this babe, where have you been all this while, we got talking, he invited me for a chat and I was with him the following day and we decided to reunite, the rest is now history. We are now Mr. and Mrs. Afolayan.

The elaborate wedding is expected to attract the crème de crème in the entertainment industry and top society big shots as guests will be thrilled to musical performances by Boye Best and Fuji superstar, Alhaji Sule Alao Malaika.

Uganda star, Ykee Benda teams up with Reakado Banks in ‘Time Table’ Talented Uganda musician, songwriter and performer, Ykee Benda has teamed up with Mavin Records superstar, Reakado Banks on a new single titled ‘Time Table’ which currently is enjoying massive airplay in both radio and TV stations.

Shot by Clearance Peters, the visual of the new song captures the beauty and appreciation of a beautiful African woman as a whole.

Signed to Mpaka Records Label, Munyonyo, Mugendagye, Ykee Benda aspires to be the best household daily

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musical product in East, central, west and South Africa while promoting world class musical talent. The Chemical engineering graduate, who described his kind of music as dancehall and pop kicked of his musical career while in Algeria, got signed to BADI music in January 2016 thereafter started Mpaka Mecords Label where he is signed.

It is pertinent to note that Ykee is the first East African artist to have performed at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in Nigeria 2017.

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Solonics, Stallion Group, Unity Bank bag TEEIN Awards Stories by Isaac Oguntoye Renewable energy giants, Solonics Energy Limited, Stallion Group of Companies, Unity Bank Nigerian Plc, amongst others have bagged awards from the just concluded annual awards and dinner of The Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Initiative of Nigeria

(TEEIN).

Solonics Energy was awarded with Outstanding Achievement in Solar Power Provision in Africa award; Stallion group of companies, Corporate Achiever in Enterprise Creation, while Unity Bank received an award of Excellence in Provision of Professional Service In Africa.

Other corporate institutions who received awards at the event

include Aluminum giants Qualitec Industries Limited- Excellence In Aluminum Manufacturing, Insight Communications- Most Enterprising Advertising Company Of The Year 2018, The RedAce CompanyDistinguished Excellence in Public Relations and Media Management in Africa, Silverbird Televisionentertainment television station of the year 2018 amongst others.

K1 De Ultimate

Saraki

Between K1 and Saraki Fuji music living legend, K1 De Ultimate has dismissed the video making the rounds that he is supporting the presidential ambition of Senator Bukola Saraki.

K1, who likened that to artifice, said he is highly disappointed that someone like the Senate president can be involved in such a fraud because it is evidently clear that the only person he is rooting for to become the president in 2019 is no other than President Muhammadu Buhari. This he has shown by telling the world where his loyalty belongs at every occasion lately.

K1 has also on countless occasion granted interviews to several media organisations that he is for Buhari till 2023.

According to the Fuji king, the only time he had an encounter with the senate president was at the marriage ceremony of Mohammed Mustapha’s son in Ilorin in 2015. So, he has no right to circulate any song without his approval; doing so amounts to fraud.

K1 said he is already talking with his lawyers to seek redress on the matter.

He is also using this medium to sound it clear that he will never ever endorse someone who has acted as a betrayal to his party right from when he assumed the office till the time he left the party for the opposition. “I remain a strong party member and the only person I support to become the president in 2019 is Muhammadu Buhari,” he concluded.

2019: Prophet Fufeyin warns TEEIN

Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo’s advice on uterine fibroid The Nigerian Society of Interventional Radiology (NISIR) has revealed that about 25% of Nigerian women in their reproductive age are living with uterine fibroid unaware.

At the first Annual Scientific Meeting of NISIR in Lagos recently themed ‘Minimally invasive therapies, benefitting patients, saving lives’, the President NISIR, Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo, noted that uterine fibroid can be well treated with the inclusive interventional radiology procedures.

Speaking on the birth of NISIR, Ahidjo said it is a new organisation first established in 2010 at Akodo, Lagos State to enhance the art and science of interventional radiology and research through educational, scientific, literary, advocacy, regulatory and professional activities.

“We started this year’s back and now the society is expanding. I will say the government should intervene in providing this medical service. We are all complaining of medical tourism, most of those seeking for international medical attention also go for this same interventional procedures. We are calling on the government to help assist to establish a national centre of interventional radiology in Nigeria which will serve as a training centre and a service providing centre for the general population.

“We will also want to plead with the

government Prof. Ahmed Ahidjo to help initiate an intervention radiology centre in each of the teaching hospital in all geopolitical zones. The burden is getting too much that the hospitals can’t do this on their own without government intervention.

On the objectives of the organization, he said “the promotion of interventional radiology at appropriate forums especially in the West African Subregion. In pursuit of its objectives, NISIR aimed not only to address but to also provide suggestions and solutions regarding the important issues which currently face interventional radiology by adopting more of an active role within the radiological industry and the government and it relevant agencies.

Member Board of Trustee, NISIR,

Prof. Abiodun Adeyinka, urged the government to consider a special budgetary for radiology and radiotherapy for sufficient funding.

“We are very few for the number of the population of Nigeria. First, we should try appeal to the government to fund radiology and radiotherapy. Equipments are very expensive. And such should come from a different budgetary entirely.

We need to draw government attention to proper funding. Another thing is that government must train us. With that we can build on human development” Adeyinka said Speaking on the essentiality of the organization, Chairman Local Organisation Committee, NISIR Conference 2018, Dr. Ifeanyi Ukachukwu said the society was setup to harness radiologists and to solicit for facilities to stop Nigerians from medical tourism.

“Nigeria has a capacity and manpower for these services. The problem is not about manpower but equipments for treating patients. Patients can get better if they are treated with interventional radiology techniques and they are fast, and easy. We want as many doctors to know about this. For non-radiologists, we want them to cooperate with us by referring patients to us rather than referring them abroad. Money spent abroad should be reverse round in equipping our health facilities” he said.

Ahead of the 2019 elections, General Overseer and Founder of Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministry in Effurun, Delta State, Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin has emphasised on the need for men of God to be careful while making political prophecies.

Speaking with a group of journalists in Delta State recently, the Prophet said many men of God were always giving failed prophecies because it could change within seconds.

He said: “This is a warning to all prophets and pastors who like to prophesise. Many have prophesized and many have failed. When making political prophecies, men of God have to be very careful so that they will not put their grace into shame or disgrace.

Prophet Fufeyin

When you prophesize to the life of a woman or man, who is contesting for a political office, you have to continue to pray about it until it comes to a reality.”

According to him, when it comes to prophecies, God has the final say and it can favour anyone at any time.

“God, in His Mercy, decides whatever He gives to His children. A prophecy can raise a man in a second and a prophecy can bring a man down in the next second. Since man doesn’t understand the ways of God, pastors or prophets must be very careful when making political prophecies. God can change His mind to favour anyone at any time; He has the final say,” Fufeyin admonished.

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Lagos Birthdays debuts Stories by Mutiat Alli A foremost entertainment company in Lagos Nigeria, InHouse Entertainment Limited has concluded plans to start something new in Nigeria, starting from Lagos, which is the commercial hub of Africa.

The company is known for berthing innovative and entertaining ideas that generally contribute positively to individual lives as well as corporate organisations. Their latest baby is “Lagos Birthdays”.

Speaking with select media platforms recently at their Ikeja

office, the CEO of In-House Entertainment, Ambassador Ayo George, said “we conducted a research and we discovered that for whatever reasons, a lot of Nigerians, especially those residing in Lagos, love to have a splendid birthday but may not have the financial capacity to make this happen, and apart from the finance, some residents don’t just know how to go about putting together something classy and beautiful. We decided to create a concept that allows celebrants pay a token and have a birthday alongside other birthday mates from their month, at a very exquisite restaurant or lounge, with celebrities, artistes, VIPs, and

the media in attendance.

“We realised that there are at least 2 million Lagosians having their birthdays each month.

We would be putting this gig together monthly for about 200 people, because we intend to make every event a very classy event, with buffet, drinks, red carpets, music, dance, TV interviews, games and lots more, all at a token each month, we all want a fairytale birthday, don’t we? Our social media handles are active already on instagram and twitter”, he concluded.

The debut edition of the Lagos Birthdays is expected to be in November at a very fancy and exquisite restaurant in Lagos.

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How modeling gave me exposure - Damilola Aina Damilola Aina is a super Nigerian model who has been in the industry for over a decade, and has indeed paid her dues. In this interview with MUTIAT ALLI, the light skinned diva opened up on her challenges at an early stage as well as new plans and projects to get back to the society. Enjoy…

How did your modeling career kick off?

First I started in my hood. I won the Miss high school contest when I was in secondary school, then I won the Miss Festac pageant. Then I attended a catwalk casting at Eko hotel. For tiffany amber’s fashion show- pop! I was selected. Folake even assigned someone put me through and perfect my catwalk skills. I’d say since then I never looked back. From the runway to photography modeling.

What are the challenges you faced in your early days?

Joggling school and castings wasn’t easy at all. In addition people seldom gave opportunities or listening ears, once they know you are new they just underestimate you. Though it made me feel bad but it gave me the spunk and die hard attitude to life. I knew I needed a finishing school to help me perfect my girly tendencies and transform me to a proper lady so I started working on me.

What are some of the modeling jobs that you have done?

From runway to major out of home (billboards) adverts, photography and print modeling like being brand ambassador for Airtel ,Coca -Cola contour bottle launch Nigeria, MTN, Friesland ( three crowns milk), cornerstone insurance, LG electronics, Etisalat, LG appliances, cornerstone

insurance, starcoms long on talk, orange drugs, PZ amongst others.

please endeavour to make stipends available for the models.

You are also an actress; can you tell us about life as an actress?

The life of an actress in the movies is a mimicry and a made believe. However, real life, I’m me and real to the core. I learn something, new, add value, and keep improving.

What is your definition of style?

For me style is from within. It is the you in you that makes you the you that you are. Style should be effortless, classy, not trashy, but graceful.

What some of the challenges encountered?

Challenges are part of life; you face it and brace up. I can’t say there weren’t moments I felt like throwing in the towel, but I held on knowing that upheavals are part of what makes you.

What is your assessment of Nigerian designers?

Nigerian designers are taking over the world soon. The impressive improvements are commendable and might move top brands in Milan, US and other to come see the newly improved Nigerian designers.

Who or what do you consider as the greatest influence in your life and career?

My parents are my greatest influence in life. For modeling I really looked up to Tyra Banks as an influence. We exchanged messages at a time and she got her photograph signed and delivered to me in Nigeria.

In what ways has modeling changed your lifestyle?

Modeling didn’t change my lifestyle, it gave me exposure, made me rediscover certain attributes innate.

What are some of the changes that you would like to see in the sector?

Models should be treated better.

Who are the people you admire and role models?

I admire Oprah Winfrey, Folorunsho Alakija, Mo Abudu.

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When there’s an audition they should be attended to in time.

Some of the aspiring models May not be able to transport themselves back home hence, agencies should

Can you tell us more about Damilola Aina?

She is a simple, lovely heart, a lover of arts, go getter, very deep person, resilient.

I believe man didn’t evolve hence, there’s a supreme being watching over us all. Christian from birth. My core values, compassion, courage and integrity.

Do you have fond memories

of your growing up days?

Sure I do. Many treasured growing up moments that I can’t particular pin down. But very alive in my memory is how I would always be in the fashion parade department, infact my teachers would have put my name top on the fashion parade list. Checking the mirrors and getting ready for the interhouse sports with shakara instead of sports and my father would laugh at me and wonder if I don’t like to run but gave me a thumbs up whenever did well in debates. To me then, debates were fun- for me. I can’t forget a poem. I did in French and still fresh in my head. Was tagged the French girl poet in primary school.

You are seen as a fashion icon, what inspires what you wear to events?

The nature or type of event would determine what to wear, my mood too comes to play .if I feel like a princess I’d dress as one and if I feel like a queen then I will look like a queen. Then again, I may decide to get to an event with the” I gat this “aura. It’s all in the mix.

Which designer outfit do you covet to wear?

Deola Sagoe.

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FG supports increased indigenous players in maritime business Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

L-R: Product Development Manager, Fertility Franchise Merck Nigeria, Mr Eleojo Abutu; Chairman of the Occasion, Dr. Ibrahim Wada; Chief Consultant and Gynaecologist, National Hospital, Dr. Olubunmi Ladipo and Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Development, University of Paris, Prof. Jean Noel Hugues, during the Merck fertility symposium in Abuja... on Friday Photo: Temitope Balogun

Lake Chad recharge is major investment America, Europe can do in Africa - Buhari Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the greatest investment Europe and America can make in Africa now is helping the continent accomplish inter-basin water transfer to recharge the Lake Chad.

The President spoke at State House, Abuja, on Friday, while hosting the Chairman of the African Union Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat.

President Buhari noted that the Lake Chad, which provided a means of livelihood to several millions of people in four countries

– Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria – has now been reduced to ten per cent of its originate size, due to the impact of climate change.

“People who depended on the Lake for fishing, farming, animal husbandry, and many others, have been thrown into dire straits.

That is one of the reasons youths now dare the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, to seek greener pastures in Europe. But helping to recharge Lake Chad will help a great deal in curbing irregular migration,” he said.

While noting that the size of Nigeria and resources available place a lot of responsibilities on her shoulders, President

Buhari pledged that the country would continue to fulfill its obligations to the African Union.

“At all international fora, we emphasize the matter of Lake Chad. We also talk about the influx of small arms from the Sahel, which worsens the security situation between herders and stagnant farmers. We will keep the issues on the front burners,” the President emphasized.

Mr Mahamat lauded President Buhari, saying his leadership was good for Nigeria, for AU, and for Africa in general.

He added that the next AU Summit would look into the reform of the AU Commission,

positioning the AU and Africa in the world, Single Air Transport Market, the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, and other issues.

Saying Nigeria has played major roles towards peace in countries like Guinea Bissau, Togo, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and many others, the AU Commission chairman submitted: “Nigeria is the engine of Africa politically, economically, and in the area of peace and security. Without her, Agenda 2063 cannot be accomplished. We depend on the elder to reach our destination in good shape. Nigeria is worthy of being followed. We rely on your wisdom to fulfill the task before us.”

Amazon makes $2.9Bn profit Q3y, as twitter surges in revenue growth Motolani Oseni Amazon reported Thursday that its profit in the recently-ended quarter rocketed to $2.9 billion in a ten-fold increase from the same period last year.

Net sales at the e-commerce colossus climbed to $56.6 billion in the third quarter, a 29 per cent increase from the $43.7 in sales reported in the third quarter in 2017.

Similarly, Twitter reported on Thursday stronger-than-expected profits and revenues in the third quarter, igniting a strong rally in shares of the key social network.

The San Francisco group delivered a $789 million profit, including one-time gains, compared to a net loss of $21 million in the previous year, as revenues grew 29 percent to $758 million.

Twitter shares rallied 12 percent in premarket trade following the results, as the markets

overlooked a dip in the number of users of the short-messaging service.

Average monthly active users totaled 326 million, down from 335 million in the previous quarter. The company said the drop came from efforts to weed out fake and inauthentic accounts.

The recently enacted privacy rules in the European Union also had an effect.

The record profit included one-time gains from tax and asset valuation adjustments. Excluding those items, profits amounted to $163 million.

Twitter said the drop in its user count was a direct result of efforts to improve the “health” of its platform by removing fake and abusive accounts.

“We’re achieving meaningful progress in our efforts to make Twitter a healthier and valuable everyday service,” said chief executive Jack Dorsey in a statement.

“We’re doing a better job detecting and removing spammy and suspicious accounts at

sign-up… This quarter’s strong results prove we can prioritize the long-term health of Twitter while growing the number of people who participate in a public conversation.”

Twitter and other social networks have faced challenges in curbing manipulation and weeding out “hate speech,” but Dorsey said the removal of abusive content will be beneficial for the platform in the long term.

“We do see health as a growth sector over the long term,” Dorsey told analysts on a conference call.

“Our purpose is to serve the public conversation, and we have a singular purpose… which is increasing the health of that conversation.”

Twitter has managed to swing into profit over the past few quarters after years of losses, but it has struggled to grow its user base beyond a core of celebrities, journalists and political figures.

It has sought to expand its appeal with new

services, including live video.

Twitter claims its estimate of daily users, which it says reflects engagement, was up nine percent in the past quarter but offers no specific numbers.

Advertising, which makes up the bulk of Twitter revenues, grew 29 percent over the past year to $650 million, according to the earnings report.

Twitter said it had 67 million monthly active users in the US in the quarter, and 259 million internationally.

Despite its unique offering of near real-time information, Twitter has lagged behind other social networks such as Facebook and Facebookowned Instagram.

According to the research firm eMarketer, Twitter’s share of worldwide social network users is expected to drop slightly from 10 percent in 2018 to nine percent in 2022.

In 2018, Twitter will take a 1.8 percent share of display ad revenue worldwide.

The Federal Government has expressed its determination to promote and increase indigenous participation in the shipping business in Nigeria.

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma on Friday told the Nigerian Fleet Implementation Committee on Thursday, in Abuja.

The Minister who gave the indication while receiving the Committee members in his office, said government will provide the necessary support to enable the Committee carry out its mandate.

Udoma noted that increased indigenous participation in the maritime business would help to realize the country’s diversification drive being a major thrust of Nigeria’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).

The Minister assured that apart from the fiscal incentives requested from Government, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning is willing to provide any other necessary support to enable the Committee succeed in its efforts to reposition the indigenous maritime sector and make it globally competitive.

The Fleet Implementation Committee was set up by the Federal Government primarily to encourage and promote private sector participation in the maritime business and by so doing help in the diversification of the economy.

Udoma acknowledged the importance of the Maritime Sector to the growth of business and the economy, and noted that apart from generating revenues for government, it also has the potential of creating wealth, providing jobs, generating foreign exchange, as well as developing the country’s transportation infrastructure.

While commending the Committee members for the work they are doing, the Minister assured that Government is committed to growing the size of the indigenous fleet with appropriate incentives.

The Chairman of the Committee, Alhaji Bello, told the Minister that maritime transportation is a critical sector in the economy of several countries; but regretted that with its vast coastline and abundant natural resources, Nigeria’s huge maritime potentials are yet to be fully explored for the benefit of the people.

He explained that given the volume of cargoes that enter and leave Nigerian ports annually, the opportunity loss to Nigeria is huge because of Nigeria’s insignificant participation in the carriage of cargo to and from the ports.

“This gives rise to huge outflow of financial resources in terms of freight paid

by Nigerians to foreign ship operators and increasing the GDP and economic wellbeing of their home countries”, he pointed out.

The Committee consequently solicited government support to ensure that fleet development with requisite incentives becomes the focus of implementation priority in the Government transport infrastructure programme.

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Harmattan: Experts want aviation agencies minimise flight disruptions Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo In ensuring safety on the runways, experts in safety want agencies in the industry to collaborate and imbibe the culture of sharing of information; this is just as the need to improve upon and upgrade critical safety facilities is also stressed.

As the harmattan season is approaching characterized by low visibility due to dust haze, fog and mist, the experts said to minimize flight disruptions during the period, navigational aids, runway markings, airfield lightning must be calibrated to ensure they are working optimally and safe flights on the airside.

Speaking at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport 2018 Runway Safety Week in Lagos, with the Theme: Low Visibility Operations on the Airside, Importance and Consequences, the Director General Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Muktar Usman noted that in Africa 60% of fatal accidents in aviation are runway related.

Usman represented at the event by the General Manager, Navigation Services, Mr. Mathew Pwajok said this was why the Ministers of States of the African and Indian Ocean Region, in July 2012 meant in Abuja under the Ministerial conference and looked at safety critical issues and established what was now known globally as the Abuja Declaration of safety targets.

He noted that,”and very key among these targets is runway safety, most accidents that are fatal, were either on landing or takeoff either as runway incursion, excursion and confusion.”

According to the NCAA helmsman, there were also concerns otherwise known as significant safety concerns that African region also had, and these had to do with,”deficiencies in air navigation infrastructure, it also has to do with effective implementation of safety oversight.”

The Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Captain Fola Akinkuotu represented by the General Manager, Technical Evaluation in the Agency, Mr. Bola Ahmed emphasized that NAMA had put several measures in place for the safety of every flights in the airspace and on the ground.

He observed that between 2015 and 2016, the then management of NAMA started working on how to reduce disruption of flight operations during the period of low visibility which was encountered between the months of November to February with the advent of harmattan. ” this period of the year is characterized by a drastic reduction in visibility sometimes to as low as between 350-450 meters, before the current review the minimal use to be 800 meters ILS operations and the minimum 1,200 meters for a VOR operations even at the best of times in most cases will not even be able to achieve all this and most of our carriers will be on the ground.”

According to the NAMA boss, this have ripple effects on the quantity and amount of revenue, they would have been able to collect, adding that there would be reduction in revenue generation with other attendant implications.

Since them, he added that, ” NAMA management has out in place a think tank, a thinking team in place to see the possibility of not only employing artificial intelligence if possible but equally seeing the possibility of using intelligent assistant so that we can see how we could minimize the effect of weather, the effect of low visibility on our operations.”

Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Engr.

Saleh Dunoma while declaring the week open stressed that on a regular basis, runway facilities are maintained and upgrade, adding that officers in charge of these facilities were also trained to deliver safety.

Mrs. Victoria Shinaba Aba who represented Engr. Dunoma stressed that the Agency was a sticker to international standards and operating procedures and urged all stakeholders to buy in to sustain the zero accident currently being enjoyed in the industry.

Earlier in her address of welcome, the Team Leader of the MMIA Lagos Runway Safety Team, LRST, Mrs. Ngozi Njoku said the week was to create awareness a very clear statement that irrespective of one’s duty and job specification, all must embrace safety culture,” as the saying goes, safety in aviation is every bodies business”.

She noted that the theme for this year was to sensitize all aviation stakeholders on safety operations as the harmattan period approaches. ” we all know there has always been a beneficial partnership, sensitization and enlightenment for all aviation stakeholders in order to create safety awareness for all”.

Mrs. Njoku explained that the primary role of the runway safety team was to develop an action plan for Runway Safety, advise the management as appropriate on potential runway safety issues and recommend strategies for hazard removal and mitigation of the residual risk.

The Team is draw from all the agencies including pilots, local and foreign airlines.

Present at the event are some members of the runway safety team from other international airports who came to under study that of Lagos, officers of the customs service, police, ground handling companies among others.

L-R: Mrs. Folake Ojelabi, Project Manager and Mrs. Deise Smith, Creative Director, both of Gemona West Interior Designs brandishing the prestigious African Property Awards for the Best Office Interior Category which the company won at The Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah Hotel Dubai, United Arabia Emirates.

Afreximbank: Trade Transformation is task for all financial institutions Motolani Oseni, Lagos African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Executive Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Banking Amr Kamel has said that the transformation of trade in Africa is a task that all African financial institutions must collectively pursue as major stakeholders in its quest to facilitate African trade.

Speaking during a roadshowin Dar Es Salam on Tursday, organized by Afreximbank for financial institutions to introduce the Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF), Mr. Kamel, who was represented by Ademola Adeyinka, Consultant on Financial Institutions/Trade, said that Afreximbank was in a strong position to support African trade and African financial institutions and that it wanted African banks to see it as their partner of choice in international financing.

“We understand African trade better than any other institution,” he said.

“We were set up by African governments under a Charter that has been signed to by 50 countries, including Tanzania. We have a good credit rating that African financial institutions can leverage on and we have the ears of 50 African heads of state.

That allows us to better understand the issues in each country, support the countries in finding

solutions to trade finance challenges and resolve issues that may arise easier.”

Mr. Kamel emphasized that Tanzania was a key market for Afreximbank and that the Bank would want to do more transactions in the country.

He explained that Afreximbank came up with AFTRAF in order to create opportunity for Africa to bridge the trade finance gap with the rest of the world, which had continued to grow. It was also to create the opportunity for African banks to enhance and complement existing trade finance lines with international financial institutions.

Mr. Kamel said that, to address the challenges, Afreximbank would leverage its credit rating and supranational status to de-risk the perceived risks and unlock capital to support trade finance business in Africa.

He announced that Afreximbank has onboarded about 170 African banks and that the target was to onboard 700 banks by the end of 2019. The Bank was also in the process of appointing some African banks as Trade Finance Intermediaries which would allow such banks to act as local administrative agents for transactions involving Afreximbank in their markets.

He encouraged Tanzanian banks to take advantage of the opportunity by sending in their customer due diligence and know your customer (CDD/KYC) documents in order to be onboarded.

Mr. Kamel also requested Tanzanian banks to sign on to the MANSA Repository Platform which was created by Afreximbank as an online platform for CDD/KYC with special emphasis on African financial institutions. The platform provides a single source of primary data required for performing CDD checks and facilitating smooth onboarding of banks at reduced cost.

Afolabi Obisesan, Manager, Guarantees and Specialized Finance, presented the features and processes of AFTRAF to the audience, highlighting the various products under it, including letters of credit confirmation, irrevocable reimbursement undertaking and letters of credit confirmation guarantee.

AFTRAF has been structured to enhance confidence of counterparties in the settlement of international trade transactions for critical imports into Africa, support intra-African trade and facilitate the purchase of equipment for production of export goods.

Also present at the roadshow was Sarah Siliya, Manager, Client Relations at the Afreximbank East African Regional Office.

The roadshow next moves to Kigali on Wednesday and Accra on Monday. Represented at the roadshow were Barclays Bank, NMB Bank, Amana Bank, CRDB, Stanbic, CBA, UBA, Azania, TIB Bank and KCB.

Benin River Port: Govt meets host communities over resettlement plan Following the sealing of the final investment agreement by the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, with the vice president of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Li Yi, for the development of the Benin River Port in Gelegele area of the state, the state government is set to meet with representatives of communities that will host the facility.

Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., in a statement issued in Benin City, said the meeting will “discuss the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) exercise and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) in respect of the Benin City River Port (BRP) and Access Road Development Project.”

Ogie noted that those expected at the meeting include the “Chairmen of Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in Edo State, Warri North Local Government Area in Delta State and Pere Godwin Ogunoyibo of Olodiama Kingdom.

Others according the SSG are “elders, leaders of interest groups and members of Gele Gele, Asabotie, Ureju, Ajoki, Ologbo, Bresibi, Young Town, Tisun, Obagnoro, Tebu, Ajaolunu, Oboghoro, Eke, Jalla, Ugheye and Ugbogbudu communities.”

The state government urged all interested parties to attend the meeting that will hold at Imaguero College Conference Hall, on Tuesday October 30, 2018, by 10am.

According to Obaseki, the investment agreement with the Chinese partners includes the building of a port on the Benin River, dredging of the river which is a channel of about 40 kilometres, and the construction of a link road to the Benin bye-pass.

The governor explained that “The Benin River when completed, will link the Lekki Deep Seaport, help decongest the ports in Lagos State, open up Edo State to the international market by serving as a platform for import and export trade.

“The company we are working with is the largest investor in the Lekki Deep Seaport. The Benin River Port is going to be a sister port to the Lekki Deep Sea Port. We expect that up to 30 per cent cargo going to the Lekki Deep Seaport would be meant for Benin port.”

He maintained: “The construction of the Benin River Port would also provide opportunities to export agricultural and manufactured products being produced in the state.

“We are investing massively in agriculture particularly in areas like oil palm, rubber, cassava, fruits and all range of agricultural produce which need to be processed and exported outside the country.”

“There are companies operating in the state and are seeking to export their products. The port will provide opportunity not only to export agricultural produce but also some of the products that are now being manufactured in our area.”

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APC Primaries: We took our position in interest of democracy, rule of law – Onilu The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu during the week spoke with some journalists at the APC National Secretariat and addressed some of the party’s post-primary issues. TOM OKPE was there for The Daily Times.

What do you think necessitated the media outburst of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Director General (DG), Osita Okechukwu?

He is a highly respected and senior member of our party, but you can also understand that this is not about him and the party, it is about his quest to pick the Senatorial ticket of his constituency and that is about ambition. When that does not happen, like the Yoruba would say, you won’t beat a child and say he must not cry. He has a right to ventilate his anger and it is for the party to also listen to him. He may have gone overboard making all sorts of unfounded allegations, but you also have to understand the situation that he is now, he lost out.

If that same process had favoured him, he would be in his office in an air-conditioned atmosphere drinking coffee and taking a laugh at whoever was complaining, but that didn’t happen so you would expect him to complain. There would be someone to blame in such a situation so he has picked on the National Chairman unfortunately. But the chairman has no blame in this.

If you have issues with the process, you can complain about the process.

We had an appeal panel, you could take recourse to that. The internal mechanism for dispute resolution of this party is fairly strong and responsive and it is there for every party member no matter how high or low to access.

And a lot of people have done that and a lot of such issues have been resolved.

If he does have very good reasons to have redress, he would get that but he has chosen to go that path (Media) which is quite unfortunate. It is not everybody who has lost an election that has the capacity to soak it in.

Some must express themselves in the way Osita Okechukwu has chosen to go about it. It is not about the National Chairman like I have said, it is about the fact that it is a party to the dispute and in such a situation, not everybody would win, some must loose. He lost it, in his reaction to it, everything he said was completely at variance with the real situation.

He complained of great nepotism in the party There are five members for each state on the panel (which conducted the primaries), we have 36 states and the FCT for the National Assembly and he (Osita Okechukwu) mentioned only nine panel chairs (from Edo state).

Definitely, the others are from some other states. By the time you add up the figures, you find out that the appointment of nine cannot be called nepotism in a situation where you have 36 states. When you pick what suits your cause that is what he has done, but

by the time all the facts are laid, there are no issues. Everything boils down to the fact that he lost out and he is not happy about it, there must be a culprit, somebody must be blamed for it.

How about the complaints from Ogun State?

It is a straight forward case. If we speak to the merit of this case, the whole world saw it, the visuals were everywhere, where the Ogun State governor gathered some aspirants, stakeholders and said clearly, there won’t be primaries and right there he pointed at who the next Governor, Senator, House of Representatives candidates would be. He named himself the next Senatorial candidate.

Even if they had accepted those people, it is against the procedure, especially for a governor to openly say a thing like that. It was clearly stated, the party gave two options which is the direct and indirect primaries and you are to have stakeholders’ meetings where majority are to decide.

In the case of Ogun, after that exercise failed after they tried to handpick who will be what, they sent a letter that they have agreed on direct primary and the party has no choice than to endorse what they wanted.

On the day they all came for screening including the governor, he suddenly left with other aspirants and returned to Abeokuta; gathered some people and sent back to the NWC that they wanted indirect primary and the other aspirants said we were all here together, that they didn’t know when this change was made.

Meanwhile, someone had gone to court and the court had barred the state executive from anything to do with the party, but we all saw on national television where the state governor and the state executive actually conducted their own primary and the process threw up the governor’s preferred candidate. It was the SSG in Ogun State, who was reading the result until it occurred to him that he had no power to announce the names, so he handed over to the state chairman of the party who also shouldn’t have done that – he is statutory barred, the court had told

properly conducted. The party tried to protect its members in the National Assembly for obvious reasons following what has been going on at the National Assembly. We know the carrots that had been dangled at them.

We have a responsibility to ensure that we have a grip on the legislative arm of government so that we can run a smooth government. So we tried to protect our legislators. But the other people can only understand and accept that. If they say no, there is nothing the party can do. It is within their right to say we must go to the field.

The initial effort of the party did not get the blessing of other people in that area who are also entitled to bid for positions. The primaries were eventually conducted, Senator Shehu Sani opted out, he relied on the earlier decision.

At the end of the day, no matter what plan you have even though you are acting on expedience, rule of law, democracy will prevail. It was democracy that prevailed in Kaduna.

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him not to participate in the primary.

Secondly, the state chairman has no power to conduct primary that power resides with the NWC. So, whatever the governor did was self-help and there is no provision for self help in the party’s constitution.

Eventually the NWC panel that was constituted to conduct the primary went to Abeokuta and did the primary. The governor’s preferred candidate chose not to participate in that exercise. So the party stands by the result of that primary it conducted in Ogun State.

The governor has done his best to get validation for his self-help. That is not possible. The first thing he did was to start saying things that made it look like something wrong has happened when nothing of such happened.

Secondly, he took some monarchs to meet the President. I am surprised because someone like him, with due respect to him should have understood the nature of the President we have, that no matter how close you are to him, he will listen to you but he will ask for the

rules to be followed.

So, the next thing we had was he was looking for who to blame, and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Chief Segun Osoba readily came to his mind and he blamed them for that. The question to ask is whether they were the one who gave directive to him to organise his own primaries or they were the one who instructed him not to participate in the primaries or his candidate not to participate in primaries the party organised.

If he didn’t do all that and there has not been that consciousness to self appraisal, and I ask, have I done the right thing? Am I asking for what is fair?

Am I not putting the party in a position to ask them to do what’s wrong? Those are the questions we expect governor of Ogun State to ask himself. He needs self appraisal, look at the actions he has taken and come to that conclusions that he’s taking the wrong route.

How about Kaduna State?

It was the outcome of the primary,

Some must express themselves in the way Osita Okechukwu has chosen to go about it. It is not about the National Chairman like I have said, it is about the fact that it is a party to the dispute and in such a situation, not everybody would win, some must loose.

He lost it, in his reaction to it, everything he said was completely at variance with the real situation.

And Zamfara State too?

We submitted list of candidates for legislative elections in Zamfara State, if INEC did not take it, it is a different thing. We have a right to submit and INEC has the legal responsibility to receive. INEC cannot disqualify candidates we all know that. We have said clearly that whatever claims that INEC is making is not correct or a true representation of what happened and we will continue to take progressive steps to ensure that INEC does what is right.

How about Rivers State?

The Supreme Court ruling on the Rivers APC governorship primaries has been subjected to different interpretations. As at today, the party has not yet taken a position on the ruling. We have a legal department and they will look into it and do what is right on it. The party will come out clearly on its position after studying the judgment.

Imo State is not left out of this same crisis The issue of submission of governorship candidates to INEC falls due on November 2nd, so we haven’t reached the stage of where we will submit names or beat the deadline.

You are aware that there was a court action challenging the Imo governorship primary election. The position of the party is that whatever court judgment, good or bad we must comply with it. We will only decide who will be APC’s governorship candidate for Imo State by November 2nd.

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Nigerians will make good choice in 2019 - Obi Comrade Goodluck Obi, an activist and social commentator is the National Co-coordinator of Re–Elect Buhari Movement (RBM). In this interview with PATRICK OKOHUE, he speaks on issues surrounding Executive Order 6 and allied matters of national interest including the coming general election which he said President Muhammadu Buhari will win.

Is ex–President Olusegun Obasanjo’s admonition that Nigeria’s next President must have a good knowledge of Economics not an indictment of President Buhari’s economic policies?

It is a very bad thing if we try to arrogate to ourselves the position of a student and teacher. Obasanjo has no moral capacity to advise the country, Nigeria, because he once had the opportunity to rule the country for eight years. Having said that, I am not aware Obasanjo has any record of performance in the area of economy for him to advise the country that whoever must head us must be superlative in economy.

Remember his recent visit to Indonesia where he raised the issue of the present government not signing a treaty and told the gathering a President who will sign it is coming.

That was the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. What Obasanjo must understand is that the country has moved on from where he left it.

We are not in that desperate era of 1999 when we wanted the Military to leave at all cost, and in that desperation we brought in a man who had little or nothing to offer. Also, his endorsement of his former vice is very funny, because as at 3rd of August this year, the same Obasanjo had said Atiku Abubakar is not a worthy successor. Don’t also forget that the same man declared the seat of the vice President vacant. Atiku had to go to court to reclaim his seat.

So, Obasanjo should not be telling Nigerians issues about the economy or leadership. It is funny when he talks about some magical ideas about what the economy should look like.

Don’t forget this administration inherited an economy that was at its lowest ebb and has tried to revive the economy. We have a President who has the best of economic experts around him, and so far so good, he has been able to stabilise the economy, so people should not sit in the comfort of their room and in Ota and begin to tell a country of about 200 million Nigerians how to rule their country.

Don’t you think the former President’s position is informed by current statistics about poverty and unemployment rate?

Job creation is not always the job of government. There is nowhere on earth that government creates jobs.

No government can claim to have created jobs. What government does is creation of enabling environment for Jobs to be created, mostly by the private sector. I do not think the Federal Government and even the states have the capacity to employ unemployed youths. When you

also look at government policy on creation of jobs, it has been tailored towards the ‘you win programme of the last administration. Also, look at the social intervention programme of this administration- N-Power. What government does is to create the enabling environment for investors to come in. In most cases, when the environment is conducive, the artisans will do better in their businesses and by so doing expand their businesses. It is when business grows that you will talk about employment. Remember, we still have a crisis with the labour over the issue of minimum wage. It is part of the issues we are dealing with. In an environment where the economy runs itself, you don’t need to engage people on job creation, jobs will be created by the private sector. Government cannot put everybody into the civil service. It is not possible. It’s not done anywhere.

If you go to other parts of the World, jobs are already waiting for you before you leave the university. I saw it in Holland. Government’s job is to create an enabling environment, so it is not about this government.

Unemployment has been one of the issues our country has been facing since 1999. Why has government policies on this issue not worked? It has not worked because there is no sincerity of purpose, and I’m happy this President has come to change the narrative. It is under the Buhari Administration that we have seen that agriculture is thriving. There is a massive boom in that sector. That is why Brazil is bringing 1.1 billion dollars into the agricultural sector.

The Ambassador said they are also setting up a tractor Assembly plant in Bauchi State. This is a part of the gains being recorded by this administration.

Former Vice–President Attiku Abubakar’s business profile is being touted as an advantage in economic management, is this not a plus for him?

you that most of the elites may not even find their PVCs. They think they are still in the era where elitist advice would tinker the way the people will vote. The people have become wiser, and in 2019 Nigerians will determine their next President, not any other person.

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We are all aware that former vice president Atiku Abubakar is a retired customs officer and became Obasanjo’s vice president from 1999 to 2007. A good business man should be able to bring his area of specialisation to bare on the government. Let us Look at what the Customs generated under the administration he headed the economic team and the Buhari administration. zzzRecall that the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua had to cancel some of the ugly economic policies of that administration which fell under Atiku. Nobody should deceive the people that Atiku is a wizard when it comes to business.

These are smokescreen. Is it Atiku’s American University that the poor cannot afford? We should not allow a man who has no idea of how a country should be run to lead us. We are not going to be deceived by the PDP who

say we should dwell on issues without wanting us to talk about corruption. In all Atiku’s campaign, you will never find an area where you will hear him talk about corruption. Nigerians will not be fooled by those talking about a better economic manager. We should not allow anybody to take us back to where we are coming from.

The APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu has admitted not less than twice that President Buhari and APC have lost some goodwill, is this not a minus ahead of 2019?

Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu may be right in his assessment being the National Leader of the APC and being an influential leader in the country.

Having said that, I have always said those who will determine the fate of the current President are the Nigerian electorate, not the elite. I can assure

We should not allow a man who has no idea of how a country should be run to lead us. We are not going to be deceived by the PDP who say we should dwell on issues without wanting us to talk about corruption. In all Atiku’s campaign, you will never find an area where you will hear him talk about corruption. Nigerians will not be fooled by those talking about a better economic manager. We should not allow anybody to take us back to where we are coming from.

What is your take on the controversy surroundings Executive Order 6?

There has been a lot of talk about the Presidential Executive order 6 now known as EO6. That was not the first Executive Order signed into law by the President. If you look at the Nigerian democracy, it is patterned along the American democracy. One thing I have discovered that whenever the government takes steps to deal with the menace of corruption, you always have those who have something to hide raising their voices to high heavens, but I want to assure those without skeleton in their cupboard that the government will not do anything outside the law. The judgement given

by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has made it very easy for every Nigerian to go about his normal business. No provision of order 6 will be brought to bear without the court. These are just administrative policies of government to strengthen the anti – corruption drive, so those who are talking about the violation of section 43 of the constitution have nothing to fear, if you have nothing to hide, and I think we should commend this administration, because every President since 1999 has always whittled down the anti – corruption war when we approach an election era, but here is a President who says he will continue to push against corruption even until the last day of the ballot. ********How do you juxtapose your position with that of senior lawyers who say such executives order devalues the constitution?

Whatsoever any opinion any lawyer may have given on the issue of EO6, I think those opinions cannot be superior to the position of the Federal High Court. Don’t forget that those lawyers are also entitled to their opinions. It will be very wrong if we think that government policies will be received with joy at all times.

That is why we have diverse opinions on issues like this, and I want to commend those lawyers that went to court to test the legality of the EO6 for taking that bold step, and also to appreciate her lordship for the verdict. I do not want to dwell much because I understand that they have gone to the court of Appeal. I will rather stand by the President on EO6 than dwell on the opinion of senior lawyers

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2018 Queen Moremi Ajasoro cultural pageant beckons, promises to he more exciting Stories: Chris Onuoha The 2018 edition of Nigeria highly esteemed cultural beauty contest, “Queen Moremi Ajasoro” (QMA) Cultural Pageant” is around the corner.

With the sales of form and registration already concluded, the famous cultural and heritage reawakening pageantry in its 3rd edition, sponsored by the House of Oduduwa Foundation, the Ooni of Ife’s palace and others, is set to further push and forestall the cultural heritage of the Yourba race in accordance with Ooni’s mandate to develop the Oduduwa ancestral heritage through the deeds of the Amazon, Queen Moremi Ajasoro.

However, this year’s edition will be held in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital specifically in recognition of Her Excellency, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, wife of Ogun State governor who was recently honoured with a history book “Moremi” dedicated in her name by his Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi for her immeasurable contributions to the development of culture in Yoruba land.

About 400 registrants indicated interest as the registration ends on October 20 while the audition and selection of qualified contestants to be handled by cultural experts will be held on October 29 and 30 in Ile Ife, Osun State. This will precede the ‘Edi Festival’ on October 31 heralding the colourful lighting of the torch at the statue of Queen Moremi Ajasoro, led by his imperial majesty, Ooni of Ife, However, this year’s edition will be held in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital specifically in recognition of Her Excellency, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, wife of Ogun State governor who was recently honoured with a Moremi history book dedicated in her name by his Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi for her immeasurable contributions to the development of culture in Yoruba land.

There will also be a musical drama of the heroine, Queen Moremi, titled, “…the untold story of one of Afrca’s legendary queens” under the auspice of the House of Oduduwa foundation, produced and directed by Bolanle Austen Peters Production and showing at TerraKulture Lagos.

Moremi Musical Drama is going to be 90 mins of dance, drama and music, it tells the story of the an African Queen from Ile-Ife the South West of Nigeria & how she risked her life and made the ultimate sacrifice to end trafficking and enslavement of her people especially women and children, it shows how the strength of a woman dates back to over 1200 years ago.

This musical drama concept was created by the House of Oduduwa Foundation, the Foundation of His Imperial Majesty the Ooni of Ife, that rehabilitates young women who have been victims of modern day slavery and is being directed and produced

by Bolanle Austin Peters Production.

The musical drama is derived from the story of the legendary Queen Moremi Ajasoro, how she fought so hard and sacrificed everything

she had to save her people many centuries ago, how she stood against enslavement of women and children.

It also propagates and rejuvenates the cherished values, culture and tradition of an African woman as demonstrated

by Queen Moremi, who by unusual courage put herself forward in order to save her people, who were being tormented by invaders and captured

as slaves.

The proceeds of this musical drama will go towards assisting and rehabilitating young women who have been victims of modern day slavery and trafficking under the House of Oduduwa Foundation.

This musical drama will tell the epic story of an iconic Queen who was the greatest Queen of Ile Ife to date. How

confidence was her watchword, how she was a risk taker and her quest for knowledge and how she became a one woman army for the love of her people.

QUEEN MOREMI AJASORO elevates the spirit of freedom.

The Musical drama starts from the 21st of December 2018 to the 2nd of January 2019.

Queen Moremi Ajasoro Cultural Pageant is one, amongst the few beauty pageants in Nigeria and Africa that is structured with glorified contents to promote the cultural heritage of Africa’s giant.

The QMA pageant is known for its exclusive display of cultural feats, traditional fashions/styles and also a composition of intellectual contestants, who are integrated into becoming ambassadors of our cultural identity.

According to observers, the previous edition was indeed a record in the history book of pageantry in Nigeria With a streamline of activities, large number of participants exclusively from Yoruba extract or others with either parents bearing Yoruba lineage in the country will be auditioned by seasoned cultural experts to select the finalists that will be in the finals.

The names include Toyin Alausa(Actress); Oba Oladapo Olafiranye; Morounranti Ashabi; Benny Charles Ukeje; Oba Abiodun Mulatto; Toun Okewale Sonaiya; Oba Michael Odunaya Ajayi and Oluwatoyin Bayegu, alias-Wole Aroli.

Queen Moremi Ajasoro Cultural Pageant is a contest, every well thinking young girl or model from Yoruba lineage with a vast understanding and interest in national culture, must be keen to participate in.

Maiden Ibru raises the roof as MUSON hosts “My Kind of Music” The Music Society of Nigeria MUSON is celebrating its 22nd edition of the famous annual fair called MUSON Festival. With the event already kicked with stream of activities that started on October 17 at its Agip Recital Hall and to end on October 28, one that has garnered much buzz is the Personality guest show tagged: “My Kind Of Music” From the inception of this festival, My kind of Music has attracted high class audience because of the type of guests featured.

This year’s edition held on Thursday October 18 featured among the list four prominent personalities from different sectors of the economy but with similar interest in music. They include Lady Maiden AlexIbru, chairman, and publisher, Guardian Newspapers, Engr. Oti Bazumu, CEO, Osaka Telecomms. Nig and founder, Lagos Jazz Series; Adeyemi Akinsanya, Solicitor, Advocate & Notary Public and Ugomma Adegoke, Creative Entrepreneur and Gallerist, anchored by Arch. Kitoye Ibare.

To say the least, all are music personified as they made music choices that reflect their age time and season of reckoning.

While Oti Bazumu with his strong musical background made most selection of Jazz beats, Ugomma, though the youngest among the list did represents her contemporary with good selections that tell her age. As Bazumu’s jazzy choice are from Miles Davies and John Coltrane, there are remarkable stories behind each choice. Perhaps, the most noticeable is Coltrane’s music “The Lord Supreme.”

Bazumu noted that this particular track attracted comments and controversy in the studio by his band members saying, ‘you have played this particular beat time and time over.” To Coltrane, it meant heaven for him and while track was played on stage, the high rhythmic masterpiece of Coltrane’s signature tells good of the music. For Ugomma, variates choices made was rapped with a hitech symphony by The Verve’s “Bitter Sewwt Symphony” For Adeyemi Akinsanya, most of his choice reflected his age, basically orchestra music but he also mellowed with a song from the Preacher wife movie sang by Whitney Houston. However, there was a moment of reckoning when he stired the audience with

a peculiar choice - Tom & Jerry’s soundtrack, “Overture.” This particular choice cut everyone attention and Akinsanya made good the story behind it. It is a song everyone should be familiar with but never paid heed so much.

Then Lady Ibru; her features were very sensational. From Nina Simone to Mary J. blidge and down to Nigeria’s Timi Dakolo “Iyawo mi.” This song got some people off their feet with noticeable couple dancing. The chairman, Guardian Newspapers brought the show to a new dimension when her choice was a moment of ‘bring the roof down.’ Over the years, several guests have tried to dance a bit of their favourite choices but Lady Meiden AlexIbru decided to introduce a dancing session with members of the audience joining her.

The last song was Electric and this particular song shakes the hall with an unplanned stage performance by her and some ladies who gigged in the true steps of the music.

It was really a night to remember having heard the audience craving for more.

Meanwhile, the MUSON Festival continued with other programmes that include art fair, talent hunt, drama, musical and jazz party.

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Ethiopia’s first female president can be a force for reform Awol K Allo On October 25, a special joint session of both houses of the Ethiopian parliament accepted President Mulatu Teshome Wirtu’s letter of resignation. The muchrespected president’s resignation was a surprise to many, yet it soon became clear that this was yet another meticulously planned move by Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The very same morning, seasoned diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde was appointed the country’s fourth president under EPRDF rule, an era which began in 1991. With this appointment, Zewde also became the second woman in the country’s modern history to serve as head of state.

Ethiopia’s last female leader before Zewde was Empress Zewditu, who had governed the country between 19161930.

President Zewde has a successful public service career spanning decades.

Her first ambassadorial appointment in service of her country was in 1989 to Dakar, Senegal with additional accreditation to Mali, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia and Guinea.

During that time, Ethiopia’s brutal military-socialist regime was still in power and Ethiopia’s civil war was at its peak. When the military regime was overthrown two years later, most government ministers and highranking public servants were either purged or arrested, with most Ethiopian diplomats serving the country abroad requesting political asylum in the countries they had been residing in.

However, even during this tumulous time, Zewde chose not to abandon her post and continued to serve the new regime. She quickly gained the trust of the new leadership with her diplomatic competence and managed to stay in the ranks of the foreign service.

Since then, Zewde served Ethiopia as an ambassador in many countries across Africa and Europe. Eventually, she moved on to serving the international community at large, especially through her work at the United Nations. With her extensive experience working across conflict-prone nations in Africa, Zewde has helped the UN in its peace-building efforts in the Central African Republic.

Zewde’s final role at the UN, however, was arguably the most important. She was the first woman to be appointed by the international body as special representative to the African Union and

Newly elected President Sahle-Work Zewde addresses the House of Peoples’ Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia head of the United Nations Office to the African Union, a role she served at the level of undersecretary-general.

Zewde’s appointment as Ethiopia’s new president came on the back of another surprising, but very welcome development. On October 16, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that he decided to fill 50 percent of his cabinet with female ministers. Ahmed’s decision to have a gender-balanced cabinet was applauded in Ethiopia and beyond, but it was partially clouded by the fact that cabinet appointments are not always based on merit in Ethiopia. In this country, prime ministers are inescapably hostage to a culture of coalition politics, where party interests triumph over the interests of the people. Thus, despite the symbolic importance of the realisation of a gender-balanced cabinet, for some these appointments were not as important a victory for Ethiopian women, and Ethiopian people in general, as they’ve been trumped up to be.

However, this appointment is unquestionably

momentous and groundbreaking. In spite of the fact that, in parliamentary Ethiopia, the office of the presidency is very much ceremonial, most Ethiopians respect and look up to the president. Anyone who serves in that role gets the opportunity to build a personal legacy, and leave their mark in the country’s history.

Moreover, the office of the president is a bully pulpit that allows its holder to have direct access to the country’s prime minister and gives them an opportunity to comment and offer advice on political events. The head of state also presides over special parliamentary sessions and delivers speeches on the parliament opening sessions where he or she presents what the priorities of the government should be.

Having a woman take over such a revered office is undoubtedly going to inspire millions of Ethiopian women. However, the ways in which Zewde’s presidency is really going to affect the condition of women in Ethiopia will be determined by the causes she is going to champion and prioritise throughout her tenure.

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Ethiopia embarked on a reform process six months ago and the changes its new leadership promised to make to achieve better governance and democratic improvement are slowly materialising. However, the country is still carrying the wounds of a devastating civil war, years of oppression and ongoing ethnic tensions and conflicts. And the burden of all this has been felt the most by Ethiopia’s women who, on top of losing their husbands, sons and brothers in conflicts and being displaced from their homes, also had to navigate their lives in a highly patriarchal society. For example, problems within the country’s education sector such as the meagre level of access to education in rural Ethiopia is still affecting women more than men. Beyond all this, Ethiopia still suffers from one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Although there have been promising improvements, to this day, most Ethiopian women give birth at home.

In light of all this, Ethiopian women desperately need a heroine who can be their voice and allow them to be heard clearly and loudly by the leadership of the country. This heroine can and should be the country’s first female President Zewde. To achieve this, she needs to make the empowerment of women the priority of her presidency.

Zewde has already implied that she is willing and eager to take on this duty during her acceptance speech before the joint session of the parliament. At some point in her speech she even joked: “if you think I am talking a lot more about women, well, I have not even started.”

President Zewde is now in a position to help implement important reforms that would significantly elevate the life quality of the most under-served and most well-deserving segment of the country’s citizenry: women. The fact that the current head of government, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is a feminist reformer will likely help her in this journey.

Ethiopian women are undoubtedly happy to see a woman in one of the highest offices of the land. But beyond providing mere inspiration, what they expect from their new president is to actually change their lives for the better.

Only time will tell whether President Zewde will be able to live up to their expectations.

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.

SPORTS TIMES Daily Times Nigeria Saturday, October 27, 2018

AWCON: Falcons opponents set for international friendlies

Nigeria’s Group B opponents South Africa, Zambia and Kenya have all been lined up to face Ghana’s Black Queens in international friendlies ahead of the 2018 Women’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations.

The Ghana FA which is still operating under the supervision of a Normalization Committee is said to have reached a deal with the three teams, who are also bound for the tournament.

Coach Bashiru Hayford’s side are expected to depart from Ghana on Tuesday October 30 to Zambia where they will engage the She-Polopolo in an international friendly match scheduled for November 3.

The team will then leave Zambia on November 5 to Kenya where they are expected to play their Kenyan counterparts in a pre-tournament friendly game on November 7.

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The Black Queens will return to Ghana on November 9 and will wrap up preparations for the competition with a friendly match against South Africa’s Banyana Banyana before commencement of the tournament on Saturday November 17.

Ghana are in group A alongside Algeria, Mali and Cameroon with their group stage matches to be played at the Accra Sports Stadium.

FIFA doubles prize money for 2019 Women’s World Cup

FIFA will raise the prize money for the Women’s World Cup from 15 million dollars to 30 million dollars.

The raise is starting with next year’s edition in France, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Friday, though critics immediately said the increase was not enough.

Following a FIFA council meeting in Rwanda, the Swiss-Italian also said that 20 million dollars would be made available for pre-tournament preparations, meaning that 50 million in total would be allocated across the 24 participating nations.

The prize money is double the amount awarded in the 2015 World Cup in Canada and for the first time clubs will be rewarded for their players taking part in the tournament, as is the case in the men’s edition.

“It’s a very important message for women’s football. It will certainly boost this World Cup even more,” Infantino told a news conference.

However, global footballers’ union FIFpro said the changes were not enough to redress the inequality between men’s and women’s football worldwide.

“FIFPro notes the willingness of

FIFA to increase prize money for the Women’s World Cup and make structural improvements to support women’s football. ”However, despite these changes football remains even further from the goal of equality for all World Cup players regardless of gender,” a FIFpro statement said.

“In reality, the changes actually signify an increase in the gap between men’s and women’s prize money. This regressive trend appears to contravene FIFA’s statutory commitment to gender equality.

“We strongly support our members, women’s national-team players in multiple countries, who have written to FIFA in recent days expressing their dismay about the distribution of prize money.”

Players’ unions in Australia, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand had written to world soccer’s governing body to protest that even with women’s prize money being doubled, the rewards in the men’s game still dwarf the new amounts.

The total prize money for this year’s men’s World Cup in Russia was $400m, with champions France receiving $38m.

The letter from Australia’s PFA argued: “For the group stage alone, players in

Iwobi has shone in Super Eagles midfield, Kalu, Jamilu Collins good additions – Rohr Arsenal ace Alex Iwobi has again been praised by the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr by how well he has done in the central midfield, while rating Samuel Kalu and Jamilu Collins highly after stepping up in the national team.

“Iwobi plays more centrally now, which has worked quite nicely,” Rohr told Kick Off Magazine.

“Samuel Kalu is also a good new addition, so too Jamilu Collins.

“They have clicked well with the others in the dressing room.”

OPINION: Iwobi Flying With Eagles From Midfield Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi will be suspended for next month’s AFCON qualifier against South Africa after he bagged his second booking against Libya.

Rohr admitted Ndidi will be missed,

Gareth Bale handed £300,000 fine for tax fraud

but also said he hopes to call up his strongest team so as to get a result in Johannesburg on November 17.

Australia Men National Football Team, Socceroos, have shared 2.4 million dollars for the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.

Meanwhile, Australia women’s national soccer team, the Matildas will only share 0.225 million dollars , less than 10 percent.

“If the Matildas are to become World Champions, they will only receive 50 percent of what the Socceroos received for qualifying for Russia.”

Infantino said that FIFA was committed to consistently increasing investment and cited the launch of a new strategy for women’s football earlier this month.

The strategy included plans to strengthen the game in all 211 member associations.

“Clearly… we want to invest more and earmark more for women’s football and not only for the best 24 teams in the world who play the World Cup. ”We have increased significantly the allocations and prize monies, but we have a duty to do so all over the world,” he said.

“Also in these regulations there are specific requirements for all associations in the world that in order to receive the necessary grants they have to organise women’s competitions, otherwise they don’t receive these grants.”

Rohr: Super Eagles want revenge against South Africa Gernot Rohr has said the Super Eagles will be seeking to avenge a 2-0 home loss against South Africa when both teams battle again next month for places at the 2019 AFCON. Bafana Bafana recorded their first-ever official win over Nigeria in June 2017 when they won 2-0 in Uyo. The two teams clash again on November 17 in Johannesburg with Nigeria needing just a point to qualify for Cameroon 2019.

Rohr said the home loss to South Africa still rankles and he hopes his team could now get their pound of flesh.

“The defeat still hurts and we want to take revenge for it,” the coach told Kick Off Magazine.

“They beat us with strong counter attacks in Uyo. “We dominated the game and

Gareth Bale has reportedly been fined nearly £300,000 by the Spanish authorities for using a UK company to avoid paying tax on his image rights earnings.

El Mundo claim the Spanish Tax Agency are demanding Bale coughs up £297,704 for defrauding taxes.

The Spanish Treasury believe Bale should have paid for his commercial income in 2013, the year he signed for Real Madrid.

It is claimed Bale failed to pay the £176,679

actually played quite well in first half, but didn’t score.

“And then they attacked us on the counter, one towards the end when we pressed for the equaliser.”

He continued: “It was in June 2017, which is now quite a long time ago.

“I remember we had many

levy, was fined another 88k, while another £32k in interest has been racked up.

The Spanish newspaper report that Bale has been notified of the fine and has already appealed.

Bale used London-based Primesure Limited to receive commercial income in 2013, according to the investigation.

Despite not considering Bale as a tax resident in Spain for 2013, the Treasury believes the commercial income the Welshman earned while

players absent at the time, with that match taking place in the break between the seasons.

“I’m happy that everyone will be available this time around and that our team can get revenge for that defeat.”

Rohr picked striker Percy Tau as his best South Africa player.

playing for Real Madrid that year should have been subject to the 19 per cent tax.

Bale’s commercial income was instead paid into Primesure Limited in the UK and not in Spain.

Unlike other footballers in trouble with the Spanish tax authorities, Bale’s case is not being considered as a fiscal crime.

Several Real Madrid players have had problems with the Spanish tax authorities in recent months including Luka Modric and Marcelo.

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Inter Milan appoint 26-year-old Steven Zhang as new president Inter Milan have appointed 26-year-old Steven Zhang as their new president, the Serie A club said on Friday.

Zhang, who becomes the 21st president in the club’s history, is the son of Zhang Jindong, chairman of China’s electronics retailer Suning Holdings Group which bought a majority stake in the club in 2016.

He has been on the board of directors for the last two years and has effectively been responsible for the day-to-day running of the club.

Inter announced the appointment by posting a video on social media ‘The club, its people and the city have been waiting for you,’ it said. ‘Welcome, President Zhang.’

‘When I close my eyes, I see a city with so much history and more to be written’, said Zhang in the video.

‘People with ideas, with the will to improve what’s around them and themselves.

‘A club that plays beyond the field to win the hearts of everyone. But then I open my eyes and see that all this is already here. I’m ready, are you?’

Zhang will replace Indonesian Erick Thohir who has been president for the

Caroline Wozniacki diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis last five years.

Inter are currently in third place in Serie A, six points adrift of leaders Juventus.

Meanwhile, Luciano Spalletti’s side are in second place in their

Champions League group following the 2-0 defeat away to Barcelona on Wednesday.

They return to league action on Monday night with an away game against Lazio.

Jose Mourinho admits Alexis Sanchez is ‘struggling’ Manchester United winger Alexis Sanchez is struggling with an adductor injury, manager Jose Mourinho has revealed.

Sanchez has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at home to Everton and didn’t feature in the Champions League defeat to Juventus in midweek.

The Chile international has struggled for form this season, and Mourinho admitted that the injury has affected Sanchez’s game.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Mourinho said: ‘In this moment he is struggling because he is injured,’ said Mourinho.

‘Struggling with his condition and he is the kind of player that needs to be really sharp to play his best game.’

Sanchez featured as a late substitute in United’s draw against Chelsea last weekend but his involvement only aggravated his injury.

Mourinho said: ‘In this moment he’s struggling because he’s injured and we

come to the Chelsea match to try to help the team but his physical condition was not good and then he had to stop and was not available for Juventus and is not available for tomorrow again, so now is to be physically in the best conditions.

‘He arrived January, in the first period of the season for him, I don’t think is ever an easy situation for a player but this season he had a good start a good preseason, he started well against Leicester, and then he was injured.

‘Then he came back and was injured again and he is the kind of player that needs to be really really sharp.’

Sanchez arrived at United from Arsenal in January amidst much expectation but he has endured a difficult time at Old Trafford.

So far this season Sanchez has mustered just one goal in eight appearances and is growing disillusioned with his situation at United.

The 29-year-old is hoping that Paris Saint-Germain can offer him

an opportunity to escape his United nightmare in January, but his £500,000-a-week wages may prevent such a move from occurring.

United go into the game against Everton having won just once in their last seven matches across all competitions.

AITEO Cup Victory: Enugu Govt. thanks Rangers’ fans, Nigerians Moses Oyediran, Enugu Following the remarkable feat recorded

by Rangers International Football Club of Enugu in the finals of the 2018 AITEO Cup competition on Wednesday, which saw the club staging one of the greatest comebacks to lift the trophy, the Enugu State Government has thanked all enthusiastic fans of Rangers across the country for their prayers, solidarity and support.

In a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Hon. Joseph Udedi, the state government, which dedicated the victory to God, noted that the appreciation became imperative in view of the fact that it had, prior to the historic feat, “appealed to all teeming fans of Rangers across the country to show solidarity and support to our darling club and pray for its victory at the tournament”.

“Consequently, the Enugu State Government wishes to thank you all for the prayers and tremendous support, which made it possible for the Flying Antelopes to stage one of the greatest comebacks to lift the trophy”, the statement added.

The state government also “appreciated officials and players of Rangers for their doggedness and team spirit”, which it said contributed to the club’s victory at the tournament, despite having conceded 3 goals earlier in the game.

It equally thanked the Nigerian Football Federation, competition’s sponsor, AITEO, and the Delta State Government for the successful hosting of the event, expressing delight that Enugu Rangers won the trophy under the Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration after 35 years of the club’s last victory in the competition.

The statement recalled that it was also under the present administration that Rangers won the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) cup after 32 years without a trophy, stressing that AITEO cup has reconfirmed that “Enugu State is truly in the hands of God”.

The state government therefore, reassured the people of Enugu State and indeed all teeming fans of Rangers that it will “remain committed to the noble ideals of the iconic football club as a national brand admired by many staunch supporters across Nigeria”.

Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis before the US Open.

The 28-year-old reigning Australian Open champion revealed the news after the conclusion of her WTA season, which ended with a 5-7, 7-5 6-3 loss to No.7 Elina Svitolina in the final round of group play at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.

“In the beginning, it was a shock, just you feel like you’re the fittest athlete out there, or that’s in my head, that’s what I’m known for, and all of a sudden you have this to work with,” Wozniacki told reporters.

“Yeah, it is what it is, and you just have to be positive and work with it, and there are ways that you can feel better so that’s great.”

“It’s been a lot to just take in. After the US Open, I just kind of had to figure out what really was going on. So that’s when I really figured it out. I went to see one of the best doctors that there is and, you know, start treatment.

“You know, at the end of the day, it’s obviously not ideal for anybody,

and I think when you’re a professional athlete, it’s also not even more ideal, but at the end of the day, you find a plan, figure out what to do, you do your research, and thankfully there are great things now that you can do to it and do about it.

“You just kind of move on from it and work through it and figure out how to deal with it and live with it. That’s that.

I’m very proud of how I have been so positive through it all and just kind of tried to not let that hinder me.”

Wozniacki told reporters she began feeling fatigue after Wimbledon and woke up one morning in Montreal unable to lift her arms over her head and retired from her opening match in Cincinnati.

After talking to doctors, Wozniacki was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that causes swelling of the joints and fatigue.

She says she’s happy to have caught it early.

“I think I didn’t want to talk about it obviously during the year because I don’t want to give anyone the edge or thinking that I’m not feeling well, but I have been feeling well,” Wozniacki said.

Udinese: William Troost-Ekong not injured Udinese of Italy have confirmed that their Nigerian defender, William Troost-Ekong, is not injured, adding that he was only replaced in last weekend’s match due to tactical reasons.

In contrast with widespread reports in the Nigerian media, putting doubt on Troost-Ekong’s possible availability for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, Udinese have officially revealed that the player is fit to play this weekend.

While affirming that Troost-Ekong is not suffering from any physical blight or setback, Udinese disclosed that the Super Eagles star has been involved in training with the squad since their resumed on Tuesday.

The Udine-based club further revealed on their official website that the former Tottenham Hotspur of England youth team player, who has also starred for FC Groningen of Holland, Haugesund of Norway, KAA Gent of Belgium and Bursaspor of Turkey, is fit like a fiddle.

The Serie A club, however, hinted that Troost-Ekong had to be replaced after only 35 minutes of last weekend’s fixture due to tactical reasons from

their coach, Julio Velazquez.

Before then, Udinese had earlier disclosed barely 24 hours after their 3-0 home defeat by Napoli at Dacia Arena on Saturday evening that Troost-Ekong was among the players that participated in the recovery workout.

Troost-Ekong joined The Bianconeri for the session on Sunday morning; taking part in jogging and running exercises, but they all got Monday off and returned to the pitch on Tuesday for drills at 10:30am and 5pm.

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