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Asian stocks fell on Tuesday as the lift from an agreement that saved the North American free trade deal faded, with cautious views on the global economy curbing risk sentiment.

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crude futures were up 0.4 percent at $75.60 a barrel, the Reuters reports Crude contracts surged nearly three per cent to $75.77 a barrel on Monday, their highest since November 2014, as the deal to salvage NAFTA stoked economic growth expectations, with impending U.S. sanctions on Iran Continued on page 3

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Enugu State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo (second left); Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and others during Osinbajo’s inspection of the locally produced goods exhibited during the Enugu edition of the National Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinic, organised by the Federal Government in collaboration with the state government, in Enugu...on Tuesday.

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Brent crude edged up 0.1 per cent to 85.07 dollars a barrel.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.3 per cent after a steady start.

Australian stocks lost 0.7 per cent and South Korea’s KOSPI fell 0.9 per cent.

Bucking the overall trend, Japan’s Nikkei added 0.1 per cent, after rising as much as 0.8 per cent to a new 27-year intra-day high of 24,448.07.

Spreadbetters expected a weaker tone in European equities, forecasting a lower open for Britain’s FTSE, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC. China’s financial markets are closed for the week of October 1-5 for national holidays.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which did not trade on Monday due to a holiday, dropped 1.9 per cent in reaction to signs of weakness in the Chinese manufacturing sector shown in purchasing managers’ index (PMI) numbers released on Sunday.

“While news that the U.S. and Canada had struck a new NAFTA trade deal gave the S&P 500 a lift overnight, dark clouds are gathering,” strategists at OCBC Bank wrote in a note.

“With some signs of weakness in the European and Asian manufacturing PMIs Asian, markets may trade with a slightly more cautious tone.”

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managers’ indices released on Monday showed manufacturing growth in the euro zone slowed to a two-year low at the end of the third quarter.

The United States and Canada forged a lastminute deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico, rescuing a 1.2 trillion dollars open-trade zone that had been about to collapse after nearly a quarter century in operation.

The Dow rose 0.73 per cent and the S&P 500 gained 0.36 per cent on Monday after the deal to preserve NAFTA helped ease trade worries.

“There were concerns that the resulting confusion would exceed that of the U.S.-China trade row if NAFTA was scrapped. ”While it appears like Canada and Mexico caved in to the United States, the outcome is positive for global trade and the economy,” said Yoshihisa Maruyama, chief market economist at SMBC Nikko Securities in Tokyo.

The Canadian dollar traded at C$1.2815 per dollar after rallying to a four-month high of C$1.2782 overnight following the trilateral trade pact.

The euro was little changed at 1.1543 dollars after slipping 0.25 percent on Monday on renewed concerns about heavilyindebted Italy’s budget.

The single currency has been hurt by concerns that a significant increase in the Italian budget will deepen Italy’s debt and deficit

problems.

The dollar was at 113.845 yen after scaling an 11-month high of 114.06 yen on Monday, as improving investor risk sentiment weighed on the Japanese currency.

The yen is usually seen as a safe haven at times of turmoil but recedes when risk appetite returns.

The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies rose 0.2 per cent to 95.462, its highest since Sept. 10.

The greenback drew support from an uptick in U.S. Treasury yields as Wall Street gains curbed demand for safe-haven debt worth of three-and-seven-year treasury bonds on Monday, the central bank said.

There were cancelled sales for four successive weeks.

The three-year bonds carried an average yield of 18.432 per cent while the seven-year bonds carried an average yield of 18.431 per cent, bank data showed.

The bank sold 750 million pounds of three-year bonds, the same amount it was seeking.

It sold 153 million pounds of seven-year bonds, well under the 500 million pounds worth it had sought.

Demand for local currency bonds has declined and yields have risen since currency crises in Argentina and Turkey scared foreign investors away from emerging markets.

Egypt’s central bank has been reluctant to lock itself into long term maturities at high yields. ($1 = 17.8600 Egyptian pounds).

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R-L: President Muhammadu Buhari and Special Envoy from South Sudan and Minister of Petroleum, Hon Ezekiel Loi Gatkuoth during his visit to the President at the State House, Abuja...on Tuesday.

L-R: Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State, Dr. Wale Ahmed; Chairman, Alhaji Jide Balogun and his Deputy, Mr. Sunny Ajose, during a press briefing over the Lagos State governorship primary election at the party secretariat, Lagos...on Tuesday.

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Lawyers demand Communications Minister’s sack, prosecution for skipping NYSC Andrew Orolua, Abuja

Aggrieved by the Minister of Communications Mr Adebayo Shittu’s stance that having served as member of Oyo State House of Assembly, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, those services should be taken in lieu of his National Youth Service Corps NYSC, some lawyers have called for his immediate sacking and prosecution.

Barely a week after the former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, resigned her position over alleged forgery of NYSC certificate, an online medium, Premium Times, also broke the story of how the Minister

of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, failed to participate in the NYSC scheme despite graduating from the then University (at the age of 25) within the required age of service Shittu had admitted that he did not serve. He however claimed that he thought his first political post after graduation could suffice as national service.

But some lawyers have faulted Shittu’s claim over the mandatory NYSC service, saying that his argument is ludicrous and untenable.

Lambasting the minister, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said that the NYSC Act is very clear in its sections 2,11, 12 and 13.

He said, “A person must serve after graduation once he is below 30 years of age.

“Where he is over 30 years, he must obtain a certificate of exemption.

The service or exemption certificate must be presented to any employer of Labour .

“It is a crime punishable with both fine and prison term not to abide by these provisions.

Another Abuja-based lawyer, Adamu Tipidi, also concurred with Ozekhome.

He said, “It is unfortunate that a minister who has admitted not having served the mandatory one year NYSC should be appointed a minister in the first place.

“He should honourably resign or sack by President Muhammed Buhari without further delay. He should not be allowed to continue to insult the public by his illogical reasoning.”

L-R: Chief of Mission, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Frantz Celestin and Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah- Donli, during Celestin’s visit to the NAPTIP boss in Abuja.

Members of SERVICOM, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) during the celebration of customers service week at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos

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Oshiomhole dismisses cancellation of election Patrick Okohue, Lagos

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed the cancellation of Lagos State governorship primary by the Electoral Panel headed by Chief Clement Ebri.

The Electoral Panel had claimed that there was no election in Lagos State.

But Oshiomhole after closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday dismissed the cancellation of the result by the Electoral Panel.

Oshiomhole said: “I told the president that the primaries held as planned and everything is being done to ensure there is no violence because democracy doesn’t flourish with violence.

“Nigerians must begin to learn how to differ in opinion and in choice without fighting; this is something people have to acquire over time.

“For me, I’m excited that if we can do it in Lagos, it can be done anywhere”.

Meanwhile, the Lagos APC Chairman, Tunde Balogun, has declared Sanwo-Olu winner of the governorship primary held on Tuesday in the state, beating

the incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to second position.

Balogun said Sanwo-Olu scored 970,861, while Ambode scored 72,901 out of the 1.5 million votes cast But the much awaited APC governorship election primary in Lagos on Tuesday lived up to its billing as one of the most controversial elections in recent electoral history of the state, as it generated a sharp disagreement between the leadership of the party in the state and members of the Governorship Primary Election Committee seconded to the state by the National Working Committee (NWC) to conduct the election.

While the state chairman of the APC in Lagos, Hon Tunde Balogun, insisted that the election held across the state and witnessed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), without hitches was free, fair and transparent, the NWC election committee chairman, Mr. Clement Ebri disagreed, saying as at the time he briefed the press at 4.15 pm, they were yet to dispatch election materials to the various local governments and so there was no way the election could have held.

Balogun, who spoke with newsmen earlier, said the election which which held across all the local government had

over 1.5 million voters coming out to cast their ballot and the results sheets were endorsed by all the party agents without any controversy.

Balogun said: “I assure you that all the results were signed by agents of both parties and INEC witnessed the election and I am sure some of you witnessed it too. I want to say as the APC chairman in Lagos State that the election was free and fair and transparent.

“What I got from election observers is that it was properly conducted, constitutionally done. Surely, I am happy, for the fact that the conduct of the election was seamless, free and there was no chaos, no violence and people conducted themselves well. You all saw the election that was conducted; it was conducted freely, fairly and justly”.

But Ebri flanked by all members of his committee including Alhaji Ahmed Mahmud Gumel, Secretary; Mr. Nze Chidi Duru; Chief Clever Egbeji; Senator Clever Ikisikpo and Ambassador Jerry Ugokwe completely disagreed with Balogun, saying as far he was concerned, the election was yet to hold, because of last minute adjustment to the method to adopt for the election and the inability of the state party chairman to provide the needed information to assist them in

Osinbajo lauds Gov Ugwuanyi on entrepreneurship programmes Moses Oyediran, Enugu

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has commended Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his administration’s unceasing cooperation with the Federal Government in the advancement of the set objectives of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the state and beyond.

Osinbajo, who said he was “extremely delighted” with the “kindness and warm reception” the state government always accords him whenever he visits Enugu State, also applauded Governor Ugwuanyi for “the very great steps” his administration has taken in the growth and development of the MSME programme.

Osinbajo gave the commendations on Monday during the Enugu edition of the National MSME Clinic at the popular Michael Okpara Square, to underscore the progress recorded so far in entrepreneurship and MSME development programmes of the state and federal governments, with the aim of improving the living standard of the people, more especially the youth, women and the less privileged.

The Vice President added that Governor Ugwuanyi’s administration “is doing very well for the MSME” and in advancing the interest of small entrepreneurs, stressing that “the governor deserves a warm applause for the great works he has been doing”.

Osinbajo, who noted that the MSME Clinic initiative was “particularly important” to the Federal Government, extended its hand of cooperation and fellowship to Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration, disclosing that President Buhari’s administration “is fully committed in supporting states regardless of political or ethnic affiliations”.

He further disclosed that the Federal Government has “provided close to

N2trillion” for its social investment programmes, stressing that “small businesses are the future of our country”.

While reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to the growth and development of entrepreneurship and small businesses, Osinbajo expressed confidence that “together we will bring the deserved prosperity, not just to the people of Enugu State, but also to the people of Nigeria”.

In his welcome address, Governor Ugwuanyi, who welcomed the Vice President, his entourage and other stakeholders to Enugu for the event, commended President Buhari for “the vision behind the conception of this National MSME Clinic”.

Governor Ugwuanyi said that the programme was another laudable addition to the numerous peopleoriented initiatives the Federal Government has introduced to fast track socio-economic development and improve the welfare of the people “more especially the youths, women and the less privileged”.

The governor disclosed that “Enugu State has indeed continued to enjoy a mutually rewarding and strategic partnership with the Federal Government on several fronts”, stating that his administration, in keeping with the Vice President’s directive, had inaugurated Enugu State Council on Ease of Doing Business aimed at promoting business engagements.

The governor said that Enugu is one of few states that have fully implemented the programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) N220 billion MSME Development Fund, by funding over 2000 MSMEs, adding that the state has also “returned about N400 million out of the first tranche of N500 million received from CBN”.

He said: “We wish also to commend the CBN on the “Ose Nsukka” (Nsukka

Yellow Pepper) Anchor Borrowers Programme as well as other initiatives of the Bank in Enugu State.

“Our counterpart funding with the Bank of Industry (BOI) has produced over 36 SMEs worth more than N399 million in project value. From 2015, Enugu SME Center, our foremost enterprise development institute, has trained over 35,000 MSME owners and aspiring entrepreneurs including women and youths; and we have empowered more than 2400 traders with N50, 000 each through our raffle program open to all MSMEs in 54 local markets in the state.

“On the social investment scheme, our school feeding programme is doing well, and over 7,000 applicants have benefited from Government Enterprise Empowerment Program (GEEP), otherwise called ‘Market Moni’. Under the N-power programme, Enugu State has received and successfully deployed over 16,000 beneficiaries to schools, farms and other places of assignment. We are currently concluding arrangements to officially launch the implementation of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) in six selected local government councils.

“We are thus, leveraging social investment programmes, both ours and that of the Federal Government to lift our people out of abject poverty while devoting MSME development funds to the formation of MSMEs that create wealth, jobs, empower people and also transform communities. All these are anchored on our firm belief that entrepreneurship and enterprise development are the pathways to sustainable development, employment creation and poverty eradication.

“We are happy therefore to join hands with our dear Vice President to use the National MSME Clinic to unleash the potentials of our private sector using MSMEs and also ensuring that the clinic remains sustainable”.

Oshiomhole their work in good time.

Ebri said, “Because of the political tension in Lagos, we decided to make our approach methodical and meticulous. As party men, this is more important than who gets the victory. We want that at the end of the day, the outcome will be celebrated by both parties. When we put a process that will be credible, what we do that will be in line with the guidelines and extant rules and the laws of this country and that is what we have done.

“We are ready to go to the field and execute this and we want to do it in a very clinical fashion, so that at the end of the day we will not be accused of partisanship. Lagos is very important to us, it is the flagship of the APC and will continue to remain so for years to come and so in doing anything that has to do with Lagos or in conducting any affairs, we have to do it with a very tender heart, we have to do it with a lot of circumspection, a lot of objectivity, that is what we have done and we are ready to go, to hit the ground running.

“In a short while we will contact the national headquarters and brief them about how far we have gone, because just like INEC does a lot of backroom work for the main show, so much preparation goes into it, that is exactly what we have done. We are ready to give you the most credible election in the history of Lagos State in the gubernatorial primary. We will contact the national headquarters for further directives with the timing and release of materials, considering the time that this process is concluded.

“It was not our fault at all that this exercise is taking this long, we were waiting for the state chairman of APC to provide certain information that will enable us go on with the process and we needed to be fair to both parties and that information came in about an hour ago. We have to ensure we balance the process. Now that we are ready, we will contact the national headquarters and we will be informed on when we are to release the materials.

“Considering the terrain of Lagos and the traffic situation, we will put all that into consideration and reschedule the time when we get further directive. The materials are here, these are result sheets and not a single sheet is missing and it is not possible for this committee to do anything other than what they have been instructed to do. We have guidelines and we will follow that guidelines and still try as much as possible to be fair to all parties.

Responding to why they took so late in getting ready for the election, Ebri said: “Yesterday (Monday) we held a stakeholders meetings and certain submissions were made and on the basis of those submissions, we contacted the national headquarters and the national headquarters advised us to adjust the procedure in line with the demands.

“Having done that, we now had to reach out to the party representatives to send a list that will be used for the

purpose of posting officials to supervise the election, those lists only arrived about an hour ago, so anything that was done without the list that we wanted wasn’t in harmony and like I told you we are more interested in harmony than anything else.

“We had to wait for it, there is no way, I woke up and came here at 8am and waited for 8 or 9 hours without seeing anybody and you expect me to go ahead and do something. It is only fair that when you don’t see one party, you have to wait, you must be patient and that is what has brought us to this point.”

But Balogun will have none of that as he stopped short of accusing them of being compromised.

Reacting to the briefing shortly after, Balogun argued that the Ebri committee cannot claim that no election took place as well over 1.5 million persons voted, wondering if the committee was going to disenfranchise those people.

He also queried the Protea Hotel, venue of the committee meeting, where they met and held the briefing instead of the party secretariat, noting that the Hotel venue, located in Alausa area of Ikeja was an extension of the Governor’s office.

Earlier, some APC members who are supporters of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had accused the party of shutting them out of the process and in some cases beating up any known Ambode supporter attempting to vote.

While Comrade Olaleye Tunde, from Agege Local Government Area said he witnessed it in his area, Mrs. Oluwabunmi Adetola, from Bariga, Shomolu particularly accused the council chairman of leading thugs to beat people up and refused to allow Ambode supporters to vote.

But the chairman of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu campaign, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, has told newsmen that further decision of the election will be taken today (Wednesday), as both the Ambode and Sanwo-Olu camps have nominated five members of their groups to meet at 6am today to iron out the differences and fashion out the way forward.

Meanwhile, the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that though Governor Ambode has done well in office, he has not been a good party man.

For this reason, Tinubu said the party has decided to withdraw support for the governor who wished to go for a second term.

He stressed that the decision to abandon Ambode for Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu was beyond him, adding that he was only doing the wishes of the party, which had entrusted him with its leadership.

Tinubu spoke with journalists at Ward C, Ikeja Local Government Area, after the conclusion of voting in the Lagos APC governorship primary.

Asked why he withdrew his support for Ambode, Tinubu said: “Who did I

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APC shifts Senate primaries Suspends Imo guber primaries indefinitely

Disqualified ex-IGP Suleiman Abba for Senate primary Tom Okpe, Abuja The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the party’s Senate primaries in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to today, Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

The party also announced that the Imo State governorship primaries has been suspended indefinitely.

This was revealed on Tuesday in a press release by the acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena, at the party secretariat, Abuja.

The party also announced the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) not to clear former Inspector-General of Police, Barr. Suleiman Abba, to contest the party’s Jigawa South Senatorial District Primary election. The party maintained that Barr. Suleiman Abba’s name was erroneously included in the list of NWC-cleared aspirants.

Meanwhile, the APC has released the names of the party’s Senatorial aspirants cleared to contest the primary election

today (Wednesday).

In Akwa-Ibom State, all the five aspirants were cleared including Senator Godswill Apkabio, the recent party bride from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In Cross River State, all eight aspirants were cleared including the serving Senator, Ndoma Egba.

In Delta State, Senator OvieOmo Agege wlii slug it out with Dr. Uduaghan E. Ewata, the past governor of the state who just decamped from the PDP and four other new aspirants to fly the party’s flag in the 2019 senatorial election.

Edo State has seven cleared aspirants with Bayelsa also seven, and Kaduna State having four cleared aspirants while in Kano State, the new bride, Ibrahim Shekarau from Kano Central will slug it out with six other new aspirants.

Zamfara State has the incumbent governor, Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari digging it out with two other new aspirants with Katsina State having seven cleared aspirants including Faruk Lawal, while Kebbi State has ten cleared aspirants including Senator Adamu Aliero.

Jigawa has eight cleared aspirants with Sokoto State having three cleared aspirants including Senators Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir and Aliyu Wammako.

Abia State has six cleared senatorial aspirants while Anambra State has five aspirants including Andy Uba and Uche Ekwunife. Ebonyi has eleven aspirants. Enugu has ten aspirants including Osita Okechukwu, Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON).

In Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, the serving Governor of the state will slug it out with Hope Uzodinmma, who is also a governorship aspirant of the party in the state with four other aspirants.

Ekiti State has ten cleared Senatorial aspirants while Ondo State has three aspirants, and Ogun State has nine aspirants.

Lagos State has Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the party’s leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and two others with Oyo State having nine aspirants including the incumbent governor of the state, Abiola Ajimobi.

Kogi State has twelve cleared aspirants with Kwara State

having fourteen aspirants.

In Benue State, Senator George Akume was cleared alongside Chief Stephen Lawani, the immediate past Deputy Governor of Benue State and Daniel Donald O, the one time students union leader, while Plateau State has thirteen cleared aspirants including Pauline Tallen.

Niger State seems to have the largest number as twenty one aspirants were cleared to fly the party’s flag during today’s Senatorial primary election.

The Federal Capital Territory has nine aspirants with Nassarawa State having five aspirants including the incumbent governor, Tanko Al’makura, the serving Senator, Abdullahi Adamu and Patricia Akwashiki.

In Bauchi State, fourteen aspirants were cleared to fight it out today with Adamawa State having eight aspirants. Taraba State has six with Borno State having ten aspirants.

While Gombe State has seven aspirants including Danjuma Goje, Yobe State has six aspirants including the incumbent governor of the state, Ibrahim Gaidam.

Army retrieves another missing bus Plateau mining pond Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

The Joint Military Operation of the Nigerian Army in Plateau State has retrieved another missing bus in a mining pond where the vehicle of the missing retired Army General, Idris Alkali, was found on Saturday night.

The Army authority under the supervision of Major General Augustine Chris Agundu and Major General Benson Akinroluyo, who spoke

to newsmen said the bus was reported missing on June 24, 2018.

The Generals said, “When we started evacuating water from the pond in the course of searching for the missing General, we discovered the door of the bus with a sticker on the glass with an inscription ‘I do not flash’, based on that we kept the door in our store and when the story was reported on the media, someone came from Bauchi State two days later and reported at Bukuru Police station in Jos and

a file was pulled out of a person who was missing with his bus.

“However, when the Police came to us, it so happened that the picture of the driver which he took posing besides his bus, coincides with the sticker on the door of the bus.

“The driver and his bus was missing on the 24th of June and we found the door in the pond on the 24th of September after which we intensified effort on the search and today we have found the complete body of the bus”.

The Generals said efforts in evacuating water from the pond will continue until everything beneath the water is unraveled.

Our correspondent reports that the body of the driver is yet unknown while the Army has said it will stop at nothing until the bodies of both the missing General and the bus driver are found.

“The community should not panic, all we want from them is their cooperation. They should tell us where they kept their bodies”, the Generals added.

humour by dancing while Senator Melaye made people to laugh by claiming to escape assassination by hiding on a tree top for 11 hours.

Osinbajo said: “A few months ago, an important Nigerian politician who was on his way to a trial in a court said he was abducted. And after he escaped from his abductors, he remained hiding on a tree for 11 hours. The most interesting part of that story is that many people online in particular, on the Internet, started to tell stories of different birds and how long those birds could remain perched on a tree. All these were the Nigerian contributions to that story.

“Yet another very important politician insists, and still insists that the most important attribute

for leadership is dancing, and boy could he dance! And for those who think that that is ridiculous at least 200,000 people voted for him in a particular election.”

Speaking on how optimistic Nigerians can be, Osinbajo narrated the story of his personal driver to illustrate the optimistic nature of some Nigerians.

He said: “When I served as Adviser to the Attorney General of the Federation between 1987 and 1992, I had a driver who was always broke. But he was always so optimistic. He had 14 children, while I, his boss, had only one child at the time. And I asked him, “Why do you just keep having so many children?” Of course he had more than one wife. He said to me in Yoruba, “I don’t know which

of them can become President of Nigeria. So, the more I have, the better my chances.” How optimistic can you be? Only a Nigerian can be that optimistic.”

Osinbajo also expressed optimism that Nigeria was set to become the envy of the whole world.

He said: “The reason why we are so optimistic is because we know that we are the best, we know we are going to excel, it may seem like it’s taking a while, and there are many problems, but every one of the over 1,000 days that I have been Vice President for, I grow stronger in my complete confidence that we are going to be the envy of the whole world in a few short years. Well, you might say that that is optimistic, why not, I am a Nigerian.”

Independence Anniversary: Osinbajo mocks Sen Adeleke, Melaye at gala night Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has made a veiled mockery of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded governorship election of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke and his counterpart from Kogi State, Dino Malaye for being humorous.

Osinbajo, who spoke at the Independence Gala night held at the Banquet hall of the Presidential Villa on Monday night, said he agreed with the poll reportedly conducted by the British Independent newspapers which declared Nigerians as the happiest and most optimistic people in the world.

He added that Adeleke provided

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support in 2014? Ambode. Life is dynamic. It’s those who made me the leader of the structure in Lagos who said it was what they want. It’s only if you have followers that you’re a leader in democracy.

“If I look back and I don’t find them again; if I don’t respond to them, if I fail to accede to their request, I would have failed the leadership test.

“This is not personal; it is beyond me as a person. Every democratic constitution is preceded by ‘We, the people’. So, I had to submit myself to the wishes and the yearnings of our party.

“This is an elixir for the general election. Ambode Akin, he’s doing well, yes; he hasn’t been a good party man; not only the glamour, not only about brick and mortar. A talent is determined by character.

For you to become an influential person, you have to respond to the yearnings of the people. This is politics; democracy, one man, one vote.”

Tinubu dismissed the suggestion that the development in Lagos State could negatively affect the fortune of the party at the national level in 2019.

He also described the direct primary as the best, saying it had helped to eliminate intra-party corruption.

Court throws out IGP’s suit, says Senate has power to summon him Andrew Orolua, Abuja Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja , on Tuesday held that the Senate has the power to summon the Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris.

Consequently, the court struck out the suit filed by the InspectorGeneral of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Senate over his summon by the Senate.

In his judgment in the suit No: FHC/ABJ/ CS/ 457/2018, Justice Tsoho also held that the IGP’s suit constituted an abuse of court process.

The court further agreed with the arguments canvassed by the defendants that the suit, as filed by the IGP is subjudice.

Justice Tsoho also said he did not see any harm that would have been caused if the Police boss had honoured the invitation of of the Senate.

Striking out the IGP’s suit, Justice Tsoho said, “I hold that the Plaintiff (Inspector-General of Police) ought to have honoured the invitation of the Senate, instead of running to the court to stop the Senate from investigating him.”The action of the Plaintiff amounts to an abuse of court process and, it is hereby struck out”. Justice Tsoho added that the IGP ought to have honoured the second invitation of the Senate on him, having failed to respond to the first one as he was on an official assignment to Bauchi State with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Justice Tsoho returned another suit the IGP filed against the Senate and Saraki to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati for re-assignment to another Judge for hearing and adjudication.

“This suit is similar to the one I just delivered judgement on and it will be in the interest of justice if this suit is returned to the Chief Judge for re-assignment to another Judge.

“Consequently, this suit is hereby returned to the Chief Judge for re-assignment to another Judge”, Justice Tsoho held.

IGP had, in his suit urged the court to restrain the Senate and its President, Bukola Saraki snd their agents or any committee from insisting that he must appear before the upper legislative chambers in person, to the exclusion of any of his subordinate officers.

The IGP also explained to the court why he could not honour the

Senate invitation in person, saying he was “directed by the President to be among the presidential entourage embarking on a twoday official trip to Bauchi State and therefore on the said April 26, 2018, he was in Bauchi State on an assignment.

He also said , “That as a result of the above development, he then directed and delegated the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operations, an Assistant Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State, who had adequate knowledge of the two subject matters which the Senate required briefing, to appear before the Senate on April 26, 2018 on his behalf”.

But the IGP told the court that the Senate refused the appearance of the aforesaid officers.

Also, in the suit filed by his lawyer, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN) the IGP urged the court to declare that the letters inviting him by the Senate dated April 25, 2018 and April 26, 2018, relating to pending criminal proceedings against Senator Dino Melaye in court of law is beyond its powers under section 88 of the 1999 Constitution and same is contrary to the Senate Standing Order, 2015, and the provision of section 6(6) (b) of the 1999 Constitution, and, therefore null, void and of no effect.

In an 11-paragraph affidavit in support to the suit, the IGP said in the letter dated April 26, 2018, with the heading, “Invitation to brief the Senate on the inhuman treatment of Senator Dino Melaye over a matter that is pending in Court,” it clearly showed that the Senate is aware that the said Senator Dino Melaye is facing criminal charge in a court of law and that he is not answerable to the Senate but to the Judicial arm of Government trying the matter.

The deponent, Lukman Fagbemi, had averred that the said Senator Dino Melaye is facing a charge of criminal conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms before a court of competent jurisdiction in Kogi State.

In addition, the IGP submitted that there is no way the discussion on Dino Melaye’s case by the Senate will not relate to or impact on the matter in court, that under the 1999 Constitution, and the Police Act, the holder of his office (IGP), can delegate or direct the carrying out of its functions by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Assistant Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police.

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National Convention: PDP not blackmailed to accept Port Harcourt venue- Spokesperson Tunde Opalana, Abuja Contrary to insinuations in certain quarters that the choice of Port Harcourt as venue of Saturday’s national convention was forced on People’s Democratic Party by certain interest in the party led by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wine, the party has said the choice was unanimously made.

Spokesperson of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan at a media parley Tuesday said PDP was not blackmailed into accepting the Port Harcourt venue.

Daily times recall that a section of the media had last Saturday reported that the party bowed to Wike’s choice of Port Harcourt at its last National Executive Council

meeting in Abuja.

Ologbondiyan said, “The choice of Port Harcourt was unanimously adopted at the 82nd NEC meeting of our party. The issue of venue was put to vote and majority voted in favour of Port Harcourt. So, it cannot be true to say that the party was blackmailed into accepting the venue”.

He reiterated the party’s resolve to be unbiased in the conduct of the presidential primary while assuring delegates of a successful conduct of the convention.

To showcase he clarity of the process, the spokesperson said “the party is very concern about the process and will carry every aspirant along.

“Each aspirant will nominate two supporters to be part of the Electoral Committee. This is to

show transparency, credibility and to show that PDP as a party has no preference among the aspirants.

“The convention will be transparent, clean, clear, credible and acceptable to all. The process will be beamed live on national television stations. Also, the party will publish a list of accredited delegates that will participate and every aspirant will be given a copy of the list for verification.

“All state chairmen of the party will introduce delegates from heir states for accreditation. I am her confident that the process we have adopted is very credible”.

He said confidently that there will not be post-convention crisis because of the process on ground but should there be any at all, he promised that the party has an internal crisis management mechanism.

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Short News 2019: Senate Minority Leader Olujimi gets PDP return ticket Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has secured the Peoples Democratic Party return ticket to contest the 2019 senatorial election in Ekiti State.

Olujimi who is currently representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at the Upper Chambers of the National Assembly was given the return ticket by affirmation through party delegates that assembled at the district headquarters in Ikere Ekiti on Tuesday.

The National Working Committee of the parry, which was busy conducting elections in the central and North senatorial districts were represented at the primary by the party’s State Woman Leader, Mrs Yemisi Afolabi.

The Minority Leader was given the nod to recontest through voice votes by over 1,500 drawn from Ikere, Ekiti East , Gbonyin, Ise/Orun, Emure and Ekiti South West local governments, which were components of the zone.

With his emergence, Olujimi will now square it up with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Minister of Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye.

Adeyeye had been unanimously adopted by the party leaders across the district to fly the party’s flag without opposition.

Ex-MD NEPZA Jime emerges Benue APC candidate Former Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Mr. Emmanuel Jime, has won the APC governorship ticket for the 2019 general elections in Benue.

The primaries originally slated to hold on Sunday failed to hold on account of late arrival of sensitive voting materials.

All the five aspirants for the governorship slot reportedly stepped down for Jime, a former Federal legislator.

Those who stepped down for Jime were; Chief Akange Audu, Asema Achado, Michael Iordye, Titus Zam and Benjamin Adanyi.

Addressing journalists on their decision to step down for Jime, Audu said they all voluntarily stepped down to allow Jime emerge the party’s flag bearer.

According to him, they unanimously signed an agreement before the leader of the party in the state and other party stalwarts.

Chairman of the Governorship Primaries in the state, Mr. Mutiu Are, who conducted the polls by affirmation, therefore, asked those who were in support of Jime’s candidature to affirm by voice vote where he thereafter declared Jime as winner after the affirmation of the yes votes.

Speaking at the occasion, Sen. George Akume, leader of the party in the state, commended the aspirants for their decision to endorse Jime as their candidate and said with his emergence, the party was sure to wrest power from the PDP in 2019.

APC clears Uzor Kalu, Yusuf Haruna for Senate primaries Tom Okpe, Abuja

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson casting his vote during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primary for the Bayelsa West Senatorial District at Sagbama Town.

Nigerians contributes to TI bad ranking on corruption index – Adesina Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said that Nigerians share in the blame of the country’s bad ranking in Transparency International’s (TI) corruption perception index (CPI) released recently.

In 2017, Nigeria dropped from 136 in 2016 to 148 Nigeria on the index of TI which was seen as a blow to the current administration with which the fight against corruption as one of its core mandates.

But speaking during a Channels Television’s programme on

Monday, Adesina said that the ranking was about Nigerians and not the federal government.

“My position is that that ranking is not strictly about government, it is about Nigeria and her people.

Some people want to make it seem as if it is a vote of no confidence in government or a lower mark for government, I don’t agree,” he said.

“I think it is a lower mark for the people, because the people constitute the country. And I think if things do not seem to have worked as they should work, the people also have part of the brunt; they have part of the blame to bear.”

He also chided TI for the ranking, saying the country does

not need it to verify whatever effort the current administration is making in anti-graft war.

“As much as I respect Transparency International, I don’t think we necessarily need them to authenticate what is going on in the country because we Nigerians know that there is a war against corruption ongoing and that war is succeeding. There are strides being taken. We may not be there yet but we are on our way there,” he said.

“So, let no agency from any part of the world come to think that whatever it says is the gospel to us. It can help, it can inform what is happening but it s not something that will be a milestone round the neck of government.”

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared the former Governor of Abia State, Uzor Oji Kalu and Yusuf Haruna to contest the Governorship primaries in Abia and Kogi and Kogi State.

The APC in a press statement by its acting Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena and made available to newsmen on Tuesday night stated, “The National Working Committee (NWC) APC has cleared the former governor of Abia State, Dr. Uzor Kalu and Yusuf A. Haruna to contest the Party’s Senate Primaries for Abia North and Kogi Central Senatorial districts respectively”.

If the aspirants emerge winners, the will fly the party’s flag in their respective states in the 2019 senatorial election accordingly.

The party has equally cleared other aspirants intending to represent their senatorial districts in the forthcoming general elections and all is ready for the contest in the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

‘Imposition of candidates undemocratic’ Tom Garba, Yola

A group under the umbrella of Kautal Khairu, has called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from the habit imposing candidates on the people of Adamawa state.

Describing the action of the NWC as undemocratic, the group said that the people of the state will resists any attempt by the party members to Impose president Buhari’s in-law, Dr. Mahmood Halilu Ahmed also known as Modi as the governorship candidate of APC in the state.

Addressing a press conference in Yola, the leader of the group, Mahmud Alkali expressed dissatisfaction with the lopsided interference of the NWC in the affairs of the state party chapter.

He warns the NWC of dire consequences if the party went ahead with its planned move to impose Modi as the torchbearer of the party.

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Skye Bank and political meddling in corporate sector

Chinemelu Nwokike

Economists often talk about the 80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the “work” will be done by 20 percent of the participants.

In most societies, 20 percent of criminals commit 80 percent of crimes. ~Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The CBN recently announced that it had approved the revocation of the operating license of Skye Bank. It created Polaris Bank which the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) will recapitalize with N786 billion. Even as many Nigerians were taken aback by the news, the informed and particularly those in the financial sector knew the action had been long coming considering the lingering liquidity squeeze in Skye bank and the apex bank’s obligation to act proactively in order to secure depositors’ funds and forestall potential threats to the stability of our financial system.

But the recurring insolvency issues within the banking industry is now causing serious concern among a populace that is expected to key into the ‘cashless’ singsong being trumpeted by the authorities. Interestingly not a few financial experts are of the opinion that had the CBN been stricter in its regulatory duties, the situation could have been better managed or completely avoided.

“While shareholders of Skye Bank have lost their investments, what happened to the management who took the decision and those professional consultants who did the due diligence reports that the management relied on to make decisions?” queried Moses Igbrude, publicity secretary, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria.

“It is high time regulators address the issue of fake consultants who parade themselves as professionals or else this will continue to happen,” he added.

In 2016 the CBN had sacked the bank’s board of directors citing the bank’s failure to meet minimum thresholds for critical prudential and adequacy ratios as reasons for its intervention. The bank’s chairman then was Mr. Tunde Ayeni, a popular backer of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The rumour mill was filled with insinuations that the Federal Government was going after the bank in a political witch hunt.

But those in the know were aware of the huge indebtedness to the bank by Ayeni and his business partners.

Reports had it that Mr. Ayeni and his business partners had used several companies to borrow over N400 billion from the bank. Broken down into N110 billion to Jide Omokere Group, N191 billion to Fadeyi for Pan Oceanic Group, and N120 billion invested in the privatisation programme to acquire the Yola and Ibadan DISCOs. They also bought NITEL and Ascot Offshore Nigeria Limited, an oil servicing company.

To make matters worse Skye bank further burdened itself with the acquisition of Mainstreet bank (formerly Afribank PLC) for a whopping N126 billion in the last quarter of 2014 despite red flags raised by its shareholders.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the bank’s ambition to propel itself into the league of elite banks but such an audacious growth strategy using depositors funds cannot be described as proper risk management. Add all these to the humongous loans and you have a recipe for

disaster.

Given the situation, it required no clairvoyance to predict the path in which the bank was headed and expectedly it didn’t take long for the downward slope to commence.

One of its debtors, Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Company Limited which paid about $56M to acquire the Yola DISCO returned same to the Federal Government in a little over a year citing operational difficulties in a conflict area. They demanded the repayment of $186M predicated on force majeure from the same government that declared a state of emergency in the region pre-privatization.

Unfortunately, the Jonathan administration which eventually approved a refund after a joint assessment was carried out with the BPE didn’t win re-election and subsequently not a dime was paid.

Undoubtedly the ill-advised acquisition of Mainstreet bank also contributed to the crisis that bedeviled Skye bank but the political meddling via insider lending which largely became bad loans did the most damage.

As the bank continued to stutter while its erstwhile director Mr. Ayeni had run-ins with the EFCC,, a new report alleged that “a forensic audit revealed how the bank operated two sets of financial accountability/ books which was responsible for the regulators/auditors inability to detect the massive losses and infractions, particularly the balance of N280 billion in suspense accounts”. You just couldn’t make this up, it is analogous to the classic case of “one lawyer with a briefcase” right out of the pages of Mario Puzo’s Godfather.

Haven’t we been through similar incidents time and time again? From the alleged involvement of Bukola Saraki and Jim Nwobodo in the demise of Societe General Bank and Savannah Bank respectively to the thousands of affected Nigerians who are yet to recover from the trauma caused by Cecelia Ibru’s Oceanic bank fraud and Erastus Akingbola’s Intercontinental bank debacle. I have an in-law who is yet to receive her severance benefit from Access bank. Outside the banking sector, we have also had reports of overbearing political influence behind the struggles of Transcorp, NICON and more recently Etisalat to mention just a few.

Many experts are of the opinion that if the CBN had discharged its regulatory role more assiduously, we would have a different tale today. In a country of about 200 million people where over 60% of government revenue is spent on less than 1 million public servants, it is preposterous that only fifty customers owe commercial banks about N5.23trillion, representing 33.4% of the total private sector credit exposure of N15.68trillion as revealed by no less than the CBN itself. This where Malcolm Gladwell’s opening quote becomes tempestuously glaring.

Emefiele has enormous resources available to him. He must be more circumspect, meticulous and ruthless in executing his oversight functions. Much as democracy guarantees inclusivity for all there is a need to underline the rules of engagement and practice, especially in a corporate sector that is the crucible of every economy. Free enterprise must never be misconstrued as fleece enterprise.

Lagos APC, party supremacy and individual ambition

Jiti Ogunye

I have watched, with consternation, how many good people on and off social media, who are not members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, have become adversaries and combatants over the governorship primary of the APC in Lagos. Many have also become APC emergency advisers. I keep wondering why members of the Lagos public, who are not in the APC, should insert themselves in the intra-party search of the APC for its governorship candidate in the 2019 governorship election. Freedom of speech?

The right to hold opinions, and freely comment on the political developments in Lagos State? I get that. I sure do.

But shouldn’t non-APC members wait for the APC to sort itself out, and present its candidate, so that our fellow needlessly-agitated compatriots can vote for a party or a candidate of their choice in the general elections, selecting from the array of political parties that may be on offer, based on the party platforms, manifestoes and programmes? In the just concluded Osun governorship election, there were 48 candidates, and one of them, dismissed for his “buffoonery”, almost danced his way to the gubernatorial seat; and who knows, he may yet get a redress at the election tribunal.

As a non-APC member in Lagos State, you will have your time to elect the candidate of your choice as governor, come February 2019. Some aspirants in the APC, who could not secure the party’s gubernatorial ticket in Osun State, decamped and contested on the platforms of other political parties. Although they did not win the elections, many people who believed in them voted for them.

Were our compatriots who have now turned themselves into political consultants

and “visiting” advisers for the APC consulted before the APC chose (selected or imposed) its gvernorship candidate in Lagos in the 2015 election? Were they? Were they consulted when a royal threat was issued to cast into the Lagos Lagoon recalcitrant residents, inspired by power intoxication from Abuja, who were accused of plotting not to vote for a preferred candidate? Were they?

Doesn’t a political party have a right to choose its candidates, including democratically disallowing an incumbent from having a second term, if it so wishes?

Does the governorship candidate of APC in Lagos automatically become the governor-elect of the State? What of the other political parties? Shouldn’t they be given a consideration at all? If the APC and it’s precursors and it’s “Power Mafioso” are the demons that the voting public in Lagos State needs to get rid of, why can’t the intruders concentrate on joining and building an alternative that can take over political power in Lagos State, instead of labouring on lecturing the APC and it’s “gods” on how to run their affairs in order not to lose the electorate and the general election?

If you are genuine believer in a multiparty democracy, and you trust that the electorate has the will to alter its political destiny, why not invest your energy and social media time in that possibility, instead of dissipating energy on prescribing the choice of candidate to a political party to which you do not belong and which you often mock?

This is my advice to you: As a voter and part of the Lagos State electorate, stop inserting yourself into the intra-party process of the APC to select its governorship

candidate in 2019, if you are not a member of the APC. Doing so means you don’t take your right to freely elect a government of your choice in Lagos State seriously. The APC primary is not a governorship election.

That election holds in February 2019. When the general election holds, you will have a number of candidates representing their parties and platforms to pick from. APC will field a candidate in the election, just like the other parties. As a civic duty, when the general election comes, you should compare and contrast the policies and programmes and the manifestoes of the parties before settling for one candidate.

We are not practising a parliamentary system of government.

However, a few examples from the recent political history of and political leadership succession in the U.K., which underscore the principle of party supremacy, would suffice. The “great” Margaret Thatcher, after leading the Conservative Party as British prime minister for over a decade, was eased out of power by her party and colleagues, ahead of a general election. Thatcher suffered an unpopularity backlash after her government imposed the poll tax. That was how John Major became the prime minister in 1990. And Tony Blair didn’t end his last term. Following his resignation, his Labour Party found a successor in James Gordon Brown in June 2007. Both Thatcher and Blair were removed as prime minister by their respective parties.

A party has a right to pick a candidate of its choice for a general election in its exclusive governorship primary, without being dictated to by intermeddling outsiders and the interloping comentariat, and those outsiders have a right to vote for or against

the candidate so chosen at a general election.

As a voter who is not a member of APC and who, therefore, is not qualified to participate in the APC primary, your dictation of a candidate for the APC implies, very much, that you are expressing or have expressed your preference for that particular candidate before the general election, thereby foreclosing the possibility of a better candidate being fielded by a rival party in the general election.

The power struggle within the APC is not an inter-party power struggle in which the ordinary people, the working class and the oppressed segments of the population may legitimately side with a pro-people party against a ruling party of power oligarchs and aristocrats; it is not a class struggle. It is an intra-ruling class struggle.

Head or tail, the current “struggle” within APC will not affect the social, economic and political fortunes of the people of Lagos State fundamentally.

If democracy and the political party system in Nigeria were to be working as they should, no elected office holder should be free of the moderating control of his party and the electorate. If a political office holder breaks loose from his party, and he is no longer subject to its control, he becomes a monarch in a democracy. Our legislatures hardly control our governors or president, in spite of the constitutional powers that assign to them that task. When parties, as loci of moderation of exercise of power by their elected members, lack the power to do so, a democratic tyrant emerges.

Governor Ambode has done many good things. His bad deeds are also glaring. I hope his intra-party traducers conceed this fact.

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Editorial Commentary Nigeria’s certificate scandals

Times Guest Columnist Reuben Abati

The number of persons involved in certificate scandals under the Buhari administration may speak to something far deeper in our society, even beyond the administration, but it is to say the least, disgraceful and embarrassing. Ordinarily considered some of the best educated black persons in the world - one US report indicates that Nigerians are among the most educated immigrants in the United States, vertically and horizontally - it is now shameful that Nigerians today are also ironically poster-characters for fake certificates, 419 qualifications, and dubious academic affiliations.

This whole saga started, this time, with the President himself whose school certificate qualification became an issue of much speculation and histrionics. The Constitution requires any office-seeker in Nigeria to have the minimum of a secondary education. You are required to go to school till about the age of 16: extremely small education in my reckoning but good enough to enable you read and write, and be able to sign documents.

The focus on this President’s educational qualification, and the opaqueness that grew around the matter ended up motivating nosey-parkers to begin to look for certificates in the corridors of power, including certificates of participation in the National Youth Service Corps. One of these days, I wouldn’t be surprised if investigators begin to turn their searchlights on birth certificates! In the past, we had the Chicago scandal, we also had the Toronto scandal, today we are a country of too many “Chicagos” and “Torontos.” You will recall that Ms. Kemi Adeosun was accused of dodging the compulsory one-year national service for higher institution graduates.

She was pushed to resign her exalted office as Minister of Finance, but her case served the country well in the long run: it brought up issues of citizenship and the value or non-value of the NYSC. Ms. Adeosun would probably be remembered more in Nigerian history for the manner in which her example generated a conversation around the rights and citizenship of Nigerians in diaspora, their relationship with their ancestral country, the character of supposedly “trusted associates”, and the long-term relevance of the National Service scheme in a country where there is very little service but a greater obsession with self, entitlement and gratification.

Ms. Adeosun has since moved on and Nigerians have left her alone. But there is still the unresolved matter of Okoi Obono-Obla, the President’s Special Adviser on Corruption. He has been accused by a Committee of the House of Representatives of parading a doctored school certificate result. They argue that the School Certificate Result that he holds does not belong to him but to a dead cousin. And that he used that certificate to gain admission to the University of Jos where he studied law. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the examining authority that should know the truth has also allegedly said that there is something fishy about the certificate in question. In Okoi Obono-Obla’s case, I am a bit confused.

And there is Adebayo Shittu, the voluble, bearded Minister of Communications – the guy didn’t participate in the National Youth Service Corps. Ms Adeosun’s defenders talked about citizenship and her betrayal by “trusted associates”. They put up a spirited defence for her. In Adebayo Shittu’s case, the guy has the stupid effrontery to come forward to say that he did not enroll for the NYSC because he thought his membership of the Oyo State House of Assembly was the equivalent of a National service. I have heard a lot of stupid comments in my short life-time but this certainly must be the worst of them all. To worsen matters further, Shittu is said to be a lawyer, duly called to the Nigerian Bar. There is also the case of the Governor of Adamawa state, Jibrilla Bindow, who has been accused of forging his school certificate qualification. Bindow is seeking a second term as Governor of Adamawa state.

His opponents, principally named Global Integrity and Crusade Network (GICN) have now chosen to tell us that the man did not even complete secondary school.

They have given WAEC an ultimatum to tell Nigerians whether or not Bindow who had served previously as Senator of the Federal Republic, has a Secondary School Certificate in accordance with the laws of the land. But surely, it is not only the ruling All Progressives Congress that has this problem. Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Governor the people of Osun state wanted but the APC blocked, also obviously has issues with his academic

qualifications. They say the man did not have a School Certificate. WAEC confirmed he had one. Then the Police accused him of having sat for the 2017 National Examination Council Examination (NECO) via a proxy.

What we remember though is that he allegedly had an F9 in the School Certificate Examination. He didn’t deny that and yet he wanted to be Governor! Under President Buhari, Nigeria is at the level of F9 and fake certificates.

Let me nail this down. These stories, either from the APC or PDP or any other side do not help Nigeria’s image. I imagine that if any Nigerian were to go anywhere in the world today, and present the best, most impressive credentials, the relevant authorities would still go behind to double-check. Many of our students today who go abroad for additional educational opportunities are routinely asked to take extra tests that candidates from other countries are not required to take. When the rest of the world hears that Nigerian political leaders, the same persons who are supposed to take serious decisions about national, bilateral and multilateral relations are a bunch of semi-illiterates, draft dodgers, and uneducated semi-illiterates, they are bound to look at the rest of us as imbeciles. Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh and the United States have some of the best educated persons in the world. Every serious country promotes its best people. In Nigeria we promote the worst of the pack in a country where there are more than enough people with credible qualifications. We don’t’ recognize such people.

Instead we send to the international community, people who could not pass School certificate, the equivalent of the IGSCE in the United Kingdom, school drop-outs who have no clue about important governance issues – these are the ones we send out to go engage better educated and more enlightened persons.

In the end, the Buhari government prefers to take its time to respond to this issue that has become a major issue of his time as President. It may be said that President Buhari is a bad judge of character – he should never have associated with or recruited all these characters giving him problems in the first place, but how about the institutions whose job it is to screen political appointees and every other person in the public sphere? Senator Abiola Ajimobi has been Governor of Oyo State for two terms but I understand someone is also saying he too, does not have an NYSC certificate.

If he has an NYSC certificate, he should display it rightaway and put his accusers to shame. I really don’t understand what is going on. What is the meaning of this certificate problem in a country where there are people who can put every needed certificate on the table and yet they are the ones who are unemployed and the one who have issues are the ones running government? The relevant security agencies continue to disappoint the country and a lot of political crises are generated in part because the security agencies are politically compromised. Nobody can aspire to public office in Nigeria except they have been screened by the security agencies. What happened to that process under President Buhari’s watch?

For, the forgery of school certificates is a form of corruption. I am saying that certificate scandal is the worst form of corruption. Right now, our political representatives are no longer respected abroad Who wants to talk to a diplomat whose basic education is uncertain? Who wants to take a country seriously where a state Governor says “We works” instead of “We worked”. And you have a President who is very comfortable with all of these?

President Buhari needs to clean up his cabinet, do a complete audit. He should appeal to all the men who have certificate problems in his cabinet to do him a favour and ship out voluntarily. I won’t be surprised if the same investigative journalists who ousted the cases mentioned have even more scandalous examples in their file and may release bigger blows in the day ahead. Who are these people? Common certificate they don’t even have and they want to rule Nigeria! The diplomats serving in Nigeria must be laughing at us in the dispatches they send home.

The President has a responsibility to act on all of these cases, to determine the credibility of these allegations and to prove that his government is sincere about the anti-corruption campaign across all genres.

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Nigeria Airways retirees and matters arising

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

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

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

As a result of the delays in settlement of these benefits, many ex-workers have been thrown out of their houses, their children have been unable to attend schools and others have lost their businesses, fallen ill or indeed, passed on.

This unfortunate situation cannot be allowed to continue under a responsible administration.

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

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

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

While many people have commended President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for taken the bold step at ensuring that the pains and agonies of these ex-workers are cushioned, some described it as a political propaganda towards the 2019 general elections. But the objective of the release is inconsequential, provided the affected persons get their pay as directed by Mr President.

The issue of non-payment of retirement benefits and pensions to retirees is gradually

becoming a norm in the country especially in the public service which is why whenever any civil servant is approaching retirement , he is enthralled with fears of the dark future created by the government.

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

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

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

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, October 3, 2018

MASSOB leader cautions APGA leadership Short News Female aspirant rejects Imo PDP gov primary over Bianca Ojukwu’s ordeal

Leader of Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Mr Ralph Uwazuruike, has blamed the ordeals of the wife of late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu in the party on the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

The MASSOB who spoke while fielding questions from newsmen on Tuesday said that Bianca was being subjected to unnecessary difficult terms before she would be allowed to pursue her senatorial ambition on the party’s platform.

Speaking ahead of the APGA primary election in Anambra South Senatorial zone, Uwazuruike said that the contest is between Bianca Ojukwu, Ifeanyi Ubah and other aspirants.

Bianca Ojukwu was the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain and Wife of the late

Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Uwazuruike also founder of Biafran Independent Movement (BIM) claimed that Bianca should have been given automatic ticket considering her position as wife of the founder of the party.

He alleged that the APGA National Chairman Mr. Victor Oye, erred in his decision for the wife of the founder of APGA to pass through primary election before emerging as the party’s flag bearer.

“Governor Willy Obiano and Mr Victor Umeh all got automatic tickets to contest on the platform because of their various positions in the party.

“It is ridiculous that wife of the founder of the party would not be given automatic ticket.

“And I tell you if she is denied of the

party’s ticket, it will be the end of APGA in the country,” he said.

Uwazuruike further urged national leadership of the party to ensure level playing ground for all aspirants of the party in Imo adding that the party must avoid imposition of candidates.

Expressing worry that the party leadership was giving more preference to aspirants who joined the party newly while neglecting pioneer members who were aspiring for the same position, he said, “I am worried that the party is neglecting its pioneer members and was giving more attention to those who joined it recently.

“This may be the end of the party in Imo state’’.

Ojukwu and Ifeanyi Ubah, the chief executive of Capital Oil, are seeking to represent Anambra South senatorial zone in the senate.

Tunde Opalana, Abuja

A female governorship aspirant in Imo state, Irene Ottih has rejected the results of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), governorship primaries in Imo state over her exclusion from the contest and called the cancellation of the primary.

Ottih declared that she duly purchased and submitted her nomination and expression of interest forms but was not screened by the screening committee led by Mike Onolememen.

While addressing the press at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja, she said that she was at the PDP secretariat from Thursday last week but the screening committee dilly dallied in her screening giving one excuse or the other.

She expressed her disappointment that the PDP that is said to have rebranded itself is still doing those things that made her lose the 2015 general election.

Ms Ottih insisted that since she met all the requirements set out in the party guidelines, she will not accept her exclusion from the primaries and called on the national leadership of the party to annul the outcome of the primaries in Imo State.

3 APC delegates die in Nasarawa Augustine Kuza, Lafia Tragedy occurred in Keana Local government area of Nasarawa state, as three delegates who were said to have been attending a political meeting lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident.

According to reports, the accident which occurred in Deddare, Obi local government area of the state was as a result of the remover of the back tyre of a moving vehicle that maneuver it in to the bush.

Abraham O. Ishaleku, who is the APC Chairman, said 3 people out bof the ten that were in the vehicle died while six others sustained various degrees of injuries.

“In fact, we have lost great personalities in this accident. This happed after the governorship primary election and we were to meet with Governor Tanko Al-makura in Obi LGA, in preparation for his senatorial ambition”.

“On our way coming, one of the utility vehicle conveying delegates from Madaki, and Gadima wards in Giza town lost their lives. My deputy and two women leaders died instantly”.

He added that among the casualties, three persons who cases were severed were transfered to National hospital Abuja.

Ishaleku, further thanked the state Governor for prompt intervention and support to the affected persons.

Thugs Shoot at Delta PDP senatorial primaries as Sen Nwaoboshi emerges Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Special Duties, Hon. Yakubu Gowon (second right); with flood victims at the resettlement camp in Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area, Edo State.

Trafficking: IOM pledges support to NAPTIP Andrew Orolua, Abuja The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has renewed its commitment to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in the fight against human trafficking in Nigeria.

This was made known by the newly appointed IOM Chief-of-Mission, Frantz Celestin, during his visit to the NAPTIP Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.

A statement by Nneka Aniagoh of Press and Public Relations Unit said Mr. Celestin, who came in the company of Saskia Kok and Elizabeth Poage, both from IOM, informed the Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah- Donli, that the visit was part of his familiarization meetings with relevant partners and stakeholders tasked with curbing irregular migration and human trafficking in Nigeria.

The IOM Chief-of-mission, who said that IOM has facilitated the return of 9,888 Nigerian voluntary returnees from

different parts of the world. Recently, Libya, also promised increased collaboration with NAPTIP, especially as it regards assistance to the returnees who are victims of human trafficking.

In what he tagged “a new beginning in the renewed partnership between NAPTIP and IOM”, Mr. Celestin promised to support “NAPTIP’s priorities in their programmes”, and pledged to consult the Agency from the beginning of every project that involves combating human trafficking and irregular migration in Nigeria.

In her remarks, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, congratulated him on his new position, and commended the IOM for the great job they are doing by ensuring the safe return of stranded Nigerians in Libya who have indicated willingness to come back to Nigeria.

She further expressed her appreciation to IOM for their assistance to the Agency over the years, which include donating and equipping the first shelter operated by NAPTIP, assistance in setting up and takeoff of the NAPTIP Lagos Zonal Command,

and several capacity building trainings for Officers of the Agency.

She encouraged them to also beam their light on Mali and other West African Countries where Nigerians are stranded in their numbers, a lot of them victims of human trafficking and irregular migration.

The NAPTIP boss further enjoined IOM to come to the rescue of Nigerians trapped in exploitative labour conditions in Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and other Middle East Countries.

According to the Director-General, “thousands of Nigerian girls and young women who went to Saudi Arabia and Oman under the guise of domestic workers are living in slave-like conditions, and they cry out daily for help”.

She added that NAPTIP should be fully involved in the rehabilitation and reintegration of the returnees who are victims of human trafficking.

This, according to her, is to ensure proper and effective implementation of the reintegration and rehabilitation programme, and adequate monitoring and evaluation.

Thousands of thugs allegedly hired by two strong contenders senator Peter Nwaoboshi and Prince Ned Nwoko both PDP Senatorial Aspirants in Delta North senatorial district on Tuesday at the venue of the primaries shot sporadically to scare delegates.

The primaries held at Cenotaph venue along Okpanam road, Asaba witnessed large crowd of people including supporters of the three Aspirants Paul Osaji, Ned Nwoko, and Peter Nwaoboshi.

It was alleged that Senator Nwaoboshi had before the primaries threatened to disrupt the primaries Midway with his supporters, many of whom allegedly recruited as thugs and members of a cult group.

But the state police Commissioner Mustafa Muhammad who spoke with Journalists dispelled as untrue adding that the police were on ground to maintain laws and order as anyone found wanting will be dealt with according to the law.

Meanwhile, returning Officer Tunde Shedrack has announced that Senator Peter Nwaoboshi pulled a total of 506 votes, Ned Nwoko 453 and Paul Osaji 216 votes respectively.

Supporters of Ned Nwoko have taken to the street with war songs in protest of the election results.

2019: Onicha- Igboeze clan threatens to withdraw support for PDP in Ebonyi Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki Ahead of National Assembly primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the people of Onicha Igboeze clan in Ebonyi state have threatened to support any political party other than the PDP or people that are willing to protect their interest in the 2019 general election.

Speaking under the aegis of Onicha Igboeze Town Union, the body alleged that they were aware of the plot to scheme out their son, Hon. Linus Abaa Okorie, by internal forces bent on thwarting his return ticket despite the alleged position of the National Working Committee of the party who prescribed currently serving National Assembly members be returned to boost the party’s cohesive thrust towards clinching the presidency in 2019.

The clan therefore warned the ruling PDP in the state against unnecessary politics and manipulation with Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo (OHAONIVO) federal constituency ticket of the party.

“Ebonyi state chapter of the PDP is religiously implementing this strategic policy directive in virtually all other federal constituencies in the state except in OHAONIVO, a seat occupied by our own son, Rt. Hon. Linus Okorie Abaa, and indication are rife that certain internal forces are afoot to thwart his return ticket.

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Ihedioha, ex-Deputy Speaker wins Imo PDP gov ticket Val Okara, Owerri Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and 2015 governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha Tuesday emerged as the party standard bearer for the state.

In a related development, two candidates emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a parallel primaries held in different locations in the state.

The two supposedly APC candidates includes Senator Hope Uzodinma who is currently representing Imo West district in the Senate and son in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha and former Chief of Staff Government House, Owerri, Chief Uche Nwosu.

Ihedioha won the contest with a total of 1,723 votes to defeat Samuel Anyanwu, the senator representing Imo East senatorial zone, who had 1,282 votes.

Announcing the results, the returning officer, Emma Nwala, expressed gratitude to all stakeholders who contributed in various ways to

the success of the electoral process.

“I am most grateful to all security personnel for their painstaking commitment to the security of lives and materials all through the night and on till this morning.

“With the power vested on me as returning officer, I hereby declare Emeka Ihedioha the winner and flag bearer of the PDP in Imo for the 2019 governorship election”, he said.

Meanwhile, Ihedioha has called on the people of Owerri State to come together and work with him as a team in-order to actualize the dream of party.

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Short News Atiku decries desecration of human life Tunde Opalana, Abuja Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday expressed outrage at the latest violence in Jos, the Plateau State capital describing it as another needless waste of precious human lives.

Expressing his sadness over the incident in a statement Abuja, Atiku said that he is greatly embarrassed by the mindless violence which according to him has continue to claim innocent lives.

He described the people behind the savagery as enemies of Nigeria with a mission to drive away investors, thereby compounding the problems of poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment.

He appealed for urgent action by the government to address the embarrassing situation and uncontrolled lawlessness by murderous thugs.

Atiku also called for improved security and intelligence to help in nipping the evil plans in the bud.

Primaries: Buhari postpones FEC meeting Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Presidency says the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold on Wednesday.

Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

According to him, the postponement is informed by the on-going political activities across the country, particularly the party primaries.

Incidentally, some members of the Council are involved in the primaries in various states of the federation.

PDP accepts Ben Bruce withdrawal from senatorial race

L-R: Consultant in Global Public Health, Public Health, England, Dr. Ebere Okereke, Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu and Chief Executive of Public Health, England, Professor Duncan Selbie, during the MoU signing between United Kingdom and Nigeria to strengthen health security in Nigeria in Abuja... on Tuesday.

Photo: Temitope Balogun

Glo-sponsored Ofala starts with Oraeze Arts Exhibition Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State is already agog with excitement as the 2017 edition of Ofala Festival, sponsored by national telecommunications company, Globacom, kicked off on Tuesday at the Ime Obi, Onitsha, with an Art Exhibition entitled Oraeze.

Globacom, in a statement in Lagos, stated that, “The festival is growing bigger and bigger every year since we officially took over its sponsorship in 2011. We commend the Agbogidi for all the innovations he has over the years introduced to the festival to make it more exciting

and a tourist attraction. We are delighted to be part of this noble festival for another three years.”

It explained further that this year’s celebration started on October 10 and ends on October 16.

The activities lined up include Youth Carnival on October 12, to be followed by the celebration of main Ofala in the morning of October 13, while a cocktail party, Eze Onicha, will be held later in the evening.

October 14 has been set aside for Azu Ofala, while the Ofala Music Concert, which will feature beauty pageant and crowning of Miss Ofala 2017, will be held at CJ Patterson International Auditorium, Onitsha on October 15.

The grand finale of the festival

will be a Royal Banquet in honour of the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, which will take place on October 16 at the Dolly Hills Hotel, Onitsha.

The Telecommunication company, therefore, called on all Onitsha indigenes as well as other Nigerians to visit the the Ime Obi, Onitsha Palace, and be part of the celebration of the biggest festival in the Igboland.

Globacom has added colour and grandeur to the Ofala festival celebrations since the commencement of the sponsorship in 2011.

The company recently signed an agreement to extend the sponsorship to 2019.

Bayelsa State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accepted the withdrawal of Senator Ben Bruce from the race as representative of Bayelsa East Senatorial District ticket.

Describing the action as exemplary and worth emulating by other leaders, the State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Moses Cleopas said that his action is in adherence to the 20 year subsisting unwritten power rotation arrangement in the district.

He said that the action of the Senator, widely known as Nigeria’s Common Sense Senator, was exemplary and worthy of emulation to all politicians.

Cleopas noted that politics was service to the people and not for self aggrandizement.

The PDP Chairman described Bruce as a leader of the party whose services are valued by the party.

Nigeria commends Switzerland on stolen funds repatriation Nigeria has commended Switzerland over its continuous support on stolen assets repatriation and other anti-graft interventions.

Mr Baba Madugu, Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland stated this in Bern at a reception in commemoration of the nation’s 58th Independence anniversary.

“We appreciate Switzerland for demonstrating the will to support Nigeria in the fight against corruption by aiding the repatriation of $322million dollars stashed in the country,” Madugu said.

The Envoy who expressed government’s commitment to fighting corruption, appealed for continuous support from the Swiss authorities.

He also spoke on the current security situation in the country saying that activities of Boko Haram insurgents had been reduced to the barest minimum.

“What we have now are pockets of hit and run attacks synonymous with a dying terrorist group.

“This is a clear indication of our commitment and resolve to surmount the challenge.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Alledged contempt: Lai Mohammed Short News knows fate November 16 Sen Foster loses second term Peter Fowoyo, Lagos A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos has fixed November 16, 2018 to rule on a motion brought by a former Minister of State for Finance, Mrs. Esther Nenadi Usman, on whether the Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, should be committed to prison or not for alleged contempt.

Presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Aikawa fixed the date on Tuesday for ruling after the anti graft agency, through their lawyer asked the court to dismiss the motion.

Nenadi through her lawyer, Chief Ferdinand Orbih (SAN), had argued that the inclusion of her name on the looters’ list released by the information minister during the pendency of an alleged fraud case against her is contemptuous.

But, EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, urged the court to decline Nenadi’s

request for the information minister to be summoned to explain why he should not be committed to prison over his action.

Oyedepo insisted that the applicant (Nenadi) was never referred to as a looter by the information minister saying what was published by some newspapers only bordered on allegations and cannot be said to be prejudicial to the applicant’s case in court.

He further argued that there was no advertorial from the Ministry of Information to substantiate the claims against the information minister.

He said: “The minister of information is not a party to the criminal proceedings against the applicant. There is no evidence to show that the alleged contemnor works with the various media houses that published the alleged offensive publication.

Besides, there were no allegations against the media houses that published the alleged offensive publication.

“There was nothing that connects the ministry of information to the motion

which was taken out to annoy the prosecution. The motion is lacking in substance, it is an abuse of court’s process and should be dismissed”.

Earlier, Nenadi’s lawyer, Chief Ferdinand Orbih (SAN) while urging the court to grant the motion alleged that the information minister had by his action prejudged his client’s case before the court.

“The information minister’s action undermines the integrity of the court and is aimed at poisoning the mind of the public against the applicant.

“Assuming at the end of proceedings, the defendants were cleared of the alleged offence, the integrity of the court will be put to rest owing to the information minister’s action.

“In the absence of any denial by the alleged contemnor, there was no need for the applicant to attach any advertorial from the ministry of information. What is required at this stage is minimal proof in the absence of any specific denial by the alleged contemnor”, the silk said.

L-R: UNDP Administrator Mr Aching Steiner, Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Head of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Mark Lowcock, after a meeting at the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York.

Christians, MACBAN want FG to improve security in Plateau Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Christians and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), among other stakeholders in Plateau state, have called on the Federal Government to improve on the security situation in the state in order to facilitate quick return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their villages.

Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) in Jos, the state capital, both groups called on the government to provide security and provide necessary assistance to enable the victims of attacks living in various IDP camps to return to their villages.

Audu Markus, a cleric and member of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) called on government to ensure security of lives and property, adding that where justice is absent, peace will become a mirage.

Elder Daniel Gashish said they are still at a loss why the Fulani who had lived with them peacefully for several years would embark on killing them without a cause, adding, “We lived peacefully with the Fulani and suddenly we woke up on

June 23 and 24, 2018 and found ourselves being attacked. We do not want to live in IDP camps any longer. We want to return to our villages”.

Legal Adviser to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Plateau State Chapter, Barr Sani Isah Mohammed, expressed deep sympathies with victims of the attack and said MACBAN totally condemned attacks on villages and called for improved security before the displaced people return to their villages.

“This is the first time I am coming in contact with people who have been attacked, and I deeply sympathise with them. The only way out for this violence is for all to give peace a chance and work towards achieving peaceful resolution of the crisis,” he said.

Speaking at the event, Head of the IDFP advocacy visit to Plateau State, Amir Mohammed Jameel Mohammed, thanked speakers for the frank views expressed during the meeting, saying, “We are assuring you that all these views will form part of our final report on how to end the crisis. As a forum, we are committed to collaborating with all stakeholders and relevant partners to end this crisis.

“We have met with relevant security agencies and other groups over the

resolution of this crisis. The IDFP, with the active support of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, globally known as KAICIID Dialogue Centre based in Vienna in Austria, have so far visited Zamfara, Benue and now we are in Plateau state. We have obtained vital information and interacted with people to seek solutions on this matter. The end to this crisis is in sight,” he said.

Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the visit, Rev Zaka Ahuche Peter, called on Nigerians to stand up for peace, adding that true peace can only come from the hearts men and women who have been hurt.

“We have visited places and interacted with people. We are happy that all groups are tired and want to see an end to the crisis. Considering what we have seen and heard, Plateau and other states are set to witness a return to peace in no distant future,” he said.

Some of the groups that attended the town hall meeting included the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) and MACBAN, among others.

senatorial bid to Dickson ally Akam James, Yenagoa

The immediate past commissioner for works and infrastructure in Bayelsa State, Hon. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ticket in the just concluded Bayelsa West senatorial District Party Primary/Nomination election.

Lawrence who got Dickson’s nod to contest scored a total of 247 votes against the 2 votes obtained by the serving Senator Foster Ogula.

Bayelsa West Senatorial district comprises of Sagbama Local Government where Governor Dickson hails from and Ekeremor Local Government Area.

The PDP delegates from the 26 wards voted Yesterday amidst heavy security presence at the Senatorial headquarters, Sagbama town, Bayelsa state.

Meanwhile, the name of the Senator was omitted from the list of delegates who voted in the election.

Declaring the outcome of the election, the returning officer, Mr Danied Onifade announced that having pulled the highest number of votes in the exercise, Lawrence was declared and returned winner of the election.

Air mishap: Air chief urges pilots not to be discouraged The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has enjoined the pilot officers who participated in the rehearsal for Nigeria’s 58th Independence and Anniversary in the FCT not to be discouraged by the recent air mishap that led to the demise of Sqn.Ldr. Baba- Ari. Sqn.Ldr. Baba- Ari was one of the pilots who successfully ejected from one of the F-7Ni aircraft that crashed on September 28, who later died due to complications from injuries sustained upon impact on the ground.

Daily times recall that the two NAF aircraft had crashed on Friday morning in the FCT when they were performing rehearsal for Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary in the territory.

The air chief spoke on Tuesday in Abuja when he met with the pilots from aircraft formations that participated in the independence rehearsal.

The aircraft formations are: The Falcons (Augusta EC 135); The Sky Halk(MI35); Diamond Pormatin(Diamond 40); Rainbow(Super Mushak), Centinel Pormatin (42 and Beechcraft) and Unity Pormatin(C130/139/Alpha Jets.

Abubakar thanked God for the opportunity granted the officers to participate in the rehearsal for aerial display on Oct.1 despite the tragic incident. ” I want us not to get discouraged or be dampened by the incident and I urge you to maintain a strong heart and do this job.No matter what, we will continue to do this job,” Abubakar said.

Gov Okowa begs FG, private sectors to assist victims Nosa Akenzua, Asaba As people whose houses have been submerged by flood continues to move into Holding Camps established by the Delta State Government, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called for relief materials from the Federal Government, organised private sector and individuals to assist the victims.

Governor Okowa made the call on Tuesday when he visited the Holding Camps in Patani local government area to personally ascertain how the people were faring.

While disclosing that adequate manpower have been deployed to the Holding Camps, the governor observed that welfare package for the victims is unpredictably on the increase as people continue to seek refuge at the Holding Camps.

“We have been to several camps and you can see that members of the flood committee are working round the clock; in this camp, we have more than 1, 500 people and there are several camps set up in this area because, out of the 16 communities, 11 are under water which is a sad situation.

“I must thank all Deltans who are touched and have donated one relief material or the other to assist the victims of the flood and I call on the organised private sector and individuals to please, if you have an extra, come to the aide of these victims,” he appealed’’, Okowa said.

8 APC aspirants seeks cancellation of governorship primary in Taraba Eight out of the 10 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state has called for cancellation of the party’s governorship primary election in the state over alleged irregularities.

Spokesman for the aggrieved aspirants, Chief David Kente, who made the call at a news conference in Jalingo, described the exercise as “a sham’’.

Kente alleged that some staff of the APC state secretariat connived with the other two governorship aspirants – Sen. Joel Ikenya and Alhaji Sani Abubakar – to hijack the process and doctor the results of the primary election.

“The primary election was a sham, characterised by thuggery, ballots and results snatching was the order of the day.

“There was massive violence in Jalingo, Wukari, Karim Lamido and Zing Local Government Areas in spite of the agreement we all signed to ensure a violent-free process.

“We, therefore, call on the National Secretariat and the State Executives of our party to declare the purported primary election conducted inconclusive and a fresh primary conducted in the state with neutral people presiding over the process.

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NNPC invests on healthcare to curtail medical tourism Idu Jude, Abuja

L-R: Publisher, African Leadership Magazine, Dr. Ken Giami ; Immediate Past Chairman, State of Georgia Congressional Black Caucus, Hon D. Dawkins Haigler; MD/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited & Subsidiaries, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan and Prime Minister of St Vincent and Grenadines, H.E. Ralph Gonsalves, during the conferment of Honorary Citizenship of the State of Georgia and Congressional Commendation Award from the Georgia Senate – United States of America (USA) at International Forum on African Leadership (IFAL) in the United States of America

Manufacturing Index slows to 56.2 points in September Motolani Oseni Purchasing Mangers’ Index (PMI) stood at 56.2 index points in September from 57.1index points reported in August 2018, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed.

The CBN in its PMI survey on Tuesday said there was expansion in the manufacturing sector for the 18 consecutive months.

According to CBN report, the PMI however grew at a slower rate when compared to the index in the previous month.

The report noted that, “Of the 14 subsectors surveyed, 10 reported growth in the review month in the following order: Electrical equipment; Printing & related support activities; Transportation equipment; Nonmetallic mineral products; Chemical & pharmaceutical products; Fabricated metal products; Furniture & related products; Textile, apparel, leather & footwear; Food, beverage & tobacco products; and Plastics & rubber products.

“The Petroleum & coal products; Cement;

Paper products; and Primary metal subsectors declined in the review month.”

The report stated that at 58.4 points, the production level index for the manufacturing sector grew for the 19th consecutive month in September 2018.

The report disclosed that, “The index indicated a slower growth in the current month, when compared to its level in the preceding month. 10 of the 14 manufacturing subsectors recorded increase in production level, one remained unchanged while three declined.

“At 55.3 points, the new orders index grew for the eighteenth consecutive month, indicating increase in new orders in September 2018. Nine subsectors reported growth, two remained unchanged, while three contracted in the review month.

“The manufacturing supplier delivery time index stood at 56.1 points

in September 2018, indicating faster supplier delivery time for the sixteenth consecutive month. 11 subsectors recorded improved suppliers’ delivery time, two remained unchanged while one reported worsening delivery times “The employment level index in September 2018 stood at 54.9 points, indicating growth in employment level for the 17th consecutive month. Of the 14 subsectors, 12 reported increased employment level, one remained unchanged while one reported reduced employment level in the review month.

“The Manufacturing sector inventories index grew for the eighteenth consecutive month in September 2018.

“At 55.9 points, the index grew at a slower rate when compared to its level in the previous month. 10 of the 14 subsectors recorded growth, while four recorded decline in raw material inventories

Analysts at Cordros Capital in a report said, “The report shows manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices at 56.2 and 56.5 point respectively, suggesting sustained healthy business conditions.

“Though still well ahead of the 50.0 expansion mark, both indices expanded at a slow pace for the period when compared to last month’s reading of 57.1 and 58.0 respectively.

“Nonetheless, the Q3-2018 PMI averages of 56.7 and 57.4 (Q2-2018: 56.8 and 57.4 index point), largely underscore our positive growth expectation for both manufacturing and service Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the third quarter.

“To our mind, even as headline inflation resumed uptick in August (+ nine basis points to 11.23 per cent), we believe foreign exchange stability and liquidity continues to support activities across manufacturing and non-manufacturing space.”

FG approves 90-day special window for MSMES registration Reduces business registration fee to N5,000

In its bid to further ease the process of registering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Tuesday, announced the Federal Government’s approval of a 90-day special window to register businesses at a reduced rate of N5000 only.

The Vice President who made the disclosure on Tuesday at the launch of the 19th edition of the National MSMEs Clinics in Enugu, Enugu State, said the special window of 90 days starts from October 1st to Dec 31st 2018.

According to Prof. Osinbajo, “It was observed during some of the earlier editions of the MSME Clinics that a lot of MSMEs were finding it difficult to register their businesses as a result of cost.

“The practice since we began the MSME

clinics is that most agencies offer price reductions especially for registration, and all other pre-investment approvals, during the Clinics.

“So, I am pleased to announce that the Federal Government, through the Corporate Affairs Commission, has approved a special window of 90 days from yesterday October 1st to Dec 31st 2018, to register businesses at a considerably reduced rate of N5000 only, down from as much as N10,000 previously. This will afford more MSMEs an opportunity to formalize their businesses.”

Speaking on other initiatives by the Federal Government designed to consolidate the gains of the MSMEs Clinics, Prof. Osinbajo said, “we will be establishing shared facilities for MSMEs

based on a partnership between the Federal Government, interested States, Bank of Industry, NEXIM Bank, FIRS, NAFDAC, SON and interested private sector partners, as part of our efforts at deepening the impact of the Clinics.”

“The purpose of these shared facilities is to have a fully-equipped place with machinery and equipment required for various trades and businesses. MSMEs can then do their businesses at those locations at a reasonable cost.

“This way, MSMEs are spared the financial burden of having to buy their own equipment in order to be able to do business. Where possible, these shared facilities would have been pre-certified by relevant agencies, removing the need for MSMEs to pursue these certifications by themselves,” the Vice President added.

He also announced the Federal Government’s willingness to partner with State governments in establishing more One-Stop Shops, to further enhance business registration and facilitate seamless interaction between owners of small businesses and the relevant regulatory agencies.

According to him, “we are also aware that some States have gone on to set up ‘One-Stop Shops’ after the Clinics. These One-Stop Shops bring all the relevant agencies together in one place so as to enable the MSMEs access their services on an on-going basis.

“The Federal Government is also willing to partner with your State Government to immediately set up one such place for the good use of MSMEs in Enugu State.”

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has teed-off a major national healthcare intervention project designed to halt medical tourism to foreign destinations through the provision of state-ofthe-art hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country.

Details of the medical venture plans published in the Q3 2018 Edition of the NNPC Magazine indicated that the corporation has set a five-year gestation period for the project to achieve substantial impact in Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system.

The NNPC quarterly publication reported that the healthcare project is in three parts.

The first is Occupational Health designed to specifically service NNPC staff, their dependents and retirees. All current NNPC clinics fall under this scheme and are presently being upgraded to reflect the new realities.

The second scheme involves some key NNPC hospitals like the erstwhile Abuja International Diagnostic Centre (AIDC) and the Benoni Hospital in Benin City which are being equipped to service both NNPC staff and outsiders because of their projected excess capacity.

The third leg of the medical project which has been designated as ‘new business’ involves locations where state-of-the-art hospitals and diagnostic centres will be constructed on NNPC unutilized lands in Kaduna, Mosimi and Port Harcourt for commercial purposes.

NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, said he was delighted by the development being spearheaded by the NNPC Medicals, saying the project would impact on the bottom line of the corporation in the long run.

Dr. Baru affirmed that apart from the financial benefits the project promises, it also underlined the progress being made in the transformation efforts to reposition NNPC as a fully integrated company of the future.

The NNPC Magazine’s report further informed that the icing on the cake is the erstwhile Abuja International Diagnostic Centre which is being reconfigured to assume the status of a national flagship medical mall.

Upon completion, the centre will warehouse top class health care providers in cardiovascular, oncology, renal dialysis, radiology and lab services.

The dream, it was gathered, is essentially to make AIDC a hub for other clinics through telemedicine.

This process allows the remote delivery of healthcare services, such as health assessments or consultations with the support of telecommunications and information technology infrastructure. It will enable the healthcare providers to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients without the need for an inperson visit.

Dr. Babatunde Adeniran, Chief Operating Officer, NNPC Ventures, said the newfound medical vision was modeled as well as inspired in part by successes recorded in other jurisdictions like Saudi Arabia, where the state oil company, Saudi Aramco, partners John Hopkins to provide best medical care for its staff and residents of other Middle East countries.

“NNPC has 52 clinics/hospitals, the largest network of healthcare facilities in Nigeria which is enough capacity for us to build on, upgrade the facilities and achieve our commercialization dream. The aim is to reduce to zero, medical tourism and the accompanied capital flight with a view to retaining the money in Nigeria while also improving NNPC’s revenue’’, he said.

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Mobile Internet download speed: Nigeria drops to 108th in August ratings - Report Ladesope Ladelokun Amidst 129 countries, Nigeria has dropped to the 108th position in mobile Internet download speed in August 2018.

This report was revealed by the index that compares Internet speed data from around the world on a monthly basis, Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index.

According to the data disclosed, the country has also maintained the 108th position in the broadband download speed category for the third consecutive month since June 2018.

As against its 107th rank in Mobile internet speed in the month of July 2018 and 99th position in January this same year, the country position has

once again taken a downward slope.

The report stated that Nigeria’s average mobile Internet download speed ranking had been fluctuating between 107th and 108th position in the past six months.

The speed peaked at 11.17mbps in January this year, the highest speed recorded by the country in the past one year.

In addition the report shows that in August, the country recorded 10.02 megabits per second mobile Internet download speed that is far below the global average of 22.99mbps.

The mobile Internet upload speed was 4.17mbps for the month of August, the data stated.

The index stated that the global average for fixed broadband download speed for the country was

10.18mbps, the highest the country recorded in the past one year.

However, this speed is far below the global average of 44.83mbps.

In the fixed broadband category, Nigeria attained an average upload speed of 8.20mbps in the months under review.

As per the August Speedtest Global Index, Norway clinched the number one spot in the mobile broadband category globally with an average download speed of 63.13mbps, after suffering a decline in July.

Norway had been identified as a country with the highest download speed by Ookla consistently for over a year before Qatar took the position in July with 62.61mbps.

Singapore ranked highest for fixed broadband with 189.38mbps average

download speed, a position it had maintained for the past one year.

The Nigerian Communications Commission latest data also indicated that the number of active subscribers to mobile Internet services in the country increased to 105 million as of August this year.

This is an indication that the country gained 956,546 new Internet users between July and January 2018, in the Global System for Mobile communication category.

Fixed wireless network providers also gained 2,201 new users, reaching 12,602 users in August from 10,401 subscribers in July, the NCC statistics stated.

The Chairman, NCC, Senator Durojaiye Olabiyi, while speaking at a forum recently identified.

PZ Cussons Nigeria reports N204m loss in Q1 Motolani Oseni With significant drop in revenue, PZ Cussons Nigeria has reported N204 million loss in its first quarter (Q1) unaudited results for the period ended August 31, 2018.

In the results was filed to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) during the weekend, the Household company in prior first quarter results of 2017 reported N123.08 million loss.

PZ Cussons Nigeria revenue dropped by 14.3 per cent to N15.89 billion in the first quarter of 2018 from N18.5 billion reported in the first quarter of 2017.

The group results showed 24.4 per cent drop in gross profit to N4.5 billion from N5.99 billion as operating profit closed the period under review at N385million as against N1.85 billion reported in first quarter results of 2017.

The group basic Earnings Per Share (EPS) also loss by N0.05 in first quarter of 2018 from loss of N0.03 reported in first quarter of 2017.

PZ Cussons Nigeria had paid shareholders of the company N0.15 dividend in its 2018 financial year results compared to N0.50 ordinary shares that was paid in 2017.

InvestmentOne analysts continued

to reflect weak consumer spending and the challenges in the nation’s operating environment on a year-on-year basis, top line performance for most consumer goods players under our coverage improved in half year (H1) of 2018.

According to them, “although slower when compared to H1 2017, where top line saw support from price increases taken in 2016, H1 2018 topline performance has been largely volume driven, given that the ability to take further price increases was impaired by competition and fragile consumer spending.

“The improvement in volume performance in H1 2018 may have been driven by the improving momentum in the domestic economy and the continued moderation in headline inflation. On a segmental basis, we point out the increasing competition in the food segment relative to the Home and Personal Care (HPC) segment of most players.”

They remain slightly optimistic in view of top line performance of companies in the Household sector.

“We expect the continued growth in GDP, although still fragile, accelerated implementation of the 2018 budget and election spending to support expansion in volume performance. This, combined with the relative stability in the foreign exchange environment may be positive for Profit

Before Tax growth in H2 2018.

“While we expect our consumer names to adopt stringent measures to curtail operating expenses in order to support bottomline performance, we highlight the

potential rise in operating expenses that may result from increased promotional and marketing expenses. This may be aimed at driving volume growth amidst increased competition.”

Financial inclusion: FirstBank participates in Africa Investment Summit As part of its financial inclusion and thought leadership drive, First Bank of Nigeria Limited participated in the Africa Investment Summit convened by Guardian Newspapers, Financial Times of London, NEPAD Business Group, Africa Business Roundtable, Africa Matters and Capital 3 Ltd. The event themed; “Bridging Africa’s Investment Gap” took place on 26 - 27 September 2018.

FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier bank and one of the most valuable banks in Africa has grown in influence overtime and its leading position has earned it recognition and a position of thought leader even beyond the shores of Africa.

Recently, FirstBank, through its MD/ CEO was the only representative Nigerian bank that participated in a High-Level dialogue among Chinese and African Business representatives which took place in China. The participation of the Bank at the summit is another testimony of its growing influence amongst the African financial

institutions and business community.

Meanwhile, the MD/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, has been conferred with the Honorary Citizenship of the State of Georgia and Congressional Commendation Award from the Georgia Senate – United States of America (USA). The Honour and Award was received at the International Forum on African Leadership (IFAL) on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings.

The identification of Dr. Adeduntan for the award is in recognition of his position as one of Africa’s most distinguished thought leaders in the financial sector with an impeccable leadership savvy backed by years of invaluable experience in the continent’s banking industry while also impacting the lives of his internal and external communities through his unalloyed commitment to the growth of FirstBank and Africa at large.

FAAN rebrands SERVICOM, introduces new dress code Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo In celebration of the Customer Service week 2018, the SERVICOM department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, embarked on a road walk to appreciate its numerous customers across airports.

The department has also introduced a new dress code which will be unveiled today.

The introduction of the dress code will boost the image of the servicom department at the airport across the country.

The train of SERVICOM officers at the Lagos airport clad in SERVICOM T-shirts and caps moved from the FAAN headquarters to the FAAN Human Resources building, the Medical center to the General Aviation Terminal One and along the airport road to the International airport were the train terminated.

They were received on arrival at the MMIA by the Airport Manager, Mrs. Victoria Shinaba.

In an interview with the General Manager, SERVICOM, Mrs. Ebele Okoye, said the essence of the week with the Theme: ‘Excellence Happens Here’ this year’s celebration was different because they would be unveiling the New Face of SERVICOM in all airports.

The New Face she explained would be a new dress code for SERVICOM officers to distinguished them from other FAAN staff.

“I salute Engr. Saleh Dunoma who has approved the making of new dresses, jackets with head caps and the ID cards to show When they dress up, the men the ties and the ladies in caps by the time we unveil this tomorrow, as soon as you enter any airport tomorrow you will be able to identify who a customer service officer is.”

Mrs. Okoye noted that the dress code would not be Ceremonial but to be worn 5-days a week, “we are planning to have a jeans that will be worn and a T-shirt that will be worn only on Friday but from Monday till Thursday, you are going to see our people in jackets, the trousers and the cap to fit and the tie to fit in with it.”

She said the week was a global event where the department concerned in any business remember the customer and show appreciation to them for their patronage.

“You know if you don’t have these customers your business will not thrive, the FAAN has made it a point of duty in all airports to appreciate both our external customers and those at government agencies who have joined hands to help us and ensure passengers have a hitch free facilitation while using our airports.”

The week is to be celebrated with a lecture from the Presidency on the need for customer service which will feature the New Face of customer service, drama showing the SERVICOM officers interface with customers, comedy, Music and dance.

$10bn claims: MTN may halt raising capital through IPO on NSE Motolani Oseni MTN Group Ltd., the wireless carrier facing a combined $10 billion in claims from Nigerian authorities, said on Tuesday that it may no longer seek to raise capital through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE).

Africa’s largest mobile-phone company is considering other options of trading its shares on the Lagos-based bourse, including a so-called listing by introduction, in which existing shares are listed, Ralph Mupita, chief financial officer said in an interview in Johannesburg.

MTN’s board still needs to make a final decision, he said.

“The IPO type of listing has become challenging under current market conditions,” Mupita said. “We are exploring other options. The Nigerian business would not get fair value under current market conditions. The

simplest way to go forward would be an introduction on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.”

MTN could complete the listing in its biggest market by the end of this year or first quarter of next year, the CFO said.

The company’s stock has plunged in the wake of a dispute with the central bank over the repatriation of $8.1 billion out of the country and a separate tussle with the attorney general’s office over $2 billion in back taxes. Listing the business on the local exchange forms part of a settlement two years ago over unregistered SIM cards, when MTN negotiated a $5.2 billion fine down to about $1 billion.

“We have sought legal protection for our Nigerian business and a judge has been appointed for upcoming hearings,” Mupita said. The central bank last week said it is reviewing new information provided by MTN and the banks into the outflows and that it expects to resolve the matter soon.

L-R: Ag RBH, Fidelity Bank, Cross River-Akwa Ibom states, Emenike Okeudo; Country Director, Community Humanitarian Emergency Backing Nigeria (COHEB Nig), Ugochi Ossai; Head CSR and sustainability, Chris Nnakwe; CEO Rhema Care, Eric Shu; Branch Leader, Fidelity Bank Unical, Celestine Igwegbe during the presentation of Sport items at the Refugee Camp, Ogoja recently as part of Fidelity Bank’s effort to promote healthy living conditions and child friendly environment at the refugee camp.

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CAN, Legacy partner to enthrone credible governance in Nigeria Stories by Patrick Okohue The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and a pro-democracy group, Legacy Initiative International has assured Nigerians that they will continue to work with all likeminded groups and individuals across the country to ensure the enthronement

of good governance and making sure that only suitable persons with proven leadership qualities are voted into public offices as the nation heads into another election.

The CAN and Legacy who made this position clear in a communiqué after a meeting between the two bodies in Lagos to discuss the way forward on the issue of good leadership in Nigeria in all positions of authority in the

Reps aspirant vows to end unemployment among youths A two time Commissioner in the Governor Adams Oshiomhole administration in Edo State, Hon. Chris Ebare, has promised to deal with the challenge of unemployment among youths in Esan land that is presently plaguing them.

Ebare made the declaration recently when he addressed the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, Ward Executives and Unit Chairmen of Ward Six and Seven of Esan South East LGA in Ubiaja.

Bemoaning the parlous state of infrastructure in the LGA, he took a swipe at past elected leaders of both Esan North East and Esan South East whom he blamed for the situation, stressing that they either lacked the wherewithal to canvass and attract government attention or they are just lackadaisical.

Ebare who had previously taken three shots at the slot for the House of Representative without success, alleged that he was denied by the powers that be then when the

acclaimed godfathers’ trade in stock was imposition of candidates.

He is however optimistic that with the advent of Adams Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the APC and the fact that imposition of candidates has been consigned to the dustbin of history, he is sure of coming tops in the forth-coming primaries and the subsequent election as long as the electorate gives him the mandate.

He claimed he is head and shoulder above his co-contestant for the slot because of his intimidating profile and exposure that speaks volume for him.

“We should be tired of empty promises that are never fulfilled by our political brothers and sisters. It is high time that the socio-economical situation of our various communities is improved upon,” he said.

He appealed to the party faithful to shun those whose gospel is stomach infrastructure and desist from mortgaging their future and that of generations not yet born.

2019: Vote people of integrity, Asuelimen tells electorate An aspirant for the House of Representatives for Esan North East/ Esan South East Federal Constituency, of Edo State, Mr. Asuelimen Ononmhen, has challenged people of the constituency to only, “Vote into office those who will not distance themselves from you after election.”

Asuelimen promised a gathering of party faithful in his constituency that he will bridge the yawning gap between the electorate and those they elect by initiating regular town hall meetings with a view to discussing the needs of the people and proffering solutions.

He bemoan the situation where elected officials not only abandon the people, but also fail to keep to

their electioneering promises only to resurface after four years going about cap in hand pleading to be given a second chance.

“We should not be fooled by their antics this time around, let there be a paradigm shift from these insult on our sensibilities and vote in men who do not trade on empty promises,” he noted He rhetorically stressed that he will not want to toe the line of those who will tell the electorate that they can invoke the angels and command Jesus Christ to descend from heaven, but however promised to meet the need and aspirations of the people if he eventually clinches the ticket

country also assured that it was also speaking with other groups to follow in the same line.

In the communiqué which was signed by the President of CAN, Rev. (Dr) Supo Ayokunle and the Grand Patron of Legacy, Dr. Kenny Martins on behalf of the two organisations, they also promised to pay closer attention to the manner of persons that put themselves forward for election into public offices and make their opinion known to the Christian faithful in a non-partisan manner.

The groups also said that it will go further by reaching out to the leadership of Muslim faithful to draw a template together of the minimum expectations of the interfaith community from those vying for elections into public offices in Nigeria from the Federal, state and local government positions and agree on the best suitable candidates for each of the offices.

They added, “where a candidate has gotten elected into public office

based on the intervention of the inter-faith community, but failed to live up to expectations, CAN and Legacy will support the recall of such official by the constituents and will not support such candidate in any future election.

“CAN and Legacy will not align themselves with any political party and will only support credible candidates at elections irrespective of their religion, gender, ethnic backgrounds or political affiliations.

“CAN and Legacy along with the Muslim leaders form an election monitoring body that will monitor elections both here in Nigeria and other countries, with ECOWAS and AU accreditation as required.

“CAN and Legacy will along with the Muslim leaders organize and national peace convention for all the registered political parties and INEC with a view to getting them to sign a peace pact to keep the peace during elections and to compete with each other in accordance with

the rules and regulations guilding the elections.

“CAN and Legacy are abhorred by the current rate of violent crimes in the country whereby innocent Nigerian citizens are daily kidnapped, killed or displaced from their places of abode by hostile elements from within or outside of their communities for no justifiable reasons whatsoever, and call on the Federal Government to make more resources available to the law enforcement agents to enable them to do more proactive in combating and forestalling such incidents going forward.”

The two bodies also agreed to propose a national peace meeting with the Muslim leaders to take a critical look at the myriads of problems that have militated against the attainment of cohesive nationhood by the country since independence in 1960 and proffer solutions to the Federal Government on how to address them.

PDP will revive Nigeria’s economy, if re-elected – Akinlude A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former two term chairman of Mushin Local Government Area in Lagos State, Chief Willy Akinlude, has urged Nigerians not to lose hope in spite of the current harsh economic realities in the country, insisting that a PDP government will put smiles back on their faces once again.

The former Lagos PDP Public Relations Officer (P.R.O) gave the hint while speaking with journalists in Ondo State during the Independence Day celebrations. He believes that all hope is not lost as the PDP is set to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians come next year.

His words: “We are very optimistic of recapturing power because the economy is in shambles and does needs to be revitalised. People are hungry, people are not happy. There is insecurity and the economy is at its lowest ebb. We need another government that can come in and even ameliorate the sufferings of the people. The gale of defections by prominent politicians into the PDP has further brighten the chances of the party in the coming polls and this shows that people are now reasonable and want a better government.”

According to him, if a government is not okay, let us use the other one and there will be improvements. PDP have learnt their lessons. They are going to perform better this time around.

During their time the economy was good. Nigerians were not crying like this, it is so bad now that it is only the PDP that can take Nigerians out of

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poverty,” he added.

While warning the INEC Chairman, Professor Yakub Mahmood that his integrity and credibility is at stake if he is not going to conduct free and fair election, he said inter-alia- that apart from the last governorship election in Edo, Kogi and Ekiti states, what happened in Osun was an eye-sore.

Reports from there say people were killed, ballot boxes were snatched and election manipulated to favour the All Progressives Congress (APC). So, it is a bad omen for 2019 elections,” he warned.

While advising Nigerians regarding their choice of candidate next year, he said, “We need a very

strong President that really know Nigeria and Nigerians, so definitely, PDP are going to fish out somebody that will foster peace and unity of the country, as well as cater for their well-being. PDP government does not suffer the people, they operate collective responsibility and not dictatorial government as it is being done now.”

For the PDP to realise its dream next year, Akinlude urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to have a forgiving spirit and support former vice president, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku if he emerges as PDP Presidential flag-bearer at the primary slated for Port Harcourt, Rivers State Capital.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. ADETOKUNBO SALAMI 2. MR. EMEKA NNAMANI 3. MR. BERNARD IMARAH 4. MR. ADEWUNMI OGUNSANYA 5. MR. HARRY AROGUNDADE

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INITIATIVE FOR PEACE & SOCIETAL WELLBEING

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION IS SEEKING FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990, PART “C”.

NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BELLO ABDULFATTAH ARAOYE 2. YUSUF KABIRU BAMIDELE 3. LAWAL TAJUDEEN 4. OLADOKUN GANIYU OLAKUNLE 5. OKUNLOLA ISMAILA OYESEGUN 6. LAWAL ISHAQ OLAYINKA 7. HASAN ABDULFATTAH ADEBAYO 8. GBADAMOSI WAHAB ATANDA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO USE JOURNALISM AS A TOOL TO FIGHT POVERTY IN OUR SOCIETY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.

TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS AMONGST DIVERSE PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE INTER-ETHNIC AND INTER-RACIAL UNDERSTANDING AMONGST PEOPLE. 2.

TO ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY BY CHARITABLE VENTURES.

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.

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.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE: 1. TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMICAL, HEALTH CARE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOMATIC RELIEFS FOR DISTRESSED FAMILIES AND HOMES THAT ARE IN DISARRAY BY ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND PROPAGATE ISLAMIC TEACHINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SHARI’AH. 2. TO FOSTER GOOD AND HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP AMONGST FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE IN DISTRESS, THE MANAGEMENT OF FAMILIES WITH MISUNDERSTANDING AND RANCOR BY GUIDING THEM TO THE TEACHING AND PRACTICES OF ISLAM AS ORDAINED BY ALLAH. 3. TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE GROUPS SUCH AS THE ORPHANS, PRODUCTS OF BROKEN HOMES, INDIGENTS, WIDOWS, AGED POOR AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED IN THE SOCIETY IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO ALLEVIATING THEIR CONDITIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: BARR. MERCY OMAGE SOLICITOR

OLORI-AJE ADAM ESQ. SOLICITOR 08037022390

SIGNED:- SECRETARY

FULL APOSTOLIC REVIVAL MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY IS SEEKING FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990, PART “C”.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR BESIDE OLUWAFEMI STEPHEN 2. EMMANUEL SARAH FUNKE 3. ELDER AUGUSTA ADEGUN 4. PST. OKUNBOR ALEX THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. 2) TO ESTABLISH BRANCHES WHENEVER CONVERTS ARE MADE FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE GOSPEL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

OYO STATE HOUSING CORPORATION OWODE PHASE-2, APATA, IBADAN RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION IS SEEKING FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990, PART “C”.

NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALHAJI RAZAQ OLUBAYO OLUBODUN 2. DR TEMITOPE OLABODE OLAJIDE 3. MRS CHRISTY OLUNIKE ADEYEMI 4. CHIEF GEORGE AFOLABI OLANIYAN 5. MRS SEKINAT ADETOKUNBO IDOWU 6. MR MARLON BABATUNDE SHEMFE 7. ALHAJI MUTIU ADEBAYO ODELADE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE INSTITUTE SHALL BE: A) TO SAFEGUARD AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF RESIDENTS IN THE ESTATE ON MATTERS CONCERNING HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT. B) TO HELP TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE ESTATE. C) TO REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF ALL THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE ESTATE. D) TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE ESTATE. E) TO CAMPAIGN FOR PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AMENITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE A COMMUNITY SPIRIT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. OLORI-AJE ADAM ESQ. (SOLICITOR) 08037022390

SIGNED: H. A. BABA (SOLICITOR)

TRANQUIL FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES 1 . HASSAN AZEEZ TAIWO -PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN. 2.HASSAN KAFILAT FOLASHADE - SECRETARY. 3.HASSAN AFEEZ KEHINDE -MEMBER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY, SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ENHANCED CPR/AED TRAINING USING A STRATEGIC APPROACH BY INCORPORATING HAND ON SKILLS AND METHODOLOGIES IN THE LEARNINGS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

TRUSTEES 1.UGWOKE INNOCENT IKECHUKWU 2.DIKE AGATHA EKWUTOSI. 3.UGWOKE KINGSLEY EJIKE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. WELFARE: SUPPORT OF ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS, AND BUILDING OF HOMES FOR SHELTERING ORPHANS AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 2. EDUCATION: GRANTING SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED, BUILDING AND EQUIPPING OF LIBRARIES, BUILDING OF SCHOOLS AND IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SKILLS ACQUISITIONS FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THEREBY REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT. 3. ENVIRONMENT: PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS GEARED TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

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

TRUSTEES 1.SNR. PROPHET KOLA SEGUN ADEBAYO. 2.AYO YUSUFF SEGUN 3.JAPHET TEMITOPE MOTUNRAYO. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WHOLE WORLD. 2.TO PREPARE AN END TIME PROPHETIC ARMIES OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE LAST AND FINAL REVIVAL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

ASSOCIATION OF BAYERO UNIVERSITY STAFF SECONDARY SCHOOL ALUMNI CLASS OF 1998 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

TRUSTEES: (1) ADAMU IDRIS TANKO - CHAIRMAN (2) DR. BENJAMIN AKHIWU (3) ADEYEMI MUSLIMOT TAIWO - SECRETARY (4) DR. JUDE IDEMUDIA ORITSESEYISAN OKOH AIMS & OBJECTIVES: A) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS. B) TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC POTENTIALS. C) TO CONTRIBUTE TO STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE OF THE SCHOOL.

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

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

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: SECRETARY

HILLSIDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

OLIVE GRACE INTERNATIONAL CARE FOUNDATION

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. NNAMCHI CHINENYE GLADYS 2. AMADI OBINNA OGOCHUKWU VERONICA

TRUSTEES 1. CHIDIMA ORIE KALU 2. UZUNMA JENNIFER ELUAGU 3. OWUZE NWUCHE

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD.

IJO MAJEMU ORI OKE IBUKUN FAITH POWER MISSION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO CARE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN 2. TO HELP THE POOR IN THE SOCIETY

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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THE NIGERIAN ACTUARIAL SOCIETY CAC/IT/NO: 4538 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR THE CERTIFIED TRUE COPY. (C. T. C) UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTER OF 1990. WHILE THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE GOT MISSING. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

JOSEPH UKPO HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MOST REV. DR. UKPO JOSEPH EDRA. CHAIRMAN BOT 2. MOST REV. DR. EKUWEM JOSEPH EFFIONG. 3. MOST REV. DR. UMOH CAMILLUS RAYMOND. 4. MOST REV. DR. ETOKUDOH CAMILLUS ARCHIBONG. 5. MOST REV. DR. AKPAN DONATUS EDET. (SECRETARY).

6. MOST REV. DR. AYAH JOHN EBEBE. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO GIVE FREE MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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THE NIGERIAN ACTUARIAL SOCIETY CAC/IT/NO : 4538

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR THE ADDITIONAL AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DR BENJAMIN ADIGUN 2. MR. ADEWOLE AKINWADE 3. MR. MICHEAL DADA THE. NEW TRUSTEES 1. ROTIMI OKPAISE 2. DR. FEMI OYETUNJI 3. BABATUNDE HASSAN -ODUKALE 4. YESIDE KAZEEM 5. MILLER KINGSLEY 6. ANTHONY TIPPA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS THIS REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SPEHDI STRATEGY FOR PEACE AND HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1-HAMMAN KAUNA PAYAMI- CHAIRMAN 2-BEN SUNDAY 3-NDAKAMI ELISHA 4-NATHANIEL BENJAMIN 5-MAKSHA MEKI 6-OBIDAH HABILA ALBERT 7-IYA MAHMOOD GIREI 8-NZADON DAVID TUFE 9-ABUBAKAR FAISAL 10-MUSA AVINDIA- SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PEACE BUILDING AS WELL AS IMPROVE LIVELIHOOD AND FOOD SECURITY THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL LAND DOCUMENTS REGISTERED AS NO.22/22/291 AND DATED 12/7/1932 AND NO. 56/56/594 DATED 13/51942 AT THE LANDS REGISTRY ALAUSA LAGOS STATE, BELONGING TO ALBERT OYEMUSAN OGUNNUBI. ALL EFFORTS TO RETRIEVE SAME PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND, KINDLY CONTACT THE LANDS REGISTRY SIGNED: MRS. OLABISI ALAO

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

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS. TEMITOPE NAOMI ADEBOYE CHAIRMAN 2. MRS. TOMI SOMEFUN 3. MRS. KEMI KOSHONI 4. MISS MANDY RACHAEL OKHUELEIGBE SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO GET “STREET” CHILDREN INTO SCHOOL. ALSO, PAYING FOR UNIFORMS, SHOES, SCHOOL BAGS, WRITING EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILY CANNOT AFFORD IT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

SIGNED : ANNOUNCER- ROWLAND O. OLAIFA ESQ. 08186578030.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED:- SECRETARY

WINNING WORSHIP WAY CHRISTIAN CENTRE

SAM ROTIMI HEART FOUNDATION

SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL ABA ALUMNI 93 SET

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

TRUSTEES: 1. OKE EMMANUEL OLULEKE 2. OLULEKE- OKE ANPOSOLA OLUWAFUNMILAYO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO RAISE A GENERATION OF TRUE WORSHIPPERS 2. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLUBUNMI SEUN FASIDI (TRUSTEE & SECRETARY) 2. ROTIMI SAMSON FASIDI (CHAIRMAN) 3. OLADAPO KEHINDE ALADETOYINBO. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1.) TO SAVE LIVES (2.) TRAINING ON HEART CONDITION (3) TREATMENT OF HEART CONDITIONS (4) CREATING AWARENESS ON PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF HEART DISEASE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED : SECRETARY

ABBA FRIENDS CLUB

INITIATIVE FOR ANTI VICES AND CRIME CAMPAIGN (CAC/IT/NO 93384)

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

TRUSTEES: 1. EJIKE TOCHUKWU DOMINIC 2. OSITA AUGUSTINE IFEANYI 3. IKEDINACHUKWU LOTANNA BENNET 4. CHUKWUDEBELU ONYEBUCHI MARTINS 5. UMEOBIORA JEREMIAH UZOCHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE AND INTEREST OF MEMBERS 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.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

OLD TRUSTEES: 1. PRINCE MUHAMMED ANTHONY UMORU -RESIGNED 2. ENGR. ALEX ORJI -REMOVE 3. ENGR. FELIX OSAYANDE -REMOVED 4. ENGR. ADUNU JOHNSON OKOSUN -NEW CHAIRMAN RETAINED 5. AMAKA VIVIAN ONUZULIKE -REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES APPOINTED 1. ADUNU JOHNSON -NEW SECRETARY THAT THE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN NUMBER OF TRUSTEES ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR – GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

LAND, DONOR FAMILY MEMBERS ASSOCIATION SOUTH SOUTH ZONE NIG

HANDS ON THE SPINDLE INITIATIVE

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

TRUSTEES 1. JAMES EKOM ANTHONY. ...PRESIDENT , 2. UTUK SUNDAY JUSTINE. ...VIC PRESIDENT. .

3. ASUQUO IMAOBONG. ...SECRETARY. ...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE AND INTEREST OF MEMBERS 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: OBY ONYEKWULUJE SOLICITOR

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ONYENANKEYA EMEKA. ..PRESIDENT. 2. CHIDIMMA YAHAYA. VIC PRESIDENT, 3. ONYENANKEYA DAISY OBIAGERI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS 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: OBY ONYEKWULUJE SOLICITOR

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

TRUSTEES: 1. MR IHESIE JECOB 2.MR AMBROSE OHAKA 3.ENGR.MRS IROKA CHIDIMA JOY 4.SIR IDUMA STEPHEN, KSJI 5.DR UKWEH IKECHUKWU HENRY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1) TO IDENTIFY OURSELVES WITH OUR ALMA MATER 2)TO INCULCATE THE SPIRIT OF ONENESS AMONG MEMBERS 3)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISCIPLINE AMONGST MEMBERS. 4)TO CARRY OUT OTHER LAWFUL ACTIVITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NGO OR ASSOCIATION, GROUPS OR ANY COOPERATE BODY WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE ASSOCIATION MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO MEMBERS AND SOCIETY. 5) TO PROMOTE, ASSIST AND DEVELOP SCHEMES, PROGRAMMES AND POLICY FOR ENHANCEMENT OF MEMBERS WELFARE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF LAGOS STATE COURIER OPERATORS THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. BAMIGBOYE GBOYEGA DANIEL 2. ADEGBORUWA GBENGA DAVID 3. ADELEKE-OJO IRETIOLA DORCAS 4. SOSANYA SEGUN 5. MORTEY THELMA NNENNA 6. ATTAH AWULU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE AND INTEREST OF MEMBERS 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: OBY ONYEKWULUJE SOLICITOR

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL AWKUNANAW 1983 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: I. THOMPSON OBASI ILOH (CHAIRMAN) II. CHRISTIAN NWANKWO III. PETER CHIBUIKE ANI IV. NICHOLAS MADUKA NWOSU V. CHRISTOPHER NDUBISI EKE VI. DANIEL OBINNA OZIFO (SECRETARY/LEGAL ADVISER) AIMS: I. TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH THE PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING AND CAREER ENHANCEMENT. II. TO RENDER ASSISTANCE FOR FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF OUR ALMA MATER. III. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER(S) IN NEED AND BE OF HELP TO ONE ANOTHER. 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: ANITA ALETOR EMUMWEN ESQ. SOLICITOR 080 6 498 8671

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

TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ASUNMO ADENIYI DAVID 2. AKANGBE NIKE 3. ADEBIYI RACHEL TAIWO 4. ASUNMO SOLOMON OLUWAYEMI AIMS: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAIMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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GOD FAVOURED ZION ONE MINISTRY WORLDWIDE

Classified JESUS ORDAINED FOLLOWERS ASSEMBLY INT’L

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.

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. THURSDAY AYAMALEM - PRESIDENT 2. AMAOGBOPERE BIPORO - SECRETARY 3. WOMINIZIBE NELSON

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AMATARE STEPHEN - PRESIDENT 2. PROSPER LEIGHA -SECRETARY 3. MICHEAL B. TARI-IKPUTU. 4. IGBANI NATEINDA SEABOY 5. DOREEN AMATARE

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WORLDWIDE. 2. TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WORLDWIDE. 2. TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE.

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

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

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF JESUS MINISTRY

GREENLIFE BIBLE CHURCH

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) ESSIEN EMMANUEL UDOH-GENERAL OVERSEER (2) SAM PEACE -ASSISTANT GENERAL OVERSEER (3) THOMPSON OYEBOLA OLUWABUNMI-SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY

REJOICE CHAPEL

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 PASTOR ONYEMA CHINEDU .C. 2. ONYEMA IFEYINWA SUSSAN 3. ONYEMA DANIEL CHINEMEREM 4. ONYEMA CHUKA NONYE 5. UDEOBA OBORA AIMS & OBJECTIVE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL AND TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

TRUSTEES 1 NNAMANI JOHN IFEANYI 2 OKENWA SAMUEL CHUKWUEBUKA 3 NWATU, IKEMEFUNA 4 OGBODO, CHIBUIKE AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS 2 TO GIVE FINANCIAL AND MORAL SUPPORT TO ITS MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAIMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: OHAKPO JOSEPH (SOLICOTOR) ARMSTRONG LEADERSHIP CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT & EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

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

TRUSTEES. (1)MR ADARALEGBE KAYODE ABIDEMI (2)MR SOBALOJU FESTUS OLUGBENGA. (3)MRS ADEDIJI BUSAYO ADENIKE (4)MRS ADEWUMI BUKOLA MERCY (5)MR ADEDIGBA ADEWALE BASIRU AIM AND OBJECTIVES. TO ENGAGE IN LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAIMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGN SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) PASTOR AGBOJO OLUWOLE SESAN -PRESIDENT (2) OLUWOLE OLUWASEUN - SECRETARY (3) MRS SHITTU CHRISTIANAH OMOYEMI THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:TO DEVELOP PEOPLE TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY THROUGH BIBLE STUDIES, SMALL GROUPS, SEMINARS, RETREATS, MUSIC CONCEPTS AND BIBLE SCHOOL FOR THE MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

RADIANTLIFE MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. FEMI STEVE OMONIYI 2. TOPE KOLAWOLE TAIWO 3. TEMITOPE OMONIYI 4. YEMI OSHIFOWORA 5. SEUN ADETOYINBO 6. OMOFOLARIN OYERINDE 7. ESTHER VIYON ODUNLAMI THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO SHARE THE LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. 2. TO ARRANGE AND PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, TRAINING COURSES, MEETINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, P.M.B. 198 GARKI, FCT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED BY SECRETARY

SIGNED BY SECRETARY

HABBIB MANSION MINISTRY, THE BELOVED HEALING CITY.

THE TRUTH INTERCESSOR PRAYER AND SOLUTION MINISTRY

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OBASI RICHARD EMEKA RAPHEAL (PRESIDENT) 2. PASTOR UZOAMAKA OGUJIOFFOR (SECRETARY) 3. AGBO BELLA .C. 4. PASTOR CHINEDU UZOMA 5. NWAJIOBI EMMANUEL .C. 6. EKPEREAMAKA ANYA NEBUDUM .C. 7. PASTOR OKECHUKWU RAPHEAL 8. EHIS OKODUWA 9. MRS. JULIUS GRACE 10. MRS. OGOCHUKWU OKECHUKWU

TRUSTEES ARE 1,PASTOR (MRS) EHIZIBUE MARY EKENOFU 2,MR.EHIZIBUE ANSLEM UZEMEBHOYA 3,MRS. EIGBADON ODION OFURE 4, MR.ADAKA IBRAHIM 5,MISS.OGBEJELE JULIET

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES PREPARING SOULS FOR HEAVEN AND DEVELOPING GOD’S ABILITY IN MAN THROUGH LOVE OF CHRIST, WORD AND HIS MIGHTY ACT. 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 FROM DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SINGED OBASI RICHARD EMEKA RAPHEAL (PRESIDENT).

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1, TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ALL OVER THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. 2,TO TRAIN,ORDAIN AND LICENSE CANDIDATES FOR WORK OF GOSPEL MINISTRY. 3,TO CARRY OUT EVANGELISTIC MISSIONARY WORK IN ANY PART OF NIGERIA OR OVERSEAS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED PASTOR (MRS.) EHIZIBUE MARY EKENOFU.

MARTINAZ CHILDREN HOME FOUNDATION.

AGBOLADE EVANGELICAL FOUNDATION.

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

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

TRUSTEE NAMES:1. MR. AGBOLADE JOHN OLAIDE. 2. MISS. AGBOLADE OYINDAMOLA ESTHER. 3. PASTOR OLABODE THOMAS.

TRUSTEES MEMBERS:1. MRS. MARTINA TILLEY-GYADO (PRESIDENT) 2. MR. ANEMBA ZEGEH EMMANUEL (VICE PRESIDENT).

3. MRS. ENAMUDU JOSEPHINE ( SECRETARY).

4. MRS. GIN-MAIKANO MARGARET AMEENA. 5. MR. ENAMUDU GODWIN PETER. 6. MR. AYUA MOSES LEKE. AIM:TO RAISE ORPHAN, ABANDONED, POOR CHILDREN IN THE HOME FOR THEIR SCHOOLING, FOOD, AND ACCOMMODATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAIMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF ORIGINAL TITLE (DEED OF CONVEYANCE) DATED 3 RD NOVEMBER, 1919 REGISTERED AS NO 134 ON PAGE 435 IN VOLUME 127 OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS KEPT AT LAGOS STATE LANDS REGISTRY, LAGOS IN RESPECT OF THE PROPERTY SITUATE AT 12, BEECROFT STREET, LAGOS LSLAND IN FAVOUR OF MADAM JULIANA FAUSTINO . DECEASED. ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE SAID DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO LASISI , OYEWOLE & CO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS OF 12, OGUNFUNMI STREET, OFF AKOBI CRESCENT, OJUELEGBA, SURULERE , LAGOS STATE.

AIM:TO SUPPORT CHURCHES IN RURAL AREAS AND TO BUILD CHURCHES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAIMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY MRS OLALEYE ADEOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED ADEOLA AKINTUNDE MISS AS YETUNDE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, MRS ADDRESSED AND CALLED YETUNDE. ALL ADEOLA OLALEYE CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. BANKS, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

BALOGUN AYOMIDE

AND KNOWN FORMERLY I ADDRESSED AS BAKARE AYOMIDE CHRISTIANAH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN AYOMIDE CHRISTIANAH ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS MAJEKODUNMI FUNMILAYO AND KNOWN FORMERLY I FALADE MISS ADDRESSED AS FUNMILAYO ADESEWA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED MRS MAJEKODUNMI FUNMILAYO ADESEWA. ALL DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES BEARING MY FORMER NAMES REMAIN VALID. RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

ADISA ISMAILA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADISA OLUWADAMILARE ENITAN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADISA ISMAILA ADDRESSED AS OLUWADAMILARE. ALL FORMER VALID, REMAIN DOCUMENTS GENERAL PUBLIC KINDLY PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Classified 20 NWAKWO MATHIAS

MRS OLOJEDE BOLANLE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGWE CHINAZA,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAKWO MATHIAS CHINAZA MAUREEN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS FAWOLE BOLANLE MONSURAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLOJEDE BOLANLE ELIZABETH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

DAVID LARABA

MR GEORGE ODION

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED SIMON LARABA AS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DAVID LARABA .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ABIMBOLA ADEBAYO I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABE ADEBAYO AMINAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED ABIMBOLA ADEBAYO AMINAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE NNEMEZU EDITH

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NOW MR ABOHI ODION STANLEY WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR GEORGE ODION STANLEY .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ONIPEDE FATIMOH

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MRS OGUNGBEMI ABIODUN FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AJAYI ABIODUN OLUWADAMILOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGUNGBEMI ABIODUN OLUWADAMILOLA.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

AFILAKA ODUNAYO

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HASSAN ODUNAYO OLAYEMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AFILAKA ODUNAYO OLAYEMI .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

IDOWU MAYOWA

MRS NDULUE -CHUKWU

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS NDULUE TOCHUKWU PRAISE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED PLEASE MRS NDULUE -CHUKWU TOCHI PRAISE TAKE NOTE.

IGBA PAULINA

OGUNTOYINBO OLUWASEUN

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNTOYINBO SEUN.NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNTOYINBO OLUWASEUN OLUWAGBENGA. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OBHADIAMENKHOLOR

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS IJEBOR BRODRICK. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS OBHADIAMENKHOLOR BRODRICK. MY CORRECT PHONE NUMBER IS 09050142252.

FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

THOMAS BOLUWATIFE

CORRECTION OF NAME THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT, MY NAMES MOGAJI ALI ABDULAHI WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN IN MY BANK ACCOUNT AS MAGAJI ADAMU ALSO MY DATE OF BIRTH WAS MISTAKENLY WRITTEN AS 06\04\1968.BUT NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOGAJI ALI ABDULAHI WHILE MY DATE OF BIRTH SHOULD REFLECT 13TH JULY 1982 AS CORRECT HENCEFORTH. ALL FORNER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. FIRST BANK, GTBANK, OTHERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD NOTE.

MRS. BLESSING OLAYE

I FORMERLY KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MISS.EBOIGBE BLESSING. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. BLESSING OLAYE. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADETUTU FATIMOH BINTU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED ONIPEDE FATIMOH ADETUTU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONASANYA MAYOWA THERESA FATIMOH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED IDOWU MAYOWA FATIMOH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IGBA PAULINA ANNA ON VOTER’S CARD AND IGBA PAULINA ON GT BANK DETAILS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED IGBA PAULINA ENYANWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNTUNDE BOLUWATIFE EUNICE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED THOMAS BOLUWATIFE EUNICE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THIS IS TO CERTIFY AND CONFIRM THAT FATAI BELLO AND FATAI OLADIMEJI BELLO REFER TO ONE AND SAME PERSON. THAT HENCEFORTH, I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FATAI OLADIMEJI BELLO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

MOFOLUWASO EBUNOLUWA

SAKA TAIWO I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAKA TAIWO YUSUF NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED SAKA TAIWO OMOTOSHO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGUBE STEPHINE NKU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AGUBE STEPHEN BATHOLOMEW.THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 19/03/1994. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

AGUBE STEPHEN

UMEH VALENTINE I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEH CHUKWUEZUGO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED UMEH VALENTINE CHUKWUEZUGO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALISU SAIDU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED BABANGIDA SALISU. THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 02/03/1992.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALEXANDER BIDGET EDITH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED NNEMEZU EDITH ALEXANDER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOFOLUWASO EBUNOLUWA KOLEOSO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED MOFOLUWASO EBUNOLUWA OMOLOLU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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

OGUNGBILE JOB

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEWALE JOYOUS J. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED OGUNGBILE JOB ADEWALE JOYOUS OJO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKOH OLUWAKEMI FUNMILAYO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UKOH OLUWAKEMI FUNMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MATTHEW ESTHER

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNFODURIN YETUNDE TEMITOPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MATTHEW ESTHER MARIAM TEMITOPE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLAMIDE OPEYEOLUWA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAMIDE OPEYEOLUWA FOLAMI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAMIDE OPEYEOLUWA FOLAMIROTIMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS KAYODE ADETOUN I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS FASINRO ADETOUN IDAYAT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS KAYODE ADETOUN IDAYAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OJOH JOYCE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTUMUNYE JOYCE NAPOLEON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJOH JOYCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

JIMMY JOY

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JIMMY JOY HAPPINESS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JIMMY JOY UDUAKOBONG. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OBIORAH CYNTHIA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBOH CYNTHIA EJEHI MAIDEN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED OBIORAH CYNTHIA EJEHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

EZEUDU NGOZI

MRS NSUDE CHIDIMMA

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Melania Trump kicks off Africa tour in Ghana

US NATO envoy warns Russia to halt new missile development The US envoy to NATO on Tuesday said that Russia must halt development of new missiles that could carry nuclear warheads and warned that the United States could “take out” the system if it becomes operational.

NATO fears the 9M729 system contravenes the 1987 Intermediaterange Nuclear Forces Treaty, or INF. The Cold War-era pact bans an entire class of weapons — all land-based cruise missiles with a range between 500-5,500 kilometers (310-3,410 miles), and the alliance says that the Russian system fits into that category.

“It is time now for Russia to come to the table and stop the violations,” US Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison told reporters in Brussels, on the eve of a meeting between US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his NATO counterparts.

She said that if the system “became capable of delivering,” the US “would

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then be looking at the capability to take out a missile that could hit any of our countries in Europe and hit America.”

Washington has shared intelligence evidence with its 28 NATO allies that Russia is developing the ground-fired cruise missile and that the system could give Moscow the ability to launch a nuclear strike in Europe with little or no notice.

Russia has claimed that US missile defenses violate the pact. In the past, the Obama administration worked to convince Moscow to respect the INF treaty but seemed to make no progress.

Mattis said Tuesday that he intends to bring the issue up during the NATO meeting. After four years of diplomatic effort, he said, the US is living by the treaty and Russia is not.

He said there is a lot of concern about that at the US State Department and on Capitol Hill.

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“I’m going to lay out the situation,” Mattis said during a news conference in Paris. “I want their advice as I return to Washington, D.C.” Hutchison said the US doesn’t want to violate the treaty but that Russia could force its hand.

“There will come a point in the future in which America will determine that it has to move forward with a development phase that is not allowed by the treaty right now,” she said.

Washington wants its NATO allies to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Moscow, and NATO SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said that all allies are concerned by Russia’s continued work on the system.

“Russia has not provided any credible answers on this new missile,” said Stoltenberg, adding that the INF is a “crucial element” of trans-Atlantic security which is now “in danger because of Russia’s actions.”

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US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday kicked off her first major solo trip in Ghana’s capital Accra, aiming to cast a positive light on her embattled husband’s administration.

A relaxed-looking Trump smiled and waved as she stepped off an overnight flight from Washington to be met on the red carpet by her Ghanaian counterpart Rebecca Akufo-Addo.

She beamed as she was welcomed by a troupe of traditional drummers and dancers. “Thank you very much,” she said with a smile.

The former model, whose choice of clothing is keenly watched, changed from a safari-inspired departure outfit of suede trench coat and leopard print heels to a red and white striped dress with white pumps by the time she arrived in West Africa.

She is scheduled to visit a hospital in Accra to learn about newborn health and also have tea with Mrs.AkufoAddo at the presidential residence, Jubilee House.

The 48-year-old is promoting her Be Best initiative, her official agenda unveiled in May designed to improve children’s well-being.

Her office said it will also “showcase” the work of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), even at a time when her husband’s government is looking to slash US aid across the world.

But unlike her predecessors, her visit will be followed closely to see if she can build bridges after the president reportedly dismissed Africa as a collection of “shithole countries.”

In addition to Ghana, she is due to visit Malawi, Kenya and Egypt before returning to Washington early on October 7.

The enigmatic US first lady has typically stayed out of the spotlight since her husband became president yet she has made headlines for rare public appearances.

In June, she made a surprise visit to Texas to visit detained children at

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the Mexican border, wearing a jacket emblazoned with the words “I really don’t care. Do U?“ No one knew who the message was intended for, leaving it — and her — up for interpretation.

This ambiguity has led some pundits to describe her as a “Rorschach test in Louboutins” after the interpretative ink blots used in psychoanalysis and the luxury shoes.

But as Melania Trump attempts to step out of her husband’s shadow, this trip has been seen as an attempt for her to carve her own diplomatic path.

She has previously traveled alone to Canada and joined her husband on several foreign visits.

Spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said the Africa tour is close to her heart. “This is her trip, her initiative,” she said.

That hasn’t stopped Donald Trump from weighing in last week, when he told journalists that his wife was “making a big trip to Africa.”

“We both love Africa. Africa is so beautiful, the most beautiful part of the world, in many ways,” he added.

The US president has yet to travel to Africa since taking office.

Melania Trump’s visit to Ghana will inevitably draw comparisons to when former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle visited Ghana in 2009.

During that visit, Barack Obama gave a speech to parliament saying “Africa doesn’t need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.”

He also toured the Cape Coast Castle, a former slavery outpost, with his family.

Ghana is seen as a haven of stability in an often turbulent region but despite the interest back home, the first lady’s visit did not appear to have generated similar fervor locally.

Unlike the Obamas’ visit, the roads from the airport were not packed with onlookers while there was little fanfare in the local media, according to an AFP reporter on the ground.

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

Cubana Suites

20 Yedseram Street, Maitama, Abuja

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

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

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

Children: Children are permitted to stay for free.

Pets: Pets are not allowed.

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

Cubana Suites is a budget hotel in Jabi, Abuja

Kryxtal Suites

120, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2

HOTEL INFORMATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kryxtal Suites is a budget hotel in Wuse 2, Abuja

House 14

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

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

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

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

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

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

House 14 is a budget hotel in Wuse 2, Abuja

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

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

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

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

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

Grand Cubana Hotel Pets: Pets are not allowed.

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

Grand Cubana Hotel is a budget hotel in Jabi, Abuja

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

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

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

Facilities Spacious suites and rooms

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

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

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

Treasures Suites

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

HOTEL INFORMATION

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

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

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

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

Pets: Pets are not allowed.

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

Harrow Park (1.8 km)

TREASURES SUITES is a budget hotel in CBD, Abuja

Barcelona Hotels, Abuja

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

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

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

Barcelona Hotels is a budget hotel in Wuse 2, Abuja

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

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

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

Caledonian Suites is a budget hotel in Maitama, Abuja

Kapino Suite

128 Aminu Kano Cres, Wuse, Abuja

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

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

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

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

Grand Cubana Hotel Pets: Pets are not allowed.

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

Kapino Suite is a budget hotel in Wuse, Abuja

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China Open: Don’t call me cool – Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka is the reigning US Open champion, the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title and a fast-rising star of tennis — but do not call her cool.

Osaka bolstered her growing fame as she thrashed unseeded American Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-0 in 53 minutes to saunter into round three of the China Open on Tuesday.

Told afterwards that she had been branded “Queen of Cool” by an Australian tennis magazine, the 20-year-old looked startled.

“I don’t like the word ‘cool’ because then I feel like when someone meets me, they’ll be disappointed or something,” Osaka told reporters in Beijing.

“So they can use ‘expressionless’ or something,” she added with a smile, playing with the impression formed by some observers.

“I think actually I’m very emotional.”

Osaka, whose maiden Grand Slam was overshadowed by Serena Williams’s row with the chair umpire in their New York

final, faces 10th seed Julia Goerges next at the China Open.

Osaka has booked her spot in the seasonending WTA Finals Singapore for the first time, underlining her potential.

But the world number six has appeared to struggle mentally with the fallout from the tempestuous final at the US Open, where Williams branded Carlos Ramos “a thief” and later accused him of sexism.

Osaka says her breakthrough victory last month was “bittersweet”, but has refused to point the finger at the American great.

Osaka was not the only handsome winner on Tuesday on Beijing’s outside hard courts.

China’s on-form Wang Qiang continued her hot streak with a 6-0, 6-0 thrashing of Latvia’s 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

Ostapenko, the 12th seed, required treatment on her left wrist during the match and said afterwards that she had been playing at barely 50 percent because of the

injury.

Three-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber is also into round three, along with reigning China Open champion Caroline Garcia of France.

In the men’s draw, top seed Juan Martin del Potro called for on-court treatment but was mostly comfortable in beating Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5, 6-2 in his opener.

“It was a difficult start to the tournament for me,” said the giant Argentine, the losing US Open finalist, adding that he twisted his knee in the second half of the match.

“It was nothing dangerous,” he added.

“I served well, which is important for my whole game, but I didn’t feel with that strength during the game.”

Del Potro, enjoying the best season of his injury-disrupted career, faces Russia’s Karen Khachanov next.

Also safely into round two is third seed Grigor Dimitrov, who defeated the American Tennys Sandgren 7-5, 6-3.

Naomi Osaka

Why Gernot Rohr dropped Mikel Obi from Super Eagles squad for Libya clashes Super Eagles media officer Toyin Ibitoye has revealed that captain Mikel Obi was left out of Nigeria’s squad to face Libya in this month’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers two-legged encounters due to his fitness issue.

Mikel is yet to feature for the Super Eagles since their Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup first round elimination.

However the Tianjin Teda midfielder is expected back in the Super Eagles

team for their Group E matchdayfive clash against South Africa in November, Ibitoye further revealed.

“Obi Mikel has been excused because he is just recovering from injury in China and needs time to fully regain fitness,” Ibitoye told BBC. “We expect him to be available for the November game against South Africa.”

Mikel played the entire duration of Tianjin TEDA’s 1-0 loss away at

Guizhou Hengfeng in a Chinese Super League game on Sunday.

The game was his 16th of the CSL season.

Meanwhile, Libya currently lead Group E of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers with four points followed by South Africa on the same point.

Nigeria are third in the table with three points from two games, while Seychelles are bottom without a point from two games.

Mikel Obi

Youth Olympics: FG warns Team Nigeria against doping The Federal Government and Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) have advised members of Team Nigeria travelling for the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aries, Argentina to stay away from doping offences.

Speaking Tuesday at official Handover of the 17 athletes who will represent Nigeria at the Youth Olympic Games at the Media Centre of Abuja National Stadium, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, Olushade Olusola, admonished the athletes to shun acts capable of ruining their future.

He urged the 17 athletes to strive to be the best they can be without resorting to shortcut to victory.

Also speaking at the occasion attended by the athletes, coaches and the media, the NOC Scribe Tunde Popola told members of Team Nigeria that Federal Government will support them to achieve great things in Argentina but warned that nobody will be spared if he or she engage in unwholesome activities in order to achieve victory.

“We (Nigeria) have Zero Tolerance for Doping or drug offence. Don’t do anything

that will tarnish the image of the nation. Listen to your coaches. Never get involved in drugs. If you excel through hardwork you will be rewarded handsomely “, Popola said.

The players were then handed over to the NOC Scribe

by Olu Olusola after they were given their kits which were collected on their behalf

by Team Nigeria captain, Emmanuel Ineh.

He however promised that they will not disappoint themselves and their fatherland.

Team Nigeria will take part in athletics, boxing, golf, wrestling, tennis and rowing.

CAF’s Ahmad makes surprise visit to Cameroon

Confederation of African Football chief Ahmad Ahmad made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Cameroon, the troubled host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, official sources said.

The Madagascan will visit President Paul Biya, whose government is working to convince CAF it will be ready to host the continental festival of football despite doubts over the readiness and capacity of its stadiums.

Ahmad’s visit is expected to delay a planned election campaign visit by Biya to the town of Buea, which has been on the frontline of separatist violence by Englishspeaking fighters.

Officials had earlier suggested that he could travel to the southwestern town as soon as Tuesday, but a presidency source said the trip was “unconfirmed”.

There are daily clashes between separatists and the army in the anglophone northwest and southwest regions, and security has been a major campaign issue ahead of Sunday’s presidential polls.

Members of the nascent insurgency have threatened to disrupt the elections.

Towns in the anglophone regions were subject to a curfew ahead of the first anniversary of the separatists’ symbolic declaration of independence on Monday.

On Sunday eight candidates will face off against Biya, 85, who is seeking a seventh term in power.

Ahmad Ahmad

Deontay Wilder: Anthony Joshua is a coward, liar Deontay Wilder has branded fellow world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua a ‘coward’ for evading him and opted to defend his belts against Alexander Povetkin last month.

Wilder and Johusa have been unable to agree to a blockbuster fight, and the World Boxing Council heavyweight (WBC) champion, who will lock horns with Tyson Fury on December 1 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles took aim at the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO world title holder insisting the former Olympic champion and his team are ‘liars.’

“Hey Joshua, me and Fury have got this thing going on to see who is the biggest and baddest in the world, to see who is champion, one face, one name, something you were too coward to do,” Wilder said on a TV show, Good Morning Britain on Tuesday.

“You are a coward, and you know this, your team knows this. Every

Deontay Wilder

Anthony Joshua

last one of you saying things over again, you manipulated it, you conjured it. You are compulsive liars.”

Meanwhile, Joshua who knocked out Russia’s Alexander Povetkin in round seven of their world title fight at Wembley, London last month has repeatedly stressed he wants his

next figh to be against his fellow undefeated champion Wilder, who holds the WBC version of the heavyweight title.

Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, however, has stated that an offer will be made to Wilder’s camp in the coming days ahead of his next bout at Wembley on April 13.

Arsenal’s Petr Cech out for a month with hamstring injury Petr Cech has been ruled out for up to four weeks with the hamstring injury he suffered in Arsenal’s win over Watford.

The experienced goalkeeper had to be substituted early in the second half of Saturday’s 2-0 home

victory .

Bernd Leno came on to make his debut and will seek to impress coach Unai Emery as he eyes an extended run in the starting line-up.

An update from Arsenal’s medical team on Tuesday confirmed Cech’s anticipated period of absence.

“Expected to return to full training in three to four weeks,” the statement said of Cech’s hamstring injury.

Arsenal added that Laurent Koscielny’s recovery from an Achilles injury is progressing well.

The France centre-back, who missed the World Cup, could return to full training next month.

The news will come as a blow

to Emery, who had previously speculated that the former Chelsea man could miss as little as a fortnight .

“I don’t know [when Cech will return now,” he told the media after the Watford game on Saturday. “We will look tomorrow.

“I hope not more than maybe two or three weeks he can stay with this injury. It’s muscular. I think [it is a hamstring problem].”

Emery’s men, who have won seven games in a row, face Europa League clashes with Qarabag and Sporting CP in October, along with Premier League matches against Fulham, Leicester City and Crystal Palace.

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