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Ï Demands information on abandoned $356m rail contract scam Idu Jude, Abuja Citing the FOI Act, 2011, The Daily Times has written a letter to the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, demanding for information on the abandoned Kuru/Maiduguri Lot 3 rail project which was awarded in 2011.

In the letter delivered and acknowledged at the Minister’s office in Abuja on Thurs-

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day, the newspaper is seeking clarification on the total contract sum, level of work executed and the outstanding payment, as $365million was said to have been paid upfront to mobilise the contractor to site.

The said rail contract was awarded during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Osinbajo, Atiku, govs, mourn elder statesman, Maitama Sule Ï Say Maitama Sule’s commitment to Nigeria’s unity will not be forgotten Ï He’s an illustrious son of Nigeria, great national asset -Osinbajo Ï His untainted public service was his only asset –Atiku Ï Nigeria Governors’ Forum describes him as a great loss to the Nigerian people

Lateef Ibrahim, Mathew Dadiya, Abuja & Patrick Okohue, Lagos

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that he received the news of the death of elder statesman, Alhaji Maitama Sule, earlier on Continued on page 6

Kano Assembly’s Speaker resigns over probe of Emir 6 Sanusi Etisalat undergoes ‘seamless transition,’ as interim management 7 takes over Osinbajo signs bills on Diaspora Commission, Petroleum Institute 6 into law

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Unlawful importation of firearms: AGF asks court not to release accused on bail Peter Fowoyo

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weeks after a five-man gang who allegedly imported 661 pump-action rifles into the country without lawful authority were arraigned before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on Monday told the court that it would not be healthy for the accused to be released into the society on bail.

Mr. K. A. Fagbemi, a prosecuting counsel from the office of the AGF, opposed the bail applications filed by the accused, noting that one of the five

accused persons was still at large.

He argued that it was not even healthy for the court to release the other four on bail as their lives might be at risk.

“He’s still out there.

He could be a risk to their lives. It’s one of the grounds that the defendants should not be granted bail for their own good,” Fagbemi said.

The accused - Mahmud Hassan, Oscar Okafor, Donatus Achinulo, Matthew Okoye, said to be at large, and Salihu Danjuma - had been arraigned by the AGF on June 14 for allegedly importing 661 pumpaction rifles into the

country without lawful authority.They were arraigned on eight counts before Justice Ayokunle Faji, who ordered that they should be remanded in the prison custody after they had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

When the matter came up yesterday, the defence counsels, Yakubu Galadima, Godwin Okaka, Olumide Oyewole and Adamu Ibrahim - brought bail applications for their clients, promising that if they were released on bail they would not abscond but make themselves available for their trial.

Oyewole told the court

that his client was ill and needed medical treatment, showing a medical report issued by the Isolo General Hospital. But the federal government’s lawyer opposed them and urged the court to dismiss the bail applications.

Thereafter, Justice Faji adjourned till June 6, 2017 for ruling.

In the charges, the AGF said the accused brought 661 pump-action rifles into the country from Turkey through the Apapa Port in Lagos, using a 40-feet container, which they falsely claimed contained steel doors.

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of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Monday refused an application filed by an alleged serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, to proceed on an urgent trip abroad for medical checks.

A statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head Media and publicity (EFCC) said Ajudua was re-arraigned on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 on an amended 28-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence.

Ajudua is facing the trial alongside others who are still at large for allegedly collecting various sums of money from Lt. General Ishaya Bamaiyi (retd.), while they were both in custody at the Kirikiri Prison, Lagos.

The defendant and his accomplices allegedly approached Bamaiyi, who was facing trial for the attempted murder of Alex Ibru, the late Publisher of The GuardianNewspaper, and assured him that they could secure his

freedom.

The offence is contrary to Section 8(a) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 13 of 1995 as amended by Act No. 62 of 1999.

Moving the application Monday, Ajudua’s counsel, Norisson Quakers, SAN, prayed for an order of accelerated hearing to enable his client proceed on an urgent medical trip to India for a major surgery in consonance with the subsisting judgment of the Court of Appeal.

While urging the court to grant the application in the interest of justice, Quakers said: “My client is critically ill and requires urgent specialized surgery in India to salvage his solitary malfunctioning kidney. He is not medically fit to stand trial.”

S. K. Atteh, counsel to the EFCC, had in a counter- affidavit to the application, told the court that the supporting affidavit by the defence did not state that the medical conditions of defendant had defiled all medical solutions in Nigeria.

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Aisha Buhari’s hurried trip to London confirms my claim -Fayose

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state governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has said that the hurried trip embarked by First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari to London, was a confirmation that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health had deteriorated, saying that “it is six days since I addressed the press and today, I still insist that the president is indeed on life-support.”

Special Assistant to the governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said that Fayose, who addressed some journalists in Lagos on Monday, insisted that “the worsen condition of the president’s health necessitated the hurried trip of our First Lady, Her Ex-

cellency Aisha Buhari, to London and it is hoped that she will have the courage to tell Nigerians the truth this time around.” He said “no one is interested in President Buhari’s death. Rather, we are interested in freeing Nigeria from the hands of these few individuals who are presently holding the country to ransom.”

Governor Fayose, who maintained that President Buhari must resign, said; “Today is the 184th day of 2017. Out of these 184 days, our President has spent 107 days abroad taking care of his health. “How does a nation move forward when its President is spending the better part of his time abroad for Medicare?

“For how long can Nigeria and its people wait for a president who is incapaci-

tated? For how long can our people continue to suffer just because some people want to hold on to power at all cost? “That was the reason I raised the issue of President Buhari’s age, health and mental capacity in 2015 and warned against electing President him.”

Speaking further, the governor said; “Nigerians should be reminded that in 2010 when there was uncertainty over the health of the then President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, President Buhari called on the National Assembly to impeach Yar’Adua.

“The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who was the spokesperson of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) also said Nigerians should be briefed daily

on Yar’Adua’s health status. Lai Mohammed said then that ‘the health of the president, as a public figure cannot be of interest only to his family and friends.

Nigerians have a right to know.’

“Just the same way President Buhari asked the National Assembly to remove Yar’Adua in 2010; I am also insisting that the President must be made to bow out of office so that Nigeria and its people can be saved from this state of uncertainty.

“No doubt, it has been argued that since Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is already functioning as Acting President, President Buhari can be bedridden for as long as his illness last, but the reality that Nigerians must accept is that the Acting President cannot fully exercise the powers of the President.

has announced that its highly popular TV Drama Series, Professor Johnbull, which airs on NTA Network, NTA International and NTA channel on StarTimes, will go on DSTV Africa Magic Family channel from today, Tuesday, July 4 at 10.30 p.m.

Nigerian time.

Making the announcement in a statement issued from its head office in Lagos, Globacom explained that the idea to take the sitcom to DSTV stemmed from popular demand by the lovers of the sitcom.

“We are glad to announce that beginning from today, Tuesday, July 4, your popular TV Drama Series, Professor Johnbull, goes on air on DSTV Africa Magic Family Channel at 10.30p.m. with a repeat broadcast of the episodes on the same channel every Sunday at 6.30 p.m.”, the statement disclosed.

According to the company, “given the success the sitcom has recorded on the NTA terrestrial channels, which had aired over 40 episodes and with the avalanche of request from thousands of viewers that

the Series be broadcast on other platforms, we have no choice than to accede to their requests as they have found the sitcom not just entertaining but educating”.Globacom explained that episodes that will debut on DSTV channel today is Half Bread and PufPuf, a treatise on the antics of foreign-based Nigerians, who are in the habit of having Nigerian wives alongside other wives they have abroad without the knowledge of the Nigerian wives.

“We are confident that DSTV viewers will find the episodes as refreshing as ever and we want to reassure all the lovers of Professor Johnbull that in a short time to come, season 4 of the sitcom will hit the airwaves very soon with the usual topicality of the issues treated, Globacom assured.

Set in the form of a satire, Professor Johnbull addresses principally social issues that affect all segments of human endeavours and day-to-day living in the contemporary Nigerian society in particular and the world in general.

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Osinbajo, Atiku, govs, mourn elder statesman, Maitama Sule Continued from page 1 Monday with profound sorrow.

Osinbajo described the late Sule as an orator, elder-statesman, distinguished diplomat and the Danmasinin Kano.

He extends deep and heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, associates and the government of Kano state, praying that the Almighty God comforts all.

One-time Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Federal Minister in the First Republic, Dr. Maitama Sule, according to the Acting President, is best remembered on the global scene, as one of our country’s foremost envoys whose clarity of voice and vision contributed significantly to the high esteem and respect Nigeria earned at the United Nations.

In a statement on Monday by

his Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo said that Alhaji Sule was an illustrious son of Nigeria noting that his death is a loss to the nation.

The Acting President observed that Alhaji Sule, a great Nigerian leader and committed nationalist, positioned himself as an agent of unity.

“He was always prepared to reach out to other leaders of

L-R: Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Rahman Bello; Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Modupe Mujota; Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Dr. Masudu Adamu Kasari; Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun; former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Peter Okebukola; Registrar/CEO, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and Amb. designate, Dr. (Mrs) Susan Aderonke Folarin, when Amosun presented documents to Dr. Masudu Adamu Kasari for the establishment of Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, in Kaduna… on Monday.

thought across the country in the noble quest for unity, tolerance and national cohesion even as he advanced gracefully.

“He did not waver in lending his voice to the promotion of moderation in national discourse, and his graceful conduct thereto would be sorely missed,” Osinbajo states.

According to the Acting President, Alhaji Sule never relented applying his wealth of experience to advance the cause of unity, peace and progress of Nigeria, and his fatherly counsel to those in authority had always been bold, sincere and untainted.

While commending his patriotic fervour, and passionate zeal for public service, the Acting President recalls Alhaji Sule’s unparalleled dedication to duty as a formidable diplomat, politician, Minister and acclaimed orator whose well researched and excellently delivered speeches inspired and impressed several Nigerians, including himself (the Acting President).

He urged the octogenarian’s family, friends and associates to be consoled by the fact that his selfless commitment to the stability of Nigeria will not be forgotten and would always be honoured.

On behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Government and the entire people of Nigeria, the Acting President conveys heartfelt condolences on the loss of a great national

asset.

Osinbajo prays that “Allah will bless his memory, grant the family and all of us Nigerians the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”

Also reacting to the death of the former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar described the demise of the Dan Masanin Kano as a great loss to the Nigerian people as well as Kano State, its peoples and its emirate council in particular The NGF chairman, in a statement signed by the forum’s head of Media and Publicity, Abdulrasaq Barkindo in Abuja, further described the deceased as an astute politician, administrator and orator who has impacted the nation positively in various spheres of human endeavor.

The nation, he said, “will hardly recover from the loss of such a wise fella whose passion for national development is unquenchable.”

Governor Yari Abubakar described the late Maitama Sule as an orator and former diplomat who was also a complete gentleman and good citizen who dedicated his life to the unity, progress and development of Nigeria.

Continued on page 7

Kano Assembly’s Speaker resigns over probe of Emir Sanusi

Yakubu Salisu, Kano with agency report

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Hon Kabiru Rurum, has resigned amidst allegation of collecting money to scuttle the investigation of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The House had moved to probe the Emir for alleged corruption, but later backed down.

Kano’s anti-corruption agency also suspended its investigation of the monarch after prominent Nigerians, including Acting President Osinbajo, intervened.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reports that Rurum was allegedly accused of being bribed to discontinue the probe but the speaker denied the allegation.

Rurum resigned on Monday in a letter read at plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Ibrahim Chidariof, who presided over the sitting on Monday.

The former speaker was alleged to have collected N100 million from a business mogul Aliko Dangote but failed to share the money to the members.

He had earlier at a news briefing before the assembly went on

Sallah recess, denied the allegation and threatened to sue an online media organisation that first published the report.

The deputy speaker, who read the letter, said Rurum resigned to protect his image due to allegations bordering on cor-

ruption leveled against him by some of the members.

NAN reports that shortly after the letter was read and accepted, the lawmakers elected the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Abdullahi Atta, as the new Speaker.

Mr. Atta, who represents Fagge constituency, was nominated for the position by Babangida Yakudima and Zubairu Mamuda and the nomination was unanimously accepted by the members including Rurum who was at the sitting.

Osinbajo signs bills on Diaspora Commission, Petroleum Institute into law Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday signed into law two out of recent bills forwarded to him by the National Assembly.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Solomon Ita Enang, disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available

to correspondents in Abuja.

According to him, the two bills assented to by the Acting President are Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Establishment Act) 2017 and the Petroleum Training Institute (Amendment) Act, 2017, stated that the provisions of the bills have now become laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He explained that the Diaspora Commission Act estab-

lishes the commission under the supervisory jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with responsibility to coordinate and organize Nigerians in and from Diaspora for contribution to human capital and material resources by way of using their expertise for national development.

Ita Enang said the Commission Act would facilitate provision for database of Nigeri-

ans in different fields of life as resource base for the country and the world to draw from.

The signed Petroleum Training Institute (Amendment) Act according to him is to bring the provisions thereof in conformity with the constitution, allowing for due process in the administrative action affecting the principal officers and staff of the Institute.

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Osinbajo, Atiku, govs, mourn elder statesman, Maitama Sule Continued from page 1 He said that the Nigeria Governors Forum and indeed all the governors of the country had always relied on Alhaji Maitama Sule as a close confidant, citing the naming of very prominent streets in some parts of the country by many of them as evidence of their affection for the

late sage.

His words, “Our country has lost a rare gem.

Dan Masani was a leading light of the old generation and with his demise the last of that generation has now been finally extinguished. He was a complete gentleman whose honesty, commitment and dedication to the unity of Nigeria will forever be

cherished.

“Dan Masani’s name will continue to be identified with everything positive about Nigeria and its people. Whenever the future generation reads about Dan Masani, they will encounter a man who was cherished and respected by the high and mighty from all parts of the country,” the state-

ment added.

In its reaction to the demise of Maitama Sule, the Senator Ahmed Makarfiled National Caretaker Committee, NCC, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), described the elder statesman as a great Nationalist.

The NCC of the PDP, in a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Sec-

L-R: Prophet in Charge C&S King of Kings Church, Prophet Abiodun Odunaike; President/Commandant General of Army of Salvation Brigade, Yemi Adebisi; Onibaramu of Ibaramu Akoko, HRH. Oba Olusegun Atibioke; Supreme Head (Olori) C&S Unification Church of Nigeria, His Most Eminence Solomon Alao; Celebrant, Primate Luke Babasanya and Primate, Holy Zion Church of Salvation, Sunday Adetayo, during the celebration of the 30th year on the Pulpit of Babasanya in Lagos... recently.

Etisalat undergoes ‘seamless transition,’ as Interim Management takes over Ï &ƌƍƋ ƕƆƆ ƍƋ ƌ ƆƔƈƐ

Tony Nwakaegho Etisalat Nigeria Telecommunications company has said it is undergoing “seamless transition” to interim management following, an agreement it has reached with the consortium of its creditors on Monday.

The consortium of creditor-banks include Acces Bank Plc, among others.

The transition agreement was brokered with the banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), while official announcement on the interim management team is to be made by the company.

The embattled telecoms company was earlier in a logjam, with a debt of N541 billion, leading to a takeover attempt by the lender banks.

Following the impasse, Mubadala Group, the ma-

jor investor from the United Arab Emirates, pulled out of Nigeria’s fourth largest mobile operator, while its chairman, Keem Belo-Osagie, stepped down.

A recent report indicated that the Chief Executive officer, Matthew Willsher, and the Chief Financial Officer, Olawole Obasunloye, have both stepped down.

A senior official of the company, however, said that, “The transition was successful. Everybody is back at their duty post and the lights are back on.”

When our correspondent contacted the Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Etisalat Nigeria, Ibrahim Dikko, on phone, he said that he could “not confirm the report for now.”

In a related development, there is palpable fear of job losses in Etisalat despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s and the Nigerian

Communications Commission’s (NCC) assurances to the company’s employees that it will prevent any retrenchment of workers, following the ongoing restructuring by the company.

However, a reliable source at Etisalat informed our correspondent over the weekend, that Etisalat’s employees have thought otherwise and are in fact, alternative jobs in rival telecommunications’ companies, following the resignation of Hakeem BeloOsagie on Friday.

Daily Times gathered from the source that, “although, they said the resignation of the chairman will pave way for legal and operational restructuring, as well as, the sacking of many people, many want to leave before they are sacked.”

However, the Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of

Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, while fielding question at a Breakfast meeting with Nigeria Information Technology Reporters (NITRA) in Lagos, on Friday, appealed to all parties involved in the loan crisis to resolve the issue in the interest of consumers, the industry and the economy.

He said that Etisalat’s financial crisis is similar to the Mobitel’s crisis of 10 years ago, “where a loan taken by Mobitel from the defunct Intercontinental Bank, resulted in the receivership attempting to take it over, and this led to the eventual collapse of the company and death of its chairman, Charles Joseph.”

“Some policies of the government, such as, multiple taxations, Right of Way, among others, do not favour the telecoms’ industry and this is indeed the remote cause of the Etisalat’s crisis.

retary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, noted with regrets that Alhaji Maitama Sule left at a time his wise and experienced counsel was still needed.

The demise of the elder statesman, the party maintained was not only a loss to the nation, but also to Africa, adding, “We will miss his astute contribution on various issues of national development.”

The statement by the NCC of the PDP reads, “We received with great shock, the news of passing away of the Elder Statesman, Alhaji (Dr.) Yusuf Maitama Sule whose departure occurred today in Cairo, Egypt at 87.

“The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under Senator Ahmed Makarfi on behalf of the entire organs of the party, commiserate with the government and people of Kano State especially, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in particular, the family of the Deceased Icon, and the nation over the demise of this great Orator, Politician, and Diplomat, Alhaji Maitama Sule.

“The Late Maitama Sule was the Pioneer Chairman of the Public Complaint Commission (PCC) in 1975, an office created by the Regime to hear complaints from Nigerians on all issues of governance.”

Joining the list of those mourning the late national Icon, former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress

(APC), Atiku Abubakar identified his unblemished public service record as one of the greatest and most indelible virtues for which the Dan Masanin Kano, would be remembered by Nigerians and the world.

In a tribute, the former Vice President noted that the deceased was one of Nigeria’s greatest and most remarkable politicians whose vast experience, knowledge and wisdom are invaluable and immeasurable.

According to Atiku, the late Maitama Sule was an epitome of selfless service to the people, adding that politicians of his generation were dedicated to service with integrity, qualities which he said, have been significantly eroded since the end of the First Republic.

The former Vice President, while noting that Maitama Sule was a walking encyclopedia, stressed that he dedicated his entire life to the promotion of peace, unity, peaceful coexistence, tolerance and good governance.

Atiku Abubakar stressed that the deceased only wealth was his integrity, because the accumulation of wealth was never his preoccupation throughout his public service record.

The former Vice President extended his condolences to the government, the family and the people of Kano State of the death of this illustrious and remarkable politician.

LOSS OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

This is to inform the general public of the LOSS OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY Registered as 71 at Page 71 in Volume 1998J at the Lagos State Land Registry,Alausa, Ikeja dated 31st of Aug. 1998 in respect of land situated at Onibata Village, Funso Oka, old Akute Road, Iju in Ifako / Ijaiye Local Govt.Area of Lagos State belonging to Mr. Gabriel A . Adeniyi of 7, Funso Oka Street, old Akute Road, Iju, Lagos state.

All efforts made to trace the said C of O proved abortive. Lagos State Lands Bureau & General public should please take note.

Signed:- Gabriel A. Adeniyi

News 8 N13.3bn fraud: Absence of ex-NAF boss, Umar’s Lawyer stalls trial Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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absence of the lead defence counsel, Hassan Liman (SAN) at the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday stalled the trial of the former Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar.

Umar is standing trial on a seven count charge bothering on money laundering and procurement fraud, an offence which contravenes Section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011, as amended.

When the matter came up yesterday before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal high court Abuja a member of the defence team A. U. Gaji, who announced appearance for the defendant informed the court that Liman was absence.

He said that the lead counsel was not in court because he is bereaved.

He lost his sister and members of his family are in the process of her burial this morning, he said. The counsel prayed the court to adjourn the matter.

The prosecuting counsel, Slyvanus Tahir, who did not oppose to the adjournment, said he was informed about the development.

Tahir added that death is an act of nature which one cannot run from and he condoled with the defence family for their lost.

After listening to both parties, the trial judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, adjourned the matter until July 6 for continuation of hearing

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NIMC deploys e-channels to ease National ID collection Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dedicated some telephone numbers and other electronic channels to ensure that National Identity card applicants have better information on the status of their National Identification Number (NIN) and as well effect some changes on their application where necessary.

This step according to the commission became necessary owing to the volume of uncollected NIN and also assist applications have seamless access to the status of their applications.

The numbers which cuts across all the major telephone service providers in the country was to be dedicated for this service just as applicants are required to opt out of the Do-Not-Disturb (D-N-D) policy implemented by some telecommunication companies

on their phone lines before they can enjoy the service.

According to the Commission, a short message service (sms) sent on the dedicated numbers can provide information on “personal NIN lookup” which allows an individual verify his/her NIN. There is also the Card Status check which can be used to check the print and delivery status of an individual’s National e-ID Card; the “Change Telephone Number service”, which allows an individual change the phone number he/she used during enrollment, where the old phone number is no longer available and the “Help”, which allows an individual seek on-line help on available services and also ask for clarifications.

In a statement signed by NIMC Head of Corporate Com-

munications Loveday Chika Ogbonna, key words like “mynin” sent to the specialized numbers has been configured to assist applicant check his or her NIN and the applicant will receive a reply on his or her phone as long as it was the number entered during the enrollment process.

On the same note, an applicant who wishes to change his/her phone number is expected to send the following “Changeme/FirstName/ Surname/OldPhoneNo/Last4digitNIN” to the designated numbers and he/she will get a response automatically with the applicants full name recognized and the request for change of phone number also acknowledged.

In the same vein, where a “cardstatus” request is sent to

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L-R: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Dr. Stella Okoli; Chief Mrs. Taiwo Taiwo and Veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, during the 11th Heart and Soul Gala Night in Lagos… at the weekend.

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Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo represented Nigeria at the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Ethiopia. The session held on Monday after a week-long pre-summit activities involving ministers and other stakeholders. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the AU, Mr. Bankole Adeoye, took over from Mr. Susan Sikaneta, the Permanent Representative of Zambia, who held

the specified phone numbers, it returns the state of readiness (where applicable) of the card.

Responses can include: “Card ready but not dispatched, Card ready and where the card is ready, it displays your batch ID and other details to enable you pick up your card, or Card Collected. Similarly, the “Help” request sent to any of the designated numbers will provide random responses on available services to the enquirer.

The commission disclosed the dedicated numbers as follows: +234 908 000 0871 (Etisalat), +234 903 000 0872 (MTN), +234 705 820 0871 (Glo), and +234 708 420 0871 (Airtel) including the website of the commission.

They also notified the public that they will be charged according to the local rates of the service providers.

the Presidency for the month of June.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted Adeoye of saying that he would focus on the implementation of AU’s Master Road Map of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by 2020.

“Equally, the Council will build on the substantial progress being recorded by the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in the fight against terrorism and seek to gain better understanding of the root causes of the conflict.

“Also to be considered by the Council during this

period are the political and security situations in Guinea Bissau, Somalia, South Sudan, Mali/Sahel and Libya.

“Essentially, Nigeria as chairperson of the Council will prioritise the open debate by the AU Member States on Child soldiers / out of school children in armed conflict situations.” He said with the support of other members of the Council, Nigeria would use its month-long presidency to actively promote sub-regional and continental peace and security in line with the principles of the AU Peace

and Security Council Protocol and the mandate of the Council.

The diplomat said that in view of Nigeria’s leadership role at the subregional and continental levels, the country has sustained its membership of this most vital mechanism since its founding in 2002. The Peace and Security Council is the primary organ of the African Union, which is patterned along the UN Security Council to enforce Union decisions, particularly in matters relating to maintenance of peace and security.

Members of the Council are elected by the Assembly of the AU so as to reflect regional balance within Africa, as well as a variety of other criteria, including capacity to contribute militarily and financially to the Union.

The Council is composed of 15 countries, of which five are elected to three-year term, and 10 to two-year term. The current members of the PSC are Nigeria, Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zambia.

than 24 hours after the arrest of a hundred suspected members of the notorious Badoo cult group by a joint security effort in Lagos, another suspected member of the gang has been caught at Benson area of Ikorodu.

The suspect, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was caught by residents of the area who had suspected his movement just behind Access Bank in the area. According to an eye witness who gave his name as Omolaja Dax, the suspect was reportedly found in the compound of an old woman and the occupants didn’t know how he got inside.

Omolaja told our correspondent that the vigilant old woman who was not comfortable with the young man’s presence, had shouted and screamed for help.

Dax said, “The old woman who is a widow and my neighbour was screaming for help in Yoruba, I didn’t take it serious at first not until other occupants of the house started shouting too. I rushed out only to find a young man who was carrying a bag.

He attempted to flee the scene but we all held him down. He had a black bag with him.

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Moro blasts Ortom, says you’ve done nothing to deserve second term Patrick Okohue Former Minister of Interior, Comrade Patrick Abba Moro, has lashed out at Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, asking him to cover his face in shame and desist from talking about second term.

Moro wondered why Ortom who, according to him, has only succeeded in punishing the Benue people by his deliberate infliction of pain and suffering on the masses, as a result of which starvation and impoverishment have taken over the land in the state, would be thinking of second term.

The ex-Interior Minister’s attack on Ortom was contained in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart described Ortom’s utterance about second term as an affront to the sensibilities of the citizenry in Benue State when he was yet to do anything meaningful to justify the current mandate given to him by the people.

“It saddens me always when I hear my governor, Samuel Ortom talk of a second term when I am sure he has not been able to even convince himself that he has creditably discharged the mandate given him by the people in his first term in office.

It smacks of mediocrity and political naivety to even begin to talk of a second term in the midterm of a first term.

“Perhaps, it is instructive to inform Governor Ortom that Benue State people are suffering. The people are hungry. Public servants have turned into permanent farmers of cassava, yam, etc. Governor Ortom’s government owes workers salaries of upward of eleven (11) months, the concomitance of which is that, children of workers cannot pay school fees to be in school; workers cannot afford to pay hospital bills and are dying in their numbers from simple and curable ailments; pensioners engaged in endless verifications and are dying in their numbers.

“From where I come, there is no sign that government is in place in Makurdi. Schools are on permanent holiday, no thanks to strikes by teachers occasioned by non-payment of salaries and allowances and infrastructures are in serious state of decay. Armed bandits are on the prowl, killing people by the day unhindered,” Moro remarked.

He further stated: “The questions on the lips of keen observers of the pathetic Benue situa-

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tion are: Does Benue no longer qualify and collect monthly statutory allocations from the Federation Account? What has the Benue State government done with the various loans that have been said to have been taken so far? What happened to the various bailouts doled out by the Federal Government?

What happened to the Paris Club refund? What is happening to internally generated revenues in Benue State? These are questions begging for answers.

Yet, all that we hear from Governor Ortom day in, day out is the vaulting crave for a second term even when there are clear evidences of crash mismanage-

ment of a first term on his lap due to inept leadership.

“The reasonable thing for Governor Ortom to do is to come up with answers to these questions rather than seek the face of God for a second term. It is ironic that in the face of monumental infrastructural deficit in Benue today, Governor Ortom’s Oracle Press, Ortom’s Oracle Farms, etc are blossoming.

“Maybe what we demand of Governor Ortom is for him to publish for all to see all monies that have accrued to Benue State since he assumed office two years ago and tell us how he has deployed them. Let us know that it is lack of fund that is

hampering him from discharging his responsibilities and obligations to Benue people.”

The PDP chieftain said it was unfortunate and disappointing that some misguided youths could come out to rally support for Ortom’s second term bid, when it was obvious the governor’s first term has undermined and compromised the future of the youths in Benue state.

“Have these youths paused to ask whether the Benue State University, Makurdi is in session and if not, why? Are the Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo, College of Education, Katsina-Ala, College of Education, Oju, College of Agriculture, Yandev and others in session and functioning properly? Yet Youths whose future has been endangered by Governor Ortom’s first term are clamouring for a second term for him? God have mercy.

“Perhaps, someone should tell Governor Ortom the home bitter truth, that it will be easier for the Camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for Benue people, in this present misery to indulge him with a second term. Governor Ortom should know that the same God whose face he is seeking for a second term also created we, the other Benue people. And He is watching Governor Ortom’s first term.”

Anambra needs bold leaders - Chidoka Idu Jude, Abuja Former Minister of Aviation and front line contender in the November 18, 2017 Anambra State governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka, says the time has come for Anambra State to have a government that is not afraid but bold and fearless enough to speak out for the people and defend them against unwarranted aggression Chidoka, who is contesting on the platform of the United Progressive Party (UPP) stated this while commissioning his campaign office in Umueze Anam in Anambra West Local Government, which signaled the flag-off of tours and commissioning of his campaign offices in the 21 local government areas of the state.

“I stand for peace and everyone knows that Anambra people are hard working, hospitable and very peaceful. But we cannot continue to suffer repeated unjustified attacks and harassment because those in position are afraid to stand up for the people who elected them into office.

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“Our people can no longer continue to agonise under leaders who are afraid to speak out for them when it matters and who are afraid to identify with the fears and views of the people even in a democracy. The time has therefore come for Anambra State to have

a government run by individuals who are not afraid, but bold enough speak out for the people and defend them in the face of unwarranted aggression,” he said.

Chidoka insisted the state must enact laws and set rules to protect the people from all forms of aggression including invasions by herdsmen, adding that anybody found violating the rules will not be spared.

Praying at the commissioning of the campaign office in Umueze Anam, Chief Chidoka expressed shock over the level of neglect and lack of government presence in Anambra West Local Government.

Also on Saturday, Chief Chidoka equally commissioned his campaign office in Anambra East Local Government where the spokesperson of the campaign team in the area, Elder Paul Oforka said the people of Anambra East believe that he has the capacity, honesty and presence of mind to right the wrongs inflicted on the area in the last four years.

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Igbos wants true federalism, good governance, not Biafra -Ubani Iniobong Iwok Amidst increasing agitations for a sovereign state of Biafra, the Second Vice President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Barrister Oyekachi Monday Ubani has disclosed that major Igbo indigenes and stakeholders who understand the nature of the country want it restructured to guarantee true federalism and good governances, not a Biafra state.

Ubani who stated this in an interview with The Daily Times, noted that the agitation in South Eastern Nigeria was due to the several years of neglect of the region by successive administrations in the country.

He cited the deplorable state of infrastructures in the south East as an example, adding that the resolutions of reconstruction of the region after the civil war has not been implemented by successive administrations.

The former Ikeja NBA chairman stated that the country was defective as presently constituted, stressing that there was the urgent need for restructuring of the country and devolution of power, adding that it would help to resolve the major problems bedeviling the country.

He said: “What the major stakeholders and people in the South East want is restructuring and good governance, if you look at the region you would see after the civil war there have been decay in the region in terms of infrastructure the resolution of reconstruction after the war there have not been addressed. But look at the war in the North; there has been a bill for the reconstruction the North.

“There is need to restructure, the system as constituted is defective, put the proper structure in place, most of these inefficiency would be checked.”

Speaking on the anti graft war, he stressed that the anti graft agencies were making significant progress, but cautioned the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to do thorough investigation on suspects before arresting them.

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Osun bye-election: CNPP endorses Adeleke, warns against postponement The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) in Osun State, says it has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr Ademola Adeleke, for the July 8 senatorial bye-election in Osun-West.

Secretary of the conference in the state, Mr Gbade Adelakun, made this known at a news briefing on Sunday in Ede in Osun.

Adelakun said that the group endorsed the PDP candidate because it believed that he would deliver the dividends of democracy to the people in the constituency.

He said that nine political parties had supported Adeleke’s candidature for the byeelection, and listed them as All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Action Alliance (AA), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Green Party of Nigeria (GPN).

Others, according to him, are Alliance for Democracy (AD), Democratic People’s Party (DPP), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN) and People’s Democratic Movement (PDM).

Adelakun urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to postpone the election as being rumoured, and warned that the group would resist such action.

He alleged that INEC had been under pressure from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to shift the election date.

“Postponement of the election will amount to unnecessary tension among the political parties. The moral burden is on INEC not to

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shift the date of election,” he said.

The conference’s scribe also alleged that APC was planning to rig the bye-election with the help of “State Boys”.

“We call on security agents and law-abiding citizens of Osun and Osun-West Senatorial District in particular, to call on the APC to allow wise counsel to prevail in this matter, a stitch in time saves nine,” he said.

However, the APC Director of Publicity and Stategy in the state, Mr Kunle Oyatomi, dismissed the allegations as baseless.

Oyatomi said that APC would win the election, adding that the party had no plan to rig any election.

Director of Publicity and Voter Education at INEC, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, had on Thursday, said that the commission was not planning to shift the election as being alleged.

The bye-election was prompted by the death of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, the representative of the district in the Senate, on April 23.

His younger brother, Demola, was subsequently given the mandate by the PDP to be its candidate in the election. His closest opponent is Mr Mudashiru Hussain of the APC. (NAN)

Reps Majority Leader, Gbajabiamila empowers constituents with vehicles

Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has presented brand new vehicles to four members of his Surulere Federal Constituency.

The vehicles, a Toyota Hilux Pick up, a Mitsubishi Pick up and two Kia saloon cars, were presented on Sunday in Lagos to the beneficiaries under the second phase of the lawmaker’s Constituency Support Programme.

Gbajabiamila had in March presented six brand new vehicles to constituents in the first phase of the programme designed to empower beneficiaries to start taxi business with Uber and Taxify.

The four beneficiaries of the second phase of the empowerment programme, across the nine wards in the constituency, emerged through a raffle draw.

Gbajabiamila, while presenting the keys of the vehicles to the beneficiaries, said the empowerment was a redemption of his electoral promise to make impact on the lives of members of his constituency.

He noted that leadership was about making great impacts on the lives of the people, saying the programme was a way of giving back to his constituents and connecting with them.

“What we are doing today is what we have always done to make the people of this constituency happy and make them feel the impact of democracy.

“We did the first phase in March to empower people to start their businesses. This is the second phase and we are so happy to see how happy the beneficiaries are.

“You see, I don’t believe that it is only when elections are approaching that a leader has to connect with his people.

“That connection with the people should be continual. We have done a couple of empowerment, this is another one, and by God’s grace, we will continue to do more,” he said.

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The lawmaker said he would continue to serve the people to justify the mandate given to him to represent them at the House of Representatives.

He advised the beneficiaries to make good use of the vehicles for the upliftment of their lives and those of their family members.

The Majority Leader urged those who missed out in the programme to exercise patience as they could still benefit from his subsequent empowerment programmes.

Gbajabiamila enjoined constituents to be faithful to the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the party was committed to delivering the dividends of democracy to all parts of the state.

On the forthcoming council poll, the lawmaker urged residents to vote according to their conscience.

He urged residents to shun acts of violence before and during the election and do their bit to ensure the poll is peaceful.

“My advice to all residents is to ensure the

election is successful by embracing peace and eschewing violence.

“Also, it is the duty of everyone to ensure the poll is credible. It is when we have credible elections that we can have credible leaders,” he said.

One of the beneficiaries of the programme, Mr Christian Fregene, thanked the lawmaker for the vehicle, saying the lawmaker had demonstrated true leadership with the programme.

He said he was positively overwhelmed by the vehicle empowerment and promised to put it into good use.

“This is the first time I am getting an empowerment benefit in this constituency, and good enough, the empowerment is a big one.

“I thank the Majority Leader for this demonstration of service to the people and I pray God should continue to guide him to do more,” he said.

Another beneficiary, Mr Suleiman Thompson, who went home with the Toyota Hilux vehicle, said he was extremely happy.

He described the representation of Gbajabiamila as the best so far in Surulere, and urged the lawmaker to continue with the good work.

“This is the first time an incredible thing like this is happening in Surulere. We have never had it this good.

“I want to commend our leader for this great initiative and I want to express my appreciation and assure him that the people of this constituency are behind him,” he said.

Thompson urged those who did not benefit at the programme not to feel bad as the lawmaker had promised to reach out to more people in subsequent programmes.

NAN reports that the Sole Administrator of Surulere Local Government Area, Mr Sheriff Balogun, was one of top politicians, prominent people in the constituency as well as other constituents who graced the presentation of the vehicles.

Al-Makura threatens prosecution on hate speeches Nasarawa State governor, Umaru Al-Makura has said that his government will henceforth arrest and prosecute individuals and groups engaging in hate speeches capable of breaching the peace of the state.

A statement by Ahmed Tukur, the Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity, said Al-Makura issued the warning on Sunday when the Emir of Lafia, Alhaji Mustapha Agwai, led other tradition rulers on a Sallah homage to the Government House in Lafia.

He said the warning had become imperative in order to ensure the sustenance of peace in the state and check the activities of mischief makers bent on inciting violence.

“Anybody caught making provocative statements that infringes on the rights of groups or individuals will be severely dealt with in accordance with the law,” he said.

Al-Makura maintained that those hiding behind politics to incite the public should desist or be ready to face the full wrath of the law, adding that government has the responsibility to ensure that such utterances do not degenerate to unrest.

“Government will not allow those hiding in the name of politics to insult traditional rulers, individuals or groups either on the social media or newspapers go unpunished, ” AlMakura said.

He urged traditional rulers to caution their subjects against making reckless statements and called for support toward punishing recalcitrant individuals and groups who would not heed counsel.

Al-Makura said that the state has suffered enough crises and bloodletting and assured that the present administration would continue to work assiduously to sustain the prevailing peace in the state.

He also promised that government would continue to protect the rights of all citizens, irrespective of ethnicity, religious and political affiliation.

(NAN)

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Reforms initiated by late Suntai will not be forgotten – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that reforms initiated by the late Taraba State governor, Danbaba Suntai, to promote delivery of dividends of democracy to Taraba people would not be forgotten.

The National Caretaker Committee of the party stated this in a condolence message on the demise of the former governor issued on Sunday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo Adeyeye.

Suntai, 56, died on Thursday of complications from injuries he sustained when a plane he was piloting crashed on Oct. 25, 2012, in Yola, while in office as governor.

The committee-led by Sen. Ahmed Makarfi condoled with the Gov. Darius Ishaku, the people of Taraba State and the family of the deceased former governor.

“As governor of Taraba, the late Pharmacist initiated reforms to make local government administration more independent and transparent, among other lofty ideas aimed at delivering good dividends to his people.

“For instance, Suntai ensured that pensioners in the state were paid regularly, and the Pension Bill reduced from

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N33 million to N22 million before he left office.

“It is noteworthy that in 2009, Suntai established the Computerized Stone Crushing and Asphalt Plant in Taraba to provide enough raw materials for the construction of roads, houses and other related matters in the state.

“The former governor no doubt, did

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his best to provide for his family and served the state well,” it said.

Late Suntai was elected in 2007 as the governor of Taraba State on the platform of the PDP. He was re-elected in 2011 but could not complete the term due to his incapacitation resulting from the plane crash.

(NAN)

Osun lawmaker wants govt to invest in tourism, culture to boost economy A member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on government at all levels to invest in tourism and culture to boost the economy and create more jobs.

Oyintiloye representing Obokun Constituency, made the call during the 2017 edition of Obokun Festival on Sunday in Ibokun, Osun State.

The lawmaker noted that if proper attention was paid to tourism and culture; it would not only serve as alternative source of income, but also reinforce the fight against social vices.

Oyintiloye who is the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, said government’s investment in tourism and culture would result in job creation.

He said that tourism operators would employ tour guides, horticulturists, canteen operators, entertainers, producers of handicraft and arts works to service tourists and visitors.

“It is now the prerogative of the government and Nigerians to tap into the opportunities in the tourism sector,” the lawmaker said.

Oyintiloye who described ‘the Ibokun Festival ‘ as a unique culture, called on the state government to develop it so that it could become another veritable source of revenue for it.

The lawmaker, who noted that Obokun cultural value and tourism potential were enormous, appealed to all stakeholders including sons and daughters of Ibokun at home and in the Diaspora to contribute their quota toward its devel-

opment.

Oyintiloye, however, commended the state government for developing a tourism master plan, which he said had a robust and global outlook.

In her remarks, the Special Adviser to Gov. Rauf Aregbesola on Tourism, Mrs Taiwo Oluga, said the state government was making efforts to make the festival a national as well as international one.

Oluga said government was passionate about sustainable tourism development towards job and wealth creation.

Also speaking, the Oba Ibokun of Ibokun, Oba Festus Awogboro, advised the state government to promote and fund the Obokun Festival and other cultural festivals in the state.

He said with that, they would be able

to compete favourably with other indigenous, national and international cultural festivals.

He said that they would also serve as sources of revenue for government.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obokun Festival is one of the traditional festivals being celebrated among the Yoruba people, but peculiar to the people of Ibokun.

It is widely believed among the people of Ibokun that the celebration was in remembrance of its founding father, “Obokun” who was considered a brave warrior and a hero that fought several wars to liberate the town from external forces.

The festival is also used to pray for peace for the town.

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INEC registers 35,909 new voters in Ekiti ahead of 2018 governorship poll The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State has registered 35, 909 new voters as part of its preparations for the 2018 gubernatorial election in the state.

The INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, Dr. Muslim Omoleke, said this on Sunday in a statement.

He said that the figure was generated from the ongoing continuous-voter registration in the state.

The statement was released to journalists by INEC’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin.

Omoleke giving a breakdown said that 35,909 eligible voters comprising of 18,193 males and 17,716 females were registered as at June 29, 2017.

He said the exercise which began on April 27, 2017 in the state has been very successful.

Omoleke said that the commission also had 4,154 registered voters who were seeking transfer of their voting rights to new locations from within and outside the state.

He said that 1,048 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) had so far been distributed in the state out of those initially left uncollected by voters.

He said that six new registration centres had also been allocated to the state based on returns and agitation for more centres to ease the process.

According to the state INEC, the new registration centres are at St. Michael’s Primary School, Ajilosun, Ado Ekiti, for Ado Ekiti Local Government Area; Health Centre, Omuo-Ekiti for Ekiti East Local Government Area and CAC Primary School, Ipoti-Ekiti for Ijero Local Government Area.

Others are: Post Office building, IkereEkiti for Ikere Local Government Area; LA Primary School, Ikosu for Moba Local Government Area and St. John Anglican Primary School, Ilupeju for Oye Local Government Area.

The commission commended the people of the state for their cooperation in ensuring a smooth conduct of the exercise.

He advised other eligible voters to visit other designated registration centres in their respective local government areas to register.

“They should realise that it is criminal and punishable under the law to register more than once,” he said in the statement. (NAN)

CSO charges Northern Youths on peace building A Civil Society Organisation, Conscience Nigeria, has advised youths in Northern Nigeria to use their time and resources to promote peace and unity in the country.

Executive Director of the organization, Mr Tosin Adeyanju, gave the advice in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Adeyanju urged the youths to desist from “fanning the ember of disunity” in the country, and cautioned them against efforts to “blackmail Acting President Yemi Osinbajo from performing his functions in that capacity.

He recalled that recently, Coalition

of Northern Youths issued a statement, alleging that South-West leaders were planning to install Osinbajo as Nigeria’s president.

“We condemned this kind of statement in strong terms.

“We believe that such statement will further heat up the polity and divide the nation. There are so much hate speeches flying around the country at this time,” he said.

Adeyanju called on the Acting President to consider a session with the youths in the country, and commended him for dialoguing with all interest groups.

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News 12 Continued from page 1 emerged that the contract, which was designed to link Maidugur, Borno State in the North East to Calabar, Cross Rivers State in South South Nigeria, has been a subject of probe as $356million was allegedly paid to a non-existent company with little or no job done.

The Daily Times recalls that European investigators are now probing how a dormant firm secured $356milliom rail

Rep decries forceful repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on IDPs, Refugees and North-East Initiatives, Sani Zorro, on Monday, decried the forceful repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon.

Zorro said this when Volker Turk, the United Nation Humanitarian Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, visited the Minister of Interior in Abuja.

He said that Nigerians returning back from Cameroon were facing double displacement because they were presently staying at the internally displaced camps.

Zorro urged the UNHCR to investigate the reasons why the Nigerian refugees in Cameroon were repatriated back home and make this public and to make sure that Cameroon implemented the tripartite agreement.

He, however, said that the national assembly was ready to support the commission and the ministry in making sure that the present challenge was resolved.

“As you are aware, our refugees from Cameroon that are coming back to Nigeria continued to suffer double displacement.

“In the first instance, they were displaced and dispersed when they crossed over the border and upon their return they have found themselves again in internally displaced camps.

“This calls for very urgent humanitarian protection and assistance which the UNHCR always provide the expertise to manage such situation.

“We at the national assembly level, are always ready, willing and cannot wait to complement the efforts of the executive arms of government and UNHCR to resolve this case’’.

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FOI: Daily Times writes Amaechi contract in Nigeria.

An online medium, The Will, further reports that the contract for the rehabilitation of Lot 3 of the Nigerian Railway Corporation’s Eastern line of Calabar to Maiduguri is being probed by European investigators, who see the development as one of the biggest money laundering cases and outright

theft of public funds in Nigeria.

The online medium further disclosed that the Lot 3, being the Kuru to Maiduguri section of the railway project, was reportedly awarded to Lingo Nigeria, owned by an Nnewi-born Abuja hotelier, Mr. Linus Ukachukwu. The firm and its offshore partners, Strasky Husty

and Partners, were allegedly paid $356million.

According to it, the contract, which has a cost implication of N23,720,359,033.79 came under the project description “Rehabilitation of the Railway Track Network-Eastern Line Contract 7 (km 803 to km 1443Kuru to Maiduguri) and the contractor was listed as “Messrs Lingo

(Nigeria)Limited in association with Strasky Husty and Partners Limited of Czech Republic.”

It added that after brief mobilisation to the site, the equivalent of the contract sum, $356m was eventually paid in full, but the job was reportedly abandoned after the money was collected.

Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (r), flagbearer of the APC for the forthcoming July 8 bye-election in Osun West Senatorial District, Mudasiru Hussein, at the flag-off of Mega Rally in Ejigbo… on Monday.

NIMC deploys SMS Platform for NIN, Card Services The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has deployed a Short Message Service (SMS) that allows members of the public to ascertain and verify the authenticity of their National Identification Number (NIN) and access other services.

Mr. Loveday Ogbonna, Head of Corporate Affairs of the Commission, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

According to Ogbonna, the services provided by the SMS platform include the Personal NIN Lookup, which allows an individual check their NIN; “The Card Status Check, which check the print and delivery status of an individual’s National e-ID Card.

“The Change Telephone Number, which al-

lows an individual change the phone number used during enrolment to a new one where the old phone number is no longer available and the Help, which allows an individual seek help on available services,” he said.

He said individuals could check their NIN by sending the key word “mynin” to any of the specified number and the result would be the sender’s NIN. The official said that the phone number used for sending the request must correspond with the number the individual supplied to NIMC at the time of registration.

Ogbonna said where the individual seeks to change their telephone number, they could sends “Changeme/FirstName/Surname/ OldPhoneNo/Last4digitNIN” and the ser-

vice will reply with the user’s full name and acknowledgement of the change from the old number to the new number.

“In the same vein, where a “cardstatus” request is sent to the specified phone numbers, it returns the state of readiness (where applicable) of the card.

“Responses include: Card ready but not dispatched, Card ready, where the card is ready, it displays your batch ID and other details to enable you pick up your card, or Card Collected.

According to him, similarly, the “Help” function is sent to any of the numbers listed below in order to seek help on available services where the individual is not conversant with any of the available SMS Card and NIN services.

INEC announces timetable for Melaye’s recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday released the timetable for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye.

The embattled senator is representing Kogi West at the National Assembly.

In the timetable released on Monday, INEC stated that the process of recall would take place between July 10, 2017 and August 19, 2017.

The regulatory body had on June 22, 2017, wrote a letter to Melaye, informing him that it had fixed July 3 to announce details of his recall process.

But the decision of the INEC to kickstart the recall of Melaye is coming amidst efforts by Melaye’s lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) to stop the commission from commencing the process.

INEC had last week acknowledged receiving a petition from Melaye’s constituents seeking to recall him from the Senate.

No fewer than 52 per cent of registered voters in Dino Melaye’s constituency have signed the petition.

The EFCC had also written to Melaye, informing him formally of the receipt of the petition against him, saying that

it would begin the process on July 3.

Melaye’s lawyer, Ozekhome, had filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Abuja in suit No. FHC/ABJ/ CS/587/2017, challenging the propriety of the bid to recall him.

Ozekhome later wrote to INEC, informing the commission of the suit and asking it not to proceed with the recall process until the matter is determined.

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Editorial Pneumonia and Nigeria’s children

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ometime ago, the Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Agency (BSPHA), Adamu Ibrahim Gamawa, disclosed that more than 177,000 Nigeria children under five years die from pneumonia and other diseases every year. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Bauchi, Gamawa said investigation shows that Nigeria is among 10 countries whose children not more than five years old are at a great risk of dying from Pneumonococcal diseases. Buttressing this scary statistics is the fact that Nigeria has the second highest burden of childhood mortality from pneumonia, after India.

It is estimated that pneumonia causes 17 per cent (127,000) of child deaths annually in Nigeria. From the year 2000 to 2013, the number of under-five children dying annually from pneumonia has remained practically unchanged. In contrast, child deaths from malaria and measles declined by 34 per cent and 97 per cent respectively. Severe pneumonia in childhood is associated with increased long-term respiratory morbidity and disease burden and is more fatal than non-severe disease. Furthermore, it is estimated that 56 million episodes of lung infections occur among Nigerian children every year.

According to health experts, pneumonia is the inflammation of lung parenchyma due to pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. It is also a condition typically associated with fever and other respiratory symptoms. There is no denying the fact that pneumonia is an economic burden for families and communities, contributing to the cycle of poverty.

Incidentally, many pneumoniacausing pathogens, particularly those found in hospital settings, are resistant to all but the strongest forms of antibiotics. Understanding the epidemiology of pneumonia has been identified as a pressing priority for public health research. However, medical authorities insist that immunisation

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In Nigeria, the fight against the disease has met with varying degrees of success. For example, the Federal Government in 2012 launched the Saving One Million Lives Initiative (SOML), aimed at increasing access to proven interventions across six maternal newborn and child health programme areas. The core strategy is to employ performance management to drive accountability and action to reach specific targets on coverage of interventions and number of lives saved.

While we applaud the continuing initiatives by both the Federal and state governments at combating this child killer disease, it is imperative that they come up with effective case management strategies to ensure that children receive the right treatment for pneumonia quickly. Moreover, there should be concerted sensitisation of Nigerians, especially the low-income groups on the need to adopt improved hygienic lifestyles and increase vaccine intake for their children.

In addition, women must be encouraged and supported to feed their children only breast milk for the first six months of life and give appropriate complementary feeding when they are older. The good news is that that pneumonia is preventable. A crucial part of the solution is to recognise the danger and take adequate preventive measures. By focusing on children in the poorest households, many more lives can be saved.

It is also important to increase family awareness of the dangers of pneumonia and the critical importance of seeking care quickly and exploring new models of service delivery that better integrate pneumonia diagnosis treatment with the delivery of vaccines.

Until this happens, pneumonia will remain Nigeria’s biggest and most silent killer of infants and little children.

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Goodluck Jonathan

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“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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ICAO Council elects Nigerian representative as second vice president Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council has elected Nigerian representative, Captain Musa Nuhu, as the Second Vice-President of the council during the last meeting of the recently concluded 211th session of ICAO Council over the weekend at its headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

Also, the council elected Mr. Tee Chiou Ng, the representative of Singapore as the First Vice-President and Mr. Germinal Sarasqueta Oller of Panama as the Third Vice-President.

Captain Nuhu’s election and that of the other two vice presidents is in compliance with Rules of Procedure for the Council (ICAO Doc 7559/10). The tenure is one-year term for the elected Vice Presidents.

According to the Rules of Procedure for the council, Rule 10 states that: “In the absence of the President, the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President or the Third Vice-President in that order shall exercise the functions vested in the President by

these Rules of Procedure.”

In a professional career that spanned over three decades, Captain Nuhu started his career as an Airline Pilot with defunct Nigeria Airways Ltd, before serving for over 15 years as a Captain and Safety Officer with Presidential Air Fleet.

He ventured into the private sector for 10 years as an Airline Captain, Safety Officer and Chief Pilot. He was the Technical Assistant to the Hon. Minister of State Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika before his appointment as the Representative of Nigeria on ICAO Council.

In addition to Airline Transport Pilot License, Captain Nuhu holds the prestigious International Aviation MBA Degree from Concordia University Montreal, Canada. He also obtained several professional and managerial certificates in Aviation Safety, Aircraft Accident Investigation, Audit, Quality Management Systems amongst others.

Captain Nuhu is a member of several professional organizations including the renowned Royal Aeronautical Society, London, UK.

Army commander charges traders to be proactive in environmental matters Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

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As part of the events mapped out for this year’s Army Day celebration, the officers and men of the 302 Military Cantonment, Onitsha, Anambra state, in collaboration with the state government, embarked on cleaning exercise at a huge refuse dump at Electrical International Market, Obosi, along the OnitshaOwerri highway.

Speaking at the occasion, the Commander, Col. Idongesit Uko Akpan Akpan, who said the army chose the place for this year’s clean up exercise, having considered its strategic positioning.

He advised traders to always avoid the attitude of indifference, particularly to the cleaning up of their business environment, pleading with them to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse as cleanness is next to godliness.

“Today, we came to assist the state government in cleaning up the refuse here and I am appealing to the leadership of the market to make sure that this point we’ve cleared of rubbish is kept clean.

The essence of today’s exercise stands as our own contribution in reciprocating the relentless effort of the the Governor in making the state one of the neatest in the country,” he stated.

Col. Akpan, who was in company of the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Sanitation, Lady Florence Njede Oraedum and the Transition Committee Chairman, Idemili North local government area of the state, Barr. Asha Nnabuife thanked the Governor of the state for making the state look neater

than he met it.

In her remarks, Lady Florence frowned at what she considered the gory sight they met on ground at the market, thanked the military for finding time to assist her office in cleaning up the state.

She stated that the kind gesture of the military has shown that they appreciate the programme of the state government as it concerns keeping the state clean.

Describing littering rubbish inside the drainage within the electrical market by the traders as “rascality,” the governor’s aide called for all hands to be on deck for the government to achieve cleaning up the state, boasting that the state governor has done wonderfully well in this regard.

She called called on the traders to support the governor’s second tenure bid, which, according her, would give the him the opportunity of accomplishing the good jobs he has started in the st The Transition Committee Chairman, Idemili North thanked the Nigeria Army for having demonstrated military-civilians cordial relationship even as he assured the Nigeria Army that the state government as usual will keep on partnering with all the security apparatus in the state, especially the Army in sustaining security of the State .

Nnabuife used the opportunity to warn the traders within the council area to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse in unauthorized areas, stating that it was not going to be business as usual for those messing the state up through dumping waste in the drainage.

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Restructuring: You are on your own, MASSOB, BIM blast Govs, Igbo leaders, others

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Information, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Biafra Independent Movement (MASSOB, BIM), Mr. Sunday Okereafor, has said that South East governors, National Assembly members, Ohaneze Ndigbo and other leaders that met in Enugu on Sunday to declare their support for restructuring are on their own.

Okereafor who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday said that the decision to back restructuring by top politicians from the zone was not in the interest of Ndigbo that have for long been clamouring for Biafra.

According to him, “The problem of the zone is mainly insensitivity on the part of political leaders who take decisions without feeling the pulse of the larger populace.

Okereafor flayed the leaders for not consulting the people before declaring their support for restructuring.

“What are you restructur-

ing in a country that is almost turning to shreds? Why will you impose your decision without consultation, which is against the desire of the majority?” he queried.

“MASSOB BIM is saying that restructuring is not in the interest of the Igbo nation. All we are saying is that the federal government should give room for the conduct of a referendum; then we will know if our political leaders were right in their support for restructuring or the peoples demand for Biafra is more popular.

“I can bet you that over 95 percent of Igbo want Biafra, our political leaders are only desperate and selfish as some of them have turned to political contractors just to fill their personal pockets at the expense of Ndigbo who Nigerian successive governments have continued to treat as second class citizens,” he said.

According to him, “Ndigbo have been frustrated into thinking that we are no longer wanted in this entity called Nigeria: When a couple grew tired of marriage, there is room for di-

vorce. No one should hold us against our wishes.

“Anything other than Biafra is not accepted to MASSOBBIM,” he added.

The MASSOB-BIM director of Information noted that nobody mustered enough courage to speak up and condemn the marginalization of Igbo nation until their leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, came on board 18 years ago.

According to him, Uwazuruike hoisted the flag, lighted the candle and since then the fire for Biafra agitation has been burning.

“Uwazuruike introduced the first successful sit-at-home as well as peaceful protests in the country.

“No one was able to speak up for Biafra until Uwazuruike came and raised the consciousness in the minds of Ndigbo,” he said adding that MASSOBBIM welcomes genuine freedom fighters and not fraudsters who use the movement to extort money from individuals in the name of actualization of Biafra.

Separatist agitators working against wish of God, says cleric on the pulpit of Primate Luke wrong. There are processes by ÏÏÏ

Those fanning embers of disunity in the country are working against the will of God and this would soon backfire on them, as no law under the present constitution permits anyone to disobey leaders whether political, spiritual or traditional.

This was the position of Supreme Head of Cherubim & Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, Prophet Solomon Alao.

Alao stated this on Sunday while addressing hundreds of faithful at the 30th years

Babasanya, General Overseer of the Church of the King of kings, Iju, Lagos.

According to Alao, “We have read and seen a lot about threats and counter-threats coming from some sections of the country, but I tell Nigerians today that those fanning embers of disunity in the country would be put to shame as the coming together of the various groups to form Nigeria was an act of God. There is no law that permits anyone to disobey the leaders be it political, spiritual or traditional even when they are believed to have gone

which we can ventilate our angers but not to resort to threatening other groups as we have seen of late.

Alao also urged those agitating for the dissolution of the country to jettison the idea saying, “Our strength lies in unity as a country.”

Speaking in similar vein, Primate Babasanya assured that it was not the vision of God for Nigeria to divide. He also emphasised that there would be no war in the country and that all differences would be resolved amicably among groups.

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NLC, TUC suspend industrial action in C’River State Edem Edem , Calabar

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Bauchi State Governor Muhammed Abubukar (left) receives an award from the team leader of Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Course 25, Commander Aliyu Lawal, during a courtesy visit on Abubakar in Bauchi State… on Tuesday.

Ekiti teachers protest planned inclusion of primary schools in council autonomy Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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of the Ekiti state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday occupied the streets of Ado Ekiti, the state capital, to protest against what they called “planned inclusion of primary school administration in the proposed autonomy of local governments.”

The teachers who gathered at the Awedele junction as early as 8 am, moved through the streets, chanting solidarity songs as they headed for the State House of Assembly, where they were received by the lawmakers, led by the Speaker, Hon. Kola Oluwawole.

The teachers carried placards with inscriptions, including ‘LG autonomy is perpetual slavery for primary education’, ‘Don’t enslave primary education with LGs’ autonomy’, ‘Foundation of primary education in Nigeria is under threat with proposed LG autonomy’, ‘No to LG autonomy with primary school funding’ and ‘Once beaten, twice shy, no marriage of primary schools with LGs’.

Speaking through its chairman, Com. Samuel Segun Olugbesan, the union warned of serious consequences of ceding the administra-

tion of primary schools, including payment of salaries and allowances of teachers of primary schools to councils, should they eventually be given autonomy.

Olugbesan explained teachers were not opposed to the agitation for the independence of the LGs, clarifying “We are not opposed to LG autonomy, but if this will make the LGs take over primary education administration, we reject it.”

According to him, if the councils eventually won independence, the administration of primary schools should become the responsibility of either the federal or state governments, noting only this could assure the teachers of prompt payment of their salaries and allowances which he said was currently suffering.

Addressing the lawmakers, Olugbesan said: “We have come to tell the whole world that teachers must be respected, listened to and loved, and the time is now. We have heard that some people are working for the independence of the local governments. We are not opposed to this. But we reject the autonomy if teachers would be put under the councils.

“There was a time house owners were refusing to let out their houses to teachers. This was a period the LGs owed teachers about 30 months

salaries and allowances. Things were so bad that no one could be proud of being a teacher.

“You can afford not to have polytechnic or university education.

Someone can decide not to obtain other qualifications after the primary school. Primary education is basic and fundamental. We must respect the teachers. We want to send you to the governor who we know love and appreciate teachers not to do anything that will enslave the teachers,” Olugbesan said.

The Speaker, in company with his deputy, Segun Adewumi, Head of Service, Dr Gbenga Faseluka and Chief of Staff to the governor, Bar. Dipo Anisulowo, assured both the governor and the State Assembly would support them in their agitation, adding that whatever would disturb prompt and timely payment of teachers must be avoided by all means.

Oluwawole said: “You are making a legitimate demand and Ekiti state government will support you.

Primary education is the foundation of enlightenment. The payment of teachers has to be regular and sustainable. You have submitted a position a position paper which will be channelled to the national headquartres for proper Address.”

Chidoka, commissions campaign offices Idu Jude, Abuja

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sioning of his campaign offices in the 21 local government areas of the state.

“I stand for peace and everyone knows that Anambra people are hard working, hospitable and very peaceful. But we cannot continue to suffer repeated unjustified attacks and harassment because those in position are afraid to stand up for the people who elected them into office.

“Our people can no longer continue to agonize under leaders who are afraid to speak out for them when it matters and who are afraid to identify with the fears and views of the people even in a democracy.

The time has therefore come for Anambra state to have a govern-

Minister of Aviation and frontline contender in the November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka, says the time has come for Anambra state to have a government that is not afraid but bold and fearless enough to speak out for the people and defend them against unwarranted aggression.

Chief Chidoka, who is contesting on the platform of the United Progressive Party (UPP), stated this on Saturday, July 1, 2017 while commissioning his campaign office in Umueze Anam in Anambra West Local Government, which signaled the flag-off of tours and commis-

ment run by individuals who are not afraid but bold enough speak out for the people and defend them in the face of unwarranted aggression”, hesaid.

Chief Chidoka insisted the state must enact laws and set rules to protect the people from all forms of aggression including invasions by herdsmen adding that anybody found violating the rules will not be spared.

Praying at the commissioning of the campaign office in Umueze Anam, Chief Chidoka expressed shock over the level of neglect and lack of government presence in Anambra West Local Government.

indefinite strike called upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Cross River state has been suspended. The 10 day indefinite strike was suspended on Monday by the two industrial unions in Calabar, the Cross River state capital.

Prior to this development, the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) had pulled out of the strike while the executive chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey, had urged the NUT in the state to back out completely from the strike.

Sequel to the industrial action by the unions due to the failure of the state government to implement the agreement reached with labour on the May 30, 2017, a meeting was convened on Sunday July 2, 2017 to resolve the crisis.

Consequently, in a 12 point agreement signed by the representatives of government and labour, the duo agreed that the promotion exercise of deserving civil servants to continue, letters release and implemented. The Commissioner for

Finance and the Accountant General are to implement all the agreements reached, including payment of gratuities to retirees from June to December 2013.

Other aspects of the agreement included the payment of monthly impress to MDAs while that of May 2017 is to be paid immediately.

“Full payment of salaries of newly appointed Permanent Secretaries should take effect from June 2017 while the arrears should be worked out for payment and appointment letters released forthwith, Labour to produce a list of all unpaid staff of LGAs and Primary School teachers to government through the Commissioner for Finance for verification and payment.”

The agreement further added that all deductions be paid to beneficiaries immediately after payment of monthly salaries and Accountant General is to liaise with the Governor for the authorization of the release of the gratuities to LG Pensioners and all other outstanding issues to be addressed in due course.

“No worker shall be victimized for his or her role during the strike period and the industrial action by organized labour is hereby suspended.”

Gov Bello reiterates commitment to completing projects in Okunland, others Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has reiterated commitment to completing the ongoing projects in Okun land and other parts of the state for the good of the people.

The governor who was represented by his Deputy, Elder Simon Achuba at the Thanksgiving Ceremony of the Majority Leader of the State House of Assembly, Hon Mathew Kolawole at the Christ Apostolic Church in Kabba.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Akor Sylvester on Monday, Achuba lauded the continuous support of the Okun people to the present administration, despite distractions from certain quarters.

He urged the people to look for ways of managing the internal crisis and cooperate with the New Direction Team of his administration for more dividend of democracy in the entire land.

On their request to have a campus of Kogi State University, Anyigba in Kabba, the Governor said his government was thinking beyond their expectation, saying government was rather thinking of working towards the upgrade of College of Agriculture, Kabba to university.

He said the people would benefit more when the school is upgraded to university than having a campus of the Kogi State University in Kabba.

On power rotation, the Governor said the people have reasons to support this administration led by him (an Ebira man from central) so that, when it comes to their turn, they will equally have the support from the area.

The Governor, while commending the good works of the majority leader in the area, said his administration valued the relationship that existed between the executive, legislative and the judicial arms of government in the state.

He enjoined other lawmakers, political office holders and successful business men and women to always give back to the communities, adding that “when you give, you receive more”.

Giving his testimony in the church, the majority leader of the State House of Assembly, Hon Mathew Kolawole thanked Governor Yahaya Bello for putting kogi first in his administration, saying the people ate beginning to benefit from the government.

He narrated his ordeal and how he rose from grass to grace, urging mothers to stay by their children at all times, no matter the situation they found themselves.

He personally commended the leadership qualities and style of the Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, describing him as “a leader with difference”.

The majority who also used the occasion to thank the Deputy Governor for mobilising support for him when he first contested for the membership of the House, prayed God to keep him and always lead him in the right direction.

Speaking earlier, the Secretary to the State Government, Ayoade Folashade Arike urged the people to disregard the unfounded allegation making the rounds that Governor Bello was owing many months salaries, adding that the genuine workers in the state have been paid up till April, 2017.

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ALTON rues foreign exchange Transceiver Stations crisis, urges for govt intervention needed to boost services Stories by Tony Nwakaegho

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Following the challenges facing the economy, with companies, including telecommunications providers also at the receiving end, a group has urged the Federal Government to urgently address the issue from getting worse.

Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria, ALTON, Engineer Gbenga Adebayo, who made the observation, said although telecommunication industry has been tipped as one of the sectors that will be the cash cow that will boost the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, but, it is currently bedeviled by challenges ranging from foreign exchange, inflation, data floor price which if not address can run the sector aground.

Adebayo, made the plea during a presentation, question and answers at the Breakfast Meeting organised by Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) in Lagos recently.

He said that one of the country’s major achievements in the past 16 years, is the revolution recorded in the telecom industry.

Commenting on the foreign exchange, Engr Adebayo noted that the telecom remains the most

Engr Gbenga Adebayo Chairman ALTON

reliable public infrastructure that need forex because they operate international network from one network to the last mile network, hence if they do transaction that are dollar based they have to settle it in dollars.

He lamented that the industry is facing major challenges in the purchase of foreign exchange to fulfill contractual obligation in equipment supplies and foreign vendors.

“We operate foreign networks; we have obligations not only to vendors, we even have traffic obligations, because when you make an international call to a third party abroad you do that through a second party network and when it is terminated there that your call is redenominated in the currency of that country.

Telecommunication customers in the various networks have continued to demand for faster and much more improved broadband services in Nigeria.

However, investigation has shown that inadequate Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) is the bane of poor quality of services and that about 40, 000 BTS are required by telco operators in Nigeria, to expand and strengthen the Fourth Generation/Long Term Evolution (4G/LTE) service across the country.

Investigations also show that both Tier I and II operators, which currently offer 4G/LTE services have about 7,500 BTS, which recently increased from 1,500.

The 4G technology has been tipped as a necessary driver for the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, Smart Cities and various smart innovations technology.

4G LTE deployed on WiMAX and LTE technology offers faster, more reliable mobile broadband Internet for devices, like smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Daily Times recalled that between October and November last year, Tier I operators, including MTN, Globacom, and Etisalat declared the launch of their respective 4G/LTE services in some areas, especially, in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

The President/Managing Director, Ericsson Nigeria, Rutger Reman, said there was the need for adequate investments in the deployment of 4G LTE networks in Nigeria to aid transition to the Fifth Generation (5G).

Reman said: “If you deploy 4G properly, you have laid foundation for 5G, Nigeria needs real CONTD ON PAGE 19

NITDA alerts Nigerians on Petya ransomware attack

By Tony Nwakaegho

Following the rampaging spill of ransomware in the world, the management of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), which implements the Nigerian Information Technology Policy and co-ordinates general IT development and regulation in the country, has alerted Nigerians on another deadly cyber-attack, similar to the recent ‘WannaCry’ attack.

This attack, called, ‘Petya’ ransomware or ‘GoldenEye’, not only encrypts files but also encrypts hard drives, rendering entire computer system inaccessible.

The attack, the agency said has paralysed businesses across the world and is spreading quickly, using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that was patched in March 2017- the same bug that was exploited by the WannaCry ransomware The reports indicated that countries affected so far include Ukraine, Denmark, Russia, the

Isa Pantanmi DG NITDA

UK, Germany, France, Italy, Poland and the USA. The Agency stated that while its CERRT team is

working round the clock along with other stakeholders to come up with effective defence mechanism for the Nigerian cyberspace, other

Network Administrators in the public and private sectors as well as, individuals should take the following measures recommended during the recent WannaCry attack: isolate the system from your network to prevent the threat from further spreading; remove the system from Network; and do not use flash/pen drive, external drives on the System to copy files to other systems.

The statement by the Agency added that, as a general precautionary measure and as the security of systems remain collective responsibility, individuals and organisations should: regularly update their operating systems with the latest patches; regularly update their software applications with latest patches; turnoff unnecessary/unneeded features; avoid downloading and opening unsolicited files and attachments; adjust security software to scan compressed or archived files; and avoid indiscriminate use of wireless connections, such as Bluetooth or infrared ports.

European Union Security Commissioner Julian King

EU seeks sustained effort against cyberattacks European Union Security Commissioner, Julian King has warned that the European Union (EU) must boost its defences against cyberattacks, which have fallen behind the modern world’s reliance on the Internet and mobile devices.

The security chief, said Brussels will give 10.8 million euros ($12 million) to 14 EU countries to boost their cyber response teams following this week’s massive global cyberattack.

He said,“We’re living through an attack right now. That attack, the recent WannaCry attack and other recent attacks, serve graphically to illustrate that the cyber threats we face are growing very seriously.

“Our current dependence on the Internet and connected devices and technology is at the moment currently greater than our ability to protect ourselves, and we need to do something about that,” King informed reporters.

The latest series of cyberattacks began in Ukraine on Tuesday, hitting government and corporate computer systems across the world, as the so-called Petya Virus, spread to Western Europe and across the Atlantic.

The European Union Security Commissioner said that cyberattacks were becoming “more strategic, because they endanger critical infrastructure and indeed our democratic processes.”

Aside the extra funding for national cyber response centres, he added that there should also be extra support for the EU police agency Europol’s cybercrime department.

Europol recently described the latest cyberattacks as similar to last month’s WannaCry ransomware havoc but “more sophisticated”.

NATO also warned that cyberattacks could potentially trigger the 29-nation military alliance’s mutual defence guarantee, while making a similar call to strengthen cyber defences.

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... as Petya, WannaCry Cyberattacks cost $8bn - Report

By Tony Nwakaegho Risk-modeling firm Cyence said economic losses from recent attack and one last month from a virus dubbed WannaCry would likely worth a total $8 billion.

The estimate is an indication the sudden challenges businesses around the globe face from growth in cyber attacks that knock critical computer networks offline.

A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe recently, as it spreads to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a

chocolate factory in Australia.

“When systems are down and can’t generate revenue that really gets the attention of executives and board members.

This has heightened awareness of the need for resiliency and better security in networks,” said George Kurtz, chief executive of security software maker, CrowdStrike.

According to national police and cyber experts, the virus, which researchers are calling GoldenEye or Petya, began its spread on Tuesday in Ukraine. It infected machines of visitors to a local news site and computers downloading tainted updates of a popular tax accounting package.

It shut down a cargo booking system at Danish shipping giant A.P. MollerMaersk (MAERSKb.CO), causing congestion at some of the 76 ports around the world run by its APM Terminals subsidiary.

Maersk said late on Wednesday that the system was back online: “Booking confirmation will take a little longer than usual but we are delighted to carry your cargo,” it said via Twitter. U.S. delivery firm FedEx said its TNT Express division had been significantly affected by the virus, which also wormed its way into South America,

affecting ports in Argentina operated by China’s Cofco.

The malicious code encrypted data on machines and demanded victims $300 ransoms for recovery, similar to the extortion tactic used in the global WannaCry ransomware attack in May. Security experts said they believed that the goal was to disrupt computer systems across Ukraine, not extortion, saying the attack used powerful wiping software that made it impossible to recover lost data.

“It was a wiper disguised as ransomware. They had no intention of obtaining money from the attack,” said Tom Kellermann, chief executive of Strategic Cyber Ventures.

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investment in 4G, which will take it into 5G.” The Chief Executive Officer of ntel, Kamar Abass, told the press, recently that Nigeria’s telecoms sector needed fresh investments to drive another level of growth in the sector.

He said, “We have some millions of subscribers on 4G in the country. They are mostly on handset. My sense is that in Nigeria, within the next 24 months, people will be acquiring capabilities on top of 4G, which will get them to 5G.”The secondplaced smartphone vendor was Transsion, widely known throughout Africa via its itel, Infinix, and Tecno brands.

And in terms of feature phone shipments, Transsion comfortably outperformed its main competitors in 2016.

Smart, innovative Nigerians need 4G LTE to expand coverage, unleash innovations

By Tony Nwakaegho As Nigerians continue to leverage inherent benefits in the technology, experts suggest deliberate efforts to assist telecom operators to unleash countrywide 4G LTE coverage.

Fourth generation technologyLong-Term Evolution (4G LTE) has been predicted to become dominant access technology in 2018, making it the fastest-growing mobile technology in history.

Rutger Reman, managing director, Ericsson Nigeria, made the remark during a press briefing to unveil the 12th Ericsson Mobility Report 2017, adding that the reports indicated 4G LTE as a revolutionary technology that will help the country pave way for 5G. Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for high-speed wireless communication for mobile phones and data terminals, based on the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM)/Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS)/ High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technologies.

Ericsson noted in the report that LTE is becoming most pervasive technology in history, hence Nigerians who are smart and innovative need speed Internet and expanded coverage to unleash their innovations.

“So, it is my view that the Government, both at the Federal and State levels must encourage investments on 4G/LTE to

ensure the country leverages the technology for current revolution in the mobility ecosystem. 4G technology is a prelude to 5G which will usher in the world of Internet of Things. IoT is already happening in some climes and Nigeria can leverage the technology”, Ericsson Country Manager said.

Reman said that availability of 4G services will ensure more innovation in the tax system, utility/services, transportation, and e-government.

According to the Mobility report, in 2018, LTE (4G) will overtake GSM as the largest access technology by number of subscriptions.

The speed with which this Rutger Reman, managing director, Ericsson Nigeria technology has been rolled out and adopted is unprecedented. cent of the world’s population. massive growth in India, and It has taken only five years The Ericsson Mobility highlights the underlying need for LTE to cover 2.5 billion Report also shows that over one for mobile data. Nigeria is among people, compared to eight years million mobile Internet users the top five countries with +3 for WCDMA/HSPA, or 3G. In are added daily. million mobile subscriptions the first quarter of this year For the next six years, nearly net additions in Q1 2017. alone, 250 million new LTE 2.6 billion new subscribers The use of smartphones and subscriptions were added. will be added to mobile easy access to mobile internet While LTE uptake is driven broadband networks –enough services comprise a major part by demand for improved user to fill Africa’s largest soccer of the traffic numbers. Ericsson experience and faster networks, stadium, Soccer City in analyzes “smartphone mobile 5G deployment will also be Johannesburg (with capacity data traffic” within “mobile data driven by the need for enhanced of approximately 95, 000) 10 traffic” to illustrate this trend mobile broadband capabilities times each day. more clearly. By the end of 2022, as well as industry solutions for The latest collection of total smartphone mobile data efficiency and automation. statistics about the growth of traffic will have increased9X, 5G will be the one network to subscribers and data traffic in reaching 66ExaBytes per month. support a diversity of use cases. mobile networks is presented The November 2016 edition More than half a billion 5G in the June edition of the of the Ericsson Mobility Report subscriptions are expected to be Ericsson Mobility Report. shows that mobile data traffic activated by 2022, not including It shows the highest year- continues to grow in subIoT connections. 5G is then on-year mobile data growth Saharan Africa, and is showing expected to cover around 15 per globally since 2013, led by no signs of slowing down. It is

forecast to grow by around 55 per cent annually between 2016 and 2022.

The rapid increase in mobile data traffic in sub-Saharan Africa is driving operators to explore methods of optimizing network capacity, one of which is complementing traffic on Wi-Fi networks. Operators are offering Wi-Fi to consumers either as standalone or bundled with existing packages, and are extending Wi-Fi calling services to subscribers with devices bearing this capability.

Commenting on the report, Niklas Heuveldop, chief strategy officer and head of Technology and Emerging Business, Ericsson, said: “Based on measurements made in hundreds of mobile networks, the Ericsson Mobility Report data truly illustrates the tremendous underlying growth in the industry. 4G subscriptions are increasing faster than ever, Voice over LTE uptake is accelerating and traffic growth has reached levels we have not seen since 2013.

“I am particularly excited to see the industry’s major steps to progress network evolution, including the approval of the Non-Standalone 5G New Radio (NR) that will enable early 5G deployments. According to our forecast, we anticipate that this will lead to more than half a billion 5G subscriptions and population coverage of 15 per cent by 2022.”

On industry trends, the Mobility Report features articles on Internet for all, massive IoT coverage in cities and remote operation of vehicles with 5G.

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Public Notice 22 YEMI ELEBUIBON FOUNDATION

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

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: > (1)PROFESSOR ADEREMI GBEMISOLA ADEOTI > (2)CHIEF JIMOH BURAIMOH > (3) CHIEF MURAINA OYELAMI (4)BOLADE ADEOTI > (5) OGUNDEJI ELEBUIBON > (6) ELEBUIBON OYINKANSOLA > (7) ELEBUIBON FUNMILOLA GBEMI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : > (a)PROMOTING > THE YORUBA CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGE,(b)TO FIGHT AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE > (c) promoting the cultural rôles of women in the society. > (d)To support every child’s basic education.

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LAGOS AUTO SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS DEALERS ASSOCIATION

The general public is hereby notified that the above named organisation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commision for the removal of the following names as Trustees under Part ‘C’ of the Company and Allied Matters Act ,No 1of 1990.

Removed Trustees: -----------------1.Godwin Ndubuisi 2.Collins Ogbonnaya Uzor 3. Simeon Ibeh Other Trustees are: ------------------1.Kenneth Okafor- Chairman 2. Ikenna Emmanuel Izundu- Secretary 3.Ibeh Boniface Obi- Member 4. Nnoruka Daniel Ifeanyi- Member 5.Nchedo Obi - Member 6. Michael Okeagu- Member 7.Tochukwu Nwagulu-Member 8.Lazarus Nwaneri - Member.

POWER AS OF OLD ANOINTED MINISTRY

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DEEP FAITH PROPHETIC MISSION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD 3. EVANGELISM 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.

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This is to inform the General Public that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act , 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. PROPHET FEMI EHIS OMOIKE 2. PASTOR GEORGE FAVOUR EROMOSELE 3. PASTOR JOSEPHINE EMBHOATA OMOIKE 4. COLLINS EHIS OMOIKE 5. CHRISTIANA OMONIGO OMOIKE 6. BRO JOHN CHUKWUMA ELEWEKE 7. SOPHIA OBIANUJU EGEDE

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. ANOSIKE IFEANYI FORTUNATUS 2. EZEANI CHIEDOZIE DAMIAN ---PRESIDENT 3. NWANGERE UCHENNA CHIDIEBERE 4. IKIEBE MICHEAL ALOYE ---SECRETARY 5. OSIGWE KINGSLEY CHIZOBAM 6. EZEOKONKWO GEOFFREY CHIMA

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To Preach And Propagate The Gospel Of Jesus Christ All Over The World 2.To Deliver And Set Free The captives Of The Devil Through Faith In Christ Jesus

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) TO HELP EACH MEMBERS IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE (2) TO ASSIST MEMBERS FINANCIALLY (3) TO SUPPORT ORPHANAGE HOMES

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HULAIMOT SHODEINDE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION This is to informed the general public that the above name Non Governmental organisation has applied to the corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the company and allied matters Act, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALHAJA LATEEFAH MODUPEOLA OKUNNU. 2. MR HAMZA BABAJIDE JOSE. 3. MRS SURURAH ADESINA. 4. ALHAJI OMOLOLU KASSIM. 5. MISS NIMAT ADUKE KASSIM AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To carry on the work of children’s and adult’s literacy programme which late Alhaja Hulaimot Shodeinde had championed during her lifetime by enlightening sensitizing the Muslims and non-muslims on the importance of education for societal development.

2. To apply quality assurance principle and techniques to improving standard of education at all levels in Nigeria.

3. To foster development of Islamic/moral education amongst Muslims and to generally make Islamic education better appreciated in Nigeria.

4.to give scholarship to indigent Muslims.

5. To engender the development of Islamic civilization and education for moral,social,political and economic development in Nigeria.

Any Objections to this publication 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: MOSHOOD OLANREWAJU RASAQ, ESQ

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

This is to inform the General Public 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.

MISS AWEDA MOTUNRAYO FATIMAT

Aim And Objective: 1. To promote peace and unity amongst members.

Signed: Secretary

TRUSTEES: 1. CHIEF ABIODUN ODEDE, 3 MR KUSIKA OLUWATOSIN, 5.TAIWO BANKOLE,

Signed: secretary.

(2). Ayilara Qosim Ishola - Secretary (4). Omowale Olusegun (6). Bajulaiye Adebayo Phillips (8). Ahmadu Olabisi Gbemisola - Vice president

Signed: Barr Chinedu Caesar Okeke.

48/50 Ishaga Road, Surulere, Lagos

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

Any Objections to this publication 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.

The Trustees Are: (1). Imam Lateef Adekunle - President (3). Olayinka Babatunde Mukhtar (5). Gbenga Ojikutu (7). Amina Yahaya Usman (9). Olamiji Esther Oluwatoyin

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.

This is to informed the general public that the above name CLUB has applied to the corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the company and allied matters act 1990.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES · 1. To establish and maintain a healthy relationship with the club, by having regular meetings to discuss matters of mutual concern. · 2. To bring Obesere Fans Club, the Supporters of the Club, and the local community closer together in common interests. · 3. To have and maintain a substantial membership in order to represent Obesere Fans Club of all ages and genders, at meetings with the Club.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration under the part C of companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

Any objection should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commision, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

OBESERE FANS CLUB

2. CHIEF YOMI TAIWO , 4. OBATAYO CLEMENT

ANSAR UD DEEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1984 SET OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

I formerly known and addressed as ADEBISI YETUNDE ADESINA now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEBISI YETUNDE OLOYEDE. All former documents remain valid, General public take note

ORASHI ALL SKILLS PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION 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, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. PRINCE NWABU OGBOWU - CHAIRMAN. 2. LOVEDAY AMUA - SECRETARY 3. CHUKWUMA OBI -MEMBER. 4. FELIX OKIRIE- MEMBER. 5. AZUKA OSADEME- MEMBER. 6. CHIEKWELA KENNETH CHINEDU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ; TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF SKILL PROFESSIONALS IN ORASHI REGION 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 ; PRINCE NWABU OGBOWU (CHAIRMAN)

MRS NGOZI MARTINA OFFOR I formerly known as MISS MARTINA NGOZI UKANWOKE AJAERO wish to be known and addressed as wish to be known and addressed as MRS NGOZI MARTINA OFFOR .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

BODUNDE CHRISTIANA FOLUKE

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SALAMI SUWEBAT AFOLASHADE

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OKOLIECHUKWU CHRISTIAN IZUCHUKWU I formerly known and addressed as OKOLIECHUKWU CLINTON IZUCHUKWU now wish to be known called and addressed as OKOLIECHUKWU CHRISTIAN IZUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid, General public take note

JACOB OLAYEMI OLUFISAYO I formerly known as Dipeolu Olayemi Olufisayo wish to be known and addressed as Jacob Olayemi Olufisayo. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OMENUKO EMEKA BRIGHT I formerly known as OMENIKO EMEKA ROY wish to be known and addressed as OMENUKO EMEKA BRIGHT .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME That I GANIYU MOHAMMED AWOYEMI my name was wrongly written as Ganiyu Muhammed wish to be known and addressed as GANIYU MOHAMMED AWOYEMI. All Documents/Credential bearing these names remain valid, General public please take note.

ADEMOLA ADAM AKONI I formerly known and addressed as OLAMILEKAN LATEEF AKONI now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEMOLA ADAM AKONI. All former documents remain valid, General public take note

HOLINESS & PRAISE PRAYING ASSEMBLY The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Company and Allied Matter Acts No 1 of 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE : 1 TONY OBANIYI - PRESIDENT PROPHET 2 SANYAOLU AMOS OLUBUNMI 3 ASUNMO OLUGBENGA 4 OMOTARA RAMON OLAYINKA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1 To Serve God 2 To make disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ for the advancement of His kingdom on earth.

3. To depopulate Satanic kingdom through effective preaching of the word of God. 4. To offer humanitarian services in godly manner to the world.

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 :BOLANLE AKINKUNMI ESQ

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TSARBA TIMOTHY ADAMU

NKPOLARA GIBSON OKWUDILI

SHOYEJU OLUWAFUNKE VICTORIA

I, formerly known and addressed as TIMOTHY ABDU YAGA, Now wish to be known and addressed as TSARBA TIMOTHY ADAMU. My correct date of birth is July 27, 1992. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NKPOLARA GIBSON, now wish to be known and addressed as NKPOLARA GIBSON OKWUDILI. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLANIYAN KHADIJAH OLAFUNKE, now wish to be known and addressed as SHOYEJU OLUWAFUNKE VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid.

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TORIOLA ADETUTU AYODELE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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ADEOYE ESTHER OLUWATUNMIDA I, formerly known and addressed as KASUMU OMOTOKE NURATU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEOYE ESTHER OLUWATUNMIDA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OLUWADAMILOLA YEWANDE ADEKOYA

This is to confirm that I am the same person bearing NWACHUKWU EMEKA SISTU and NWACHUKWU EMEKA S., any of the above mentioned name, remained valid. General public should please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. OSO TEMITOPE BUKKY, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. MAJEKODUNMI TEMITOPE OLUBUKONLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEJO OLUSOLA ESTHER

JEROME OLUWATIMILEYIN SEGLA-ZANNU I formerly known and addressed as JEROME SEGLA ZANNU now wish to be known and addressed as JEROME OLUWATIMILEYIN SEGLAZANNU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

IGE-OLUGBOYE DAMILOLA BLESSING I formerly known and addressed as OBAOYE DAMILOLA BLESSING now wish to be known and addressed as IGE-OLUGBOYE DAMILOLA BLESSING .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

TINA OJUGO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TINA EDWIN OJUGO, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TINA OJUGO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC, PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as QUADRI SHAKIRAT REMILEKUN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BAMIRO SHAKIRAT REMILEKUN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ONUCHUKWU ONYI PROMISE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NWASIMUO ONYINYECHI PROMISE. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as DAVIDSON EBUBECHUKWU DAVIDSON now wish to be known and addressed as IGBOKWE DAVIDSONSMART EBUBECHUKWU .All former documents remain valid.

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BUSARI ADAM AYINDE I, formerly known and addressed as KAREEM ADAM BUSARI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BUSARI ADAM AYINDE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EZEIGBO BENEDICT SORONNADI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EKE SORONNADI BENEDICT. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ISHOLA ADOYI ADEMOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYINYECHI ANGELA EMERI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. MADU ANGELA ONYINYECHI. All former documents remain valid.

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CHIKA FAVOUR EDWARD

I, formerly known and addressed as BELLO ADEOLA BAMIDELE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEJORO ADEOLA BAMIDELE. All former documents remain valid.

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LAWAL OLUWASEUN ADEJOKE

MRS. MADU ANGELA ONYINYECHI

I, formerly known and addressed as CHIKA FAVOUR NCHUCHUWE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as CHIKA FAVOUR EDWARD. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. MAJEKODUNMI TEMITOPE OLUBUKONLA

NWOHA JULIANA OLUCHI

IGBOKWE DAVIDSONSMART EBUBECHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as BURAHIMOH BILLY TEMITOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as BURAIMOH BALQUIS TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid.

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BAMIRO SHAKIRAT REMILEKUN

MRS. NWASIMUO ONYINYECHI PROMISE

I, formerly known and addressed as OMOLOJU FUNMILAYO JEMLAT, now wish to be known and addressed as OMOLOJU FUNMILAYO TITILAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SAM MOTUNRAYO ANIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as SAM MOTUNRAYO MORENIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public, please take note.

BURAIMOH BALQUIS TEMITOPE

EKE SORONNADI BENEDICT

I, formerly known and addressed as OLAMIKAN OLUWASEUN ADEJOKE , now wish to be known, called and addressed as LAWAL OLUWASEUN ADEJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OMOLOJU FUNMILAYO TITILAYO

SAM MOTUNRAYO MORENIKE

ADEJORO ADEOLA BAMIDELE

I, formerly known and addressed as YEWANDE AMINAT ADEKOYA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUWADAMILOLA YEWANDE ADEKOYA due to religious reasons. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as Oladunni Olusola Esther, now wish to be known and addressed as Adejo Olusola Esther. All former documents remain valid.

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ISA HASSAN BUHARI I, formerly known and addressed as YISA HASSAN TAYE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ISA HASSAN BUHARI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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MRS. MOSUNMOLA BUSOLA ONANUBI

BOLAJI OLADIMEJI SODIQ

\ MISS IRENE EHIZOGIE EDWARD

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. IRENE JAMANI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MISS IRENE EHIZOGIE EDWARD. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MOSUNMOLA BUSOLA OGUNLEYE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. MOSUNMOLA BUSOLA ONANUBI. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as BOLAJI OLA OLUFEMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BOLAJI OLADIMEJI SODIQ. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

AKINYEMI OLUWAKEMI ELIZABETH

FUNMILAYO OLAKINTAN ADEGUNWA

I formerly known and addressed as NWOHA STEPHNIE OLUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOHA JULIANA OLUCHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

MRS LOIS CHINASA CASMIR -NKWOCHA Formerly known and addressed as, Miss Lois chinasa Abamara, Now wish to be known and address as Mrs Lois Chinasa Casmir -Nkwocha. all former documents remains valid, the general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KUMAPAYI OLUWAKEMI ELIZABETH, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINYEMI OLUWAKEMI ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FUNMILAYO OLAITAN ADEGUNWA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as FUNMILAYO OLAKINTAN ADEGUNWA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. AKANI ESTHER .O. HADASSAH

MRS. GABRA ZAINAB UJU

UDE AMARA BETTY

MRS ABRA TOLULOPE REMILEKUN ELIZABETH

I formerly known and addressed as MISS JACOBS ESTHER OMA .H. now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AKANI ESTHER .O. HADASSAH. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORONKWO GLORIA UJUNWA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. GABRA ZAINAB UJU. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

JENKINS PATRICIA CHINELO

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES:

MRS. ONOH OLUCHI ANN

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES:

TIJANI MONSURAT TITILOPE

I formerly known and addressed as OKORO PATRICIA CHINELO, now wish to be known and addressed as JENKINS PATRICIA CHINELO. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public should please take note.

This is to confirm that I, OLUWASANMI JULIUS SUNDAY is the same person answering OLUWASANMI JULIUS JOHN and OLUWASANMI JULIUS, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWASANMI JULIUS SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEOKEKE OLUCHI ANN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONOH OLUCHI ANN, henceforth. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

I, formerly known and addressed as HASSAN MONSURAT TITILOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as TIJANI MONSURAT TITILOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLASEINDE SHAKIRAT OLASUMBO

I formerly known and addressed as TIJANI SHAKIRAT OLASUMBO now wish to be known and addressed as OLASEINDE SHAKIRAT OLASUMBO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ISAAC JOHN EMEKA I formerly known and addressed as NWAIRE JOHN EMEKA now wish to be known and addressed as ISAAC JOHN EMEKA .All former documents remain valid.

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EHIKHAMETALO EHIAGHE BOSE I formerly known and addressed as EHIKHAMETALO BOSE MABEL now wish to be known and addressed as EHIKHAMETALO EHIAGHE BOSE .All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as OGINNI TONY ADELE , now wish to be known, called and addressed as ISHOLA ADOYI ADEMOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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POPOOLA OLOLADE JEDIDIAH I formerly known and addressed as OLADIPUPO OLOLADE MARIAM now wish to be known and addressed as POPOOLA OLOLADE JEDIDIAH .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note

EUGENE ALEXANDER KALIO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KALIO IGBIKS ALEX NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EUGENE ALEXANDER KALIO .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EVELYN NKIRU CHIEDOZIE I formerly known and addressed as BIBIANA CHIEDOZIE now wish to be known and addressed as EVELYN NKIRU CHIEDOZIE .All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as AMARA UDEH, now wish to be known and addressed as UDE AMARA BETTY. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

SIKIRU ELIZABETH MOTUNRAYO

I formerly known and addressed as MISS BANKOLE TOLULOPE REMILEKUN .A. Now wish to be known and addressed MRS ABRA TOLULOPE REMILEKUN ELIZABETH .A. all former document remain valid General public take note

THAT ON MY BANK ACCOUNT, MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS AGNES UJAH INSTEAD OF AGNES AMEH. THAT MY CORRECT NAME IS AGNES AMEH. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME That on some of my documents, my name appears as OKOH EMMANUEL OMOMA, while in other documents, it appears as OKOH EMMANUEL EHIZELE. That I am the one and same person bearing both names mentioned above. That I now want all my Bank documents to bear OKOH EMMANUEL OMOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

NAOMI AMARACHI ORJI I Formerly known and addressed as NAOMI OLUCHI ODINAKACHUKWU now wish to be known, called and addressed as NAOMI AMARACHI ORJI. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

POPOOLA ABIOLA ABEKE

OYEDOLA ELIAMAD OLANIKE

I formerly known and addressed as BELLO ABIOLA ABEKE now wish to be known and addressed as POPOOLA ABIOLA ABEKE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEDOLA TITILAYO NIKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEDOLA ELIAMAD OLANIKE .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS AKINYEMI FUNMILAYO KHADIJAT

BUSARI-MUSA OLAWALE ADAM

EGBUNE NNEKA STELLA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS AZEEZ FUNMILAYO KHADIJAT now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AKINYEMI FUNMILAYO KHADIJAT .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BUSARI OLAWALE ADAM now wish to be known and addressed as BUSARI-MUSA OLAWALE ADAM .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MODUPE MOTUNRAYO OLAMILEKAN now wish to be known and addressed as SIKIRU ELIZABETH MOTUNRAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS ADEFUYE OLUWAFUNMILAYO OMOWALE Formerly known and addressed as BELLO OLUWAFUNMILAYO OMOWALE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADEFUYE OLUWAFUNMILAYO OMOWALE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as OKOSI ADIBA STELLA now wish to be known and addressed as EGBUNE NNEKA STELLA .All former documents remain valid.

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JAMES ADEDEJI AJOSE

GANIYU MOJEED ADEWALE

I formerly known and addressed as OSUNWALE ADEDEJI AJOSE now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES ADEDEJI AJOSE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODEDIJI OLAYINKA SAMSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GANIYU MOJEED ADEWALE .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Public Notice 24 CONFIRMATION OF NAME In some of my documents my name was written as ADENIYI IDOWU OLADIPO and OLADIPO OLAWALE AFOLABI and In some other documents my name was written as OLAWALE IDOWU AFOLABI. My date of birth was wrongly written as 15/03/1964 instead of 18/02/1964.The names refer to the same person. All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

AFOLABI OLUFUNKE SALOME I Formerly known and addressed as Awomewe Olufunke Salome now wish to be known and addressed as AFOLABI OLUFUNKE SALOME. General public should please take note

OKORONKWO NJOKU I, formerly known and addressed as, JUSTICE .N. EZE, now wish to be known and addressed as, OKORONKWO NJOKU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. JULIE KIKI LADAPO

ADESANYA BOLA ATIWAYE

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ALABI NASIRU AKANBI

REKIYA PHILDENNIS

SANNI RASAKI ADIO

I formerly known and addressed as Rekiya Momodu, now wish to be known and addressed as Rekiya Phildennis. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SANNI RASAKI, now wish to be known and addressed as SANNI RASAKI ADIO. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS. OGBONNA CHINONSO JUDITH

JOHN LAWRENCE NDUKA

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. OHAEGBULEM CHINONSO JUDITH, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. OGBONNA CHINONSO JUDITH. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, JOHN LAWRENCE KENNEDY, now wish to be known and addressed as, JOHN LAWRENCE NDUKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CHRISTIANA CHIJIOKE ONYEKURU

MRS. TAMUNOBUBELEYE TELEMA SOKARI EMMANUEL

MRS UCHE COMFORT EZEH

MRS OKOLIE AMAUCHE LOVETH

OKOLO ONYENSO AFAMEFUNA

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONUORAH AMAUCHE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKOLIE AMAUCHE LOVETH. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EGBULE AFAMEFUNA PHILIP, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOLO ONYENSO AFAMEFUNA. All former documents remain valid.

ECO BANK and General public should please take note.

MRS NWANI ESTHER EBERE

REGINA BISILOLA OKOLI

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OHA ESTHER EBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWANI ESTHER EBERE. All former documents remain valid. UNTH ITUKUOZALLA ENUGU and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as REGINA BISILOLA OKEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as REGINA BISILOLA OKOLI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CHUKWU OBIANUJU CHIDIOGO I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWU OBIANUJU CHIDIEBERE, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU OBIANUJU CHIDIOGO. My correct date of birth is 15/2/1986 All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS OKORIE ESTHER BARINE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS SEREKARA ESTHER BARINE AND MISS PAUL BARINE ESTHER, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKORIE ESTHER BARINE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NSUDE KINGSLEY PHRINT I, formerly known and addressed as NSUDE KINGSLEY PRINCE, now wish to be known and addressed as NSUDE KINGSLEY PHRINT. My correct date of birth is 07/04/1985. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS UGWUOZOR BRIDGET UDODILI I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIAHA BRIDGET UDODILI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWUOZOR BRIDGET UDODILI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. GEORGEWILL TELEMA TAMUNOBUBELEYE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. TAMUNOBUBELEYE TELEMA SOKARI EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS OGBODO CHINENYE ANGELA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANIEKWENA CHINENYE ANGELA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGBODO CHINENYE ANGELA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ONYIA CHARLES EJIKE

I, formerly known and addressed as ONYIA STEPHEN EJIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYIA CHARLES EJIKE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS UGWU CECILIA NGOZI

ONOH EBUBE EZENWANYI

OKEH SUNDAY ONYIBE

I, formerly known and addressed as ONOH EBUBE BUBY, now wish to be known and addressed as ONOH EBUBE EZENWANYI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKEH SUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as OKEH SUNDAY ONYIBE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONA CECILIA NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWU CECILIA NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. ESUT TEACHING HOSPITAL and General public should please take note.

MRS NWOKE CHIOMA VICTORIA

DAVID SHAYO OKE

EBERE JULIET NWANKWO I, formerly known and addressed as EBERE JULIET NWACHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as EBERE JULIET NWANKWO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Miss Victoria Uwem Bassey, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS SUNDAY UWEM BASSEY, all former documents remain valid general public should please take note.

ILODUBA IJEOMA EDITH I formerly known and addressed as ILODUBA IJEOMA MEREDITH, now wish to be known and addressed as ILODUBA IJEOMA EDITH . All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, CHRISTINE CHIJIOKE ONYEKURU JIRINZU, now wish to be known and addressed as, CHRISTIANA CHIJIOKE ONYEKURU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MBA CELESTINA EBERECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EBENE CELESTINA EBERECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS SUNDAY UWEM BASSEY

I formerly known and addressed as ADESANYA BOLA TOSIN now wish to be known and addressed as ADESANYA BOLA ATIWAYE .All former documents remain valid.

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MRS EBENE CELESTINA EBERECHUKWU

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25 Public Notice

KADI MALAMI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

STANDARD ESTATE GALADIMAWA LANDLORDS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION ABUJA

YANDANG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ALHAJI ABUBAKAR MALAMI (SAN) 2. ABUBAKAR AC LADAN, 3. ABUBAKAR GOTOMO 4. ALHAJI SA’IDU MAIGISHIRI 5. ALHAJI UMAR FARUK DANKANE. 6. ABDURRAHMAN BASHIR,

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

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. MRS. ROSE EDOAMA ADEYEMI. 2. ABDULKARIM SALIHU IDAKWO. 3. JIBRIN MOHAMMED 4. MRS. MERCY OSENI 5. SUNDAY ASUQUO THOMAS. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACEFUL COOPERATION AND COEXISTENCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 2. TO ENSURE THAT THE WELLBEING OF ALL MEMBERS ARE PROTECTED AND DEFENDED. 3. TO ENSURE PROMPT COMPLIANCE AND ADHERENCE BY ALL MEMBERS TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GUIDING THE ESTATE. 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.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. MAMMAN JAMES YARO. - (CHAIRMAN) 2. TILO AUTA NEWTON. - SECRETARY 3. ISTIFANUS BANKASHIRI 4. EZEKIEL KUBLE 5. BRISKILA SUNYE AKILA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS 2. TO ENCOURAGE OR FOSTER UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG ITS MEMBERS 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: BARR. GINIKA OJUKWU

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

ASSOCIATION OF COMMITTEE OF FRIENDS MUTA- OGUN-STATE

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ELDER GODWIN IWATAN - PRESIDENT 2. ELDER JULIUS OGUNKANMI - GENERAL SECRETARY 3. JIMMY FRED AKINMUYISITAN - PRO 4. BOSUN JEGEDE - TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE LOVE, PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN TIMES OF NEED AND ENCOURAGE SOCIALISATION AND CO-OPERATION AMONG MEMBERS. 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 : YOMI SANYA & CO LEGAL PRACTITIONER

AGUATA SOCIETY OF HIGH CHIEFS

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

TRUSTEES 1. HIGH CHIEF PAUL OKONKWO. PRESIDENT 2. HIGH CHIEF TITUS ANAGBOGU. - SECRETARY 3. HIGH CHIEF, OZONMA (BARR) CHIDI NOBIS-ELENDU. - LEGAL ADVISER 4. HIGH CHIEF DR (MRS) EGO UZOEZIE. -FINANCIAL SECRETARY 5. HIGH CHIEF. DON CHIDULUEM EZEH. 6. HIGH CHIEF ANTHONY OKOLI 7. HIGH CHIEF, PROF. P. I. ORAJAKA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE PROGRESS ,PEACE AND UNITY AMONGST ITS MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR, THE COMMUNITIES IN AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANA ANAMBRA STATE GENERALLY. 2. TO PROMOTE ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP , ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE. 3. TO ATTRACT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OFAGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA FROM PUBLIC SPIRITED INDIVIDUALS, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE ABOVE ASSOCIATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTER GENERAL ,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN ,28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: OZONMA N .C. NOBIS-ELENDU

SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL ORIENTATION & JUSTICE ENHANCEMENT 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. AKINBOWALE OMOLE - PRESIDENT. 2. OLUMIDE OGUNLEYE 3. KAYODE FILANI - SECRETARY 4. OLAKUNLE ARISE 5. OLAJIDE JEGEDE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE SOCIETY. 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. A.F AKINOLA.

ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL SKILLS PROFESSION WELFARE 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 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1) Felix Nwaobakata- Chairman 2) Goodluck Okoroma - Vice Chairman 3) Emeka Williams - Pro 4) Emmanuel Eseh - General Secretary 5) Azuka Osademe - Treasuerer 6) Stephen Eluozo Okwudiri- Fin.Sec AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1) To Promote Unity, Peaceful Coexistence, Progress and Welfare of Members.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

LAGOS MOTOR SPORTS CLUB

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

TRUSTEES: 1. ALHAJI ABDUL LATEEF BALOGUN 2. FADIMILUYI MAKANJUOLA AYODELE 3. DR. GABRIEL IGE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE MOTOR SPORTS IN LAGOS AND THE NATION AS A WHOLE. 2. TO SENTIZISE AND CREATE AWARENESS OF MOTOR SPORTS FOR RECREATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT. 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 : DOTUN OGUNYEMI LEGAL PRACTITIONER

SOTERIA EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED GIVEN 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. STEPHANIE UKEME INNOCENT 2. NELLIANA ODUGBESAN 3. MARYANNE UDOH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES A. TO FACILITATE VARIOUS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEEDY AND LESS PRIVILEGED AND RENDER ASSISTANCE TO ORPHANED, INDIGENT AND OTHER LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN FOR THEIR SUBSISTENCE, SHELTER, EDUCATION AND MEDICAL CARE AND TO ESTABLISH SOCIAL WELFARE MECHANISMS THAT WILL ADVANCE THEIR CAUSE. B. TO ENGAGE IN THE PROMOTION OF MORAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SOCIAL EDUCATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION AMONG THE DOWN-TRODDEN AND THE UNDER PRIVILEGED PEOPLE. C. TO RENDER ASSISTANCE BOTH DIRECTLY AND THROUGH ESTABLISHED SOCIAL WELFARE MECHANISMS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WOMEN IN DISTRESS, ESPECIALLY WIDOWS WITHOUT ANY MEANS OF SUPPORT AND THOSE NEGLECTED AND ILL-TREATED BY THEIR HUSBANDS OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY AND PROMOTE THEIR VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND SELF-RELIANCE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE FOREGOING SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: KEHINDE DARAMOLA ESQ

DIDAN-DIDAN SPECIALS CLUB IJANIKIN.

HADASSAH SAFE ANCHORAGE FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEE 1. MR SALISU HASSAN ALAWIYE 2. CHIEF. BOLAJI YINUSA 3. ARIMIYAU ODAGI 4. YUSUPH TAIWO HASSAN 5. SALIMOU J. OGABI 6. ALH. JIBRIL SALISU 7. ALH. ILESANMI SUNDAY 8. MR. ISIAKA LAMIDI AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG THEIR MEMBERS. 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: BARR. BAYO OLAWOYIN

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. MARTHA JOHN QUAGHE 2. BOMA BOLARINWA 3. KUVE JOHN 4. DORCAS AUTA 5. RAHAMA JOHN 6. ROSE CHISARA EBIRIM THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROVIDE CARE FOR MOTHERLESS BABIES IN OUR SOCIETY 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

HIGH -OCTANE BASIC HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE

LAND OF JESUS GLOBAL MISSION

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. KINGSLEY OKOLONKWO 2. JERIMIAH OKOLONKWO 3. AHEMOKHAE NATHANIEL ODIANOSE 4. DR EMEJUE IFEANYI. 5. MADUMELU ADORA JUDITH. 6. YUGO ASIEGBU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CATER FOR WELFARE OF MEMBERS 2. PROVISION OF BASIC HEALTH CARE AMENITIES TO MEMBERS 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

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

TRUSTEES ARE: 1) Lady (Barr) Grace Akolokwu- President 2) Barr (Mrs) Lola Nwaribe - Secretary 3) Hon Gracious Adiela 4) Mrs. Roseline Oriekwo 5) Mrs Ngozi Nwabochi 6) Hon. (Mrs) Stella Agada AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1) To moblize ONELGA WOMEN to move forward socially and economically.

2) To champion the cause of the women.

3) To encourage women to be at the fore front in the activities in the area Any objections to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama - Abuja, within 28days of this publication.

SIGNED: 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.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1) Wakama Tamunokonbia- Chairman 2) Ogan Margaret Gaius - Secretary 3) Okon Enefiok David AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1) To preach the word of God to all nation.

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

Signed: SECRETARY

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF OSOGBO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND TRUSTEES UNDER PART ‘ C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO 1990 OLD TRUSTEES 1. MOST REV. (DR) GABRIEL LEKE ABEGUNRIN -REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES 1. MOST REV. JOHN AKIN OYEJOLA - NEWLY APPOINTED THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME. ANY OBJECTION THERETO 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: POPOOLA GRACE ESQ

26 Public Notice THE PURPOSEFUL WORLD INITIATIVE The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1) Godwin Ewache- President 2) Obinna Eddyson - Secretary 3) Mr. Alexander Ewache 4) Mrs. Gbabofe Akpoaboere Naomi AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1) To raise young purpose driven leaders.

2) To inculcate positive values to the youths.

3) To raise young agents of transformation in every facet of life.

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

Signed: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. PRINCESS BARBARA MARGARET AGOYE 2. TERESA LIWON AGOYE 3. JOHN PALMER AGOYE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FOR INDIGENT YOUNG GIRLS. 2. TO SUPPORT INDIGENT YOUNG GIRLS TO ACQUIRE SKILLS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : IBEAGI EPHRAIM

OMUMA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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THE PRAISE CENTER, PORT HARCOURT

BETTER LIFE FOR BATTERED WOMEN FOUNDATION

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. HELEN ZAKARIA 2. MARGARET NANKWOT DANKWAT - CHAIRMAN 3. MARCELLINA OPEYEMI ADERINTO 4. OBADIAH KUTA ENOCK 5. REBECCA DACHI ENOCK - SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.REV. DAVID INUA - CHAIRMAN 2.PASTOR. MARVELOUS INUA - SECRETARY 3.DR. ROLAND RAYMOND 4.BISHOP DANIEL OKAYI 5.MRS. IJEOMA INUA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.SPREACHING THE GOSPEL AND CHARITY OUT REACH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

SIGNED : GIGI FRANCIS ESQ

EXCELLENT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIOECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AFRICA INITIATIVE

CHRIST EXCEEDING GRACE INTERNATIONAL EVANGELICAL MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AWERE EFEMENA VANESSA - CHAIRMAN. 2. OKEH EWOMA JULIE - SECRETARY. 3. EMMANUEL EFFA EFFIONG. 4. DR. EBERENDU IZUCHUKWU FRANCIS. 5. INOGULA PATIENCE. 6. BARR. ENIEKENEMI TPAUL BOATMAN. 7. DR. OFUEGBE ALFRED ITOBORE. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO ENHANCE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND PROMOTE SOCIOECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN NIGERIA AND AFRICA. 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.

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

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Times Law Titilope Joseph The Federal Revenue Court in Nigeria was renamed and established as ‘The Federal High court of Nigeria’ by Section 228 (1) and 230 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1973 with the mind to facilitate the expeditious determination of Civil Causes and Matters before the Court, the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2000 was enacted by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court pursuant to Section 254 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended. The new Rules have several innovative provisions which cover all aspects of practice and procedure before the Court and have a fundamental objective for a just and expeditious disposition of cases.

The Federal High Court as a premier Court has recorded impressive growth since its inception in 1973 and has become, unarguably an important pillar amongst the Courts in the Federal Judiciary of Nigeria. From the pioneering five Judges, the Court now has several Judges all over the states. The Court has also grown structurally in terms of opening new Divisions in almost all the states of the federation with Lagos State getting two divisions having regard to the volume of cases filed at the court since Lagos is the Commercial Capital of Nigeria. The Court has thirty-six Judicial Divisions, spread across thirty-six states of the country.

The second division of the The Federal High Court in Lagos state was created in 2009 with the aim of reaching out to the larger number of people in the state and this came to pass after 36 years of the existence of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The court that is situated at Ashabi Cole Street Alausa Ikeja, Lagos was officially opened on September 1, 2009.

According to the former Chief Judge of the court, Justice Abdullahi Mustapha who presided over a special court session when the court was opened, the establishment of the court was due to popular demand by the government and people of different states across the country.

Justice Mustapha also noted that part of the reasons for the establishment of the court is to reduce pressure from the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos and also

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Without fair hearing the principles of natural justice are jettisoned and without the principles of natural justice the concept of law cannot be established and grow in the society.

Peter-Odili, JSC, in Mbanefo v. Molokwu & 6 others (2014) 1-2 S.C. (Pt.11) 137.

Federal High Court abandons Ikeja division into ruins

to bring justice closer to the people.

The Ikeja Judicial Division of the court in Lagos was meant to cater primarily for persons who reside in areas like Ikeja, Agege, Ifako-Ijaye, Ikorodu and Kosofe but the reverse is the case as the purpose for which the court was established has not been duly realised.

The almost eight years of existence of the Ikeja Federal High Court is nothing to write home about and as far as some people are concerned. The establishment of that court is just a mere waste of the tax payers money.

The Daily Times reports that there has not been any notable matter that has been handled by the Ikeja division of the Federal High Court since its inception aside the first inaugural sitting.

A recent visit to the court confirmed our findings that the court which was beautifully built to ease the citizen’s stress and to help them have easy access to justice is just a shadow of its old self. Part of our findings concerning the court reveals that no activity is taking place at that court. The only activity that can be seen is that the frontage of the court is now serving as

a car park for people that come for their various businesses within the court environs.

Speaking to one of the security guards who chose to remain anonymous the man said he has been working there for a while and he has not seen any judge presided over matters in the court. When asked the kind of business that takes place in the court as no court sittings are taking place there; he gave a shocking response. Accord-

Justice Abdullahi Mustapha who presided over a special court session when the court was opened, the establishment of the court was due to popular demand by the government and people of different states across the country.

Justice Mustapha also noted that part of the reasons for the establishment of the court is to reduce pressure from the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos and also to bring justice closer to the people.

The Ikeja Judicial Division of the court in Lagos was meant to cater primarily for persons who reside in areas like Ikeja, Agege, IfakoIjaye, Ikorodu and Kosofe but the reverse is the case as the purpose for which the court was established has not been duly realised.

ing to him, “the only positive activity that goes on at the Ikeja Federal High Court is that you can get your affidavit done there. If you wonder how that can be possible when there is no administrative staff at the court, well, we gathered that a lady do come around to run her own thing. We also learnt that she stamps the affidavits at the Alausa secretariat and it was also an obvious fact that the security men only keep watch over the court buildings and its premises.

Another unauthorized source who also claimed anonymity disclosed to Daily Times that when the court was newly opened, a judge used to come around for a week but but when he hardly got a matter to preside over he stopped coming.

Today, the Ikeja division of the Federal High Court situated at Alausa could be described as one of the numerous abandoned projects of the federal government. Despite the better plans that seems to be well thought out when the court was established.

The court which was said to have been made ready in less than 30 days by Fashola’s administration after he received the order from

the federal government could no longer complement lawyers’ job by assisting in keeping them within the Mainland, as well as to save them from the chaotic transportation on their way to the Island did.

However, concerns citizens who wondered why the Federal High Court, Ikeja division has not performed up to the expectation of the citizen have called on the federal government to help them return the glory of the court which was lost almost immediately it was established.

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NBA crisis: SAN writes CJN ,seeks caretaker com’tte Fiery bar leader and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos branch chairman, Mr. Chijioke Okoli SAN has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen (GCON) to set up a Caretaker Committee to run the affairs of the troubled NBA. In a letter dated June 9, 2017 and signed by him, Okoli noted that Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had “unequivocally and pointedly” nullified the amended 2015 NBA Constitution “and everything done or purported to have been done thereunder.”

Arising from the judgement, the respected Senior Advocate

of Nigeria argued that “The NBA leadership (under A. B. Mahmoud SAN), having been ushered into office on the basis of elections conducted under the said constitution, has unquestionably lost legal validity.”

He noted that rather than comply with the dictates of the judgement, “Mr. Mahmoud has been treating the otherwise binding judgement with scorn and derision. This is as dangerous as it is unacceptable for a multiplicity of self-evident reasons.”

Okoli observed that he had on May 24, 2017 written to Mahmoud to draw his attention to these anomalies, adding that

the crisis “requires decisive intervention by leaders of the Bar and all those primarily concerned with the administration of justice in our country.” He specifically urged the Body of Benchers, of which the Chief Justice is chairman, to redress the situation.

Giving the rationale for the quest for Caretaker Committee, the Bar leader said it was “informed by the fact of the total incapacitation of the officers of the NBA by the said court’s judgement against the backdrop of some provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act....”

According to Okoli, Section 10(2) – (5) of the LPA empowers

the Body of Benchers to set up a Caretaker Committee “to manage the affairs of the NBA for a period not exceeding 12 months.

The Caretaker Committee appears to be sorely needed to save the Association and the machinery of administration of justice in the country from other disputes.”

Okoli had intimated Mahmoud on why he must vacate office, adding: “Even more disconcerting, however, has been the nonchalance, if not disdain, which underpin the reactions of the office of NBA presidency (under your watch) to the judgement. It has proceeded as if nothing has happened.”

Continuing, the senior lawyer said: “As weighty as they are, the untoward practical effects of your stance regarding the judgment as discussed in this letter probably pale into secondary importance in comparison with the damaging effect on the concept of rule of law. The NBA rightly professes rule of law as an article of faith, but its current stance under your watch is the antithesis of the sacred concept.”

It is recalled that Justice Tsoho had in the suit, Olasupo Ojo v Incorporated Trustees of NBA invalidated the constitution on the ground that it was not registered at the Corporate Affairs Commission.

IGP, commissioner, others dragged to court for alleged unlawful arrest, detention

Titilope Joseph

The Inspector General of Police, his deputy and Lagos State Commissioner of Police, have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged unlawful arrest, detention and prosecution of Alhaja Mushurafat Olaide Awolaja by some police officers over a land dispute.

According to a suit filed by one Awolaja and others, the applicants are praying the court to enforce their fundamental human rights, by giving an order that entitled them to be free from harassment and intimidation from the 1st to 5th respondents by virtue of their right to freedom as enshrined in Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution.

Aside from the Inspector General of Police, his deputy and Lagos State Commissioner of Police (1st to 3rd respondents), other respondents in the suit are the Area Commander, Area J, Ajiwe, Inspr Ammeh Sunday, IPO, Ajiwe, ASP Daniel Awodipo (IPO office of the IG), Mr. Sikiru Abinleko and Peter Odugbesan (4th to 8th respondents respectively).

Other applicants are Mr. Shakiru Awolaja, Mr. Akeem Oluwo and Amusa Ibrahim (2nd to 4th applicants respectively).

The applicants are seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents either by themselves, their servants, agents from further arrest, detention or unlawfully interfering with or violating the applicants right to personal liberty, dignity of human person and fair hearing as enshrined in Chapter IV of the Constitution.

They are also praying the court to direct the respondents jointly and severally, to pay them the sum of N5 million as damages for breach of their fundamental rights.

According to the applicants in the affidavit in support of their motion, on February 22, 2017, one Sikiru Abinleko, the 7th respondent, inflicted injury on the body of the 1st applicant, Alhaja Awolaja, while she was on routine inspection on her land, adding that Abinleko had the intention of killing her.

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The 1st applicant alleged that the 7th respondent accosted her as to what she was dong on the farmland, ordered her out of the land, and threatened to kill her.

Awolaja alleged that when she refused to leave the land, Abinleko attempted to use the cutlass on him to cut her, and it took the intervention of people around who were attracted by her shout, to save her and arrest him, after he had used the cutlass to cut her on the right leg.

In her allegations, the applicant averred that : “ Her shout had attracted nearby people who came around to rescue her and arrested the culprit, Sikiru Abinleko (7th respondent) to Eredo Police Post, Epe Lagos State, where she was given hospital papers for treatment and the case was thereafter transferred to Epe Police Station.

“That on the 2nd day being Wednesday the 23rd of February, 2017, Mr. Peter Ogungbesan, the 8th respondent herein, came to secure the bail of Mr. Sikiru Abinleko, the 7th respondent, the culprit, and pleaded that the matter will be settled at home level but that the 1st applicant should go for treatment.

“Amazingly, on Saturday the 4th day of March 2017, the Police at

Area J, Ajiwe came to arrest the 2nd applicant, Shakiru Awolaja, son of the 1st applicant, for no rea-

son and he was detained for about 4 days without bail, before being charged to court on the 7th day of March, 2017 which case was eventually struck out for want of diligent prosecution.

“The Area J. Police Command commenced the prosecution of the 2nd applicant maliciously, without conducting proper investigation in the matter, which case was struck out by the court for lack of diligent prosecution and lack of evidence to establish the case.

“The said 7th and 8th respondents with others have continued to conduct themselves in a manner which can cause a breach of public peace, and boasting that they have Police connection up to the office of the Inspector General of Police, Abuja, and they will scuttle any one trying to get justice for the applicants.

“That the 1st applicant with the 7th and 8th respondents’ parents have the same grandfather.

“That the 8th respondent committed an offence and the family land was used as security for his bail when he could not redeem the pledge of his father, and the 1st applicant’s father redeemed the pledge and they were given 111 Acres of land to cover his fees of litigation expenses.

“That the family land was surveyed into different groups and the position D was given to the 1st applicant’s father.

“That the 7th, 8th defendants and others in their group have sold the remaining lad which is in hundreds of acres.

“That after selling the family land, they jumped on the 1st applicant’s father’s land which she inherited and sold 2 acres, and when the Kabiyesi of Odogbawojo intervened, they gave an undertaking not to enter the land again.

“That it is on the applicant’s father’s land that they met her, and the 7th respondent imputed injury on her with a cutlass”, she said.

Appeal Court Justice, Former NCC Chairman, Lagos AG, others For NAJUC Lecture Peter Fowoyo The Presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba and the pioneer Chairman of the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) Prof. Egerton Uvieghara are among dignitaries expected to grace the 2017 annual lecture of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC), Lagos chapter.

The event which has as its main theme “Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015: Innovations, Challenges and the Way Forward” is also expected to have in attendance the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem and the Special Guest of Honor, Chief Felix Fagbohungbe (SAN).

Justice Garba, who will deliver the main lecture on Thursday, July 6, 2017, is expected to do a review of The Administration of Criminal

Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 two years after it was signed into law.

A statement jointly issued on Sunday by Chairman and Secretary of NAJUC, Peter Fowoyo and Olugbenga Soyele respectively, disclosed that ACJA is a revolutionary intervention in country’s justice sector delivery system that was ostensibly formulated to impact on the quality of justice and avoid delays in the adjudicatory process.

Nigeria as a democratic country, has a duty to ensure that people, both rich and poor can easily use the institutions and processes of law to resolve their disputes.

The enjoyment of legal rights ought not to be the privilege of the rich. Access to justice requires that people should be able to use the law or the courts with or without the intervention of lawyers for less complicated matters.

Since no piece of legislation is perfect and without some lacuna not en-

visaged by the draftsmen the lecture is expected to review some of the serious challenges in the administration of criminal justice which this new legal regime seeks to check.

The second lecture titled “Journalism in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges” will be delivered by the Managing Editor, Online and Special Publications of The Nation Newspapers, Mr. Lekan Otunfodunrin.

It is undeniable that as the world becomes more global and more complex, the meaning of journalism is starting to vary from person to person and country to country.

Just a couple of decades ago technology for journalists was limited, with only heavy, impractical cameras to take photographs or record events.

Today everything has become more transparent with the internet and social media, meaning anyone and everyone can become a journalist.

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Falana tackles APC leaders on restructuring

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right activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has implored on those calling for restructuring of Nigeria to do so by focusing on true federalism.

Falana said this at the tributes and colloquium in honour of the late Dean of Social Sciences, Lagos State University, Prof Abubakar Mohmoh, organised by the local chapter of the Academic Staff Union in collaboration with labour and civil society organisations.

The legal luminary quoted Kaduna state governor, Mallam El’ Rufai, saying Nigerians should not mind those who are talking of restructuring saying they are only trying to play on the intelligence of Nigerian people because they want to contest presidential election.

“But I think it’s also an oppor-

tunity for us to challenge the national chairman of APC, Chief John Oyegun, who had come out publicly to say that the party never promised restructuring, I refer him to the manifesto of the APC which promised to restructure Nigeria in order to realise the federalism that our forefathers talked about. In article 25 of that manifesto, APC said it was going to initiate programmes that will lead to the restructuring of Nigeria so that true federalism can be realized.

But you know, once you get to power in Nigeria, you want to retain the status quo,” he said.

Falana said that section 130 of the constitution described the Nigerian president as the President, the Head of State, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Republic, adding that there is no section of the

constitution that describes governors as Executive Governors but what we have today is executive governors. “This is where restructuring must face, Nigeria is the only country in the world where if you serve as governor for four or eight years, you will get a house in the State they govern, and even in Abuja where they never governed, medical allowance of N300 million for a year, receive the salary of governor for life, get about 10 armed policemen for life , change cars every two or three years, automatically get to Senate and collect salary in the senate, 21 of them now, former Governors and Deputies, are in the National Assembly collecting mumbus sums of money at the end of every month , employees here if you are pensioned you can’t collect full salary except you get a contract.

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PTAD targets 150,000 pensioners in fresh verification exercise Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Pensions Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) is targeting 150,000 pensioners in fresh verification exercise going on across the country.

Daily Times gathered that the agency is currently verifying federal pensioners and state pensioners with federal share.

The exercise, according to the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Barr. Sharon Ikeazor, is aimed at removing ghost workers, create easy and quick access for pensioners to receive their entitlements and proper management of pension funds.

Ikeazor said that the need to determine government’s liability underscored the ongoing verification “so that the right pensioners are put on the payroll.”

The Executive Secretary noted that PTAD came into existence in 2014 because of all the plethora of complaints and mismanagement of pensions in the country.

She pointed out, “Every pensioner that is verified by PTAD is put on the payroll and they are assured of their pensions once they

appear there. If we do not do the verification exercise, how do we know the number of pensioners that government has to pay?”

She observed that When PTAD was established, “we inherited a data base that is not very credible.

So, with this verification, we are cleaning out the data base, bearing in mind, that the last time civil service carried out verification in the South East, was in 2015 and it took almost a year. But this is a new administration, we have to do things right.

“We cannot keep the pensioners waiting for a very long time. So, as they are doing the verification, everything is systematic, we are batching all the forms and documents we get from them so that, when we go back to Abuja the account department is handling the computation.

“We do not sit down and just keep our pensioners. The account department, the federal auditors and the internal auditors that we have in PTAD, are working closely and getting information from Salaries and Wages Commission. They will start computing everyone’s pension benefits before we start paying.

Former Speaker pleads with Bello over decay of infrastructures Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

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by the high level of infrastructural decay in many government institutions especially his alma-mata, Lenon Memorial College Ageva in Okene Kogi state, the former Speaker and a serving member, representing Okene 11 in the state House of Assembly, Hon Momoh Jimoh Lawal, appealed to the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to rescue all ailing institutions across the state.

The lawmaker made the call at the weekend while donating two blocks of six classrooms which he built and equipped to the school to mark its golden jubilee.

Lawal said it has become expedient for the state government to declare a state of emergency on infrastructures in secondary schools across the state, lamenting that students are now study-

ing under harsh and inhabitable conditions.

According to him, the Lenon Memorial College’s contributions to his mental and socio economic advancement was all he needed to confront life challenges, saying the donation of the two blocks of classrooms was his modest way of giving back to the school that has made him.

The former Speaker while thanking the Anglican Communion that established the school in 1967 in a muslim dominated community said it has given them hope and brought unity to the people of the area across religious lines.

“Anglican Communion came here and established a school in a muslims community which today has given people like me hope and foster unity among students and teachers alike as we interacted without borders.

Court admits Oronsaye’s accomplice voluntary statements as exhibits

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ÏÏÏJustice Gabriel Kolawole of

the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday overruled the objections raised by Osarenkhoe Afe, who is standing trial with former Head of Service, Steve Oronsaye, to the admissibility of his confessional statements. Consequently, the court admitted the two statements in evidence and marked them as Exhibits 1 and 1a.

Afe, managing director of Fed-

erick Hamilton Global Services Limited, is facing the trial with Stephen Oronsaye on 35 count charge for a N2billion fraud bordering on “stealing and obtaining money by false pretence.”

Afe had, through his counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye, objected to the admissibility of the statements, arguing that they were obtained from his client through “oppression”, thus necessitating the commencement of a trialwithin-trial.

In proving its case that the statements were made voluntari-

ly by Afe, the prosecution led by O.A. Atolagbe, called three witnesses – operatives on the EFCC’s Pension Task Force, who testified that the statements were made by him, and that “he was not coerced” into making them.

The ruling, which lasted about an hour, brings to an end the trial-within-trial, which began on June 21, 2016. The trial judge gave the verdict in his ruling “after consciously and deliberately weighing the evidence presented to the court by the prosecution and defence”.

The statements are confessional ones made by Afe to the EFCC on February 24, 2011 and March 16, 2011 in the course of investigating five companies – Hamilton Global Services Limited; Cluster Logistic Limited; Kangolo Dynamic Cleaning Limited, and Drew Investment & Construction Company Limited – alleged to have been used to perpetrate the fraud.

“The second defendant was in a good state of mind, when he made the statements,” the judge held, noting that if indeed, he was

coerced into making the statements as claimed; he never took any steps, like writing “a letter of protest” and asking “the court to order the EFCC to produce the statement he was coerced to write.”

The trial judge further held that “if in the course of proceedings, there are new developments, which put the statement in great doubt; this court has the power to expunge it, as it is easier to do that, and I don’t have power to remove evidence that has already been objected”.

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Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan’s wanted president to visit Russia next month Bonny Amadi with agency reports

ÏÏÏSudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will travel to Russia next month, Khartoum authorities said on Monday, a rare overseas trip for a leader wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity.

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry

said Bashir was invited by Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues.

The visit, scheduled for the second half of August, comes as Sudan awaits a decision by the United States on whether to lift a 20-year-old trade embargo and other major sanctions.

Meanwhile, South Africa has been summoned to appear before the International Criminal

Court (ICC) next week Friday to “account for failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he attended an African Union summit in the country in June 2015”. AlBashir was wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes committed in Sudan’s western province where at least 300 000 people were reported to have died.

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Mugabe donates $1m to help finance A.U.

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that African countries can stand alone without looking for financial assistance from the West, emerged on Monday, as Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, doled financial support to the African Union.

Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, on Monday handed a cheque of $1 million to the African Union (A.U.) Foundation as part of efforts aimed at lessening the body’s dependence on foreign aid.

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South Africa will appear before the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to argue why the Court should not make a finding of non-compliance against the country for its failure to arrest President Omar Al-Bashir when he attended an African Union Summit in South Africa in June 2015,” the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) said in a statement last Thursday.

Sudan’s President Omar Hassan alBashir

France affirms support for West African counter-terrorism force

ÏÏÏFrench President Emmanuel

The 93-year-old formally handed over the cheque to the A.U. Commission (AUC) chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on the floor of the AU headquarters during the 29th Heads of State summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

The state-owned Herald newspaper reported that the amount had been raised from the sale of cattle donated by Zimbabwean farmers following an appeal by Mugabe to help the A.U. self-fund its operations.

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Macron has expressed the need for closer cooperation with West African countries to counter growing terrorism.

Macron said at Sunday’s summit opening in Bamako, Mali on forming a regional anti-jihadist , that West Africa and France , must work together to eradicate terrorism.

The French president said that France would provide military support, as well as 70 tactical vehicles, for a new multinational force dedicated to fighting terrorists in the region.

Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger, the G5 Sahel have said they are coming together to provide troops to combat rising insecurity and jihadist attacks affecting their countries.

The G-5 Sahel troops would bolster the 4,000 French troops and the 11,000 UN peacekeepers al-

ready operating in the region.

As the six leaders addressed the rising threat of jihadist attacks in their countries, an al-Qaida affiliated group, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, released a “proof of life” video showing six Western hostages it has taken over the past few years.

“Every day we face these terrorists, thugs, assassins whose names and faces we must forget but whom we must steadfastly and with determination eradicate together, and eradicate them because they are doing it today, in the name of dividing people, in the name of a religion that is yours, and that you have rightly saluted, Mr. President, but which they distort to give it the face of ignorance and hatred,” Macron said, addressing his Malian counterpart, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

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Emenike off to Greece for Olympiakos medicals

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reek Super League champions Olympiakos are on the verge of announcing the signing of former Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike.

This will end speculation surrounding the future of the Fenerbahce striker, with earlier reports linking him with a possible return to the Russian Premier League as well as Israeli, Czech Republic and Ukrainian teams.

An Olympiakos insider told reporters ‘’Fenerbahce have confirmed to me that Emenike will travel to Greece today, Monday. He is expected in Athens today for the medical. ‘’The transfer fee is between 2 and 2.5 million euros.’’

Emenike, 30, previously wore the jerseys of MP Black Aces, Cape Town, Karabükspor and Spartak Moscow, and spent a portion of the 2015-16 season on loan at Premier League club West Ham. Nigeria’s all time highest goal scorer Rashidi Yekini, ex-Flying Eagles star Michael Olaitan and Brown Ideye have represented Olympiakos in the past.

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WCQ – Rohr to meet Conte, Guardiola over players release

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ict or Moses’ availability for Nigeria’s all important World Cup 2018 Qualifiers against Cameroon will top the agenda when coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr visit Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Rohr is expected to arrive London according to reports , and already a meeting has been arranged with head coach of Chelsea Antonio Conte.

The Eagles manager is ex-

pected to discuss with the Italian coach of the Premier League champions on the early release of Victor Moses for the World Cup Qualifiers back to back clash against Cameroon.

Moses has battled with fitness issues particularly for national team games, with the wingback missing the last game a 0-2 defeat suffered against South Africa due to surgery days after he was sent off in Chelsea’s FA Cup final defeat against Arsenal.

He is expected to be fit for the games against Cameroon but Rohr want his players to arrive camp early so that preparations can start in earnest for the tie in Uyo. Also on the list of priorities of Rohr while at Stamford Bridge is a meeting with Ola Aina, who will also be discussed when Rohr meets Conte following his successful application to switch nationality from England to Nigeria.

Furthermore, coach of Man-

chester City Pep Guardiola will also host the Rohr later in the week to discuss the future of Kelechi Iheanacho at Manchester City.

Linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium Iheanacho is one of the players the FrancoGerman coach of the Super Eagles is counting on ahead of Nigeria’s World Cup 2018 Qualifiers tie against Cameroon.

Rohr will like to know the prospect of playing time for the 20

year old if he remains at M an City at the end of the current transfer window, or if a move to one of the teams pushing for his signature will be beneficial for his career.

Already Leicester City are reportedly the book makers favourite to land the forward but West Ham are yet to give up on their chances, and report has it that they have agreed City’s option of a buy back clause in the deal for Iheanacho.

Asoro to choose between Nigeria, England, Sweden

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weden youth international Joel Asoro says he will choose between three countries at senior national team level.

The 19-year-old striker was born in Sweden’s capital city, Stockholm to Nigerian parents and he has played for the European country’s Under-17 and Under-21 sides.

Asoro, who is on the books of English Championship side Sunderland AFC, confirmed that he has been contacted by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

“They (Nigeria) have contacted me” Asoro is quoted as saying on SVT. “We will see what happens if I do not get into the A national team in Sweden.

I’ll probably choose Nigeria.

“England is also a possibility. If I live in England for two more years, I can play for their national team.”

Asoro made his professional debut during Sunderland’s 2-1 defeat to Middlesbrough in an English Premier League (EPL) game on 21 August 2016.

The highly-rated attacker became the youngest player to play in the EPL for both Sunderland and Sweden.

Rivers United walks tight rope in Confederation cup

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igeria’s only flagbearer in Africa’s continental tournament, Rivers United have a huge mountain to climb in a bid to qualify to the Semi final stages of the CAF Confederation Cup after failing to capitalize on their home ground against Club Africaine.

Playing in front of a full capacity ground on Sunday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, the Port Harcourt based team could not engineer a victory that could have put them just a step away from qualifying to the knockout stages

of the competition as they lost 2-0 to Club Africaine.

The victory took the Tunisian giants to the top of Group A standings with nine points, Nigeria’s Rivers remain fourth with six points.

The defeat means Rivers United must win their last group match against FUS Rabat in Morocco in what appears to be mission impossible.

Two of the major mistakes the team made against the Tunisian club was that they failed to utilise the few goal scoring chances that came their way coupled with the

fact that the team’s defensive wall lost concentration when it mattered most.

Despite controlling possession in the entire duration of the encounter, the team profligacy in front of goal was punished thanks to a superb free-kick from Manoubi Haddad in the 62nd minute.

However, some few minutes to the end of the match, Club Africain sealed the maximum points as Mokhtar Belkhiter scored from a deflected shot to dent Rivers United hope of making it to the semi- final stages.

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Mrs. Ikpeazu flags off 2017 maternal newborn, child health AT2 week in Bende

Security agencies sabotaging efforts to curb hard drugs in Abia, monarch alleges PDP decampees to APC have lost relevance –Sen. Orji

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Abia State State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (middle) cutting the tape to officially inaugurate a cluster of five roads in Aba, Ibadan street, Onyebuchi, Victoria, Agharandu and Emejiaka streets recently. Flanked from left is the Senator representing Abia North senatorial zone, Sen . Mao Ohuabunwa; Engr. Kinsley Onuoha, MD, Ekcleen Int. Services; Sir Ude OIkochukwu,Deputy governor and Senator representing Abia South senatorial zone, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe.

Why I’ll continue building roads in Abia –Ikpeazu Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, says he will continue building roads in the state to give Abians the sense of belonging.

Ikpeazu stated this in Aba while commissioning a cluster of five roads recently completed by his administration at the Ngwa road area recently.

The roads include Ibadan Street, Agharanya, Onyebuchi, Emejiaka and Victoria streets, all

by Ngwa road sin Aba. The Governor said he was touched by the plight of the people of the area as they have been neglected over the years, describing the state of the roads before now as pitiable.

According to him, his administration has also procured a 40 KVA generating set to power

street lights and thus extend business hours in the area, and reassured residents of the area of his love, warning them however not to block the roads with their wares.

Heeding the warning, he said, will ginger him to do three additional roads in the area before the end of the year, stating his belief in empowering youths in the state while assuring them that anyone doing well in his vocation will be assisted by the government.

He advised Abians to participate in the on-going voters registration exercise and reaffirmed his commitment to the service of the state.

Speaking during the occasion, the senator representing Abia South Senatorial Zone, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, lauded Governor Ikpeazu for his infrastructural revolution across the state while commending Aba people

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for their patience and support.

In his remarks, the Commissioner for Works, Eziuche Ubani, said the roads were done with rigid pavement technology as well as

end to end drainages, pointing out that the aim was to relieve residents of the area of their plight as well as to enhance commercial activities.

Umuahia Methodist Archbishop inducts new Presbyter ÏÏÏ The

Methodist Archbishop of Umuahia Diocese, Abia State, Most Rev. (Dr.) Chibuzo Raphael Opoko, on Sunday, inducted a new Presbyter with a charge for him to look after concerns of Christ to earn confidence of the Christians that he was truly called by God. Handing down the advice to the new Presbyter, Very Rev. Aaron Akabuokwu, at the Wesley Cathedral Circuit of the Diocese, Crowder Street, Umuahia, the Archbishop reminded the inductee that he was called to share in the ministry of Christ and of the whole Church.

He encouraged him to teach accurately the tenets Baptism and Holy Communion according to the Methodist faith, to lead the people of God in worship and prayer as paramount and to exercise his pastoral supervision of people entrusted under his care as a task to be accomplished, while urging him to live to the expectation of his divine call.

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ing Abia Central Senatorial zone in the Senate, Senator T.A Orji, on Sunday, lambasted PDP faithful who decamped to APC as having lost political relevance and not capable of winning any political election in Abia State.

Speaking during a town hall meeting in Umuahia, the state capital, Sen. Orji observed that it was better to be in mega/opposition party and make positive impact than being in the ruling party, which in actual sense, cannot make any positive change.

Sen. Orji, who regretted in the recent time that he has been a subject of criticism by those he described as agents of darkness, vowed never to be distracted in his chosen career.

He used the opportunity to disclose that during period under review, he sponsored twelve bills and moved ten motions.

On area of education, he disclosed over 200 students have so far benefitted from his scholarship programme cut across in the six Local Government Areas of the zone, pointing out that palatable work in Ikwuano/ Ikot Ekpene Federal highway currently in progress was made possible through his representation and that of the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia at the House of Representatives, Hon. Sam Onuigbo.

Other things, he said, include attracting electrification and motorised borehole, and the attraction of the attention of Senate on Prof. Maduike Ezeibe’s discovery on cure of HIV/ AIDS, stating that the matter is now before the National Assembly for deliberation.

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Mrs. Ikpeazu flags off 2017 maternal newborn, child health week in Bende Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏ Wife of Abia State Governor,

Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, on Monday, flagged off the 2017 maternal newborn and child health week in Bende with a promise that the state is fostering strong partnership with communities over basic right to life by the mothers and children.

Speaking during the occasion held at the Bende LGA headquarters, Mrs. Ikpeazu said the programme “was designed to deliver a weeklong integrated package of highly cost-effective, yet resultoriented preventive and curative services”.

Figures, she said, indicate that a little progress is being recorded towards the reduction of maternal newborn and child mortality rates, stating, “This part of our country is among a group of centres with unsatisfactory progress towards attainment of SDG goals”.

According to her, Nigeria demography survey in 2003 showed that of every 10, 000 women that delivered, 57% died, while 69% of newborn babies died as children under 5 years recorded a death rate of 12%.

She disclosed that the adminis-

tration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is leaving no stone unturned to see that the healthcare delivery system in the state becomes number one.

“We are fostering strong partnership between government and communities to provide basic right to life for the mother and child.

“We have reached the milestone in our effort to reduce the high rate of preventable deaths, but we are determined to do more to scale up some basic steps in the area of family planning, preventive treatment of malaria in pregnant women and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS”, she said.

The Abia First Lady mentioned others to include immunization, vitamin A supplement, de-worming of children, and use of oral rehydration salt with zinc for children and use of insecticide treated mosquito nets to prevent malaria.

Mrs. Ikpeazu called on mothers with children below 5 years to go for vitamin A supplements and de-worming tablets.

Fathers, neighbours, community leaders and care-givers, she said, have roles to play in mobilising and encouraging mothers to visit healthcare centres in the

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Kingsley Uwankume, noted that the expectation of Methodist members are high from the newly ordained Presbyter and expressed his desire that the clergy will achieve success in his new elevation.

According to him, the new Presbyter should be guided and rallied around by all to enable him to succeed and thanked Archbishop Opoko for taking Methodist Church to the next level.

Also speaking, Chairman, Organising committee, Elder Emeka Nwosu, revealed what he called the secrets of success witnessed in Methodist Church during period under review as God’s handwork, advising the new Presbyter to remain focused in transformation and accept criticism from all angles as according to him only the creator is a perfect being.

He assured the congregation that Very Rev. Akabuokwu will record tremendous success in the course of his work as a minister.

Another notable father and

member in the church, Sir Royal Obi Ukaigwe, underscored the need for the clergy to live above board, observing that within the short period of stay of the inductee in the diocese, lots of achievements have recorded, disclosing that those who left the church in the past have returned since his assumption of office. He described his presence in the Methodist Diocese of Umuahia as blessing to all and sundry and urged him to continue to remain focused.

Meanwhile, Lay president of the diocese, Prof. Udo Nwokocha and Hon (Sir) Dickson Nwosu, have expressed delight that the young Presbyter deserved the new status, noting that Very Rev. Akabuokwu’s success story never came to them as surprise compared to his uncommon resolve to the services of God and Humanity.

They however encouraged him to maintain the existing cordial relationship already earned with members, as they are looking forward for his successful tenure in his service to God.

state.

She said there is a solid partnership between the state government, the Federal Government, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, WHO, UNICEF and the media for their support, disclosing that by this month (July), the state will be collaborating with Nestle Nutrition for basic training for nurses and midwives in the state.

Speaking with newsmen later, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Nkwachukwu Agomuoh, said the state has also

paid its N100 million counterpart funding for basic healthcare provision fund, pointing out however that funding remains challenges of most of state healthcare programmes.

According to him, funding challenges notwithstanding, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu is dynamic and result oriented and is determined to instill good health in the state citizenry.

According to the wife of the Bende LGA chairman, Dr. Nnenna Rita Elendu, while fielding questions from newsmen in her

office later, the flag off was apt, emphasising that most mothers in the state are careless as they do not visit healthcare facilities.

According to her, the attitude has been there over the years and is not because of the current economic recession, and condemned the patronage of the mothers to traditional birth attendants where they spend much money which could have been used for better healthcare from the state healthcare institutions.

She advised mothers to take the issue serious.

Miss UN World Habitat Nigeria Queen, Queen Ijeoma Chikezie (middle) with some of pupils of Ugba Community Primary School, Umuahia, after giving out school bags to them...recently

Sen. Orji commends Miss UN World Habitat Queen over free school materials to pupils ÏÏÏ The Senator representing Abia

Central Senatorial district, Senator Theodore Orji, at the weekend, commended Miss UN World Habitat queen, Miss Ijeoma Stella Chikezie, for giving out free school materials to pupils in the state.

Sen. Orji, who was represented by a former Commissioner for Works under his administration, Mr. Longman Emeka Nwachukwu, expressed happiness as the winner of UN World Habitat pageant comes from his constituency, stated his readiness to partner with Miss Chikezie over her ‘Help Keep Clean Foundation’ to ensure the success of the foundation to make the senatorial district better.

This assurance came during the free donation and presentation of school materials to pupils of Ugba Community Primary School, Umuahia, as the Senator urged her to go beyond where she is to project the image of the district in particular, the state and the country in general.

Touring schools in the senatorial district, the Miss UN World Habitat winner said she intends to go round the entire 17 local government areas of the state where she will teach the pupils on how to take care of their personal hygiene.

Speaking to pupils during the

presentation of the materials at the Ugba community primary school, Miss Chikezie said: “When washing our hands, we have to wet our hands first, apply soap and scrub our palms, finger nails, the back of our hands, in between our fingers and our wrists. We also have to tell our parents that we cannot do anything in the house without washing our hands first”, She later gave out exercise books to all the pupils of the primary school, school sandals, shoes and school bags to selected indigent pupils, who were chosen by the school authority.

In her remark, the assistant head teacher of Ugba Community Primary School II, Mrs. Hope Kalu, expressed joy that the Miss UN World Habitat, Nigeria had decided to give back to the indigent pupils in her school instead of gallivanting from one place to the other.

Mrs. Kalu said that her coming with her team has made it easier for them, the teachers in the school, to teach the pupils hygiene, stressing that the practical way she demonstrated to the pupils on how to wash their hands will help them to do it better when they get home.

Meanwhile, the head teacher of Ugba Community Primary School l, Mrs. Florence Ebeniro, said that

the school and pupils were happy to have the group in their school and used the opportunity to call on other public spirited people to follow Miss Chikezie’s footsteps in educating the pupils.

Mrs. Ebeniro pledged to tell the teachers to go ahead and inculcate the habit of washing of hands by the pupils every time, adding that with the gift of school materials that it will improve the school enrollment in public schools.

Pupils who spoke with newsmen after the event, including Miss Chinwendu Ede and Miss Ezinne Sunday said they learnt a lot with the visit of the UN World Habitat Nigeria Queen, promising to put all they learnt into practice.

In her interaction with newsmen, the Queen, Miss Ijeoma Stella Chikezie, said that even before she was crowned the UN World Habitat Nigeria Queen, that she had the passion for hygiene and sanitation which made it very easy for her to teach the pupils, stating, “After I was crowned Miss UN World Habitat Nigeria Queen, I took up the task of teaching the pupils and leading the awareness campaign about hygiene with great focus on washing of hands and general environmental cleaning”.

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L-R: Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Okochukwu; Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu; his wife, Nkechi Ikpeazu; Abia State Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Uzokwe; Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia Central senatorial zone, Sen. Theodore Orji and his Abia South counterpart, Sen Mao Ohuabunwa, during an Interdenominational Church Service to mark the 2nd Anniversary /Thanksgiving service of the administration and Re-dedication of Abia State at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia...recently

Security agencies sabotaging efforts to curb hard drugs in Abia, monarch alleges Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

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Some enforcement agencies have been alleged to be sabotaging the efforts to curb the circulation of hard drugs in Abia State.

The Chairman of Umuahia South Council of Traditional Rulers and Towe 1 of Umutowe autonomous community Olokoro, HRM Eze Godfrey Onwuka, made this revelation in his palace of Justice, Olokoro, while interacting with newsmen as Nigerians joined the rest of the world to observe the 2017 drug abuse day and illicit trafficking, advising youths in Abia State to avoid hard drugs.

He lamented that the laxity on the part of security agencies in the state has been in the area of selling and smoking of hard drugs and appealed to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in collaboration with other security apparatus to intensify efforts to stop the rate at which youths of nowadays patronise hard drugs.

He observed that over sixty percent of youths are mad because of excessive ingestion or wrong usage of hard drugs, hinting that this ugly development had made so many youths not to contribute to the development of the society, as many had dropped out of school while others refuse to learn any trade or artisan work.

Eze Onwuka therefore advocated for the inclusion of drug abuse/ negative effects of hard drugs in the school curriculum as subject of study. He said more sensitisation both in secondary schools and tertiary institutions should be in top gear to enable hard drugs smokers/ peddlers know the dangers associated with it.

The royal father, who described drug abuse as wrong usage of drugs like Marijuana, noted that those who patronise hard drugs behave abnormally to those around them, frowning that Olokoro and Umunwanwa

youths ranks first and second respectively in number of youths that take hard drugs in Umuahia South Local Government Area.

He pointed out that hard drugs has never done anyone good but pushes one to indulge in heinous crimes like armed robbery, raping of women, while many kill at the process of battling with the drugs.

On the free primary school meal initiative, Eze Onwuka commended the Federal and State Governments for the wonderful initiative which he said has succeeded in sustaining children especially at this critical era of recession but advised that part of the money be mapped to take care of teachers.

The monarch appealed to governments to pay teachers their salaries and other entitlements, pointing out that it will enable them take care of their children at home, pupils at school, and carry out their legitimate job effectively, efficiency and effectually.

He also called for a close surveillance of the programme and that of the N-power programme so that it won’t turn out to be a platform for siphoning/embezzling public fund.

On the October 1 quit notice slammed on Igbos living in the northern part of Nigeria by a coalition of Arewa Youth groups, Eze Onwuka said it did not come as a result of the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), rather it emanated from jealousy and envy.

He said that the Northerners are envious of the progressive spirit/nature of Igbo men who have invested multi-million naira property/investments in the north, which made the Arewa youths to give Igbos ultimatum to leave their area before October 1.

Eze Onwuka further advised Igbos in the north to come back home and invest their wealth, noting that an Igbo man is flexible and can survive in any part of the world.

PDP wants to destabilise our party in Abia, alleges APC chieftain ÏÏÏThere are indications that the

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded plans to destabilise the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abia State.

However, the PDP has denied this, stating that even if the party exists in the state, it is not to its knowledge.

This allegation came from the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Ex-officio member, Chief Nduka Anyanwu, when he hosted a meeting of members of Abia Central Senatorial District of the APC in his Ossa Ibeku home in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state, stating that that the plot is aimed at “weakening the growing membership of the party as credible alternative to the ruling party in the state ahead of the 2019 general election which we (the APC) are sure of victory.”

Blaming some members of the

chapter, whom he described as saboteurs and agents of the PDP, for the disharmony in its leadership, the APC national officer appealed to the faithful ones to watch its ranks, stating “We need to fish out the blacklegs among us before they pollute others and cause irreparable damage to the party as we prepare for the election or we will have ourselves to blame latter.”

Anyanwu used to forum the correct the impression that President Buhari bad not been fair to the South East zone in his appointments, urging such critics to check their records before making such claims.

Similarly, a non-executive director and member representing the zone on the board of the Rural Electrification Agency, Engr. Alozie Mac Solomon, condemned the disharmony in the leadership of the chapter.

as the body of the legal icon, Hon. Justice Lawrence Mecha Akuma, was being commuted to mother earth in his Ohafia country home.

His demise came as a shock not only to Abia State government, members of the bar and bench as well as his Ohafia community and people of Abia State and beyond as testimonies of his life and times in the bar was being recounted.

Speaking during valedictory court session in honour of the late sage, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who spoke through his Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Chief Umeh Kalu (SAN), said Abia State Judiciary has had great Jurists of remarkable repute in over two decades, including the late luminary while in service in the state, remarking that the late Justice Akuma’s over 28 years career service in the bar has not only shared in that legacy of the state, but has helped in shaping Abia State and Nigerian jurisprudence as propounded by the courts.

He urged the bereaved family, associates and members of the bar especially, Abia State Judiciary to take solace in God and improve on the legacies he left behind.

In her remarks, the Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Theresa Uzokwe, described the late Justice as an ac-

complished legal practitioner of the official bar, eminent jurist, revered traditional ruler of his community and elder statesman who served Abia State Judiciary and his community meritoriously until his demise.

Justice Uzokwe, who described her late professional colleague as Master of all trades, urged the immediate family and members of the legal profession and Abia State Judiciary not to weep like those who have no hope but should imitate his good qualities and accomplish the task ahead.

Meanwhile, branch chairmen of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) from Aba, Umuahia, Isiala Ngwa, Ohafia and Ukwa, Barristers Ken .C. Nwakamma; A.C. Okoroafor (Esq); Chief Ugwuzor Agomuo; Udo Uduma (Esq) and Munachiso Eze Nwosuegbe (Esq) respectively extolled the virtues of the late Justice Lawrence Akuma whose sudden demise, they said has created vacuum in Abia State Judiciary and Nigeria as a whole.

According to NBA branch chairmen in the state, the late Justice was a father-to-all whom they derived knowledge and wisdom from while regretting the pains his death has caused members of the bar in the state but consoled by the fact that he had actually paid his dues for future generations.

IPAC expresses disappointment over CVR exercise in S’East ÏÏÏ The South East caucus of the Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) at the weekend expressed its disappointment over the way the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise is being implemented in the South East zone.

The caucus also raised the alarm over the possible disenfranchisement of huge number of prospective young voters in the South East zone following the shoddy manner the exercise was being conducted.

The chairman of IPAC, South East caucus, Chief Emeka Okafor, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, stating that the Council was not satisfied with the level of logistics put in place by INEC to capture the expected number of young persons who have come of age of voting.

Chief Okafor was of the opinion that having gone round the registration centres with his team, IPAC observed that a huge number of prospective voters were losing interest in the registration exercise after being subjected to endlessly wait for hours without being captured in the voters register.

The IPAC chairman said that the very slow pace of the registration exercise made the prospective young voters to get frustrated and abandon the idea of obtaining voter’s card, hence the urgent need for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make the exercise less cumbersome.

INEC, Chief Emeka Okafor said

“should ensure that young persons who have attained the required age for voting are given the opportunity to register to participate in future elections”, stating that it has become most pertinent for INEC to take urgent action now and remove the logjam in the registration exercise, especially in Anambra State where governorship election would hold in a few months’ time.

According to him, “People are not really happy at the slow pace of registering of voters in all the states of the South East. INEC must do something to ensure that all eligible voters are captured.”

The IPAC chairman noted that INEC should have shown more seriousness in the continuous voter registration by decentralising the registration centres instead of concentrating them in the local government headquarters as well as making more machines available, lamenting that shoddy jobs arising from inadequate logistics by the body had in the past resulted in low registration of voters in the South East zone thereby reducing their voting population hence the need to correct the anomaly.

He therefore called on the governors of the South East zone to take up the challenge of ensuing that every eligible voter was registered, adding that the state chief executives should not only mount intensive mobilisation campaign in their respective states but also assist INEC with logistics where necessary to make the registration exercise smooth.

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Ex-Abia gov, Kalu mentors students S’East Council of traditional rulers affirms on education of the youth Dick, warns Ilomuanya ÏÏÏ The former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, at weekend, stringed the interest of Nigerian students to know what the purpose of education is in their life.

Speaking as a Guest Lecturer at a one-day lecture colloquium captioned, “Education of the youth: yesterday, today and in the future” and organised by Abia State Students Association in association with Business Administration students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), the former governor popularly called OUK, described education as “an instrument for developing an individual socially, mentally, physically, emotionally, morally and psychologically”.

“The general assumption is that we go to school to become a better person. No doubt, that is what it is. School prepares us and changes us to change our environment”, he said querying the impact, place of the educated youth in the society.

According to him, “being a student is a time for discovery”, stating ‘discovery is what defines what you do with your life outside school”. He cited cases of people who went into other professions outside what they studied in the school or read courses other than the ones they desired.

Putting into consideration the changing times and the sprouting of new technological inventions in the world, OUK said “tomorrow’s future will be with us. What hap-

pens, what will you be doing?”

He stated that this calls for a refocusing of Nigeria education curriculum to accommodate teachings in new technology.

“However, while waiting for that to happen, the youth must not sit back and wait. It is not enough to buy whatever gadget is sold in the market and enjoy the same”, he said and advised the students to use the gadgets to learn new trends and prepare themselves for the future.

“Be more inquisitive. Make all the mistakes you ever want to make.

Don’t be afraid to make them. Explore what technology has offered you. Be pragmatic. Try out things.

Work on your ideas. They will eventually pay off”, he advised them.

He also warned the students to be mindful of what they do with their lives as students, stating, “Cultism has never led anyone to establish a conglomerate, it may however lead you to thuggery. If that is what you desire, I do not desire that for you.”

Citing Mark Zuckerberg of facebook, Bill Gates of Microsoft and himself as all school dropouts, as well as well as Jack Ma of Alibaba. com, he warned the students that he was not against education, stating that in view of the current recession in the society, empowerment of students is crucial to enable them complete their academic pursuit which he did as the state governor more than ten years ago.

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The South East Council of Traditional Rulers has warned the general public to desist from transacting any business with Eze Cletus Ilomuanya as the chairman of the council or addressing him as such as he ceased to be the chairman of the South East Traditional Rulers Council when his tenure expired.

A statement by the Administrative Secretary of the council, Eze (Barr.) Uche O Elekwa (JP), said Cletus Ilomuanya is neither the chairman nor a member of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers and anyone transacting business with him as the chairman does so at his own peril, stressing that HRM Eze (Dr.) Eberechi N Dick is the incumbent chairman of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers.

The statement reads: “The atten-

tion of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers has been drawn to the front page publication of a national daily paper (not The Daily Times) titled “Igbos won’t leave north, says south east traditional rulers chairman” in which Eze Cletus Ilomuanya was credited to have spoken as chairman, South East council of Traditional Rulers in Owerri, Imo State at two different events on 30th June 2017 while receiving Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) Imo State branch and Association for Media Communication Development which conferred on him “Distinguished Royal Father Award” for exemplary conduct and leadership.

“While we do not begrudge him for expressing his opinion on national issues but we are at pains that he was quoted as the Chairman of South East Council of Traditional Rulers.

“For the records, Cletus Ilomuan-

ya ceased to be the chairman, South East Council of Traditional Rulers when his tenure expired”, the release said.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Eberechi Dick has condoled with the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the government and people of Kano State over the death of frontline nationalist and statesman, Alhaji Maitama Sule at age of 87 years.

In a condolence letter to the Emir, Eze Dick described the late Alhaji Sule as a stabilising influence in Nigeria and a man who is detribalised. ‘’We will surely miss him at this time but give God thanks for allowing us share same space with him for 87 years.”

He on behalf of himself and members of South East Traditional Rulers Council prayed that God will give the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Only prayer will lead Nigeria out of present economic woes –Pastor Muoka ÏÏÏ Founder and General Over-

seer of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, Lazarus Muoka, says being closer to God is the only way of bringing the current economic recession in Nigeria and its attendant problems to an end.

Speaking with newsmen after a two-day revival for the Umuahia, the Abia State capital recently, Pastor Mouka said “it is very certain that prayer is the key and will surely bring it to an end”.

Fielding questions from newsmen on if prayer and restructuring will solve the Nigeria problem, said, the cleric said: “As a minister of the gospel, I want to bring everything to the table of God. Whatever crisis or whatever we are facing now, only God has the answer. I want to believe that as we continue to pray, God will see us through enough”.

On what is his take on the removal of Christian Religious Knowledge from Nigerian school curriculum and examinations and if it is a plans to Islamize Nigeria, Mouka said: “The issue should be revised and must return to what we have before. I believe that after all, that God is going to revise it”.

He disclosed that the major con-

straints of his ministry, The Lord Chosen Charismatic Renewal, in most cases, “you talk of the finances, but God is able to see us through”.

He explained the choice of Umuahia as the venue for the revival this time as that the ministry decided to take it to everywhere in the whole world as determined by God, stating, “He knows the best and why”.

He advised that for Nigerians, the country should draw closer to God as “He will see us through”.

Participants at a one-day lecture colloquium recently at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) captioned, “Education of the youth: yesterday, today and in the future. The lecture was delivered by former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Inset: Dr. Orji Uzoor Kalu

World Drug Abuse Day: Make education affordable for youths, Community PG urges govt ÏÏÏ

To dissuade Nigerian youths from indulging in hard drugs, a call has been made to government at all levels in the country to make education affordable for the youths in the country.

This came from the President General of Ahuwa Oboro autonomous community, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief James Uchegbuo, during the World Drug Abuse Day/ Illicit trafficking observance.

He admonished parents and churches to intensify their efforts in the moral up-bringing of young ones in their communities/localities, sug-

gesting that even those who could not afford university education should acquire gainful skills.

Answering questions from newsmen in Umuahia, the state capital, on the occasion which was aimed at raising awareness on the major problems illicit drugs cause in the society, Engr. Uchegbuo pointed out that drug abuse has become a cankerworm ravaging the general output of youths in the country, especially in rural areas where he maintained that some farm lands had been converted to Indian hemp farms.

The PG regretted that this has contributed to the problem in soci-

etal malaise in the country today like illegal possession of arms, kidnappings, rape, murder and disrespect to the elderly ones by the youths, pointing out that even his community, Ahuwa, suffers from the nefarious activities of some young ones who consume illicit drugs.

He said: “This morning before I left house, I just listened to a case of a youth who took up arms and killed a fellow youth because he was under the influence of drugs. He is now in prison in Umuahia and his family is pleading for settlement. You see, that is what drugs can cause.

“In order to further enlighten and educate youths in my community on

the dangers associated with chronic ingestion of hard drugs, my community from time to time organises vocational lessons for the youths, through resource persons on the dangers of drugs abuse”.

The theme for 2017 edition of World Drug Abuse Day/Illicit trafficking observance is “Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe” is an initiative to increase support for prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities.

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UN discovers 93,950MW untapped energy sources in Nigeria Simon Ugwu, wth Agency report

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) last weekend, urged the Federal Government to explore renewable energy by utilising the country’s untapped energy sources, estimated at 93,950MW. Mr Bakary Dosso, the ECA Chief Sub-Regional officer, Data Centre, made the appeal at the inauguration of the ECA Country Profile 2016 Report for Nigeria in Abuja.

Dosso said the ECA report showed that Nigeria was blessed with abundant untapped energy resources of about 93,950 Megawatts (MW).

He added that, “the country is home to enormous energy resources such as petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear power and tar sands.“Other resources include solar, wind, biomass and hydropower. However, development and exploitation of energy sources has been skewed in favour of hydropower, petroleum and natural gas.

“Nigeria has an untapped potential to produce 93,950MW from carbon-emission-free energy sources, which include small and large hydroelectric power plants, 68 per cent and nuclear power, 21 per cent.

“Also, Nigeria has an untapped potential of seven per cent solar and photovoltaic and onshore wind, two per cent,” he said.

Ganiyu Obaaro Dr Joe Abah, DirectorGeneral, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), said on Monday that the bureau has set out plans to simplify the Nigerian budget for easy understanding by citizens.

Abah, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said that the budget would be explained in a straightforward way and simple language.

According to him, the bureau is doing some work in the budget office to explain the budget in very straightforward and easy terms for the citizens to understand.

“The budget office produced a

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Bureau for easy budget understanding underway book called the “Citizen’s guide to the budget’’ in 2014, which we want to update now.’’

Abah explained that the bureau was also working on actualising the ten-year strategic plan of the Head of Service, which aims at reforming the public service sector.

He said the bureau has been implementing and updating the strategic plan to capture all the necessary improvements for civil service administration.

“And these include the work we are doing on social economy development, the N-power proj-

ect and the school feeding programme.

“We also now have a consolidated national anti-corruption strategy which we didn’t have before.

“All of those things have been captured into the revise strategy, we will continue to make progress on the issues under the strategy,’’ he said.

Abah also said the bureau in collaboration with the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) was intensifying efforts to address challenges in the ongoing Integrated

Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) verification process.

He mentioned network and security issues as the challenges faced by public servants during the IPPIS update, stating that nothing good comes easy.

Commenting on the bureau’s plan for this year as budget has been approved; Abbah said they would focus on research, documentation and sensitisation of the public.

He explained that the nature of their job was majorly intellectual and not physical construction.

NDDC Managing Director, Nsima Ekere, (right), inspecting the failed sections of Eleme Junction to Onne Junction, axis of the East-West Road.

With him is the Executive Director, Project, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe (left), and the Project Engineer, Oghale EfeAluta, at the project site.

NDDC: MD vows to restore failed East West Road in three weeks Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has assured that the emergency repairs on failed

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portions of the East West Road, between Eleme Junction and Onne Junction in Rivers State would be completed within three weeks.

Ekere gave the assurance while inspecting work on the road on Monday. He was accompanied with the Executive Director Projects, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe, and other directors of the Commission during the inspection tour of the road.

The NDDC boss, described the road as the gateway to the economic activities in the Niger Delta region. He declared: “This road means a whole lot to the people of the Niger Delta.”

Mr. Ekere assured that NDDC would ensure that the project

was properly supervised to guarantee quality, adding: “So far, the quality of work here is impressive. I am not an engineer, but even as a lay man, the fact that you have to excavate as much as 2.5 metres in some areas to remove unsuitable materials before sand filling, speaks a lot about the work.”

He commended the contractor for mobilization to the site promptly; and challenged other Nigerian contractors to work more for quality rather than profit.

“It is not as if the type of engineering we study in Nigeria is different from what is obtainable in any other part of the world. It is just a question of our attitude

to work,” he said.

Ekere said: “For us in NDDC, we are interested in quality. We want to shame our critics and we want to ensure that we deliver for the common good of the people of the Niger Delta. We are committed to delivering quality roads and other infrastructure that meet international best practices and standards.”

The NDDC boss said that the objective of the Commission was to ameliorate the sufferings of motorists who ply the road, as well as, improve the living conditions of the people of the region and urged the contractor to speed up work on the repairs.

Briefing Ekere on the emergency repair works, the Proj-

ect Manager, Engr. Efe Eloho, said that they faced a challenge with the soil texture, but promised that the repair work would stand the test of time. He noted: “We excavate as much as 2.5 metres in some areas to remove unsuitable materials before filling with sharp sand and hard core.”

Eloho said that although the road was a major route for fuel tankers, he could guarantee that it would last for up to 20 years, because of the high quality of work put into it.

Some excited motorists, who met the team at the inspection site at the Eleme Junction axis, praised the NDDC for the urgent intervention on the road.

Business News B2 Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, has congratulated Afrexim Bank for the critical support that the Bank, led by its President, Oramah, provides for African businesses and its significant contribution to the development of cross-border trade and investment in Africa.

Elumelu, who stated this at the 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), held in Rwanda, highlighted the role of African institutions, such as Afrexim Bank, commenting that the Bank’s mission was further evidence of Africa’s own ability to provide long-term, strategic financing to Africa’s economic and social development.

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He said, “Afrexim brings a unique and highly relevant perspective to the challenge of supporting intra-African trade flow and ensuring value is created in and exported from our continent.

I urge other development finance institutions, particularly the Bank’s African peers, to follow its example in providing transformational forms of funding to African businesses.”

Elumelu spoke on the topic: “Cross-Border Investments as a Driver of Intra-African Trade and Industrialisation: Reflections

from a Continental Business Leader,” where he championed the agenda of the private sector, as the key contributor to Africa’s ability to attract and implement sustainable investment.

Elumelu, who created Heirs Holdings, cited his own approach to long-term investment in critical sectors, such as power, finance and resources, across twenty African countries as an example.

According to Elumelu, Africa must grow cross-border trade and investment, and attract both local and international investors.

He said, “An investment is not just about profit and returns. It is also about sustainability. What I want to see is Africans investing in Africa. We appreciate and welcome partnerships, but there is a generation of African businessmen and women, who have the capability and ambition to lead and transform Africa’s future. Let your money work in Africa.”

Elumelu also highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship, saying, “We know the challenge and potential of Africa’s demographic explosion. That is why

Focus attention on non-oil sector, LCCI tells FG

Afreximbank announces 2016 results, as Kagame urges increased intra-African trade

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In recognition of the crucial role that Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) play in economic growth, development, job creation and poverty alleviation, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI, has called on the Federal Government to refocus its attention on non-oil sector where the SMEs participate more.

President of LCCI, Mrs Nike Akande who made the call during the maiden edition of the United Nations Day for MSMEs, organised by LCCI in Lagos recently, said the non-oil sector guarantees a more sustainable growth beyond the volatility of oil prices in the international market.

Recognising their contributions to the economy worldwide, the United Nations General Assembly designated June 27 as International Day for Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.

The theme for this year’s celebration was: “Small Business, Big Impact”.

Group Chief Risk Officer, Dangote Group, Mrs. Adenike Fajemirokun (Third left), exchange pleasantries with Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, with Mr Hakeem Adeniji-Adele, Microsoft’s Public Sector Director (1st left); Oladokun Oye, Director Direct Sales, Airtel (2nd left); and Mr Olawale Oluwo, Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, at the Inauguration of Lagos State Science and Innovation Council held recently.

NCC: July deadline set for Infraco licence, as bidding ends

By Tony Nwakaegho The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it will announce the successful firms to be licenced for telecoms’ infrastructure services, classified under the Infraco licence before the end of July.

So far, only five firms were said to have been shortlisted in 2016 by the regulator, out of the 60 firms that applied for the licences.

Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said during a chat with journalists in Lagos, that nothing was holding the regulator from releasing the list of successful companies.

He said that the Commission had gone far in concluding the

the Tony Elumelu Foundation is catalysing 1,000 entrepreneurs each year, with the objective of assisting 10,000 entrepreneurs over 10 years. Invest in the future, our youth.”

The meeting also witnessed the signing of a US$100million facility between Afrexim and Heirs Holdings. This initial transaction, between Heirs Holdings and Afrexim, was, said Elumelu, “Just the beginning and a clear indication of the intent and capacity of both parties to identify means to grow Africa’s wealth and create sustainable business opportunities over time.

bidding process for the licences.

It would be recalled that there was restriction of non-participation in the bidding placed on companies already offering telecoms-related services in Nigeria, which made some telecom firms, including MTN and Glo as discriminatory until the door was thrown open for all to come in.

When in operation, the infracos would be held responsible for all issues bordering on interconnection of signals between one telecom firm and another, as well as, the management of base stations and construction of mast facilities across the country where they are not in existence.

The NCC boss said that plans had been made to conclude the issuance of the licence to firms that have the capacity to render

such services to the sector.

He said, “The companies have submitted bids for licensing of the remaining zones, this is a massive number, as I am talking to you, we are about to conclude the selection process, and very soon, I think I am talking of July.

“NCC will come out with information about the successful bidders, those who meet the conditions to the framework of the model that is driving the deployment of infrastructural broadband in the country.”

Commenting on the difficulties being experienced by telecoms services consumers in Nigeria, and in the Lagos axis in particular, Danbatta said, “We have been monitoring the progress so far made, for Lagos. We are quite happy about the mile-

stone achievement so far in the deployment of fibre network.”

According to him,“We will put measures in place to ensure the speed up of deployment process in some zones that are fast in deploying the technology.

“We will come to terms with the fact that the quality of service in the industry is a big challenge. There are technical and non-technical factors that are affecting quality of service. The Commission will engage the government at the three levels to deal with it.”

Danbatta said,“The quality of service is still far below the stipulated standard for the key performance indicators that we have deliberately put in place in order to ensure that quality of service is improved.

The 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) ended in Kigali on Saturday with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda saying that the many economic challenges confronting Africa should drive African countries to urgently increase trade among themselves.

“These factors should not just remain objects of reference,” he told delegates. “Instead, they should drive us to urgently increase trade with each other, invest more within our countries and regions, and build joint infrastructure, in order to better facilitate the movement of people and goods within Africa.”

President Kagame urged African Governments and the private sector to make the most of the possibilities offered by Afreximbank, noting that, for the last two decades, the Bank had been raising money, financing strategic projects and contributing to Africa’s pursuit of prosperity and independence.

Earlier, in his report to the AGM, Bank President Dr, Benedict Oramah, announced that the institution’s cumulative facility approvals had reached $50 billion, due to record approvals of $10 billion in 2016, and that the Bank’s total assets amounted to about $12 billion in 2016, following a 64 per cent increase from a year earlier.

“Loans growth quickened by about 65 per cent to reach $10 billion and constituted 87 per cent of total assets. Net income rose strongly by 32 per cent from $125 million in 2015 to $165 million in 2016 on sharply rising interest income, which increased by 30 per cent, from $372 million to $484 million. New equity injections and internal capital generation raised shareholders’ funds by 28 per cent to end 2016 at $1.63 billion,” added the President.

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Equities resume July with N121 billion loss

Afolabi Adesola

Nigeria’s equities resumed the month of July on a bearish note, as market capitalization lost N121 billion on Monday, to profit taking across major sectors.

This depreciated the All- Share Index by 1.06 per cent or 347.68 points, which closed at 32,769.80 points. Market Cap also fell 1.06 per cent and closed the day at N11.331 trillion.

The day’s performance decreased the year to date gains to 22.3 per cent.

Market breadth turned negative with 17 gainers, against 29 losers.

Honeywell Flour Mills, led the day’s gainers by 9.66 per cent, to close at N1.93 per share, while PZ followed, with a gain of 6.24 per cent to close at N24.35 per share, while Livestock Feeds added 5.26 per cent to close at N1 per share.

Skye Bank appreciated 5 per cent to close at 63k per share and Cutix gained 5 per cent to close at N3.20 per share.

On the other hand, May & Baker topped the day’s losers, with a decline of 9.54 per cent to close at N3.51 per share, 7up came next with a decline of 9.53 percent to close at N78.21 per share. Unity Bank followed with a loss of 8.96

per cent to close at 61 kobo, Total dipped 5.00 percent to close at N2.66 per share and Cadbury fell 5 per cent to close at N13.30 per share.

Access Bank led day’s activity chart with an exchange of 20.9 millio n shares worth N197.4 million.

Fidelity Bank was next with the sale of 16.0 million shares valued at N20.9 million, while UBA traded 14.6 million shares worth N125.9 million. Transcorp exchanged 11.6 million shares valued at N16.3 million; and Zenith Bank emerged the fifth most traded stock with 8.9 million shares worth N184.6 million.

Chellarams embarks on joint venture over dairy products Afolabi Adesola Chellarams Plc. has concluded a joint-venture agreement with the DMK GROUP; a German based dairy company to manage the production, marketing, sales and distribution of a full range of dairy products across Nigeria.

According to a statement released by Chellarams on Friday, the Joint Venture which establishes a new company, Chellarams DMK LTD, will be well-placed to meet the growing demand in Nigeria for dairy products.

The leading Nigerian conglomerate said the venture serves as the next phase in an existing partnership between the two companies which started as a simple distribution agreement 25 years ago.

“The Nigerian consumer will benefit from the full range of products that DMK GROUP has deployed in other markets.”

Chellarams said, “The new companyChellarams DMK LTD will have a product portfolio

of established brands that resonates with the Nigerian consumers, including Oldenburger, Real Milk and Regal Milk.

“The Oldenburger brand is already one of the biggest-selling import brands for UHT milk in Nigeria while Real Milk and Regal Milk are wellestablished brands in all households.

To support its strong growth with key distributors; thus establishing a strong presence across all sales channels, such as modern trade, general trade and food services.”

The Management of Chellarams Plc also said the joint venture agreement caused the delay in the filing of its audited financial statements.

The company, whose financial year ends on 31st March, said in a separate statement addressed to its shareholders and the general public that it has been granted an extension of time to file its Audited Financial Statement for the year ended 31st March, 2017 by the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Fidelity Bank joins NSE’s 30 most capitalised stocks Afolabi Adesola

CSR-in-Action, in partnership with Access Bank, hosted Civil Service Organisations (CSOs) at the fifth CSO Professionalism and Effectiveness Therapy (C-PET) Workshop, held at the Access Bank HQ, Lagos, on the 29th of June, 2017. The workshop themed, Resource and Partnership Mobilisation, ended with the CSOs feeling a renewed sense of purpose, and an awareness of the opportunities readily available to them.

SEPLAT: Revolving Credit Facility paper gets December 31, extension, oversubscribed Bonny Amadi Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, on Monday, July 3, 2017, announced that it has successfully concluded a one-year extension of its Revolving Credit Facility (“RCF”) until 31 December. 2018.

The current three- year RCF, was due to expire at the end of 2017. The facility now expires on 31 December, 2018; and has been successfully amended to amortise the remaining outstanding principal balance of US$150 million in equal instalments over five quarters, commencing Q4 2017.

Overall, Seplat’s aggregate

indebtedness, under its Term Loan and RCF, has reduced by US$365 million, from its peak in Q1 2015, of US$1 billion, to the current balance at the end of June, 2017, of US$635 million, which is a significant deleveraging of the balance sheet particularly in exceptionally difficult trading conditions over the past 18 months.

The amended facility has been provided by Citibank’s N.A. London Branch, Citibank Nigeria Limited, The Mauritius Commercial Bank Plc, Natixis, Nedbank Limited London Branch, Nomura International Plc, FirstRand Bank Limited, acting through its Rand Mer-

chant Bank Division, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Standard Chartered Bank.

Roger Brown, Seplat’s Chief Financial Officer, commenting on the extension, said: “We are pleased to announce the extension to our revolving credit facility. The approval to extend and strong demand within our core lending group, which saw around 30 per cent oversubscription, demonstrates Seplat’s strong underlying business fundamentals and is further testament to the strength of our relationship with our continuing and new lenders.”

He said, “The amended facility, and recent resumption of exports via the Forcados terminal, will enable the business to rebuild cash on its balance sheet, as we seek to strengthen our capital structure to ensure a strong platform.”

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced Fidelity Bank as the new entrant into the NSE 30 Index; an index which holds NSE’s 30 most capitalised stocks.

The announcement was made, following the latest reviews of the stock market indices, which saw seven stocks exiting their prior respective indices to give way for the entry of new six counterparts.

The review of the market includes the NSE-30, and the six sectoral indices of the Exchange, which are NSE Consumer Goods, NSE Banking, NSE Insurance, NSE Industrial, NSE Oil & Gas and the NSE Lotus Islamic Indices.

These indices are normally reviewed bi-annually

in June and December except for NSE Pension index that is reviewed once in the year (December).

With the review, the market will always witness the entry/re-entry as well as exit of some major companies.

The result of the latest review had the NSE-30 index welcome Fidelity Bank Plc as Conoil Plc lost its membership of the index; while Total Nigeria Plc gained entry into the NSE Lotus Islamic Index and Forte Oil Plc exited.

The NSE Insurance Index welcomed Linkage Assurance Plc, Regency Alliance Insurance Plc and Universal Insurance Co. Plc as Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Unity Kapital Assurance Plc and Mutual Alliance Insurance Plc gave way by exiting the index.

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Money Market B4 UBN hosts customers, stakeholders to a centenary gala ...as Wike lauds bank over economy As part of activities lined up to celebrate its centenary anniversary this year, Union Bank has hosted its customers and other stakeholders in Rivers State to a classy dinner.

The dinner, which was witnessed by government dignitaries and customers of the bank saw speakers spotlighting Union Bank’s commitment to the development of its customers and Nigeria over the past 100 years.

Speaking at the event, Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank,Emeka Emuwa, appreciated the bank’s loyal customers and reaffirmed the bank’s commitment to providing a simpler and smarter banking experience for them.

“We are proud of our relationship with our customers, as this is very important to us.

As a bank, we have been able to achieve this height because, we have customers who didn’t stop believing in our services, and because of them we promise to do more,” Emuwa said. d,”We believe the best way to celebrate this milestone is with our customers, and over this year we have a number of activities outlined across the country to celebrate them including this celebration in Port Harcourt.

While here we are also launching three upgraded branches to ensure our customers enjoy improved service delivery.”

Emeka Woke, the Chief of Staff of the Government House, commended the Bank on the celebration of its centenary anniversary its commitment to its customers and the people of Rivers State.

Woke, who represented the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said that Union Bank has played a fundamental role in the development of the Nigerian banking system.

According to him: “Union Bank has been in existence for a century helping Nigerians; and has contributed immensely to the development of the economy and the country in general. A lot of us have been customers for many years and enjoyed their services. The people of Rivers State have also directly benefited from the financial institution, through job creation and other initiatives in the state.”

A grand performance by Port Harcourt’s finest artiste, Duncan Mighty, spiced the occasion with his music. The evening ended with several testimonials from satisfied customers.

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Naira gains further at parallel market, drops at official interbank Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigeria’s currency, Naira, on Monday, gained further to close at 365 to a dollar at the parallel market, but depreciated at the official interbank at 305.95 against 305.90 traded on Friday.

The Naira was sold over the weekend at 367 per dollar, which was better than 369 exchanged on Thursday, but recorded more points at the end of first trading day of the week at 365, however, remained unchanged against the Euro and Pound sterling at 410 and 465, respectively.

At the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I&E FX) window, the local currency, opened at 366.31 and closed at 359.00, representing appreciable 7.44 points compare to 366.44 sold at the last trading day of the preceding week.

The local naira currency came

close to converging at the investor foreign exchange window and black market last week, with analysts attributing the development to increased dollar liquidity in the foreign exchange market.

Therefore, in a continued effort to close the gap between the official and the unofficial rates, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, said it will sell $100 million at a special foreign currency auction, the latest in a series of interventions that had yielded positive results in the foreign exchange market.

In a notice to commercial lenders, the regulator said the dollar auction would be both for spot and forward transactions which would be settled within the next 60 days.

The CBN has been intervening on the official market in the last few months in an attempt to narrow the spread between rates on

the official market and black market. It has sold more than $5 billion since February.

Nigeria is battling a currency crisis brought on by low oil prices, which has tipped Africa’s biggest economy into recession and created chronic dollar shortages.

Nigerian authorities want to attract foreign investors and at the same time maintain a strong currency to ward off inflation.

Meanwhile, foreign investors are pushing for the adoption of the interbank rate as the only official exchange rate.

The interbank rate closed on Friday at N315.10/$1. It has remained the most stable exchange rate in the last six months.

The new demand by investors, followed earlier calls by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and stakeholders that the CBN unify exchange rates. The Executive Board of the IMF’s Article IV

Consultation on Nigeria had, in March, urged the authorities to remove restrictions and multiple currency practices.

In a report released at the weekend, Afrinvest West Africa Limited, an investment and research firm, confirmed investors’ demand on the CBN to adopt interbank rate, and said the investors are insisting that although the CBN’s policies over the past months have led to a convergence between parallel and official market rates, the last leg of the reform, which is replacing multiple exchange rates with a transparent interbank market is still pending.

It said the opening of different Forex windows and targeted intervention by the CBN, which is in excess of $5 billion in the last four months, have had a positive knock-on impact on capital liquidity and resulted in a stronger naira in the parallel market.

L-R: User Operations Manager, OLX Patricia Duru, Group Head Retail & Chain, Interswitch, Paul Ohakim; Senior Manager, Business Development, OLX and Esther Ransome-Kuti, Unit Lead, SME & Commerce Interswitch during the OLX Interswitch Partnership.

External reserve sheds $57.8m in June

The Nigeria’s external reserve fell to $30.27 billion as of June 29, as against$30.329 billion it stood a month ago, representing a decline of $57.8 million, latest Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) statistic has showed.

The external reserves had closed in May at $30.33 billion, a drop of 0.19 per cent from what was recorded in June.

The external reserve showed a 17.3 per cent or $4.47 billion rise from 2016, when they stood at $25.8 billion.

External reserves have risen slightly this year, attributable to the rise in global oil prices, increased foreign borrowing by the

Federal government and hike in International Money Transfer Operations (IMTO).

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

(OPEC’s) member, has added $4.2 billion to its reserves since the beginning of the year.

Amid drop in external reserves, the CBN’s intervention approximately rises to $993million in June and $8.20 billion since January.

The CBN’s injection has bridge the gap between inter- bank and parallel market rates.

The apex bank, last Friday, tightened liquidity in the money market, through sales of N31.94 billion in treasury bills on Friday,

selling N31.52 billion of 349-day treasury bill at 18.59 per cent and N440 million of 160-day treasury bill at 17.98 per cent at an auction.

In order to prop up the local currency,the CBN has been selling dollar on a weekly basis in the foreign exchange market, as the naira closed three days trading week at N367 to dollar, as against N369 sold in earlier the week.

However, since introduction of Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange window, an estimated trading increased to $2.97 billion has been sold between April 28th and June 16th, 2017.

An estimated $6 billion has been injected into the foreign exchange market in six months,

while the newly introduced Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange window has registered over $2 billion.

Finance experts said that this may have contributed to the increase in Open Market Operations (OMO) auctions embarked upon by the CBN. The CBN has been mopping up liquidity in the financial system believing that it will stabilize the Naira.

Forex traders said cash balance in commercial lenders’ accounts with the central bank stood at N320.35 billion on Friday, boosted by the repayment of around N287.39 billion in matured treasury bills on Thursday.

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Labour B6 Stories by Joy Ekeke Thousands of local government workers in the 23 states are currently being owed backlog of salaries, ranging from between one and 16 months, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has said.

National President, Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Ibrahim Khaleel in a statement released in Abuja, said Bayelsa State was leading in indebtedness to local council workers, with between 10 to 16 months, followed by Kogi State, which owes between seven to 15 months; and Delta State, owes eight to 14 months.

He said other debtor states were, “Kaduna 12 months; Oyo three to 11 months; Edo 10 months; Abia five to nine months; Kwara two to nine months; Benue nine months and Nasarawa seven months. Ondo, Ekiti, Imo with six months; Zamfara have not imple-

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NULGE: Bayelsa, Kogi lead 23 debtor-states menting minimum wage, Adamawa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Plateau owing four months, Taraba and FCT three months.

While Osun state has been paying workers’ salaries for 24 months; and few workers were owed few months in Enugu.”

The union noted that Ekiti has refused to remit union dues for the past nine months; and Ogun has not also remitted its deduction for seven months.

The national president also said that 700 staff members were owed between one to three months in Cross River State.

He called on the governors of the states to offset the salaries and other allowances of local government workers with the second tranche of the Paris Loan Refund

released to them.

He said that failure to do so, the union would be forced to mobilise and shut down all local government councils in the country.

Khaleel called on the state governors not to divert or tamper with the second tranche of Paris Club Loan refund, but use it to offset the entitlement of the workers.

He, however, said the union was aware that some state governors were already claiming that the amount released was not in conformity with the published figure.

“We want to state in strong term that no governor should either divert or tamper with the fund.

This should be an avenue where the backlog of arrears of salaries owed the Local Government

workers and some other welfare packages should be settled.

“Such as leave bonus, arrears of promotion benefits, arrears of annual increment and non-implementation of minimum wage, most especially in Zamfara State, are resolved and paid.

“We, therefore, use this medium to appeal passionately to the state governors to use this 2nd Tranche of Paris club loan refund to clear the backlog arrears of outstanding salaries.

“This is in order to ameliorate the untold hardship they are currently passing through due to this ugly situation,” he said.

He added that the union will not tolerate a situation where any state governor will hide

under any guise to deny local government workers their legitimate salaries and allowances.

Khaleed commended 14 states, including Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Cross River, Niger and Anambra, saying that they were up to date in the entitlement of local government workers.

However, the Bayelsa Government said in Yenagoa that it was not owing council workers 16 months’ salary arrears as claimed by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees.

Dr Agatha Goma, Bayelsa Commissioner of Local Government Administration, in a statement described NULGE’s claims as false and misleading.

Pensioners cry out to Osinbajo over hardships

L-R: Chairman Crown Realities Plc, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba; representative of minister of Federal Capital Territory Alh. Umaru Jubril; Executive Director Commercial and investment Banking Sterling Bank, Mr. Lanre Adesanya; and Managing Director Crown Realities Plc, Mr. Chibuzor DariUzu, during the inauguration of Crown Court Estate Durumi in Abuja... recently

Lagos invests in strategic management development for directors

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said the state will sustain investments in the development of needed capacity for its workforce, to align it with current global trends.

The government, through the Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions partnered with Messrs. Novo Consult Limited in Lagos, to conduct a four-day workshop for its directors with the theme: Effective strategic management for repositioning and higher responsibilities.”

Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner, Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson, maintained that

the state had flagged off various training, seminars and programmes aimed at making the state’s civil service more proactive to various needs of the citizens.

He stated that the training became necessary due to the roles the directors play in the state. He said it is aimed at restrategising the workforce, stressing that the state seeks to ensure its workforce get the best of training in the country and compete globally.

He said: “The workforce remains the real engine of growth of our economy.

Presently, Lagos is the best in the whole of Nigeria.

The governor has decided to ensure continuous and adequate exercise to en-

able the public service in the state, which is the real engine room, to compete effectively with their counterparts not only in Nigeria, but in the United Kingdom, United States and other developed economies.

“We are not limiting our success to only Nigeria.

We are thinking of how to make our public servants compete favourably in any condition they find themselves across the country, Africa and in the world. The enormous value that knowledge and skills training bring to bear on the attainment of the strategic objectives of the government and the public service of Lagos State cannot be overemphasized.’’

He said officers partici-

pating in the training would be the ambassadors and seed-propagating agents of the administration’s resolve to re-orientate the Lagos State Public Service, saying that at the end of the training, the directors would imbibe strategies that would make them discharge their duties more effectively.

The commissioner said further: “It is always helpful to remember that an effective strategy provides a picture of the desired longterm future. In order to make sound day-to-day decisions, all members of the organisation must be able to begin with the end in mind.

All steps must, ultimately, keep the state on course toward the long-term objective.

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) are appealing to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to approve the release of outstanding 18 months of their 33 per cent pension arrears from the just signed budget.

In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Elder Actor Zal, the union praised the Federal Government for this month’s prompt payment of pensions to pensioners.

The statement said: “The union requests the Acting President to use his good offices to ensure payment of outstanding 18 months of 33 per cent pension arrears and other pension arrears now that the budget has been signed into law.”

“The Union wishes to appreciate the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), especially the Executive Secretary, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, for her effort at ensuring that this payment scaled through. The prayer of all pensioners will abide with her.

“The Union thanked Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, the Registrar of Trade Unions and all government agencies involved in the monthly payments of pension.

“The NUP joins her voice to call for the unity of Nigeria and condemns all those who are encouraging hate speeches to desist and together build a virile country.

Dangote gets Labour’s commendation on investment, employment drive Azubuike Nnadozie Following his fresh investments in automobile and agriculture, the organized labour in the country has commended, President and the Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote for promoting investments and creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs for the Nigerians youths across the country and in Africa.

Vice-President of the Geneva- based global union, the IndustrialALL and the Secretary General of the National Textile Garment Workers Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, who was speaking on the sideline of

the 5th Triennial National Delegates Conference of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in Abuja, where he represented former Edo governor Adams Oshiomhole, as the guest speaker, lamented that others, who should have invested in the country are stashing their money abroad and thus denying the nation the much needed investment.

The labour said Dangote’s patriotism remains unparalleled, when it comes to investment and that his investments in many sectors have been a key factor behind Nigeria’s improving economy.

Energy Stories by Simon Ugwu Inadequate gas management constraints may cause some delay in government’s plans to supply 4,000MW of electricity by December, 2017.

Report says that the Advisory Power Team disclosed in its latest authoritative report that the sector is also troubled by water management constraints.

“On June 25, 2017, average power sent out was 3,398MWh/hour (down by 111MWh/h).The reported gas constraint was 1,927MW. The reported line constraint was 98,3MW. The reported frequency management constraint due to loss of Disco feeders, was 445MW,” stated the report.

“The water management constraint was 0MW. The power sector lost an estimated N1,186,000 ($3,762) on June 25, 2017, due to constraints.”

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Electricity: Inadequate gas may hinder 4000MW target “Generation reduction due to frequency management (as a result of loss of Disco feeder) in Omotosho II, Delta and Ihovbor NIPP. Afam VI GT11, 12 & ST10 are out due to condensate along the gas pipeline, impeding 650MW of generation,” further stressed by the report.

The analysis also showed that power transmission remains a huge task, because of major challenges, especially limited transmission facilities and inadequate funding.

The executive director of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, Sunday Olurotimi Oduntan, stated that vandalisation of facilities,

which occurs more often, is also a serious problem leading to huge deficit.

“No bank would lend you money unless your business is bankable. Let me re-state for emphasis that this liquidity crisis is a major threat to the power sector,” Oduntan said.

“The revenue shortfalls adversely affect the ability of the DISCOs to make capital investments in metering, network expansion, equipment rehabilitation and replacement, which are critical for service delivery.”

These and other problems have hampered the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to consumers nationwide.

Source: INDEPENDENT ENERGY WATCH INITIATIVE (I-WIN)

We ‘ve metered customers within our network — EKEDC

Diesel: NNPC intervention puts price on steady decline nationwide The recent strategic intervention by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which led to a 42 per cent fall in the price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), popularly called diesel, has continued to sustain the downward price across the country.

A national survey by Oil and Gas Forum, NNPC’s weekly TV programme, indicated that in the last few weeks, the price of diesel has fallen steadily from between N175 and N200 per litre as at June 18, 2017, to as low as between N155 and

N160 per litre in some stations across the country as at last week.

The study showed that NNPC Mega Stations and affiliates across the country, sold the product for N160 per litre, while many major and independent marketers in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Onitsha, Enugu, Makurdi and most major cities were selling between N160 and N165 per litre. In Port Harcourt the average price is as low as N150 per litre.

The manager of a fuel retail station in Abuja, Ibrahim Isah, said the station had to reduce the sell-

ing price to N165 per litre in line with the prevailing market situation in order to sustain the turnover of the business.

An independent marketer in Makurdi, Innocent Abbah, said the going exdepot price of diesel from tarmac or local private depots is N155 per litre.

However, the situation is slightly different in Asaba and Warri in Delta State and Uyo in Akwa Ibom state where most independent fuel stations, as well as, major marketers sold the product for N180 per litre.

The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC), said on Friday, that it had provided meters to the 6,834 Maximum Demand (MD) customers within its network, as directed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The Chief Operating Officer of EKEDC, Sam Nwaire, announced this at a town hall meeting with customers under the Agbara-Badagry Business District in Lagos.

Nwaire said that the essence of the town hall meeting was to update its customers on the development and to engage them on ways they could assist EKEDC to improve its services.

He said that the company

had completed metering all its MD customers since March 31, within the stipulated time frame. Nwaire explained that the company had metered about 50 per cent residential customers on free meters, to meet its five years metering plan, adding that residential consumers were not included in the directive issued by the NERC on the “no meter, no payment,’’ order.

“The clarification has become necessary, because some customers were claiming that the NERC directed all consumers yet to be metered to stop paying electricity bills.

“We are happy to report that our maximum demand customers have been provided with meters, as directed by the NERC, and that they are no longer

billed by estimation.

“While we are making efforts to provide meters for all our customers, we will continue to ensure the integrity of our bills and do everything within our mandate to comply with all NERC directives.

“We, therefore, urge our non-MD customers to please avail themselves of the content of the directive and be rightly guided.

“Consumers should not misinterpret it to avoid paying for electricity already consumed,’’ Nwaire said.

The COO promised that all unmetered customers would be reached within the stipulated time, as it was not possible for all customers to be metered at the same time, because of the

EEDC awards N10bn pre-paid meters’ contract The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company says it has awarded N10bn contract to commence the first phase of customer metering, in a bid to provide all customers with pre-paid meters.

A Director and board member of the company, Dr. Stephen Dike, who made this known in Enugu last weekend, however, said that it would take the company five years to provide

all its customers with meters.

Dike made this known while addressing the leadership of a protesting group at the headquarters of the EEDC. The Gender Equality Movement had embarked on the protest over exorbitant bills and epileptic power supply in the state.

Dike told the group that it was not in the interest of the company and its cus-

tomers to continue with the estimated billing method.

He explained that a metering scheme, initiated in 2014 after the EEDC took over from the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria in 2013, was truncated.

“When we took over, we started metering our customers in 2014. Sadly, about 85 percent of the meters in Awkunanaw in Enugu were by-passed.

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Touting is a global phenomenon. Despite its negative influences in the society, touts are found in most public places, especially in our nation’s gateways such as the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Abuja, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano, Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, etc. This ugly trend has been on the increase in our airports, until recently that the airport authorities have started making efforts to bring sanity into the system.

Displeased with the increasing touting activities at the airports, the current management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has made it their supreme task and centre of attention. Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo reports Touting at airports In most airports in Nigeria, touts range from the marketer who wants you to rent a room in their hotel to unofficial baggage handlers, cab operators, Bureau de Change operators and peddlers, who carry unique items for passengers’ perusal or purchase.

They are also those who pose as airline agents, ticketing officers and travel agents.

Whichever one, each of these forceful hustlers are always determined to get travelers interested in whatever they are trading, either within the airport or outside the airport premises. Ordinarily, the original intent of these peddlers is not to bring misery to the lives of the affected but somehow and in most cases, they usually end up offending travelers in the process just as they also constitute public nuisance at the airport terminals.

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Dunoma has been able to carry along various stakeholders in the country’s aviation industry, the civil engineer and aviator of repute has equally worked hard at providing leadership duties expected of him by making the airports touts free, long ago before ever the Executive Order was issued.

As part of its plan to implement the Executive Order, FAAN had, few weeks ago, commenced the process of ending touting and other vices at airports across the country.

The Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, at FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, explained that it is part of efforts to implement the executive order signed by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo.

Prof. Osinbajo had ordered that touting by official or unofficial persons be brought to an end at all the ports of entry to the country and that all duty workers must be properly identified by uniform and official cards. He also instructed that all off duty staff must stay away from the ports except with the express approval of the agency head. The agency stressed that there must be full compliance, as the necessary machinery has been put in place to

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Saleh Dunoma ensure a successful implementation of the order.

Speaking further, Mrs. Yakubu confirmed that FAAN has been able to tackle the issue of touts at the airport, just as she made it known that the airport is now free from touts. She also advised travelers not to patronize touts but to always go straight to the counters to purchase their tickets by themselves, stressing that such step is better than relying on mere touts.

To serve passengers who don’t like going to the counters, the FAAN GM said that the authority has opened up passengers’ support services for such category of passengers at the airports.

“If you go to the airport now it is very sterile. We have been able to handle the issue of the touts; you know we are working with the police. Nobody that has no business in the airport should get into the airport now. It is either you have a boarding pass or you have staff ID or a visitors’ card. If you don’t have any of these documents, you are not allowed into the airport.

We are working with the police, when we arrest we hand them over to the police, for the police to take them to the court. It is not FAAN that releases them.

“Now they are being fined and they must pay a fee. Am not sure about the amount but they are made to pay a fee; some are even being remanded now and they know it is no longer business as usual. We now have sniffer dog in front of MMIA; anybody found milling around the airport without any business is arrested. I tell you, we have been able to deal with the issues of touts”, Mrs. Yakubu said.

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wards weeding our unwanted visitors at the airport, Mrs. Yakubu also informed that FAAN registers and recognizes only commercial vehicles with light sky blue colour which pay their fees at FAAN’s commercial departments at the beginning of every year.

Task Force Apart from the airport terminals, FAAN has also set up a task force to screen operations in a bid to curb illegal activities and eliminate touting at the Hajj and Cargo Terminal area of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos.

According to the airports authority, commercial activities at the terminal have been restricted to 12 hours (7am-7pm) from the initial 24 hours period.

The new regime, FAAN said would not affect the operational activities, but commercial activities within the terminal.

Assuring operators after the

introduction of the task force, the Terminal Manager, Hajj and Cargo Terminal, Mr. Asizehi Musa said that the essence of the task force was not to threaten any agency or operator, but to ensure sanity at the terminal, reduce touts and touting activities and make the nation’s airports in compliant with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

He explained that with the new approach, truck would henceforth not be allowed to spend the night at the terminal, stressing that the management had over the years frowned at such practices.

To make the new initiative a success, Musa said FAAN would provide a patrol vehicle, which would monitor activities at the terminal and ensure that only those who have business to transact within the terminal are allowed in. Musa assured that FAAN would cooperate with all stakeholders, especially the cargo agents, Nigeria Customs Service, ground handling companies, Nigeria Police and other stakeholders within the terminal.

“For many years, the issue of access control has been on the front burner and it seems the FAAN is incapacitated, which is not true. But, we can’t allow things to continue like this. Access control is very important and necessary to the safety of all users. The era of 34 hours operation would be a thing of the past.

As from this moment, activities are now reduced to 12 hours and I seek the cooperation of all.

However, there will be sensitization exercise before the task force commence work in full. But, the restriction exercise does not affect operation areas. It’s only for commercial purpose”, Musa said.

Mr. Benjamin Adewunmi, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Hajj and Cargo Terminal, said that it was necessary to take full control of the territory by FAAN. He declared that if the taskforce was able to carry out its activities dutifully, security and safety of persons, equipment and cargo would further be enhanced.

Corroborating Musa, Adewunmi called for the cooperation of all, most especially the customs agents whom he described as partners in progress. He vowed that the organisation would ensure the success and sustainability the new regime.

To finally nail the coffin of touting activities at the airports, FAAN had few days ago listed security agencies approved by the authority to interface with the passengers at the airport terminal.

Authorised agencies According to FAAN, only Nigerian Immigration Services NIS (Arrival & Departure); Nigerian Customs Service NCS (Arrival only) National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA (Arrival & Departure); State Security Services SSS; Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit EODU and Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services NAQS (Cargo Terminal Only) are authorized to interface with the passengers at the airport.

The Airports Authority also had since notified stakeholders including airlines, passengers and the general public that only the above mentioned agencies are the only security agencies approved by the authority to interface with the passengers at their terminal.

In a public notice issued recently and signed by the management, FAAN stated “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN hereby serves notice to airlines, passengers and the general public that in compliance with the provisions of the Executive Order recently approved by the Presidency only the under-listed security agencies have been given approval to interface with the passengers at our terminal”.

Insisting that NIS, Customs and NDLEA must always appear in uniform, FAAN emphasized “Please note that NIS, Customs and NDLEA must always appear in uniform and with undetachable name tags; SSS is for intelligence gathering while EODU will only function on call at the baggage hall”, FAAN added.

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“Top Nigerian artistes we are expecting albums from this year” The usual trend of just releasing a single and getting away with it with massive airplay and award nomination is

favorite artistes in a very long time. Most artistes have been under pressure of dropping albums now because of the competition in the industry. So many artistes come into the industry every day and make their sounds registered but the difference lies when the album drops.

Below are list of Nigerian artistes that are doing well for their selves and releasing hits upon hits back to back without an album to their names. In no particular other, there are thus:

YCEE Ycee is no more a new entrant in the music industry and has made his stands by dropping hits like Jagaban and the rest. His latest single, “link up” featured ReakadoBanks. The single which has made got his fans loving and has made is fans believe in him so much in him and his stay as an artist. It would be nice if he can drop off an album and be ranked amongst the best in the industry. Omo Alhaj, as he is sometimes called, made one which is one of the song in the lips of so many Nigerians.

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Harrysong After a very successful, hardworking and a tremendous TECKNO outing in 2016, one would think the crooner of reggae Mr. big cassava as his female fans will rather call him, blues will come out with a shocker and make his no doubt, has made his name since his coming to lime intentions known that he is ready to release an album. light He dishes out smashing hit which has made him one One will rather think after his defection from his long time of the best male artistes in Nigeria at the moment. The mastermind behind the best hit in Nigeria Pana is long another sponsor like he keeps talking about but still no overdue to have an album to his name. You really need to drop an album and not been ranked amongst the next Song, we sure expect a better you when it comes to the rated! release of your album. .

DAVIDO A self-proclaimed Omo Baba Olowo, too many feel has no excuse not to have released yet another album. He is good and rich enough to release 10 albums all at the

with one the highest download so far, Davido features international RNB artiste R-Kelly. album will do more justice.

CHIDINMA After she was announced as the winner of

one and only album, and that was back in 2012 shortly. Seeing as she won that ever competitive talent contest, so many people have had very high hopes for her, basically because she came out tops at the show and also because we know she has got talent, Chidinma who is fast losing her relevance in the music scene can only come back to her place is when of course she drops a solid album this year. Although few singles have dropped from her this year but her teaming fans are yarning for an album collection.

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Managing your emotional reactions Mutiat Alli

Emotions are the most present, pressing and sometimes painful force in our lives. We are driven day by

doubt, our emotions dictate our thoughts, intentions and actions with superior authority to our rational minds. But when we act on our emotions too quickly, or we act on the wrong kinds of emotions, we often make decisions that we later lament. Our feelings can alter between danger-

of euphoria. As with many other aspects of life, emotions are best met with a sense of moderation and logical perspective. This is not to say that we should stop ourselves from falling in love or jumping for joy after great news. tions that must be handled with extreme care.

Negative emotions, like rage, envy or bitterness, tend to

like weeds, slowly conditioning the mind to function on detrimental feelings and dominating daily life. Ever met a born that way. But they allowed certain emotions to stir within them for so long that they became inbred feelings arising all too frequently.

Follow this steps to control your emotions and regain rationality in any challenging situation: Before refuting the trigger with your emotional argument, take a deep breath and stabilize the overwhelming iming as your muscles intense and your heart rate returns this is only temporary.

Ask for divine guidance: Faith is our saving grace in our darkest moments. No matter your creed, developing a healthy relationship with the divine world will help you surmount your obstacles more easily. This is because when you believe in a higher force, you also believe in the power of divine intervention to show you what you must do, teach you why something is happening or even save you from a certain unwanted situation. When burdened with emotion, close your eyes, envision a positive solution to your problem, and ask the universe to illuminate the best path forward. tions should never be bottled up. Call or go see someone you trust and recount to them what happened. Hearing an opinion other than your own broadens your awareness. Keep a journal and transfer your emotions from to engage in aggressive exercises, such as kickboxing or martial arts, to discharge their feelings. Others meditate and chant to return to a tranquil state of being. Perform

whatever activity is best-suited to you in order to liberate your being from pent-up sentiments.

See the bigger picture: Every happening of our lives, whether good or bad, serves a higher purpose. Wisdom means being able to see past the moment and discern the greater meaning of any given situation. You may not begin to see the bigger picture falling into perfect order.

Even in the midst of an emotionally upsetting moment, trust that there exists an ultimate purpose which you will come to comprehend soon. recurring negative thoughts, creating cycles of downright negative patterns. Whenever you are confronted with an emotion which is making you feel or think something bad, force it out of your mind and replace it with a differplaying out, think about someone who makes you happy or remember an event that makes you smile.

Forgive your emotional triggers: Your emotional triggers may be your best friend, your family members, yourself or all of the above. You may feel a sudden wave of anger when your friend “does that thing she does,� or a stab of self-loathing when you remember something you could have done differently. But when you forgive, you detach. You detach from the resentment, the jealousy or the fury lingering within you. You allow people to be who they are without the need for escalating emotions.

chance to feel differently if you want to. You will also have more clarity on what you need to do or what you need to ask for to change your circumstances.

Choose what you want to feel: With practice, the reaction to your emotional triggers could subside, but they may never go away. The best you can do is to quickly identify when an emotion is triggered and then choose what to say or do next. Ask yourself: Are you

denying your need or are you taking the situation too the harsh feelings attached to your being.

Accept responsibility for your reaction: Accept yourself as powerful instead of as victim to remove the veil of need or blocking you from achieving it, can you either self-deception. When you seek to identify what is triggering how you feel in the moment, you give yourself the