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aging Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, at the weekend, engaged the leadership of NUPENG to avert the strike.

Last week, NUPENG President, Comrade Igwe Achese, said the Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the union who complained of poor working condition, said the

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EFCC chair: Buhari sticks to Magu, rebuffs Senate antics

Ï Senators can’t dictate to President on who to appoint -Presidency Ï ‘No plan to seek for Magu’s replacement’ Ï ’Something will happen soon as Buhari speaks on Magu’ Ï Senior advocates divided over Magu’s status

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FG will not sack civil servants despite recession, says Oyo-Ita 12 Buhari’s anti-graft war unstoppable – Presidency 12 S’East govs set up committee for economic integration 5 R-L: Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Rochas Okorocha (Imo) and Willie Obiano (Anambra), during the South-East Governors Forum meeting at Enugu Government House… on Sunday.

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NDDC to advertise more projects for Delta, others states Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

ÏÏÏ The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will soon advertise additional projects for Delta, Ondo, Cross River and other states that were not fully captured in the first exercise.

Making the clarification in press a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Head of Corporate Affairs, Mr Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, noted that the publication will be made as soon as all necessary checks were concluded to avoid incidences of project duplication with other agencies.

He regretted that there had been some disquiet, particularly in Warri, Delta State, since the commission published a list of 375 infrastructural projects in newspapers, as well as on the Commission’s website, as part of an on-going process to implement the 2016 NDDC Budget, which the present Governing Board and Management inherited.

The NDDC spokesman stated: “Since that publication, it has come to our attention that a few ethnic nationalities have raised concerns about the list of projects advertised.

While we understand and appreciate these concerns, the Commission wishes to state, categorically, that there is no attempt to exclude any ethnic group, area or community from its developmental initiatives.”

He appealed to on all stakeholders of the Niger Delta region to engage with the NDDC constructively in addressing perceived grievances and concerns. Adding: “The Commission is determined to make a difference in the Niger Delta and is prepared and willing to work with all groups in the region to achieve this long-held aspiration of our people.”

By Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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The South East Governors’ Forum has set up a ten-member economic committee to fashion out the economic integration of the zone.

The chairman of the forum, Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State announced this to newsmen on Sunday in Enugu at the end of their meeting.

Umahi said that the committee made up of two representatives each from the five states in the zone would present their report at the next meeting of the forum.

“We have mandated the commit-

tee to meet and fashion out road map towards our economic integration.

“This they will do in coming weeks so that they will present our economic indices and development route in our next meeting.

“We equally agreed to meet with all stakeholders in the zone to discuss and address all issues of interest to our people,” he said.

He said that the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and others were also discussed.

nied ever having anything to do with the sum of N310 million said to have been stolen from him by suspected security agents, stating that the reports linking him with the issue sprouted maliciously from some online media to tarnish his image.

Saraki, in a statement released on his behalf by his media office and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sani Onogu said he has challenged anyone pushing the report about the stolen N310 million to avail themselves of the reports of the police and the DSS on the matter to avoid misleading members of the public unnecessarily.

Saraki described the report as a total lie, stating that some individuals masquerading as online publishers

“We discussed the issue of IPOB, MASSOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s detention, ecological problems of South East and various water dams that have been abandoned in the zone.

“Other challenges such as power, security and other very many concerns of our people were also discussed and we agreed to immediately meet with the various and appropriate authorities to address them,” he said.

Umahi said that governors of the South East were very committed to addressing the challenges and had already initiated actions on them.

He stated that the meeting was so crucial that they agreed to attend in persons instead of sending representation.

“To underscore the importance of this meeting we decided to attend in our capacities as governors,” adding that the secretariat of the forum in Enugu had become fully functional.

“If you have need to contact us you can do that through the secretariat at the Government HousE, Enugu”.

All governors from the zone except Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia were present at the meeting.

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were the masterminds of the reports and have been rehashing it to pull him down.

The Senate President denied having any army personnel among his security details, stressing, “It becomes absurd for one of the suspect in the robbery to have claimed according to the report that the money was brought to the Senate President’s house from where they connived to steal it.

The Statement by his Media Office read, “The attention of the Media Office of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has been drawn to a rehash of mischievous and concocted allegations aimed at misleading the public with spurious claims that the Senate President allegedly owned the sum of N310million said to have been stolen from a Bureau de Change operator in No-

vember 2015, by suspected operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and some army personnel.

“It would be recalled that when the incident was reported by the media in December 2015, a section of the online media which has become notorious for dragging the name of the Senate President into issues that he knows nothing about, the DSS issued a statement where it stated that it had arrested some of its men that partook in robbing a Bureau de Change operator in Abuja.

“This Office had also in a statement, in reaction to the false report, stated that the Senate President had nothing to do with the money allegedly stolen. We still insist that he has nothing to do with the money and we challenge those still rehashing the stale and fake news to avail themselves of the reports of the police and the DSS on the matter to avoid misleading members of the public unnecessarily.

Wike wants National Assembly to go beyond amendment of Electoral Act Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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Nyesom Wike has urged the National Assembly to go beyond just amending the Electoral Act to ensuring that the electoral process is not manipulated through the card reader.

Speaking during the 60th birthday celebration of Senator Sekibo and the public presentation of six books written by the Federal Lawmaker on Saturday in Port Harcourt, Governor Wike lauded the National Assembly for amending the Electoral Act, but stressed that unless measures were taken to protect the electoral process, the electoral umpire may use the present situation to rig in favour of the ruling party.

He said: “The National Assembly should take the amendment of the Electoral Act a step further by ensuring that only votes that emanate from the Card Reader count.

“Other than that, the Electoral Umpire may manipulate the system to favour the ruling party. We know what they are capable of doing and this should be addressed”.

On the birthday celebration, Governor Wike described the Senator Representing Rivers-East Senatorial District, Senator George Thompson Sekibo as a dependable politician who places the interest of the state above all other considerations.

He noted that Senator Sekibo plays his politics with sincerity of purpose.

The governor said: ‘One important thing is that Senator Sekibo is a reliable and dependable politician.

He is a loyal party man who never gives conditions for the concessions he makes for the party.”

In his remarks, Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa said that Senator Sekibo is a repository of legislative knowledge.

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EFCC chair: Buhari sticks to Magu, rebuffs Senate antics Continued from page 1 Mr. Ibrahim Magu, fresh indications emerged Sunday night that Buhari would not accede to the lawmakers’ resolution but has directed Magu to continue with his job.

A top ranking presidential aide exclusively disclosed this development to The Daily Times in Abuja on Sunday.

He also disclosed that Buhari had made up his mind on Magu, saying that the president believes that Magu is the right man for the job as the present development is a distraction and plot to derail the fight against corruption.

The presidential aide, who sought anonymity because of

the sensitive nature of the matter, also stated that the president was aware of the conspiracy over Magu’s confirmation, saying that Buhari would soon take appropriate action on the matter.

He said: “I can tell you authoritatively that the president is solidly behind Magu. He knows that certain people are against Magu’s confirmation on the grounds of his uncompromising attitude to the war against corruption.

“The president is also aware of the high wire politics and conspiracy surrounding his confirmation proceedings in the Senate. Every action of the dramatis personae in the whole saga is duly noted by Mr. President and he will soon make a decisive pronouncement on the matter.

“It is important to state here that the Senate cannot decide for the president on whom to appoint to any post. That is his prerogative and it cannot be shared with anybody. This power of Mr. President is clearly stated in section 171 of 1999 Constitution (as amended).

“Section 171 (1) of the constitution states that” Power to appoint persons to hold or act in the offices to which this section applies and to remove persons so appointed from any such office shall vest in the President”.

“It is unfortunate that people forget that the president is a man who abhors frivolity and personal aggrandizement. He is highly principled and sticks to integrity.

He allows you to exhaust every trick before taking action.

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“He knows that Magu is doing the right thing at the EFCC and how the war against graft is being fought vigorously. The fight against corruption is one of the cardinal programmes of this administration and you will agree with me that the president will never allow anybody to humiliate the anchor man (Magu).

“Through his activities and others, the fight against corruption is being acknowledged at home and abroad while Magu is passionate about his job.

“But Mr. President will not abandon Magu at this time as those against him are few while majority of Nigerians want the president to retain him on the job.”

When reminded that there is speculation that Buhari is presently shopping for Magu’s replacement in view of Senate rejection and the controversy arising from his status, the presidential aide debunked the insinuation.

According to him, the president is not seeking for any candidate to replace Magu, saying that Magu has lived up to expectations and there is no need to change a winning team.

He added that what was happening to Magu is politics and personal interests, insisting that the president (as a retired General) would not succumb to blackmail.

He said: “Please note that the president is not shopping for any candidate to replace Magu because the man is doing his job conscientiously.

“One thing Magu’s critics or adversaries cannot take away from him is performance. They know that he has performed. What we are witnessing now is politics and personal interests of certain people who feel threatened if Magu is eventually confirmed.”

On the Executive Peace Committee headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) to broker peace with the National Assembly over the impasse, the presidential aide declined to comment on the issue.

He said: “It will not be appropriate for me to speak on the peace deal. Once the Vice President returns from his foreign trip and the modalities are put in place, we will definitely inform Nigerians on the way forward.”

The Senate had last week Wednesday suspended the confirmation hearing of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners sent to it by Buhari on the grounds that the president is yet to act on its resolution on Magu.

The lawmakers had rejected Magu for the second time based on report from the Department of State Services (DSS) which claimed that Magu had failed integrity test.

According to the lawmakers, they will put the screening of the nominees for INEC RECs on hold for two weeks until Buhari removed Magu and forwarded the name of his replacement. They insisted that Magu could not continue to act as the acting chairman of the EFCC since they have rejected him twice.

But fierce legal arguments have ensued between legal luminaries over the status of Magu in view of his rejection by the Senate.

While some lawyers have argued that Magu could still act as his name could still be represented, others insisted that he could not act again as the EFCC Act has been activated.

Two lawyers, Femi Falana (SAN) and Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) have argued that Buhari could retain Magu as the acting Continued on page 7

20, 0000 MSMEs to access fund as DBN takes off Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) is set to take off with the first 20,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to benefit from the first phase of its loan.

This was disclosed at the weekend in Abuja by the Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Tony Okpanachi, who was introduced to the public alongside his management team by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun.

According to Okpanachi, the bank which has earmarked N1.3 billion as take-off fund, would be a wholesale bank that will lend directly to the money deposit banks and micro-finance banks to lend directly to the MSMEs. He said: “The coming up of the bank signals a new dawn for

MSMSEs. We should be able to provide long term fund between ten to 12 years to enable the businesses to grow.

“Whatever we do without MSMSEs cannot achieve anything. We will partner with participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) to reach Micro Finance Banks across the country who will be lending the money to MSMSEs.” He added that the bank will introduce sustainable models, build up capacity and source for funds.

“We are focused to finance MSMSEs, create risk guarantee of up to 50% to ensure growth in the economy.”

He assured that the MSME focused Development Bank of Nigeria engenders mechanisms to moderate risks by ensuring adequate funding for capacity training for participating Finan-

cial Institutions.

“When this is done, it will create jobs, increase tax and revenue generation for government.

“PFIs will give preferential access to women to enable them fund their businesses,” he said.

According to him, the multiplier effect of the policies will put Nigeria on the part of sustainable growth.

The Minister, who introduced the management team to the public, assured that DBN will be devoid of political interference.

She added that government will not have any control over the bank because it would be ran as a private business with the best hands.

“The DBN will be there for all MSMEs so that the impact will be felt in the economy. This, is one of the biggest development this government has done in the area

of financial inclusion.”

According to Adeosun, “despite limited access to financing, MSMEs contribute a significant 45% to the national economy. If these institutions could have reliable access to working and investment capital at low cost, the multiplier effect on economic growth and job creation would be significant”.

The Management team, led by Mr. Tony Okpanachi, a banker and erstwhile Deputy Managing Director/Deputy CEO, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, will be supported by the Chief Financial Officer, Mrs. Ijeoma Ozulumba and Chief Risk Officer, Mr. Olu Adegbola.

Okpanachi, a seasoned Banker with over 26 years’ experience, holds a Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Manchester Business School UK and a Master of Science degree

in Economics from University of Lagos.

The Board members include: Chairman, Dr. Shehu Yahaya (who was the interim MD of DBN and former Executive Director, AfDB); Managing Director/ Chief Executive, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Uche Orji and Mohammed Kalif, of the African Development Bank.

Independent Directors of the DBN are former Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Philips Oduoza; President and CEO, African Finance Corporation, Mr. Andrew Alli; Chairman, FBN Merchant Bank, Alhaji Bello Maccido; Founder/Managing Director, JNC International Limited, Mrs. Clare Omatseye and the Managing Director, CEO Excel Professional Service Limited, Mr. Oladimeji Alo.

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No going back on tanker drivers’ strike -NUPENG Continued from page 1 strike would be indefinite.

The announcement was made after the meeting of NUPENG Central Working Committee (CWC) in Lagos.

Achese lamented that all efforts to avert the strike had been ignored by government agencies.

According to him, the strike would have started last Monday, but the national secretariat of NUPENG pleaded with members of the PTD to shelve the action while NUPENG’s leadership sought for government’s intervention.

He said despite all letters, meetings and appeals to government agencies for intervention, nothing positive came out as at last weekend.

Achese contended that the conditions of service of PTD members expired since three years, but their employers, the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) had refused to effect a renewal.

He lamented that PTD members had been passing through hardships and

other difficulties including threat to their lives to ensure uninterrupted products supplies nationwide.

When asked whether or not there had been an agreement between the government and the union as at Sunday, Achese gave an affirmative “no”, saying “the strike will hold, no going back.”

Also, in a telephone chat with The Daily Times, on Sunday, the South-West Chairman of NUPENG Lagos chapter, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo said: ”We have issues on ground that ranges within the following: “Expired conditions of services of Tanker drivers since 3 years, National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) refused to be on d table with us since then claiming high cost of spare parts, diesel and low freight that made them to negotiate with us.

“Bad roads, though we appreciate the efforts of Federal Government in their huge investment on

road rehabilitation but efforts should also be directed to the regular routes of tanker drivers that are still bad and this exposes us to hijackers that normally lead to the death of our members or losing their products to them also with non-availability of resting opportunities on the highway for drivers in case of fatigue.

According to Korodo, “The activities of security agencies on the highway, especially Nigeria Civil Defence Corps is unbearable because of illegal arrest of tanker drivers and forcefully breaking the sealed compartment of the truck to take fuel for testing which never happens, instead it’s to extort money from innocent drivers or detain them for days if they refuse to part away with money.

He further stressed that, “the crisis between Capital oil management and NNPC that has led to the closure of loading activities at Capital oil depot which is a serious concern of the union

Forex: CBN vows to continue intervention ÏÏÏ The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday reiterated its determination to sustain the provision of foreign exchange with a view to ensuring liquidity in the market and enhance accessibility and affordability for genuine end users.

Acting Director, Corporate Communications of CBN, in a statement said the bank wants to disabuse the notion by market speculators that it wouldn’t be able to sustain its forex intervention.

He said that the bank

would again, early this week, inject more foreign exchange into the market, leading to a further weakening of the dollar.

“This is in addition to the further increase in the sale of dollars to the Bureau de change operators from 8,000 dollars to 10,000 dollars per week,” he said Okorafor warned commercial banks and other dealers to desist from sabotaging the efforts aimed at making life easier for foreign exchange end users.

According to him, the

CBN had received complaints from customers over frustrations in getting foreign exchange for invisible items like tuition fee, medicals, personal and basic travel allowance.

The apex bank urged the general public to report any bank that failed to meet customers’ needs after due documentation.

The CBN once again reiterated its determination to deal with any official or institution found to be sabotaging the operations of foreign exchange market in whatever guise.

EFCC chair: Buhari sticks to Magu, rebuffs Senate antics Continued from page 6 chairman of the EFCC on the strength of the said section 171 of the Constitution and the Interpretation Act. They also insisted that the power to appoint and fire resides with the president and the Senate cannot dictate to Buhari in this regard.

Section 2 (3) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act 2004 states that, “The chairman and members

of the commission other than ex-officio members shall be appointed by the President and the appointment shall be subject to the confirmation of the Senate.”

But two lawyers, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, have faulted the argument of their learned brothers.

According to Ozekhome and Adegboruwa, once the Senate has rejected

Magu, he ceases to be in charge of the EFCC. The duo argued that Magu has been appointed

by Buhari as acting chairman of the EEFC. But they further argued that once his name had been forwarded to the Senate as the substantive chairman of the EFCC and the Senate rejected him, the EFCC Act on the need for the appointment of the chairman of the agency has been activated.

because this has led to the management of Capital Oil, displacing about 2000 members of the union including 1000 tanker drivers in their employment.”

“We hereby call for a quick resolution and reconciliation of the issues to save our members’ jobs, placing them on redundancy.”

However, Korodo said: “These issues were discussed at NUPENG Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting last Friday, March 31th, where PTD branch pleaded with the leadership of the union for strike endorsement since several intervention efforts of the leadership produced no results and finally CWC gave a go ahead to the request of the PTD branch of NUPENG and by Monday, 3 April (today), all tanker drivers nationwide shall boycott or withdraw their services till further notice”.

Recall that NUPENG president, Igwe Achese, in justifying the strike, on Friday, said:

“The CWC-in-Session examined the various complaints and agitations of Petroleum Tanker Drivers members of the union over their deplorable working conditions with regards to poor remuneration, insecurity on the highways, poor state of roads, absence of conducive rest places on the highways and the excesses of some security agencies, most especially, the Nigeria Civil Defense Corps.

“The CWC-in-Session considered inhumane, the refusal of National Association of Road Transport Owner (NARTO) to commence negotiation with the union for the renewal of the expired Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on the working conditions of our Tanker Drivers members in PTD Branch after several appeals and even ultimatum.

“The CWC-in-Session therefore resolved to give full backing to any industrial action the members in this sector might decide to take with effect from Monday, April 3, 2017.

“To avert the pains and discomfort the action might cause, the CWC–in- Session calls on the Federal Government to urgently intervene and apprehend the unfortunate situation to enable NARTO meets its obligations to Tanker Drivers,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Group General Manager in charge of Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, at the weekend, said that the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, had engaged the leadership of NUPENG to avert the strike.

Ughamadu said with Baru’s personal intervention, the issues would be resolved amicably.

“We are engaging them.

Few days ago, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru was in touch with the leadership of the union. Hopefully, with his intervention, it will be resolved,” Ughamadu explained.

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L-R: Divine Godwin of University of Abuja; Coordinator, Finance, Regulatory and Business Services, Globacom, Mr. Michael Toluhi; Ruth James of Veritas University, Abuja and Jimmy the Hypeman, during Glo Stay Buzzin Party in Abuja… on Friday night.

We’re investigating alleged fraud in YouWin –Finance Ministry Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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The Ministry of Finance has said it is still investigating whether or not there was corruption in the implementation of YouWin programme.

The Ministry stated this at the weekend in reaction to a media report that huge cases of fraud were uncovered by a team of investigators in the economic empowerment programme launched by the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan.

In a press statement signed by the director of information, Mr Salisu Danbatta, it said until investigation is concluded, it won’t establish or determine if any case of fraud was committed.

It pointed out that the current administration inherited You-

Win as an ongoing programme, which had made legally binding commitments of grants to 1, 500 entrepreneurs. “The administration decided that those commitments should be honoured.

“It was in that regard that a batch of awardees under YouWin was submitted to the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, for cash disbursement totaling N611, 821, 910 million,” it said.

According to the statement, “Allegations were received from an anonymous whistleblower, which provided documentary evidence of irregularities in 10 cases out of the batch. The Minister immediately directed that an internal investigation be conducted to determine the veracity of the alleged fraud and report

the findings to her for necessary action.

“The substance of the allegations was that an awardee was the child of a former director in the ministry and there were a number of cases where married couples each benefited.

This raised concerns about the integrity of the original selection process, which took place in 2014,” it pointed out.

The ministry added that, its “position is that investigations are ongoing under the Presidential Initiative on Continues Audit (PICA) who will review each suspected case to determine whether any irregularity occurred. In the interim, disbursements of this batch have been suspended.”

Bauchi commissioner wants perpetrators of violence exposed Samuel Luka, Bauchi

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The Bauchi State Attorney General and Commissioner for justice, Barrister Ibrahim Umar on Thursday, advised members of Bauchi communities to expose perpetrators of violence in their midst to maintain peace in the state irrespective of family ties.

The commissioner gave the advice during a Flag-off campaign lecture on peace advocacy and security consciousness awareness held in Bauchi at Zaranda Hotel.

The Lecture which was organized by a Non Governmental Organization (NGO)known as Search light Initiative for Community a Peace Advocacy and Rural Development in Nigeria(SLICPARDN) was aimed at improve relationship between community and security agents.

The attorney general said that

the act would provide intelligent information to security agencies, adding that master minders of such acts were living comfortably within communities.

“Members of the communities should inform security agents on any person that is involve in any act of violence,performing criminal activities or any social vices because they stay among us and live within the communities,” he said.

“We should expose any person involve in such act irrespective of family relationship because we have to make sacrifices for peaceful, “ he said.

Also speaking the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command, Mr Dominion Eifno said that the Nigeria Police has various platforms for community policing to safe guard members of the public.

He said that with such collaboration between communities and the

security agencies, peace and security would be maintained.

In his speech the Public Relation officer,( SICPARDN),Mr Adewale Adelasoye said the lecture was to involve government and grassroots participation in sustaining peace in North East states and the country at large.

He said that the need to improve on neighborhood safety and community policing was a concern for all, adding that the NGO has sensitized Fulani herdsmen on peace and security matters in communities.

In an interview, one of the representative of Fulani herdsmen in Tafawa Balewa Local Government, Malam Ibrahim Musa appealed to government to involve community leaders on security matters, saying that some of the leaders do not welcome such NGO activities in their areas.

tice Adesola Oguntade and the Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, LASU, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohu will on April 4, 2017, grace the Babatunde Olusola Benson, SAN Annual Lecture, which will be held at the Ikorodu Town Hall.

The lecture, which is part of the activities for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu Branch Law Week, began last Friday with a press briefing addressed by the branch Chairman, Mr. Levi Adikwaone and other executives of the branch.

The Law Week is usually a week set aside by the branches of the NBA in Nigeria to celebrate the Legal Profession.

According to the branch Chairman, Adikwaone, the Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun, a professor of Law will do justice to the Lecture as the Guest Lecturer while SERAP), Mr. Adetokun Mumuni are among the notable personalities that will also be speaking at the event.

Other guests expected for the lecture include, Lagos State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, NBA President, Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, Hon. Babajide Benson of the House of Representatives and Hon. S.O.B Agunbiade, Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly amongst others.

JAMB candidates frustrated at registration centres in Cross River

By Edem Edem, Calabar

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Several thousands of candidates of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board who besieged various banks to obtain pin for the registration at various registration centres across the state were frustrated as their visits at various banks for several days yielded no positive results.

Some banks, Daily Times can authoritatively reveal, used their security personnel to chase the candidates out of the bank premises saying that they are not aware of the registration exercise as they were not involved in the process.

The new method of registration set up by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB for the 2017, it was gathered has created a lot of problems for the applicants who vie to sit for the prestigious examination. This led to the suffering of candidates in cross river state.

These applicants were seen at Unity Bank at Marian Road and other banks to get pins generated by the banks for them. Some of the applicants have visited the banks and other centres for over four days without getting the pin.

Lamenting his plight to our correspondent, Martin Okon Effiong said he had visited the Unity Bank for onward of three days without securing the pin. “I have been in this bank for over three days yet I was unable to get the pin” The worse was that the Bank has not provided a conducive environment for them to stay. We were subjected to suffering, no canopy, no chairs, nothing, look round you will see our fellow applicants milking around here, he said He said the candidates always littered round here, “Opposite there is a market and for some days now, we have been causing disruption of traffic due to the number of candidates that came out here with-

out being attended to. Three of my friends narrowly escape dead from hit and run taxi. They were knocked down and our fellow applicants have to rescue and rushed them to hospital” Consequently, at FCMB bank at New Secretariat in Calabar, some students were seen physically weeping with tears pouring down their cheeks. The students we saw stood at the bank crying profusely and begging bank officials for help that was not coming in. “We have paid the normal registration fees which was about N5, 500.

“But when we went to JAMB office at Marian Road, Calabar, they gave us another printout of 700 naira to pay. We walked across several banks in Calabar, nobody attended to us saying they know nothing about it…”

Chief Anthony Ukpong whom we saw in the bank said, “When I was registering for this same JAMB in 2008/2009. Things were so easy. I just walked into a Cyber café, bought browsing time and then register by myself.

“I got my admission in 2009.

But today, it’s a different game in Nigeria! Nigerians at large cries out over the perplexed method of registration. The method JAMB registration has taken now is worrisome. Children are being chased about like criminals. The police fire shots into the air to scare the crowd of students in the bank to pay for the generation of pin numbers” “Why are we making the process so cumbersome for our children?.

‘Sadly, at Ogoja, the only bank designated for that purpose is Union Bank that was to serve five Local Government Areas that makeup northern senatorial district. “This is practically impossible. Someone somewhere should help these kids out by letting JAMB add more banks or change the percent method” our source cried out.

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Obiano’s second term, a foregone conclusion - Nwabunwanne

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PDP chieftain backs Okowa’s move to abolish illegal devt levies Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

The newly appointed Transition Committee (TC) Chairman of Anambra West Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, Hon Tony Collins Nwabunwanne, has declared that nothing would stop the victory of Governor Willie Obiano in the November 18, 2017 governorship election holding in Anambra State.

Hon. Nwabunwanne who made the remark while speaking in an interview, said Obiano’s victory was sure on account of his outstanding records and achievements which, according to him, are there for everyone to see.

His words: “The victory of Governor Willie Obiano for second term is a foregone conclusion. It is hundred percent certain that he would emerge victorious because our people have made up their minds that nobody can come and deceive them as the November 18 Governorship polls get closer.

“They have seen the sterling leadership qualities of our able and dynamic governor, whose excellent performance in the last three years has taken Anambra State to the next level, such that it has become the cynosure of all eyes. Everybody now wants to associate with Anambra State because of the governor’s performance.

“Many have continued to wonder how he has been doing it, paying salaries as at when due, yet embarking on the execution of landmark projects, putting smiles on the faces of the Anambra people despite the lean resources at his disposal.”

On his appointment as the TC Chairman of Anambra West LGA, Nwabunwanne, a former Deputy Majority Leader of Anambra State House of Assembly said: “Let me use this opportunity to thank His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano for finding me worthy for this great assignment. I will remain eternally grateful to him for giving me yet another opportunity to serve my people in Anambra West Local Government Area.

“I also want to thank my former colleagues at the Anambra State House of As-

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sembly for their smooth confirmation of the appointment. The appointment actually came as a surprise because the 21 of us that were announced never knew about it until we met at the screening.

“The governor obviously made the right choices in the appointment of the TC chairmen for the 21 local government areas of the state. With the caliber of those appointed, people who have won elections in the past and are grassroots mobilisers, I have no doubt in my mind that we will all live up to expectation in the discharge of our duties and responsibilities by delivering the dividends of democracy to our people at the grassroots.”

Nwabunwanne, a banker turned politi-

cian who until his appointment was the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Obiano on political matters and once represented Anambra West State Constituency, maintained that “APGA is the only party that can win election in Anambra State. APGA has come to stay in Anambra State.

“The only task before us is to ensure that we take over the entire South East while also striving to make inroad into other parts of the country. But first we must do everything possible to capture the whole of South East. APGA is Igbo identity as far as Nigerian politics is concerned. Most prominent politicians from the South East even those in other political parties have attested to this fact.”

Delta State People Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has supported the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa’s moves to abolish illegal collection of community development fees popularly known as ‘Deve’ in Delta State.

Speaking to a group of journalists in Asaba, Delta State, while reacting to the governor’s intention to ban illegal collection of development fees by communities in the state, Onuesoke reasoned that collection of illegal dues by Delta State Communities is scaring away potential investors and hampering development in the state.

He said that it is abnormal, a situation where companies or individuals are asked to pay certain amount of money to the communities before it is allowed to set up a company or structure in a community is fraudulent, retrogressive and not to the best interest of the development of communities.

The PDP chieftain argued that beside scaring away investors, collection of such illegal dues is responsible for thuggery, assassination and communal warfare as the communities clashed among themselves as they scramble to take control of the area so that they would be in position of collecting the illegal dues.

He added that the collection of the illegal dues is responsible for the laziness and lackadaisical attitude of Delta youths as they sit in their makeshift offices, waiting to collect the illegal dues instead of thinking of how to find legitimate work for themselves.

Onuesoke observed that collection of such illegal dues had also increased the cost of executing projects by individuals, government and private organisations, adding that the end result is that the poor masses are made to suffer as the expenses are transferred to them in form of increases in house rents and other sundry charges.

“It has come to a situation where the ordinary Deltan is afraid to develop a small plot where he will lay his head; hence the community leaders will not allow him to do so, except he pays thousands of naira to the community leaders in the name of ‘Deve’. If he refuses to pay, the community youths will destroy his property and even impound the tools of the workers.

Lawmaker hails journalists for imbibing tenets of democracy Alade Tasma The chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly committee on Information, Publicity, Strategy and Security, Hon. Tunde Braimoh has commended journalists covering the State Assembly for imbibing the tenets of democracy.

The lawmaker lauded the Journalists while delivering his speech during the inauguration of the new executive members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Correspondents Association (LAHACA).

Braimoh expressed gladness that the journalists elected new executive members of

the association without any rancour.

The lawmaker who thanked the pressmen for their perseverance with the authorities of the Assembly over the years reasoned that there must be order in any human society.

“We do not take you for granted. The Speaker has a lot of respects for you. The way you perceive us may not be the way you want us to be and we can become better friends.

“I was glad with the way your electoral committee members carried me along in the whole process, they have been openminded and I want us to continue to tolerate one another. I have age-long traditional

relationship with the press and there is no publisher of the past decade that is not my friend,” Braimoh stated.

The lawmaker added that it is unlike him not to be friendly with the press, and called on the journalists to change their negative perception about him. He however, tasked the Journalists to continue to work with him to take the Assembly to the next level.

Braimoh described journalism as a noble profession, and advised the pressmen not to be far from his office as the Chairman of the committee overseeing their activities.

The re-elected chairman of LAHACA, Mr. Akinboye Akintola in his speech said part of the achievements of the last execu-

tive of the association was a production of a constitution to regulate the activities of the association, while an account was also opened for the association for accountability.

He promised that the annual get-together of the association is a continuous exercise, while charging other members of the executive council of the association to be ready to work for the interest of the association.

Other members of the new executive council of LAHACA are Vice-Chairman, Ibrahim Olatunji, Secretary, Alade Tasma, Assistant Secretary, Adeyemi Adeleye, Treasurer, Ebun Sessou and Financial Secretary, Olanrewaju Abayomi-Lagada.

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Continuous detention of Nnamdi Kanu not solution to agitation for Biafra -Okochi Captain Maximus Okochi (rtd) is the President General of the Igbo Community Association Lokoja. In this interview with our Kogi state Correspondent, IDRIS AHMED, he stated that Igbos are major pillars of the economy of Kogi State and also spoke about their contributions to crime prevention. He also spoke on the agitation for Biafra republic, urging the Federal Government to release the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu from detention. our image here.

What is the relationship between the Igbos and the people of Lokoja ?

The relationship with the people of Lokoja has been very cordial, peaceful and beneficial. There has never been any crisis either of ethnicity or religion between us and other residents of the city. We have conducive business environment which has given room for expansion and growth. In fact the people are accommodating and friendly, we do things together for the development of the area.

The only problem we have is within the Igbo Community Association, as one man is holding us to ransom. The immediate past president of our association, Chief Okoronkwo Kanu Achinivu is importing disunity as he refused to hand over properties of the association to me. The two hectares landed property given to Igbo Community by the Kogi State government during the tenure of former governor Alhaji Ibrahim Idris is still in hi s possession. Despite several court cases and finally agreeing to settle out of court, the former president has refused to hand over the documents of the land to the present executives elected over three years ago. We will not allow such greed to degenerate into trouble.

How have the Igbos as business people fared since the change of government, both at federal and state levels and the setting in of the economic recession?

The situation in the state has been a bit hard, but we are equally aware that whenever there is a change of government, the new leadership will definitely study the hand over notes and embark on removing the undesirables. A serious government must desire to correct errors of administrations.

Here in Kogi we have a new governor. who has seen that a lot of damage has been done to the state, especially in the civil service and general administration. The screening of the workforce which has taken a long time without payment as at when due. That has grossly affected the Igbos as salary earners could no longer patronise their shops.

Many people could not sell. The situation has started improving as cash has started flowing with the recent payment of the cleared workers.

What have been the contributions of Igbos to the socio-economic development of Kogi State?

Igbos are the pillars and major contributors to the growth of businesses and economic activities across the state .There is no part of Kogi State, no matter how small and remote that you will not find an Igbo man with their shops and workshops as many are artisans .They are very hardworking and enterprising.

We own about 90% of businesses in Lokoja, the state capital like the Hotels

Do you have plans to establish industries here ?

We are looking forward to government to provide enabling environment for our people to set up industries. Already we have cooperative groups that are preparing to start some small and medium scale industries.

What is your view of the agitation for a Biafra republic?

First, I will appeal to the Federal Government to release Mr Nnamdi Kanu who has been in detention as a result of the agitation for the republic of Biafra.

Kanu only voiced out what the agitators were saying and as far as I am concerned his continuous detention will not be the solution. Agitation for a state or nation or republic should not be seen as a crime.

People have right to express their views and feelings provided that is done in accordance with the laws and constitution.

A non violent agitation should not be seen as a crime. We need each other in this country despite resentments from some groups .The best for the country is judicious and constitutional distribution of the common wealth, socio economic amenities as well as sharing of political and administrative offices adequately.

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,plazas, supermarkets, residential houses, transport and entertainment industry, restaurants as well as private educational institutions to mention but a few.

The Igbos has contributed a lot to the development of Lokoja to its present status. Many have taken Lokoja as their second home.

Crime is one major concern of the new Kogi State government. As it has appealed to the general public to assist in the fight against crime and criminals, what will be role of the Igbos in achieving this?

We are very conscious and committed to the fight against crimes and criminalities, that is why we hold regular meetings at all levels of our association, the elders and youths forums .We resolved

at the meetings that no strange and idle Igbo man should be accommodated in our homes or business premises. Any Igbo man that comes to stay in Lokoja must be properly screened and if found wanting or idle is advised to leave the town or handed over to the police for further investigation.

Recently, some persons from the Eastern part of the country suspected to be kidnappers came to Lokoja to carry out their wicked business at NATACO area and with the vigilance of the Igbo community they were apprehended and handed over to the police.

If you check police records in Lokoja today you can’t see any Igbo person arrested for robbery, kidnapping or any other violent crime. We will not welcome any Igbo man that will come and tarnish

Kanu only voiced out what the agitators were saying and as far as I am concerned his continuous detention will not be the solution. Agitation for a state or nation or republic should not be seen as a crime. People have right to express their views and feelings provided that is done in accordance with the laws and constitution. A non violent agitation should not be seen as a crime.

Cost of education is getting beyond the reach of most parents. What is your comment on that?

It is an irony that at this period of Nigeria’s development education which ought to be free at all levels is becoming an export commodity with high import duty. On daily basis we hear of billions of naira and being discovered in foreign accounts of some few privileged Nigerians, yet our education system is in shambles.

To worsen the situation private schools at all levels have over shadowed our public schools. While public schools remain nonfunctional, private schools continue to hike fees unnecessarily, making it difficult for the poor parents to send their children to schools.

Illegal schools are springing up here and there as churches and mosques have schools attached to them. Also some individuals have turned any available space in their compound to schools, parlours, car parks where the pupils are extorted without any value.

I will suggest that the Federal Government should urgently step in and take over all public schools. The trend in the education sector if not urgently checked could reverse the society to era of ignorance. The Federal Government should declare state of emergency in education sector for the future to be assured What is your advice to the Igbos living in Kogi State All Igbos living in Kogi State should be law abiding and respect constituted authorities at all levels. They should also avoid temptations to crime and always face their businesses, peacefully and honestly .

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PDP ’ll terminate APC’s presidential reign in 2019- Akinlude Chief Willy Akinlude is a two term Chairman of Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State, he is also former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state . In this interview with PATRICK OKOHUE, he speaks on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis, the registration of new political parties and the monetisation of Nigeria electoral system among other issues of national interest Following the judgement in Port Harcourt that declared Senator Ali Modu Sheriff the authentic National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), some leaders of the party like former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and others have been trying to end the crisis in the party. How will you react to the intervention by these leaders?

I want to commend former Presidents of this country, General Ibrahim Babangida and Dr Goodluck Jonathan for their efforts so far. And I think the leaders of the party, especially Senator Ahmed Makarfi should show maturity and respect the rule of law. I want to praise Alhaji Makarfi also for going round talking to a lot of people that the party must be one and that members must unite.

Unfortunately for Makarfi he even said that he has a committee that said they should expel Sheriff after the court’s judgement in Port Harcourt, that is so sad. If Makarfi’s group had won that case in Port Harcourt, they might have expelled half of the PDP members. Makarfi and other PDP leaders should now imbibe the spirit of give and take so that we can rebuild the PDP. In fact, let me tell you, PDP is not a party that we can just ignore. This is because when PDP was in power apart from corruption, it did well.

The economy was in good condition and everything was okay.

Some people are saying that the crisis in PDP has some external link, what is your position on this?

I didn’t see any sign that the crisis is being influenced from the outside, because Sheriff has been going round , he has gone to Chief Tony Anenih, General Ibrahim Babangida , former President Goodluck Jonathan .

With all his efforts, I don’t see any sign that there is external influence, but those gunning for positions are the people who are saying Sheriff cannot be part and parcel of PDP. How has the lack of oppo-

sition party in the last two years, affected the polity called Nigeria?

Yes it has affected us because of the threat and actions of the government in power, anyone that talks now EFCC will go to his place, the next day and within a week the person will be in soup. So, definitely it is not an easy thing for an opposition member to now come out, unless the few that are very courageous. Opposition members are trying but APC is witch hunting the PDP members and that has affected the role of the opposition.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will be two years in May, what is your assessment of the government?

We saw a little bit of improvement when President Muhammadu Buhari was abroad for medical treatment and his vice; Professor Yemi Osinbajo was in charge of affairs. I think things were better a bit. Our President should do better; he should improve in whatever he is trying to do now. The APC – led Federal Government has not been able to perform very well. The economy is so bad and people are not happy.

Foodstuff and other materials are very expensive right now. Definitely the government has to improve if they want Nigerians to reckon with them.

You talk about assessment; I can only score Buhari’s government 20 per cent.

So with what you have said are you saying PDP will defeat APC in 2019?

Definitely, PDP will win the next election, people are not going to vote for APC with what they are witnessing now, especially the bad economy. But PDP must adjust its position, especially when it comes to issue of corruption which was the only problem that diminished its performance in government.

If you look at the present INEC, are you satisfied with its performance?

We don’t want inconclusive elections, INEC must play the expected role as a very good umpire. INEC has been trying,

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but it need to improve, at least we have seen PDP winning elections in some areas despite being in opposition, that means INEC is truly independent.

INEC recently informed Nigerians that several organisations have applied for registration as political parties. Don’t you think that we are having too many political parties in the country?

There is nothing bad in having many parties, but definitely only two or three of them will be strong enough to win large portion of elections. That is what we have in the United States and England. In the United States we have the Democrats and the Republicans. Even if INEC registers 200 political parties only two or three of them will command large following.

So you are saying that INEC can register more parties?

Yes. This is democracy and people should be given the chance to associate and carry out their civic duties.

There is also this defection of PDP leaders into APC , don’t you think this could create a one party state?

It is unfortunate for those people leaving PDP for another party, it means some of them are jobless politicians. Again some of them have cases with EFCC and they feel that being in APC will save them from the EFCC. It is unfortunate that somebody like Senator Ken Nnamani who is a good politician has defected to APC, but maybe he is gunning for certain position in future.

Is it normal that if you have case with the EFCC the best way out of it is to join APC? It is not a normal thing because they will be disappointed.

If people think very well they would have seen what is happening to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki who goes to the court every time and APC has not been able to do anything about that. So they need to watch out very well, those people decamping everyday to the ruling party need to be care-

ful and a one party system will be very bad for the country, because that is going to lead to absolute dictatorship.

How do you see the monetisation of our electoral system?

That is the problem we have right now and I don’t know how we are going to sort that one out, because the Federal Government must do something on that. To be a councilor now you must have millions of naira.

This is because people are looking for money, there is poverty.

And when there is poverty and the economy is not okay, people will continue to look for money here and there. The last election they did in Ondo State that was exactly what happened. People are hungry, they need money and so we need to adjust our electoral system.

You mentioned Ondo State now, any advice for the new governor?

I charge him to try his best, no one can sort out the problems of a state alone.

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Buhari’s anti-graft war unstoppable –Presidency ÏÏÏ The

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration has vowed to fight corruption to standstill in spite strong resistance by some individuals and groups to thwart these efforts.

Shehu, who is the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.

He stressed that the war against perfidy and corruption by the Buhari administration would not stop despite the opposition against it in some quarters.

The Presidential aide, who featured on a radio programme tagged, `Hannu Da Yawa’ at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Kaduna zonal station, on Saturday, maintained that the

President declared rooting out corruption as one of the cardinal policies of his election campaign.

“Let me say one thing. Those whose illicit ways of accumulating money have been stopped will criticize this government but all that will not derail the unfaltering commitment of the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to the war against corruption.

“He is aware that this was one of the main reasons why Nigerians in their millions put their trust in him; the main reason they voted him into power in 2015.

“To keep that trust of ordinary Nigerians who voted him into the office, he has vowed to give corruption a good fight. He will not let them down,’’ he said.

Shehu admitted that so far, the battle to uproot corruption from Nigeria has not been easy.

According to him, corruption

FG will not sack civil servants despite recession, says Oyo-Ita ÏÏÏ The Federal Government on

Sunday said it has no plan to sack civil servants despite the recession in the country.

Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, stated this in Abuja, adding that the government was only getting rid of the ghost workers on its payroll.

She noted that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration cares about the plight of Nigerians and as such, has no intention to retrench civil servants.

“Yes, there is an economic recession now but definitely retrenchment is out of it. The administration of President Buhari is a government that has human face. The solution is not throwing more people into the street.

“The solution is to look inward and see how we can provide a more efficient and cost effective way of carrying out government business, ”she said.

Oyo-Ita said that one of the

plans of her office is to seek innovative ways to generate revenue to boost its ability to fund programmes instead of relying on annual appropriations.

She said: “That is why goal number three of the Office of the Head of Service 2016/17 Strategy Plan is the establishment of Enterprise Development and Commercialisation Orientation.

“For example, in an office like the Head of Service, we are involved in a lot of capacity development activities especially our agencies.

“So, we are saying, why don’t we reach out and do more trainings for the public which can generate some revenue for government?”

The Head of Service of the Federation added that the Ministry of Finance was working out modalities to pay the N293 billion salaries arrears and allowances being owed civil servants.

has been fighting back vehemently, finding accomplices in various forms and guises but reassured that the Buhari administration will not relent.

“Nothing will return our country to those sad, old days of wanton thievery that have plunged us into the economic mess from which Nigeria is currently recovering.

“The war against corruption in Nigeria is one of those clashes between good and evil, where good is determined to triumph.’’

He dismissed the insinuation that some members of the governing party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) were being spared in the ongoing campaign against corruption, saying “all are equal before the law’’.

Shehu disclosed that upon directives by the President, the National Hajj Commission had carried out an audit of accommodation agents in both Makkah and Madina in Saudi Arabia, as parts of measures to promote transparency.

He revealed that a saving of

more than 16.7 million dollars was realised from the exercise.

“Each Hajj pilgrim is being saved between 600 to 1,000 Saudi Riyals, which is about N60,000 – N100,000 from accommodation, money that had lined the pockets of agents in the past.

“This year, houses are being rented directly from owners.’’

Shehu also lauded those fearless ordinary citizens for embracing the whistleblower policy by “taking extraordinary risks’’ to expose corruption in the society.

On the ongoing relocation of international flight services to Kaduna Airport, the Presidential aide challenged the government and people of Kaduna state to devise ways by which the social and economic benefits brought to the state did not depart the city after the rehabilitation of the Abuja airport.

“The government of Nigeria has done a big thing for Kaduna.

You must show appreciation to this by supporting the administration,’’ he said.

While referring to the “massive

cash releases for capital projects in excess of a record of one trillion Naira under the 2016 budget’’, Shehu reiterated the determination of the Buhari administration to complete some developmental projects.

He said this is meant to uplift the quality of life of all Nigerians irrespective of their geo-political backgrounds.

He acknowledged the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola with the record of being the first ever Minister to ride on all the federal roads across the nation.

“In addition to the roads, three of the major projects very dear to the President which he is determined to execute are the Mambila power project, the Lagos-Kano, Lagos-Calabar and Port HarcourtMaiduguri railway modernization projects and the new Presidential Initiative on Fertilizer.’’

The presidential aide noted that already the fertiliser initiative had started making an impact by cutting the price of fertiliser to about 50 per cent.

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Archbishop to Presidency, Senate: End face-offf for the sake of Nigerians

ÏÏÏ The Catholic Archbishop of

Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, on Sunday, pleaded with the Presidency and the Senate to consider the interest of the citizenry and resolve the current face-off between them.

Martins made the appeal when he spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos after inaugurating St. Joseph’s Medical Centre and a guest building built by parishioner s of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, a suburb of Lagos.

Prior to inaugurating the projects worth N77 million, he administered the sacrament of Confir-

mation on 785 youths from the Ipaja Deanery.

Confirmation, he said, made recipients soldiers of Christ, everready to preach the gospel to any end of the earth and always work in God’s vineyard.

Martins said that the misunderstanding between both arms of government was uncalled for and could distort the growth of the already dwindling economy and the nation at large.

The sour relationship between the two bodies followed the Senators’ demand that the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, be sacked and the presidency not meeting that

request.

The development has resulted in the legislators suspending for two weeks the screening of 27 nominees for appointment as Resident Electoral Commission (RECs) by President Muhammadu Buhari.

While some backed the lawmakers and wonder why the president was insisting on Magu being the Chairman of EFCC, others supported the presidency and blamed the lawmakers.

Similarly, others called for immediate resolution of the misunderstanding with the fear that it portends danger for the country.

“Indeed the present face-off that we can see here is certainly

not helping the good of the nation.

People are suffering all kinds of deprivations, our people are having all kinds of difficulties, more than ever before, we are having people frustrated so much as to commit suicide.

“This is becoming more and more prevalent among us, and therefore, one expects that they will bring all their energies together in order that it will improve on the economy, in order to improve on the welfare of the people.

“So, we just want to continue to ask them not to forget that they have a duty to serve the people given to them by God, because God is the source of all power if

they occupy that position today, it’s because God willed it and they are going to give account one day,’’ he told NAN. “Therefore, they should do it with the best of intentions and with the best of desires, one thing that is important is to say is that whatever the case may be, the common good, the good of the people ought to be the primary factor in the relationship between every arm of government.

“If the senate is doing its work purely for common good not because of some selfish reason, or in retaliation for what it sees another arm of government has done, then whatever he is doing must be good.

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Editorial Africa and the El-Niño- induced drought

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he recent reports of ElNino ravaging some African countries can be very sobering and even alarming. According to meterological reports, El-Nino has been recorded in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Somalia Kenya, parts of Chad and Ghana, thereby fuelling fears of extreme drought and food shortages. In a statement released by UNICEF, 8.2 million people in Ethiopia face food insecurity; while an estimated 350,000 children need treatment for severe acute malnutrition, even as the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, stated that the Horn of Africa will be facing acute hunger due to the onset of El- Nino and the impact of rising global temperatures.

As matter of concern, there are dire predictions that more than 20 million Africans will face hunger and malnutrition resulting from this change of weather.

What is El-Nino? According to weather experts, it is the surge of heat periodically released from the Pacific Ocean that affects global weather patterns. Incidentally, the current El- Niño is the strongest since 1998, thereby raising concerns that 2016 may be the warmest year on record. In fact, the 1997-8 El- Niño killed 20,000 people, and caused almost $97 billion of damage as floods, droughts, fires, cyclones and mudslides ravaged the world.

Like everyone else, we are also alarmed at the onslaught of El-Nino on the African continent, even as we call on the Nigerian government to take all necessary measures to ameliorate the situation. Our fears are based on the fact that with increasing desert encroachment in the north of the country, and pervasive mudslides and erosions in the south, it would not be long before El-Nino wreaks its havoc on the country.

There is no gainsaying that El -Ni-

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ño’s strength lies in the sheer force with which it unleashes water from the skies into our streets, farms, roads, houses, offices and everywhere else it can penetrate. Already, floods have already displaced 144,000 people in Somalia and an estimated 76,000 people in Kenya. Weather experts say the 2013 floods that ravaged many states of Nigeria in 2013 was as result of intensive rains caused by El-Nino which raised water levels to unprecedented heights.

Ironically, El-Nino is also known for causing droughts by interrupting the rainy season.

So, when rainfall is lacking, soils tend to dry out, which increases the chances of heat waves developing, further exacerbating the drought conditions already in place. Such droughts have been linked to reduced water availability, delayed planting, permanently wilted corps, and livestock mortality. Moreover, it is feared that decreased rainfall and droughts caused by El -Niño could hit rice production in South Asia and threaten food security in importing countries in West Africa. Weather experts predict that El-Nino could cause a delay in rainfall this year, especially within the south-western part of Nigeria noted for its root crops and cocoa plantations.

Only recently, US President, Barack Obama, linked the violence and terror being wrought in Nigeria by Boko Haram to severe drought in the Sahel, as he stated that young men have joined the al-Qaeda -affiliated group after being displaced by food shortages.

It, therefore, behooves the authorities to prepare for the worst case scenario through disaster risk reduction, preparedness and early warning programme that should continue beyond this current El -Niño period, given that the country is historically prone to floods and drought even outside El -Niño years.

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Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (r), presenting a gift to the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Laure Beaufils, when the diplomat paid him a courtesy visit in his Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta office… at the weekend.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ado-Ekiti, Mr. Oludare Abegunde; National Coordinator, Rural Access and Mobility Projects (RAMP), Mr. Ubandoma Ularamu and Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, during the National sensitisation workshop on selection of States to participate in the third RAMP-3, in Abuja… recently.

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R-L: Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi; his Deputy, Kelechi Igwe and former Governor of Ebonyi State, Sam Egwu, during the 1st Akubaraoha urban day celebration at the Abakaliki Township Stadium… at the weekend.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Goodluck Jonathan

Matthew Ashimolowo

Julius Nyerere

“Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian”.

“If you must make a difference in life, then change your mind set”.

“Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts.”

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Letting go of the past can reshape the future

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Monsignor Livinus Ukah

ne of the drawbacks we face as humans is inability to say goodbye when the past is concluded.

Our humanity tends to hold on to things that God is taking away from us; they never let go. They are so engrossed with it to the detriment of the (stability of the) present and the security of the future. Yet they didn’t solve the problems associated with that past! One would ask, for what benefit then do they hold on to their past?

All of us have our past; some good, others bad. If the past was good, then hold onto it, but if it was bad, forget it and forge positively ahead. God is with us now and will go with us into the future to calm the storms and tempests of life.

But we must let go the inhibitions our past can pose to us now or later. If we fail to do so, when the future catches up with us, we could run out of ideas and be caught unawares and unprepared.

Every human being has an experience of brokenness, but with sufficient reflection, our brokenness becomes part of the healing. If we spend the whole of life thinking about who or what had harmed us, we will not likely improve ourselves. Allow the past to strengthen your inner life and the future. It is better to concentrate on opportunities than on problems. Forget your wasted or unproductive years, but make use of the years you have ahead. Let us not forget that the lessons of the past will help us deal with the problems of “now”.

Let us accept our mistakes and move on. Let us accept God’s cleansing from our guilt.

We do not have to hate life and ourselves too because with faith, we come to know and accept that the future is bright.

Let each one leave out guilt and set new goals for the future. In the words of Patrick Henry, the dreams of the future are better than the history of the past. To dwell on your past is injustice to your future. Every generation would have a problem and a past, but Apostle Paul says “My hope and trust is that I shall never admit defeat.” So accept hope and tap from the clues that will help you solve problems of the future. As you match into the future, be affectionate and never let your presence cause others to faint!

If you fail to say goodbye to yesterday, you will continue to

have unfinished businesses of life.

Every man should be a model worthy of emulation. He should be a shinning light to others and inspiration far beyond his own personal imagination. According to Edward H. Harriman, “It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.” In the words of Henry W. Beecher, “We are always in the forge, or in the anvil, by trials God is shaping us for higher things.” For Dale Carnegie, “You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. Fear does not exist anywhere except in the mind.” The one who wishes to leave the past behind would set achievable goals without fear but with tact and expectation. Even in the face of uncertainties, he must grow his faith into his achievable tasks; he believes that today won’t be another yesterday. This kind of faith keeps him going.

In setting goals therefore, we must focus our minds on the goals themselves. This will help us channel our energies into positive actions that would improve the circumstances of our lifetime. When we make positive contributions into our

lives, we get the assurance of hope and reward at the right time. Step after step, as we move from one goal to another, so shall we gradually continue to reduce or avoid life’s unfinished business. If you care about life, life will care about you. Maximise the use of your time and be conscious of where you want to reach if you want to live a satisfactory life.

Unsatisfactory life is no life.

Nobody would like to live a life full of suspicion, ventilation of negative feelings or hatred.

Adolf Hitler did not set good goals and as such he ended his life as the only man with the greatest inferiority complex.

Be passionate about your goal of success. To conquer the set back in life, every man must wake up with a dream. There are no small opportunities in life, so make up your mind and choose what you want to do.

This will move you somewhere.

One must continue the process that could lead to success and repeat it at reasonable intervals. One must use every day to work towards one’s goals and one will be sure of the season of harvest.

The hunger for success calls for sacrifice, repetition, conti-

nuity and concentration. Hard work is the “clearing house” of all our problems and the secret of solving unfinished business is found in our daily agenda – the things we set out to do.

The true measure of success is personal fulfillment. Every remarkable star is known by his good work. History is full of people who discovered many things to help mankind.

There is the desire to finding out new things in life. Christopher Columbus, Galileo, Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci and many others made history. You too can make history. Human existence flaunts a gallery of achievers, you too can be one of them if you dream and stand up for it. Do not allow people’s criticisms and comments to distract you. Do not allow them to run you down because if you really know why they decide to run you down, you would pity them. Some people might understand you, some might simply refuse to understand while others might be slow in understanding issues in general. Overcome them and do not accept the labels and tags they put on you.

But be a good listener.

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Glo thrills students in Ibadan with ‘Stay Buzzin’ party Ï G Ƒ ƅ Ɔ 1Ƌ ƇƆ ÏÏÏ Grand Masters of

data, Globacom threw an exclusive party that kept students in Ibadan and its environs busy till the wee hours of Saturday.

The Glo #Stay Buzzin party held at Option 24\7 at Ikolaba GRA, Ibadan with Korede Bello dishing out melodious songs from his repertoire to the delight of students who came in busloads from the University of Ibadan, Lead City University and The Polytechnic, Ibadan among other tertiary institutions in the ancient city. It was was compered by ace comedian and Master of Ceremonies, Gbenga Adeyinka.

The party which held simultaneously in four other cities same night - Lagos, Benin, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, were organisedin preparatory to what Nigerian youths should expect from its planned six-month-long music and comedy shows called Glo Mega Music Nationwide Tour and Glo Laffta Fest from April 7 in 27 cities.

The company also used the parties to introduce Glo Cafe, an app designed for all categories of telecom subscribers, particularly students and youths, who would see it as a one-stop telecommunication solution. Glo Cafe which offers games, videos, music, sports,entertainment and e-commerce is also positioned as the fastest and easiest way to recharge the Glo account.

The company said: “Glo Cafe is not just an entertainment portal, but also helps customers recharge data and airtime, e-top up, as well as maintain their account status, among other values. It can be downloaded by existing subscribers by sending Buzz to 288.”

President, Students’ Union Government, University of Ibadan, Nifemi Ojo said Gobacom had consistently shown that it was a Nigerian brand which offers world class services and products. He added that the students were proud of the brand which has kept projecting Nigeria in good light before other countries of the world.

The Lagos show was held at the House of Haze near the University of Lagos where students of the school and those from the Yaba Polytechnic came out in droves to enjoy good music and comedy from Omni, Whalemouth and humour merchant, Bovi, who anchored the show. The atmosphere was further electrified by the presence ofKing of the Street, Olamide arrived the party.

President of the Faculty of Arts students, University of Lagos, Olaniyi Opeyemi said after the show: “I had a whole load of fun tonight. Well packaged show and I give kudos to Globacom for thinking about the welfare of the youths. The Glo Cafe App and the shows will really improve our social, educational and financial life. Glo is indeed representing the Nigerian dream”.

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ICAO to assist Nigeria tackle aviation sector challenges Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

ÏÏÏ The President of

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Bernard Olumuyiwa Ali has promised to provide necessary assistance where possible to raise the standard of aviation in the country.

Aliu who visited Nigeria and held high level talks with all aviation parastatals’ chiefs over the weekend, was briefed on activities of the various agencies including planned certification of Murtala International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja and Nnamdi Azikiwe

International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, at the end of September, 2017.

According to the ICAO President, he decided to stop over at the Aviation House to acquaint himself with the new changes in the headship of aviation agencies in Nigeria.

“It is pertinent to state that ICAO, through its numerous interventions, is already assisting Nigeria in several areas including the ongoing certification of Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja”

The meeting was held at the Aviation House, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Headquarters where all involved also discussed the conclusion of the certification of Abuja and Lagos Airports, Search and Rescue Summit coming up in Togo; Cyber Security, Manpower, Upgrade of Equipment; Succession Plan among others.

Aside from the Director General of the NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, other Chief Executive Officers in attendance were Capt. Folayele Akinkuotu, Managing Director, Nige-

rian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and Engr. Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

Others are Capt. Abdulsalam Muhammed, Rector, Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Professor Sani Abdullahi Mashi, Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and Engr. Akinola Olateru, Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB).

On Dr. Aliu’s entourage was Nigeria’s representative on the ICAO Council, Capt. Nuhu Musa.

L-R: Specialist, Customer Experience, Etisalat Nigeria, Sowari Akosionu; Etisalat Customer, Titus Olorunnisola and Director, Brands and Experience, Elvis Ogiemwanye, during the Etisalat customer forum summit in Ilorin, Kwara State… at the weekend.

Why naira fell despite CBN’s intervention –ABCON Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏ The President Association of Bu-

reau De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has blamed the recent depreciation of naira on the speculators’ onslaught and resistance by the banking industry.

Gwadabe said this at the weekend in Asaba, while chatting with journalists. He said that the refusal of some banks to sell the invisibles such as personal and business travel allowances frustrated naira recovery.

The ABCON chief said that the CBN had recently accused the banks of frustrating its policies. He said it was ironical that the naira started losing strength in spite of the CBN’s review of the rates from N375 to N360 to a dollar. According to him, the naira started trading on Monday with a promising outlook for sustained strength against the dollar and other currencies, but it began to fall at the middle of the week.

“The naira ended deeper northward to close at N394 to a dollar on Friday, translating to 10 per cent depreciation of what was recovered during the week,” Gwadabe said.

The financial expert said, “CBN’s knack for last minute solution as relevant development has shown, account-

ed for the misfortune of the naira at the foreign exchange market. “Gwadabe said that the battle for the soul of the naira would be won if the CBN could boost liquidity to the BDCs for the effective unification of rates. “It is evident that the injection of liquidity to the interbank market, rather than the BDC sub-sector, is not effective and transparent for sustained FOREX rate convergence and unification.

“Statistics from the CBN shows that about 20 banks get $80 million weekly for invisible transaction as against the $20 million weekly for over 3,000 CBN licensed BDCs nationwide. “The CBN should enhance public awareness to guide end udders on FOREX availability and applicable exchange rates.” The CBN should diversify the butters from oil proceeds to foreign investors’ inflows and Diaspora remittances,” Gwadabe said. He urged the CBN to sponsor a bill for an Act of the National Assembly for naira convertability in West Africa, as part of the solutions to full recovery of the naira, which, he said, was currently a means of exchange in about 15 countries in Africa. He urged the Federal Government to increase security surveillance at the nation’s airports and land borders to checkmate illegal foreign cash evacuation. The naira ended the week

on a negative note.

Meanwhile, a Medical expert has argued state and the federal governments to come up with a national screening scheme for cancer to address the increasing rate of the diseases in the country.

The expert, who is the proprietor

of Laropheka Hospital in Effurun and a specialist in Cancer, Mrs. Mudiaga Idonor, lamented the prevalence cancer in Nigeria, saying that awareness campaign should be organized and urged government and individuals to find sustainable solution that would priorities prevention of the disease.

Japaul attributes loss position to naira devaluation . Seeks Shareholders support

ÏÏÏ The management of Japaul Oil and Maritime Services (JOMS) Plc has released the groups financial statements for the year ended 31st Dec, 2016 in which it declared a loss after tax of N22.5 billion compared to a loss after tax of N8.9 billion in 2015.

The management in a statement attributed this loss to the challenging operating landscape in 2016, exacerbated by the impact of the naira devaluation by the CBN which amounted to foreign exchange losses arising from dollar denominated liabilities and bank loans.

Commenting further, JOMS Plc, explained that the devaluation in the value of the naira against the US dollar from the CBN closing rate of N196.50:$1.00 in 2015 to N304.5.00:$1.00 in 2016, effectively resulted in signifi-

cant foreign exchange losses accounting for over 70% of the group’s loss.

Weak economic fundamentals and its pass-through effect on the oil and gas sector with similar impact on the maritime industry further hampered topline growth, leading to poor revenue generation for the company.

The group’s revenue which stood at N8.14 billion in 2015 dropped to N3.07 billion in the review period, with gross profit falling significantly to close at a loss of N794.54 million.

The poor performance notwithstanding, the Company reaffirmed that with improved business environment in 2017, the current restructuring efforts within the group, evidenced by the recent sale of its foreign subsidiary and the continued support of shareholders, the fortunes of the company will be transformed.

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TIMES AGAINST CORRUPTION

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Osinbajo seeks global support to recover looted funds

Stories by Tony Ailemen, Abuja

The challenges of recovering funds looted from Nigeria was tabled before global community as Nigeria sought collaboration to retrieve the money.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who was at the head of Federal government delegation highlighted the difficulty in recovering such stolen assets from banks abroad at the various global forum in Paris Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, while speaking at the 2017 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum in Paris, France, said tracing and recovering such money stolen from Nigeria has become very difficult.

He said: “The tracing, freezing and Return of stolen assets has proved in many cases to be exceptionally difficult for most African countries. We in Nigeria have seen just how difficult it is to get back stolen assets from the international financial system, banks, that ought not have received those funds in the first place if the most routine question were asked.”

“There is now hardly any credible opposition to the notion that corruption and Illicit financial flows constitute perhaps the gravest challenge to development. And this is especially true of developing countries.”

“Besides, we have seen how in Nigeria, in recent years, how corruption directly fueled the terrorist insurgency in the North-East, Nigeria. And I how in turn this jhas led to one of gravest humanitarian disasters in the world; 20,000 fatalities and 2 million people displaced. Also the adverse implications for educa-

L-R: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with Angel Gurria, Secretary-General, OECD and Robert Fico, Prime Minister Slovak Republic at the 2017 Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum in Paris, France...on Friday

tion, healthcare, social services, infrastructure and indeed quality of life no longer require making a case “ He appealed to the international community to regard corruption as a crime against humanity. adding that Corruption and illicit financial flows are different.

“But they really must be twinned.

This is because for practical purposes it is an eminently more sensible approach to treat most of the sources of illicit financial flows as corrupt activity, within a broader use of the term” “It is also clear that most economies ravaged by corruption, usuallyboth as a cause and consequence-do have institutions that are too weak to

fight corruption and illicit financial flows. International collaboration is therefore the smartest and most effective approach to apprehend and deter perpetrators, and ensure restitution of stolen assets” He however commended work already done in creating a robust international framework for tackling corruption and illicit financial flows, adding that “the OECD has been a remarkable effective actor in this effort” He also informed that West Africa countries are pushing for regional cooperation in the same direction “The draft ECOWAS Common Investment Code of 2013 provides in Art. 29 (4) and (5) that Member-States

should conclude treaties to allow for exchange of information between the fiscal authorities of the various jurisdictions” The treaty, he said would also provide for identifying tax havens and examining their taxable basis, rates and fiscal administration through the establishment of a regional body in accordance with the ECOWAS Revised Treaty.

“Before I left Abuja yesterday our cabinet ratified a treaty on the ECOWAS Tax Administration Forum, which would open the way for greater cooperation amongst West African States in the exchange of tax information” “Internally, we have established

a seven man Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption. We also established an Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform fund with the support of three international Development Partners; Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and the Open Society West Africa” “Our Whistleblower initiative launched barely eight weeks ago has achieved great success and praise both locally and internationally” “We also announced a tax amnesty within the context of politics. We signed several bilateral mutual legal assistance treaties on collaboration on financial crimes and corruption with numerous countries within and outside our region, the latest being with the United Arab Emirates, this we have ratified” “Of particular note on the continental level is the ground breaking work of the of the Thabo Mbeki Panel on illicit financial flows from Africa. The initiative which was sponsored by a joint commission of the AU and the ECA, alarmed at the prospect that most African States despite earnings and official development assistance, would still not meet MDG targets in 2015, noted that Africa loses USD50billion annually, in illicit financial flows.”

“The Panel’s far reaching conclusions and recommendations again underscore the overwhelming importance of global collaboration, especially to bridge the huge capacity gap between the large corporations and organized crime identified as the foremost perpetrators and facilitators of corrupt activity in and also illicit flows from Africa” He also requested that more needs to be done in tackling the issues.

N630m fraud: Court admits evidence Magu writes SUN newspaper, seeks N5b compensation for libel against Beninoire businessmen Justice O. A. Taiwo of the State High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos, on March 30, 2017, admitted as evidence a Zenith Bank Plc statement of account tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against Gnanhoe Sourou Nazaire, a citizen of Republic of Benin.

Nazaire is being prosecuted alongside Senou Modeste Finagnon , another Beninoire, for allegedly defrauding one Rachidatou Abdou and her company, Rana Prestige Manufacturing Industries Nigeria Limited, to the tune of N630,000,000 (Six Hundred and Thirty Million Naira Only).

One of the counts reads: ‘’ That you Gnanhoue Sourou Nazaire and Senou Modeste Finagnon be-

tween 5th January and 31st December 2012 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with a dishonest intent converted to your own use the sum of N141,460,915 (One Hundred and Forty One Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifteen Naira Only) property of Rana Prestige Manufacturing Industries Nigeria Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 285(1) of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State.’’

At today’s sitting, the document, which was admitted as exhibits B-C, was tendered by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, through the prosecution witness, John Olorundare, Chief Compliance Officer, Zenith Bank Plc. Lagos.

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has written to the SUN Newspaper seeking a N5 billion compensation from the publishers of the newspaper for “libelous imputations and statements” made against him in a story published on the March 25, 2017 edition of the Saturday Sun , captioned “Magu Under Fresh Probe over 2 Abuja Mansions”.

In a letter dated March 30, 2017, sent to the publishers by Magu’s solicitor, Wahab Shittu, he noted that the authors of the story - Fred Itua, James Ojo and Lawrene Enyoghasu, “willfully and maliciously made false, destructive, and defamatory statements” against him.

Quoting unnamed sources, the writers of the “offen-

sive” report, had maliciously alleged that Magu owned “two mansions on different streets in highbrow Maitama area of Abuja”, a case which they could not substantiate, and which in fact was false, and nothing but the figments of their imaginations.

While further reiterating that “neither himself nor his wife own any property in Maitama”, Magu in addition to the demand for N5 billion compensation, has charged the publishers to issue a public apology or retraction of the story within the next seven days. They are also to provide “written assurance within seven days, that you will cease and desist from further defamation” of Magu’s name, integrity, and reputation, “whether the statements are made by you or third party”.

19 Gombe Cooperatives chairman docked for N30m scam The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC arraigned the duo of Alhaji Isa Ahmed and Yahaya Manga of the Ministry of Information, Gombe State before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court on three count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.

Isa Ahmed was alleged to have sometime in January 2016, conspired with others and used his position as chairman of the Gombe State Ministry of Information Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society to secured Agricultural loan facility in the sum of N30m from Union Bank Plc for disbursement to members but diverted part of the facility to personal benefit.

Investigation by the EFCC revealed that, the first accused connived with the second accused, Yahaya Manga, Chairman of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services, AUCPTRE Gombe State Water Board Chapter who is not a staff of the Ministry of information to diverted the sum N29m from the loan.

Count two of the charge reads, “That you, ALHAJI ISA AHMED, YAHAYA MANGA, and B. C. AMADI sometime in January 2016 at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain money, the sum of Thirty Million Naira (N30,000,000.00) only from the Union Bank Plc under the false pretence that, such money be collected as Agric Loan and for the disbursement of same to the members of the Multipurpose Cooperative Society with the Ministry of information Gombe, which you never did; instead diverted same to your personal use and thereby committed an offence contrary to the provision of Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, LFN 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

They pleaded not guilty to the charge. In view of their plea, the prosecution counsel A. Y. Muntaka urged the court to fix a date for trial. But Justice Jauro granted bail to the accused persons on the terns of the administrative bail earlier granted them by the Commission and adjourned the case to 10 April, 2017 for trial.

Alhaji Isa Ahmed

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Times Against Corruption

Anti-corruption war: EFCC moves to strengthen interagency collaboration Stories by Anthony Ailemen

Abuja

The need for inter agency collaboration, as well as address bickering between Federal Government anti- corruption agencies which is stalling moves to effectively fight corruption, took the front burner, last week as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, gathered stakeholders to strategize on the best approach to tackling corruption in Nigeria.

The approach because necessary as the usual bond of cooperation between these agencies, especially Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Department of State Security Service, otherwise known as the DSS is gradually being eroded by differences that have almost become an open war.

Perhaps it was the need to foster the much needed synergy that influenced the decision by the framers of the EFCC Act, to include in the Board of the EFCC, those government agencies whose roles are vital to the success of the anti graft war.

Thus the EFCC board is composed of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, a representative each of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Justice and the Federal Ministry of finance.

Also on the Board of the EFCC according to the EFCC Act, are the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, otherwise known as the NDLEA and the Director General of theNational Intelligence Agency, NIA. This is just as the Board also have the DGs of DSS, Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, DG of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Managing Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC and the Commissioner for Insurance also seats on the EFCC board.

The EFCC law also made provisions for “Four eminent Nigerians with cognate experience in any of the following, that is finance, banking or accounting” Guest speaker at the event, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, did not mince his words when he noted that the rate at which corruption is being celebrated within the Nigeria system, only a collective synergy by these agencies will help to deal with the war against corruption and revamp the nation’s economy.

Speaking on the theme “Building National Anti-Corruption Consensus in a MultiAgency Environment”, which was designed to engage a host of stakeholders to brainstorm on ways of addressing pertinent national issues relating to the fight against corruption, it was disturbing however that only the DSS was absent at the two days event.

The current frosty relationships between the two government agencies may not be unconnected with letter written earlier by the DSS to the Senate which aimed at truncating the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the EFCC Chairman.

The DSS again followed up with yet another letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abuba-

Magu

kar Malami, in which it claimed that Magu’s “ poor sense of judgment and willingness to compromise official documents for personal interest betrayed the high level of integrity that should be watchword of the holder of such office as EFCC chairman” The letter, it will be recalled was a follow up to the security report earlier submitted to the presidency and the Senate which formed the kernel for the Senate’s refusal to screen Magu last December.

The letter backing the documents was said to be in response to an earlier letter by the AGF dated 19th December, 2016 with reference number HAGF/DSS/2016/Vol.1/7 which demanded for the basis for the security report.

In the letter from the DSS signed by Folashade Bello for the Director-General of the DSS, the security service claimed to have attached 12 different documents backing its claims The absence of a Spokesman for the DSS has made it difficult to get a response as to why the agency shunned the anti-graft event.

But EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren refused to be drawn into the issue, as he was very busy coordinating the event.

But guest speaker at the event and former Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, while making case for all the agencies of government to work together to fight corruption said. “the Nigerian condition cannot change by lamenting it. Our roads will never be better, our rails will not function, our airport will remain the way they are, and our schools will remain the way they are or probably get even worse, because of the level of corruption and the impact on our national development, particularly in the area of infrastructure”.

While commending the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for its determination to stamp out corruption in Nigeria, Oshiomhole called on all Nigerians to join the EFCC in the fight adding that the judiciary also has roles to play.

While commending the initiative of the EFCC in organizing the summit, the former

governor of Edo State said, “I believe that no amount of efforts can be too much in sustaining a conversation across the country about what each and every one of us can do to deal with this question of corruption.”

The guest speaker described corruption fight as the most difficult and challenging job in Nigeria and praised Ibrahim Magu on his achievements so far as the Acting Chairman of the EFCC urging the antigraft agency to extend its dragnet to all sectors including media houses, civil societies, and organized labor as well as every other areas of human endeavours.

He also urged the anti-graft agency not to despair as there can be no war without causalities.

“There cannot be war without casualties. Gun is not made as a symbolic weapon. You fire, and there must be casualty. If there is no casualty, it is either that something is wrong with the gun or something is wrong with the person behind the gun.

So war is supposed to lead to an outcome.

So how can we be fighting corruption and yet there are no victims”, Oshiomhole wondered.

Earlier, Magu in his welcome address said that the summit was necessary as Nigeria was at critical phase in its evolution as a nation having identified corruption as the greatest challenge undermining its development.

According to the EFCC boss, the commitment of every Nigerian to make the difference is what is lacking and has been a major reason why corruption is entrenched in our society.

“What we have lacked in the past is the commitment to make the difference. I believe that we are uniquely placed to change the narrative as far as the fight against corruption is concerned”, Magu said.

While reaffirming the preparedness of the EFCC under his watch to lead the war against graft without fear or favour Magu said, “I am irrevocably committed to leading the young men and women of the Commission in taking the fight to the doorsteps of those who have looted the treasury and mortgaged our common patrimony. There will be no hiding places, every kobo taken illegally from the treasury would be traced, recovered and returned.”

The antigraft czar urged participants to be dispassionate in their deliberations and key into the vision of President Muhammadu Buhari which is to “kill corruption before it kills Nigeria”.

In his goodwill message, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, called for unity of purpose within the security agencies. He said it was necessary for security agencies to obey court orders as the country is guided by rule of law.

“We must ensure that records are kept.

We are in a society guided by rule of law.

The court orders must be respected and the fight against corruption must be wagged with strategies.” Utazi said.

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AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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FAIR COTTAGE EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C-20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). DECONESS MRS JUDITH SIRRI OBOMANU-ASSISI 2) PASTOR CHARLES ASSISI 3). MRS AGAMA OGECHI ASOBEE 4). MR ATANG AGAMA HENRY 5). MRS NINA UCHENNA JEGEDE 6). MR AGU CHIMARAOGE 7). MR IFIEMI WILLIAMS DAVID 8). MRS ODUM HELEN OGOCHUKWU

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

- PRESIDENT

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: I). TO PROMOTE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT II). TO RUN CENTER FOR EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT, SPORTS, SOCIALS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ANY OTHER LIKES THAT MAY ARISE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

DAMIEN FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR ADDITION OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 ADDITION OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION OLD TRUSTEES ARE 1. DR OTHMAN ELTAYEB -RETAINED 2. DR. OLUSOJI IGE -RETAINED NEW TRUSTEES ALL APPOINTED 1. MR. AKINTUNDE EMMANUEL 2. DR. DANIEL OLUSOJI JAMES 3. OLABODE AWOFODU 4. DR. LAWAL MOJEED 5. ALHAJI BUSARI S.O.A BUSARI 6. ALHAJI CHIEF FATAI AKINADE AKINBADE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. DIRIBE E.C. 08032618262.

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

SUREWAY RENEWAL FIRE ASSEMBLY

WORLD FOOD FOUNDATION

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1. IYOHA JULIUS EMONBHADEGBE 2. AKHERE FREDA

TRUSTEES: 1. GBENGA AJAYI 2. GENEVIEVE IKE 3. BODE JOHNSON

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 2. TO FOSTER FELLOWSHIP AMONGST IJESA-ISU PEOPLE (HOME AND ABROAD).

3. TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF THE CLUB AND ITS MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MR. DADA BABATOPE ADETAYO

SYLVESTER OSUJI FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. OSUJI SYLVESTER OGUGUO 2. OSUJI BEATRICE ULUMMA

-CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED, THE POOR, NEEDY, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED ,WIDOWS, SICK, CHILDREN ,ORPHANS, UNEMPLOYED TO EARN A BETTER LIVING. 2. TO ORGANIZE FREE LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITIONS TO EDUCATE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE DESTITUTE, THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND ORPHANS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. DIRIBE E.C. 08032618262

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

TRUSTEES: 1. AMOS IROGHAMAN OSADOLOR - CHAIRMAN 2. IGBINOSUN IDOWU PETER - SECRETARY 3. JOY ONOMUOGHARAM OSADOLOR 4. OSADOLOR IMIENFAN DAVID

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ENHANCE FOOD PRODUCTION AND STORAGE

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

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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EVERY WOMAN FOUNDATION

Public Notice 23

THE SEED ABRAHAM NETWORK

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT EVERY WOMAN FOUNDATION WISH TO APPLY FOR THE CHANGE OF ITS TRUSTEES AT THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PARTS C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990

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

OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS. OLUWATOSIN SARAKI - RETAINED 2. DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI - REMOVED 3. DR. TIMI AUSTEN - PETERS RETAINED NEW TRUSTEE: 1. ALERO ANN ROBERTS THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION REMAINS THE SAME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. OJO EMMANUEL OLUDELE 2. AKINLABI ADEMOLA OLUBAYO 3. ADEKANMI MUWAGUN RAFIU 4. AKINLABI TITILAYO FOLAKE

SIGNED: AUSTEN-PETERS & CO

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO DISCOVER & RAISE YOUNG BUSINESS MEN AND WOMEN WITH KINGDOM PRIORITY THROUGH SEMINARS PROGRAM & MENTORING. 2. TO START UP THE HEART OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO TALENT FOR BUSINESS BUT ARE AFRAID OR DON’T KNOW HOW TO START.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES TIMBER PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, BAYELSA STATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. CHIEF EKPEDE GARDEN JERRY 2. BOKUMO GODSPOWER 3. SILIKIYE WATCHMAN

4. OSI EPIYAGHA 5. CHIEF AYAWARE AMA-EBI 6. KALABARY ENEY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER AND FORM A BRIDGE AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION 2. TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. 3. TO PROVIDE WELFARE, PEACE AND HARMONY FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

DISTINCT PROGRESSIVE NOBLE BROTHERS CLUB

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

TRUSTEES: 1. SIR SABINUS ASONYE 2. CHIEF ACHINIKE NMECHA 3. MR. LAMBERT MGBAKIRI CHIKODI. (JP)

AWO OMAMMA EDUCATION PROJECT COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. MRS. STELLA IJEOMA CHIDOKA 2. CHIEF ANDY CHUMA OJINNAKA 3. ELEKWACHI FRANCIS NNAMDI 4. DR. VALENTINE AMANFO 5. CHIEF CHRISTOPHER CHUKWUDI AWOBUE 6. MR. EVANS UHEGBU 7. ENGR. CELESTINE C. UGOANYANWU AIM AND. OBJECTIVES: 1. TO RESTORE THE VISION OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS 2. TO ASSIST IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: VICTOR. MUONEKE. ESQ

OPELOPE ANOINTING FANS CLUB

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

TRUSTEES: 1. EVANG. DR. DUNNI OLANREWAJU - (CONVENER) 2. MRS. ADENIKE ORIMOLADE GEN. SECRETARY 3. AKINDELE KEHINDE. ESQ LEGAL ADVISER 4. MRS. AJIBIKE OTOKI TREASURER

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO FOSTER AND FORM A BRIDGE AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

PRECIOUS AGE ROYAL CHURCH OF GOD

MUSLIM ZAKAWAAT & SODAQAAT FOUNDATION

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

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE FOLLOWS: 1. ORJI VITUS CHINEDU 2. UZOHO ONYEKACHI OHAECHESU 3. OGUERI JAPHET CHIMOBI 4. DIALA NNAEMEKA CHARLES 5. ODOM STANLEY UWANDU 6. ESHILONU CHAMBERLINE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR ITUA PIUS OGIE. 2. PASTOR ADELOYE IDOWU EBENEZER. 3. MR. ITUA GEORGE OSAGIE. 4. ELDER OMENOGOR CHARLES EZEH. 5. DEACONESS MARY AISABOR ITUA.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SULAIMAN ADEDOKUN 2. ABDUR-RAHMAN OLUWANIYI SULAIMAN LEKKI 3. SIDDIQ IYSA OLATOYE 4. ABUDU MUSILU AJANI 5. OLAJOBI ADEBOLA MUTIU

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AND LOVE AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 2. TO SEEK TALENTED STUDENTS IN THE HIGHER INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA. 3. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO RAISE GODLY FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION. 3. TO HELP MEMBERS IN LINE WITH JESUS CHRIST HOSPITALITY.

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 TWENTYEIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARRISTER OLUCHI EMECHEBE & ASSOCIATES LEGAL PRACTITIONER

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: BAR. JACINTA OGBEDELETO

S. A OKOGBA FOUNDATION

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

THE LANDED PROPERTY SITUATED, LYING AND BEING AT QUARRY ROAD, ABEOKUTA BELONGING TO LATE MR YINUSA AKANBI REGISTERED AS NO 2, PAGE 2, VOL 1453 (DEED OF CONVEYANCE) DATED 27TH DAY OF DEC, 1972 AT THE BUREAU OF LANDS, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE WHICH ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS HAS BEEN DEFACED AND CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) OBTAINED. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS BEING INFORMED THAT THE CTC BE ACCEPTED AS THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE SAID PROPERTY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. HON. ROTIMI CHIBUIKE AMAECHI - CHAIRMAN 2. REV. FR. DR. CHRIS N. ANYANWU - VICE CHAIRMAN 3. MR LEONARD I. ANYANWU - EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 4. DR MRS JOY AGUMAGU - MEMBER 5. REV FR. DR. HYACINTH ORLUORLU - MEMBER 6. DR UDOKA CHARLES EKENEDO - MEMBER 7. EDWIN WALI - MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER UBIMA AND IKWERRE YOUTHS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARRISTER CHUMA AKANA.

AL-NUR DAYAN SOCIETY OF NIGERIA

ITESIWAJU OMO ODUDUWA PROGRESSIVE FORUM

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1. TO ENGENDER THE SPIRIT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MUSLIMS. 2. TO PROVIDE CREDIBLE PLATFORM FOR ZAKAT ADMINISTRATION. 3. REPOSITIONING OF ZAKAT AS A TOOL OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION. 4. TO ENSURE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH TO THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: MUFTAU ADEYEMI OLAJOBI (ESQ), CONNAISANCE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, 21, ARAROMI STREET, OFF MOLONEY STREET, ONIKAN, LAGOS

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

THE NAMES OF THE TRUSTEE ARE: 1. USIAGWU ABEL CHUKWUEDUM - CHAIRMAN 2. OSIFO STEVE SONY - SECRETARY. 3. EBOLE ANDY NWAYOR - VICE CHAIRMAN AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY CO-OPERATION, SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS OF NIGERIA

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

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

1) AIKI ADESINA MUTAIR - CHAIRMAN 2) RAHEEM MONSURU PELUMI - SECRETARY 3) OYEFESO MUSLIUDEEN ADEBAYO- CHIEF MISSIONER 4) ONAKOYA ADESHINA TUNDE -TREASURER 5) LAWAL SIDIKAT AMOPE SANNI- CHIEF WHIP

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. RABIU ABAYOMI AKEEM 2. MR. OGUNDELE TAJUDEEN ATANDA 3. MRS. LAWAL BOLATITO KUDIRAT 4. ALHAJI OLAYINKA ADESINA OJIKUTU 5. MR. OLUFEMI BOLAJI THOMAS JAJI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mrs. Grace Oji Chairman 2. Mr. Matthew Olota - Secretary 3. Dr. Abiye Alamina 4. Mr. Anthony Anyanwu 5. Mr. Bayo Awosanya

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICE, TEACHING, STUDY AND PROPAGATION OF ISLAM AS CONTAINED IN THE HOLY QURAN AND AUTHENTIC HADITHS.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONGST MEMBER

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 NAMES OF ALL THE TRUSTEE MEMBERS ARE:

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

- PRESIDENT - SECRETARY - TRUSTEE MEMBER - TRUSTEE MEMBER - TRUSTEE MEMBER

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

The aim and objective: 1. To provide a platform for industrial hygienists within industries in Nigeria to share knowledge and ideas Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: Barr. Chinenye Ali

Public Notice 24 CHIMEZIE CHINOYEREM SIMEON I formerly known and addressed as LOVEDAY ONYEKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIMEZIE CHINOYEREM SIMEON. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MORUF RASHIDAT ARINPE

JOHN AKAWU.

ADEJORO ABDULAZEEZ OLUKAYODE

ONWUSAH CHUKWULADI JOHNSON

OJIMMA JOVITA UKAMAKA

I formerly known and addressed as John Akawu Ochaigwu, now wish to be known and addressed as John Akawu. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Sunmonu Kayode Azeez, now wish to be known and addressed as Adejoro Abdulazeez OluKayode. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as ONWUSAH CHUKWULADI now wish to be known called and addressed as ONWUSAH CHUKWULADI JOHNSON All former documents remains valid. The general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ANITA OJIMMA UKAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as, OJIMMA JOVITA UKAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

SALAUDEEN YUNUS AKOLAWOLE

UZOCHUKWU CHINONSO JOHNBOSCO.

AMANZE AUGUSTINE CHUKWUMA

FRIDAY IGBAGI

MRS. CHIZOBA ENECHUKWU.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ALFA YUNUS, now wish to be known and addressed as, SALAUDEEN YUNUS AKOLAWOLE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, CHINONSO JOHNBOSCO CHARLE, now wish to be known and addressed as, UZOCHUKWU CHINONSO JOHNBOSCO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, AMANZE AUGUSTINE, AND AMANZE AUGUSTINE A., now wish to be known and addressed as, AMANZE AUGUSTINE CHUKWUMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, FRIDAY AKOMAYE, now wish to be known and addressed as, FRIDAY IGBAGI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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

I formerly known and addressed as MORUF RASHIDAT MORENIKEJI AINA, now wish to be known and addressed as MORUF RASHIDAT ARINPE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ABAYA JAMES I, formerly known and addressed as, JAMES MZUNGWE FESTUS, now wish to be known and addressed as, ABAYA JAMES. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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SHERIFAH ANDU LEARNING AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

PUBLIC NOTICE CHANGE OF TRUSTEES OF JAMA’AT TA’AWUNIL MUSLIMEEN SOCIETY OF NIGERIA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 Mrs. Sherifah Abiola Andu 2 Mr. Fatai Mobolaji Lawal 3 Mr. Ahmed Babatunde Popoola 4 Justice Habeeb Adewale Abiru 5 Miss. Aisha Adedoyin Andu.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 To positively contribute to the transformation of the Nigeria Society socially and economically, through tangible action, advocacy, training, role-modeling and mentoring ; 2. To organise, sponsor and/or support seminars and establish educational and training programmes for the acquisition of management and organisational skills and entrepreneurial development, personal and professional development,and other sectors of interest in Nigeria; 3 To with the co-operation of the relevant regulatory authorities and like minded stakeholders, develop and nurture the personal,entrepreneurial and managerial development of the Nigeria youths, vocational workers and owners of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria; 4. To reach out to the less-opportuned and create awareness for economic empowerment from the early stage of personal development.

5. To do all such other lawful things as may be considered to be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar - General plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Notice is hereby given to the general public that the above mentioned name has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for change of Trustees under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990 Law of Federation of Nigeria.

Old Trustees are: 1. ALHAJI DAOOD IMRAN MOLAASAN - Retained.

2. USTAZ KHIDR ABDULALEEM HAMZAT - Retained.

3. USTAZ YAKUB HASIMIYU - Removed 4. USTAZ IBRAHEEM HASIMIYU - Removed.

5. USTAZ MUHAMMAM BASHIR USAMOT - Removed 6. BARRISTER ISOLA TAWFIQ TEWOGBADE - Retained New Trustees are: 1. ALHAJI DAOOD IMRAN MOLAASAN - Retained 2. USTAZ KHIDR ABDULALEEM HAMZAT - Retained 3. BARRISTER ISOLA TAWFIQ TEWOGBADE - Retained 4. KASALI NURUDEEN ADELAJA - Newly appointed 5. ABDULRASHEED DAOOD RAJI - Newly appointed 6. IMRAN SHUAIB AYINDE - Newly appointed The aims and objectives are remain the same.

Any objection to this application should be forwarded to the Registrar - General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: ADEDOYIN AISHA ANDU

Signed: Trustees

SECRETARY.

OLUYOLE PRESTIGE ELITES ASSOCIATION IBADAN.

IFESOWAPO MUSLIM COMMUNITY ATAOJA ESTATE, OSOGBO.

This is to inform the general public that the above named Association has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

Trustees are : 1. TIJANI AMBALIYU OLABAMIJI - President 2. ALHAJI ATANDA ISIAKA ADEWALE - Secretary 3. OPASINA LUKMAN ADENIYI 4. GANIYU OLANIYI TAIWO 5. ALH. ADENIRAN RASHEED TAIWO 6. ISIAKA MUIBI 7. ADEGOKE EMMANUEL

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. IBRAHIM ISIAKA ALANI 2. BADMUS ALANI MUDATHIR 3. MOHAMMED SAAD ABDULFATAI 4. LASISI IYIOLA 5. OLUWADARE MUFUTAU OYELEKE 6. ALADE MOJEED ADEYINKA 7. ADENIREGUN NURUDEEN AYODELE 8. ALABI MUSILIMAT BOLAJOKO 9. AKINTOLA AJARAT AYOKUNNU AIMS: 1. To propagate Islamic religion.

2. To seek the welfare of members of the Muslim Community.

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: Trustees

AIMS: 1. To promote unity and love among its members 2. To cater for the welfare of members.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi street, Maitaima, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Trustees

JESUS HAS SPOKEN MINISTRY WORLDWIDE

ALIVE RHEMA ZION GOSPEL CHURCH.

This is to inform the general public that the above named church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE÷ 1. BIA, LEBATAM DONALD (APOSTLE) 2. JUSTINAH KORKARA DONALD (PROPHETESS) 3. FELIX NWIKIRIKA (ELDER) 4. ZINABARI VERA SORDUM (PROPHETESS) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO TEACH AND PREACH THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST; TO ALL THAT ARE CREATED TO BE REDEEMED, IN THE WORLD. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: BIA, LEBATAM DONALD (APOSTLE)

The general public is hereby inform that the above named Church has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

SOVEREIGNLIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1. MR. NNAMDI ATATUNA OKECHUKWU 2. MS. ARIT OKU EGBAS 3. MRS. TOYIN AKPAN 4. MISS. OKONKWO ELIZABETH NNENNA 5. MRS. IFEOMA FAVOUR OKECHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM, HARVEST SOULS AND NURTURE THEM TO BECOME PROOF PRODUCERS OF JESUS CHRIST 2. TO PROMOTE TRUE CHRISTIAN LOVE, FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER MEMBERS AND TO BE AT PEACE WITH ALL MEN 3. TO ORGANISE OPEN AIR SEMINARS, TEACHINGS, CONFERENCE AND TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE TRACTS, CHRISTIAN BOOKS AND FLYERS ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARD TO THE REGUSTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED BARR. (MRS) TEMILOLU OGUNDIPE FOR: IWADOLA OGUNDIPE PRACTICE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pastor Ubong, Etim Macaulay - President/Founder 3. Mr. Emmanuel Sunday Edet 4. Rev. Eyo Edet Eyo - Secretary AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tiqgris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: Pastor Ubong, Etim Macaulay President/Founder.

UNITED TILES AND MARBLES INSTALLERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA. This is to inform the general public that the above named Association has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration under part C of the companies and allied matters act of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Asogwa Ndubuisi - Chairman 2. Odih Godwin - Member 3. Asogwa Emodi - Member 4. Uzor Augustine - Member 5. Emmanuel Chukwuka - Member 6. Onyia Gerald - Member 7. Ogbu Dennis - Member 8. Barr. Diara John - Member AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To ensure welfare of its members 2. To ensure quality tiling and marble installation in Nigeria 3. To advocate for skill acquisition in the area of tiling and marble installation in Nigeria.

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

Sign ASOGWA NDUBUISI Chairman

ESTHER PETER EDET

EKEREUKE, EKERETTE SUNDAY.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ESTHER NJOKU, now wish to be known and addressed as, ESTHER PETER EDET. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, EKEREUKE, EKERUKE SUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as, EKEREUKE, EKERETTE SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

BLESSING PREYE ENWUSOYELE

AMEBEOBARI GOMBA ELIJAH AKEN

I, formerly known and addressed as, ENWUSOYELE PREYE SUSAN, now wish to be known and addressed as, BLESSING PREYE ENWUSOYELE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, AMEBEOBARI GOMBA, now wish to be known and addressed as, AMEBEOBARI GOMBA ELIJAH AKEN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

BRIDE OF CHRIST EVANGELICAL MINISTRY This is to inform the general public that the above named Ministry has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part C of the companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

Trustees are : 1. REV. DR. ABODERIN EZEKIEL OLAJIDE - Founder/Gen. Overseer 2. DEACONESS ABODERIN ESTHER FUNMILAYO - Asst. Gen. Overseer 3. PASTOR ABODERIN EBENEZER OLUFUNSO - National Coordinator of Past & Evang.

5. DEACON EGBETOLA TOPE OLUMIDE - National Secretary 6. MRS. OWOLABI OMOWUMI AMINAT - Member 7. MR. FADARE ADEMOLA OLASUNKANMI - Member.

AIMS: 1. To make heaven.

2. To take as many people as possible to heaven 3. To propagate the gospel of Christ till the coming of the Lord.

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: Trustees :

MAKE A FUTURE ALIVE INITIATIVE.

This is to inform the general public that the above named Initiative has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

Trustees are : 1. (Dr.) Hamsat Oriyomi Abdul Rahmon 2. Mr. Ibrahim Ismaeel Idowu 3. Mr. Raji lateef abolanle 4. Mr. Oyeleye Ibrahim Opeyemi AIMS: To cater for the less privileged people in the society.

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: Trustees

TIMBER PRODUCERS AND SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION ‘T’ JUNCTION BEACH ITU. The general public is hereby inform that the above named Association has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr. Eyibio, Iwat Eyibio - President 3. Mr. Bassey, Okon Etim 5. Mr. Ekpenyong, Bassey Bassey 6. Mr. Akpan, Isuk John AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To assist in resolving any local and interstate disputes on timber matters.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tiqgris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: Mr. Eyibio, Iwat Eyibio President

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME That during my BVN with EcoBank my name was wrongly written as FAYEMI SUNDAY OPEYEMI instead of OSHISANYA ADEBISI SAMUEL. That in my International Passport and some documents, my name was written as OSHISANYA ADEBISI SAMUEL. That my name correct name is OSHISANYA ADEBISI SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public and authority concern to take note.

MRS EZE GLORY ITORO Formerly known and addressed as UDOFA GLORY ITORO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZE GLORY ITORO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWAFOR VINCENT OKECHUKWU Formerly known and addressed as NWAFOR EMMANUEL OKECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAFOR VINCENT OKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

BLESSING EFFIONG EYO. Formerly known and addressed as EFFIONG BLESSING CHRISTIANAH, now wish to be known and addressed as BLESSING EFFIONG EYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ILIKUA NICHOLAS JOHN Formerly known and addressed as JOHN NICHOLAS, now wish to be known and addressed as ILIKUA NICHOLAS JOHN. All former documents remain valid.

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OLAOLUWA MICHEAL OPEYEMI SIMEON Formerly known and addressed as OLAOLUWA MICHEAL OLORUNTOBA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAOLUWA MICHEAL OPEYEMI SIMEON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWACHUKWU SUNDAY CHIKAODI Formerly known and addressed as NWACHUKWU SUNDAY JOACHIN, now wish to be known and addressed as NWACHUKWU SUNDAY CHIKAODI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

UGOALA CLETUS CHIKWENDU Formerly known and addressed as UGOALA ROMANUS AHAMEFULA, now wish to be known and addressed as UGOALA CLETUS CHIKWENDU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MONSURU KUBURAT OMOWUMI Formerly known and addressed as ZAINAB JIMOH IFELODUN, now wish to be known and addressed as MONSURU KUBURAT OMOWUMI. All former documents remain valid.

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AWE SERIFAT APEKE. Formerly known and addressed as AWE SERIFAT OMOLOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as AWE SERIFAT APEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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OPEYEMI ABIGEAL OLAOLUWA SIMEON

ADEWALE FESTUS TEWOGBOYE.

MRS. ROWENA IFEYINWA CHRISTOPHER

Formerly known and addressed as OPEYEMI ABIGEAL ODERINDE, now wish to be known and addressed as OPEYEMI ABIGEAL OLAOLUWA SIMEON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as FESTUS MARK ETTAH, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWALE FESTUS TEWOGBOYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IBE IFEYINWA ROWENA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ROWENA IFEYINWA CHRISTOPHER. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

This is to confirm and certify that OLUWAFEMI OMONIYI MICHAEL BANJOKO and OLUFEMI OMONIYI MICHAEL BANJOKO is one and same person as stated in my BVN. That some of my accounts bear OLUFEMI and OLUWAFEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABEL AKPEJE ONORIODE

ADIGBE JANET LINDA

IHEANACHO BLESSING ADAKU.

OJIEH RACHEAL NWAMAKA

Formerly known and addressed as OLUSEGUN JENNIFER, now wish to be known and addressed as ADIGBE JANET LINDA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

10. Formerly known and addressed as NWOKOHU BLESSING ADAKU, now wish to be known and addressed as IHEANACHO BLESSING ADAKU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as RACHEAL OJIEH AKEWUSHOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OJIEH RACHEAL NWAMAKA. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as ABEL AKPEJE, now wish to be known and addressed as ABEL AKPEJE ONORIODE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ACHU ONYEKACHUKWU CHUKWUAGOZIE

DICKSON EKPONTA ATTAM

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

IROANYANWU NGOZI ANURIKA

CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I, EGHIYO-ESERE OBEDOMWONYI ANTHONY wish to inform the general public that my correct date of birth is 13 February 1981 and not 13 February 1979. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ONYEKACHI CHIAGOAZIE OKEKE ACHU, now wish to be known and addressed as ACHU ONYEKACHUKWU CHUKWUAGOZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OGBURA JAMES EKPONTA, now wish to be known and addressed as DICKSON EKPONTA ATTAM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ANYANWU NGOZI ANULI, now wish to be known and addressed as IROANYANWU NGOZI ANURIKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EZEOBI FAITH CHIKA

ABDUL OLUWAYEMISI OLUWABUNMI

OLANREWAJU YUSUF ABIODUN

ADEBUKOLA SHAKIRAT ALAUSA - OYEFOLU.

Formerly known and addressed as ANOFI YUSUF ABIODUN OLANREWAJU, now wish to be known and addressed as OLANREWAJU YUSUF ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as ALAUSA ADEBUKOLA SHAKIRAT, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBUKOLA SHAKIRAT ALAUSA - OYEFOLU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Ilechukwu Faith Chika now wish to be known and addressed as Ezeobi Faith Chika. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ONOVO BISHOP. ONYEBUCHI

I, formerly known and addressed as AKPA ONOVO now wish to be known and addressed as ONOVO BISHOP. ONYEBUCHI All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OJO OLUWAYEMISI OLUWABUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDUL OLUWAYEMISI OLUWABUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

GANIYU JAMIU NINOLOWO

I, formerly known and addressed as FRIDAY AMODU CHOLA now wish to be known and addressed GANIYU JAMIU NINOLOWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MARK RANDY NWANA.

ALOMAJA OLUWAKEMI EUNICE

I, formerly known and addressed as RANDY NWANA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MARK RANDY NWANA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL OLUKEMI EUNICE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ALOMAJA OLUWAKEMI EUNICE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

FAMUYIWA TAIBAT OMOLARA

OJORA ARAFAT YETUNDE.

Formerly known and addressed as GBADAMOSI TAIBAT ADUNNI OMOLARA, now wish to be known and addressed as FAMUYIWA TAIBAT OMOLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

.Formerly known and addressed as AWOYEMI ELIZABETH YETUNDE, now wish to be known and addressed as OJORA ARAFAT YETUNDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AKINOLA FALILAT OHUNENE

KASALI IYABO YETUNDE.

OSAH WILSON ANDREW

Formerly known and addressed as SALIHU FALILAT OHUNENE, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINOLA FALILAT OHUNENE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KASALI YETUNDE ENIOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as KASALI IYABO YETUNDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AROBOSA PETER WILSON, now wish to be known and addressed as OSAH WILSON ANDREW. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

JAMES NAOMI UNEKWU

USMAN LATEEFAH UGBEDE

ABEBI OLUWAKEMI AJOKE

AJAYI DEBORAH MERIT.

Formerly known and addressed as Ohadennis Blessed Favour and Ohadennis Goodseed, now she wants to know as Oha Blessing Goodseed. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ISEHENRIEN ERNEST OSADABAMWEN Formerly known and addressed as ERNEST OSADABAMWEN, now wish to be known and addressed as ISEHENRIEN ERNEST OSADABAMWEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as JAMES NITA UNEKUOJO, now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES NAOMI UNEKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as USMAN LATIFAH UGBEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as USMAN LATEEFAH UGBEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNMOLA OLUWAKEMI AJOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ABEBI OLUWAKEMI AJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Ekama Deborah merit now wish to be known and addressed as Ajayi Deborah Merit. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AJAYI OLUBUKOLA DEBORAH

TAIWO SAMUEL EMMANUEL

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

KALUNTA CHIOMA JENNIFER.

ADEBISI YETUNDE TEMITOPE.

OHA BLESSING GOODSEED.

Formerly known and addressed as MODUPE OLUBUKOLA DEBORAH, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAYI OLUBUKOLA DEBORAH. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

That on my bank documents, my name was wrongly written as MOMOH JIMOH HARUNA instead of TIJANI MOHAMMED HARUNA. That my date of birth was wrongly written on my bank documents as 10th day of June, 1972 instead of 10th day of June, 1977. That my correct name and date of birth is TIJANI MOHAMMED HARUNA and10th day of June, 1977 respectively.

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AKINNNIYI OLABAMIDELE OWOLABI.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as AKINNNIYI OLADELE, now wish to be known, called and Addressed as AKINNNIYI OLABAMIDELE OWOLABI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

14. Formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL FEMI SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as TAIWO SAMUEL EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm and certify that I, MICHAEL AKPABIO is the same person as AKPABIO MICHAEL JOHNEY. That I henceforth wish to be known and addressed as AKPABIO MICHAEL. All former documents bearing either names remain valid. General public take note.

MATIMILOJU ZACHEAUS OMOLAYO

Formerly known and addressed as MATIMILOJU SAKIRU OMOLAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as MATIMILOJU ZACHEAUS OMOLAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MORAH Chioma Jennifer, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KALUNTA Chioma Jennifer.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLUKOYA YEYUNDE TEMITOPE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEBISI YETUNDE TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME I, formerly known, called and addressed as SHOTUNDE SAMSON, that I wish to add ‘MAYOWA’ to my names. That henceforth, I now wish to be known, called and addressed as SHOTUNDE SAMSON MAYOWA. All former documents remain valid.

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WASIU KAYODE OLADOSU

MRS. OMOLARA MOTUNRAYO OGUNDELE

ANYANWU CHUKWUEBUKA TONY

KENNEDY OBABOR.

OBABOR VICTORIA ONEZIKOM

I, formerly known, called and addressed as BASHIRU KAYODE OLADOSU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as WASIU KAYODE OLADOSU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as MISS. OMOLARA MOTUNRAYO OWOLABI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. OMOLARA MOTUNRAYO OGUNDELE. All former Documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as CELESTINE CHUKWUEBUKA TONY, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ANYANWU CHUKWUEBUKA TONY. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as KENNY OBABOR MOSES, now wish to be known, called and addressed as KENNEDY OBABOR. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known, called and addressed as DARLINGTON VICTORIA VALENTINA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OBABOR VICTORIA ONEZIKOM. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. AJAYI QUEEN KIDOCHUKWU.

MRS. MORONKE OLAYEMI OSULA.

SAMSON NANTAP OYEYEMI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ODUSANWO ABOSEDE MONSURAT

I, formerly known, called and addressed as AJABOR QUEEN KIDOCHUKWU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. AJAYI QUEEN KIDOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as MISS MORONKE OLAYEMI OMOBOMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. MORONKE OLAYEMI OSULA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known, called and addressed as SHIKCHI NANTAP DACHIN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SAMSON NANTAP OYEYEMI due to change in my marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

This is to confirm that I am the same person bearing ANIGOR ADOLE SUNDAY and ANIGOR ADOLE DANIEL. That all former documents bearing both names are mine and hence remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as BALOGUN ABOSEDE MONSURAT, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ODUSANWO ABOSEDE MONSURAT. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

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LINUS IZUCHUKWU OKECHUKWU

CORRECTION OF NAME

That my name was mistakenly written as ANIH TITUS SAMUEL. That my correct name is SAM-ANIH CHIDIEBELE TITUS. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS AGUNENYE EDITH CHIEMENA

RAFIAT OLABISI OLADEJI.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS EDITH CHIEMENA NWANMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGUNENYE EDITH CHIEMENA. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as OLABISI ANIKE OLADEJI now wish to be known and addressed as RAFIAT OLABISI OLADEJI. All former documents remain valid.

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.Formerly known and addressed as OLUGBENGA ADEOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEOLA OLUGBENGA DELE. All former documents remain valid. General public please note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as OSANG PETER OSARR, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OSANG AGIDA OSARR. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known, called and addressed as LINUS IZUCHUKWU OKONKWO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as LINUS IZUCHUKWU OKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

TAIWO OLUWAFUNKE OLAYEMI.

CHUKWU CHINEDU OKAIBE.

CHIGOZIE OKOLI.

ADEYINKA YETUNDE ATINUKE

ADEFILA TOYIN MOJISOLA.

That I was formerly known as ALAYO NOAH. That I wish to add SEGUN to my name. That I now wish to be known as ALAYO NOAH SEGUN. That my date of birth was wrongly written as 17th DAY OF JANUARY, 1970 on my UNION BANK Account instead of 31st DAY OF JANUARY, 1970. That my Correct Date of Birth is 31st DAY OF JANUARY, 1970.

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I formerly known and addressed as EZUN OLUWAFUNKE OLAYEMI now wish to be known and addressed as TAIWO OLUWAFUNKE OLAYEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU JOSEPH now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU CHINEDU OKAIBE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as CHIGOZIE OKORIE now wish to be known and addressed as CHIGOZIE OKOLI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SANNI YETUNDE ATINUKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYINKA YETUNDE ATINUKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as DAVID TOYIN MOJISOLA and EMMANUEL TOYIN MOJISOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEFILA TOYIN MOJISOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MOYOADE FLORENCE MAYOWA (MRS)

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

BABALOLA RUKAYAT ATINUKE

TOYOSI DOLAPO ISMAILA,

ISAAC JOSEPH OFORI.

NICHOLAS OMOZUAPO AUDU.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLATUNJI FLORENCE MAYOWA (MISS), now wish to be known and addressed as MOYOADE FLORENCE MAYOWA (MRS). All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known as CHUKWUDI DANIEL IKENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as KALU NDUBUISI HENRY. My Date of Birth was wrongly written as 12/04/1986 instead of 04/12/1988. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as BABALOLA RUKAYAT, now wish to be known and addressed as BABALOLA RUKAYAT ATINUKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as TOYOSI DOLAPO OMOLANWA, now wish to be known and addressed as TOYOSI DOLAPO ISMAILA, due to marriage. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OFORI ISAAC MESSIA, now wish to be known and addressed as ISAAC JOSEPH OFORI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as NICHOLAS OMOZUAPO EMUEKPERE, now wish to be known and addressed as NICHOLAS OMOZUAPO AUDU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME:

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

ADDITION OF NAME:

ODEYEMI KUBURAT FOLASHADE

MRS JAMES CHARITY CHISOM

: This is to confirm that I, FASEYIKU EMMANUEL BABATUNDE is the same person answering FASEYIKU BABATUNDE, now wish to be known and addressed as FASEYIKU EMMANUEL BABATUNDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ABU MARY, now wish to add my middle name DUPE to my name, henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ABU MARY DUPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as RAHEEM KUBURAT FOLASHADE now wish to be known and addressed as ODEYEMI KUBURAT FOLASHADE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKOLI CHARITY CHISOM now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JAMES CHARITY CHISOM. This is due to change in marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

BOLADE ADEKOYA.

FADIL OVIE EDEVBIE.

MRS AUSTIN VIVIAN CHINYERE

MR AUSTIN WISDOM KELECHI

MRS OLAOJO ABOSEDE MAYOWA

I formerly known and addressed as ADEWALE OREKOYA now wish to be known and addressed as BOLADE ADEKOYA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as FADIL OSERIRE EDEVBIE now wish to be known and addressed as FADIL OVIE EDEVBIE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MRS AMECHI, CHINYERE AUSTIN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AUSTIN VIVIAN CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MR AMECHI AUSTIN KELECHI now wish to be known and addressed as MR AUSTIN WISDOM KELECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OJEDOKUN ABOSEDE MAYOWA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLAOJO ABOSEDE MAYOWA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

GIWA MUINAT OYEBOLA

OLUWANIYI EMMANUE

MOMOH-PETER BOSE OHONERE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME.

I formerly known and addressed as BOSE JOY PETER now wish to be known and addressed as MOMOH-PETER BOSE OHONERE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. In some of my documents my name was written as ENWEREJI GOODLUCK UGBOAKU while in some other documents it was written as ENWEREJI VIVIAN A. I am the one bearing all the names. All documents bearing the names are valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was written as DICKSON ADALOIBI MIKE while in some other documents it was written as DICKSON ADAH .I am the one bearing all the names. All documents bearing the names are valid. General public to please take note.

ODUGUWA OLUFUNKE AYODELE I, formerly known and addressed as ODUGUWA IYABO AYODELE, now wish to be known and addressed as ODUGUWA OLUFUNKE AYODELE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS ONAGBESAN ABIOLA FOLASHADE I formerly known and addressed as MISS OSHINUGA ABISOLA FOLASHADE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONAGBESAN ABIOLA FOLASHADE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OLABISI ELIZABETH OLUWASEUN I formerly known and addressed as SHODIPO ELIZABETH OLUWASEUN ABOSEDE now wish to be known and addressed as OLABISI ELIZABETH OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME.

In some of my documents my name was written as CHIKA NWANK and NWANKWO PIUS while in some other documents it was written as NWANKWO PIUS CHIKA .I am the one bearing all the names. Now I wish to be known as NWANKWO PIUS CHIKA. All documents bearing the names are valid.

General public to please take note.

ALIU LUCY

I formerly known as George Lucy wish to be known and addressed as Aliu Lucy .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

My name was wrongly written as BALOGUN MARIAM BUKOLA instead of BALOGUN MORIAMO BUKOLA, now my correct name is BALOGUN MORIAMO BUKOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as KAREEM MUINAT OYEBOLA now wish to be known and addressed as GIWA MUINAT OYEBOLA All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME.

ADDITION OF NAME:

ALASE OMOYENI BLESSING

AKINSOLA YEWANDE FOLASHADE

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as ALAUSA AYODELE JOHN instead of ALAUSA AYODELE STEPHEN. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MOHAMMED ABASS now wish to add UMAR to my name.

Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as MOHAMMED ABASS UMAR. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BAALE OMOYENI BLESSING now wish to be known and addressed as ALASE OMOYENI BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AKINTOYE OLADELE MATTHEW

OGUNKAYODE MICHAEL BOLA.

OKOJIE PAULINE BOSEDE.

PHILOMENA NKEMDILIM UNORKA.

I formerly known as ONOIRIBHOLO BOSEDE PAULINE wish to be known and addressed as OKOJIE PAULINE BOSEDE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as PHILOMENA NKEMDILIM NWAOKOLO wish to be known and addressed as PHILOMENA NKEMDILIM UNORKA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OLADIPUPO OLADELE MATTHEW wish to be known and addressed as AKINTOYE OLADELE MATTHEW. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLABIMPE NIMOTA.

DOLLY UWABOR OGHOGHO

I formerly known as Lawal Nimota wish to be known and addressed as Olabimpe Nimota.

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

I formerly known as ESTHER OGBOMO NOGIE wish to be known and addressed as DOLLY UWABOR OGHOGHO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

NGBEDE MICHAEL OCHELA

ISIAKA YAU.

Formerly IBRAHIM NGBEDE ISAIAH. NoW NGBEDE MICHAEL OCHELA... former documents remains valid. General public please note.

I formerly known and addressed as ORIOKE AWAMARIDI O. now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWANIYI EMMANUEL All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

FORMERLY ISSACO YAU. NOW ISIAKA YAU. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE NOTE.

I formerly known as OGUNS MICHAEL BOLA wish to be known and addressed as OGUNKAYODE MICHAEL BOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MUINATU MOTUNRAYO AWOSANYA

I formerly known as AINA YEWANDE FOLASHADE wish to be known and addressed as AKINSOLA YEWANDE FOLASHADE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLUWAFUNMILAYO MARY MAUSI SALAMI

I formerly known as OLUWAFUNMILAYO MARY MAUSI YEME wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAFUNMILAYO MARY MAUSI SALAMI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

NDUBISI-REMMY NKEIRUKA SUNNY

I formerly known as NDUBISI NKEIRU REMMY wish to be known and addressed as NDUBISI-REMMY NKEIRUKA SUNNY. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

FAMILY CHANGE OF NAME

That I Ezeobi Ngozi my name was wrongly written as Ezeobi Blessing Ngozi that I wish to confirm that my name shall be known and addressed as Ezeobi Ngozi . All Documents / Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

We, Mr & Mrs Michael Odedoye Odeyemi and Olufunmilayo Aderonke Odeyemi before now wish to be called Mr & Mrs Michael Imooye Olorunyemi and Olufunmilayo Aderonke Olorunyemi. General public please note.

THAT ON MY BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ONU BERNARD OKEZIE INSTEAD OF ONUH BERNARD OKEZIE. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS ONUH BERNARD OKEZIE. General public please note.

NZEREM ADOLPH ONYEE.

NWOSU FRANCIS EJIKE

AKACHUKWU SAMUEL CHIBUZOR

BUSARI AFEEZ KOLAWOLE

Formerly Adolphus Anugwolu now wish to be addressed as Nzerem Adolph Onyee. Former documents remains valid. General public please note.

Formerly known as Uzochukwu Ejike now wish to be known as Nwosu Francis Ejike. All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

Formerly known as Uzochukwu Samuel Chibuzor now wish to be known as Akachukwu Samuel Chibuzor. All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

I formerly known and addressed as BUSARI STEPHEN KOLAWOLE, now wish to be known and addressed as BUSARI AFEEZ KOLAWOLE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known as RISIKATU AWENI SURAKATU wish to be known and addressed as MUINATU MOTUNRAYO AWOSANYA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME.

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ADDITION OF NAME

ABRAHAM, WISDOM CHIDI.

I, formerly known and addressed as, SAMPSON KENWI, now wish to be known and addressed as, THOMPSON GOYA NGOBA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, OLUJIDE ANTHONY OMOSEHIN, wish to add, ANTHONY, to my name which was formerly, OLUJIDE OMOSEHIN. I now wish to be known and addressed as, OLUJIDE ANTHONY OMOSEHIN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly Known and addressed as, IGWE GIDEON, now wish to be known and addressed as, ABRAHAM, WISDOM CHIDI. THAT THE REASON OF THIS CHANGE OF NAME IS TO REFLECT MY REAL NAME IN MY BVN REGISTRATION. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

This is to confirm that I, ORAEMEKA FRANCA is one and same person as ORAEMEKA FRANCA KIFORDU. All documents bearing the above names remain mine and valid. General Public should take note.

That l was formerly known and addressed as AWOSOGA OLADIPUPO that l now wish to add OLAWUMI to my name. Now wish to be known and addressed as AWOSOGA OLADIPUPO OLAWUMI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and authorities concerned should take note

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OBI CHIAZAM AMARACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. MBANASO CHIAZAM AMARACHI. All former documents remain valid. The general public take note.

FOLARIN ANTHONIA

CORRECTION OF NAME

MRS. MBAH CYNTHIA NNEKA.

AZUBUIKE CHIDI IHUNANYACHI

AGULONU MERCY EKENE

MRS STELLA NWAONUMA

Formerly known and addressed as ODULAJA ANTHONIA ADEWUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as FOLARIN ANTHONIA ADEWUNMI. That I was born on 7th October, 1946. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

This is to confirm that my name was mistakenly writen as MURI RAFIU, instead of MURITALA RAFIU. That henceforth, I want to be known and addressed as MURITALA RAFIU. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IWUALA CYNTHIA NNEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. MBAH CYNTHIA NNEKA. All former documents remain valid. Eco Bank, FUTO, NYSC and general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AZUBUIKE CHIDI IHUNANYA, now wish to be known and addressed as AZUBUIKE CHIDI IHUNANYACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known as NWANKWO MERCY, now wish to be known and addressed as AGULONU MERCY EKENE. All formal documents remain valid. Banks and General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS UGOCHI AMADI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS STELLA NWAONUMA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

YAYA TAOFEEK AYOMIDE

ODERINDE AYINLA MORUFU

I, formerly known and addressed as YAYA TAOFEEK OLAITAN, now wish to be known addressed as YAYA TAOFEEK AYOMIDE. All former documents remain valid; Banks and general public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ODERINDE KUSORO, now wish to be known addressed as ODERINDE AYINLA MORUFU. All former documents remain valid; Banks, Dangote and general public should take note.

MRS CHIOMA OKEKE

AWOSOGA OLADIPUPO OLAWUMI.

MRS. MBANASO CHIAZAM AMARACHI.

THELMA IFIOK JONAH

MRS. ONUOHA UGO MIRACLECHIDINMA

ODUAH:I FORMERLY ODUAH MERCY EBELE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ODUAH EUNICE NDIDI.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID General public SHOULD PLEASE take note

IBANGA: I formerly known and addressed as THELMA PERRY IBANGA now wish to be known and addressed as THELMA IFIOK JONAH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

AGU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AGU MIRACLE CHIDINMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONUOHA UGO MIRACLECHIDINMA. All former documents remain valid. Michael Okpara university of Agriculture Umudike Abia State and General public should please take note.

OBIANWU CHIKE WALTER

KUFRE OBOT

OGBODO PRINCE UCHENNA

MRS OBIDI HOPE CHIOMA

NWOBODO: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIOMA NWOBODO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIOMA OKEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OBIANWUNA: I, formerly known and addressed as OBIANWUNA CHIKE WALTER, now wish to be known and addressed as OBIANWU CHIKE WALTER. My correct date of birth 18th August 1978. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

UDOH: I, formerly known and addressed as KUFRE UDOH UDOH, now wish to be known and addressed as KUFRE OBOT. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

OGBODO: I, formerly known and addressed as OGBODO DARLINGTON UCHENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as OGBODO PRINCE UCHENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKWU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKWU HOPE CHIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OBIDI HOPE CHIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ODOH: I, formerly known and addressed as ODOH AMAKA JENNIFER, now wish to be known and addressed as ONWUDIWE AMAKA JENNIFER. All former documents remain valid.

Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS EZEILO PATIENCE UCHECHUKWU.

MRS EDEH SANDRA NNEKA.

MRS ANI MERCY CHRISTIAN

MRS EZE BLESSING NGOZIK

MRS EZE IJEOMA JOY

OGUANYA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OGUANYA PATIENCE UCHECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZEILO PATIENCE UCHECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS NDUNWA GLORIA IFEOMA ONWO: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS GLORIA IFEOMA ONWO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NDUNWA GLORIA IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OGBONNA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OGBONNA SANDRA NNEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EDEH SANDRA NNEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

UZOANYA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UZOANYA MERCY EBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANI MERCY CHRISTIAN. All former documents remain valid. NYSC, and General public should please take note.

ONA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONA BLESSING NGOZIKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZE BLESSING NGOZIKA. All former documents remain valid. NYSC, and General public should please take note.

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

MRS UMEANO CHIAMAKA

IGWE CYNTHIA JOY.

MISS ORJI CHINENYE IMMACULETTA.

MRS NEBO JUSTINA NKEMDILIM

CORRECTION OF NAME

OLUSANYA ADEOLA JULIANA

UZOIGWE: I, formerly known and addressed as UZOIGWE JOY,now wish to be known and addressed as IGWE CYNTHIA JOY. All former documents remain valid.

Banks and General public should please take note.

NWOKORO: I, formerly known and addressed as MRS NWOKORO IMMACULETTA CHINENYE, now wish to be known and addressed as MISS ORJI CHINENYE IMMACULETTA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NEBO: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NEBO JUSTINA NKEMDILIM, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NEBO JUSTINA NKEMDILIM. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

OGUDIEGWU CHIKODI GRACE

MRS. ONI YETUNDE NAOMI.

ONYEAGOLU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYEAGOLU CHIAMAKA PAULINE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UMEANO CHIAMAKA PAULINE. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

OMEKE EUNICE LEBO I, formerly known and addressed as EDU EUNICE LEBO, now wish to be known and addressed as OMEKE EUNICE LEBO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

UKO LINUS OCHIRI

LOSS OF DOCUMENT:

ONWUDIWE AMAKA JENNIFER

1. I, formerly known and addressed as ADENIRAN ADEOLA JULIANA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUSANYA ADEOLA JULIANA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

BANKOLE TAOFIK SALAU

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS JIMOH YETUNDE AMUDALAT, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONI YETUNDE NAOMI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as OLONIYO BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as OLONIYO IBUKUN CORNELIUS. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

ITANRIN SAMUEL ABIODUN

ONABOLUJO ONAARA MOJOYINADE

OLUSEGUN KAYODE VICTOR ADEBISI BABATEYE

BOYEJO ADENIYI MOSHOOD.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONABOLUJO ONAARA OPEMIPO, now wish to be known and addressed as ONABOLUJO ONAARA MOJOYINADE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

4. I, formerly known and addressed as OLUSEGUN KAYODE VICTOR ADEBISI BABATUNDE, Now wish to be known and addressed as OLUSEGUN KAYODE VICTOR ADEBISI BABATEYE. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as KEHINDE ADEWALE AYOMI, Now wish to be known and addressed as BOYEJO ADENIYI MOSHOOD. All former documents remain valid general public take note. My date of birth 4, Nov. 1977

CORRECTION OF NAME

WHAHED WASIU GBADEBOR

AKPAN: Formerly Known As ESTHER AMANSOWOMWAN Now Known As ESTHER AMANSOWOMWAN FRIDAY OMOREGE. All Former Document Remain Valid General Public Note

OLONIYO IBUKUN CORNELIUS

AYWA: I, formerly known and addressed as AYIRA MONDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as ELEGE CHUKWUDI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as OGUDIEGWU CHIOMA GRACE, now wish to be known and addressed as OGUDIEGWU CHIKODI GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

. I, formerly known and addressed as ONUOHA EMMANUEL CHIJIOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as UKO LINUS OCHIRI and I was born on March 20, 1991.

All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ESTHER AMANSOWOMWAN FRIDAY OMOREGE

This is to inform the general public that my name IMAGBE PHILIS was wrongly written during BVN Registration but now wish to be corrected and addressed as AMHIADAMHEN PHILIS OMON. All former documents remain valid. First Bank and General public should please take note.

ELEGE CHUKWUDI.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF SURVEY PLAN, LETTER OF ALLOCATION APPLICATION, LETTER FOR THE PROPERTY AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SITUATED AT ANIMASHAUN ESTATE, SURULERE PLOT 226A, SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS. ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THE DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE.

: That on my Bank document, my name was wrongly written as OGUNTOYINBO FLORENCE OLANIKE instead of OGUNTOYINBO FLORENCE OLUFUNKE. My correct name is OGUNTOYINBO FLORENCE OLUFUNKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

This is to certify that my name was wrongly written on my documents as ALAWODE OLUWASEUN OLAMIDOTUN instead of ALAWODE OLUWASEUN OLADOTUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

MRS ODUAH EUNICE NDIDI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

AREMU: Formerly Known As WHAHED WASIU AREMU now known as WHAHED WASIU GBADEBOR. All Former Documents Remain Valid General Public Note.

SAHEED JIMOH OLAMILEKAN

YUSUF: Formerly Known As YUSUF SAKIRU now known as SAHEED JIMOH OLAMILEKAN. All Former Documents Remain Valid General Public Take Note

I, formerly known and addressed as ORUMEYE ITANRIN MATTHEW, now wish to be known and addressed as ITANRIN SAMUEL ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

PINDAS CHUKWUEMEKA EMMANUEL

OPINDAS: Formerly Known As OPINDAS CHUKWUEMEKA OFFURUM now known as PINDAS CHUKWUEMEKA EMMANUEL. All Former Documents Remain Valid General Public Take Note

ALABI TITILOLA BOLANLE

MOJISOLA: Formerly Known As ALABI TITILOLA MOJISOLA now known as ALABI TITILOLA BOLANLE. All Former Documents Remain Valid General Public Note.

UDO GRACE USEN.

EKPECHAM UFUOMA

AKPAN: Formerly Known As GRACE SUNDAY AKPAN Now Known As UDO GRACE USEN. All Former Document Remain Valid General Public Note

EKPECHAM UFUOMA I FORMERLY KNOWN AS AKPOTOMA UFIOMA, NOW WHICH TO BE KNOWN AS EKPECHAM UFUOMA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known as and addressed as BANKOLE TAOFEEK SHOLA, now wish to be addressed as BANKOLE TAOFIK SALAU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

EVERY CHILD FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT EVERY CHILD FOUNDATION WISH TO APPLY FOR THE CHANGE OF ITS TRUSTEES AT THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PARTS C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS. OLUWATOSIN SARAKI - RETAINED 2. DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI - REMOVED 3. DR. TIMI AUSTEN - PETERS RETAINED NEW TRUSTEE: 1. ALERO ANN ROBERTS THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION REMAINS THE SAME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: AUSTEN-PETERS & CO.

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JESUS THE ONLY WAY OF SALVATION EVANGELISTIC GOSPEL MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) Pst Amusasa Samuel Agboola.

2) Amusasa Comfort Bolanle.

3) Amusasa Daniel Oluwasegun.

4) Atoki Femi Michael.

The aim and objective: 1. To preach the gospel Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

NASIR ISLAM FOUNDATION

VANGUARDS FOR CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. YUSUF SAMSUDEEN TOLA 2. ADISA SHAKIRUDEEN ADEBOLA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr.Ogbonna Chinedu Igboke.

2. Dr. Ezebuiro Nwagbo Christpeace

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT ISLAMIC MISSIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA WHILE CARING FOR THE SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF MUSLIMS AND ASSISTING THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY BY OFFERING MORAL, FINANCIAL, MATERIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

The aim and objective: 1. To enhance renewable energy accessibility among the vulnerable population of Africa.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

DAKAKI & MA’AGANA FOUNDATION

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Ahmad Gana Mohammad - Chairman 2. Mohammed Yahaya - Secratary.

3. Ibrahim Ismail Mohammadu - Vice Chairmn 4. Salihu Mohammed Muye 5. Mohammed Gborigi Muye 6. Dr Mrs Hadiza Nuwaye Mohammed 7. Umairatu Hajuji Mohammed 8. Nana Aliyu Alfa THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO GOOD HEALTHCARE, QUALITY EDUCATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

EVANGELICAL AND FIRE MINISTRY

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

Trustees are: 1. Joseph Yusuf Olanrewaju {chairman] 2. Oluwakemi Ann Gbeleyi(Secretary) 3. Enitan Esther Gbeleyi (Member) 4. Adeyemo Ademola Rychad (member)

TRUSTEES: 1. IGHEDOSE GODDAY 2. EHIGIE AIBUEDEFE LOUIS

Aim and Objective 1. To proclaim the kingdom of God by preaching the good news, healing the broken hearted and setting the captives free.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

All efforts made to trace the document proved abortive ABUJA

SCEPTRE OF GOD’S MINISTRY

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the word of God 2. To win souls for our lord Jesus .

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

Signed: Ozioma ofoha, Esq

Signed: Secretary

DESTINY RESTORER CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

THE ABAH’S FOUNDATION FOR INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

SIGNED: Akor Dominic Friday

This is to notify the general public of the Loss of Original Certification and Re- Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) Acknowledgement and Original Right of Occupancy in respect of Plot No. 893 with File No: AN 3731, located at Jahi District, belonging to Jennifer Jamila Abubakar (Mrs)

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: MARK OLUSOJI BAMBE (SOLICITOR)

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV’D CLEMENT KING LEIKUMOR -FOUNDER /GENERAL OVERSEER 2. PASTOR (MRS) MARUREEN LEIKUMOR -NATIONAL WOMEN LEADER 3. BRO. MICHEAL EGBINE -MEMBER 4. ELDER JULIET TAKEME -MEMBER 5. ELDER JAMES JURU -MEMBER 6. PASTOR CLEMENT LEIKUMOR JUNIOR-MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.To preach and teach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the all nations in the world.

2.To help the widows, orphans, and the less privileged in the society 3. To reach out to people of different races with the gospel of Jesus 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, P.M.B 198, Abuja, within Twenty Eight (28) days of this publication.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AGIS) and the general public should please take note

Signed: EVANG EDWIN EMOJEVU 08039230250

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Barr Abah Sunday Friday 2. Mrs. Blessing Ochanya Abah 3. Barr Pius Attah 4. Barr Olih Moni The aim and objective: 1. To promote educational development Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

AREWA AID CARE FOUNDATION

ARMY OF GOD HALLOWED ASSEMBLY INTERNATIONAL

CHRISTIAN DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR OLORUNFEMI ODUSOGA 2. MR OLAWALE OMOLADE 3. MR DAPO OSAJI 4. PASTOR TOPE ADEBANJO 5. MR UGO MONYE 6. MR AYO FADARE 7. Tayo Adeyeye The aim and objective: 1. To promote members welfare

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Rent-to-Own: Lagos presents 200 homes to allottees Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏ The Lagos State Government has handed over keys to another set of 200 applicants of the Lagos-RentTo-Own initiative with a promise to sustain the policy with the partnership of private investors.

The State Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, during the handing-over ceremony, said the State Government presently had over 4,000 housing units yet to be subscribed for across different parts of the State.

According to him, the State Government had already mapped out a sustainability strategy such that upon exhausting the available units, partnership collaboration would be ignited with the private sector for another round of 20,000 housing units.

“Beyond any doubt, the State government made 100 residents of the State house owners in their

own rights last month.

This month also, another set of 200 home owners have emerged under this initiative.

We will continue with this method until the housing deficit in the State is reasonably bridged.

“I am happy to report also that out of the 100 allottees that got their allocation from the State Government last year, 75 of them have moved into their homes and they are enjoying their residency. I urge others to quickly take possession so that the objectives of the policy can be fully realized.”

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He attributed the increment from last month’s 100 Units to 200 Units this month, to increasing demand from applicants who were desirous of becoming home owners under the scheme.

The Commissioner further disclosed that more windows

of opportunities would be opened to other residents of the State as some government housing units in Sangotedo, Ajara in Badagry, Igbogbo, Egan-Igando would be completed and made available to Lagosians before the end of the year.

TRUSTEES: 1.

BISHOP MICHAEL UCHENNA CHUKWUDUM 2.

BISHOP BENJAMIN OBIORA OBIAGWUNA 3.

BISHOP BARN EMEKA CHINWUBA 4.

DR. ALPHA JUSTICE IKPEAMA 5.

REV. JUDE ONYEAKUSIOBI EMEMUO CHUKWU 6.

PASTOR CHRISTIAN GOZIEM EPUNAM 7.

REV. JERRY CHUKWUEKWUNIFE ONUGHA 8.

PASTOR MARCEL CHUKWUEMEKA EZEORAH 9.

EVANG. CHINEDU AKUESODO 10. PASTOR VICTOR CHUKWUEMEKA OKONKWO AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

CITY OF GLORY POWER MINISTRY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2.

TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 3.

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

SIGNED: MR. DADA BABATOPE ADETAYO

SIGNED: SECRETARY

EVERY CHILD FOUNDATION

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

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT EVERY CHILD FOUNDATION WISH TO APPLY FOR THE CHANGE OF ITS TRUSTEES AT THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PARTS C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. AMOS IROGHAMAN OSADOLOR -CHAIRMAN 2. IGBINOSUN IDOWU PETER - SECRETARY 3. JOY ONOMUOGHARAM OSADOLOR 4. OSADOLOR IMIENFAN DAVID

OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS. OLUWATOSIN SARAKI - RETAINED 2. DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI - REMOVED 3. DR. TIMI AUSTEN - PETERS RETAINED

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

NEW TRUSTEE: 1. ALERO ANN ROBERTS THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION REMAINS THE SAME.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: AUSTEN-PETERS & CO.

EVERY WOMAN FOUNDATION

PUBLIC NOTICE

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT EVERY WOMAN FOUNDATION WISH TO APPLY FOR THE CHANGE OF ITS TRUSTEES AT THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PARTS C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990

MR OLAYIWOLA AKANRO, CHAIRMAN , JIBOWU-FADEYI CDA WISH TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE FIGHT BETWEEN NEIGHBOURHOOD SECURITY AND O.P.C. ON 10/03/2012 LED TO THE DEATH OF MR. ISHOLA BABATUNDE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF ISHOLA MUJEEB OLASUNKANMI WHO THE O.P.C. IS DESPERATE TO KILL. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

SIGNED: AUSTEN-PETERS & CO

TRUSTEES: 1. IYOHA JULIUS EMONBHADEGBE 2. AKHERE FREDA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

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

SIGNED: BARR. DIRIBE E.C. 08032618262.

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

TRUSTEES: 1.

OBEM GLORIA MARCEL 2.

OBEM MARCELINUS 3. ANYIRA HALIMAT LIZZY 4.

OSENDE LINUS 5.

JAMES JOHN

NEW TRUSTEE: 1. ALERO ANN ROBERTS THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION REMAINS THE SAME.

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

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

TRUSTEES: 1.

MR. DADA BABATOPE ADETAYO 2.

MR. EGBEEYE OLAGOKE OLASHEHINDE 3.

MR. AREGBESOLA AYODEJI SUNDAY

OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS. OLUWATOSIN SARAKI - RETAINED 2. DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI - REMOVED 3. DR. TIMI AUSTEN - PETERS RETAINED

ADDITION OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION OLD TRUSTEES ARE 1.

DR OTHMAN ELTAYEB -RETAINED 2.

DR. OLUSOJI IGE ...............-RETAINED NEW TRUSTEES ALL APPOINTED 1.

MR. AKINTUNDE EMMANUEL 2.

DR. DANIEL OLUSOJI JAMES 3.

OLABODE AWOFODU 4.

DR. LAWAL MOJEED 5. ALHAJI BUSARI S.O.A BUSARI 6. ALHAJI CHIEF FATAI AKINADE AKINBADE

SUREWAY RENEWAL FIRE ASSEMBLY

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

STEWARDS OF THE GIFTS OF GOD ASSEMBLY

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

ANAMBRA INDIGENOUS PENTECOSTAL MINISTERS ASSOCIATION

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 2.

TO FOSTER FELLOWSHIP AMONGST IJESA-ISU PEOPLE (HOME AND ABROAD).

3.

TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF THE CLUB AND ITS MEMBERS.

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FAIR COTTAGE EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C-20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). DECONESS MRS JUDITH SIRRI OBOMANU-ASSISI 2) PASTOR CHARLES ASSISI 3). MRS AGAMA OGECHI ASOBEE 4). MR ATANG AGAMA HENRY 5). MRS NINA UCHENNA JEGEDE 6). MR AGU CHIMARAOGE 7). MR IFIEMI WILLIAMS DAVID 8). MRS ODUM HELEN OGOCHUKWU

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PRESIDENT

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: I). TO PROMOTE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT II). TO RUN CENTER FOR EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT, SPORTS, SOCIALS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ANY OTHER LIKES THAT MAY ARISE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

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

OSUJI SYLVESTER OGUGUO..............CHAIRMAN 2.

OSUJI BEATRICE ULUMMA....................SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED, THE POOR, NEEDY, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED ,WIDOWS, SICK, CHILDREN ,ORPHANS, UNEMPLOYED TO EARN A BETTER LIVING. 2. TO ORGANIZE FREE LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITIONS TO EDUCATE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE DESTITUTE, THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND ORPHANS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. DIRIBE E.C. 08032618262.

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

GBENGA AJAYI 2.

GENEVIEVE IKE 3.

BODE JOHNSON AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ENHANCE FOOD PRODUCTION AND STORAGE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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Ajani Ibrahim May Leave Shooting Stars

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jani Ibrahim may walk away from his present employer Shooting Stars because he has yet to sign a binding contract with the Ibadan-based team.

The attacker is back in the Nigeria Professional Football League after a brief stint with Jordanian club Al-Faisaly Sports Club.

Ibrahim had to terminate his contract with Al-

Faisaly Sports Club for just cause as he was owed four months wages.

Shortly after the 26-year-old returned to Nigeria, he reached a verbal agreement with Shoot-

ing Stars General Manager to play for the club in the 2017 season, and he was promptly registered for the league.

Based on the undocumented agreement,

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Ajani stands to pocket N300,000 every month at Shooting Stars, but has now insisted that the club must draw up a written contract before he continues playing for them.

Monday, April 3, 2017

Ndidi’s Screamer Didn’t Surprise me – Coach T

he goal scored by Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi in Leicester City 2-0 win over Stoke City in the English Premier League didn’t come as a surprise to coach of the team Craig Shakespare.

Ndidi let fly a 35 yards screamer, which sailed past Lee Grant in Stoke City goal for the opening goal of the game, and Shakespare believes the

goal from Ndidi set the tone for the victory over Stoke.

However despite all the praises the strike has received for the manner it was executed by the Nigerian, the coach says it didn’t come to him as a surprise because Ndidi has it in him to score from such efforts. ” The game today never felt comfortable. I did feel that the first goal was going to be important and

what a goal it was by the way. He has scored one like that before for us but it gave us a foothold in the game and I thought that was important”, Shakespeare said at the post match conference. ” Ndidi has done that before. He’s got that in his locker. He is getting better game after game, and has settled down into the team and how we want to play”.

Chelsea Were Disorganized Without Moses – Neville

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ormer Manchester United defender Phil Neville says the absence of Victor Moses played a part in Chelsea losing 1-2 at Stamford Bridge to Stoke City in a Premier League clash.

Neville who was in the studio as an analyst during the course of the game faulted the way Chelsea were lined up in defence without the Nigerian, who was missing through injury. ” The change of tactics and the absence of some players didn’t work as planned by coach

Antonio Conte. Victor Moses was badly missed, they looked unconvincing and disorganised at the back without Moses”, Neville said. ” Wilfred Zaha had a field day running at the full backs of Chelsea, he had little to do defensively because there was no player opening the game up like Moses would have done for Chelsea. ” Willian brought a bit of spark to the attack when he was introduced but at that time Crystal Palace were all about protecting their 2-1 lead which they did at the end of the game”.

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Onyekwuru’s brace rescues Eupen

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enry Chukwuemeka continues to prove his worth in Belgium’s top-flight with headturning displays.

On Saturday night, he was in unstoppable form as he fired home a brace for KAS Eupen in the 2-2 draw with SV Roeselare at Stadion am Kehrweg.

Eupen was staring down the barrel in the first division A Uefa Europa League playoff game, trailing 2-0 at the break following goals from Samy Kehli and Raphael Lecomte.

Eupen then hit back with an

Onyekwuru double in the second half to claim a share of the spoils.

His first on 53 minutes came at the end of a sweeping counter-attack as Mamadou Sylla produced a lung-bursting run from his own half before playing in Onyekwuru with a delightful through ball.

The Nigerian attacker did not panic as he came face to face with the Roeselare goalkeeper, Wouter Biebauw in the final third.

He performed several slight body feints to displace the

Belgian before firing in a rightfooted curler to halve the deficit.

Onyekwuru salvaged the draw for his side, 14 minutes from time with a straightforward goal.

Eric Ocansey crossed from the right after being fed by Sylla and Onyekwuru was on hand to apply the finish from six yards.

It was his 14th goal of the season for Eupen, who next face Royal Excelsior Muscron on 8 April at Stade Le Canonnier.

aptain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria John Obi Mikel scored his first goal for Chinese Side Tianjin Teda to power them to a 2-0 win over Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League.

Mikel recovered from a knock that was supposed to keep him out for ten days, and was handed a start by coach Jaime Pacheco, who also picked Mikel’s Nigeria national team teammate Brown Ideye to lead the attack.

The former Chelsea ace who now plays as a central defender, showed his predatory instinct in the 48th minute when he reacted quickly to tuck home the opener for his team after the Lifan goalkeeper parried a well

hit drive from Mbaye Diagne.

During the course of the game, the 29 year old proved his effectiveness at both ends of the pitch as he made two vital clearance to deny Lifan goal scoring opportunities.

A hard an injury scare in the 90th minute when he went down unchallenged and had to be taken off the pitch for medical attention with what looked like a re-occurence of the injury that he suffered in the earlier game.

However it proves not to be the case as he returned back to the pitch and lasted the entire duration of the game, while Ideye was substituted after 65 minute further extending his wait for a goal in China.

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Nov. guber poll: ASATU pledges support to ObianoAT 4

Court adjourns case of N18m embezzlement to April 6 AT 2 Army restates commitment to security in Anambra ÏÏÏ The Nigerian Army at

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. E. Ibas, during the laying of the foundation stone of the Naval Officers’ Mess in Odekpe near Onitsha...recently.

We’ve not sold land meant for Oba airport –ANSG Stories by Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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The Anambra State Government has denied allegations that it is selling land it acquired to build an airport in Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area.

The Commissioner for Lands, Chief Okey Moka, made the denial in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Thursday.

Moka said activities in some portion of the land, including the erection of residential buildings, were within the terms the land was acquired.

Some members of the community had petitioned Governor Willie Obiano asking him to intervene on the alleged sale of the land by land grabbers in connivance with agents of government.

The people alleged that 30 hectares of the land was allocated to

some persons who were selling plots for the erection of private buildings.

The community people asked that the land should be returned to them since the airport project for which it was taken was no longer feasible.

The commissioner said the land remained the property of Anambra State Government and that there was nothing illegal about the construction of residential buildings in the area.

He said that 30 hectares was allocated to traders of Emodi Shoe Sellers Association by the immediate past administration for establishing a residential estate and not for industrial purposes as the petitioners claimed.

“If somebody tells you that government is selling the airport land, it is not true; government does not sell land but allocates land.

“The issue of the Shoe Sellers Association which they are leaning

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upon to cause this trouble was before the exit of the last administration.

Government allocated 30 hectares of land to the association to build their residential houses, “To put the record straight, the entire airport land is 530 hectares and out of it, the last administration allocated 30 hectares. ‘’Gov. Willie Obiano administration decided as an APGA government to continue the process and did not cancel the agreement “If government acquires land for overriding public interest, the land belongs to the government.

“Under the purpose-clause of the land, it was initially acquired for airport. When the project fails, government has the right to change the purpose.

“After all, when the agreement with the Shoe Sellers for 30 hectares was reached the community was not invited because they have no locus, so what the association decides to do with the land does not concern the people.

“Again, there is no record here that says that the association is

selling the land or that they will be paying compensation to the community,” he said.

The commissioner said compensation had been worked out by government but had not been effected because of disagreement over who were the true representatives of the community.

“We have not even started any new allocation on that land, before we can do that, we have to allocate some percentage of it to the community which the governor has approved.

“Because of the misunderstanding between the two groups and committees from the community who are laying claim to be true representatives of the people the allocation of that compensatory land has been pending,” he said.

Moka said the remaining 500 hectares was being encroached upon and warned would-be buyers to stay off as the airport land had not been transferred back to the community.

“We have heard stories of other people going in there to build, claiming that some people in the community sold it to them.

the weekend promised to remain steadfast and cooperate with the political authorities and all relevant security agencies to ensure peace and security.

Col. Idongesit Akpan, Commander, 302 Artillery Regiment (General Support), Onitsha, Anambra State, gave the assurance during the 2016 West African Social Activities (WASA) in Onitsha.

Akpan said that the army would not relent in carrying out its statutory roles as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.

He expressed satisfaction at the cordial civil-military relations in Anambra State.

Akpan hailed other security agencies and para-military establishments in the state for their cooperation and support.

He also commended the state Governor Willie Obiano for moral and material support to the army.

Earlier, Obiano described the Onitsha Military Cantonment as one of the most important federal security institutions.

The governor, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Security Matters, Chief Chikaodili Anara, said that the state government had always taken the army serious in all its dealings.

“We will continue to support them in their activities,’’ he said.

Obiano expressed his administration’s readiness to maintain security, adding that the army had done well in discharging its duties.

Dance groups from various ethnic groups in Nigeria performed during the ceremony.

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CLO raises alarm over poor power supply in S’East ÏÏÏAnambra State branch of

Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano presenting a cheque for N500,000 to 17 persons affected in the last fire incident that occurred at Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha.

The presentation was at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia..recently

Come to our rescue, plywood traders beg Obiano

Stories by Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has been urged to come to the rescue of traders of the Anambra State Plywood Traders Association by rehabilitating the road leading to the market from the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway.

The newly elected chairman of the Anambra Plywood Traders Association, Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the state, Chief Cyprain Okongwu, made the call shortly after he was elected alongside other members of his executives.

He said in spite of the fact that their market is big with the huge investment they made to build it, their major problem has been the deplorable condition of the road leading to the market.

The new chairman therefore appealed to Governor Obiano to come and help them out by doing at least

a palliative work before the rain comes because of the stress they go through to bring in their goods to the market.

He lamented that sometimes articulated vehicles conveying their goods from Ghana and Lagos will drive safely all the long road, only to come and fall down on the road, a stone throw to the market.

Okongwu said this has become a serious source of embarrassment and concern to them, noting that they put in so much money constructing drainage system in the market to combat erosion and flooding and said that the cost of the road will be too much for them.

“This road is our biggest problem. This market is our self-effort.

We are appealing to the Governor to come and help us do this our road.

He has done well and he should add this road to his numerous achievements” said Okongwu.

He pledged their unflinching loyalty to Governor Obiano, saying that the market has endorsed him wholly for the second term in office

to continue to do the good works he is doing in the state, especially in the provision of security, welfare of civil servants, and boost in agriculture among others.

The chairman promised to offer good leadership to the market, saying that leadership was a call to serve the people and they would serve the people sincerely to leave a legacy behind them.

He, however, demanded for the support of the traders of the market in taking the market to greater height, stating that leadership was a collective responsibility of all.

He commended the leadership of the Anambra State Amalgamated Traders Association (AMATAS), members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the market, the Electoral Committee for successful election.

“I assure them of good performance. We will hit the ground running immediately. The market is in safe hands. The traders are in safe hands. Everything will fall in line but I need all their support to move the market forward”, he said.

She said that the programmes included tailoring and fashion designing, soap making, baking and confectionery, hair dressing and beauty therapy as well as interior decoration, among others.

The governor’s wife assured the people that the state government would address the challenge of bad roads confronting the communities, especially during the rainy season.

She further said that the government would also speed up ongoing road projects in the area, to enable the people to evacuate their agricultural produce.

She commended the rural women and the doggedness of the

artisans, who had formed associations with a view to achieving their objectives.

She encouraged them to also take advantage of the government loan scheme to improve their businesses.

Obiano, who has so far visited over 125 of the 181 communities in the state, said that the primary concern of the governor was the welfare of the people and the development of the communities.

In her remarks, the Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Dr. Victoria Chikwelu, told the people that the empowerment tour was a yearly statutory obligation to the people.

Mrs. Obiano’s pet project empowers 2,500 ÏÏÏ

The `Caring Family Enhancement Initiative’ (CAFÉ), a pet project of Anambra State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, has empowered no fewer than 2,500 women since its inception in 2014.

Mrs. Obiano made this known on Friday when she visited Achalla, Amanuke, Urum, Mgbakwu and Isuanaocha communities in Awka North Local Government Area of the state.

She urged the women to take advantage of CAFÉ programmes, which, according to her, provides succour and empowerment to indigent women and widows.

the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has decried the increasing epileptic power supply in the South East by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).

The Chairman of CLO in the State, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, in an interview called on the Minister for Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Batunde Raji Fashola (SAN) to direct EEDC to provide consumers in the South East pre-paid meters without further delay to avoid exploitative estimated billings.

He said “the electricity company should be alive to its responsibility by being responsive towards consumer satisfaction and equally avoid charging tariff for services not rendered. It is only in this part of the country that such outrageous, inhuman, exploitative extortion is taking place”.

He lamented that the NigeriOnsysn Electricity Regulatory Commission ‘s directive that those who did not enjoy electricity for two weeks should not pay bills have been observed in breach, since areas with-

out electricity supply for several months still receive bills.

The CLO chief also called on Fashola to begin the rehabilitation of federal roads in the South East especially Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Enugu-Porthacourt Expressway, Onitsha-3-3-Otuocha-Adani Nsukka, road, Ninth Mile Corner-NsukkaObollo-Afor road and others.

“The Minister should direct the Federal Road Maintenance Agency to begin palliative works on some of these roads to alleviate the excruciating pain people go through in these deplorable roads” he said.

Meanwhile, Comrade Ezekwueme has condemned the alleged exploitation and extortions of N50, 000 by some miscreants in the name of borehole fees in some parts of Anambra State.

He called Governor Willie Obiano to constitute men of integrity who will help checkmate the activities of these miscreants, saying “despite the Governor’s directive that levies should not be collected from hawkers, petty traders, some market leaders and their agents are still collecting the levies.

Court adjourns case of N18m embezzlement to April 6 ÏÏÏ

An Onitsha Senior Magistrate, Mrs. Chioma Amulukwe, has adjourned the case of embezzlement and misappropriation of about N18 million brought against the leaders o UBA Plank and Joist Association to April 6, 24 and 25.

When the matter came up last Monday, the former treasurer of UBA Plank and Joist Association (UPJA), Bridge head, Onitsha in Anambra state, Sir Linus C. Uba told the court how the executive of the association embezzled over N18 million of the association.

Led in evidence by the prosecuting police officer, ASP Crescent Ogbu, Uba said they were elected on October 2012, but right from the outgone chairman, Anthony Chiloli, the Financial Secretary- Godwin Ajaegbo and the Secretary, Odera Nwosu, failed to hand over money to him to deposit in the bank for the union as stipulated by the Constitution.

The former treasurer said that the association had various sources of raising funds and the Financial Secretary was expected to hand over all collectable money of the association to him within two days for onward remittance to the bank.

On the contrary however, he said Sir Uba after two weeks of their inauguration, demanded the money the money collected by the Financial Secretary, he replied that he wanted to stay for some weeks so that the amount will be huge before handing over the money.

On the other hand, the financial secretary started handing over the

association money to the chairman, who in turn deposited the money into his personal account.

He said at a time, the chairman earmarked N2 million to pay nonexistent workers, gave him and the secretary N500, 000 each to pay workers but when he stayed in his office for hours and no worker came to collect the money. The treasurer said he returned his own N500, 000 to the secretary for safe keeping since his office was not secure.

“That was the last I had about the money,” he said.

He said in November 2015, Chiloli and some other accused went to the bank to collect over N3 million without his consent, but deceived a trader to sign on his behalf, saying it pained him a lot and he was forced to write a petition against them.

Sir Uba said after this, he was offered money apparently to win him over which he refused, stating that in one of the occasion, the chairman paid N4 million of the association into his account but when the pressure was piled against by members of the association, he withdrew N522, 405 from the amount and paid into the union’s account.

Uba will continue his evidence on the next adjournment on April 6, 24 and 25, when other witnesses are expected to mount the witness box.

The five market leaders were arraigned at the Onitsha Magistrate for conspiracy, stealing and misappropriation of UPJA’s fund in which they pleaded not guilty.

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Obiano tasks judges on justice delivery

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been charged to dispense their duties in accordance with justice, equity and good conscience.

Governor Willie Obiano, stated this disclosed during the commissioning of an ultra-modern Customary Court of Appeal, at Nzam in Anambra West Local Government Area of the state.

Commissioning the edifice, the state Gov. Obiano said that judges play a vital role in adjudicating cases and restoring hope to the hopeless.

While describing court as the final hope of the masses, Obiano urged the president of the Customary Court of Appeal to make judicious use of the edifice in serving the general interest of the people.

Speaking, President of the Cus-

tomary Court of Appeal, Hon, Justice Samuel Okoye, noted that the project was constructed by the Customary Court of Anambra State, for the Customary Court in Nzam through the support of Gov. Obiano led administration.

Justice Okoye expressed his gratitude to the governor, saying the project would bring to 34 the number of Customary Court of Appeal in the state.

Meanwhile, Governor Obiano has inspected the ongoing construction of ultra-modern Civic Center at Nzam community.

The Centre which was part of the N20 million community choose your project initiative had 1000 capacity with modern facilities.

The Governor expressed satisfaction on the pace and level of work

done, which was at the finishing touches, saying he had mapped out additional N20 million for another phase of the project.

He urged the contractor handling Nzam road to speed up action to ensure completion of the road before rainy season.

In their various reactions, President General of Nzam, Prince Victor Okolo as well as the Transition Chairman, Anambra West, Hon. Tony Collins Nwabunwanne, commended Governor Obiano for his administrative legacies geared towards improving the standard of living and transforming the state.

The duo maintained that the Nzam road when completed would open up the communities and further attract more meaningful development and investment.

Obiano vows to attract more development ÏÏÏ

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has said his administration has crafted social and economic models of development that will help to guarantee the continued growth of the state.

He stated this while declaring open the maiden edition of the two-day Media Summit organised by the State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists in Awka recently.

Gov. Obiano explained that the models involving the four key development pillars of government coupled with their twelve enablers, dedicated security system and parliamentary backed institutions were created to push forward his administration’s agenda of attaining it’s mission and vision of the state becoming one of the most viable economy and preferred investments destinations in the country in the shortest possible time.

The Governor said his administration through the reduction of the cost of governance and identification of over one thousand nine hundred ghost workers and six hundred ghost pensioners as well as plugging of all loop holes for the siphoning of public funds had been able to shore up the state’s internally generated revenue to one point four billion naira monthly.

Governor Obiano further, announced that the disbursement of funds for the second tranche of the special community choose your own twenty million naira project initiative for the one hundred and seventy nine communities had started.

The Governor noted that the media summit offered the opportunity for journalists to understand the state government’s policies and programmes for proper dissemination to the public.

Earlier in his speech, National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade AbduWaheed Odusule, who stated that the event was a reminder of the statutory function of the media to monitor governance, commended the developmental strides of the present administration in the state.

In a remark the Chairman of the Anambra State Council of the union, Comrade Emmanuel Ifesinachi, said it was in the light of Journalists as members of the fourth estate of the realm to contribute in the socio-economic development of the state that the media summit was created as a platform for brainstorming on issues of common interest to the area.

Nov guber poll: Youths urge Onunkwo to contest ÏÏÏ As aspirants to the coveted

Obu of Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Godwin Ezeilo, and wife (middle) with members of his community, when the monarch received his certificate of recognition from Governor Willie Obiano in Awka…recently

UPP, HDP flay appointment of LG transition committees ÏÏÏ Two political parties have con-

demned the appointment of caretaker committees into the 21 local government councils and 326 electoral wards in Anambra State by Governo Willie Obiano.

The parties, United Progressives Party (UPP) and Hope Democratic Party (HDP), gave their condemnation of the appointments in interviews with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Awka.

Recall that Gov, Obiano appointed the transition committees and councillors on March 29, to take over the affairs at the councils which has been run by the Head of Services at the various councils for a while now.

The Chairman of UPP in Anambra, Dr. Evans Igwilo, told NAN that the appointments were not in the spirit of the constitution of Nigeria.

Igwilo said he did not know what

could have informed the appointment of caretaker committees just when the Anambra governorship election was around the corner.

He wondered why Obiano who is a product of democratic election would not allow elections to be conducted in the councils.

“Gov. Obiano has not done the right thing in this matter; I do not know what he is afraid of or wants to gain by appointing caretaker chairmen for the councils.

“Unfortunately, these are some of the negative indices that will work against him because the people of Anambra have been yearning for this election.

“The UPP condemns these appointments and call for elections, this is a product of bad advisers, if the Federal Government decides to appoint caretaker committees in the

state, Obiano could not have been a governor,’’ he said.

Also, Sam Oragbunam, Chairman of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), described the appointments of the caretaker committee’s members by Obiano as sign of desperation for second term.

Oragbunam said the refusal of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led government in Anambra conduct polls at the council was because of the allocation accruing to them.

“I see these appointments as desperation for second term but it will actually work against them.

“The appointment and swearing in was done in the night; so, it shows that APGA believes that the appointments will be necessary to deliver the governor for a second term in office.

office of the Governor of Anambra State for November 18, 2017 governorship election continue to emerge, youths of the state have urged Engr. JohnBosco Onunkwo to throw his hat into the ring for the race.

Addressing newsmen recently at Awka, the state capital, spokesman of 21 Youth organisations, Engr.

Obiora Ezeudu, said the youths with a population of about 2 million, earnestly want Onunkwo fly the flag of the youths of the state.

Ezeudu, who is the President of Anambra New Generation Vanguard, lamented that since the creation of Anambra State, youths have handed over tools of governance to the hands of the politicians to rig them into power.

He said: “The younger generation of Anambrarians have resolved that this is the time for the youths to be seen as responsible stakeholders with respect to State governance”.

Consequently, after due consultation, said the Ezeudu, the youths are urging Onukwo to run for the governorship of the state in November 18, 2017 governorship election.

“As youths we are going to support this cause morally, spiritu-

ally, financially and otherwise.

Yes, they said the youths might not have the financial muscle to pull through this election but we have decided that every youth is a stakeholder and financier of this agenda. We will engage our fathers for their blessings. Our mothers will see reasons to support us,” he said. Urging the youths to support this project, Ezeudu said they will engage Anambrarians “on a new conversation - the JohnBosco agenda”, stating that they have given Onunkwo 21 days to formally accept or decline this offer.

In his speech, Ebere Onunkwo of Grassroot Mobilisation for Grassroot Development, said the state was stranded and needed serious intervention.

He said Onunkwo was eminently qualified to govern Anambra State since he is not a neophyte in the politics of the state.

Ife Roland Joseph, who is the director of Onunkwo Foundation, said their principal had started to help Anambra youths 10 years ago as he has given over 300 scholarship in and around the state. He noted that Onunkwo has built hospitals and sponsored sports competitions within the state.

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N20m community project: ANSG directs contractors to speed up work ÏÏÏ Anambra State government

Vice Chairman, Anambra State chapter of the Red Cross, Prof. Emeka Katchy (First left) with other officers of organisation and guests during a party for orphans and special children in Onitsha...recently.

Nov. guber poll: ASATU pledges support to Obiano

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sociation of Town Unions (ASATU) drawn from 179 communities in the 21 local government area of the state have endorsed Governor Willie Obiano’s second term bid, pledging their unalloyed support to his administration in view of his unprecedented achievements within three years.

The association stated this in a communique at the end of their meeting held at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square Awka recently.

Some of the contents of the communique include, that Igbo shall be an official language in all 179 communities in the state, that all Anambra people shall adopt the philosophy of ‘Aku luo uno’, that there should be a regular meetings among political leaders to promote the interest of the state, and that ASATU would always support government policy on vigilantee group, among other things.

Speaking during the event, Chairman of the occasion and President General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Anambra State Chapter, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene, described ASATU as the most

democratically established body that based its activities on justice, equity and good conscience.

Chief Ogene stated that the decision of ASATU to endorse the government of Chief Obiano would be attributed to the physical and gigantic developments he had recorded as well as influx of investors into the state.

He noted that within the last three years of the present administration, Anambra State had gained global recognition in all sectors of the economy which had rated it high among other states.

The Chairman commended the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) administration for its style of leadership, carrying everyone along irrespective of religion and party affiliation, especially in its quest to provide economic respite to the people in this present recession.

He extolled APGA government for implementing the dreams and aspirations of its founding fathers in ensuring that Igbos are unified under one umbrella to ensure unity.

Ogene therefore called on all meaningful individuals in the state and Igbos at large to embrace APGA and form an indivisible and indissoluble entity to fight a common goal for the good interest of the people.

In his address, the National President of ASATU, Dr, Jude Okolo disclosed that the present government had transformed the state to a celebrated state of security and other infrastructural development.

Dr. Okolo stressed that Governor Obiano administration had continued to champion the interest of Ndigbo which was evident in the last centralized burial termed ‘Ozoemezina’, organized for all Igbos sons and daughters who died during the civil war.

He commended Gov. Obiano for prompt payment of salary and the ongoing N20 million choose your project community initiative which had impacted positively on the lives of every community, as it would boost socio economic activities when completed.

APC to contest transition chairmen appointment –Chairman ÏÏÏ The All Progressives Congress

(APC) said it would take the Anambra State Government to court over the recent appointment of transition chairmen in the 21 local government areas of the state.

Mr. Emeka Ibe, Chairman of the party in the state, told a news conference in Awka on Thursday that the government`s action was illegal and unconstitutional.

He said that the appointment was contrary to section 7 of the 1999 constitution as amended which stipulated that there shall be elected local government chairmen across the country.

“It is a pity that Anambra state is moving backwardness to the days of

lawlessness and impunity.

“What is happening now across the country is that people are fixing dates for the election of council chairmen but here, the governor has brazenly appointed caretaker committee members at the council areas which unlawful”.

“We in the APC are against what the governor has done. There is a suit in court instituted by our party praying the court to compel the governor to conduct local government election before the scheduled Nov.18 governorship poll,” he said.

The party, Ibe said, want the governor to as a matter of urgency, dissolve the transition caretaker committee chairmen and Councillors

and conduct council election before the governorship poll.

According to him, the governor pre-empted the judgement of our pending matter by quickly sending a list of the transition caretaker members on March 27 for the House of Assembly`s approval on March 28. “l want to tell you that we shall go back to the state High Court to challenge the matter.

“We believe that the reason for which the governor took the action during this election period is for him to use the transition chairmen to raise money for his election.

“By collecting the federal allocation due them and give them a paltry sum since they were not elected,’’ he said.

has directed all contractors handling the N20 million Community Choose Your Project Initiative to speed up action to further benefit from the second phase of additional N20 million which had been mapped out for all the 181 communities in the state.

The state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, made this call while inspecting the ongoing N20 million project in communities in Anambra West local Government Area of the state.

The communities visited include Inoma, Ukwalla, and Owelle.

Speaking while inspecting the ongoing construction of Police Post at Inoma, Governor Obiano stated that his administration would ensure equal development in every community simultaneously by providing necessary facilities for the people to enjoy.

Obiano while reacting to some of the problems facing the communities revealed that he would intervene in their power problem and adequately equip their health center to meet up with the present global challenges.

The Governor directed the state Commissioner for Education, Prof.

Kate Omenugha, to ensure necessary provision of useful facilities

that would upgrade their standard of learning, so as to compete with other schools.

Equally, Gov. Obiano inspected the ongoing construction of a Health Centre at Ukwalla, and a Secondary School Building at Owelle communities.

The Governor while inspecting the projects noted his administration has resolved to improve the standard of living of Ndi Anambra especially those in rural areas who had been neglected in the past.

He urged them to always call the attention of the state government in every situation as his administration would be ready to provide quick response at all times.

The Traditional Ruler of Ukwalla, Igwe Joseph Ajodo expressed gratitude, saying it was the first time a sitting governor visited their community.

Igwe Ajodo promised to always support the dreams and aspirations of the present administration to further enjoy various largesse the governor has mapped out.

The highlight of the visits was Governor Obiano presenting a cash award and scholarship to Miss Beauty Gabriel from a Secondary School in Owelle, for reciting Shared Values of the State Government.

JAMB Registration: Candidates decry registration process ÏÏÏ Some prospective 2017 Joint

Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates in Anambra State have decried the registration process, saying it is complex and time consuming.

A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent, who monitored the registration process in Awka, reports that there were long queues of students at the various centres, including the JAMB office.

Some of the students told NAN that they had been on the registration process for three to four days but had not been able to complete it.

An applicant, Celestine Agumba, said he started registration process with the creation of his personal profile on March 23 but had yet to get his materials, including e-pin and reading text by Thursday. ‘’I have spent up to N7,000 on the registration apart from transportation and feeding due to the new procedure.

“I started registration for this examination since Wednesday last week and I am hoping today will be my last.

“When I came, they said I should create a profile with a new e-mail the cafe’ people collected N800 from me and I went to bank to generate

RRR with N700 before I now went to pay N5, 500 for the form.

“I don’t know when this method started because it was not like this last year, I am tired because I am spending so much money and time on this,” he said.

A parent, Mrs Eunice Aladi, said she had to accompany her 15-yearold daughter after she was unable to complete the process on two occasions.

Aladi called on JAMB to ease the stress of students by creating more registration centres and working with more banks with dedicated desk to attend to the thousands of prospective candidates in the state.

“I came to see the whole thing myself because when my daughter was demanding more money than she was supposed to we became surprised.

“Here you pay money for every step of the process, between the business centre, the bank and the registration centres,’’ she said.

NAN reports that apart from JAMB approved centres for registration, private centres have sprung up with signs telling the students to patronise them for faster registration.

But Mrs Linda Ajanwachukwu, the Coordinator of Awka JAMB office, blamed the delay on the initial rush by the students to get registered.

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NCC advances programmes to empower telecom consumers

L – R: Head, Community relations, Benin Electricity Distribution Plc (BEDC), Mrs Virginia Osineme; Chief State Head, Edo, Engr. Fidelis Obishai, representative of MD/CEO, Mrs Funke Osibodu and youth leaders of Idahagbon Community, in Oko Central area of Benin, Edo State, at the appreciation ceremony organized

by BEDC management over the arrest and prosecution of transformer vandals ... on Friday.

Tony Nwakaegho The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has developed a number of programmes aimed at empowering telecommunications consumers.

Abdullahi MaiKano, NCC Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, disclosed this recently at the 26th Edition of Consumer Town Hall Meeting held in Wudil, Kano state.

He said it was in realisation of the basic rights of the consumer that the NCC, a telecom regulatory agency, developed the programmes to empower consumers pointing out that one of such programmes is the to town hall meeting.

MaiKano, who was represented by Alhaji Isma’ila Adedigba, Deputy Director, said the programmes were also introduced to ensure provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services.

“We believe that consumer is a king in the palace of market; thus the consumer must be accorded their rights such as right to be heard, educated, and right to be redress as well as right to safety,” the director said.

The programme, according to him, was a tripartite meeting between regulators, operators and consumers to resolve pressing consumers’ issues in relations to provision of telecom services.

He said that one of the NCC core objectives is to protect the rights of telecom consumers in the country; hence the commission had declared 2017 as a year of telecom consumers.

The campaign, the director added was launched on March 15, was aimed at deepening awareness on the NCC 622 toll free line to lodge complaints to NCC and the 2442 short code to stop unsolicited messages.

BUSINESS TIMES Head Business Azubike Nnadozie Asst. Business Editor Simon Ugwu Capital Market Editor Bonny Amadi

Naira depreciated by 20% at parallel market last week … As ABCON highlights factors to boost currency Motolani Oseni, Lagos, Nosa Akenzua. ASABA The Nigerian currency, the Naira during the weekend closed at a disappointing rate of 394 to a dollar at the parallel market, indicating about 20 per cent depreciation within the week under review.

Nevertheless, the Association of Bureau De Change of Nigeria (ABCON) has highlighted factors that can quickly restore the naira gains at the unofficial segment of the forex market.

In our fact findings, we discovered that activities in the forex

market last week began trading with a promising outlook for the naira, as it sustained strength against other currencies but started depreciating in the middle of the week and ended deeper northward on Friday to close N394 to a dollar.

This scenario occurred despite the CBN’s review of the rate during the week from N375 per dollar to N360 to a dollar and the removal of disparity in the applicable exchange rate between the BDCs rate of N381/$ bid rate and that of the banks/Travelex rate of N370 against the greenback.

The new onslaught on the nai-

ra by speculators and resistance of the banking industry and the CBN status of last minute solution as revealed recently is accounting for the naira misfortune in the market.

The naira closes for the week at a disappointing level of N394/$ at the parallel market. This translates to about 20 per cent naira depreciation within the week.

Speaking exclusively to Daily Times, ABCON President, Aminu Gwadabe, said the way forward as soon as possible is for the CBN to inject liquidity to BDCs subsector for effective unification of rates.

According to him, it is evident

that injection of liquidity to the interbank market rather than the BDCs subsector is not effective and transparent for sustained FX rate convergence and unification.

“Statistics by the CBN revealed that about 20 banks received $80million dollars weekly for invisible transaction as against the $20million weekly for the over 3000 CBN licensed BDCs nationwide.

He noted that the apex lender should enhance public awareness to guide end users on availability and applicable exchange rates, while supervision and penalty for infraction on operators must be instilled.

Gwadabe pointed out that it is very important to diversify the nation’s buffers from oil proceeds to foreign investor’s inflows and Diaspora remittances.

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AfDB boosts Afreximbank with $450m trade finance package Bonny Amadi The African Development Bank (AfDB) board of directors has approved a $450 million trade finance package for the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), to boost its risk bearing capacity.

A statement made available to the Daily Times showed that the facility approved on 29 March, consists of a three-year $150 mil-

lion unfunded risk participation agreement (guarantees) and a four-year $300 million trade finance line of credit.

This composite facility will help to expand Afreximbank’s risk bearing capacity for the confirmation of letters of credit and to support more trade through the provision of increased liquidity to local financial institutions and corporate organizations in Africa.

The project is aligned with AfDB’s High 5 priority goals, which are, to light up and power Africa, feed Africa and industrialize Africa.

The goals which also include , to integrate Africa and to improve the quality of life for the people of Africa., is expected to aid intra-Africa trade, promote regional integration, and contribute to the reduction of the trade finance gap in Africa.

Given Afreximbank’s commitment to helping African economies diversify their exports, strengthen trade value chains and promote value addition, this facility will contribute to macroeconomic resilience in at least 28 countries. It will provide financing to more than 100 financial institutions and business organizations and support at least USD 2.8 billion of trade in Africa over a 4-year period.

Business News B2 Afolabi Adesola Following the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), NIPCO Investments Limited (NIPCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of NIPCO Plc, in a trade executed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday 31st March 2017, completed the acquisition of ExxonMobil Oil Corporation’s stake in Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc (NSE: MOBIL), in a deal worth N90 Billion and one

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NIPCO seals N90b acquisition of ExxonMobil’s stake of the biggest in the downstream sector in recent years.

CORDROS Securities Limited acted as the Execution Stockbroker to both ExxonMobil Oil Corporation and NIPCO Investments Limited for this transaction.

NIPCO’s acquisition of the majority stake in MOBIL will serve as a significant breakthrough, which could bolster investors’

confidence and appetite in the sector, following the deregulation initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria in the downstream oil and gas industry.

Also, this strategic move by NIPCO will ensure the continuous growth and expansion of its Nigerian retail footprint, increase efficiency gains (economies of scale) whilst adding

tremendous value to the downstream sector as a result of this notable transaction.

NIPCO is required, by The Investment and Securities Act, to make a takeover bid to all minority shareholders of Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, having acquired 60% of MOBIL shares.

Sources also have it that the Board of NIPCO has made an ap-

plication to SEC for a Takeover Bid of minority shareholders stake in Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc and has received SEC’s “Authority to Proceed” with the Takeover Bid at the same price of N417.12 the acquisition was carried out.

The shares of MOBIL currently trade at N300 in the stock market, this is a 40% premium to existing shareholders.

Rent-To-Own: Lagos presents 200 homes to allottees

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The Lagos State Government has handed over keys to another set of 200 applicants of the Lagos-Rent-To-Own initiative with a promise to sustain the policy with the partnership of private investors.

The State Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, during the handing-over ceremony, said the State Government presently had over 4,000 housing units yet to be subscribed for across different parts of the State.

According to him, the State Government had already mapped out a sustainability strategy such that upon exhausting the available units, partnership collaboration would be ignited with the private sector for another round of 20,000 housing units.

“Beyond any doubt, the State government made 100 residents of the State house owners in their own rights last month. This month also, another set of 200 home owners have emerged under this initiative. We will continue with this method until the housing deficit in the State is reasonably bridged.

“I am happy to report also that out of the 100 allottees that got

their allocation from the State Government last year, 75 of them have moved into their homes and they are enjoying their residency. I urge others to quickly take possession so that the objectives of the policy can be fully realized.”

He attributed the increment from last month’s 100 Units to 200 Units this month, to increasing demand from applicants who were desirous of becoming home owners under the scheme.

The Commissioner further disclosed that more windows of opportunities would be opened to other residents of the State as some government housing units in Sangotedo, Ajara in Badagry, Igbogbo, Egan-Igando would be completed and made available to Lagosians before the end of the year.

He solicited support from the allottees to assume responsibility for the estates by cooperating with the facilities’ managers in ensuring that the facilities were put to good use.

He said efforts should be geared towards ensuring that the environment is kept clean always. The allottees, he said, were to ensure that they pay their rent as and when due and embrace maintenance culture.

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also sponsor bill for an act of the national assembly for naira convertibility in West Africa as naira is currently a means of exchange in about 15 countries in Africa.”

He believed that increase security surveillance would checkmate illegal foreign cash evacuation at various airports and boarders across the country.

Meanwhile, the nation’s external reserves fell to a two-week low as the naira eased on the black market, even though the apex lender had pledged to step up dollar sales.

The CBN has been selling the dollars on the official market in order to narrow the spread with

the black market rate, which was quoted at a record low of N520 per dollar a month ago.

Forex traders estimate that the bank has sold more than $1bn in currency forwards since last month to boost liquidity.

The external reserves, which have risen by 16.1 per cent since the start of the year, stood at $30.29bn by March 29, but are still far off their peak of $64bn, hit in August 2008, the CBN data showed.

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged the Federal Government to lift the remaining foreign exchange restrictions and scrap the system of multiple exchange rates in order to revive the economy.

L – R: Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatai Ahmed, MD/CEO, Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Yemi Adeola, and Mr. Ademola Adeyemi, Business Executive, South West, Sterling Bank Plc at the presentation of Highway Managers Kits to the Governor in Ilorin ... on Friday.

Transcorp, Nigeria’s biggest power provider – Elumelu

Afolabi Adesola

As part of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) commitment to increasing yield and returns to shareholders, Chairman Transcorp, Tony Elumelu has said the company projects to be the biggest provider of power to the Nigerian economy.

“We want to put light in homes, schools and hospitals; we want to

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provide the power for Nigeria’s industrialisation. When foreign investors come to Nigeria, we want to host them in our Transcorp Hilton hotels; and we want to supply indigenous produced oil and gas to power our networks and roads.

Throughout 2016, we have continued to invest in Nigeria, when others waivered, because we are absolutely convinced in Nigeria’s destiny as the next global economic powerhouse.”

These and more he said at Transcorp’s 11th Annual General Meeting, which took place on March 29th, 2017, at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, where the Board of Directors confirmed their confidence in Transcorp’s growth trajectory and significant capital investment strategy.

Despite the difficult economic climate, the conglomerate said it had reported a revenue growth of 46 percent to N59.42bn in 2017.

Transcorp is Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate. It is active in the power, resource, hospitality

and agroindustry sectors.

Chairman, Transcorp Plc., Mr. Tony O. Elumelu highlighted the significant progress made by Transcorp group companies, stating that Transcorp was uniquely position to impact the Nigerian economy positively and improve quality of life for all Nigerians.

“Our investments in the key strategic sectors of the Nigerian economy directly align with our philosophy of meaningfully and positively impacting lives and transforming the African continent. We invest for the long term, knowing that at times the headwinds can be strong.

Elumelu also spent time providing shareholders with a detailed update of the Company’s achievements and highlighted the recent commissioning of the 115MW Gas Turbine at Ughelli Power Plant, Nigeria’s largest capacity gas generating plant, as evidence of the progress made by the Group in the power sector, despite regulatory and operating challenges.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni Due to claims that some Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) do not have forex to sell to retail buyers, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the

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weekend informed the general public that it has sold enough FX to commercial banks to resell to Nigerians for their BTAs, PTAs, School fees or Medicals.

In a statement signed by the Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the bank, Mr. Isaac Okorafo, the apex bank said: “Information reaching the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveals that some customers seeking to buy forex for BTA, PTA, medical and school fees are being frustrated by some banks with the false claim that the CBN is not allocating enough forex to them for BTA, PTA, Tuition and Medical fees.”

Okorafor noted that such claim is totally untrue. “All banks have more than enough stock of forex in their possession for the purpose of meeting genuine customers’ demand for BTA, PTA, tuition and medical fees. Indeed, on a weekly basis, the CBN has been selling at least $80m to banks for onward sale to their customers for these invisible items.”

He therefore, advised members of the public seeking to buy forex for the above-mentioned purposes to go to their banks and obtain their forex. Any customer who is not attended to within 24 hours for BTA/PTA or

48 hours for tuition and medical fees should call 07002255226 or send an email to cpd@cbn.gov. ng, with the name and branch of the non-cooperating bank.

“Furthermore, no customer should accept to buy forex from any bank at more than the currently prescribed rate of N360/$1”, he stated.

The apex bank had on Thursday last week announced that it determined to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market by increasing weekly forex sales to Bureaux de Change (BDCs) to $10,000.

The CBN stated that it will commence twice weekly forex

sales to BDCs from today Monday, April 3, 2017.

It further stated that licensed BDC operators are therefore required to fund their accounts with the CBN on Mondays and Wednesdays, while they receive their purchases on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively.

“The sale amount to BDCs is hereby increased to $10,000 weekly ($5,000 per bid) and a new rate will be announced on Monday, April 3, 2017”, he said.

The apex bank has reviewed down the rate at which it was selling dollars to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators nationwide.

Instant payment transactions hit N38.2trn in 2016 – NIBSS

The Nigeria InterBank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) has said that total volume of Instant Payment (NIP) transactions recorded 154.5 million with value of N38.2 trillion in 2016. This is an increase of 117 per cent from the previous year instant payment transactions.

Of the four Africa countries observed by NIBSS, Nigeria has $124 million in value of Instant Payment Market in 2016 while Ghana has $204,000 in value of instant payment transactions. NIBSS in its report said Egypt and Kenya had $66.700 and $39.800 in value of Instant Payment transaction in 2016.

According to the report, successful rate on key payment channels in 2016 rose by 99 per cent on Instant payment. Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and Points of Sales (POS) increased by 89 per cent and 86 per cent in 2016 respectively.

Instant payment Transactions by Channel according to NIBSS report noted that Mobile transactions recorded 60.1million while Internet Banking transaction recorded 41.6 million in 2016. Others include, 28.5 million banker teller transactions; USSD transactions recorded 18.8 million; Third Party payment last year was at 7.9 million; ATM has 0.4million; Merchant, 0.3 million and 0.0 million on POS.

Participants at this year financial literacy day, when SunTrust Bank commemorated the annual event by engaging students’ of Gbara Community Senior Secondary School, Ajah -Jakande, held recently in Lagos.

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Sterling Bank tutors 17,000 students on financial management As part of commitment in promoting financial literacy among students, Sterling Bank last week, trained over 17,000 secondary school students across the country on the key fundamentals of financial literacy and re-enforcing the need to encourage savings culture among the youth.

The exercise, which is in commemoration of the 2017 Financial Literacy Day is In line with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bankers’ Committee led initiatives is aimed at promoting financial literacy in Nigeria through the Financial Literacy and Public Enlightenment (FLPE) committee.

The Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mr. Yemi Adeola, led the senior management team of the Bank that took part in the exercise as he taught students of United Community School, Ilorin to the delight of both students and teachers of the school. He also gave out various gift items including IPads and other branded items to outstanding students who took part in the exercise.

Other locations where the Bank was adequately represented include Kwara State, Taraba State, Zamfara State, Abia State, and Ondo State. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had mandated each bank to teach in five schools per state selected

from each of the six geo-political zones, making a total of 30 schools per bank.

The Bank however took a step further in line with its purpose of enriching lives by extending the programme to schools in Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Kogi, Benue, and Kaduna. Others are Niger, Enugu, Anambra, Edo, Jos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja ahead of competition.

Copies of the revised edition of its two books on financial literacy; ‘My Little Money Book’ and ‘FUND$’ and other corporate gift items such as school bags and other writing materials were distributed free to students. Students with exceptional performance dur-

ing the exercise went home with iPads.

The Bank’s Managing Director noted that the Financial Literacy Day is also in line with the lender’s “One Education” initiative to further consolidate the strategic focus of the Bank on education and commitment to youth empowerment and development.

Mr. Adeola explained the Bank took the decision to expand the coverage beyond the scope assigned to it by the CBN in order to reach out to more students and teach them how to imbibe the culture of financial management at a young age.

This, according to him, would enable them to understand the basic elements

of financial management adding that the Bank had used the opportunity of this year’s programme to impart useful knowledge, discipline and patriotism to the younger generation.

He noted that Sterling Bank had remained consistent in providing adequate support for child education by providing materials that could be of help to them in their educational pursuits.

His words: “Sterling Bank has provided for students in different categories.

We have an Edutablet that contains school curriculum for students with unlimited access to valuable content to prepare them for their various examinations and enhance knowledge.

Capital Market B4 Afolabi Adesola Airline Services & Logistics (Airservice) now known as Newrest ASL Nigeria Plc, a catering and hospitality service provider to international airlines and airports in Nigeria, emerged top on the gainers list at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last week.

The stock led 35 other equities that appreciated in price during the week (16 last week), while Livestock Feeds; animal feed manufacturer and distributor led 24 equities that depreciated in price, (35 last week) as 117 equities remained unchanged lower than 126 equities recorded in the preceding week.

The NSE All-Share Index and

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Newrest ASL tops Stock Market 0.24% growth Market Capitalization which recorded an appreciation of 0.24% and 0.25% respectively, thus closed the week at 25,516.34 and N8.829 trillion respectively.

All other Indices also finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE Banking and NSE Insurance Indices that depreciated by 1.00% and 0.75% respectively.

Top traded stocks by volume were Niger Insurance Co. Plc, Standard Trust Assurance Plc and Continental Reinsurance

Plc. They accounted for 1.523 billion shares worth N1.145 billion in 76 deals, contributing 47.68% and 1.10% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

At the equities market a total turnover of 3.195 billion shares worth N104.217 billion and transacted by investors in 14,674 deals in contrast to a total of 1.309 billion shares valued at N10.323 billion that exchanged hands last week in 13,042 deals.

The Financial Services In-

dustry led the activity chart by volume with 2.784 billion shares valued at N7.932 billion traded in 9,129 deals; thus contributing 87.12% and 7.61% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

The Oil and Gas Industry followed with 233.982 million shares worth N92.545 billion in 1,410 deals. The third place was occupied by Consumer Goods Industry with a turnover of 80.623 million shares worth N1.957 billion in 2,138 deals.

L – R: President/ CEO Transcorp Plc, Emmanuel Nnorom, Chairman, Transcorp Plc, Tony O. Elumelu and Transcorp Plc. Group Company Secretary, Helen Iwuchukwu at Annual General Meeting of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria.

NSE, Access bank, FBN implore youths to invest in self development Bonny Amadi The Nigerian capital market operators as well as key financial institutions in the country have urged youths across the country to take self-development serious, as this would enhance earnings and savings abilities.

At the Global money week celebration with theme “work, earn, save” at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last Friday, supported by Access Bank , First Bank and others, the over 200 students from various secondary schools across Lagos state, received education on how self development, boosting earnings poten-

tials, and savings Pai Gamde, Head, Corporate Services Division, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in her opening address said that global money week is of strategic importance to economic development of youths and global wealth creation and management, as it focuses on teaching children to know how to create and manage wealth for developmental purposes.

She said that the theme of the event learn earn and save, adding “If you don’t learn, you will not earn and if you don’t earn, you will not save” all these will enhance money management skills for the future.

She said that the global money week celebration of

the exchange aims to prepare Nigerians youths to position their future for national economic development.

She said that the NSE over the years has sustained boosting financial savvy of students and youths through various educative initiatives including, the NSE Essay Competition, which began in the year and has

inspired over 37,000 young people in more than 7,000 schools across Nigeria.

“Our other financial literacy initiatives include school excursions to the Exchange, NSE ,Adopt-ASchool initiative, school outreach programmes, financial literacy workshops and of course platforms such as the Global Money Week” Gamde said.

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

25,516.34 3,159.00 593,869,361.00 94,263,983,571.65 8,828,957,620,238.67

Union Bank to raise fresh N50 billion from Rights issues ….As 2016 pat, PBT sheds 46 %, 49 % respectively

Bonny Amadi, Afolabi Adesola Union Bank Nigeria Plc has beaten skeptics wrong by meeting deadline for submission of 2016 audited financial statement within the regulatory prescribed period ended 31st March 2017.

The bank, in its result, revealed of plans to raise fresh N50 billion of rights issue in tier I capital, which however would depend on shareholders’ approval at its forth coming annual general meeting Union Bank also echoed of its centenary anniversary in 2017.

The Bank will celebrate the 100year milestone under three broad themes – Celebrate, Impact and Lead. According to Chief Executive Officer Mr. Emeka Emuwa, “Our 100th anniversary presents a unique opportunity for Union Bank to frame its own story, highlighting our many successes over the last century and presenting our simpler, smarter vision of banking and corporate citizenship to a new generation of customers.”

The bank group audited financial result for the period ended December 31,2016 released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Friday showed Group Profit before tax rose by 6 per cent to 5.7billion, against 14.9bn in 2015.,Gross earnings grew by 8 per cent to 126.6billion from 17.2bn posted in the preceding year, while interest income also rose by 8 per cent to .0bn, against 90.9bn posted in 2015, this the bank said was driven by loan book growth and improved Bank asset yields.

Chams Nigeria reduces loss after tax to N1.52billion Bonny Amadi Chams Nigeria Plc has shown that only time is separating it from returning to profitability, which may be achieved in the prevailing year.

The company’s audited financial result for the 2016 business year ended 31 December 2016 showed improvement on 2015 results as loss continued to be hedge by increased earnings, even as revenue declined ostensibly due to macroeconomic headwinds.

The result released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recently , showed that revenue recorded by the group in 2016

financial year, N1.48 billion against N1.61 billion while the company N641.44 million from N914.93 million.

Cost of sales N788.580, against N1.22 billion, while the company recorded N271.63 million from N757, 57 million Gross profit for the period closed at N693.46 million, against N388.96million.

The company also posted N367.75 against N157.36 million recorded Other operating for the group stood at N407.16 million was recorded in 2016 financial year, against N158.26 million posted in 2015, while the company recordedN397.45 million, against N176.179 million in the preceding year.

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How Power Oil connected mothers through ‘Mothers’ Day 2017’ Godwin Anyebe All over the world, the role of mothers remains the same, notwithstanding the culture and background. Mothers have always played the role of caregiver. They have to be present every day through good times and bad times. A mother is a counsellor, a guide to whom one turns, by whom the values and traditions are passed along. The bond between mothers and their children survives many difficulties, inspires and shapes society.

To this end, mother’s day is celebrated all over the world through various occasions and presentation of gifts to mothers. It’s more about cards, flowers, jewelleries and visiting restaurants or gifting vacations.

Although gift to mothers as a note of thanks for their undoubtedly devoted love is quite appreciable, but there are critics who opine that this has now resulted in a commercialisation of the occasion and the real essence of it is somewhere getting subdued and lost.

Daily Times findings show that brands that understand the value of corporate social responsibility also key into the celebration by way of growing their brand affinity through giving back to mothers during mother’s day celebration.

For example, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) celebrated Mother’s Day with its staff members and customers across the Head Office and

all branches in 2016, demonstrating its appreciation and support of mothers and their unwavering dedication and support to their families.

The Bank welcomed its female staff members with a special gift on this occasion. ABK is a strong supporter of working mothers and is keen to show its appreciation for the efforts they exert and the sacrifices they make to create a successful balance between keeping a job and fully supporting their families, while bearing in mind the long hours spent away from their children.

ABK also presented female customers with a fresh rose, as a token of appreciation and recognition on this day. The Bank strongly believes in sharing the joy and spirit of such occasions with its staff and customers, through simple and heartfelt initiatives. .

Understanding this fact, Power Oil, one of the leading vegetable oil brands in Nigeria organised parties for mothers across four cities in Nigeria. The parties which held simultaneously in four key cities including; Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin and Port Harcourt were epic gatherings that brought mothers together to catch some fun and feel specially celebrated by the Power oil brand alongside their children.

Speaking on the event recently in Lagos, Brand Manager, Power Oil, Amisha Chawla, said the Power Oil #MommyDearest party

L-R, The Junior Brand Manager, Three Crowns Milk, Mr. Jesufemi Ololade and Winners of the Three Crowns Milk Old School Valentine’s Day Competition, Mr. Paul Okhamiogue and his Wife, Mrs Eunice Okhamiogue during the Three Crowns Milk Special Valentine Dinner Treat recently in Lagos. was specifically designed this year to give mothers an outstanding treat and the opportunity to relax, catch some fun alongside their child who must have taken part in the contest of sharing the most remarkable experience/ lesson derived from their mum. This contest was opened to everyone through both online and offline platform.

“Mother’s Day was equally celebrated last year with the brand ambassadors moving around paying special visits and presenting gifts to mothers at home on behalf of their children

who had nominated them on the Power Oil platform, however, this year’s edition took an entirely different dimension of celebrating mothers in a grand style at four different locations, same time, same day” Amisha Stated.

Also, the Public Relations Manager, Power Oil, Omotayo Azeez said “it gives us so much joy to see that they all had so much fun, dancing, singing, eating and laughing together in one hall. Owing to the selfless and multifaceted nature of a mother’s role from taking care of the kids, home,

career, business etc which most times leaves her with little time to look after herself, we believe strongly that mothers deserve to be celebrated, which is the rationale behind Power Oil #MommyDearest party”.

Miss. Blessing Paul, who came with her mother said “I had been ruminating over what differently I could do to celebrate my mother this year for her unflinching support, this opportunity came in at the right time, i am happy she had a good time also mingling with her likes, It is certain that this experience

will forever linger on in her memory for a long time.

While explaining the important of mother’s day celebration, she stated that, “it is very essential for the progress and preservation of human society that gives due respects to our mothers through fulfilling our duties towards them in reality and not build a facade out of it. Mothers give birth and rear their kids out of pure love and affection and they deserve the same from their kids as they grow older and responsible human beings.

Etisalat trains sanitation ambassadors in Kwara One of Nigeria’s telecommunication companies, Etisalat, has again demonstrated its commitment to community development and environmental preservation with the training of ten ‘Waste Management Champions’ as well as donation of waste disposal bins and other ancillary items to Adewole-Adeta community in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Etisalat affirmed this recently during the launch of its Community Sanitation Support Programme (CSSP) in Ilorin, in conjunction with Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA) Resource Centre and the Kwara

State Government as part of the company’s continued efforts to promote community health and environmental preservation across Nigeria.

Speaking at the event Head, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Mohammed Suleh-Yusuf said the key objective of the CSSP initiative was to promote the culture of hygiene and environmental preservation among residents of the state so they can continue to live healthier lives and be more productive at all times.

He said, “Through our CSSP initiative, Etisalat is not just providing sanitation support to

communities; we are empowering Nigerians to understand the benefits of maintaining a clean environment. This is why we have gone the extra mile by training 10 young people as waste management champions in Adewole-Adeta community, and also providing them with the equipment to function. We also provided them with phone lines and airtime so they can reach out to one another and provide feedback on their progress from time to time.”

Commending Etisalat Nigeria for the CSSP initiative, Kwara State Commissioner for Envi-

ronment, Otunba Taiwo Johnson, who was represented by the Deputy Director on Environment, Gabriel Towoju, enjoined other private sector companies to emulate the telco by being more committed to the environment.

“This is laudable, and I encourage others to join hands with government in promoting clean and healthy environment. Through effective synergy, we will all ensure our society is in perfect state of harmony with nature where all of us live together peacefully”, he said.

Coordinator, HEDA Resource Centre, Sulaiman Arigbabu, stat-

ed that the non-governmental organization (NGO) partnered with Etisalat to promote community health and environmental preservation at the grassroots across Nigeria because poor sanitation and unsafe environment can cause illness thereby affecting people’s productivity. “The prosperity of communities is linked with people’s productivity, and there is a linkage between how healthy the people are in carrying out their daily activities. Toa large extent, the state of health of the people is linked to the sanitary condition and well-being of the environment”, he noted.

Insurance B7 Storiea by Bonny Amadi Mutual Benefit Assurance company Plc has revealed that the company will not be able to meet deadline for filing audited results for the 2016 financial year ended 31 December and has communicated same to the Nigerian Stock Exchange ( NSE) as well as the investing public.

In a publication released on behalf of the company by the NSE, signed by, Jide Ibitayo, Chief compliance officer, Mutual Benefits, the company said “ this is to inform our valued shareholders ,investing public and key stakeholders that we will be unable to meet the deadline for filling our 2016 audited financial statements in line with listing rules of the Exchange” According to the company, its board met on 20th March and gave approval to the financial statements which has since been submitted to the National Insurance commission (NAICOM) for regulatory endorsement which may not be achieved before 31 March 2017.

Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc (MUTUAL), has evolved into a conglomerate consisting of value-adding companies with diverse interests in various sec-

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Mutual Benefits to file 2016 result after March deadline …As investigation continues on alleged ethical breaches

tors of the Nigerian economy through investments, strategic alliances and partnerships.

Meanwhile, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc recently announced that it has taken steps to investigate and charge perpetrators of alleged fraudulent practices recently uncovered in the company.

Head, Corporate Communications, Mutual Benefit Assurance, Ellen Offo, in a recent statement said their attention had been drawn to an online publication of the unethical practices going in the company, saying the matter allegations are being investigated.

Offo said: “Our attention has been drawn to an online publication alleging unethical practices going on in Mutual Benefits.

While there was no mention of any specific member of staff in the report, we do commiserate with the customers involved and we have taken immediate steps

to investigate and urgently look into the issues raised in the report. We use this medium to assure our numerous customers that we shall prosecute anyone found to be complicit.”

According to her, as deterrence, Mutual Benefits has instituted a policy against payment of cash to members of staff, adding that the accepted mode of payment is clearly stated on all proposal forms of the company and policy documents.

She said, Mutual Benefits, has put in place secure and convenient cashless means of payment of premium such as direct debit, bank branch pay-direct, web-pay, online transfer, along with its third party insurance scratch cards.

According to her, the company has operated for over 21 years in the insurance landscape as a leading brand in the Nigerian Insurance sector with a reputation for speedy claims settlement and

excellent service delivery.

“Mutual Benefits is strong, well-capitalized and committed to protecting the interests of our customers at all times. Between January and February this year, claims paid are in excess of N3 billion, while over N50 billion was paid as claims settlement between 2012 and 2016 across our business lines. This is a testimony of the value we place on our customers and their needs,” Offo said.

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AIICO Insurance lifts premium income by 188.45% to N30billion

AIICO Insurance has demonstrated its resilience and dependability with the strong performance recorded in 2016 financial year, irrespective of challenges climes even as premium income grew by 188.45 per cent.

The company’s audited financial statement for the period ended 31 December 2017 released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed growth in key indices as Gross Premium Written closed at N27.06 billion, from N32.92 billion posted in the corresponding period of 2015, reflecting a -17.78 per cent depression.

Gross Revenue for the period closed 29.41 per cent higher at N38.55 billion, from N29.79 billion in 2015, while Gross Premium Income recorded a 188.45 per cent boost in 2016 at N30.03 billion, over N10.41 billion posted in 2015.

Operating Expenses however increased to N25.90 billion, from N20.39 billion posted in 2015, indicating 26.99 per cent increase.

The reinsurance expenses recorded by AIICO Plc in 2016, declined by 8.75 per cent to N3.34 billion, against N3.66 billion in 2015. Net realized gains dropped to N72.19 million, from N121 million, reflecting -105.98

lion in 2015, reflecting 225.54 per cent growth.

Profit Income before Tax Expense was N7.39 billion, from N5.73 billion in 2015, accounting for 28.93 per cent growth.

In 2016, AIICO paid net Claims Expenses of N13.1 billion, while in 2015 N10.67 billion was paid indicating 22.76 per cent boost.

Wapic Insurance 2016 profit after tax declined by 63% … As

Custodian and Allied grows PAT to N4.1bn Wapic insurance Plc has demonstrated commitment to reward value for shareholders confidence with performance that showed dedication of the directors to sustain growth trajectory, even as profit after tax declined remarkably, The company’s 2016 audited financial statement released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the period ended 31 December 2016 showed that revenue grew to N8.01 billion, from N7.I billion posted in the corresponding period of 2015.

However, the challenging operating environment which has weakened operations of many corporate reflected its negative impact in the company’s 2016 performance, as its profit after tax dropped by about 63 percent to N586.01 million, from N1.3 billion posted in the 2015 financial year.

Meanwhile Custodian and Allied Plc 2016 audited financial statement for the period ended 31 December 2016 has reinforced the growth potential of the company, having grown profit after tax remarkably.

The company’s result release by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recently showed that the Custodian and Allied recorded growth in key performance indices as revenue grew to N N27.11 billion, from N20.37 billion posted in 2015.

The company’s commitment o reward shareholders manifested in the key profit and loss lines, as profit after tax in 2016 Profit after Tax (PAT) 2016 rose to N4.06 billion, from N3.77 billion posted in 2015.

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per cent change.

Net Premium Income rose by 295.46 per cent to N26.69 billion, from N6.75 billion in 2015, net fair value gains depressed to N735.06 million from N91.09 million, accounting for 906.98 per cent drop.

Fee and Commission Income Management Expenses for the period under review grew by 26.48 per cent, to N5.83 billion, over N4.61 billion in 2015.

According to the result, AII-

CO Insurance in 2016 recorded contracts worth N782.35 million, from N744.07 million in 2015, indicating 5.14 per cent growth, Finance Costs grew by N103.87 million, from N173.19 million in 2015, accounting for -40.03 drop.

Pension and other Contacts for the period stood at N1.33 billion from N1.36 billion in 2015, showing a -1.54 per cent drop.

The insurance company posted Net Underwriting Income of N28.80 billion, from N8.85 bil-

A cross section of capital market experts have continued to kick against the harsh operating environment many businesses are confronted with, which they say continues to impact the insurance sector.

The harsh macroeconomic environment, the experts said, will continue to negatively impact the sector until economy improves, giving credence on why most insurance companies’ would continue to file their audited financial statement late, irrespective of sanctions that awaits them.

Experts pointed at illiquidity and the inability of corporate to honor agreements or take new policies as a debilitating factor in insurance business in the

country.

It will be recalled that , Mrs. Funmi Babington-Ashaye, Managing Director, Risk Analyst Insurance Brokers, had earlier revealed that low liquidity discourages people from taking insurance covers while the foreign exchange challenge also make reinsurance business abroad difficult for insurance firms that want to re-insure their business concerns overseas.

Also, another stakeholder who spoke on condition of anonymity said that lack of funds will continue to prompt business managers to opt for short term covers, instead of full insurance covers for their businesses.

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How can Nigerian airlines get out of the woods?

It is very unfortunate that the airlines are in pitiable and comatose and nearly irredeemable state which unfortunately is what they visited on themselves.

The government policies did not help either. The airlines as we are speaking have refused, neglected wise counsel from Aviation Round Table (ART). Till today, it is the fight for the survival of the industry and the ART has fought for these airlines in the last 17 years.

They have not acknowledged this by way of participation and or sponsorship where we are deliberating ways to get them out of the woods. Our call for the airlines to be consolidated, to be corporative in one form of partnering, merging, friendly acquisition or hostile take-over which would have resulted today into three strong domestic carriers fell on deaf ear. The main reason for their refusal to do things that will keep them alive rather than the sudden death we have witnessed with all the airlines can be attributable to personal ego, uncompromising leadership issue, different quality and safety use and variable types of equipment. Most airlines do not have appropriate business plan which is key to survival.

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Wrong choice of aircraft, bane of domestic airlines

Captain Dele Ore, former director of flight operations for the defunct Nigeria Airways and former president of Aviation Roundtable x-rays the country’s aviation sector where he criticized wrong choice of aircraft by airline operators, commends Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for his dogged stand on the Abuja and Kaduna airports. A selection of journalists met with Capt Ore, CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO was there. Excerpts

Are you saying they do not have good business model?

Most of the airlines have very shoddy aircraft utilisation coupled with wrong choice of aircraft type and failure to develop and create a niche for themselves on newly developed routes through their efforts. They stay on the already developed, over served and highly competitive routes to their detriments.

Could this be the problem plaguing Arik?

Right from the onset, I have the good luck of sitting with the very first Managing Director of Arik at a seminar in airport hotel. As a foreigner, he did not know who I was. He boastfully said that they would not touch any Nigeria Airways staff even with a long spoon for several reasons which I consider unprintable on the pages of newspapers which unfortunately were not true. They had Nigeria Airways valuable assets on a platter of gold coupled with their own resources and bearing in mind that good old saying, “Sea never dries,” There are obvious choice why they also proudly preferred expertise from foreign land which I know has caused an arm and a leg. With adequate resources, good equipment, unlimited route access at their disposal, this was never matched with competent management which also failed, refused and neglected corporate governance. They could be commended on technology (automation) but they failed to also recog-

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nise that automation is a failure except human beings are in charge or in control. Human beings included unions which they abhorred like a plague. Good will was lacking from the informed Nigerians who felt intimidated that Arik had appropriated what is rightfully their own as Nigerians. Be that as it may, the essence of business is that you are credit worthy. You cannot ignore your creditors. They were leaning on the Federal might for protection which sooner or later, it is going to be short-lived as it eventually happened. With debt profile becoming unmanageable, creditors had to intervene with the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

Some appointments done have been criticised. What is your view on this?

I will not believe that the Minister did not carry out due diligence. He must have been overwhelmed by other compelling

considerations to bring us in line with the provision of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Be that as it may, this is one Minister whose effort I really commend. He has departed from the old routine of recycling the usual known characters who we all know to be lobbyists, hustlers and praise singers. Some oversight must have occurred resulting in or or two appointments and it is only one particular one; the Director of Air Worthiness Standards that I faulted but there are several ways of making amendment in form of orientation, immediate training and exposure to that particular appointee. That particular appointee, could, also as a face saving measure be appointed as a Board member of any of the agencies because of too many varying personal interest.

A whole range of appointments can never be perfect. I identify myself with the appointments in all the parastatals except the one I have earlier mentioned. There is however a situation whereby

we are cutting a tree from the top, rather than dig it from the root.

Notwithstanding, I am convinced and I call for the removal of NCAA DG. I will continue to doff my hat for Sirika for following the rule.

The Minister was on spot and on top of the matter by appointment of a dynamic, knowledgeable and qualified individual for the post of AIB. The Minister did his due diligence and has now been vindicated by the action taken so far by the exposure of the new AIB Commissioner. The doubting Thomases have also been proved wrong following the appointment of Akin Olateru as AIB Commissioner. This silent and capable but capable aviator has quantifiable, proven track record from several organisation. Unknown to those critics, I argued in one forum that this commissioner of AIB would have been best suited for NCAA DG, but that is my judgment as a person but the prerogative is that of the minister without prejudice to what AIB under his leadership is would do in the near future.

The record already speaks for itself. It is no longer a secret which we have been denied for so long of accident reports. I doff my hat for the Commissioner when in one single swoop he recently released for accident reports. This is unprecedented, setting records straight; an indication that the truth must always prevail. My investigation also reveals that he was a member of the very first committee on security set up by the Minister. He has also demonstrated that he has opium of contributing to the survival of this industry by his appearance when invited to public functions even at short notice. He has kept his promise upon appointment to head the agency for quick release of many reports which we all know had gathered dust on the shelf of AIB. The Dana report which for no reason was becoming controversial because of large number of casualties and circumstances was released to my admiration and made us have insight to what happened and what did not happen. I am most excited by the final report which now has safety recommendations.

Controversy of Abuja airport runway shutdown I salute the courage of the Minister for the bold, decisive and appropriate action in shutting down the Abuja airport runway.

It was long overdue. The Lord has

been so kind to us. That runway would have claimed lives. Previous government could not be decisive; rather, they were playing with people’s lives. The runway surface of Abuja airport had become a death trap due to negligence and failure to maintain it periodically. Incidentally, moving to the alternate airport in Kaduna would have been unnecessary if government had listened to ART many years ago of the importance of a second runway for Abuja. The hue and cries of progressive maintenance while the runway is progressively repaired at night is also suicidal.

The B747 accident on the 1/8 Left runway of the Lagos airport by Hydro Cargo is very instructive here and a terrible embarrassment to Nigeria. Runway maintenance is also very different from the motorway which the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) ignorantly equated to be the same. Thank God, and I followed with key interest how the Minister was in the Senate and explained why his actions should not be condemned. He explained in technical details and adequate knowledge to conclude that Abuja airport runway had already failed to allow for a complete overhaul. I did not mince words; a few of our colleagues in ART endorsed the view and action of the Minister that the Abuja airport runway had to be shutdown. The meticulous consideration of the alternate is also very commendable through wise counsel, coupled with the technical details. They eliminated Minna, Makurdi, Jos and Kano before settling rightfully for Kaduna. Most people always forget that Kaduna has another Military runway which is adequate for civil use. The terminal building in Kaduna just needed completion as work had been going on in line with budgetary allocation. The Hajj terminal also provided additional capacity for Kaduna. Meticulous arrangements for road and rail transportation were put in place. For the first time in Nigeria, I was seeing co-operation of security agencies concerning the whole operations of Kaduna-Abuja-Kaduna. Organisations have been sensitised; investors had been geared up to provide innovative helicopter shuttle services. Efforts put in place for helicopter shuttle was erroneously suspended but was immediately rescinded by information provided by Sirika.

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Omotola Jalade Ekiende to speak on issues affecting women

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Album versus Singles in Digital Era: Vibe.NG organises interactive forum with Jidenna as guest host Vibe.NG, an online news magazine in Nigeria, is set to enlighten the public on the topic “Evaluating Albums vs Singles In A Digital Era”, through an interactive forum with Nigerian-American singer, Jidenna, as guest host and panellist.

The forum is themed “Community Meeting with The Chief: Evaluating Albums vs Singles In A Digital Era” and will feature a six-man panel from across the musical divide of radio and TV personalities to talent managers and record label executives. The panellists are Omalicha (Broadcaster), Douglas Jekan (OAP and Music Enthusiasts), Godwin Tom (Founder, IMANAGE AFRICA), Micheal Ugwu (General Manager, Sony Music West Africa) and Nana Kwabena (Music Producer and Sound Engineer).

According to Vibe.ng, there is an opportunity for fans of Jidenna, music lovers and the public to be a part of the audience of the forum which promises to be excitingly

Omotola, Kate-Henshaw, Others to Speak On Love, Sex at Women Confab Top- rated Nollywood actress, Omotola JaladeEkeinde and Kate Henshaw, are among notable personalities lined up to address issues affecting women scheduled for June 25th, 2017, at the Renaissance The event with the theme, “Self Love,” would be organised by REB 360 Media, and it is aimed at bringing women together and to emphasise the importance of self -love in achieving greatness, in the bedroom and also in the boardroom.

Mrs. Tope Mark Odigie, the convener, and co-host of the programme, “Your View” on TV Continental (TVC), explained that the conference would be very interactive as there would be line -up of experienced speakers to comment on the issue.

Jidenna informative. It creates a platform for fans of Jidenna to get answers to those questions they want to ask the artiste.

Vibe.ng said that the event is guaranteed to be an insightful one with the caliber of the artiste in question and the quality of the panellists.

Auditions begin, as The Voice Nigeria returns for season two on Africa Magic!

motherhood and its impact on her body and the process of loving herself, while Henshaw, will discuss how Other speakers include a gynaecologist, who will proffer medical solutions to women on sex and understanding their hormonal imbalance during pregnancy, and a psychologist who will talk on women and therapy; among others.

According to Odigie, the SCW conference would be very interactive and about 350 women are expected to be in attendance. “We hope to build a support system for women, break the silence on sex and encourage one other. Many women struggle with weight gain, low sex drive, low self-esteem and many other issues.

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positively impacted their sex-life,” she said.

She, also, called for sponsorship from corporate organisations and well-meaning Nigerians to be part of the ground-breaking event According to her, any organisation that does that would have its brand (logo and address) on the SCW social media advert (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter), with an estimated reach of at least one million (1,000,000) married women in Lagos; an opportunity to connect with high net-worth individuals (women with television advert, estimated to reach over eight million (8,000,000) families.

Ex- BBA contestant, ThinTallTony, says he was shocked at his eviction

By Edem Edem, Calabar

Anthony, has revealed that he did not know what the organizer of the show was looking for before evicting him from the show. Anthony popularly known as ThinTallTony, said that the show was the one that he did not really understand what they were looking for before one could be evicted as he always be on the positive side.

Past winner of voice of Nigeria, Arese

off competition from some of drama and intrigue as The Voice Nigeria, proudly sponsored by Airtel in association with CocaCola, returns for a second season exclusively on Africa Magic!

Auditions for the show begin on April 4l, 2017 in four cities across Nigeria.

Since its original launch in 2010, The Voice has gone on to win audiences in countries like the US, Australia and the UK, where renowned artistes have chairs as coaches. The Voice Nigeria employs the same format including a panel of four coaches performances and at the end of

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The Director, M-Net West Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, said: “We are thrilled to announce the second season of The Voice be hugely successful and popular with audiences not only in Nigeria but all over the continent, and our viewers should expect stellar performances by the artistes and all the familiar intrigue and to pick the best performers.”

To stand a chance of participating in season two of The Voice Nigeria, prospective contestants need to visit the various audition venues in four cities across Nigeria that includes Port Harcourt, Enugu and Lagos.

Every time, I am going for audition, I always pray that what they saw in me, let they use it and pick me but when I went this time, whatever they are looking for, was what I did not know”.

Speaking with our correspondent at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport Calabar shortly on arrival, the tall, lanky man lamented “This is the only time I had not prepared for, I had a show for 26th Nov and I heard about the audition on the 26th in the night, so I told my wife in the to go, you go and I did go and the story changed”.

The entertainer who advised Cross River people not to be discouraged with what had happened to him urged the people to use the platform to achieve their desire, “For Cross River people, I all, you must know what you want to use it for. Yes, like those ones there that after three months, they

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crackdown.”

Recounting his experience, Tony said that in the house, he was part of the guys that made Edikang Ikong and Afang soups but regretted that the ingredients were not complete for the popular delicacies, but the group

tried. “In the house, I was part of the guys that made Edikang Ikong and Afang soups but they did not have the ingredients that supposed to be used for them but we tried” and welcome his fans mostly members of Passion Four that came in large numbesr to receive him.

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Nutrition

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Eating right: Tips for a healthier living We all want that perfect body, for the while for the guys: that lean body built and

WATER of waste products and toxins, yet

you just have to shift to healthier food and beverage choices. What you eat goes a long way in shaping your body, keeping you ing that perfect body shape and the following tips will help you in achieving that:

drated which causes tiredness, low

always well hydrated as it will also es.

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NEVER SKIP BREAKFAST The less stressed you are when

ways in a hurry that they forget to eat in the sure you are less distracted when eating breakfast helps in weight loss. Good

park your car or close that book before you dig in. Ensure proper table

oats, cereals etc.

eating.

About 85% of people these days live on junk foods and this is the perfect body shape. Fruits and vegetables that are needed in the body and also helps in burning excess calories. Regular intake of fruits and vegetables has also been known to prevent diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heartburns and others.

a perfect body shape, choose foods that are low in fat and have fewer calories. Intake of Confectionaries of all kinds should be reduced to a

Eat dinner 14-15 hours before breakfast the next day, this is to enable proper digestion and excretion

eating habit.

easier digestion and keeps you strong without feelwould cause. So Eat Right and Feel Right.

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