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CBN confirms Daily Times report on sale of 9mobile to bidders

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Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed Daily Times report that advisers had been appointed to manage the sale of 9mobile,

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Justice denial frustrates peace moves –Gambari

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏOne time Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nation, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari has stated that justice and peace must be maintained in absolute sequence in any nation, adding that any individual or group denied just will not have interest in peace.

Gambari who was also Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs 34 years ago and founder of Savannah Centre of Diplomacy, Democracy and Development revealed that 50 percent of most civil wars reoccur after a period, reiterating the need to establish peace that endures, built on solid foundation with creative institution, saying that such conflicts can also be avoided not just by early warning but more impor-

tantly, early action.

The elder statesman disclosed this Wednesday in Abuja during his opening remarks the 5th International African Peace and Conflict Resolution conference with the theme “Restorative and Community Justice” organised by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) in collaboration with Centre for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (CAPCR), The California State University, Sacrameto, USA. Gambari who was the Chairman of the event cited an example with the Rwandan genocide, disclosing that there was an early warning to the G5 countries ( Russia, China, France, United States, United Kingdom) on the crises which was to engulfed the Central African country years back but the world paid deaf ears to it

until the worst happened. He maintained that the Nigeria is not bereft of ideas, but that there must be implementation of those ideas.

The Ambassador who was also a member of the 2014 Constitutional conference said that the problem with the country is that there are several reports churned out by several judicial commission of inquiry just as there are several reports from several investigative panels gathering dust at the shelves of the executive after spending tax payers money to set up the inquiry and eminent Nigerians wasted their time to articulate beautiful reports which government lack the political will to implement.

“There is no shortage of ideas but shortage of implementation and conflict surfaces. A lot is at stake when

justice is denied. We talk a lot in Nigeria; there is no shortage of talking. We talk at each other but not with each other.

“If you look at statistics, 50per cent of all conflicts or civil wars, reoccur. What the intentional community and all of us should do is to establish peace that endures.

When peace is restored to conflict situations, the parties will not return to war.

That is why peace building is very important and restorative justice is a key element of peace building that endures. Peace that is build on solid foundation, peace that is built on creative institutions.

“What is important is not just early warning but early action. Action that is proportionate to the threat to peace and security. A lot of injustice is done by justice denied.

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Presidential transition bill will address chaos in hand over after election -Dogara Henry Omunu, Abuja

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that the Presidential Transition Bill under consideration will help in solving the problems of a chaotic handing over and hostile taking over of power after any general election.

Dogara stated this while declaring open a Public hearing on a bill for An Act to Provide for the smooth and orderly transfer of power from one government to another held at the National Assembly.

He said the bill, when passed into law will ensure accountability and transparency in the system, and help minimize or avoid disruptions that might be occasioned by the transition. “ This Bill institutionalises the transition process and takes it out of the whims and caprices of the actors in the political arena”.

“This Bill seeks to make provision for the smooth and orderly transfer of power from one government to another. It provides that where at any general election for the Office of the President, the incumbent President is not re-elected, the President shall within two weeks of the declaration of the PresidentElect as the winner of the election, provide space for

not more than 10 persons designated by the President-elect to begin a review and analysis of the budgetary expenditures during the tenure of the current president, review all other necessary documents as may be requested by the President-elect transition team and to acquire a working knowledge of the various offices, departments, commissions, boards and other agencies of the executive arm of the federal government with a view to promoting the orderly transition of executive power when government changes hands”.

The speaker who harped on the need to achieve peace and harmony during transition process saying, “the purpose of the Bill is to promote the orderly transfer of executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a president and the inauguration of a new president. The national interest requires that such transitions in the office of the President be accomplished smoothly so as to assure continuity in the faithful execution of the laws and in the conduct of the affairs of the federal government, both domestic and foreign. Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of Nigeria”.

UK Meeting with Buhari a drain on public fund– HURIWA of the citizens who ÏÏÏA pro-democracy and centage have constituted themselves

Ongoing rescue operation at the scene of the collapsed four-storey building at 3, Odufa Street on Lagos Island… on Wednesday.

Bad governance caused IPOB agitations –Anambra guber aspirant Tom Okpe, Abuja

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As days of the governorship primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state approaches, one of the aspirants seeking the ticket, Engr. Johnbosco Onunkwo has attributed bad governance as reason for the ongoing agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Onunkwo, however, gave the assurance that if given opportunity as the next governor of the state will provide what he described as

“digital governance”, which will bring about good governance.

Speaking at the National Secretariat yesterday in Abuja, when he came to return his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, Onunkwo said he is not intimidated by some so called money bags contesting the ticket with him.

When asked about IPOB declaration that election will not hold in Anambra state, he said, “I cannot be perturbed and I cannot be disturbed, because what brought IPOB is bad gov-

ernance. If government is transparent, if government is accountable, if government can touch lives, IPOB will disappear.

“I am not intimidated by money bags contesting the APC ticket with me. Anambra state people do not believe in money bags. Once they know you are not good, people will collect your money and leave you. So, our records are there for everybody to see”.

Also, another aspirant, Dr Obinna Uzoh, said that he is the most qualified person to emerge the party’s flag

bearer and win the November 18 governorship election arguing that experience in both public and private life stands him out from other aspirants.

On the arrangement by the party to pick a consensus candidate, he said: “Any arrangement by my party is welcome by me because I am a party man and I will always agree with my party’s decision. So, if the decision of my party is to pick a sole candidate, I need no fear because I am of the believe that if one person will be chosen, it will be me”.

non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has condemned as wasteful and unwise the series of lunch meetings between governors and the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in London, United Kingdom.

In a related development, the rights group lambasted the senate for wasting the historic opportunity of introducing reform minded provisions into the constitution such as devolution of powers to the federating units, restructuring and resource control by voting against these amendments.

HURIWA said the action of the senators will further aggravate the various agitations for self-determination in the country.

“What has happened today (on Wednesday) in the Senate is like hitting the death nail on corporate Nigeria because as it is now the nation isn’t working for the millions of Nigerians but is only beneficial to the less than a per-

into the class of oppressors.

We are afraid that soon the sleeping millions of Nigerians will awake from their slumber and take back the Country from the tiny political class holding the rest of the population as hostages,” the group said.

Speaking specifically on the series of meetings in the UK at the behest of the medically vacationing President, the rights group lamented that the federal government under the current administration is actively encouraging medical tourism of top officials to the United Kingdom at grave costs to the public treasury by these stylish dinner/lunch meetings at the behest of the Presidency.

On the decision of the ailing Nigerian President to invite governors in batches to visit him in London over dinner/lunch at huge public costs, HURIWA dismissed the bonanza as unwise and a disservice to the mantra of good governance and prudence in the handling of public fund.

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CBN confirms Daily Times report on sale of 9mobile to bidders Continued from page 1 them on the outcome of the meeting of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in Abuja, adding that 9mobile’s revenue was stable and it made N16bn in June, and had not lost subscribers due to its debt crisis.

He said the advisers would organise a tender to request proposals from prospective investors without providing a timeline, but added that the management of the telecoms company by its interim board should not last more than 90 to 180 days.

Emefiele, explained that the CBN’s role in the 9Mobile’s (formerly Etisalat) debt crisis was aimed at safeguarding the interest of over 20 million subscribers and more than 4,000 employees of the network operator.

He stated that the CBN’s intervention alongside the regulator in the telecommunications sector was worth the while, considering the ripple effect not doing so would have had on major stakeholders in particular and the economy as a whole.

The apex bank boss said with a subscriber base in excess of 20 million and a workforce of more than 4,000, any likely adverse impact, directly or indirectly, would have been enormous to bear by the subscribers, workers and their dependants.

In his words: “It’s important that we don’t just allow any creditor to hurt any other stakeholder,” he said, adding that the NCC had observed that the attempt by the creditors to take over the telco was going to jeopardise the inter-

est of the over 20 million subscribers and more than 4,000 workers.

“That was why the NCC, supported by the CBN decided to intervene,” Emefiele said, noting that the intervention had been positive.

He affirmed that 9Mobile has not only retained its subscribers, but also the entire workforce while the company’s operations have continued and revenue sustained.

He stated that the interim board would not exceed 180 days as efforts were underway for a new investor to acquire the company.

The CBN Governor also disclosed that 9Mobile’s revenue was stable and it made N16 billion in June, adding that the advisers – Citi and Standard Bank – appointed by the telecoms firm

Executive Director, Capital Markets, Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Haruna Jalo-Waziri; Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Peter Ndegwa and Chairman, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Babatunde Savage at the NSE to announce Guinness Nigeria’s N40bn Rights Issue in Lagos… on Tuesday.

lice (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has called for stringent punishment for kidnappers to check the menace of kidnappings in the country.

Idris made the call at a meeting with Commissioners of Police and above in Abuja on Wednesday.

“We have not seen where kidnap suspects were convicted and jailed for committing the offence,”he said.

He said that some of the kidnap suspects enjoyed freedom more than law abiding Nigerians.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some States in the country which have enacted laws to punish convicts with death penalties have not executed them.

The I-G cited the example of neighbouring Niger Republic where the prosecution and conviction of kidnap and terrorism suspects were being given expeditious attention.

He said that if the suspects were allowed to go scot-free, they would be encouraged to carry on with the crime.

saying that the Commission also intervened to safeguard investors, employees and subscribers.

“The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), took the interest of investors, subscribers and employees of Etisalat into consideration to align with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in order to resolve the issues of Etisalat Nigeria (now 9Mobile) and consortium of 13 banks,” the statement said.

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta declared this when he received in audience Chief Executive of 9Mobile, Mr. Boye Olusanya, and Vice-President, (Regulatory Affairs) Mr Ibrahim Dikko in his office in Abuja.

Danbatta said, “the over $2B Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),

by Mubadala of United Arab Emirates (UAE) was hanging, while 20million Subscribers and over 2000 workers would have been affected if we did not inter-

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Police IG seeks stringent punishment for kidnappers

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would organise a tender to request proposals from prospective investors, but did not provide a timeline how longer the investor sale would take.

The Daily Times recalls that the CBN and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC had earlier intervened to save the company from collapse and prevent creditors from putting it into receivership, leading to a change in its board and management, as well as the new name 9mobile.

Meanwhile, as this issue is trending, 9mobile has declined to comment on this development while Citigroup, Standard Bank, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Orange were not immediately available to comment on same issue.

In a related development, the NCC in statement signed Mr. Tony Ojobo, Director, Public Affairs, NCC and made available to Daily Times, quoted the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, as

Idris urged Command commissioners of police to ensure that officers under their command carried out their duties in a professional manner.

“It is your duty as commissioners of police at your various commands to to ensure that every police officer conforms with police operational rules,”he said.

He urged them to re-validate all deployments carried out before now to effectively check officers engaged in illegal duties and extortion.

“You have to set up an X-squad to check illegal deployment and extortion by officers in your commands.

“It is very embarrassing to read in the media how officers harass innocent citizens.

“As commanders we must be very effective to check illegal duties,”he said.

He said that effective supervision of activities at police stations would check human rights abuse.

The inspector-general urged police commissioners of Niger and Kaduna states to engage commu-

nity and religious leaders to sensitise the people on kidnapping on that route.

He alleged that crimes along this route were being perpetuated by youths of the communities.

“You should liase with traditional and religious leaders to enhance community policing strategies,’’ he said.

He also urged the police commissioners to conduct monthly lectures with officers in their commands to assess their performances.

“You have to send your monthly report on the lectures to the Headquarters for the headquarters to be in touch with them, ” he said.

He also enjoined them to encourage outstanding officers by recommending them for promotion.

Idris announced a posthumous promotion for Insp. Idris Musa, who was killed in a shootout with the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Kano.

Musa was a member of the Inspector-General of Police Joint Police Special Team.

all expectations of restructuring the country through devolution of power and resource control as it shut down Bills to that effect on constitution amendment.

Majority of Senators during voting session on Constitution Amendment, rejected bill number 3 on devolution of power which sought to alter the Second Schedule Part I and II to move certain items to the Concurrent Legislative List from the Exclusive legislative list.

It is instructive to note that 46 Senators voted in favour of power devolution while 73 senators voted against the bill, thus unable to make up the two-thirds majority for the Bill to scale through 95 of the Senators who participated in the voting exercise all throughout the exercise.

The Senate also rejected Bill 32 which deals with “deletion of the Land Use Act from the Constitution”, thereby dealing a deadly blow to the clamour for resource control.

The Bill had just 46 positive votes while 44 voted against it.

The clamour for women emancipation also suffered a great set back as the Senate killed all the bills, proposed to give women some headway in elective and appointive position.

The Senate during the voting process rejected the clamour for Affirmative Action which would have seen women constitutionally having 35 per cent seats reserved for them as it only attracted 61

while those who voted against it were 35 in number.

The need to reserve 20 per cent of seats in the State Executive Council as well as elective positions at the state level was also defeated as 49 Senators voted for it while 43 voted against it.

Attempt to grant freedom to women on choice of indigenship by altering Section 25 of the constitution to guarantee a married woman the right to chose her indigeneship by birth or by marriage was defeated as it garnered only 49 votes while 49 voted against it as well.

But the Senate, however, made a major change to the process of alteration of the constitution as it unanimously voted in favour of the Bill seeking to remove the power of the president over constitution amendment.

The Senate in a vote of 92 against 4, passed the bill seeking to whittle down the power of the president to veto the amendment to the constitution.

The parliament also agreed to the idea of altering the membership of the council of state by adding former Presidents of the senate and speakers of the House of Representatives as the Bill seeking to amend the Third Schedule of the constitution was passed with outstanding 95 votes without any dissent.

The Senate also approved with a vote of 93 votes, one against and one abstention, the Bill which reduced the power of president to Continued on page 7

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Buhari meets with 7 Govs in London

In a surprise move, Senate shuts down restructuring

Mathew Dadiya,

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Abuja

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du Buhari was cheerful on Wednesday as he received seven state governors who visited him in London.

The governors, led by the Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum and Zamfara State governor, Abdulazeez Yari departed the country on Tuesday to London where they had a meeting with the President.

Photos showed a cheerful Buhari with seven state governors in London, United Kingdom.

The state governors, led

by Abdulaziz Yari, Governor of Zamfara State.

While it was said to be a goodwill visit on the invitation of President Buhari, however, details of

the meeting was not disclosed as at press time.

Other members of the delegation are Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Umar Ganduje (Kano) and Samuel Ortom (Benue).

The visit came few days after some All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates led by the party Chairman; Chief John Odigie- Oyegun made similar visit to the President visited in London.

The photos were posted on Twitter, by a user identified only as Banky, showing the President in a jovial mood with the governors.

Buhari has been on medical vacation in London for over two months

since he departed the country on May 7.

The governors have since returned back to the country.

Meanwhile, SaharaReporters reported that one of the state governors who met with President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Wednesday said he was delighted to see the nation’s leader in person after so many weeks of uncertainty.

According to the outfit, the anonymous governor said that the delegation of seven governors found Buhari to be “much better shape than earlier speculated,” and in full control of his faculties.

“Yes, the illness had taken a toll on his health,” he said, describing Buhari’s walk as “okay” if his advanced age is factored in.

Of the president’s speech, “I did not notice any remarkable change in his voice,” the governor declared.

He said he and his colleagues enjoyed a sumptuous lunch at Buhari’s residence before their departure but did not clarify whether the president participated in the meal, or how long they were with him.

The governor further said that members of his delegation believed Buhari should follow the advice of his doctors and not be stampeded into rushing back home.

“After all, he has left the country in a very capable hand, fiercely loyal, competent, cerebral and unambitious,” he said, referring to Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo.

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EFCC recovers N328.9bn from Forte Oil, Oando, Total , 5 others Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has recovered N328.9 billion debt owed Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),

by Forte Oil and Gas Plc, Oando Plc, Total Plc, and five other major oil companies.

The other companies are Conoil Plc, OVH Energy Plc, Mobil Plc, MRS Oil Plc, and NIPCO Oil Plc. EFCC made the recovery of the huge sum after quizzing the managing directors of eight oil major firms.

Mr. Wilson Uwujaren,

the EFCC spokesman, said in a statement that the recovery was sequel to a petition against the leadership of the NNPC and its subsidiary, Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC).

Uwujaren said the petition alleged that N40 billion was diverted by the major oil marketers in connivance with the leadership of the NNPC and PPMC. He said the anti-graft agency referred the petition to a special task force which swung into action by conducting discrete investigation.

He said, “Findings by the operatives of the EFCC revealed that the oil market-

ers were actually indebted to the federal government of Nigeria to the tune of N91,519,485,204.44 between 2010 and 2016.

“Further investigation into the allegation also revealed that the oil marketers had continued to obtain petroleum products from the government without proper payment, in violation of the NNPC/PPMC credit facility regulations; a probe of which further led to the discovery of N258,928,926,351.93 .

“Following the latter discovery, the total amount of debt stands at N349,818,411,556.37.

“Upon the conclusion of the preliminary in-

vestigation, officials of NNPC/PPMC and all the managing directors of the concerned companies which are NNPC retails, Conoil Plc, Total Plc, OVH Energy Plc, Oando Plc, Forte Oil and Gas Plc, Mobil Plc, MRS Oil Plc, and NIPCO Oil Plc were invited to the Kano zonal office of the commission where their statements were recorded following which the recovery process commenced.

“So far, a sum of N328,988,296,990.62 has been recovered from the major oil marketers. and the outstanding debt now stands at N20,765,919,869.48.

spend money from the consolidated revenue funds in the absence of an appropriation act from six months to three months.

The president and state governors are also to henceforth, lay their respective budget mandatorily within a minimum of 90 days before the end the fiscal year.

Freedom from oppressive state government was approved for the local government administration as series of Bills to that effect were approved by the Senate.

Bill number 5 which seek to alter Section 162 of the constitution to abrogate the state joint local government accounts and empower each local government to maintain its own special account into which all allocations due to the Local government councils shall be paid from the Federation Account was passed with a vote of 84 in favour, 8 opposing and one abstaining from the vote.

Bill number 6 which proposed a guaranteed tenure of three years for Local government authority was passed with a vote of 88 in favour, 7 against while one person abstained from the vote.

But the Bill seeking to cancel the appointment of caretaker committee for local government by state governors and as well prevent such appointees from accessing funds meant for the local government was defeated with just 47 Senators voting in its favour while 48 voted against it.

Though States House of Assemblies have in the past constitution amendment re-

jected financial autonomy proposed, the Senate however, once again adopted the proposal for Financial autonomy for the States Assemblies.

With a vote of 90 to 5, the Senate passed the financial freedom Bill for the State Assemblies, and also granted them the right to funding from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the state.

Appointees by the president and state governors for cabinet offices are now to be submitted to the Federal and State parliaments within 30 days of taking oath of office by the affected President and State Governor. It was passed with a vote of 75 to 19.

Portfolios to be given to such appointees are now mandatory and they are to be attached to the nomination lists as well. It was passed with a vote of 78 to 16.

The Senate also voted for inclusion of independent candidates in all elections with a view to expanding the political space. 82 senators voted for it, while 5 voted against and 3 abstained.

Also, 89 Senators voted for the separation of the office of Accountant General of the Federal Government from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation by altering Section 84 of the constitution.

Besides, the Office of the Auditor-General of the federation and the states were given independence by placing them on first line charges in the consolidated revenue funds of the federation and the states. It was done with a vote of 95 unanimous votes.

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For Nigeria to move forward, it must return to true federalism -Olaitan –P10

Mimiko, ex- Ondo gov absent at PDP expansive meeting in state–P11

Ayade urges INEC to use technology to check fraud in future elections Edem Edem, Calabar Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use all available technologies to checkmate election malpractices in the 2019 general elections, especially in the state.

Ayade made the call when the new Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC, Dr. Briyai Falkland paid him a courtesy visit in Calabar on Tuesday. He said a free, fair and transparent election will reduce tension in the country and restore public confidence in national institutions such as INEC. “I want INEC to run a free, fair and transparent election in Cross River State.

If I have to enunciate my programme for the state, I will have no worry for 2019.

All we seek is free and fair election. If we follow the Electoral Law (as amended), it is clear that election would be won at the polling booth,” Ayade said.

Ayade said to douse political tension; he had to ensure that all political parties in the state were given an opportunity to appoint members into his Executive Council, noting that the few contracts he has so far awarded have benefited other parties.

“If you look at the few contracts that have been awarded, there is no party that will say it has not benefited from it. Indeed, there is just an erroneous sociological impression that I came to be patronising the opposition political party more,”

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he said.

“The reason why politics is full of anger, pain and agony is the winner takes all syndrome. We must even pass a law that will insist that certain percentage of opposition must be in government. It is critical for the unity of this nation. People don’t realise that that is the basis for political tension.

“Before I came into office, the total number of political appointees was about 98. Today, we have over 3000 appointees. I know that I don’t need that number to run my government.”

Earlier, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Briyai Falkland assured the governor that he was in his office to intimate the governor of his plans to conduct a free, fair and transparent election in the state whenever election takes place.

He disclosed that about 73,000 people have registered with the commission in the state between April 27 and July 20 this year, while not less than 5000 Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) have been distributed during the period.

“I want to hold a free, fair and transparent election in Cross River State. As governor and chief security officer of the state, it is needful and expedient to come to you personally to inform you of my presence in the state and also to inform you of how far the Continuous Voters Registration exercise has gone,” he said.

He continued; “the first phase commenced on April 27 to 20th of July, this year and the commission registered well over 73,000 people and distributed well over 5000 Permanent Voters Card. Obudu records highest number of registered people, over 7000 people, while Yakurr had 6000 registered people. Least recorded in Bakassi LGA. It is a peculiar LGA and nobody should be surprised here,” he said

Okowa signs 5 Bills into law Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

…Restates Commitment to the prosperity mantra

Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has signed five bills into law, assuring that, the people will always get good governance.

According to the governor, “we will collaborate with the Delta State House of Assembly to ensure that laws are passed to impact positively on the lives of our people.”

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborovweri, accompanied by principal officers of the House, presented the bills to the governor Tuesday in Asaba. The bills were signed in the presence of top government functionaries.

Bills which were signed into law are Delta State Investment Development Agency Bill 2016, Delta State Agency for the Control of HIV/Aids Bill 2016, Delta State College of Education, Mosogar Bill 2016, Delta State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Amendment Bill 2016) and the Delta State Hotel Occupancy, Restaurant and Department Stores Consumption Tax Bill 2017.

“I must truly appreciate Mr. Speaker and members of the House for being able to complete the process of passing the bills into law; there is no doubt that the Delta State Investment Development Agency Bill is something that will help to improve on the investment climate of the state and we need the growth of industries; this bill has helped to create an agency that will directly

partner with would-be investors and to a very large extent will shorten the time required to process documents and have partnership that yield results between our state and investors,” Okowa disclosed.

He further explained, “with the bill on the Delta State Agency on the Control of HIV/ AIDS - we have that agency already in place but, they can only become operational with the signing into law of this bill,” he said, adding, “the College of Education Bill, Mosogar was created on the fact that it was just a College of Physical Education, but, after the visit at their last convocation, at the request of the College and that of the community, we believe that it would be better if the College became a full-fledged College of Education but, with specific attention to physical education and I am glad it has been passed into law which will enable the College admit students in the next academic session.

“The Delta State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority amendment bill was to give strength to the operations of the agricultural extensions services because, if we are going to do well in the agricultural sector there is a need to strengthen the agricultural services in such a manner that our farmers are exposed to modern agricultural techniques which will improve on their farm skills and also, enable them have

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Local council chair backs Bindow for second return in 2019 Tom Garba, Yola

The local government chairman for Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Bako has said that the Executive Governor of the state, Senator Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow deserves a second term in office to consolidate and further widen the ongoing developmental strides to every part of the state.

According to him, Bindow is doing quite remarkable projects in the span of two years, beating the imagination of many people of his focus to revitalise the ailing system, projecting the state as one of the fastest growing in terms of physical development against the backdrop of what it used to be known.

Bako said that the 21 local government chairmen are solidly behind him come 2019 for realising that Bindow is a peoples governor and had been supporting them to work for their people He emphasised that it is a great wisdom if the entire people of Adamawa State team up to support the gubernatorial race of Bindow in 2019 as he will faster bring more development in every area of the state’s economy.

While recounting the infrastructural development being noticed in the state, he said in his two term of being a chairman of Mayo Belwa he has never seen a governor whose thinking is to bring rapid development in the state like Bindow.

He also revealed that the chairmen have contacted the spirit of development from the governor and are doing same in their respective LGAs for the sake of grassroots people to feel the impacts of the present administration. ‘’My one year and few months in office I was able to judiciously utilise by Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to equally construct a 1.2 kilometer road, a major way in Mayo Belwa town and 1 kilometer road in Bella, Nasarawo Bereng Ward.

“I constructed feeder roads to five Wards in the LGA to boost the council IGR knowing well the amount of agricultural products they produce in those wards.’’ Bako said.

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access to new techniques from our research teams,” he said, stating that “the Delta State Hotel Occupancy, Restaurant, Departmental Store Consumption Tax Bill is a bill that will help to generate revenue for the state and in partnership with various owners of restaurants, hotels, it is my belief that we will be able to generate revenue that will help improve on our economy, which will in turn impact positively on our people.”

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Politics 10 Hon. Oladipo Olaitan is a chieftain of the Pan-Yoruba socio political group, Afenifere.

He was also the Alliance for Democracy (AD) leader in the House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003.

In this interview with journalists, he speaks on the performance of APC led Federal administration in the last two years, the renewed call for restructuring, the recent victory of PDP in the Osun West Senatorial bye election among other issues of national importance. PATRICK OKOHUE reports.

On APC, some Nigerians have expressed surprise that though the party is not facing any major opposition from other political parties, but internal strife within the party is causing a lot of distraction, that the party members are always at loggerheads, what’s your take on this?

I have no problem with that at all. It is to be expected. We all know how APC came about, how the party was formed. What is happening in APC is part of politics. Nigerians should understand that the various components that came together to form APC had their own core values, and they brought those core values into APC, so whether you like it or not, there must always be friction in APC but it is nothing to worry about.

Presently in the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister, Theresa May had to reach out to a political party to enable her form government, but this political party members have their own core values while Theresa May also has her own core values, but the two parties have to respect each other’s core values.

Referring to APC as a party of strange bed fellows as some people have been doing does not even arise at all; there is nothing strange in strange bed fellows sitting together.

What’s your assessment of the last two years of the APC administration?

My candid assessment is this, one thing is clear; APC is not prepared to govern.

This is very apparent. All APC was prepared to do was to snatch political power.

They didn’t prepare to govern, and when you don’t naturally planned to succeed, you naturally plan to fail. APC didn’t plan to govern and this is why Nigerians are experiencing what we are passing through now.

So far so good, APC hasn’t done well.

Things are very hard in Nigeria today. Recession is having biting effects on the citizens; insecurity and crime are also on the rise. Kidnapping has now become a very thriving business.

Things were never bad like this before.

No Nigerian is safe now. The economy is also in terrible shape. And again this is the first time government would be unable to pay workers salaries.

Before when you secure employment with government your mind is at rest that at least you won’t be owed and that your salary even though may not be fat but will be secured. But that was then not now when some states governments are owing workers months of salaries, even the Federal Government is owing. Salaries are no

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, July 27, 2017

For Nigeria to move forward, it must return to true federalism -Olaitan party’s National Chairman, John Odigie Oyegun is saying he doesn’t believe in restructuring. How do you reconcile that?

Political parties have failed Nigerians and the earlier we make provision for Independent Candidacy in our constitution the better so that individuals can come out to seek elective offices based on their own merit and accomplishments and not based on political parties.

Independent candidacy I believe can work in Nigeria, and we should give it a trial.

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longer regular. Pensioners are also being owed.

Some state governors are even running their states like one-man show. Some of them don’t appoint commissioners; they appoint Sole Administrators and all these are unconstitutional. Everything appears to have been turned upside down. All these are happening because APC was not prepared to govern. They only planned to win election, and not to govern.

The situation has also been compounded by President Muhammadu Buhari’s health challenges.

Are you saying that things would have been better if President Buhari was not facing health challenges?

Things perhaps would have been a little better, but I’m not sure that even with Buhari around that we would have been out of the woods. You ask me why? We were

It was even the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello that insisted that the provision must be made for secession in that constitution, that if the North want to secede, that the region should be allowed to secede. Why are the Northerners now attacking Nnamdi Kanu, and IPOB members who are clamouring for a separate state of Biafra? It is all hypocrisy. The Northerners first insisted that the right of any region to secede should be incorporated into the constitution of the First Republic.

in the woods before Buhari fell sick, and I’m not quite sure that if Buhari is around that we would completely be out of the woods.

Buhari doesn’t appear to know how to govern. Sickness or no sickness, health challenge or no health challenge, Buhari couldn’t have done better.

But he was a former Head of State, and are you now saying he can’t deliver?

There is a lot of difference between being a former military ruler and now a civilian leader. It is a different ball game when you are a democratically elected president. Before, Buhari can wake up and bark orders, and people obey, but he can’t do that in a civilian setting. He must follow laid down rules, he must follow due process in doing things.

Some Nigerians are saying neither PDP nor APC has met Nigerians expectations in terms of delivery of dividends of democracy, some are even canvassing the idea of a mega party to wrest power from APC in 2019, what is your own position on all these?

Political parties have failed Nigerians.

To me it would have been a fantastic idea if there has been a provision in our constitution for Independent Candidacy. I would vote for an independent candidate if our constitution allows it. Some countries have provision for it in their own constitution.

The idea of an independent candidate is not that such a person will rule the country alone. He is going to run government with people who believe in his own political ideals. It is not going to be a one-man show. What is the difference between PDP and APC? Nothing. Go and check the manifestoes of both APC and PDP, they don’t even work with manifesto.

APC has provision for restructuring in its manifesto, but surprisingly the

You were one of the prominent Afenifere leaders that took part in the recent Southern Leaders Meeting which brought together eminent leaders from South-West, South-South and South-East, but that meeting was described as a gang-up against the North by some Nigerians, what’s your take on that?

Gang-up? I can’t understand what those saying that meant. If you held a meeting on how to protect your interest and the interests of your people, do you call such meeting a gang-up? It is only mischievous elements that would describe that meeting as a gang-up. We held the meeting to deliberate on how to foster peace and unity in the country, and also how to move the country forward. There was a threat issued by some Arewa youths and Southern leaders met to deliberate on the issue. It is only a tree that you will tell that tomorrow we are coming to cut you, and tomorrow you will still find the tree there.

Do you expect Southern leaders to fold their arms with that threat? We are being patriotic by talking about it. If we have an ulterior motive, we could have issued a counter-threat to the Arewa quit notice, but we didn’t do that, we only deliberated on how to protect Southerners’ interests and also to promote harmony among the various ethnic nationalities in the country.

Restructuring being canvassed as the way forward for Nigeria is being given different meaning by individuals, and groups, some are now even confused by the word restructuring, to you what does restructuring mean?

Those who are saying that they don’t understand what restructuring means are just being devilish and mischievous. You call a dog a bad name in order to hang it.

Restructuring is very simple.

When this geographical entity called Nigeria was to come into existence, the founding fathers asked the question, on what terms are we to be together?

We know then that all the various ethnic nationalities were not the same, that they had their differences, the Hausas knew they were Hausas, the Igbos knew they were Igbos, and Yorubas also knew they were Yorubas. We also have the minorities.

Then they all agreed to regional government. Each government in the regions then, that was in the First Republic had their own constitution, not only that they were developing at their own pace. There was healthy competition. Then some regions were even paying better salaries than what the Federal Government was paying. What restructuring means is that we should come back to that arrangement.

It is when they want to confuse you that people will start using different interpretations and different grammar for restructuring. Restructuring means true practice CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Mimiko, ex- Ondo gov absent at PDP expansive meeting in Akure ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure.

Former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was on Monday absent at the first expansive meeting of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in the capital city of Akure.

The inaugural meeting is the first after the judgment of the Supreme Court which favors the Ahmed Markafi led faction to be held by the state caucus members and leaders of the party.

Mimiko had been silent since his party (PDP) lost in the last November 26, 2016 governorship poll in the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He has also refused to comment on the activities of the state including politics since he left power in February 2017.

Although, the ex governor seems to have also lost the grip of the party since he armed twisted some members to pick Mr. Eyitayo Jegede as the candidate of the PDP in the last gubernatorial election.

The former governor was also absent in the last edition of the National Executive Council (NEC) expansive meeting of the party held last week in Abuja after the verdict of the Supreme Court.

Sources in the party were unable to give clear reasons for the absence of the ex governor at the caucus meeting held at the party’s state secretariat on Monday which was fully attended by prominent stalwarts and chieftains.

But speaking, Clement Faboyede, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State told reporters after the meeting that the party was ready to form a strong opposition ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Mr. Faboyede explained that the purpose of the meeting was to ensure a “genuine discipline and reconciliation” among the members of the party after the judgment of the Supreme Court.

He said the leaders of the party were also working towards ensuring the proper repositioning of the party both from the units and wards to the state level.

According to him, the party leaders

...As party leaders seek genuine reconciliation

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have extended an olive branch to some of the aggrieved members who left for other political parties to come back to the fold as the crisis was over.

“There is nothing we would gain from quarrelling, the umbrella is big enough to accommodate everybody.

“The PDP is a party that is ruled by the constitution than transition, so we are happy the crisis in the party is now over and settled.”

He said the judgement of the Supreme Court which favors the Ahmed Markafi led faction of the PDP showed that there is no victor nor vanquished, stressing that they will accommodate all members.

“I want to appeal to all of them that we don’t solve problem by creating another problem and they should have genuine mind of reconciliation and come back home.

“Not coming with a mind to further scatter the party because this will affect the party in facing future elections because Nigeria must be saved.”

He noted that the Peoples Democratic Party in the state was charting a way

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forward in preparation to conduct fresh congress to elect ward delegates starting from the grassroots before in moves to Abuja.

“We are preparing for ward congresses to elect our ward delegates on August 8 and from there we will elect our local government delegates on August 10.

“So, the party is back to the people as stated in our constitution and there is no godfatherism any longer and anywhere” Faboye added Daily Times reports that top members of the party who attended the meeting were: the Former Deputy Governor of the state, Lasisi Oluboyo, Federal Lawmaker representing Ilaje/ Ese Odo Constituency Kolade Akinjo, the party’s South West Chairman, Eddy Olafeso.

Others included: the State Publicity Secretary, Ayo Fadaka, the party’s 2016 gubernatorial candidate, Eyitayo Jegede and his running mate, John Olamafo, Chief Olu Abi among other prominent members.

‘For Nigeria to move forward, it must return to true federalism’ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10

of Federalism and it is only when we return to true practice of Federalism that Nigeria can truly move forward. It was the military intervention that truncated true practice of federalism in Nigeria.

Each region under Federalism developed and exploited resources in their region to develop their area and you just now pay tax to the central government.

The Federal Government will only concern itself with issues relating to defence, external affairs, immigration and things like that.

If the constitution of the First Republic allows for secession and referendum it was even the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello that insisted that the provision must be made for secession in that constitution, that if the North want to secede, that the region should be allowed to secede.

Why are the Northerners now attacking Nnamdi Kanu, and IPOB members who are clamouring for a separate state of Bi-

afra? It is all hypocrisy. The Northerners first insisted that the right of any region to secede should be incorporated into the constitution of the First Republic.

don’t use patrol. They have invented and are now using electric cars.

Those opposing restructuring are lazy people who don’t want to be enterprising.

Are you now saying that a return to the government of the First Republic would help move Nigeria forward?

Yes. That government allowed true practice of Federalism, and it is only true practice of federalism that will solve various problems confronting Nigeria today.

The major reason why some Nigerians are afraid of true federalism is because they have become lazy. People no longer want to develop resources in their region.

Everybody believes in easy and free money being got from crude oil sale. But Nigerians should realise this, oil wells may dry up one day, and then what do we fall back upon. Even dependence on our oil was not as strong as before by developed countries.

Most of those nations that buy our oil now have alternatives.

They have even developed cars that

What is your reaction to the defeat of APC by PDP in the recent Senatorial bye-election in Osun West?

It is the beginning of the end for APC in Osun State. APC is gone in Osun State.

APC has come to the end of the road. APC has brought nothing but misery to Osun State, and people are tired and angry. They are also hungry. The defeat is an eye opener to APC leaders that Osun State people are no longer with them. APC should forget Osun State in 2018 when the governorship election will come up and in 2019 during the general election.

APC can’t rise again in Osun State. The people of Osun State have sent a strong signal to APC with that bye election which APC lost. The days of Osun State people’s romance with APC is over. With that defeat, APC has become history in Osun State.

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CVR: INEC registers 100,588 in 3 months in Lagos, to commence second quarter July 30 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registered 100, 588 eligible voters in Lagos State between April 27 and July 20 under its Continuous Voters Registration (CVR), an official of the Commission said on Tuesday.

INEC’s Administrative Secretary in Lagos, Dr Mudashiru Mustapha, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the commission in Lagos.

Mustapha said that the CVR exercise was continuous, contrary to insinuations in some quarters that it was going to end after running for the first quarter.

He said the Commission had to stop the exercise in the interim to enable it to conduct some lined-up activities before beginning the second quarter on July 31.

At the stakeholders meeting, Mustapha told the participants, who included party chairmen in the state, to appeal to all eligible voters who just registered to come out and check their details in the ongoing display for hearing of claims and objections.

“The display and hearing of claims and objections has begun on Monday in all the 45 registration centres in the state to allow registered voters check and correct their details before the printing of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

“Experience has shown that people, after registration, don’t go back to check and correct their details during this period of claims and objections, to allow the commission effect these changes properly.

“People usually wait till election day to complain about mistakes in their names, addresses, gender and others.

“So they should please come out in their numbers to check and help the commission serve them better,” he said.

Stop wicked lies against me, Uba tells opponents Alphonsus Nweze, Awka Senator Andy Uba, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday called on his opponents in the race to stop tarnishing his image with unfounded lies.

Uba appealed to the delegates of the APC to ignore such wicked campaign of calumny and choose him as the party’s flag-bearer in its primary next month.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Awka by his media aide, Arinze Igboeli, the aspirant urged the delegates “to pay no attention to such fabricated lies”.

Uba said he had a desire to serve the people of the state in a way nobody had done before.

The statement read “We have been inundated on a daily basis by a number of false stories peddled against Senator Uba by several other aspirants who we will not mention here.

“Naturally, we ought to ignore these campaign of calumny as the Senator is focused on campaigning on issues as well as uniting the party in order to defeat the incumbent in the forthcoming election.

“On a number of occasions, Senator Uba has told the delegates that he has no issues with any other aspirant; he has refused to insult other aspirants even when it is obvious that such aspirants have been going about their campaigns with unhealthy antagonism towards his aspiration.”

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In a surprise move, Senate shuts down restructuring Continued from page 7 duced in separating the office of Minister of Justice and state commissioners for Justice from that of the Attorney-General of the Federation and that of the State.

Bill number 9 which seek to empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delist non-performing registered political parties was passed with a vote of 90 without any dissent.

This was achieved with the passage of the Bill that altered section 134 and 179 and section 225.

Henceforth, any political party that doesn’t win any seat at Presidential, Governorship, Local Government or a seat in the National Assembly can now be delisted by INEC. Bill 16 which seeks to restrict a person who was sworn-in as President or Governor to complete the term of the elected President from contesting for the same office for more than one term was passed also. In this case, 88 sena-

tors voted for it while only one voted against it.

The Senate also passed the Bill on Civil Defence, which seeks to reflect the establishment and core functions of Corps. The amendment sought includes national security and civil defence as an item in the exclusive legislative list under the second schedule of the constitution. 79 Senators voted in support of the Bill on Civil Defence.

The Bill on Procedure for overriding Presidential Veto in Constitutional alteration, which seeks to provide procedure for passing a constitution alteration, Bill in the absence of the President also scaled through with 94 votes against 4.

With the passage of the Bill, every amendment approved by the National Assembly with corollary support from the state legislators will become law through even without the assent of the President.

The Bill seeking to set timelines

for determination of election disputes also scaled through as Senators Voted 97 in support.

Another amendment proposed on age qualification by altering section 65, 106, 131, and 177 of the constitution to reduce the age of qualification for offices of the president, governors, Senate and members of the House of Representatives also got full endorsements of the Senate.

With the passage, anyone who has attained the age of 25 years can contest election into state house of assembly as well as the House of Representatives while anyone who is 35 years old can contest into the office of the president as well as the senate.

The NYSC Scheme established by a military has been deleted from the Constitution through a Bill to that effect. The essence is to subject the scheme to regular process of amendment.

The bill to seeking to alter the constitution to delete the Public Complaints Commission Act

Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, Sharon Ikeazor (left); Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information, Mrs. Kehinde Ajoni (right), during the mini-verification exercise for retired Permanent Secretaries at the Head of Service in Abuja… on Wednesday.

from the constitution for it to be a subject of regular process of amendment also enjoyed the endorsement of the Senate.

The Senate also voted to delete the National Securities Act from the constitution in order for the Act to undergo regular process of amendment.

In all, the Senate passed 29 out of 33 bills on amendment of the constitution, while the next stage of amendment is now in the court of State Legislators as their concurrence are now required to make the Amendment Bills become laws.

But faulting the rejection of restructuring through the rejection of devolution of powers, the pan Yoruba social-cultural organisation, Afenifere, lashed out at the Senate over its decision to shoot down the bill for the devolution of power from the federal to states as part of the ongoing constitution review, describing the action as a disservice to the people of the country.

Speaking on behalf of the group, its publicity secretary, Yinka Odumakin, said, “the Senate had the responsibility to save Nigeria from the brink, to put this country back on track, but they frittered that away on the altar of insensitivity. The senators majored in minors today, they dealt with minor issues but left fundamental issues and therefore they have set this country on the part of auto restructuring and their names will be written in ignominy when the history of this country is written.

“But they have set this country on an irreversible part to auto restructuring, they have given room to all the centrifugal forces to up their games, because the last hope that the people had is this constitutional review that they are

doing, now that they have failed woefully this way, they have put this country on the part of auto restructuring.

“Nigeria will restructure itself, because things cannot go on like this, so the country will auto restructure without them and they will become history when that is done.”

Also reacting to the development, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu, described the rejection of devolution of power to states by the Senate as legislative busybody.

He said the thinking of Nigerians is that power should be devolved to states.

“The thinking of ordinary Nigerians is that power should be devolved to the federating units.

What the Senate has done is good but you know this has been resolved in the National Conference. We should stop deceiving ourselves.

“All the National Assembly is embarking upon is legislative busybody. Let the National Assembly get that document and study it. If half of that document is implemented, Nigeria would be an Eldorado”, he said.

He said that concentration of power encourages corruption.

“As long as there is concentration of power at the centre, corruption can never stop. We have been talking about restructuring.

What we need is structural and physical restructuring.

“For instance; we have 5 states and 95 LGAs in the South East.

Everything is shared based on states and LGAs. “The Igbos in particular are losing more than N4 billion annually because of our deficiency in the number of states and LGAs”, he said.

Sagay seeks punishment for SANs frustrating corruption cases Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

ÏÏÏ Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay SAN, has advocated “stiff punishment for lawyers particularly the Senior Advocates, who have turned obstruction and frustration of proceedings on high-profile corruption cases into an art.”

Sagay said such punishment for SANs must include denial of right of appearance in such high profile and grand corruption cases.

Sagay said this on Wednesday at Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP’s) latest media roundtable titled: Strategies and Approaches for the Successful Completion and Effective Prosecution of Abandoned and Unresolved High Profile Cases of Corruption in Nigeria. Combating Grand Corruption and Impunity in Nigeria. The roundtable was held in Ikeja Lagos and it was organized in collaboration with TrustAfrica.

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ogun State Mr. Olumide Ayeni, who chaired the event said, “Any person who loves this society will welcome and attend events of this nature. It is a very important subject we are here to discuss, to find ways of addressing the cankerworm that has evaded our society.”

Mr Okoi Obolo- Obla, Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari who represented the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami SAN said, “I admire what SERAP is doing. It is not Buhari’s work to fight corruption alone, it is all our fight.

It is corruption that is fuelling this agitation by the different groups.”

Mr. G.K Latona, Head of Legal of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who represented the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu said, “We are not working at cross purposes with the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation; we are cooperating with them. We have a wide range of corruption cases in concert

with state agencies. The Attorney General Office has the right to initiate new high-profile corruption cases and investigate them without waiting for cases initiated by the EFCC. We are also working on best practices manuals for the prosecutors and investigators If you want a corrupt free society, we must all work towards it.”

Mr. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud SAN President Nigerian Bar Association said “Lawyers should report to NBA anything they observe in court that is corrupt.”

In his paper, Sagay also urged prosecuting lawyers in grand corruption cases “to apply to reinstate any case struck out for want of prosecution. In cases requiring appeal, the authorities must apply for leave to appeal out of time, and prepare evidence and legal arguments thoroughly, including by inviting consultants to advise.”

According to Sagay, prosecuting authorities must “Insist on full application of Sections 306 and 396 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, namely: No stay of proceedings under any cir-

cumstances – S. 306.Any preliminary objection must be taken together with the substantive issue – S. 396(2), and hearings shall be on a daily basis, but in exceptional cases, adjournments not to be in excess of 14 working day, may be granted. Such adjournments not to exceed 5 in any proceedings – S. 396 (3) and (4).”

Sagay also recommended that, “A High Court Judge who is elevated whilst presiding over a criminal case, should be allowed to conclude the case without any effect on his new status. The Head of various Courts, namely Chief Justice of Nigeria; President, Court of Appeal; Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; and Chief Judges of State High Courts, should be sensitized about the very critical nature of the fight against high-level official corruption to Nigeria’s development and the welfare of its peoples.”

Sagay’s other recommendations read in part: “Pending the establishment of a Special Crimes Court for the whole country, Criminal Divisions should be

created in the Federal and State High Courts. Specially vetted and selected Judges, known for integrity and self-discipline should be posted to man such Courts.

“It is very important to deploy the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee and Civil Society Groups to monitor all high profile corruption cases on a day to day basis (i) to ensure that corruption cases are heard speedily and in full compliance with Sections 306 and 396 of the ACJA, (ii) to report noncompliance by any Judge to the National Judicial Council (NJC).”

“All suspected proceeds of crime should be placed under temporary forfeiture during the trial of a high-profile person.

Prosecuting authorities should resort to Non-Conviction Based Asset forfeiture, where proof beyond reasonable doubt is difficult to achieve because of technicalities. Prosecuting authorities should also consider resorting frequently to the Plea Bargaining Provisions of ACJA in order to save time and state resources.”

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Nigerians and increasing destitution

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ny visitor to the country does not need to look far to see the increasing destitution among Nigerians.

Definitely, Nigeria’s economic dilemma is daily forcing citizens to the fringes of human existence. While the economic hard times may have preceded the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the present government should also take the blame for being too slow in coming up with clear-cut policies on the way out of the quagmire.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), more than 100 million Nigerians are living on less than $1 per day out of an estimated 170 million population. That is far below the United Nations benchmark of at least $2 per day for the least deprived persons. Invariably, Nigeria’s enormous wealth has not affected positively on the well-being of the citizens.

Moreover, despite the massive revenue from oil, 70 percent of Nigerians still live within the poverty bracket, which means that present and successive governments have been unable to translate the country’s huge natural resources to the improvement of citizen’s living standard.

All indices point to the fact that the alarming increase in poverty is attributable to poor governance. Evidence of terribly poor governance is palpable as it manifests in the corrupt, inept political leadership and weak civil institutions to dilapidated infrastructure. We deplore the increasing destitution in the country. It is sad that while many Nigerians are living in grinding poverty in an oilrich country, a privileged few wallow in opulence. We call on the government to take mitigating action and bring the alarming situation under control.

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A scenario where only a few are benefiting from the common patrimony while the vast majority is excluded may likely breed social discontent if not well and quickly addressed.

It is a truism that inadequate economic growth is the main cause of poverty in Nigeria, as the economy has a very narrow and weak base, depending mostly on exportation of petroleum crude oil for revenue, even as the agricultural base has been frustrated and marginalised.

In addition, growing unemployment has also exacerbated the level of destitution among Nigerians, while other factors include problems in the productive sector, widening income inequality, social conflict, including gender, inter-sectoral and environmental issues. There is no gainsaying the fact poverty especially in the urban area has been made severe by low labour absorption capacity of non-agricultural sector, especially manufacturing, which is because of limited growth of investment and technological innovation.

Arguably, enough has not been done to fight destitution in the country and the conditions that will give Nigerians the opportunity to earn decent and honest living remain a tall dream.

The embarrassing paradox of destitution in Nigeria suggests the compelling need for a single-minded pursuit of the objective of poverty reduction and its eventual elimination.

We therefore call on all governments to step up the template for true development by re-energising all the poverty alleviation programmes geared towards improving living standard of the less vulnerable. In this way, millions of Nigerians would move out of poverty and wanton lack, and to a more productive engagement in which all the basic necessities of life are met.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Nelson Mandela

Obafemi Awolowo

Nnamdi Azikiwe

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

“Behind the ugly terrible mask of misfortune lies the beautiful soothing countenance of prosperity. So, tear the mask!

“There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route”.

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SARS arrests monarch in C’ River for cult activities Edem Edem, Calabar

ÏÏÏA team of the State AntiRobbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force from Force Headquarters, Abuja, has arrested the Paramount Ruler of Yakurr local government area and the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana.

It was gathered that SARS team stormed the palace of the Obol Lopon on Tuesday at about 12 noon and arrested Obol Ofem Ubana. This led to

a temporary face-off between the youths and the Policemen who had attempted to stop the arrest.

The suspect was arrested on Tuesday at the Palace of the Obol Lopon in Ugep and taken to Abuja, but a source from the Police Headquarters Diamond Hill Calabar denied that the Monarch was taken to Abuja but was taken to the Police Headquarters Diamond Calabar.

“He is being kept at the Police Headquarters Diamond Hill

Calabar, Cross River State.” a source told our correspondent in Calabar. The Obol Lopon arrest and questioning, our investigations revealed were not unconnected with the recent gangster activities in the community in Yakurr local government area.

It would be recalled that the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla had petitioned the Inspector General of Police and other relevant authorities over the killing of his nephew, Jude

Iroegbu in a cult war in the area. The suspect who killed Ireoegbu was alleged to have been arrested on Monday in Akwa Ibom state.

One of the youths who pleaded that his name should not be mentioned said that Police came to invite our Obol Lopon to Abuja for investigation over the death of Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla’s nephew who died as a Viking cult member.

“Ojor of Ijom ward that shot Obono-Obla’s nephew was arrested yesterday in a bank in Akwa Ibom. So what does he

Declare state of emergency on Oka Road, lawmaker asks Akeredolu

We’ve empowered 4,000 businesses to boost Lagos economy -- Ambode Benjamin Omoike

‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

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Ondo State Government has been asked to declare a state of emergency on the notorious Oke Oka Hill in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.

The dreadful road links the state to the northern part of the country while many lives and properties have been lost due to its hilly and bendy nature.

Daily Times gathered that the affected portion of the hilly road has become a death trap and a den for perpetrating crimes such as robbery and kidnapping.

The hilly road had claimed the lives of prominent people among them were a former council chairman, Lady Ope Adefarati and some family members.

Speaking, Kaseem Suleiman, lawmaker who is representing Akoko South West Constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly said the road has suffered many years of neglect and disrepair.

Suleiman who spoke on Wednesday at the plenary sitting of the State Assembly disclosed that the road is now a danger zone and death trap.

He noted that there is urgent need for the government to speedily act in fixing the notorious road for the best interest of the people plying the route.

“You would remember that some weeks ago, I moved a motion on the bad state of the road under matters of urgent public importance.

“Many people are dying on that road every time and I have several times called the attention of the House to it that something urgent must be done”

still want from our Obol Lopon?

We must not allow them to arrest our Obol Lopon” “They should have stopped their brother from being a cult member when he was alive. All we need now is peace in our dear Ugep land, our new yam festival is at hand.” It was gathered that Ugep started boiling earlier in the year when the Black Axe confraternity accused the Vikings confraternity of killing its member and went on a spree of arrest with the Police.

The Vikings later claimed to have visited a voodoo priest who said that the Black Axe had killed and hidden the corpse of their member during an initiation but upon reaching the gate of the palace of the Obol Lopon to tell him their findings, they were engaged in a melee with Obol Lopon’s bodyguards whom they accused of been members of the black Axe confraternity.

National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Princess Gloria Akobundu (l), in a handshake with Consultant of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Nigeria, Mr. Koidiro Watanabi, during a courtesy visit to Princess Gloria Akobundo in Abuja… on Tuesday.

Kwara to leverage BOI expertise for industrial growth Joy Ekeke

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The Kwara state government has said it will leverage the technical and financial capacity of the Bank of Industry (BOI) to build a partnership for sustainable entrepreneurship development in the State.

The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, noted that partnering with BOI would help upscale already existing entrepreneurship schemes in the state, to drive development and maximise economic growth for the people of Kwara.

Ahmed during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director, BoI, Olukayode Pitan, stated that the State has also established an Export Processing Zone (EPZ) for processing most of its agricultural commodities, saying that the bank’s technical and financial support are key to driving

the EPZ. “No doubt, we are aware of the various supports you have given to entrepreneurship development in Kwara which had also triggered a lot of multiplier effects in other sectors in the State. We already have a scheme to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), but we will be delighted to see a kind of partnership where the Kwara State government and BoI would merge our own initiative with theirs to achieve a mutual benefit for all,” he said.Ahmed hailed BOI for its interventions programmes in the state which has prevented a lot of small businesses from closing shop.

“Our arms are wide open to receive you and we will take off from where we stopped, because we believe partnerships such as this, is critical to drive SMEs and industrial development,” he not-

ed. Earlier, the Managing Director commended the Governor for his tireless efforts aimed at boosting SME development, pointing out that the bank had so far disbursed over N9 billion to support small businesses in the State.

“We are here to solicit your partnership in respect of the N2 billion matching fund, we believe this initiative should be expanded to support more businesses and youths to be gainfully employed.

This is the only way we can address the high unemployment rates in this country,” he said.

While in the state, the managing director visited three factories which are also beneficiaries of the bank’s intervention funds on a guided tour.

According to him, industrialising Nigeria is the surest way to go in achieving rapid economic growth and development. He said: “We will continue to support viable businesses to grow because of the multiplier effects they have on the economy at large.”

ÏÏÏLagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the N25 bn Employment Trust Fund (ETF) set up by his administration has successfully empowered over 4000 small and medium scale businesses in the last two years as a means to boost the economy of the State.

Governor Ambode, who spoke when he received a delegation from Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a courtesy visit at the Lagos House in Ikeja, said deliberate efforts have been made by his administration to aid businesses and encourage budding entrepreneurs in the State.

Alluding to the fact that the State boasts of a burgeoning population of youths, the governor said that driving entrepreneurship growth was a sure way to engage the youths meaningfully to enable them contribute their quota to the growth of the economy.

“There is no way under this economic recession that we have found ourselves that we can actually employ all the people under that age bracket. So the best thing is to create a framework that would allow them to dissipate their energy and creativity into the things that they would love to do.

“That’s why we set up the Employment Trust Fund with a budget of N25billion to be able to touch those younger ones that would not necessarily have the capital to recreate their skills and so far so good in the last two years we have done almost about 4000 entrepreneurs and we are doing more,” he said.

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Paris Club: Gov Ahmed approves more fund for LGs Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin

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In fulfillment of his pledge to ensure that backlog of salaries of all categories of workers in the state becomes a thing of the past, Kwara state governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved a release of additional N1billion to local government areas to enable them pay a month salary.

According to senior special assistance to the governor on media and communications who briefed newsmen after a meeting between Gov Ahmed and labour leaders in Ilorin, the approval of the additional N1billion followed the consent of the state House of Assembly to government proposal on the matter.

Dr Akorede said the state

government stepped down such projects as construction of classrooms, renovation of the indoor sport hall among others to allow for payment of the local government workers.

He added that the initial N1billion given to the local government areas was to carter for Local Government and Pensioners while the additional N1billion was meant for State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

The governor, according to his media aide emphasised that the Paris Club refund had been appropriated in 2017 budget, saying that the federal government directed states of the federation that fashioned the refund in the 2017 budget to spend 75 per cent of the fund towards salaries payment.

He said the governor told the labour leaders that the project stepped down would be prioritized in the subsequent inflows and appealed to the unions to be mindful of their approaches in agitating for anything and always employ dialogue in driving home their grievances.

Governor Ahmed also called on the National Assembly to review revenue sharing formular in favour of states and local governments to enable them meet their financial obligations, while appealing to the federal government to take over funding of basic education for efficient and effective management.

Reacting to the additional release of N1b to SUBEB, chairman of the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour

Congress (NLC), Comrade Yekin Agunbiade, state President, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Comrade Musa Abubakar and Deputy President, Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Comrade Oloruntade Ibikunle in their separate submissions expressed gratitude to the governor for the kind gesture.

The labour leaders who described the governor as a listening person, explained that they were going back home as fulfilled labour leaders.

According to them, “Our agitations is that local government workers including SUBEB and Pensioners are not adequately taken care of but the governor out of his magnanimity approve additional N1billion.

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N150m theft: Odegbami’s housekeeper docked for stealing wife’s jewellery Titilope Joseph

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Two domestic staff of Mrs Oyindamola Odegbami, wife of a Nigerian football legend, Chief Segun Odegbami, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court for stealing N150million worth of jewellery.

Rose Patrick , 25-y ear-old housekeeper and Mohammed Abdulazeez, the 26-year-old driver were docked alongside Ester Pam, a friend of the housekeeper on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing before Magistrate Mrs Y.O Aje Afunwa.

The defendants however denied the charges. According to the prosecutor, inspector Peter Nwangwu, the trio allegedly committed the offence on Dec. 10, 2016 at Mrs Odegbami’s residence at Bourdillon St., Ikoyi, Lagos.

“The complainant (Mrs Odegbami) on Dec. 10, 2016, discovered that jewellery as well as some personal effects were missing from her bedroom.

“The missing personal effects are; a set of Roberto Coin Gold set valued at $15,000 (N7.5million) a set of Van Clef Diamond and Gold Butterfly Jewellery valued at $50,000 (N25million).

“A dangling gold jewellery set valued at $50,000 (N25million), a set of black and white diamonds valued at $75,000 (N37.5million), a plain gold set valued at $15,000 (N7.5million “A big set of gold and diamond encrusted pendant valued at $50,000 (N25million) as well as other valuable personal and household items such as an Ipad, three blackberry mobile phones, six Ankara fabrics etc,” he said.

The prosecutor further informed the court that Mrs Odegbami, after noticing that the items were missing, came to the realization that Patrick her housekeeper who never returned from a holiday that ended over two weeks ago was responsible for the theft.

“The complainant reported to the authorities and Patrick was apprehended at the home of her boyfriend, one Cpl. Mathias Hussein, a mobile policeman of Mopol 43, Lion Building, Obalende, Lagos.

“Police investigations also revealed that Abdulazeez, the complainant’s driver and Pam, Patrick’s friend also domestic staff in a neighbouring residence, had aided Patrick in carrying the allegedly stolen items in suitcases from

the home.

Over 6,000 pilgrims to be airlifted through MMIA for 2017 Hajj Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

Bauchi State Governor Muhammed Abubukar (l) and Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, during a condolence visit to Emir, over the death of elderstateman, Alhaji Yahaya Jalam (Matawallen Misau) in Bauchi… on Wednesday.

NARD accuses FG for not funding training of doctors Edem Edem, Calabar

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National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has accused federal government of not funding the training of doctors which has frustrated the profession in the country. Speaking on the theme: ‘Funding post graduate medical education: a panacea to medical tourism’ the NARD President John Onyebueze said; “To the public, the perceived ‘indifferent’ behaviour by the resident doctors has been a result of repeated insincerity by the various government agencies.”

“We pray they will learn

to uphold their side of the bargain to curb the incessant disharmony” Onyebueze claimed that Nigerian doctors are some of the best in the world, “Over the years, there has been incessant disharmony in the health sector owing to inability of various government agencies to abide by agreements reached or obey extant circulars” “A case in mind is the July 14, 2016 stakeholders meeting chaired by Hon. Yakubu Dogara” he lamented, disclosing that resident doctors were made to work under very unfavourable conditions, thus adding to their frustration which, according

to him, is vented on the patient.

He maintained that funding post graduate medical education in the country will ensure that the current brain drain in the profession is stemmed while the number of those going for medical tourism abroad reduces to the barest minimum.

“It is heart breaking that in this era of change, resident doctors who are the pillars of the medical workforce, working under the most unbearable conditions with resilience and doggedness will be abysmally remunerated and treated with contempt by our employers

with unwanted delays in the payment of our salaries, and paid fractions when eventually paid,” he bewailed.

Earlier, wife of former governor of Cross River State, Mrs. Onari Duke, who chaired the occasion, had challenged doctors to rise above the current challenge and work out solutions to their persistent loggerhead with authorities.

She urged the resident doctors to come up with a practical programme of action that will enhance their welfare and professionalism, saying the country had suffered enough through persistent strike actions.

The 2017 annual hajj exercise to Saudi Arabia is scheduled to commence on August 4 at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos with a total number of 6,047 pilgrims to be airlifted in the Lagos Zone alone.

This is as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) assured that all facilitiestomaketheexerciseahitchfree have been put in place by the government.

Also, the Lagos State Government revealed that 18 of the intending pilgrims failed medical and pregnancy tests, but regretted that some of them later aborted the pregnancies in order to participate in the 2017 annual hajj exercise to Mecca.

Imam Faud Adeyemi, the Commissioner, South West of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in his remarks, disclosed that two airlines; Med-View from Nigeria and Fliners from Saudi Arabia would airlift the pilgrims out of Lagos Zone to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The Lagos Zone pilgrims comprises of Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Edo States and Armed Forces.

Adeyemi gave the breakdown of the pilgrims as Lagos; 2316, Edo; 294, Oyo; 1100, Ogun; 1000; Osun; 962 and Armed Forces 375 pilgrims for the exercise.

He explained that majority of the pilgrims would be airlifted by Med-View Airline while the Saudi Arabian air carrier would airlift pilgrims from Ogun and Armed Forces.

He declared that Med-View Airline would commence the airlifting of the pilgrims on August 4 while the Saudi Arabian air carrier would commence the airlifting of its pilgrims on August 6 at the same airport.

He, however, noted that there is serious security challenge in the country and called on security operatives that would be deployed for the exercise to enhance security at the airport environments and assured that NAHCON would make the exercise enjoyable to all pilgrims.

He said: “There is security challenge in the country generally as we speak now. Even Lagos is not an exception. For instance, we have issue of Boko Haram in some parts of the North and issue of kidnapping, which is fast growing in Lagos.

“All these only go to tell us that security and surveillance at the airport should be enhanced. The security operatives for the exercise must do a thorough job to ensure that everybody that comes into the hajj and cargo area is well-frisked to prevent breakdown of security at the airport. So, all hands must be on deck to ensure that the exercise is hitchfree.”

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Digital Literacy, key to standing out in today’s world - Shittu

Dr. Marialice Curran with some participants at the first African summit on Digital citizenship in Lagos recently

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Nigeria’s Minister of Communication, Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu has reiterated Government’s commitment to enhance digital literacy in the country, as it is a requirement for every person to meet the standards of today’s business world of advanced technology.

Chairing the opening ceremony of the first African summit on Digital citizenship held at the University of Lagos running from 25th to 27th of July, Minister Shittu defined digital literacy as the ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.

He further noted that there are numerous digital

applications that are essential, if not indispensable to us today, such as mobile money transactions, e-verification apps, e-learning, amongst others. It is in this light, he said, that he has approved of the establishment of a Digital Literacy Council of Nigeria for the development of a National Policy on Digital literacy which would promote standards for digital literacy in Nigeria.

He therefore hailed the Chief Convener of the Digital summit, Mr. Sola Fakorede, stating that he came to signify government’s commitment to work with the organizers of the summit.

Mr. Fakorede in a chat with The Daily Times, informed that this event was meant to address the issue of digital etiquette by ham-

Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications

mering on the need for responsible and safe usage of the internet.

Throwing some light on the press kit which informed that the event equally aims to raise awareness and support on digital citizenship, develop a common language or vision for digital citizenship and mobilise organisations, educators, students, journalists and all youths to partake in meaningful discussions for positive digital change, Mr. Fakorede notified that the nine tenets of Digital Citizenship have been explained.

He expressed hope that all participants would optimise the knowledge gained from learning all the nine tenets, namely digital access, digital commerce, digital communication, digital literacy, digital etiquette,

digital law, digital rights and responsibilities, digital health and digital security and create a new generation of digital users.

Asked why Nigeria was chosen to host such an event which is the first of its kind in Africa, the CEO of the Digital Citizenship Institute, Dr. Marialice Curran said that Nigeria was chosen as a starting point because she has registered many cases of digital indiscipline and it is easier to reach a greater proportion of Africans when Nigeria, being the most populated country is used as starting point. She informed that plans are being made to organise the summit in other African countries and that Kenya would host the next summit, come October this year.

A lecturer in the USA, Dr. Mike Ribble, also in attendance, said digital citizenship is very relevant to the African Continent as it would enable the people express and share their creativity to the rest of the world.

Defining digital citizenship as the term used to describe the norms of responsible and appropriate behavior with regards to technology, Dr. Ribble expressed hope that this event would help bridge the digital divide between Africa and the rest of the world.

A major challenge, he noted, is that Africans may have enough access to internet but not enough access to the knowledge of what needs to be done and how it needs to be done.

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14-year-old wife kills husband five months after marriage Oguntade Ismaila

A 14-year-old wife from Lifari village in the Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, has been arrested by operatives of Niger State Police Command for allegedly killing her 40-year-old husband, Isiaka Usman.

It was learnt that the suspect, Aisha Isah, and the late Isiaka Usman, to whom she got married five months ago, were cousins.

According to the Northern City News, Isah had been complaining of starvation and maltreatment since she started living with Usman, who already had two wives.

One of the two wives was said to have left on account of failure of Usman to meet up with his responsibilities to his family.

The teenage wife told correspondents on Tuesday that her late husband failed to provide for her for two days.

“And when I confronted him, he slapped me and out of anger, I hit him on the forehead with a pestle and he collapsed and died,” she explained.

Isah added, “My husband had the habit of not giving us money for food and each time we (the wives) confront him, he would tell us to go to our parents’ home and eat.

He never cared about us; he beats us every time we demanded money for food.”

Asked if the other wife was at home at the time of the incident, she stated that the other wife went

Husband, wife docked for biting off policeman’s finger Oguntade Ismaila

Aisha

to the hospital with her baby.

“My mate was not around; it was only me and my late husband that were in the house at the time of the incident. I picked a pestle and hit him, he fell on the ground and I ran to my mother’s house at Kahigu village in Mashegu Council,” Isah said.

Isah said she inadvertently killed her husband out of anger and pleaded for forgiveness.

“I am sorry for what happened, it is the devil’s work and I pray my parents will forgive me; I never knew that he would die, I regret all my actions,” she pleaded.

Police spokesman, Bala Elkana, explained that the victim died at Mashegu Hospital where he was taken for treatment.

Elkana described the incident as unfortunate, but added that the suspect would nevertheless be prosecuted as a juvenile offender.

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A 28-year old, Michael Oladunjoye and his wife, Sephia have landed in prison after they reportedly attacked a police sergeant, Akam Isaac and bit off part of his finger.

The incident happened along Allen Avenue in Ikeja where the victim was deployed to perform his official duty.

It was reports that they were charged before Ikeja Magistrates court and were remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri, Lagos, while the victim was said to be receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital over the assault.

It all started at Allen Avenue while they were driving and the officer, Akam Isaac accosted them for contravening undisclosed traffic offence.

It was also gathered that instead of the couple to responsibly cooperate with the officer, they reportedly engaged the victim in hot exchange of words and the victim then insisted that they must follow him to the police station for the alleged offence.

They however refused and said they were going to their children’s school to take them home.

The confrontation resulted in

the couple and the victim engaging in a public fight and in the process, Sephia reportedly forced the officer’s finger into her mouth and bit off part of it.

The victim’s police uniform was torn after he was severely beaten before rescue came which prevented them from further assaulting the officer.

The victim then contacted their DPO at Ikeja Division who mobilized some officers who came to the scene and rescued the victim.

The suspects were also arrested and detained at Ikeja Police Division.

They were charged before the court and they pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs C.A. Layinka granted them bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties each in like sum.

They were remanded in prison pending when they will perfect their bail condition.

The matter was adjourned till 1st of August, 2017.

The Daily times gathered that following the incident and remand in custody, the couple could not take their children from school back home and the school management were said to have taken custody of their children.

Two sentenced for impersonating AIG zone 2 Joy Anyim Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested two persons for impersonating the Assistant Inspector General of Police (Zone 2), Mr. Adamu Ibrahim over the release of a forfeited unregistered (Bajaj) motorcycle.

SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force disclosed that the unregistered (Bajaj) motorcycle was impounded and subsequently taken to court for plying Mushin-Oshodi Express Road which is one of the 475 restricted routes to motorcycles as contained in the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2012.

He stated that Magistrate Lateef Owolabi of the Lagos State Mobile Court at Oshodi forfeited the motorcycle to government while the rider (Mr. Mohammed Aliyu) was sentenced to a 6-hour ‘Community Service’ after pleaded ‘Guilty’ to the one count charge levied against him.

SP Egbeyemi Stated further that investigations revealed that it was after the rider completed the 6 hours ‘Community Service’ and was subsequently released by court officials that he went and engaged one Mr Sadiku Alaraman who claimed to know Mr. Adamu Ibrahim (A.I.G Zone 2) to assist him and get his forfeited motorcycle released from the Government.

After unsuccessful attempts to convince the Coordinator, Lagos State Mobile Court (Mr. Oluwafemi Alabi) through a phone call from someone who introduced himself as the A.I.G (Zone 2) to both Mohammed Aliyu and Sadiku Alaraman, they went to ‘Lagos State Motorcycle Dump Site’ at Ojota.

“Inspector Gambo Aich, who is the officer in charge of the Lagos State Motorcycles Dump Site, was also deceived by both Mohammed Aliyu and Sadiku Alaraman to have spoken on phone with same person who claimed to be the A.I.G (Zone II) and ordered

him to release the forfeited motorcycle immediately but he insisted that they must get a clearance from the Government.

Inspector Gambo Aich however reported the matter and both men were arrested and taken before the A.I.G (zone 2) Mr. Adamu Ibrahim who denied knowing any of them.

The Assistant Inspector General of Police (Zone 2) Mr. Adamu Ibrahim not only denied knowing both men but ordered their arraignment in court.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni then directed the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi to get both (Mohammed Aliyu and Sadiku Alaraman) prosecuted for impersonation.

Magistrate Odusanya Adepeju of the Ogba Area Magistrate Court, however, convicted and sentenced both Mohammed Aliyu and Sadiku Abaraman to 6 weeks imprisonment with N10,000 as an option of fine.

L-R Mohammed Aliyu and Sadiku Alaraman who impersonated A.I.G. Zone 2

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Police in Delta arrest 3 officers, army personnel

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Asaba

ÏÏÏThe

Delta State Police Command has made major breakthroughs in the war against men of the underworld as it arrested suspected kidnap and armed robbery-kingpins terrorizing the state.

The suspects included three serving and one dismissed policemen who allegedly specialized in the hijack of trucks loaded with petroleum products at gunpoint and thereafter, rob the drivers and sell the products to some petrol station owners.

Also, a serving army officer, who allegedly heads a kidnap gang, was nabbed with other members of his gang that abducted a housewife in Asaba

after robbing her of her car in Jesus Saves area of the metropolis.

The breakthroughs also included the arrest of two suspected leaders of killer herdsmen, responsible for serial herdsmen-community clashes and the killing of more than 10 persons in the state.

The claims in this regard were made by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim during a media briefing where the suspects were paraded alongside other criminal suspects arrested across the state.

The suspects, according to the police boss, equally included two women who operate a kidnap gang in Warri and its environs, and allegedly responsible for the recent kidnap of one

Tessy Sakpara in Ovwian-Aladja area of the oil city.

Explaining the arrest of the suspects, the Police Commissioner said the serving police officers who were attached to the Delta, Imo and Edo state police commands, were arrested based on intelligence reports and that they allegedly operated in synergy to carry out their criminal activities.

In the same vein, the serving army officer attached to 301 Battalion, Gombe state was arrested with the stolen vehicle of one of their victims after they robbed and abducted her and took her and the vehicle to an unknown destination, adding that the officer was traced to Gombe where he was reportedly arrested driving the stolen vehicle.

The police boss said that the command will not shield any of-

ficer who committed crime, adding that the affected officers are always facing departmental investigation after which they will be dismissed if found guilty. He appealed to members of the police to expose any member of the force who operates aside the law and such case will be handled immediately.

The suspects that were over 60, including kidnapping, armed robbery, murder also included not less than 21 suspected cultists of different cult groups arrested in Kwale, Sapele, Ewu, Asaba and other part so f the state.

On herdsmen/community clashes, the police said that a lot of efforts are already in place to restore peace in the direction, adding that as a result of the measures, two heads of the killer herdsmen were arrested and been paraded today.

Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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L-R: Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; Deputy Inspector General of Police, ICT, Mr. Foluso Adebanjo and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Finance and Administration, Mr. Miageri Dikko, during a press conference with the State’s Commissioners of Police in Abuja... on Wednesday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

ÏÏÏFormer

governor of Kano state, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has called on the federal government to look into some of previous reports of the National Conferences and use them has a guideline for the benefit of the country.

Shekarau also said the government should listen to the voice of the people by setting up an appropriate body to collate all the previous constitutional conferences.

He said unless that was done, the country may fall into the trap of elites who are championing the cause of restructuring of

‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

ÏÏÏA 36 year old mother,

Ibeku community gathers as leader celebrates wife’s survival was a moment of joy and thanksgiving last Sunday as the high and mighty in Ibeku land joined their President General, Princewill Ukaegbu in Ossah Ibeku to celebrate his wife, Elizabeth Machiadighikwe over her survival from a life-threatening sickness.

The event which started with a church service at the All Saint Methodist Church, Eziama Ossah in Umuahia North LGA saw also the convergence of Ibeku youths, past and present officers of Ibeku Egwu Asaa Development, IEADA Association and its women wing.

Others included past and present political associates, traditional rulers from Ibeku land and beyond, in-laws and friends even from beyond the state.

Addressing the congregation during the occasion, the Methodist Bishop of Umuahia East, Rt. Rev. Godfrey Agupusi, said “Man is not God. All we need is the hand of God.” The Bishop said that since Lady Elizabeth was healed, “whatever is in God’s hands is divinely sacred. No power and principalities can snatch it from Him.”

Court jails 36-yearold mother for dumping day old baby in bush

Bosede Oyetunde, has been convicted to one month in prison for allegedly dumping a day old baby inside the bush.

Mrs. Oyetunde in conjunction with one Opeyemi Isaac had conspired together to attempt in killing the little baby by wrapping it inside a nylon bag.

The police prosecutor, in Ojumu Olayemi, said the offence was committed at about 8:00 pm in Omotoso area of Ore along Ondo road in the Akure Magisterial District on July 4, 2017.

Mrs. Olayemi added that the offence contravenes sections 516, and 320(2) of the criminal Code Cap 37, Vol 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.

He said the Police Division at Igbotako was alerted about the heinous crime perpetrated against humanity adding that investigation carried out led to the arrest of the two accused persons.

The police prosecutor who is also in charge of the Children Special Center, ‘A’ Division Akure, said the baby has been in the police station since it was discovered.

“Since the arrest of the two accused persons, the little baby (boy) has been with the police. “The christening (name ceremony) of the child was even done at the police station because we were not willing to release him to his parents,” he added.

The Daily Times reported that the two accused persons pleaded guilty to the two count charge brought before the duo.

Shekarau tells FG to look into previous constitutional conference reports

the country for personal gains.

The former Kano governor maintained that this would also douse the agitation for restructuring rocking different regions of the country.

He spoke with journalists shortly after a book launch held in Akure, the state capital on Wednesday.

The book is written by Seinde Arogbofa entitled ‘Nigeria: The path we refused to take’ Shekarau said, “I know you will agree with me

that different people have different meaning to the restructuring. Unless as nation, we identify collectively on what we mean by restructuring, we will never get there.

“I support any restructuring any arrangement that will ensure political stability that will bring progress that will bring free and fair and just leadership in Nigeria.“ Shekarau said the Federal government though does not need another constitution conference but added the setting up an appropriate body and

trusted people to collate all the reports of the previous conferences to collect all the ideas would help the country.

“Now, everybody is interpreting it in his own way and that is not a Nigeria. If we are not careful, we will fall in to the hands of few elite. Some people want restructuring that will give government a regional geo-political zone because they want to be super governors in a geo- political zone.”

He however said “ I

don’t want to bring in any particular interpretation that would break Nigeria ,but the interpretation that would move Nigeria forward. I am not speaking here as a northerner, but I am speaking as a Nigerian.

“In the Southwest, it is not just about the state police, even in the Southeast, it is not just about Biafra, the Southeast wants additional state.

All others zones have six states while one has seven. The Southeast needs additional one state.”

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Formerly known and addressed as Ojo-Odiase David Efosa now wish to be known and addressed as Odiazeh Totalman Efe. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

GOD’S DISPENSATION FAITH MINISTRY This is to inform the general public that the above named ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR FAITH ALLISON (President) 2. JENNIFER HART FAITH (Secretary) 3. APOSTLE DR. LEBARI ZORZOR (Treasurer) 4. PASTOR STEVE OLOWO 5. ELDER DONATUS ALLISON AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Signed: PRESIDENT

ORUMAH AUSTIN EGILE

TAIWO MARY

AYEMOBA MATTHEW

I, formerly known and addressed as EGBUJOR AUSTIN CHISAA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ORUMAH AUSTIN EGILE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AJAGBE IFEOLUWA MARY, now wish to be known and addressed as TAIWO MARY. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as Matthew Osigbemhe Ayemoba, now wish to be known and addressed as Ayemoba Matthew. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ISIAKA TAHIRU

IBRAHIM ADESOLA ALIMI

Formerly known and addressed as Isiaka Taiwo now wish to be known and addressed as Isiaka Tahiru.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Buraimo Adesola now wish to be known and addressed as Ibrahim Adesola Alimi. Date of Birth 05/01/1950. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS. DAGBO RUKAYAT ABIMBOLA

Formerly known and addressed as Miss Balogun Rukayat Abimbola now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Dagbo Rukayat Abimbola.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SAIBU BAMIDELE

ASHANKE TAIWO FAITH

MUSE AISHAT OMOLOLA

Formerly known and addressed as Rasaki Bamidele now wish to be known and addressed as Saibu Bamidele. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Asishana Taiwo Faith now wish to be known and addressed as Ashanke Taiwo Faith. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as Aisha Aliu now wish to be known and addressed as Muse Aishat Omolola. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLUWAGBEMIGA SHINA OLAWALE

ROBSON GLORY ABRAHAM I, formerly known and addressed as ROBSONABRAHAM GLORY EYITEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as ROBSON GLORY ABRAHAM. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

NSOPURUM BLESSING ONYBUCHI

Formerly known and addressed as Olubukola Temitope Joda now wish to be known and addressed as Babalola Ruth Olubukola. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm and inform the general public that Udoh Nathaniel Edidiong and Udoh Nathaniel Jeremiah refers to one and the same person. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME & CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH Formerly known and addressed as Dennis Ighawho wrong Date of Birth 11/06/1979 now wish to be known and addressed as Dennis Ikuta Ighawho correct Date of Birth 06/11/1979.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS ANICHIE JOY NWAKAEGO

BASSEY AUSTINE UBI

MRS ANICHIE JOY NWAKAEGO

AREMU IDRIS MUHAMMED

I formerly known as MISS NWOSU JOY NWAKAEGO. Now wish to be known as MRS ANICHIE JOY NWAKAEGO. All former documents remain valid. General public and authorities concerned should take note.

MRS. OKOLIE MODESTA EZINNE

I formerly known and addressed as AREMU IDRIS OLAMILEKAN. Now wish to be known as AREMU IDRIS MUHAMMED, All former documents remain valid.

General public and authorities concerned should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKOLIE MODESTA EZINNE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OKOLIE MODESTA EZINNE. All former documents remain valid, NYSC, Imo State University and the general public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

OYEDELE ABOSEDE VICTORIA

RAPHEAL ADE ARO-JEGEDE

BABALOLA RUTH OLUBUKOLA

I formerly known as MISS NWOSU JOY NWAKAEGO. Now wish to be known as MRS ANICHIE JOY NWAKAEGO. All former documents remain valid. General public and authorities concerned should take note.

I formerly known as Augustine Bassey wish to be known and addressed as Bassey Austine Ubi. General public take note.

MRS. ANUKWU SYLVIA UGONNA

MRS. EWUZIE CHIZOBAM STELLA I formerly known and addressed as MISS OFOEGBULIWE CHIZOBAM STELLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EWUZIE CHIZOBAM STELLA. All former documents remain valid.

Onuimo L.G.A, Imo State and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS EMETUCHE SYLVIA UGONNA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ANUKWU SYLVIA UGONNA. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

OKONOFUA OSEZE LINDA

SAMIRA IMAM MURITALA

I formerly known and addressed as JOHN OSE LINDA now wish to be known and addressed as OKONOFUA OSEZE LINDA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

THERESA INYANG OKPARA

I formerly known and addressed as ENOBONG INYANG EDUNG now wish to be known and addressed as THERESA INYANG OKPARA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SAMIRA IMAM now wish to be known and addressed as SAMIRA IMAM MURITALA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

This is to confirm that the names AMALIRI CHIJIOKE ECHEZOLACHI, AMALIRI MARVELOUS CHIJIOKE and AMALIRI MARVELOUS CHIJIO refers to one and the same person but now wish to be known and addressed as AMALIRI MARVELOUS CHIJIOKE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

OKOH JANET

I formerly known and addressed as JOHN JANET now wish to be known and addressed as OKOH JANET. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Ogunrinu Shina Babawale now wish to be known and addressed as Oluwagbemiga Shina Olawale.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ABAZU BLESSING ONYBUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as NSOPURUM BLESSING ONYBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS. OLUCHI PROSPER ONYIRIOHA I formerly known and addressed as MISS NTOMCHUKWU OLUCHI PROSPER, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OLUCHI PROSPER ONYIRIOHA . All former documents remain valid, the general public should pleasetake note.

ALEXANDER ENOSE

I formerly known and addressed as OYEWALE ABOSEDE FUNMILOLA now wish to be known and addressed as OYEDELE ABOSEDE VICTORIA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as RAPHEAL ADE OKE now wish to be known and addressed as RAPHEAL ADE ARO-JEGEDE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as OKHUOSI ENOSE now wish to be known and addressed as ALEXANDER ENOSE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

IBITOYE HAZEEZAT BOLUWATIFE

YUSUF QUADRY OLAMILEKAN

I formerly known and addressed as ABDULSALAM HAZEEZAT BOLUWATIFE now wish to be known and addressed as IBITOYE HAZEEZAT BOLUWATIFE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as YUSUF QUADEX OLAMILEKAN now wish to be known and addressed as YUSUF QUADRY OLAMILEKAN .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

DEBORAH OBUMNEKE IWUCHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as OBUMNEKE NKESE IWUCHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as DEBORAH OBUMNEKE IWUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ALANI IBRAHIM ADESHINA

MRS FAITH OSARIEMEN MONYE

AKANO CELESTINE IBE

ADEDAYO OLUWABUNMI FOLASHADE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as ALANI IBRAHIM ALANI now wish to be known and addressed as ALANI IBRAHIM ADESHINA . I was born on 22/10/1969.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS FAITH OSARIEMEN OHAGBON now wish to be known and addressed as MRS FAITH OSARIEMEN MONYE This is due to change in marital status.All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as BENJAMINE EME ODOEMENEM now wish to be known and addressed as AKANO CELESTINE IBE .All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as FAMUTI BUNMI FOLASHADE now wish to be known and addressed as ADEDAYO OLUWABUNMI FOLASHADE .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was written as OLEH FRANKLIN While in some other ones it appears as AGAMAHUOLE FRANKLIN. The names refer to the same person .All documents bearing all the names remain valid.

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BASIL BENEDICT ATAH

GEORGE OLUBUNMI OLUSOLA

I formerly known as BASSEY BENEDICT JUNIOR wish to be known and addressed as NEW NAME. BASIL BENEDICT ATAH. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OLATOYE OLUBUNMI OLUSOLA wish to be known and addressed as GEORGE OLUBUNMI OLUSOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

KENNEDY ONYEWUCHI NWOSU

CHANGE OF NAME /CORRECTED DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known as KENNEDY ONYEWUCHI EDMONDOKEREKE wish to be known and addressed as KENNEDY ONYEWUCHI NWOSU. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as AHMED KEHINDE and HAMED KEHINDE AJINI wish to be known and addressed as AHMED AFUSAT and corrected Date of Birth is 1st day of August 1986. .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

EZISI EMMANUEL OKECHUKWU

I formerly known as Ezisi Emmanuel Sunday wish to be known and addressed as Ezisi Emmanuel Okechukwu. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME /CORRECTED DATE OF BIRTH I formerly known as Nwajiaku Samuel wish to be known and addressed as Nwajiaku Samuel Chukwuka and corrected Date of birth is 19/09/1979.

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS OYETUNJI KAFILAT OMOWUNMI I formerly known as Miss Mustapha Kafilat Omowunmi wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Oyetunji Kafilat Omowunmi. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OKOLO OGECHUKWU EUPHEMIA

OKOYE CHINYERE CYNTHIA

I, formerly known and addressed as EZEH OGECHUKWU LUCY now wish to be known and addressed as OKOLO OGECHUKWU EUPHEMIA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONWE CHINYERE CYNTHIA, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOYE CHINYERE CYNTHIA. My date of birth 3/01/1998. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS NWASIKE ROSE OBIAGELI

MBAH FRANCIS NNAMDI

CHINASA PROMISE AWAH

I, formerly known and addressed asMISS IKWU ROSELINE OBIAGELI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWASIKE ROSE OBIAGELI. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed asMBAH FRANK NNAMDI, now wish to be known and addressed as MBAH FRANCIS NNAMDI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

ABUGU GLORIA OLUCHI

URAMA KANAYO CHRISTAIN

I, formerly known and addressed as CHINASA AWA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHINASA PROMISE AWAH. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS UGWUANYI FRANCISCA UKAMAKA

I, formerly known and addressed as DAVIS ANITA OLUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as ABUGU GLORIA OLUCHI. My correct date of birth 11th September, 1993. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as URAMA ANNY, now wish to be known and addressed as URAMA KANAYO CHRISTAIN. My correct date of birth 10/11/1989. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS OSUOHA ELIZABETH NKIRUKA

MRS NWATU VERONICA EBERE

OGOH MAUREEN ADAKU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NNAMANI CHRISTIANA CHINWE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWATU VERONICA EBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGOH ADAKU, now wish to be known and addressed as OGOH MAUREEN ADAKU. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

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

MRS OBINNA UJUNWA BLESSING

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AGASHI FRANCISCA UKAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWUANYI FRANCISCA UKAMAKA. My correct date of birth is 19/12/1973. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OLAYEMI OKEGBEMIRO

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ADAH ODEH THOMAS I formerly known as Odeh Thomas wish to be known and addressed as Adah Odeh Thomas. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AFOLARANMI OLABODE ALABI

I formerly known as FATAI ALABI SALISU wish to be known and addressed as AFOLARANMI OLABODE ALABI . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS NWOSU OGOCHUKWU NGOZI

I, formerly known and addressed MISS ANAENYEONU OGOCHUKWU NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWOSU OGOCHUKWU NGOZI. All former documents remain valid.

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Public Notice TIJANI SUKURAT I formerly known as AYILOKE SUKURAT wish to be known and addressed as TIJANI SUKURAT . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

SHOBOWALE AJIBOLA MUHAMMED-USMAN I formerly known as SHOBOWALE USMAN MUHAMMED wish to be known and addressed as SHOBOWALE AJIBOLA MUHAMMED-USMAN . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ADEWOLE LATIFAT OLAYINKA

ALI MUHAMMED I formerly known as MUHAMMED ALI MUHAMMAD wish to be known and addressed as ALI MUHAMMED. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

GEORGINA OSAS OKHUEGBE KINGSLEY

I formerly known as EghiyoEsepe Georgina Osa wish to be known and addressed as Georgina Osas Okhuegbe Kingsley .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS NGWUDIKE IFEOMA ANNE NGWUDIKE

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEWOLE LATIFAT OYINDAMOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWOLE LATIFAT OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

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

CHIKA ANIGBOH EMMANUEL

I, formerly known and addressed as UMEH MIRACLE IZUCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as EZE MIRACLE IZUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. d General public should please take note.

MYKE EBONG UDO I, formerly known and addressed as MYKE PROMISE EBONG, now wish to be known and addressed as MYKE EBONG UDO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as CHIKAODINAKA ANIGBOH EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIKA ANIGBOH EMMANUEL.All former documents remain valid.

NICM, INEC and General public should please take note.

VIVIAN NNENNA EZE

MRS OGBUABO OGONNA MERCY

I, formerly known and addressed as EZE VIVIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as VIVIAN NNENNA EZE. All former documents remain valid. First Bank and General public should please take note.

MRS UCHENNA-OMODI CHINELO REGINA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONWUAKPA CHINELO REGINA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UCHENNA-OMODI CHINELO REGINA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OGBUABO OGONNA MERCY now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGBUABO OGONNA MERCY. All former documents remain valid.

NYSC and General public should please take note.

NNAMACHI CHIAMAKA EMMANUELLA I, formerly known and addressed as UGWU CHIAMAKA EMMANUELLA, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAMACHI CHIAMAKA EMMANUELLA. All former documents remain valid.

AUTHORITIES and General public should please take note.

ANWANA UGWU

MRS EZENDUKA IJEOMA JUSTINA

I, formerly known and addressed as ANWANA STELLA OKWUDILI, now wish to be known and addressed as ANWANA UGWU. All former documents remain valid.

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EVBAYIRO UFUOMA IRENE

LAWAL AJOKE SUKURAT

EZE MIRACLE IZUCHUKWU

I Formerly known as MISS ONWUZURUOHA IJEOMA JUSTINA now wish to be known as MRS EZENDUKA IJEOMA JUSTINA. All former documents remains valid.

General public take note.

MRS. CHINYERE EBERE UZOH

I formerly known as MISS NWAKONOBI UJUNWA BLESSING now wish to be known and MRS OBINNA UJUNWA BLESSING. Former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to notify the general public of loss of Original Deed of Assignment, belonging to LOUIS CARTER INDUSTRY LIMITED of plot 540 Indep.

Layout Enugu. Dated 14th January 2003 Reg. as 35/35/1438. Land Registry Enugu. All efforts to trace it proved abortive. If found please return to Ministry of Land Enugu.

I formerly known and addressed as OLAYEMI ALDER, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAYEMI OKEGBEMIRO. All former documents remain valid.

General public, please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as INIOVO UFUOMA IRENE, now wish to be known and addressed as EVBAYIRO UFUOMA IRENE. All former documents remain valid.

General public, please take note.

IKPETE UDOKA PRINCELYN

MRS. IHUNYERE RUFINA .O.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

REMOVAL OF NAME

USTAZ ISMAILA MOJERE

OKONJO ISIOMA STELLA

I formerly known and addressed as LAWAL SUKURAT BUKOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL AJOKE SUKURAT. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. CHINYERE EBERE EMELU, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. CHINYERE EBERE UZOH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, IKEPTE UDOKA PRINCE, now wish to be known and addressed as, IKPETE UDOKA PRINCELYN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ANYANWU RUFINA .O., now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. IHUNYERE RUFINA .O. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, ELENDU LEBECHI STANLEY, ELENDU STANLEY, and ELENDU JUNIOR, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, ELENDU LEBECHI STANLEY. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I, IROEGBU ALICE, wish to remove, OGWO, in my name which was formerly, IROEGBU ALICE OGWO, in my BVN details.

I now wish to be known and addressed as, IROEGBU ALICE. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as ISUMAILA LAWAL MOJERE,Now wish to be known and addressed as USTAZ ISMAILA MOJERE. All former documents remain valid Bank and general public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as OKELEKE IFECHI FORSTINA, now wish to be known and addressed as OKONJO ISIOMA STELLA, henceforth. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ODIGIE MOSES SATURDAY

JIMOH MUDIRAT ARAMIDE

FADIPE ABISOYE FLORENCE

EFFIONG MARGARET ASUQUO

SABINA ERIKPOSI I, formerly known and addressed as SAMSON MARY SABINA ERIKPOSI, now wish to be known and addressed as SABINA ERIKPOSI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OMOLAJA ADEOLA JAMES

I, formerly known and addressed as ODIGWE SATURDAY MOSES, now wish to be known and addressed as ODIGIE MOSES SATURDAY, henceforth. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME AND DECLARATION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known and addressed as ALGONI ISSA JABIR Now wish to be known and addressed as ISA JABIR ABU-NASEEB, Corrected date of Birth is 14th of JUNE, 1984, all former document remain valid General public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as MUDIYAT ARAMIDE JIMOH and ROTINWA MUDIRAT ARAMIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as JIMOH MUDIRAT ARAMIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FADIPE ABISOYE, now wish to be known and addressed as FADIPE ABISOYE FLORENCE. My correct Date of Birth is 10/05/1994.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AMADO IGHOYOTA ROMEO FILACOURIDIS I formerly known called and addressed as UWADIALE CHARLES that I open an account with this name with wema bank,and my other names are AMADO IGHOYOTA ROMEO FILACOURIDIS. That I want to be known now as AMADO IGHOYOTA ROMEO FILACOURIDIS. All former documents remain valid. wema bank and authority concern please take note.

MRS. OMAJI ENEH PEACE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OWOICHO ENEH PEACE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OMAJI ENEH PEACE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EFFIONG MARGARET, now wish to be known and addressed as EFFIONG MARGARET ASUQUO. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

IWUANYANWU CHIZZY AMAKA

MRS. CHIAMONWU RITA NKIRUKA

I, formerly known and addressed as AMAKA DURU, now wish to be known and addressed as IWUANYANWU CHIZZY AMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OGBOGU RITA NKIRUKA, now MRS. CHIAMONWU RITA NKIRUKA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as LEMO SULAIMON OLADOSU GBOLAHAN, now wish to be known and addressed as OMOLAJA ADEOLA JAMES. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. OSUAGWU VIOLA CHIDINMA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IBE VIOLA CHIDINMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OSUAGWU VIOLA CHIDINMA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

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Public Notice

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N650m fraud: Court grants JumokeAkinjide permission to travel for medical treatment Peter Fowoyo A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of international

passport of former minister of state for FCT, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, to enable her proceed to Germany for medical treatment.

NWANKWO JOSEPH I formerly called and addressed as NWANKWO JOSEPH NNAMDI now wish to be known called and addressed as NWANKWO JOSEPH All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as ANDREW PATIENCE now wish to be known called and addressed as OSHEVIRE PATIENCE. All former documents remains valid. The general public please take note.

This is to notify the public that SUNDAY KEHINDE OTITOLAIYE and KEHINDE OTITOLAIYE refers one and the same person.

Any documents bearing those names should be treated as same. All former documents remains valid. The general public please take note.

MRS OBUNA JULIANA IFEOMA DORATHY I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Ezekwem Juliana Ifenyinwa Dorathy now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Obuna Juliana Ifeoma Dorathy. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

LORETTA NKEONYEASUA OPIA CHRISTIAN MADUBUIKE

MRS OLAOYE DAMILOLA DEBORAH

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Adeoye Damilola Deborah now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Olaoye Damilola Deborah. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CLETUS NDUBUILO

I, formerly known and addressed as CLETUS OKONKWO now wish to be known and addressed as CLETUS NDUBUILO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABIMBOLA OLUYEMISI ADEBAKIN

I formerly known and addressed as ABIMBOLA OLUYEMISI ABASS now wish to be known called and addressed as ABIMBOLA OLUYEMISI ADEBAKIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note AJISHEBUTU SHAKIRATU AJOKE

I formerly known and addressed as AJIROTUTU SHAKIRATU AJOKE now wish to be known called and addressed as AJISHEBUTU SHAKIRATU AJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OGBONNA BLESSING ADAEZE I, formerly known and addressed as BEONA B. OGBONNA, now wish to be known and addressed as OGBONNA BLESSING ADAEZE. All former documents remain valid general public take note ISMAIL UMMUKULSUM MAUDE

I, formerly known and addressed as TAHIR UMMUKULSUM MAUDE, now wish to be known and addressed as ISMAIL UMMUKULSUM MAUDE. All former documents remain valid general public take note

OSHEVIRE PATIENCE

AKAMO REMILEKUN DEBORAH

I formerly known and addressed as AKAMO REMILEKUN OLUSHOLA now wish to be known called and addressed as AKAMO REMILEKUN DEBORAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Akinjide is standing trial before a Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, alongside a former Nigeria Senator, Ayo Adeseun, and one

Olanrewaju Otiti over alleged N650 million alleged fraud.

Though, Akinjide was granted bail on self-recognition, but the presid-

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as LORETTA NKEONYEASUA OPIA now wish to be known and addressed as LORETTA NKEONYEASUA OPIA CHRISTIAN MADUBUIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLADIPUPO TOLULOPE DEBORAH

I formerly known and addressed as OLAGOKE TOLULOPE DEBORAH now wish to be known called and addressed as OLADIPUPO TOLULOPE DEBORAH. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as AHMED ABUBAKAR now wish to be known called and addressed as AHMED NAKOWA ABUBAKAR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

CHIMA DIVINE I formerly known and addressed as CHINAGOROM DIVINE now wish to be known called and addressed as CHIMA DIVINE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note

THOMAS THERESA TESSY

JOHN FLORENCE OLUWAFEYIKEMI

AHMED NAKOWA ABUBAKAR

ing judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek, had ordered her to deposit her international passport pending the conclusion of her trial.

OSUNWA DONALD CHIDOZIE

This is to inform the general public that my name was mistakenly written on as AINAOOGUN YUSUF OLATUNJI on my BVN and as AINA-OLOGUN YUSUF OLAJIDE on my bank account instead of AINA-OLOGUN YUSUF OLATUNJI. That my correct name is AINA-OLOGUN YUSUF OLATUNJI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that the name OSUNWA DONALD CHIDOZIE and OSUNWA PRINCE DONALD refers to one and the same person; now wish to be known and addressed as OSUNWA DONALD CHIDOZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

GODKNOWS ANUME OKWA

In seeking the release of Akinkide’s International passport on Wesnesday, her Lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), told the court that the application which was dated July 12, 2017, was based on the recommendation of the National Hospital, Abuja, which stated that her client needed a foreign medical treatment.

This is to notify the public that OKWA ANUME GODKNOWS and GODKNOWS ANUME OKWA refers one and the same person. Any documents bearing those names should be treated as same. All former documents remains valid.

The general public please take note.

MRS. IGBOERUCHE BEATRICE

MRS. OWOH FAITH IFESINACHI

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. BEATRICE CHIKWEM, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IGBOERUCHE BEATRICE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL FAITH IFEYINWA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OWOH FAITH IFESINACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FREDRICK HELLEN ONYINYECHI

MRS. ADEGBORO BUKOLA FOLAKE

I, formerly known and addressed as ONYINYECHI JOHNSON HELLEN now wish to be known and addressed as FREDRICK HELLEN ONYINYECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NKECHIYERE CHARITY NNAJI

Formerly known and addressed as CHINYERE BLESSING NNAJI, now wish to be known and addressed as NKECHIYERE CHARITY NNAJI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly called and addressed as MISS. ISEYEMI BUKOLA FOLAKE now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS. ADEGBORO BUKOLA FOLAKE All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

SALAHUDEEN AKEEM ABEY

NWEKE GOSPEL

WASIU ADEOLA OMOLARA

I formerly known and addressed as SALAWU AKEEM ABE now wish to be known called and addressed as SALAHUDEEN AKEEM ABEY. All former documents remain valid. That I was born on the 1st January, 1985. General public take note.

I, formerly known as NWEKE BASIL CHINONSO now wants to be known and addressed as NWEKE GOSPEL. All documents bearing former name are mine and valid.

General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KAZEEM ADEOLA OMOLARA now wish to be known and addressed as WASIU ADEOLA OMOLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ERANGE THERESA TESSY now wish to be known called and addressed as THOMAS THERESA TESSY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as KELEPE FLORENCE OLUWAFEYIKEMI now wish to be known called and addressed as JOHN FLORENCE OLUWAFEYIKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OLUWATOSIN ABIMBOLA ADENLE

OKEAGHALAM SHUNAMITE ONYINYECHI

UKOSU GODWIN IORWUESE

I formerly known and addressed as OLUWATOSIN ABIMBOLA ARABA now wish to be known called and addressed as OLUWATOSIN ABIMBOLA ADENLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as OKEAGHALAM ONYINYECHI now wish to be known and addressed as OKEAGHALAM SHUNAMITE ONYINYECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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General public take note.

AGBOOLA OLUSHOLA OLUYEMISI

ISHAU OLUWASEUN TAIWO

MRS OLUWATOMILAYO OJO

I, formerly known and addressed as ADENIYI OLUSHOLA OLUYEMISI, passport no: AO5109870 now wish to be known and addressed as AGBOOLA OLUSHOLA OLUYEMISI. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

ADEPOJU OLUWASEUN

I, formerly known and addressed as FEMI OLUWASEUN RACHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEPOJU OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid general public take note

IDONGESIT AND AGATHA LOVE AND GRACE FOUNDATION The general public is hereby informed that the above named Foundation has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Isua, Idongesit Ntem Bassey - Chairman 2. Isua, Idongesit Bassey - Secretary 3. Essien, Imo Akpabot 4. Obot, Theresa Isidore 5. Isua, Edima Bassey AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To provide scholarship to young and aspiring students who are financially handicapped Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Isua, Idongesit Ntem Bassey Chairman

OGUNDOKUN BUKOLA REBECCA

CHIMAMKPA MERCY CHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as ISHAU OLUWASEGUN TAIWO, now wish to be known and addressed as ISHAU OLUWASEUN TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS TOMILAYO AINA-STEVRO, AINA ABEKE TOMI and AINA TOMILAYO OLUWATOMILOLA AINA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLUWATOMILAYO OJO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DELE OGUNDOKUN BUKOLA REBECCA now wish to be known called and addressed as OGUNDOKUN BUKOLA REBECCA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

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General public take note

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

MISS ONIMOTO ESTHER OLUWASEUN

MICHAEL JUDE AJULUCHUKWU

ADESANYA TEMITOPE DORCAS

I formerly known and addressed as AGU JUDE AJULUCHUKWU now wish to be known called and addressed as MICHAEL JUDE AJULUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as AKINFOLARIN TEMITOPE DORCAS now wish to be known called and addressed as ADESANYA TEMITOPE DORCAS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

MRS ADEGBORO BUKOLA FOLAKE

OMOTAYO OLABISI KAFAYAT

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ISYEMI BUKOLA FOLAKE now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS ADEGBORO BUKOLA FOLAKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as OLOKO OLABISI KAFAYAT now wish to be known called and addressed as OMOTAYO OLABISI KAFAYAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

EMMANUEL OLUSEYE OLUKOYA JESULOLU

AMOO GIDEON OLUWAPELUMI

I, formerly known and addressed as JUSTINE PATENCE NONSO, now wish to be known and addressed as JUSTINE RUTH NKECHINYERE And my correct date of birth is 2 day of December, 1995.All former documents remain valid Authorities concerned and general public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. ADESIYAN ESTHER OLUWASEUN, now wish to be known and addressed as MISS ONIMOTO ESTHER OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid general public take note

GOSPEL CAPSOULS PRAISE & WORSHIPPERS CENTRE The general public is hereby informed that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE 1. EDIDE ENOHOBONG WILLIAMS PRESIDENT 2. EDIDE OBED SEC 3.EDIDE ENEOBONG IKPEME AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO WORSHIP GOD IN THE BEAUTY OF HIS HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. 2. TO DRAW THE SOULS OF MEN TO GOD. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED PRESIDENT

I, formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL OLUSEYE OLUKOYA OGUNLOLU, now wish to be known and addressed as EMMANUEL OLUSEYE OLUKOYA JESULOLU. All former documents remain valid general public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as OPEYEMI GOLD AMOO, now wish to be known and addressed as AMOO GIDEON OLUWAPELUMI. All former documents remain valid general public take note

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R ƈ Ƅ Ɖ Ɛ Ɗ new ministers on national development Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has finally inaugurated Stephen Ocheni (Kogi) and Suleiman Hassan (Gombe) as ministers after their nominations were confirmed by the Senate over two months ago.

The two ministers were inaugurated on Wednesday inside the Council Chambers shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.

The slots of Kogi and Gombe states in the federal cabinet had been vacant following the death of the Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), in an accident on March 6, 2016; and the appointment of former Minister of the Environment, Amina Mohammed, as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

After administering their oaths of office, Osinbajo announced that their portfolios would be announced shortly.

The Acting President said that there would be no celebration for the new ministers as he directed them to join their colleges for their first FEC meeting. He described the FEC as “one that is committed to the reform programmes of the Federal Government as contained in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.”

Osinbajo said, “We have focused our attention on key areas of that economic recovery plan and we believe those key areas are things that need to be done to make a difference in the Nigerian economy and in the lives of Nigerians.

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We’ll ensure return of aggrieved PDP members -Makarfi Ï ƅƅƑ Ɔ ^ Ƈ ƏƆƇƑ ƈ Ɛ ƋƗ ƌƆƆƐƈ Ƈ Ə ƇƆ Ə Ƈ ƈƌƍƋ ƈ

Lateef Ibrahim,

ÏÏÏThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to do everything possible to reach out to all its members who left before and after the 2015 general election to return, the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee (NCC), Senator Ahmed Makarfi has assured.

Senator Makarfi gave the assurance when he played host to the PDP women’s forum, who paid him a courtesy call yesterday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

Makarfi further declared that the recent Supreme Court judgement in respect of the leadership crisis which rocked the party for a long time has reduced tension within the polity.

He pointed out that the reconciliation move of the party was beyond the recent leadership crisis with Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

According to him, “We have a lot of work to do with regards to reconciliation. Talking about reconciliation in general terms not events of recent past.

“We need to go back to 2015 and

before then. We will meet with party members who left the party.

“We need to expand and get new members. We will not just take PDP to where it used to be.

We want PDP to go beyond what it used to be,” he said.

Makarfi however categorically said, “We won’t sacrifice those who have made investments. It is a question of balancing.”

The party chairman further stated that the recent crisis that rocked the party was about the survival of democracy in Nigeria.

He said “We are not strang-

ers to one another. We have gone through a long battle. It is not a struggle for PDP leadership, but for democracy in Nigeria.”

Makarfi who described the apex court’s judgement over the party’s crisis as a landmark judgement, stressed “That it has stabilised the polity. As soon as this judgement came it seemed to have made tempers go down because people have seen the alternative they have been longing for.” Also speaking while receiving a delegation of former speakers of Houses of Assembly in Abuja during a courtesy call, Makarfi berated the running All Progressives Congress (APC) for failing to hold meetings, claiming that this was because the party (APC) and its members are afraid of implosion.

FEC approves new national petroleum policy Simon Ugwu

Gé`ë dƍƆƅƈ Ƌ Ɨƒƈ ƆƏ LƆƗƈ Ɨ ^ƑƄƋƈƅ Ɨƒƈ ƆƏ Ɛ d Ɗ Ɛ dƐ ƐƆ 1 ƒƆƏ Əè L Ƌ ƌ 9ƌ ƌ 9ƌ ƌì d ^ ƋƈƐƈƅ Ƌè 9ƄƏ ƈƌ L Ɖƈ Ɨ d ƌƌƑ ƈƐƕ ƐƏƈƄƑƐ Əƕ 6Ɔ ƋƐ dƅ ƆƌƆè #Əê Ƌƈ 9 ƌƆè ƗƑƏƈ ƍƏƆ ƅ ƇƆƏƆ ƅƆ ƈ d Ɗ Ɛ êêê zƆƗ Ɔ Ɨ ƕê

ÏÏÏThe federal government will soon end the exportation of crude to refining petroleum products for the domestic market.

This is contained in the approved National Petroleum Policy by Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja, The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, reiterated that apart from the fluidity in pricing and uncertainty in terms of the price regime in crude, Nigeria will now refining petroleum products in the country.

Reps demand identities of informants on Patience Jonathan

Ï M#G& ƗƌƈƐ Ə ƈƗƈ ƍƏƆƌƈ Ɔ ƓƈƐ ƑƐ Ɠ ƏƏ Ɛ Henry Omunu, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe

House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has asked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to furnish it with identities of informants who tipped-off the agency that led to operatives raiding a property belonging to the former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan.

The Committee also summoned the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as well as the police to appear as defendants in a petition sent to the House by the exfirst lady alleging incessant harassment by security agencies

of her person and her relations.

As the only respondent present at Wednesday’s hearing of the case, the NDLEA, represented by a director in the agency, Femi Oloruntoba, told the committee that his agency got a tip-off from an unnamed source that led to the raid on the property located at Igbeti Rock Street, Maitama, Abuja, to the fact that the said building was being used for drug related activities.

He said that “based on the information, eight officers of my agency visited the premises, after surveillance was conducted on the premises. It is not true that 50 officers from my agency visited the premises.”

He added that the officers who met two occupants of the premises provided them with

a search endorsement form which they endorsed indicating that the search was conducted without any damage to the property or any loss of items.

Asked how the agency remedies a situation where it breaks into a premises as alleged and did not find any exhibit, having inflicted structural damages on the property, he said the agency never knew that the premises belonged to the former first lady, adding that a letter was written by a solicitor on behalf of a man who claimed to be the owner of the premises.

The NDLEA director who said the agency can by law raid premises using identity cards as warrant, also added that even the letter did not suggest illegality of the raid, but rather enquired if the search was a

lawful exercise.

The committee therefore demanded that the NDLEA provide it with the identity of the said source before the next adjourned date.

The legal team from Granville Abibo (SAN) & Co led by Sammie Somiari - who petitioned the House on behalf of Dame Jonathan had earlier told the committee that the team would adopt the initial petition as their brief in the matter, adding that additional documents were available to substantiate whatever they have raised in the petition.

He said the respondents, which included the aforementioned agencies, have engaged in un-wanton attacks on the person of Dame Jonathan.

He cited different media re-

ports as pointers to the allegation of attacks on their client.

He said further that “the EFCC has serially orchestrated a design to freeze the personal accounts of Mrs. Jonathan, her siblings and other relations and associates.”

He added that a case in point is one Aridolf Jo Resort Wellness and Spa Ltd, off Okota Estate and Finchley Top Homes Limited which were all shut down without any justifiable reason by the EFCC with their accounts frozen.

The committee therefore asked it’s secretariat to send reminders to all agencies joined in the case that are yet to show appearance to provide documents regarding their role in the matter as well as appear for hearing on the next adjourned date of September 19.

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Health

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There are no killer anti-malarial drugs in Nigeria, says NAFDAC Angela Onwuzoo The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that there are no killer anti malarial medicines in Nigeria, contrary to the claim by the Senate that about 42 anti-malarial drugs banned by the European Union (EU) were still in circulation in the country.

Allaying the fears of Nigerians at a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, Acting Director General of NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who gave the assurance, said the alleged banned anti-malarial medicines were no longer in the Nigerian market.

Oni explained: “It is pertinent to mention that the allegedly banned anti-malarial medicines are oral monotherapies containing single Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) such as Artesunate as contained in Arinate tablet.

“Others are Amodiaquine as contained in Camoquine, Dihydroartemisinin contained in Alaxin tablet and Pyrimethamine contained in Daraprim tablet.”

According to Oni, the recommended anti-malarial medi-

cines for treatment of malaria in Nigeria are Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs).

Her words: “The use of ACTs in the treatment of malaria is in line with the guidelines for the treatment of malaria, 3rd edition, World Health Organisation (WHO) 2015, Geneva Switzerland. The Nigeria National Anti-Malarial Treatment Policy, February 2005 supports the use of ACTs. The briefing was prompted by a list of 42 banned anti-malaria medicines that were still in circulation in hospitals and pharmacies and are consumed by Nigerians, recently released by the Nigerian Senate.

On how Nigerians can identify original ACTs, Oni said any anti-malarial drug that does not have the “scratch and text” techniques should not be in circulation. “Every anti-malaria drug should have an authentication scratch and text techniques, it is the first line of checking the quality of the medicine.”

Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (SP), she noted further, is also a combination of anti-malarial medicine recommended by both WHO and the Nigeria National Anti-Malarial Treatment Policy for Intermittent

Preventive Treatment (IPT) of malaria.

Oni stated that in line with the recommendation of the Nigeria National Anti-Malarial Treatment Policy and the WHO, NAFDAC has stopped registration of anti-malaria monotherapies.

She further noted that NAF-

Iniobong Iwok Stakeholders in the health sector have urged the federal government to urgently recruit more nurses and doctors to meet the high demand for medical personnel in public health centres across the country.

The medical personnel spoke at a workshop organised for senior nurses at the Sickle Cell Foundation, Idi-Araba, Yaba, Lagos by healthy living communication with the theme: The role of nurses and midwives in the management of diabetes.

They noted that most of the health centres across the country were understaffed, adding that the continuous shortage of medical personnel was affecting service delivery in the health centres, especially in remote areas.

Speaking during her presentation on the management of diabetes, a physician from the Lagos State University Teach-

ing Hospital (LASUTH), Dr Anthonia Ogbera, said diabetes could be managed if detected early. She urged Nigerians to check their diets and avoid unnecessary intake of sugary diets, especially at a certain age.

The Director of Healthy Living Communications, organisers of the event, Chief Emmanuel Oriakhi, stated that the essence of the workshop was to make the nurses interact and develop professionally, stressing that with regular training, nurses would be equipped with the latest trend in the medical profession, which would reduce confusion in the system.

“The workshop is to bring leaders in the nursing profession together and create a forum for interaction, update knowledge and develop professionally; this would reduce confusion in the system. There is need for regular training like this, especially for somebody that has qualified for a long time.” Oriakhi added.

malarial medicines procured from six (6) geopolitical zones of the country failed quality test while 96.4% passed.

Anti-malarial monotherapies in the distribution chain were captured during the survey to enable the Agency mop them from circulation” she explained.

L-R: Head, Communications and Public Affairs, General Electric, West Africa, Mr. Olusegun Obagbemi; Chief Communications Officer, GE Africa, Patricia Obozuwa; Executive Secretary, Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board, Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo; and Director, Technical and Vocational Services, Mr. Laolu Oguntuyi, during a one-week advanced manufacturing training program for students and teachers in Lagos… recently

LASU don critises inadequate financing of health sector

Esther Taiwo

Stakeholders urge FG to recruit more nurses, doctors

DAC, in collaboration with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) carried out a survey on the quality of anti-malarial medicines in 2015.

“The report of the survey was presented to stakeholders on 11th August 2015 and it was revealed that 3.6% of the nine hundred (900) samples of anti-

A Professor of Obsterics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Adekunle Sobande has decried as weak, policies and governance structure whereby the local government is saddled with the responsibility of providing primary health care with little support from the state government.

He said the budgets for the sector should rather be channeled to them budget directly by the Federal Government.

He said this while delivering the Lagos State University lecture titled: “That They May Bring Forth Safely Through the Natural Route; The Push and Pull Route,”recently at the University Main Auditorium, Ojo campus recently.

According to him, inadequate regulation of the private health sector, including faithbased and traditional healers, as well as, low quality primary health care facilities and poor distribution of human resources are some of the challenges

.Highlights causes,prevention of maternal morbidity

facing the health sector.

Acording to him, Nigeria needs to increase its health budget so that there would be adequate and well remunerated workforce, availability of essential equipment, essential drugs and commodities, as well as training and retraining of all cadre of employees to keep pace with the ever changing work environment and services.

He also suggested compulsory health insurance for all citizens, as well as, continued education of the populace on the need to utilise health facility for pregnancy care and child birth.

Sobande said the rate of caesarean section can be reduced; thus maternal mortality and morbidity as well as, increased safe vaginal delivery by the push and pull method via selective external cephalic version in term breeches/assisted vaginal breech delivery in carefully selected cases and induction of labour in grandmultiparous patients with and

without premature rupture of membranes, can be addressed.

“Medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension and asthma during pregnancy are still associated with high perinatal loss and multiple fold increased in risk of Caesarean section, and therefore, the focus should be on massive health campaign to reduce its incidence and therefore mortality, he said.

Sobande said that, “Vitamin D deficiency may not be that significant in our encironment as a causative factor of preeclampsia.”

He, however warned that a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality is Antepartum haemorrhage, which is defined as bleeding from the genital tract from about 20 weeks of pregnancy till the onset of labour, adding that complete or partial placenta praevia is associated with higher morbidity than placenta previa or low-lying placenta, which will therefore require more surveillance antenatally.

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AWAY WITH THE DINING TABLE!

Sitting on the floor while you eat can improve your health, wellbeing, says scientists

A whole Fiji family demonstrates the easier, healthier way to eat

Family bonding for a healther you in Nigeria

Franca Sulem-Yong Going back to the Stone Age era? Not exactly! But scientists are beginning to stumble on reasons the first generation of human family lived upwards of 800 years at one stretch.

Eating your meals while sitting on the floor of your home can bring significant health benefits, scientists say. While this tradition is seemingly fading out of the African culture as most people have embraced the table and chair for eating, it is still commonly practiced in Muslim-dominated regions like the Northern parts of Nigeria and the Cameroon. Whether you are sitting down in a family circle on a mat or in front of the television, eating while sitting on the floor can improve your health and wellbeing in the following ways; It helps you maintain a healthy weight According to the Sit-Down Diet theory in nutrition, we consume fewer calories and comparatively more nutritious food when we sit and eat than while standing up or walking.

On a more specific note, an article from The Health site further suggests that when you sit down on the floor, your brain automatically calms down and this enables you to cognate the amount of food you want to eat.

It is worth noting that while we eat, the vagus nerve (the main nerve that transmits signals from the stomach to the brain) sends signals as to whether we are satiated or not to the brain.

Scientists suggest that when you sit on the floor, this nerve is able to perform better and transmit signals more efficiently.

It can make your body more flexible Do you want to have a more flexible body? Then sit on the

floor when you eat. Sitting and eating from a plate placed on the floor naturally requires you to bend forward slightly and go back to your starting position to swallow.

According to Alternative Daily, a blog on healthy lifestyle, this constant back-andforth movement can cause the muscles of your abdomen to get activated and leads to increased secretion of stomach acids, making it easier to digest food. In addition, by sitting on the floor, we strengthen the lumbar region of the body, reducing back pain and discomfort. The hips open, making our pelvis and legs more flexible.

Core muscles are strengthened, and the ankles also get gently stretched. Constant bending of the knees, ankles and hip joint helps keep them flexible and free of diseases. And with flexibility comes better lubrication between the joints making it much easier to sit on the floor.

This would in turn make everything from walking to dancing easier and more enjoyable.

It naturally improves your posture A Lagos based nutritionist, Michael Abegunde attributes the poor posture of most city dwellers to a habit of sitting over desks and computers and slumping onto couches and chairs for long periods of time.

Taking time to sit on the floor everyday when eating, he notes, helps us build good posture. This activity would help straighten your spine and shoulders to be pushed back and relaxed, which naturally corrects poor posture, responsible for quick fatigue.

It is important that we all cultivate good postures not only to prevent injuries and reduce unnecessary straining of muscles but also to look more presentable. Therefore, let us make it a point to sit down on the floor to eat every now and then.

Boosts blood circulation and

a healthy heart One of digestion’s most important element is a sound blood circulation. When you sit on the floor your heart gets the benefits of circulation as the blood is easily pumped through the heart to all the organs needed for digestion. This is in contrast to the pattern of circulation when you sit on a dining table and chair, wherein the blood flows to the legs as they are lower than the heart.

Therefore sitting on the floor and eating, affords you not only a fluent blood circulation but also a healthy heart. So make the right choice.

Establishes closer bond between family and friends If the aforementioned physical benefits are not enough to convince you to eat your meals while sitting on the floor, consider that the practice of sitting on the floor and eating is a family activity. In fact, in countries all over the world, you find people who eat, watch TV, play

Family bonding for a healther you

games, and hang out with family members — or do anything while sitting down on the floor are happier and healthier for it.

A 400-level student of mass communication at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, Miss Chidinma Njoku, puts her experience this way: “Whenever I want to chill, I summon my friends and we all sit on the floor and eat pop corn while watching the television.” This is often a great time between loved ones and guests as it permits everyone to be thoroughly human, free and natural without inhibition by Western socalled “table manners” or rules of eating.”

It can improve your life span Last but far from the least, the merits listed above all combine to give us a healthier, longer life span. A study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that people who sat on the floor in padmasana and were able to get up

without any strain or support were more likely to live longer.

This is because being able to get up from that position takes a considerable amount of flexibility and lower body strength.

The study found that those who were not able to get up without support were at the risk of being 6.5 times more likely to die in the next six years.

Our ancestors were not fools to sit on the floor while eating and it is not surprising that they lived longer and healthier all their lives. The fact that some cultures around the world have maintained the tradition despite modern eating trends gives empirical evidence that this practice is beneficial to our lives.

Now, would you eat your meals sitting on the bare floor henceforth? Do not sit on foam of any kind. A mat, perhaps, but certainly not a cushion either.

The floor, it is proven, offers a healthier, longer and more productive life.

The choice is yours.

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Lagos urges residents to raise alarm on suspicious construction Ïz ƍ ƕƄƐƄƉ ƋƄƍ è Ƌƍ ƋƄƍƎƓ Ƒ Ƅƍ Ɔ Ǝ ƉƎƄƍƆ ƋƋƍ ƐƄƕ ƂƏƆƉƕƆ ƋƉ Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏ The

Lagos state government on Wednesday urged Lagos residents not to hesitate to raise alarm if they suspect any discrepancy in the construction of any building within their vicinity.

Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Wasiu Anifowoshe, who spoke when he visited the site of the building which collapsed at No 3/5 Massey Street in Lagos Island on Tuesday, said Lagosians must join hands with the government and report property owners and developers where they sense any

irregularity during construction.

“My advice for Lagosians especially the tenants that live in these houses, we have been saying this times without number, if you see your landlord doing anything dangerous to your safety, please be a whistle blower, make noise, tell us, let Government know in advance. We were informed that this mast was erected two weeks ago. If the mast had not been erected we might not have had this ugly situation. Please be on the lookout, let us be our brothers’ keeper,” Anifowoshe said.

Anifowoshe, who commiserated with families of victims

who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident, said the state’s emergency response team spent over 24 hours combing the rubbles to rescue trapped victims and convey them to the hospital, adding that a thorough investigation would be conducted to unravel the cause of the collapse. “Presently, the site has been cordoned off and there will not be any development on this site because any site that collapses in Lagos State, the law says the State must seize the property,” he said.

Also speaking, the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Engr. Olalekan Sho-

deinde alluded to the fact that Government could not tackle the menace of building collapse alone, hence Lagosians must be willing to assist by raising alarm whenever they see any illegal development in any area of the State.

He said the spate of building collapse in the past years has reemphasized the fact that both the government and the people need to collaborate more than ever, not only to stem building collapse but also ensure that people build in compliance with physical planning laws.

He said: “Dealing with illegal developments here and there in Lagos State should be a joint

Mammoth crowd besiege Glo Laffta Fest in Kubwa, Abuja

A new business tabloid, National Business Extra, debuts in Lagos ÏÏÏA

new weekly newspaper – NATIONAL BUSINESS EXTRA – this Monday hit the newsstands of Nigeria’s media market with a promise to make a difference in its offerings and presentations.

According to a statement by Kenneth Madueke, the Executive editor of the paper, the platform is committed and poised to objectively capture business and political news as well as trends in the country and beyond.

He said that they are professionally driven by the need to effectively provide necessary information that should aid investors, analysts, policy makers and upcoming executives make informed decisions.

The tabloid, packaged by foresighted but tested professionals promises to accurately and timely inform, educate and entertain readers as well as the general public with juicy and relevant content.

L-R: Cardinal John Onaiyekan; former military Head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd); Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara and Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, during a courtesy visit to Yakubu Dogara in Abuja… on Wedneaday.

Police, steel workers clash in Delta community Isaac Olamikan, Warri

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Police in Ovwan/Aladja in Udu local government area of Delta state on Wednesday, disrupted a peaceful protest embarked upon by Delta Steel Company (DSC) Workers now Premium Steel & Mines Limited over their unpaid entitlements including arrears, as the protesters dared the police and continued with the protest.

The peaceful protesters who had come under the auspices OfIron & Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria & Steel and Engineering Workers Union of Nigeria (an affiliate of the United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC) were resolute

effort between Lagosians and Government. We need information of such unlawful activities from responsible Lagosians so as to be able to curb the excesses of unscrupulous developers and owners of property in Lagos State.”

Shodeinde also said that the present administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was committed to achieving zero tolerance to incidences of collapsed buildings and therefore would not fold its arms and watch citizens die avoidable careless death without taking precautionary measure to nip it in the bud.

He also warned building owners and developers to desist from imposing additional floors to existing buildings without obtaining necessary approval, saying that such could lead to building collapse and loss of lives.

in their determination to press home their point, saying that nothing, not even the police, can stop them until their entitlements were paid.

Marching through the Egini road in Steel Town, they chanted solidarity songs while bearing placards with inscriptions such as” Premium Steel pay us our entitlements or No work,’ ‘We are no longer in control of our homes, Delta Steel Company Workers,’ ‘AMCON/ Receiver Manager we reject 25% payment as final terminal benefits,’ ‘AMCON pay us our 100% entitlement or NO Work,’ ‘Delta Steel Company Workers children are out of school,’ ‘Monkey dey work, baboon dey eat,’ ‘AMCON pay us our labour

we have worked for,’ and ‘Our labour must not be in vain,” among others.

Speaking on behalf of the protesters, the general secretary of the United Labour Congress (ULC), Mr. Didi Adodo, stated that they embarked on the peaceful protest because the federal government, AMCON, Receiver Manager and Premium Steel refused to pay their entitlements.

Adodo claimed that they were only paid 25 percent contrary to the 100 percent agreements reached before above mentioned agencies purportedly said they don’t want to pay again, noting that they are currently being owed 75 percent while some of its members were not even paid

the 25 percent.

He said several ultimatum had been issued to the above mentioned establishments but they have refused to convene a meeting to address their plights just as he advised the federal government to pay all their entitlements including arrears and salaries in full. “The Police cannot stop us except they pay us our money or address us.”

The Vice President (Private Sector) of Iron & Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Mr. Ebhaleme Pius and the Udu branch chairman, Chief Peace Oputu, corroborated the claims of Mr. Adodo just as they also appealed to the federal government to honour the agreement reached.

ÏÏÏ It was a sea of heads at the Kubwa, Abuja edition of the Glo Laffta Fest, the comedy show of the foremost telecommunications outfit, Globacom. The show was held at Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Dutsen-Alhaji, Kubwa on Sunday, attracting hundreds of fun seekers in and around the Federal Capital Territory.

Among the dignitaries that graced the flagship show was the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, who thanked Globacom for organising the Glo Laffta Fest show which he described as highly therapeutic.

The show itself was a parade of legion of comedy stars as six celebrated merchant of jokes, led by the Waffi Boy, I Go Dye and seven budding comedians were on call to duty for the entertainment of the guests at the event.

The artistes were splendid as they centred their jokes on contemporary issues bordering on good family life, good governance and citizenship and sundry existentialist problems.

The president’s spokesman, who spoke shortly after the show, described the Glo Laffta Fest as “stylishly organised”.

Hear him: “The Glo Laffta Fest is a show that affords you the opportunity of letting your hair down and relaxing. It has attraction for people of all ages and we have a mixture of old and young people in attendance. The Bible says a merry heart doeth good like medicine, so comedy which elicits laughter is free therapy readily available to all and this healthy living is what Glo is promoting with the show.”

The budding acts who performed at the show included Headmaster Steve, Sergeant Keita, Miracle, Phantom AY, MC Humble Igwe, Charly White and Mr. Steve. Of the lot, MC Humble Igwe was the clear revelation of the night.

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U S prohibits transgender people from military service

Bonny Amadi with Agency reports Abuja

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The United States of America (USA) has announced that people who changed their sex profile, now longer would be given opportunity to serve in the country’s cost because of its cost implications.

President Donald Trump, US president, on Wednesday announced that the U.S. military will no longer let transgender people serve in any capacity, reversing a policy former President Barack Obama’s administration announced a year ago.

Trump, in a string of Twitter comments, said that “after consultation with my Generals and military experts,” he was ending acceptance of transgender people into the country’s armed

forces.

“Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you,” Trump wrote.

The Rand Corporation think tank has estimated there are 2,500 transgender active duty personnel in the U.S. military and another 1,500 reserve transgender service members, but Trump did not say what would happen to them.

However, the president’s action drew an immediate rebuke from a leading group supporting transgender rights and lawmakers who had favored last year’s policy change.

However, Chad Griffin, human Rights Campaign president said, “I know transgender service

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members and vets who have done more to serve their country than @realdonaldtrump has in his entire life.”

UN investigation into mass killings in DR Congo’s Kasai rattles government

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gative inquiry into massive killings in Democratic killings in Kasai region may have rattled the government of the country that has started contesting the investigation.

The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday named three human rights experts to lead an international investigation into killings and other crimes in the Kasai region of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Meanwhile, the UN move may trigger a showdown with the DR Congo government which insists that its own justice system is in charge of the inquiry with the U.N. providing “technical or logistical support”.

However, some Western coun-

tries and campaign groups have said they had hoped for a stronger U.N. mandate.

A day after saying “elements” of the Congolese army dug most of dozens of mass graves in Kasai, the U.N. named Bacre Waly Ndiaye, a U.N. investigator from Senegal, to lead a factfinding team that includes Luc Cote, who worked on a previous U.N. inquiry into Congo atrocities, and Mauritania’s Fatimata M’Baye.

They were named by U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein who has called for perpetrators to be prosecuted, including governmentlinked Bana Mura militia whom he said cut off children’s’ limbs and sliced open pregnant women.

More than 3,000 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced in the violence, part of growing unrest in the country since President Joseph Kabila refused to step down when his mandate expired in December.

The resolution on the inquiry cited reports of “recruitment and use of child soldiers, sexual and gender-based violence, destruction of houses, schools, places of worship, and state infrastructure by local militias, as well as of mass graves”.

Kinshasa has been fighting insurgents in the Kasai region since August, triggering fears of a wider conflict in the large central African country, a tinderbox of ethnic rivalry and competing claims over mineral resources.

S’African students’ outcry causes school policy change over girls in braids

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recent students riot in South Africa over sacking of students with braid, has led to reversal of the school policy as girls now are free to appear in school with braid and hair attachments.

A private school in South Africa’s Gauteng province incurred the wrath of the public on social media after sending home 20 black girls for wearing braids which is against the school’s code of conduct.

Last year, a girls’ school in Pretoria also faced a similar problem after the authorities’ suspended girls for wearing Afros to class.

The Windsor House Academy in Kempton Park enforced its policy on the first day of the third term on Monday when some girls

ents who spoke to the state broadcaster.

The head of the Gauteng education unit, Panyaza Lesufi, ordered the school to suspend all of its policies for the next three months as a new committee South African students wearing braid, attachments made up of school came to school in braids. management team and five pupil The outrage it created forced representatives prepare a new the school to put the policy on policy. hold after the Gauteng education The white principal, who is authorities also paid the school also the owner of the school, a visit on Tuesday, state media Mariette van Heerden, told LesuSABC reported. fi and students gathered in the The principal was accused of school that it is an opportunity to being racist by students and par“learn from each other”.

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Gambian president says military, judiciary have been reformed ÏÏÏ Gambian president, Adama

Barrow has announced that the country’s military has completely been confined to the barracks while, its judiciary has also been reformed, even as he appealed for public confidence.

The president, in his first address to the newly opened national assembly called on citizens to trust the new regime, as he assured that his government is committed to fix the country’s energy challenge and economy, having reformed the military and judiciary.

Barrow said recently that his government has released over 500 prisoners including political and reformed inmates after an overhaul of the judicial system.

“Over 500 prisoners have been pardoned and we have delivered on our promise to decongest prisons by releasing political and other deserving reformed prisoners … our judiciary has been ‘Gambianised’ with the appointment of a Gambian Chief Justice and six Superior Court justices,” he said.

Barrow added that Gambians should cherish the spirit of unity that came after last December’s

election and help build the New Gambia without fear.

“Gone are the days of armed security personnel representing the face of government. The Gambian Armed Forces are now confined to their military barracks. Members of the former State Guard Battalion have been redeployed to other units, and the armed forces are now disengaged from civilian matters,” he said while applauding the military for accepting the new order.

“It is also important to note that arms and ammunitions have been stored in safe locations,” he added.

Adama Barrow acknowledged the achievements of his government including press freedom, transparency and international partnerships to help build the agriculture, health, energy and educational sectors.

“You have elected the government that you want, we have thus begun the task of steadily reforming the government machinery so it can do the work of nation building and help strengthen our new found democracy that we have wanted for so long”.

Gambian president Adama Barrow

Ivory Coast government arrests 3 soldiers, 2 others over army base attack

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government of Ivory Coast have announced the arrest of five people, including three soldiers, over an attack and arms theft at the base of an elite security unit last week, senior security officials said.

Gunmen, some of them in military uniform, attacked the base, housed inside the national police academy in the main city, Abidjan, on July 19, killing an officer, stealing weapons and then fighting security forces in another part of the city.

Video surveillance footage of the attack helped lead to the arrests.

“Several individuals have been arrested, including the principal actors,” the head of the national police, Youssouf Kouyate, was reported to have told a news conference broadcast on state television late on Tuesday.

He said the weapons stolen during the attacks had been recovered, and that among those arrested were two active duty soldiers as well as a third member of the army currently on medical leave.

One of them, identified as Alain Sery Doua, was shown on television in handcuffs delivering a confession.

Interior Minister Sidiki Diakite, who was also at the news conference along with Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko, said the same group was responsible for a similar attack on a gendarmes base in the town of Azaguie two days later.

Ivory Coast has been viewed as a post-conflict success story after emerging from a decade of turmoil and a 2011 civil war as Africa’s fastest growing economy and attracting a flood of interest from foreign investors.

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ormer Nigeria international goalkeeper Andrew Aikhuomogbe reckons there is a need for the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to recall Vincent Enyeama.

Aikhuomogobe has called for Enyeama’s return into the team as replacement for Carl Ikeme ahead of Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon in September.

Ikeme, who has been Super Eagles number one goalkeeper since taking over from Enyeama has been di-

Rohr urged to recall Enyeama agnosed with leukemia last month by Wolves club doctor and remains a doubt for the team.

However, the former goalkeeper of the senior national team said Enyeama remains the only capable net minder to replace Ikeme.

“As for me, I don’t think we have any better goalkeeper that can replace Carl

Ikeme than Vincent Enyeama in the Super Eagles,” Aikhuomogbe told Soccernet.com.ng “Besides, I was really worried when I first heard the news considering the fact that the other goalkeepers such as Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Theophilus Afelokhai, Daniel Akpeyi and Dele Alampasu don’t possess Ikeme’s quality.

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Ezenwa

elechi Iheanacho’s move from Manchester City to Leicester City is as good as done according to the Vice Chairman of Leicester City Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha?.

Srivaddhanaprabha confirmed the deal for the 20 year old in an interview with BBC Leicester Radio. ” A fee has been agreed, only the medical to go, and it could be as early as Friday”, the chairman said.

The fee according to our sources is in the region of £19m with several

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“At least I have watched them in goal for the team and they don’t seem to impress me.

“There is nothing wrong if we recall Enyeama considering the fact that he’s experienced and he knows the terrain very well. I believe he will be so important for us against Cameroon if Rohr invites him.”

Iheanacho for Leicester medicals add-ons set to inflate the fee further to around 29 million pounds, with City having the option to buy him back for a fee based on several variables.

Iheanacho will sign a four year deal if he passes the medical, and it will

bring to an end an unhappy spell at Manchester City last season, where he was made to play second fiddle to the likes of Sergio Kun Aguero and Gabriel Jesus by manager Pep Guardiola.

Ezenwa to lead Eagles for CHAN qualifiers

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C IfeanyiUbah goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has been chosen as captain of the home-based Super Eagles by coach Salisu Yusuf, according to reports.

Ezenwa’s choice as captain was announced on the Super Eagles verified Twitter handle on Wednesday.

He will be assisted by Enyimba

Abedi Pele tips Eagles to beat Cameroun

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Emenike

LMC coaching clinic begins in Abuja

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head of the 2018 World Cup qualifier, former Black Stars of Ghana midfielder, Abedi Pele believes the Super Eagles has what it takes to overcome the ever growing threat of the Indomitable Lions.

Both teams will slug it out at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on September 1 before facing each other three days later in Yauonde in what is expected to decide the fate of the two teams.

Nigeria top Group B with six points while Cameroon are second with two points after two matches played.

However, Pele noted that Nigeria have an edge over Cameroon despite their close rivalry.

“Nigeria and Ghana have plenty things in common and I must say if I’m not a Ghanaian, I would have been a Nigerian; we have so much in common and with that, I will predict wins in the two games for Nigeria,” Ayew said.

defender Chima Akas. “Coach Salisu Yusuf names Ikechukwu Ezenwa as Captain and Chima Akas as Vicecaptain of the CHAN team,” the Super Eagles handle stated.

The home-based Eagles will be guests to Benin Republic on August 13 for the first leg of the play-offs for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya.

LMC Chairman, Dikko

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three- day capacity –enhancing clinic for Nigeria’s elite Coaches, powered by partner of the League Management Company (LMC), STAR Lager Beer and buoyed by English Premiership side, Arsenal FC began in Abuja on Tuesday.

A total of 30 elite Coaches, including Head Coaches of the 20 Nigeria Professional Football League clubs, were invited to the practical and theoretical sessions moderated by two Coaches from Arsenal FC of England. The theoretical classes are being held at the Media Centre of the National Stadium, Abuja with the practical experience at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project, Package B of the Stadium.

At Tuesday’s opening ceremony, the Portfolio Manager (National Premium Lager Brands) Nigerian Breweries, Tokunbo Adodo, said: “The coaching clinic is purely a technical football session to empower our League

coaches with the required knowledge needed to develop the quality of the Nigerian League. We are confident that this will significantly improve the technical expertise of our local coaches.

Simon McManus, one of the two coaches from Arsenal FC (the other being James Colinese), thanked the LMC and the NFF for facilitating the programme. “What we are here to do is to impart knowledge in a way. We are aware that Nigeria is a proud football nation with a rich history, so we are not here to force you to adopt the Arsenal FC way of playing, but to show an alternative.

The philosophy of Arsenal FC is that whenever in possession of the ball, we must entertain the fans.

We do everything to attract fans to the stadium. There is a marriage of football and business.”

In declaring open the programme, NFF 2nd Vice President/ LMC Chairman, Mr. Shehu Dikko further underscored the essence of the clinic: “Knowledge is con-

tinuous. Last time we were here, it was for the U15 Coaches. Now, we are doing this for the elite Coaches because we place premium on capacity building. Part of the core of our contract with STAR is for development of the Nigerian game.

At some point, administrators would also be involved. We charge the Head Coaches here to transfer whatever knowledge gained to their assistants, in order that far more people will benefit from the clinic.”

Among the participants at the opening ceremony were Isah Ladan Bosso (president of Nigeria Football Coaches Association and Head Coach, El-Kanemi Warriors), Solomon Ogbeide (Lobi Stars), Gbenga Ogunbote (Enyimba FC), Abubakar Bala (Niger Tornadoes), Fatai Osho (Remo Stars), Ibrahim Musa (Kano Pillars), Abdu Maikaba (Akwa United), Kennedy Boboye (Plateau United), Bala Nikyu (Wikki Tourists), Duke Udi (Sunshine Stars), Yaw Preko (FC IfeanyiUbah), Henry Makinwa (ABS FC), Abdullahi Biffo (Abia Warriors), Fidelis Ilechukwu (MFM FC), Manu Garba (Gombe United), Fatai Amoo (Shooting Stars), Kabiru Dogo (Nasarawa United), Baldwin Bazuaye (Katsina United), Sam John Obuh (Kwara United) and Monday Odigie.

Emenike nets 1st goal for Olympiakos

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mmanuel Emenike scored his first goal in a competitive game for Olympiacos Piraeus on Tuesday night as the Greek side beat FK Partizan Belgrade 3-1 in the Uefa Champions League.

Emenike netted in the first minute of second half added time to hand his side a commanding lead in the first leg of the third qualifying round tie.

The Nigerian attacker received a defence-splitting pass from teammate, Diogo Figueiras and kept his composure to round the Olympiacos goalkeeper, Filip Kljajic before planting emphatically into an unguarded net.

Emenike had been on the pitch for barely 120 seconds before he made the decisive goal scoring contribution as he had replaced El Faroud Ben Mohammed in the 89th minute at the Stadion Partizana.

The second leg of the tie between both clubs will be decided at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki on August 2.

Emenike joined Olympiacos from Turkish club, Fenerbahçe for €2.5 million on July 4.

The 30-year-old has previously played for clubs like West Ham United, Spartak Moscow and Karabükspor.

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Toure urges Mendy to adapt quickly M anchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has warned his new team-mate Benjamin Mendy that the Premier League poses a stiff test compared to life in Ligue 1, and urged the French fullback to adapt to English football quickly.

Mendy arrived from Monaco in a reported £52 million deal and Toure, who has been at City since 2010, said the 23-year-old will bring an injection of pace and power to Pep Guardiola’s squad.

The France international made 24 league appearances for Monaco as they won the title in 2016-17, finishing eight points clear of nearest challengers Paris Saint-Germain.

Mendy is no stranger to the pressure of a price tag, having moved

from Marseille to Monaco for £11.5m in June 2016, and Toure backed him to succeed at City.

“I know Mendy, because he’s French and he’s been playing for my former club Monaco. I think he’s a fantastic player,” Toure told Sky Sports News.

“You will see in the Premier League how powerful he is, how much energy he has. This guy is very exciting to see.

“I hope he’s going to be fine in the Premier League, because it is such a tough league, and we all know you need to adapt for a month or so, or some players go on straight away.

“We will see. I hope he can adapt as much as possible because we don’t have time.”

Beckham Dangerous fees threatening football - Mourinho happy for Zidane’s J success

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avid Beckham is delighted to see Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane leading the European champions to success.

In his first full season in charge in 2016-17, Zidane led Madrid to four trophies – including the Champions League and LaLiga.

It marked Madrid’s first league title since 2012, while the European triumph was their record 12th.

Beckham, who was at the club from 2003-07, visited Madrid in Los Angeles on Tuesday and said he was thrilled for his former team-mate Zidane.

“Last season was a special one,” the Englishman told Madrid’s website.

“The final months of the season were incredible. To see the team play as they did made me proud.

“I’m very happy to see Zidane doing such a good job, everyone likes Zidane.”

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ose Mourinho has warned the level of spending on players is reaching a “dangerous” level, but defended Manchester United’s own bigmoney transfers.

The Red Devils reportedly forked out more than £120million to sign Romelu Lukaku and Victor Lindelof this window, while United smashed the transfer record to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last August.

Mourinho says it is normal the world’s top talent should demand such excessive fees, highlighting Paris Saint-Germain’s pursuit of Barcelona star Neymar for £196m as an example.

But the Portuguese believes it is a problem that clubs are willing to sign off on huge transfers that do not reflect the true value of players.

“I always thought the problem is not what you pay for these kind of [top] players, I don’t think the problem is what you pay for Pogba, I don’t think the problem is going to pay crazy for Neymar,” Mourinho told reporters in Washington DC where United are preparing for to face Barcelona in their pre-season tour of the United States.

“I think the problem is with the other group which is a big group because players like Pogba, there is one or two [big] transfers [like that] per transfer window. The other ones are where you have 100 transfers and for me that is the dangerous area of the market.

“Some clubs are paying or they don’t buy because they don’t accept the numbers that are now ruling the market, or to do it they have to go the same levels and for me that’s what worries me a little bit because now we speak about £30 million, £40 million, £50 million in such an easy way.

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Hull City signs defender Ondrej

Hull City have completed the signing of Czech Republic international defender Ondrej Mazuch for an undisclosed fee from Sparta Prague.

The 28-year-old centre-back has been on trial with Hull during their pre-season training camp in Portugal and played in both their 1-0 friendly win over Benfica on Saturday and Tuesday night’s goalless draw with FC Nantes.

Two impressive performances in those games have seen the centre-back rewarded with a permanent two-year deal.

City still in the race for Mbappe

Pep Guardiola has not ruled out the possibility of Manchester City going toe-totoe with Real Madrid in the ongoing battle for Monaco wonderkid Kylian Mbappe.

The former Barcelona boss says that “anything can happen” and has hinted a huge price would not put off his side from entering the bidding Guardiola, who is also believed to be chasing Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, kept his cards close to his chest in regards to City’s interest but did not categorically rule out an approach.

Spanish FA names Villar’s replacement

The Spanish football federation has named a new president while Angel Maria Villar remains in prison on charges of corruption, and after he was suspended for a year by the country’s top sports authority.

The federation’s board named treasurer Juan Luis Larrea as interim president on Wednesday.

Villar was arrested last week along with his son Gorka Villar, federation vice president Juan Padron, and the secretary of the regional federation of Tenerife, Ramon Hernandez.

Djokovic out for the season, to miss US Open

Novak Djokovic will miss the rest of this season because of an injured right elbow.

That means Djokovic will pull out of the U.S. Open and end his streak of participating in 51 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments. The two-time U.S. Open champion announced the news Wednesday, saying ”this is the decision that had to be made at this moment.”

Until now, Djokovic has never missed a major tournament since he entered his first, the 2005 Australian Open. That is the third-longest active run among men and seventh-longest in history.

In that time, the 30-year-old Serb has won 12 Grand Slam titles, including at Flushing Meadows in 2011 and 2015.

Inter should forget about Vidal - Ancelotti

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arlo Ancelotti has told Inter to end their pursuit of Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal ahead of their friendly meeting in the International Champions Cup. The Chile international, who joined Bayern from Juventus for €37million in 2015, has been linked with a move away amid reports Schalke’s Leon Goretzka could be heading to the Allianz Arena.

At a pre-match press conference in Singapore, Ancelotti –

who had already ruled out an exit for Vidal – said he has made it clear to Inter coach Luciano Spalletti and director of football Walter Sabatini that the midfielder is not for sale.

“It will be an important game and we’ll play in an organised manner,” said Ancelotti.

“Inter have a new coach, who has so much experience. After that, we’ll see if new players join them.

“Vidal, on the other hand, will stay with us. I’ve told my friends,

Sabatini and Spalletti, to forget about him.”

Speaking about his own future, Ancelotti admitted he would like to make a return to his home country one day.

“I’m very happy here, my focus is on Bayern Munich,” he said.

“Of course, I’m Italian and therefore it’s normal if I think about going back in the future.

“It can be an option, but not in the near future.”

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Dufil Prima Nigeria, makers of Indomie Noodles, will soon buy off Dangote Noddles, after raising about USD131 million via a debt issuance programme at the capital market.

Dufil, has, over the years, been the leading player in the competitive noodles’ market.

According to a news report by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), the debt issuance will be done in the local debt market to broaden its funding base and expand the company.

Part of the expansion plans according to the company, is to buy Dangote Noodles in the last quarter of the year and gradually phase out the brands in the next three years.

Thank Mabo, an official of Dangote Group, while clarifying the acquisition of Dangote Noodles by Dufil Prima said the divestment is part of the strategic moves of Dangote Flour Mills to focus on its core pasta production activities, an area where the company has an upper hand.

It is on record that Indomie is the largest maker of noodles in Nigeria with over 60 per cent market share across the country. The acquisition of Dangote Noodles is expected to push its share of market to nearly 80 per cent.

On the debt issuance, The Chief Operating Officer of Dufil Prima, Madhukar Khetan said that the debt issue has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, but that the timing of the sale was subject to market conditions.

Dufil said it has appointed Stanbic IBTC Capital, the local unit of South Africa’s Standard Bank to arrange the debt.

A bill for an Act to facilitate the development of Nigeria’s capital market, known as Demutualization Bill), has scaled the second reading on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday.

The capital market, a critical segment of the Nigerian financial sector, includes, The Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, Stock broking firms, Registrars and Issuing Houses.

The Bill, according to the lawmakers is seeking to enable the conversion and re-registration of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, from a company limited by guarantee to a public company

limited by shares and for other related matters.

Acting Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Foster Ogola (PDP Bayelsa West), who presented the Bill for consideration, said the proposed demutualization of The Exchange was an integral element of the 10-year Capital Markets’ Master Plan; and it underpins the rapid growth that is envisioned over the next decade.

He said the Bill, if signed into law, would result into an increased value of the exchange, enabling it to compete favourably in the global market, open the doors

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for significant investment into Nigeria and ultimately enhance the nation’s capital market.

He said, “The demutualization of the Exchange will bring the Nigerian capital market at par with other international jurisdictions, result in enhanced governance, transparency and visibility, whilst attracting strategic partners, investors and good quality issuers”.

Ogala added, “the approval of the demutualisation bill will generate substantial motivation for the development of an agile Exchange thereby consolidating its innovativeness and strengthening its leadership both at local and international levels whilst also adding value to its stakeholders.

“As a demutualized entity that is profit-seeking, the NSE will be in a better stead to capitalize on new income opportunities, free from any limitations arising from conflicting member interests and existing laws and more importantly be able to better support the economic growth of Nigeria”, Foster added.

Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, (PDP Abia North), while seconding the motion on the Bill called for expeditious passage, stressing that the demutualization when implemented, would give the Exchange the ability to take a number of strengthening actions, that would promote transparency and increase efficiency in its operations.

Customs revenue hits N239.4bn in Q2, 2017

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Udoma, budget minister consults NASS on 2017 – Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has met with the leadership and heads of relevant committees of the National Assembly as part of his continued consultations on the draft 2018 – 2020 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).

The meeting, which was in line with the determination of the executive to carry the National Assembly along on critical matters of governance, held on Tuesday,

Abuja, at the Senate. The meeting discussed the scenarios of the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework for the next three years.

Senator Udoma was at the session with the Minister of State, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed and Director General of the Budget Office, Mr Ben Akabueze while the National Assembly team was led by the Senate leader, Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan.

Other members of the National Assembly at the session were the House of Representatives Majority leader, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Chairmen of both the Senate and

House Committees on Finance; and Deputy Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation.

Consultations on the draft MTEF began on Thursday last week when the Minister briefed State Governors at the National Economic Council meeting on the key assumptions and macroeconomic framework.

Udoma said that the basis for the projections for oil production levels, oil price benchmark, exchange rate, inflation rate, GDP growth rate, nominal GDP and nominal consumption rate, among others.

The Nigerian Customs Service generated a total sum of N239.4 billion in the first three months of this year, figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of Finance have revealed.

The amount is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja, showing the activities of the ministry of finance in the last two years.

The NCS, according to the document, stated that its revenue performance for the first quarter of this year exceeded its target of N193.2 billion.

This, the service added, was achieved through a reform programme aimed at restructuring the agency, re-orientation of its officers, removing defects and adopting simplified procedures in its activities.

“The NCS collected N904.07bn in 2015 against a target of N944.4bn; the total collection in 2016 was N898.67bn against the target amount of N973.3bn.

“Between January and March 2017, the NCS was able to generate N239.4b, thereby exceeding the target of N193.22bn set for the period,” it said.

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Kwara seeks increased support from BOI

Joy Ekeke

The Kwara State government has solicited for an increased technical and financial partnership with the Bank of Industry (BOI) to sustain entrepreneurship development in the State.

The Governor, Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, explained that while a scheme designed to drive entrepreneurship development in the State had already been established, partnering with BOI would help up-scale the initiative to achieve economic growth for the people of Kwara.

Ahmed during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director, BoI, Olukayode Pitan, stated that the State has also established an Export Pro-

Civil servant wins Kia Rio in MMA2 promo Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo A civil servant, Mr. Polycarp Anyanwu, has won the star prize in the just—concluded MMA2 at 10 Fly and Win promo.

The prize, a Kia Rio saloon car, is a product of a partnership between Dana Motors/Dana Air and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), a member of The Resort Group and operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), which turned 10 recently.

Anyanwu, 51, who hails from Imo State, works with the National Pensions Commission (PenCom) headquarters, Abuja.

He emerged the winner out of the 19,250 passengers who participated in the promo, organised

by BASL as part of activities, marking 10 years of operation of MMA2.

His winning ticket number 0037630 was picked at the final draw of the promo by a Director and Group Consultant of The Resort Group, Prof. Olugbemiga Ogunmoyela.

While presenting the car to Anyanwu in Lagos yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer of BASL, Captain Jari Williams, said it was one of the ways in which the company appreciates passengers who fly through MMA2 terminal to various destinations in the country.

He congratulated Anyanwu and appealed to him and others to keep patronising the airlines operating from terminal.

The second and third prizes, a business class and an economy class return tickets to London, donated by Med-View Airlines, were won by Ms. Benedicta Ogbian and Mr. Don Ugbaga respectively.

L-R: Head of Consumer Banking, Mrs. Aisha Ahmed, presenting the key of a brand New car Star prize to Mrs. Oluwatoyin Adegbite, while Head, Mass Market Segment, M. Osita Ede looks on.

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cessing Zone (EPZ) for processing most of its agricultural commodities, saying that the bank’s technical and financial support are key to driving the EPZ. “No doubt, we are aware of the various supports you have given to entrepreneurship development in Kwara which had also triggered a lot of multiplier effects in other sectors in the State. We already have a scheme to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), but we will be delighted to see a kind of partnership where the Kwara State government and BoI would merge our own initiative with theirs to achieve a mutual benefit for all,” he said.

NUPENG urges NNPC to use other deports to ease Apapa gridlock Joy Ekeke The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been advised to make use of other depots in the southwest zone to decongest the gridlock in Apapa, caused by parked tankers waiting to lift petroleum products.

Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) union, gave the advice in Lagos, noting that the recur-

ring gridlock in Apapa was because 90 per cent of petroleum products were stored in various private tank farms in the area.

“This is why all the adjourning routes to Apapa always experience traffic jams. The tanker drivers are always on queue waiting for their time to load the petroleum products stored in various farm tanks in Apapa.

“They occupy a lane out of the two-lane route until it is their turn to load. At present, Tin-Can Island-link road is not passable to the depots; the Ijo-

ra-Wharf Road is in deplorable conditions due to several potholes there.

“The tanker drivers have been on queue for days, obstructing free flow of traffic,” he said.

Korodo noted that it was dangerous to have trailers stationary on those bridges for days, as their weights could weaken the bridges.

“The tanker drivers should not be held responsible for parking their trucks on the route leading to the depots.

“This is because there are no alternative routes to the depots for now,” the chairman said.

He said that if government fails to provide alternative routes to the depots; the gridlocks would become hectic on the existing route when repair work begins on the Apapa-Tin Can Road.

The union, therefore, appealed to the NNPC to open the depots in other parts of the South-West zone for loading to reduce the tankers coming to Apapa.

Global infrastructure deficit to gulp $94trn by 2024 – Report Customs revenue...

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

About 94 trillion dollars is to be spent all over the globe to close global infrastructure deficit by 2040, the G20-backed Global Infrastructure Hub (GIH) said on Tuesday.

The GIH was set up by the G20 cointries in 2014, to help increase opportunities for public and private investment in infrastructure around the world with funding from the governments of Britain, Australia, China, Korea and Singapore.

The GIH Chief Executive, Chris Heathcote maintained that to close the gap, there is need to increase global annual infrastructure spending to 3.5 percent from 3 percent of global gross domestic product.

The story, published by Reuters /News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stated that details of how much each country needs

to spend on infrastructure by 2040, as well as the sector with extreme need for infrastructure development, will be calculated based on each country’s current spending trends.

“We believe this information will be key to governments, and indeed those organisations that fund, plan and build infrastructure projects into the future and providing sustainable cities with social and economic benefits for all,” he said.

GIH explained that to close world infrastructure gap, 3.7 trillion dollars needs to be invested in infrastructure annually which is equivalent to the annual economic output of Germany, the world’s fourth largest economy.

The GIH stated that the move is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which aims at universal access to drinking water and electricity

by 2030, adding that there is urgent need to increase investment in infrastructure to 3.7 per cent of global GDP between now and 2030.

The GIH Chief added that massive investment in infrastructure is needed to support global economic growth and fill gaps in infrastructure in both developed and developing countries.

According to the report, United States will have the largest gap in infrastructure spending, at 3.8 trillion dollars, while China will have the greatest demand, at 28 trillion dollars, representing 30 percent of global infrastructure investment needs.

The report, which includes a deep study of 50 countries and seven industry sectors, which was written by Australia-based GIH and Oxford Economics, “(It) is a comprehensive and detailed analysis of infrastructure investment need.

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ishable goods to the Internally Displaced Persons affected by the insurgency in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Benin camps.

It said the reforms embarked upon by the government has started yielding results, as there is a strict compliance with rules governing the operations of the NCS, adding that a standard operational procedure has been developed to ensure transparency and accountability.

The service also said it has strengthened international engagements with the World Customs Organisation and the World Trade Organisation for trade facilitation and optimum revenue collection.

It added that a compliance team has been set up to ensure conformity with trade regulations; adding that this would help to block all illegal routes for smuggling.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Naira, on Wednesday, strengthened further to close at 364 per US Dollar, against a rebounded rate of 365 on Tuesday at the parallel market. However, dropped to 424 to a Euro compared to 420 that been trading in the last two weeks.

The local currency gains in the foreign exchange market (forex) yesterday, following the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to hold key interest rate at 14 percent for 12 months running.

Also, boosting liquidity in various segments of the forex market by the apex bank with the total sum of $195 million ahead of the decisions of the MPC, has lifted the Naira at the

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official segment to 305.70 per dollar on Wednesday, against the 305.75 traded the previous day, appreciated by 0.02 per cent.

However, the naira, at the parallel market against the other major foreign currency, Pound sterling retained at a depreciated rate of 474 to against 470 traded over the weekend at the parallel market.

At the Investors and

Exporters FX window, the Naira opened at a more depreciated rate of 367.75 to the dollar compared to 367.21 opened on Tuesday, representing a decline of 0.15 per cent, but closed at a better rate of 368.60, while compared to 369.50 sold the previous day, representing an appreciative rate of 0.24 per cent.

The Investors and Exporters FX window, how-

ever, recorded a daily turnover of $182 million.

The CBN, at the end of its MPC meeting on Tuesday, retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 14 per cent, Cash Reserve Ratios (CRR) for commercial banks at 22.5 per cent, the Liquidity Ratio (LR) at 30 per cent, Asymmetry corridor at +200 and -500 basis point.

The committee latest decision indicated that

the benchmark lending rate that was retained at 14 per cent and all other parameters at their current levels for 12 months running.

Governor, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who announced the conclusion of the committee noted that their decision is based on the need to halt the inflation rate while also controlling growth.

According to him, the MPC sees the slow implementation of the 2017

budget as a challenge, calling on the fiscal authorities to speed up the process in line with the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).

He said, “The inflation rate is at 16.10 per cent as at June, which was 0.15 per cent points lower than the rate recorded in May. This represented the fifth straight decline in the rate of inflation since January 2017. These are indications that the economy is showing strong signs of recovery.”

Union Bank: New MobileApp targets customers As part of effort to enables its customers’ spend less time in their banking activities and do more with the time, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc (UBN) on Wednesday,inaugurated a new UnionMobileApp to take banking to their doorstep.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Group Managing Director of the bank, Emeka Emuwa, at the launch in Lagos, noted that the UnionMobileApp is the fastest growing in the industry since 2016.

He explained further that the product will make the customers banking life simpler. “For instance, if you are a business person and you need an agent to pickup or deposit cash at the Bank you will be able to do that as well. So, it has a lot of options to make banking simpler for customers,” Emuwa said.

According to him, the reason Union Bank will be in existence for the next 100 years is the continued listening and research in the needs of its customers and developing solutions and options at tackling such.

On his part, Head, Retail Banking of Union Bank, Carlos Wanderley, said the Bank cannot exists without customers and according to him, the segment team goes round to talk with customers to understand their issues, challenges and needs.

“The retail banking in more than any other thing is an enabler,’ he said.

Also speaking at the

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event, Folorunsho Orimoloye, the Head Alternate Channels said Union Bank is bringing banking into customers homes and offices.

He further explained that the Bank has been a key player in the retail space and that it carries out constant interaction with customers to adequately cater for their needs. “This is a journey which has started two years ago,” Orimoloye.

“This product has been geared towards providing solution for everyday need.

“You can communicate with customers services team from the bank for a quick resolution of your complaint and we have over 700 Agents nationwide and would double it as the year progresses”, he added.

Some of the other products on the UnionMobileApp include the UnionKorrect, UnionFuture and UnionSave accounts. The UnionKorrect account is a sub-account linked to a customer’s current or savings account. The customer is required to save a minimum of N5000 every month for four years.

The bank also sad its upgraded online banking platform, UnionOnline, with aesthetic improvements, new features and targeted offers for its customer segments. With *826#, Union Bank joins a growing financial industry trend which hopes to extend banking services to less tech savvy customers.

L-R: Glo Subscribers, Gloria Atiwo; Esther Johnson; Comedian Acapella; Glo subscribers, Felicia Akinlawon and Juliet Awah, at the Kubwa, Abuja edition of the mega comedy show, Glo Laffta Fest... on Sunday.

Fixed income, forex markets hike by N3trn in one month Transaction turnover in the Nigeria’s fixed income and currency markets have increased by a total sum of N3.13 trn in June while compared to the value recorded in May, latest FMDQ OTC monthly report has revealed.

Both markets in the month under review, recorded a new figure of N12.62 trn, representing 34.56 per cent in June, year-on –year (yo-y).

The report specifically indicates that the Treasury Bills (T-bills) segment of the fixed income market continued its dominance the market in the month of June 2017, accounting for 43.22 percent, against 40.73 per cent recorded in May while FGN2 bonds recorded 6.22 percent compare to 5.23 per cent in May of total turnover in June.

Turnover in the fixed income market generally, in the month under review, settled at N6.24 trillion, representing a 43.03 percent

(N1.87trn) month-on-month increase. Transactions in the T-bills market accounted for 87.41% of the Fixed Income market, from 88.67 percent the previous month.

Outstanding T-bills at the end of the month stood at N8.51 trillion, a decrease of 3.98 percent month-onmonth (N8.87trn in May), whilst FGN bonds’ outstanding value increased by 1.44 percent (N0.09trn) month-on-month to close at N7.03 trillion in the period under review.

The trading intensity in the fixed income market for the month under review settled at 0.62 and 0.11 for T-bills and FGN bonds respectively, from 0.43 and 0.07 recorded for the previous month. Maturities up to one month became the most actively traded, accounting for the turnover of N1.65 trn in June.

On the other hand, activities in the secured money market (Repos/ Buy-Backs) settled at 3.51 trn in June, 34.28 percent (N0.89trn) more

than the value recorded in May. On a year-on-year basis, turnover on repos/buy-backs recorded a 26.34 percent (N0.76trn) increase.

Unsecured placements/takings closed the month at a turnover of N0.13 trn, a decline of 8.91 percent (N0.01trn) month-on-month and 66.74 percent (N0.26trn) year-onyear.

The dominance of the T-bills segment of the market is attributed to high yields and the relative risk in the investments.

In the world of debt securities, Tbills represent the greatest liquidity and the lowest risk to invested principal. They act as the closest thing to a risk-free return in the market,” an investment banker and trader said on Thursday evening..

He added that all other investments must offer a risk premium in the form of higher returns to entice money away from treasuries.

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NSE ASI hits three-year high at 36,000 basis points

Afolabi Adesola

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI), which averages the performance of all listed companies on the NSE, hits a three- year high of 36,740.77 on Wednesday.

Nigeria’s equities market continued to advance as investors remain bullish on value stocks amidst earnings releases.

Wednesday’s performance on the stock exchange ended with the ASI posting a growth of 3.40 per cent to cross the 36,000 benchmark the first since 2014.

The ASI, which closed the day at 36,740.77 points, specifically increased by 1,207.77 points. The ASI had recorded a growth of 880.48 points on Tuesday, to cross the 35,000 benchmark when it closed at 35,533 points.

The day’s performance extended rally to the 15th consecutive session, while the Month-to-Date and Year-to -Date returns stretched to 10.69 per cent and 35.62 percent, respectively.

The market capitalization also gained N417 billion and closed the day at N12.663 trillion (the highest since October 2014) in contrast to N303b gained in the previous session when it closed at N12.246 tr Conoil emerged the day’s top gainer with a growth of 10.21 per cent to close at N33.04 per share, Fidson rose 10,06 per cent to close at 3.39 per share and Oando grew by 7.01 per cent to close at N8.40 per share.

The day ended with AIICO Insurance topping the losers chart. The stock dropped 5.26 per cent to close at

54 kobo per share, while SCOA Nigeria and Union Bank ,followed with a loss of 4.77 per cent and 4.57 percent to close at N3.59 and N5.43 respectively.

Investors moved a total of 335.3 million units of shares valued at N4.6b in 5,385 deals compared to 288.6 million shares worth N2.5b traded in deals on Tuesday.

FBN Holdings topped trading activity with the sale of 42.8 million shares worth N257.9m. UBA followed with the sale of 33.9 million shares worth N345.8m, while Zenith Bank traded 33.3 million shares for N838.4m. Access Bank came fourth with 30.9 million shares traded at N324.4m; and Fidelity Bank sold 28.9 million valued at N39.3m.

UACN PDC H1 gross profit declines by 69% to N248m …as loss position shrinks Bonny Amadi, The UACN Property Development Company Plc, which ended the 2016 financial year on depressive earnings, sustained the losing tempo in the subsequent quarters of 2017 as the recently released results reflects losing streak.

The company’s 2017 second quarter (H1) result released Wednesday by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed that key performance indices declined remarkably.

The result showed that while revenue dropped in the second quarter ended 30th June, 2017, it however increased in the half year (first six months).

Revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, closed lower at N1, 011,87 0 , from revenue of N at N1,063,07 9 recorded in second quarter 2016, while for the half year (six months ended June 30, revenue closed higher at N2,985,928 , from N1,7 46,569 posted in 2016 half year period, reflecting N239,359 million boost in revenue H1 2017.

Gross profit for the second quarter period closed at N66, 877, reflecting huge decline of N365, 177m from N432, 054 posted in the second quarter 2016. For the half year (first six-months), UPDC posted N248, 518 million gross profit, against N549, 184 million gross posted in H1 2016.

The company’s loss before taxation for half year 2017 closed higher at N868,710 from N247 ,535 recorded in second quarter 2016, while for the half year it also rose to N2,020,076, from N122,244 posted in 2016 half year.

Summary of activities on NSE ASI

L – R shows Mr. Mohammed Jumba, Acting Director General/CEO, Institute of Director (IoD); Mrs. Virginia Alozie, Treasurer, IoD; Mr. Bates Sule, Chairman, Membership Committee, IoD; Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Mr. Samuel Yemi Akeju, President/Chairman of Council, IoD; Mr. Chike Nwanze, Past President, IoD; Mr. Femi Ekundayo, Past President, IoD; Mrs. Irene Ubah, Member, IoD and Dr. (Mrs.) Ije Jidenma, Member, IoD at the Closing Gong Ceremony at the Exchange...on Wednesday.

SEC vows to implement FG’s assets’ declaration policy Bonny Amadi The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria, has said that henceforth, it would beam its searchlight on capital market operators who default in tax payment.

SEC, in a statement signed by signed by Naif Abdussalam, on behalf of the commission, said that the Federal Government recently empowered it through a recent Executive Order on Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) signed by Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbanjo, to beam a searchlight on market operators who fail to declare their assets.

“The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wishes to inform all Capital Market Opera-

tors (CMOs) and Public Limited Company (PLCs) on a new executive order by the Federal Government of Nigeria to comply with the new rule of tax payers on Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) or face penalty” the commission said.

The apex capital market regulator, explained that the executive order on VAID, signed by Osinbajo on June 29, 2017, specified that, taxpayers who are under all applicable federal and state tax laws are advised to regularize their tax status by declaring their assets and incomes from sources within and outside Nigeria.

The commission said that it is hinging on the empowerment by the Federal Government and the provisions of the VAIDS, to enjoin market operators to declare their assets from source in order

to evade sanction. “The SEC is encouraging all taxpayers in the capital market (i.e. CMOs and PLCs) to comply with the new Executive Order No. 004 on VAIDS before the expiration of the 9 month grace period as specified by the FG”.

Furthermore, the SEC wishes to state that commencing from March 31,2018, all CMO’s and PLC’s shall be required to show evidence of compliance with VAIDS or a clean tax status, as part of their mandatory submissions to the Commission.

SEC warned that failure to comply with this public notice shall result in appropriate sanctions in accordance with the law.

However, the decree of limitations for a tax investigation for honest returns is limited to six (6) years;

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Finbank’s fraud: Improper for bank to purchase shares with its money - Witness Titilope Joseph

An officer in the legal department of the defunct Finbank, Mr. Elonna Ezulu, on Tuesday, informed an Ikeja High Court that it is improper for a bank to use its own money to purchase shares.

Ezulu made this revelation in his testimony before the court as a defence witness in the trial of a former Managing Director of the defunct Finbank Plc, Mr. Okey Nwosu, who is facing N10.9billion fraud charges.

While being cross-examined by EFCC counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, the witness stated that himself and his team was not aware that the directors used N18bn of the bank money to purchase its own shares.

“I was not informed that the N18bn of the bank money would be used to purchase its own shares.

“My unit was not involved in the purchase of the shares. “It’s illegal

for the bank to use its own money to buy its own shares,” Ezulu said.

Nwosu has been standing trial since 2003 alongside three former directors of the defunct Finbank – Dayo Famoroti, Danjuma Ocholi and Agnes Ebubedike, for an alleged banking fraud of N10.9bn.

They were arraigned on 26 counts and the EFCC had since closed its case.

The case recently recommenced after it had journeyed all the way to the Supreme Court at the instance of the defendants who challenged the jurisdiction of the lower court to try them.

Ezulu under cross-examination further revealed that in 2009, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation conducted special examination on 24 Nigeria deposit banks; and the examination revealed that Finbank and some other banks are in grave situations.

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Brands & Marketing B6 Stories by Godwin Anyebe Stories by Godwin Anyebe It is a known fact that during recession, the first segment of a company that suffers the first major casualty is the marketing segment.

This is so because,owners of brands do this by using attrition to cut off contracts, which will at the end result to different allocation.

For example, during the 2009 economic slowdown, Nike, one of the world’s biggest sports marketers, sent shock waves into the industry by cutting its marketing budget as part of a push to reduce expenses.

Nike, known globally through its endorsement deals with athletes like Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant and European soccer clubs, including Manchester United and Arsenal, disclosed as at then that it was in a cost-cutting mode by saying that it has elimi-

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Recession: Brand owners optimism of media budget nated as many as one thousand four hundred jobs in an attempt survive the economic crisis.

On the other hand, Unilever, in April this year said a third of its three-year $7 billion cost-cutting plan would come from marketing and overhead. In the first half, however, nearly a third of the cutbacks came just from marketing and half from marketing and overhead combined. Overhead cuts included, a 13% reduction in middle and senior managers, which meant fewer people to greenlight new ads.

However, there is seems to be a sense of hope for marketers when Unilever disclosed recently that despite all those agency and production cuts, marketing spending

– at least on media – will rebound in the second half, which will get around 60% of Unilever’s newproduct launches for the year.

Global CEO, Unilever, Paul Polman, in a statement made available recently to journalists in Lagos said, “multinational company, Unilever with global footprints across the world and in Nigeria has disclosed that it 3% organic sales growth was slightly below analyst projections for the second quarter, but the company handily beat expectations on earnings and margin.”

According to him, Unilever’s first-half operating margin fell 1.8 percentage points, better than analyst expectations, thanks to a 1.3-point reduction in marketing.

That comes after a 0.5-point margin improvement last year was fueled by 0.4 points from marketing.

Polman said on an investor call that marketing cuts aren’t to blame for sluggish volume growth, which he blamed primarily on hiking prices in emerging markets to compensate for currency devaluations.

Also speaking to Daily Times on this issue, the president of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) Mr. Tunde Adedoyin, said; “Recession is not only affecting advertising, it cuts across all industries across the economy. But, it is very important to note that in terms of recession there is still need to advertise. Unfortunately, most marketing di-

rectors or companies when they have issues like this, the area they first of all look at is media and advertising. That is why in the last two years, it has been very severe on advertising and media placement and buying. As we speak, we cannot say that we are totally out of it.”

According to him, “We thank God that there is a little bit of progress, we are still in recession, clients are not spending money, some are cutting budget, even the huge spending ones. In our own industry, they use to do media placement for twelve months, but these days, they have come up with all forms of tactics, one month, three months in order to save money.

GOtv Ambassador, Daddy Showkey, rewards outstanding Children GOtv Ambassador and veteran singer, Daddy Showkey, rewarded four students of Rybeka Model College, Ajegunle, Lagos, for their outstanding academic performances during the schools’ graduation ceremony recently.

Each of the four students of the school, which has primary and secondary school arms, was given a GOtv decoder for emerging the best graduating student in senior secondary school, junior secondary school, primary six and nursery two.

Daddy Showkey, who was born and raised in Ajegunle, said he embarked on the initiative in line with his tradition of giving back to the neighborhood that made him what he is today. He advised the students to shun social vices and focus their minds on education and relevant skills acquisition.

“I always advise people that there is nothing greater than making a child develop a skill. I could remember that in my time, I used to represent my school in debate competitions and those things have impacted me today,” he said.

The musician also called for the re-introduction of vocational training in schools as a means of reducing unemployment in the country.

“Vocational skills promote entrepreneurship.

I am strongly advocating that government should reintroduce vocational studies into the school curriculum. The reason most people today are waiting for government to provide jobs is because of lack of vocational training. Vocational schools will make our teeming youth population self-dependent,’’ he said.

Towards making learning more interactive, Daddy Showkey presented GOtv as a digital learning platform for students. He said GOtv can be used as an educative tool to show students real life experiences of what they read in their textbooks.

“GOtv has many educative content like Nat Geo Wild, which complements teaching on natural sciences; documentaries, which help develop students’ critical thinking about society and the world; and cartoons, which help pupils in kindergarten learn quickly”, he added.

“Television can motivate kids to read more and explore the world around them. The key is to provide them with a guided viewing experience and GOtv is known for its topquality content. It will benefit the students immensely,” he concluded.

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108 students enter for 2017 Cowbellpedia Mathematics competition Four months after 51,018 students sat for the Cowbellpedia Qualifying Examination nationwide, the stage is set for the Cowbellpedia Mathematics TV Quiz Show where 108 students will engage in battle for the ultimate prize.

This second stage, which is in a quiz format, will be further sub-divided into preliminary, semifinals and finals and will be in a series of 13 episodes.

Among the eighty three male and twenty five female students vying to become the 2017 Mathematics champions in both categories, great expectation is mixed with excitement.

Michael Paul of Excelgrace Academy, Akaajime,

Gboko, Benue State led the pack in the senior category with a perfect score.

In the junior category, four students recorded perfect scores. They are: Anita Alabi of Gloryland Secondary School, Igarra, Edo State; Fuad Alabi of Federal College of Science and Technology, Akoka, Lagos; Monyei Cynthia of Good Sheperd Secondary School, Meiran, Lagos; and Adeyanju Oluwafemi of Jesuit Memorial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Marketing Manager, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Abiodun Ayodeji recently in Lagos acknowledged the support given by the National Examinations Council (NECO), state Min-

istries of Education, school principals, teachers, the media and other partner agencies for the initiative over the years.

He explained that the Top three students in each state for both Junior and senior categories in the Qualifying Examination will be rewarded with cash prizes. The ultimate prize for this year’s edition is N1 million and an all-expense paid educational excursion outside the country, while the first and second runners-up will go home with N750,000 and N500,000 respectively.

The teachers of the 2017 champions will be awarded N400, 000, while those of the first and second run-

ners-up will be receiving N300, 000 and N200,000 respectively.

The winning schools will be rewarded with Mathematics textbooks, desktop computers and printers.

Mr. Ayodeji added that the programme will be broadcasted to millions of Nigerians on Africa Magic Family, Africa Independent Television (AIT) Network and six other regional television stations across the country.

Parents and stakeholders in the education sector have also lauded Promasidor Nigeria Limited for bankrolling the initiative which is aimed at discovering and nurturing future inventors.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, July 21, 2017

Azubike Nnadozie, with Agency reports Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Paul Lolo on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to regularly supply farm inputs to farmers so as to boost agricultural production in the country.

Lolo made the call in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna on the sidelines of the first International Investment Development Summit on Ginger.

He said that the paucity of farm inputs would affect the Federal Government’s plans to diversify the economy via agriculture.

Ambassador wants regular supply of inputs to boost agric

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He said that the availability of fertiliser, tractors and other farm inputs would fast-track agricultural production which, in turn, would boost the nation’s food security and generate foreign exchange through the export of commodities.

Lolo, who, at different points in time, was Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU), said that when he retired

from service, he opened a 200-hectare integrated farm in Kaduna.

He said that he wanted to contribute to the Federal Government’s food security programme through increased crop production, adding that his plans were, however, hindered by the lack of basic farm inputs.

Recall that at the start of the 2017 planting season in April, the Federal Government launched the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative to

provide farmers with fertilisers at the affordable rate of N5, 500 per bag, as against the initial price of N10, 000.

The development was the outcome of an agreement signed in December 2016 between the Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) and the OCP of Morroco for the importation of Phosphorus, one of the key ingredients for the production of fertiliser.

Kogi projects 20 million tons of cassava annually from 2020 Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

Kogi Agricultural Core Delivery Team (CDT) of the State Partnership for Agriculture (SPA) on Tuesday said it plans to attain annual production of 20 million metric tons of cassava by year 2020.

Secretary of the CDT and Assistant Director (Crops), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Mr Thomas Agene disclosed this at a meeting of the CDT organized by Synergos Nigeria in Lokoja.

Agene said that the projection would be achieved through the use of technology in mechanised farms as the state resolves to adopt the new technology of 100% mechanization of agriculture.

“We want to use small ma-

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chines to do away with the traditional hoe and cutlass (Hand tools), for cassava planters and harvesters. Our projection is to hit 20 million metric tons of cassava production by 2020.

“When the tractors are available, the land is available and the farmers are capable with a few persons trained on how to handle the machines, the 100 per cent mechanization will be achieved with a radical boost in production”, he said.

He also called for the establishment of dedicated cassava seed material farms across the state for the production of planting inputs so that farmers would not run out of seed (Cassava stem cuttings for planting) after dry season harvests.

“If we want to achieve stability in cassava production, consumption and processing with the magnitude of industries that are coming up, we need to have farms that are mainly for seed material production.

“For the farmers to have their seeds, it is best to uproot during wet season so that they can have their planting materials, but it is more profitable to uproot during the dry season when the prices are up”.

AFAN begins distribution of fertilisers to members in Kaduna The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kaduna State Chapter, has begun purchase and sale of 140 tonnes of fertiliser to its members to boost their farm yields.

“We have already sold out 80 tonnes to our members in the first phase; we will now commence the second phase,’’ the Chapter’s Chairman, Alhaji Nuhu Aminu, said in Zaria, Kaduna State on Wednesday.

He said that AFAN sold a 50kg of NPK fertiliser to its members at the Federal Government’s approved price of N5, 500.

“The association decided to engage itself in the purchase and sale of the commodity in order to bring succour to its members.

“AFAN is always striving to ensure that farmers actively and holistically contribute their quota to national food security,”

he said.

Aminu appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that farm inputs such as fertiliser would reach farmers before the beginning of the rainy season to encourage them.

He also urged the government to give farmers pesticide and farm implements at subsidised rates.

Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa.’’

10, 000 farmers to go into cotton production in C’River Edem Edem, Calabar Special Adviser to the Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations, Mr. Emmanuel Anoh has said that about 10, 000 farmers are to go into cotton cultivation in the state. The cotton harvested in the farm would be used to feed the garment factory.

Anoh disclosed this while brief-

ing newsmen in Calabar on Tuesday. He said apart from the 9,800 farmers who had already registered for takeoff of cotton production, 5000 are also being expected to register with the government via the Anchors borrows programme.

In that regard, state government has scheduled a meeting with intending 5000 farmers willing to go into cotton production in Ogoja Local Government of Cross River State for increased production of cotton.

“As we speak, we have 9,800 farmers who have registered for cotton cultivation. The registration is done in different cooperatives because the participation in the anchor borrower’s programme is made based on the cooperatives. So, we have so many cooperatives registered with us”.

“On Thursday at Ogoja, it is going to be a gathering of all the farmers, who are interested in cotton cultivation. We have people from the Central Bank of Nigeria and participating banks

as well as people from the Agric Insurance Corporation and many other stakeholders would be at the meeting. All these people would be there to ensure that we have a successful cotton value chain programme in Cross River State.”

The Special Adviser maintained that State Government we are looking at 300 hectares this year. This number will increase next year. Of course, the target is to generate 300 hectares for cultivation of cotton Cashew-Nuts for the year 2017

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stressing that the number of hectares will skyrocket next year so that the garment factory will not lack it basic raw material.

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Motoring B8

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, July 27, 2017

Online auto marketing: New money-spinning venture Online auto marketing platforms are springing up rapidly in Nigeria. In this report, Chukwuemeke IWELUNMO writes that it has potential for growth Nigerian love automobiles of just all brands. Virtually al available spaces, including road sides, corners are traditionally used to sell cars.

Apart from these, showrooms, open spaces are other places deployed by auto markers to sell their brands. Again, customers are never in short supply.

Daily, scores of corporate and individual clients patronised them for their brands’ choices.

Car marketing business has been a trade laced with several kinds of challenges. These challenges have to do with where and how to get affordable and genuine vehicle products from the right dealers.

In fact, car dealers normally have showrooms all over major cities so that intending buyers could easily spot them and make choices of their vehicles.

Although, vehicle marketing strategies have been evolving, but it witnessed an upsurge towards the middle of 1990s in Nigeria.

With the growth witnessed in the automotive industry during that era, indigenous and foreign investors started devising ways to fully exploit the potential that lies within the auto marketing sub-sector.

Before then, most auto dealers have not recognized the importance of the Internet in marketing, selling and promoting their products and services; they were therefore selling basically with “For Sale” inscription on every available vehicle in their care.

Now, the trend is fast changing.With the advent of Internet, most of the dealers started investing significant resources as a strategy to increase their reach to prospective vehicle owners. One way, they exploited was to have their own sales pages and websites which they use to market and promote their products and services.

Leading the pack is one of the leading online marketing platform in Nigeria known as Checki. Cheki Nigeria was established in 2011 and it’s one of the most popular online market place, perfectly tailored to carter for the in-

terest of Nigerians. They don’t actually sell cars directly to Nigerians, but act as an online market platform that brings buyers and sellers of automotive together to transact business.

This online platform provides a perfect platform for Nigerian leading importers, car dealers, and private sellers to show their auto products to potential customers. In addition to providing online platforms, they have good online apps that can be used access their website, thereby enhancing the experience of their customers.

There is also Carmudi Nigeria, which provides buyers valuable information that helps when it comes to making purchase decisions. They ensure that serious car buyers are connected to genuine auto sellers or dealers. They also ensure that all the information stated are valid and stated as prescribed by the manufacturer.

Apart from information, the website is known to be managed by a team of experienced expatriates.

In addition, Carmudi also has international presence in many countries and that speaks volumes about its organization and reputation.

Nigerian car dealers. com is equally designed to make purchasing vehicles and other motor assets seamless and easy. Like most car sales websites, Nigerian Car Dealers don’t

sell cars to people directly but only provide the platform for auto dealers and genuine buyers to transact.

Affordables Cars Nigeria, is another reputable car sales website you can find online. This reputable auto dealer was primarily designed to carter for the interest of Nigerians and it has been in existence since 1995, rendering first class services to its teeming clientele. This website is not like your usual car sales website that’s primarily concerned with buying and selling of motor vehicles. They also provide 24/7 autocare and support.

Cars45.com only buy but does not sell vehicles. It was gathered that whenever they buy, they access the vehicle and if possible refurbish or put the car into better use.

There is also Jiji.ng, which is fast-growing Nigerian free online classifieds with advanced security system. Jiji provide a simple hassle-free solution to sell and buy almost anything including vehicles.

In the online platform, Sellers are allowed to post free Ads with images; Update, move your ad to top position to get maximum efficiency from selling; Get calls and messages only from real people, because we require every user to register.

As a buyer, that person can equally buy anything through simple call or message to the Seller and

agree purchase with Sellers directly Apart from vehicles’ proper, online market places for vehicle accessories and spare parts are also springing up rapidly. Only few years ago, Izzy Parts unveiled an online portal for Nigerian auto spare parts market With headquarters in the U.S., Izzy Parts created an online auto parts marketplace that allows African consumers to access high quality products from several original parts manufacturers around the globe.

Speaking at the unveiling of Izzy Parts in Lagos, Collins Udeme, head of Media & Communications of Izzy Parts, said the concept of creating an online auto marketplace was borne out of the company’s desire to bridge the gap between manufacturers of genuine automobile spare parts and the end us-

ers in Nigeria.

Udeme who said that Izzy Parts entered Nigeria to improve the after-sales services in the country through sales of genuine auto spare parts sourced from reputable auto firms in the U.S., added that Izzy Parts has already built a catalogue of over 550,000 auto parts and accessory items from a variety of the industry’s top brands; offering high-quality products at favorably discounted rates with warranty.

“Currently, the Izzy Parts retail platform is developed, tested, operational and available for market introduction. Purchases can be made with any of the major paymentprocessors. Our delivery is top quality as we are in partnership with Fedex and Bongo International,” the media head hinted.

Most recently another online application, known a,s Mecofinder was designed to locate competent mechanics for vehicle owners within the Lagos metropolis.

Speaking at the recent unveiling, designer of the app, Adekeye Damilare said that the essence of the Mecofinder is to connect servicemen and technicians to motorists who may need their services anywhere in the country.

According to Damilare, Mecofinder, the latest technological medium uses GPS and recovers signals from the satellite which is used to coordinate in a latitude and longitudinal way, to connect vehicle owners to either mechanics, vulcanizes, spray painters,

panel beaters, electricians, battery charger amongst others.

“We advise users to go to Mecofinder, download and launch the app. A user can decide to select from the 14 categories that we have. When you pick any option, it automatically locates the location of that user. It fetches all available technicians within that vicinity. The location-based device also identifies the profile of each technician, category and the distance of the technicians one may need from the location where the vehicle owner may be.”

The Business Development Manager, Mecofinder, Olumide Omoyeni said the app was developed to ease the inconveniences motorists face on the roads, adding that the platform also enabled vehicle owners to have access to competent and confirmed servicemen within their immediate location.

“We are starting with Lagos; and we are going to other states. We are hoping Nigerians will stop those who are going to give the association a bad name,” Omoyeni said.

Speaking on the future of online marketing platforms in Nigeria, Automotive Marketing Consultant and Senior Lecturer Covenant University, Dr. Oscar Odiboh said that such innovation has already become a common ground in advanced countries.

The University lecturer wonders if Nigeria is ready for it, judging by the way our automotive business is structured?

The Edo Times

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Obaseki promises young entrepreneurs ET 3 start-up fund, other support

Traditional rulers must promote peace, love for community, says Shaibu ET 2 UBTH: Doctors canvass support for Obaseki as CMD ÏÏÏAs the seat of the Chief Medi-

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State (6th from left); Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Akerele (7th from left) with executives of the Niger Delta Power Holding Development Company (NDPHC) who paid the governor a business visit in his office ...on Tuesday.

Obaseki: We’re determined to reposition basic education in Edo Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

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of Edo State in his quest to reposition basic education has assured of his administration’s determination to bring glory back to education, adding that the era of malpractice during examinations was over.

Obaseki, who made this known in Benin City on Saturday, was accompanied by other government officials to inspect schools in the Benin metropolis, as part of measures to ascertain the level of sanity and orderliness during public examinations.

Obaseki made an unannounced stop at Ologbosere Primary School, Ugbekun area of Ikpoba Okha Local Government

Area and expressed displeasure over some unwholesome activities noticed in the school in which an official and a private school teacher who accompanied his pupils to sit for the primary six examination seemed culpable.

His words: “We are bothered about the corruption and malpractices in examination process. As you can see, a lot of parents had to be kept out particularly those from the private schools who may have paid for their children to do well. They wanted access into the schools to be able to influence the process of the exams and they were stopped. I am happy that our officials have done well in ensuring that the standards we require and want to set are met.’’

“For the private school teach-

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ers who were caught trying to influence the examination, they would face the law as we are going to investigate them and l am sure that the Ministry of Education has its own rules on how to deal with such matters.”

The governor, who was also at Ivbiyeneva, Ivbiotor, Ebenezer and George Idah primary schools all in Benin City, said the manner in which the pupils comported themselves was in compliance with the state government’s policy to improve education system.

He said: “We decided that we will have the examination for primary six pupils which is a standard exam properly monitored. As a policy, we have decided that this exam should be reorganized and made a lot better and professional.”

He assured of his administration’s readiness to improve the quality of basic education in the state, stressing that the process will be tedious and rigorous

but the children in the long run would be better for it.

He, however, warned parents against examination malpractices while assuring of government’s policy to improve the quality of basic education, which would see them through life.

In her remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. (Mrs.) Osayuware Idahosa, said the challenge of shortage of examination materials was mitigated, noting also that the turnout was very impressive.

She used the opportunity to commend the governor and his entourage for participating actively in the monitoring exercise.

The Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mallam Alli Suleiman, also expressed appreciation to the governor, who with his collaboration, had helped the board to strengthen basic education.

cal Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) continues to remain vacant, stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to eschew ethnic politics and appoint the best candidate for the office, from among those who emerged most successful at the recently conducted interview for applicants.

Some doctors and medical experts at UBTH, who spoke condition of anonymity, said the saddle of leadership of the tertiary hospital should not be a matter of ethnic politics but based on competence and professionalism.

According to them, the outcome of the recently conducted interview by the Federal Government reliably confirmed that Dr. Darlington Obaseki, who is the acting Chief Medical Director of the hospital, emerged overall best, with the others coming behind, adding that Obaseki should be appointed and not playing to ethnic sentiments.

Among the three shortlisted by the Federal Government are Dr. Darlington Obaseki, who is the first on the list and Prof. Sylvester Idogun, a professor of Chemical Pathology, as well as Prof. Alfred Ogbemudia, an Orthopaedic surgeon.

Both Dr. Darlington Obaseki and Prof. Alfred Ogbemudia are from Edo South Senatorial District, while Prof. Sylvester Idogun, hails from Edo North Senatorial District of Edo State.

It was gathered that no fewer than fifteen applicants in the race for the position of the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have successfully indicated interest and passed through the interview process conducted by the Federal Ministry of Health.

The latest is that the among the fifteen applicants, two applicants voluntarily withdrew and another two disqualified from the race on account age factor, leaving Dr. Obaseki as the best candidate for the number one office in the hospital.

Dr. Darlington Obaseki is the acting Chief Medical Director of the hospital following the successful completion of two terms in office and exit of the immediate past Chief Medical Director, Prof.

Michael Ibadin.

Others who vied for the position include Prof. Clement Osime; Prof. Gabriel Ofouvwe; Prof.

Victor Ekanem; Prof. Anthony Okonkwo; Prof. Godwin Bazuaye; Dr. Casmir Omuemu; Dr. Osahon Enabulele and Prof. Ernest Omoti, immediate past chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Edo State branch.

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APC leaders reconcile warring parties in Uhumnwonde LGA ÏÏÏThe

leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State last week Wednesday announced the resolution of the crisis in the party in Uhumwonde Local Government Area of the state, commending the leader of the party in the council, Mr. Charles Idahosa, for his cooperation.

The resolution was sequel to the recommendation made by the Senator Domingo-led committee, which investigated the alleged anti-party activity levelled against a former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Samson Osagie and 30 others during the September 28, 2016 governorship election in the state.

The Committee however called for peace in the interest of the party and urged Osagie to lead others to meet Idahosa who is the leader of the party in the council and make peace.

Consequently, the Secretary of the party in the state, Mr. Lawrence Okah, former Deputy Governor of the state, Mr. Lucky

Imasuen, last weekend reconciled both groups at the residence of Mr. Idahosa where they all promised to bury the hatchet for the interest of peace.

Okah, who disclosed this to The Edo Times, said: “We are happy it is over now and we want to thank our brother, Mr. Idahosa for receiving his children and has promised that all is well. We are happy for the humility shown by all the parties and I can tell you all is well now in our party in Uhumwonde”.

Idahosa, who also confirmed the reconciliation to The Edo Times said: “We are one now in our party in Uhumwonde and I am happy to inform the leader of the party in the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, that we are all ready to assist him to move the state and the party forward. Osagie is my brother, we are all brothers who have worked together for years and we will continue to work for the best of our party”.

Traditional rulers must promote peace, love for community, says Shaibu Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

ÏÏÏ Edo State Deputy Governor,

Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu, has urged the warring people of Weppa Wanno Kingdom, particularly those in Igiode and Iviebue in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state and their neighboring Uneme Uzano communities to love and tolerate themselves if meaningful development must take place.

The Deputy Governor gave the advice while addressing some traditional rulers and representatives of the three Edo North communities led by His Royal Highness, Dr. George Oshapi Egabor, the Okumagbe of Weppa Wanno Kingdom, at a peace meeting with the state Boundary Dispute Resolution Committee in Government House, Benin City.

The three neighbouring communities have been having land dispute which took them to court in the 70s.

Shaibu told the people that development only thrives in a peaceful and conducive environment, charging the traditional rulers to go beyond lip service in promoting peace and love in their domains.

“We will not allow the breakdown of law and order under the guise of land dispute. The present administration’s interest is how to create and ensure peaceful environment that promotes peaceful co-existence and progress,” he said.

Shaibu, who told the people that there is no alternative to peace, noted that our forefathers lived together for many years before now, adding that community efforts and achievements were based on brotherliness.

“Instead of fighting, engage and direct your energy into discussions that will bring development to the area,” he said.

He implored the people of Igiode and Iviebua to respect the agreement reached in March 2017 which allowed the people of Uzanu to continue farming on the disputed land for one year pending when government finalises boundary demarcation of the area.

The Deputy Governor however assured them that the state government has begun the process of demarcating the area, urging them to respect the March agreement between the communities for peace to reign.

Comrade Shaibu called on the communities to embrace peace and key into the agricultural agenda of the present administration as Weppa Wanno Kingdom is blessed with vast fertile farming land.

Obaseki seeks Oba Ewuare’s support for basic education, environmental protection

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win Obaseki, has sought the collaboration of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, in the areas of basic education and protection of the environment.

The governor sought the support of the royal father when he led members of his Executive Council on an introductory visit to the Oba and his chiefs.

After introducing the members of his cabinet and explaining adjustments in some ministries and agencies, Obaseki proceeded to acquaint the Oba of his administration’s accomplishments in the use of concrete technology for road construction, re-branding of the traffic management agency, agricultural initiatives, job creation and restoration of law and order in the city centre, particularly around the palace.

The governor, while appreciating Oba Ewuare II for his help in checking illegal activities of Community Development Association (CDA), sought his assistance in encouraging various communities to take charge of schools located in their communities.

“Schools renovated in the last eight years have been vandalised.

Please, Your Majesty, use your good office to reach out to communities and urge them to take ownership of schools in their localities as we will not build schools in any communities until agreements are reached that such property will be protected.”

He said the reason why Nigeria is challenged as a nation is the failure in the areas of basic education which is the foundation and the future of the nation.

He also decried the enormous cost of tackling erosion which is one of the effects of deforestation and urged the palace to help in preventing further exploitation of the environment particularly heritage sites such as the Ogba Zoological Garden and Nature Park from encroachment.

In his remarks, Oba Ewuare II commended the governor for his developmental strides in the state within the very short time he assumed leadership, promising to set up a standing committee of top palace chiefs to assist government achieve its objectives especially on environmental issues.

UNIBEN scores high in tree planting

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Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has flagged-off tree planting that would among others check natural disaster and add to the aesthetic value of the institution.

The development is in line with the university’s longstanding commitment to increase stu-

dents’ interest towards a green environment and meet academic goals.

At the brief ceremony to mark the exercise, Vice-Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, assured that the tree planting exercise will be appreciated in future.

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu with Okumagbe of Weppa Wamo, George Oshapi Egabor (right) and Oliola of Uneme Uzanu, His Royal Highness, Benjamin Akani, after a meeting at the Government House Benin City...recently

Obaseki inaugurates 12 Perm secs, says no room for corruption ÏÏÏEdo State Governor, Mr. God-

win Obaseki, on Tuesday, in Benin City, inaugurated twelve new Permanent Secretaries with a charge that any government official that engages in acts of corruption will be dismissed and tried in court.

Obaseki stressed that his administration has zero tolerance for corruption and disclosed that the new permanent secretaries (seven males and five females) were selected strictly on merit.

“You were all selected based on the result of the examination you wrote which was conducted by the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON). I personally went through the marked scripts and selected the best results. I interviewed all those selected and from the interview, I found you worthy of this appointment.

“You were appointed based on merit, none of you lobbied for this

position. Nobody influenced your appointments, so you owe it to your God, yourselves and the Edo people as well and be ready to serve the state. We expect you to be absolutely loyal, dedicated and abide by the oath you took,” the governor said.

He revealed that he had commenced investigation into a situation where a memo was sent to him to approve the sum of N280 million for an exercise that was eventually carried out for N30 million.

He lamented that “with that amount of haemorrhage, no system can survive” and assured that for his administration to experience economic growth and fulfil the promises made to Edo people, the civil service will be institutionalised.

“Without institutionalising the Civil Service, you can’t achieve growth. People will come and go but institutions will remain. It is impor-

tant we build institutions because without a strong institution like the civil service, our administration will not deliver quality services to the people of Edo State. We promise to do all within our powers to return professionalism to the state civil service for the administration to achieve her goals,” he added.

On training, the governor explained that his administration has embraced technology to raise the profile of the civil service to world class and has renovated the former Festival Hall, equipped with 80 computers and internet facility that will be used to train civil servants in Edo State.

“We are working on international partnerships that will bring people to train our civil servants and equip them with the necessary tools needed to face modern day challenges,” he added.

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EDSG begins training for Edo Language, History teachers in August –Obaseki

ÏÏÏEdo State Government is to be-

R-L: Pastor Abode Christopher Oikhena; Rev. Uhunmwanghon Samuel Obazee; Mrs. Obahiagbon Ruth Enoma; Ms Idugboe Helene Adesuwa; Mrs. Aziegbemhin Prescillia Emosioluame; and Dr. Asogun Izielen, newly sworn-in permanent secretaries taking oath at the Government House, Benin City, the Edo State capital...on Tuesday

Industrialisation: EDSG to seal power supply deal with NDPHC Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

ÏÏÏThe Edo State Government is

set to seal a partnership deal with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) on bulk power supply to boost industrial activities in the state.

Governor Godwin Obaseki disclosed this when he received the management team of the NDPHC who paid him a business visit on Tuesday in Benin City.

Obaseki said he was optimistic that about 2,000 Mega Watts of power could be generated from the power plants in the state in the next few years.

He explained that what was of immense concern to him was the utili-

sation of the power that would be generated from the power plants in the state, and added that his administration intends to make the Sapele road axis an industrial site and an electricity generating corridor.

His words: ‘’Now that we have found electricity, what are we going to do with it, is there no opportunity for us to think of working with you directly?

‘How we can bring in people who will buy bulk power and distribute it close to our people who will use it for production purpose?

Earlier, Managing Director/ CEO of NDPHC, Mr. Chinedu Ugbo, said Edo State was a major stakeholder in power generation.

He disclosed that Governor Obaseki is on the new board to

be inaugurated by the company soon, adding that the visit was to strengthen areas of collaboration.

He said that the company had planned seeking the state’s approval for the bulk power supply arrangement, and expressed delight at the governor’s support which has opened the way for more opportunities. ‘’Edo is host to one of the big plants which is located along the Benin by-pass,” Ugbo said, and commended the host community for their cooperation in ensuring a peaceful business environment.

He listed some of the challenges affecting the company in the state as irregular gas supply and electricity uptake which affect electricity distribution to consumers.

Obaseki promises young entrepreneurs start-up fund, other support ÏÏÏGovernor

Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has promised outstanding trainees in the digital marketing and skills development workshops organised by his administration start-up funds as well as other forms of support.

According to the governor, this will help them kick-start their businesses and in turn transfer their skills to other youths to boost employment creation in the state.

Obaseki, who was represented by the Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Cooperative and Employment, Barrister Emmanuel Usoh, at the Workshop for Youth Empowerment on Digital Marketing and Skills Development in Benin City on Tuesday, with the theme: “Diversifying the Nigerian Economy: Enabling Youth through Digital Skill Training,” urged the trainees to make the best of the opportunity.

He said: “The Bank of Industry (BOI), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other development part-

ners gave us grants to empower these participants which will help create jobs. Training is endless and I urge you all to take the workshop seriously as the training you receive here today will equip you and place you in a better position digitally to rule the world.”

He emphasised that his administration places huge premium on digital technology and assured that he would create the platform for the trainees to actualise their dreams.

He further called on the 2,100 participants who were selected from the over 150,000 job seekers in the Edo jobs portal to make use of the opportunity created by the workshop to better their lives and create jobs for others.

“It is a great opportunity to talk to you and encourage you to do what is necessary to create wealth for yourselves. In doing this, you must plan, prepare and participate fully in this training. Edo State is blessed and strategically located,

and at the centre of economic activities, with the capacity to become the economic hub of the nation” Obaseki said.

He stressed that Edo people are intelligent, creative, and smart and are good people who are businessoriented and can use their potentials to make the state great, adding “We have a government well positioned to ensure that every Edo man or woman has the potential to create wealth and contribute to the development of the state.”

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, said the training which was designed for about 250, 000 youths, was ongoing across the country.

Orelope, who was represented by her Press Secretary, Tunde Oyasanya, said one of the cardinal goals of the SDGs was to ensure that youths are empowered to reduce poverty and joblessness in the country.

gin the training for teachers of Edo Language and History for public schools in the state as from August this year.

Governor Godwin Obaseki disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin when he received the report of the selected Academics in Edo/Benin History from the University of Benin and other universities.

The governor said it was imperative that the state, as an ethnic group, has a common language that will be used as a means of communication.

He commended his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for initiating the teaching of the Edo Language in schools.

Obaseki said the teachers would be deployed to selected public schools in the state after the training.

He said a Linguistic laboratory would be built in the proposed Tayo Akpata University of Education in the state while teachers would be motivated to learn and teach the language.

“We will make the investment to train teachers to teach the language and we will motivate them to do so because they will teach the language alongside other subjects,” he said.

The governor, therefore, urged parents to encourage their children especially those in secondary schools to

take interest in learning the language.

Earlier, Prof. Victor Omozuwa, who led other members of the committee to present the report, said the committee was set up on June 5 this year to revive the teaching and learning of Edo language.

He said the committee’s recommendations included the training and recruitment of teachers to teach the language and to start teaching of the language in the Edo South Senatorial district.

According to him 573 Edo language teachers are required to teach the language in the 315 public secondary schools across the state while 55 teachers of the language are currently in government service.

“We also need 2, 150 Edo language teachers to teach the language in the 1,075 public primary schools across the three senatorial districts in the state but there are already 102 in government service,” he said.

He said the committee also recommended the motivation of students studying the language in higher institutions by providing them with employment after graduation.

He said the committee called for massive public enlightenment programme, organisation of essay and drama competitions in Edo language to be sponsored by the state government.

State of the nation: EDF inaugurates committee on security, economic summit

ÏÏÏSoon, the people of

Edo State will be presenting a position paper on the way forward on the present state of the country.

In line with this, the Edo Forum of Patriots (EFP), a socio-political group, inaugurated the Rear Admiral Stanley Ogoigbe (rtd)-led Central Planning Committee (CPC) for the Edo Security and Economic summit billed for November 2017.

At the inauguration, the committee was mandated by Justice Constance Momoh (OFR), chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the forum, to liaise with the state governor, Mr. Godwin Neghoghase Obaseki; His Royal Majesty, Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, business moguls of Edo extraction and all relevant public and private institutions for the successful hosting of the event.

Chairman of the forum, Aiya-

menkhue Edokpolo, counseled Rear Admiral Ogoigbe to bear in mind that the summit must provide a fertile avenue for Edo people to appraise the plethora of secessionist threats posed by Biafra, RONDEL, Oduduwa and lately Midwest Movement on where Edo people should stand in the likelihood of a fragmented Nigeria.

In his response, Rear Admiral Ogoigbe assured members and trustees of the forum of a painstaking consultation and networking for a consensually hosted summit that will turn in workable and sustainable solutions to present and imagined dangers facing Edo people.

General Idada Ikponmwen acknowledged the military pedigree of Rear Admiral Ogoigbe, and assured of a successful committee work.

Flood: Obaseki orders citizens to relocate from flood-prone areas

ÏÏÏGovernor Godwin Obaseki of

Edo State on Monday ordered people living around river banks and flood-prone areas of the state to relocate to higher grounds.

The Governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Youths and Special Duties, Mr. Mika Amanokha, said this when he visited the flooded communities of Udaba, Ofukpo and Osomhegbe, in the Etsako-Central Local Government Area of the state.

He said the appeal for such people to move became necessary following the increasing level of flood water in

the area, on a daily basis.

Obaseki, who bemoaned the flooded houses and farm lands in the area, urged residents to relocate, so as to avoid further damage and casualties.

The governor said the visit was for an on-the-spot assessment and to sensitise the indigenes on the importance of relocating to safe areas.

Obaseki also visited the newlyconstructed resettlement hostel built by the Federal Government at Ugbekpe-Ekperi, for flood relief and the rehabilitation of victims in the area.

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The Courts have vindicated Obaseki, APC –Osakue Mr. Aiyevbekpen Osakue was the Edo State Campaign Coordinator of Godwin Obaseki Campaign Organisation. In this interview, he told TITUS AKHIGBE that the courts have vindicated Obaseki and the ruling APC among others. Excerpts:

How will you describe the court victories of Governor Obaseki?

It is to thank God for the vindication of the APC and Godwin Obaseki. We commend the judiciary for remaining steadfast and delivering on their expected role as arbiters. As arbitrators, they have demonstrated that they can be neutral. Everybody on both sides of the divide will not deny that the tribunal and the Appeal Court have been very neutral and have done the needful considering all the material facts to the case. You cannot change the fact the way they are. The PDP cannot change the fact because it is clear that Mr. Obaseki won the election. Every other imputation of malpractices was deliberate to deceive the public and to try a subterfuge for some selfish purpose.

Whether they go to the Supreme Court or appeal before God, the fact will speak for itself and the APC will remain vindicated.

It has been eight months since Obaseki was sworn-in.

Will you say he has lived up to expectations?

The only way to assess the performance of Obaseki in the past eight months is to look back at our campaign promises to the people of Edo State. Obaseki promised to ensure that the developmental strides of Comrade Oshiomhole is sustained.

He promised that the heritage of progress will be maintained, that is ongoing. He promised that things will be done differently and today everyone that is a keen observer of this government will conclude that things are being done differently.

There is a new governance philosophy that has been clearly defined and had also defined the actions of government. The most important achievement is that every sector of the life of Edo people has gone through

reason for it.

thorough and seasoned analysis by experts in order to join new ideas to the novel ideas that the governor has brought to the state. This will in short while explode Edo State to new heights.

His actions so far suggest he is not continuing where Oshiomhole stopped. Does it?

Continuity does not mean that every way and method and every system that was introduced by the past administration will be continued in the same manner because the society of dynamic. On a daily basis, new ideas evolve, on a daily basis, new ways of getting results are found out by researchers.

On a daily basis, you found out that the problem that was there yesterday is not what you confront today. Every government that is worth its salt will fund new ways to solve problem. The storm water programme will not be abandoned by the state government. Governor Obaseki had a lot of input in the idea of the storm water project. It is fundamental to solving the problem of flooding in Benin City and other parts of Edo State. The storm water is planned in such a way you have the southern sector and the western sector. This government is putting template on ground, analysing where we are and looking at the best way.

The project will be tackled more vigorously. Governor Obaseki and Oshiomhole are inseparable. They are on the same page on virtually every matter in this state. Obaseki is very well appreciated by the youths of our party. The youths are more excited and happier. They looked forward to a better future.

Some party members are not happy with the Obaseki especially when he said Government House is not a bank.

How do you respond?

I don’t see why anybody

Osakue should be worried about the statement that Government House is not bank. What they should be worried about is whether Obaseki is prepared to deliver on his promises to the party and the people of the state. In delivering those promises, the party members stand to benefit substantially. The benefit that government delivers to the people is more important than any other pecuniary benefits. What he is saying is

that he has gotten a program to empower the youths, to empower members of the party, to empower to the people of the state and ensure the youth take effective control of the party. The worry is that the programmes have not been role out. Obaseki is very experienced and his approach to issues are technical and technological. For every single action he takes, there is an explanation. If any decision has been taken, there will be a

Governor Obaseki and Oshiomhole are inseparable. They are on the same page on virtually every matter in this state. Obaseki is very well appreciated by the youths of our party. The youths are more excited and happier.

They looked forward to a better future.

Edo Line was recently shut down at a time the governor said he will be creating jobs.

Don’t you see this as a contradiction?

It is naive for anyone to make such a statement about Edo Line because they don’t have the facts. The truth of the matter is that Edo State Government has sustained the workers of Edo Line for doing nothing.

They have been paid up to date without doing the job for which they were employed. It has come to a point when government based on facts and to act in order to get the best out of the system, it became imperative to shut down Edo Line. Edo Line stopped being profitable since 1999.It has suffered severe act of mismanagement. We found out what they left behind was about N1.5bn in debt. For a long time, they collected loan and not putting the loan to profitable use. Everyone that was properly employed by the organisation will not be dropped. The government is interested in building capacity of its citizen. Edo Line will some bounce back on a sustainable basis.

Are we to expect the conduct of local government election soon?

The government came into office at time of recession. It would not have been Obaseki’s priority to conduct local government election because it cost a lot of money. Having spent time in Oshiomhole’s administration, the governor is better informed. He has knocked local government into line and many of them are now paying salaries as at when due. He is showing them what to do in order to ensure local government administration becomes viable. Once he has helped the local governments stand on their feet, maybe we can now talk about local government elections. It is needless to deploy resources to conduct an election when the same people will get there and will not know what to do. Government will not encourage more indebtedness of the local government but will help them rise above challenges.

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What makes me unique –Korede Bello L2

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It’s been a beautiful journey since I joined Mavin Dynasty –Korede Bello He is charming and down to earth, different from different genres. And I want Korede Bello is his name but known people to know I can blend into different by music lovers as African Prince.

Korede shot into limelight after star has not relented from releasing hits and club banging songs. Korede doubles as a guitarist, songwriter,

My ongoing projects…..

sometimes called talks more about his work, album and others Career before and with Mavins…..

I like to look simple and good. .

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Glitz and glamour as Biola Alabi, executive producer, premieres Banana Island Ghost Lagos, Nigeria – 23 July, 2017/ -- In what can only be world premiere of the movie, Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G) was a thrilling delight. The highly anticipated movie was screened before an excited audience at Harbour Point Event Center in Victoria Island, Lagos. It was an elegant night of exquisite class meets Casino Royale.

paired with Patrick Diabuah the Ghost. The Ghost has 3 days to in Banana Island from the bank coming to reclaim it in 3 days.

The glittery guest list on the red carpet included cast members

more.

Banana Island Ghost is written and directed by BB Sasore

Adeyokunnu, along with Co-Executive producers Dr. Ayo Ms. Adenike Adekanbi of HTB Entertainment Studios, Mr. Niyi Toluwalope and Mr. Basheer Tosin Ashafa of Tri-Equity Capital were all Co-Executive Producers.

Following a remarkable response from guests at the premiere, Biola Alabi, Executive Producer of the movie said, “Chigul is an moment on screen, she captivates the audience, movie lovers

between Biola Alabi Media (BAM) and Nemsia Films.

BAM-Nemsia also collaborated with strategic partners Dishwashing liquid, Coldstone Creamery, HealthPlus Pharmacy The exceptional premiere event and the resounding satisfaction expressed by guests at the screening assures experience when the movie hits cinemas on August 4 2017.

Island Ghost (B.I.G) is certainly another great win for local

to all that is possible when people dare to push the limits, BAMNEMSIA has surely blazed a trail with this one, and as a movie

About Biola Alabi Media Biola Alabi Media is a dynamic consultancy and production company with expertise in strategic consulting for pay entertainment, digital television, interactive television and Bukas & Joints is the no.1 food show in Nigeria and currently airs across Africa and in the USA. About NEMSIA Films

Nemsia Films is a full service production house with an eye for striking visuals and captivating has been to produce world class content with a truly African core. Nemsia Films created critically acclaimed TV series, Before 30, in 2015.

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distribute a wide-range of mainstream, commercial pictures including international and indigenous titles, and maintain international strategic alliances and relationship with studios/distributors across the globe.

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Lessons ‘New Nollywood’ should take from older colleagues One thing they seem to forget is the moment they stop being old Nollywood, the moment they stop being Nollywood.

In Nollywood, there seems to have been a rebirth.

This rebirth has been credited for the emergence of fresher faces, better technology and an entirely different way of telling mostly unnecessary foreign stories. rapidly growing Industry?

A little you say? Or maybe, just maybe, none. learn and imbibe from the old one.

The African story the essence of the Industry. Even though at the time, they had the

For instance, we could all relate to a (ridiculously looking) cultist threatening a fellow student (albeit too old to be an undergraduate) because of his pretty girlfriend, we could relate to the rich trampling on the rights of the poor, we could relate to a man opting for money rituals to save his family from the pangs of hunger.

However, with stories that seem foreign ending up in the cinema these days, new Nollywood either seems to be too cool for the stories everyone can relate to or they have chosen to be a branch of Hollywood in Nollywood.

Whatever the case, our stories are fading, fast.

Deliverance from the curse of new technology Taking a short trip down memory lane, Nollywood told great stories with the equipment it had.

Fast forward to present Nollywood, the obsession with advanced technology has somehow, steered the attention of the Technology is good, it improves the way through which the art is shown. We love technology. and directions are failing.

If the burgeoning arm of Nollywood can merge the technology with great directions and good stories, then nothing, absolutely nothing can stop us.

Discarding untalented talents

Nollywood suddenly seems to be in dire need of rescue – an immediate help from the jaws of mediocrity, caused by the heavy presence of inferior actors, who never seem to attempt to better their craft.

Old Nollywood might have been written off my majority, but we cannot write off the fact that it handed us some of the best talents the Industry has ever witnessed.

Luckily for new Nollywood, some of those acts still exist.

countries outside Nigeria = guaranteed failure.

No red carpet event with wide Nigerian media

Taking Nollywood to Hollywood Sun, was quoted to have said the movie was not made for Nollywood.

Jeta Amata, who created some of the best stories we have seen here in Nigeria, recently had his new movie panned by critics in Hollywood, after which he sought quick help in the hands of Quick maths: Nollywood is a NIGERIAN movie industry made up of Nigerians and watched by Nigerians mostly.

Nollywood story + Nigerian audience = guaranteed acceptance.

Nollywood story – Nigerian audience + stating subtly or publicly

One thing they seem to forget is the moment they stop being old Nollywood, the moment they stop being Nollywood. Because old Nollywood we can relate to, new Nollywood not so much.

even I know this simple equation. world a few years back, it described Nollywood as The Nollywood that birthed Chinyere Winfred, Joke Silva, Eucharia Anuobi, Kanayo O Kanayo and several other talents, did not strive to become anything other than what it already was.

However, this renaissance that is new Nollywood seems to be trying hard to get out of the shadow of what they term the wrong way of doing things.

As much as that might not have been a great does not care. We are unashamedly what we are and we would never try to be anything else, not even when Hollywood cringes.

And this, new Nollywood needs to know.

Culled from TNS.ng