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Condemnation as gunmen invade Catholic Church in Anambra, killed 11

Ï j ƈ ƈ Ɛ Ɔ ƍƑƏƆ Ɛ Ɗƈ Ɨ Ƈ ƆƒƈƋ -Senate President Ï Gov. Obiano: 9Ɛ ƈ ƅƏƈƋƆ ƈ Ƒ è ƆƒƆƏƕ Ɔ ƈ ƒ ƋƒƆƗ ƌƑ Ɛ Ƈ ƅƆ Ɛ Ɔ ƌƑ ƈƅ Myke Uzendu and Chris Emetoh, Abuja

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It was a bloody Sunday morning in Ofufe-Amakwa Ozubulu community in Ekwusigo Lo-

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Uproar, condemnation, as gunmen invade Catholic Church in Anambra, killed 11 cleared, 11 worshipers were left dead with many critically injured. An eye witness said the gunmen had come into the church where early worshippers had gathered for the 7:30 a.m. mass, identified a man and shot him. According to him, the shooting was followed by panic and stampede from the frightened worshipers who all tried to get out of the church auditorium, but this perhaps angered the gunmen who started shooting sporadically into the crowd, leading to the death of the 11 persons, while many sustained various degrees of injuries. The dead and wounded worshipers were taken to

the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, where a team of doctors were still battling the save many as at press time. Though the motive behind the attack is not clear, but the source said that it was speculated that it was a result of disagreement between two brothers from the community who are in diaspora. It was also confirmed that the officiating priest at the mass was not injured in the shooting. Earlier, the Parish Priest of St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Jude Onwuaso, said that the attack took place at about 6.30 a.m. during a Holy Mass celebration. According to the priest,

an unidentified man came into the Church, shot at a man, Akunwafor Ikegwuonwu, before shooting sporadically at other worshippers. A witness, who simply identified herself as a choir member, said that the church was dark as there was no light. She said that the generating set suddenly developed fault; so, the mass proceeded with the congregation using candles. According to her, the gunman, after the shooting, immediately jumped into a waiting car with a driver. The Police Commissioner had earlier confirmed eight people dead and 18 others injured in the attack.

However, some eye witnesses has exonerated Fulani herdsmen of any complicity in the shooting. An eye witness account of the ungodly act told The Daily Times hours after the incident, that some unknown gunmen stormed the village around 6 am on Sunday allegedly to assassinate a billionaire son of the clan, Chief Alloysius Ikegwuonu (a.k.a Bishop Ebubechukwuozi 1 of Amakwa Ozubulu), unfortunately he was not at home when they visited his residence, which they had ransacked before heading to St. Philips Catholic Church, where the billionaire usually attends and which is close to his house.

Guest Preacher, Pastor Bunmi Salami (left), in handshake with the wife of Governor of Oyo State, Florence Ajimobi, during the Women Intercessory Network prayer for the Nation in Ibadan, Oyo Sate… on Sunday.

The gunmen were said to have held everyone hostage while they combed the church premises searching for Ikegwuonu to no avail. The church members, according to the eye witness, were accused by the gunmen of hiding the chief, a situation that caused them to start shooting sporadically on the congregation thereby leaving many dead and numerous persons injured including ‘Bishop’ father who was shot on his hand. Meanwhile, the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, who visited the scene of the incident as well as Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, to ascertain the level of damages and sympathise with victims, said preliminary security investigations shows that the shooting was caused by a feud between two brothers from the community living outside Nigeria. “This is sacrilegious, totally unacceptable in Anambra State,” Governor Obiano said. However, the deeply saddened governor asked the people to go about their businesses without fear or panic, noting that this isolated case must be followed to the root and all perpetrators must be brought to book. “We can’t allow this happen in Anambra, we must get everyone involved to face the music,” the governor declared. At the Nnamdi Azikiwe

University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, where the injured are being treated Obiano thanked the over 50 doctors who were on hand looking after the injured, and promised that all medical bills will be taken care of by the state government. Reacting to the incident, President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, expressed deep sadness over the massacre. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that the killing of worshippers represents the purest kind of evil, and the security services must not stop until the perpetrators are brought to justice. “Today, my heart goes out to Nigeria’s Christian community, Governor Willie Obiano, the people of Anambra State, and the families of the victims and the survivors of this terrible massacre,” the Senate President said, adding “this brutal act of attacking innocent and unsuspecting worshippers represents the purest kind of evil. “Our security forces must not stop until everyone involved in the orchestration and execution of today’s massacre in St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Anambra State are brought to book by the strong arm of justice. “The Senate will continue to offer any form of necessary assistance in this Continued on page 7

FG withdraws nominations of 2 ICPC members over corruption allegations

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Barely seven days after their appointment into the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Federal Government has withdrawn the nominations of two of the 14 newly-appointed Board Members of the Commission over their involvement in alleged corrupt practices. The affected duo, Maimuna Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu were on Tuesday appointed by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo

as commissioners of the anti-graft agency, but were yet to be confirmed by the Senate. But the nominations was greeted with serious allegations of bribery, abused of office, misappropriation and diversion of public funds. A closed source at the Presidency told the Daily Times that the nominations of the newly-appointed commissioners of ICPC have been withdrawn following a report that they were being probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the ICPC. An International Centre

for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), had exposed the alleged fraudulent activities perpetrated by the two appointees. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Acting President, Laolu Akande, in a series of tweets on Sunday, also said that the government had confirmed that Aliyu and Alanamu were undergoing probe. Akande had tweeted thus, “We are stepping down 2 of the new ICPC board nominees who have ongoing investigation issues with the commission as this presents a conflict.

“This case presents a peculiarity as we have confirmed that the agency in which they are to serve is indeed investigating the two of them. “A basic check showed no court convictions against them. But when weighty petitions come up, this administration‘ll always do the right thing. “While existence of allegations or petitions against someone shouldn’t necessarily disqualify them from considerations for appointments…” The Daily Times recalls that while Alanamu was being investigated on corruption charges allegedly

committed when he headed several institutions in Kwara State, Aliyu has a longstanding case of abuse of office, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds against her. The newspaper also garthered that charges were already being prepared against Maimuna Aliyu by the ICPC in preparation to taking her to court when her name was announced as a member of the new board of the commission. Apart from the ICPC investigation, it was further gathered that the EFCC and the Nigeria Police have investigated several

corruption cases against Aliyu, a former Executive Director of the Aso Savings and Loans. According to sources, in May, a police investigative report indicted Maimuna Aliyu and recommended her for prosecution. The investigative report dated May 31, 2017, and signed by Taiwo Oyewale, a Superintendent of Police, for the Deputy Commissioner of Police, IGP Monitoring Unit, said that Aliyu illegally converted to personal use a total of N58 million being proceeds of three plots of land belonging to her employers, Aso Savings and Loans.

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Diezani: Why FG must file forfeiture suit of $144m Continued from page 1 torney- General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), to quickly do the needful in the pending $144 million forfeiture suit in the United States court. As the US prosecutors begin the legal moves to auction $80 million Galactica Yacht and $51 million Manhattan Pent House property acquired by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani AllisonMadueke’s associates, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes, Hon. Kayode Oladele, has called on the Federal Government to enter appearance as an interested party in the suit to ensure that the proceeds of the auction are returned back to Nigeria. The two business associates of Diezani, Mr. Gbenga Aluko and Mr. Jide Omokore had bought the said $80 million Galactica Yacht, $51million Pent house in Manhattan and other properties during their business relationship with the former minister. But Oladele, who spoke during an exclusive interview with The Daily Times at the weekend in Abuja, said it is imperative for the Federal Government to take prompt action in filing application before the US court in order to ensure that the proceed of the auction is not trapped with the US government like the previous ones.

Oladele further disclosed that until the Federal Government files an application of third party appearance with the US government in the suit, Nigeria will not benefit anything from the proceeds of the auction at the end of the exercise. According to the chairman of the House committee on Financial Crimes, the US is not bound to give Nigeria the proceeds of the auction on the grounds that the legal action was initiated at its instance, having spent a lot of money on the investigation of the illegal transactions by the dramatis personae. He said: “I think we need to show interest. We need to enter an appearance in the suit as an interested party. The Federal Government has to take effective steps to also show that the money is returned to the country because Nigeria is the victim of these mindless spending. “It is only when we enter an appearance and we let the court know that we are actually the sole owners of these monies, and we are the interested party the suit, that is the only way we can get the money back. “We had such cases in past; a lot of these monies, proceeds of crime hanging abroad that other countries have helped us to recover but because of petty squabbles over who takes what, we have not been able to take concrete steps towards recovering those monies. “And until we do that; until we come out to say that

we are the sole owners of all these monies, I won’t be surprised if Nigeria will lose out on this one too in the end”. Oladele further cautioned against repeating the mistake the country made in the case of Halliburton scam where the US government collected over $7 million. He said: “In the case of Halliburton, the US government collected well over $7 million in penalty and sanction and I am not sure Nigeria has received any money on the matter because we did not make any effort in collecting the money from the US government. “So, unless we make a demand, what happened to Halliburton monies and

Dr. Samuel Ortom, said his administration needs N40 billion to clear the backlog of salary arrears owed workers of the state. Ortom dropped the hint in a statement issued on Sunday in Makurdi by his Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Mr. Tahav Agerzua. He denied owing workers up to 10 months at a stretch, explaining that he had not breached his agreement with labour leaders in the state concerning the mode of salary payment. “I have kept my agreement with labour leaders that as a result of insufficient funds, the federal allocation of two months would be combined to pay one month’s complete salary for workers.” According to him, it is

the accumulation of the unpaid months that gave the wrong impression of 10 months at a stretch. Ortom also expressed regret that the N8.2 billion inherited wage bill had compounded the financial situation of the state. He said his administration had, however, reduced the wage bill to N7.8 billion, adding that the recovery of looted funds would help address the challenge of unpaid salaries faced by his administration. He alleged that N107 billion had been looted from the coffers of the state government and that one of the persons indicted by an investigative panel had refunded N370 million. He further said that N4.5 billion bond proceeds that had been diverted, had also

erties. “To achieve this aim, we must be able to pass laws and go into mutual understanding or MOU’s with the international community.” When asked on what the office of the AGF is doing to ensure that the mistake is not repeated, Oladele replied that he is sure that the AGF is making effort to ensure that Nigeria enters an appearance in the US suit. He added that the AGF is currently studying some of the files to be well informed before joining in the suit and that at the appropriate time, Nigerians will know about the development. The US prosecutors had on July 15, 2017, provided details of how Diezani and

her two business cronies, Aluko and Omokore, lavished billions of naira on property and luxury items in the US and United Kingdom. In a civil forfeiture notice filed by the US Department of Justice, the prosecutors detailed how Aluko and Omokore allegedly conspired to bribe the former minister through purchasing of property worth millions of dollars in London for Diezani and her family. Aluko and Omokore are also being accused of buying a total of four residential properties in and around London worth $11.45m, and furnishing them with luxury items, including art work.

Outgoing Commander, Operation Save Haven, Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas (left), handing-over to his successor, Maj.-Gen. Anthony Atolagbe, at the Operation’s Headquarters in Jos… at the weekend.

Benue state needs N40bn to clear salary arrears -Ortom

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Abacha loot will still repeat itself here. Nothing has been given to the country from the Halliburton money.” He also stressed the need to pass the Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Legal Matters Bill into law to ensure speedy dispensation of criminal cases. His words: “This bill when passed into law, will empower the prosecuting agencies to go after proceeds of crimes instead of the owners. That is how it is done in advanced countries but with the law we have on ground here in Nigeria, you have to go after the owners of these properties and secure a conviction first before you can take any other move on the ill-gotten prop-

been recovered and channelled to the original purpose it was meant. The governor said the state of emergency declared on the payment of salaries would focus on reducing the wage bill and clearing the backlog of arrears owed workers. He said the government was working hard to turn around the fortunes of the moribund industries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Benue workers are being owed eight months’ salary arrears. NAN further reports that the state government recently received N6.4 billion from the Federal Government as its share of Paris Club refunds for the payment of salaries among other interventions.

Gunmen invade Catholic Church in Anambra, killed 11 Continued from page 6 endeavour, because today, all of us, as Nigerians have been attacked by this senseless act committed by evil people,” Saraki stated. Also reacting, former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, said he was saddened by the incident. Chidoka decried what he called the desecration of the temple of God, noting that nobody attacked anyone in the church even during war times. “This is tragic; the church is a place of refuge to anyone who runs into it, and this wicked, barbaric and mindless bloodletting, shows that something has gone wrong on our psyche. “My heart goes to the bereaved at this moment of pain. I pray that God grants the soul of the departed eternal rest as I urge the security agents to fish out

the perpetrators and make them face the law,” he said. On his part, Oseloka Obaze, a former Secretary to Anambra State Government, said such callous attacks dehumanised the society. “Our heart goes to the family and parishioners of St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, where unidentified gunmen reportedly killed several church members and wounded several others early today. ‘’Such violent incidents dehumanises our society.” In his reaction, Victor Oye, the National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that no amount of provocation could justify the killing of innocent people who had gone to worship in a Church. Mr. Oye, who described the attack as wicked, urged the security agencies to unravel those responsible for

the dastardly act. “As a political leader, I totally condemn the Ozubulu Church shooting as dastardly, unjustifiable and callous. “Nobody has the right to kill innocent citizens. The Police and other relevant security agencies should ensure that the perpetrators of this crime are caught and made to face justice,” he said. Jude Emecheta, who hails from Ozubulu, said “a dark cloud has befallen my peaceful town”. Emecheta, who is the Managing Director of Anambra Signage and Advertisement Agency, ANSAA, said that the losses from the attack were too much for the people to bear. He wondered why brothers could visit such attack on their people and urged those involved to “sheathe their swords.”

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Probe: I’m not aware of any EFCC’s invitation - Stella Oduah

Late Maduekwe, a detribalised public official —Foreign Affairs Minister

Andrew Orolua, Abuja with agency report

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Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, has described the late Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, as a `detribalised public official’ who believed in the unity of the country. Onyeama made the remark on Sunday in Abuja at a memorial service held in honour of the late politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, First Abuja Parish. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the late Maduekwe, a lawyer, politician and diplomat, died at the age of 71 on June 29, 2016. In his tribute, Onyeama said: “he was a public official in the true sense of it for the whole of Nigeria and for all Nigerians; he believed that was what he was without any allegiance to any section of the country. “One of the greatest tes-

timonials on him was a reception that was organised for him by a particular group who told him that he belonged to them and had to do certain things for them. “However Chief Ojo Maduekwe told them that he was a minister for the whole country and not for any particular group and I think that really spoke about this man. “He brought this passion to his work and of course it could underpin his intellectual pedigree which is razor sharp that made him outstanding in all his endeavours.” The minister noted that the late Maduekwe was one of Nigeria’s icons, adding that the country had not produced many leaders who came with many qualities as the late politician. He said that the deceased was “a good person and an intellectual with razor sharp mind’’ who occupied the most important offices

in the country. “He has been Minister of Culture and Tourism, Minister of Transport, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of a political party and Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada. “So he was really up the height in terms of political and public service career; he was a humble man to the core. “I had wanted to go and see him when I was made a minister of Foreign Affairs but before I did that he came to see me. “He gave me a master class for almost one hour on many things even beyond foreign affairs; really amazing and really helpful,” Onyeama said. In his tribute, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, who was represented by his deputy, Ude Chukwu, said the late Maduekwe was a political god father to many people. He described the late diplomat as “transparent, very intelligent and a man that

would want you to do exactly what he said.’’ According to the governor, the late Maduekwe did his best to hold Abia together, as well as ensuring the unity of Nigeria. “He was a man that would want Nigeria to be like one of the developed countries of this world if it was possible for him overnight to turn Nigeria to a great country of this world. “When he was PDP chairman, he showcased his legendary; when he was a minister he was always outstanding. “Left for us we would have wanted the man to be alive but what can we do as death snatched him away. “We pray that God would continue to grant him eternal rest,” Ikpeazu said. The wife of the late former minister, Mrs. Ucha Madukwe, described her late husband as “a lover of peace who wanted the country to be in peace always.’’

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama (3rd right); delegate in charge of Relations with the Commonwealth Republic of Cameroon, Dr. Joseph Ngute (3rd left) and other delegate from Cameroon, during their visit to Minister of Foreign Affairs in Abuja… recently.

A former Minister of Aviation and a serving senator, Ms Stella Oduah, has disclosed that she is unaware of any probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on any matter allegedly concerning her. Oduah stated this while reacting to media report that she had been invited by the anti-graft agency for questioning over her alleged involvement in N.9.2billion airport remodeling scam and N225million bullet-proof BMW allegedly purchased her when she was a minister. The car was said to have been bought by one of the agencies under the aviation ministry. But Oduah told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday that there was no basis upon which she could be probed, saying that the vehicle did not belong to her. “To start with, I do not know where any letter on the probe is because nobody has invited me, and as far as I know, there is nothing and there cannot be anything on invitation for purchase of a BMW. “I did not buy a BMW; I have never bought a BMW. The BMW is a property of the government, and it is still in government care. “The car is with the agency that bought it. “The agency is still using it, and so, why will the car which belongs to government and in the care of government and being used by government, be an issue for me? “I have since left the min-

istry,” she said. She said that the reports were the handiworks of persons, who were not comfortable with the tremendous achievements she made in the aviation sector and wanted to tarnish her image. The former minister said that when she was appointed, Nigerian airports were in poor states and could be compared to motor parks. She said that no effort by anyone, including her predecessors in the ministry, could be compared with she did to reposition the aviation industry for the period she was the minister. Oduah, now a lawmaker, challenged anyone to do a comparative analysis of the sector before she became minister, while she was minister and after she left as minister. “I think some people are not just comfortable that what we did in aviation is unimaginable. “What we did in aviation was so far-reaching that it had never been done before; it was unprecedented. “To get into the lounge where people sit was impossible; most motor parks were better than what we had at the airport, whether in Lagos, Abuja or Sokoto. “We took them on and efficiently, and in a very timely manner, changed every one of them and made Nigeria airspace safe,’’ she said. She said safety of Nigerian passengers was made a priority while she held sway, adding that landing gears, flight gadgets, and every single thing was functioning to make Nigeria’s airspace recognised by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

FG withdraws nominations of 2 ICPC members over corruption allegations Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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ter their appointment into the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Federal Government has withdrawn the nominations of two of the 14 newly-appointed Board Members of the Commission over their involvement in alleged corrupt practices. The affected duo, Maimuna Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu were on Tuesday appointed by Acting

President Yemi Osinbajo as commissioners of the anti-graft agency, but were yet to be confirmed by the Senate. But the nominations was greeted with serious allegations of bribery, abused of office, misappropriation and diversion of public funds. A closed source at the Presidency told the Daily Times that the nominations of the newly-appointed commissioners of ICPC have been withdrawn following a report that they were being probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the ICPC.

An International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), had exposed the alleged fraudulent activities perpetrated by the two appointees. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Acting President, Laolu Akande, in a series of tweets on Sunday, also said that the government had confirmed that Aliyu and Alanamu were undergoing probe. Akande had tweeted thus, “We are stepping down 2 of the new ICPC board nominees who have ongoing investigation issues with the commission as this presents a conflict.

tion cases against Aliyu, a former Executive Director of the Aso Savings and Loans. According to sources, in May, a police investigative report indicted Maimuna Aliyu and recommended her for prosecution. The investigative report dated May 31, 2017, and signed by Taiwo Oyewale, a Superintendent of Police, for the Deputy Commissioner of Police, IGP Monitoring Unit, said that Aliyu illegally converted to personal use a total of N58 million being proceeds of three plots of land belonging to her employers, Aso Savings and Loans.

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NAAPE president decried lack of capacity by NCAA to effectively fulfill its mandate with respect to economic regulations. NAAPE also expressed its support for the establishment of a privately driven national carrier and for the concession of four international airports but stated that government must settle all labour issues as far as workers of the airports are concerned. Galadima, in his statement said,” NAAPE’s support for a national carrier is premised on the fact that only by such means can a carrier of mega status be birthed in Nigeria to offer the nation competitive edge against the onslaught of other global carriers whose present competitive advantages rob the country of the economic benefits of its natural aviation related

endowments.” “NAAPE is also in staunch support of Federal Government’s effort to concession four international airports. NAAPE believes that government is too constrained of funds, considering the numerous social demands, to be able to fund airport development to the desired level of international competitiveness, whereas such level is urgently needed to drive Nigeria’s desire to become the West African aviation hub.” He further stated that the issue of concession is a fait accompli by virtue of the agreements entered into as part of china’s involvement in the ongoing airport building.

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Return pensions received since 2007 from Kwara, Falana tells Saraki

Francesca Iwambe, Abuja

Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to return the entire pension he received since 2007 from Kwara State government to the state. Falana also urged Saraki to relinquish the house the state government bought for him in Abuja. The Daily Times recalls that Saraki had last week stated that he had written to the Kwara state government, asking it to stop his pension. The Senate president’s action was sequel to the allegation by the SocioEconomic and Accountability Project (SERAP) that Saraki and some former

governors holding political office in the present dispensation were receiving double salaries. But Falana had in a statement issued on Sunday, commended Saraki for doing the right thing. The senior advocate also urged Saraki to prevail on 20 other senators, who are former governors, to stop receiving pension from their states. The statement reads in part, “The senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki announced last week that he had stopped collecting pension as a former governor of Kwara state following the protest by the SocioEconomic and Accountability Project (SERAP). “According to the senate

leader, the moment his attention was drawn to the allegation of the payment of double salaries he wrote to the Kwara state government to stop the payment of his pension. “In like manner, three serving ministers in the Buhari administration who are former governors have disclosed that they are not being paid pension from any the state government. “Other ministers and legislators who are former governors and deputy governors should speak out so that Nigerians can know the public officers who are involved in the illegal collection of pension from state governments and salaries from the federal government at

the same time. “Apart from writing to the Kwara state government to stop further payment of the pension due to him under the former governors pension law of Kwara state, Dr Saraki decided to contribute to the debate on double payment of salaries by some ex-governors. “ In condemning such payment, Dr. Saraki he stated that ‘morally, if you have got another job, you should give it up until when you are truly a pensioner. Some of these oversights are not addressing the issues. What the states should do is to go and amend their laws to say that if you have another appointment then you are not entitled to that benefit.

AGF, NNPC lead FG’s drive for transparency, accountability Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Auditor-General for the Federation Mr. Anthony Mkpe Ayine, has said that the role of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation (OAuGF) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have collaborated effectively as critical stakeholders in the Federal Government drive for transparency and accountability in governance. Mr. Ayine stated this when he paid a courtesy visit on the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru in the NNPC towers recently. The Auditor-General noted that OAuGF being the watchdog of government

accounts and NNPC being a major source of government revenue, it was important that the two strategic offices build a good working relationship to ensure transparency and accountability in government. in a statement by the Deputy Director, Media and Public Relations, Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle said that Ayine commended the drive of the GMD towards repositioning the NNPC for transparency and accountability since his assumption of office in July, 2016. He noted that the account of NNPC has been audited to December, 2014 with the assurance that the audit of 2016 will be concluded by December of 2017.

Seek spiritual transformation, cleric admonishes Christians The Parish Priest of Christ the King Catholic Church, Kurudu, Abuja, Rev. Fr. Francis Odigbo, has admonished Christians to shun worldly living and focus on godly activities that would engender spiritual transformation. Odigbo said this while delivering a Homily to commemorate “The Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ” on Sunday at Saint Joseph Mukassa Catholic Church,

Gidan Mangoro, Abuja. He took his text from Matthew 17:1-9, where it was recorded that Jesus Christ, while with two of his disciples, Peter and James, was taken up on the Mount of Transfiguration, to the glory of God. The priest advised Christians to seek pursue things that that would transform their lives for the benefit of the society and desist from activities that had no value.

Some pilgrims from Lagos boarding an aircraft to Saudi Arabia to perform the 2017 Hajj, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos… on Sunday.

Pilots, engineers to picket Azman, Medview other airlines over unionization

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has threatened to declare trade dispute with seven domestic airlines in the country following their inability to allow their employees to join the labour unions. Just as the body has declared a nationwide strike action against the management of Aero contractors in demonstration of its abhorrence of the inhuman treatment being meted out to unfortunate Aero workers. At its maiden press

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conference held in Lagos over the weekend, the new president of NAAPE, Engr Abednego Galadima named Dana Air, Medview airline, Azman, Overland airways, FirstNation, Air Peace and Jed air as the airlines billed for picketing on a date to be announced soon. According to Galadima, the airlines have refused to comply with the law on unionization by not allowing workers to belong to unions stressing that the airlines have continued to

hold their workers in slave labour without conditions and scheme of service. “Such denial of recognition to our union, and denial of the rights of the workers to belong to the union of their choice contravene sections of the labour Act as well as fundamental principles of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We shall no longer condone this lawless behavior by airlines.” Galadima warned that the impeding strike will

commence after consultations with various unions and the United Labour Congress and called on well meaning Nigerians to intervene in the Aero contractors in order to avoid imminent crisis of shutting down Nigeria’s aviation industry. He noted that the declaration of redundancy by the management of Aero contractors was a bitter pill to swallow adding that the workers were yet to be paid their redundancy package.

Politics 10 Tony Ugwu, a barrister at law, is a former Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area during the administration of the immediate past Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State. In this interview with MOSES OYEDIRAN, Ugwu who is the Senior Special Adviser to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on political matters explained that political parties are platforms used by politicians to occupy positions. He said that the decamping of former Governor Chime to the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not stop them from relating with him, stressing that Chime is as an institution in Enugu politics as his eight years performance in office cannot be erased. He also speaks on other national issues. How will you describe the defection of former Governor Sullivan Chime and why didn’t most of you who worked with him join him to APC? Defection is about individual and the constitution guarantees freedom of association. You will understand that many of us who worked with the former governor got into politics before him and we have held political positions before Chime was made the governor. I am sure many of us understand that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is firmly rooted in the state and there is no need for us to cross-carpet. If there is any need I am sure every one of us knows where his or her interest is better protected. Politics is about interest. Chime knew why he had to move and he has given reasons why he did that. He talked about issues in PDP, but it’s quite unfortunate because he contributed in building the party and his performance is there for everybody to see. So, Sullivan moving over to APC is not an issue and it doesn’t take anything away from our relationship with him; but when it comes to issues about political affiliation, we are strongly in PDP and we have a governor who in two years has transformed the state and his performance is there for everybody to see. Can you access the midterm performance of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration? Within two years of Ugwuanyi’s administration all the senatorial zones have benefited in terms of road construction, upgrading of health facilities and building of new ones, renovating and equipping schools, prompt payment of workers salary, creating employment, giving farmers soft loans as well as empowering youths. One of the reasons the governor is recording numerous achievements is because he has a holistic view of what the problems are and aspirations of Enugu people as he is not a green horn in politics having spent twelve years in the House of Representatives where he chaired vital committees. It is on record that during his stay in the House of Representatives he gave his people effective representation and attracted many democracy dividends that positively impacted on the lives of the people.

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Why we did not follow Chime to APC - Ugwu every arm should limit itself within its boundary as approved by the constitution there will be no misunderstanding. This is why we have separation of power and checks and balances in government. For instance the constitution says the executive should prepare budget and present to the legislature for scrutiny while the executive give the final accent. If the constitution does not want the legislature to make any input why did the constitution make it mandatory that the executive must present it to the legislature? I blame the Presidency who wants to do its job as well as that of the legislature. This tussle shows that democracy is taking root in the country as the National Assembly knows its constitutional responsibility and will not want to be a rubber stamp legislature.

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With the resolution of the PDP crisis, how prepared is the party for the fourth coming local government election in the state? PDP as the only accepted party has started mobilising its members for the forthcoming local government election to ensure that we sweep the polls as usual. The coming LG poll will once again demonstrate that the only accepted par On the power tussle between the Presidency and National Assembly

and as a legal practitioner, can you proffer solution to the power tussle between these arms of government? I advise the three arms of government to limit themselves within the frame work of the constitution, what causes problems is when one arm of government want to usurp the power of the other arm of government. What causes problem is when one arm of government wants to do its work as well as the work of the other arm which usually result in conflict and power tussle. But if

What is your opinion on the calls for restructuring of the country? The request for restructuring is a welcome development, but Nigerians should first sit down and talk, ask themselves questions so as to correct the anomalies in other to maintain peace and unity of the country. Some people misunderstand restructuring to secession, I do not believe in dividing the country but unity and progress of Nigeria. I believe in Nigeria where there is freedom for everybody, a Nigeria where everybody is given a sense of belonging, a Nigeria where an Hausa man can live in Igbo land without any fear of molestation, a Nigeria where an Igbo man can go to the North to do his business without fear of being killed, a Nigeria where a Yoruba man can reside in any part of the country without being harassed. A Nigeria where youths can get employment within one month of graduation, a Nigeria where a pregnant woman can go to hospital for delivery without fear of dying or losing her baby, a Nigeria where we can aspire that tomorrow

Kano APC Congress: 15 vacant positions up for grabs Fifteen vacant positions in the executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State are expected to be have been filled at the party’s state congress held yesterday, an official has said. The Chairman of the Screening Committee for the congress, Alhaji Nadu Yahaya, disclosed this while addressing delegates shortly before the accreditation of delegates to the congress. The vacant positions are: State chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary, Vice Chairman (Central), Assistant and Organising Secretary. Others are: Assistant Welfare Secretary, Legal Adviser, Organising Secretary, Assistant Auditor, Zonal Public Relations Officer (Central), Zonal Secretary (North), Deputy Youth leader, and Zonal Woman Leader, among others. He said that the party had given all

members in the state the opportunity to vie for the vacant positions. According to him, 15 persons, including the Acting Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, and the Secretary of the party in the state, have indicated their interest to contest the positions. “Every member of APC has been given the opportunity to contest for the positions and 15 of these contestants indicated their interest hence the decision to screen them. “The 15 persons have been screened and cleared by the committee to contest for the various vacant posts,” he said. Also speaking, Alhaji Ali Makoda, the Chairman of the Election Committee and Commissioner of Environment, said the positions became vacant following the appointment of some of the previous office holders to other offices. According to him, other positions became vacant due to death while oth-

ers were relieved of their positions for committing various offences against the party. Earlier in his remarks, Prince Nwanko Orinze, the Chairman of the APC Election Committee from the Headquarters, said the election would be conducted in accordance with the guidelines as laid down by the party. He, therefore, called on party members to exhibit high sense of honesty and responsibility to ensure successful conduct of the exercise. “The election is to fill 15 vacant positions created as a result of some developments in the state. So we hope delegates will be as civil as possible,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at the time of filing this report, the elections to fill the various vacant positions had begun at the Sani Abacha Indoor sport Hall.

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11 Analysis

Murder in God’s house

Stanley Ikechukwu

ÏÏÏ Ginika Enemonwu was an Mbaise native who grew up in Ozubulu, Ekusigo LGA of Anambra state. He was killed in far away Johannesburg, South Africa, in October 2013. His murder set in motion a chain of events that led to a massacre of church goes in Ozubulu almost four years later. Gunmen yesterday invaded St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State and opened fire on worshippers, killing at least eight people. Worshippers who escaped said the gunmen, who all communicated in Igbo, fled the scene after emptying a hail of bullets into early morning worshippers. The Parish Priest of St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Jude Onwuaso, said that the attack took place at about 6.30 a.m. during the early morning Mass. According to Fr. Onwuaso, an unidentified man came into the church, shot at a man, Akunwafor Ikegwuonwu, before shooting sporadically at other worshippers. A member of the church choir, who wished to be unnamed who witnessed the incident, said that the church was dark as there was no light. She said that the generating set suddenly developed a fault; so, the mass proceeded with the congregation using candles. According to her, the gunman, after the shooting, jumped into a waiting car with a driver. Following the massacre, the bodies of the dead, and those who were injured were taken to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, and all medical personnel who were attending Sunday morning mass at the hospital chapel were pressed into service at the hospital’s casualty unit for surgery. Police reaction Speaking in Awka, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Garba Umar, confirmed that a lone gunman killed eight worshippers and injured 18 others in the early morning attack. According to Umar, preliminary investigations showed that the attack was carried out by a native of the area. “From our findings, it is very clear that the person who carried the attack must be an indigene of the area. “We gathered that worshippers for 6 o’clock Sunday mass at St. Philip Ozobulu were in the service when a gunman dressed in black attire covering his face with a cap entered the church and moved straight to a particular direction and opened fire. “The man after shooting at his targeted victims still went on a shooting spree, killing and wounding other worshippers,” Umar said. Although no arrest had been made as of the time of filing this report, the police have already learned that the attack followed a quarrel between two natives of Ozubulu residing overseas, and Mr. Umar assured that the police were on top of the situation. A drug dealing bishop According to two residents of Ozubulu who insisted on anonymity before speaking with Daily Times, the roots of yesterday’s massacre were planted four years ago in South Africa, when an indigene of Ozubulu nicknamed “Bishop”, based in South Africa for many years, is alleged to have killed an indigene of Mbaise in a drug trade dispute. Aloysius Nnamdi Ikegwuonu, aged 35, better known by his nickname, “Bishop”, has built a reputation as one of the big-

St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Umuezekwe Ofufe Amakwa Community of Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra on Sunday. where an unknown gunman killed 11 persons and injured 18 others. gest philanthropists from the town. He has said that the gunmen promised to return if war times. built and donated churches (including St. Bishop did not find a way to pay back what “This is tragic; the church is a place of Philips, where people were massacred), he owed, along with some restitution for refuge to anyone who runs into it, and this constructed schools, hospitals and given their deceased brother. wicked, barbaric and mindless blood-letscholarships. In May, Anambra Governor While most Nigerians in South Africa ting, shows that something has gone wrong Willie Obiano commissioned a 12km road are law abiding, there is a widespread per- on our psyche. and a bridge built by Chief Ikegwuonu (he ception that many others are involved in “My heart goes to the bereaved at this is a titled chief) linking Ozubulu with the the drug and illicit sex trade, a situation moment of pain. I pray that God grants the neighbouring Ukpor in Nnewi South LGA. which has sparked protests among locals soul of the departed eternal rest as I urge Enemonwu, , whose death caused the who accuse them of taking their jobs and the security agents to fish out the perpetrabad blood, was an Mbaise native who had hurting their youth, and in some cases, vio- tors and make them face the law,” he said. lived in Ozubulu. Bishop took him to South lence against Nigerians. In his reaction, Victor Oye, the NaAfrica for a “joint venture” and when the South Africa experienced its worst out- tional Chairman, All Progressives Grand proceeds of their arrangement became sig- break of violence against foreigners in Alliance, APGA, said that no amount of nificant, Bishop claimed a huge chunk of 2008, when more than 60 people died. In provocation could justify the killing of inthe profits, a situation which Enemonwu 2015, similar xenophobic unrest in the cit- nocent people who had gone to worship in found unacceptable. ies of Johannesburg and Durban claimed a Church. Following that disagreement, Enemon- seven lives as African immigrants were Describing the attack as wicked, Mr. Oye wu reported the matter to the Mbaise hunted down and attacked by gangs. And urged the police to get those responsible for Union in South Africa, who took the issue in February, police used rubber bullets, tear the massacre. up, and began fighting for their brother. gas and water cannon to disperse crowds at “As a political leader, I totally condemn He allegedly told the Mbaise Union of his an anti-immigrant march in the capital, the Ozubulu Church shooting as dastardly, fear that Bishop may assassinate him, and Pretoria after angry mobs attacked Nigeri- unjustifiable and callous. in the event of such an event, they should ans and looted shops in townships around “Nobody has the right to kill innocent know who to hold responsible. citizens. The Police and other relevant Pretoria and parts of Johannesburg. Not long afterwards, he was killed, and security agencies should ensure that the Reactions pour in the effort to retaliate began. It was reported Jude Emecheta, who hails from Ozubu- perpetrators of this crime are caught and that many of Bishop’s boys and associates lu, told the News Agency of Nigeria that “a made to face justice,” he said. have been killed since then and also some- dark cloud has befallen my peaceful town.” In a statement received by Daily Times, one else close to Bishop was murdered in a Mr. Emecheta, who is the Managing Di- the Speaker of the House of Representabar in Johannesburg last week before the rector of Anambra Signage and Advertise- tives, Yakubu Dogara, described the attack hit was carried out in Ozubulu. ment Agency, ANSAA, said that the losses as abominable, barbaric, inhuman, and Now, the event that happened in South from the attack were too much for the the height of wickedness. Dogara said his Africa seems to have touched home. Some people to bear. He wondered why brothers heart was broken by the sad news of the people from Mbaise, in neighbouring Imo could visit such an attack on their people massacre of innocent worshippers in cold State, insisted that Bishop must pay a price and urged those involved to “sheathe their blood by people he described as “sons of for the killing of their brother in South swords.” perdition whose souls will rot in hell.” Also speaking with NAN, Oseloka ObaAfrica.Many prominent people and the “Have we lost our humanity? Where is traditional rulers of both communities in- ze, a former Secretary to Anambra Govern- the place of sanctity of life and sacredness tervened to settle the rift and sue for peace, ment, said such a callous attack dehuman- of worship places in our society? What ofised the society. to no avail. fence did the worshippers commit to war“My heart goes to the family and parish- rant their massacre in cold blood by wicked Along the line, it was believed that the case has been settled. Then Bishop was ioners of St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozu- souls and heartless men?” Dogara asked, sighted in Ozubulu a few days ago, and bulu, where unidentified gunmen report- then reiterated his call for the overhaul of information is believed to have filtered to edly killed several church members and Nigeria’s policing architecture that will Mbaise, which possibly encouraged the wounded several others early today,” Obaze lead to reform of the Police Force, equip gunmen to trail him. According to sources, said. them with modern and sophisticated gadOn his part, Osita Chidoka, a former gets so as to discharge their duties of proBishop left town and is back in South Africa. When the gunmen arrived at the church Minister of Aviation, said he was saddened tecting lives and property effectively, and and did not find him, they shot several by the incident. ensure social order in the society. Mr. Chidoka decried the desecration of people, including Bishop’s father, AkunwaStanley Ikechukwu, an analyst at SBM Infor Ikegwuonwu, and some other worship- the temple of God, adding that nobody at- telligence researched and wrote this story with pers. A witness who spoke to Daily Times tacked anyone in the church even during reports from the News Agency of Nigeria.

12 News Bank customers lose over N2bn to electronic fraud in 2016 -CBN Ï ƇƏ ƑƗ ƏƆƌ ƈ hindrance to e-payment sector Motolani Oseni

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said Nigeria lost N2 billion to electronic fraud(e-fraud) in 2016, describing it as the biggest challenge facing the electronic payment sector and needs to be collectively tackled by customers, banks and financial sector regulators. CBN Director, Banking & Payments System Department, ‘Dipo Fatokun, disclosed this at the weekend in Lagos, stressing that fraud must adhere to strict rules and regulations and educate the public to combat fraud. Fatokun, who spoke at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) Bi-Monthly forum, explained that fraud not only leads to loss of funds, but reduces confidence of customers using e-channels, even as bank customers lost over N2 billion to e-fraud last year, because e-fraud has never been completely eliminated in the Nigeria’s financial system. The CBN director who spoke on the theme: “Electronic Payments Industry’s Performance and Regulatory Issues”, described e-payment as any form of payment that allows the use of electronics system to initiate, authorize and confirm the transfer of money between two parties. The transaction reason, he said, could be for the payment for goods and services, settlement of obligations, gifts among others. He explained that e-payments are driven by a network of interconnected systems, which make it possible for exchanges of value between payer and payee, sender and receivers or donor and services. Payment technologies and platforms bind the industry together in a tight ecosystem,” he said. Fatokun disclosed that global non-cash (electronic payment) transaction volumes grew at 8.9 per cent to reach $387.3 billion in 2014, an increase, driven by accelerated growth in developing markets.

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Kogi civil servant arraigned for whistle blowing over Gov Bello’s Abuja property Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

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For allegedly exposing the secret property of Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, a 32-year-old civil servant, Mr. Johnson Musa, was on Friday dragged to a Lokoja Chief Magistrate. On arraignment before Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court II, Musa, of OduAnana in Dekina local government area of the state was alleged to have taken the aerial pictures of the governor’s Abuja residence with a drone camera and posted it on social media. He was said to have posted the pictures with a caption: ‘This building is owned by an individual in Kogi where hunger is the first name, less than one year.’ According to the prose-

cuting counsel, Mohammed Abaji, Senior Legal Officer with the state Ministry of Justice, Musa was arrested on August 3 by men of the State Security Service (SSS), Kogi state command, on intelligence report. He said that the intelligence report and analysis of the accused person’s Samsung Galaxy S6 and Techno Phantom 6 phones with GSM numbers 08175444450 and 08064494667 revealed that he threatened and exposed the residence of the governor. The prosecuting counsel said, “Governor Yahaya Bello and family have been put into threat and harm to their property,” and therefore urged the court to take cognizance of the offence of cyber stalking against the accused. Counsel to the defendant,

Williams Aliwo of Crystal Chambers, orally applied for his bail in line with section 36(5) of the constitution and section 341(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). Aliwo submitted that any order to remand the accused in prison custody would amount to punishing him ahead of the prove of his guilt adding that the accused would not jump bail, escape justice and would neither commit same or any other offence and would abide by the bail conditions if granted. The application was opposed by Abaji on the ground that investigation into the matter was on-going aside the fact that the penalty attached to the offence was 10 years imprisonment or option of minimum of N25 million fine

upon conviction. The Chief Magistrate, Alhassan Husaini said by virtue of Section 36(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the presumption of innocence of the accused was constitutionally guaranteed. He therefore granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum adding that the sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court. Justice Husaini, to allay the fears of the prosecution counsel over the inconclusive investigation, ordered that a register of attendance be opened at the DSS office for the accused to report on Monday and Thursday and adjourned the case to August 17, for further mention.

Gov Bindow urges Muslims to stop insulting leaders Tom Garba, Yola

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Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa at the weekend cautioned Muslims against insulting Nigerian leaders, and urged them to rather pray for them. Bindow gave the advice in Gombe at the 7th National Zikir and Special Prayer for the sustainability of peace in Nigeria. The Zikir group is one of the sects that promote worship through songs. The governor noted that fighting leaders in power was an indirect opposition of God’s will. According to him, God gives power to whom He feels, and at the time he

deems fit. He reminded those who were found of fighting leaders to desist or face the full wrath of God. He also cautioned those who have constituted opposition against his government, urging them to repent or face the anger of God. “I wish to caution our fellow Muslims to desist from fighting those people in power. “It is better to pray for leaders and not to disparage them for God gives power to whom he feels at the time of his choice. “And whosoever that fights a leader will evoke the anger of the His. “I want to use this opportunity to tell whoev-

er that is opposing me to be careful because whoever that fights me, God will crush the person, ‘ he said. Bindow appealed to the Muslim community to pray for speedy recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari. He also sought prayers for the entire Nigeria as well as both Gone and Adamawa. The governor also encouraged the community to propagate peace and love among their members, advising them to support their members during elections. He assured them of continued support for the growth of the gospel in Nigeria. Earlier, Governor

Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe state commended Bindow for supporting the Tijjaniya sect to grow in Nigeria. Dankwambo, who was represented by his Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Umar Ahmed, said that he would complement the efforts of Governor Bindow in the promotion of the gospel of Islam through praises. Alhaji Bilyaminu Adamu, National Secretary of National Zikir Association urged the governor, whom they had chosen as the leader of the sect among Nigeria governors, to support its national secretariat with means of transportation.

Lagos warns saboteurs to desist from dumping refuse, dredging indiscriminately The Lagos state government has issued a stern warning to residents dumping refuse indiscriminately on the streets and dredgers sand filling wetlands to desist from such unwholesome practice or face the wrath of the law. The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, who stated this at the weekend in Lagos while fielding questions on a television programme said the PSP operators could not cope with the quantum of waste being generated in the state estimated to be 13,000 metric tons per day. He said the PSP operators erroneously believed that they were being put out of business and assured them that they were still an integral part of the loop as attested to by the on-going re-certification exercise of the operators. He disclosed that the Lagos State Government was tackling the knotty waste problems in the state in a comprehensive manner with the assistance of about 12 consortiums including Visionscape, a globally acclaimed environmental utility group that would confront the issue with technology, better funding and germane solutions under the Cleaner Lagos Initiative which will become fully operational in September. He said that what was currently being experienced was just the transitory period aggravated by acts of saboteurs and dredgers involving only transportation of waste, adding that under CLI refuse will be a resource to the government. His words: “Under the CLI, waste would first be collected from all the 377 wards in the state before being transported to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) where they would be sorted out into nylons, papers, bottles and organic wastes for recycling. About 27, 500 workers would be employed and they would earn slightly more than the minimum wage, enjoy medical and life insurance as well as injury cover. They will not spend money on transportation as they would be recruited from their neighborhood.” The Commissioner assured residents and indigenes of the state that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode would deliver on all his promises, adding that Lagos State would be the first state in the country to surmount the problem of waste disposal.

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Nigeria and ILO’s unemployment prediction

ne of the scariest predictions about Nigeria has come from the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The organisation had projected that the global unemployment rate would rise in 2017. It also predicted that despite falling unemployment in some developed economies, new analysis shows the global job crisis will exacerbate in emerging economies including Nigeria. The ILO in its predictions noted that significant slowdown in emerging economies coupled with increasing decline in commodity prices is having a dramatic effect on the world of work. We are equally alarmed at this prediction and call for concerted actions by the authorities to tame the unemployment monster in the country to avert any future crisis. There is no doubt that the level of unemployment in Nigeria is astronomical, especially among the youth population which some estimates put at more than 65 percent. Overall, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) put the economically active population or working age, comprising persons within the age range of 15 to 64, at 103 million of the 170 million population. Several factors are being blamed for the prevalence of unemployment in Nigeria. This includes the high population growth rate of 3.5 percent per annum, policy inconsistency and corruption. In addition, deficient school curricula and poor teacher training have contributed to the failure of educational institutions to equip students with the appropriate skills to make them employable. In addition to these supply factors, there are insufficient and

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Nnamdi Azikiwe

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

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

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

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David Bonaventure Mark: Looking up to 2019 Presidency

I William Bozimo

t seems all electable politicians within the PDP are already warming up for placements in the upcoming 2019 presidential elections. Still savouring and enmeshed in the Supreme Court’s victory which had settled the leadership crisis once and for all, there are indications that some prominent, powerful men of yester years, are chesting-out to throw their hats into the presidential race in 2019 . One of them whose posters are already showing in parts of the North and Abuja is Brigadier General David Bonaventure Mark [GCON], a two-term Senate President from 2007-2015 under late Yardua and Goodluck Jonathan [GCFR] and reputed to have invoked the ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ to install Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, then Vice President as Acting President to replace the ailing Yardua. David Mark has had a brilliant career in the military as a Signals expert while in the military. After his two successful terms in the Senate which he accomplished unblemished as it were, with little or no scandals like it happened under Dr. Chuba Okadigbo where some banana peels led from one incident to the other and he was impeached. David Mark held tightly to a solidly united Senate and did it so well and peace reigned in the Senate. The other day while rampantly

reading through breaking news stories, I stumbled on the news item where David Mark was reportedly gearing up for a shot at the Presidency in 2019. Many respondents to a kite I flew on my Facebook page were not flattering at all to David Mark. They already accused him of making a statement – that ‘telephones were not meant for the poor’ and that had remained ingrained in the memories of Nigerians who today are salivating in the large proliferation of mobile phones, thanks to OBJ’s intervention. David Mark is from the Idoma axis of Benue State and a Christian, I presume, of the Roman Catholic faith. One could also recall a role he played after the Civil war when he was saddled with the sorting out the burning issue of Abandoned properties of Igbos in Port Harcourt Rivers State and how well he performed in that capacity is neither here nor there. The worrying aspect of his desire to contest the presidential elections in 2019 stems essentially from how would he balance a running mate choice? A northern Christian minority how would he pick a running mate that is either a Muslim from where ? Lagos State or Edo State which has a sprinkling of Muslims in the Auchi axis ? Or would he go for broke and damn all the consequences of making it a Christian-Christian ticket in 2019

and, perhaps, pick an Igbo candidate? I think Pa Awolowo tried it by picking someone from the East and he lost. What will the coming of David Mark portend for the polity? The unwritten law of power rotation between the North and the South on the presidential belt is making it impossible to find running mates across East and West axis of the country. If for example , an Igbo from the East is interested in running for presidency, it behoves such an Igbo candidate to pick his running mate from the North. Head or tail, a northerner will always emerge as a vice presidential candidate. Can Nigerians now prepare for a Northern minority contender who could also pick another minority southerner, Muslim or Christian ? Herein lies David Mark’s forthcoming ambition to have ashot at the Presidency without creating an imbalance of power between the North and South. In the midst of several contenders to the presidency, where many Nigerians are voicing their opinions to the effect that any politician above 50 years should not contest presidential elections in the country. Thar sounds like a blanket redline by many younger men, who though qualified to contest on age grounds may not have the financial capacity to mobilize voters across the land. We seem stuck with the old discredited hardcore politicians who can call forth the billions despite the anti-cor-

ruption war, the monies for elections are untouched and buried in some under- ground cells and dugouts in the Cocoa farms, ground-nut pyramid basements or rubber plantations long discarded by our forefathers. Once the clarion calls and political bells toll al day long, the monies tied in ancient plastic containers and cello-fane bags would be dug up to fund the political macabre dance steps. David Mark’s adventure into the Presidential Belt could spell some cheering news for the Middle Belt, where since Yakubu Gowon emerged as a child of military convenience was thrown up in 1967 July in what historians have come to call the revenge coup to Major Kaduna Nzeogwu’s brazing first bloody coup which eliminated Tafawa Balewa, Sir Ahmadu BELLO, first Premier of the Northern Region and unarguably, the most power politician in the land at that point in time. Since Jack Gowon left the scene after defeating the Biafran troops in the 30 month civil war, no politician of note had ascended the throne in Abuja. Can David Mark break the jinx and jopin the elders like Paul Onongo and Joseph Tarka, the most prominent leader from TIV land in the first Republic. J.S. TARKA was a human being a with charisma yet to be surpassed by any politician from the middle Belt.. Can the dimunitive David Mark take on the giants and Goliaths in the political firmament in the North? Only time will tell.

Before the agitations for restructuring get to highest pitch

Edward Nnachi

he agitations for restructuring Nigeria and devolving of powers from the centre to the regions and/or federating units that make up the country thus, making the centre weak, have been on for some time now and no doubt, these calls are gathering momentum in all the nooks and crannies of the nation. These are signs that even a few essentials in the political class have seen its importance and come to terms with the fact that, for this space called Nigeria to continue to exist, certain issues need out-rightly to be addressed, and urgently too. Well, it’s a greeted development. It at least, shows that we have started telling ourselves the truth in this country; it’s an indication that we as a people have now accepted that we have a problem and that it’s our fault. And that we are in dire need for finding a lasting solution to the problem. And am saying so, because it’s when you have figured that you a have a problem and critically accepted that the problem came about as a result of your own foibles, that you set out finding an elucidation for the problem. Nigeria had thronged on for so many years in the murky waters of its polity undaunted, without asking herself salient questions, as if it never mattered. Did it matter all this while? A question for both our past and present leaders! The nation had gone through series of events in the past which ordinarily, could have made its leadership go into socio-political solitude and during this time of wondering, ask itself, “Where are we coming

from?”, “Where are we going?”, “Are we prepared to get to where we are headed as a nation?”, “If we are not prepared, what do we need to do to get prepared to get to where we are going?”. Those who steered the ship of the nation, from the very onset did not truly ask themselves the above questions. They were walloped up the ‘thenness’ of then! And they didn’t know events would turn out the way they currently are, in the country today. My people of the Igbo tribe say, “If you don’t know where you got drenched by the rain, you can’t tell where you got dried up.” The failure of our nation’s leadership to have repeatedly not told themselves the real truth about the troubles with Nigeria and decisively confront same, has led us to where we are today as a people. What a pity? But that is not my preoccupation today; maybe in future we could look at why they choose to be that futureless in their thinking and handling of the affairs of the country. Nonetheless, before we take these activisms for the restructuring of the country to the uppermost pitch, there is every need for all and sundry to pause a bit and ponder on certain events that have taken place in this country in recent past and those which are currently playing out before our very eyes. Who says the calls for restructuring Nigeria are not good? On the eve of this year’s June 12 anniversary, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise Initiative for Change and a women’s rights activist had noted that since the return of democracy in Nigeria, the fundamental questions that

surround the basis of the struggle, which has now become a national event, are yet to be answered and these according to her, “these issues are the major challenges facing the country today.” Members of Aferenire, a Yoruba apex socio-political organisation have also joined in the agitation alongside former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, calling for the implementation of recommendations of the 2014 national conference convened by former President Goodluck Jonathan, which vehemently captures the issue of restructuring of the country. Atiku has been relentless in his call for the restructuring of the country. He is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); he is a northerner. That means Atiku has gone pass party partisanship and regionalism to join his fellow countrymen from other party divides and regions in calling for a true restructured Nigeria. And just last Monday, former Military Head of state Ibrahim Badasi Babangida, also threw his weight behind the call for a truly restructured Nigeria. We love it real good and these are pointers that even the politically and economically ‘have-arrives’ in this country are feeling the heat of the various rumblings and anxieties currently going on in Nigeria by different separatist groups. This is serious! Okay. I have this to say however, that for a long time now none of our brethren, from the southeastern part of this country has been allowed to govern Nigeria as president. Fellow concerned Nigerians, let’s look at it very critically. This

part of the country, has since the return of democracy in Nigeria in 1999 not been given a chance to occupy the apex office in the land, being the office of the president. I think this is unfair and in a way, can be seen as a political shortchange of a people also considered to be part of the space. If a mother has three children and decides to give out gifts to these three children of her, but only ended up, attending to two out of these three children of hers with gifts, and leaving only one child of out of the three with nothing, that mother is really been unfair and unjust to this one child not attended to with a gift. That is the case with Nigeria and one of its sections, the southeast. It is imperative for our leaders to ponder on this before, the southeasterners tag it as an injustice on their part. And this should take precedence before the call to restructure Nigeria is taken the topmost arena. Truth be told, the Yorabas of the southwest have had their turn; the Hausa/Fulanis of the northwest have had their turn and the southsouth of the Ijaws/Urobo has equally had its turn. The Igbos have not been given a chance! This is really unfair. Now that 2019 general elections are coming, isn’t it high time the southeast is allowed to occupy the office of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria. And this I think would go a long way in reassuring them that they are still part of this great country. And it is after this is done that we can all swing into action, crusading for the restructuring of the country, because what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

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Youth, women inclusion: Complementing efforts by Speaker Dogara’s House of Representatives

Guest Columnist RINSOLA ABIOLA

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“This Bill is in the interest of the youth whom we must empower, because if we empower them, we are empowering the future generation” – Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on the Not Too Young To Run bill.

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“Not too young to run!” “Not too young to run!” Chants rent the air in the House of Representatives as Members waved fliers. Any onlooker, oblivious to what was going on, would think that young people in their dozens had somehow managed to infiltrate the chamber and take over proceedings. The date was Thursday, 27th July and the Green Chamber was packed full. It was a special occasion. The highlight of legislative work; for what could be more important than the process of amending the nation’s guiding document, Nigeria’s operating manual, the Constitution? With bated breath, youth advocates waited. There had been rumours earlier that day that the House was planning to kill the bill which had the potential to finally secure political representation for Nigeria’s teeming youth population. The Senate had already voted in favour of the Bill, and so tensions were high. Were young people’s hopes about to be dashed? Was the political class about to prove notions about deliberately suppressing young people right? Would Speaker Dogara go back on his promise? Was the House going to let us down? For months, youth and women advocates and Civil Society Organisations lobbied; they paid courtesy visits to principal officers of both chambers of the National Assembly, attended public hearings, approached legislators personally, and executed media campaigns with the aim of gaining public support and building momentum. Although the demographies differed, their mission was the same. All they wanted was to secure political representation for women and young people who, incidentally, make up the bulk of the Nigerian population but are grossly under-represented in governance. They play active roles at grassroot level during campaigns, yet, are barely able to successfully aspire to political office and appointive positions for a myriad of reasons. For young people, the Constitution currently places the minimum age for standing for elective office at 30. The exclusion is, therefore, not only due to societal norms which may be combated via reorientation, but also actively enabled by legal constraints. Many opine that this provision is

Dogara’s inherently discriminatory, and anyone with a sense of justice would agree. For women, the challenges are many. There are cultural and quasi-religious norms which restrict women’s aspirations. These are in addition to systemic inequalities so deeply entrenched that it requires very strong will, an extensive network and enormous resources to break the glass ceiling. Most Nigerian women simply do not have these resources and are therefore relegated to wearing aso-ebi, clapping, singing and dancing at campaign grounds in support of the candidacy of their male counterparts who do not have such restrictions to do battle with. Young women face a particularly dire predicament, as they are further restricted by law. The Legislature is the arm of government where every Nigerian can lay claim to direct representation. Representatives are elected to both chambers in terms of population and equity, and this is why the House of Representatives is often referred to as “the House of the People”. “The People” include youths and women and in recognition of this, Speaker Yakubu Dogara threw his weight not only behind Nigerian youth’s quest for representation, but also Nigerian women’s demands for equity. Before the lobbying for inclusion even began, Speaker Dogara had, during a meeting with student leaders from higher institutions across the country, declared his unwavering support for youth inclusion in governance. It therefore came as no surprise that the Not Too Young To Run Bill was granted expeditious consideration by the House when it was eventually presented by Hon. Tony Nwulu. From meeting with women members of State Assemblies to the courtesy visit by the Not Too Young To

Run team, Speaker Dogara demonstrated a deep sense of compassion and justice, listening keenly to everything advocates had to say. The demands were as follows: young people asked for a reduction in the age of eligibility for elective offices and the introduction of independent candidacy into the nation’s electoral process, in the hope that this will go a long way in circumventing the often torturous political party process. A process which many have decried as being needlessly expensive and, ironically, undemocratic. Women asked for affirmative action: a set percentage of ministerial appointments (at federal level) and of commissioners (at state level). The importance with which the Speaker and the House as a whole considers youth issues was also demonstrated with the speedy response to public outcry following reports that the Not Too Young to Run Bill had been excluded from the report of the Committee on Constitution Review. Speaker Dogara assured Nigerian youths that he had made a promise and that promise would be kept. Yet, many were doubtful. This doubt did not last for long as the House voted overwhelmingly in support of independent candidacy, reducing the age of eligibility, and affirmative action for women at both federal and state levels. The only clause pertaining to political representation which failed to scale through at the House was the one which would confer indigeneship on women, thereby enabling them contest for office where they are married. Although this failed to garner the required number of votes, the Speaker called for a second round of voting, in hopes that more numbers would be gotten and the clause would eventually scale through. Alas! This was not meant

to be. The special consideration given by Speaker Dogara has been commended by many gender advocates, who believe granting a second vote provided further proof of his support for the gender equity campaign, especially as this courtesy was not extended to any other clause. It is imperative that these efforts be sustained as the fight for inclusion now proceeds to state level. Having won the first round at the National Assembly, youth and women advocates must organise and engage at state level with as much vigour, if not more. The advocacy must now go to state assemblies and a media strategy which entails crafting messages in support of the aims and objectives should be implemented. Local languages should be used in driving the points home, and public debates need to be held across states in order to generate discussions on youth and women inclusion in governance. The Dogara-led House of Representatives has fulfilled its promise and now is the time for us all to ensure that these efforts are complemented, so that the Nigerian political space may be truly representative. As an advocate for gender equity and youth representation in politics, and one who fits into both the youth and women demography, it has been an honour to watch my principal make good on his promises and fully support the campaign for youth inclusion and gender equity. Rinsola Abiola is SA (New Media) to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, founding PRO of the All Progressives Youth Forum, Ag. President of the APC Young Women Forum, and a Youth Representative on the APC’s Board of Trustees. She writes from Abuja.

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TIMES AGAINST CORRUPTION EFCC: Be wary of fraudsters using Magu’s name to solicit funds Stories by Anthony Ailemen Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a note of warning to members of the public to be wary of the activities of fraudsters, using the name of its acting chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, to extort money form innocent Nigerians in the guise of setting the commission. Describing the development as a worrisome trend, the EFCC said that on no account will Magu instruct any staff of the agency to con unsuspecting members of the public. This development was contained in a statement signed by the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to The Daily Times newspaper. The commission said Nigerians should under no circumstance offer gratification to any one that claims to be an officer of the EFCC. The statement reads in part, “These reports are indeed worrisome as they detract from the well-established mode of operation by the Commission. “As a highly disciplined and professional organisation, demanding and receiving bribes are serious offences against discipline in the EFCC. The punishment for such acts includes dismissal and prosecution. “Staff of the Commission are reasonably well paid and have no need to

EFCC pledges support to AMCON over assets recovery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged its support to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in its drive to recover toxic assets and boost for the nation’s economy. The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu stated this while playing host to Ahmed Lawan Kuru, Managing Director, AMCON and his team in his office. Magu said, “It is in the interest of this country that we support you and work with AMCON” He also blamed the incidence of bad loans especially in the banking sector on insider dealings, adding that it is about time bankers are held liable for their indiscretion. He expressed the

Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

seek rent from suspects. The mere fact that a supposed officer of the EFCC demands gratification should put the public on notice. “Under no circumstance should members of the public offer gratification to any one that claims to be an officer of the EFCC. Indeed such demand for gratification is enough indication that the so called ‘operative’ could be an impostor”. The EFCC further stated that it is regrettable that despite its repeated warnings, some members of the public continue to fall prey to the antics of these fraudsters. The statement further warned that

the EFCC will not hesitate to deal decisively with anyone caught using the name of the EFCC or its chairman for fraudulent purposes. The anti-graft agency also called on members of the public to report any one found to be soliciting money from innocent Nigerians. The agency then said, “Consequently, the public is implored to report any one found to be soliciting gratification on behalf of the Chairman of the EFCC or any senior officer of the agency, to the nearest police station or contact the EFCC through this number: 0903131991, or send email to: efccnigeria.org.”

L-R: Ahmed Lawan Kuru, Managing Director, AMCON welcoming Mr. Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, EFCC to his office in Abuja recently.

Commission’s willingness to strengthen the team already working on AMCON related cases. Responding, Kuru informed the Commission of how over N3.7 trillion of depositors funds, 15,000 jobs were saved due to AMCON intervention in the banking sector in 2009/2010. Kuru said, “The Corporation borrowed money from the Financial system and bought 13,000 non-performing loans at the cost of N3.7trillion from 22 banks and also injected N2.3 trillion as Kuru further expressed satisfaction with the performance of the

EFCC/ AMCON desk ,saying “ever since the set up of the AMCON desk, we have enjoyed tremendous support of the team which has led to recovery and increased the number of obligors coming forward to AMCON looking for a resolution out of the situation they are in” He added that the importance of the EFCC to the actualization of AMCON mandate cannot be overstated as the Commission is “about one of the few organizations that have the power to request or demand information from some of these financial institutions and get response.”

EFCC/CYIaC to launch Diaspora action against corruption in Dublin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission corruption prevention project, Creative Youth Initiative against Corruption (CYIAC) has concluded plans to launch anti-corruption movement in the Diaspora. The event tagged “Diaspora Nigeria Action Against Corruption Initiative (DNA Action)” will be launched on October 1, 2017 to coincide with Nigeria’s national day celebration in collaboration with the Association of Nigerian Professionals in Ireland, Dublin. DNA Action is expected to broaden the coalition of groups abroad committed to tackling corruption, improving Nigeria’s global image with a view to improving the country’s rating on the Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, CPI. The group will further create a platform for discourse on the benefits of ridding Nigeria of corruption and support the anticorruption prevention measures as it relates to children and youth re-orientation. The Europe Director of DNA Action, Mr. Olajide Ademola Ajayi says there is no better time than now for Diaspora Nigerians to get involved in the advocacy against corruption. The group is currently reaching out to Nigeria communities worldwide for global campaign against corruption. DNA Action will facilitate town hall meetings in major countries across all continents

6,280 ghost workers, pensioners to face ICPC probe in Enugu

No fewer than 6,280 ghost workers and pensioners have been identified by the Local Government Staff and Pensioner Audit Committee set up by the Governor of Enugu State. The ghost workers will be probed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe, the Commissioner for Information, disclosed this on Saturday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held on Friday night. Anike said that the committee was able to discover a total of 6,280 ghost workers and pensioners at the end of the exercise. He gave the breakdown as 2,818 ghost workers in the nominal roll of local government councils’ staff and another 3,462 ghost pensioners. “A committee headed by the speaker of the state house of assembly discovered 2,818 ghost workers in the nominal roll of local government council’s staff and another 3,462 ghost pensioners,” he said. He said that the ghost workers and pensioners had been weeded out from the nominal rolls of local government councils and pensions board. The commissioner said that the State Executive Council had authorised the Commissioner for Local Government Matters to hand over verified list of workers and pensioners to appropriate quarters. Anikwe said that the governor also directed the committee to fish out the particulars of the ghost workers and pensioners and to send same to the ICPC for further probe.

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Ondo Assembly begins proper drilling of 18 Commissionerdesignates today ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure The Ondo State House of Assembly will today (Monday) begin the screening of the commissioner designates sent to the lawmakers for ratification. It is expected that the nominees would be properly drilled by the lawmakers on their competency and verify the relevant documents submitted to the Assembly. The House committee on screening and selection is expected today to carry out the proper screening of the nominees for efficient delivery in office. Daily Times correspondent reported that it is not yet clear if the screening for the nominees would be made public during the plenary of the lawmakers and at the chamber of the Assembly. But sources said there might not be free flow of movement into the premises of the Assembly as the lawmakers are set for the business of the screening. One of the sources who begged not to be named as he was not authorized to talk said there might be tight security at the front

gate of the Assembly to guide against unnecessary rancour from some supporters and family members inside the Assembly complex. The names of the nominees to be screened are (1) Femi Agagu, (Okitipupa), (2) Gboyega Adefarati, (Akoko South West), (3) Taofeek Abdusalam (Akoko North East), (4) Yemi Olowolabi, (Idanre), (5) Wale Akinterinwa, ( IleOluji/Okeigbo), (6) Wahab Adegbenro (Ifedore). (7) Solagbade Amodeni, (Akoko South East); (8) Rasheed Badmus, (Akoko North West), (9) Omowumi Olatunji (Akure South), (10)Emmanuel Igbasan, (Irele), (11) Funso Esan, (Ilaje). (12) Olurimisi Ismaila, (Odigbo), (13) Saka Yusuf Ogunleye, (Akure North), (14) Ojogo Donald (EseOdo), (15) Bayonle Ademodi, (Ondo East), (16) Lola Fagbemi, (Ondo West), (17) Timilehin Adelegbe, (Ose), (18) Kole Olawoye, (Owo). Although the screening was earlier fixed for last Friday, it was but later suspended after a closed door meeting between the leadership of the Assembly and the nominees.

Glo’s Professor Johnbull flays discrimination against people with abnormal genetic features Professor Johnbull, popular TV drama series sponsored by telecommunications giant, Globacom, this week condemns the discrimination of people with special genetic features including albinism, dwarfism and autism. The situation comedy insists that such people did not choose their genes and so, should not face societal condemnation of any sort. As usual, the lead character in the series, Professor Johnbull, played by Nollywood great, Kanayo O. Kanayo condemns in unmistakable terms the ugly trend of discrimination against albinos, sufferers of autism, dwarfism and such other natural but undesirable health conditions. Executive Producer of the drama series, Globacom, said in a press statement in Lagos that the

“new episode aptly titled ‘Not One of Us’ is a wakeup call to all on the need for us to show not just respect to those with genetic flaws, but to most importantly regard them as normal human beings and accord them the decent treatment they deserve”. According to the network, “Professor Johnbull has in the last one year assumed the enviable role of the conscience of the society, treating one topical and moral issue after the other. The essence of the sitcom is to, at all times, stir the consciousness of society to the ills prevalent in our clime” and assured viewers that “they will find the episode emotional, challenging and, more importantly, educating, as the crew collectively disabuse the misconceptions surrounding the physically challenged in society”.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), with Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Idris Ibrahim, during the I.G’s visit to the Governor at the Lagos House, Ikeja…recently.

Timi Frank lauds Atiku, Saraki over comments on APC Tom Okpe, Abuja

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has said the recent comments credited to the former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Senate President Bukola Saraki, over the ongoing mismanagement of the party has vindicated him. Frank commended the two national leaders for summoning courage to speak out against what he described as undemocratic tendencies of the current National Working Committee (NWC) saying that the “party is dead but not yet

buried under the current dispensation.” In a statement signed on Sunday in Abuja, Timi Frank said the real lovers of APC are the ones speaking out their minds having waited for two years without any improvement on the part of the working committee “that is practically leading the party to destruction.” Both Atiku and Saraki came down hard penultimate week on the running of APC by the current NWC under Chief Oyegun. Atiku decried the party’s inability to hold meetings of their organs, including those meant for the democratic selection of their

leadership, or even constitute institutions prescribed in their constitution, calling it a “bulling party”. Quoting Atiku according in the statement: “the absence of those meetings and elections, their existing leadership, often under the direction of the executive at the state or federal level, fill the void. That’s not party building but party bullying. And it’s certainly not a way to democratize parties and aggregate their members’ opinions, interests and aspirations.” For the Senate President Saraki, who spoke at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum two days later said the APC leader-

ship headed by its national chairman, Chief OdigieOyegun, lacked focus. Frank said: “I am happy that some of our leaders are now speaking out against the lack of internal democracy I have been fighting for all this while. It is still not too late if others will shun sentiments and see reasons to quickly rescue APC from the current handlers who are merchants and without minds of their own.” Meanwhile, Frank has strongly condemned the suspension of APC Chairman in Bayelsa state by the NWC, saying the party leadership has committed a great error against the constitution of the party.

Lagos unveils roadmap to fix potholes, tackle flooding Benjamin Omoike The Lagos state government on Sunday unveiled its roadmap targeted at maintaining and rehabilitating roads across the State as well as a comprehensive drainage maintenance and flood control programme between August and December 2017. Recently appointed Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Public Works and Drainages, Engr. Temidayo Erinle, who reeled out the roadmap at a press briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho

Press Centre in Alausa, said in the coming days, the State Government, through the Public Works Corporation, would carry out rehabilitation works on 43 major link roads across the State, while other major highways and arterial roads found to be in bad state would be fixed. Erinle said the State Government was well aware of the challenges being experienced by commuters on Lagos roads, and that Governor Ambode had already repositioned the Corporation to comprehensively address the issues relating

to potholes and drainages in the state. He said: “As you are all aware, we are presently in the rainy season, as such much cannot be done during this period. However, we are currently carrying out palliative works on our major roads through the application of boulders, crushed stones and other construction materials to address the potholes problems in order not to paralyze the economic activities of the state. “Similarly, we also take advantage of some dry days to carry out repair

works in an effort to reduce traffic gridlock on LekkiEpe Expressway between Adetokunbo Ademola to Samuel, section of Ikorodu Road between the new and old pedestrian bridges inward Maryland, Ikorodu Road, Ketu Bus Stop and Ikuomola Street, Idimu Alimosho Local Government Area. “Asides that, I want to assure the people that immediately the rain subsides, the Lagos State Public Works Corporation will embark on massive road maintenance and repairs.

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Niger commences operation plant two million trees Saka Bolaji - Minna

Minister for State for Niger Delta, Prof. Cladius Daramola (left), in a handshake with Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, during a condolence visit to Aregbesola over the death of his mother, at the Government House, Osogbo, Osun State… on Sunday.

Delta students association flays hike in state varsity fees Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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National Association of Delta State Students (NADESTU) has flayed the hike at the Delta State University (DELSU) school fees, and sought the intervention of the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to prevail on the management of the university. In a statement it issued yesterday and signed by its national secretary, Mr. Onwuma Emmanuel, NADESTU said that the call for the intervention of the state governor became necessary following the outrageous school fees increment of the state owned University. Noting that no student can meet the deadline of

*Seeks Okowa’s intervention August 9 for the payment of school fees considering the increase the association said “the school fees increment and deadline are too sudden as no student can meet the demand with the 200% increase in school fees, it is crystal clear that many of the DELSU student will have to find their way out of the school, for example while 200 level students are now to pay N120,000 and N130,000, 100 level students are to pay N170,000 and N200,000 respectively.” The statement further explained that it became imperative as Delta State students made up of the Niger Delta region are 40% of which available

statistics has shown that over 20% of the students were yet to pay their school fees especially the 100 Level students. “We there urge Dr. Emmanuel Okowa to come to the rescue of our students and prevail on the management of DELSU to reduce the school fees so that we can learn.” Meanwhile as part of its contributions to education in Africa, a non-profit organization under the aegis of books for Africa has donated pallet of Law books and journals to the University. The pallet which contains a total of 123 titles and 191 copies of the books is to enhance the academic studies of the students.

the scene. A check on the content of the bag revealed an AK – 47. No ammunition was found in the bag. Similarly, a 23-year old suspected bag snatcher identified as Ayobami Adedeji was on Friday arrested in the Alagbado area of the state during an operation. The suspected okada (motorcyclist) robber, was chased by the operatives on routine patrol of Kola Bus Stop after snatching a hand bag around 10:00 p.m. Adedeji, in company of

an accomplice who he referred to as Adoki, were operating with a motor cycle, when they snatched the hand bag of one Kudirat Oyebade at Kola Bus Stop. The operatives who were close to the scene of the incident chased the motorcycle into the inner streets. One of the suspects was however arrested while the rider escaped abandoning his motor cycle. Adedeji, who snatched the bag stated “I was a bus conductor. I went to Kotangoa market on Monday to

Expectedly, the organization which is based in Minnesota, United States of America is dedicated to collecting, sorting, shaping and distributed donated new books to children and adults of educational institution of Africa continent. Its mission is to end the book famine in Africa and since 1998, it has remained the largest shipper of donated library books to African continent shipping over 28,000,000 books to 49 different countries. Findings revealed that in 2012 the organization was said to have shipped 2.2 million books valued at 28.8 million dollars to 22 African Countries with an additional 626 computers and 15 brand new libraries.

Police recovers AK 47 rifle, arrests bag snatcher Joy Anyim

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AK 47 rifle was at the weekend recovered from three fleeing suspects by men of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command in the Apapa Area of Lagos State. The operatives, who were on routine patrol of Apapa sighted three young men around 11:00pm on Friday carrying a bag. The officers accosted the men but the suspects on sighting the officers dropped the bag and fled

meet Aboki about how to raise money for ourselves. “We have been together for a long time. At around 2:00 p.m on Monday, we perfected the plan to operate together on Lagos Abeokuta Expressway but our focus were Adura and Council Bus Stops around Agbado areas of Lagos State. Our priorities were handbags and purses. “We had snatched two bags and my colleague was keeping the money before our last botched operation. This was our first time,” he stated.

The Niger state government has called on residents in the state capital and local government headquarters to plant a tree before the end of the raining season. In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Jonathan Tsado Vatsa, the government said it would distribute over two million assorted seedlings of economic trees free to residents of the state for planting. The Commissioner disclosed that trees help to conserve the water cycle by returning water vapour to the atmosphere. Without trees, many forest lands could degenerate to become deserts. “Trees play a critical role in absorbing the greenhouse gases that fuel global warming. And so, we strongly warn against indiscriminate felling of trees especially Shea butter trees in parts of the state as the law against

tree felling is still in force. “This approach will help to check mate climate change, reduce erosion and assist in addressing desertification”, “The government is making concerted effort through the Ministry of Environment who are saddled with the responsibility to see that seedlings are made available and distributed in all the 25 local government areas of the state to prevent erosion and other natural disaster. “Human life is generally threatened when the environment is degraded through tree felling for whatever purpose and when the soil is degraded through uncontrolled felling of trees. “Other adverse effects of large scale tree felling include loss of biodiversity, migration of wildlife, ecological imbalance, soil erosion, flooding, and disruption in hydrological cycle of catchment area, and worst of all, desert encroachment.”

Ex- A’Court president advocates better welfare packages for teachers Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi (rtd), has blamed the decline of the standard of education in country on government’s insensitivity to the welfare of teachers. Akanbi appealed to Nigerian leaders to be sensitive to the plight of the workers including teachers, counseling that adequate and standard remuneration begets effective service delivery. He therefore, called on Nigerian government to invest heavily on the country education by evolving policies and programmes that will protect the interest of teachers and workers in general so as to have a virile and well focused educational system. Akanbi spoke at the first end of the year party/ prize giving ceremony of Nana Ahisat Academy, Akerebiata area, Off Sobi Barracks road, Ilorin, Kwara state. The former ICPC chairman who is the proprietor of Nana Aishat Academy also appealed to the government to attach utmost priority to all sectors of the economy so as to put the country education and other sectors on a good footing. He said adequate salary remuneration is directly

proportional to effective service delivery, pointing out that the earlier Nigerian leaders realise this, the better for the socio-economic development of the country. He expressed joy over the brilliant performance of the students of the Nana Aishat Academy, revealing that two out of the last year’s graduands are currently in 100 level, studying Micro biology and Medicine at the University of Ilorin while others are doing well in the country’s various institutions of higher learning. In his address, the chairman of the occasion, who is the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Dr Kayode Adama advised Nigerian government to embark on a robust and impact based educational policy that will put the country education on the right track. Adama urged Nigerian students to choose the right path by striving to remain focus and not joining the gang of dropouts who would constitute themselves into nuisance. In her lecture, Dr Azeezat Adebayo of Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin described life of service as the ultimate, saying that what God expects from the creators is service to God and humanity.

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FRIENDS LIVING INITIATIVE

LOSS OF LAND DOCUMENTS (LAND AGREEMENT/OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANT/CONVEYANCE)

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOHN A. BAILEY 2. ADETOKUNBO BAMGBOSE 3. JOY USIDEME IKHIBOYA

–CHAIRMAN – SECRETARY – MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To help the poor, assist the physically challenged and donate to the sick and aged. 2. To act as resource to individuals and institutions, caring for the less priviledged. 3. To help the helpless and the needy. 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: MUSTAPHA O. ABARI ESQ

HAVEN TRUST FOUNDATION

CATHOLIC SISTERS OF DIVINE VOCATIONS

1. BABAFEMI ADEBOLA (CHAIRMAN) 2. OLUFIKUNOLA ORAFIDIYA (SECRETARY) 3. OLUWATOSIN ADEWUMI ADENIPEKUN 4. OMOLARA OLAJUMOKE ORAFIDIYA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: A. TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH. B. TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH SERVICES. 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: A. A. AYUBA, ESQ.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS OKORO EKEOMA GLORIA NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS WOKEKORO EKEOMA GLORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

SIGNED ; MR. ONWUBIKO CHIBUIKE (CHAIRMAN)

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BLESSING DAVID EYOH NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BLESSING SULEIMAN SHEHU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CAC/ IT/ NO 20377 THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION OF REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. SR. ANNA SANTORO - REMOVED 2. REV. SR. RITA IJEOMA KALU - RETAINED 3. REV. SR. PATRICIA CHINWE AKUBUO - RETAINED

THLS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENT/ COPY OF OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANT/ CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS DATE 17 / 05 / 01. BY MINISTRY FOR CAPITAL TERRITORY WITH REFERENCE NO MFCT /LA / DT / 1288, BELONG TO GODWIN ELUMELU. ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THE DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE. PLEASE IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION ON THE UNDERSIGNED SIGNED: GODWIN ELUMELU &CO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS/CONSULTANTS PLOT 310 AMVE,GUDU DISTRICT APO - ABUJA 08188049464

QUANTUM LEAP 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. AREMU FEMI EMMANUEL 2. DEMEHIN MICHAEL OLUSEGUN 3. AREMU TEMIDAYO MARY

(CHAIRMAN) (GENERAL SECRETARY) (MEMBER)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH 2. TEACHING, PROMOTING OF PEACE, CHRISTIAN LIVING AND ENGAGING IN CHARITY WORK

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO INVOLVE IN YOUTHS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES 2. TO INVOLVE IN WOMEN AND MEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES 3. TO INVOLVE IN ELDERLY WELFARE AND HOSPITALITY PROGRAMMES. 4. TO PARTNER WITH OTHERS WHERE NECESSARY TO CARRY-OUT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.

SIGNED BY SECRETARY

SIGNED BY AREMU FEMI EMMANUEL (CHAIRMAN)

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THE DANIEL & FRIENDS INT’L FELLOWSHIP

HELPING HAND WIDOWS MINISTRY

Public Notice APOSTOLIC COVENANT ASSEMBLY

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the corporate affairs commission (cac), abuja for registration under part ‘c’ of companies and allied matters act, 1990.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. PETER OMA UFEDOBABA - CHAIRMAN 2. MRS. REBEKAH AYISETU UFEDOBABA 3. JOHN IMUZEZE BAWA - SECRETARY 4. CLETUS AIMHIONOTA

TRUSTEES ARE: 1.Nnama Ukamaka Chinelo 2.Anekwe Eucharia Ijeoma 3.Okafor Samuel Chide

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PST. SMITH JOSHUA AKPAN - FOUNDER 2. ELDER EDEM EDET CLEMENT - SECRETARY 3. SMITH VICTORIA JOSHUA 4. ELDER SAMPSON EFFIONG MONDAY

AIM : TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL MANKIND TO SAVE THEIR SOULS FOR GOD’S KINGDOM. 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: F. CHUKWUEZUGO UGWU ESQ SOLICITOR

JAPHET ASSURANCE FOUNDATION The general public is hereby inform that the above named Foundation has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Japhet Archibong Asuakak - Director 2. Moses Japhet Asuakak - Secretary 3. Ita Bassey Ekpenyong AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To bring members together and to create skill acquisition opportunity for the youths Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tiqgris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: Japhet Archibong Asuakak Director GOD OF FULFILLMENT CHERUBIM & SERAPHIM AYO NI O CHURCH

This is to notify 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 1990.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.To rebuild the lives of widows through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ 2.To render assistance to Orphans and widows in the society 3.To empower Christians through business seminars and Crusades. 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: BY- Nnama Ukamaka Chinelo

LOSS OF DOCUMENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ORIGINAL RE- CERTIFICATION AND RE- ISSUANCE OF C of O ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN RESPECT OF NUEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED , WITH FILE NO AN4598 DATED 09/22/05 , BELONGING TO ASIA PHILOMENA OMOTEJOWHO , GOT LOST IN TRANSIT , ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE , IF FOUND PLEASE TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION, GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. EDITH OGBONNA FOUNDATION CAC/IT/NO: 84723 This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Amendment of its Constitution under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE AMENDMENT OF:

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Esther Olubunmi 2. Joseph Oluniran The aim and objectives: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

ACHIEVERS MISSION 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 Act 1990.

1. OGBOGBO OFEJIRO ELO 2. OGBOGBO TONY EFETOBORE. Aims and Objectives: 1. To promote and care for the welfare of youths and the less privilege in the Society 2. To promote the welfare of members in the society and the Nation at Large. 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

LAWAL LUKUMAN OLUOTI I, formerly known and addressed as LUKUMON AKANO LAWAL, KAREEM LAWAL LUKMON and LUKMON LAWAL OLUOTI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as LAWAL LUKUMAN OLUOTI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IYAMU CHARLES, now wish to be known and addressed as IYAMU EFE STANLEY. All former documents remain valid. General public please note.

Any objection to this Application should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

xx PUBLIC NOTICE

xx CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm that RAJI ABDUL GANIU OLAYINKA, RAJI OLAYINKA ABDUL GANIU, RAJI YINKA GANIU and RAJI OLAYINKA GANIU refers to one and the same person, but now henceforth wish to be known and addressed as RAJI OLAYINKA GANIU. All former documents remain valid. General public please note.

Signed: PST. SMITH JOSHUA AKPAN FOUNDER

NEW MEDIA SOCIAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA TRUSTEES 1. ALHAJI SAMSON SHAIBU ( PHD) 2. BARR BENJAMIN ONU ENEMAKU 3. UGBEDE MUSA OBAKA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO UNITE ALL SOCIAL MEDIA WRITERS IN NIGERIA . 2. TO ENCOURAGE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION 3. TO COUNTER MEDIA TERRORISM SIGNED: B.O ENEMAKU ESQ, B.O ENEMAKU & CO ( ROYAL CITY ADVOCATES ) 08033120518

SPEAK TO THE CHILD INITIATIVE This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Amendment of its Constitution under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. Trustee: 1. Mrs Ngozi ogbuli 2. Ojochide Hassana. Suleiman 3. Chinweoku Anyaorah .. Aims & Objectives: 1. To enliven the social cultural and moral values amongst the children of public schools. 2. Promoting Reading culture amongst them. 3. Building support system for the indigent students. Any objection to this Application should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication Signed: Secretary

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION NIGERIA

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

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

5.OBI ARINZE UGOCHUWKU 6.ARONU DAVE ELOCHUKWU 7.OKOYE OBINNA GODWIN

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO LIVE IN UNITY, PEACE AND HARMONY. 2.TO PROMOTE UNITY AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. 3.TO RENDER UNRESERVED SUPPORT TO MEMBERS OF THE CLUB WHERE AND WHEN NECESSARY. 4.TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CLUB AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS. 5.TO RAISE FUND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CLUB. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

That I, PETER OBIORA OBIJIAKU hereby notify the general public that EMMANUEL MMADUABUCHI is not my biological son due to the result of the DNA Test conducted. That the said DNA Test shown Combined Index : 0; Probability of Paternity : 0%. That I hereby disown the said EMMANUEL MMADUABUCHI. The general public should please take note.

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

ANAEDO GREAT UNIQUE BROTHERS CLUB THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.IKEH EMEKA 2.ILEKA ALOYSIUS OKECHUKWU 3.EGBUNA OBINNA HENRY 4.ONWUGBENU MOSES .E.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:

IYAMU EFE STANLEY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES BE REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING AND BE READ AS: 1. To promote the education for the less privileged children 2. To promote community healthcare 3. To promote poverty alleviation through skills acquisition and empowerment to women and youth 4. To promote the campaign against exploitation, abuse and violence on women and children 5. To promote promote provision of welfare materials to internally displaced persons (IDP) and to the less privileged 6. To help poor widows and orphans 7. To carry on advocacy on the rights of people living with disabilities 8. To foster international relation through activities that would promote foreign culture in Nigeria and to promote Nigerian cultural heritage abroad 9. To create awareness and campaign against human trafficking and illegal migration from Nigeria 10. To promote the rehabilitation of dilapidated primary school in the rural areas

AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

MRS. ADETOUN OLUBUNMI ADELEYE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADETOUN OLUBUNMI ARIBATISE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. ADETOUN OLUBUNMI ADELEYE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

FRANK CHINEMEREM I, formerly known and addressed as JOHN CHINEMEREM GIDEON, now wish to be known and addressed as FRANK CHINEMEREM. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

EGWUOWU DARLINGTON ELECHI

Formerly known and addressed as DARLINGTON ELECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as EGWUOWU DARLINGTON ELECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. MRS IFEANYICHUKWU PATIENCE OBINNA

I formerly known as MISS IFEANYICHUKWU PATIENCE ONWUATU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IFEANYICHUKWU PATIENCE OBINNA. All former document remain valid. Federal University of Technology Owerri and general public take note.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Akaniro-Ejim, Nneoma 2. Akaniro Christiana 3. Ugwuonah Linda 4. Ogugua Rosemary

Executive Director Director Director Director

AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1. To promote the science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education of the girl-child and contribute to the growth and economic development of Nigeria through the advancement in science and technology. 2. To provide long-term mentoring and support the girl in STEM throughout their career journey. 3. o provide scholarship to indigent secondary school girls to study STEM course in Nigeria Universities. Signed: Executive Director

EMEH CHARLES CHUKS CHUKWUNYERE

Formerly known and addressed as EMEH CHARLES CHUKS, now wish to be known and addressed as EMEH CHARLES CHUKS CHUKWUNYERE. That I was born on the 4th of January, 1969. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. MRS PATIENCE CHIBUZO OBINNA-ROLAND

I formerly known as MISS PATIENCE CHIBUZO NWAOPARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS PATIENCE CHIBUZO OBINNAROLAND. All former document remain valid. Federal University Technology and general public take note.

AMOS BESSY FRIDAY Formerly known and addressed as ANOUYE BLESSING ALICE, now wish to be known and addressed as AMOS BESSY FRIDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm that these names: NWANKWOALA STALLE CHINYERE and CHRIS NWANKWOALA STALLE CHINYERE refer to one and the same person. I, now wish to be known and addressed as CHRIS NWANKWOALA STALLE CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Public Notice 24 NWAIGWE MAC-CYRIL

I, formerly known and addressed as MAC-LIGHT NWANNE, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAIGWE MAC-CYRIL. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ANIEKWUILO SUSANA

I formerly known and addressed as ONYIAEZE SUSANA now wish to be known and addressed as ANIEKWUILO SUSANA. All former documents remain valid. Zenith Bank and General public should please take note.

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

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UZOR MARGARET OLUCHUKWU

This is to inform the general public of loss of document belonging to MR AUGUSTINE .A. NEBECHI being title documents relating to his landed property situated along Ogbunike Street, Coal Camp Enugu with Registration Nos 34/34/1416 Enugu (C of O) and 41/41/1508 Deed of Mortgage. Ministry of Lands Enugu and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as UZU MARGARET OLUCHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as UZOR MARGARET OLUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OYEDIRAN DEBORAH ABOSEDE. I formerly known and addressed as AKOSILE-OYELEKE DEBORAH ABOSEDE now wish to be known and addressed as OYEDIRAN DEBORAH ABOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS EZE FAVOUR ONYINYECHI I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKONKWO FAVOUR ONYINYECHI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZE FAVOUR ONYINYECHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

ANIOGECHI AMARACHI FAVOUR

DANIEL NDUBUISI CHARI

I formerly known and addressed as ANI AMARACHI FAVOUR now wish to be known and addressed as ANIOGECHI AMARACHI FAVOUR. My correct date of birth is 15th August, 1991. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DANIEL OZOR now wish to be known and addressed as DANIEL NDUBUISI CHARI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS OKPALA MARYROSE CHINYERE

Formerly known as Miss MBONU Maryrose Chinyere now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs OKPALA Maryrose Chinyere. All Former documents remain valid. General public take. MRS IBHAFIDON EBAHAMAN PATIENCE I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKORUWA EBAHAMAN PATIENCE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IBHAFIDON EBAHAMAN PATIENCE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. ONYEANUSI AGNES NKEMDILIM

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ANYACHONKEYA CHIDIMMA SYLVERLINE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OBASI CHIDIMMA SYLVERLINE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CHRISTIANA IZUKANACHI AGU. I formerly known and addressed as THERESA IZUKANACHI AGU now wish to be known and addressed as CHRISTIANA IZUKANACHI AGU. All former documents remain valid. Zenith General public should please take note.

CHIJIOKE NNEJI NNAM

OGBODO MIRACLE ADAEZE .C.

I formerly known and addressed as PASTOR CHIJIOKE NNAM now wish to be known and addressed as CHIJIOKE NNEJI NNAM. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as AMECHI CHINENYE now wish to be known and addressed as OGBODO MIRACLE ADAEZE .C. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ONYECHASI AGNES NKEMDILIM now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEANUSI AGNES NKEMDILIM. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NWEKE EVANGELINE

ATTAMAH EVANGELINE

ANI OKECHUKWU JOSEPH

MRS CHUKWUMA DORATHY EKENE

I formerly known and addressed as UGWU EVANGELINE now wish to be known and addressed as ATTAMAH EVANGELINE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ACHI JOSHUA EMEKA now wish to be known and addressed as ANI OKECHUKWU JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ANENE DORATHY EKENE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWUMA DORATHY EKENE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS BEATRICE UCHENNA OKECHUKWU

I formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH CHIBUZO AKPU now wish to be known and addressed as AKPU CHIBUZO JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. GTB Bank and General public should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME That I was formerly known and addressed as EBULU SIMON that I now wish to add ONYENWIFE to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as EBULU SIMON ONYENWIFE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to inform the general public that my name OLENYI JOHN EMEZIE was wrongly written during my BVN registration but now wish to be corrected and addressed as OLENYI JOHN CHIMEZIE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

This is to inform the general public of loss of my original Land Documents of Power of Attorney Registered as 38/38/1533 in Land Registry Enugu. Land at Ishi Iga Amechi Awkunanaw Enugu belonging to Mr. Chinedu J.N Onuko of No. 21 Okoro Street Off Meniru Street Awk. Enugu. If found please contact Ministry of Lands Enugu.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS JOYFUL ASAM ISAIAH now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JOYFUL AMINU MAGAJI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADENUOYE RUTH OLUWABUKONLA

ALBERT MARGARET NKEREUWEM

HELEN OKECHI CHIKEZIE

EWONA BLESSING AMECHI

ERATIEBHOMOH OSABHIYEKE GODSTIME

MRS OBASI CHIDIMMA SYLVERLINE

I formerly known and addressed as NWEKE EVANGELINE ROSEMARYnow wish to be known and addressed as NWEKE EVANGELINE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

AKPU CHIBUZO JOSEPH

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ANYAORAH BEATRICE UCHENNA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS BEATRICE UCHENNA OKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. MRS JOYFUL AMINU MAGAJI

I formerly known and addressed as IKUESAN FUNMILAYO SEYI now wish to be known and addressed as ADENUOYE RUTH OLUWABUKONLA . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MARGARET NKEREUWEM now wish to be known and addressed as ALBERT MARGARET NKEREUWEM. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as HELEN OKECHI ORDU now wish to be known and addressed as HELEN OKECHI CHIKEZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKEY GRACE EWONA now wish to be known and addressed as EWONA BLESSING AMECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ERAS GODSTIME OSAS now wish to be known and addressed as ERATIEBHOMOH OSABHIYEKE GODSTIME. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OGUNBOWALE OLUBUNMI DANIEL

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MRS BOLA AGWA

AHOULU MONDAY OJO

AIGUOBASIWIN AUGUSTINE AIMEGHOGHO

I formerly known and addressed as OGUN OLUBUNMI DANIEL, now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNBOWALE OLUBUNMI DANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS RAJI ADIJAT KUBURAT I formerly known and addressed as Quadri Adijat Kuburat now wish to be known and addressed as MRS RAJI ADIJAT KUBURAT. General public should take note MRS EKAETE UBOM

In some of my documents my name was written as MOHAMMED HABEEBAT OYINDAMOLA while in some other documents it was written as BUSAERY HABEEBAT OYINDAMOLA. I am the one bearing all the names. All documents bearing the names are valid. General public to please take note.

I Formally called, known and addressed as MRS BOLOPERE AGWA. Now wishes to be called, known and addressed as MRS BOLA AGWA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as Ahoulu Novisi Monday.Now wish to be known and addressed as AHOULU MONDAY OJO,General public take note.

KOUDJRA GERAD

AGIDIGBO SIMEON

OLUWATOMILOBA OPEMIPO SANGOKOYA

My name was written on my driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license as Sunday Adebayo Gerard instead of my correct name as Koudjra Gerad. Now wish to be known and addressed as Koudjra Gerad. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Okuzi Simeon Obok, now wish to be known and addressed as Agidigbo Simeon. All former documents remain valid. Union Bank, Diamond Bank, BVN and general public please take note.

MRS MOHAMMED SHAKIRAT DUPE

STEPHEN UBI JOHNSON

I formerly known and addressed as Oluwatomisin Opemipo Adedayo, should now be called Oluwatomiloba Opemipo Sangokoya. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. MOHAMMED SUAIBU ABDULLAHI

I formerly known as AIGUOBASIWIN AUGUSTINE. Now wish to be know as AIGUOBASIWIN AUGUSTINE AIMEGHOGHO. That AIGUOBASIWIN AUGUSTINE and AIGUOBASIWIN AUGUSTINE AIMEGHOGHO is same person. General public and authority concern please take note. Former documents remain valid.

AKHIGBE OMOWUNMI RISIKAT Formerly known and addressed as MOSHOOD RISIKAT OMOWUNMI now wish to be known and addressed as AKHIGBE OMOWUNMI RISIKAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. RAFIU NURUDEEN FOLARANMI

Formerly known and addressed as Miss Ekaete Sunday Ukim now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Ekaete Ubom. Husband name is Mr Victor Ubom. Married 17 December 2011. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS AKINSANYA SHAKIRAT DUPE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MOHAMMED SHAKIRAT DUPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as STEPHEN JOHNSON OZAH now wish to be known and addressed as STEPHEN UBI JOHNSON. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MUHAMMED ABDULAHI SAHEED Date of Birth-02/12/1981 now wish to be known and addressed as MOHAMMED SUAIBU ABDULLAHI Date of Birth-02/12/1981. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Rafiu Nurudeen Shina now wish to be known and addressed as Rafiu Nurudeen Folaranmi. Correct date of birth 31/12/1982. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KHADIJAT ARIKE TIJANI

MR. MOHAMMED MOHAMMED EBHONUN

UDE UCHECHI EME I formerly known as KALU O. UCHECHI wish to be known and addressed as UDE UCHECHI EME. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ESTHER ADUMCHILOBI NDUBISI

AGBOOLA FOLASADE OLUWAKEMI

I formerly known as KHADIJAT ARIKE ABDULSALAM wish to be known and addressed as KHADIJAT ARIKE TIJANI . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Miss FATANMI KIKELOMO EVELYN wish to be known and addressed as MRS. MOHAMMED KIKELOMO EVELYN that I got married to MR. MOHAMMED MOHAMMED EBHONUN on the 5th of July, 2017. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Esther Adumchi Ndubisi wish to be known and addressed as Esther Adumchilobi Ndubisi . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note

I formerly known as Adegoke Folasade Oluwakemi wish to be known and addressed as Agboola Folasade Oluwakemi .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS OLELE PRECIOUS UZOR

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JHERI HAVI FOUNDATION THIS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. JERRY ADEBAYO SUARAU - PRESIDENT 2. MISS CHIOMA OJIABO 3. MRS DEBORAH ADEDIGBA IWALOKUN 4. MR OLUWASEUN PAUL SUARAU 5. MR GEORGE OKOR EDWIN 6. MISS EFE CATHERINE ANAUGHE - SECRETARY 7. MISS ELFREDA OLAYINKA DAVIES 8. MR RIGHTEOUSMAN ERHABOR 9. MR. EVANS ANAYO GOMENT 10. MR OLUMUYIWA EBIESUWA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: TO HELP ACCIDENT VICTIMS AND ACCIDENT WARDS OF HOSPITALS WITH FINANCE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. BUILD EMERGENCY RESPONSE HOSPITALS THAT WILL BE FIRST RESPONDENTS AT ANY ACCIDENT SCENE. 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.

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This is to inform the General Public that the above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) UGOCHUKWU MBA - PRESIDENT (2) NWABUEZE EKWURUKE - VICE PRESIDENT (3) OKECHUKWU EZEKIEL - TREASURER (4) OBINWANNE ADIBE - SECRETARY THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:( 1) TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY AND LOVE AMONG MEMBERS (2)TO CATER FOR MEMBERS WELFARE (3) TO GIVE MORAL, FINANCIAL SUPPORTS AND HELP EACH MEMBER IN ANYWAY POSSIBLE WHENEVER THE NEED ARISES (4) TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIP EMPOWERMENT (5) TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES 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 from the date of this publication SIGNED BY: DIMADODO CONSULTANT 08024428560 08035916440

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Abraham Ordum’s Woke - (Chairman) 2. Chidi Hekerem, 3. Emmanuel Amadi, 4. Ikechukwu Ali, 5. Micheal Albert AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To see to the general welfare of the people of the community.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE , 1. Godwin Uchegbu 2. Emmanuel Iheanyi Kinika, 3. Isaac Okah, 4. Ikechi Okah, 5. Donatus Enyindah.

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TRUSTEES: 1.OWIE DOUGLAS-CHAIRMAN 2. UWADIA FILBERT ODIANOSE 3.OMORUYI PETER EKHATOR 4.AGBONAVBARE FRIDAY 5.IGHODARO GODWIN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO EMPOWER AND ASSIST NEEDY MEMBERS 2.TO PROTECT VULNERABLE MEMBERS

TRUSTEES 1. Evangelist Mrs. Dorcas Adedoyin Ajose 2. Mr. James Kolawole Ajose 3. Mr. Samuel Olusegun Ajose 4. Pastor Gabriel Olatunji Olanlege 5. Engr. Olumuyiwa Rotimi Taiwo 6. Pastor Elijah Oluranti Babatunde AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE OF ITS NAME AND TRUSTEES.

THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR THE CTC OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MRS OLUWATOYIN SARAKI - RETAINED 2. MS OLUWATOSIN HALIMAT SARAKI- RETAINED 3. DR.OLUWAROTIMI AUSTEN-PETERS - RETAINED

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THE NEW TRUSTEES: 1. ALERO ANN ROBERTS 2. YINKA OJORA.

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THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, OF I99O. THE OLD TRUSTEES: 1. MRS OLUWATOSIN SARAKI - RETAINED . 2. DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI - REMOVED. 3. DR. OLUWAROTIMI AUSTEN -PETERS - RETAINED THE NEW TRUSTEES: 1. ALERO ANN ROBERTS 2. YINKA OJORA 3. OLUWATOSIN HALIMAT SARAKI

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THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To Preach The Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2. To Bring Back Peoples out of Darkness In To The Light & The World 3.To Deliver The Oppressed, Heal The Sick And Set The Captives Free And Establish Faith Clinic

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SIGNED: BARR. FRIDAY OKOH 08032656137

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) KINGSLEY, Anita Prosper -Chairman (2) INEGBESE, Magdanene Omone -Secretary (3) SYLVESTER, Johnbosco Chukwuma (4) MONDAY, Unuangbon John (5) OKI, Uche Victoria

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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.

LAND OF RESTORATION AND EVANGELISM MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL The General public is hereby notified that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

THE NAME OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO BE CHANGED FROM THE WELLBEING FOUNDATION TO THE WELLBEING FOUNDATION AFRICA.

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THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF THE TRUSTEES UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, OF I99O. THE OLD TRUSTEES: 1. MRS OLUWATOSIN SARAKI - RETAINED . 2. OLUWATOSIN HALIMAT SARAKI - RETAINED. 3. DR. OLUWAROTIMI AUSTEN -PETERS - RETAINED THE NEW TRUSTEES: 1. ALERO ANN ROBERTS 2. YINKA OJORA

SIGNED: AUSTEN-PETERS & CO.

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AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To see to the general welfare of the people of the community.

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URBAN HILL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY 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. KENNETH BABUNDO ISIAKPONAH- CHIARMAN 2. ABIMBOLA BEATRICE ISIAKPONAH.-SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARRISTER EVELYN OKOJIE. SOLICITOR

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WARIEN ROSE FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. CHIEF SUNDAY WARIEN ANAUGHE - CHAIRMAN. 2. MRS ROSALINE ANAUGHE 3. MR AYODEJI SAHEED ADEOSHO 4. MR BUCHI ATUONWU 5. MR EVANS ANAYO GOMENT 6. MR ODAFE ANAUGHE 7. MR OTEMU AGHOGHO ANAUGHE 8. MR NICHOLAS AKPOVIRE ANAUGHE 9. KIKI KAMANU 10. MISS EFE CATHERINE ANAUGHE - PRESIDENT THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE; TO EMPOWER AND EMBARK ON PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THAT ARE BENEFICIAL; ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY, EDUCATIONALLY, EMOTIONALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, MENTALLY ETC TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. 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: PRESIDENT

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HURIWA condemns Ozubulu massacre, calls for state police A pro-democracy and Non- Governmental organisation- Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the early morning massacre of scores of worshippers at the Saint Philips Catholic church OZUBULU in Anambra state by gunmen. HURIWA accused the Federally controlled security forces in the Anambra State of abysmally failing in their constitutional responsibility and duty to the citizenry by the clear lack of coordinated security operations in that part of Anambra State which made it much easier for hoodlums who are allegedly well armed to drive straight to an important place of worship on a solemn day to commit horrendous mass murder. In a statement by the National Coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National KASALI AMARACHI VANESSA

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Media Affairs Director Miss Zainab Yusuf, HURIWA said it was absolutely unacceptable that humongous budgetary releases are made towards maintaining armed security forces in Nigeria but when the occasion calls for the operatives to exercise their lawful obligations of safeguarding the lives and property of citizens

they are not only found wanting but scampering for lazy excuses for such a devastating security breach which occasioned the gruesome massacre of dozens of unarmed and law abiding citizens inside a Church on a Sunday morning. HURIWA said the serial and spectacular inability of the Nigeria’s federal po-

lice to secure Nigerians all across the length and breadth of the country supports the urgency of now to bring about the State policing institutions to be composed of well trained, well motivated and well mobilised Police operatives to secure all parts of Nigeria. The Rights group has demanded the sack of the

Akam James, Yenagoa The former Minister of Petroleum and the Amanayabo of Nembe Kingdom, His Eminence, King Edmund Dakoru on Sunday offered reasons why hate speeches persist and killings recorded in some parts of the Country despite the federal government effort to embrace dialogue, saying the Country has lost its zeal to dream and build a united Nigeria. King Edmund Dakoru, said though the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbanjo should be commended for opening the

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federal government channel of embracing dialogue with aggrieved groups from different parts of the country with a view to finding common grounds for mutual understanding, the persistence of the hate speeches and violent agitation is caused by shocking political revelations on stolen wealth,corruption and violent tribal attacks in some part of the country. Dakoru, who is also the Chairman of the SouthSouth Monarchs Forum, made this known at the weekend during a seminar held in Abuja on National Unity and Security by the

Department of State Services (DSS), stated that the recent upsurge in outbursts of hate speeches across the country has been traced to developments in the polity such as ongoing exposures of corruption in high places with the accompanying mind-boggling figures, ethnic agitations, militancy as well as herdsmen versus farmers clashes and sporadic Boko Haram attacks. King Dakoru, in his speech, made available to newsmen in Yenagoa at the weekend, stated that the present generation of

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THE TRUSTEE ARE:1. ODOEMENAM, CHINEDU HYGINUS 2. NWOKEYI, KINGSELY CHIMA 3. ONUOHA, IFEANYI HYACINTH 4. ENENDU, KENNEDU CHIBUZOR 5. EJEMENU, DENNIS KELECHI THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS :TO GIVE SUPPORT TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Adegbite Adeolu Abiodun - Chairman (2) Ibukunola Belinda Ogunleye - Vice Chairman (3) Gertrude Esa Acolatse - Secretary (4) Asanat Gibril - Treasurer

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THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :(1) To provide help to the less privilege in Africa (2) To support the poor to get out of poverty (3) To assist the poor to be the best they can ever be in their chosen career Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to 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 by: GERTRUDE ESA ACOLATSE SECRETARY

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set up armed vigilante to be stationed in communities and made up of well trained, motivated and paid volunteers from the communities to bridge the apparent lacuna noticed in the modus Operandi of existing security forces which are centrally located only in major cities or attached to politicians as bodyguards.

Why hate speeches, violent killings persist in Nigeria despite FG’s dialogue posture –Ex-Petroleum Minister, Dakoru

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Anambra tate Police commissioner and the Director of State services (DSS) for sleeping on their constitutional duties which allowed armed freelance killers to embark on this despicable rampage with far reaching damages to many precious lives of Worshippers. The group however asked state houses of assembly and governors to

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Nigerians need to dream big and far-sighted dreams for the country, in order to recapture the spirit of patriotism and self sacrifice that propelled the nation’s founding fathers. “I am drawn to the unavoidable conclusion that Nigerians nolonger dream and articulate the farsighted dreams that our founding fathers, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Chief Harold Dappa Biriye, Anthony Enahoro and many others, dreamt.”. He also called for bold actions in response to some of the major challenges

facing the nation, such as the poverty resulting from corruption and dwindling natural resources, moral decay and the constant threat to the peace and security of the nation which has created a chaotic environment, which according to him, “degrades both our human and material assets, and keeps out much needed local and foreign investments.” The Monarch expressed doubts that Nigeria will be able to maintain its leadership role in Africa or even globally, if the country is fragmented into smaller semi-auton

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This is to inform the general public that the original title documents for the property situate at Plot 109, Block 4, Omole Residential Scheme, Ikeja belonging to OSARETIN AFUSAT DEMUREN and covered by a Memorandum of Loss registered as No 23 at Page 23 in Volume 2019 of the lands registry is missing. By this notice, the general public is informed that any dealing whatsoever on the said documents and property other than with the owner OSARETIN AFUSAT DEMUREN will be illegal, unlawful and of no effect Signed: PROCHES LEGAL 19 Omotayo Bello Street, Ajah, Lagos INOVFE OJEVWE I, formerly known and addressed as ESIRORIE OJEVWE, Now wish to be known and addressed as INOVFE OJEVWE. Due to marital status All former documents bearing my former names remain mine and valid, General public and authorities concerned should take note.

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Daily Times Nigeria Monday, August 7, 2017

Osun-Osogbo Festival: How culture can improve economic status – Ataoja Ladesope Ladelokun Since its commencement over a decade ago, the OsunOsogbo festival has become a festival that turns Osun state to another Mecca of some sort for tourists across the world in the month of August every year, with economic benefits; this annual celebration boosts the status of the state now known as the Land of Virtue in Nigeria. Described as the celebration of the birth of the Osun deity by stakeholders, the festival is, to a great number of Osun devotees and tourists of cross-cultural backgrounds, a celebration of great cultural re-union. According to the Chairman, Osun State Tourism Board, Mr. Abimbola Daniyan, the 2017 Osun-Osogbo Festival will have more social content which a good number of tourists from within and outside Nigeria will take advantage of. Daniyan cited this year’s Sango Festival and the expected participation of the Alaafin of Oyo as well as people from Oyotunji African village, (a big Yoruba community in North Carolina in the United States of America) as highlights of the celebration. “A good number of tourists are also expected from the State of Florida also in the US and from other Latin American countries,’’ the Chairman told The Daily Times. Legend has it that the river goddess (Osun) promised the Osogbo community to bless their women and guaranteed Osogbo people her protection seven centuries ago on one condition: if they would offer sacrifices to her on annual basis. As part of activities to kick off the 2017 edition, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, Olanipekun Larooye II and The Ataoja of Osogboland, at a press conference hosted in his palace last Thursday, charged traditional rulers to leverage on the tourism potentials that abound in Nigeria to grow the economy. Expressing confidence that tourism can be an alternative to oil in an economy in tailspin, the Ataoja said Nigeria can attain economic prosperity if traditional rulers partner with government to invest in tourism. “Currently, there’s austerity everywhere, and if there’s no

L-R: Chairperson Communications, Ataoja’s Palace, Olori Kafayat Oyetunji; Larooye II, HRM Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun; ASM, Nigeria Breweries Plc, Mr. Olatunji Josiah, during stakeholders forum.

money, there won’t be purchase. This ultimately affects our sponsors,” the traditional ruler said and that this is the reason why the state could not get the kind of support she enjoyed from sponsors in previous editions. “Nonetheless, the Osun-Osogbo Festival is a huge contributor to the economy of Osun State and Nigeria. People come world

to celebrate with us. They are going to land in our airports, FG will make money, they are going to spend their money here and, as I speak, there are foreigners among us that have already lodged in our hotels. “Therefore, we can improve our economic status if traditional rulers emulate what we do annually to promote our culture. There’s no part of Yoruba land that does not have deities

o can earn revenue,’’ the traditional ruler said. However, The Daily Times gathered that some rituals have been lined up for the 12-day event which starts today, Monday August 7, 2017 and ends on the 18th. The event will kick off with the “Iwopopo Ritual” said to cleanse Osogbo city from evil. Exactly three days after the ritual, the “Inaolojumerin ritual”, which involves the lighting

of a 16-point lamp believed to be 600 years old, would be carried out. For the “Iboriade Ritual”, the current Ataoja of Osogbo, the Yeye Osun, the “Arugba” and a committee of priestesses will be on hand to bless the crowns of past kings of Osogbo. Another ritual that is annually conducted to celebrate the Osun-Osogbo festival is the “Arugba ritual”. This entails a virgin carrying on her head round the town a calabash containing sacrificial materials meant to worship and appease Osun deity. Meanwhile, the newly appointed Vice President of the Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN) and Chairman of INFOGEM (official festival marketing consultants), Mr. Ayo Olumoko, calls for cooperation among Southwest states to preserve the people’s culture. “I so much believe in the synergy among the Southwest states to boost as well as propagate the economic and cultural integration in the entire region. “We so much align with this development; hence we look forward to partnering and working with the relevant agencies to make this dream a reality,” Olumoko said.

From left, High chief G.O. Oparanti the Ajaguna of Osogbo land, Chairperson Communications, Ataoja Palace, Olori Kafayat Oyetunji, Larooye 11, HRM Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun, Area Sales Manager, Nigeria Breweries Plc, Olatunji Josiah during the 2017 Osun Osogbo Festival Stakeholders Forum in Osogbo, Osun State and a representative of Grand Oak Ltd, producers of Seaman’s Schnapps

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Daily Times Nigeria Monday, August 7, 2017

God trained me for the poor –Folorunsho Cleric and Missionary, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho is a missionary who found favour with governors, politicians and celebrities among others to execute the works after God’s heart. The Founder of the International Christian Church for the missions, whose Church accommodates some victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, in this interview with The Daily Times, disclosed his works at the Internally Displaced People’s camp, and shared his vision, burdens and his link with past and present governors, politicians among others. Writes OSASUWA IKPONMWOSA

Former Edo First Lady Lara Oshiomole during a recent visit to the camp

What were your early days like as a missionary? It was obedience to God. When God calls you, first, you must know what He has called you to do and know where He wants you to go. I knew I was called to take the gospel to villages, hamlets, camps, tribes and tongues that have never heard the gospel of salvation and those that call themselves Christians by name or in words, but not in deeds. Also to bring people from darkness to light; to bring healing to the sick; to disciple them and to build them to be Christlike. The genesis I came to Benin City where God wanted me to be and from there we started in one small room. The members I had then were only two girls and two little children. That was how the whole thing started. We didn’t have food to eat in those days; if we had a cup of gari (cassava flakes) to drink in three days, we had to praise God. But I recognised that those challenges were for my training and testing, equipping and preparing me to get to know people, feel what others are feeling, suffer what the poor suffer and gradually with time, we started to grow; that’s why I am able to do what I am doing today. Outreach The church we established in Benin City is still there. Also our outreach to different places started to take shape and within a short time, we have over 300 churches in Nigeria and abroad.

What are the facilities that you have here in the IDPs camp? God gave us a health centre within the camp; now we are constructing our first main church building. The one we have been using is a mini hall because we just relocated here from Benin City. When we construct another church hall, we will put this one we are now to other use. We have school buildings for children and there are halls that serve as residence for the people here, among other facilities. You appear to have something going with top celebrities in the country, even governors of this state…. I don’t know if I should be talking about that, but I have a robust relationship with some of them. Former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his wife, Iara, have been very supportive of this project. They have always made the people here feel at home. Even after he left office, Comrade Oshiomole and his wife has stretched out their hand of support to us. Notlong ago, they spent almost a whole day with us here going round to get firsthand knowledge of our challenges, offering words of encouragement to everyone and donating cash and gift items to us. Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent governor is continuing from where his predecessor (Comrade Oshiomhole) left. The first time he was here was before he became governor. He was here to fellowship with us

on a Sunday morning and also fed everyone with a delicious meal each. Although for a while now we’ve not heard from him. The last time he was here was during the last Christmas when he did some things that really touched our lives. He did what can be best described as a marvellous deed. He and his deputy, Hon. Philip Shaibu and their family members came in Father Christmas regalia to feed us and give us gifts in the spirit of the season. We have had different nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) coming here to support us. Some of the groups include the Red Cross, the UNICEF and others who come here once in a while.

Pastor Folorunsho

thanksgiving and donations gets to whoever they are meant for. That makes everyone happy.

How do you relate with your host community? Oh, we have cordial relationship with the people of the community. We offer their children free education just like the IDPs inside the camp.

Challenges Our challenges are largely finance; there can never really be enough. For instance, we have to buy fuel and diesel every day. We have to pay all the security men and staff. We have two medical doctors, two pharmacists and nurses. We have to pay all of them and we all have to eat daily. Though we now have a farm that supports us, but it’s not in any way sufficient. We have to buy food all the time. We have to wait for people to give us food. We have to build more houses to provide proper accommodation. The list is endless, but God is faithful.

People commend the level of discipline here. How do you achieve that? We have a very good programme of administration here and I thank all the staff for that success even though some of them do break down sometimes. We have different departments - health, school, technical, catering, security, housing, farm and many others headed by people that I oversee. This is the reason you see that things are running smoothly here. One of our watchwords is transparency whereby we ensure that whatever we get from offering,

On the average, how much does it cost to run this place per day? You’ll be amazed. Think of giving quality health services to the people. As I talk with you now, we have two of the children on admission at the emergency ward of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH); that’s money. Transporting people from one place to the other, including students to and from examination centres etc, all these cost large sums of money. Recently, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara supported

us with some money to help us offset some of our large bills. It costs us millions of naira to run the kitchen alone. We spend no less than N6 million monthly on the average. With this kind of pressure, how do you relax? I unwind during my quiet time when I have intimate time with God. There’s nothing more fulfilling and refreshing. Secondly, when I am with the children, it gives me all the comfort and relaxation I need. What’s your favourite food? I eat anything that my body needs at a particular time. I eat what my people eat, but sometimes, I am so busy with activities that I don’t think of eating. You don’t appear to talk about your family… (He waved his hand around the camp) The people here - the children, orphans, indigent people, widows, workers and all that I relate with on a daily basis is such a big family. I am always happy when I know that God has used me to minister to their needs. My calling is fulfilled by His grace. of this interview on our website @ dailytimes.ng/features/ god-trained-me-to-feel-what-thepoor-feel

Daily Times Nigeria Monday, August 7, 2017

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Rwanda agog as Zimbabwe opposition aligns Kagame wins re-election ÏÏÏ

to oust Mugabe in 2018 polls Bonny Amadi with agency reports

ÏÏÏRobert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s

president and longest serving president in the world may be on its lap of his governance as opposition in the country have aligned to oust him in the country’s 2018 general elections. Mugabe, 93, has ruled the former British colony since independence in 1980. Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday reunited with his former allies to agree a pre-election pact to challenge President Robert Mugabe’s near four-decade hold on power at the polls next year. Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has been the main threat to Mugabe since its formation in 1999 but has been weakened by splits, in 2005 and 2014, mainly over strat-

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. egy. Last week end, Welshman Ncube, who led a break-away MDC faction in 2004 and Tendai Biti, who left the main opposition in 2014, signed a pact that would see them fielding parliamentary candidates in some constituencies under the MDC

Alliance banner and would support Tsvangirai’s fourth bid for the presidency. Ncube and Biti are founding MDC members who both held the position of secretary general and served as cabinet ministers in a unity government with Mugabe’s ZANU-PF until a crushing defeat in the 2013 election. The alignment also saw two other smaller political parties led by a former army general and Mugabe ally Agrippa Mutambara and Jacob Ngarivhume as part of the alliance that was signed in Highfield township in the capital Harare. “We are saying today, this convergence is not just about political parties. It is to stop fragmentation. Mugabe has no excuse to rig if we are united,” Tsvangirai told supporters after the signing ceremony.

Rwanda has erupted into frenzy of celebration as Paul Kagame, clinches the country’s highest political position as Rwanda’s reelected president following the country’s general election. Reposts have it that cross section of citizens said that Kagame’s reelection would sustain the country’s fast growth pace and further strengthen political stability and regional leadership. According to reports, Rwandan President Paul Kagame won a third term as president with nearly 99 percent of votes from Friday’s election. More than 6.6 million votes were cast for the incumbent president and just over 80,000 cast for the two opposition candidates. Turnout was about 96 percent. At Rwanda’s election commission headquarters in downtown Kigali, a Rwandan electoral official reads the results of each district. The commission’s executive secretary, Charles Munyaneza,

UN discovers mass graves in northern Mali ÏÏÏEvidence

of human right violations and massacre has emerged in Mali as the United Nations uncovered mass burial grounds in Northern Mali. A recent report by the U.N mission revealed that the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission uncovered mass graves in the northern region of Mali plagued by battle between rival groups. France, Mali’s former colonial master intervened in 2013 to push the Islamists fighters back but they have struggled to stabilize the country. Fighting between Tuareg groups has intensified in recent weeks in the north, threatening to derail a 2015 peace agreement. The U.N. mission, known as MINUSMA, has investigated reports of human rights abuses, including in the village

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said they were very satisfied with the process of the vote. We are satisfied that you can see Rwandans stand up in a very, very high number,” he said. “You could see the calmness, you could see the cleanness at the polling stations, you could see people are celebrating.” Indeed, as results started coming in on Friday night, just hours after the polls closed, thousands of Kagame supporters, donors, and fellow party leaders gathered at the national headquarters of the president’s Rwandan Patriotic Front political party. Kagame supporter Ester Kabaera, a 55-year-old businesswoman, said it was obvious he was going to win. “We came this country when there was nothing and we’ve made a lot change, we’ve united Rwandans who have been divided for so many years,” she said. “We’ve built the nation, we’ve built the roads, there is infrastructure, schools, university. “

of Anefis, about 100 km or 60 miles southwest from the town of Kidal. As for Anefis, the teams were able to observe on site the existence of individual graves and mass graves but are not able to establish at this stage either the number of people buried or the circumstances of their deaths,” MINUSMA said in a statement. It had confirmed 34 cases of human rights abuses in the area, including “enforced disappearances” of minors. Minors may have also been involved in the recent fighting, it said. A Tuareg insurrection in 2012 created a power vacuum in northern Mali, once a popular destination for adventurous tourists, that has turned it into a launch pad for jihadist attacks across the Sahara and the Sahel to the south.

China enjoins North Korea to halt missile, clear tests

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a move to end global threat posed by North Korea’s commitment to development and testing of nuclear and biological weapons, China has waded in to make North Korea end missile test. China pressed North Korea on Sunday to halt its missile and nuclear tests, saying Pyongyang should not “provoke international society’s goodwill.” According to VOA reports, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a blunt show of support for new United Nations sanctions against North Korea, delivered Beijing’s

warning to his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ministerial meetings in Manila. The United States cautiously welcomed China’s newfound support of sanctions against North Korea, but said that it would closely monitor China’s compliance with the penalties intended to deprive North Korea of $1 billion a year to fuel its illicit nuclear and ballistic missile program. Susan Thornton, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia, told reporters that in the past China, North Korea’s economic lifeline, has supported efforts to

curb Pyongyang’s weapons development, but then slacked off. “We want to make sure China is continuing to implement fully the sanctions regime” Thornton said, “not this kind of episodic back and forth that we’ve seen.” In a Twitter comment, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed that China and Russia had joined the U.S. in the unanimous U.N. Security Council vote for the sanctions targeting North Korean sales of coal, iron and iron ore, lead and lead ore, and seafood. “Very big financial impact!” Trump said.

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, center, bids farewell to his Chinese counterpart

Monday, August 7, 2017

EXTRATIME

ANDREW EKEJIUBA with Agency Report

he Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad, says Cameroon still needs “to convince CAF of its ability to host” the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking on a trip to Burkina Faso, the CAF President gave his

Cameroon needs ‘to convince CAF’ on hosting AFCON—Ahmad clearest indication yet that Cameroon could be stripped of hosting rights for the newly extended event. The 2019 Nations Cup will feature 24 teams instead of 16 and president Ahmad confirmed an inspection team will visit Cameroon later this month.

“Cameroon will have to work to convince CAF on its ability to host the event,” Ahmad said. “We will send the experts and we will decide at the end of their inspection mission” he added. On Friday, Cameroon government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary revealed details of the

eight-day inspection visit which will begin on August 20 and played down fears of sanctions if preparations were deemed to be behind schedule. But Ahmad says CAF will put much weight behind the inspection team’s report. President Ahmad also announced that a symposium for women’s football will take place in Morocco in 2018.

Ahmad

Glorious Gunners stun Blues, lift Community Shield ANDREW EKEJIUBA with Agency Report

oalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and star signing Alvaro Morata were the Chelsea fall guys as Arsenal won the Community Shield 4-1 on penalties at Wembley on Sunday. Goals from Chelsea’s Victor Moses and Arsenal new boy Sead Kolasinac sent the game to a shootout and with both Courtois and Morata limply squandering their spot-kicks, Arsenal won the trophy for the third time in four years. Courtois blazed his penalty over the bar before substitute Morata, a £58 million capture from Real Madrid, shot wide, allowing Olivier Giroud to seal victory for Arsenal. “I’m very happy because we won a trophy we wanted to win and because the quality of the game was very good,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after the shootout, which followed the new ABBA format. “Even when we were 1-0 down, we didn’t panic, kept control of our game and came back. The performance is in continuity of what we did at the end of last season.” Arsenal, embarking upon their first season without Champions League football since 1997, have won on their last nine visits to Wembley, a run stretching back to a victory over Wigan Athletic in the semifinals of the FA Cup in 2014. Arsene Wenger’s side open the Premier League season at home to

2016 champions Leicester City on Friday, with Antonio Conte’s Chelsea beginning their title defence at home to Burnley the following day. Moses, sent off after receiving a second yellow card for diving as Arsenal stunned Chelsea 2-1 in May’s FA Cup final, partially atoned by putting the champions ahead early in the second half. But after Pedro had been shown a straight red card for an ugly challenge on Mohamed Elneny, Kolasinac headed in an 81st-minute equaliser to leave the game 1-1 at fulltime. And in the ensuing penalty kicks, Arsenal won 4-1 on penalties to lift the Community Shield.

No faction in Supporters Club, says Ladipo Ben Nwachukwu, Abuja

resident General of the Nigeria Football and Other Sports Supporters Club (NFSSC), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, has declared that there is no faction in the club rather what people refer to as faction is a few disgruntled elements that have since been suspended for anti-club activities. Ladipo who led a team of national executive committee of the club to supervise the FCT Chapter’s election recently told Extra Time that referring to the Vincent Okumagba group as a faction is an error by anybody

IAAF World Ch/ships: 3 Nigerians qualify for women’s 400m

igeria’s Yinka Ajayi, Patience Okon-George and Margaret Bamgbose have qualified for today’s women’s 400m semi-finals at the ongoing International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in Heat 2 of the race, Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahrain placed first with a time of 50:97secs at the championships that began on Aug. 4 and will end on Aug. 13. Jamaica’s Stephenie Ann Mcpher-

Arsenal players and manager, Arsene Wenger (right), celebrate after winning the Community Shield on Sunday against Chelsea.

son placed second with 51:27secs, while Ajayi came third with 51:58sec to qualify for the semi-finals. In Heat 5, lane 2, Okon-George was second with a time of 51:83secs, some seconds behind U.S. Quanera Hayes who clocked 51:43secs, while Zoey Clark of Great Britain came third in 51:88secs. In Heat 6, Chrisann Gordon of Jamaica came first with 51:14secs, Botswana’s Amantle Montsho was second with 51:37secs and Bamgbose third with 51:57secs.

claiming that the makeup of the said group are suspended individuals who thought they could disorganise the club. He noted that the group would have come back to beg again having apologised before, if not that both Minister of Youth and Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung and NFF President Amaju Pinnick are backing them up with the intent to destroy the club. “We have no faction in the Nigeria Football Supporters Club. Members we suspended long ago and the man who gathered them together has even apologised to me, are the disgruntled elements people are referring to as faction.

“You see, I am here today with the National Chairman, Rev. Simon Ikpea, the National Treasurer, Public Relations Officer and other national executive members to supervise the FCT Chapter’s election and every member of the FCT Chapter is here. So, where is the faction,” he asked.

Man City demand £13m for Bony

Murray, Soares beaten at Citi Open

Manchester City have placed a £13 million price tag on Swansea City target Wilfried Bony, according to reports. The Citizens have rejected the Swans opening approach for the Ivory Coast international, with the Welsh club having to up their bid if they are to lure the burly forward back to the Liberty Stadium. Swansea sold Bony to Man City for a fee in the region of £28 million in January 2015, but the forward struggled for regular game time at the Etihad and spent last season on-loan at Stoke City.

Ladipo

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares lost their Citi Open men’s doubles semi-final to top seeds John Peers and Henri Kontinen on a third-set tie-break. Britain’s Murray and Brazil’s Soares were beaten 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 10-8 in Washington. In the men’s singles, Alexander Zverev overcame Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 to set up a final against Kevin Anderson, who beat Jack Sock by the same score. Ekaterina Makarova will play Julia Goerges in the women’s final. Russian Makarova, who is coached by Briton Nigel Sears, won 3-6 6-3 6-4 against France’s Oceane Dodin, while Goerges emerged with a 5-7 6-4 7-5 victory over Andrea Petkovic in their all-German tie.

BRIEFS

Gatlin’s win not perfect script—Coe

Justin Gatlin’s 100m victory at the World Championships in London was “not the perfect script”, says Lord Coe. American Gatlin, 35, who has twice served a doping ban, pulled off a shock win to end Usain Bolt’s reign in the Jamaican’s final individual race. Bolt, 30, had been favourite to secure his 20th global gold in the final major championships of his glittering career, but the three-time 100m Olympic champion had to settle for bronze, finishing behind Gatlin and his USA teammate Christian Coleman. Gatlin was booed by the crowd at London Stadium as he celebrated, but was embraced by Bolt on the finish line.

Solanke makes Liverpool’s first team Former Chelsea wonderkid Dominic Solanke has grabbed his opportunity with both hands to be included in Liverpool’s first-team squad in the forthcoming season, according to Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp. Solanke ended his thirteen-year association with the Premier League champions this summer because he was not considered for their first team. The Golden Ball winner of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup netted his third goal in pre-season as Liverpool beat Athletic Club 3-1 in Dublin on Saturday.

Monday, August 7, 2017

EXTRATIME

INTERVIEW

We are on rescue mission in NRFF—Mbagwu

Newly elected President of Nigeria Rugby Football Federation, Kelechi Mbagwu, has opened up on the future of Rugby in the country and states his board’s desire of taking the sport to the next level. The proprietor of Cowrie Rugby Football Club of Lagos speaks in this exclusive interview with Extra Time’s Editor, ANDREW EKEJIUBA, on the NRFF board’s plans to build a solid structure for Rugby development with its 8-point agenda, challenges and intention of producing an all-encompassing constitution for the sport in Nigeria. Excerpts:

: What is the future of Rugby in Nigeria under you’re new board? A: The future is bright! Frankly, we are in a new dawn for Rugby in Nigeria under my leadership. As a kicker, we are commencing a pragmatic journey which is aimed at repositioning the sport in Africa’s most populated black nation, Nigeria. And our inputs will bring progress to the sport. The new board of NRFF will aim at spreading the game of Rugby to every part of Nigeria like never before! And to actualize our dream, we have set up an 8-point agenda in this regard. Can you share with Extra Time some of NRFF’s agenda for the development of Rugby in the country? Thank you. We are actually going to administer the sport professionally because there is need to record all the activities of the board more transparently for stakeholders of Rugby to appreciate what we are going to do. In the past, administrators of NRFF used players in the administration of the sport which does not look too good, but we want to introduce professionals who will come in and administer the sport more professionally. Example, coaches, players and seasoned administrators will play their roles professionally with an aim of taking the sport to the next level. We are also going to build a solid structure for Rugby development in Nigeria with our 8-point agenda. Can you throw more light on your board’s plan to take Rugby to the next level? We have plans to set up a decent office for NRFF and employ the services of seasoned administrators and credible consultants who will partner with us. The new NRFF board is planning to have an accessible data base for Rugby clubs, administrators, coaches and players which will also be replicated and stored by the Nigeria Olympic Committee for future references. On administration, we are going to invite corporate administrators to partner with us as we try to give the sport a sustainable sponsorship base. We need to also take Rugby to governments and even to some states in the country so that our modern growth expectations for the sport will be met. Any plans to take the sport to schools just as we had in football in the early 1930s? Yes! The new NRFF board is going to pursue vigorously schools Rugby development and there will be a sustainable programme designed by the board to enable school leavers continue to play Rugby in this regard. The itry Rugby programme will be improved upon to help accelerate Rugby development in schools and we want to make sure that schools that play the game will have both boys and girls teams for both Rugby 7s and 15s competitions. How is the new board going to checkmate fraudulent activities and corrupt practices among players, coaches, stakeholders and administrators of Rugby? Accountability is going to be our watchword in the new NRFF board. We have commenced the activities already and drumming it into the ears of our players, coaches, administrators and other stakeholders that we are going to implement a

Mbagwu zero tolerance for corrupt practices. We need to have transparency in the administration of Rugby in Nigeria. For example, money from sponsors should be judiciously utilized and accounted for in the development of Rugby on yearly basis. What are your other plans for Rugby development in Nigeria? We need to re-train and educate our coaches on

“Before a constitution is made for a sport like Rugby, it has to pass due process so that inputs can be collectively made and endorsed by the board and the congress. Any constitution that does not enjoy the support of the stakeholders of the sport is a mere aberration. A constitution is never a secret document that should be made by one or two persons and sent out secretly to the world body. I feel this is bad and not for the good of the development of Rugby. However, the good news is that we are embarking on writing a constitution that will represent the aspiration of the Nigerian Rugby family in line with the constitution of the World Rugby.”

the latest techniques for the sport because Rugby is continuously evolving and our players and coaches need to be in tandem on these modern technicalities of Rugby. The best way to actualize the aforementioned is for the coaches and instructors of Rugby to attend refresher courses. As I speak, Ntiense Williams is the only certified International Rugby coach in Nigeria which is not good enough. We should encourage other coaches through the support of the NRFF board to aspire into such positions. It is not wrong for us to have more than 30 certified Rugby coaches in Nigeria because the country is densely populated with lots of Rugby enthusiasts everywhere. Also, we need to intensify our efforts at sustaining our gains following the introduction of Rugby as a medal scoring event at the National Sports Festival. Frankly, Rugby gained lots of popularity or growth in Nigeria following its introduction at the National Sports Festival and this brought the sport to limelight. Therefore, the NRFF board will work towards seeing that every state in the country, including FCT are well represented at the National Sports Festival. In the country, Rugby is not the sole property of any state or individual, but for every Nigerian, thus we must join hands together to help Rugby attain a super status among all other sports in Nigeria. We also have plans to encourage our national teams to attend local and international competitions because this will expose our squads to big competitions that will help fast track the development of Rugby in Nigeria. Aside the aforementioned, the new NRFF board has plans to support the Lagos Rugby League and even the Northern League in order to keep our players busy. I learnt that the South East and South South have four prominent rugby clubs, but the board will see to the growth of the sport from those aforementioned regions because we need to carry them along in the new dispensation. It is from the six regions or platforms that we shall endeavor to raise our national team players. Finally, it is worthy to note that ex-internationals or veterans of Rugby like Adebayo Adedayo, Ibi Obatonyibo and others have indicated their interest or willingness to help in the development of Rugby in Nigeria which is good. What is your board’s plan to encourage women’s Rugby in the country? We have great plans in this regard. Women’s Rugby will be encouraged and restored to limelight! I can assure all stakeholders that any Rugby tourney staged in Nigeria will always have the female aspect incorporated into it! We need women’s Rugby to flourish in Nigeria and that is what we are going to do. Nigerian women are naturally gifted when it comes to playing Rugby, therefore the NRFF board will surely encourage them. The election into the new NRFF board was fiercely fought, what are doing in order to reach out to those who may feel aggrieved to bring them back to the Rugby family and carry them along? I want to correct an impression, the Rugby family in Nigeria is a strong inseparable family and will continue to remain so! We are doing our best to reach out to those who may feel that they may be ostracized by the new board following their past negative actions. In our next board meeting we will explore more avenues of reaching understanding and proper reconciliation.

“Aside the aforementioned, the new NRFF is on a rescue mission of entrenching the sport among Nigerians. Nothing stops Rugby from competing neck to neck with football when it comes to followership and administration. Therefore, we are here to build a solid structure for Rugby to thrive and for Nigerians to forever be grateful to us at the end of our tenure.” Personally, I believe we all need to lift Rugby to the next level collectively and this new NRFF is never on any revenge mission. We are not going to witchhunt anyone because for the board to achieve success we need the services of all true stakeholders of Rugby. In business, one cannot achieve success alone, but will need the support or services of individuals to achieve the dream set out for the company. The same case applies to Rugby in Nigeria because officers of this new board were transparently elected into office in a free and fair election. Aside the aforementioned, the new NRFF is on a rescue mission of entrenching the sport among Nigerians. Nothing stops Rugby from competing neck to neck with football when it comes to followership and administration. Therefore, we are here to build a solid structure for Rugby to thrive and for Nigerians to forever be grateful to us at the end of our tenure. Finally, what is the new NRFF board going to do with respect to producing a credible constitution, since the past boards were unable to produce such? I want to thank you for this question because the issue of constitution raised a lot of dust prior to our election where the immediate past board failed to actualize such dream, instead they sent to the world body and the Nigeria Olympic Committee a constitution that was never debated or endorsed by the board or even the congress of Nigerian Rugby. Such things are never done in this modern world of sports administration. Before a constitution is made for a sport like Rugby, it has to pass due process so that inputs can be collectively made and endorsed by the board and the congress. Any constitution that does not enjoy the support of the stakeholders of the sport is a mere aberration. A constitution is never a secret document that should be made by one or two persons and sent out secretly to the world body. I feel this is bad and not for the good of the development of Rugby. However, the good news is that we are embarking on writing a constitution that will represent the aspiration of the Nigerian Rugby family in line with the constitution of the World Rugby. The Minster of Youth and Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung, has requested all Sports Federations to complete this exercise within three months of their inauguration and submit their constitutions to his office and their various internationally affiliated bodies. He stated that future elections into various sporting boards will be in line with the guidelines from their constitutions and we going to do exactly that in order have a smooth transition from one board to another in future.

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Governor Willie Obiano (4th right) with Anambra State Association South Africa (ASA-SA) delegates at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Awka, during their 10-day roadshow...recently.

Why traders are backing Obiano – Ogidi market leader

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Building Materials International Market, Ogidi, Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State, Chief Jude Nwankwo, has said that the traders endorsed Governor Willie Obiano for second tenure because of the numerous things he has done for the market. Speaking with The Anambra Times in his office after inspecting the N10 million Governor’s project in the markets in the state, Chief Nwankwo said when the construction of the road project government is building for them is completed, it will bring increased business activities in the market. He said with the road, the price of market stalls and other buildings along the road will significantly appreciate. Nwankwo said: “Work has started here in earnest and they are constructing the drainage. It is progressing, the traders are happy

because the work when completed will ease our doing business here and improve our business. It will allow easy entry of big vehicles into the market”. Consequently, he said the traders of Buildings Materials Market, Ogidi, have vowed to vote for Governor Willie Obiano in the November 18 Governorship election. He said the decision was also because of what the Governor has been doing for the market, saying that two prominent members of the market, including their immediate past president and Chief Silas Ejeabocha were appointed Special Assistants to the Governor. The Governor, he said, with the help of the President-General of Amalgamated Markets Traders Association of Anambra State (AMATAS), has provided fire-fighting while for the markets in Ogidi and environs but domiciled in their market, saying that Governor Obiano has done a lot that he deserves their support for him including providing security in the state espe-

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cially in and round markets. He also lauded the President – General of Amalgamated Markets Traders Association of Anambra State (AMATAS), Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, for his effort to reposition the markets in the state,

stressing “he has done a lot for us in the market. He has given direction to market leaders and we are following”. “All these have been possible because of peace we have in the market now. These are the gains

Commissioner inaugurates committee for Obiano’s Unity Cup ÏÏÏAnambra State Commissioner

for Sports and Youth Entrepreneurship, Uju Nwogu, on Friday, inaugurated the Main Organising Committee (MOC) for Governor Obiano’s Unity Cup football tournament. Nwogu named Jude Obikwelu, Vice-Chairman of the Anambra State Football Association (ASFA) as committee’s head, adding that the competition’s kick-off date would be released later. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee comprised of six sub-committees — marketing, ceremonial and entertainment, security, venues, discipline and publicity and medical. The commissioner said that the competition was aimed at fostering unity in the state through sports.

She, however, said that as much as the state governor had accepted to sponsor the competition, the participating teams would pay N1,000 as registration fee. Nwogu said that the 21 local government areas of the state were expected to feature in the male and female categories. “Teams from tertiary institutions, Police, Army, Navy, Immigration, Prison and other security agencies in the state will also participate. “We want everybody to participate in the competition aimed at fostering unity in the state,’’ the commissioner said. She said that winners in the male and female categories would receive N1 million each, runners-up N500,000, third place N300, 000 and fourth place N200, 000 respectively.

aspirant in the Anambra State Governorship election scheduled to hold on November 18, 2017, Mr. Oseloka Obaze, has called on the people of the state to come out and elect credible person with the capacity to tackle the challenges of the state. Obaze, who made the call while speaking with newsmen after obtaining his nomination and expression of interest form at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat on Thursday in Abuja, said the people should not boycott the election. Recall that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, had warned that elections will be boycotted in the South East states, starting with the Anambra State gubernatorial election. Obaze described the warning from Kanu as unfortunate, saying “it is a negative narrative that needs to be addressed in order not to disenfranchise the people.” He said that the essence of democracy was the opportunity to hold elections every four years for the presidential, governorship, national and state House of Assemblies seats. “The challenge is that if we say we are not going to have election and people should stay at home and only 1000 people come out to vote on the election date, they will be the ones to elect the governor. “By law there will be an election and we are law abiding communities. “What I will advise anyone talking about sitting down at home is to elect those who have the experience to address the challenges in the community. “Trying to stop the election totally in one state will not solve the problem, assuming you stop it in one state, other states will elect theirs.’’ Obaze called for dialogue to address the issue, adding, “I know that INEC will conduct the election and security agencies will deploy their personnel. “What we don’t want is a situation that will lead to loss of lives and property.’’ On his chance of winning the party’s ticket and the governorship election, Obase said that he considered himself the best candidate for the state governorship.

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All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) stakeholders in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State during a meeting with the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Political Matters, Hon. Arinzechukwu Awogu (middle) and all Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants on Political Matters from Ogbaru... recently

ANSG seeks UN support on framework for achieving SDGs Stories by Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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State Government has solicited technical and cost sharing support from the UN on effective implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The call was made in a communique issued on Thursday after the First Anambra-Development Partners Summit in Awka, the state capital. The communique was signed by Governor Willie Obiano; Mr. Edward Kallon, the UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator and Mr. Ben Akabueze for the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning. It was made public by Mr. Mark Okoye, the state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget. The communique said the summit with the theme-“Strengthening partnerships to attain SDGs before 2030”- was aimed at serving as a platform for key actors in development

planning to deepen their partnerships towards the implementation of Anambra state’s strategic plan. According to the communique, the summit was to proffer innovative, inclusive and effective strategies geared towards attaining the UN SDGs agenda in the state. The communique reads in part: “After extensive deliberations, delegates recommend that Anambra Government, Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, OSSAP-SDGs, UN System, the Organised Private Sector and CSOs should work together towards the implementation of SDGs in Anambra State. “Anambra State Government and the UN system will prepare a fiveyear multi-sectorial programme document highlighting focus implementation areas and cost share arrangements under the delivery-asone framework. “The UN system and other stakeholders will endeavour to support Anambra State Government with

technical expertise and resources to establish baseline data across all SDGs indicators in the state. “The UN system will endeavour to assist the state to create a medium to long-term development plan and support direct programme activities that recognise the developmental priorities of the state, its people are aligned with the SDGs. “The UN system will work together towards developing a system for monitoring, evaluation and reporting on progress towards the implementation of the SDG”. The summit noted that in spite of the current economic recession, Anambra State had been resilient and had recorded significant progress in areas such as security, economic diversification, resource mobilisation, investment promotion, social protection and job creation. According to the communique, the next Development Partners Summit will hold in state in the third or fourth quarter.

Ojoto yet to have a king, says Regent ÏÏÏThe Regent-in-Council of Ojoto

town in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, High Chief (Sir) Gerald Mbamalu, has restated that the community has not crowned any king. Speaking to newsmen during new yam festival by the community, the Regent of Ojoto, High Chief (Sir) Gerald Mbamalu, said that everything about the process of selecting of new king for the town has been put on hold in compliance with the directive of the State Government and Anambra State High Court. He said as at present, the Regentin-Council is the highest authority in Ojoto town since the process of selecting a new traditional ruler has also been put on hold due to possible security threat in the community. He said at the appropriate time

when they dispense the matter in the court at the instance of one of the parties and if the State Government gives directive, the Regent-in-Council in line with Constitution of the town will set machinery in motion for selection of a new traditional ruler. Speaking on the relevance of New Yam Festival in Igbo land, the Regent said it was a period of celebrating fruitfulness of their crop especially yam, the king of crops. He said that it was an annual festival to thank God for a successful planting and harvest, saying that with the celebration of the festival every village and family in Ojoto can now begin to eat new yam. He said new yam festival was also to remind and encourage every male in every community in Igbo land the need to work hard, to provide food for the household and that they can cre-

ate wealth through farming as well as bridge the gap in feeding their families even they are not full time farmers. He said: “By now, the yam has matured. New yam festival is a culture in Igbo land which has survived over time. It is what you harvested that you will use to feed your family”. Other members of the Ojoto Regent-in-Council who spoke aligned with the Regent that the community does not have a traditional ruler. They include Prof. Victor Anosa who insisted that any time they want to select a new Igwe, due process and the wish of the people of the community must prevail. Others are Chief Michael Okigbi, Chief Donatus Anozie, Vice-President-General Ojoto Akanasato, Chief Okey Obingo, Ichie Anumba Joe Obimma among others.

former National chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, is to lead the re-election bid of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State in the November 18 governorship poll in the state. Umeh, who was appointed the Director-General of the campaign, was inaugurated with others in Awka last week Tuesday. Other members of the team include the Deputy Governor of Anambra, Dr. Nkem Okeke, members of the National Working Committee of APGA, Willie Obiano Support Group, APGA Youth and Women wings. During the inauguration, Obiano urged the team to be dedicated and go all out to mobilise the people for APGA and his admin-

istration. He said the people were specially selected and that he would rely on their strategies to make progress in the campaigns. He advised members of the team not to be bothered by the crisis in the leadership of APGA as the matter had been settled by the courts. In his acceptance remark, Umeh pledged the determination of members of the team to ensure the re-election of the governor. He said Obiano had done well and deserved a second term. He promised that the committee would engage in serious grassroots mobilisation and information dissemination on the good works of the governor.

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chieftain of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Onwuka Ukwa, has advised the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop the no-election-inAnambra threat and avoid plunging the state into chaos. Ukwa, who claimed to be one of the foundation members of APGA, made the call at a stakeholders’ forum organised by Ogilisi Foundation, a socio-cultural organisation, in Oba, near Onitsha, on Friday. It would be recalled that IPOB, the group agitating for independence of Biafra, had threatened that it would ensure that the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State did not held. Ukwa said that such threat was “expensive’’ and could deny the people of the state democracy, which other states were enjoying and return it to the dark days of military administration. He cautioned that such situation must be avoided and urged the pro-Biafra group to allow the Anambra State governorship election to progress unhindered. According to him, the ugly experience of last census in 2006 was still being suffered by the people of the South-East when there was such call by MASSOB. “`We should preach against anything that will stop election holding in Anambra on Nov. 18. “We should not allow the Federal Government to impose a military administrator on Anambra when other states in the country are enjoying democraticallyelected government.

“I know we are annoyed about the happenings in Igboland, but I beg you to allow the Nov. 18 election in Anambra as well as work together for a better region. “If there is no election in Anambra, who is at a loss – the Igbos or Yorubas or Hausas? We should be wise,” he said. Ukwa urged APGA to make itself more formidable and become more entrenched by winning more states in the Eastern region and other parts of the country to enhance the political participation of Igbos in Nigeria’s democracy. “APGA should win the five eastern states; that is practical Biafra. APGA is the only party that will make Igbo’s voice to be heard in Nigeria, support and embrace it,’’ he said. In his remarks, the founder of the organisation, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, said that there was need for elders to guide the youth constructively and ensure that they did not derail or jeopardise their future. Ezeonwuka, who is also the “spiritual leader’’ of APGA, said Ogilisi Foundation would continue to provide the platform to discuss issues of common interest with a view to proffering a win-win solution. He solicited support for APGA in the gubernatorial poll. “We must join hands to bring Igboland back to life through APGA. APGA is our own, we shall hold firmly to it. This is our negotiation power in Nigeria’s democracy,” he said.

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Catholic faithful chides antagonists of Obiano delivered us from wicked Fr. Ebere over publication merchants –Market chairman ÏÏÏCatholic

faithful worshipping at the Canaan Land Adoration Ministry, Nnobi, otherwise known as “ EDey Work,” has chided the statement that was published (not in the Daily Times) which accused the priest in charge of the Ministry, Rev. Fr. Maguns Ebere, of not working in confine with the rules and regulations of the Catholic doctrine. Describing the author(s) of the article as not only coward(s) but an antagonist(s) of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Catholic faithful wondered why the newspaper should be used in fighting the ministry founded on God’s own foundation instead of promoting the good news of the gospel. Brother Godwin Okafor, who spoke on behalf of the faithful, said those attacking the priests failed to know the difference between a diocesan and religious priests, saying “Rev. Fr. Maguns Ebere (SDV) is not a diocesan but a religious priest with vacationist Reverend Fathers as empowered by the doctrine of the Catholic Church. “Religious priests can work anywhere while diocesan priests are posted at the discretion of the bishop in-charge of the diocese where such priest(s) works”, they argued. Okafor said they were carefully

studying the publication made against Rev. Fr. Maguns Ebere and will reply to it at the appropriate time. “We saw the article published by our own Newspaper, I mean newspaper owned by the Catholic Church and we are surprised that the statement credited to nobody even warned everybody to be vigilant and careful in associating with Fr. E-Dey Work whom God has been using in liberating the oppressed, healing the sick, blessing barren women and doing other remarkable miracles”, Okafor stated. Calling on the members of the public, especially other Catholic faithful to discard the article, Okafor warned of the danger of antagonising a priest ordained by God. The Special Media Assistant to Rev. Fr. Maguns Ebere, Brother Nwanekwu Leonard said Fr. Ebere is a real man of God and it is only those that have the grace from God, which is existing in him that can do what he is doing, advising Christians to always avoid criticisms that can destroy the Church. Calling for caution, the media aide to the man of God, however stated that people should be mindful of the kind of words they use against the prophet of God.

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Chairman of Progress Market, Onitsha in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mr. Ekene Okoye, has pledged the loyalty and support of the market to the Government of Anambra State, which he said delivered them from wicked merchants who wanted to hijack the market. Okoye said his leadership had to fight these shylock businessmen, which led to going to Police even court, saying that his life was also threatened in the process. He said: “They sent hired assassins to kill me but they failed because God was on my side and I was also on the side of the truth and we struggled and Government came in and removed the market from them and we now have rest of mind. We have peace of mind now. “We promise that since it is now Government market, no individual would be allowed to hijack it. And

that is why we will support Governor Willie Obiano because we are happy with him for what he has done for us in particular and the traders in the state in general. He introduced football completion for traders”. Okoye also said that Governor Obiano is constructing N10m projects in each of the market in the state, saying that their own projects are Lister generating set and the construction of office complex. Although Okoye said the projects were yet to commence by the time of filling this report, as they were yet to see the contractor, he said he has confidence that it would be started and completed as they have been approved. “They have started the projects in other markets. They have even finished some. We have confidence that our own would be finished. The Governor is a sincere person, we have confidence that he would do what he promised. At least some have started, some are about to finish, some have finished. I think everybody is

happy because Willie is working,” he said. The chairman requested that the Governor should direct his security network in the state to engage in some surveillance of the area to rout out illegal levy collectors and hoodlums who snatch bags, handsets and money from traders and customers. “We want to know who sent all those illegal toll collectors. Security in Onitsha is okay but we want the police and vigilant operatives to improve their focus on Okada robbers,” he said. For Governor Obiano, Okoye emphatically said, “he has already won the election and any market and trader who does not support Obiano does not know what is good for them because this man loves traders”. The chairman also commended the Commissioner for Commerce, and the President General of Amalgamated Markets Traders Association of Anambra State (AMATAS) and the members of his executives for their determination to organise markets in the state.

APGA stakeholders in Ogbaru assure Obiano of support ÏÏÏMembers of

the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have restated their unflinching support to Governor Willie Obiano and Dr. Victor Oyeled national leadership. In a meeting at the party ‘s Local Government secretariat in Atani, the members of Ogbaru APGA Working Committee and party Executive as well as Ward Chairmen, Secretaries, Women leaders and Youth leaders among others from the 16 political Wards of the local government vowed to support Obiano to ensure he wins the November 18 governorship election. The well-attended meeting was called by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Political Matters, Hon. Arinzechukwu Awogu and had all the Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants on Political Matters from Ogbaru in attendance. The meeting was called to form skeletal framework for a well-coordinated process that will lead to the party’s upcoming governorship primary already is slated for August 15, 2017. It is also according to Awogu to chart a course for the part members of the party in the Local Government would play in preparation for the upcoming primary and the election proper. Arinze said some party members who were confused on the situation in the party were reassured that the

party under the leadership of Dr. Victor Oye as the national chairman is very much on a sound footing. The meeting cautioned those hobnobbing with Chief Martins Agbaso, as their actions were viewed as acts of ignorance since they might have been misled but that they must now retrace their steps. The new leadership of Okpoko community led by the President General of the community, Hon. Eddy Emesinwa, stormed the meeting with large number of residents from Okpoko to register their loyalty and readiness to work for the re-election of Governor Obiano in Okpoko. Hon. Eddy Emesinwa was on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 restored as the President General of Okpoko community after an Onitsha High court sacked the former Caretaker Committee led by Hon. Linus Ezenwanma. Hon. Emesinwa and his new executive were warmly received and assured of Governor Willie Obiano’s acceptance of their emergence as one who believes in the rule of law. Hon. Eddy Emesinwa and the Okpoko community thanked the governor for all his care for Okpoko people and pledged that they will only reciprocate his good gesture by ensuring that he wins landslide in Okpoko.

Regent of Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, High Chief Gerald Mbamalu, dancing to traditional music during the New Yam Festival of the community...recently

Agulu to construct multi-million naira palace ÏÏÏThe Agulu community in Ana-

ocha Local Government Area of Anambra State determined to raise the status of their traditional institution has decided to construct a multimillion naira palace for its traditional ruler. The President-General of Agu People’s Union (APU), Chief Andy Anene Oraekwelu, told The Anambra Times in an interview that the project called Agulu Central Palace when completed will have a podium, playground, the inner Palace or Obi, bush bar, VIP stand, conference hall, recreational centre, amusement section, and an apartment among others. He said the first phase of the project which is podium will gulp about twenty million naira, stressing that the land has already been cleared with the freewill donation of N5 million from a public spirited individual. The second phase, he said, will be the fencing of the 400 plots of land which they had already acquired and

cleared. He frowned at some President -Generals who fight their traditional ruler because it negates the development of such community, stressing that in their own case, they are loyal to their royal father. “It is unfortunate to allow personality clash or unnecessary squabble between the traditional ruler and the PG to affect the development of a community. In our case, we are loyal to our traditional ruler. He is our father. We are his sons,” he said. Oraekwelu, who was elected on January this year, said he with his executives has been able to achieve a lot within so short a period. He said the Governor Willie Obiano’s N20 million community project in Agulu, which is an abattoir, has since been completed, adding that they are in the second round of the project. Stressing the importance of the abattoir in the community, he said that increasing number of people are killing cows at home in the com-

munity and it was not advisable to do that at home since it was not hygienic and posed a lot of health hazard to the people. He lauded Governor Obiano for his interest in Agulu, saying that he has just reactivated a cottage industry for the processing of palm oil which is now waiting for the official commissioning. He said that apart signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Agulu Lake Resort, the governor had to bend over backwards to give the community five percent of the profit after tax when completed and become operational. He said in addition 70 and 30 percent jobs for junior and senior staff respectively will go to Ajulu people when the Resort takes off. Oraekwelu said: “In spite of what many think we have, we still need more infrastructure. You know Agulu with 20 villages has big population. So we need more developmental projects to go round the villages”.

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Ndigbo the most entrepreneurial group in Nigeria –Prof. Katchy Prof. Peter Emeka Katchy is the National President of National Complementary and Alternative Medical Association (NACAMA) Nigeria and a commentator on public affairs. In this Interview with ALPHONSUS NWEZE, Prof. Katchy speaks on the need for restructuring, arguing that with the six geo-political zones, partial restructuring has taken place among others. Excerpts: There has been clamour for restructuring in Nigeria following the unrelenting demand by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for a sovereign state. What is your take? Restructuring has partially been achieved through the creation of six geo-political zones. Restructuring does not imply referendum. It does not require constitutional amendment. It does not also mean abolition of States and Local Governments; rather the 36 states should work within the ambience of the geo-political zones. The All Progressives Congress (APC), and other parochial Nigerians were misled to understand restructuring as balkanisation. Restructuring is a political administration, dispensation, or frameworks which will encourage productivity and reduce dependence on oil revenue. Most of the state governments are redundant and they turn cap in hands to Federal Government because of lack of initiative and responsibility. Governors are misusing the fund and allocation of the people of their states. All states can tax themselves to generate revenue and improve their economy via the encouragement of restructuring through the six geo-political zones. Restructuring will also enhance statutory supervision of states through their zones. That is the South East, Enugu; South South, Port Harcourt; South West, Ibadan; North Central, Jos;North East, Maiduguri and North West, Kaduna. How do you think this restructuring can be achieved? There will be six deputy- presidents and a vice-president of the country. The 36 governors would be retained. There will be no bureaucracy. You are just trying to equate federal character principle. Deputy Presidents are nexus to the president of the country. The revenue sharing formula will be retained. The deputy-presidents will supervise the ecological funds that are being misused by the Governors and other sundry funds. The Senate threw away restructuring in their constitution amendments voting. Don’t you think that

the Senate is not sensitive to the feelings of Nigerians? Why are they afraid of restructuring? Why is the Senate against restructuring? It is because they want to safeguard their position. The members of National and State Assemblies are just lavishing time and fund there. The states and National Assembly should be part time job. They should attend sessions two times a week and should be paid sitting allowance with roll call as most of them do not attend proceedings. They are just wasting our money, pretending that they do constituency jobs. They cannot do constituency jobs when the Governors are there. They cannot make laws and execute it. President and the Governors are doing the execution with statutory budgetary provisions, when the Governors are there. They are just spending national fund frivolously and duplicate projects that are abandoned or uncompleted by them. They should reduce expenses by reducing the legislature to part time job. Nobody holds them responsible. The role of the legislators is to enact laws. You can’t enact laws and execute it at the same time. Nobody holds them responsible. They should as a matter of urgent national importance abolish constituency projects. Constituency projects belong to states and Local Governments, not legislators. The legislators are politically ignorant people. That is why APC cannot deliver after all their moonshine manifestoes. They are all pedestrian politicians. Are you saying that we will restructure without balancing the federation; that is creating more states and local governments? Precisely, we are to remove the clog trying to hamper our progress, after which we will talk about imbalance. Imbalance in the federation can be addressed later when we reach our destination. If we talk about State and Local Government creation now, we will face a lot of odds. We should live State and Local Government creation for now and face the real issue. I sincerely believe that restructuring will bring healthy competition, make states more responsible and remove mindless extravaganza by the political class, while the people they supposed to serve are dying in abject poverty. I think restructuring means true and fiscal federalism, that each component state will take control of the resources in its respective place and pay tax to the Federal Government. It was the order of the day before the civil war during the regions. It was the military that hijacked the

First step should be to determine the sovereignty because the said gubernatorial election is a Nigerian election in Anambra State to be conducted by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC). The operational strategy should move towards global acceptance by world bodies in order not to create a violation of territorial sanctions, internal conflicts that could lead to armed struggle or perilous war and decimations. To win without fight is the best policy in every liberation struggle. Therefore, all hands must be on deck to eschew violence.

Prof. Katchy resources of various states especially the oil or you think otherwise? I will answer your the question with question. We borrowed this presidential system from the United States of America (USA). How do they do it there? Why is our own different? Why do we go and pick from America and refused to follow American pattern to the letter. Why are we still in unitary government, under a central commander? The President is the Commander-In –Chief. They should return to what we were practising before, the parliamentary system of Government if this Presidential system has failed or if they do not understand the ancillaries of a Presidential System of Government and true federalism. Recently, IPOB issued an order that there will be no gubernatorial election in Anambra State come November 18, 2017. What can you say about that? IPOB order on Anambra State election not to hold or contest could generate internal crisis and reduce the renascent Igbo Nationalism. It is a kamikaze.

Biafra could be achieved, but it has to follow the normal diplomatic processes starting with the United Nations that will conduct a referendum and plebiscite in Nigeria and in Diaspora. It must be a consensus exercise with majority choice.

Can you highlight on determination of sovereignty? Nigeria is a sovereign country. The gubernatorial election is a Nigerian election taking place in Anambra State to be conducted by INEC. If in the near future the sovereignty of Biafra is declared by the United Nations with demarcated and delineated boundaries, then the process is properly defined devoid of crisis Can Biafra be achieved given the fact that Ojukwu fought for 50 years and could not succeed? Biafra could be achieved, but it has to follow the normal diplomatic processes starting with the United Nations that will conduct a referendum and plebiscite in Nigeria and in Diaspora. It must be a consensus exercise with majority choice. Then, the issues of location of Biafra. There must be boundary and demarcation of Biafra with other countries. Have the people of old Eastern region agreed and harmonised themselves? It is very important to the struggle. It is not a matter of imposition and will never have violent connotations otherwise it will result in fratricidal war and destructions. What is the way out? They can be achieved by referendum, plebiscite, dialogue, negotiation, treaties or by consensus by all segments of the parties. Igbos are consolidated investors all over Nigeria. There are more than two million Igbos in Kano alone, and more than five million in Lagos. We know Igbos are being marginalised in Nigeria, but we are still the most entrepreneurial group in Nigeria with fiscal and fixed capitals and marginal GDP. The issue must be properly articulated and all stakeholders must be involved, if it must be actualised. Nigeria should develop the whole youth of the nation. When the youth of the nation come together and harmonise themselves, the nation will move forward with rapid and consolidated development in all sectors of the economy and social order.

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Centenary celebration: Union Bank excites Kano customers, visits Sanusi

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Union Bank has excited its Kano State customers with its continued centenary anniversary celebrations. The bank has also recently inaugurated two newly upgraded branches in the North West state, including paying a courtesy visit to the Emir of Kano, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, at his palace. A statement by the bank, said that a gala event was also part of the centenary anniversary activities to excite its Kano-based customers. The lender explained that the upgraded branches in the state will afford its customers the opportunity to enjoy simpler and smarter banking services in a vibrant, professional setting. The launch of the upgraded branches located at Murtala Muhammed Way and Zoo Road areas of the state was amongst activities that formed the major highlights of the Bank’s centenary anniversary celebrations in Kano. However, the gala was attended by stakeholders and key personalities in Kano state including the representative of the Governor– the Attorney General of the State, goma and Prof. Kabiru Dandago, Commissioner of Finance, Kano state. Also in attendance were Union Bank customers, some of whom have been with the bank for over half a century. Speaking at the event, Union Bank Chief Executive Officer, Emeka Emuwa said: “Kano is an inherent part of our history and our growth through the years. Since we established our first Kano branch along Bank Road in 1949, we have grown together with the state. Here we are, 68 years after, celebrating decades of a mutually beneficial relationship with the good people of Kano State.”

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described efraud as the biggest challenge facing the electronic payment sector and needs to be collectively tackled by customers, banks and financial sector regulators. CBN Director, Banking & Payments System Department, ‘Dipo Fatokun, who said this at the weekend in Lagos, said fraud not only leads to loss of funds, but also reduces confidence of customers using e-channels. Fatokun, who spoke at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) BiMonthly Forum, said e-fraud has never been completely eliminated, even as bank customers lost over N2 billion to e-fraud last year. The CBN director, who spoke on the theme: “Electronic Payments

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Industry’s Performance and Regulatory Issues”, described epayment as any form of payment that allows the use of electronics system to initiate, authorize and confirm the transfer of money between two parties. The transaction reason, he said, could be for the payment for goods and services, settlement of obligations, gifts among others. He explained that e-payments are driven by a network of interconnected systems, which make it possible for exchanges of value between payer and payee, sender and receivers or donor and donee. “Banks, Payment Service Providers(PSPs), Financial Authorities and Central Banks play various roles in developing the payments system infrastructure to drive electronic payments, that is nationally utilized. The e-payments industry refers to all

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stakeholders, operators, regulators, infrastructures, merchants, retailers and the final consumers of the payments products and services. Payment technologies and platforms bind the industry together in a tight ecosystem,” he said. Fatokun disclosed that global non-cash (electronic payment) transaction volumes grew at 8.9 per cent to reach $387.3 billion in 2014, an increase, driven by accelerated growth in developing markets. “Cards have been the fastest growing payments instrument since 2010, as cheque has declined consistently and significantly too. Debit cards accounted for the highest share (45.7 per cent) of global e-payment transactions and were also the fastest growing (12.8 per cent) payments instrument in 2014,” he said.

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FG urged to fast-track manufacturing sector Ganiyu Obaaro A financial expert, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella, has urged the Federal Government to fasttrack the growth of the manufacturing sector through the provision of infrastructure and the provision of credit. Tella, a Senior Economist at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun, made the call on Sunday in Lagos while reacting to the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for the month of July. Tella told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the manufacturing sector was not growing as it should be since the demand for goods and services far outstripped supply. NAN reports that data from the CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

L-R: Ifie Sekibo, MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc; Dr. Pual Apolo, Chief Launcher to the Fund and Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, at the launching of the N50bn Healthcare Endowment Fund for restoration and transformation of Government Hospitals abd Health Centres in Oyo State...recently.

Tier1 banks’ earnings, interim dividends to boost equities this week Afolabi Adesola Tier 1 Banks are expected to hit the market with their results this week, with a declaration of interim dividends to further excite investors and hopefully bring the equities market to yet another positive close by weekend. So far, activity in the market has been driven by the expectation of earnings’ releases across

sectors, but with the earnings season gradually coming to an end, market experts believe that the performance for the week will be largely mixed and driven by developments in the local economy. An overview of how the market fared in the just concluded week showed that although the market started off the week on a negative note with the All-Share Index, ASI, declining 2.8 per cent last Monday, (an extension of the neg-

ative close in the previous week), the market subsequently turned positive on Tuesday and extended till Friday. The gains, during the week, were attributed to renewed investors’ interest in the Consumer Goods’ counters, specifically Dangote Sugar, which declared an interim dividend of 50 kobo, compared to the 60k declared for the full year 2016 for the first time. The Insurance index also

closed higher, owing to demand for the shares of Linkage Assurance following an impressive performance in its recently released H1-17 result, wherein PAT grew by 234.40 per cent. Other notable events during the week was the sale of 2.3 per cent stake in Dangote Cement by Dangote Industries Limited to some foreign investors, in a deal valued at USD236 million; and the acquiCONTINUED ON PAGE B2

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TUC inaugurates new affiliate, bus conductors’ association

FG urged to fast-track manufacturing sector

Joy Ekeke

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has inaugurated an affiliated body, Bus Conductors’ Association of Nigeria. Speaking at the TUC President, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kangama, said the formation of the Bus Conductors’ Association of Nigeria was borne out of the need to address kidnapping of commuters through ‘one-chance’ method, among others. According to comrade Kangama, “Bus conductors have been fingered as culprits or accessories to the commission of these crimes. It is against this background that some well-meaning Nigerians came together to organise what is known as Bus conductors’ Association of Nigeria, adding that the transport sector played a vital role in the socio-economic dynamics of the country and should be operated with sense of safety and sanity. However, Mrs. Anthonia Ekpa, the representative of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, noted that conductors are the primary partners of drivers and they have a major role of ensuring safety and smooth running of road transport, adding that the conductors should have respect for members of the public. The union opened the Lagos chapter of the association in Ikeja, Lagos. Recall that recently the National President of the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria, BCAN, Comrade Israel Adeshola, said Lagos State will start wearing uniform as part of efforts to promote the Smart City Initiatives, SCI, of the state government.

L – R shows Tony Ibeziako, Head, Domestic Primary Market, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets Division, NSE; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Akin Akinfemiwa, Group Chief Executive Officer, Forte Oil Plc; Willie Sam Ndata, Doyen of Stockbrokers and Julius Omodayo-Owotuga, Group Chief Finance Officer, Forte Oil Plc at the Facts Behind the Figures presentation at the Exchange... recentl y.

Tony Nwakaegho The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that it plans to register 28 million Nigerians into the National Identification Number (NIN) system by the end of 2017. The Director General of NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, who made this known at a media parley in Lagos over the weekend, warned that anyone without the NIN issued by the commission runs the risk of being regarded as a non-citizen. “The commission embarked on an enrolment strategy in 2012 which has grown exponentially since 2015. Now, we have reached 18.5 million and the focus which is our goal is that by 2017 ending, the commission would have reached 28 million people. “The main aim of the registration is to have a single identification,” Director General of NIMC said.

NIMC to register 28m Nigerians by end 2017 Many benefits of the NIN, he said include one person one identity, enhanced participation in the political process, its value as an important tool to fight corruption and terrorism, enable citizens to exercise their rights and facilitate management of subsidies and safety net payments as applicable to internally displaced persons. To achieve this, the DG said the commission needed to tackle some of the challenges it was facing, such as data captured being very poor and absence of a central ID repository, up-scaling deficiency, legal framework peculiarity and the challenge of political will. He also decried the poor funding of the commission and inadequate staff remuneration had hampered execution of its mandate and targets and had also led

to constant loss of strategic human resources. According to him, the commission had also made some achievements which included increasing the National Identity Database which currently stands at about 18.5 million records. He underscored that 809 NIN enrolment centres had also been created nationwide just as it had launched the new electronic National ID cards with multiple functions and achievement of Global Vendor Certificate Programme (GVCP) Certification. Aziz hinted that the next step for the commission would be the achievement of the presidential directive on harmonisation and consolidation of biometric data into the national identity database.

Transparency: Auditor General commends NNPC

Simon Ugwu and Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

The gale of accountability and transparency pervading the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, under the leadership of Dr. Maikanti Baru has received institutional endorsement on Thursday with commendation from the Auditor General for the Federation, (AuGF) Mr. Anthony Ayine. Leading a team of top management and auditors from the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation, (OAuGF) on a business visit to the NNPC Towers Abuja, the AGF said it had become imperative to acknowledge the demonstrable efforts and strides by the current NNPC Management in en-

shrining the virtue of probity, accountability and transparency in its operations and processes. ‘’Let me at this juncture commend the Group Managing Director, (GMD) of NNPC, I note with delight that he assumed office in July last year but he has done quite a number of things worthy of commendation…. Let me also note with delight that the information available to me is that the audited accounts of NNPC that were in arrears are now audited up to 31st December 2014,’’ the AGF said. Mr. Ayine noted that as the foremost accountability institution in the country, the OAuGF was not only delighted to note the significant changes in the Corporation but was further encouraged by the

renewed assurance from the GMD of improved access to auditors from the office of the AGF during periodic checks on the books of the Corporation. He called for improved synergy between the OAuGF and the oil and gas industry especially in providing technical exposure and support for auditors on the beat. Responding, Dr. Baru said that transparency and accountability had become a way of life for management and staff of the Corporation noting that the era of unpublished or accumulated NNPC audit accounts had been confined to the history book. ``This explains why we publish our operations and financial reports every month so that not only

your office but the general public could follow the trail. I don’t think there is any government institution that has demonstrated this level of transparency,’’ Baru said. The GMD informed that the Corporation hopes to conclude on the 2015 audited account latest by the end of August 2017 while preparation of the 2016 audited account which began about a month ago would be concluded by the end of 2017. He said as an entity, the NNPC had a mandate to ensure that Nigeria reaped bountifully from the proceeds of its vast hydrocarbon resources and the Management is also willing at all times to adopt measures that would propel the realization of this noble objective.

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the PMI stood at 54.1 per cent in July 2017, indicating expansion in the manufacturing sector for the fourth consecutive month. The financial expert urged the managers of the economy to develop a robust research that would show improvement in the economy. “I think that the situation has not changed. There is need for the managers to look at the economy holistically. “There is need for the research component to give us a true reflection of the economy,’’ Tella said. According to him, the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to retain the lending rate at 14 per cent cannot stimulate the economy since the cost of borrowing is too high. The financial expert noted that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) also said that the growth of the nation’s economy was slow, below expectation. The don argued that no meaningful improvement could take place in an economy with a huge infrastructure deficit. NAN reports that a composite PMI above 50 points indicates that the manufacturing/non-manufacturing economy is generally expanding. Fifty points indicates no change and below 50 points indicates that it is generally contracting. Below are the PMI for the months of March to July.

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sition of 4.4 per cent stake in Livestock Feeds in a prearranged deal valued at N133m. The positive trend on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, thus extended to the fourth consecutive week, with the NSE’s ASI advancing further by 1.52 per cent to reach a new end week high of 37,425.15 points. The week’s performance moved Month to Date (MtD) and Year to Date (YtD) returns of 4.41 per cent and 39.26 per cent respectively, compared to previous week and beginning of the year values. The Market Capitalization likewise appreciated by 1.53 per cent, to close the week at N12.899 trn, as all sector indices also finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE’s Banking and the NSE’s Oil/Gas Indexes that depreciated by 1.64 per cent and 3.05per cent respectively, while the NSE’s ASeM Index

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Ơ Money Market

Naira depreciates to 365/$1, closer to convergence .As interbank lending rate rises to 23%

Stories by Motolani Oseni

The Nigerian currency, over the weekend, traded at 365 to the US dollar at the parallel market, against 363 sold on Thursday, indicating drop of two points after recording one naira gain against 364 exchanged on Wednesday at the parallel market. This is just, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) took a step during the week under review, to unify its multiple exchange rates by allowing banks to use a currency window for investors when quoting the naira rather than the official rate. The naira, however, weakened on the inter-bank market, while inter-bank lending rate rose to 23 per cent on Friday, from just

five per cent a week ago after the apex bank tightened liquidity. The local currency, has recorded two naira gains between Tuesday, and Thursday, after closing at 365 to a dollar last Monday at the unofficial market, but relapsed on Friday; and throughout the weekend to close at 475 to the pound sterling and 425 per Euro, compared to 474 and 423 sold respectively on Thursday at the parallel market. The Naira at the official forex market, on Friday, closed the trading week on a slight positive note, traded at 305.55 per US Dollar, against 305.60 sold the previous day, indicating 0.02 per cent gain, compared to 305.65 sold on the first trading day of the week.

Consequently, the naira at the Investor & Exporter FX widow, opened trading activity on the last trading day of the week at 367.24, showing a drop of 0.09 per cent compared to 366.71opening rate on Thursday, even though, it closed at an appreciated rate of 366.44, gaining 0.20 per cent against 368.50 traded the preceding day. But recorded a decline daily turnover of $95 million against $101 million on Thursday, but better than $712.03 settled on Wednesday; and $83.98m traded the preceding day, data obtained from the FMDQ OTC has revealed. Meanwhile, the central bank’s sales on Friday, amount-

ed to N167.16bn of 356-day open market operation Treasury bills at 18.55 per cent, and N439.45m of the 188-day paper at 17.95 per cent. The total banking credit balance opened at N75bn. But outflows from the system led the market into negative territory, traders said. “We see the cost of borrowing rising further as the market struggles with tight liquidity and banks seek to cover their positions,” one trader was quoted as saying. Also, FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange, the Lagos-based platform that oversees interbank trading, asked lenders last week to publish quotes reflecting

trades in the Investors’ & Exporters’ FX Window, according to Ecobank Transnational Inc. and Access Bank Plc. The window was opened in late April in a bid to attract inflows, so as to boost liquidity in the forex market. “FMDQ and traders reached agreement to try to move toward a single exchange rate,” a currency analyst at Ecobank has disclosed on Friday. The largest economy in Africa has faced dollar shortages since the price of oil, its main export, crashed in 2014; and the central bank had responded by tightening capital controls. However, as the squeeze worsened, Nigeria opted for a system of multiple exchange rates rather than floating its currency like other crude producers.

d#1 ë zƆ Ƅƍ ƅ n Mô ƃƄ ƎƄ ƍƓ Ɔ Ɛ ƎƆ ƃ ƉƉƄ Ƅ Winners of the Union Bank Centenary Innovation Challenge as emerged in Lagos, an initiative set up in partnership with Co-Creation Hub to socially impact Nigeria by unearthing and supporting innovative ideas that address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Top winners, including, “Biodegradeable Starch Bags” by Ized Uanikheli were announced in Lagos recently, as nine ideas were pitched at the event to a panel of judges made up of Union Bank’s Senior Executives and Executives from Fate Foundation and Co-Creation Hub. The Centenary Innovation Challenge provided a platform for entrepreneurs and tech innovators to pitch their ideas and attract financial and mentorship

support from Union Bank and Nigeria’s leading social innovation hub, Co-Creation Hub. Speaking at the event, Union Bank CEO, Emeka Emuwa said,“Earlier in the year, as part of our Centenary Anniversary celebrations, we launched the Innovation Challenge; placing a call for young Nigerians with innovative ideas which address the Sustainable Development Goals to send in their entries. Today, we have delivered on the promise we made to support these innovators as they seek to address the goals through entrepreneurial ideas. As a bank, we remain committed to contributing our quota towards the achievement of these ambitious Sustainable Development Goals.”

BVN: CBN extends enrolment deadline for MfB customers Customers of Microfinance Banks (MfBs) and Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) without the Bank Verification Number (BVN) will be unable to make withdrawals from their accounts from January 1, 2018, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed. The BVN enrolment is a brainchild of the apex bank and the Bankers’ Committee, a body of banks’ managing directors and the

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CBN. This is coming as the initially deadline was set for July 31, but in a circular on Friday, which was obtained from the apex bank’s website over the weekend, it announced an extension in the deadline for the verification. The new directive indicated that by December 31, 3017, all customers of financial institutions operating in the country are expected

to have had their BVN. The CBN, has again, assured Nigerians that the BVN is geared towards financial system stability, while ensuring Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) customers are identified and known, so as to prevent those that will use the banking system as a platform to carryout illegal activities. “As you are aware, the deadline expired on July 31,

2017, and consequently several OFIs are in breach of this regulatory directive,” the statement read. According to the statement signed by Tokunbo Martins, director, Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department, the apex bank extended the deadline after appeals from various bodies. In March, Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance had written to Godwin

Emefiele, CBN governor, requesting that the BVN registration exercise be extended to microfinance banks. “We have already commenced a review of such cases to identify and investigate cases of fraud,” she had said. “We know that extending the requirement for BVN to microfinance banks may put a huge financial strain on the smaller microfi-

nance banks; but some such as National Police Force microfinance (NPF), have over 27,000 salary accounts. “Our inability to perform checks on such a large number of salary earners is a key risk. “This will support the federal government’s efforts at reducing leakages to create headroom for the capital projects that will support the growth of the economy.”

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Nestlé boosts investor confidence with N16bn profit in H1 2017 Stories By Bonny Amadi

Nestle Nigeria Plc has once again demonstrated commitment to enhance positive market perception and increased investor confidence with remarkable performance in its 2017 first half year result. The result for the period ended 30th June, 2017, released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed notable growth in key market performance indices and profit and loss lines, and prospect to better performance in subsequent quarters. Nestlé Nigeria Plc for the first

Forte Oil assures on downstream growth

Bonny Amadi

Forte Oil Nigeria Plc has assured shareholders that the company is focused at delivering more value to shareholders and stakeholders with improved cost saving measures, diversification and commitment to merger and acquisitions. The company disclosed this during presentation of its facts behind the figures on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE0 last Friday. CEO, Forte Oil Plc, Mr. Akin Akinfemiwa gave the assurance adding that he fund raising by the company which secured shareholders endorsement at its 2016 AGM, is geared toward raising fresh funds to drive growth and expansion. Responding to this the CEO forte Oil Plc, Mr. Akin Akinfemiwa, on the volatility in the company’s share price said “Forte Oil is not AP, I had earlier in my presentation emphasized that Forte Oil Plc is based on high level of corporate governance, we will never, never engage in share manipulation. Movement in share price is based on demand and supply and we will never be involved in such” He said that the company’s growth is being propelled more by earrings from the power subsidiary, Amperion Power Distribution Company Limited, the power generation division of Forte Oil PLC recently completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the 435MW Geregu Power plant located in Kogi State of Nigeria, under the governmentled privatization programme in the power sector.

half 2017 showed that profit after tax (PAT) peaked at N16.5 billion and a turnover growth of 52 per cent. The company posted a revenue of N121.9b in H1 2017, up from N80b in the corresponding period of 2016. Gross profit stood at N48b, compared with N32b in 2016, while results from operating activities improved peaked at N2b in 2017 first half year, from N14b recorded in the preceding period of 2016. Mauricio Alarcon, MD/CEO of Nestlé Nigeria in his reaction, following release of the company’s HI result, said that the board is

comfortable with the result which endorses the confidence and loyalty of its customers. “We are particularly pleased with the growth which is an affirmation of the loyalty and trust of our consumers in our brands. The result is also due to the hard work of our people, and our distribution network” said Mauricio Alarcon. The Board and the management, the CEO said “remain confident that our strategic roadmap will continue to leverage on the potential of the business and the Company will further increase investments behind brand and

route-to-market activities while proactively managing input cost pressures” The result further showed that Nestle continues to reduce its finance cost which declined in H1 2017 to N7, 385,423b, from N14, 891,205b recorded in the prior period of 2016. According to the result, profit before income tax also soared to N24, 459,525b, from N896 459m recorded in H1 2016. During the period, Nestle expended more in tax, a s its Income tax expense soared to N7, 911,539b, from N360, 640m in the H1 2016.

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has commended Citi Nigeria, as the bank honours its 18 community partners. Citi recently hosted its Com-

Afolabi Adesola

Jaiz Bank Plc recorded a well-rounded performance in the first half with significant growths in income and profitability. Key extracts of the interim report and accounts of Jaiz Bank for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, showed that gross income grew by 45.7 per cent, while profit rose by 312 per cent. Gross income rose to N3.08billion in first half 2017, as against N2.11b recorded in comparable period of first half 2016. Profit jumped from N114.04 million in first half 2016 to N470.19m in first half 2017. Jaiz Bank, as a pioneer, is still under a tax waiver for pioneer. The bank’s gross income from Islamic financing had grown by 26.7 per cent to N3.25b in first half 2017, as against N2.563b in first half 2016. The bank’s share as a Mudarib or equity investor also grew by 33.7 per cent from N1.99b to N2.66b. Indeed, the report showed that the bank grew its total assets to N80.662b in the half year of 2017 compared to N65.230b in the corresponding period of 2016. The bank’s shareholders’ fund also increased from N11.302b in the first half of 2016 to N15.248b in the first half of 2017. Managing Director, Jaiz Bank Plc, Hassan Usman attributed the impressive performance in the . L – R shows Ade Bajomo, Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); first half to the support from the Mrs. Adesola Sotande-Peters, Finance Director, Unilever Plc; Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Mr. board, management and staff of Yaw Nsarkolu, Managing Director, Unilever Plc and Pai Gamde, Ag. Head, Corporate Services Division, NSE at the Facts the bank and the commitment Behind the Issue Presentation at the Exchange in Lagos...recently. to the business model which is hinged on a better life for all stakeholders. “The results attained so far are August 2017, signed by the compa- porting a profit of N20b for the half already proofs that we are doing Bonny Amadi ny’s secretary, Mrs. Edith Onwuch- year ended June 30, 2017, from a better than 2016. This year will deThe board of Lafarge Africa ekwa, and was published by the loss position of N30billion in the fine how we move forward; we are Plc board of directors has ap- Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) corresponding period of 2016, the in the process of creating a fivemerger provided ample opportu- year plan that will further define proved and authorized the com- recently. The company revealed in the nity for cost maximization, synpany to undertake business comour identity in the Nigerian bankbination/ merger with the United statement that the board also em- ergy and boost in bottom line and ing space. We have ambitious ideas Cement Company of Nigeria (Uni- powered the management of La- increase returns on investment. The company ended 2016 with about what we would like to be, cem) Limited and Atlas Cement farge Africa to also enter into any agreement and to do all that is nec- a full year a profit after tax (PAT) and the board and the shareholdCompany (Atlas). ers are committed to ensuring we Daily Times recalls that in order essary to negotiate and implement of N16.898b, showing a decline of to reduce its exposure to adverse the merger among Unicem, Atlas 38 per cent from N27.163b in 2015. become a formidable player in the Lafarge Africa would have ended market,” Usman said. foreign currency translation losses and the company. The company through the the year with loss before tax of as experienced in 2016, shareholdHe said the bank would in the ers of the company at its AGM, board’s mandate has been em- N22.818b compared with a profit second half focus on opening more which held in June, approved a powered to seek the endorsement before tax of N29.286b. However, branches in different parts of the of the Securities and Exchange a N39.717 billion tax credit, which Rights Issue of N140 billion. country and fostering its strategy The board’s scheme of merger Commission (SEC) and all other came mainly from deferred tax approval which was contained relevant regulatory bodies, in fur- assets’ generated from Unicem of providing retail banking to a operations, enhanced its PAT to large segment of the society who in a statement from the company therance of the implementation of are desirous of its products and N16.898b for 2016. titled” Lafarge Africa Plc –Scheme the merger. services. Meanwhile, Lafarge Africa reof Merger/press release “dated 4th

Lafarge Africa endorses merger with Unicem

Summary of activities on NSE

Citibank gets UNHCR’s commendation over community support Bonny Amadi

Jaiz Bank grows profit by 312.3% in first half

munity Partners during which cheques were also presented in Lagos to honour the financial institution’s 18 Community Partners. Citi explained that its Community Partners are the backbone of supporting those who are at a disadvantage in society without

expecting anything in return, and the event “s Citi’s way of saying thank you” Mr. Bamba Boubacar, the UNHCR Assistant Country Representative thanked Citi for their support. “With this donation, Citibank

Nigeria has added a push to efforts aimed at assisting IDPs and returnees. We wish to assure you that this donation will be used judiciously and accountably for the sole purpose for which it is meant, supporting people in dire need” Boubacar said.

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4,132.00

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515,475,416.00

VALUE

6,302,230,332.97

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12,899,429,120,693.82

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W e e kly M ark e t Ro u n d U p E q u i t i es M a r k e t Re vi e w a n d O u t l o o k

To p 10 G ain ers

Follo w in g a 16-d ay b ullish stre a k in e q uities w hich e n d e d last w e e k Frid ay, t h e Nig eria n b o urse w it n esse d so m e pro fit t a kin g in t h e e arly tra din g sessio ns o f t his w e e k b u t se n tim e n t t urn e d b ullish o n Tu esd ay a g ainst t h e b ack dro p o f re n e w e d in t erest in Co nsu m er G o o ds co m p a nies a n d invest ors' re actio n in p ositive H1:2017 e arnin gs. Co nse q u e n tly, t h e A ll Sh are In d ex a dva nce d o n t h e last f o ur tra din g d ays o f t h e w e e k, g ainin g 1.5 % W-o-W t o se t tle a t 37,425.56 p oin ts o n Frid ay w hile YTD g ain exp a n d e d t o 39.3 % . A lso, invest ors accu m ula t e d N194.0b n as m ark e t ca pit aliz a tio n a dva nce d t o N12.9t n w hile activity level im prove d as avera g e volu m e a n d valu e tra d e d rose 26.5 % a n d 319.3 % t o N502.6m u nits a n d N22.8b n resp ectively. Th e activity level t his w e e k h o w ever p artly drive n by a n o f f-m ark e t cross o f 416.0m u nits o f D A N G CE M in 6 d e als valu e d a t N87.4b n.

Tick er CILE ASIN G D A N GSU G A R LIN K ASSURE N ASC O N LIVEST O CK C A D BURY G UIN NESS AIRSERVICE U A C-PROP FBN H

Price(N) 1.00 14.91 0.75 12.00 0.93 11.80 72.00 5.52 2.97 6.22

Price Ch g % 44.9 % 37.3 % 27.1 % 26.8 % 19.2 % 12.9 % 10.7 % 10.2 % 8.0 % 7.6 %

To p 10 Losers Tick er M ORISO N REDST A REX CUTIX UPL NPF M CRFBK M O BIL FC M B FIDSO N CH A MPIO N BET A GLAS

Price(N) 1.13 4.38 2.19 2.63 1.20 232.00 1.22 3.15 2.70 57.33

Price Ch g % -16.9 % -12.4 % -9.9 % -9.3 % -9.1 % -8.3 % -6.9 % -6.8 % -5.3 % -5.0 %

To p 10 Tr a d es b y V olu m e Tick er V olu m e (m) FC M B 169.8 FBN H 161.0 A CCESS 135.2 TRA NSC ORP 128.0 ZENITHB A N K 117.3 G U ARA N TY 111.5 UB A 74.2 FIDELITYBK 56.1 DIA M O N D BN K 42.7 D A N GSU G A R 34.2 To p 10 Tr a d es by V alu e Tick er V alu e (m ) G U ARA N TY 4366.3 ZENITHB A N K 2924.6 NB 1640.2 A CCESS 1355.3 FBN H 965.6 ST A NBIC 836.7 D A N GCE M 769.3 INTBRE W 762.9 TOTAL 761.1 NESTLE 752.6

Ch g % 16.5 % 15.6 % 13.1 % 12.4 % 11.4 % 10.8 % 7.2 % 5.4 % 4.1 % 3.3 % Ch g % 28.8 % 19.3 % 10.8 % 9.0 % 6.4 % 5.5 % 5.1 % 5.0 % 5.0 % 5.0 %

NSE A ll Sh ar e In d e x

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u p 4.9 % W-o-W d u e t o a p precia tio n in U NILE V ER (+6.0 %) a n d NIG ERI A N BRE W ERIES (+2.3 %) w hile b uy se n tim e n t t o w ards N E M (+5.5 %) a n d M A NS A RD (+3.3 %) n u d g e d t h e Insura nce in d ex 2.8 % u p w ards W -o-W .

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B6 CSR

Why companies don’t take CSR seriously Stories by Godwin Anyebe Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, has become an integral part of business all over the world. As a matter of fact,CSR is now a veritable tool for measuring business practices. For companies committed to CSR, it means an enhanced overall reputation for them – a powerful statement of what they stand for in an often cynical business world. However, checks show that companies often de-

velop a CSR agenda not because of an altruistic desire to assist in curing the ills of society, but for reasons more akin to a box ticking exercise. Whatever the consensus may be, some organisations either implement their CSR programme with a distinct lack of heart or resist adopting a CSR policy altogether. Report further revealed that, if a resistance to CSR policies does exist, it usually stems from the notion of allowing external stakeholders to directly influ-

ence corporate policies and strategies, an idea that is largely antithetical to the basic mindset under which many, if not most, corporations operate. An honest adoption of CSR often requires a serious reformulation of corporate purpose and decision-making structures. Daily Times gathered that, companies in the developing world may respond to civil society and investors’ pressure to take social responsibility more seriously by adopting CSR

frameworks, “but only to appease their critics and without any attention to actual changes in their practices.” In other words, voluntary CSR commitments may just be a way for corporations in the developing world to forestall real regulation. Speaking on this issue, a brand and marketing analyst, Samuel Ajayi told Daily times that; “every company’s situation is unique, with many different models in existence, which can help organisations to

From L:R: Mr. Kayode Oluwasona, President, Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria(AAAN);Dr Rotimi Olaniyan,outgoing President, Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria(EXMAN);Mr Kehinde Salami,incoming President of EXMAN; and Mr. Idy Enang,CEO, Corporate Shepards/Chairman Panel of Judges, at the 2017 EXMAN Award held recently in... Lagos.

achieve their CSR aims. In turn, this preponderance of choice has led to many companies recognising that they are defined by what they do, not just what they give. “Companies are not solely providing a financial contribution, but are increasingly unlocking their intellectual assets and the power of their people to achieve a positive impact.” He said,”Ultimately, coherency comes from clear purpose, programmes of work which are authentic to and valued in the business and an acceptance that it is critical to business performance.” According to him, “it is clear what a CSR programme, or a sustainability strategy, should accomplish. It comprises re-evaluating how the company thinks about its impact, engaging stakeholders beyond shareholders and coming up with a plan to improve the impact of the business on society and seize business opportunities and make cost savings as a result.” He said,“This would involve a lot of planning and engagement with employees, managers, suppliers, NGOs, perhaps academics and others, to figure out where and how this is best done.” While commenting on how to ensure companies

take CSR seriously, the national secretary general of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CDHR), comrade Deji Adebowale said; “Making social and environmental reporting mandatory and public would help. And more importantly, the public needs to hold companies accountable when they fail to keep their promises. According to him, “the establishment of a CSR strategy (sometimes referred to as a sustainability strategy) is a crucial component of a company’s competitiveness; and something that should be led by the firm itself. This means having policies and procedures in place which integrate social, environmental, ethical, human rights or consumer concerns into business operations and core strategy – all in close collaboration with stakeholders.” “For companies, the overall aim is to achieve a positive impact on the society as a whole; while maximising the creation of shared value for the owners of the business, its employees, shareholders and stakeholders. Not so long ago, the European Commission defined CSR as “the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society”, a succinct and distinct summation for sure,” he noted.

Imo Air, ELFREEDA Foundation partner on CSR Imo Air operated by Dana Air, has announced that it will partner the House of FREEDA on the unveiling of ELFREEDA Foundation, on 11th August, 2017 at the Imo Trade and Investment Centre, Owerri, Imo state. ELFREEDA Foundation, is a non- profit organization focused at providing a stabilising base for homeless women and children to rebuild their lives as they transit back to the society. The non-governmental organisation aims to provide the basic needs for desperate and vulnerable homeless women and children, helping them build more stable and productive lives, while addressing the causes and consequences of homelessness in Nigeria. In a statement made available to journalists recently in a Lagos, the Communications Manager of Imo Air , Kingsley Ezenwa said; “Providing the basic necessities

. Focus on vulnerable groups

of life is the best thing any organization or individual can do to the underprivileged in our society.” He said,“Considering the curent economic situation in the country, we believe supporting a foundation like this will not only lessen the burden of our already overburdened government, but will take away the ‘destitute’ from the streets, rehabilitate them and give them a reason to smile again.” “volunteers don’t necessarily have the time; they have the heart. We are proud to partner the ELFREEDA Foundation and commend the founder, Mrs. Uloma Nwosu, for this massive humanitarian effort. And as a responsible corporate citizen committed to giving back to the society, we assure her of our constant support,” Ezenwa added. Marketers urges members to

embrace innovation, capacity The thirty seven members of the Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria (EXMAN), have been tasked to see innovation, capacity development and solidarity among one another as the key factors to grow the industry in the coming years. Speaking recently at the inaugural EXMAN awards, as his tenure expired as the association’s president, Dr. Rotimi Olaniyan said, innovation, capacity development and solidarity among members of the Association will aid the speedy growth that is anticipated by the industry players and practitioners. According to him, “Innovation is key and we must build on it to distinguish ourselves from illegal practitioners,” adding that “knowledge is important and that comes through training and re-

training of personnel as it will be witnessed tonight.” The immediate past president then advised members to maintain a united front to end the clients’ unnecessary bickering among agencies. Olaniyan said, “There is need for us to understand that as agency practitioners, we should show solidarity to one another.” Before now, he stated, “clients used to knock the heads of agencies and fundamentally have reduced the game to commodity pricing.” He said,“We must not allow that to continue, because the Mackenzie of this world will not lift a finger until a fee has been agreed. They don’t operate on the basis of commodity pricing, they operate on the basis of the fact that they are good and they should pay for it.” At the event, the new exco members were sworn-in and they are Kehinde Salami of Ideas House,

as President; Tolu Medebem, of Event Plus, as Vice President; Angela Makinwa of Melvic Gold, as General Secretary; Owolabi Mustapha of Maxx Connection as Financial Secretary; and Gil Kimani of EXP as Public Relations Officer. However, out of a five executive members of the previous exco only Salami returned, while Olaniyan, Oladunjoye Wole, Kayode Idowu and Oshinibosi Abiodun did not. The new President, Salami, in his maiden address, said it was a new order that called for new strategic ideas and execution proficiency in running efficient experiential agencies. He hopes to put in structures that would among others: enhance professionalism, earn for the practitioners respect of the clients and work toward harmonizing interest rates which have put the practitioners’ businesses in jeopardy.

Insurance B7 Great Nigeria Insurance posts N475.19m loss in 2016 Great Nigeria Insurance Plc for the week, ended Friday, August 04, 2017, filled its 2016 audited financial statement and first quarter 2017 unaudited financial statements with the Nigerian stock Exchange (NSE). The result for the first 2016 financial year ended 31 December,2016 recently published by the NSE, showed that gross premium for the group declined to N2, 208,815 billion, from N3, 171,145b recorded in the 2015 financial year. (Loss)/ profit before) tax closed at N442, 770m in the 2016 financial year, against N249, 549m posted in the 2015 financial year ended 31 December. Loss after tax closed at N475, 190m, against N526,

536m recorded in the 2015 financial year. The result further showed that loss in basic earnings per share closed the 2016 financial year at 12.41 kobo, from 13.79 in the 2015 financial year. Meanwhile, the company’s Q1 2017 result for the period ended 30th March, 2017, also released recently by the NSE, showed a great improvement in the company’s key performance indices posted growth. For example, the company’s profit after tax (PAT) closed positive at N98, 116m, from a negative of N352, 270m recorded in Q1 2016. Profit before tax recorded remarkable decline in the period closing at N188, 607m, which was against N410, 410m.

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Shareholders laud NAICOM for ending yearly brokers’ licensing Cross-section of shareholders in insurance companies have commended the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) for ending annual payment of insurance fees by insurers. The commendation was reached at the Niger Insurance Plc’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which held in Lagos recently. The firm’s shareholders said that stoppage of the yearly due, would not only give room for longer term planning, but helps to consolidate earnings. Mr. Patrick Ajudua, a retail shareholders in the company and sharehold-

ers’ activist, while lauding NAICOM at the AGM, said that the stoppage of yearly licensing would enable insurance firms to enhance performance and post higher earnings. “I commend NAICOM for stopping annual license fees to a more longer years of license fees, which is good for the industry and the economy.” Corroborating this to Daily Times Nigeria, Mallam Mikail of Constance Shareholders Associations of Nigeria said that the stoppage of the yearly license fee, would give the companies breathing space to plan better and more grow earnings for the benefit of all stake-

holders. Daily Times recalls that recently, Mr. Kayode Okunoren, President, Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), recently commended NAICOM for considering abolishing annual renewal of broker’s’ licence. The NCRIB boss, while advancing for a longer period of five years or more, said that the council had been calling for the abolition, and expressed the hope that it would give insurance business a boost. “We praise NAICOM for abolishing the annual renewal, Let NAICOM consider five-year or life licensing regime” NAICOM had, at the

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Regency: Kingibe becomes new chairman Regency Alliance has announced the appointment of Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe as the new chairman of the company. The company, in a statement signed by Anu Shobo, the company’s secretary published by the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), said that the appointment was in compliance with keeping with the rules of the NSE. ‘”We wish to inform the investing public that at the meeting of the Board of Directors which was held on Thursday, the 27th day of July, 2017, Ambassador Baba g Gana Kingibe (CFR), was appointed the chairman of the bboard of Directors.” According to the company, the appointment was with immediate effect. Baba Gana Kingibe, having been acting chairman of the board.

Linkage emerges top insurance gainer for the week Linkage Insurance Plc for the week ended Friday 4th August ,2017 emerged the top gainer insurance company for the week. The company also emerged the third highest gainer in the overall market transaction for the week with 27.12 per cent gain in its equity price recorded during the five days trading of the week. Linkage insurance opened trading for the week ended August 04th at N0.59 per share, but closed the week at N0.75 per share, having growth by N0.16 or 27.12 per cent in during the week. The week’s highest gainer was clinched by C&1 Leasing Plc which during

the week presented its facts behind the figures on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The company’s presentations at the Exchange during the week, could be translated to have prompted increased positive market perception resulting to more bid on its stock. C&I Leasing, as the highest gainers for the week, pulled 44.93 per cent or N0.31 to close the week at N1.00 per share, having opened the week at N0.69 per share. Dangote Sugar emerged as the second highest gainer for the week with 37.29 per cent or N0.31 gain during the week, closing at N14.91 per share, having opened the week at N10.86 per share.

2017 National Insurance Conference in Abuja recently, said that it resolved to extend the brokers’ license renewal period. Mr. Sunday Thomas, the NAICOM Deputy Commissioner for Insurance (Technical), said that the process of annual renewal of the license had become cumbersome. He said, “We can consider a licensing system that has a longer life span” Thomas had said: “NAICOM is ready to make changes where necessary. Life licensing for brokers may not be possible for now, but there are challenges in the annual license renewal.

L – R shows Ayodele Kayode, Partner, Conrad Clark Nigeria Limited; Martha Omamegbe, Licensing and Relationship, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Tinuade Awe, Head of Regulation and General Counsel, NSE; Joachim Adenusi, Partner, Conrad Clark Nigeria Limited; Olufemi Shobanjo, Head, Broker Dealer Regulation Department, NSE and Hosea Y. Boman, Conrad Clark Nigeria Limited at Enterprise Risk Management Workshop at The NSE... recently.

Law Union & Rock Q2 records 14% boost in opex to N1.03bn Law Union and Rock Insurance plc has rekindled hope in its shareholders with growth growth opportunities recorded in its Q2 2017 second quarter 2017 result, even as its operating expenses soared by about 14 per cent. The company’s unaudited financial statement for the period ended 30th June, 2017, recently released showed that total other operating and management expenses soared to N1, 033,533.18 billion, against N900, 730.82 million recorded in the Q2 period of 2016. The company’s management expenses, according to the result, increased to N531, 485, 20m in Q2 2017, from N492, 352.06m in the Q2 2016 ended June 30th. The Law Union and Rock Q2 result further showed that Gross Pre-

mium rose to N2, 158,335b, against N2, 371,397b in the second quarter 2016. However, the company posted, as at 31 December, 2016, total revenue of N3, 935,578b. According to the result, Net underwriting income dropped to N1, 346,444b in the second quarter 2017, compared to N1, 411,791b net underwriting income posted in Q2 2016. This, however, as at December 31, 2016, stood at N2, 881,717b. Underwriting profit dropped to N511, 622m, from N533, 696m in the 2016 Q2 period. The result further showed that Profit for the period closed at N318,749m, while in the corresponding period of 2016, profit recorded in Q2 stood at N307,334 billion, as at 31 December, 2016, profit closed at N561,851m. Reinsurance assets closed the period at N1, 099,803b from N1, 149,791b

posted in the second quarter of 2016. As at 31 December, 2016, the company’s reinsurance assets stood at N1, 035,537b. Law Union and Rock Insurance total assets as at 30th June, 2017 closed higher at N10,631,874b, compared with N8,996,290b in Q2 2016, its total assets at the close of the 2016 financial year stood at N8,580,8756 billion. Out of the company’s total assets, the total equity closed the Q2 accounting period at N6, 060,846b, while in Q2 2016, total equity was N4, 785,344b. Total equity holding of the owners as at 31 December, 2016, stood at N5, 039,730b. Total liabilities close the period at N4, 571,028b, from N4, 290,968b as at the end of second quarter 2016. Total liabilities closed 31 December, 2016, at N3, 541,146b.

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Business Interview

Retail investors should embrace fixed income market -Adonri

A significant contribution to the growth of Nigeria’s equities market recently was from domestic transactions,which comprise of retail investors. As indicated by the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) report for June, domestic transactions on the nation’s bourse, improved 240 per cent in May, from N32.5 billion to N110.42bn, whilst the total domestic transactions Year to Date (YTD) increased by 38.40 per cent from N279.11b to N386.29b. The report also indicated that domestic transactions outperformed foreign investors by 7.40 per cent. However, in a recent engagement with the Managing Director of Hycap Securities, David Adonri, The Daily Times Capital Market Correspondent, Afolabi Adesola discovered retail investment in the equities market should be rather channelled to the fixed income market for capital xxxxxx preservation. In this interview with Adonri, he also provided insight into the impact of the secondary market on the primary market among other capital market-related issues. Excerpts Nigeria’s capital market is witnessing an upturn; and reports from the Nigerian Stock Exchange indicate that retail investors have begun to participate more in market activities. What is your reaction to this and how do you see this trend sustained till year end? The equities market, which appreciated by almost 12 per cent in July, is a wonderful development. This means that this market is bouncing back from a long period of inactivity. But the truth is that considering the risk profile of most of the retail investors, their exposure to the equities market ought to be minimal. That is why there are fixed income instruments that have been merged in the market to cater for their interests, as a lot of these products are actually in pursuit of the safety of retail investments. For Instance, we have the Federal Government’s Savings’ Bond, which is targeted at retail investors; they should embrace it. Local investors also ought to be properly guided. Their portfolios and assets have to be allocated in such a manner that their capital will be preserved. You know, since most of those retail investors, who were mercilessly wounded during the meltdown, the structure of the market changed, we now have more of institutional and foreign investors dominating the market, but from what we have been seeing recently, because the market has been recovering and prices have been appreciating, so many retail investors are pouring in again. When the market is appreciating upbeat and there is a bull run, that is a period of selling, especially by the local investors. It is not when they are supposed to come to the market, it is when they are to exit. But

hearsay that the Pension Fund Administrator’s (PFA’s) are increasing their positions in the equities market, because they have seen the direction of the economy and they know that the financial crisis is gradually coming to an end. So, they want to position themselves quite early, now that most of the stocks are undervalued so that by the time the economy recovers fully their positions in equities will be firm and will give them good profit. Also, some of the second quarter reports released recently were impressive; and that increased the demand for equities.

ADONRI the reverse is the case, we are seeing them pouring in now at almost the top of the market and their fingers may be burnt again. Because the market cannot continue to appreciate, the nature of the market is a boom and bust, the cycle must be repeated and it must decline again. What impact does secondary market’s performance has on the primary market? The primary market has been dormant, but with the way, the secondary market is recovering that recovery may trickle down, very soon, to the primary market. The primary market is the main reason the capital market exists, because that is where capital is formed; and then, fund users use the capital to generate productive employment and create wealth. This is the main focus now, as to how what is happening in the secondary market now can translate

into higher activity in the primary market. Can you give more insights into the recovery of the market? The factors that have driven the market so far show the economy has been recovering from stagflation. Generally, when there is an economic crisis, financial assets migrate from equities to fixed income, but when the economy is recovering from the crisis, the direction will reverse and financial assets will then flow from fixed income to equities. So, that is a major factor that is propelling the recovery of the equities market. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, came up with a monetary policy that gave a foreign exchange window to exporters and foreign portfolio investors, which increased foreign investors’ confidence in the economy and facilitated their re-entry into the equities market. It was also the market

How sustainable is this recovery? The market reacts to a price sensitive development or information, then after the information, momentum would decline until another price sensitive information hits the market to change the direction of the market. So far, the market has reacted to those events that have impacted positively; we expect the market to be fatigued a little bit until perhaps we have information that can change the direction again. You said the CBN’s special FX window for traders boosted foreign investors’ confidence and facilitated their re-entry into the equities market, The CBN also regularly intervenes through the supply of FX for ease of doing business, do you see these policies and interventions sustainable enough to bring the market to a positive close by year end? The window for foreign investors and exporters is a transparent and market-driven window that does not involve the ac-

tivities of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN). What was recommended to the monetary authorities when the economy was going into a tail-spin and entering stagflation, was that those administrative policies that the CBN had hitherto used to manage the foreign exchange of the country were part of the reasons why the economy moved into a stagflation, because of what was called structural rigidity, and that for the economy to move out of the recession, market-based policies must be adopted. Looking at the petroleum sector, the partial deregulation of the prices of petroleum products eventually led to stability in that sector. People no longer queue for fuels even though the price has increased, having embarked on demand management policies. So also were the CBN advised that they should stop the administrative policy of fixing the exchange rate that it will not take the economy out of stagflation. Meanwhile, you know what we are experiencing is more than a recession. It’s a combination of recession and high inflation, which is called stagflation, which is very difficult. The CBN used all kinds of means to confuse the operators in the economy that they were gravitating towards market-based policies, but that was not done until this special FX window, and we have seen the impact. So, if they can actually extend it to the foreign exchange market as a whole, i.e. t h e

monetary authorities should come up with a framework to organising a real market driven foreign exchange policy, wherein the value of the currency will be flexible; that it will be centred on forces of demand and supply. Then, the CBN itself, will be a participant as well, either a buyer or a seller. As it is now, the CBN is only a seller. The slow recovery from the economic crisis will have been expedited if we had a real market-driven foreign exchange policy, which is still not so yet. Also, like you expressed, the fear that the daily FX interventions by the CBN may not be sustained is correct, because as we can see, the international price of crude oil is coming down; and if the acting president had not graciously gone to the Niger Delta to make peace, the foreign exchange income would not have been possible. But those things are transient, a more enduring thing, is a market-based policy, which the authorities are shying away from for one reason or the other. However, the FX window established for exporters and investors should be maintained because that is market driven and people are confident that it is sustainable and to that extent, the market will continue to benefit from it.

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Daniel Lloyd: From managing artistes to acting L4 P

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Acting has changed my perception about life â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd is a handsome young man, whose face is seen in most Nollywood movies and TV commercials lately. From Bayelsa State, Daniel Lloyd is not just one of those Engineering degree. The chocolate skinned actor has acted in over 50 Nollywood movies

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What has acting changed about you?

So, how has it been with you? so far?

What other projects besides this one are you working on?

Tell us about youâ&#x20AC;Ś Your name, growing up and all. Professionally, when did you start acting?

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Before acting you were managing music act, Timaya. As his manager, was there the need to take into acting?