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Again, external reserves hit $42.35bn

Ï CBN builds reserves amid $18.58bn FX intervention Motolani Oseni Lagos

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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has expressed its determination to continue building the nation’s external reserves, amid continuous injections of US Dollar into the official foreign exchange market.

The apex bank between April 2017 and end of February, 2018, spent $18.37 billion in its weekly intervention in the foreign exchange (forex) market, The Daily Times Investigations have revealed.

The breakdown showed that Continued on page 4

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2019: Choice of presidential candidate tears PDP apart Ï Govs, other stakeholders root for Dankwabo Ï Secondus in secret talks with Makarafi, Atiku Ï ’Restructuring to determine choice of aspirant’

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is passing through political fur-

nace following intense pressure from aspirants for the exalted office of the President come 2019.

Continued on page 5

L-R: Chief Executive Officer, Trace Naija, Sam Onyemelukwe; Founder, LEAP Africa, Ndidi Nwuneli; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo; Chief Executive Officer, EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu; Chief Operations & Information Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Gbolahan Joshua, during a main stage session organised by the bank and tagged: ‘How Millennials Are Changing The Financial Landscape’, at the 2018 Social Media Week in Lagos ...on Friday.

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Buhari attends Ghana’s 61st Independence celebrations Mathew Dadiy,

Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari departs for Accra, Ghana, Monday to attend the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations holding at the Independence Square on Tuesday, March 6.

It is noteworthy that the President is the only foreign leader invited to the historic event as the Special Guest of Honour.

Similarly, other than his host, President Nana Akufo-Addo, the Nigerian leader was the only foreign guest scheduled to address the august gathering.

Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said that President Buhari would use the unique opportunity to reaffirm the long-standing warm relations between the peoples and governments of both brotherly nations.

He would also underscore Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening the bilateral ties in furtherance of democracy, good governance and overall development not only in the West African sub-region, but also the African continent.

The President and his delegation which includes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, will return to Abuja

after the celebrations on Tuesday, the presidential spokesman stated.

Buhari

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state (second right) flags of the accelerated birth registration programme in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state

Projects: Ohuabunwa assures Nneato community of electricity, commissions solar borehole Sunday Nwakanma ,

Umuahia

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The senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, weekend assured the Nneato community of Umunneochi that their electricity challenge would be a thing of the past, come end of this year.

This was even as he commissioned a solar borehole he built for the Nneato community, having earlier equipped six health centres in the area with medical equipment, including beds, consumables, generating sets and motorcycles.

Speaking while commissioning the water project located at Eziama Community School, Nneato, Sen Ohuabunwa who highlighted all he has done for the people and the Umunneoch LGA as a whole disclosed that the community will be the first to benefit from Federal Government rural electricity initiative in the country, this he said was through his instrumentality.

According to him, 4 of the transformers he got for

2019: Ukwa/Ngwa adopts Ikpeazu, warns kinsmen not to nurse ambition

By Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia

Elect only those who can add value to your lives, Wanka tells community From Samuel Luka,

electorates.

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“So long as we keep electing bad politicians because of the little they give to electorates during campaigns, no development can come to such Areas, because such politicians consider politics as investment in business that they must recoup and profit made and not service to the people”.

The philanthropist, who is also the Granddaughter of the first prime minister of Nigeria, Late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, said she grew up in a household where service to humanity is next to act of worship.

“We were taught from tender age the importance of serving community and so, for me, service to communities especially, those

Bauchi

thropist Hajara Yakubu Wanka has called on residents of Bauchi State to ensure that they elect politicians that are technically sound with a high level integrity that can bring development and progress to the state and the country at large.

Wanka who gave the advice Sunday in Bauchi when a community of Yakanaji from Toro Local Government area of the State paid her a thank you visit over the activities of her Foundation in their area, also said that it is only by electing people of integrity that dividends of democracy can be felt by

that are less privileged, is a way of life. This is one of the reasons why I initiated the Hajara Wanka Foundation as a way of contributing my widow’s mite towards enhancing the quality of lives of our people”.

While thanking the people for the visit, Wanka urged them to always strive in bringing development to their respective communities collectively because according to her, “there is always power in numbers, what you can achieve collectively as a community is far greater than what you seek for individually”.

Hajara however expressed her readiness to always do the best she can at all times pointing out that “ God has a way of reward-

ing unsolicited services to humanity in so many ways that is not visible to human beings”.

Earlier on, the leader of the delegation, Mallam Sale Idris Yakanaji said they were delegated by their community to come and extend their gratitude for what the Foundation is doing in their community.

“We have come here on behalf of our community to express our gratitude and say thank you for what your Foundation is doing by way of providing social amenities and creating awareness towards behavioral change that has catapulted our community to become enlightened and demand for service from our representatives”. Idris said.

the Abia North was located in Umunneochi with their step downs, expressing his belief in equity, fairness and justice, stating that he was sin the area to tell them that good things are coming their way.

“I am leveraging on myself as a lawmaker to bring projects to the constituency,

by Easter, I will be having an empowerment programme for the people”, he said.

Also speaking, the Executive Director, Anambra/ Imo River Basin Development Authority, AIRBDA Dr. Ben Eke thanked the senator for deeming it fit to site the borehole in Nneato, “as water is life”, while a prominent son of the area and the Managing Director of Aba-based business venture, BOK company, Ifeanyi Okechukwu thanked the senator for not forgetting the community.

They pleaded with the senator to also look towards roads in the area as well as a General Hospital for them.

The senator used the opportunity to inspect some maternity centres in the area.

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The Ukwa/Ngwa people, weekend adopted Governor Okezie Ikpeazu as their “consensus candidate” for the 2019 governorship election with a warning to their kinsmen not to dare challenge the Governor.

This event termed “Ukwa Ngwa Declaration which brought together personalities from the nine local governments that make up the Ukwa/Ngwa bloc, with traditional rulers, politicians, businessmen, among others, saw their decision to back and adopt Ikpeazu for a second term in office.

This was the second edition of the Great Ukwa/ Ngwa Declaration, and was held at Okpualangwa, the headquarters of Isiala Ngwa North local government, ancestral home of Ngwa people.

The motion for Ikpeazu’s adoption was moved by former Senate president, Chief Adolphus Wabara and seconded by former

director general of the National Directorate of Employment, Dr Chukwu Wachuku.

The people made it clear that no Ukwa/Ngwa person even in the opposition parties should nurse any governorship ambition and should also not accept to be a running mate to governorship candidates in the opposition parties, and backed it up with a communiqué “that any Ukwa/Ngwa son or daughter, or community that violates this agreement as contained in this communiqué shall be ex-communicated”.

Aside from the threat of ex-communication, traditional rituals were also performed to ensure strict compliance to the decision that Ikpeazu should not be challenged by any of his kinsman for the position of governorship of Abia come 2019.

In what they termed “the final word of Ukwa/ Ngwa people”, “more than a million and (still) counting” signatures to that effect have been received.

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Again, external reserves hit $42.35bn Continued from page 1 the CBN, between April and December 2017 intervened with total sum of $15.9bn, which was higher than $9.6 bn spent during same period of 2016.

The move by CBN is to reduce speculative trading at the parallel market and support key sector of the nation’s economy.

But further checks

by our correspondent showed that the apex bank in the first two month of 2018 had injected into the forex market the total sum of $2.68 bn to support the Nigerian local currency, due to steady accretion to the foreign reserves gaining 9.26 per cent year-tilldate to $42.35bn as at February 27, 2018.

It is instructive to note that the Naira defence

has come on the heels of growth in foreign reserves amid steady growth in global oil prices and increased inflow from Federal Government Eurobond borrowings.

The figure obtained revealed that the apex bank supported the local currency with total sum of $1.4bn in January and in February, an accumulated sum of $1.07bn was

injected into the foreign exchange market.

The first injection into the interbank foreign exchange market this year was $210million.

The breakdown of the data indicated that the CBN offered $100million to the Wholesale sector while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisibles windows each received $55m on

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (middle); the President of the West African Golf Tour, Mr. Emeka Okatta (left), and a former Captain of the IBB Golf Club, Mr. Hamid Abbo (right), during the tee off of the 2018 West African Golf Tour at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja

World Wildlife Day: Obaseki harps on preservation, better programmes on diversity

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State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has called for better policies and programmes that will preserve the world’s diverse flora and fauna.

The governor said this on the occasion of the commemoration of the World Wildlife Day, celebrated every March 3, by the United Nations and its partner institutions focused on wildlife preservation.

According to the governor, “the need to preserve the wild flora and fauna is anchored on the need to ensure that we do not lose the diversity of our wildlife assets. Not only is maintaining the balance of the animals in the wild necessary for humanity, it serves as a tourism asset that we could deploy

to boost our foreign earning.”

He said that the theme for this year’s commemoration, Big Cats: Predators Under Threat is a wake-up call to managers of wildlife parks across Nigeria to maintain the diversity in the parks and for governments to push policies that would further efforts to preserve Nigeria’s fauna.

He said the Okomu National Park, formerly known as the Okomu Wildlife Sanctuary, embodies elements of the fauna and flora that must be protected from the rampaging claws of urbanisation, calling for urgent policies by the federal government to better package the assets at the nation’s parks for foreign exchange receipts.

Noting that the call to conserve the diversity at Okomu was pertinent because of the endangered species at the park, he said, “Okomu is home to the African Buffalo and African Forest Elephant, dwarf crocodiles, red river hog, sitatunga, warthog, civet cat, Maxwell’s duiker, grass cutter, Mona monkey, Thomas’s galago and tree pangolin, among others.”

According to the UN, the World wildlife day was proclaimed to be marked on March 3 by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2013, at its Sixtyeighth session.

“It is intended to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. The date

is the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973, which plays an important role in ensuring that international trade does not threaten the species’ survival,” the world body said.

Obaseki

January 8, 2018.

In its first Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) for the year, the CBN intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market with the total sum of $262.5m the following week.

But in its third and fourth interventions, the sum of $210m was injected into the inter-bank foreign exchange market twice, to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the market in January.

Consequently, the CBN intervened in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) of the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of $304.4m and finally injected another sum of $210m into various segments of the inter-bank market towards the end of January.

In the following month, February, the first intervention by CBN was $210m and another $210 on February 12.

The last three SMIS, in February 2018, was $325.64m, $321.4m and $210m in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market.

The CBN, in its eco-

nomic report for the fourth quarter, had explained that patronage at the Investors and Exporters window continued to sustain relative stability and led to 0.5 per cent appreciation in the average exchange rate to N360.47/ Dollar, compared with the level in the preceeding quarter.

The Acting Director, Corporate Communication Department, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, while responding to enquiry over the extent the CBN will continue to build on the Forex Reserve, said: “Norway has over $1trillion in its Sovereign Wealth Fund, with a population of 180m, we have just $42 bn in our reserves.

We will continue to build reserves for as long as we have ability to do so and the exchange rate remains stable.”

He, therefore hinted that despite the apex lender’s injections in the forex market this year, the CBN will continue to intervene in the market, in order to maintain stability and provide forex to businessContinued on page 6

Army disburses N19m to 95 widows of fallen heroes ÏÏÏ The

Nigerian Army has disbursed N19 million to 95 widows of fallen heroes residing in Abakpa and Awkunanaw Barracks in Enugu State to ameliorate the hardship being faced by the women.

The money was donated

by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwanyi of Enugu state.

Adamu Abubakar, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this in a statement issued

by Sagir Musa, Deputy Director of Army Public Relations of the Division on Saturday in Enugu.

Mr. Musa, a colonel, who explained that each of the widows received N200, 000, said that the money was presented to the widows at the division’s auditorium in Enugu on Friday.

He said that Mr. Abubakar, on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, urged the benefi-

ciaries to make use of the money judiciously.

Mr. Musa also said that the GOC thanked Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his continued support to the widows and the Division.

Mr. Ugwuanyi had during the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration pledged to empower the widows of fallen heroes of the Division.

The governor on Feb. 17, during the 2018 West African Social Activities (WASA) held in Abakpa Cantonment, Enugu, redeemed the pledge with a cheque of N19.6 million, which he presented to the GOC. Mr. Musa also said that the Garrison Commander of the Division, Brig.-Gen. Lasisi Adegboye, and representatives from the Nigeria Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), 82 Division Chapter attended the event.

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2019: Choice of presidential candidate tears PDP apart Continued from page 1

While aspirants like Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Prof Olufunmilayo Adesanya-Davis, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido have declared interest to run, some other candidates like the former PDP Caretaker Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarafi, Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwabo, Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki are either perfecting their pre-declaration strategy or are being pushed into the race for political bargain.

Since the party lost the seat of power to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) three years ago, the party has been

battling from one crisis to the other and the choice of the next presidential candidate is threatening to lead the party into its final extinction.

The leadership of the party has been entangled in several nocturnal meetings with most groups and politicians that left the PDP and plunged it into several months of legal debacle before the Supreme Court saved it through a landmark judgement that sacked the administration of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

Following assurance from the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, that impunity and imposition has been finally laid to rest in the party, highwire politics and horse trading are now the order of the day over the presidential race.

In his address to the BoT, Secondus said: “You are aware we are not in government at the centre, so the only way is to make sure that the choice of the people are the best.

“If it is the popular choice of the people, the people will stand by them

and elections become easy for us to win.

“The NWC is also putting all the necessary strategies together, and we assure that come 2019, Nigerians will vote for PDP”.

To this effect, Presidential aspirants have commenced levels of ne-

gotiations and deals with members of the National Working Committee, the Board of Trustee (BoT) and the National Executive Committee (NEC) members.

A source from the party also revealed that members of the PDP who left for

the all ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have perfected plans to return to the PDP following the extension of the tenure of the elected leaders in APC, which is a confirmation that President MuhammaContinued on page 6

NASS will pass NFIU this week, says Saraki ÏÏÏ The Senate President,

Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) bill will be passed this week.

The Senate President gave the assurance on Sunday through a social media.

Controversy has continued to trail the threat of Nigeria’s suspension and possible expulsion from the EGMONT Group, following the March 11 meeting of the group where Nigeria’s membership status and other issues will be discussed.

The situation was further compounded when the Chairman, Senate Committee on anti-corruption, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, accused his counterpart at the House of Representatives, Hon Kayode Oladele of hindering the progress of the bill by his failure to attend scheduled meetingsto fine-tune the bill.

But Oladele, has faulted the claim of Utazi, saying that the senator had rebuffed every attempt to meet in order to harmonize the two positions of the National Assembly on NFIU bill.

The Senate had had passed its own version of the bill, recommending the separation of the NFIU from the EFCC while the new unit will now be domi-

ciled in the CBN. But the House had passed a version where it stated that the EFCC Amendment Act had addressed the issues raised

by EGMONT while the NFIU should still be domiciled in the EFCC with its autonomy and independence.

But Saraki had in his reaction over the logjam, promised to meet with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, to fasttrack passage of the bill.

Saraki had on his Twitter handle, @Bukolasaraki, on Sunday said the committees of both houses will sit and pass the bill this week.

The Senate President tweeted this, “Following my meeting on Thursday with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption & Financial Crimes, Senator Chukwuka Utazi; and the House of Representatives Chairman on Financial Crimes, Hon. Kayode Oladele, the Conference Committee meeting for the NFIU Bill will hold tomorrow and the Report will be presented in both Chambers on Tuesday.

“I am confident that we will pass the NFIU Bill this week.

L-R: Country Manager, Canon Nigeria, Omotayo Omodia; famous Nigerian photographer,TY Bello ; and Sales & Marketing Director B2C, Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA), Somesh Adukia, at the Canon #LivefortheStory Launch Event in Lagos.

We’re now subsidizing petrol with N774m daily – NNPC Jude Idu, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Nigerian Nation-

al Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it is now subsidising the supply of petrol to the tune of N774 million every day in view of the landing cost of the imported fuel and the regulated pump price in the domestic market.

The development came few days after the NNPC refused a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by a senior lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) on how much the government was spending on subsidy.

The benefit of the costly subsidy to the national treasury, according to the NNPC, is being enjoyed by only a few as well as in neighbouring countries on the account of the continued smuggling of the fuel across the borders.

The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, stated this when he made a passionate plea to the comptroller general of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, during his visit to the Customs chief at the weekend. He added that there was the need to help check the proliferation of fuel stations in communities with international land and coastal borders across the country.

He said the development had energised unprecedented cross-border smuggling of petrol to neighboring countries, making it difficult to sanitise the fuel supply and distribution matrix in the country.

A statement made available by the NNPC also quoted Baru saying that, “NNPC is concerned that continued cross-border smuggling of petrol will

deny Nigerians the benefit of the Federal Government’s benevolence of keeping a fix retail price of N145 per litre despite the increase in PMS open market price above N171 per litre.

“Based on the heightened petrol consumption rate of 50 million litre per day, the corporation was incurring an under-recovery of N774 million every day.”

Baru also stated that because of the obvious differential in petrol price between Nigeria and other neighboring countries, it had become lucrative for the smugglers to use the frontier stations as a veritable conduit for the smuggling of products across the border.

He further stated that the development had resulted in a thriving market for Nigerian petrol in all the neighouring countries

of Niger Republic, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Chad and Togo and even Ghana which has no direct borders with Nigeria.

He added that the activities of the smugglers has led to recent observed abnormal surge in the evacuation of petrol from less than 35 million litres per day to 60 million litres per day and even to as high as 80 million litres per day as at December last year.

Nigeria is importing about one million metric tonnes per annum of petrol due to the poor performance of the four oil refineries managed by the NNPC. Incidentally, NNPC is the only organisation currently involved in the fuel importation after private companies pulled out due to their inability to recoup their investment in their venture.

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Again, external reserves hit $42.35bn Continued from page 4 es.

The CBN spokesperson explained that the Forex stability that the country is experiencing is sequel to the results from the CBN’s ingenious measures in Demand Management, creation of the I&E Window in the Forex Market, and introduction of the 41 Items restricting access to Forex for frivolous imports.

He pointed out that the CBN is happy with the results achieved so far in the forex market, adding that high levels of reserves means the that CBN have enough arsenal to manage exchange rate fluctuations.

Highlighting success recorded in 2017, he said: “More prudent use of forex reserves, vigorous funding of food production and manufacturing

by CBN, introduction of a more flexible forex market especially the I&E Window were key.”.

He explained that key success factors for 2018 include a better-than-ex-

pected oil market, further boost in agric production, especially rice; growth in the Capital Market; increase in Dollar inflows; a stable Naira arising from better reserves levels.

Okorafor, however, assured Nigerians to expect a better year than 2017.

“All the indices are positive. Better Oil price regime.

“Better growth figures expected, Inflation is trending down, and the exchange rate is stable.

These are the markers of economic health. So ,@ cenbank remains positive”, he tweeted.

Analysts at Cordros Capital explained that the steady accretion to the foreign reserves, amidst stable oil prices and production, will continue to support the apex bank’s interventions in the currency space, hence the stability of the naira.

Also, Research Analyst at Pan Africa Capitals Plc, the Investment Banking arm of Pan African Capital Group, Mr. Moses Ojo, in its latest Economic outlook obtained

by The Daily Times, said, the availability of foreign exchange is expected to improve during the year as the level of accretion to foreign reserves is growing on the back of recovery in the prices of crude oil and production and

increasing inflow from foreign borrowings by the federal government.

He noted that the official and the parallel market exchange rate are expected to converge mildly in the course of the year, Naira is projected

to strengthen to between N330 and N340/ Dollar in the parallel market while the official exchange rate remains at between N306 to N307/Dollar.

He said, “Furthermore, flexible exchange rates in favour of some selected

sectors of the economy and for various reasons are expected to persist, and administrative measures introduced by the CBN to ensure liquidity of foreign exchange are expected to continue in 2018’.

L-R: Member, House Committee on Industry, Hon. Wale Raji; Chairman House Committee on Industry, Hon. Abubakar H. Moriki; Managing Director/CEO, Berger Paints, Mr. Peter Folikwe; Representative of the MD/CEO, Bank of Industry, Executive Director, Small and Medium Enterprise, Bank of Industry, Mr. Waheed Olagunju; Member, House Committee on Industry, Hon. Ibrahim Malle; and Ag. Head of Manufacturing, Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, Mr. Henshaw

2019: Choice of presidential candidate tears PDP apart

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du Buhari and the party will return all elected officials and will continue to sideline them further from political participation.

Part of their plans, according to the source, is to push for the emergence of the governor of Governor Dankwabo. The group is said to be working closely with the PDP governors to ensure he gets the party’s ticket.

But one obstacle against this bargain is that he New PDP group who have links with former President Olusegun Obasanjo wants to handpick the Vice Presidential candidate, and have flown it as a condition for their return.

“We are disposed to work with the PDP as long as they present a formidable and acceptable candidate but we want to be given the opportunity to nominate the Vice Presidential candidate so that we shall have

a strong channel to call the government to order when they vie off the track,” a member of the CNM disclosed.

The Daily Times learnt that their alternative plan is to support the candidacy of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, while Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, will serve as his running mate.

The obstacle against this pair is the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) suit against Lamido which might work against his election as the next President.

The New PDP, which has formed a strong alliance with the Obasanjo’s coalition, is using the position as part of their bargain to return back to the PDP. But the National Chairman of PDP is yet to buy into the arrangement as he is more disposed towards working for the emergence of Senator Ahmed Makarafi or that of Vice Presi-

dent Atiku Abubakar.

Secondus, we learnt, is under pressure to work for the emergence of Makrafi, as a payback for allowing him use the party’s machinery to emerge as the party’s new National Chairman. It was learnt that Secondus had pledged to do everything possible to help Makarfi emerge as the party’s presidential flag bearer but is now on a cross road as the PDP governors are asking him to buy into their agenda which is the emergence of Ibrahim Dankwambo.

However, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been into series of secret talks with the party’s leadership to strategise on how to emerge as the party’s flag bearer.

A source close to Atiku said that one of the selling points of the former Vice President is that he is working very hard to return most of the PDP members who defected with

him in 2015 including governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State.

Atiku, who is going to flag off his Presidential campaign before the end of this month, is banking on the overwhelming support from the National Assembly, the South East, South South and North Central to clench the ticket of the party.

Meanwhile, Dr. Katchy Ononuju, a chieftain of the party, has disclosed that any aspirant who does not believe in restructuring should not be allowed to fly the party’s flag.

In an exclusive chat with The Daily Times on Sunday, Ononuju said: “We are looking for somebody who understands the issues, who will also be acceptable to the generality of Nigerians. You know there is the talk about restructuring, the issue of restructuring is central.

“We are rooting for a candidate who understands

that, and that is inevitable and very primary.

On the conditions for accepting returning members and their place in the reformed PDP, he said: “We understand that those who left us to go and form an alternative political party, were not successful. We know that APC coalition won election but APC was not allowed to form government hence their quest to return back to us. We don’t see anything difficult in accepting them, reintegrating them and moving forward”.

Meanwhile, one of the National Chairmanship aspirant of PDP, Prof. Tunde Adeniran and Prof. Jerry Gana have also abandoned the ruling party.

Adeniran in a telephone conversation with our reporter, claimed that lack of party democracy which undermined the December 9th convention of the party was responsible for his latest move.

Speaking with our correspondent in Abuja, Adeniran said: “I have left the PDP for the SDP with my supporters. I left because there is no internal democracy in the PDP. It may interest you to know that Prof. Jerry Gana has also left the PDP.” An aide of the former Ambassador disclosed that Adeniran and Jerry Gana had agreed to work for the emergence of Gana as the Presidential flag bearer of the party if he is able to work for the emergence of Adeniran as PDP’s Chairman.

However, following the loss Adeniran suffered at the convention, both men resolved to try their luck elsewhere and this time in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) where Adeniran has been assured that he will inherit the position of the National Chairman from Olu Falae while Gana will engage in his first election in a political party.

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I can’t understand what Buhari was doing at Kano wedding with 110 girls missing - Bakare ÏÏÏTunde

Bakare, the serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), Pastor Tunde Bakare on Sunday said he could not comprehend what President Muhammadu Buhari and 22 state governors were doing at the Kano wedding, while 110 Dapchi schoolgirls are still in captivity.

On Saturday, at least 22 governors converged on Kano, to celebrate the wedding of Idris Ajimobi and Fatima Ganduje, offsprings of Abiola Ajimobi, and Ibrahim Ganduje, governors of Oyo and Kano states, respectively.

Also in attendance was the president, and highranking members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state.

Bakare said the wedding, which came two days after Boko Haram killed some UN aid workers in Rann, and two weeks after the abduction of the Dapchi school girls in Yobe, showed the insensitivity of Nigerian leaders.

“Forgive my ill-mannerism, but I could not comprehend why a governor will celebrate the wedding of his daughter, and another governor of his son, on the front pages of newspapers, flashing it before our eyes, when other peoples’ daughters are in captivity,” Bakare said.

“If any of them had lost a daughter in that captivity, would they celebrate that way? I know the Bible says rejoice with them that rejoice, but I do not know what the president of Nigeria was doing there.

“And somebody came to say, let me explain to you, it is Islamic tradition, be-

fore this time, about January, they had agreed, that he (Buhari) will be the one to give the bride away and (Bola) Tinubu will be the one to pay the dowry, and present the son, and they agreed long before now.

“I looked at him and said the president of Nigeria wanted to come to my daughter’s wedding, and I said to him, sir, don’t come.

That is beneath your office.

Face the work of the state and keep serving.

“And 22 governors showed up to mark register, when 110 daughters of citizens of your nation were captured by Boko Haram that you said you have already technically defeated?

“It just shows how insensitive our leaders are. We have gotten to a stage that our president has become a king and a monarch. That his son who rode his pleasurable bike that almost claimed his life, will be returning from an overseas trip, where he had received special healthcare that Nigerians cannot afford, that it took a whole minister of state to go and welcome him, because he has no job.”

Speaking at the Latter Rain Assembly on Sunday, Bakare said anyone who knows the true state of things in Nigeria will weep for the country.

“If you truly know the truth, you will weep, if you know how much we are owing as a nation, you will weep. For 16 years of PDP they borrowed N6 trillion, for three years of APC, they borrowed N11 trillion.

“And they are not going to pay the debt. You and I, and our children, and our children’s children will pay the debt, unless they write them off again.”

L-R: Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu; Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Muazu (rtd) and National Commissioner, Amina Zakari, during the Quarterly Consultative Meeting with Political Parties in Abuja...on Wednesday. Photo: Temitope Balogun.

5 serving Govs, 20 senators, reps set to dump APC, PDP for SDP – Official ÏÏÏFive

serving Governors, 20 senators and some members of the House of Representatives from the People’s Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress are set to join the Social Democratic Party, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon. Alfa Mohammed, has said.

The Secretary said on Sunday in an interview with journalists in Minna, Niger State that over 50 Civil Society Organisations have also embraced the party in a coalition movement to unseat the ruling All Progressives

Congress in 2019.

Mohammed explained that the mass movement of prominent politicians from both the APC and PDP to the SDP last Thursday was a kick starter for the chunk of other politicians and civil societies eager to join the party.

He said: “In the next two to three weeks, the mass movement into the SPD will become more pronounced, especially at the National and state Houses of Assembly and I am sure that the party will soon become the majority at the National Assembly.”

According to him, the five governors have indicated serious interest in joining the party and have been sending representatives to its negotiation meetings, adding that discussions have been on for some months with the governors.

The National publicity secretary said the national secretariat of the party has directed all state offices to commence registration of new members at ward levels as from March 5.

Mohammed, who declined to confirm whether Atiku Abubakar has joined the SDP, said the party was home to the

former Vice President, adding that he does not need to knock at the door before entering the party.

He said: “I need two to three weeks to confirm the issue of the former Vice President as it concerns our party.

“However, it might interest you to know that many prominent politicians from Adamawa State have joined us.”

Mohammed assured that the party will provide equal opportunities and level playing ground for all members, adding: “We will also provide credible and honest leadership to Nigerians in 2019.”

state’s party was allowed to reach a stage where “where the broom automatically transformed to a machete.”

The senator said members of the party were waiting for the president, the party’s leadership and the Bola Tinubu’s team to reconcile the aggrieved ones.

“We have provided the facts and we are waiting for Tinubu to act on it; as

far as I am concerned, I believe that Oni is working with Tinubu. There is no conflict of responsibilities, “he said.

He added that: “If anyone felt that this party belongs to him and doesn’t belong to me and that I am not needed in the party, there is no way I can continue to remain in the party. After all, it is a free world.”

We ‘ll give El- Rufai fire for fire – Shehu Sani ÏÏÏSenator

representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani, has said that if Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, is for war, “we are also for war and a bigger war”.

He said this after meeting with the panel the All Progressives Congress (APC) set up to look into the crisis in the state.

The senator and elRufai have disagreed on

a number of issues. The faction which Sani belongs to recently suspended the governor.

Thereafter, the building housing the faction was demolished.

Despite talking tough, Sani said he would support any effort aimed at resolving the crisis.

“If one person is ready and the other person is not ready, certainly we are not going to make any

headway,” he said.

“So, I very much identify myself with any effort that is aimed at bringing peace.

“Our position is this, if the governor of Kaduna state is for peace, we are for peace. If he’s for war, we are also for war and a bigger war.”

The senator appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis that has engulfed

the party in Kaduna. “(President Buhari) is the glue that binds the members,” Sani said.

“I still see President Muhammadu Buhari as the glue of APC, if we don’t have Buhari in the APC, everyone will find his way to his home.

“So, as he remains the glue, he must also be up and doing in addressing these crises.”

He said the crisis in the

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We submitted 2018 budget with details of MDAs to NASS – Akabueze Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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the Federation has refuted news making the rounds in the media that the 2018 Budget of the Federal Government was submitted to the National Assembly without details for some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

The Budget Office said it has also received enquiries along same lines from concerned members of the public and had become necessary to clarify the facts regarding this matter.

Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Ben Akabueze on Sunday said as constitutionally stipulated, President Muhammadu Buhari laid before the National Assembly (NASS) the Executive budget proposals for 2018 on 7th November, 2017 with all the usual details required by the National Assembly to process the

budget.

This, he said, included the details of the budgets of all federal MDAs based on the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) budget templates.

According to him, Ministers and Heads of Agencies have made themselves available to explain and defend the Budget.

He noted that in the course of its review of the budget proposals, the NASS normally invites the MDAs to appear before them to defend the President’s budget submissions.

Akabueze emphasized, “Given the seriousness the Presidency attaches to getting the 2018 budget passed so it could earnestly focus on achieving the goals set out in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-20 (ERGP), which formed the basis of the budget, it had directed heads of Ministries and extra-

Benue state Deputy Governor Engr Benson Obonu(right) Benue state Commissioner for Trade and Investment Dr Tersoo Kpelai, Managing Director, Bank of Industry, Kayode Pitan BOI, and a Beneficiary and President, Good fruitfulness Cooperative Society, Love Emmanuel during the presentation of Cheque to the first batch of beneficiaries of BOI and State government #2billion MSME Fund in Makurdi Benue State.

Ministerial agencies to attend to any requests for meetings/information by the National Assembly (NASS) with despatch.

To the best of our knowledge, this directive has been complied with.

Should any committees of NASS still experience any issues with attendance of any MDA, the

Minister of Budget & National Planning has indicated that he is available to liaise with the particular MDA to ensure full cooperation with NASS by the relevant MDA,” he added.

The DG said that complaints about additional information with respect to the budgets of Gov-

ernment Owned Agencies (GOEs) are being addressed.

Akabueze, in response to the concerns raised by the public, pointed out that the FGN Budget is distinct from the budget of Government Owned Enterprises (GOEs) and as such any delay in the GOEs providing addition-

al details on their budgets should not affect the early passage of the FGN Main Budget.

The Daily Times recalls that the Senate at its February 14, 2018 sitting, had complained that some GOEs had not submitted the details of their 2018 budget in a format acceptable to the Senate.

Myke Uzendu, Abuja

The statement reads, “Our attention has been drawn to an interview granted the Sun newspaper by Alhaji Asari Dokubo and published on Saturday, March 3, 2018, in which he alleged, among other things that Senator Ahmed Makarfi voted for the APC in the 2015 presidential elections and that he (Makarfi) flaunted his ballot paper for all to see,” the statement read.

“Ordinarily, this is a statement we shouldn’t dignify with a response, but realising that sometimes uncontroverted falsehoods have a way of taking a life of their own and also knowing that it is not beyond some unscrupulous politicians to splash mud on the integrity of others in order to gain undue advantage, we wish to state the following; “That statement is false in all ramifications; in

fact given that Makarfi is not an obscure politician, having been governor of Kaduna state for eight years and following that up with another eight years at the Senate and capping those up leading the PDP at a very tumultuous period which was charaterised by acrimonious leadership struggle; isn’t it amazing that this could happen in 2015 and be buried till now?

“Moreover, from 1999 to 2015, Senator Makarfi, never skipped voting in any election; yet he has never been reported by any medium to have ever displayed his ballot paper to advertise his preference. We leave this judgment to the people.”

Makarfi said Dokubo should refrain from fabricating “lies to impugn the integrity of others.”

He called on PDP members not to be distracted from returning the party

to power in 2019.

“Having discerned where he is coming from, by his own admission, we wish to assure him and all, that we have nothing but respect for all members of the PDP family, aspirants or otherwise and wish them well,” he said.

“And it is our desire and hope that we all close ranks and collectively confront the challenges ahead. We call on all PDP leaders, members and supporters to maintain their eyes on the ball, by refusing to be distracted from the bigger picture, which is returning the party to power so that Nigerians can, once again, heave a sigh of relief.

“This we can do only by ensuring that we play politics of issues and forging a united front, without compromising decency, respect and love for our party and country.”

God in support of my son-in-law’s governorship I did not vote for APC in 2015 - Makarfi ambition – Okorocha ÏÏÏGovernor

Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has said that “God is in support” of his son- in – law Uche Nwosu’s governorship ambition.

The governor has endorsed Nwosu, who is his current chief of staff, as his successor.

In a statement on Sunday, Okorocha said 24 out of the 37 local government areas in the state have also backed Nwosu on his governorship ambition.

Okorocha described him as a “quintessential gentleman, an embodiment of decency and the guy to beat” in the forthcoming governorship election.

The statement, issued

by Sam Onwuemeodo, his chief press secretary, read: “We say this for posterity sake. Imo people, including youths, students, men and women have thrown their unalloyed

support behind the youthful chief of staff, Uche Nwosu, for the 2019 governorship in the state.

“He has become the subject matter as long as that issue is concerned, with APC officials and leaders from 24 out of the 27 local governments in the state having already endorsed him for the 2019 Imo guber.”

Okorocha added that allegations that the chief of staff was behind an assault on A.J.V. Obinna, Catholic archbishop of Owerri, is untrue.

“Seeing Uche Nwosu as the guy to beat in the 2019 election, they now think that there is no other way to stop him than through unwarranted blackmail,” he said.

The governor is currently at loggerheads with Eze Madumere, the deputy governor of the state, who is also eyeing the governorship position.

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the allegation by Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, former caretaker chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has denied voting for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015.

Dokubo had earlier accused Makarfi of voting for APC in the 2015 presidential election and that he displayed his ballot paper publicly for everyone to see.

But in a statement on Sunday, Mukhtar Sirajo, spokesman of Makarfi, quoted the PDP leader as saying that the allegation is false.

Makarafi also denied displaying his ballot paper at any election he participated in.

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SAN, NUJ kicks against Senate death sentence bill for hate speech Doosuur Iwambe -Abuja

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have continued to trail the Senate newly proposed bill prescribing death by hanging for any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person.

A Constitutional Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Chief Sebastine Hon, SAN who kicked against the bill noted that hate speech in advanced criminal jurisdictions has

been used effectively to check anti- government speeches and to launch a reign of terror on opposition or dissenting voices.

Citing the provisions of the Penal and Criminal Codes of other countries, the Senior Lawyer described the proposed bill as extremely harsh and high-handed.

While calling on Nigerians to reject the bill, Hon urged members of the green chambers to exercise caution stressing that the proposed bill is excessive and should

not be tolerated.

He called on members of the 8th Assembly to take a look at the Penal and Criminal Codes of other countries saying, “In Germany, the Strafgestzbuch (Germany’s Criminal Code) stipulates a maximum prison term of 5 years for offenders, while in Iceland, the maximum sentence is 2 years.

“In Netherlands, the Dutch Criminal Code, in section 137c and 137d stipulates a jail term of not more than one year,

while in Canada, the punishments, depending on the category, range from 6 months to 2 years and then 5 years. In Bosnia, the maximum sentence is five years – as confirmed by the European Court of Human Rights in the recent case of Smajic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2018) ECHR (Application No. 48657/16).

“In England and Wales, the Public Order Act, 1986, as amended severally by the Criminal Justice and Public Order

Act of 1994, the Racial and Religious Hatred Act of 2006 and the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act of 2008, has stipulated a punishment not exceeding 7 years.

He added that the bill if allowed in Nigeria will present a worst picture given the nature and manner politics are usually played out in everything in Nigeria. “hence apart from the punishment for hate speech being excessive, I am hereby advocating suspension of the Bill

or refusal by the President to assent to it. Power is transient, hence anything which could compromise freedom of speech and other forms of constitutionally guaranteed freedoms must be vigorously avoided and or resisted.

“I, therefore, call for either suspension of this Bill or a reconsideration of the punishments named therein for offenders to a maximum of 5 years’ imprisonment” he added.

APC sweeps Edo LG poll Titus Akhigbe,Benin City

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Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (fourth left),Minister of State, Surv. Suleiman Zarma Hassan(fourth right), Permanent Secretary, Works & Housing and Board Member FHA, Mr. Mohammed Bukar(second left), Chairman, Senate Committee on Housing, Senator Barnabas Gemade (third left), Chairman, Board of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Mr. Adewale Adeeyo (middle) and other FMBN Board Members in a group photograph shortly after the Inauguration of the Governing Boards of the Federal Housing Authority(FHA) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria(FMBN) at the Ministry of Power, Works & Housing headquarters, Mabushi, Abuja

PDP Rejoices with former President Obasanjo @ 81 Myke Uzendu, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated former President Olusegun Obasanjo as he marks the age of 81 years.

The party described Chief SAMUEL MARK I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED MIKE S. DAMINA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAMUEL MARK. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED TAKE NOTE.

Obasanjo as an outstanding nationalist; a courageous and dedicated leader, who has made immeasurable sacrifices towards the development, stability and growth of the nation.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Sunday said the party remains proud of Chief Obasanjo, who has excelled as an international figure and made outstanding contributions toward global peace and development, particularly, in the African sub-

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Indeed, the PDP intensely celebrates former President Obasanjo who stands tall as one of the best performed Nigerian Presidents chiefly because his administration founded and anchored its policies and programmes on PDP’s people-based manifesto and ideology.

The PDP also commends Chief Obasanjo for his continued engagement on national issues, particularly his disposition against poor governance, corruption,

bloodletting and confusion that now pervade the nation in our nearly three years under the incompetent and deceptive All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government.

While we value Chief Obasanjo for his concerns for the political future of our nation, we note that our repositioned and rebranded PDP remains the only credible political platform for the much desired broad-based engagements among Nigerians and coalitions across board.

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ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has recorded one hundred percent victory at the 2018 Edo State Local Government Elections held on Saturday as the party swept all the eighteen councils.

The APC candidates in the chairmanship and councillorship positions were declared winners by the chairman, Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Professor Stanley Orobator at the commission secretariat, Benin City on Sunday.

It would be recalled that a total of ten political parties including APC participated in the elections. They are: Action Democratic Party (ADP), Labour Party (LP), Democratic Alternatives (DA), Green Party of Nigeria (GPN); Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP); National Conscience Party (NCP); Social Democratic Party (SDP); Peoples for Democratic Change (PDC), and Progressive People Alliance (PPA).

EDSIEC boss while announcing the results said that, human rights activist, Destiny Enabulele of APC was declared winner at the Ovia South West council with a total vote of 56, 664, while candidates from ADP had 360 votes, NCP 9 votes,

PPA 5 votes, and PDP with 1 vote. Ovia North East council was won by Osaze Ogbemudia from APC with 41, 303 votes cast in his favour ahead of ADP, 256 votes; DA 83 votes;, LP 167 votes;, PDC 33 votes;, PDP 3 votes; PPA 26 votes; SDP 15 votes;, NCP 60 votes, and GPN 46 votes.

Other winners are Sylvester Okoro in Orihonmwon council with 47,442 votes while ADP recorded 329 votes, LP 297 votes, NCP 107 votes and PPA with 59 votes. Also, John Akhigbe of APC emerged winner as the chairman of Etsako Central with 22,235 votes just as Evbareke Jenkins Osunde swept the Oredo council with 53,381 votes over other political parties.

Also, Hon. Patrick Aguinede of the APC, former commissioner of Education in the state got a total of 34,854 to become the elected chairman of Esan West council. At Esan South-East council, Victor Emuanhagbon was elected with 34, 765 votes. ADP had 120 votes, NCP 52 votes, LP 78 votes.

In Etsako East council, Aremiyau Momoh won the council seat with 32,906 votes while the elected chairman In Esan North East is Augustine Okoibkole having posted 24,127 votes. ADP had 411 votes, DA 30 votes, and GPN 15 votes.

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Taraba youths urged to embrace digital communication ÏÏÏTaraba

L - R: Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Minister of Budget and National planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, president, PEMANDU Associates, Mr. Dato Sri Idris Jala and Minister of State for Budget and National planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, during a briefing Session on the Nigeria Economic Recovery & Growth Plan 2017-2020 at the National Assembly in Abuja….recently.

No individual owns PDP- Gov Dickson Idu Jude Abuja

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Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has said PDP is a national asset owned by all Nigerians, and not by any individual.

The Governor in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah Agbo in Yenagoa on Sunday, also described Professors Jerry Gana and Tunde Adeniran as icons of democracy and leaders of progressive politics in the PDP and the country, stressing that they must be wooed back to the PDP fold.

Ï9 ƈ Ɛ 1 è ƗƆ ƈƏ è Ɛ ƆƏ ƌƑ Ɛ ƄƆ Ɠ ƆƗ Ƅ ƅƊ Ɛ ƍ ƏƐƕ Dickson who is also the Chairman of PDP Reconciliation Committee believed, while the leaders of the party are important stakeholders in the scheme of things, the real stakeholders of PDP are the ordinary Nigerians in whom sovereignty lies.

The Governor said the most rational thing for all PDP stakeholders to do now is to start a process of building consensus and reaching out to players across party lines with the PDP leading the coalition to wrest power from APC in 2019.

The statement reads:”No one Governor, no one Law-

maker or leader of PDP can own PDP or singlehandedly produce a presidential candidate.

Therefore, what is required of PDP leaders now is to work with all parties including those who have left the PDP to produce a credible candidate that is acceptable to the generality of Nigerians on the platform of PDP to defeat the APC in 2019.”

The Governor said his Reconciliation Committee will continuously engage aggrieved party members including those who have left PDP to return to the party, stressing that “we

must be together to save our party and country from collapse. “He said with less than one year to the 2019 general election, time is of essence and the right thing to do now is for all men of good will to come together to challenge the APC. The Governor also called on PDP members not to lose faith in the party. He said the next election is critical to the survival of democracy and the nation, stressing that history will be unkind to PDP leaders if they fail to lead a coalition to unseat the APC-led Federal Government, which he noted.

Dapchi girls’ adoption exposes Buhari’s govt weakness- Bishop ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

ÏÏÏBishop of Owo Diocese

Rt. Rev Ayodeji Fagbemi has declared that the adoption of 110 girls from the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, has exposed the weakness of President Muhammadu led All Progressives Congress federal government.

Rev Fagbemi made this known this at the 35th Anniversary of St. Andrews Cathedral Anglican Church held at the weekend in Owo, Headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo state.

Fagbemi said the President needs to tighten up security in the country and disallow politics to influence his decision in the search for the missing school girls.

He noted that the recent kidnap of the girls in their school introduced a lot of complications into the system and confirmed that there is insecurity in the land.

He decried the controver-

sies trailing the kidnap of the 110 girls and wondered the blame game between the security agent in the country saddled with the aims of providing security for lives and property.

“The recent kidnap introduces lot of complications into the systems, because the President came pledging that he would bring back the Chibok girls, accusing Jonathan of not being effective and they are trying to win the Book Haram war.

“But this has happened right under his watch and even now he has not been able to visit the place. You would have thought that our President would actually be everywhere to say, look we are there with you and understand what is going on.

“The kidnap of the girls also means that the weakness of this government is being exposed to people and the President is not as efficient as he has promised and the whole apparatus of government is no longer functioning well, since he came on board.

“In one sense it’s hard to say that he’s winning any war at the moment, it really hard to say he’s winning any war because he is trying to win one war, another one is coming up, so I think he knows what governance means now.

“So many ministers have been complaining that things are no longer functioning, there’s no reshufflement, nothing is happening and now they are thinking of another term, within the next one year they will be out of power.

“So what would they have achieved ? I think really this recent one goes to drive home the point that there is a lot of insecurity in our land and the primary business of government is to provide security for his people, a government that fails to provide security has failed his people completely and I think this government is also in that group.

The Anglican Bishop who advised the President to vacate the seat for young and vibrant leader to move the

nation forward said “a lot of us observing the politics of the land would honestly ask that our president to allow younger people to take over in the coming dispensation.

“We talk about Nigeria where we have so many people who are qualified and we are still talking about a President who is well over 70 and when is it going to be the turn of young people to lead this country?

“We want people who are in touch, people who are aware of what is going on in the contemporary world, people who can match others when leaders gathered together. “ Apart from Africa, look elsewhere, you find out that there are young people full of activities, full of life leading their countries.

“So with all due respect, while we appreciate the interest of our President in Nigeria, I think he needs to retire as a statesman and allow younger people to actually lead in this country.” he added.

State youths have been urged to embrace digital communication tools to develop themselves and make necessary impact in the society.

Malam Imam Imam, a youth activist and Special Adviser on Media to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, stated this when he spoke at the 2018 orientation exercise for Taraba students of Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto.

“Digital communication has become ubiquitous, especially for success in today’s world. As students and youths, our opportunities are limited if we don’t have the knowledge of digital communication and its tools.

“That makes it imperative for us to embrace the new way of doing things in order to enhance national cohesion and bring about rapid development in our dear state,” he added.

The spokesman said Tara-

ba has potential to be one of the leading states in the federation, and urged authorities concerned to tap from the massive human and capital resources available to develop the state.

While urging the students to work hard and leave a positive mark in their school, Imam equally urged them to make themselves and their families proud at all times.

“Always abide by the school rules and regulations and keep off activities that will not contribute positively to your future. Realizing your life ambition lies on the efforts you put into your academic work,” he counseled.

The Special Adviser announced the donation of the sum of N200,000 to the students’ union.

In his remarks, President of the Union, Abdulrahman Yusuf Jasawa, enjoined both new and returning students to be law abiding, responsible and diligent.

Nigerians to force Buhari, Atiku into retirement soon-Garba country a marketplace, ÏÏÏJust as Nigeria is get- this where people can buy and ting set for the next year presidential election, some section of the youth in the country have called for the need to force some current politicians into retirement.

A presidential aspirant from Adamawa state Mr. Adamu Garba, who made this known over the weekend in Lagos, stated that it was high time Nigerians sent some politicians into retirement.

Garba, an ICT tycoon, stressed that the likes of incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice president, Atiku Abubakar and other political leaders needed to be retired from active politics, noting that they have nothing or less to contribute to the progress of Nigeria.

According to him: “These people should be sent into retirement. Enough of us recycling leaders, who will add nothing to the progress of our nation.

“Buhari, Atiku and others, who are eyeing the presidential seat should understand that Nigeria has gone beyond analogue age. They needed to be retired so the youth can come to the centre stage,” he said.

While speaking on why he wishes to contest, Garba stated that he would strategically change the country from its current six geo - political zones into nine economic zones.

Adamu noted that Nigerians should see the country as a marketplace where buying and selling of goods and services can be done freely.

“We need to redefine the principle of the country and understand that if we make

sell to each other freely, where there is a free flow of goods and services; I believe Nigerians would have more reasons to be happier and to stay stronger together.”

It would be recalled that the terrible state of economic condition of Nigerians has continued to make a serious mockery of various kinds of statistics.

On how to combat the protracted clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country, Adamu, 35 years old and a native of Adamawa, said he would combat the clash by providing ranch for herdsmen and introduce a peace treaty which would be signed by herdsmen and farmer In his words: “If you go deeply into the herdsmen and farmer issue, you would see that the root cause of this is economics. You need to make sure to create a pathway for the herdsmen by defining a ranch, concentrate them in ranches as they don’t need to be moving around. When you put them in ranches, make sure there is an availability of grasses and water” He further mentioned that as an ICT expert, “I am bringing on board a manifesto that tends to transform Nigeria as one of the greatest nations of heart. For me, I don’t think you need to attain a certain age before you lead a nation.

“So long you have what it takes, there should be no barrier.”

If you look where the country is going, we need to come to gather. The structure is not working.

Politics Stoies by Patrick Okohue A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Dipo Olorunrinu has said that the party members have resolved its leadership crisis in Lagos State and was now ready to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state.

Olorunrinu, who is the only surviving member of the PDP in the state Assembly, who said this after a meeting with the state leader’s caucus with local government chairmen of the party in the state, charged members to redouble their effort towards repositioning the party to victory in the 2019 general elections.

“We have put behind the issues that arose during the election for the state executive’s positions, and I can say that personally I did no support Salvador, but we put that over, we have to move ahead and plan toward the general elections,” Olorunrinu said.

Speaking earlier, the chairman of the PDP in Lagos State, Moshood Salvador disclosed that the crisis which factionalised the party over the last few years was over, stressing that the newly elected state executive of the party was re-positioning the party in the state.

He noted that the leaders of the party in the state have resolved to move the party

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forward and reclaim the state.

The state chairman said he was aware that some groups were instigating crisis in the party, adding that his administration would only work with authentic local government chairmen and officials.

He dismissed insinuation that the party was in crisis, adding that leaders of the party at all

levels in the state had resolved to give full support to the new state executives to succeed.

“We have just finished the caucus meeting which would move the party forward. Let me say that we are no more in crisis; there is peace in PDP in Lagos State. People are happy with the way the reconciliation is going on. What I am doing is

South-South leaders hail APC for retaining strong class of leaders South-South leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have commended the leadership of the party for reaching a consensus to retain the National Executive Committee of the party, which it described as a strong class of leaders.

The South-South leaders said with the consensus extending the tenure of the party national leadership for another 12 months, it shows that “The era of consensus politics is here. The tenure extension is democratic. APC is on the right side of history.”

In a statement in PortHarcourt and signed by the chairman, South-South Front, Chief John Harry, the leaders described the national chairman of the ruling party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun as a decent person.

They praised him for promoting the President’s agenda, revitalising the country’s democracy through internal democracy and encouraging progressives to look to the beliefs they share.

“Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is good in terms of organisational management,” the leaders said.

The leaders also used the

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ODIGIE-OYEGUN opportunity to chide the suspended Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Comrade Timi Frank for using the ruling party as a vehicle for self-promotion.

They described his comment on the extension of the tenure of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC) for another 12 months as ‘shitty and ugly’.

“The tenure extension did not violate the provisions of the constitution, the Electoral

Act and the constitution of the party.”

Oyegun also earned the praise of the South South leaders for the efficiency of the government and the fundamental direction of its policies.

The leaders called the suspended Deputy National Publicity Secretary a disgrace to the South-South.

“The ruling party detests discrimination.

Frank’s suggestion on the way forward for the ruling party is a recipe for chaos. He is only interested in fragmentation and conflict,” the leaders said.

They urged APC members to project the image of the party in its true perspective to counter the negative picture being presented by Okere Uzochukwu, Timi Frank and others.

“PDP is in the worst shape.

PDP ratings have continued to tumble since 2015. The party has become toxic, failing to connect with the people. It will be wiped out in 2019,” the leaders said.

Happy with the performance of the ruling party, the leaders added “APC is a product already built and tested through

what I have been asked to do, the list I present is from Abuja.

“We have information that some nefarious characters are putting the party in bad light in the local government, it is unfortunate that some people went and impersonate the state chairmen in the last meeting we had. When you go back tell them you are the real PDP chairmen.

Also let me say that the party constitution would prevail in any situation,” Salvador said.

Also speaking at the meeting the head of Lagos PDP local government chairmen, Sunday Olaifa, reaffirmed the belief of the chairmen on Salvador as the leader of the party in the state, adding that he was confident he could lead the party to victory in the 2019 general elections.

“We are united in the PDP in Lagos State and we would work with Salvador in Lagos, right now inauguration of the chairmen in the local governments are going on. You are working as a chairman, we have passed a vote of confidence on Salvador, and I stand by that motion and we are confident you can move the party to the next level,” he said.

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2019: Nobody owns APC, Senator Araraume tells Okorocha A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has said that the party in the state cannot be under the control of just one man.

This is coming after the state governor, Rochas Okorocha had said that he was going to run in the Imo West Senatorial District, with the son in law, contesting for governorship election in 2019.

The arrangement did not go down well with some stakeholders of the party in the state.

While addressing his supporters at his Destiny Foundation office, in Owerri, Senator Araraume said that one man cannot take control of the affairs of the ruling party in the state.

He said, “No one man owns the party. The party belongs to all of you. And whatever will happen in Imo State, will be decided by you.

“There is no one man, no matter who the person is that owns this party. This party belongs to all of us. You must work hard to ensure that this party is strong in your area.

“There is no any other party that will win Imo State. Our President will be voted again to continue from 2019. So, no one man will decide what will happen in Imo.”

Masari’s transformation in education led to presidential award - APC chieftain A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Ahmad Kabiru Abdulahi has commended Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari’s stride in education, saying that the gesture was what fetched the state a presidential award.

Girls Day Primary School, Malumfashi was presented with a presidential award as second best school in Nigeria during this year’s United Nations World Teachers Day celebration in Abuja.

Speaking with our correspondent, Kabiru, who is the executive secretary of Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission, said Masari’s dedication to transforming the educational sector in Katsina is yielding positive results.

“If you will remember, I told you that the governor spent about N10 billion to upgrade and remodel primary schools and secondary schools in the state. Now you can see that the results are coming up,” Kabiru said.

He said the governor promised to upgrade the public schools to the standard were parents will withdraw their children from private schools to public schools, “and that is what is

MASARI happening now.”

“The recent award shows that the Katsina State government under Masari is really transforming the educational sector,” Kabiru added.

He also called on parents to support the transformation agenda of the public schools by the government led by Aminu Bello Masari adding that it is the only way government can achieve its goals.

Kabiru also commend the Kastina State Commissioner of Education for her dedications to the sector, adding that she has been complimenting the efforts of the governor in the education sector.

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Not too young to run bill not open to persons without substance – Omisore Stories by Patrick Okohue with Agency Report With the adoption of the Not Too Young To Run Bill by 25 state houses of assembly, Nigerian youths have been cautioned that the bill was not open to persons without substance.

Special Assistant to the President of the Senate on Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Mr Bamikole Omisore, who disclosed this on Sunday in an interview in Abuja, said that young Nigerian without substance should not run, adding youths must present qualified candidates to any elective position in spite of the bill.

He said that if Nigerian youths failed to utilise their opportunity in 2019 by presenting their ‘best eleven’, they may still lose out in spite of the law.

He said that he was very passionate about the bill because he was one of the Nigerian youths whom the bill has given opportunity to vie for more elective positions.

“I must commend every arm of government, National and states assemblies for passing the “not too young to run” bill.

It’s a landmark.

“The National Assembly has passed this bill and I’m glad to report that 25 states out of 36

have also passed the same bill.

The constitutional requirement is 24.

“Now coming to the young Nigerians that want to run, I am a big advocate of the “Not too young to run bill, I criss-crossed Nigeria, spoke to different heads of parliament that I could get in touch with to get the bill passed.

“It’s a great thing to have young Nigerians in office. We definitely need young Nigerians to run from the presidency, all the way down to councilors and in between.

“My take is, it should not just be the only requirement. People should not just go.

“Now because I’m 25, I can run for house of assembly and that is the only reason I’m running for house of assembly. No! I would like to see a situation where we can have debates.

“We must start basing our conversations on ideology and substance. And since the world is turning into a global village where young Nigerians will be vying for offices, we must make sure, even as young Nigerians that are not too young to run, we’re putting our best foot forward.

“There must be some level of substance, some other requirement to get people to run for office.

“Yes! I’m a big advocate of Not-to-young-to-run’ but we should also say ‘Are we putting

our best foot forward? Because the mistake we will do is, yes we have fought for the Not Too Young To Run, we have won that battle at least to a certain stage.

“If we do not put our first eleven, the best of the Not-TooYoung Nigerians to run for office in the upcoming election of 2019, it would be a great mistake and a great disservice to Nigeria itself.

“In the future, people will be like ‘at least we gave you guys a chance but you messed it up’ because we did not select the best of the Not-Too-Young Nigerians,” he said.

Omishore urged young Nigerians to come out in 2019 to vote and be voted for, stressing that Nigeria must get it right this time.

He said that when Nigeria develops, it would affect all the citizens irrespective of where they are from.

“In 2019, regardless of whatever political party you belong to, regardless of your religion, regardless of what part of Nigeria you come from, it is important that we get it right this time around. Hunger does not recognise your party.

It does not recognise your political affiliation or religion.

“When we go outside of Nigeria, people don’t ask “Igbo or Hausa?” first. The first thing they say is “Oh! This guy.

He’s a Nigerian. This lady is a Nigerian,” he said. (NAN)

Lagos APC crisis: I have done nothing worthy of sanction, Oki tells Ajomale

AJOMALE A loyalist of national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Mr. Fouad Oki, who recently led a faction of the party to form the Broom United Movement (BUM), has condemned his suspension by the Lagos State chapter of APC. APC state chairman, Chief Henry Ajomale, explained that the party chieftain was sanctioned in order to stop others from following his footsteps.

Already, the Surelere APC chapter has invited Oki to appear before the investigative committee on Tuesday March 6 at the Party Secretariat located at Adelabu Street.

Reacting, Oki who confirmed the receipt of the invitation, stated that the letter did not state his offence or any article of the party’s constitution which he has breached or purportedly breached contrary to Article 21(B) of the Party’s constitution.

He condemning the action of the State Chairman and described his directive of the LGA chapter to suspend him as gross violation of established procedure and disciplinary process.

“Our founding fathers are very

OKI resolute in the kind of party that we are building; a party that would ensure that, everybody is cared for and carried along, a party that will not tolerate anything that will take away members rights to choose their leaders and representatives without force or intimidation,” he was quoted to have said.

According to him, “BUM will ensure that our party’s constitution is abided with and implemented to the letter, where every member will have a sense of belonging and can actualise his aspiration in an atmosphere devoid of imposition or intimidation.

“I have humbly accepted the invitation and will appear before the Panel. I am not seeking for any office.

I am here to serve and bring unity to our party. I call on all aggrieved party men and women to give BUM a chance to rebuild our party to give hope to party members of all shade and creed.

“We are united in reaffirming the ideals that made our party in 2013 to break the yoke of ethnicity and divisive politics to unite under an amalgamated legacy parties to elect a Pan-Nigerian President. Our members are growing by the day,” he said.

Underage voting: INEC under pressure from APC – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the statement credited to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), claiming that there was no evidence of underage voting in the last Kano council poll.

The Chairman of INEC’s fact finding committee, Abubakar Nahuce, told journalists on Friday, that from their interaction with civil society organisations and the media, there was no proof of underage voting.

Reacting to the development, PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan described the declaration by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, that there are no underage voters in Kano State as a threat to the nation’s democracy.

Ologbondiyan accused INEC of yielding to pressure from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate processes of the 2019 general election.

The statement reads, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

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Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, that there are no underage voters in Kano State as a despicable act of cowardice and threat to our nation’s democracy.

“The PDP said the INEC Chairman, in allowing the All Progressive Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to push him to make such false declaration, despite manifest documentary evidence in the public domain and even by INEC officials, has

cast a huge doubt on the sincerity of INEC to conduct a fair, free and credible elections, come 2019.

“The commission has obliterated a huge part of its honour by denying what is obvious to all instead of taking urgent steps to clean up the register and correct all anomalies ahead of 2019 general elections.

“When Prof Yakubu set up his committee of handpicked INEC officials, instead of deploying

stakeholders, comprising of political parties and credible NGOs, the PDP immediately alerted of a grand design to use the panel to arrive at predetermined findings and cover the illegality for the APC. Today, we have been vindicated.

“We invite Nigerians and the international community to note the sequence of plots by INEC and the APC to hide the existence of underage voters in Kano and Katsina states. ”Nigerians will recall that when the issue first came to the fore, the APC mounted a staunch and unyielding defence for INEC, thus betraying their vested interests in the illegality.

“INEC, on its own part, issued an initial reaction confirming the existence of underage voting in the February 10, 2018 Kano council poll, but attempted to shift the blame to the Kano State government which conducted that poll.

“When confronted with the fact that it was INEC and not Kano State that registered the minors and issued them with valid voters card, the commission again tried

to exonerate itself by claiming that its officials registered the minors following threats by the communities.

“In the face of these INEC’s embarrassing dances, how then did Prof. Yakubu’s committee arrive at its findings when even officials of INEC, including those who superintended over the registration of the minors, had already declared the reasons behind their action?

“The entire world is shocked at how INEC under Prof. Yakubu is caving into pressure by APC to manipulate processes leading to the 2019 general election.

“In any case, we hope Prof.

Yakubu understands that the APC is only setting him up against Nigerians but we caution that he should not allow himself to be used to throw our nation into chaos and confusion.

“He should, therefore, extricate himself by allowing a credible inquest that will sanitise the register in Kano, Katsina and other states as nothing short of that will be accepted by Nigerians.”

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Editorial Time to revamp the textile industry

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ecent news report that the Kaduna Textile Mills, the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC), in partnership with a Turkish firm and in collaboration with the federal government will invest $15 million to reactivate the collapsed Kaduna Textile Company is a welcomed development.

The move is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s policy of resuscitating the textile industry, among others, to provide more job opportunities in the country.

The textile company was started in 1956 in Kaduna to process the cotton being produced in the northern part of the country.

Many other textile companies soon sprang up in Lagos and between Kaduna and Kano axis.

By the 1970s and the early 1980s, the Nigerian textile industry had grown to become the third largest in Africa and employed well over 400,000 Nigerians across the country.

The oil boom of the 1970s and the early 1980s which increased the purchasing power of the government and the citizens led to the neglect of agriculture and many vital industries, particularly the textile industry, thus crippling other sectors of the economy and putting the economic viability of the country in serious jeopardy. Thereafter, the textile industry suffered neglect and by 2002 the Kaduna Textile Mill closed with more than 7,000 of its workers sent home. Today, the textile industry employs less than 30,000 workers with the factories operating either below capacity or totally closed and most of their plants in operational distress.

The first attempt to revive the industry was in 2010 when the Bank of Industry (BoI) approved N10 billion textile revival fund.

The fund increased capacity utilisation in the industry from 29.14 per cent to the current 50 per cent.

In reviving the industry this time around the government must also focus on the production of cotton, kenaf and other raw materials

that are associated with the textile industry.

It is a good thing that in revitalising the textile industry, government has put in place the cotton, textile and garment policy.

Towards this end, it has directed that uniforms of military and para-military personnel as well as uniforms for many public schools students should, henceforth, be produced and purchased locally.

With this policy in place and, if the prices are right, governments in the ECOWAS sub-regional market will patronise Nigerian textile industry.

In addition, government’s current intervention in the industry must be effective and sustained so that the local textile industry can thrive and flourish again. In the past, poor power supply and high interest rates on borrowed funds escalated the cost of production of local textile mills. This time around, the government must ensure improved power supply across the country so as to lower the cost of production for the textile mills, while the government should create intervention funds through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as alternative to loans from commercial banks which attract high interest rates.

Furthermore, the Department of Customs must also address the smuggling of cheap textile goods and second hand clothing by Nigerians and Asians, particularly Indians and Chinese into the country. There must also be frequent access to long-term finance by the BoI and other investment banks in the country to enable the textile mills stock raw materials and change their machinery as and when due. There is no doubt that if this new tempo is maintained and sustained, the Cotton, Textile and Garment industry will thrive and blossom again.

We believe that with such strategic revamping and repositioning, the Cotton, Textile and Garment industry promises to be one of the effective ways of providing employment for the teeming youth, thus promoting economic growth and stability of the country.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (right) with the Speaker of Ghana’s parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, on arrival in Accra Sunday night, to join in the celebration of 25 years of uninterrupted parliamentary democracy in Ghana.

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson(Left), in a Conversation with the Chief of Army staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai at Government House, Yenagoa...on Sunday

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (second right); Father of the bride and Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje (right); Father of the Groom & Oyo State Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi (second left); and APC Vice Chairman South West, Chief. Pius Akinyelure (left), during the wedding ceremony of Idris Ajimobi and Fatima Ganduje in Kano, on Saturday

L-R: Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq.; Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu; First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki; Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State; Rev. Fr. Edwin Omorogbe; Oredo Local Government Chairman-elect, Evbareke Jenkins Osunde; his wife, Mrs. Ndali Osunde; and the Vice Chairman-elect, Oredo LGA, Lady Belinda Ogiefa; Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Chairman-elect, Erik Osayande; Egor Local Government Chairman-elect, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, after a Thanksgiving Mass at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City, on Sunday

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After Chibok, why Dapchi?

P Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa OFR

MB’s 3-point Agenda is facing very strong challenges from all sides.

The President said his focus was going to be on the Economy, Corruption and Security. On coming to office, he promised to make the economy bouyant( including making the Naira equal to the US dollar). He was going to fight Corruption to a standstill or indeed kill corruption before corruption killed Nigeria and lastly to restore Nigeria’s security and make it a safe haven for all. Recently we interrogated the ‘doing well’ of our economy and concluded that though the economy is recovering from recession, it is not yet doing well as unemployment, underemployment, misery index and poverty rate have worsened.

The misery caused by the persisting fuel scarcity( Over 3 months now ) is unrelenting,afflicting more of the poor and rural dwellers, affecting agricultural out put negatively. We have advised a single minded commitment to the implementation of the Economic Recovery & Growth Plan( ERGP) and a full deregulation of the down stream petroleum sector to hasten the full recovery of the economy and transition to growth.

Great urgency is demanded before politics and electioneering derail the economy further.

Last week we drew attention to the corporate governance failures that have put a question mark on the anti-corruption stance of PMB’s government. No man with conscience and who fears God that will not be bewildered by the ‘Mainagate’ scandal and other corporate governance breaches that have seemed to occur in a regular manner, including the biased and lopsided appointment of people from PMB’s catchment to top security and political offices, to the

utter neglect and exclusion of some other areas. I am hoping that this government has a full understanding of what corruption means. It is not just taking of bribes or stealing of Public funds. ‘Mainagate’ is a perfect case of corruption- abuse of processes, procedures & office. Pure and simple! And just incase this government does not have a full understanding of the global definition of corruption, the Corruption Perception Index ( CPI) for 2018 just released by the Transparency International ( TI) indicated that Corruption perception for Nigeria has worsened despite all the brouhaha on anticorruption fight by the government. This is not to say that this government has not tried to fight corruption. It has tried but the fight has not be holistic and totally encompassing. Many ‘sinners’ from PDP have become ‘saints’ as they crossed to APC and the apparent failure of the integrity test on a number of issues has blighted most of the other efforts.

The news of the abduction of over 100 girls by BokoHaram from Government Girls Science School in Dapchi, Yobe State last week is heart-wrenching and my heart goes to the families of the affected girls. We were praying for the full return of the outstanding CHIBOK abductees and then Dapchi happens.

To be true this latest security failure has almost erased any achievement of this government in the security realm. It is bewildering how a defeated Boko Haram can drive its convoy of vehicles into the town of Dapchi and abduct so many of our girls and drive away without any resistance from our security forces.

This embarrassing incident which has been rightly called “a National disaster” by the President raises a few questions. First, what happened to our security forces in Dapchi?

Were they absent or were they asleep or were they overpowered?

Second is, how come we left the premises of a girls secondary school unprotected after CHIBOK? Does it mean, we learnt no lessons or is this a crass display of incompetence by government- State and Federal?

Third is, what happened to our intelligence gathering apparatus? It is possible to claim difficulty in gathering intelligence regarding the operations of female suicide bombers, though with the regularity of their operations these days,gathering intelligence about them should no longer be that complicated for a standard security intelligence outfit.

But then, to organize such extensive raid as we saw in Dapchi last week must have taken weeks of planning and reconnaissance by Bokoharam operatives. It was no mean operation and any minimum listening post would have dictated some signals that would have alerted our security men. But our security agents who apparently were in slumber quickly woke up after the incident to concort denials, first that no girl was missing or abducted, followed with another tale that many of the girls had been rescued by them, a story which the Yobe government accepted but later recanted. For me that was so ingenious and only added to the confusion in the whole affair. Nearly one week after the incident, the actual number of missing girls was yet to be accurately determined.

This whole thing is really frightening and distressing. If our school girls in a region swarming with all kinds of security forces and to which so much National funds are being dedicated can not be protected from this brazen assault, then nobody is safe in this Country anymore. To be true, the security situation in this Country

seems to be getting out of hand.

Boko Haram, despite being defeated and flushed out of the Sambisa Forest as claimed by the military, remains deadly, continuing to terrorize the North East. In the whole of North Central and parts of the South East, South West and South South,the Militant Fulani herdsmen are murdering people everyday, destroying farms, sacking villages and rendering many homeless. Now the North West which we thought was relatively safe, has recently come under heavy assault by marauding bandits who recently invaded two villages in Zamfara State, leaving scores of People dead and homes destroyed. I am told, the Zamfara Killings have been going on for sometime now but was either underreported or was overshadowed by the Boko Haram and the militant herdsmen. Gradually Nigeria has become a Nation of internally Displaced Persons( IDPs) In most of the South, kidnapping for ransom has become like a normal trade, just like ‘419’ had become a norm until the coming of Nuhu Ribadu’s EFCC. Ritual killings have also spiked in many parts of the South and criminals seem to be multiplying in geometric proportions. I really do not fully understand what is promoting this level of insecurity in the Nation. Some people blame it on joblessness and hunger, others on anger and hopelessness .Whatever, it is the primary responsibility of Government to find out why, deal with the issues and make the Nation safe.

Right now, there seems to be a siege and many people feel quite unsafe in Nigeria, much more than they ever did in recent history! PMB does have his work cut out for him and I am praying.

Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa OFR, sam@starteamconsult.com

Need for second review of Ad Hoc Committee report to reposition NFIU

A Kayode Oladele

t the wake of the suspension of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit from the activities of the Egmont Group of FIUs, His Excellency the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria set up an AD Hoc Committee with the terms of reference set out principally to address the lingering concerns of the Egmont Group which bother on the relationship of the EFCC vis-à-vis the NFIU. And to further advice on the financial implications of the Nigeria’s proposed membership of the Financial Action Task Force ( FATF).

The committee was constituted with Nine members; with the discretion of the Chairman, Senator Geoffrey Chukwuka Utazi, the Director of the NFIU was invited to join the Ad Hoc committee in consideration of his current knowledge of the principles and protocols of the Egmont Group of FIUs having served as an Egmont Executive Committee member for the past two and half years and principally, as the person overseeing the activities NFIU for the past four years.

The Ad Hoc committee had it’s inaugural meeting on the 14th of August 2017 where some of the terms of reference were consolidated as the seem to be overlapping.

The crux of this report is to state the obvious, that the Ad Hoc Committee under the Chairmanship of Senator Utazi was either compromised or deliberately manipulated to ignore every opposing view from that supported by the Chairman himself or Miss Juliet Ibekaku, the SSA to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation who sat in for the HAGF through out the sitting of the Committee.

It is with great trepidation and sense of responsibility that I will categorically state that, the inclusion of

Miss Juliet Ibekaku or allowing her to part take in the deliberations of the Ad Hoc committee with the terms of reference bordering on the restructuring of the NFIU vis-a vis the EFCC was more of a slap to the integrity of the Country and the Government of Nigeria. Recalling the fact that in 2013 when she was redeployed from the NFIU to the legal department of the EFCC she fraudulently petitioned the EFCC to the Egmont Group of FIU, alleging a siege by the Police and the possibility of the compromise of information held at the NFIU. Her petition though adjudged by the Egmont Group on-site visitors as unfounded and lacking in merit has been the trigger that has put the NFIU in this precarious state. How then can anybody certify Miss Juliet Ibekaku to have the free mind to discuss these issues dispassionately, without bias and a beclouding of her sense of responsibility to effectively address the issues as they are rather than seek her pound of flesh from the EFCC. To this extent, I strongly believe that the Ad Hoc committee is flawed.

Another issue of concern in the report, is that the report projected the image that it conducted a wide range of contact and consultations from stake holder agencies and received inputs, this did not take place, it would have been natural for the Committee to mention a few, if not all of the stakeholder agencies that made inputs to it’s deliberations. I have sat through the Ad Hoc Committee, there were no consultations nor contacts made from outside, besides the Nine members of the Committee including the Director of the NFIU. It will work against my conscience to subscribe to this position.

The Committee was also miss informed that the removal of Nigeria from the ICRG process was contingent on Nigeria establishing an independent Nigerian Financial In-

telligence Center through a comprehensive legal framework; this statement purporting to issue from the FATF is also not representing the true position, but it is rather self serving, calculated only to foster and advance the intentions of the Chairman of the Committee. The FATF is a flexible entity and will never impose a structure on a sovereign State like Nigeria; the FATF clearly understands that an FIU can be located in a larger entity, but with functions different from the larger entity. The FATF interpretative note to Recommendation 29 is very instructive on this.

Amongst other miss information contained in the report, a cursory perusal of the report, tried to show that there was a consensus on the deliberations of the Committee to establish a stand alone FIU, this was absolutely not the position, as there were other opposing views which were deliberately omitted from the report, besides the Chairman of the Committee muscling every other member to tow his position and becomes visibly aggressive when a contrary position is expressed, other members of the Committee have expressed their objections to the establishment of a standalone FIU, giving reasons that Nigeria may be completely be expelled from the Egmont Group where there is a fundamental change like, the relocation of the NFIU to another entity or creating a standalone FIU as being proposed by the Senate.

The report did not also capture the consideration of the Committee to put forth the two options available to the Government to choose from to timely and expeditiously address the Egmont concerns, i.e. the option being considered by the House of Representative to address the Egmont Group concerns by way of the amendment of the EFCC Act 2004, which proposed Amendment has already gone through a second reading in the

Lower House and has been sent to the Egmont Group Secretariat and has been reviewed by the Egmont Group Membership Support and Compliance Working Group with just a few clarifications expected of Nigeria to make on the proposed Amendment Bill. It is worthy to note that, the reviewed proposed EFCC Amendment Bill did not frown against the continuous domiciliation of the NFIU under the EFCC. Permit me Sir, to state that I have for the past 10 years with my sojourn at the EFCC as the Chief of Staff to the former Executive Chairman of the EFCC followed these trend at the NFIU, in the course of my work at the EFCC, I have understood the importance of the continuous domiciliation of the NFIU under the EFCC, the effect and impact of relocating the NFIU from the EFCC in terms of dwindling and incapacitating the EFCC in the normal cause of it’s the operations will be enormous. The philosophy of this domiciliation was informed from the fact that the EFCC is the sole agency in Nigeria with the mandate to investigate and prosecute Economic and Financial Crimes.

Looking at the concerns of the Egmont Group that led to the suspension of the NFIU from it’s activities, there is nothing inferring that the Egmont Group does not recognize the robustness of the NFIU in terms of it’s operations, the concerns are hinged basically on the legal framework defining the operational autonomy of the NFIU vis-à-vis the EFCC and the legal framework to protect the confidentiality of information received by the NFIU, these concerns can easily be addressed by amending Section 1 (2) ( C ) and Section 6 (l) of the EFCC Act 2004, simplicita.

Oladele is the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes

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Wanted: A few good men to defend this president Times Columnist FEMI ODERE

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It is also important to remind us that the amount earmarked for capital projects in Buhari’s 2016 budget was expended not on new projects---as should have been the case---but was utilized in paying previously abandoned or neglected capital projects of the Jonathan years.

The contractors, having made it known to Buhari in no unmistakable terms that the only way they would mobilize to site was if payments---or a substantial portion----of the debts owed them by the Jonathan administration were retired

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“The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people.”

----Napoleon Bonaparte

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hat appears like an admonition to defend the country’s Chief of State as suggested by the title of this piece should not be construed in any way that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is in any physical danger. It is rather an appeal (a passionate one you may call it) to those Nigerians with good and well informed sense of history----most especially in the first sixteen years of this democratic dispensation----to rally round an achieving president in the face of, paradoxically, the most virulent onslaughts probably never witnessed by any sitting civilian president by the same set of people whose out-of-this-world corruption and crass malfeasance had actually taken the country back by several light years in her developmental trajectory.

President Buhari is probably the only luckily unlucky Nigerian leader to have presided over the affairs of the country not only two times in one lifetime in whose leadership brought no war, pestilence or socio-economic dislocation that the stars had conspired, once again, to bring him into the nation’s top political seat, but also because of leadership qualities so rare in the Nigerian political landscape that stood him, and continues to stand him out that he’s in a class all by himself that Nigerians have never seen, let alone getting used to. This is a great paradox of historical proportion.

In his first coming as a military head of state in 1983, the order, discipline and fiscal probity that defined his government were deemed to be too draconian and discomfiting that Nigerians cried out onto their baals for a liberator. Since the baals they put much stock in are gods of injustice, chaos, suffering, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida was gifted them and they rejoiced and celebrated. Like the proverbial rat that lulls its victim into a deep slumber by blowing intermittently into the sore point it nibbles, Babangida, through the most heinous subterfuge and obfuscation, wreaked havoc on the country’s moral, economic and political foundations that finally culminated into the most reckless and audacious truncation of the people’s rights to freely choose their leader. By the time they finally woke up from their deep sleep, Babangida had perpetrated such incalculable socio-economic damage that the country may never get out of.

As it was in Shehu Shagari’s Second Republic before Buhari mounted the saddle when the people witnessed the first unprecedented recklessness in all aspects of governance in the nation’s history, the socio-economic wreckage brought on the Fourth Republic by what’s now known as the political wing of the military called the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) under the auspices of both Gen. Obasanjo and the “shoeless boy” from Otuoke Dr. Jonathan had recorded a new watershed in the cycle of corruption that has been plaguing the land from its birth. Once again, the stars constellated and the lot fell on Buhari to rescue the country from total collapse. It now seems to be déjà vu all over again as the people are being told by those who deliberately wreaked the most reckless economic havoc on the country (Obasanjo and Babangida being their chaperons) that Buhari is the monster who wants to not only Islamise the country, but also making life so hard for them

Buhari and therefore must be kicked out. The irony of it all is that people whose very future has----for all practical purposes----been mortgaged by these leaders are seen and heard to be parroting the “do not re-run” mantra. A president cannot be this unlucky. The historical excursion through which the reader have just been taken is not to portray the president as having no blemish and has not made mistakes, but with a view that people can juxtapose whatever shortcomings Buhari may have with his superlative accomplishments and see where the scale tilts.

Aside the utterly baseless and idiotic allegations that Buhari’s secret agenda is to Islamise and have his Fulani ethnic stock rule the country in perpetuity which are not even worth dignifying with any response, perhaps what needs to be interrogated within the constraint placed on articles as opposed to treatises are those age-old inhibitors of societal growth and development since flag independence of poverty, insecurity, poor economic management, lack of progress and hope for the future, lack of national cohesion, inequality, nepotism and clannishness that are insidiously being laid on the doorsteps of Buhari and falsely being used to characterise his administration.

While any sane and discerning mind cannot in any way ascribe the aforementioned to Buhari as the pioneer of the socio-economic maladies that has now been encapsulated as the “lice of poor performance” by the nation’s first public letter writing denizen by any stretch, perhaps the nepotism and clannishness charges may have to be properly situated for their merit and fairness or otherwise. It is important to remind those of us with listening ears of the inevitability of “nepotism and clannishness” because of a constitution that not only speaks in such a weak and inaudible voice about these vices, but also bring into public consciousness the fact not known to the uninitiated that the office of the president in a presidential system of government is an “elective dictatorship” where the “rule book” gives the occupier, in essence, a wide latitude to do pretty much what s/he wants. Thus, Buhari has not done anything illegal.

While it is indisputable that nepotism and clannishness also existed in the administrations of both Obasanjo and Jonathan (and other governments that preceded them), we must also be reminded that Godluck Ebele Jonathan it was who took nepotism and clannishness to new and previously unimaginable heights by not only his non-inclusion of the southwest in his presidency until the eleventh hour after he had made up his mind to seek re-election with the appointment of a Chief of Staff, the former president also gifted the country’s maritime security to a stark illiterate at a whopping N43billion price tag in which the country’s Navy was reduced to a stale and ineffectual spectator. Nepotism and clannishness could not have come in 3-D than what was experienced during the Jonathan years.

What’s more, the “packing” of the federal civil service with people from the southeast and south-south geo-political zones, which still subsists till date, was probably reminiscent of the inglorious 1937 “Court Packing Plan” of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. There was no outcry

from the people now mouthing nepotism and clannishness then. But who cared about nepotism when there was a free-forall looting of the lethargic Nigerian elephant by which it was also permitted that you not only flaunt your new unearned wealth in the most despicable manner, but that your president had categorized stealing as different from corruption. You were at liberty to haul your huge cash to places around the world. Those you could not legitimately warehouse in banks and other financial houses around the world you simply buried in obscure places.

Since one can make a safe bet that the country’s southern segment appears to have registered the loudest noise of Buhari’s nepotistic tendency, it would have also made perfect sense----since fairness seems to be the name of the game---to describe Buhari’s ceding most of the critical ministries and agencies that are the country’s economic lifeline in which people from this region predominate as equally unfair. These “shouters” should have asked their people to walk away from these so-called juicy portfolios as a form of protest for Buhari’s unfair distribution of well-heeled portfolios. While it must be acknowledged that almost all the appointments into the defence and security apparatuses of the State are heavily skewed in favour of the country’s northern zone, it should also be understood, as said earlier, that a disproportionate segment of Buhari’s presidency including the top echelons of the federal civil service and parastatals are populated by people of south-south and southeast extractions to the detriment of the zone on whose back the president rode into power. But they would not go that far in their social justice and fairness crusade.

While the stockpiling of the nation’s military and other security establishments by Buhari with people he thinks he can trust, and therefore feel more secure by them may be within his right and prerogative as a president and it’s therefore of no consternation to me in the least, the perplexing thing is the president’s seeming unwillingness to let go of people from his ethnic group whose actions and decisions have reduced, if not damaged his leadership perception index. For instance, Babachir Lawal shouldn’t have stayed a day longer on his seat after the submission of the report of the Osinbajo Commission which had probably recommended a sack in its concluding summary which was all the president needed to have read. By the same token, AGF Malami had displayed more than enough incompetence more so in the wake of the ‘Mainagate’ that it beggars belief why he’s still on his seat. The president need not hold on to his major functionaries----who matter the thickness of the blood between them----whose incessant poor judgments are negatively impacting his government unless his legacy is the least of his worries.

Having mentioned the unfortunate indiscretions above, it’s equally of utmost importance that one should be scrupulous in articulating the facts that while Buhari is far from perfect, his administration has recorded several verifiable successes, many of which are quite unprecedented in the annals of the nation’s governance.

For a people who have been abuse and whose existence have been reduced to the

Hobbesian state of nature by their leaders through acts of commission or omission and are desirous of a just, prosperous and equitable society, Buhari’s accomplishments, it seems to me, should be the preferred yardstick with which he should be measured. Aside the apparent hugely significant reversal of the fortunes of Boko Haram that became the “cash cow” for the immediate past government, agriculture has bounced back from several decades of deliberate neglect, having contributed as much as 40 percent to Nigeria’s Gross National Product (GNP), the single largest revenue earning aside from oil, not to talk of its attendant employment generation that has seen many youths embracing this time-tested stabilizer of any nation’s economy. Also for the first time in the nation’s history, solid minerals have contributed 3 percent to the country’s earnings since the advent of this administration.

From the foregoing, one should attempt a nugget of comparative analysis of the first two years of Buhari with his immediate predecessor in terms of the financial resources that were available to both leaders with the aim of bringing into the fore what had been accomplished by his government. According to the data on the website of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the country earned $58 billion from June 2015 to July 2017. Under Jonathan the country’s receipts from crude oil sales was a total of $170.8 billion in the first two years of his administration. Between what the country earned in the first two years of both leaders was an excess of $112.8 billion for former President Jonathan. What this means is that Jonathan earned triple the amount in his first two years in comparison with Buhari’s earnings within the same time period. What is more, in 2012 (Jonathan) the country’s earnings were $96.9 billion. It was $89.9 billion in 2013(Jonathan) and $77.9 billion it was in 2014 (Jonathan) while the country’s total receipts from January through May 2015 (Jonathan) were $21 billion.

Thus, the country’s total earnings from crude oil sales in four years of the Jonathan administration were $453.5 billion.

However, Jonathan’s federal government was already borrowing to pay salaries of federal workers towards the tail end of his administration while the specially established Excess Crude Oil account meant for the rainy day had been depleted to a mere $1 billion. What’s more, the country’s foreign reserve could only last a mere three (3) weeks of procurement of goods and services from the international community as that had also been vandalised to such extent that it remained only $21 billion despite his six years in the saddle.

It is also important to remind us that the amount earmarked for capital projects in Buhari’s 2016 budget was expended not on new projects----as should have been the case----but was utilized in paying previously abandoned or neglected capital projects of the Jonathan years. The contractors, having made it known to Buhari in no unmistakable terms that the only way they would mobilize to site was if payments----or a substantial portion---of the debts owed them by the Jonathan administration were retired. Yet, Buhari made payments to the contractors regardless of the locations of these abandoned projects in the country without a fuss, whereas, former President Jonathan denied the constitutionally mandated ecological funds to non-PDP controlled states in his days.

For an administration that believes in focusing on its job of rebuilding a nation that was left in ruins by its predecessors was more important, hoping that its works would speak for it, the fact remains that the Buhari government has recorded more successes----some of which are quite unprecedented----in most areas of the nation’s political economy in less than three years than the sixteen (16) years of its predecessors combined. Also because of his acute understanding of what must be done and the kinds of people he needed to reset the country’s developmental button to the right trajectory, the Federal Inland Revenue (FIR), Nigerian Customs and Excise, and the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to name a very few, had dumped more revenues into the treasury in the Buhari administration than at any time in the country’s history. This is quite unprecedented.

Femi Odere is a media practitioner. He can be reached at femiodere@gmail.com

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Despite high budgetary allocation, Nigerians still drink contaminated water ÎÎÎ

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded an inquiry into the high budgetary allocation to the water sector, following what the group describes as poor water infrastructure in the country.

SERAP in a statement signed by its Deputy Director, Mr. Timothy Adewale, on Sunday asked the Minister of Water Resources and Rural Development, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, to defend

the huge sums spent since the country’s return to democracy in 1999.

“Nigeria’s water and sanitation infrastructure have continued to deteriorate, and millions of Nigerians have to resort to drinking water from contaminated sources with deadly health consequences,” the statement read in part.

The organisation, therefore, wants the Federal Government to be accountable to Nigerians “despite

the authorities claiming to have spent trillions of naira of budgetary allocations on the sector since the return of democracy in 1999.”

While lamenting the inaccessibility of water in most homes and public places, SERAP is deeply concerned with the risk most citizens are subjected to by drinking contaminated water.

Adewale also threatened that his group would resort to taking a legal action should the Minister fail in

heeding their demands.

Quoting Section 1 (1) of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011, he explained further that SERAP is entitled to request for or gain access to information, including information on the details of the expenditure and budgetary spending of the Ministry of Water Resources and Rural Development.

The statement read in part: “Should Engr. Adamu fail to provide the informa-

tion within 14 days, SERAP would take all appropriate legal actions to compel the government to act on this matter.

“Also, by virtue of Section 4 (a) of the FOI Act when a person makes a request for information from a public official, institution or agency, the public official, institution, or urgency to whom the application is directed is under a binding legal obligation to provide the applicant with the in-

formation requested for, except as otherwise provided by the Act, within 7 days after the application is received.

“The information being requested does not come within the purview of the types of information exempted from disclosure by the provisions of the FOI Act. The information requested for, apart from not being exempted from disclosure under the FOI Act, bothers on an issue of national interest, public welfare, public peace and concern, the interest of human rights, social justice, good governance, transparency and accountability.”

95 repentant Boko Haram fighters set for reintegration into society ÎÎÎ After series of

training, vocational skills acquisition, and rehabilitation courses, 95 former Boko Haram terrorists are set to be reintegrated into the Nigerian society.

The repentant terrorists were trained by the Nigerian Army wing charged with the responsibility of Deradicalising, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) in Gombe State.

They were rehabilitated by instructors from departments and agencies from the Federal Government and the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) with the aim of retraining them to become law abiding citizens.

During the training, the ex-terrorists were engaged in therapy and activities including psychotherapy, psycho spiritual and counselling, adverse effects of drug addiction among several others.

The commandant of the camp, Colonel Adegoke Adetuyi, during the graduation ceremony of the repentant terrorists on Saturday said they were also empow-

ered with vocational skills.

“An essential element of DRR program is training of the ex-combatant by instructors from National Directorate of Employment (NDE). They went through a number of vocations including barbing, shoe making/leather works and cosmetology which compose of making of body cream, perfume and liquid soap among others.

“They were enthusiastic about their skill acquisition program and they are looking forward to practice their trades after discharge from the camp. They are to further their training with NDE in their state of residence in order to enhance smooth reintegration,” he said.

The Gombe State governor, Hassan Dankwambo, on his part assured that all the governors of the north east will assist in reintegrating them into the society.

He also called on the people to patronise them in their chosen career and appreciated the security operatives and the facilitators for contributing to the suc-

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Buhari congratulates ex-Super Eagles Coach, Adegboye Onigbinde at 80 Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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President Muhammadu Buhari has joined all sportsmen and sports loving Nigerians to congratulate former Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Adegboye Onigbinde, on his 80th birthday, Monday.

Buhari felicitated with the highly respected foot-

ball coach and administrator, his family, friends and teeming fans, on the landmark of turning an octogenarian, with all the retinue of awards, recognitions and achievements to celebrate at national, continental and global levels.

The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, believes Onigbinde’s feat as a coach,

which includes leading the national team to the FIFA World Cup in 2002, and his strides at taking teams to continental tournaments like the African Nations Cup and the African Clubs Champions Cup, will always be cherished and remembered as milestone attainments for the nation.

At 80, the President affirms that the wealth of experience garnered over the

years by the former national team adviser, the leadership skills acquired, will be most useful in inspiring the national team, upcoming footballers and the local league in the country to greater heights.

Buhari prayed that the almighty God will grant Onigbinde longer years on earth, more strength and wisdom to keep serving the country.

Edo SUBEB launches Edo-BEST programme, trains 300 teachers in pilot scheme Ïj ƗƆƍƋ ƕ ƆƋƆƅƐƏ ƈƅ ƋƆ ƐƆ ÎÎÎ The Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has flagged off the training of 300 teachers drawn from 300 public primary schools in the state in the pilot scheme of the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST) programme.

Acting Chairperson, Edo

SUBEB and Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic Education, Dr Joan Oviawe, disclosed this when executives of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) called at her office, in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

The Edo-BEST is a basic education reform blueprint that prioritises deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

tools in teaching, harmonises teaching and learning outcomes across locations and promotes an interactive classroom management model, among others.

The meeting was to get the buy-in of the leadership of the NUT and unveil how the reforms will revolutionise the basic education subsector in the state.

Dr. Oviawe said the

scope of work for EDOBEST will include governance and institutional development; teacher and curriculum development; community participation and partnership, and infrastructure and organisational development. She added that the reforms will be spread across the 18 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs).

Dr. Oviawe emphasised that there was an urgent need to improve teacher quality and performance, increase numeracy and literacy levels, improve infrastructure as well as engender support system for school administration and management for increased efficiency.

She said the EDO-BEST programme will develop

highly skilled teaching workforce, adding, “We have already selected those to be trained on how to use ICT tools such as tablets in the classrooms. This will help harmonise learning outcomes. The programme will also enhance the Edo State Basic Education Curriculum and restore public confidence in the quality of education offered in public schools.”

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Group urges Edo to adapt to climate change measures Titus Akhigbe, Benin

ÎÎÎ The Edo state govern-

ment has been advised to articulate a policy to ensure effective adaptation of resources like water to climate change impacts.

The Founder of the NGO, Initiative for Climate Education and Energy Awareness, ICEEA, Mr. Victor Ofure Osehobo stated this at the weekend.

He said such a policy has become very vital as all parts of the world, Africa and Nigeria including Edo state, being vulnerable to effects of climate change, are coming up with adaptation measures.

Osehobo, a journalist said the group came to the conclusion based on the findings of recent survey in the state.

He said the survey was a capacity needs assessment in the area of climate change awareness and how it relates to Edo state of Nigeria.

On what informed the survey he said ICEEA among others wanted to know how important the issue of climate change is at the state level.

He said it was also to determine how much is communicated about cli-

mate change and assess the current level of accurate information and positive attitudes “We also wanted to decide who should be targeted in priority in a Climate Awareness Programme”.

“This was in fulfillment of our obligation to create and promote public awareness and participation in addressing the challenges of climate change”.

On the approach used by the ICEEA for the survey which was concluded last month, he said 20 individuals each from among government officials, community based organizations, civic leaders, journalists and Business persons were made to answer a questionnaire.

The other findings of the survey he added are human activities and natural variability are both believed to be causes of climate change.

But human activity is solely responsible for recent changes in climate.

The effects of climate change include melting ice, drought, flooding, rising temperatures, increasing and frequency of weather events and the Federal government and international organizations should finance climate change adaptation measures in Edo

FCTA allocation: Area councils others share N2.4bn Ï ƍƆƏƌ dƆƅ Ɨƌ ƈ Ɔ ƅ Ƒ ƅƈƋ ƅ ƈƏƌƆ ƍƏƑƗƆ ƅƆ

Idu Jude,

Abuja

ÎÎÎ The six area councils

of the Federal Capital Territory has again shared the amount of 2.4 billion naira in the month of February.

This was however, contained in a press statement issued Friday by the media secretary to the Permanent secretary Mr. Tony Odeh.

According to the statement, Sir Ohaa who is the Chairman of JAAC disclosed that the total funds from the Federation Accounts due to the six

Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of January stood at # 2.419,771.26bn.

The figure shows that January allocation is higher than last month allocation by over N100m and the highest so far since 2015, following the sudden slump in oil price in the international market.

The breakdown of the allocation shows that Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) got 216million, while Gwagwalada Area Council received 195million

and Kuje got 166million.

Similarly, Kwali received 162million, while Abaji got 151million and Bwari also received 151millin.

Furthermore, statutory deductions from the release include: Primary School Teachers’ salaries which gulped 1bn.Others are 15% Pension Funds 226million,1% Training Fund 24million and 10% Employer Pension Contribution 58million.

Chairman of Kwali Area Council who is also the Chairman of ALGON, Hon.Joseph Shazin described the allocation as

far and equitable.

Meanwhile the permanent secretary, has said that in line with the change mantra of President Muhammadu Buhari to block all forms of financial wastage in public sectors and to ensure judicious use of government funds.

He further remarked that the ongoing Area Councils bio-metric exercise which is being conducted by the FCT Administration is intended to weed out ghost workers across the six Area Councils as well as enshrine prudence in administration.

Underaged voting: INEC threatening our democracy - PDP Idu Jude, Abuja

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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, that there are no underaged voters in Kano State as a despicable act of cowardice and threat to our nation’s democracy.

The PDP said in a press statement Sunday that the INEC Chairman, in allowing the All Progressive Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to push him to make such false declaration, despite manifest documentary evidence in the public domain and even by INEC officials, has cast a huge doubt on the sincerity of INEC to conduct a fair, free and credible elections, come 2019.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Sunday, said the commission has obliterated a huge part of its honour by denying what is obvious to all instead of taking urgent steps to clean up the regis-

ter and correct all anomalies ahead of 2019 general elections.

When Prof Yakubu set up his committee of handpicked INEC officials, instead of deploying stakeholders, comprising of political parties and credible NGOs, the PDP immediately alerted of a grand design to use the panel to arrive at predetermined findings and cover the illegality for the APC. Today, we have been vindicated.

We invite Nigerians and the international community to note the sequence of plots by INEC and the APC to hide the existence of underage voters in Kano and Katsina states.

Nigerians will recall that when the issue first came to the fore, the APC mounted a staunch and unyielding defense for INEC, thus betraying their vested interests in the illegality.

INEC, on its own part, issued an initial reaction confirming the existence of underage voting in the February 10, 2018 Kano council poll but attempted to shift the blame to the Kano state government which conducted that poll.

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun (left); Most Consistent Tax Payer in Kaduna State, Dr. Lema Jibrin; Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El Rufai and Chairman Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, Mallam Mukhtar Ahmed, during an interactive session on Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme in Kaduna.

Wike berates Rivers APC leaders for allegedly failing to attract tangible projects Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

ÎÎÎ The Rivers State Gov-

ernor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has berated Rivers All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders in the state for allegedly failing to attract any tangible project to the state since 2015.

Governor Wike said that the Rivers APC leaders working with the APC Federal Government should remain quiet because they could attract projects to the state.

The governor spoke on Saturday after flagging off the construction of Umueze-Umuogba Umuokpurukpu-UmuekeUmunju-Umuellechi-Eb-

eri road in Omuma Local Government Area .

He said: “The Federal Government has no tangible project in Rivers State after close to three years in government. These APC leaders from Rivers State have been unable to attract a single project.

“If you know that you cannot deliver projects to the people of Rivers State, you better keep quiet and allow us develop the state.”

The governor said that as a Minister of State for Education, he was able to attract 22 key projects to the state and grants for Ignatius Ajuru University of Education and Ken Saro- Wiwa Polytechnic.

While thanking the people of Omuma Local Gov-

ernment Area for their overwhelming support, Governor Wike assured them that they would enjoy key projects.

He noted that his administration has linked Omuma communities to the National Grid while the General Hospital, Eberi was nearing completion.

“There is no way that Omuma Local Government Area will not continue to benefit from key projects. The Lawmaker representing Omuma State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Kelechi Nwogu has performed creditably and we can see his constituency project.

“What is the legacy of those who represented Omuma Local Government Area in the past? For

this administration, we shall develop the area,” Governor Wike said.

He stated that his administration had prudently managed resources and placed the development of the state ahead of other considerations.

Governor Wike called on INEC to investigate and make public her findings on the alleged printing of fake result sheets

by Rivers APC and the use of the Police to manipulate the Rivers East Senatorial District Election.

In his remarks, the Member representing Omuma State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Kelechi Nwogu, thanked the Rivers State governor for his commitment to the development of the area.

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Mass housing: FG to develop 72 housing units in Bayelsa – Controller Chris Eze, Yenagoa

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Federal Controller of Housing in Bayelsa, Mr. Nwachukwu Achebe has said that the Federal Government plans to develop 72 housing units in Bayelsa State in an effort to make housing affordable to the people.

Speaking at the weekend while taking journalists round some housing projects being embarked upon by the federal government in Bayelsa, the Controller disclosed that no fewer than five hectares of land have been cleared and sand filled for the housing program.

Achebe said the project was aimed at bridging the housing deficit across the states of the federation as it is designed to take care of the low and medium income earners across the country.

The Controller explained that the project has two and three bedrooms semi-detached bungalows as well as three condominiums consisting of 24 units of flat with total of 72 housing units.

He said, “This project is to show the Federal Government’s commitment to make houses affordable for the people; it is also being designed to suit the physically challenged persons.

“It comprises one bedroom, two bedrooms and three bed-

rooms’ apartments with schools, recreation center, worship centers, clinic, and shopping areas, among others.

At the site of the on-going federal secretariat in Bayelsa, the controller said that the project has attained above 75 per cent completion, adding that the secretariat model consists of 400 offices including nine committee rooms and one conference hall of 0ver 250 capacity.

He said the project awarded since 2012 had delayed due to challenges arising from topographical nature of Bayelsa, foundation redesign, pilling, sandfilling among others.

“The project is over 75 per cent completion and definitely the building will be ready by June 2018,” Achebe said.

In an interview with Mr. Sunday Omekwe, General Manager, Trenur Nigeria Limited, contractor handling the federal secretariat project, he said the workers are committed to deliver the project at the expected period of completion.

Some of the artisans employed at the site, commended the Federal Government for the opportunity to work to earn a living.

Also, Mr. Chidi Onwe, a supplier of building materials at the site expressed happiness that his life had changed since the beginning of the project.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State (middle) with Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma (left); the Prince of Mburubu Kingdom, Nkanu East Local Government Area, Engr. Lawrence Ezeh (3rd right); his wife, Princess Lina (right), others, during the inauguration of 4.5km asphaltic road with street lights constructed by Prince Ezeh for his community, at the weekend.

2019: Enugu APC passes vote of confidence on Buhari, SWC

Moses Oyediran, Enugu

Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, weekend, passed a vote of confidence on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

Similarly, the Party unanimously gave a good performance verdict on its State Working Committee led by Barr. Ben Nwoye.

A motion endorsing Buhari for a second term in office was moved by Mr. Sunday Eze Umabi and seconded by a former deputy speaker, Jonathan Chukwuma.

Earlier, a motion for a vote of confidence on the Nwoye-led leadership was moved by Mr. Felix Okafor and seconded by Prof. Ike Muonso.

Both motions were endorsed unanimously at the Enugu APC’s enlarged State Executive Council Meeting, which was held at the Party’s secretariat in Enugu.

Also at the event, famous

Nollywood actor and the younger brother to the commissioner of housing, Kenneth Okonkwo, popularly known as Andy, declared interest to run for the governor of Enugu State.

The Enugu APC in their resolutions said having weighed all the options, supporting Buhari for a second term in office was not just the closest possible gateway to the Igbo presidency, but a political need of the moment.

They said what the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leadership could not do for the South-East zone throughout its 16-year leadership was now being done by the APC government.

All the various speakers at the event, however, harped on the need for the party’s stakeholders to close ranks, put aside ego and work for its victory in the 2019.

They, however, rued the action of some party members, who they said were APC in the night and PDP in the day time.

the indifferent attitude of the President and Northern governors.

We remind them that by opting to pursue political capital and abandoning their primary responsibility, they have betrayed the trust reposed in them and the electorate shall hold them accountable at the appropriate time.

They should be reminded that part of the negligence that consumed the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan was his campaigning in Kano at the time people were dying at Nyanya.

The President and all our

elected representatives at all levels should therefore note that their neglect to act decisively in this circumstance will definitely form part of the burdens they would have to carry to the 2019 polls We also find it unfortunate that the federal government has neglected to heed the calls for the imposition of state of emergency in Taraba, Kaduna, Zamfara and Benue states where communal clashes and banditry take citizens’ lives unabated,” the CNG state.

CNG also reiterated it call on the Federal Government

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In his speech, the Enugu APC chairman, Nwoye declared that for the party to move forward, he had forgiven anyone who offended him. He also begged that party members who he had hurt either by his words and actions should forgive him and join hands in moving the party forward.

While announcing that the party would field candidates in all elective positions in 2019, he said, “the Lion Building is our target, and in doing that, we must also make ensure that President Buhari gets the highest votes that will be case in Enugu State”, “We have the power and all it takes to confront the PDP in 2019”, he added but cautioned against sabotaging the plans of the party by some members.

“If there is anybody here who will support the election of a PDP candidate, this is not place for you, you should leave us; what we want is purely candidates of APC extraction.

“We must drop our egos

Mambilla killings: Buhari has betrayed people’s trust – CNG

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Coalition of Northern Groups has voiced its concerns over what it described as “obvious disregard for the lives of Nigerians displayed by the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari,” saying that the President has betrayed the people’s trust.

The group, in a statement signed on Sunday by its spokesperson, AbdulAzeez Suleiman, said they were extremely moved by the fact that while for

more than 48 hours people were being killed at Nguroje, on the Mambila Plateau of Taraba state, President Buhari remained in Kano to celebrate the wedding of Governor Ganduje’s daughter.

Suleiman said that the group also found it insensitive that Northern state governors also celebrated in Kano with Buhari while their people are being killed in Mambila.

“While condoling with the victims of this fresh round of violence, we condemn with all our might

to take immediate steps to disband all militias and armed groups in Nigeria by resort to the use of force if needs be, to ensure that no group has the capacity to challenge the State in its prerogative to maintain law and order, and protect citizens’ lives and properties.

This, the group said, has become “all the more necessary now with the revelation by the Taraba state police that the latest round of killings was carried out by Mambila militia.

With regards to this, we demand that government should take further steps

and focus on winning elections. In the interest of the party, I tender unreserved apology to those I may have offended by my words and actions. By the same token, I have forgiven those who offended me their conducts.

These include those who filed false cases against me in the DSS, EFCC, courts, among others.

“We don’t have any further problem in Enugu APC; crisis is over. Our political enemies are in PDP, they are no in APC,” he said.

Speaking, Chime while stressing on the need for the members to embrace peace said, “APC doesn’t have the luxury of crisis.”

He hailed the decision of the APC NEC to extend the tenure of its leaders, noting that “it would have been the opportunity for enemies to scatter the party. As things are now, what is before us is more important.”

On the choice of the party’s guber candidate, he said it was necessary to choose candidates “who

to ensure that the Fulani of Mambila and other places where they are currently being hunted are given adequate protection by state agencies.”

“We also reiterate our call that the presidency, northern federal legislators and northern governors show more zeal and effort at protecting the lives and property of pastoral communities everywhere, and ensuring their right to free movement is not impeded by any legislation or obstacle imposed by a state or a community,” the group added.

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Inheritance tears family apart in Lagos Esther Taiwo Peace seems to have eluded a family of three, a mother and her two children over who to inherit her between her son and daughter.

A Septuagenarian, Mrs. Silveria Abiola Akinbo has refused the advice for her to disinherit her only daughter, Mrs Magdalene Olajide Akinbo so that the son Engr. Adebambo Akinbo can take over.

According to the Septugenarian, her desire for peace between her two children now and after her demise is the reason for such resolution.

She noted that there was a time her son, Engr. Akinbo persuaded her to disown her daughter so that he will own her estates. According to Silveria Akinbo who now resides with her daughter in Alimosho area of Lagos, Engr. Akinbo once took her to a court on the Island and coerced her to sign documents against her daughter and prepare a will just in his favour, a development she said proved how cruel and greedy her son can be.

Her decision to change her mind over the signed document came when she went to spend some time in her son’s house and the wife maltreated her in such a cruel manner.

Sequel to this realization, Mama Akinbo revealed that she decided to share her property between Magdalene and Adebambo. While she willed her property on 37A,Sijuade Street Off OdoOlowu Street, Ijesha Surulere, Lagos to Engr. Adebambo, the house on 204 Ijesha Road, besides Access Bank, by Ijesha Market, Surulere, Lagos was apportioned to Magdalene Olajide Akinbo.

According to Mama Akinbo, Magdalene had been the one taking care of her at old age after Adebambo and wife rejected her. Mama Silveria Abiola Akinbo further revealed that Magdalene had been caring and loving, hence her choice to be with her. She also stressed that she had to vacate her Ijesha residence owing to the fear that Adebambo might come and forcefully take her and impress on her to do wrong things to her daughter Magdalene.

In an affidavit sworn and signed at the magistrate court in Mushin on 22nd December 2017, Mama further established that apart from the will she initially signed for his son which she has consciously changed, she has never done any other document on behalf of the son Engr. Adebambo Akinbo. She also stated that she never gave written or verbal charge to Engr. Adebambo Akinbo to obtain any certificate of occu-

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pancy for her property; noting that the only will she did and recognizes is that of 30th November, 2014. Mama stressed that she has been residing with Magdalene since 30th November 2013 till date; that she did not sign any deed of assignment or deed of gift, or any other document for her son.

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on Mama’s property from the state authorities, as well his threatening tendencies that now scare mama and her daughter, she petitioned the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos State notifying the police authorities of Engr. Akibo’s sinister moves, particularly his attempts to force her to change the signature of her salary account to his own and his frantic efforts to steal her property documents out of sheer aggrandizement.

In the same vein, Mama Silveria Akinbo who worked as senior Data Processing Officer with the Nigeria Ports Authority until she retired after 35 years in service equally conveyed another petition to the Director of Land Regularisation, Lagos State Government Land Bureau, Alausa to alert him of the attempts of Engr. Akinbo’s strange and fraudulent moves; emphasizing that no one should grant him a Certificate of Occupancy and or the executive governor’s consent over her property. She also expressed

fear that Engr. Adebambo Akinbo (her son) had already forged documents on her property situate at 37A, Sijuade Street, Off Odolowu, Ijeshatedo, Lagos State. Mama highlighted that her fear of Engr. Akinbo heightened when he vowed to sell off her Ijesha road property to a bank or oil merchant even when he knows that his grandmother was buried there.

Speaking on the development, Magdalene Olajide Akinbo stressed that her position is that her elder brother Engr. Akinbo has displayed disgusting greed, cruelty and selfishness over time. She noted that apart from usurping everything from their father’s side, Engr. Akinbo is hell bent on confiscating or possessing everything also from mama’s angle. She also noted that any person with such disposition can kill.

Magdalene proceeded to affirm that they (mama and her) had to run away from the places that Engr. Akinbo could trace them for safety reasons. She said that their running away was occasioned by threatening and covert moves by Engr. Akinbo whom she described as very influential.

On what she wants her brother to know, Magdalene stressed that her sincere advise for him is that he should desist from greed and unnecessary desperation so that peace would reign in the family. All efforts to reach Engr.

Akinbo on phone for his own side of the story as at the time of filing this report proved abortive as his phone rang out.

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Buhari to visit Jos, dwells on Plateau Peace Building Agency Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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will be agog on Thursday, March 8, when the President, Muhammadu Buhari, will make the long awaited visit to Jos, as information gathered indicates that one of the outstanding highlights, will be to launch the ‘Plateau State Roadmap to Peace’, a document developed by the Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA).

Speaking with the Director General, PPBA, Mr. Joseph Lengmang, on Sunday in Jos, he said the Agency will be honored to have the President unveil the agency’s FiveYear Strategic Plan to end conflict.

“The President is coming on a one- day visit to Jos and with this tight schedule for the President, he will dedicate 1hr 30mins to the Peace Building Agency aimed at unveiling the Five-

Year Roadmap Document To End Conflict: this is a laudable for us and it shows how important this document is to the State and country at large”, he said.

Recall that Plateau has witnessed over a decade conflicts where scores of lives were lost, homes and communities destroyed, however, with the establishment of the PPBA, by the State Governor, Simon Lalong, the people of Plateau has

seen concerted efforts by government to ensure the peace, security and safety of all.

Our correspondent reports that the success of the agency is owned to the proactive approach it employed to mitigate peace before it escalates, an effort that has hitherto contributes to the peace currently being enjoyed in Plateau.

“This feat couldn’t have been achieved without the inclusive governance

style of this administration and more importantly the proactive approach to conflict prevention and peace building”, Lengmang said.

Consequently, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo had earlier said the federal government has fully endorsed the PPBA’s efforts and will continue to give support and assistance to states in this regard.

“We are also, in collaboration with States, and

Governors of Benue, Plateau, Adamawa and along with seven other Governors, working in a group which I chair, where we have been seeking to proffer solutions to some of the problems associated with farmer/herdsmen clashes, but in particular, how to ensure that there is a plan for cattle breeding and rearing which takes into account, contemporary methods of doing so in other parts of the world”, Osinbajo said.

Ogomudia advises Nigerian Army to constantly review their strategies Joy Anyim

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former Chief of Defence Staff cum Chief of Army Staff, General Alexander Ogomudia (Rtd) has advised the Nigeria Army to constantly review their strategies in the fight against insurgency in the country.

Ogomudia who gave the advice while speaking to journalists in Lagos, during the Nigerian Army 81 Division West African Social Activities (WASA) 2017 celebration said this was important because the enemy is never constant.

He maintained that although Nigeria is not the only country confronted with a security challenge, yet there was need for the Nigerian Army to be steadfast and synergize with sister security agencies in order to win the fight.

In his words, “ Each country has its own security challenges and Nigeria is not an exception.

However, my advice to the Nigerian Army will be to remain steadfast, focused and keep reviewing the situation because the enemy is never constant. “ The enemy is going to change so when he changes, you also must change to match whatever he comes up with. We must also cooperate with other sister security agencies. “ Ogomudia also called on all peace loving Nigerian to partner with security agencies by making vital information available to them. He said this will help in no small measure.

According to him, “ We are all aware of the security challenges confronting the nation and the roles each and every one

of us has to play to improve the level of security.

One man cannot do the work because information from even someone who is not on uniform is so vital to what the army can do. But if you keep quiet and atrocities are been done, then you cannot turn around and be blaming the military” Similarly, he applauded the effort of the Nigerian Army for their active involvement in safeguarding the nation and said the successes made so far were all thanks to their dedication, commitment, sacrifices and synergy with other security agencies.

Speaking further at the event, where he also doubled as the Special Guest of Honour, Ogomudia said WASA which is an age long tradition of the Nigerian Army brings together officers, other ranks, their families and friends for the purpose of interacting and socialising in a cordial and very relaxed environment.

He said, “ By organising this event, you have sustained one of the age long traditions which has helped to enhance regimentation in the past. It will help today and tomorrow to promote family values in the army which also improve civil-military relations and I will continue to encourage events of this nature.”

Ogomudia also commended the personnel of the 81 Division for making their areas of responsibility safe and for successfully conducting various trainings and programmes in 2017, some of which he said led to the arrest of dare-deviled criminals.

L-R: Perfection Real Estate Investors Cooperative Society Ambassadors, Demola Adetona; Olayode Juliana and Aniebona Franklin (FRANKEYZ) during the unveiling of the ambassadors in Lagos.

Amosun Congratulates Obasanjo at 81

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Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has congratulated former president Olusegun Obasanjo, as he celebrates his 81st birthday Monday, describing him as a quintessential leader.

In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Otunba Adedayo Adeneye, the governor said the retired general and statesman, as military head of state and civilian president, demonstrated an exceptional passion for the socio economic development of the country and wellbeing of Nigerians.

“His service to the na-

tion can be summarised as that of total sacrifice and exceeding zeal to ensure that Nigeria is great. Even incarceration did not douse his vision”, he stated.

Amosun further described Obasanjo as a phenomenon, who was a gallant soldier, astute engineer and consistent statesman, adding that his sterling leadership qualities and administrative acumen, have been of great benefit to Nigeria, the international community and mankind in general.

“This international figure, distinguished Nigerian and illustrious son of Ogun State, is a shining star, whose

Obasanjo enviable reputation has not been diminished by diverse challenges”, he said.

The governor prayed that God grants the for-

mer Nigerian leader good health, wisdom and knowledge, to re-energise him towards an accomplished global leadership.

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TRUSTEES: JOSEPH AYEGBA -CHAIRMAN KEHINDE OYEBADE OLALERE -SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE A FORUM THROUGH WHICH RESIDENTS CAN CORDIALLY INTERACT AMONGST THEMSELVES. 2. TO ENSURE THAT THE ESTATE IS SECURE, ORDERLY WITH FUNCTIONAL AMENITIES AND FACILITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLUBUNMI OLUFUNMILAYO MORENIKEJI-CHAIRMAN 2. SEGUN BLESSING AWOLOWO-SECRETARY 3. SEYI HEPHZIBAH AWOLOWO-MEMBER THE OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES & TRAINING, SKILL ACQUISITION TRAINING AND RESEARCH FOR COMMUNITY AND NATION BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT. 2. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING FOR COMMUNITY AND NATION BUILDING. 3. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT LIBRARY SERVICES, CINEMA FACILITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT GENERALLY. 4. TO TEACH BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIND. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: VINCENT ODJE 08092423133

ZIONGATES WOMEN 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) ADEBISI ISRAEL (2) ADEBISI GRACE ENIOLA (3) AWOSIKA OLUWAKEMISOLA PATRICIA (4) AMADI NKEIRUKA BENEDICTA - SECRETARY (5) ANYA-KALU CHIDINMA GOODNESS. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1) TO HELP IMPROVE THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE SOCIETY (2) TO ORGANIZE TEACHING SESSIONS AND CONFERENCES FOR WOMEN WITHIN AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA (3) TO PARTNER WITH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR TOWARDS FINDING WORKABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN & CHILDREN. 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: TRUSTEES

COCONUT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE 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. FRANKLIN OMONIGHO LODE 2. NOSA JAMES-IGBINADOLOR 3. ANGELA IMEBEE KORINJOH 4. USMAN UMORU 5. DR. (MRS.) CELINE KENGER BIAM 6. DR. ANTONY IMOUDU OYEOGBE 7. MALLAM ATIKU MOHAMMED YOLA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO REDUCE RURAL POVERTY THROUGH THE INCREASING OF SMALL HOLDERS FOOD PRODUCTION AND THEIR DERIVED NET INCOME 2. TO IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF A SMALL PRODUCERS ENGAGED IN THE COCONUT VALUE CHAINS. 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: UMSAN YAKUBU, ESQ

PEACE A MUST INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE

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. OKUNBOR UGIAGBE HYCENT. -PRESIDENT 2. OSUNBOR OSA LOUIS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE IN THE SOCIETY 2. CONFLICT RESOLUTION AMONG COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL 3. TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL FAITH, HELP DENOUNCE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE TOLERANCE. 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

CLUB 25 PRESTIGIOUS WESTERN ELDERS’ FORUM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C-20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). OGUNSAKIN TUNDE JOHNSON PRESIDENT 2) AYENI COLLINSMART EBENEZER SECRETARY 3). IDOWU OMOAYE SEGUN 4) OLALEYE SEGUN BAMIDELE 5). OJO ADELUSI AJAYI 6). OLANIYI MAKANJUOLA 7). LAWAL RASHEED AIMS AND OBJECTIVES I). TO PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP, UNITY AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBERS BY DEEMPHASIZING THOSE THINGS CAUSES CONFUSION AND DISUNITY II). TO ASSIST MEMBERS FINANCIALLY, MORALLY, ETC IN THE PERIOD OF DIFFICULTIES AND HARDSHIP ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

PRODUCTIVE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT OF YOUTHS INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. AYOOLA OMOLOLA OLANALE 2. MRS LYDIA NNE PEPPLE 3. AGHOGHO ANITA EFEBOMO AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO EMPOWER OUR YOUTHS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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THE CHAMPION OF CHRIST CHURCH

GOD’S OWN MINISTRY & WORSHIP CENTER CAC/IT/NO 42042

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED. PASTOR ATOBE SUNDAY ATOBE (08066333178).

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR ADDITION OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C-20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) SENR. APOSTLE DAVID ONYINYECHI ODOMENEM - RETAINED 2) PROPHETESS FAVOUR CHIBUZOR DAVID - RETAINED 6). BROTHER POWER NWALA - REMOVED 7). SISTER GRACE NWAIGWE - REMOVED 8). BROTHER EZE FRIDAY - REMOVED 9). CHIBUZOR OBILOR - REMOVED 10) BROTHER KEVIN NWEKE - REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES ALL APPOINTED 1.

EVANG. DAVID AKACHUKWU DANIEL - APPOINTED 2.

EVANG. DAVID ESYRUBY CHIMNOYA - APPOINTED 3.

PASTOR OGBORU TOJU OMEREYEM - APPOINTED (ADDITION OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION – APPLICATION) OLD AIMS AND OBJECTIVE REMAIN THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE AND AMENDMENT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH BYAZHIN KUBWA CAC/IT/NO. 62698.

AFRICA SKILLED YOUTH ADVOCACY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. REV. ISUWA BAKO KANTOMA 2. MR. ADEBAYO ANTHONY JACOB 3. DEACONESS ESTHER ADEKANLU 4. MRS. JULIANA TOPE ESUOLA 5. BARR. ADEBAYO OLAWOYIN THE CLAUSE TO BE AMENDED IS 4(2) OF THE CONSTITUTION WHICH PROVIDES FOR 5 TRUSTEES, TO INCREASE TRUSTEES TO 7 DUE TO EXPANSION OF THE CHURCH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : OLUWAMAYOWA AJAYI, ESQ.

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) OMIKUNLE YEWANDE LIZZY-OGUNBIYI, 2) BAR ODIHE JUDE A, 3) DR. JUDE BLAVO, 4) MR APELA AUSTIN OLAKUNLE, 5) MR STEPHEN AMEH AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEDGE AND TO SPONSOR POLICIES THAT REDUCES POVERTY AND ILLITERACY IN AFRICA AND BEYOND 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

OYEDOKUN GODWIN EMMANUEL --OGE FOUNDATION

UJEVWU DISTILLERS AND MOLASES DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

STEPS OF CHRIST BIBLE CHURCH

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR UGOCHUKWU NGOZICHUKWU UZODIMMA (CHAIRMAN/ OVERSEER).

2. PASTOR MRS. UGOCHUKWU SUCCESS CHINYERE (VICE CHAIRMAN).

3. MRS. UZOMA CHINYERE P. (SECRETARY).

4. MR. AHAMEFULE EBERE STANLEY (TREASURER).

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

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. OYEDOKUN GODWIN EMMANUEL- CHAIRMAN 2. AJASA OLUWABUNMI ESTHER --SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENGAGE IN HUMANITARIAN SERVICES OF ALL KINDS 2. TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC 3. TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH EDUCATION AND ASSIST WITH THE EDUCATION OF THE LESS PRIVILEGE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

CADRELL ADVOCACY CENTRE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BARR.UFELI EVANS----- PRESIDENT 2. BARR. AHURUONYE-CHRIS ENOMA ----- SECRETARY 3. BARR.CHUKWUJI MARY CHIOMA ----- MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT FOR RAPE VICTIMS. 2. TO PROTECT WOMEN LIVING IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 3 . TO FIGHT AGAINST JUNGLE JUSTICE IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA,P.M.B 198, GARKI, ABUJA,WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CAJETAN AMASIKE ESQ.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONYIKE, GEORGE CHIDI 2. ONYIKE, HENRY CHUKWUMA

PRESIDENT -

SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROVIDE AND ENCOURAGE PRIMARY, SECONDARY & TERTIARY EDUCATION BY ASSISTING WITH TUITION AND EXAMINATION FEES PAYMENT. 2. TO ESTABLISH AND COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING , LIBRARIES ETC IN THE EDUCATION FIELD. 3. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TAILORED TO SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES. 4. TO MAINTAIN AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY WAY OF PHYSICAL FITNESS CAMPAIGNS AND REGULAR HEALTH CHECK UPS. 5. TO ENCOURAGE BASIC SELF RELIANCE BY PROVIDING WELFARE AND JOB ORIENTED VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 6. TO FOSTER SYNERGY AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 7. TO ORGANISE OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, CLUB AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO ENABLE THE YOUTH SPEND THEIR TIME CONSTRUCTIVELY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA, ABUJA. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. ATOBE SUNDAY ATOBE. 2. ATOBE OLABISI FELICIA. 3. IRINAM JOSHUA IRINAM. 4. EKPAJOR ABRAHAM USHIE. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

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. OSAZUWA AMADIN - CHAIRMAN. 2. OSAMUDIAMEN AMADIN --GENERAL SECRETARY 3. ADESUWA AMADIN-- TREASURER 4. OSARUMWESE AMADIN-- MEMBER 5. OSARETIN AMADIN -- MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO EMPOWER WIDOWS AND ORPHANS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY 2. TO ORGANIZE VOCATION TRAININGS FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED 3. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL AIDE TO ORPHANS AND WIDOWS 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

ABIA CITIZENS RIGHT FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SAMSON ORJI UKPAI 2. AHURUONYE OKENWA PRINCE 3. NWARO KENNETH OFOR 4. ISEH AUGUSTINE 5. VINCENT MBA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN GOVERNMENT ELECTED OFFICIALS. 2. TO PROVIDE WELFARE THROUGH EDUCATION AND SPORTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420,TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: DR.PAUL C.ANANABA (SA

GOD KINGDOM CHAPLAINCY 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) JOHN MAXWELL UCHE. (2) PROF PAT OKAFOR. (3) MFON JOSEPH. (4) BAR CYNTHIA IKPEAMA. (5) ADEBAYO O. JOSEPH. (6) OSISANYA O. SUNDAY. (7) OBI STEVE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO REACH OUT TO THE POOR, 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: TRUSTEES

ENCOUNTER BIBLE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NWOGU CHRISTIAN JB, 2. NWOKO KINGSLEY EJIKE, 3. NWOGU CHINYERE CHARITY, 4. NWAWOM UDO, 5. NDUBUEZE INNOCENT CHUKWU, 6. CHIKEZIE PEACE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROPAGATE THE WORD OF GOD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

VEN-HUB INITIATIVE

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. BASHIR AMINU (CHAIRMAN) 2. RUTH ASI-VOUSO ISELEMA (SECRETARY) 3. OREWOLE HAKEEM ADEYEMI 4. AHMED ABDULHAFIZ AUWAL 5. KOLAWOLE ASAOLU AIM AND OBJECTIVE: PROVISION OF AN OVERALL COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY FOR ITS MEMBERS, THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CREATION FOR THE ADOPTION AND MAINSTREAMING OF THE NEW BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, AND ITS DERIVATIVES IN NIGERIA, AFRICA, AND THE WORLD AS A WHOLE. 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. SIGN: BOULEVARD A. ALADETOYINBO ESQ.

EQUEATRIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

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. ARIGBABU NIMOTA OLUWATOSIN -- CHAIRMAN 2. CASSANDRA MATHILDE OMOLE -- SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BRING TOGETHER AND FOSTER UNITY AMONGST PROFESSIONAL EQUESTRIAN IN NIGERIA AND AFRICA 2. TO UPGRADE THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF MEMBERS BY SUBSITIZING THEM ON THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ASSIST MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PROGRAMS. 3. TO ASSIST AND COMPLIMENT THE EFFORT OF THE MEMBERS TOWARDS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ERADICATION OF POVERTY 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

MEKUS-HEZ LIVING 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. NNADI JOHNSON EMEKA - (PRESIDENT) 2. NKPADO ALEXANDER ALIONYE - (VICE PRESIDENT) 3. MONYE CHRISTABEL IJEOMA - (SECRETARY) 4. OMEOKWE ALAOMA ALEXANDER - (FIN. SECRETARY) 5. IBEMERE PATIENCE CHIBUZO - (TREASURER) 6. ADIELE GODWIN ALAOMA - (PASTOR) AIMS & OBJECTIVES: A. TO PROVIDE WELFARE TO THE NEEDY. B. TO CARRY OUT DEVELOPMENTAL STRUCTURES IN THE COMMUNITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY

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DIVINE REDEMPTION TABERNACLE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR UGWU PHILIP ANAYO (CHAIRMAN) 2. ONWE CHINENYE EBENYI (SECRETARY) AIMS & OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE WORLD. 2. TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR RAPTURE. 3. TO PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH OF MANKIND. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED PASTOR UGWU PHILIP ANAYO (CHAIRMAN)

THE FAITH-LIFE 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADETUNMBI ADEBAYO OLUSOLA 2. ADETUNMBI OLUWAYEMISI 3. ILUGBO OLUWAGBEMIGA ADESINA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE THE PREACHING, TEACHING, AND STUDYING OF THE WORD OF GOD, THAT IS EQUIPPING BELIEVERS FOR THE WORD OF THE MINISTRY AND BUILDING UP THE BODY OF CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

Companies Registration 23 IYABEJI HELPING HAND FOUNDATION

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 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1, AKINMARIN MARIAN OSATO 2, BUNUJU MICHAEL PREYE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1, TO RENDER PHILANTHROPIC ASSISTANCE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN PARTICULAR AND THE SOCIETY IN GENERAL. 2, TO PROTECT THE IMAGE OF THE ORGANISATION IN GOOD LIGHT. 3, TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION, SHELTER AND OTHER SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYSOF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. REV. FR. KELVIN ILE - CHAIRMAN. 2. MRS. AYAGOGO TOBY - SECRETARY. 3.MR. GABRIEL LLE. 4. MRS GLADYS FRIDAY. AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1.CAPACITY BUILDING, GENDER AND ADVOCACY, AGRICULTURE, ETC .

2. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT. 3.TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION(S) TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

AT-TAQWA-LAHI MUSLIM FORUM

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANISATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP C20 LFN 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. KOLAWOLE KAMARUDEEN OWOYEMI 2. AYUBA KADIRI 3. SADIQ AKINJIDE 4. ALAO LEKAN ISIAKA 5. AGORO BASIRU AKANBI 6. ADISA BASIRU 7. OLASUPO KAZEEM ADEMOLA -

PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN SECRETARY MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION 1. TO DEVELOP THE SPIRIT OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND TOLERANT SO AS TO LIVE HARMONIOUS LIFE IN SOCIETY. 2. TO OBEY INFALLIBLE DIVINE MESSENGERS AND FOLLOW THEM AS THEY ARE BEST EXAMPLE. 3. TO FOSTER THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS MINDS ACCORDING TO THE QURAN INJUNCTIONS. 4. TO INFORM AND PREACH THE TRUTH OF GOD AND MESSAGE OF GOD TO ALL MANKIND. 5. TO FORBID MATERIALIST DESIRES AND TO STOP INCLINATION TOWARD WORLDLY ILLUSIONS. 6. TO ATTAIN PEACE AND SUBMIT OWN WILL TO THE WILL OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH. 7. TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE AND INCREASE KNOWING OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH AND WORSHIP HIM WITH GOOD REMEMBRANCE. 8. TO TESTIFY THE SUPREMACY OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH OVER ANYTHING OR ANYONE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SKEB (SECRETARIES) LIMITED 5, IMALEFALAFIA STREET, OKE-ADO, G.P.O. BOX 1459, IBADAN. (CONSULTANTS)

REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CORPERS MEMBERS FELLOWSHIP, KWARA ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS TEACHERS OF NIGERIA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OSHODI TAIWO ABIOLA. 2. JEMBOLA OLUBUNMI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AND HARMONY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198.GARKI, ABUJA .WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

GABRIEL ILE FOUNDATION

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

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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. RAFIU IBRAHIM ABIODUN 2. IBRAHIM RAZAQ ADISA 3. OKANLAWON OLUWASEGUN KAYODE 4. AKINLOSOTU GLADYS AIMD AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR INTERACTION AMONG BUSINESS/ ECONOMICS EDUCATORS AND ALSO TO IMPROVE AND INCORPORATE IDEAS INTO IMPACTING KNOWLEDGE. 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: TRUSTEES

SIGNED; REV. FR. KELVIN ILE (CHAIRMAN)

CREEK TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED SOCIETY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THETRUSTEES ARE: 1. AMB. NKOYO TOYO- CHAIRMAN 2. ENGR. EKPE ESIEN ITA- PRESIDENT 3. DR. ABU SOLOMON EDET- VICE PRESIDENT 4. OROK BASSEY OKON- SECRETARY 5. EDEM OTU DUKE- TREASURER 6. ARC. ESIEN OKU 7. CHIEF A. ARCHIBONG OMON 8. COL. EFFIONG EDET (RTD.) 9. EKPE E. EKPE AIMS & OBJECTIVES: (A) TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND CONSERVE THE HERITAGE OF CREEK TOWN AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE ODUKPANI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE OF NIGERIA (AREA OF FOCUS).

(B) TO ENCOURAGE AND SPONSOR FINE ARTS, MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCE, LITERATURE AND OTHER ARTISTIC FORMS OF, FROM OR EMANATING FROM THE AREA OF FOCUS. (C) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY, PROJECTION AND CELEBRATION OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE AREA OF FOCUS AND THE PRESERVATION OF ITS ARTIFACTS AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ABOVE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI-IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN TWENTYEIGHT (28) DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OROK B. OKON SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF CHARCOAL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS BUSINESSMEN AND WOMEN OF NIGERIA 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1, ADEGBANGBE MUYIWA - PRESIDENT 2, AGBEYEWO SAMUEL- VICE-PRESIDENT 3, ONI OYEWOLE -GENERAL SECRETARY 4, AGBABIAKA JUNMOKE SERIFAT -TREASURER 5, OLABODE TOKUNBO -FINANCIAL-SERCRETARY 6, SHOWUMI ADEKANBI JOSEH AUDITOR 7, OLUGOKE BASIRU- MEMBER 8, OLABODE BENJANIM MEMBER 9, ALH OLAWUMI KOSENATU -MEMBER 10, ADEYOYIN ABIODUN MOSES- MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1, TO ASSIST MEMBERS WELFARE 2, TO ENSURE GOOD RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE MEMBERS 3, TO ASSIST AND PROTECT EACH OTHER 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: TRUSTEES

DIVINE STEP WELFARE FOUNDATION

SOUND - HOPE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT CENTER

LAND OF LAUGHTER GRACE AND DELIVERANCE MINISTRY

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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS NWACHUKWU FRANSCISCA UKAMAKA - PRESIDENT 2. MR.NWOSU JUDE OKECHUKWU - TREASURER 3. MR.NWACHUKWU VICTOR CHUKWUNONSO - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES 2. TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ANY KIND OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND HELP THEIR FAMILIES REGAIN HEALTH AND STABILITY 3. TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE LESS PRIVILEGE CHILDREN 4. TO HELP FAMILY DURING PERIODS OF CRISIS TO PULL TOGETHER IN ORDER TO PREVENT NEGLECT OF CHILDREN IN THE STREET 5. IT IS DECIDED TO PROTECTING AND STRENGHTHENING MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN FAMILY AND COMMUNITIES

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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BILAWU MAJEKODUNMI WASIU - PRESIDENT 2. AYEOLOWO OLUWASEYIFUNMI - GEN. SECRETARY 3. ISMAIL RAJI SURU - TREASURER 4. MEDUOYE SUNNY EGBANTOLORUN 5. AKINWALE OLABODE JOSHUA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. POVERTY ALLEVIATION, EMPOWERMENT GRANTS FOR MEMBERS AND ORGANIZING OF WORKSHOPS ON GOOD LEADERSHIP, SKILL ACQUISITION. 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 MINISTRY BODY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA, FOR THE REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ‘ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ALEX OZEGBE. 2. MATTHEW MADUAKOR. 3. VIVIAN JUMBO. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH AND TEACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198.GARKI, ABUJA .WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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. ANNOUNCER: MRS.NWACHUKWU FRANSCISCA UKAMAKA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

CHIEF SYLVESTER ONYEBU OGBUAGU 2.

CHIEF ANTHONY ONYEABO OKEKE 3.

CHIEF MARTIN OKOLI 4. NWAFOR JOY AKUNNAYA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1.

TO PROMOTE UNITY, PEACE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE COMMUNITY 2.

TO BRING THE YOUTHS OF NDIAWA TOGETHER TO NETWORK FOR THEIR PROGRESS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

WORDBASED APOSTOLIC UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF CHRIST THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. APOSTLE OLADIPUPO KEHINDE ANTHONY 2. PASTOR (MRS.) OLADIPUPO OLUWAFUNKE ITUNU 3. PASTOR DR. AGBOOLA ADEWALE MUSTAPHA 4. PASTOR LAMBO OLAKUNLE EMMANUEL 5. REV. OLADOSU OLANIYI SAMSON 6. EVANGELIST ADUNNI ESTHER KASALI 7. EVANGELIST AYENI JOHN OLUWADARE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD 2. TO ENCOURAGE AND TAKE MEMBERS FOR PILGRIMAGE TO CHRISTIAN HERITAGE SITES IN ISRAEL, ROME AND ASIAN COUNTRIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITMA, (P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA) WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOSHUA DANIEL (REMOVED) 2. ADEDEJI FETUGA (RETAINED) 3. ADEJOKE DANIEL (REMOVED) 4. TAIWO OMOBOSEDE OLUBUKOLA (REMOVED) NEWLY APPOINTED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. KABIRAT TITILAYO DABIRI (APPOINTED) 2. SAMIAT OMOTOLA FETUGA (APPOINTED) 3. BALOGUN OLUWATOSIN SABI 4. ADEDEJI FETUGA (RETAINED) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO AID RETURNEES WHO ARE JUST COMING BACK FROM DIASPORAS TO HELP THEM SETTLE BANK HOME 2. TO PROMOTE UNITY AND PROGRESS AMONGST RETURNEES 3. TO CARTER FOR THE WELFARE OF 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 BY SECRETARY

24 Companies Registration FOUNDATION FOR THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF HOPE IN NIGERIA 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 ACTS, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1- DR MUSA TITILAYO MONSURAT 2- DR RASAQ AZEEZ 3- DR FOLORUNSO SAKINAT OLUWABUKONLA 4- MR MUSA MUHAMMED 5- MISS MUSA UMMUL- KHAYR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHT OF VARIOUS VOICELESS GROUPS NOTABLY WOMEN, YOUTHS ADVANCEMENT AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS. 2. TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, POVERTY AND OPPRESSION BY HELPING PEOPLE IN CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS SERVICE AND PRODUCTIVITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

PECULIAR FOUNTAIN OF LIFE MINISTRY 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 ACTS, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PST. JANET YAYOCK 2. EVELYN YAYOCK 3. PST. GODSTIME OSINACHI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROPAGATE CHRISTIANITY AND TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST JESUS AND TO TRAIN PREACHERS AND MISSIONARIES TO PREACH THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD. 3. TO TEACH AND INCREASE A DIVINE EXPERIENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AMONG BELIEVERS ACROSS THE GLOBE 4. TO PLANT AND STRENGTHEN CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD AND TO HELP THE NEEDY AND LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY. 5. TO BUILD HOPE FOR THE DOWN TRODDEN 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 ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PST. JANET YAYOCK

NWABUONWOR

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWABUNNWOR PETER JOHN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWABUONWOR PETER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE

IFUNANYACHI

FORMERLY REGINA EZIAKU APUGO NOW IFUNANYACHI EZIAKU REGINA APUGO. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

MOKOLU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OTITE YVONNE AKPEVWE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MOKOLU YVONNE AKPEVWE.ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VAILD,GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

SIMON

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SIMON PENEAL ISAAC NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SIMON ISAAC OGBA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OGU-LEVI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IHEMADU CHINWEKELE C NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGU-LEVI CHINWEKELE C .

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLS TAKE NOTE

ODEVBO LUCKY OGHENERO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODEUBO LUCKY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODEVBO LUCKY OGHENERO ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

RAHEEM

FORMERLY KOLLINS AYOWUMI AND RAHEEM K AYOWUNMI NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS RAHEEM KAMORU AYOWUMI. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

MRS IBHAWOH

FORMERLY MISS EGBON MARY NOW MRS IBHAWOH MARY. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

DANIEL

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUNDAY CHIMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DANIEL UCHE WISDOM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

TYNA ENECHILE FOUNDATION 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 ACTS, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. EMMANUEL OMALE AYIKOYE 2. BINTA OJALI YUSUF 3. JIBRIN ABDULLAHI 4. SADIYAT ABAH 5. SANI MICHAEL OMAKOJI 6. PATIENCE ALUMAKA ABRAHAM 7. HAPPINESS MARYAN ABDUL 8. NATHANIEL INMIDOWOJO MCABRAHAM-INAJOH 9. HILARY EDIME AMODU AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO CREATE AWARENESS ON HEALTH CHALLENGES ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND IN THIS CONNECTION TO ASSIST, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES TO DESERVING PERSONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

STOP LITTERING OUR STREETS INITIATIVE 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 ACTS, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. WARIPANYE GILLIAN DIENYE - CHAIRMAN. 2. HART IBELEMA IBIKIRI - SECRETARY 3. PEPPLE WARIPANYE VELENTINE 4. CHUKWUNENYE NKWADOCHI KOCHA. 5. MEMBER TERNA IYORPUU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BRING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE FACT THAT WE CAN MANAGE OUR WASTES BETTER WITHOUT LITTERING OUR STREETS WITH IT. 2. TO DRIVE THE MOVEMENT AND CAMPAIGN FOR A CHANGE OF OUR MANAGEMENT ATTITUDE. 3. CONTRIBUTE IN PROMOTING SOUND PUBLIC HEALTH. 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.

BRILLIANT SHAREHOLDERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA 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 ACTS, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: (1).SALAU MOHAMMED ADEBANJO (CHAIRMAN) (2).ADEBANJO SULIAT ARAMIDE (SECRETARY) (3).ABOLOMOPE IBRAHIM ALANI (TREASURER),.,,, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1)TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS (2) TO PROTECT THE RIGHT OF MEMBERS (3) TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF 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 ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED :SECRETARY

LIBERATION GOSPEL OF CHRIST DIVINE MINISTRY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘’C’’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1999 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. COMMANDER EZE JOHN 2. FAVOUR JOHN EZE 3. PRAISE JOHN EZE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO MINISTER TO LOST SOULS 2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: WARIPANYE GILLIAN DIENYE (CHAIRMAN)

OGUNTIMEHIM

FORMERLY ONAKOYA VICTORIA OLAWUNMI NOW OGUNTIMEHIN VICTORIA OLAWUNMI. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

MRS NWAKEZE

FORMERLY DABIRI SAIDI GBOLAHAN NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS DABIRI SAHEED GBOLAHAN .DATE OF BIRTH IS 4TH APRIL 1970.

FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

OLUCHI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADEESSED AS : OLUCHI CONFIDENCE OBIORA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUCHI CONFIDENCE UMAHI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID,GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MRS ELEJERE

MRS OFORKANNAJI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IKEKWERE JENEVE OGECHUKWU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ELEJERE JENEVE OGECHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS EJIM PROMISE ELIZABETH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OFORKANNAJI PROMISE ELIZABETH OLUCHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. ESUT, BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OBI

MRS SUCCESS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ONOR GRACE UDOCHUKWU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OBI GRACE UDOCHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS GOODLUCK IHUOMA AMAOGU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS SUCCESS ONYINYECHUKWU KING. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CORRECTION OF NAME CONFIRMATION OF NAME MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ZAINAB YEMARE MUSAH INSTEAD OF MUSAH, ZAINAB YEMARE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUSAH, ZAINAB YEMARE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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I, OGUNLEYE DAVID OLUSOLA IS THE SAME PERSON AS OGUNLEYE OLUSOLA AKINWUMI HENCEFORTH, I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND CALLED OGUNLEYE DAVID OLUSOLA. ALL DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

SIGNED: SECRETARY

MRS. OLUBUNMI ELIZABETH AGBONA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OLUBUNMI ELIZABETH OSHEWA, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MRS. OLUBUNMI ELIZABETH AGBONA .ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OLANREWAJU

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. PROPHETESS ONWUSILIKE MERCY EGO GENERAL OVERSEER 2. ELDER ONWUSILIKE EDWIN ONYEDIKACHUKWU -TREASURER 3. MRS NNAJIEMERE GLORIA NKECHI -SECRETARY 4. BROTHER NNAMANI IKECHUKWU 5. UKACHUKWU NGOZI PATRECIA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO WIN SOULS INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE PUBLICATION.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. REV. ABRAHAMS RICHMOND - GENERAL OVERSEER. 2. PASTOR MRS. RICHMOND ONOME FAVOUR - SECRETARY. 3. DR. OWAZI EBIEGBERI EXCEL. 4. EVANG. EFFRETUEI, JOSEPH. 5. DEACONESS OBORIE, ENENI JULIANA. AIMS/OBJECTIVE: 1.

TO TEACH AND PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO EVERY NATION, KINDRED, TONGUE AND PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (REACHING THE UNREACHED THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST)

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THE SEED OF GOD’S KINGDOM MISSION INT’L. THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PART “C” OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. AKAN REV. PETER ABANG 2. GIFT ABANG 3. NWACHUKWU CHRISTOPHER AKPA 4. JOY DANIEL 5. BIPELEDEI, AMAPAYE AMOS 6. EZEALOR OBINNA GODSON 7. CHIDI ANYANWU AIMS/OBJECTIVES; 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN ITS FULLNESS TO PEOPLE OF ALL LANDS 2. TO ESTABLISH CHURCHES AND TO UNDERTAKE MISSIONARY WORKS 3. TO PREACH AND TEACH THE IMPORTANCE OF DAILY LIVING IN CHRISTIAN LIFE.

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

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2050 and the future of transportation Transportation technology is progressing at a much slower pace than some of the other sciences such as information technology, biotech, and nanotechnology. As an example, the world’s human speed record was set in 1969, a full 37 years ago, when Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Gene Cernan flew in Apollo 10 at 24,790 mph. While there is much talk about flying at a speed that approaches the speed of light, very little effort is actually being expended in this area.

However, transportation technology is about to move ahead more rapidly in the coming years with the advent of two radically new technologies – frictionless vehicles and binary power.

Throughout history we have learned that the two principle driving forces of humanity are freedom and control. While current automotive technology gives us the freedom to drive as fast or slow as our vehicle will take us, and control over our timing and direction, we are still restricted to driving on the ground and we have a hornet’s nest of laws to contend with regarding speed, flow, and operation.

Understanding the “freedom and control” drivers is key to understanding the future of transportation. Any new forms of transportation that do not measurably improve our sense of freedom or give us added control of our lives will likely fail in the marketplace.

In the near future, automotive companies will focus on fully automated vehicles where people can “punch in” or “speak” the place they want to go to and the vehicle will automatically take them there. This “control feature” will open up huge additional markets for automotive companies to sell to the elderly, families with kids too young to drive, and the visually, physically, and mentally impaired. The arrival of fully automated navigation systems for ground-based vehicles will set the stage for fully automated navigation systems for flying vehicles.

Here are a few other transportation landmarks that will help pave the way for the more significant innovations. will be all the rage and electric shoes with built-in roller-skates will be gaining much of the attention. After nine years of heavy media coverage, the Segway Human Transporter will begin to gain serious market share. will start to decline with electric automobiles and hybrids taking up most of the slack. built up around self-illuminating highways – highways that glow in the dark. “Glow Roads” will dramatically change the nighttime aesthetics of major cities and will be shown to improve driving safety at night and reduce the need for streetlights. space elevator will fail, setting the industry back a decade.

Frictionless Vehicles Around 2030 we will see commercialization of the first friction-free no-movingparts flying vehicles which will be considered by many to be the ultimate freedom machine. Much like the transition from analog to digital in the world of information technology, the study of traditional mechanics and traditional aerodynamics will be replaced with a new physics governing vehicular movement.

Even today, flying cars are very much on the radar screen to become a next generation automotive technology. They will begin with a more convenient version of today’s airplanes and eventually converting over to the frictionless cars.

Wireless power demonstration The Flying Car Era The flying car era will really begin around that, drones will enable homes to be taken off the grid with delivery of water and electricity (changing out batteries for the home), trash and sewage pickup, and much more.

These too will begin as air-powered vehicles and later convert to frictionless drones.

Six key technological breakthroughs will be needed for the first generation of flying cars to become viable – the fully automated navigation systems, directional layering of airspace, low-impact vertical take-off, convenient fly-drive capability, silent engines, and specialized safety systems.

The average person has a difficult time navigating on a two dimensional surface. The flying car industry will not be able to “get off the ground” without an onboard navigator that “handles the driving”. Yes, people will want the freedom of being able to do some creative maneuvering in certain situations, but that will only be allowed in rare instances.

2.Directional layering of airspace – With several hundred thousand vehicles flying over a city, there will need to be an organized system for managing the traffic, and having all vehicles at a particular altitude traveling the same direction would eliminate many ing at 1,000 ft altitude would be traveling due north, at 1,010 ft altitude 1 degree east of due north, 1,020 ft altitude 2 degrees east of due north, etc. Vehicles would spiral up or down to make their turns. While not a perfect solupoint for those flying due north, it does represent a good starting point for engineering a solution. by the average person, flying cars cannot have a runway requirement. They need to take off and land vertically without blowing the leaves off of trees or shutters off your house.

4.Convenient fly-drive capability – As humanity makes the transition from groundbased autos to flying cars there will be a need for both driving on the ground and flying in the air. to put up with the noise of several hundred thousand flying vehicles if they all sound like airplanes today.

6.Specialized safety systems – To date both aircraft and airspace have been closely con-

growing numbers of people opting for the “sleeping with the stars” vacation package. hicles and the lower caliber of individuals allowed to fly, additional safety measures will have to be in place. Safety technologies will include collision avoidance systems and drop-out-of-the-sky emergency airbags on the outside of vehicles.

Wireless power demonstration Binary Power The friction-free no-moving-parts vehicles will run on what we call “binary power”. erwise harmless beams of energy will intersect at some point in space creating a source of power.

To better explain binary power, think in terms of two invisible beams intersecting in a room and the point at which they intersect is a glowing point of light. Yes, binary power will eventually replace all light bulbs. And lest you think it can only be used for intense forms of power, it will also be used to create “points” of sound, eliminating the need for speakers and headphones.

With power being beamed in, the cost, weight, and manufacturing complexity of this reason the industry will go through a very rapid conversion leaving the mechanical masterpieces we know as cars today destined for the scrap heap. gies and advances in material science, the average passenger vehicle will weigh less than 200 lbs. pieces, and greatly reduced complexity the average manufacturing time for a vehicle will be less than one hour.

navigation systems, traffic courts will be a distant memory.

Once the flying car industry takes off there will be a gradual decaying of the existing highway system. Eventually highways will go away, starting around 2070.

2050 and the Emerging Space Industry new propulsion systems for space travel. space elevators operating at full capacity, moving both people and supplies into space. visited the moon. have made a major impact on tourism with

been started as small working cities to build the next generation of space-based industries.

2050 and the Power Industry The power that drives vehicles will transition from oil to electric and later to binary power. Electric vehicles will start to make of improved battery technologies and because of the fact that the electric infrastructure is already in place for rapid “refueling”.

Hydrogen will make some inroads but will not become anything more than a niche industry. ful as demand drops precipitously with the emergence of alternative sources. Oil & gas will remain as an energy source, but will only be used in niche industries. make a near-complete transition to binary power as a principle source of vehicular power. be operational, supplying a significant percentage of the world’s power needs. disappeared, replaced with binary power creating points of light in space.

2050 and the Shifting of Politics and Culture While individuals will be striving to gain control, our countries and governments will begin to see their control slipping away.

The Internet has created borderless economies that have confused the issue of power and control and even the sovereignty of nations. With the Internet’s ability to conduct business and perform flawless transactions across borders, countries have essentially take this one step further and countries will begin to lose control of their citizens as national borders become meaningless.

While it is possible to visualize “electronic borders” formed around the perimeter of a country, cloaking devices and other types of system hacks will quickly render that kind of system useless. today, will be replaced by a new form of governance. apart” of the law-of-the-land and the lawsolutions for ownership issues related to property rights, but individuals will become highly mobile entities requiring a new form of global governance tied to an internationally recognized ethics standard.

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10 future electric vehicles that will change auto landscape The Tesla Model S is the best plug-in model on the market in 2017, but future electric vehicles will challenge its supremacy | Tesla Afters years of rumors about the next generation of electric vehicles, we finally have some real cars on the docket. Breakthroughs in technology, dropping battery costs, and a horse-race between automakers have yielded products that must be considered gamechangers: 200-mile EVs that will run consumers $30,000 or less after incentives. The future arrived sooner than we expected.

This wave of plug-in vehicles has the potential to upend the industry as it stands, and Tesla won’t be the only one playing on the field.

Every major automaker either wants or needs to have volume plug-in sales to stay relevant as a brand and compliant as a corporation. By 2020, most will have their next-generation EVs in the United States. General Motors got the jump on everyone, though.

But not for long. The General will soon have company. Here are the 10 electric cars that will change the auto landscape in the near future.

1. NISSAN LEAF 2.0 The Intelligent Driving System concept first appeared at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show | Nissan We have not seen a prototype or received details on specific future electric vehicles Nissan will produce, but we know there is a model in the works that will crack 200 miles. Around the time of the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, the automaker revealed it would deliver a 60 kilowatt-hour electric car in the coming years and incorporate design elements of the Intelligent Driving System concept it premiered at the October event. Rather than a next-generation Nissan Leaf, you can expect a brand-defining product by the 2018 model year.

2. JAGUAR I-PACE The I-Pace concept from Jaguar | Jaguar Land Rover via Getty Images At a time when luxury EVs are planned for the far-off future, the Jaguar I-Pace was a welcome change when it arrived at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. This all-electric scorcher, which came with a 90 kilowatt-hour battery pack and 400 horsepower, should appear in production form by late 2017. After that, Jaguar says it will enter the U.S. market for 2018.

For all the talk of “Tesla killers” over the years, this vehicle is the first that seems capable of meeting (or exceeding) the California brand’s achievements.

3. TESLA MODEL 3 The auto industry awaits the production of the Tesla Model 3 in 2017 | Tesla Tesla started the clock on mainstream EVs when it posited the 200-mile concept years ago, and so far the company’s Model 3 is the one that has most captured the imagination of consumers around the world. Whether or not Tesla fills the 400,000 preorders or not, this rear-wheel-drive EV featuring at least 215 miles of range is already a game-changer for the industry. CEO Elon Musk is pushing to bring the brand’s $35,000 EV to market faster, but the end of 2017 seems like the earliest realistic delivery date.

4. VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF The next-generation Volkswagen electric car will come close to 200 miles of range | Source: Volkswagen While Volkswagen does not have a volumeselling EV in the U.S. market, this fact will change when the next e-Golf makes its way to America. Billed as a way to flash the auto group’s superior technology while dimming the unflattering spotlight of Dieselgate, this model will be a crucial part of the manufacturer’s rebound. According to company execu-

tives, the electric version of the e-Golf (due out in 2018) will top 186 miles in actual range. We’ll see if that date gets adjusted according to the competition’s moves.

5. PORSCHE MISSION E The Mission E by Porsche | Porsche If you imagined the perfect car, it would probably look something like the Porsche Model E, a 600-horsepower stunner that happens to be electric. When it debuted, Porsche claimed it would be able to hit 60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds and cover over 300 miles on a charge. Best of all, the automaker said it would be able to charge to 80% in 15 minutes using an as-yet-unheard-of battery system.

Should Porsche get most of that on the road with Mission E, it would be the halo car of the entire segment.

6. CHEVROLET BOLT EV The Chevrolet Bolt EV went into production in late 2016 | General Motors The next generation already kicked off in 2016 with the arrival of the Chevrolet Bolt EV. General Motor’s first-to-market entry delivers a substantial 200 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque to grab drivers’ attention.

Though some may take issue with the Bolt’s styling, the spacious interior and impressive cargo capacity with the back seats down score

points in the utility department. Chevy says it reaches 60 miles per hour from a stop in seven seconds or less. Bolt EV starts at $37,500 before incentives.

7. MERCEDES-BENZ GENERATION EQ Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ | MercedesBenz No one expected the German luxury brands to go it alone in the EV segment. With Generation EQ, Mercedes-Benz’s all-electric SUV concept, the automaker will launch both a sub-brand and a 400-horsepower answer to the competition. We have not seen much in the way of electrified Mercedes vehicles to date, so this model will start a new phase for a company that mastered the gas-powered car many decades ago.

8. NIO EP9 Electric supercars have a place in the next generation of EVs | NextEV We have seen far too many compliance cars and utilitarian EVs over the years. With electric supercars making it to the market, the segment will gain a new level of respect from collectors and critics alike. NextEV’s NIO EP9should be one of such vehicles leading the charge. Billed as the fastest EV in the world at the time of its unveiling, the NIO EP9 over-

powers the competition with 1,341 horsepower and a top speed near 200 miles per hour.

9. HYUNDAI’S ELECTRIC SUV The latest Hyundai Tucson may offer hints of the brand’s utility EV | Hyundai If SUVs and crossovers remain the dominant sales force in the industry, why are most future electric vehicles sedans? We expect a crossover Model 3 to come eventually, but Tesla already has its hands full with the sedan. Hyundai, on the other hand, is reportedly planning to make an electric SUV as the company’s first long-range EV. Company officials confirmed the SUV to Korean news sources, saying such a product could arrive by 2018.

When Hyundai’s Ioniq nameplate debuts in 2017, we’ll have a better idea of what to expect.

10. FORD’S ELECTRIC SUV The 2017 Ford Escape Titanium | Ford In Ford’s announcement of its coming EV offensive, the automaker only promised one pure electric model. According to the company line, it will be a small SUV capable of 300 miles on a single charge, and it will arrive by 2020. That might seem a long way from now, but keep in mind that Ford is going for the next big benchmark — specifically, 300 miles — for affordable EVs. We hope it gets some of the 2017 Ford Escape in its DNA.

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Despite EFCC clearance, Court bars CCT Chairman from trial

ÏÏÏThe Court of Appeal

issue of a fair trial is fundamental to the extent that it is enshrined in the nation’s constitution and as such cannot be waived aside.

The judge said that Owolabi in his petition to the EFCC and the investigation of the CCT boss may have humiliated the CCT Boss to the extent that he would have bias mind against the accuser who is standing trial before him.

To prevent the breach of the fundamental right to fair hearing, Justice Akomolafe Wilson said it is natural for Umar as a Tribunal Chairman not to preside over the trial of his accuser since it is against the law for a judge to preside in the trial of his accuser.

In the circumstances of the fact that the country has only one Code of Conduct Tribunal for now, the Appeal Court said that it is natural for the charges against Owolabi to be struct out pending the time, the tribunal would

be reconstituted or after the expiration the Chairman’s tenure. The Court said that this is so because there is no time lag in the criminal trial even though the trial must be conducted within a reasonable time.

Wilson said: “I agree as contended by the appellant that in the circumstances of this case, any reasonable man seised with the facts and circumstances of this case will not hesitate to hold the view that it is impracticable for the appellant to get a fair trial in the Tribunal having the Chairman adjudicating over this case in which the appellant is a defendant.

“In the peculiar circumstances of this case, the doctrine of necessity could warrant the suspension of the prosecution of the appellant until the term of the Chairman has expired.

“On the whole having regard to the circumstances of this case, I am of the fervent view that the Chairman excuses

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has said that even though the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar, was absolved by the Economic Crimes Commission in a bribery petition written against him by a former Customs Controller, Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi, the Chairman cannot still participate in the trial of Owolabi in the false asset declaration charges against him.

The Court on Friday (March 2, 2018) said that the CCT Chairman would have a likelihood of bias against Owolabi because of the petition and the interrogation by the EFCC. Delivering judgement in an appeal filed by Owolabi to challenge participation of the CCT boss in his trial, Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson said that the fundamental right of Owolabi to fair hearing can be breach should the CCT boss preside over his trial.

The court held that the

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CORRECTION OF NAME This is to inform the general public that my name and date of birth was wrongly written as TANIOWO OLAWALE HAKEEM and 10th of January 1992 instead of TANIMOWO OLAWALE AKEEM and 1st of June, 1995. That my correct name and date of birth is TANIMOWO OLAWALE AKEEM and 1st of June, 1995. All former documents remain valid.

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himself from hearing the charge against the appellant. In the meantime, the charge should be struck out pending when the tribunal is reconstituted with another chairman.

“I hereby set aside the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal delivered on the 20th of October 2016 and strike out the charge against the appellant pending when the tribunal is reconstituted with another chairman.”

PRNigeria reports that Owolabi had in 2016 filed a motion praying for the CCT Chairman to recuse from his trial because of the likelihood of bias against him following the petition on the alleged bribery he wrote against him (umar).

However, the tribunal in its ruling delivered on October 20, 2016 refused to recuse the chairman from participating in the trial of Owolabi in the one count charge of False Asset Declaration brought by the Federal Government.

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Medview: CPC assures passengers of adequate protection Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Consumer protection Council (CPC), has assured airlines passengers that there was no cause for panic over the near mishap that occurred on Sunday with Medview Airlines.

Medview Airlines Flight VL2108 operated by Boeing 737 equipment with a flight schedule of Lagos-AbujaMaiduguri (LOS-ABVMIU) completed the Lagos to Abuja segment.

The CPC in statement on Sunday said that at approximately 1400HRS while attempting to depart Abuja to Maiduguri on the final segment of the sector, the flight had a Ramp Return (return to base after commencing taxiing) on account of a safety issue.

Specifically, an indicator lamp signifying a minor disorder emerged.

The Captain, exercising the appropriate abundance of caution and in compliance with applicable safety standards aborted the flight

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and returned to base for technical assistance.

According to the CPC, all passengers disembarked in an orderly manner, returned to the lounge and were catered to by the airline in accordance with relevant Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations regarding treatment of passengers during delays.

“Engineers were currently concluding minor repairs so that the aircraft can become operational.

The flight to Maiduguri is expected to operate shortly, either by same aircraft, or a redundancy/recovery plan that Medview has informed the Consumer Protection Council is in place,” the Council stated.

CPC said it has been in communication with Medview, and the airline informs that, at no time was there an emergency, and passengers were never at risk.

The Council said it would continue to monitor the situation, and provide updates, if necessary.

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PDP lampoons APC, FG over missing Dapchi schoolgirls

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ÏÏÏAs the Federal Gov-

ernment under the leadership of All Progressives Congress APC, is yet to give a good account of the missing 110 school girls of Dopchi , Yobe State kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the ruling party to swallow it’s pride an officially apologise to Nigerians as it regards the party’s inability to provide security across the Nation.

The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, stated that the country is now ears to hearing an official statement in addressing the situation as a matter of National importance.

PDP while addressing the situation, through its National Secretary, condemned the murder of several persons, including international aid workers, by insurgents in Rann, Borno state on Thursday but charged the United Nations (UN) and the International Community to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government directly accountable for their death.

The party also called for full-scale investigation, by independent bodies, into circumstances surrounding the alleged compromising of security in flashpoints as well as alleged release of some arrested insurgents by agents of the Federal Government, a development now generally believed to have contributed to the upscale of violent attacks in the northeast.

PDP further described as sad and disheartening the incessant killings of innocent and well-meaning individuals, including security operatives, due to the incompetence and duplicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled Federal Government.

The party said the Federal Government must also be held responsible for issuing false security assurances, claiming it has routed out insurgents, thereby making communities and international aid workers believe a lie, whereas their lives were, in fact, on the line.

The PDP is pained that defenseless individuals are being mowed down

daily by marauders because those vested with the duty to protect them are busy telling them lies and even engaging in acts that embolden their attackers.

The statement read in part “We urge the international community to compel the Buhari Presidency to come out with the truth on the alleged compromising of security in flashpoints as was reported in the sudden withdrawal of troops from Dapchi, Yobe state, just before the abduction of our 110 daughters.

The withdrawal of troops before the horrendous abduction has raised all manners of speculation and provided room for conspiracy theorists to thrive.

Nigerians have become weary, despondent and disappointed as insurgents, murderers and marauders rove our land while the Buhari Presidency engaged in cosmetic reactions.

We ask: what was the actual security situation in Rann and what was the information available to the community before the attack?

What has the Federal Government to say to the allegations that it released some arrested terrorists as well as allegations that monies were even paid by government agents to terrorist groups as ransom in controversial swap deals? These developments are being alleged to have emboldened acts of terrorism in the country.

It is depressing that since the attack in Dapchi and Rann, the Presidency has not taken any concrete steps towards apprehending the attackers and rescue the missing aid workers.

Instead, our dear President, who has not visited Benue, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba and other areas that have been under attack, is busy making merry in a wedding ceremony in Kano, while the world mourn the murder of international aids workers providing succor to internally displaced persons in our country.

We stand in solidarity with the families of the deceased and urge all well-meaning Nigerians and groups, particularly international bodies, to rise up and do all within the laws to assist our nation as the APC Federal Government has completely failed”.

Malam Imam Imam, SA Media to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in a group photograph with members of the Taraba State Students Union, Usmanu Danfodio University chapter ….in Sokoto.

Ezimakor’s arrest: Group demands unconditional release Idu Jude Abuja

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Islamic human right group, under the ages of Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC has demanded immediate and unconditional release of the detained Abuja Bureau Chief of Daily Independent Newspaper, Tony Ezimakor from the custody of Department of State Services.

In a statement signed and made available to Daily times Sunday by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group described the detention of Ezimakor as illegal, tyrannical and draconian.

Quoting Section 23 of Police Act, MURIC said no suspect can be detained beyond 24 hours without being taken to court and that doing otherwise is an impunity and infringement on the fundamental right

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of the Journalists.

MURIC said the detained journalist remained innocent and that the DSS cannot unilaterally declare him guilty in a democracy but a competent court of jurisdiction.

While warning the DSS of the implication of the continued detention on the health of Ezimakor, MURIC said the detention is likely to damage the rating of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

MURIC further said that detention of journalists is an attempt to stifling of sources of information, undue censor, repression of activists and suppression of freedom of speech.

The statement read in part, “The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) considers the continued detention of Tony Ezimakor without arraigning him in

a competent court of law as draconian, tyrannical, illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. We therefore demand his immediate and unconditional release.

“Section 23 of the Police Act stipulates that suspects cannot be detained beyond 24 hours after which the person should be charged to court in conformity with the basic constitutional rights of citizens. As a security agency, the DSS should not consider itself excluded from this provision. To do otherwise will amount to impunity and an encroachment on Allahgiven fundamental rights of a Nigerian citizen.

“Section 36 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria guarantees right to fair hearing and only a court of competent jurisdiction can establish the judicial prin-

ciple of audi alterem partem. We therefore demand that Ezeakor be brought to court if the DSS has anything against him.

“MURIC reminds the DSS of the stipulations of Article 4, Clause 1 & 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights which guarantees the integrity of every homo sapien: “Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his person.”

“In addition, Article 7(b) of the same African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights stipulates the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court or tribunal. We therefore put it to the DSS that Tony Ezeakor remains innocent and the DSS cannot unilaterally pronounce him guilty.

Anambra lawmakers task NAFDAC on proliferation of unlicensed sachet water makers Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

ÏÏÏThe National Agency

for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been called to ensure effective monitoring of packaged water factories, popularly known as “pure water” to ensure they checkmate the proliferation of unlicensed sachet water manufacturers in the state.

The members of Anambra State House of Assembly who made the call during a motion said that this measure was to ensure the supply of clean water to the

public.

Moving the motion, the member representing Dunukofia State Constituency, Lawrence Ezendu, during the plenary regretted that most sachet water manufacturing companies scattered across the state operate with fake NAFDAC numbers and produce unclean water which is inimical to the health of the residents of the State.

He said most of the factories were packaging the water without treatment and in unhygienic environment.

Dr. Timothy Ifedioramma, representing Njikoka State

constituency 1, who seconded the motion, stressed the need for NAFDAC to always make routine visits to sachet water manufacturing companies in the state with a view to safeguarding the health of the people.

He maintained that any manufacturing company found wanting in the course of the routine visit should have its operating license withdrawn.

In his contribution during the plenary, the member representing Ogbaru 11 Constituency, Hon. Somtoochukwu Udeze, urged the State Ministry of Environment, Beau-

tification and Ecology to always send their Sanitary Officers to monitor the environment where sachet water is manufactured and to collaborate with NAFDAC in promoting good hygiene in the State.

He advised residents to always go for package water carrying NAFDAC registration number to avoid consuming contaminated water.

The authority concerned, he said, should take note of the issue to avert the possible outbreak of water borne disease in the State.

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Women Football league kick-off April 11

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he Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has announced Saturday, April 7 as the commencement date for the 2017/18 Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) season.

The opening season star match will be between reigning league champions, Nasarawa Amazons and FC Robo Queens at the Lafia

Township Stadium.

Other NWPL matchday 1 fixtures will hold on Wednesday, April 11 across the respective two groups.

NWPL newcomers, Sure Babes and FC Taraba will compete in Group A together with Aiteo Cup winners, Rivers Angels, Ibom Angels, Confluence Queens, Bayelsa

Queens, Delta Queens and Edo Queens.

Group B has league champions, Nasarawa Amazons, Adamawa Queens, FC Robo, Sunshine Queens, Pelican Stars, Osun Babes, Abia Angels and newcomers, Jokodolu Babes.

The NWPL kick-off date was part of the decisions taken at the

NWFL Congress in Lagos on Saturday.

Other key resolution taken at the well-attended Congress includes the pegging of the players transfer fees at N200,000 and N100,000 for premier league and pro league respectively.

The communiqué signed by the trio, Joe Amene, Henrietta Ukaigwe

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ormer Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde will clock 80 years today Monday, 5 March 2018, unknowingly to him, a birthday cake was organised for him by NFF It was at the unveiling and launching of the Western Nigeria Football Forum, inside the Cocoa House at the weekend that Chief Adegboye Onigbinde got his surprised birthday gifts.

While introducing guests present at the occasion, NFF’s Director of Communications Ademola Olajire had announced that Chief Onigbinde, a former FIFA Technical Adviser, CAF Technical Committee Member and two –time Head Coach of the Senior National Team of Nigeria, will mark his 80th birthday today.

Somehow, the Management of DAWN Commission produced a fitting birthday cake, which the delighted technical sage cut as NFF President Amaju Pinnick, NFF 1st VP Akinwunmi, Otunba Dele-Ajayi and the honourable commissioners, FA chairmen and other stakeholders watched and sang for him.

“I am pleasantly surprised by this. I thank everyone who made this happen and I pray that Nigerian Football will continue to grow from strength to strength,” said Onigbinde.

Amazons FC and FC Robo Queens as the star match in Lafia to herald the season.

“Players transfer fees is pegged at N200,000 for premier league and N100,000 for Pro League so that clubs do not enslave the players.

“The Congress agreed that the deadline for the payment of registration fee is 19th of March, 2018 and collection of licences to end on or before 30th March, 2018.

Monday, March 3 2018

Excitement as Onigbinde turns 80

L-R: Henan Huishang, head of the Chinese football club and Onome Ebi putting pen on papers last week

Onome Ebi signs Chinese club, Henan Huishang football club By: Mutiat Alli

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Pinnick with DG of DAWN Commission Seye Oyeleye (left) and Coordinator of WNFF Akinwunmi (right)

Rohr visits Musa at CSKA Moscow S uper Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has visited flying winger Ahmed Musa at his club, CSKA Moscow, telling him to keep working hard ahead of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.

Nigeria’s 2014 FIFA World Cup star Musa retraced his steps to former club CSKA in January as he was no longer getting playing time at English Premiership club Leicester, and was welcomed back to Russia with open

and Emmanuel Zira as read at the Congress hold that: “The 2017/18 league season shall be played on an abridged league format of two groups of eight teams each. This is because of the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia and the Fifa Women World Cup in France.

“That the 2017/18 league season kick-off date is slated for the 7th of April, 2018 with Nasarawa

arms.

Musa became the first Nigerian player to score two goals against two –time world champions Argentina in a FIFA World Cup match with his brace against the Albiceleste inside the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil on 25th June 2014.

Argentina is once more in the same group with Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup, and both teams trade tackles in Saint Petersburg on 26th June 2018.

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ankable Super Falcons defender, Ebi Onome has signed an agreement with a Chinese football club after a year out of action due to an injury sustained in December 2016 at the final game between Cameroun and Nigeria which Nigeria later won.

Brave Onome managed to play the final minutes of the game with a hand fractured fired by an exemplary spirit of patriotism that earned her the respect of all. The injury side-lined the Centre Back for more than a year. She last laced her boots for FC Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League.

Expressing her delight, the talented footballer revealed that it has been a long journey. “Thanks be to God almighty for making this possible. I’m back in football again and to say I am super excited is to put what I am feeling mildly. I want to thank everyone who has been with me on my journey to recovery and has helped to make this possible. I

want to single out my management team, Temple Management Company (TMC) for being a strong support system and making sure this transition was very smooth.”

She added, “I can’t wait to play football again for my club and country.

I have survived one of the biggest challenges of my career and I am in a happy place to once again do what I love best.”

Also speaking, Koye Sowemimo, Head of Sport, Temple Management Company (TMC) said, “We are super delighted for Onome. As with every Athlete you can feel the pressure of not competiting again when opportunities don’t come quick enough. But thankfully, Onome’s mental strength and support of her team kept her in good spirit and has now been duly rewarded with a new chapter in her football career. We wish her all the very best .” Ebi Onome’s return to football is bound to boost the morale of the Nigerian Super Falcons team as she now makes herself available to represent them at the highest level.

Julius happy playing against former club Lobi Stars

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eartland captain and defensive midfielder, Julius Ubido has said he is excited facing former side, Lobi Stars in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash. The former Lobi Stars man was conspicuously absent in the side’s 2-1 win against Wikki Tourists in matchday 9 clash in Owerri due to card suspension.

The Naze Millionaires are hosts of the Pride of Benue in Sunday’s NPFL matchday 11 clash at their temporary ground, FC IfeanyiUbah International Stadium in Nnewi.

Ubido said his side will be quite at Musa in action

home at their temporary ground in Nnewi to fight successfully for the whole three points at stake against the Makurdi side.

“I’m happy to be back and I want to announce my comeback with a resounding victory on Sunday.

“I want to play a vital role in the defeat of my former side, Lobi Stars, it will give me joy seeing it happens.

“Of course, we need the whole three points at stake to chance inching close to the top-flight summit.

“Nnewi is not our home but a familiar ground so we will fight hard to reduce the impact of playing away

from home.

“We will approach the clash like Cup final, we will take the ball to them right from the blast of whistle to force the side to commit errors.

“The clash will not be easy given the opponents, Lobi Stars’ pedigree but we will not compromise on the three points. “We need the points badly to help push up our fortune on the top-flight log,” said Ubido to frontpixs.com. Heartland are 10th on the 20-team top-flight log on 13 points five behind leaders, Plateau United though with a game at hand against Akwa United.

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Dalian Yifang

Carrasco, Gaitan and Fonte endure miserable CSL debuts

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alian Yifang fell to a crushing defeat in their season opener against Shanghai SIPG despite fielding three highprofile debutants.

Yannick Carrasco, Nicolas Gaitan and Jose Fonte had debuts to forget as Dalian Yifang were thumped 8-0 by Shanghai SIPG on the opening matchday of the Chinese Super League.

The high-profile trio all made surprise moves to the club recently but endured a torrid start to life in China as their Oscar-inspired opponents ran riot.

The former Chelsea midfielder netted a hat-trick to start his season in style, with Wu Lei also scoring a treble.

Oscar’s compatriot Hulk and Lu Wenjun were also on target in the resounding victory at the Shanghai Stadium.

Fonte joined the China League One champions from West Ham, while Carrasco and Gaitan both joined from Atletico Madrid.

Manchester City beats Chelsea 1-0

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he Premier League champions visit the champions elect in Sunday’s huge showpiece game between Manchester City and Chelsea.

Antonio Conte will be looking prove his tactical credentials once again, having been praised by Pep Guardiola for his strategic nous this week.

City are running away with the league and could be set for a record points total but the Blues would dearly love to upset the apple cart and boost their own top four aspirations.

Well that was another masterclass. The champions elect completely outplayed the champions in every respect. Guardiola’s side are worthy winners but in truth Chel-

sea contributed very little to this game.

The game has been sliding away from Chelsea from the moment they conceded.

Now time is against them and Conte side still aren’t really forcing the issue. David Silva, man of the match, is applauded off, he’s loved at the Etihad and his pulled the strings to what looks like another three points.

Danilo comes on for Zinchenko to freshen things up at the back. Chelsea are running out of time for an equaliser and in truth it wouldn’t be deserved but where there’s life there’s hope for the Blues.

Aguero looks at the ground, his disappointed not to score, the first home game he’s not scored in in eight. Jesus, returning

to full fitness makes his way onto the pitch.

Ten minutes to play and there are finally signs of life from the champions. Giroud is on and Emerson too. A roll of the dice and it’s about time. They force a corner but the delivery is dreadful.

Gary Neville branded Chelsea’s display so far as unacceptable. They might only be a goal down but the intent just isn’t there.

The Blues haven’t even had a shot on target and almost concede another after Sane’s ball flashes across the face of goal with nobody on the end of it.

There’s not much urgency from the visitors to grab an equaliser but Manchester City aren’t hugely bothered with attacking either. They’re so comfortable and poised

on the ball that they’re happy for the clock to do their work for them.

Finally a bit of excitement. First Chelsea counter and have a four on four but Willian’s cross is blocked. Then City counter and flood forward in search of the goal to put it to bed but Aguero is shown down a blind ally and De Bruyne then blazes over.

The Premier League champions have resorted to hoofs upfield, to jeers from both sets of fans. City are looking so comfortable despite recent exertions against Arsenal and there’s no urgency to the play.

Very little is going on and hardly any energy expended. It’s so passive and Chelsea aren’t out of the contest by any stretch.

Table Tennis: Egyptians Assar, Meshref steal show at Africa Cup in Kenya

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Dina Meshref (left) and Omar Assar, both from Egypt, after winning the Africa Top 16 Cup in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend

gyptian national anthem was sang twice during the presentation at the 2018 ITTF Africa Top 16 Cup held in Nairobi, Kenya as Omar Assar and Dina Meshref claimed the titles at the threeday tournament.

To emerge as the new men’s champion, Omar Assar had to dig deep to beat Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri 4-3 in the entertaining cum explosive final.

Meshref was at her best against Cameroun’s Sarah Hanffou as the defending champion won 4-1 to retain her title in the women’s event.

The final between Assar and Quadri has been adjudged as a good advert for Africa as both players dazzled with their precise stroke and shots that received applauds from the fans at the Kasarani Hall of Moi International Sports Centre.

The climax of the encounter was the comeback of Quadri from 3-1 down to put the game at 3-3. But at the end it was Assar who lifted the trophy.

Aside lifting the titles, Assar and Meshref have qualified for the 2018 ITTF World Cup holding later in the year as the continent’s flagbearers.

An excited Meshref said: “I am quite happy that my dream of making it to the ITTF World Cup has become a reality because the tournament is special to me.

Against Sarah, I was a bit calm and think well before making any tactical decision.

I did not really expect her to give me a tough time, but after the first two games, she played well to raise the game and I must commend her for putting up a good performance.”

Nigeria’s Edem Offiong and Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh had to settle for bronze after beating Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi and Congo Brazzaville’s Saheed Idowu in the third place matches.

Top 32 players made up 16 men and 16 women competed in the three-day tournament with winners in each event carting home $5000.

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CBN partners Anambra Govt on Agriculture ÏÏÏThe Central Bank of Nige-

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and wife, Ebelechukwu (Centre) and other laity, after a Holy Mass to mark the official flag off of the 2018 Archdiocesean Laity Week, at the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha at the weekend.

Erosion menace: Obiano signs reclamation contracts for Obosi, Ogidi World Bank sites Stories by John Ndu, Awka

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State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has signed a contract for commencement of control and reclamation works on the two World Bank approved erosion sites in the state.

The erosion sites include Ugamuma Obosi and Ikenga Ogidi, all in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The project which has a completion of 24 months will bring to six, the total number of erosion sites in the state with World Bank is assistance.

Signing the contract for the state, Governor Obiano explained that the money provided by World Bank was not a grant but a long-term loan taken at a minimal interest rate.

Obiano reassurred said the State Government would super-

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vise the project to ensure that it is executed in line with best practices, stipulated in the contrac.

While urging the contractor to keep to the terms of the contract, charged them to speed up the construction to foil further damage and to safe the living conditions of the people.

The governor expressed gratitude to the World Bank for agreeing to intervene in 12 erosion sites in the state, appealing for more interventions.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Ejikeme said the event was a reality because the present administration had followed its efforts at attracting the World Bank interventions with credible evidences and has also shown transparency in dealing with development partners.

In his comments the Project Coordinator, Mr. Michael Ivenso Jnr, revealed that the event

was consistent with the efforts of Gov Obiano aimed at achieving environmental sustainability in the state, noting that the contractor had emerged from a credible bidding process overseen by the World Bank.

The Contractor to the project, Mr. Frank Nnaji assured that they will deploy every resources needed to deliver the Project

in line with agreed terms.

The Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development Partners, Mr. Mark Okoye thanked World Bank for supporting the state, saying the Ministry will follow through with the documentation processes to ensure that the remaining 6 projects commence in no distant time.

Obiano is workers-friendly, Says Head of Service ÏÏÏThe

Anambra State Head of Service (HOS), Barrister Harry Udu has re-assured of Governor Willie Obiano’s willingness to continue to build friendly relationship between Government and civil servants.

Udu gave the assurance during the 3rd Quadrennial State Delegates Conference, organised by Association of Senior Civil Servants, Anambra State chapter at Havilla Suits, Awka.

Udu commended the civil servants for their support to Gov. Obiano, assuring that the governor would fulfil all his promises to them. ``The governor is workers-friendly,” he said.

Meanwhile, new executive committee members have been elected

from different ministries to run the affairs of the association.

The elected executive include, Mr. Ifeanyi Okechukwu (Chairman), Mr. Chike Muobike (Ist Vice-Chairman), Mr. Emeka Paul (2nd Vice- Chairman) and Mr. Alex Ebi (Secretary).

Others are Mr. Obi (Auditor) Mr. Innocent Ewelum (Treasurer) and Mr. Augustine Anaedozie.

The elected executive, most of who were returned for a second term unopposed.

The head of service, then, commended past executive for their efforts toward land acquisition.

Udu, also enjoined them to continue to organise seminars and conferences for improve capacities of members.

ria has declared its readiness to partner Anambra State government to making agriculture more viable for for food sufficiency.

The partnership will be mainly on provision of funds to offtake paddy from rice farmers at a convenient price which will be determined by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The State governor, Chief Willie Obiano stated this while inspecting work on the 450 Meters Central Pivot Sprinkling Irrigation system at Ubahuekwem Community in Ihiala.

The Irrigation project which is being executed by the State Government with support from the World Bank through FADAMA 3 Programme, covers over 110 hectares of land.

Under the project, over 5000 hectares of land has also been cleared for farmers in the area.

Speaking after the exercise, Governor Obiano explained that the idea behind the offtake initiative, is to create a ready market for rice produce to eliminate the challenges experienced during periods of glut as well as to ensure that Anambra Brands of rice are processed by standard millers.

Governor Obiano explained that when completed the project would help the government in realizing its target of producing 600,000 metric tonnes of rice between now and 2019.

He charged citizens to embrace farming to make livelihood out of agricultural production.

“We are fully committed to further boost food production and also increase rice cultivation, surpassing 320,000 metric tons assumption capacity.

Anambra will be the food basket of the nation at the end of my eight years administration,” Obiano disclosed.

“From the agreement, this project will be completed by the end of next month,” he added.

The Governor however promised to commence construction of work on the Osaekwe Hill road leading to the farmland, which is in deplorable condition.

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Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano (left) and the Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Saleh Usman, after a brief meeting at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia...recently

Anambra Govt targets 600,000 metric tonnes of rice this year –Obiano Stories by John Ndu, Awka

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Anambra State has said his government will continue to invest in agriculture by providing facilities that will encourage all year round farming to boost food production.

Obiano said the investment would give rise to additional 600, 000 metric tons of rice in 2018, to add to rice production in the state.

The Governor made this known when he inspected ongoing construction of the Ogbaru Irrigation Project at Agbagba, Ogbakuba.

The irrigation project is being assisted under FADAMA 3, and includes a Central Pivot System and a sprinkler with the capacity to irrigate 100 hectares of land to support dry season farming.

Anambra State government under the FADAMA3 project cleared over 5000 hectares of land for the 700 rice farmers.

During the visit, it was observed that rice farmers were using mechanized threshing machine provided for them under the project to process their produce.

Speaking after the inspection, Governor Willie Obiano after the inspection said “Due to my administrative efforts to invest in agriculture, the State is presently producing 345,000 metric tons of rice having exceeded its 320,000 metric tons consumption capacity.

“This was achieved through partnership with private organizations and we will not relent in sustaining the partnership and extend it to other sectors.

“We have set up strong and special Advisory Agency on Mechanised farming to ensure that farmers in the state are in line with latest technological advancements in the Agricultural sector, to compete with their counterparts in other states,” The Governor noted.

The Governor commended the FADAMA 3 programme for proving a veritable partner with the State government in revolutionizing Agriculture in the state and expressed appreciation for the programme’s support to boost sorghum production and train youths across various agricultural belts.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanization, Processing and Export, Mr. Afam Mbanefo said under the FADAMA 3 Programme, four other

irrigation projects were being developed at Ezira, Omasi, Ihiala and Omor.

Mbanefor noted also that the state government had embarked on the construction of 11 major roads leading to various agrarian communities, which when completed would aid evacuation of more goods to other states.

The State Project Coordinator for FADAMA 3 PROGRAMME, Mr Chukwuka Egbue revealed that to guarantee the project’s sustainability, an agreement had been reached with the Spanish Engineers that constructed the facility to operate and maintain it for one year, during which local operators will be trained to take over.

Egbue disclosed that with the support of the state government, over 6000 farmers had already been assisted under the programme, while 300 youth graduates had also been empowered to become farmers.

On his part, the traditional ruler of Odekpe, Eze Chuma Onyia commended Governor Obiano for paying desired attention to the development of Agriculture and making the sector very lucrative for youths to participate in, noting that with the project, they will now be able to do dry season farming.

Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has extolled the unprecedented financial management of Governor Willie Obiano in maintaining lofty heights of accountability and transparency.

The commendation was given when the 53rd President of the Institute, Alhaji Ismaila Zakari led a delegation from the National Body of the ICAN on a courtesy visit to the Governor, at the governor’s Lodge, Amawbia.

Alhaji Zakari noted that Governor Obiano had recorded unbeatable performance in all sectors, especially security, agriculture, education, infrastructural development, prompt payment of salaries and pensions, elimination of corruption in government processes among others.

He said the various achievements led to his overwhelming victory at the November 2017 governorship polls, distinguishes him as a fellow of the institute.

Explaining the essence of their visit, the ICAN boss that the primary objective was to seek collaboration with Anambra State government, which had been in line to partnering with progressive governments and groups towards promoting accountability and effective public finance management.

“We seek collaboration with progressive governments across the states. Gov Obiano has expressed high level of professionalism and accountability in piloting the financial affairs of the state.

“The institute is always ready to fulfil its part of cooperation with Anambra State Government to further enhance prudence,” Zakari pointed.

Receiving the delegation, Governor Obiano expressed

Ogboji: ANSG to complete surface irrigation next month- Obiano ÏÏÏAnambra

State government has targeted to complete the surface irrigation project at Ogboji before the end of the next month.

The project situated at Ogboji Orumba North Local Government Area is under FADAMA 3 and sponsored by the World Bank.

Governor Obiano, who disclosed this while inspecting the level of work, said the project

would increase food production capacity in the effort of his administration to encourage all year round farming.

He urged the people of the state to key into dry season farming as his administration would provide every necessary facilities.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanization, Processing and Export, Mr. Afam Mbanefo said “the facility has

the capacity to serve about 5000 farmers and is a major milestone towards achieving the state’s target of producing 600, 000 metric tons of rice annually”.

The State Project Coordinator for FADAMA 3 Programme, Mr. Chukwuka Egbue revealed that the project is at 85 percent completion, remaining the finishing works on the field canals to check environmen-

tal challenges that may arise, adding that the 3.12 kilometer road leading to the farm has also been done under the programme.

“A major canal has been constructed to convey water, three km from a nearby Ugbo dam to the farm. The water will flow through eight field canals into the farm, with the aid of 12 checkgates constructed at strategic points,” Egbue noted.

elation to the institute, saying his administrative principles were anchored on transparency and accountability.

Obiano commended the present leadership of the Institute for its laudable efforts towards transforming the status of the institution and maintaining high dignity in accounting profession.

The governor made it clear that he remains committed to administering the affairs of the state in a manner that will engender greater socio-economic benefits for her people, in keeping with best standards in accounting principles.

On his part, a past President of the Institute, Mr. Chidi Ajegbu consented that Governor Obiano has been a good ambassador of the institute, soliciting his support towards some initiatives of the Institute’s national body.

Ayamelum LGA records impressive turnout in ongoing voter registration exercise Communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State have continued to record impressive turnout in the ongoing INEC nationwide Continous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR).

The Assistant Electoral Officer, Ayamelum LGA, Mrs. Uche Oraegbunam, said there had been increase in the number of eligible voters that turn up for the exercise in the area.

The CVR exercise would offer those, who recently turned 18, the opportunity to register and obtain their voter’s cards.

The exercise would also enable people to transfer their voter’s cards from their former areas of residence to their current areas of residence.

The exercise, also involved the distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) to people, who had yet to collect theirs.

On fresh registration for older adults, the electoral officer explained that ``new registration is ongoing’’.

However, in a bid to avoid double registration, ``we search through our systems to ensure that such persons have not been captured in the past. ``Where we discover a case of misplaced card, we advise the person to begin a replacement processes.’’

Oraegbunam added that a centre had been set up at Igbankwu by INEC to make registration accessible to all the people of Ayamelum.

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Anambra Information Ministry How to tackle flooding in Onistsha, undergoing a revolution- Director by Igwe Achebe ÏÏÏThe Acting Director, Anam-

bra State Ministry of Information and Communication Strategy, Mrs. Obiageliaku Umeadi, says the ministry has now become ICT-compliant. ``We have gone digital,’’ she said excitedly, while inaugurating additional laptops and other ICT equipment purchased for the Information Unit to enhance news production.

The acting director said this on March 1, at `The Situation Room’ of the ministry, while presenting another batch of three modern HP laptops purchased to aid faster processing of stories by information officers for posting to website. ``We have come of age in the ministry of information. We are now ICT-compliant and have gone digital,’’ Umeadi noted.

She thank the Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Ogbuefi Tony Nnachetta for the ongoing transformation being witnessed in the

ministry since he assumed duties. ``I have to thank the Commissioner, Nnachetta, who is the brain behind the progress being recorded in The Situation Room for the transformation. ``We also thank our Permanent Secretary, Mr. Benjamin Umerah for all his support and commitment toward sourcing the facilities to assist us to ease the job of information officers,’’ the Ag Director said.

Umeadi, then, urged all the information officers all over Anambra State to put in more energy to ensure that the work was done with expertise. ``You need to also achieve speed and accuracy as this are the most basic endowments in modern day journalism. ``This is a time to focus; to sit up and equip ourselves with this new technology that is now in vogue,’’ she said.

The Ag. Director also commended Governor Obiano for his all round support to the ministry.

Anambra residents cautioned against abuse of environment ÏÏÏResidents

of the state have been urged to join hands with the state Government to eradicate environmental degradation and achieve sustainable clean and healthy environment.

Speaking to journalists in Awka, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Dr. Amaechi Ekume, enjoined the people to key into the sanitation programmes of the Governor Willie Obiano administration.

Dr. Ekume noted that clean environment would help check spread of communicable diseases as it denies vectors habitation areas through which they multiply and spread.

He explained that the state has invested huge resources to entrench a new sanitation culture and has procured and distributed refuse collection bins, disposal equipment and materials to various parts of the state for easy collection and evacuation of waste materials.

According to the Special Adviser, the state Government has

equally sustained awareness and sensitization campaign on the need to promote cleanliness but regretted that people still dump refuse inside drainages.

Dr Ekume cautioned against indiscriminate cutting of trees and bush burning to build a healthy ecosystem that can withstand variety of natural disasters and help regulate atmospheric temperature for effective response to challenges of climate change as well as serve as watershed and habitat to millions of animals that form part of the food chain in the bushes and forest.

He noted that Governor Obiano has within the last four years fulfilled and surpassed promises made to the people which he pointed out resulted to his over-whelming victory across the state during the last Governorship election and urged the people to continue to support his administration to enable him consolidate on his achievements as he is determined to do more in his second tenure.

Stories by John Ndu, Awka

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of Onitsha, Igwe Nn’emeka Achebe has observed that issue of flooding, silted drains, building on flood channels and waste management has been major bane to development of Onitsha. ``A study on storm water management in the commercial city will help in developing clear master plan to tackle the perennial flooding in Onitsha,’’ Igwe Achebe said this during the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) one-day Stakeholders consultation. The event was held at Onitsha.

He commended efforts of the state government through NEWMAP in under taking to provide solutions.

Igwe Achebe was represented

by President-General of the Onitsha Improvement Union, Chinyelugo Osita Anionwu.

The Project Coordinator for Anambra NEWMAP, Michael

Ivenso, who was represented by the Natural Resources Management Officer, Mr. Emenike Ajulufo said the study would aim at mitigating perennial flooding in the metropolis and environs.

Ivenso explained that the project was based on effort of Governor Willie Obiano, who sourced for the funding from the Special climate Change Fund (SCCF). ``The fund was under NEWMAP’’.

The Coordinator said an International Consultant, Enviplan International Ltd., was selected to undertake the study of flood and drainage discharge patterns. ``The study is intent on developing lasting solution to flooding and the menace of rain water in Onitsha and environs.”

The Transition Committee Chairman, Onitsha South Local Government Area, Mr. Emeka Asoanya noted that the project was timely and called for the redesigning of drains in the city.

One of the consultants, Mr. J.W.E Metibaiye explained

that the consultancy would be achieved by identifying and assessing the storm water drainage needs of Onitsha City.

He said a Master plan was prepared to allow for detailed design and implementation of infrastructures and projects to reduce flooding, and manage the menace.

The Managing Director, Anambra State Waste Management Agency (ASWAMA), Mr. Phil Chinwuba explained that the issue of waste management required attitudinal change and the corporation of the public.

He called on the citizens to imbibe the right environmental practices. ``The situation where the citizens build on water ways and steal bins provided for refuse disposal is totally unacceptable,” Chinwuba said.

A retired Director with the National Geoharzard Monitoring Centre, Akunne Ernest Anyaegbunam, commended the efforts of Governor Obiano for addressing the issue of erosion.

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano (7th left), with some committee members of Golden Tulip Hotel Agulu, after inauguration of the members at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia...recently

ANSG to partner Navy on waterways security –Obiano ÏÏÏThe Governor of

Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that the State Government would collaborate with the Nigerian Navy to enhance effective security in the state’s waterways with a view to achieving its vision for a safe water transportation in the state.

The governor acknowledged this at a breakfast meeting with the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command of the

Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Saleh Usman, at the Governor’s Lodge, Awka.

Governor Obiano in a brief interaction with journalists shortly after the breakfast meeting revealed that they had fruitful deliberations that centered mainly on sustaining the various areas of partnership between the State and the Nigerian Navy.

The partnership areas, according to the governor in-

cludes improving security especially along the waterways, construction works and boosting water transportation.

The governor noted that under the state’s vision to commence water transportation on a larger scale this year, his administration targets to develop 13 creeks across the riverine communities of the state, to make for easy movement of vessels and goods; adding that the Navy has a major role in ensur-

ing that government’s intentions were fully realised.

The Navy boss, Rear Admiral Usman explained that since he assumed duty it became imperative to visit the Governor and to familiarize himself with operations in the State which he observed, have been smooth because of the overwhelming support from the governor.

He pointed out that the Nigerian Navy deemed it necessary to establish a base in Anam-

bra because of the numerous prospects water transportation holds for business and commercial activities as well as for Internally Generated Revenue for the state.

He congratulated Governor Obiano on his successful reelection, attributing it to the fact that the people are happy with his leadership, promising that under his command, the Navy will deepen cooperation with the state.

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Governance and Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano’s impact Okechukwu Anarado

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Willie Obiano’s exemplary mold of good governance typified in security, agriculture, attraction of blue chip private and Public-Private-Partnership investments, improved performance in education, enhanced public utilities, better healthcare etc, we seek to pry into the underlying influence that feeds the Governor’s hearty dispositions to acts expressive of compassion for the vulnerable members of society: an illustration of the institution of matrimony as a melting pot of a partnership that encourages the principal parties to effectively complement efforts in service to society.

Never in the history of Anambra State has so much care and compassion flowed from the heart of the Wife of the State Governor to the members of the Disabilities’Community. Never before had this micro community of persons with different shades of impairment been so recognized, made more human and integrated into the affairs of state and society as obtains in this time of Chief Willie Obiano. Under the charity apostolate of Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) Her Excellency’s pet project - ensures the greatest good for a large number of the disadvantaged in society.

Though a non-governmental outfit, CAFÉ leverages on the enormous goodwill Chief Willie Obiano has built over time and in government. It enjoys support in material and financial terms from privileged individuals and organizations who, trusting Her Excellency’s kind heart and managerial ingenuity, heartily respond to her solicitations for the needy. These external responses support the backing CAFÉ naturally enjoys from the Governor whose charitable bearing combines with Her Excellency’s in lending greater meaning to the lives of people with disabilities and the indigent members of society. This sublime combination has facilitated the rare elevation of people who bear various impairments to Permanent Secretaries and other exalted positions in Anambra State Civil Service; it has also produced people in this community as Senior Political Appointees in Chief Obiano’s administration.

It is noteworthy that long before now, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano’s compassion for the less privileged became manifest in her private schemes designed to enliven them. Today, as Mama Anambra, her passion to increase their appreciation of life competes fairly with the increasing number of the needy who seek recourse to her for succor and sustainable means of livelihood. Apart from intervening in their immediate material needs, CAFÉ trains and empowers them by providing seed capital for reachable enterprises. By embarking on public campaigns against stigmatisation of members of this group, CAFÉ boosts their psyche and regenerates life in them.

One of the significant impacts of CAFÉ on persons with physical disabilities is manifested in its issuance of prosthetic limbs to deserving Ndi-Anambra. Between 28th and 30th of October, 2014, when measurements for those in need of limb fitments at Njikoka Local Government commenced at Abagana, not a few persons doubted the efficacy of the scheme. The measurements nonetheless spread to other Local Government Areas in the state. And when two months later (between the 16th and 18th of December, 2014) the actual fitting of prosthetics to the designated physically challenged began, at no costs whatsoever to them, CAFÉ

established itself as a trusted benefactor.

This was early in the life of this administration. Over the past three years CAFÉ has given over 1,300 free limbs to deserving NdiAnambra. It has provided wheel chairs and other movement aids to many physically challenged Ndi-Anambra. CAFÉ has freely offered valuable healthcare to many disadvantaged Ndi-Anambra. It has provided decent abodes for some indigent widows and some homeless persons in the state.

The Caring Family Enhancement Initiative has successfully intervened in comprehensive rehabilitation of Basden School of the Blind, Speech and Hearing Disabilities at Isulo, Orumba North LGA. It has intervened in a similar school at Umuchu. CAFÉ has led public enlightenments for safe life by encouraging hygiene consciousness among Ndi-Anambra. It has constructed restrooms in public places like markets and parks.

Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano’s expression of charity is not a one-off thing.

She has continually expressed charity as an integral part of her DNA. When on Monday, 23rd of October, 2017 Her Excellency empowered four hundred indigent students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University to alleviate their pains in the course of their education, she was only acting true to type.

Regardless of trenchant odds orchestrated by importunate killjoys on the prowl to diminish the office of Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, the effusive outpour of emotions from the increasing number of beneficiaries of Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano’s humanness has continued to entrench her role as an export model for other climes where large masses of the needy hunger for her breed of benevolent benefactresses.

For these passionate acts of charity, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has been variously decorated with laurels by reputable organisations across the globe who feel that her selfless gifts to mankind must not go unrecognised. They do this probably as ways of encouraging more participation in charity missions. Ndi-Anambra recognise these uncommon acts of charity, and unmistakably demonstrated acceptance of the Obiano’s by wholly endorsing Chief Willie Obiano’s reelection in the unprecedented superlative victory he scored across all the 21 Local Government Areas in the November 18, 2017 Anambra gubernatorial election.

There is no gainsaying the fact that Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano’s good heart, exemplified in the activities of CAFÉ, among her other numerous unpublicized expressions of love to persons, groups and communities, translated to votes for Chief Willie Obiano by the Anambra electorate whose conclusion must be that with Chief

Under the charity apostolate of Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) - Her Excellency’s pet project - ensures the greatest good for a large number of the disadvantaged in society

Mrs. Obiano Willie Obiano, Anambra’s sustainable growth is assured.

Under the charity apostolate of Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) Her Excellency’s pet project - ensures the greatest good for a large number of the disadvantaged in society News Commissioner lauds Obiano for transforming Primary Healthcare system The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Akabuike, has applauded Gov. Willie Obiano on his effort at transforming the primary healthcare subsector.

This has been clearly evident through the establishment of Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA).

Akabuike made the commendation in his office at Awka, while answering questions from newsmen on Gov. Obiano’s scorecard in the health sector over the last four years.

According to him ASPHCDA now operates with clearly defined roles.

The Health commissioner noted that prior to the establishment of ASPHCDA; the primary healthcare was managed at the Local Government Areas (LGAs), without clearly defined roles.

He added that this scenario led to dilapidation of about 520 primary healthcare centres across the state.

Akabuike recounted how the primary healthcare sector was being operated with no policy guidelines or direction and no structures.

However, in order to tackle this anomaly, Akabuike said that government concentrated on health reforms that included renovation of hospitals and primary healthcare centres, and ``equipping them and ensuring that qualified personnel are there by training and retraining them”. ``Government has achieved a lot through the blueprint of the health sector, which basically addressed the issue of primary healthcare, secondary and tertiary levels,” Akabuike said. ``The first thing this government did was to draft a bill that was passed into law, establishing Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency. ``The essence of the Agency is to have the entire primary healthcare under a roof, thereby institutionalising it in the state. ``This will make it possible to be managed

centrally with Ministry of Health carrying out oversight functions,’’ he said.

Akabuike explained that ``at the secondary level,’’ of Obiano’s led-government was trying to uplift three General Hospitals to specialist levels, to argument the only two specialist hospitals in the state.

The hospitals are General Hospital, Onitsha, Enugwu Ukwu and Ekwulobia.

Meanwhile, the General Hospital, Onitsha is almost completed, while work is still ongoing at the other two hospitals.

He added that they would act as referral centres to health centres.

The health commissioner, then, scored Governor Obiano high on other aspects of healthcare delivery.

He noted that the mandate of Obiano was to give Anambra people quality healthcare in its entirety that would be comparable with any standard health system in the world.

Group advises youths on voter registration exercise Youths have been advised to register in the ongoing voter registration exercise and obtain their PVCs in order to change the current maladministration in the country.

They were asked to change their political destinies in next year’s general election instead of being used as political thugs, mobilizers, personal assistants or instruments of electoral malpractice.

The coordinator Youth Take-over 2019 Movement, Comrade Chris Ofordile stated this during a press briefing in Awka, saying that time is ripe to bring youths to the forefront of the nation’s leadership taking into cognizance that Nigerian leaders at Independence were all youths.

He regretted that the country is experiencing the worst form of leadership where hunger, infrastructural decay, joblessness, insecurity, injustice, fear and pain have become the reward of citizens of the country.

Comrade Ofordile further observed that appointments and promotions were monetized in public service leading to inefficiency and lack of professionalism while leaders make mockery of statescrafts through rats taking over the presidency and snakes feeding on billions of naira.

He however called on state governments to conduct local government elections so that Local Councils could act as training ground for youths who want to grow in politics.

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R-L: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, German Defence Attache, Thomas Brillisauer and Head of delegation, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg, Germany, Dr Thorsten Schutz during a visit by the Germans to the corporate head office of NIMASA in Lagos.

NNPC, Customs partner on border checks

By Idu Jude, Abuja

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Customs Service(NCS) moves to partner to stop the spate of Petroleum Motor Spirit(PMS) diversion from Nigeria to broader countries.

Also , the NNPC, has sounded the alarm on the proliferation of fuel stations in communities with international land and coastal borders across the country, insisting that the development has energized unprecedented cross-border smuggling of petrol to neighboring countries, making it difficult to sanitize the fuel supply and distribution matrix in the country.

Leading a top management team of the corporation on a visit to the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, revealed that detailed study conducted by NNPC indicated strong correlation between the presence of the frontier stations and the activi-

ties of fuel smuggling syndicates.

He said that the activities of the smugglers had led to recent observed abnormal surge in the evacuation of petrol from less than 35 million litres per day to more than 60 milion litres per day, which is in sharp contrast with established national consumption pattern. Providing a detailed presentation of the findings, the NNPC GMD informed that 16 states, having amongst them 61 local government areas with border communities, account for 2,201 registered fuel stations. The fuel tank, he noted, had a combined capacity of 144, 998, 700 litres of petrol. In the same vein, eight states with coastal border communities spread across 24 LGAs, account for 866 registered fuel outlets with combined petrol tank capacity of 73, 443, 086 (seventy three million, four hundred and forty three thousand and eighty six) litres.

A further breakdown of the finding shows that among the states with land borders, three LGA’s in Ogun State account for 633 fuel stations with combined petrol tankage of 40, 485,000 litres, while nine LGA’s in Borno State have 337 fuel outlets

with combined petrol storage capacity of 21, 114, 480 litres. Lagos with one LG as border community has 235 registered fuel stations with total petrol storage facility of 19,916, 600 litres.

On the coastal front, Lagos with six LGA’s leads with 487 registered fuel stations with combined in-built storage capacity of 50, 239,560 litres.

Akwa Ibom, with five LGA’s, has 134 registered retail outlets with capacity to store 8, 322, 986 litres, while Ondo State with two LGA’s has 110 fuel stations with capacity to store 3,871,320 litres.

Baru explained that because of the obvious differential in petrol price between Nigeria and other neighboring countries, it had become lucrative for the smugglers to use the frontier stations as a veritable conduit for the smuggling of products across the border, saying this had resulted in a thriving market for Nigerian petrol in all the neighouring countries of Niger Republic, Benin Republic, Cameroun, Chad and Togo and even Ghana which has no direct borders with Nigeria. “’NNPC is concerned that con-

tinued cross-border smuggling of petrol will deny Nigerians the benefit of the Federal Government’s benevolence of keeping a fix retail price of N145 per litre despite the increase in PMS open market price above N171 per litre,’’ he said.

He noted that based on the heightened petrol consumption rate of 50 million litre per day, the corporation was incurring an under-recovery of N774 million every day. Welcoming the NNPC GMD and his team to the Customs Headquarters, Col. Ali said the Service would work with the corporation to stem the tide of cross-border smuggling of petroleum products, noting that all hands must be on deck to ensure the economic survival of the country. The Customs boss thanked NNPC GMD for the elaborate data he provided on the fuel supply situation, noting that this would enable the service fashion out the appropriate architecture to combat the menace.

He called on the authorities to tackle the issue of price differentials which is the underlying motivation for smuggling activities.

The business educational development of Northern Nigeria took a new turn at the weekend for the better when the renowned businessman, Aliko Dangote donated a N1.2 billion ultra-modern business school edifice to the Bayero University, Kano, (BUK).

It is the first of such institution in the northern part of the country.

Christened Dangote Business School, the business mogul disclosed that talks are on to affiliate the institution with the popular Havard Business School, in the United States of America.

Dangote. whole speaking at the opening of the school stated that no effort was spared to ensure that the school, building get was up to international standard and one if the biggest in the sub Sahara Africa.

He said said the Business School, which was commissioned by the Kano State Governor, Abdulzhi Umar Ganduje, was conceived as part of the contributions of Alhaji Aliko Dangote towards encouraging world class entrepreneurship education at the highest level in Nigeria.

He described the school as best of its kind in northern Nigeria, adding that the institution, as accredited by the Nigerian University Commission, NUC, will be the first business school to offer Doctor of Business Administration PhD. program in Nigeria.

Africa’s richest man added that the business school would ease sharing of business information globally and how future African leaders could advance their businesses as well as building capacity which would translate to boosting the continent’s economy. Dangote traced the journey of the construction of the school to the days of Prof Attahir Jigawa as the Vice Chancellor of the University when he pleaded with him to help in the establishment of a business school that can accelerate entrepreneurship in the country.

He said he agreed to build the edifice because of his conviction that good quality education is the bedrock of meaningful development in the country and only a sound mind can facilitate development.

The school, according to him, will train African Business leaders by crying out research on how Nigerians can do business in the very particular kind of environment and succeed.

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AXA Mansard Insurance notifies NSE of board changes Bonny Amadi Axa Mansard Insurance Plc has notified the regulators, including the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of changes in the company’s board.

In a publication captioned: “Notification To The Nigerian Stock Exchange On The Changes To The Board Of Axa Mansard Insurance Plc”, signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs Omowunmi Mabel Adewusi; and released by the Exchange , the company said, “We hereby notify the Exchange, esteemed shareholders, stakeholders and the general public that the Board unanimously approved the following’.”

The board, it said, approved the resignation of Mr. Jad Ariss as a Non-Executive Director of the Company as well as the appointment of Mr. Hassan El Shabrawishi as a NonExecutive in our Company subject to regulatory approval from the National Insurance Commission.

The company said that Mr. Hassan El Shabrawishi is a key executive within AXA International & New Markets (INM), which entails the entities under INM are Asia, Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. Prior to his appointment in November 2017, he was the Group Chief Innovation Officer of AXA SA and also the Chairman of AXA Egypt. Before then, he was the CEO of AXA Egypt from September 2014 to October 2016.

He holds a Bachelor of the Arts in Business Economics and Finance from the American International University in London and a Masters of Business Administration from IE Business School in Spain.

The Board and Management of AXA Mansard Insurance expressed confidence that his wealth of experience will be a great addition to the existing mix on the board.

L-R: Donor of the School Aliko Dangote,; Vice-chancellor of BUK, Prof Mohammadu Yahuza Bello; Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru; and Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafeez Abubakar at the commissioning ceremony.

PHD, a global communications planning and media buying firm, has launched its seventh publication, Merge, which dwells on how technology prepares marketers and advertisers for the future with regards to brands and audience engagement.

Wayne Bishop, Managing Director, PHD Johannesburg, who unveiled the book titled “MERGE: The Closing Gap Between Technology and Us,” at the 2018 Social Media Week in Lagos, said that looking at path towards the future, there is likely to be a fusion between technology and humans which may free us up to live more creative, more efficient and better connected lives.

He stated that as technology advances, marketers and advertisers should look forward to how they adapt to changes in technology and its application to brands, consumers and people within their environment.

‘Marketers need to prepare, merger is inevitable’ He said the five evolutionary stages in Merge include surfacing, organising, extracting anticipating and elevating. These stages illustrate our journey from putting information up on screens, to organising that information via search engines, to managing to make sense of all this information as it is extracted. Finally, we look to how AI helps anticipate our needs which ends with us merging with technology, elevating us as a human race.

He said Merge is relevant to Nigeria because of the changes in the economy, the strong entrepreneurial culture and the growth in technological development over the years.

At the event, Dozie Okafor, Managing Director, PHD Nigeria, said that

at this present stage of technological development, people interact more with brands online and other digital platforms as indicated in Merge.

He said the book helps marketers and advertisers understand the different evolutionary stages as well as their relevance to businesses. It also enables them to understand how they should perceive things and the evolving role they have to play if they want to remain competitive.

Okafor explained that Merge was launched at the Social Media Week because PHD felt it was a platform for a diverse audience, not just marketers and advertisers, but the general public, to enable them understand what the future is all about.

“But also important is the theme

Coolworld unveils energy saving electrical appliances Ganiyu Obaaro

As part of its efforts to protect the environment, help in cutting down on power consumption and saving teeming Nigerian consumers some money on electricity bills, leading electrical appliances retailer, Coolworld Retail Store has introduced a new range of Haier Thermocool refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners into the Nigeria market.

The company states that their new Haier Thermocool ranges of Energy Saving refrigerators and freezers have the ability to save up to forty percent on energy consumption while the Energy Saving Inverter DC technology Air Conditioner, aptly named GENPAL, can save up to sixty percent on energy consumption.

According to the company, all the products were birthed out of the desire to give consumers the best comfort experience on home appliance usage at a reduced en-

Energy saving appliances

ergy charges.

Speaking at the launch event in CoolWorld Retail Store in Lagos, the Marketing Director of HPZ Ltd., Mrs. Bukola Bandele disclosed that whether the consumer is a trendy young corporate executive or a busy working mother, the desire to minimize electricity bills and save money as well as sustain a comfortable lifestyle remain

constant. “This is why we decided to take ownership of this energy saving conversation by championing the provision of quality energy saving home appliances on all models of our Fridges and Freezers and the new GENPAL; to give everyone greater peace of mind, irrespective of the size purchased,” she explained.

According to her, as the No.1 Electrical Appliance business in

Nigeria with Haier Group partner who is No.1 Worldwide for the Sixth Consecutive Years, investment in the project is a true demonstration of Haier Thermocool steering the market in the right direction by delivering right benefits first to the Consumers, the Community where the business operates & the Country at large.

Bukola Bandele added that, the new products are made with improved globally-accepted and environmentally friendly refrigerants. “It has no destructive effect to the ozone sphere; thereby preserving the environment for the future generations. She mentioned that at least 40% of global refrigeration now employs environmentally friendly refrigerants and as such, ‘we are delighted to be the leading organization to employ this technology that reduces our carbon footprint by 97%” she stressed.

Mrs. Bandele reiterated that consumers will have full benefit and experience on all the models

‘Closer’ for this year’s Social Media Week, which is in line with how technology and human beings are coming closer till they merge. “We felt the event was a good platform to catapult the entire conversation,” Okafor explained.

Drawing on insights and foresights of experts, including worldleading inventor, author and futurist (and writer of the foreword) Ray Kurzweil, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, futurologist Dr Ian Pearson and Microsoft chief envisioning officer UK Dave Coplin, Merge sets out how technology and human evolution has progressed since the 1950s and what the world will look like over the next 25 to 35 years.

& sizes of the New Energy Saving Refrigerators, Freezers and Air-Conditioners which come with significant cost savings on electricity consumption, are environmentally friendly, have faster cooling system and can withstand low voltage supply.

She mentioned that the products are now available at CoolWorld Retail stores and other Thermocool showrooms across the country. She promised that consumers will continue to witness a plethora of innovative and forward-thinking products from the stables of Haier Thermocool as they consistently churn out products with topnotch technology and multiple capabilities that will keep their brands permanently in the minds of consumers. “For over 45 years, we have consistently championed consumers’ comforts by walking miles in their shoes to understand their pain points and by using technology to transform the way consumers live, work and play” Bandele explained.

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The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi, Arthur Okowa and the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Friday at Ovwian-Aladja in Delta State commended the role Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) played in the resuscitation of the former (PSML). Delta Steel Company Limited, which has been rebranded as Premium Steel and Mines Limited Okowa who spoke while formally commissioning the rejuvenated Premium Steel and Mines Limited at an elaborate ceremony at the factory’s complex in Ovwian-Aladja in Delta State said, “We must appreciate AMCON for the very important role they played in being able to resolve the issues that surrounded the company without which we would not be here today commissioning Premium Steel and Mines Limited, which was previously known as Delta Steel Company Limited.”

According to the governor, such pivotal role AMCON played, which has led to Premium Steel and Mines Limited coming back to life with the huge investment by its new management led by Mr. Prasnata Mishra as Chief Executive Officer, should be a source of excitement to both the host community and Delta State at large. Again he added, “It is a day of joy for all of us, one that have brought excitement to the Udu community and the good people of Delta State. We thank God that this steel company, which was abandoned for many years is coming back to life to the economic benefits of our people, the government of Delta State and the nation at large. We must therefore continue to appreciate AMCON and the Minister of Solid Minerals for making this possible.”

In the same vein, Minister of Solid Minerals represented

by Mr. Ime Ekrikpo, Acting Director of Steel in the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development also commended AMCON and the new owners of Premium Steel and Mines Limited for bringing the company back on stream when he said, “I thank AMCON and the resilience they showed in resolving all issues relating to Delta Steel, which eventu-

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ally gave room for Premium Steel and Mines Limited to come onboard. We are willing to continue our partnership with AMCON and other relevant agencies of the government to revive as many ailing companies as possible, which would create millions of jobs for teaming youths in the country.” In his address, Managing Director Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Mr. Ahmed Kuru, took the governor and the attendant crowd down memory lane as to how strategic AMCON was in facilitated the whole process.

Kuru who was represented by Mazi Okoronkwo Onwukwe said, “Your Excellency, I cannot fully express how happy we are to have been part of this massive development that will eternally change steel production narrative and its allied industries in Nigeria.

What we are witnessing here today, which is the commissioning of this gigantic steel company in the country justifies AMCON’s resolve and commitment towards the resuscitation and stabilisation of challenged sectors in the Nigerian economy.

“For us in AMCON, today is a good day for several reasons. One of the many reasons is the fact that our dream of resuscitating steel production in Aladja, Delta State has finally come to pass. It would be recalled that AMCON took over the assets of the then Delta Steel Company (DSC) over seven years ago, following the non-performing status of the loans they took from several Nigerian banks, that ran into several billions of naira with the assets of the then DSC as collaterals. It is our expectation that in no dis-

tant time, the company would not only be in a position to satisfy local demand for steel in Nigeria, but would indeed be exporting to other West African countries and thus be earning forex for the country.”

According to Kuru, given the precarious financial situation in the company, AMCON worked so hard to see to the eventual recommencement of business in the factory, in line with the economic policy direction of the Federal Government of Nigeria. To actualise this delightful wish, AMCON sought for and got Premium Steel and Mines Limited, which is one of the leading Steel manufacturing companies in South-Saharan Africa to successfully acquire the assets of the defunct DSC and thereafter made huge and significant investments in the rehabilitation and resuscita-

tion of the plant, in readiness for steel production.

Again he noted, “So this ceremony is the result of their determination and their unalloyed commitment to see to the recommencement of steel production here regardless of all odds. We congratulate them.

The commencement of business here means that a high percentage of the huge foreign exchange (FOREX) usually expended in steel importation in Nigeria will be saved, while several thousands of jobs, both directly and indirectly will be created in the community, the state and the country at large.

“In the same vein, the state government as well as the Federal Government would soon start earning revenue by way of taxes, just as the economic well-being of the good people of Delta State in particular

will improve tremendously, given the multiplier effects on the economy of the community, the state and country as a whole. As a result of this singular economic entity, the community, the state and the country will never remain the same. The successful revival of this business has again shown that AMCON is indeed a major solution provider for ailing and dead companies in Nigeria.”

Kuru said AMCON was therefore calling on all debtors of AMCON to see the Corporation as partners in progress and therefore come forward to negotiate the resolution of their debts, adding, “For the avoidance of doubt, AMCON will not hesitate to go the whole hug in line with the AMCON Act 2010 as amended, for those debtors who prefer to remain recalcitrant.”

L – R: Commercial Director CoolWorld West Africa, Olugbenga Kolawole, State Co-ordinator, Lagos Standard Organization of Nigeria, Engr.Joseph Ugbaja, Marketing Director TEC (Thermocool Engineering Company) West Africa, Bukola Bandele, Chairman PZ Group, Chief Kola Jamodu and the Managing Director, TEC Africa, Dimitris Kostianis at the unveiling of HPZ energy saving home appliances in Lagos recently.

NIMASA elevates 85 management staff, 553 others Ï # ƈƏƈƏ ƃ ƍ Ƅ Ǝ ƄƊ ƍƕƑ ƍƈ The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of 85 Management Staff to their next grade levels.

The promotions were ratified at the meeting of the Board of the Agency which held in Lagos under the Chairmanship of Major General Jonathan India Garba

(rtd).

A breakdown of the exercise shows that two (2) Deputy Directors were promoted to the level of Directors; Seven (7) Assistant Directors were promoted to Deputy Directors while 76 grade level 14 officers were promoted to their next grade of Assistant Directors.

Those promoted to full Directors are the Agency’s Head of Internal Audit, Mr. Victor

Onuzuruike and the Deputy Director in charge of Research in the Agency, Mrs. Christiana Budaye.

Similarly, the Executive Management of the Agency also approved the promotion of a total number of 553 nonmanagement staff between grade levels 4-14, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 638.

Speaking on the promotion

exercise, the Director General, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside reiterated the commitment of the Executive Management to reward hard work, noting that it is a morale booster.

“It is true that the reward for hard work is more work, but on the other hand, hard work also comes with promotion. On our part as Executive Management we will continue

to ensure that promotion exercises are conducted on a yearly basis and as at when due so that staff can be motivated to give their best to the course of rebranding the Agency and repositioning the maritime sector for greater efficiency.

By this we will be able to focus and realize our mandates as an Agency,” the DG said.

A staff of the Agency also had this to say “this promotion is unprecedented in the history of the Agency and it

has clearly shown that the Dr. Dakuku Peterside led Management is not reneging on its promises to rebrand the Agency and take it to the next level.

This will make staff more focused and dedicated to their duties” Other Staff who commented on the exercise remarked that this is the best promotion exercise in the history of the Agency carried out in a very transparent and verifiable manner.

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SMEDAN launches conditional grant scheme for micro enterprises

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The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr. Anthony Mkpe Ayine, has commended the National Assembly for passing the Audit Bill, which, among others, would grant full autonomy to the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation and establish the Federal Audit Service Commission (FASC).

In a statement issued on Sunday by the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation in Abuja, Ayine said that by passing the Audit Bill the National Assembly has demonstrated great support and commitment to President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts at enthroning Accountability and Transparency as key pillars and foundation for good governance in Nigeria.

Ayeni noted that on Thursday, March 1, 2018, the Senate passed the Audit Bill, which had earlier been passed by the House of Representatives, thereby paving way for the establishment of the Federal Audit Service Commission.

The Bill would now be harmonized and sent to President Buhari for assent. “The passage of the Audit Bill by the National Assembly will strengthen and enable the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation to make meaningful and impactful contributions towards good governance through effective accountability, because all Nigerians desire good governance,” the Auditor General said.

“There is no way you can talk about good governance without the key pillars of accountability and transparency. So, with the passage of the Audit Bill, when assented to by Mr. President, the Office will be properly positioned to deliver effectively on its mandate, by making bigger and significant contributions to the anti-corruption campaign of President Buhari’s administration.

“The passage of the Audit Bill by the Senate is historic in every respect in that by this act, the 8th National Assembly has taken Nigeria away from the obsolete Audit Ordinance of 1956, which we had relied upon till now; so the Senate which just passed the Bill and the House of Representatives, which had earlier passed the Bill deserve commendation by all Nigerians and lovers of account-

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President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Chief Whip of the Senate, Prof. Olusola Adeyeye, Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Francis Ailimikhena, Deputy Leader of the Senate and others on board an Arik Air flight to Accra where the President of the Senate is expected to address the Ghanaian Parliament on “Good Governance in Africa” on Monday.

Auditor-General lauds NASS for passing Audit Bill ability and transparency,” Ayine stated.

The Auditor-General particularly applauded the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives for rallying the entire National Assembly towards speedy passage of the Audit Bill, as well as the Public Accounts Committees of the Upper and Lower Chambers of the National Assembly for providing the groundwork for the Audit Bill to be passed expeditiously.

When finally assented to, among the gains the Audit Act will bring to the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation according to Ayine, is the attraction of quality human capital to the Office, which will result in better application of modern audit methods to the benefit of Nigeria.

“With Administrative and Financial autonomy, which will come with the passage of the Audit Bill when assented to, added to the legal autonomy which we already have by virtue of Section 85 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Office will be able to attract quality human capital at competitive

standards to deliver quality audit work to place Nigeria’s Supreme Audit Institution at the same level with its peers in other countries in Africa and elsewhere in the world,” Ayine added.

Commenting on the passage of the Audit Bill, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki who presided over the session, said the Bill would strengthen the anti-corruption crusade of the present administration.

“Today is a landmark achievement in the fight against corruption. This will bring accountability and probity in the finances of the government and the fight against corruption.

“I must commend all the members of the National Assembly, both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

This will go a long way in ensuring the independence of the Office of the Auditor-General and will ensure that the Auditor-General has access to different parastatals and agencies.

“We truly have to block all the various leakages. We have to ensure that we get this (Bill) to Mr. President to get his assent. We have gone

a long way in this administration in our fight against corruption, and it is commendable that the National Assembly is the sponsor and mover of this very important Bill, knowing that the Audit Ordinance of 1956 is out-dated.

We will continue to play our part in this fight against corruption for the sake our country”.

The Audit Bill, once assented to by the President, will repeal the Audit Ordinance of 1956, and will empower and expand further the scope of audit of the Supreme Audit Institution of Nigeria to carry out audits of all revenues accruing to the federation, expenditures of the federation from all sources, donations, grants and loans accruable to the Federal Ministries, departments and agencies as well as other public entities.

The Supreme Audit Intuition will also be empowered through the new Audit Act to carry out performance audit by ensuring that the operations and activities of the federal government and its agencies are economically, efficiently and effectively performed.

NDDC to establish 4 agric processing mills in Akwa Ibom The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is to establish one agricultural processing mill in each of the four Federal Constituencies making up Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial District as a pilot scheme for Akwa Ibom State.

The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr. Nsima

In view of the critical importance of the micro enterprises sub-sector in Nigerian, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) has flagged off the Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS) for Micro enterprises in the country.

A statement by the agency on Thursday, said the Director General of the SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Umar radda announced the commencement of the scheme on Monday at the Senator Bassey Albert’s Constituency Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

He described the scheme as part of SMEDAN’s determination to address the challenges confronting the MSMEs in the country.

Dr Radda said that the current scheme aimed to promote the the activities of micro enterprises across the federation in the area of capacity building and the delivery of postintervention support services such as access to finance, market, workspace, technology amongst others.

He said, the pilot phase of the project was being conducted in six states: Katsina (34 LGAs), Gombe (11 LGAs), EBONYI (13 LGAs), Oyo (33 LGAs), Akwa Ibom (31 LGAs) and Benue with 23 LGAs making a total of 145 LGAs. According to the SMEDAN boss, the justification for a special entrepreneurship and vocational development intervention for the entrepreneurs at the bottom of the pyramid cannot be overemphasized based on the need to graduate informal enterprises to the formal sectors.

This, he said would industrialized the nation, develop the rural economy, stem youth restiveness and unemployment as well as create the platform for sustainable economic growth and development in the country. He further noted that the micro enterprises sub sector accounted for a majority of the enterprises in Nigeria and also accounted for the highest number of job created in the economy.

“The findings in the National MSMEs survey of 2010

and 2013 revealed that micro enterprises represent 99.8% (17,261,753) and 99,80 percent (36,994,578) of total enterprises respectively.

In terms of employment, the total number of persons employed by micro enterprises in 2010 was 15,641,460 representing 90.41 percent of total number of employed persons,” he said.

The DG further disclosed that in 2013, the total number of persons employed by micro enterprises was 57,836,391 which represented 96.88 percent of total number of persons employed.

Radda however, noted that over 90 percent of the micro enterprises are informal and populated by people at the bottom of the pyramid.

This, he said, necessitated the need for the agency to conceptualize a flagship programme known as Conditional Grant Scheme for micro enterprises in Nigeria.

Some of the objectives of the CGS include: moving micro enterprises from the informal to the formal sector, creation of jobs, wealth and poverty alleviation in the society.

The DG added that SMEDAN has put in place wellstructured business monitoring mechanism to ensure that the objectives of the CGS are achieved and the impact guaranteed.

“In our determination to address the challenges confronting the MSMEs in Nigeria in a holistic manner, the Agency is implementing the One Local Government One Product (OLOP) in 109 senatorial district in the country.

This ambitious effort of the agency is based on the successful implementation of the pilot phase of the OLOP programme in Katsina, Kaduna, FCT, Osun, and Anambra States,” he stated.

Dr Radda said that SMEDAN was collaborating with the Bank of Industry (BoI) and the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) towards establishing an SME Rating Agency in the country which he said is expected to de-risk the MSMES and ensure they have seamless access to affordable finance.

genes of the region and the location of key projects including the Coastal rail line from Calabar to Lagos.

Chief Ini Okori, a prominent politician in the senatorial district, described the forum as a formidable and politically-faithful group, adding that the women, elders and youths of the senatorial district were determined to vote for the All Progressives’ Congress, APC, in 2019.

In her speech, the President of the forum, Mrs. Ekaette Ime, lauded Ekere for his contributions to the growth of APC in the state and assured him of the support of the women of the senatorial district.

She, however, called on Ekere to consider the women of the senatorial district in the NDDC empowerment programmes and employment opportunities.

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Ekere, announced this on Saturday in Uyo while playing host to Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Women Forum.

Of the four, three palm oil processing mills are to be located in Ukanafun/Oruk Anam, Ikot Ekpene/Obot Akara/Essien Udim and Ikono/Ini Federal Constituencies while a garri processing mill is to be sited in Abak/

Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency. Ekere disclosed that the pilot scheme would be replicated in other parts of the state in due course.

The NDDC boss used the opportunity to call on members of the forum yet to register as voters to take advantage of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise of the Independent National Elec-

toral Commission (INEC), stressing that “in 2019 there will be voting and votes will count.”

He urged the women to continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari, pointing out that the President has shown much love for the people of the Niger Delta as reflected in the number of appointments given to indi-

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sity, Prof. Muhammed Yahuza Bello said with the new business school, the university is now poised to serve the society better through training, research and services.

He said the university adopted the name “ Dangote Business School”, because the name Dangote is internationally synonymous with innovation, entrepreneurship and successes in business and industry and pledged that the school will live by its name and tradition.

Explaining the uniqueness of the schoolHe stated that the new structure comprises 650 seating capacity auditorium, two theaters, four lecture halls, two libraries, incubation center, two cafeterias, 800kva soundproof generator and borehole among others.

In their separate remarks, Gov. Ganduje, represented by his deputy, Prof. Hafeez Abubakar, his Jigawa State Counterpart, Gov. Muhammed Badaru Abubakar and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II lauded Dangote for his several interventions in various sectors in the state and beyond, urging other wealthy individuals to emulate.

Ganduje said Nigerians have a lot to learn from Alhaji Dangote whose wealth has no influence on his humility and is ever willing to do for his immediate environment and make the society better.

He pleaded with the university authorities to grant Alhaji Dangote opportunity to lecture once in a while in the school, even if it’s interactive session because he has a lot to offer beyond available in the text books as a successful business man.

Emir Sanusi said what Dangote has done is what he has always advocated for other Nigerians to do and that not units Nigeria gets her education right a lot of things may not fall in place as expected.

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Arik Air, Presidency sign MOU on capacity building Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier and Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on capacity building which empowers the airline to assist in imparting proficiency and line training for the PAF’ s pilots.

According to the terms of the agreement, Arik Air shall provide

pilots of the Presidential Air Fleet rated on the aircraft Line Training and hour building to maintain proficiency on the aircraft, including undertaking regular commercial flight under supervision, as per the standards approved for the airline.

The agreement was signed on Thursday, March 1, 2018 when the Commander of PAF, Air Commodore Hassan Bala Abubakar led senior officers of the Fleet to Arik Air

Aviation Centre at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

Arik Air Chief Executive Officer, Captain Roy Ilegbodu said the agreement would go a long way in bridging the gap in the Fleet Pilots’ training and proficiency, stating that both parties could always work together to achieve their goals.

Speaking at the ceremony, PAF Commander, Air Commodore Abubakar appreciated the support and co-

operation PAF has been receiving from Arik Air over the years, stressing that this has helped in getting the Pilots to maintain a high level of training.

Arik Air , which had in the past assisted PAF in the proficiency training of its pilots is a safety conscious airline and this must have informed the decision by the top hierarchy of the Fleet to enter into this agreement.

L-R: Director of Flight Operations Arik Air, Captain Adetokunbo Adekunbi; CEO Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu; Commander Presidential Air Fleet, Air Commodore Hasan Abubakar and Head of Operations Presidential Air Fleet, Squadron Leader Abubakar Adamu at the signing of MOU between Arik Air and Presidential Air Fleet on Thursday...in Lagos

Cat 1 Status: NCAA assures continuous direct flight to US airspace

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With the retention of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) category 1 status, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has assured that Nigerian registered aircraft will continue to enjoy the privilege of flying directly into the United States air space without hindrances.

Nigeria scaled the hurdle of the audit of the safety status of the country’s civil aviation industry recently, making it to obtain, yet again another Cat-1-Status. The retention of the Cat-1-Status is coming barely three months after FAA visited Nigeria for the audit.

Speaking on the benefits of such feat at the weekend, General Manager, Public Affairs of NCAA, Sam Adurugboye said that one of the essence of the categorization is that, if an airline is designated to US today, that carrier is entitled to fly into the country directly.

Explaining the position of Nigeria on the principles of air

service reciprocity, Adurogboye pointed out that Arik Air, one of the designate airlines to US, stopped perhaps, due to economic reasons which are also experienced by other airlines across the world.

“They pulled out and are restrategising. For now you can’t force them”, he said.

The GM said that the FAA audit was as a result of a law passed in the US Congress over 45 years ago, mandating all airlines flying into the US on commercial bases to at least attain the Category 1 Status.

According to Adurugboye, NCAA on its own part has adopted similar checks as they also audit all carriers coming into the country on commercial bases.

Reeling out the more benefits of Cat-1-Status, the spokesperson said that the major benefit is the prestige it confers to the nation as a nation that belongs to the top echelon of nations of the world that are compliant to the acceptable international standard , when it comes to aviation.

With Cat-1-Status, Adurogboye said that it saves cost since operators do not need to fly to other countries before going to the US. Other benefits, according to him are, that insurance premium will go down and it also the privileges enjoyed by such categories help to boost the idea of Ease of Doing Business as issued by the Federal Government recently.

Adurugboye who described the retention of Cat 1 as a very good news stated that for Nigeria to be able to attain and sustain that category means that the country is able to sustain a good performance and good record, emphasizing that Nigeria now belongs to the top echelon of countries that are compliant to international standards when it comes to aviation.

Regardless of pockets of incidents here and there, Adurugboye noted that incidences are a mark of increase in movements, explaining that once you have activities, there is bound to be incidences.

Stating that it is incidences that they analyse to prevent accidents, he said , “If you do not have

incidences, it means somebody is suspiciously hiding something.

When you have movements of passengers and aircraft, then of course, there will be incidences”.

Pointing out that Nigeria got the status at a time many countries are falling out, the GM said “We got it surprisingly because Nigerian people have concluded that we will lose it. But for us in NCAA, we know we are doing the right thing.

The personnel are here and of course with the efforts we have put in place, our oversight functions, training, regulations are being updated regularly; from 2009 they were upgraded in 2012.

Again, we reviewed in 2015. We keep updating whatever we have.

Globally we are there”.

“ICAO audited us and we scored over 90 per cent. FAA came; interestingly, when FAA came in 2014, they wrote that they are coming to recertify us on the account of what they are reading in our media.

“So, they too begin to wonder because they were here few years ago. Having gone back when we retained the certification and

again they are reading something else again from the so called views of experts. Unfortunately, the so- called experts; I call it abuse of access to media. People who called themselves experts are people who have questionable records. “I don’t want to go into personalities involved but they are the ones now abusing access to the media. They speak from lack of knowledge or information,” Adurugboye said.

Although Adurugboye said that NCAA appreciate the positions of those criticising them but those critics should do it constructively and also come out with solutions.

On the recent Delta Airline serious incidence in Lagos, the spokesperson said that the incident was adjudged a serious one and therefore, had been taken over by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB).

He however, said that “We are waiting for them to conclude their investigations and the report will come to us. It is an incidence of a sovereign state. The way it is handled is different from the way we handled our own. Sometimes, you fall back on the law”.

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Bulls prevail as NSE ASI/ capitalisation garner 0.72%, 0.82% a week Stories by Bonny Amadi

Irrespective of the bearish trend recorded during the greater past of last week, the equities market closed bearish on the back of positive sentiments and remarkable results released by listed companies.

For the week ended March 02 , 2018 , the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE )All-Share Index, ASI, and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.72 per cent and 0.82 per cent to close the week at 42,876.23 and N15.403 trillion, respectively.

Similarly, all other indices finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE ASeM, NSE Banking and NSE Pension Indices that de-

preciated by 1.14 per cent, 0.59 per cent and 0.09 per cent, respectively Meanwhile, a total turnover of 2.170 billion shares worth N39.087 billion in 24,657 deals were traded during the week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 2.018 billion shares valued at N21.740 bn that exchanged hands in the preceding week in 25,496 deals.

The Financial Services Industry measured by volume, led the activity chart with 1.534 billion shares valued at N17.670bn traded in 15,208 deals; thus contributing 70.69 per cent and 45.21 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value , respectively.

The Industrial Goods Indus-

try followed with 200.405 million shares worth N6.436 bn in 1,097 deals.

The third place was occupied

by Conglomerates Industry with a turnover of 188.097 million shares worth N489.453m in 998 deals.

Trading in top three Equities namely, FCMB Group, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria and Cement Company of Northern Nigeria measured by volume, accounted for 617.511 million shares worth N4.086bn in 2,090 deals, contributing 28.46 per cent and 10.45 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively.

Also traded during the week were a total of 50,547 units of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) valued at N4.593m executed in

12 deals, compared with a total of 111,794 units valued at N1.806 m that was transacted last week in 10 deals.

A total of 6,574 units of Federal Government’s Bonds valued at N6.332m were traded this week in 31 deals, compared with a total of 9,963 units valued at N10.057m transacted last week in 21 deals.

The price advancers table showed that 38 equities appreciated in price during the week, higher than 23 of the previous week.

The decliners’ table showed that 45 equities depreciated in price, lower than 54 equities of the previous week, while 89 equities remained unchanged lower than 95 equities recorded in the preceding week.

Front Roll: L-R: Executive Director (Operation) Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Engr. Rotimi Fashakin, Defence Attache, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Thomas Brillisauer, , Director General NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Head of delegation, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg, Germany, Dr Thorsten Schutz , Executive Director (Finance & Administration) Mr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, and the Director, Special Duties, Hajia Lami Tumaka, during a visit by the German Defence Attache and the staff college delegation to the corporate Head Office of NIMASA in Lagos.

Sokoto to construct 1000 tube wells to tackle drought in farms Sokoto government said it will construct 1000 tube wells so as to provide enough water to farm lands for the 2018 irrigation season in the state.

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this on Saturday in Sokoto.

“The water levels in our dams are very low and will not be enough to serve the needs of our farmers for the dry season farming. To overcome that challenge, experts suggested we seek for alternative ways of watering our farm lands.

“In that regard, we decided to construct 1000 tube wells in different locations across the state. This effort will enable us meet our target for the 2018

cropping season,” he added.

Tambuwal further revealed that the state government has procured five supper tiller machines, fifty tomato grinding machines, 40 rice handheld harvesters and five mini tractors at the cost of N64 million to support farming activities in the state.

On the FADAMA III agric project in the state, the Governor said Sokoto farmers have implemented a total of 1,786 business plans for rice, sorghum and tomato value chains, the largest of such plans in the country.

“The total number of participating farmers stands at 24,546, made up of 21,631 male and 2,915 female,” he added.

A typical tube well to be constructed by Sokoto State government

Emefiele

Stakeholders laud CBN over dividends rule

Cross- section of stakeholders have expressed reservations on the new rule by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) on payment of dividend bank banks with high none performing loans and less capital adequacy ratio.

Speaking to our correspondent in an interview, cross -section of stakeholders lauded CBN , while others maintained that the apex bank may have abdicated its responsibility on bank’s supervision until things started getting out of hands.

Principal partner, Matog Consulting, Matthew Ogagawhoria said that even as the CBN would be seen to have acted in defence of the financial system, if the apex bank regulator digs deeper, more banks would be affected by the new rule.

He said, “Most banks will be affected if CBN digs” Olatokunbo Gbadebo, shareholder activist, and co-founder, Nigeria Shareholders Solidarity AssociationNSSA , termed the rule as, “”Banks bad Loans, no dividends for Shareholders by CBN” and a bomb-shell to the expectations of shareholders on returns on investments. Gbadebo termed the rule as a “sadist-policy to returns on investments in the banking-Industry, adding that the apex bank regulator has a job to be done and it must be done effectively.

He said that the emerging issues from the policy spelt that shareholders must now increase their surveillance on banks board and managements to be more accountable. “”if banks were unable to pay dividend, l am of the opinion that any bank that failed the test of CBN on Dividend-Payment, shouldn’t pay emoluments to their directors; while the Management should lose their bonuses/welfares and be responsible for the payment on any sanction from the CBN forthwith. According to him, the committee of bank, that approved bad loans, should be have questions to answer, while insider defaulters (Managements/Directors) must be made to face the music.

He said that, though, the new policy was against principal of returns on investments, however, it is very necessary as it further called on prosecution of bank chiefs boosting nonperforming loans (NPL) “”therefore , they must be sanctioned for their actions, because they were the ones that breath lives into those banks and also they were the same people suffocating the banks, because such behaviours led to the Madness of 2009”.

The managements/directors of the banks, Adekotunbo said, “should be held responsible for none Payment of Dividends to shareholders”

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Embrace SME to unlock potentials, Obi tells African countries Chris Eze, Yenagoa

Countries in Africa have been tasked to embrace small and medium enterprises, SMEs, to unlock their potentials and overcome their economic challenges.

Immediate past former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, gave the advice at the weekend while speaking at the 2018 African SME Round Table Forum holding at the Azaiki Library in Yenagoa..

Obi insisted that Nigeria and Africa required huge investment in education and skill acquisition, as well as meaningful support for

Small and Medium – scale Enterprises (SMEs).

He said Nigeria must focus on investing in education and skill acquisition in order to turn round its economy, and drastically reduce the level of youth unemployment.

The former Governor, maintained that Nigeria must see education and skill acquisition as an investment, as this would help to diversify and grow the country’ s economy.

He noted that from the discussions at the forum, it was evident that there are large opportunities in Africa, but they required huge investment in education and

skill acquisition to actualize them.

According to him supporting SMEs will help build a prosperous future for Nigerians and Africans at large.

Obi stressed, “For Africa to transit from exporter of raw commodities to a manufacturer of finished goods, and become a significant member of the global technological world her people must be educated.

“For China to be one of the best economies in the world today, is education and skill acquisition programs.

“Young people must invest wisely, for them to create wealth and job for others. The problem of Africa

depends on the youths,” he said.

The Special Adviser to Governor Dickson on Trade and Investment, Mr. Stephen Akake, in his remarks said the SMEs remained the engine of development as its impact affects the people directly.

He said the Bayelsa government has created micro finance bank to help business oriented individuals to borrow money for business at concessionary interest rates.

The Governor’s aide observed that with the support enjoyed by SMEs in Bayelsa, the sector is fast developing the state to be an attractive

investment destination capable of attracting direct foreign investment.

Ex gov. Peter Obi

Katunga Media, BJAN partner on brand journalism Brand Journalists’ Association of Nigeria(BJAN) is partnering frontline media marketing firm, Katunga Media to provide a robust capacity building platform for its members.

This partnership came as a result of the very strategic need to better equip its members as they support Indigenous brands in their quest for market leadership.

Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Joseph Edgar, Director at Katunga Media stated that this capacity building exercise, which would take place bi-annually for the next two years in the first instance, would involve the exposure of attendees to up to date initiatives in areas like strategy, branding, advertising, PR and conflict management.

According to him, ‘’This has become imperative as a result of the increasing preponderance of social media and its characteristic seemingly uncontrollable nature in the effective management of Brand reputation.’’

Edgar added that as part of the trainings, top players in the identified fields both local and international would be involved in knowledge and experience sharing sessions , which would further expose participants to the very best of international practices in brand journalism.

In his own contribution, Mr. Goddie Ofose, Chairman of Brand Journalists’ Association of Nigeria reiterated the vision of the association as a strong partner in the growth process of Nigerian Brands; hence the need to continue to foster continued interactions between its members and players within the economic space, especially those whose main task it is to protect and ensure the growth of these brands.

This initiative has been endorsed by the Lagos Chapter of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun (left); Most Consistent Tax Payer in Kaduna State, Dr. Lema Jibrin; Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El Rufai and Chairman Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, Mallam Mukhtar Ahmed, during an interactive session on Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme in Kaduna in Kaduna... on Thursday.

Adeosun urges tax payers to demand for written notice Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

\Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has advised tax payers to demand for written notice when they receive phone calls from tax officials.

She gave this advice in response to the activities of some fake tax officials alleging to be officials of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS).

In a statement on Sunday, the Minister said, “My attention has been drawn to reports of some unidentified tax officials requesting for bank details and address of tax payers.

“If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Tax Office, do not panic. Ask them to send you a written notice.

Do not provide any details like your address or bank details,” she urged.

Meanwhile, the Executive

Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has honoured a consistent tax payer, Elder Lema Jibrin.

Jibrin was honoured during the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) Sensitisation programme in Kaduna last Thursday.

The Kaduna State Governor noted that Jibrin had consistently paid tax to the government for 40 years.

“Elder Lema Jibrin, the Dan Iyan Katsina, is the most tax compliant Nigerian. He has been paying his taxes consistently for 40 years and has not relented or evaded the payment of taxes,” el-Rufai said.

Adeosun praised Elder Jibrin for his consistency and diligence in tax payment, and urged tax payers to utilise the amnesty programme of the Federal Government to regularise their tax profiles.

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Features

Bonny Amadi As the 2017 audited financial statements of banks have started rolling in, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through a revised rule, has stopped the payment of dividends to shareholders by deposit money banks and discount houses with huge bad loans, and a low capital base.

The development, Daily Times learnt, was informed by rising nonperforming loan profile of a few institutions, triggering threat to the nation’s financial system.

The new rule which places banks in four categories based on Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and NonPerforming Loan (NPL) gives indications that against expectations of many shareholders, more banks may not be positioned to pay dividend for the financial year ended 31 December, 2017.

For category I, the rule provides that here shall be no regulatory restriction on dividend pay-out for Deposit Money Bank (DMBs) and Discount House (DHs) that meet the minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR), have a Composite Risk Rating (CRR) of “low” or “moderate” and an NPL ratio of not more than 5%.

However, it is expected that the board of such institutions will recommend pay-outs based on effective risk assessment and economic realities.

For category 2, the law provides that DMBs and DHs that have CARs of at least 3 per cent above the minimum requirement, CRR of “Low” and NPL ratio of more than 5 per cent, but less than 10%, shall have dividend pay-out ratio of not more than 75 per cent of profit after tax.

The third category targets DMBs and DH that meet the minimum CAR , but have a CRR of “Above average” or NPL ratio more than 5% but less than 10%, allowed to effect dividend pay-out ratio of not more than 30 per cent.

The fourth category are for any DMB or DH that does not meet the minimum CAR of 15 per cent applicable to banks with international authorisation and Systemically Important Banks (SIBs) and CAR of 10 per cent applicable to other banks shall not be allowed to pay dividend.

It further stated that “DMB and DH that have CRR of “High” or NPL ratio of above 10 per cent shall not be allowed to pay dividend” Currently, the non-performing loans ratio threshold for all banks is 5%, while the capital adequacy ratio threshold for systematically important banks and banks with international subsidiaries stands at 15% and 10% .

While CAR limit for systemically important bank was to be increased to 16% in July 2016, plans appear to have been deferred due to significant pressures the Banking sector was facing at the time.

Experts were of the opinion that for the apex bank regulator to come out with the new rule, there may be increasing sustainability threats on Nigerian financial systems of which the CBN ostensibly is committee to nipping in the bud.

In wielding the big stick, the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has not only strengthened effort at protect depositors’ funds, but ensuring that the financial system is not further threatened to trigger a systemic panic. it would be recalled that The Nige-

‘How CBN’s new dividend policy rules shield banks from collapse’ ria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) had earlier exposed that as at September 2017, the banking industry’s NPLs had peaked at 15.18 per ber 2016.

This and the alarm raised in late 2017 by Agusto & Co which warned of an impending crisis in the Nigerian banking industry, may have triggered recent action by the CBN, which rules on how and when dividend should be paid by banks.

The financial research firm then warned that unless stakeholders and policy makers in the sector adopt time -tested values to cushion risks in the industry, the danger might snowball to eventual system collapse tied to systemic important financial institutions.

Agusto & Co had noted that the undue concentration of banks impaired loans to oil and gas could weaken the CAR and CRR of Nigeria’s top five banks, hence crude, like most other commodities has boom and bust cycles , which are quite difficult to predict, the report stated.

As build up to the latest dividend rule by the CBN, It would be recalled that recently, the apex bank had urged the House of Representatives to amend the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) laws, to empower it to revoke licences of erring banks and also nod to be able to inject funds in an ailing bank.

Again, concerned on the rising threat to financial system stability and rate banks violate laws in preference to payment of stipulated fines, Chairman of the House committee on Banking and Currency, Honourable .Jones Onyereri recently at a hearing organised by the committee

said the committee intended to raise the penalties for breaches by banks as part of the proposed amendment to BOFIA Act. Such increases on fines to be paid buy dissident banks, Onyereri said include, “a fine of N20 million on banks that failed to comply with the conditions of the licence, a fine of N20 million on any director that fails to declare any personal property that runs contrary to the Act. Newly proposed fines include “A fine of N10 million on a director or manager that fails to keep a book of account and a fine of N2 million on banks that fail to publish its annual report of its general meeting in two reputable national dailies, among others” Probable increase in monetary sanctions, the lawmaker said, would position banks and their directors to align with international best practices, a development which synchronises with the CBN new rule to further strengthen searchlight on capital adequacy ratio (CAR) and none performing loan (NPL).

SBM Intelligence, a research analyst company, in its report on the CBN’s new rule, noted in a report subtitled: “Rising NPLs & crumbling capitalisation throw CBN into a frenzy ,” pointed that if the banks have provisioned for the loans, such huge profit declaration may possible. “’In Nigeria, a pattern has emerged where profits are privatised, while losses are shared by the public” the report pointed.

It however noted that while there are reservations on CBN prescribing for banks on how profits should be handled, the apex banking regulator may have erred in enforcing the enabling rules.

Godwin Emefiele, Governor, CBN

“We wonder if the necessary provisions for these loans have been made, should the banks be able to declare the profit level they currently do.

“The CBN’s minimum NPL threshold for banks is five per cent, but as of September 2017 , the banking industry’s NPLs had hit 15.18 per cent after to data from the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation.

This perhaps will create an incentive with the owners of the banks to align the bank’s performance with depositors’ funds with their own returns” Cordros capital in its report , noted that the implementation of IFRS 9 in 2018, which is estimated to pressure CAR by 100-200bps, could be a further hindrance to an increase in the dividend pay-out of most banks. ”With this said, we believe these restrictions may likely be more on Tier 2 banks given that most Tier 1 names have stronger capital positions and net -long foreign currency positions”.

The banks, the investment expert pointed out, may have deployed proactive measures as there remains a potential for banks to move the FX rate used for translating foreign currency positions closer to the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange rate (fixing at the Investors’ & Exporters’ FX window) as they publish FY 2017 results (from N305/NGN for most banks).

It added: “This could boost earnings and consequently CAR, there remains the likelihood of further provisioning on 9Mobile (formerly Etisalat), the sale of which has yet to be concluded. “ Irrespective of prevailing development in the sector, cross section of experts have maintained that banks with tradition of dividend payment would sustain the trend irrespective of the new rule. ”Those banks that pay dividend YoY surely will pay.

They will make the profit backed by CBN’s CAR and NPL below threshold. Pointed a stakeholders who preferred anonymity.”

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Where are Nigerian female rappers?

As heavy competition and battle for the queen of Hip-hop position rolls on, many of our chart-topping female rappers are either out of the game or fading out.

months ago, many believed the album might never see the light of day. However, fans of the forward to the release of 1960, as an August 13 release date has been tentatively earmarked.

Eva teased a studio session with Femi Kuti and excitedly shared that the collaboration is expected to be on the album.

Bukola Folayan Bukola Folayan aka Boqui, is a name that is in the memory of fans and history of Nigerian music.

What bothers the mind now is if it can remain on the lips. She grew up in academic atmosphere and Kemistry is full of Christian faith. This fact is obviously clear in Valerie Olukemi A Olusanya was born in 1963. She was a very prominent musician and B.O.U.Q.U.I. Almost all her songs immediately become hits.

Bouqui has had plenty of tours in the UK and in the USA. Thus, she is internationally known. In Her career started as make-up artist. How2013, she won the best Hip Hop Artiste of the year award. Her lyrics are very deep and thoughtful, a part of duo called Kemistry & Storm. Kemistry try & Storm. album in Nigeria.

The talented rapper died in a road accident.

Bouqui is a well-known gospel singer as well.

She was killed instantaneously. One of the Probably, this is the reason, why she has managed to avoid any possible scandals by now. Celebrities have their time and one wonders if hers is beginning to close up as she no longer maked headlines. on his album Timeless, is dedicated to Olusanya. The song was released originally in 1992, the trending style in Nigeria presently. as Goldie was in a relationship with Olusanya.

Eva Alordiah Nigerian rapper Eva Alordiah has reignited anticipation for her full debut studio album, 1960.

The wait for the album has waned in the past and push backs. The female rapper who bids to

adore her so much. also a singer. She released her debut studio album, Franchise Celebrity while signed to Knight House Entertainment. The album was followed by the 2009 promotional single “If You

be working hard enough.

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Virtually all the songs on Franchise celebrity were hits. She parted ways with Knighthouse in February 2012 and established her own label,

Crter, YCee and A.T. trying to promote her brand and music. The regular upcoming acts in the industry seem to as well.

The Rapper and singer is yet to make a hit as massive as her previous ones as she seems to be fading away slowly and loosing grip of her duced by Cobhams Asuquo. Both tracks were released in this year, 2016.

Blaise Another rapper who had been off radar is Blaise. She is one of the talented rappers born prominent Nigerian artists. She is extremely talented. She has also featured in several commercials, which have added to her wealth.

Blaise was once a member of the defunct Trybesmen. In her music, she likes mixing various genres, such as ethnic, neo soul, and

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recent track by Chioma Obi, “Soso out slowly as she is yet to release a hit that blends with the present trend in the county.

Sasha P Once hailed queen of Nigerian Hip-hop, Sasha P took over and showed how awesome it was being a rapper. She maintained that position for quite a while and still strives to stay relevant considering the competition in the industry. Especially for female Rappers.

Sasha P was nominated at the the best Female Artist of the year.

In 2013, she decided to take a break from music to focus on being an entrepreneur and running her fashion label, Eclectic by Sasha.

The female rapper, Sasha P, decided to return to the music scene 2016 release of April. She is likely to drop singles as the situation

Popular tom-boy rapper Weird mc led the rap trend in 90s. She gained recognition in1996 with per caught the attention of even children who enjoyed and danced The album earned her the best Pop Album at 2007 Headies.

It was revealed a while back that weird mc was working with We are still waiting for that album as it may be a comeback to her fading relevance.

Muna This Beauty queen who performs 2016 with the captivating number follow up to her November 2015 eant winner, television presenter and mode resurfaced with a track queen battle, rivals and competi-

the music business fully. Her legacy remains. So do her loyal fans.

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Daily Times Nigeria

Monday, March 5, 2018

Nutrition L3

Mutiat Alli

Growing your hair with the right diet

Human hair is one of the things God created with human beings, both not everybody seems to have full long hair as

Many of the foods we eat day by day are actually good for you hear that a common egg can boost your hair; you will never believe until you try it and be convince that it actually your hair egg is one of the ingredients used for the hair steaming. we fear that a day will come when we all will go bald! This is because of the damaging lifestyle we lead now-a-days. using a variety of cosmetics, treating our hair with chemical doing anything that is good for us?

Having a full long hair is a dream of every lady even some

worry anymore about how to get a long hair, once you eat the following food regularly then you will get the long hair you have ever dreamed off.

Eggs

walnuts also contain a small trace of selenium, a mineral

Green peas

array of vitamins and minerals in reasonable amounts,

an email. “It also maintains the oil-secreting glands that are attached to your hair follicles, thus decreasing their chances of falling out.

Yoghurt Yoghurt is also one of the best medicine for treating your

are another wonderful food for hair growth due to their This is another best diet for hair growth faster.

Sardines Avocados

Berries

time you did, too. Not only do sardines come fully loaded desire.

Green leafy vegetables

healthy hair growth. Tomatoes also function the same way.

So if you are not a lover of berries, try including tomatoes in your daily diet as salads or curries.

What not to do to your hair

Shrimp in your diet for healthy hair growth.

had been usin

Carrot

Walnuts

steals all the nature moisture from your hair leaving them to note that none of the cells in your body can function as dry as grass. or castor oil.

Wellness L4

Daily Times Nigeria Monday, March 5, 2018

Mutiat Alli

Method on how to get rid of dark underarm Ladies there are so many ways we can use to take care of ourselves, and some -

response to exposure to certain elements, similar to a suntan that results from expo-

home remedy once daily or every other

Lemon Lemon works as a natural bleach and a powerful antibacterial and antiseptic treatment of various skin-related problems

of the main causes of dark underarms dry out your skin, so apply a moisturizer tion of underarms, accumulation of dead skin cells, and use of alcohol-based dearm is one of this black spot that is very

your skin for about 10 minutes and then -

mix a little turmeric powder, honey or plain dark armpit: Potato The mild acidic property present in poBaking Soda affected area, allow it to dry for 15 to 20 minutes and then wash it off with luke-

cells, which is one of the main causes of

Cucumber Just like potatoes, cucumbers also have -

days until they dry out complete-

coal, honey and lime (optional) The direction

Orange Peel skin under your arms, thanks to their skin

scrub your underarms with the paste and then leave it on for

and mix it with a little turmeric powder and -

This scrub will moisturize while

tly scrub, always treat your skin with a warm water to open the pores and add dry it off with a

Coconut Oil -

other bowl, add then charcoal to the honey; makes sure the honey and the charcoal are of

it will also work as an effective

with warm water to open the to the dirt out of the pores, makor three times daily until you the same result as stated above;